THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. . 1919.
CHARGE MANIPULATION OF POULTRY
EXTRA' QUALITY OF
BUTTER SCARCE, BUT
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Loral Oramery Intfrrats Claim an
Insufficient Supply of the Best
Quality to Fill Order Promptly
Dairy product Is High.
balrv produce rw'iti at. Portland Wednesday:
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The market for butter continues of
badly mixed character with considerable
weaklier displayed in the tone, of every
thing except the choic es, grade of firings. ,
Kxtran are really scarce according to
leading city maker.
Receipt nf ordinary lo poor quality butter
re txtremely liberal at the moment with little
inclination on the part of the big operators to
take Imld at prevailing prices. Cuba extras are
ie-areely coming forward t all and local seller
rlaara thut tliey are not making sufficient
amount to fill all current order promptly.
There is a very atrong demand for country
dairy butter and one creamery here is offering
4,'ic a pound freely for supplies. Tliat much of
this butter in going into substitute U the sur
mise nf the trade generally. the buying price at
tlie moment bung higher than ever before known
here.
COOKIMi OILS ARE DOWN AUAI
Further decline ere shown In Urn market for
leading brand of cooking oil. H,ni
down SOo a rase for small si.e and $1 00 for
the tarccr onee, while Mnuwdrift was off 1 to c a
pound or tlOc a r,a.ie.
DEALERS PAY RISE FOR HIDE!
All local dealers rti paying; the last quoted rine
in the price of calf skins Ht ItOc a pound, the
new high record. Tor kips tho new price being
Pid hrre ip-tivr.illy In 60c a pound, another
record.
PEAB PRICES REMAIN HIGH HERE
' Tear priced remain high here with a fair de
gree of activity in the trad-. Average sales of
various varieties of good quality arc around
a box although anme extra fancy stuff is quoted
higher.
COUNTRY IS IIOI.IIIMI BACK K(i(iS
That country dealer: aro speculating in rugs
and are withholding supplies from the. market
in hope of obtaining more money, i indicated by
the liberal receipt lute fn ni imnio of the bit'
shippers. Trices about steady.
WORE MEATS COMING FORWARD
More country killed meats are eomine forward
to the Front street trsde. This is especially
true of lings and larse hized calves. Markets are
aenerally steady to lirui for the betWr uuaUUes
in both lilies.
BRIEF NOTES OF PROIil'CE TRADE
'hee-e market continues weak.
Tut;! toes continue to weaken. No further
prico change.
Onion market holds- firn at unchanged lu.
Florida grapefruit i due here during the coin
ing week.
Urruon Muscat grapes are in small supply.
WEATHER NOTICE FOR SHIPPERS
Wea'her bureau advises: Protect shipments
during the next 36 hours against the following
maximum temperaturos: C;oing north, 70 de
gree; northeast o'er the Spokane, Portland &
Heattle railway. 80 degrees; east to Baker, 80
degrees, nj south to Ashland. K5 degrees. Max
imum U'inperature at Portland tomorrow, about
75 degrees.
WHOLESALE PRICES IN PORTI. NT)
These are the prices retailers pay wholesalers,
except a otherwise noted:
Dairy Products
BUTTEK Selling price, box lota: Creamery
prime, parchment wrapped, extras. 65e per lb. ;
prime urns, etc; ursi, wio , .'.w
lots at an advance. Jobbing prices: Cube,
extra, 60c lb.; prime firsts, 58S59c; car
tons. 1 c extra.
BUTTERFAT Portlafid delivery basis, 07
71c; country Marions, 6566c lb.
OI.EOMARfJARINE I-ocal brands, 30 60c
lb.; tubs. 32c: 1-m. cartons, 39c; 2-lh. cartons,
S5c; Nutmatgarlne, 1-lb. cartons, 31c lb.
C'HKKKK Selling price: Tillamook, fresh Ore
gon tancy cream triplets. 33834c; Toting
America, 34(q35c. I'nre to jobbers, f. o. b.
Tillamook triplets, 30c; Young America, 81c:
Belling price: Bricks, 40 42c. Buying price
of t'oos and Curry triplets. 29c; Young Amer
ios 80 U c lb f o. b. Mvrtle Point; block Swiss,
48 49c; Limburger, 40 42c lb. .
Ltit.S liuyini: price: Current receipts, 59 ($
60c doz. ; candled basi. 61(02c: selling price,
candlrd, 65c; selects, tiUc per doz.
KtifJS Public market retail price, Cc.
LITE POCL.TRY Heavy hens, 30C31c lb.;
live hens, 26c lb; broilers, 20 2Ke. lb.; old
roosters. lH(17c lb.; squabs. $3.00; ducks,
25335e lb.; pigeons. $1.80 2.00 dos. ; tur
keys, lire. 2Sfe30o ll. ; geese, live, 15c lb.
Fresh Vegetables and Fruit
FliESH FBI.' ITS Oranges, $5.75(3 0175 per
box; btnanas. t o 9 0 per lb.; lemons, $7.23
8 23 per crate; Florida grapefruit, ( ) : Cali
fornia grapefruit. $6 00 crate; cantaloupes, $2 25
jl'2T5; watermelons. llHc lb.; California
f.g $1.25 1 50 : peaches, 75efi$1.00; peach
plums. 75c$l.OO; pears, J2.00 3.00 ; i -d-
ls grapes, -."(i in iugs; aiaiagas,
9c .0.
Tokay. $3.00
Muscats, 8c lb.
Concord, 25c
basket 3 lbs.
BERIMES Blackberries, $2.00 per crate;
cranberries, $4.75 per bushel box.
APPLES Various varieties, local, 50c W $2.00
per box; crabapples, $2.25 per box.
DRIED FRUITS Dates. Dromedaries ( ) ;
Fards, 8.75 per box; raisins, 3 crown loose
Muscatel, 10o per lb.; figs, $6.00 per box of
CO 6 oz. packages.
ONIONS Selling price to retailers, Oregon
$3.50 per cwt. ; association selling price, car
load, $2.2o f. o. b. country; garlis, 33( 40c;
rieen onions, 40o per doz. bunches; sWlla Walla,
SS.BO.
POTATOES Selling price, $2.50-2.7,1 per
cwt.; burmg price for fancy large sise, $2.00;
ordinary, $1.50 per cental; sweet, 6 H (? 7c lb.
VEGETABLES Turnips, $2.75 per sack;
carrots, $2.25; beets, $2 50; cabbage, Oregon,
8 toe lb.; lettuce, 65 49 76c doz.: cucumbers.
poce;91-25 doz.; tomatoes, 60 e 85c box; erg
plant, '2 toe lb.; cauliflower, $2 SO per doz.;
horseradish. 15c lb.; bell .peppers. 13 toe;
peas, Uc; string besn, 58clb. ; greerf corn,
Li (S 35c per doz.
Meats and Provisions
COUNTRY MEATS Selling price: Countrj
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.
Oregon-Washington
Produce Co.
187 FROST STREET, Portland, Or.
OTHERS
DRAGGING
Time for Kraut Is
Now at Hand
Cabbage Production Is Liberal With
the Prices Rather low Hera.
By Hyman H. Cohen
Tt la sauer kraut time in Oregon, the
period for making being now at hand
with the ouality of the cabbage most ex
cellent and prices being close to the low
point expected for the season.
Huge offerings of cabbage are coming
from, nearby points with growers selling
around l',4c generally for loose stock,
while sales to retailers are generally
around 2c a pound. Some are asking
more than this but are making few sales.
While the early cabbage crop in this
section was about as close to being a
failure as ever shown in this district,
the late planting has been exceedingly
Rood and the production has not only
been liberal but the quality better than
normal. This means much in this sec
tion where the cabbage grows to perfec
tion most of the time.
Kraut "manufacturers are busily en
paKed in putting up their season's out
put. Th'iN desiring special Information regarding
any market thou Id write the market editor, Ore
gon Journal, enclosing stamp for reply.
AM ERICA LIVESTOCK PRICES
Chicago Hogs S17.7S
Cliicsgo, Sept, 25. II. N S.l Hog
Reper-iti. 24,000, unevenly. 2. (a !)0r lower;
: oTnTiT Vo" .ciX'
1 11 ,'.0 ( 1 7..1 : light hunts. (1 A. AO (Si 17.00
heary parking cows, smooth, $ 1 .V.'iO (op 10 00 ;
pscking sow, rough, $ 14 .75 1 5.50 ; pigs,
Sl.VOO 1H.00
Cattle HeoirU. 10.000. feeder bulla
land beef steers, 25c higher, aha stock lS2Se
I hicher; calves steady. Beef steers, choice and
prime, $1 5 75 17.85; medium and good,
111 00 (dp 13.75; good and choir. S14 25($
17. RS; common and medium. $S 00 (S H on
Butcher cattle, heifers. $.SO 14.75 ; cows.
$. 20 ( 13.50; bulls, $1 75 Cm 1 1.75. Canners
and cutters, cows and heifers. $5.50 (a, tf.50 :
cannet steers. $5 75 l H. 25 ; Teal calves flight
and hands-weight) . $20 25 21.50; feeder
steer. $7.00 (a. 12.30 : stocker steers, $1 25 to
10.00; stocker cows and heifers. $l.00 &. 8 00 ;
stocker calves, $S. 00 ( 10.00. Western range
cat'le, beef steers. $7.50 15.00; cow and
heifers. $ 10.75 & 1 5.00.
Sheep Receipt". 34.000; killing gwde
shw. steady, feeding firm. Imb (H4 lbs.
down). 1 1 2 -50 (Si 1 5.50 ; lambs, culls and com
mon. $8.00 (gi 1 2.25 : yearling wethers. $0 00(3)
11.00; ewes, $H.25 7.50 ; ewes, culls and com
mon. $2.00 ft 5.75; breeding ewes, $7.00 (g
13.23; feeder lambs. $ 1 0.00 (S I 2 50.
Kansas City Hogs $17.70
Kansas City, Mo . Hept. 25 - - M. N S I
battle, 5000; steady to 25o higher. Steers.
$10tt'16 4i: cows and heifers. N(i12: Block
ers find feeders, $8 W 1 1 ; calves, S!f(oplA.
Ho(r. 5000: steady to lower Top. $17.70;
hulk. $17.10(o;17.50; heavies, $ 1 7 fm 1 7.40 ; me
diums. $17.25 a 17.00; ii(r. $1(17 75.
Sheep, 22,000; steady to weaker. Iiinbs,
$n 14.25.
No Seattle Hon Market
Seattle. fs,t. 25. (I. N. S.) Hogs None.
";!! ls Receipts, 202; swady. Best steers.
I $ 1 0 TiO Cr 1 1 25 ; medium to rlmW. $!( 10;
c'.minon to eoni, $6 (ft 8: bmt cows and heifers,
$7 25 0 : emmon to go,d cows, $57.50;
culls. 57.S(); calTes, $7C14.
Sitct'i None.
POTATOES ALL ALONG THE COAST
San Francisco Market
San Francisco. Sept 2.V--(C. P.) --Potatoes
White river. $2.00 2.50; Salinas.
$3.25 ; sweets. 3 4c.
Onions Yeliow and white, $2.25; Aus
tralian brown. S2.50w2.75.
Los Angeles Market
Loe Angele. Sept. 25. ( 1. N. S.l Pota
toes -New stock Stockton Burbanks, re-sorted,
$2.90(3-3-00; others. best, $2.60 2.75;
poorer, $3.25 2. 60.
Seattle Market
Seattle. Sept. 25. (I N 8) Potatoes
Yakitna yems. new. $50 (3! 52 per ton; local
Hoao, 2(t; wliite, 2 He ; sweets, Oc ier pound.
Krw York Metal Market
New York. Sept. 25. (I. N. S I Copper
steady; spot and September, 2 1 '4 ( 21 si: Oc
tober, 21 s S 21 H : November. 21 fi 22 ; De
cember. 21s22H; January and February,
21 4 rt22Vi,.
yjasl quiet; spot and Seiitember, 6 (9 0 H :
October, November, Iecember and January, 6
2' 6 ' .
Spelter quiet; spot and September offered St
7 V : October offered at 7 1 7 i : November of
fered 722 4 ; December offered 727 ; January
offered 730.
San Franelsco Poultry Market
Ban Francisco. Sept. 25. U. P.l Poul
try Broilers, 30 32c; large hens, 34 36c;
best ducks, 21c
hogs 28c per lb. for top blockers; beet veal,
20 toe: heavy veal. 16 (a) 18c.
SMOKED MEATS Ham. 33(3 40c per lb ;
breakfast bacon. 35 52c; picnics, 25c; cot
tage roll, 30e lb.
LAUD Kettle rendered, 34 Vc; standard,
82c; tierce basis, compound, 27 toe.
Fish and Shellfish
FRESH FISH Salmon, Chinook. 20(?21c
per lb.; halibut, fresh, 1618o; tomcod, 8c;
sturgeon, 18 20c; fresh herring, 6 W 7c lb
SHELLFISH Crabs. $3.50 per doz.; shrimp
meat, 52c per lb.; lobsters, 30c per lb.
Groceries
SUGAR Cube, $10.80: powdered, $10.35;
fruit and berry, $9.65; yellow, $9.05; granu
lated, $9.05; best, $9.55; extra C, $9.25;
golden C. $9.15.
HONEY New. $7.50 per case.
KICK Japan style. No. 1, 14c; New Orleans
Bead. 15 toe; Blue Rose, 14 toe per lb.
SALT Coarse, half ground 100s, $17 00
Per ton; 50s, $is r,o; table dairy. 60s, $20 50
bale, $3.13 3.55 ; fancy table and dairy!
832 50; lump rock. $25.00; per ton.
BEANS Oregon (sales ty jobbers) ; Lady
Washington, 7 to 8c per lb.; pink, 7 toe lb.;
limas. 14c; bayou, 7 toe; red, "c; Oregon beans'
buying price, normal.
CANNED MILK Carnation. $7.25; Borden
$7.15; Aster, $7.1.1: Eagle. $1125; Ijbby.
$7.15; Yeloban, $7 05; Mount Vernon. $7 15-
1 J ., ... I 1 . . , r , v
1 nl,l"i, , i.iu per case.
COFFEE Koaated. 37
drums.
'51o, in sacks or
SODA CRACKERS In bulk. 15c per lb
NUTS Budded walnuts, 85a3Gc per " lb
almonds, 31fe33c; filberts. 30c in sack lot:
peanuts. 16e; pecans, 25c; Brazils, 35c.
Ropes, Paints, Oils
TiOPESisal. dark. 18 toe; white. 20c lb
standard manila, 23 toe
LINSEED OH. Haw. bbls., $2.36 gal.- ket
tle boiled, bbh, $2.38; raw, cases, $2.48; boiled
cases, $2.48 pex gal.
COAL OIL Water white, in drums or iron
bbls., 11 toe gal.; case, 24c gal.
GASOLINE Iron bbls., 23 toe: cases. 34c
ergine distillate, iron bbls., 16c: cases 28 Us.'
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 13c; 600 lit
13 S e per lb. '
TURPENTINE Tanks. $1.91; cases $2 01-10-case
lota lc less. -ui-
WIRE NAILS Basic price. $5.16.
Hops, Wool and Hides
HOPS Nominal. 1919 crop, 65c per lb
HIOES No. 1 salt-cured hides, 30 lbs. and
up. 34c; No. 1 part-cured hides, 30 lbs and
up, 32c1; No. 1 green hides. 30 lbs. and up SOc
No. 1 salt-cured bulls, 50 lbs. and up' 25c'
No. 1 part -cured bulls. 50 lbs. and up' 23c :
No. 1 green bulls, 60 lbs. and up, 21o- No 2
hide, lc per lb. leas.
. AND KIP SKINS Na 1 calf skins np
to 15 lbs. 90c; No. 2 calf skins up to 15 lb..
f0e; No. 1 kip, 15 to 30 Ifcs., 60c: No 2 klri
skins. 16 to SO lbs., 45e. Kp
DRY HIDES Dry flint hides, 7 lbs. and in
40c; dry flint ealf. under 7 lbs , 80c; dry flint
bulls. 26c; dry salt hides. 7 lbs. and up 24c
dry salt calf, under 7 lbs., 74c; dry salt bulls'
20c; dry cull hides and skins half price
HORSE HIDES Large. fcood Uke of f , with
heads on from $5 to $10 each; small or poorly
taken off, half price; hides with heads off, 50c
Iras. . a '
PELTS Dry long wool pelts, per lb., 86c:
dry medium wool pelt,, per lb 3Qc. 4
ling peits. SOc $1.00 each; salt long wool
$1. 602.50 each; salt shearling pelts, 5oc iff
$1.00 each.
. MOHAIB-Lon, staple, 45o per lb.; short
staple. 30c per lb.
TALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 tallow, 18c;
8c"pe7 in : 8re"e' 10C; No- 2 re:
- , CHIT TIM OR CASCAItA BARK New peel.
11c per lb. '
WOOI Vall.w half blood Merino and Shrop
shire, 60c; Cotswold and Lincoln, 40 a 45?
matted Cotswold, 30 85c; timber stained. 6c"
per lu. less; lambs' wool 4c per lb leas
.to5'"" ?r1eoa.V E"tern Washington and
California Wool Merino and Shropshire, 35
40e: ball blood Merino and Cotswold 87(9 42?
Shropshire. 37 42c; Cotswold and UncobV
traight and mixed, 32S5c; burry. 5c WlS
1cm: lambs' 4c per lb. less. .
Fine Wools Merino combine and carding
grades, 30 36c
at
E IS
HIGHER HERE THAN
IN OTHER LOCALITIES
Big Packers Boost Here ;o Force Small
Dealers to Charfle Extreme Values
Can Then Bring in Eastern Stock
at a Big Profit.
The poultry trade here is wondering
just why the packers here are offering
extreme prices for poultry supplies in the
face of actual sales by the same com
panies at lower prices In the East and
Middle West. Manipulation of the mar
ket here is being charged by some of the
trade in the interests of those who have
huge stocks of eastern poultry for sale.
It means that huge profits will be made
by bringing in the eastern stock while
local 'dealers with no eastern branches
or connections will be compelled to pay
extreme value for the home product and
will therefore be undersold by the big
interests.
Packer here are paying 2fi a pound .today
for hens weighing les Ulan 3H pound each,
while the best priee they are offering in the
Middle Wet Apr similar stock is 17c a pound.
For hens oyer" four pounds they are offering
here 30c a pound, while 10c balow that ia the
price paid in the Middle Vet. Sprint chickens
here range from 25 to 27c a pound as the buy
ing price, while the Middle West price ia 19o
a pound for all weights.
As the cost of bringing eastern poultry to this
market is but approximately 2 He a pound, it
means that the big interest can pay extreme
values for a small supply here and by bringing
in huge stocks from their eastern branches,
undersell the local trade and stUl make exceeaive
profits.
At the moment there appears to be a good
tone in the local trade but to some extent this
i due to the extreme values being offered by the
packers. .
Dullness Eemains
In the Grain Mart
Local Situation Extremely Quid With
Lit Me Disposition to Take
on More Stock.
NORTHWEST GRAIN RECKITTS
POULTRY
(an
Wheat Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay
Portland. Thur.. . 39 ... 22 ... 3
Year ago 79 ... 1 1 4
Season to date. .. 234 1 lot 5 5S 21S 47!i
Year aeu 30S2 280 381 203 798
Tacoma. Wed 30 1 3
Year ago. 37 17
Season to date. ..134(1 48 ... ti;l 248
Year ago. ....... 1574 17 ... 62 392
Seattle. Wed. . . . 3!l 1 3 0
Year affo 10 1 ... 12 3
Sea on to date. .. 1373 94 1 tit 171 4 Mo
Year ago. 1509 21 443 ISO 819
Dullness predominated in the local grain trade
with no change noted in the country bid for
coarse stock. There is a feeling of uncertainty
among the trade generally as regards the future
of values ami as present stocks here appear suf
ficient for immediate requirements, the trade H
disposed to go slow about making further pur
chases except at their own values.
Millstuff situation steady hut the resumption of
grinding in the local mills ha enabled buyer to
secure their iwmediata requiremeai.
Broomhall tabled:
Australia Further rains hare fallen over a
wide area. This additional moisture has bene
fited the new crop of wheat materially, and the
anxiety concerning this crop ia now relieved
until October The unsold surplus of wheat in
this country fi now considered small, as the
I'uited Kingdom has bought freely, and good
tiuaiititiea were also sold 111 the Orient. Clear
ance continue in Rood volume, and are likely
to be maintained for tbe present.
India Weather i seasonable and the agri
cultural outlook is reearded as favorable. Mon
soon rains hale been very favorable indeed, and
provided the winter rains are satisfactory,
bumper crops next spring can be looked for.
Should the sowing season prove satisfactory, it
ctay be possible to exjjort a fair quantity of
wheat from tho stocks wl.ic, undoubtedly e.Tist
in certain parts of the country
FLO UK .Selling urire. old crop: Willamette.
$11. 60; whole wheat flour. $10.25; Willamette
valley, $11.33; local straight. $1 1.25 ( 11.35 ;;
bakers' local, $10.80(911.10; Montana spnn
wheat patent. $11.10; rye flour. $10.10; oat- .
meal, $13.00; graham, $11.00.' Pnce for city
delivery in five-barrel lota. 1
HAY' Buying price, now crop: Willamette :
timothv. fancv. 17 (ill: Eastern Orezon
-Washington. fancy timothy, ( ): alfalfa,
$30.00; valley vetch, $24.00; cheat. $18.00;
straw, $10.00; clover. $24.00; grain. $22.00.
GRAIN SACKS Normal. New crop, delivery,
No. 1 Calcutta, 17c in car lots, less amount
higher.
MILL9TTFF8 Mized run at raills. sacked.
$38.00 J 89.00
ROLLED OATS Per ton, SCO 00 W 61 00.
ROLLED BARLEY Per ton, $67,006
88.00.
CORN WHOLE, $79.00
cracked, $81.00.
Merchant Exchange bids:
FEED OATS
Sept. Oct Nov.
No. 3 white 5025 5100 6150
BAULKY
Btandard feed ." 6150 0150 6200
No. 3 blue 6150 6150 6200
CORN
No.-8 yellow 5900 5800 6500
Eastern oats and corn in bulk:
OATS
88 lb. clipped 4 850 4950 4950
88 lb. clipped 5000 5100 5150
CORN
No. 8 yellow 5850 5800 5500
BARLEY
No. 2 5700 5800 5750
CORN
Dec Jan.
No. 3 yellow .. 54 tob 55 toe 54 tob 55 to a
BAIRY PRODUCE OF THE COAST
e San Francisco Market
San Francisco, Sept. 25. (I'. P.) Butter
Extras. 64c.
Eggii Extras, 71 toe; extra pulleU. 62c; un
dersized pullet. 43c.
Cheese California flats, fancy, 38Hc
Seattle Market
Seattle, Sept. 25. (C. P.) Butter Local
country creamery, cube, 64c; do bricks, 65c.
Eaff: Iieal, strictly fresh, 72c; pullets, 55c;
storage, S6(i58e.
Cbeeje Washington triplets, $5a
Los Angeles Market
Los Angeles, Sept. 25. (I. N. 8.) Butter
California creamer extras, 66c.
Efegs Fresh extras, 63c; case count, B8c;
pullets, 65c.
Live poultry Hens, 30 35c; broilers. 33c,
fryers, 32s.
Chicago Dairy Produce
Chicago, Sept. 25. (I. N. S.) Butter Re
ceipts. 4598 tubs. Extra firsts, 58 58 toe;
firsts, 50(j7toc; packing stock. 42j543c.
Eggs Receipt. 4659 cases. Current re
ceipts, 41 (o 48c; ordinary firsts, 42(43c; firsts,
48 tot Stic; extras. 00(67c; checks. 26(?'81e;
dirties, 30(a 30c.
Cheese Twins, new, 27to274c; dairies,
28 29c; Young Americas, L'8to(a2Uc. long
horns, 28 to 29c.
Live poultry, 82; turkeys, 30c; chickens, 28
26 toe; springs, 23 toe; roosters, 18c; geest,
20c; ducks, 26c.
Honey and Exchange
New York, Sept 25. (L N. S.) Call
money on the floor of the New York Stock
Exchange today ruled at 6 per cent; high, 7
per cent; low, 6 per cent. Time money was
strong. Rates were 6 per cent cent.
The market for prime mercantile paper was
Quiet
Call money in London today was 3 to per
cent.
Sterling exchange was strong, with business
in bankers' bills at $4.20 to for demand.
Seattle Fruit Market
Seattle, Sept 25. (U. P.) Peaohes East
ern Washington, small, 50 60c; do Elbertas, 60
85c
Pears Eastern' Washington Bartletts, fancy,
$2.508.00; do ripe, $2.00 9 3.50; fall, $2.25,
Chicago Potato Market
Chicago. Sept .25. (L N. S.) Pota
Receipts, 80 cars. Minnesota, Chios, new, $2.25
8 2.40.
Liverpool Cotton Market
Liverpool, Sept. 25. (L N. 8.) Spot cot
ton opened in fair demand. Prices easy. Bales,
COOO bales.
QUOTATIONS
Further Advance
Made in Shares
On N. Y. Market
STOCKS CLOSE STEADY
Mew York, Sept. 2B. (I. N. 8.) The
stock market closed steady today. Advances! of
from 1 to S point from tho mld-aftornoon low
levels war record ad. United State Steel com
mon rocoftrad from 10( to 103. and
Crucible rose 4 points - to 1 88 '.' . Baldwin
rallied 1 point to 130, and U. 8. Rubber
B point to 1 H H . Th oil stocks were heavy,
Mexican Petroleum felling 4 points from the
high to 21 2 , and Royal Dutch point to
100 Vi.
ales, 881 ,900 shares; bonds, 818,281,000.
New York, Sept 23. (I. N. 8.) The stock
market opened strong today, with the majority
of the standard Issue, making gains of from 1 to
2 points Baldwin Locomotive was an exception
however, starting down 4 '4 at 131 '.4. Steel
count jn rose 1 to 104 " : Bethlehem Steel B,
1 H to HO '1 ; Lackawanna. 2 t to 3i. and
fractional upturns were noted in the utlier steel
Isriua.
The rubber shares displayed strength. Key
stone Tire advanced 8 "i to 60. and I'uited
States Lubber 1 to 1 1 2 v . Central Leather
gained orer 1 point to 100 s. corn products 2
points to 89 4 and Marine preferred 1 to
117 Ts. Marine common fell 1 point, to 57 H
and similar recessions were noted jn iStudebaktr,
which fell 1 point to 114. The oil stocks were
heavy, Mexican Petroleum declining 2 point to
216'.
Later, under heavy selling, louses of from 1
to 3 points were sustained by the leaders. Steel
common yielded .1 point to 103Jii; Bethlehem
Steel B, 1 to 98 Vk : Baldwin. 3 points to
129; Sinclair Consolidated. ver 1 lwint to
60s,; Ameriean Tobacco, 3 to 20V. and
Mexican Petroleum, after advancing to 216;
fell to 214. Corn Products was strong, rising to
P0. and American Kumatra Tobacco to 97 V.
The railroads and coppers were unchanged.
Ktf:ni:ihcd by Overbeca. &. Cooke Co., Board
of Trade building:
KSCK1PTION :
I Open I High 1 Low Close
Ajax Rubber
Alaska Gold . .
Allis Chalmers . . .
Alloy Steel
Am. Agr. Chem . .
A in. Beet Sugar. . ,
Am. Can. c
Am. Car Fdy. . .
Am. Cotton Oil . .
Am. Hide & L.. .
Am. lot.'. Corp'n . .
Am. Linseed, c . .
Am. L(co., c . . . .
Am. Smelter, c . . .
Am. Steel Fdy
Am. Sugar, c . . . .
Am. Sumatra Tob
Am, TeL & Tel . .
Am. Tobacco . . .
Am. Woolen, c . .
Am. Zinc
Anaconda Mining.
Atchison, c
llaldwm Uur.t.. c
BaJto. & Ohio, c. .
Retli. Steel, b
Bosch Magneto. . . .
Brook. Rapid T .
Butte A Superior.
91 93 I 90
2 2 I 2 S
45 45 V. I 44
4 9 50 H j 4 9 Hi
98 l) (IT '
89 S 91 S 8S
57 to 59 M 5 7
1S2 V. 132 1129 s
91 H
2to
44 !,
49
79 H
80 l
58
130 to
56
34
9M '
79
10 5
71 i
39
I 56 i i 56 j f.ti
.11 '8 I ' O-t '
i7l PON I 97
80 I 80'i 79
106 ilOl) ' ;105
71 72 4 I 70 5.
39 39 i 39
135 to ! 136 ' : 135 to !1 36 H
95 to 97 to I 95 9.1 to
0 7 to 9 8 to I 9 7 to 98
293 1
1 3 03
289 301
114
22 to 34 to
(17 to. 0 8).
22V4
7 to
I 89 189 88 to
132 to ;132 to 1 29 to
I 39 , 39 38 to
08 to 98 to 93 to
88
130 to
38 to
98 to
112 to
21 to
2to
69
51
148Vi
99 V
58
10 to
41
89 to
23 to
42 to
63 to
43 to
91
88 to
188 to
37 to
10
I 15
I 21 4 I 21 to I
i 2.". to I 27 to i
.1 69 j 70
. I 51 -to I 51 to I
. , 1 4 8 to ; 1 4 8 to ;
. jlOO to 100 to j
'. j ' i 0 to i i i 1
.! 41 to, 41
21 to
25 to
69
50 to
14 S to
99 to
' i o to
41 to
8 9 to
2 3
42
62 to
C. M. & St. V
90
2 3
42
H3 to
90
Chiie Copper
Chuio Copper
Columbia Gas 4 E.
Colo. F. & I
Coioolidated Gas. .
Corn Products, c . .
Crucible Steel, c. . .
Cuban C. Sugar....
D. & R. G , c
Erie, u
2 3 to
42 to ,
03 to 1
92 i 92 I 91 to
! 8 to I 90 to I 88 to
;im; :is8toji84to
33 to 1 37 to, 35 to
I Otol 9 I 9 to
.( 15HI 13to 15to
General Cigars . . .
General Electric.
.1 81
I 82 to1 81 to I 80
1 , 102
230 IL'37 to 1236 237
78 to I SUtoi 71 to I 78
General Motors. . . .
Goodrich ltubber. .
Granny Con
G. Northern Ore . .
G. Northern Ry. .
Greene Cananea . . .
Gulf State Steel. .
Ice Securities
Illinois Central . . . .
67 't7 67
67
42 V I 42 Hi 42 to
42 tt
85
41 to
60
45
92 to
134
59
129
5 to
25to
is to
138
35
SO Vi
83
98 H
47to
45
85
85;
85
41 -H
60
41 to
60
41 to
00
Industrial Alcohol. 1134
134tojl34
! 59 to 58 :
Inspiration Copper
59
Int. Harvester
Int. Mer. Marine, c.l 57tol 57to 51 to
Int. Nickel 25 to I 25 to I 25 to
K. C. Southern, c
Kelly Springfield ... 1 1 3 8 to H 0 to ! 1 3 8
Kcnnecott Copper.
35
35 to I 35
Keystone Tire
Lackawanna Steel. .
I .askey F. Players .
Lehigh Valley
Ma.-vwell Motors, c.
59 to
83 to
99
HO to I 59 to
83 Vt I 82 to
99 to i 99
45 to
31 5
4 5 to I 4 5 to
Me.v Petroleum . . .
: i to
12to212to
: Montana Power
67
07
6 7 i 6 7
Mierni Copper ..
Mid vale Steel ...
Missouri Pac. c.
National Enamel
National L-ud
Nevada Cons. .
New Haven .
25 toy 26
4 9to'i
'o 's
4 9 to
27 to
2 5 '
4 9 to
' to
27 to
1 to
7.". to
82 to
17
82 'i i M
16 to I 17
16 to
31 to I
31 to
30 to HO to
N. Y Air .'.. .'12 4
124 to 1 22 -122 to
'N. Y. c ntval ...
Norfolk A W. . .
I Nor. h :i I'm-. . .
okla. It-:. A Prod,
Pac. M.iil
Pan Am. lvte.. c.
IVtin. Railway ...
j I', ,1, . ..,,"
Pierre An, ...
- to 1 ( - to ; ' -
98 to
Mi to I 8to hi; I so j
lo i 10 1 Otol 9 to I
37 to i 37 to I 87 to! 3 7 to
1 1 s to ,U8 ' iiis to ;i ia to
43 1 43 I 43 I 42 ' I
4.( ! -13 1 4 3 I 4 3 I
6 1 to , 6 1 to ! tin to 1 no to
IV.' 'Jl i, ' 1 to I "IV,
I l'i,'u:c Oil
I n- id Steel (tor., c! 92 to I 92 to I 92 to I 92 to
Pullman
1 1 7 to 1 1 7 to ! 1 1 7 to ! 1 1 7 to
Ray Cons. Copper,
liy. S.leel SpniiK-.
llr-idim:. c
Hep. I. A S., c.
Rock Island. 1 . . .
Seat -, Uo. ' :ic'; . .
S!istCJi' C ! . r .
Slos.s Sheffield
Sou: h ni Peeitic
H iutlurn H . c.
Stud b.lki r. c. . .
Stuti M i. or. . .
St I,ouis & S. F
Swift & Co
Tenn. Copper . .
Texas Oil
Texas Pacific . . .
Tobacco Products
I'nion Pacific, c . .
I'nited Food Prod.
23 to 23 to 22 1
.jYt'SNtUi .saiDuU Tone, With
91 to 91 HI S9to 90 - M.A J.WJJ.V"
20 V 27 to I
27
200 1200 il99
I !. -
1 199
63 to i 63 V4 I OS , 02
103 to 101 lOltollOOto
24 to : 2 I to 1 24 to I 2 i to
1 I 1 to 11 4." 11 - to 1 1 1 3
111 111
108 to
108
18H
125
12 to
269
49 to
loo lt
121 to
86
55 to
115
71 to
103 V
114
84 H
78 to
10
83
54
60
31 to
124H
82
60 to
12
125 to ,125
14 i 13
12 to
270 ;27(l
5o I 5 11
102 to jl02 to
121 to ,122
86 i Ml to
26.S
i s 5,
lol to
121 to
85 to
55 '
112
71)
Trans. Cont OU..4 55to 56 to
I. S. Rummer c. . ill 2 to ill 6 to
U. 8. Smelt A Ref 70 to
V. S. Steel c '108 to
Do pfd TllSto
71 to
104 to '102 to
114
84 to
113 to
83
t'tah Copper. . . .
V. Chemical c .
Wabash
Western Union. .
Wet Electric . . .
White Motors. . .
Willys Overland .
Woolworth . . . . ,
Worth. Pump . . .
Sinclair Oil
. I 83
5 3 to
61 V
81 to
83"
61 to
54 to
01 to
32
S3' '
01 to
53 to
00
31 to
82 ' '
60 to
Total sales, stocks, 861,900 shares.
Total wales, bonds, $13,281,000.
SOUTHER Jf SEIUSCf CAUSES
A DROP IN COTTON
New York, Sept 25. 1.1 N. S.) Priees
at the cotton market opening today were 3 to
1 5 pointa lower nnder the pressure of active
soutnern selling, but buying spot and mill in
terests did much to absorb the supply and at
the end of 15 minutes the list held well at a
net decline of 8 point.
Covering and trade buying gave a strong tone
to the market in tlie late afternoon.
The close was steady at a net advance of 5
points to a decline of 10 points.
Month
January
February
March
April .......
May
June
Open. High. Low. Close.
3150 3175 3148 3165
.... 8165
3170 3190 3165 3176
: . .. 3180
8175 8200 8175 3187
3187
3178 3192 3173 3175
3125
8125 3184 S105 3130
3140
814$ 3167 3139 3158
August
October , . .
November . .
New York spot market 3180, 5 points up.
CRANBERRY CROP IS LOWERED
BY THE "WORM BLIGHT
South Band Wash.. Sept. 25. The cran
berry crop of the North Beach peninsula,
which growers, had anticipated to be tbe big
gest in years, is falling below average, caused
by the worm blight of last year. A late frost
also did much to diminish the crop.
New York-Londo Silver
New York, Sept. 25. (I. N. 8.) Bar sil
ver. $1.18 to. an advance of ltoc.
London, Sept 25. (! N, 8.) Silver made
new high record at 63 to d, an advance of to d.
New Tork Sugar and Coffee
,New York, Sept. 25. (U. P.l-
Ko. 7 Rio. 16 toe; No. 4 Santos, 28 He.
Sugar Centrifugal. 17.28.
HERE
Edlte Ivy
Hyman. H. Cohen
FEEDER STUFF HAS
CAUSED DULL TONE
SHEEP ALLEYS
Norlh Portland Has Been Getting Too
Much Thin Stuff, and Thi Has
Hurt General Situation Swine
Prices Are Unchanged Here.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RLN
Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sket
. 234 205 . . . 181
. 460 136 3 506
. 107 237 ... 142
. 11 30 7 234H
. 462 177 14 3J
. 308 98
. 876 SO 23 2527
. 488 " 98 ... 119X
Thursday
Four weeks ago. . .
Y'ear ago
Two years ago. . . .
Three years ago. . .
There was a dull and almost lifeless
tone In the livestock trade generally at
North Portland for the day with a run
of Unloads and supplies modetate in all
lines.
Mont of the stock that has arrived in the lamb
alley at North Portland recently has been of in
terior quality. There has been a very unusual
percentage of stocker or feeder stuff. Few of
the receipts have been of tiptop Quality and this
has caud many misunderstandings between ship
pers and buyers. Feeder lambs are only In fair
demand around $8.00 (9.00 here while prime
lambs are quoted up to $ 1 1.00 ( 1 2.00.
General mutton market range:
Prime lamb- $11.001200
Fair to medium lambs lo.oOtf 11.00
Yearlings H.'rwfs 0 00
Wethers 7 on S.00
Ewes . 5.00 7.50
Btocker-feeder lambs 8.0OW 9 00
Cattle Trade Unchanged
No change was shown either in the tone or
price ruling in the cattle alleys at North Port
land for tbe day. Arrivals totaled 205 head
compared with 136 last -nmrsday and 177 had
a year ago. Most of the arrivals of late have
been of odds and ends and little haa therefore
been sold st eitreme values.
General cattle range:
Best stetr
Goct to choice steer .........
Medium to good steers
Fair to good steers
Common to fair sifters
Choice cows and heifers
1. nod to choice cows and heifers.
Medium to xi covts and heifers.
.$10.00 I 00
. ft.50e 10.00
8.30 m S.50
7.50 8 60
6.01,0 7.00
8.00 ( 8 50
7.00 7.75
6.001 7.00
5 011(4 (1.00
3.0O IA 4 .8O
5.00(0. 7.O0
8.00 (OS 14 .00
6.00 9.00
Fair to medium cow and heifers.
Canners
Bulls
Calves
Stackers and feeders
Swine Trade Is Holding
Only fractionally more than two loads came
into the swine division of North Portland over
night. Kim wa 234 bead compared with 460
last Thursday arid 46,1 a year ago for the same
day. Tope are still generally quoted up to
$18.00 by the local trade.
General hog market range:
Prime mLied ...$17.5018.00
Medium mixed 17. 00 17.50
Rough, heavies 15.75 17.00
Pigs 15.75 17j0e
Wednesday Afternoon 8alat
STEERS
No.
1 .
2.
1 .
1 .
7.
1.
16.
2.
Av. Tbs.
Price j No. Av. lbs. Price
$ 9.75 22 1029 $ 9.75
5 (10 3 . . . . 960 8.00
8.00 2.... 910 7.00
7.00 7 1136 10 15
10.15 2.... 1270 11.00
8 00 1 . . . . 920 8.00
0 00 1 . . . .1140 8.75
8.75 3.... 876 8.75
8.00 1 1110 11.00
. 5 50
.1110
. 8 80
.1034
.1300
. 913
. 965
. 993
COWS
- 8. .
2. ,
1 . .
1 . ,
9.
776 $ 4,00 I
. 825 $ 4.50
. S(l 3.80
. 83d 4. SO
.1017 7 00
.1110 8.50
. 1(4(
. ! 7 O
. 1 200
.1083
.50
i '. '. ',
lu. . .
7 . . ,
2 SO
7.00
7 30
hogs
2.... 280 $18 00 I 6 168 $18.00
5.... 209 18.00 7.... 272 18 00
6.... 2S0 18,00 4,.... 232 18.00
9.... 254 18.00 2.... 190 18.00
15.... 22(1 18.00 8.... 212 18.00
10 261 17.50 13.... 219 17.50
16.... 238 17.50 11.... 278 17.25
14.... 238 17 25 1 430 17.00
1, . . . 450 16.00 6 191 10.10
4 147 16.00
LAMBS
7 87 $11.00 1 5 64 $ 9.00
6 56 9 00 I 290 64 12.00
EWES
8 145 $ 5.00 I
YEARLINGS
51 124 $ 8.75 I 3 116 $ 8.75
KICK
1 . . . . 150 $ 4.00 I
Thursday morning sales:
COWS
8.... 913 $ 6 00 ! 10.... 1051 $ 7.00
1.... 010 .no. ; 1.... 970 5.50
HEIFERS
1.... 370 $10.00 i 2.... 550 $ 5.00
1. . . . 690 5.00 !
Hi iGS
3.... 193 $17 50 47 203 $18.00
22.... 195 18.00 12 225 18.00
2.... 4t80 16.00 2 243 16.00
LAMBS
29.. 80 $11.50 i 33 ... 7$ $11.50
HICK SHEEP
1 . . . . 194) $ 4.00 I
.Minneapolis Flax Market
Minneapolis, Sept. 25. II. N. 8.) Flax
seed, 1.58 1 1 64 April, $4.274.32.
Lower Grain Price
By Joseph F. Prltchard
Chicago, Sept. 1 1. N S. ) Corn closed
at a net decluie of 3c to 5 si c for tlie day. There
was some buying late by shorts taking profits and
by holders of privileges, but no new investment
buying developed. Late selling was stimulated
by a dectine of 4c to 10c in spot price and an
Omaha message saying Iowa new corn was be
ing bought 1 r,c under Chicago December for de
livery by December 1 5.
Oats closed at a loss of too to lc. Buying
support was lacking and the market responded
easily to selling induced by the weakness in corn.
Provisions prices finished the day near the
low point, showing losses of 55a to $1.90. The
market was without support.
Chicago. Sept. 25. (I. N. S.) The grains
opened steady with the market extremely quiet
today. Corn prices at the start were unchanged
to toe lower.
Local commission houses were dn both sides
of the market, with the crowd apparently lean
ing to the selling Ride.
Oats started unchanged to toe lower. The
market was dull and featureless. Locals are
watching the corn market.
Provisions were a trifle lower at the start.
Trade was largely confined to lard. Buying was
scattered.
Chicago range by Fnited Press: g a
CORN.
Open. High.
Sept - 1 54 1.54
I.w 1.27 1.2 7
May 1 24 1 24 to
OATS
Sept 67 to .67 to
Dec 684 9 to
May 714 .71
PORK.
Oct
LARD.
Low. Clme.
1 49 1 49 to
1.23 to 123 to
1.20:
1 21
.88 Vi
.68 to
.70
.664
.68 4
71 to
35.00
24.90
22.20
Oct 25.30 25.47
Jan. 22 50 22 65
BIBS.
Oct 18.87 18.87
Jan. 18.45 18.52
24.85
22 15
IS 45
18.10
18 45
18.15
New Tork Bead Market
Furnished by Overbeek ft Cooke Co., Boars! of
Trade bldg.
Bid. Ask.
70 71
81 86 H
7.5 78 to
5 to 95 ?
75 76
4s 784 80
83 . 83 to
114 11
4s .. 77H 774
81 to 81 H
83 to 83 H
99 894,
6 77 77 to
5s 102 H 105
4s 82to 82 H
98 4
, 81 82
5s 84 84
8S 84
Bal. V Ohio Gold 4s.
Beth. Steel Ref. 5s . .
Cent. Pacific 1st 4s.
C, B. A J Col. 4s.
St. Paul Genl. 4 to s .
New York By. 5s. .
Northern Pac. P. L.
Reading Genl. 4s. .
Union Pac. lst 4s.
U. S. Steel 5s
Penna. Conv. 4 to.
Penna. 1st 4 to.
Naval Store Market
New York. Sept 25. (I. N. 8.) Turpen
tine. Savannah. $160 1.81. N. Y.. $1.70,
Rosin, Savannah, $15.50; N. Y., 818-80.
- . r
Engineers Flatly
Refuse to Extend
Strike Sympathy
WashlnsTtoB, Sept. J5. (I. N. a) "We
never go out on sympathetic strikes.
This was the answer today of War
ren S. Stone, grand chief of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, to the
announcement In Pittsburg yesterday by
Secretary William Z. Foster that aub
commlttee of the steel strikers had been
appointed to meet with the presidents of
the four big railroad brotherhoods to
discuss matters "pertaining to the
strike," with the Implication that sym
pathetic strike action would be asked
of the brotherhoods.
Stone is generally regarded as the
spokesman of the "big four" brotherhoods.
Chenoweth Eeceived
At State Hospital
Salem. Sent. 25. -Oeorjre B. Cheno
weth, member of the 1919 legislature
from Curry county, whoso plea of in
sanity resulted in hia acquittal on a
manslaughter charge for killing George
Sydham, was received at the state hos
pital for the insane here Wednesday
night. Chenoweth will be kept in the
receiving ward of the hospital until
officials have determined "his mental
condition.
Germany Depends on
American Assistance
Copenhagen, Sept. 25. (I. N. S.) So
cialist officials In Germany believe that
Germany can recover only with Ameri
can aid, according to advices from Ber
lin today. During a cabinet controversy
Socialists objected to the taxation
schemes of Finance Minister Mathlas
Ersberger. They are reported to have
declared that the only way Germany
can hope to recover is by means of a
large loan supported by the United
States.
Civil War Veteran
Dead From Paralysis
Salem. Sept'23. P. C. Sherman, -aged
72, a well known Civil war veteran, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. J.
Culver, in this city Wednesday evening
after suffering for more than a year
from paralysis. He leaves a widow and
five children. Funeral services will be
held Friday afternoon.
Humane Society Active
The Oregon Humane society is dis
tributing literature at the state Tair
through the boys' nnd girls' poultry and
rabbit clubs. A booth has been erected
over which the children have charge in
the handing- out of the literature. The
society is giving first and second pme
medals for the best pen of chickens anrl
01 rauuiis
Policeman Killed in Itiot
New Bedford, Mass.. Sept. 23. (I. N.
S.) One policeman Is dying; and an
other is seriously injured, the result of
a strike riot at the plant of the National
Sun Silk company here today. The
strikers are concrete mixera employed
by the Turner Construction company of
Boston which Is engag-ed in building an
addition to the Sun silk plant
Loses Part of Foot
Clyde McMillan, an employe of the O.
W. R. It. & X.. is at the St Vincents
hospital as the result of an accident
wh rely h suffered the amputation of a
part f cue ?. The breaking of a cable
was responsible.
BOSTON COPPER MARKET
Oierbeck Cioke Co., Board of Trade build-
Closing
Bid. Askefl.
1 to t
75 78
40 4to
14'i 15 H
. 75 7?H
. 400 410
15H 11
8" i, f, t
2 to 3 Vi
. lfito 17
44 4
. 07 SO
4 4 to
!U 4
3 to 4
fi H 0
63 U 05
. 10to 11
2 2K
40 m
.- 88 0
. ?4 4 2SV;
. 66 68
'J to 2 to
8 '4 8 to
is i to
71 S 71
KU 4
1 4 2 V
, . 23 25
n to
1 o 14 1 0 H
1 1 H
1
$0 85
.MvV"re
' -ck
A Hones
'risnns
CnVnmet Aria.
ctninet necla .
Cr'raB'-l . . . .
'oh p r nre . .
'lv IV,. t
T'nt tt-ltte . . . .
Franklin
,:ranbv
Lvt Lake
Lsk"
T Suite
on Val
Ml'-'-'sn
Mohawk
Vinissing
Bltir
Old Pom,
Osceola
Pond Cr-ek . . .
Ouiney
Shannon
Sun. A Boton . .
Trinity
T. S. Smelting . .
victoria
Winona
Wolverine
Cons C M.
Tlavis Daly .
Tuolumne . .
Ely
CCLB LIST
Denver
San Francisco Cash Grain
Ran Francisco. Spt. 25. 'T. PI Grain
Barley Snot feed per cents!. $2 90 8.50-
shinning, 3. 00 63 10.
Osts Red feed. $2.8092.80; sed. $8 00
$ 10.
fltecks. Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Ete.
tl-$I7 Board of Trade Building.
Overbeck&CookeCo.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Ckleage Beard of Trad
Correspondents el Logan Bryaa
Chicago New Tork
mm I
LEADER OF STRIKE
IS
(Continued From Pace One)
ence of the ateel industry, decided it
would have to organise the steel men.
In the steel industry the hours are long
and the wages are low. below the
pauper line."
Fltapatrick outlined the efforts of the
American Federation of Labor to or
ganise the steel workers during the past
few years, leading up to Judge Gary's
refusal to meet with the labor men.
"The men responded In large num
bers," Fltspatrlck said. "In a short
time we were well on our way towards
organisation."
William Z. Foster." Fltspatrlck said,
was an organiser of the carmen nf
America before he Joined the steel
movement
PREVENTION ATTEMPTED
"The steel corporations were resort
ing to every method to prevent the or
ganisation." said Fltspatrlck.
"The American Federation of I,abor
initiated the movement to organise the
steel workers." Fltspatrlck said in re
ply to a question from Senator Jones of
New Mexico. . ,
SAYS WOMAN WAS KILLED
A thrill of horror rati through the
room when Fltspatrlck held up a photo
graph of a woman he said had been
killed by "gunmen" employed by the
steel corporation before the strike an
called. The woman's head, propped up
on a pillow, revealed unmistakable evi
dence of a gunshot wound and of
bruises. He said the woman was shot
down in cold blood while trying to
shield pome, children from the bullet h of
the "Kunruen."
"(let this one,- too !" he quoted 0110 or
the gunmen as shoutliiK as "lead was
pumped Into her body."
SPEAKS OK GREATER TROUBLE
Warning that the steel strike might
prove more tliiiii a strike of steel work
ers was given by Kitzpafrick.
"Iet me say that If what is going on
in Vennsyjvania today continues, the
strike will not be confined to the steel
mills," said Fltspatrlck. "There Is no
telling what may hapen."
The bad conditions of the steel In
dustry were used to destroy good con
ditions elsewhere. It w;is a bad spot In
the industrial situation it had a
tendency to drag the labor movement
down, just as one rotten apple will spoil
a whole barrel.
HOURS ARE LONG
"The hours are lonK. the wagres are
small and the treatment you can t de
scribe it."
The eight-hour day "was the first
attempt to thwart organization," Fltz-
patrick eaid.
"The men wouldn't pay any attention
to promises, so we went Into the 1'ittfi
burg district, feeling that we had the.
legal and citizenship rights to meet and
discuss these questions. The first op
position wc met was in McKeesport."
MEETINGS UNDER BAN
The national committee then took the
matter up with the mayor, Fltspatrlck
said, "and the mayor of McKeesport
said we absolutely couldn't meet."
"Wo thought, that a very serious sdt
natipn when men were denied the rights
of citizenship and we took the matter
tip with Mr. Gompers," Fitzpatrlck con
tinued. "Mr. Gompers addressed a let
ter to the mayor of McKeesport and the
governor of Pennsylvania. President
Gompers' letters were not answered.
OPPOSITION EVERYWHERE
"We got no relief. In all the other
points throughout Pennsylvania we met
the same kind of opposition. By May,
.1919, we had something like 80,000 men
in the organization. They wanted to
take some action. We prevailed upon
them to be patient.
"In the June convention of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor I was able to
report over 100,000 men in the organ
ization. GOMPERS LETTER IGNORED
"President CJompers addressed -a letter
to President Gary, asking a meeting for
the purpose of discussing this situation.
The letter was Ignored. In the mean
time all of the strength and power of
the United States Steel corporation waat
directed against our organisation.
"The international 'organisations were
asked to take a strike vote and if the
conferences which were being asked
were not granted the men were told we
would take action. Ninety-eight per cent
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$$,Mt IK INDUSTRY
"What was the total number
hers in the steel mills at the time ta
vote was taken T asked Senator Wolcott, .
"About lOO.OOO," replied FlUpfttrlck.i ,
"The total In tho Industry T' pursued'
Senator Wolcott
"About 500.000," answered Fltspatrlck.
"We had one-fifth and we thought we -bad
tho right to ask for a conference"
"We went to Judge Gary's office. We
sent in our cards; he sent out word'
asking- to be excused from a personal
interview, asking that we submit our
business in writing. We submitted our
proposition and immediately got an
answer from Judge Gary stating that t!
he didn't think we represented the men
and that the corporation would continue
in its old way, taking the best care otj
the men they could." 1
"If Judge Gary had consented to svi.
conference, would this strike have been: .
called?" asked Senator Kenyon. I .
"So. sir." replied Fitzpatrlck. t
CONFERENCE NO USE NOW
"Jf Judge Gary consented to a, con-1 '
ference now, would it end this strlkeT'.1
asked Senator Kenyon.
' I don't think so. 1 don't believe tho'
calling of a conference would satisfy"
the 340.000 men who have left their
employment. They have struck because
of the brutality In their Industry and
they are going to ask the United States
government to give them justice."
"At that time, had the president's coni
ference ben called?'' asked SenalyP
Kcuyues.
"No, sir ; It was an Impossibility V.
change this strike date, after tt had
been set."
PHOTOGRAPH PRODUCED
It was then that Fltspatrlck , flashed
a photograph of Fanny Siipllings, lying;
upon a bier.
"There is an Instance." said Fltspsjt-
rick. "This woman was un organiser.
While she was trying to protect children1
the order was given. KIU this one!' and
they fiied. 1
"The advice of the president of the
Chamber of Commerce In Chicago was'
'to use machine guns' against labor; to
treat them rough. The next day four
men were killed and 16 wounded at tho
Standard Steel Cur plant." 1
"Air. Gary said you did not represent
his employes," said Senator Jones of
New Mexico. "You have no injorma-'
tion to deny this?"
"The answer Is apparent now," said
Filzpatrick. f
"Po you believe that was the onlyj
way you conlu prove your strength?"
aaked Senator Jones.
"lie wouldn't believe it otherwise,"
said Fltspatrlck. "In the meantime the
campaign of termrlcm was In progress
and we had to save our orgaiiUatlo"u."
NON-l NION MEN VOTE
Fitspairlck said non-union men wcro
allowed to vote, on the strike and only
two non-union men voted against It.
"To raise tho bugaboo that the strikers
are aliens is only done by tho newspapers
that are controlled," said Fitzpatrlck.
in answer to a oucstion from Senator,
Kenyon. Fitspatrick said he couldn't t$U,
how many men In the steel mills are,,
aliens.
"If tlvey nre good enough for Mr. Gary
to tise, they sre good enough for us." ha
said.
Three Are Killed,
Four Injured, in
Bomb Outrage,
Batavla, N. Y., Sept. 25. (I. N. S.,)
Three persons were killed and tour lryj
jured In a bomb explosion here early this t
morning. The dead Joseph UatlaglW
Mrs. Joseph Hattagll. and their 2-year-'
old son. Tha injured : Mrs. Carlo Trl-i
march), broken hip; Carlo Trimarchlj
shock; two young sons of the couple j
le.i fractured.
... I 1 ...... I I . .T..
tile uoniu rii'iuufti 111 irie noiinej si eu
450 Kllicot street, literally blowing It to?
pieces. One of the Trlmarclil children;1
was blown into the street. The bodies'
of the Iiatlagll family were found amliUt
. 1 , . . I . V . I .. i .. 1 . . 1 ! .. .. 1 1 1 .... I. II ..I...
lilt; ucui 1 111 iiiti iiiui. j.iMt.n iiaiiuomr
are suspected. Trlmarchl had reeentlyl
received threatening letters.
Others' Trouhlrs Puy Him
r'rm the Boston Tranvript
"He likes to have people come to him'
with their troubles." I
"Sympathetic, eh?"
"No, he's a lawyer "
1 . 1 - -I 1 1 i- - i9t
FACTS No. 4$S
Dividends j
in Roads
L. T. Hewes, General In
spector of the U. S. Pureauj
of Public Koaas. ne rifrni
forty says no community
ever receded from it$ policy
of road improvement The
Rood accomplished and the
benefits conferred only
spurred on to greater efy
fort. This is particularly
the case when roads re
paved with
BITULITHIC
WABIIY BROS. COMP-attrT
of the men wa were able to reach author-.
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