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The Washington herald., 1922-02-19

The exports. IN value. Of the
United States 20 the Europe-M edi-
terrspeaB region In 1871 were equal
TO 1909 per cent Of the exports OF
I9l3-II This increase. however. wa,
less marked than that In our ex-
port trade 20 the world az a whols
undex 1895 per cent?. in part. In
Jcreaseg are attributable 10 higher
prices. but 10 q considerable extent
they represent increase Of guam
Titles or substitution Of more valu-
able for less valuable commodities
The most marked Increase has been
In the exports TO the Balkans and
the Near East. the 1891 index being
65s.2 per cent as compared with
1313-if. when our exports TO this
region amounted 20 only f12.700. goo
Very marked also are the increases
for the Western Mediterranean
region undex. 23I.2 per cent? and
for Scandinavia (2767 per cent?
The smallest increase IL shown ma
turalIy for Central Europe. whose
buying power has been greatly
diminished by the war. Even "a
Central Europe. however. our ex-
ports in 1921 were 1I5.z per cent
OF those OF 1874 in value, and
for Switzerland the increase was
very marked. although for the ter
ritory OF former Austria Hungary
there was a big decrease. Our ex-
ports TO Western Europe. sthl our
most important market. show a cor
responding index of 1878 per cen,
and to Eastern Europe 1871 pei
cent
As compared with 1890 the ex.
ports of 1891 TO the Europe-MedI-
terranean region show a very great
decrease amounting to only SIS
per cent OF the exports OF the pre-
ceding year in value, but a very
considerable fraction Of this decline
is attributable TO the fall of prices
Our trade with Europe has suffered
relatively more than that with tn,
world as a whole, which shows ar
index of 54.5 per cent for 1891 a,
compared with 1920. The decrease
as compared with last year ha.
been most conspicuous in case oi
the Scandinavian countries, West
ern Europe dndex 46.1 per cent
and Eastern Europe. The large ex.
ports from the United States &
Eastern Europe in 1920. however
VI
and other products. either con
tributed as a gift of the American
PEOPLE or furnished on credit b!
the United States government
while in 1921 most of the exports
to this section represented norma
trade.
Although the exports to Contra
Europe were less in 1921 than Il
1920, the difference was much les
marked than in the case Of tn
other sections. this fact being du
to the gradual recovery OF Ger
many. our exports to that countr,
increasing Undex 119.5 per cent
while those to Switzerland and Aus
tria-Hungarian territory decline
greatly.
In volume as distinguished fror
value our exports to Central Eu
rope were probably considerably
larger in 1921 than in the preced
! ing year
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
GRAINS AVERAGE
SLIGHTLY LOWER
Profit Taking Is Renewed, But
Bearish Element Furnishes
Bulk of Pressure.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-An unex-
pected advance of Id in Liverpool
futures and of Sd in cash wheat
there led to general buying and an
advance of 1ka1-12 cents at the
opening here. but at $1.39 for May
the market ran into free selling,
which forced a decline to around
the previous days finish. There
was a renewal of profit-taking by
scattered longs after the opening,
but the bulk of the pressure came
from the local element who con-
tinue rather bearish. Buying on
the break was OF a good character
although there is still a disposition
on the part of some of the profess
SIGNALS to look for a still further
decline. Clement Curtis and Com
pany in reviewing the Kansas sit
tIation say that the present outlook
Is worse than in 1917 when the
State raised less than 50.000,0 900
bushels. No rain was forecasted
for the dry districts over Sunday.
Strength in Liverpool was the re-
suit of the official Argentine esti-
mate of 155.oO0.000 bushels or 49,
900, 900 bushels less than last year.
The American trade had the esti-
mate some days ago. Surplus in
Guiding carry over is about Ill.,
000,0 bushels, or 100000 bushels
less than last year. Purchases of
100000 bushels Manitobas seed
wheat and 1900 tons OF, corn grits
were made for Russian relief late
yesterday.
Corn and oats were about steady
early with cash houses fair buy
ers of corn but the undertone was
heavy and prices have averaged
lower with considerable pressure
from longs who were selling out.
Owing to the falling off in country
offerings seaboard exporters are
being forced to come to terminal
markets for corn and the domestic
demand shows improvement. A
good part of the 100000 bushels
sold from here yesterday was to
make room for fresh receipts. but
the basis was somewhat better as
tompared with May. No. 2 mixed
on track here brings L. cents
under May.
Provisions were moderately ac-
tive with prices the highest of the
season. Cash trade fair. Hogs
strong to 10 cents higher with top
$10.45. Receipts 5000 with $4,000
for Monday and 10000 for all next
week. Latter will compare with
176,000 last year. Western run for
the week was $4,000 against $751;
900 the previous week and 674.000
last year. Money steady. Call
S 1-2, time 6. Exchange par.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
Miscellaneous Textile Trade Notes

or a decrease of . per cent. As COM
pared with the final estimate of
last year (21.031.0o0 acres), the
present estimate shows a decrease
of Is per cent The total estimated
yield is 4,330,000 bales of 400 pounds
each, as compared with $4,000
last year. or an increase Of 10 per
cent. As compared with the revised
final estimate (3,566.000 bales) OF
last year, the present estimate
shows an increase of % per cent
Other reports received by the de-
partment during the week are that
Moth Proof Wool.
A preparation named Eulan F.
which is claimed to be moth proof
wool. has been produced by a Ger
man company. 1t is an odorless
powder. slightly soluble in water
Wool is saturated with a solution
of 6 grams Eulan per litre, with
the addition of 3 grams concen.
trated sulphuric acid; in the case
of half-wool formic acid is used
and after several hours we'll rinsed
The wool is not affected. and only a
few colors are slightly changed, but
may be corrected by after treat.
ment with ammonia. Frequent wash
ing and even slight. securing will
soap and tepid water fails to re.
move the protecting influence
Stronger securing with warm aka.
lies has an adverse effect. In one
test two tubes were filled with loose
wool, one treated with Eulan and
the other untreated: SO moths egg.
were placed in each. After sis
months the untreated wool hat
completely disappeared, whereas thu
Eulan treated wool was intact.
Oregon Mohair In south Africa.
A local firm in South Africa ha:
recently received one-half dozer
American stud f1eeces and remarks
I'VE are surprised to find so mucf
character and style in the hair. i
is much better in these respects
than we expected to find 1t. There
is little or no kemp in it and it II
solid and more like Cape hair il
character than Turkey hair, and ha:
excellent lustre."
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
BONDS ESTABLISH
FlRMER UNDERGONE
Declaration Against Soldier
Bonus Bond Issue Gives
Mart Strength.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-DeveIop-
ments of the past week brought a
firmer undertone to the bond mar
kets than prevailed Tuesday morn
ing when trading began after the
two and one-half day holiday. News
over last weekend indicated that
Congress was thinking more Sc
riously of the bonus loan as the
best means to raise funds for for
mer service men, but with President
Harding's declaration later in the
week definitely against bonus bonds
a decidedly better spirit came into
bond market circles. Libertys once
more gained strength, and turned
definitely upward while there ap-
peared better inquiry for gilt-edged
issues of Various description.
IL seems to be generally agreed among
bond houses that the market is in
sound position now, with the pros
pect that future prices will tend
forward. There is naturally disa-
greement as to the. rate of improve
ment, some houses holding that the
rise henceforth will be very grad
ual and primarily confined to many
OF the issues so far neglected while
others expect another sharp up
ward movement this spring: The
latter school of thought holds that
there does not now appear likeli-
mood that the market will be
'choked with new issues, and thar
the present market is simply await
ing a 1urther cut In the rediscount
rate.
Another development of the week
that brought additional cheer 70 the
bond market was the advent or
cheaper money. If this forebodes a
greater supply of money at lower
rates for the future, and the long
expected period of easier money IL
at hand there is no doubt OF
course what direction bond prices
will take.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
PRODUCE MARKETS
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Strictly fresh eggs rirm under
liberal receipts: chickens irm
under light receipts; rows steady;
veal calves scarce and wanted
Eggs-Strictly fresh. 42a43c; av-
erage receipts, Ale: Southern. 4lc,
Live Poultry-Roosters. H.. 1sc:
spring chickens. Id. 33a35c; hens,
Id, 2ea27c: keats. young. 5oasoe;
dressed fowls. erase: fresh killed
chickens S3a35c: turkeys. h.. 4oa
I5c; keats. old, 40c each.
Livestock-Calves. choice, 12C;
calves, under grades. Calico: lambs
top spring, Ss9c: under grades, "a
Sc: sheep, tops, 3a4c.
Dressed Pork-Small TO medium
13c: heavy, 11a12c.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
Italy Importing More Grain.

Imports of grain into Italy during
the. nine months January to Septem-
Der. 1921. showed a marked increase
over those for the corresponding
period of 1920. according to a report
received by the Department Of Com
merce from Commercial Attache
Dennis. Wheat purchases were larger
by 23,500,000 bushels and maize by
100000 bushels. Other cereals
gained substantially. a decline oc-
curing only in the imports, of wheat
flour.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19

The third cotton forecast of the
Indian government. based on re-
ports received by the Department
of Commerce from British provinces
anil Indian states which comprise the
cotton area of India, gives the total
sown area this year as 1855, 900
acres, against ds,710,000 acres IRE
vised figure) at this date last year,
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
WORLDS TRADE IN
B2l DENOTES HUGE
n.fOSSES IN VALUE
Favorable Trade Balance
A Times Greater Than
Last Prewar Year,
EXPLANATION GIVEN
81
Comparison of Normal With
Unusual Volume Re-
veals Cause.
EXPLANATION GIVEN

In reviewing the foreign trade OF
the, United States for 1851 the first
fact to attract attention is the great
decline In value Of both imports and
exports when compared with 1890.
Our total export trade fell from S.
22s.o0o.0 900 IN 1890 to s4.4s5.0oo. 900
In 1921, decline Of As per cent; i'm
ports fell from s5.27s.0oo.ooo to ST..
the, Department of Commerce ex-
plains san readily be -misinter-
1921 with that of 1920 we are COM
pairing a year Of unusually large
volume of trade with one of more
normal quantity. Moreover, values
wer enormously inflated in 1920
and 1921 was a year rapidly de-
clining prices. Hence the decline
in 1921 $ much mre apparent than
real. even when compared with the
unprecedented trade of 1920.
Comparison with 1s13-14.
When compared with prerar years.
the value of 1851 trade. both import
and export, Is found to far surpass
that of the highest year before the
war. Exports in 1921 were 80 per
cent greater in value than In 1884,
the year preceding the war. The 1921
import trade. although the percentage
decline from 1920 was greater than
the decline in exports. was neverthe-
less 80 per cent greater than in the
year preceding the war, in spite OF
the fact that the year 1884 was
a record breaking year In our import
trade up to that time.
balance of 1921.
The balance Of trade in 1921, that
Is. the excess of exports over Imports,
was S1.9T6. OOO. 900. as compared with
S2.950. 200. 900 in 1920 and s471 .000.-
900 in 1894. Although the 1921
balance was a billion dollars less than
in 1920: this balance was greater in
proportion to imports than in 1920
and very much greater than in 1913
IL. In the latter year imports were
so per cent of the value OF exports;
in 1920, 81 per cent; and in 1921,
only IS per cent. In other words,
during 1921 the excess Of exports over
imports remained far above that OF
prewar years, not only in absolute
values but in relative Importance as
we'll Even in 1921 exports were Of
much greater relative importance in
our trade than they were in 1920
although the actual balance was less
in dollars.
The most significant fact in the
geographical distribution of trade
during the past two years Is the
change in the relative positions held
by Europe and Asia as compared with
1884. During 1914, which Is
a typical year for showing the pre-
war distribution Of exports. $40 per
cent of the United States exports
went to Europe: 22.3 per cent to other
North American countries; and the
remaining Is per cent was divided be-
tween Asia as per cent?, South
America (5.3 per cent?, Oceania cas-
per cent?, and Africa G.2 per cent?
In 1921. 52.7 per cent of our exports
were to Europe-much less than the
corresponding percentage for 1913-14
and exports to Asia constituted 10. 8
per cent of the total. as compared
with only As per cent in 1854
The relative Importance of each of
the other continents as markets for
the United States likewise increased
although in a less marked degree.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. Feb. Is.-wheat-
No. ! red winter. spot. no quota
tions; No. . red winter. garlicky,
l.35L.
Corn-Cob corn, old, yellow. quot
ed: s3.25 per barrel; contract corn.
6s% c; No. 4 corn, spot. 65c per bus.
track corn. yellow, No. }, domestic
or better. 7oa71c per bushel.
oats-white. No. 2. 47hc per
bushel
Rye-Nearby. 9ocasl.oo per bus
No Western export, spot, S1.09 per
bus: No. ,. on quotation
Hay-Receipts. 81 tons: range is
SIS to 81 for good to chof,e tfmo-
thy and mixed hay: market firmer.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
FER Cen
OF 1915

kNS
advance the livestock has brought
mom pn o ri hgs and
is g a lie
IN trend has mostpr in last
o i "
ms 10 blu has been on no similar dh agh pro-
o
in
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
Breadstuff Movements

NEW YORK, Feb. Isy-The following
shows the movements Of breadstufs at New
York today in bushels Of grain and bar
rels OF -four:
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
Washington Stock Exchange Transactions

following table
stock Excamge for the
FURNISHED by W. B. Company
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
COW HUNTERS FIND
SMALL SNOWFALL

w. B. Davidson, who with his
brother. j. c. Davidson. and Kenneth
Dimmick, returned last week from a
search for stray cattle on the range to
the east of Mount Hood, says less than
the normal depth Of snow was found
on the high attitudes.
"The heavy snowfall we have had
this fall on the lower levels, says Mr..
Davidson, "caused us to look for very
deep snow in the high mountains. The
blanket there, however, was not over
five or six feet deep. The lower two
feet of this layer. however, were al
most solid ice and it will be long
time in melting off this summer. |
have seen the snow on the high for
ested levels Is feet deep at this sea
son.
The men found only four of 20 head
of cattle left on the Oregon National
Forest range when the November
snowstorm struck the valley. The ami
mails had managed tokeep alive by eat
ing low hanging boughs and getting an
occasional nibble of bunch grass on
exposed hillsides. Mr.. Davidson says.
One of the cows brought in became
infuriated on the approach of the men,
She charged them, j. G. Davidson
barely escaping her horns as he climbed
a tree. The emaciated beast wore her
self out in her fury. 1t became nee
essary to hog tie her and drag her INTO
valley highway on a toboggan.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
.JEWETT OFFERS AID
TO NATURE CLUB

C. E. Graves, who is promoting or
ganization of the Oregon Nature Low
ers' club, has received a letter from
Stanley Jewett, in charge of the Port,
land office of the Predatory Animal
Bureau of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. who offers to aid
Mr.. Graves in building up natural
history museum for the proposed home
of the new club. The club quarters,
according to plans, will be situated on
7.acre plot overlooking the Columbia
River Highway just west OF the CITY;
Mr.. JeWett in his letter praises Mr..
Graves plans for the nature club very
highly. MIR. Graves has also had a
letter of commentator from Frank
Branch Riley, who states that he will
endeavor to give publicity to the new
organization IN a series of eastern lee
lures just begun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
FIRE SURVEY REPORT
HAS PRAISE FOR CITY

survey corps from the state fire
marshal's office, here recently in an in
vestigation which lasted more than a
week, have recommended in their re-
port to State Fire Marshal Barbur that
Hood, River take steps to remove old
sheds and woodensbuildings within the
limits of the business district. The
report recommends that the city pro-
vide some regular service for the re-
moval of garbage and litter. The de-
putty fire marshals also declare that
the city should provide at an early
date a fire alarm system. The report
recommends a motor truck to be
equipped as hook and ladder truck. a
life net and life line.
The volunteer fire department is
praised very highly in the report,
which also declares that the citizens
display a willingness to cooperate in
eliminating fire hazards.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
GRAND OPERA Is
COMING TO PORTLAND

Portland is to get five great per-
formances of the Chicago Grand Opera
Company, March %. %. "a and 25.
Under the terms of a contract recently
signed the company will appear in the
Portland Public Auditorium prior to
the annual engagement in San Fran
cisco and will make Portland the opera
center of the Northwest for this sea-
son.
The contract calls for the entire Chi
cago company with Mary Garden,
Muratore, Raisa, Baklanoff, Lazzari,
Rimini and 40 other world stars, to-
gether with an orchestra of 10, ballet
of 80, 72 stage hands, five conductors
of music and a vast array of scenery
and equipment to present opera on the
same order it is shown in Chicago,
New York and other eastern cities.
The company will travel to the coast
in three special passenger trains and
one special. train of II baggage carssof
scenery, costumes, Eetc. A total of 3ll
persons will be carried. Mary Garden,
general director of the company, says
the productions in Portland will be ex-
actly the same in magnitude and mag
nificance as are the performances in
the east. To get the engagement 40
business men of Portland have raised a
guarantee fund of $72. 500 which will
be the cost of the five performances.
The repertoire for Portland is as fol-
lows:
Wednesday. March %. Monna Wanna; /;
Thursday, March %, Lohengrin lin
English) Friday, March "a. Romeo
ond TuIiaf. SATURDAY. Dnatinnn March
25. That's; Saturday night, March rs,
Aida.
Mail orders for seats are now being
received at the Auditorium in Port
land. The engagement is to.be man
aged by the World Attractions Co.. of
Portland. of which W. T. Pangle is
manager with headquarters at the
Auditorium.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
East Side Farm Loan Officers Named

At the annual meeting. the East
Fork Farm Loan Association Friday
named officers for the ensuing year as
follows: A. |. Mason. president: }. l..
Hershner, vice president, and X. +.
Scott secretary.
The East Side organization has in
effect loans aggregating $4,000. APP
plications for additional loans, totaling
$40, 600 have been made. Secretary
Scott states, however, that action on
the applications is indefinite.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
Officers Find Quarantine Enforced

County Health Officer Edgington,
who with Deputy Sheriff Sloat was
dispatched on instructions from County
Judge Hasbrouck to investigate alleged
infraction of quarantine rules in the
Upper Valley, where scarlet fever has
prevailed among children reported last
week that the seriousness of the situa-
tion had been exaggerated. The otfi-
GERS stated to Judge Hasbrouck, who
has acted on complaints from the dis
trict, that they found guarantees as
established being enforced.
Judge Hasbrouck stated that scarlet
fever has appeared in one family. He
does not anticipate. however, that it
will be necessary to close the Parkd ale
school,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
Masonic Dance Pleasant Event

Sixty-couples were present Thursday
night at the Columbia Gorge hotel for
one of series of dancing parties be-
ing given this winter by the Masonic
lodge. An elaborate luncheon was a
feature of the dance. With the Co.
lumbia lgorgeside and surrounding
crags covered with snow. the tourist
hostelry had setting that added to
the appeal of the mid-winter festivity.
Music was furnished by the Ford
orchestra.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
Cream Shipped Via Portland

The blockade Of the mid-Columbia
by ice and the tie-up Of ferry service
between here and White Salmon, has
necessitated the shipment Of 50 cans Of
cream, being forwarded to the Hood
River Creamery from Trout Lake and
Husum, Wash, around by Portland, a
detour Of $50 miles. The cream is
gathered up by bobselds and motor
trucks and delivered at regular inter
walls throughout the week.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
Irrigation Permits

4 State Engineer Cupper stats that
three permits for use of water in irri-
cation of land and for domestic supply
were issued in Hood River county dur
ing the last quarter of last year. They
were issued to the following:
P. H. Mohr, Upper Valley water
from Elk Bed spring for domestic sup
ply and for irrigating 20 acres; c.
Bickle. Cascade Locks, appropriation
from Minott springs for domestic sup
ply and irrigation of q. acres at cost
of $lOO; A. T. Zeek, Belmont district,
water from Ferguson creek for irriga-
tion of five acres at cost of approxi-
mately $3.50.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
ScOIlard to Address Grange

H. H. ScolIard, former newspaper
man of Oregon City, will give an ad-
dress to the members of the Hood Riv-
er County Pomona Grange at the next
monthly meeting February 8. The
valley grangers will be hosts at the
session of the Pine Grove Grange. A
basket dinner will be served.
Geo. A. Painter, master of the Po-
mona Grange. states that work will be
conducted in the Pomona degree, and a
large class is expected.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
To Dog Owners, Attention

The state dog license law was re-
Gently sustained by supreme court
decision. 1t requires that all owners
of male dogs pay annually a license
fee of 81, females, 81. These license
fees must be paid in January. In case
of non-payment a penalty Of $40 and
costs will attach.
Protect yourself and your dog by
prompt payment of the license fees.
Thomas +. Johnson, Sheriff.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
City Wage Minimum 81

Although a reduction of the mini-
mum wage of city workers to $500
had been suggested. the city council
has voted to maintain a $4 minimum
the coming year. President Dewey
Afford, of the local unit of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, appealed to
the council to maintain the higher
scale.
The county court recently reduced
the minimum daily wage to $500 per
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26

This is a pleasant, safe and reliable
medicine for coughs and colds. II has
been in use for many years and is held
In high esteem in those households
where its good qualities are best
known. II is a fsvorite with mothers
Of young children. - Il contains no
opium or other harmful drug Try %
when YOU have need q such q remedy.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-26
Pioneer River Captain Dead

Captain Edward Policy, 67 years
old, an outstanding figure in early CO.
lumbia river steamboat history and an
early resident of The Dalles, died
Thursday evening at the home of a
friend, Charles Walthers, in The
Dalles. following lingering illness.
A sea-faring man during his youth,
when he sailed twice around the world
on English and German ships, in addi-
tion to serving in the German navy,
Policy earned the title of captain on
the Columbia river when he was asso-
cialed with early river steamboating.