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to THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1909. HAY SUPPLY SHORT difficult to Bring In Stocks From the Country. PRICE ALSO IS ADVANCED Wheat Si cuciy at Former Quotations. Oats Are Being Ofrered More Freely Fruit Trade Is Very Quiet. Tha difficulty of retting supplies Into tho city, particularly from points east of the raountaina. haa caused a marked shortage la the hay market. Since Saturday the total receipt! have been 58 cars, and a total of only 0 cara came in last week. 1ie uaual requirements of the city at this time of year are estimated at not lesa than II cars of hay a day. Nearly all the local dealers are out of hay and the wholesalers are mak ing; every effort to ret in additional stocks, bat with little suecesa. The railroad com pany aeems to have plenty of cars at ita disposal, but is short of motive power, owing to the unprecedented passenger movement. Prices of the best Eastern Oregon timothy have advanced to 119 and the, dealers do not look for any decline soon. While the. supply is likely to continue short as long as the railroad trouble lasts, the hay men have no fears of a real famine at any time, either now or later In the season. There Is a con siderable supply of hay this year in Eastern Oregon and ahlppera of tha Bitter Root Valley. Montana, ass also making offers to the Portland dealers. With a rate from these points to Portland the dealers say they can lay Montana hay down here if it becomes necessary. There was no change in the local wheat market yesterday. The exporters still quoted Club. Fife and Turkey Red at 88 cents and Blueatem at cents. Bluestem has sold at higher prices at Seattle, but only small quantities have been moved there and the purchases were understood to be urgent one on account of ships in port awaiting cargo. Oats and barley were slow and unchanged In price. Offirlngs of oata were larger than they have been for some time past. Local receipts, '-..-cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Monday 110 Tuesday SI Wednesday 92 Thursday 4" Tear ago .' 120 Total last week. 433 :' 8 4 8 1 11 1 i - ii io 49 24 39 WHY OREliON WOOI. IS SLOW SALE. fonJirrable nothing Stork Said te Be Mixed With the Staple. The Boston Commercial Bulletin of recent date says the fact that there Is considerable short wools mixed In with the staple Oregon stock makes manufacturers rather reluctant about buying thla raw material at current prices, and In consequence business is com paratively Inactive. However, It la under stood that a small amount of staple waa recently sold at 25 to lc In the grease, and in another quarter XOO bales of clothing wool were moved on a grease basis of 21 He. The Bulletin estimates that the remaining supply of the 190S territory clip In dealers' handa throughout the country la Uttle in rxeess of .00.00 pounds. The large con sumers, in many cases, have sufficient wool for the next three months, but a number of smaller mills. Including some worsted ones, have not bought their requirement for tha near future, and In consequence tha remaining raw material available will ba needed to aatlsfv. the deficiency. HOPGBOWEBS EXPECT HIGHEK r RICKS. r.t fMTere Da Net Tempt Them te SelL No new business cam to light in the hop market yesterday. Several buyers were In the country, trying to All orders, but they fouxtd growers Indifferent sellers at current prices. Most of the farmers who have free hop bava set their minds on getting S3 cent and the buyers are unable to present arguments that will shake their determina tion. The dealers do not look for any active participation by the foreign trade until the official figures cn the English crop ars announced. Thay are expected to show a 1eld of not over 200,000 cwt. If this proves to be the case. It Is difficult to see how he market can help advancing. FRCTT TRADE 19 VEKx" DCXL, Stocks are Small, Assortment Limited aad Demand Peer. The fruit trade had another dull day of It. There was but little on offer except grapes, and the demand was not keen for anything. Moat of the California grapes received cleaned up at firm prices. There was a fair supply of local concords, which held at 25 cents a basket. A few amall ahlpmenta of peiches came from Southern Oregon, and a car is dua from California la a, few days. Three cars of bananas arrived, meetly gran. Demand for Poultry Is Slow. Poultry receipts wera of good volume, but there was not much life to trsule, though prices were maintained all along .tha line. Whether quotations will continue to hold will depend largely on the size of today's arrivals. The egg market was firm, with a good In quiry for strictly fresh ranch stock, which sold at former prices. There were no changes in the butter or cheese markets, which were firm. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities vestcrday were as follows: Clearings. Portland (1.2S0.27S Seattle 2.14S.05S Tacoma ?7i-5.'- Suokane 97.643 Balances. $112,571 454.061 74.775 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Hour. Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Blueatem. Gc; ch:o. Vnc: red Russian. S5S;c: Valley. 91c; Fife. SSc; Turktv jvhI. 8Sc: 40-fold4 90c. FLOUR Patents, old. $8 23 per barrel: ne-.v cron. patents, $5.10; straights, (4.35; clears. $4 .35; exports. 3.!M; Valley. $4 90; grjham. $4 To; whole wheat, quarters. $4.90. BARLEY Feed. I $25.5l)Hi 26; brewing, 526.50 ''t7 per ton. ' OATS No. 1. white. $274 27.25 per ton. CORN Whole. $5; cracked. $36 per ton. Mll-LSTIT Ks New crop bran. (25 per on: middlings. (:;2; shorts, (27.50; rolled barlev. (2S.30U 2.S0. HaT Timothy. Willamette Valley. $15ij 16 per . ton; Eastern Oregon, risi)19; air::a. (14: clo.er. (14; cheat. (13014.50; grain ha. (15V't ' Groceries, Dried FrnlU. Etc. URIED FRUIT Apples. K5c per pound: pch. 'htoac; prunes, llaliana. S& li c: prune. Frencn. 4 a 6c; currants, un- ashed, cases. ic; currants. washed, cases. 10c: ngs. white fancy. JO-lb. boxes, fee; dates. 7fe?c- SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talla, (2 per dozen; 2--pound tails. (2.1)5; 1-pound Oats. (2-IUVs: Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 0c; red. 1-pound talis, (1.45: sockeyea, 1-pound tails. $2. COFFEE Mocha. JISISc; Java, ordinary, 17o2i!c; Costa Rica, fancy, IStJiOc; good, lUti l.-.c: ord;nsry. 12tltc per pound. xi;T3 Walnuts. 12w;3c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, lec; filbert?, l&c: pea nuts ?c; almonds, 13fI4c; chestnuts, Ital ian, lie: peanuts, raw, 3fee: plnenute. 10 12c: hickory aula. 10b; cucoeauts, tw per dozen. BEANS Small white, THc; large white. t14c; Lima. 5Kc; bayou. (Vic; red kidney. Hc: pink. Wc PL'GAR Granulated. t.i: extra C, S.5S; rnlilu c. la. 45: fruit and berry sugar. li.ui; beet. 93; cubes (barrel), K.SO; nowdered (barrel). 130. l?rms. on re mlttances within 16 days, dduct Vic per pound; If later than li days and within 0 days, deduct He per pound. Maple sugar, lit) lie per pound. SALT Grsaulated. (1.1 per ton. ft.80 pet bale: ha." ground. 100s, 17.50 per ton: 50 IS per ton. Dairy and Country rro4nce. R1TTTER Pltv creamery. extras. 38c: f n-v untaidA rresmerv. 33 0 36c per pound; store, 22'c. (Butter fat prices average lio per pound under regular but ter prices. ) EGiiS Oregon ranch, candled. 32S3S'aC per doien. KII LTRT Hens. ltfiUHc: Springs, ISO lcc: roosters. Vn 10c; nucks. young,. in 16c: geese, young, lufcllo; turkeys, 2c; atial s. (I iVo'J per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins, 18a per pound: young Americas. Isc priKK Fancy. 10c per pound. VEAL Extra., lu&luc per pound. Vegetables and Fruits. FRUITS Apples, new. FRESH 1132 25 per box: pears. 3c(U$l.-"0 per box: peaches. actj $1.25 per cratu; cantaloupes. Sucfe $1.23 per crate, plums. 2atluc per box; water melons, 1c per pound; grapes. 8.c4j91.U3 per crate; casauas. si.ou'u; quinces, i-ui Der box. POTATOES Jobbing prices: Oreg-m. T5c SI rer sack: sweet ootatoes. 2c Der r-ounl. TROPICAL, FRCITS Valencia. 3f.150: lemons. fancy. S6fr6.au: choice. to. 00 grapefruit, $3.50 per box: bananas, 5joHe per pound; pineapples. Sl.'ott? per dozen. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 1DCQI per sack: carrots. $1; beets, S1.23. OMOXS .New. Jl 25 per sack VEOETABLES Beans. 45c: cabbage. 1 v per pound; cauliflower. oOc$l per dozen; celery, SOuioe per dozen; corn. io4j20c per dozen; cucumber. 1026c per dozen: eakplant. 75ft II per box; lettuce. bothouse. ioctitl ber box: onions. 12iilc per dozen: parsley. 35c per dozen; peas. To per pouna; peppers, 4 vac per puuuu , pumpkins. V to lc; radishes, 15c per dozen; squash, 3c; tomatsavs, 50i3c. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 25c per pound; standard. 21c: choice. 20Vsc: fcngiisn. isui'c. DRY SALT CLRED Regular short ckjars. dry salt. 15c: smoked, 16c. short clear harks heavv drv salted. 15c: smoked. 16c Oregon exports, dry' salted, 15!?c; smoked, 16 i-e. HAMS 8 to 10 pounds. 17 Vic; 14 te 1 pounds. 17ic; 18 to 20 pounds, 17ic; hams, skinned, lse: Dicnlcs. 13 "c: cottage roll. none; boiled hams, 24 Vs 2o Vic; boiled pic nics, 21c. I. ART Kettle rendered. 10s. ICVjC: &s. 16Hc; standard pure: 10s, 16Vc; s, 1534c; choice. 10s. 14 He; 5s, 14 wc Compounds. lus. Ite: ts. sc. SMOKED BEEF Boef tongues, each. 80c; dried beef sets, luc; dried beef out sides. ITc; dried beet tnsides. Sic; dried beef knuckles. 20c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet, (IS; regular tripe, 110; boneycomo- tripe, $12; pigs, tongues. $19.50. Mess beef, extra. $12; mess pork, $2d. Hops, Wool. Hides, Eta. HOPS lUiaj Fuggles. 20621c; clusters. 20jj24c: lyos crop, 17c; laui crop, 12c; 19U6 crop, 6c WOOL Eastern Oregon. , ICS 23a per pound: valley. 22 4 24c. MOHAIR Choice. 24c per pound. CASCARA BARK ttoSc, per pourAl. HIDES Dry hides. IS 4; 19c per pound; dry kip. 17U1SC pound; dry calfskin, lfc 21c pound; salted hides. lOVsfrllc: salted calfskin, lalbc pound; greon. lc less. FL'KS No. 1 skins: Goatskins, 15c C:.2o; badger, 25&5Uc; bear, itirf2ll; beaver. gt. 50(38-50; cat, wild. TacSl.aO; cougar, perfect head aud claws, 8310; ashar. dark, r.50oll; pale. I4.80T; fox. cross. S305; fox. gray, cosjisoc; fox, red, S3GS; fox, silver. $35 100; lynx. Ssli; marten, dark. (812; mink. $3.50 5.50; muskrat. ISO 25c; otter, 2-.5u4; raccoon. tiujy73c; sea otter, fiootr250, as to size and colon skunks. 554bOc: rivet cat, 10 15c; wolf. f'.'SS; coyote. 75cj$1.25; wolverine, dark. $35; wolverine, pale. (2 02 SO. mm PRICES HOLD STEADY VALUES QUOTED THE STOCKYARDS.. AT Trade Is of a Fairly Active Charac ter Demand Principally for Quality. The livestock market on the whole was steady yesterday, with no new features) of Importance. Trade waa of fairly active char acter. The demand contlnuea to be principally fw offerings of the best quality, and inferior and average grade are moved with more diffi culty. V The recelpkat the L'nlon Stockyards yes terday wera e. cattle. 113 eheep and 164 hogs. The average of good quality stock la tha receipts was small. Among the shippers at the yards were W. M. Jones; of Corvallla, with a car of cattle; Frank Dlnge. of Junction City, with a car of sheep and lambs; F. Wann, of Barlow, with" a car of sheep; G. E. Price, of Welser, Idaho, with a car of hogs, and R. Falrchlld, of this" city, who had a consignment of sheep. The following is a complete llct of the day' sales at the yards: Av. lbs. .. 22S . . 150 ..1141 .. IK ..1141 .. 112 Price. (.- 7.25 8.25 4.CO 38 hogs 10 hogs 26 steers fx eheep 26 teers 4 eheep t 60 fi ftu 5 ,V 6 00 3 75 3 23 5 lamb 34 lambs "S 46 hogs, etockers '-5 12 ateern K' 16 cows i 1026 Prices quoted yesterday at the yards were a follows: CATTLE Steers, top quality. (4.2531.50; fair to good, (4; common, (3.50&3.75; cows, top. (3.50; fair to good. (3 Hi 3.23; common to medium. (2.50? 1.73; calves., lop. (5tf5.30: heavy, (3.30SJ4; bulls. (2ff2.25; stags. (2.30 J3 5(. HOGS Best. (S; fair to good. $7.75 9 7 S3; Stockers, (Ur7; China fats. (7.506S- SHEEP Top wethers, $4$ 4.25; fair to good, (3.5083.73; ewes, ViC less on all grr.de: yearlings, best, fig 4.25; fair to good, (3.50&3.75; Spring lambs. (3.255.30. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO. Sept. 23. Cattle Receipts, eexl mated, ll.t0; market, weak to loc lower. Beeves. (4tiH.3S: Texa sKeers. (38.Mi3.iO: Western pteers. f3.9cei6.30: stiK'kers and feed ers. (3.105.23: cows end heifers, (2&6; calvea, f7iU. H,,gs Receipts, eitlmsted. JflOOO: market, cenerallv 5c higher. Linht. f 7.73i8.:t5; mixed. (T.T5i8.60; heavy. (7.6"68.5o; rough. (7.('xai 7 S5, good to choice heavy. $7.KVio.50; pigs, (tt (Vfi7.75: bulk of e-ales. (s.fr.:l.1. Sheep Receipts, estimated. 22.W10; market, ateadv. Native. (2.7ife4.o: Western, fU.M'tii; veariinc. (4.4ii5.5t; lamba. native, (4.25 7.23; Western (6.2SS7.75. KANSAS CITY. rpt. 23 Cattle Receipts: Stoo; market, steady to weak. Native steers. 4.3oiS.23: native cows and heifem. (2.25'(? 5 5o; etockers and feeders. :i(5.5o: bulls. (2.73 fit: calves. (3.5otl7.5o: Weotern steers. (.'i.90 7; Western cows. (2.734.30. . Hogs Receipts. RoOO; market, steady. Bulk of sales. (T.'tiA K.Su; he.:tvy. fK.lCs.2S; pack ers and butchers. (7.9"SS-23; light, (7.0l(9 S. IO; pige. fi.3triiT.23. ..... Sheep Receipts, 12!: market, steidy. Mut tons. (4.253. lo; lambs. (3.606 6.76: range wethetv, (4j3.2u; ranpe ewes. (3.255. SOCTH OMASA, Sept. 23. Cattle Re ceipts 4y0u; mai'ket. sUady to easier. Na tive jtecri (4.75VI.S; cows and heifers-. (3i5: Western steers. (.t .V i.4: Texas steer. (3 S 15- cows and heifers. (2.83ft 4.36: ranners, f" 2543 25: stotkera and feeder. 2.75?5.So; calves, f3.25ii6.73: bulla and tag. S2.759. -75. ... t . r, Hecelots. nt' maij'-i. w,,,,.,.. hiKher. Heivy. (So8 20: mixed (s.o.ift 8.15: liaht. (R.15&S.30; pige. . ;.30: bulk of sales. (6.(5120. Sheep Re.elt3. li.l; maraei. ". Yearlings. (54i5.40; lambs. (6.23it6.90. Gorernnirnt Cotton Statistics. ( WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Quantity of cot ton held August 31. was 1 31;t.l32 bales. The quantity of cotton held in the cotton growing states on August 31 last was 792. H:S. and in all other states. .2.!:i4. The quantity consumed during the year was ,". 0N5.3M) bales, against 4.5:il).ii!io in l!o. The number of active spindles In operation dur ing the year waa 27.73.41. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Cotton futures closed strong. September, l:;.:t4c; October, and Novemher. 13 36c; December. - lS.3!c; .lanuary. 13 35c: Fehruarv. 1.:l; March. 13 44c; prllT 13.45c: Mar, 13 4!c: June, 1344c; July, 13.13o INTEREST IS LIGHT Money Situation Keeps Stock Speculation Down. i i PRICE CHANGES' SMALL Movement in Telegraph Sliares the Feature of the Day PennV'v" nla Keroverg From Pre vious Day's' Decline. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. There was some further liquidation at time in today' stock market. When relieved from this pressure prices tended to recover, but the dealing dwindled to such an extent a to reduce the day' total to the smallest figure in over week. The day proved almost barren of Inci dents and the market of light Interest. In the period of dullness one or two special tie were picked for Individual upward move ment. The telegraph stock were an In stance. Mackay companies rose buoyantly to new high records, accompanied by rumors of Intended dividend Increase Western Union bore it company and American Tele graph was affected to a less extent. The movement In connection with these stocks Invariably gives rise to rumor of Intended consolidattlon. Some resistance to the depression was shown by Pennsylvania, which recovered briskly from yesterday aharp decline on rumor Jf a coming dividend Increase. Money, both on call and time, seemed to grow somewhat easier, perhaps as a result of liquidation of stocks already affected. The currency movement was against the banks. Tha Subtreasury has started to withdraw large sums from the banks, the amount since the last bank statement having risen to (3.662,000. The money situation was ac cepted a the explanation of tha reluctance of the speculation to take up its activitie with vigor. Bonds were irregular. Total ealea. par value, (3.668,000. Lnlted States bond were unchanged on call. a - CI-riSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sale. High. Low. Bid A 111 rh,nirt nf 0'' Amal Copper 2,100 83 h2--J 82 Am Agricultural .. "v to-,4 -o An, l(..t . 1 46U 46 4t Am Can pf .- tioo 83 82 Vs . t2h Am Car & Foun. 1,400 6' 68 S Am Cotton Oil . . l.UoO 74 7iu iJfe Am Hd & Lt pf. l-0 48T4 48 Am lc Securl... 4x0 261. 26 26 Am Linseed Oil.. 3(K) 161, Jillf, lav Am Locomotive .. 5oo 60 3B'4 59 Am Smelt & Ref . . 16,700 100'i do preferred ... 3c0 11.1 Ji ii- , Am Sugar Ref .. 12.WO 135 132 134y, Am Tel & Tel lf.loO 144V 143 143, Am Tobacco pf... 3(0 101 10O1, 10n4 Am Woolen 4oO SO 3Ts 3 Anaconda Min Co. 1.400 44 40 40J4 Atchison 21,30 llD-ii USH do preferred ... 2"0 105 M 1"4'4 Atl Coast Line... 2o(l 135 133 l.HMj Bait & Ohio -4,t)0 117, lliit 11; la do preferred , Bethlehem Steel .. 1.0C0 344 34 .14 V4 Rm.1. Pan TMn ftl lO 8;W I'J'i 8 Canadian Pacific .. 1. SOU 1821, 181 li 182 Central Leather . . 6.4O0 45!ii 44t 45J4 do preferred ;-7S Central of N J. " Che & Ohio 8,700 aift o Chicago & Alton .. tlX) 66 t6 eo Chicago (it west. ut" io !., "7 ChlAgo A N W.. at l2Vi lOl'-ii 1011 C, H St Paul.. 21,100 161V, ISHJi lbo C c . ifi St L.. 100 74 74 74 Co'o Fuel 4 Iron.. 21.fO 46 44T4 465 Colo ft Southern.. loo o.i- o-. do 1st preferred. IW . J tb I" An A nr.rrMl 8 Consolidated Ga.. 13.000 148 14Rl, 14.1, Corn Product -.. 1.2O0- 22V, 22 2-V Del t Hudson ... l.Sou 191 191 la lll D ft R tirand ... tV-O 4ii, 4i 4' do preferred ... r.T- vi- v-j nistillers' Securl .. 00 87 i JfJ Erie X 4 24. do 1st prererrea. oco o do 2d 'preferred. 1)0 4214 42Vz 4-! Ceneral Electric .. 5o0 16i l li JJi Gt Northern Pf 4K 15s V- lff; Ot Northern Ore .. 3,4oo e2-4 M Illinois Central .. .l.OuO 152lJ 151 161 tj Interbrough -Met .. 3.40 151, 14, 14 do preferred ... 6.8"0 48! 4 48 Inter Harvester .. StO 07 Vt MS Inter-Marina pf . . 800 22 22 Int Paper 7u0 18 1 1 " '4 lot Pump 6"0 48 47 47 Iowa Central .... 100 -2 20-. 2 K C Southern ... x.i" "", ') Z." .i 9 2(ft 72U 72 72 Louisville & Nash.. 500 162 151 162 !ln, ? r-TO -406 Hi- i ix2 Miesourl Pacific... i.9- 71 70 .o Mo. Kan ft Texa 2,300 41 . i ' do preferred ....? National Biscuit .. 100 116 J 10 lioj. National Lead l.ww wvt w .rM'Ti 133 istii l N T. Ont ft west. w 4y- ;j.s y ..orfolk & West. 7M 04 U W, x-,,h Aroertcnn... 1.400 82i 2 Va Northern Paclnc12,3oO 154 JSC Pacific Mall ... ioo no o o-.-, Pennsvlvatlla 56,l0 147U 146 14ii Peot.! Gas .... l.J0 11 H3li 11 a p r (' ISt L ..... ....a " Pressed Steel CV. 100 49 4(11, 40 Pullman Pal Car....... ..... 31",, Ry Steel coring.. !' e, .77? Reading 121. 6oo l?i i Republic Steel ... 1..0 46 44 45 do preferred ... 5'0 H7 l'6i KJ'i. Rock Uland Co.. S.4.W 3S'i 38 do preferred ... 5"0 75 JS'i St L St S F 2 pf. 0 68-4 M4 St L Southwestern S.SoO 28", s,y, 2i do preferred ... i.w i"'j ""s "2,? Bloss-Sheffleld .... 500 f" B" lern Pacific... 81.3-0 131T, 130-i Southern Railway. 1.3o0 3');, 3o 30 do preferred ... z' ""-4 "-- ""7 Tenn Copper .... V M'i 3 v J.'l, Texas ft Pacific.. l,0"-o -'"Iz -J-,' -J Tol. St L ft West. 2"( 51 51 .51 do preferred ... 4o0 i2 i2 .IN Union Pacific ..." Joo 204-4 22 2 2 do preferred ... 1.900 -10614 105V, 105 tt Realty M IT S Rubber I'.... 4.2.0 55 fi3 84 U S Steel 156.800 R5M. . .83 83T do preferred ... 15.B00 129 12S 128i ftah Coooer .... 4o0 3o o) 4 Va-Caro Chemical. .5- 47 4,Vj 4. Wabash 4.700 2o4 fM, do preferred ... ,i"" o"ja 77, - Western Md 5"0 1S 15 . 141, Westinghouse Elec 3' 861, 86 J Western l-nlon ... .0 80 78 J Wheel ft L Erie.. 100 S Ola Wisconsin Central Total salea for the day. i86,iO anares. BONDS. NEW YORK, SepL 23. Closing quotations: U. 9. ref. 2s reg.100 D ft R Q 4s O.Ji do coupon 100 N Y C O 3Hs... 0114 U S. 3s reg lOlVslNorth Pacific 8s. 74 do coupon .... i"i , i nrm r-cmu ; S new 4s reg.llOVj l'nlon Pacific 4s. 102 do coupon UT:Wlscon Cent 4s. oli Stocks at London, LONDON. Sept. 23. Consols for money. 83: do for account. 83. Amal Copper... 83 Mo K ft T 42 Anaconda 10!N. Y. Central ... 140 Atchison 122 Norfolk ft West. 06 An nref 107! dO Oref !3 Bait ft Ohio 120 Ont ft Western. 50 Can Pacific 187 lilPennsylvanla . . . i Vz hes ft Oho 85 Rand Mines H Chi Grt West... 10'Rcaolng 80 C M ft S. P 164'Southern Ry SIVj De Beers IS la! do pref 72 n ft R G 48'i Southern Pacific. 133 do pref 89ljjUnlon Pacific 208 Erie 33 do pref 100 do 1st pf 53, C S. Steel 8(1 do 2d pf 43 do pref 131 Grand Trunk... 24 Wabash 21 III Central 157 I do pref 51 L ft N 157 Spanish 4 5 t Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of busi ness today was a follows: Trust funda Gold coin .' (803.0O7.S69 Silver dollars 484.42S.OHI Silver dollars of 1800. 4.0SS.0OO Silver certificates outstanding.. 484,428,000 General fund y Standard silver dollar In general fund 6.470.005 Current liabilities BS.193.016 Working balance In treasury offices 27.136,822 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States -. 3S.246.294 Subsidiary silver coin 22.9H5.370 Minor coins 2.063.336 Total balance in renerai fund... 91, 361, 600 Meaey. Exchange. Etc. NEW. YORK, Sept. 23. Money on call, firm. 2 tJ 3 per cent; ruling rate and clos ing bid. 2 per ' cent and offered at 8 per cent. Time loans easier and steady. 60 days 8 fa U 3 per cent; 00 days, 3&4 per cent, and six months, 44 per cent. Prime-mercantile paper. 4 feu per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at (4 &4206 4.830 for 60-day bills and at (4.8610 for demand; commercial bills. (4.S3 6 4.84. Bar sllveY. 5c. Mexican dollars. 4.1c Bonds Government, steady; railroad, ir-. regular. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 23 Sterling on London, 60 days. (4.84; do Bight, (4.80 Silver bars. 51 fc. . Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, aight. 2c: telegraph, 5c. LONDON. Sept. 23. Bar sliver, steady at 23 l-16d.er ounce. Money. ;; cent. The rate of dlscouwt in the osen market for short bills is 1 per cent; do for three months' bills. 1 13-164(1 i,er cent. Eastern Mining Storks. BOSTON. Sept. 2.1. Closing quotations: Adventure. 6!.Mohawk . . 62 . . 25 .. 24 ...54 ..143 . . 31 . . 01 . . 15 .. 12 .. 57 ..34 ..44 4 . . T ..152 . . 62 Alloues Amalgamated Ariz Com Atlantic Butte Coal. Cal & Ariz. . . . 39 IMont C ft C: . 82'Nevada . 4iiiOld Dominion. 8 Osceola . 25' Parrot .104 iQulncy .... 1 . .673 .Shannon Cal ft Hecla. Centennial 4(1 'Trinity , Copper Range... 81 IT S Mining.. Paly West 8 V S Oil Franklin 17 I'tah Granby 100 (Victoria Greene Cananea. 04 'Winona Isle Royale 23 jWolverlne Maas Mining 8 North Butte.., Michigan 10! NEW YORK, Sent. 23. Closing quotations: Alice .; 175 Brunswick Con. 2 Com Tun stock. 28 do bonds 119 C C ft Vs 113 Horn Silver 63 ILeadville Con... 5 Little Chief 6 (Mexican 120 lOntario 250 Ochlr 115 IStandard 50 Iron Silver 170 (Yellow Jacket. ..140 POTATO PRICES BREAK BEST STOCK OFFERED AT SE ATTLE AT $15 A TOX. Heavy Shipments From Eastern Washington Weaken the Market. Wheat Is Steady. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 23. (Special.) The potato market ha gone to smaj-h a a result of heavy shipments from Eastern Wash ington and as a result of offers from Oregon shippers. The best stock wae offered on track hera today as low as (15 a ton, with no taker. Commission man look for a glut of potatoes all Winter. Sweet potatoes dropped another quarter today, being offered as low as 1 cents. Peaches were about out of the market to day. 4?everal shipments of huckleberries reached the , market -this morning and were old at 10 cents. All dairy produce moved briskly, with prices generally up to the highest point of the week. Wheat waa steady at 89 cent for bluestem and 88 and 89 cents for export varieties. Tha flour market is stiff and if recent wheat prices prevail long, an advance is expected. Meanwhile retailers look for another drop in flour and are withholding purchases. QUOTATION'S AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In tpe Boy City Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Cucumbers, SS'S'SOc; string beans, 85c; tomatoes, 80j3c; garlic, 4W 5c: green pea. 85c; eggplant, 35foP"5c. Millstuffs Bran. (28.5o 30; middlings; (30.506 37.50. Butter Fancy creamery, 32c; creamery seconds. 80c: fancy dairy, 2Sc; dairy sec onds. 25c. Poultry Roosters, old, (4S5; young. (BtfflO; broilers, small, MSI; large, (4 5: fryers. (5 50 6.50: hens. 4il2; ducks, old. (4U5; young. (6 8. Eggs Store, 24c; fancy'ranch. 43c. Cheese New. 15913c: young jAmerlcas, 10 17c. Hay Wheat. (1619.50: wheat and oata (14Q17: alfalfa. (10$ 13: stock. (7&10; bar. ley. (10 13: straw, per bale. 6055c. Fruits Apples, choice, (11.&0; common. 60frS5c; bananas. T3cfr(3; limes, (56; lemons, choice, (33.50; common, (1.5u9 2.50; pineapples, (22.75. Hops 12&22C per pound. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 1.251.50; sweets, (1.60(1.75. Receipts Flour, 3836 quarter sacKs; wheat, 340 centals; barley. :k,169 centals; oats, 1945 centals; beans, 1052 aacka; corn. 10. centals; potatoes. 1345 sacks; bran, 275 sacks; middlings, 200 sacks; hay. 1000 tons; wool, 823 bales; hides. 1830. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. The tin market was quiet but higher today. Spot closed 30.30 30.40c: September. 30 30 30.42 c; October. 30.47c; November. 30.40(j3O.o5c; December. 30.4o (g 30.80c. London was high er. Spot closed 138 7s Gd, futures 130 10s. Standard copper, quiet, steady. Spot and September. 12.60'fc 12.75c; October, 12.651 12.83c;- November, l2.7o$t l.95c; Lecem.ber, 12.75 ft. 18c. No sales reported. London ateady, spot, 50 2s Od; futures, 60. Local dealers quote lake copper 13 13.25c; elec trolytic, 12.75&13c;. casting, 12.62 12.87c Lead. quiet; spot, 4-303T4. 37c New York, and 4.20 4.30c East St. Louis de livery. Spelter,' firm: spot. 6.03.85c New York, and 5.60&5.75C Kast St. Louis. London higher at. 23 2s od. Locally iron was firm. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. Evaporated apples. firm. Fancy. 9-iic; choice, 8-0c; prime, 8t?8c; common to fair, 6(8c. . Prune, firm, California, 2gllc; Ore gon, tiijMc. Apricot, firm. Choice, logiOc; extra choice. KUc: fancy. 12&!3c'. Peaches, ateady. Choice, 05c; extra choice, 6c; fancy. 768c. RaLstns. unsettled. Loose 'Muscatel, 8 4c; choice to fancy seeded, 4&6c; seed- 3?j5c, and London layers, (1.2o 1.25. Dairy Produce in the fast. PHtriftn Sent. 23. Butter steadv: creameries, 24629c; dairies, 2226c. 1. 1, Nt.niiv: vepelnts. 8205 case! At mark rases included, lSe; firsts, 22c; prime firsts, 24c. Cheese, steady; daisies, 15V!15c twins. 14(al5c; young Americas, 15 y 1534c; long horns, 15&15c NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Butter, steady; process. 24 it 27c; Western factory, 22 s 24c; imitation creamery. 24(i23c. Cheese, ateady, unchanged. Eggs, weaker; Western extra lirsts. 2fl :7c; firsts, 244(23c; seconds, 2022c. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Sept. 23 Coffee closed steady, net unchanged to 20 pointa lower. Sales were reported of 40.730 bags including September, 3.-'!0& 3.33c; October,- 5.30c; Do- comber, 5.40(& ,.4.c: March, o.i.&3.6Uc; April, 5.53c; May and July, 5.60c. Spot. quiet; Rio No. 7. 7c; Samoa No. 4, 8 ac. Mild, quiet; Cordova. 8 ft 12c. Sugar Raw, firm; fair renning. 3.7.Jc; centrifugal. Otf test. 4.2.1 c; molasses sugar, 3.4Sc. Refined. steady; crushed, 5.85c; pow dered,- 5.25c; granulated, 3. loc. Adelaide Wool sales. ADELAIDE. Sept. 23. The wool sales opened here today with a large attendance. Twenty-two thousand balea were offered. The keenest competition prevailed and prlcea advanced from 25 to 30 per cent. London Bullion M ithdrawal. LONDON, Sept? 23 Bullion amounting to (204.000 waa withdrawn from the Bank of England today for shipment to Panama. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23. Wool, firm: Terri tory and Western mediums. 25&28c; fine mediums, 2215 24c; One. ui&lioc. . Man Victim of Hotel Fire. TWIN' FALLS. Idaho, Sept. 23. Andrew Keltner, a former resident of St. Joseph, Mo., was killed today in a fire which de stroyed the Eureka Hotel, a two-story frame building. Keltner was trying to enter the burning building to recover some money, when the walls fell in. LANGS SELL FREELY Wheat Prices Depressed at Chicago. NEWS FAVORS THE BEARS lleports From Australia Claim the Crop Will Be the largest Ever Harvested Argentine Con ditions Are Improved. CHICAGO, Sept. 23. The wheat market in general wo weak today. Several of the lead ing longa eold freely all day. the total aales of one of the most prominent of them being estimated at 1.000.0CO bushels. Foreign and domestic news was almost entirely In favor of the bears. The weakness abroad was due to reports from Australia which claimed that the wheat crop of that country would be the largest ever harvested, and to improved crop conditlona In Argentina. The range for September was between (1.03 and (1.05 add for December 9Sfi98c and 0c. At the cloee prices were only a trifle above the lowest point. September being at 1 1.0.1 as, arm December at B8f99c. Corn was subjected to selling pressure all day, owing to the failure of killing frosts to materialize In the corn belt. The market closed almost at the bottom, with price down L l It comnared with yesterday Oats were bearishly affected. Price at the close were unchanged to Sc lower. Provisions weakened In sympathy with the break In grains. At the close prices were oo lower to 2oe higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT nnn TTieh. Low. Close. September (1.04 (1.05 (1.03 .11.03 nepeml-ter - .ss1. .SSTfc - May - 1.0231 1.02 1.02 1.02 CORN. Saotember .66 .66 .65 .65 December . .60 .60 .59 May 62 .62 .61 -S9 .61 OATS. September .39 .39 .39 .39 DecemEsr . .39 .39 .39 .39 May 41 .41 .41 .41 PORK. Ct.n.arnHoc 9i 10 34. 2A 24.10 24.13 January . .li.20 18.22 18.15 18.17 LARD. - ..h 11S7H 12 5(1 1S.'S2 12.50 October ...12.20 12.22 12.17 12.22 November .11.82 11.82 U-80 11.82 SHORT RIBS. January ..10.80 10.80 10.77 10.77 September 12.00 12.00 11.92 J1J2J4 October ...11.70 11.72 1170 11.71 January .. 9.62 8.65 9.60 9.(0 Cash quotations were a follows: Flour Steady. Rx-e Vn V 70rt?72. Barle.v-'Feed or mixing, 5253c; fair to choice malting, Dimjuoc Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, ll.3i No. 1 Northwestern, tl.,45. Clovei (13.75. Mess pork Per barrel, (24.10(924.35. Lard Per 100 pounds, (12.55 Short ribs Sides, loose, (11.7012. Short clear sides Boxiad, (12.37 12. oO. Orotn atnttailcN: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 165,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 362.000 bushels, compared with 1.743. 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Corn, 270 cars; oats, 177 cars; hogs, 9000 head. Rece Dts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 65,300 34.200 Wheat, bushels 160,600 20.900 Corn, bushels 835,000 312,100 Oats, bushels 298.400 815,600 Rye. bushels 1.000 Rarlev. bushela 64,600 19,600 Grain - and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Flour Receipts, 15.200 barrels; exports, 10.800 barrels. Mar ket firm, with a good demand for the low er rraHefl. Wheat Receipts, 19.200 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, (1.10, nominal elevator; No. 1 Northern Duluth, (1.05, nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. (1.12. nominal, f. o. b. afloat. An active aelling movement took place In wheat today, as a result of lower cables, large Russian offer ings, fear of big Northwest receipts and favorable weather news. The close was heavy at to c net loss. September closed 81.12; May, (i.u. Hops Firm. Hides -Quiet. Petroleum Steady. Wool Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, SepL 23. Wheat- steady. siarley Easy. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, (1.671T2 per cen tal: milling, fl.73. Barley Feed, (t. 8501.87 per cental; brewing. (1.40 1-42 . Oats Red, (1.7011 SO per cental; white, (1.70(51.75; black. (2.352.70 asked. ("all board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, (1.44 per cental; Decem ber. (1.40. - Corn Large yellow. (1.70 1.75 per cental. European Grain Mnrkets. LONDON, Sept. 2'i. Cargoea dull, buyers indifferent; Walla Walla, for shipment, at .'(7 6d to 37a Od. English country markets, quiet; French copntry markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 23. Wheat Septem ber. 7s 7d; December, 7 6d; March, 7s 7d. Weather, stormy Grain Markets of the Northwest. LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 23. (Special.) Wheat, bluestem, 78c; 40-folfl, 75c; club, 7.1c; Turkey red. 73c; red Ruaalan. 71c. Oats. (1.10. Barley, (1. . SEATTLE, Sept. 23. No milling quota tions. Export wheat: Bluestem, 05c; club, 8!)c; Russian. 87c. ' No car receipts up to noon today. Yester day car receipts: Wheat, 42 cars; oats, 10 cars; barley, 6 cara. ' TACOMA, Sept. 23. Wheat Choice mill ing, bluestem. 97e0Sc; club and red Fife, 89c; red Russian, 87c REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Clara J. Simon and husband to Adolph Johnson, west 40 feet of. lots 10 and 11, Oray Tract 1.400 Joseph H. Nash and wife to Alex Smith, lots 23 and 24. block 2. Nashville Addition -00 Percy H. Blyth and wife to James D. Hart, lots 3 and 5. block "T"; lots 2 and 5. block "IT": lots 2 and 4. block "B." and part of block "Y." Tabor Heights 1 W. F. Hedges and wife to Claude L. Lacox ct al. lot 7. block 1. City View Park 1.900 Frank Glick and wife to John F. Donahue, lot 1, block 112, Ca ruthers Addition 10 Charles L, Mlnkler and wife to O. R. Martin, lot 12 .block 14. Fox chase Addition 700 J. P. Bartow and wife to Ed C. Dick, lot 12. block 2. Stratford Sidney Addition 350 Jennie Farmer and husband to Her man Dlerach et al. lots 21. 22. 23 and 24. block . Peninsular Ad dition No. 2 1 Herman Diersch and wife to Jennie Farmer. East 22 1-3 feet of lots 21. 22. 23 and 24. block . Peninsular Addition No. 2, and west 37 feet of north UK) feet of block 66, Pen insular Addition No. 4 1,525 Holt C. Wilson and wife to T. B. Heskett. lots . 1 and 2, block 11. Kenllworth . . .'r- 10 Ernest O. Spltxner to Henry Donk ers. lot 5, block 24. Fuerers Ad dition 00 Rachel Cornelius to Holcomb Realty Company. 1-10 acre beginnig on , east line of William H. Payne do- . nation land claim sections 13, 14, township 1 north, ranee 1 east. 650.2 feet north of souteast cor ner '. 100 Walter Spencer and wife to Inez S. Cable, lot 2. block 1. Buck man's Addition 5.000 Flora Brown to Joseph C. Brown, lot 5, block 2. Multnomah 3 W. J. Peddicord et al to Edward .1. VcLauahlln. lot 5. block 3. Peddicord & Hurlberfs Addition 400 ; lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULJTHIC PAVEMENT , t It insures against dust, mud and street noises. It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against eracks, disintegration and costly repairs. It assures a sanitary and durable street.. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. It assures perfect satisfaction. BITTJLITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST. WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND. OR. Downing-Hopkins Co. ESTABLISHED 1883. BROKERS STOCKS-BONDS GRAIN Bought aud sold for cah and on marglo. Rooms 201 to 204, Couch Building PRIVATE WIRES Lena Rivers to A. Fleshman. south 14 of lot IS. block 12; and west 1U feet of south of lot 15, block 12. Goldsmiths Addition Security Savings & Trust Co. to M. Tavlor. lots 9, 10, 11, block 101, Rose City farkf Joseph May and wife to William T. Lyons, lots I), 10, 16, 10. block 13, Taborsiue Alice Chalmers and husband to Al bert Lawson, lot 1. block "N." 10 550 150 10 10,000 10 10 1 400 225 300 250 Portsmouth Villa Extension. Henry Gerson and. wife to Marie A. - Soaie, 50x100 feet In block "E," Portland John R Buckingham and wife to 1 Edith G. Buckingham, lot 4, block 2, Ravburn ( Park J C. Flanders, trustee, to Henry Gerson, east of lot 18, block 310, Couch Addition C. P. Andrews and wife to John Woehlert et al, part of lot 2, Kent M. F. Loy and wife to Josephine A. B. Cox lot 13, block 15. South St John Addition to St. Juhn.. Oliver R. Downs and wife to Alice 1.. Dobson. south U of lot 8, block 2. McDougall'a Subdivision of St. John Portland Realty & Trust Co. to Frank W. Wright, lots 21, 22. block 1, Chicago J. S MeKlnney and wife to George A. Thompson, all of Its 1, 2. block 8. Subdivision St. Johns Heights, excepting southerly 10O feet C. E Bauifhman and wife to Lizzie Searle, lot 20, block 24. Mount Tabor Villa University Land Company to Helen M. Chard, lot 11, block 41. Uni versity Park A. A. Andrews to Zelda Ploeger, lot 10, block "L." Greenway H. E. Noole and wife, to John Breckll. lot 4. block a. Evanston Moore Investment Company to Mar tin Lelser. lot 5. block 02. Vernon W. H. Watt to Godel Cohan, lot 5. block 3. Watts' Addition Mary Brugger to Peter Skovborg et al, ' south 42 feet of lot 15, block 20. Alblna M. L. Winsor and wife to Addle S. Kimble, lots 11. 12, block 7. Kern Park Tract alary H. Winsor and husband to same, lot 8. block 4, Alleta Park No. 2 ' Andrew T. Matthew to John W. Kennedy," lot 16, block 2. Rich mond William Kennedy and wife to J. W. Kennedy, west 75 feet of lot . Second amended plat of Belmont Place S L. Roberts et al to J. J. John son, luts 4, 6, block 19, Ports mouth Oscar P. Miller and;Wlfe to Sablna C Harvev. lot 12, block 1, Far rell's Addition John F. Griffith and wfle to Annie Days, south 30 feet of lot S, block 10, Woodlawn Bertha C. Quarnberg to Christine Q. Cannon, lot 5. block 2. Beverly.. River View Cemetery Association to Annie T. Burke, lot 1. block 103, said Cemetery Moore Realty Company to J. L. An derson, lot 2. block 3. Lorrlnton Peter Hume, trustee, to John V. Tapp et al. lots 1, 2. block 1, Bruee's Addition J. K. Carlon and wife to J. H. De Jarnatt, lot 17, block 4, Laurel wood Park Powell Valley Company to Sadie I. Hatfield, lot 9, block 1, Upton Park ; B. M. Lombard and wife Vo W. H. Warren. 50x100 feet commencing at southeast corner of block 4, Wild Rose Addition h. E. Harrington to A. W. Bahlke et al. lots 5, 8, 7, 8. block 26, Point View James D. Ocrdrn and wife to Mabel V. Roberts, lot 7, block 12, Clifford ' Addition Elmer B. Thomas and wife to Ena Cross, west ' of lots 8, 9, block 46, Vernon Ena Cross to Elmer E. Thomas et hi. lot 17, block 14, South St. Johns J. E. Downing and wife to J. 4T. Middleton. lots 1 to 4. block "A," P. J. Martin Tract 423 400 10 450 330 210 2.400 2,000 S0O 600 I.309 10 10 850 700 100 soo soo 10 1,250 1,500 650 3.000 3.000 1 1,300 700 675 1.054 4.100 300 5,550 1 1 1.700 36,000 James Blackburn and wife to Floyd Reed, lots lit. 20, 21. r., block - 23. Point View Portland Heights Improvement Company to B. F. Standi et al, lot 15. block "I.." Greenway.... Godfrev Berry and wife to F. W. Lund, lots 27, 28. block 8. Cap tain Addition . . . Frank A. Nordstrom to E. H. Flor schutz. lots 11, 12. 13, block GO, University Park F. M. Scott and husband to Gertrude J. Dennv, part of lot. 6ubdlvison 23. block "C." Carter's Addition. Finley O. McGrew and wife to C. W. Thorpe, lots 7. 9, block , Lenta Weslev Allen and wife to Joseph Meyer. Tract 20 and 21, Mount Scott Acres C. C. Newcastle and wife to Charles E. Hill, lot 18, block 1, Locnin var Addition Donald A. McLeod to J. L. Sweet- man, southeast 4 of section 10. townshio 3S south, range 12 east Robert H. Ferguson to Elwood & Snow Timber company, south 2 of north to. of southeast of southeast of section 25. town shiD 1 north, range 2 east Charles H. Flmple and wife to E. W. Mutch, lot 1, block 106, East Portland United States to Donald A. Mc Leod, southeast H of Bectlon jo. township 38 south, range 12 cast W.' J. Clemens, trustee, to Christ Johnson, 1 acre, beginning los.l feet east and 1532. 13 Veet north of southeast corner of southeast H of section 8, township 1 south, range 2 east Nels Xelson to J. C. Lannerberg, lot 11, block 22, Elberta Halbert H. Crosier and wife to Edward Shroy et al, lot 20, Trout dale Park 575 8,000 F. W. Waters and wife, to John Mc- Narv. lot 3. block 1, tttrattora Sidney Addition E. L. Dixon and wife to Maybel A. Bethers, lot 11. block 10, Telephones M 333, A 23.17 Evelyn 230 Mrs. M. C Fulton -to Viola Ped dicord, lot 4. block 11. James Johns' Addition to St. Johns.... I George C. Sears, sheriff, to First National Bunk of Hlllshoro. 5 acres commencing 20 rods north and 40 rods west of aoutheast corner of southwest K of sec tion 20, township 1 south, ratine 2 east Ellen Case and husband to J. C. Struck Aune. 4xlu0 feet commenc ing on north line of East Taylor street 400 feet east from north east corner of East Twenty-third Ole Iverson to Benjamin L. Cain et al. lots 9, 10, block 65, Vernon 1,000 Total LAWYERS' ABSTRACT TRUST CO. Boom 6. Board of Trade bids Abstracts a specialty. GUARANTEED certificates of title and ab stracts made by Title & Trust Co.. Chamber of Commerce. ALBANY COLLEGE OPENS Registration Shows Gain, Particu larly In Conservatory of Music. . ' "ALBANY, Or.;' Sept. 23. (Special.) Al bany College opened yesterday for Its r raat Tim miptiinff STPrpi.iH wera held In the assembly hall of the college, and the opening address waa made by President Crooks, who spoke on "The One and the Many." Special music by mem bers of the faculty of the Conservatory of Music was rendered. Following the exercises, recitation pe riods for the semester wera announced, and the various instructors made an nouncements regarding their classes. Recitation ' work will begin tomorrow morning. The registration of students shows an increase over the registration on the opening day last year, especially in the Conservatory of Music, where all attendance records will be broken, stu dents In music -coming from all parts of the Valley. . The Conservatory of Music will hold Its annual opening concert next Wednesday evening, and the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. will give the annual reception to new students Friday evening, October-L HE SHOOTS UP THE HOUSE Farmer Returning Home Drunk, Makes Target of Pictures. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) After using the pictures on the wall of his house as targets for rifle bullets, and scaring his family away from their home two miles southwest of Halsey, John Nemchick landed in the Linn County Jail last night. Nemchick went homo in toxicated Monday night, and "shot up the house." He fired bullets into pic tures on the walls and In other parts of the house, and broke a number of dishes. He frightened his wife and children so badly that they fled to the home of a neighbor. In response to a request from Halsey, Sheriff Smith went to the scene yesterday and arrested Nemchick on the road be tween Halsey and Harrisburg. He was taken before Justice of the Peace W. M. Stewart, at Halsey, who placed him un der $SO0 bonds to keep the peace. Nem chick could not furnish the bonds at the time, so Sheriff Smith brotiRht him to Albany4 on the night train and placed him in Jail. 1 TKAVLLKKS' GUIDE. 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 Alder. Phones, M. 1314 and A 1314. II. YOUNG, Agent. Only direct steamer and Uayligl.t xalliug. From Atusworth lock. Portland, l A. Al. S. H. lloo City, ISejit. 25. S. H. Kttna City, 4 I. M., Oct. 1 t rom rier v on itiitiDi.u at. . n lit- IklAIlt p i k.. tt & til Kose t ity, Oct. sJ.'lttetc. Main 208 Afnaworth Dock. M J. ROCHE. City Ticket Afent, 143 3d St. COOS BAY LINE ins steamer cncAiknAtcn . u . . - land every Wednesday, 8 P. M., from Alns- wortn aocK, lor norm dcbu, .i.ih iu Coos Bay points. Freight rocslvod until 4 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, first class, fit): second-class. T, including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington street, or Alnsworta dock Phone Main 26S. CANADIAN PACIFIC WEEKLY SAILINGS BETWEEN MON TREAL, L Hit tit. AINU 1,1V .Kl'UULi. Nothlne- better on the Atlantic than our Empresses. Wireless on all steamers. 142 Third St., Portland, Or, 1 l.flft') . .102.101