THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1319.
OLD MAN HIGH COST OF LIVING IS TOTTERING ON THE
DAIRY PRODUCTS IN
A WEAKER POSITION
BUTTER IS TOO HIGH
Schedule Advance of 2c a Pound in
; Northwest Has Evidently Been Can
celled "by Dispatchers Cube Situ
ation Is Somewhat Easier. .
Noticeable increase in easiness was
shown In the market for dairy products
generally along the wholesale way,
wun pricea aiowiy responuinT 10 uua
condition. In the butter trade the
scheduled advance of 2c a pound In
prices has thus far been running: be
hind, time. In fact, the chances are
10 to 1 today that the running time of
this advance will be cancelled and a
special train probably consisting of low
er prices may be put into effect.
That the rerent dvnee of lc a pound in
the price of bntterfat both at Portland and
Purrt Bound points was put into effect an a
aort of "feeler to force an additional ad ranee
of 2c a pound in the price of butter, baa been
generally '. commented upon by the trade for
several day. ' In (act, om of the Paget
Bound houxes appear to make no aecret of
their ieterminatioa to force the advance ia
butter. . .
Something ban ' Son wrpn with the sched
uled advance. To the outrider, it appear at
if aomeone i scared to make thia rise at the
momenU the temper ot the public being (gainst
any further advance.
Much less demand i showing for cube but
ter here, and while no change in pricea to
generally indicated, still buyers would likely
be able to seenre some stock for leu money
than would hare been possible several days
Mo,
Hairy produce receipts at Portland Wednesday:
BUTTER
California : 440 pounds
Oregon 7,718 pounds
Washington 2,130 pounds
Total .
.10.288 pounds
. . 78 pounds
.11,2314 pounds
125 pounds
CHEESE '
California
Oregon . .
Wieconaia
Total .
, . 1 1,438 pounds
Cases
Exp. Er't.
....88
40 8
....28 4
EGGS
Idaho ......
Oregon . . .
Wabinton .
Total
Grand total .
. . .113
no
.203
POTATO PRICES BULINO QUIET
Prices in the potato market re showing little
ehaage- Aeersgn purchases from producers are
round $2.00 per cental although some extra
good stock is selling as high as S2.SS. Offer
ings are slowly increasing but sizes are not fa
vorable. Iear . prices in.' Portland are out of line at
83.75 4.00 per box for Bartlejts because simi
lar Hock is being quoted on 1'uget Sonnd at
$3 00 fe' 8.25. HeceipU here are increasing but
there is as yet little Northwest stock ripe enough
far. ofteriiw.
HEAVY ;VEAI,S ARE HIT HARPER
While the market for country killed calves is
weaker - 111 along the pressure is most severe
agsirjst the heavier weights beoause of the great
difference in; the price "obtainable for hide. Re
ceipts are increasing.
TTfxGici?Tk mm t ri t r1 v A u v nirv
ttecent lih record tprioes on country killed
hog have disappeared arid the trade here today
Js quoting best stock ati28cs a pound or 2c below
the . recent extreme topi - Movement toward
butcher ia .slow. i '
ClsICKEX VALUES BEIJfG SHADED
. Generally lower prices are named for chirk
ens here with most sales lc a pound down. l-S-trente
top for heavy ben ts 2 80 a pound with
light weight stock t.2'6e nd broilers ground
28 27c Some stock carried over.
BtflKF NOTES OF PROnrCE TRADE
Hisal repe off 3 H r, white sisal 3 He and both
grades of Manila 2c a pound each.
Peach plums are' moving better t 7Se3l.00
a box.
Tomatoes are holding firm t 82.00, for Ore
ton; stock. ,
Mood cantaloupe are holding firm; standards
33.25 a crate.
Blackberries are firm at $2.25 2.50 a crate.
WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Weather burean advise: protect shipments
during th next 86 hour against the following
.maximum, temperature: Ooing north, 65 de
grees; northeast over the Spokane, Portland 4
Seattle railway. 85 degrees; east to Baker, 85
degrees, and south to Aahland, BO degrees. Max
imum . temperature at Portland tomorrow about
TO -decree.
WHOLESALE PRICES XS PORTLAND
These are the prices retailers pay wholesaler,
except as otherwise noted:
Dairy Products
BUTTER Selling price, bos lots: Creamery,
prime, parchment wrapped, extras, 61c per lb.;
iniae firsts, 60c; firsts. 67c per lb.; smaller
ots at an advance. Jobbing price: Cubes ex
tra, 5Sf 87e; prim firsts, 68 54c; cartons, le
higher.
BUTTERFAT "-Portland delivery basis. 68 0
66c; ennntry atations, l&62e per lb,
OLEOMARGARINE Local brands. 80
0c lb.; tubs, 82c: 1 - lb. cartons. 39c: 2 lb.
carton. 36c: Nut margarine. X lb. cartons, Slo
per lb.
CHEESE Selling pie: Tillamook, fresh
Oregon fancy full cream triplets, 87 38c lb.;
Young America, 38 89a lb. Price to Job
bers, f. o. b. T!llmook. triplets, 84c; Young
America, 86c. Belling pricei Bricks, 88 0
40c. - Buying price of Coos and Curry triplets,
32 He; Young America, t ) Pr lb.; f. o. b.
Myrtle Point.
EGGS Buying price, 80B3e per doaea;
.telling price, 51 53c; candled. 53 86c.
EGGS Public market retail selling price,
B7e per doz. ; association selling price to trade,
506fto per doaen. ' .
UVR POULTRY Heavy hens. 28o per
H. ; lhjht hens. 26c per lb.: broilers, 26
27c per lb.; old roosters. 17 18c lb.; squabs,
$3.00; young ducks, 80 0 81c per lb. pigeons.
WE NEED MORE
Veal.Hogs
Poultry
and Eggs
We guarantee the highest cash
price obtainable on day of shipment.
We have the largest cold storage
plant on Front street and we are
prepared for hot weather.
Write for shipping tags. '
-- - wl ' .
Oregon-Washington
Produce Co. v
107 FRONT STREET, Portland. Or.
Stocks, Boadi, Cettoa, Orala, Ete.
116-817 Board ot Trade Baildlaf
-Overbeck&CookeCo.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
. Member! Chicago Board of Trade
CorreiftondeaU of Loraa Bryaa
,:y Chicago , . , Aew Terk
Apple Market Is
In Bad Shape
Early Stock Selling ar Below Prices
Paid by Wholesalers.
By Hyman H. Cohen
The apple market for early varieties
is in very bad shape in Portland, and a
similar condition is shown all through
the Pacific Northwest, Actual sales of
apples are shown along- the street with
heavy losses to the wholesalers, stock
having- been purchased from distributing;
centers at 19 1.25. per box, now being
offered down to 60 4s 75c a box here.
A complete stoppage of trading in
contracts on late apples is shown at
Pacific Northwest points ; prices have
gone higher than all reason appeared
to have dictated.
Latest government reports estimate
the Pacific slope apple crop at 29.fc05.000
boxes, compared with an estimate Of
22,259.000 boxes a year ago. . The total
commercial apple crop of the United
States is estimated by the same au
thorities at 24,454,000 barrels, compared
with 24,584,000 barrels a year ago.
It appears that while the apple crop
In the Western states is holding well
up to previous forecasts and expecta
tions, a serious decline in prospects is
shown in New York, where the present
prospect is for less than one third that
of a year ago.
Apple estimate for the Pacific Coast
In boxes: .
1919
. 3,936,000
.14,625,000
. 2,958.000
. 3.672.000
. 2.562,000
. 327.000
. 660,000
57,00
. 408,000
1918
2,013,000
13,838,000
336.000
3,381,000
1,681.000
225,000
351,000
45,000
489,000
Oregon
Washington . ..
Idaho
California .....
Colorado
Montana ......
New Mexico ...
Arizona
Utah ..........
Those desiring special information re
garding any market should write the
Market Editor, enclosing ' stamp for
reply.
w York-St. Louis Metals
New York. Aug. 7. (I. N. 8.) Copper
Weak. Snot offered 21 i August 22. Sep
tember 22, October 22, November 224,
December 23. Januarv 23 H.
Iead Weak; spot 54 0 (S 660; August 540
SBO: Heptemher 680 bid: Octnber 660 bid;
November 670 bid: December 680 bid.
Spelter Weak; pot 7(730; August 7
78.1 ; September 710745; October T10
760; November 720 0760; December 726
770.
St Louis. Mo.. Aug. T. (t N. 8.) Lead
Quite. 6.60. Slab sine, quiet. $7.25 to
$7.40.
Mianeapolls-DuTnth Tlax
Minneapolis, Aug. 7. (I. N. S.) Flaxseed,
$6.03 8.06.
Duluth. Ang. 7. (I. N. S.) Flax. Septem
ber. $6.03: October. $5.83; November, $5.74;
December, $5.66.
Chicago Potato Market
Chicago, Aug. 7. (L N. S.1 Potatoes
Receipts 10 cars. Minnesota and Dakota. Ohios,
84.23.
$1.60 2.00 per dozen; turkeys live. 8O0 pet
lb.; dressed, 40c per lb.; eeeise, live, 25 30c lb.
Freeh Vegetable and Fruit
FRESH, FBCITS Oranges, $5.78 6.75
perbox; bananas. Be per lb.; lemons, $8. 008
8.50 por crate; Ffotida grapefruit, ( ) ; Oali
fornia grapefruit, $5.25 g 6.00; cantaloupes,
$1.50(3.75; watermelons, 22tte; California
figs, $1.25 1.60; Oregon apricots. $1.50
2.25; peaches, 75c$1.85: peach plums. 75c 3
$1.00; pear. $3.25 04.00.
BERltlES- Raspberries, $8.80 9 3.75: logan
berries. $U.502.7."; currants, $2.002.26.
blackberries, $2.2S2.60 per erate.
APPLES Various varieties, locsl. $1.00
1.50 per box.
DRIKO FBU1T8 - Date, Dromedaries,
)i Fard, X per boxj, raisins, . thrae-.
crown loose Muscatel. 10c lb.; igs. $5.00 per
box of 50 6-ns. packagea.
ONIONS Selling price to retailers. Oregon,
f ) per cwt. ; association selling price, csr
load, (- f. o. b. country: garlic. 36c; men
sniom, 40c per dozen bunches; Walla Walla,
S3 60.
POTATOES Selling price, old crop. $1.75
2.25 cwt.; buying price for fancy large sises,
$1.50: ordinary. XI. 33 1.50 per cental; sweet,
12c per lb.: netr potatoes, $2.76 8. OO.
VEGETABLES Turnips, $3.60 per Sack;
esrrots. 00c per drts. bunches; beets. 60e doa.
bunches; cabbage, Oregon, SSo lb.; lettuce,
60c per doi. ; cucumber. 00c $1.50 per doz.;
tomatoes, $2.00 per orate; egg-plant, 12 He
per lb.; cauliflower (California), $2.25 per
erate; horseradish, 15c per lb.: spinach, local. He
per lh. ; bell pepper. 30c: peas, 0 1 Oo ; ruta
bagas, $2.00 (g 2.25 per sack; string bean. 5
8c per H,; green corn. 0c per dozen.
Meat and Provision
COUNTRY MEATS SelUng price: Country
hog. 27 28c lb.; best veal, 2324c; ordi
nary vesi, 15nl7e.
6MOKF-D MEATS Ham. 86 43 Me; break
fast bacon. 38 55c: picnic, 28 30c: cottage
roll, 36c lb.
LARD Kettle Tendered, 87 e lb.: stand
ard, 3M4c; tierce basis, compound. 2U!4c.
Flh and 8he4lflh
FRESH FISH Salmon, Chinook, 20 21c
per lb.; halibut, fresh, 16 910c: tosreod. 8e;
sturgeon, IS 20a; fresh herring. 67e lb.;
dresned shad, flc lb.; shad roe, 10c lb.
SHELLFISH Crabs. $2.25 6.00 per doz.;
shrimp meat. 62c per lb.; loLstaa, 80a per lb.
Groceries
SUGAR Cube. $10.50; powdered, $10.28;
fruit and berry, $9.66; D yellow, $0.03; granu
lated. $9.65; beet, $9.65; extra C, $9.25;
golden C, $9.15.
HONET New. ( ) per case.
RICE -Japan styl. No. 1. 13e: New Orleans
bead, 14 He: Blue Boee, 13 Ha lb.
SALT Coarse half ground, lOOs, $17.00
per ton; 60s, $18.50; table dairy, 60s, $26.50;
bales, $3.158.65; fancy table and dairy.
$32.50: lump rock, $25.00 per ton.
BEANS Oregon (sales by jobbers) : Lady
Washington. 7 H a 8c per lb. ; pink. 7 He per
lb.; limas, 14c; bayou. 7 He; red. 7c; Oregon
beans, buying prices normal.
CANNED MILK Carnation, $7.25; Borden.
$6.85; Aater, $7.15: Eagle, $11.25; Libby,
$7.15; Yeloban, $7.05; Mount Vernon, $7.15;
Haxelwnod, $7.15 per case.
COFFEE Roasted, 37 51c in aacks or
drums.
SODA CRACKERS In bulk. 17c per lb.
NUTS Budded walnuts, 31 36c per lb.;
almonds, 24 (g 2 9c: filberts, 28c in sack lots;
peanuts, 18c; pecan, 28e; Brasllt, SSc.
Ropes, Paints, Oil
ROPE Sisal, dark-18 He; white, 20e lb.;
standard manila, 28 He lb.
LINSEED OIL Raw, bbto., $2.82 gallon;
kettle boiled, bblfc. $2.84: raw, cases, . 82.84;
boiled, cases, $2.44 per gallon.
COAL OIL Water white, ia drams or Iron
bbl., 11 He gallon; case, 24c per gallon.
GASOLINE Iron bbls., S3 He; cases. 84e:
Ogine distillate, iron bbls., 16c; ease, 26 He.
WHITE: LEAD Ton lots, 12 He; 800 lbs,,
12 e.
TURPENTINE Tank. $1.62; case. $1 J 2;
19 case lots, lc less.
WIRE NAILS Basic price, $5.16.
Heps, Wool and Hide
HOPS Nominal. 1818 crop; contracts. It It
crop. 4 5 50o per lb.
HIDES No. 1 salt cured hide. 80 lbs. and
up, 34c; No. 1 part cured hides, 80 lbs., and
up, 32c; No. 1 green hides, 80 lbs. and up
30c; No. 1 salt cured bulls, 60 lbs. and np,
25c; No. 1 part cured bulls, 80 lbs and up.
23c; No.- 1 green bull, 60 lbs. and" up, 2lc;
No. 2 hides, le per lb. less.
CALF AND KIP SKINS Na. 1 calf skins up
to 15 lbs., 80c; No. 2 calf skin, up to 15 lbs..
75c; No. 1 kip, 16 to SO lb., 80c; No. 2
kip skins, IS to 80 lb, 48c.
DBY HIDES Dry flint hides, 7 lbs. and up,
40c; dry flint calf, under 7 lbs., 80e; dry flint
bull. 26e: dry alt hides, T lbs. and up, 24c;
dry salt calf, under 7 lbs., 74c; dry salt bulla,
20c: dry cull hides, any skins, half price.
HORSE HIDES Lane, sood takeoff, ffh
hearts on. from $5.00 to $10.00 each; small or
en; small or
with heads
er Ib. Vec;
poony taxen on, nan one bide with
oil, duo less.
PELTS Dry long wool pelts, oe
dry medium wool pelts, per lb.. 80c: Hr .
ing pelts. 60c T $1.00 each; salt lone Wool
pelts. $2.00 8.50 each: salt medium wool pelts.
$1.60 & 2.50 each; salt shearing pelts, SOca
$1.00 each.
MOHAIR Long staple. 46 per lb.: ihort
staple, SOe per lb. .
TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow. 18e;
No. 2, 12e; No. 1 grease. 1 5c: No. 2 grease!
8c per lb.
CHITTISC OR CASCARA BARK Nw peel,
11c per lb.
WOOIi Valley half blood Merino sad Shrop
shire. 50e: Cotswdd snd Lincoln, 40 45c;
matted CotswoH, SO 85c; timber, stained. 6r
per lb. Ms; lasab wool, 4c per lb. leas.
Eastern Oregon, JEastern Washington and Cal
ifornia Wool Merino and Shropshire, 39 ft 40c
half blood Merino- - and Cotwold. 37 42c
Bhropslure. 87 42c: CotswoW and Lincoln,
straight and mixed, 32 g 35c; burry, 5c per lb.
least tamos', 4c iter lb. lea.
Fine. Wools Menno combing and carding
trade, 80.085c.:- .....
BIG FELLOWS ARE
ONLY ONES HOLDING
FOOD PRICES (HIGH
Are Able to Sit Back With Storage
Houses Full and Force Public to
Pay or Go Without Supplies No
ticeable Weakness In Markets.
Old High Cost of Living is sitting on
the fence these days and it would not
take much to cause his downfalL
r The situation today is ripe for a gen
eral downfall of values in foodstuffs,
which means that the wholesaler, re
tailer and the producer, alike must re
duce their ideas regarding prices.
Only a few days ago prices on prac
tically all commodities were scheduled
for further advances. ' Today there Is
little, if any, likelihood of any serious
advances in any line.
Wholesalers have become scared regarding
the aituation. Tbey are ordering -more spar
ingly, and the result is 'that the manufac
turer and producer are trying to find buyers,
while a short time ago buyers were trying to
find producer. Up to a very short time ago
price appeared to be no object whatever in
the marketing of foodstuff. Everyone ap
peared -to have forgotten about the price. "Give
us supplies," they cried.
In all line values have, been screwed op to
the point that the public tg at last paying heed.
General slashing of raises are demanded in all
lines. The only commodities that are not feel
ing the weaker trend r those controlled by
the food barons, and they have their cold stor
age plants filled to overflowing with stock.
Usually they art able to hold these supplies
for their own price until the public gets tired
of fighting and is willing to pay the price.
Th big people are never price cutters; it it
the smaller operator who becomes scared and
sells lower.
Rally in Stocks
Is General For
The Early Trade
STOCK LOSSES AT CLOSE
New York. Aug. 7, (I. II. 8.) Th rtock
market dosed wak. Th volume of trading
was so terrific at the close that the final quota
tion was net tabulated on h stock quotation
tlckei- until 3:28 p. m. Losses of from B to 16
point war suffered In the active Issue. There
was no explanabl reason foe the decline except
that It was attributable to the laoor unrest.
selling Increased towards th close, largo blocks
of stock blng thrown on the market without
regard to price and th catching of many' stop
order oauslng a very wak tone. W. S. Rubber
from a morning high of 187 foil to with
a rally to 122 at th close.
Sales, 1,748,600 hart; bond, 910,884,000.
New York. Aug. 7.. (I. N. 8.1 There Was
active trading in the stock market at the open
ing today, with prices showing irregular move
ments, some stocks making substantial advances,
while others were in supply t concessions.
The Steel stocks were generally lower. Steel
common yielding 74 to 10614: Baldwin Loco
motive. to 108. and Bethlehem ttteel B. 1H
to 88. Tobacco Product advanced 1 point to
10RH.
The rails generally were in good demsnd,
Bouthern Pseifio advancing to 89 . and New
Haven to 34 H.
United States Rubber old between 134 snd
137 during the first few minntea against 131 H
at the close yesterday. United Hetail Stores
dropped 2 to 110. then rallied to 112.
There was initial trading on the board in Con
tinental Candy, which old at 1813V4.
against its final sale of 12 7s on the curb yes
terday. Steel common, after falling to 103 K, rallied
again to -above 106 'and most of th other steel
industrials moved in the same manner. The
petroleum stock were in supply, falling from
1 5 3 points.
I'nited Rtates Rurfber after selling up to 137
broke to 181 and again rose to 183. United
Food Products was in demand,' moving up 2
to 84 H.
Kange by Overbeck At Cook Co., Board of
Trade building;
Open.
Bid.
Alaska Gold ,
Allis Chalmers
Alloy Steel
American Agr. Chem
American Beet Sugar
American Can, c
American Car Foundry ....
Amrican Cotton Oil ......
American Hide & Leather, c
American Linseed, c
American Loco., c
American Smelter, e
American Steel Fdy
American Sugar, c
American Tel. it. Tel . . . 1 . .
American Tobscco ........
American Woolen, c ..... .
American Zinc
Anaconda Mining Co ..... .
Atchison, c... .........
Haldwia Loco., - c . .
Balti, & Ohio, c
Bethlehem Steel, R
Brooklyn Rapid Transit . . .
Butte tt Superior
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather, c .......
CI andler Motor
Ch. A Ohio
Chicago- Gt. Western, c. ...
Chi., Milw. A St- Paul . . .
Chicago Northwestern ...
Chile Copper
Chino Copper
Continental Can . . .
Colo. Fuel 8c Iron ..... f .
Consolidated Gas . . .
Corn Products, c.
Crucible Steel, c
Denver At Bio Grande, ...
Erie, e
Ga;ton Williams .........
General Cigars
General Electric
Getter Motors
Goodrich Rubber ........
Great Northern Or ......
Great Northern Ay
Gieeno Cananea .........
Illinois Central
Industrial Alcohol
Inspiration Copper
International Agr. Chem. . .
International Harvester
International Mere. Marine,
International Nickel
Kr.noaa City Southern. . . .
Kennecott Copper .......
Lackawanna. Cteel ........
Lehigh Valley
Mexican Petroleum
Miami Copper ...........
Mldvale Steel
Missouri Pseifio, e ....... .
National Lead ..........
Nevada Consolidated . . . . .
New Haven
New York Air Brake....,
New York Central ......
Norfolk 4 Western ......
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mail
Pan-American Pete., e.....
Pennsylvania Railway .....
People Gas . ... i ...... .
Pierce Oil
Pittsburg CoaL c
Pressed Steel Car, a. .... .
Pullman
Ray Cons. Copper
Railway Steel Springs ....
Reading, o. . .
Republic Iron At Steel, c . . .
Rock Island, e
Shattuck Copper .........
8 loss Sheffield
Southern Pacific .........
Southern By., c
St. Louis A. San Francisco . .
Swift At Co.
Tennessee. Copper ........
Texas Oil
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100
83
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112
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Texas Pacific . .
Tobacco Products
Union Pacific, c.
e
United Cigar Stores ......
United Fruit ...........
U. S. Rubber, e.
U. S. Smelting At Ret ....
IT. 8. Steel, c .......
V. S. SteeL pfd.
Utah Copper
Virginia Chemical, c . . . . .
Wabash
Western Union ..........
Westinghouae Electric . . . .
Ameriraa Intl. Corp. .....
Sinclair Oil .
..134
. . ST
.106
..115
.. 88
..83
.. 10
, . ....
..54
.,.104
.. 57
Llrerpool Cottoa Market
Liverpool. Aug. 7.- (L N. S.- There Was
a fair request for spot cot ton today. prices
weak.; Sale 4000 bale. Future opened
steady, .: :.. ' -
KILLERS FORCE A
FURTHER LOSS HERE
HOG
QUOTATIONS
Chicago and the East Higher While
Portland Is Under the Heel of Pack-
Loss Here Is 50c for Dy
Fancy! Lambs Sell High.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Hoes. Cattle. Calve. Sheep.
Thursday 154 50 11 1900
Week agol 74 102 .... 58
2 week ago ..... 179 60 1 140
4 week ago 378 188 17 1288
Year ago I. 450 250 28 , 200
2 yean Ago 870 229 28 155
8 years sgo ...... 239 66 676
4 years ago 16 53 ... . ....
While 'there was a better tone general
ly in- the Eastern trade and price ad
vances' were forced there, the Portland
market Situation continues to be domi
nated by a bearislxneas that is appar
ently urjcalled for, considering what the
rest of the nation Is doing.
Hog rharket prices here have ehown
very severe declines of iate, but there
is no nbticeable lowering of the price
of the finished product, such as Itains,
bacon and lard. While Chsago waa
25c to 6c higher for the day, Portland
was quoted 60c lower.
Only aJ very small run of hog was shown
in the N&rth Portland alley overnight, total
offerings being but 154 head compared with
4 50 a year ago. Tops were listed ner dur
ing the morning at $20.50; killers beinx ab
solutely in control of the situation.
General hog range:
Prime mixed $20.25 20.50
medium mixed 19.25 19.50
Rough heavies 18.25 e 14.50
pjB4 j 1 8.00 (ie 20.00
Bulk 20.00 20.50
Fancy Lamb Com Forward
Very liberal run was shown In the sheep Snd
lamb alleys at North Portland overnight. Re
ceipts totkled 1900 head, with a goodly supply
of interior stock. Stockyards reported a good
stock of I Mt. Adorns superior dtjaU'.y stock,
which hdlder wre asking $12.50 lor, and
expected to get it. In general, the jeei and
lamb trade was considered steady. with Bo
change indicated in values.
General sheep and lamb range:
Prime lambs $11.00 11.50
Fair to medium lambs.
O.O0 6D 10.00
Yearlings
7.000 9.50
6.00 7.50
6.00 0$ 7.25
Wethers
Ewe . .
Cattle Trad I Quiet
While
a steady tone vras anown remnuir lot
cattle at
North fortiana aunng me aay, craus
was extremely quiet with only a scant run of
late. While no tops have recently been re
ceived Inj the alleys her, still the trade i fig
uring upon $11.50 a extreme value in the
steer division. 1
General cattle range:
Good to choice steers $1 1.00 g 1 1.50
Fair to good steers
8.00 10.80
7.00 7.60
6.00$ 7.00
Common I to fair steers ........
Common jrteers ..............
Good to ichoice cows and heifers.
Medium to fslr cows and nelfer
Canuer .....
8.00 W 8.SO
6.00 6.00
3.60 5.00
3.00 7.50
9.00 18.00
Bulls . . t .
Calves . , .
Wednesday Afternoon Sale
COWS
Price. I No. Ave. lbs. Price.
$ 7.00 2 650 6.00
7.75 2 683 7.00
7.00 1 840 7.00
7.75 1....1020 8.00
4.75 1 910 6.00
6 50 1 830 4.00
7.25
STEERS
$ 9.30 26 1036 $ 9.50
7.00 ( 1 . . . . 700 7.00
0.40 J 5 . 700 7.0
CALVES f
$ 8 oo I i 120 r a.oo
12.50 I
No.
Ave. lbs.
. . J 844
10.
1.
9. .
4 . ,
1. ,
1 . .
1. .
1.,
21.
1. .
1. .
1.
2.
.11000
934
767
9"30
.1000
050
.ilOOO
1025
61)0
540
540
217
BULLS
l.-H1450
S 7.00
HOGS
260
267
203
280
230
170
175
197
ISO
212
250
150
$20.00
19.00
21.00
21.00
20.00
20.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
120
202
206
280
260
236
205
186
lOO
221
$21.50
20.00
21.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
21.00
21.00
21. 00
20.00
4. .
3 . .
a.
30. .
7.
6 . .
20. .
13. .
10. .
1.
1. .
1.
3.
.4 .
7. ,
1. .
7. .
3. .
16. .
6. .
07. .
13..
101. .
5. .
5. .
15. .
15. .
18. .
8. .
5 . .
8. .
8. .
YfcARLINGS
$ 7 00
7.00
103 $ 8.00
130
126
152
124
170
EWES
5.50
3.
3.
9.
1.
. .. 123
. . 90
. . . 133
. . 90
7.50
7.50
4.50
t.00
5.00
6.50
5.00
LAMBS
88 311.00
4.
. . 85
. . 80
$11.50
11.50
10.50
11.50
11.50
6.50
10.50
93 10.50
80.
90 11.50 3.
75 11.50 8.
62 8.75 109.
77 11.50 1.
75 11.50 11.
Thursday morning
. . 108
. . 91
. . 77
. . 60
. . 115
Sale
... 680
,..1265
..1011
, . .1020
STEERS
830
896
860
988
988
1110
220
210
195
275
llfiO
223
190
200
510
380
60
77
.110
ios
62
8.00
1
5.
8.00
10.00
8.76
6.50
8.60
8.00
11.
11.
CO
7.75 I 1.
7.00
BULLS
6.00
HOGS
20.50 I 1.
20.50 I 1.
CALVES
$15.00 I 1.
13.00 I
BULLS
$ 6.00 j 3.
580
820
18.00
18.50
290 $11,50
.1323 $ 7.00
HOGS
3. .
3. .
I! '.
3.
1 . ,
129. ,
2. .
26 . ,
18. .
$20.25
2.
6.
160
193
149
237
261
$20.00
20.23
18.00
20,00
18.00
20.25
20.5S
18.00
20.00
18.
17.
ft.
LAMBS
$ 8.00 L- 17
11.60 r
EWES
t 7.00 1 2
6.80 I
WETHEBS
$ 7.50
57 $ 8,50
115 $ 7.00
Saa Francisco Cash Grain
Francisco, Aug. 7. (U .P.) Cash
Ssn
grain:
Barley Spot feed, per cental,
$3.10 93.15
do shipping, uncertain,
Oat-t-Red feed. $2.95 3.05"; black. $2.75
3.00 red milo, I3.123.17.
1.
ew Tork Sagar. Sad Coffee
New York. Aug. 7. TT. P.)--Ooffee Spot
No. 7 Rio, 23c; No. 4 Santo. 30 a
Suga Centrifugal. $7.28.
Consumers to .
(Jet Tips Here
On the Market
Felly 80 per ent of the green eora
that has arrived on the Portlaad mar
ket to date this season has been of
very poor quality ana tneunea to se
worst y.
W
bile the output of ffreea corn la
this
section is sootewaat a ho re the
normal, still it sag been many a sea-
son
tne
sloes the stock was as poor as
siiowiBff today.
While as a rale eora calls for rather
dry weather, the present season has
goai the limit la regard to dryness
and has given extremely good meas
ures that is, dry measare.
It has been too hot and too. dry for
corn to mature properly, and tne
worms and bags have had the time
of their life.
Kotwlthstandlag th extreme!?
poof qeallly of com offerings, prices
haTO been high aad Avaraga retail
sateg r ile at doaea. Even at that
the retailer Is hot making good, be
caste the stock cost Mat within ,
fraction, of that, and one or two ears
thrown away -win take the profit
from the entire lot. --
FENGE
. Edited b7 .
flyman IL Cohen
RECORD PRICES ARE
PAID FOR; ALFALFA;
BIG FELLOWS HOLD
Umatilla County Sales Confirmed at
$26 a Ton Which Heafls : $30 at
; Portland Little Fellows Have Sold
Coarse Grains Quiet,
-
. COABSE GRAINS HIGHER
Further advance of $1 a ton in the
bids for feed oats was shown on the
Portland Merchants' Exchange during
the day. Standard feed barley advanced
a similar amount while No. 3. blue was
up DQc ax ton.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS
. CARS
WheatBariey.Flour. Oats. Hay.
Portland, Thursday.. 23 . . . S .. 8
Year ago 87 1 ... 2 1
Season to date 386 62 90 76 140
Year ago 397 43 133 73 314
Taeoma, Wednesday. 4 3 ... 2 8
Year ago 15 1 ... 3 2
Season to data .....174 9 ... 3 61
Year ago 104 0 ... 24 88
Seattle, Wednesday.. 11 1 11 .. 7
Year ago ....... 41 1 6 8. 18
Beaton to date 82 86 58 86 60
Yeas ago 147 7 178 54 124
Record prices are being offered and
paid for alfalfa hay in Eastern Oregon
for this period of the season. Actual
business in the Hermiston section is con
firmed at $26 a ton In bales there, one
lot of 400 tons moving at the record
value. This means a landed price of $30
a ton Portland. This Is the highest price
paid.
Some small lots of airalfa are (till being
picked up in Umatilla county around $25.00
25.50. but it appears that most of the small
holders hare already sold their crop and the
big fellows think they will get even more money
than $26.00 a ton by holding for a while
longer.
No business of. importance is shown in horse
hays. Grain hay ts Offered in abundance, out
there is little demand and the movement of
timothy is likewise restricted in the Willamette
valley. ' and no Eastern Oregon-Idaho stock is
being purchased at this time for tidewater.
Some purchases and sales of clover are shown
in th valley around $20.00 21. 0O a ton
Portland, but even in thia line trading is by
no means extensive. e
Coarse grain were showing little movement
in the country during the day. prices offered
being out of line with the desires Of holdii.
FLOl R 9'Hing price: I'atent. $11.60; whole
wheat flour, $10.50 910.73; Willamette valley.
$11.35; local straight, $1 1.25 11.35 ; bakers'
local, $10.90 11.10: Montana ipring wheat
patent, $11.10; rye flour, $10.00; oat flour,
$11.00; graham, $10.15 10.60. Price for city
delivery in five barrel lot.
HAY Buying price, new crop: WillametU
timothy, fancy. $28.00: Eastern Oregon-Washington,
fancy timothy, I ); alfalfa. 830.00
32.25; valley vetch, $22.00; cheat, $18.50;
straw, $SOO6.00; clover, $20.0021.00;
grain. $18.50.
GUALN SACKS Normal: New crop, delivery.
No. I, Calcutta, lie in carlota; lea amount
higher. , ,
MILLSTCFFS MUted run at mills, sacked,
,4IlOLLED OATS Per ton, $50 .00 9 61 00.
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $59.00 82.00.
CORN W hol, S76.00: eraoked, $78.00 ton.
Merchants Zxchanc bids:
FEED OATS
Aug. Sept.
No. 3 -white M50 5500
BARLEY
Standard feed 6400 8475
No. 8 blue 6450 0675
CORN
No. 3 yellow 7200 7200
Eastern oats and oorn in bulk:
OATS
No. 3 white 6100 5100
88 lb. clipped 630O 5300
CORN
No. 8 yellow 7250 7280
BARLEY
No 2' , 6100 6C0O
Newly elected offl-ier and directors f A
Merchants Exchange association to take office
September 1 are:
President, I. C. Sanford, Northern Grain A
Warehouse company; vice president. 8. C. Draper,
Pacific Grain company; secretary-treasurer. K. S.
McCart, Portland Flouring Mills; directors, T.-A.
Kiggs. Yollmer-Clesrwater company, and F. I
Shull, Glob Grain Milling company.
Chicago Market Is
Lower at Opening
By Joseph P. Prltchard
Chicago. Aug. 7. (I. N. 8.) There was
much fa labor condition that were against the
price of grain. Advice received on th board of
trade were of a possible general tie-up. as many
roads have already placed embargoes on nhip
menta, and this will effect the movement of
grain. ' While September oorn Was up 4 4 e,
there were losses of 1 1 c for December, and
l<tc for May. Osts were oft tt Lttc
Provisions were lower.
Chicago. Aug. 7. (L N. S.) With the ma
jority of the traders awaiting developments in the
war against high prices, the grata opened some
what steady today. Cora started unchanged to
1 He lower. Commission houses were on both
idea of the market
Oats : opened H 1 4 c lower. Buying was
scattered with offering light. Trade was mixed.
Provisions opened slightly lower. Trade was
extremely light, specially, in pork and ribs.
Chicago range
Press: ' i
of prides furnished by United
CORN
September 18BH 187 1B2H 1864
December 152 H 153H 148 94 150
May 160 160H 145 147H
OATS
September 744 74- 71 72
December ...... 78 H 76 74 75
May 79 H 79 H 77 78
PORK
September ..... 4765 4815 4550 4390
LARD
September 3180 8192 3125 3130
October 8176 8185 " 3103 3110
. BIBS
September 2c35 287S 2600 2609
PRESSURE i OF ; IWTEBESTS IS
CAUSE EABlvr COTT02T LOSS
New York. Aug. T. (L N. 8.) Under pre:
sure from Wall atreet. the South end local in
terests, due to fine weather ever a belt and the
disturbed labor situation, the cotton market
opened 2 to 24 points lower today. After th
start the list showed still further weakness and
fell 85 point under last night's clone.
At the end of the first 16 minute the under
tone w- weak with quotations at about the lew
est. Buying by cbmrnissioa houses thea rallied
prices about 13 points from the bottom.
Very heavy selling came on the market ia the
late dealings, prices breaking badly to a act de
cline of 130 to 140 points. The Selling seemed
bailed on the weakness of the stock and foreign
exchange markets.
The close was wealc at a net loa of 180 0
140 point.
k Furnished by Overbeck tt Cooke Co., Board
of Trade building
Open. High.
8210 8212
Low. Close.
8070 -3100
January :.
March . h.
May . . . r
October .
December"
8210
3185
3165
8210 3093 8100
3205 8100
S1O0
8100
$105
8225
8080
8280
8283 $100
New Yerk spot market $150.
AMERICAN LITE STOCK PRICES
Chicago Hogs $22.68
Chicago, Aug 7. (L N. 8.) Hogs Re
ceipts 14 ;000, Very uneven, mostly 25 0 50
higher. Top, $22.63: flMvywelght, $20,850
22.60; medium weight, $20. SO 22.65; light'
weight $20.50 4? 22.50: light lights, $19,500
2 1.25 j heavy packing sows, smooth. $19,26 0
20.25; pacsing (own. rough. $18.00 0 16.00;
pigs. $18.00019.60.
Cattle Receipts 8500, beef and butchers
strong to 25c higher; canner strong, calves 25
0 50c higher. Beef steers, choiee aad prim,
$17.40 019.00: medium and good, $18.00
017.40; light weight, good and choice,
$14.23 ) 18.23; common aad medium. $9,500
14.25; , butcher cattle, heifer. $7.35019.001
cows, $7.0001.4.50; bulls, $8.50012.50:
eanners and cutters, cow and heifera, $6,00 0
7.00; canner atetnt, 8S.25&9.23; veal calves,
light and bandywelght, $18.26 0 19.25; feeder
steers, $8.00018.60; stock er steers. $7,000
11.00; stacker eow and heifer, $6.75 08.75:
stacker calves, $8.00 011.00; western rang
cattle, beef ter, $11.00 013.60; cow and
heifers. $8.78 018.00.
Sheep Recerpte 24.000, lamb rtrong, 25c
higher, sheep strong, feeder, steady. Lamb.. 4
pounds down, ' $18.7(917.00: 1 lamb, cull
and common. t0.00aiS.2Si yearling wtthtrt.
$9.TSL2.50; ewe. $7.23&6.O0: we
cull and eora moo, $2.75 6.75; breeding ewe.
88.23 y 14.75; feeder lamb. $11.78 0 14.60.
' - entente Mee Stl.XS.
Chicago. Au. . T. (L X. 8.) Hogs Re
oeipte, $006; 25jBO higher. Bulk, $30.28
20.65; top. 421.25; heavyweight, 820.85
21,28; light weight. 820.60 0 21.00: heavy
packing Sow, smooth. 620.26 0 20.85; pack
ing tow, rouga. $19.73 120.15; pig. $18.00
0 20.00. -
Cattle Receipts. 1900; choice killing cattle.
1B2C higher, others steady. Beef steer,
ehoice and prime. 813.75 18.00 medium aad
good. $13.75 16.00: light weight, good and
choice. $15.00 & 17.00; common and medium,
$11839 19.25; butcher eattte. heifers, 88.00
18.28; eow, $7.00 ( 12.75:; canner and cnt
ter. eow. and heifers. 5.50 7.00: vel calve
(light and handy weightlf $12.00018.50!
feeder iteer. $9.75 13.50 ; etocker "teers,
$8.0010 00; etocker calve. $7.5015.10;
cows and heifers. $7.50 10.00. '
Sheep -Receipt. 17.OO0; stronger to high
er. Lamb (84 lb, down), $14.23 16.23:
can and common. $9.80 9 18.00: yarhn
wethers. 810.00 11.80; ewes, 87.28 0 8.75;
tuII and common, $3.259 7.23: breeding evw,
$8. 0013. 50; feeder lambs. 12.0(9M."o.
Seattle Moo: S22
Seattle. Wash.. Aug. 7. (I. N. S.) -Hogs
Receipts 196; lower, Prime lights, 21.00
22.00; medium to choice. .$20.75 31.50:
rough heavies. $18.0019.80; pig. $19.60
6 20.00. '- ' . '
Cattle Receipts 190; tteadr. Beat
$10 50 911.25; medium to chole. $8.00
10.00; common to good. $8.00 0 8.00; best
cow and heifers. 87,50 4.25 commoa to eood
cow. 85.00 7.60s bulls, $5.00 7.50; Calves.
$7.00 014.00. w
Sheep--Reeeipt 256; steady. Spring lamb,
prime, $14.00 0 15.00: fair to medium, $18.00
14.00: yearlings, $10.00 11.00; wether.
$9.00 910.00; ws. $6.0 9.5.
Denver Hogs $20. 7S
Denver, Aug. 7. (Ut P.) C.ttle Re
ceipts, 850; strong. Steers. 1 1.80 15.00 ;
eow and ; heifer. $8.00 010.85: stackers and
feeder. ( ) calves. $10.50 015.00.
Hogs Receipt 1700; lower. Top. $20.75;
bulk. $20.80 0 20.60.
Sheep Receipt 1800; steady to strong.
Lamb. $14.75 016.00; ewes, $8.00 0 8.85.
Kansa City Hog SXO.tS
Ksnsa City, Aug. 7. (I. N. 8.) Cattle
Receipt 2500: (teady to 25c higher. Steers,
812.00 018.23; cow and hifer. $8,00 0
12.50) itockcrt and feeders, $7.00 014.00;
calve, $8 00 015.00.
Hogs Receipts 2000; 25 0 50c higher. Top.
$22.25; bulk. $20.03 0 21.85: heavies. $20 90
022.20; mediums, $20.75 0 22.25$; Ushte.
$20.76020.95; pigs. $16.20 0 20.25.
Sheep Receipt 6000; steady. Native Iambs.
$15.50 016.00; awes, $8.00 0 0.00.
rOTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST
San Frahclac Market
Sn Frmneisco. Ang. 7. (U. P.) Potato
Old ice houoe, $1.50 01.79, including Ore
gon, Washington and Shim. New crop Gar
nets. 62.2502.50; river white. $2.25 02.75;
weet. 5 0 6e per lb for Imperial valley and
7 8c for Merced.
Onion Yellow, $2.25 02.76 per rental on
th atreet; river white, $2 25 0 2.60; Aus
tralian brown. $2.25 0 2.60; grseen onion.
$1.25 01.50 per bos.
' Lo Angola Market
Los Angeles, Aug. 7. (I. N. B. ) Potatoes
Stockton Burbanks, 82.25 0 2.50; new stock.
$3.25 0 8.40: home grown White Rose. $1000
1.10 a box; tacked, No. 1 grade, $2.50 0 8.00;
No. 2 trade, $2.00 0 2.50.
SeatU Market
Seattle. Aug. 7. (L N. 8.) Onion Walla
Walla. 34c
Potatoes Yakima Gem. 40 0 42c local
Rose. 2V03c lb.; white, 34c lb.
DA 1ST FBODUCE OF THE COAST
San Francisco Market.
San Francisco, Aug. 7. (U. P.) Butter-
Extras, 66 He; prima firsts, 56c; firsts. 65 He.
Eggs Extras, 61c; firsts. 66 He; extra pul
lets. 6 Be.
Cheese California flats, fancy, 88ej firsts.
34 He. T
Seattl Market.
Seattle Aug. 7. (V. P.) Batter Local
country creamery, ROc.
Eggs Local strictly fresh, 02e; pallet. 64 0
56.
Cheese Washington aad Oregon triplet. 85c.
Lo Angel Market
Loa Angeles. Aug. 7. (L N. S.) Butter
California creamery, extras, .59c.
Egga Fresh catraa, 68c; ease eount, 65e; pul
lets, 83c.
Live Poultry Hen. 23 033c; broilers, 27c;
fryers, 27c.
Chicago Dairy Frodare
Chicago. Aug. 7. (L N. 8.) Butter Re
ceipts, 11,687 tubs. Creamery extra, 62c;
i ..... - m., .1. . . K
Eggs- Receipts 11,467 case. Current re
ceipts S041 Hc osdinary firsts, S904Oe;
firsts, 42 42 Ho extra 48 H 0 50c; checks,
80 0 83c; dirties, 82 0 35c.
CheeseTwins, new. 81c: dairies, 82c: Young
Americas, 33 0 33 He; longhorns. $3 033 He;
brick, 84 0 84 He.
Live poultry Turkeys. 25c; chickens. 32c:
springs, 33085a; roosters, Slo; gees 2oc;
ducks, 28c.
Modem Miller Report
Chicago. Ang. 7. Modern Miller lay: A
combined winter and spring wheat crop of
976,000,000 bushels i now the outlook. De
terioration in spring wheat belt has been heavy,
and in some sections the looses may be called
sensational. Grasihoppers, blight and scap, a
well a black rmt, have caused the falling off
in prospect. Harvesting of wheat is genera!
In the Northwestern state, snd the yiehl may
4 fMin. AAA hnuli.k ..titnilul vhn thM.h.
ing return are in. Threshing return from
the winter wheat belt continue disappointing in
yield.
Money aad Exchange
New York, Aug. 7. (I. N. 8. ) Call money
on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to
day ruled at 5 per cent; high, 6 H pef cent;
low, 4 H Per cent.
Time money was firm.
Rates were 7 per cent.
The market for prime mercantile paper was
steady -
Call money la Ixmdom today wag 2 per
cent.
Sterling exchange was weak with business ia
bankers' bills at $4.31 for demand.
Caaaery Bars Pears
Sheridan. Aug. 7. Th Graves Canning Com
pany lias bought pear ia carload, lots to bo
shipped to their Sheridan cannery from Southern
Oregon and Prosser, Wash. Evergreen black
berries an coming in from all over Western
Oregon. Six to eight carloads of canned fruit
and vegetable are being shipped east every week.
At the Woodburn branch additional machinery to
the value of $10,000 ia being installed.
Broomhall Crop Report
BroombalT cabled :
Koumania The surplus twheat i estimated
at about 18,000,000 bushel. Corn ha rceeivad
a good start in thia country and the condition
of the crop is reported generally favorable. Acre
age to ell grain in the new temtorte are be
lieved to be fairly large. New territories . in
clude Bessarabia, which formerly produced half
of Russia's corn.
Tfaval Stores Market
NW i York, Ang.. 7. (L N. 8.) Turpentln
Savnnab, 1 & 9 H : New . Tork, , 1 78 0 1 7 7 H .
JT0Tui)ilo
Kosin savannah, 1708; New Tork, ,1875.
Wtw Tork-Loadoa silver
New Tork, Aug. T. it tt, 8.) Commer
cial bae silver 1 He higher at 110.
London.. Aug. 7. (L N. .) Bar Silver is
ft 4 higher at 6Tjd, : ; ;
Russian Beds Are :
Badly -Beaten By
Esthonian Troops
Helsingfors, 'Aug. 1. (I. N. S.)
Russian Bolshevik troops have been
defeated with heavy losses in violent
fighting with tha Esthonlans along
the railway south of Pskov, said ad
vices from that district, today. '
The Bed troops attacked repeatedly
but were driven off every time. Tha
fighting continued at -4a st reports, the
Bolsheviks using armored trains.
Oleland Named for
; Service Body Po s t
. Spokane, Wash. Aug, ' T. Hanc fi.
Cleland. former attorney for tha Wash
ington public service) commission, has
been named by Governor Hart a mem
ber of the commission to succeed Arthur
A, Lewi, who retlrea Angust 15. Cleland
ia assistant attorney general of the
state and appeared before the interstate
commerce commission in the Columbia
basin rate caae hearing, 'tie was form
erly an attorney of Spokane. , '
Police Quell Food
Bioters in Boston;
Charge High Prices
Boston, Aug. ,7.-II. N". S.) Twelve
hundred ' peraona, "mostly women, en
gaged in a food riot in th Manhattan
section this afternoon and tight pollce
men were called out before the mob dis
persed. '; v ? A f
The Manhattan women have ' been
conducting a boycott of certain stores,
alleging they charged unreasonably high
pricea for fiah and chicken. One woman
defied the boycott and bought a chicken.
Several women attacked her as she left
tha store. - - -
TWO MORE NEEDED
FOR SESSION LIST
Majority of House Favors Call;
Senators Ar6 Lacking, But
Pay May Interfere.
' Salem, Aug. 7. With the receipt
by the governor's office this morning
of the petition containing the names
of 1 members of the Multnomah del
egation, asking that a special ratifi
cation session of the legislature be
called, the list of volunteers in the
lower house has how reached S3, or
two more than the majority stipu
lated by Governor Olcott as one of
the conditions upon which he would
issue the call. The list of senators
yet lacks two n..mes of a majority,
with a total of 14 signifying their
willingness to attend the session.
The fact that so many of the legls
la tors have "paseed the buck" on the
expense . question back to the governor
has, however, caused those in touch
with the situation her seriously to
question the governor's acceptance of
these volunteers as meeting tha condi
tions which he imposed In agreeing to
call the session.
FAltt WEEK SUGGESTED
.Senator Banks of the Multnomah
delegation, in a - letter accompanying
the petition signed by all members of
this county's representation in the legis
lature, with the exception of Repre
sentative Joseph G. nichardeon, who
was not present at the meeting, states
that the petitioners generally seem to
feel that the governor should not have
asked them to forego mileage and per
diem, but are willing to abide by that
condition if it ts Insisted upon.
Representative- Fuller of Polk County
suggests that the session be held during
State Fair week.
Seymour Jones, Speaker of the house,
who announced his position In favor of
the. session, some time ago, today for
mally notified the governor of his at
titude In the matter. Speaker Jones,
however, voices the opinion that the
donation condition imposed will work
hardship upon many of the members
and should not be Insisted upon.
ORGANIZED LABOR APPROVES
He, too, is unwilling to pledge him
self to confine his efforts ' to legisla
tion relative to the suffrage amend
ment, intimating that other action
might be advisable in the event the
legialators are convened in a special
session at this time.
Organized labor has added its voice
to the plea for 1 a special ratification
session. The mall this morning brought
to Governor Olcott copies of resolu
tions adopted, by the Portland Cen
tral Labor Council and by the Portland
division of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Street and Electric Railway
Employes of America, both urging the
governor to heed the plea of the women
of : Oregon for a special session at
this time. -
BICUABUS05 18 1VILU5U
Representative Richardson, assistant
state treasurer, la willing to waive . all
expense claims incident to his attend
ance Upon a special session of the
legislature, inasmuch as he Is already
on the ground and In the employ of
the state. He so stated-this morning
in reply to a query aa to why his
name was not on the petition presented
by the Multnomah delegation.
Richardson said . that he "had - with
held expressing himself relative to the
proposed session- Until this time as
he was . not certain as to his status
aa a legislator.' alnoe accepting the
appointment in the treasury depart
ment: He has how been advised, how
ever, that his "membership in the house
of representatives Is not affected by
reason of his other state position. He
Would, however, be required to waive
one or the other of his salaries during
his .attendance .upon the legislature. .
Richardson, while . willing to waive
his expenses In the event a session Is
called, doubts the advisability ;o a
cession "at this time and seriously ques
tions the reasonableness of requiring
members from a 16ng distance to bear
the burden imposed by waiving all
per dffem and mileage claims, ! .
i
$78,000
City of Victoria BomIs
, These Bonds are a direct general obligation of the entire City of
Victoria and constitute a direct charge on all Its taxable property.
. Victoria is the capital of the Province of British Columbia. It la a
very, modern and progressive city. - Its taxable resources are 13
times its debt, which means that there is $13.00 Of taxable wealth
behind every dollar of debt.
-
194)00 Victoria, City of, frov. of
43,000 Victoria, City Of, Prov. of
1.000 Victoria, City of, Prov. of
29.000 Victoria, Cltyof, ProV. of
9,000 Victoria, City of. Prov. of
PRICE: TO YIELD 5LH and 6
LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONDS
4W VOU MUST SELL VOUW LIBIHTY ON VI0TORV BONDS, SELL TO OS .
If. YOU CAN SUV MONK LIB BUT OH VIOTOHV BONDS, BUY PROM US
Today's opmins New Tork tortrt price are tf tivea below. Thry r Uie toverning
pric for Libvrtr arid Vietory bond ell ever tha world, and the bigbect. W drer
4m these price dally la erder that yro mar lwy kaow tit Sew York SuMut and
the exact valu of your Liberty dS Victory bond:
lt 2nd., lt tod 8rd 4th Yletory Victory
K - ' 8Hi 4 4 ' 4a 4H 4H Ki 4
Market prio. ..... 9.7S 64.08 03.20 94.40 83.40 5.0 88.54 , 80.88 19. M
Accrued interest... .81 . .68 ' .t .01 ,7 l.8 1.82 .80 1.02
' Total s. .X00.2 4. P4.ll t.01 94.87 9.74 84.88 100.S8 100.88
t Vt'hta bayias we deduct S7e oa a 860 bond and 82 60 oa a 81000 bond.
' We tell kt th fork market plat th aeeraed laterett. '
uralae aad traepreef Bate Oepetlt So foe Wont.
MORRIS BROTHERS, INC.
. . " ' . ' ' TH PRKMIElt MUNICIPAL BONO HOUSE
' .V .Morrl BulMIng, 809-31 1 8Ur 8t Bet. Bin ane 8th. '
'Telephone Broerfwar 16i. ' , : tUbtlthd ever '28 year.
SPECyLlIll
SHOWN BY
ON COLD
ES
E
Federal Trade Commission View
Is That. Owners Are Trusting
To Hunger-Impelled Strikes.
PRICE INFLUENCE EXPLAINED
Despite Fact That Food Stocks
Are Greater' Than Year Ago
. Prices Are Higher Than Then.
Washington, Aug, 7. (I. N. S.)
Speculators are withholding vast sup
plies of foods from, the market In the
hope that hunger-impelled strikes
may bring higher wages with which
tp purchase the stocks.
This Is the belief of the federal
trade Commission, expressed today in
a statement accompanying figures
which show that, excluding the gov
ernment surplus stocks, the supply of
foodstuffs held In Cold and dry stor
age on June 1 was 19 per cent great
er than on the same date last year.
"That the law of supply and demand
is immutable and to be blamed far hl<
prices doee not seem to be borne out
by theae figures," the commission com
ments. V :'
SPECULATORS COTJWT OX STRIKES
"On June 1. 1918, the United States
Stocks were In demand for feeding the
armies of the allies as well ss the civ
ilian population. The fact that Blocks
of many Important foods- were mutrh
larger on June 1, 1919, while prices were
as high or higher, means that they are
being withheld speculatively for a worl 1
demand which Is not now ' here but
which is expected when hunger Impelled
strikes secure higher wages with which
higher food prices can be paid." .
Eggs In cold storage On June 1. last,
totalled 6,976,000 cases, against M40.000
cases on June 1, 1918. The price of
fresh egga at Chicago In June. 1919, was
40 cents per dozen,, white in June, 1918,
it waa only 29 to 10 cents, the re
port stated.
STORAGE MEAT INCREASES"
There were B4,B7O,0oO pounds of all
kinds of ' frosen poultry in cold storage
In June, 1919, as against 18,840,000
pounda In June,' 1918. Of this total,
stocks Of frosen fowls totaled 10,982. 870
pounds In June, 1919, against 2.749,077
last year. The price, however. In New
York In June was 37 V4 cents per pound
and In June, 1919, S4'i cents a pound.
' Frosen lambs and mutton In cold stor
age iri June, 1918, aggregated 7,100,000
pounds, compared with a total in June,
1918, of '8,725,000 pounds. There were
138,300,000 pounds of frozen pork In
storage In June, 1919, aa agRinst 115,
878,000 pounds a year ago, while pickled
pork totaled 432.300,000 pounds and 894,
800,000 respectively.
PLAN'S FOR SALE OK AI1MY
FOOD PRACTICALLY COMPLETE
Washington, Aug. 7. (IT.1 P.) Plans
for the sale and distribution of surplus
army food to the American people,
through the parcel post system, are now
practically complete and sak-s will be
gin immediately, it was announced to
day by the postoff ice department.
Buyers will place orders with local
postmasters or letter carriers, it was
stated, in writing, in duplicate. The
coat of the article plus the pORtaae
charges will be colleoted at the time the
order ia placed.
Postmasters will order from distribu
tion depots, which will be located so
that cqhsumers will be within th first
and second parcel post rones so far as
possible. The orders witl then be mailed
out from these depots.
ttrSTf OF ORDERS ANTICIPATED
' The ' policy of "first come, first
served," will be adhered to throughout
the entire operation, it was stated. It In
anticipated that more orders will be
received than It is possible to' fill.
Postmaster General Burleson has ob
tained temporary authority from the in
terstate commerce commission. It was
stated, to raise the weight limit on par
cel post to 125 pounds in order to take
care of some of the heavier articles to
be sold by the government. The regular
weight limit is 70 pounds.
Under the regulations the rate on
parcels is 6 cents for the first pound
and Vt to 1 cent on each additional
pound for each parcel. .
However, under Burleson's temporary
arrangement. It was stated, an order
may be given for various articles up to
the limit of 12S pounds with but one
Initial charge of S cents, the additional
weight accumulating the charge at the
rate of from to 1 cent a-pound. Thia
means that if a purchaser orders 10 dif
ferent 'articles aggregating 125 pounda
he will be charged only 5 cents for the
first 125 pounds,, whereas under regular
laws there would be a 6 cent Initial
charge on each of the packages.
Rate. Maturity.
B. C...... 4ft . J&J . 192J
B, C....... 4 JaVJ 1923
B,C....i Sty A&O 1928
B. C....... 6V4 AfcO 1939
C-.... 6ft AVO 1940
YIld.
6.00 .
8.00
8.00
6.754
6.76
FOOD
GU
STORM