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10 TTTF. MOttNTN-G OHFfiOXTAX. FRIDAY, - JULY 17, 1914. OVER EXPORT BASIS Local Wheat Prices Above European Parity. EARLY SUPPLIES WANTED Dealers Paying Premium to Obtain Grain for Spot on earby Ton naRC I armers Xot Offering Prompt Shipment. There wa. flrm wheat market at Chi cao yetardy. but It did not hav. much effect on -value, here. Price. In the Xorth wett have been aboTe the European export ba! .Inc. the flr.t new wheat wai bouht and ther. ha. been no chance on that .core for a turther advance eo far. On the bui. of price, offered for cargo., br Euro pean buyer, jre.t.rd.y. T cent. t o b would be full valu. for club wheat in this market. The local quotation, ""' - 7T cent, and but little wneai vu - even at that price. The local market 1. beln held above the . th. nruent time by com petition to .ecure .upplle. for early tonnage. Until thl. early tonnage i - .. m ha h.if a cent to a full cent over the export baela. The .elllng U light. as farmer, .eem to oe oo bum - 'tee early delivery at th. price, being of- Tber. 1. very little bu.lnc pawing In th. oat. or barley mark on -new or old crop. Speculator, and dealer, .re pursu ing a policy of watchful waiting. New crop vall.y hay U being offered free--ly and the prospect are for good and a heavy crop. New Eastern Oregon timothy will be available about August 1 and the buying baals. It U believed, v. Ill be about to 19 to th. farmer In the Interior The alfalfa crop promise, to be about the same In .1" a. "t season's nd Jr .jpaet but little variation from the prices of last year. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchant. Exchange a. follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay 8-7 T I i Tij.-K.lar Wednesday ' 2 ? S w Thursday Year ago Year ago 150 10 " ORKGOS HOPS MATE BEEN SPRAYED Vermin Attack Light, but Heavy roUage Made Op-ration AdvUwble. Spraying h.. completed In most of th. Important hopgrowlng sections of the state Th. lice attack was light, but v.lth th. heavy growth of foliage. srower. eon sldered It wise to spray their yards thor oughly. There U nothing doing In any or the Pacific Coast markeU. English market conditions are shown by London dealers- circulars, dated June 28 to July 1. to be aa follows: Cattley. Gridley Co. During th. week the weather ha. been extremely favorable for the development of the hop plant. Gen ial showers have fallen In many places, and further benefited the crop. Waahlng. how ever. Is Kill In full .wing, si the fly blight continues. Some dl.trlct. In th. Weald of Kent require more rain. From the Conti nent cables report an Improvement In pros pects there, and America also promises well. The English market Is quite firm, at late quotation, and a fair business Is being done with the ' small remainder of last year's growth. Wild. Neame A Co. Ther. Is a fair In quiry for the time of year and value, keep steady. Slocks show a further reduction on the aeek. . Manger A Henley The steady demand continues and a further inroad has been made In the depleted stocks during the past week. Prices remain firm. W. H. H. Le May There 1. a very fair Inquiry for the time of the year for English hops: Price, are now very moderate and stocks are small. Thornton A ilangei- Though general in quiry Is quiet, th. quality of hops still on hand has been further materially reduced by the sale last week of one or two large holdings. Price, remain unaltered. PEAK CROP IS LESS THAN NORMA!. Yield an Pacific Coast Will not Equal That . . of Last Year. The condition of the pear crop throughout the United 8tates. although even more diffi cult to determine than of the apple crop, promise, less than "normal" production this season, although the pear crop Is above the six-year average. The Department of Agri culture estimates It at 68.4 per cent and . the six-year average at 83.3 per cent, or. In other words. It put. this Mason', pear crop at 104. T per cent of the .rx-year average. More recent report, from the large pear growlng sections, however, show a slight falling off from this figure. In the Northwest, Yakima will have a normal crop: Hood -River, crop I. reported - e. about the same as last year; Wenatchee IU have a llrtle heavier crop than In 1913; Southern Idaho's crop will be light: Spo kane', crop, which i snail, will b. a little above last year; Walla Walla's crop I. con sidered normal, although a percentage of th. early bud. wera injured; Medford end . Ragn. Rlv.r will have somewhere under 70 per cent of a crop. A. a whol. th. Washing ton crop Is figured at S3 per cent, as com pared to the six-year average of 87. per cent. , California', output will be about 60 per cent of normal, according to present Indi cations. The earlier estimate was 75 per cent, but the drop has been heavier than previously anticipated, it I. reported. Bart letts will be about 60 per cent: Cornice, 70 per cent, and Winter Nells. SO per cent. Colo rado promise, a normal pear crop. Utah. shipment, will ,be cearly normal, or about TOO cars. CAR OF MALAGA GRAPES RECEIVED (vm Frsm Fawceet Vineyard, at Heber, CL The first car of Malaga grape, cam. In yeaterd.y, thus opening th. grape . season, although small shipment, of Fontainbleus have been coming for several days. The Mais gas were from the Fawcett vineyard, at Heber. Cel.. and were of fine quality. They sold at $2.30 a crate. . There was a big demand for watermelons and cantaloupes. There were eonugh of the former, but the latter were scarce, ex cept for a carload of off grade. A car of faocy Turlock cantaloupe. 1. due thi. morn ing. Receipt, of Oregon peache. were heavy, but good stock cleaned np at 60 75 cents. A. has been th. case all thl. Mason, a good many of th. Eastern Oregon shipments vrer. soft and could not be held, but had to be sold quickly at the best price they would bring. Good plum. Mid well. There were plenty of apricots from The Dalles, but they cleaned up. The first local vrabapples ar rived and were quoted at $1 a box. The last shipment of Independent bananas ar rived ta aa overripe condition. Among the vegetable receipt, was a large shipment of green corn from The Dalies. It was -offered at 0 to 25 cents a doaea. BETTER WILL BE ADVANCED TODAT Beat Orada of City Creamery Will Again Sell at 17V4 Caata. Ctty creamery butter price, wilt be ad vanced JH cents thl. morning to J7H cent., the price that prevailed previous to Tues day. The reduction of that day enabled the creamery men ta clean up their sar lua ef No. 1 butter, and most of them are tevwabart. Other grade, will not be ad- hsii1 aa tkera la surplus of joor qual ity butter on the market. Cube, were quoted at S0ig.fi cent.. Cheese price, were unchanged. Receipts of poultry were again large. but cleaned up. hens selling at is cent, anu Snrlnirs at IS BJOc Th. top on dressed veal was iih cent.. Pork was steady. Eggs sold at former quotations. PRODUCERS' PRICES AT HIGH AVERAGE Sere Oat ef Tbirteea Leading Article. Show Advance. Thl. Year. The average price to producers of the United State, of important product, on July 1 and the average of the past five years on July 1. according to a compilation maae by the Bureau of Statistics, was aa louows. Corn, bushels -'55 .. H'h..l hnahala 7t9 ." 45-J Oats, bushels Barley, bushels ... Rye. bushels Buckwheat., bushel. FIbx, bushels ...... Hay, tons Potatoes, bushels . Cotton, pounds .... 47. .653 .6J8 .UK) S.-.V l.StiO 1-708 12.01 V2.M .815 .762 .124 .123 .229 .22 Butter, pound Chickens, pound Eggs, dozen ' The following figures are prices paid producers of the United State, on June 15. 1914. and the average of the preceding four year, on June 15: Products . VJ- Hogs, 100 pounds 7 4; 7.10 Beef cattle. 100 pounds Si O.Ji Veal calves, 100 pounds t.bh Sheep. 100 pounds 4 ;0 J.ib I-amba. 100 pounds 8 47 o.. H'o'rsV00: :: ::::::::: iSils iltSS Wool, unwashed, pound 1J4 .18 Unnv nmh DOUnd ...... .. .1.19 . ,u Clover' seed, bushel Timothy seed, bushel 2.-J 9.38 Cabbages, 100 pounds 26 J.3S n.nnw kll.hl - 1.41 1 . R?:. ' t.h. 2.2.1 .2.33 Apples, bushel L36 1.14 Bank Clearings. Bank clearing, of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland . . J1.S33.093 J7.727 Seattle 2,031.401 232.923 Tacoma 42S.16S 60.929 Spokane ......... 57,4 67. PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc WHEAT Track price.: Club. 77c; forty fold, 78c: bluestem, S2c; red Russian. 7Sc; Turkey red. sOc MllXFEED Bran. 321 per ton; shorts, 328; middlings, SSL OATS No. 1 whit, milling, 3229 22.50 per ton. FLOUR Patent.. 14.30 per barrel; straights, 4.20; exports. 3.0; valley. 14.60; graham. 4.J0; whole wheat. 15. BARI.EY Feed, il21.50 per ton; brew ing. S22.50; rolled, 328.50. HA V Old timothy, 316017: new-crop timothy, 1S 15 ; grain hay, S10; alfalfa, 112. CORN Wnole. 388; cracked. J3 per toa. Fruit, and Vegetable.. Local jobbing quotation.: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. 31.7563 per box; lemons, 3J.007 per box; bananas, 4S4Hc per pound; grapefruit, California, 339450. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 5073c per box; eggplant. 15c per pound; peppers. 20c per pound; radishes. 1517e per doxen; head lettuce. 31.78 per crate; artichokes. 85c per dozen; celery.. B0c31 per dosen; tomstoes. 80c31-25 per crate; spinach. Ma 7e per pound; rhubarb, IHglo per pound: cabbage, lc per pound; asparagus, 31 O1.50 dozen; peas. 5itf4c pt.-r pound; Desna 40-4c per pound; corn. 2025o per dozen. ONIONS Red. 3.2(; yellow, 38.36 per sack: Walla Walla, $3.16. GREEN FRUITS Apples, old. 31Q1.76 box; new. 75c31.oO per box; cherries. 58o per pound; apricots, 3101.15 per box; cantaloupes, 332.76 per crate; peaches, 60S 75c per box; plums, 75c 31. 25; water melons, l4o per pound; casabas. 32.25 per dozen; pears, 32-25 per box: blackoer rles, 31.25 per crate; grapes, 32.60 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, new, ltt134c per pound. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotation.: ' EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 23 to 23 He; candled, 25&26c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 15c; Springs, 18 20c; turkeys. 20&22c; dressed, choice, 25c: ducks. ll1214c; geese. 10c. BUTTER Creamery prints, extra, 35 27c per pound; cubes, 2022c. CHEESE; Oregon triplets. Jobbers buying price. 16c per pound f. o. b. dock Port land; Young America, lstto per pound. PORK Block, lielltto per pound. VEAL Fancy. 1313c Staple Groceries. Lseal jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound t.us, 32.26 per dozen; half-pound flats, 31.40: one-pound flats, $2.4fi; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, 85c; sllversides, one-pound tails. 11.26. HONEY Choice. 33.50 S.75 per case. KTJTS Walnuts, 149200 per pound; Brazil nuts, 20c; filberts, 14916c; almonds, 19038c; peanuts, 3tto; cocoanuts. 31 per doxen: chestnuts. V4tjl0o per pound; pe can.. 14 916c BKANS Small white. He; large white, 6 He; Lima. Sc; pink. S.lSo; Mexican. 7o; bayou, to. COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 10951a per pouna SUGAR Fruit and berry. 35.05; beet, 4 5; extra C, 34.55; powdered, in barrels, 35.30. SALT Granulated, 315.60 per ton: half ground. lOOs, 310.75 per ton; 60a 311-50 per ton. dairy, 314 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 4H0So; 8onth.ni head. 64y7Hc; island, 65Ho- DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10 lie per pound; apricots, lUHfe26c; peaches, 8011o; prunes. Italians, 1012Hc; currants. Ho; raisins, loos. Muscatel, tl407)ie; bleached Thompson, llc; unbleached Sultanas. 8c; seeded. Vc; dates. Persian. 77$c per pound; fard. L40 per box. FIGS Packages, R-oa.. 50 to box. 31.35 package; 10-os., 12 to box. 60c; white, 25-16. box. 31.76; black, 25-lb.-box. $1.75; black. 30-lb. box. $2.50; black. 10-lb. box. $1.14; Calarab candy figs, 20-lh. box, 33; Smyrna, per oox. 3L50. Hops, Wool, Hldea, Etc HOPS 113 crop. prim, and choice, 14 O 16c: 1914 contracts, nominal. PELTS Dry, 12c; dry abort wool, e; dry shearings, 10c; green shearings, 15980a; salted sheep, 31.250 1-50; , Spring lambs. 25 Sic HIDES Salted hides, ItHo per pound; salt kip. 14c; salted calf, ISc; green hides, 12hc; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 28c; salted bulks. 10r per pound: green bulls, 3 Ma WOOL Valley. lSH(a:0Hc; Eastern Ore gon. It920ttc . MOHAIR 114 clip, J714o per pound. CaSCARA BARK Old and new, 40 per pound. GRAIN BAGS In c.r lots. Sc. Provision. HAMS 10 to 11-pound. lH92SHc; 11 to 14-pound. ltHI0Hc: 14 to lt-pound, UHtlouc; skinned, ls!0c; plonlo. lie. BACON Fancy. 23 9 SOc; standard, sits DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, 13te9l)ec; exports, IttjISo; plates, 11 ISO. IARD Tierce ba.ia Pure, IS 013c; cons pound. Ic Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drama, bar rel, or tank wagon, 10c; apeclal. drum, or barrel., lSVc; cases. 17tt02Ottc GASOLINE Bulk. 15 Kc; cases, into; motor spirit, bulk. 15 He; cases. 22 Me. En gine distillate, drums. 7Hc; cases, 14 140; napiha, drums. 14 He; cam, lliic. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 61c; boiled, barrel., 3c; raw, cases, 6o; boiled, case a tic TURPENTINE In cases. 660 per gallon; tanks. Stc. BAN FRANCISCO PRODPCB MARKET Price. Quoted at the Bay City aa Frulta, Vegetables, Etc SAN FRANCISCO, Joly 16. Fruit Pine apple.. 31.500 3; Mexican limes, $406; California lemons, $2.75 0 5.50. Vegetables Cucumbers. 40c; green peas. 75C&31.25. Kegs Fancy ranch, 2Sc: store, Mc Onions Yellow, 2.252.50. Cheese Young America, 14015c; new, 10912H& Butter Fancy creamery, 26c: seconds. 23c, Potatoes Delia new-crop Burbanks, per cental, sacks, 3191.25; boxes. 3101.35; new. Receipts Flour. 5114 quarters; barley. S915 centals; potatoea, 5SS0 neks; hay, 347 tons. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, July 16. Butter Higher. Creameries. 20 V. to 27c. Eggs Unsettled. Receipts. 14,0S cases; at mark, cases Included. 15918c; ordinary nrsta, 17Vtfl7c: firsts. lS'aWlSc. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. July 16. Spot cotton, quiet. Middling uplands, 13-25; do, gulf, 13.50. ttsies, 600 bales. IS Wo Further Evidence of Hasty . Selling of Stocks. CHANGES ARE IRREGULAR Continued Weakness Shown by Is sues That Have Recently Been Prominent In Liquidation. A Iondon Sells and Buys. ..-.a, . nn- ...... 1 a 4lh.n.h aririltinnal .1 1. I , t., rfiu Aikxvua" low records were established, today, stock market moved in more orderly fashion than on the preceding day, when hasty selling of various issue, at pronounced recession, de- . . . . . in.,ia,inn Markka weakness UUICU u i 5 1. 11 L .11, J........... . was again shown by Baltimore ft Ohio l8'""" New Haven. Pennsylvania, Denver K1J Grande, Chesapeake Ohio and United States Steel. , , New Haven rell a mere traction uuu. t.rrt-v'B low record to 49 5-8. but closed with a smart net gain. Baltimore ai Ohio's fur- tner setDaca may L""" " court victory by the Union Pacific Ral road, .... . i - . n.... ,.n r. r tta extra dividend." largely composed of Baltimore & Ohio shaies. . . .i k tm in Denver Rio Grande snares and refunding bond, bore more or less di rectly on tnat company s inmmi . - fairs of the Western Pacific road. Rock Is- a. . i v. Anmmnn TsnlnB lana leu dack ubeiiii, iko quoted at a mere fraction, with lncreasea weakness in tne aeoeniureB. uu,1" clfic recovered more of its recent decline on v. Immarllara finanC alTlciai assurance- umv iw ins is contemplated. Dealings nere ior iorcisn ' rather confusing, London sellins; 10.000 shares .. 1 K.nrlnv finIT fllUt or minor rauwaj" ii ...... i.. - Quantity of Canadian Pacific and bteel. Heaviness of Rock Island, Denver, New rrt.-n and related issues was the feature of the bond list. Total sales, par value, were tin.isfi.in united State, bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. P.nnrt.H VlV J. C. WllSOn & Co., Lewis building, Portland. " Closing Lo Dales. msu. 30O 10 T.700 69 300 23 1,700 27 am. 9 69 23 26 n 50 38 65 103 105 118 22X 30 117 97 99 85 90 186 46 13 130 98 86 2110 40 25 22 127 37 14 27 147 80 122 111 13 62 105 27 136 187 11 122 18 10 128 123 52 84 104 73 100 22 22 110 119 162 21 96 96 189 16 82 11 60 109 50 58 Vi Allls-Chal Amai Copper . . Am Beet Sugar. Am Can Co ... do preferred.. Afn Car & FCy.. Am Cotton Oil.. Am Smel & Ref do preferred.. Am Sugar Am Tel A Tel.. Am Tobacco . . . Anaconda Atl Coast Line.. A T ft Santa Fe do preferred.. Palt ft Ohio Brook R Tran.. rnnudian Pac .. t7 ' 23 2tJV4 600 100 1,000 '"ioo 2(10 300 " "966 '31,466 1.400 8,500 5114 66 U 51 654 119 229 30 11! 22S 30 98 V4 97 87 H 90l 180 84 00 185 45 130 98 86 'i6 25 127' ' 27 148 Hi" 'iB 62 Ti C AO 4ti idi" 99 86 '464 25 M 127 'l2 '27 1481 i22'4 "u" 63 C ft G W C ft N W r M A- St Paul.. 200 700 2,400 2.666 ' 200 '"360 "806 ' "666 800 "'566 ' i'666 1,300 Central Leather. Central of K J.. Chlno Col Kuel ft iron Col Southern ... Consol Gas D L ft W D ft R G Distilling Secur. Erie Cln 1?lrtHR . . . Gt North Ore . . Gt North pf TiUnnia Central. Interboro Metro do prererreo. . Inter Harvester. K. C Southern .. Lehigh Valley .. Louis ft Nash. . Mexican Central M, S P ft 8 S M Mo, Kan & Tex. Mo Pacific Nat Biscuit An Dref erred. . V,900 136 135 "ii 300 "'566 4.700 88666 11 18 13 11-' 10 New Haven ... 52 85, 104 109 " 00 22 111 162 21 96 B 140 lf. 82 '66 '56 49 83 104 ios 22 22 110 161 . 21 95 95 139 155 62 '59 '06 N Y Central . . . Vrti-fnlW Ar WeBt. 24.200 100 ' 1.866 200 ' 200 1.900 20,260 100 200 8.800 3.700 70O 25.700 200 Vo',666 " 8.466 North America- Northern Pao .. Daclflfi Mn 11 Pacific T ft T . . Pennslyvania ... Peoples uas . . . Reading Republic S ft I- T.UrH Cct Southern Pao . . Southern Ry . . . Texas Oil Union pacinc . . i.a T-,f Birred. . United Rds S F. U S Steel uor . . do preferred., rtnh CODDOr ... Wabash "766 '68 58 7.000 7 9 7 7 nnn qati 3ft U. Western union.. w.iilr, TTlec Wisconsin Cent. 88 ' uiniiBin I'.ni. tuu on r. .... Total sale, for the day. 298.000 share.. BONDS. NEW YORK. July 16. Closing quotations: . . n (1V ITT Q " ii. A rOU.110 U S Ref 2s reg. 96 U S Ref 2s cou. 97 U S 3s reg 101 U S 3s coupon.. lOl U S new 4s reg. 109 NTC gen ens. n7s Nor Pao 3s . 67 Nor Pac 4s 95 Union Pac 4.... vatt Storks at Boston. BOSTON. July 16 Closlntr quotations 38 44 A llnlinei V Mohawk Amai Cop . . . A Z L & Sm. Arts Com. .. Cal ft Aris... Cal ft Hecla. .-..l.nnlBl ' 69 z ; Nev Con . . . . ,Nlpisslng Mn. . 13 .8 9-ltt . 24 . 1 . 49 . 76 . 55 .. 5 . 27 13 4 64 4O0 r.Nonn juito.... North LaKe Old Dominion... Osceola .162 Cop Rge Con Co 35 C TJ 1 1 1 f Pnn Mn V (Qulncy b.1 bhannon ISuperlor Sup ft Bos Mln. li - Franklin 48 Granby Con 78 riananctt 31 1 46 0 56 2 3S 86 I do preferred.. 'Utah Con IUtah Cop Co... i Winona .Wolverine Butte ft Sup . Royelle (Cop) 18 Kerr Lake 5 Lake Copper 6 I .a Salle Cop... 8 Miami Cop it Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. July 16. Closing: Mercan tile paper. S4 per cent. .,... Sterling exchange Sixty-day bills, 14.8520; demand, S4.S715. Commercial bills, 84.84 04.83. Bar silver. 55 c Mexican dollars. 42C Government bonds, steady; railroad bond., hCaf' money, firm. 22 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; closing bid, 2&2 per CeT.me loans, firm; 60 days. 2 per cent; 90 days. 3 por cent; six months, 4&4 per cent. LONDON, July 16. Bar sliver, 25d. Money, lJlc ,,. , Bills, three months, 2C2 8-I8. SAN FRANCISCO. July 16. Silver b.r. 55c. Sterling In London, 60 day., 84.85 ; do. sight, 14.87. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, July 16. The condition of the United States Treasury at the beginning of business today was: airmen on. Net balance in general fund I151.9S9.608 Total receipts yesterday 2.401.498 Total payments yesterday 2,902 300 The aurplue this -fiscal year la $9,083,896. against a deficit of J20.061.001 last year, ex clusive of Panama Canal and public debt transactions. CflnLEllilPTS"siLL BILK OF SALES AT YARDS IN MUT TON DIVISION. Lamb. Sell Dime lower Than at Open ing; of Week Hog; Valnee Maintained. ' The bulk of the small day's business put through at the stockyards yesterday was In the mutton division, where prices did not come up to the former level. Only a few ears of stock arrived. Three loads of lambs were disposed of at price, ranging from J5.50 to J3.90. . Sev eral small lots of ewes were sold, most of them poor grade. Hogs held at the former quotation, but few sales were reported. Trading In the cattle division was also un important. ' Receipts were lit hogs. S28 sheep, 2 cat tle and 12 calves. Shippers were: With hogs F. B. Decker, Silverton, 1 car. With sheep Patton & Overton. Halsey, 2 cars- Joseph Houser. Roseburg. 2 cars. With mixed loads A. L. Ford. Sheridan, 1 car hogs and sheep; T. G. Cottlln. Plain view, 2 cars cattle, calve., hogs and sheep. The day", sales were as iohows: wt. Price. Wt. Price. 145 lamb. . . 70 Jo.85 1 calf .... 850 J5.95 2 calve. .. 825 6.75 21 lamb. .. 7T 6.90 61 ewes .., 108 4.00 45 ewe. ... 120 8.33 MARKET ORDERLY 8.851 1 ewe . . 8.401 2 ewes . 8.00! 9 calves 8.30jl09 lambs 5.651 9 heifers 8.40 1 bull of the various 100 3.00 . 1.-.0 . ISO . 82 . Bar. . 780 3.50 7.50 5.50 5.45 3.75 classes of stock at the yard, follow: Prime steers J8.70l9JT.00 6.50 a.75 6.25 j 6.50 B-OOfo) 6.10 5.511 5.75 6.25 6.50 6.00 8. 00 8.00(9 5.00 4.500 6-50 8.000 8.50 7.00 it 7.50 Choice steers Medium steer. Choice cows . . Medium cow. . Heifers Calve. Bulls i Stags Hogs Light Heavy Sheep Wethers ..... Ewes ......... Yearling. .... Lambs i 4.00 9 4.75 8.2.- 4 4.25 :" 4.50 S 4.83 5.30 5.90 Omaha Livestock Market. 4 tt . Tt irt Hosts Re ceipts, 8500; market, higher. Heavy $3.05 S.80; light, S.53S.Sin Pigs- I ' ' 8"u- bulk or sales, o.uuioo-'. , Cattle Receipts, 1300; market, steady. Native steers, JS9.9D; cows and heifers, $6.509; Western steers, JS.5068.60: Texas steers, J68; cows and heifers, J6S7.oU; calves, $7.50 10.75. ... . ' i , i. tonnft. marltBt. lower. Yearlings, $68 8 50; wethers, Jo.bO 06.00, lambs, 5.-'0( 3. ( o. Chicago Livestock Market. . T . . t .. IB Un., RBWwiintll. 19.- 000; market, higher. Bulk of sales, $8.5? 8.90; light, $S.63lii9: mixed. 8.5u9; heavy. J8.3569; rough, J8.33&8.50; pigs, J..S3 8.95. , Cattle Receipts, 5000; market, lower. Beeves. $7.70r49.90; steers. J6.40Q8.30; Blockers and feeders. $5.808: cows and heifers. $3.90 9.10; calves. $7.50 11. c i u i , is nnn- market, lower. 311CCJ 1. 1,1m, - I Sheep, J5.25S6; yearlings, to.la 7.20; lambs. $.25 4fS.o. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. July 16. Reports that Eu rope had become a more, active buyer of coffee in Brazil, accompanied by an ad vance of 10 to 20 points in cost and freight offerings, appeared to be largely responsible for the firmer ruling of today's coffee mar ket. The opening was at an advance of B to 10 points, and while there was enough realizing to cause some irregularity, the general tendency was upward on covering and bull support with the close showing a net gain of 12 to 13 points. Sale.. 3.100. July. 8.56c; August, S.Ssc: September. 8.6SO; October, 8.78c: December, 8.97c; January, 9 03c; March. 9.13c; May, 9.19c: June. U.Ojc. Spot steady: Rio No. 7, 8c; Santos No. i. 12c; mild coffee dull, v Raw sugar steady. Molasses sugar, b!61c, centrifugal, 3.26c; refined steady. Metal MarkeU. NEW YORK, July 16. Lead dull, 8.85 3.93; London, 19 2s 6d. Spelter, dull, 4 95 5.06; London. 1 10s. Copper dull. Spot and September, 13.2o9 13.65; electrolytic. 13.62(913.8.; lake, nominal- casting. 13.50(513.62. Tin firm Soot. il.6531.8S; September. S1.80W82.00. - , Antimony uui. -. Iron quiet, unchanged. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga,, July 16. Turpentine. i ana: fHXAi-- sales. 944: receipts, 9U4, shipments. 86; stocks, 23.268. Rosin., firm; o-. "-"-7 shipments T.SO; L $3.85; K. J4.404.4; M -804.95; N. J5.453.75; W(j, 3-("i " T"." London Wool Sales. - . . I- ftMlnH .1 t Vl WnOl LONDo, juiy i. """ - auction sales today amounted to 12.5SB . . 1 na'.ntlnn Of ffll- bales. jnciuuing r rinos. Greasy merinos we.c mand at Is 4dls 4d. Americans bought some of the best grades and also a Quail .it nf orossbreds. Victorian merino, sold ss high as 2a 4d. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, July 16. Evaporated apples quiet. Prune, easy. Peaches steady. Duluth Linseed Market. tttt tttu -Tiilv 16. LlnBeed. $1.95; July, $1.66; September, $1.67. Hop. at New York. NEW YORK. July 16. Hops easy. Lmarooned MAIM SUES WIFE Charles W. Giles Says She Took His Ladder, Leaving Him in Tree. t ilia urifft. Mrs. Edith Giles, xca-uov7 1 - is alleged to have marrooned him high up In the tree-tops, where he was pick ing apples, by removing the ladder be. neath him.' Charles W. Gllles started suit against his spouse yesterday in local Circuit Court. Giles says that after his wife took away the ladder, she heaped indignities upon him while he clung to a friendly bough for support. He asserts she yelled: 'Til break your neck, and if you come down, I'll brain you." DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. . -r ..1 1 n sa-vlmiifn ttTntF atBT8r !nfa!i since' September 1. 1913. 38. j"chi"L"0.rt?S! rainfall since September 1, 44 81 inches, de ficiency of rainfall since September 1 ,1913. 5.41 inches. .Total sunsh n. July 16, 15 hour- l"?".- TS-.ter (reduced to ?ea-l.vel) at 5 pT" M.. 30.07 Inches. THE WEATHER 15 lamb. . . .19 8 hogs ... 212 45 hogs ... m 4 hogs . . . 1!17 109 lambs . . 62 S4 hogs ... 179 Current prices K - "J ' Wind e ii? rr g s ? " Stat, of STATIONS. f g g Weath I P f f . Baker Boise Roltan ......... 78 0 660 8S'0 7'-' 0 !oo!l6jNW Clear .OOilOfSW Clear Clear iCloudy . Idear Rain Rain Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Calgary .00 8 K B410ISW Chicago - Colfax Denver Dea Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville . . . . Vbiigbb (-( t V . .... 80 1 88(0 .00..... 7410 860 00 S'SW 80 61N 700 .04 20 W .00(l6SW 62 0 70 0 700 .00 12S OOI121SW 08' 8,SW 86 0 Rain 102 0 O014IW ICloudy Klamath Falls. . . 8610 74 iO 00 4 NW (11 IfliSW Clear Clear Clear Los Angeles Marshfleld Medford Montreal ........ 70,0 .00! 10NW 102;0 l.OOjlOiNW Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy 8S 0 92 0 02 HW 02 10S 04 20' S New Orleans New York North Head North Yakima... Pendleton PhnBnfr ........ 86 0 Clear r.ie&r 5S0 .00118 NW 84 0 9210 980 so'o .00 W .00 4 W oo'io'w not ftlnrvir Pt. cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Clear pocatello ....... Portland Roseburg Sacramento .... St. I.ouis 80O .00 16NW 90:0 86 0 o:i4'N 00il2SW 00 12NW ICIear Clear Clear 98;0 St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco... Seattle 7810 .24'1'NW Clear Pt. cloudy 84,0 70l0 760 S2i0 72j0 620 86,0 00 8N 00?24W OOilotN Pt.' cloudy Clear ,00 4;NW Clear Clear Clear Snokane i.uO'14 .00 4' .00 4i 00 14 N Tatoosh Island... W Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg N Clear 0lO 760 00I14I.SW Rain iOllK VWIPaln '.00:12NWClear 700 Yellowstone mr WEATHER CONDITIONS. . . .. .. .vi.nrf, frnm A large nirn-prmino . . . , British Columbia southeastward to Wyoming and a shallow low-pressure area Is central north of the Lakes Region. The mer continues relatively iu v. ; Showera and thunder stormB have occurred in portions of the Mississippi Valley and "In j the Atlantic ataies. n . i?5 V.agon and Wtar Wart tag taa- Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and the La- tntaB- - I .. . bik1 f,(. on1 The condition ib .... warmer weather in this district Friday, with northerly wnas. Tnrtind and vicinity Fair and warmer; northerly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair. warmer except near the coast; northerly winds. Idaho ualr ana x&im-i. EDWARD A. BEALS, District Forecaster. Telephone Complaint Filed. SALEM. Or.. July IS. (Special.) Asking that it be given a part of the long-distance fees for telephone mes sages over the two lines the Trenholm Telephone Company today filed a com plaint with the State Railroad Commis sion against the St. Helens Telephone Company. .The Trenholm Company al leges that the other company charges 25 cents for all messages originating on the plaintiff's line, and asks tnat It tie allowed a part of the charge. ANOTHER WIDE GAIN Nearly Cent and Chicago. Wheat Jumps Half at BLACK RUST SCARE GROWS Plague Reported to Have Invaded North Dakota Unfavorable Crop Prospects in Canada and Minnesota. uTnifin Tniv i Titanic rust wa. re ported to have invaded North Dakota today, and the wheat market scored a decided ad vance, notwltnstanoing mil av ... . . , . ptn.B nrlrBii were was a lacs 01 t, u hi" " . n ------ , - .... . 10 . . aKn..B. Inflt marht. strong. itFic 10 ihh-itbi. . , . . Corn finished H He oft to c up. oat. with a gain of K c to V-.c. and provisions varying from 12Ho decline to a rise of B 7fcc. , . Unresponsive cables ana mom" j n. .u , ,1 th. ooen- ng weainer uciiicbbbu " ' ' ---- - ing. the price being He under last n ght LAter tne maraei nun " r- , the result of unfavorable crop prospect. In . . n.i ne innroaslna reports of black rust damage In Minnesota. ,., Corn opened weaK on wmou showers. Buying by cash houses led after ward to a rally, especially in Oats sagged sympathetically. xi-i-t.... vib. HfTened the price of pro visions, but trade was light. Th. leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. ' High. Low. Close July .77 .79?. -77S $ -74 Sept 77 .78-4 .77 ..Sfc CORJf. . .nif AflU TOU iet :::::: T : OATS. July 86H .37 .86H .87 Sept ...... -34 .35 .84 .35 MESS PORK. Tulv M.7B Sept ".'.'.'."..21.20 21.80 2L10 21.17 V4 LARD, July 10.32 10.8214 10.28 J0.25 Sept 10.42 V, 10.45 10.37 tt 10.87 tt SHORT RIBS. July 12.10 12.07V4 12-07tt Sept 11.9714 12.0214 ll.7tt 11.9tt Cash prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red, T8TSle; No. 2 hard, 7lJ4S014c; No. 2 Northern, 88 90c; No. 2 Spring, 87 SOc. . . Corn, No. 2 yellow, 7171tto; No.S yel low, 7014705ic. Rye, No. 2, 60c Barley. 48 56c Timothy. S4S5.25. Clover, $11 13. European Grain Markets. LONDON, July 16. Cargoes on passage dull; buyer, hold off. English country market, quiet, French country markets quiet, LIVERPOOL. July 16. Wheat No, 1 Manitoba, 7s 614d; No. 2 7s 2Vid; October, 6s 8 lid; December. 6s 9 lad. Weather cloudy. Minneapolis Grain Market. . r . . .- , . tii-,t tcj T 1 1 1 1, ta Wheat. Nn. 1 hard, 90 c: No. 1 Northern. 87 8o; No. 2 Nortnern, ko vai ; mvwiuubi, o. aan Fraacisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. Spot quota- ., . , . . . . , .. a,. . -1 ,' 1 rMt T3M- tions: vvaita waua, fi.uj-n - ,-- stan. 1.551.561; Turkey red, 1.514 W $1- brewing barley, nominal; whit, oata, 11.2214 01.23; bran, $24.80 24.75. Call board Wheat, steady. Barley, weak; December, $1.01. Paget Sound Wheat Market.. TACOMA. July 16. Wheats Blneetem. 82c: fortyfold, SOc; club, 79c; Fife, 78c bbittIiE. Julv 18. Wheat August and September delivery quotations: Bluestem. Russian. 77c. . . a. YeBterday'a car receipt!, wheat 12, oU 3, hay 24. flour 11. barley 1. HDPGROWERS LAYPLANS MEETINGS rS PRODUCING DISTRICTS TO BE CONTTVPED. Efforta to Be Made ta Thwart Work of Dry Force, by Argument In Gatkerlnca and Leaflet. SALEM. Or.. July 16. (Special.) At a meeting here today of the executive committee of the Oregon HopTOwerg and Dealers Association further plans for combatting: the movement to make the state "dry" at the November elec tion were made. It was decided to continue public meetings throughout the hopgrowlng section until the election. The next one will be at McMlnnvllle next Satur day, and the following Saturday one probably will be held In Salem, It also was announced that the committee would meet In Portland July 31. Assistant Secretary Bolam, after the meeting today, branded the statements of the prohibition leaders that the r Drnaron would not suffer If the state voted "dry" as untrue. He said, further, ir proniDition won nere it would be a big factor In carrying states inti th. Hrv" column The Prohibi tionists, he said, would make much capital out of the fact that a large hoprowing state had voted against the sale and manufacture of intoxicating beverages. Mr. Bolam denied emphatically a re port of discord among the members of . v. A hn.rj anA eatrt that all meetlnE. had been harmonious and the work was proceeding satisfactorily. Those in attendance were: E. C. Kirk- ....1.1. nulla, 'flialrman- yt 1 .. Hart. (jaiiii.n, - -J - Portland, secretary; Hal V. Bolam, Sa lem, assistant secretary; F. W. Durbin, Salem, treasurer, and members of the board, James R. Linn, Salem: George W. Lewis. Salem; Joseph H. Harris, Salem; George L. Rose, Salem; James W. Sea vey, Eugene; Julius C. Wolf, Silver- r, t Mvfnrthv. IndeDendence: Julius Pincus, Portland, and A. R. Zel- ler. Portland. Pannrii nf thn financial and .other committees were given, and announce- wo. mnrlA n f r e r the meeting;, that an argument against state-wide pro- The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFTIOE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general tanking bnsineu transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks Issued. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark St. F. 0. MALPAS, Manager. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORT-LAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital , . . . $1,000,000 Surplus .... $1,000,000 J. O. AniWORTH, matiest. H. USA BAIUTE9, Tlee-PiralaVat. W. A. BOLT, Abv.1. r.k. A. M. WKIOHT, iMt Ca.klar. R. W. 8CHMKEB, Caaaler. . P. . DtrK, Aaat. C aaklen LADE) & TILTON BANK r-p 1 n r ktttblibd ItiSJ Capital and Surplus $2,000,000 Commercial and Savings Deposits htbition. for publication In the election pamphlet, would be prepared ' Hoff Kinds Factories Good. ROSEBURG. Or.. July 16 (Special.) State Labor Commissioner Hoff passed the day in Rsseburr inspecting a number of factories located In thl. The Person Who Pays by Check commands more respect than the one who pays with curren cy. A bank account is gen erally considered an evidence of industry, integrity and business ability. It costs nothing to carry a checking account with this bank and we invite yon to ' open one. We pay particular atten tion to personal accounts of women. " Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets. Capital and Sur plus .$1,400,000 J.C.WILSON&CO. STOCKS. BONDS. ORAFf AMD COTTOX BOCMBEM irrw York stock ncnAxai CHICAGO BOARD OF TRAD! MKW lOKS COIXON JULCHANb THE Ml'OCK AND BOND SXCtLAJlO sam nu.Ntuca P0ETLAND OmCE: Lewis Building. 269 Oak Street Phones Marshall S858. A 4187 TRAVELERS' OUTDR. Steamer Service STEAMER T. J. POTTER leaves Portland, Ash-street Dock, dally, except Saturday and Sunday, 8 A M Saturday only, 1 P. M., for Me&ler. Leaves Mesrler 8 P. M. daily, except Saturday and Sunday; Sunday only, S P. SI. STEAMER HASSALO leaves Portland dally, except Sunday, 9:00 P. M., for MtsUr, via Astoria. Leaves Metier dally, except Sunday and Monday, A M. Leaves Megler Sunday only 9 P. M. STEAMER HARVEST 4irEE7f leaves Portland dally, except Sunday, at 8:00 P. M. Lasave. Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 8 A. M. Make reservations Ash-street Dock or City Ticket Office, Third and Washington. Phones Marshall 4500. A 6121. American-Hawaiian S. S. Co. FREIGHT SERVICR VI. Strait, ef Macellaa. galling, from New York About aluoe Is. and every It dmjm thereafter. IW FacMe Cwrt rrM. C. D. KK.MNEDV, A cat. 37 btartt fctreet. SYDNEY 1 9 DAYS FROM JAN rUNCUCO 1IICTRAI I A WEATHER FINE SAMOA AND SHORTEST LIKE SOUTH SEAS QUICKEST TIME Splendid teamen. IJoy 1UDAI. tio,wu kx ow S-dry Short Un. .lmr wry innr t'"i j " ROUND TRIP $110 HONOLULU (-,RiT "ci'ass ..unu WiUZ St- SA FsAKCSCt ALASKA Special one-way and round-trip ratea Stearasfiip sails direct 9 P. M. SATURDAY, JULY 18 Few Reservations Left. San Fraaclaco, Portland A Lo. Aacele. Steam. kip Co. FRANK BOLLAM, A pent. 134 TUrd Street. A-45II0, M COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater juisr ur"ura7h !? .-?? Vralsht .aa lic.i oXHcbj. uwr Alu..ri iack. PorU.nd A i'oo bar a. a. Ua L. H. KEATING, Aaent, fliaUm jlAMa. A atalA DRAIN TO COOS BAT. Autos run dally. Delightful trip vl Allegany or the Ocean-beach routa Wire reservations to O. MATTOO.V. Drain. OFFICERS vicinity. He pronounced them .11 In (rood condition and .uKKr.trd fow changes In the arranfrrmvnts and In stnllLt1on of ."if ortiarrlR TRAVFI FICS 01 I OK. HAMBURGyVAMERICAH LartfctSS in the 442 Ships 1,417.710 TONS WORLD JILT 8AJLIN1.S 'RKrenpr'a Cerllle, .1lh. It nonn 1'roa. Grant Sulk. Itt A. 14. Al'til'SI 8AI1.1X.H. Vatrlanl An.. I. 12 a-ma tli-rtiaarlvanla lug. H, I V. ,M Iniperalur Aug, 12, A. M. I'raw. l.lnculn. .. . Am. li. II A. M. alerlaad Aus. 12, lu A. M Kata. Aus. ... AU.. ti. 1 I'. M. tbecoua coin om. lilamouiai dlr act. MEDITERRANEAN Gibraltar, Naple and fi an. fl. S. Ilanihilr(. . .Aii(. 11 A. M. al a. B..llL- A.. ,1 IB A U l! h. Kaniliurs. farut. 12, 11 A. l! B. fcV. Mollke Uct. 3, 1'. M. TWO Ckt'l.sKM IS 114 AROUND THE WORLD Xkuouah th. PANAMA CANAL, From Xark by erul.lnc .teanicr. "CiiKCTJIKATI" 1TB. an4 -CUCTEIaAMi." rr.B. IS 135 ierui,. $900 Including .11 naraaaary .spanaa.. La anter an aaeur. rkulr. loratlaa. rotau. alioulU ba bwaikrd naw. Write for Baoklvt, HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE H array 4k Hajraa. h NORTH GERMAN LLOYD London Paris Bremen aKrenpHnreaaan recllle. . July tOfWT KorfuBTrt Jnl kroni.rlaa W lllialm. .. Barbaroaaa Aus. a) or.a aahlat....A. Kalx-r WUhalin II A. 11 Sail. t 1 A. M. rC.irlaa II) and (111) c.bln tjBraroan 4C ract. Baltlmara-nraman Mrart. On.-cabla til !mIm THE MEDITERRANEAN Prlnaaa. Iran. An. I Koaals Albert..... ti.pt. Tbrou.h rata, from Efypt , India 1K.W Tork to FAJt aAsf an. South America vi. Europfc jndep.Dd.nt Trip. ArOUnd .i air i J Firat-ciu. tne woria tbroushaut $620.65 & Up Traaelera' Checka ;aod AH 0er um rt.ria. OEI.RICHB at CO.. Oan. A.. a liroaua.y. raw xura. Robert Capalla, G. P. C. A.. Kan Kranulaco. ri or local asanuv AriwwK, COOS BAY AND El rtrKA. 14. 8. I.LUl.K SAILS M NIlAY. Jl I V l. NOIIIH TACIFIC eTKMllir CO. TSi.rtM r" Nr- IMA la at. airaau W.la lilt. A-1414. (J M6;iU3, A till 4T H. Ba BEAR A1LS rOR SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES A. M.. July Jl. . .. 4 A ,.-l-BaH a fa. 3d and W.ablnton (wtU O.-W. R. IS, Co.). 1.1. AtaraliaU 44VO. A tUl. a7 TV ff Uomg a g Coming B Travel br III. "A fl HAMBURG-AMERICAN n H LINE U H paris lomion iiAMnrr.d Q U JILT 8AJUN1.S H 1 II cino uanaral v Bac- II 11 ond ava. 1'bun. Klllotl ff H LIS and S0I9. beaula, s..h , If fi ar s.n JTrajiciaeo .ffloa, tow II U btockton aL. tuan ranolacn. Cf 11 bouthara Paelda C'a, B Vt aixltt .U, O.-W. H. fi W i. Oe, No. P.ciftn. o. ff OR. ilurllniion ff & J-touta. MllvauKa. It l Vn.at aanl H. IV, B W til. North. Kj, 11 TV I.r..y b. ff W Pmlth, ti . V ffv VV.ah. .ta. AY y j, ortlanO, jr If m