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Newspaper Page Text21 TTIE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1912. DEMAND FROM EAST Inquiries ,StiII on Market fo Soft White Wheat. LITTLE OTHER TRADING At Least Seven Thousand Tons Al ready Bought for Shipment Across the Rockies Recent Operations In Idaho Barley Is Firm. Th feature of the wheat market at th present time la the demand from the Eut In ether respect there ! little doing and price -would be easier. In response to th declines at Chicago and In Europe, but for th Eastern buying. This has steadied vai ue throughout th Interior, and In some sections caused bullish sentiment to pre vail. Club was quoted yesterday at T9 cents and could not be bought for lea. The exporter, however, would not pay this price. The foil extent of the buying for East ern account 1 not yet known, but ft wii learned, tht at the do of last week T000 tons had been secured. Inquiries for wheat for shipment East are still on the market. The Eastern buyers, who are looking for oft. whit wheat, are said to have picked up all that was offered In Idaho, and have now turned their attention to this state. Reports received from the Palouse country yesterday wan that buyers were quietly operating there, and that farmers were firmer. The barley market was firm here and In the South. There wa also a firm feel- ins In the oats market. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 29 21 25 12 23 Tuesday ...... At 13 Wednesday ... f7 14 Tear ago 45 2 Season to data.,7002 TT Tear ago 4973 224 Foreign crop conditions are summarized by the Liverpool Corn Trad New as fol lows: United Kingdom Supplies of native wheat are fair. The weather 1 favorable for threshing and sowing. France Prospects for th new seeding re good. Supplies from the Interior are sufficient for Immediate requirements. The weather Is seasonable. Germany The sowing of wheat Is pro gressing satisfactorily. The gathering of tue potato crop is making good progresa Supplies of native wheat are very small, but they are expected to Increase soon. The weather is sessonable. Russia The new seeding are making fa vorable progress. Supplies of wheat are moderate to fair. Roumanla Both the corn harvesting and . wheat sowing is progressing favorably. Hungary The quality of the corn crop is unsatisfactory. Italy Native wheat I very scarce. The weather Is seasonable. South Africa There tn eomplalnts of the weamer Deing loo ary. Argentina The crop ar making good progress. Australia There are some reports men tioning ary weatner. but these are uncon firmed and generally the outlook Is very vavorable. India Prospects for the new seedlngs are gooa. in rood grain crops are satisfactory. 2 A TP1 9SS 9 S 13 670 713 S12 103U HOPS -ABE XOT PRESSED FOB SALE Good Demand for Choice Lots, Which Are Hard to Find. No deal were reported put through in th local hop market yesterday. Chotoe hops were la AnuwI, fet kyw&aw-vi hard to find. Oregon grpwers ar not of fering hop of any kind a freely as a week ago. Three hundred bale of prim greenish Taklmaa were bought by Orafton at 20 centa. English market condition ar reported by the Kentish Observer of October IT. as follows: "A good, steady trad 1 now being done In the new crop and price are firm, but the offer for th choice East and Mid Kent growth ar far below the view of grow ers. Th current bid are only from 7 to 7 10 per cwt and 16 6s to IS IBs for sec ondary grades. Continental markets are very firm, with a tendency to advance. Ameri can markets are dearer for all choice lot. "Merchants in th Borough quot their prices a follows: English. 1913, It 13 to IS: Continental, 1912, f3 6s to 8; Pacific. 1!12. to f7." TLRKEY CROP IS A LARGE ONE Dona-la County WIU Bare a Many, If Not More, Than In Former Year. ROSEBURG. Or, Oct. 80. t Special.) Reports received here from the various poul try districts of Douglas County Indicate that equally as many If not more turkeys will be marketed prior to Thanksgiving this year tban ever before. From Oakland, Or., which haa won fame as a turkey-producing district, comes news to th effect that turkeys are more plentiful this season than for -many year past. With plenty of birds th buyer naturally antici pate a decrease In price when compared with former years. Local buyer ar al ready in touch with the raisers and hun dred of turkey will be contracted for with in the next few days. The outlook for Christmas bird Is equally encouraging, although th prices may be a trifle higher than prior to Thanksgiving. PRESENT SCARCITY OF TOKAY GRAPES Loral Consumption of Apple I on m Very Large Scale. There 1 a temporary scarcity of Tokay grapes on Front street. In fact, grapes of all kinds were in light supply yesterday and firm. A few crates of Emperor were re ceived and sold at 11.10 a crate. Concords were quoted at 12i cent a basket. A car of California Muscats Is due today, also a car of California grapefruit. There was a very good trade In cheap priced apples; but th Front-street dealers were not able to move supplies as fast as they came in. They hope, however, to pre vent the accumulation from becoming seri ous. The low prices at which apple are now obtainable should greatly stimulate their sale. Well-posted apple men figure tlie present local consumption at twice what It ever was before. SHARP BREAK IN POI'LTKY MARKET thicken Sell as Low a IS Cent and D Not Clean I'p. The bottom fell out of the poultry mar ket yesterday. Large receipts and Indif ferenca of buyers brought' about this result. The price of chickens was cut In th after noon to 12 cents, but even this -low figure did not permit of a clean-up. Mixed, ducks also sold at 12 cents. The veal market was very weak, with few sales a'oove lhi cents. Pork continues steady. T&ere have been no new developments In the egg market In the past week. Fresh lo cals sr very scarce and bring full prices. Butter and cheese are steady and un changed. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Tortland -SI, 764.618 S163.342 Seattle 2,1!9,20 292.540 Tacoma 6IU.0M 30,67s Spokane ............... 714.878 128. 784 PORTLAND MARKETS. Urain, Hoar, Fred, tc FLOUR Patent. $4.30 per barrel; straig.ua 13-00; exports. 13.00(33.70; Val ley. $4.30: graham, $4.20; whole wheat. $4.40. j WHEAT Track price: Club. 71 6 "to: bluestem. HClio: forty-fold, T8Tte; red Russian, 7c; valley, ivc. HAT Tln-othy. choice. $17018: No. 1. 116; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa. $12; clover. 10- straw. 1607. CORN Whole. $38; cracked. $38 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $22 per ton; short. OA- mMUnet S30. BARLEf Feed. IJ per ton; brewing, $38 nee ton: rolled, ceftli.tiii, . OATS White, $25.60626 per ton; gray feed, $24.50; gray milling. szo.oo. Vegetable and Fruits. FRESH FRUITS Apple, ordinary, 60eO S1.KO ner hox- neaches 35500 per box; pears. $1.25 1.35 per box: grapes. Hie 4 1.10 per box; cranberries. $9.50 per barrel; casa- bas. T5C9U.50 uer dozen. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. Valencia. I4S4.50: California grapefruit. $490; Flon da grapefruit. o.50a: lemons. $606.50 per box; pineapples, 6c per pound. ONIONS Oregon. S1.10S1.25 per sack. POTATOES Jobbing prices: Burbanka 76c per hundred: sweet potatoes, 2e pel nmmri VEGETABLES Beans. 10c: cabbage,-! lHe per pound; cauliflower. 40c4$1.25 per rtczeni eelerv 230 75c ner dosen: cucum bers, 60 60c per dozen; eggplant, 1.!51.50 per box; head lettuce. 90c per dozen; peppers. 68c per pound; radishes. 15020c per dozen; spurns. 8c; tomatoes, liicoti per box: e-arllc. 5&6c tier pound. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.2S per sack; turnips. $1 per sack: beets. $L10 per sack; parsnips. $i.za per sac. Dairy and Country Produce. EGGS Fresh locals, candled. 40 C 42 4c per dozen; Eastern. 8035c. CHEfSE Triplets. li)o per pound; daisies. 18Uc:' Touna- Americas. 20V4C ner pound. BUTTER Oregon creamery butter, cubes. 85 c per pound: prints. 38 37o per pound. ruttit rancy. lie per pouno. VF.A r Vanev 12U1!ft Tier sound. POULTRY Hens, 12 12 hiof broilers. 1 OlZtto; ducks, young, 12 313c; geese, no turkeys, live, 18020c: dressed, 25c. Staple Groceries. SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tails, $2.25 per dosen; half-pound nets, $1.40; one-pound flats, $2.40; Alaska pink, one-pound talla, 83c; allversldes, one-pound tails, $1.23. COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 24O0 per pound. HONEY Choice, $8.6098.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 151416Hc per pound: Brazil nuts, 12 13c; filberts. 14015c; al monds. lu ft7u: oeanuts. 5tte: co- eoanuta, 90c&$l per dozen; chesnuts, 12o per pound; hickory nuts. oiuc; pecans. 17c; pine. 172200. BEANS Small white. B.40c: large white. Sc; Lima. 6.7Sc; pink. 6c; Mexicans, 5c, bayou, 4 U5c. . . SUGAR Fruit and berry. $5.73: Honolulu nlantatlon. Z.170: beet. 1.V55: extra C. $3.25; powdered, barrels, $6; cube, barrels. $6.16. SALT Granulated. $1S ner ton; nan ground 100s. $7.50 per ton; 60s. $8 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. 6c: cheaper grades. IJoKc: Southern head, 18"Hc PHIED vriiis Apples. 1V0 per po. apricots, 12014c; peaches. 8llc; prune. Italians. 810c; sliver, 18c: tigs, wnne black. 6tt7c; currants, ttc; raisins, loose Muscatel, 67Hc; bleached. Thompson. 11 54 c; unbleached Sultanas, 8ttc: seeded, TH esttc; dates. Persian. 8Vo per pound; hard, $1.00 per box FIGS Twelve 10-onnce 83c: 60 6-onnee. tl.85; 70 4-ounce. $2.25; 80 10-ounce, $2.25; loose. 60-pound boxes 8ft?7c; Smyrna, boxes, $1.10 e 1.23: candled. 16 & 18c . Provisions. HAMS All size. lStteUVie; picnic. 13e; skinned. 18c: boiled. 27c BACON Fanoy. 2828c; cnoioe. zto" LARD Tierce basis, choice. lotto; com pound, c. DRY SALT MEATS Rerulsr short Clears, 18 13c; short clear backs. IX to IS lbs.. 14 H 16c; short clear backs, 18 to 25 lb.. UH&16c; exports. 1415ttc; plates, 160 11c, butts, 4j.10o; bellies, square out. 18 to 25 lbs., 15 18 He. BARRELED REEP Extra RICH beet. sili mess beef. $18; extra plate beef, $17.50; plate beer. $17.50; rolled boneless beef. $10. BARRELED PORK Best pig pork. $28; brisket pickled pork, $21; Berkshire pickled pork. $8L Hops, Wool and Hide. HOPS 1912 crop, prime and choice, ISO 20c per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 82e per pouno. PELTS Dry. 13c: salted lamb. 6090ei salted pelts, short wool. 60c a 1.00. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14 SI 130 per pound, according to shrinkage; valley, 21H V2:He per pound. HIDES Salted hides. 13918HC per pouno; salted calf, 19c; salted kip, 13 14c; green hides, 12c; dry calf. No. L 26q; No. 2, 20c; green stags. 647c CASCARA Per pound. 4tt4o; canois. 4t75c. Unseed OU and Turpentine, LINSEED -OIL Itawr barrel. Te: boiled. barrels, 6yc; raw, cases, 72o; boiled, cases, 74c. TURPENTINE Cases, 60c: barrel 67 Ho per gallon. SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price Quoted at the Bay City for Yege- table. Fruit, Etc SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30. The follow ing produce prices were current nere today: run Apples, cnoice, sue; common, toe; Mexican limes, 8306.80; California lemons, choice, $6; common, $2; pineapples, $1.60 2.60. Cheese Toung America, icatise. Butter Fancy creamery, 83 He. Eggs Store. 8flo; fancy ranch, 51c Hay Wheat. $23.50024; wheat and (oata 121 & 22.50. alfalfa, $1114; barley, $16018. potatoes Oregon uurDsnjc, sioi.lv; sa lines Burbanka $1.250 L85; sweets, $1,250 L40. Metal Market. ' NEW YORK, Oct. 80. Copper, quiet. No vember. l.soa 17.12c: DecemDer. io.iaw 17.00c: electrolytic and lake. 17.629 17.87c; casting. 17.25 & 17.87c Tin. dull. Spot to November. 60.009 50.60c. Lead, quiet. Offered at 5.0flo. Spelter, quiet, 7.85$ 7.43c. Antimonv. ateadv. fookson's. 10.50c Iron, firm. No. 1 Southern, $18.75(19.25; No. 1 Southern oft. fis.sofr l'J.uU. Conner arrivals at New lork. 110O tons. Exporte this month. 22.561 tons. London copper. duIL Spot, 4 Ijs; futures; 73 7s tki. London tin. quiet. Spot, 220: fu tures. t2S 15s. Local exchange sales ox lead. 60,000 pounds. London lead, 19 6s. London spelter, til 7s tnl. iron, Lieveianu warrants, 66s 7Hd in London. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Ort. 80. Coffee futures closed steady at a net gain of 6 to 16 points. 8aJea 65.250 bags. November, 14.08c; De cember 13.99c; January. 13.90c; February. 13.79c: uarcn. i4.uuc; Apru, i-iac: Aiay and June. 14.16c; July and August, 14.18c, Seutemhi:r. 14.20c. SDOt. uulet. Rio. No. 7. i4T4c: Santos, no. 4. iosc: miia, auu; car- dova, 16 viae, nominal. Raw siicar. steady. Muscovaao. 88 test. 3.55c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4.05c; molasjes. 89 test, 3.30c; refined, steady. ' New York Cotton Market. ' NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Cotton Spot closed steady. Middling uplands, 11. line; middling gulf, ll.MJc bales, none. r-uires cloaea very steady, 16 to 21 points higher. Octotiei and November, 10.82c; December, 11.06c; January, 11.12c; February. 11.19c; March, 1.27c: Mav. 11.3-c: June, n.aic: July, 11.82c; August, 11.24c; September. 11.05c NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 30. Spot cotton. steady. Middling. 11 3-lc. Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO. Oct. 30. Butter Steady. Creameries. 24HS2c; dairies. 22H6 2TO. Eggs firm; receipts, ooia cases; at mark, cases Included, 1920c; ordinary firsts. 21 Ho; firsts. 24HC Cheese unsettled, names. ith17c: twins, 16 6 17c; Young Americas, 17 H 17c; long horns. 16 17c. Kaval Store. SAVANNAH. Oct. 30. Turpentine firm at SSHQSS'ic. Sales. 206: receipts, 587; ship ments. 425: stock, 29.7f2. Rosin nrm. tales, miv, receipts, jt.8: shipments. 2439; foreign, 1000; domestic. 14: stocK. J'm,i".t. vuoie: a. a, tj, b.iur'r 8 17U: V 1.1566.2U: E. 16.208i-fi.2.V F. $.236.27Vi; G. $.256.30; H. $6.30; I. to; lu, te.io; n vv, eo.ov. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. Oct. 80. Close: Linseed an track. $1.50: to arrive. $1.50: October. $1.50: November. $1.49: December, $1.48 asked: January. $1.46; May, $1.50. nominal. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 80. Wool Steady. Ter ritory and western mediums. 21 0 25c; fine mediums, .18j20o; fine, 13&17c SLUMP IS CHECKED Decline Irr Stock Prices Ceases Before the Close. RECOVERY IS COMPLETE Early Break Duo to TJnsettlement of Foreign Markets, Caused by War Development Late Advance in Call - Loan Kate. NEW YORK Oct. 80. Th shadow of war hung over the financial horizon toaay again. All foreign market were unset tled after an early period of optlmism.due to report that two of the leading Euro pean powers had arrived at an amicable understanding regarding the conflict In the Balkana London's sarly tone was on of cheerfulness on buying order from th Continent and absence of further liquidation In Canadian Pacific. That stock rose over four points abroad and almost the entire American group closed strong. As a result of this apparent Improvement, our market opened with a substantial rise, Canadian Pacific gaining over three points, witli one noint rain In Union Pacific North ern Pacific. Reading. Lehigh Valley. United States Steal. Amalgamated Copper, Ana- oonda and American 8meitlng. , Before th end of th first hour, penis- tent selling had wiped out much of the ad vane, and at midday It was utterly effaced with some Issues selling under yesterday's low. Br that time new from Europe had again assumed an alarming ton and there were signs that the foreign markets were once more under a severe strain. Short selling, especially In Steel, and presumably based on yesterday's financial statement. was a factor of the declining movement, which was checked In the -final hour. More or less complete recoveries were then re corded, regardless of a rise of Q per cent in call loans, th rally continuing to the firm but dull close, and with numerous net gains. The one Important railway return wa that of the Reading system, which showed net gains for both its line and coal com panies, the whole totaling $816,000, ana a surplus increase of over $800,000. Bonds were lower, especially convertible Issues. Total sales, par value aggregated $1,600,000. United States bonds were un changed on calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Sale. High. Low. Bid. Reported by J. u. Wilson A Co., Lewis ouuoiog. fortiana. 600 2.8O0 9,600 1.800 2.200 1.50O 15,900 174 200 157 Hop at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 80. Hops, dull. Dried Fraft at New York. NEW YORK. Oat. 80. Evaporated apples. duIL Prunes, firsn- Peaches, quiet. Kelso Line Man Killed by Train. KELSO. Waih., Oct 30. (Special.) Ralph S. Sorber, a lineman living- in Kelso, was struck by a Northern Pa cific train a few miles north of Win lock last night and Instantly killed. The man had been visiting a friend at Eveline and was walking: down the track to catch a train at Wlnlock. Ama Copper . . 69.600 84 Am B Sugar pf 2,900 C9 American Can 42 do preferred.. 22.800 121 Am Car & Fdy.. 1.200 B? Am Cotton OU. 700 67 Am Smel A Ref 7.400 WISt do preferred.. 900 107 American Sugar 1,000 123 Va Am Tel A Tel.. 1,100 142 Anaconda 100 42 7 A T & Santa Fe 6,800 108 do preferred.. loO Bait AiOhio 700 105 Brook R Tran.. 1.6UO RU Canadian Pac .. 19,100 261)4 C & O 2,000 HO uni tit western. 1.3U0 do preferred.. Chicago & N W C. M A St Paul. Central Leather Central of N J.. Chino Col Fuel & Iron Consol Gas 1.300 Corn Products . &.SO0 do preferred. . 00 Del A Hudson.. 100 Distillers' Secur 50O Erie 2.700 do 1st pf 200 Gen Electric ... 500 Gt North Or .. 900 Gt North pf ... . 8,500 Gold&eld 400 Illinois Central. 200 Interboro Met .. 2.200 do preferred.. 5.00 Inter Harvester &0O K C Southern do preferred.. Lehigh Valley.. Louis & Is ash. . Mexican Central M, S P & S S M Mo. Kan A Tex Mo Paciflo National Lead . do Dref erred.. Nat Biscuit . . .. do nreferred. . Nev Consol .... N Y Central . . . N Y. Ont A We Norfolk A West North Am Northern Pac . . Pacific Mall . . .. Pacific TAT.. do preferred.. Pennsylvania ... People s Gas Pressed 8 Car. . 800 do preferred. . 00 Ry Steel Spring S0O Ray Con 10.70O Reading 144,500 do 1st pf .... 1,000 do 2d pf .... 300 Repub S A I . . 2,000 do preferred.. S'K Rock Island Co do preferred. . St L A S F 2 pf St L A S W ... Southern Pac . . Southern Ry . . . do preferred.. Tenn Copper . . Texas Oil Union Pacific . . do prMerred. . United Rda S F. do pi ef erred. . TT S Realty U S Rubber .... do 1st Pf .... U S Sttel Cor. .129,600 do preferred.. Utah Copper . . Va-Caro Chem . Wabash do preferred.. Western Union- Westing Elec. . 2.400 2.30O 200 TOO 400 4.800 "300 1.700 21 11 11554 114 124 32 ',4 50 us v, 88 21 Vj 17l2 hi hi 80 2,900 1,700 30O 400 2,800 2,200 BOO 2,000 44',ROO 10O l.BOrt 1,500 70O 6.000 200 200 400 800 25 61 8SH 109 1 29 i 81 41 169 168 66 'iiii 107 75 114 2H 46 4 14 79 Vi 82'i Closing Bill t3 68 6s; 3 40 120 121 MM 59 66 56 til J 107 107 122 122 142 142 41 41), lOi 108 101 T4 104 104 8U HU 259 2I0 SO 80 IIS ft 1U 36 i!5 13S 138 107 108 31 81 BOO 800 44 44 S4 85 143 143 1 16 81 81 167 167 2 27 83 83 61 42 ISO 16U 45 45 130 137 2 127 127 19 19 63 64 lZO4 121 27 2S 61 172 173 101 111 26 189 27 41 62 109 130 122 ill 114 34 114 63 14 123 Z 32 49 10O 123 lis 87 100 36 21 1 87 94 81 92 24 49 85 3S 109 29 81 40 120 lti!) 66 80 51 106 74 'in 46 4 14 78 82 139 27 41 62 130 " "20 118 123 32 49 123 117 37 20 168 24 48 85 88 108 2S 81 40 65 'fi6 1U6 73 113 61 46 4 13 78 81 Bid. Asked. 112 113 95 Total sales for the dar. 657.200 shares. fiasCugareet5. .et 8.l46966SV.a 1 11 BONDS. Reported by Overbeck A Cooke Co., Board of Trade building. Portland, Amcr Tel A Tel conv 4s. . American Tobacco 4s..... American Tobacco 6s 120 Atchison general 4s 97 Atchison conv 4s 107 Atchison adj 4s stamped 87 Atchison conv 5s 107 Atlantic Coast Line cons 4s.... 114 At Coast Line "L A N coil" 4s. 92 Baltimore A Ohio 8s 92 Baltimore A Ohio 4s 97 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s 90 Can Southern first 6s..... t)!Ha Chesapeake A Ohio 4Hs 99 C B A A gen mtg 4s us C B A J joint 4s 95 C B A Q Ills 4s4 97 C B & Q Denver 4s 95 Central Paciflo first 4s 05 Chicago A East Ills 4s......... 77 Chicago R I A P ref 4s 87 Chicago R I A P Col trust 4s.. 68 Colorado A Southern first 4s... 99 Denver A Rio Grand 4s 84 Delaware A Hudson oonv 4s... 97 Erie first cons P L 4s.... f Int Met 4s 80 Japanese 4s 83 Japanese first 4s 91 Japanese second 4s . . . . 90 L.ouisvine & isasnvuie uni 4s. .. vi Mo Kan A Tex 4s 5 Missouri Pacific 4s 71 New York Central 8s 86 New York Central L S 8s 78 New York City 4s 92 New York City 4s of 1957 105 Norfolk & Western 4s 96 Norfolk A Western conv 4s 115 N Y Ont A W 4s 92 Northern Pacific P L 4s 98 Northern Pacific 8s st Oregon Short Line 4s 92 Oregon Railway A Nav 4s...... 93 Penna Ry 4s of 1948 01 rniuppine nauway s Reading general 4s 96 Republlo of Cuba cis Southern Paclfio first ref 4... 95 Southern Paciflo col 4s 88 Southern Railway 4a 78 St L A S F ref 4s 77 Union Pacific first 4s 99 Union Pacific conv 4s Union Pacific ref 4s United States Steel S F 6s.. United States 2s reglsetred.. United States 2s coupon United States 4s registered.. United States 3s coupon United states 4s registered. . United States 4a- coupon United Railway s F 4s Wabash first 4s Western Union 4s Westinghouse conv 5s. ...... Wisconsin Central 4s West Shore 4s .111 . . . o ...101 ...101 ...101 .. .102 . . . 102 ...113 ,..118 ...66 r, ... ...94 ... 92 ..89 97 108 S8 108 94 93 97 90 9 99 95 95 89 95 95 87 ..6S 99 97 87 81 83 91 91 97 86 72 86 79 92 105 96 llrt 92 98 69 93 1"1 86 96 102 95 88 78 77 100 112 95 102 101 1M 103 108 114 114 66 67 96 94 92 89 Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Oct. 80. Money on call. strong. 6-Jer cent; ruling rate, t per cent; closing bid, 6 per cent; offered at 5 per cent. Time loans, strong; 60 day. B8 per cent; 90 days, 6 par cent; six months, 6 8 per cent. Close: Prim mere an til PPr. par cent. Sterling exchange tfdy. with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.8178 for 60-day bills and at $4.8590 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.8L Bar silver. 62 o. - Mexican dollars. 48 c. ' Government bonds, steady; railroad bond, heavy. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 80. Sliver bar. 7c- ., . , Mexican dollar, nominal. Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph. Bo. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.81! do. sight, $4.86. LONDON, Oct. 80. Consols. 78 15-16 silver, 29; Dang rate, o per cent. Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. Oct. SO. Closing quotations; Alloue 88 IMohawk SB Amalg Copper.. 83;Nevada Con .... 1 A Z L A Sm... 80,Nipissing Mine. 8 Arisona Com .. 3;North Butte. 82' BACCASM. 6 INorth Lake 2 Cal A Arizona.. 75;Oid Dominion... 67 Cal A Hecla 542 iosceola 103 Centennial 18iQulncy 80 Cop Ran Con Co 63iShannon 13' B Butte Cop M. 14; "uperlor 89 Fianklin 10 ISup A Bo Mfn.. 1- Glroux Con .... 4 TamaracV 89 Granby Con ... 61!U S S R A M... 44 3reene Cananea. 9i do preferred... 50' I Royalle (Cop) 81iUtah Con 11 Kerr Lake 2, Utah Copper Ov 62 Lake Copper.... 27 I Winona -4 La Salle Copper, 4IWolvertne 71 Miami Copper... 26 I Condition ef the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Oct. 80. Th condition of the United States Treasury at tn beginning of buslnesa today was: Working balance In banks and phllllpln Trees Total, of general fund Receipt yesterday Deficit this fiscal year Deficit last year The rlcrurea for recelnt. and deficit Include Panama Canal and pub- Mo debt transactions. PRESSURE TO SELL Bears in Control of the Chicago Wheat Market. CLOSE OVER CENT LOWER .$ 84.896,668 . 81.581.657 . 146.646.967 1.804.971 4.787,884 . 19.758.00 disbursement CATTLE SUPPLY SMALL TRADE IX AM LISES AT STOCK YARDS IS IiIGHT. Most of tiro Day's Offerings Are of Poor Grade, and- Are Taken at Moderate Prices. The amount of business done at the stockyard yesterday was light. There was a fair run of hogs and sheep, but few cat tle came in. Most of the cattle offered were of poor grade. Steers sold from $6 to $8.64 and oows ranged In price from $6 to $5.76. A tew calve wer taken at $6. No hog sales were reported, and there was but little doing In th sheep market. Receipt were 48 cattle. $ calve. 787 hog and 60$ sheep. Shipper were: P. Mattler. Condon, 1 car of cattle; AJeated Sugar Company, Hot Lake, 1 car of hogs; J. T. Morrison, Moro, I car of sheep and hogs; A. L. Demaris, Milton, 1 car of hogs; M. E. Hunts, Hunts Ferry, 1 car of sheep; Ed Mays, Hunts Ferry 1 car of sheep; J. T. Cooper. Con don. 1 car cf hogs: A. B. Gale. Amity. 1 car of hogs; C W. Helm, McMinnvllie, 1 car 01 cattle and sheep; M. Hoctor, uoiaenaaie, 1 car or hogs; 11. bpagman, centervllle, z cars of hogs: Leonard Orchard Company, urants Pass, 1 car of nogs; L. hi. jdwardi, Drain. 1 car or hogs; Patton A Overton, Halsey. 1 car of hogs, and Hugh Cummlngs, Corvallis, 1 car of cattle and hogs. The day sales wer a follows: Weight. , 590 1390 1072 , 1133 , 840 , 7B 950 , 1120 91 0 1145 , 1151! 1303 400 $40 75 128 Th range of price at th yards follow: Choice steer Good steers Medium steers Choice cows Good cows Medium cows Choice calves Good heavy calves Bulls '. Stags Hog Light Heavy neep Yearlings iV ethers Ewes ...................... Lamb 1 calf . 1 bull . 4 cows 7 steer 2 oows . 9 cows . 1 steer . 1 steer 1 steer . 2- steers 21 steers $ steers 1 calf . . 2 calves 10 lambs 8 ewes Price. $6.00 6.15 5.00 6 00 S.OO 6.76 $.50 6.60 6.50 6.50 .3u 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.50 8.75 .$6.75 $6.85 . 6.25(1 fl.BO . 6.0OJP 6.26 . 6.00 9 0.DV . 6.604? 6.75 . 5.00 ill 5.2d . 6.60 7.00 . 6.00 6.50 . B.OUGy d.JU . 4.750 5.25 . 8.25 8 50 . 7.00 7.5u . 4.25(9 4.78 . 8.60 9 4.bl . 2.75 3 S.80 . S.85& 6.70 Omaha Livestock Market, OMAHA. Oct. SO. Cattle Receipts 4500. market, slow. weak. Native steers, $6.50-10; cows and heifers. $3.6u!3.tt&; western steers. $3.25l&b; Texas steers, t4.75if6.30; range cuws and heifers. $3.506.25; cau sers, $3($4.2C; stockers and feeders. $597.75; calves. H.lJ6 i; nuns, stass, etc., .v 05. 40. llops Receipts oiov; marset wj low er. Heavy. J7.40o. 7.H5: mixed. 7.uoio'7.eo. light. $7.S0ft7.65: pigs. $6.25(07.25; bulk or sales, ii.dv(p7.wj. Sheep Receipts 19.000: market activ. stronger. Yearlings. $4.266.10; wethers, $3.80 'a 4.10; ewes, $l; lambs. $6.25 tf 7.10. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Oct. 80. Cattle Receipts lt.- 000; market steady to shade lower. Beeves, to.SOaai: Texas steers, $4.35e.6S; -Western steers, $5.6o9.25; stockers and feeders. $4.25?7.50; cows and Hellers, 2.70S l.ia, calves, $6.50(10.50. Hogs Receipts 22, ow; market slow, low 16c lower. Light. $77.75; mixed, $7,350 7.85: heavy. t7ffl'7.E5: rough. $7ffl7.20: pigs. $4.2o6 85; bulk of sales. tT.4Sitf7.75. mieep Keceipts az.uuo; market steaoy. Native. 1.3 40-fi. 4.50; Western, $S.5C04..iO; yearlings, !4.G0j 5.G5; lambs, native, $5&7; Western, $5.2.r.7. WEST MEASURE OPPOSED Former Head of State Prison Hits Death Penalty Abolishment Act. NEWPORT, Or., Oct. SO. (Special.) C. W. James, ex-superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary, who Is enjoying; an outing here, Is opposed to the West measure to abolish the death penalty for murder in the- first de gree, ilr. James is opposed to capital punishment, but 'believes that the pend ing bill does not carefully safeguard the parfToning power and places too much responsibility upon the trial court. While reluctant to enter into public discussion of the pending measures, Air. James today expressed himself as follows: Having been frequently asked for a state ment of my views as to the merit of th bill now pending having for It object the abolition of capital punishment In Oregon, and upon which the people will be called to express their convictions by the ballot at the coming election, I will say that I have no inclination to enter opon a dis oussion of this subject or the pending bill. As It Is known. I believe that capital pun Ishment should be abolished and that when ever this Is done, the pardoning power should be carefully restricted. The bill now pending does not restrict the pardoning power. It ooncentrate or places it wholly in the power of one per son upon the recommendation of the judge or hi successor in office of the court which originally tried the cause. This is burden and responsibility greater than should be imposed upon any official. So ciety I entitled to protection equally as much a th criminal who commits the orima of murder in th first degree. After an experience of more than nin years as superintendent of the Oregon State Peniten tiary I have learned that in the past It has not been very difficult to obtain a recommendation for the pardon of a con vict after a lapse of 10 or 15 years. A person who, with premeditation, commits murder I not safe to be at liberty and la fortunate If his life 1 saved by the opera tion of law. Why should we ba in great haste to 'provide a method for eourlng th liberation of' such from prison 7 The pend ing bill, If passed, would, ' in my opinion, soon prove unsatisfactory In Its operation, if not a menace to society. An early re peal would be demanded by the people, ac companied with the usual claim, that aboli tion of capital punishment nad again been a failure. I do not believe that the bill now pending providing for abolition of capi tal punishment in this state should be i opted in Its present form. European War Developments, Iiarge Stocks- on the Other Sldo and Good Weather In Argentina Oper- Against noils. ate CHICAGO, OoL 80. More courag de veloped today on the selling id of the wheat market than had been In evidence for soma time. An undemanding- between Russia and Austria relative to th Turkish war s-ave th bears an advantage. Accord ingly the market, though steady at the close, finished hi H o to IWl'e-o nnusr last nlrht. There was pressure to sell wheat. Better crop oonditlons in Argentine, glut or re ceipts at Minneapolis and well-stocked condi tions at Western European centers aided bear sentiment. Corn for October delivery olS at th low est price of the season. Oat finished at S2982Ue. Provisions in th end stood TH036O above last night. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Dee. $ ilhi $ .1 May Oct. Dec. May Deo. May Oct. Jan. May Oct. Jan. May .96 .98 CORN. '.B2hi i'.&H .614 .51 ' OATS. .33 .82 .84 .84 PORK. Low. Clos. $ .90 $ .Bl .96 .51 .61 .18.40 .18.20 18.60 18.25 LARD. .83 .84 18.25 .96 .65 .61 .61 .83 .84 16.00 1S.60 .10.57 10.65 .10.17 10.27 117 10.25 18.07 18.22 10.87 10.62 10.62 SHORT RIB3. Oct. Jan. May 10.60 9.92 V.YO . 9.90 9.97 B.87 . 9.70 9.77 9.70 Cash quotation were a follows irwmr ateadv. Corn No. 2. 69E9c; do white. 69o; do. yellow. 69fr6iic: No. . 67wio do. white. Ec: do. yellow. 5fi59c; No. 4, new, &20; 01a, oaajc; 10. . wmuj, 67?5c; do, yellow, 67 058c Rve No. 2. 681c. Barley Feed or mixing, 48 968s: fair toJ choice malting, 59(tr7Jc Timothy Seed $3.00j4.00. Clover Seed $13.00(g-18.00. Mess Fork $16.12 3 16.2S. Lard (In tierces), $10.S7 10.90. Short Ribs (loose). $10.26ii 10.75. Total clearances of wheat and flour were eoual to 776.000 bushels. Primary receipts were z.447,000 ousneis. comparea witn i.- 077.000 bushels the corresponding a ay 1 vear aro. The world's visible supply, ai shown bv Bradstreet's. 12,010.000 bushels. Estimated receipts lor tomorrow: wneat. 10 cars; corn, 117 cars; oats. 128 cars; 'hogs. 16,000 head. Minneapolis Grain Market, MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 80. Close: Wheat, December, 86o; May, 92c Cash. No. 1 hard. 8Kc; .No. 1 Northern, b(Bo tto No. 2 Northern. 848oc. Corn No. 8 yellow. 64 65c. Oats No. 8 white, 40. c. Rye No. 2. 4262 0. Flax $1.48. Barley 41 o6c Grains In San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. SO. Spot quota tions w a la wa a. si. 41 m vl 1.00: reo nuo- slan. I1.4,".4il.47i,: Turkey red. $1.574? 1.60: bluestem, $1.57 1.60: feed barley. $1.50(81.52: brewing barley. $1.58!i!l.0; white oats, $1.50uL52 ; bran, $256-25.50; middlings, iii'jffiiit; snorts, iiiffXQ. Call board sales, wheat, no trading, par ley, December, $1.51; May. $1.51. Piuret Sound Grain Market. (Pi'Ml Wa,li ft tnWhMt T31l1. stem. S3c: fortvfowi. 80c: club. 79o: red Rus sian, 77c. yesterday's car receipt Wheat. 53; barley. 8: oats, 1; nay, a. C&AI ll'U, . li .. .. 1. QV. 11. b U 1 ' stem. 82c: furtyfoid. 79o: club. 78e; fife 77ic: red Russian. 7c lesteraay car receipts Wheat, 44; oats, 2; barley, 2; hay. 13; flour, 4; corn, 1. European Grain Market. LIVERPOOL. Oct 80. Close: Wheat. futures steady. October, 7 8d; Decem ber 7s Sd: March. 7 7d. English country markets easy; Frsnch country markets, steady. PAISLEY EXHIBIT BIG FIRST ANXCATj FARMERS IXSTL TUTE IS SUtXJESS. Star Attraction at Show Is Display of Orchard, Flcldl and Garden Products Woman Victor. PAISLEY. Or Oct, JO. (Special.) The first annual Farmers' Institute and Fair ever held in Paisley closed Sat urday night with a blgr programme given by the Paisley Athletic Club. The institute was formally opened Friday by an address on the "Unde veloped Resource of the Chewaucan and Summer Lake Valleys." by R. A. Harrower, ex-presldent of the Commer cial Club. He was followed by a num ber of musical selectiona. After the entertainment at the hall a short race programme was given on the streets. The chief event was the 100-yard dash which David narrower won In 12 seconds. The rest of the day was uassed in visiting: the display of live stock and of fruits, grains, grasses and fancy needlework exhibits in the ex hibit hall. Only a small amount of stock was brought In, but what was shown was of good quality. The only registered coach stallion In Oregon was among the entries. He is owned by a com pany of Paisley rancher. The poultry exhibit was good. The real attractions of the show were the products of the orchards, fields and gardens. Every product of the soli. ncludlng all the fruits, grains, grasses. nuts and vegetables of the temperate sone. were here. Visitors from other communities were amazed at the re markable display, saying that they had no idea that there was anything like It In Central Oregon. The Chewaucan cup, a picture of which was shown in The Oregonlan of October 20, was won by Mrs. Zed Har ris. The cup Is to be held for one year bv the rancher showing the best gen eral farm exhibit. Saturday was given over to executive sessions and ar rangements were perfected for the per manent organisation of a fair asso ciation, the object of which will be the giving of an annual fair here. A resolution or mantes was oiierea to Mrs. M. C. Currier and J. E. Sawhill, secretary Central Oregon Development League, for the active part taken by them in making the institute the suc cess that It was. Another resolution asking the County Court for an appro priation for the establishment of a demonstration Btation somewnere in Lake County was adopted unanimously. Rogue RlTer Cases Postponed. GRANTS PASS. Or., Oct 80. (Spe cial) Word has been received from James T. Ohinnock, su perintendent of Water Division No. I, that the matter of the determination of the various eon test set for hearing, relative to Rogue J United States Examiners make a thorough inspection not less than twice each year. In addition to this, five (5) 6worn statements are handed to the U. 8. Government every year. Grasp these facts and you will realize what a high degree of SAFETY AND PROTEC TION we give every customer. Glad to have you come and see us. UNITED STATES i NATIONAL BANK I THIRD AND OAK I LADD &TILTON BANK Established 1859. Capital Etoek $1,000,000.00 Borplus and Undivided Profits 800,000.00 Commercial and Savings Accounts Letters of credit, drafts and travelers' checks issued, avail able in all parts of the world. OTFICK119. VT. K. laa. President Rohort a Howard. At. CaahWr. Edward Cooklngham. Vlee-Pr, J. W. Ladd. Aast. Cahier. W. H. Puncklay. Cashier. WalUr V. Cook. Aast. CaaoUlw First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 900,000 Oldest National Bank West of the Rocky Mountains CUNARD L, Unsurpassed Luxury and Comfort CriliSeS Madeira. Or..,.,. Alai. "FRANCONIA" Not. 28, Jan. 18 . "CARONIA" Jan. 30, Mar. 1 5 cs&. A L 0ARTS WITHOUT CHAK81 ITOPOVIRi PIKXITTKD For Pmtkulan 4Pty CUNARD CRUISE DKF'T, tl State SL. New Yerk Or Local Agents. I TRANS - ATLANTIC LINES AMERICAN LINE K. Y, Plymouth, Cherbonr;, Bonthamptoa Atlantic Transport Line New Yerk London Drieet. RED STAR LINE New York, DoTer, Antwerp, Pari. WHITE STAR LINE Xew York, Queenstown, Liverpool, f. Y.. Plymouth, Cherbonr;. (Southampton, Boston, Queenstown, Liverpool. MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES From New York and Boston. Z I V.kJv fc'.vni Company's Office, Room H, Bailer Building;, White Star-Dominion Montreal, Quebec, LlverpooL "MEGANTIC" & "LAURENTIC" Largest - and Finest Steamers on fit. Lawrence Route. Only Four Days at Sea TO EUROPE IN COMFORT AT MOD ERATE) KATU3. Twin Screw S.S. "Canada" and "Teuionio" ONE CLASS (11) CABIN 8BRVICB. THIRD CLASS CLOSED ROOMS. Baggage checked through to Steamer In Bond. Embark night before sailing. Neoond and Cherry bis.. Seattle. r ftteamHhtn Agents. River and lta tributaries, has been continued for tha taking of testimony until a later date. Further notice will be sent out from tha superintendent's office. It is estimated in the notice that a hearing; will be held early In 1918. There are numerous cases pena- Ing before the superintendent concern ing these water rights and it was ex pected by the litigants that a number of them would be beard in November and December. Vacolt Woman Fionnd Guilty. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. SO. (Sp claL) Mrs. Adeline Hutchinson, of Yacolt. was found anility of steallnc; a harness from her former husband and was fined $10 and costs. Unable to raise the money, she Is still In Jail. Bitulithic paring combines all the es sentials for a per fect paving it is safe, sanitary, dur able and practically noiseless. Insist on butilithic. ESTABLISHED 1894 jfort), $acon Si Ravi's jSngincers ELECTRIC RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER, WATER, GAS AND IRRIGATION PROPERTIES CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED AND. FINANCED 85 SECOND ST., SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK NEW ORLEANS 1. INCORPORATCD V CONSULTING and CONSTRUCTION ENCINEER8 PUBLIC 8ERVICE PROPERTIES FINANCED and MANACED 50 Pine 8tret New York J.C.WILSON&CO. STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN AND COTTON M KM H KUS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. NEW YORK COTTON KltUA.VUfl, CIIICAUO BOAKO OF TRADE, THIS STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFnOE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 4120. A 4187. TRAVELERS' OTJIBIS. COOS BAY LINE gTEAML'R BREAKWATER sails from AlnswortU Bock, Portland, at I A. M., October 80, and thereafter varT Tusdar evening at 8 P. M-, Ft If CI received dally except Tuesday up to 5 I'. M.' Tuesdays "p to S P. M. Pussenuer far first class, 10; second class. (7. Including berth and meals. Tirket office at Aine worth Dock. The Tortuutd Coo Bar SS Line. H. J. Molir. Agent. Steamer Hassalo for Astoria p. Leave Portland Ash-street dook at 10:M m. aoiiy hcbdi duuu.;. ...... , . .. 7:80 A. M. Kutuming leave Megler dally (except funday end Monday) at 8:.'0 A. M.. ar. rlvlns; Portland 4:80 P. M. On Sundays will leave Heeler t P. M , arriving Portland at 6:49 A. M. LOS ANGELES AND SAW DIEGO STEAMSHIPS YALE AND HARVARD Railroad or any steamer to San Fran cisco, the Expo City. Largest, fastest and tha ONLY strictly first-class passenger ships on the Coast. Average speed 28 miles per hour: cost 2.0ui,00i) each. SAM FUAJiC'lSCO, PORTLAND L. A. S. S. tu, Main 62S. Frank Ilollam. Agent. A 4d9( 128 Third Street. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (Cnion Line of N. Z.) SYDNEY VIA TAHITI AND WELLINGTON Direct through steamer, sailing from San Francisco. Nov. 13 and Dec. 11 nd every t i days. The line to the Isles of the South Seas. For reservations see Coupon Railroad Agent or address Hind. Rolph A Co.. general agents. g"0 Market SU. Man Franciico. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder. Sail Every Wednesday Alternately at NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO. 122 A Third St. Phone Main 1314. A 131 L flSWY "E rTft Iff i is, & a- Jsza&. . jr EXPRESS STEAMERS FOR San Francisco and Los Angele WITHOUT CHANGE. S. S. BaVer sail 4 P. M. November THE SAN FRANCISCO POHTLAND S. 8. CO., Ticket Office 132 Third Sut 1'ben Mala MoOO, A adoi s