THE MORMSli OKEUOMAX, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1907.
13
HOP BEARS AT WORK
George Rose Says There Is
Method in Their Madness.
TALKING OF SMALL CROPS
Object Is to Get Growers to Pick
Everything and Then Prices
Will Be Depressed in the
Regulation Style.
That the outlook for profitable prices in
the hop market is far from good and the
actual conditions. In the producing; districts
do not Justify the optimistic reports being
circulated. Is the opinion of George L. Rose,
of Salem, a hopgrower and dealer of many
years- experience. Mr. Rose declares that
the growers are being fed by short sellers
on fictitious crop reports, telling of probable
email yields In other countries. In the hope
that they will pick a big crop here, and
that when the entire crop is gathered, the
big yield will be used asTi lever with which
to bear down prices. Mr. Rose, who was at
the Belvedere Hotel yesterday, said:
"As to the hop situation. I will say that It
looks very discouraging to me. I cannot
fee one rav of hope for those who do not
own their own yards, and there is but
very little to encourage owners of yards to
pick.
-It Is impossible at the present time to
contract the growing crop at over Tc and
I doubt if contracts could be made at that.
Even If the grower could contract at Tic
he Is not eure of a sale, for we all know
that If the market Is lower than the con
tract price at the time of delivery, in some
cases flaws will be found in the quality of
the hops and the grower takes what he can
get In order to settle.
"I look with suspicion on the reports
from Tacoma and Portland regarding the
English and German crop?, more particu
larly those reports emanating from two or
three firms who are notorious short sellers.
Their estimates of the English and German
crops are much lower than estimates re
ceived by myself and others.
"The latest estimate received of the Kng
llsh crop puts it at ROO.000 cwt.. possibly
more, and from a letter 1 have just re
ceived from Germany, it certainly looks as
if Germany would have a larger crop than
In liios. when she had 1,400.000 cwt., or
200.000 bales to export.
"As to the reports from New York State
that the crop there is very short and cov
ered with honey dew and lice. I will state
that my brother (who Is a hopgrower In
Otsego County) writes me under date of
August 13 that the crop there Is entirely
free from vermin and honey dew and
promises a yield equal to last year, or about
flO.000 hales, of as fine quality as they have
had for years.
"My reports from California are to the
effect that the crop will be nearly. If not
quite, as large as last year, and of much
better quality.
"In my opinion. Oregon will produce as
, .. - . l r , . n .- am nil
inHiiy JltJ MB m.i i-cw i -
picked, and I cannot Bee why prices should
be higher, or as high, after harvest than
they are now.
"It may be true that England will do
most of her buying in this state, but if she
oes it will be a radical departure from
former years. As a matter of fact, England
buys where she can buy cheapest and Is no
more particular as to quality than American
brewers It Is no longer a question of
quality either In England or America, but
a question of price.
"If conditions in England are as unfavor
able as some dealers would have us believe,
why is It that the market is so dull and
prices so low there?
It is a well-known fact that the raclflc
Coast crop has been sold short by nearly
every daler In the trade. Tens of thou
sands of bales have been sold at from 10c
to 12c delivered (deliveries to be made in
January. February and March), the shorts
figuring that they can buy for about 5c per
pound after the grower has hung on to his
crop for two or three months and gets tired
of holfllng.
"The short sellers want to see all the
hops picked and are sending out as favor
able reports as possible In order to encour
age growers to pick, but after the crop is
harvested, then we . can expect stories of
large crops all over the world.
"I am an extensive grower, and for the
Information of those who wish to know
what I am going to do, will say that I am
going to pick my entire crop, for the reason
that It Is sold, and has been for months;
but to those growers who have not con
tracted at lOc or over. I would say pick
half your crop (If you pi.i at all) and let
the balance hang on the vines. You may
get something out of your crop then besides
a loss."
The German letter than Mr. Rose refers
to Is from a dealer at Hershruck, Bavaria,
and is as follows:
"Since our last report of June IS. our
hops have made exceedingly fine progress,
in spite of very cold weather, and these
facts give us the right to hope for a very
good crop. If we should harvest what we
have today In sight, Germany will have a
verv heavy crop.
"Notwithstanding that the nights lately
have been too cold for the growing vines
and. therefore, somewhat backward, we do
not think that this will have any damaging
effect to speak of; at least. It Is yef too
early to say anything definite as to that.
In case .the climatic conditions In the month
of August are good, Germany will have a
larger crop of hops than for many years.
"Austria-Hungary also expects to have a
good crop and will be in a position to ex
port hops. "We believe that the prices will
be low."
SEVERAL CITY CREAMERIES ARE l"F
And Others will Advance Their Price In a
Day or Two.
Two or three of the city creameries .were
up to the lop mark 37 hi cents yesterday,
and the others will probably be in line
within a day or two. Stocks on Front
street are limited, but there has been no
advance there yet, though one of the out
side brands will probably be put out at the
higher city price today.
The cheese market Is very firm, with an
other advance of 1H cent announced. Local
stocks of cheese are limited.
The egg market was firm with no change
in the situation.
Receipts of poultry were very heavy, and
while some receivers cleaned . up early,
others reported their sales slower. Prices
were not changed.
Active Day In Fruit Market.
There was an exceptionally good demand
for fresh fruits yesterday, and wltb large
supplies on hand the market was active.
Peaches came in from many points and
were taken up freely at quotations, -while
the several varieties of grapes offered found
ready sale. Cherries and blackberries con
tinue to be found In the market.
WHEAT BUYING HEAVY IN INTERIOR.
Local Market Firmer In Response to Im
provement Abroad.
The local wheat market has a much firmer
tone In view of the sharp advance at Chicago
yesterday and the higher prices In the foreign
markets. Prices here nave not yet been
advanced. y Exporters have done some heavy
basis of
Portland
American visible supply
rate. . Bushels.
Increaje.
TMi.lHtO
22.0u0
1 177.IKO
4O.1HI0
W2.1HIII
M.oUl.OOO
1.440.00:1
l.MH.lliX)
178.000
1,047,000
Aug.
Aug.
AUS.
Ang.
Aug.
Auk.
Aug.
Aug.
19. I!i7 ...4a.2il.000
20, 1DU6 31.SM9.ull0
I'l, IK, l 13.722.IXO
21. 11MH... .12,.').")h.lJl0
17. 11)0.1 1 2.438.1 00
1!,
.20.234.IAH
111. liiol..
20. 1W.M1..
21. 1KM...
22. lfcUb..
2tf.77u.lxtO
48.276.000
3tJ.O7K.lK10
S.tuU.UUO
Aug.
Aug
Decrease.
Quantities on passage
For week ending Aug. 17. Aug. 10.
Bushels. Bushete.
United Kingdom. 17. two. con ls.Smi.ino
Continent 8.960,000 8.0(10.000
Aug. 18.
Bushels.
19.Wj0.0o0
8.240.000
Total 2tt.64U.O0O 26.800,000 27.840.000
World shipment, principal exporting coun
tries, flour included
From
Yeek ending Aug. 17. Aug. 10. Aug. 17
Bushels. Ku.hels. Bushels.
V. S. & Canada. .2.947.(100 3.273.000 2.K28.eoO
Argentine l.ooo.ovO suu.oou 850,010
India 848.000 2, 040. OIK) 84O.C00
Australia 224.COO 30S.00O 4o8,000
Danublan Ports. . 1.525.000 2.120.000 1.640.000
RuHBia 640.1100 1.360.1H.0 1.360.000
Total 7.184.000 10.011,000 7,932.000
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc
WHEAT (New crop) Club. 78 ST 79c;
bluestem, 6082c; Valley, 80c; red, T6(jj77c.
OATS iNew crop) Producers' prices: No. 1
white. $2.1.50; gray, $23.
MILLSTL'FFSBin. city. $1T. country
$18 per ton; middlings, $24.50(825.50; shorts,
city. $19; country $20 per ton; chop. $150
16 per ton
FLOLji Patent, $4.80; stralrht, $4.25;
clears. $4.25; Valley. $4. So tp 4. 40; graham
flour. $4&4.50; y whole wheat flour, $4,25 9
4.75.
BARLEY (New crop) Feed, $22S'22.50 per
ton; brewing, $2424.50.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks, $7: lowe rgrades. $5.50.50;
oatmeal, steel-cut. 45-pound sacks. $8 per
barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale: oat
meal (ground), 45-pound sacks, $7.50 per
barrel; 9-nound sacks. $4 per bale: spilt
peas, per 100 pounds. $4 2.iVi4 SOr paarl bar
ley. $4 4.50 per 10O pu&W- pastry lpur.
10-pound sacks, $2.30 per bale.
CORN Whole, 2S: cracked, $29 per ton.
H AY Valley timothy. No. I. $17 18 per
ton; Eastern Oregon tlmothv. $21 23;
clover. $9; cheat, $DjflO; grain bay, $9(910;
alfalfa, wli.
Butter, Kegs. Poultry, Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 35fei37Ic per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery, 32Vi35c; store butter,
20c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 16V4
to 17c; Young America, 17s'Sl8c per pound.
POULTRY Average old liens. 13ff'13Vc;
mixed chickens, 12Uc; Spring chickens,
14 V 15c; old roosters. 89c: dressed
chickens, 1617c; turkeys, live, 1516c;
turkeys, dressed, choice. nominal; geese,
live.. per pound. 810c: ducks. 10c;
pigeons. $l31.50: squabs, $2'g:S.
EGGS Fresh ranch, candled, 252Go per
dozen.
VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. S-ffS-Ac: 125 to 150
pounds. 7Vi8Vsc; 150 to 200 pounds, 6H
7c.
PORK Block, '5 to 150 pounds, 88V4c;
packers, 7KiS8c.
Vegetables, Fruits, Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. flQl.TX
per box; cantaloupes. $1.25t& 1-75 per crate;
peaches. 65c f?t$ 1.10 per crate; blackberries,
5ii 7c per pound; prunes. $1.50'fi 1.75 per
crate; watermelons. 1 1 hk c per pound;
plums. $1.50(a,l. B5 per box; pears, $1.5() per
box; apricots, $1.50(g'2 per box; grapes,
$1.25 1.75 per box.
TROPICAL FFU'ITS Lemons. $'?7.5n per
box; oranges, sweets. $3.25 3.50: Valenclas.
$3.754.50; grape-fruit, $2.503.50: ba
nanas. 5c per pound, crated 5hic
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.75 per
sack; carrots. $2 per sack; beets, $2 per
sack; garlic, 8c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. CO
75c per dozen; asparagus. 10c per pound;
beans, nominal, 35c; cabbage, 2Hc per
pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; corn, 2535a
per dozen; cucumbers, 10 15c per doz. ; egg
plant., Sc pound; lettuce, head, 25c per
dozen; lettuce, hothouse. $1.50 per bcx:
okra, 1012e per pound; onions, 15200 per
dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, 4;5c
per pound: peppers.lO 12, per pound;
pumpkins, 1 hi: $) 2c per pound: radishes, 20c
per dozen; rhubarb, 3Vic per pound; spin
ach. 6c per pound.; squash. 50c$l per box;
tomatoes, 0(Ki hoc per crate; hothouse, $2.50;
sweet potatoes. ,,f&5ire per pound.
ONIONS $2 25&2.50 per hundred.
DRIED FRUITS Appiea, Btpahio pound;
apricots, 16(g) 19c: peaches,. 11$? 13c; pears,
1H4iIHc; Italian prunes, 2l&8c; Califor
nia figs, white!. In sacks. 56zc per pound;
black. 4 5c; bricks. 75c S $2.25 per box;
Smyrna, lS420c pound; dates, Persian,
Vhia'c pound.
POTATOES New. $11.25 per hundred.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, 64c: South
ern Japan, 6.10c; head, 74c . '
COFFEE Mocha, 24S2Sc; Java, ordinary,
179 20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18i320c: good, IS
tfj'ISc; ordinary, 1216c per pound. Columbia
roast, cases, 100s, $14.50; 50b. $14.75; Ar
buckle. $16.50; Lion, $15.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1
pound flats. $1.10; Alaska, pink, 1-pound
talis, 05c; red, 1-pound talis, $1.25; sockeyes.
1-pound talis, $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds, cube,
$6.12Vj; powdered, $8.02; granulated,
$5.87; extra C, $5.67 hi: golden C, $5.27;
fruit sugar. $5.87; berry, $5.87: XXX.
$5.77.. Advance sales over sack basis as
follows: Parrels, 10c; barrels, 25c; boxes.
50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances
within 15 days 'deduct c per pound; if
later than 15 'days and within 80 days, de
duct c; bect sugar. $5.77 per 100 pounds;
maple sugar. 15(18c per pound. ..
NUTS Walnuts, 1620c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts. 19c; filberts, 16c; pecans,
Jumbos, 23o; extra largo, 21c; almonds, 18
20c; chestnuts, Ohio, 17c; Italian, 14 0
15c; peanuts, raw, 68c per pound;
roasted, 10c; plnenuts. 10pl2c; hickory
iiuls. 10c; cocoanuts, 35tc90c per dozen.
SALT Granulated, $14 per ton; $2 per
bale: half ground, 100s, $10.50 per ton; 50s.
$11 per ton.
BEANS Small white. Sic: large white.
3c; pink. 3c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 5c; Mexi
cans, red. 4c.
HONEY Fancy. $3.25 3.50 per box.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 22o pound;
standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18c;
Eng'.iah, 11 to 14 pounds, 16c; peach, 15c.
HAMS lo to 11 pounds, 16c pound; 14 to 16
pounii. 15c; 18 to 20 pounds, 15 c; picnics,
11 c; cottage, ISc; shoulders, 12c; boiled.
SAUSAGE Bologna, hmg, 8c; llnW-70.
BARRELED GOODS Porlt, barrels, $20;
half-barrels, $11; beet, barrels, $10; halt
barrels. $5.50.
DRY SALT CORED Regular short clears,
dry salt, 12c; smoVed, 13c; clear backs, dry
salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; clear bellies, 14 to 17
pounds average, dry salt, none; smoked,
none; Oregon exports, dry salt, 13c; smoked,
14c
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 1214c;
tubs. 12c: 60s, 121jc; 20s, 12c: 10s, 13c;
Be. 13V(,c; 3s. 13Vic Standard pure: Tierces.
11c: tubs. lV,c; 50s. llc; 20s. llc; 10s.
llc: 5a. lltiC. Compound: Tierces, 8-1c;
tubs. 9c; 50s, c; 20s. 9c; 106, 9c; 5s. 9!jse.
55c; car lots, 6s; new, 5c pound.
Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. -
HOPS 4(gfic per pound, according to quality.
WOOL, Eastern Oregon, average best, 16
22c per pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley, 20 22c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice. 2930c per pound.
CASCARA BARK Old. less than car lota.
6&&5c; car lots, 6c; new. 6c per pound.
HIDES Dry, No. 1. 16 pounds and up, 18o
per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds. 15
16c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5
pounds, 20c; dry salted, bulls and stags,
one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth
eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair
slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 23o
per pound less; salted steers, sound, 60
pounds and over, 8c pound; steers, sound,
50 to 60 pounds, 8 9c pound; steers, sound,
under 50 pounds, and cows, 89e pound;
stags and bulls, sound, 6f.6c pound; kip.
sound. 15 to- 30 pounds. 8r9a pound; veal,
sound, under 10 pounds, lie; calf, sound,
under 10 pounds, ll12o pound;' green fun
salted), lo pound less; culls, lc pound less;
sheepskins, shearings. No. 1 tmtchers stock,
25 (J? 30c each; short wool. No. 1, butchers'
stock, 6060c each: medium wool. No. 1
butchers' stock, $1.2531.50 each; murrain
pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 1314o
pound; horse hides, salted, accardlng to
size. $2 2.60 each; hides, dry. according
to size. $11.&0 each; colts' hides. 2050c
each; goatskins, common, 1525c each;
goatskins. Angora, with wool on, 30c$1.50
each.
FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1. $5
20 each: cubs, $13 each; badger, prime. 25
$50c each; cat, wild, with head perfect.
30(?50c; cat, house, 520c; fox, common
gray, large prime, 5070c each; red, $33
each; cross, $515 each: silver and black.
$100300 each; fishers, $598 each: lynx.
$4.506 each: mink, strictly No. 1, accord
ing to size, $1&3 each; marten, dark north
buying in the past 24 hour on the
the Quotations given below. -
The weekly grain statistics of the
Merchants' Exchange foliow:
ern, according to size and color. $1015
each; pal, .pine, according to size and
color, $2.50 9 4 each; muskrat, large. 12 15c
each; skunk, 803 40c each:" civet or pole
cat, 5 15c each; otter, tor large, prims
kins. $6 10 each; panther, with head and
claws perfect, $25 eacB; raccoon, for
prime, large, 5075c each;' wolf, mountain,
with head perfect, $3509 each: prairie
(coyote), 60c &$1 each; wolverine, $6s
each.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
There was a weaker tone in the local hog
market yesterday and a large part ofc the
receipts were of half -fed stock, which
moved slowly. Prices were unchanged, how
ever, in this and other lines. Other stock
was- steady. The day's receipts were 330
hogs. 153 lambs and r0 sheep.
The following prices , were quoted In the
local market yesterday:
CATTLE Beat steers. $3.S54; medium.
$3.2r fit :;.."0; cows, fair to medium cows,
f 2.75; bulls, $li2.r,0; calves. $4 5.
SHEEP Good sheared, $4$74.25; lambs,
$4.utr(i 4.7.V
HOGS Best. $0 757; lights, fats and
feeders, $ 650.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. December
wheat opened unchanged, advanced to
1.51. closed $1.52Vz.
Barley opened $1.33 hid for December,
bid for May. Closed December, $1.33;
May. $1.35 W.
ALLIS-GHALFviERS' BREAK
STOCKS AXD BONDS OF COM
PANY TUMBLE.
Rumors of Financial Difficulties
Positively Denied by Officials.
Big Contracts on Hand.
Th New York Journal of Commerce, of
August 17. said of the break in AlHs
Chalmers stock, and of the rumors current
that the firm was in trouble:
Shares of the Allis-Chalmers Company went
to . new low records yesterday. The com
mon stock tumbled 3 points, to 6. and the
preferred 4-b to ir-. while the 5 per cent
bonds broke 5 V points to rt.V In January
of the present year the common sold at
lrtv and the preferred at 43. These quo
tations mmpare with the high prices in
lfK)6 of 27 and 67. which were made in
the early part of that year. It was sug
gested that what probably occasioned the
slump was the rumor to the effect that that
company was in trouble, but these were
emphatically denied by officials of the com
pany. In view of the stringency in the time
money market, it is admitted that collec
tions are not up to expectations.
Of the bond issue of $13,00.0no created a
year or so ago. in the neighborhood of
$10,500,000 were subscribed for. The call of
10 per cent which will be made upon the
syndicate September 1 will give the com
pany about $1,000,000 cash from this source
alone.
The company will also take In payment
for city contracts bonds of the City of New
York. This will strengthen the .company
from the standpoint of cash.
The company, it Is said, has more busi
ness on Its hooks than ever before in its
history, contracts on hand abrogating a
valuation of approximately $l.(KVOQ. Re
cently the company secured contracts from
the United States Steel Corporation aggre
gating $rt.500.0)0. The company has issued
a considerable amount of paper of late.
T:ntted States Steel -interests are closely
Identified with the Allis-Chalmers Com
pany. Ex-Judge Gary, of the Steel Cor
poration, ia chairman of the Allis-Chalmers
Company's executive board.
When seen yesterday W. W- Nichols,
third vice-president of the company, made
this statement:
'The story is absolutely untrue. . TTe are
doing $7,000,000 more business than ever be
fore, and while money is very close--in Wall
street we have had no difficulty in arrang
ing for such accommodations as we need
for working capital. We have to meet
no claims which we cannot take care of
easily, and we are not at all concerned
about the future. As for the -break in the
storwk, I cannot say anything about that,
although it looks as If it were due to an
attack by the bears. It Is quite possible
that they know who started th false re
port. This statement wa supplemented by an
other from President W. H. Whiteside,
who in an interview at Chicago, said:
"All reports to the" effect that the com
pany is in financial straits, or In any pos
sible way embarrassed, have no foundwation
and are maliciously untrue. The company
has. as Us forthcoming report will show,
assets of more than two for "one of liabili
ties. .
Money, Exchange. Etc.
NEW YpRK. Aug. 21. Money on call
steady, 1 to 2Vfe per cent. Time loans
very strong- Sixty days, fl per cent; 90
days, 7 to 7 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 6 to 6H per
cent.
Sterling exchange strong.
Railroad bonds heavy. Governments
steady.
Bar silver, 68 c.
SAN FRANCISCO, Augfe 21. Sterling ex
change. HO days. $4.K2; do eight, $4.S6;
do documentary, $4.81 y.
Telegraphic transfers. 6 per cent ; do
sight. 2 per cent; bank rate, 44 per cent.
LONDON. Aug. 21. Consols. 81 12-16. -
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Lead weak. 5.03
5.25c.
Lake copper quiet, ft ffllBVjC.
RAID TWO CHINESE GAMES
Error in Warrant Renders Third
Attempt Unsuccessful.
Two successful raids and one unsuccess
ful attempt were made in Chinatown last
night by Acting: Detectives Kay and
Klenlen and Special Officer Gifford, com
prising the Chinatown squad. Fourteen
fantan players were arrested In the gambling-house
at 80 Second street, and two
were captured at 84 Second street. Evi
dence of gambling was confiscated by the
police-In each instance.
The unsuccessful raid was made on. the
establishment of Chuck Wey. . who lives
at 229M: Alder street. He recently filed a
suit for damages against Acting Detec
tives Kay and Kienlen In the Circuit
Court, and alleged that a valuable gold
bracelet was missing: from his home sev
eral weeks ago, just after they had
searched it in an attempt to locate a
white woman who was seen to enter
there.
Kay and Kinlen were provided with a
search warrant last night when they en
tered Chuck Wey's home, but the Chinese
made such a disturbance when the offi
cers went In that the latter were unable
to make much progress, and in the mean
time Lawyer W; W. Banks, for the Chi
nese, was summoned and had an inter
view with the officers, in which heshowed
them that their warrant was for 229 Alder
street instead of 229Vi. and the police
withdrew. A mistake had been made in
the number on the warrant, thus defeat
ing the raid.
When Kay and Kienlen entered Chuck
Wey's home they encountered the wife of
the Chinese, who, they say, attempted to
hide something in the folds of her dress.
They sought to make a thorough search,
but a great hue and cry was raised, dur
ing which the Chinese sent for their law
yer. As soon as the mistake In the num
ber was discovered, the t officers with
drew. They suspected that a lottery
game was in progress.
Sirs. Foraker a Domestic Woman.
Washington (D. C.) Herald..
Personally, Mrs. Foraker is a delightful
woman, witty and affable and es
pecially gracious in her home. Her home
engrosses a large portion of her time.
She is one of the excellent housekeepers
of the capital, and to visit the Sixteenth
street or the Cincinnati home one would
thirfk that she must give her entire atten
tion to its details.
"Always tired" describes a dangerous
condition. Hood's Sarsaparillfe will give
you strength.
BIG JUMP IN WHEAT
Chicago Market Gains Nearly
Three Cents.
PRICES STRONG ALL DAY
Greatest Firmness Is Shown in the
September Option Coarse
Grains Also Strong For
eign Markets Higher.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. The wheat market was
strong all day. particularly In the latter part
of the session, and at the close the September
option showed again of 2jC while the dis
tant months were also higher. September
wheat opened at 87igC, advanced to 89c and
closd at SOc. December opened at 02sa
and closed 28C higher.
The corn market was also strong, September
gaining nearly lo and December a trifle over
a cent.
Oats shared in the firmness of the other
grains. September closing Sc above the open
ing price while the later option gained c.
The following range of futures in the Chi
cago market is reported by the Portland Mer
chants' Exchange:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close.
September ....... ST'i Mi's' S7 89
December 92 MH 82
May BSVi 6K , US TO
September W'i 8 5BT4
December MVi M14 WS
Oats
September 49"i . 4fl'4 494 49
December 47 Vi 47 47 i
European Grain Markets.
' LONDON. Aug. 21. English country mar
kets strong at d to is advance. French
country markets steady.
Wheat cargoes, prompt shipment, firm at
an advance; Walla Walla, 25s; California,
35s. ,
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 21. Options firm and
higher. September. 7s-3iAd; December, 7s
Oitd.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage License.
KENDRICK - MOLDBSHAl'ER Alva
Allen Kendrick, 31; Gertrude Ethel Molden
hauer, 21.
PENCE-BILLINGER Lafe V. Pence, 23;
Jessie L. Billlnger. 22.
HIGH-GAS KILL David S. High, 46;
Mary F. Gaskill. 40. . .
P.USSELL-WOODWARD Robert L. Rus
sell, 21; Emma Olive Woodward, 21.
BARTON-BROTHER Samuel L. Barton,
23; Olive FT. Brother. 18.
WILLIAMS-STOWELL James S. Wil
liams. 2J; Margaret Gertrude Stowell. 24.
CHAPMAN-MILLER C. V. Chapman. 25;
Jennie C. Miller. 22.
SEXSMITH-RICHARZ George Thomas
Pexsmith. Chicago, 111., 34; Mabelle Richari,
24.
DAT-CONROY Dexter L. Day, Arleta.
Or.. 33; Tina C. Conroy. SO.
LILLIS-GRAVELLE Charles A. Lilliv
24; Mary Francea Gravelle, 24.
DAVIS-H ILLEARY Robert E. Davis, 28;
Grace M. HUleary. 19.
Births.
. LIPSARD At 472 Spokane avenue, Au
gust B. to the wife of O. E. Llssard. a son.
HL'RLBI'RT At 1029 East Lincoln
street. August 10, to the wife of John S.
Hurlburt, a eon. -
FALK At 1412 East Gllran street. Au
gust 1, to the wife of Ludwlg Folk, a
daughter.
LYONS At Stanton and Commercial
streets. August 21. to the wife of James
Lyons, a Bon. '
LANE At 12V East Washington street.
August 16, to the wife of Oscar Lane, a
son.
H AGE At 8IH4 East Eleventh street.
August 18. to the wife of Carl Hage, a son.
Deaths.
JOHNSON At North Pacific Sanatorium.
August 20. John, Johnson, a native of Nor
way, aged 33 years.
HAYSE At Baby Home. August 18,
Gerald Havse, an infant.
SMITH At St. VinceWfs Hospital, All
gust 19. Mary Smith, aged 90 years.
Building Permits.
C. WTLDEY To repair store. Fourth
street, between Alder and Washington; $75.
GEORGE KNAPP Two-story frame
dwelling. East Everett street, between East
Eleventh and East Twelfth; J2000.
WEINHARD ESTATE To repair saloon.
Ninth street, between Flanders and Glisan;
$200.
A. ROLLMAN One-story frame dwelling,
Blandina avenue, between Halght and Com
merctalu$1000. C. SMITH Two-story frame dwelling.
Holladay avenue, between Grand avenue
and East Sixth street; $.i5G!.
JAMES N. DAVIS Two-story frame
dwelling. Eaflt Twenty-second street, be
tween Hawthorne and East Clay; $2000.
W. C. SMITH To repair -dwelling. East
Fifteenth street, between Marion and Clack
amas; $2O0.
PETER F. MOYER One-story frame
dwelling. East Twentieth street, between
Klllingsworth and Surman; $500.
C. ANDERSON One-story frame barn.
Milton and Greeley streets; $200.
W. A. WHEELER To repair dwelling.
Union avenue, between Oregon and East
Irving; $500.
Tneoday's Real Estate Transfer.
Katie and William Relschinan to
Charles Porth. lot 10, block 12,
Williams Avenue Addition $ 10
John Barme to R. Webb, lots 5 and
6, block 1. Stanley Addition 300
Truman and Pauline De Lano to
William M. Lancaster, lots 17 and
IS, block 2. Kinsel Park 8.000
Arleta Land Company to Caroline
Gelnger. lots 6. 7, 8 and 9. block
7, Lester Park 300
Bernlce H. Davis to L. E. Sauvie,
lots 5 and 6, block 3, Terminus Ad
dition 10
Alma H. Crockett to Lydia E. Mitch
ell. E. 10' feet of lot 117 and W 20
feet of lot 18, block 15. Williams
Avenue Addition 1
Lydia E. and Felix R. Mitchell to
Alma H. Crockett, E. 20 feet of lot
18 and W. 10 feet of lot 17, block
15, Williams Avenue Addition 1
C. W. and Mary T. Adamson to
Bertha Kuhaer. that part of 5t T,
7, block 32K. Balch's Addition, ly
ing W. of W. Una of N. 26th street S.500
Ellis G. and M. L. Hughes to Eliza
Capron. lots 13 and 14, block 22,
Irvington -. 2.600
Security Abstract & Trust Company
to Alvllda M. Anderson, lot 6, block
37, Rose City Park 450
Barton S. and Annie H. Jones to
Amanda A. Kellogg, lot 6, block 8,
Arleta Park Addition 1
J. F. and Bertha M. Hill to Sarah
Moore, N. " 80 feet of lot 15 and
S. 10 feet of lot 16. block 25. Cen
tral Albina . 2,800
Q. W. and Celia A. Priest to R. B.
Sturges. W. 95 feet of N. 40 feet
of lot 18. block 28. Central Alhlna 3.000
George Bishopp to George Bishopp
et al., lot 16. block 66. Sellwood .. 1
W. J. Crowston to G. M. Laughlin.
E. H of S. W. M of S. W. of
section 25, township 1 N., range
4 E.. and E. hi of W. i of N. W.
14 of section 36, township 1 N..
range 4 E 250
Thomas and Bertha P. Alatt to R.
E. and Mabel C. Snyder, lots 3
and 4. block 2. Stacey Park 205
Thomas and Bertha P. Alatt to Mary
E. Snyder, lots 1 and 2, biock 2,
Stacev Park 205
Elizabeth R. Smith to Gifford Terry,
W V2 of lot 10. block 1, subdivision
lot "C," M. Patton tract 200
Jacob Wark to Albert M. Downing,
lot! 17, 18, block 19, Southern
Portland 2,100
Hannah P. Oliver to E. E. Myers.
lots 4. 5. block 4, Piedmont 2.000
Portland University Land Company
to Milton L. McClain, lots 29, 30,
block 164. University Park 600
U. S. National Bank to Oregon Realty .
Company, lot 8, block 34, and lots
1, 2, block 44. Sullivan's Addition 1,700
Alova Harold to John Downey. lots
2ti. 28. 29. 30, 31. block 17, Willam-
ette Addition 63
H R. and Augusta KLincaid to J.
C. Ainsworth. lot 7, block 99,
Coucha Addition 1
John C. and Alice F. McCarthy to
Albert M. Downing. lot 15, block
19. Southern Portland 1,350
George S. and Z. J. Pershine to Har
ry B. Pershine, 10 acres, in section
township 1 S.. range 1 E., being
part of William Corrvin D. L. C. 3,000
T. M. Word (Sheriff) to J. R. Caw
thon. lots 11. 12, block 10, Harlem
AddiMon; lot 6, block 12. Harlem
Addition; also lot 1. block 1: lots .
1. 5, . 8, 9. block 2, Hedrlcks'
Addition IT
Hlbernla Savings Bank to Bertha
Nltsch. lot 5. block 5. Swan Addi
tion 350
Alois ana Mary Robl to Henry A.
Plumadore, lot 8. block 2. Wood
ward's subdivision of lot 1, River
side Homestead 1,050
Louis and Mary Trummer to Ada
E. Nlckles, lots 17. 13, 19. Albtna
Hosestead Addition 2,600
College Endowment Association to
Asa C. Burdlck lots 11, 12, block
8, College Place a 10
O. W. P. Townslte Company to Ed
ward F. Jenkins, lot 10. block 19,
City View Park 300
Portland Railway Company to Fran
cuj I. McKenna. strip 30 feet wide
and 640 feet long across block 5.
6. Northern Hill J
Mercantile Tr. A Investment Com
pany to W. J. Lyons, lot 1, block
1. York 650
John Kay to Thomas Kay. lots 22,
23. block 6 Portsmouth Villa Ex
tension : -. . . . 350
H. E. and Ella T. Nobl to J. C.
Cox, lot 22. block 2, Highland
Park 125
William C. and Lnuella Adams to J.
F. Hendricks, lots 14. 15, 16 and
10 feet wide off N. side of lot 17.
block 13. Point View .' 10
A. J. Forsythe Smith to Rachel C. .
Ring, lot 3. block 13, Ml Tabor
Villa 1
Minnie J, and John W. Forsyth to
Rachel C. Ring, lot 4, block 13,
Mt. Tabor Villa 175
T. S. and Lulu J. McDanlel to Charles
A. Myers, lot 12, block 2, Albina
Heights 500
Andrew, N. Andtrson to L. B. Mc
Farland." lots 1 to 6 inclusive, block
4. Tabordale 950
Edgar B. Alger and Frank McMa
han. lots 4. 5, 6. block 18. Council
Crest Park 10
A. V. and Hazel Anstey to Walter H.
Vanduyn, lots 12. 13. block 1. Ken
wood .Park 1
Albina Real Estate Association to
Victor Land Company, lots 20, 21,
block 16. Riverside Addition to
Albina 5
Martha S. and Charles E. Morton to
Charles MeGourty. 100x29 feet at
N. W. corner of lot 6, block 4, Par
adise Spring tract 1,107
William B. Chase et al. to James
E. Tate, lots -5, 6, block 5, Ken
worthy's Addition 2,850
German Savings at Loan Society to . .
Thomas KlsJop. lots 5, 6, block 95,
Stephens' Addition 3,000
The Hawthorne estate to Thomas
Hlslop. W. y, of lots T, 8, block
328, Hawthorne Park 1,450
Whitney L. Boise et al. to Thomas
Hlslop, W. hi o lots 7, 8, block
254. Hawthorne Park 1.450
Joseph M. Healy and Walter J. Burns
Tr. to School District No. 1. lots
12 to 16 inclusive, block 3, Waver
lelgh Heights Addition 2,000
G. W. Clarke to Oscar Scott, lots
1. 2, block 4, Tihbetts- Homestead 1,250
T. S. and Lulu J. McDanlel to B. E.
and Dora N. Crosby, lots 25. 28.
DeLashmutt Oatman's Little
Homes Subdivision No. 4 , 1,500
F. M. Macdonald to Mary Agnes Ved- .
der, lot 1. block 36. Multnomah.... 1
S. C. and Hattie E. Priestly to D. L.
Smith, lot 5, block 3, Foxchase
Addition 100
E. B. and Alma E. Holmes to Emily -A.
Ferris, lots ,14, 35, block 14,
Peninsular Addition 300
U. S. Savings ft Investment Company
to James W. Going, lots 2, 3. biock
179, Couch Addition; lots 10. 15.
IT. block 11; lots 11, 15. block
16, Highland Park Addition 1
Total '. $49,654
Have your abstracts made by ths Security
Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commerce.
DANCE AT FAIR GROUNDS
Fortland Retail Grocers Entertain
. . at Oregon Building.
Portland retail grocers gave an elab
orate entertainment at the Oregon build
ing on the fair grounds last night that
was a great success. The affair was ad
vertised as a ladies' night and the at
tendance was large. After the Oregon
building overflowed with the crowd, the
Coos County building was opened.
Grocers, jobbers and salesmen attended
with their women friends.
Features of the programme were a song
and monologue by J. "W. Dean, manager
of the .coming grocers' pure food show,
songrs by the Veteran Male Quartet and
by Frank Hennessy. Following the pro
gramme, dancing was kept up until a late
hour, when refreshments were served.
Telephon
SUPERIOR ASSETS
FOR BANK OR INDIVIDUAL
75
Of -the depositors of the Oregon Trust &
Savings Bank would gladly accept Home
bonds for their deposit if they could get
same. Personally, I am willing to take any
Home bonds at par with 50 per cent stock
bonus for all my balance in that institution,
and I will guarantee at least two hundred ,
thousand dollars if other depositors will be
pleased to do likewise. Don't get worried
about the Home Bonds. If the total de
posits were in these securities I could pay
everybody in full, single-handed. You can
not force the sale of Government bonds or
a choice piece of real estate in a minute's
notice. Be prudent and patient, and re
serve your judgment. The Home -bonds
will more than hold up their end.
Louis J. Wilde
HOME
TELEPHONE BONDS
Cash Price Par, With
50 Per Cent Stock
MEREST IS SMALL
Stock Market Allowed to Drift
Along.
SOME PRESSURE TO SELL
Kxcept in a Few Instances, Price
Changes at the Close Are Nar
row With Gains and Losses
Equally Divided.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. A renewal of
liquidation in the stock market today had
the effect of unsettling values and causing
more or less depression at times. Some sup
port was In evidence In the early part of
the day. but during most of the session the
market was allowed to drift along by itself.
At no time during the trading were the
price changes more than a point either
way except In a few instances, There was
but little animation to the market, and at
times the trading waa almcst listless. Final
prices show changes, generally of a frac
tional order, with the gains V and losses
about eqjjally divided, i
At the opening of the market there was
a momentary spell of depression owing to
the weakness of American stocks at London.
This resulted In a decline of -1 point In
Union Pacific and Smelting and IM points
In Amalgamated Copper, while the remain
der of the list was fractionally lower. At
the decline a good demand became apparent
and there was an immediate recovery of the
losses.
' Interest In the market then became lan
guid, and as trading settled Into a lethar
gic condition, prices sagged downward until
the ruling level was from M to 1 point
under last night's close. This decline
brought out renewed large offerings and
caused prices to decline still farther. Union
Pacific dropped 2 points on this break and
Southern Pacific, the Hill shares, and the
principal metal stocks 1 point each. Some
of these losses., were subsequently recovered
on a late rally, after which the market be
came motionless until near the end, when
the principal railroad stocks. and specialties
fell a trifle.
The closing was heavy. The most notice
able change of the day waa a gain of 13
points in Chicago & Northwestern preferred,
but the common stock of this road gained
only 1H over yesterday's price. Atchison
preferred rained 2 points on the day's ope
rations, and other stocks fractions. The
heaviest losses were 4 points in St. Paul,
1 hi In Southern Pacific and 1 In Union Pa
cific. Western Union closed hi under Tues
day's quotation. On the curb Standard Oil
was quoted at 431, a drop of T points.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Atchison 84!Northern Pac.HTV,
do preferred.. v ut. Nortn. prer. . i in
Bait & Ohio 89
Canadian Pac.lii.f
Chi. & N. W 143),
do preferred . .210
Colorado South.. 32
Amal. Copper... GX
Am. Car & Foun. Hi hk
Am. Loco 51
A. Smelt. & Ref. 94
do preferred.. 95
Denver & K. G.
B. R. T 41 H
do nreferred.. 63 IColo. Fuel & I... 2311
Erie 20'Intl. Paper 12
Illinois Central. 132 v,1N'atl. Biscuit.... r.7H
louls. & Nash..l0 INatl. Lead 43 hi
Mexican Central 17tt!Paclfic Mall 24
Missouri Pat... 66
People's Gas ... 85
Pressed Steel Car 26
Pullman Pal. CarlM
Standard Oil 431
N. Y. Central. ..10.574,
Pennsylvania ..117H
Readln 90
Khode lsiana.. iB''ugar ...
1121-1
do preferred.. i'T. c. I
. . . .135
St. Paul - US' U. S. Steel 304
Southern Pac... 82 I do preferred.. 92
Southern Ry - 1111 'Western Union... 754
Union Pac l4int. aiex v
do preferred.. 82 do preferred.. 2314
Wabash 11 IMackav Co 0
Wis. Central.... lihi do preferred.. 604
New York Dried Fruit.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. The market for
evaporated apples is very quiet, but prices
are steadily held. Prunes are active for this
season of the year and prices are steadily
held, but unchanged. Apricots and peaches
are dull and unchanged. Pstslns continue
quiet at recent prlees.
ome
e
onds
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Alaska 1907
NOME ROUTE.
S. S. Umatilla Aug. 29
President Sept. 28
S. S. Senator Oct. 1
. 8. E. ALASKA ROUTE.
Sailing from Juneau for
Skagway, Sitka, Juneau and way ports.
Sailing 9 P. M.
H.8.S. Co.'s Humboldt.. .Aug. 22, Sept. 3. 14.
City of Seattle Aug. 27. Sept. 8. 20
Cottage City, via Sitka Aug. 29 Sept. 12. 27
8 AN FRANCISCO ROUTE.
Sailing 9 A. M. from Seattle.
Spokane Aug. 23. Sept. 7
Sonoma Aug. 28
City Puebla ; Aug. SO
President Sept. 2. 17
City Office, 249 Washington St
Jamestown Exposition
Low Rates
September 11, 12, 13.
Chicajro and return, $71.50.
St. Louis and return, $67.50.
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duhith, Su
perior, Winnipeg aud Pt. Arthur and
return, $60.
3 TRAINS DAILY 3
For tickets, sleepinpr-car reserva
tions and additional information, call
on or address H. Dickson, C P. ind
T. A., 122 Third St., Portland, Or.
Telephones Main 680, Home A 2286.
COOS BAY
Weekly Freight and PaanenRer
Sen-Ice of the Fine Steamwulp
Breakwater
Leaves POHT1.AM) every Monday, SiOO
F. M., from Onk-areet Dock, for
EMPIRE, NORTH BEND
AND MARSHFIELD
Freight Received Till 4 P. M. on Day
of Sailing.
FARE From ' Portlnnd, 1st - claaa,
aiO.OO; Sd-elaxa, T.OO, Including; berth
and meala.
Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and
Washington sts., or Oak-street Dock.
PORTLAND AND TCGET SOUND ROUTE
S.S.Redondo"
Sal tin from Couch-street dock, Portland,
for Seattle. Tacoma. Everett and Belling
ham, August 14 at 6 P. M...
REIGHT
Connecting at Seattle for Nome. Golof
nlnin. St. Michael. Chena- and Fairbanks
with steamers Pleiades, Hyades, Lyra, Mack
inaw, Ohly.
Schubach & Hamilton. General Agents,
Seattle. Wash.
F. P. Baumgartner. Apnt. Portland.
Couch-Street Dock.
Phones: Main fifll; Home A -1161.
Ho! For Astoria
FAST STEAMER
TELEGRAPH
Round trips daily (except Thursdays)
7 A. M. Landing, Alder-street
Dock. Phone Main 665.
Leaves Sunday at 8 A. M. Round
trip $1.00.
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship
Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder
Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third
St., near Alder. Both phones, M.
1314. H. Young, Agent.
SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND 8. S. CO.
S. S. Panama
Balls from Airsworth Dock, Portland,
3 P. M., Thursday, Aug'ust 22
JAS H. DBWSON. ARent.
248 'W'ahinmon Pt. Phone Main 2BS.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
Steamer Pomona and Oregon a for Salem
and way landinics leave Taylor-street Dock
6:45 A. M. daily (except Sunday).
Oregon City Transportation Company
Phone 40. A 231.
SIR. CHAS. R. SPENCER
WaRhington-Street Dock.
Dally, except Sunday, for The Dalles and
way landings, at 7 A. M.. returning 10 P.
M. Fast time, best service.
Phones: Main 3184; Home, A 1184.
Columbia River Scenery
RKGVIATOR LINE STEAMERS.
Daily "pervico between Portland and The
Dalles, except Pundny, leaving Portland at
7 A. M., arriving about S P. M., carrying
freljrht and passengers. Splendid accommo
dations for outfits and livestock.
Dock foot f Aid-r St., Portland : foot of
Court nt.. The Dalles. Phone Main 014,
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