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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1913)
T111S JJlOKJNlJMjr OKlCtiUJMAA, FRIDAY. AlULM' ZZ, liUtf. WHEAT BASIS HRM Market in Better Condition at All Points. VOLUME OF TRADE SMALL 3 14 5 13 4 4 4 10 4 li sa l 10 3 I . 11 S2"i 115 ST" Private European Cables Quote Ad vance in Cargoes Export Flour Demand Still Checked by Chinese Troubles. The rheat market was steady all around y-strday. In this market, the tendtney as to quota slightly higher prices. Im provement -was noted in the foreign situa tion, private cable quoting cargoes td hi it her. While buyers In the local territory dis played more interest, there, was no in crease In the volume of business. Farmers were alow sellers and generally asked a cent or two over the bid prices. For club buyers offered up to 70 cents and for bluestem S3 to S4 cents. Forty-fold was quoted at 60 cents. Trading In the coarse grains was on a moderate scale. Oats sold at $24. 50 S 25 and barley at $23.50 $24. Dealers find It almost Impossible to stir up any Interest In California at the present time, operators In the South claiming that ail cereal price here are too high. The export flour market Is quiet, owing to the disturbed condition of affairs in China. Millers do not expect any large volume of business wiUi that quarter uuul the revolutionary troubles are over. It ts reported that one of the largest Sound mills la preparing to close down, owing to the lack of Oriental flour orders. Local receipts. In cars, were reported In the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Flour. Oats. Hay. Monday 1 Tuesday oT "Wednesday V7 Thursday 27 Tear ago 'it Feason to date.. 64$ Year ago 821 QUIET CONDITION IN HOP MARKET. KIdlrulous Statements Printed In Western Brewer. The hop market continues in a very in active state, ticnerally favorable crop ad vices tend to restrain buyers, while sellers, with the harvest at hand, are mure or less indifferent; at least, they are not seeking a market now. An offer of 20 cents was made yesterday for a crop of fuggles, but for the later crop there was no demand. A cable estimated the English crop at 330, 00 cwt. The latest Issue of the "Western Brewer contained the folio wins: "The .pacific Coast hop yield for 1913 Is estimated at 305,000 bales, divided as fol lows: California. 104.000 bales; Oregon, 110.000 bales, and Washington, 53,000 bales, "The quality of the California crop Is good, though in quantity it falls short of Inst year. In the Sacramento Valley the shortage will be from 2 to 25 per cent of lust year's production. The ravages of the rod spider and two successive dry seasons decreased the yield In this section. "Tht basis price for contracts la 124 cents. The prices prevailing for 1012s are from 10 to 14 cents, but the stock is about cleaned out. The Oregon market Is reported quiet. Neither growers nor deal ers have been inclined to operate freely, a om contracts have been made at 12 cents per pound.' . The above article was evidently pre pared by some short seller for the effect it would have on the brewery trade. The object was plainly to cause the brewers to refrain from buying, and thus force the price of hops down. Not only are the crop estimates given in the Western Brew er's article entirely too high, as every one knows, but the prices quoted are ridiculous. Twenty cents has been offered for spot hops in this state, and contracts have have been written for 8 cents a pound more than the article states. TEMPORARY SCARCITY OF PEACHES Mann Weather Stimulate Demand for Melons and Cantaloupes. The Front-street trade waa rather lightly supplied with peaches yesterday. The Cali fornia supply is practically at an end, and local receipts did not come up to require ments. A car was due from Yakima, but word was received that it could not be shipped until the first of next week. The result was that the market was temporarily firmer. Most sales were at SO to 73 cents. Melons were firm at 1 Vi cents, the warm weather having stimulated the demand and few cars are rolling. Cantaloupes were firm at $1.75 for Standards and $1.50 for jumbos, Taklmas were quoted at $1.25. The market was long on grapes, which were rather slow. Malagas were quoted at $1.25 and Black Prince and Seedless at $1. BRISK IXMTAi, DEMAND XR POULTRY Good Priors Offered for Everything but Duck Eggs Are Slow. The country produce market was In ex cellent shape. The demand for chickens was keen and not near enough were re ccived to fill orders. Hens sold at' 13 cents and Springs at IS cents. Turkeys were very scarce. Ducks, alone, were hard to more. Qood Pekins would bring 14 to 15 cents, but colored ducks were not wanted, even at as low as 10 cents. Dressed meats were very firm at quotations given. Ranch egg receipta were limited, and the demand, which was slow, as usual in mid summer, was filled with Easterns. The cheese market was in an even posi tion, with the supply equal to the demand. Butter was unchanged. 6 per box; leraona, t$.30fp.30 per box: P'-" eppies, 63. e per pound; bananas, 44f per pound. OMONtJ Walla Walla, $1.50 per aack VEGETABLES Beans, 3 4c per pound ; eahbage, 2j2?c per pound; cau.idower. i per crate; corn. 1j315c doxen: cucumbers. -wfcHc per box; esgplant, ftftbc pound, head jettuce. 3iM0c dozen; peas, tf'' per pound; peppers, 85 10c per pound; raa jjhes. Iufjl2c per doxen; rhubarb, ltjiic pr pound; tomatoes, tucfc 1 per box; gariic, luo per pound. . cnT a Tar vw 7s 11.23 ter hun dred; swei potatoes, 34 4c per pouad. tiREEX FRLIT Apples. ne, -v r..- h-r- .t-ii. TT.fti 15 oer box: Can taloupes! 1 1.25 fa l! 75 per crate ; peachee, &0 A. Ti.. na.f K.-ii- - w B t rm-1 0TIS. Xl.tt'J DOT CWL , nlums. 75c-S1.25 per box: pears. 25 per box: grapes, $lfcl-2- per crate; caaabaa, $2.2 per dozen. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia Klr. one-pound tails. $2 25 per aoxen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one-pound Hats, $2.46; Alaska. p:nk one-pound taus. Sac; silversides. one-poaad talis, $1.25. HONEY Choice, 3.233.S Per NUTS Walnuts, l&c per pound; Brail, nuts, 124 15c; filberts, 15ClHe; almonds. I be ; peanuts, 5 6 Vi c ; cocoanuts, 90c 0 $ I pr doxen; chestnuts, 11c per pound; hick eryuuts, 8Jluc; pecans. 17c; pine. 17 V fit 20c BEANS Small white. 6c; large white, 3.90tfc; Lima. 6.30c; pin, 4.15c; Mexican. 5c; bavou. 4.15c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $3.55; Honolulu plantation, $5.50; beet. $5.45; extra C, $5.05, powdered, barrels, $5.bo; cuoes, barrels, $5.y ft. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 19 32c pei pound. SALT Granulated, $14 per ton; half-round 100s, $10 per ton; 50s, $10.75 per tou. dairy. $12.50 par ton, RICK No. 1 Japan, 5f5Hc; cheaper grades, 4 fee; Southern head, 5-fctf63hO. DRIED FRUITS Appies. 10c per pound; aprico'a, 12 $ 14c ; peaches, 8 9 11c ; prunes, Ualiaus. feQ-iOc; silver, lie; figs, white and black. ac7c; currants, Vc; raisins, loos Muscatel, fi 4 7 h c ; bleached, Thompson II c: unbleached. Sultanas, Cic: seeded. TtteSftc; dates, Persian, 70&c par pound; fard, $l.i3 per box. FIGS Twelve lu-ounce, 65c; 60 C -ounce. $1.65; 70 4-ounce, $2.50; $0 10 -ounce. $2.25. loose. 50-pound toxes, tH 67c; Smyrna, boxes, $1.10tfl.25; candled. $3 per box. Prevlaiosu. Local Jobbing quotations: HAMS 10 to 12 pounds. 22 23c; 12 te 14 pounds, 22 Q 23c; picnics, 15c; cottage rcll. 17 He BACON Fancy. 80031c; standard. 25 2c; English, 21022c. LARD In tierces, choice, 14o; com pound. 10 C DRY SALT MEATS Regular short clears. 14s10o; short clear backs, 19 to 16 lb- l&tffltic; short clear backs, IS to 5 lbs 15&16c; exports, 15H017C BAflKELfeD BEEF Extra mess beef. $20; mess beef, $20; plate beef, $22; roll J Hops, Wool and Hides. HOPS 1913 crop. 1720c per pound; 191$ contracts. 195 20c per pound. I'EL.TS Dry. luu; lambs, salt shearling. 10S5c WOOL Eastern Oregon, 110 16c; ley, IS H life per pound. GRAIN BAGS Veiling price. 10 He Port land. HIDES Salted hides, 11 HO 12c per lb.; salt kip. 1291oc; salted calf. lbttlSc; green hides, 10 e 11c ; dry hides, 22 23c ; dry calf No. 1, 26c; No. 2. 20c; salted bu.U, $c MOHAIR 1918 clip. Mo per pound. Unseed Oil, Gasoline, Etc LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 62c; boiled, barrels, 64c; raw, cases, tile; boiled, cases, tjlc. OIL MEAL F. o. b. Portland works: car lots, $35; 5 and 10-ton lota, $34; ton loc. $35. TURPENTINE: Barrels. 62ttc; cases. 65c COAL OIL Cases, 17 20tte; drumi and barrels, lO&loc. GASOLINE Case;. 28c: bulk. IGc POOH CATTLE OFFERED BULK OF SUPPLY IS OP LOW QUALITY. Hop Market Very ijulet. Pending the harvest of the 1913 crop there Is little prospect of much activity In the hop market. Although the growers are demanding 20 cents a pound for their prod uct, the market Is not established at any thing near that figure. It ia not strong at IS cents, even. A few sales have been made In the last few weeks at 19 cents. Weather conditions continue very favorable. The fact that brewers have a supply largo enough to run them until after the first of the year Is a factor favorable to the bear element. The brewers are not entering the market yet. Bank CIrn rings. Eank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were a follows: Clearings, Ba'ancea Portland. $l,7ib.29 $1lV,o9 Seattle l54.7:: 210. jlc Tacoma 359. 1S4 . 1 o . I ." i Spokane 6.0. 7 93,45t PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed, Etc WHEAT Track prices: Club, 7c; blue stem, S3vS4c; forty-fold, SOc; red Russian, lie; file, sc ; aiiey. si)c. FLOCK patents, $4.7o per barrel; stralshts. $4.10; exports, I3.65ds.C5: valley. $.7u; graham. $4.&o; whole wbeat, $4. bo. OATS No. 1 white. $21.50 1-per ton. CORN Whole. $34; cracked. $35 per ton MILLS TUFTS Bran, $24.50 per ton; shorts, $2-50 pr ton; middlings. $31 per ion. BARLEY Feed. $2S.5024 per ton: brew ing, $.5; rolled. $2&.5t ii ST. 50 per ton. Ha Fancy Idaho umothy, $17ilS; fan cy Eastern Oregon timothy, $15lti; timo thy and clover, $1415; timothy and al falfa, $13414; alfalfa. $12.50; clover, $S.5v 4j lt; oat and vetch. $10)f 11; cheat, $10tll; Vaiicy grain hay. $TQyll. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: POULTRY Hens. 15c; Springs. 18c: tur- kevg. live, 2vc; dressed, cnoice, 2oc; ducks. luJKc; geese, young, 12 Sc. EGGS Oregon ranch, case count, 22o per dozen ; fresh ranch, candied, J7e- CEEEstt Oregon tripiete, it o; vaisiea, 17c; Young Americas. lc . BUTTER Oregon creamery butter cubes. $2c per pound; butter fat, 'delivered, $2s per pound. rUKtt r ancy. l- yi i:c per pouna. V E A L Fa ii c y, 1" 15 Sc. Frntta and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAI- FRUITS Oranges. $4.50 Ho? Market Quiet at North Portland Yards Good Mutton Stock Is Holding Steady. Only a few loacts of stock were offered at tbe yards yesterday, and the bulk of the supply waa of low-grade and sold ac cordingly. The transactions Indicated no material change In market conditions. A load of light steers was sold at $6.40, and odd lots ranged in price from $5 to $7. A bunch of good cows brought 50.50 and a few heifers sold at the same price. The only business in the swine market was the sale of a bunch of light weight hogs at $7.10. A load of good wethers sold at $4.25, showing this branch of the trade is in steady shape. Lambs went at $4.35 and $4.75. Receipts were: 124 cattle, 2 calves and 216 sheep. Shippers were: F. B. Decker. CorvalUa, 4 cars of ca'ttle: C. W. Helm. Hillsboro, 1 car of cattle and calves, and L. E. West, Yon call a, 1 car of sh eep. The day's sales were as follows: ' Weight. ! 2 steers 1240 .10 steers iM 127 wethers 102 5 heifers 2S 4 steers 1162 1 cow 1210 16 cows 1023 1 steer 1120 1 steer 1210 5 steers lt'64 1 steer tuo 1 steer ll.'u 2 steers ImiTi 1 steer ... Ml 1 steer 1070 4 steers 11S2 1 steer 7S0 1 steer i0-0 1 steer 12Nl 1 vteer 90 1 steer 040 1 steer 10iK 1 bull 1560 1 bull i:t5 1 bull R0 lambs 62 200 lambs 65 45 hoys 1K7 $6.40 6.40 4.25 6. 50 7.50 6.00 C.H0 7.00 6.2.-, 6.25 7.t'0 6.75 6.25 5.00 6.75 6.25 6.25 7.00 6.25 6.0O 6 75 6.25 4.50 4.75 4.75 4.75 4 35 7 The range of prices at the yards was aa ioiiows: Choice steers $7.75 S $8.35 Medium steers 7.00 $ 7.50 Choice cows 6,75 a 7.00 iitumm cows ................. a.25'9 6 Medium calves 6.tX)l 6.75 Good, heavy calves'...... T.oOfi 8 50 Bulls 4.000 5.60 Light 8. 7-1 iff 8.85 Heavy 7.50 i? 7.75 enww Wethers Ewes Lambs . STOCK SALES DRAG Mexican Situation Is Chief Re straining Factor. PRESSURE IS NOT HEAVY Selling on Moderate Scale for For eign Account HeaTiness of Steel Influences Entire List Bond, sale Are Light. NEW YORK, Aug. St. The uncertain movement of etocke tod.y reflected the lack of definite news concerning the affair. In which Wall street is particularly Interested Just now. One of the few factors was re. newed selling here on a moderate scale for foreign account. Although no attempt was made to put the market under heavy pres. sure, and business dragged along In desul tory fashion through th day. prices did not recover from the depression of the first half hour. The continued uncertainty over the Mexi can situation was. perhaps, the chief re straining factor. The reduction of S2 a ton in steel billets attracted attention. United states Steel was sold persistently, and its heaviness influenced the entire list. Chesapeake . Ohio rose nearly a point after announcemeut of reduction in the annual dividend rate from 0 to 4 per cent. The .heavy losses which th. company sus tained In the Spring floods explained the chunge. which had been generally expected and fully discounted. The bond market showed a reactionary tendency. Total sales, par value, SttlS.uOu. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSIXO STOCK C1UO i'Al luNS. Reported by J. c. Wilson A Co., Lewis buildiiig, Portland. colslng Bid. Amal Copper . . Am Beet feugar. Am Can do preferred.. Am Car Fdy. Am Cotton Oil. Am bmt ft Kfg. do pref erred.. Am Sugar do prtf erred.. Am Tel & Tel.. Am Tobacco Anaconda At Co4st Line. ATA tianta F. do preferred.. Bait As Ohio Brook Ran Tr. Canadian Pac. . C O C & Ot W C c K W C M fc t-t P Central Leather Cent of 2. J. . . . Col jTuc! & Iron Col Southern .. Consolidated Gas T I & W I & K G Distilling Sec... Erie General Elec... Uu North Ore.. do preferred.. Illinois Central. Int rboro-. Metro do preferred.. K City south.. LfhlKil Vally.. Louis & Nash.. Mexican Cent... M St P & S S M Mo Kan & Tex. Misrourl Pac. . . National Lead.. National Biscuit uo preferred.. X Y Central.... Nor 4 West North Am.-rica.. Northern Pac... Pacific T tc T.. do preferred.. Penn K R Peuples Gas.... Reading Republic S & I Rock Island ... southern Pac... Suuthern Ry.... Texas Oil Lniou Pai-tfl.. .. do orelerrea.. Un P-ds of 8 F. U S Steel cor. . do preferred., rtah Copper .. wauasn Sales. High. Low. 13,4'i' 7.1 72 lw 2d a.ooo ::3Vj 33 ann im i'3'4 it 4.-. 7ut 44'. 44 3.000 7' Ml) ZOOM V0 li0 110 110 'iiwi 130 130" i.'io.) ii'iti 3" 4i 121 '.s 12H. 3.VU0 Ui Oi Va . ii" 96 s 3l' S1i !Sa. 2.40 Sltf 21S', 3.2UV i' JUS "41)6 12'j lil"" 2,200 lu7 lusvi i.'doo io" si'" soo 2,000 600 500 ;uo 1.41m s.iuo i 0.700 luo " 100 roo S.IUO " 1M 2"0 too Ol'O 200 1.2" 100 134 20 14U ltw lH 12 1.-.4H 130 133S 235i olVs 128 ii 11S ). 1("H 7a 111 27- l.VtiO 11X 1U0 113 23.400 lt2 !0O 4 l.lOO 20,100 200 00 13.000 ST. 200 300 S.V'O 100 18 1 25 -4 123t, IV. u 3H 107 4 V. 134 2fl 140 12ii I" 10 1 Vi 1J is:;t i:W 3 31 127"" lift t loo "4 71 '4 1U. 27 S 18n 100 vi 24 H 1714 H 2.". 12J 102 H 2i 117 60 i 4Vs 1,400 71 Vi 10. :s 20 ' 33 M'i 40-i 44 -i loo 110 114 12'i 223 30 H 131 Vi ttOH . 218 67 H 13 121.4 1U 2:1 31 Vs 2S 1311 400 20 1.14 2M4 140 R414 120 1. 10 l 12 15354 134 Va 14 133 . 23 Si 1 VI 4 32Vi lis ldtf V, 71 lllVi 27 i 1KIV, 112ij 113V, 11 V, no 2Si 123' ir.2li 23 62 107 H 60 4V4 . So 10 4 Atchison general 4s S4?i Atlantlo Coast Lin. 1st 4s..... H0 B & O gold 4s B R T 4S Chesapeake & Ohio 4 Vis C M 6e St P gen 4H C K 1 col 4S Cal Gas 5a O B Q Joint 4s Erie cn 4a. ............... .1 lnt Mel 7s Louisville A Nashville unl 4s Missouri Paclfio 4a X Y C fc'en 31,. N S: W 1st con 48 Northern Pacific 4s Oregon Short Line ref 4s.... Oregon Ry Xav 4s Pacific Tel 5 Penna con 4s .. Reading genera! 4s St L Ac S F ref 4s Southern Pacific rof 4s. Southern Pacific col 4s. southern Railway os.... southern Railway 4s .. TSVi ,.lol 07 . 3Vi . f4V4 . 70 . 70 . !3 5 West Union Tel Westing Elcc... Wiaconsin Cent. Total shares, 211,200. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck Cooke Co.r Board of Trado building, Portland. 131U.. JU1BU, l0 Sl 1V4 8SV4 79V5 101 V4 67 Vs V4 tMli 70 7-1 K3V4 feJV4 ii f.si H2 t7 Vi 100 U3 71 tMiVi 1)0 ii 1)3 luoH m" 100 08 V 10O ICO 10 lo3 112 112 CllH L'nlteu States Steel OS. West Shore Wabash 4s WestlnRhouse Elec conv os. Wisconsin Central '4s United States 2s registered. United States 2s coupon . United States 3s registered. United states 3s coupon.... United states 4s registered. United States 4s coupon.... S2V4 . . V3V4 .. DlVt .. 8SV, .. HI .. V4 .. V4 .. HI; .. v .. DOVa .. 8SV ..102$, 0i paclfio 1st and ref 4s 12 luo ... .. 53 ...1O0V4 .. 7Vs . . I'S .. US ..102 ..102 ..HOVi ..110V4 8.75 4.25 2.50 J 8.60 - . 4.301? 6.00 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb. Aug. 21. Cattle Receipta. 25O0: market, steady. Native steers. US 9; cows and heifers, S5.7.Vi8; Western steers. gd.239T7.O0: Texas steers. SKfi7.4n: range cows and heifers, g0.5o7; calvea, id tivoo. Hogs Receipts, 73nn; market, higher. Heavy. 17.SSS8: lihf. 1S4,S.50; pigs, iiS; buik of sales. $7.S0)g. Sheen ReceftKs. 9000: -market stesdv. Yearlings. $.500.70; wethers, $4.20Q,4.Vu; laraos. Sits t.to. Chicago livestock Market. CHICAOO. lur. 21. Cattle Recelnta. onoO: market, slow and generally steady. Beeves. T ti 25; Texas steers, U 7.'. j 7.7" : Western steers. SQ.2uo7.7v: Blockers and feeders, I0.40& i.lHI; cows and heifers, e3.60 C-i'; caives, 3 11.20. nogs Receipts, iv,wu; marKet. steaay to shade hlKhcr. Lieht. .4H4i J.IO: mixed. 7.4.-.i .10: hea-y. 7.30S8.80; rough, J7.S0 i..V; pigs. g4.2u8.20; bulk of sales, $7.70 it 00. sheep Receipts. 14.000: market, strong. mostly lOc higher. Native, f3M! 4 S5; West ern. 4.10,J4.s5: yearlings, 0 a 5.00: lambs, native. $3.50-5 7.P: Western, $r.t0 3 7.90. . RUSSIAN ALIENS ARRESTED Officials Believe They Have Cap. tnred LfJiders of Smngglins Gang. SEATTLE. . Wash., Aufr. 21. Three Russian alltms arrested earl- today near Blaine while attempting- to steal across the border from Canada were brotipht here tonipht- Boris Dzanfo loff, alleged to be a smuggler of un desirable aliens. Is held as the leader, and Budze Chrisinaef and Hadcumar Boxeaff are held as witnesses. For several months the iramisrratlon department has been trying; to break up a gang of smugglers who have been transporting; Russian aliens across the line, and several gangs have been cap tured. I Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. Aug. -21. Closing quotations: Allouex S5V4JMohaa 43 Amalg Copper.. 73 1 Nevada Con .... 154 A Z L & Sin... 21 iNlplsslng Mines. 8 Arizona Com .. 254. North Butte. 27 Vi B 4t C C & S M. ' iNorth Lake lfc Cal & Arizona.. 02ViOld Dominion... 40 Cal as Hecla. ...423 josoeola So Centennial 13 kjulncy 0 Cop Kan Con Co 39V4-Shannon Gt4 K Butte Cop M. 114 Superior 2H Franklin 4Vs Sup 4t Bos Mln.. 2". Granby Con ... 62 Tamarack 2 i Greene Cananea. "4!U S S R M... S7V 1 Hoyalle Cop) la"4! do preferred... 47V4 Kerr Lake 3"4Ulah Con 8 Lake Copper.... S Utah Copper Co. 50T4 La Salle Copper SislWlnona 1 vi Miami copper.. 224tiWolverln. 44 V Money, Exchango, Etc. NZW YORK, Aug. 21. Money on' call, steady, 2fc2Vi per cent: ruling rate, 2V4 per cent: closing bid. 282V4 per cent. Time loans, steady; 60 days. 3f4 per rent: 80 days, 4 per cent; six months, 6V4 4jo4 lier cent. " prim rnercantile naner. gffro'U. Ter cent. Sterling exchange, steady. $4.e310 for 00- aay outs ana at . . ,t,.i. iui ueraauo. Commercial bills. $4.82 Bar silver. OOVhC. Mexlran dollars. 46c Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. irregular. LOXDOX. Aug. 2L Bar silver steady. 27 0-ld ner ounce. Money, i-v per cent Tub rate of discount In the open market for short 'bills Is per cent; for three months' bills, S'i per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. M. Sterling on London filxty days, $4.S3V1 do, sight. M.fliS. I4.S0S. Silver bars, 69 Vic Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight 2 4c telegraph, 6c Metal Marsteta. NEW YORK, Aug. 2L Lead Quiet. 4.70 Ola : ijonauu, i-v i au. Spelter steady, 5. 700 90; London, 20 ls Sd. Copper steady. Standard spot and August, 14.70 hid: September. 14.70 3 150; October, 14. S7S 13.30; electrolytic. 15.37 19.00; lake, I6.00; castins. 15.02U 15.75. Tin easy. Spot. 41. 15 41.50: August. 41.00 6 41.50: September, 41. uuij 41.20; October, 4U.70.1 41.20. Antimoay dull. Cookson's, S.40 85.5O. Iron steady and uncharged. London markets closed as follows: Copper quiet. Spot. 168 13s 9d; futures, 88 13 -J1. Tin quiet. Spot 187 15s; futures. 186 10s. Iron Cleveland warrants. 04s 9d. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Aug. 21. Turpentine, firm. SSV4t39c: sales. 740: receipts, 14.933; shipments. 6: stocks. 37,305. Rosin, firm; sales. 1417: receipta 1531; shipments. 375; storks, 172.S06. Quote: A. B. J3.S0; C D, $3.85: E. $3.93; F. $3.95 to $4.00; G, U, f$.M to 4.05; I, $4.05; K, $ 10; M, 14-40 to 4.4$: K. $3-10; WG. 00; WW. $6.23. ' SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE EXCHAXGB Price. Quoted at th. Bay Clly far Vegs. tables, rruit. Etc SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. The follow ing produce prlcea -wera current here today: Fruit Apples, California Newtown Pip pins, $1.7562; Gravenstelns. $1.3561.00; other varieties. 75c$$1.15; Mexican limes $loti 12.50; California, lemons, $661.50; ptne $11.20: California lemons. $0 3 7.00; pine apples, $1.20iB 2-20. Cheese New, 17V4c: Young Americas, 17c Hay Wheat. $23.00020.00: wheat and oats. $21. 50 $12.00: alfalfa, $100.14. Butter Fancy creamer. 32Vc; seconds, 30c Eggs Fancy ranch. 32 Vic: store. 27c Vegetables Cucumbers, 25t40e: green peas. :iv5c; string beans. 2t5c; - egg plant, 30 j 70c. Onions New. yellow, 80cl$1.60 per sack. Potatoes New river whites, SOc & $1.20; Merced sweets, lltfec.- Receipts Flour. 1726 quarters: -barley, 2110 centals; potatoes, 2U10 'sacks; hay, 193 tons. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 2L Cotton Spot, steady. Midding uplands. 12.25c; do. gulf, 12.1.1c. Futures closed steady, unchanged te 8 points higher. August, ll.SJc; September. 31.65c: October. 11.07c: November.. 11.00c; December. 31.32r; January, 11.43c; February, 11.40c; March. 11.5:ic: May. 11.57c. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. The local coffee market opened steady at a decline of 6 to 12 points on easier European cables snd easier cost and freight offers. Under scat tering liquidation prices gradually eased off. Covering caused slight rallies. Closed steady, 6 to 12 points net lower. August, 8.78c; Sep tember, 8e3c; October, b.02c; December, 9.o7u; January. 9.13c; March, 9.32c; May, 9.43c: July. 9.01c. Spot quiet. Rio, No. 7, 9Hc: Santos. No. 4. 12W12V4C Mild dulL Cordova, log 10c nominal. Raw sugar, firm. Muscovado, 8.23e; cen trifugal, 3.73c; molasses, 2.98c; refined steady. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Aug. 21. Butter, unchanged. Eggs, irregular: receipts, 9053 cases; at mark, cases Included, 14 $ 20c; ordinary nrsta. 18V4 lV,c: firsts, 22c Cheese, unchanged. Duluth Unseed Market. DUI.TTTH. Minn., Aug. 21. Closing Lin seed. $1.02 Vi ; September, $LC1V4; October, $1.32 V. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Evaporated apples quiet but firm. Prunes firm. Peaches quiet and steady. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 21. Hops Quiet. GAINS ARE NOT HELD UP WHEAT FIRM MOST OP DAY, EA5IKII AT CLOSE. Bulls in Control of Corn Market Un til Profit-Taking Sales Under mine Its Strength. CHICAGO, Auc 21. Bulla were la con trol of both th wheat and corn pits today, until near the close, when there waa a sen eral easing. Wheat ended at a net ad vance of He to 4c but corn waa lrreiru lar, closing 4c lower to He higher. Oata finished unchanged to H He lower and provisions wer 7"j-jo lower to 2c hijhef. Corn claimed attention today to a greater extent than whrat, the market approaching in nervous activity the recent prolonged bull campaign. The weather seemed the dominating Influence, dry, hot conditions prevailing In most of the corn belt. Decem ber again reached 70c. Weakness was mani fest at the close on a number of profit taking sales. Fears of frost In the Canadian Northwest tonight was a prominent factor In the up lift given wheat. Htrength of corn also helped the wheat bulls. The market, after slight reaction on profit-taking, rallied, but the recovery did not hold. Oats became dull after a firm start, and prices weakened with .the easing of otber-L gram. Trade In provisions was not large and price fluctuations were narrow. Selling of October ribs by a lead In g house was the chief feature of the market. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Close. -S7U .74 .69 H .42 S Open. . High. Low, Sept $ .87 $ .87T, $ .7U Dec ...... .00 -Bl! .VOX May ....... .8S .9$ .85 CORN. Sept T5H .75 .74 Dec. 0H .70 .B014 May 70 V .11 .70 Vi OATS. Sept 42 .42 .42 H Dec 45 .40 V .44:4 May 48 .40 .47 PORK. Sept 21.00 21.05 21.00 Jan. ......19.65 19.60 19.55 LARD. Sept 11.30 11.S2V4 11.30 Jan 10.40 10.40 . 10.85 21.02 V4 19.55 11.80 10.35 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2. 7878V4.c: No. 2 white. 7&V4c; No. 2 yellow, 7S7SVc; No. $. 78 78Vtc: No, 3 white, 78Vic; No. 3 yellow, 78 78 Vic Rye. No. 2. 68c Barley. 50 'a 00c. Timothy. $4.5035.10. Clover, $10 & 14. European Grain Markets, LONDON Aug. 21. Cargoes on passage, quiet, little bidding. English country markets, quiet; French country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 21. -Wheat Spot easy. Futures firm. October 7s 2Vid; De cember, 7a 2Hd. Weather, fine. . Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 21. Close: Wheat, No. 1 hara. vo-tc: rso. l Kortnern. 8e.-t b)te; o. s ortnern. Bo & si c; ro. l hard Montana, s6c; No. S wheat, 84. & 60vtc; &epu, e7Hc; December. 9vHc; May, 95 ".c. i lax. $1.52 Vi ft 1.53 Vi. Barley, 5660c Grains In Bast Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. II. Spot quo tations: Walla Walla, $1.4. V4 l.SO; red Rus- s an. Jl. 47 J 1. '(': Turkey red. Sl.00wl.li" blu'-stem. $1.00ul-6u: teed barley. $1.3UU 1.110; brewing, nominal; white oata, $1.30tS 1.02 ; bran, $Z4.uvo; middlings, $30(41 shorts. $25.00 & 6. Call Board Wheat, firm. Barley, firm. December, $1.41 Vi. Paget Bound Wheat Markets. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 21. Wheat Blue stem, 80c; xortylold, 81c; club, buc; red File, auc. Car receipts, wheat 48, barley 2, corn 1. oats 1. HI:aTTI.K. Aug. 21. Wheat Bluestena S4c; fortyiold, sue; ciub, 7Kc; File, 7 be; red ltusslan. T7c Car receipts, wheat 7, oats 4. hay 7, flour 3. s I - Im If ea atragr sa 0S as ae aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa ET the combined facilities of isj these affiliated institutions be iaat your service. Opn an account. Let your checks read Northwestern National Bank; then, when you wish to take advantage o the conveniences offered by a progressive trust com pany, consult with the officers of the Portland Trust Company, or deposit your savings here and let us pay you. 4 per cent interet. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK Affiliated With PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON OFFICERS L U Plttock, Pre. F.mery Olmstead. Vice-P. Mgr. r. W. Leadbetter, Vice-P. H. W. Hawkins, Sec. C W. DeGral'f, Asst. Sec J. D. Farrell K W. Leadbetter Dr. A. 3. Nichols DIRECTORS H. L. Pittock. Chairman Charles H. Carey John Twohy L. B. Menefee Wm. T. Fenton A. D. Charlton Kmery Olmstead another wants a site for factory. furniture PORTLAND WOMAN LUCKY Roll or $C900 In Bills Lost In Seattle Rctnrned to Mrs. 31. H. Ford. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug;.' 21. (Spe cial.) Mrs. SL II. Ford, recently from Portland, has just recovered from a serious attack of heart disease, accom panied by a c;reat sinking; sensation In the pit of her stomach. The trouble came on suddenly when she learned that she had dropped a roll of 12900 In bills in Lincoln playfield while thera with her husband last night. Her convalescence was promoted by a telephone message this morning; tell ing; her that the package had been found. She had offered a reward of $250 for its recover-. This was paid to two women. Milton Tastor Dies. MILTON, Or.. Aug-. 21. (Special.) The Rev. J. W. Com'ijton. of this city, died at his home to y. He was 66 years, old and had for 33 years been recording; secretary of the Kast Colum bia Conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church South, and it had been liia cherished desire to go to the con ference this year and call the roll, as he had been elected honorary secretary for the twenty-fourth year. Simultan eously with the roll call Mr. Compton passed away. He leaves a wife, two sons, A. F. and Robert, and two daughters. Esther and Mrs. R. G. Rogers. GROWTH J The steady consistent growth in deposits made by this bank every year since it's organization proves that it's service is appreciated. lumbermens National- Bank , Corner Fifth and Stark Resources 7 Millions - Bitulithic paving means good streets economically kept up. TRAVELERS' GCTDE. HAMBURGV AMERICAN Largest SSCo , in the WORLD , wOw 400 Shift 1,306819: TONS li FREIGHT COST PROTESTED St. Johns Has Inquiries From Two Concerns That May Locate, ST. JOHNS, Or, Aug. 21. (Special.) At the meeting- of the St. Johns Com mercial Clutf last night action was taken to have the switching charge ot $5 a car from the O.-W. R. & Jf. on the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway to Portland eliminated or reduced. A committee waa authorized to take up the matter with the State Railway Commission. It was reported that the St. Johns cars soon will be operated alternately around the loop at St. Johns, one trip of the cars being around the loop northward and then around by way of Dawson street. This plan met the approval of the club. I The committee on roadway .to the Monarch sawmill and to the approach I to the proposed interstate bridge re ported that the legal status of the road had been looked into. It had been as certained that provisions will have to be made for draws over Columbia and Oregon sloughs. Further report will be made at another meeting. The com mittee of application for factory sites reported that two concerns are consid ering locating In St. Johns, one to make brick ot lime and sand by pressure, and IMPERAT0R" World's Laraeet Shift SAILS AGAI5 . Ausust 10, A. M. and aeerr three weeka thereafter. Enabling passengers to arrive In LONDON and PARL3 on sixth and in HAMBURG on seventh day books now open tor season. LONDON; PARIS, HAM3URG Iraperttor Angv 30. 9 A.M. Kain'n Aujc. Vic.. Sept. S. 10 A. M. Pres. Lincoln ept. 4, 12 ttooo. Jjil'ennKant.. .heH. 11, F.H. Mot oris Litiee. . .Sept. 1Z, A.M. First cabin only. IJd cabin only, i Hamburg direct. C7B. S. Pennsylvania and S. II. Pretoria sail from New Pier fool of aid Ft.. South Brooklyn. All other Sailings ia this service from e;ir Hohnkfn Plere. MEDITERRANEAN Gibraltar, Naples and Genoa CTAII steamers In this serrlea leave from NKW PIEK, Ud , ho. Brooklyn. Take Ssib St. Ferry, b. 6. Hamburg (11,000 Tons) Sept. 17, Hi A. M. 8. 8. Moltke (llSOO Tons) Q"t. 7. 11 . M. New Cruise ORIENT-INDIA Jan. 15, 1814 MTRATION SI DATS Cost Including shore fk 17 nn snd 1 rips ana all neces- iklltlun sary expenses l UV books sow orra. CTOur Tourist lepmrtcaeni ranree I our. br Kail mr Hi er to all parts of the World. v rile lor Information. HAMBURG-AKERICAN LINE llCS Powell St.. San Francisco, CaL; Soutnern racuio Co.. n 6th sL, u. -v . n. at r. t;o., isor. pa- -: a a i cific. d. a r. a. r. r, u L Burlington Route, Mil- it waukle St Puxet Sound H si K, H., Great North- fj V!-. ern Raltmay Co, 3 Doreey B. Bmlth, 68 5th St., Port- JhJ -l. land, Oregon, sj LOS A'Gn.ES AND SA3f DIEGO STEAMSHIPS YALE AND HARVARD Railroad or any steamer to San Francisco, the Expo City. Largest, fastest and the ONI.7 strictly first-cia. passenger ships on the . Coast. Average speed 2S miles Per nour: cost Sli.ouo.uoe aach. SAN IBAStlXO, POItTLAND L. A. B. 8. CO, Mala te. Prank Bollam. Agent. A S9a L!l Third eueet. ONE DOLLAR Will Open a Savings Account with the Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus, - $1,400,000 First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 t Surplus $1,000,000 ' OldestNatlonal Bask "Westv-ofc41i8iEocky Motuitains . C0ENiis--riEsr-Aim,nr7ASHrr7GT0N5!Ta. LADI&TIETOINTBANK EgtoUiebei 1839. Capftst-. fiarnlaa - DClrSsltS. saaaa CommerciaLond Savlnga Accounts .-atlilOO.fraB.Ttft a.. 1,000,000.00 .J4,OOOH)0.00 4M'J'lLJE3LsV Pnh, 3. Vf tadd,Aist Casklen WsJtarli Cook. Aaab . OorssT-WaaUsxttrB-azidTMrd8treeta. .4: Wi M. Lad, preSairti 1P.Arm. A a?kA lr Itn avVi aa.ea PnImm mr A.. snAssrsVltas J-..' TRAVELERS GHDE. KXPRESS STEAMERS FOR Saa Francisc and Lea Ancates W1THOCT CHANGE. . 8. B. BEAR MiU A. M., Autut 10. 6. a. ROSE CITY. Aug. li. THE BAX FRANCISCO PORTLAND S. & CTO. 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