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THE OHEGQn DAILY JOURNAL PO RTLAND. SATURDAY, JULY 13. 1019. APRICOTS SELLING UP TO EGG MARKET HAS " VERY STRONG TONE, WITH PRICES HELD Values In' a Fvy Instances Are; Up for CeuiHry f ur chases Receipts Are ; Again Increasing Few Now :: Being TAken OtH Storage. -: Strengthening ol tkt prUsa of egg continue in the local trade with some 'MiMilntf ' m f nul V mm mAvannm in tha DTiCC Sales of candled stock to retailers ar pelng made lrpm48ooc a oozen wiw selected stock h,ih a 639?Q ; lrn h latter for cartons. ' - - kUeerpta of m ar. a tain qtiH liberal. Stor age reports indicat. that but few cases are now feeing taken out at toe senses this account, . i -....- -. .t.mrtrtn. at North Paalnc Mints is that are iiln being stored oa mm Banna, am w l wiwumbw reason 'that ntert of the Quoted thera in ivam oeanenea wnica sre 01 utui P. o. b. dim IN ottering around 47c a iViun for candLcl stock which mesne that for 71 . . . . . . a iii . iaA tatf mass of sooaa un nan www o Bfkt. t AwAm a mm ant riizht. Out! da market are all showing strength st , aztmaa priewj. . - ,, Unit .reduce : receipt at Portland Friday .. . ponnd. tf rffrm : V .. '.. i - . . i ..,,,..7089 Washington ..-... .. ... .. . . , .eano ' Total ."..'. ' .'. ...10,395 CHEESE . California ,. . ... ,, ... i.r Washington ................. .. n 40 Oregon k .,ta.7s Wisconsin - 840 -- . Total , EGOS Idaho , , . . ... ... ...... v Oregon - . . , . ... . , Washington .............. .....8Q.869 20 99 ' Total .... . Grand toUl 888 107 48 BEJIT STOCKS ABE QUITE SMALL market durins tlio day wr comparatialjr anall for tha aloalBs U of toe waac wntn aauw w kaan. . Baapbarriaa aold at ta.6Q.7ft and lo fPterriea at f 2.60 02.78. 43NION CBOF IS LOOKrjfO WELL eoordins to Otorsa Daraaport. a local deal- 1 t. 4 .... aa lin thrnli.k th.1 H.l- rrV)n dtatiict. tha. onion crop outlook In that oaonar faction la oscauaot. sou a tmma quality aa4 auaatity. Uarkat la ahowins con Unoad atfancta t of Walla. Walla atack. - GftATEffrrKIH APFLKS OFFBRUfO First Oranatela apples from California ra hciins efferad an tha local narkat at S3.75 9 4.33 par box, according to tUa at fruit. Tbe atock ia of sood auality for initial arritala. Quite fair atocka of Uncos, windfall offering around 12.50 a box. POtATQ " PBICP8 HOLDING FIKM Uarkat fox potatoaa la hawing vary firmly maintained pricae with tha trade paying fromm round S V a a. pound for eroraga anod Quality nan crop offering. A amall amount of old arop U atill tailing to the retail trade areund i.T5 B0Q per oanUl. MORE DALLES TOIATOE COXCTG Sone of the patter abippera of tomatoea treat The Dalle er rap resented pn the market for tha day with sales around 12.60 pax box. Ra porta indioate - that the BaaTament will . ahow ajiberal incraaaa during the oomiag weak. ; . BBIEirOTE jr OF PBOPUCE f B'APE fanned, milk. " " " Dalles green peppars arriing end selling at J0 e pound. ' i - Borax soap end chips up dSe e ease. " Butter market firm at unchanged prices for tbe day. 8harp adTgnce of lOe a gal Von in turpentine tar tha day. ,. i .,,,.BreeBad meats steady, . , 5 WEATBEB KOTICB FOR SHIPPERS Weather bureau fdeises: Protect ahipmenta during the-next 4 hours agatnat tha following maximum' temperatures: . Going: north, 8ft de grees; northeast over the Spokane, Portland A Seattle railway. 98 degrees; aaat to Baker. 99 degrees, and south to Ashland. 100 ategraee. Maximum ' temperatura et Portland tomorrow bout 90 degrees. Produce Shippers SHIP TO US J W wivnt Eks. Veal, Jioir. lire and Dressed Poultry. Hichest Market prices paid. Prompt Re mittance. ; PORTLAND PRODUCE & COM. CO. 149 Front St.. Portland, Or. k Ship Your Cream to Us Fdp Top Market Price Old ffhlppers At Our JRaleraneea r CBHAJT SEPARATORS -OK BAST TERMS Our daUeious loa Cream shipped i vnmg& fofiparuaa, ate, . j Fteaaor Wrlta CorvallU Creamery Co. CORTALLIS, OREGOlf MARK SHIPMCNTS TO hiohist prior prompt py . . for , OAIRT BUTTKR, ORKAM. KOaa, LIVK POULTRY WHte for Price . rORTUeVNO, OR, SHIP US YOUR MEAT , i . - . WW . W. MWW ' v AINU fKUUULL ' to arrive not later than Friday- moralnra, We sell your meat and produce as real paxtnera without apeculattng on it . ' - BOLLAM & CO. ! 1S8-1SI Front SU FarUaad, Oreroa WB "WA2TT TOTJB Veal, Hogs, Poultry Cm Drwaaed Me&ts. Hides, Cascara, Bark. Mohair. Wool. etc. Write TJ iaT Prices7 GULUCKSON & CO, Eitd 1111 Ml Front 8W ForUand. Or. HIDES, SHEEP PELTS, i MOHAIR, WOOL ! ALSO CASCARA BARK WRITS POft pnioca TO v ; Ha F, NORTON CO. W. oar. 1BU. ih Johnaon Ota, Pertlend, or - .f- and eatUe VVaaia. . Infected Fruit Is Barred Coqnty Inspector Walker SSaya Stock ; Will Be Condemned at Onee. . T Hyaiaa H. 4.a Sellers of laf ecte4 fruits at the ex trema ; prleea n - effect today any pxica .ahpuld beware, ; to the state tn spectioiV foroea r after therr Prose cution win t Quick and thorough, ao-oordlng- to annouaoement made by In spector Walker, who advises: "Stores buylpg- early appiaa srown In the. 4oer yarda of neUhbora Is cauaini; Ua Inspector of fruit ,no limit - of troofele. Seventy rflve par cent of acaly and wormy apples in srocery stores ta day ara purahased frm eustomers of the ator where they have i on or more trees in their door yard that haw not been sprayed and cared for. Storekeep ers purchase this inferior quality against their wishes n. order to hold the. trade. "There will be no excuse accepted by the inspector for such fruit found on the rnarket. Present prices paid for fruit, should Justify , the handling- of srood Quality, - Tha fruit must pass in spection, otherwise it will be condemned an.d destroy ed,i Fruit grower whQ niake It a business to care for their tree are sending la fruit free from scale and worms. The moat of the Infected fruit come front places -where ' they have pnly a few trees, and many of the places are operated by renters who do, not feel Justified In spending money for the care of the treea ; . . Those desiring special Infrornation re gardingr any market should write the market -editor, enclosing stamp for re ply. , .-!. General-Selling; . Scattered Buying In Corn Trading Chicago. July 19.--t R. . ) General aelllng, with only soattemd baying, mostly es ivating orders, caused a drop in com prices at the opening today. The market was eff H to I V o from the previous close,. Seotlm.pt ta the pit Waa decidedly bearish. There-was a lower opening in oata also, the drat: rangiBg from ee (a 14 a. Tha market acted in sympathy with corn gad there . was artttared eommisaian houss sslling. FroTisions reflected the downward trend of the grain mariiet openmg lower all around. Range of Chicago prices as furnished by the United Presg;,. . . , ,C0R ' Open. High. Low. . Close, Juiy ........ iu io 189 190 HepUmber ...18SH 191 180H 190 December 181 It 111.-161. OATS July 78 864 784 89H September ... 78 l T7 H 80 H December .... 79 83 '79 H ,824 POfUf July . . . . . . . , . . . . .... 840 (icptemhar . 6Q00 6100 4980 607. LARD ' ' - July,.,...., 110 t 38T5 888 83T5 Beptember ... 83Q 4 S88T 835? . 888T R1B8V July .... September T98 tnoo 8788 . 3800 $7d0 S780 Stock ;MarkQt:Is: , Closed for the Day Raw Tort. July 19. (U. P.J The stock market was cloaed today to enable employes te diapoae of acaumulatad buainaaa. .' I n Si I j I Chicago pajry' Frodaee Chicago, July 1 9 . i N. 8. ) fTheww Twina. new. SI A 81 He: dairy, St m 82; Vcung Ameriea. 83 e iic; Lenghorn. 82 H 9 SSe;-briok, 836830. fjra poultnr Turkey, I5e: shiokena, 82c; sprmga, 84Je; reosUra, 22e; geese, 2&c; dusk. 28 28a. . Canadian Crop Better Montreal, July 18. iA rep report reoeiTed wan department of asrioulture indicatea oeadi tions much more farerable than two weeks age. Earl aswa grain appeared to feare auffered Stoat from hot weather. ; .esswspfw-ewmssjnaasaaaa- ITew Terk Sagar and Coffee New Tork. July 19. 0. P.) Cof fee Spot No. 7 Rte. 28 He; No. 4 Saatoa. 88 Ha Sugar Centrifugal. 87-28. Two Swedish engineers have Invented a telautograph that can be used - on either a short, or long circuit without ad justment or even en a telephone line. ' San Franelteo Cash OaU " San rrancisco, July l. U. P. ) Oats Red feed. 89.80tyS.90 per cental with ra- elaensd at 83-1Q6 8-2S ; i bmek. 12.908.00, nd 88.10 S.8-fof ehoiee reclesaad; Red MUp, HlnacnpolU'SnJuth Flax ar..ui4a in.. . i a f ne at Flaxseed, $3.85 8.01 : AprS. 88.88 08.88. Duluth. Wis.. July 19. July. SS.sai Beptem ber. 85.88: October. $8.72 J Nerembtf, 18.88 IPecaiabar, U,i)o . JTw Terk Spot Cotton W . f 4 a - Jt 3 tM Cflwa. mda4- iw gj aw lorAi 4fu7 a a . i, a. it. as. t -wagissja rv tuvti .wm Atsiadv tMaiftvv a sad 2il ioints. nts. . Midw ALL MEATS FIRM H0GSmade slight gain during week; - We sold strictly fancy stock at TEAL held steady at 23y on light stock of quality.' but heavy Veal ' moved alowly at 160 to 18t, POrLTBY Heavy Hei sold at - 27 and Light at 24J to 25l Broilers. 264? to 28e. EGGS Market rules higher. Moat saie at etT?. . - - We look for Veal and Hogs to hold steady this weekat present prices. Poultry may go a little higher. , We remit actual sales less lc for handling. - -' - SHERIDAN-BECKLEY COMPANY U FR03TT STREET Ref ereacet 9: Hibtrala Sarlaga Bank; Llrettoek CqbibUsbIo Xerehaata UKIQ. STOCK YARDS KORTH PORTLAITH. OREG01C Hogs 28c -Veal 23-25c neavy nens eeuine; today at 28? t light. 26t?r broilers 2530?. Big demand for all kinds of peaches and fruit of every description. We will obtain arooH prides. Ship us your farm produce, fiend BOGGESS & CO, lUFROyTST BoDineCIark $ 1 25 A TON CAHNERS PAYING A : RECORD PRICE .NOW FOR FRurr SUPPLIES galea o Apricot Reported (n Pulk as Ulah s 120 a Ton Compared With About $25 as Normal Jona than Apple VP $2125. ' Prices new being paid for fruits of aq Kinqs- sy canneries ana iresh zruit Shipper are sufficient to make even the more, bullish of the trade gasp when tney neap of it. , ; Actual business 1 showing with can neriea paying aa high as 11.0 a ton for apricots recently while for some time past values have been ruling between 19001,10 a . ton. The normal price ia around ?zs a. ten. , ; Huge profits are revetted br macula toes who hare purchased , orcbarda' Mttput erjiei ia ' the asaaoD i rem fio ttr s pv ton. ; Ba,thaf liberal "bualnem s reported in eon nacts on onatnan appiaa at gl.TS, ss.oo ana 8?.9I per has in Columbia tieer secriong gad all af the fruit offering has been sold around these sJues, according te quality and also af Peaehee oaatinue .rather strong priced around 81.00 12 for a,rerage aerly Oregon stock with CaUforrda 8t John at 81.251.88 and Crawf ords st 81.85 1.40 generally. KeporU from Th. Dalles indicate auita liberal eff eringa eg paaabag next weak. -'..' Polk County, Has ? Very Good Crops Of All Varieties Dallas, July 1 9. iCutting of wheat com menced this week in Polk county. - Winter wheat and) ether fall-planted grains axe re ported to be sood crone, but: spring grain ' 1 not so good, harms failed to fill welL ' The has harreet. whtch is about cosnplsted, was a good one. tha lata apring ran nuking . aeary ..vwwi iJtjvaiDtw, i ReDorta from th. jHahawliaf. mrm tit thm ef fect that fall fruit of erery variety will be of ae uusuiy. But v not naruoulariy heaty. Pntaes espaeiinr will be a light eron. Hops, whmn ara a mueb decreased acreage orer prenoua years, ara doing finely, and what few growers .still remain are aura of big Haaa Jal returns. - HO CHECK I1C ftIF WARD " TREIf D OF COTTOK PRICES New Tprk, July 18. (I N. 8.) There mas no - eheck to tha upward tendency of prices at tha awenina of ah attttdum Wftrkafc thf. numinc (Rapndini to heary mine (a Alabama and the CaiMlinss the mgrket opsned 15 to AS : points pigaar, a aemana iram room traaere caused further strength gnd at the end of the first 20 minutes tha market was 48 Doints net hiehcr. Realiiing eon tinned sufficient in eotnm. In the let. dealings to check further adraaces. Th. emse was streng at a new adraao. of 30 A 48 poiata, . Rang. Board of Month. furnished by prcrbeck Trade building: i Cook. Co., t jpen. . jiign. . Close, i 8555 i 8553 ?- 8548 v 8548 8588 . 8588 S580 560 .- 8568 - S570 8670 K 570 January , February March . . April ... May .... 8848 87S S5TS : 8884 8598 S8T0 8898 8066 : 359T 8545 8584 ii 8870 8550 8880 8866 850 t 3640. .... 8585 June . . July . . 8875 8880 August . . September October . Norember ... S56 December i 8660 BAIRT PBODPCE OF THE '. COAST Sen presMlase Markat Aaa Franeiao.. July J8 (C. P. 1 Butter' Extras, litis; ftnta, 52o; prime firsts, 88 He. Eggs Extras. - 82e; firsts. 48 He; PUlleU, 4Hc per doaan, - Cheese Fancy, 8Sc; firsts, 31e par lb sesxue martet 1:'' . Seattle, July 19.-(TJ. P, RutUr-Lecal country creamery, 66c. . Eafsr-Lecal. strictly fresh. 88c; pullets. 48c. Oheeae Washington and Oregon triplets. 85o per lb. . Los Angeles Market Ia Angelea. July 19. (I. N.- A.) Butter California creamery extra, SOo. Eegs Preeh extras. Slog case count, SOe; PUUets. 45c -. POTATOES ALLALOJTO THE COAST 'V'a Pranelie. Market : ' ' Ban Francisco. . July l.nn(D. P.) p.ta- per cental: Washington Bound White! 98.06 a 1 A . . , . f i . mm a mi Whit, $2.78 8.00; sweets, 7e per lb. Oaieos Tellaw. ILiiai.tn m. street. Australian brown. I3.210X.SO: $1.75 2.00 per boa. ' Lee Aneales - Market v Tjna AnaralM. Jnl. la. It M a Stockton Burbanks. 82.50 278; Idaho Rnsseta, resorted, 83.252.60; new atoek nntn.l f OWH Whita Unu II IXAl i ic i k.-Ji -rede. 88.00 1.23; No. 3 grade! . ' - Seattle Market ' 1 RmH. iilw IB 1J H at Takimas, $4550. ' " "" Cette Cew,tg Repast - ' s yXTm ililnM. Th). . . . u m X n .. . ....... w., w.- i uasMN report for period August 1 to Jan. 80 shows for 1919 and 1918, respectirely: - TLmnml-mmA f wnrlla Mltwla - - a . -""r'ww Tav.M" SaAlUyiVBMw, QIM. 4.431.4M and 4.238.T11, nuoeo, ions, e.eas.saT and 4.210.054. Ptoduets manufactured: Crude ail. nannda. t lnt a.T 4a aw 7481. a1!!!. yo,w4 ' .tT.09T.88 and Caks Sliwi Bisukt. ftea 4 1Kf 1 T d a i r 890. ' ' 'w w Hulta, tone, a.l 12.91 end 980.847. Lsntars. bale.. 984,280 and 1.114.826. HuU fibre, bales. 12786 and 290.418. 1 1 Stoekg June 30: Seed (at plenta). tans, SS.SfS and 88,498. 0",.rau ,4,MWM and 48.- Refinefl all. nemnAa 1 ft " kk oaa ana ios,4o. r Kow Terk Bank Statement New Tork, July 1. Bank statement: .flTif?' " 836.30710; deereaa. Aggregat. reaerre. $671,148,000. Leans diaeount decrease, 978.708.000. 8428 600 ' "" ,a,b,, fr"1 ecreasa. .Jr.oo? Net demand deposits, Increasa, 980.94S.0O0, - Net time deposits, laeressa, $6,586,000. : Clrcolatten. dtcreaw. 882.000.. . ----- , i '" : Sterling Exchaage Weak ' New Tork. July 18 .(L N. 8.) Staging eychangw weak, with bualnesa in banken' bills at 34.8SH fot demand. - - ' Chleage PeUte Slarkst' . Chicago July 19. (1. N. 8.) Pctsto. Ttceeipu 63 ears. ' Minnesota and Haketa. Chios, new. 88.60 S.e. . T" Hogs 29c Veal 25c These flenrres are based on actual aale. why market your meat the same way as it waa done 20 years ago, .when you can avail yourself of the servloa of our Modern Saxiitary Cold Storage Plant? : We save losses. - We get better prices. Tour cheek is bigger. Ship to . Tha Savinar Co., Inc. lot ST. XstAbUsasd lilt. TO THE CANNERIES PRICES MAINTAINED N. PORTLAND YARD Only Three Loads Arrive for the , Week - End Trade Lambs Again ; Sell Up t 913 for Tops Cattle SiU : uatlon ' Favorable, for Quality. " PORTLAND LIVESTOCK HUH r Hogs. Cattle. Calrea, Sheep. Saturda 188 . 255 Week ago r t 9.1. : 809 64 It . , 88 11 120 807 ... 959 .70 1 88 ... 91 Two weeka ago.... 210 Pour weeka aaa.. Teat ggo ....... i 100 Two yesrs aga. , - 60 Three year. age. , . 294 . Four, yeam ago. . r 160 : XJvesteek ' trade cendltiens were 'ex tremely quiet fpr the' closing : day of the week at ?orth Portland with prac tically no - price changes indicated in any quarter.' Total receipts were but three cars, not sufficient force ac tivity In ? any line. r Hot market shewed a steady tons gwasraTly during the day at North Portland with a rua of but. 188 need eompared with 808 hut Sat urday and 100 head a year ago. Plicae were held steady ltheugh " pa sales war. rasa. Bf in. axirsme wjp aupieo,, Oeneral hog tang.: Prim, mixed ...828.06 28.S8 Medium mixed . . : .... 31.2 1 21.86 hough heeriae 19.78 s 20.00 tgs ....................... 18 25020.25 Relk, t. .... . . 22.0 -;: OeUle AituaUea Qqed While there were po cattle arrirals at ah to test sestimeat In the. North Portland aueya dur ing the day; trend of the market appears to re main atsady to' firm at former prioea. Good stuff ia really firm but not enough of it . baa peen recen-ed of late to estabusb a price, Oeneral cattle ranee: . Oood to choice ateert. Pais te good steers. .. 810.00 011.28 8.50 S.50 Common ta fair ste Oommon steam , . . .. Good te choice cows and heifers. Medium to fair cows and heifers. Cannara ... ... ........... ... CalTsa .................... Sheep Market Hold bO 00 60 00 a.Kose S oe S.OO01S.OO Small supply of stock arrived ip tbe sheep and lama alley at North Portland orer night. With sales of iambs again at 813.00 the market aontinuea steady with prica unchanged for the antira weak. Mutton ia general waa also steady M f. dosiag. j General sheep and lamb rsjrte; Prime Iambi .$13.00 18.06 Pair to medium iambs ...,,. 9.0012.00 Tearlings ................... . S.OOA 8.00 Watnam 4.000 7.60 Ewes ...................... S.009 7.56 '.. Friday Afternoon Sale .COWS , , No. Are. lbs. Price. I .No. . Are.- lb. Price. 2.... 687 8 5 65 I 2..... 956 8 S.50 1....1020--. 7.50 I 8TEER3 9..., 625 8 8.50 ) CALVES . 2... . 80S 810.80 . BULLS 1....145S 8 7.00' EWES .. 33...,. 128 8 6.80 40 3 610 10...' 120 T 7.00 LAMB" 24.... 128..,. HI:::: 230.... S3.... - 88. . , 76 812.60 110 76 818.00 61 9.00 79 13.00 03 10.50 78 18. 00 78 . 13.00 71 13.00 81 18.00 9...,. 74..,.. 84 12.50 S3 9 25 110 t 8.00 WETHEKS 83 8 8 00 40.. .., , YEARLING A 62 8 6.75 3..... HOGS 1.... 140 820.00 4. . . . 182 , 21.78 2. . . . 170 21.75 10. . . . 185 82 00 2.. ,, 200 24.25 . 1..... 185 820.00 4..... 190. 91.75 8.. . . . 183 22.00 .,.,. 208 22.16 4 235- 23.25 Saturday Morning Sales - HOGS No. At. lbs.. Price. I No. . At. lbs. Price. 87..,. 207 823.00 1 27,,. . 235 320.00 i.... i zo.no r 4... YEARLINGS 17. . 120 8 8.00 6,, . v- LA JIBS 840.,.. T 8180Q 3... 147 2g.00 123 8 7-50 70 813.00 1 1 . t AHERICAH LIVESTOCK PRICES ; i Omaha Mega' 881.8 . t Omaha, July- 19 ft N. 8.) Hogs Re eeipta, 50,000; moetly 15c higher. Bulk. $21-00 821.80; tops. 821.90. , Cattle Keceipts, 800: compared . with week agat dry fed steers, 75c $1.00 higher; good and' choice butcher cattle, strong; veal, lower; shocker and feeders, ,25a higher. - " Sheep Beesipts, 1900; compared with week ago lambs 25o higher, aheep 38 0 50a higher, feeders ebeut steady. ' - Ohiwtee Hets S3.80 V.-fci;:- Onicage, July 19. (I. N. 8. 1 Hogs -Be-eeipta, 3000; uaerenly ctesdy to 2 So higher. Tops; $22.50; - heavyweight, $20.65 33.83 : medium weight, -820.65 22.40; .light weight. 320.65022.50; light lights, $20.25021-75; heary packing sows, smooth. - $19.75 0 20.60; ricking now. rough. $18.50 019.50; pigs. 19.50 080.50.- 9 ; Cattlw Keeeipta. 700: compared with nek ago, strictly good to prim, corn fed steers, 60c 0 $1.00 higher; beat she stock, steady: 'medium and common gram steers and she stuff, uneven, ly, $1.00 1-80 lower calrsa, mostly 60o lower. Sheep Receipts, 9000; compared with: week ago, astir. Jamba about steady; Westerns, meetly S8e higher: (at sheep, mostly 28 SOo lug her: feeder lambs, SO07&O higher. No Oenver Hogs Denrer. Colo.. July 19. (TJ. P.) Cattle: Receipt. 20Q; steady. Steers, $11.80 014.30: cows and heifers, $7.75 0 10.50; eelTes, $11.60 14.60. Hoga None. - Sheen Recent. S00O; steady. Lambs. $11.00011.76; ewes, $7.7608.60. Kansas City, Mo.. July JP- it, . JM Cattle: Receipts. 800.- No market. lions Keceipts. 700; steady to lOo nlahar. Range. $31.85 022.80. bheep Receipts, loow. o marie. 0 eettla Heos ACS.SS Seattle. July 19. .(L N. 8. 1 Hogs Re ceipts 88; steady. Prime lights, 822.78 023.83: medium to choice, 322.60 23.75: rough heariae. 820.50 02Q.85; pigs. S.O.OO 0 31.86. OatUe rleoelpta, ta; Steady. atesi Blears. S10.0 all; medium to choice. 39010: com mon 'tesood. S0S; seat eow ana seuers. $809; common to good cows, soT.oa; pulia. 85074kO; eaiTee. ii. Sheep Keceiptg ou; steaoy. opnng tamos, prime.. $14 018; fair ts medium. $18014; yearling. $10 . U; , wethers. $9 0 10; ewes, $609.50.' Consumers to Get Tips Here On the Market The -peak , of the apricot market ing season is now reached and dar ing the latter ' part of next week supplies are expected fo diminish. At . this time, ; despite " the " extreme valnes, containers will find, apricots aboat the cheapeft itock they can possibly ZJfMt n ? for ; winter's , nse There has not keen a seasoa within recent year whea the averagre sjaal Ity of apricots has been so good a OW. f : -' -V - Th e last call ; for ? best e.allty loganberries ' is ea and - eoasaaers matt hurry If they expect to seesre the :. best stock. Pregeat prices ar high, bat they . ar not likely te be lower. - ... Oregon tomatoes will soon arrive In mar liberal supply, - prices will not be cheap at any time this season from present Indications he. eanse canners are trying to cea.' tract everything in ' sight. 19 will be cheaper te can ' them at home, even at high prices now In effect, than to pay the still k!f fctr prices tuat packers most charge. FOR LIVESTOCK 7.00 7. i.oo m t. 7.800 S. 8.00 0 e. Cohen VALLEY HAY -BEING OFFERED IN LIBERAL LOTS TO PORTLAND Trade ere Js Purchasing ' Sparipply With Wide Sprear fa Vslues In terior ; Molding . Alfalf a Steady r-. Montana Is Expected to 9uy. . Wartbwait rain Reeelpu ' , Wheat, RrUy. Ptour. Oats. Bay. Portland Saturdag, A A , X . 13 AJear aae..,,,, 6 ... 3 .. 8 Seasoa to date... H4. f 28 87 S 25 iear .so. . 88 48 48 U8 Taoemaj Priday.. . , !. . ... - .. :' .1 Yeas go ..... .. t a .. , . . ; Season to date., , 30 J.4 v , , . JT 8 . Vw art A i A .1 BeatUe, IMday.... 9 - H 1 ., 9 Year aga,. ... ; .. 8 ' . . 9 Season to date... 5 14 23 - 14 " 24 Year ago, tM,. J. $ 7. .23 Enormous quantities of hay are being offered to the local trad by WiHam, ette vaijey centers and recently there has bee ft a general" downward tendency to value pn this account. . Few in the trade are stlfl willing to load, up with supplies but all expect-a good rnarket late in th Saapn..;--i;,i;,-1,, . Because of the bast growing weather that the WUhtmette vejley has ever known, at least with in many yfgrs. the output of timothy, elorer and grain bay la enormous. Seme little business is showing ia Skuothy at a; range of $26.00 to 828.0O a ton, Portland, with grain hay frac tionally below 820.00 and no eat prices jet ea tablished f coTe. ' j , - There appears to be a 1 well maintained price for alfalfa in the interior- because af the short crop of .they bays thera j In the dry" lad sec tions, ; Montana .and Southam Idaho are ex pected to enter the coast; markets 'later in the aeasea foe - huge supplies i beesus. . ef the vary1 poor crop in both aeotiona. , , Tha "Cnited States Grain eoroorstton haa iasusd its ninth weekly bulletin giaiag the com plete figuree eorerijg the wheat and wheat flour mo re meet throughout tha United States fog tn. week .nding July 4. .The fiurea giren eu, ware as follow; Receipt, from farms, week endine Jul . 4,988.000 bushels.- agsinst 2,579,000 buahela pwwm ween ana w.eos.uua ousneu a year ago. Total stacks ef wheat , in oonstn dmliiM. mills and terminal elerators as ef July 4, 87, 058,000 bushels, against 17,781,000 huaitels a year sto, sUowiug a decrease between Jane 27 and July 4 of this year of 642,000 bushels against an increase for th. similar week a . ago of 3,462,000 buahefe. Plour produced for first week 'of new 'tmt ending July 4, 1.143,000 barrels, against 1.626. 000 barrel preTious week and 68i,g00 barrel a rear ago. - , - FLOUte Selling price : Pawnt. flI.4S; fam ily wheat flour, S 11.36; whole wheat flour. $10.60 fl0.i Wflhvmette .vallay. 811J8; Utl cu -siraigni,- ,ii.xswi.so; oaaem . Meal, 310.90 011.10; Montana spring wheat, patent, 811.10: rye flour. 8 10.00 : oaf flour. Slu.ool graham, $10.15 010.60. . Priog for dtf delis- . J M I... luv. - ;s ..... . HAY Buying prices, new crop t Willamette timothy fancy, - $26.00; Eastern Oregon-Waah-ingtan fancy timothy, 83X00; alfalfa. 423.50; raltey vetch, 322.00; cbiav 2,.eQ; straw. $8 0 9; elorer, $20: grain, 322. GRAIN SACKS Normal, new crop deHrery. No.- lCalcutta, 12tw013o in ear JuU; leas amounts higher. 4MILLSTUyP5hwMtxad rua at xeiHa, sacked, : ROLLED - OATS er ton, 358.00 61.60. MROtXjaD BARLEY Per ton, $69,00 0 , CORN Whcla, 876.00 emeked, 878.00 Ion. Mercbaats Excbaag. bids: Purniahsd by 0erbeck Cooke Osw, Board MerebanU Exchange b(ds: ; ' .'eeooats.--. .- - ' . July. Aug. ',- Sent. No. 9 whtta 8700 5700 . 8700 ., - BARLEY .- ,':: Peed 8100 6150 6150 "A" ............... 6250 6256 6250 .. f!wi oeiA com in yiua : .. -. v OATS ' - ' ', No. 8 white ....... . , 6500 5800 8800 38 lb. clipped white..... 86.00 . 600 ' 66QQ . CORN No. 3 yellow ...... '7400 7850" - T850 No; 3 mixed ... . . , . . t800 7280' . 7J50 WHOLESALE PRICES iy PORTLAND These are the prices xstallsm pay. wholesalers, except aa otherwise noted : Dairy Product BUTTER Selling price, boa tots; Creamery Prime, parchment wrapped, extras. 6?e per lb. ; prim, fjrsta. 56e: firsts. 58. per lb. I amalles lets st sn advanoa. Jobbing prirwii Cube ex tra. 68 0 64a; prim first. 81 0 52c; cartons, la higher.'- f. BDTTERFAT Portland delirery basis, 880 Ale; country stations, 66 067e per lb. OLEOMARGARINE Local brands. 300 SOo lb.; tubs, 82e; 1 lb. eartens, 89s; 9 lb. carton,, S5e; Nutntarasrin. 1 lb. r'-'TT. 81 lb. . CHEE8B Selling prieer Tillameok. : freak Oregon: fancy full eresm triplsta. 880STe lb. I Young America, 37 0 83a lb. Price ta Job bers, f. .. b. Tillamook.) triplet. 8 3e Young America,- 34c Selling price: Bricks. 880 4ftc;" JJmburger, 88 0 39.; block Swiss, 47 0 48c. Buying price of Coos and Curry triplets, 83He Young America, i 34 He lb t o. b. Myrtle Point EGGS Buying : price. 1 48 0 48e pet dosea; selling price. 48 0 60c; candled, 6 2e. EGGS PajpHe msrket retod - filing price, o per doa; ssiaciatioa selling prion to trade, 49052He per dnsen. LJVB fOtjLTRT Heavy hens, 27o pe lb.; light hen... 25 02 6o per U; htoUars. 23 30c lb.; eld mostars. 170 18e lb.j suuabs, 83.00; young duck. ' 28 0 S3, lb.; pigsoaa, $10 0 8.00 per doseaj iturkeya, lire, SOe pet lb.; dressed. 40o per lb. ) seeas. lire. 17a per lb. fresh VeaetaAle and Fruit FRESH PBTJITS Ortpses. $5.75 08.78 il . bB1'J f 9 . rr lb.; lemons. 87.8608.60; Florida grspefrurt- 1 1 CmH. fornia - grspe fruit, $5.76 0 8 0 ; eantajoupeaj w v jr w v mw 7J a MVm Viler ries, Bings. 12H1; Risek-Republicans, 90 a wo: taaiwra, iul JaJirorma Iiga. S1.25 1.50 : 0Hn pricoU.81.00 03.33; peaches. BKBBIES Rsjwberriea. tl.RAt . berriea, $3.60 0 3.751 currants. $2.00 02.25; t-rtJiB various raneuee, $2.50 04.80 per . p?nE? tJTTS . Da torn. rrmncdsrie. ( ) : Fards. ) per box: rain. th . erewa meee Muscatels, 10c lb.; figs, 88.ee pgg bA Skat m 1 . ' ONIONS ft. lUaje prio. to vwtaJOera, Oreeon. 88.00 per ewe; association selling price, car load. f. o. bv eounrry; garlic, 60 0 68c green errfons, 40e per dosea bunches t Walla Wall. 85.00, : IHJTATOESAeUtas price. 31.88 2 00 par ewt; buying price for fancy large slsea, $1,60 0 1.78; ordinary. 81.8301.60 ewntel; wr.il 12e per lb. : new potato.., 8 He per lb, 1 -. VEUZTABIJiS Turmipa. 83.5 Mr seek: OBfrota. $3.7 per mek ; TKste. 88-OOr eael cabbage. Oregon, A 0 3 H e per lb.: lottaoe, 600 65c pe das. J eneumbem, SAe0 31.SO per dosen; tomatoes, 81.75 09. OO erate: eggplant, SOe lb. 1 csaliflowwr California), 8X83pes erate: horsasadiah, IS. per lb. ; spinach. Meal. So pee lb. 1 aspamgus, Iseal. 81.2801.60; bell peppers. SOe per lb.: peas. 8e lb.j ruta. bagaa, 82 0009.25 pey sack string beans. S0 10 p lh--i j ..-:. . ,,, . SSeata and Prwa4sleral . C0TOTBT MEATS Aelltas price: Country host. 37 H 88per Ih-i best veaL g8e; erdi nary real. 23c lb ..: SMOKED MEATS Ham. SS 044 He; break fast baoon. SSQSSe; picnic, 27 030c; eottagw roll, 36e ft. - - LARD Kettle rendered, 8T0 per lb., ataad srd, 86c, tierce basi,; compound, 29He - Phh and Sheltfult FRESH FISH Steelheed salmon, 11016. rsr lb.: ehinook, 18 0 20c; halihnt. fVeah, 18 0 4c: tomcod, 8 sturgwen. lS0 2eet fresh her ring. 60 7e; dressed sand, 6c: .had roe, 10c lb. SHELLFISH Jraba, $2.25 0 6.00 par das.: shrimp meet. 62e per lb.; lobster, AOs per lb. RTOAS Cube. 810.50; powdered. 3108; fruit aad berry. $9.65 j D yellow, $8-06; granu lated. $9.65; beet, 89.86; extra G, $Y.3 golden Cj84S. .-- HONJ DULfti 1,W, p. caw. m r' i"' leans head. 13 018 He; Blue Rose, X .2f per lb. : ' . . SALT Coarse naif ground. lOOs, 317.00 per ton; SOs, 81S.S0 :. table dairy. 0a. 32.80; bales, 33,1808.65: fancy tobla and dairy; 832.50; lump rock, $25.00 per ton. BEAN 8 Oregon (sales by - Jobbers) 3 Lady Washington. 7 H 0 Ae Bar lb.: srnk. 7 He imi lh. lima. 1 He; bayou. 7 He; red, Te; Oregon v ..11., vny ui pne aonoii. t CANNED MIUT r.rnaHnn IT Mr den. 86 5r Aster. ST IB; Esgle, 810.70: TJbbr. 87.15; Yeloban, 37.05; Mount Vernon, 67.18; Has! wood, 37-18 ease. . coiTtB Roaxted, 87961a la seeks e Aruna . - fcODA CRACKERS In butt. ITelh. NpTAcBodded walnut. 81 0 88e lb., al. mond. 24ze; fiiberta. 28e tn seek lot; peanuts. 16c; pecans. Hon; BrasUa, S&c . . , ?i , Repee, Paints, Oil ROPE AlsaL dark, 22S1 irhite, wf Bi ttgndsrd manila, iSttl, LINSEtp OIL Eaw. hhhW, I3..1 gall tie noiled. bbla, $2.341 raw. ' eaea.2.4, bailed, cases. $2.44 pee saJU.--.V-. - COAL OIL Water whit., ta drusss ec frea bbbv, 11 H aeU aaa 84 aal. - GASOUNl Iron bVa.. 33 He; ease. 34c engine diaUlUte. iron bbla!, 16e; mu, 26 Ha, isWHrxJi LRAIw-Toa lata, 11 Hs; 500 h, TURPENTINE Tanks, 31.81 J eases, 3L41; It esse lota. Is leas. ,. .. , . WR8j AILa-Baale price. 8S.1C - - ' Heps, VVfet an Hides POPS WontinaJ, 1H frepsi enrct, JI19 HIDES No 1 salt cured hides. SO Tea. sad up. 82e: No, salt ensad hiaea. SO lba. and up, ( ) : No. 1 green pidea, 30 lba. and ap. 25oi Na H U cured bu-T hide, 6 lba. a4 up. $4er Na 1 green bull hides, 80 lb., sad up, lje. The price of Np, 3 hides te p lb. lem than Na 3. No. 1 ealfskla, up to 1 lbs., 76c; No. 3 calfskins, up to 16 lbs.. 60e; Na, 1 kskins, 16 t. 3lbv, 30e; No. 3 kipsktasTlS to 28 lba.; 2ie' dnTflint bides. T lbs. and up, 40c; dry salt atag er bull hides, 20c; dry cull hides, T lb, end up, 24e; dry sett calf hides, under ' lba., SOe; dry Hint stag er bull hides. Sie; dry salt stag or bull hides, 18e; dry hides and skin, half pri dry bone hides, aceerding t. aix. end euality. eh 81. 6008.00; salt bora. hide, skinned to hsf an head Pn S5.00 0 S.o1 here, hidm . with hssd off, 60. lem; dry long woe) aheen aeiu,, per lb,, 5e: dry medium weel aheap peita, per lb.. 20 0 JO: dry ghesrlinf ibeep pelt. eaahT 6 0 75.; Mlteel ten. wMl 'sheep pelts! Men. $3 00 04.00; salted medium weal sheep aVsStsV-.-. "Tr". . TALLOW AND UBgA8ENa 1 Ullow, 18 ?02; ,?eI h'o, I resa, lOcj a J freaaa, CHl'TTIM OR CASCARA BARK New fee. ' WOOLWPalley c H bleed Vertne and Shrop. shire, 60st Couwold end Lincoln, 48045 pwUed Cotswold, 80 0 85 timber stained. p per lb. lam; iambs wool, 4e par lb. lass, astern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Cal ifornia Woo) Merino aad Shropshire, 85 04Oe H bleed merta. nd Cetewald. 87 0 43e; Shrap. shir.. 87 0 42c: C.tgwold end Liaoola, straight and mUed, 823e; burrs, 5q per Ih, li lambs'. 4e per lb. leas. Fin Woolj Msriaa eossblng s4 SSrdlnr iravai stores Market New. Terk. July 19. (L N. S.) Turpca, toe Aarannah. 81.16 Hi New York. 81.25. - Rosin Aarannahr 318.20; New York, $18.60, SEL HULL TO ENTER a . v . . , AP VAN YARD MONDAY NOON Wooden Ship to "Be Uunched on Wedneidayj .. New . Boat ; in Black and White, , Vancouver, Wash.', July 19. It is planned to launch another steel ship at th Etandlfer yarda here Monday -noon. This - hull will be the fifth constructed in the steel yards of this city and will bo christened the Niehrnaha." Mrs. R. V. "Jones will act aa sponsor. - Wednesday afternoon Is the time set for the launching of the Wooden ship, "Byfield," from the Btandlfer company's wooden yard here. ' This will leave but one boat on the ways, the Mendora." Unlike their : sister ships, which were painted gray, these two boat ara white with black trimming. - " 'n.iit .null .-.V -J, !.:, .;-, Minute Women Form Unit Vancouver, Waah - July "IS". At " a meeting In the West Mill Plain school house Wednesday, the first. Clarke count ty unit of the permanent ercanixatlon of th. , Minute - Women was - affected, Genevieve M. gykea was chosen, coun. seller of Minute Women ef school dis trict No. 39; Mary Sperbep, first vice councelior E. , A. LJeser. second vice eouncejlpr; Mary F. BurrelL secretary; Theresa M. Morgaji, treasurer; 'Mabel Johnson, color bearer. Meetings will be held th third Wednesday ef each month at 2:30 p. m. alternately at the Russell schoolhouse and the- West Mill Plain Bchoolhous. the August meeting at the former place, -when Mabel Johnson an Carolyn Jackson will provide the pro gram. ; A short biographical sketch of each member, including a atatement of the war work done, ia to- become a ear. manent record. ' PprtlAnd Company Gets olt Vancouver. Wash.. J11IV 1 Ti. ifntt. ed CpntracOng company of Portland wa awarded th contract for: paving eight miles of th Vancouver-Rattle Ground road Friday. Other companies aubmittlnsr hida war, tha Win,, fan- struction company and5 the Pacific. Bridge company. The United Con structing company's bid. wa f 159.185.60. This will complete the paving aa far as Brush Prairie, Three nd a half miles remain to complete th hard sur face to Battle Ground. UarraoQ Lleenses Vancouver, Wash.. July 19--Marriaae licensee were secured Friday by th following couples ; .... Fred Pothorts. 22. and Hilda Berth, 21, Aurora, Or. I Thom as FTaser, 24, San Francisco, and Jose phine Haller, 21, Portland ; John Jen nlngs. T8. Long Beach. Cal and Anna Lieckhart, 7. Portland ; H. B- Shoff. 23, and Ruby Adams, 22. Portland I Charles rick-ens, 29, and iois Bond, 19, Port land. ." i'' . Social And Sal Planned Vancouver, Wash.. July 19. For tha benefit ef the St. Joseph's hospital, th St. Joseph Aid society will held an loe cream social and apron sal Tuesday at 2 o'clock at th bom ef Mrs. Elisa beth Qeoghegan, 80S JSaat Seventh aueet. v ' Visitors See Hiflhway ! Vancouver, Wash.. July 19. A. de lightful trip over th .Columbia river highway was taken Friday in honor of Mr. and Mr. James Athens of Santa Ana. CaL, who are visiting Mr. and Mrs.. C. W. Knowles of Battle Ground. Mrs. Aiken. Mr. Know! and Mrs. Cora Godshall of Portland ar sisters. Others in th party were Mr. and Mrs. Rhomie Thompson and sons. Selgl and Knowles ; Mrs.' GodshaU, Mrs. Char Steward and daughter, Marcla; Mrs. E. A. Bambart Mm. Olive Hen reel 0f Portland, Mrs. 8. R. Slocum and Mrs, C IL Davis, " . Fire Laid U Cigarette Vancouver, Wash.. July 13. Lata Fri day evening th fir department was called to Twenty-fifth and Harney street for a residence fir, said to have been - caused by someone dropping a cigarette butt between partition. Before th fir department arrived th bias had been extinguished. - "... Bishop Funeral Sunday - . Vancouver. .Washw' Julv IS. lTnn.r.i aervlcea for Mrs. CJorrin Bishop, who died Friday at her home. 220S L, street, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock; at Umber's funeral' chapel, con ducted by the Christian Science church. Assisting will be the Progress Re bekah lodge. .The body will b taken te Portland for cremation. Dredging to Start Vancouver. Wash Juiv llaorM McCoy, nresident ef th sort ha received assurances that a govern. RIVER COUVER NOTED RED CROSS AIDE PASSES AVAY IN -PRAIS "mW!M(MlW.Mllvm'w . i 'ill d r'ii wl..i,'ft,tfiiMri i-.iif, , ) - r -11 iuifi,iirni i ,,'iiHi,'iiriiT .1 3 . :- 1 . n I & fl 1 H ! I i i I , .f : r : I ml--- if"' ' v " . 'I i : Lady Arthur Peoet, ' wif of , General Sir Arthur Paget, . and A leader lh Xendoq, literary, artlsUo aud social " life died in Paris recently of pneu mopia that develosed from Influ enza. Lady Pa0et was a daughter of the late Parsn Stevens of Boston. She waa a prominent worker In the - hospitals in Serbia, where sh aided .the American' Red Cross, winning official praixo even'frorft the Austro. ' Hungarian government. ment dredge wilt begin" the work of dredging the channel leading from th mourn or ine wniameue river to the city Monday. Tbis will give Vancouver a 28 foot channel to the sea during' Iqw water.' - ' , ; Brush Fires . Reported -"; Vancouver, Wash., July 19. A brush And . grass fire at Thirty-ninth and Washington streets crUBed a fire alarm to be sent in Friday afternoon. By quick work the fire waa confined to. space about a block, t A. fire was re ported to be burning fiercely tn- the aec. end growth fire n the hillside west of Knapp station, across the Northern Pacif ie railroad from - Vancouver lake. Section, men are said to be fighting the blase. -.; Salem Visitor Departs ' Vancouver .Wash.; Juiy 19. Mrs. W. M. Hamilton of Salem, spent two day this week visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. p. White, 1001 West Tenth street She returned to Portland Friday and will accompany the Maaamaa en a trip to ML St. Helens.; Mrs. Hamilton wa en of th party recently lost en the summit of ML' Hood during a blizsard. After returning from Mt. St. Helen Mrs. Hamilton is planning a trip to Seattle and Alaaka, - i Shopgirls' Hotel to Be Run on Jasis of Actual Cost Rates " -VJ ' - ' . " . www . , New Tork.The world's ,'lsrgest and most comfortably fitted apartment hotel for unmarried,-Shop workers , will soon be erected at 411 t 4S West ThtrtY fourth street. It will be known aa the Webster apartment an - it will be built and maintained from a fund of $500,000 left byCharle -Bertram Web ster who. from 1(7? to lSf was bead of the R. H. Macy company. The will of Mr. Webster, who died in March, 1916, directs that the institution be conducted so that the room and dining rate shall be high enough merely t defray th Cost of It maintenance. : 1 ' ;.. ; : , Before W death. Mr. Webster real ised -. that .V th -i domestic environment ef many of the unmarried girl work ing In the department stores and shops was not conducive to morals and good health. He determined ' to do what he could to Improve the condition of these girls by giving them an oppor. tunity to live In dean, well s vegtl. lated, comfortable and attractive apart ment wjth - good -. moral surroundings. Resides being the largest of ts kind, th hotel will comprise' some of the fea tures of real hotel life, such as a roof garden. The guests need never Uav it In eas of illness, for If they cheese they may be eared for In the infirmary on the top floor. A large, well equipped library will b Installed en. the second floor and girla may cut tha coat of liv ing materially by doing their own laun dry in the building. Wahkiakum County Bank: Is Growing ; Cathlamet, Wash, July 19--The re port of the financial condition, June 30 Of th Wahkiakum County bank ahow an Increase ef more than 170,000 ever the deposits of Jun 20. 1917, -The de posit up to June 30 are f 186.766.60. LIBERTY and VICTORYEONDG - ir vow asusT sett, your ussrry on viotorv son da, skll to v ' IP YOU CAM AUT MORA LISSItTY OR VIOTORV SONOa, AUV PROM S Today's epentne New York market prica are a given kelow. Tney are the sevemiaa - price for Lib-Uty and Victory bends alt oer tha world, end the highest. W adr.rtul these prioea daily ia order that yea assy always know the New X.rk stark et aad th exact value of you Liberty and Victory head: " w - l 2n4 4 a 3rd 4th Yletery Yfcterj 3H 4s 4s -4H 4HS-4HS 4Hs SH 4 at 7 Market erlc.J.,'., 99.42 93.90 93.82 95.00 A3 93 94.94 t it 100 00 99 94 Accrued interest. . .... .S3 J8 .71 . .40 , .7 f 2.48 1.11 .61 ,l , -TotaL..... S9.76 94.28 94.03 95.40 94.68 96 40 94.87 16 61 100 71 , , ; -Whn heylns we deduct 87 en s AM Send end 8A.A0 en s SI 000 send. W sell at the Hew York martst price aiut the seeru tntsmt. -rslar firprwf Safe Oeoeelt Aeiee for Rent MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. - The Prwrnlae MuBtelpal Bend House rSwris enfst. fwAjAII Atark Street mtumm fifth and Alsth. YsfsehwM .resdway S1S1 :y. ; . gtablwhasOyr gg ymrt J. B Steuibach & Co. BROKERS 201-2-3 Railway Exchange Building Direct Private Wires TeleVA-Vala 283.234 PALACE HOTEL ' Olsen, eultt frtedere, homelike end Sowntawn. Rate 78 to 83.00 ee day. 444 WaahlnstCn A, fmrmanf 'and Merchants' Headquarter. FIKISCO STRIKERS OBJECT Phone Workers' Committee Dis pleased Over Order to Re turn Asks for Vot3. 4 t?an Ftanclaee, July ll, (J. If, S.) Ovtr th protests of th general strik committee, L. C. Crasser, vie president of th International Broth erhood, of .Electrical Workers, and Misa Nellie Johnson, vice president of th operators' department, hv or dered' U striking telephone opert ors and electrical worker on th Pa cific coast to return to work Monday morning. , -- . Th ; general strlk eommltts. cem posed of representatives from various Pacific coast unions, today appealed from the order to J. P. Noonan, presi dent of th international r union. nd Miss Julia O'Connor, president of the operators' department, and demanded that the matter of returning to work be aubmitted to a referendum vot,of the membership. A mass meeting ef the Ban Francisco strikers has been called for tonight, at which the atrlka termination order will b protested. C. J, Keatt. aecretary of th Joint fcdmmitte of Electrical Work era' local No.x292, aald: 'Aa far a San Frenclaeo is oonoerpad th strlk ia not yet ended ; the- strikers will not consider th order to return to work on Monday until further word Is received from the general strike com mittee. " . The new wage scale and working agreement to be put, into effect by th company provides sn elirht hour day at a basic wage of 18 Sr day, with double time for overtime for th electrical work ers. The telephone operators will re ceive an increase in wages based en the company's compromise offer. FRUIT: MEN DECRY ' ShTOENT RATES - (Continued From Page One) shippers this morning was A, W, Btone, general mapager , for the Hood River Apple Growers' association. Mr. Eton' testimony applied chiefly to the apple Industry and the sffeot of th proposed new tariff on apples, H declared th cost of producing a box of Hood River apples last year to have been $1.(4 and by that endeavored to ahow that added freight rates, held unwarranted, would be an additional and severe burden te the industry. COSTS ABB BTHOWW presentations from the Wenatchee ap ple district showed th cost of produe. tng a box ef fruit ther last year waa $1.66 against (0 cents in HIS and 97 cents, in 1(16. A. R. , Currle,'. representing the Ryan Fruit company, gave testimony regard ing th shipment of bananas, declared by him to b on of th most perlshabl .commodities, shipped by freight. Al though It haa only allrht direct applica tion to the hearing, Mr. Currle ah.awed that the charge for messenger service provided by hi company on banana shipments from New Orleana ' te th Northwest j was $15 car. The aetual cost of such service was estimated at $9.85 a car. More than 1100 cars of bananas were shipped by the Ryan com pany last year, Mr, Currle declared. The witness offered the only direct denunciation of the proposed rates at the morning hearing when he declared they constitute an effort to put an un due portion of th burden of freight costa upon the fruit industry. jrQT FQTJITABLF IS CLAIM ' Th nw tariff is net hullt upon equitable basis with other oommodlUes,u Mr. Currle aald The earning t the carriers on a car ef fruit Is considerably greater than en other commodities, and that fact is manifestly unfair." Friday afternoon) Traffic Manager DePass of the Carnation Milk company wa called te the witness stand. Ha presented the objections of shippers and producers In forcible terma when At torney Westlak for the rail admin istration put the following demand: "You have said that th proposed tariffs ar unfair, exorbitant, rldiculoua and unwarranted. - Tell lust how yoij believe they ar that," J did not say that." retorted Mr, De Pass, "but I am very glad you have suggested the thought. I do sincerely believe th proposed tariffs ar unfair, exorbitant, ridiculous and unwarranted, but I had neglected to say bo." BEFEIQFJtATIOX COST 0ITEX . C- W, McCullagh, sales manager ef the Hood Rlvr association ; I F. Eans bury of Yakima, and J. L. Plette, man ager of the Yakima Valley Traffic eV Credit association, were other witnesses at the session Friday afternoon. Each testified to their knowledge of the actual costs of refrigeration and heating of periahabl freight, costs which th Pa olOo Fruit Express is seeking to in crease through th new tariffs prepared by a committee appointed by the rail administration and including officers of the Pacific company. That the. Faclfio Frul,t Express would profit more than any other agency by the new tariff was the statement of witnesses, who en deavored to show that the company is now profiting from its traffic. SMI - Steeks, Bonds, Cette. Grain, Etc. 216.(17 Board ef Trade BsJlfllny OirbecIiiSCooIieCD. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHAItGES -Heaters Chlesgo Bosrd ef Trsls . Corre9onleat3 ef Lci ""'--3 Ci-ica.o . ,tr ;