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THE MORNING OREGONIAX. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1907. 17 f r GROP HALF TICKED Quality of Oregon Hops Show ing Up Better. MARKET HAS NOT OPENED Conditions in New Tork Sta'. Active Demand for Fruit on Front Street Dairy Produce Weak. Almost hair of the Oregon hop crop has now been picked and the trade is in a bet ter position to figure on the site of the crop than was the case a week ago. Their esti mates are drawing closer together, but, of course, the exact yield will not be known until long after the harvest Is over. The present estimate given by most of the deal ers is around 120.000 bales. The early samples that are coming In show cleaner hop than was expected. There is plenty of mold in some sections but in very few Instances are growers picking bad hops. Jn some yards where traces of mold were seen on the vines, the hops as dried and baled are practically free from It. No transactions in baled hops have been reported yet, aside from Fugglea, and much aurioslty exists as to what the opening price will be. The trade generally looks for a 7 to 8-cent opening. Advices from Yakima are that picking Is general there, but there ia a difference of pinion aa to how much of the crop will be gathered, some dealers stating that 25 per cent of the growers will not pick. The pre vailing price for Yakima contracts is T cents, g. Huntington & Company have con tracted with A. Forbes for l.0 bales at T cents and Quy Grafton has bought a small quantity at TH cents from Fred Eglln. Cable advices received yesterday showed no material changes In the estimates of the English or continental crops. New York crop conditions are reported by the latest papers of that state as follows: The rainy weather thus far this week has Interfered with the hoppicking in this vicin ity, work having begun here generally on Monday. Lice have appeared in some of the yards, but not sufficient quantities to cause any alarm. Much depends upon the weather following these rains whether this will have any effect on the crop or not. Watervllle Times. It Is estimated that the state hoo crop this year will not exceed two-thirds an aver age growth. Owing to the dry weather, a red rust has struck many yards and picking on that account has begun. There Is also considerable vermin, but no mold Is reported. No sales hereabouts as yet. Oneonta Herald. The bop harvest In Schoharie County yards will be generally begun on September 3 and 4. Over at Mlddleburg growers have been picking early hops, Humphreys, for a week or more past. Coblesklll growers, with one exception, report that the vine Is free from vermin and that while the hops' are not as large as usual, their quality la excellent. The dry weather has had a tendency to ripen the hop and retard the growth. Coblesklll Jndex. The hop harvest on several farms near Aforrlsvllle will be commenced this week. The crop will be A No, 1 In quality, free from vermin, and although light in yield should bring the grower better than 15-cents, which, considering the prevailing high prices now ruling tor help and about every com modity used in connection with the business. Is hardly equal to a shilling when compared with the cost of production 10 or 12 years ago. Morrlsvllle Leader. A number of growers have commenced harvesting the new crop, and by another week the harvesting will be under full swing. It is estimated at this time that there will be about a two-thirds crop. Cooperstown lournal. VERT FEW RANCH EGGS COMING IN. y Price of Country Stock Ia Practically Nominal Poultry Cleans I p. Receipts of ranch egga have become so light that the quotation la practically nom inal. A good supply of storage eggs Is available, however, and Eastern eggs are also being offered, so that prices do not advance fast. Arrivals of poultry were good for a Mon day, but there was enough demand to clean up the receipts. The tone of the butter market generally was quoted weak, and In view of the large quantity of Eastern butter on sale or about to 'arrive It was believed in some quartera that a lower range of prices would soon be necessary. Active Demand for Fruits. The hot weather was responsible for an exceedingly active day in the fruit market. The demand for watermelons was a feature of the day'a business, and a great quantity of them was moved. Peaches- and other orchard fruits were in good demand, and stocks that were heavy at the opening of business were materially reduced in the course of the day. Among the receipts were two cars of melons, one of lemons, one of grapes and two of sweet potatoes. CALIFORNIA CANNERY PRICES. Pears, Peachea and Cherries Are Profitable .Crop There for Growers. W. B. Farley, representing the A. Levy 4c J. Zentner Company, of San Francisco, was In the city yesterday on business for his firm and left In the evening for Walla Walla. Mr. Farley Is a fruit man of many years ex perience and la thoroughly conversant with market and cannery conditions In California. He confirms the statements previously made In this paper as to the good prices paid by the canneries there for canning fruit. For Bartlett pears, according to Mr. Farley, the gromera have been receiving from 50 to ( per ton. and for cling peaches about 80 per y. ton, while Royal Ann cherries sold at from 6c to 9c per pound. Wheat Prices Hold Steady. The wheat market displayed considerable ac tivity yesterday, but buying was reported to '4 be lees keen than last week. Prices ruled about steady. Somewhat more firmness is seen In the oats market, though trading is not lively. . The barley market is firm and unchanged. Scheurer Ships Hope to London. BUTTEVILLE, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) W. R. Scheurer, of this place, shipped 14 bales of new hops on September a and 25 bales on September 6 to London. Mr. Scheurer is a prominent hopgrower and dealer. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balance.. Portland ll.i'niM.'U ii:i(i,.-,j Tacoma 9.14.581 54.S;. PORTLAND QTJOTATIONS. Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, flT; country. 18 per ton; middlings, S21.sa2S.S0: shorts. cu. iu: country, S20 per ton; chop. siss 16 per ton WHEAT Club. 82c: bluestem. S4fiS5c: Valley. 81c; red, 79 80c. OATS (New crop) Producers' prices; No. I white, $23.50624: gray, 2.T323.50. fLUUil Patent. (4.80: straight. 4.Z5; clears, 84.25; Valley. 14.3004.40; Graham flour. 144.50; whole wheat flour, 14.25 4.T5 BARLEY (New crop) Feed, 122.5023 per ton; brewing, $24.50 24.75; rolled, $24.50 25. CEREATj FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks. $7; lower grades. $5.306.50: oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound aacks, $8 per barrel: 9-pound eacks, $4.25 per bale: oat meal, (ground). yo-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, 14.2584.SO; pearl bar ley, J1W4.50 per 100 pounds: pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.30 per bale. CORN Whole, $28: cracked. $29 per ton. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $17818 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $19020: clover. $11; cheat. $11; grain hay. $11 12; alfalfa. $12 13. Boiler, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries; Extra cream ery, 35c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 82435c: store butter, 22 23c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 18 16V4c; Young America, 1717V4c per pound. VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. 88V4c: 125 to 150 pounds. T4c; 130 to 2O0 pounds. 6 7c- PORK Block. 78 to 150 pounds. 86814c; packers. 7Vi8c. POULTRY Average old hens. 1318ttc; mixed chickens, 12V4c; Bpring chickens. 12 12 'ic: old roosters, 69c; dressed chickens, 1817o; turkeys. live. 15 18c; turkeys. dressed, .choice, nominal; geese, live. p.r pound, Rc; ducks. 14c; pigeons, 11 1.50; squabs. $2 8. EGGS Fresh ranch, candlea, Z8c per dosen. Vegetables, Fruits. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $11.50 per box; cantaloupes, $1.2ojl.60 per crate; peaches, 5085c per crate; prunes, 50ffl70c per crate; watermelons, llo per pound; plums, 5075o per box; pears, 75c$1.25 per box: grapes, 75c$l.S0 per crate; ca- sabas, $2.25 per dozen. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $B7.50 per box; oranges. Valenolas, $3. 7504.75; grape-fruit, $4 4.50; bananas, Be per pound, crsted. She. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $125 per sack: carrots. $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.25 per sack; garlic. 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 80 75c per dozen; cabbage, H4lic per pound; celery, .c(rsi per nnzen; cum, , ,.- sack; cucumbers, 10 15c per 'doxen: egg plant, $1 ft 1.50 per crate; lettuce, hothouse, 75c(g'$l per box; okra, 1012c pound; onions, 15 20c down; parsley, 20c per dozen; peppers. 810c per pound; pump kins. lHllic per pound; radlnhes, 2oo per dozen; spinach, 6c per pound; squash, 50c $1 per box; tomatoes, 405'50o per box; sweet potatoes, 2jc per pound. , ONIONS $2 '2.25 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8St4c par pound; apricots, 18 If 10c; peaches, ll13e: pears, IIVjWHc; Italian prunes, zmjoc; California figs, white, in sacks, 56Hc per nound- hlack 414 B 5c: bricks. 75c $2.25 per box: Smyrna. 18tt20c per pound; dates. Persian, ay,t&lc per pouna. POTATOES New. $1 per hundred. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1. 64c: South ern Japan, 5?45c; head, 71.4c. COFFEE Mocha, 24S28c; Java, ordinary. 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 184120c; good. 18 l8c; ordinary, 1216c per pound. Columbia roast, cases. 100b. $14.50; 50s, $14.75; Ar buckle. $16.50: Lion, $15.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $2 per doxen; 2-pound tails, $2.95: 1-pound flats, $2.10; Alaska, pink. 1-pound tails. 95c; red 1-pound talis, $1.65; sockeyes, 1 pound tails, $1.90. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds, cube, $6.12; powdered. $3.97: granulated $5.87: extra C $5.87; golden C. $5.27; fruit sugar. $5.87; berry. $5.87: XXX. $5.77. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; barrels. 25c: boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittance within 15 days deduct 4c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 80 days, de duct c; maple sugar, 1518o per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 16T20c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 19c: Alberts, 16c; pecans, jumbos, 23c: extra large. 21c: almonds, 18 20c; chestnuts. Ohio. 17e; Italian, 14 15c; peanuts, raw, 6Tii'fi8c per pound; roasted, 10c; plnenute. 1012c; hickory nuts, 10c: cocoanuts, 85r90o per dozen. SALT Granulated, $17.50 per ton; $2.25 per bale; half ground, 100s, $12.50 per ton; 60s, $13 per ton. BEANS Small white. 8c: large white. SHc: pink. Se: bayou, 3!c: Lima, 6J4c; Mexican red. 4c. HONEY Fancy. $3.253.50 per box. Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS Fuggles, 67c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 16 22c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 2022c. according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 2930c per pound. CASCiRA BARK Old, 7c. In ton lots; new, 67c per pound. HIDES Dry. No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 18c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 1516e 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, 2 8c per pound less; salted steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, 8o pound; steers, sound, 50 to 60 pounds, 89c pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 89o pound; stags and bulls, sound. 56c pound; kip, sound, 15 to SO pounds, 89o pound; veal, sound, under 10 pounds, 11c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, ll12c pound; green (un salted). lo pound less; culls, lc pound lees; sheepskins, shearings. No. 1 butchers' stock, 25 30c each; short wool. No. 1, butchers stock, 6060e each; medium wool. No. 1 butohers" stock, $I.251.50 each; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 1314o each. pound; horse hides, salted, according to size, $2 2.50 each; hides, dry, according to size, $11.50 each; colts hides, 20COo each; goatskins, common. 15 25c each; goatskins. Angora, with wool on, 80c It 00 FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1, $54 20 each; cubs, $13 each: badger, prime, 2550c each; cat, wild, with head perfect, 80(5 50c; cat, house. 5 20c; fox, commor. gray, large prime. 5070c each; red, $35 each: cross, $515 each; silver and black, 1100 if 800 each; fishers, $58 each; lynx, $4.5041 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord ing to size, $13 each; marten, dark north ern, aecoraing to size ana color, iutoi each; pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.504 each; muskr&t, large, 12l."io each; skunk, 30 40c each; civet or pole cat, 5 15c each; otter, for large, prime skins, $8 10 each; panther, with head and claws perfect. $2 5 each; raccoon, for prime, large, 507Sc each: wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3.505 each; prairie (coyote). 60c 4 1.00 each; wolverine, $68 each. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 22c pound; standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18o; English, 11 to 14 pounds. 16c; peach, 15 c. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 18o pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 15c; 18 to 20 pounds. 15o; picnics, llc: cottage, 13c; shoulders, 12'Ac; boiled, 25c. SAUSAGE Bologna, long, 8c; links, THc. BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels, $20( half -barrels, $11; heef, barrels, $10; half barrels, $5.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short cleara dry salt, 12c; smoked, 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, 12 c; tubs, 12c; 50s, 12e; 20s. 12c; 10s, IS'Ac; 5s, 13c: 3s, 13c. Standard pure: Tierces, 11c; tubs. llc; 50s, llc; 20s. lH,o; 10s, llc; 5s, HTc. Compound: Tierces, 9c; tubs. 9c; 60s, 914c; 20s, 9oi 10s. a; as. 9c. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. Both hogs and cattle were easier in the local market yesterday. Sheep and lambs were steady. Receipts were 234 cattle and 240 hogs. The following prices were current in the local market: CATTLE Best steers, $3.75 4: medium, $3.25t3.50; cows, $3; fair to medium cows, $2.252.50; bulls, $22.50: calves. $45. Sheep Good sheared, $4. 25 4. 50: lambs. 14.SO& 4.75, HOGS Best. $8.50 6.75; lights, fats and feeders, $od.25. Dried Fruit at New York. " NEW YORK. Sept. 9. The market for evaporated apples is quiet and firmly held. Fancy are quoted at 99c; choice, 94c; prime, Sd'c; common to fair. 78c. Prunes are In fair demand on spot quo tations, ranging from 7c to 10c for Ore gons up to 30s or 40s. Apricots are . unchanged, with choice quoted at 21c, extra choice at 22c and fancy at 22 23c. Peaches are firm, with choice quoted at 12c extra choice at 12 13c and fancy at 1414c. Wool at St. Louis.. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 9. Wool, steady: me dium grades combing and clothing, 242."ic; light fine. 2222c; heavy fine, 1718c; tub w ashed, 34 30c Holiday at San Fraariaco. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 9. Produce Ex change closed Admission day. STEADY BUT DULL New York .Stock Market a Sluggish Affair. FLUCTUATIONS NARROW Call Money Rate Rises to Six Per Cent, Due to Preparations for - Bond Subscriptions Today. Metals Are Depressed. NEW YORK, Sept. 9. Very light orders appeared for execution at the opening of the stock market, and prices moved slug gishly downward. Northern Pacific declined 3. and American 8meltlng and Colorado Fuel . Third Avenue sold at an advance of 1 and Reading and Pennsylvania rose small fractions. A sluggish recovery set to. which con tinued until Reading had risen 1 beyond Saturday's closing. Union Pacific rose 1 and a half dozen other atocks rose from to Amalgamated Copper reached 72. but liberal offerings at that level drove It off sharply and affected the other metal stocks besides restricting the advance In the railroads. The tone waa firm at the end of the hour. The market closed fairly steady and In tensely dull. The rise in call money to. 6 per cent waa attributed to preparations for New York City bonds and Union Paclflo convertible subscriptions tomorrow. The range of prices at New York, as re ported by private wire to. the Overbeclc A Cooke Company, of this city, follows: Open. ' High. I Low. 'Close. Amal. Copper. .1 Amer. Car. com do nfd 7114 41 72 70 71 71 41 41 40 41 09 33 54 100 Amer. Cot. Oil, c 33 54 A mer. Looo. c. . Amer. Sugar, c 114 114 101 101 Amer. Smelt. clOO do pfd I100T4 101 100 10O 101 tot 10O Anacona& Aiming 40 88 45 87 90 91 47 4B 88 91 00 47 Atchison, com 87 87 do pfd B. & O.. com. . . B. R T Can. Pac. com. 91 47 91 48 90 47 100 107 165 105 166 Cen. Leather, c 18 80 9 10 88 10 no pio. C. G. W., com. C M. A St. P. C. N. W., o. Che.. A o C. F. I., com io' ' 10 9 12.1 123 122 123 12:i 146. . 145 148 145 145 84 2414 24 34 25 24 44 68 34 24 34 24 23 44 55 34 25 25 44 66 Col. South., com 23 do 2d pfd ' do 1st pfd. . Del. ft Hudson. 44 43 55 09 100 161 D. R. G.. com 24$ 24 ii 24 24 24 72 21 38 50 128 140 110 125 17 36 64 71 54 lO0 34 71 02 12S 120 88 SO 97 84 24 79 20 17 111 45 86 111 16 67 28 25 48 132 83 95 13 do pfd Erie, com.... do 2d pfd.,. do let pfd... G. N., pfd , III.' Central ... Louie, ac Nash . . Manhattan Ry, Mex. Cen M . K. A T.. e do pfd Ml.souri Pao. . Nat. Lead N. Y. Cen N. Y.. O ft W. 21 35 21 86 129 21 87 129' ' 37 48 128 iou 128 138 110 100 109 120 'if 38 17 30 64 'lT 36 17 86 4 64 84 70 71 52 70 70 51 51 I 52 MB 105 33 '! 105!105 83 83 33 Nor. A W.. com 71 61 North Amer... 81 128 120 88 2 98 '24 ii '20 37 16 '85 i8 N. P., com Penn. Ry People's Gas... Pressed Steel, c! 128 120 128 128 120 88 2 97 82 24 78 20 38 16 110 8 110 16 55 28 25 47 132 32 93 32 88 8 no BO Reading, com.. 96 '24 '20 08 do 1st pfd Rrp. I. A S., do pfd . . . R. I., com. 24 20 St. L. A S. F. 3d 87 38 8 I. S. W., e 17 17 do pro South. Pac, com 85 16 80 do pfd South. Ry., com 17 do pfd . . . Texas. & Pac T., St. L. W., do pfd .... 24 47 25 24. 47 131 48 132 Union Pac, com 131 U. 8. Rubber, c do pfd ....... U. 8. Steel, e. . !)3 93 82 95 93 32 95 81 95 do pfd 95 Wabash, com... .'A 18 Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Sept. 9. Money on call, strong and higher, at 6 per cent; ruling rate. 4 per cent; closing bid, 5 per cent: offered at 8. Time loans, strong; 80 days. 5 per cent: 90 daya, 6Qo per cent; six months. 66 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 6 7: sterling exchange, easy: with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.8615 4.802O for demand and at $4.82354.8200 for CO-day bills. Commercial bills, $4.8134 4.82. Bar silver, 88c. Mexican dollars. 53c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, ateady. GRAIN MARKETS ARE WEAK AL1I1 OPTIONS CLOSE IiOWER IN THE CHICAGO PIT. December Wheat Loses a Cent From the Opening Price and May Is Off Three-Quarters. CHICAGO. Sept. 9. The grain markets were weak all around today. The opening in the wheat pit was fairly steady, but the first prices were generally the best of the day. September opened at 96 c and closed 1 S5c. December opened at $1.00 and closed at 9c. May opened at $1.06 and the close was at $1.05. Corn shared the weakness of the wheat market. September opened at 62c and the close waa at 62 c. December opened at 61 c 'ind closed at 80c. May opened at 82 o and the close waa at 81 c. t Even worse declines developed in the oats market, where the December option opened at 53 c and sold at 61 c at the close. September fell from 65c to 53c, and May went from 84c at the opening to 63 c at the close. Cash prices were as follows: Wheat No. S hard, 9595o; No. 2 Northern. $1.03; Spring. 04c fa I. Corn No. 2.. 6363c; No. 3, 62 63c. Rye 87 88c. Barley 80 93c. The range of prices at Chicago, as reported ty the Portland Merchants' Exchange, followe: WHEAT. Open. High. .. 96 96 ..100 101 ..106 107 CORN. Low. Close. 05 96 90 00 106 105 September December May September . . . December . . May September .... December . . . , May .. 2 .. 1 .. 82 OATS. ... 65 ... 6374 .. 64 62 62 61 60 02 81 65 63 6374 6 1 64 63 63V European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 9. Wheat, September closed 7th at 7s 8d. opened lth at 7s 8d December closed 7th at 7slld, opened 9th at 7s lid. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Sept. 9. Wheat, unchanged; bluestem, 34o ; club, 82c; red, 80c. . Government Cotton Report. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. The Department of Agriculture reports cotton average on August 26. 72.7. as compared with 75 July 25. 1007; 77.8 August 25, 1906 ; 72.1 on Au gust 25, 1905, and a ten-year average of 74.5. The Census Bureau today issued its first bulletin on the cotton output for. the season, as shown by returns from the glnners show ing a total of 191.416 bales up to Septem ber 1. as compared with 407,551 bales up to the same period last year. In this state ment round bales are counted as halfbales. The great falling off is attributed to the lateness of the crop. NEW YORK, Sept. 9. Both the Govern ment reports published toda1 proved less bullish than expected and cotton prices had quite a sharp break at the close, which waa steady at a net decline of 203O points. Spot closed quiet, 25 points lower; mid dling uplands, 13.25c; middling Gulf, 13.10c; sales, 2124. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Sept. 9. There was an ad vance In the London tin market with spot closing at 108 and futures at 1G7 12a Lo cally the market was firm and quiet, quoted 27.25c. Copper was lower In the London market with spot quoted at 72, 12s 6d, and futures at 7:1. Locally the market was weak with lake copper quoted at 1717.oOc: electrolytic, 16.5018c; casting at 10. 25 16. 50c. .Lead was 10 higher at 19 15s in London, but the local market was weak, at 4.75c. Spelter waa unchanged at 21 In London. Locally It was weak at 5.25. Iron, Irregular. Cl. LAJ1.1S, D?pi. V. IUWW, S.OOC. Spelter lower. 5.30c. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Edward W. Aylesworth to R. J. Morelock, lots 1H, 19, 20 ana 21, block 3. North Villa $ 10 Henry J. and Mary F. Donnerberg to Jennie M. Krafner, lots 1 and 2. block 22, First Addition to Holladav Park Addition 1.700 Joepr M. Healy and Walter J. furns (trustees) to Joseph Noll, lots 1 and 2, block 8. Waver lelgh Heights Addition 850 Cement Block Company to Michael u Brien, lots zi, 22 ana 23, Kel vin 10.500 M. and Kate Rlckert to'W. J. and Jane O. Thompson, the north- , east quarter of the northeast quarter, of section 11, T. 1 south, K. 4 east; also the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 2, T. 1 south, R. 4 east. 4,750 Mary E. Bushong Booth and Rob ert Booth to K. L. Zeller ea tl., the east half of lota 1 and 2. block 222. East Portland 3,500 Marie Van Houten et al. to William F. Piper, lot 7, block 17, Ports mouth 1 Gilford Terry to James F. McGulre, the west half of lot 10, block 1, subdivision of lot C, M. Patton tract 200 Minnie O. and A. L. Olive to A. Hull, lot 5, block B, First Addition to Holladav Park Addition 1.800 A. and Margaret Hull to William Hull, lot 5. block B. First Ad dition to Holladay Park Addition. 1 8ycamore Real Estate Company to William Hull, lots 11 and 11. block 1, Kern Park 850 Viola and Frank Riffle to Claude D Starr, & acres beginning at a point in the west line of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 25. T. 1 north, R. 1 east 10 Claude D. and Llla E. Starr to E. E. Merges et al., aame as described above 100 Albert M. Culp (trustee) to Jennie McCallam, tract In section 6, T. 1 north, R. 1 east 1 J. B. and Alice U Glllls to J. N. Elton, lot 8, block 8. Barrett's Addition 1,825 Jane O. and W. J. Thompson to M. w Rlckert, lot 17, block 1, Reser voir Park 870 Oliver and Hannah Anderson to Nellie Slavin. lot 12, block 1, and the west 10 feet of lot 16, block 1, Edendale Addition 2,600 Charles and Elizabeth Geppert to Alex and Mary A. Aitken, lot 12, block 318, Batch's Addition 4,000 William and Annie Reldt to Alex and Mary A. Aiken, lot 13, block 318, Batch's Addition . 1,000 William E. and E. Maria Bralnard to Lena Jolxapfel, lot 21, block 7, Terminus Addition 300 Percy H. and Mary Augusta Blyth to the Security Savings and Trust Company, lots 1 and 2, block 27, Willamette Heights Addition 4, B00 Arleta Land Company to Florence V. Groce, lot 5. block 4, Elberta. 178 Arleta Land Company to Florence Viola Groce. lot 8, block 6, Ar leta Park No. 2 1 John M. Lllsberg to Ollse M. Llisl berg, lots 5 and 6, block 5, Mountain View Park Addition 150 Nora A. and William Hoss to George Welsensee, lots 7 and 8, block 16, Lincoln Park Annex 850 The Title Guarantee and Trust Company to Henry and Barbara K. Schatz. lot 9, block 7, West Piedmont 500 Nettle L. Palmer to Harvey North- dup, lot 18. block 37, Sellwood SOO R. Kenneth Blckford (executor) to Charles A. and Walter C. Brettell, lota 1. 2. 8 and 4, block 1, Blck ford Park, Frultvale 9CC tt. Kenneth Blckford (executor) to Susie F. Nelson, lot 11, block 2, Blckford Park. Ff-ultvale 1 Harold C. Howes to Lacelle C. Howes, lots 16 and 18. block 11, Goldsmith's 'Addition 1 C. D. and Edith A. Brun to J. M. Strowbrldge, the south 100 feet of lots 7 and 8, block 19, John Irvlng's First Addition 8,000 Mrs. Frank Slavin to Oliver and Hannah Anderson, lot 4, block 1, Glencoe Park 1.100 Hans and Mary Larsen to Cornelius and Asta Tonseth, lots 1 and 2, block 5,,Larson's Addition 1,478 C. and Rose N. Stover to Ed ward S. Bottemlller. the north half of lot 1 and the north half of lot 2. block 2. City View Park. 2,000 Halph W. Hoyt et al. to Hannah Peterson, lots 16 and 17, block 21, Tremont Park Addition ... 1 J. A. and Florence E. l'ettlt to Har riott Osier, lot 12, Hollwood 850 Harriott and C. C. Osier to Anton Fried, lot 12. Hollywood 850 Alfred and Elizabeth Thompson to Greta C. Huff, lots 8 and 8, block 4. Thompson's Addition to Gresham 500 Itlvervlew Cemetery Association to George Shearer, lot 36, section 101, said cemetery 100 Justin J. and Sophia M. Leavltt to A. M. Barber, lot 24, block 2 Cloverdale tract 700 Monemla S. James to Mrs. A. Lltrhwork, lot 1, block 1, Ken wood Park 600 Charles A. Meyers to T. S. Mc Danlel, lots 1. 5, 6, 7. 8, 9. 10, 11, 12. 14, 15, 17 and 18. block 112, Sellwood 1,050 Herbert W. and Lizzie M. Nltter to Richard and Mary Walsh, lots 9 and 10, block 15, Columbia Heights 1,650 Joseph M. Healy to W. L. Morgan, the west 90 feet of lots T and 8 and the east 24 feet of lot 2, block 101, East Po'.and 2.T000 Orvllle F. and Anna B. Sexton to Mary Poindexter, lots 15. 18. 17 and 18. block 32. Point View 1 Crescent Land Company to George A. Batheller, the east half of lot 8 and the west 12 feet of lot 9. block 4. Keystone Addition. 1,150 Joseph L. Turner to Elizabeth Griffith, lot 8, block 8, Railroad Shops Addition 3,500 Total $89,173 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Com. Wall Street Is Evading Taxes. Albany Dispatch to the N. T. World. Stat Comptroller Glynn finds that the stock transfer tax is being; evaded by Wall street brokers and by "bucket-shop" keepers. His Inspect ors report that they have been denied the right to examine books and records. They have discovered that stock has been purchased and sold to the extent of thousands of shares without the pay ment of one cent of the stamp tax. Comptroller Glynn has called on At-torney-Goneral Jackson to begin pro ceedings against all brokers who have refused to disclose their transactions for the enforcement of both criminal and civil penalties imposed by the stock transfer tax law. information has been placed in the hands of the Attorney-General. "Some brokers." said Mr.' Glynn to night, "endeavored to justify their re fusal to pay the tax by claiming they were simply the representatives of other brokers who should pay. The state does not accept any shift of re sponsibility, holding that the stamp must be affixed to the agreement of sale where the actual delivery of stock does not take place immediately. "We have been paying special atten tion to so-called 'bucket-shops.' I In tend to force them to comply with the law and use the stamps." Comptroller Glynn wants a speedy judicial determination as to the right of inspectors to demand the production of books, papers, or records in any of fice to ascertain whether the tax has ben paid. His Force of Habit. Harper's Weekly. Mr. Kasy Cheer up, Mr. Peck. If we must go down, let's go cheerfully like men." Mr. Peck But, hang it all, Mr. Easy if I don't get home my wife will never let me go fishing again never! SPAIN'S GLAD QUEEN She and Little Prince Lead a Garden Life. VICTORIA HATES AUTOS "The Baby" Is the Supreme Ruler of the King's Household Restful Life at the Summer Palace Xear Old Madrid, San Ildefonso, otherwise La Granja, the present residence of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, is also called the Spanish Versailles. The palace was built by the first Bourbon who reigned on the Spanish throne, and Its gardens even surpass In beauty those of the French model. Before the Spanish seaside resorts be came fashionable the court was always transferred to La Granja In the Summer. But Queen Christina invariably went to San Sebastian during the childhood of King Alfonso, Infanta MarTa Teresa and the late Princesa de Asturlas. However, Infanta Isabel and numerous aristocratic families remained faithful to La Granja, where there was a constant round of society entertainments, besides deer-stalking parties, says a Madrid dis patch to the New Tork Herald's Paris edition. La Granja is near Sagovia, famous for its Roman architecture, and three hours from Madrid. Visitors generally drive from the capital in automobiles, though the roads are far from good. The Pre mier visits King Alfonso every Sunday, and generally meets with a "panne"- on the road. The semi-isolation of La Granja is one of Its charms, another being the delight ful coolness of the woods and gardens. ) Once again La Granja is becoming fash ionable; owing to Queen Victorias pref erence for it. The young Queen delights to stroll in the gardens, while her son, the little Principe de Asturias, is wheeled In a perambulator. The Royal Baby. Principe de Asturias is a very healthy child. He ia weighed every day and the increase In his weight is duly recorded. He is now so heavy that Condesa Los Llanos became quite fatigued while hold ing him In her arms during a recent court ceremony. He has very white skin and almost golden hair. He strongly resembles his mother, but his features are gradually as suming the characteristic Bourbon type. His likeness to his father is most notice able when he smiles. v His dresses are white, relieved with pink ribbons and trimmed with beautiful lace, made especially for the purpose by nuns In Madrid. Every garment is marked in red silk with a tiny sword and the number 1. These marks are tnose of the first Infantry regiment, the "Regl mento del Roy," and were embroidered on the royal baby's clothing by the King's decision. Round the Prince's waist is a sash to which are attached diminutive insignia of the order of the Golden Fleece, of Charles III and of Isabel, the Ca tholic. Condesa Los Llanos, who is In attend ance on the Prince. Is assisted by Mar quesa de Santa Cms. The Prince's foster mother, who feeds him every two hours, is said to be quite disconsolate because owing to court etiquette she is not al lowed to kiss the baby. Two English nursemaids, dressed In white, are always with the Prince, who passes most of the morning in the gardens. The members of the royal family call him by the English name "baby," while the other persons refer to him as "altera." Military honors are already paid to the Principe de Astu rias whenever he passes a military post. Every afternoon Principe de Asturias is taken for a drive in a landau drawn by four mules. Four armed cyclists ride by the side of the landau during the two hours his daily drive lasts; His parents usually await his return on the threshold of the palace. Queen Victorias Simple Life'. Queen Victoria lives a very simple life at La Granja. Infanta Marie Teresa and Infanta Eulalla sometimes play lawn tennis, but the Queen never joins In the game. She passes her time in sewing or embroidering for the bene fit of charities or In reading, of which she is very fond. She already speaks Spanish quite fluently, though she has not yet lost her foreign accent com pletely. When speaking to the King she invariably addresses him in English and he as Invariably answers her in Spanish. When addressing high court officials the Queen usually, speaks French. Among the persons most fre quently admitted to her presence are Marquesa De. Vlana, Duquesa Arlon, Duquesa Sotomayo, Duquesa San CarloB, Condesa San Roman. It has been stated that electric blue is the Queen's favorite color. This is Incorrect. Her favorite color Is rose red, and there are always red roses In her private apartments. The bindings of her books, the, silk embroidery on her dresses and most of the decorative details of her - apartments are of the same red tint, and the Queen herself was surprised to learn that electric blue was stated to be her favorite color. King Alfonso leads a very active life at La Granja. He rises when the big "Coleglata" bell strikes six In the morn ing, and shortly afterwards goes to the golf links, where he plays a match game every morning with Duque San-to-Mauro, Marquis Vlana, Dr. Glend ing. Senor TJrzalz or Conde Aibar. The King, who wields his golf club with the left hand. Is already very skillful at the game. The sport to which the king is per haps most devoted Is pigeon shooting and he is looking forward to the open ing of the season at La Granja. He is an excellent shot and In former years has easily defeated Marques Villlvictosa de Asturias, Conde Valdelagrain, Senor TJrzalz, Senor Martos and Conde Artaza. In the Gardens. After his game of golf the King goes Into the gardens at about 9 o'clock and remains a long time with Queen Vic toria and Principe de Austrias. In the afternoon the King and the Queen take a drive for about two hours and a half, the Queen often hold ing the reins. They do not often go out In an automobile, as the Queen is not very fond of automobllism. They always return to the palace by 7:30 ITi the evening and never go out after wards. Dinner is served at the royal table at 8 o'clock, the company often includ ing Duque Sotomayor, Duquesa San Carlos, Marques Vlana, Marquese Santa Cruz, General Pacheco, Conde Aybar and Conde del Grove. Life at La Granja is very restful; there are no dances and no theatrical performances. The royal gardens are open from 9 in the morning till 7 in the evening. Among those seen stroll ing In them dally are Prince and Princess Metternich, Marquesa Squil ache, Condesa Puerto, Duque and Du quesa Guisa, Duque Hijar, Sir Maurice and Lady de Bunsen, Baron and Bar onesa Hortega, Conde Palana del Rto. Automobile excursions from Madrid to La Granja are made frequently by Duque and Duquesa Santo Alaro, Du- DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED ISO BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and aaU far cash and est aaargta. Priv&ta Wires ROOM 4. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phons Main 37 que Mcdinaceli, Senorita de Cosa-Irujo, Duque de Alba, Marques und Marquesa Valdeigeslas and Conde and Condesa Valdeiglestas. WATER QUESTION AT ISSUE Proper Admonition and Exhortation From a Local Paper. Eugene Dally Guard. We cannot agree with the morning paper that the Willamette Vallew Com pany has been "knocked" by the people of Eugene. The capitalists comprising it took long chances by butting in here at a time when people were excited and mat.y almost distracted by an epidemic of sick ness due to its Infected water, and when they were well Informed that the senti ment of the community was practically unanimous for a municipal ownership of the water supply. They made many promises and carried out few. Today water is being pumped from the Willam ette river at low stage and in two weeks the town of Springfield, with probably 1200 population, will be dumping its sew age into the stream scarcely two miles above the Intake of Eugene's water sup ply. Is this keeping their promise to supply this city with pure water for all pur poses? Is it "knocking" to demand that the health and lives of our people be safe guarded against a contaminated water supply? The Guard vies with its morning con temporary or any other agency In pro moting the welfare of Eugene, but it places life and health above every other consideration. There can be no "greater Eugene" until this water question Is set tled, and settled right. The .."lllamette Valley Company has not m. e the proper effort to furnish Eugene with pure water, or If It has, failure has resulted and -t should be willing to turn its plant over to the people at a fair valuation and place the solving of the problem in their hands. The bonds asked for Ly the City Council should be authorized next month by an overwhelming majority, and the means furnished the administration to secure a pure water supply. The Guard does not advocate the confiscation of the water company's investmen-, an- would like to see the plant purchased at a reas onable price, and improvements mac1 that will guarantee Eugene pure moun tain water, free from pollution. There is no yason why this situation snould not be raced honestly and resolutely by the business men of this city, who arj de voting their energies and means to the building of railroads and work of Im provement. It is the most Important matter pending because there can be no solid, permanent advancement made un til It is settled. The Willamette Valley company and its troubles, it is to be hoped, will not be transferred to the Storey-uracher people In their railroad operations. If so, they are making a mistake in entering this field and attempting to gain the confi dence of the public, u, however, they come here seeking legitimate investments that will help the development of the county, they may rest assured that they will not lack for co-operation and such support as may be expected from the peo ple who are to become their patrons. Lane County people Invite canital In every legitimate way, but it is net ready to give a 1)111 of sale of all - s possessions, or barter health, and even lite .self, to any corporation in return for the invest ment of a few thousands in gilt-edged, dividend-paying properties. WAR OVER PRINCE WILHELM Xewport Society People In a Stir About Ills Visit. Newport, R. I Dispatch in New York Times. Many and bitter are the heart pangs that have been suffered by Newport, R. I., hostesses In connection with the forth coming visit of Prince Wilhelm, of Sweden. Some society women here, after hard work, arranged for the visit, and keen rivalry has been displayed. It is a matter of much comment that Mrs. Cor nelius Vanderbilt is not among those whose hospitality Prince Wilhelm will enjoy. When Prince Henry of Prussia visited these shores the younger Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a brilliant dinner in his honor. Some other hostesses in the ultra exclusive set never quite got over this. As now arranged, the Prince will be entertained in order by the following ladies: Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. E. J. Berwind, Mrs. Ogden Mills and Mrs Richard Gambrill. It Is said that the Wall-Street connec tions represented by certain families who have pretentious Summer homes here was pleaded as an obstacle or induce ment why the Prince should go to this or should not go to that house. According to one report, for Instance, It was said that under no circumstances should the Swedish Minister, who had the final word in the arrangement, accept Invitations for the Prince from any of the families In the set of a certain finan cier who recently had incurred the: ex treme displeasure of President Roosevelt. Prince Wilhelm, who Is only 23 years old, was engaged shortly before his de parture from Sweden to Grand Duchess Maria Paviovna, who is a daughter of Granif Duke Paul and a cousin of the Czar. His fiancee Is only 17. The Prince Is a lieutenant In the Swedish Navy, and Is a very handsome young man. Prince Wilhelm is the second son of the Crown Prince of Sweden. RAPS "CULTUS" CITIZENS Editor Points Out Cheap Human Trash Infecting All Communities. St. Helens Mist. About the poorest property a county can have Is cultus citizens. Cultus Is an In dian word and it applies where no other word seems to fit the case. In this in stance it means people without intel ligence or morality. They may not be criminals but they care nothing for the virtues or decencies that go to make up good, self-respecting men and women. It Is almost certain that In due - time they will figure in the criminal courts or become county charges very often both. Columbia County may not have more than its share of such, people, but the court records give plenty of evidence that they constitute one of our financial burdens, to say nothing of the moral pestilence they .spread wherever they reside. They breed like maggots and their progeny Inherits all their evil traits. Unfortunately, in our present Imperfect state of civilzatlon, there seems to be but little remedy for this evil. Tha Swarthout killing and subsequent trial have emphasized these facts. The family came to this county some three years ago, and Gardiner lived with them under cir cumstances that were, to say the least, suspicious and bound to provoke un favorable comment. The father who ap pears to have been a man of no con sequence, visited his wife occasionally and endeavored to persuade her to return to him, offering ss ,an inducement, to procure her a good place as cook in a logging camp. The woman declined this generous offer, preferring to stay with tha man who. she said "was kind to herself and her children" Gardiner, also a man of low intelligence, seemed to think this save him a proprietary right to the wom an, and when the husband threatened to kill him, the tragedy resulted. They were not the worst class of people. They were merely low grade or cultus. and the county has suffered by their presence, and probably the end is not yet. This family received, out of the expenses of the trial of the man who killed their father. nearly $100 in witness fees, and at the. same ftvi of court a doctor's bill was. allowed (or attendance upon the woman who was the CRU.se of the tragedy. With nearly $100 of the country's money"coniing to them it looked as If they might afford to pay the mother's doctor bill. Columbia County has been cursed with a number of such families. There ara probably one of them in each of the. principal communities, and they are and always will be a danger and a source of expense. It seems impossible to get rid of them, and the inertness of the gen eral public and an Indisposition to com plain of what are considered family mat ters permit them to remain unmolested until the commission of the inevitable crime. Then the law is invoked and the courts intervene for the protection ot society. Mosier Workman Drowned. THE DaLLES. Or., Sept. 9. A man named Collins came here from Mosier yesterday in company with a man with whom he had been working. Collins has been acting In an insane manner for several days, and his companion induced him to come to The Dalles, when Deputy Sheriff Wood placed him in .1nll. , TRAVELERS' GUIDE. COOS BAY Werkly Freight and PannrnKcr Service of the Fine SteantMliIp Breakwater Leaves roltTI.Axn eTery Monday, 8:0 P. SI., from Oak-street Dock, for EMPIRE, NORTH BEND AND MARSHFIELD Freight Received Till 4 P. M. on Day. of Sailing. FA HE From Portland, 1st - class, 10.00; Zd-claita, S7.0O, Including berth and meala. Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and Washington sts., or Oak-street Dock. Jamestown Exposition Low Rates September 11, 12, 13. Chicago and return, $71.50. St. Louis and return, $67.50. St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Su. perior, Winnipeg and Pt. Arthur and return, $00. 3 TRAINS DAILY 3 For tickets, sleeping-car reserva tions and additional information, call on or address II. Dickson, C. P. and T. A., 122 Third St., Portland, Or. Telephones Main 680, Home A 228G. rOBTLAXI AND FUGET SOL'XD ROCTH S.S."Redondo" Railing from Couch-stret dock, Portland, for Seattle. Tacoma. Everett and Belllng bam, September 1U at 6 P. M. FREIGHT Connpctins at Seattle for Nome, Golof nlnln, St. Michael. Chena and Fairbanks with steamers Pleiades, Hyadea, Lyra Mackinaw, Ohio. Schubach & Hamilton, General Agents, Seattle, Wash. P. P. Baumgartner, Agent, Portland, Couch-Street Dock. - Phones: Main 801; Home A 4161. ! For Astoria FAST STEAMER TELEGRAPH Round trips dally (except Thursdays) 7 A. M. Landing. Alder-street Dock. Phone Main 565. Leaves Sunday at 8 A. M. Round; trip 11. 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. II. Young, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO. ONIY dlrpct eteamors to San Franci.co. ONLY eteamers affording daylight rids down the Columbia. From Alnsworth DorW. Portland. A. M. S. S. Panama Sept. IS. 27. Oct. 0, Etc. S. S. Cofita Kira Sept. 21, Ort. 3, 13 From Spear St., San Franclsro, 11 A. M. S. S. Coot Rica. . .Srpt. 13. 27. Oct. . Ete. S. S. I'linamn Ncpt. 21. Oct 3, IS JAS. H. DEWSON, Agent. 243 Washington St.. Phones: Main 26S, A 26S1. Columbia River Scenery KKGLLATOR LINE STEAMERS. Dally service between Portland and Tha Dalles, except Sunday, leaving; Portland at T A. M., arriving about 5 P. M., carrying; freight and passenger. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and livestock. Dock foot of Alder t,t Portland; foot ot Court St.. The Dalles. Phone Main Portland. FAST TIME. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER Columbia River scenery. The only steam er making dally round ftps. Cascade Locks. Stevenson. Carson's. Collins, White Salmon. Hood Klver. Leaves Washington-street dock; 7 A. M. dally except Sunday; returns arrlv lng Portland 9 P. M. METTE RIVER ROUTE S tea men Pomona and Oreg-ona for Salem and way landing; leave Ta.vlor-treet Dock 6:43 A. M. dully (except Kunriay). Oregon City Transportation Company' Poo ne Main 40. A 231.