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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1907. 17 BUYING FOR EXPORT Local Wheat Market Shows - More Activity. PRICES ARE QUOTED FIRM Offerings as Yet Are Not Large, as Farmers Are Vnable to Get Their Grain to the Warehouses. The wheat market Is more active, now than It haa been any time this season. Ex porters are good buyers at the prices quoted below, and business would even larger but for the fact that offerings ar as yet rather amall. Thla Is owing princi pally to the scarcity of horses In the grain districts, according to the report made to local flrma by their agents In the country. Not much wheat ao far has been handed to the warehouses, and ths movement will con tinue light until harvesting Is completed. There Is more Inquiry In the export flour market, at least from North China ports, and a fair amount of business has been worked up on that account. The Japanesa are showing little Interest In the market at present. The Hongkong trade Is evidently well supplied with flour, and the few bids that merchants of that city are making are at figures entirely too low to permit of business. Latest advices from Hongkong say that Shanghai dealers are disposing of their cheap purchases In that market, and this is also having a depressing effect on prices. It is believed, however, there aliould be a good demand for American flour later, as the wheat crop In South China Is considerably below the average. Australian mills will not be able to do busi ness with Hongkong until after next har vest. There is no change in the local flour situation. There Is a good firm demand at present and prices on old flour will doubt less be maintained without change during the remainder of the season. Grocers and bakers realize that new wheat flour will not give the satisfaction that old flour does, and consequently are laying In good stocks while It lasts. MOVEMENT OF CALIFORNIA FRUITS. Vrape Shipment Are Heavy and Peaches Falliuf Off. The movement of California deciduous fvults in the past week is thus reported by the California Fruit Distributers, of Sac ramento: plums and Prunes The shipment has been light for thoAast week and there will be a further reduction for the next seven day?. - Peaches Shipments "have been very Hffnt for the last week, as it is the end of the Yellow Free season and before the .begin ning of Sal ways. We will have more reahes the next week, but not a great iif-rease. as the crop of always is very light this year. As before advied there will be verv few Clings shipped this year. pears The season for Bartletts is draw ing to a rapid close, and as the croo of Fall pears is llsht. pear shipments can be exported to be light from now on. There are thr e o. four fine cars of Cornice to go forward and they will soon commence plrking them. Practically all of them will be hilled to New York City. Grants The Increase of shipment of g tl w n T it-rapes has been verv marked and we expect the dhipment to be heavy under normal weather conditions. The bulk of the ship ments for the-last week were Malaga, and all reports coming to this office agree in the declaration that they are very fire quality. The coming week will be anotner heavy week of Malaga shipments. after which they will gradually decline and the Tokays will take their place. Shipment of Tokays has been increasing right along, but It will be a number of days yet before the first straight carloads go out. Black Prince and Robs Peru have been going out In straight carloads to f. o. b. points. - TEACHES ARE MORE PLEN'TIFO- . Considerable Part of Arrivals Still Show Evidence of Dry Rot. leceipt of peache were liberal yesterday, but the arrival cleaned up well. Fancy of ferings brought as high as $1. but there waa a considerable part of the shipments that showed evidences of dry rot and these were not worth -over B0(R60e. Grapes were more plentiful than they have been and were In strong demand. Tomatoes are coming forward more freely, as the local crop Is coming on and prices have declined to 60tf0c. Sweet potatoes are also cheaper with heavier arrivals. New York Hop Crop. The Watervllle Times of August 16 says of the New York hop 'crop: A sudden drop In the temperature, which change was accompa nied by a high wind, has hindered the matur ing of the crop, to a certain extent, this week, and the wind Is reported to have blown down many poles. The nights are extremely cold, and although we have bad sunshine through out the day the temperature is still too low for the best development of the hop. The New York Journal of Commerce of Au gust 17 said: The spot market waa quiet and uninteresting yesterday; Advices by cable from England state that the crop Is not doing particularly well and that mould Is Increasing. Some sections of the state report the need of rain. Poultry Market Slower. The poultry market was dull yesterday. Re ceipts were large and prices were maintained with some difficulty. In the chicken line, fancy hens only were wanteds Egge were very scarce and firm at the quota tions. The cky creameries have not all yet lined up on the new butter price. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. . . Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT New crop, Club. Tftc; blue sfem. 81c; Valley. H)c; red. 77c. OATS (New crop) Producers prices: No. 1 flfchite. $2... 30; gray, $23. aIILTUFF8 BrAn, ctty. $17, country $1g per ton; middlings, $24.5025.G0; shorts, 'city. $19; country $20 per ton; chop, SlSH 10 per ton FLOLu Fatent. $4.80; strairht. $4-25; clears. $4 23; Valley. S4.3U9-4V; graham flour. $4 & i 50; whole wheat flour. $4.25 4.75- BARLEY (New crop) Feed, f22&22.S0 per ton; brewing, $2424.r0. CEREAL FOODH Rolled oats, cream. 10 pound sacks, $7 ; lowe rgrades. $3.30S6 50; oatmeal, steel-cut. 45-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. (4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground). 45-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 9-pound sack. $4 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds. S4.25H4-SO; pearl bar ley. $4 & 4-50 per HKl pounds; pastry flour, 10-pond sacks. $2-30 per bale. CORN Whole. $2S; cracked. $20 per ton. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $!7MS per ton; Eastern Oregon tlmothv. $21 23; clover, $0; cheat. $ul0; grain nay. $0910; alfalfa. 14. Butter. Eggs. Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 35&374c per pr.und. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 32 4 35c; store butter. 20c. CHEESE Oregon full cresm twin. 10H tS17c; Young America. IT ft Q 18c per pound. POI'LTR Average old bene. 131 la Vfee; mixed chickens, 12 He: Spring chickens. 14 H 15c; eld roosters. 8&c; dressed chickens, 1G1? 17c; turkeys, live. 15(g) 16c; turkeys, dressed, choice, nominal; geee. 11 v.. per pound. 81? 10c; ducks. 10c; pigeons. $ltil.50; squabs, $2ffS. EGGS' Fresh ranch, candled. 25 20c per d'-wi. "AL 75 to 125 pounds, $$84o: 120 to 150 pounds. "HQSc; 150 to 200 pounds, ett 7c. pORKriirrk, T5 to 150 pounds. 8SSfcc; packers. 7 43 Sc. Vegetables, Frnlta, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $11.75 per box; cantaloupes. $1.251.75 per crate; peaches. 50c$l per crate: blackberries, 5& 7c per pound ; prunes. $ 1.50 g 1.75 per crate; watermelons, 1 1 c per pound ; plums, $1.501.05 per box; pears. $1.50 per box. apricots. $1.50 Iff 2 per box; grapes, 75cif $1.25 1 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $tV7.50 per box; oranges, sweets. $3. 23 3.50; Valenclas. $3.75 (? 4.50; grape-fruit. $2.503.50; ba nanas. 5c per pound, crated ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.75 per sack; carrots, $2 per sack; beets. $2 per sack ; garlic, $c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 60 75c per dozen; asparagus, 10c per pound; beans, nominal, 3 5c; cabbage. per pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; corn. 20 35c per dozen; cucumbers, 10 15w per dox-; egg plant. 8c pound; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen; lettuce, hothouse. $1.50 per . bcx; okra, 10 12c per pound; onions, 15&20c per dozen ; parsley. 20c per dozen ; peas, 4 f& 5c per pound; peppers.lOaliic per pound; pumpkins, 1H 4 Jc per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen ; rhubarb, 3 Vic per pound ; spln ach. tie per pound; squash. 50c $l per box; tomatoes. 50fr 60c per crate: hothouse, $2.50;' sweet potatoes, 4C per pound. ONIONS lit 25 2.30 per hundred. DRIED FKU1TS Apptea, pound; aprtcots, 16 19c; peaches, 11913c; pears, imMc; Italian prunes. 28c; Califor nia figs, white. In sacks. 6&6'c per pound: black. 4KQ5c: bricks, 7&c?2.25 per box.: Smyrna, 13Vi20c pound; dates, Persian, 7o pound, POTATOES New. $1(9125 per hundred. Groceries. Nuts, Etc. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 6c; South ern Japan, 6.10c; head, 7t4e. COFFEE Mocha. 248c; Java, ordinary. 17ti-20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good, 16 $18c; ordinary, 12lc per pound. Columbia roast, cases, -100s. $14.50; 50s, $14.75; Ar buckle, $16.50; Lion. $15.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1 pound flats, $1.10; Alaska, pink, 1-poaud talis, &oc; red, 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeyes. 1-pound tails, $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds, cube, $6.12: powdered. $6.02; granulated, $5.87; extra C, $5.67; golden C. $5.27; fruit sugar. $5.87; berry. $5.87; XXX. $5.77. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; barrels, 25c; boxes, 00c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 'days deduct c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, do duct c; beet sugar. $5.77 per 100 pounds; zuaple sugar, 15 18c per pound, NUTS Walnuts, 16 20c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 19c; filberts, 16c; pecans, gumbos, 23c; extra large, 21c; almonds, 18 20c; chestnuts, Ohio, 17c; Italian, 14'9 15c; peanuts, raw, 68e per pound; 'roasted. 10c; plnenuts. 104 12c; hickory Sous. 10c; cocoanuts, 35'3;90c per dozen. SALT Granulated, $14 per ton; $2 per bale; half ground. 100s, $10.50 per ton; 60s. $11 per ton. BEANS Small white, Sc; large white. 8c: pink. 3c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 6c; Mexi cans, red, 4c. HONEY Fancy. $3-258.50 per box. Provisions and Canned Heats. BACON Fancy breakfast. 22c pound; standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18 c; English, 11 to 14 pounds, 16c: peach, 15c. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 16c pound; 14 to 16 pound. 15c; 18 to 20 pounds, 15c; picnics. 11 c; cottage, 13c; shoulders, 12c; boiled, 25c. SAUSAGE Bologna, long. 8c; links, Tc BARRELED GOODS Por'x, barrels, $20; half -barrels, $11 ; beet, barrels. $10; half barrels, $5.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c; smoVed, 13c; clear backs, dry salt, 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, 12e; tubs. 12c; &0c. 12c; 20s. 12c; 10s, 13c; 6s, 13c; 3s, 13c. Standard pure: Tierces. 11c; tubs, HVic: 50s. HHc; 20s. llc; 10s. llc; 5a. JlTc. Compound: Tierces. 8c; tubs. 9c; 50s. Be; 20s, -9c; 10s, 9c; 5s. 9u Cj5c; car lots, 6s; new, 5c pound.. Hops, Wool. Hideo, Etc. HOPS ft3?'6c per pound, according to quality. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 16 --C per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 2022e, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice. 29 30c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old, less than car lots, 6ff Bc: car lots, 6c; new, 5c per pound. HIDES Dry, No. 1, 16 pounds and up, 18c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 15 tgilGe- per pound; dry calf, No. 1, under "-fl 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, 23c per pound less; salted steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, 8c pound; steers, sound. 50 to 60 pounds, 89c pound; -steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 89o pound; stags and bulls, sound, 66c pound; ktp. sound, 15 to 30 pounds. 8(&9c pound; veal, sound, under 10 pounds, 11c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, ll12c pound; green (un salted), lo pound less; culls, lc ound less; sheepskins, shearings. No. 1 tmtchers' atock, 25 30c each ; short wool. No. 1, butchers' stock, 50& 60c each ; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, $1.25&1.50 each; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 13$14o pound; horse hides, salted, accardlng to size, $22.50 each; hides, dry, according to size, $11.50 each; colts hides. 20 50c each; goatskins, common, 15 25c each; goatskins. Angora, with wool on, 30c&$1.50 each. FURS Bearskins, as to 'lze. No. 1, $59 20 each; cubs, $1(83 each; badger, prime, 25 ?50o each; cat, wild, with head perfect, 80 50c ; cat, house, 5 20c ; fox, common gray, large prime. 50 70c each; red, $3$ 5 each: cross, $515 each; silver and black. $100300 each; fishers, $58 each; lynx. $4.50 6 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord ing to retze, $18 each; marten, dark north ern, according to size and color. $10 13 each; pale, pine, according to size and color. $2.fi0(g)4 each; xnuskrat. large.12915o each; skunk, 3040c each; civet or pole cat, 5 15c- each; otter, for large, prime skins, $610 each; panther, with head and claws perfect. $25 each; raccoon, for prime, large, 50 75c each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3.505 each; prairie (coyote), 60c &$1 each; wolverine, $68 each. Bank C'len rings. Yesterday's statement of the Portland Clear ing House follows: Clearings 91,012.898 Balances 87,383 Wednesday's statement was ae follows: Clearings $1,022,073 Balance ., 118.779 WEDDED BLISS 74 YEARS Couple in Indiana Xearly Century Old and Both Hearty. RICHMOND. Ind., Aug. 17. While di vorce records are faithfully kept In nearly every state of the Union, statis tics which tend to show the length of time married couples live together are meager and can only be estimated. It probably is the case, however, that while the silver wedding anniversary is a com mon occurrence, only one couple, out of 10.000 or more live to celebrate the golden, or half century anniversary of their mar riage. Infrequently there are instances wher couples have been "happily mated" for 80 years; once in a long time a couple Is found who have rounded out 65 years hand in hand, but a diamond wedding anniversary, representing the conclusion of To years of 'married life, does not fall to the lot of one couple In a mil lion; hi fact, there are no authenticated records of a doien such celebrations of this character in the United States dur ing the past 26 years. Unquestionably, one of the most re markable instances of longevity as well as lengthy matrimonial career in the United States, is that of an Indiana cou ple. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carpenter of this city. Mr. Carpenter is 97, his wife 95, and their wedded life has covered a period of nearly 74 years. Should both live until the spring of 1909 they would be able to observe the rarest of events, their diamond anniversary. , Both are in good health and are as ac tive as most persons 25 years their Junior. Mr. Carpenter was the first president of Earlham College, this city. and the greater part of his active life has been devoted to educational work. He and his wife are Quakers and seldom miss a Sun day from their church. It is a familiar sight in Richmond to see this aged couple driving through the streets and they have not. yet reached the age that they need a driver. Mr. Carpenter's horsemanship Is still of an excellent quality. UNDERTONEiSGQOD Stocks Are in Demand and Prices Go Up. ENTIRE LIST IS STRONG Improved Feeling In Foreign Finan cial Centers Gives a Firm Open- ing to the Market News of the Day Favorable. NEW YORK, Aug. 82. Stocks opened hesitatingly. Moderate buying In representa tive railroad stocks resulted in a number of material advances. Great Northern pre ferred Improved 2, Union Pacific 1. Northern Pacific ltt. St. Paul 114- and Amalgamated 1. The market retained Its strength during the first hour. Reading and Union Pacific led tha market. The metal stocks were also keenly sought. Union Pacific rose 2f4 Smelting and Amalgamated 2, Lead Atchison, Sugar and Southern Pacific 1 to The market continued strong until after 10 o'clock. Large blocks of Union Pacific and Amalgamated - were bought. Great Northern preferred sold 34. Lead 3U. and Amalgamated 2 over yesterday's closing. Upon the abatement of the demand. Great Northern preferred reacted a point, and the other leaders receded about Trading became -osslvely dull and the market closed dull and easy. Declines" of about a point were renewed during the clos ing minutes. The following report of transactions In the stock market and the range of prices were received by private wire by the Over beck & Cooke Company, of this ckyi New Tork. Aug. 22. With a much Im proved f eeKng from abroad srnd higher 'Lon don quotations for American securities this morning, our market had a firm opening, and the initial trading was rather brisk m-lth the standard issues In fair demand. Short Interests were reported heavy buyers In the London market, which undoubtedly accounts for the strength from that quar ter. At no time did the list exhibit any decided weakness, except toward tne noon hour, when prices eased somewhat, but sup port was in evidence throughout the day. and at no time was the market allowed to give way under pressure. The news of the day In general was favorable, with crop conditions all that could be desired at this time. It was re ported that the Sinking Fund Commission would meet today to consider a higher In terest rate on New Tork City bonds. This had no effect, however. Some 30.000 corre spondents of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago reported favorably on conditions. Toward the close It was rumored that President Roosevelt would investigate the telegraphers' strike, and this had a stimu lating effect In giving the market a strong closing, with nearly all Issues showing gains of ftom to 1(4 points for the day. Total sales for the day were 52R.800. Money closed at 22li per cent. The Bank of England rate remains unchanged. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Open Hlgh Low Close Amal. Copper Co I Amer. Car sc F c. . . do preferred Amer. Cotton Oil, c.. Amer. Loco., com.,.. Amer. Sugar, com... Amer. melt., com... do preferred Anaconda Mining Co. Amer, Woolen, com. . Atchison, com. Baltimore & Ohio, c. Brooklyn Rapid Tr. .. Canadian Pacific, c. . Central Leather, cl.. do preferred Chicago & Gt. W.. c. Chi., Mil.- 4 St. P Chicago A N. W.. c. Chesapeake & Ohio.. Colo. Fuel Ac Iron. c.. Colo. Southern, com.. do 2d preferred.... do 1st preferred.. Delaware A Hudson. Denver A Rio G.. c... do preferred Erie, common ...... do 2d preferred.... do 1st preferred... at Northern, pfd.. Illinois Central Louisville A Nash.... Mex. Central Ry Distillers Virginia Chem. ..... Ore lands M.. K. A T.. com do preterred ...... Missouri Pacific .... National Lead New York Central. . . N. Y., Ont. A West... Norfolk & Wait., c... North American .... Northern Pacific, c. . Pacific Mall S. S. Co. Pennsylvania Ry. ... People's G., L. & C... Pressed Steel Car, c. . do preferred Reading, common . . do 1st preferred... Rep. Iron A Steel, c.. do preferred Rock Island, com.... do preferred St. L A S. F.. 2d pfd. do 1st preferred... St. L. S. W.. com.. do preferred Southern Pacific, c. .. do preferred ....... Southern F-. com... do preferred Texas A Pacific Tol.. St. L. A W- c. do preferred Union Pacific, c do preferred U. S. Rubber, com. . . do preferred U.. S. Steel Co.. c... do preferred Wabash, common . . do preferred 69 87 71HI 68i4 37 H 37 70 37 93 3014 51 It 30 H 304 52 hi 14Vs t4 85 4H 22 85. 8ft 14 43 ' 106 H 3014 5014 112H 112 "A '113 ! 05 84 94 i 22 84 M 8114 41 163 944 44 14 214 844 8814 41 1634 93 ! 43 21 83 -89 42 164 18 83 10 10 1204 1444 82', 2.1. 2214 4 1184 14214 32 23 21H 1184 144 1191 144 32 - 23 22 si' ' 32 23 22 40 51 51 51 152Hll3114 34 2214 130 152 22 23 , 65 20 36 . 52 121 20 35 ( 21 14 3614 20 3514 110 132 NV4T4 17 45 H 'ii" 33 'ei' ' 44 1034 31 tt H 55 117 24 11714 '27" '8314 12214 133 107 1814 48 '48' ' 3414 '67 4 104 S214 70 55 119 23 117 27' ' 92 118 13214 H4 17 45 "40 33 67' " 44 103 31 68 54 H 110 24' 117 ii" '8014' 132 105 18 47 2014 47 33 02 66 46 . 104 31 68 r.iK 119 23 1117 83 27 84 91 77 19r 71 18 42 13 60 16 42 83 IS 184 69 lj 1814 41 314 1514 42 82 109 114 58 25 25 424 125 19 71 18 43 33 17" 42 83 109 10 39 25 2." 44 127 18 69 18 41 31 'is' 41 82 108 54 16 58 23 24 42 123 109 16 38 25 24 43 U. 120 81 30 86 31 93 11 20 30 85 30 92 11 20 30 29 87 83 31 30 93 92 11 11 20 I 20 Total sales for ths day, 528,600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 22. Closing quota tions: r U. S. Reg 8'U. 8. 4s reg 27 do coupon.... 6 do coupon.... 27 14 U. S. 3s reg 8Panama 105 do coupon.... 8lD. C 113 U. S. 3s small. .. lIPhllllp 4s 109 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Prime mercantile paper. 616. Sterling exchange, steady. Railroad bonds, irregular. Governments, steady. Silver bullion, 67e. LONDON; Aug. 22. Consols Silver, 813-16; bank rate, 4 per cent. Boston Stock Market. Closing prices of copper stocks at Boston are reported by the Overbeck & Cooke Company ma follows: ... Allouez 35 iNipplfslng ...... 8 Bingham 12 lAdventure ....... 2 Copper Range... 65 TArcadlan 5 East Bu.8te 6 I Atlanta 11 S. A P 14lButte Coallt 20 Centennial 21!Cal. A Hecla 725 Michigan 11IDalv West 13 North Butte 05IMohawk 6 Old Dominion... 30 'Nevada Cons..;.. 11 Osceola 108 jParrot 15 Phoenix 1 Quincv 98 Shannon 13 'Tamarack 82 Trinity 16United Mining... 41 Wyandotte 73 'Wolverine 144 Greene Con 12Zlnc 29 Balakalla 7lwinona ........ 5 PORTLAND HYP-STOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheen and Hogs. The livestock market Is weakened by con tinued receipts of half-fed hogs. 375 arriving yesterday. No cattle, sheep or lambs were received. The following prices were quoted in the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers. 3.854; medium. $3.23$ 3.30; cows, 3: fair to medium cows, 2.232 73: bulls, 1292.50; calves. $45. SHEEP Good sheared, S4I&4.25; lambs, 4.3004.73. HOGS Best. $6.757; lights, fats and feeders, 16.23 f 6.50. New York Cotton Market. The range of cotton futures at New York is reported by the Overbeck A Cooke Company aa follows: Oren. High. Low. Close. January 1208 12. IT , 12.05 12.08 February 12.11 March 12.18 12.27 12.16 12.17 April 12.21 1221 12.17 12.17 May 12.21 12.28 12.14 12-26 August 11.20 11.26 11.16 11.17 September . 11.31 11.33 11.23 11.24 October 11.89 11.93 11.83 11 83 November 11.89 December 12.00 12.08 11.96 11.98 Decline In Copper. Copper dropped in ' the Boston market yesterday, according to the following wiro received by the Overbeck A Cooke Com pany: BOSTON. Aug. 22. All grades of copper metal were reduced 1-18 In both bid and asked prices at the metal exchange today, making lake 18fi19WC; electrolytic, 17& 18c and casting 17W17c. Rate of Interest on Bonds Raised. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Owing to the money stringency, this city has been obliged to raise the rate of Interest on bonds, of fering from 4 to 4 per cent. Metal Markets. . NEtV YORK, Aug. 22. Lead weak. 5.05c to 6.25c. Lake copper weak. 18.50 to 19c. DOG GOES UP IN BALLOON Last Seen Sailing Skyward Hanging on by Teeth. M'KEEVER. N. T.. Aug: 17. Somewhere in the forest is a well-bred bulldog hunt ing for a home. That Is. he Is hunting unless he has found one or has died. The chances are in favor of the latter. The dog. whose name Is Sprig, was the property of S. W. Young until he took a flight Into the clouds by clinging to a hotair 'balloon. When last seen he was hanging on like a trick aeronaut and was proceeding over the forests with no Idea of letting go. At the Fourth of July celebration at Young's a big paper balloon was over looked. Early this week he prepared it for flight. As It looked as though there would be considerable wind that night he tied-a short rope underneath the fire box and to this attached a bit of wood. In this way he expected to steady the balloon until It was clear of the trees. Just as Young cut the Inflated balloon loose the hired man "sicke'd" Sprig on it. He said afterward that he did It just'to see what the dog would do. He found out. Sprig niade one dive- for the paper bag, missed it and- caught the bit of rope in his teeth." His Jaws fastened an Instant later on the wood beneath and he began to shake the cross piece as he would a rat. For an Instant Young stood speech less. Then he shouted to the dog to let go. But Sprig wasn't that kind of a dog. His breeding told him to hang on to anything he once laid jaws' to, and he clung to the stick as though his life depended on It. In the meantime the bal loon headed north by west, and. borne by a strong wind, grew smaller and smaller until it was a mere speck among the stars. , The dog's owner had no idea how long his pet would be able to hang on, but he believed he would land safely, - and next morning he started out to And Sprig. It would be pleasant to relate that he found him. but he didn't. Although the search was conducted for three days, nothing was seen of the dog, and no one living In the woods can give a clew as to his whereabouts. DO NOT BLAME ROOSEVELT Schiff Finds Other Causes for Scarcity of Money. NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Jacoo Schiff says that to blame the administration for the present financial difficulties. Is both thoughtless and unjust. Schiff attributes the crisis to the too rapid railroad. Indus trial and commercial development, and says that we must remember the Russo Japanese war and the San Francisco earthquake destroyed an enormous amount of wealth which sooner or later had to make itself felt. Insufficient at tention has also been given to the fact that both Japan and China have entered into a competition for the world's surplus capital. He said the only remedy will be a temporary reduction of activities until capital and credit facilities have reached a point sufficient for the volume of busi ness. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. LEMON At 121 Knott street. August 9, to the wife of William G. Lemon, a son. HUNT At 433 East Fifteenth street North, August 20, to the wife of M. J. Hunt, a son. BATTAGLIA At 323 East Twelfth street. August 13. to the wife of Salvatore- Battag Ma. a son. Marriage Licenses. A VERB ACH-NUDELM AN Oscar Aver baeh. 24; Esther E. Nudelman. 19. DAVEY-HAMILTON Roy David Davey. 21; Willis E. Hamilton. 20. SCHLEIGER-DURANT George J. Schlet ger. 24': Nina E. Durant, 20. MAGINNIS-MICHELSON Charles H. Maglnnls. 37; Florence M. MlchelBon, 29. DIM BAT-GENT EM ANN Emll Dlmbat, Hillsdale, Or., 22; Mary Gentemann, 18. Deaths. MINSINGER At 231 Sixteenth street. August ?1, Caroline E. Minsinger. native of Oregon, aged 25 years, 1 month. 3 days. KAY At North Pacific Sanitarium. Au gust 22. Helen N. Kay, native of England, sgert 31 years, 2 mcnths, 14 day- BROOKE At 30 North Twentieth street, August 21, Hamilton E. Brooke, native of Maryland, aged 46 years. 8 months, 3 days. DAVIS At Lents. Or., Aug. 20, Infant eon of John M. Davis. CORBETT At 851 Macadam street, Au gust 22, James J. Corbett. native of Oregon, aged 11 years. 1 month, 12 days. Building Permits. MRS. H- HERMAN To erect a two-story frame building on Maybe! street, between 8eymour and Hamilton streets; $2000. J. W. CAJ.PWELL To erect a one-story frame building on East Thirteenth street, corner Nehalem street; $200. W. L. DILL To erect a two-story frame building on Stanton street, between Gan tenbeln and Commercial streets; 82500. PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF ORE GON To alter and repair a two-story brick building, on Third street, between Stark and Oak; 1100. W. J. GUY To ersct a two-story frame building on - Division street, between East Twenty-seventh and . East Twenty-eighth streets; $100. W. M. HERZOG To erect a two-story frame building on Shsver street. corner Vancouver avenue; $3000, P. W. YETTICK To erect a two-story frame building on Commercial street, be tween Ainsworth and Jarret streets; $220O. M. F. SMITH To erect a one-stojy frame building on Jessup street, between Kerby and Commercial streets: $1700. H. W. WHEELER To erect a one-story frame building on North Sixth street, be tween Flanders and Gllsan; $604 C. J. 1 RUPPERT To erect L one-story frame building on East Thirty-sixth street, between Eat Main street and Hawthorne avenue;. $200O. Articles of Incorporation. Spectator Publishing Company Incorpo rators. Hugh Hume. J. S. Tyler and Ralph E. Moody. Capital, $9000. Business, print ing and publishing. Black Diamond Paint Shinsle Com pany Incorporators. Theodore Buckman. E. Carls and D. F. Merrill. Capital, $20,000. Business, manufacture of Black Diamond paint and to make and sell shingles. Sup plementat articles permit general sawmill operation. The Anarchy of "Higher Law." Indianapolis News. It really seems almost a waste of time for courts to try cases when the "higher law" Is Invoked.- Why should not some state frankly accept the situation and place on the stasute books some such simple declaration as this: "Any man shall have the right to kill any other man that has Insulted, or that he supposes has Insulted a woman of his family?" That would give private ven geance a legal, as well as a sentimental status, and hasten the progress to anarchy. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. KSTABUSHKD Utt BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and aoM far eaah and mm snarglsv Private Wires ROOM 4. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phono Main 37 eleph StJPERIOR ASSETS FOR BANK OR INDIVIDUAL 75 Of the depositors of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank -would gladly accept Home bonds for their deposit if they could get same. Personally, I am willing to take any. Home bonds at par with 50 per cent stock bonus for all my balance in that institution, and I will guarantee that at least two hun dred thousand dollars more will be taken by other depositors on the same basis. Don't get worried about the Home Bonds. If the total deposits were in these securities I could pay everybody in full single-handed. You cannot force the sale of Government bonds or a choice piece of real estate in a minute's notice. Be prudent and patient, and .reserve your judgment. The Home Bonds will more than hold up their end. Louis J. Wilde HOME TELEPHONE BONDS Cash Price Par, With 50 Per Cent Stock . WHEAT EASES OFF Gain Is Not Maintained at Chicago. ALL OPTIONS CLOSE LOWER September looses. Nearly a Cent on the Day's Operations Dollar. May Wheat Is Not Long Held. CHICAGO, Aug. 22. The eourse of prices In the wheat market was downward today, and at tha close the September option showed a loss of nearly 1 V cents from last night's close September opened at 80 H and after advancing to 80V4. eased off and closed weak at SSHc. December opened at 03 Tic advanced to 95c, and closed at o:ic. The May option opened at the $1 mark, gained c and closed at 90 He , The corn market was steadier than yes terday. September corn closed unchanged on the day's operations, while December lost c. Oats fluctuated slightly, but closed weaker all around. Provisions ruled about steady. Septem ber pork closed unchanged, lard 2 He lower, and ribs T4c higher. The following range of prices was re ported by the Overbeck & Cooke Company, of this city: Open. High. Iow. Close. Wheat Sept RBI .Whit -STH .88 14 Dec Mis -B2' . May 1.00 1.00 ,.98 74 .90 M Corn Sept Mvs -574 , .39 -Sn Dec .5.1 S4 .54 May 35 .50 .54 -55 , Oats Sept 4!)Ts -.10 -4Sv4 .4014 Dec 4T .47 .4 B.4HH May 48 .49 .43 .48 Pork Sept. 15.90 15.90 15.80 15.90 Oct 15.80 13.80 15.80 13.H0 Jan 15.00 Lard Sept. . 8.97 8.07 8.00 8.05 Oct 9.05 9.07 9.024 9.05 Jan 8.50 8 52 8.50 . 8.30 , Ribs Sept. .k... 8.SO f.2 8S0 R.37 Oct. ...... 8.0.1 8.72 8.6.1 8.07 Jan. 7. DO 7.00 7.83 7.83 European Grain Markets. LONDON, Aug. 22. Cargoes, firmer. Cal ifornia prompt shipment, 6d higher at 4.1s Gd. Walla Walla prompt shipment, 3d high, er at 35s 3d. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 22. Wheat Septem ber closed yesterday at 7s 3d. opened to day at 7s 4d and closed at 7s :ld. De cember closed yesterday at 7s 5d. opened today at 7s 5d and closed at 7s d. English country ' markets, generally fld dearer. French country markets, quiet but steady. Toronto Wheat Market Jumps. TORONTO, Aug. 22. Wheat rose 4 cents as a result o .reports of frosts in North ome one onds western Canada. Ths damage, however. Is regarded as light. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22. Wheat Nothing doing. December, $1.53. December barley opened at fl.32, closed $1.33 ; May, $l..'lfl. SWEDISH PRINCE LIONIZED Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Trots Him Out Before Newport Society. NEWPORT, Aug. 22. Tho Swedish cruiser Fylgia, conveying Prince Wilhelm, arrived today. The Prince will remain over Sunday and attend a great many functions. Thia eve ning he was entertained at dinner by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, and later attended a dance given by Mrs. Edward Berwlnd. Kill to Get Life Insurance. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. George Carnie and his sister Marion have been put in the Staten Island Jail, charged with con spiring; to kill their brother-in-law In or der to secure $1500 life Insurance. It Is stated that George has admitted hla guilt and prdtested that his sister is Innocent. Professor L.oeb Lectures on Soil. BOSTON, Aug. 22. Professor Loeb, of the University of California, addressed the physiological section of the Interna tional Zoological Congress on "Chemical Character of the Process of Fertilization" today. VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL BANK SAFE. NEVER BURGLARIZED GLASS & PRUDH0MME CO.. AGTS., PORTLAND, ORE. Riot Call Expected If you'd avoid the crowds, bet ter keep away from the corner of Third and Yamhill streets today. "The reason why?" Everything will be sold at one-half price to day at the Golden Eagle, Third and. Yamhill streets. Money must be raised quickly on account of recent bank failure. ' TRAVELERS' GUIDE. v-mox H..I.. mm rvriTDCinWa 17 All I1.11U 1 J NOME ROl'TE. S. S. Umatilla Aug. 20 President BPl- -s S, S. Senator ." Oct- 1 8. E. ALASKA KOfTE. Sailing from Juneau lor Skagway, Sitka. Juneau and way ports. Sailing 0 P. M. H.S.S. Co.'s TTumboldt...Aug. 22. Sept. 3. 14. 25 City of Seattle Aug. 27. Sept. 8. 20 Cottage City, via Sitka" Aug. -'J Sept. 12. 2T SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE. Sailing 0 A. M. froicv Seattle. Spokane - ""B- -". P4- 7 Sonoma Au"- Ctty T'letla AUK- J President hept. -. ' City Office. 240 Vtaslilngtun Nt. .Jamestown Exposition Low Rates September 11, 12, 13. Chicago and return, $71.50. St. Louis and return, $(57.oO. St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Su perior, Winnipeg and Pt. Arthur and return, .f GO. 3 TRAINS DAILY 3 For tickets, sieepinr-car reserva tions and additional information, call on or address II. Dickson, C. P. and T. A., 122 Third St., Portland. Or. Telephones Main C80, Home A 228G. COOS BAY Weekly FrHsrht and Passenger Servle of the Fine Steamship Breakwater Leaves PORTI.AXn every Monday, S:00 1. M., from Oak-atreet Dock, for EMPIRE, NORTH BEND AND MARSHFIEL.D Freight Received Till 4 P. M. on Day of Sailing. FARE From Portland, 1st - rinaa, 10.00; 2d-claaa, $7.00, Including berth and men In. Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and Washington sts., or Oak-street Dock. POKTLAXD AND PL" GET BOl'ND ROITK S. S.Redondo" Sailing from Couch-street dock. Portland, for Seattle. Tacoma, Kverett and Belling ham, August 14 at 6 P. M. FREIGHT Connecting at Seattle for Nome, Golof. nlnln St. Michael, Chena and Fairbanks with "(earners rliades. Ilyades, I-yra. Mack inaw, Ohlo. Schubach Hamilton. General Agents, Seattle. Wash. F. P. Baumgartner. Agent, Portland. Couch-Street Dock. Phones: Main 861; Home A 4181. Ho! For Astoria FAST STEAMER TELEGRAPH Round trips daily (except Thursdays) 7A. M. Landing, Aldef-street Dock. Phone Main 665. Leaves Sunday at 8 A. M. Round trip 11.00. . North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder Sail for Eureka, Sau Francisco and Los Angeles direet every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. II. Young, Agent. CANADIAN PACIFIC EMVRKSS LINE OF THE ATLANTIC qi'kukc to uvtaroou Loss Than Four Days at Hra. EmprpssAS pail September tf. -0. First rftbfn. H0 tip; second cabin, $45 up; third class. $us.?r. Write for particulars. F. K. JOHNSON, Partw. A., 142 Third St., rortlund. Or. Columbia River Through Line Steamers of the "OPEN RIV1R" line leave OAK-STREET DOCK erery Monday, Wed nesday and Friday at FIVE O'CLOCK A. M.. for all points between Portland, the Dallas and Umatilla. Leave early and see all the river. Arrive early Luw rates. Prompt aervlce. Telephone Main 8201. Home. A 3527. SAX FRANCISCO & PORTLAXI) 8. 8. CO. Only Direct Steamers to San Francisco. Only istoamcrH affording daylight trip down the Columbia Jtiver. From Ainsworth Iork, Portland, 9 A. M. S. S. Costa Rica Aug. 2S. Snpt. 3 S. fa. Panama Sept. 1 5 From Sprar-8t. Wharf, San Francisco. S. S. Panama Aug. 28, Spt. W, 21, etc. S. S. Costa Rica Hept. 3, 27, etc. J AS. H. DEWSON. Afent, 24K Washington .St. Phones Main 20.x ; Home, A 2681. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamers Pomona and Oregona for Salem and way landings leave Tay lor-ttreet lock 6:43 A. M. daily (except Sunday), Oregon City Transportation Company Phone 40. A 231. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER WashlnKton-Btrrtt IHx-k. Dally. sxccpt-Sunday, for The Dalles and way landings, at 7 A. M.. returning 10 p. M. Fast time, best service. Phones: Main 3184; Home. A J184. Columbia River Scenery REGULATOR LINE STKA.MKRS. Daily service between Portland and The. Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 A. M.. arriving about 5 P. M., carrying freight and passengers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and livestock. l.clc foot of Alder st., Portland; foot of Court St., The Dalles. Phone Main 914, Portland. FOR WOMEN ONLY Dr. Sanderson's Compound S&v In and Cotton Koot Pills, ths best and only reliable remedy for FKMAI.K TROUBLF.S AM IKRKGULAKIT1K3. Cure tha .Host obstinate cases in 8 to 111 days. Price fi per box, mailed In plain wrapper, told by druggists everywhere. Address Dr. T. J. PIERCE 181 firs atre!. Portland Oregon,