10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND OREGON THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1C21. STUDEBAKER IS SHOWING RESULT OF LIBERAL STOCK SALES 1 ABOR TURNING OUT MOR E PRODUCTS Chicago.' April ?. The Interesting report in made her that a. consid erable percentage of unemployment today as compared with a year ago Is due to the fact that workers with Jobs are turning out far more In the way of products than at any time during the war period. ; 8ome employers are figuring: that two omn are now doing the work of three. If. has be ii said by one contractor that bricklayers are today setting 2000 bricks a day per man as against 1C0O a year uteo.' In other words, the laborer in employment just now is willing- to work hard to hold the Job. for he knows there Is someone else to take, his place if he falters. In war time the situation was reversed. The laborer , could limit his daily output to suit himself, and the employers were helpless becaupe of the tremendous labor shortage and the de mand for artisans. Tax Lien Suits Filed v Vancouver, Wash., April 28. Suits to foreclose tax Hens against a large num ber of Clarke county farms have been filed in the superior court. Vancouver und Washouga! are included in the de $230,000,000 N. P. And GJ N. Issue of Bonds Announced The expected announcement of the $230,000,000 Northern Pacific and Great Northern la-year 6 per cent collateral trust sold bonds is made today by the underwriting syndicate, j j. The purpose of the Issue Is to retire Joint bonds 4 held -by ithe two roads amounting to $215,227,000 Issued in 1901 to purchase the Chicago, Burlington tt Quincy railroad. : j The bonds are the direct and joint ob ligation of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads, and have, as collateral and additional security, 97 per cent of the total issue of all the capital stock of the Burlington System, which is valued at approximately- $292,000,000, and $66,000,000 of bonds of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern companies, j The purchaser" of the I new bonds may convert, bond for bond, into Great North ern 7s. due 1936, or into Northern Pacific 6s, due 2047. The new bonds are call able on 75 days' notice at 103 14 and interest- They are being offered at 96 and interest to yield 6.88. . j This is the largest issue of railroad bonds ever underwritten: in this country, and. the largest piece of financing done since the signing: of; the armistice. The memWrs of the underwriting syndi cate comprise practically all of the great financial institutions inv the country. The local financial institutions partici pating in the loan are as follows: first National bank, Ladd ' & ; Tilton bank.1 Lumbermen! Trust-: company. Freeman, Smith & Camp Co., Robertson &. Swing, Blyth-Witter Co., Carstens & Earles, E. lu Devereaux Co. and Hall & Co. Eight Companies Form in Washington Olympta, Wash. April 28J Articles of incorporation ; were ' filed Tuesday by eight companies with J. Grant Hlnkle, secretary of state, as follows :; Brownie Manufacttjring company of Seattle, capital stock' $2000; Incorpora tors, Hugh It. Chilberg, Harold Weeks, Harold Cottle, Otto Oppernian and M. Chilberg. . Broadway Improvement company of Seattle, capital stock $25,000; lncorpora tors, Mae M. Young and C. A. D.-Young. . Auto Tool and Shop Equipment com pany of SeatUe, capital stock $1.0,000. Marine Development company of Seat tle, capital stock $70,000: incorporators, Fred Redfern and Ivar Opdal. Ingram Air-Lock Rim company of "Walla Walla, capital stock 13,000,000 ; incorporators, Arthur Cornwell, George Drumheller, Everett J. Smith, Oscar Ingram and F. B. Sharpstein. Hechtman's Apparel shop of Spokane, capital stock $20,000 ; incorporators, A. Hechtman and Morris Weinstein. Kelty-Mines company of SeatUe, cap ital stock $1,700,000 ; incorporators Milo Kelly, Robert Tobin, H. Larson, M. Ix Tobln, T. D. Corlew G. Corlew and L. F. Shaw. Pacific Film Enterprises of Seattle, capital ptock $10,000; incorporators, Harold Bunney, Forrest Cornish,. Homer Barbur, Walter Pickford and O. s B. Joseph. . PETROLEUM FORCED TO A LOWER POINT New , York, April 2S. I. N. S.) The stock market closed strong today.. Prof it taking caused a shading off in some is- Lsues but other stocks rose to new high figures for the day. Heading was most active of the rails, selling up nearly 3 points to 73. Baldwin, in which business was in large volume, rose over 2 points to 90. Royal Dutch rose to 68. a gain of 2. Studebaker, after selling up to 92, reaeted to 90, a gain of about four points. United States Steel was steadily taken and finished at 83, a gain of . . Government bonds, '- unchanged ; rail way and other bonds trregular. Total sales, 887,800. shares ; bonds, $12,-808.000. New York, April 28. (I. N. S.) Track ing en the stock exchange was less ac tive this morning, but the market was generally steady. V. S. Steel was unchanged at the opening at 83. Sinclair Oil declined V to 26 ; Mexican Petroleum rase to 1 50 t4 . Reading ad t need to 71 and Northern Pacific rona H to 73 hi. V. 8. Rubber declined to 74 Vi. Bethlehem B gained to 58 and Southern Pacific lot to 74. . . The marfcet -wan generally one of what tome interests called directed morements. : A number of issues in which there were pool activities made substantial gains, while others were under bear pressure and sustained material losses. Stude baker attracted the most attention, because of 'It $230,000,000 (Total Issue) - '; Northern Pacific - Great Northern To mature July 1, 1936 Joint 15-Year 6V2 C onvertible Gold Bonds ! v (G. B. & Q. Collateral) 1 , To be dated July 1, 1921 Interest payable January 1 and July 1. . ' ; . . I. . .-';..; Convertible at any time, at the option of the holder as more fully described below, j into 6 Bonds of the JNorthern Pacific Railway Company and I or, 7 Bonds of the Great Northern Railway Compafny -'. ' i j : ' ' ! -: Redeemable, at the option of the Companies, as a wjiole or in amounts of not less than $5,000,000, at 103 and accrued interest at any time on 75 days' notice. Any Bonds called for redemption, in order to be converted, : must be presented for conversion fifteen days before the redemption date. ! . . ! i - t . , . : Coupon Bonds in denominations of $1,000, $500 and $100, with privilege of registration., as to principal, j Fully registered' Bonds in denominations of $1,000 and authorized multiples thereof. Coupon and registered Bonds t and the several denominations interchangeable.. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Trustee Tlie following summarized description of these Joint 65 Convertible Bonds has been prepared for us by Howard Elliott, Esq., Chairman of the Northern Pacific RaUway Company, and Louis W. Hill, Esq., Chairman of the Great Northern Railway Company, from their letter to us dated April 25, 1321: Security The Joint 15-Yeari 6' 'Convertible; Bonds are to be the direct and join obligations of the Northern Pacific and of the Great Northern Railway Companies, and are to be secured by a pledge of 1,658,674 shares (approximately 97j of the outstanding stock) of. the Chicago, Burling-) ton and Quincy Railroad Company (which percent-j age of stock has heretofore constituted the sole col-j lateral security for the maturing "Burlington Joint Is"), and in addition by $66,000,000 of-mortgage! bonds of the two obligor Companies, the deposited collateral being valued at an amount in excess of 120 of the principal amount of Joint 6 Bonds to be -issued. I ' ' - ' Conversion The Joint 6'J3onds may be con-Privileges- verted, par for par, without charge, at the option of the holder at any time (upon presentation not later than fifteen days before maturity or earlier redemption) into 6 Re funding and' Improvement Mortgage Bonds (Series B) of the Northern Pacific Railway Co., due 2047 (callable after 15 years at the Company's option at 110 and accrued interest),! or into 7 Fifteen Year General Mortgage Bonds (Series A) of the Great Northern Railway. 'Company, due 1936 (with no option of prior redemption) or into bonds of both issues in any ratio between the two which the holder of the Joint 6$ Bonds may desire, but not more than $115,000,000' of either of such mortgage bonds w ill be issuable upon such conversion. . Legality tor Savings Banks and Life Insurance). Companies Such Northern! Pacific Bonds are, in the opinion of counsel, a' legal in vestment for savings banks and trust; funds inJS'ew York, Massachusetts Connecticut and Vermont. Both such Northern Pa cific Bonds' and such Great Northern Bonds are, in the opinion of counsel, a legal investment for life insurance companies in the state of New York. Earnings During the ten and one-half years from 1911 to 1920 inclusive, the combined -av- erage surplus income of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railway Companies, after payment of combined fjxed charges, other than the interest on the outstanding joint bonds which are to be re funded by the new issue, was about $44,000,000 annually, and, in addition, the share of the two roads in the surplus income of the Chicago, Bur lington and Quincy fRailroad Company, after pay ment of its fixed charges, averaged about $20,960,000 annually, .the total annual average being about $64,960,000, as compared with $14,950,000 which will be required annually for interest on the new issue of Joint 61 Bonds. . . Equity Since Juby 1, 1901, the Chicago, Burling ; i . ton and Quincy Railroad alone has in creased its surplus in the amount of approximately $200,000,000 against which no. securities prior to the stock have been issued. The combined net assets of the Northern Pacific and of the Great Northern, after deducting their prior debts, together with 97 of the net assets of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, after deducting its debt, indicate an equity at book value, for these properties of close to $1,100,000,000. i . ) : The above! bonds are offered, subject to issue as planned, for subscription I at 96 and interest, to yield approximately 6 tuTdZu ol vZ;7 1,1 -VSo? , H rr snnum on th. Principal sum of the Bonds from tus Osts ol psjrsrent to July a. 1921, from which Utter dsts interest mill seerue oo the Bonds. Subscription books will be openedat the office of J. P J Morgan. & Co., at 10 o'clock A M ; Thursday' Anril ?8 4921 The right is reserved to re ect any and all applications, and also in any case to award a 5mill,r',mn, t th,JVr3A 4, Vl amount due on allotments will be payable at the office of J. P. Mofc'JeV? Northern Pacific-Great Northern, C. B & QjCollateral 4 Joint Bonds; due July J, 1921, with final coupon attached, will be accepted in payment at 100 and accrued interest to date of pay. mmnt on allotments 'r .' - . I , i . - i Temporary Bonds, exchangeable for definitive Bonds when prepared and received, will be deliver .upon payment. First National Bank, New York ' "' i : The National City Company Guaranty Company of New York - I j Harris Trust & Savings Bank First National Bank, Portland Lumbermens Trust Company , J. P. Morgan & Co. Bankers Trust Company . Ladd & Tilton Bank tbo pensisteBt buyint' Before the end of the first boor the uric morcd .up over 2 points to 89. Uenersl Asphslt msda s farther sdTsneo of oer 1 point to 72. Bsldwin wu toe- most setivs of the Steel indastrisls. sdrsm-ins 1 to 89, followed by a, reaction to 88 4. At the end of the first hoar Uexicsa 1'e troleuu was foreed down from 15 Hi to 148, a tow record fpr this movement. Furnished by Overbeck A. Cooks Co., Board of Trade boildinc: Sales. STOCK. High. ) low. Bid. . . . . . Adrsaoe &om , , . . ..... . .... I 1 7 H . . . do pfd. ....... ..... ..... 48 Is ..... A jsx Kabber . 33 H 35 35 - 290 Alaska Uoid ..... 1 1 1 200 Allis-fhsJmers .... 3714 7 37 200 Am. Beet Sugar... 38 K 38 37 H 200 Am. Bosch ...... 58 67 hi 58 2800 Am. Can Co...... 31 S 30 80S ..... do nfd. 82 V4 BOO Am. Car Fdy... 128 i 125 126 . .... do pfd. . ; 110 700 Am. t ot. Oil 21 K" 20 20 100 An. Iruz Synd... : hi 8400 Allied Chem. 44 T4 42 hi 44 Am. Hide & Leaia. 9 ..... do" pfd. ' 44 3)0 Am. Ice 6 57 57 35O0 Am. Intl. Corp. .. . 44 44 4 Am. I.irufed ' 4 do pfd 78 5400 Am. Loco. ...... 88 8 ' ST do pfd. . . 104 1000 Am. Saf. Kasor. , . 6 541 M. 800 Am. Ship . Com.. H 9 l-'OO Am. Smelter 42 "42 43 1O0 do pfd. ....... 78 77 78 500 Am. Hteel iMy. . . . 30 30 80 2300 Am. Sugar ....... 88 87 do pfd t 102 1900 Am. Sumatra 71 70 70 3900 Am. Tei & Tel...I0T 107 107 2000 Am. Tobacco 1421 11 121 1500 do "B" Ul 11 110- 15600 Am. Wool " 7 764 79 ..... do pfd. . . T. J ..... do P pfd . 33 100Am. Zinc 9 8400Ariaconda 41 40 40 lOOIAsad. Oil 101 ;101 101 170OAtchison -rv 8 1 4 81 81 200 do pfd. 75 75 75 14800iAt, Gulf & W.I. 3 38 88 11600 Baldwin loco. ... 90 88 89 .... . do pfd. . 10O 11200Baltimore k Ohio. 38 35 3S 600 do pfd 49 48 48 SjOOjBeth. Steel 8.. 103 8200 do "B" 5 . 58 5 B. R. T '. 12 50OjButt C. & Z B 5 5 BOOjButte & Superior.. 13 1 13 100 Caddo Oil 17 17 17 .... i California Packing- . 58 700 California Pet. . . 45 45 45 100 do pfd. 75 Canadian Pacific .. 111 110 111 1700 Central Leather, 35 34 84 Cerro Do Pasco.. . 29 28 28 2000 Chandler Motor . . 84 82 83 200 Chicago & N. W.. 63 62 63 ..... Chicago Gt. W 7 200 do pfd. .-, 17 17 17 2000 Chile Cop. ...... 11 11 11 1200 Chino 24 24 24 2000 C. M. St. P 2 25 25 2400 do pfd. 41 39 40 2900 Coco Cola 30 30 30 1500 C. & O . . .". i 61 60 1 Colo. F. A. I. 80 Colo. Southern 85 500 Col. Gas & Elec. 61 61 61 500 Columbia Graph... 8 8 8 . . . . r Con Gas 88 500 Cons. Cigars 41 41 41 do pfd. . 67 jContl Can ...... 56 54 56 400tContl. Candy .... 1 1 1 1800 Com Prod. 74 73 73 . . . :. do pfd. 102 ISOOCosden Oil 41 40 41 . 330OC. It. I. 4 P 27 26 27 lOOr do "A" pfd 72 72 72 300) do "B" pfd 62 62 61 12S,00Crucitie 82 80 81 I do pfd. 84 2400iCuba Cane 18 18' 18 800 do pfd. 59 58 67 2200iCnban inn Sugar. 22 hi 22 22 Del. & Hudson 05 300!Domo Mines ..... 20 19 19 lOOjD. 4R.G BOO) do pfd. ... 1 1 1 700Endicott Johnson.. 62 62 62 180OErie 13 13 13 15001 do 1st pfd 19 18 19 600( do 2d pfd 13 13 13 OSOOiFamons Players .. 81 79 80 Fed. M. it Smelt 9 do Pfd 24 1600Fisk Tire 15 7s 15 15 SOO Carton Wmi 1 1 1 Gen. Cigars 58 r. 00 Gen. Elec 137 136 136 6900 Gen. Motor 13 13 13 do 6 per cent ,. ... 68 ..... Goodyear . . . . J 10 S200 Gen. Asphalt . , 74 71 72 1000 Goodrich ....I... 37 37 87 600 Granby i... 21 21 21 100 Gt. North. Ore,. .30 30 30 . 200 do pfd 71 70 71 200 Greene Cananea ... 25 2S 25 400 Gulf 8. Steel 36 35 36 500 Hupp: Motors .... . 14 14 14 eOOIHouston Oil 80 79 79 1001111s. Cent 90 SOOj Inspiration 35 35 35 lOOilnt. Agr. Corp., c . . . . 9 100 do pfd 41 200Interboro 9 900) do pfd. ....... 13 12 12 600 Interstate Callahan.. 5 5 5 2000 Int. Harr 91 81 91 400 Int.- Mere. Marine. 14 14 14 500 do pfd. 54 53 63 1300 Int. Nickel ltl 15 15 19200 Int. Raper 64 59 62 do pfd 94 3200 Invincible Oil . 20 19 19 3600 Island Oil 4 4 4 . . . . . Jewel Tea ..... 8 2700 K. C. Southern 27 26 26 1 00 do pfd 50 8700 Kelly-SpeHd 44 42 43 1 800 Kennecott 20 20 20 5200 Keystone Tire 15 15, 15 lOOOILack. 9teel 52 52 52 10 With Safety Invest Where You Can Combine Safety With High Earning This well-known concern is in the very best of financial condition and has never in its history paid less than 10. J. LHartman Co., Inc. Investment Securities 7 Cham, of Commerce Bldg. Main 208 For detailed Information mall this coupon to J. L. Hartman Company, Portland, Oregon. Name Address Phone HERRIN & RHODES, Inc (Established 1896) BROKERS UEKBEBS CHICAGrf BOA& XBASE. Com8TM)Bf.Bts. E. F. HTJTTOX A CO. Members vr .York Stock Exebaace. Private Leased "W Ires Direct to All J becarltr and Commodity Markets. LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONDS BOUGHT A3tt 80LD MAIN t8S aad 84. . C91-t HALLWAY Ei.CH. BLDO. Stocks, fioada, Cottoa, Oral a. Etc. Sit - S17 Board Qt Trad 7iailmg Oyerbeck&CookeCoo DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES tfemben Chiearo Board of Trad Correspoadcati of Loraa A Bryaa CAtcan ' Sew Iwk Kales. ) STOCK. t High. Low. Bid. lOOLee Tire t. . . . . 27 7A0 Ihigh Vslle ... 49 49 49 ,200 LorUiard .. .. 151 (150 11,49 . . . . Maxwell Motnr . , . . . . , I . . . . .j S 100 do 1st pfd. .... 7 f T 7 682O0Mex. PeL .161 147 149 1500 Miami .......... 23 23 23 7900 Middle States Oil . . 15 14 14 700 MidTale tveeel . 29 2H 28 200 M. K. I....... 2 2 2 700 Mft Psc. ,. 18 18 1 .2000 do yfd , 88 87 87 1100Mont..Wart 21 .30..... 900M. St. P. 8. S. M 69 68 69 : 800M.. A. St. L. . . . . . 10 10 lO 20OINat. Knamal .... 61 60 61 (Nat. Lead ....... ..... ..... 77 600 'Nevada I'on. ..... 12 12 11 600New Haven ..... 17 17 17 800jNorfolk A W,..: 95 94 94 68001Nor. Pae. 74 72 73 Nova Scotia Steel. 35 (S. . Air Brake. . ( 78 1500N.T. Central .... 69 6 69 700 Okla. Prod, ref . . . . . 3 3 3 OnUrio Silver 12 500 Ontario A W'..... 17 17 17 .....Oris Steel ....... . . 12 02OO Pacific Oil ST 37 87 : 70O Pac. lias Elec.. 5H 49 4 9 7.-0 Pan Am. Pet. 72 70 71 800 Pan. Am. Pet. "B". 65 64 64 910O Penna. . ..j,..,. 84 83 84 100 Peo. Gas t47 47 47 Pere Marquette. . 4 . , . .-, ..... 18 5 OO Philadelphia Co. . .'. 31 31 81 800 Pure .Oil 35 85 '35 llSOOiPieree Arrow .... 3& 38 34 00lPierc Oil ....... U 10 10 C800Pitts. Coal . ..... 68 81 1 6O01PIUS. A West Va'. . 28 ; 26 27 loo'Prtts. 4fc W. Vs. pfd. ..... 200Prred Steel Car..' 87; 8 8B 15O0PuUman ........ 105 104 104 Kay Oons. ....(... . 13 13 13 88 00 Reading . . 78 70 72 1200 Reploeie Steel 31 2400 lienubQc I. A H. . 64 63 63 ..... do pfd. , . 1)1 ..... Rep. Motors . . . . 1 8 2400 Koysl lurtr-OiK . . 09: 66 H8 300 Ky. Steel Hips: 88 8. O. Ind 73 8400 Sears Roebuck. 87 83 88 ..... KhsUuck, An. 5 500 KheinT. & T 146 45 46 1500 Sinfltir ' 27 26 26 . 8 loss Sheffield 42 640O Sou. PariKc ..... 75 74 75 1 500 Sou. Railway 21 21 21 200 do pfd. ....... 65 65 65 300 St. L. it S. V . 22 21 21 3800 Stromberg Carb. .. 42 89 41 14700 Studebaker . ..... 92 86' 91 . .7". . Swift it Co ..... ..... 100 ' 1200 Tenn. Cop. it Chem. 10 10 10 6500 Tei as Oil 43 42 42 1 SOO Texas Pacific ... . 21 20 20 lSOOTest. Pac. C. A O. . 29 28 28 4 100 Tob. Products .... 64 63 53 3800 Trsn. Contl. Oil... 11 11 11 6 Union Oil DeL . . . . 22 21 21 1600 I'nion Pacific .... 116 115 116 200jL'rdted Alloy ..... 81 31 31 J20O-Cnited lung- ..... 99 96 06 60011-nited lood Prod... 20 20 20 6100)lTnitd Fmit ..... 111 108 110 43O0United Retail Stores 64 63 63 2600IL. 8. Ind. Alcohol. 69 68 6 2500IU. S.- Rubber 75 73 75 400 do. 1st pfd 10P 101 1101 200f. 8. Smelting .... 32 32 33 2000011. S. Steel ....... 83 82 88 ! OOO do pfd. 110 110 110 20Oelt:tah Copper . 63 5.1 53 t 200iVa. Chein. 80 29 29 6900Vanadium Steel ... 34 33 34 600 Virandou 6 6 6 800 Wsbssh 7 7 7 500 do A pfd 20 20 20 do B pfd 13 600 Wells Fargo ...... 65 64 .62 ; 700 Western Pac 26 25 26 20 do pfd. ... 65 65 5 1 Ort Western I'nion 10 30O Wes'ghou&e E. A U. -8 t 47 47 2000Wei Md 9 9. OOOjW-hit Motors 41 41 40 3900 WUls-Overland .... 8 8 8 300 do pfd 37 36 34 1 00 Wilson Packing ..... 42 100 Wisconsin Central .. . . 82 200 Woolworth 116 116 116 lOOOiWorthington Pump. 49 48 49 300, W. it fc. K.. 9 I 8( 8 SHORT TKKM IOTES Quotations furnished by Clark, altndail . .V vo.. inc.; Security. . Vsturlty. Am. Cot, Oil 6s..... 9 2-24 Am. T. 4 T. 6s.... 10-1-22 Am. T A T. 6s.... 2-t-24 Am. Thread 6s ...... 12-1-28 Am. Tobarco 7s 11-1-21 Am. Tobacco 7i. ... 1 1-1-23 , Am. Tobacco 7a. . . . 1 lrl-a Anglo Am. Oil .7 s. 4-1-25 Armour Con v. 7. . ,7-16-80 Belgian Gov. 7... 6-1-45 Belgian Gov. . ... 1-1-25 Beth. Stel 7s. ..... 7-1 6-22 .7-15-23 .11-1-21 .11-1-23 . 8-1-21 . 8-1-29 .7-15-23 . 9-1-21 .7-10 25 . 2-1 -SO . 9-1-21 . 9-1-23 . 9-1-28 . 9-1-24 . 6-1-23 .8-15-21 .12-1-23 Beth. Steel 7s. British iov. 6 s. . . British tiov. 6 Ha... Canadian ov. 6s. Canadian Uov. 6s. Cedahy Pack. 7s; . . Inter. R. T. 7s. . . . Japanese Cor. 4 s. Kennecott Cop. 7s... slohns Plow 7s. . . . Plow 7s. . . . Plow 7s.... Plofv, 7s. . . . Gu 7s 6k Molin. Molina Molina Pacific Swift V. . Rubber 7s. . . Bid. 89 '. 97 91 95 100" 10 lOU 96 97 97 90 99 97 1)9 95 99 92 : 98 74 82 91 98 93 90 88 93 99 98 Axked. 90 97 96 97 100 100 100 06 97 97 91 99 98 99 95 -99 92 99 75 82 91 96 -99 98 of. 100 units fore is a on bank trsnssctiona: FOREIGW EXCHANGE RATES " Corrected dsily by th. foreign exchange d partmeat of th. United States National bank, uuotations beiow. except th. douikU sterlint. are quriea on xne ' ossis Opening nominal rates currency. ' nraft London- Checks. Lbs. sterling. 3.94 7.54 1.56 4.86 Paris Prsncs . Berlin Marks. fienoar-Lire. . Athens iirachmas.' . . Copenhagen 1 Kroner Christisnia Kroner . Stfx-khotm Kroner . Hongkong -Currency ..I Japan Yea . . Hinrrehsi Taels .xrTT?; Cable Tranifera. t 3 95 ... 7.55 1.56 4.83 6 13. 18.00 15.60 . 22.00 ! 50.80 48.50 67.00 6.20 .18.05 '15.63 H2.93 51.0.1 48.73 61.50 Par , Vslirn. 8 4.866 19.03 23.81 19.30. 10.80 26.70 26.70 26.70 Daylight Saving to Get Adverse Keport Washing-ton. April 28.iL N. S.) The house interstate commerce committee voted today not to report favorably the pending daylight savings bill. Eorela Bead Market trurnished by Overbeck A v'rench French Italian BritMh Britwh Rmbt 5 s 1921 RusKian A:1926 Kuauan 6 s 1019 trench hi 1931.. 4s lOU. .. 6s 1920.. 6s 1918.. 8 1922. .. 6s 1927.. British 6s 1929... British vky 4s.,.. Britkh rrf 4s Belgium rest 5s... Belsinm ' prvm 6s. liermtn W. L. 6s. Berlin 4s Ksmhurg 4s . . . . Hamburg 4 i . . . Iilpig 4 s .... Ilpta 6s . .j . . . Munich 4s ...... Munich 6s ...... Krsnkfnrt 4l . . . . Jap. 4s . Jsp. It 4 a . . . Jap 2(1 4 S Paris- 5 V. K. 5 a, 1921 . C. K. -5HS 1922. ti K. 6s 1929. If. K. 6s 11(37. ' a 1 ft 1 a A a 9 Coo. Co ) BM." 16 18 9 ! 17 M 61 62 46 47 70 71 8T 88 802 404 875 817 . 379 89 1 800 814 -276 26 : .68 7 11 1 2 1 2 1 i! V 14 14 14 14 18 15 14 16 13 14 I 4 17 14 I" 66 67 82 8. 8.1 97 9 HO 99 95 95 88 8(1 ' 85 85 Xew York Hond Markft it Furnished by Overbeck of Trade building: AtotiiM.n tirnl. 4 ...... Hal. it Ohio Gold 4s .. . Beth. Steel Ref, 6s Cent. Psc. 1st 4s C. B. A Q. Col. 4s St, Paul Genl. 4 ss .. .. Chicago N-W. Cienl. 4s .. L. at N. Uni. 4s .. ..... New 'York Ry. 5s Northern I'sc. P. L 4 , Reading .fi.nl. 4 ...... I'nion sc 1st 4s .. ... I'. 8. Stel 6s Southern Iac. Onnv. 5a. Southern lac. t'onv. 4s.. I'nion Pac. lt Kef Penn. Conv. 4s ..... fenn. 1st 4a 1'hes.' 4 Ohio Cent, 5s .. Oregon Short Line . . . . . . 9 t .... Cook. Co. Bi't . 7n . 66 . 82 . 72 ,. -!) . . 64 ,. 74 81 20 74 78 79 95 H 79 7 5 86 76 82 79 Board A'kert. 76 ' 67 82 72 lit!) 4 76 . 81 24 7! 77 Vi 80 6 91 79 A 5 86 , 77 83 80 Bank of England Rate Is Reduced 'LoavdOB, April t8(K- K. K.) Tb. dlsoooat rate ol the Baak of Kng-Uad waa red red todav to Vs per real. PACIFIC COAST BAJtK tsTATEMBITT Portland Banks This, Week. Monday ....$ 5.270. 924. S2 Tuesday .... 6.238.627.02 Wednesday... 4.544.553.80 Tbunday. ... 4,878.775.71 Tear Ago. $ 6.426,238.20 5.510.168.31 5.036,408.49 4.727.974.90 ' ' Taooma Banks riearings Thursday . . ....... 8 - 624.387.00 Balances. Thursday ......... 183.682.00 SeatUe, Banks Clearings a Thursday 8 3.897,630.00 Balances Tburadsy 1,035,180.00 an Francisco sanai Clearings Thursday 1 17.500.000.00 - Los Angels Banks Clearings Thursday 811.903,611.00 The character and security of these bonds are such that they are ELIGIBLE TO SECURE STATE AND COUNTY BANK DEPOSITS General Obligation 6 Gold Bonds ' s CITY OF Bandon, Ore. Due 1926-4T Prices to yield (525 INCOME TAX EXsEMPT , BROADWAY AND OAK We Offer City of Portland Oregon Improvement 6 Bonds Dated March 1, 1921 Price: 101 and Interest These bonds arc in $1000 and 300 denominations. Owing to the large demand for 'these bonds we suggest that "you place your order early. Oldest mf he Northwest WASHINGTOTJ V Due March 1, 1931 Jmj t a h a II JJ : ! ' r Is This aTimetoBuy Bonds? We believe that it Is. The present pericxj of readjustment- affords the. investor an. opportunity to secure, at unusually low price levels. sound bonds of all types yielding from 3tocS We shall- be glad to offer recommendations . and the facilities of this organiza tion are at your disposal. G.E.MILLER tx COMPANY BONDS GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL COQPORAnON TftlPHONC MAIN 4I)5 i04 5-6 Northwestrrril3rtK Building PORTLAND, OREGON SCHOOL. BONOS -' Utah County Utah Alpine School Dist. Not the EzceptionsJ Security 1 ' I Actual valuation . . . . , . . . $35,000,000 . Y Assessed valuation. ...... . 18,222,300 I p. Total bonded debt. ..... , .1 608,000 E Population, 23,517 L (fy.OA Due (without option) 1922-41 D fVO' 1 . - Utah school bonds have an especially wide market. This district lies near Saft Lake City, within one of the most productive farming areas of the Inter-Mountain Region. r.i.na KEELER BROTHERS . Investment Securities J U. S. NATIONAL. BANK BUILDING ; Broadway 5800 OoOOO Unsold Portion Our Own Issue, to Yield 8 This issue securedby $17.5,000. first mortgages on high grade irrigated farms assigned to and held by Portland Trust Co. . There are 95 individual mortgages guaran teeing the safety of principal and certainty of interest. Conservative loans. Bank recommendations. Legal investments for savings banks and trust funds. Exempt as to 2 per cent normal income tax. .These bond are ready for delivery at Portland Trust Co. Denomina tions $100, $500, $1000. Maturities 2, 3, 4. years. ASK US FOR CIRCULAR Southern Idaho Land & Power Co. - Portland Office 1212 Gasco Building -Ml