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THE MORNING OKEGONIAX, TnUKSDAY, JULY 8, 1909. 17 POTATO CROP SAVED Rain Came Just in Time for Oregon Growers. FIELDS WERE LOOKING BAD fall Yield Is Xow Promised and Should There Be More Moisture, an Knormous Crop Will Be Gathered. The rain the first of the week waa the meant of saving the Oregon potato crop. 'Without th rain, which came at Just the proper time, the crop might have been a failure. Farmera all over the Valley were becoming very uneasy and some had given up hope of saving any of their crop. Should the state be fortunate enough to have an other good rain In the next ten daya an enormous yield of potatoes would be as sured. With the moisture already In tn ground there Is a certainty of a very good production, barring the danger that may come from frosts. The acreage In this) Stat la large, as la to be expected after a hlgh prloed year. It Is Impossible now to figure out defi nitely the prospects for potato prices In th coming season, as the crops In other aeotlons have to be reckoned on In this snatter. The Indications are, however, that California will have a large yield, and In the trade It Is not expected the extreme prloes of last season will be repeated. The local mattet la now drawing Its supply of new potatoes principally from California, the best coming from the Southern part of that state. The new Ore gon potatoes that are coming In are mostly etreen, as yet. The Oregon onion crop was also bene fited by the rain, as It was sadly In need of moisture. A fair yield la now promised, tout It will sot ' be as heavy aa was ex peoted earlier In the season, as the crop waa thinned out In many places by cut worms. ANOTHER CAR OF WATERMELONS. Warmer Weather Causes a Better Demand For Prult, Another car of watermelons waa received yesterday, and, with the Improvement in the weather, the demand was better. Cantaloupes were In fair supply and steady. Berries of all kinds were scarce. The best luKunbcrrlca sold at SI. 50 per orate, raspber ries at $1.75 and blackcaps at S22.20. As picking has been resumed, a larger supply of loganberries Is expected today. Only a small quantity of strawberries waa eta hand and lagoons readily eold ax 2 and Clarke at 12.60 per crate. The stock of California frurta waa limited. Most of the peaches offered were poor and were held at 6090 cents) a box. Plums- and new apples were In light supply. The rain was responsible, for a scarcity of cherries, but liberal receipts' are looked for today. Royal Anns were quoted at a6 cents and Binge at 7K cents. Tomatoes were also soaroe and firmer, the best selling at (0.60 per box. BKTTEB REPORTS FROM HOP YARDS. Improvement Marked In Independence) and Bllverton Section. Report received from the hop sections yes- ' serdjay were very satisfactory. In the Independence and Blrverton sections the Improvement since the rain Is particularly marked and In other sections the prospects re also brighter than they were. All the stealers have raised their estimates oa. the coming orop. The Waxerrllle Times of July a says of conditions in New Tork State: With favorable weather the hop vines In this vicinity have made a rapid growth during aba past week. The vines are strong and are hewing a good healthy growth. Since the ZJlienthal contracts of 20 cents there has been Bo thing doing tn the local market. The feeling among growers Is exceedingly firm and there Is no marked desire on the part of most to market their crops before harvest, as they feel pretty sanguine of a fair price later. Weekly Grain Statistics. The weekly grain statistics of chants Exchange follow: American visible supply Bushels. the Mer- Decrease. July 6, 10...... July o, loos....... July 6, July 0. . 9.73O.OO0 1.524.000 .18.827.000 1.542,000 .4t,84l.000 BOB. O0O July 8. 1(7 , lVHnl- ...... July . .24.037.000 933,000 July 10. DOS- . . . 13. 423, 000 803.000 . . .14.0.5,0rK 600.000 ...13,970,000 1.4S9.000 ...19,122.000 6.18,000 ...20.S.OO0 l.uvs OOrt July 6, 1004. July 6, 1903. tfuiy 1, nuns July 8. liml. uiy , 4H.7!,l.NH) 2SO.OOO July 10, 1S0I 34.016.000 884,000 Increase. Quantities on passage Week Week Week ending ending ending July 8 June 2rt July 3, '08 For Buhel Bushels Bushels C K 20.000.000 22.00O.000 19.040.000 Continent ..14. 80.000 13.520.000 11,040 000 Totals ... .84. 8S0. 000 87,520,000 80,080,000 World's shipments, flour Included , Week ending July 3, '08 Bushels 2.OO9.000 2. 14.000 32,000 64.000 730.O00 208.000 Illg Wheat and Barley Contract. DAYTON, Wash.. July 7. The largest speculative grain deals made in Southeast ern "Washington tn years, closed a month ago. has Just been made public Clarke Israel, representing M. II. Houser. a grain buyer of Pomcroy, bought the entire crop of the Dr. Marcel Pletrzycki ranch, near fitarbuck. consisting of 2500 acres of grow ing grain. The price paid was $1.07 Vi for barley and S5o for wheat. The crop - at these prices Is valued at about $35,000 and the contract calls for delivery on the cars at Starbuck. According to local dealers, this Is the only grain contract made In this part of the country. No doubt the Pletrzycki sale will have the ffect of Inducing many farmers In this vicinity to hold their crops when they are harvested. Unless the grain mar ket takes an unexpected turn it is pre dicted the greater portion of Columbia County grain will be stored this Fall. No Trading in Grain Market. There has been no trading In the local grain market this week. Last week there was considerable business, in a small way, between local dealers, but the activity has subsided. Local receipts In cars Were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barksy Flour Oats Hay July $-4-5 3 2 14 .. 10 July 6 4 .. 3 4 2 Total last week.. S 3 44 9 36 Harvest Begins in Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA, Wash., July 7. The harvesting of Walla Walla County's 6.000,-00-bushel wheat crop started yesterday. Not all threshing outfits are working, but ' by the last of tha week all of them, u Week Week ending ending July K June 2i From Bushels Bushels U. 8., Can.. .1,311.000 1.601,000 Argentina ...2,114.000 1. 80S. 000 Australia ... 20O.O00 100.000 Danublan pta. 2.-.0.OO0 112.0OO Ttussla L4XO.O00 S.0B0.00O India 803.200 2.16S.O00 Totals 6,254.200 8.8O9.000 Is thought, will have commenced active operations. ; The men who do this harvest work have been arriving for several days from the East as well as from the Palouse country. On account of the large amount of Improve ments being made here as well as the high price of wheat, the waxes for harvest hands are expected to be better this year than last. The crews will start in this vicinity and work northward, getting In a good long season at good wages. Egg Again Advance a Cent. There was) something of a scramble for eggs In the local market yesterday and as a result the price was advanced a cent, single cases being quoted at 27 cents. The demand for poultry was active and the day's receipts cleaned up at steady prices. Butter and cheese were firm and unchanged. 'Bank Clearing's. Clearlnss of the Xorthwejit.rn cm, v.m- terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland s, 1 . 'A'.iu K't.t sua ! Seattle 1.K2IVH71 Tacoma 1.020.1)12 .18.310 Spokane 1,341,004 130,1120 PORTLASD MARKETS. Grain. Hour, Peek Etc. WHEAT Track Drlcea: Bluestem mllllnz. 1.30: club. S1.17; Valley. $1.17. CORN Whole, $33 per ton; cracked. 39 per ton FLOUR Patents, (6 23 per barrel: straights, S3 .80; exports, $4.70; Valley, S3. 30; graham. $3.00; whole wheat, quarters, $3.80. BARLEY New California. 31(331.SO oer ton. OATS No. 1. white. $40 40.50 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $26.50 per ton; mid dlings, $33; shorts, $29 432; chop, $24 4t30; rolled barley, i485. MAY Timothy. Willamette Valley. $179 20 per ton; .Eastern Oregon. $2Ci23; mixed. gl6ijr20. OKAIN BAGS 6o each. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apples, $1 2.60 per box; new California, S0c$1.25 per box; straw berries, 22.50 per crate; cherries, 6!Oo per pound; gooseberries, 446c per pound; peaches, 5090c per box; apricots, $1.25 1.00 per box; cantaloupes, $1.759 2.23 per crate; currants. 7 He per pound; plums. $1 2351.50 per box; loganberries, $1.251.50 per crate; raspberries. $1.73 per crate: black caps. $2.2.i per crate; watermelons, 2 2 He per pound. POTATOliJj Jobbing price, SI 1.75 per hundred; new, 2i(&2,4C per pound. SACK VKUETABLES Turnips. $1,239 1.B0 per sack; carrots, $1.30 1.73. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. navels. $1.85(8.25 per box; lemons, fancy. $06.50; choice. $4.50a 5.50; crape fruit, $3.50(4 per box; bananas, 6&4c per pound; pine apples, $213.4 per dozen. ONIONS New. $1.2o10O per sack. VEGETABLES Asparagus. 75flOo per dozen; beans, 8c; cabbage, lc per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; corn, 25 li; 40a per dozen; cucumbers, 25 75c per dozen; eggplant, 12c per pound; let tuce, hothouse, $1 per box; lettuce, head. 23c per dozen; onions. 12H15c per dozen; parsely. 85o per dozen: peas. 4S5c per pound: peppers, loc per pound; radishes, 15c per dozen; rhubarb. 23c per pound; spinach, 5c per pound; squash, 7QSc; tomatoes, $11.50 per crate. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras. 2Sc; fancy outside creamery, 2uViff272C per lb.; sture, lac 1 Butter fat prices average 10 per pound under regular butter prices.) EGGS Oregon ranch, candled, 2ti27c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 12H13e; Springs, 17 18e; roosters. 8 Si 8c ; ducks, young. 12 if 13c; geese, young, eluc; turkeys, lbc; squabt,, $2(t?2.25 per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins. 16S16c per pound; young Americas, 1717i4c. PORK Fancy, 10c per pound. VEAL Extras, 88io per pound; ordi nary. 7c; heavy, ac. Groceries, Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples, 9c per lb.; peaches, 714 8c; prunes, Italians, 5tt3VLc; prunes. French, 4 3pttc; currants, unwashed, cases, 9Sc; currants, washed, cases, 10c; figs, white fancy. BO-lb. boxes. 6l4.c; dates, 7Hc. SALMON Columbia River, 1-lb., talis, $2 per dozen; 2-lb. tails, $2.3; 1-pound flats, Sai'H; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 90c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.43; sockeyes,- 1 pound talis, $2. COFFEE Mocha, 24 28c; Java. ordi nary, 17ff20c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS20c; good, 16fcplSc; ordinary, 1216c per lb. NUTS Walnuts, 12 13c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts. 16c; filberts, 15c; pea nuts, Jo; almonds, 1314c; chestnuts, Ital y.c:. Deanut. raw, 5 "Sic; plnenuts, 10 a 12c; hickory nuts, 10c: cocoanuta. 90o per closets. SUGAR Granurated, IS.S5; extra C. $5.50: golden C. $5.40; fruit and berry sugar. $6: Honolulu plantation, fine grain, $5.85; cubes (barrel), $6.40; powdered barrel), $3 25 Terms, on rnmlfton,.n. ... 1 . 1. 1 .. . - j . duct lc per pound; If later than 15 days Maple sugar. 15 (U 18c per pound. 6ALT Granulated, $13 per ton, $1.90 per bale; half ground, 100s. $7.50 per ton; 60s, $8 per ton. .BBTANs Smau white. 80; large white. BHo; Lima. 614c; bayou, 6Vic; red kidney, 44c; pink. 414c Provisions. BACON Fancy, 25c per pound; stan . . ........ , , cugiiBii, xsiq)ic; DRT SALT CURED Regular short clears. -, J diiiuivku, aoc; snort clear blacks, heavy dry salted, 15c; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 14c; smoked, 15c; Oregon exports dry salted, loo; smoked. 16c. HAMS S to 10 lbs., 17o: 14 to 16 lbs.. 17c; 18 to 20 lbs.. 17c: hams, skinned, 17c; . ... . l 1 i.ui.i.nKt, ron, id-; ooiea nams, 23Vi34c; boiled picnics. 20c. LARD Kettle rendered, 10s, 1614c; 6s, l"c; standard pure: 10s, 15 Ho; 6s, 15c; fholc;, 10s' 14Hc; 5s. 14Sc Compound, 10s. 9c; 6s, 9 74c. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each. 60c; dried beef sets, 19c; dried beef out sldea. 17c; dried beef lnsldes, 21c: dried beef knuckles, 20c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels.: Pigs' feet. $18; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb tripe. $12; pigs' tongues, $10.30. BARRELED MEATS Mess beef, $13 per ..n.c, in per iiarrei; jamiiy, 414 per barrel; mess pork, $20 per barrel; bris ker I"1) r. lm --., 1 Hops. Wool, Hides. Ete. HOPS 1900 contracts, 16c per pound; 1908 crop, ll12c; 1907 crop, 7c; 1906 crop 4c. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 160 23c per pound; Valley, 23i$2.1c. MOHAIR Choice. 2425c per pound. HIDES Dry hides. 10g'17c pound; dry kip, 13 016c pound; dry calfskin, 18 ISO pounu; saitca nicies. BHWlOc; salted calf skin, 1415c pound; green, lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat,- $1 to $1.23; badger, 2550c; bear, $620; beaver, $6.303.50; cat, wild. 73c1.50; cougar, perfect head and claws, $3 10; fisher, dark. $7.8011; pale. $4.007; fox. cross. $3 to $5; fox, gray, 60ii80c; fox, red, $35- fox silver. $33 to $100; lynx. $8g15; marten, dark, $8(912; mink. $8.3B3.50; muskrat. 1525c; otter. $250j4; raccoon, e0Q73c: sea otter. $10023O. as to size and color; skunks. BS80c: civet, cat. lOijylsc; wolf $23; coyote. 75c $ 1.23; wolverine, dark. $33; wolverine, pale. $23a.30. CASCARA BARK Per pound. 485c QUOTATIONS AT SAN FKANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay CltJ Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. The follow ing prices were Quoted In the produce mar ket today: e-UL!,tu'I"Bran' 28.B030; middlings. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 23(3175e: garlic. 3 3c; green peas, $1.23 1.75 ; string beans, 3S6c; tomatoes, 35c(3$2; egg riant. 68c; asparagus. 75c$l.S0; onions. 3540c. Butter Fancy creamery, 26c; creamery seconds, 20c; fancy dairy, 23c. Poultry Roosters, old. $45: young, $7.80 10; broilers, small, $2.503; broilers, large, $3.604; fryers. $5.606.50; hens, $4 418; ducks, old, ;og5.50; young $68. Eggs Store. 2oe; fancy ranch. 2Sc Cheb.e New. 1213c; young Amer ica. 1416c. . Wool South Plains and San Joaquin. 1217c; Mountain. 612c; Nevada, 1320o. Hay Wheat, $14 18; whoat and oats! $14iil7; alfalfa, $1014: stock. $75810 barley. $1114: straw, per bale. 60(ft75c Fruits Apples, choice. $1.30: common, SOc; bananas, 75c$3.O0; limes, $5.30B; lemons, choice, $6; commons, $2; oranges, $2(3; pineapples, 1.502.50. Hops Contracts. 15c; 190S, 12c. Receipts Flour, 1923 quarter sacks; wheat. 1660 centals; barley, 6515 centals; oats, 5195 centals: beans, 167 sacks; corn. 23 centals; potatoes. 6530 sacks; bran. 320 sacks; middling, 335 sacks; hay, 310 tons; wool. 144 bales; hides. 765. New Tork Cotton Market. NEW " YORK, July 7 Cotton futures closed steady. July, 12.04c; August, 12.01c; September. 12.0c; October and November, 12.10c; December. 12.16c; January, 12.14c; March, 12112c; May, 12.16c. Spot cotton closed quiet. 10 points lower. Middling uplands, 12 CVoi middling Gulf. 1UW. No sale LONDON IS A BUYER Foreign Orders for Southern Pacific Stock. SELLS AT RECORD PRICE Wall Street Is Disturbed by the Prospect of a Corporation Earn ings Tax and an In come Tax. NEW TORK. July 7. In Its general ap pearance the stock market today was even more torpid than yesterday, but the actual transactions were somewhat more numerous. The weakness which developed early was a more positive manifestation of a price tendency than has occurred sines the prolonged holiday. There was some dissatisfaction ex pressed by sellers of stocks over the pro gress of the tariff bill at Washington and the growing belief that the corporation earnings tax will be incorporated and the resolution to submit an income tax amend ment be passed. The principal sustaining factor In the market was the steady accumulation of Southern Pacific. London sent buying or ders for Southern Paclno that were con sidered significant, as were the purchases of calls on th-3 stock In that market which were being made for New York account. The stock bettered Its previous record price by at 135. Both Southern Pacific and Atchison were subjects of renewed rumors of an Intended dividend increase. The money market remained easy In tone. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value, $5,610,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales High. Low. Bid. Allls Chalmers pf Ama.1 Copper .... Am Agricultural.. Ajn Beet Sugar. . Am Can pf Ain Car & Foun. Am Cotton OH. . . Am Hd & Lt pf. 67 81 T 46 48 82 67 74 41 88 17 60 83 8.000 600 2,300 900 oOO 600 100 82 4d 44 67 Vj 74 fc, 42 60 81. 43 H 81 67 V 74 42 . . . 60 Am tee tfecurl... Am Linseed OH.. 40O Am lxconiotlve 1,100 Am Smelt oc Kef. 900 3 93 u liittciicu ... ...... ..... ..... Ill 's Am Sugar Ret.... 1,000 1271 126H 1274 Am Tel & Tel 1,400 140',s 140 140-5, Am Tobacco pf... 4O0 Io0'B I0OJ4 100 miil v ouien ...... ...... ..... Anaconda Min Co.. 2,000 48 Vi Atchison . 28. lOO 117 V. 84 47 48 110 117 ilo preferred ..... ..... 1044 AU Coast Line 12SVj Bait & Ohio 2.800 118 118 110 84 30 70 183 uo preierreo Bethlehem Steel .. 90O- 81 Brook Kap Tran. 9iO 70 Canadian Pacific.. 6,100 184, Central Ijeather. . 4(Xl 31 30 78 183 31 31 uo preferred . . . Central of N J. Ches & Ohio Chicago & Alton.. Chicago Gt West.. Chicago & N W., C, M & St Paul.. C. C. C & St L. . 100 104 104 104 1.700 78 76 64 1 183 154 73 44 67 82 1.400 2 1 200 183 183 0.300 64 164 Colo Fuel Iron.. OOO Colo & Southern. . . 600 do l.-n preferred. ...... do 2d preferred Consolidated Gas. . 400 Corn Products . . . 900 Del & Hudson.... 1O0 D & R Grande . . . OOO do preferred . . . 200 Distillers' Securl Brie 6,800 do 1st preferred. 4O0 do 2d preferred. 1,200 Oeneral Electric. . BOO Gt Northern pf... 1.700 Gt Northern Ore.. 0.600 Illinois Central . . 400 Interborough Met.. 6. OOO do preferred ... 10.000 Inter Harvester . . ...... Inter-Marine pf . . 500 Int Paper 200 Int Pump . . . 500 Iowa Central .... 400 K C Southern ... 800 do preferred ... 600 Louis' & Nashville too ftnn & St L M, St P 8 B M. S.4O0 Missouri Pacific... 600 Mo, Kan & Texas 1.20O do preferred ... ...... National Biscuit .. ... National Lead ... ...... Mex Nat Ry 1st pf 4.7O0 N T Central 4.4O0 N "V, Ont A West. 40M 67 80 140 23 194 47 39 38 63 164 361 77 1401, 10 60 84 23 16 39 29 46 71 140 66 143 73 42 73 ion 86 r4 132 62 89 i Norfolk & Wewt. North American. . . 200 ,10O 200 83 352 90 Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People' Gas P. C C A St L... Pressed Steel Car. . Pullman Pal Car. Ry Steel Spring.. Reading Republic Steel . . . do preferred IRock Inland Co. . do preferred fit I, A El P 2 pf. 92 1,000 44 '"inn "isai 'ik'rl 187 43 8.6O0 157 156 167 1.00O 31 1 SI 31 lOO 104 304 104 41.800 34 33 34 6.IOO 72 48 70 46 71 47 27 7.000 St L Southweetern do preferred Sloss-Sheffleld Southern Pacific 89.6no 135 133 131 no preterrn ... z,mii 2.800 135 133 1S5 Southern Railway. 3,000 SI 69 87 " 31 do preferred 2O0 2.900 69 37 68 Tenn Coper Texas A Pacific. 37 34 4 Tol. St J ft West. 8O0 48 do preferred ... ROO 44 nut: i-nion racino .... do preferred ... TT S Realty TT S Rubber TJ S Steel do preferred ... 7Ttah Copper .... 6.6OO 194 193 194 400 104 104 104 SI 38 l.OOO 69 AA .? 125 48 64 21 63 ROO ! 125 son 55 21 63 10 49 Va-Caro Chemical. "Wabash do preferred Western Md Westimrhouse ITleo Western T'nlon ... Wheel L FJrie.. "Wljeconsln Oentral. 900 l.ooo 8.(W 1.100 64 21 64 9 84 71 9 inn 100 72 9 72 9 66 Total sales for the day. 011.600 ehares. BONDS. NEW YORK. July 7. Closing quotations: u. s. rer 2s reg.101 x. Y. C. gn Ss 93 do coupon ... .101 North. Pac 8s.. 74 do 4s 102 U. S. Ss reg 101 do coupon. .. .101 TJ. S. new 4s reg. 118 do coupon. .. .120 D. & R. G 4s.. 97 South. Pac. 4N nn Union Pac 4s. .104 !Wls. Cent. 4s... 95 ' 49 ........ 87 Stocks in London. LONDON. July 7. Consols for 84 11-10: do for account, 84. money, Amal. Copper.. 83 M., K. & T... N. Y. Cent Nor. ft West . do pfd Ont. ft West. Penn .. 42 Anaconda 9 Atchison 119 do pfd 107 Bait. A Ohio.. 121 Canad. Pacific. 106 Ches. ft Ohio.. 78 Chi. Gt. West.. 138 C, M. & St. P.. 158 De Beers 14 D. 3c Rio G 43 do pfd 87 Erie S7 do 1st pfd... 55 do 2d pfd 45 Grand Trunk... 23 Illinois Cent 153 Louis. & Nash.. 144 . .136 91 . . 90 .. 53 .. 69 .. 10 .. 80 .. 37 .. 71 . .138 Rand Mines , Readings South. Ry. ... do pfd South, pacific Union Pacific do pfd. .... V. 8. Steel.... do nfd Wabash do pfd. .... Spanish 4s . .198 . .IOT .. 70 ..128 .. 66 97 Money Exchange, Eta. LONDON, July 7. Bar silver quiet, 23 d per ounce. Money per cent. The rate of discount In the onen market for short bills is 113-18 per cent; for tnree months bills, 116-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. Silver 01 c. Mexican dollars 46c. Drafts, sight, par; telegraph, 2c. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.86 sight, 4.88. ' NEW YORK. July 7. Prime mercantile paper closed at 3S4 per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual bual ness in bankers' bills at $4.86554.S660 for ev-aay bins and at $4.8783 for demand. Commercial bills $4.S64.86. Bar Silver 31c. Mexican dollars 44c - Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. Mcviecy oa s.U easy, 11 per cent; 141 140 23 22 194 184 48 48 80 80 'ii" 86 63 63 44 43 163 164 162 150 77 76 149 149 16 16 61 48 2S "23'" 16 36 40 89 29 29 46 4 71 71 141 140 144'" 148" 73 T3 42 41 M M 132 132 62 62 S3 82 152 1617,4 81 Bl 137 136 114 114 'ii 43 ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid. 1 per cent; offered at 1 per cent. Time loans, soft and active. Sixty-day bills. 2 per cent; 90 days. 214 per cent; six months, 2(4 214 per cent. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, July 7. Today's state ment follows: Gold coin and bullion $ 86.350,445 Gold certificates 37.009.690. Available cash balances 123.146,344 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Livestock recelDts vesterdav were lleht and the prices of the former day prevailed. xiogs were In strong demand and full prices were quoted. Cattle continued weak and sheep were steady. The receipts for the day were 33 cattle, 122 sheep and 71 horses. Late sale at the yards Included 129 steers. average 10S9 pounds, $4.50; 2-76 ewes. av erage 85 pounds, $3; 23 steers, average 1157 pounds, $4.35; 70 cows, average 1019 pounds. $3.40; 9 steers, average 1216 pounds. $4.50; 1 calf, 375 pounds, $4; 1 bull. 1330 pounds. $2.50; 1 cow, J030 pounds, $2.50; 1 coir,- 850, $3.40; 27 steers, average 1 020 pounds. $3.90. Local prices quoted yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Steer, ton. $4 60: fair to good. $44.25; common, $3.75r4.O0; cows, top. $3.50; fair to good, $3 af 3.25; common to medium. $2.nOS2.75: calves, top. $r5.50: heavy. $3.50-54; bulls and stags, $2.75 8 25s common, $2 2. 50. HOGS Best. $8.253'8.a5; fair to good. $7.75(38; stockers. $66-50; China fats. $6.737.00. SHEEP Too wethers. $4: fair to good. C8.&0&3.75; ewes, c less on all gradss: yearlings, best, $4.15; fair to good $3,700 4: Spring lambs. $4.755.25 Eastern Livestock Prices. KANSAS CITY. July 7. Cattle Receipts 8000; market, steady to 10c lower. Na tive steers. $4.507.85; native cows and heifers. $2.90'3 7.25 : stockers and feeders, 3.503.8O; bulls, $8B; calves, $3.7507; Western steers. $4.607: Western cows. $3 4.75. nogs rieceipts, oou: maricet. oc to 10c lower. Heavv, $7.95(8; packers and butchers, $7.80 8; light, 7.6O7.80; pigs. $6.507.50 Sheep Receipts, 6000; market, weak. Muttons, 4W5.25; lambs, $7Q!S.35; range wethers, ; 3.75 ia 4.75: range ewes, :r8.).M. SOUTH OMAHA. July T. Cattle Re celDts. 2600: market, slow to 10c lower. Western steers, $3. GO'S" 8; cows and heifers, $2.75(5' 5.3; canners. $2.25ir S.50; stockers and feeders, $305; calves, $3CU7; bulls and stags. $33&. Hogs Receipts. 14.eoo: market. 10c to 15e lower,- Heavy. $7.707.80; mixed, $7.55 7.63: light. $7.608'7,70: pigs, $s7; bulk of sales. $7.507.7O. Sheen Receipts. 1800: market. strong. Tearllngs. $1.5051 S; wethers, $434.B0; ewes. fd.DOW4.t3; iambs, n.-aa o.iu. CHICAGO. July 7. Cattle Receipts, esti mated. 11), 000; market, 10c lower. Beeves, $4.907.23; Texas steers. $4.60g-.25; West ern steers. $4.756.15; stockers and feed ers. $3.50(? 5.23: cows and heifers. $2.50 6.25; calves. $57.75. Hogs Receipts, estimated, 82,000; mar ket. 1015c lower. Light. $7.307.95; mixed. S7.45fT8.10; heavy, $7.r53 -S.2S; rough. $7.557.70: good to choice heavy. $7.75?8.20: pigs, $6.3507.25; bulk Of sales. $7.80(!f8. Sheep Receipts, estimated. 20.000: mar ket. lOc lower. Native. !3s'S; Western, $3 84.90; yenrlings, $3.756.10: lambs, na tive. 4. 70(a-8. 40; Western. $58.25. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK, July 7. Evaporated apples firm. Fancy, 89c; choice. 88c; prime, 77c; common to fair, 66c. Prunes aulet. California. 2'ASflliAc: Oregdk. 6 (J 9c. Apricots easier on the Coast owing to a withdrawal of export demand, while there Is comparatively little domestic Inquiry. The local market Is unchanged. Choice, 1010c; extra choice, 10($10c; fancy. H13c. Peaches dull. Choice, 56c; extra tholce, 6c; fancy. 78c. Raisins quiet. Loose muscafeal. 84c; choice to fancy seeded. 336c; seedless, 8$c; London layers. 1.151.20. ' Metal Markets. NEW YORK, July 7. The London tin market was lower today, with spot fl31 5s and futures 132 12s 6d. The local mar ket was easy at 28.82 29.00c. Copper declined to 59' 5s for spot and 69 2s 6d for futures in London. The lo cal market was weak and unsettled. Lake, 13.251S.60: electrolytic, 12.87 13.12c, and casting at 12.62 12.87c. Lead was lower at 21 16s 8d In Lon don and the local market was dull and un changed at 4.864.45c. 8pelter In London was unchanged at 21 17s 6d. The local market was a shade lower and easy at 5. 85 6. 40c The Iron market was unchanged. Eastern M In Ins; Stocks. BOSTON, July 7. Closing quotations: Adventure 6 Allouex 41 AmaL 82 Ariz. Com 3U Atlantic W Mohawk 65 M. Coal & Coke 20 Nevada 23 Old Dominion .. 53 v fsceoia ........ 13Z Butte Coalition. 24!Parrot 30 1. as Ant ....id.i tuincy 89 Cal. ft Hecla. ...645 Shannon 15 Centennial 30 Copper Range.. 81 Daly West .... 81 Franklin 174 Tamarack 70 Trinity 11 United Copper .. 10 V. B. Oil 32 42 Granby 100 Greene Cananea 9 Utah Victoria Winona . . . . , Wolverine North Butte ... 4 . . . 5 . . . 149 . . . 65 Isle Royale .... 24 Mass. Mining .. 8 Michigan 10 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, July 7. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to 20 points higher; July. 7.00c; September, 5. 65 Q 0.70c; December, 6.60c; March 6.55c. A prominent French authority estimates the production of coffee for the year ending June 30 last, all kinds, at 16.919,000 bags. spot, quiet; 10. 7 Klo, T4p7c; No. 4 Santos, 9c. Mild, quiet; Cordova 94 32 He. Sugar R.w. firm; fair refining, 3.40 8.45c; centrifugal, 96 test. 3.95c; molasses sugar. 8.17(6rS.20c. Refined, quiet; crushed, 5.55c; powdered, 4.95c: granulated, 4.S5c. London Wool Sales. LONDON, July 7. Better selection, amounting to 13,625 bales, was offered at the wool auction sales today. Th better grade Improved and best merinos and cross breds were firm at unchanged rates. In ferior scoured merinos and shabby were hard to sell at 67 per cent docllne. Continental and home buyers were eager for merinos and Americans paid Is 2d to Is Sd for a few lots of merinos and cross-breds. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. July 7. Butter Strong, creameries, 22 23c ; dairies, 2023c. Eggs Strong at mark, cases Included, 18c; firsts, 20c; prime firsts, 21c Cheese Strong; daisies. 1414c; twins, 14c; young Americas, 1414c; Long Horns, 143H4c. NEW YORK. July 7. Butter and cheese Steady, unchanged. Eggs Steady. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, July T. Wool Unchanged; territory and Western mediums, 23 27c; fine mediums. 21?24c; fine. 1218c. PLAGUE SPREADS IN CHINA Chinese Delicacies and Rats Thought to Be Responsible. VICTOHIA, B. C, July 7. (Special.) Looal Chinese are in receipt of advices from Canton that the plague is spreading witn unprecedented rapidity m the south ern districts of China, and hundreds are dying despite the most strenuous efforts on the part of the forelgm communities, chiefly, to stamp It out. The dread disease Is spread by the rata which Infest the Chinese towns by millions, although the general foods consumed bv the majority of the population are also said to have much to do -with Its exte sive plagues. Pork is largely used by the Chinese and Is not always fresh. The Chinese are also careless as to how their food supplies are exposed to contaeion. Sea delicacies are further looked upon by many' as hotbeds for the propagation of the plague germs. The Chinese are espe cially fond of dried cuttlefish, shrimps and kindred dainties, and the advances of the plague are largely attributed to these articles of diet. All articles of food which might convey the disease are now tabooed. SHORTS BUY LIVELY Rain in Winter Wheat Belt Causes Brisk Demand. CHICAGO MARKET STRONG Sharp Advances tn Cash Grain in St. Louis and Kansas City. December Option Shows Gain of 1 1-2 Cents. CHICAOO, July 7. Wet weather over a large part of the winter wheat belt caused a complete reversion of sentiment among traders In wheat and Inspired a brisk de mand, whloh was In evidence all day. The principal demand was for the deferred months, although shorts were also lively bidders for July, owing partly to sharp ad vances in the price of cash grain In St. Louis and Kansas City. The December option was relatively the strongest on the list and at one time was up lo from the low point of the day. The close was strong at almost the top. The corn market was weak at the start, because of favorable crop reports and in creased local receipts, but closed strong at almost the high point with prices up o to o. Oats were strong all day and closed strong c to 10 higher. Realizing by leading longs, due to a de cllne of . 10c to 15c In the prices of live hogs, caused weakness In provisions, prices at the close were unchanged to 130 lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $1.10 $1.11 $1.10 $1.10 July 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14 Sept 1-08 1.09 1.08 1.09 Deo L06 1.08 1-06 1.09 CORN. May. .. . July Sept. ... Dec. ... July. ... Sept. ... Dec. . . . May. ... .$6 .66 .65 .58 .66 .68 .66 .67 .68 .64 .68 .64 .64 .66 ' .64 .$4 OATS. .47 .48 .48 .47 .43 .48 .41 .42 -42 . .48 .42 .43 .44 .46 .44 .46 MESS PORK. 20.85 July. Sept. 0.62 $0. 60 LARD. 20.52 July 11.77 11.77 11.72 11. 7S Sept 11.77 11.82 11.70 11.76 SHORT RIBS. July 11.12 11.20 11.12 11.20 Sept 11.15 11.20 11.10 11.17 Cash quotations wene as follows: Flour Firm. Barley Feed or mixing, 6061o; fair to choice malting, 62&67c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern. $1.48; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.38. Timothy seed $3.80. Clover $10.75. Pork Mess per barrel, $20.83 20.86. Lard per 100 lbs., $11.75. Short ribs Sides (loose). $11.20 11.80. Sides Short. clear (boxed), $11.75 11.87. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour -were equal to 32.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 224.000 bushels, compared with 339. 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. The world's visible supply, as shown by Bradstreet's decreased 2,4!8,00O bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 4 cars; "corn, 110 cars; oats, 41 cars: hogs 28,000 head. , . Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 178.000 26.600 Wiveat. bushels 6,000 28 200 Corn, bushels 301.300 199 200 Oats, bushels... 203,000 S64-200 Rye. bushels 1,000 2 200 Barley, bushels 83.700 20300 Crala and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, July 7. Flour Receipts, 23.700 barrels; exports, 600 barrels. Quiet and about steady. Wheat Receipts $2,000 bushels. Spot Arm. No. 2 red, old. $1.46 elevator and f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, new, $1.20 August f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Du luth, $1.86 f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter. $1.36 t. o. b. afloat. There was a strong advance In wheat today due to re ports from the harvest fields. Cables were also bullish. Influenced by drought In Ar gentine. The market was badly oversold and advanced easily, closing 1 to lc net higher. July, $1.23 1.23 , closed $1.23; December. $1.141.15. closed $115; May, $1.16 1.17, closed $1.17. Hops and hides Firm. Wool and pertoleum Steady. Changes in Available Supplies. NEW YORK. July 7. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreets show the following changes in available supplies, as compared with pre vious accounts: - Wheat, United States east of theBUSh'S" . ............. . J ,0 .-!.' 'I I Canada, decreased 523 000 L-nnea states ana Canada, de creased o 088 OOO Afloat and In Europe, decreased".! 400 000 Total American and European sup ply, decreased 2 488 OOO Com, United States and Canada, de- ' creased 869 OOO Oats, United States and Canada, "de creased 284.000 Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, July 7 Wheat, steady: barley, firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $2.102.18; milling. $2.10 2.15. Barley Feed, $1.42 1.45; brewing. $1.60. Oats Red, $1.651.60; white, $1.9082.15. Call board sales: Wheat, none. Barley December, $1.44. Corn Large yellow, $1.82 1.85. Europeeui Grain Markets. LONDON. July 7. Cargoes, easier. Walla Walla, on passage, nominal, 45s. Walla Walla for shipment, 6d lower, at 42s, English country markets quiet; French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL. July 7. Wheat July, 9s 8d; September, 8s 7d; December, 8a 6d. Weather fine. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE. July 7. No milling quota tions. Export wheat, bluestem, $1.24; club, $1.14; red. $1.09. Receipts Wheat, 1 car; oats, 1 car; corn, 1 car. Wheat at Taooma. TACOMA, July 7. Wheat, milling, blue stem, $1.801.35; club. $1.14; export blue stem, $1.24; club, $1.14; red. $1.09. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. July 7. Flax closed at $1.8. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Fred A. Jacobs and wife to Helen Rueter, lot 6, block 8, Belle Crest.. $ 400 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to W. A. Hauser. lot 8, block 23. Berkeley. . . 100 Brong-Steele Co. to Margaret Whit field, lots 6. 7, block 10, Love lelgh 1,100 John Gantenbeln et al. to William S. Anderson and wife, lot 14, block 10. Central Alblna 323 C. W. Todd et al. to Samuel Wag ner, lot 9, block 3, Hawthorne's First Add 1,000 L. D. Truman to C. W. Todd, lots 2, 4, 6, block 6, Lexington Heights... 200 W. E. Howard et al. to Fred Hesse, lot 12 and S. 65 feet of lot 13 and 5. 55 feet of W. 27 2-3 feet of lot 16. block 1. Sunnyslde 4,009 L. A. "Brandes and wife to Ida Mc- Cormlck. part of lot 6, block 3 Murray Hill Add 1 The Lee Bowdler Co. to Fred H. Frulht, lota in blocks 1 to 8, Lee Bow Park Add 3 000 C. R. Cater to Fred H. Irwin, lot 7, block IO, Rossmere 650 John Preston and wife to Llddle Jane Bhipp, lots 8. 9, block 15, Railway OLDEST BANK ON THE PACIFIC COAST CAPITAL $1,000,000 SURPLUS and PROFITS $500,000 OFFICERS. W. M. LADD, President. EDW. COOKINGHAM. V.-Presldent. W. H. DUNCKLEY. Cashier. R. S. HOWARD, JR.. Ass"t Cashier. L. w. LADD. Ass-t. Cashier. WALTER M. COOK, Asst. Cashier. Interest Paid on Sayings Accounts and Certificates of Deposit We Issue Letters of Credit, Foreign Drafts, and Travelers' CKects LUMBERMKNS National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs. It assures a sanitary and durable street. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. It assures perfect satisfaction. BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST. WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. Add 800 5. W. Priest and wife to Orton A. Graham, lots 19. 20, block 28, Belle Crest 10 Mary L. Holmes et al. to W. H. II. Dufur et al.. K. 16 2-3 feet of lot 15 and W. 20 1-8 feet of lot 14, block 68, Sunnyslde Third Add.; also lotB 9, 10, block 4. Eastland... 1 John G. Francis to Alice M. Kenyon, lot 8. block 6, Logan's Add 1,050 Pacific Northwest Realty Associates to F. E. Brown, lot 12, block 55, Sunnyslde 10 James D. Ojfden and wife to Foster M. Windsor et al., lot 22, block 3, Bralnard Tract 400 A. Hechtman to Aaron M. Cohen, S. E. of N. W 4 of Sec. 13AT. 1 S.. R. 4 E. 40 acres . . . . 10 Walter H. Davis to Minnie E. Davis, lots 9, 10. 11, block 3, Stewart Park I W. L. Morgan and wife to Louis Verhaag, west 2.5 feet of north 27.8 feet of east 24 feet of lot 2, block 101. East Portland 1 E. L. Thompson and wife to M. Rlt ter, east 40 feet of lots 17, 18. block 4. Alblna 4.600 Olive E. Hurlbert et al. to Eliza beth Kublk. lots 12. 13. block 1, Peddlcofd & Hurlberfs Add 600 Clay Roberts to Elisabeth J. Mor den. lots 1, 4. block 18. Tolman Tract 2.000 Mary Helple et al. to Hartman Stein, lot fi and fractional lots 7. H. block 6. Helple Add.; also triangular piece adjacent to said lots 7. 8. . . 13,000 C. W. Davis and wife to Lald'aw In vestment Company, lot 11, block 16. - Terrace Park 400 The Mansfield Company to Laldlaw Investment Companv. lots 9, lo, block lti; lot 10. block 11. Terraco Park 1,200 Will Madison to P. A. Marquam. Jr., lots 1. 2. block 4. Power's Add ... 1 Virginia Blackburn and husband to E. B. Watson, lot 5. block 21. Al blna 1 Z. L. DImmIck and wife to Leonora A. Frier, lots 18. 19. block 27. Tre mont Place 10 David F. Cornell to Emma M. Cor nell, lots 17. 18. block 4. rhlcaBO. . 1 Samuel X. Alexander to Joe S. Morak. esst half of lots 7, 8, block 27, Ver non 1,100 J. Campf to Freda Campf. lots 22. 23. 24. 80, block 1. Wheatland Add. No. 2 10 Isidore Schlel and wife to W. J. Marshall et al. lots 7. 8. block 3."., Sullivan's Add 2,500 T. W. Johnson and wife to Pacific N. W. Adj. Co., westerly BO feet of lot 8 and northerly 10 feet of westerly SO feet of lot 7, block 81. Carter's Add. to Portland 1 B. H. Bowman and wife to John F. Miller, lot 7. block 4. Eastland... 8O0 Thomas Buckman and wife to Lydia A. Carter, lots 3, 4, block 68. Steph en's Add 6,000 William D. Fenton, executor. to Frank E. Andrews, block 37. South ern Portland, excepting right of way of O. r C 1,000 F. B. Rutherford and wife to J R. FItshuBh. lots 5, 6, 21, 22, block 2. Vaughton Park 10 G. S. Miller to H. E. Noble, lot 12, block 2, Laurelwood 350 C. W. Wells and wife to Gt. s. Mil ler, lot 12, block 2. Laurelwood . . 250 R. D. Inman et al. to A. L. Tetu. lot L In the I W. Tract 3. OOO W. B. Roberts and wife to G. R. Me randa. lot 17, block 10, Orchard Homes 250 Claude D. Starr and wife to Pacific Northwest Adj. Co., westerly AO HARTJMAN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OP COMMERCE issue travellers' checks, payable everywhere. For eign exchange bought and sold at attractive rates at all times. ttoiimUtd PmrmaJ IAdbiHtf DIRECTORS. EDWARD COOKINGHAM. HENRY L. CORBETT. WILLIAM M. LADD. CHARLES E. LADD. J. WESLEY LADD. S. B. LINTHICUM. FREDERICK B. PRATT. THEODORE B. WILCOX. feet of lot 8 and northerly 10 feet of westerly 60 feet of lot 7. block 81. Carter's Add. to Portland IO Fred Oddlng to Fred Muller, lot 4. block 11. North Irvlngton. except ing east 5 feet 2,150 Rlvervlew Cemetery Association to Ole Bly. lot 203. Sec. 100, said cemetery 75 George Evans to Clas Pchlnk. lot 28, block 3, Spanton's Add , 10 Total .JS3.090 LAWYERS' ABSTRACT TRUST CO. Room 6. Board of Trade bide Abstracts a specialty. Have your abstracts made by the Title I Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Comraerce- IRATELERg GUIDE. gfifg ALASKA AND BACK INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALS Only Day for 11 Days BUMMER EXCURSIONS via "Inside Pas sage" from Seattle to Land of Midnight Sun. Totem Polos. Ice Floes. Glaciers, Mirages. Fjords. Mountains. Islands and Forests. ONLY TWELVE EXCURSIONS RESERVE BERTHS NOW Pacific Coast Steamship Co. E. F. DeGrandfrb, P. & F. 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