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THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, THURSDAY. JULY 17. 1913. 17 CROP ESTIMATE CUT Bullish Hop Cables From Eng land and Germany. COAST MARKETS VERY FIRM Fifteen Cents Offered by Several Buyers on Contract, but Farmers Xot Ready to Sell at Present Prices Spot Demand Good'. The hop market remains firm at ,15 cents for the new crop. Several dealers Tere of fering this price yesterday, but -with lit tle success. As has been stated frequently, growers are very firm and not disposed to contract at this figure. None of the buy ers, however, seem ready to raise the limit. Among the contracts recently signed were 80,000 pounds secured by Catlln & Linn, which Included 20.000 pounds from Brad ford, of Salem; 20.000 pounds from Slmpklna, of Wheatland, and 20,000 pounds from Tweed, of Ellverton. These crops were taken for English account. The spot market Is also firm with de mand enough to take up all the remaining holdings In this state. Julius Pincua yes tsrday took In 803 bales of 1912s, recently bought at around 166 cents. Several smaller lots changed hands at various prices. In eluding some surplus stock held 'by brew ers, which was traded for the new crop. 6everal bullish cables were received dur ing the day, one from London estimating the English crop at 300,000 cwt, and another at S25.000 cwL, as against a yield of 875,438 cwt last year. A German cable put the Continental crop at 60.000 cwt., and from another German source an estimate was received of a crop of 625,000 cwt. The Continent of Europe In 1912 produced about 1,000.000 cwt. of hops. California wires stated that IS cents was being freely offered In contract In the Facramento section. A mall report from New York says of the state crop outlook: "The hop yards in this vicinity are look ing welU In some yards the effects of the frosts are Just beginning to show, but on the whole the vines show a good growth and so far the much dreaded mould has not appeared In alarming quantities. Spray ing is being done In some of the yards, but more as a preventive than a cure. The hot, dry weather Is especially favorable for the spread of the sulphur and good results are obtained." As for conditions In Oregon they could not be much better than they now are. Esti mates of the yield range from 120,000 to 130, 000 bales. The crop Is going to be a clean one. IMPROVEJIEXT IX HIDE MARKET Better Conditions Prevail in East, but Prices Hare Are Not Changed. Reports received from the East yester day indicate a material Improvement in the hide market, but it has not been reflected yet in much better conditions on this Coast. Trade here continues sluggish, but as there Is a considerable scarcity in the offerings, the undertone of the market is quite steady. Short-haired hides are rather firm, but long-haired are difficult to dispose of .at current prices. Quotations, on the whole, are about the same as last week. As the hide market is regarded as a more or less reliable barometer of general busi ness conditions, the slight rise apparent In the East Is taken to mean a betterment of the state of trade, as a whole. Advices re ceived by mall yesterday from Chicago were as follows: "Although trading this week In packer hides has not been especially active, there has been a fair amount of business and. In consequence of the extensive transactions during the previous fortnight, values have ruled very strong, with advances secured on certain descriptions and packers holding out for still further Increases, which have not as yet been realized. Sales of Texas steers of July salting have been made at 18c for heavy-and 174e for lightweights, while butt brands have been moved up to 17c and Colorados up to 16 c All of these prices represent a further 4c advance, and for more packers are talking !ic higher than the above figure. x "The principal demand still continues for branded varieties, although native steers have received some attention, and the prin cipal feature of this market has been the cleaning up of some odd lots of February and March " native steers, amounting to from 23,000 to 30,000, at 16Hc Some pack ers are now talking up to 18c for July native steers and 1'Sc for May and June salting, but the market for July takeoff has not yet been established at over- 18c About 10,000 July salting branded hides were sold In the New York market the middle of this week at the advanced prices of 17c for butt brands and 164c for Colorados. Country hides are also more active and firmer." FIRM MARKET FOR ALL FRUITS Watermelons and Cantaloupes Belling at Higher Prices. Nearly all classes of fruit were firm yes terday, particularly melons and cantaloupes. Melons were quoted higher at rents. Light receipts and the advance in California, due to the hot weather and the big demand there-, were responsible for the strength of the local market. Cantaloupes were also higher with a light supply. The peach market was firm on yellow stock, which moved at $1.15 to $1.25 a crate. Oregon peaches were not over plentiful, but prices were lowered -In some quarters to a range of 60 to 85 cents. Plums were steady at $1.25 and other deciduous fruits sold at former prices. Receipts of berries about balanced the demand and prices show but little change. Good tomatoes were scarce and the best sold at Jl.tO a box. There Is also a tempo rary scarcity of cucumbers. WHEAT TRADING AT A STANDSTILL Snot Demand Checked and Small Interest Shown la New Crop. Operations in the grain market at the present time are devoid of Interest. The demand for spot wheat and oats la very small and but little Interest seems to be shown by buyers In the coming crop. Prices all around are unchanged. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: "Wheat. Barley. Flour Oats Hay Monday 14 2 7 .. 8 Tuesday 3 3 3 1 7 Wednesday .... x- 2 9 1 2 Tear ago 6 1 3 2 6 Season to date.. 147 108 90 IS 73 Year ago . . . 141 4 88 25 54 Country Produce Is Not Plentiful. Continued light receipts of country prod uce keep the local market very firm. Yes terday's arrivals cleaned up early In the day. Hens brought 15 cents and Spring chickens sold at 21 cents. Dressed meats were un changed at the recent advance. The egg market is firm without altera tion in price. Dairy products are firm and unchanged. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland -. .12,016.487 $241,605 stle 2.184.874 25S.41'2 Tacoma 409.290 53.540 Spokane 795, 391 87,264 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Club, 88c: blue stem, 92c; red Russian, 84c; valley, 88c. OATS No. 1' white, S29 per ton; stained and off grade, less. - - PLOUH Patents, 4.70 per barrel: straights, (4.10; exports, J3.85S8.95; valley, 4.70; graham, $4.00; whole wheat, $4.80. CORN Whole. $28.50; cracked. $28.60 per ton. . MILLSTUFFS Bran, $24.50 25 per ton; shorts. $26.50 27 per ton; middlings. $31 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $23.00 per ton; brew ing, nominal: rolled, "$26.B027.6O per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, choice, $18 19 per ton; alfalfa. $1314. Fruits fend Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: -TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $4,500 S per box; lemons, $89 per box; pine apples. 7c per pound. ONIONS Red. H01.1O per sack; yellow, $1.25 per sack. VEGETABLES Beans, 46o per pound: cabbage, l&2c per pound; cauliflower. $2 per crate; corn. 30c per dozen; cucumbers. $11.25 per box; eggplant, 25c pound; head lettuce. 3540o per dozen; peas, 57c per pound;" peppers, 10gil2tec per pound; rad ishes, 1012c per dozen; rhubarb. l&2c per pound; spinach, 7Sc per box; tomatoes, $1.25 4(1.50 per box; garlic. 78c per pound. POTATOES New California. lH2o per pound. GREEN FRUIT Appjes, California Grav ensteins. $2.50 per box ; cherries. 4&12c per lb.; gooseberries, 45c per pound; apricots, $1.75 per box; cantaloupes. $2.50S per crate: peaches, 60c g $1.25 per box; water melons. l819ic per pound; plums, $1.25 per box; raspberries. tl.26l.S5 per crate; loganberries. $125(&1.S5 per crate; black berries. $1.35(9:1.50 per crate; pears, 3.50 per box; grapes. $2.50 per crate. Dairy and Conntry Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: POULTRY Hens. 15c; Springs. 2021c; turkeys, live. 18 1 20c; dressed, choice, 24 25c; ducks. 10c12c; geese, young. 12c. EGGS Oregon ranch, case count, 2324c per dozen; candled. 26 28c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon triplets. 16tic; Daisies, 17c: Young Americas, 18c. BUTTER City creamery butter cubes. 80o per pound; prints, 32c per pound. PORK Fancy, 12o per pound. VEAL Fancy. 15c per pound. Staple urocenes. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. one-pound talis, 2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.45; Alaska, pink one-pound tails, 83c; sllversldea, one-pound talis, $1.25. HONEY Choice. $3.2503.75 per sase. -NUTS Walnuts. 18c per round; Brazil nuts. 12V415c; filberts, 1515o: almonds, 18c; peanuts, 65(4c; cocoanuts, &Ocl per dozen; chestnuts, 11c per pound; hlck orynuts, 810c; pecans, 17c; pine, 174 20c BEANS Small white, 6c: large white, S.tO&eo; Lima, 6.80c; pink. 4.15c; Mexican, 6c; bayou. 4.15c SUGAR Fruit and berry, $5.45; Honolulu plantation, $5.40; beet, $5.2o; extra C, $4.95; powdered, barrels. $5.70; cubes, barrels. $5.85. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 18ig32o per pound. SALT Granulated, $14 per ton; half ground 100s, $10 per ton; 60s. $10.75 per ton: dairy. $12.50 per totr RICE No. 1 Japan, o5c: cheaper grades, 4c; Southern head, DGtc. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound: apricots. 12014c; peaches, 8llc; prunes, Italians. 8810o; silver, 18c; figs, white ane, black. 6i487c; currants, a 'Ac: raisins, loos Muscatel, 6K74c; bleached, Thompson, llc; unbleached. Sultanas, SMc: seeded, 7 8 He: dates, Persian, 7H8c per pound; fard, $1.85 per box. FIGS Twelve 10-ounce, 86o; 50 0-ounce, $1.85: 70 4-Ounce. $2.50; 80 10-ounce, $2.25; loose, 50-pound boxes, 6V7e; Smyrna, boxes, $1.101.25: candled. $3 per box. Provisions. Local Jobbing quotations: HAMS 10 to 12 pounds. 21 22c; 12 to 14 pounds, lg?22c; picnics, 14Wc; cottace roll. I7c. BACON Fancy, S031c; standard, 250 26c; English, 21822c. LARD In tierces. chnlr nm- pound, 9c. I SALT MEATS -Regular short clears, 14H&16C; short clear backs, 12 to lo lbs., 16 16c; short clear backs, IS to 25 lbs., 15g18Ho; exports, 15 17c. BARRELED BEEF Extra mess beef. $20; mess beef, $20; plate beef. $22; rolled boneless beef. $30. BARRELED PORK .Best pig pork. $27; pickled pork. $25. Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS 1912 crop. 1416c per pound; 1913 contracts, 15c per pound. ,p?--'TtiDry' lambs, salt shearling, WOOL Eastern Oregon, ll16o; val ley. 1819o per pound. GRAIN BAGS Selling price. 10c Port land. HIDES Salted hides. lOOlUAn Tier nnnnri salt kip, 1213u; salted calf. 1618c; green ...ub, luiyiuftc; ary niaes, 21 22c; - dry calf No. 1. 25c: No. 3, 20c; salted bulls. Sc. . MOHAIR 1913 clip. 81o per pound linseed Oil, Gasoline, Etc. T.Tverrrn rTT.--T?. . i ,. -. . " - , U,J.C,B, UOUi barrels, 61c;. .raw. cases, 4c; boiled cases. 66c. mi. 1Jt PIT HI L T. T j, -, A . v. u. rutujuiu woras; har lots. $30; 6 and 10-ton lots, $34; ton lots. TURPENTINE Barrels. 52V4c: cases. Boo. COAT, (i T T !'...:. -1-71 . .),,, . ... " , ,I7)W.U71U, UiUUll and barrels. 1013V&c. GASOLINE Cases. 23c; bulk, 16c. IDAHO DEFAULTER HELD PROMOTER ARRESTED FOR PASSIXG BAD CHECK. William A. Matthews Captured at Norfolk, Va., Three Weeks After His Marriage. BOISE, Idaho, July 16. (Special.) Arrested on the charge of issuing a bogus check given to the First National Bank, of Denver and drawn on the Boise City National Bank, of this city, William A. Matthews, an insurance op erator wanted In Boise for embezzling 20,000 from the Overland Insurance Company, which he organized, is in Jail at Norfolk, Va. Matthews operated In Boise early last Spring, launching the Overland Fire Insurance Company. A number of bank ers of Southern Idaho permitted the use of their names in the organization. In disposing of the stock to bankers Matthews usually took certificates of deposit-. These he Indorsed with the name of the Overland Fire Insurance Company and presented to the Idaho National Bank, where they were cashed. When the date for the stockholders' meeting arrived Matthews had disap peared. It was then Viat bankers in Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, Payette, Wels er. Mountain Home, American Falls, Gooding, Jerome, Malad, Richfield, Po catello, Blackfoot and St, Anthony who had purchased stock realized they had been "stung." Matthews had sold about $40,000 worth of stock, taking part payment and when he left Boise he had collected approximately $20,000. Matthews was traced to New York and later to Canada. A month ago he was heard from at Denver, where he had passed bad checks. He was then traced to Norfolk, Va., and arrested. Three weeks ago Matthews married Mrs. Ethel Samis, a widow, of Peabody, Idaho. .... Beanmonts to Be at Chautauqua. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 16. (Spe cial.) Mrs. John F. Beaumont, promi nent In Portland musical . and social circles, having been regent of the Ore gon Daughters -of the Revolution, will accompany her husband. Dr. John F. Beaumont, here for the Chautauqua and participate In the musical programmes. The Horticultural Chautauqua will be gin next Monday. The several hundred tents that will be used to house the Apple Valley merrymakers and their visitors will be pitched the latter part of this week, and numbers of the Chau tauqua vacationists will Journey to Woodworth Park, in the upper valley, the scene of the festivities, next Sun day. Clarence F. Gilbert and Arthur Clarke, who will participate in the amateur theatrical performances, have gone to Portland to secure-costumes for the performers. Automobile Inner Tubes Stolen. VANCOUVER. Wash., July 16. (Spe cial.) A thief last night entered the garage of M. Mclrwin, of Felida, and appropriated four inner tubes. The front wheels of the machine were jacked up and the tubes taken from the casing. Two other new inner tubes in the garage were taken. Nothing els was molested. STOCK RISE SHARP Prices Are Higher Throughout Entire List. FOREIGN MARKETS STRONG European Money Is Again Being Of fered . in Xew York Favorable Domestic.. Developments Are Aid to Bullish Movement. NEW TOBK, July 16 The appearance of the stock market was transformed today by an accession of strength which lifted prices in all departments. Higher prices In Lon don stimulated the market at the opening, and the advauce continued to the close without serious interruption. Announcement that arbitration had been agreed upon by both sides in the wage con troversy affecting the Eastern railroads, and reports from Washington that the currency bill would be altered 40 insure protection of Government bonds, removed two factors of uncertainty. London and Berlin purchasing was largely responsible tor the exceptionally large rise in Canadian Pacific Foreign markets also were strong, the cables reporting a better feeling regarding the Balkan situation. A significant development was the offer ing In this market of foreign money for 0 days at 64 per cent. Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value, $J,414.O0O. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported- by J. c. Wilson & Co., Lewis building. Portland. Sales. 4D.70O 400 12,800 l,20O 700 40O 4,500 "s66 " 2.000 " V,s66 "1,466 300 600 High. Low. Bid. 6H 644 66 22 22 - 9m 2i4 28 1 25 S9. 87 T4 S9 42 424 424 36H 364 36 1 60 V4 6194 9 109 109 1094 112 127V4 127H 1274 218 S3Vi 32 334 110 994 95 'MM 97 4 664 94 4 93 Si 94 4 88 874 S7-4 51774 215V 216 644 53 534 Amal Copper . . Am Beet Sugar. Am Can Co .... do preferred.. Am Car & Fdy.. Am Cotton Oil . . Am Smel & Ref do preferred.. Am Sugar do preferred. . Am Tel & Tel.. Am Tobacco ... Anaconda ..... Atl Coast Line.. A T & Santa Fe do preferred . Bait & Ohio Brook R Tran. . Canadian Pac . . 1,600 29,400 1,900 c & 0 c & g w ...... ...... . iSZ? C & N W ... 500 128 127 104 1034 22 22 "34 "844 2S4 28 I36" 1294 'io-4 "164 'is"" 140 1394 82 324 124 1234 "154 66 B4 274 7 1474 146 134 183 11 104 125 124 214 21 81 304 98" 8SX4 28 28 v4 104 1084 107 106 "2Si "284 C, M & St Paul.. Central Leather. Central of N .T 3,100 S00 ' i'eoo 600 "366 "i66 isoo 80O 400 1,800 .V.266 1.700 1,300 7,100 700 400 400 2.200 1,500 Chino Col Fuel & Iron. Col Southern . .. Consol Gas D L as W D & 31 G Distilling Secur. Erie General Elec . .. Gt North Ore . . Gt North pf . . . Illinois Central. Interboro Met , do preferred.. K C Southern.. Lehigh Valley Louis & Nash . . Mexican Central M, S P & S SM Mo, Kan & Tex.. Mo Pacific National Lead.. Nat do preferred.. N Y Central 3.40O N V Ont & Wes 100 Norfolk & West. 400 Northern Pac . . 3,400 Pacific Mall .... ... Pacific T e T.. ' 100 do referred Pennsylvania ... 2.JOO 111 1114 1114 157 'i 194 T5 91, 21 104 ?4 145 824 "53 105 42 "et" oS People's Gas .... 100 1114 Reading 68,400 15n Republic S & I. 1,800 1 9 Rock Island Co. 700 lu Southern Pao .. 10,700 - 924 Southern Ry . . 800 2 Texas Oil 200 1054 Union Pacific .. 81.S0O 147 74 do nreferred. . 500 Kit United Rds S F. U S Steel Cor.. 68,000 54 do preferred.. 700 1054 Utah CoDocr 2.9oo 4.1 Wabash Western Union .. 100 61 Westina- Elec .. 1.(100 so. Wisconsin Cent Total sales for the day. 314.0000 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, Portland. Bid. Asked. 93 i 93 874 88 91 914 87 t7s 91 93 99 994 .'4 V 64 , 92 ;t 93 !I3 94 o 75 754 92 92 t-0 82 92 .... 91 4 92 87 7 914 93 964 96 944 944 .674 69 88 i 88 88 89 101 ll2 73 73 53 91 92 VH 9U 93 94 BO 504 884 894 86 764 77H 98 100 98 102 102 102 12 112 113 112 US Atchison general 4s. .......... , Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s..... Baltimore & Ohio cold 4s...... B R T 4s ? Chesapeake & Ohio 44 C M & St P gen 44s , C K I col 4s Cal Gas o8... C B Q joint 4s Erie general 4s................ Int Met 44s , Louisville &. Nashville uni 4s... N Y O gen 3is. . , N t W 1st con 4s Northern Pacific 4s ., Oregon Short Line ref 4s..... Oregon Railway Nav 4s........ Pacific Tel 5s , Reading general 4s. ....... St L & San Fran ref 4s....... Southern Pacific ref 4s........ Southern Pacific col 4a. ...... Southern Railway ,fs Southern Railway 4s........... United Railway lnv 4a Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s... United States Steel Ss , West Shore 4s , Wabash 4s Wisconsin Central 4s.....' Western Paclflo 6s United States 2s registered. United States 2s coupon.... United States 3s registered. United States 8s cojipon.... Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, July 16. Closing Quotations: Alloues 824 Mohawk 44 Amalg Copper.. 064 (Nevada Con 15 A Z L & Sm... 19 jNiplssing Mines. 8 Arizona Com .. 23 'North Butte. . 25 C B & C O 4 S M. to iNorth Lake . 3? Cal & Arizona.. 604 (Old Dominion... 44 Cal & Hecla 415 lOsceola 76 Centennial 11 IQuincy ....... 5714 Cop Ran Con Co 38Shannon ... "5 2 E Butte Cop M- 104!-Superior 25?? Franklin ....... 5 Sup & Bos Mln.. 24 Granby Con ... 654 Tamarack 28 Greene Cananea. 64 ju S R & M... 36 I Royalle (Cop) 194 do preferred... 46 Kerr Lake 3. Utah Con 84 Lake Copper 74iUtah Copper Co. 42 La Salle Copper 4 'Winona ..... f Miami Copper... 21 (Wolverine 4454 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, July 16. Money on call steady, 224 per cent; last loan, 24 per cent; closing bid. 2 per cent; ottered at 24 per cent. Time loans, strong: 0 days, 34 4 per cent. 90 days. 654 per cent; six months. 60Ms per cent. ' Prime mercantile paper, 0 per cent. Sterling exchange easier, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at 14.8326 for 60-dav bills and at S4.8655 for demand. Commercial bills. S4.S3. Bar silver, 684 a. Mexican dollars, 47c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds Irregular. " LONDON, July 18. Bar silver, steady 27d per ounce. Money, 2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 83 11-16 per cent; for three months' bills, "4 4 1-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. 58ie. -Silver bars. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight. 24c; telegraph, 60. Sterling in London, 60 days, ,4.83; sight, -87. , SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Vegeta bles, Fruits, Etc SAN FRANCISCO, July W. The follow ing produce prices were currant here today: Fruit Apples. Gravenstelns, 1.2o$j175; Newtowns, fl.752-; other varieties, 50c $1.60; Mexican limes $H12.60; California lemons, S69; pineapples, $1.252.25. Cheese New, 144 16c; Young Americas 174c Hay Wheat. 232B; wheat and oats. $21.50.j22; alfalfa. 14.50t&19. Butter Fancy creamery, 284c; seconds. 28c. Vegetables Cucumbers, 30B0c; green peas. 2&4c; string beans. Ir4c; egg plant, 6rc'A$1.15. Onions New, red. 50($65o per sack; yel low, 65 75c per sack. Potatoes New River whites, 90c $1.25; Early Rose, 75c$l; Oregon, 85cSl; new, S1.251.75; sweets, 23c Eggs Store., 22 4c; fancy ranch, 25c. Receipts Flour, 4720 quarters; barley, 1330 centals; potatoes, 6S40 sacks; hay, 627 tons. Metal Slarkets. NEW YORK, July 16. Copper. firm. Standard spot, 13.25 bid; July. 13.2513.87; August and September, 13. 25 & 13.75; electro lytic, 14.0&H.;!7; lake. 14.37 14.50; cast ing, 13.87 14.00. Tin Easy. Spot, 39.80 4O.00: July, Au gust and September, 39.75 39.90. Lead Quiet.. 4.30 bid. Spelter Firm, 5.15 (& 5.30. Antimony Nominal; Cookson's, 8.558.65. Iron Dull and unchanged. London markets closed aa follows:' Copoer Quiet; spot. 63; futures. f63 6a Tin Quiet; spot, 131 13s; futures, LliJ 6a Lead 20. Spelter 20 10s. Iron Cleveland warrants, Cos 44d. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, July 16. Spot cotton, quiet. Middling uplands, 12.35c; do glf, 12.60c No sales. Futures closed steady. Closing bids: July. 32.19c. August, 12.09c; September, 11.75c; October, 11.53c; November. 11.44c: Decem ber, 11.45c; January. 11.39c; Februarv, 11.40c; March. 11.45c; May. 11.49c Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. July 16. Butter Unchanged. Eggs Unchanged. Receipts 16.755 cases. Cheese Higher. Daisies, 144 3,143C; twins. 131atol3c; Young Americas, 144 144c; long horns. 144S14ic. Dulath Linseed Market. DULUTH. July 16. Close: Linseed, (1.394; July, $1.384. nominal: September. $1.40; October. $1.41; November, $1.414; nominal; December, $1.39, nominal. Sugar Steady at New York. NEW YORK. July 16. Raw sugar steady; Muscovado. 8.043.07c: centrifugal. 3.77c; molasses, 2.79a 2.Sl'c. Refined steady. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, July 16. Evaporated apples quiet. Apricots quiet. Peaches firm. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. July 16. Hops steady. State common to choice, 1911, 12 14c; Coast, 1912. 1619c: 1911. J4ai6c MUTTON MARKET EASY SBLEJBP AND IAMBS GRADUALLY DECIjIXIXG IX PRICE. Cattle Are Steady "With $825 Paid for Choice Steers Best Hogs Still Bring: $ft.3 5. There was a better showing of livestock at the yards yesterday and trading was, conse quently, on a more active scale. There were no material changes In prices. Cattle and hogs continued steady and sheep were easy in tone. Most of the steers offered were of good quality and were taken at $8.25. The best cows sold at $7 and 97.25. For choice lightweight hogs buyers again paid $9.30 and $9.35. Heavy swine sold at $8.25 and $8.30. Several loads of ewes were disposed of at $4. and a bunch of yearlings brought $4.25. Most of the lambs on sale were moved at $4.60. Receipts were 243 cattle, 366 hogs and 2476 sheep. Shippers were: R. N. Stanfield, Meacham, 4 cars of sheep; J. Mace, Union Junction and Shanlko, a cars of sheep; E. McLen nan, Gove Creek and Hunts Ferry, 3 cars of sheep; Walker - Brothers. Grass Valley, 2 cars of sheep and hogs; w. H. Harris, Hunts Ferry, 2 cars of cattle; W. H. Miller. Hunts Ferry, 1 car of cattle and hogs; C. C. Clark, The Dalles, 3 cars of cattle; Rich Brothers. Wasco, 1 car of cattle and hogs; S. L. Overton, Brownsville, 1 car of cat tle; W. J. Snodgrass, Lebanon, 2 cars of sheep; H. Stegman. Warnick. Wash.. 1 car of cattle, and Talbott Brothers, Manhattan, Mont., 2 cars of hogs. The days sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 1 bull 110 $5.50 2 bulls 1405 6.00 1 steer . 1240 7.60 7 steers 1108 E.00 6 steers 1U93 7.50 10 steers 1227 8.2.1 5 steers i. .....1243 7.65 15 steers .1167 8.25 18 steers .....1110' 8.25 steers 1023 7.75 2 steers 915 7.45 4 steers 1102 7.75 1 cow .....1270 7.00 1 cow 104O 6.75 8 cows 1023 7.25 3 cows ......1100 7.2.1 10 cows .1086 7.00 1 cow 94 0 6.00' 6 cows .11 10 7.00 1 bull 1430 5.75 1 bull . 900 6.00 16 lambs 5.1 8.00 88 Iambs r9 4.65 148 lambs 66 4.65 1 ewe lOO 4.00 257 ewes 97 4.00 116 ewes 98 4.00 107 ewes 99 4.00 109 yearlings 81 4.25 3 hogs 323 8.30 96 hogs 181 9.30 2 hogs 34.1 8.30 84 hogs 200 9.30 10 hogs 338 8.25 71 hogs 202 9.25 65 hogs 203 9.33 The range of prices at the yaras was as follows: Choice steers . .. .$7.75 6.50 Good steers ..................... 7.25&7.75 Medium steers ................... 7.007.2o Choice cows 6.50 7.23 Good cows ...................... 6.2.1(0.50 Medium cows 6.00ft6.25 Choice calves 8.00 & ft. 00 Good heavy calves .............. 6.50(97.50 Bulls 4.00 46.00 HogB Light S.75af.35 Heavy 7.25&3.35 Sheep Wethers 3.25?i4.25 Ewes , S.00ei)4.00 Lambs 5.0U&6.00 Omaha Livestock Slarket. - OMAHA, July 16. Cattle Receipts 3100; market steady. Native steers, $7.258.85; cows and heifers, $5.25 8; Western steers, $6.50&7.75; Texas steers, $5.5o7.25; rangd cows and heifers, $4016.50; calves, $79.50. Hogs Receipts 6000; market higher. Heavy. $8.608.70: lisht. f 8.7.1I&.8.9U; pigs, (6'!8; bulk of sales, $8. 70 a 8.80. Sheep Receipts 5500; market steady. Yearlings. $56; wethers, $-4.25 '0-6.10; lambs, $89 8.85. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. July 16. Cattle Receipts 16. 000; market steady to a shade lower. Beeves, $7.109.15; Texas steers, $7$j8; Western steers, $7.15&8.20: stockers and feeders, $5.607.90; cows and heifers, $3.85 3)8.50; calves, $8.5011. Hogs Receipts 21,000; market strong, 5 10c higher. Light, $8,900)9.374; mixed. $S.759-3.1; heavy. SS.55(&'9.174 ; rough, $S.55& S.7.1; pigs, $7.309.10; bulk of sales, $S.909.20. Sheeep Receipts 20,000; market steady. Native. $4.505.60; Western, $4.504J)5.60; yearlings, $5.80(-7.35: lambs, native, $6.85 Q8.70; Western, $6.858.70. WAHKIAKUM COURT BUSY Tax Case of leep River Logging Company Compromised. CATHLAMET, Wash.. July 16. (Spe cial.) The Superior Court of Wahkia kum County was convened here today by Judge A. E. Rice, of Lewis County. Amelia Alden was granted a decree of divorce from John Alden on the ground of desertion. The case of Deep River Logging Company against the county for a refund of excess taxes was com promised, as was also the case of A. B. Mathews vs. Wahkiakum County for an erroneous assessment. An echo of the famous Peacock case was heard in the action of L. L. Lev lugs on his claim against the county for professional services rendered the county during the trial of the Peacock case in October, 1910. This claim has been before the County Commissioners at various times since the settlement of the Peacock case nearly three years ago, at which time the defendant fin ally was discharged upon his agree ment to leave the county. The present action was continued pending further negotiations with the County Commis sioners for settlement. Iabor Day Plans Started. KELSO, Wash., July 16. Special.) Preparations are already upnder way for a Labor day celebration at this point. One of the features of the day will be a game of ball to be played by teams from the newly organized Shin gle Weavers' Union and the local busi ness men- V FRENCH CROP HURT Rain Damage in France Makes Wheat Stronger. EXPORT TRADE IMPROVES Chicago Slarket Closes With Ad vances Ranging Up to 1 1-4 Cents 'Set Unbroken Drouth Sends Up Corn Prices. CHICAGO, July 17. improved export bus iness ran up prices today in wheat. The market closed steady at an advance of 4 4o to l4c net. All other leading staples showed a gain corn 14c to 5)Sc, oats c to Tc and provisions a shade to 10c. Liverpool traders would not harmonise with yesterdays decline here and cables told of rain damage in France, and wheat bulls took courage from this fact. Corn ascended because of unbroken drouth and heat West of the Missouri River. Disappointing thresher returns In Hllnols had a strengthening influence on oats. Higher prices for hogs served as the chief basis or. which to hoist provisions. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. ..$ .85 $ .RS $ .g5 .854 . .814 .87 .8U7 . .89 .904 .89H .904 CORN. . .604 .604 .r,0'4 .60 "51., -61v " -614 .5 .574, .574 .57 OATS. . .38 .3S1 .37t; .37T4 . .384 .394 .38. .39 .40 .40 54 .40 .40 MESS PORK. .21.85 21.90 21.8.1 21.!K .20.874 21.074 20.S74 21.00 Sept. July .. Sept. .. Dec. . . LARD. PS- iHl 11.674 11.70 ct- 11.724 11.774 11.724 11.774 SHORT RIBS. JH?;4 JJ-S3 11-524 11.60 11 774 11.674 11.7214 11.45 11.575 .45 11.50 SHORT RIBS, July 11.524 11.6 Oct. Cash rvrices vera: ?fa ??,-. h.. eiaic: no. 2 iin o iTf.T"0.1? A- yellow, 614p62c; No. 3. 60(&Sl4c; no. 3 white. 62c; No. ihTfi10;?!'611,01 No" 4 B80c; No. 4 Rjw-!o ' e"' 1 ' yellow- 69 4 60 k c. Barley, 48Q63c'. Timothy, $3,75 44.75. Cloverseed, nominal. European Grain Markets. LONDON, July Cargoes on passage. buyers hold off. 8 ' English country markets, steady; French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL, Ju7y 16. Wheat Spot, J1" Fu!ures- "teady; July, 7s 5d; Oc tober. 7s 84d; December. 7s 3?4d. Weather cloudy. Minneapolis Grain Market. " t MINNEAPOLIS. July 16 Close: Wheat o"ifV-,?.7,!c: September. 894c; December. 92924.c. Cash: No. 1 hard. 91c; No. i VaQii '? 7s? t j Nortnern, 874 ff)88:c; No. 2 hard Montana, SSc; No 3 H" Vina, C.I t- . 1 Iiarley Unchanged. Flax $L37T4. Grains la San Francisco. - SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. Spot quota tons: Walla Walla. $1.551.564 : red Rus sian. 1.63 f1.53; Turkey red, $1.60(31.65; bluestem. 1.6Utl.65; feed barley. $1.324 IfiZS TVK barley, nomjnal.- white oats, t'i ??oe'1"?',: .Dra.n-- 2"'-''(tra26; middlings. $J1(S,2: shorts. $27.SO28. .xU- board: Barley steady. December. $1.35 per cental; December. 1.39 per cental bid. $1.404 asked: July. $1.304 per cental t 2' .1.".6 askcd; Aueust, $1.314 per cental bid, $1.324 asked. Puget Sonnd Wheat Market. SEATTLE. July 16. Wheat Old crop: -,- --. - - - - ...... ...Li. 011., emu, o 1 (j : fife, 87c; red Russian, 87c. New crop HlllMf.ln ,.-. ....I., OA. .. .. . fife. 79e: red Russian, 78c. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 15. TACOMA July 16. Wheat Bluestem. 93c; fortyfold. 91c; club, oc; red fife, 89c Car receipts Wheat 6, barley 1. corn 4. hay 1L WILLIAM WRIGHT BURNED Independence Rancher Confined to Bed as Result of Injuries. INDEPENDENCE, Or.. July 16. (Spe cial.) William Wright, better known as "Uncle Billle Horseradish," was burned yesterday on hiB ranch below town while he was trying to smoke some bees. The veil that he wore to protect himself from the bees caught on fire from the smoker and befor-e the fire was extinguished he was badly burned on the right hand and the right side of the face. He was confined to his bod today, but the attending phy sician reports that although he Is bad ly burned, he will pull through all right, "Uncle Billle" is one of the best known of the older characters of the Pacific Coast country, having sold horseradish in probably every city, town, village and hamlet from Mexico to Alaska. He Is getting aged now, but is still young In spirits. He has quit the horseradish business and is raising peaches on his ranch two miles below town. BOOST FOR BITULITHIC ' It means more durable paving more satisfaction to all of us and lower upkeep expenses. J.C. WILSON & CO. STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN AND COTTON. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE, CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. IHB STOCK AND BONO EXCHANGE. SAN iRANCloCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street phones Marshall 4120. A 4187. r " CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS PUBLIC SERVICE PROPERTIES FINANCED ana MANAGED ' SO Pine Street New York LADD &TILTON BANK Established 1859. Capital $ 1,000.000.00 Surplus 1,000.000.00 Deposits 14,000,000.00 Commercial and Savings Accounts OFFICERS. W. M. Ladd, President. Robert S. Howard. Asst. Cashier. Kdward Cookingliam. Vice-Pres. J. W. Ladd. Asst. Cashier. W. H. Dunckley, Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier. Corner Washington and Third Streets. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 900,000 Oldest National Bank West of th Rocky Mountains CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON ST3. The Bank of Personal Service Sound Banking Practice and thorough under standing of business requirements enable this bank to render a service unexcelled for promptness and efficiency. Accounts cordially invited. Merchants National Bank Under Government Supervision. Founded 1886. Washington and Fourth Streets. 6ailinK from NEXT LA T.A IjORRAJ XE OK. 1 i..J . .. . . Ifei t i r T . . . Aut. w iv..-, v I-. (new) . . Wed. Sept. 10 Twin-orew steamer. tQuadmule-screw steamer. SPKCIAL 8ATURDA1 SAILINGS FROM NEW VOKK. 8 P M ONE CLASS CABIN (II) and 1U1RD-CLASS Fussenaers Only CHICAGO Aue. 2 tBOCHAXBEAD. . . T. . .Aue. 16 C. W. Stinger, 80 6th St.; A. I. Charlton, 35 Morrison nt.j J. o. Thoimut M. & St. P. Ky.j Horsey B. Smith. 69 6th ec; A. c. Sheldon. 100 Sd at : H Dlokuon. 12a 3d t.: North Sank Koud. Cth and Stark eta., scents. Portland HUrELEKg OtJIDK. EXCEPTIONAL SECOND CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS BY BOSTON SERVICE The 8. a CLEVELAND, CICtN NATI and BLLECHKR ara ships of unusual tonnage, providing spacious cabins, staterooms, and deck space The Second Cabin accommodations compare favorably In comfort and luxury with the first cabins of ves sels of leas tonnage. From BOSTON to Cleveland Cincinnati , f 'levrland . , Cincinnati. . . July 29 . . . . Auguttt lti .September 14 . . . . . September 23 Hamburg-American Line 160 Powell at., San Francisco, Cat; South ern Pacific Co., 80 6th St.; O.-W. R. & N. Co., Nor. Pacific, D. & R. G. R. R., Burl ington Route, Milwaukee A. Puget Sound R. R.. Great Northern Railway Co., Dorse y B. Bmlth, 69 6th St., Portland. Oregon. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Direct Saturday, July 19, 2:30 P. M. BRAN-NEW STEAMER . MULTNOMAH SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND & LOS ANGELES S. S. CO. (With Denver & Rio Grande R. R.) 124 Third Street. Main 26 A 4596 San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder. Sail Every Wednesday Alternately at U P. M. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. 122A Third St. Phones Mala 1314. A 1314. UXI'KKMS 6'1EAMK3 i'OR San Pranciacn and La. Angeles WITHOUT CHANGE. S. S. BEAR Sails A. M. Jnly 21 8. S. ROSE CITY, July S THE SAN FRANCISCO It PORTLAND 9. 8. CO.. Ticket Office Sd and Washing ton. With O.-W. K. & N. Co. rhone Marshall 4600. A 6121. COOS BAY AND EUREKA STEAMER ALLIANCE SAILS THURSDAY, JULY 17 at 6 P. M. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. 122 A, Third St., Near 'Wanhlnston. LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO STEAMSHIPS YALE AND HARVARD Railroad or any steamer to Ean Francisco, the Expo City. Largest, fastest and the ONLY 6trlctly first-class passenger ships on the Cosst. AveraKe speed 28 miles per hour; cost 12.000.000 each. SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND & L. A. S. S. CO., Main 26. Frank Bollan, Agent. A 4595. lit Third Street. Mi smWiiTi RAU11. RIO nR jiKVTCn a . m tj ii MONTEVIDEO AND BOSARIO Large, Kew and Fat Fawnrer Stramrrs from ew 1 or a every alternate SsxurcUy.- -For rates, etc, apply local ticket A grnts, or STO S UAX1U. Oct Ai-ii. )l Yyi L,,.h.B. y. Compatgme Gener&le Transatlantique Street Lini to Havre-Paris (Franee) New York every Thursday at 10 A. M. SAV0IE, Thursday, July 31 7 l.-V TOCBAIXK...(Wl.) Auk. 87 "1 V FKOEM'E. . . (Wrd.) !Scpt. 3 TRAVELERS GUIDE. THE WHITE STAR . LINE'S New OLYMPIC LONDON PARIS via Pljroonth Cherbourg Southampton August 2 August 23 SEPT. 13 OCT. 4 AMERICAN H.V. Plymouth-Cherbourg-Southamptoo ATLANTIC TRANSPORT New York London Direct. RED STAR New York Dover Antwerp WHITE STAR w York Quezon town rjverpool N.Y.-l'lymouth-t herbounc-Ssouthamptoii New York aut Boston M yj i tfrrunfaq- WHITE STAR DOMINION CANADIAN SERVICE Sailings Every Saturday From Montreal and Uuebec. By the LARGEST CANADIAN LINERS Including the Teutonic, July 26. Laurentic, Aug 2. Canada., Ane. 9. .Megantic, Aug. 16. Send for folders of the Short Land locked St. Lawrence Route to Europe A. E. DISNEY, PASS ACT.. 619 2D AVE., 3 Doors Eroni Cherry, SEATTLE, or Local Railway and Steamship Agent. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND. Round Trip Fate: 1st class to Tahiti 135. to Wellington 07-30, to Sydney foOO. feprclal Pacific Ocean Tour (including South isea Isles) to SyUney via. Tahiti, Karo tonga and New Zealand and returning to San Francisco (or Vancourer) via Auckland. Fiji or Samoa and Honolulu. .i'2S. 1st class. Stop-ovra any point, nood one year. Sail ings from San Francisco June 25. July Ji. August liO, etc. Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, Ltd. Office: 79 Market Street. San Francisco. COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP "BREAKWATER" sails from Albers Dock. No. 3, Portland, at 9 A. M. June 4, 8, 14. 19. 24. 29. July 4. Bb 14. 19. 24 29. thereafter every five days. ! A. M. Freight received dally until 5 p. at. except day previous to sailing, previous day, 4 P. M. Paenenser farea: First-class. 10; second-class. $7. including berth and maala. Ticket office at Albers Dock No. & PORTLAND & COOS BAY 3. S. LINE, L. H. KEATING. Ageat. Phone Main 586J A 614L Drain-Coos Bay Auto Line Now Dally to Marshfleld. Wire reservations to O, Mattoon, Drain, Oregon