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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ;. OREGON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1920, GENERALLY LOWERING PRICES FOR FEEDSTUFFS STOCKS START UNDER PRESSURE BUT STEADY LATER 12 EGG MARKET TRADE IS TUMBLING HERE eggs still ioweb Later a farther cat wu mad In egg her with extras down to 7e while bids 'for current reeelpts were at tSe a doren Portland. Weakness has generally developed In the local eg trade and f. o. b. buyers have reduced their quotations to as low as 10c a dozen for Portland delivery. , With the arrival of liberal supplies of Austral lu rtll which sr. Mid to he of such good Quality that they nerve the fresh $z trade wrl well, the uirfcct for .supplies Is grsdbally receding in pnee. Most of the fresh eggs coming to UiU market r from Southwestern Wsshincton. Tills is a mot unnatural condition it this period, but the fact that Winlock and other Motions tributary to Puget Sound ar shipping here indicates that the Portland trade Is making the best net re j turn. . ... At this time t year atro extras were Wilms I In the Portland market at 80o and were clean i lug up at that. Today extras are selling- f mm 1 ' 7tlo to 7 So generally and Uie market is not Tery . good. ', . 1 ' 'j Those desiring special information regarding any market should write the Market Editor, Oregon Journal, enclosing SLanip rar, kijij. m BI'TTEfi C05TISCES TJSCHASGED ! Market for butter continues at : unchanged price here' but there remains s wear undertone in the trade. OaUlrie markets, which- are weak and lower, j are the chief influence although the local output i not heavy. CHICKEX PRICES ARK REDUCED Itedueed price are showing for chicken in the local trade in an effort to clean up. Sale of licht weight hens are around 18c with heaiy rprings et 2021e and heavy ben as low as 20o pound. TURKEY MARKET IS LIFELESS ' Almost a lifeless tone is showing in the market, for dressed turkey here at the moment. Hale are shown, around 40 42c generally for a limited supply. Retail trade still Stocked with high priced bird. DRESSED MEAT DEMASil LIBERAL Liberal drnuiKt continues in the market for both Teal and hoes with limited arrivals in both line If would not take a ma supply to ropre lower price again, is the opinion expressed by the trade. ' . I SOME RUTIN t OF SPUDS SHOWN Some small carlot business continues in the potato trade around $1.10 1.275 at country jininU for good quality. A few email lota are reported selling to wholesaler at $1.401.30 1 OIUSIIU utruyvriy. A tool invented by a Pennsylvanian nerves either as a shovel or hoe, de pending upon which way it is inclined from Its handle. MARK SHIPMENTS TO FOR HIGHEST PRICES PROMPT PAY Writs for Price DAIRY BUTTER CREAM EGOS COMPANY PORTLAND,, OR. WE PAY CASH Tor Poultry. Butter and 'Eggs, lc per lb. on 1 logs and VeaL. 6 per cent commission on com and other farm products. CAPONS Write us regarding Capons. Top prices guaranteed. Ask for Shipping Tags. CRESCENT MARKET 244 FIRST STREET REF. STATE BANK WE WANT YOUR Veal, Hogs, Poultry EGGS, DRESSED MEATS, HIDES. CASCARA . BARK, MOHAIR, WOOL, ETC. WRITE US FOR, PRICES GULLICKSON & CO. Established 1912. 109 Front St., Portland, Or. Ship us or write for prices on Eggs, Veal, Hogs, Potatoes, etc. Let us quote you prices for groceries- Call or send us a list of what you want. We can save you money. OMEN VAN SCHOONHOYEN 193-195 2nd, Cor. Taylor, Portland Veal, Hogs and Poultry Will bring top prices when shipped to us. Ask Your Neighbors About Us. Write for Quotations and Tags BOLLAM & CO. 128 FROST ST. , PORTLAND, OR, HIDES, PELTS, WOOL Cast ara Bark, Metals, Robbers Write for prices and shipping tags. L. SHANK & CO. 113 Front Street, Portland, Oregon S mum Writs for "al SUviat Tut as Prk Lit SULLIVAN HIDE fc WOOL CO. 7 tft. dtfnTnaW ' " ' aVU 0H IHlkSTW Portland 1 ISSUE NO. 65 an MP 11 HOGS AND VEAL STRONGER HOGS Market showed better tone at 17 for tops. t - . VEAL Moving readily around IS. i CHICKIS Heavy Hens, demand tair , 29 to 30. Light Hens, not so good, t 20 to 22. Springs, demand fair at 24 to 30. fe TURKKTS Market weaker. Will pay market price. "VV EGGS Demand good. Around 75c dozen. -BUTTER Dairy, around 35 pound. WE ARE At WATS 121 THE MARKET FOR GOOD QUALITY POTATOES TrTeuV Egg, Sheridan-Beckley Co., Inc. . FRUITS AND PRODUCE Phone Main 7922 , 211 Washington St. Reference! HIBERNIA SAVINGS' BANK Apple and Potato Qrewart' AstoclaUons That Shin In Car LoU or Less Should Uie Our Serrloes When you ship your Dressed Hogs and Veal, Poultry, Eggs and Hides to us you can depend upon market price less 5 for selling. We are strictly a Farmers' organization and want your shipments. Write for quotations and shipping tags. ' TRI-STATE TERMINAL COMPANY Fourth and Couch Streets, Portland, Or. ' CMAIUCET BASK.ET RETAIL PRJCEX. By Hyman H. Cohen Lobsters from Mexico and good, fresh stock, at that are arriving ; in the Fortland markets, "and sales are shown In the retail shoes around 50 cents a pound. This price looks high, but it is much lower than people are paying for inferior canned stock. "It appears that every time there is a change of administration in Mexico," says Joseph O'Connor of the Portland Fish company, "the dealers are com pelled to seek new places in order to get their supplies of lobsters. A sue- ceeding Mexican administration gener ally refuses to honor the concessions of, other administrations, and, aa the lob ster industry of Mexico is a concession from the government, ' it will toe seen that new concessionaires appear when ever the politics of the government changes." The salmon are coming, and this Is, Indeed, good news for the consumer. Wholesalers report that arrivals of winter steelheads are shown at this time, and for the first time this sea son, excellent quality is shown in sil verside salmon.- This ts an unusually late beginning of the-run of these fish, but the quality is somewhat improved In, the retail tnarkeU steelhead sal mon is selling around 25 cents a pound, and this same price la likewise ruling in many places for the silversides. There are plenty of crabs in the mar ket, and the quality is good, but an extreme scarcity of razor clams is in dicated, although there are good sup plies of so-called hard-shells , and but ler clams offering. - Silver jimelt fresh from the ocean are arriving ami selling around 15 to 16 cents a pound. The following price ruled generally In retial hops for good quality.. Some value are frac tionally higher and inferior stuff fractionally lower: IiutteT Best creamery. 63 R8e. Kggs Fresh laid, . R!i 87c dozen; ordinary fresh. 75fe8fle per dozen. Poultry Chickens, dressed, 40l45c per lb. Fib Salmon, 15 30c lb.; halibut, 25 30c tier lh. 4 Klour Best local patent? $2.85 3.00 per ck. 49 lbs. - Potatoe Burbanks, 2 H 3c. Onions Oregon, 2 He. BRIEF SOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE Onion situation continuea weak. Apple trade is not quite o" actiTe; prices un teady. Hop market is without orders at the moment Cauliflower is somewhtt damaged as a result of rains. ( " , Fair Steelhead salmon run In Columbui; sale st 18c pound. WHOLESALE PttlCES IX PORTLAND Thess are prices retailers pay wholesalers, ex cept as otherwise noted: Dairy Products BUTTER Selling price, boi lots: Cream ery, eitras. parchment wrapped, 69c per lb. Jobbing prices: Cubes, extras, 65 56c lb.; dairy buying price, 35c per lb. BCTTEKKAT Portland delWery basi. 87 58c, best grade; country .stations, 61 54c. CHEESE Selling price: Tillamook, fresh Oregon fancy triplets. 33c per lb.; Young Amer icas. 34c lb. Price to jobber, f. o. b. Tilla mook u triplets, 30c; Young Americas, 31c. Selling price: ' Block Swiss. 48 4c; limburger. 40(42e per lb. KOGS Buying price: Current "receipts, 68c dozen; candled, selling price, 73c; select, 75c per dozen. MYE POULTRY Selling price: HeaTy hens, 26(27c per lb.; light hens, 18c per lb.; spring, light, 28 30c; heavy. 20c,21c; old roosters, 12 14c per lb.; turkeys, lire, 35c; dressed, 40c; ducks. 28(30c; geese, 222oc Fresh Vegetable and Fruit FRESH FRUIT Oranges, $8.5039.B0 box; bananas, 12HJ3c lb.; lemons. $4.75 5.00 a crate; grapefruit. Florida, $8.00 9.00; California, $3.00; pears, $2.60 3.00; Toky trpes, 1 5c per lb. APPI-KS New. $1.00 3.75. DBJE0. FRCnS-Dstes, Dromedsriex. $7.25; Fardi. $4.50 Per box; figs, $3.504.00. ONIONS Selling price to retailers: Local. $1.75; association selling price, per car, $1,25; California onion, $1.351.75j garlic, 20c; green onions, 45c per dozen bunches, POTATOES Selling price: Oregon fancy. l.75$z.oo; sweets, tt;e per ID. BEUK1ES Huckleberriw. 18c lb.; crsn berries. local, $5.00 box; eastern, $18.50 bbl. VEGETABLES Turnips, .$:.'. 00 per sack; carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.75; lettuce, $3.25 H."0 per crate; cucumbers, ( ) ; tomatoes, California. $2 75 ! 3 00 per lug; egg pUnt. 15c; broccoli, $1.75 2.00; bell peppers, 12c per lb.; celery. 85c$1.00 doz.; Hubbard, squash, 2 ft 3 H c per lb. : Mests snd Provisions COUNTRY MEATS Selling price: Country hogs, 18 17c per lb. for top blockers; heary, 10c: Teal. 16C17c; heary Teal, 10c per lb. SMOKED MEATS Ham, 4246o per lb.; breakfast bscon, 33 50c; picnics, 2Te per lb.; cottage roll 85c per lb. LA Rl -Kettle rendered, 2914. lb.; tierce basis, compound, 20 Vfe c. Fish and 8hellflsh ITtESH 1TSH Salmon, Steelhead. 18c per id. ; Mivereiae, loc; naimut, irn, 18 20c lb.; sturgeon ( ); black cod. 11 12c; kippere? salmon. $2.50 per 10-lbi basket; kippersri cod, $2.85; rsor clams, ( ) ; crab, $2.753.75 dozen; ling cod, 68c per lb. OYSTERS Eastern, per gallon, $5.00; Obmpia, $5.50. Groceries SUGAR Refinery basis' Cube. S11 7K- fruit and berry. (10.00; I yellow, $9.40; grsn ulatetd, $10.00; extra C, $8.80; golden C, $9.50. HONEY New. $7.00 T.50 case; bulk, I8c per lb. RICE Japan style. No. 1. 7 54 c; Blue Hose, 10c per lb. . SALT Cosrse, half ground. 100s. $17.25 per ton; 50s, $18.75; table dairy. 50s, $27.25; bales, $3.50 4.00; fancy table and dairy, $34.50; lump rock, $26.50 per ton. BEANS Sales by jobbers: Small white, 6c lb.; large white, 6c; pink, 7c per lb ; limas, 10c; bayou, 9c; reds, 7 Vic; Oregon beans, buying prices, nominal. CANNED MILK Carnstlon, $6.00; Borden, $6.00; Aster, $5.90; Eagle, $12.50; Libby, $3.90; Mount Vernon, $5.90 per case COFFEE Roasted. 19 42c in sscks or drums. SODA CRACKERS In bulk. 18c per lb. -,Ii',U!SoTVVVtm'"J'' 22tte per lb.: almonds. 27 Hf 28c; filberts, 32o in sack lots; peanuts, 14Hloc; pecans. 25c; Brazils. 35c. Rod. Paint, on ROPE Sisal, dark. 18c; white, 18e lb.; standard manila. 26 He. LINSEED OH Raw. bbls., 96c gal.; ket tle boiled; bbls., 9c; raw. cases, $1.11; boiled, cases, $l.is per gallon. COAL-! OIL Pearl or water white, In drums or iron barrels, 17 He gallon; bases, 30c per gallon, i GASOLINE Iron barrels. 29 39 He; SAL, NOV. 27, 1920 FEEDSTUFFS STILL i SATURDAY WHEAT MARKET Bid. Gain. Hard white Soft white U Wilts elub 1.4 Hard winter ; iM Northern spring W Red Walla 1. Se Se Se te Se e NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS Reported by Portland Merchants Exrhsnge: utu. nay SHOWING DECLINE Portland Sat.. 4. ... 3 ... Tear ago 30 ... 20 8 10 Total this week . 386 15 !2 10 49 Year ago 88 2 85 13 22 Season to date. 732 i. 115 368 253 851 Year ago. . . 1690 117 1905 329 803 Tacoma Friday 21... C ... Year ago .... 14 ... Season to date. 2841 40 422 67 463 Tear ago 3284 55 ... 107 494 Seattle Friday,. 10 1- ... 1 Year ago.... 24 3 5 ... 2 Season to date. 2733 156 15H 190 912 Year ago 3023 187. 359 857 688 Foodstuff and millstuff prices continue under pressure in the local trade, as a result of demoralized milling conditions generally. Juet how much lower mill stuffs can go in the face of the -if act that the mills are being closed because of the lack of flour sales will be very interest ing to the trade generally. Cracked corn and other feedstuffs are show ing reductions in line with the general lowering of cereal Talues and a further loss is shown for scratch feeds. Wheat market showed a slight rebound in the eastern trade during the morning, but there was a lack of actirity at Pacific Northwest cen ters. Foreign flour sales are limited because of the recent sagging of the wheat market and local artWrty is not pronounced. -v FLOUR Selling price, mill door: Patent, $9.80; Montana spring wheat, $10.20; Willam ette, Talley brands, $8.15; local straight, $7.90; bakers' local, $9 25 9.50; graham. $8.00; wholewheat, $8.20. Price for city deliTeries 15c extra; suburban, 20c extrs. HAY Buying price, nominal. Willamette ttaothy. fancy, $28.00 30.00 per ton; clc-Ter. $20.00: cheat, $23.00; straw, $1 1.00 11.50; giain. $25.00; alfalfa, $24.00 per ton. GRAIN BACKS- Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta. 10c; domestic. 11c, in car lots; less amounts highef. MILLSTUFFS Mill run st mill, escked. ton loU. $40.00: carloads, $39.00 per ton. OATS Per ton. buying price. Feed. $41.00 44.00 BARLEY Buying price: Feed, $43.00; mill ing, $44.00. SEED Buying price. Nominsl; no derasnd. Red clorer, recleaned, ( ) per lb.; slsike, ( ) ; Teteh. ). FEEDSTUFFS F. O. B. mills: Rolled bar ley, $54.00; alfalfa meal. $35.00; cocoanut meal, $40-00; cracked corn. $55.00; whole corn, $52.00 ton; scratch feed, $69.00: whole soy bean meal, $65.00; linseed meal, $80.00; oats, $51.00; rolled oats, $53 00 per ton ROLLED OATS Selling price: $10.50 bbL Merchants Exchange bids: WHEAT Not. Dec. Jan. Hard white 143 143 143 Soft white 138 138 138 White club 143 143 143 Hard winter 138 138 138 Northern spring .... 138 138 138 Red Walla Walla 133 133 133 FEED OATS 4250." 4100 BARLEY No. 2 No. 2 white gray . 4250 4100 4250 410O No bids. CORN No. 3 eastern (bulk) . . 3650 No. 3 local (bulk) no bids. 3475 3450 DAIRY PRODUCTS OF THE COAST Seattle Market Seattle. Not. 27. (V. P.) Butter City creamery cube. 58c; bricks, 59c. Eggs Fresh ranch, 72c; pullets, 58 60c I'hi-ese 32 33c. Milk $2.10., San Francisco Market San Francisco, Not. 27. (U. P.) Rirer White, i $2.00 (a 2.25; Salinas, $3.50 3.73; sweets. 3 4 3 H c. Onions Yellow and white, 65. 85c; Aus tralian brown, 75c $1.10. Los Angeles Market Los Angeles, Not. 27. (L X S.) Butter, 60c. Eggs Extras, 75c; case count, 73c; pullets, 65c; pewees, 60c. Poultry Hens, 30 32c; broilers. 40 47c; fryers, 40c. POTATOES ALOXO THE COAST Seattle Market Seattle, Not. 27. (U. P.) Potatoes, Yaki ma Gems per ton, $43.00 45.00; local, $32.00 33.00. Los Angeles Markets Los Angeles. Not. 2T. (I. N. S.) Potatoes Stockton Burbanks, best, $2.50 2.75; Idaho Russets, mostly, $2.25 2.30. New fork Butter and Eggs New York. Not. 27. (I. N. 8.) Butter Market unsettled. Creamery xtras, 60 64c; do firsts, 4763e; do higher scoring. 47 61c; state dairy tubs, 37 03c; renovated extras. 43 O 46c. Cheese Market stesdy. State Whole milk specials. 25 20c; do fancy. 23 H 26c; lower. 20 22 He. Wisconsin W'hole milk. fancy Young Americas, 28 30c. State Skims, spe cials, 1820c; do choice, 1517Hc; do choice to good. 1214H: lower, 10c. Eggs Market steady. Nearby white, fancy, $1.08; do brown fancy, 90 93c; extra, 86 88c; firsts, 76 81c. Xew York Wool and Hides New York. Not. 27. (L N. S.) Wool Market unsettled; domestic fleece XX Ohw, 29 52c: domestic pulled scoured basis, 30 80c; domestic Texas scoured basis, 60c $1.00. Hides Market quiet; natire steers, 19 20c; branded steers, 14 H 15c. Jfew York Poultry Market New York. Not. 27. (I. N. S.) Dressed Poultry Market weak. Chickens. 30 44c; turkeys. -35 62c; geese, 2338c; fowls, 25 40c; ducks, 30 42c. Natal Stores Market New York, Not. 27. (I. N. S.) Turpen tine Sarannah. 92 H ; New York, 97. Rosin Sarannah, $11.00; New York, $10.50. Minneapolta'Dutnth Flax Duluth, Not. 27. (I. N. S.) Flax No Tember, $1.90; December, $1.90 1.91 ; May, $2.03; January, $L.93; track, $1.93 1.94; arriTe. $1.04. Minneapolis, Not. 27. Flax, track, $1.92 1.94; arriTe, 411.92 1.03. ease. 41 He. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 13 Kc; 500 lb.. 14c per lb. TURPENTINE Tanks, $1.41; cases. $1.56; 10 case lota, lo less. - Hops. Wool and Hides HOPS Nominal 1920 crop S032c "b. HIDES Best calkskin, 12c; kips, 10c; green bides, 6c per lb. MOHAIR Long, 25c; short, 15e. t-r-- T ALLOW AND GREASE No. 1 taUewf 6c; No. 2. 5c CASCARA BARK New. 8c lb.; old. 9e lb. WOOL Coarse, 10c; medium, 20c; fine, 25c per lb. " " V ' Chicago Dairy Produce Chicago. Not. 27. (I. N. S.) Butter Re reipts 6769 tubs. Creamery, extra, 53c; extra firsts. 51 He; firsts. 42 Sic; packing stock, 24 30c. . Eggs Receipts, 936 cases. Current receipts, 60 67c; ordinary firsts, 62 64c; firsts, 70 71c; checks, 3543c; dirties, 40 47c. Cheese Twins, new, 25Hc; daisies. 26Hc; Young Americas, 27 He; longhorns, 27 He. Lire Poultry Turkeys, 85c; chickens, 17 22Hc; spriflgs, 23 He; roosters, 17c; geese, 26c; docks, 25c. . Dried Fmlt and Beans . New York, Not. 27. ( I. N. S. ) Beans Market dull; marrow choice. $9.00: pea choice, $3.23 5.95: red kidney choice, $11.00. Dried fruits Market actiie; apricots, extra choice to fancy, 29 36c; apples, eraporated. primer to fancy, 6 12 He; prunes, 30s to 60s, 14 H 20a; prunes. 60s to 100s, 8H12c; peaches, extra choice to fancy, 18 21 He; seeded raisins, choice to fancy, 23H25c. Chicago Potato Market Chicago, Not. 27. (I. N. S.) Potatoes Receipts. 98 ears. Ohio, $1.80 1.90; Northern white, $1.70 1.80; Idaho rurals, $2.052.13. New York Potato Market New York. Not. 27. (I. N. 8.) Potatoes (in bulk, barrel or bag) Market easy; nearby white, $2.75.50; southerns. $2.50 3.00. San Francisco Poultry Market Ran Francisco, Not; 27. U. y.l --Broilers, D560; largo bens, 363Sc; best duck, 30 33c .. , NO LIVESTOCK IN YARDS AT CLOSE Trade. Top. .' Steady $11.75 Portland Chicago 10c higher Omaha Weak .8i San Francisco 11 lower IS.flt Kansas City Light li.00 Denver 10c higher 16.M -rrrrr-. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Kl'N Hogs. Cattle. Calmr. Sheep. Cars. Saturday None Week ago.. 2 weeks ago 4 weeks ago Year ago. ., 2 year ago. 3 years ago 4 years ago. 1 00 . . ... 4 290 17 2 258 6 None 597 137 3 36 11 330 234 2 500 15 271 55 . . 286 4 187 205 3 6 Not a single carload was reported in the North Portland alleys for the Sat urday trade. The market was therefore on a nominal basis. - For hogs there is eTery indication of at least a steady market for the immediate future. Re cent arriTals at North Portland haTe been scant with but 1396 head for the entire week. No sales were made Saturday. General hog market range: Prime mixed Smooth heaTy ............ Rough neaTy Fat pig Feeder pigs .$11.0011.75 . 10.75 11.25 . 9.00 9.75 9.60 10.50 . 0.00 10.50 Cattle Appear Steady With no arrivals for the week-end, the cattle market appeared on a steady basis. Real good killers hare been extremely scarce of late and this has aided the tone here. There is a no ticeable decrease in - the demand for feeder stuff. General cattle market range: Choice eteers .....$ Good to choice steers Medium to good steers ....... Fair to good steer Common to fair steers ........ Choice cows and heifers Good to choice cows and heifers Medium to good cows and heifers Fair to medium cows and heifers Cannera 8.50 7.50 9.00 8.00 7.50 6.50 6.00 7.00 6.50 S.50 4.50 3.50 0.00 6.50 5.25 6 259 6.50 5.50 4.50 3.50 2.50 5.00 Bulls Choice dairy caly . Heary cakes , Best light calres Medium light calTe . 13.00 14.00 7.00 8.00 11.00 13.00 9.00 11.00 6.50 7.25 0.75(S' 6.75 Choice feeders Fair to good feeders , 8hap Are Absent With no supply aTailable for the the Saturday market for .sheep and nominally steady to weak at North General sheep and lamb range: week end, lambs was Portland. East of mountain lambs '. $ Willamette Talley lambs ..... . Feeder lambs Cull lambs Yearlings 8.50 8.00 7.60 5.00 5.00 6.00 9.50 8.50 8.00 6.00 7.50 6.50 1.50 Vtethers ETtee 1.00 Friday Afternoon Sale STEERS So. ATe. lbs. Price. No.. Are. lbs. Price. 1 790 $ 5,00 5 ... 812 $ 6.00 2 785 5.00 3. . . . 950 5.00 6 985 6.00 1 920 6 00 5 91S 6.00 3 866 5.25 1 010 6.00 15 994 7.7a 1 1140 5.00 9 1202 8 75 2 1285 8.75 4 1220 8.75 1 1400 8.75 8 1247 8.75 4.... 1052 8.00 2.... 935 8.00 6... .1022 '8.00 8 995 8.00 5 1028 8.75 6 1055 8.75 9 1024 8.75 8. ...1113 8.75 1 950 6.25 5 940 6.25 1.... 740 6.00 3 970 6.00 COWS 1 .1150 $ 4.50 5.... 836 $ 6.25 7 840 6.25 29.... 918 6.85 7 i075 5.75 1..:.1220 7.50 1 1100 5.50 2 1015 4.00 HOGS 26 200 $11.50 15 209 $11.50 1 540 9.00 3 156 11.00 20.... 69 10.15 I LAMBS 14 65 $ .500 10 101 $ 7.00 10 57 6.00 43 75 8.00 20.... 101 8.00 5 . . . . 112 8.00 1 100 7.00 3 420 7.00 6 95 7.00 23 83 7.00 4.... 100 7.00 6 121 7.00 19 85 7.00 60.... 67 6.00 EW ES 19:... 121 $ 4.00 3 96 $ 3.00 YEARLING 1 130 $ 6.00 BUCKS ; 2. ... 160 $ 4,00 Saturday Morning Sales HOGS N'o. Are. lbs. Price. I No. Are. lbs. Price. 1. ... 290 $ 9.00 I December Wheat Opens at Rise; March Is Lower Chicago, Nov. 27. (I. N. S.) Senti ment was more friendly to the buying side of wheat today and prices closed at substantial gins. Coarse grains maintained a strong tone, with locals and commission houses lending the market tinusual support Although sen timent continued generally bearish at the close, . there was a feeling on the part of bears to act cautiously. Pro visions ruled higher for the day. Chicago, Not. 27. (I. N. S.) Commission houses and local traders bought December wheat at the opening today and forced first prices 1 H 1 i o higher thsa the previous close. March, was unchanged to 'ic lower. Shorts bought com at the start and commission houses sold. December wss unchanged " and May was unchanged to He lower. Oats opened U. c lower for December and ii to; 34 c . lower for May. Trade was dull and featureless. Provisions were steady to higher at the start. Chicago range by United Press: shade mir.Ai T)ee. March Dec. May . Dec. . May . Jan. . Not.. . Jan. . Jan.t . 154 157 H . 148 153H CO,RN , . 65 66 7 ,. 71 73 OATS . 44'4 45 'i . 484 4 153 147H 133H 151 H 66 H 64 71 44 48 H 4 5 44 2277 1970 1475 1250 st PORK . .2240 2280 2223 LARD ,1935 1972 1937 .1450 1487 1447 RIBS ,.1240 1250 1220 RYE . . 141 143 1404 129 28 M 132 128H Dee. . May 140H 129 65 68H 2 red, BAilLr:x . . 64 65 ,. 68 68 Dec. MT 64 68 H Cafh wheat No. 1 red I $1.80; No. 2 hard, $1.62 1.64. No. AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chlcaao Hogs $10.25 Chicago. Not. 27. 1 1. N S. ) Hogs Re-r.iKiO- market mostly 10c higher. Bulk. $9.85 10.15; . top. $10.25; hearyweight. a a 80 ( 10.25 : medium weight, $9.95 10.25; light weight. $9.80 10.15; light lights, $9.70 A 10.00: heavy packing sows, smooth, $9.35 9.75; parking sows, rough, $9.109.35; piss. $9.75 10.00. Cattle Receipts 3000. Sheep Receipts 2000. San Francisco Hoa $12.00 San Francisco. Not. 27. (U. P.) Hogs dropped lc a pound in tbe locsl market, today, the best grades selling at 12c. Omaha Hogs $9.85 Omaha. Neb.. Not. 27. (I. N. 8 1-4-Hogs: Receipts, 3500: market stesdy to 10 higher; closing weak. Bulk, $9.73 9.85. t Cattle Receipts, 500; compared with week aco. beef steers 25 00c higher; batcher stock. steady to 25c higher; heaTy caives and Teals mostly 50c higher. Sheep, 600; compared with week ago, fat lambs strong; sheep steady; feeding grades un eTenly $1.00 to $1.59 Tower. Denver Hogs $10.00 Denver. Not. 27. (U. P.) Cattle Re ceiots. 200. steady. Steers, $7.009..T0: cows and heifers. $5.00 6.75; tocker and feeders, $7.00 9.25: eaWes. $6.0O 9.00. . Hogs Receipts. 80O, steady. 10c higher; tops, $10.00; bulk, $9.50 9.00. . Sheep Receipts, 4000, steady; lambs,- $9.00 10.25; ewes, $4.004.25; feeder lambs, $9.00 10.25. Shim CKt Has S10.00 Kansas City. Mo.. Not. 27. L S. 8 ) CatUe Receipts, 300. dull. Steers, $11. 00 J 2.60 cows and heifers, $7.00 13.00: stack ers and feeders. $8.00 11.00; calves, $10.00 13.50, Hoc Receipts, 1300. light; bulk, $9.55 9.83; tops. $10.00. Sheep Receipts, IOOS-; steady; lsmbs. $10.50 11.00; wethers.. 6. 50; ewes, $4.00 4.50. MOST OF LOSS IN STOCKS REGAINED New York, Nov. S7. (L N. &) The (stock market showed the expected drag ging tendency at the opening today, many stocks yielding from fractions'" to four point under small sales. Cluett-Peabody attracted attention with a decline of four points to 51. Steel common yielded to 81, and Baldwin declined one point to 934. The market closed strong today. Most of the leading issue recoTered the greater part of their early loss in the final trading. Steel com mon rose to 82 H, falling back again at the close to 81. Baldwin Loco reeorered 1 H to 95. Southern Pacific moTed up 1 H from the low to 112 H and smaller upturns were re ported in the other rails. Punt Alegra Sugar held a sharp upturn to 55 . a gain of oeer 5 points. Mexican Petroleum rose .3 points from the low to 156 H. The motorswere frac tionally higher. , Gorernment bonds, unchanged; railwsy and other bonds, steady. Total sales of stocks today were 275,000 shares; bonds, $6,917,000. Total sales of stocks for week, 3,926.000 shares; bonds, $67,473,000. Furnished by OTerbeck Cook. Co.. Board of Trade building: , STOCK I High. Low. Bid. Advance Rum .... . 500 Agr. Chem 66 65 66 100 Alaska Gold 1 VI Alaska Juneau .... 1H 1 1 H 500 Allis-Chalmers ,. ... 30 H 30 30 Am. Beet Sugar .. 52 1200 Am. Can Co. ..... 26 25 25 H 1400 Am. Car & Fdy. . . 12314 122 123 H 100 Am. Hide Leth 8 1000 Am. Intl. Corp...- 42V4 41 42 V 3300Am. Linseed ..... 60 56 H 59 H 900 Am. Loco. 84 83 83 H 1 1 00 Am. Ship & Comre 11 1300 Am. Smeiter 45 45 45 500iAm. Steel Fdy 30 29 20 H 600 A in. (Sugar 92 H 91 H 92 700 Ara. Sumatra 72 ,11 72 600Am. Tel. 4 Tel 88 08 98. U 200)Am. Tobacco 11774 11541115 4 -'OO (Am. W ool 70 H 60 H 69 300)Am. Zinc 7HI 7H 7H 2700 Anaconda 40 H 39 H 40 H Associated Oil 1 400 Atchison 84 83 83 2800 Atl. Gulf W. I. . . 104 101 H 103 H 4700 Baldwin Loco. 03 03 H I 94 C0OBalt, & Ohio 39 Hi 39 39 H lUeth. Motors I 3' 800.B. R. T 12 12 11 Butte C. & Z 3 300IButte A Sup. .... 11 H 11 H Caddo Oil 13 1300jCanadian Pac 11 6 '4 116H 11 6 H oOOiCen. leather 38 H I 38 H 38 H 500Chgo. 4 N. W 78 77 77 100Chicago G. W. . . . 9 9 1400Chili Copper 12 H 12 12 1200('hino 20 18 19 100O., M. &. St- P. .. 34 34 33 800 jO, iO. 6H 65 14 S lOOIColo. F. 4 L. 29 29 2!) H 800Conolidated Gas .. 80 79 H 5000Corn Products .... 72 71 72 lOOOICosden Oil .. 3a 32 H 32 H 1800C., R. I. & V 32 32 31, 3300Crucible Steel 89 H 86 14 89 100, D. & R. G 1 1 1 500Erie 15 H 15 14 15 Fed. Ming. 4 Smelt . . . 6 300 Gaston Williams 4 4 4 lien. Cigars 57 800 Gen. Electric 126 i 125 125 4700 Gen. Motors 16 ' 15 H 15 100 Granby . 20 ' 20 20 900 Great Nor. Ore ... 29 H 29 29 do pfd 8014 79 8 V Greene Cananea 23 600 Houston Oil . .... 82 81 81 500 Illinois Central ... 90 89 88 400 Inspiration 34 14 34 34 Interboro 4 200 Interstate Callahan. 7 17 7 Int. Harvester 92 500 Int. Merc. Marine.. 1514 14 15 500 Int. Nickel 15 14 14 1300 Int. Paper ... 46 45 46 2800 Invincible Oil 23 f 22 22 700 Island Oil 5" 5 5 100IK. C. Southern. . . . 21 21 21 3400Kennecott 19 19 19 1000Lack Steel 62 51 61 200Maxwell Motor 2 2 2 li 9600 Mex. Pet. 157 153 156 200 Miami 17 16 16 2800 Middle States Oil.. 12 12 12 2900 Midvale Steel 33 31 32 500M. K. 4 T 4 3 3 300Mo. Pac 22 H 22 H 22 200!Mont, 21 21 21 1000 Nat. Analine 63 52 63 1200 Nat. Enamel 47 46 47 100 Nat. lad 70 70 70 200 Nev. Con 9 9. 9 New Haven 22 21 22 500 Norfolk Westem'103 102 103 900 Nor. Pac 86 85 85 000 X. Y. Central 73 75 .75 200 OkU. Prod., ref... 3 3 3 500 Ontario 4 W 18 7100 Pan. Am. Pet 77 75 76 500 Penna 40 40 40 200 People's Gas 85 35 35 H 700 Pure Oil 34 34 34 500 Pierce Oil 12 12 ,12 800 Pitta 4 West Va. ..- 33 32 32 300 Pressed Steel Car.. 82 82 82 300 Pullman ....104 104 104 1100'Ray Cons 11 11 11 460dlReading 87 86 87 1400 Replogle Steel 75 73 73 800 Republic I. & S . . 66 65 65 1300 Royal Dutch Oil. . . 68 67 68 100 Ry. Steel Spg 83 83 84 Shattuck, Ariz 5 H 5400 Sinclair 24 '24 24 12900 Southern Pacific ... 1 1 1 2 111 112 SOOjSouthern Ry 25 24 25 300, St L. 4 S. F 24 24 24 24001Studebaker 44 43 44 Swift 4 Co 104 lOOOfTen. Co" 4 Chem. 8 . 8 8 7700iTexas Oil 47 46 47 300(Texas Pacific . 19 H 19 H 19 SOOITran. Cont. OM. . . 9 S 9 700!t!nion Oil Del.... 22 2 H 22 1200 Union Pacific 121 H 120 121 lOOiU. S. Ind. Alcohol. 71 H 70 71H 2100.U. S. Rubber 65 64 64 2600jU. 8, Smelting 43 13800 U.S. Steel 82 '81 81 200IUtah Copper 51 51 51 3900Va. Chem. 3944 37 37 SSOOjYanadium Steel ... 43s 41 43 230OVivandou 8 8) 8 400'Wabah 9 9 J 9 600Wcsting. E. 4 M... 42 42 42 H OOojWt-it Md 12 114 11 1200jWillys-OTfrland ... 8. 7 I 7 Weekly stock sales. 3.926,000 share. Weekly bend sales, B7.4 7B.OOO. Total sales stock, 275,000 shares. Totsl sales bonds, $6,917,000. Sew York Bond Market Furnished by OTerbeck 4 Cooke company. Board of Trade .building: JSid. Ask. Atchison Genl. 4s 76 7614 Bal. 4 Ohio Gold 4s 68 69 Beth. Steel Ref. 5s 77 78 Cent. Pacific 1st 4s....- 72 73 C, B. 4 Q. Col. 4s 96 96 St. Paul Genl. 4Hs 77 77 Chicago N. W. Genl. 4s 76 77 I. 4 N. Uni. 4s 81 82 New York Ry. 5s 20 29 Northern Pac. P. L. 4s 79 79 Reading Genl. 4s 81 82 H Union Pac. 1st 4s 80 81 V. 8. Steel 6s . . . 92 92 Union Pac. 1st Ref. 5s 73 H 74 Southern Pac. Conv. 5 Ill 111 Southern Pac. Conv. 4s 76 77 Penna. ConT. 4s 89 89 Penna. 1st 4s ... ..... 80 81 Ches. 4 Ohio Cons. 5s 83 83 Ore. Short Line 4s 80 81 Liberty Bond Sales Reported by Portland Merchants' . Exchange. High. Low. Close. Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, Libert x. Liberty. 3s 1st 4s. . . . 2d 4s 1st 4 . . 2d 4.. 3d 4.. 9240 9270 9220 8650 8580 8680 8586 8870 8626 9600 9600 . . .8730 , . .8614 . . .8900 . . .8656 ...9610 8690 8562 8860 8600 9000 Liberty, Liberty, 4th 4 a. Victory. 4 Victory, 3S- F0BEIGX EXCHAHGE BATES Corrected daily by the foreign exchange de partment of tb. United State . National bank. Quotations below, except the pound sterling, are quoted on the basis of 100 units foreign currency. Opening nominal rates . - Oraft London Checks. on bank Cable transsetions : Par Transfers. $ 8.49 6 09 Value. $ 4.866 19.SO Lbs, sterling $3.49 Pari Francs... 6.08 Hamburg-Bremen Marks. 1.47 1.'47 3.67 8.83 13.55 13.55 19.33 66.23 50 95 86.50 23.81 19.30 19.30 26.70 26.70 26.70 48.84 Genoa Lire . . . Athens. Drachmas. . ., Copenhagen Kroner...... Clirwtiania . Kroner. ... . 8tockhlom Kroner ..... Hongkong Currency . . . . . Japu Yen. .. Shanghai- - Taels. .. ... . 3.66 8.55 13.45 13.45 19.25 65.73 60.70 86.00 U. S. Capital Runs Dominion Concerns At the present rate of American in vestment in Canadian industries, there will have been, within five years, sent to Canada from the United States, through the purchase of stock in Cana dian industries and in securities, at least $1,000,000,000. according to thef-Wall Street Journal. The Journal says. "The pulp and paper Industry in Canada rep resents about $275,000,000, and nearly one-third of this sum is American , cap ital. In the entire Dominion there are COO branch factories controlled entirely by United States capital, and how rapid has been investment of this kind is shown by the fact that last year 200 American branch factories were estab lished in Canada.'" '. Corporate Financing Is Heavy in October - . , c Corporate "financing in October was extremely heavy In spite of the high interest rates for money and the slowing down of industry, according to the fig ures of the Wall Street Journal. Aggre gate of railroad, public utility and indus trial issues was $340,766,800 against $101, 200,000 in September and $336,766,000 in October, 1919. So far this year corpo rate financing has broken all records with an aggregate of $2,885,303,000, of which $2,109,186,490 was industrial Issues. Railroad financing has been compara tively light, the total for 10 months being $338,304,000. Wenatchee . Valley Wins Stock Honors Wenatchee, Wash., Nov. 27. Demon strating that a good stock raiser can pro duce as good stock in the Wenatchee valley as anywhere in the world, K. W. Van Tassel of East Wenatchee took the highest honors for Ayrshires at the Pa- cuic international LiivesiocK exposition at Portland. Van Tassel owns 40 head of blooded stock. He has one cow that has produced in 109 days over one half of the present world's record In her class for 300 days. " Dayton, Or,, Votes $17,268 for School Dayton, Nov. 27. The Dayton school district voted a special budget of $17,268 for school purposes for the school year, ending June 30, 1921. The principal items of the budget are teachers' sal aries, $8505, and the payment of $5000, the entire indebtedness of the district. LIVERPOOL AND SOUTH ARE HEAVY SELLERS OF. COTTON New York. Not. 27. (I. N. 8.) Liverpool and the South were heaTy sellers at the opening of the cotton market today, chiefly of the near months. There also was active atop loss selling by loosl bouses. Thoi late positions, howevei, under the influence 0f trade and inrestment buying were relatively steady, October, in fact, started net unchanged while other options were 10 to 33 points lower. After the start there was a little ' scattered covering of near deliveries, which held the list about steady and a net loss of about 25 points. After all months had broke to the 15c level, there was a sharp rally on covering, but the gains were not well held. The close was steady, unchanged to 35 points lower. Spot cotton was quiet today, 35 points lower at 15.50c. No sales. Month - Open. . 1500 '. 1495 ! 1490 . 1505 . 1507 . 1508 '.' i 500 . 1515 High. I.ow. Close. 1500 1455 1485 1490 1510 1475 1495 . . -. . .... 1 500 1522 1480 1503 1305 1505 1505 1535 1500 1515 .... .... 1507 1480 1480 1505 1500 14 80 1500 1315 1486 1300 .Tan. . . . . . Feb March .... April May June ...... July ...... Aug Sept. .... Oct Dec. PACIFIC COAST BASK STATEMENT Portland Banks Clearings This Week. Tear Ago. Monday $ 6,146,827.44 $ 8.821,184.95 6,588,023.38 6.079.941.33 Tuesday . . Wednesday. Thursday . , Friday . . . Saturday 6,400,484.97 6.945.312.71 Holiday 6.732.806.90 6.526,150.26 5,081,379.82 4,498,125.79 Week Clearings. Balances, . . $29.723,65Y.81 $33,096,679.69 Spokane Banks SatiS-day $ SatuVday Seattle Banks Saturday $ 1,663,018.00 526,156.00 8,310.701.00 Clearings, Balances, Saturday 871,748.00 van rranciKO an Clearings. Saturday . $23,700,000.00 Los Angeles Banks Clearings; Saturday ... $3,287.221.00 Xew Tork Bank Statement New York. Not. 27. (L N. S) Bank statement (fire days) r Average Loans, de creased, $32,548,000; demandf deposits, in creased, $1,297,000; time deposits, decreased, $334,000; reserves, decreased, $4,427,400. Actual Loans, decreased, $13,355,000; de mand deposits. Increased, $5,760,000; time de posits, decreased, $395,000; reserves, decreased, $16,553,880. . SHORT TERM SOTES Quotations furnished by Clark, Kendall 4 Co., Inc. Security. Maturity. Bid. 89 04 93 9-3 94 99 99 99 9 95 97 99 91 97 96 98 94 97 90 97 70 r 74 82 H 98 98 nr. 94 93 99 96 97 87 Asked. 90 95 94 95 96 -00 100 H 100 100 93 97 99 92 98 97 98 95 98 90 97 71 75 93 98 Am. Cot. Oil 6s. . 6s 6s. . . , 6s. . . . 7s.... 7s 7s.... 7 9-2-2 Am. T. 4 T. T. 4 T. Thread Tobacco Tobacco Tobacco Tobacco 10- 1-22 2-1-24 12-1-28 11- 1-20 11-1-21 11-1-22 11-1-23 4-1-25 7-15-30 6- 1-45 1-1-21 1- 1-23 7-15-23 7-15-22 11-1-21 11- 1-22 8-1-21 8- 1-29 7-15-23 7- 1-21 7-10-25 2- 1-30 12- 1-21 .0-1-21 19-1-22 9- 1-23 9-1-24 Am. Am. Am. ! Am Am. Am. Anglo Am. Oil 7s. Armour Conv. 7. Belgian Got.' 7 Hs. . Belgian Got. 6s. . . . Belgian Got. 6s. . . . Beth. Steel 7s Beth. Steel 7 British Got. 5Hs.. British Got. 5 Ha... Canadian Got. 6 H s : Canadian Got. 5 . Cudahy Packing 7a. . Inter. R. T. 7s . . . . Japanese Got. s . Kennecott Cop. 7s.. Ligg. Myers 1 Tob. 6s. Moline Plow 7s.... Moline Plow 7s.... Moline Plow 7s. . . . Moline Plow 7s. . . . Xor. Pac. Eq. 7 5-15-22 Pacific Gas 7s.... 5-1-25 Swift 6s ..... 8fl5-21 U. 8. Rubber 7s. . , . lk 1 23 98 98 Sew Tork-Losdon Silver New York, Not. 27. (I. N. S.) Commer cial bar silver was today quoted as follow: 1 K naestic, unchanged at 99 He; foreign, up He at 76 He. London. Not. 27; (I. N. B.) Bar silver was d higher at 49 Hd. Foreign Exchange Market ' New Tork, Nor. 27. (U. P.) Foreign ex change was higher at the opening today. De mand sterling, $3.48; Francs, .0609; lire, .0369; marks, .0146; Canadian dollars, .8776. m Sew York Sugar and Coffee New York, Not. 27. (V. P.) Sugsr. dull; raw, 5.76; refined, dull; granulated. 8.75 0.00. Coffee No. 7 Rio, spot, 7 7 c; Santos, No. 4, 10 10 He. Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grata, Etc, tl S17 Board af Trad Banding Overbeck& Cooke Co. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES lltmbcrt Chicago Board ef Trad . Correspondents of Lofa Bryan CfeJcaga Sew York L C. C. in reaffirming control over, in trastate rates orders Illinois ral'rc-ad3 to increase passenger rates on traffic Within state to same level as interstate rates. , Cotton Manufacturers' association at meeting at Kali River yesterday voted to continue present wages without reduc tion, f Dun reports 218 commercial failures in United States this week against 263 last week and 87 last year. ' Willys corporation to pay first pre ferred dividend due December 1 in scrip. Directors deem action advisable to con serve cash assets and credit resources. Southern Pacific net operating income for October $5,882,337, decrease of $353,- 300, Independent Steel company of Youhgs town district meet Jones & Ixiughlin cut In steel prices, effective at once. Forecast of wage reduction in open hearth and plate departments accompanied Youngs town price reduction. United States district court permits nine of operating gas companies in Greater New York to charge $1.10 per 1000 cubic feet; companies; contested validity of 80-cent gas law' case, wUI probably be carried to. United States supreme court. General Manager board of New Haven says total lay-off of employes will af fect 3000 persons, approximating 10 per cent in working forces. Georgia Banks in Support of Trade Macon, Ga., Nov. 27. (I. N. S.)--Ren-resentatives of 165 banks in Georgia as sembled here have subscribed $1,088,500 of Georgia's auota of Sl.ri00.000 to the i .Qri0,, ,, . - . - j Z 'Il . e !llLaLlnAer"atn! Banking company, which is to be cap! talized at $12,000,000 and have $6,000,000 paid in capital. The headquarters of the institution will be established in New Orleans. The general purpose of the corporation is to finance southern foreign trade, but especial attention will be paid to the marketing of cotton. Powder Company Pays 8 Per Cent A dividend of 3 per cent has been de clared by the Atlas Tpwder company on common capital stock payable in cash and an additional dividend of 3 per cent on the common capital stock payable in common stock of the company at par value, both dividends payable Decem ber 10, 1920, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 1920. The stock transfer books will be closed against the transfer of common stock on November 30 and will be reopened at 9 o'clock a. m. December 10. England Praise Reserve The London correspondent of the New York Kvening Post In comparing the fi nancial policy of England with that of the United States "pays tribute to the manner in which the federal reserve sys tem functions in ur country and says that it is far superior to the monetary system of the British empire. He writes in part: "It is generally believed that ' you have two great Advantages over us with regard to monetary policy, one advan tage being that you are not handicapped by an enormous floating debt, and the other beingf that your government and the federal. reserve board are apparently entirely in accord with regard to the monetary policy, which means that the power of.Jhe federal reserve board fo impose ilswill is enormously increased. Here, howfver, the difficulty of Impos ing a consistent, sound monetary policy is handicapped-.by the size of the floating debt (treasury bills), because market rates are governed more by the govern ment's selling rates of treasury bills than by the -bank rate itself, and when it comes te)J be a question of determining whether treasury bill rates should or Should not advance, there is believed to be a sharp division of opinion between members of the cabinet" Banking Your banking requirements may be entrusted to this bank: with every ficient service will be ; ; THE CANADIAN BANK OF Portland Branch VANCOUVER BANK DEPOSITS UREASE Vancouver. Wash., Nov. 27. An aggregate of $5,150,916.01 Is on de- posit in the four banks of Vancouver, according to statements issued this wek in compliance with the call of the government on November 15. . This is an increase of $438,394 over the figures tor 1918, $3,533,493 over the report of March 5, 191?, Just before ths United States entered: the war. That the prosperity1 of Clarke county is on a ntpre or lews substantial basis IS Indicated in .'the bank reports and the condition of banks here Is en couraging in comparison with banking institutions in other putts of the court-1 try, local bunkers say. Although a indicated in decreaS in deposits wars the tentember official ' statements, made up. funds were this decrease has been well The fact that two special- i withdrawn from-one of tli'8' national banks uut before 1 the last call, as well as the fact that , the sea- son of the year was rather dull and credit had been somewhat curtailed, accounted for", the decrease In deposits, it is said: j ' Of the total deposits, the Vancouver National bank has the largest percent age. $2,216,455.64. with the United States National next, with $1,719,921.95. The Washington Exchange bank and American Security bank, both state In stitutions, have $726,671.60 and $492. S66.82, respectively. , The greatest individual gain is that made by the Amerlciattt Hecurity bank, which was organized m 1918. i Swiss Externals Offer 7 Per Gent Swiss government t external 8s, dus July 1, 1940, are a highly rated security, offering a return of about 7.75 per cent at the present price., . Brought out last July at par, these bonds have advanced gradually; 10414 waf reached -the1- first part . of October, and they recently dropped to 103i. The issue totals $25, 000,000,. and provision is made, for an annual sinking fund of $1,000,000, to' be applied to the purchase of bonds In the market below 105, aijy unexpended bal ance to be reserved for redemption softer 1930 at 105. Stolen Auto Vancouver, Wash,, Recovered Nov. 27. An auto- mobile stolen from Harry Van Zandt, November '22, was recovered Friday . in Centralia. An automobile .belonging to W. . King of Portland was stolen from the shipyards some time Friday. The machine bore Oregon! license 25334. Ccn3Cfvativo We are going a period of through falling prices with banking system strong - enough to (Unci any shock. The Hibernia belongs to the Federal "-Reserve System. Service confidencp thaVcarefull and ef rendered . - I f I COMMERCE Fourth and Stark St. tr " . ! WpL 4 '"