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THE MORBUS Cx OJiliGOiXlAX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1905. 13 JT LOWER PRICE ital Buyers Will Not Take Flour at Present. IE TREATY MAY HELP With Hongkong Checked hy ycott Fruit Inspector Dis criminates Against Port- Jand Shippers. JUR Japanese buyers waiting lower prices. Effect or Chinese fectt. HOPS Exporter offers 16 cents October dellvory. "RUIT Washington Inspector dls- Imlr.atcs against Portland shippers. rcrx city and country demand lor laches. VEGETABLES Another cut In to- Uoes. 2GGS Market has advancing: ten ancy )AIRT PRODUCTS Butter and leese firm and unchanged. MEATS Good Inquiry for most les. jeilr.tr that lower prices for flour will Ell, Japanese buyors have practically Irawn frm the market. Offers made by id shippers at a continually descending; of quotations have failed to bring or- The Orientals, like American buyors. ot willing to do business on a falling let, oo it is probable that there will not uch cf a revival In the trade until prices bottrm. Woil-lnformod flour men think bedrock will soon be reached. They also re t' at the peace agreement will have a effe-t on- stimulating buying as soon -ices can be named that are satisfactory lie other side. fetter from Hongkong stated that stocks sur at that port on August 1 amounted to X) sa-k of Oregon and Washington and sacks of California flour. This is a fc quantity and ordinarily euch a condl- jwru:i be accompanied by liberal buying. Iby reason of the boycott, business was st at a standstill at the time the letter sent. Flour merchants and bakers were -trr.'fe'i to the boycott, but the feeling rig the -folle clam was the other way and were backed up by the mandarins. The Irs and merchants were in hopes that the Iott would soon be done away with, aa continuance would mean serious loss to tSCRIMINATE AGAINST PORTLAND. tkltat County '"Fruit Inspector Condemns Oranges Shipped From Here o bcxes C'f oranges shipped by a Portland ta Oo'.lendale were seized recontly by the Lt Inspector of that county on tho pre- that they wore Infected with San Jose le, and he owner was ordered to put them lugh a proeees of disinfection. Believing the "Washington Inspector was In the Ing, the shipper applied to the Bureau of ir.ctogy, Department of Agriculture, for hrn.ailn on the subject, and received the pwlr.g reply from F. H. Chittenden, acting f of the bureau: Kn the temporary absence ofDr. Howard, j-f of this bureau, I "have to acknowledge i'lft ef your letter of August 12. Comply- wlth jour request, I take pleasure In Iding you some publications treating of the Jose ecale and of insects -which affect Jus trees. The San Jose scale does not at tic citrus fruits, nor will the ordinary citrus lie attack deciduous fruits; so that you ild be perfectly cafe In importing oranges lemons from California." his official statement from the department fuld put a stop to the vexatious treatment orded Portland shippers by certain of the Ipectors of "Washington. County Inspector lid, who keeps watoh over the Portland Irket, has never condemned any oranges or lions for the reason given above. PEACHES IN' STRONG DEMAND. City and Country Orders Move "Largo Stocks '"Watermelons a Drug. peaches arrived more plentifully yesterday. It the demand was equal to the receipts, and stxk worked off satisfactorily at an aver- Ie price of 75 cents. Some very fancy lots :ught 00 cents and Inferior stock sold as low 50 cents. The shipping demand was also lod. fhe only fruit that was a glut on the mar. It was watermelons, the Inquiry for which s lessened considerably. Only three cars melons were sent to Astoria for the re- Ltta. Cantaloupes ..are cleaning up in good Iape Grapes were again abundant and In !r demand, Tokay bringing $1.50 and Mus ts $1 25. Another shipment of needless ipea waa received. "here waa a scarcity of bananas on the reet, most of the big lot that arrived last Ieek going to hawkers. Good shipping stock as hard to get bold of. The' next cars are je Frldaj, Another big lot of tomatoes wan received terday by a house that already has a store I ill, and prices on the cheaper grades dropped to to 25 cents. A new car of eweet pc- toes will be offered today. EGG MARKET ACTIVE. poultry Receipts Large and Generally Clean I'd Butter Unchanged. i The egg market was active and very firm jestcrday. The top quotation usually given t-aa 23t cents, but quite a number of sales ere reported at 24 and some dealers ex pressed the opinion that 24 cents would bo Ihc rrice today. Cold-storage stocks are be- :ig drawn upon to make up the shortage In jecclpts from the country. Poultry receipts were quite large yesterday. Ihugh not evenly distributed. Old hens were In strong demand, but Springs, which wore sere numerous, were hard to move. There was no change In the price or condi tion of the buttor and cheese markets. EXPORT ORDER FOR HOrS. Bhlpper Is Willing to Pay 10V6 Cent for Delivery In October. The likelihood of low opening prices for the 1005 hop market has been dissipated by the receipt oT orders here for new hops at a ;ood figure A prominent exporter is seeking io contract for 500 bales for October delivery it 10gl6fc cents. Under the circumstances St is not probable that growers will care to ell in the coming month below this price. The exporter, who wants hops of a shipping quality, made an offer of 10 cents for the 300 bales to E. C. Klrkpatrlck, cf Dallas. Mr. Klrkpatrlek refused the offer, when the ox porter asked for a refusal at 16 cents. This was likewise rejected and the Dallas man said he would not sell any at 17 cents for October delivery. A local broker had orders yesterday for' 250 Dales of 1004s at 16 cents. He asked for nothing better than primes, but said he could not Clt the order. One small let of 08 bale of 1KH bops wan sold at Eugene yesterday. Good Demand for Choice Meal. There was a good demand yesterday for choice dressed meats. Good veal was Quoted at 7&8S cents and block hogs were strong at the same price. Fancy yearling weathers and lambs can be placed at quotations. Not mueh encouragement waa offered, so far as beef is concerned. The country la full of beef, but there Is no demand for It what ever, except for ftne steers. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were ess follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $7tW,S $10,S7 Seattle .J 924.810 Taoema ................ 542,376 Spokane 870,48 1SS.34S ss.m 34.207 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. ' Groin, Flour, Feed, Etc. FLOUR Patents, $4.5084.95 per barrel; straights. $494.25; clears. $3.75 4; Valley. $8.004.10; Dakota hard wheat. $6.S0f7.25: Graham. $8.50 ff 4; whole wheat, $4 4.25; rye flour, local, $6; Eastern. $5.50 tfrS.OO; oornmeal. per bale. $1.00 ff 2.20. OATS No. 1 white feed. $23 $24; gray. $22 per ton. WHEAT Club. 67c per bushel; Wue stem, 72jf73c: Valley, 78c. BARLEY Feed, $20 per ton; browing. $21; relied. $22128. RYE $1.J0 per cental. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19 per ton; mid dlings. $24.50; shorts. $21; chop. t. a Milts. 5 11); Hneeed dairy feed. $18; alfalfa meal. $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 80 pound sacks. $6.73; lower grades. $S.2S; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks. $8 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 30-pound Hacks, $7.30 por barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per 1 OS-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; posrl barley. $4.28 per 106 pound; 20 pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry Hour. 10 pound sack. $2.50 per bale. HAY Eastern Oregon, timothy. $14 G 1 per ton; Valley timothy, $11 12; clover, ?6?; cheat. $7.50(8. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. 0cf fl.SC per box; peaches. 30?00c per crate; plums. 75c$l per crate; blackberries, 5c per pound; cantaloupes, 75c fe-$ 1.50 per crate; pears. $L25Cl-0 per box; watermelon. 1 lc per pound; crabapples. $1 per box; nectarines, 75c per box; grapes, 00cj?$l-0; casabas. $22.26 per dozen; prunes. 70tS0c TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, choice. $4.o 5.50; oranges, Valencia, choice, $5-50; fancy. $4.50 per box; grapefruit. $2.50 Q per box; bananas. 5c per pound; pine apples. $2.50 3.50 per dozen. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 50J dozen; beans, l4c per pound; cabbage. 1 l4c per pound; cauliflower. 75 rtNc per dozen: oelery. 75S5c uer dozen; corn. SVc per dozen; cucumbers. 10 15c por dozen; ogg plant, $1.WJ per crate; peppers. . we per pound; pumpkins, 7 fc" 7 Vi c ; tomatoes, 25 50c per crate; wjuash, Sc pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.25tf L4 per sack; carrots, $1.2501.50 per sack; beets. $lftfl.25 pw sack; garlic, 12"rc per pound. ONIONS Red, $1.25 per hundred; yellow, $1.25. POTATOES Oregon, new, 75c por sack; Merced sweets. JJc per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 7re per pound; apricots. 1212c; peaches. 10Vfe12fec: pears, none; Italian prunes, none; California figs, white. 4$ftc por pound; Mack. 45c; bricks. 12-14-ounce packages. 75S5c per box; 5S-ounce. $22.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates, Fard. Gc. RA1SINS Seeded, 12-ounce packages. 7 Sc; lti-ounce. St 0c. loose muscatels, 5?i 7 Vie. unbleached seedless Sultanas. 6ic; London layers, a -crown whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter. Eggs, roultry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 27 SOc per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, -!7Via0c; store butler. 11 lGc; Eastern creamery, v2520Uc; Cali fornia creamery, 25 927 fee EGOS Oregon ranch, 2S24c per do-sen. i'HEBSE Oregon full cream twins, 1Z 1X-&C; Y'oung America, 14'14c. POULTRY Average old hens. IXC 14c; mixed chickens. "12 "A eic; M ToPtr. le; young roosters. lltH 12c; Springs. I6f2 pounds, 1414Hc; 11H pounds. 14 Si 15c; dressed chickens. lXrl4c; turkers. Mve. lSfp 2Se; turkeys, dreseed. choice, 19S9c; gee, live, per pound. SjSc; geese, dressed, per pound. 910c: duckf. l15c; pigeons, fltfr 1.26; squabs. $2-2.50. Groceries Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 20 g 26c; Java, ordinary, 18?22c; Costa Rica, fancy, IS 20c: good. 10(l 18c; ordinary. 10$ 12c per pound; Colum bia roast, cases, 100s. $14.25; 50s, $14.25; Ar buckle. $15.75; Lion. $15.75. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $5.87: Southern Japan. $3.50; Carol In as, 56c; brekenhead. 2-jc. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.46; 1-pound, flats, $1.83; fancy. l&lH-pound flats. $1.8; H-pednd flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 85c: red, 1-pound tails, $1.M; seck?yot. 1-pound talis. $1.S5. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube. $5.85; powdered, $5.00; dry granulated $5.50; extra C. $5; golden C. $4.90; fruit sugar. $5.50; advance over sack basts, as follows: Barrels, 10c: half-barrels, 25r; boxes. We per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Uc per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 day, de duct He per pound; no discount after JW days.) Beet sugar, granulated. $6.48 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15 18c per pound. SALT California, $11 per ton, $1.00 per bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17; 100s, $16.60; 209. $1C; half-pound 100s, $7; 50s, $7.59. NUTS Walnuts. 18$4C per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 15c; filberts. 14c; pecans, jumbos, 14c; extra large, 15c; almonds. I. X. L., 16c; chest nuts. Italians. 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw. 7c per pound; roasted, 9c; pinenuts. 10912c; hickory nuts, 7c; cooeanuts, 7c; coceanuts, 35990c por dozen. BEANS Small white, H94Vc; large white, ZVzc; pink. 8U fSc; bayou. 4i5c; Lima, 0?ic . Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS Choice 1904. 179 ISc per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average besc 19 21c; lower grades down to 15c. according to shrinkage: Valley. 25927c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1, 16 pounds and up, lCrttf 17c per pound: dry kip. No. 1. 5 lo 10 pounds, 14 15c per pound: dry calf. No. 1. under S pounds, 17 18c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr-cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby. 23c per pound less). Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, 9910c per pound; SO to 00 pounds. S99c per pound; under 50 pounds and cows. 60'9c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to SO pounds, 9c per pound; salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. c per pound; salted calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound; (green unsalted. lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound less). Sheep skins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers stock, 25930c each; short wool. No. I butchers stock. 40950c each; medium, wool. No. 1 butchers.' stock. C09S0c; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock. $101.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12914c per pound; horse hides, salted, each, accord ing to size. $L50&3; dry. each, according to size. $191.50; colts hides. 25950c each; goat skins, common. 10915c each; Angora with wool on, 25c9$1.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 33c; No. 2 and grease, 29Jc. FURS Bear kins. as to size. No. 1. $2,509 10 each; cubs. $12: badger. 25 950c; wild cat. with head perfect, 25 50c: house cat. 510c; fox. common gray. 50970c; red. $39 5; cross, $5915; silver and black. $100 9200; Ashore. $5fl; lynx. $4,500-0; mink, strictly No. 1. according to size, $192.50; marten. . dark Northern, according to size and color. $1015; marten, pale, pine, according to ize ana color. $2,&0(r4: musicrat, large. 109 ISc; skunk. 40 950c; clxet or polecat. 5910c; otter, large, prlmo skin, $0910; panther, with head and claws perfect, $295; raccoon, prime. 30050c; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.5095; coyote, C0c$l; wolverine, $098; beaver, per skin, large. $596; me dium. $894: small. $191.50: kits. 50975c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20922c per pound. CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark) uooa, aovc per pouna. Provisions and Canned Moats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13?ic per pound; 14 to 1C pounds. 13 tie; IS to 20 pound. 13c; California (picnic). 9ic: cottage hams, Sc; shoulders. 9c;. boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnic ham. boneless. 15c ' BACON Fancy breakfast, 19c per pouna; sianaara oreaKiast. it c: cholee, 15 Vic; English breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 15c; peach bacon. 14c DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, 11c; dry salt, 12c smoked; clear backs. 11c: dry salt, 12c smoked; clear bollles, 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon experts. 20 to 25 pounds, average. 11 c; dry salt, 12c smoked; Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds aver age, none. PICKLED GOODS Pofk, barrels. jlS; hair-barrel. $0.50; beef, barrels, $12; half barrels, $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17Ue; bo logna, lpng, 5K.c; wcinerwurst, Sc; liver, 6c; pork. 9 10c; headcheese. 6c; blood, 6c; bo logna sausage, link. 4c. CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds. per dozen. Si-25: two pounds. $2.85: Jix two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roan beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. $3.15. Roast mutton. s4x pounds. $S.50. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces. 11c; tubs. HHc; 5s. HUc; 20s. ll?ie: 18s. ll"j;c; 5s. lle. Standard pure: Tierce. lc: tubs. lOUc; 50s. lt!4c; 20s. 10ie; l&s. 10?ic; Ss. lSe- Compound: Tierces. 8c; tube. 6c; 50a. 6Uc; ls. 6ric; 5s, ti Tic Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. Sc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Uc; 5M-pn4 lets. 7c; less than see-pound lots. Sc. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 28 e; Iron barrels. 17c; SO deg. gasoline, cases, JR!e; iron barrels or drums. 26c. COAL OIL Cases. 2ic; iron barrels. 14c; wood barrels. 17c; 63 deg, cases, 22c, Iron barrels. 15 Vic LINSEED OIL Raw. 5-barret lots. ae; 1 -barrel lots, 0c; cases. 05e; boiled. S-barroi lets, 01c; 1-barrel lots. 2c; easos, 67c Dress-cd Meat ft. BEEF Dressed bulls. 192c per pound; cows, 8 94 He; country steers, -igSc VEAL Dressed. 76 to 126 pounds, 79 Sc; 125 to 2M pounds, 46c; 209 pounds and up. 394 c MUTTON Dressed rancy. C 14 97c por pound; ordinary. 4 95c; lambs.. 797c PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 79Sc; 10 and ur 397c per pound. WHEAT PIT TURNS WEAK OPEXS STEAD 5T OX S3EALD CHI CAGO RECEIPTS. Announcement of Peace Settlement at Portsmouth Has Some Bf fect on Iatc Trading. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. Weakness In the wheat K developed after trading was well under way today. At the opening, the market wm quite steady. Initial quotations on September being unchanged to Mfi higher at 7tf;Kc The principal influences were entail local re ceipt!" and the comparatively steady tone of caMos. notwithstanding a deotlne here yes terday. Announcement of the amicable aei Uomeat of peace negotiations at Portsmouth had some offset on late trading. For Septem ber the lowest point ef the day was reached at 7S4r. A slight rally occurred on covering by shorts, but the ctoee was weak, with Sep tember at 78ft99c D scomber closed c lower at 0&c Weakness prevailed in the corn pit the en tire day. .September opened unchanged to H4c lower at 82f2c to 58c, sold off to Sllfcc and dosed at the bottom. December closed tt9Xc lower at -42?94?c Oats wore weak In sympathy with other grains. September opened a shade to 9"jie lower at 2642nHc to 2t4K6C otd be tween 2K and 2R9361ic and closed at SSftc Active support from prominent packet Im parted Mrength to the provMon markftt. At tho dose September pork was up 2TVt; lard. 7 Vic and ribs 2Vfcc higher. The leading futures ranged as follow: WHEAT. Sept ember December .... May Sept. fold).... Sept. fnow.).. Dec feU) Dec tnew).... May -S4S .84 CORN. .45 .4 .4Wi .41 .4114 OATS. September December Mar September October .. September October .. am MBS6 PORK, ...14.75 14.95 ...14.72 J4.SS LARD. ... 7-STV.i 7.S2 ... 7.9A S.t November SHORT RIBS. September 6.77 S-SStt October S.ST .&2s Cash quotationfi were as foMoTro: Flour Steady. Wheat No. S Spring. SO"!; No, 2 red. 7S497Hc Corn No. 2. Sc: No. 2 yoMow. 5WC Oats No. 2, 2H25jr: No. 2 white. 27i 27c; No. 3 while. 227c Rye No. 2. Oftc Barley Good feeotng. 37c; fair to chelce malting. 4MT4Sc t Flaxseed No. 1, $L16; No. 1 Northwest era. $1.12. Timothy seed Prime. $4.05. Mess pork Per hrrt. $14.914.95. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.h2. 1 Short rib sides Loose, $S.75&S5. Short clear d Boxed. $&87.12. CUwer Contract grade. $11.75. Fhwr. barrels . Wheat, bwels Com. bushels . Oftts. bushels .. Rye. bushels . . Barley, bushels . 3S.O0O 2,(M 422.9M 24.000 4,700. ... SS.000 ...450.000 ...otHMftO ... X.0 ... 1,000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. Flour Receipts. 28. 750 barrels; exports. 2200 barrels. Market, dull and lower to sell. Wheat Receipts. 0000 bushels; spot. eay; No. 2 red, S4c elevator and SOe f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Dtttath. 91 to arrive f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Manitoba, STVie to arrive i. o. b. afloat. Wheat opened dull at a sllsht decline and after a trifle rally weakened con siderably under disappointing cables, good crop news, peace determination and Increased vis ible supply. Stop-loss selling became a fea ture, under which no rally was possible. The dose was easy at a net decline of 1 l-le: September dooed SKc; December dosed S9&c; May deeed SSSte. Hops Quiot; state common to choice, 195. 2025c: olds. 1012c Paoiflc Coast. li23e; oto. 19 12c. Wool and hides Firm. ' Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 28. Wheat, steady; hsrley, steady. Spot Quetatlonn: ' Wheat Shipping, $1.4531.55; mining, $1.57 91.67. Barley Feed. $19L?i: brewing, $1.07 1.10. . Oats Red. $1.159L42. , Call-board sale: Wheat December. $1KE. Barley December. 97c Corn Large yollow. $1.49'l.t2. . Changes In Available 'Supplies. NEW TORK, Aug. 29. Special cable and telegraphic communications to Bradntreet'n chow the following changes In available., sup plies, as compared with last accounts ; Increase. Wheat. United States and Canada. eaet Rockies, bushels Mg,09 Afloat for and in Europe 1.8MW Total supply 1.497.0 Corn. United States and Canada, at Rockies 4SS,d Oats. United States and Canada, east Rockies L218.Cd Decrease Minneapolis "Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29. Wheat Septem ber. Sl9Sl4c: December. ' SOHS&OMc; May. 6c; No. 1 hard. 9c; No. 1, Northern. 6Sc; No. 2 Northern, 84c Wheat at Liverpool. L1VEHPOOU Aug. 29. Wheat-September. Cs SVd: December, 6s CHL "Weather In England, unseated. i Wient at Tacorna, T A COMA. Aug. 29. Wheat, weak, but no change In prices; biueetcm, 72c; etab, 6; rod, C5c Dairy Produce In the East, CHICAGO. Aug. 29. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was easy; creameries, 172lc; dairies. 1017c Eggs, weaker at mark, cases included, 10e; . finsts, ISc; prime, 20c; extras, 22c Cheeoe. firm, 10Ji911C NEW YORK. Aug. 29. Butter, quiet. Cheese aad eggs, unohanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 29. Cotton futures dosd rteady, at a net decline of about 9 to 12 points. August, I0.Slc; September. 104c: October, 11.01c; November. 11.04c; December. 11.12c; .January, 11.17c; February, U.21e; March, lL23c; April. 11.27c; May, 1L2S. Iow. Clof& $ -.7Sij $ .7 2 -S2 .MTi M .45g .4S 14.75 14.M 14.72 14.85 Vi 7.2H 7.04 S.O 77Vi &.Vi SsS2 S6 S.tKVi LIGHT EFFECT Wall Street Barely Responds to News of Peace. MARKET . GENERALLY DULL Attention of Bunking Interests Will STow Be Engaged In Figuring on the Russian and Jupancsc Loans. NSTW YORK, Aug. 29. To thoss who ex pected a tremendous manifestation of bullish enthusiasm to follow the peace news from Portsmouth, the courw of today's stock mar ket must have been somewhat disappointing. To be sure, the early announcement brought an upward move In which the greater part of the list participated, but this movement wom not well sKfltalned. being followed by periods of dullness and some hesitancy. Oper ations broadened later, and the momentous event was received with satisfaction by the banKtag Interests, relief being expressed at the eHmhmrion of a disturbing factor. The attention of these name banking inter ests will now doubtless be engaged In figuring upon the peace loans which lt Is generally SMmwd both Russia and Japan will ' find It oonvemcnt to negotiate. Prdtmln&rles to this end have been In program for raveral weeks here and abroad, and It Is strongly intimated that American bankers will play an Impor tant part in whet promises to be the great eC nnaadat game of recent years. Tho conspicuous 'feature at the opening here was Canadian Pact 9c which advanced to a new high record, credited to buying of for eign Interests. There was & renewal ef the recent pretnure on Reading and some of the other coalers moved in sympathy, but later recovered. Amalgamated Copper was strong, with another advance In the price of the metal. Of the other standard issue. Union Fadnc .which was sold ex dividend ef 2 per cent, was strong. Although, the . new from Portsmouth be came known soon after noes, reporut dis crediting It were current, and It was not until an hour later that the traders seemed lo grasp Its slgnlflrance. Much of the buy ing that then set In came from shorts. Fea tures of strength were the United States Steel shares. Pennsylvania. Reading, Southern Pa dAc and Chics go & Northwetern. London restricted Hs trading In this market because of settlement operations; but bought on the peace announcement. A new feature was the strength of Americans on the London curb, following the closing of tho regular market there. A reflection of existing mercantile condtUons was found in the eml-annual etate ment of tho Associated Merchants Company, which operates a number of dry goods store in this and adjacent cities. Its surplus for the pertor showe an Increase of $215,000. An other heavy transfer of cash to Chicago was reported today, making a total of $3,000,000 whipped during the month. The dosing was strong, the highest prices of tho day being shown. The bond market advanced in sympathy wKh the rise in the Japanese government bond. Total sales. $7.2.C0. United States bono wore all unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS Closing' SnhML High Low. bid. A da me Rxm-eM 248 Amalgamated Cons or ol.KX) b7i 7 S5 3T aT Am. urtr &. rovnnry Soo 37t 10 29U V2 290 as 27 17 40 ' M 113 13V 125 144 101 116 do nrefei red 2$i America Cotton Oil do propsrred ...... American Sxpress... Am. Hd. & Lth pfd. 20 American Ice M4 American Ltaeeed Oil as 27 do preferred Amortrma Loremcttvo 2.S90 5B 92 do preferred H USK Am. Smelt. & Reds. 1S.400 13W 1 oo preferred 2V0 12(5 124 144 10l4l 117 Am. Awsr Kenning. Am. Tobacco pfd.... Anooondn Mining Co, do preferred Atlantic Coast Line. Baltimore & Ohio... 146 409 irj l-0 117 19.3M lff?i 2.7HJ ltn .3W 170 104t. 105 167 1H0 0.700 113 112 1134 do preferred Brook, RnpM Transit 10.S00 70 79 70 CatwrnrTpieMc ... 2M.400 1K4 161 164 Central Ieatber .... 3C0 43 42 42S, do preferred CfcspmntQKO A Ohio.. 7.000 57 Chios co A Alton... 300 40 do preferred Chicago Ot. Keotorn 11.600 1041. 5fi 57 40 30t 2ii 22 219V, 222U Chios go & Northwest. ZJ3W 22 ChL. MU. & St. Paul 13.300 ISj lbh lSa Chi. Term. & Transit 1.400 4? IS 10 do preferred ...... a. c. r. & st. iuis 40 4m 10U 102b lOSVi 1W2- Colorado Fuel & Iron 1.V0O Colorado & Southern 1.400 29 2SVa 2Si do 1st preferred... do 2d. preerred... Concothhucd Oao .. Corn Product do preferred ..... ioo a on osu 3.300 4iV( 43 444 200 lWfe IStHl lfcJb ;700 40" 4SU 4S Delaware & Hudson. 500 210 210 210 Denver & Rio Grande 1.40 36 U XK 3 do preferred bOO 00 SUVi Distillers' Securities. 40fe 52 S4Vi 7S'i 162 01 170 214 7Vs 7fe s2 20 574 JMe do 1st preferred . .142.900 52K 30j S4i Sj "Sti 77i 2.IXX) 7.1CO do 2d preferred. uonerai teetrtc Hocking Valhn- Illinois Central 2,900 178 lntenmUonal Paper.. 300 Tl3 do preferred ; International Pump do preferred 21s Iowa Central .. do prefer i ed 000 00 200 2dX 5S 29 Kansas City Southern do preferred COO 5' LootsTllM & Nsohv.. 21.000 152' 159,', H.lfj Xanhattaa L. 108 Met. Securities 4.S00 S4?4 S3 84 MetropoHton ar, Ry. 13.800 131 130 ISD4 Mexican Central .... 20.900 25 7SV 21 Minn. & St. ljaate 7i St. P. i S. S. M. 400 135 do preferred 20 106 134U 134 l&l m 72V, 42b ltV? Xbeenri PadAc .... 10.50) 10SV1 10 Mo.. Kane, k Texan S.100 iS do preferred 2.400 72 Vi 72 S National Lead 1.1CO 44H -I4V Mex. Nat, R. IC pfd. 1.600 SSU 3S S3 New York Central-.. S.700 151U 131; 154 N. T.. Ont. A West- 11.100 5S 55i M Norfolk Ik Western.. 2.7W NJii KVs HU do preferred 2 700 100 09 HO 2.000 211 210 21 U, 8.300 4S 4 7fi 63.400 14G4. 146?i 14S North American Northern PadAc PncMc Mall ... Pennsylvania . . . People's Gas ... V.. C.. C i SL Louis 81 45 45 45U Pressed Steel Car... 1.200 do preferred oah 4S,Sy0 120 11ST4 120Vi 02 Reading do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. Republic Steel ... 00 prof erred ... Rock Island Co.. do preferred ... Rubber Goods .... 05i 21i 3li Sou 1.S00 22 211 CCOA SO?. ssC 0.7W 34 S3. 2.400 81 S04 342 do preferred Schloss-Sheffldd 500 SC U & S. F. 2d pfd. 400 St. Louis Southwest. 300 do preferred 500 92 6S:i 2!i C4H 01 0i 28H C4 Southern Pacific .... S3.200 rem do preterred- Southern Railway ... do preferred .- Teen. Coal & Iron... Texas & Padflc .... Tel.. St- L. & West- 11X) 11014 llgt llHlZ 3000 30b 3T.T, 30i C.300 1.S00 srVi 01t 31 36U .... 37g no preferred K ...109.100 135b 133 1354 ... ...... ..... . " 122tt- ...300 StW "si SOU 700 52 51b 52 200 110 lOOfa, 110U ... SS.700 37Ti 3C .TnT Union PacMc do preferred . U. S. Rxpreoa.. U. & Realty ... U. '8. Rubber. . do preferred . V. S. 9U1 do Preferred . 3500 inss 104-S I'wb 210 33U 33i 33U 4X) 106-. lOT.b 107 200 22i 224 22 500 44 43H 434 ISO 2o6 iaii "93 osx soo 1SA 18 1st 503 3 30b b 490 59 5Sb 5SH Vttg.-Caro. Chemical do preferred Wabash do preferred Weotinghouse Elect,. Ivertsrn Union Wheeling & L. Erie Wisconsin Central ... do preferred Total sales for the day. DCS, 200 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Closing quotations: U. S. ret 2s reg.l04i!D. & R. G. 4s...l0IU do coupon 194?;:N. Y. C G. 3b. 994 U. S. 3s reg 103i Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77U do coupon 103; I Nor. Pacific Aa.. 103 U. S. new 4s reg. 183 So. Pacific 4s... 93 .do coupon 153 (Union Pacific 4s. 100b U S, old 4s reg. 104 Si Wis. Central 4.. 05 H do-coupon 101 bj Jan. 0s. 2a Sr..l00b Atchison JVdJ. -Is OS Jap. 4b. ccr... 92 Htocki at London. LONDON. . Aug. 20. Consols for money, 90; consgjs for account, 90. Anaconda S 'Norfolk & West. SSU Atehlion 92 Ui do preferred... 4b do pref erred... 10S Ontario & West. 5Sb Baltimore & O. Can. Pacific. . . Ches. A Ohio.. C. Gt, Western C. M. & St. P. DeBeers D. &. R. Grande do preferred.. Erie do 1st pret I16i (Pennsylvania. .. 107 H (Rand Mines.... 58 Reading 22 I do- 1st pref. .. 180i do 2d pref.... 17riSo. Railway.... 33j do preferred.. 02 jSc PacWe....... . 52 'Union Pacific. . 74 i . S . 62 . 40 . 48 . 37 .101 . 6S .140 ..100 . 37 .107 ,. 22 . 45 . 82 . S6 do preferred. do 2d prer. .. Illinois Central Louis. & Nash. Mc, Kas. & T. N. Y. Central. . . 70 -1S2 .155 U. S. Steel. . . . do preferred. Wabash 33 do preferred. 157'Spantsh Fours. "Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Money on call, steady. 2f?2 per cent; closing bid and of fered. 2 per cent. Thne loans, steady; 60 and 00 days. 3$ per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 44 per exchange, easy, with actual bust-' ness In bankers Mils at $4.SS40t?t.S645 for demand" and - at $f.S45534.S4G0 for CO days. Posted ratcc $4.S54.S7. Commercial bills. $4.84. Bar silver. 02c Mexican dollars. 47c Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, strong. LONDON. Aug. 23. Bar silver, quiet, 23 ll-16d ser ounce. Money. 1-per cent. The rate ef dlseeunt-'in the open market for short bills Is 1 per cent; do for three months bills, 1$1 15-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. Silver bars. iS2c Drafts Sight. 3c; do telegraph,. 5c. Sterling. CO daysi $4.S5; do sight, $4.S7. Daily Trrnsnry Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cnh Gobi coin and bullion... Gold certificates $123,539,240 .... 53.0C0.605 .... 27,622,330 WOOL ACTIVE AND FIRM HEAVY SALES TO WORSTED MILLS ARE REPORTED. Larger Part of Transactions Aro In Territory Grades, Especially Mon tanaForeign Wools Steady. BOSTON. Aug. 29. The wool market is ac tive and firm. Heavy sales to the worsted mills are reported. New England and Phila delphia, concerns buying largely. There has been a fair demand for all grades of wool, and medium fleeces have sold In moderate volume, but the larger part of the transac tions have been In the territories. Montana wool Is specially active. Pulled wools are generally quiet. Foreign wools aro steady. Territory quotations follow: Idaho fine. 2224c: heavy fine. 10?21c: flno medium. 232ic; medium. 2627c; low me dium. 25627c. Wyoming fine 2323c: heavy fine, 19820c: fine medium. 23fi2lc; medium and low me dium. 20e7c. Utah and Nevada fine. 24g28c: heavy fine. 19f 20c; fine medium. 20g2Sc; medium. 2tJ27c; low medium. 27g2Sc. Montana fine choice. 26g27c; fine average. 244r25c; fine medium choice, 20g27c; average, 2l25c; staple. 2S0c; medium choice. 2SB0c Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 29. Wool Steady: medium grades combing and clothing, 20b31c; light fine. 2126c; heavy fine, 1522c: tub washed. 3441bc LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading lines Yesterday. The following prices on livestock were quoted In the local market: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers, $3 3.25: good cows. $22.50; common cows. $1.30 1.75; calvee, 125 to 150 pounds. $5; 200 to 259 pounds. $t.504. SHBEP Best Bastern Oregon and Valley, $3.2593.50: medium. $3; lambs. $4.5064.75. HOGS Best large fat hogs. $3.2386.30: block and China fat. $C3L25: sood feeders. $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. OMAHA. Aug. 29. Cattle Receipts. 3200. Market, steady; native steers. $4g6.25; cows and heifers. $2.7SJ?4.75; Western steers, $30 j.50; canners. $1.50ff2.25; -stockers and feed ers, $2.254.15; calves. $385.60. Hogs Receipts. 2600. Maiket, steady; heavy. $S.75f5.95; mixed. $5.755.S5; light, $5,003 6.02b: PiES. $5.."3; bulk ot sales $3.75 5.90.' Sheep-Receipt. 9500. Market, weak; West erns. $5.1f6.50; wethers. $585.25; lambs, $9.7587.40. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. Cattle Receipts. 15,000. Market, steady; 10c lower; good to prime steers, f5.50f 6.40; poor to medium $485.40: t lookers and feeders. $2384.23; cows, $2.23 94.50; heifers, $2.40ft4.73: canners, $1,259 2.40; bulls. $2,408-1-00: calves, $3.5087.50: Texas-fed steer?. $984.50; Western steers, $S.5O4pi.00. Hogs Receipts today, 14,000. Market weak, to 5c lower; mixed and butchers. $5.7056.30; good to choice heavy. $986.30; rough heavy, $5.7995.95: light $3.S5f6J0. Sheep-Receipts. 18.000. Sheep, steady; good to ehalce wethers. $3.2585.40; fair to choice mixed. $4.75fC.10; Western sheep, $585.40; native lambs, $5.3097.40; Western lambs. $8 7.95. KANSAS CITY. Mo..' Aug. 29. Cattle Re ceipts. 1800. Market, steady; native steers. $485.40; stockers and feeders. $2.7584.23; Western steers. $3.2&8LS0; do cows. $1.75 3.23. Hogs Recelrts, 1000. Market weak to 5c lower; bulk. $5.9096.10; heavy. -$5.0086.00; packers. $3.9586.10; pigs and light. $686.15. Sheep Receipts. 5000. Market 5810c lower; muttons. $5.3585.50; lambs. $687.25; range wethers. $4.50S.50: fed ewes. $3.7584.73. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. The Official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta $ .OSUustlce $ .04 Alpha Con OofKentuck Con 01 Andes 22! Lady Wash. Con. .02 Belcher 11 (Mexican 1.15 Beat & Belcher. . LlSIOccidental Con... .87 Bullion SljOphlr 5.S8 Caledonia 30Overraan 12 Challenge Con... .ltt-Potosl 07 Chollar 13jSavage 43 Confidence ...... .75Scorplon ........ .13 Con. Cal. & Va.. LlOJSeg. Belcher 06 Con New York.. .0lSIerra Nevada... .30 Crown Point 071SIlver Hill S3 "Exchequer 43Unlon Con.. 33 Gould & Curry.. .lljUtah Con 04 Hale & Norcross l.lOlYellow Jacket... .14 Julia. -0S NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .27LlttIe Chief $ .05 Alice 33'Ontario 2.00 Breece 44Ophlr 5.50 Brunswick Con.. .20Phoenlx 005 Comstock Tun... .07Potosl ., 05 Con. Cal. & Vn,. l.OSjSavage 40 Iron Silver 3.00iSIerra Nevada... .29 Horn Silver l.SOiSmall Hopes 30 Leadvllle Con... .06(Standard L45 BOSTON, Aug. 29. Closing quotations: Adventure ....$ 6.00'Mont. C & C.$ 3.30 Allouez 33.001 Old Dominion. 27.25 Amalgamated. S7.3S Osceola 102.50 Parrot 26.30 Am. Zinc 12.30 Bingham 31.73Qulncy .. 107.00 7.75 Cal. & Hecla,. 670.00iSbannon . Centennial 27.00 Tamarack .... 123.00 Copper Range. 71.00fTrnlty 9.00 Daly West. 15.50; United Copper. 37.3S Dominion Coal 7S.00U. S. Mining. 345 rranklln 14.23U. S. Oil.. 10.23 11.30 120.00 Granby ... Mass. Mining. Michigan .... Mohawk . . . . 7.63: Utah .... D.QOfVIctorla . 14.501 Winona .. 59.50Wolverine Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. It Is reported that seme sales have been recently made ot prime evaporated apples for future delivery at 7bc; common to good. 4b86c; prime. 707bc; choice. 7 be; fancy, 8c Prunes unchanged at 4 8Gbc Apricots, quiet; choice. &6SVtc; extra, choice, 8biiSc: fancy. 0b8I0c Peaches are scarce; fancy, llbc Raisins are quiet: loose MuKatels. 4,8&bc: IjnJoa layers, 391.15c'y seeded raisins, 7?ic ON EASTER N PUN Rules of San Francisco Dairy Exchange Altered. MARKET WITHOUT FEATURE Further Slump in Wheat and Bar ley Prices Good Shipping Move ment to Honolulu of Choice Well-Packed Apples. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. 29. Special.) The reorganized dairy exchange is not like ly to hold regular sessions before September 15. Progress Is slower than expected, as the by-laws and rules have been ohanged to adopt Eastern methods In local business. These changen must be put in legal form, and then submitted to the whole body ot mem bers for ratification. Tho market for dairy products was without new features. Fancy butter was steady and lower grades easy. Cheese was dull and topheavy. Eggs were steady. Receipts, 52.500 pounds butter. 63,100 pound cheese. 25,590 dozen eggs. The local wheat market bears still had the advantage and drove December down to $1.30- and May to $1.35,. Spot wheat weakened in sympathy and cash prices were quoted 2Vj cents lower all around, excepting choice white Australian, which remains firm. Barley also had a slump for cash lots and futures. Fancy oats were firm and lower grades weak. Bran and middlings were firm. The shipping movement In choice, well packer apples was more active, chiefly for Honolulu. Best Gravenstlnes command $1.25. Bellflowers from Watsonvllle, medium sized and green in wrappers, are selling at $1. Kings are in good demand at $1. Graphs were In larger supply and easier. Crates for shipping were quoted at 75890 cents, accord ing to variety. Lemons were In larger supply at prices firm under a good shipping demand. Potatoes and onions are quieter and easier. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 30840c; garlic. 585!nc: green peas. 2H83Hc; string beans, $1 Gc; tomatoes. 50c$l; okra, 5075c; egg plant, 50873c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 10f22e; roosc ers. old. $484.50; roosters, young. $4.5085.30; broilers, small. $282.50; broilers. large. $2 2.50; fryers, $383.50; fryers, young, $384. EGGS Store, lS$23c; fancy ranch, 31c; Eastern. 17824c. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c: creamery, seconds. 23c; fancy dairy, nominal; dairy sec onds, nominal. WOOL Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino. 28 830c; San Joaquin, 1215c; Nevada. 15819c; lambs. 12810c. MU.LSTUFFS Bran. $20.50821.50; mid dlings. $22.30827.50. HAY Wheat. $7813.50; wheat and oats, $7J 12.50; barley. $780: straw, $680; clover. $7 10: stock. $586; straw. 25840c per bale POTATOES River Burbanke, 50870c; Sali nas Burbanks. S3c8$1.10: sweets. $1.2581.85. CHEESE Young America, ll"812ic: East ern. 15816c FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.25; common. 40c; bananas. $lg2; Mexican limes, $5.5086: Cali fornia lemons, choice. $5; common. $2; oranges, navels, $284: pineapples, $1.3086. HOPS 16819c per pound. RECEIPTS Flour, 3550 quarter sacks; wheat, CSS7 centals; barley, 11.362 centals; oats. 1610 centals; beans. 761 sacks; corn. 30 centals; potatoes. 2406 sacks; bran. 234 sacks; middlings. 12 sacks: hay. 921 tons; wool. 144, bales; hides. 507. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Aug. 29. Tin was higher In the London market, closing at 151 15s for ppot and 1151 for futures. Locally, the mar ket continued quiet, bnt holders were firm In their views. Spot closed at 33.10833.35c Copper Is furnishing the pleasure of the market. The available supply la said to be very light and the situation appears to be mntralled bv the larger producers. Quotations at present arc more or less uneven, but It Is expected that firm prices wm te maae next week. Lake and electrolytic are held at 16.03 17. an.-i paatinr at 16.50810.75c. The London market was also higher at 72 10a for spot and 72 for futures. Lead was quiet at 4.S384.90c In the local Tnarkft. but London advanced to 14 7s 6d. Spelter closed at 23 In London and waa steady locally at 5.70S5.HJC The foreign Iron markets were somewhat Irregular. Glasgow closed at 51o 6d and Mld dlesboro at 54a 4d. Locally, the situation Is unchanged. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. Coffee Futures rimuM ntdT at a net decline of 10-815 points. Sales. 84,000 bags. Including September at 7isT!.V! December. 7.357.50c: January. 7.50c; March, 7.6087. "5c; May. 7.7087.85c Spot Rio. steady: No. 7 invoice, woe; mim, rf;1r- rorrfnva. 10R13c . Sugar Raw, quiet; fair refining. 3!c; cen trifugal. 96 test. 3 3-ittf4c; moiasses sugar, 3Hc. Refined, steady. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. SANDERS-PHY Clark E. Sanders. 23. of Union. Or., and Margaret L. Phy, of Port land. O'HARA-CARNEY John P. O'Hara, 23. 230 Oak street, and Eleanor B. Carney. 22, Portland. Births. KRIEGER At 931 Mallory avenue, Au gust 26, to the wife of Jacob Kreiger, a daughter. MURPHY At 625 First street. August 26, to the wife of Thomas Murphy, a son. Deaths. MUY At 52 Second street. August 25, Hung Muy, a native of China, aged 62 years. LYONS At Portsmouth Station. August 23. Mrs. Jane Lyons, a native of Indiana, aged 69 years; remains sent to Eugene, Or., for In terment. DOERR At CSS First street, August 23. Karl. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dcerr.' a native of Oregon, aged 5 months And 17 days. CROW At Hotel Portland, August 26. George A. Crow, a native of. Ohio, aged 63 years and 3 months. PETERSON Burned to death at Stateroom Inn, near Fair grounds, August 19, Henry. Peterson, a native of Michigan, aged 22 years. MORRELL At St. Vincent's Hospital, Au gust 28, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Morrill, a native ot Indian Territory, aged 11 months and 23 days. HATFIELD At Good Samaritan Hospital. August 25. Miss Roeetta. Ella Hatfield, a na tlve of Oregon, aged 29 years, 2 months and 13 days. BURKE At 186 Market street, August 28. Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Burke, a native of Portland, aged 1 day. WILLARD At Open-Air Sanatorium. August 27. Mrs. Anna M. Wlllard, a native ot Oregon, aged 25 years, 4 months and 27 days. SMITH At 708 Klrby street. August 27. Ira Percy Smith, a. native ot Andrew County. Missouri, aged 81 years, 10 months and 22 days: remains taken to Dallas. Or., tor In terment, RALYEA At Oregon City. August 26. A- M. Ralyea, & native of New York, aged 77 years; remains brought to this city for in terment. ASPLAND At 535 Williams avenue August 25, Louise . Francis, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Asp land, a native of Seattle, Wash., aged 6 months and 7 days. BAYLIS At 413 Sacramento street, August 24. Mabel Rose, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Baylls. a native of Portland, aged 1 year. 7 months and 29 days. LANGLEY At 0S0 Garfield avenue. August 25, Mrs. Lenora Langley. a native ot Maine, aged 60 years, 2 months and 2 days. Building Permits. Smith estate, repair of dwelling, 211 North Fifteenth street: $50. John Daley, repair of store, 300 East Mor rison street; $300. J. F. Wilson, repair .of dwelling. Barthwlck street, between Beech street and Cook avenue; $73. C G. Ochlvlc, repair of dwellinx. Alblca avenue, between Skldmore and Prescott streets; $200. C. N. Daut. dwelling. Monroe street, be tween Williams avenue and Rodney avenue; $2000. Mrs. J. Lilly, dwelling. Morrow street, near Williams avenue; $2000. G. W. McConnell. dwelling. Linn .street, be tween East Sixteenth and East Seventeenth; $300. Dr. Henry Jones, repair of store, 203-207 First street; $1500. Esberg, Gunst & Co., repair of store, 255 Morrison street; $200. W. S. Lilly, dwelling. East Thirtieth street. between East Morrison and East Alder: $1HK). S. R. Hay. dwelling. East Twenty-eighth and East Alder streets; $1S00. George Cully, repair of shed. Union avenue. between East Pine and East Oak; $200. C. S. Bell, dwelling, Northrup street, be tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth; $2700. AT THE HOTELS. TV. P.rfli,nil X, I T.- -c Thoma W Thomas. Fredrick; T. A. Andrews, Tacoma; il. Asher, J. E. Morris and wife. D. Neu stadter and wife. Miss H. Neustadter. Mrs. Ralph. San Francisco; T. B. Boyd and wife, St. Louis; J. Glozbrook and wife. Louisville. Ky.; G. PInchot. Washington. D. C; J. J. Gill. Ohio; A. J. Helnaman. San Francisco; W. B. Brlstow. New York; B. H. B. Draper, Hopedale, Mass.; P. J. Hobbs, K. M. Hobts. Chicago; C. Wr Belshaw and wife. Antlech. Cal.; T. H. Lonzelle. New York; J. R. Col lins and wife. Chicago; J. Hoge. T. F. fcpangler. Zanesvllle, O.; u. Wormser, Chi cago; E. Danjers. S. J. Hyde, Jr.. F. Crab tree. Wisconsin: J. McA. Pyle. D. IL McA. Pyle. New York; I, A. Nadeau. Miss M. Nadeau. G. Nadeau, Seattle; V. R. Going and wife. New lork: J. D. Steele and wife, J. D. Steele. M. Steele. F. Steele. Xenla. O.; M. H. Newmark. Miss F. Newmark, Los An geles; S. C. Morse. Washington. D. C; E. T. Barnett and wife, Mrs. J. Dennlson, Miss 3. Cteary. Seattle: ilrs. D. M. Houser. Miss Houser and maid. St. Louis; U. Phillips. San Francisco; D. Baker and wife. Miss M. B. Baker. Miss N. Baker. D. Baker. Jr.. Miss M. E. Hall. Miss E. H. Bratt, Baltimore. Md.; W. L. Mason. New York; R. D. Mc Ausland. Seattle; O. Nelsser. Chicago; R. D. Davis, San Francisco: L. Sonnlekson. Mrs. F. Crabtree. 31. I. Crabtree. San Jose; M. De Forrest. San Francisco; L. C. Brand and wife. Miss A. George. Los Angeles; J. L. Severan and wife. Dr. D. P. Allen. Cleve land. O. ; H. Lachman. San Francisco: H. Leulsson. Honolulu; A. H. Blanehard. A. Rosenberg. Mrs. J. B. Brooks. Miss E. Mc Donald, New York: A. D. Rummell. San Francisco: H. a Churchill. Boston; T. H. Sammlns. Spokane; S. A. Easton. Wardner. Idaho; Mrs. S. Soule. Seattle; Miss M. Lin coln. Chicago; C. W. McUpln. Miss Pyles. New York: W. J. Brandensteln and wife. San Francisco; T. Weir and wife. Salt Lake; A. J. Trimble. Levlngston; W. M. Durck and wlek. G. P. Murray. New York; Mrs. I. B. Smith. W. Brodle. Seattle; A. E. Nevln. Jer sey City; M. Chllberg. E. Kelosowary. Se attle; S. Thausenberger. Budapest; A. J. H. Lucas. Chicago; E. Battle. Seattle; S. HUI son. Boston. The Perkins W. T. Worple. A. D. Stev eRrt, New York; W. M. Huff and wife. Kel logg; Nellie Harrington. Lewlston; Anna M. Scott, Blackfoot; Mrs. J. J. Burns. Posa tello; Bertha L. Scott. Blackfoot; J. D. Ander son. Seattle: J. P. Anderson. Tacoma; G. O. Sampson and wife. Pocatello; Miss Nellie Hutchlnec-n. Seattle: W. Glddlngs. Ogden; M. E. Crowell. Franklin. Ind.; H. C. Rea mer and wife, Harley. Idaho; C A. Tayktr, J. W. Taylor. Kelso: C. W. Johnston, Dufur; Mrs. H. C. Burbank Pocatello; J. H. Simpson and wife. Corvallls; W. Kyll and wife. Miss Kyll; Marie Heaton. Healdsburg; G. W. Griffin. Eugene; C. j?. Gilbert. Los An geles; C. P. Riley. Bridal Veil; B. L. Thomp son and wife. Miss Thompson. Kenton; Mrt. J. P. Davls. Mies Davis. Nyssa; Mrs. F. H. Richmond. Helix; Mrs. J. C. Proctor. Dallas; J. P. Kend. and eon. Walla Walla: W. E. Richardson and wife. Minneapolis: A. F. Weet and wife. Seattle: Henriette MeConnell. Spokane; W. B. BroWn. J. C. Kerchet. Seat tle; J. Lytle and wife. Hoqulam; B. F. Jones. Toledo; C. L. Starr. Dallas; M. Searls. Kan sas City; E. E. Koomtz. Athena; A. B. Thompson and wife. F. Sloan and wife. Echo; T. Stewart and wife. Milton: Jetse Moore. Echo; W. Weill. D. E. Rurch. R. Bureh. Athena, S. V. Stanton and wife. Grass Valley; W. L. Barker and family. Condon; L. O. Janeek and wife. J. H. Dills and wife. North Yakima; L. M. Carl. Albany; Mrs. Summons. Brownsville; R. L. Barlow. Vancouver; Mrs. A. Holt. Mies Holt. Spokane; Miss W. Ken- Waco. Tex.; S. Bergman. E. L. Walsh and family, Wallace; W. R. Huff. San Francisco: N. V. Bratton and wife. Centralla: Miss C. K. Bodlne. Miss Ida Bodlne. Marshftekl; A. M. Sanders. Roseburg; G. M. Frost, Moro. The Imperial Frank B. Clopton and fam ily Mies Sybel Clopton. Pendleton: Mrs. C. H. Smith. San Francisco; J. H. Raley. Pen dleton; A. E. Hoffman. D. Dadls. Seattle; A. J. Snell and wife. Winnipeg: Mrs. J. S. Cle nlnger. Kalama; M15S Leone Loutz. Grldley; Mrs. B. Eckart. Miss B. Eckart, Miss L. Eck art C. H. Howard and wife. Fort Wayne; S. Scllt. Mexico; W. Holz. St. Louis; S. B. Houston. Hlllsboro; V. Blngole. F. Robb. Cali fornia; Mar" C. Bryson. R. A. Booth. Eu gene; L. Kersters. Olympla; M. D. Wardlaw. J S. Caurel. Walla Walla: E. E. Dunbar and child. Wolf Creek: Dr. C. E. Saunders. Union; C. D. Nevln. 31. F. Nevln. Mrs. D. C. Nevln. RUla F. Nevln. Welser; Mrs. W. B. Hurd. Silver City; Mrs. W. R. Mclntyre. Mlye Idaho Bassett. Boise; F. H. Shumacker. Omaha; D. E. Glnnavon. Springfield; W. P. Lucas and wife. Davenport: EL A. Forbes and wife. Miss Hazel Forbes. Mtas Annie Mattl Marysvllle; P. Wood. C. E- Woods, Elma; Mm. Sarah Leltch. Mrs. J. H. Leltch. Aberdeen; T. Ham lin. Olympla: J. P. Fay. S. Fay. Miss Dor othy Fay, Ml?a Alice Fay. Seattle: J. B. Bddy. city; Mrs. E. Leltch. Mrs. R. E. Peas ley, Aberdeen; L. M. Hage, San Francisco; W. H. Jamison. Roseburg: R. B. Graham. Charter Oak; I. B. Bartle and wife, Eugene; F. O. panlel. H. Daniel. Santa Ana; C. H. H. Bloom. Seattle: A. J. R. Snow and wife. Toronto; M. Richards. Corvallls; O. Hilton. Seattle. The St. CharlcH G. W. Butler, Hlllsboro; T. Gropper. A. Cropper. Carson; P. Jarvls. city; C. E. Warren. Dayton; J. H. Myers, city: J. Dettman. Sr. Helens; W. A. Herring, Rock wood; R. Teakes. Astoria: F. W. Baker. Pendleton. L. H- Llles. Corvallls: A. J. Lan ders; G. Manley. Aftorla; J. McNaughton and family. Cathlamet; T. Gropper. Carson: B. F. Blair and family. Stella; J. W. Rodgera. Stevenson: J. F. Graves. Sheridan; Ellen M. Beamls. Forest Grove: Mary Brandt. Louise Brandt. Albany; C. H. Northrup and wife. Wasco; P. Harris. Hlllsboro: Rosa McDonald; W G. Rhode. N. Yamhill; G. H. C&sebolt. Chehalls: D. Wilson. Sherwood; R. Snod grass; H W. Peterson and wife. Altoona; Miss L. Forbes. Vancouver: W. J. Llpf. Ya oolt: A. May. Troutdale: M. Blxby. Jr.. it. Bate. Kelso; G. Hardwlck. Buttevllle; Mrs. W. Benedict, Mrs. C. E. Mabry. Mrs. A. N. Short. Jtesle McDoreless. North Yakima: W. S. Mills and family. North Yakima; W. E. Ruefly and wife. Woodvllle; A. Trenner and wife Washougal; Mrs. Beeson and children. McGowan's: G. Nenner. Brlgby; B. Boyle. Se attle: A. Davis, Kalespeell; A. G. Minks: J. Bone and wife. Seward: I. R- Bone. Halsy; J. McDonald. P. Doherty, Washougal; Mrs. S. F. Carson. Vancouver; E. Blrehard: A. J. Douglass. Eagle Creek: Mrs. Salisbury. Ostran dr; Sophia Ledebu. Tenno; R. T. Craswell, Hoqulam; W. T. Coleman. Champoeg; G. W. Butler. Hlllsboro: H. A. Shields. Trout da'e: J. M. Bevens. W. Burns, E. Mlddaugn. B. Gibbons. F. R. Smith. Dryad: J. C. Bray, wife and daughter. Wleser; Letta Smith. The Dalles; E. J- Larson. Astoria: A. K. Brown. Dallas; R. Robinson. Tillamook; Ella Fisher, lone; J. Riley. Wheatland; R. Johnson and wife, city: G. P. Bush. Seattle; R. A. Stew art. Ontario; E. J. Hanson, H. Gray. Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma. American, plan- Rates. $3 ana a. Hotel Donnelly. Tacoma. Washington. European plan. Rates 73 cents to $2.51 per day. Free buss. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Aug. 29. Maximum tempera ture. 68 deg.: minimum. 36. River reading at 8 A. M.. 45 feet; change in past 24 hours, rise 0.4 of a foot. Total precipitation. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. 0.02 of an Inch: total since September 1. 1004. 34.27 Inches; nqrmal. 46.7T Inches; deficiency. 12.30 Inches. Total sun shine August 2S. 1003. 5 hours and 42 min utes; possible, 13 hours and 28 minutes. Bar ometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. 31., 30. WEATHER CONDITIONS. During the last 21 hours light showers have occurred In Western Washington, tho Willamette Valley and In Southeastern Idaho. It Is much warmer In Southeastern Idaho and in the Great Salt Lake Basin. Else where the changes In temperature have been unimportant. The Indications are for unsettled weather In this district Wednesday with probably showers In Northwest Oregon and Western Washington. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 hours ending at midnight. August 30: Portland and vicinity Probably showers. Winds mostly westerly. Western Oregon Unsettled weather with probably showers north, portion. Westerly winds. Western Washington Showers. Westerly winds. Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Unsettled weather with possibly showers east portion. EDWARD A. BEALS. District Forecaster. A candy manufacturer owning an ex tensive plant in Barclay street, New York, has applied to the Board of Health for protection against thousands of honey bees "which he declares aro robbing him of large quantities of sweets. If the health authorities do not act, the candy maker says he will appeal to the police.