17 TILE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, JTTLY 23, 1909. HOPS M STRONG Coast Market Now on an 18 Cent Basis. PREDICTION OF 20 CENTS Foreign Crop Reports Are Worse and Bnyer Make tor the Conn try Districts Demand Is Jfow General. The hop market bu taken another up ward spurt. It is now firmly established at the 18-cent mark and wagers havs been made that It will touch SO cents by August , T,m. bti nvr world are ateadllr climbing as a result of the poor crop outlook In Europe. Foreign eablea re lvmA vtitirdaT were extremely bullish and aa a result there was a general exodus of borers from tula city. Most or lam ousineas done latelr baa been In spot hops, though a few 1909 Oregon contracts hs-vs changed band between dealers. There have been Aaals ef thks character at 17 and 1T cents, wtaDw It oenta bu been offered and re fused. In California, there liavs beea actual esses ef Bonomaa at IS oenta At no time this season hss the Oregon hop market been aa strong aa It la today. Vp to the present time the buying baa been largely speculative for local account, but It Is stated that Eastern and foreign orders are now coming In. English trade circulars dated Jury to-D ley In part: exchange and Hop Warehouse London The market shews a alight Increase In prlcea due to the shortage of samples an ofter of any quality, also to the unfavorable weather, which la causing damage to the growing crop, sunshine being badly wanted. Managsr Henley. London A firm tcne rreralla. crop prospects showing little or no Improvement. Mould Is reported to hare made Its appearance In some dlstrlota Sun shine Is sorely needed Immediately to bring about any change for the better. Adolf Heller, of Prague, Bohemia, writes under date of June 2S: In the Bohemian hop districts those gar dens with stronger bine made further prog rees In growth. whereas the weaker ernes show no hope of a material recovery. The heavy rains have washed away the honey dew but did not diminish the vermin, which Is very persistent, and as thick as before. The reports from the o'her Austrian hop districts are more favorable, although some speak of the ap-pearance of fly In some parts. Those growers who washed their gardens once, seeing that fly reappeared aa plenti ful as before, are not Inclined to undergo more cost and trouble with further wash ing Those growers who did not wash aa they are by far the majority say they will miner take the chance of getting a crop of none than try to save, so Insure tow prices and further heavy loss once more, la niosr of the German hop districts, that Is In the Market hop districts, the Alsch. grunii. Wurtembersj. and Baden, the state of plantations la much the same aa the above described In Bohemia, perhaps In some parts even worsa. aa the bine la said to be very backward and heavily attacked by vermin. Only In the Holledau district do the plntatlona seem to be better grown, although uneven, and look healthier as they are said to be lean Infested with vermin. In Almfcca the blna has made fair progress In growth, but being still Infested with ver min. Is also In a critical state. Saaa 1908 are In good demand, prlcea having again advanced several kronen and the market as the tendency of further Improvement. The Nuremberg market Is flrza at the lata advance. WIISAT FARMERS SJTTLL HOI-T BACK. Oealen Ready to Osersta, But Belleew Are) The opening of the weat market awaits thm pleasure of the farmers. The disposition ' shown by dealers to operate te not met by sUere and but little business has been ac- ac-ropBsned so far. ' When the fanners one snsJcs tip their mind to accept the offers : fhssv will be a lively market, but rust now tha Mass of psoduoeis are) conatderwbly above) what deafen win pay. There la a good steady decoand for old flour and aa stocks win tret salt beyond the time that new floor sqil'snrs. there Is reason to betlev that uieeent values will be maintained. The feature of the feed market ss the arsons; toootry fraa California. boosd reoerpta, la care, were reported by . tha Meroheuit Exchange as follows: Wheat Barter Feotrr Oats Hay ,focdar T 6 (Tuesday . 8 S 3 0 : Wednesday ...... a o Thursday ....... 8 t Last week 1 10 BOTKMIVT OF CATjrORJfl.a, FKFTT. Jim flnll Fear Shipments Are Now the FTes tura of the Trade. The shipping movement of California de rldsoos fruits Is reported by the California I S"nr!t Distributors ss follows: PToms and prunes. 1M care The heavy vement of rdurae Is now ever, belt eon- . elderable quantities will continue to go for ward for the next two or three weeks. IVe ure still shipping Purple Duane. Bradshaw. Washington. Yellow Eirg. Suitar. Splendor. . Imperials and Diamond. Grand Duke. Giant and Hungarian, or Gros Prune are not yet irolnr forward rn any considerable amount, but they will be In good shape to move In about one vrek more. Peaches. 174 care Early Crawfords, Teck srs and Tuscan Clings are now being shipped In liberal quantities. They will be followed by late Crawfords, E'.bertas and Susque hanna. We have plenty of peaches and the quality Is first-class. p-nre. 3P-0 cars The Bartlett pear move ment thl last week was probably somewhat heavier than It will be at any time again during the season. Quality cf the fruit coo. tlnues satisfactory In every respect. Grapes There Is no particular change to report in the condition of this fruit. A few Thompson Seedless have ar-p'ared. but they will not go forward In any quantity for at least another weeky Early Tokays are show ing some slffns of color and will begin mov ing in a limited way before our next letter. 1JGHTER DAT IS THE FRITT TRADE Effect of the Grocers' Picnic oa Front Street Business. Front street yesterday showed the effect f the grocers picnic, but In spite of this a very fair smount of business was dona Stocks of fruit were not excessive, except In the case of watermelons, and the warmer weather has caused these to move more freely. The express was late and no fresh Southern shipments were offered. Apricots and peaches have cleaned up well and the cantaloupe market Is also In good shape. Blackberries axe beginning to come In. but are still high. Cherries held their own. Lambert selling at 10 3 11 cents and Koyai Anns at centa Xew potatoes were easier, California stock retl'iK at IHOIH cents and local wonders at 1". cents. SHOUT STRAW BOTHERS FARMERS. But One Rancher Has Snceefnlly Solved the Problem. ECHO. Or. July Z2 (Special.) Short straw is taa ng ti-.e InKenuity of the farmers here. The grenter portion of the wheat and borlev s:raw In this vicinity l so short that the heatlers and combines seem unable to pKk up biit a rortton of the grain. W. W. Penry Is a local rancher whose Ingenuity has solved the problem, at least to his own satisfaction. Taking an ordi nary mowing machine, he attached a reel and an aoron. on l:te principle of a lawn mower, and he game- every spear. The i-arrvlng capacity u suif'.cient to make one round of the r"d. wh--n l'.-.e praip is trans ferred to a wagon, 'f course, this is s'.ow as compared to tit rcmhine or the heati. r. l.ut he gets every 'ntr.g. down to w;th1n thn-e Inches ef the ground Another feature of this device Is that It catches every st'aw that Is cut. something the combines do not do. The writer travel ing over a field a short distance from this place Just behind a combine found great quantities of wheat heads that had been cut. but subsequently dropped upon the ground. It Is possible that In one field at least as much grain had been left as was originally sown With the present price of the wheat It would seem the slower method of Mr. Penry would be the wiser. BUTTER PRICES WTIX ADVANCE SOON. Production la Steadily Decreasing Eggs and Poultry Slow. . A general advance In butter prlcea Is probable before the week Is over. A few of the city creameries are reported to have raised their quotations, but the majority of them remain at 2 cents. Tho make la steadily decreasing and In the trade an other advance Is believed to be Justified. Egg receipts are large for the midsummer season and with a restricted consumption the tone of the market Is easy. Only fresh ranch stock Is in demand. The poultry market was not brisk yester day, but most of the receipts were moved at former prlcea Short Output of Yakima Vlnrcar. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. July 22. (Special.) W. D. Smith, engaged In the vinegar business here and In Toppenlsh, estimates that not more than 500 barrels of vinegar will be manufactured In the Yaki ma Valley this year, lees than half the nor mal output. Apples of the Ben Davis and similar varieties have suffered this year and these are the ones that usually find their way to the cider mills. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland B14.&19 130.89d Seattle 2,048.628 841. 8o8 Tuoms 1.087,1)27 144.854 Spokans 9SU.57I 93,340 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem nom inal; club, (LIS; Valley. ,1.15; new crop: bluestem, 11.05; club, $1; Russian, 93c; Valley. 97c CORN Whole, SS per ton; cracked, 3 per ton. FLOUR Patenta $6.20 per barrel; straights, (5.30; exports. (1.70; Valley. 15.60; graham. (5.60; whole wheat, quar ters, 5.S0- BAKIET New, 2930; September. 123. OATS No. 1 white. (42 per ton. MILLS Tuffs Bran. (z per ton: mia dllngs. (:i.V. shorts, (29832; chop. (2130; rolled barley, 134 V 36. HAT Timothy, Willamette Valley, (20 22 per ton; Eastern Oregon, (21&23; mixed. 118820; alfalfa. (14. GRAIN BAGS 8c each. Veretable and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apple, new California, tl.7fiq-0.24 per box; pears, f per box. cherrlos. QQllo per pound: g-oosber-rl. 6c per pound; poach, $11.25 per box; aprlcota, $1.251.M per box; ranta loupes. $3 pr crate; currants, 8c per pound; plums, $1.25 tp 1.B0 P" box; nec tarine!, $1.60; losanberrif... $1.601 75 crate; raspberries. $1 1-25 per crate; blackcaps, $l.&0 crate; watermelons, llo per pound; 8-ra.pes. $1 rit 1.60; blackberries. $2.23 tp at. 40; wild blackberries, i 10c per pound; celery. $1.20 per dozen. POTATOES New, $1.23(31.60 per hun dred. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips, $101.15 per sack; carrots, $1.60 Q 1. 76. TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranres. n are Is. $l.ro3 1.75; valenclos, $tS.50; lemons, fancy. $6-.ri0'97; choice, $5'.J0; grape fruit, $3 per box ; Banana. GiiftSo per lb. ; pineapples. $24 per dozen. ONIONS New, $1,254? l. per sack. VEOETABI-F.S Beam, 6c; catobar, 1 0 1 H c per pound ; celery. $ 1 25 per d oxen ; cucumbers, $1 per doxen; egir-pJant, 12SS15o per pound; lettuce, hot bouse, 75c $1.00 per box; lettuce, head. 25c per dozen; onions. 12 16a per dozen; parsley, 3o Pr dozen; peas, 67c per pound; peppers. 8510c per pound; rad ishes, 15c per dozen; spinach, 6o per pound; quash. 5c; tomatoes. 60c jj $100; hothouse tomatoes, 696c Dairy and Country Prod nee. BUTTER City creamery. extras. 29c ; fancy outside creamery. 27 & 28c per pound; tore, 20c (Butter fat prices arsrag-e 1 Ho Xer pound under regular butter prices.) EQGS Ore on ranch, candled. 3C28o per dozen. POULTRY Hen 14c; Bprtnrs. 19 I7c; roosters, 8310o; ducks, young:, IVtf 12c; g-eese, young-. 910c; turkeys, 18c; squabs, $2,22.25 per dozen. CHEESE Foil cream twins. lH17o per pound: young" Americas. 17H18c PORK Fancy. 10-& 11c per pound. VEAL Extras. So per pound; ordinary, 8c; heavy. 7c. G root lies. Dried Fruits. Ete, DRIED FRUIT Apples, 9o per lb.; peaches, TaCSc; prunes, Italians. &H 6614c; prunes, French, tic; currants, unwashed, ca5u, 64c; currants, wished, cases, 10c; figs, whits fancy, 50-lb. boxes, 64c; dates, 7 W 4? 7 He BALMOX Co him Ma Rrrer, 1-lb., tails. $3 pr dozen; 1-lb. tails, $2.(15; 1-pound flats, $a-10fe; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 90c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyss, 1 pound ta'.Ls, $2. COFFEE Mocha, 24 926c; Java, ordi nary, 17 0 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18020c; g-ood. 16& 18c; ordinary. 12 & Idc por lb. NUTS Walnuts. 12 0 13c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, lCc; filberts. 15c; pea nuts. To; almonds, 13014c; chestnuts, Ital ian, 11c; psauuia. raw, 5c; tiinenuts. 100 12c; talckory nuts, 10c; cocoa nuts, 90c per dozen. SUGAR Oranulared, J3.TB; extra C, $5 85; g-olden C, $5.26; fruit and berry sugar, $5.85; Honolulu plantation, line grain. $6.25; cubes, ( barrel , $6.40 ; powdered (.barrel), $6.10; Terms, on remittances within 15 days, de duct Ha Pr pound; If later than 15 days and within $0 days, deduct Ho per pound, staple sugar. 15 0 18c per pound. SALT Granulated. $15 per ton, $1.90 pef bale; half ground, 100a, 17-60 per ton; 60s, $S per ton. BEANS Small whtte, 7V4e; lara;s white, 14c; Lima, sc; bayou, 6c; red kidney, 4fec; pink. 414c. Hops, Wool. ITJdes, TTtc HOPS 1909 contracts, 1T018O per pound; lOoS crop, life 3 12c; 1907 crop. To; 1906 crop, 6c. W OOL .eastern urciwa, ivMg por pound; Valley. 23 02SC. MOHAIR Choice, 2425c per pound. HIDES Dry hides, 18 017c pound ; dry kip. 160 lftc pound ; dry calfskin. 16 0 1 90 pound; salted hides, 90 10c; salted calf skin, 14$ 16a pound; green, 1c less FUT No. 1 skins: Angora goat, $1 to $126: badger, 25050c; bear, $GtP'J0; beaver, $CoOS-30; cat, wild. 75c01.5O; cougar, perfect head and claws, $3 10; nsher. dark. $7 50611; pale. $4.PO07; fox, cross. $3 to 0- fox, gray. 60S0c; fox, red, $35; fox, illver ?:.: to $tOO; lynx. $S015; marten, dark. $3 12; mink. $ii.50'af 5.50; muskrat. 13025c; otter. $25004; raccoon, 60075c; tea otter, $100&200. as to size and color; skunks. 55 0 80c; civet, cat, 100 15c; wolf, $203; covote. 73c091.25; wolverine, dark, $30 5; wolverine, pale. $202.50. provisions. BACON Fancy. 25c per pound; standard, lr- choice, 20c; English, 180 19c. nnv cii.T fURED ReKUlar short clears. dry salt, 14a; smoked. 10c: short clear b'acks. heavy dry salted, lc; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 14c; smoked, loc; Ure son sxports dry salted. 15c; smoked, lbHAMS 8 to 10 lbs.. 17c; 14 to 16 Iba, 17c- IS to 20 lbs.. 17c; hams, skinned. 17c; picnics. 13c; cottag-e roll. 13c; .polled hams, "3 H ' -4 c; boiled picnics. liOc. " LRD Kettle rendered. 10s. l,c: Bs, lfite standsrd pure: 10s. lafec; s. lac; choice. 10s. 14 4c; 5s. 14c Compound, los. 9c; 6s. $Tc. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues. each. COc- drl"d beef sets. 19c; dried beef out sides. 17c; dried beef inside. 21c; dried beef knuckles. 20c TICKLED GOODS Barrels.: Pigs feet. $13: regulsr tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe, sl2 t1fr' tongues, $1950. BARRELED MEATS Mess beef. $13 per bsrrel: plate. $14 per barrel; family. $14 per barrel: mess pork. $20 per barrel; bris ket $22 per barrel Coffe and Sugsr. NEW YORK. July 22- Coffee futures closed barely steady, net unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales, C500 bags; July. $7.05?? 7.10; r?cember, $5.30; March. $5.85; April, $ :. 3 5. Spot quiet ; No. 7 Rio. 7 ' 7 c ; Santos No 4. Sc. Sugar. Raw steady, fair refining. S3. 45; centrifugal .36 test. $3.95; molasses supar. $3.l7ffS.:0: refined steady: crushed, $5.55; powdered. $4 95: granulated, $4.85. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. July 22- Cotton futures closed stead . July and August, 11.75c; September. 11. 74c; October and November. 1177c: December. 11. Sic; March. ll.SOc; May. 11 P2v. Spot closed quiet, in points low er. M idillinn: uplands. 12 2c; do. Gulf, 1J 4.c. alc. .".'"o liales. Flsvneed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. Juijr 35. Flax, $1.55. HOPE FOR INCREASE Wall Street Awaits Stee! Divi dend Announcement. MAY BE DISAPPOINTMENT Union Pacific Strengthened by News of Improvement In Haxriman'B . Health Rally In Prices Oc curs Late In the Pay. XEW YORK, July 22. Tb. principal In fluence In th. stock market today was the rroalnj feeling; that speculative hopes of an increase In the dividend on United States Steel next Tusday ware destined to disap pointment. Believers In the stock maintain, however, that the earnings for th. last quar ter, to be shown by next Tuesday's report, and the excellent prospects for future busi ness will safeguard the market value of the stock. Reports continued to be recelvedof the expansion of the steel Industry. The laooolo explanatlo offered by J. P. Morgan that 'there are more sellers than buyers" of the stock at present failed to re umn seatlxnent. Tne spculative reduc tion la the level of the support Uvea a sug gestion of syxtematlo liquidation that disturbs speculative confidence. The market started strong by reason of bear covering of shorts put out yesterday In fear that the Texas storm might develop Into the pro port tone of another - disaster at Gal veston. The passing of the danger today prompted considerable rebuylng of stocks. The market bad another rally late In the day. Union Pacific showed some strength and was helped by news of the Improvement In E. H. Hani man's health. One explanation of the strength of various stocks, which Is expected now to come forward frequently. Is the as sumption that Union Pacific la reinvesting the proceeds of the sale of. Its Atchison preferred. A contrasting rumor which was also heard today with regard to some stocks was that Union Paclflo is liquidating Its holding of other stocks than Atchison preferred. A higher price for copper helped that group of Industrials. Bonds were easy. -Total sales, par value, $3,116,000. United States 2s, registered, de clined ' and the as registered ft per cent on call. CLOSINtJ STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. HI 1. Allls Ch-Umera pf 62Vi Amal Copper 34.TO0 SS4 82 K34 Am Agricultural... 800 447. 44H 41 Am Beet Sugar.. 10.700 iS 4Bs 40 '4 Am Can pf 82V4 Am Car 4 TVjun. IRoO 62H1 61 62 Am Cotton Oil... 1.500 76 74 744 Am Hd & Lt pf. 800 40'. 40 40 Am Ice Securl... 8,600 41", 401 40 Am Lluseed Oil.. 400 14 13 1J'I Am Ixmot!ve.... 1.400 61 62 Am Smelt & Kef.. 14.400 9.1s W 94 do preferred ... 100 112 112 lllii Am Sugar Kef 127 Am Tel Tel 4,600 140 140 140 Am Tobacco pf.. 2"0 101 101 101 Am Woolen 40 S.1T. 344 l- Anaconda Mln Co. 200 48 48 48 Atchison 14.400 116 110 116 do preferred ... 700 106 104 104U Atl Coast Line ... , : 130 Vi Bait Ohio 12.400 129 119 120 do preferred ... BOO 95 94 94 Bethlehem Steel - 29 Brook Rap Tran. Ca na d lan Pacific Central Leather... do preferred . . . Central of N J.. Chea & Ohio .... Chlcaro & Alton.. 2O0 78 78 78 4,200 1SS 185 180 1.600 32. 31 32 100 105 100 105 2S 6.500 78 TS 78 68 Chicago Gt West. 4,800 1 Chicago ft N W 181 C, M & St Paul.. 8.S00 153 154 133 C. C, C 4 St L 73 Colo Fuel 4t Iron.. 3.70O 44 43 43 Colo & Southern... f.oo 56 53 E. do 1st preferred. i"0 81 81 81 do 2d preferred. 100 80 80 81 Consolidated Gas .. 4"0 14o 139 139 Corn Products ... 600 22 2J 22 Del Hudson ... Wl D & R Grands ... 200 48 47 47 do preferred 84 D'jrtlllers Securl... 1O0 38 38 37 Erie Stl 36 3 do let preferred. 1,000 54 '3 53 63 do 2d preferred. 200 44 43 48 General Electrte. 1,2.10 167 10tl 187 Gt Northern pf... 2.700 loO 150 150 Gt Northern Ore.. 1.300 75 75 75 Illinois C.atraJ 90O 155 164 154 Interboroush Met.. 2.6O0 15 16 15 do preferred ... 8.2O0 47 4 47 Inter Harvester 85 Inter-Marine pf.. 700 21 20 21 Int Paper .'.. 100 16 16 16 Int Pump 800 40 39 39 Iowa Central l.ioo 29 29 29 K C Southern . 400 46 43 45 do proferred ... 2"0 72 72 TJ Ixul Nashville 400 141 140 141 Minn & St L, 800 6 56 65 M. St P ft S S M. 1,100 144 142 143 Missouri Paclflo... 200 73 73 72 Mo. Kan Texas 1.400 41 41 41 do preferred 73 National Biscuit .. TOO lf 106 105 National Lead ... 1.100 86 86 8rt Mex Nat Ry 1st pf 6"0 64 53 63 N Y Central 86.3O0 133 134 136 N Y. Ont & West. TOO 64 63 53 Norfolk & West... 1.100 94 93 93 North American... 100 83 83 S3 Northern Pacific. 5.3O0 163 162 162 Paclflo Mall 200 El 31 SO Pennsylvania 4,3. 137 137 137U. People's Gas 9'K) 115 116 115 P. C C St L 91 Pressed Steel Csr. 8,900 . 46 45 46 Pullman Pal Car 1SS Ry Steel Spring 100 46 46 46 Reading 9T.700 165 153 154 Republic Steel ... 8.400 33 S3 33 do preferred ... 4.100 108 107 107 Rock Icland Co... 26.SOO 36 S5 80 do preferred ... S.4O0 74 7334 74 St L S F 2 pf. 0OO 65 64 64 St L Southwestern S0 26 26 26 do preferred ... 200 65 64 64 Sloes-Sheffield .... 700 S3 f-2 82 Southern Paclflo .. 85 loo 133 132 133 Southern Railway. 2.O00 31 31 31 do preferred ... 100 r!t 69 CO 14 Tenn Copper 400 37 36 87 Texas & Pacific. 900 34 34 34 Tol, St L & West. 200 49 49 40 do preferred ... 600 69 ! Union Paclflo ... 83.600 ! 197 197 do preferred ... 800 106 1M 104 U S Realty 81 U S Rubber 200 38 38 38 U S Steel 123.600 72 69 70 do preferred ... 3.000 126 126 126 Utah Copper 400 40 49 49 Va-Caro Chemical. 1.400 2 51 52 Wabseh 700 21 20 21 do preferred ... 4.6.H) 66 64 55--; Western Md 1,000 T 7 6 Wejtlnghouse Blec 1.000 S3 84 84 Western Union ... 1.6O0 72 72 71 Wheel & L Erie.. 200 6 6 6 Wisconsin Central 66 Total sales for the day, 634,600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, July 22. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l01N. Y. C. gen Ss 92 do coupon .... 101 North. Pae. Ss.. 74 U. S. 8s reg 101l do 4s loa do coupon ...117 (Union Pac. 4s. .104 U. S. new 4s reg.119 Wis. Cent. 4s...P5 D. 4 R. G. 4s.. 97 Japanese 4s .... 87 Stocks at Ijondon. LONDON. Jnly 22. Consols for money, 84; for account, 84. Amal. Copper... 85M., K. ft T 41 Anaconda 9 IN. Y. Central. Atchison 119;Nor. West.. do pfd 107l do pfd 13S 96 90 55 70 Bait. & Ohio. . .122 Ont. ft Wost. Canad. Pac 190 Pennsylvania. . Ches. ft Ohio... St Chi. Gt. West . .. 1 Rand Mines . 3 0 South. Railway. 82 do pfd 71 South. Pacific. . .1S714 C. M. ft St. P. 160 De Beers D. & R. G do pfd .... Erie do 1st pfd. do 2d ptd. . Grand Trunk. Illinois Cent. . Louis, ft Nash 14 . 49jUnlon Pacific ..203j, . S7 do pfd 108 . 37S lu. s. steel. . . 55 j do pfd ... . 43 IWabanh .... . 23' do pfd . . . .13f (Spanish 4s . .147! .129 . 21 . 57 . 97 Money Fx cfa enure, Ftr. NEW YORK, July 22. Prime mercantile paper. SJ,!g'4 per cent: sterling exchange firm with actual business In bankers' bills at 4.S64f 4.8610 for 60-day bills and at S4.S740 for demand. Commercial bills. 14.85 4 85. Bar silver 50 e. Mexican dollars 14c . Government bonds easy; railroad bonds eay. Money on call easy at 10S per cent; ruling rate. 1 per cent: closing bid. 1 per cent: offered at 2. per cent. Time loans firm m lAikv Uas aa4 fairl Active; 60 days, 12 per cent; 90 days. 22 per cent; six months, 33 per cent. IXNDON July 22. Bar silver, dull. 23 7-16d per ounce. Money per cent, The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 1 per cent; for three months bills, 1 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, July 22. Silver bars 50 c. Mexican dollars 4fi"e. Drafts Sight. 2c; telegraph. Sc. Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.86 I sight, 4.8T. Dairy Treasnrr Statement. WASHINGTON, July 23. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows; TRUST FUNDS. .. Gold coin 1350.117,369 Sliver dollars 4SS.06S.000 Silver dollars of 1890 4,187,000 Silver certificates outstanding... 4SS,0GS,0OO GENERAL, FUND. Standard silver dollars In general fund 4.007.233 Current liabilities S,771.6'J7 Working balance In Treasury offices : 36.543.23S In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 411.617.1S0 Subsidiary silver coin 28.017.7SS Minor coin 2.490.0-35 Total balance In general fund.. 111.81.934 Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, July 22. Closing quotations: Adventure 6 I Mont. C. and C. 25 lloues 44 Nevada Z.Ji Amalgamated... 6801d Dora 53 Aria. Com 43 usceoia Atlantic RParrot Butte Coalition. 25 Qulncy . 134 32 S'J 16 71 11 H 9 49 CaL & Ariz 104 (Shannon Cal. Heel. ..630 Tamarack Trinity United Copper. Centennial Copper Range. .. Daly West Franklin Granby Greene Cananea. Isle Royale Mass. M3nlnw Michigan Mohawk 82 7 16 99 9 26 8 10 62 U. S. Mining U. S. Oil... . 81 . 43 Utah Victoria 4 Winona ........ 5 Wolverine 14S North Butte ... 65 PRICES LIFTED WHEAT, OATS AXI) BARLEY ARE HIGHER AT SEATTLE. Market Badly Overstocked With Xew Potatoe! Eggs Are tower and Butter Is Firm. SEATTLE), t Wash., July 22. (Special) Wheat, oats and barley are higher locally. California buyers bid S30 for new oats today for delivery In August and September. Barley sold as high as 28 today, while S27 was Mon day's price. Wheat was quoted as high as SI. 06 for bluestem on the Merchants' Ex change and good milling wheat will command a price even higher than quoted on the ex change. Local cherries are eomlng oo the market In large quantities and Royal Anns were quoted lower today. The market was cleaned up on loganberries and blackberries this afternoon. Sweetwater grapes ars still offered, but are moving very slowly. The feature on the market is the great supply of potatoes offered. The market Is overstocked and they are selling at 1 o per pound. Freeh Eastern eggs have dropped to cents per dozen. Oregon eggs are quoted on the exchange at 82 cents. Butter and cheese are firm. Poultry Is still scares. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City Markets. SAN FftANCISCO. July 22. The follow lng prices evere quoted in the produce mar ket today: Millstuffs Bran, t28.5030; middlings, 30.5037.50. Vegetables Hothouse cucumbers, 25fl?50e; garlic, 35c; green peas, 75c4f$1.25; string beans, 24c; tomatoes, 251f40c; egg plant. S101.2.1; asparagus, 80c1.25. Butter Fancy creamery, 28c ;, creamery, seconds, 27c. Poultry Roosters, old, $4.305; young, 17 10; broilers, small, J2.303.50; broilers, large. S3.SO04; fryers, 8SBU0; hens, 34.309 10: ducks, old, $56: young. S68. Eggs Storo, 29c; fancy ranch. 30 c. Cheese New. 1314c; young America, 14ftfl3c; old, 14c. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin, 9 17c; Nevada. 18 20c; Mountain, 6 12c. Hay Wheat, 812"? 18: wheat and oats. H 17; alfalfa. 109 12.50; stock. $7910; bar ley. S10i314; straw, per bale, eO-UwOo. Fruits Apples. choice, SI 1.65; com mon, 3085c; bananas, 75c$fS2.25; limes, $606: lemons, choice, $45; commons, S1.603; pineapples. $1.602.25. Hops Contracts, 1908. 18c. Receipts Flour, 1207 quarter sacks; wheat, 57 centals; barley. 4388 centals; oatB, 1667 centals; beans, 67S sacks; corn, 600 centals; potatoes, 5074 sacks: bran, 830 sacks; middlings. 60 sacks; hay, 1047 tons; wool. 21 bales;, hides, 720. WESTON THREShTNO RETURNS GOOD. Best Barley Record So Far Reported Is SS Bushels Per Acre. WESTON. Or.. July 22. (Special.) The Price brothers. James end Marvin, have finished threshing 1200 sacks of barley with their combine at their farm on Dry Creek. They had a good yield, averaging about 65 bushels per acre. They are now In wheat, which Is running between 83 and 40 bushels per acre, and Is quite free from smut. A. J. Mclntyre had 150 acres Jn wheat at his place north of town which yielded about 40 bushels per acre. The largest barley yield so far reported WAa secured by James Rltchey at his placet north of town, where 18 acres averaged 85 bushels per acre. A OO.bushel barley yield was obtained from 25 acres of the L. T. McBride farm and 30 acres of the T. J. Price estate near town. Wbeat on the O. M. Richmond place ad Joining town, farmed by A. L. Douglas. Is yielding 40 bushels per acre, as nearly as can be estimated. In the Dry Creek district. J. H. Coffman cropped 1033 sacks of SpTlng barley from 70 acres, an average of 35 bushels per acre. George W. Staggs had 1050 sacks of Spring barley from 90 acres, an average of 27 bushels. A noteworthy fact in connection with both these crops is that no rain fell after the grain was sown, and the yield was much better than the farmers expected. BLIGHT UPON TOMATO PLANTS. Eastern Multnomah Growers Will Ixso Two Thirds of Their Crop. GRESHAM. Or.. July 22. (Special.) To-mato-growera along the Columbia Slough and elsewhere throughout the eastern part of the county report a serious blight upon tomato plants, which will destroy fully two thirds of the crop' this season. Tomatoes usually attain rare perfection along the Columbia River lowlands and the expected loss will be a hard blow to the growers, who have several nundred acres set out, but which are seen to be withering away before the blossoms are formed. The blight resembles frost killing and no remedy has yet been found that will stop It. Record Tleld ot Wheat Hay. COLFAX. July 22. (Special). lu Strevey, living two miles east of Colfax, today sold Colfax liverymen what Is thought to be the record acre tonnage for wheat hay in Whit man County. Mr. Strewey's wheat was dam aged for harvesting In heavy winds laying the grain too low for the header, and from seven acres 44 tons of wheat hay were mowed and sold at 810 a ton In the field. At this prioa the hay paid better than the yield of wheat would have done. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. July 22. The London tin market was higher today with spot quoted at 132 12s 6d. and futures- at 1S4 2s 6d. The local market was firm and higher also at 29. 20 S 29.50c. Copper advanced to 59 5s for spot and 60 for futures in the London market. Lo cally the market was firm and a shade higher with lake quoted at 13.37 8 13.50c; electrolytic. 12.87 13.12 c. and casting, 12.738 13.00c Lead was lower at 12 10s in London, but remained steady at 4.3034.35c locally. Spelter declined to 21 17s 6d in London. The local market was steady and unchanged at 3.3535.40. Iron advanced to 48s 7d for Cleveland warrants in the London market. The local market was unchanged. i SLUMP IS SEVERE Options and Cash Grain Prices Break Badly. SELLING ON LARGE SCALE Foreign Crop Xews Is Bearish. Record-Break lng Yield in Aus tralasia Russia Shipping New-Crop Wheat. CHICAGO, July 22. A aevere slump In the price ot the Jnly delivery occurred dur ing the first few minutes of trading while the wheat market was In an almost jde moralised condition, owing to the general i selling inspired by the unloading yesterday by a leading bull of a. line of wneat aggre gating 4,000.000 bushels. Weather condi tions in this country and crop news from abroad also furnished an additional In centive to sell. The market opened ex tremely weak with prices c to 23o lower than the previous doss. July started at L12 to 1. 14 and September at $1.08 01.08. Within a few minutes July had dropped to 91.12 and September to $1.08. On the break several leading bulls gave the market fair support, which caused a rally. Demand for September was a feature. The market continued nervous all day, espe cially for July, but the tone was weak. The movement of the new crop la still on ths Increase. Arrivals here today were 199 cars and 132 were estimated for tomorrow. There was also some export business done on ths break. Cash prices In the South west were from lo to 8c lower. Advices from Australia indicate a record-breaking crop In prospect for all of Australasia and reports from Russia claimed that the first consignments of new wheat had been shipped from Crimea. Buying of September com by several lead ing commission houses was the feature of the corn market, as a result of which senti ment was quite bullish. At the close prices were o to o higher. Oats were Arm all day. The market closed firm, unchanged to o higher. Provisions olosed with prices unchanged to T0 higher. WHEAT. Open. Hhrh. Low. Close. July . 11.14 1-14 $1.11 $1.13 Sept..":. 1-08 1.08 1.08 1.08 Dec. 1.0 1.07 1 06 1.06 May 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.08 CORN. Jury Tl .7! .70 .71 Sept S .67 .16 .67 Dec 66 .56 .66 .66 May 66 .67 .66 .67 v OATS. July 45 .48 .46 .45 Sept 40 .40 .40 .40 Dec 40 .41 .40 .40 May 433 .48 .42 .43 MESS PORK. July 20.95 20.96 90.88 20.90 Sept. 21-00 21.17 21.00 21.10 LARD. July..!... 11.70 11.72 11.67 11.72 Sept. 11.67 11.75 ll-47ii 11.75 SHORT RIBS. July -11.45 Sept 11.86 11.4 11.95 11.42 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady. Barleys Feed or mixed, 667o; fair to choice malting, 687Sc Flax Seed No. 1 Southwestern. $1.40; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.60. Timothy Seed, 83.80. Clover Per hundred. 110.85. Mess Pork Per barrel. 820.86 10.90. I.ard Per 100 lbs., 811.72. Short Ribs Sides (loose), $114511.6B; short clear sides (boxed), $11.87 l 12.00. Grain statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 41,000 bushels.. Primary receipts were 774,000 bushels, compared with 912, 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 312 cars; corn, 196 cars; oats, 61 cars; hogs, 18,000 iead. Dally movement of produce Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 24.100 24.200 Wheat, bushels 86.400 82,700 Corn, bushels 176.000 281,600 Oats, bushels 1&9.800 169,100 Rye. bushels 2,000 1,000 Barley, bushels 18,600 18,800 Grain sad Produce at New York. NEW YORK. July 22. Flour Receipts. 13.676; exports. 9881. Market barely steady, with best sales in Kansas grades. Minne sota patents, $6.156.20. . Wheat Reoelpts 38.900. Spot barley steady; No. t old, $1.42 nominal elevator and f. o. b. afloat; No. 1. Northern Duluth. $1.41 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.38 nominal t. o. b. afloat. Early liquidation, based on bearish crop advices, lower cables, heavier Southwest nacelpts and rumors that bulls had sold their wheat weakened ths market about a cent today. Rallies followed In the afternoon, however, and last prices were a to o lower. July closed $1.80; September $1.16; December, $1.87; May. $1-16. Hops, wool and petroleum steady. Hides firm. Grain at San lTlsuiclsoOw SAN FRANCISCO, July 22i Wheat and barley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $2.05 2. 0T; milling. $2.10. Barter Feed, $1.4501.47; brewing, $1.50. Oats Red, $1.65Of.90; white, nominal; black, nominal. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barleys May, $1.60; December. $1.4fc Corn Large. yellow. $ 1.80 Q 1.82 European Grain Markets. LONDON, July 22. Wheat cargoes easier, owing to American advices. Buyers reserved Walla Walla, 42s 3d for shipment. Eng lish country markets firm. French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL. July 23. Wheat July, s 6d; September. 8s T-d; December, 8s 8d. Weather flne. Wheat at Taooma. TACOM A. Wash.. July 22. Wheat Mill ing bluestem, $1.80; club, $1.14; export. Autumn delivery, bluestem, $L04; club. $1; red, 98c. Wheat at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash-, July 22. No milling quotations Export wheat, bluestem. $1.04; club, $1; red, 98c. Receipts Barley, four cars; oats, one car. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. Ths lovestock market is inclined to be weak under the pressure of heavy offerings of stock of inferior quality, and If this movement oontinues, there may be lower prices in some lines, particularly in sheep and cattle. Hogs continue scarce and as firm as sver. The top quotation on the general run is $8.50, though one small lot of fancy grade was sold this week at $8.75. The receipts at the yards yesterday were 261 cattle, 1138 sheep and 94 hogs. Late Bales at the yards Included 17 cows, average weight 988 pounds, $8; 9 steers, average 1030 pounds, $4.25 : 65 lambs, aver age 82 pounds, $3.50; 31 hogs, average 236 pounds, $8.75; 173 lambs, average 67 pounds, $5.25; 61 sheep, average 124 pounds, $3.50. Local prices quoted yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Steers, top, $4.60; fair 'to good, $44x4.25; common, $3.75 04: cows, top. $8.50; fair to good, $3 3.25; common to medium, $2.60'5'2.75; calves, top. $605.60; heavy, $3 3 50: bulls and stags, $2.753.25; common, $2-82.50. HOGS Best. $8.258.50; fair to good, $7.758; stockers, $66.50; China fats, $6.75 7. SHEEP Top wethers, $4; fair to good, $3.5g3.75; ewes. c less on all rrades: year lings, best. 4: fair to good, $3.&o3.5; Spring lambs, $5.2585.35. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO. July 22. Cattle Receipts esti mated at 4000; market steady. Beeves. $4.80 y7-60; Texas steers $4.50''g.6: Western steers, $4 7-50; stockers and fetders. 3 LUMBERMENS "National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. f It Insures against slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs, j It assures a sanitary and durable street. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. r It assures perfect satisfaction. f BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUEEST. WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. Downing-Hopkins Co. ESTABLISHED 1893. .BROKERS: STOCKS BONDS GRAIN Bought arid sold for cash and on margin. Rooms 201 to 204, Coach Bunding mT.,7 PRIVATES WIRES B.70: cows ana heifers. $2.40 20; cartes. 5os!lBecelpts estimated at 16.000: mar ket VenTrally 10c lower. Light. $7.4r.S.08; mixed! 763.15; heavy. $T.50& X20; rough. $7 60 7 70; good, to nholoe Heavy. 7-J' 8 2oT Digs. a.757.65: bulk ol sales. $7.60 lneep Becelpts estimated at 12,000: mar ket, steady to strong. Native S 5.20. Western, S35.15: yearlings. S4.60S6.10. natrveamba. 4.IW(S8.20: Western. 4.7a 8.30. KANSAS CITY, July 22. Cattle eWs. B0O0: market steady to wek Native steers. 4.507.25: natlvs cows "a,r1'r": &'2 26(27: stockers and feeders, . bulTi 754.B0: calve 3.7; Western steers, $4.25 6.80; Western cows, $2.. 5 ' Hogs Becelpts. 8000; market Be Bulk of sales. $7.507.8O: heavy tl .859 7 05- packers and butcherB. 7.657.90. Ugnt, $7.407.75; piss. 6.507.85. . Sheep Beceirts. 2000: market steady. Muttons, $4.255.25: lambs. $6.50 7 75. range wethers, $4C.50 range ewes, $3.25 6.00. SOUTH OMAHA, Jnly 22. Cattle Be celpts, 2100; market steady. We""? steers $8.505.6(): Texas steers (S.9, rang"' cows ind heifers. JT5 5; cannery $2Cr3.25: stockers and feeders. $3 5. 25. calves. $37; bulls and stags. $35. Hogs Receipts. 6400: market 6c tolOo lower Heavy. $7.507.75; mixed, $7.55 7 6 "'light $7.457.75: pigs. $6 7.26: bulk of sales. $7.50 7.65 . Sheep Receipts. 6500: market stronger. Yearlings. $56: wethers 4.606; ewes, S.S 7ftfi.4.B0: lambs. $7.25 8.25. SOCKEYE RUN STARTS FISH COMING rVTO THE SOUXD BY MILLIONS. All Canneries Ready to Operate and Big Pack Is Looked For by All Concerned. SEATTLE, Jnly 22. The sockeye salmon run. which has been so tmee-tlsfactoTTreoeTttly that cannera were beginning to fool alarm, has set In with a vigor that encourages belief that the experts who predicted a prodigious run will be Justified. The Paclflo American Fisheries cannery st Belllngham caught and packed yesterday 15,000 salmon, and today's pack will be larger. Nelt week this plant will probably put 100,000 flsh a day into tins. The big runs oome at four-year Intervals and tugs scouting la the Strait of Puca re port the flsh sre oormng up from the ocean in millions. Every cannery on rhe Bonn an oa Fraeer Blver is ready to operate. Dairy Produce) In ths East. NEW YORK, July 221 Butter Firm; creamery specials, 27 c. Cheese Steady, unchanged. Eggs Irregular, Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white. 232c; do fair to choice, 24929o. CHICAGO, July 22 Butter Steady: creameries, 22tt26c; dairies, 2023Vic- Eggs Steady; receipts, 9448; at mark, cases included. 18c; firsts, 21c; prime firsts, 22Cheese Strong; Daisies. 16o; Twins, 14,c; young America, 1515e; long horns. 16161c Dried Fruit st New York. NEW TOBK. July 22. Evaporated apples unchanged; fancy, 8sttc; choice. 8j; prtm-a, 77c; common to fair. E614c. Prunes dull. California, 2llttc; Ore gon, 6 (39c. - Apricots quiet: choice. 1010o; extra choice, 1010c; fancy, ll13c. Peaches unchanged; choice, 5o; ex tra choice, 646ic; fancy. 7S8V4C Balstns Arm; loose muscatel, 144o; choice to fancy seeded, 46c; seedless, SEc; London layers, $1.1601.20. Wool st St- Louis. ST LOTJIS, July 22. Wool Steady Ter ritory and Western mediums, 23 27c; flne mediums, 2124c; flne. 12ia,tt- LUMBER RATES HIT COAST Hednctlons Will Benefit Mills in Mountain States. 'SEATTLE, Wash., July 22. Sweeping reductions In the rates on forest products from points in Montana to the consuming markets in North and South Dakota, Western Minnesota, Nebraska and Mid dle Western States, with no correspond ing reductions from Coast shipping points, axe contained In the new trans continental freight bureau lumber and shinsle tariff, which will become effec tive August 15. The new tariff was rec eived here yesterday. The tariff also shows that the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific have made sharp reductions on rates to points In the Middle West to which the Chicago, Milwaukee & 9t. Paul cut the transcon tinental bureau rates on lumber and shingles. Lumbermen who have already learned that the rates to the great Middle j Wost consumlns; markets from points In Montana, have ben reduced, while Coast rates have been unchanged djoclare that the new schedules -will be disastrous to Coast mills. Prtvat Company Seeks Business. VICTORIA, B. C, July 22. (Special.) Overtures have been, made to the Domin ion Government by the United Wireless Telegraphs, looking- to the taking over of the stations and service In wireless established and maintained by the gov ernment (for the protection of shipping primarily) alone; the British Columbia Coast. A similar proposal was put for ward by the De Forrest Company a year or more ego, and failed; despite support accorded it by British Columbia's Minis ter and several of the members. In the present case It Is reported that these are again advocating the transfer suggested by ttie private company. Executive Board Increased. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or July 22. (Special.) Tho executive committee of the Board of Regents of the University of Oregon has been In creased from three to five members and will hold regular monthly meetings here after. The former executive committee, consisting of Regents Alnsworth, Friend ly and Dolph, has been re-elected, and to these added RegentB Bean and Miller. .T11H.C-A W B "Renri. rtmslHent nt the Rrtftril of Regents, has been elected chairman of the executive committee. Many Seek Carson's Place. UNIVERSITY Of OREGON, Eugene, Or., July 22. ( SpeolalO Applications for the position of head of the Department of Rhetoric and American Literature, left vacant by the resignation of Professor Luella Clay Carson to accept the presi dency of Mills College, in California, are being received by President Campbell In large numbers from all parts of the United States. The selection will prob ably be made In August. Fire Startles Prisoners. VANCOUVER, B. C. July 22. Ten thousand dollars damage In the burning- of a carpenter shop was occasioned by a blaze at the British Columbia peni tentiary at Westminister last night, caused by sponatenous combustion. Scores of prisoners who feared death In the flames raised a great outcry, (beg-ging- plteously to be allowed their liberty. No one was injured. TRAVELERS GUIDE. CANADIAN PACIFIC Less Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Two days on th beautiful SC Uwnnc River anil th ahortMt ocean rout to 2u rop. Nothing bttr on tl Atlantic than our Emprease. Wlrelew on alt teamorn. First-da $90 1 oond fM. na clmal cabin S46. Axk any ticket agent, or writ for alllnsa, rates and booklet. T. R- Johnson. P. A.. 149 8d at., Portland. Of LINES t CRUULW JAILING JANUARY 20.1910 toMadeira5Dain.Mclitrranean , Orient Costing only400and uofor 73days. Cruise PcpT.WhiTt 3tarLmg.ri.ToragenTS! NORTH PACIFIC S.S.CO. For Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles direct. The steamships Roa noke and Elder sail every Tuesday at 3 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third, near AJder. Phones M. 1314 and A 1314, H. YOUNG, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO 4 PORTLAND S. S. CO. Only direct steamer and dayiisbt sailing. From Alnsworth Dock. Portland. A. ii. S.S. State of California. July 24. 8.8. Rose City. July 31, Auut 14, etc. From Lombard St.. ban Francisco. 11 A M. S.S. Rose City. July 24, Aug. 7. S.S. fetale of California. July 21. J. W. Ransom, Dock Agent. . Main 2tfS Alnsworth Dock. M. X ROCHE, City Ticket Agent. 142 3d 8t Phone Main 402. A 1402. COOS BAY LINE Ths steamer BREAKWATER leaves Fort land every Wedoesuuy, 8 V. M., from Alas vortb dock, or Kortb Head, Marsbiield asa Coos Bay points. Freight received tlU 4 P. M on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first class 110: second-class. ST. including bsrt and miala Inquire city ticket oBlcs Thlr and Washington etresu. or AiaJWorla . rrf&e Hals Hi ITHITFTAR W 1- mam