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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, , AUGUST 10, 190o. 15 GROWERS ARE FIRM Not Tempted by Prevailing Hop Prices. MARKET AT A STANDSTILL More Activity in Washington Where Bears Hold Full Sway Poor Outlook for the Crop In Independence District. HOPS Poor outlook for growing crop in Independence district. FRUIT County Inspector condemns Infected jjeaehce. "WHEAT Blockade prevents moving: Russian stocks. OATS Dealers offering $23 and $24 for mew crop. POULTRY Market dull, weak and lower. EGGS Receipts large and -demand slow. BUOTER Active . movement at firm prices. MEATS Small veal in better demand. Hopmen from all parts of the Northwest, and several from the East, were at the Belverdere yeeterday. No activity In the lo cal market followed their arrival, but they were busy most of the day investigating conditions- and sounding the market. Trad ing In this State is at a standstill, as growers refuse to. consider the offers of buyers. An ad vance of a cent or two might bring eeme bops on the market, but it Is raid that few bops could be bought at even 20 cents. Among yesterday' visitors was Conrad "Krebs. ofSalem. who-Is the only large upeca lator who has net yot sold out. He le con fident that Mghrr prlcea win rule in the near future. "The crop In our own Independence yards is a great disappointment to us." said Mr. Krebs. "Ten days ago we looked for 1000 pounds to the acre, and cow I am certain we will not get over 500. All the best yards in that district have been afflicted by the eun-turn blight. The poor hop yards were ruined long ago. "Our 1004s are not on the market, and will not be soon. I am sure we will not sell be fore October or November. America Is not going to raise enough hops this year for her own requirements, and nothing can prevent prices from going up. I believe the market will open around 25 cent." George Meucke. of Aurora, (states that come of the yards In tils section are doing well, but others are in very bad shape. Like Mr. Krebs. be believes thle country will not produce enough bops this year for Its use. H. W. Ray and H. I Hart returned yes terday from a visit through the yard of Western. "Washington- Mr. Ray said: The Puget Sound yards are looking well and, will produce more than an aerage crop. No lice at all ore to-be Keen. There ie a large in crease in acreage around Puynllun. and the prospects there are good. . Tards ot out in that section will have from 1000 to 1500 pounds to the acre. Conditions are also good north of Seattle, but there are not many yards there. "Western "Washington farmers are con tracting at 14 cents." There bas been some selling In the Northern States In the last few days. A lot of over 100 bales of Yaklmaa were nold at 16jj16V6 cents. A. J. Ray bought 350 bales of "WoBtorn Wath lngtons, but they were of low grade. Growers In Washington are not feeling quite f-o firm as their brethren in Oregon, and show more disposition to eell at low prices, both spot and future goods. This lack of con fidence is attributed by hopmen to the bear leh newspaper article furnished to Taooma papers, especially the News, of that city, by hopdoalers of Tacoma. It Is eaid that If both sides of the market were truthfully presented to the growers, as is done by this paper, they would be better able to Judge of exact coaditlons. "While the crop outlook is certainly poor in nost parts -of this country, favorable reports are coming from abroad. A cablegram from Bernard BIng, received yesterday, saW: "Con ditions are very favorable for the growing crop. It is estimated that Germany will raise 600,000 cwt., against 375,000 cwt. last year, and Austria 320.000- cwL. against 200.000 cwt. last year. Picking will be general August 5." SCALY TEACHES CONDEMNED. Fruit 'Inspector Scire Sixty Boxes From Southern Oregon Points. Sixty boxes of Southern Oregon peaches, infected with the San Joee -scale, were con demned yesterday morning by County Fruit Inspector Reid. The first Oregon watermelons -of the season came in yesterday morning from The Dalles. There were only two crates of them, and they were ehlpped by H. Farmer. They were held at itt cents a pound. California melons were plentiful, and sold well .at the former price. In addition to the Lodi Kleckleys and the 'Fresnos before received, yesterday's ar rivals, included Cuban Queens and Sweet heart. Cantaloupes were plentiful and were quoted from 2 to 43. Casabas were lower at $2.002.25. Peaches were very plentiful and eold at a vide range. Good Southern Oregon Craw-fords- brought J075c, and small sizes sold at 4OC0c. Some choice Gravenstein apples from California wore offering at $1.75 a box. popltry IS LOWER, Stocks Heavy and Demand light Eggs and - Batter Unchanged, The poultry market was slow yesterday and somewhat lower. On old bens 32.33e was quoted, while some dealers said they were willing to clean up at even lower price. Springs were quoted at 14CM5e. and were in very elow demand. There was no inquiry at all for ducks and gre&e. Eggs were quiet and generally quoted at 22c. Receipts continued large. The butter market was firm and unchanged. A strong demand was reported. RUSSIA'S WHEAT CROP IN DANGER. Blockade and Famine Have Disastrous Effect. From an authentic source It is reported that owing to a lack of transportation and atorago facilities in Russia, the grain ship ping situation is in a orecartoue condition. This JSprlng transportation at St. Petersburg, was blocked. At all times, tens of thousands of care were at a standstill. Recently a large number of cars were received at St. Peters burg in a fermented condition and were con demned to be burned. This blockade not only affects the grain now In storage and in trans portation, whereby thousands of carloads will be lost, but the safety of the present crop is also Jeopardised, as the outlook at present is that the 'way cannot be cleared to candle the new crop. Oats Market Quiet. The market for new oats is quiet yet. Considerable quantities are being offered, but prices have not been definitely established. Samples received from eaet of the moun tains are generally good. -'Dealers are of fering $24 tor new white and (23 for new gray oats. No Changes In Meats. There is no change in prices in the meat market. There is a somewhat firmer demand than for several days on smalt veal only, but no Inquiry for large sires. On other kinds -of meat there is practically no de mand. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings ef the Northwestern oltles yesterday were as follows: f Clearings. Balances. .Portland 5S1S.&S9 4&805 Seattle S33.017 15.218 Taeoma 471.743 29.648 Spokane 423.835 63,028 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed, Etc FLOUR Patents, $4.50 34.05 per barrel; straights. $4 04.25; clears, $3.75(34: Valley. $3.0084.10; Dakota hard wheat. $6.5037.25: Graham. $3.50 ? 4; whole wheat. $4 04.25; rye flour, local. $5; Eastern, 45.50(25.60; corn meal, per bale. $1.90 Q 2.20. WHEAT New club. 726 73c per bushel; new bluestem, 77t7Sc Per bufthet; new Valley, 7Sc BARLEY Old feed. $21.50322 per ton; new feed. $20621; rolled. $2324. OATS Old white. $29.00Q0.00 per ton; old gray. $20. JdTLLSTCFFS Bran. $18 per ten: mid dlings, $24.50; shorts. $21; chop, U. 3 Mills, $10; linseed dairy feed. $18; Acalfa meal, $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 50 pound sacks. $0.75; lower grades, $560.22: oatmeal, steel out. 50-pound sacks. $8 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound saeks. $4 per bale; split peas, J5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes $1.22 per box; pastry flour. 10. pound backs, $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy, old. $13015 per toa; new. Jll12.50; clover. $859; grain. $809; cheat. $7.50S9. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 90c$2.00 per box; peaches, 40(6 75c per crate; plums, 7TcS $1.00 per crate; blackberries. 5-&c per poun-a; cantaloupes. J2.00fi3.00 per crate; pears. $2.25 per box; watermelons, lij IVic per pound; crab apples, 50c per box; nectarines. 76c per box; grapes, 90cQ$1.50; caeabae. $2.OO02Ji5 per dozen. . ' TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. eho!ac. $4.50 06.50; oranges, Valenclas, choice? $3.00; fancy, $4.00 per box; grapefruit. $2.50$3.O0 per box; bananas, TMc per pound; pineapples, $2,505 3.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES ArUchoKe. SOo dozen; beans, 12-tc per pound; cabbage. 1Q l4c per pound; cauliflower. 75(S00e per dozen. celery, 6665c per dozen; corn, 75c per bag; egg plant. 9$30c; peas, 23c per pound; peppers. 15c per pound; tomatoes. 50975c per crate; squash. 5c per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1,239 1.40 per sack: carrots, $1.25 1.50 per sack; beets. $13 1.23 per sack; garlic. 12Vio pet pound. ONIONS Red, $1.25 per hundred: yellow, $1 25 POTATOES Oregon, new, 6575c; Merced sweets, 4U c per pound. RAISINS Loose Muscatels, 4-crown, 7He: 5-layer Muscatel raleins. 7-4c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas, CUc; London layers. 3 crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.85; 2 crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated 60 Olitc per pound; sundrled, sacks or boxes, none; apricots, SC9c; peaches, 810&c; pears, none; prunes. Italian. 45c; French, 2ty03Kc; figs, California blacks. 5jic: do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates. 6c; plums, pitted. Cc Butter, Ergs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 252?27Vic per pound; state creameries; Fancy creamery. 22J27He; store butter. 140 16Hc 15GGS Oregon ranch, 22c per dozen; Eastern. 201121c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 18c; Young America. 14c. ' POULTRY Average tJ hens, 12USrj3c; mixed chickens. 12gl2Hc:" c4d roosters, 30 lOHc; young roosters. Ui2V4c: Springs, 3fe to 2 pounds. 14pl5c; i to 1H pounds. 15c; erected chickens, 1314e; turkeys, live. 16910c jurkeys. dresoed. choice. 20fJ22Hc; geese, live, per pound. 607c; geese, dressed, per pound. Q10c; ducks, old. I3c; ducks, young. lOSHc: jlgeons. $181-23. squabs. $2g2.50. Groceries. Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 28Cf2c; Java, ordinary. 16gr22c; Cotta Rica, fancy. 1SCj20c; good. 184218c; ordinary. 10012c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $18.75; 50s, $13.75; Arbuckle. $15.25; Lion. $15.25. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, $5.374; South ern Japan. $3.50; Carolinaa. fif6jc; brcken head, c. SALMON Columbia River. 1 -pound talis. $1.75 per den; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.65; fancy, llH-nound flats. $LS0; -pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound tails. 83c; red. 1-pound tails. $1.30; sockeyes, 1-pound talis, $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.75; powdered, $5.50; dry granulated, $6.40; extra. C. $4 CO. golden C, $4.80; fruit sugar. $5.4(1; advance over rack basis, as fel lows; Bar. els. 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds (Terms; On remittance wlthtn 15 days, deduct Uc per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct He p- pound; no discount after SO days.) Beet erugar, granulated, $5.30 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15 Q 18c per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $l.Gu pr bale; Liverpool. 60s. $17; 100s. $16.50; 2u0. $16: half-pound. 100s. $7; 60s. $7.50. NUTS walnuts. lSfcc per pound by sack, lo extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 16c fllbertt. 14c; pecans. Jumbos. 14c; extra large 15c; almonds, L X. L.. 16ic: chestnuts, Ital ians. 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw; 7c per pound; roasted. 8c; ptne nuts. 1012c; hickory nuts. 7c; coccanuta, 7c ; cocoanuts. 35Q90c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3H84Vlc; Urge white Sttc: pink. SUCSVic; bayou. 4V4c: Lima, 6a Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS Choice 3904. 17wlVc per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average be, I8Q 21c; lower grades, down to 35c. according to shrinkage; Valley. 25?27c per pound. MOHAlK Choice, 3lc per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. L 16 pounds and up, ICQIGVic per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 6 to 10 pounds HQ15c per pound: dry calf. No. L under 5 pounds. I718c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint: (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair clipped, weather-beaten cr grubay. 25-3e per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, D210c per pound: 60 to 00 pounds. per pound; under 50 pounds and cows. 6Sc per pound; salted kip. sound. 16 to SO pounds, Ss per pound; ealted veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; ealted calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10s per pound; (green- unsMted. lc per pound less; culls, le per pound its). beep skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock. 25t?a0e each; short wool. No. 1 butchers stock. 40 if 50c each; medium, wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 00&S0c; Ions: wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $101,60 eacn. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12914c per pound: horse hides, salted, each, according to size. $1.50(33; dry. each, according to size. $1 01.50; colts' hides. 23G60c each; goat skins, common, 10ffl5a each; Angora, with wool cn. 25IT1.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 3Hff4c; No. 2 and grease, 29Sc FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, $2.60 10 each; cubs, $1(32; nadger. 25350c: wild cat, with head perfect. 25Q50c: house cat, 6010c: fox. common gray. 60670; red. tSQ 6; cross, $5315; silver and black. $1000200; fishers. $56; lynx. $4.6096: mink, strictly No. 1. according to size. $162.50; marten, dark Northern, according to lze and color. $10615; marten, pale, pine, according to size and color. $2,509-4; muskrat. large. 1015e: skunk. 40Q60e: civet or polecat. 6gi0e; otter, large, prime skin. $8910; panther, with head and claws perfect. $25: rsccoon, prime, ZbQ 60t; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $1.50 65; coyote. 0C$1: wolverine. $668; nearer, per skin, large. $536; medium, $33-4; small. $101.5OLklt. 501975c. - K BEESWAX Uood. clean and pure, 20322c per sound. CASCARA S EG RAD A (Chlttam bark Good. 3f?3Hc per pound. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. TCTHc Provisions and CausaA Keats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, lZc per pound; 14 to 10 pounds, ISMfll la 10 iW pounds. 13ftc; California iplcnlc). Uc; cottage bams. 8c, shoulder. 9c; boiled ham. 21c; boiled pic nic ham, boneless, 15c BACON Fancy breakfast. 10o per pound; standard breakfast. 17c: choice, 16He; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 14Hc; peach bacon. 33Vic DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. lOUc dry salt, HHc smoked; clear backs. 10c dry salt. 11c smoked: clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds, average. lUlc cry salt, lc smoked: Union butts. 10 to 18 pounds aver age, none. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $18; half, barrels. $0.50; beef, barrels. $12; halt barrels. $0.60. 8c; shoulders. 6c: boiled ham. 21c: boiled pic SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c: .Summer choice dry. 17c; bologna, long, 6c; welnerwurst, 8c; lU'er. 6c: pork. Sc; blood. 6c; headcheese. 6c; bologna sausage, link. 4c CANNED XEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. 52.35: six pounds, $8, Roast beef flat, pounds. (1.22; two pounds, $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.35; six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.16. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces. 30c; tubs. lOtfC. Ms lOUc. 20s lOftc. 10s 30Hc. 5s lCTfca Standard pure: Tierces 9c. tubs 9ic 60 SUc 20s 9?c. 10s 9c 6s 9XC Compound: Tierces: cc. tubs euc so eue, aos euc s cue r Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls. Ifftc per pound; cows. 3&64Hc; country steers. 4 3 5c MUTTON Dressed fancy, 6c per pound; ordinary, 4 65c VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds. 6UJ7c: 125 to 200 pounds. 4C6e: ZOO pounds and up, 36jHc PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 7C7Hc; 150 and up. 637c per pound. cus. TURPENTINE Cases. 86c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Tan lots. 7ite: 600-possd lots. 7ic: less than 500-pound lets,. Sc. GASOLINE Stove gasoline cases. 23 '4c: Iran barrels. 17c; St deg. gasoline, cases. 32c; iron barrels or drums. 26c -COAL OIL Cases. 2014c; Iran barrels. 14c; wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg., cases, 22c; Iron barrels. 15Hc LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lota. 62c: 1 barrel lots. 63c; cases. 6Sc; boiled. 5-barrel lots. 64c; 1-barrel loU. 65c; cases. 70c LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading lines yesterday. The following prices on livestock were quoted in the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $3,003 3.25; good cows, f2.00g2.50; common cows, $1.5091.75; calves. 125 to 150 pounds. $3.00; 200 to 250 pounds. $3,505-4.00. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $3.25; medium. $3.00: lambs, $4.50. ' HOGS Best large fat hogs. $6.25f0.50; block and China fat. $8.0070.26; good feeders. $5.00. Sheep for South Dakota. PENDLETON. Or.. Aag. 9 (SpeclaU-The J. E. Smith Livestock Company today sold S000 head of sheep to John Howard, a stock buyer of South Dakota. The sheep will be shipped to South Dakota, and fattened on the ranges there. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kantas City, Omahav and Chicago. CHICAGO. Aug. 9. -Cattle Receipts. 19.000; market slow to lOe lower; good tn prime steers, $3.655.90; poor to medium, $3.7565.O0; Block ers and feeders. 2.306 4.00; cows, $2.4064.40; heifers, $2.2565.00; cannere, $1.2592.30; bulls. $2.4064.00; calves. $3.007.00; Texas steers, $3,506-1-85; Western steers, $.50f 4.75. Hogs RecelpU today, 20,000; tomorrow, 21, 000; market steady to 5c higher earlier, but advance lost. Mixed and butchers, $5.5566.20; good to choice heavy. $S.95r6.2; rough heavy. $5.5035.; light, $5.7566.25; bulk of sales. $5.8006.15. Sheep Receipts. 20.000: market steady. Good to choice wethers. $4-5595.00; fair to choice mixed. $4.0064.50; Western sheep. $4.0064.S5; naUve lambs, $5.0067-15; Western lambs. $5.75 7.00. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 9.-CattIe Receipt. 6000; market steady. NaUve steers, $3.75J? 5.25; native cows and heifers. $2.754.2&: "Western steers, $3.0064.50; Texas steers, $2.75 63.23; Texas cows and heifers, $3.09&25: canners, $1.6062.50; seockers and feeders, $2.2564-25; calves. $3.0066.50; bulls, rtags, etc. $2.253.7S. Hogs Receipts. 7200; market 5c higher. Heavy. $5,606-5.90; mixed, $5.5565.00 ; light, $5.6565.95; pigs, $4.7595.00; bulk of sales, $5.8565.90. Sheep Receipts, 100; market steady. West ern yearlings. $4.S04J5.1; wethers. $4.2361.73; ewes, $4.0064.50: lamb. $6.2566.75. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 9. Cattle RecelpU. 10.000; market steady to shade lower. Native steers, J3.75gS.59; native cow.i and heifers, $1.7534.00; Mockers and feeders. $2.7564.35; bulls. $2.1593.25; calves. $3.&0S.75: "Western steers. $3.35g4.90; Western cows. $2.0064.00. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market strong to 5c higher. Bulk of ealea, 46.004J6.07V4; heavy. $5,05600; packers. $6.0066.10; pigs and lights, $3.0080.10. Sheep Receipts. 4000: market strong. Ewes. $4.2565.25; larabr, $5.256.75: range wethers, $4.2525.25; fed ewes. $8.7664.60. 1 i Mtnnig Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Amp. 9. The official closing quottaions for raining stocks today were as follows: Alta $ .eaiJuitlce $ .04 Alpha TCon.... .OSKenUick Con...- .02 Andes 16' Lady Wash. Con. .02 Belcher 14! Mexican 1.30 Bullion 37)Occldental Con... .87 Caledonia 40fOphlr 6.63 Challenge Con... .lBJOvorman 10 Chollar ....4 14Potes4 OS Confidence OOiSavage 60 Con. Cal. & Va.. LSOjScorplon 10 Crown Point 10'Seg. Belcher 00 Exchequer 50191 erra Nevada 35 Best & Belcher., ls'silver llill .90 Gould & Curry.. .TSUnlon Con 40 Hale & Norcross 1.79 Utah Con .06 Julia 32i Yellow Jacket.... .17 NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Closing quotations:' Adams Con $ .20;mtle Chief $ .05 Alice 55' Ontario 2.00 Breeee 45Oohr 6.75 Brunswick Con.. .H (Phoenix 02 Comstock Tun... .67Pots 07 Con. CaL & Va.. 1.24) Savage 60 Horn Silver l.TSlSierra Nevada 34 Iron Sliver 3.4A' Small Hopes 23 Leadvllle Con... .061 Standard 1.40 BOSTON. Aug. 9 Adventure ....$ 5 Alloues 33 Amalgamated. S4, Closing quotations: .99;Mont. C. & C-$ 2.8S vOM Dominion StOsceola, OOi Parrot TfcJQalney .754Shannon ..... ,00'Tsmarack ... 27.7 99.50 25.00 103.00 7.30 122.00 8.73 32.00 33.58 10.3$ 45.50 3.SS 11.50 119.02 Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham ..... Cal. & Hecla.. Centennial . . . Copper Range. Daly West . . -Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Msss. Mining. . Michigan Mohawk 19. 17. 30. 675 24. 54MTrlBlty 72. 13 united Copper 14 ooiu. 5. Mining.. 'U. S. Oil 91 Utah 23j Victoria 00 Winona .OOi Wolverine ... 00 Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. The market for evaporated apples continues strong with specu lative buying of futures In evidence. Common to good are quoted at 4Vfr6o; prime at 6Hc; choice at "c. and fancy t THc Prunes' are firm on bullish Coast advices, with quotations ranging from M to 6Hc ac cording to grade. Apricots are eaid to be attracting a better demand and the tone is firmer. Choice are quoted at SgMic: extra choice at SHSSc and fancy at 98'10e. Peaches are quiet, with choice quoted at l610Uc; extra choice at 10V412c. and fancy at 11c Raleins are in good demand, particularly for seeded grades, and th market is firm. Looms muscatels are quoted at 4iifJ-SHc; seeded raisins at 5U&?Hc and London layers at $1.00 61.13. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. A farther break oc curred in the London tin jnarkeC dosing at 49, 30s, for snot and 47 for futures. The local market was easier in sympathy, closing at S2.25e32.75c Gopper continued firm In both markets, with London quoting spot higher, at 60. and fu tures unchanged at 65, 17s. 64. Locally, there was no material ehange and quotations range from 15.37H915.62Hc for lake and elec trolytic and around 35.006 15.25c for casting, although the Inside prices are considered nom inal. Lead was a ehade higher in both, markets, closing at 24 7s 6d in London and at 4.606 4.75c locally. The foreign iron markets were steady to higher, with Glasgow closing at 49s. id. and Mlddlesboro at 4&, lOHd. Locally the situa tion was unchanged. Dairy Produce In the East. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Butter Easy; re ceipts. 1618. Street prices, extra creamery, 2S631c; official prlcea, choice extra, 2SHc; do. firsts. 19g20c; do. seconds. lSH619s; State dairy common to extra, 17620c; Western Imitation creamery, extra, 19619Hc; do. firsts, 18QI8HC Cheese and eggs Unchanged. CHICAGO. Aug. 9. On the Produce Ex change today, the butter market was weaker. Creameries, 17(J20c; dairies, 16&18Kc Eggs steady at mark cases Included, 15Hc; firsts, 17c; prime firsts. 3BVig21c Cheese, steady to firm. llUc Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Coffee closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points lower, with sales reported of 40,250 bags, including September at 7.0567.10c: December. 7.3567.40c; May. 7.70 7.75c. Spot Rio steady; Nc 7. STic; mild eteady. Sugar Raw firm: fair refining. 3 Vic; centri fugal. 96 test. 4He; molasses sugsr. 3Uc Refined steady: crushed. $6.00; powdered. $5.40 granulated, $5.30. STRONG BUT QUIET Chicago Wheat Market Shows a Firm Undertone. VOLUME OF TRADING SMALL Russian Newspapers Advocating Pro hibition of Exports Bullish -Xews From India Aids In Liverpool Advance. CHICAGO. Aug. ?. Wheat had a Arm un dertone throughout the entire session, but the volume of. trading was email. September opened unchanged to Sc higher at S2H to S2;ic. The Initial firmness was chiefly due to higher prices at Liverpool in the face of a decline here yesterday. Russian newspapers, according to a British authority, are advo cating the prohibition of wheat exports. This agitation, coupled with news of a bullish char acter from India, was said to be responsible far the unexpected advance at Liverpool. On the other hand, weather In the Northwest was almost perfect for harvesting, and there was a continuance of liberal receipts at primary points. The bulls gained some encouragement from a favorable report of damage to the crop in North Dakota. Offerings were not large. The market cloeed firm, with September at HtfXc up, at S3&S3. Fresh reports from Illinois of damage by hot. dry weather, caused a firm tone In the com market. The market closed eteady. Septem ber closed .at 53H653H. Oats were firm, September closing at 26lc Provisions were strong on active support from packers. The market was Influenced by liberal shipments of hog products. At the close, September pork was up 16gl7Hc at $14.20. Lard was up 10. at $7.70. Ribs were 74010 higher, at $3.40. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clon?. September $ .S2T4 $ .S3H $ .824 $ .S3U nA.mV.. ci- Ctrl citf c i - December ..... May -S4U 844 -S3 -84ii .S6 S7 86U .86 CORN. Sept. (old).... .54H 54H .Wh .4SH .45-4 -45S .53; .473 .45V, 45U .27Vi 29 H -53Ti S8 sepu tnewi...... .oai uec. toiaj. .47; 45)t 45fc Dec (new). May OATS. .26!; .28T4 .27$ .271$ September December May .26; .271$ -29S MESS PORK. September 14.10 14.22V 14.10 October 14.10 14.22H 14.10 , LARD. 14.2T. H.22Va September October .. .. 7.67U 7.70 7.62 Vj 7.70 .. 7.72W 1-771$ 7.72H 7.774 SHORT RIBS. . 8.32H 8.40 8.32H 8.40 . 8.42H 8.47Vi 8.42H 8.45 September October . Cash quotatlens were as follows: nocT Steady. Wheat No. 2 red. S2V4c Corn No. 2. 64ic; No. 2 yellow. 55ic Oat No. 2. 26 Uc: No. 2 white. 27H82T5ie: No. 3 white. 2t$Ke2ic Rye No. 2. 57Vc- Barley-rGood feeding, 38ff42c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.10; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.20. Timothy seed Prime. $3.20?3.23. Mess pork-Per barrel. $14.15ei4.20. Ird Per 100 pounds, $7.65. Short ribs sides Looee. $8.3OgS.40. Short clear sides Boxed. $8-50$S.75. Clover Contract grade. $12.50t?12.75. i Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel ... Wheat, bushels 500.000 159.000 53.8O0 201.600 - "2.2OO Com, bushels 310.000 Oats, bushels 564.700 Rye. bushels 8.000 Barley, bushels 23,400 Grata and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 0. Flour RecelpU. 15. 162; exports, 17.822; quiet and partially lower; Minnesota patents. $52365.75. Wheat Receipts. 46.000; spot Irregular; No. 2 red. STVSe. elevator, and SSUc f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth, S1.11V4 f. o. b. afloat. A generally firmer tone prevailed In wheat, due to some bullish European news, export Inquiry and fair demand from shorts. The close was steady, at V4ftic advance. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. Wheat, steady: barley, steady. Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping. $1,459 1.55: milling. $L57H 1TL67VS. Barley: Feed. 98Hee$l-02Vi; brewing. $1.058 L07 Vs. Oats: Red. $1.42H? 1.431. Call-board sales Wheat. December. $1.33 H Barley. December. $1. Corn, large yellow, $1.37 H 1.42 V4. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 9- Wheatl September. 6s. SHd: December. 6s. 7Hd- " The weather In England today was over- cast. Wheat nt Tsxoms. TACOMA. Aug. 9. Wheat. 24c lower. Club. 71c; bluestem. 74c; red. 6Sc MIKED CIS AND LOSSES IRREGUXiAXt MOVEMENT IX KEW YORK STOCK PRICES. New High Records Made In Spots. Few of the Standard Lead ers Are Active. NEW TORK. Aug. 9. Opening prlcea on the Stock Exchange today showed mixed gains antf losses, and prices moved in contrary di rections In different parts of the list through out the day. There was scarcely a time when a consistent tone was perceptible, so irregu lar and mixed was the movement. Here and there In the list new high records were made and an active demand for one or two of the standard market leaders relieved the trading from its appearance of being given over en tirely to the lens prominent specialties. The strength of these influential stocks was ob viously taken advantage of. to effect less sales of realizing profits at different points. Some of the most conspicuous stocks recently rushed to a great height proved soft and made wide declines. The volume of dealings shrunk to some extent, and there were periods when the dullness was more Intense than for seme time, but the character of the market was not essentially changed. Selling of any Import ance was only in evidence as prices were bid up to meet the Ideas of holders" of stocks, and It was when bids were withdrawn and quota tions allowed to rag that the dullness of the market became moat profound. The news bearing on values was of the same general tenor as for some time past, and served to keep up the epirlt of confidence in buiinesn and industrial conditions which form the underlying basis for the firm undertone of the present market. The actual opening of the peace conference at Portsmouth. N. II.. did not change the recently prevalent view of that event held In the financial district, which may be described as one of confidence in ultimate peace, but with a conservative res ervation against possible complications. St. Paul showed the belated benefit of its good June net earnings statement published yeeterday. Amalgamated Copper was aroused from a long dormant state after having been entirely unresponsive yeeterday to an addi tional advance In the price of copper announced then. Smelting resumed Its flight to new high level records without definite news an nouncement to account for It. The coalers showed some effect on profit-taking on their recent advances, although Delaware & Hudson sold up to a new high record. The flurry In the Denver banking world was a factor la the late reaction. Some weak aeso tfevelepei b& the Ires and steel stocks when It was known that the Iron Age statli tlcs for July showed an additional accumula tion of stocks of pig Iron on hand In spite of & further curtailment of production as com pared with June. The weekly review of trad-. however, was very cheerful. The market closed heavy. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value. $2,623,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adamo Express 233 Amalgamated Copper 3.900 85 84H 84 Am. Car & Foundry 1.500 37?i 37 36Vi do preferred 900 100 SOVa 004 American Cotton Oil 100 30 30 29 do preferred 200 0-4 Va 92H 94 American Express. '.. 22 Am. Hd. & Lth. pfd. 1,000 3SyH 39& 39 American Ice . 27 American Linseed Oil .. 18 do preferred 41 American Locomotive 700 40 43V4 44 do preferred Ill Am. Smelt, i Refln. 67,100 1295 120i I29VS do preferred 400 123V 123 123 Am. Sugar Refining. 2,000 144H 143V4 143 Am. Tobacco pfd.... 3.100 07H 37 97 Anaconda Mining Co. 3.800 117 116 316V Atchison 36.100 SSVj 87 ST-, Atlantic Coast Line. 500 167V4 IGOVj lea' Baltimore & Ohio no... II.OOO 115i 115Vs 115V4 co nrerrriHi 90 Brook. Rapid Transit 1.900 Canadian Pacific ... 1.90O l'.OOO 156H 155V4 136 Central Leather .... 2.100 43V4 42 42 do preferred 800 l(H 103Vi 1035 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 700 65 S4 54S Chicago & Alton.... 300 42i 42 . 4OV3 do preferred 300" Slii 81 81U Chicago Gl Western 3.600 20:s 20 Vj 20H Chicago di Northwest. 300 220 219 210V Chi.. Mil. & St. PauL 16.400 1S2H 1S1V5 1S1H Chi. Term. & Transit 17i do preferred 33j C, C.. C. & St. L. 600 103H 103V4 103 Colorado Fuel & Iron 800 46 46 48V4 Colorado & Southern 1.200 2S!i 2SS 2Sj. do 1st preferred.... Gl do 2d preferred.... 100 40 40 39 Consolidated Gas 400 192 . 100 VI lOoQ Corn Products 300 9V 9Vs UVi do preferred l.ooo 404 40 41 Delaware fc Hudson. 8.900 205Va 2011i 204Vs Del.. Lock. & Wrtt 100 440 449 450 Denver & Rio Grande 1.200 32V5 31 32 do Preferred 900 87' S6V4 S6 Distillers' Securities. 100 42Vi 42Va 42U E2 18.3C0 4SS 47 47V, do 1st preferred 1,000 85 84H 84H do 2d preferred.... 1.500 75V4- 74 74 Gnra.l Electric ... 200 ISOVi 180V4 179 Hocking Galley .... 2.000 02V4 92t- 92 Illinois Central 6.200 174 173 174 International Paper.. 1.O0O 20 20 20 do preferred 1.400 80 60 80 International Pump ..." 27 do preferred 82 Iowa Central 200 29 29 28 do preferred 1.200 57 56 56' Kansas City Southern 1.700 27 27 27V1 do preferred 2.900 59 57 58 Louisville & Nashv.. 6.400 147 147 147ii Manhattan L. 400 167 367 166 Met. Securities 700 S3 82 82 Metropolitan St. Ry. 2.400 12SV4 127 127 Mexican Central .... 4,000 23 22 22 Minn. & St. Louis.. 100 67 64 63 M.. St. P. & S. S. M. 300 13S 130 136 do preferred 333 Missouri Pacific .... 5.200 101 100 10U Mo., Kana. & Texas. 3,800 30V? 29 29 do preferred 3.400 65 64 65 National Lead 3,300 4S 47 48 Mex. Nat. It. R. pfd. IOO 37 37 37 New Tork Central.. 5.300 149 148 14S N. T. Opt. & West. 2.2CO 53 52 52 Norfolk & Western.. 700 80 85 83 do preferred 02 North American .... ' 100 100 300 100 Northern Pacific .... 2.800 211 209 209 Pacific Mall 100 43 43 42 Pennsylvania 17,200 143 143 143 People's Cm 200 106 306 106 P.. C. C. & St. Louis ...?. 77 Pressed Steel Car... 2.100 47 45 43 do preferred 100 05 93 03 Pullman Palace Car. 200 241 241 ' 240 Reading 34.400 10S 107 107 do 1st preferred.... 200 94 94 94 do 2d preferred.... 600 93 92' 92 Republic Steel 900 22 21 21 do preferred 1.200 87 66 86 Rock Island Co 8.600 32 31 31 do preferred TOO 77 77 76 Rubber Goods 34 do preferred , 304 St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd 6SU St. Louis Southwest. 400 24 23 23 do preferred 300 61 63 60 Southern Pacific ... 6.400 65Ji 65 65 do preferred 100 118 33S 313' Southern Railway... 7.000 35 34 34 do preferred 100 99 90 4. 90 Tenn. Coal & Iron.. 2,800 90 89Vi 8nA Texas Jb Pacific 2.000 35 34 34 ToL. St. L. & West. 100 3S 33 38 do preferred ; 100 67 57 57 Lnton Pacific 67,700 132 131 131 do preferred 200 9S 98 98 TJ. S. Expref ........ ..... 123 U. S. Realty 100 94 91 03 U. S. Rubber 200 52 32 61 do preferred 300 110 100 100 U. S. Steel 23,600 36 35 35 0 preferred 20.600 log 303 103 Vlrg.-Caro. Chemical 400 3t 34 34 do preferred . . 107 Wabash 400 19 19 30 do preferred 300 40 40 40 Wells-Fargo Expresa. 237 Weetlnghouse Elect.. 200 36S 368 368 Western t'nlon 03 Wheeling & 1 Erie IB Wisconsin Central... 3.6CO 25 24 24 do preferred 1,500 54 54 54 Total sales for the day. 502,500 shares. BONDS. NEW TORK. Aug. 9. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.104 ID. & R. G. 4s... 101 " do coupon 104 !N. Y. C.-G. 3s. 99 U. S. 3s reg. ...103VtlNor. Pacific 3s.. 77 do coupon 103Nor. Pacific 4s.. 305 U. S. new 4s reg.132 tSo. Pacific 4s... 93 do coupon 132 Ifnlon Pacific 4s. 105 L. S. old 4s reg.104 Wls. Central 4s. 04 do- couppn 104 (Jap. 6s. 2d set... 99 Atchison Adj. 4s OS jJap. 4s. cer... 92 Stocks at London. LONDON. Aug. 9. Consols for money. 90 3-16; consols for account. 90 5-16. Anaconda 6. (Norfolk & West. 8S Atchison 89' do preferred... 06 do preferred... 106 lOntarlo & West. 54 Baltimore & O. .118PennsylvanIa ... 73 Can. Pacific 160Rand Mines 9 Ches. & Ohio... 36Rcad!ng 35 a Gt. Western. 21 I do 1st pref 48 C M. & Sf. P. .387' do 2d pref 47 DePeers 37 (So. Railway. 36 D. & R. Grande. 32 i do preferred. . .102 do preferred. S9-So. Pacific 67 Erie 40 I Union Pacific 125 do 1st pref 87 ! do pref erred... 100 do 2d pref.... 57 IV. S. Steel 36 Illinois Central. 17S: do preferred.. .108 Louis. & Nash.. 151 rWabash 20 Mo.. Kas. & T.. 30 J do preferred... 41 N. T. Central... 152 'Spanish Fours... 02 Money. Exchange, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9.-SIIver bars. 59. c. Mexican dollars, nominal. 8lht drafts. 5c: telegraph drafts. 7c. Sterling on London. 60 dsys. $4.S5; sight. $4.87 LONDON. Aug. 9. Bar silver, firm. 27d per ounce. Money. IQ2 per cent. Th rate of discount in the open market for short bills Is 113-183 per cent; the rat of discount In the open markat for three months' bills is 1 per cent. NEW TORK. A.ug. 9. Money on call, eteady: highest, 2 per cent; lowest. 1 n cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; last loan, clon ing bid and offered. 1 per cent. Tim loans, steady and dull: 60 days. 2 3 per cent; 90 days, 303 per cent: six months, 3 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 44 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual busi ness in bankers bills at $4.8645 4.S650 for demand and at $4.8463 for 60-day bills. Posted rates. $4.85 and $4.87. Commer cial bills. $4.84 4.84. Bar silver. 50 c Mexican dollars. 43c. Government bonds, easier; railroad bonds. Irregular. Dally Treassrx Statement. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Today's statement of the Treasury balance shows: Available cash balances ....$128,933,397 Gold coin and bullion 51.895,417 Washington Crop Report. The Washington Weekly Crop Report says. In iart: The past week was without rain, and was of moderate temperature during the fore part, but very warm during the latter part- It was favorable for the growth of corn, melon, tomatoes, squash and all those vegetables re quiring a hot sun for their best development. It was unfavorable for pastures' and meadows, drying them up badly, and the lata hay crop will be short. Tho heat and dryness have in jured apples and prunes, causing them to-d drop off badly. Rain is badly needed for pas tures, late potatoes. late oats and fruit. Hops are doing well, and the outlook is promising, although aphis are numerous, and there Is some appearance of mold. Late po tatoes show evidence of blight In some lo calities, and there are some reports of bllgbt in tomatoes. Root crops ""are doing well, and. the season Is unusually favorable for sweet corn. The entire week was favorable for haying and harvesting. The Winter wheat harvest is nearly completed, and threshing is well un der way. Most of the wheat will grade num ber one. Spring- wheat is ripenlcs rapidly, and oats are ripening a little too rapidly. The barley harvest Is about finished, oats, cut tiny Is well under way, and the cutting of Spring wheat has begun." The wheat is now too far advanced for further Injury from hot winds, and a houatlful crop la assured. ND WDOLPRIGESYET Fall Trade Has Not Opened on San Francisco Market. RECEIPTS ARE VERY LIGHT Clip Will Be Quickly Taken Up When Offered Speculative 3Iarket for Grain Variable. Potatoes Are Steadier. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. (Special.) Prices far California Fall wools are not yet established, as only a few small lots have arrived. A leading authority declares that a quick and clean business will be dene when prices are settled. Current trading is quiet, as no large stocks of any description are oa hand. The market is as closely cleaned up at this time as is ever remembered in the history of California wool trade. Hops locally are quoted lower, at 15lSc for 1904. and 1415c for 1906 futures, with a dull market. Crop prospects have lately Im proved. While picking has eommeneed In some district!'. It will not be general until the first week in September. The local speculative market for grain was fairly aetlve and variable. Deeember wheat broke back from the early advance but fully recovered at the close. Barley was stronger, despite liberal arrivals that were mostly sold ahead. December closed at $1.00. Choice feed was held at $1.05. Oats are strengthening, owing to the Government being In the mar ket, with a scarcity of choice lots. Receipts of leading deelduous fruits are les sening, and the market is generally In better shape. Choice peaches, pears, plums and grapes command firmer prlees. Citrus and tropical fruits are eteady. Potatoes are steadier, as the hdlk of accu mulated low grades have been worked off. Onions are steady. Dairy products are well maintained. Re ceipts. 45.800 pounds butter. 3160 pounds cheese. 34.920 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 20gC5c; garlic. 34J4c; green peas. 34J4c: string beans. 5-97c: tomatoes. 25gV5c; egg plant. 50e?$1.00. POULTRT Turkey gobblers. 154120c: roos ters, old. $4.004.50; roosters, young. $4,503? 5.50; broilers, email. $2.002.50; broilers, large, $2.0032.50; fryers, $3.003.50; fryers, young. $3.0064.00. EGGS Store. 18223c; farly ranch. 32c; East ern, I724c. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 2S 30c; Nevada. 13g-19c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. 521.(3021.50; mid dlings. $2S.0032S.OO. HAT Wheat. $7.0013.3A; wheat and oats. $G.COS12.;0; barley. $6.C03&.00: alfalfa. $6,009 9.00; clover. $7.0010.00; stoek. $5.006.00: straw. 30fr50c per bale. POTATOES Early Rose, nominal; Salinas Burbanks. 00o$1.00. CHEESE Toung America, 19fllc; East ern. 353'35c. FRI7ITS Apples, choice. $1.25; common. 40c; bananas. 75cff$3.0O: Mexican limes. $6.503 7.C0; California lemons, choice. $4.00; common. $1.50: oranges, navels, nominal; pineapples. $1.6028.00. HOPS IStfISc per pound. RECEIPTS Flour. 21.776. quarter sacks; wheat. 1513 centals; barley, 18,768 centals; oats. 4536 centals; beans. TOO sacks; potatoes, 3115 sacks; bran, 1660 aaeks; middlings. 496 saeks; hay. 06 tons; wool, 40 povnus; hides, 252. FENDLETON WHEAT ACTIVE. Lower Prices Induce Farm em -to Sell Por tions of Their Crops. PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 0. (Special.) The local' wheat market was actlye here today and it Is stimated that 50.00C bushel changed hands at 6061 cents. Within tho past week local quotations have dropped 3 cnts. but farmers were not Inclined to sell until today, hoping- that the market would become stronger. The declining; quotations have caused farmers to sell portions of their crops to meet actual expenses and as long as the present market conditions obtain It is not believed that much wheat for export will be sold. Local millers have been paying 63 cents for club and have already sufficient new wheat on hand to last several months. New Tork Cotton Market. NEW TORK, Aug. 9. Cotton futures closed steady. August. 10.43c: September 10.31c; October, 10.65e: November. 10.60c: December. 10.75c; January. I6.S2c; Febru ary. 10.54c; March. 30.9c: Aprlt. 30.92c: May. 10.93c. Wool at St. Loul. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 9. Wool steady. Terri tory and Western medium. 2SS!0c: fine me diums. 23926c; fine, 16t?18e. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. Ralph B. Long. 22; Mabel Liles. 19. Dudley 31. Beamer. 22; Ida C Sommer feldt, 20. C. L. Large, 49, Washington County; Edna L. Hicks. 19. Otto Schetter. 31, MarshfleM; Alice O. Aiken. 22. James Tinto. 35. Seattle; Myrt Manney. 35. James W. Finn. 29. The Dalles; Mary A. Finn, 30. Births. At 129 Meade street. August 2. to the wife of Kundt KIttlesen, a daughter. At 607 Overton street. August 1. to the wife of Alex Nelson, a son. At 110 Missouri avenue. July' 26, to the wife of Gustln A. Roberts, a son. At 63 Grand avenue North. July 16. to the wife of Frank Hughes, a daughter. Deaths. At 618 East Sixteenth street. August 8. Mrs. Rebecca Elizabeth Hodges, a native of Missouri, aged 66 years, 6 months and 15 days. Remains removed to Medford, Or., for interment. At Hotel Brown. August 8, Barrett Faling. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Schleck. a native of Portland, aged 4 years. S months and 23 days. At 727 Nlcolai street. August 7. Harold C, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ ZInsII. a native of Portland, aged 0 months and 1 day. Drowned In the Willamette River, August 6. S. Fred Steffenson. a native ef Portland, aged 20 years. 9 months and S days. Drowned in the Willamette River, August 6, Madeline A. F. Steffenson. a native of Portland, aged 16 years, 5 months and 10 days. Drowned near Fair grounds, August 6. Floyd Havlrd. a native of Oregon, aged 17 years. 9 months and 16 days. Remains, re moved to Knappa. Or., for interment. At North Pacific Sanitarium, August 7. Mrs. Katherine Agnes Splllmaa, a native of Switzerland, aged 74 years, 1 month and 27 days. At 387 East Third street Nerth. July 28. William Rockey. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Christians, a native of Port land, aged 1 day. At 631 Hancock street. August 7. Charles Harrison Preacott. a native of Boston, Mass., aged 66 years. 1 month and 18 days. At 386 Larrabee street. August 8, Stanley R.. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. McLaughlin, a native of Pendleton, Or., aged 1 year and 4 months. At 52 North Fifth street. August 9. Ed ward McFeeley, a native of Ireland, aged 33 years. 11 months and 18 days. Drowned at Seaside. Or. August 4. MUn Parker Dayton, a native of Portland, aged 19 years and 30 days. Remains brought to Portland for interment. Building Permits. Miss A. A. Dimmlck. on Union avenue, between Broadway and Weldler. $1600. J. D. Hewitt, dwelling, corner Kelly and Seymour streets, $1600. A. J. Shirley, repair of dwelling. East Six teenth street, between Alnsworth and Howfx $150. W. L. Morgan, dwelling. East Ankeny. be tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. $3000. Richard Koehler, dwelling, corner Nine teenth and Johnson streets. $14,000. G. H. Zelsler, store, corner East Twenty first and Division streets. $760. J. Demars, dwelling, corner East Twenty -second and Clinton streets. $1500. Real Estate Transfers. G. W. Brown to H. Mason, tots 25. 26. block 9. Laurelwood $ 200 J. Q. Boggs to E. McHolIand. lots 19, 24. Arleta. Park 1.000 A. F. Wheeler and wife to G. Stenaer, S. lot 1. block 39. city S.230 H. Qulst. administrator, to B. Qulst. lots 1, 2. block 11. Garrison's Subdi vision East Portland 5, ICO Sheriff to A. Robert, block 20, Stephe&s Add., and other property 52.185 P. H. Marlay to C. R. Borden, lot 6, block 14. Central Alblna 1 T. A. Dltmar and wife to C. B. Car penter, lot 2. block. 12, Highland Park S0O H. E. Nooletal.to"Mrs."M. B. 'Dlt roar. same 1 W. Dryden and wife to W. J. Zim merman, part lot 7, Bowerlng Tract. 1 City to E. M. Barton, lots 40-44 hwlu ftve. block 12. Peninsular Addition.. 13 A. Robert and wife to .JH- Burgard. block 20. Stephens Addition 27.000 J. H. Burgard and wife to F. S. Mor ris, part block 20. Stephen's Addition 1 Portland Trust Company of Oregon to J. Klernan. lots 2. 3. block 1S4. Couch's Addition 13 A. Robert and wife to W. E. Thomas, trustee, parcel land beginning at in tersection of south line of Coach and east line Seventtnth 10 E. P. Cadwell to F. A. Sweeney, lot 1: north 16 feet lot 2. block IS. Mount Tabor Villa S.COG R. L. Everdlng to C. W. Weir, lets 3, 4. block 8. Suneet Park. No. 2.... 1 The Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to C. S. Proebstel. lot S. block 47. Sunny side i..0 1 $ J. H. Giles to W. C. Sanderson, lot 18. block IS. Lincoln Park 300 F. Villa to G. II. Zelsler. lot 4. bteejc 2. Henry's Addition 6C0 A. Dlppel and wife to E. F. Day. block 25. J. Johns First Addition to St. Johns I G. J. West and wife to E. A. Baldwin. lot 1. block 103. East Portland 1 H. Cully to G. J. West, same 1 W. C. Wetmore to D. Wetmore. part !ot E. F. Subdivision lot 4. Meek 5. Portland Homestead 1 L. Breske and wife to C. L. Smith, lots 1. 4. block S6. Coueh's Addition 9,000 G. W. Brown to the Taylor Investment Co.. lota 1. 2. block 11. Laurelwood . 1 L. G. Clarke and wife to J. Watts et al., beginning on N. side line Wash ington. 100 feet east from east side line 20th 12.000 INDORSES SQUARE DEAL Virginia Republican Convention Adopts Platform and Nominates. ROANOKE. Aug. 9. When the Re publican State convention reassembled today, the committee brought In a plat form endorsing: sound currency, protec tive tariff, expansion, the Panama canal and a larger navy. It endorses Presi dent Roosevelt's administration and h's determination to give everyone a "square deal." After the platform was adopted, a new plan of organization of the party was read and adopted. The rules were then suspended and C. Bascom Stemp was elected State Chairman by accla mation. The following ticket was nom inated without opposition: Governor. L, L. Lewis, of Richmond Lieutenant-Governor. W. P. Kmt. of Wythevllle: Attorney-General, George A. RIvercomb, of Allegheny; Treasur er, John Acker, of Rockingham; Super intendent of Public Instruction. J X Herman, of Tazewell; Commissioner of Agriculture. W. G. Eggburn, of Cul pepper; Secretary of the Common wealth. W. M. Sowder of Floyd. Meeting on Sale or Street Hallways. NEW YORK, Aug 9. A meetlnjf looking to the transfer of Chicago street railways to the city has been arranged to take place between bank ers and traction men at Chicago next Monday. BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS The fire In the Humble oil field In Texas burned Itself out during the night The loss is, $750,000. Rice & Crelghton. real estate dealers of Chicago, filed a petition In bankruptcy yesterday. Liabilities $170,000. assets $283,000. It Is reported that William Kennefick Construction Company, of Kansas Cltv. has secur.e4 the contract for building the Western Pacific Railway. Robert Russell, aged SI. and his daugh ter. Mrs. Frank Ballard, aged 53. were crossing the Moffat road In a buggy near Denver yesterday when a train struck them, killing both. There Is an epidemic of typhoid fever In Washington. D. C. due to use of river water. Since July 1 there have been 196 cases and 21 deaths In the Dis trict of Columbia. Conferences between Eastern and Gulf roads are being held to settle a rate war on sugar and coffee. Eastern lines want old rates restored, the Gulf roads claim ing a differential. Marcus Braun, the Immigration Inspec tor who had a dispute with the Hun garian government at Budapest, has re signed rather than wear the regulation uniform at Ellis Island. Magistrate Pool, of New York, says wife desertion is growing Increasingly common. He yesterday issued warrants for 20 men and turned many other cases over to officers for investigation. A combination of oystermen Is trying to get control of the natural oyster beds of New York and Independent fishermen have organized to prevent Its securing the beds by lease or sale from the state The failure of Saxton & Co.. lumber dealers of Knoxvllle, Tenn., has caused H. N. Saxton. Jr., of that city, to fall with liabilities of $261,219 and assets of $S0CO and C. G. Schrader with liabilities of $350,094 and assets of J441S. Midshipman Robert Jackson, of the battleship Missouri, who has been miss ing from his ship at New York for a week, has been found at Quebec. Ha says he has wandered about as if la a trance and cannot accout for hla actions. Twenty-four religious denominations, containing 10.000.000 communicants, have each appointed from Ave to 50 delegates to meet In New York on November 15 to take part In an lnterchurch conference on federation of the Protestant forces in America. Harry Johnson, arrested In Cleveland last Friday with Harry Parker, on sus picion of murdering Joseph Meyer, a pawnbroker, in Detroit, July 2S, has of fered to tell all about the crime If prom ised Immunity, but the offer was not ac cepted. The third attempt In recent months to kidnap Miguel A. Otero, son of Governor Otero, of New Mexico, has been defeated by the temporary absence of the boy from the Summer home of Mrs. W B. Childers, where he had been a guest Six heavily armed men rode up to the Childers cottage on the Upper Pecos River yesterday and demanded the boy. who was with his uncle on a Ashing trip at the time. Suit for an Accounting. OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 9. Special An accounting of the business manage ment of the company's affairs Is the pur pose of an attachment suit brought in the Circuit Court today by the Oregon City Planing Mill Company against F. S. Ba ker, the former proprietor. The plaintiff company recently" purchased of the de fendant a planlng-mlll plant In this city, and In tho suit charges Baker with hav ing collected and failed to account for accounts aggregating about $50. contract ed subseqeunt to his (Baker's) sale of the property. There Is also claimed by the plaintiff a balance of about $S7 for goods alleged to have been aold to Baker.