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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1914)
17 THE MORNING OTSEGO NIAN, TUESDAY. JULY 28, 1914. FLURRY IN WHEAT War Scare Affects Markets in Northwest. DEALERS BID UP PRICES Higlior Offers Induce Selling at Country Points, but Excitement Subsides During Day When Europe Eases Off. The war scare in Europe and the higher prices In the foreign markets was the cause of a considerable flurry in the North western wheat markets. Several buyers Jumped Into the market Saturday evening, and by raisins their bids found a good many farmers willing to let go. It is not known how much wheat changed hands, but the quantity was considerable. The buying was on the basis of 79 to SOU cents for club. The excitement continued unabated Sun day and yesterday morning operations were resumed at the higher price. In a snort ttme, however, the Hurry quieted and the buyers, one by one, began to withdraw, as more pacific advices were received by cable At the. close of the day 70SS0 cents was quoted on club Two cargoes of straight Walla Walla were old on Saturday at We. Other cargoes were offered yesterday at this price, but tne ouy n n the nther side declined to pay It. The Impression prevails In the local trade that war will be averted, and that within a few day the market will be governed solely by crop conditions In Europe ana in this country. The American Winter wheat crop Is no longer monopolising the attention of the European trade, says Broomhall. owing to the fact that considerable Interest is being hown In the condition of other crops, espe ei.llv Russian and Canadian. Broomhall aavs : "The consensus of opinion Is that the Russian promise has been greatly reduced, and It Is now Improbable that the yield will equal that of last year. The Spring wheat rop of Kussla comprises two-thirds of the total yield of that country, and this Is certainly doing poorly, and some authori ties are distinctly pessimistic, and predicting acute shortage over a wide territory. An an.i lysis of the present crop situation shows that the world's crops are hardly likely to equal last year. and. If the weather Is un favorable during harvest. It Is likely that the import requirements will be heavy. 'Argentina has an unfavorable start, and fi.nmi.1 estimates are being reduced, and American Spring is passing through the vicissitudes of development, with prospects for a yield smaller than last year, and this Is true of all large producing countries, and the only crop which promises a record is that of American Winter, and it Is expected that there will be an unusually large de mand for this." Crop conditions in other countries are summarized as follows: United Kingdom Weather favors and cutting of Winter wheat has started. Krar.ce Weather Is unfavorable aud har vesting is progressing favorably. Wheat oars are well filled, but the crop Is thin, and estimates sre for a yield under that of last year. Germany An official report states that the outlook for all crops Is good, and un official reports Intimate that rye Is better than expected. Koumanla Harvesting returns confirm a poor outturn for wheat, while corn shows a good condition. Bulgaria An official report shows wheat TO per cent below average.' and corn a good average. Hungary The results of harvesting show si wheat crop far below expectations and as a result large Importation is expected. India Good rains htvs benefited wheat Receipts tor shipments are smaller. Australia Weather Is generally season able. Local receipts. In cars, wsre reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats May Monday fiO 1 ear ago Season to date.. 34.'. Year ago ltd 127 132 MOVEMENT IX IT 1 S 18 P 0 153 80 1 0S 106 54 145 1013 HOPS forty-fold, SOffSlc; bluestem. 88c: red Rus sian, 78c; Turkey red, 81c; Valley, 81c. SIILLFEED Bran. $:J 23.50 per ton; shorts. 32S 8 :6.5o; middlings. $31. OATS No. 1 white milling, $22.50 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $4.30 per barrel : exports, $3. 063.65; valley, $4.50; graham. $4. SO; whole wheat. $5. BARLEY Feed. $21 per ton; brewing. 122; rolled, $23.50. HAT Old timothy. $1617; new-crop timothy, $13 15; grain hay. $10; alfalfa, US. CORN Whole, $35; cracked. $3 per tos Fruits and rgelabios. Local lobbing quotations: TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges. $1.753 per box; lemons. So. 5007 per box; bananas, 4 94 4c per pound; grapefruit, California. $2.7,'. -(3. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 75c per sack; eggplant. 15c per pound: peppers. 10 12Hc per pound; radishes. 15&17Vic per dozen: head lettuce. $1.75 per crate; arti chokes, $1 per dozen; tomatoes. 00 05c per crate; spinach. 307c per pound: rhubarb, 23c per pound; cabbage. l42c per pound; peas. 506c per pound; beans. 46c per pound; corn, $1.35 1.50 per crate. ONIONS Walla Walla. $2.50 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, old. $1811.30 box: new, 75c 9 $1.50 per box; apricots. iScfJ 3.1. 25 ner box: cantaloupes. sl.i.iii'J crate: peaches. 2575c per box; plums, 75c 1.50; watermelons. 1 3a J 73 per pouna; casabas. $2.50 per dozen; pears, $2.00 per box; blackberries. 7590c per crate; grapes, $2W2.25 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, new, 154 c per pound. Dairy and Country Produea Local jobbing quotations: EGOS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. 2323'ic; candled. 2627c per dozen. POULTRY Hens. 14 15c; Springs, 16 17c: turkeys. 20c: dressed, etioice, 23c; ducks. 10llc: geese. 10c. BUTTER Creamery prints, extra. 27 H 30c per pound; cubes. 21 24c. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers" buying price. 15c per pound f. o. b. dock Portland; Young America, 15c per pound. FORK Block, llHVio per pound. VEAL Fancy. 134 14c per pound. GATTLE UP QUARTER Steers Bring $7.50 and $7.60 at North Portland Yards. LOCAL MARKETS STRONGER Nickel Is Added to Price of Hogs. Sheep and Iarubs Are Steady. Run Is of Fair Size and Demand Active. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia Rlvsr one-pound tails, $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40: one-pound flats. $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound tails. 85c; silversides. one-pound tails, LS. HONEY Choice. J3.EO3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 14 20c per pound: Brazil nuts, 20c; filberts. 14 15c; almonds, l$28c; peanuts, 66Vic: cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; chestnuts, o - 10c per pound; pe can? 1415c BEANS Small white. 64c; large white. 14c; Lima, 8c; pink. 5.15c; Mexican, 7c; bayou. ic COFFEE Roasted. In drums, 10052c per pouna SUGAR Fruit and berry, $5.05: beet. $4.35: extra C, $4.55; powdered, in barrels. $5.30. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; hair ground. 100s, $10.7$ per ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton, dairy. $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. 445c; Southern head. 6 ',4 74c; island, 654o. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10 11c per pound: apricots. 184 2ftc; peaches, 8011c; prunes, Italians. 10124c: currants. 94c; raisins, loose Muscatel. 64 74c: bleached ThomDson. U9ac; unbleached Sultanas. 8c: seeded, 9c; dates. Persian, 774c per pound; fard. $1.40 per box. FIGS Packages. 8-01.. 50 to box. $1.86 package: 10-oz.. 12 to box. 80o; white. 26-lb. box. $l.o; DiacK, zo-io.-oox. si. o; black. 30-lb. box. $2.50: black. 101b. box. $1.15: Calarab candy figs. 20-lb. box. $8: Smyrna, per oox. S1.0U. Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS 1918 crop, 12 14c; 1014 contracts. nominal PELTS Dry, 12c; dry short wool, 9c; drjr shearings, 10c; green shearings, I590c, salted sheep, )l.vi.ou; spring lamos, 39. 85c. IIIDES saltea niaes. 134c per pound; sal: kip. 14c; salted calf, 18c; green hides. 124c, dry hides. zoc; ary can, 20c; salted bulls. 10c per pounu; green nuns, syje. WOOL Valley. JS4tau4c; eastern Ore gon. &:04c. saUHAirt ivi cup. ma per pouna. FISH Salmon, 10412c; halibut, 54 6c; perch. Sc. . CaslAKA i.ivtv uia ana now. 440 per pound. UHAiN UAOS in car iocs. ooc. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 194204o; 11 to 14-pound, 14 20 4c; 14 to 18-pound, 194204c; skinned. l&df2Qc; picnic, 13a BACON Fancy, zscyjvc; stanaaru, 224 35c. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs. 134lKc; exports, 1416c; plates, 11 13a LARD Tierce basis Pure, 1213c; com pound. 9 a There was a good display of strength in all divisions of the livestock market yester day, particularly In cattle and swine, which scored advances. The run was fairly large for Monday, and the demand was good throughout the day. Oiialltv came to the front In the steer di vision, and this was the feature of the day's market. At the close of last week $7.25 was the top quotation, but the new week started with business in this class of beef material at $7.30 and $7.35 and everal loads were sold in the afternoon at $7.50. One small load brought a dime over this latter figure. The butcher cattle market was equally firm, the best cows selling at $6.33. in tn hn. morUt a nickel w as gained In values, the best light hogs selling at $8.95 and heavyweights accordingly. T.!..-,- wi. , nn.f rat):.- activity in sheep division. Half a dozen ewes were dis posed of at $4.00. yearlings Drousiu i. and choice lamDs sola at so. neceipis "ti 1000 cattle, 117 calves, 1600 hogs and 3301' sheep. The shippers Included: With cattle Patton ana (jverton, nrowii.- ville and Harrisburg, 3 cars; oeorge ivoni-hat-cn. Roseburg. 2 cars; W. L. Durkee. Dur kee. 1 car; R. L. rttanfield, Echo, 1 car; H. Wlllard. North Powder. 2 cars; Fred Has kell. Pilot Rock. 1 car; Fred Burns. Pilot Rock, 1 car; P. Haines, Pilot Rock, 7 cars; G. F. Coltln. 1 car; Angel. Keamonn. - cars. With hogs G. M. Lloyd, Waltsburg, 1 car; A. D. Coombs, Enterprise, 1 car; J. A. Eggelson, Enterprise. 1 car; u. a. ore- lock. Lostlne. 1 car: J. w. tnanuier, i. Grande, 2 cars; same, Union Junction. I rs; W. H. Evans, Pilot kock, 2 cars; s.ieiii Forwarding Company, TV allows, 1 car, u. H. Morelock, 1 car. With sheep H. D. (jrumm. oenn, i c.. v Tflmo. ltlnn CI r.asH. 2 cars Aiarico Son Lyle. 7 cars; G. M. Hanna, 2 cars. With mixed loads H. A. Hecker, Albany, 1 car calves, hogs and sheep; W. A. Hager. 1 car cattle, calves and sheep; G. S. Keller, Becham. 1 car cattle and calves: F. Heifer. Pilot Rock, 2 cars cattle and calves; Hos klns & Rand. Baker, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs; driven In. 80 hogs. 214 cattle and 406 sheep. The day's sales were as ionov.s. MOO No ACTIVE Visible Mipply In Oregon Reduced by Bales. Several sales of 1913 hops were reported jesterday. the first business of this kind done for some time past. The Stephenson lot of 44 bales, and a 59-bale lot at Hub bard changed hands at 13 cents. There was a rumor that two large" blocks or muepenu ence hops, one amounting to 1400 bales and the other 0O bales, were sold. The price was reported at 14 cents, aud the deal was said to have been negotated at London business Is passing In the 1914 crop. Hon crop conditions In New York State are reported by the Watervilie Hop Re porter as folwlows: "We have had a week of extremely warm vreather with an occasional shower, and while It has helped the growth of the vine. It has ela bad a jluadejscy to Increase the mold. A visit to the hopyards affected by the recent heavy hall storm shows that the vines have recovered to a certain extenL In many hills where the head of the main vine was cut off two laterals have grown out. giving the vines .a bushy appearance, which Is rather unusual. That the damage to those yards will materially affect the yield there Is no doubt, but in the major ity of cases the yards are looking well. The harvest will be somewhat later than usual In this locality on account of the setbacks the yards have had." HI TTKR PRICES ADVANCE 2K- CENTS Supply Is Lees Than Local Requirements. Decline in Cheese. luteal butter prices were advanced 2 4 cents yesterday to the 30-cent basis for prima All the creameries did not Join In th advance, but the new price may be general today. At the same time, some of the city creameries raised their buying price of butter rat to 29 cents. There has Ooaa a seasonsble decline in cream receipts, and at the same lime an Increase in the demand for butter is reported. There will be a half-cent decline In cheese quotations, effective on the arrival of the next shipment from Tillamook, due today or tomorrow. The new f. o. b. quota tion on flats will be 15 cents. The egg market opened unchanged from last week. Candled eggs are firm and the demand for uncandied eggs Is slow. There wss a better demand for poultry, especially hens, at the opening. Dressed meets were in smsll supply. I i 1 . M li l.V Of FRUIT IS AMPLE Melons, and Cantaloupes, Are Large Sellers. Wide Range on Peaches. There was a heavy supply of nearly aM kinds of frnlt on the street yesterday and buslnsss was brisk throughout the day. Melons continued to be large sellers. Two cars of cantaloupes arrived from Turlock an! cleaned up st I.7S for pontes and $2 for standards. Oregon peaches sold at a range of 23 to so cents, according to quality. Yellow Cali fornia peaches were quoted at 50 7 a cents There wore large receipts of Oregon to matoes, which moved well at 00 65 cents a box. Caltforata tomstoes have cleaned up. Another shipment of crsted corn srrlved from Caaby and sold st $1.351.50. Bank Clearings. Bank clearing of the Northwestern cities yrrerday wore as follows: Clesrlngs Balances. Portland $1,722,963 $240,423 6stt7 2.016.612 39S.236 ....,.. ........ r 61.457 68.829 FOBILANI QUOTATION:! KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wsgon, 10c; special, drums oz barrels. 13 4c; cases, 17 4 204a ciASOLiNE iJuik, ioc; cases, xzc: motor spirit, bulk, 154c; cases, 224a En gine distillate, drums, 74c; cases, 144c; naptha. drums, 144c; cases, 314a LI.NfciiU.Ll uti- aw, uarreis, .10; ooiiea. barrels, 63c; raw, cases, 66c; boiled, cases 68c TURPENTINE In cases. 65c per galloa; tanks. isc. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE ' MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. Fruit Pine apples, $1.5U3; Mexican limes, $46; Cal ifornia lemons. $2.753.5.50; apples. Graven stein, 75c i. 15. Vegetables Cue-umbers, 25?5c; string beans, 2 3c; peas, 3 4c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 3c; store, 26 4a Onions Yellow. $11.25. Cheese Young America, 14 15c: new, 11 .1 lZ-.c. Butter Fancy' creamery, 24c; seconds. Potatoes Delia new-crop Burbanks. pe: cental sacks. 85c$1.05: boxes, $11.25, sweets. 5c pound. Receipts Flour. 385 qusrter sacks; bar- lev, 12. 00 centals; potatoes, 2431 sacks; hay, l.'S6 tons. 3 steers 1 cow . . . 1 bull . . 1 steer . . 1 steer. . 1 steer . 1 steer. . 2 calves 1 stag . 1 cow . . . 1 cow . . 7 heifers 4 steers 3 steers 1 steer . 5 cows . I cow . . 5 cows . 27 steers 1 cow 24 steers 24 steers 15 steers 25 steers '.1 steers . . 1 stag . . . 1 stag .'. . 1 steer . . . 2 hogs . . . 66 in. sheep 338 m. sheep 92 ewes . . . 248 ewes . . . 1 22 ewes . . . 243 ewes . . . 242 ewes . . . 196 ewes . . . 242 ewes . 1 stag . 2 steers 19 steers 3 cows . 5 cows . 1 bull . . 25 cows . 26 steers 1 cow . . 4 cows . 22 cows . 25 steers 1 heifer 1 steer . 4 steers 13 steers 7 cows . 4 cows . 22 steers 10 cows . 2 cows 3 cows . 1 cow . . 26 cows . 1 cow 2 bulls . Current Wt. Price. 1007 $7.00 770 6.15 1500 4.65 . 960 6.U0 . 840 6.30 .1130 5.50 . 670 6.00 . 465 6.25 .1240 5.65 . 640 5.50 .1100 4.50 . 927 6.50 .1007 HI 7.25 7.25 1020 6.50 Wt. Price .1739 $7.50 .1000 5.25 46 steers 4 cows 2 cows ...101O 3.25 4 cows ...1042 6.00 1 calf 230 8.2a 1 bull 1620 5.00 22 steers ..1268 7.25 6 steers .. 693 5.50 2 cows ... 940 3.50 1 cow .... 960 8.55 2 bulls ...1143 3.50 1 cow 7 steers 26 cows . . . 5 steers . - 3 hogs . . 6.0(11104 hogs . . . lo"s ti.35 17 ewes . 1158 6.S5I135 yearlings 10b lamos. . . 5 hogs . -. 2 hogs . . . .1165 7.25 72 hogs . .. 1247 7.50 14 hogs 1300 7.23 2 hogs 1420 6.2.-.208 hogs 1680 5.00, 2 hogs 1420 7.501109 hogs 130 S.UU - noss 780 .11100 6.00 .1254 7.25 1240 7.2o 070 8.00 1234 7.00 "998 5.83 1350 7.30 377 7.90 183 8.90 110 3.75 S4 4.7a 81 5.25 . . . 155 8.35 . . . 285 7.90 . . . 194 8.90 . . . 188 8.90 . . . 30O 8.45 . . . 194 8.85 . . . 400 7.95 84 3.50 82 4.30 112 4.05 92 4.03 92 4.0 93 4.05 2 4.0' 4.05 4."a 1290 4.73 10S0 6.60 1162 7.00 977 5.50 976 6.00 1070 4.00 lotto a 21 991 7.31 1320 6.00 1205 5.2 1052 6.2, 1092 6.00 840 & 25 980 0. S90 6.25 1063 7.30 1215 1090 6.35 911 6.50 1020 5.90 1075 6.50 1093 5.73 1070 4.00 1073 6.15 900 5.90 8.95 7.95 6.00 18 380 tlt , v. s . . . 1001 3 m. cattle 1017 6.00 1 cow ....1130 o.au .1110 t.vv .1130 7.00 .1200 7.35 .1577 7.25 .1830 7.00 .ll'U . 946 . 986 .80 7.00 7.35 1087 6.50 .1108 7.30 .1120 5.00 .1080 4.50 .1540 8.00 .1015 6.25 . . 390 . .1047 5.00 7 1913. BOOUo; Pacific Coast. 1913. 16ttl8c; P29Hc; Cen- Mctal Markets. NEW YORK. July 27. Lead quiet, 3.824 r, ttn-JU- London. 18 10S. Speller quiet, 5.006.10; London, 121 12s 6a. Copper quiet. Spot and September offered at 13.23; electrolytic, 13.50; lake, nominal; castings. 13.25. Tin steady. Spot, 30.0030.2o; September. 30.1230.37. Antimony dull. Cooksons, 7.127.23. Iron quiet. No. 1 Northern, 14.75 13.25; No 2 Northern. 14.23 13.00; No. 1 South ern. 14.75 15.25; No. 2 Southern. 14:50 13.00. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, July 27. Coffee broke sharply on European war news, but after selling off 26 to 30. rallied In the afternoon and closed IS to 28 net lower. The opening was weak at 14 to 16 decline on European selling and large receipts. Sales, 84,000. July 7.96c. August 7.96c. September 8.11c. October 8.21c. December 8.41c, January 8.46c, March 8.54c. April 8.58c. May 8.62c. Spot, easy. Rio No. 7, Sc: Santos No. 4, HHc. Raw sugar, unchanged. Hops, Etc., at New York. NEW YORK, July 27. Hops, steady; state, common to choice 1913, 13 (it 15c 1912. 12 15c. Hides, steady: Bogota, 284 tra! America. 2SHc. Wool, steady; domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 2ii 80a Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, July 27. Evaporated apples, quiet but firmer; fancy, 114124c; choice, 104 11c; prime. 94 10a Prunes, steady; Callfornias, 3 114c: Oregons, 10 12c. Peaches, quiet. Choice, 6i06c; extra choice. 674c; fancy. 74Sc. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga.. July 27. Turpentine firm, 45 4; sales. 729: receipts, 843; ship ments. 611; stocks, 29,427. Rosin, firm: sales. 2523: receipts, 2145; shipments. 1513; stocks, 105.778. 3uote: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. $3.85s3.70: H. $3.63 3 75: I. $3.673.75: K. $4.304.40: M. $4.75; N. $3.50; WG. $5.906.15; WW. $6.106.40. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. July 27. Butter Higher. Creameries. 214 28c. Eggs Steady Receipts. 12.293 cases: at mark, cases Included. 151844c; ordinary firsts. 174618c; firsts. 18419c. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. July 27. Spot cotton quiet. Middling, 13c; gulf. 13.25c. Sales 1800 bsles. Hopt at London. LIVERPOOL, July 27. Hops st London, Pacific Coast, 3 5. Pnluth Linseed Market. Tvr-LT7TH. July 27. Llnteed. July. $1.87; 2 steers 1 steer 23 steers IS steers 1 steer 13 steers 6 steers 15 steers 3 steers 11 steers 1 cow 1 bull . 1 COW . 4 COWS 1 calf . 3 steers 5 cows 1 steer 1 steer 5 steers 8 steers 86 hogs 7 hogs 70 hogs 1 hog . 79 hogs 1 hog . 2 hogs 4 hogs 73 hogs gfl lambs . 1 150 4.501271 lambs prices of the various classes of stack at the yards ionow Prime steers Choice steers Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows Heifers grw. Calves Bulls 8.00 5.00 Stags 4.50 6.00 lines I.lKht 8.00 8.93 Heavy 7.00 7.95 Sheen Wethers 4.00 4.75 1.-.V..H ;S.-'..ff) 4.2 Yearlings 4.30 5.00 Lambs 5.50 6.00 . 728 5.25 .1040 0.50 . 750 6.50 .1248 7.35 .1074 7.35 . 168 8.90 . 199 8.95 . 192 8.95 . 420 7.95 . 202 8.95 . 490 7.95 . 350 8.45 . 105 7.95 . 221 8.8i . 55 6.00 58 6.00 $7,000$ 6.73 7.00 6.23 6.50 . ... 6.00IH1 6.3. 5.50tf 5.75 0.25 6.50 6.00 8.23 100 105 3.500 100 4,400 117T4 95 M 78 S9 177 '4 45 4 32Vi i3i" 96 4 35 105 iis'i 226 4 29 117 94 '76 89 175 44 12 ii6" 1 94 1; 344 Am Sugar . . . da prelcrred Am T Ac T Co. 90O 119 Amer rob 500 22s Anaconda .... At Coast Line A T & s F. . . do preferred Bait & Ohio 11.000 Br Rap Tr 2.100 Can Pac Com.. 24,700 C & O 1,500 C G W 200 do preferred C N W do preferred C M & St P 7.000 Cen Leather ... 1,900 Cent of H J Chlno 3,200 384 37 Colo F i I 100 24 24 Colo Southern Con Gas 700 1164 125 r L & w 4 134 23 144 4 27 118 110 13 103 23 1314 1164 10 29 9 43 130 D dr. R G 600 5 Dis Securities . 200 13 Erie 7,900 24 4 Gen Electric ... 1,800 144 Gr Nor Ore 1,200 29 do preferred . 3,800 129'j 111 Cen 300 110 Inter Metro ... 300 13 Inter Harv 1.400 105 Kan City Sou.. 5,900 25 Lehigh Valley . 8.200 134 Lou a: Nashv . . 400 M St P & S S M 1.000 119 Mo Kan Tex. 1.7CO 11 do preferred . 400 30 Missouri Pac .. 2.700 10 Nat Lead 100 43 Nat Biscuit ... 700 131 do preferred . 123 Nev Con N Y Central . . 8,800 84 N T Ont A W.. 400- 20 North America Nor Pacific ... 7.800 106 Pac T & T 100 do preferred Penn R R Co.. 6.290 109 Peoples Gas . . . ;-00 120 Reading 48,000 180 Rep S & I 1.100 21 Rock Island Co. 600 1 So Pac Com... 27,500 93 4 South Railway. S.soo 20 Texas Oil 1.500 133 Union Pacific . 62.200 124 4 do preferred . 200 81 United R of S F ' U S Rubber .... 800 56 U S Steel Cor. . . 82,700 59 do preferred . 2,109 109 Utah Copper ... 8.500 54 Wabash Wes Union Tel. 800 B1 j4 West Electric . . 7.000 77 Wis Central ... 700 Si Total shares, 419,100. BONDS. 82 19 104 109 119 I.-.9'. 19 1 92 19 130 322 54 58 109 33 '57 75 304 105 111 119 226 29 117 95 99 77 89 176 4 45 4 12 34 4 1304 'l5 34 280 38 24 20 136 398 4 13 24 144 28 120 1104 13 10f 133 4 131 1174 11 29 10 42 131 133 123 43 19 73 106 21 84 109 120 160 21 93 19 131 124 4 80 9 56 59 !9, 54 4 37 76 4 36 ADVANCE NOT HELD Wheat Prices React Sharply in Chicago Pit. TONE AT CLOSE NERVOUS rtjTorted bv Overbeck & Cooke Co., Board 01 irade u-uuaing, ruiu.uu- Atch Gen 4s Atl Coast Line 1st 4s B It O Gold 4s B R T 4s nuam r. tl 1L, C If & St P Gen 4s 101 C R I Col 4s Cal Gas 5s C B Q Joint 48 Erie Gen 4s lnt Met 4 4s Louhrvllle & Nash Un ts. . Missouri Pac 4 N Y C Gen 3 4" N at W 1st Con 4s Vnrlhprn Pac 4s Oregon Short Line Rcf 4s.. Oregon Ry .vav ss Pac Tel 5s Penna Con 4s Reading Gen 4s St L & ban Jrran ret h. So P Ref 4s S P Col 4e So Ry 6s So Ry 4s Un Pac 1st and Rei 4s... U S Steel 5s West Shire 4s Wabash 4s . Westlnghouse EJeo Cc 6s. . Wisconsin Central 4s Western Pac os Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. July 27. Closing quotations Bid. Asked . 94 94 924 3 91 ! 8i2 92 9i 101 101 20 21 92 93 . 96 70 76 75 95 954 40 42 82 94 96 . . . . 95 90 904 39 96 964 100 95 i 66 90 92 88 89 103 104 71 71 94 94 102 4 102 92 93 42 44 96 96 87 8 .... 41 Allouez Amal Copper. Am Z L & ni Ariz Com 38 I Nevada Con .... 13 04 4;.'tplssmg Mines. Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. July 27. Hogs Receipts 4500, 5c higher. Heavy. $8.55 1J 8.75; mixed. $8.33S.05; light. $8.508.S5; ulrs. $7.508.25: bulk. $8.308.6.j. Cattle Receipts 4300, market steady to 10c lower. Native steers, 17.D0UJ9. i D ; cow and heifers. $6(38: Western steers, $6,500 8.75: Texas steers. $6 0 7.50; cows and heifers. $5.7507.15; canners, $3.50 0 5.50 calves, $7.5010.50. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. July 27. Hogs Receipts 31.- 000. market strong. Bulk. $8.7008.95; light, $8.60 9.10: mixed. $8.55; pigs. $7.80 8.90. Cattle Receipts 13.000, market strong. Beeves, $7.65010; steers, $8.408.35; stack ers and feeders, $5.508.10: cows snd heifers. $3.SO9.20; calves, $7.75011.25. Sheep Receipts 19.000. market steady. Sheep, $5.20 0 5.00; yearlings, $5.60 6.55; lambs, $68.15. LONDON LEADS DEGLINE ALL STOCK MARKETS AFFECTED BY SERVIAN CRISIS. Drop In Hull Street Prices Not Extensive as Abroad, but Weak ness Is General. NEW YORK. July 27. The one subject of discussion and cause of apprehension In fi nancial circles today was the Impending crisis In Europe. The condition was fore shadowed in the demoralized state of the London market. Prices of principal Ameri can stocks were off up to 7 points In Lon don. Canadian Pacific being weakest At the opening of the stock market here, declines were less extensive, but further recessions occurred as the morning pro gressed. Canadian Pacific losing a total of 4 and other securities of the first class yielding 2 to 3 points. To add to the general unsettlement addi tional large gold engagements for Europe, including $5,000,000 to London, were an nounced. A natural corollary of this move ment was a sharp advance In foreign ex change to 4.90 compared with 4,88.20 last Saturday. Ruidi were weak with a break of 114 points In Chicago and Indiana Coal Railway 5s and 2 in New York City 4 4s of 1963. Total sales, par value. $2,731,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson sVCo., Lewis building. Portland. Sales. High. Amal Copper .. 31.400 65 63 Am Beet sugar ji vt -i 6, sou .Oft zo n 500 8U 89 1,500 50 48 Closing Low. Bid Am Can Co . . do preferred . Am C & F Co. ao preferred. . Am Cotton Oil. Am S & R Co. 200 64 2114 24 89 49 117U 37 63 14 North Butte 24 4 ' i North Lake .... i Cal & Ariz 64 Old Dominion... ssvs Cal & Hecla...403 psceoia j Centennial 16 Qulncy j5 Cop R Con Co.. stuinnanniiii E Butte Cop M6 2 Superior .... 26 Franklin 3Sup & Bps aim., i Granby Con ... 7 ITamarack '2 Greene Cananea 30 u S Sm R & M So Isle Roy (copj.. is " pi... j Kerr Lake ..... 6 Utah Con ...... 10 Lake Copper Utan copper uo ojvi La Salle Cop... i-miwinraii Miami Copper.. 21 Wolverine 38 Mohawk 6 Butte & Supr.... .4 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, July 27. Close Mercantile paper, laas per cent, eierinig ecuct& demoralized: 60-day bills, ?4.s; aemana. $4.91 4.92; commercial bills, $4.85. ar Sliver, u.c Mexlcanadollars. 40c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds "'cull money steady. 22 4 per cent; rul ing rate. 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 24 per cent. ,,, Time loans stronger; wi uajo, ox vy cent: 90 days. 314SF34 per cent; six momm, 4 4 per cent. LONDON. July 27. Bar silver weak, 24 3-16d. Money, 2H per cent. Short bills and three months. 4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. July 27. Silver bars. 62c, , . Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight 2c, telegraph 5c. citerllng on London, 00 days, $4.85; sight, $4.10. , Condition of the Treasury WASHINGTON, July 27. The condition of the United States Treasury today was: Net balance In general fund- -$148,384,811 Total receipts Saturday 2,593.210 Total payments Saturday 1,876,019 The surplus this fiscal year Is $6,3D6,902, against a deficit of $13,6f5,964 last year exclusive of Panama Canal and public debt transactions. . Belief Tliat European War Will Be Averted Turns Trailers to Sell ing Side of Market Course Grains Irregular. CHICAGO. July 27. Hope that a Euro pcan war might yet be averted made the wheat market react sharply today after a decided advance. The close was nervous at the same as Saturday night to c. In corn, the outcome was unchanged to c up and for oats unchanged to c oir. 1 rovt slons scored a net gain of 10 to 25c. Although war tension carried the early wheut mnrket decidedly higher, me excue ment In the pit was far from being equal to that of Saturday. There was a general rusn tn huv hut as a rule orders were nr com paratlvely small amounts. Subsequently the market sagged on ' account of reports that .liDlnm.-itic DfOSSure was making Austria nan Corn strenghtened with wheat. Hot. dry weather counted also against the bears Prices later eased off when wheat turned down grade. Oats strengthened like the other cereals but trading lacked volume. RHnrtn in nrovislons found offerings mea gre. Advancing quotations for hogs seemed to make sellers wary. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High July $ .84 $ .85 Sept S.l .81 Dec S74 ."74 May $1 .91 CORN. July- 73 .73 Sept 70 .704 OATM. July 38 .36 .33 Sept 36 .86 .35 ME63S PORK. Low. $ .53 .".' .S6 .0 .'111 Close $ .84 .S3 :8 .90 .78 .69 .35 .384 July Sept, 22.05 20.55 Sept. Oct. Sept. el 10.02 10.07 11.92 11.42 ..20.40 20.33 20.40 LARD. . . 9.90 10,08 O.On ..10.05 10.10 10.05 SHORT RIBS. ..11.00 11.93 11.00 ..11.42 11.47 11.42 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, 8480c; No. 2 hard, 84 SOVjc; No. 2 Northern, 964 9Sc; No. 2 Spring, 95 97c. Corn No. 2 yellow, 744 75c: So. 3 yel low, 74744c. Rye No. 2, 60 67c. Barley 49'r5(ic. Timothy" $4.00 5.30. Clover 81O.00 13.00. European Grain Markets. LONDON, July 27. Cargoes on passage firm. English country markets firm at full prices; French country markets quiet. LIVERPOOL. July 27. Wheat, No. 1 Manitoba, 7s 7d; No. 2, 7s 54d; October, 7s ld: December, 7s 2d. Weather fine. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. July 27. Wheat July. 904c, September, 85c: No. 1 hard, 98c: No. 1 Northern. 937c; No. 2 North ern, 9195c Barley, 43 53c. Flax. $1.86 4 1.884. San I'ranclsto Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27 Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.501.51; red Russian. $1.52 1.58 ; Turkey red, $1.55; bluestem, $1,37 4; feed barley. 9597c; white oats, $1,22 4 1.23 : bran $2l.5o 24.75: middlings, $30. 'II: shorts, $26.50'u27. Call board Wheat tirm No trading. Bar ley, steady, December, $1,00 4 bid, $1,014 asked. Pnget Sound Wheat Market. TACOMA. July 27. Wheat Bluestem, 82c; fortyfold, 80c; club. 79c; fife, 78c. Car receipts Wheat 20, oats 3, barley 2, hay 7. SEATTLE July 27. Wheat August and September delivery quotations: Bluestem, 83e; fortyfold. Sic: club, 80c; fife. 784c; red Russian". 774c. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 17, corn 1, hay 16, barley IT. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN, Ills.. July 27. Butter. 28c. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. July 27. Maximum tem perature, 74.8 degrees: minimum, 5S.2. River reading at 8 A. M., 9.4 feet; change in last "4 hours, .4 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M. ). none; total since September 1 1913, 38.90 Inches; normal rainfall. 44.44 inches; deficiency. 5.54 inches. Total sun shine. 10 hours, 17 minutes: possible sun shine, 15 hours. Barometer (reduced to sea level) o Jr. JU.UJ lncnes. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. ZS st 5 I 3 u 8.810. 00 Stats of Weath sr 9610.001 0.00 8210.001 S- u.llu SO'0.00 0.00 0.00 o.oo 0.00 0.00 0.00 Baker Boise Boston Calgary Chicago Coltax Denver Des Moines . . Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville Kansas City . Klamath Falls Los Angeles Marshfleld . . Medford Montreal .... New Orleans New York . . . North Head . North Yakima Pendleton Phoenix Pocatello Portland .... Roseburg .... Sacramento St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake . . . San Francisco Seattle Spokane Tm. I 70:0.0 Tatoosh Island .. 60 0.00 Walla Walla 8310. 11" Washington 8410. fO Winnipeg 92.0.00 S NTS E E XW NE B NE I! N els 14IS 0.00'12'NW 98 0.00 10iSE 85!0.0010SE 7210.001 8ISW 70 0.00 ioInw MO. 5s;o. son. Sit O.OOIIO'S IP. 0.0C1 S SE 9010.02 10ISE 86 0.00! 4INW ao:o.oo!2R:w 681 0 . 00 84 0.00 Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Pt. ciouoy Pt. cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Clear 8 NW Clear 8 W Clear 4IN Pt. cloudy 4 W Clear 4INW Clear 4 S PL cloudy 12!E (Clear .00 12IW on S NE 00 81 SW 2H 4 VY 00 SO NW 00 6 NW on t; w 00 4 W 12 4 SE 00 10 NW Hi' ; NW LEBANON TEACHERS NAMED Corps for Next Year Increased by One and School Opens Sept. 14. LEBANON. Or., July 27. (Special.) Seventeen teachers have been appointed by the Lebanon School Board for the ensulnc; year. This is an increase of one over last year. The following:; new teachers have been employed: High school, Miss Ger trude Reeves; grades. Miss Anna Den man, Corvallis; Miss Olta Mayfleld, Brownsville; Miss Catherine Lauler, of Iowa; Miss May Kauch, of Salem; Miss Edna May Messenger, of Portland. Those reappointed were: P. Thordar son, superintendent high school; O. S. Kirschner, Miss Pearl Bradley, Miss Ruth Peter; grades, E. D. Botts, Miss Jessie Reed, Miss Joama Hislop. Miss Frankl Allen, Miss Hazel Hazelton, Miss Kern Bellinger and Miss Jessie Wilds. School will open September 14. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UKTTED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital Surplus $1,000,000 $1,000,000 OFFICERS st. C. jtrtSWOnm rresldrat. ft. LEA B ARISES, Vice-President. W. A. BOLT, Asst. A. M. WRIGHT. Asst. Oaskler. R. W. 8CHMKER, Csurkler. V. 8. Dick. PINKERTON & COMPANY UNITED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, 111., ever since 1883 No connection with or relation to the Pinkerton National Detectir Agency. Scientific detective work along modern lines. Our COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT We force the payment of bad debts. Wc operate on the broad principle that you cannot make any one pay you unless he wants 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. TREECE, District Manager. LADD & TILTON BANK t-svittbiiitbeii Capital and Surplus $ 2,000.0 D I Commercial and Sa vines Deposit 1 11 V Kl l.HV 1.1'inK. I Companie Generale Transatlantique LMrr't I-ln to Hn vr-rr- . I " Falllnca from New York evr VVrJnMdty, 10 A. m. ?ah Tno La Lorraine, Wed., August 5 1 PKOVENt'E An. I'J LA K.WOIK An. -, IHMI ,p. t FRANCE! new ) Au.l LA LORRAINE Sept t'l.l I'lloN I I Twin si rew stesmer. ' J SV.m''J.i.Kl'." 11 -' "m""im SPFXHL SAT1 IVI1AT Mllil'iii limn i n iimn, . . .1. ONE CLASS CABIN II snd THIRD-CLAM 1-ssssng.srs OttJf. ROCHAMBEAU Au. S CHICAGO 0 W Stlner 0 0th St.: A. I). Churl! M l..rrl,,.i. sLlB M Trlr. C. M SI P Ry norilrT II. Smith. 116 1.1 -I . : C. Klirlilnn, 100 Xsf .! n FlL fliiTJ ' ""k "';' ?'h, "l,,"rk ' 1 r- 8. M'Farland. 3d and tVasliincton st-.: t.. II. Imrf.i, It4 .til W. West conducting the various courses of study the institute offered much Interesting- and entertaining lnftrui-tlnn. A Prominent Lo cal Motorist Says: Bitulithic pave ment, in my opin ion, is positively non - skidding, and when driving over it, whether it is wet or dry, I never give a thought to my machine skidding. Los Angeles and Return $37.45 It Ml HO AO TO s I'll IM IV O. connecting with turblns teHmsh!p Yale and Harvard, largest and fastest strictly passenger ship flying the Amer ican flap. Average speed 5 miles per hour. The ships with perfect services. Friday, July 31 Limit Aug. 10th. FRAMv WsTiiaf. Uenl. (With Denver A Rio Grande R. R., IM 3d Street.) Main 26. A 45H. Epivorth League Institute Ends. ALBANY, Or., July 27. (Special.) After a successful meeting the second annual Epworth League Institute of Oregon, which has been In session here the past six days, closed last night. The final meeting was held in the First Methodist Church, with Fletcher Ho man, president of Willamette Univer sity, preaching the closing sermon. With prominent Methodist workers from the Northwest and the Middle Yellowstone Park-l 8210.001 6'S CIear WEATHER CONDITIONS. a email rfiafiirha-noe Is central over Al berta and the barometer Is relatively high over Western British Columbia. This dis tribution of pressure will cause fair weather in this district Tuesday, except In South eastern Idaho, where it probably will be showery. Showers and thunder storms have occurred In the plafeau region and at scat I...H nT9,AH In the MississiDDi Valley. East Gulf states. Lower Lake region and Middle Atlantic states. ine cnanges in tempera ture since yesterday have been unimportant. Portland and vicinity Fair; northwesterly winds. , Oregon and Washington Fair; northwest erly winds. Idaho r-air excepr snowers suuineasi ijhi- tion. EDWARD A. HEALS, October Popular Onpid Month. POMEROY, Wash., July 27. (Spe cial.) Recent examination of the car field County Auditor's books show that October is the most popular marriage month in Pomeroy. Six licenses were Issued In October. 1913, five in Novem ber and five in Juns P Mhow'place or sBVHchQ BAHIA. RIO 1E JANEIRO. SANTOS. and MONTBViDEO New and Fast (12,u00-ton) Passenger bteamera rrom rvew i oric every alter nate Saturday. BUSK & DANIELS, Gen. Agla.. 8 Broadway, X. Y. Dorscy B. Hmit.i. 3d ami Washington Ms. Or Local Agent ft. J.C.WILSON&CO. 6TOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN AND COIIUX. NEMBE88 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHAKGH CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE NSW YORK COTTON KXCHANGs. lUb STOCK AND BO.i) Xt,UA- U. BAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND OFFICE: Lewis Building, 269 Oak Street. Phones Marshall 3258. A 4187 TRAVELERS' GUIDE. SACKS New and Second-Hand Sacks for WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS, ONIONS, POTATOES, HOPS, ETC. We guarantee our grades of second-hand bag. We manufacture new burlap bags of all kinds. De livered prices made to any point. Ask your dealer for our bags, or write us direct. Bags, Hop Cloth, Twine Winkleman Bag Co. Oldest, Larsrest Second-Hand Bag Dealers In Northwest. 175 FRONT ST., COR. YAMHILL ST., PORTLAND, OR. WHITE STAR LINE uli mriL P.. Log Aug. 8 AUG. 9, SEPT. IB. OCT. 10. OCT. SI. Via Plymouth Cherbourg Southampton OTHER SAILINGS. OCEANIC. Aug. 1, Aug. i. Sept. U New York Queeiistoivn Liverpool. Adriatic Aug. 6ICellc Aug. 20 t'edrie Aug. IS Baltic Aug. S7 Boston Queen (.town Liverpool. S52..1Q up, according to steamer. Arable, Aug. II, Sept. 8. Cwnrlc. Aug. 25, Sept. 22. Boston Mediterranean Italj . Canople, Aug. 20. Ort. S. Crelir, Sept. 1, Oct. Z4. AMERICAN LINE Oneclsss Cabin (II i service, IM up. Plvmouth Cherbourg Southampton. St. Paul 'Hi 7 1 Philadelphia Aug ft New York .Aug 14 St. Louis .. Aug. 28 ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE New York, London Direct. Minnehaha Auz. X MImiespolU Aug. tt Mlnnetonka Aug. 15' Minnewaaka Aug. 19 RED STAR LINE New York Dover Antwerp. Vadrrland .. .Aug. 8 Finland . Aug. 22 Kroonland Aug. 15 Lapiaud ... Aug. 2U WHITE STAR DOMINION MONTREAL QUEBEC LIVERPOOL ONLY FOUR DAYS AT SEA BY THE LArgest Steamer- From Montreal. Canada Aug. 8 Teutonic.. . Aug. 2t Laurrntlr . .Aug. 15 Megantle . . .Aug 20 Send for folders of beautiful St. Lawrence route to Europe. A. E. DISNEY. Passenger Agent, Rail way Exchange Bldg., 019 Second Ave., Seattle. Telephone Main lis or Local Railway and Steam-hip Agents. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND MIM .I I NI. Round Trip Rates: Flrst-rlnsa lo Tahiti I1S5, to Wellington 127.50, to Sydney 00 Special Pacific Ocean Tour (Including South Sea Isles), (126 1st class throughout. Round the World P.t.-s on sjipilrstlon. Regular through servico from San Franclsc". S 6 Moans (10. no tons) sslls Aug. It. S S Wlllochra (17.000 tons) salts Sept. If. 9. & Tahiti (ll.ooii tons) sails Oct. II. Send for Pamphlet. Union Steamship Co. of No, Zealand, Ms. Office: t7 Market street, San Fran lass, or locsl S. 8. snd R. R. agents. ALASKA Special one-way and round-trip rate. Steamship sails direct 8 P. M. XOMIIV, A! til ST 8. Few Kaaervatlons Left Snn Francisco. Portland A Los naTrlrs Mranishlp Is, FRANK BOLLAM. Asient. 124 TUrd Street. A-4.MMI. Mala In. New Coos Bay Line Steamship sails direct Thursday. Julv 30. 9 A. M. for Marshfleld. North Ben'l. Empire and Han Francisco. Mukt reser vation at once. 1 HANK HOLLA M, Paaa. Altent. Alain 26. 124 3d Street. A 4& Freluht Office. Alber's Hock Ns. S. Main 53. A 4012. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Fslls from Alnssorth dock, porllsnd. M. July 7. 12. 17, i'2. 37. Aur. L 8. 11. 18. li lt. Freight and ticket offices, Lower Alntoiil, dork. Portlsnd Coos Bay S. S. Lias. U H. KEATINO. Agent. Pbore Ham soon. A 2SM. San Francisco LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEOO S. S. ROANOKE Sails Wednesday. Jnly 29 NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Office I Freight Office 122A 3d St. Foot Northrop St. Main 1314, A 1314 Main 543, A 5422 Steamer Georgiana Leave Washington-street Deck at A. M. Dally. Except Friday, for Astoria and Way Landings Returntn Fare ig, leaves Astoria at i:nr. a. 11.00 Each Way. Main 1 422. 8. 8. HEAVES HAILS FOB SAN FK AN CISCO LOS ANGELES I A. M. July tC The San Francisco st Portland . Co., .1 and Washington Sts. (with O.-W. BV N. lo.) Tel. Marshall 45V0. A m. DRAIX TO COOS BAT. Auto run daily. Delightful trip t Allegany or the Ocean-beach reuia Wit reservation to O. MAii'OlM, Orals WHsUT Track prices: Club, 7S0c; 63 September. $1,884-