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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1906)
THE MORXIXG OliEGOXIATT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1006. FAMINE IN FRUITS Tunnel Fire Causes Bare Lo cal Market. NO MELONS OF ANY KIND Delayed Shipment Are Expected to Be on Sale This Morning Back Orders on' Hand for All That Come. FRUIT Railroad blockade cause, famine In local market. POULTRY Part ol day's receipt carried over. EGGS Steady and unchanged. BUTTER Local movement fair. MEATS Moderate demand tor veal and pork. I There was a regular famine In the fruit I market yesterday. Owing to the burning of the Southern Pacific tunnel in the Slskiyous, j it has been three days since any California I fruits have reached this market, except a few email express shipments that were sent around the obstruction. The result was a ' market absolutely bare yesterday of water melons, cantaloupes and peaches. Everythtng. salable or unsalable. In these lines has been disposed of. Southern Pacific officials yesterday notified the Front-street Jobbers that Its freight trains re again on the move, and that the first of the delayed ' cars would be In last night. Preparations being made to receive perishable goods at the yards confirmed this. In spite of the three days' delay, there Is no danger of the market being swamped, even If all the overdue cars should arrive today, as the whole salers have orders on- their books for practi cally all fruit which is rolling. Therefore there Is no likelihood of any slump la prices which some of the buyers; especially the peddlers, are looking for. Should any of the fruit have been spoiled In transit, this loss will fall on the railroad company. Not over seven or eight cars of melons were held back by the tire, and this quantity, had they been on hand yesterday, could have been disposed of without trouble. Other shipments known to have been delayed were three cars of cantaloupes and two cars of lemons. Very few peaches were moving at the time the road was blocked. POULTRY CARRIED OVER. front Street Unable to Dispose of AU That Came In. The poultry market was weak yesterday, but not quotably lower. Receipts of chickens were large, and a considerable quantity was carried over. The weekly price current of a Front-street firm says of the situation: Receipts of chickens of ail sorts have been large the past week, especially Springs, and values have weakened somewhat. We have a good demand for all the hens we can get, ibut the large stocks of Springs have been 'mcved with considerable difficulty. We at I tribute this to the fact that there are many , thousands of the best people out of the city ) at this time of the year, and ttoe consump- tlon of poultry here Is materially lessened. , Before long they will be returning, and we ( are quite sure that matters will then pick up In the poultry line. We advise that shippers , " go a little slow" In the matter of poultry ' shipments for a while, watch quotations and markets and try and not overdo It. Some of the principal markets here are well supplied with chickens, especially Springs, which they say they get largely from those who haul them In from near by. Geese are selling fairly well at 8 cents for old aird 10 cents for large young. Ducks are very dull (but few Chinese In the city) at 12S213o. Turkeys are firm for old at lflc&lTc, and large young will sell at 2o22c and are wanted. The egg market was steady yesterday, with the supply and demand about equal. Butter Is moving fairly well at the former quotations. COMING APPLE CROP. Bhlppers' Association Says It Will Be Double That of Last Year. The executive committee of the International Apple Shippers' Association, at their conven tion at Niagara Falls last week, made the fol lowing announcement regarding the 1006 crop: "The prospects of the coming crop of ap ples in the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia, taken as a whole, compared with last year, are for double the quantity. As for quality. It far exceeds any crop of recent years, barreling relatively therefore mors No. 1 apples In proportion to the crop than any previous year In our generation." The Fruttman's Guide says this estimate, according to many members of the association, is somewhat conservative, there being many authorities who are inclined to set the coming apple crop at no less than 2 times as big as last year's crop. While the table of per centages from the various states made up by the exceutive committee from the reports- they have received was not made public, enough was ltarned to indicate that New , York State was set down tfor a crop of 155 per cent that sf last year. And In figuring on that Increase over last year's showing, the executive com mittee took Into account Its own estimate that the crop in the Hudson River section was but oO per cent of last year's showing. Dressed Meats Steady. There is a. very good demand for fancy mall and medium veal at the price that have ruled for some time past. Choice black hogs also sell readily; but any larger re ceipts would cause Inconvenience. Bank Clearings, Bank clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ 7l.fv5 Sfl,5S0 Seattle 1,410.640 2o4,NOT Tacoma ssi.i.u 8.1.1 28 Spokane- 621.772 14,681 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc. FLOUR Patents, $4.10 per barrel: straights. 3.45; clears. t.25S3.40; Valley. f.1. lio'g.v 5; Dakota and hard wheat, patents, f5.4a5-60; clears. $4.25; graham. S3.SO; whole wheat. 3.75; rye flour, local. 5: Eastern. $5.40; cornmeal, per bale, $l.lHJi? MILLSTUFF8 Bran, city. $16; country, $17 per ton; middlings, S2.V50&26; snorts, citv. $17: country, $18 per ton, chop, U. 8 Mills, $15. 50; linseed dairy food, 18' Acalfa meal. $18 per ton. WHEAT Club, c,9c: bluestem, Tic; ValJ ley, 715i 72c; red. 66f67c. OATS No. 1 white feed. $27; gray 128 per ton. ' BARLBT Feed. $23.50 per ton; brewimr $23.5; rolled, $24624.50. RYE tl.50 per cwt. W.RBAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream 90 pound backs, $7; lower grades. $5.5u.8 75 oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $3 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale- oat meal (ground). 60-pound sacks, $7.50 pur barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds: 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box pastry flour. 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale' HAY Valley timothy, No. 1. $llfiH2.50 per ton; clover, $707.50; cheat, $6.50; grain bay, $7. alfalfa, $10. Vegetables, Fruits. Etc . , DOMESTIC FRUITS Arples. common, 60? 75c per box; fancy, $1.252; apricots, $1.2.V,J 1.35; grapes, $1.75'2 per crate; peaches. 5c(i $1; pears, $2; plums, fancy, 60375c per box; common. 5o75c; blackberries, 5&6c per pound; crab apples, 75o per box. MELON'S Cantaloupes, $2Ci2.50 per crate; watermelons, lfclc per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $58.50 per box; oranges, Valencias, $4.60&5; grapefruit. $4(fl4.50; pineapples, $34 per dozen;, bananas, 6c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans, Bj?7c; cab bage, lti2c per pound; celery, 8ocSl per dozen; corn. 15S20C per dozen; cucumbers, hothouse, 25c per dozen; field, 406uc per box; egg plant, 10c per pound; lettuce, head, 25o per dozen; onions, 10-8 12o per dozen; peas. 4'5c; bell peppers, 12315c; radishes, loil5c per dozen; rhubarb, 2S2o per pound; spinach, 23o per pound; tomatoes, 60900 per box; hothouse. $2; parsley, 25c; squash, $1(?1.25 per crate. t ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 90c3$l per sack; carrots, $181.25 per sack; beets, tl.tojt 1.50 per Back; garlic, 10gl2c per pound. ONIONS New. 1?1VjC per pound. POTATOES Old Burbanks. nominal: new potatoes, Oregon. 75S90C: California, $1.25. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound; apricots, 1519c; peaches, 12 13c: pears. liy.iHo; Italian prunes, 5&c; California tigs" white, in sacks, 5.&6c per pound; black. 4440c; bricks, 12ul4-ounce packages, io'S5c per box; Smyrna, 20c pound; dates, Persian. 6ii6c per pound. i RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 8tJ 8Uc; 18-ounce, 9?10c; loose muscatels, 2 crown, 67c; 3-crown, 674u; 4-crown, 7J7c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas, 87c; Thompson's fancy bleached. 10llc; London layers. 3-crown, whole boxes o 20 pounds, $2; 2-crown. $1.75. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery 22V&24c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 20&22e; store butter, 15c EGGS Oregon ranch. 2121o per dozen; Eastern, 2021c. CHEESB Oregon full cream twins, 139 chickens. 1313Vjc; Springs. 1415c; rooetar, 9-10c; dreseed chickens, H(gl5c; turkeys, live, ltMi-22c turkeys, dressed, choice, 20?221Ac; eeeee live per pound, StjilOc; ducks, ll(fil3c; pigeons, jl1.50; squabs, $23. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS Oregon. 1905, nominal. 13c; olds, nominal, 10c; 1906 contracts, 1616V4c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 1620c per pound, according to .shrinkage; Valley, 20f?22c, according to fineness. MOHtIR Choice, 2b&3oc per pound. HIDES Dry: No. 1, 16 pounds and up, per pound, lS20c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to J5 pounds, 1821c per pound; dry salted bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair-slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 3 c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound, 10llc; steers, sound, 60 to 60 pounds. 10llc per pound; steers, sound, under 60 pounds, and cows, 9 10c per pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound; kip, sound, 15 to 30 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, ll(Q;12c per pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; veals, lc per pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers stock, each, 2C330C. short wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each, 50 60c; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.2o$i2; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15(gil6c per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size, $l(gl.50; colts, hides, each,N 25&50C. Goatskins; Common, each, 1625c; Angora, with wool on, each, 30cg$1.50. VT7RS No 1 skins: Bearskins, as to iz each, $!V?x20; cubs, each, $1'3; badger, prime, each, 2550c; cat, wild, with head perfect. 3ti50c; house cat, 620c; fox, common gray, large prime, each, 60g70c ; red, each, ; cross, each, $H15; silver and black, ' each, SlOOca-300; fishers, each, $5&.8; lynx, each, $4.5ti; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $13; marten, dark Northern, accord ing to size and color, each, $10 15; pale pine, according to size and color, each, $2.50ft'4; muekrat, large, each, 1215c; skunk, each, 40ffit0c; civet or polecat, each, Dtgloc; otter, large, prime skin, each, $61710; panther with head and claws perfect, each, $26 3; raccoon, prime large, each, 6075c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.&05; prairie (coyote), 60cfff ?1 ; wolverine, each, SOjjpd ; beaver, per skin, large. $56: medium. I3n7: small, $1(3)1.60; kits, 6075c. BEESWAX uood, clean ana pure, Z225o per pound. TAL.LOW Prime, per pound, 44c; No. 2 and grease, 23c. CASCARA SAGRADA (chittam bark) New. 2i2c per pound; 1904 and 1905, 3c in small iots, a'a'K in car iota. GRAIN BAGS 99c. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RTCB ImDerial Japan No. 1. 6Vc: South ern Japan, 6.40c; head 6.75c 1ST? 22c: Costa Rica, fancy, 18?i20c: isood! IriCalHc: ordinary. 19&22c per pound: Columbia. roant, cases, 100s, $14.76; 60s, $14.75; Arbuckle, S17.25: Lion. $15.25. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound fiats, $1. 10 ; Alaska pink 1-pound tails, 90c ; red, 1-pound talis, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound talis. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $5.30; powdered, $5.05; dry granulated, $4.95; extra C, $4.50; golden C, $4.36; fruit sugar, $4.95; XX. $4.85; XXX. $4.S6. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 26c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct ic per Dound : if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He. Beet sugar, $4.75 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 155180 per pound. NUTS Walnuts, l&c per pound by sack; ic extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, lttc ; filberts, 16c ; pecans, jumbos, 10c ; extra large, 17c; almonds. 14Vt&15c; chestnuts, Italian, 12lttc; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw, 7c per pound; roasted, 9c; pinenuts. 10 12c; hickory nuts, 738c; cocoanuta, 35r90c per dozen. SALT California dairy. $11 per ton; Imita tion Liverpool, $2 per ton; half-ground, 100s, $U; 50s, $9.50; lump Liverpool, $17.50. BEANS Small white, 4 Vic; large white, 4Vjc; pink, 2c; bayou, 4c; Lima, 5o; Mexicans, red, 4c. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 78z; 125 to 60 pounds, 7c; 150' to 200 pounds, 6c; 2O0 pounds and up, Bttte. BEEF Dressed bulla, 3c per pound; cows, 4atf5He: country steers, 56c MUTTON Dressed fancy, 78c per pound; ordinary, 6I6c; lambs, fancy, 85?8Hc. PORK Dressed. 100 to 180 pounds, SSo; 150 to 200 pounds; 7Sc; 200 pounds and up, 7(714c provisions and Canned Meats BACON Fancy breakfast, 21c per pound; standard breakfast, 19c; choice. 18c; English. 11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach, 16c. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 17c per pound ; 14 to 16 pounds, 17c; 18 to 20 pounds. 16c; California (picnic), 13c; cottage, none; shoulders, 12 c; boiled, 25c; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c. PICKLED GOODS Pork. barrels, $21; hal C barrels, $11 ; beef, barrels, $ 11 ; half barrels, $6. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17VC; bolOKna, long, 7c; weinerwurst, 10c; - liver, 6c; pork, 9610c; .headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna sausage, link, 4tac. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c; smoked. 13c; clear backs, dry salt, 12c;- smoked, 13c; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt. 14c; smoked, 15c; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt, 12ic; smoked. 13c; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces lHic; tubs. 12c; 60r. 12c: 20s, 12c; 10a, 12 v&c; 6s. 12c Standard Pure: Tierces, 10c; tubs, 11c; 60s, lie; 20s. llc; 10s, llac; 5s, 11 c. Compound: Tierces. 7i4c; tubs, 7fcc; 60s, 7c; 10s, Sc; 6s, Sijc, Oils. TTJR.PENTINB) Cases, 81c per gallon. COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, 120 per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, cases, 24c; 72 test, 27c: 88 test, S5c; iron tanks, 10c WHITfl LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 600-pound lots, 8c; less than 600-pound lots, SUo. (In 25- pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5- pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to 6- pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2c per pound above keg price.) LINSEE-D Raw, in barrels, 47c; In cases, 63c; boiled, in barrels, 60c; In cases, 53c; 26- gallon lots, lc less. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. There was an ad vance of about 5-7s in the London tin market, with spot closing at 179 10s. Locally, the market was quiet and a shade higher, with 89.25c bid and 39.75c asked for spot. Copper was easier In the London market, closing at 83 for spot and 82 10s for futures. Locally no change was reported, lake being quoted at 18.624618. 75c; electrolytic at 18.376 fl8.50c; casting, 1818.25c. Lead was unchanged at ft. 75c in the local market, but advanced 2s 6d Jo 16 16s 3d In the London market. Spelter was unchanged. Iron was lower In the English market, with standard foundry quoted at 61o 4d and Cleve land warrants at 51s 10!d. Locally the mar ket was quiet. Tomato Blfcht in Washington. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 9. Reports received by State Horticultural Commissioner Huntley Indicate a tomato blight which covers a wide area in the Irrigated districts of Eastern Washington, and prices are likely to rule high. The blight Is the result of the excessively hot weather. If the season holds favorable, ' the Island crop and local product of Western Washington will help out the market. Oregon Wool Is Active. BOSTON. Mass.. Aug. 0. The market for Oregon wool here Is more active. A. fair amount has been sold andi good-sized trades are pending. For the best staple, 24 cents Is paid. The scoured basis Ls 72 cents. E IN TONE Stocks Scarcely Held Up by Buying of Pennsylvania. UNDERTONE QUITE WEAK Feeling Still Prevails That Leading Capitalists Are Unloading Money Market Shows Evidence of Coming Demand. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. The large buying of Pennsylvania today was again about the only feature of atrength in the stock market. Its influence restraining the falling tendency of prices elsewhere was less effective than yes terday. There was not much in the way of news developments to account for. the change In the market's tone, and it was largely due f'to the fact of the decline In prices yesterday and the Inference from that that a distribution of etocks was going on from the hands of Influ ential capitalists. The belief that they were following aruch leadership sums up practically the whole motives of the recent operations In the market on the part of the speculative element. The conviction in that quarter that the great capitalists of the country were ac cumulating stocks originated about the time of the last meeting of the directors of the Union Pacific. Special efforts had been made to secure a quorum for that meeting, anuV while it was announced that no action had been taken on the question of the next divi dend, there was a widely disseminated rumor that a decision had in fact been arrived at which would be formally announced at some future meeting of the executive committee. Apparently, speculative opinion had hitched upon today's meeting of the Union Pacific ex ecutive committee as the one to announce the long-expected developments on which that stock had risen within several weeks with sym pathetic effect on the whole transcontinental group. The adjournment of the committee to day with the announcement that only routine matters had been considered seemed to 0hake the belief in the intended Increase in the divi dend and the inauguration of dividends on Southern Pacific. The effect was similar to that of yesterday's announcement of the de parture of the chairman of the St. Paul di rectors without action on the expected plan for the financing of the Pacific Coast exten sion. With confidence shaken in the truth of ru mors which had played so important eu part in the speculative advance in prices, the sus picious attitude towards the movement which has been held In many quarters from the outset was strengthened. The expressed grounds for this suspicion have been the sup posed desire of very large and well-informed holders of stocks to Becure a favorable basis for distribution of their holding. The money market also gives decisive evi dence of the tightening effect of the begin ning of the. demand for the purposes of tho haryest. The calling of loans placed here by Western banks and the increasing demand for actual cash from the Interior showed plainly that the seasonable demand for funds now due was setting In. The payment of subscrip tions for the Panama Canal bonds Is also making the banks losers on the Subtreasury operations, the Intended redeposlt with the banks of Government funds being apparently delayed in their Influence upon the banking reserves. The rate for call loans went as high as B per cent today, and the rates for time loans also were appreciably firmer. There was a sharp reaction, however, in the foreign exchange market. The discount rate in the Paris open market fell away, and sterling ex chanee there advanced. Prospects for a re sumption of gold imports were brought thus Into renewed consideration, as tnose move ments served to take Paris out of any com petition with New Tork for gold in Ixndon. The money position at this point meantime has been materially strengthened since ' the joint competition of Paris and the Bank of England put a stop to the last engagements of gold In London for New York account. The late development of strength In South ern Pacific offset to some extent the effect of the weakness in Union Pacific, and a rally In prices repaired a part of the extreme losses. The closing was quite firm. Bonds were steady; total sales, par value, J2. 155.000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express 255 Amalg. Copper .... 74.5U0 102 100 101 Am. Car & Fdy... 1,200 3S& 87 ii7y do. preferred .. uow 101 rain Am. Cotton Oil 600 31 30 30 li 01 V. do. preferred . . Am Express Am. Hi & Lr.,pfd. American Ice 100 246 1.000 2814 8,100 71 is He" 2814 tiOV 240 2814 71 VS l'JVs 40 1 Am. Linseed Oil... . do. preferred . Am. Locomotive do. preferred . 300 68 4 68 200 1135, 113 ll.i 152 Am. Smelt. & Ref. 16.90 15;Hi do. preferred .... 100 llifa 110'A lli Am. Sugar Ref 1,4U0 136 135 V4 135 Am Tobacco, pra. soo aoo uw Anaconda Mng. Co. 22.700 2574 251 Atchison 4,100 03 02 do. preferred 100 100 loo-ft Atlantic Coast Line 400 142 142 9914 254 92 Baltimore & Ohio. 1.900 121 12oV, 12o,4 ao. preierrea .... auu 92 Rrook. Rapid Tran. 22.000 794 77 77 l71a 228 Canadian Pacific 4,000 167 16614 Central of N. J Central Leather ... do. preferred .... Chespk. & Ohio.... Chi. Great West... 100 39 39 38 600 10114 10114 lolU. 8.4O0 61 6014 601.4 900 lS'ik 18. 18 Chicago & N. W.. 1.900 204 14 202 202 Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 87.800 186. 184 185ii i;m, lerm. & iraa. ...... do. preferred C. C, C. & St. L. . 300 Colo. Fuel & Iron. 13.500 Colo. A Southern . . 900 13 27 92 62 37 Ji 70 61 136 19 76 219 600 42 84 60 43 78 69 16514 92 63 37 92 62 37 do. 1st preferred. do. 2d preferred. . Consolidated Gas . . Corn Products ..... do. preferred .... Del. As Hudson .... Del., Lack. & West. Denver & Rio G... do. preferred .... 100 62 62 1,600 13614 135 1,400 43 6014 43 42 86 69 42 "to" loo 1,200 16,300 Dlst. Securities .. Erie do. 1st preferred do. 2d preferred. General Electric .. 100 70 Grt. Northern, pfd. 1,600 97 Hocking Valley , Illinois Central .... ...... .... International Paper .... do. Dreferred 295 296 .. 128 175 19 86 ....K 44 84 84 International Pump do. preferred .... Int. Met do. preferred .... Iowa Central do. preferred .... K. C. Southern.... do. preferred .... Louis. & Nash .... . Mexican Central .. Minn. A St. Louis. M.. St. P. & B.S.M. do. preferred . . . Missouri Pacific ... Mo.. Kan. & Tex.. do. preferred .... National Lead . 100 200 600 100 100 200 84 8 76 26 B1V4 2714 56 35 76 26 6114 26 56 li 35 75 26 51 26 66 V, 1.100 2.100 144 W3 143 20 20 1,000 21 200 64 04 64 151 170 4,900 700 600 1.400 94 34 68 79 39 83 94 33 67 33 68 78 18 39 138 47 91 89 204 N.R.R. of Mex.,pfd. 100 39 w. x. central N. Y., Ont. & W. . Norf. & Western. do. preferred ... Northern Pacifio . North American . Pacific Mail 12.100 140 138 1,000 47 47 10,100 U2 81 3,000 205 204 700 94 93 94 4 Pennsylvania . .151.300 136 135 135 People's Gas 200 P.. C. C. & St. L.. 100 Pressed Steel Car.. 1,300 do. preferred .... 73 82 52 PI 91 82 60 81 51 8714 Pull. Palace Car... 100 237 23' rr 2:;7 jeauiuK 4U,W 133 do. 1st preferred. ....... .... do. 2d preferred. . 130 131 .... 82 Kepublic Steel do. preferred . . . Rock Island Co.... do. preferred . . . Schloss Sheffield .. St.L. & S.F..2d pfd. St. Louis S. W..., do. preferred Southern Pacifio . . do. preferred . . . Southern Ry do. preferred . Tenn. Coal & Iron.. Texas & Pacific... Tol.. St. L. & W.. 3n 200 do. prererrea ... Union Pacific do. preferred ... IT. S. Express.... fc U. S. Realty 200 91,700 156 100 126 100 78 GHANG . 8314 700 28 28 2S SOO 99 98 OS! 2,100 . 26 251J 25 10m 2? 62 621? 1,000 ,1 75 7514 "'966 '24 '24' 24 66.200 "rr'" "76 76 1.800 118 118 118 4,600 37 36 37 100 99 99 99 153 S2 S2 32 29 28 27 4S.T4 mi 154 155 94 126 125 78 77 U. S. Rubber 700 -44 44 44 do. preferred lOtftfc U. S. Steel 40.800 40 33 404 do. preferred 8,700 loij 105 105 Vi Va. Car. Chemical. 600 37Vi 37H 37Vs do. preferred 108 Wabaeh - 200 20 194 19 do. preferred .. 1,000 4a4 454 45"s Wells Fargo Ex.... 25 Westjngbouse Elec. 100 152 153 150 Wesftrn Union 91W Wheeling & L. E 1 Wis. Central 300 2514, 25 254 do. preferred 47 Total sales tor the day. 793,900 shares. BONDS. . NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s, rg. 104 ID. & R. G. 4s... 09 H do coupon 104:N". Y. C. gen 314s 92vs U. S. 3s. reg 103, do coupon. ... 104 U. S. nw 4s, reg.129 do coupon. . . .129 U. S. old 4s, reg.!03H North. Pac. 3s... 75 do 4s . los South. Pac. 4s... 9114 L nion Pac. 4s...lUJ4 Wis. Central 4s. . 9914 Jap. 6s, 2d series 9914 ao coupon ... .ii3 4 Atctu adj. 4s... 95 14 ! Jap. 414s ... B4 Stocks at London. LONDON. Aug. 9. . Consols for money. 88 5-16; tor account. Anaconda 13 Atchison 96 do preferred. . 104 B. & 0 124 Can. Pacific 172 C. & 0 62 Chi. Gt. Western 19 88 7-ltt: N. Y. Central.... 149 Norf. & West 94 do preferred. .. 95 Ont. & Western. 49 Pennsylvania ... 70 Rand Mines .... 6 Reading 68 St. Paul 19114 Ds Beers 17 Southern Ky ... 38 I do preferred. ..102 D. & R- G. . . 44 do preferred. . 88 Erie 44 do 1st pfd 81 do 2d pfd 72 111. Central 181 L. & N 149 M., K. & T 35 Union Pacific li do preferred. . . 98 U. S. Steel 41 do preferred. ..110 Wabash 21 do preferred. . . 48 Spanish 4s 92 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Aug. 9 Money on call firm, 2iS5 per cent; ruling rate. 3; closing bid, 4; offered, 6 per cent. Time loans firmer; 60 days, 4 per cent; 90 days, 4!f4 per cent; six months, 614(5 per cent! Prime mercan tile paper, 5(g4. Sterling exchange weak at $4.8505 for de mand, and at $4.8240 for 60-day bills; posted rates, $4.83 and $4.86; commercial bills, $4.81 64.81. Bar silver, 65c. Mexican dollars, 50c. Government bonds and railroad bonds, steady. LONDON, Aug. 9. Bar silver . steady, 30 3-lttd per ounce. Money, 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for three months blls Is 3 per cent. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. Silver bars, 65 c. Mexican dollars, 52c. v Drafts Sight, 5c; telegraph, 7c. Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.82: do sight. $4.85. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Today's statement of the Treasury balances in the general fund shows; Available cash balances $182,899,348 Gold coin and bullion... 104.340.533 Gold certificates 44.493.660 PRUNE PACKER S VIEW SAYS EVERYTHING POINTS TO BIG CROP IN NORTHWEST. Only Limited Demand In East for Italians, and That Is Where Prices Are Made. ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.) The ar ticles in The Oregonlan discussing the condi tion of the prune market, size of thte year's crop, etc., which have been printed during the past few days, have attracted considerable at tention In Linn County. Today S. A. Lasalle. of Lasalle Bros., prune packers of Albany, discussed the prune situation In Oregon from the viewpoint of the packers. Mr. Lasalle directed most of his attention to answering .the arguments presented in yes terday's Oregonian, and, In keeping with the packing element to which he belongs, insisted that the crop Is big. He spoke as follows: "In The Morning Oregonian of Saturday there was an article on the situation that cov ered it very thoroughly and also was relia ble information, while in Tuesday's paper there was an article that I do not believe can be verified by facts. In the first pla.ee as to the crop: "The crop this season will be very much heavier than It was three years ago, when the Northwest had the record-breaking crop. "There Is not a prune district that is not either building more dryers, or. If not build ing, most of them are adding to their capacity In order to handle their crop. I know this to be the fact, as I have visited all the large prune districts In Oregon and' Washing ton. For instance, three years ago there were not any dried prunes shipped out of Union or Cove, Or., while, on the other hand, this sea son the crop is estimated at 1000 tons green or. nearly 40 carloads of dried product. In nearly all the districts there will be a sub stantial increase. "As to the drop, the Spring was so moist that the prunes did not drop then as much as they should, and now are all dropping off at once, and so consequently It looks like the drop' Is heavier than usual, while in reality It is no more than normal. On careful inves tigation we find that the trees are carrying all the fruit they should now. "As to any of the packers selling short, I do not think this is the fact. If anything, they are worrying more about selling what they now have on hand on their early con tracts. "It is also a fact that clippings taken out of fruit papers are not always reliable, as they always tend to the side of the growers. There ls no use denying the fact tnat the old prune crop ls exhausted, and, on ths other hand, the growers must remember that In the season of 1903 nearly half of the crop was carried over to the next season. "The article referred to seems to want to lay the blame of low prices on the packers, who are entirely Innocent of the state ol affairs, as all they do ls to give the growers the true situation of the conditions; then let them draw their own conclusions as to what the price may bo in the future. "If some of the growers would take a trip back to- ths markets of Italian prunes they would get an entirely different idea. It W a regrettable fact that it is a good deal harder to get the Eastern trade Interested in the Italian prune than It Is In the Cali fornia article, oi account of various reasons, which I will enumerate. One of the largest firms In New York told the writer that they could handle from 60 to 100 cars of California prunes, while, on ths other hand, they could not find market for over 10 to 15, cars of Italians. "What the growers need ls reliable In formation, and let them draw their own con clusions. There are probably quite a few who still have a remembrance of the 1903 crop, and will no doubt profit by the experience and In fact have already done so. "There Is no denying the fact that the end that eats the prunes will regulate the price, as this has been proved time and time again in past seasons. "As to green shipping, there are only cer tain districts that can make this a success, and these districts never have entered into the dried fruit markets. "The Western Oregon and Washington prunes, on account of excessive moisture, will not stand up in shipping, so the growers will have to depend on drying to handle their crops.' Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. The market for cof fee futures close steady at a net advance of 616 points. The sales were reported of 60,500 bags, including September, 7.05c; De cember, 7.16O7.20c: March, 7.307.40c; May, T.407.55c; July. 7.607.55c. Spot Rio steady; No. T invoice, 8c. Mild steady: Cordova, 9 12c. Sugar Raw firm; fair refining, 3c; cen trifugal, 96 test. 3c: molasses sugar, S 1-1&9 8e. Refined firm: crushed, $5.60; powdered, $5; granulated, $4.90. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Cotton futures closed at a decline of 1S4i23 points. August, 9.46c; September, 9.54c; October, 9.67c; November, 9.73c; December, 9.78c; January, 9.88c; Feb ruary, 9.83c; March, 10.01c; April, 10.03c; May. 10.00c WHEAT RULES WEAK ' n..r-.tsk sTaasa mm u An I D AMA I A Deansil uuvei mucin nepuii id Expected Today. THREE-QUARTERS DOWN Longs and Commission-Houses Are the Principal Sellers at Chicago. Other Grains Also Show Softness In Tone. CHICAGO, Aug. 9. With the exception of a brief period at the opening, the wheat mar ket was weak all day. During the early part of the session the chief influence was weather conditions, an absence of rain in the North west and In the Southwest being reported. Later a general belief that the Government re port, which will be published tomorrow, would indicate a larger yield than a year ago caused Increased selling. Local longs were the prin cipal sellers, although commission houses also sold freely. The market closed weak. Sep tember opened c to 14 c higher at 73 to 73c. sold off to 72(a-72V4c, and closed o off at 72 c The corn market was steady at the start because of fair demand by cash houses which were influenced by sma(l local receipts. Senti ment, however, soon became bearish, and dur ing the remainder of the day held rather weak. September closed c down at 49c. Oats displayed considerable weakness after a firm start. September closed c off at 8131c. Provisions were weak because, of an in creased hog movement and fairly active sell ing of lard and ribs by pit traders. There was a decline of 10 cents in the price of live hogs. At the close, September pork was un changed at $16.95. Lard was off 7c at $7.80; ribs were 10gl2c lower at $9.C5 8.07. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. September ...$ .73 $ .73 $ .72 $ .72 December 76 .76 .75 .75 May 79 .79 .78 .79 . CORN. September ... .49 .49 .48 .49 December 45 .45 .44 .44 May 46 .46 ' .45 .43 OATS. September' ... .31 .31 .30 .Sl December 32 .32 .32 .32 May 34 .37 .34 1 .34 MESS PORK. September 16.05 January 14.00 14.00 13.90 13.92 LARD. September ... 8.72 8.72 8.67 8.70 October 8.77 8.80 8.75 8.77 November 8.57 8.62 8.57 8.02 SHORT RIBS. September ... .905 9.97 9.02 9.07 October 8.80 8.82 8.77 8.82 Cash quotations were S3 follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3, 7074c; No. 2 red. 7273e. Corn No. 2, 49c; No. 2 yellow, 51c. Oats No. 2, 30c; No. 2 white, 3133c; No. 3 white. 3032c. Rye No. 2, 56c. Barley Good feeding, 3739c; fair to choice malting. 4240c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.07: No. I Northwest ern. $1.10. Short ribs, sides Loose, $8.959.05. Mess pork Per barrel, $17. Lard Per 100 pounds. $8.65. Short clear sides Boxed, $9.37i9.50. Whisky Basis of high wines. $1.29. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 34.500 23,700 Wheat, bushels . 3M.000 - 62.SO0 Corn, bushels 84.0OO 84.700 Oats, bushels 21O.O00 175,800 Rve. bushels 2.000 1.4O0 Barley, bushels 4,400 29.SU0 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Flour Receipts, 19, 800; exports, 1500; steady, with better in quiry. Wheat Receipts, 144.300: exports, 23,900; spot irregular; No. 2 red, 77c elevator; No. 2 red, 79c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern, Du luth. 85c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard W'inter, 80c f. o. b. afloat. A higher opening In wheat today, due to covering, was followed by severe declines, which continued up to the last hour. This weakness resulted from liqui dation, large receipts, clearing Northwest weather and prospects for a bearish Govern ment report. Rallying late on export sales, the market closed steady at o to c net decline. May closed 84c; September, 70c; December, 82c. Hops and hides Steady. Wool Quiet. f Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. Wheat steady; barley strong. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.301.32; milling, $1.321.45c Barley Feed. $11.06; brewing, $1.07 1.12. Oats lied, $1.1691.40. Call board sales: Wheat December. 2Sc. Barley December, 99c. Corn Large yellow, $1.4031-42. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 9. Wheat September, 6s 6d; December, 6s 4d; March, nominal. Weather fair. LONDON. Aug. 9 Cargoes dull; Pacific Coast, prompt shipment, 30s 6d31s. English country markets, generally 8d dearer; French dull. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 8. Wheat Septem ber, 71c; December, 73c; May, 77c; No. 1 hard, 75c: No. 1 Northern, 74c: No. 2 Northern. 7071c; No. 3 Northern, 7172c Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 9. Wheat Un changed; export, bluestem, 71c; club, 69c; red, 06c. LIVESTOCK MABKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted in the local markets yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, $363 65; medium. $3 3.25; cows. $2.25ifi2.50; second-grade cows, $1.502; bulls, $1.502: calves, $4g4.50. SHEEP Best sheared, $4JT4.25: lambs, $3 HOGS Best, $7.257.50; light, $6.7557. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Chicago and . Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 9. Cattle Re ceipts 3000; market steady to stronger. Native steers, $46; cows and heifers. $3 4; Western steers, $3.2595; canners, $1.50 6 2.50; stockers and feeders, $2.754.25: calves, $3.205.50; bulls, stags, etc.. $2.25 4. Hogs Receipts 9000, market 6SH0c low er. Heavy. $5.806.1O; mixed, $5.95 6.05. light. $6.056.25; igs. $55.75; bulk of sales, $5.9536.10. Sheep Receipts 4000; market steady. Yearlings. $55.85; wethers, $4.505.25; ewes, $435; lambs. $6.257.40. CHICAGO. Aug. 9. Cattle Receipts 6000; market strong. Beeves, $3.756.60; stock ers and feeders, $2.504.25; cows nd heif ers, $1.155.25; calves, $4.756.50; West ern steers, $3.605.65. Hogs Receipts today, 82,000; tomorrow, estimated, 15,000; market 10c lower. Mixed and butchers, $66.42; goods to choice heavy, $66.30; rough heavy, $5.705.90i light. $6.156.45; pigs, $5.2008.10; bulk of sales, $66.25. Sheep Receipts 15,000; market steady. Sheep. $3.25 5.40: lambs. $4.75 7. 75. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Aug. 9. Cattle Receipts 4000; market strong to 10c higher. Native steers, $46.20; native cows and heifers, $25.35; stockers and feeders, $2.40 4.50; Western cows, $24.25; Western DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. Established 1S93 BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and sold for cash and oa margin. Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phone Main 37 steers, $2.506; bulls, $2.103.50; calves, $2.505.50. , Hogs Receipts 9000; market 5 10c low er. Bulk of sales, $6.22 6.27 ; heavy. $8.1556.30; packers, $6.2036.27; lights, $6.23 6.30; pigs, $5.25 5.90. Sheep 'Receipts 3000; market steady. Muttons, $4.255.50; lambs, $67.60; range wethers, $4.506: fed ewes. $45.35. SAJf FBANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Price raid for Products in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. The following prices were quoted in the produce market to day: FRUIT Apples, choice, $1; common, 80c; bananas, 75ce$1.50; Mexican limes, $66.50; California lemons, choice, $4; common, $2.50; oranges, navel. $1,758: pineapples, $1.50 2.50. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 35650c; garlic, 23c; green peas, 75cig$l: string beans, 2 4c; tomatoes. 5075c; egg plant, 50g75c. EGGS Store, 2025c; fancy ranch, 30c. POTATOES Early Rose, 70S0c: River Burbanks, 6085c: Salinas BurbankSk $1.25; Oregon Burbanks, 7585c. POULTRY Roosters, old, $6fT6.60; young roosters, $557; broilers, small, $22.60; broil ers, large, $23; fryers, $3Q4; hens, $4.60 fee. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 23c; creamery seconds, 20c; fancy dairy, 21c; dairy seconds, 19c; pickled. 1718c. CHEESE Young America, 12e; Eastern, 16c; Western, 15c. WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 16 18c; mountain, 9llc; South Plains and San Joaquin. 9llc. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $20.60g22; middlings, $26S 30. HAY Wheat, $12517.50: wheat and oats, 12tl6: barley, nominal; alfalfa, $78; stock, $7S8; straw, 305J50C per bale. RECEIPTS Flour, 18,768 quarter sacks; wheat. 5215 centals; barley, 27,117 centals; oats. 4080 centals; beans, 65 sacks; potatoes, 3660 sacks; bran, 14.339 sacks: middlings, 268 sacks; hay, 350 tons; wool. 33 bales. HOPS SOLD FOR 1 CENTS CONTRACT SIGXED FOR JACK SON & NAYLOR CROP. This Figure Is Freely Offered at Butteville, Aurora, Hubbard and McMinnville. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 8. (Special.) The first authentic report of a sale of 1906 hops at IT cents was received here today, when It was learned that Lachmund & Co. bought the Jack son & Naylor crop of 20 acres, probably 100 bales, at Marquam at that figure. It Is known that the same firm has offered 17 cents for a number of crops around Butteville, Au rora and Hubbard, but so far as learned they have found no other growers willing to sell at that price. Options are being taken at 18 cents, but so far as can be learned no offers of that price have been made here. WOODBURN, Or., Aug. 8. (Special.) Lachmund & Pincus have contracted the John Naylor and William A. Jackson yard of 20 acres at 17 cents per pound. The fact that the hop market had touched 17 cents was not known by the local trade un til late In the evening, but the news caused a general feeling of satisfaction. The pur chase of Lachmund & Pincus is the first 17 cent deal that has been put through this sea son. A few days ago It was rumored that the same Salem firm had paid Ed Seeley, of Woodburn, 17 cents on a contract, but an Investigation by The Oregonlan's correspondent there poved the rumor to be 'Incorrect. Lachmund & Pincus yesterday offered a Mc Mlnnville grower 17 cents for 30,000 pounds, but the parties could not agree on the specifi cation of quality, and the deal was not con cluded. Hop men are now reducing their estimates all over the state. Dealers who a short time ago predicted a yield of 130,000 bales now be lieve it will not run over 120,000, and others have cut down their estimates in proportion. Quite a number figure that the crop of Ore gon cannot exceed 100,000 bales. Probably half of the hop men who have been Inter viewed on this subject lately have expressed the opinion that the crop will be smaller than that of 1905. Heat Shortens Hop Crop. CORVALLIS. Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) The opinion of local growers generally Is that the hop yield In this locality will be less than that of last year, and that the same condi tions have served to shorten the crop all over the Valley. The Lilly yard ls the only one in this locality in which there can be said to be a good- crop so far as volume ls concerned. A grower said today that it la his opinion that when picking and weighing time comes it will be found that teh Intense heat of some of the early days of July left its mark upon the hops of the Willamette region. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. Official ; clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta ...$0.02 Justice $0.04 Alpha Con 07 Kentuck Con.. .01 Andes 08 Mexican 6T Belcher 22 Occidental Con. .74 Best & Belcher .70 Ophlr 4.40 Bullion 20 Overman .09 Caledonia 23 Potosi 11 Challenge Con. .12 Savage .. .81 Chollar 11 Scorpion 05 Confidence .... .59 Seg. Belcher... .04 Con. Cal. & V. .85 Sierra Nevada. .19 Con. Imperial. .01 Silver Hill 81 Crown Point.. .09 Union Con. ... .18 Exchequer ... .42 Utah Con 0:1 Gould & Currle .07 Yellow Jacket. .13 Hale As Norcr. .95 NEW YORK. Aug. Adams Con.... $0.20 Alice 2.25 Breece 26 Brunswick Cn. .27 Comstock Tun. .13 Con. Cal. A V. .88 Horn Silver... 1.71 . Iron Sliver. . . 5.00 Leadvllle Con. .03 8. Closing quotations: Little Chief... .$0.05 Ontario 2.75 Ophlr .. 3.40 Phoenix .02 Potosi .12 ISavage 78 hierra Nevada. .19 Hmall Hopes... .30 Standard 1.25 BOSTON, Aug. 9. Closing quotations Adventure ..$ 5. i.50 Parrot . Qulncy $ 26 89. 9. 95. 00 00 50 OO 75 50 50 00 Allouez .... 34 Amalg'mated 101 Atlantic 11 t o SO Shannon .... Tamarack . . i.25 Bingham ... SO. 75 Trinity United Copp. jU. S. Mining. 8. 62. 55. 108. cal. sc Mftcia hhj )00 Centennial 2 .25 .75 Cop. Range. Daly West. . 73 16 I'. S. Oil.... Utah Victoria .... Winona Wolverine ... North Butte. B. Coalition Nevada 7- 25 87 12 50 75 50 56. 50 Franklin ... Granby Greene Con. Isle Royale. Mass. Mining Michigan . .. Mohawk .... Mont. C. & C. O. Dominion Osceola .... 16 11. 25. 18. 6. 7 150. 5 .00 00 SO. 00, 7. 12. 31 .00 18 00 37 00 25 12 60. 2. 39 105. 0 Mitchell 4. 25 Cal. A Aril.. 109 Tecumseh . .. 10 00 lArlzona Com. 37. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. The. market for evap orated apples is very quiet, so far as spot supplies are concerned. Prime are quoted at lieillie: choice. lllisic; fancy, 12c Prunes for future shipment are said to be hardening. Spot market unchanged, with Cal ifornia 70s to 40s quoted at 7c to 8c, and Oregon 40s to 20 at 7gSc. Apricots are unchanged, with fancy quoted at 15c Peaches unchanged on spot, with choice at 10(gllc; extra choice at llg!llc; fancy, ll12c; extra fancy, 1212c Raisins are steady. Dairy Produce in the East. ' CHICAGO. Aug. 9. On .the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm; creameries, 16g21c; dairies, 1519c. Eggs firm at mark, cases included, 14'uloc; flrstSy 1614c; prime firsts, 20c; extras firm. Cheese, llS12c NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Butter firm; street prices, extra creamery. 22S'22c; renovated, common to extra, 14S19c; Western factory, common to extra, 13&17c. Cheese and eggs Unchanged. Refined Oil Reduced. CLEVELAND. Aug. 9. The Standard Oil Company today reduced the selling price of all grades of refined oil o per gallon. The new quotations follow: ' Ohio state test, 9c; water white, Ohio state test, 10c; headlight, 175 degrees, 11c; eocene. 11c. Quotations on gasoline and naptha are un changed. Wool at St. Louis. 6T. LOUIS, Aug. 9. Wool Steady: medium grades combing and clothing. 232Sc; light fine, 18S22c; heavy fine, 146170; tub washed.. 32atf8c. EAL ESTATE TRANSFERS R. H. Ware and wife to Margaretha Hoff. lot 4, block 1, Vernon $ 610 G. E. Waggoner and wife to James A. Walker, lot 3, block 2. Bunga low IGade "5 O. & C. R. R. Co. to Florence Cook, 5. W. of S. W. of section 15, " T. 1 S.. R. 5 E., W. M 1H Sophie Johnson et s.1. to Charles Mc Afee and wife, lot 9, block . Maegly Highland OuO E. D. Hamilton to J. L. Hamilton, lot 1, block 1, and lot 4, block o. Mount Tabor Villa 1 John D. Coleman, trustee, and wife to Elizabeth Coleman Scott, lot 11, block 2, and a strip of land 10 feet wide, running along west side of lot 10, block 2. King's Second Ad dliton to Portland I John D. Coleman and wife to Leslie M. Scott and wife, lots 2 and 3, block 171, Couch's Addition to Portland: also E. - of lots 5 and 6, block 82. Portland: also E. of lots 5 and 6, block 53, Sunnyslde. 100.000 Leslie M. Scott and wife to Llssa P. Coleman, lots 2 and 3, block 171, Couch's Addition to Portland 40,000 Leslie M. Scott and wife to John D. Coleman, E. of lots 5 and 6. block 82, Portland 80,000 H. P. Yost and wife to Estes Hill, lots 13 and 14, block 4, Albina, Portland 3,000 J. L. Hartman et at. to John S. Mc Kinney, iots 7 and 8, block 3, Sub division of St. John's Heights I Fred M. Youngs and wife to Glenn L. Simpson, lots 1 and 2. block 120, West Irvington 1,50 Maud Lutzel and "husband to J. W. Powell, lot 2, block 4, Park View Addition 600 Joseph H. Nash and wife to B. T. Huezda, E. 10x75 feet of lot 1, and all of lot 2, block 1, Nash's First Addilton to Portland LBOO Charles A. Malarkey et al. to Dan J. Malarkey et al.r division deed of part of block 43, Couch's Addition to Portland Land Company of Oregon to J. Frank McCann. lots 17 and 18. block 21, City View Park, Portland 800 L. M. Davis and wife to James D. Ogden, lot A, block 3, Davis High land, Portland 1 Joel F. Howe to Mary Warmuth, lot 3, block 115, Woodstock 300 Axel S. Paulson and wife to Florence Malret, E. one-third of lots 1. 2 and 8 in block 1. subdivision of lots 1 and 2. block 5. Ainsworth Tract, Portland 1.800 Celia Long to W. H. Long. 3000 square feet on Everett and Nine teenth streets Edward Cumlmngs to G. M. Foranar, lots 16. 17. 18, block 6, Arleta Park. No. 3 10 Anna B. G. Barnett and husband to Henry L. Johnson, lot 3, block 3, Green'B Addition to Portland 275 John A. Bell and wife to A. L. Cow- gill, lot 4. block 1, Archer Place. 2,000 Clara D. Brown and husband to Emma C. Johnson, 3000 square feet in lot 4, block 18, McMlIlen's Addition to Portland X Security Savings & Trust Company to Walter 8. Dole, land at corner of King and West Madison streets 1 Julia E. Hoffman to Wauna Land Company, E. 80 feet of lots 1 and 4. block 95, Couch's Addition to Portland; lot 1, block 4, Proebstel's Addition, lots 28, Terminal block, Watson's Addition: land on E. 24th s7reet. In Bronaugh's Addition; land on Davis stfeot. In Couch's Addition: lots 3, J and 6, block 7, King's Second Addition; lots 3 to 6 inclusive; block 49, and lots 1 and 2, block 63, Jiolladay's Addi tion to Bast Portland; 6. of block 95, East Portland, all in City of Portland 1 Joseph H. Leader to Bridal Veil ' Lumbering Company, S. A of SB. 14, section 15, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., W. M., and undivided of NE. of section 22. T. 1 8.. R. 5 E., W.M. 2,000 Point View Real Estate Company to Martha A. Basey, lots 8 and 10, block 84. Point View.... 225 Point View Real Estate Company to Annie C. Ennls. lots 7 and 8, block 34. Point View 225 V. K. Strode and wife to Briday Veil Lumbering Company, undivided of NE. of section 22, In T. 1 S.. R. 5 E.. W. M w E. J. Cowllshaw to Bridal Veil Lum bering Company. NW. of section 21, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., W. M 2,500 C. W. Peckham and wife to Qulte rary S. Davis, lot 9, block 4, Mir iam Tract, Portland 1,200 Charles Coopey and wife to O. R. St N. Co.. quitclaim deed to lots 1 to 4. inclusive, section 12. ana lots 1 to 5, Inclusive, section 14, T. 1 N.. R. 5 E . W. M 0 D. F. Jochefson to H. F. Mallis, lot 8, block I, Meadowland 825 J. H. Agnew and wife to Minnie L. Foster, lot 5, block 3, Brookland Heights 815 John Miller to Halver Olsen, land in Benjamin F. Starr D. L. C 400 Henry Wlnster and wife to Emtlle L. Clossett et al., lot 18. block 31. Al bina 8,500 Llo L. Nlcklln and Carl S. Nicklln to Marcella and Anna L. Gately, lot 14. block 1. Maegly Highland.. 1 H. L. Powers, trustee, and wife to Hazel B. Smith, lot 7, blook 23. Hawthorne's First Addition to East Portland z Frank J. Gilpatrlck and wife to John A. Larson and wire, lots a ana e hlnlk 13. Willamette 550 Savings & Loan Society to Edward A. Baldwin, lots s to 18. inclusive, block 268, Couch's Addition to Portland 84,000 Total transfers $260.471 Harvest In Horse Heaven. KTONA. Wash., Aug. 9. (Special.) Harvest is well advanced in the Horsa Heaven country, and the yield ranges from 10 to 20 bushels per acre, the winter wheat grading No. 1. Growers are mostly- using .combines this year in preference to the double process of heading; and threshing;. Horse Heaven, being- a fine, level country, is particularly favorable for use of the combines. It is estimated that the use of combines reduces the cost of harvesting wheat in this country fullv 50 Der cent. About 30 acres in 10 hours is considered a good day's run. In a drive of 15 miles out 01 jvlona no less than seven combines were passed, working' in the adjacent fields. A com bine costs about $1900. and requires four men and from 24 to 30 horses to operate it. Girl to Study Ape Language. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. MIfs Irla Vera Simonton, of Pittsburg, will sail next week for Africa, where she will join Pro fessor R. I Garner, and will go into the remotest corner of the Congo to study the monkey, its ways, manners and speech, and means of communication. Miss Simonton has been for months an enthusiastic student of the ape and mon key tribes. She and Professor Garner expect to get a working knowledge of simian speech before they leave the Congo. Fire In Tenement House. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Fire in a six story tenement house in Williamsburg im periled the lives of a hundred persons early ti'.ay. Two policemen rescued 12 persons who had been overcome by smoke and aided others to reach the street.