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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1912)
17 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 191Z. 15 BU! FREELY Wools Passing Out of Merchants' Hands. 0FITS ON EARLY DEALS rrivnls In the Eastern Markets Are Being Taken l"p About as Fast as Received Primary Mar kets Are Nearly Bare. jronBdenr appears to be the Keynote 01 'J . . i . air. ir ' n matt f l". 11 H t r I n TOOI irnutr, u.n vices received from Boston. Sales are xvt and the prices obtained higher man !med possible a couple of months ago. gradual clearing of the political sltua i. the unexpectedly successful opening .le new light weight season and the tness In foreign markets, especially in don have combined to give the market impetus forward. a bleb has ocen nign- nrourazine to holders or wool. Arrivals hL been slow to the present time, though ts now In a fair way to be remedied, week's receipts being larger than for previous week; about SO per cent larger for the same week last year, e arrivals of the new wools are being a up about as fast as they arrive and Its not been until very lately that any Emulation was noted. Stocks In the deal crJ:ofts are still small and the. whole wool Is in excellent condition. The early iht wools show handsomo profits In the ht sales, but It is a question whether -s will be able to lift the market sunni ly to show equal profits on the later pu Closes. 1 stern primary markets are well cleaned practically all the territory wool sec i being bare AY wool except Montana, even in that state the total wool left :d i estimated at not over 1.000.0OO ipotids. The fleece wool sections are also the end of the buying season. Mlchl belng especially well cleaned up. In tiijo the new clip wools have been out of ilf nanas OI tno larraera iw weens nuu filers and local buyers are now cleaning their stocks pretty rapidly. They are ing 27i to 28 cents for their medium ols and are getting it in some cases, the port says. RISE PACKERS NOT PRESSING SALES riv Beet riotcar mil goon ue on .nanni Other Grocery Notes. Oregon prune packers are not pressing les. realizing that with the short crop the me Is near when they will be -able to sell runes to advantage. The California fruit pack may not be as leavy as expected. Owing to the very low trices offered by packers, growers are not aking their customary palna with the crop Lnd the yield will likely turn out lighter han-predlcted. New Japan teas are beginning to arrive 0 the market. New China gunpowders kre on the way and expected soon. The Sacramento Valley Sugar Company btarts its big plant at Hamilton, Cal., this Kveek for the season's run and wilt aoon ke in position to ship new beet sugar. Columbia Kiver anad la Deing otrerea to obbers at 65 cents. Although a superior kish. the trade is slow to take hold of it !u.'lth the Doeslbillty of Pink salmon belna cheaper. WHEAT BUYING OS MODERATE SCALE 3io Change in Country Prices Oafs and Barley Trade Quiet. Wheat aelline in thn countrv was on a pnodcrate scale yesterday at the prices cur rent on me preceding uay. ina Duying was rwell distributed. Oats and barley were quiet. Weekly wheat shipments were as follows: This Wk. Last wk. Last Yr Argentina . U7ii.X J.;l'J9.llli l.MlI.OOO Australia a.rj.uuo 34,wo l.iiz.vmt India 1, (too 2...04.0UU i.;ss.vw Local receipts, in cars, were reported b the Merchants' Exchange as follows: , wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 21 2 8 4 5 Tuesday ........ 14 9 Wednesday ..... 7 .... Thursday 4 1 Friday ......... 17 2 Year ago 7 . Season to date-.ISS 24 Year ago 221 17 7 17 12 1 6 11 1 7 12 1 -4 4 4 2 It 2i2 - 5.t 127 226 52 20V WATERMELONS CLEANED IP WELL btrong Demand for Good Cantaloupes. Peaches and Apricots r Inn. Watermelons are cleaning up well with a good local and shipping demand. Very few cars now remain on the tracks. Good can taloupes are also in strong demand. There was a good supply of peaches on the street, but they are firm, as buying was on an active scale. The apricot market also was firm. Grapes sold readily at $2.25 for Malagas and SI. 75 for seedless. Blackberries were more plentiful and easier at SI. 15 1.25 a crate. Good peas, standard cantaloupes, ripe bananas and ripe tomatoes were scarce. Poultry Market Firm. The poultry markef was firm yesterday for nearly all kinds of offerings. The best hens sold at 13 and 13 h ceuts. Dressed meats were also firm. 1 The supply of eggs was moderate and the market was steady. Butter and cheese were quoted firm. Pressure to Sell New Hons. Pressure to sell new-crop hops, chiefly by dealers, is giving an easier tone to the mar ket as the week draws to an end. Consider able quantities could have been bought yes- terla at 20 cents, but there were no bids at tills figure. Yard reports from valley points were fav orablc. rtnnlc rlrarins!4. . Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities -ve-.eruaj cic s iwm.n-. i Clearinc-!". Balances. Portland $2.110.1.-3 27rt.os; ;M'ltl 1.1I13.2..2 200.074 t-. to::. 621 4.11 Spokane '. 637.110 73.400 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. f WHEAT Track prices, new: Club. 77 TSc; bluestem. olc; old wheat, nominal. FLOLR Patenis. $i.l0 per ba.-re;: straights $4.70; exports, $4.20: Valley, $i.lo. BARLEY New, brewing. $25; feed, $24 per ton. HAY Timothy. $H15; alfalfa. $111J; clover. $10; oats and vetcn. ii-: gram awi. $8- - MILLSTUFFS Bran. $25 50 per ton; horts. S2.S..r)0: mlddllnas. $32. CORN Whole. $39; crarked. $40 per ton. OATS New. $25 per ton. Dairy and Country Produce. EGGS Case count, 2Sc; candled, tie; ex tras. 27c per dozen. BUTTER Oregon creamery butter, cooes. ovc per (uuuu; prints. HI per yuuuu. CHEE.'.E Triplets and daisies, 171c per PORK Fancy, lotjilc per pound. runc. .i i u per iuuuu. POULTRY Hens. i2Vi13!-ic; broilers. 15 lurhcjs, live. ipkvi, urwcu, ii jw Veretablea and Fruits. FRESH FRUIT Cherries. S3 10c per pouna, ppi w'u, f . uua. uvw. 75cft$l-50 per box; peaches. SOiJOOc per pox: currants. ova .- per dux; iiiuiut 40975c per box; pears. $1.501.75 per box: apricots. 65c3$l per box; grapes, $1.75 tt2.2.1 per crate. BERRIES Raspberries. $1. SO 175 pet blackberries. $fbl.25 per crate. liiuriLAi. rr.uio " " ' . ...,. , $3.3004: California grapefruit. $4.60; lemons, $$64.60 per box; pineapples, te jer DUUNU MELONS Cantaloupes. $51 50 per crate watermelons, lfflc per pemnd. I I ,N l ." 4 11 ..Mill. ' ' ' POTATOES Jobbing prices. Burbanks. new. im,l"T pel huiiuicu. VEGETABLES Artichokes. B5T5e per a 1.-. . 9.. r-m K Ki. cm lfllUl! tier pound'; sauUfluwer, $l&L2i per dozen; eel- ery. 85c 911 per dozen; corn. 13$25o per dozen: cucumbers, 50c per box: eggplant, lt12o per pound: head lettuce. 20i3 2e per dozen: peas, 8'9c per pound: peppers, s10c per pound: radishes. 1520c per dozen; rhubarb. 2Vi Per pound:, spinach. 4aac per pouna; tomatoes, svcuj box; garlic. StilOe per pound. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.80 per sack: turnips, $1.25 per sack; beets, fl.iw per sack. Staple Groceries. r- . . . . kl. Tl.. mia.Mntfld i L. ti . i.giuiuuiK 111 ' r tails. $2 25 per dozen; eight-pound talis, f'tix. nn-nnunri fi:. 12.40: Alaska pink. one-p'ound tails. $1.25. COFFKE Koarted, in drums. S!0 per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 188i8o per pou. i 1 b in cuts, line: mucru, monds. 17S21c: peanuts. 5 5 6H; cocoanuts. pound; hickory nuts, 64loc per pound. -. ........ . . . , -r .. trained ti wr. r. x Lnoice, so.ia per ... honey, 10c per pound. , SALT Granulated. 115 per ton: half ground. 100s S7.50 per ton; 50s. $8 per ton. RSANS Small white, 6.40c; large white. 52oc; Lima. 8i;c: pink, 4.15c; Mexicans. tc; bayou. 4-4C. . Vtir'V 1 Tans. HK' ohMMr C .rQ Iir5c; Southern head, 1074c ...... ,'n r . . . . ' n . . Bnd - ol-UACt urj innuifticu, ........ ' 1 .... berry. $.1.95. Honolulu plantation. $5-0: beet. $5.75; extra C. $5.45; powdered, bar rels, Sft.ZO; cubes, barrels. $6.35. nDIrn pdi'ito . ..1.. in nee nound ; apricots. 12fil4c: peaches. 8$ tic: prunes -i.r. a. - hlr and iiaiiana. n.j juc, liner, i . t. hlack. 6H&7c: currants. V4c: raisins. loose Muscatel. ' nj'7Vc; bleached Thompson. HSc: unbleached sultanas. S'.c; seeded. 714 tiAln- f(at. V.r.lan RUl- ner DOUndlFard, $l.ti0' per box. Provisions. - hams All sixes. el'te: skinned. Iii17c: picnics. 12e; boiled. IBtte. MACON Fancy, mozie; cnoice. " DRY SALT MEATS Backs, dry salt. 11 12ttc: backs, smoked. 13014c; bellies, dry rait. 13V4c; bellies, smoked, 15c. LARD Tierce basis, choice. com pound. 14c; leaf, three-pound palls. $8.' per case. WIOI-TT T . VrnT'O TSIar fmmt ferltS. Sl.BOl sliced beef, insldes. $2$ per case; lrled beef. insides. 25c per pouna; ooiogu. back, lOHc: minced ham, 120. Hops. Wool and Hides HOPS 1012 contracts, 1819c;'1911 crop. 20c. MOHAIR Choice, S2c per pound, trnni. r.tn.n oreson. 14 18c per pound according to shrinkage; Valley. 10 3c ner pound. PELTS Dry. 18c: full wool butcher pelts. $1 2501.75: shearings, 10 & 30c HIDES Salted hidea. liaic per pound: raited calf. 20c; salted kip. ll12c; green hides, 11c; dry calf. No. 1. 25c; No. z. iw, dry hides. 1820c: salted stags, TKOSc: green stags. 6tt&7e. CASCARA Per pound,. 4 5c; carlota, 6 6S-4C. . GKAIN BAOS Spot, tn CSX low i7.. 1913 bags, nominal, 8H7c Unseed Oil and Turpentine. TVOC"e. IT Das. V. n- 1 m B. - ollBd. barrels, 80c; raw. cases. Mc; boiled, cases, 5c. TURPENTINE Cases. 69c: barrels, eo-ac GOOD TRADE IFJ CATTLE LOCAL i STEER MARKET HOLDS FIRM AT $7. Single Arrival of Extra Choice Grade Brings Quarter Better Wethers Off Cars Bring $4.50. There was a good market all around for livestock yesterday. The supply was not h.H-v and nricea were malntalned. Steers sold for the most part from $.60 to $7, but one extra choice animal, weigh ing 1260 pounds, brought $7.25. The best pries on steers that has obtained In this market. Good cows ranged from $4.75 to $S and heifers sold at $5.25 to $9.25. There were only a few transactions In the hog market, the best offerings bringing $8.50. Several loads of wethers sold off the car at $4.60. Others brought $3.40 ana vzu. - The disposition of all classes of livestock received at the yards in July waj aj fol lows: Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Union Meat Co 2.31J 21 4,860 11.912 Frank L. Smith 162 $4 543 1.194 Gill Co 221 2 711 Adama Bros. I 924 R. Fairchild 13R 1 77 461 Misc. Portland 29 ... S2 165 Misc. Oregon 279 Z 61$ $.104 Sterrett & Oberle. .. Ill 5 211 Carstens Packing Co.1.652 7 2.01$ Frye 4 Co 120 54 7 James Henry 275 -... 559 25S Tacoma Meat Co 84 032 J. E. Connolly 21 .- Peoples Market 27 Misc. Washington... 444 63 319 4.413 Feeders, Oregon 227 ... Feeders. Wash'ton... 51 Total .13 397 (.899 26.450 Receipts yesterday were 113 cattle. 4 calves. 1SS hogs and 1116 sheep. Shippers were: George Kohlhagen, Rose- burg, 1 car of cattle; W. 1. Dishman, Rose- burg. 1 car of sheep; L., M. Lacey. Roseburg, 4 cars of sheep; C. G. Adams, Roseburg, 2 cars of sheep; Bellman Brothers. Coburg, 3 cars of sheep: E. W ood, Sllverton. 1 car of cattle and calves; Bob Carsner, Heppner, 1 car of cattle; J. T. Welch. Orslno. Idaho. 1 car of cattle; L. O'Brien. Warwick. Wai.. 1 car of hogs, and Sevier & Weed by boat. 25 hogs. The day s sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 178 wethers 72 $3.40 1 hog 310 X.50 1 hog 60. 7.50 2 cows ........................ 1035 4.75 1 cow 1070 4.00 5 steers 2 6 00 17 yearlings 66 5.26 2 COWS 1035 6.00 1 cow 1100 5.75 6 cows 1031 5..)0 1 bull 1160 4.00 Z cows 715 4.50 3 cows lOOrt 4.00 1 cow S40 3.50 1 cow 930 3.00 1 steer 770 8.00 2 heifers ...................... 575 5.1'5 2steers 870 6.50 4 calves - '. 220 - 8.00 19 steers 1060 6.60 3 steers 1033 6 110 1 steer 9(.o 6.25 1 steer 1260 7.25 6 steers 902 6. Ti ll) steers 1104 7.60 4 steers 1170 6.60 1 steer H-0 6.00 2 cows 4.85 1 cow 830 3.50 3 cows 8i6 .-..L'.". 4 cows 1052 5.00 3 cows 1036 .1.7.) 4 cows 11 60 6.O0. 4 heifers 910 3.S5 1 heifer 90 .; 2 heifers SS0 6.00 1 stag 1086 5.50 1 bull - 1400 4.00 - t bull 1240 4.2.1 1 bull 1710 4.50 1 bull 8SO 3.25 1 hog '. 420 7.50 9 hoes 161 7.25 53 hogs 1S4 8.50 122 wethers, off car 97 4.50 125 wethers, off car 97 4.50 '.'40 wethers, off car 101 4.50 150 wethers 101 4.20 The range of prices at tne yards waa as follows: Choice steers $75$7.00 Hood steers 6.00$ 0-5O .Medium steers ................ choice cows Good cows Medium cows 'hotce calves Mood heavy calves Bulls V . stags Hogs Ught , Heavy ......................... Sheep Yearlings Wethers Ewes Lamhs Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug." 2l Cattle Re ceipts. 700: market, steady. Native steers 5.00(&9.eO: native cows and heifers, $3.50 :'7.50; Western steers. $3 6 8.25; Texai; steers. $46.50: range cows and heifers, $3? 6.23; canners. $2.7334.25; stockers and feeders. $3.75 a 6.75: calves. $4 4 8; bulls, stats, etc.. $:l.736.30. Hogs Receipts. 7000; market. B to 10 cents hlsher. Heavy. $7.50 7.90; mixed. $7.S07.00: light. $7.7598.10; pigs, $6.30 7.30: bulk of sales. $7 7.90. Sheep Receipts. S00; market. steady. Yearlings. $4.50&5.20: wethers. $3.754.40; ewes. $3.25g4.10: lambs. $6.25T7.50. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Aug. 2. Cattle Receipts, 2500: market, weak. Beeves, $5.80.85, Texas steers. $4.85S.S3; Western steers. $3.S07.R0; stockers and feeders, $4eJ6.90; cows and heifers, $2.708; calves, $0.75 10 25. Ho'gs Receipts. 10.000; market. 5 to 10 cents above yesterday's average. Light. $7. i5 4J8.40; mixed. $7.33S.5; heavy. $7.20 S.17V-: rough. S7.209..40; pigs. $8.75S'8.00; bulk "of sales. l7.DOfS.10. .cheep Receipts. 12.000: market, steady. Native. $3.30t4.7S; Western. S.S0W4.65: yearlings. 4.50a 5.BS: lambs, native, $.50 7.6i; U'uuca. $4.50 7.80. D.iftfftf 6.UO 5.73 6.23 5.50 0 5 73 5.00 0 5.50 7.0(1 8.25 6 (HI 5) 6 CO 3.50 HP 6.10 4.75j 6.00 8.003 8.65 6.25 7.50 3.00 4.23 S.OO'S) 4.50 3.0 0 3.75 4.00 0 6.80 NOTE OF OPTISM Business Circles Not Affected by Presidential Excitement. TRADE STILL EXPANDING Absence of Speculatioil Leaves Money Market in Good Condition to Take Care of the Crop Move ment Steel Trade Good. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Trade expansion contrasta with speculative dullness. Inasmuch as the Increased Indus trial mercantile operatlona Involve larger demands for money, while requirements In connection with moving the crops will be heavy, it la. on the whole, fortunate that there Is no great speculative activity to add to t!e burdens of the money market. A noticeable note of optimism prevails in iusiness circles, which are not appreciably affected by the excitement of Presidential year. The further price advances on steel prod ucts testily to a large volume of new busi ness. in dry goods fine lines are stronger, re flecting the continued Idleness at New Bed ford. Prints have advanced to a basis of otic (or standards and prices of low and medium priced cottons were also marked up '.c and lie. respectively. Tickings are 14c higher and denims are very strong. In woolens and worstals trade in .men s wear continues satisfactory. Pronounced strength rules throughout the leather maitet. TEXTILE PRICES AKE ADVANCING Indicate Enlarged Business In These Lines. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Bradstreefs re ports again spelled progress and a more clearly defined movement toward enlanted business is reflected in most sections, save parts of the South. This disposition Is manifested to a greater extent at Northwest ern points than anywhere else. In the textile lines price advances are sig nificant of an enlarged business. Indeed, those buyers who have hesitated about pay ing the advances asked are coming into the markets and, of course, the mills are firm in their views as to prices, as it is fully recognized that supplies are not over plenr tiful. first, because prolonged hand-to-mouth buying caused manufacturers to restrict output to demand, and secondly, because labor troubles have militated against any thing like full operations. In industrial circles employment is good and the iron and steel industry continues to sound activity. Pig iron Is stronger, higher prices are being demanded for u number of finished products. Eastern ship builders have placed heavy orders for plates and shapes, the railroads are Inquiring for rails for next year's delivery, thus returning to their old-time policy of ordering In ad vance, and some business is booked for this yeur by Eastern mills. Collections have Improved at a number of points, still there is sufficient slowness to prevent uniformity and payments In the South continue slow, especially from retail dealers. Business failures In the United States for the week ending August 1 were 224, against 22 last week. Business failures in Canada lor the week number 24, as against 20 last week. Wheat, including flour, exports from the united States and Canada for the week ending August 1 aggregate 2.4W4.05S bushe.ls, against 2.030.05S last week. Corn exports for the week were 77,842 bushels, against UO.262 last week. Bank Clearings. ' NEW YORK. August 2. Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending August l snows an aggregate of sj,7U2,344.voo, as against $2.26,4S2.ooo last week and $2, -'.. -1U3.000 in the corresponding week last year. P. C. Inc. New York $1.589.782'.0flO S.8 Chicago 202,0511,000 3.1 Boston 143.674.000 3.7 Philadelphia i:;4.55!i.000 4.8 St. Louis 67,702.000 3.8 Kansas City 47.805.OOO 8.8 Pittsburg 54,503.000 8.3 San Francisco 40.34S.00O 18.4 Baltimore 31.822,000 "7.7 Cincinnati 21.2!)6.0OO 4.4 Minneapolis 10,040.000 6.3 New Orleans 13.970.lKiO 13. 1 Cleveland ..r 23,408,000 2S.6 Detroit 24.000.000 82.2 Los Angeles 18.074.000- .1 Omaha 14.367.000 4.2 Milwaukee 11,07.000 2.8 Loulsvxille 13,034.000 11.8 Atlanta s.lTO.liiiv i.l Portland. Or 8,!H)t,000 6.1 Seattle 10.020.000 - 7.0 St. Paul 9.60D.UOO 4.J Kurfalo 11.400.UOO 1.1 Denver 6.874.000 0.4 IndianaDolla 7.15.0OO 21.7 Providence 6,907.000 C.6 Richmond 7.739.000 10.9 Washington, D. C 6.600.000 .8 Memphis 4,623.000 11.0 St. JoaeDh 6.573.O00 suit Lake Titv 5.9S9.OO0 Fort Worth 4.956.000 18.9 Albanv 3,213.000 12 8 Columbus it.82i.000 J.4 Savannah 8.S13.O00 1.9 Toledo 4.365.000 2.3 Nishvllle 4.OO2.000 3.0 Hartford 4.813.0O0 7.7 Spokane. Wash 3.571.000 10.7 Tacoma S.8M.O0O 1.9 Oakland. Cal 3,346.000 15.3 Sol nipro Cal 2. 203. 000 . Sacramei.to. Cal 1.377.000 12.6 H.lena 913,000 8.1 Stockton. Cal 811.000 2.0 uoi.o l.tho 512.0O0 10.3 Houston SB. 702.000 60.5 Galveston ' 14,773.000 2S.2 Decrease. GAINS ARE NOT HELD STOCK MARKET OPENS STRONG, BUT LATER PRICES RECEDE. Irregular Tone Follows Publication of Government's Colton Report, Bond Market Is Steady. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Preliminary opera tions in stocks today pointed to a continu ance of the bullishness that characterized yesterday's dealings. Business In the first hour waa on a scale representing a "million-share session." and practically every Important security, except Canadian Pacific, recorded substantial gains. Extensive realizing for profits followed thi early outbursts, however, and by mid-day many gains had turned to slight losses. Activity was most pronounced In Read ing and Lehigh Valley. Steel attained a slightly higher level than on the preceding day, but reflected pressure whfoh was ascribed in part to the severe strictures directed against the steel corpora tion by the Stanley committee. In the late dealings activity dwindled per ceptibly and the market's tone became more Irregular, while some of the hitherto strong specialties yielded much of their advance. This condition was coincident with the pub lication of the Government's cotton report, showing a prospective yield much under the average of the past decade. Time money was firm with an inoreasing demand, while call loans are on the de crease. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value, $2,265,000. Government bonds were un changed on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing sales, nign. i.ow. 251a. Amal Copper .. 18.700 4t4 834 ZVt Am Agricult .. i 01 a KtiuAr.. 700 71 ;m 71 American Can.. S7.5O0 40 3S 80S do preferred.. 00 120N 11V 119 Am Car & Fdy.. I.60O 59 59 593, Am Cotton Oil.. 3o0 53 W 33 54 Am Ice Securl.. 100 26 W 26 W 26 Am Llnseeed 13 Am Locomotive. 600 44 4X44 48 Am Smel & Ref 2.500 84 74 84 4. 84 Vi do preferred 1!LS,, Am Sugar Ref.. 300 1274 127 12MH Am Tel Tel.. 900 146 143T4 145 Am Tobacco ... 800 303 201 W 2027, Anaconda M Co. 1.600 42ti 4 41 Atchison 3.900 in'4 jog J07T, do preferred.. 2o 102 102 102 Atl Coast Lfne.. I.IOO 141 1415s 141 Bait Ohio... 1.200 10? J, 108 107 Bethlehem Steel 1.00 37 3. 3. Brook R Tran.. 8.400 93 92 92 Oviadian Pac .. 1.100 2.5 2ii -4li Central Leather 400 27 27 xi 1 Ches Ohio ... J.iw oii, e Chi Gt West... 400 17 lis C. M St Paul. 6.60O 107 10 1 10i Chicago Ac N W 2.300 141 141 140J, Contol Gas 400 145 144 144 54 Corn Products.. 1.000 1454 1454 1 Col Fuel iron. 300 M ,22 Del & Hudson '. . ,0 D & R Grande J do preferred "7f Distillers' Secur 300 33 54 3d J-'JJ Erie 6.000 3UV4 36 do 1st pr . aw oj do 2d nf 1"0 44 14 44 4354 Gen Electric ... 800 l2 5j 1S2 "r Gt North pf 10.700,142)4 "ijj "iJJ Gt North Ore .. 11.000 44 54 43 4.154 Illinois Central. 500 -131 131 Interbor Met .. 3.600 20 2054 20 do preferred.. e.zvu ir.i- jts .if Inter Harvester. 4.2O0 124 123 i Inter Murine pf. 700 17 10 7 Int Paper loo 16 10 In Intr Pump -- K C Southern.. SOO 25 2j 2- Laclede Gas J'JVJ Lehigh Valley .. 27,200 172 liO lil Louis JNasn .. z,ii"i i'Jf i",S M, S P S S M 1.0OO 151 vt ljl . ll Mo, Kan & Tex. 2oo 27 .. 2 1 27 Mo Pnrifle, ... .' l.MOO 37 3i . 01 Nat Biscuit .... I.2O0 141 140 140 National Lead.. 1,000 00 N Ry Mex 2 pf. '?''' N Y Central... 1.5O0 118 11 54 ! N Y Ont Wes 500 32 54 32 5- 2 Norfolk West. 1.200 118 118 118 North American 100 H2v4 82 81 H Northern Pac .. ju,-u" i:.n j. Pacific Mail 2o0 31v4 !?. Pennsylvania... 4,400 124 1 J J ; 3 People's Gas ... 6"" J P. C C & St I... z.-iuu Jim jv.. Pittsburg Coal ii; Znu. Pressed S Car.. 1.000 :R 36 654 Puil Pal Car ... 10O 100 100 100 Reading 65,000 168 167 54 1'17H RS iron Steel '800 27 27 27 do preferred.. 700 85 S5 85 Rock Island Co. 2.000 2H54 do Dreferrea.. l.aoo o ";,- St I. S F 2 of 300 3 35 Seaboard Airline 1.70o 24 24 .-A do preferred., l.iuv ot v : " Slors Sheffield ::,'; Southern Pac .. 1.600 112 111 1UJ Southern Ry ... 2.500 29 2954 20J do , preferred.. , "' '-7 :rt, Tenn Copper .. . 400 43 Jjs Texas & Pacific. 400 22 54 2-' 5- v Union Pacinc .. 24.. in. Jijift 'ii 7? AAS do preferred.. ' 400 w T';? . " U S Realty .... 2.000 S3 84 ej us Rubber ::: i.eoo 53 52 U S Steel 61.600 72 71 7154 do preferred.. 1.400 114 118- 118 Utah Copper ... 3.4O0 02 2 - Va-Caro Chem . loo 48 48 48 Wabash -'oo n j- jt do preferred.. son in " "? Western Md ... 3tH 58 58 ov. Western Union .. 600 82 82 2 Westing Elec ... 15.700 83 80 82 Wheel ALE .- Total sales for the flay, i.juu nrt. BONDS. Furnished by Overbeck Cooke Co., of Portland. . . J31U. flaiv. Amer Tel & Tel conv 4s , American Tobacco 4s vV' American Tobacco 6s 11 Atchison general 4s "7f Atchison conv 4s coi? Atchison adj 4S stamped 8 8J Atchison conv 5s 1UT U?s Atlantic Coast Line cons s tn-n At Coast Line "L & N coil' 48. voit Baltimore & Ohio 354s 91 9151 Baltimore & Ohio 4s 7 fl'54 Brooklvn RaDld Transit 4s 93 3 Can Southern first 5s 100 loo Chesapeake Ohio 4s 99 100 C B & Q gen mtg 4s 9o 9o C B & Q joint 4 . c a ins 4s .' r B o Tlenver 4s " Vi A CerTfral Pacific first 4s J54 98 Chicago East Ills 4s ij Chicago R I ft P ref 4s .... 8 88 Chlcapo R I & P Col trust 4s.. 68 9 Colorado & Southern first 4s... 93 Denver Klo tfranue is Delaware & Hudson conv 4s 98 9 Erie first cons P L 4s 89 S9 Tn AiU P2 ?-71 Japanese 4s 84 8i Japanese first 4s 91 Japanese second 4 54s. ........ . 90 .... IXIUlSVllle KasnVlllO UIII M... r Mo Kan & Tex 454s 8" ? Missouri Pacific 4s ' 7? New York central 5ds... New York Central L S SVis 80 81 New York City 4.. ............ New York City 4ViS oi ism .,7 Norfolk & Western 4s i '' Norfolk & Western conv 4s 11 11 N Y Ont & W 4s....... i VnetV.ei-T-lflc P L 4S 9.8 - Northern Pacific 3s 68 60 94 Oregon Ry & Nav 4s 93 JJJ t... j- t ioa 1031. 104 Philippine Railway 4s 1154 Reading general 4s Republic of Cuba 5s 103 104 Southern Pacific col 4s 90 90 Southern Railway 4s ig St L ft S F ref 4s ' I-nlon Pacific first 4S ' i ., Union Pacific conv 4s 10- . . i J- Union Pacific ref 4s..... 90 HT United States Steel S F -5s H2 102 United States 2s registered 100 100 United Stales 2s coupon... loo 101 United states bs relsIeea ; , n,,,,rn 1IZ ll'.Tl United States 4s registered 113 11 "4 United States 4s coupon 113 114 A United Runway s r United Railway St L 4S 78 niimsii 'ii " ' - 7 , v..i.,n TTnion 4'4s ?7 ,Vr.:. "",,.. nv -In 91 9.. (ycniinniii'"''. -QO , . . . -.a ......... HI 83 3:sso,slsJ Per.tral 43 ::::: 99 1S5 Stocks a1 t Boston. BOSTON. Aug. 2V Closing quotations: IMiaml Copper... 29 Allouez 47 Amalg Copper.. 84 llnh.nik OS Nevada Con 21 Niplssing Mines. 7 A Z L sm. . . oi Ariiona Com .. vi X, r c A s M. 7 Nor:n nune North Lake 5 Cal ft Arizona.. 75 Cal & Hecla 520 rnnlnnnlnl 23 Old Dominion... .7 n.n.nl. 117 Cop Ran Con Co 58 IT Rntte Coo M. 13 Knoerlor 47 !un ft Eos Mln.. 1 Franklin H54 Giroux Con 5 Granby Con ... 54 Greene Cananea 10 Tamarack U S 8 R ft M . . -do preferred... 43 45 40 (Utth Con . . . . . lutah Copper Co. 1154 12 I Royaiie (cop) j Kerr Lake 2 Lake Copper S,i La Salle Copper t. 'Winona . . Wolverine I . V4 .108 Money. Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Money on call steady. 22 per cent: ruling rate. -; closing cio t., ,-,? ,i, n.r Time loans buvm.r. .-.. r. -i cent; o aays, o- w v -'" "J- 27 45. Prime mercantile iwiici, v . "r Kterllng exchange w!ak, with actual busi ness In bank" Mils at '$4.8430 for 60-day bills and ai 'HrVJ, Commercial bills, $4.84. Bar silver, 60c. Mexican amnira, to.. . Government bonds steady; railroad bonds Arm. . . . Daw altMP llMllr 7d per ounce; money. 2 per cent: rate of discount for short bills Hv W per cent; do, three mouths' bills. 33 1-16 per cent. SAN FRANCISCti. Aug. 2. Silver bars. 60c. , , Mexican dollars, nominal. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.84; do, sight. $4.87. rnmiltion of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. At the begin ning of business today the condition of the United States Treasury was. Working oaiance ... ..e . ? on 407.R.-.7 In 'bank." and J Phliippl TOiai ot me fie"""' o-- fl ... . t oi il n v- were . " 1 - IIC....I,'... jv. 1 -!(, Disbursements -'.; 'n'o4' Deficit to aate mis .. , Deficit this time last year 15.u.J4.9oO These figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transaction SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Pricea Quoted at the Bay City for Verse tables. Fruits, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. The follow ing ryroauce prices w ci e mui - - .Fruit Apples, cholco. 05c; common. 40c; Mexican nmes. o-uo...", ......... -r,v;;vS choice. $6; common. $2; pineapples. 1.j0 2.00. Cheese 1516c. Butter Fancy creamery, 29c. Eggs -Store, 23c; fancy ranch . 2354 c 23c: green peas. $1.752.25: string Wn. 50c: tomatoes. 4075c; fggplant. 50J 3c, npotoRlver Burbanks. 75cTl; Or gon Buroa7ks. nominal; Early Rose, nom- ,BS; "wR.t $T3 20.50; wheat and oats, $1218: aitaita. "W52;-- Mck,. C?aSn. 40J-.ackes; middngiT-lO sacks; hay 1035 tons; wool. m nlnn- Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. CopperFirm. "l-W-eat 1 'spot. 44.37 44.11 : Au gust. 44.12 44.30c; septemoer, 14Lead Quiet. 4.67 4.75c chimed- NrotTsou.hern and No. 1 South- IP""- innt 1200 5s' futures. 4199 15s. Lon Hn 'lSS London spelter. 26 2. 6d. don ?."'; .,. so. ed In London. Iron, t- leve.a.." " " Wool Sales Close. . LONDON. Ann. 2. Th tn.Z'?r,e,,' hf demand ana pnce "" r- ers. WHEAT OFF A GENT Increased Estimates of Yield Count Against Price." RALLY AT THE CLOSE Prominent Expert Figures the Total Crop at Seven Hundred Million Bushels Rains Where Needed Cause Corn to recline.' r'Tjrr' nrt Lwir 9 Increased estimates of yield counted today against tne v...e wheat. t . iiwiniinff to a leadine expert, the total crop of wheat In the United States this m-air. win h 707000.000 bushels. As the same authority two weeks ago had put the probable aggregate at 700.000.000 bushels and had figured a montn Dacn ioi would be only $41,000,000 bushels, the ef fect tended to favor the bears. A rally In the last half hour resulted from Improve ment of cash demand. Heavy rains southwest where ' needed brought about a down turn In corn. There also were predictions that the crop would be 273,000,000 bushels more than last sea son. Increasing sales to arrive depressea oats. The decline in corn and wheat formed an additional weight on holders. Provisions, although comparatively steady, showed the effect of selling, due to the fact that stocks on hand were larger than expected. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept $ .43 $ .93 .82 $ .92 Dec.. .95 .05 .w May .09 .99 .97 .Ui . CORN. Sept. 67 .S .66 .87 Dec 37 .37 .30 May 57J4 .58 .87 .57 OATS. Sept. .3274 .::3 .32 .82 Dec 34 .34 .jjh . . t May 36 .30 .35 .35 MESS PORK. Sept, 17.95 17.95 17.80 17.90 Oct 18.07 18.07 17.9754 18.03 Jan 18.62 18.70 18.60 1S.70 LARD. Sept. , 10.70 10.70 10.62 10.67 UCl. ...... IV. IJ JO. I I V 1U.IV J".i-K Dec 10.52 10.52 10.4O iu.il a Jan 10.47 10.50 10.40 10.45 SHORT RIB3. Sept 10.55 10.62 10.5254 10.5754 Oct 10.55 10.57 10.50 10.55 Dec 9.SO 9.85 9.7754 OiSU Cash quotations were aa follows: Rve No. 2. 75c. Barley Feed or mixing, 45 S 52c; fair to choice malting, 68 c Timothy seed $46. Clover seed $1015. Pork Mess. 117.75 & 17.87 . Lard In tierces. $1057. Short ribs Loose, $10.57. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 256,000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradstreet's, were equal to 2,495,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 1.554.00O bushels, compared with 996.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 101 -cars; corn, 106 cars; oats, 163 cars; hogs, 9000 head. Grains in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. Spot quota tions: w alla walla, s 1.02 54 la 1.55 : red Kus sian. $1.558'1.57 : Turkey red. $1.65L70 bluestem, $1.62 1.00; reed barley. l,ii'i 1.2o: white oats, Sl.tiO&l.tio: bran, $27'ft 27.50: middlings. $30 41 3D; shorts, $31 31.50. can Doara sales: Wheat December, $1.46 bid, $1.18 asked. Barley December. $1.15; May, $1.21. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Auir. 2. Wheat Septem 1 U-IU.IIIU.- nu..mW tl'lftllWUl- MuU 9754c. Cash: No. 1 hard, Jl.07; No. 1 Northern. $1.07; No. i fionnern, i.uoy; No. 3 wheat, $1.02 a 1.03. Flax, $1.73. Barley, 45 (if 75c. Corn, No. 3 yellow, 7576c Oats No. 3 white, 49 & 50c. Rye No. 2, 67c. Puget Sound Grain Markets. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 2. Wheat Old fcJluestem. yie; ciuu, 01c. .lew. iii.i", S3c; club, 81c. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 16; barley, 1; hay, 25. SEATTLE. Aug. 2. Wheat Bluestem, 80c: iortyfold, club and fifo. 7Sc; red Rus sian. 7Hc. Yesterday's car receipts ivneai, 19; corn. 3; hay. 14: flour, 5. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Aug. 2. Cargoes, steady. Walla Walla September-October shipment, at 3S3, nominal. English and French country mar kets, firm. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 2. Wheat October, 7s 4d; December. 7s 3d. Weather clear. EASTERN WOOL TRADE OF GOOD SIZE Passage of La Follette Bill Has Only Tem porary Effect. BOSTON. Aug. 2. The Commercial Bui letin will sav tomorrow: Trading in the Boston wool market dur ing the week has baen quite satisfactory, al though transactions have not involved so great a volume individually aa during the fortnight previously- Somewhat less wool has changed hands than during the previous week, but altogether in the neighborhood of 4.500,000 pounds were sold. The passage of the La Follette wool bill Thursday of last week caused a quietness during the rest of the week and the first day or two of the present week, but towards the close the effect wore off and more business was done. No advance has been registered In values during the week, but a strong upward ten dency is noticed. Conditions continue satisfactory in the goods market, buyers continuing to operate well on the recent showing of light weignts. Coffee and Sugar. X'EW YORK. Auk. 2. Coffee futures closed steady at a net decline of 13 to 19 points. August, 12.05c: September, 12.7oc October. 12.82c; November. 12.88c: Decern her 12.95c: January and February. 12.97c March, 13J5c; April. 13.07c; May and June, 13.10c; JuTy. 18.09c. Spot, quiet. Rio, No. 7 14c; Santos. No. 4, loc; mna aun r'rtt-rloYji 1 OffilHe. haw Bur&r Steady. Muscovado, 89 test, 3.55c: centrifugal, 96 test, 4.03c; molasses, 9 test, 3.30c; retmea, sieaoy. j 1 New York Cotton Slarket. NEW YORK Aug. 2. Cotton futures inaMl nv. 10 to 13 Doints higher. Au gust. 12.52c; September, 12.60c; October, 12 74c; Novemoer, 1-1.10; uei-eiuoe., immev 1 1 7 Jc : February. 12.78c: March l'S2c; Mav, 12.90C Spot closed steady. Middling uplands. 13.10c; middling gulf. 13.35c. Sales, z.-l Dales. NEW ORLEANS Aug. 2. Spot cotton unchanged. Middling. 13c Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 2. Turpentine firm at 48l43c; sales. 700 barrels: re ceipts, 800 barrels: shipments, 1400 barrels; stock, 35.300 barrels. Rosin firm. Sales, 2300 lbs.: receipts. 8100 lbs.; shipments, 1300 lbs.; stock. 106.700 lbs. Quote: B, $0.33; D. $8.45: TS.. $0.35; F. $0.65; G $6.70; H. $6.75: 1. $6.80; K. $r..S5; M. $6.90; N. $7.05; WG. 7.35; WW. $7C60. London Sheepskins Sale. LONDON, Aug. 2. A. sale of Cape of Good Hope and Natal sheepskins was held here today. The offerings amounted to 323 000, of which 214,700 were sold. The demand was strong and principally from the home trade. Coarse, long wooled and shorn skins sold from unchanged to d dearer, while damaged skins' declined from Wd. Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO. Auk. 2. Butter steady. Cream eries 232.".c; dairies, 21 24c. Egcs steady; receipts, 10.754. At mark, cases included. 1516c; ordinary flrs-a. 1Uckeeil s'teldy. Daisies, 1513 54:: Twins 14J15c; Young Americas, ljW lO'Ac; Long Horns, 113C. ' Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2. Wool, steady. Terrl torv and Western mediums. 2024c; fine mediums, 18820c; fine. 18917c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Evaporated apples Quiet. Peaches Quiet. Duluth Flax Market. DULUTH, Minn.. Aug. 2. Linseed, on THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital $1,000,000 Surplus and Profits $ 1 ,000,000 . OFFICERS J. C. AISSWORTH, President. n. W. SCHMEEn. Cashier. R. LEA BARNES. Vlcw-Prealdent. A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Caablcr. W. A. HOLT, Aastatant Cashier.. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE DRAFTS DRAWN on ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES LUMBERtVIENS National Bank DIRECTORS. GEORGE G. BINGHAM P. 8. BHBMBI E. G. CRAWFORD JOHN A. KEATING DR. K. A. J. MACKENZIE ROBERT TREAT PLATT CHAS. S. RUSSELL J. E. WHEELER G. K. WENTWORTH LLOYD J. WENTWORTH . Capital - - $1,000,000 First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 900,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1889. Capital Stock....;..... Burpltw and Undivided Profit.. Commercial and Savings Accounts Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' check issued, avafl cble in all part of the vorid. OFFICB1U W. M.'l,ald, Fvxnldeat. FV"?Z A. C,.l,Ie Edward Cookinsbam. VIoITaa. J. W. Lad, Asst. Caahlar. W. IL Du,ckley?eMr. M. Oa.k, At- CaW. The Canadian Bank of Commerce INCORPORATED 1807. Head Office Toronto. Canada. Jfew York IS Exchange Place. London 2 Lombard Street. Over two hundred other branthes In the ynited States Canada eral banking business transacted. Interest allowed on Time and Special DepoelU. PORTLAND BRANCH, SECOND AND STARK STREETS K. C. MALPAS, Manager. mmm track, to arrfve and September. 1"H Oc tober. tl.l asked; November el.BSl. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Hops Pull. AGED WOMAN SUCCUMBS Mrs. Slbbie Tlllery, 70 ears Old, Dies at Ballston, Or., Home. BALL.STON. Or Aug. 2. (Special.) Mrs. Slbble Tlllery, aged 70. died here July 24 and was burled at the Ballston cemetery. Mrs. Tlllery was a native of Missouri and came to Oregon In 1864, after traveling: by oxteams from Kan sas. Mrs. Tlllery was the wife of Henry Tlllery, whom she married in Kansas in 18S8. On coming- to Oregon they J.C.WILSON&CO. STOCKS, BOSDS, GR.tn AND COTTON MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE, CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE, THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: -Main Floor Lumbermen Bank Bldg. Fifth and Stark. Phones Marshall 4120. A 4187. $1,000,000.00 800,000.00 n Time has demonstrated Its serviceability and superiority. Therj's every reason why the streets adjacent to your property should be BARBER ASPHALT. located near Perrydale, Polk County. Mrs Tillery has been an invalid for nearly 30 years. Of late years her mind has been Impaired. The following children survive: Mer rill T., of Corvallis; Aaron M, of Ballston, and Sarah. J. Slasle. of Mon roe. There is and has been for a long time a few bad chnckholea in pavement at prominent locations abont the city that wonld not now or ever have been in existence if the pavement was bitnlithic i