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15 THE MORNTNG OREGOXTAX, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1914. NO PRUNE SELLING Low Offers Are Made by Pack ers in California. EASTERN BUYERS WAITING Tr.-id- In Kiirope Indifferent Owing to Good Crops in Prance, Bosnia and Sen la Northwest Sit uation Unchanged. Business In the prune market I' at a standstill. No trading la being done on Ither the buying or selling side, Califor nia are making aome low offering!, and thla baa put future Northwestern prunes out of the running for the time being. Tm California crop baa turned out to be fairly good, somewhat better than was an tKlaatsd In the Spring. For this reason. tml-m buyers are not disposed to take htbs at the prices Quoted now, as they have tents that the crop will be about 130.U00. W0 pounds. They are holding back awaiting- further developments In prices before aatpallng later wants. Tlropean crop conditions are also good. A letter received yesterday from Hamburg, elated July 7. said that market was quiet, with buyer conservative, owing to the large crop In France. Bosnia and (Servla. The threatened political disturbance In South eastern Europe Is likely to have an ad verse rather than favorable effect on the market. The dried prune output In the Northwest will be no larger than has been estimated, fcut In view of the attitude of the European buyers and the situation In California, pack are find It extremely difficult to do any business In Oregon or Washington prunes. mXI PREPARE FOR Bit. BU81NWB bhow rnfllenre In f uture by Liberal Pur chase of WooU Woolen mills In the East are confident of the future and are preparing for big bust Hess. According to Boston advices. Interest lii the wool trade has been attracted by the nn;n of llahtwetaht Koods for the new eason. especially with regard to prices. Pre dictions as to the advances from price of year o have been confirmed. It U flt that manufacturers have taken a conacrta tlve and careful course. Higher prices than have been named would be justified by the costs of manufacture, but might not be tolerated by buyer. On the other band the rate are not so low relatively a those of a year ago. Altogether It looks a If producer had made price which should attract buyers, t the same time warding off foreign com petition and not being too low. Indications re seen In the wool market of growing con fidence among manufacturer. The recent activity In raw material I ne which leads dealers to believe that producers are preparing for a good busi ness. Leading house furthermore report much taking of sample in the business of the past week. This I taken to Indicate the same thing, KOWrmVESTERN WHEAT MARKET FIRM farmers Are Slow Sellers at Present Quo tations Feed Cereals Amulet. The wheat market was firm yesterday With 79 cents the general quotation on club. but not much buying wa reported owing to the firmness of farmers. Trading In the oats market was quiet. Farmers offerings were small and It i belKved but little stock remain In the country. Spring-sown oat In the valley are badly In need of rain, but the Fall-sown crop ta ald to be safe. New-crop barley Is mora plentiful and la held steady at Jul for feed. Weekly foreign wheat shipments were as follows: This Wk Last Wk. Argentina 312.000 S14.00O Australia V78.000 704.000 Last Yr. Tue.ooo 4-". India 1.31S.000 l,264.ono l.siu.ou Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchant' Exchange aa follow. Monday 8 Tut-sday IS Wednesday 17 Thursday IT Friday 32 Year ago S f-easou to date.2S3 Tsar ago 1ST 10! 1 7 8 14 3 I 3 8 4 1 124 133 TT 12 138 38 1 3 182 DRY V, FATHER AFFECTS HOP CROP Vlelil I Being Cut Down and Insect Dam- The long spell "of dry weather Is be ginning to show It effeot In the hopyards of the valley. The vines are not msklng the growth they did and unless there la rain In the next two or three weeks the state's yield will be materially less than ha been estimated. At the same time the warm, dry weather I keeping down the lice pest, which might b troublesome If the weather became damp. No business Is being done In the local market. Some of the dealers are talking lower price on contract, but are making no effort to deal with farmers. The spot demand is also neglected. Holders in Ore gon are not offering, but there Is said to be some pressure to sell In California. The Rooney crop of ISO bales of 1913 Sacra mentos was sold at 7 cents, according to a wire received yesterday. Thla la the lowest price at which hops have been sold In a long time- They were poor goods. MELONS AM CANTALOUPES LOWER Prices Reduced Because of Increased Sup ply4 Green Corn From Canby. Cantaloupe and watermelon prices nave been lowered again because of the Increased supply Cantaloupes were quoted yesterday at 11.609 2 and sales were heavy at the re duced prices. Melons were quoted at 14 to 14 cents. The peach supply was large, but there was no trouble In selling good, sound fruit. Tellow California peaches brought 60 to IS cents. A lot of small, over-ripe peaches and plums are coming In from The Dalles and are hard to dispose of at any price. Wild blackberries were on the market at II cents. Shipments of fine green corn are coming from Canby. Cummlngs crated corn sold readily at $1.75 a crate. The market Is swamped with local cucumbers and Job bers are trying to stop shipments from distant points. Local cucumbers are selling as low as 7S cents a sack. India's Jute Crop. The Jute crop season Just ended has fur nished 9.000.000 bales. Including the usual 600.000 bales estimated for Indian upcountry consumption, which outturn Is In excess of ths final government forecast to the ex tent of about 1,000.000 bales, saya the Glas gow Herald. The season's sntrles to Europe bave been concluded and they total 3.349.0G0 bales, compared with 4.161,000 balea In 1912-18 and 3,887.000 bales in 1911-11. Poultry Market Weaker. Ths poultry market was weaker, with somewhat isrger receipts of chicken. Hens were quoted at HSU', cents and 17 cents was the top on Springs. Dressed meets wers scares and firm at ths old quotations. Ne changes were reported In the egg, ter or cheese markets. but- Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland sattls . Tscoma Kp'-kiiie l.si7,l: s;.:89 . ... 1,901,45 145.201 .... .'73.835 12.191 .... 411,117 120. Oil PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Track, prices: Club, forty-fold. SOc; bluestem. 83c; red Russian. 18c: Turkey red. Sic. HILLFEED Bran. (23 3 23 50 per ton: shorts. 82402 50; middlings, 881. OATS No. 1 white milling. 822.50 per ton. FLOUR Pstents. 84.90 per Bsrrsl. exports. $1.506 3.65; valley, $4.50; graham, (4.80; whole wheat. 85. BARLEY-X-Feed. $21 per ton: brewing. $21: rolled. (23.50. HAT Old timothy, $16917: new-crop timothy, $11915; grain hay, $10; alfalfa, HI. CORN Whole. $33; cracked, fit per to. Fruits and vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL, FRUITS Oranges. $1.75 9 2.75 per box. lemuns. 45.5U97 per box. bananss. 4044c per pound; grapefruit. California, S3 ti 4.39 VEaKTABL.ES Cucumbers, 75c per sack eggplant. 15c per pound; peppers. 12 4715c per pound; radishes. 15Sf It'.c per dosen : head lutture. SI. .5 per crate: art! chokes, $1 per duxen; tomatoes, 45 W 75c per crate; spinach. 597c per pound: rhubarb 2H3c per pound; cabbage. l,c per pounu peas, 5trlc per pound; beans. 4&joc per pound; corn, 20923c per dosen. ONIONS Walla Walla. 12.30 per sack GREEN FRUITS Apples, old. $19130 box; new, TTll aftl M per box; apricots, 7oc9 $1.25 per box; cantaloupes, $1.5092 per crate: peaches. 304j8.".c per box; plums, ,5 41 11.25: watermelons. 1UU14C per pound casabas. $2 u 2.50 per doxou; pears, $2.00 Per box: blackberries. 7.1 u 00c per crate grapes. $2 9 2.25 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, new. IsfilHc per pound. Dairy and Country Produce. I. oral Jobbing quotations' EOQS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. nominal: candled. 264 27 r per dosen. POULTRY" Hens, 14 w 14 '.-,c ; Springs, 1 r?c: turkeys. 20 9 22c; dressed, choice, 25c ducks. llt12Wc: geese. 10c. BUTTER creamery prints, extra, zdsjzio per pound: cubes, 20922c. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers buying price. IS fee per pound f o. b. dock Port land; Yiur.g America. 1 6 He per pound. PORK Block. UttllMc per pound. VEAL Fancy. 13Hfcj)14c per pound Staple Groceries. Lel lobbing quotstions: SALMON Columbia River one-pound I alia. $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats. 11.40: one-pound fiats. $2.45. Alaska pink, one-pound tails. 5c; allversides. one-pound tails. 11.2$. HONEY Choice. S3. 5002. 75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 14020c per pound Drazil nuts, 20c; filberts, 14915c; almonds. 19018c; peanuts. 6(tevic. cocoanuts. $1 pe dnxeu; chestnuts. 54910c per pound; pe cans. 14tl5c BEANS Small whits. A,c; large white 6 He, Lima. 8c; pink. 6.15c; Mexican, 7o bayou. 4c COFFEE Roastsd, In drums, 109520 pe pouna si OAR Fruit and berry, $11.05: beet. 14.15; extra C $4.55; powdered. In barrels. SALT Grani'lated. $15.60 per ton; half ground. 100a, $10.75 per ton; 60s, $11.50 per ton. dairy, $14 per ton. RICE No 1 Japan. lujjc; Southern head, 4(4 9 7Vc; Island. 196 Vic. URIEL) FRUITS Apples, lOOUc per pound; apricots. idiiO.'bc; peaches. 9Ue prunes. Italians. 10912Vc, currants. Ufec raisins, loose Muscatel, oO'ttc: bleacoed Thompson. llc, unbleached Sultanas. 8c seeded. 9c: dates. Persian. 7 07 fee per pound tard. 11.40 per box. FIGS Packages, 8-os.. SO to box. $1.8.1 package, lu-oz., 12 to box, hoc; white. 25-lb. box. $1.75; black. 26-lb -tcx. $1.71; black. ao-lb. box. 12.3U; oiacK. 10-10. box. 11.10 Calarub candy figs. 20-lb. box. $3. Smyrna, per oox. $1.00. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1912 crop, nominsl; 1914 contracts BosalaaL PELTS Dry. 12c; dry short wool. 9c; dry shearings. 10c; green shearings, lj-uauc salted sheep, $1.2591.50; Spring lambs. 25 a 85c. HIDES Salted hides. ISfeo per pound sal; kip. 14c; salted calf, lsc; green bides. 12fec; dr hides, zoc; dry calf. -8c ; salteu bull. lOr per pound: green bulls, tfec WOOL Valley. lSfe02Ofe.c; Eastern Ore gon. ItttflOfec. MOHAIR 1914 clip. 27 fee per pound. CAbCARA BARK Old and new. 4feo pt pound GKAIN BAOS In car lots. 89814c. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 19fe20fec; u to 14-pound, 19fe9 20fec; 14 to IS -pound, l'3:ufec. skinned, iku-vc; picnic, 13a, BACON Fancy. 28 9 30c; standard, life 9 25c DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs. 15 a exports, J.401GC; plates. 110 lie LARD Tierce basis. Pure, 12911c; 00m pound. 9c KEROSENE Wster white, drums, bar rels or lank wagon, 10c; special, drums or barrels. 13fec; cases, l.fewufec. GASOLINE Bulk. 13c; cases. 22c; motor spirit, bulk, id fee. cases. 22 fee. am glee distillate, drums, 7fec; cases, 14fe,e i.aptha. drums. 14 fee; cases, 21 fee. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 61c; boiled, barrels. 63c; raw, cases, tbc; boiled, cases tic TURPENTINE In cases. (5c per gallon tanks, 5sc NEAR NINE-GENT MARKET not; TRICKS ADVANCE SHVnPLY WITH LIGHT SlITLV. Top lirlnit; $8.00, With Active Demand. :ood Cattle and Sheep Also Firm. Th local hog market is retting up fast to the 0-cent mark. At the atockyarda pre dictions had been made that this price would be reached by August 1. but they probmbly will not have that Ions to wait. Yesterday there woa a sheer advance of 3 5 cents, which put the top quotation at 3.i. Light liquidation, due to a short supply In the country, broad outlet and urgent buy ing demand from both local and outside points, are tho bullish influences that are working up the price range. Firm prices also prevailed elsewhere in tho murket. Only three loads of cattle were hand, but prices were good, steers sell ing at Sheep trade was also light, but the mar ket moved back to Its former position, a bringing 6, wethers $4.75 and good ewea $4-25. Receipts were 73 cattle, 1 calf, 190 hogs and 580 sheep. Shippers were C. A. Davis, Goldendale 1 car hogs and sheep, and the Redmond Produce Company, Keumona, cars cattle, calves and hogs. The dars sales were as ioiiowe: Wt. Price. Wt Price. .-R.1 wethers. 91 1 bull . 5 steers 5 steers 0 steers . . .1410 14.30 ...1025 7.25 10 hogs !! 30 hogs 130 3 ewes 101 e.uo 8.!') .. .1095 . . . 5117 7.25 ti.U0 5.73 4.73 3.73 6.00 7.8S 8.S3 t..v, 8.90 4.25 6.55, 137 lambs... 85 7 m. cattle. 2 wethers. 3 ewea . . . 45 lambs . . . 3 hogs. . . . 2S hogs 54 hogs. . . . 830 135 156 p hogs 280 8 hogs ... . 201 1 bull 1140 1 cow 1150 1 calf 400 28 steers ..1139 26 steers ..1126 Current prices 8.00) 840 181 192 233 6.50 7.23 7.231 0 hogs. . . . or the various classes of stock at the yards follow: Prime steers .80.7087.30 . 6.50 ill 6.73 Choice steers Medium steers Cholcs cows 6.25 j 6.30 6.000 8.10 5.50W 5.73 Medium cows Heifers 6.23t 6.50 Cslves 6.009 8.25 Bulls , 3.000 6.00 Stags ti 4.500 6.U0 HI 's Light 8.00 8.00 Heavy J.uuej i. If Sheep Wethers 4.000 4.75 Ewes 8.25 0 4.23 Tear lnes 4.5ciu: 5.00 Lambs 5.500 6.00 Omaha Livestock 3Iarket. SOCTH OMAHA. Neb.. July 24. Hogs Receipts 8000, market lower. Heavy, J8.40 SS.751 Uzht. 8S.35lSS.S0: uizs. 17.cUHS.25: bulk. 88.-103 S.63. Cattle Receipts 100. market steady. Na tive steers, 17.60 '(ill. SO: cow and heifers. 16 2008.25; Western steers. 80.5008.75; Texas steers, 88.00 0 7.30; cows and heifers, $5.7507.23. calves, t7.6O01O.6O. Sheep Receipts 1O.W0. market steady. Yearlings. 85.4OO5.90; wethers, 15.0003.00; lambs, 87.3SO8.10. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Sept. 24. Hogs Receipts 16.- 000. market lower. Bulk, $3.6500.00; light. SS.55tf9.U5. mixed. JS. 50 y 11.07 hi 1 heavy. 98.85ft9.02'4 : rough, IS. 3508.35: pigs. 87.73 0 9.00. cstiie neceipts low, marKt steady. Beeves. $7.70 010.00; steers. $6.40 08.33: Mockers and feeders, 95.60 0 8.00; cows and heifers. $3.8309.215; calves, $7.75011.25. beep Koceipis ouuv, market strong. Sheep. t3.1303.SO; yearlings. $5.30&6-50; lambs, t6.0oua.05. linwi rrrtu at . ew lone. 1.VEW YORK, July 24. Evaporated apples quiet. Prunes eaey. Peaches quiet. EUROPE IS SELLER Unloading of Stocks Weakens Wall-Street Market. LONDON RANGE IS LOWER Foreign Kxchange Finn With l"p ward Tendency Commercial Paper Is ln Better Demand and Time Ix:ute Are Higher. NEW TORK. July 21. There was a fur ther decline on the stock exchange In quoted values todajr. Foreign markets again were demoralised, as demonstrated ln the de cidedly lower range for Internationsl securl ties In London. That market, as well Berlin, where higher discounts prevailed. again sold stocks here ln considerable quan titles. Canadian Pacific was most In evidence with a decline of four points. Erles Southern Railway also were offered marked concessions for foreign holders and a half score of active Issues receded one t three points. Centra rivaled Canadian 1 point of weakness, selling under any prlc quoted in over a score of years, and late the grangers and trunk lines, as a whol went lower. Foreign exchange continued firm, with hardening tendency to time loans, due to ln r.-aa.Nl GrlilBl d. I.omiri.'i-cnl pan- r was better reauest at unchanged rates. Fore casts point to a moderate cash gain by local banks. Erie Issues were weakened by general heaviness in bonds elsewhere. Total sale par value, $2,028,000. United States coupon 4a declined per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson fc Co., Lewi Bmtiame. PnrilnnrI Closin taics. Bid. Aliis-Chal Amal Copper . . 10 21,800 700 1,200 200 000 ' 1.600 100 100 ' '360 COO 1,800 ' 1,300 13,100 500 1S.30O 4.700 300 100 2,500 1,300 ' V.666 200 200 1.300 ' "ioo ii',306 fc.00 100 2.000 1.100 1.100 1.200 800 1.300 3.70D 200 '460 700 2.20U '266 ' h'.SOO 14,900 400 400 "soo 65 1 Beet sugar. Am Can Co ... do preferred. . 89 Am Car ft Fdy.. Am Cotton Oil.. bO l 38 65 Vin Smel ft Ret do preferred.. 103 Am Sugar 105 111 uo prderrea. . km Tel ft Tel. . 119 Am Tobacco ... 220 30 118 Anaconda Atl Coast Line. . A T ft Santa Fe do preferred. . 9G 9S Bait Ohio Brook R Tran . . 78 VI . , .,: Pac .. 180 44 12 C ft O C ft G W f- N W . M ft St Paul., -.ntral Leather i.ntral of M J- Hi' 96 aa'. 2S5 Chlno 39 Col Fuel & Iron Col Southern . .. Consol Gus 1 127 D La w D a a 0 3H& 4 13 23 Distilling Secur. Erie Genersl Elcc ... 143 29 North Oro . . North pf ... 1ZU 111 Illinois Central. Interboro Metro. 13 do preferred.. Inter Harvester. 325 K C Southern . .. Lehigh Valley.. 1 ".3 i. & n 131 11 119 11 Mexican Central M St P ft S S M Mo K ft T Missouri Pacific 9 Nutlonal Lead.. 4:: National Biscuit 1111 do pfd 123 n New Haven.... X Y Central X Y On ft W. . Nor ft Western 19 103 North America. Nor Pacific 100 21 84 108' do pfd Pa R R Co 4.5O0 Peoples Gas . . . 200 Reading 82.5U0 Republic S & I SOO Rock Island Co. 700 119 100 20 So Pac Com li.oou So Railway 3,200 Texas Oil 600 Union Pacific. . . 20,300 04 1, 20 134 125 81 do pfd esse Rds of S F. . ...... 9 .Vli.. 109 83 U S Steel Cur. . . 0J..1UO do pii ywv Utnh Copper 3"J"0 1.' '4 West Ln Tel... j.uu Westlngh Elec. 2,900 77 88 v.eui... . --- 7,r, . v,,. Total sales lor too uaj, ow,- BONDS. o..,.H h overbeck Cooke Co., Board of Trade building, rsnsnsi. High. Low. '7i '65 23 22 257, a 8W 89 60 60V, 63 '65" 103 103, 105 105 iio iio'i 230 22S 30V4 30 '67 96 "so" 78 90 90 183 180 45 44 12 12 130 130, !7 96 35 35 39 "39 25 25 22 22 127 127 'i "i'A 24 '2:1 146 146 29 29 121 120 111 111 13 13 82 61 106 105 26 25 133 182 131 131 126 ii'3 11 11 9 iii iii 52 61 84 82 19 19 104 103 'ii" 'is" 21 21 169 ioii" 119 110 101 160 20 20 1 95 MM 20 20 183 184 126 125 82 81 Y;u 59 110 109 36 55 68 58 78 77 38 38 Bid. Asked. . 05 95 . 93 93 .91 92 .83 83 . 93 8 .101 101 . 20 20 . 112 08 . 96 97 . 70 71 . 78 76 . 95 96 .41 43 .81 82 . 94 95 . 94 05 . 90 92 . 92 92 . 98 96 .100 .95 95 . 68 68 .91 92 . S4 84 .104 104 . 50 31 .94 96 .102 102 .92 93 . 45 48 . 98 . 87 88 Atchison general 4s ....... Atlantic Coast Line. 1st 4s Baltimore ft Ohio gold 4s .. Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s . Chesapeake ft Ohio 4 Hs ... u i. P general 4VS Chicago Rock Islana Col 4s Cal Gas as Erie ganersl 4s ....... Interboro Aieiropoiiiw ti- ... Louisville ft Nashville un 4s Missouri Pacific 4s NYC genera! 3 s N & W 1st con 4s Northern Puclflc 4s . Oregon Short Line ref 4s -- Oregon Railway ft Navlgstion 4s pacific Tel 5s Pennsylvania con 4a Reading general 4s Bt I. ft San Fran ref 4s n,ith.rn Pacific ref 4s ........ Southern Pacific col 4s Southern nanway o United Railway inv 4s ......... Union Pacific 1st and ref 4s ... United Stales Steel 5s West Shore 4s Wabash 4s Weslinghouso Electric cv 3s ... Wisconsin Central 4s Stocks at Boston. July 24. Closing quotations BOSTON AUoues Amal Copper. . . 1.8 Mohawk 43 65, Nevada Cons 13 14.N'lplsslng Mines. . 5 A Z L ft SM A riz.'iia com . . . 4 North Butte. 24 B ft C C ft S Ms Butte & Supr. . . 65 35 402, 17 85 0 8 North Lake 14 49 7'1 'Old Dominion. . al ft Arizona . 1 )ceola. ....... Cal ft Hecla Qulncy shannon , Superior 55 5 centennial Cop R Con Co . . . 20 "4 nutte e-op ju . s ft Boston uin. 1 32 lroux Cons. . . ranby Cons. . . reene Cananea 78 ; Tamarack. . 30 IV S Sm K ft M . 19 1 do uf d 4G sle Roy (Cop) . . 3 Utah Cons 10 Cerr Lake 6, Utah Copper Co. . B3 Lake Copper... . 21-MV!nona La, Salle Copper., at ,w oivei ssss. . . 8S Money, Exchange, Etc mnr -VOKK. July 24. Close Mercantile paper, 4 4J. J pcr ceni; s isnua m ss 6O- day bills, s.6.o; ueiww merclal bills. $4.84. $4.88.10; com Bar silver, .....,i'. Hnllers. 4114c. i:vf.rnraent bonds heavy; railroad bonds avy- ,. In. rate. 2 per cent; closing om. a., 44. j.o. aw. - - . . Time loans stronger; ov aays, -r per ui, 1)0 days. 303 per cent; six momns, per cent. LONDON. Julv 24. Bar silver easy, 34 d. Money, 1482 per cent. Short bills, 2 per cent; three months bills. 2 2 11-10 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. July 24. Silver bars, c. Drafts, telegraph 5c. . , S'erling on London, 0 days, $4.$5; ght, $4.85. Metal Markets. NEW TORK, July Copper quiet. Spot and September, msjia.ouc; eieciroiyuu. 13.50c; laae, noi.u.. Tin, easy. Spot. 31.05 31,C5c; September, 31.15031.50c. Antimony, dun. uookkju s, ....w'-'w. Iron, quiet, unchanged. Lead, quiet, 3.85 03. 95c; London, 18 12s 6d. Spelter. quiet, 6 05.10c; London, 31 12s, 6d. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. July 24. Turpentine steady. 45c; sales, 1149; receipts, 943; shipments. 2396; stocks, 12,018. Rosin, quiet and steady. Sales, 1B8B; re ceipts 3022- shipments, 280; stocks, 110.425. Quote'- A. B. C. D. E. F. G, $8.70; H, $3.70 03 7S: I. $3.7203.75; K. $4.86 0 4.40; M. $4.7504.80; N, $5.5008; WG, $606.25; WW, $6.10 0 6.50. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. July 24. Continued big Bra. zlllan receipts exerted a depressing effect on the ooffee market today. It had a dull opening with prices 1 to 2 points lower, but became more active as the day advanced, with considerable pressure from bears. In line with lower cables and cheaper cost and freight offers, closing easy at 12 to 14 points net decline. Sales. 53.500. Closing bids: July and August. 8.26c; September, 8.36c ; October. S.48c: December. 8.68c; Jan uary, 8.71c; March, 8.81c; May, 8.88c. Spot easier; Rio No. 7. S1c; Santos No. 4. 11 Tic. Raw sugar Bteady. Molasses, 82.61; centrif ugal, $3.20; refined steady. A' FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET, on Fruits, Prices Quoted at the Bay City Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCESCO, July 24. Fruit Pine apples. $1.50 03: Mexican limes. $406: Cal ifornia lemons, $2.7505.50; apples. Graven stein, 75c 1.16. Vegetables Cucumbers, 3550c; string t.rfins IflJi-Ie. Eggs Fancy ranch, 29c: store, 25c. Onions Yellow, $1.6501.S5. Cheese Young America, 14 015c; new, 11 IS fie. Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; seconds, ttc Potatoes Delia new-crop Burbanks, pel cental sacks, 85c0$l.O3; boxes, $101.25; sweets, 5c pound. Receipts Flour, 2644 quarters; barley, 6480 centals; potatoes, 4160 sacks; hay, 578 tons. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, July 24. Butter Higher. Creameries, 21027c. Eggs Receipts 12.210 cases, unchanged. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, July 24. Spot cotton quiet. Middling. 18.25c: gulf, 18.50c. Sales, 100 bales. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. July 24. Hops quiet. Duluth Linseed Market, DULUTH, July 24. Llnseed-Iuly. $1.80; September, $1.81. IMPROVEliTiSTEM FAVORABLE INFLUENCES PREDOM INATE IN TRADE SITUATION. Hlcheur Iron and Steel Prices Indicate Better Conditions in That Industry- NEW YORK. July 24. Dun's Review will say tomorrow: Further gradual Improvement In the busi ness situation is apparent at a time when a pause lu mercantile nnd Industrial activ ity is customary, considerable Irregularity still characterises reports from the leading centers, yet favorable Influences predom inate. While complaints are heard of dam age to the grain and cotton .crops, another prosperous year on tho farms Is virtually assured. Enhancement of values In iron and steel Is a reflex of better conditions ln that trade. In copper quietness is pronounced and an easier trend Is manifest. A waiting attitude on the part of dry goods merchants Is noted. There has been trading in men's wearing apparel, yet new busins 1s b' low that of a year ago. Leather shows improvement. Interest in monetary arralrs lias ceniereu chief, y on developments in foreign exchange. which hae advanced snarpij. nxiemig to.. ditions are abnormal. Inasmuch as It Is logical to expect a declining tcnuency in exchango at this season of the year. Complete official loreign comment ic- turns from June muicaie umi use of trade Is still against this country. On he other hand, this Nations cronu posi tion abroad Is likely to be strengthened in the future by a heavy outgo of grain. Commercial failures tnis weea aro a against 29S last year. INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT IMPROVES Collections Appear to Be Better and Money Is More Active. NEW YORK, July 24. Bradetreets will say tomorrow: Trade reports present mixed aspects with out, however, detracting iroin opium.. . sentiment aa to Fall business. inousirmi employment lias Improved, collections ap pear to be better, money Is more active, the renaral feeling is mat tne worm oc... seen in the lumber industry, wool Is active, railways ln the Southwest are carrying an ..I.. mmA traffic and some Western sections unstained improvement. Withal, the general temper of reports reflects either mld-Summr quiet or a continuance of small lot buying at frequent intervals, exceptions this characterization being proviueu oj the Northwest. Moreover, nigniy an ticipations as to crops still to be harvested are being shsded. chiefly because of reports of Mack rust damaging Spring wheat and of lack of moisture for corn. Business failures tor tne weea enuius July 28 were reported as 20a against last year. Wheat exports iroin me uu.i States and Canada were T.mw.iira ousueia against 3,502,901 last year. MODERATE TRADE IN WOOL MARKET Prices Are Being Ilrmly Mainiainca at Boston Original Bags belling. BOSTON, July 24. The Commercial Bul letin will say of tne wool mamoi to morrow: 1 The situation has changed dui lime it at all during the week. Dealers report a mod erate business and prices are firmly main tained, but everyone Is waiting for the dic tum of the New York goods market, which is not yet heard with any distinctness. Sales of the week have inciuaea princi pally original sacked wools. A little fleece ool has cnangeu ii.nu. .,. ...uuo.-.w quantities 01 ioreign ciuomii v. vol, u. ... volume of Dusineca was nuiui up w .-. averajre. Texas fine. 12 months, O0 62c; fine, six to eight months. 55057c; fine, Fall, 48050c. California rsormern. oaiffixc mmuw county. 5153c; t-outnern, iowouc; ran, free. 460 4&c. Oregon Eastern, No. l staple, d.-mc Eastern. clothing, 50 060c; Valley, No. 1. 48 0 50c. OUTLOOK THOUGHT ROSY MINEOWNER SEES HOPE IX MEXICO WITHIN SIX MONTHS. Huerta Painted Blacker, More Vicious Than He la, While His Bravery Is Forgotten. Saya Expert. "Six months more, unless something uite unforeseen should happen, will ee conditions in .Mexico settiea bo that business can go forward as usual," ays William Gray, Jr., of the Magnolia Metal Company, who is registered at the Perkins Hotel and who left Mexico City only a short time before the Amer icana entered Vera Cruz. Mr. Gray has een in Mexico for three or four years. When I left Mexico," he says, "busi ness had come quite to a stanaHiui and all outside Interests that were active in the country had practically hut down their work. The position taken by those who are at the head of the government since Huerta s eslgnation, however, looks exceeding- hoDeful. The activities or (jrozco r the Zapatistas, even if they do stir p anoiner reoenioii, cttii ntve vcij little influence on the affairs of the country at large. General Huerta is far from under stood by the American people. In reality, his attitude toward the Amer icans was most friendly throughout the times of stress. I have seen him fre- uently visiting at the American Club and chating with the men there on the best terms imaginable. When the opulace made an attack upon some American property or homes in the city, General Huerta hurried over a detach ment of the police immediately to take care of the Americans. In the Amer- can Quarter of the city, moreover, we practically never were molested. 'One thing that General riuerta ca.n also be given credit for. he added. is his absolute fearlessness and his nshakeable nerve. Even in the wildest mes prior to the American occupa on of Vera Cruz General Huerta went about the city absolutely wthout a body guard." Some of the eucalyptus trees of Australia are said to be tauer man tue t-aiuuruia -ood. WAR SCARE IN PIT News From Europe Tends to Sustain Wheat Advance. NEARBY DELIVERIES FIRM Deferred Options Heavy and Lower at Close Domestic Crop Reports Are Kbt So Unfavorable. Coarse Grains Sajr. CHICAGO. July 24. Chances of war in Europe tended to sustain something of sn advance ln nearby deliveries, of wheat to day, but failed to offset heaviness which affected the more deferred options. The market closed unsettled, Vic off to ic up, compared with last night. Corn suffered a net decline of to lHceHc and oats off K0Kfl to Sc. In provisions the out come was a setback of 224 to 72HC except for Julv pork, which tightened up 10 cents. Wheat Drlces bulged at the opening on buvlng, due largely to reports from a leading crop expert that although the unusual for wardness of growth this Beason would pre vent a complete disaster from black rust, the attack of the plague was fully as viru lent otherwise as In 1004. Foreign demand alEO was said to be unabated. After open ing He off to S0Hc up. the market scored material advance, wnicn, nowevei, " not well maintained. subsequently mere was a modorate rally, the result to some ex tent or dispatches showing Increased pros necr of Austria becoming involved In war. The effect here on prices, however, was not lasting m.t-r. weSKSnsa tns com marnn. xww nnAninir .-hlrh was unchanged to c lower was followed by rurtner losses ociurc jm.. began to react. Good rains iater In Nebras ka Illinois and elsewhere brought about a enev.-el of bearish reeling, n.i. mnrtr- with corn. Trade was small. t nrip.1 for hosB carried provisions down grade. Most of the selling came iru... longs. The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. . . .81H . .84 High. t -82'i .82 S .84 '4 .891. Low. Close. ; .82 f -82V .HI S -8IS .83H .3S .MM .88 S .71 S .73 ,t .60S .87 .87 .35 S 36S 22.S6 July Sept Dec. May CORN. .72 July Sept .72 .60S .60S OATS. July 37 tt .37 S Sept 35S .J6 MESS PORK. .aft. aa July Sept. ..20.73 20.75 20.05 SHORT RIBS. .. 10.07 Vi 10.10 0.82Va 20.12 Sept Oct 0.82 tj 0.00 .10.15 10.15 9.00 L.VHD. Sept 11.92V4 11.05 Oct 11.47S 11.47? 11 11. 1 1.70 11.224 Cash prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red. 83'i 083c hard, S3 ',. 841-ie: No. 2 Northern, No. 2 Spring. 92003c. Corn, No. 2 yellow, 74 0 74',;c. Rye, No. 2, 88c. Timothy. $405.50. Clover, $10013; European Grain Markets. LONDON, July 24. Cargoes on firm but quiet. English country markets steady. No. 2 OH 84c; passage French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL. July 24. Wheat No. 1 Manitoba, 7s 5tfd: No. 2. 7s 4d; October, 6s UVfcd; December, 7s iBd. Weather, cloudy. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, July 24. Wheat July. 88lic; September, 83Sc; No. 1 hard. OOHcl No. 1 Northern, H4 05Sc; No. 2 North ern, SO 14 003 tic. Barley, 440510. Flax, $l;79"il.H. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. SEATTLE, July 24. Wheat August and September delivery, bluestem. 83c- forty fold. 80c; club, 78c; Fife, 78c; red Russian, 86HC. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 10, oats 2, hay 4, flour 4. TACOMA, July 24. Wheat Bluestem, 82c; fortyfold, S0c; club, 79c; Fife, 78c. Car receipts Whea S. hay 5. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, July 24. Spot quota tions; Walla Walla, $1.52", 01.53 ; red Russian, $1.52H01.53 ; Turkey red $1.55; bluestem, $1.57,,4; feed barley, 5D7ic; white oats. $1.22 1.23S ; bran, $24.50 24.75; middlings. $30 3? 81; shorts, $27 4 2. .00. Call board Wheat weak. Barley December, $1 bid. $1,004 asked. weak. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. July 24. Maximum tempera ture. 77.5 degrees; minimum, 54.6 degress. River reading. S A. M., 10.4 feet; chsnge In last 24 hours, 0.2 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. 11. to J P. II.). none; total rainfall since September 1, 1013, 38.90 inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 44.41 Inches; de ficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1913, 5.61 Inches. Total sunshine, 10 hours 12 minutes; possible sunshine, 15 hours 6 min utes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M., 29.96 inches. THE WEATHER. B III I H I I S if ? Stats of Weather STATIONS. Baker 86 0.00! 0'NW Cloudy 92'U.Oo 6 NWlClesr 76 0.00 12 S Clear 82iO.00i 4'SW ;Pt. cloudy 80 0.28, 8N Pt. cloudy 000.00 . .' . . .. 'Clear S4'0.00j 6 S Clear 88.00 4ISW Cloudy 8210.00 4 S Clear 68 0. 00 12 N Clear 86 0.00'lOiS Iciear 840.02l 6!SE Clear 04 0.00' 4 SW Clear 94 0.00'108 'Clear 85)0.00 6 NWjClear 88 0.00'lOa Pt. cloudy 76 0.00 8 SW 'Clear 9410.00 14jNW Clear 7810.0014 W PL cloudy 82 0.48 4 SB ICloudy 7S ".01 14 SE ,Cloudy 6O0.00 6'W (Cloudy 860.00 SlSE Pt. cloudy 84 0.001 8W Clear Boise Boston Calgary Chicago Colfax Denver Des Moines . . Duluth Eureka Galveston .... Helena Jacksonville Kansas City . , Klamath Falls Laurler Los Angeles Medford Montreal .... New Orleans . New York . . . North Head North Yakima Pendleton , Phoenix Pocatello Portland .... Roseburg Sacramento . . St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake 100 0.001 4 W Clear 86 0.00, 4 SE iPt. cloudy 7810.00 10!N IClear 84 0.00' SHW PI. cloudy 04'O.OOi 4 8 .Clear 80.00 10:8 fPt. cloudy 880.00' 4NB 'Clear 92 0.00! 4lN Pt. cloudy 62 O.00 26 W IClear 6S0.00 12N (Cloudy San Francisco . . -.1 Seattle Spokane I 880 .00 12 W IPt. cloudy Tacoma I 72 0.00, 6 W JCloudy Tatoosh Island . . . I 56 0.01 1O S Rain Walla Walla ' 900.001 4jW Clear Washington 92 0.0o'10E Cloudy Winnipeg ( 84O.0814(S Pt. cloudy Yellowstone Park. I 78 0.001 8NW. Cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. The depression over the Canadian North west has deepened but otherwise has re mained stationary. The barometer la rela tively high along the Oregon and Washing ton coasts. Showers and thunder storms have occurred at scattered places in ths Rocky Mountain and plains slates and also along ths Gulf Coast. Middle Atlantic states and Northern Illinois. The changes in tem perature since yesterday have been unim portant. The conditions are favorable for showers Saturday in Washington and Northern Idaho and for generally fair weather In Oregon and Southern Idaho. It will be cooler east of the Cascade Mountains except in South eastern Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity: fair: westerly winds. Saturday probably Oregon: Saturday probably fair east DOrtlon: westerly wlnda Washington: Saturday showers; east portion; westerly wlnda cooler cooler, Idaho: Saturday probably fair south, showers north portion: cooler except south east portion. EDWARD A. BEAL3, Veteran From Baker Dtee. ROSEBURG, Or., July 24. (Special.) Isaac Moore, aged TO, and for a num ber of years a member of the Oregon Soldiers' Home, died here today. Ue PINKERTON & COMPANY UNiTED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, HI., ever since 18S3 No connection with or relation to the Pinkerton National Prtcctir Agency. Scientific detective work along modern lins. Our COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Wo force tho payment of bad debts. We operate on the broad principle that you cannot make any one pay you unless he w;mls to pay you, and our province is to make him want to pay you. A DETECTIVE AGENCY CAN DO THIS. Northwestern Offices, 412-13 Lumbermens bldg., Portland. Or , Phone Main 7741. W. H. TEEECE, District Manager. LADD & TILTON BANK Capital and Surplus Commercial and NKXT T 4 VI l Vf I A-MOi we-- 444.. " a iniullVE Am. 1 uHAM S......H sslisl.......' Siil.ln.ra from New York vri mm mmum mm I a pvni KVt K Aol.ll I-V BAYOU. Ana. : tm.lM li . rpl. Twin-screw tsmfr. SPHt'I A! sill KllAY haii.ii. tsini .-r. 11.1114. .1 . .1 ONE CLASS CABIN (Il and THIRD-''' kKR, I'sssrnawra ROCHAMBKAP iC W. Mlmrr. so r.lh -I l . C. M . & 9C 1'. H.V.; iwrwy m.i tl..L..... -il 1 uk.ltlnL-1 .til M . : .xtri . MTarlnml. lid and AA ashlnUn s was a natlvp of Ohio and was admitted to tho home from Baker. His death was sudden and was due to heart trouble. Woman With Canary and Parrot Is Sought. Incldrninll). Mrs. Lilly Marlln Took Her 0-Vear.Old Daughter AVaen She Left Her Husband. SOMETiERE ln Portland Is a wom an with a parrot and a canary In eagres, and her husband Is looking for her. Mrs. Lilly Martin left her home on a ranch near The Dalles more than a week ago. "I want you to find my wife for me," said J. A. Martin to Desk Patrol man Thompson when ho arrived ln the city yesterday. "What's tho matter, did she leave you?" queried tho man behind the detjlf. . . "Har, har! I guess she did." chortled Martin, who seemed to think it funny. "What did she leave for?" asked Thompson. "Oh, I dunno. Guess she Just rot tired f living on tho ranch. Phe didn't tell me she was going-. She's got a canary bird and a parrot along with her. She took our 6-year-old daugnter, 1 too." "What makes you think she came to Portland ?" "Oh. she always did like the city. And say, don't let her know I'm looking for her. She might think I want her back too bad. If you find her, notify me at the Olympi.i Hotel. Calgary Alberta Canada Oil Development Facts Well-defined anticline paralleling Alberta's foothills. Vast wonder virgin oil fields sparkling with gigantic devel opments. Over four hundred oil companies operating results unprece dented. Original Dlngman discovery well producing 2500 barrels highest grade oil. Analysis: Highest-grade oil, 90 per cent gasoline Confirmed universally by emi nent geological authorities. We are offering for sale 80,000 acres Alberta government (per sonally selected) oil-land rights, desirably situated: prices S.VOO per acre up. Interested organ izers supplied with responsible Information. Oil etock companies? require ments completed on shortest no tice. Aiberta Oil Co. PROMOTERS I'M King George Hotel Building, Calgary. Alberta. TO OWNER) OF PROPERTY Bitulithic is regard ed by property owners who have tried it, as a high class economical . pavement. J.C.WILSON&CO. MOCKS. BOMb. 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CITY DtAUNFUL ' BAKIA, HAN1UB, MONTEVIDEO. snd Bt'KNOS ATIAEH Ksw and Fast ( 12.500-ton) rasssngar utsamsrs from New York svsry eltsr DStS Saturday. BCSK M PANIF.I M. ties. Agts, 4 ,. ........ W , B. mllb. til anil AAaskl llr I ... al agrt atS. Steamer Georgiana Leaves Washing ton-M reet Dock at 7 A. M. Dally. Kxceyt Friday, for Astoria and Way Landings Returning, Leaves Astor Far fl.00 Each Way. g at 1 4J P. U. Main 1422. xsri S. S. IIKAAKK Mil" I OK SAN FixANCISCO LOS ANGELE-) A. M. J air t. The San Franrlsro I'ortlaml N. N 3d and AAabington i- (trllli AI.-AA. I W. Co.) Tel. l in ' " A ... I. STEAMSHIP U Dtrrt for Ma 1'raot-lftro, 1 - Ann mutl &mn ltro. Today, 2:30 P.M., July 25lh SAN I'RIM Mil, I'llKII IMi A I .ON ANVKLEK NTHAM-Hir ID. FRANK HOLLA M. Agent. 1X4 Third St. A MIS. Main la. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Sails from Alnsworth dock. Portisnd, s A. July T. 12. IT, 23, 2T, Aue. 1. S. 11. 1, !l-2. Freight snd ticket off less. Lower Mnswiirth dock. Portisnd Coos Bsy S. 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