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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AXJGUST 16, 1905. 13 UNE YIELD UGHT Fruit Is Reported to Be Drop ping in Many Sections. APPLES ARE SMALL IN SIZE Jlops Are Uneven and Reports From tho Yards Arc Conflicting1. Slow Trade in Fruit 3lar ket Butter Quiet. FRUIT Crop projects In this state. Break in cantaloupe market. VEGETABLES Local tomatoes ar riving. HOPS So vera! -sales In Orison mar kets. BGGS Market has steadier tone. POULTRY Good domand for chick ens. BUTTER Buyers are holding off. Report recelred by the "Weather Bureau In dicate a small ylold of prunes In this state, as the fruit Is dropping more than usual at 1Mb season of the year, Apples are smaller' In size, than usual, but otherwlfe the yield In the well-kept orchards promises te be near ly an average one. The peach harvest It, now well along. The following reports by counties are from "Weather Bureau correspondents: Columbia County Italian prunes are drop ping more than usual and the crop will be only fair, Bradshaws are ripe and good. Tillamook County Prunes are poor and ap ices are dropping mere than usual. Lane County Fruit prospects are good. Some epplcfl are ripe and plums and gr.ecngages are beginning to ripen. Curry County Plums are ripening and the crop will be fair. Multnomah County Apples and plums are dilng well. Washington County There is a fine prospect for Fall fruits except apples, whleh will bo very scarce. Yamhill County Italian prunes are dropping from the trees. Apples arc Inferior in Qual ity. Marion County Fruit prospects continue as before, mme kinds being good, others poor. Linn County Peaches are ripening. Lane County Some plums are ripe. Jackoon County Apples, pears and peaches are showing up well according to lo cality, Mine being large and fine even without irrigation, and others, under the same cir cumstances, small, but the yleM will be fair. Prunes will not be a large crop. Waeco County Bartlett pears and Graven irteln apples will soon be ripe, but the crop will be 'short. Picking of the prune crop, which will be very light, will begin next wetk. Umatilla County Melons are coming "in plen tifully. HOP SALES REPORTED. Transactions in Spot Goods In This Market LatcH Crop Adrlocs. There were several transaetJeno In epot hops yesterday. Catlin & Linn, of Salem, bought 104 bales from Crabtree, of Dayton, at 16 cents, and Seavey & Metzler paid the came price for a 50-bale lot. M. R, Relneteln bought 23 bales nt 1714 cents and sold-a small lot to a dealer at 184 cents. There were a number of orders on hand yesterday for 1004 and also for 1905 hops. Word was receleved from "Washington that there are less than 2200 bales of J 004 bops unsold in that state. A private telegram received from California yesterday stated that 10 cents was paid for 158 bales of 1004s. Picking has begun In the Sacramento section and. the dispatch said, the yards are coming down much lighter than expected. A wire received from New York contains this information: "Fire rust causing serious apprehension. Lice increasing." A London cable was received by a dealer rtatlng that fprospecte are not so flattering for a large crop as a week ago. Red spider and mold appearing." Conflicting reports regarding conditions of the hop crop are received by the Weathor Bureau. The- growth eeems to be uneven and the indications arc not favorable for a large jleld. The bureau's correspondent at Aurora, Mar ion County, reports: "The present Indications are that the attack of lice and continued hot weather have caused a severe setback to the crop, and the yield will surely fall far below the estimates of two or three months ago, perhaps one-fourth and poselbly one-third." The correspondent at Pedee, Polk County, writes: "A notable feature of the hop situa tion is a wide range in the sire of the burr, which in a very large percentage of the hills varies from mere bloom to half-grown .hops. This condition, so near the close of the grow ing season, gives little hope for a full crop. Lice are doing no harm." Another correspondent at Aurora says the 2-ieId will be no larger than last year's. CANTALOUPE MARKET BREAKS. Receipts Are Heavy From All Sources Ore gon "Watermelons Unsatisfactory. The cantaloupe market broke badly yester day. Receipts came in heavily from all di rections and prices went to pieces. There were two full cars on the track, one from Payette and one from Exeter, Cal. One hun dred and fifty crates alno arrived from The Dalles, and even Coachella cants were again seen on the street after a long absence. Prices had a wide range, the bulk of the selling be ing at $1.50 to $2.23. Some fairly good Ore gon nutmegs sold as low as $1.10. while on the other hand fancy Coachellas brought $2.50. Tho watermelon situation was better. Stocks, were not overplentiful and the demand was fairly good. The Oregon watermelons now coming In are not as good as they should be. Two of tho last cars were small and creen, and this is causing more attention to be turned to California melons. Peach receipts were lighter than uranl yes terday, Grapes were plentiful and sold from 1 to $1.50, the top price for Rose of Feru. Plums were also abundant. Local tomatoes are now coming In freely and are selling at the public market at 40$ 50 cents a box, unpacked. , EGG MARKET LOOKS BETTER, Receipts Are Lighter and Quality Is Begin ning to Improve. The egg market Is beginning to show some symptoms of improvement. Receipts are not quite so liberal as they were, and the qual ity of the product Is better. High markets on the Sound have created some shipping de mand. Prices here are no higher yet, moat business being around 22 cents, though some sales were reported to 1 cent over this figure. "There was a good Inquiry yesterday for old hen at about 13 cents. , Springs were In light demand, but buyers may have to turn their attention Ho them II old cblkent do not held out. I There was no change In the butter situation. Buyers are Inclined to hold baek. RAIN NEEDED BY STOCK. Harvesting and Throning of Grain Being Rapidly Pushed. The weekly crop bulletin of the "Weather Bu reau, Oregon section, says in pert: Dry weather continue and the need of rain is "becoming more urgent. Streams are get ting low and pasturage Is becoming very short, except on tldelands and on the mountain ranges. Stock, up to within s. few days ago. kept in good condition, but now cattle are losing flesh except where they are helped by an extra feed of hay. The harvesting and the threshing f grain are being rapidly pushed and some farmers are titrough with this work. Fall wheat and barley yields continue good. The straw of Spring wheat was heavy and the beaeds were large, but the berry shriveled during the recent hot weather, with the 're sult that the yields in nearly every eeetlon of the state are lees than expected. Oats suf fered similarly, and, while the damage was possibly not ;o great as in the case of Spring wheat, oat yields are also disappointing. Corn and late potatoes need rain: the hot days curl the corn leaves, but they freshen up again during the coolness of the nights. Hops are uneven, and reports regarding the con dition of the crop are conflicting. Sugar Lfeeets In the Grand Rende Valley are promls- Uing. but the crop Ln not so good as It was last year at this time. Peaches are plenti ful in the markets. Apples are smaller In sire than usual, but otherwise the yield In the well-kept orchards promises to be nearly an average one. Prunes have dropped more than usual at this season of the year. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $3S.87S $ &5.74S Seattle 942.199 268,252 Taeema 24.fS 43.05S Spokane 439,491 40,78 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc FLOUR Patents. $4.504.95 per barrel: straights. $14.25: clears. $3.7594; Valley. S8.9af4.10; Dakota hard wheat. S6.50ff7.25; Graham. $3.504; whole wheat. $4?4.25; rye flour. Vocal. J5; Eastern. $3.505.G0; oernmeaL per bale. I1.P0S2.20. "WHEAT Club, 70071c per bushel; blue stem, 73fi'75c; valley, 77c BARLEY Old feed. $21.30022 per ton; new feed. $2021; rolled. $23024. OATS No. 1 white feed. Id. $2S per ton: gray, old. $27: white, new. $23; gray, new. $22 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19 per ton; mid dllngs. $24.30: shorts. $21; ebon. U. S. Mills. $19; linseed dairy feed. $18; alfalfa meal, $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00 pound racks. $6.73; lower grades, $506.25: oatmeal, steel cut. 30-pound sacks. JS per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split pea. $3 per 100-pound eack; 25-pound boxes, $1.49: pearl barley, $4.25 per 10 poundc; 25 pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10 pound Racks-. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy, old. $13015 per ton; new, fl1.8- clover. $609; grain. $609; cheat. 5.5S0. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples 98c0$1.75 per box; peaches. 40085c per crate; plums. 75c $1 per crate; blackberries, 5c per pound; can taloupes, $1.10f2.50 per crate; pears. $1.5tSf2 per box; watermelons, 101c per pound; crab apples, 50c per box; nectarines, the per box; grapes, $161.50: Canabas, $2432.50 per dozen. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice. $4.50 5-30; oranges, Valenclas, choice $8; fancy. $4 per box; grapefruit, $2.5003 per box; ba. nana. 5 4c per pound; pineapple. $2.5033.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 50c dozen; beans. 104c per pound; cabbage, & l4c per round; cauliflower, 75600c per dozen; celery. 7585c per dozen; corn. 50075c per bag; egg plant. 9010c; peas. 2&c per pound; peppers. 13c per pound: tomatoes, 4 OS 75c per crate; squash, 5c pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.2501.40 per sack; carrot. $1.2501.50 per sack; beets. $141.25 per sack; garlic. 12fec per pound. $i231 ' per aun4re3: yUo' POTATOES Oregon, new. 73300c per sack; Merced sweets, 34c per pound. RAISINS Loose muscatels, 4-erown. 7ic: 3-layer muscatel raisins. 74c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas. 6iic: London layers. 3 -crown, whole boxes, of 20 pounds. $1.S5: 2-erown. $1.76. DRIED FRUITS Apple, evaporated, 7JrOc per pound; apricots, 94012c; peaches, 100 114c; pears, none; prunes, Italian, none; French. 2403c; figs. California Macks, 5c; do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, tic. Butter. Errs. Poultrv. VAr. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 2744830c PW Pound; elate creameries: Fancy creamery. 26030c; store butter. 140 154c; Eastern creamery. 26"40274c - BGGS Oregon ranch. 22c per dozen; East ern. u4?21c CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 13c: Young America, 14c. POULTRY; Average M hens, 120 13c; mlxed chickens. 120124c: old roosters. 94 10c; young roomers, 110114c; Springs. iu to 2 pounds. 140144c; 1 to 14 pounds. 144013c: -dressed, chickens, 13914c; turkeys, live, 18 10c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 200224c: geese, live, per pound. (Hi 7c; geee. dressed, per pound. 9010c; ducks, old. ISc; ducks, gray. 12c: white, 13c; pigeons, $101.25; squabs, $2 02.50. Groceries, Nats, Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 282Sc; Java, ordinary. 18 22; Costa Rica, fancy. IS 4 20c; good. 160 18c; ordinary. IWH-c per pound; Columbia roast. cates, 100s. $13.73; 60s. $13.75; Arbuckle. $15.23; Lion. $15.25. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.37; South ern Janan. $3.50; Carollnas. 5064c; broken head. 24 c. SALMON Columbia River, 3-pound tails $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $r.40; 1-pound fiats. $1.85; fancy. 1014-pound flats. $1.80; 4-pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound tails. 85c; red. 1-pound tails. $L30; lockeyes. 1-pound tails, $1.85. SUGAR Sack bals. 200 pounds: Cube, $5.83; powdored. $3.00; dry granulated. $5.50; extra C. $3; golden C $4.90; fruit sugar, $3.50; ad vance over eack basis, as follows; Barrels 10c; half-barrels, 23c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms; On remittance within 15 days, deduct Uc per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct 4c per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar granulated, $5.40 per 100 pounds; map sugar 15018c por pound. ' SALT California. $11 per ton. $L60 per bale: Liverpool. 60s. $17; lOue, $16.50; 200s. $16-half-pound. 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS "Walnuts. 13ic per pound by sack. 1c extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. ISc: Alberts. 14c: pecans, jumbos, lie; extra large 15c. almonds. I. X. L.. lOic; chestnuts. Ital lane. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw. 7c per pound; roasted. 9c; pine nuts. 10gl2Uc: hickory nuts. 7c: cocoanuu 7c cocoanuu, 3390c per dozen. ' ' BEANS-Small white. 34Uc; largo white, 3Hc: pink, 3Vi93Hc; bayou. 4Hc; Lima, oXc, Hops. Wool, Hides. Etc HOPS Choice 1004, 17619c per pound. "WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 10 21c; lower grades, down to 15c, according to shrinkage: Valley. 23 '27c per pound. MOHAIR-r-Cholce. 31c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1. 16 pounds and up, lGSri0',4c per pound; dry Idp, No. 1 S to 10 pounds, lll5c per pound: dry calf, o. 1, under 5 pounds, 17 ISc. dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; (culla, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, halr-cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby. 2 3c per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound, 80 pounds and over, USflOc per pound; 30 to CO pounds. Sfe0c per pound; under 50 pounds and cows, 86 9c per pound; salted kip, sound, 15 to 30 pounds, 9c per pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; salted calf sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green un sal ted. lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound less). Sheep skins: Shearlings. No. l butchers stock, 23 S" 30c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 4050cach; medium, wool. No. 1 butchers stock. GOQSOc; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock. $11.30 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12 14c per pound; horse hides, salted, each ac cording to size, $1.30Q3; dry, each, accord ing to size. $1 6:1.30; colts hides. 25050c each; goat skins, common. 16615c each; Angora, with wool on. 23c6SL50 each. TALLOW Prime per pound, 2Hlc; No. 2 and grease. 263c FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2.50 O 10 each; cubs. $162; badger, 23 650c; wild cat. with .head perfect. 25630c: house cat, 5610c; fox. common gray. 50670c; red. $30 5: cross. $3615: silver and black. $1006 200; flshers $566; lynx. $4.3066; mink, strictly No. 1, according to size, $162.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10613; marten, pale. pine, ac cording to rjlze and color. $2 50 6 4; xnuckrat, large. 1015c: skunk. 40 6 50c; civet or pole cat. 510c; otter, large, prime skin. $6619; panther, with head and claws perfect. $265; raccoon, prime, 30 50c; mountain .wolf, with head perfect, $3.5063; coyote, C0c6$l: wolverine. $668; beaver, per skin, large. $5 66; medium. $361; small. $1L30; kits. 5&675c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20622c per pound. CASCARA SAGRADA (Chittam bark) Good. 33.4c per pound. GRAIN BAGS Calcqtta. 767c. Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to It pounds. 13 He per pound: 14 to 16 pounds, 13c; 18 to 20 pounds. 13 c; California (picnic). 9c; cottage hams. 9c; shoulders. 9c; belied ham, 21c; boiled plenjf ham. boneless. 15c BACON Fancy breakfast, 19c per pound; standard breakfast, 17c; choice, 15Uc; Eng lish breakfast. 11 to 14 pound. 14&c; peach bacon. 13H. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. 10" c dry salt, lc smoked; clear backs. lOfcc dry salt, Hfce smoked; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports, 20 to 23 pounds average, ll&e dry salt, 12;c smoked: Union butts, 10 to IS pounds aver age, none. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $1S; half barrels. $0.50; beef, barrel. $12; half-barrels, $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. ISc per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17c; bologna, long. 5ljc; welnerwursf, Sc; liver. 6c; pork, 9c; blood, 6c; headcheese. 6c; bologna sau sage, link. 4ViC CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.33: six pounds, $8. Roast beef flat, pounds, $1.25; two pounds, $2.25: six pounds, none. React, beei. tall, pound, none; two pounds, $2.35: six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.15. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces lOHc. tub 10?ic; 50s 10c 20s lOTic, Ids 11 He 3s 11. Standard pure: Tierces 9Uc. tubs &&c; 50s Bic. 2fs 8fte. 10s lOUc. 5s lOKc Compound; Tierces 6c, tubs 6!hc; 60s 614c. 19s G?ic Ss 6Tic Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls. l3e per pound; cows. 3?4jMHc; country steers, 404c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 6467"rsc; 123 te 200 pounds, 4Q6c; 200 pounds and up, 3?44c MUTTON Dressed fancy, 6c per pound; ordinary. 45c. PORK Drersed. 100 to 150. 767ifc: 130 and up, OS 7c per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. 86c per gallon,. "WHITE LEAD Ton lets. 7ic: 309-pound lots, 7c: less than 300-pound lots. Sc. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, eases, 23Uc; Iron barrels, 17c: 86 der. gacoHne, eases, 32c; Iron barrel or drums, 26c COAL OIL Cases, 20Hc; Iron barrels, 14o; wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg.. eases. 22c; Iron barrels. l&Hc LINSEEL OIL Raw. S-barrel Jots, '62c; 1 barrel lots. C3e; ease, esc; boiled. 5-barrrl lota. C4c; 1-barrel lots. CSc; cacea, 70c BOSTON "WOOL MARKET. Bull and Firm Tflth Holders Asking High Price. Boston, Aug. 13. Dullnces and flrxnnen characterized this week's wool market. Hold ers have a tendency to ak higher prices on some grades. Foreign wools are firm. Lead ing Quotations follow: Idaho fine. 224f24r; heavy flae. 19f21c: flBe medium. 23624c; medium. 2627c; low medi um. 26927c "Wyoming fine. 22623c; heavy fine. 19g20c: fine medium. 28624c; medium. 6642 7c; low medium. 26627c. Utah and Nevada fine, 23624c: heavy One. 19620c: fine medium. 23624c;medium, 233 27c; low medium. 27628c Montana fine choice. 26027c; fine, 24623c; fine medium choice, 2tVg27c; average. 24623c; staple. 2S680e; medium choice. 2SI0c. YTool at St, Loulft. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 15. Wool Medium grades, combing anl clothing. 24631c; light fine. 216 27c; heavy fine. 18921c; tub washed. 32 4 2c FIRMER BUT NOT ACTIVE SAX FRANCISCO GRAIN" MARKET INFLUENCED BY CHICAGO. Good Shipping Demand for Potatoes With Decrease In Arrivals. Butter Remains Steady. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) Wheat futures in this market worked into a firmer porltion. encouraged by the Im proved tone of Chicago prices, but trade was not active and the demand was chiefly to cover shorts. The local cash situation was quiet and featureless. December barley had a smalt gain ami spot prices ruled steady, despite ample receipts. Oats and other cereals were inactive, but previous prices were well maintained, as arrivals were light, Feedstuffs were flrra. Regular local trade in fresh fruits was fairly active. Leading orchard varieties were in moderate demand for shipment on coastwise steamers. Most reeelpts of peaches and pears are coming to carta ers under con tract so that the available supply for trading purposes Is moderate and prices well main tained. Selected grapes for shipping were steady at $1 per crate for muscat, seedless and black. The apple market was well stocked and Inactive. Less potatoes than yesterday arrived and the market continued In steady and fairly active condition, the local trade taking upper grades quite readily and cheaper sorts being in good demand for shipping. Receipts of sweets are Increasing and the market is set tling down. Arrivals of onions were heavy and round lots were quoted sharply lower. Tomatoes nad a small recovery. Butter arrived freely, but the market re mained quite steady. Cheese was firm. Eggs were easy Receipts of butter. 92,300 pounds; cheese. 9200 pounds; eggs, 34.779 dozen. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 20630c; gar lic, 364c; green peas. 364c; string beans. 263c; tomatoes. 40673c; egg plant, 50 ff 75c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 18 620c; roosters, old, $4 64.30; roosters, young, $4.30 G3.50; broilers, small. $262.50; broilers, large. $212.50; fryers. $863.50; fryer, young. $364. EGGS Store, 18623c; fancy ranch, 30c: Eastern. 17 624c BUTTER Fancy creamery. 25c: creamery seconds, 22c; fancy dairy. 22c; dairy sec onds, 20c WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 2S630r; Nevada. 15619c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.59621.50; mid dlings. $26 2S. HAY Wheat. $7613.50; wheat and oats. $6912.50; barley. $669; straw. $869: clo ver. $7610; stock, $5-66; straw. 30630c per bale. POTATOES Early Rose, nominal; Salinas Burbanks. 90c$l. CHEESE Young America, lOHCllc: Eastern. 14H013Hc FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.13; common, 10c; bananas. 73c S $3; Mexican limes, nom inal; California lemons, choice, $4.50; com mon. $2; oranges, navels, nominal; pine apples. $L7563. HOPS 16618c per pound. RECEIPTS Flour. 6043 quarter sacks; wheat, 6427 centals; barley, 8S32 centals; oats. "2740 centals: beans, S47 sacks; corn, 565 centals; potatoes, 2356 saaks; bran, 733 sacks; middlings. 215 sacks; hay, 6326 tons; wool. 0 bales; hides. 223. Dried Fruit at New Torlc NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Evaporated apples unohanged. Common to good. 5SCVic; prime. 7c; choice. 7Hc; fancy. 8c Prunes firm, with Coast advices reporting holders atklng further advances for future shipments. Spot quotations range from 44c to Apricots are less active, with buyers again showing a disposition to hold off. Choice. S9 SUc; extra choice. SH68e: fancy, 9!6'10c Peaches neglected, prices being held above buyers' viewo. Fancy spot, HHc Raltlns very firm, with offerings llgnt. Loose muscatele. 4ii65rc; seeded raisins. 5U6 7Hc; London layers, $161.15. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. 15. The market for cof fee futures closed steady, net unchanged to S points lower. Sales were 109.000 bags, in oludlng September, 7.15c; December. "7.49 7.45c; January, 7.35c; March, 7.63c; .May, T.SOc; June. 7.8067.90c Spot Rio. steady; No. 7 Invoice, Sc; mild, steady; Cordova, 10613c Sugar Raw. firm: fair refining. 4H34 5-32c, centrifugal. 90 test. 3H63 17-32c; molasses sugar, 3U65 9-32c Refined, firm; crushed, $6; powdered, $5.40; gran u la tec, $3.30. Clackamas County Hops Short. OREGON CITY, Or., August 15. (Special.) Present indications are that the Clackamas County hop crop this year will be one-third short that of an average crop. An unusual number of missing hills and the harmful ef fects of lice warrant this prediction, although the lice have practically disappeared In con sequence of the several days of continuous warm weather. There have been planted 200 acres of new hops In the county during the past year. Increasing by perhaps 100 acres the total Acreage of this crop. IN LESS DEMAND Failure of Effort to Advance Stock Prices. SELLING MORE GENERAL Liquidation by Banking Interests as Precautionary Motive to Check Speculath-e Excess at Time of Reservo Reduction. NEW YORK. Aug. 15. The tide of the de mand for stocks was reduoed today, and white the market showed mixed points of strength, they were not so predominant as for some time past. The desire to take profits evidently had Its part in the selling and the failure of the efforts to get the market to move up ward prompted an attack In the latter part of the day by the bears, which showed fome signs of concert and organization. The at tack had little success in dislodging any stock and a rather hearty movement to cover by shorts followed. Some of the principal selling was much con centrated in character and was the ground for the supposlUon that some of the large operators who accumulated stocks early In the present movement were lightening their loads. It was even surmised that the supply of stocks might be coming from some of the large banking interests under a precautionary motive and with a desire to check speculative excess with the period approaching for the reduction of banking reserves in New York by the demand from the Interior. The prob lem of this interior demand for currency Is the only present question which seems to weigh at all upon the market. Attention to it was stimulated by yesterday's telegraphic transfer to Chicago of $5CO.00O. although the approaching turn in the tide of the currency movement has been manifest for some time past in the course pursued in the interior in effecting payments of Internal taxes by the Government by drafts on their New York cor respondent banks, which Is an indirect trans fer of requirements upon New York reserves. Reports from Chicago show an opinion among brokers there that money rates are likely won to work closer. The great promise of the grain crops Indicates an extraodlnary demand for currency to effect their movement and the stimulating effect on busineis and Industry in general Is reflected in a growing demand for credits In the West, whleh promises the full normal requirements on this center. The supposition Is taken account of also that yes terday's conference of prominent Jewish bank ers with the Russian peace envoy may have the effect ultimately of paving the way for a participation on the part of the New York bankers In a future Rumlan loan. While the present view of the peace conference Is that a favorable outcome will result, there is the reserve caused by the porciblllty of failure, which woulQ unquestionably have some de pressing effect on the stock market. The weekly crop bulletin ot th Weather Bureau was regarded as giving every encour agement to the high hopes now entertained for great yields for the grain erops. The outlook on the cotton crop was shown to be less favorable. The beginning of investigation by the Inter state Commerce Commission of the charges against the various railroads and private ear lines, which are charged with violating the regulations for the uniform rates, 'was some thing of a weight on the list of railroad stocks which were most affected by the pres sure to sell. The corn-carrying roads were relatlx-ely firm, except for the rallzing rales In Missouri Pacific and Atchison. New York Central was the roost influential railroad stock to make headway against pleasure, and specu lative favor turned for the most part to the Industrials and specialties again. Of the high priced stocks. "Groat Northern preferred alone continued the upward movement, sustained by prbfesred belief In an early disposal of Its Iron ore lands to the United States Steel Cor poration. Buying for London account was an early sustaining factor, the easing of the discount rate there prompting some inereajvd demand for Americans. Net changes here show that the selling pressure wan of small effect and the market ctaeed firm and In course of recovery. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value. $3,635,000. United States 2s advanced H per cent and the new 4s H on call. CLOSING. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing saies. HigB. iw. bid. Adamn fTmrrm 44 Amalgamated Copper. 15.400 S4a S3:i 3? 37-i 30 H 37 9iHi 09t 994 2U 92ft 228 304 H sau 2Sf4 2Slt 2Si IS 4tf 51 484 50?i 112H 112 112 180i 1274 1234 122i 122 121 144 1434 1444 1034 1024 1&2t 1104 116 1164 904 894" SOTi 104 1034 1084 1674 1144 113i 114 97 07 96 705 5t 704 1604 159 1004 2104 216 216 444 43 444 1054 1644 l(f5i 37 50 36 41 41 40 81U 81 78 22S 214 21;, 2244 223ii 223 1834 184U 1844 174 354 104 1034 106 47 46 46H 24 234 2S4 624 62 62 48. 40U 40 1874 1S7 187 10H 9; ; 46, 48 46 2164 2134 214 470 460 435 34H 34H 344 S9i 80 80 434 43U 434 SS 475 4S3 834 S3 S3 73t4 744 74' IMS 1844 1834 01 176S 1774 177 22U 21. 21 804 804 80 28 82 29S 204 29 57i 57 57 2Si 27i 27Ti 00 '.i 50 594 1504 140; 140 S34 S3 834 1234 12SU 1234 23i 234 231 634 RS 65 14154 1404 1404 1634 103H 103 104U 34H 334 33; 724 70 714 474 43 46H 39U 1364 1344 133 56 344 634 S0?i 864 86 90 1014 ioo4 iooi 2134 2114 211 424 1451 144i 1444 1034 1054 1054 so 464 454 48 054 034 95 237U 235 234 1104 1094 loo; 954 94T 94 934 02H 93 Am. car & Foundry, o.ooo do preferred 300 American Cotton Oil do trefrrd American Express Am. xia. t j,th pfd. 400 American Ice 800 American Llneeed Oil do nreferrwl American Locomotive 32.300 ao pre r erred 300 Am. Smelt, A Refln. 30.900 do preferred 1.000 Am. Sugar Refining. 2.000 Am. Tnharro ntA IT JiVl Anaconda Mining Co. '200 Atcnison 14.300 do preferred 300 Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio.... 9.&00 do preferred 100 Brook. Ranld Tranutt Q Ofln Canadian Pacific .... 11,400 Central of N. Jersey. 600 Central Leather 4.600 uo preferred 3.100 ChesaneaVe A- nhln m Chlcag &. Alton 100 ao preferred 200 Chlcazo Gt Western. 14 KM Chicago & Northwest, 14.000 ChL. M. & St, PauL 11.000 Chi. Term. k Transit, do preferred C. C. C. & St, Louis 1.000 Colorado Fuel Iron 5,600 Colorado & Southern. 600 oo it preferred.... 200 do 2d preferred.... 500 Consolidated Gas ... 1.600 Corn Products 2.900 do preferred 200 Delaware & Hudson. 1.300 Del.. Lack. & West. 500 Denver & Rio Grande 100 do preferred 900 Distillers Securities. 100 Erie 14.300 do 1st preferred.-.. 2.200 do 2d preferred.... 7.500 General Electric .... 700 Hocking Valley Illinois Central 1.700 International Paper.. 4.600 do preferred 100 International Pump do preferred Iowa Central 400 do preferred 2C0 Kansas City Southern 2.400 do preferred 4.400 "Louisville & Nashv.. 6.800 Met, Securities 400 Metropolitan St, Ry. 24.200 Mexican Central .... 12.000 Minn. &. St, Louts... 200 M.. St .P. & S. a M. 000 do preferred Missouri Pacific 20.400 Mo.. Kans. Sc. Texas 23.P0O do preferred 10.600 National Lead 4.600 Mex. Net, R. R. pfd New York Central .... 37.900 N. Y. Ont, & West.. 5.800 Norfolk & Western... 1.100 do preferred North American .... 1.100 Northern Pacific .... 1.800 Pacific MaH Pennsylvania 41.700 People' Gas 2.700 P.. C. C. & St, Louis Pressed Steel Car.... 300 dr preferred 100 Pullman Palace Car. 1.000 Reading 23.100 do 1st preferred.... 1.400 do 2d preferred.... 300 Republic Sttel 000 do preferred 2,000 Rock Island Co 36.700 do preferred 58.700 Rubber Goods do preferred ...... ...... Sloss Steel 1.500 St, L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 3.900 St, Louis Southwest, 1.200 do preferred 100 Southern Pacific .... 17.100 do preferred Southern, Railway ... 12.900 do preferred 300 Tenn. Coal & Iron... 12.200 Texas & Pacific 3,500 Tol.. St- L. West. 000 do preferred ...... 100 Union Pacific 60.300 do preferred 200 U. S. Express , :i: 2IH 21U 874 874 33Ti 334 784 79 314 104 904 904 604 704 244 214 B2tjr 624 874 3414 70U 91 704 23 024 .- 1184 364 334 33 100 991 004 1 ; 894 004 3S 38 38 3S4 3.i 3Sti 574 574 574 1344 1334 m4 93 99 M 123 U. S. Realty 91 U. S. Rubber 2.900 53 544 544 do preferred 1,000 1114 110-i 110 U. S. Steel 21.600 364 38 36Ti , do preferred 14,300 103 1044 1044 vlrg.-Caro. Chemical 1,000 344 34 344 do preferred 1.100 1074 107 1074 Wabash 4.500 204 204 204 5, preferred 3.400 434 42 42 ells-Fargo Exprees. 240 Westingbouse Elect.. 100 170 170 170 Western Union 400 934 f34 034 Wheeling & L. Erie. 400 1S4 18 184 Wisconsin Central ... 7.800 29- 284 2STi do preferred 1.700 374 564 564 Total sales for the day, 751.000 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l044D. & R. G. 4s.. .102 do coupon 1044 N. Y. C G. 34s. 994 U. S. 3s reg 1084 Nor. Pacific 3s.. do coupon 1034iNor. Pacific 4s.. 108 I. S. new 4s reg. 1324 :So. Pacific 4s... 954 do coupon 132i 'Union Pacific 4s. 106 U. S. old 4s reg. 104 fwij. Central 4s.. 93 do coupon 104 Jap. 6s. 2d series. 100 Atchison Adj. 4 s Oh 4 Jap. 44 s. cer 90H Stocks at London. LONDON. Aug. 13. Consols for money. 00 7-16; consols for account. 904. Anaconda 6 iNorfolk & West. 89 Atchison 9241 do preferred... 96 do preferred... 107 Ontario & West. 524 Baltimore &. O. .120 (Pennsylvania ... 744 Can. Pacific 1844 Rand Mines 94 Chos. & Ohio... 584 Reading 384 C G. Western. 22i' do 1st pref.... 484 C M. & SU P.. 190 t do 2d pref 474 DeBeers 17 (So. Railway 374 D. & R. Grande. 354, do preferred. . .102 do preferred... 024'So. Pacific 69 4 Erie 494JUnion Pacific 133 do 1st pref.... 874; do pref erred... 100 do 2d pref 774iU. S. Steel 374 Illinois Central. 1S4 ! do preferred. . .1094 Louis. & Nash.. 134 4;Wabash 21 Mo.. Kas. & T. . 34 (do preferred... 43 N. Y. Central... 1504 Spanish Fours... 924 Money. Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Money on call. easy. I"i62 Pr cent; closing bid. 14 per cent; of fered at 2 per cent. Time loans, steady and dull: 60 days. 2i3 per cent: 90 days. 34 34 per cent; six months. 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper.' 4$44 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual bust neso In bankers bills at $4.867034.8675 for de mand and at $4.S470 for 60 days. Posted rates. $4,884 and $4,874- Commercial bills, $4,844- Bar silver. 59Hc. . Mexican dollar. 46c. Government bonds, strong; railroad bonds, firm. LONDON. Aug. 15. Bar silver, firm. 27jd per ounce. Jleney. 14at,,l4 per cent, , The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 14 per cent;-do for three months bills, 1 13-16 per cent, SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15. Silver bars. SOc. Drafts Sight, 3c; do telegraph, 5c. Sterling. 60 days. $4.85; do sight. $4.87. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balances $126,785,524 GoW coin and bullion 52.874.492 Gold certificates 22.317,370 VIEWS OREGON H0P10S M. H. DURST INVESTIGATES CON DITIONS IX AVOODBURX. Growers Take Steps Toward Formu lation of Plans for Pick ing the Crop. WOODBURN, Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.) M. H- Durst, the prominent Wheatland. CaL, hopgrower and dealer, arrived in Wood burn this morning from the south and in company with Henry L. Bents, of Butte ville. started out for a thorough inspection of all the hopyards in this section on both sides of the Willamette. This will require several days. They will then be able to give a close estimate of this season's output. In this immediate locality many of the growers look for half a crop with the Increased acreage making up the shortage. All of the hopgrowers within a reasonable radius of Woodburn will hold a meeting In this city next Saturday afternoon for the purpose of formulating plans in regard to picking and harvesting the present hop crop and to make such other arrangements as will bring the hop Industry Into a better state than it nas been for years past. Owing to the last Legislature making the standard weight of a box of hops 30 pounds, rules will be adopted to have a uniform system In all the yards, and It Is also proposed to have an arbitration board to settle all, disputes that may arise. Captain George Pope, Charles McCormick. John Kennedy and ether prominent growers are at the head of the movement. Sherwood Growers Pay by Weight. SHERWOOD. Or.. Aug. 15. (SpeciaL) The hopgrowers of Sherwood and vicinity met on August 12. pursuant to call, and organized with J. P. Young as chairman and W. F. Young, secretary, There were represented at the meeting about 40 grow ers. The subject of discussion was the fair est and best method of picking hops. Tho conclusion was finally reached that picking by weight was fairest to both grower and picker, and It was unanimously voted that they would pay this year 00 cents per 100 pounds, and de away with the old system of measuring by the box. Mining Stocks, SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta. $ .03jKentuck Con $ .03 Alpha Con 03'Lady Wash. Con Andes lOtMexIcan 0: 1.23 Belcher 14,Occidental Con. .i-i.ircciaeniai con.. .o 1.23Ophlr 6.30 Best & Belcher.. Bullion iii uverman Caledonia 41Potosl Challenge Con.. Chollar .19'Savage lllScorpIon SOSeg. Belcher.. .OOjSlerra Nevada. .4blSllvar Hill Confidence Crown Point. . . . Exchequer Gould & Curry. .14Union Con.... Hale &. Norcross 1.3U)Utah Con. Julia OI.Yellow Jacket... Justice 04 NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .30Llttie Chief $ .03 Alice 53Ontarto 2-00 Breece .40Ophlr 6.33 Brunswick Con. . .17Phoenlx 02 Comstock Tun... .07Potosi 07 Con. CaL & Va.. 1.13 Savage .19 Horn Sliver 1.75(Sierra Nevada..." .27 Iron Silver 3.40ISmalI Hopes 23 Leadvllle Con... .05S:andard 1.40 BOSTON. Aug. 15. Closing quotations: Adventure 5.23Mohawk $ 34.00 Allouex . 33.30Mont C. & C. 3.00 27.00 98.00 23.00 101.00 7.25 120.00 8.30 35.00 32.30 10.23 45.00 Amalgamated. Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham Cal. & Hecla.. Centennial Copper Range. Daly West Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Roy ale.... Mass. Mining.. Michigan 84.00iOld Dominion. 10.00 Osceola 17.30Parrot 30.30 Qulncy 673.00 Shannon 24.23 Tamarack 68.13 Trinity 14.00 United Copper. 7S.00U. S. Mining... 11.75iU. S. Oil 7.13-Utah 22.00lVictoria 3.75 8.50(Wolverlne 110.50 14.001 Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 15. There was a decline of about 5 points in the London, tin market, with spot closing at 149 and futures at 148 7s 6d. Locally, the market was quiet at 32.60e32.80c. Copper continued firm both at home and abroad, with London 5c higher at 69 10s for both spot and futures. Locally, lake and elec trolytic are quoted at 13.628 15.87c. and cast ing at 15.23815.50c Lead was firm but unchanged at 13 18c Od in London, and at 4.C04.70c in the local mar ket. Spelter was alio unchanged, closing at 24 10s in London, and at 5.70S3.S0o in New York. Iron closed at 49s 4d la Glasgow, and at 47s 3d In Mlddlesboro. Locally, the market was unchanged. New "York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. The cotton market closed at practically the best point of the day. or a net advance of 8 to 11 points. Au gust, 10.23c; September, 10.30c; October, 10.45c: December, 10.35c; January, 10.64c; May. 10.75c TURN FDR BETTED Wheat at Chicago Closes With Slight Advance. CASH SITUATION IMPROVED Report That Russian Government Is Considering Restriction of Ex ports Foreign Demand at Atlantic Seaboard. CHICAGO, Aug. 13. The wheat market was easy at the opening. Elements of strength In the situation were outweighed by tho Government weekly report and by a bearish tone In the market for cash wheat September started with a, loss of Ht 4c and sold down to SO lie Sentiment at this point became about equally divided, the factors being on excess of rain Northwest and dis inclination of farmers Southwest to accept current prices. To start prices upward it only needed the Impetus of a report that owing to crop failure the Russian govern ment Is considering restriction of exports. Under the resulting demand from shorts and speculators. September advanced to 81 4c. Tho export situation at the American sea board contributed somewhat to the better tone, quotations for good grades for ship ment abroad being considerably out of line. September closed steady, kfct-c hlgner at 81.4 c With the weather all that could be de sired for the maturing of the corn crop, there was a feeling et bearlshness among traders in that cereal. The close was fatny steady. September closed He lower at 524W324C The market for oats ruled Arm. Septem ber closed 4 c higher at 254c Prevision prices early were depressed by a decline in quotations for live hogs, but support by pacKlng Interests brought about a reaction. September pork showed a gain of 1U cents. Lard was practically unchanged and ribs were up 10-gl-J 4c. The leading futures ranged ss follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. September $ .al4 $ .tsis $ .a4 $ .31 utcember bSs .SJ .eu May 63 4 .so .505 CORN. Sept, (old) 53 .534 .$24 .324 bept. (new) 54 .52r .aat .a, Dec (owl) '.46i .4ta .4lt .4ttu Dec. (new) 44rt .41-, .44 May 44 -447S -44V .44ts OATS. September 254 .254 -264 .264 December ...... .2tj?s .2u4 .2i74 May sstis -2S .2075 .2S-J4 MESS PORK. September 14.224 14.40 14.224 1 1-374 October 14.24 14.474 14.riv 14.43 LA Itp. September 7.824 "85 7.S0 7.00 October 7.1" J 7.H5 l.W 7.5W SHORT RIBS. September 8.674 3.824 8.674 S.S0 October 8.774 8.92i-j 8.73 7.1)0 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. Wheat No. 2 red. 804c Corn No. 2. 54 c; No. 2 yellow, 53c. OatsNo. 2. 244tJ25Ue; No. 2 white. iic; No. 3 white. 284'&264c Rye No. 2, 574c Barley Good feeding. 38c; fair to choice malt ing. 40C42c Flaxseed No. 1. $1.06; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.16. Timothy seed Prime. $3.35. Mess pork Per barrel. $14.33914.40. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7,774- Short ribs -ides Loose. $S.638.75. Short clear aides Boxed. $S.754J3.S74. Clover Contract grade. $12.23. Reeelpts. Flour, barrels 20.800 Wheat, bushels 205,000 Corn, bushels 280.000 Oats, bushels 700.300 Rye. bushels 9,000 Barley, busheln 45.100 Shipments. 20.000 27.400 493.500 209.300 S00 i.ieo Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Flour Receipts. 24. 8CO barrels; exports, 10.000 barrels; market steady, but quiet. Wheat Receipts. 53.700 bushels; spot steady; No. 2 red. 86I(C elevator; No. 2 red, 874o f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1,104 f. o. b. afloat. A lower wheat opening, due to poor cables, weakness In com. bear pres sure and liquidation was followed by rallies on covering and a second decline on the bear ish weekly crop report. Finally the market recovered on less favorable Northwest weather news, and closed 4c to 4c net higher; May closed at 894c; September closed S04c; De cember. 884c. Hops Easy; Pacific Coast 1004 crop. 10g24c; 1903 crop. 1719e; olds. 10$12c Hides Quiet. Wool-Flrro, Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. Wheat stronger, barley Arm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.451.55; milling. $1,574 1.674- Barley Feed. $11.034: brewing, $1,054 1.10. Oats Red. $1.151.40; black, $1.40. Call-board tales: Wheat December. $1,334. Barley December. 994c Corn Large yellow. $1,3741.424. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 15. Wheat Septem ber. 834gS4c: December. 824c; May. 834c: No. 1 hard. $1.60; No. 1 Northern. $1.07: No. 2 Northern. $1.06. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 15. Wheat-September. 6s 6d; December. 6 6id. The weather In Eng land was fine today. AVhent at Tacoma, TACOMA. Aug. 15. Wheat Unchanged; bluestem, 74c; club, 71c; red. 6Sc. Changes In Available Supplies. NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Soeclal cable and telegraphic communications received by Brad street's show the following changes In avail able supplies as compared with previous ac count: Wheat. United States and Canada, cast of Rockies. Increased. 1.002.000 bushels. Afloat for and In Europe, decreased 2.400,000 bushels. Total supply, decreased 1.308.900 bushels. Corn. United States and Canada, east of Rockies, decreased 1.116.000. f Oats. United States and Canada, east of Rockies, increased 3.588.000 bushels. General Crop Report. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The weekly crop bulletin summary says: Rain Is badly needed on the North Pacific Coast, The reports con tinue to Indicate an excellent outlook for corn. Spring twheat has done well, only slight injury from rust being reported. In Oregon. Spring wheat has been badly shriveled in the Willamette Valley, where the yields are disappointing. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Aug. 15. On tho Produce Ex change yiday the butter market was steady; creameries. 17620c; dairies, 1618c Eggs at mark, cases Included. 1243154c. Cheese, easy. llll4c NEW YORK. Aug. 13- Butter, firm; Western factory. 153174c Cheese Weak. Eggs Firm, unchanged. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading Line, Yesterday. The following prices on lives took were quoted In the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $3,004? 3.23; good cows. $2.002.30; common cows, J $1.50 1.73: calves. 125 to 15 Opounds. $5.00; 2C0 to 250 pounds. $3.50&4.0. SHEEP Beat Eastern Oregon and Valley. $3.25; medium. $3.00: lambs. $4.50. HOGS Best large fat hogs. $6.2S$6.30; block and China fat. $6.0086.25; good feeders. $3.00. Demand tor Lambs. PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 15. For several weeks past eheepbuyers have been In this county for the purpose of purchasing lambs and yearlings for the Winter range? of the Middle West, but so far they nil state that growers refuse to discuss price with them. Consequently, while a few sales have been made, the most of the buyers have fatted to secure what they want. The deadlock Is sald to be due to the fact that there are not many taleable sheep in the county, a most of the stockmen sold rather low last Fall. There Is also considerable local demand for sheep, and In view cf the prices growers do not feel in any haste to sell. While there have been f few sales that prices have hardly fever tf tabllshed. It !. said that Iamb have been bringing from $1.75 to $2 per head. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kan as City, Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. 3Io.. Aug. 15. Cattle Receipts 15.000; market steady to 18c lower. Native steers. $3.75 5.50; native cows and heifers. $1.75 4.73; stockers aad feeders. $2.304.23; bulls. $2 3.30; ealves. J 2.751? 5.23: Western steers. $3.25 3; Western eows. $2 3.25. Hogs Receipts 6000; market 5c lower. Bulk of sales. $66.13; heavy. $5.93tt.95; packers. $63 6.15; pigs and light. $69 0.174. Sheep Receipts 2000: market strong. Muttons. $1.2541-5.50; Iambs. $3.50t7; range wethers. $4.36 5.50; fed ewes. $.734?4.30. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 15. Cattle Re ceipts SS0O; market 10c lower. Native steers. $3.30 4.30; cows and heifers. $2.7ty 4.23; Western ateers. $3.904f -1.4U; Texas steers. $2.73 & 3.75; cows and heifers. $8 & 3.50; canners. $1.30412.30; stoekers ami feed ers. $2.2564; calves. $33.50; bulls, stags, etc.. $23.75. Hogs Receipts 9000; market 5c lower. Heavy. $5.803.03; mixed. $5.855.90:, light, $5.1M) tf.05; pigs. $3.906.oe; bulk of sales. $3.S3 if 5.924- Sheep Receipts 9500; market strong. Westerns, $5&5.50; wethers. $.53.10; ewes. $4.304f4.90; lambs. $g.494$6.S5. CHICAGO. Aug. 15. Cattle Receipts 8000; market steady. Good to prisae steers. $3.30 jf; poor to medium. $5fe 5.15; stock ers and feeders. $2.234.25; cow. $2,251 4.40; heifers. $2 5; canners. $1.232; bulls. $2.10 3.S5; calves. $396.30; Texas fed steers. $3.50$ 4.75; Western steers. $3,70 3 4.60. Hogs Receipts today. 20.664); tomorrow, 25.000; market 5$$I0c lower. Mixed atwl butchers. $5.60f 0.40; good to eholce heavy. $6.204T8.25; rough heavy. $6.2B.M. light. $6.15H'6.40; bulk of sales. $f 6.M. Sheep Receipts 13.000; snoop m& Iambs, strong. Good to choice wethers. $4.4Jf3. fair to, choice mixed. $4 ft 4.60: Western sheep, $4.25tf5: native lambs. $4.25tr7.M. Western lambs. 561 7.40. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. W. H. Rogers. 37; Belle Hadloek. 3. D. K. Smoek. 37; Katie Krleger. 24. Ernest Evans. 34; JosfphlR Hoes. 2S. Clyde C. Avery, 28; S. Leslie iirenaaii. 24. Deaths. la Portland. Augut-t 12. Mrs. Mary C Xob inson. a native of Tenneise. ag4 7 year and 7 months. At 844 Corbett etreet. August 13. Harold Nelson. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry N. Spencer, a native of Portland, aged months and 6 days. UuildinfiT Termlts. Marshall-Street Presbyterian Church, repairs to building; $lb00. Wing On Co., repairs to More, Second street, between Uak and Stark: $5i. Robert Andros & Co.. saoo, Harding asd Lorlng streew; $450. F. . Leadbetter. repair of store awl ot flee, Madison street, between Hlver Md Front. ?40o. Bd Olson, chicken-house. 9S4 Minnesota ave nue; $75. Y. M. C. A., remodeling otore. 177 Fourth street; $100. A. Heaey, repair of dwelling. 513 Oay st-eet. $130. L. C. Fonet. dwelling. Burrage street, be tween Burton street and Kllttngswertfc. av nue: $300. T. S. Luke, dwelling. East Ninth and Brook lyn avenue; $1100. Real Entate Transfers. Hub Land Co to J. P. Thorna. E. 4 lot 12. block 1, Willamette Houlevartl Acres $ 300 Same to same. E- 4 lot 7. same 375 Same to M. E. Kindred. W. 4 lot 12. same 3tiO L. Miller et al. to J. Rteken. W. 4 lots 5. 6. block 81. Stephens Addition 1.S0O S. Miller to same, same l.O M. E. Doyle to A. E. Doyle. hMs 13, 14 Week 13. Cloverdale Ex. No. 2.... lo D. Wetmore to D. (. Carsiene. part let F. subdivision lot 4. block 3. Pert land Homestead 2.30O F. A. Myers to T. S. McDaniel. lot 3. block 35. Sunnyeide 1.3M E. Loom La to C Beck. E. 4 lots. 3. 4. block 220. Holladay'.i Addition l.tXV) R. Clinton and wife to T. Fontana. let 6. block J. Clinton's Addition 210 M. Bullut to J. D. Hewitt, lota 13. 16. Mock 19. Columbia Heights, and subdi vision 3 ot lot 2. block 3, Portland Homestead, and lot 17. block 13. South ern Portland 3.000 F. C. Goodln to N. L. Palmer, sundry Vots and blocks. Sellwood I N. L. Palmer to F. C. Goodln. hM 1. 2. bloek 24. Sellwood t J. . A. Sellwood and wife to C. Bat4eti. lot 5. block 00. Sellwood 173 M. A. McDonald et al. to WhHnMk Realty Co.. lot 3. bloek 3S. Portland City Homestead 1 H. K. Noble and wife to A. Burg, let 7. block 15, Columbia Heights lv W. Miller et al. to Victor Land C.. block 10, Highland Park 10 Arleta Land Co. to G. E. MeGlnne. let 11. block 10. Arleta Park No. 2 lvo W. L. Morgan and wife to R. C. Crosby. W. 4 of S. W. i lot 4. block 17. Lone Fir Cemetery 73 S. J. Proudflt et al .to G. Holmes. hK 11. block 2. East Holtaday Addition..' 80 D. R. Hurlburt to C. Hurlburt. 5 acres. section 18. T. 1 S., R. 1 S 1 J. McKernan et al. to C. W. Love. hm 3. 4. block 19. North Albino 50O J. M. Burroughs et al. to F. P. Love. lots 1. 2. block 19, North Alblaa 510 A. B. Connell and husband te M. A. Lltzenberg. lot 6. block 7. Ravens wood 1.S0O Sheriff to Nadir Land Co.. lot 18. block 24. Mount Tabor Villa 7.31 C. C. Thornton to same, same 1 W. Sherlock Co. to J. Zeiter. lot 2. block 25, Sherlock's Addition 90O L. G. Lenon and wife to J. G. Robbing. N. 40 feet lot 6. fraction lot 7. block 2. Brush'o Addition l.(VK G. W. KIstler to P. B. Williamson, let 7. block 1. Mendon Park 3 M. N. Davis and husband to E. Keep and wife. lots 7. 8. block 4. Highland School house Addition 173 A. Harold to A. Burg et al.. lot S. block 3. Columbia Heights 20 N. L. Gllham et al. to Mr. A. Prkh- ard. lot 2. block 2. Gllham's Second Addition 200 WE CURE (VlEfN Our skill has no superior and Tout few equals In the practice ot oar specialty diseases of men. 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