THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906. IS ENGLISH CROP POOR Hops in That Country Being Spoiled by Vermin. GIVES MARKET STRENGTH Plantation Reports Collected by the Kentish Observer Show Actual Conditions in the Pro ducing Districts. HOP6 Condition of English and Continental crop. FRUIT Watermelon season will ODn today. VEGETABLB6 First Florin toma toes received. EOJS Hot weather check demand. POULTRY Only Spring chicken wanted. BUTTER Front-street market weak. CHEESE! Prices have upward ten dency. The Kentish Observer of June 28 printed de tailed reports from English hop districts, showing the vine to have made good progress, tut there was no decrease In the attack of vermin In spite of all efforts to check it. With theaw prospects of a short crop, the Eng lish market has steadily gained strsngth. The following plantation reports indicate the gen eral conditions: Canterbury Under the Influence of tho warm, sunny weather the bine Is growing1 well and In most (rounds Is nearlng the tops of the poles and strings. There Is little or no Improvement tn the matter of vermin, and even the grounds thaL have been washed are not clean. Chtlham The hops are still Infested with vermin. As soon as the fly Is killed by per-sU-tent washing there Is a lot of fresh fly in less than two days after. Mould has also made tta appearance. HemhIII Hops In this neighborhood are anything 'but satisfactory. Where they were washed a few days ago and left fairly clean they are now black and shining with honey dew and full of fresh fly and lice. Although the weaxher hat been of late more favorable, they have made but little progress. The out look Is bad. Mad way Valley Aided by the warm weather, with brilliant sunshine, the bine has made considerable headway since last week, and is now about as forward as usual at this period of the season. There was a storm on Saturday night and the rain has benefited the plants, the color of which is all that could be desired. Vermin are still very troublesome. Even where washed three times the bine Is still Infested, and fresh arrivals of fly are reported ty several growers. Petham South and Waltham The warm weather has Induced growth and the plant looks a better color, but It has also caused the vermin to Increase enormously, consequently washing has become general. Mould Is re ported from all quarters. The look out for hop growers Is more gloomy than ever. South Worcester Hops Improved last week during the warm days and nights, but the wind during Monday and Tuesday has knocked thorn about a great deal. They are still In fested with blight. Adolph Heller, of Prague, writes to the Observer under date of June 25 as follows: The forcing weather of last week was very beneficial for the hop plant, which In all the Bohemian and other Austrian hop districts made a rapid progress tn growth, and now is in most Instances quite up to the usual for this time of the season. The attack of fly blight Is still as severe as before, but tho effects of this pest were counterchecked by the fast growth and the occasional warm rains which cleaned the plant of the honey -dsw. So far the prospects are much more cheerful than a week ago. The reports from those parts of the German plantations where the plant was vigorous are very similar to the Bohemian, but where the plant was weak It suffers very much of the vermin and Is not likely to produce an average crop. Hop markets were not so active as the week be fore, but prices remain very firm. WATERMELON SEASON OPENS TODAY. Two Cars Will Be Received From Cali fornia Cuntaloupes Overdue. The produce trade Is looking forward to the arrival of two cars of watermelons today as the real opening of the melon season. There Is no doubt that the fruit wttl sell exceedingly well If it Is in good condition. The price will probably be 2 or 3 cents a pound. The two cars of canteloupes that were overdue failed to put In an appearance. Deciduous fruits of all kinds sold well. Another lot of muscat gTBpes arrived from California. Fancy apri cots were received from Yakima and brought $1.50 a box. The first. Bartlett pears were re ceived from San Francisco and were quoted at $2-25. A part of a car of lemons arrived. Florin tomatoes made their appearance, but were too green to put on sale. Some corn received from The Dalles showed the effect of the heat. Eggs Are Slow Sale. The hot weather continues to have an ad verse effect on the egg market. Buying has been checked and as the supply of Eastern eggs is plentiful, the market for the Oregon product has a downward tendency. Spring chickens are in strong demand, but old chickens are slow sale. Receipts of all kinds are only fair. The butter market shows no change. Stocks on Front street can only be cleaned up by making concessions. City creamery butter la steady. Cheese Is strong. Apple Line of Steamships. The first steamship service ever operated exclusively for the exportation of American apples la now being arranged for by a firm of fruit Importers of London. The shlpa will ply between Boston and London and Hull. Formerly It has bees the custom to ship the apples on the large freight ships, but the business has groan so as to support a line of steamers. The steamships will sail every fortnight and will have a capacity of 20.000 barrels. The total exports of apples last tason from all ports waa 2,411.473 barrels. Inspection of Fruit. .County Fruit Inspector Dlech, accompa nied by District Commissioner Reld. made the rounds of the produce district yesterday and condemned a quantity of apples unfit for sale. From now on the Inspector will keep a close watch on the supplies reaching the street as well as the fruit offered at the Italian market. This, with the field work done by the commissioners, will be of Im mense benefit to the fruit Industry of the state. V Bank Clearlngn. Bank clearings of the leading clttesof the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings, Balance. Portland $ MS,39t $109,-137 Seattle 1.43D.680 22 s. flu s Tacoma 609.710 M,ttl Spokane 667,913 39. 346 Hop Contracting Ceases. If any hop contracts were written yester day they were not reported In the local mar ket. The statement by George Rose seems to have worked upon the views of growers So this extent. One prominent buyer con fessed that he did not expect to get any more contracts under 11 cents, for the pres ent at least. No transactions In spot hops have come to light since the purchases of Lachmund & Plncus, announced yesterday morning. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. FLOUR Patents, $4.10 per barret; straights, 93.45; clears. 3. 25 03.40; Valley, o.503.65; Dakota hard wheat, patents. 5.4065 60; clears. $4.25; graham. $3.50; whole wheat. $3 73; rye flour, local, $3; Eastern, $5.40: cornmeal. per bale, $1.90 2.29. MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. $17; country, $18 per ton; middlings. $25.5026: shorts, city, $18; country, $19 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, $17.50; linseed dairy food. $18; Acalfa meal. $18 per ton. -f WHEAT Club, 7071c; bluestem, i2ff.3c; red, 68tS9c; Valley.' 71c. OATS No. 1 white feed, $32; gray, $31 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $23.73 per ton; brewing. $24; rolled, $24 BWi 25.30. RYE $1.5o per cwt. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks. $7; lower grades, $5-506.73; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks. $3 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per 100-pound sacks ; 23-pound boxes, $1.40; pearl barley, $4.23 per 100 pounds; 23-pound boxes, $1.25 per box. pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $250 per bale. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $11 12 50 per ton ; clover. $S30 & 9; cheat. $6.50 7 ; grain hay, $7S; alfalfa!. $11. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $1.6061.75 per box; apricots, fl ffftW tff: cherries. 46c per pound; currants, 910c; figs, black, $2; grapes. $2 per box; peaches. 75c$l ; pears, $1.30$' 2.26; plums, $161. 25; Logan berries, $1.35 1.40 per crate; rapberrles, $1.75-1.85; black berries. 8c; goosetoerries, 8c per pound. MELONS Cantaloupes. $2.50g3.50 per crate ; watermelons, 5c per pound. TROPICAL FRWITS Lemons. $57 per box; oranges, Mediterranean sweets, $4.50; Valenclas. $4.503; navels, $4.5034.75; grapefruit, $4 4.50, pineapples, $3 4 per dozen: bananas, 35fc per pound; limes. 75c per 100. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. 5 7c : cabbage, P4r per pound; corn, 25 35c per dozen ; cucumbers, hothouse, 30 30c per dozen; field, 75c$l per box; egg plant. 35c per pound; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen; onions. 10 12 Vac per dozen ; peas, 4 5c. peppers. 25c , radishes, I015c per dozen; rhubarb, 2Jg2VaC per pound; spinach, 2 63c per pound; tomatoes. $1.25412 25 per box; hot house, $2. 503. 50; parsley,' 25c ; squash, $11.25 per crate ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 90c$l per sack: carrots, $1 1.25 per sack; beets, $1.251.50 per sack; garlic, 1012Vic per pound. ONIONS New. red, l$tc per pound; new yellow. l2c per pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy grades old Burbanks. 40t?60c per sack; ordinary, nom inal; new potatoes, 75cx$1.50. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 14c per pound; apricots, 1315c; peaches. 12 13c; pears, HHllc; Italian prunes, 5VSc; California figs, white. In sacks. 56c per pound; black. 4 3c ; bricks, 12 1 4-ounce packages, 75 85c per box; Smyrna, 20c per pound, dates, Persian, 66c per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 8 8 He; 16-ounce, 9H 10c ; loose muscatels, 2-crown. CH7c; 3-crown, 69474c; 4 crown, 77c; unbleached, seedless Sul tanas, 67c; Thompson's fancy, bleached, 10 llc; London layers, 3-crown.' whole boxes of 20 pounds. $2; 2-crown. $1.73. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 21 Vic per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 17Vx20c; store butter, 1414Hc. EGGS Oregon ranch, 21H22c per dozen: EaPtern. 20ff21c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 12H 13c; Young America, 13 !-ft 14c. POULTRY Average old hens. 12iA13e; mixed chickens. II1, A 12c; fryers. I617c; broilers, 151644c; roosters, 910c; dressed chickens. 14-15c; turkeys. live. 161"c: turkeys, dressed, choice. 1722Vic; geese, live, per pound. 88c; ducks. l2Va13c; pigeons, ?1 'a 1.50 . squabs, $1.752. Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS Oregon. 1905. 11c; olds, 8c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 18 23Vc; Valley, coarse. 22H23c; fine, 24c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 28 30c per pound. HIDES Dry; No. 1, JC pounds and up, per pound, 1820c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 182lc per pound; dry salted bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, hair-slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, per pound, 10 1 lc ; steers, sound. 50 to 60 pounds, 10 11c per pound; Bteers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 9 10c per pound; stage and bulls, sound. 7c per pound, kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 10c per pound; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 12c per pound; green (uttsalted), lc per pound less; veals, lc per pound less. Sneepsklns: Shear lings, No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 2530c; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50 60c ; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. $1.252; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15 16c per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size. $1.50 2.50; dry. each, according to size. $11.50; colts' hides, each, 2550c. Goatskins: Com mon, each. 15Z25c, Angora, with wool on, each, 30c $1.50. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each. $320; cubs, each, $13; badger, prime, each, 2550c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 30 50c ; house cat. 5 20c ; fox, common gray, large prime, each. 30 70c ; red, each. $3 5, cross, each. $5 15; sliver and black, each. $100300; fishers each, $3S; lynx. each. $4.30 6; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size. $13; mar ten, dark Northern, according to size and color, each, $1015; pale pine, according to size and color, each. $250 4; muskrat, large, each, 1215c; skunk, each. 4060c; civet or pole cat, each, 515c; otter, large, prime skin, each, $6 10; panther with head and claws perfect, each, $2 5; raccoon, prime large, each, 5075c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each. $3.50 3; prairie (coyote), 60c $1; wolverine, each, $68; beaver, per skin, large, $36; medium. $3 7; small. $l1.50; klta. 3073c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22 25c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 44Hc- No 2 and grease, 2 3c. CASCARA SAGRADA fchlttam bark) New. 22c per pound; 1804 and 1005, 3c in small lots. 3V4c in carlots. GRAIN BAGS 1010c apiece Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5Vc; South ern Japan, 5.40c; head, 6.75c. COFFEE Mocha, 2628c; Java, ordinary, 1822c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820e; good. 16fe'lSc; ordinary. 1922c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $14.75; 50s, $14.75: Arbuckle, $16.25; Lion, $14.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40. 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 90c tafia Vf"onl taUS' l-25; BOckeve' 1-pound SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube, $5.40; powdered. $5.13; dry granulated. $5.05; extra C, $460; goiden C, $4.45- fruit sugar. $5.05. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; -barrels, 25c, boxea 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct i, c per pound- if later than 15 days and within 30 days deduct Sugar, granulated. $4 85 per 100 pounds1 maple sugar, 15 15c per pound NUTS Walnuts. 13c per pound by sack- ,V e,ftlra.f0r,JMI than 8ack: Brazl nuts. 16c: filberts, 16c; pecans, jumbos. 16c extra large. 17c; almonds 14H 15c. chestnuts, Italian. 12H016O; Ohio. 20c; peanuts raw "Wc per pound; roasted, 9c; pinenuts 10 12c; hictory nuts, 7ViSc; cocoanuts' 33 5 90c per dozen. ' w SALT California dairy". $11 per ton- imi tation Liverpool. $12 per ton; half-Eround 100s. $9; 50s. $9-50. lump Liverpool 117 5 BEANS Small white. 4C; larg. White 4 Vic. pink. 2fcc; bayou. 4c; Lima 6.c' Mexican red. 4 He Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast. 20c per pound; standard breakfast, ISc; choice, 17c; English 11 to 14 pounds, 16c; peach, 15c. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 16c per pound 14 to 16 pounds, l&V&c; 18 to 20 pounds; California (picnic). 12c; cottage, none: shoulders; 11 He; boiled, 23c; boiled picnic, boneless. 18c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $21; 14-barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $11; Vi -barrels, $6.00. SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. l?Hc; bo logna, long, 7c; weinerwurst. 10c; liver, 6c; pork. 9 10c; headcheese. 6c; blood. 6c; bologna sausage, link. 4ic. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, llic; smoked, 12c; clear backs, dry salt. 11 He: smoked. 12c; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt. llc: smoked 13Hc; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt 12c. smoked 13c ; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces llfcc. tubs. 114c; 50s. HHc; 20s, llc; 10s. 12c; 5s. 12c. Standard pure: Tierces, ' tubs. lOfec; 50s. 104c; 20s. 10c; 10s. 11c; 5s, 11 He Compound : Tierces, 74c; tubs, Tc; 50s, 7c; 10s. 84c; 5s.S4o Oils. TURPENTINE Cases, 81c per gallon. COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, 13Hc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound lots. 8c; less than 500-pound lots. S'c. (In 23-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 3-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2c per pound above keg price.) GASOLINE! Stove, cases, 24 4c; 72 test. 27 4c; 88 test, 35c; iron tanks, 19c. LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 47c; In cases, 53c: boiled, in barrels. 50c; in cases. 55c; 25-gallon lots, lc less. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds, 647e. 125 to 50 pounds, 7c; 130 to 200 pounds. 6c: 200 pounds and up, 5 46c. BEEF Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows, 4454c; country steers, 56c. MUTTON Dressed fancy, 78c per pound; ordinary, 56c; lambs, fancy, 8 84c. PORK Dressed. 100 to ISO pounds. 8 84c; 150 to 200 pounds, 748c; 200 pounds and up. 77Uc. LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were Quoted In the local markets yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, $3-75 3.85 ; me dium, $3.25 3.50; cows. $2.75; second-grade cows. $2.25; bulls, $1.502; calves, $44.50. SHEEP Clipped, $4; lambs. $5. HOGS $77-25; light, $6.50 6.75. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago. Kansas City and Omaha. CHICAGO, July 13. Cattle Receipts. 2000. Market, strong. Beeves, 4.106.30; stockers and feeders, $2.604.50; cows and heifers. $1.255.20; calves. $5.007.00; Texas fed steers, $3.905.90. Hogs Receipts today. 18,000; estimated to morrow. 12,000. Market, 6c lower. Mixed and butchers, $6.456.924 ; eood to choice heavy. $6.706.90; rough. $6.306.45; light. $6.456.90; bulk of sales, $6.756.874; pigs. $5.756.40. Sheep Receipts, 8000. Market, steady. Sheep, $4.606.15; lambs, $5.758.15. OMAHA, Neb., July 13. Cattle Receipts, 1100. Markst. steady Native steers, $4.40 a .... - - -- 1 rv anri heifers. X3.00ta4.40: stockers and feeders, $2.804.20; Westers steers, $3.504.75; caunera. $1.502.75; bulls and stags, $2.304.20; calves, $3.005.30. Hogs Receipts, ii-v. aiarKeL, oc lower. bm. r .t A. Sti "LVfWVflO: he&vv. S6.536.70: mixed, $6.556.60; light, $6.55&70; Yorkers, $5.756.30. Sheep Receipts, 6500. Market, steadj, yearlings, $5.656.25; lambs, $6.257.75. range wethers. $5.255.75; fed ewes, $4.75 5-40. SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Prices Paid for Products in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. -July 13. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: FRUITS Apples, choice. $125; common, 50c$l; bananas, 75c$1.75; Mexican limes, $6-507; California lemons, choice, $33.50; common. $2.50; oranges, navels, $2.503.50; pineapples. $1.504. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 50c; garlic. 4 5c; green peas, $11.25, string beans. 1 3c; asparagus, $1.25 1.75; tomatoes, $1 125. EGGS Store. 1819c; fancy ranch, 20c. POTATOES Oregon Burbanks. 90c$183. POULTRY Roosters, old, $5 7.50; do young. $56; broilers, small, nominal; broil ers, large.' $22.50; fryers. $33.50; hens, $3 4. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 22c, creamery seconds. 19c; fancy dairy, 204c; dairy sec onds. 184c; pickled, 16417c. CHEESE Young America, 13c; Eastern, 164c; Western. 15c. WOOL Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 16 18c; mountain. 9llc; South Plains and San Joaquin, 9 11c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $1920; middlings, $22.50 28. HAY Wheat. $10.50 17. 50; wheat and oats. $1012, barley, $710; alfalfa, nom inal; stock, nominal; straw. 305Oc per bale. RECEIPTS Flour, 1110 quarter sacks ; wheat. 220 centals; barley. 503 centals; oats. 1G80 centals; beans, 826 sacks; potatoes, 3700 sackB; bran. 345 sacks; middlings, 260 sacks, hay. 677 tons; wool, 502 bales; hides, 160. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con $ .07 Andes 08 Belcher 20 Best & Belcher .72 Bullion 21 Caledonia 32 Challenge Con. .10 Uulla $ .05 Justice 04 Mexican 63 Occidental Con. .74 Ophlr 3.30 Overman 12 Potosl 11 Savage 66 Scorpion 07 Seg. Belcher. . . .03 Chollar Confidence . . . Con. Cal. & V. Crown Point.. Exchequer .... Gould Sc. Curry Hale & Nor. . . .11 .50 .91 .09 .40 .08 .84 Sierra Nevada. .21 Silver Hill 82 Union Con 2T lYellow Jacket. .10 13. Closing quotations: NEW YORK. July Adams Con. Alice .$ .15 . 2.50 . .30 Little Chief. .-.$ .05 Ontario 2.50 3.30 .02 .10 .60 .17 Breece Brunswick C. . Comstock Tun. Con. Cal. & V. Horn Silver. . - .Ophir Phoenix jpotosi ; Savage Sierra Nevada. .30 .15 .80 1.30 Iron Silver. . . 5.23 ISmali Hopes. . .80 Leadville Con. A3 Standard 2.35 BOSTON. July -Closing quotations: IK. Butte $ 82.50 Adventure Allouez ..$ 5 32 Mont C. & C. 2.064 Amalgamatd Am. Zinc Atlantic Bingham . -. Centennial ., Old Dominion jOsceola 1 Parrot ,'Qulncy 'Shannon .... Tamarack . . Trinity 33.00 98.00 23.00 84.50 8.874 03.00 7.75 63-50 53.50 9.75 22.50 6.00 425 136.00 Daly West Cal. & Hecla 680. Franklin United Cop Granby Greene Con.. Isle Royate. Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk .... 124 iU. S. Mining. U. s. on. . 'Utah (Victoria Winona Wolverine . Metal Markets. NEW YORK. July 13. The London mar ket recovered part of its recent losses, ad vancing about 1 12s 6d to 166 10s for spot and 22s 6d tn 166 5s for futures. Locally, the market was firm in consequence with spot quoted at 36. 25 36.50c Copper was lower In London, losing 1 2s 6d and closing at, 78 2s 2d for spot and 77 16s 6d for futures. Locally, the mar ket continued dull and nominal. Lake, 18.374 18.75c; electrolytic. 18.124c, and casting, 17.7518c. Lead was Is 3d higher at L6 7s 6d in London, but remained unchanged at 3.75c in the local market. Spelter was unchanged In both markets, with London closing at 26 10s and New York at 5.756.974c. Iron was a little lower In the English mar ket with standard foundry qaroted at 40s 7d and Cleveland warrants 49s 104d- Locally, there was no change. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, July 13. The market for evaporated apples Is unchanged on spot and it is reported that sales have been made for December delivery at 6c. Prime are quoted at lieilc; choice. 114Uc; fancy. 12c Prunes are in small supply on spot, quota tions ranging from 74S9tC, according to grade. Apricots are firm. Choice, 13c; extra choice, 134c; fancy. 14144c Peaches are quiet and prices asked seem to be above buyers' views. Stocks on spot are small, however, and the tone of the market La steady. Choice, 10;llc; extra choice, 114 11 4c : fancy. 11 12c ; extra fancy, 12 124c Raisins are unchanged. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, July 13. The market for cof fee futures closed barely steady, under moder ate offerings at unchanged prices to a decline of 10 points. Sales for the day were reported of 13,730 bags Including September at 625 6.30c; December. 6.506.55c. Spot Rio, steady; No. 7, 74c; mild. firm. Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining. S 7 32c; centrifugal. 96 test. 3 23-32c; molasses sugar, 2 31 -32c. Refined. steady; crushed, $5.40; powdered, $4. SO; granulated, $4.70. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. July 13. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was weaker. Creameries, 16154c; dairies, 1518c. Eggs, steady, at mark cases included, 1214Jc; firsts. 144c; prime firsts, 16c ; extras, 18c Cheese, strong, llli4c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, July 13. Wool Steady; terri tory and Western mediums, 242Sc; fine, medium, 1822c; fine, 1620c NO SUPPORT GIN Wheat Prices at Chicago Slump on Selling. TRADERS LET GO FREELY Crop News From the Northwest Ex tremely Favorable tothe Bears. Spring Wheat Yield Said to Be Record-Breaker. CHICAGO. July 13. Early In the day the market was inclined to be bullish, because of firmness at Liverpool, which was based upon wet weather In Russia, which is said to be interfering with the harvest. Several promi nent traders sold wheat freely, and as sup port waB lacking the market slumped sharply. Crop newa from the American Northwest was extremely favorable to the bears, several re ports claiming that the Spring wheat crop will be the largest ever raised. The market was further weakened by a considerable increase in prairie receipts. September opened a shade to HVc higher at T9Ti4c, advanced to T9c, declined to 77g-T8c and closed weak He off at 7844&84c. Corn was firm the first hour, but weakened later. September closed V.Sc lower at 52 H tH1it Oats were weak. September closed c lower at 35K&35MaC. September pork broke sharply at the open ing, but on good support by packers recovered quickly. Trading in general was light. At the close pork was up 2&c, lard was a shade lower and ribs were down 5c. WHEAT. Open. High. Low, Close. July -78?, S .78 $ .77 t .77 September ... .78 .78 .77 .78 December 80 .81 .78 .80 CORN. July 52 .5314 .52 .52 U September ... .52 .53 .52 .62 May 50 .50 .49 .50 OATS. July 39 .39 . 38 .38 September ... .38 .38 .35 .35 December 36 .37 .86 .3tH4 May 88 .38 .38 .38 MESS PORK. July S...19.00 19.00 18.75 18.75 September ...17.05 17.40 17.05 17.40 LARD. July 8.00 September ... D.10 9.15 9.10 9.12 October 9.17 9.17 9.15 9.17 SHORT RIBS. July 9.17 9.47 9.45 9.47 September ... 9.45 8.45 9.40 9.42 October 8.20 9.22 9.17 9.20 Cash quotations were as follows: Floui Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring, 7981c; No. 3, 769 78c; No. 2 red, 79c. Corn No. 2, 5262c; No. 2 yellow, 52c. Oats No. 2. 38c; No. 2 white, 3040c; No. 3 white. 3739c. Rye No. 2, 59c. ' ' Barley Good feeding, 4041c; fair to choice malting, 4360c. Flaxseed No. 1, tl.06; No. 1 Northwest ern, $1.10. Timothy seed Prime, $484.10. Clover Contract grades, $11.25. Short ribs, sides Loose, $9.4O9.50. Mess pork Per barrel, 818.75(519. Lard Per 100 pounds, $9. Short clear sldes Boxed, $9.759.87. Whisky Basis of high wines. $1.29. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 21.800 20,700 Wheat, bushels 188.000 30.500 Corn, bushels 275.800 427.100 Oats, bushels 237.500 247.200 Rye, bushels 1,000 750 Barley, bushels 14,300 1,000 Grain nnrl Prodnce at Nsw York. NEW YORK. July 13. Flour Receipts, 12,000. Exports, 14,900. Steady but quiet. Wheat Receipts. 8000. Exports, 89,000. Spot easy; No. 2 red. 83c nominal; No. 2 red. 83c nominal f. o. b. aflsat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 82c nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Manitoba, 89c nominal f. o. b. afloat. Wheat opened steady on firm cables, but reacted under commission-house selling. After a second bulge on stronger outside markets, it became very weak under more bearish Northwest crop news and in creased country acceptances, but rallied on a renewal of rust talk. The close was easy and c net lower. May closed 88c, July closed 84c, September closed 84c, December closed 86 c. Hops Quiet. Hides and wool Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. July 13. Wheat, quiet; barley, steady. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1,309 1.35; milling, $1.321.42. Barley Feed. 95cff$l; brewing, $191.02. Oats Red. $1.301.4O; white, $1.6591.75: black, nominal. Call board sales Wheat. December, 28c; barley, December, 85c; corn, large yellow, $1.4091.42. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. July 13. Wheat July. T7c; September, 77c; December, 78c; May. 82c; No. 1 hard. 80c; No. 1 Northern. 79c; No. 2 Northern, 78c. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, July 13. Wheat July, 6s 7d: September, 6s 7d, December. 6s 7d. Weather fine. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, July 13. Wheat Unchanged. Export, bluestem, 78c; club, 71c; red, 68c. MARKET CLOSES FEVERISH UNCERTAIN STATi OF SPECULA TIVE SENTIMENT IN STOCKS. Prices Yield Sharply Under Selling Pressure and Then Recover Part of Loss. NEW YORK. July 13. An extremely un certain state of speculative sentiment de veloped In the stock market today affer prices had yielded sharply under a continuance of the selling in evidence yesterday and then recovered with some semblance of strength. There was no important news development to account for the decrease in the selling pres sure. Most of the demand was attributed to the uncovered professional short Interest. The extent of the recovery was not sufficient to force bear accounts to cover. The intense dullness of the demand which developed on the recovery did not argue a feeling of great solicitude on the part of the bears of larger caliber, whose outstanding account Is now be lieved to have reached large dimensions. Some stress was laid on the prospect of a favorable bank statement tomorrow. Rates for call loans were in fact easy for a Friday, which Is accepted as a more reliable Index of the actual money situation than the bank statement itself. A resumption today of a strong demand for loans carrying over the end of the year was a true index of the money situation. Lenders are indisposed to place .money for that length of time and by keeping funds in hand or In day to day loans they conduct to the ease of the call loans market. Banks have made apparently a small gain in cash on the week, none of the accepted estimates placing the figure at over $1,000,000, Rates for foreign exchange were lower, discounts yielded in London and. sterl ing exchange rose in Paris, all these move menu being calculated to facilitate a re sponse to New York demand for gold. The market tone was uncertain throughout and the closing was feverish on small deal ings. Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value, $1,178,000. United States 2s advanced per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Acams fcdtpress Amalg. Copper 106.400 94 93 Am. Car & Fdy... 2.800 33 32 do. preferred 200 88 98 Am. Cotton Oil 400 29 28 do. preferred 93 33 98 28 80 230 27 51 American Express Am. Hd. & Lr. pfd. 100 American Ice 1,900 Am Linwnl Oil. 27 58H 27 58 do. preferred 38 Am. Locomotive .. 26,500 65 62 65 do. preferred 118 Am. smelt. 6c Ker. 21, uu 14 iuh 4 ao. prererrea auu Am. Sugar Ref.... 1.400 Am. Tobacco, pfd.. 400 Anaconda Mng. Co. 17.100 Atchison 7,800 do. preferred .... 300 Atlantic Coast Line 800 Baltimore & Ohio. 2.800 115 129 88 27 1 86 98 134 115 115 128 98 224 85 99 133 115 UM 128 983 224 86 98 133 115l do. preferred Brook. Rpd. Trans. 23.700 72 71 Canadian Pacific . . 2,800 158 158 Central of N. J . 71 158 218 54 16 185 173 Chespk. & Ohio 800 600 800 30,600 64 16 186 174 54 16 183 172 Chicago Gt. West. Chicago & N. W... Chi., Mil. & St. P. Chi. Ter. & Trans. 12 do. preferred 3 C, C, C. & St. L. 400 81 80 91 COlo. Fuel Ss. Iron. 10.30O 484 44 . Colo, at Southern.. 1,700 32 31 46 31 46 fa 2S 520 37 83 65 38 76 V. 65 ao. 16t preferred do. 2d preferred . Consolidated Gas . Corn Products . . . do. preferred . . . Del. 4 Hudson. . . Dal., Lack. & W. . Denver & Rio G. . do. preferred . . . 100 46 46 2.800 136 -136 2,000 18 18 500 76 76 200 206 206 'l666 38 37 Dist. Securities ... 26.600 Erie 10,200 do. 1st preferred. 1,100 do. 2d preferred.. 1.500 General Electric ... 200 52 39 76 65 54 3S.: 76 61 160 160 100 Hocking Valley 13 Illinois Central 400 175 174 173 int. faper loo 174 114 do. preferred Int. Pump do. preferred - Iowa Central do. preferred 17 82 40 83 24 45 23 49 130 19 63 150 109 ' 89 31 66 71 38 128 45 85 SO 91 31 1244 88 75 43 94 217 116 90 95 24 93 22 60 40 20 48 65 116 32 K. C. Southern do. preferred .... 500 Louis. & Nash 3.40O Mexican Central . . 1.500 49 140 19 64 151 49 138 19 Minn. & St. Louis. 400 M.. St. P. & S.S.M. do. preferred .... Missouri Pacific ... Mo.. Kan. & Tex.. do. preferred National Lead .... 800 160 '88 31 'jgi 37 128 45 85 'si 31 123 88 3.100 8.700 89 31 '72" 39 129 48 85 '92" 31 124 i.OOO 800 Nat. R. R. of Mx. N. Y. Central 1.300 N. Y., Ont. sr W.. 1,200 Norfolk & West... 1,100 preferred North American . . 200 100 15,900 800 Faoifle Mail . Pennsylvania People s Gas P., C. C. & St, L. . Pressed Steel Car.. 1,700 44 43 do. preferred . Pull. Palace Car Reading 65.400 117 116 do. 1st preferred Republic Steel 600 24 24 do. preferred 300 93 92 Rock Island Co 2.O0O 23 22 do preferred 200 60 . 60 St. L. & S. F 200 42 41 St. Louis S. W 100 20 20 do. preferred 500 49 48 Southern Pacific .. 26.100 65 65 do. preferred Southern Hy 2.2O0 33 32 do preferred Tenn. Coal Iron. 100 142 142 Texas & Pacific... 900 29 29 Tol., St L & W.. 300 26 26 do. preferred 800 43 43 Union Pacific 8,200 141 140 do. preferred 100 91 94 U. S. Express U. S. Realty 400 79 78 U. S. Rubber 3,500 39 38 do. preferred 100 104 104 U. S. Steel 62.900 33 32 do. preferred 17,500 100 99 Va. Car. Chemical. 800 32 32 do. preferred 100 106 106 Wabash 600 19 18 do. preferred 2O0 44 44 W'ells Fargo Ex Westlnghouse Elec Western Union Wheeling & L. E im Wis. Central do preferred 200 44 44 Northern Pacific .. 10,100 198 195 Central Leather . . 900 36 35 do. preferred 100 101 101 Schloss Sheffield .. 700 60 68 Great Northern ... 2.2O0 286 284 Int. Met 1.600 35 34 do. preferred 600 73 73 Total sales for the day. 554,500 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. July 13. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2 reg.104 ID. & R. G. 4s... 100 do coupon 104 !N. Y. C. O. 3 4s. 96 U. S. 3s cshrdluetaoinNor. Pacific 3s. . 76 do coupon 102!Nor. Pacific 4s.. 104 U. S. new 4s reg.128 'So. Pacific 4s... 91 do coupon 126 V4 Union Pacific 4s. 103 U. S. old 4s reg.l02'Wls. Central 4s.. 89 do coupon 102JJap. 44s. 2d ser. 90 Atchison Adj. 4s 95 Jap. 6s. 2d ser.. 99 Stocks at London. LONDON, July 13. Consols for money, 87 13-16; consols for account, 87 15-16. Anaconda Atchison do preferred. Baltimore & O. Can. Pacific. . . Ches. & Ohio. . C. Gt. Western C, M. St. P. De Beers D. & R. Grande do preferred. Erie do 1st pref . . do 2d pref. . . Illinois Central Louis. Nash . Mo.. Kas. & T. N. Y. Central . . 11 Norfolk A. West. S3 do preferred... IOC: Ontario & West. 119'Pennsylvanla ... 164 IRand Mines 56'Readlng 171 do 1st prer. .. . 178i do 2d pref 17V4 So. Railway 40 do preferred... 87 So. Pacific 40 Union Pacific 80 do preferred... 69 U. S. Steel 179! do preferred... 144iWabash 32 i do preferred . . . . 1324Spanlsh Fours... 88 94 48 64 5 60 46 43 34 102 66 4 14." -k 97 34 103 20 46 83 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. July 13. Money on call, steady; highest, 3 per cent; lowest, 2 per cent: ruling rate, 2 per cent; last loas, 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent: offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, strong; 60 days. 4 per cent; 80 days. 46 per cent; six months, 55 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5t5 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.84.554.84.60 for demand, and at $4.81.804.81.S5 for 60-day bills. Posted rates. $4.824.86. Com mercial bills, $4.81. Mar silver, 85c. Mexican . 60c. Bonds Government, strong; railroad. Irreg ular. LONDON. July 13. Bar silver, firm, 80d per ounce. Money, 1 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for three months' bills Is 3 1-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. July 13. Silver bars. 66c: Mexican dollars. 52c; sight drafts, 3c: telegraph drafts, ec. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.82. Sterling on London, sight, $4.85. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, July 13. Today's state mentment of the treasury balances In the general fund shows: Available cash balance, $172,300,823; gold coin and bullion, $95,735,385; gold certificates, $43,989,410. New York Cotton Markets. NEW YORK, July 13. Cotton futures closed steady; July, 10.22c; August, 10.33c; September, 10.39c; November, 10.43c; De cember, 10.49c; January, 10.54c; February, 10.55c; March, 10.63c. Imports of Dry Goods. NEW YORK. July 13. Total Imports of dry goods at the pert of New York for the week ending today were valued at $2,863,889. Cannery Price of Royal Annes. SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. (Special.) The cannery price of Royal Anne cherries today was 6 cents a pound. Bill Posters Taboo Devil. CHICAGO, July 13. The National Bill Posters' Association, at its meeting; here yesterday, decided to eliminate devila In all forms from advertising; matter dis tributed by the association. The prin cipal reason given for the action taken waa that such pictures "suggest evil." H. G. Sanders, of Pittsburg, made the only objection, saying that his interest lay en tirely in his desire to oppose the sacrifice of so large a fund of artistic material as that made available by pictures of his Satanic majesty. Benson Sails for Panama. WASHINGTON, July 13. Ernest 3. Benson, general auditor for the Isthmian Canal Commission, will sail for the isth mus today on the steamer Colon from New York. TRAFFIC 15 LARGER June Railway Earnings 10 Per Cent Over Last Year's. STEEL MILLS RESUME Building Operations Continue Active Without Apparent Check Scar city of Labor In Almost AH Lines. NSW TORK. July 13. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Railroad earnings in June were' 10.8 per cent larger than in 1905 and foreign com merce at this port for the last week shows an Increase of $1,899,887 in imports and a loss of $794,622 in exports as compared with last year's figures. Temporary ease in call money did not weaken time loans, which reflect the expecta tion of heavy shipments of currency to the interior for . crop moving in the near future. Many iron furnace and steel mills have re sumed after a brief season of Idleness for repairs, inventories and settlement of wage scales, so that the production Is once more very heavy. Failures this week numbered 202 in the United States against 223 last year and 21 in Canada, compared with 26 a year ago. BUILDING CONTINUES. Indications Point to Early Expansion In Grain Exports. NEW YORK. July 13. Bradstreefs sum mary of the state of trade will say tomorrow: Building continues active without apparent check; the iron and steel trades report shorter than usual Summer shut-downs prob able and the likelihood of large surplus sup piles of wheat and com lead to the hope that export trade will show exparion In a short time. Railroad interests themselves have been sur prised at the immense volume of business offering which has resulted in a gain In gross earnings of over 13 per cent for June as compared with the same month a year ago. The almost universal complaints of the scarcity of all kinds of labor are confirmatory of the reports of Immense activity above noted. Business failures for the week ending July 12 number 143 against 166 In 1905. Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week end ing July 12 are 1,592.345 bushels against L 903,304 this week last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, July 13. The following ta ble, complied by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended July 12. with the percentage of Increase and decrease compared with the corresponding week last year: p c Inc. Dec. New York $1,785,432,329 2-1 Chlalo- 211.687.517 8.9 .... Boston- 159,242.694 3.3 Philadelphia 147,699.144 8.8 St. Louis 57.422.421 3.8 .... Pittsburg 51.345.540 3.8 .... San Francisco ... 37,434.21)8 6 3 Baltimore 31,791,311 22.8 .... Cincinnati 29.576,200 7.1 .... Kansas City 23.857.304 1.4 New Orleans 17,391.613 14.4 Minneapolis 19.712,995 34.0 Cleveland 18.360.764 3.9 Louisville 12.820.837 1.1 Detroit 14.284,246 11.1 .... Los Angeles 11,803,116 .... 3.0 Omaha 9.580.175 8.6 .... Milwaukee 10.559,050 20.6 .... Providence 7,620,000 4.2 Buffalo 8.899.506 23.2 Indianapolis 8,235,315 5.4 St. Paul 8.111.532 27.8 Denver 7.026.210 11.3 Seattle 1 9.301.265 46.3 Memphis 4,209.205 .... 10.0 Fort Worth 6.151.926 54.5 Richmond 7,410,712 20.1 Columbus 5,507.700 10.2 .... Washington 6.077.778 13.5 St. Joseph 4.677.283 14.1 Savannah 4.181.228 13.1 Portland, Or 6,048.368 28. 2 Albany 5.764.184 20.8 Salt Lake City 4.078,365 8.0 Toledo O 4,558.905 12.4 .... Rochester 3,814.836 4.3 Atlanta 4.730.880 3.0 Tacoma 3.730.380 12.6 Spokane. Wash .. 4.437,611 41.4 .... Hartford 4,955,414 42.8 Nashville 3,780,147 14.8 .... Peoria 2,692.629 1 Des Moines 2.843.751 8.0 New Haven 2.912,660 8.9 Grand Rapids 2.397,880 10.2 .... Norfolk 2,283.397 5.5 Augusta, Ga 1,308,165 41.4 Springfield. Mass.. 2,235.070 14.6 Portland. Me 2.015,876 4.1 Dayton 2,219,178 17.4 Sioux City 1,797,458 11.1 Evansvllle 2,107,414 35.4 Birmingham 1,894.707 17.7 Worcester 1,632.416 .... 9.7 Syracuse 2,053,790 23.5 .... Charleston, S. C... 1,425.958 9.1 Mobile 1.9T9.359 38.1 Lincoln 1.272.825 Wilmington. Del... 1,405.234 7.8 Wichita 1.311.503 15.2 Wllkesbarre 1.241.351 14.6 Chattanooga 1,407.254 22.3 Davenport 1,115,430 24.7 .... Little Rock 1.198,465 .1 Kalamazoo, Mich.. 9S0.930 37.2 Topeka 833.859 56.2 .... Wheeling, W. Va.. 1.104.998 19.3 Macon 597.005 1.5 Springfield. Ill 885.023 2.2 Fall River 782.688 4.1 .... Helena 767,806 9 Lexington 761.388 14.6 .... Fargo, N. D 563.274 6.8 New Bedford 581,965 15.0 Youngstown 588,762 .... 9.5 Akron 686.230 7.2 Rockford. Ill 613,780 2.3 Cedar Rapids, la.. 619,008 34.7 Canton, 0 582,708 36.9 Blnghamton 534.200 .... 6.9 Chester. Pa 613.828 .1 Lowell 533,947 4.1 Greensburg, Pa 664.911 43.7 Bloomlngton. 111... 380.437 4.1 .... Springfield, 0 425.490 5.1 Qulncy, III 410.026 2-6 Mansfield, O 383.090 5.0 Decatur, 111 367.786 15.4 .... Sioux Falls, S. D. . 404,526 87.4 .... Jacksonville. 111... 305,809 17.7 .... Fremont, Neb 236,400 25.3 .... South Bend, Ind... 514,209 Houston 16,605,048 38.9 .... Galveston ; 10,457,000 10.8 FTjrt Wayne 964,005 2.4 .... Total, U. S. ..$2 844.129.002 1.8 25.8 17.5 48.0 12.5 5.2 51.6 18.0 24.9 23.9 32.0 96.3 CAN ADA. Montreal . . Toronto . . . 33.561,868 25,157.209 10.720,948 2.844.742 2.014.755 2,.-i94,217 2.017.953 1.683,295 1.461.936 1.437.313 1,343,927 1.049.828 W'lnnipeg Ottawa Halifax Vancouver, B. C... Quebec Hamilton St. John. N. B London, Ont Victoria. B. C Calgary Total, Canada... $ 86.858.167 "Balances paid in cash. 25.7 .. GREEK HERO BARRED OUT Principal Actor In Drama of Sea Has Trachoma. NEW YORK, July 13. Emmanuel Alex- iadis, a Qreek, and his young Spanish wife, Adelalda, who were wrecked in a small schooner off the Cuban coast a month ago, and subsequently brought to this port from Havana on the steamer Ripley, are held at Ellis island, and will be deported because Emmanuel has trachoma. The couple were married six years ago in Galveston. They saved a small sum and planned to go into busi ness at Havana, sailing for that port In a small schooner over a month ago. On the fourth day out of Galveston a squall came up and sent the schooner to the bottom. Alexladis, who 1 a powerful man, took his wife in his arms and leaped from the schooner before she sank. It was dark when he started with his wife on a two mile swim to a small island on the west coast of Cuba. The couple reached land in safety, but were marooned for two days before a passing steamer sent out a boat and brought them to Havana. The British Consul at Havana helped Alexia d!s to get passage to New York on the steamer Ripley. The Greek failed to take out naturalization papers when in Galves ton, and as he is afflicted with trachoma he will be deported to Havana. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. CORTHELL-WHITE Bert Corthell. 28: Lottie White. 25. SMYSER-COFFEY Clifford E. Smyser. 27. 73 Church street; Lillian Lenor Coffey. 25. POTTER-RUSSELL James M. Potter. 35. Seattle: Pearl H. Russell, 24. OLSON-NELSON John A. Olson. 27, 77T Roosevelt street; Ingoborg Nelson. 21. COLE-COLE Joe S. Cole, 53. Troutdals: Emma L. Cole. 40. KANE-MILLER Harold C. Kane. 25. 513 Rodney avenue; Maud M. Miller, 85. Births. JOHNSON At Portland. July 8, to tns wife of Arvld Johnson, a daughter SWETMAN At Portland. July 11. to the wife of Prince W. Swetman, a daughter. Deaths. CEREGHINO At 326 Front street. July 12. Giuseppe Cereghino, a native of Italy, aged SO years. 7 months and 12 days. KOEHLER At 365 Twelfth street. July 12, Alice Elizabeth Koehler. a native of Oregon, aged 8 years. 9 months and 3 days. LILLY At St. Vincent's Hospital, July 13. Mrs. Samuel Lilly, a native of Oregon, aged 31 years, 4 months and 20 days. Re mains taken to Wapato. Or., for Interment. M'OILLVARY At 288 Fourteenth street. July 13. Napoleon B. McGllIvary. a native of Canada, aged 81 years, 2 months and 15 days. REICHARD At 1741 East Eleventh street July 12. Jacob Relchard. a native of Ohio, aged 24 years. 4 months and 10 days. TRAIN At 680 East Burnslde street, July 11, Mrs. Sarah V. Train, a native of Ohio, aged 72 years. 6 months and 15 days. Building Permits. D. RYMAN Two-story frame barn. East Everett street, between Sixth and Seventh. $1000. SENECA SMITH Repair of bank. Wash ington street, between Second s.nd Third, $150. CHARLES GUERIN Repair of dwelling. Tillamook street, between Rodney and Union. $300. Real Estate Transfers. I. B. Martin to Samuel Olson, lots 27 28 and 29. block 20. Park View s 1.1UU Roswell B. Lamson and Richard W. Montague, trustees for Helen Lam son Crary, to Thomas Papworth. 8 lot 2 and N lot 3. block 26. nitv 30,000 George W. and Calla Kenney to Al fred Thompson. 14 i acres section 10. T. 1 B R. 3 E 4.000 Bessie E. and L. H. Tarpley to W. M. Killlngsworth. strip of land in sec tion 6. T. 1 N.. R. 1 E 3,500 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Will- lam T. Joplln. lot 1 and E lot 2, block 14. Holladay Park Addition.. 1,059 Charles M. and Mary J. Frost to F. W. Torgler. lots 10 and 11. block 3. Delmar Shaver's Second Addition.. 2,450 George H. Balleray et at. to David McKeen. lot 2. block 120, East Port land 4,750 W. E. and L. J. Mitchell to Cynthia C. Rlchey, lots 7 and 16, block 68. Sellwood 1,500 Samuel R. and Blanche A. Slzelove to George K. Howltt. lots 5 and 6, Montavllla 2,200 The Alliance Trust Co.. Ltd. to Llda B. McKltrlck. undivided half of lot 5. block 21, East Portland 1,000 Antoine and Elizabeth Meyer to W. J. Patton, 18.285 square feet of land In sections 4, 5, 8 and 8, T. 1 S., R. 1 E 1.000 Emma L. Cole to Fred Noble, parcel of land sout hslde of alleyway lead ing from Macadam street to saw mill of Oregon & Washington Lum ber Co., In South Portland 3,000 Total, Including 27 minor deeds. .. .$62,391 RAILROADS PLAN FIGHT Will Resist Amendments to Inter state Commerce Law. CHICAGO, July 13. The amendments to the interstate commerce law, which were passed at the recent session of Congress, are to be discussed by general attorneys and solicitors of railroads running west of Chicago at a meeting here Monday. If it is decided to make a. test case, the line of battle will be planned and all details arranged. This conference will be the out come of several smaller ones which have been going on at the headquarters of the several great systems during this week. The Harrlman conference has been in progress in the office of General Manager Stubbs, and at this representatives from each of the roads have been in attendance. Similar meetings have been held by tho attorneys who represent the Rock Island Frisco interests, the Santa. Fe and the Hill lines. The roads do not. propose to surrender any of their rights to the commission without a light, and as the law goes into effect In 60 days it was deemed advisable to consider the plan of campaign. Charles E. Miller III. NEW YORK, July 13. Charles E. Mil ler, who recently resigned as a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, is seriously sick at his home in South ampton, L. I. He waa a member of the old expenditures committee of that company, which passed the alleged padded bills paid to Lysander W. Lawrence & Co. and others. It was explained on their behalf that they had passed the bills as a matter of course, as they had the "O. K." of one of the vice-presidents. This, however, did not prevent the Mutual Life from bringing suit against Mr. Miller, Robert Oliphant and James C. Holden, the other members of the committee, for an accounting. State Treasurer Beats Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan., July 13. In the case of the State of Kansas vs. State Treas urer Thomas T. Kelly, Judge Dana today handed down his decision for Mr. Kelly. Discrepancies and shortages In the. office were alleged to have been found by a firm of accountants employed by the state. Judge Dana's decision is that if there were any discrepancies or short ages, Mr. Kelly is not liable. Horeetblef Killed In Illinois. EAST ST. LOUIS, PL, July 13. A man who gave the name of Frank Forrest, who tried to sell a horse today which he waa soon after accused of having stolen, was chased through the streets by cow boys on bronchos from the stockyards, and was shot and killed by Policeman William Volts. Forrest had opened fire on the officer. Baptist Young People Meet. OMAHA, Neb., July 13. The delegates to the international convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America began the programme of the day at 8:30 A. M. with three separate prayer meet ings, all largely attended. Later four de partmental meetings were held in various churches. OFFI CE SYSTEMS Designed and Installed for all UM f business. Most approved meth ods and appliances employed PACIFIC STATIONERY & PRINTING CO., 20S-7 2d st talesman will gladly call. Phone 931 4