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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1905)
THE HORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1905. la S HOLD KEY p speculators practically Out of the Market. GS SELLS HIS LAST LOT rers Must Now Go Direct to the rarmcrs" for Their Supplies. Front Street Again Bare of Deciduous Fruits. HOPS Speculators' holdings near- lly all disposed of. TRVIT Market bare of deciduous I fruits. VEGETABLES Firmer prices for tomatoes. POTATOES Market steady with j light receipts of choice stock; POULTRY Chickens weaker owing: to slower demand. EGGS Good inquiry for strictly fresh Oregon. BUTTER No change in local'sltu- ation GROCERIES Advances In sago and tapioca. Canned salmon firm. Tactically all the Oregon hops held by opec- Ltors have been deposed of. Only about bales can be accounted for, and of these fO bales are held by Krebs Bros., who will cell beore September or October. Buyers est now go direct to the grower for their ;ds. It is believed some 8000 bales remain Lid in first hands in the state. The grow- fe holding very firm, which accounts 'for tscnt lull in the market. There are Ir'cf orders here and at Salem, but dealers it almost impossible to fill them. Should growers continue to stand together as HI, it is likely they will force . the market a notch or two, something that could not done while the speculators were unload- Ittggo. of Dallas, sold the last of his hold- js yesterday. 85 bale at 18 cent. , This usaction and the purchase by A. J. Ray of bales from Trulllnger. of Liberal, at 16,5 Ints, was all the business reported. Rome of the bear dealers arc sending out Sports that the English crop- la estimated at 13,000 to 700.000 hundredweight. The wide ngc in the figure shows the lack of value such estimates and discloses the fact that ey are purely guesswork. The London Times its last report on English hops placed the Indltlon of the growing crop at 98 per cenL it average output in the past 15 years has hen -450,000 hundredweight. This report was lade two weeks ago and the crop is Just pw enterlnc on the critical season, the period then in past years the greatest damage has ben wrought. (Hopmen declare, that It is not the size of he English crop, but that of America, that the leading factor in the making of prices. uere is a normal demand in England for sout 0,000 bales of American hops, and no tatter what their crop will be, they will re quire that amount from this side. Uneatls- irtory reports continue to come frpm the irds of California and New York, as well as it state, and it Is undeniably this fact thai a- lately stiffened the market DECIDUOUS FRUITS SCARCE. caches Advance Under a Strong Demand California Melons Palmed Off for Oregons. The market 'was almost bare of deciduous iruit yesterday. A car arrived In the after- toon, but too late to be of service. Peaches s-ere In very strong demand and Roseburg Prawforda sold up to 60 cents and $1. Two tans of peaches are due today. There was much indignation on Front street, Caused by an effort made to palm off small- Hie Lodl melons as Oregon fruit. No Oregon vatermelons are expected before the 15th of als month. Three cars of Lodl melons came In yesterday, also one can of Exeter canta oupes, two cars of lemons and a mixed car 3f lemons and oranges. Grapes were over- lentlful and sold as low as Jl a box. There was a good demand for tomatoes and he price advanced to COffSS cents. Green corn ras a drug on the market and dropped to 75 cents a sack. Potatoes are steady with ttvr arrivals of strictly good stock. CHICKEN MARKET WEAKER. ceipts Are Good, but the Demand Is Light Poor Eggs Arriving. The chicken market is rather weaker under fairly large receipts and a light demand. Hens mge in price from 12V41S4 cents, and on Springs 10 icents is the top, with most rales ade one cent under this. Very few turkeys coming In and the market on thorn Is Spring turkeys are quoted up to 23$?24 hi old ones at 1S19 cent. Ducks and Ire very clow sale. Is a good demand for strictly fresh it many of the arrivals are poor. The ?t holds at about 22 cents. pre are no further developments in the r situation. Trade Is fairly good and. ti are quoted firm. Grocery Notes. Sago and tapioca have advanced S5 cents hundred. Dried peachea are scarce and firm. The rflrat arrtal of new peaches is looked for soon. The market is stiff on canned salmon, par ticularly Fraser River sookeyes. The trade looks for an advance all along the line, on both Alaska and Fraser River goods. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cltiea yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland '. $352,517 $ 00,423 Seattle 081.650 200.61)5 j T&coma 4.16,400 15,073 SpOKane 441,036 59,417 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc FLOUR Patents. J4.505.10 per barrel: straights $4 4.25: clears. $3'.75&4; Valley. $3.00 (J 4.25; Dakota hard wheat. $6.5007.50; Graham. $3 50 4; whole wheat. $4 Q 4.25; rye flour, local, $5: Eastern. S5.S0 05.90; cora xneai, per bale, J 1.10 2.20. WHEAT New club. 78B75c per bushel; jjcw bluestem. 78080c per bushel; new Valley, 76c. BARLEY Old feed. $21.50222 per ton; new" feed, $204221. rolled. $2324. . OATS No. ,1 whits teed. $26330 per ton; gray, $20. MILLSTUFFS Bran. 519 per ton: mid dlings, $24.50; shorts. $21: chop. U. S-. Mills. $19.- linseed dairy feed. $18; Acalfa meal. $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, $0.75; lower grades. $5 CCS; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks. $8 p'er barrel. 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale: oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks. $7,30 per barrel. 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, 1140. pearl barley. $4.26 per 100 pounds; 23 poSnd boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. K- rjuna sacKs, tx.su per oaie.- HAY Timothy, old. ner trm- Slie-li-CO. clover. $899; grain, S9; cheat! $7 BOfiS. Vegetables, Fruit, Ete. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, table. $1,500 f M rwr KnT- now OrwTl Tr. -u. 7 cote,0c per crate; peaches. 75c$l per cratej -plums; 75c per crate; blackberries, Bjj 6c per pound; cherries, 50c per box; canta loupes, $i.502.2S crate; pears, $2.25 per box; prunes, &5cfr$l; raspberries. $1.25 per cratt; watermelons. lL40c per pound; crabapples, 5Dc per box; nectarines, $1 per box; grapes, $11.25. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice. $4.50 35.50; oranges, navel. fanc, I2.50ff2.73 box; choice. $202.50; standard. $X.501.75; Mediter ranean sweets. $2.5032.75; Valencia. $3,259 3.75; grapefruit. $2.5003 per box; bananas. 5Hc per pound; pineapples, $2,5054 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artl choices. 50e dozen, bcuns, l4c per pound; cabbage. 15) IVlC. per pound; cauliflower. 75w00e per doxen: celery. 565e per dozen; corn. 75c per bag; cucumbers. 15025c box; egg plant. lic; lettuce, hothouse, 25c per dozen; peas. 205c per pound; peppers. 15c per pound; tomatoes, 60085c per crate; squash. 5c per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1,230 1.40 per sack: carrots, 51-2501.50 per sack: beets $1L25 per sack: garlic. 12 He pet pound. ONIONS Red. $L25 per .hundred; yellow. $1 25 POTATOES Oregon, new. 5Oc0$l; Califor nia. new. E5c0$l. RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-croun. 754c: 5-layer Muscatel raisins, "He; unbleached, seedless Sultanas,'. 6Sic; London layers. 3 crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; 2 crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUrrs Apples, evaporated. 6Q OVzC per pound; sundrled. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. SHSOc; peaches. 801OW: pears, none; prunes, Italian, 4 5c; French, J -wS5c; ngs, uaiuornia Diacics. nez do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates. 6c; plums, pitted. Cc Butter, Eggs, "Poultry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra, cream er. 22l4g25c per pound; state creameries: Fancy creamer-. 21Vs325c: store butter. 140) 16c. EGGS Oregon ranch. 2202214c- per dozen; Eastern. 20021c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 1201214c: Young America, 13013&C. POULTRY Average old hens. 12fefl3c; mixed chickens, 12013c; old roosters, 10 JOlie; young" roosters. 11012UC: Springs-. 1A to 2 pounds. 1515U;c; 1 to lb pounds. 150U6C; dressed chickens. 171014c; turkeys, live, .lSglOc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2O022ac; geese; live, por pound, 607c; geese, drested, per pound, 8010c; ducks, old. 13c; ducks, young. 10014c: pigeons, $101.25; .squabs. $222.50. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, -02Sc; Java, ordinary. 1822c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820cr good, lCCgUSc; ordinary, 10 12c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. lOus. $14.25; 50s, $14.25; Arbuckle. $15.25; Lion. $15.25. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, $5.374. South ern Japan, $3.50; Carollnaa, 5&6&c; broken head, 2c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.85; fancy, 10 Hi-pound flats. $1.80; Vi -pound fiats, $LI0; Alaska pink 1-pound talis. 85c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.30; sockeyes, 1-pound talis, $1.85. SUGAR Sack basic. 100 pounds; Cube. $5.75; powdered. $5.50; dry granulated. $5.40; extra C, $4.90; golden C. $4.80; fruit sugar. $5.40; advance over sack basis, as fol lows: Barrels. 10c; half-barrels, ,25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Uc per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar, granulated, $5.30 per 1U0 pounds; maple sugar. 15016c per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 . per bale; Liverpool, 60s, $17; 100s. $16.50; 200s. $16: half-pound. 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 134c per pound -by oaclc. 3c extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 15c; filberts. 14c: pecans, Jumbos, 14c; extra large. 15c; almonds, I. X. L-. ICHc; chestnut. Ital ians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pouna drum; pea nuts, raw, 7c per pound; roasted. 9c; pine nuts. 1012ic; hickory nuts. 7c: cocoanuts. 7c; cocoanuts, 35090c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3H0Uc; large white. Sttc; pink. 3Vi08lic: bayou. 4Hc; Lima. 6!fcc Hop., 'Wool. Hides, Etc HOPS Choice 1904. 17QlUc per pound. "WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 180 21c; lower grades, down to 15c, according to .shrinkage; Valley. 2027c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 3lc per pound. HIDES Dry bides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up. lC01CVic per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 10 pounds 11015c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds 17018c; dry salted, built and stags, one-third less than dry flint: (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, ecored. murrain, hair clipped, weather-beaten or grub--. 203e per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound. CO pounds and over. 9010c per pound: 58 to 60 pounds. S409o per pound; under 50 pounds and cows, 809c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 9c per pound; ealted veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; ealted calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green unsAlted, lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound test). Sheep skins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers' stock. 25030c each; abort wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 4O05OC each; medium, wool. No. 1 butcher stock, 60080c; lone wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $101.50 cacn. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12014c per pound: horso hides, salted, each, according to tire, $1.5003; dry, each, according to size, $1 01.50; colts' hldec. 25050c each; goat eklnt. common. 10015a each; Angora, with -wool on, 2501.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 3J504c: No. 2 and crease. 203c. FURS Bear skins, as to size. Ns. 1, $2.50 010 caoh; cubs, $102: ttadger. 25050c: wild cat. with head perfect. 2505Oo; houte cat. 5010c; fox. common gray. 50070; red. $30 5; cross, $5015; sliver and black. $lOU02Ou; fishers, $506; lynx. $4.5006: mink, strictly No. 1, according to else. $102.50; marten, dark Northern, according to tltze and color. $10015; marten, pale. pine, according to lxe and color. $2.5004; muskrat, large, 10015c; skunk, 40050c: civet or polecat. 5010c; otter, large, prime skin, $0010; panther, with head and claws perfect. $205; raccoon, prime. 300 50c; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.50 05; coyote. 6O0$1; wolverine. $008: beaver, per skin, large. $500; medium, $304; small. $101.50; kits. 50075c. BEES WAX U ood. clean and pure. 2O022e per sound. CASCARA SEGRADA (Chlttaa barkl Good. 33Ho per pound. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. 707HC. Frqyislons and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 1 pound, la&c per pound; 14 to 1C pounds, lSJic; is to 2u pounds, lUc: California iplcnic), 9c; cottage fenm 9c; shoulders. He; boiled nam. 21c; boiled pic nic ham. bonelsss, 15c BACON Fancy breakfast. 10c per pound; standard breakfast. 17c; choice. lSMa Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 14Hc; peaeb bacon. 13Hc DRY SALT CURED Regular abort clears. lOUc dry salt, llc smoked; clear backs. 10c dry salt, 11c smoked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds, average. HUc dry salt. 12Uc smoked; Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds aver age, none. PICKLED GOODS-Pork. barrels. $1S; half barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels. $12; half barrels. $0.50. SAUSAGE Portland ham. ISc per pound: minced ham. 10c; Summer. choice dry. 17&c; bologna, long. l"c: welnerwurst, 8e; liver. Cc; pork, 9c: blood, 5c; headcheese, Cc; bologna sausage, link. 4 Vic. CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds. $8. Roatt beef fiat, pounds. $1.23: two pounds. $2.25: six pounds, none. Roast beef. tall, pounds, none; two poundis $2.S5! six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.15. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces OHc. tuba 9c. 60s 9c. 20 10c. 10s 1034c. 5 10Hc Standard Pure: Tierces 854c. tubs 0VC 50p Vic. 20s 9Vlc 10s 9Hc. 5s 9Xc Compound: Tierces 6c tubs 6Vic, -60s CUc 10s C!4c 5s CTic. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls. 102c per pound; cows. 3H04Vic; country steers. 405c MUTTON Dress ed fancy, Cc per pound; ordinary, 405c VEAL Dressed. 76 to 125 pounds, 6VS07c; 125 to 200 pounds. 406c; 200 pounds and up, 304HC . PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. "tJTVtc; 150 and up. C0'7c per pound. c:u. TURPENTINE Cases, 80a per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7ic; 600-pound lots. 7c: less than 600-pound lots. Sc. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 23 Vic; Iron barrels, 17c; 6A a eg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron barrels or drums. 26c COAL OIL Cases. 20V4c; Iron barrels. 14c: wood barrels, 17c; 63 dee., cases, 22c: Iron barrels. 15V4C LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots, 62c; 1 barrel lota. C3c; cases. CSc; boiled. 5-barrel lots. 64c; 1-borrel lots. 65c; cases. 70c Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 4. Wool Steady; territory and Western mediums, 28030c; fine medium, 23026c:. fine, 160 lgc Fatal Quarrel About Horse Eace. HUNTINGTON. W. Va.. Aug. ..2ap taln "William Crocker, a prominent -hotel-keeper and horseman, was fatally Injured In an encounter today -with F. H. Ttrg man, of this city, F. H. Ingram and "Wal ter Mayhew. of Ohio, all well-known horsemen, and an unknown jockey, who escaped into Kentucky. The other men have been arrested. The cutting" grew out of a controversy between Crocker and Ingram- over Crocker's horse being ruled out of a race yesterday. Teach Ia tin at AVhitworth. FOREST GROVE. Or,, Aug. 4. (Special.) Jflss LIberta Brown, .of this city, has accepted a call to the chair of Latin in Whltworth College. Tacoma. Miss Brown, upon hor graduation from Pacific Univer sity In 1899. received a scholarship In Co lumbia University. New York, where sho tookjthe degree of Master of, Arts in 1903, distinguishing herself by brilliant work in Latin at that institution. Last year she taught the Yakima High School. "Whltelaw Reld. the American Ambas sador, yesterday entertained at. luncheon a number of his American friends, -who are -visiting London. SEEKING . MARKET Large Offerings of Northern Wheat at San Francisco. CAUSE SLUMP IN PRICES December Option Declines Sharply Despite Firmness at Chicago and Abroad Fruit Season Reaches Its Height. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4. (Special.)-Tbe slump In the local wheat market during tbe past few days Is attributed to Urge offerings of Northern wheat here at less than option prices. Weakness continued today, and De cember was freely sold down to 1.42. despite the firmer tone of Chicago and foreign mar kets. Cash -prices closed weak, buyers hav ing withdrawn for tbe time being. December barley, affected by the wheat decline, had a sharp drop, but became steadier In the final dealings. Cufh barley and other grains were fairly steady for choice lots and easy for lower grade. Receipts of leading descriptions of Summer fruits were lighter. The season has about reached Its height. Surplus stock? of peaches and pears are still heavy, but are expected to be largely reduced' In a few days, when firmer prices may be seen. The market Is glut ted with common apples. Fancy shipping plums are ecarce. Seedless grapes- advanced sharply. Lemons and oranges -are easier. Mexican limes are hither. Prices for potatoes are bo higher, but a steadier tone was reported In river kinds, as the low values have awakened a shipping de mand. New Merced sweets- are more plentiful and lower at 3 to 3Vi cents. Onions are' in heavy supply and generally weak. Fancy Lima beans are scrace and higher. Butter Is steadier, with more movement. Cheese is well sustained. Eggs are unsettled and irregular. Receipts, 67.000 pounds butter, 20.900 pounds- cheese. 44.1M dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 200-iOc; garlic, 304c; green peas. 304c: string beans. 507c; tomatoes. 20035c; egg plant. 5Oc0$l. ' POULTRT Turkey gobblers. 18020c;- roost ers, old. 440-4.50: do young. 44.5006.50; broil ers, small. 4202.50; do large. 4202.50; fryers, 4303.50; do young, 4304. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 23c; creamery seconds, 22c; fancy dairy. 22c; dairy seconds, 20c. EGGS Store. 18023c; fancy ranoh. 28030c; Eastern. 17024c WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 28 0dOc; Nevada. 10020c MILLSTUFFS Bran 421021.50; middlings, f 260 28. HAY "Wheat, 5f-013.5O; wheat and oats; 48.50012.50; barley. 46.5000: alfalfa. 4600; clover. 47010; stock. 4506; stratr, 3O05Oe per bale. . POTATOES Early Rose, nominal; Salinas Burbanks. 5c941. CHEESE Young America. HH.iffllc: East ern. 1505Hc. FRUITS Apples, choice, 41.15; osamon, 40c: bananas. 750043; Mexican limes. 45.5006; Cal ifornia lemons, choice. 43.50; common. 41.50; oranges, navels, nominal; pineapples. 41.5003. HOPS lGH01Sc per pound. RECEIPTS Flour. 14.800 quarter sacks; wheat. 1604 centals; barley. 17.603 centals; oats. 2383 centals; beans. 1629 sacks; potatoes. 6930 sacks; bran, 1480 sacks; jntddllngs, 15 sacks; hay, 1187 tons; wool. 123 bales; hides, 122S. SPORT IN STOCK TRADING MARKET SHOWS BOTH CONSIST ENCY AND STRENGTH. Union Pacific and St. Paul ParUclr pate in the 3Iovcmcnt Con fidence In Grain Crop. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. The exchange had quite a lively hour following the opening to-, day and the market showed more consist ency and strength during that period than at any time during the week. A' good effect was produced on sentiment by the fact that tnich eubstantial market leaders as Union Pacific and St. Paul were fully partlclpatant In the movement, to the exclusion to some of the less Influential specialties which have made up mueh of the market's prominence on recent days. But the effort to carry prices higher seemed to have exhausted itself with this 'spurt, and the later trading reverted to the class of specialties which may be moved with much less effort. With the sub sidence of the early active demand, a drop ping tendency' In the standard stocks became observablei The heaviness had no mere news to explain It than did the early strength. The active buying of the first hour was pro fessedly based on growing confidence ' In the grain crops, and It was sought to convey the Impression that information was available to the buyers on this subject through the ar rangements for securing supplies by tbe great cereal-producing companies. The preference tor less conspicuous market Readers in the later movements turned to some of the high-priced railroad t locks which the extraordinary market course of Lackawanna has helped to make attractive. Record prices for Central Railroad of New Jersey and for Northern Pacific, with the exception of the comer in the latter stock, -were the conse quence. American Smelting was another stock to touch to a. new Thigh record prlcV A num ber of minor stocks made their appearance on the tape for the first time la' months, to be moved upwards with a dash on llgbr transac tions. The Coalers and tbe Southern group rested after their previous advance. The early atrength in Union Pacific waa ex plainable by the reports of net earnings for that system and for Southern Pacific for June, which made their appearance during the day. showing an Increase over the pre ceding June, which reported nearly 41.000,000 for the two systems. The check to buying which showed In the later market may have been due to considera tion of the bank statement. It was notice able, however, that an easier tone was reported in the market tor time loan and for call loans there was hardly any demand tor' what was offered. The sub-Treasury has with drawn something over 44.000.000 during the week thus far. notwithstanding the Govern "ment Interest payable August 1. New York contlnuesr to gain cash on the interior move ment, but not sufficient to offset this drain, so that a decrease of over 42.000.000 In the cash jltem of the banks la indicated tor to morrow's bank statement. London supplied no business to this market, the holidays there extending until next Tues day serving to discourage new business.. The Irregular tone of the later market continued up to the closinr. Bonds were steady: total sales, par value, 43.03S.000. United States bonds were un changed on call. 1 CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express .. 235 Amalgamated Copper. 13,100 S4i 37i 30 83:4 834 374 374 00H 09fc 29i 30U 02 . . ... ' 17 40 4SU 4SS Am. Car & Foundry. 1.400 do preferred American Cotton OIL do preferred American Express .. Am. Hd. & Lth. prd? American Ice American Linseed Oil do preferred ...... American Locomotive 100 700 600 500 3&H 27i 6.S00 49V4 300 112 do preferred 112 nm Am. Smelt. & Refin. 52.SO0 1284 126: 127H Am. Sugar Refining-. 4,000 1434 142 142U Am. Tobacco pfd.... 300 S7K 97 9tu Anaconda Mining Co. 1.300 115& 115U m" Aicnuna v.vju tchlwn 9,900 S7U S7U do preferred 100 102H 102U 102U Atlantic Coast Line. 1.200 164U 163H 163U Baltimore & Ohio... 10.900 11RH 1" 114H do preferred 8S Brook. Rapld Transit 2.000 TOTi 69 70 Canadian Pacific 3.90-J 156155; 155 300 211 210 209 2.500 554 U 51 3,400 39i 37 3S 400 8li 81H " 2.400 20V 20U 204 Chicago Gt. Western. cni. & Northwestern 4.700 2lb4 215 -is Chi., MIL &. SU Paul 11,500 1813 180H lSU?i Chi. Term. & Transit 18 do preferred 100 33H C, C. C. & St. Louia 200 99H Colorado Fuel & Iron. 2.100 46H Colorado &. Southern. L900 29H do 1st preferred, 30 H, 99; 46 2SH ioji 39H 99 46 2Si 61 ao za preferred.... l.lOO I 4U 40 insouaa:ea uas.. Com Products .... 300 192h 192 191H do d referred 45 Delaware i Hudson. 5.100 19TJ4 197 Utl., .LACK. Bz. We?t ..... -UU Denver & Rio Grande do preferred 100 Distillers' Securities. 100 Erie 18.300 j do lit preferred.... 1.600 do 2d preferred.... 1,100 31 6d 47H 84H 74i S8K 42 03Vj 171 i9; 7SU 42i, 46i 84 ITS General Electric .... Hocking Valley Illinois Central International Paper., do preferred 200 17S 400 93U 93 200 171U 171 1.200 , 19!i 19H 100 7Si 7Si International Pump.. 27tj do preferred S2 Iowa Central 1.100 29U 2SH 2S& do preferred 500 55 Vi 54 55 Kansas City Southern 26j do preferred 500 58 53 57i Louisville & Naehv.. 5,100. UT.i 14614 Hs Manhattan L. 200 166U 1634. 160 Met, Securities .... 3.200' 83W 82a 82U Metropolitan St. By. 19,300 1294 122; 127 Mexican Central .... 10.300 23H 22tj 22H Minn. & SL Louis... 1.70O 70 68 68 M.. SU P. & S. S. M. 1.100 13Stj 1324 13SH do preferred 1.103 165 162j 165 Mlesouri Pacific 1,900 100 "4 100 100 Mo.. KarA & Texas 100 29 2S5i 2S4 do preferred 63 National Lead 13,800 4BX 48Vi Si Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. 33 New York Central... 3.700 1471 147 147 N. Y.. Ont. &. West. 3.100 53 53 52T Norfolk & Western. 900 86i 851 85i do preferred 90 North. American .... 100 101 101 100 Pacific Mall 100 434 Wi 42 Pennsylvania 59.500 1434 142 1434 People's Gas 2.S00 1074 106& 1061 P.. C. C. &. St- Louis 75 Pressed Steel Car... 3,800 46 45 45 do preferred 200 954 04 W4 Pullman Palace Car 23S "Reading 6,700 107 106 1064 do 1st. preferred.... ..... 94; do 2d preferred.... 200 92 92 914 92 214 84 774 92 21 834 314 765i nepuDiic sieei .bOO 21 do preferred 2,000 "Rock Island Co 14,600 do preferred 500 Rubber Goods do preferred ...... ...... St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 200 SU Louis Southwesu 400 , do preferred 300 Southern Pacific .... 16.100 p 314 104 as 24 61 65 6S4 6S4 24 624 .654 64 do preferred 600 118 1174 iit; Southern Railway ... 14.200 35?i 35 354 9S4 894 334 do preferred 400 Tenn. Coal & Iron.. 4.300 Texas & Pacific ..... 700 Tol.. St U & West do preferred ICO PS4 90 334 914 $94 334 3S 574 574 574 Union Pacific 42,000 1314 1304 130H do preferred 974 V. S. Express 1224 u. i?. maity 90 U. S. Rubber 3.500 52 514 do preferred 300 111 110 U. S. Steel 13.400 354 354 514 1004 354 1044 ao preferred 20.700 1044 104 VIrg.-Caro. Chemical do preferred Wabash do preferrtd Wells-Fargo Exprers. Westlnghouse ElecL. Western Union Wheeling & L. Erie. Wisconsin Central... do preferred Northern Pacific ... Central Leather .... do preferred ul 1 Wl nil' W 1.200 344 33 34 100 1064 iog-; 106 100 19 19 7.9 40 240 .14 934 16 244 524 207i 43 200 245 200 934 934 1.700 244 24 2.900 53 51 7.100 210 204 600 434 434 200 105 1044 104i Total sales for the day. 556,200 r hares BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Closing quotations: U. Sref. 2s reg.1034 do coupon 1034 V. S. 3s reg.... 1034 do coupon 1034 U. S. new 4rreg.l32 do coupon 132 U. 8. old 4s.reg.101 do coupon 104 D. & R. G. 48.1014 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 105 4 Nor. Pacific 4s.. 774 So. Pacific 4s... 944 Union Pacific 4s. 1194 Wis. Central 4s.. 9a 4 Jap. 6s. 2d ;r. .. 994 Jap. 44s. cer... 924 Atchison Adj. 4s 07 I Stocks at Load on. LONDON. Aug. 4. Consols for money, 00 3-16": consols for account. 90 5-16. Anaconda 54 'Norfolk & West. 8S4 Atchison 8042 do preferred... 96 do preferred... 1054 (Ontario & West. 54H Baltimore & O..H8 (Pennsylvania ... 734 Can. Pacific 1604'Rand Mines 04- Chen. & Ohio... 564.'Reading 544 C. Gt. Western.. 264! do 1st pref.... 484 a. M. & St P.. 1854' do 2d pref 474 DeBeers 174 So. Railway 364 D. &. R. Grande. 324) do preferred. ..1014 do preferred... SOU So. Pacific 664 Brie 434 Union Pacific 184 4 dc 1st pref.... 87 I do preferred... 994 do 2d pref 764)U. S. Steel 34 Illinois Central. 1754 do preferred., .107 Louis. & Nash.. 152 Wabash 194 Ma. Kas. A T. . 294t do preferred... 414 N. Y. Central. ..1514iSpanIsh Fours... 92 Mosey, Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Money on call, easy; Lhlghest, 2; lowest. li; piling rate, 2; last loan. 2; closing bid, 1; offered at 2. Time loans slightly easier; 30 days. 3 per cent; 60 and 90 days and four months, 34034; six months. 34f?4 per cent Prime mercantile 'paper. 4044 lr cenu Sterling exchange firmer, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at ft.S65504.866O for demand and at 44.S97504.84SO for 60-day bills; posted rates, 44-85404.874; commercial bills, 41644. Bar silver. 594c Mexican dollars. 454c Government and railroad bonds, steady, LONDON. Aug. 4. Bar silver, quiet, 274d per ounce. Money. 14014 Pr cent The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 1 3-16 per cent; do for three months bills, 1 3-16 per cenU SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. Sliver bars. 594c Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight 5c; do telegraph. 74c Sterling on London Sixty days, 41.854; do sight. f.S7. Dally Treasury Sta4emeat. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Today's statement of the. Treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the 4150,000,000 gold reserve, shows: Available cash balances 4129.440.595 Gold coin and bullion 50,555.543 Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alts, .Alpha Con Andes Belcher Best & Belcher. Bullion Caledonia ..... Challenge Con.. Chollar Confidence 4 .03(Julla 4 .03 .07Justlce 03 .17iMexIcan 1.35 .14Occldental Con... .87 1.25 Ophlr 7.25 .42Overman 15 .4 Potosl 11 .23 Savage 66 .1 Scorpion .? 10 See. Belcher 03 .17 Con. Cat. & Va.. 1.35 Sierra. Nevada.... .37 Sliver Hill....... .94 Union Con .42 Utah Con OT Con. Imperial... .01 Crown -Joint 11 Exchequer 52 Gould & Curry.. .1 Yellow JackeU... .21 Hale & Norcross 1.80 NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Closing quotations: Adams Con 4 .22jOntarlo ....JL... 42.00 Alice 53 Ophlr -. 0.75 Breece 42 Phoenix 02 Brunswick Con.. .14 Potosi .10 Comstock Tun... .07 Savage 63 Horn Silver L75SIerra Nevada.... .34 Iron Silver 3.35)Small Hopes 28 Leadvllle Con... .OSlStandard 1.40 Little Chief 0tf BOSTON. Aug. 4. Closing quotations: Adventure ....4 6.00!Mohawk 4 55.50 Allouez 33.751 Mont C. lc C. 2.63 lAmalramated. 84.00; Old Dominion. 2S.00 Am. Zinc 10.00'Osceol& 100.00 Atlantic IS-25. Parrot 25.50 Bingham Sl.OOjQulncr -.1 03.00 Cal. & Heel a.. 675.00lShannon 7.73 Centennial .... 23.25Tamarack .... 123.00 Copper Range. 70.73iTrinlty 8.50 Daly West.... 13.75 United Copper. 17.25 Dominion Coal 77.00 U. S. Oil 10.25 FranWln 12.SS.Utah 45.75 Granby. 7.3S! Victoria ...... 4.00 Isle Royals..,. 22.13 Winona 12.00 Mass. Mining.. 91.25Wolrerlne 119.00 Michigan 14.50 . Coffee and Sugar. VKW TORV. Atir. 4. The market for aattem futures closed steady, net unchanged. Total 7.20c; December. 7.3507.40c; March, 7.60c; May. 7.70c; July. 7.7507.80c Spot Rio, steady; No. 7, S4c Sugar Raw, steady: centrifugal. 96 test, 4 3-32044c; molaseea sugar. 3 3-16034c: fair refining, firm; crushed. 46; powdered. 45.40; granulated, 45.30. Nctt York Cottoa Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Cotton Spot closed quiet 40 points lower; middling. lo.40c; mid dling Gulf. 10.90c Sales. 1900' bales. Futures closed steady. August. 10,35c; Sep; t ember. 10.42c; October. 10.60c; November, 10.6c; December. 10.71c: January. '10.80c: March. 10.89c; April, 10.90c; May. 10.9tc - Central of ?T. Jersey. Chesapeake & Ohio. Chicago & Alloa.... do -preferred GONTINUESTOGROW Business Is Expanding in a Wholesome Manner. LARGE INCREASE IN ORDERS Percentage of Idle'Machlncrr Stead ily Diminishes Bank Clearings for July Break Records'. Railway Gains. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Dun's weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Business continues to expand in a whole some manner that promises well for the fu ture. Reports from the leading branches of manufactures are unanimous in telling of an increased volume of orders and. the per--centage of idle machinery steadily dimin ishes. Better prospects for the crops removes the only handicap that Impeded the revival ot trade, and favorable weather for a few weeks will assure unprecedented production In the aggregate, although the yield of cotton will fall considerably behind last year. CLEARINGS BREAK RECORDS. Railway Earnings Show Progressive Gains, Soys Brads t reel's.. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Bradstreet's tomor row will say: Trade and Industry Improve as crops ma ture. Fall business, while not yet In full swing, shows signs of expansion, and West em trade opens a week earlier than last year. Weather conditions have favored crop growth and harvesting. Fear of rust damage to Spring wheat has disappeared. Bank clearings for July break all records for the month and railway earnings show progressive gains on" the best Summers in previous years, with an increase of 8 per cent over July. 1904; the fiscal year showing 5 per cent Increase In gross and -t per cent gain In net over the preceding year. Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending August 3 are 1,041.696 bushels, against 723.314 last week. I39J9S this week last ,y ear and 3.040.C20 In 1003. From July 1 to date the exports are 4,373,443 bushels, against 6.565.475 last year. Business failures for the United States for the week ending August 3 number 17S. against 197 last week ot 1904. Bank Clearings. ' NEW YORK. Aug. 4. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended August 3. with the percentage of In crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: P.C. P.C. Inc Dec New York 41,609.991,327 51.6 Chicago'- 183.122.343 19.5 ' Boston" 141.714.370 21.4 .... Philadelphia 133.794.066 41.1 St Louis 41.027.773 5.2 Pittsburg 50.266.3S9 23.5 San Francisco ... .19.235.680 23.2 .... Cincinnati 22.793,300 5.3 Baltimore 23.774.549 23.4 .... Kansas City 22.089.813 6.7 .... New Orleans .... 19.956.4S3 95.5 .... Minneapolis 14.143.143 13.2 .... Cleveland 13.787.275 1.4 .... Louisville 11.S24.547 5.6 Detroit 12.504.957 18.9 .... Los Angeles 9.114.112 52.6 Seattle 7.244.493 75.8 .... Portland. Or 3.926.384 26.2 Salt Lake City 4.597.770 70.0 .... Spokane. Wash ... 2.670.317 29.8 Tacoma 2.040.030 S2.7 .... Total. U. S 42.520.375.514 Outside New York. 910.381.187 21.8 .... " CANADA. Montreal 4 27.S37.902 43.5 .... Toronto 18.520,503 27.1 Vancouver. B. C... 1,669.761 .... 3.1 Victoria. B. C 581.130 16.6 Total. Canada 4 6S.18S.007 10.9 .... Balances paid in cash. LIVESTOCK MARKET'S. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading lines Yesterday. The following prices on livestock were quoted In the local market: TATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers, 439 3.23; good cows. 42$2.S0; common cows. 41.50 81.75; calves. 125JJ150 pounds. 45 2008 250 pounds. 43.50g-. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, 43.23; medium. 43; lambs, 44.50. HOGS Best large fat hogs. 40.25g6.50; block and China fat. 40&6.26; good feeders, 43. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas. City, Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Aug. 4. Cattle Re ceipts 3000; market strong. Native steers. 41.2594.75; na'tlve cows and heifers. $2Q 5.25; stockcrs and feeders. 42.75 4.40: bulls. 42.2583.73; calves, 43.50 0; Western steers, 43.3095; Western cows. 4204. Hogs Receipts 8000; market 5&10c high er. Bulk ot. sales. 43.SO&3.00; heavy. 45.75 3.S0; packers. 4 3. SO 5.03; pigs and light 41.8065.95. Sheep Receipts 3000; market strong: mut tons. 4-1.1365.15; lambs. 45.2306.30; range wethers, 44.003.23; fed ewes, $3.75 tj 4.30. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 4. Cattle Receipts 100; market steady to strong. Native steers. 43.735.50: cows s.nd heifers. 42.73 4.40; Western sters. 43.13Q4.50; Texas steers, 42.7563.75; cows and heifers, 4293.70; can ners. 41.50 G 2.40; stockers and feeders, 42.50 94.25; calves. 45 J 5.50; ljulls, stags, etc. 42P2.73. Hogs Receipts 7000; market 5c higher. Heavy. 45.60 95.70; mixed. 4 1.30 5.70; light, 44.7095.75; pigs, 44.759 3.50; bulk of sales. 45.4595.70. Sheep Receipts 3500; market stronger. Westerns. 44.7595.03; ewes. 43.7594. CHICAGO. Aug. 4. Cattle Rscelpta 2500; market steady. Good to prime steers, 45.25 ?3.00: poor to medium. 43.7595.10; stock ers and feeders. 52.2504.20; cows. 42.499 4.40; heifers. 42.2394.80; canners, 41.309 2.40: bulls. 42.4094; calves, 4397; Texas fed steers. 43.3095; Western steers, 43.509 4.90. Hogs Receipts today. 15.000; tomorrow, 9000: market 3 10c higher. Mixed and butchers. 43.3090.10; good to choice heavy, 45.0096.074; rough heavy. 45.4093.80; light. 45.75 16. 15: bulk of sales. 45.60 95.80. Sheep Receipts 12.000; market steady. Good to choice wethers. 4494.85; fair to choice mixed. 44 9; Western sheep. 449 4.83; native Iambs, 4597.30; Western lambs. 45.3097.50. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. A further reaction was reported In the London tin market, spot clos ing, at ,149 15s. and futures at 1143 10s. Lo cally the market was quiet and easy, with spot quoted at 32.624932.674c Copper also was lower abroad at 163 lis 3d for spot and 63 15s for futures In the London markeu Locally, the situation showed no change, with the market quiet at 15.4749 15.50c for Lake and Electrolytic, and 14.874 915c for casting. Lead was unchanged at 4.6094.70c In the local market but declined to 14 18s 9d in London. Spelter was unchanged at 5.70c In the local market and at 24 In London. Iron closed at 49s 4d In Glasgow and at 46s 144 In Mlddlesboro. Locally. Iron was unchanged. No. 1 foundry Northern Is quoted at 41625917; No. 2 foundry Northern-. 415.75 918.50; No. 1 foundry Southern. 415.75916.73. and No. 2 foundry Southern soft. 415.50916. Dried JYnlt at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. The market for evap orated apples continued firm for both future and spo supplies. Common to good are quoted at 44fftic; prime, 64964c: fancy, 74c For prunes, the spot situation Is unchaaged with quotations ranging from 4H964C ac cording to grade. Apricots seem In strong position, but with out sufficient business to help prices. Choice are quoted at SgSUc: extra choice, 844c; fancy. 940,10c. Peaches are dull and unohanged. Chlee are quoted at 109104c; extra choice, 10t?M4c; fancy. 11c e The combination among raisin grower on the coast, or the agitation In that dlreeUon is strengthening the views of holders, and prices show a hardening tendency. Loose muscatels are quoted at 4i 864c;. seeded rais ins, 346"c; London layers, 4191.15. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Aur. 4. On the Produee Ex change today the butter market waa firm; creameries, 17922c; dairies, 16918c Eggs, easier at mark, cases Included. 154e; flcsts, 174c; prime. 184c; extras. 21c. Cheese, firm, 10i9114c NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Butter Western fac tory common to extra. 15-gl7c; Western imi tation creamery extra, 194c; do firsts, 1S9 IS 4c Cheese and eggs Quiet and unchanged. AT OX IilGHTER RECEIPTS IX THE SOUTHWEST. Slump in Corn Caused by Selling or One Million Bushels by a X Leading Long. CHICAGO. Aug. 4. Decreasing receipts In the Southwest Imparted a firm tone to the wheat market here today. Fresh reports of damage In the Northwest added to the strength. At the close, wheat for September delivery was up 4e. Corn was down 1491Hc Oats show a less of 4c Provisions are up 74c to 224c. Strength In the wheat market developed early In the session. At the opening, sentiment was a trifle bearish. Initial openings on Sep tember being off a shade to 494e at 844c to S44c Throughout the greater part of the session commission houses were fair buyers. The market closed firm, with September at S549S54C Heavy liquidation by a prominent long caused weakness In the corn market. Total sales by this trader were eald. to be in. the neighborhood of 1.O0O.0OO .bushels. The market closed weak with prices practically at the lowest point of the session. September opened Memo 4c lower at 544c to 544c. sold oft to 534 and closed at 5349534c There was weakness in the oats market. The break in corn gave added Impetus to the down ward course of prices. The market closed at the lowest point of the day. September opened 4c to 4c lower at 274c to 2Sc. sold oft to 274c and eloped there. .Provisions made a sharp advance late In the session on active demand from leading pack ers. An advance "of 5$10c In the price ot live hogs aided the upturn. At the close Sep tember pork was up 224c at 413.624; lard was up 124915c at 47.524. and ribs were 74 higher at 43.174- The leading futures ranged as fellows: WHEAT. Open. High. 4 -S44 4 .854 . .86 .864 . .884 .594 CORN. Low. Close. 4 .844 4 .85V4 .Ti -S64 SS4 .S4s September December May Sept. (old)... SepU (new). Dec. (old)... Dec. (new).. May 55W .554 .534 .534 .4S .45T4 .454 .54 .534 -484 .46 .45ri .54 54i .4oyt .464 .46 OATS. 484 4J 48 September .. December . May .. .28 .28 .. .284 -2S4 .. .30 .304 MESS PORK ..13.374 13.C5 ..13.324 13.45 LARD. .274 .284 .274 .30 .304 September October . . 13.374 13.624 13.20 13.40 September 7.424 7.524 7.40 7.524 October 7.524n 7.60 7.474 7.60 SHORT RIBS. September 8.10 8.174 8.05 5.174 October 8.20 8.274 8.124 8.274 Cash quotations were as follows: Wheat No. 2 Spring. 41.0591.10; No. 3, 05c 941.05; No. 2 red. S64c Corn No. 2. 5549554c; No. 2 yellow, 36c. Oats No. 2. 274c; No. 2. white. 29e; No. 3 white. 2392S4c Rye No. 2. 59960c. Barley Good feeding. 36808c: fair to choice malting. 4194Jc. Flaxseed No. 1, 41.26; No. 1 Northwestern. 41.33. Timothy seed Prime, 43.25. Mess pork Per barrel. 4IS.6O9 15.65. Lard Per 100 pounds. 47.4597.474. Short riba sides Loose, 48.0398.15. Short clear rides Boxed, 4S.5098.674. Clover Contract grade. 412.50912.73. Reee-.pts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 22,700 178,600 Wheat, bushels 130,000 425.500 Corn, bushels 700.700 188.000 Oats, bushels H.lOrt 493.200 Rye. bushels 203.800 Barley, bushels 110,000 100,000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 4. Flour Receipts. 17, 400 barrels: exports. 16,100 barrels. Market, dull and unchanged. Wheat Receipts, 12,000 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red. 8S4c elevator f. o. b. and 904c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, ?1.1C4 f. o. b. afloau Except for a alight opening decline, due to favorable Northwest reports, wheat was firm all day with a fair trade. It responded to rust talk, complaints of poor threshing returns, a bullish Modern Miller report and adverse Russian crop news, closing 494c net higher. September. 884988 15-16c; closed 8S4c: December. 9049014c closed 914c; May. 9245034c. closed 934e. Hops Firm. Hides, wool and petroleum Quiet. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4. Wheat, steady; barley steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. 41.451.55; milling. 41.574 91.674. Barley Feed. 4191.024; brewing, 41.0591.10. Oats Red. 41.1591.35. Call board sales: Wheat December. 41.424. Barley December. 974c Corn Large yellow. 41.37491.424. Wheat nt Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 4. Wheat Un changed, quoted by millers, club, 74975a; blue stem, 78c SAVED BY MERE CHANCE Passengers on Crowded Excursion Xarrowly Escape Drowning.. 'JETW YORK. Augr. 4. Engineer Wil liam Moody rolled with his -engine down a steep embankment at Bayonne. N. J.. today, and was drowned. The engine plunged out ot sight into deep water. The crowded excursion train on the Cen tral Railroad of New Jersey was left marooned and with passengers panic stricken, on a trestle above the bay, saved from the same fate only by a broken coupling-pin and the bravery of the lost engineer, who went to his death while In the act of setting the emergency brakes. The train was running from Atlantic City, and had Just passed over a bridge at moderate speed, when the engine ran into an open switch, and was derailed, along with the tender and two baggage cars. At this point the rails are laid on a steep embankment, which forms the bridge approach, and the engine and tender toppled over the embankment. The coupling-pin between the tender and first car snapped, leaving the coaches, which, fortunately, stopped, on the em bankment Tne fireman saved himself by Jumping. No passengers were injured. Made His Living by Marrying. ASHEVTLLE. N. C Aug. 4. Two let ters and a photograph received tonight from Fort, Worth. Tex., indicate that the body of an Englishman which has lain unidentified In a receiving vault In this city for nine months Is that of a man who claimed to be "Lord Douglas.' but who was. In fact, known to the police ot Fort Worth as a bigamist. The photo graph and description accompanying it fits the body perfectly, as can be ascer tained from such a short examination. The., letters contain evidence of the statement that Douglas was married to at least four women. The Mesdaraes Douglas known at present are women In California and Colorado, from whom the first Mrs. Douglas has heard. All of the women claim, according to the letters, to have been deserted shortly after marriage, and Mrs. B. E. A. Doug las declares that Douglas robbed her of all her money and Jewelry. HE RAISES MONEY ORDERS Perpetrator of Swindles In -Many Cities Is Captured. CHICAGO. Aug. 4. Charged wlta swindling merchants in 21- cities out of thousands of dollars, Norman E. Roberts, alleged money-order raiser and forger, was arrested last night at a sub-postal station. Roberts said he was a salesman until a few months ago. He Is 27 years old and comes from New York. Roberts method has not differed from that of several other swindlers, including one woman, who have been sent to the penitentiary from Chicago within the test three years. The forger buys a money order at a sub-station, usually for 25 cents and payable to 4ome other person. Then all the writing Is erased with chem icals and the blanks are filled out for any amount under 41C0. In Chicago the signature of Postmaster Coyne was forged. The raised order then la offered by the swindler to some business man In exchange for a small purchase and the remainder, which the forger receive?, represents the amount of his dishonest gain. Roberts itinerary Included New York. Boston. Providence. R. I.: Pawtucket. R. I.: Woon:?ocket. R. I.; New London. Conn.; Baltimore. Philadelphia, Harris burg. York. Pa.; Norfolk and Richmond. Va.; Cincinnati and Dayton. O.; Indian apolis, Chicago and Milwaukee. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. John Devier. 30: Mary Devler. 2S. Deaths. At Napa (Cal.) Insane Hospital. July 31. George Lucius Davis, a native of Massachu setts, aged 55 years. 11 months and 22 days. Remains brought to Portland for Interment. At 277 Portland boulevard. August 2. Mary Elizabeth. Infant daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. H. A. Conner, a native of Portland, ase-1 I years and 21 days. At 285 Lincoln avenue. August 3. Miss Maud Mary Theresa Frances McGraw. a native of Oregon, aged 22 years. 10 months and 3 days. At 327 East Nineteenth street. August 3. Mrs. Catherine Glafke. a native of Germany, ased 75 yearr. 4 months and 19 day. At Oregon City. August 2. Harry W. Wat kins, a native of Portland, aged 29 years. 5 months and 1 daji Remains brought to Port land for interment. .Building rermits. Women of Woodcraft, basement fer halt pur poses, southeast corner Tenth and Taystc streets. J2264. Peter Bauer, barn on Falling street, near Grand avenue. S50. M. Balbato, repair to dwelling en FJfth street, near Sheridan. 4175. T. O. Connor, repair of dwelling, oorncr East Seventh and Beech streets. 425. L. R. Pullen. repair of dwelling at 1133 Michigan avenue. 4500. J. D. R. Brown, repair of dwelling on Pattern avenue, between Jessup and Jerret streets. 4500. Real Estate Transfers. I. A. Hlbbard to B. A. Henslee and wife, west 4 lots 5. south 19 feet of west 4 lot 0. block G. city ...417.000 D. S. Rand to H. S. Rowe. part block N. M. Fatton's Tract 1.270 T. L. Eliot and wife to United States, part ot W. W. BaKer D. L. C. sec tion 12, township 1 north, range I west 3.0Q0 B Selling and wife, trustees, to G. It. Perclval. lots 1. 2. 29, SO, block 10. Laurel wood Park 400 C. Beck to G. B. Van Waters, lots C. 7. block 215. Couch Addition ...... S.000 B. Selling et al. to R. E. Sycamore Co.. part of southeast U of south west H section S, township 1 south, range 2 east 1 W. J. Townsend to N. E. Walsh. lot 6. block 1. East Portland Heights Addition 2.000 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to G. De Konlng. east 45 feet lot 4. block 21, First Addition to Holladay Park Addition 57S B. M. Langto and husband to M. Twaddell. lot 7. block 1. Mount Ta bor Villa Annex 200 H. S. Green to A. V. Green, west 50 feet lot 7. block 148. Caruthers Ad dition to Caruthers Addition 1.000 J. E. Scott and wife to F. Relnklng. lot 2. block 101. Caruthers Addition 210 M. C. BanHeld et al. to M. C. Ban fleld et al.. right of way on part block 50. Carter's Addition 1' K. V. LlvelJ- et al. to C. Lohkamp. lot 12. block 10. Lincoln Park I Board of School Trustees to K. Ward, parcel land beginning 181.34 feet west of intersection ot north line of Washington and west line of 10th X' K. Ward to Board of School Trustees. same 1 H. E. 5Ilddleton to N. Blnford. lot 5. block 14. Woodlawn Addition 107 Point View Lrod Co. to J. Near and wife, lots 3. 4. block 2. Point View 190 F. D. Thomas and wife to R. D. Bird, lot 3. block 21 Lincoln Park 1.200 J". S. Brownewell and wife to A. H. HInnekamp. lot 24. block 24. Alblna 3.450 H. Slnshelmer to C. T. Klngsley. block 57. Woodstock 800 C. H. Gilbert et al. to H. E. Northup. lot 8. block 91. Carter's Addition; lots 1. 2. .25. block 2. Lents Addition 1 C. O. Ellison et al. to W. Palmer. undivided part A. N. King D. L. C. 1 Portland Trust Co. to A. A. Dlmick. lot S, block 216. Holladay's Addi tion 2.300 F. .C. Goodin et al. to S. P. Mock, lot 10, block 45. Sellwood "175 Josephine Hoes to John Hoes, lot 9. block 1. North Villa I W. F. Smith and wife to L. K. Har per, lot 14. block 4, East Portland Heights 300 G. B. Van Waters to Mrs. Maud O. Van Waters, lots 6. 7, block 145. Couch Addition 13,000 Mutual Savings Bank of San Fran cisco to E. Flnnlgan. parcel land be ginning 200 feet south of south Una of Caruthers In west lino 6th 200 Look Into Humptulips Timber. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 4. (Special. A party of capitalists from Warren. Pa., headed by Minor Crary, have gone Into camp on the Humptulips River, and ox pect to remain all Summer. They will be Joined later by other Eastern men. Includ ing Peter Crary. the principal stockholder In the Gray's Harbor Electric Company. They will take trips Into the timbered country during the Summer, and. It is said, will make extensive Investments la timber land. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem edy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for chil dren teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. CHICHESTER'S EMQUSH PEHHYROyAL PILLS I fcr CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH WU( WI UBia SMUKI HIM. M4lt tlk kl ritban. Tako no alJler. Kfss I)acrtM SabcUtafcUaa mmi Imlte tlm. 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