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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1907. 13 POTATOES IN SOUTH California Will Have Larger Crop Than Was Expected. EARLIES ARE NOT SO GOOD Onion Output of That State Is Con trolled by One Firm, Which Will Keep the Market at a High Level. George L. Burtt, the California potato man, who has in past seasons operated, extensively In tMs state, returned to Portland yesterday to look over the situation and establish head quarters here for his Fall and Winter business. Mr. Burtt 1 now representing both Wolf & 6ona and L. Bcatena & Co., of San Fran cisco, the two largest potato firms in ' the West. Mr Burtt brings the information that the California potato crop will be larger than the trade generally expected. The early pros- pec' o' ehortage Induced farmers in all parts of the state to rush into the potato growing business, as It looked at one time as If this product would be extremely scarce and correspondingly high. The result has been a great increase in the acreage. Pota toes are now coming into the California mar kets from sections that the merchants never heard of before as potato producers. The quality of the stock from the new land, how ever, is not the very best, but the later pota toes are expected to be first-class. Dealers figure on an average crop of river potatoes. It is hard) to predict what the market will be this Fall, but Mr. Burtt expects that good prices will be maintained during the entire reason. He will be in the market for a large number of cars at whatever the going prices are, as he has large orders to fill for ship ment to Los Angeles and Arizona, and Texas point. The California on lorn crop, according to Mr. Burtt, ia nearly all under the control of one firm this year. This will assure growers In other sections good-prices, as the firm that has control In California will surely see that high prices are maintained throughout the season la order to benefit their own specula tion. RECOVERY IN THE FRUIT MARKET. Brighter Weather Changes the. Aspect of Things on Front Street. The fruit market yesterday recovered from the depression of last week that was caused by the storm. The brighter weather stimulated the demand and the big surplus that was carried over from Saturday was disposed of with the days receipts. Prices did not regain much of the loss, however. The bulk of the better offerings of peaches sold at 75 to 85 cents. Word was received from California that the early oranges will be plentiful and of fine quality this year, while the sizes will be all that can be desired. The crop at Porterville is heavier than last year, and it Is estimated that 2."00 cars will be shipped out from that point. There will also be plenty of oranges of fine quality in North ern California that will be ready to ship very early. CONDITION OF THE HOP CROP. Everything Will Depend on the Weather From Now On. The rainy weather of the past three days has done no material injury to the Oregon or Washington hop crop, so far as can be learned. Everything will depend, however, on the weather that succeeds the storm. Should It turn off cloudy, warm and moist, the damage will be great. On the other hand, if we have a few days of dry, hot weather, the crop will again be in excellent condition. Preparations for the harvest have not been interrupted. The market re mains quiet. The latest New York State papers Bay of the crop In that state: Nothing new to state In regard to the hop crop in this vicinity. The hops are etill bright and clean and are making satis factory progress toward a fair-sized harvest next month. Watervllle Times. Otsego growers state that there is a fair outlook for an average crop this year of superior quality. Picking, however, will be about 10 days later than usual. Thus far rr lice are reported thle season. Oneonta Herald. . The increased acreage of this year about evens up what was plowed up- The grow ing crop is looking fine, with no vermin, and one local dealer predicts that the crop of 1907 will about equal that of 1906. Cooperstown Journal. The hot forcing weather of the past week has brought out the hops rapidly and the yards present a fine appearance. They are clean and free from all vermin and are of a bright healthy color. Schoharie Repub lican. From present indications the hop crop in this section will be above the average and should be of excellent quality. Prices are not likely to be especially high. Cherry Valley Gazette. The yards are coming on well and a fair crop is expected. One old-time buyer de clares, however, that the product, though fine In quality, will not be over 75 per cent of last year-s. Oneida Dispatch. Mold In Woodbnrn Yards. WOODBURN, Aug. 26. (Special.) A number of hop yards in this section will not be picked on account of mold, which has done much damage In the past four days, some yards being wholly affected. There has been a great change for the worse since Eaturday. CONDITION OF THE BUTTER TRADE. Most Handlers of Outside Brands Call the Market Weak. The majority of butter handlers on Front street call the market weak. Receipts yes terday were larger than usual and the de mand wae not particularly brisk. The city creamery situation Is unchanged. Only three of the companies are up to 3714 cents, and some of those who have not advanced declare they will not do so. Fresh ranch eggs were very scarce, but torage and Eastern stock was used to sup ply the deficiency and prices were quoted without change. Very little poultry was received and the demand was nominal. WHEAT AND BARLEY ARE FIRMER. More Activity In the Latter Cereal Hay Is Offered Freely. The wheat market was very firm yester day, but not so much activity Was reported as on some days of last week. Barley Is quoted firm, with more trading reported, particularly In the Dayton and Pomeroy sections. Oats continue quiet with prices almost nominal. In view of the present big crop and their experiences last year, traders are not in much hurry to speculate. The hay market still has a healthy tone with a good demand in evidence, but offer ings are rather larger than they have been lately. PRUNE HARVEST IN CLARK COUNTY. Rains Have Done No Damage to the Crop. High Prices Paid. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 26. (Special.) the harvest of Clark County prunes Is drawing near, and every Indication Is for a favorable season. The recent rains have done no damage whatever, but are a benefit, as they have a tendency- to make the ground more compact and thus make easier the picking and hauling. The prune crop In thia county will pay J a greater amount per acre this year than it has tor many years past. The crop Is not quite so heavy as last year, but the quality is Dotter ana tne price win oe neany aouoie. The crop last year was Immense, but the rank growth cauEed the fruit to be rather small and the price was low. There will be no prunes sold in this county this Fall for less than 5c and from that up 6iC There are more than -1500 acres in bear ing prune orchards in this county repre senting an Investment of from $30O to $700 per acre. These prune orchards will bring into this county between now and January 1 more than $:100.000. The books of the Armsby Packing Com pany, of Vancouver. Bhow that more than iu per rent of the prunes shipped from heie go to Europe. Clark County has the ideal soil and climate for the culture of prunes. Bank Clearings, Yesterday's statement of the Portland Clearing-House follows: Clearings , l.093,81:i Balances j.. . , . 777,oti PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. SIT, country $18 per ton; middlings, f 24.SU25.30; shorts, city, 119; country, t20 per ton; chop, $159 16 per ton WHEAT (New crop) Club. 80c; blue stem. 82c; Valley, 81c; red. 78c OATS (New crop) Produc.ra pries: No. 1 white, 23.00; gray, S23. FLOlu Patent, $4.80; strairht, $4.25; clears, $4.25; Valley, $4.3004.40; graham flour. $44.S0; whole wheat flour, $4,250 4.75. BARLEY (New crop) Feed. $22.5023 per ton; brewing. $24 24.60; rolled, $24.50 U 25. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks. $7; lower grades. $5.5xg 50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45'-pound sacks. $8 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. S4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 45-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; tt-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds. $4.254.80; pearl bar ley, $4 4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.30 per bale. CORN Whole, $28; cracked, $2!) per ton. HAY Valley timothy. No- 1. $!718 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $1B20; clov er. $11; cheat, $11; grain hay, $11812; al falfa, 12 a 13. Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 35$i37c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 32i35c: store butter, 20c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 16H jj17c; Young America, 17 Si 18c per pound. POULTRY Average old hens, 13c; mixed chickens. 12c: Spring chickens, 13c; old roosters, 8$?9c; dressed chick ens. Italic; turkeys, live. IdIIoc; turkeys, dressed, choice. nominal; geese, live, per pound. 810c; ducks. 10c; pigeons. $131.50; squabs, 52 8. EGGS Fresh ranch, candled, 25 26c per dozen. VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. 83814c: 125 to 150 pounds, 7Vx8ttc; 150 to 200 pounds, fltt 7c. PORK Block, T6 to 150 pounds, 88Jic: packers, TMtSSc Vegetables, Fruits, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. $11.75 per box; cantaloupe. 76e&$1.50 per crate; peaches, otrtidOc per crate: blackberries, 0S 7c per pound; prunes. $1.501.75 per crate; watermelons. llc per pound; plums. $1.5'K31.6n per box; pears. 5c US 1.25 per box; apricots, $1.502 per box; grapes, 7.ic$1.25 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $6-37.50 per ox; oranges, sweets, $S.2533.50; Valencia. $3.754.50; grape-fruit, $2.603.50; ba nanas. 5c per pound, crated 5 Ho. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.T5 per sack; carrots, $2 per sack; beets, $2 per sack; garlic, 8c per pound. . FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 60 75c per dozen; asparagus. 10c per pound; beans, nominal, 33oc; cabbage, 2ttc per pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; corn, 2535a per dozen; cucumbers, 1015w per doz. ; egg plant, So- pound; lettuce, head, 2ic per dozen; lettuce, hothouse. $1.50 per box; okra. 10(9'12c per pound; onions, 1520c per dozen: parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, 45c per pound; peppers, lCf312c per pound; pumpkins. lVfcjJ2c per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; rhubarb, SHc per pound; spin ach. 6c per pound; squash. 50cff?$l per box: tomatoes, 50)00c per crate; hothouse. $2.50; sweet potatoes. 4c per pound. ONIONS $2 25 2.50 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8438Ho pound; apricots, 1610c: peaches. ll(f?13c; pears, UV414c; Italian prunes. 2i0c; Califor nia figs, white, in sacks, 5?6Hc per pound: black. 414 3c; bricks. 73c 6 $2.25 per box; Smyrna, 18H20o pound; dates, Persian, 614 4p7c pound. POTATOES New. $11.25 per hundred. Groceries. Nuts, Etc. RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, 614c; South ern Japan, 6.10o; head, T14C. COFFEES Mocha, 24C28c; Java, ordinary, 17i8' 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good, 16 18c; ordinary, 12 if 16c 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 tails, $2.40; 1 pound flats, $1.10: Alaska, pink, 1-pound tails, 95c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.25; sockeyes, 1-pound tails. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds, cube, $6.1214; powdered, $6.0214: granulated. $5.8714; extra C, $3.6714; golden C, $5.2714; fruit sugar, $5.8714; berry, $3.8714; XXX, $5.7714. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; 14 barrels, 25c; boxes, 50o per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct o per pound; If later than 15 days and within 80 days, de duct He; beet sugar, $5.7714 per 100 pounds; a;aple sugar, 15 18c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 1614 20c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 19c; filberts, 16c; pecans, Jumbos. 23c; extra large, 21e; almonds. 18 20c; chestnuts, Ohio, 1714c; Italian, 14143 15c. peanuts, raw, 6 8 14c per pound; roasted. 10c; plnenuts. 1012c; hickory Sluts. 10c; cocoanuts, 35BOc per dosen. SALT Granulated, $14 per ton; $2 per bale; half ground. 100s, $10.60 per ton; 'Bus, $11 per ton. BEANS Small white, Be; large white. 8c: pink, Ac; bayou, 8c; Lima, 514o; Mexi cans, red, 4c. HONEY Fancy. $3.2538.50 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats, BACON Fancy breakfast, 22c pound standard breakfast, 191c; choice, 1814c; English. 11 to 14 pounds, 1614c; peach. 1514c. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, Iftc pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 1514c; 18 to 20 pounds, 1514c: picnics, Tll4c; cottage. 13c; shoulders, 1214c; boiled, 25c. SAUSAGE Bologna, long. 8c; links, 714 c BARRELED OOODS PorSt. barrels. $20; half -barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $10; half barrels, $3.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short dears, dry salt, 12c; smoVed, 13c; clear backs, dry salt, 12o; 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, 1214o; tubs, 1214c: 60s, 1214c: 20s, 12c; 10s, 13c; 6a. 1814c; 3s, 1314c. Standard pure: Tierces, 11c; tubs, 1114c: 60s. 1114c; 20s. 1114c; 10s. llc;-oa, llT4c Compound: Tierces. 8?fc; tubs. 6c; 60s, 6c; 2s, Side; 10s, 9V.c; 6s. S&c 6514c; car lots, 6s: new, 60 pound. Hops, Wool. Hides, Eta. HOPS iac per pound, according to quality. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 16 G22c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 20322o, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice. 21) 'a 30c per pound. CASCARA BARK Old, less than car lots, 6514c: car lots, 6c; new, 5o per pound. HIDKS Dry, No. 1, 16 pounds and up, 18c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 15 pounds, 15 16c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 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, 2?3a per pound less; salted steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, 8c pound; steers, sound. 00 to 60 pounds, 89c pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 89c pound; stags and bulls, sound. 614 6c pound; kip. sound. 15 to B0 pounds. 8 9c pound; veal, sound, under 10 pounds, 11c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 12c pound; green (un salted), lo pound less; culls, lc pound less; sheepskins, shearings. No. 1 tmtchers' stock, 25Q30c each; short woo. No. 1, butchers' stock, 60 60c each; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, $1.261.50 each; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 13(14o pound; horse hides, salted, accardlng to size. $20 2.50 each; hides, dry, acoordlng to size, $11.50 each; colts' hides, 20 60a each; goatskins, common, 1526c each; goatskins. Angora, with wool on, 80c $1.60 each. FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1, $59 20 each; cubs, $138 each; badger, prime, 23 50c each: cat, wild, with head perfect, 80G0c; cat, house, 61?20c; fox, common gray, large prime, 60 70c each; red. $33 each; cross, $515 each; sliver and black, $100 (f 300 each; fishers, $6 8 each; lynx. S4.503 6 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord ing to size. $13 each: marten, dark north ern, according to size and color. $1015 each; pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.504 each; muskrat, large, 1215o each; skunk, 30(3 40c each; civet or pole cat. 6150 each; otter, for large, prime skins, $6 10 each; panther, with head and claws perfect. $2 5 each; raccoon, for prime, large. 60 75c each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3.505 each; prairie (coyote), 60c $1 each; wolverine, $6S each. LOSS IS REGOVERED Sharp Advance in Stock Prices at New York. MARKET CLOSES STRONG Xotlceable Absence of Selling Press ure Throughout the Day At tacks by Bears Have Little Effect. NEW YORK. Aug. 26. Stocks opened dull, with prices of the prominent issues generally higher and some losses In stocks of lees im portance. Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Anaconda rose 1 point. Great Northern pre ferred and Smelting large fractions. Denver & Rio Grande declined 214, General Electric 114 and Republic Steel preferred 1 point. Large selling orders ensued In half a dozen prominent stocks and the entire market de clined below Saturday's closing. Union Pa cific receded from 125 to 12314, Pennsylvania. Missouri Pacific. Amalgamated and Smelting sold 1 to 1 14 below Saturday's closing. After an Interval of pronounced dullness, prices yielded again. N The market rallied to about the opening prices for some stocks. Union Pacific. Great Northern and Northern Pacific gained 1 point over Saturday's close. Dullness again ensued and part of the advance was lost. Union Pacific dropped to 12314 and subsequently re covered to Saturday's closing. Strength wss displayed In the middle of the afternoon and the principal stocks were quoted at the highest, but business was not animated. Smelting rose to 2 above Saturday's closing. Amalgamated 114. Atchison and Colorado Fuel 1 point. Third Avenue Elevated sold at a loss of 714. 1 Reports of the formation of a bankers' syn dicate to underwrite the New York $40,000,000 bond issue Induced increased confidence. Many active stocks rose 1 point and upwards over Saturday's level. Canadian Pacific advanced $. Smelting 314, Northern Pacific and Amal gamated 214 and Union Pacific 2. The closing was strong and moderately active. The following report of the New York mar ket and the range of stock prices was re ceived by private wire by the Overbeck 4 Cooke Company, of this city: NEW YORK. Aug. 28. In spite of the fact that a raid on Reading and on New York Central was widely advertised, a report from the Northwest said that grain crops were rather disappointing, the stock market enjoyed a substantial rally, closing at about the best nrlces for the day. 'mere was a noticeable absence of selling, although the bear element Is still very aggreeslve. Their at tacks did not cause much liquidation. Call money was somewhat firmer and there was a report ot a Dana tauure 11 ajuo"-dam- These developments did not effect the market to any material extent. Bear news has been so uncertain that new reports of im pending disaster do not affect the market to any great extent, as apparently we have dis counted, the worst, we are inciinea 10 eipeut that the rally will extend somewhat furthei. but advise caution when making commitments on the bulges. Among the news items of the day were tne following: American stocks in London were 14 to above a parity. The Oriental Exclusion League, at Vancouver, protests against ad mission of Japanese labor. Nelson Morris, pioneer stockyards man of Chicago, Is serious ly ill. Our trade with Cuba the last fiscal year aggregated nearly $150,000,000. W. Waldo Morrill, manager of the Boston Stock r.vrhnnire. was killed Sunday in an automo bile accident. A conference Tuesday . between cotton manufacturers and operatives win de termine whether 20,010 employes shall go on strike at Fall River. Twelve industrials de clined .02 per cent. Twenty active rails de clined .21 per cent. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS Closing Open. .. 8S High. V. . . . . 31 iia'4 Low. Bid. Amal. Copper . . Am. Car & Foun Am. Cotton Oil . Am. Locomotive American Suar 6714 'ao" 7U 37 Vj 30 ii 51 la 1131, i2W4 95 lj 45 V SI 42 li 166 ' 3014 . .11214 11214 911, American Smelting.. 6i do preferred Anaconda Min. Co.. 44 Atchison N4 Bait. & Ohio SS14 do preferred Brook. Rap. Tran... 41 Canadian Paclilc 16314 45 8e! "42 I66I4 4414 8l4 '41" 16314 Central Leather 171, do preferred W Chicago Gt. West... 9 9i 9 9 C, M. & St. P 11M Chicago & N. W 141 12o 141 b214 24 221, 11H 140 31-4 2206. 2214 119's 14014 32 20 1 221, 38 51 149 21 65 1H 47 80 1201, 134 1'J5 112 I7 34 V 4S 47 19 6214 60 46 102 3114 est, 54 ij 1181 1174 85 27 82 li 78 8914 20 71 Chea. & Ohio 31 U Colo. Fuel & Iron. . Colo. Southern . . . do 2d preferred . . . 221 do 1st preferred Del. & Hudson 147 149"4 148 D. & R. Grande 2114 21 2114 do preferred Erie 1814 1914 1814 do 1st preferred... 46 47 4514 do 2d preferred 30 30 29 li Great Northern pf... 11914 V 1181, Illinois Central 133 184 133 Louis. & Nash 1U414 K-5 H414 Manhattan Ry 112 113 112 Mexican Central ... 17 18 17 Mo.. Kan. & Texae.. 33 ?4 33 Distillers' Securl 47 47 47 Ore Lands 46I4 47 4614 Va.-Caro. Chem 191, 1914 18 Mo.. Kan. & Tex. pf Missouri Pacific 6514 65 6414 National Lead 444 46 44 N. Y. Central lOllj 102H 9914 N. Y., Ont. A West. 3114 3114 31 Norfolk & Western North American .... 64 54 'j 54 Northern Pacific ...117 1184 11614 Pennsylvania Ry II8I4 11714 1151, People s G . L. & C Pressed Steel Car. . 2714 2T14 2614 do preferred Reading 89 9114 87 do 1st preferred do 2d preferred Repub. Iron & Steel 19 ao prererrea Rock Island do preferred St. L. & S. F. 1 pf. do 2d preferred. Southern Pacific ... Southern Railway . . do preferred Texas & Pacific . . . . Tol.. St. L. & -West. 24 do preferred 4-5 Lnion pariiic U. S. Rubber do preferred TJ. S.- Steel . do preferred Wabash ..124 .. 87 874 .. 80 -314 .. 9214 93 do preferred Western Union .... 72 76i 75 Total sales for the day, 623.900 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Aug. 26. Government bonds closed as follows: 17. S. 2s reg do coupon. . , . U. S- 8s reg do coupon. . . . U. S. 3s small. . 6 U. 8. 4s new reg. 2714 64 do coupon.... 27I4 84 Panama 105 4 84 d. c naij 114lPhlllppine 105 4 2014 19 TO 71 70 18 I814 17 18 4114 42 41lJ 41 60 81 82 83 81 14 82 15lJ 154 Ui 1514 51 62", so? 6r( 2414 244 24 24U. 14 24 24U 24i 45 44 44U 126 12314 125l 28 86 85 294 80 924 93.4 10 20 75 li Money, Exchange.' Etc NEW YORK, Aug. 26. Sterling exchange, long. $4.84; short. $4.88; silver bullion. 8814c. LONDON. Aug. 26. Consols, 82; sliver, 31: bank rate. 44 per cent- SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26. Sterling ex change. 60 days. $4.81; sight, $4.86; document. $4.81. Transfers, telegraphic. 24: sight, par. PORTLAND UVE8TOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally 00 Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were quoted in the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers. $4 4. 10; medium $3.253.50; cows. $3: fair to medium cows. $2.25(82.75; bulls, $22.50; calves, $45. SHEEP Good sheared, $44.25; lambs $4.50 4.75. HOGS Best. 6.T57; lights, fats and feeders, $6.25 6. 50. Expect Large Salmon Pack. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 26. (Special.) Officials of the Pacific Cold Storage Com pany expect a full pack ot salmon at Its cannery at Taku Harbor, Alaska, though reports of an unfavorable nature are re- M.iw tram nuuv i-nnrurl.i P ranu. llmu were made by the company for a pack of 35.000 cases, and about 330 tons of halibut will be frozen.. According to the company's reports, silver salmon are now running at Taku Harbor. New York Cotton Market. The range of cotton futures at New York, as reported by-the Overbeck & Cooke Com pany, follows: v ' Open. High. Low. Close. Jan $0.1241 $0.1243 $0.1238 0-l;jWj March"!!! !l249 !l2D0 .1244 .1245 April - - .r.i.. May 1238 .1258 .1254 .12o. Aug 1154 .1154 .1146 .1146 Sept ...... .1146 .1154 .1146 .1150 Oct 1216 .1220. .1209 .1214 Nov 1218 .1220 .1210 -V-10 Dec 1226 .1235 .1224 .1228 Rain Saves Hop Crop. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 20. (Special.) Farmers in the Puyallup district are re joicing over the recent rains, whloh, they say, have saved the hop crop. The spiders which usually work havoc In the fields have practically been exterminated. The damp weather has also been a great factor in giving the hops a few more days in which to fill out and ripen. Last year the crop averaged 30.000 bales from the Puyallup district. This year it will reach at least 27,000. BULGE Ifl WHEAT MMET JUMP OF ABOUT TWO CENTS IX CHICAGO PRICES. Cables Come Through Higher, AVeather Is Against the Harvest and Statistics Are Bullish. The following report of th Chicago grain market and range of prices was re ceived by private wire by the Overbeck Cooke Company, of this city: CHICAGO. Aug. 26. Wheat Prices are about 2 cents higher for the day. after selling 1414e over the high cloBlng of Saturday! Cables were all higher with a sensational advance In both wheat and rye at Berlin. There was a decrease of 1,172, 000 bushels on passage. The weather over the Northwest Is very much against the wheat harvest. Rain and cooler weather are probable. A Winnipeg message says wheat is turning white, showing the effect of recent fro3ts. Cash wheat is being drawn from the elevators at Minneapolis to supply the big mills. Leading futures closed as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept $0.H0ti $0.92 $0.9014 $0.91 Dec 95 -97H -OSH -97S May 1.0214 1.03 H 1.0114 1.0314 CORN. Sept 59T4 .6n .59 .0V4 Dec -5H 57T4 .594 May 59 & .59'A OATS. Sept 514 .52 .51 Dee 4S14 .4S4 -47 -4S May 4914 .49 .4914 .49 PORK. Sept 16.15 1625 16.1S 16.20 Oct 16 25 16.15 1625 16.30 Jan 15.90 16.00 15.87 16.00 LARD. Sept 8.10 Oct 9 22 Jan 8.S7 9.15 9 27 8.05 9.10 9.15 8.20 9 20 8 85 8.92 RIBS. Sept 8.15 8.85 Oct 8.85 8 95 Jan 8.15. 8.25 8.72 8.85 8. 85 8.92 8.15 8.25 ' European Grain Markets. Liverpool, Aug. 26. Wheat September, closed 24th. 7s 4d: opened 26th. 7s 4d: closed 26th, 7s 4d: December, closed 24th, 7s 7 4d: opened 26th, 7s 7d; closed 25th, 7s 7d. English country markets 6d dearer. French country markets quiet. LONDON, Aug. 26. Cargoes firm. Cali fornia prompt shipment, 9d advance, at 36s 8d; Walla Walla prompt shipment, 9d ad vance at 86s 8d. Grain at San Francisco. PAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26. Wheat De cember. $1.6514; closed $1.56. Barley De cember, $1.34 bid; $1.3514 asked; close, $1,354: May. $1,384- Grain on Passage. The quantities of grain on passage are reported by the Merchants' Exchange as fol lows: Week Ending Week Ending Aug. 24. Aug. 17. For Bushels. Bushels. United Kingdom. .17.520.000 17.680.000 Continent 11.200.000 8.900.OO0 Totals 28.720,000 26.640,000 DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. HANSEN At 87 Marguerite avenue, Au gust 16. to the wife of Charles E. Hansen, a daughter. POVEY At 674 East Main street, to the wife of Edward Povey, a son. WENDELL At 8-Sft East Burnside street. Auguet 7, to the wife of J. C. Wendell, a son. JOYCE At St. Vincent's Hospital, August 22. to the wife of W- J. Joyce, a daughter. MATHESON At 322 Marguerite avenue, to the wife of W. B. Matheson. a daughter. MONTGOMERY At 269 Montgomery street. August 23, to the wife of Barton Monteomery. a daughter. SEILER At 894 East Fifteenth street North, to the wife of R. A. Seller, a daugh ter. BAILEY At 41T4 Union avenue. August 12. to the wife of c. A. Bailey, a aaaignter. VARITZ At 575 Raleigh street, August 22. to the wife of Joseph varltz. a daughter. 8HOENE At 0. Brooklyn street, to the wife of Paul enoene. a son. GAY At 125 East Seventeenth street. August 12, to the wife of M. F. Oay, a daughter. SIMPSON At Lents, August 23, to the wife of J. P. Simpson, a son. , GOLDBERG At Good Samaritan Hos pital. August 18. to the wife of B. Goldberg, a son. Deaths. VANTINE At 811 Hood street. August 23, Mrs. Caroline C. Vantine, a native of Illi nois, aged 60 .years. 6 months, 9 days. TAYLOR -At 23 Elrey street. August 23, Mrs. Sarah E. Taylor, a native of New York, aged 67 years, 9 months, 23 days. GIBBINS At East Twentieth and East Irving streets, August 23. Sister Mary Gib bins, a native of Michigan; aged 41 years. 2 months. TOY At 624 Second street. August 23, Tov Fnv. a native of China, aged 67 years. HERMAN At 612 Front street, August 24. Frieda Herman, a native of Russia, aged 8 vears. 6 months. SEARS At 590 Madison street, August 25 Alfred Francis sears, a native, or jsew Hampshire, aged 64 years. 11 months, 21 days. Building Permits. A. BRANER Two-story frame dwelling, East Davis street. ' between East Twenty ninth and East Thirtieth; $2000. C. L. HON & CO. Three-story frame store. Third street, between Couch and Davis; $50. CARL ELBIK One-story frame dwelling, East Seventeenth street, between Alberta and Florence; $50. CATHERINE HARVEY To repair dwell ing. East Twelfth street, between Rlggen and Durham; $.100. Michael O'BRIEN To repair dwelling Union avenue, between Multnomah and Hassato; $500. ARTHt'R BOWMAN One and one-half- story frame dwelling, end of Montavllla Drive; 700. S. A. MILLS Two-story frame dwelling, East Thirty-fourth street, near Bast Caru thers; $1500. W. H. SWAIN Two-story frame dwelling, Morris street. between Commercial and Gantenbein: $2400. G. MARABETTO Two-story frame dwelling. Beech street, between Mississippi and Michigan; 11500. Marriage Licenses. PETERSON-RUE; Charles F. Peterson. 29, Ridgefleld, wasn. ; Marjorie M. Rue, 26, citv. STEBBINS-HAGGAARD L. D. Stebblns, 23. Tacoma: Esthen Haggaard, 19. city. GLEIE-VIESKO A. Gleie, 24, city; Le- nore Viesko, 21, city. KEOGHN-WILLIAMS Thomas Francis Keoghn. 27, city: Elizabeth Catherine Williams, zi. city. SEVIER-MALONE William H. Sevier, 84. Gaston; Sarah Malone. 43. city. WQuDWO&Ta . COSTELLO Sax JsL. Woodworth. 24, city; Leona Eb Costello, 19, city. NICHOLS-ERLAND William M. Nichols. 24. city; Tlllie Erland. 24, city. BINKELE-STURM C. Herman Binkele, 25. city; Christine 6turm. 28, city. WILKINS-W1SNONI M. Oasis Wllklns. 36, city; India Wlsnoni, 36, city. AND HER NAME WAS MAUD Eight Artillerymen in Hospital Be cause of Mule Kicks. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Vancou ver, Wash., Aug. 26. (Special.) Eight enlisted men of the Fourth Field Ar tillery, now In camp at American Lake, Wash., have been returned to the post hospital here. The men were mem bers of the Mountain Battery, and their injuries were the result of a stampede of pack mules. There was considerable confusion, and in the kicking and struggling: of the mules entangled In their harness, the soldiers were injured. The injuries, while not serious, are sufficient to render . the soldiers Incapable of the strenuous duty at camp. Captain Hanson R. Black, of the Signal Corps, has been appointed In spector of the Signal Corps, first and second sections, and quartermasters' and subsistence supplies, in Alaska. Captain Black's territory will extend from Valdez to Paxsins via Circle and the Valdez-Falrbanks cutoff. r lrst Lieutenant iviertz Jippiey has been appointed Inspector of Signal Corps, quartermaster's and subsistence supplies, for the fourth section of Alaska. Lieutenant Eppley's territory will extend from St. Michael to Safety Harbor via Nome and from St. Michael to Kaltag, Alaska. Ten days' leave of absence has been granted to First Lieutenant Leroy P. Collins. The detachment of enlisted men, in command of Captain Amos H. Martin, who conducted 12 military convicts to the united States Prison at Alcatraz Island, Cai., have returned to post at Vancouver Barracks. KErJVIDE GRAZING GROUND Adjustment Blue Mountain Reserve for John Day Sheepowners. JOKN DAY, Or.. Aug. 26. (Special.) The advisory board of the Grant County Stockmen's Association has been notified by A. R. Potter, chief of the grazing department In National forests, that the Blue Mountain National forest will be at once divided into three divisions, the mid dle division to be constituted by that portion of the present western division which lies east of the South Fork. Headquarters of the new division will be established at John Day; and a new supervisor appointed to take charge. The action of Mr. Potter and the de partment in this matter was brought about by a petition addressed to Forester Plnchot, asserting .the inconvenience and incompetence of the supervision from Prlneville. Range allotments were made with the understanding that they would remain as made until the end of the year, but changes which reduced the share of home growers were made without con Sultation with the advisory board or owners, which facts were shown by affi davits. In consequence, some of the leading sheepmen And themselves almost without range. Chief Potter granted the petition of stockmen to allow stock on the range until late in the Fall, provided the super visor finds that it will not damage the range. Sheep will be allowed to stay on the Summer range until the first of No vember, and cattle and horses until the middle of November. In response to the complaint of home What Western Financiers Say of HOME TELEPHONE BONDS "At the request of the Home Telephone Company of Portland, we beg to say, regarding the bonds which they have issued on their plant in this city, that after a full investigatioA of same, we have taken $50,000 in bonds, which shows better than words how we regard them." J. Frank "Watson, President Merchants National Bank, Portland, Oregon. i "I have followed closely the course of the market on the securities of the Home Telephone Companies of South ern California, and they have invariably shown a steady increase in value. After careful consideration, we in : vested in the bonds, underwritten by the National Securi ties Company, of the Home Telephone Companies building in the Pacific Northwest." M. P. Snyder, President Cali fornia Savings Bank of Los Angeles. "I have been familiar with the Independent Telephone movement in this city and vicinity. The services rendered by the Independent Telephone Company have been so much superior to what the public had been accustomed to receive that the system and its securities became and have remained deservedly popular. I have handled both the stocks and bonds of the Home Telephone Company with great satisfaction and profit." W. C. Patterson, Vice-President First National Bank of Los Angeles. "I have invested considerable in both bonds and stocks of the Home Telephone Company of this city, Southern California and also of Portland, Oregon, and I think they are certainly a safe and excellent investment." Herman W. Hellman, President Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles. , i "Our investments in Home Telephone securities have proven remunerative and satisfactory. We consider them among the most promising securities in public utilities." 0. F. Brant, "Vice-President Title Insurance & Trust Com pany of Los Angeles. "This bank has purchased from time to time for clients and for its own account bonds of the different Home Tele phone Companies of Southern California, and they have, witnout exception, proven a profitable investment." W. C. Durgin, Cashier of Central Bank of Los Angeles. "It gives us pleasure to state that we think very well of the bonds and stocks placed in this market by the various Home Telephone Companies. A number of our customers and friends have invested in them to a considerable extent, and they all appear to be highly pleased with their invest ments. The local Company is well established, and the system is very popular with its subscribers." W. R. Rogers, Cashier Merchants National Bank, San Diego Cal. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED UM BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Private Wires ROOM 4. CHAMBER growers that outside men were favored above them. Chief Potter stated that while the range was allotted fairly among the users, both local and distant, no new users will be permitted to come In until all home growers, new and old, are prop erly supplied with range. Grant County growers are not very well satisfied with this arrangement, as they have now found out that outside men listed more stock than they owned, while home men made their figures as low as possible, to ac commodate the range conditions. Now, when "blanket " reductions are made by the department, the cut applies to Imag inary sheep of outside growers, while It reduces the actual number of sheep owned at home. All other points made by the association were conceded by Chief Potter, and mem bers still hope for a fair adjustment of range allotments. HERE FROM ANOTHER WORLD West Oregon City Resident Uncovers a Meteoric Body. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) In West Oregon City there has been discovered a meteoric body that was un earthed by Frank Griffith several days ago near the road to Sunset Hill. The metal Is about 90 per cent iron and con tains some nickel. It is bell-shaped about six inches across at the base tapering up to three inches at the top. There is no way of ascertaining how long the meteor had been in the earth, and Griffith thinks that the heavy rains had washed away the surface dlrst, as he saw only two inches of the metal. The west side of .e Willamette, near this city, Is obtaining a reputation for meteoric finds, the second largest me teor in the world having been discovered at the town of Willamette, several years ago, on the land of the Oregon Iron & Steel Company. This meteor weignea nearly 10.000 pounds and was placed on exhibition at the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion, and was purchased for a New York museum for $30,000. Trout for Vancouver Lake. VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 26. (Special.) J. H. Wilson, assistant su perintendent of the Government fish hatchery at Oregon City, brought to Vancouver today 6000 young lake trout for stocking Vancouver Lake, w uson and Attorney Edgar Swan drove out to the lake and freed the fish. Wilson states that in one year these fish will be from 8 to 12 Inches long. The eggs are brought from Lake Michigan and hatched at Oregon City. Alleged Forger Now In Jail. CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) James M. Smith is In the Coun ty Jail to answer a charge of forging a check for $15 and passing it on Bartel & Hilburger, Chehalis saloon men, in June last year. Smith has been going under the alias of Martin and has been in Puget Sound cities the past year or more. He was arrested while in attendance at the circus at Centralis Saturday. Phono Main 37 TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Alaska 1907 EXCURSIONS NOME ROUTE. 8. S. Umatilla Aug.' 20 President Sept. 2S S. 6. Senator Oct. T 8. E. ALASKA KOtTB. Sailing from Juneau for 6kagway. Sitka. Juneau and way porta. Sailing 9 P. M. H.S.S. Co.'s Humboldt...Aug. 22. Sept. S, 14. 25 City of Seattle Aug. 27, Sept. 8. 20 Cottage City, via Sitka Aug. 29 Sept. 12, 2T SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE. Bailing 9 A. M. from Seattle. Spokane Aug. 23, Sept. 7 Sonoma ."..Aug. 28 City Puebla Aug. 30 President Sept. 2. 17 City Office. S49 Washington St. 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, $tiO. 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 C80, Home A 2236. COOS Weekly Freight and Passenger Service of the Fine Steamship Breakwater Leaves PORTLAND every Monday, 8:O0 P. M., from Oak-street Dock, for EMPIRE, NORTH BEND AND MARSHFIELD Freight Received Till 4 P. M. on Day V1DIP Eam nnpilnnil nl... (110.00; 2d-closs, 7.00, Including berth and meals. Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and Washington sts., or Oak-street Dock. PORTLAND AND rCOET BOUND ROtJTE S.S."Redondo" Sailing from Couch-street dock. Portland, for Seattle. Tacoma. Everett and Belllns ham, August li at 6 P. M. FREIGHT Connecting at Seattle for Nome. Golof nlnln. St. Michael. Chena and Fairbanks with steamers Pleiades, Hyadet, Lyra, Mack inaw. Ohio. Schubach A Hamilton, General Agents. Seattle, Wash. F. P. Baumgartner. Agent. Portland. Couch-Street Dock. Phones: Main 861; Home A 4161. Ho! For Astoria FAST STEAMER TELEGRAPH Round trips dally (except Thursdays) 7 A. M. Landing, Alder-street Dock. Phone Main 6S5. Leaves Sunday at 8 A. M. Round trip $1.00. SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND 8. 8. CO. Only Direct Steamers to San Francisco. Only Steamers affording daylight trip down the Columbia River. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, S A. M. S. S. Costa Rica ;..Auj. 28. Sept. 3 S. S. Panama Sept. 3. 15 From Kppar-8t. Wharf, San Francisco. 8. S. Panama Aug. 2S. Sept. 8. 21. etc, S. S. Costa Rica Sept. S. 15. 2T, etc. JAS. H. DEWSON. Agent, 248 Washington St, Phones Main 26S; Home, A 2681. North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship 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. Both phones, M. 1314. H, Young, Agent. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamers Pomona and Oregona for Salem and way landings leave Taylor-street Dock 6:45 A. M. daily (except Sunday). Oregon City Transportation Company Phone 40. A 231. FAST TIME. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER Columbia River scenery- The only steam er making dally round trips. Cancade Locks, Btevensnn, Carson's, Collins, White Salmon, Hood River. Leaves Wanhlngton-street dock 7 A. M. dally except Sunday; returns arriv ing Portland 9 P. M. Columbia River Scenery REGULATOR LINE STEAMERS. Dally service between Portland and Ths Dalles, except Sunday, Waving Portland at 7 A. M- arriving about 5 P. M., carrying freight and passengers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits snd livestock. Dock foot of Alder st., Portland; foot ot Court St.. The Dalles. Phone Main 914. Portland. Si n a non-MTSMOoi I remedy for Oonorraoss Qjeet. Spermatorrhea, vv bites, unnatural am -i - Ui to ttrtic. cuwgw, n uj auwauutv rrWtftts oaaMctoa. tion ot mucous merer ITHEEvANSOHEMlOMtta, branes. Kon -astringent LciNCHMiTl.o.m aki by m crista. or sent in plain wrapper. Dy axarsss, arepuo. ms m. an. or 9 ootta, 3.7 WcUt hum s.ymii OF COMKfRCE -1