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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1907.
BARLEY VERY FIRM
Northwestern Crop Largely ot
Export Quality.
SELLING HAS BEEN ACTIVE
Quantity Available for Feed Pur
poses Will Probably Be Small.
Buyers Slow to Take
Hold of Oats.
Trade In the cereal markets Is hampered
somewhat by the telegraphers strike and
the volume of business parsing is reduced,
but otherwise the strike is not having much
effect on business. Local dealers keep in
touch with their agents in the interior by
te'pphone. but find communication with
California difficult.
A firm tone is still maintained In the bar
ley market. A fine crop of barley was
grown in the Northwest this year, and un
lfs it should be damaged by water, most
of It will be of export quality, which will
necessarily curtail the amount available for
feed purposes. First-class feed barley is
quotable in this market at $22 tf? 22.30 per
ton, and brewing Is worth $24. Good prog
ress has been made in harvesting the crop.
The farmers are well sold out of brewing
quality. Much contracting was done by ex
porters. The market for oats Is barely steady.
The crop is a large one and traders are slow
in taking hold of it in view of the large
Quantity of the old crop carried over. New
Ko 1 white oats are quoted here at $23.50.
Gray oats are about nominal.
The wheat market is without new feature.
Business is only of. moderate proportions.
Exporters quote club at 77(&7S cents and
blufstem at 703S0 cents. The California
wheat market is dull and weak with prices
below a parity with the East and Europe.
OREGON WOOL. IN EASTERN MARKET
Demand for Staple Holds Good, but Sales
Are Smaller.
The latest mail advices from Boston say
that the demand for Oregon staple wool
holds good, but the sales are smaller, many
firms being already sold ahead to a good
extent. Occasional lots bring 24 to 23c.
but most business is around 2.'tc in the
grease and 72 to 73c scoured. Clothing
sold at 20c, or at 87i& C8c clean.
Reviewing the general tone of the East
ern wool market, the Commercial Bulletin
says:
The situation Is encouraging to holders,
as the current volume of business is sat
isfactory and the projects points to ex
pansion. Some of the biggest New England
..consumers have not yet been heard from.
The idea at present is that manufacturers
will operate earlier this year than last
and that leading interests will soon enter
the market. The situation, it is believed,
warrants this expectation, for the supply of
the best wools promises to be none loo large
and buyers are likely to getSaboard before
the decks are close to being clean.
Values are strong all along the line,
some showing greater strength than other3,
owing to the better demand for them. All
sorts of worsteds wools are firmly and con
fidently held, selling at. full prices when
pales are made. The pressure to sell is not
great unless a profit is obtained. In this
. respect the situation differs from that of
the first half of the year. Wool at present
values is considered good property. There
ft no expectation of a material advance
In values, nor is a decline anticipated. A
steady and firm market Is what dealers ex
pect and wil1. probably realize. Buyers
show a disposition to pay a fair price for
good wool and sellers ore willing to let
them have it. The situation Is decidedly
healthy without being at all strained. Sev
eral firms are placed In a comfortable po
sition by the considerable amount of new
wool they have already turned over.
OREGON WATERMELONS IN MARKET.
Carload of Fine Fruit Arrives From The
Dalles.
The feature of the fruit market yester
day was the arrival of the first Oregon
watermelons of the season. A carload
came in from The Dalles composed princi
pally of Keckley Sweets. They were of fine
quality and were eagerly sought for. A
shipment of 100 crates of Toppenlsh canta
loupes of vhy fine quality was also re
ceived. Walla Walla melons are being of
fered to jobbers, but the freight rate is too
high to permit their sale here In competi
tion with The Dalles melons and melons
from Rogue River, which will be in in a
day or two.
Peat hes came In freely, principally from
Ashland, Tallant and Medford. Very few
Roseburg peaches were received. The bulk
of the arrivals were of fine quality and sold
at from 63c to $1.
1 Five cars of bananas are due Sunday.
Another car of sweet potatoes will be in
Monday.
There is a good shipping and local de
mand for ripe potatoes, which are quoted at
$ 1 ft 1 23 on the street.
EASTERN EGGS ARE FREELY OFFERED
Fresh Oregon Ranch Stork Is Scarce and
Firm.
The egg market is now in a satisfactory,
condition, and were It not for the fact
that considerable quantities of Eastern eggs
are being offered fresh ranch stock would
be quoted materially higher. As It is. the
best Oregon eggs are selling at 23 cents,
and a few dealers report occasional sales
made above this figure.
The poultry market was active yesterday
with the demand strongest for herjs, though
Epring chickens and young ducks, geese and
turkeys sold fairly well. Prices were un
changed. There were no new developments In the
buttor market, which was firm j and fairly
active.
ENGLISH HOP CROP ESTIMATE LOWER.
Klaber, Wolf & Netter's London Agent Re
duces Figures 50,000 Cwt.
Klaber. Wolf A Netter, of this city, re
ceived a cable from their London office yes
terday which puts the estimate of the Eng
lish hop crop at 50,000 cwt. less than their
previous estimate. This reduction was due
to the recent and prevailing cold and
showery weather.
This firm has received from its Pan Fran
cisco office a sample of new crop Yales.
The quality of the sample Is very satisfac
tory and is far superior to "the 11H-6 samples
which were received at about thin time last
year
Bank Clearings.
YeMerday's statement of the Portland
clearing-house follows:
Clearings , . .$l,lfi7.24
Balances 160,404
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
WHEAT N(W crop) Club. 77f?7Sc: blue-
stem. 7ifi?SOc: Valley, Ho; red. 7ft'a 7tfc.
OATS iNew crop) Producers' pnets: No. 1
white. $2.'l.. Vi; gray, $23.
MILLe TUFFS Bran, city. $17, country
$18 per ton; middlings, $24. 5025. 50; shorty
city. $10; country $20 per ton; chop, $156?
16 per ton.
FLOLrt Patent, $4.80; stralrht, $4. 25;
clears. $4 25; Valley, 94.3U 4"; graham
flour. $4&4-du; whole wheat flour, $4 253
4 75.
BARLEY (New crop) Feed, $22f?22.50 per
ton: nrwing.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90
pound sacks, $7; lowe rgrades, $5.30650
oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks. $3 per
barrel ; 9-pound sacks. S4 2. per bale ; oat
meal (ground . 45-pound sacks. $7.50 p-r
barrel; V-pouna sacks, $4 per bale; split
peas, per 100 pounds. $4.2S4 80; pearl bar
ley, $4 S 4-30 per 100 pounds; pastry flour,
10-pound sacks, $2 30 per bale.
CORN Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per ton.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $J718 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $21 23;
clover. $9; cheat, $U10; grain Day, $9)10,
alfalfa, iJ 14.
Butter, Egcs. Poultry, Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 35c per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery, 32tt3uc; store butter,
20c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 16
17c: Younjf America, 17 18c per pound.
POULTRY Average old hens, 13c;
mixed chickens. 12c; Spring chickens.
14 hi 13c; old roosters. 8r39c; dressed
chickens, 16 17c; turkeys, live, 15 16c;
turkeys, dressed, choice, nominal: geese,
live, per pound, 8 10c; ducks, 13 13 &c;
pigeons, $1&1.50; squabs, $23.
EGGS Fresh ranch, candled, 24'25c. per
dtzcn.
VEAL 75 to 125 pound?. &ff84c; 123 to 15C
pounds, 7H8c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6 4s
&7c.
PORK Rlcck, T5 to 160 pounds, SfiSfcc;
packer, 7&c.
Vegetables, Fruits, Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Cherries. 810c per
pound ; apples, J& & 2.25 per box; canta
loupes. $1?2 per orate; peaches, 65CS
$1 per crate; blackberries, 57c per
pound; prunes. $1.50i&'1.75 per crai;
watermelons, 14lc per pound-" plums,
$1-50&1.5 per box; pears, $1.752.50 per.
box; apricots $l.a0p2 per box; grapes.
$1.25.-1.75 per box. .
XKUriCAL FRUITS Lemons. R'3 7 . on per
box; oranges, sweets. $3.253-50; Valencia.
$3.75(4.50; grape-fruit. $.2.50 3.50; ba
nanas, 5c per pound, crated 5Hc
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 11.73 per
sack; carrots, $2 per sack; beets. $2 per
sack ; garlic, 8c per pound.
FHKSH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 00
75c per dozen: asparagus, 10c per pound;
beans, nominal, 35 5c; cabbage, 2a per
pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; corn, 25 35a
per dozen; cucumbers. 10 (Q) 15c per dos. ; egg
plant, so pound; -lettuce, head, Jic per
dozen; lettuce, hothouse, $1.50 per bcx;
okra, 10ig 12c per pound; onions. 15i20c per
dozen: parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, 4&5c
per pound; peppers.l0(& l-!c per pouna;
pumpkins. lf&2c per pound; radishes. 20c
per dozen; rhubarb. 34c per pound; spin
ach, 6c par pound; squash, 5Uc&$l per box;
tomatoes, 50cfS$l per crate, hothouse, $2.50;
sweet potatoes, i'&'of-sc per pound.
ui iijis a wana vt ana, -.-a per cwi.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, SSc pound;
apricots, 16f19c; peaches, 11 13c; pears.
11 V2 & 14c; Italian prunes. $f 6c: Califor
nia figs, white. In sacks. 56He per pound;
black, 4 Vfe v &c; bricks, claJ. per dox;
Smyrna, IS U a 20c pound; dates, Persian,
6 4jj 7c pound. '
POTATOES New. $l!j?1.25 per hundred.
Groceries, Nnts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, 84c; South
ern Japan. 6.10c; head, 74c.
COFFEE Mocha, 2428c; Java, ordinary.
17Jr20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good, 16
18c; ordinary, 1216c per pound; Columbia
roast, cases. 10s, S14 ;(; ous, o; Ar-
buckle, $16.50; Lion. $15.75.
SALMON Columbia Rtver, 1-pound tails.
$1.75 per doxen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-
pound flats, $1.10; Alaska, pink, 1-pound
tails, 05c; red, 1 -pound talis, $1.25; sockeyes.
1-pound tails, $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis, IOO pounds, cube.
$6.1 24; powdered, $6.024; granulated,
$5.87: extra C, $5.67 H: golden C, $5.27;
fruit sugar. $5.87: berry. $3.87; XXX.
.$5.77. Advance sales over sack basis as
follows: Barrels, 10c; barrels, Z5c; boxes.
60c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances
within 15 days deduct .c per pouna; 11
later than 15 days and within 80 days, de
duct c; beet sugar, $5.77 per 100 pounds;
maple sugar, lu&18c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts, 1620c per pound by
sack: Brazil nuts. 19c; filberts. 16c; pecans.
jumbos, 23c; extra large, 21c; almonds, 18
20c; chestnuts, Ohio, 17c; Italian, 14
15c; peanuts, raw, 6Sc per pound;
roasted, 10c; ptnenuts. 10 & 12c; hickory
nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, 35n90c per dozen.
SALT Granulated, $14 per ton; $2 per
bale; half ground. 100s, $10.50 per ton; 60s,
$11 per ton.
BEANS Small white, 3c; large white.
8c; pink. 8c; bayou, 8c; Lima, 0c; Mexi
cans, red, 4c.
HONEY Fancy, $3-25(9 3.50 per box.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 22c pound;
standard breakfast. 10 c; choice. 18 c;
Englmh. 11 to 14 pounds. 16c; peach, 15c.
HAMS 10 to li pounds, ittc pound; n to 10
pound, 15c; 18 to 20 pounds, 15Vc; picnics,
imc; cottage. 13c; shoulders. 12c; boiled.
25c.
SAUSAGE Bologna, long, 8c; links. 7e.
BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels. $20;
half-barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $10; half
barrels, $5.50.
DRY SALT CUREDRegular short clears,
dry salt, 12o; smoVed, 13c; clear backs, dry
suit. 12c; smoked, 13c; clear bellies. 14 to 17
pounds average, dry salt, none; smoked,
none; Oregon exports, dry salt, 13c; smoked,
14c.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 12Uc;
tuba 12o; 60s, 12c; 20s. 12i,c; 10s, 13c;
6e, 13c; 3s, 134c. Standard pure: Tierces.
11c: tubs, HHc; 60s. llvc; 20s. llic; IPs.
11 c; 09, 1 l7sc. Compound: Tierces, 8c,
tubs. Dc; 50s. 9c; 2fs. 9,c; 10, 9c; 6a. c.
&5c; car lots, 6s; new, 5c pound.
Hop,, Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1?t6c per pound, according to quality.
WOOL Kastern Oregon, average best, 16
22c per pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley, 20(jJ'22c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice, 2!30c per pound.
CASCARA BARK Old. less than car lots,
55He: car lots, tic; new. 5c per pound.
HIDES Dry, No. 1. 10 pounds and up, 18c
per pound; dry kip, No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 15
10c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 3
pounds, 20c; 'dry salted, bulls and stags,
one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth
eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair
slipped, weather-beaten or- grubby, 23o
per pound less; salted steers, sound, 60
pounds and over, 8c pound; steers, sound,
50 to 60 pounds, 8(?9c pound; steers, sound,
under 50 pounds, and cows, 89e pound;
stags and bulls, sound,- 5. flc pound; kip.
sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 8r9c pound; veal,
sound, under 10 pounds, 11c; calf, sound,
under 10 pounds, ll12c pound; green un
eatted), lc pound less; culls, lc pound less;
heepsklns, shearings. No. 1 butchers stock.
25 30c each: short wool. No. 1, butchers'
stork. 3060e each; medium wool. No. 1
butchers'' ttock. $1.25 1.50 each; murrain
pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 13 14c
pound; horse hides, salted, accardlng tu
size, $2 2.50 each; hides, dry, according
to size, fl'5 1.50 each: colts' hides, 20 B' 50c
each; goatskins, common, 1525o each;
goatskins. Angora, with wool on. 30c (1.50
ach.
FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1. 5
20 each; cubs, (l!g3 each; badger, prime, 23
50c each; cat, wild, wtlh head perfect.
S050c; cat, house, 5'tfr20c; fox. common
gray, large prime. 5070c each; red, $3 3
earn; .cross, $515 each; stiver and black.
$100300 each; fishers. $58 each; lynx,
$4.50 6 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord
ing to size, $13 each; marten, dark north
ern, according to size and color. $10(5)13
each; pale, pine, according to size and
color, $2.504 each; muskrat, large, 1215o
each; skunk. 30it40c each; civet or pole
cat, S'O'lSc each; otter, for large, prime
skins, $610 each; panther, with head and
claws perfect, $25 each; raccoon, for
prime, large, o0g75c each: wolf, mountain,
with head perfect, $3.605 each; prairie
tcoyote). 60crE?$l each; wolverine, $68
each.
Vancouver Barracks Changes.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 16. (Spe
cial.) Major Hawthorne, Department Ar
tillery Officer, has been ordered to the
Department of the Columbia at Van
couver Barracks, trom the War College
at Washington, D. C. Lieutenant Zimmerman.-
of the Seventh Cavalry, sta
tioned at Fort Riley, Kan., has reported
at Vancouver Barracks for duty with the
Fourth Artillery. Second Lieutenant
O'Lauprhlin. now In the Philippine Islands,
hns been promoted and ordered to Van
couver Barracks and assigned to duty
with the Fourteenth Infantry. Second
Lieutenants MeLaehlan, Rice and Mc
Neil having graduated from West Point.
In June, have been ordered commissioned
and have been assigned to the Fourteenth
Infantry at Vancouver Barracks for duty.
Small Increase In Timber Levy,
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Aug. 16.-
It has been decided by the Jefferson Coun
ty Commissioners to raise assessments on
timber ten to fifteen per cent over the
official figures of last year. Owing to
the extremely low assessments hereto
fore, it was expected that a raise of 30
to "5 per cent would be made this year
and much adverse comment is being in
dulged at the action of the commission
ers, who offer as an explanation of the
moderate .increase, the avoidance of law
suits which might be brought by the big
corporations owning timber in case of
large assessments being levied on their
property
SELLING HOT ENDED
Another Spasm of Liquidation
in Stock Market.
TEMPER OF STREET SHAKY
Though the Opening Shows Little
Trace of Excitement, Financial
Humors Soon Start Prices
Down and Losses Are Sharp.
The following report on the New York stock
market and range of prices was received by
private wire by the Overbeck A. Cooke Com
pany, of this city:
NEW YORK. Aug. 16. The sentiment In
the early dealings In the stock market today
was somewhat improved and the traders In
general had a more confident feeling than
heretofore, caused principally by an improved
feeling abroad and higher prices from Lon
don for all American securities, with the
frading iseus showing an improvement of
from to 1 per cent, which - gave our
market a steady opening. Prices were well
maintained, the first hour or more.
However, at the moment any sort of rumors,
except of a favorable nature, seem to have a
telling effect on price-making, and all kinds
of rumors are being set afloat. One was to
the effect that another large manufacturing
concern" wss In trouble, which, however, was
denied by large Interests; nevertheless It had
a depressing influence.
The list In general started on the downward
trend and continued weak and unsettled until
the cloeing, which was irregular and lower,
nearly all issues showing losses for the day
ranging from to 8 points. The principal
declines follow:
L'nlon Pacific, 3: Southern Pacific. 1;
Smelting. St. Paul, 1: Amalgamated
Copper, 2-4; New York Central, 2 ; the Steel
stock, lfc to 1;' Northern Factflc. 2; Great
Northern, 3.
Money was quoted at the close at 2 per
cent.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Open Hlgh lxw IClose
Amal. Copper Co
Amer. Car & F.. c...
do preferred
Amer. Cotton Oil. c.
Amer. Loco., com...
Amer. Sugar, com....
Amer. Smelt., com...
do preferred
Anaconda Mining Co.
Amer. Woolen, com..
Atchison, com
do nreferred
70
3814
9Vi
30 ti
51
112
fitl
88
4.1
71 li
3814
06
31
32
112
96 9s
117
4.1
67 V4
37
Urt
30
.11 Vi
110
92
93 '4
43 "4
21
83
90
88
41
12
17
67
37
95
30
111
92
95
43
21
83
90
88
41
2141
21
84
00
4:i
1(55 Si
17 W
8V
90
89
44
108
17 hi
Baltimore A Ohio, c!
orooKiyn ttapin ir..
Canadian Pacific, c. .
Central Leather, c. ..
do preferred
Chicago & Gt. W.. c.
Chi.. Mil. A St. P
Chicago & N. W.. c. .
Chesapeake & Ohio..
Colo. Fuel & Iron, c.
Colo. Southern, c. ...
do 2d preferred. . . .
Delaware & Hudson. .
Denver A Rio a., c.
do preferred
Erie, common
do 2d preferred....
do 1st preferred . .
Great Northern, pfd.
Illinois central
Louisville & Nash...
Mex. central Ry
Distillers c.
Ore Lands
Virginia Chem
do preferred
M., K. A E.. com
do preferred
Missouri Pacific ....
National Lead
New York Central '. .
N. T.. Ont. & West..
1162
17
88
10
321
141
32 Va
24
22
41H
152 Vi
23 Vk
6
20
33
54
llfl4
130 "4
10.1
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10
122 94
142
32
24
22
41
133
9
119
140
31
23
21
40
ISO
20
83
20
.34
32
116
130
105
10
49
48
120
140
si u.
23
23
39 U.
'1.10
25
67
21V4
33
G4
21
64
34
32
!116
131
104
119
132
10.1
1H
55
47
50
46
20
90
32
60
65
44
33
2
(18
48
103
31
70S,
'08' '
117M,
24
11
33
62
(i4
4(1
32
80
03
44
101
31
70
'.is
115
103
101
31-54
70 M
59" '
31
89
78
57
Norfolk A West., c. .
do preferred
North American ....
Northern Pacific, c...
118
113
Pacific Mail S. S. Co.
24 Yt
24
13
21
119
85
28
84
87
72
79
19
70
18
42
32
00
81 V.
Pennsylvania Rv. .
117
People's G-, L. A C...
Pressed Steel Car, c-.
27
'96'
'so'
27
91
81
20
73
18
42
33
'83
20
'87
'79" '
19
70
18
41
oo prererrea
Reading, com
do d preferred. . . .
do 1st Dreferred...
Rep. Iron A Steel, c.
20
an preferred
73
18
2
33
RS"
Rock Island, com....
do preferred
St. L. A S. F.. 2 pfd. .
82
'ai
do 1st preferred...
Sou. Pacific, com...
do preferred .. . .
112
18
38
20
'42' "
112
110
16
Sou. Railway, com...
18
16
55
23
23
.11 u
do preferred
Texas & Pacific...
Tol. St. L. A W., com.
do preferred
57
26
23
42
42
Union Pacific, com...
128
127
123
123
do preferred
U. S. Rubber, com...
do preferred
U. S. Steel Co.. com
do preferred
Wabash, common....
do preferred .
W. U. Telegraph
Wis. Central, com....
do preferred
SI
2S
86
29
92
10
20
73
14
44
90
34
93
11
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90
87
27
92
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94
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20
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13
Ex div., 3 per cent.
Total sales for the day, 7.17.100 shares.
mar price of pears
MR. BUS SELL, OF SBATTLE, EX
TLAIXS HIS POSITION.
Denies That He Has Made Any Ar
rangement With the Oregon
Packing Company.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 15. (To th Edi
tor.) Our attention has been called to an
article in The Oregonlan, of the 18th lnt
headed. "Iow Price Offered." In the bot
tom paragraph of this article a statement
1 made that the Weber-Busell Company,
of Seattle, has been Induced to quit pur
chasing Bartlette n the Valley by the Ore
gon cannerlB offering them all th peara
they ' wanted. This statement, though
couched In careful terms, la misleading and
untrue-
We are buying Bartlett pears in Oregon
independently of the Oregon Packing Com
pany, and we have no arrangements what
ever with them as to what we shall pay
nor the quantity that we should buy- As a
matter of fact, we will probably be the
largest purchasers of Bartlett pears In .the
ttate of Oregon this year, and the outlook
Is that we shall purchase as many pears as
all of the Oregon canneries combined.
This is nly one of the many stories that
have been In circulation concerning our ope
rations in Oregon, which have been circu
lated probably maliciously, for the purpose
of hampering and obstructing our business.
We would be pleased, in fact, desire, that
you let us know who your informer or cor
respondent is who has furnished you with
this false information.
We are now building a cannery at New
berg. Or., and expect to build probably two
others in the Willamette Valley before next
season. Our company will not only use up
enormous quantities of fruit, for which Ore
gon has lacked a market, but we shall be
large producers of" fruit ourselves, as our
policy is to produce the fruit as well as can
It. We shall be in the market to purchase
from the various independent growers enor
mous quantities of fruit outside of what we
shall grow ourselves. We desire to bespeak
your assistance In our building of our en
terprise in Oregon, as it will mean much
for the fruit Industry and will furnish the
farmer and fruit grower a good market for
what has heretofore gone to waste. There
Is practically no market at the present time
for canned loganberries, but we propose to
can all the surplus berries of this variety
that we can get in the Willamette Valley,
and through our connections throughout
the country, will make a market for the
goods. This is both a difficult and rUky
undertaking, but we believe the quality of
the fruit will sustain our judgment in the
venture.
WEBER-BUPSELL CANNING CO.,
C. B. BUSSELL. Presldent.-
If Mr. Bussell will take the pains to read
carefully the article of which he complains
he w-ill learn the name of The Oregonlan's
informant- He will find that the article
in question was an interview with the Dis
trict Fruit Inspector, and was printed as
such. The Oregonlan merely gave the views
of Mr. Reid without any comment whatever.
It was not the intention of this paper, and
probably was not the purpose of the inspec
tor, to discredit the Seattle firm, which has
already done much for the Oregon orchard
ists, but was intended to show the growers
that, they are not receiving as much for
their Bartlett pears as the California grow
ers receive for a poorer article.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
In the local market cattle were quoted strong
and lambs weak and slow. Other kinds were
steady. Receipts were-105 cattle, 112 sheep,
245 hogs and 420 lambs.
The following prices were quoted in the
local market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers, $3.85$?4; medium,
$3.25(9-3.50; cows, $3; fair to medium cows,
$2.5!ffr2.75; bulls, $22.50; calves, $45.
SHE3EP Good sheared, $44.25; lambs, $4.50
4.75.
HOGS Best, $6.757; lights, fata and feed
ers, $6.256.50.
New York Cotton Market.
The range of futuree in the New York cot
ton market, as furnished by the Overbeck &
Cooke Company, follow:
Open.
January
February
March 12.25
April
May '
August 1123
September 11.33
October 11.91
November
December 12.02
High. Low. Close.
12.21 12.08 1211
12.12
12.27 12.19 12 19
- 12.22
12.2S
11.24 11.23 11.20
11.40 11.29 11.31
11.88 11.0T 11.67
1160
12.12 12.00 12.00
European Grain Market.
LONDON, Aug. 16. Cargoes firmer at an
advance of 3d. Walla Walla, prompt ship
ment, 83s 3d to 35s 6d; California, prompt
shipment, 35s6d to 35s Sd.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 16. Wheat opened d
higher and closed d higher; September, 7s
ld-:. December, 7s 334d. '
Argentine shipments, 800,000 bushele; last
week. 860,000 bushels.
Chicago Egg Market.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. Eggs Steady, 16
18c.
San Francisco Grain Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16. Barley opened
94d higher at $1.32 per cental.
MONET SUPPLY IS SMALL
I-ACK OF CAPITAL IS CAUSE OF
REACTION IX STOCKS,
Relief Must Com From Somewhere
and Wall Street Is the Most
. Likely Spot.
Writing of Wall-street operations and con
ditions in the financial world, Henry Clews.
Of New York, says :
The Standard Oil decision and the popular
outcry against corporation misdeeds over
shadowed all other Issues In the stock mar
ket this week. Prices have undergone a
sharp reaction and , there are Indications
that liquidation is still incomplete. In the
public mind the decline In securities is
largely attributed to the recent attacks
upon corporations. Undoubtedly these have
had a disturbing effect, but they are by
no mans the only or even the chief cause.
As has been persistently pointed out, the
main reason for reaction in the Stock Ex
change is the exceedingly unsatlFfactory
condition of the money market, resulting
from general overdoing. Bank reserves are
low, and without liquidation there will be
no chance for replenishment before crop
moving demands begin. These have been
delayed somewhat by backwardness of the
growing season, but thejr mut soon he
fared.
It Is unfortunate that these demands
promise to assert themselves at a time
when financial reserves are low and when
the demands of general business will be
very pressing. It is doubly unfortunate
that such demands should come at a time
of unusual strain in the security markets;
for the latter are in an exceedingly sensitive
condition and likely to be the first to yield
to monetary pressure. If all accounts an e
true, there is likely to be a brisk demand
for funds this Fall. General business In
the West is stiH very active, and with
pries at their present high level the effi
ciency of money is materially diminished.
Relief- must come from somewhere, and
will be obtained most readily by pressure J
at present Is In Wall street.
Credits are still over-extended And In
some quarters there has been more or less
over-trading. Our supply of capital Is ex
hausted, and tn consequence new' enter
prises must be postponed until the country
has had an opportunity of replenishing its
supply of capital. The reserves of the
New York banks a week ago stood at S7,
000,000, against S14.000.000 last year, $12,
000,000 the year before and $30,000,000 In
1004. The Western bar.k reserves are also
lower ;han usual, but this is partly ex
plained by the fact that they are lar&e
holders of commercial paper which will
shortly mature and-provide them with means
for moving the crops. Nevertheless, the
burden of the latter is also felt directly
cr indirectly at this center. How New
York Is going to stand any particular drain
from the interior remains to be seen. The
situation abroad is not favorable to our ob
tainlng any great assistance there. The
European markets have strains and troubles
of their own, besides which they are less
disposed than formerly to give us financial
aid, owing In part to recent developments
In corporation affairs. ine .treasury is in
a R-ood Dosltion for affording assistance and
considerable help- may be expected from
this quarter
DECIDE TO OBEY ORDER
California Roads Propose to Regtr
late Tolls and Differentials.
SAN FRANCISCO. Auk. lS.-(Speclal.)
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe rail
roads have decided to obey the order of
the Interstate Commerce Commission as
written by Commissioner Lane regulating
the state 'tolls. -On and after August 26
no more atate tolls will be charged on
interstate shipments to or from San
Francisco.
This decision on the part of the rail
roads will have the efTect of making tha
terminal rates In San Francisco the same
as In other Pacific Coast terminals. The
railroads will absorb the San Francisco
Bay tolls in the rates.
It was also decided by the two rail
road companies to obey the order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission as
written by Commissioner Prouty, making
a differential of 7 cents a hundred pounds
between the rate on flour and wheat from
Kansas points to California terminals.
This change will go into effect August 20.
PREPARING FOR HARRIMAN
Klamath Falls Getting Ready to En
tertain Railroad Party.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Aug. 18. (Spe
cial.) In preparation for the visit of
E. H. Harriman and a party of 12. who
are coming to spend two weeks at Pelican
Bay Lodge, a 25-foot launch" has arrived
to be used on Upper Klamath Lake. The
party will arrive by way of Weed, gplng
to the end of the California Northeastern
track at Orr's Lake, thence by automo
biles or carriage to the Klamath River
at Teeter's Landing, and will be met at
that point toy the steamer Klamath.
Lunoh will be served en route from the
end of the railroad to the river, and the
entire trip will be made as rapidly as
possible, but will follow the route of
the road to Downing Ranch, where the
line is located across the tule lands In a
tangent direct to Klamath Falls.
Pains in the back and kidney and liver
troubles are cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
THE
United States
OF PORTLAND
J. C. Ainsworth, President. R. "W. Schmeer, Cashier.
R. Lea Barnes, Vice-President. A. M. Wright, Asst. Cashier.
W. A. Holt, Assistant Cashier.
FOREIGN DRAFTS
The United States National Bank of Portland issues
Foreign Drafts on all cities of the United States
and Europe, Hongkong and Manila, payable in
the currency of the country on which they are drawn.
Capital - $'500,0b0
Surplus and Profits 375,000
Total Resources Over 9,000,000
Portland, Oregon
eKIN IS NOT HELD
Wheat Opens Firm, but Soon
Gives Way. .
PRICES CLOSE AT A LOSS
Firmness in Response to Liverpool's
Higher Quotation Is Not Long
Maintained Coarse
Grains Weak.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. The wheat market
opened firm today, the September option
showing an advance of over the closing
price of yesterday. The strength of the
matket Wftj in smratny with the higher
cables, Liverpool having closed 'd above
the previous day after a continuous show of
strength during the trading there. From
fcSTiC the opening price for September here,
the market advanced quickly to S64c
dropping later or profit taking sales to
S.'ic. A rally mar the end of the session
caused an advtrct to 85 c, but weakness
developed and the elos6 was at SSfcc. De
cember vhf-K' t-ieued at DOTfrc, advanced to
014c, ana closed eusv ot 90fec. t
September corf, cloted at the previous
day's price, 54 c, a decline of He from
t"day' opening
Oats fluctuated nih wheat and corn and
closed practically unchanged.
The provis.t n nturkt closed weak, with
September lard off 2 He and September ribs
7 4c lower, vhtl September pork is down
17 its.
T,ie day's rereipts were 287,000 bushels of
wheat. 4OOC0 iuho? of corn and 28.000
biishrls of naip. Shipments were 184,000
bushels of whe:it. 37.000 bushels of corn and
4000 tus:iels cf ouU
The following range of futures at Chicago
Is furn'Ehed ty t'.j Ovtibeck & Cooke Com
pany, of tnls city:
Open. High. Low. Close.
Wheat
Sept .88 U .84 .8.1 H
Dec 90H .91 4 .901,
May 07', .17 .95 vV .96
Corn
Sept 64 V, .5S .54 Vi .54
Dec S2 .5214 .51 .51 H
May 53 H -53 -52 .521
Oats
Bept 45 .46T4, -45 A.459,
Dec. 44 .45 .43 .44
May 43 .46H .43 .45H
Pork
Bept. 16.00 -16.05 1582 hi 15 82 Vi
I.ard
Sept 8.92 hi 9 00 8.90 8 90
Oct 8 97H 9.07 hi 8.97 hi 9 00
Jan 8.45 8.47 V, 8.40 S.42V,
Ribs f
Sept 865 8.B7V4 8.57V4 8.R7VJ
Oct 8. TO 8 75 8.65 8.R7V4
Jan 7.85 7.85 7.70 7.80
AFTER THE POSTMASTER
Opponents of Stewart of Seattle
Prefer Charges Against Him.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 16. (Spe
cial.) Serious charges have been pre
ferred against Postmaster George H.
Stewart, alleging that he has violated
Civil Service regulations in making
promotions, upset delivery practices
and injured- fhe postal service gen
erally. The ' Chamber of Commerce
committee has appealed to the depart
ment for an investigation. It no re
sult from this appeal comes emphasis
will be laid in the demand forwarded
Monday.
Stewart was appointed in 1899, just
after the Senatorial contest ended that
resulted In Foster's election. He was
reappointed before Plies was sworn in.
Both times the appointment was made
before his political opponents could get
a chance' to present claims through
Senatorial channels.
The latest charges are in the hands
of the Chamber of Commerce commit
tee and are regarded t as serious be
cause his personal and political
enemies will' not stop proceedings.
YAKIMA WANTS TO BE FAMOUS
Thinks Boxes Should Tell W here the
Fruit Comes From..
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Aug. 16.
(Special.) An effort Is to be made to per
suade all fruitgrowers In this valley to
have "Yakima" stamped upon their
boxes. It has been discovered that the
growers of Wenatchee have got ahead of
North Yakima in regard to advertising,
having acquired a reputation for sending
out the finest fruit, which, as a matter
of fact, comes from this valley. Several
big commission men in Seattle and Port
land have written saying that the finest
cherries ever sent to the Coast were those
from Yakima this year.-, and they also
were put up better than any others, but
that in the absence of any distinguishing
mark, many dealers sold the fruit as
"Wenatchee" products. This misrepre
sentation will be avoided in the future.
Improved Telephone Service.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 1.
(Special.) The installation of the new
plant In the new building of the telephone
company Is almost completed and the
change to the new quarters will be made
in a few weeks. Not only will the em
ployes have a handsome and comfort
able place to work in, but the whole tele
phone system will be greatly Improved,
the most modern devices being installed.
An especial improvement will be made in
the long distance and farmers' lines. The
plant will cost upwards of 110,000 inside
the building. The telephone lines m the
city proper are now laid underground,
and the unsightly poles have been re
moved from the principal streets.
Travel Far for Justice.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.; - Aug.
(Special.) Register Coleman, of
United States Land Office, today
18.
the
dla-
National
Bank
Third and Oak Streets
missed the contests broupht by William
Kelly against William J. Kerry and C J.
Sullivan, homesteaders of Dougias Coun
ty, east of the Columbia Rivor. After
having had four months' notice, the con
testant came in with a request for a con
tinuance. This was opposed by the attor
ney for the homesteaders, who pointed
out that they were men of small means
and had been put to much inconvenience
and expense in rtttending the hearlnK.
The two men. it was shown, had traveled
57 miles down the Columbia River in a
rowboat, walked Ave miles to the nearest
railroad station, and t?ien traveled 70
miles by train.
Examinations in Linn County.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 16. Teachers' ex
aminations for county and state certifi
cates began Wednesday In this city and
will continue for three days. The exam
inations are being held in the County
Courthouse under the supervision of
County School Superintendent W. t
Jackson. The number of applicants for
teachers' certificates this year Is larger
than usual, the class numbering 58. A
noticeable feature Is that of those taking
the examinations only" three are men.
Bezdek Goes to Chicago.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Bueene,
Or.. Aug. 16. (Special.) Huso F. Bizdek,
the varsity football coach of last season,
has been chosen as assistant to Coach A.
Alonzo Stagg at the University of Chi
cago. Bezdek is a graduate of Chicago
and Is thoroughly familiar with Stasg's
system of coaching. He resigned his posi
tion here last June and will enter Rush
Medical College next month.
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Alaska 1907
EXCURSIONS
NOME BOCTE.
The City of Puebla......Aug. 12. 10 A. M.
S. S. V-matllla AO-
President ! SeI"- 28
S. E." ALASKA ROUTE.
Sailing from. Seattle for ,
Ekagway. Sitka. Juneau and way porta.
Sailing 8 P. M.
Cottage City, via Sitka Aug. 19-29
City of Seattle... Aug. 15-2T
H. S. S. Co.'a Humboldt Aug. 12-2J
6 AN FKANCISCO ROUTE.
Sailing 9 A M. From Seattle.
President Aug. H
Sonoma Aug. 13-29
Umatilla - Aug. 2
City Office, 249 Washington St,
..li ft-BftStiKi alOsM' r"i
Jamestown Exposition
Low Rates
September 11, 12, 13.
Chicago and return, $71.50.
St. Louis and return, $67.50.
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Su
perior, Winnipeg and Pt. Arthur and
return, $60.
3 TRAINS DAILY 3
For tickets, sleeping-car reserva
tions and additional information, call
on or address H. Dickson, C. P. and
T. A., 122 Third St., Portland, Or.
Telephones Main 680, Home A 2286.
COOS BAY
Weekly Frelsht and Paanenarer
Service of the Fine Steamahlp
Breakwater
Le.tTea PORTLAND every Monday, StOt
P. M., from Ona - street Dock, foi
EMPIRE, NORTH BEND
AND MARSHFIELD
Freight Received Till 4 P. M. on Day
of Sailing.
FARE From Portland, lat-elaaa,
10.(M; 2fl-rln. $7.00, Including; berth
and nieala.
Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and
Washington sts.. or Oak-street Dock.
PORTLAND AND PCGET SOUJTD ROTJTlt
S.S."Redondo"
Sailing from Couch-tret dock. Portland,
for Seattle. Tacoma. Evrett and Ballini
ham. August 14 at 6 P. M.
FREIGHT
Connecting at Sr-attl for Nome, Golofnlnln.
St. Michael, Chena and Falrbanka rltl
tteamera Pleiades. Hyadea, Lyra, Macklna".
Ohio.
Bcbubach & Hamilton. General Agenta,
Seattle. Wash.
F. P. Baumgartner. Agent, Portland.
Couch-Street Dock.
Phones: Main 881: Home A 4161.
Ho! For Astoria
FAST STEAMER
TELEGRAPH
Round trips dally (except Thuradaya)
7 A. M. Landing, Alder-street
Dock. Phone Main 565.
Leaves Sunday at 8 A, M. Round
trip $1.00.
SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND S. 8. CO
Only ocean teamer affording daylight
trip dawn Columbia River.
From Ainsworth Dock. Por'.land. 9 A. M.
K. S. Panama, Aub. 22, Sept. 3, 1.1. etc.
S. 8. C osta Kiea. Aug. 28. Kept. 9 etc.
From Spear street, San Francisco, 11 A. M.
(S. S. Cot.(a Rica. Aub. Vi. Sept. S, 1.1, etc.
b. S. Panama, Auk. 'H. Sept. 9. 1.1, etc.
JAS. H. DidVV'SOA. Agent,
248 Washington St. Phone Main 26S.
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamsship
Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder
Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday at
8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St
near Alder. Boto phones, M. 1314
II. Young, Agent. ,
WILUMETTE RIVER ROUTE
flteamerw Pomona and Oregona for Salem
and way InnclinBa leave Taylor-atreet Dock
6:45 A. M. daily (except Sunday).
Oregon City Transportation Company
Phone 40, A 231.
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lally, except Sunday, for Tha Dalles ard
way landings, at 7 A. M.. returning 10 P.
M. Fast time, best service.
rhosesi Main 31S4j Home, A 11S4.
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T A. M., arriving about B P. carrying
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