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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY," OCTOBER 2, 1913. SMALL CROP SURE England Has 35,613 Acres in Hops This Year. OFFICIAL RETURNS MADE Xew Plantings Are Far Less Than Expected At Estimated Yield of 7 Cwt. Crop "Will Be Un der 2'50,00 Cwt, The British government's official esti mate of the hop acreage In England u announced yesterday as S6,(1S acres, cablet to this effect being received in tha fore noon by a number of the dealer. As com pared with tha acreage return of last year, thia shows an Increase of 782 aores, or about 1SO0 acres less than hop men had ex peoted Tha fonowlng table grves tha English hop acreaga In past years: Tear. Acres. (Tear. 1820 1825 1830 1825 1840 1146 1850 1865 1960 1870 187S 1880 1884 1886 18S 1887 18SS 188 1890 1891 .50.043 .......48.718 .......4,726 .......M.816 ...44.086 ..4S.058 1893 1804 1S85 1894 1897 Acres. ..67.664 ..69.636 ..68.940 ..84,217 .60.863 ..........43.1S7 57.767 46.271 .. 60.680 69.171 ..........66.698 69.259 71.32711908 :rrrrrrr:.7o.i27ii907 ..... 83.706H908 68.490.1909 1S9 48-I?5 1890 1900 1001 1902 1903 1904 1905 ..57.724 .53.961 ..56.143 1910 1911 1912 1913 61.843 61,808 51.127 .....48,024 47.938 47.700 48,967 46.72S 44.938 S8.S16 33.539 32,880 33.066 84,831 35.613 1892 96,269 Allowing for a crop of 7 cwt to tha acre, which la tha estimate of most of the hop authorities In England, the total yield this rwr will fall under 250,000 cwt. as com pared with tha official figures of S72,4SS cwt. last year. A cable received from Ironmonger, of Lon don, said: "AH estimates are reduced under 250,000. Market is quiet and absolutely steady. Continental markets are very firm and unsettled. Difficult to uote actual prices." Another cable received was as follows: -Highest continental estimate 00,000 cwt. Sales made as high as 873 marks. Max imum estimate for England 360.000 cwt." This German Quotation Is equal to 80 cents a pound, the highest price realized so far this year. With tha foreign markets so strong It is a mystery to tha dealers why the English buyers are holding aloof from Oregon hopa There was not a single foreign order In this state yesterday, al though there was further buying for Eng nh account In 'Washington at 26 H cents. Evidently the foreigners are trying to break the OreKon market. "Whether or not tney succeed will depend on the attitude of growers here. A few have sold in the past day or two at low prices, one grower letting co at 21tt cents, but tha majority refuse to make such concessions, though many of them want to realize now. A dispatch from North Yakima said: "Poole & Mitchell have bought 120 hales of hops from W. R. Stuart at 25 H cents, and another deal of 800 bales at 24 H cents is reported. Tha purchases were made on Eastern account. Growers here are holding against offers made. Beer sales In tha United States during August. 191S. were 7.2T7.528 barrels, an in crease of 656,542 barrels over the same month in 112. Imports of hogs into Great Britain less exports for the year ending August 81. 191!. were 222.472 hundredweights, as against 84. . 386 hundredweights . during the preceding year and 178.158 hundredweights two years ago. SO PRESSURE TO BITS" WHEAT JfOW Market Is Weak, but Farmers Are Not Forc ing Sales. The wheat market continues very quiet. and In tha absence of demand, prices have a weak undertone. European markets were dull and easy, and there was practically no Inquiry from the Orient for either wheat or flour. Millers are well stocked with wheat and are therefore Inactive. There has been a big run here In the past week, and all dealers are busy taking cars of receipts. Farmers are not pressing sales In spite of the condition of the market, and not many of them are disposed to accept the prices now offered. Club was quoted yester day at 7879 cents, forty-fold at 80 cents and 89 cents was an outside price on blue stem. Oats and barley were also quiet. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 248 Tuesday ...... 110 Wednesday ... 13S Tear ego .... 114 Season to date. 4,701 Year ago 4.419 OBAXGE MOVEMENT STARTS IX NORTH California Crop Estimated at 80 to 90 Per Cent of Normal. California oranges will begin moving about November 1. according to William Bluhn, tha fruit -broker, who has Just returned from a trip through the Southern state. The crop, he says, will be 80 to 90 per cent of normal, and the growers expect to realize good prices. The lemon crop will be con siderably under the average, as they were hurt more by the freeze than oranges. The grapefruit crop will be a fair one. Fruit trade was active yesterday, with a sufficient suppyq of everything except Malaga grapes and rlpa bananas. There was a moderate stock of peaches on hand and prices were steady. Local Con cord grapes were fairly plentiful at 15 10 cents. Another car of Cape Cod cranber ries arrived. A mixed car of cssabas and cantaloupes Is due Friday. RlekreaH Growers Are Holding. RICKBEALL. Or Oct. 1. (Special.) Confident that the price of hops will reach tha SO-cent mark before long, the growers here are holding their hops, and conse quently there has been no activity In the market in this section. Last season some growers contracted at a low figure early and soon saw that they had lost money when the price rose. D. T. Hodge contract ed bis crop last season at 23 cents a pound, and others nearly at tha same price. The hops in this district yielded as wen as usual this year. Top Fries for Oregon Fears. Tha United States Government has solved at Medford the problem of proper refriger ating of fruit so that growers can delay the marketing of their product for at least two weeks. A carload of Rogue River Bartlett pears shipped by tha Rogue River Fruit & Produce Association was sold at New Tork at 83.15 a box. which means 3X30 a box f. o. b. Medford. The price is be lieved to he the record received by growers for Bartlett pears In the United States this season. The carload was the last of a lot of four that had been placed in tha new 860,000 storage built at Medford. Better Demand for Hens. There was a better demand for hens yes terday, and 15 cents was paid for tha best, but Springs and ducks were weak. There was also an easier feeling In tha veal market, with 15 cents the top quotation. Fork was steady at 12 cents. Eggs wer firm, with sales made as high as 37 cents. There were no new developments in the butter or cheese markets. Tacoma Spokane 870.449 7UU.S70 04.782 87,509 70 14 82 2 21 2 18 8 37 11 17 12 18 6 27 4 741 600 B22 611 678 532 450 502 Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 82.348.748 416,O04 Seattle 2,264,881 205,638 PORTLAND MABKF.l QUOTATIONS, Grain. Floor, Feed. Eta. wtttcat Truck nrlces: Club. 78379c: blues tern, 8Sjj8c: forty-fold. 80c; red Rus sian, 7727ec; valley, ouc. FLOUK Patents. 14.70 per barrel; straights. 84.10; exports. 83.65&8.70; val ley. 84.70: graham, 84.60; whole wheat. 24.80. oats No. 1. white. 325.5028 per ton. CORN Whole. $37; cracked. 888 per ton. M1LLSTUFF3 Bran, 822 per ton; shorts, $24 per ton; middlings, $81 per ton. BARLEY Feed, $25 per ton; brewing, lOftfi:?? r.rt- rolled. 2Ktfr2tt. H AY Fancy Eastern Oregon timothy. $15 16; timothy and clover. 1415; timothy and alfalfa. $1814; airaiia, n; $8.6010; oat and vetch. JlOiail; cneat. au 11; valley grain hay, liuti-i. Fruits and Vegetables. Local lobbing quotations: tui.oi.-.i. Knurrs oranges. 14.50 a .... t.n. LnnnL s8&0a9 car box: pine apples, 7o per pound; bananas, 4!a5o per PONIONS Oregon and Walla Walla, $1.50 per sack. . VEGETABLES Beans. 874o per pouna: cabbage, lo per pouna; cauimowoi, $1L25 dos.; corn. 1015o doz. cucumbers, onAin. n.. hot! 7ti i tt m t a 6 7e Der pound; i i. ...... Mtf4fln ner dncen: oeas. 5497c per pound; peppers, 67o per pound: rad ishes. 1012c per dozen; tomatoes, 10d0c per box; garlic, 10c per pound; sprouts, 10c n.. nnnnri- artichoke. $1.25 Der dOZCU; squash, Ihie per pound; pumpkins, 14o per pouuu; celery, eutauo jjer uuacu. pnf a toitk okdil c.1.00 ner hundred buying price, 75 B 85c at shipping points; sweet potatoes, $2 2.25 per crato. GREEN FRUIT Apples. 60cS2.50 per hnr: cnntnlonnes. 81.5001.75 per crate; peaches. 4076o per box; plums, 80f50c per Dox; pears, zij-su per 75cL25 per crate, 1510c per basket; casabas. $L73 per dozen; cranberries, $9 per barrel. Dairy ana Country Frotrac. TwMkl inhhlnr OUOtatlonSt POULTRY Hens. 14tt15c; springs, 17o; turkeys, live, 20ra22c, aresseo, nomimu, ducks. 12lBc: geese, 1212hio. EGGS Oregon fresh ranch, candled. 3W 17. ner rinzen CHEESE Oregon triplets. lTci Dasles, 17c; Young Americas, 18c BUTTER Oregon creamery butter cubes. 84c per pound; buttor tat, delivered, tin per pound. FORK Fancy, 1112o per pound. VEAL Fancy, 16c per pound. Staple Orocarn. Imii lobblna Quotations: SALMON Columbia River, one-pound tells, $2.25 per dozen; bait -pound flats. S1.40: one-nound flats. $2.45: Alaska, pink. one-pound talis, 85c; silversldes, one-pound tails, $1.20. HONEY Choice. $3.25 3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. ISo per pound; Brazil nuts 124 4 15c: filberts. 1515fec: almonds. 20c; peanuts, S5ttc; cocoanuU, 90c$l ner dozen: chestnuts. 11c per pound; hick orynuts, 810c; pecans, 17c; pine, 17 is 2oc BEANS Small white. oc; large woite, Bftc; Lima, 6.30c; pink. 4.15c; Mexican, 5o; bayou. 4.10c SUGAR Fruit and berry. $5.85: Honolulu plantation. $0.OV; beet. $5.45; extra C, $5.15; powdered, barrels, V.IK; cubes, barrels, 86.05. COFFEE Roasted, la drums, 1832a per pound. SALT Granulated, $14 per ton; half ground 100s, $10.25 per ton; 50s, $11 per ton; dairy, $12.50 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 8SSc: cheaper grades. 4c Southern head, 58o. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound: apricots, 1214o; peaches, 8811c; prunes. Italians, 8 10c; silver, ISo; figs, white and black, 654 7c; currants, 9tto; raisins, loose Muscatel. 6547Ho; bleached. Thompson. llc; unbleached. Sultanas, 5fto; seeded. 7tt8c; dates, Persian, 7 fc so per pound; fard, $1.65 per box. FIGS Twelve 10-oance, 85c; 60 8-ounce. $1.85; 70 4-ounce, $2.50; SO 10-ounce, $2.25, loose, 50-pound boxes. 601o: Smyrna, boxes, S 1.10 i 1.23; candled, $3 per box. Provisions. Local Jobbing quotations: HAMS lO to 12-pound average. 22 c: 12 to 14 pounds, 22 c; boiled, 31c; skinned, 23c; picnic, 15c; boned and rolled, 27c BACON Fancy, 8030feo: standard. 22 26HC , LARD Tierce basis, pure, 18o; com pound, 10c DRY SALT MEATS Backs, 15Ho; smoked, 17c; bellies, 18 to 20 pounds, 16c; plates, 12c MISCELLANEOUS Sliced beef insldes. 34c; pickled pigs' feet, kits, $1.25; quarter barrels. 33.15: half barrels. J6: sausage. 23 32c; dry salt strips. 10 to 12 pounds, 16c; bacon strips, 10 to 12 pounds, llc. Hops. Wool and Hides. HOPS 1913 crop, 24 026c per pound; 1912 crop, nominal. PELTS Dry, 10c; spring lambs, 4"tsuo; shearlings, 8050c HIDES Salted hides. 12312HO per lb.: salt kip. lSl&HHsOi salted calf. 1718o; green hides. 11 11 Ho: dry hides. 2323ttc; dry calf. 23o; salted bulls, blc per lb.; green bulls. 7c MOHAIR 1918 clip. 2526o per pound. CASCARA BARK. Old and new. So par pound. Unseed OH. Gasoline, iiio. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. 82o; bolls, barrels, 64c; raw, cases, 67o: oases, 6 9c OIL MEAL F. o. b. Portland works: Car. lots. $35; 5 and 10-ton lots, $34; ton lots, (35. TURPENTINE Barrels. 58o; cases. Clo. COAL OIL Cases. 17tt3UVkc; drums and barrels, 10 13 He. GASOLINE Cases. 23o; bulk, 18a. GOPPERS MOVE OP Lead General Advance in Wall Street Stocks. STRONGER TONE DEVELOPS Gains Are 2Tot Xiarge, trat Show De clines of First Part of Week Are Effectually 4jhecked London Prices Are EHgker. NEW YORK. Oct L Unfler the lead of the coppers, which made tha best showing of any group In the market, stocks moved up ward today. Union Pacific Reading and Canadian Pacific rose a point each, but the advance In general was small, and its chief significance lay in the fact that the decline of the previous two days was ef fectually checked. Business was concen trated largely In tha speculative favorites. The market opened with a general ad vance, largely In response to the rise of American stocks In London. The market moved irregularly for a time, but grad ually developed strength. The undertone wsb strong tha remainder of the day. The exceptional rise In coppers was as sociated with the advance In tha metal in London, and tha strong showing made in the European fortnightly report of copper stocks. Unfavorable August returns for a number of the large Eastern lines failed to depress the railroad stocks. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. Jl.125,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. ' CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C Wilson A Co.. Lewis building. Portland. January. lO.llci March, lO.Slo; May, 10.50o; July. 10.94a; September, 10.68c Spot. firm. Rio 7s, lOtto; Santos 4s, 120! mild, steady; Cordova. 1316Vt& Raw sugar, easy. Muscovado, Z.98CJ osn trifugsJ, 8.48o; molases, 2.78c; refined, easy. Cut loaf, $5.25; crushed. 8.15; mould "A,"' $4.80; cubes, $4.70; XXXX powdered, $4.00; powdered, 14.65; fine granulated, $4.46; diamond 'A," $4.43; confectioners' "A," $4.30; No. X. $4.20. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. 6a., Oct. J Turpentine, steady, 884c; sales, 732; receipts, 872; ship ments, 891; stocks, 25,363. Rosin Firm. Bales, 8049: receipts, 2078; shipments, 8295; stocks, 163,766. Quote: A. B. C. D. B. F. G. H, L $3.57H: K, 84.10; M, H. $5.45; N, $5.10; W. G, $8.05; W W, 6.15. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. Cotton futures closed steady at net advance of 13 to 25 points. Two private crop reports made con dition 68.T and 67.1 per cent. October; 14; December. 13.86 January, 18.88; March. 13.78; May, 13.76; July, 13.68. Spot, steady. Middling uplands, 14.20; do Gulf, 14.45. Bales, 182 bales. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Oct. 1. Butter, unchanged. Egvs Receipts, U885 cases; unchanged. Cheese, higher. Daisies 15i16o; twins. 15 "4 15 Ho; Americas, 15loc; long horns 13tta15c ALL LINES ARE ACTIVE GOOD TRADE AT YARDS, PRICES FAIRLY STEADY. 25 V 344 i)4,i 44 H 41 66 66 "wh 6.000 4254 404 Sales. Amal Copper .. 28.800 Am Beet Sugar. 700 Am Can Co ... 1L8U0 do preferred.. 1,000 Am Car & Fdy. 200 Am Cotton Oil. 200 Am Smel & Ref 1,300 do preferred.. ...... ..... Am Sugar . do preferred.. Am Tel & Tel.. 600 12!4 Am Tobacco ... 400 23Sv Anaconda 2,000 87 54 Atl Coast Line.. A T & fcanta Fe do preferred.. ...... ..... Bait & Ohio.... 400 M4 Brook R Tran.. 800 69 Canadian Pac. 8.400 230 C O - 3,100 0&K C&GW C & N W C. M & St PauL 2,000 105H Central Leather 2U0 21 Central ol N J. Chlno Col Fuel a iron...... ..... Col Southern Consol uas . . ioa D, L & W ..... ...... ..... D & R G nistilllne Eecurl Erie - 6,500 General Eleo .. S'JO Gt North Ore .. 600 Gt North pf ... 200 Illinois Central. 700 Intorboro Met ......... do preferred.. TOO 7 n Southern.. ...... Lehigh Valley .. 1.60O 156 Louis & Nash.. 100 1853 Mexican Central... -. M. S P & S S M 1JU i Mo. Kan & Tex. 100 21 H Mo Pacita 8,500 SO is National Lead ...... Nat Biscuit ... )w i . N Y Central ... 9(10 96 N Y, Ont A Wes ..... Norfolk & West 100 104tt Northern Pao .. 900 lia Facifla Mail ....- Pacilic T T.. do prorerrea.. Pennsylvania 1.100 113 People's Gas .. 900 1 28 Reading 41.500 167 H Republlo 8 & I. 1.3O0 21V4 Mock Island Co. 8.100 15 Southern Pao .: 11,600 90 Southern Ry ... 500 2854 Texas Oil Union Paelllo .. 89,100 1684 do preferred.. ...... United Rds S F 200 20 U S Steel Cor.. 81.300 t do preierreo... vv 571 Utah Copper . .. 4,700 53 ii Wabash - 100 4 Western Union- 100 67 Westing Eleo .. l.uw okts Wisconsin Cent Closing High. Low. Bid. To 14 S3 "4 93 44 fi 41 Vs 65 128H 23654 36 94 83 228 5 68 !4 104 21 K 75 25-H 83 944 44 41 'i 66 imi 109 V4 115 H 129 236 S 37 120 94 08 9414 SS 229S Ob 12 128 103 22 800 40 2i 7 20 145 85 127 111 62 Vi 61 T4 28 145 127 110 2 132 132 ... ..J3 . 19 13 20 144 34 127 110 15 62 24 156 135- 13 1S3 21 80 44 121 95 155 135 133" 21 2 iiiii S4 104' 111 112 127 166 20 14 60 23 167 "26" 68 106 61 4 6T 68 104 111 . 20 27 90 112 127 17 20 14 90 23 111 lfiS 83 20 59 108 33 67 68 46 Total sales for the day. 309.100 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck & Cooke Ca Board of Trade building. Portland. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE EXCHANGE. Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Tege- tobles. Fruit, tc SAN FRANCISCO, Oca L The follow ing produce prices were current here today: Fruit Apples, Bellnowers, $11.50; New towns, $1.25 L60; other varieties, 40c $1.60; Mexican limes, $8 10; California lemons, $4.608.50; pineapples, $l&-2. Cheese New, 13floc; Young Americas, 16o. Hay Wheat, $19.60 20.50; wheat and oats, $1718; airalfs, $10313.50. Eggs Fancy ranch, 47c; store. 84a Butter Fancy creamery, 33 c: seconds, 80a vegetables cucumbers, 504f75o; green peas, B(ac; string Deans, 3'fi.oc; eggplant, torn 76a Onions New, yellow, $L151.80 per sack. Potatoes New river whites. 8HcfiS1; Ra ima Burbanks, $1.751.85; Merced sweets. $1.209 1.00. Receipts Flour, 1484 Quarters: barley. 22. 830 centals; potatoes, SS80 sacks; hay, 236 tons. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. Evaporated apples, quiet but firm. Prunes, firm. Peaches, QUlot. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Oct. 1. There were 14,180 bales offered at the wool auction sales today. De mand was keen. Hops at New Tork. NEW YORK. Oct. 1. Hops. firm. Stat common to choice 1913, 87 44c. Dulntb. Linseed Market. DULUTH, Oct, 1. Close: Linseed, $L42; May, $L46; October, $L41 asked. LECTURES ARE SCHEDULED Portland Education Association Will Hear B. R. Baumgardt. The Portland Education Association has secured the services of a a Baum gardt, the famous lecturer-traveler for a series of lectures to be given at the Lincoln High School on the following subjects: Wednesday, October 13, 8 P. M "Flor ence, the Pearl of Italy"; Thursday. Octo ber 18, 8 P. M., "Rome, the Eternal City"; Friday, October 17, 8 P. M., "Pompeii. th City of the Dead"; Saturday, October IS. 2 P. M., "The Castles and 'Legends of the Rhine"; Tuesday, October 21, 8 P. M., "Swe den and the Swedes"; "Wednesday, October 22, 8 P. M., "St. Petersburg and Moscow"; Thursday, October 33, 8 P. M., "An Evening With the Stars"; Saturday, October 25, 2 P. M., "Shakespeare and Shakespeare's England." Carlton Jjets Long Contract. CARLTON, Or., Oct 1. (Special.) At a meeting of the City Council last night a 25-year franchise was granted the Yamhill Electric Company, to fur nish the city with lights and power, This company will supply the "juice" from their plant In Newberg anjd In tends to have the wires strung Into the city from that place Inside of six weeks. Heretofore the lights have been supplied by the Carlton Consoli dated Lumber Company, of this place, which has sold Its plant to the Yam hill Electrlo Company. The new com pany will furnish 24-hour service. Atchison general 4s...... - 4 Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s..... Bl B R T 4s Chesapeake & Ohio 4a.. ...... M C M & St P gen 4s 101 C R I col 4a Cal Gas 6s . . . . . C B Q joint 4s - 4 Erie general 4b &t Int Met 4s JJ Louisville & Nashville 83 Missouri Pacific 4s J NYC gen N & W 1st con 4s J Northern Paciflo 4s ya Oregon Short Line ref 4. ...... l Oregon Ry Nav 4s Pacific Tel 6s Penna con 4s .........100 Reading general 4s ......... St L & S F ref 4s.... , Southern Pacific ref 4s 81 Southern Pacific col 4s... S Southern Railway 6s 103 Southern Railway 4s...... i4 Union Paciflo 1st and ref 4s.... 82 West Shore 4s Wabash 4s oi Westinghouse Bleo conv 5s 1 Wisconsin Central 4s 86 United 6tates 2 registered 0 United States 2s coupon... 96 United States 8s registered... ..102 United States 8s coupon... 12 7T United States 4s registered J0? United States 4s coupon lQi Bid. Asked. 94 08 88 102 53 03 93 74 77 93 67 85 98 i 02 98 100 95 70 91 ' 90 103 74 93 1 87 97 98 103 103 110 110 Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Oct. 1. Closing quotations: lllniiAa ........ 36 Amalg Copper.. 7j A Z L & 6m... 19 Arizona Com .. 4 B&CC&SM.75 Cal & Arizona. . 67 Cal & Hecla. ...437 Centennial 14 Cop Ran Con Co 40 E Butte Cop M. 12 Franklin ....... S Granby Con ... 73 Greene Cananea, 30 I Royalle (Cop) 18 Kerr Lake. 4 Lake Copper.... 9 . La Salle Copper 8 Mohawk 42 Nevada Con .... 16 NlpUslng Mines. 8 North Butte..... 2S North Lake..... 1 Old Dominion... 81 :Osceola ........ 79 fQulncy 69 bnannon on Superior 25 Sup & Boa Mln.. 2 Tamarack ...... 01 U S S R & M... 40 do preferred.. 47 Utah Con 9 Utah copper uo. 00 Winona ......... 1 wolverine - - ti With Largo Run of Hog, Top Is Es tablished at $8.70 Butcher Cattle Abundant. There was an active market for all classes of livestock at the yards yesterday. Prices in the main hold fairly steady, though the previous day's extreme values did not pre vail In the hog and sheep divisions. Steers ranged in price from $6.60 to $7.86, with the bulk of sales at the latter figure. Cows sold from $5 to $8.40, four loads go ing at the top quotation. Bulls brought $5 to $5.75 and heifers sold at $6. Hogs sold at a wide range, full loads bringing $8.26 to $8.70, only one, however, at the latter price. The bulk of sales Were at $8.65. Good ewes were taken at $8.85 and a bunch of wethers went at the same price. Lambs sold at $4.40 and $5, ... Receipts were ISO cattle, 1 calves, $12 Knv. o ,1 1AR Hher.ri. Bhinners were: L. L. Stewart, 1 car of cattle; Dixon Bros., t cars of cattle; C. J. Johnson, 2 cars of cattle; W. H. Lock, 1 car of hogs; F. B. Decker, 1 car of hogs; Walker Bros.. 1 car of hogs; O. L .Paquet, 1 car of hogs; R. L. Conley, 1 car of hogs; TIT T xri.lr ettr of hoesi Cl J. Wevel, 1 "oar' of h'oirs and C Koblln, ears of sheep and hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price. 1 bull ..... 1600 $6.75 1 bull ..1230 S cows . .. - ... --- " H? $ cows 10 'S $ steers ... 1'10' 11 steers 1? 8 steers .......10.J 5 cows " 8 cows ... - ... i- 41 steers . ... ............ .... -1"JJ 1 steer ................ L"'? LV.V.V.V.".VJ.".V. '. 1 s e 430 ' 170 9S hogs 88 hogs .......... 1 hog ........... 40 hogs .......... 129 lambs ........ 87 hogs 3 hogs 2 hogs J70 lambs ......... 104 hogs .......... 8 hogs 182 . 396 325 60 178 435 S cows and steers Ills 1 c f for OJU 14 COWS IJ'I 9 bulls - H 20 cows 4 1! 21 cows 22 cows 21 cows 1 1121 .. . 810 " 980 1010 V:.T. :: 12o """" "02 , t '"Z . ..--- S5S 9 ILL s .eeea - 84 t.:::i s ""." 787 " 1010 ..1140 " 737 The range of prices at me jarus o follows: Cfttt.e rr r r a tr Prime steers .........."i-!';'TJ ,; Choice steers ......... Medium steers ....... Prime cows Choice cows Medium cows , Heifers Light calves Heavy calves 20 hogs .. 7 steers 1 steer ... 28 cows ... 1 cow ... 10 4 bogs .. SI hogs ... 1 hog ... 91 hogs .. 75 hogs ... fi hogs .- 828 wethers 100 ewes ... 250 ewes ... 75 ewes 25 ewes ... 1 cow .... 10 cows ... 3 cows ... 8 bulls ... -8 heifers 5.00 6.25 6.00 6.50 6.85 6.8S 6.25 6.25 7.25 7.35 8.50 8.70 7.70 8.55 4.40 9.30 7.80 8.0O 5.00 8.25 7.25 6.25 6.25 5.50 6.50 6.40 6.40 6.40 6.40 7.00 7.25 6.75 6.30 6.90 8.65 8.65 8.65 8.65 S.t.0 7.60 8.85 3.85 8.10 S.85 3.85 5.25 5.75 5.50 4.75 6.00 LL ARE SELLERS Pressure Carries Down Wheat Prices at Chicago. DUE TO HEAVY RECEIPTS Cable Advices Are That Canada and Russia Ixnver Offers In Order Bring About Sales. Coarse Grains Off. to CHICAGO, Oct. X. Selling pressure, due largely to a flood of receipts In all direc tions, carried wheat today to a new low price record for tha season. Despite a lively rally, closing figures were c down. Corn finished to o down, and oats off to c, hut provisions at lo to 22c advance. Wheat prloee broke lo to lc a bushel before the force of tha drive could be checked. Caole advices were that both Canada and Russia had lowered offers In order to bring about sales. Then came news that Northwestern receipts continued heavy. Corn suffered a violent decline because of belated liquidation on the part of bulls and selling pressure by speculators taking ad vantage of the situation. Oats wars mainly governed by other grains. Provisions bulged after being; easy la tha first part of the session, Tha leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. Deo. $ .87 May 92 CORN. Oct. ...... .70 .70 Deo. 69 .70 May ...... .71 .71. OATS. Dec . .42 .42 .41 May 45 .45 .45 MESS PORK. High. $ .87 .92 Low. $ . .91 .69 .69 .70 Close. $ .87 U .92 .70 .69 .71 .42 .45 Jan. May ....19.80 ....19.95 20.12 20.25 19.80 19.95 20.0T 20.22 4 On Savings Deposits Government snperviaion exercised over the Savfgs Depart ment of the Lumbermen's National Bonk is an a-e-ranc of safety. We pay 4 per cent Interest on savings deposits. Lumber mens National Bank Corner Fifth and Stark Eesonrces 7 Minicras; As a Depositor aiT foyofTn choosing a bank are, Ser vice, then Convenience of Location. Our Service is as per fect as competent, courteous, experienced men and an up-to-date equipment can make it. The accessibility of our location needs no comment. Our officers will appreciate an interview. Merchants National Bank UNDER GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION. Founded 1886. Washington and Fourth Streets. LARD. Jan 40.87 10.97 10.87 1?T May 11.02 11.12 11.02 11.10 SHORT RIBS. .10.47 10.90 10.4B 1O.S0 .10.60 . 10.70 10.57. 10.70 Jan. May Pocli nrlrM were! fnm "No. 2. 71072c: K. 3 WhtSjS; 7172o; No. 2 yellow, 7172c; No. 8, 7071c; No. 8 white, 7171c; No. 3 yellow, 7iW(ia Rye, No. 2, 5ffi66a. Barley, 68(S,85c. Timothy, $3.7505.25. Clover. $9.50 g 12. European Grain Marltets. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 1. Wheat Spot easier. futures easy. octODer, s Hal ueoemoer, 7a "iri- March. 7s 2d. English country markets, quiet; French country markets, steady. Weather changeable. . Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Oot. 1. Closet Wheat No. 1 hard, 88o; No. 1 Nortnern, o Conv, j, ui.uuj v. nwuv'v ..... - hard Montana, 88 8ac; No. 8 wheat. 79c81o; December, 84o; May, 8 W 8liC. Flax $L40x1.4S. Barley, 54 71a San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. Spot quotations Walla Walla, $1.48 1.47 ; red Russian, bluestem, $1.60 1.02 ; feed barley, $1.87 av 1.401 December Drewln barley, si.47 white oats, $1.40 1.47 : bran $24,509 2o; middlings, (Wjil; snorts, $2D.oo(az. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. SEATTLE. Oct. 1. Wheat Bluestem. 89c fortyfold, 81c; club, 80c; fife, 79o; red Rus sian. 78c Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 87; oats. 10: barley, o; hay, 17 ; nour, , TACOMA, Oct. L Wheat Bluestem. 90o f OL. nt.,V. Crin. Unnlen TO. Yesterday's 'car recelp'ts Wheat, 7&; bar ley, 0; corn, 1; oats, 8; nay, s. Bulls Stags Hog Light ........ Heavy . ,r Sheen- Wethers . Ewes .... Lambs . . 7.509 7.71 7 2S3 7.!4 6.75(9 7.00 S.SO0 $.71 6.25(31 8 it ..... 6.250 7.00 8.OO0 .0t 6.753 1.71 ..... 4.00tf 0.09 5.73 4 .. 8.401 .. T.43S 8.70 7.S0 8.50 4.65 8.00(f 4.35 4.00 5.50 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 1. Cattl Receints. 6000: market, lower. Native Money, Exchange, Etc 1CEW YORK. Oct. 1. Money on can Arm, 24 per cent; ruling rate, 8 per cent; closing. 33 per cent. Time loans, steady; 60 days, 4 4 per cent; 00 days. 4 per cent; sir months, H per oent. Prime mercantile paper, 5 6 per cent. Sterling exchange strong, $4.82 for 60-day bills and $4.800 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.81 it. Bar silver, 84c Mexican dollars. 47c . Government bonds, steady; rallroea nonds, steady. IX) N DON. Oct L Bar silver steady, 2S 5-10(1 per ounce. Money, 88 per MM. The rate of discount In the open market for short blUs Is 44 per cent; for three months' bills, 44i4 7-16 per cent BAN FRANCISCO. Oct. L Silver bars. 61c Mexican dollars, nominal, u raits, sight, .01; do telegraph, .04. Sterling in London, 60 days, $4.82; do sight. $4.65. Metal Markets. NEW TORK, Oct. 1. Lead quiet, 4.75 asked; London, f20, 12s 6d. Spelter quiet, 6.60 5.70; London, $20 17s 6d. Copper firm. Standard, spot and October, 16. 00ta 16.50; November and December, 18.253 16.50; electrolytic. 16.87; lake, 17.00; casting, 18.6218.75. Tin firmer, opot ana wctooer, eu.vu(i..o; November. 40.u541.25; December, 41.000 4L30. . Antimony dull, cooksons, b.bu. Iron, quiet and unchanged. London markets closed as followst Copper, 74; futures, 73 15s. Tin aulet. Spot, 187 15s; futures. 187 15s. Iron Cleveland warrants, tu ign. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK. Oct. 1. There was continued activity and excitement in the coffee mar ket today. The opening was firm at a net advance of 23 to 29 points, making new records on a big advance In Europe and bullish Brazilian news. Prices reached undeY heavy realization and selling by a leading roaster closing steady. 8 to 10 points net higher. October, 8.7.41 December, 8.9c; Receipts, wwv. , " , , , . steers, $7.659.85; cows and heifers, 7.60; Western steers, $6.25 8.25; Texas steers, $5.607.15: range cows and belf- 1 .k tst on. .bIvm td 50)0.50. era, fo.tuv 'v ' - Hogs Receipts, 720; market, lower. Heavy. $8.10 8.25; light, $8.20 8.40; pigs. $67.60; bulk of sales, 8.1e.ia. sneep ieceipi.a, oo.uw, ' " Yearlings. $5.255.70; wethers, $44.65; lambs, $6.70 7.20. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Oct. 1. Cattle Receipts, 18.- 000- market, slow, lOo to 2Ro lower, peeves, $7.158.S5: Texas steers, $6.90fi7.90; West ern Bteers, so.joaio.ov, wc, . ... $5.SO7.85; cows and heifers, $3.758.05; Tiecelnts. 82.000: market, slow, 6o under yesterday's average Light, $8.400; a l(,rf a fi.V beavv. 48 3 8.95: rough. $88.20; pigs. $47.75; bulk of sales, $S.S5 BS.70. gheep Receipts, 80,000; market, strong to 10c higher. Native, a.o'an.co; n"i"i $3.604.85: yearlings, $4.606.50; lambs, na tive, $5.807.40; Western, $o.407.45. CIVIC LEAGUEPLANS WORK Consideration Will Be Given Kefer- endam Subjects October 14. Its organization perfected at a meet ing In the Publio Library Tuesday night, the Oregon Civic League will be gin active work with a meeting Tnea day, October 14, at which a full report of both sides of the arguments on the measures to be voted on In the coming election will be presented by the executive committee. Of especial Inter est will be the consideration ot the ref erendum movement on the appropria tions for the University of Oregon. Besides the adoption of constitution and bylaws, announcement was made that Lincoln 6teffens is to be secured to lecture before the League about October 24. Other lectures will be se nured In the near future. A. C. Newell announced that Dr. Edward Elliott, of the University of California, a Drotner-ln-law of President Wilson, will lec ture at the University of Oregon In December, and that probably It will be possible to secure him for a lecture be fore the league In Portland. He also conveyed the promise from President Campbell that the State University will co-operate to Its fullest ability with the League In arranging to bring men of National ' ttnd international prominence to the Coast for lecturing engagements. Wood lawn Man Is) Injured. SEASIDE. Or- Oct. 1. SpecIaL) Elmer Thompson, of Woodlawn, Or, to day suffered the fracture of his leg while working on the removal of a sta tionary engine here at the sawmm owned and operated by Simon Brothers. The work was almost completed when one of the rollers struck Thompson and caused the injury. MINING CAMP INITIATED Engineers' Annual Reunion Dinner Is "Al Iresc." The Oregon Society of Engineers had Its annual reunion dinner Tuesday night In Camp No. 61. Poison Creek, by which, name a part of the large dining room of the Commercial Club, parti tioned off with tent canvas, was called for the occasion. v The committee In charge set out to have something unique and made the dining-room re semble a tent In a mining camp, and some of the engineers were dressed In khaki suits, blue flannel shirts and high boots. The tables were of uncovered pine and the table lights were candles stuck In empty beer bottles. Everything was served at once, and to carry out the realism everyone helped himself and heaped his food on bis plate. The drinks were designated on the "menoo1 card as "suds and coffee." A number of after-dinner addresses were mads and some humorous stories told. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Oct. 1. Maximum temper ature. 7d degrees: minimum, do decrees. River reading, 8 A. M.. 4.8 feet; change in last 24 hours. 0.1 foot rise. Total rain fall, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., none; total rain fall since September 1, 1913, 2.68 Inches normal, 1.94 Inches; excess. 0.64 Inch. To tal sunshine, 11 hours 42 minutes; possible. 11 hours 42 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 6 P. M., 80.0 3 inches. THE WEATHER. s 3 fi 3 H. n 3 H 6TATIONS. B ..2 to r Baker ........ Bolsa ........ Boston Calgary ...... Chicago ...... Colfax Denver ....... Des Molnea ... Duluth Eureka ....... Galveston ..... Helena .... Jacksonville . Kanaas City .. Klamath Falls Laurier Loa An galea ... Mar shield ... Medford Montreal New Orleans . Sew York .... North Yakima Pendleton Phoenix Pocatello ..... Portland Roseberif ..... Sacramento . . St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco Spokane Tacom Tatoosh Island Walla Walla .. Washington . Weiser . ....... Wenatchee Winnipeg Win.! ? o e 2. 2 Btateot 3 jT Weather. 7010.001 4INWJClear 6 .VW 12 NE 4NW 16SW calm : 6ISE 4 W 12W 6 W 6 B 12iSW W SIW 4 W 4'H 8 S 81.VW 4'SW 72 0.00 6SO.O0 80 0.00 74 0. 00 7610. 00 66 0.2 7610.00 62!'0.10 62(0.00 84 0.92 7210.00 o:o.oo 78 0.00 72 0.00 7310.00 80,0.00 72,0.00 82 0.00 62'0.0016;Sl!: 86 U.VU 62(4.86 74:0.00 7810.00 75 0.00 7410.00 4 0.00 76i0.00 7010.00 7410.00 90!0.00 70 O.OO 40.00 6010.00 7410.00 7210.601 8010.00 7910.00 6S,0.00 4'S 83 calm 4W 4,E 4W lliXW 4NW 12 M 8VV 12 W '12 W 12 W l 4 N 6 .V 4 W 4jW C NW 4'W 4W 18)NW Clear Cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear LPt. cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clesr Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. The pressure has decreased considerably tn nearly all sections of the country, but It continues moderately hieh over the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain and Plains States. Moderate depressions overlie Cali fornia, interior Western Canada and the Middle Atlantic States. Lhrht to moderately heavy rains have fallen In Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, tha District of Columbia and Pennsylvania, and heavy rains In Southeast ern New York. Thunder storms were re ported from Modena, Durance, Duluth and LADD &TILTON BANK Established 1859. CapftrJ.. ........" 9 1,000.000.00 SurpluS . MMMMMMMMIItMMMM 1,000,000.00 Deposit . ................. ....... ...14,000,000.00 Commercial and Savings Accounts FVICCRI. Robert S. Rrwa.rA. Asit Caantet) Vlce-Prea, 3. W Ladd, A set. Cashier, .er. waiter M. Cook. Asst. Cashiaft Ooocsez WasiiEctrm nd Third StrtU. ' First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Oldesft National Bank "West of ths Rockj Mountains oosiiza msT and Washington btz. rjsi fi H'rfl v l &i ft jfr a n f-: a lit v Hi n, . i i. a M t-i '.H ffi4 (Sailings from New Turk aver Wednniay. 10 A. it. f I hi S .'v sist" vit-vt . Compa4nie Gener&le Transatlantique to Uaera-rarle (Kraneet Eora averv WednsUay, 10 . M. L La Savoie, Wed., October 15 LA PEOVETTCK.Oct. 'LA LORP.AUilS.NoT. 5 I.A PROVKNCB Not. Is tKANCK (new).Oct. X9 LA SAVOlJS Nov. U tFBANCK(aew) NoT. Twin-screw sienmer. rQuadrupie-sctew steamec. SPECIAL 8ATIKUAI SAILINGS FROM NKtt VIIKR, P. M. ONB CLASS CABIN Il and TUIKO-'l.As Pnsxeusers Only. NIAGARA Oct. 11 . KOC.I1AMBBAU Oca, 18 C. W. btinicer. 80 6th st-s A. . tha rltou, n:6 MurrUiun et.j E. M. Taylor. C. M St. P.Hy.1 Dorsey B. Smith, b oth St.: A. J. Sheldon. 100 Sd st-i If. Dickson, 12 Sd St.; North Bank Road. 6lh and Stark sts., agents, Portland. E. I. Walker, asent Vnlon Pacific Railway. Ne-w Tork City. The weather Is somewnat cooler over most of the Pacific Elope, the Basin and the Nortnern itomj " States, interior Western Canada, Iowa, 1111- , WA0.-n -Mlsemtrl unit Quebec. It IS correspondingly cooler In Southern Colorado, New Mexico, Texas. Pennsylvania, the Dis trict of Columbia. Minnesota and! Winnipeg. In most portions of the United States tern The conditions are favorable for generally fair weather In this oisirici inun-j. FORECASTS. Portland v and Tlclnlty Thursday fair; northwesterly winds. y. - ir..hltt.tnn end Idaho TourS' day generally fair; northwesterly winds. THEODORE F. DRAKE, Antinsr District Forecaster. TRAVELERS' GTJIDX. BitiiGthic The reason for its superiority as a paving, is be cause it is scien tifically made for that one thing. J.CWILSON&CO. STOCKS. BONDS, GRAIN AND COTTON, NEW YORK STOl ' K EXCHANGB, NEW VOBK COTTON EXCHANOh., THTC STOCK AND BOSH llisaiiui, sas i'aAflv.i.v. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 4120. A 4187. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. TEAMSHIP Sails Today 6 P. M. for SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND & LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. (With Denver & Rio Grande R. R.) 124 Third Street. A 4596, Main 26 TO SAW FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES AND SAN UlliliO. S. S. ROANOKE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 6 P. M. COOS BAY AND liL'HKICA. S. S. ALLIANCE SUNDAY, OCT. IS, P. -M. NOIlTn PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. 12Z-A THIRD STREKT. Phones Mala and A 1314. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND. Ron nil Trip Rates: 1st class to Tahiti 1139, to WelUngtoo $-'61.00. to By due (3O0. Speclul Pacific Ocean 'lour (Including South boa Islas) to byduey via Tahiti. Karo tonga and New Zealand and returning ta 8ttn Francisco lor Vancouver! Tie Auoklsed. FIJI or Samoa and Honolulu. IHA, 1st class. Stop-overs nny point, good one year, ball ings from San Francisco Oot. IS, Not. 13, Lac. 10, etc tuion Steamship Co. of New Zealand. Ltd. Office: 0.1 Market Ktreet. San Frsncleca. ma rsn i Anil All ArcspuLiiitl Horls. tsrtre. New snd Knti faMnner SiesmTi Krom New York every BUriito Saturday lTDAYSTOiaojAHnmo. 83 1AS TOBTTCNOa ATRE8 For rates, tc.,apply local ticket A genu, or sUHK b DAMKLS, Onrnl aeenta. 8il frn..n Kfli tr.Ttier York. KXI'KESS STKAMEKS FOH Sao 1-runcUro aud Los Angeles M il HOLT CHANGE. 8. 8. Hl-VIt. Nnlls 4 I'. M.. Oct. S. 8. S. 1UJSE CIT1' 4 r. M. Out. 8. THE SAN FKANC'ISCO POKTI-AND S. CO. Ticket Uliice. o sou vtBiuiiiig toa, with U.-VV. B. N. t. Fhonr Marshal U. A Ut COOfl BAY LINE Steamship Urmkwnter Fails from Ainsworth Dock. Portland, at P. M. every Tuesday evening. FrelKht re ceived until 12 O'CLOCK (NOON) ti.N SA.'LINO DAY. PassunRwr faro: First class, SIO.OO; second-class tmen only), $7.00. Incluillng berth and meals. Ticket office at L.OVVKK A1A5VVUHI n yvA t. rni- LAND k COOS BAY 6TBAMSHIF UJU. H. KKATl-NU, A sent. Phones: Main ."fl'lO; A 2332. A3 INCORWItATSO a n .. r CONSULTING and CONSTRUCTION ENCINEER3 PUBLIC SERVICE PROPERTIES FINANCED and MANACEO 60 Plna Street New York J