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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1905)
THE MORKiyCr .OBEG0TE4Ljr,, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1905. 15 IT FAST SERVICE Banana Importers Confer With Railroad Officials. SOUTHERN MAY GET TRADE Front Street Overstocked "With Can taloupes Pears Coming In Too Freely Peaches Still Hold High. FRFIT Bananas may be brought In by Southern Pacific Peaches more plentiful. Cantaloupes In oversupply. VEGETABLES Tomatoes arriving freely. Egg plant lower. "WHEAT Mevomonfls Mberal. OATS Active demand at steady prices. BARLEY Arriving freely and un changed. , EGGS Market hag upward tendenay. BFTTER Best grades scarce and firm. FOULTRY Receipts good and de mand strong. CASCARA Dealers report lack o Inquiry. A meeting of local fruit jobbers and South- jc-n FaMAc traffic officials was held In the Southern Pacific freight office yosterday to Idls-usE the banana traneoortatlon mi-inn j Practically all the bananas coming to this market are brought In by the Northern Pa- !c:!. and it is this business that the Southern Fc-:Cr is trying to secure. The Northern Pa- iclfj: gives a nine-day service between New Orleans and Portland, while the best the Har- Irlroan I ne has been able to do wao 11 days. lw ..ic 12 to 14 days was the usual time occu pied,, The wholesalers gave the railroad peo ple to understand that If they would give a lq-1 ker service than the Northern Pacific, the ltrae would be theirs, as time was the only n;.-eratlon in this matter. The Tocal market is now bare of Central Lir.eriran bananas, but a full supply will be hand In a few days. Feaehes were more r'er.tlful yesterday, but prices on choice fruit stia too high to permit of general can- ris. Fancy Southern Oregon peaches are ar'rgCr.g 75 cents, and large Yaklmas the sarr-e pr.ee. Some off-grade stock from Dll- fari scld as low as 50 cents. The street was almost swamped with canta loupes. Some very good Toppenlsh melons fcvere sold to peddlers at 86 cents, and poorer tck at 1 5 cente. A oar of Rogue River wa- lermcl ns from Central Point was pHt on sale In the morning. They were fully ripe and "of flavor. Pears were also in abundance. Shipments irr.e in from all quarters, near and distant. tr.i the market is in danger of being over- .-rke1 The beet standard packed fold at rl 2531.50 a box. Growers are receiving VS Jo 19i cents a. pound for loose pear. The first Tokay grapes of the season were lerc'ved yesterday, and brought $1.50?1.75. i bey were not Tory well colored. Other varie- j:cs were In good supply, and soW at the for- ser range. Tcxatoes wore more plentiful yesterday than the preceding day, and brought 6075 lenta. Egg plant was lower at $i.r.O EGGS ARE FIRMER. Further Advance in Prices KTrwfvrt Scarcity of Best Grades of Butter. The egg market continues very active and I nr. Receipts of freoh ranch stock are light, r.l tD meet the deficiency some eggs have Been taken from storage. Frosh country eggs lere generally quoted yesterday at 28 cent. 'h some sales reported half a cent higher. Farther advancos are expected. Re:rs of poultry were more liberal, but hero r.n equally divided among the trade. jhe demand for hens was strong, but eprlngs I ere ni badly wanted. Bu'er continues scarce and firm for the best hides There Is rorae speculation in the I te as to whether prices will go higher, WHEAT EAIRLY ACTIVE. Jit Demand Is Not Strong; Yet Oats and Barley Arrive Freely. rhfre is no change In the wheat situation. badir-g in the aggregate is fairly large, but le movement is by no means free yet. The I reign demand Is not urgent, though consid at:e export businoes has been done already. flippers quote club at C870 cente. and blue- em 3 cente higher. 3ats and barley are coming in more plenti- .:-, and are quoted steady at last week's . The hay market is rather quiet, and sh3W but little change. No Demand for Cuncara. "-re is absolutely no demand for cascara owing to the fact that consumers were fmpplled last season, and havo enouch k cn hand now to last them for several Jars Buyers are consequently offering prices rer than those quoted a ehort time ago. Bank Clearings, ar.k clearings af the Northwestern cities terday were as follows: Clear In e: Pdi.... -and $563,818 4rain "tie 811.832 -n k.4 Oma 44n 11 ic mr akane 579.20S Tin'nni PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Hour. Feed. Etc. 5UR Patents. $4.5O4.05 Der timt' alghte. $14.25; clears, $3.75g4; Vallej-' ba. $1.9082.20. I'. HxJA"i -Club. 6D70c per bushel; blue 's 72 73c: Valley. 75c IiARLLY Feed. $20.50 per ton; brewlnr. . -d, $2228. x white feed. old. $28 per ton: l-v. $22 per ton. ITILLSTTFFS Bran. $19 per ton; mid- hgs. $24 50; shorts. $21; chop. U. S. Mills . l.nseed dairy feed, $18; alfalfa meal, $1S SeREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00 tna sacks. S8.75: loivrr i-r tmuH, Inetl. eteel cut, 50-pound sacks. "$S per l, , 1 v.ni, . per caie; oat- m (ground). 60-pound sacKs. $7.50 per elVr10"pou,,i5 Eacka- 154 Per bale; epllt Is. $5 per 100.pound eack; 25-pound boxes. .v, pu uttnej-, t.o per joo pounds; 25 nd boxes. $1.25 per. box; pastry flour. 10 nd sacks, $2.50 percale. A"rSaetern Oregon, timothy. $14.15 per . Valley timothy. sn?i- qS. laf, $7.609. " v"' Vegetables. Fruit, Etc IOMESTIC FRUITS Apples 00c$1.75 per jjcaes, iiuawc crate; plums. 75c$l crate j blackberries. 5S6e" nor nound: pn. ppea 85c$1.50 per crate; pears. $1.25 trr bcx, watermelons, llic per pound: Sapples, $1 per box; nectarine. 75c per . grapes. 90c$1.75; Casabas. $2S2.50 ner tr, prunes, 7080c. TOPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choirs. S4 ka 150, oranges, Valenclas. choice. $3.50: ry. $4 50 por box; grapefruit, $2. 50 3 box, bananas, 5c per pound; plncap- ..3ug j.iiu per aozen. ESH VEGETABLES Artichoke. Krt cn, beans. l4c oer pound: cabbage. 1 per pound: cauliflower. 75(5 ofte ry, 75S5c per dozen; corn, 89c per dozen; jmDers, ivuioo per aozen; egg plant, $1.60 JE.-?te: PePPr. 7gSc Per pound; tomatoes. GP.Sc per crate; squash. 5c pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnlna. J1.253L40 1.5 . rK; carrots. S1.25&150 per rack: beets, $1QL25 per tack; garlic. 12fcc per pound. OMONS-Red. 51.25 per hundred; yellow. 1.25. POTATOES Oregon, new. 75050c per eack: Bweeu, ajjc per pouna. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 79e ner pound: apricots. I2l2fcc: peaches. ltV4ei24c: pears, none; Italian prunw. none; California unue, ij&uc per pouna; mack, 40c; orjcito, i-i4-ounce packages. 75&Mc per box; 5S-ounce. $22.40; Smyrna. 20c per jjounu; aaxes. ard, 6c RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 70 Sc: 10-ounce. S"49c; loose muscatels, 5 ' V4c: unbleached sedlecs Sultanas (Kr: London layers, S-crown whole boxes of 20 pounas, $i.t5; 2-erown, $1.75. Butter. Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 2i?Q30c. per pound; state .creameries: .rancy creamery. 27 If 30c; store butter. 14 15"4c; Eastern crsamery. 26Ue274c; California creamery. b juc. EGGS Oregon ranch. 23c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 13 18 "4 c; Young America, 14&144c POULTRY Average old hens. 13J:134c; mixed chickens. 12013c: old roosters, foe; young reenters. llll4c: Springs. 1 to 2 pounas. jicimc; i to iv pounas, I4ft?15c: dressed, chickens, 1314c; turkeys, live. 18 22c: turkeys, dressed, choice. 19623c: geeoe. live, per pound, Sj9c: geese, dressed, per pouna, u-jyiuc; sucks, ota, 13c: cueics, gray. 12c; white, 14c; pigeons, $1L25; squabs, F2 2.00. 7 Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 2028c; Java, ordinary. IS 22: Costa Rica, fancy. lSQSOc; good. 169 16c; ordinary. 10 12c per pound: Columbia roast, cases. 100s, $14.20; 50a, $14.25; Ar buckle. $15.75; Lion, $15.72. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.374: South ern Japan, $3.50: Carolines. 6SJ64c; broken head, "c. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. 11.75 per dor en. 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound Hats, $1.85; fancy, ll4-jound fiats. $1.86: "-pound fiats. $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound tails. &5c: red. 1-pound tails. $1.38; cockeyes. 1-pound tall, $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.85; powdered. $5.60; dry granulated. $5.50: extra C. $5; golden C. $4.80; fruit sugar. $5.50; ad vance over eack basis, as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c; xes. 50a per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 13 days, deduct Ytc per pound; If later than IS days and within 20 days, deduct "4o per pound; no discount after 90 days.) Beet .sugar, granulated. 56.40 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 1518c per pound. SALT California, $11 per ton, $L00 per bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17; 100s, $16.50; 200?. $16: half-pound. 100s, $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 13ric per pound by sack, lc extra for I ere than sack: Brazil nuts, 15c; filberts. 14c; pecans, jumbos. 14e; extra large, 15c. almonds. L X. L.. 16ic; chestnuts. Hal lane, 15c; Ohio. $1.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw, 7 Vic per pound; roasted. 8c; pine nuts. 10'12fcc; hickory nuts. 7c: coooanutt. 7c: cocoanuts, 35g90c per doren. BEANS Small white, 364Uc: large white. 3c; pink. 3U?3c; bayou, 4K($5e; Lima, 0?ic Hops. Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS Choice 1D04, 1718c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 19 21c: lower grades, down to 15c according to shrinkage: Valley. 25&27c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1. 10 pounds and up. 10417c per pound; dry kin. No. 1. 5 to 10 pound?, 14015c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds. 176lSc; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint: (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair-clipped, weather-beaten or grubby. 2 3c per pound loss); salted bides, steers. tound. 00 pounds and over, 9 10c per pound; 50 to 60 pounds. Sfe9c per pound; under 50 pounds and cows, 8S9c per pound; Halted kip. sound. 15 to 80 pounds, 9c per pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. Uc per pound; salted calf sound, under 10 pounds,' 10c per pound; green dnsalted. lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound less). Sheop skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. 2SJS0c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 40 9 50c each; medium, weoU No. 1 butchors stock. 00 80c; long wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. $11.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 120 14c per pound; horse hides salted, each ac cording to size. $1.50S; dry, each, accord ing to fiize, $191.30; colts hides. 25 50c each; goat skins, common, 10' 15c each; Angora, with wool on. 25e9$1.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 38 Vic; No. 2 and grease. 2 3c FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. $2.50 10 each; cubs. $12; badger. 2550c; wild cat, with bead perfect. 25 50c: house cat. 510c; fox. common gray, 50 70c; red. $3 S: cross. $5 15; silver and black. $100 200; fishers $596: lynx. $4.506; mink, strictly No. 1, according to size, $12.50; marten, aarjc ortnern. according to size and color. $1015: marten, pale, pine, ac cording to wze ana color. sz.so4: niukrst. large. 1015c; skunk. -10 50c; civet or pole cat. 510c: otter, large prime skin. S8sll6- panther, with head and claws perfect. $2S; raccoon, prime, jurjruc; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $8.50S: covote. OOe&sl- wolverine. $08: beaver, per skin, larse. S3 6: medium. S34: small Xltai.r.0: vim 5075c. BEESWAX Good, clean and nure 20322e per pouna. cascara SAGRADA (Chittam bark) Good. 53l4c per pound. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls. l2e per pound cows. 3V4K4V4c: country steers. 465c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 12S pounds. 047l4c: m to .w pounas, 5F"C. uu pounas and up. SS4J4C Jin i ioi jjressea lancy. is v, Sf 7r nrr pound; ordlnarj". 4Sc; lambs. 774c uiu uy, oyiE per peuno. Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 IXMjnrtu rr-r- TMmJ- 14 to 16 nounds. 13.c: IK ta SO nouaA ia!- California (nicnic). Wc: rottac hnrr k- M,; l,ed hara' 21c; BACON Fancy breakfast. 18ic per pound standard Breakfast. 17ic: rbMrc istx.- v.bi- lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 15c; peach UMUBH, lie DR SALT CURED Regular short dears, 11c; dry' ealt, 12c smoked; clear backs, lie: dry salt. 12c smoked: clear belllc 14 t i? lounds average, .none; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds, average, ll?ic; dry salt, 12fcc smoked; Union butts. 10 to 18 pounds aver- PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $18; half barrels. $9.50; beef, barrels. $12; half-barrels. $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. lc per pound; mlneed ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, l'hici bologna, long, 5V4c; welnerwurst. Sc: Uvor. 6c; pork, 910c; blood, 6c; headcheese, 0c; bologna sau sage, link. 4c CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds, $2.35; six pounds, $8. Roast beef flat, pounds, $1.25: two pounds, $2.25: six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none: , two pounds. $2.35: six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.15. Roast mutton. iMx pounds. $8.50. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces 11c tubs llUc: 50s llHc 20s ll?ic 10s ll?ic 8s llTfcc. Standard pure: TJeree. 10c. tubs 1011c 50s 10Uc. 20s lO-Tic 10s 10ic 5a 10Ti. Compound: Tierces 6c, tubs 6ic 60s 6Vic. 10s 6c 5s 6T4c Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. S6c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 74c; 500-pounfl lots. 7ic: less than 500-pound lots. Sc GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23Uc; iron barrels, 17c: 86 deg. gasoline, cases, S2c: iron barrels or drums, 26c COAL OIL Cases, 20c; iron barrels, 14c; wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg., cases, 22c: iron barrels, 15&c LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barrel lots. 59c: 1-barrel lots, 60c; cases. 65c; boiled. 5-barrcl lots. 61c; 1-barrel lots. 62e; cases, 67c Washington Crop Jteport. The Washington .weekly crop report says In part: The harvesting and threshing of oats was delayed by the showers and In some cases the grain was damaged by the rain. Oats that were ripe before the rain and had not been cut will shell some In the cutting. Some re port that worms, blight and Insects have cut down the yield of oats to a fair crop. The wheat harvest Is about completed and threshing is in full progress. The yield Is reported gpod. Spring wheat has shrunk on account of the "hot weather. The barley yield is good. The weather was favorable for nil kinds of vegetables. The showers ivM be of bene fit to prunes-and apples, which have been drying and falling. Corn and pastures -were helped. Potatoes and .gardens are still dry in eastern counties and are below tie average The fruit crop Is generally light Fall apples and pears are ripe and are being mar keted and are of good size and quality. In xyckitat County prunes are being dried and -grapes promise a good crop. An excellent crop of evergreen blackberries Is now ripen ing. The cutting of corn has been com menced. Hops arc In excellent condition. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Cotton futures opened strong at an advance of 1015 points, and closed at a net adance of 1518 points. Au gust, 10.76c; September, 10.80c; October, 10.90c; November, 10.98c; December, ILlOe: January and February. 11.19c: Anrll. 11.20e- Mv 11.23c Wool at St, Louis. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23. Wool steady: medium grades, combing and clothing. 2931c: llcht fine 2126c; heavy fine. 1822c; tub washed. 32342c. EFFECT ON' STOCKS Market Quickly Responds Bright Peace Outlook. to TRADE OF LARGE VOLUME High-Grade Hallways and Indus trial Shares Prominent in the Movement Amalgamated Strong 3Ioncy Easy. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The improved out look at Portsmouth for peace "was a potent factor in shaping the course of today's stock market. This same feeling was reflected la the foreign markets. Trading kept pace with, the large volume of the previous day with a number of substantial advances and a much wider distribution of business. Reading and the ErJes were less conspicuous, their nlaces belnr taken by a number of the higher grade railway and Industrial shares. Nevertheless, Erie common and second pre ferred advanced to new high records. Read ing recovered to within a fraction of its rec ord price, but was later irregular. The best opinion is that the operators connected with certain large pools took advantage of yes terday s active market to unload a large part of their holdings, but are still committed to higher prices. The renewed strength of Amalgamated. Copper, one of the day's market leaders. followed another advance in the price of the metal and further demands at home and abroad for refined eopper, of 'which there appears to be but a. small supply. The movement of copper today was accompanied by rumors of an Increased dividend en the stock in the future. The recognized author ity in the steel and Iron industry testified to very satisfactory conditions In that Industry. The United States Steel shares wore more active and strong than for some days. Pennsylvania led the active list in the early dealings and Baltimore & Ohio, Union Pacific Southern Pacific and St. Paul were prominent, the latter, however, losing some of Its early gain. There was quite a move ment In the Gould group, Missouri Pacific advancing smartly with marked galas in all the Colorado Southern issues. In the general list the most noteworthy advances Included Louisville & Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line. Atchison. Ontario &. W'estcrn, Rock Island. Southern Railway, Smelting preferred and Sugar. The last hour "was the dullest period of the day. Heavy realisation in the active list was largely responsible for the general de clines, none of which, however, was very severe. Operators In the various pools seemed to have expended their ammunition and traders as a clatc wore cautious to the ex tent of carrying few overnight commitments, la the last few minutes of trading there came a fresh outburst of speculation which carried such stocks as Union Pacific. Missouri Pacific, Amalgamated Copper and the Steel stocks to the top of the day's prices and drove the shorts to cover once more Lon don was reported to have bought a consider able amount of stocks in this market en orders for her own account and for the Continent. Local money conditions continue easy. The bulk of today's call loans were made below 2 per cent, while the rates show a yielding tendency, four-months money being offered at 3; per cent as compared with. 4jer cent on the previous day. The financial Institu tions with important interior correspondent are agreed, that, in spite of the probable In creased crops, the banks la the West and Southwest will this Fall finance the crop movements to a greater extent than In re cent years. Bends were steady. Total sales, par value. $4.1M.OOO. United States bonds were all un changed on call. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Ctosinc: -sales. Hlgn. Law. bid. Adams Express.. 249 Amalgamated Copper 91.00 Amur. Car & Fdry.. 1,800 STTi 86 S7H 38 -2714 X7Tk do preferred Amer. Cotton Oil. do preferred American Express. 100 1011 101i 11U 1M 30 SO 79 82 20 Amer. H. & L. pfd. 400 30 3S XSi Amerlean Ice 100 2S 2S 21 Amer. Linseed Oil 17 do preferred 300 42 41U 4? Amer. Locomotive.. 11.300 54 524 o preferred a 909 1146 HV 114 Amer. Sre, & Refg.. 48.000 131 129K do preferred 4.300 128 125 12& Am. Sugar Refining. 13.600 146 144V& 14EA, Am. Tobacco pf. cert. 3.000 l(2Ts 101 lull? Anaconda Mining Co. 3.800 lis 116V 1174 AtchHon 22.000 91H 904 90i do preferred 4,400 105 104 106 Atlantic Coast Line. 1.000 167; 166H Baltimore & Ohio... 30,500 114? 114 114 do jn-eferred 100 97 97 96 Brooklyn R. Transit 14.600 0 70S Canadian Pacific ... 11,300 1614 160U 161 Central of N. J 300 218 218 217 Chesapeake & Ohio. .500 57?; 57i 574 Chicago & Alton 39' do preferred 78 Chicago Gt. Western 11.100 22-i 22 Vi 2214 Chlcaco & N. W 4.4(W ff'tiL fx' v Chi.. Mil. & St, Paul 32,200 184 183 1S3J Chi. Term. & Trans. .... 17V4 do preferred C. C. C. . St, L.. 600 1D2 Colorado Fuel & Iron 2.900 47 30 ibiVj ini 46 4Si 2SH 2K 624 884 41 42.. iioraso & Southern 4M0 29 do 1st preferred.... 3.700 64 do 2d preferred..... 13.000 44 consolidated Gas . . Cora Products do preferred Central Leather .... do preferred Delaware & Hudson, Del.. Lack. & West. -W JOis J&iti 1ST 10 4QVa 45 42 43tf 1044 104: 2214 222 208 4GV 7ft 43i 500 105 1,200 224 Denver & R. Grande 909 do preferred 6.009 Distillers' Securities. Erie 148.800 do 1st preferred. . . . 5,500 do 2d preferred 1G lftA 450 S5H 89i '52H S5T 3H S0H S4; 42U 514 48-i 8U oenerai .tiectrie 100 38214 1824 183H Hocking Valley .... . Illinois Central 31 1.400 1764 1774 21 International Paper., do preferred 1 i.4W 2I4 21 feO I7?4 e3 28 67! 674 5S?i International Pump.. 00 preierrea ....... Iowa Central do preferred Kan. City Southern. 300 29 500 67, COO 57T4 2Sf4 67u 571 5ST4 so preforred Louisville & Nashv., 12.500 151?, 150 Manhattan L 150H 09 167 1IV1U i an- Metrep. Securities... Metropolitan St, Ry.. Mexican Central .... Minn. & St, Louis., M.. St, P. & S. S. M. do preferred 4.200 84 8241 851 9.100 330ti 12STi 130H 4.000 241 24U 21 000 135 " Yivi 134i 160' 1C4U 164 . 20 rw lyit; me" iXZ.. Missouri Pacific Mo.. Kan. & Texas.. 7.900 344 33U W National Lead . w ....... It sfKl T' f.l' . 6.800 6i 72 1.300 44 44U 39 3SU 154; 35514 5"X 574 854 86 4 90 1004 100 39 156; 68 sevi Norfolk & Western 8.300 do preferred North American 500 101 Northern Pacific... 4.P0O 213U 21Ii 211 -acinc Mali , Pennsylvania People Gas .. ',aS 454 44 .117.000 147-4 146V4 147 . 3.400 lOSJi 1054 lSVi - SOU . 000 46U 46H 46U P.. C. C. & St. L. Pressed Steel Car.. do preferred Pullman Palace Car. Reading 240 34.100 119 116U 119 tia .' i o 1st preferred.... 200 do 2d nmtemA rv 93 93 93 05 Republic Steel 3.700 95 2114 SS S3;, sot: 34; "bb 684 2CH 64 21 8H 354 81 35 "00" Si? 27i 64 21 8S4 3S SO 344 105 004 69 26Ti go preferred " kvi Rock Island Co..... 84.600 do preferred 3,500 Rubber Goo flu 4 do preferred Sloes-Sheffield 300 St. u 4 S. F, 2d pf. 500 St, L. Southwestern. arm do preferred onn Southern Pacific .... 1.1 00 67ti 00 nrrierrea ejred 100 3194 119"A 119U ; Railway .. 24.000 36H 364 crrea . m fijiTi "southern do nrer Tenn. Coal & Iron.. niftA 91 Texas & Pacific 90 90 37S 3S Toledo. St, U & W. 200 SGVi SC?: 38 37J 1S4 1374 9S4 99 123 90 53 52S 110 310 00 preferred ... Union Pacific .. da preferred 203 59 &G.500 1374 500 93 U. S. Express.. U. & Realty.... U. S. Rubber.... 400 534 100 110 7,300 37i do preferred ... U. fa. steel &6Si 37U do preferred 34 wi inniT iajl" .nr.. Va. -Carolina Chemical SO0 33 ii 22U vXFISztma , 500 los54 106 106?J Wabash v 3,500 23 214 2H 44 43H 43T, w eiis-Farge Express. Weetinghonse ET.ec... 30C 240 300 171'i 171 170 western Union 200 Wheeling & L. Erie. 2C0 Wisconsin Central... 4.000 do preferred 2.400 34 U3i S3i JS 1!4 la 33S 31i 31' 614 63 61H Total tales for the day. 1,163.400 share. BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Closing quotations U. s- ref. 2s reg.l04HD. A R- G. 4s.. .1014 uo coupon llHi jr. x. C. u. 3j-. 994 c j rer. loaiior. jaeine as.- tt da coupon 103 U. S. new 4s reg.133 do coupon 133 U. S. old 4s reg. 104 H do coupon 104 Nor. Pacific 4s..l05& So. Pacific 4s. .. 95H Union Pacific 4s.i06 Wis. Central 4s.. 05 1 Jap. 6s. 2d series 99 Atchison Adj. 4s 99 jjap. 4is, cer 00 H Stocks at London, LONDON, Aug. 23. Consols for money, 90S; consols for account. 0011-16. Anaconda 6 iNorfolk & West. 53 H Atchison 92 iij do preferred... 044 do preferred... 107 Ontario & West. 594 Baltimore &. O.. 5Si (Pennsylvania ... 734 Can. Pacific 105HiRand Mines Si Ches. & Ohio... 5SReadlng 61 C Gf, Western. 23 do 1st pref.... -49 C M. & St, Pv.191ij do 2d pref 48 DeBeers 17 (So. Railway 364 D. fc R. Grande. 36Hl do preferred.. .102 H do preferred... 92 (So. Pacific 09 i Erie 53HUnlon Pacific 139 do 1st pref.... S74, de pref erred... 100 do 2d pref S0UIU. S. Steel 37 1 Illinois Central. 1824: do preferred.. .103 Louis. & Nash.. 154 HiWabash "224 Mo.. Kas. & T. . 34 Hi do preferred... 44 K N. Y. Central... 139 iilSpanish Fours... 92 Money, Exchange. Etc NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Money on call. 1SS2 per cent; closing bid, 1; per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, steady and dull; 60 and W days. 3Va per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4 44 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi ness in banekrs bills at $4,8665 for demand and at $4.5475 for CO daysl Posted rate, $4.S544.87!4. Commercial bills, $4.844- Bar sliver. 61"4c Mexican dollans, 46ic Government and railroad bonds steady. LONDON. Aug. 23. Bar silver steady, 2SHd per ounce. Money. 1 per cent. Rate of discount for short bills. 1;1! per cent; for three months, 15l:i per cent, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23,-SIIver bars. 61 "4c per ounce. Mexican doHan Nominal. Drafts Sight, Sc; telegraph. 5c Sterling on London Sixty days, $i.S5U: eight, $.S7$4. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances show: Available cash balance 1123.799.7IO Gold coin and bullion 54.S03.465 Gold certificates 23,885.950 OLD IDS DYING DDT NEW ACREAGE NEEDED IX THE OREGON HOP INDUSTRY. Good-Paying Prices Are looked for the Next Four Years by E. J. Smith. PORTLAND. Aug. 21. (To the Editor.) For the first time In the history of the bop-ralilnx industry of Oregon and California, the old hopyards that have been in existence for the past 15 years or longer,, and have always come down with heavy crepe, now begin to efeow the effects of old age. Their race Is ran, and this year is the beginning of the end with them. . Throughout Oregon and California this year the oM yards ehow a very large percentage of dead and weak hills, and next year it Is only fair to suppose that they will be 40 to 60 per cent worse than, this year. There are hun dreds or ow yapu in Oregon and California, this year that win not harvest 500 pounds to the acre. These two states will never grow their usual erop again until entirely new acreage Is set out. whkb will take tome years to accomplish. I look for good, paying prices for hops now and for the next four years, at least. The long spelt of drouth and. not weather throughout the Coast for the past few weeks has and Is shortening the hop crop far beyond aad conservative estimate that can be made today. Its ravages are showing the woret In Oregon and California, where the blooms and burrs are drying up and dropping off by the thousands and every day of this weather is rapidly reducing the quantity. It now looks as though all former estimates I have made are too high, and perhaps 1P0. 000 to 20.0Qd bales for America in 1905 will soon look targe. One year ago the lowest bet I made on estimates was that we would have 85.003 bales in Oregon, which was almost the exact figure we did have. There were plenty of dealers here In Oregon one year ago who thought I didn't know what I was talking about, and all the way through these same dealers claimed 100,000 to 115,000 bales for Oregon. Who was right, and will be right this year is open for debate. I now think Sft.000 bales for Oregon will be the limit for 1995, and possibly less. There is no Question now that the English crop will range below 500,000 hundredweight, which leaves England away below their own consumption, and will cause them to be free buyers again from Germany and America. And, regardless of nny and all opinions of seme of the bears, I fully believe in 25c prices for 1005. And I will, furthermore, say that if there are any Oregon or Washington grow ers who want to contract their crop for two or three years. I will give them a most satis factory contract at a price for the three years above what the bears are now telling you the 1005 crop will eelt at, E. J. SMITH. Mlnlnj- S(ockS. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. The official do ring quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta. $ .03Juitice Alpha Con...... .04iKentuck Con.. .$ .04 .01 .02 LIS -S7 6.00 .10 .05 .47 ..13 .05 .30 .84 .46 .01 .12 Andes 12lLady Wash. Con. Belcher HJMexIcan Best & Belcher.. LIS Occidental Con.. Bullion 32 Ophlr Caledonia. 34jOverman ........ Challenge Con.. .15 Potosl Chollar 12Savage Confidence ...... .77iScorpIon Con. Cal. & Vs.. L13jSeg. Belcher Crown Point OOjslerra Nevada.... Exchequer 45 Gould & Curry.. .11 Hale & Norcross 1.30 Julia. .06! Sliver Hill.l. Union Con Utah Con Yellow Jacket... NEW- YORK, Aug. 23. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .25: Alice 55i Breece 40 1 Brunswick Con.. .16: Little Chief $ .05 Ontario 2.00 6.00 Ophlr Phoenix .. .02 .04 .50 .30 .30 1.30 Co ma lock Tun... .07 Potosl Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.101! Savage .... Horn Silver 1.75!Slerra. Nevada. Iron Silver 3-40Small Hopes.... Leadvlile Con... .06jstandard ....... BOSTON, Aug. 23. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 6.00Mohawk $ 59.50 Allouez 34.00!Mont. C. & C. 3.50 Amalgamated. Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham Cal. & Hecla.. Centennial ... Copper Range. Daly West. . . . Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Royale.... Mass. Mining.. Michigan S7.SS0!d Dominion. Z 28.13 10.00;Osceola .... 19.75!Parrot 3L50iQuIncy 670.00lShannon ... 27. 00 Tamarack . 102.00 26.50 107.00 7.3S 122.00 &50 37.00 33.25 10.25 -46.00 4.50 12.25 120.33 i. 10: innuy ........ 14.50'UnIted Copper. Trinity .. -8.00 V. S. Mining. 34.25 U. S. OH 7.25Utah 73i Victoria. .. 9.221 Winona 14.23Wolverine Small Crop, Says Mr. Finney. OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 23. (Special.) George IL Finney, a prominent bopgrower of Geprais. Marion, County, was In the city to day In search of pickers. He says there are few yards In the valley that will yield an average crop this season. Growers who fre quently and thoroughly cultivated their yards, reports Mr. Finney, are the ones who will profit accordingly. By vigorously culti vating his yard. Mr. Finney was enabled to retain practically all of the moisture In the soil during the exceedingly warm weather In July with the result that hU rlnea attained their full growth and. have matured & satis factory crop do preferred 2.700 WOOL PRICES FIXED Opening of Fall Season California Market. in MOVEMENT IS VERY LIGHT High Prices In the Country Repulse San Francisco Buyers Hops Quoted a Shade Easier. .Barley Is Firm. SAN FRANCISCO., Aug, 23. Special.) Quo tations for California, Fall wools were estab lished today. The range for free clips Is 16c to ISc for Northern, 17c to 19c far middle counties, and 12e to 15c for San Joaquin and southern, with detective lower In proportion. The market is quiet. Prices asked in the country" repulsed the local buyers, and all re turned. Slocks here are small, and despite the dullness, the feeling is firm. Hops locally are quoted a shade easier at 16c to 19c for 19v4s and 14c to 15c for 1905s. The crop looks well, but, owing to lateness, buyers ore holding off until picking is more general. Barley was notably firm. December rose to 99c Holders of spot ask full prices. Receipts are large, but the great part Is sold to arrive to local milling concerns. Exporters are be lieved to be quietly buying in the country. Wheat was" steady. Other cereals were un changed. Fancy grapes were in sharp demand for the steamer leaving for the Sound. Prices rose 10c per crate, ad desirable stock was scarce Peaches and pears were firm. California Grav ensteln apples are nearly all In, and four-tier stock Is firm, up to $1.25. A carload tf South ern Oregon Gravenstelns Is expected before Saturday. Lemons and limes were higher on brisk shipping demand for Sound ports. The advance In potatoes was checked by larger, relpts. Onions were steady on good shipping demand. Butter was firm. Cheese was quiet. Eggs were easy. Receipts. PS, 500 pounds butter, 73.&00 pounds cheese. 36,270 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cueumhem. 20930c; garlic, 554c; green peas. 24f34c; string beans, 1 2c; tomatoes, 75c9$1.23; okra, 60975c; egg plant, 50675c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 19f21c; roost ers.' old, $491.50 ;roosters. young. $4. 5085.50; broilers, small. $292.50: broilers, large. $29 2.50; fryers. $f.50; fryers, young, $3g4. EGGS Store. ISf 23c; fancy ranch, 31c; East ern. 17f24c BUTTER Fancy creamery. 26e: creamery seconds. 23c; fancy dairy'. 22c; dairy seconds. 20c. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 23 930c: San Joaquin. 12915c; Nevada. 15f 19c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $2e.5021.5f ; mid dllngs. $25.50927.56. HAY Wheat. $7913.56; wheat and oats. $6 12.50; barley. $690; straw. $690; clover. $7 10; etock. $4.5096; straw. SOffSOc per bale. POTATOES Salinas Burbanks. D0cg$1.15: sweets, 192c. CHEBSE Young America, ll4124c; East ern. 15gl6c FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.25; common. 40c: bananas. $192; Mexican limes. $533.50; Call lorn la lemons, choice. $49-4.50; common. $2; oranges, navels. $294; pineapples, $ 1.7583. HOPS 19919c per pound. RECEIPTS Flour. 19.385 quarter sacks: wheat. 5210 centals; barley. 18.312 centals; oats. 298S centain; beans. 66 sacks; potatoes. 6244 sacks; bran, 70 sacks; middlings. 45 sacks; bay. 657 tons; wool. 251 bales; hides. 721. SPECULATORS ARE WAITING BUSINESS LiIGHT IN "WHEAT AT CHICAGO. Prices Hcspond to an Advance In Northwestern Markets and Close Is Steady. CHICAGO. Aug. 23. Early foreign advices favored the bull side of the market, although later cables quoted lower prices. Traders were seemingly In a waiting mood, and business was light In wheat. September opened a shade higher to a shade lower, at S04fSOHc and under a slight selling pressure went off to eO-"SS0"4c. Offerings were of an indifferent character, however, and prices readily respond ed to an advance in the Northwestern mar ket. Minnesota and South Dakota reported rain, with indications of a continuance of showery conditions. September advanced to Sic Profit-taking brought about a recession from the high point. The close was steady. with September at SOTic September corn started s up at 53c and except for an early dip to S2Tic showed a steady improvement. The close was at the high point of the day, with September at 53?sc Oats opened unchanged to a shade lower at 25485;c and closed steady at 25-; G 25 Tic. Previsions advanced under large purchases by packers and for shipping account. Septem ber pork closed 124c up.- lard is 743 10c high er, and ribs were up 124c The leading futures ranged as fellows: WHEAT. Open. High. $0.804 $9.81 82i .S2 .85 .85H CORN. .534 -53; .58U .53, Low. Clothe. September . December .. May $0.8O4 $O.S0Ti .S2U 824 85ti 85 SepL (old) Sept. (new) .... Dec (old) Dec (new) .. May .534 52Ti .454 .43?; 43i its .454 .43Ts .43i .43 .44 434 .43 OATS. .25H .23?. 23H -26 2SH .2Si September December May .25j -2Sb .23; -26 . MESS . PORK. 14.50 14.524- 14.50 ....14.50 14.574 14.50 LARD. September October ., 34.50 34.574 September October ., 7.S74 7.95 .... 7.95 8.024 SHORT RIBS. .... S.90 8.95 .... 8.8T& 9.024 7-874 7.95 7.95 8.00 September October .. 8.874 8.95 95 9.00 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. Wheat No. 3 Spring, SSgOSc; No. 2 red. 80S 80Hc Corn No. 2. 544c; No. 2 yellow, 5555Jc Oats No. 2. 24ic; No. 2 white, 27U4?2Sc: No. 3 white. 2649204c Rye No. 2. 5S4c Barley Good feeding. 37 g 37 Vic; fair to choice malting; 42944 c Flaxseed No. 1. $1.02; No. 1 Northwestern, 51-18- Timothy seed Prime. $3.60. Mens pork Per barrel, $14.50314.55. Lard Per 100 pounds, $7.65. Short ribs sides Loose. $S.S0S8.90. Short clear sides Boxed. $3.87439.124, Clover Contract grade, $12.25. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . Wheat, bushels 33.900 38.700 31.100 , ... 107.000 516.000 434.800 7.000 35,200 Corn, bushels .. 257.300 376.300 3.000 6,500 Oats, bushels .. Rye. bushels ... Barley, bushels Groin at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. Wheat easy. Barley steadier. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.4581.55; milling. $L574 eL674- Barley Feed, $101.024; brewing, $1.07$43 Lia Oats-Red. $1.1581.40; black, $1.40. Call board sales: ' Wheat December, $1.33;. Barley December. 99c Com Large yellow. $l.40gl.424. Dried Fruits at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Evaporated annles for October and November delivery are held at about THc and though buyers In most In stances refuse to bid over 7Hc. the epat market is quiet but firm, with common to choice quoted at 44g6c; prime. 77Hc; choice, 7Vjc; and fancy. Sc. Prunes unchanged, with quotations ranging from 4U964e, according to grade. Apricots arc quiet at the moment, but hold ers are steady to firm In their views. Com mon to choice are quoted' at S9Sc; extra choice. 84gSc; and fancy. OHlOc. Peaches are without change, with fancy the only grade available on spot apparently, and quoted at ll4c. Raisins are quiet, but firm. Loose museatel3 are quoted at 4g64c; seeded raisins. 5;g74c; and London layers. $1?1.25. Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Flour Receipts. 27.300 barrels; exports. 22.100 barrels; sales, 15.000 barrels. Steady and more active. Wheat Receipts. 3000 bushels, exports. 15.000 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, S7c elevator: No. 2 red. SSUc to arrive f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba, 9STic to arrive f. o. b. afloat. Opening a trifle easier, wheat at once rallied on the decided strength of Northywest markets and was gen erally firm all day. closing g4c net high er. Other bull Influences were light re ceipts, fair clearance and a big decline In Minneapolis stocks. May closed at 90 He. September closed nt S7r,e and December at SSHc Hops Steady. Hides Quiet. Leather Steady. Wool Firm. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Aug. 23. On the Produce Ex change today, the butter market was Arm; creameries. 1721c: dalrtee, 19lSV&c Eggs Firm. 134S16Uc- xCheese Steady 10"; lltc. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Butter Creamery, common to extra. 179214c Cheese and eggs Unchanged. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 23. Wheat Septem ber. S34c; December. 82Hc; May. 85 Tie; No. 1 hard. $1.07; No. 1 Northern, $1.04; No. 2 Northern, $1. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 23. September. 6s S4d; December. 6s 7d. Weather In England today was windy; fore cast, fair. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Aug. 23. Wheat unchanged; Wue etem, 73c; club, 70c; red. 66c IJVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally" for Leadlne; Lines Yesterday. The following prices on ltvestr)k were quoted In the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers, $3 3.25; good cows. $29-2.50; common cows, $1.50 1.75; calves. 125 to 150 pounds. $5; 200 to 250 pounds, $3.50 4. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, $3.25; medium, $3; lambs. $4.50. HOGS Best large fat hogs, $6.256.50; block and China fat. $606.25; good feed ers. $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago. CHICAGO. Aug. 23. Cattle Receipts 12. 000; market 1020e higher. Good to prime steers. $5.356; poor to medium, $4.25 5.40; stockers and feeders. $2.25 9 4.25; cows. $2.204.50; heifers. $2.404.75; canners, $I.232.20; bulls, $2,2544; Texas fed steers, $3.1004.50; Western steers, $3.504.60. Hogs Receipts 15,000; market 10c higher. Mixed and butchers, $5.S06.40; good to choice heavy. $5.50 9 6.33; rough heavy, $5.75 60; light. $696.40; bulk of sales. $6 6.30. Sheep Receipts 1S.000; sheep. 10c higher; lambs. 15 25c higher. Good to choice weth ers. $5.25Q5.50; fair to choice mixed. $4.50 5; Western sheep, $1,509-3.40; native lambs, $5.507.70; Western lambs, $6p7.50. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 23. Cattle Re ceipts. 4300; market 5c higher. Native steers. $4 ft 3.75; cows and heifers, $2.75 4.40; Western steers. $34.50; Txas steera. $2.755? 3.75; cows and heifers. $23.50; can ners. $1.6092.60; stockers and feeders, $2.25 (F4.10; calves, $3.75 83.25; bulls, stags, etc, $2 3.90. Hogs Receipts 5700; market 510c high er. Heavy, $5.SO06; mixed, $5.4095.95; light. $5.0066.10; pigs, $69 6.05; bulk of sales. $3.8596. Sheep Receipts 5000; market steady. Westerns. $5.15 5.60; wethers. $4.9095.90; ewes, $4.5095; lambs. $6.7597.25. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 23. Cattle Receipts. 1500; market 5910c higher. Native steers. $4.0036.50; stockers and feeders. $2,759-4.25; Western steers. $3.4084.50; Weetem cows, $2.5083.25. Hogs Receipts. 6000; market 5910c higher. Bulk of sales. $6.0596.20; heavy, $6.0096.10; packers, $6.0536.20; pigs and lights. $6,109 6.15. Sheep Receipts, 400O; market strong. Mut tons, $4.353.75; lambs, $5.50g'7.65; fed ewes, $4.004.60. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The London tin mar ket was very strong, with spot closing at 145 and futures at 151 10s. Locally, the market responded to the advance abroad and closed strong at 33.1533.50c for spot. Copper was very Arm In both markets, cios lr.K at 70 15s for spot and 70 Ss 9d for futures in the London market. Locally, lake and electrolytic are quoted at 1616.25c, and casting at 15.50gl5.87c Lead was quiet at 4.604.70c in the New York market, and also remained unchanged in London, where spot closed at 14. Spelter closed at 24 17s 6d In London, but was easier locally, at 6.655.75c for spot. Iron was steady to firm abroad, with Glas gow closing at 50s 6d and MIddlesboro at 47s 44d. Locally, the market is reported in a Arm position. No. 1 foundry Northern U quoted at $16.25317; No. 2 foundry Northern, $15.75gl6.50; No. 1 do Southern. $15.75816.75; and No. 2 do. $15.50 16.25. Coffee and Sugar. N73W YORK, Auff. 23. The coffee futures market closed steady, net unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales were reported of 89.750 bags. Including: August. 7.25c; September. 7.25 97.30c; December. 7.501?7.65c; January. 7.70c; February, 7.70c; March, 7.85cfc7.00; May, 7.90 ?Sc Spot Rio steady: No. 7 invoice, Sftc; mua nrm; ioraor. juhioc Sugar Raw steady; fair refining, 3c; cen trifugal. 06 teat. 4c: molasses sugar, 34c Re fined steady; crushed, $6; powdered, $5.40; ganulated, $5.30. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. W. A. Gill. 1060 East Washington, 25. and Lena Helen Ammer, 21. William P. Sears, Chlwaukuna, Wash., 64. and Margarette J. Cain, of Chelan County, Washington. 60. Louis Whitman. Ohio. 26. and Marguerite Sullivan. 23. Portland. J. 10. Young. 151 North Twelfth street, 32, and Clara E. Chapman, Portland. 41. Phelps Anderson Gllmore. Phoenix. A. T., 36, and Laura. Francea Todd, Portland, 31. Valentine Laubenhetmer, Cornucopia, Or., 45, and Delia Denman, Portland, 23. Births. On Portland Heights, August 5. to the wife of Dr. Frank E. Ferris, a daughter. At Union and Falling streets. August 12, to the wife of Willis Wilson Wltherbee. a son. At 406 Broadway. August 19, to the wife of Frederick Clancey Hathaway, a son. Deaths. At Good Samaritan Hospital, August 21. An drew Theny. a native of Switzerland, aged 50 years. At 721 Savler street, August 20, William. In fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ryerson, a native of Portland, aged 1 month and 4 days. At 390 Water street, August 22. Mary. Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. May, a native of Everett, Wash., aged 1 year, 5 months and 1 day. At 416 Brazee street. August 22, Frederick J. H., infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Llnd. a .native of Portland, aged 5 months and 28 days. At Good Samaritan Hospital, August 0, Jer ome J. Sullivan, a nativo of New York, aged 33 years. Remains removed to Buffalo. N. s, for interment. " At North Paclfie Sanitarium. August 22. Lars Eric Larsen. a nativo. of Sweden, aged 40 years. 10 months and 11 days. At foot of North Sixteenth etreet. August 22. Slbert. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ochs. a native of Portland, aged 1 year, 4 months and 0 days. At 742 Overton street. August 19. Infant of Mr. and Mrs. David Baughman, a native of Portland, aged 1 month. Building- Permits. M. WooJfolk. dwelling on Virginia street, between Idaho and Nebraska: $350. E. H. Dodge repair of dwelling on Overton street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth; $30. Ullson Estave, repair of dwelling on Ftrat street, between Mill and Montgomery; $200. A. P. Smith, dwelling on Hood street. t tween Meade and Hooker; $1100. v. H. Glegentanner. dwelling on East 0"v m street, between East Thirtieth and Eoat Thlrty-Hrst: $1350. Charles Ballou. dwelling corner East Seven teenth and Tentno streets; $100o. FACTIONS WAR AT ST. JOHNS Political Explosion Expected If Dif ferences Are Not Settled. While a death In the family of a mem ber of the St. Johns Council has caused a suspension of hostilities. It is evident that the city government is sittins on a powder keg that may explode at any time. C. D. Edwards, whom everybody In St. Johns though was out for good is back, and recognized at the roll call Mon day night by Recorder Hanks, although a faw nights before he was voted out of hls" soat. Recorder Hanks thought he would be on the safe side, anyway, and called Edwards' name and recorded him as being present. Councilman Shields says Ed wards is a member and will remain a member. And so it goes merrily on. Serious charges are now being made on both sides. Even the office of the District Attorney has been visited, but that official firmly dfcllnes to mix up in this squabble. Charges of bribery are made. A resident of St. Johns holds in his possession a very incriminating letter signed by a certain city official, addressed to a property-owner of St. Johns making a demand for $160. which may be difficult to explain away. While the two factions are squabbling about nothing, according to the Judgment of the people, public Indignation wages warm. It is a common thing to hear business men talking of holding an in dignation meeting if the factions do not reconcile their differences by the meet ing next Monday night. Saturday Is Eagles Day. Saturday Is Eagles' day at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and more than 4000 members of this order are expected in Portland on that day. They will attend from all parts of the Northwest, and there will also be a large delegation from San Francisco. Their plans for the morning- and afternoon at the Exposltionhave not been completed, but at night they will hit the Trail in a body. Fire Threatens Bridges. Fire in a patch of brush on the south side of Hamilton avenue. In South Port land, which started at 1 o'clock this morning, threatened to , consume two bridges across a gulch in that vicinity. The Fire Department was not called out. but firemen were sent to watch the blaze and make a report If the bridges should' be in danger. ' Iowa Capitalist Drowned. DES MOINES. In., Aug. 23. Ben F. El bert, a prominent Iowa capitalist, was. drowned in a small river south of Dels Moines today, while driving. Elbert car-" rier life Insurance aggregating more than $30O,0CO. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland Mrs. W. E. Gartner, Laa Vegas; H. H. Brandies, and wife Omaha: H. S. Danberg, Orange. Mass.; J E. Stacey, Cincinnati. O.; C. E. Holllster. F. E. Hol Hster. Sacramento. Cal.: C. F. Bushby. Sae ramento. Cal.; J. Kennedy. Houston, Tex.: R S. Marshall and wife Cincinnati O.; Mrs. Strong. Mrs. Babcock. San Diego; J. H. Paddock and wife. Springfield. III.; W. F. Ham and wife. Mrs. J. M. Rankin. Wash ington. D. C. ; R. E. Strickland. Spokane; T. W. Pack. San Francisco; G. E. Vibert. Bon ton; J. H. Oitherly. San Francisco; Miss M. Canfteld. Seattle; H. G. Wolfe. San Fran cisco: C. Bergfrled. New York; E. B. Leigh and wlfe Chicago; K. R. Irwin New York; : L. J. Doyle, Chicago; G. D. He'nshaw. New York; H. Broderson. S. Balle. Dennlson. Ia: C. S. Scofleld. Washington, D. C: J. A. Jones and wife. N. R. Jones, Mrs. J. T. Jones. Springfield. O.: W. G. Dlerdoff and wife. Canton. 111.; C. M. Levy. Tacoma: G. E. Meigs and wife. Tampa: C. H. Stranger. San Francisco: F. A. Slade and sons. Salt Lake; Mrs. A. E. Hume. Oakland; W. R. Hume. Astoria: S. Werthelmer. Boston; H. C. Jones, and wife. S. L. Jones. Philadelphia; M Green, Mrs. H. Green, D. E. Goldstein. C. Goldstein. San Francisco: W. E. Avery. Ro chester; Mrs. R. G. Mullin. Kansas City; E. F. Falrchlld. New York: H. McMorton and wife, Minneapolis; G. W. Gaines. Philadel phia; P. Coombs and wife. Boston; H. H. Wilson and wife. J. H. Kalley and wife. Sullivan. Ind.; E. G. Julian. Chicago; K. Baker. C. Collins. Vancouver; C. Lucas... New York; D. Reber. Idaho; A. Egger. TJ. S. A,; W. P. McFaul and wife. San Frari ciseo; W. J. Cleghorn and wife, Los An-" gelea; C. W. Pickering and yife. Philadel phia; H. W. Lemcke. Los Angeles; C. C. Bobbins. British- Columbia; A. e. Churchill. Miss M. P. Burchfleld. Miss E. M. Burch fleld, Newberg; C E. Howe. Washing ton, D. C. The Perkins Mrs. Charles F. Miller, For est Grove: S. S. Houerwalk and wife. Spo kane; H. E Martin. Chicago; John Dolqulst, Hilda Dolqulst. Emma C. Dolqulst Lena A. Dolqulst. Everett. Wash.: J. H. Little and wife, Seattle; Mrs. W. E. Vaughan. A. W. Talbott. Kansas City; C. Matter, Chehalls: Mrs. A. H. Marsh. Gertrude Howe. Ethel Rowe, Aberdeen; F. W. Buckman, R. N. Tenbrook. Sacramento. CaL. A. Weeks. A. P. Harper. Medford: H. B. Sawyer and fam ily, Bath. Me.; F. B. Walte. Roseburg; Mrs. W. D. Kelly. Leavenworth. Kan.; Mrs. Laura Wright. Milton; Mrs. Fanny Mayer. Miss L Speer. Jesse Earle. Spokane; J. Fisher and family. Washburn, HU; C H. Williams. Spo kane; J. S. Barrett. Los Angeles; G. L. Fon taine. Pendleton: T. J. Rlggs. 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