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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IT, 1907. - 13 JUTE OUTPUT LARGE Production in India Rapidly Increasing. CHECK TO RISING PRICES Values, In All Probability, Will Be in Consumers Favor Rains Interfere With Hoppicking. Kffcct on Produce Markets. There will likely be a halt In the advanc ing tendency of the grain baa- market a a result or over production of jute In India. For several years up to the present sea aon there has been a steady Increase in the production of Jute In that country, but It has not offset the growing needs of con sumers, and prices have, therefore, advanced rapidly. The point has been reached now where the supply has caught up with and exceeds the demand, and there will, in all probability, be a recession In prices, or at leant a check to the rising course of values. United 6tates ConsuM -General W. H. Michael, at Calcutta, transmits the fol lowing information concerning the Jute sit uation in India: The full report of the Imports and ex ports of Jute for the season of 190A-7 shows that the Imports into Calcutta amounted to 8.09.079 bales, and into Chlttagong. 4S, 728 bales, making a total of 8.538.707 bales. The exports from Calcutta and Chlttagong amounted to 4, 5110.020 bales, which left for consumption in local mills 3.878.0S7 bales, and held in the local market, presshouses, and ship's holds, 100.000 bales. Besides this the hand-loom consumption will probably be about 500.000 bales, and the exports from Madras is reported to be 72.036 bales, thus making the grand total production of Jute in India ft.110.743 bales for lOOtt-T. The preliminary forecast of Jute for 19O0-O7 and 1907-08 has been officially an nounced. The number of acres under Jute Is 8.839.500, which is an increase over last JfSason of 336.200 acres. The Capital, a trade paper, says: So far the position looks healthy for the consumer, as it gives him a prospect of rather more than 10.000.000 bales, a yield which, with the carrying over from tne last crop, will leave a considerable margin over the actual consumption at the end of June, 1908. The present ought to be a con sumer's year. The world's approximate consumption of Jute, in bales, for the season of 1907-8 will be: Europe. R.5OO.O0O: America. 700. 000; local mills, 3.0OO.000; country consump tion, 500.000, making a. total of 8.000.000 bales. The Calcutta Jute mills figured on consuming 3,000,000 bales in the fiscal year inoo. whereas they over estimated their needs by 40.OOO bales, which they will have to carry ovev Into tne season Just commenced. Yet all of the mills, with few exceptions, made money during the season. HOPPICKEBS LEAVING FOB HOME. Rain Urings Operations la Many Yards to an End. The rains of Sunday and Monday have prac tically brought the hop harvest to an end by auslng pickers to leave the yards and return their homes. There was a full week's 1-vork yet to be done and even In that time all he growers could not finish, but when a ptlcker once leaves the yard, the season Is ver, so far as he la concerned. If the weatner a.-s off this week some of the hops yet on lie lnes may be saved, but generally speak ing picking may be said to be at an end. There were no new developments In the market yesterday. Offers of 8 cents were freely made and it was said 8 cento was offered, but no sales were reported, to tne local trade. The undertone of the market is The New York Commercial quotes new crop "aclflcs at 11(813 cents in that market. It says of the New York crop: It now appears that the new crop of New York Slate will not be of as high quality as was first expected. This was principally due o bad weather conditions, which have spoiled k large portion of the new growing crop. Al- eady it Is estimated that the crop this year will be from 35 to 40 per cent less than that f last year. The Waterville, N. Y., Times says some opmen estimate that crop at one-half short. d continues: The weather for hoppicking has been abom inable. - It has rained nearly every day and if hopyarda can stand up under euch condi tions they must be, proof against almost any thing. Everybody is hoping that the weather will clear and the harvest be completed under more favorable circumstances. As it is a change must come soon or the crop will not be of the fine quality expected earlier In the season. Bernard Bing writes from Nuremberg, un der date of August 26: We are visited continually by splendid weather: crop prospects, therefore, are excel lent; not only In Bavaria and Bohemia, but a'sn on the whole continent. We estimate on the'basis of the actual standing of crop that the world's crop will be atleast 2,000,000 cwts. while 1.600.000 cwts. were harvested the last year. Bohemia, which was not very produc tive last year, will produce more than double this year. We undoubtedly will harvest an excellent product, as the plant Is thoroughly healthy and free from any disease. BUN LSSEN8 DEMAND IX) R FRUIT. But Supplies Are Light and Prices Not Gen erally Affected. The rainy weather interfered" somewhat with the fruit trade, but supplies were not heavy and prices therefore were not af fected by the slower demand. In some lines, grapes especially, the feeling was bet ter, and Tokays were again advanced to $1.50. Malagas sold at f 1.25 1.35 and even common Muscats were higher at oocyst, reach receipts were light, amounting to only about 200 boxes. A small shipment of Rartlett pears came in, which were of fered at $1.251.50 per box. A temporary scarcity of onions is re ported and the market is, in some degree. firmer. The rain has also stopped potato digging and is giving the trade an op portunity to work off a surplus. WTTEAT MARKET FIRM BUT Ql'IET. Weekly Report of Quantities on Passage. Barley Easier. The wheat market has a very firm un dertone, but business, both in the Valley and east of the mountains is restricted by the scarcity of cars. TJ, Portland Merchants Exchange re ports quantities on passage as follows: Week ending Week ending For Sept. 14. bu. Kent. 7. hn Vnlted Kingdom ltf.320.uoo ltl.52O.0tH Continent 10.720. OOO a.7tlo.ooo Total ; 27.O40.O0O . 23.280,000 I.eas business Ms passing now In the barley market than has been the case of late, and the tendency of prices is somewhat easier. The movement in oats is slow. FRESH COUNTRY EGGS AT SO CENTS. But Buyers Object to Paying This Price For Any Other Quality. Fresh gathered ranch eggs are In small upply and. .generally held on the street t 30 cents. Buyers have no objection to i.aying this price when -they are satisfied rented to be. but they kick when the top price Is asked for "transplanted" stork. Monday. A first-class demand, especially for large hens. Is assured this week, owing to the Jewish holiday. There were no new developments in the butter market. The city creameries were steadv at 33 cents, and this price was quoted on three brands on Front street. Some outside creamery has been sold on tne street as low as 27 H cents. MOVEMENT OF CALIFORNIA GRAPES. Shipments Last Week the Largest on Record. The weekly market letter of the Cali fornia Fruit Distributers of Sacramento notes shipments during the past week of 325 cars of grapes, 23 cars of peaches, 24 cars of pears and 8 cars of plums and prunes. With the exception of grapes the movement is about over. Of grapes the letter says: "The total shipment this week is in ex cess of last week, and marks the highest shipment of any week on grapes ever sent forward from this state. Malagas and Black grapes have decreased in quantity from last week, but Tokays have increased. The greater bulk of the early Tokay shipments were from young vines and it Is a well known fact that grapes from young vines do not attain color and have the sugar and general keeping qualities of grapes from older vines. Consignments at present arts practically all from older vines and while the shipments, so far have given general satisfaction, we look for the product now going forward to be even more acceptable. Shipments will remain steady, with good weather, for the next two or three weeks, but not quite so heavy as the last two weeks." t rORTLANP QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Eta. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. 16; country, $17 per ton; middlings, $24.50 25.50; shorts, city, $17.50; county. $18.50 per ton; chop, $1516 per ton. WHEAT Club, 82c: bluestem. 84c; Val ley, S2c; red. SOc. OATS (New crop Producers' pricea; No. 1 white. $23.50 24: gray. $23 23.50. FLOUH Patent. $4.80: straight. $4.2S; clears, $4.25; Valley, $4.30 4.40; Oraham flour, $44.50; whole wheat flour, $4,250 4.75 BARLEY (New crop) Feed, $23 23.50 per ton; brewing, $24.50 24.75; rolled. $24.50 25.50. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks. $7; lower, grades; $3.50d-50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $S per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal, (ground), 45-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4.254.80; pearl bar ley, $4 4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.30 per bale. ' CORN Whole, $-'930; cracked. $30.80 HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $1718 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $1920: clover, $11; cheat, $11; grain ly, $1112; alfalfa. 112 la Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. $11.50 per box; cantaloupes, $1.25 1.50 per crate; peaches, 75c $1 per crate; prunes, 50 75c per crate: watermelons, l14o per pound; plums 5075c per box; pears, $1.25$1.50 per box: grapes, 00c $1.50 per crate; ca sabas. $2.25 per dozen. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $6P7.50 per box; oranges. Vaienclas, $3.754.75; grape-fruit, $44.50; bananas, 5c per pound, crated, 5 He. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per sack; carrots. $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.25 per sack; jrarlic, 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 60 75c per dozen; cabbage, 1V41C per pound; celery, 75c$l per dozen; corn. $11.50 per sack; cucumbers, 10 15c per dozen: egg plant. $lisl.50 per crate; lettuce, hothouse. 75c $1 per box; okra.' 10 a 12c pound; onions, 15 20c dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen; peppers, 810c per pound; pump kins, llic per' pound; radishes. 2oe per dozen; spinach, 6o per pound; squash, 50c$l per box; tomatoes. 4050c per box; sweet potatoes, 24c per pound. ONIONS $2 2.25 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8SV4o per pound; apricots, 18 10c; peaches, ll13c; pears, ll14c: Italian prunes, 246c; California figs, white, in sacks, 86Hc per pound; black. 4S45c; bricks, 75c$2.25 per box; Smyrna. 18&20c per pound; dates, Persian, 6H7c per pound. POTATOES New. $1 per hundred. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 35o per pound State creameries: Fancy creamery. 2735c; store butter, 222.'(o. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 16 16i4c; Young America, 1717c per pound. VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. 88c; 125 to 150 pounds. 714c; 150 to 2O0 pounds. 67c PORK Block, 75 to 150 pounds. 88c: packers. 7 8c POULTRY Average old hens. 1414i4c; mixed chickens, 1313c; Spring chickens 1313Hc; old roosters, 89c: dressed chick ens, 1617c; turkeys, live. 1316c; turkeys, dressed, choice, nominal; geese, live, pr pound. 89c; ducks, 14c; pigeons, $11.50: squabs. $23. EGGS Fresh ranch. candled, 30c per dozen. Groceries, Nuts, Ete. RICE Imperial Japan, No. I, 6Uc; South ern Japan, 5U5c; head. 7V4c. COFFEB Mocha, 242Sc; Java, ordinary, 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good. 16 618c: ordinary, 1216c per pound. Columbia roast, cases. 100s. $14.50; 50s, $14.76; Ar buckle. $16.50; Lion. $15.75. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen: 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound flats, $2.10; Alaska, pink, 1-pound tails, 95c; red 1-pound tails, $1.55; sockeyes. 1 pound tails, $1.90. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds. cubs, $6.024; powdered. $5.87; granulated, $5.77H: extra C, $5.27: golden C, $5.17; fruit sugar, $3.77: berry. $5.77; XXX, $5.07; beet sugar, $5.57. Advance sales over sack basts as follows: Barrels, 10c; barrels, 25c; boxes, SOc per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days de duct c per pound: if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c; maple sugar, 15tf?18c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 1620c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 19c; filberts, 16c; pecans. Jumbos, 23c; extra large. 21c; almonds, 18 20c; chestnuts. Ohio, 17c: Italian, 14 15c; peanuts, raw. eSo per pound; roasted, 10c; pinenuts, 1012c; hickory nuts, 10c: cocoanuts. 35T90o per dozen. SALT Granulated, $17.50 per ton; $2.25 per bale: half ground, 100s, $12.50 per ton; 50e. $13 per ton. BEANS Small white. 3ic; large white, 3c; pink. 3c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 6c; Mexican red, 4c. HONEY Fancy, $3.253.50 pep box. ' Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc, HOPS 1907 Fuggles. 67c per pound; 1P7 clusters, 78c; olds, 4oc. WOOL Eastern Oregon, . average best. 16 22c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley. 2022c, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 2030c per pound. CASC RA BARK Old, 7c. In ton lots; new. 67c per pound. HIDES Dry. No. 1. 16 pounds and up, 16c per pound; dry teip, No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds. 15c per pound; dry calf; No. 1. under 5 pounds. 20c; dry salted, bulls and etaRS. one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair-slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2 3c per pound less; salted steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, 8c pound: steers, sound. 50 to 60 pounds. 89c pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 89c pound; stags and bulls, sound, 56c pound; kip, sound, 15 to 30 pounds, 89c pound; veal. Bound, under 10 pounds, 11c: calf, sound, under 10 pounds. ll12c pound; green (un salted), lc pound less; culls, lc pound let,s; FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1, $5 20. each; cubs, $13 each; badger, prime, 256' 50c each; cat, wild, with head perfect. 8050c; cat, house. 520c; fox. commoa gray, large prime. 507Qjc each; red. $3 5 each: cross. $315 each; silver and black. $100jf300 each; fishers. $58 each; lynx. $4.50 6 each; mink, strictly No. 1. accord ing to size, $18 each; marten; dark north ern, according to size and color, $10 15 each;, pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.504 each; muskrat, large, 1215c each: skunk, 8040c each; civet or pole cat,1 515o each: otter, for large, prime skins, $6 10 each: panther, with head and claws perfect. $25 each; raccoon, for prime, large, 5075c each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3.50 5 each; prairie (coyote), 60c1.00 each; wolverine, $08 each. Provisions and Canned Meats, BACON Fancy breakfast, . 22c pound; standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18c; English, 11 to 14 pounds, 16o; peach, 15 c. HAMS 10' to 11 pounds. 16c pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 15c; 18 to 20 pounds. 15c; picnics. llc; cottage. 13c: shoulders, 12'ic: boiled, 25c. SAUSAGE Bologna, long. 8c; links. 7e. BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels, $1:0; half-barrels. $1J.; beef, barrels, $1.0; . half barrels. $5.50. 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, none; smoked, none; Oregon exports, dry salt, 13c; smoked. 14c. LARD Kettle rendered: Tlrces l"c tubs. 12 c; SOS. 12ic; 20s. 12 e: 10s, 13ic; 5s. 13c; 3s. 13c. Standard pure: Tierces, 11c; tubs, mjr; 50s, llc; 20s. llte; 10s. llc: 5s. 1lc. Compound: Tierces. 9c; tubs. 9c; 50s, 9ic; 20s, 9c; 10a. Bic: Ss. Bttiv METALSSINKLOWER Vigorous Selling Weakens the Stock Market. TRADE ON A LIGHT SCALE Leading Railroad Issues Are the Least Artecterl by the Depres sion Closing Is Irregu lar and Dull. NEW YORK, Sept. IB. The speculative element In the stock market was still un decided as to the proper action to take to rightly represent the chances of the future. The market gave some signs of a benevo lent control, which deterred the profes sional bears from attacking prices as un reservedly as they did the latter part of last week. The feature in the copper situation that commanded the most attention was the pressure the producers had been -under to make nrlces to enable the manufacturers to work off stocks purchased at the higher levels, with contracts for finished product made on that basis. The maintenance of this price level is given part responsibility for the diminished demand for products. A further reduction in the price of metal, both in London and at the local metal ex changes, overthrew most of the better feel ing. The United States Steel stocks were un der pressure again in sympathy with the coppers, the preferred falling to below 90. Railroad stocks were free from pressure by comparison with, the weakness In the In dustrial list, showing elements of strength. Kenewed selling of the metal stocks. which depressed Amalgamated Copper to the lowest of the day, discouraged buying in other quarters and there was a gradual drop to lower prices. The leading railroad stocks, however, held above last week's closing, although they lost most of thetr rise. Pullman fell 1: Amalgamated Cop per 1 and Granby Mining sold at 80. a loss of 17 points. The market closed ir regular and very dull. Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value. $1,198,000. United States bonds vjere un- buaugca vii mil. The range of stock prices at New York, as reported by private wire to the Overbeck & Cooke Company, of this city, follows Open; High Low Close Amal. Copper Co Amer. car A F.. c... do preferred Amer. Coton Oil, c. .. 01 58 58 87 94 32 51 110 87 94 37 21 86 90 90 83 43 165 17 83 9 119 87 Amer. Loco., com... Amer. Sugar, com... Amer. Smelt., com... 88 97 37 90 37"" 80 87 36' 85 do preferred Anaconda Mining Co. American Woolen, c. Atchison, com 85 do preferred Baltimore & Ohio, c. do preferred Brooklyn Rapid Tr... Canadian Pacific, c. . Central Leather, c. .. do preferred Chicago & Gt. w.. c. Chi., Mil. A St. P Chicago & N- W.. c Chesapeake & Ohio.. Colo. Fuel & Iron, c. Colo. Southern, com.. do 2d preferred . 44 43 105 106 U 185 9 119 144 120 118 1144 a 22 33 22 23 41 52 23 21 23 42 do 1st preferred... 52 Delaware 6c Huaaon., Denver & Rio G.. c... do preferred Erie, com do 2d preferred. . . . do 1st preferred. . . . Great Northern, pfd. Illinois Central Manhattan Ry. ..... Distillers Ore Lands Virginia Chem M . K. & T.. com do preferred Missouri Pacific 154 156 23 23 66 20 35 48 20 3t! 20 20 40 12f. 108 124 108 114 108 51 53 20 '4 34 64 67 Ti 46 52 31 69 It National Lead. 47 New York Central... N. Y., Ont. & W Norfolk & West.,-c. do preferred North American .... Northern Pacific, c. . 14 105 33 33 0 78 r. 130 127 129 Pacific Mall S. S. Co. Z4 Pennsylvania Ry 119 120 119i 80 110 People's G., L. & C. .. 85 86 .- 27 83 05 75 . 75 21 74 19 ' 43 37 84 110 15 27 25 40 11 Pressed Steel Car, c. do preferred . . . Reading, com. . . . do 2d preferred, do 1st preferred 98 95 93 Rep. Iron & Steel, c. . 21 do preferred Rock Island, com.... do preferred St. L. & S. F., 2d pfd. 19 19 43 37 84 Southern Pacific, c. .. 85 84 do prererrea Southern Ry., com... Texas & Pacific Tol., St. L. & W.. c. do preferred Union Pacific, com... U. S. Rubber, com do preferred U. S. Steel Co.. com do preferred Wabash, com. ...... do oreferred 110 1-1 27 47 128 '96' ' 27 0 128 127 127 2 88 27 00 11 20 18 81 27 89 Western Union Tel... 77 7 Total sales for the day. 682,400 shares. Money Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Money on call, firm, 3S per cent; ruling rate, 3 per cent; clos ing bid, 8 per cent; offered at 3 per cent. Time loans, dull and steady: 60 days. 6 per cent and 90 days 56 per cent; six months, 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 67 per cent. Sterling exchange, easy, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at $4.85454.8550 for de mand and at $4.8181 4. 8190 for 50-day bills. Commercial bills. $4.814.81. ' Bar silver. 67Tc. Mexican dollars. 52 e. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, heavy. LONDON. Sept. 16. Consols. 82: silver, 31d; bank rate, 4 per cent. - SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16. Sterling ex change, 60 days. $4.80: sight, $4 84; doc, $4.80. Transfers, telegraphic, 7 per cent premium; eight, 5 per cent premium. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows : Clearings. - Balances. Portland $1,375,345 $154,272 Tacoma 1,031,12 43,676 PORTXAXD LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally oil Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Sheep and lambs are still quoted strong in tha local market, but cattle are going slow. Yesterday's receipts were 185 cattle, 81 calves and 182 hogs. The following prices were current in the local market: CATTLE Best steers. $3.75 4r medium, $3.25 3. 50; rows. $2.65 r2.H5: fair to me dium cows, $22.25; bulls, $22-50; calves, 4&'5. SHEEP Good sheared, $4.25 fg1 4.50; lambs. $4ffj4.75. HOGS Best, $66.50; lights, fats and feeders, $5 5.50. Big Shipments of Sheep. R. A. Andrews, of Billings, Mont., has just purchased 500 yearling lambs from various Umatilla County sheepmen, and will ship them from Meacham on September 2S, says the East Oregonian. The shipment will be sent to Chicago over the Northern Pacific. He has also bought 6000 head at Dayton, Wash., which will be shipped out at the same tlm)e. H. S. James shipped a trainload of tine lambs from Meacham to Chicago today over the Northern pa cific. They were the finest sent out this year and were bought at $3.25 per head. Other shipments will be made soon. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Sept. ' IB. Cattle Receipts, about 36.000; market. lOc lower. Beeve, $4 & 6 75 ; cows, S 1 25 5.25 ; Texas aieers, $3.75 5: calves. $5.75 G 8; Western cattle, $4S 6; mockers and feeders. $2h. HOGS Receipts, about 2O.0O0; market, strong to a shade higher. Light, $0.2nri 6.65: mixed, $5. OO 6. 62 : heavy. $5.30i9 6.25; rough. ' $5.:i0'?f 5.50: pigs, $5.906-4o; bulk of sales. $5.60'6.20. SHEEP Receipts, about 2B.000: marker, steady. Native. $3.25'&-5.so: Western. $:t.2r &5.S5; yearlings. Sr.50ro.40; lamos. $org 7.65; Westerns, $5f& 7.7V h 11 gar and Coffer, vir.w TDBK. Sept. 16. Sugar JUw. firm; fair refining. 3.42c; centrifugal. 96 test, 3.94c. Refined, steadv; granulated, $5. Coffee Steady; No. 7 Rio. 6c; No. 4 Santos, 8c. " r Molasses Firm; New Orleans, 37 848c. Hops at London. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 16. Hops in London, firm: Paclfla Coast, 12 5ef3 10s. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 16. Wool Steady: terri tory and Western mediums. 2225c; fine me dium, 2023c; fine. 1720e. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Sept. 16. Lead, quiet. $4.6S 4.75c. Lake copper, weak. $15.75 16.25c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. ELLSWORTH At 13S2 East Gllsan September 11. to the wife of Franz Ells worth, a son. PETERSON At Maplewood, September 3, to the wife of Lars Peterson, a son. LEACH At Ivanhoe, September 3, to the wife of J. H. Leach, a son. ALGER At 833 East Thirty-third street. September 9. to the wife of P. E. Alger, a daughter. ARTHUR At 581 May . street, September 12. to the wife of John Arthur, a son. REED At 1119 East Yamhill street. Sep tember 13. to the wife of P. S. Reed, a son. MEYER At 443 Hawthorne avenue. Sep tember 16, to the wife of F. C. Meyer, a son. DYER At 886 Mlsner street, September 16. to the wife of Winfred Dyer, a son. ROSELLINI At 2lKt Union avenue. Sep tember 10. to the wife of Guiseppe Rosel llnl, a daughter. KLINE At 70S Aran street. September 18. to the wife of Edward Kline, a son. NEWLANDS At 417 Manhattan street. September 10. to the wife of William New lands, a daughter. FISHER At Ninteenth and Tillamook streets, September 13, to the wife of C. lr. Fisher, a son. PRO At 303 Eleventh street, north. Sep tember 12, to the wife of Edward Pro, a son. MILLER September 9. to the .wife of James Miller, a daughter. Deaths. f BARRY At St. Vincent's Hospital. Sep tember 9, James-Barry, native of Australia, aged 66 years. tiCHALIN At St. Vincent's Hospital. Sep tember 12. Albert Schalin, native of Ore gon, aged 9 months. BRICB At St. Vincent's Hospital, Sep tember 15. Laura Brice. natlv of Kansas. aged 26 years. 1 month and 17 days. TUNK At Good Samaritan Hospital. Sep tember 13, Marj Tunk, native of Missouri, aged 32 years. kam At Good Samaritan Hospital, Sep tember 14. Munshl Ram, native of Hindoo stun, aged 27 years. GARFIELD At St. Vincent's Hospital. September 13, Susan Garfield, native of Illinois, aged 46 years. 10 months and 2 days. Building Permits. 'A. SPIEGEL To erect two one-story frame buildings on Manhatan street, be tween Kankakee and East Ninth streetst $1200 each. E. -A. HOKE To alter and repair a one story frame building on Grand avenue, be tween Alberta and Florence streets; $bo. PETER BERNHARDT To erect a one story frame building on Fremont street, be tween East Tenth and East Eleventh streets: S1000. , MARY MELICH To erect two one-story frame buildings on Surman street, between East Thirtieth and East Thirtieth-first streets; $tHK each. C. W. BATCH ELLER To erect a two story frame building on East Ankeny street, between East Twtnty-thlrd and East Twenty-fourth streets; $2500. HARRIET EVANS To erect a two-story frame building on Blandena street, between Mississippi and Alblna avenues; $20OO. T. O. SANDS To erect a one-story frame building on East Fifteenth street, between Alberta and Wygant streets; $3000. C. R. STIPE To erect a one-story frame building on East Forty-sixth street, near Washington street; $300. C. H. ROBINSON To erect a ene-story frame building on Alblna street, between Prescott and Skidmore streets; $150. - MRS. Mary Boyle To erect a one-story frame building on Revere street, between Minnesota and Montana street; $250. ROBERT CRADDOCK To erect a one and one-half story frame building on Sha ver street,- between East Thirteenth and East Fourteenth streets; $1300. P.' B. POWERS To erect a one-story frame building on Adams Drive, Council Crest: $1800. CHARLES COURTNEY-: To erect a two story frame building on Morris street, be tween Alblna and Mississippi avenues; $2000. L. P. R. Le COMPTE To erect a two story frame building on Harrison street, between East Eleventh and East -Twelfth streets; $3ti00. C. F. SWANK To erect a one-etory frame building on Brown street, between Kllllngsworth avenue and Surman street; $1000. J. E. BALDWIN To erect a one-story frame building on -East Thirty-third street, between Clinton and Division streets- $1500. DAVENPORT BROTHERS To erect "a one-story frame building on Second street, between Glhhs and Grover streets; $500. E. CHRISTENSEN So alter and repair a one-story rrame Dulioing on Falling street, between Michigan and Mississippi avenues; $75. W. H. PAYNE To erect a two-story frame building -yn Shaver street, between Maryland and Patton streets; $2000. R. L. GLISAN To alter and repair a one story frame building on Fifth street, be tween Glisan and Flanders streets: $100. Marriage Licenses. KEARNS - CARPENTER Roland P. Kearns, 22, city; Grace L. Carpenter. 19. city. VANDERPOOL-THIES J. S. Vander pool. 29, city; Ella Thles, 19, city. MAHON-MILLER Harold W. Mahon, 26, Eugene- Mabel Miller. 22, city. ANDERSON VTHURCHLEY Andrew N. Anderson, SO, city; Helen Lucille Churchley, 21, city. SCH ELL-DETERS Julius L. Schell, 29, Vancouver. Wash.; Helen1 Deters, 25, city NICHOLS-SILCHER Roy E. Nichols. 20, Foster. Wash.; Pauline Sllcher, 31, city. MARSH ALL-COLVIN Francis Marshall, 24. city: Catherine Marie Colvin. 20. city. HONEY-GREEN Darley A. Honey, 40, Newberg; May E. Green, 30, city. Article of Incorporation. THE DRAGON RESTAURANT ' COM PANY Incoporators. E. Klesendahl, J. Sll vestone. Dr. C. Leo Gee Wo. Gong Wo, and Hoey Chung Cho: capital $7500. TWO CHURCHES TO MERGE Presbyterian Synods Will Hold Joint Session Xext Month. - Preparations are being made for the meeting of Oregon Presbyterian synod, which will convene in the Third PreBby teriiin Church, East Pine and East Thir teenth streets. October 10. It will be a most Important session of the synod for the reason that It will mark the final union of the synod of the mother church and the synod of the Cumberland Presby terian Church of this state. It was ordered by the general assembly that the two synods meet together and unit a Rev. E. B. Hayes, moderator of the Presby terian synod, will preside. Rev. E. Nel son Allen, moderator of the Cumberland synod, has been assigned to preach the annual sermon. The two synods will merge at this session, and the Cumber land synod will pass forever. Some of the leading Presbjiterian min isters of the Pacific Coast andJNew York are expected to be present ana take part In the proceedings. Friday night, October 11, Dr. Hicks, synodical missionary of California, will address the meeting on Sunday school affairs. It has been ar ranged to hold a rally for Christian education Saturday night, October 12. Ad dresses will foe delivered by Dr. .Dwight E. Potter, Pacific Coast secretary of the foreign missionary board, and Joseph Macafee, of the home missionary board of New York. The two speakers are among the most prominent of Presby terian leaders. One of the important acts of the synod will be to elect a synodtcal missionary to take the place of Rev. W. S. Holt, D. D., who was made' Pacific Coast secre tary of the home missionary board with temporary headquarters in Portland. Some prominent man will be elected to take the place formerly held by Dr. Holt. Rev. Andrew J. Montgomery, of the Third Presbyterian Church, is chairman of the committee of arrangements. He is looking for a large attendance and the Third Church is making Its arrangements accordingly. STRONG ALL Oil! Wheat Advances Over a Cent at Chicago. OFFERINGS ARE SMALL Bad Weather in Canadian North west i Interferes AVith plarvost Operations Weekly Statis tics Are Also Bullish. 'CHICAGO, Spt. id. Wet weatlier find low temperature in the Canadian North west caused an advance today of more than 1 cent In the price of wheat on the local exchange. At the clone the December de livery showed a net sain of Hc. Corn was down c. Oats were c lower. Provisions were unchanged to 5 cents higher. The wheat market was strong- all day. At the opening, the demand was active and general, but later trade dwindled to small proportions. The chief reason for the strength was the unfavorable weather In the Canadian Northwest where the har vesting has been delayed and the outstand ing crops Injured by rain and snow. The market was also bulllshly affected by the weekly statistics. The . amount of bread stuffs on ocean passage showed, a decrease of 1 .41G.O00 bushels for the weak, and world's shipments were only 8,08MXH) bush els, against 1O.352.0OO bushels for the same week last year. The visible supply de crease a a ed 1,547,000 bushels, against an in crease of U024.0OO bushels last year. The market closed strong. December opened Hc to H3c higher, at 8 to Gc ad vanced to 8&4c and closed at 99c. The corn market was extremely weak be cause of ideal weather for the maturing of the new crop. The close wa weak. De cember opened to lHc lower, at 55 to 5 4 c advanced to 5tt c and closed at 56fec. Bocause of the congestion In the Septem ber delivery there was little Incentive to trade in oats, and the volume of business was small. December opened c lower, at 51Hc, sold at flc and then declined to c. The close was at BlOMc. Provisions were firm because of the good demand for the cash product. At the close January pork was up 5c. " at $15. !W. Lara was a shade higher, at $8.05. Ribs were unchanged, at $8. There will be no market tomorrow. It being election day. The range of prices at Chicago is reported by the Overbeck Cooke Company, of this city, as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. I-ow. Close. Sept 5 9r 14 - .04 Vt . Dec 9H .00 .98 .99 May 1.04 1.0S7i 1-04 1.04 CORN. Sept. .HO .59 .59$, Dec SO .56 .55 May 57 .57 .56 .67 OATS. Sept. 53 .52 .52 Dec 51 -51 .51 .51 May 52 .53 . .52 .52 PORK. Sept 15.42 15.47 15.45 15.37 Oct .... 15 47 Jan 15.55 1555 1547 15.50 LARD. Sept 8.92 Oct 9.02 9.02 R.!M 9.00 Jan 8.u2 8.C 8.02 8.G5 RIBS. Sept 842 Oct 8-52 Jan S.OO 8.0O 8.00 8.00 Grain at San Francisco. SAN" FRANCISCO. Sept. 16. Wheat De cember closed Saturday at $1.59 per cental. opened today at $1.60 per cental bid; May closed Saturday at $1.63 per cental bid and closed today at- $1.61 per cental bid and $1.61 asked. I Barley December closed Saturday at $1.42 per cental bid and cloned today at $1.41 per cental bid; May cloned Saturday at $1.45 ner cantal bid and closed today at $1.42 per cental bid. European Grain Marketfj. LONDON", Sept. 16. Cargoes Firmer; Call fomla, prompt shipment, 388 3d to 38s 6d; AValla Walla, prompt shipment, 38a 3d to 3Sa 6d. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 16. Wheat September closed Saturady at Ts 7d, opened today at Ta 8d. and closed today at 7s ftd; December closed Saturday at 7s 10)4d, opened today at 7s lOMid and closed today at 7s lld. English country markets. 6d dearer. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Sept. 1ft. Wheat Unchanged. Bluestem, 83 He; club. 81 c; red, 79 lie Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Sept. 16. Butter Steady. Creamery, 2227ic; dairies, 2125Hc . "Regs Steady at mark, cases Included, 14 Uj 17Hc NEW YORK. Western factory, 22c Sept. 16. Butter Firmer; common to -firsts, 18'9 Cheese Firm. State full cream, small, col ored and white, 14c; good to prime, 13c; common to lair, ll13c; large colored nne, 13c; white, WhtQWhc; common to prime, ll13c. Eggs Firm. Western firsts,' 222Hc; do seconds, 19 21c. Nine Cents for Yakima Hops. TACOMA. Sept. 16. (Special.) A tel eirrara received today by Plncus & Son states that hopgrower in the Yakima district are being offered 9 cents per pound for hops. Picking In the Washington yards le being retarded by the scarcity of plckerifcw The continued rains keep the fields and vines wet, making the work disagreeable. Many plckera have quit work and gone home. Record rrlc for Whisky. CIN'CIXXAYr, Ohio., Sept. 16. The record price for wh isky was reached here today, when it rose 2 cents over the Saturday quo tat Ion, reaching f 1.34, the highest price known here. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Ruhama J. and George I.andess to C. W Green, lot 4. block 4. Hen ry's Addition t 473 G. M. and Thyra M Dowell to Chas. W. Green, E half of lots 3 and 4. block 1, Jlenry's Addition.... 800 Mercantile Trust & Investment Com pany to Dora H. Schnitker. lot 1, block 3, Manning's Addition 1,900 Henry and Bettle Lawrence to Rosa May Trlbbey Hester," lot 13, block 31), Woodlawn 1,000 C. A. Zygowskl to Mrs. I. H. Lan- Bllli. lot 8, block 24, Willamette. . 950 Robert and Ella Frances Reed to R. R. Rohr. lots 17. IS. Jfl and 20. block 134. University Park.. .10 Bertha M. Hosford and O. W. Hos ford to Theodore Roy, lot 7, block 8, Mount Tabor Villa Annex 210 Lydla A. and S. H. Carter to M. A. Lynch and Anna S. Esson. lot 6. block 6. Wild Rose Addition. 600 Etta Hoyt Potter et a. to Louise A. Buchanan, lots 14, IT), IB and - 17, block 17, Tremont Park 1 Georite W. Holcomb to Mathlas Wllhelm. lots 2 and 3, block 12, Couch Addition .- 24,000 A. C. Churchill & Co. to William I. Baker, lot 20. Middle-Sex Addi tion 1 Jerry E. and May Bronaugh to A. J. Grohs, west half of lots 10 and fl, block 37, Tremont 780 Mary S. and Joseph Gordon to E. M. and Ida Ma M.-ilon, lot 11. ljlock 9, Maegley Highland 1,2(10 Caroline and 1 Wilde to Clarke-Clemson-Blumauer Company, west ' half of west half of lot 6, block 7, Doscher's Second Addition .... 1 Louis I. and Mildred W. Snjder to Katie Relschman, lots 1 and 2, block 6, Kensington 10 Overlook Land Company to Julia Buczkowskl, lot 2, block 24, . Overlook 700 George Neururer to Peter Neururer, undivided half of lot 24, Lamar gent Pauk No. 2 1 William and Annie Reldt to Henry Kuehle. lot 8. block 1. Delmer Sha ver's Second Addition 1,550 Portlsnd Realty & Tr;9t Company to I.. P. and I.. M. Knowlton. lot , block 8, Sewickley Addition 000 DOWNING-HOPKINS CO, ESTABLISHED UU , BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and aoM far uk and a autreSa. Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE v Phons Main 37 George W. Penter to S. C. Spenoer ei ai., 10 acres commencing on section line between sections 'and 10, T. 1 N., R. 1' E., 10.32 ' chains south of northwest corner of section 15 1 Nina M. and H. W. Houeham to Lulu H. Barton, lot 15, block 17, North Irrineton .' 1 N. W. and E. E. Wllkins to Theoohll and James BUleter, 5 acres be ginning at point 20 chains wept and 20 chains north of stake in section road at southwest corner of a farm owned by Sophie Nib- . lln. March it. 1S.K2 4.000 P.ortland Trust Company of Oregon io ians Hansen, lot 8. block ai, Tremont Place no W. F. and Mary Maas to Hans Hansen, lot 7, block Tremont Place 1 Stephen S. and Hattle A. Dove to v Ictor and Ida Carlson, north 4o feet of lot 4, block 297, East Fort land I. SIM) Grand Army Cemetery Association to Homer wutcurr, lot &1, section . 2. said cenieterv 7.1 C. J. and Bernice M. McKee to George H. McKee, beginning at northwest -corner of lot 2, block IT. Tabor Heights, thence south 177 feet, thence east 50 feet, thence north 149 feet, thence northwest to place of beginning 1.000 Columbia Real Kstate Company to to iMizaoetn welter, lots 7 and 8. block 16, Peninsular Addition No. 2 70 Colin V. and Victoria B. Dyment to to r. w. Johnson, west 00 feet of' lnt 8 and north 10 feet of west 60 feet of lot 7. block 81, Carter's Addition ... 6.600 E. C. Hurlbert to Otis E. and Theo- aosla wise. lots 2U. 21, 22 and 23. block 2, Peddicord & Hurlberfs Addition 1 Solomon D. and Mabel A. Garner to Harry W. and Lula Griehay, lot 1 1, block 15. Cloverdale Extension No. 2 10 James G. McCallum et al. to M. P. Mortensen, tot 0. Averill Addition 530 Emma and W. E. Watson to Electa A. Pitman, lots 1 and 2, block 62, Sellwood 10 Real Estate -Investment Association to R. (i. Welch et al., lot 12. block 89. Sellwood 200 Hulbert and Helen Nejcken to John laennier, 19 acres In southeast ouarter of section 15, T. 1 N., R. 1 W 2.500 Annie and Julia Chemln to E. J. urobs. 10.32 acres, beginning 600 feet went of southeast corner of section 7. T. 1 S.. R. 1 E 1.800 George Evans to Rees and Jennie M. Price. S3.8U7.14 square feet In section 12. T. 1 S. R. 1 E 10 William H. and Minerva J. Tuttle to Justin J. Leavltt. south 45 feet of lot 3, block 10, Maegley High land 72S Amelia and Charles M. Hill to Anna H. Bailey, north 20 feet of lot l and south 20 feet of lot 15, block 25, Central Albina 3,000 Catherine Osborne Barnhart to Rachel I. Johnson, lots 12 and 13, block 3, Rosei&wn 1 Robert Rea to Veronica A. Brown, lot 6. block 13, Highland Park... 250 W. 8. and Minnie G. Brown to E. H. Brown, lots 3 and 4, block 11, North Albina 1.500 E. H. Brown to Minnie G. Brown, lots 3 and 4. block 11, North Al blna 1,500 Sophia Johnson to W. M. Smith, lot 11, block 19, Central Albina 650 Title Insurance & Investment Com pany to Harriet A. Davidson, trus tees,"' block 83, Woodstock 3 Clara A. and E. J. Miller to H. M. Bueh. lot 6, block 23, Southern Portland 450 Investmeat Company to Frank Fran ta. lots 26. 28, 31). 32 and 34, block 30, Irvlngton Park 670 Security Savings & Trust Company to J. L. Wright, lots 9, 10 and 11. block 16, John Irvlng's First Ad dition 3.330 A. H. and Rose Griswold to C. B. James, lot 8. block 4, Allison Ad dition 300 A. H. and Rose Griswold to C. B. James, lots 6 and 7, block 3, Riv erside Addition to Albina 800 Frank and Alma Janlsch trMlna D. Hill, lot 8, block 12, Albina Home stead 9 Arleta Land Company to Alice Stelnprlce, lot 3, block 14, Ina Park . . 125 Total 65.827 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract & Trust Co., 7 Chamber of Com. STOP QUESTIONABLE PLAYS TO PLACARD POSTERS AGAINST DRINK HABIT. Two Reforms to Be Crged Upon Mayor Lane by the Portland Ministerial Association. Suppression of plays of questionable morality and posting of placards warn ing; the public against the evils of in temperance are two reforms that are to be urged upon the city by the Port land Ministerial Association. With these objects in view, at a meeting of the organization yesterday morning Rev. E. M. Sharp, the chairman, ap pointed a committee consisting of Rev. G. L Tufts, field secretary of the In ternational Reform Bureau; Rev. Will iam Hiram Foulkes, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church; Rev. J. Whlt comb Brougher. pastor of the White Temple; Rev. Paul Rader, pastor of the Hassalo Congregational Church; Rev. H. C. Shaffer, pastor of the First United Brethren, Church, and Rev. Joslah Bowersox, pastor of the Second United Evangelical Church. It la the Intention of the committee to take up the proposed reforms through Mayor Lane. Within a day or two the committee will call at the City Hall and petition the Mayor to use his best efforts with the Council to pass legislation necessary to serve their purposes. The plan Was suggested at the meeting yesterday 'by Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent of the Interna tional Reform Bureau, Washington, D. C. The committee will urpe that compe tent members of tha police department be. delegated regularly to inspect the varioui theaters of the cits. Whenever a production Is found to be objectionable- it is desired that steps be taken at once to suppress it. There Is no in tention to tako action against tb Sun day theater, as it is legalized by state law. The other plan indorsed is .that the city approprate- money to post bills warring against alcoholism. This scheme, it is said, has been adopted in European and other foreign cities, but has never been tried in America. It is suggested that the posters give scien tific facts as to the effect of intoxi cants and thus educate the public against the drink habit. Coming Overland to Portland. FREEWATER. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) G. H. Bryante and son, with their fam ilies, left today by schooner wagons for Portland. The outfit consists of three wagons with canvas tops, each wagon being drawn by two splendidly matched horses. They expect to locate near Port land and are taking their stock and farm ing outfit with them. They expect to make the trip In about two weeks. If weather conditions are favorable they will cross the mountains, and If not will take the boat at The Dalles. SIMMER COLDS. Only one Laxative Bromo Quinine. Re member full name. K. W. Grove on box; 23c. JOSE VILA awarded gold medal over all competitors. Tampa Exposition. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Lowest Rates For the Best Service to all Eastern Points Chicago Great .Western The Right Road between St. Paul and Minneapolis and CHICAGO KANSAS CITY OMAHA Finest Equipped Trains Making Fast Time Full Information from G. A. COOPER, Agent, S46 Stark Street, Portland, Or. tOW RATES FROM THE EAST. During September and October the Great Northern Ry. will sell colonist tickets from all Eastern points at greatly reduced rates. NEW l'ORK TO rORTI.AND.....'0jm BOSTOS TO PORTLAND 4.45 CHICAGO TO PORTLAND 933.00 ST. PAirL'TO PORTLAND 2.'.0O MINNEAPOLIS TO PORTLAND. $25.00 DULCTfl TO PORTLAND (125.00 SIOUX CITY TO PORTLAND $25.00 Proportionate reductions from other points. Now is the time to send for your friends. Orders for tickets will receive prompt attention. Additional Information on application to H. Dick son. C. P. & T. A., 122 Third St., Port land, Or. Phones, Main 6S0, Home A 2286. COOS BAY Weekly Frclfrht and .Passenger Service of the Fine Steamship - Breakwater Leaves PORTLAND every Monday, 8i00 P. SI., from Oak-street Dock, for EMPIRE, NORTH BEND AND MARSHFIELD Freight Received Till 4 P. M. on Day of Sailinsr. FARE: From Portland, lat class, $10.00; 2d-clas, $7.00, Including berth and meala. Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and Washington sts., or Oak-street Dock. PORTLAND AND PITGET SOUND ROUTES S. S. "Redondo 99 Palling from Couch-street dock. Portland, for Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and Belllng bam, September 23 at 6 P. M. ITtLIGHT . . Connecting at Seattle for Nome, Golof nlnin, St. Michael, Chena and Fairbanks with steamers Pleiades, Hyades, Lyra, Mack inaw, Ohio. Schubacli & Hamilton. General Agents, Seattle. Wash. F. P. Baumgartner. Agent. Portland. Couch-street Dock. Phones: Main 861; Home A 4161. Ho! For Astoria FAST STEAMER TELEGRAPH Round trips dally (except Thursdays). 7 A. M. Landing, Alder-street Dock. Phone Main 665. Leaves Sunday al it A. M. Round trip 1. North Pacific S. S. Go'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. 8AN FRANCISCO PORTLAND S. 8. CO. ONLY direct steamers to San Francisco. ONLY nteamers affording daylight ride down the Columbia. - 1 From Ainsworth lorV. Portia ffd. ! A. T. SS. C'OHtn Rica.. Kept. 21, Oct. 3, 15. etc. S.s. Panama. . . .Kept. 27, Oct. 8. 21, etc. From Soer St., San Francisco. Cal.. 11 A. M. 8S. Panama. .. .r''pt. 21, Oct. 8. IB. etc. SS. C'otH Rirn..f.pt. 27. Oct. 9. 21, etc. JAS. H. DBWSOX, Asent. 248 Washington st.. Phones: Main 208. A 2681. Columbia River Scenery REGULATOR LINE STEAMERS. Dally service between Portland and Tha Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 A. M.. arriving about s P. M., carrying freight and passengers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and livestock. Dock foot of Alder St., Portland; foot of Court st., Tha Dalles. Phone Main 814. Portland. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamers Pomona and Oregona for Salem and way landings leave Taylor-street IHick 6:45 A. M. daily (except Sunday). Oregon City Transportation Company Phone Main 40. A 23L - FAST TIME. SIR. CHAS. R. SPENCER Columbia River ncenery. The only steam er makinjf dally round trips. Cascade Locks. Stevenson. Carson's, Collins, White Salmon, Hood River. Leaves Washington-street dock 7 A. M. daily except Sunday: returns arriv ing Portland 9 F. M. KW rwPLi SI Ltw fc -. ROUTC