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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906. 13 PRICES ARE NAMED Opening Figures on Oregon Packing Company's Goods. DELIVERY ABOUT TO BEGIN Total Frnit Pack" of the State IiCsa Than That of I-ast Season Rcl utive Cheapness of Berries. Hop Trade Quiet. CANNED GOODS Future price of Oregon Packing Company pack. HOPS Market 1h waiting attitude. FRUIT First caabaa arrive. Bad fruit condemned. COUNTRY PRODUCE Moat lines firm. SUGAR Beet refineries ship product East. Portland Jobbers have announced the open ing prices to retailers on the UKvfl pack of the Oregon Packing Company's fruits and veg etables. Some of the goods are now being offered, but most of them will be on the market for September-October ' delivery. The wholesale prices follow: Extra Standard . - Apples $1.50 BIa-kh-rrf-9 1.10 v nrri if b, DiacK ana wnue... ...... 2.10 Goose hrrrles 1.85 Partlett peare 1.65 Plums, all kinds 1.30 Raspberries 2. 10 Strawberries" 2.10 PI Gallons Blackberries . Apples Cherries Gc-)Ofeberrle.B . Fan If tt peare, Bart If-tt pears. Plums Pumpkin .... Pquafh , Rhubarb $3.80 265 , 4.00 4.00 unpeeled 2.50 peeled 3 00 2 50 240 2 .40 2.65 The fruit pack of the state as a whole thl year will be something under that of last sea son. "While the pack of raspberries will be normal, that of strawberries and cherries will be short. Berries, a put up by the Oregon Packing Company, are, however, relatively cheaper than heretofore, as the quality this year Is exceptionally fine, an unusually large proportion of the pack, being of extra grade. The strong position of the general canned goods trade was shown by a number of fresh advances that were announced yesterday, In pie gallons the rise' being 25 cents In apri cots, 10 cental in peeled and unpeeled peaches and 10 cents In Bartlett pears. Berries are also exceedingly strong and it looks as if stocks will be cleaned up before January 1. HOP TRADE QUIET. Market Is la a Waltliijc Attitude No Sales or Rumors of Sales. There were no new developments In the hop market yesterday. No sales came to light, nor were there rumors of transactions. The mar ket waa In a waiting attitude, with dealers looking for new orders from the East that did not come. Up to the present time, 20 cents Is the best price that has been paid, so far as can be learned. Some of the local dealers have for several days had orders for primes at 18 and 18 cents, .but -they are unable to fill them, as the offers made above the market have completely blocked trade. The lull In the market has revived the ap prehension of some of the traders and talk Is again heard that prices have been, boosted too high for safety. The fact la also noted that the big flrma have so far held aloof from the speculation. "Warnings are given by the cautious element to look out for quiet unload ing at any time. There have been no signs yet of selling by the heavy holders, but if it should develop that such has been the case under cover of the buying of small lots at top prices, the market la likely to receive a bad iolu On the face of things, however, prices look reasonable enough now and there is still a chance for a sudden change in foreign crop condition that will start renewed buying at higher prices. It la the expectation of this vent that is keeping some of tha growers off the market. Moat of them, however, are In fluenced by the reports that buyers have offered 21 or 22 cents for hops. Whether or not these offers were bona fide seemingly makes no difference to some growers. The fact that such prices have been offered, and by well known dealers. Is enough to cause the pro ducer to hold on. Klaber, "Wolf & Ketter's detailed statement of foreign and domestic crop conditions, print ed In The Oregonlan yesterday morning, was read with great Interest by local hop men and the opinion wa generally expressed that the estimates made will prove to be very close to the actual outturn. The firm is neither a bull nor a bear on the market and the con clusions were regarded as strictly unbiased. The statistical table given by the firm La valuable to keep for future reference. The crop figures In the table for 1006 are estimates. Those of the preceding seven years are from official returns. While the reports received from some sec tions of the Valley Indicate a considerable shortening- of the crop by drouth. It La inter esting to know that In one part of the state, and thai the newest hop-growing section, no damage has been done. The Myrtle Creek En terprise says: Dan Root brought Into the Enterprise from his hop yard at Arago a stretch of vine about . ten feet tn length that was fairly loaded with hops and if the pickers And his 20-acre field loaded as wa this sample they will make better than ordinary wages while Mr. Root will gather to himself a small fortune from the crop. The sample shown indicates that Cx County is an extra good locality for growing hops and the price Is fairly on the boom. Reports from the Willamette Indicate serious damage from the drouth, while the same cannot be said here. CHEAP SI GAB OX THE COAST. Roflnery War Causes Beet Men to Sell Their Product East. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. The Exam iner -say a today: After five months competition between the Western Sugar Refinery and the California & Hawaiian Sugar Rpflnlng Company, the price of sugar has dropped from $5.15 to $4 30. In New York the price Is $4.80, while at the Missouri River it is $5. The $4.30 price In the local market means the ruling figure .for all the Paclllc Coast States. This figure la so low that Southern and other Coast beet sugar makers- refuse to sell here, and are shipping all their output to the Missouri River. Both the local refineries are also shipping to the Missouri River. Their fijfht. however. La to control the Pacific Coast field. It la estimated that the S5-cent reduction will affect 150,000, 000 pounds, and that there win be a reduction of from 27 to 40 cents per 100 pounds on S50.OO0.0OO pounds. The cut noted In the dispatch is, not recent, but is the accumulation of declines that have taken place since the sugar war began. There has been no recent change In local quotation, notwithstanding some changes made In re; finery list prices, as the Jobbers here always do business on the basis of the lowest re finery quotation. The Spreckeln Company and the C. & H. are both together now. Should one of them advance, it would not affect prices here, but a decline by either would at once be reflected In lower prices to local re tailers. If the rival companies succeed in adjusting their differences, the fact will be at once known by an advance of 75 cents or $1 In the Coast market. SLUMP IX THE PRICE OF HOPS. North Yakima Dealers Said to Have Re ceived Tip to Unload. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.)-- It Is said that nearly 1000 bales of hops bought on contract were offered for sale here today at prices ranging from 16 to 17-.ic. Eastern advices received by buyers here tell them to "sell at any price, but sell. This Is re garded as an indication of an early slump in the price. Casabas In Market. A feature of the fruit market yesterday was the receipt of 500 casabas, the first of the sea son. They sold well at $3.50 a dosen. Two. cars of watermelons arrived from the South. A lot of very fancy early Crawford peaches was received from a grower at The Dalles and they readily brought $1-40 a box. South ern Oregon peaches were in light supply. The market is very firm in that section and grow ers decline to ship on consignment. Crab apples of the Trancendental variety were of fering on the street at $1.50 per box. Cheese. Eggs and Poultry Firm There 1 a good movement in the cheese market and prices are quite firm at 1314 cents. Butter Is quoted steady at former prices. Eggs are scarcer and as the shipping de mand has Increased, a firmer tone Is noted in the market. , Poultry of all kinds cleaned up readily yes terday, but without change in price. Dad Fruit Condemned. County Fruit Inspector Deich yesterday con demned 10 boxes of wormy apples on Front street. They were shipped in from The Dalles. A good many of the apples reaching market now are In poor condition and require Close In spection. Five hundred pounds of plums and prunes affected with San Jose scale were con demned by Mr. Delch at the Italian market. Bank Clearings. Clearings. Balances. Portland -. $ 7K3.534' $ H0.416 Seattle 1,6W,4M 300,027 Tacoma 62i,384 27.475 Spokane 603,571 26.1M7 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Club, OTigtfjn; bluestem, 70JJ71c; valley, 71c; red. 64&6ttcJ OATS No. 1 white, 22ff22.50; gray, $0 21. BARLEY Feed. $20 per ton ; brewing, $22. 5o; rolled, $2324. RYE $1.30 per cwt. CORN Whole. $26; cracked, $27 per ton. FLOUR Patents, $3.&u(i 4.10 per barrel; straights, $3.1053.60; clears, $3.103.25; Valley, $3. 50(j? 3. 6u; Dakota and hard wheat, patents, $otg 5. HO ; cleartr. $4. 10(S 4.25; graham, $3.50; whole wheat, $3.75; rye flour, local, $5; Eastern, $55.25; commeal, per bale, $l.&u 2.29. MILL-STUFFS Bran, city, $16; country, $17 per ton; middlings, $25 26; shorts, city, $17; country. $18 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, $15.50; linseed dairy food, $16; Acalfa meal, $18 dct ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.506. (5; oatmeal, steel cut, 60-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; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; pearl barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound .sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Valley timothy, No. 1. $11 12. 50 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $16; clover, $7 7.50; cheat, $6.50; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $10; vetch hay, $7j'7.50. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common. CO 75c per box; fancy, $1.252; apricots, $1.251j 1.35; grapes, $11.75 per crate; peaches, $1 1.40; pears, $1.75; plums, fancy, 60feT5c per box; common, 50 75c; blackberries, 55-6c per pound; crab apples, $11.50 per box. MELONS Cantaloupes, $1.752 per crate; watermelons, l$lfec per pound; casabas, $3.50 per dozen. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $56.50 per bo. oranges, Valencia. $4.505; grapefruit, S4&4.50; pineapples, $3(&4 per dozen; bananas, 5c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans, e-tJTc; cab bage, 1Q2q per pound; celery. 85cig$l per dozen; corn, 15&20c per dozen; cucumbers, hot house, 25c per dozen : field, 4inS60c per box; egg plant, 10c per pound; le.ttuce, head, 25c per dozen; onions, 1012 Mi c per dozen; peas, 4455c; bell peppers, 12 H (5 15c; radishes, 1015c per dosen; rhubarb, 22--tC per pound; splnac'.. 2'3c per pound ; tomatoes, SOigOOc per box; hothouse, $2; parsley, 25c: squash, $11.25 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90c$l per sack; carrots, $1(51.25 per sack; beets, $1.25 1.50 per sack; garlic, 1012Hc per pound. ONIONS New. 1 Vi21c Pr pound. POTATOES Buying price: Oregons Bur bankB, 7075c; sweet potatoes, 4;g-4Lc per pout.d. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound; apricots, 151? lOc; peaches, 121-&'&13c; pears, 1 1 Vj 14c : Italian prunes. 5H((?Sc ; California flg-s. white. In sacks, Sc per pound; black, 4(3 5c; bricks, 1214-ounce packages, 75S5c per box; Smyrna, 20q pound ; dates, Persian, tirtJc per pound. RAISIN'S Seeded, 12-ounce packages, S'VJ 8-4c; 16-ounce. 9M10c; loose muscatels. 2 crown, Qfclc; 3crown, 6i4?7c; 4-crown, 7'5-7c; unbleached, seedless Sultanas, 67e; Thompson's fancy bleached. 10(7 11c ; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. , BUTTKR City creameries: Extra cream ery, 2520c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 2225c; store butter, 15 15MiC. EGOS Oregon ranch, 21-&22c per dosen; Eastern. 2021c. CHEESE: Oregon full cream twins, 1Z 14c; Young America, 1415c. POULTRY Average old hens, 13c; mixed chickens, 124$ 13c; Springs, 1314c; old roosters, 8-giOc: dressed chickens, 14'ffl5c; turkeys, live, lG22c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20-522SC; geese, live, per pound. 810n; ducks, 115 13c; pigeons, $L(1.50; squabs, $23 Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 5-ic; (featfa era Japan, 6.40c; head. 6.75c. COFFE E Mocha. 26(0 2Sc ; Java, ordinary, IS22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good, 16 18c; ordinary, 10S22c per pound; Columbia roaflt cases, 100s, $15; 60s, $15.25, Arbuckle, $17.25; Lion, $15.25. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 90c; red, 1-pound talLe, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound tails. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 . pounds: Cube, $5.40; powdered, $5.15; dry granulated, $5.05; extra C, $4.60; golden C, $4.45; fruit sugar, $5.05; P. C, $4.85; C. C, $4.05. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes, 50o per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct -&c per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct -W.c. Beet sugar, $4.75 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, lSlSc per pound. NUTS Walnuts, lSVic per pound by 'sack; yc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; Alberts. 16o; pecans, jumbos, 16c; extra large, 17c; almondH, 14-u313c; chestnuts, Italian. 12H16c; Ohio, 2oc; peanuts, raw, 7-&e per pound; roasted, 9c; plnenuta. 10512c; hickory nuts, 7Vlfi8c; cocoanuts, 35fi00c per dozen. SALT California dairy, $11 per ton; imita tion Liverpool. $12 per ton; half-ground, 100s, $9: 50s, $9.50; lump Liverpool, $17.50. BEANS Small white, 4 -4c; large white, 4c: pink, 2c: bayou, 4Tc; Lima, 5,c; Mexicans, red, 4a. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1806 contracts 1820c per pound; l9i5, nominal; 1904. nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 15 19c per pounds, according to shrinkage ; Val ley, 20j 22c, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 28&30c per pound. HIDES Dry: No. 1, 16 pounds and up, per pound, IStoiiOc; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 1821c per pound; dry salted bull and staps, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth eaten, badly cut. scored murrain, hair slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 8c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, per pound, 10llc; steers, sound, 60 to 60 pounds, loff lie per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, fljlOc per pound: stags 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 (unsalted), lo per pound lew; veals, lc pr pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers sock. each, 25 30c; short wool, No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50 60c: medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. $1.25'.!; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15fglc per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size, $11.50; colts, hides, each. 25 50c. Goatskins: Com mon, each. 15t25c; Angora, with wool on, each. 30ctfi$1.50, FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each. $,"1720; cubs, each, $I3; badger, prime, each. 25o0c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3fT50c; house cat, 5t20c; fox, common gray, larice prime, nch. 5"fj 7V ; ri, each, tft 5: cros. each, $4715; sliver and black, each, $!on3oo; fishers, each. $58: lynx, each, $4,5056; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size. $13; marten, dark Northern, accord ing to size and color, each. $10'15; pale pine, according to size .and color, each, $2.504.; mukrat, large, each, 12'al5c; skunk, each, 40f00c: civet or polecat, each. fi-ftlSc; otter, large, prime skin. each. $6i 10; panther with head and claws perfect, each, $25; raccoon, prime large, each, 50 76c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.50ff5; prairie (coyote), 60c $1; wolverine, each, JG'aS; beaver, per skin, larg. $50; medium, $37: small. $11.50; kits, 5075c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 2225o per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 44c; No. 2 and grease. 23c. CASCARA SAGRADA Cchlttam bark) New, 23isc per pound; 1004 and 19o5, 3c in small lot. 3('-4c in car lots. v GRAIN BAGS 99c each. Otis. TURPENTINE Cases, 81c per gallon. COAL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, 12Hs per gallon. GASOLINE: Stove, cases, 24c; 72 test, 27Hc; 88 tet, 35c; Iron tanks, 10c. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c: 500-pound lots. Sc. less than 500-pound lots. 8c. (In 25 pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5 pound tin cane, loO pounds per case, 2c per pound above keg price.) LINSEED Raw. in barrels, 47c; in cases, 53c; boiled. In barrels, -50c; In cases, 55c; 25-gaUon lots, lc less. Provisions and Canned Meats. - BACON Fancy breakfast, 21c per pound; standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18c; EnglUh, 11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach. 16c. HAMS 10 to 14 pound 17c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 17c; 18 to 20 pounds, 13c; Cali fornia (picnic), 13c; cottage, none: shoulders, 12c; boiled, 25c; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $21; half barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $11; half barrels, $&. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17c; bologna, long, 7c; weinerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork, 9 10c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna sausage, link. 4Hc DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c ; clear backs, dry salt, 12c; smoked. 13c; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt, 14c; smoked, 15c; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry eelt, 12Vc; smoked, 13Uc; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf Lard, kettle rendered: Tierces, 11 c; tubs, 12c; 50s. 12c: 2ia. 124c; 10s, 12Hc; 5s. 12 c. Standard Pure: Tierces, 10 c ; tubs, 11c ; 60s. 11c; 20s. 11 c 10s, llVic; 5s, llc. Compound: Tierces. 7c; tubs, 7c; 50s, Ta 10s. 84c; 5s, 8c. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 7USc; 125 to 60 pounds, 7c: 150 to 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 6H6c. REEF Dressed bullB, 3c per pound; cows, 4 1. Ti S K c ; country steem, 56c. MUTTON Dressed fancy. 78c per pound; ordinary, 6Hc; lambs, fancy, &-8tc. PORK Dressed. 100 to 180 pounds, R8c; 150 to 200 pounds, 7,fcSc; 200 pounds and up, 774c. IN WHEAT FIELDS WET WEATHER BULLISH IX FJjTIENCE IX CHICAGO TRADE. Acceptances From the Country Ar Lighter Commission-Houses Are Active Buyers. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Following an easier tone early In the day, the wheat market ruled firm the remainder of the day. The heavy feeling at the start was due to foreign advices which were considered favorable to the bears. As trading progressed, the market yielded to a number of bullish, influences, sentiment be coming quite strong. Weather in the North west was wet, which, it Is claimed, would In terfere with harvest operations. Acceptances from the country were said to be light and indications pointed to much smaller receipts of wheat at Kansas City and St. Louis from now on. Toward the end of the first hour the demand by commission houses and shorts be came quite active and prices made a substan tial advance. The market closed firm. Sep tember opened a shade lower at 71 c, sold off to 70&71c and then advanced to 71 5e and closed at 714c, & gain of Vic. Fresh complaints were received today of corn being damaged by hot winds in Nebraska and Central Kansas. The market closed strong with September c up at 48c. Oats were weak all day. September closed c off at 294c. Liberal receipts of live ' hogs at Western packing centers had a weakening effect on the local provisions market. The market was also affected by a 5c decline In the price of live hogs. At the close, September pork was un changed, lard was 5cg)7MiC lower and rius were unchanged. , The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. September ...$ .71 $ .71 $ .71 December 74, .74; .74Va May 7bi .78$ .78 CORN. September ... .48 .48 .48 December 44 .44 .4 14 May 45 .45 .45 Close. $ .71' OATS. . .30 .30 . .31ti ,31Vt . .33V. -3a? September December , May 29H o .Si .29 .31 MESS PORK. .17.15 17.15 17.02H 17.05 .13.tttH 13.524 13.46 13.50 LARD. September January . . , September October . . . November , January ., . 8.TO 8.70 . 8.70 8.70 . 8.50 8 50 . 7.87V4 7.87i4 SHORT RIBS. . 8.00 9.O0 . 8.724 .8.75 . 7.22 Vj 7.25 8. 62 14 8.67 it 8.15 7.87 8.85 8.42 8 92 8.70 September October . . 9.00 8.75 7.25 January Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Etosy. Wheat No. 2 Spring, 7475Vic; No. 8, 72 75c; No. 2 red, 7oyjij.71l4c. Corn No. 2, 49 Vic; No. 2 yellow, 61 & c Oata No. 2, 29e; No. 2 white, 311tc; No. 3 white. 28 32c. Rye No. 2, 6ttc. Barley Good feeding, 37Q42c; fair to choice malting, 42 51c. Flaxseed No. 1, X1.08; No. 1 Northwest ern, 11.12. Short ribs sides Lock, $8.909. Mess pork Per barrel, $17.05. Lard Per 1O0 pounds, Js.62i. Short clear side. Boxed, $9. 25(39. 374. " uibkj xa&ui ut nign wines, Receipts. Flour, barrels ; 10,500 Wheat, bushels 251, 200 Corn, bushels 176,400 Oats, bushels .513,OuO Rye, bushels 4,000 Barley, bushels 41,700 Shipments. 28.200 203,O0 211.6O0 224,800 4,000 1,000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Flour Recelpta, 21, fOO barrels; exports, 8300 barrels. Market, steady, but dull. Wheat Receipts, 45,700 bushela. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, 77c elevator; No. 2 red, 79'icf. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, Sti'.c f. ' o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 80y,c f. o. b. afloat. Slight declines in wheat around the opening, due to poor cables and bear pressure, were succeeded by sharp ad vances on rains in the Northwest, light coun try acceptance and bull support. Later reac tions occurred through realizing and the big Increase in world' stocks. The market closed 'ASc net higher. May closed 84c; Sep tember, 179 c; December, 81 sc HopsJ-fiteady. Wool Firm. Changes In Available Supplies. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Brad streets show the following changes in the available supply, as compared with previous account: Bushele. Wheat United States and Canada, east of Rockies, increased 1,894, OOO Afloat for and In Europe, Increased l.gooiooo Total supply, increased 3,694,000 Corn United States and Canada, east of Rockies, decreased 1,437,000 Oats United States and Canada, east of Rockies, Increased 740,000 Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Barley, steady; wheat, steady. Spot Quotations: Wheat Shipping, ll.30iffl.32V4 ; mining $1.82V.frl.45. Barley Feed, $1(81.06V4; brewing, $1.07f,g Oats Red, fl. 15-31.40. Call-board sales: Wheat December. $1.27. r Barley December, 99c. Corn Large yejlow, $1.4031.42. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21 September, 7i 71 "(c; December. 73Vj"; May, 77VJf"7Vc 0h: No. 1 hard. 77c: No. 1 Northern, 7rt'ic; No. 2 Northern, 74')tc; No. 3 Northern 7273c. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Aug. 21. Wheat, unchanged; ex port bluestem, 70c; club, 6So; red, 65c. TONE IS BROADER More Issues Come to Front in Stock Speculation. HARRIMANS . ARE HEAVIER Renewed Talk or Increased Divi dends in a Number of Lines. Insurance Companies Un loading High Records. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Trading on the Stock Exchange was again remarkably heavy today, although somewhat below yesterday's large volume. The market manifested a broader tone, operations embracing a number of minor Issues in the railway and industrial groups. The Harriman stocks were again decidedly active with a tendency toward heaviness, the result apparently of further heavy proflt-tak-lng. Ihls same cause produced a similar ef fect among certain other issues which were prominent in last week's advances. There was renewed talk of increased divi dends In a number of Issues, namely Atchison, Heading, Pennsylvania and the latter anim ated lines. Etxtra dividends were announced by the Federal Mining & Smelting, control of which is held by the American Smelting Com pany, and by the Republic Iron & Steel Co. The disbursement by the latter company was in the nature of a deferred payment on the preferred stock. Indications pointed to an awakening of in terest on the part of the public, but this In terest has not yet assumed sufficiently large proportions to be reckoned as a factor. Buy ing orders were once more numerous at the opening and from all accounts stock was well taken. Save for the initial dealings in United States Steel, there was an absence of the previous day's "wide" openings. The opinion of shrewd observers was that the advance had gone far enough for the time, and a moderate reaction was looked for. The money situation came In for more seri ous consideration, the rate for call loans ad vancing ( to 6 per cent, yesterday's high rate, early In the afternoon, and to 6 per cent in the flnal hour, when the list in general showed further recessions. Practically all over-year loans were negotiated at 6 per cent: The confirmed statement was made that one of the prominent Insurance companies had availed itself of the boom to unload some of Its securities and other selling of a like sort was reported. An Illustration of the specula tive character of the day's operations was afforded by the formation of a number of pools In stocks which but recently were regarded with suspicion. In fact, the utter reckless ness with wnlch most of the trading was con ducted was perhaps the most favorable fea ture of the day. A sensational rise in Great Northern pre ferred was accompanied by reports that the deal with the United states Steel Corporation for possession of the Hill ore properties In the Northwest was In process of consumma tion. No confirmation of the story was ob tainable during the market session. The great bulk of the day's business was made up of half a dozen issues, Amalgamated Copper, Colorado Fuel, Great Northern pre ferred, . Pennsylvania, Reading and Union Pa cific.' A number of high records for the year were made In the course f the day, but there was a marked decrease In the volume of busi ness In the late session". This was attributed in part to reports af heavy floods in Arizona and Southern California, though these were later found to be exaggerated. The closing was active and weak, many of the day's gains being wiped out and a num ber of net losses established. London, which reported a reactionary tone for our securities, traded actively on both sides here, purchases and sales, the latter predominating,' amounting to about 80,000 shares. Local monetary conditions disclose a loss by the banks to the Sub-Treasury thus far this week of about $4,300,000, the result chiefly of Panama bond payments. The Sub-Treasury made a transfer of $200,000 to New Orleans, and reports from the Middle West suggest in creased demands on the banks of that section for crop-moving purposes. Railroad bonds were irregular. Total" sales, par value, $3,315,000. In Government bonds, the new 4s advanced per cent on call, CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. t Closlnx Bales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express 250 Amalgam. Copper. .182.410 110V4 107 10114 Am. Car A Found. 4,700 41js 40 40V. do preferred 400 101 100T4 lO0:i Amer. Cotton Oil.. 5,000 33T4 324. 32 do preferred 91 Vi American Express. . 1,300 252 246 2.'i2 Am. Hd. & Lt. pf. 1,600 30 294 30 American Ice 13,400 78Vs 76 78"i Amer. Linseed Oil 19 'do preferred. .. 4. .....' 41 Amer. Locomotive.. 18,400 71 69 69 do preferred 112 Am. Smelt. & Ref. 42,300 164 16014 160 do preferred 4oo 118 118V 117 Am. Sugar Refining 31.900 142 Vi 139 1401! Amer. Tobacco pfd 1O0V4 Anaconda Mln. Co. 64,200 274 268 2lSS Atchison 86,400 104V4 K'2Vs lo2' do preferred..!.. 800 101 Vi 101 100 Atlantic Coast Line 5.200 149 147 146 Baltimore & Ohio.. 11,500 119 118Vs H8V4 do preferred 92 Brook. Rap. Tran. 10,890 79 78 78 Canadian Paclflo .. 8.300 170 169V4 169VI Central Leather ... 31, 800 41Vi 3s',4 4014 do preferred 100 103 103 I03 Cent, of N. Jersey 225 Chesapeake & Ohio. 8,300 63 U 62 62 Chicago Gt. West.. 5,100 19'4 19 Chi. & Northwest. 4.S0O 212 2it7'4 2u7 ' C, M. & bt. Paul.. 60,900 193T4 190V. 190 Chi. Term. A Tran 13 do preferred 31 C, C. C. & St. L. 1,800 98V4 97 97 Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 8S,80O 61 Vi 57 58 Colo. & Southern.. 3 3S 37l3 37-. do 1st preferred.. 3o0 70 70 70V4 do 2d preferred.. rtoo SV-'n rv' Consolidated Gas .. 1,800 1394 139V4 139 Corn Products .... 2,bOO 20 19-4 1,1 do preferred 800 77 70 76 Delaw. & Hudson.. 4O0 222y4 222 221 Del., Lack. & Wes. 100 520 620 625 Denv. & Rio Grande 4,200 45T4 " 44 4414 do preferred 900 87 87 - 87 Distillers' Securities 1.600 63 61 62 Erie 61.900 47 S 45 do 1st preferred.. 1,500 79 7S 7S do 2d preferred.. 2.4O0 72 71 71 General Electric-.. 600 171 169 H',9 Gt. Northern pfd.. 45,000 324 808 818 Hocking Valley 17 Illinois Central 300 177 178 175 International Paper 400 19 19 19 do preferred ..... 4 International Pump 2,700 61 49 491X Interborough Met.. 1,800 37 36 37 do preferred 1,000 78 77 78 do preferred..... 4 Iowa Central 1.... 8,500 31 29 SO do preferred 1,300 53 62'i 53 ' Kansas City South. 1.000 30 2S1 29 do preferred.'.... 4,900 60 59 " 59 Louisv. & Nashville 49.700 154 150 150 Mexican Central ... 1,600 22 21 21 Minn. & St. Louis. 2O0 71 71 68 ' M., St. P. 8.S.M. 600 157 156 156 do preferred... ' 170 Missouri Pacific .. 24,600 100 9 01 Mo., Kan. & Texas 2.200 37 36 36 do preferred 1,400 71 71 . 71 National Lead 3.2O0 82 80 80 Mex. Nt. R. R. pf. 1.200 . 42 41' 414 New York Central. 9,800 145 143 142 N. Y., Ont. be West. 3,700 4 8 48 4s Norfolk & Western 4,800 94 92 92 do preferred 91 Northern Pacific .. 88.100 218 212 215 North American ... 500 94 94 94 Pacific Mall 2.6O0 89 38 38 Pennsylvania 124,400 144 142 142 People's Gas 2O0 90 90 90 P.. C. C. & St. L. 4O0 83 81 81 Pressed Steel Car. . 2,600 65 64 53 do preferred 800 9S 98 98 Pullman Palace Car loo 238 238 237 Reading 117,700 143 140 141 do 1st preferred , 92 do 2d preferred.. 1.100 95 94 94 Republic Steel 15.700 31 211 29 do preferred 3.400 101 100 100 Rook Island Co 28.2'0 29 27 27 do preferred 2,500 68 65 65 St. L. & S. F. 2 pf. 5O0 47 46 46 St. Louis Southwes. 600 24 24 24 do preferred 300 67 67 67 Behlofw-Shefflold .. 2.4O0 81 79 79 Southern Pacific .. 97.6O0 91 89 89 do preferred 400 11.8 118 118 Southern Railway . 30,700 39 3S 38 do preferred 90 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 900 162 lrto 161 Texas & Pacific ... 6.4K 35 35 34 Tol.. St. L. & West. 500 35 35 . 34 do preferred 5O0 65 54 62 Union Pacific 167.5O0 184 181 181 do preferred 100 94 94 Vs 94 IT. S. Express 124 V. 8. Realty 200 80 80 76 U. S. Rubber 2.700 4i 47- 47 do preferred 600 109 108 108 44 lo ss '20 47 44 107 39 109 2o 47 3O0 150 91 18 26 vvestlngnouse Elec. Western Union . . . 100 Wheel. & L. Erie.. 500 Wisconsin Central.. 800 do preferred 3.500 Total sales for the day, 01 18 53 91 18 26 51 S2 1,970,600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Closing Quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l04Den. & R. G. 4s. 99 do coupon. ..104 N. Y. (J. u. 3V2S U. S. 3s reg 103 do - coupon ... 103 U. 8. new 4s reg. 130 Nor. Pac. 3s.... 76 do 4s 104 Sou. Pa. 4s 92 I'nion Pac. 4s... 103 do coupon. . .1,10 U. S. old 4s reg.l03V4iWIs. Central 4s.. 80 do coupon. . .103 1 Jap. 6s, 2a ser.. :i Atchison AdJ 4s. 96 jjap. 4s, con.. 91 Stocks at London. LONDON, Aug. 21. Consols for money, 87; consols for account, 89 9-16. Anaconda Atchison do preferred 13 jN. Y. Central.. 107 Norfolk & Wes 149 97 105 I do preterred. 123Ontarlo & Wes. 175 '.Pennsylvania .. Baltimore & O. . 50 74 6 74 40 103 93 188 98 , 46 110 22 Canadian Pac. Ches. & Ohio... 65;Kand Mines .... 20 IReadine C. Gt. Western. . Chi.. M. & St. P. 199 So. Railway De Beers . . 18 I do prererrea. 46', Sou. Pacific D. & Rio Grande do preferred. Erie 89 V. 48 81 74 do preferred. do 1st pref . . . . do preferred. Illinois Central.. 1U. S. Steel do preferred 183 158 "A Wabash Louis. Ac Nash... do preferred. 49 92 Miss. K. & T 35!iSpanlsh Fours. PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales and Prices Bid and Asked on the Lo cal Board. Three thousand shares of mining stocks were sold on the Exchange yesterday. Of ficial prices follow: Bank stocks Bid. Asked. Bank of California $362.00 Merchants' National $ 175.00 Oregon Trust. & Savings 160.00 U. S. National 200.00 Portland Trust Co. of Or 120.00 Bankers' & Lumbermen's 102.00 Miscellaneous stocks Lesser Mfg. Co 156.00 .... Campbells Gas Burner 6.00 Union Oil 05.00 210.30 Asuociatod Oil 37.50 39.00 Alaska Packers' Ass'n.... 67.00 Pacific States Tel. Co 96.00 Home Telephone Co 65. OO Puget Sound Tel. Co 5O.00 Oregon Life Ins. Co.... .- 1.000.00 J. C. Lee Co...v. 143.00 150.00 Merlin Townsite Co 20 . .25 Nicola Coal & Coka Co. .02 .w International Coal Co 65 Cement Products Co .40 Mining Stocks Alaska Pet. & Coal Co. .17 Alaska Pioneer .47 Standard Con lo .12 Oregon Securities Co 05 .07 Snowstorm 2.10 Iee's Creek Gold Mine... .01 .01 Tacoma Steel 10 .18 Gallee Con. 02 .04 Gallaher M. ft M .05 Golden Rule Con .02 Bullfrog Terrible Goleonda .04 North Falrvlew 04 Le Roy Hiawatha Caocadia .15 Hecla 8.20 .05 .06 .02 .03 .18 8.35 .46 .10 .40 Rambler Caraboo , Dixie Meadows 05 Great Northern 28 Suar stocks Hawaiian Com. .86 Hnnokea 1 .13 Hutchinson .14 Makaweli 35 Onomea .31 Paauhau 18 .87 .36 .31 .19 union , Sales lOOO shares Oregon Securities at 6; 1000 shares Tacoma Steel at 13; 1000 shares Goleonda at 5. Money, Exchange, Ete. NKW YORK, Aug. 21. Money on call, strong and higher, 46 per cent; ruling rate, 4, closing bid 6, offered at 6 per cent. Time loans strong. 60 days 6, 90 days, 536 per cent; six months, 6 per cent; prime mer cantile paper, 5!&8 per cent. Sterling exchange, weak, $4.84454.8450 for demand, and at $4.8160 for 60-day bills; posted rates, $4.82S4.85; commercial bills. $4.81 4.81. Bar silver, 66 c. Mexican dollars. 51c. Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds, ir regular. LONDON, Aug. 21. Bar silver, steady, 30 l-16d per ounce. Money, 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills Is 3 1-16?3 per cent; do for three months' bills, 83 8-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. Silver bars, 66c. Mexican dollars, 52c. Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph, 5c Sterling on London Sixty days, $4.82; do eight, $4.84. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Today's statement of the Treasury balances in the general fund shows : Available cash balance $188,168,924 Gold coin and bullion 111,739,221 Gold certificates 37,684,020 SAJf FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Prices Paid for Products in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The following prices were quoted In the produce market to day: FRUIT Apples, choice. 90c; common, 23c; bananas, 75cSj$l-50: Mexican limes, $6(30.50; California lemons, choice, $4.50: common, $3; oranges, navel, $1.754; pineapples, $1.50(0 2.50. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 3550c; garlic, 2(32c; green peas, 3c; string beans, 23c; tonfatoes, 76c$1.25; egg plant. 6065o; okra, 5060c. EGGS Store, 18-825C; fancy ranch, 28o. POTATOES Early Rose, 708oc; River Bur banks. 60S 85c; Salinas Burbanks, $1.35; sweets, 3c; Oregon Burbanks, 75-85c. POULTRY Roosters, old, $6'g6.50; young roosters. $67: broilers, small, $2g2.50; broil ers, large, $2'g3; fryers. $34; hens, $4.50ff6. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c; creamery seconds, 21c; fancy dairy, 23c; dairy seconds, 19c; pickled, 1718c. CHEESE Young America, 1112c; Eastern, 16c: Western. 15c. WOOL Fall, Humboldt' and Mendocino, 169 18c; mountain, 9llc; South Plains and San Joaauln, 9rllc. , MILLSTUFP9 Bran, $2021.60; middlings, $264i 27.60. HAY Wheat, $1217.50; wheat and oats, $1012: barley. $710; alfalfa, $78; stock, $7S8; straw, 3050o per bale. RECEIPTS Flour, 8318 quarter sacks; wheat, 70 centals; barley, 1007 centals; oats, 266 centals; beans, 840 sacks; potatoes. 2424 sacks; bran, 27,901 sacks; middlings, 80 sacks; hay, 541 tons; wool, 45 bales; hides, 93. Metal Markets. NETW YORK. Aug. 21. There was a slight decline in the London tin market, spot clos ing at 182 10s and futures at 183. Lo cally, the market was quiet and a shade lower, with bids at 41.20c and holders asking 41.50c, Copper was unchanged to a shade lower, with spot quoted at 84 15s and futures at 84 12s 6d. Locally, the marks was firm and without further change. Lake Is quoted at 18.75c, electrolytic at 18.50c and casting at 18.25c. Lead was quiet and unchanged at 7.50c lo cally. The London market was also un changed at 17 2s 6d. Spelter was unchanged at 2T In London and at 650.10c in the local market.' Iron was unchanged to a shade lower in the English market, with standard foundry clos ing at 63s 3d and Cleveland warrants at 53s 7d. Locally, prices were again advanced and the tone was Arm. No. 1 foundry Northern is quoted at $19.75(S20.50; No. 2 foundry North ern, $19.75(ga: No. 1 foundry Southern, $18 .75 20.25; No. 2 foundry Southern. $19.2510.75. Coffee apd Sugar. ' NETW YORK, Aug. 21. Coffee Futures closed steady at a net decline of 515 points. Sales for. the day were reported of 167,500 bags. Including September at 6.706.90c; Oc tober, 6.90c: December, 8.96(ff7.05c: March, 7.107.25c; May, 7.257.40c; July 7.367.50c; Spot Rio. quiet; No. 7, 8c; mild, quiet. Suirar Raw. firm; fair refining. 8(9 8 7-16c: centrifugal. 96 test, 3 15-16c; mo lasses sugar, 33 3-16c Refined, steady; crushed. $5.60; powdered, $5; granulated, $4.90. Uairr Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was Arm: creameries, 19tl22c; dairies, 17r20c. Eggs, steady at mark, cases Included. 12igl6c; firsts. 16c; prime firsts, 18e; extras, 20o. Cheese, strong. U. S. Steol 162. 7O0 45 do preferred 14.MO 18 Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. 8,700 41 do preferred Wabash 1,400 21 do preferred 800 48 W'ellp-Fargo Fxp.. WOOLMAHKETFRM Gradual Improvement in Sit uation at Boston. MANUFACTURERS BUYING Demand for Quick Delivery Shows the Supply of Raw Material at the Mills Is Now Run ning Quite Low. BOSTON. Aug. 21. The wool market Is firm, following a period of gradual improve ment. Manufacturers are In the market, es pecially those producing dress goods and cloth ing woolens, and some falr-slred orders have been placed. Demands for quick delivery con tinued to be noted, making certain that tna supply of raw material at the mills is low. In the fleeces, washed Delaines have been prominent In the trading, with medium grades in demand. A liberal sample business Is being done in the territory section, both worsted manufac turers and woolen manufacturers showing In terests. California, scoured barls. Northern grade, 68 70c; middle county. 6068c; southern, 669 S8c; Fall fleece, 6657c. Oregon, scoured basis. Eastern No. 1. staple, 72tr74c; Bhstern No. 1, 67(368c; valley No. 1, eoiffeac. Territory staple, scoured fine. 733J75c; fine medium, 683700; medium, 65tj66c. Territory, ordinary scoured basis, fine, 70 71c; fine medium, 68670c; medium, 65368c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 21. Wool, steady; medium grades, combing and clothing, 2428c; light fine, 1822c; heavy fine. 14tjl7c; tub washed, 3238c. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted in the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, $3.50S'3.65: medium, $33.25; cows, $2.25$i2.50; second-grade cows, $1.50??2: bulls. $1.50(32; calves, 4'a'4.50. SHEEP Best sheared. $44.25; lamhs, $5. HOGS Beat, $7.25(S 7.50; light, $8.7537. EASTERX LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Chicago and Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 21. Cattle Re ceipts 6300; market for best steady, others lower. Native steers, $4.256.25; cows and heifers, $33; Western steers, $3.253.23; canners. $1.50 2.73; stockers and feeders, $2.75S4.33; calves, $35.75; bulls, stags, etc., $234. Hogs Receipts 10.000; market weak to 5 10c lower. Heavy, $5.75 5.05; mixed, $5.855.90; light, $5.95(38.25; pigs, $5U; bulk of sales, $5.90 6.05. . Sheep Receipts 22,000; yearlings, $5.25 6; market steady. Wethers, $4.653.25; ewes, $4 (g 4.90; lambs, $6.50(37.50. CHICAGO. Aug. 21. Cattle Receipts 5000; market steady. Stockers and feeders, $2.50(314.40: cows and heifers'. 1.40 S 3.30 ; calves, $57; Western steers, $3.75&5.50. Hogs 'Receipts 15.000; market steady. Mixed and butchers, $06.60; good to choice heavy, $6.1066 50; rough heavy. $5.756, light, $6.05(36.67; pigs, $5.40(36.25; bulk of sales, $6. 15 & 6.40. Sheep Receipts 20.000; market 10c lower. Sheep, $3.255.40; lambs, $4.757.90. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 21. Cattle Re ceipts 4000; market steady to weak. Native steers, $4.256.40; native cows and heifers, $233; stockers and feeders, $2.6094.50; Western cows, $2 4.25; Western steers, $3.50 SO; bulls, $2 3. 15; calves, $3(6.25. Hogs Receipts 12.000; market strong Bulk of sales. $6.20-32 ; heavy, $6,100 6.25; packers, $6.20&6.35; pigs and light, J 6.37. Sheep Receipts 6000; market weak. Mut tons, $4.253.50; lambs. $67.60; range wethers, $4.506; fed ewes, $4-25&5.50. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con Andes Belcher Best sc Belcher. . Bullion Caledonia Challange Con... Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. Jt V. .. Con. Imperial.... Crown Folnt Eureka Con Exchequer Gould & Currle. . Hale A. Norcross. Julia I .00 'Justice $ .04 .14 Kentuck Con. .04 .28 .90 .23 .33 Mexican Occidental Con.. Ophlr Overman ....... 1.10 .80 8.83 .12 .13 1.05 .08 .OS .29 .81 .51 .06 .16 .03 .14 iPotosl .15 Savage ;-Scorplon l.lo .01 .10 8.50 .5r .15 1.00 .06 . iag Belcher .... jslerra Nevada. . . Silver Hill jUnlon Con Utah Con lYellow Jacket. . iBrunswk tiavage I NE"W YORK, Aug. 21. Closing quotations: Adams Con 20 Alice 280 Breece 20 Brunswick Con. . 30 Comstock Tunnel 10 Con., Cal. & V. .100 Horn Silver ISO Iron Silver 500 Leadvllle Con... 03 BOSTON, Aug. 21. Art venture . .$ 6 00 (Little Chief. 05 Ontario 275 Ophir 330 Phoenix 02 Potosl 12 Savage 100 terra Nevada. . 25 Small Hopes.... -30 Standard 155 Closing quotations: Qulncy .. 90.00 9 50 99.50 Allouez 37.0O I Amalgamated 108.50 i Atlantic 13.50 I Bingham 33.50 I Cal. A Hecla 72o.no I Centennial .. 25.50 I Copper Range 73.75 Daly West... 18 12 Franklin 18.50 I Oranby 12.00 I Isle Rovale.. 20.00 I Mnitn Mining 8.50 ! Shannon Tamarack Trinity 9.37 Lnllea copper t". S. Mining U. S. Oil Utah Victoria ..... 64.25 66. 75 10.00 60.00 7.00 7.75 152.00 Winona Wolverine North Butte. 92.00 , Butte Coalition Nevada 31.00 18.00 Michigan 13.25 Mohawk 6200 (' A r 23.12 Cal. 4 Arlsona 112.00 Tecumseh 12.00 md Dominion 41,25 i Arizona Com. 140.25 Greene Con... 25.12 Osceola 110.25 I Parrot 27.00 Dried Fruits at New York. - NEW TORK, Aug. 21. But little business is reported In the market for evaporated ap ples and prices are unchanged. Prime, 11 llc: choice, HHSllc; fancy, 12c. Prunes were unchanged on spot, with Cali fornia 70s to 40s quoted at 78o and Ore gon 40s to 20s at 7fiSc. Apricots remain firm; choice, 16c; extra choice, 17c; fancy, 18g20c. Peaches were very firm in tone, but spot prices were unchanged. Choice are quoted at 104Sllc: extra choice, ll(&llc; fancy, 11 12c: extra fancy, 12fil2c. Raisins are firm, both for future shipment or immediate delivery. Loose Muscatels are quoted at 6(ff8c; seeded raisins, &&8c; London layers, nominal. Republic Steel Dividend. NEW TORK. Aug. 21. The Republlo Iron ft Steel Company today declared the usual quarterly dividend of 1 and an extra divi dend of 2 per cent on Its preferred stock. RAIN WASHES OUT TRACKS Railroads Are in Distress in South ern California. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21. The transcon tinental railroad situation ae lt affects Los Angeles Is somewhat improved today. Both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe expect to have their lines open within a few hours, and the westbound trains delayed by washouts will begin, to arrive here early tomorrow. Eight westbound trains on the Santa Fe are held at different points along the line, none having arrived here since Sat urday. A number of . eastbousjd trains are at various points along the route. The larger number are at Barstow. The line was opened last evening and one eastbound train rot through as far as Needles, but rain set In again and the track this Bide of Needles was carried out and traffic suspended again. The worst damage to the roadbed is between Goffs and Franconla, and at Tompoco, in Arizona. Six trains on the Southern Pacific left Yuma this morning, and 1 will begin to arrive here tomorrow. The regular east bound trains left here today on time, and are expected to proceed without delay. Two of the eastbound trains -ent out from here early Saturday, which were the last to leave Los Angeles until today, are held at Indio. The Salton Sea Is rising as a result of the rains, but has not reached the danger pont. DOES NOT EXPECT STRIKE Cnlted Railway Official Talks About Arbitration. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Thomwell B. Mullally, assistant to President Cal houn, of the United Railroads, stated to day that In his opinion there would be no strike of the street railway employes who have presented a demand for in creased wages. Mullally- gave no specific reason for his belief, but in the course of an 'interview referred repeatedly to the fact that President Calhoun has sub mitted past differences to arbitration. It was stated that President Calhoun would positively be here next Sunday eve ning, and the employes will be requested to delay radical action until his arrival. This request, lt is understood, will be acted upon at an executive meeting of the Carmen's "."nion, to be held tomorrow evening. The reply of the company to the men who have demanded Increased pay Is expected to be delivered tomorrow morning. Arms Taken to Car Barn. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The Bulle tin today says that .several cases of arms were taken into the Flllmore-street car barn of the United Railways, and that armed guards are patrolling the ap proaches to the other barns of the cor poration. The Sacramento-street barn, lt is said, is being converted into a camp site. An immense kitchen Is being built and large stores of bedding are being unloaded there. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. CARRIGAN At 692 Qllsan street, August 14. to the wife of Edward J. Carrlxan, a daughter. HEBER At 406 Stanton street, August 18, to the wife of Henry J. Heber, a daughter. HEFTER At 231 Caruthers street, August 17, to the wife of Morris Hefter, a daughter. MUZZY At 428 East Harrison street. Au gust 7, to the wife of M. Frank Muy. a daughter. RUTHERFORD At 610 Bast Ankeny street, August 11, to the wife of Edward B. Ruther ford, a daughter. Deaths. EMBURY At North Pacific Sanltorium. Au gust 20, Maud May Embury, a native of Can ada, aged 28 years, 2 months and 29 days. Remains taken to Boring for Interment. ' SMITH At The Oaks, August 19, David A. Smith, a native of Minnesota, aged 32 years. Building Permits. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COM PANY Alter and repair power station on Seventh street, between Alder and Washing ton; $500. MISS KATIE HART Two-story frame dwelling on East Main street, between East Thirty-eighth and East Thirty-ninth; $1500. MRS. STEINEll Alter and repair one-story frame dwelling on Whltaker street, between First and 6econd; $50. M. A. OUNST Alter and repair store on Third street, southwest corner Alder; $10,000. JOSEPH HELALY Alter and repair dwelling on Flanders street, between North Twenty first and North Twenty-second; $100. C. O. PICK One-story frame wagon shed on Water street, between Clay and Market; $150. MARY ARNOLD Basement for dwelling on First street, between Meade and Arthur; $125. MARY ARNOLD Basement for dwelling on First street, between Meade and Arthur; $125. J. R. CAPLES Two-story frams dwelling on McMillan street, between Benton and Ross; $1800. WILLIAM BENBFIEL Alter and repair two-story frame, dwelling on Russell street, between Union and East Seventh; $100. Real Estate Transfers. Joseph M. Healy to 0. P. Clerln, lots 7 and 8. block 125, East Portland. $22,000 Armena Houck to A. D. and Lillls Hill, lot 4, block 8, East Tabor Villa A. D. Hill and wlfelto J. H. Osborn, lot 4. block 3, East Tabor Villa. . 300 Elizabeth R. Smith to Maria A. Graves, south 68 feet of lot 6, block 1, Walt's Cloverdale Annex. 125 W. J. Peddlcord and wife to Mahala J. Kellogg, lots 22 and 23. block 5. Smithson Land Company's ad dition to East Portland 575 J. E. Scott and wife to Victor Land Company, lot 36, Menlow Park: lot 17, block 31, Tremont Place; lots 21 to 25 Inclusive, block 21. Peninsular addition No. 2. East Portlands lot 22 block 4, Highland park 1 Conrad Yost and wife to L. K. Wag ner, lot 15, block 13, Alblna Home stead, lots 10-14 Inclusive, block 1; lot 10, block 2, Stratford Sydney ad dition, Portland 1,800 Bt. Johns Hoiel Company to Adam Mueller, north 40 feet of north of lots 5 and 6. block 29, James John's second addition to St. Johns, being a lot 40x100 feet excepting an 8-foot alleyway... I London and San Francisco Bank to T. M. Stevens et ux. undivided ons half Interest lot 4. block 112. Port land 1 W. E. Jones to Clara B. Jones, lots 8 and 9. block 1, Portsmouth Villa Annex No. 1 I T. H. Stevens and wife to L. J. Stevens, undivided one-half interest In lot 4. block 112. Portland 1 Columbian Cemetery Association to MUo Lee. S of SW of block 49, Columbian Cemetery grounds.. 20 Elizabeth Warren to Matilda Crock ett lot 14, block 2, subdivision of lot M of M. Patton tract, Port land 1 JeKse J. Knapp and wife to Isabella Williams, lot IB. block I, Tabor Heights 2,000 L. G. Hulln and wife to James A. Gray, lots 9 and 12. block 8, Sunny side, Portland, except wsst 6 feet of lot 9 10 Narclssa B. Boyd and husband to Israel Welnsteln, lot 4 and south 8 feet of lot 3. block 129. Caruther's addition to Portland....'. 1 John F. Murphy and -wife to Augusta Kelsendahl. part of lots 7 and 8. block 10. Portland, being 4750 square feet 4500 Thomas Gannon and wife to Carlotta A. O'Conner, lot 10, block 35, Sun nyslde 300 Samuel H. Hathaway and wife to E. H. Beswlck, lot 13. block 1. Coop ers' addition to East Portland... 475 Jacob H. Cook and wife to William H. Ewln, east one-half lots 5 and , block 24, Hanson's second addition to East Portland 8,800 Oswald Katzendobler to Elizabeth . ; Weber, part of block 68 In Caruth er's addition to Caruther's addition, northwest corner Fifth and Hooker streets 1 Elizabeth Weber and husband to Os wald Katzendobler. part of block 68 In Caruther's addition to Caruth er's addition 1 A. B. Manley to Cella A. Priest, lot 7. block 4, Williams avenue addi tion 830 Title Guarantee and Trust Company to W. W. Zollars. lot 6. block B, first addition to Holladay Park ad dition, and all that part of the Timothy and Margaret Sullivan D. L. C. lying between said block B and the O. R. N. right of way. 1 J. H. Donaldson and wife to George and Peter Neururer, lot 24, Lam argent Park No. 2 1,000 James W. Cook and wife to Emma B. Watson, lots 1 and 2. block 3, Cook's second addition to Alblna. 850 Janet Phln Hockett to C. C. 0ler and wife, lot 2, block 2. Rochelle 60 Victor Land Company to Victor Fle vez. lots 21-25 Inclusive, block 21, Peninsular addition No. 2. East Portland 250 Sycamore Real Estate Company to James S. Hayes, lots 23 and 24, block 8. Kern Park 200 Charles Lafollett to Emma Lafollett. 10 acres In N of NW of sctlon 34, township 1 north, range 2 east, . W. M 1.500 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract & Trust Co., 7 Chamber of Commerce.