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J TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1914. ' . MORNING OREGONIAN, - ! i I " AMERICA IS HELD TO BE IN WAR PERIL Complications Likely to En danger Only Great Power of White Race Not in Conflict. SITUATION IS DIAGNOSED International Lawyer Keveals How Kasily United State May Become Involved Through Neutrality Duties and Fighters" Act-. ST AN INTERNATIONAL LAWYER. WASHINGTON. Aur- 9. (Special.) The United States today is the only first-class power of the white race in the world which is not engaged in war. Naturallv this country is congratulating- itself on this fact. But few Americans real lie. however, that their country is on the precipice and may be forced over into the world-wide con flict at any moment. There are many possibilities of in ternational friction to which this coun try is exposed as a result of the Euro-p-an strugple. . Greatest of all is the danger which n.ll be run in the carrying; of contra band after a merchant marine is ob taincJ. Danger also lurks in the pro posed amendment to the registry laws. America Muat Police Asia. Almost equally great is the danger In the Orient, where the United States must police Asia against the aggres sions of the Japanese. The Tanama Canal may force the United States into international dis putes if the warships of two or more 1 of the warring nations mi - and those of one attempt to escape from the other through the canal. Possibly the greatest danger will fol low after the war closes. If onepower emerges triumphant over the other i in such a degree that It will be looked upon as the world's foremost lighting nation, undoubtedly it will turn its at tention to South America. The Mon roe doctrine as facing its severest test. Resources for War Abundant. The't nited States has the advantage. If war comes, of being able to feed and clothe herself, aa well as furnish all ber building material and fuel. L - ih. oth-r band, with its ,in tinx. in its western Hal if. largely urban and industrial, must de . j .Aor.HnrTiA commerce to I pena on . fny fnnH SlinolV. Till" la f real -" , . . especiallv so with Germany and Eng land, whose large populations are for the most part concentrated in great ClEngland. so far. at least holds the ten. and from her preponderance of naval tonnage should continue to. This should Insure a sufficient food supply for her own people, and under present conditions for France also. nlwlmlr Rnnnlna; Entlclnc. i ,..rtinl v. will put th mm hlocka running if a cargo of wheat is landed In Hamburg at thU time it will be vyorth its weight In nickel, four months from now Its weight in silver, and a year from now Its weight in gold. Contrary to the expectations or many the present war is apt to last more than one year. With tremendous premiums placed on blockade running there will be plenty ot eager takers. This same sort of thing brought war with England in 1812. England. If she suspects any cargoes, will Insist on the right of search and will act as her best interests dictate in the premises- What England may re gard as contraband of war may be very different from what we regard as con traband of war. Contraband May Cause Friction. Where differences arise, especially In times like the present, an aggravated International friction is bound to be the result. Italy, for instance, has de clared her neutrality In the present crisis. She was not bound by treaty to help Germany and Austria against Ituar sia alone in the present crisis, but when France declared war asainst Cermany she was bound to assist Ger many. Italy's exact neutrality on this phase of tne question has not yet become known. As the understanding between Germany and Italy was for a long time secret, it does not take a great Ktrelch of imagination to suppose that Italy may maintain a "benevolent" neutrality and allow the export of foodstuffs to Austria and Germany. Foodstuffs are "conditional contra band." according to the declaration of London. Foodstuffs Status ruzsllng. Tho United States regards the dec laration of London as authoritative in so far as Its. the United States, view ot the questions of neutrality are con cerned. England does not recognize in any way the declaration of London as a neutral nation, might, there fore, with propriety consider food stuffs as not contraband. She would then become the haven for the United States trade In wheat and other food stuffs. Then If England stopped this trade that Is, between the United States and Italy she. In a way, would be inter fering with the trade between two neutral nations, one of which would be the United States. This almost surely would cause friction between the governments concerned. Shipping; Registry Also Issue. The promiscuous transfer of ships of foreign registry to the United States flag especially if laws were so framed that a transfer of registry could be ef fected in the future, is another point where caution must be exercised. At present the United States is the only great white power not involved In war which has a representation both civil and military in eastern Asia. Il therefore becomes automatically the protector of the whites in eastern Asia, except those in colonies of the powers at war. It is incumbent on the United States to look after all whites in China, In Manchuria. In Corea. and even In Japan. In China alone many Instances have arisen In the past requiring military protection for white subjects and citi zens by their respective governments. Should conditions of this kind arise in the near future, would it be in keep ing with th dignity of the United States to shirk these responsibilities?, Japan Dangerous Competitor. Japan will be in an extremely fa vorable position to claim the trade of the Orient, a status which she Is per fectly ready to maintain against all comers. The old saying Is that where two Unas of trade cross war is the result. It usually is, as a high-handed act by one leads to retaliation on the part of the other. Not only will American and Japanese commercial interests clash In Asia, but also to a considerable extent In South America. Japan has a considerable merchant marine for this purpose; the United States has almost none. The fsheries of Alaska and the immigration and. school questions between Japan " . I and the United States are causes in themselves sufficient to bring on trou ble. Panama Canal Offers Difficulty. The United States has guaranteed a neutrality of the Panama Canal to all nations. This, of course, applies to war as well as peace. The ships of any of the belligerents canNjise the canal, therefore, as soon as it is opened. Suppose that England, if badly de feated on the sea. called on Japan some time next December for a division or two of battleships to go to her aid in accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Would the American people look with favor on this? Suppose a German ship were being chased by a Japanese ship and it were captured close under the forts of the Pacific entrance of the canal and the forts sunk it. What would be the re sult if the Japanese claimed that they were not within the three-mile limit? HAPPY PARTY IS HOME JOYS OF COUNTRY LIFE AT FOREST GROVE TOLD BY YOOGSTBR5. Preparations for Outfitting Tillamook Delegation Sel for Wednesday. Clothing Is Needed. CONTRIBUTIONS TO FRESH-AIR FUND. Previously reported 12303.33 Mrs. A. Steller 30 I. C. Bear 6.00 Judge O. A. Anderson. Baker.. 3.00 F. J. Steinmctx 3.00 Total 12314.85 Contributions should be sent to V. R. Manning, seecretary of the Asso ciated -Charities, 411 Commercial block; It. S. Howard, treasurer, at Ladd & Tllton Bank, or to The Ore gonian. Donations of clothing should go to tho Associated Charities, 411 Commercial block. Plumo as little partridges after 10 days In the country, the tirst party of fresh air children that was sent to Forest Grove came back to Portland yesterday, escorted by Mrs. Charles N. Hines. There were 22 of them, and hardly had they come from the train when some of them began to ask if there might not be a chance for them to go to the country again. "I had an awful good time: three times better than I ever had before," declared "Filbert," wno was the fresh air mascot in the parties last year. "I'm nine and a half pounds heavier than I was. and I had blackberry pla all the time and seven eggs for supper." Filbert lugged home with him a chicken and two dozen eggs. Among the individuals sent out to morrow will be two boys to stay for a while with J. E. Downey, at Willamette. Efforts arc being made to provide a place for a convalescent just out of St. Vincent's Hospital, for two weeks or longer in the country. Children who are to go to Tillamook with the party to that city on August 15 will be outfitted at the Associated Charities, Wednesday. Demands for clothing will be heavy, and Mr. Man ning and the clothing committee are anxious that all donations of this na ture that can possibly be sent, be brought in before Wednesday, if pos sible. C. W. Stinger, of the Southern Pa cific, called yesterday to announce that he had arranged for a special car for the children to Tillamook. It Is planned to Include many family groups in this party, which could not be sent on other trips without being separated from one another. The cash donations, while they have diminished since the war excitement, continue to come In encouragingly, and It Is hoped that the fund will yet mount to a sufficient figure to make possible the purchase of a fresh air farm for the children and mothers In time for next year. City Hand Concerts Announced. The Municipal Band, Charles L. Brown, director, will play the following pro gramme at Lents Park tonight at 8 o'clock: March, -Stars and Stripes Forever," Sousa; waltz. "Dolores," Waldteufel; overture. Merrv Wives OI ninuaur, ,icumi, ,ricoi.ai danse. "riultana." Voelker; bouquet of popu lar melodies, "Tip Top." O'Hare. Intermis sion. OCeilCB liuo, B'i .,ove, - ....... paraphrase, "Die Loreley." Neevadba; se lections from "Bohemian Girl," Balfe: pop ular rags, "Remick's Hits," Lampe. Wednesday's concert will be at Hol laday Park. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Auc. 10. Maximum temper ature, SS degrees; minimum, 00 degrees. River reading at S A. M.. 5.8 feet; change In last 24 hours, 0.3 foot fall." Total rainfall 5 P. M. to 3 P. M. ), none: total rainfall since September 1, 1913, 38.01 inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 44.60 inches; de-. fielency of rainfall since September 1, 1913. 5.73 Inches. Total sunshine August 10, 14 hours, 21 minutes; possible sunshine, 14 hours, 24 minutes. Barometer (rduccd to sea-level) at 5 P. M.. 28.92 Inches. THE WEATHER. Ill 3 t, IP STATIONS. Stats of Weath .r Baker Boise i Boston Calgary fWeago Colfax Denver Den Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena 8o;o S4'0 .00 6'N Clear Clear oo lo w nn 12 sw in ii Cloudy Clear U6," 88 0 880 .HO 1 1 K 46 8 N Cloudy 0" Clear 84 0 M) U 10 10'SE Cloudy .00 4iN Clear 860 00 8 NWiPt. cloudy 00 6 W Cloudy OO.U 88;0.01I12!S Pt. cloudy 74 O.OO 4INE !Pt. cloudy 90 0.0012 ES Clear 84lO.OO'll)'N Pt. clondy 88'0.00! 4jW Clear 72IO.OO10SW Clear 7010.00 lOjNWIClear 9R0.oo 8NW;Clear 78!0.10 BS Pt. Cloudy Jacksonville ..... Kansas City Klamath Falls. . . Los Angeles Marshfleld Medford Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans New York North Yakima... Pendleton Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis . . .' Salt Lake San Francisco. . . Seattle Tacoma Tatoosh Island. . . Walla Walla Washington ..... Yellowstone Park 90 0.06 ItHSW Cloudy 900.U0 4 S Udear S4i0.00! 4;S ciouay 0 O O0 I SW Clear 00 4 W Clear 00 4 NWlClear 00 8 W Clear 00 11 NW Clear 94 0 102 n M 0 o 9210 Sfi 11 .00 IN Clear .0010S Clear .30 8 SW ICloudy .no in NWlClear M 0 KJ 11 Kl 0 80 0 80 0 0 ,, III. o s 0 00 20 W Ft. cloudy .00 12 NW Clear 001 SIN Pt. cloudy 00 8 SW Cloudy 00 6 SW .'Clear 34 4 SE ICloudy 00 10NWClear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A small high-pressure area Is central off Vancouver Island and another overlies the Northern Plains States; the pressure Is also high over the Southeast and along the North Atlantic Coast. Low pressure obtains else where, and especially over the Pacific South west; Alberta and Ontario, where depressions are now central. Showers have fallen In North Central Montana, the Plateau and Southern Plalna States, the West Gulf and Middle Atlantic States, Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Lakes Region and St. Lawrence Val ley. Thunder storms accompanied the raln fali In most of these section. The weather Is warmer in Montana, on most of the Pa cific Slope, in Western and Southeastern Canada. Pennsylvania. Western New York and New England: It Is cooler in the Basin States. Oklahoma. Central Texas. Iowa, Mis souri, Illinois, the District of Columbia and Manitoba. -L . The conditions are favorable for genorally fair weather In this district Tuesday. It will be warmer in Idaho and northwesterly winds will obtain near the coast, FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Fair: northwesterly winds. Oregon Fair, northwesterly winds. Washington Generally fair; winds mostly westerly. Idaho Generally fair and warmer. THEODORE F. DRAKE. Acting District Forecaster, HOPS ARE FIRMER Increased Demand for New Crop Contracts. BUYING AT 141-2 AND 15 Cutting Off of German Supply Sends Brewers Into Market Before They Are Ready Crop Estimates Reduced. Hop dealers are steadily reducing their estimates of the coming Oregon crop. Some of them now figure the yield as low as 110. 000 or 115.000 bales. It Is likely that the Pacific Coast will be 50.000 bales short of Ia6t year's production. The market has "gained materially in strength, and a strong demand for con tracts bus developed. Growers are not ready sellers end business Is being put through with difficulty. About 60.000 pounds are known to have been signed up In this state and Washington at 14 hi and 15 cents. Dealers were offering these prices in sev eral sections and many orders are known to be unfilled at 14 cems. In California, according to wires received yesterday. 13 am? 14 cents was offered for Sacramental for early shipment, and It was reported that 15 cents was bid for Sonomas. Picking starts In that state this week. There is some business In the spot mar ket, but it is not extensive. H. L. Hart bought 00 bales of l'913s from T. A. Lives ley & Co. at 11 cents. There were orders in California for spots, and up to 12V4 cents was bid for. Yolos, with no sellers. Two cables received from London Satur day night reported tho market advancing, h,v. r.ri.-c much stronger and little being offered. English crop prospects were not materially changed, tnougn some eiumii" were higher. Nothing, of course, is known of the Con tinental crop situation. As it Is not likely that any German hops will come here, this into the market before they are ready. Cutting off of the German supply will mean that 30.000 to 40,000 bales more of domestic hops will be required by American brewers. The possibility of cap turing distance markets heretofore supplied by the Europeans is being considered, and this may soon become an important factor In the market. Won ,-rnn conditions in New York are re ported by the Watervllle Hop Reporter as follows: u.n, in this vicinity continue to iook ii- nnrf ihe freouent rains have, of course. been beneficial. The cold nights, however, which we have had during the past woek are not quite so tavorabie to the best growth of tlir. vine. Various parts OI .viauitoii County had quite severe hall storms early In the week, but we learn of no great dam age being done. There .s a little complaint of lice, but so far they are not present in any quantity to cause alarm." WHEAT TRADE ON SMALL SCALE Active Local Demand for Patent Hour. Millfeed Firm. There was no material change in the KitiiiiHnn at the opening of the week. The exporters are still unwllllns to enter the market, and domestic business Is of -nii nlnu! Speculators would no doubt show more activity if the financial situation were favorable. Prices arc more, or leas nominal, with 86 cents believed to be about the right price for club. Farmers are very strong In theilr views. The export flour trade, like the wheat trade is tied up, but there is a stronger demand for patents and stocks of old-crop flour are gradually melting away. Mill feeds are strong. Shorts are scarce and are now held at $27. Local receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 101 10 12 i 1 Year ago 39 6 17 5 28 Season to date.. 886 165 239 100 150 Year ago 321 185 267 80 213 The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer chants Exchange were confined to Ameri can supplies, no figures on the foreign movement being available. The American visible supply compares as follows Bushels. Increase. 4, 580. 000 3,868,000 758.000 August 10, 1914 August 11, 1913 August 12. 1912. . . . August 11. 1911 August 15, 1910 August 16, 1909. . . . August 17, 1908 August f9, 1907 August 20, 1906 August 21, 1905. . . . .34,321 000 .41,546,000 .18,003,000 .47.972,000 2.031,000 .18,'876 00O 3)784,000 . 8,283,000 .17,443,000 Oil 445.000 786,000 228,000 177,000 .49.271.000 rl.U49,00O 3,722,000 Decrease. SUGAR PRICE JUMPS CENTS. Sensational Advances in All American Mar kets. The biggest advance so far in sugar prices occurred yesterday, when all grades of re fined were advanced 75 cents a hundred. This puts the price of fruit and berry sugar at $6.55. The local trade was looking for an ad vance, but hardly expected it to be so ex tensive. The California & Hawaiian re finery in the forenoon raised Its list 25 cents, and in the afternoon tacked on another 50 cents. The Western refinery raised Its prices 80 cents. Local Jobbers therefore followed the lower refinery quotation by advancing their prices 75 cents. The New York market was strong and higher, with all the Eastern refineries at the $6 basis. In the latter part of last week they were quoting $5. The Portland sugar market, although high. Is still $1 a sack under the record price, as local quotations stood at $7.55 from Septem ber 22 to October 14. 1911. STRONG DEMAND FOR LOCAL PEACHES Good Cantaloupes Selling Well Sweet Po tato Season Opens. Peaches were the firmest article In the fruit list. The supply was not large and there was a great demand. The best peaches readily brought 75 cents. There was a good demand for good canta loupes, standards and jumbos selling at $1.25 1.40. Ponies brought anywhere from 50 cents up. Melons were In oversupply and weak. Grapes were plentiful and sold well. A fancy car came in, Malagas going at $1.35 and Rose of Peru at 75 cents. Lemons were strong at the advance, fancy now selling at $9.50. The first straight car of new potatoes was received, and tbey sold well at 4 cents. Tomatoes were weak at 5065 cents. BUTTER FIRM AT NEW PRICES Poultry and Dressed Meats Are In Small Supply. The butter market was firm yesterday at the 2 hi -cent advance already announced. All the city creameries are not quoting the top price, but the new quotation Is likely to be general In a day or two. The demand for cubes Is strong. No change was made in cheese quotations. Poultry receipts were light and the market was firm at Saturday's prices. Dressed meats were also scarce. The egg market was steady and un changed, with the demand almost wholly for candled stock. f Merchants Exchange" Quotations. A special meeting of the Merchants Ex change Association was held yesterday morning to take further . steps to put the exchange in working order. Every firm in the local trade was represented. The of ficers were appointed a committee to de cide on the best method bjr which to ar- rive at actual local values. The committee will report at a later meeting and until then prices will not be posted. Sharp Advance In Provisions. An all-around advance of 2 cents a pound In the prices of the leading lines of smoked meats was announced by provision dealers yesterday. This advance ib In keeping with the higher prices of hogs. Hams of all sizes and bacon of all grades were the lines affected. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances Portland 11, 796,646 S125.550 ,-scattie 1,742.38s u.ua. Tacoma 380,343 51,947 Spokane C13.069 S5.690 PORTLAND MARKLT QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, feed. Etc. WHEAT Track prices: Club, 86c; red Russian, 84cf bluestem, S9c; fortyifold, 87c. FLOUR Patents, Si.&u per barrel; ox ports, S3..0&3.e3; valley, 34.50: graham. S4.S0: whole wheat. S3. MILLFEED Bran. J2323.50 per ton; shorts. $27; middlings, $31. OATS No. 1 white, $22; feed, $22 per ton. BARLEY No. 1 feed. J20 per ton; -brewing. $20.50; rolled. $rj.50. HAY Old timothy, $1617; new-crop timothy. $13 S 15: grain hay, $810; alfalfa, $11 a 12. CORN Whole. $35: cracked. (36 per ton. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $1.733 per box; lemons, $9iu9.50 per box; bananas 44ViC per pound; grapefruit, California, $2.753. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. r.Oc per box: eggplant. 10c per pound; peppers, 710c per pound; head lettuce, $l.iO per crate; artl chokes. $1 per dozen; tomatoes, 5065c per crate; cabbage, Ih&.c per pound; peas, 5 6c per pound; beans, 46c per pound; corn, $1 per sack; celery, 35 & 75c per dozen. ONIONS Yellow, $1.35 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new. 73c$2 box: cantaloupes. 3oc'o$l.4Q per crate; peaches, 5075c per box; plums, 60cg$l; watermelons, DO7oc per hundred; casabas. $2.50 per dozen; pears, $12 per box; grapes, 75c$2 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, ll'4c per lb.; sweet potatoes, 4c. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobblnir quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 23024c; candled, 26327c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 14&14j!C; Springs, 15 16c: turkeys. 20c; dressed, choice, 22c; ducks. 10llc; geese, 10c. BUTTER Creamery prints, extras, 32c per pound; cubes, 2SVsc. CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbers- buying price. 15c per pound f. o. b. dock Portland; Young America. 15 c per pound. .. PORK Block, 12c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 1414c per pound. Staple Groceries. Local fobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails, $2.25 Der dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40: one. pound flats. $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, S5c: sllversldes. one-pound tails. $1.25. HONEY Choice. $3.300 3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 1420c per pound; Brazil nuts, 20c; filberts. 14 15c; almonds. 19 28c; peanuts. 66c; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen: chestnuts, S'laffllOc per pound; pe cans. 14 15c BEANS Small white. 6c; large white. 534c: Lima, 8c; pink, 5.15c; Mexican, 7c; bsvnu. 6c. COFFEE Roasted, in orums. 21V4321c per pound. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $6.55; beet, $6.35; extra C, $6.05; powdered, in barrels, $6.S0. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton, half ground, 100s, $10.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. 45e; Southern head. Gi7ttc; island, 55Hc DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10 11c per pound, apricots. 10H(g26c; peaches. 8011c: prunes. Italians. 1012i4c; currants 9Hc. raislps. loose Muscatel. 6147Mic; bleached Thompson. 11 &c: unbleached Sultanas, 8c; seeded. 9c: dates. Persian, &Tyic per pound: fard. $1.10 per box. FIGS Packages. S-oz.. 50 to box, $1.85 package; 10-oz.. 12 to box, 80c; white, 25-lb. box. $1.75; black, 25-lb. box, $1.73; black, 30-lb. box. $2.50; black, 10-Ib. box, $1.15; Calarab candy figs, 20-lb. box, $3; Smyrna, per box. $1.50. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 21Vi22MiC: 11 to 14-pound. 21i22tjc; 14 to 18-pound, 21 4i22V.c; skinned, 1822c; picnic, 15c. BACON Fancy. 30032c; standard, 260 27c - DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, 13 16c: exports, 14010c; plates, 11 13c. LARD Tierce basis: Pure. 12 13c; com pound, 9c Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1913 crop, nominal; 1914 contracts, 14015c. PELTS Dry, 13c; dry snort wool, yc; ary shearings, 10c: green shearings, 1530c; salted sheep, $1.25 -.50; Spring lambs, 25 35ci green pelts, short wool,- 30 60c; lambs, August take-off, 60 70c. HIDES Salted hides, 13c per pound; salt kip, 14c; salted calf, 18c; green hiaes. 12c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 28c; salted bulls, 10c per pound; green bulls, 8c. WOOL Valley, lsyjiai-oc; eastern ure gon. 1620c. MOHAIR 1914 clip. 27 He per pound. FISH Salmon, 8 9c; halibut, 586c; smelt, 8c; black cod, 7c; rock cod, 5c. CASCARA BARK Old and new. 4c per pound. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or barrels, 13M:c; cases, 17H&20HC GASOLINE Bulk, 16c; cases, 22c; motor spirit, bulk, 15c; cases, 32c. En gine distillate, drums, 714c; cases, 1414c; naptha, drums, 14V4c; cases, 21Hc LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 72c; boiled, barrels, 74c; raw, cases, 77c; boiled, cases, 79c SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. Fruit Pineap ples, $1.50 0 3; Mexican limes. $406: Califor nia lemons, $5.50 7.50; apples, Gravenstein, 50 0 85c. Vegetables Cucumbers. 20 0 23c; string beans. l2c; peas. 3 4c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 31c; store, 27c. Onions Yellow, 75c$l. Cheese Young America, 14015c; new, 11 14c; Oregon, 1516c. Butter Fancy creamery, 2514 c; seconds, 23c. Potatoes Delta, new crop Burbanks, per sack, 75c$l; sweets, 11419ic pound; new, 1 'ill hie. Receipts Flour, 6378 quarters; , barley, 62.5 centals; potatoes. 3260 sacks: hay, S75 tons. Activity In Silver Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. The deadlock In the financial district continued today, al though surface conditions pointed to in creased confidence. Another large batch of American securities sold by London in this market before the close of our operations was received today from the steamship Mauretanla, which put Into Halifax last week. There was some activity In the silver market today because of a Government or der for bar, amounting to $2,000,000, to be made Into subsidiary coin. The price paid was 52 cents un ounce. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 10. Hogs Receipts, 17. 000; market, strong, 33 to 40c higher. Bulk sale sales $9.359.S5; light, $9.15010.15; mixed. $0.15010.10; heavy, $8.85B.90; rough. $S.S3iS'9.10; pigs $s.009.60. Cattle Receipts. 12,000: market, strong. Beeves. $7.200 10.05; steers, $8.30 8.50: stockers and feeders. $5.5008.00; cows and heifers, $3.700 9.25; calves, $8.5011.65. Sheep Receipts, 24.000; market, steady. Sheep, $5.4000.20; yearlings. $6.1007.25; lambs. $8.6509.10. New York Coffee Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. The coffee mar ket showed continued nervousness and Ir regularity today. Trading was less active on the curb and after sales at 8.50c for September, the market eased off, closing at 8.15c for December and 8.30c for Sep tember. There was a continued fair demand for spot coffee, and while Rio grades were unchanged, with "s quoted at 91ic, Santos coffees were firm and higher, with 4s quot ed at 1414 c to 15c Arrivals reported at New York today were 12,801 bags. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Evaporated ap ples Steady: fancy. 1114 01214c; choice. 1014(gellc; prime 914 010c. Prunes Easy; Callfornias, 3? 01114c; Oregons, 1012c. Peaches Dull and weak; choice. 6'4 6c; extra choice, OH 714c; fancy, 71408c. Kansas Flour Advanced. TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. 10. An advance of 20 cents a hundred In the price of flour was annonuced by the millers of Topeka to day. A recent advance In the price of wheat was the reason they assigned. WHEAT PILING UP Enlargement of Visible Supply Checks Advance. TOTAL GAIN FOUR CENTS Prices Early Begin to Recede and at Close Xet Rise Is Two to Two and Eighth Cents Coarse Grains Are Lower. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. Although war fever sent the wheat market today coursing higher by far than had previously been known since the crisis began, the ascent was out of all proportion to the amount of business transacted. The close was unset tled at 2c to 21c above Saturday night's ivt rnrn finished, at a net decline of lac to 2Hc oats off Vic to Vic and provisions irregutar, ranging irom uuc loss tu a nn of 1714c. Pillno- nn of the domestic visible supply of wheat tended somewhat to sober buyers who had been cheered by detailed plans of British and Belgian government guaran tees against war risks on ocean shipments of grain and flour. It was also poimea mi that the methods outlined contained Im portant defects which, for the time being, would hinder any large resumption of ex- Rmk.n; hari piirlv orders to buy the wheat pit bare of offerings, owing to general belief in an'ultlmate big European demand. Prices which had started easy Jumped quickly Vie or more at a time until nearly 4 ceiiib up turn had taken place compared with Satur day's close, and May wheat had touched $1.1114. On tho rise, there had been a tem porary setback of more than a cent, but it was not until about midday that the re ceding became continuous and was empha sized bv attention to the huge enlargement of the United States visible supply. It was a nervous and erratic market In corn. Profit-taking by, longs was the main fea ture of the oats trade. Realizing sales by holders of pork and rihH more than offset bla: advances due to hog prices being at the highest ooiiit since into. t.ara remaineu m ucuimiu iv,.. .. .... to finish. Leading futures closed as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept $ .94 $ .9814 .$ .94 $ .ti Dec 99 1.03T4 -99 1.02 CORN. Sept 7614 .7914 .7514 .77 Dec 6914 .tX .69V4 . OATS. Sept 40T4 .S 04 1V4 Dec 43H .45T4 43 .44 MESS PORK. Sept 23.25 23.25 21.90 LARD. Sept 10.25 10.27 10.10 Oct 10.32 10.45 10.25 22.20 10.10 10.26 SHORT RIBS. Sent 12.S3 12.87 12.62 12.62 Oct 12.77 12.77 12.46 12.45 Grain, Etc., at -New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Flour Entirely normal and unquoted. Wheat Spot, strong; new No. 2 red, $1.034, and No. 2 hard, $1.0514, both ele vator, domestic; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.1734. and No. 1 Northern Manitoba, $1.2014, both c. i. f. Buffalo. Futures were firmer with the West, but the export situ ation Is still complicated and stocks are Increasing rapidly; September, $1.01T4: De cember. $1.07. Hops Steady: state, common to choice, 1913, 30 0 37c; 1012. 12 15c; Pacific Coast. 1918, 16lSc; 1912. 12010c Hides Steady; Bogota. 2814 029c; Cen tral America, 2SV4c. Wool Steady; domestic fleece XX Ohio, 32c. - San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.50; red Russian. . , --t T.si - T..rtav roA l KS lit) I ..,rt ti : bluestem, $1.57 1.60; feed barley. 92 95c; brewing barley, nominal; white oats, $12501.27; bran. $25; middlings, $30 31; shorts. $27 27.50. Call board Wheat Arm; no trading. Bar ley firm. December. 9914c bid. $1.02 asked; May, $1.04 bid, $1.10 asked; new, 93?C bid, 9Sc asked. Puget Sound Wheat Market. bliAlltl,, A III. IV. i.ai., I " ' and October delivery quotations: Bluestem, 91c: fortyfold. S7c; club, 86c; Fife, 85c; red Russian, S3c. Y'esterday's car receipts Wheat 19, oats i ....... hav K Ann. IS. TACOMA, Aug. 10. Wheat Bluestem, 89c- fortyfold, 86c; club, S5c; Fife, 83c; oar receipts Wheat 20, barley 2. oats 1, hay 5. Minneapolis Grain Market, MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 10. Wheat, Sep tember, $1:05 ; No. 1 hard, $1.19; No. 1 NoVthern. $1.14 01.17 ; No. 2 Northern. $1.121.15. Barley. 525Sc; flax, $1.68l.il. Outstanding Contracts Cleared. source It was learned that $50,000,000 of the contracts outstanding when the stock ex change closed had been cleared; that Is to say, deliveries to that amount had been ac cepted. This amount, It is believed, repre sents about half the total of the last day's business and leaves the members of the ex change In a strong position, their loans having been reduced proportionately. High Prices at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Aug. 10. The high est price paid for hogs in the local market since September. 1910, was registered today when the market Jumped from 25 to 60c and the price was quoted at $9.75 for the best grades. Fifteen white-face steers, branded West ern, from Turney. Mo., averaging 1650 pounds each, sold for $10.25 per 100. ths highest price paid since August, 1912. San Francisco Exchange Closes. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. For the first time since war threw the markets of the world Into unrest, the San Francisco Grain Exchange suspended Its session this after noon. The variance between prices asked and bid was so wide that it was practically impossible to do business. An effort will be made to resume tomorrow. Liverpool Cotton Market. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 10. There were 1000 bales of American spot cotton sold here to day The price was unchanged on the basis of 6.50d for American middling. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL (Unofficial), Aug. 10. Wheat closed 1 to 1 higher; corn 1 to 2d. higher. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN, 111., Aug. 10. Butter, 28c; no sales. Mercantile Paper. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Mercantile paper. 6 per cent. . NOISE TO GREET OPENING Portland Will Olebrate Panama Canal Day on Saturday. Panama Canal day is Saturday and Portland will celebrate, sanctioned by proclamation of the Mayor and under the auspices of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. At the minute the canal opens for commerce, blasts on the whistles In the city and ringing- of bells will an nounce the event. Bands will play in the street and a general Jollification will be held. This will be at about 10 o'clock:. At noon at the Commercial Club a luncheon will be held at which A. H. Averill, president of the Chamber, will preside. H. B. Miller will be the prin cipal speaker. Members of the com mittee in charge are W. B. Mackey. W. E. Coman. C. H. Moore, J. B. Yeon and H. M. Miller. All commercial organizations In the city will participate in the celebration. i . Ex-Governor of New Hampshire Dies HILLSBORO, N. H., Aug. 10. John B. Smith. Governor of New Hampshire in 1893 and 1894. died at his home heri today after a long illness. He was 76 years old Italy take.4 the lead in the traffic in hu man hair. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital .... $1,000,000 Surplus .... $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AIXSWOBTH. President. R. LEA II HM.v VIee-Prealdenl. W. A. HOl.T, Aaat. Cashier. A. M. WRIGHT. Aaat. Cashier, R. W. SCHMEER, Caahler. P. . DICK. Aaat. MM PINKERTON & COMPANY UNITED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, 111., ever since 1883 No connection with or relation to tho Pinkerton National Detoctiva Agency. Scientific detective work along modern lines. Our COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT We force the payment of bad debts. We 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 Katabltched 183. Capital and Surplus Commercial and HOGS AGAIN ADVANCE PRICES LIFTED QUARTER AT NORTH PORTLAND. All American Swine Mnrkets Have Upyard Tendency Cattle Weak er With Lsriscr Run. The local swine market advanced yester day in keeping with the strength ot hogs all over the country. North Portland prices cored a 25-cent lump, which put tops at $9.25, the best quotation of the year. Heavy wulghts sold at tS.25. At Chicago hog prices were Irom 85 to 40 cents higher than Sat urday, with the best going at $10.15. The St Louis market touched 110. an advunc o $1.50 In a week. There was also an ad- vance ut Omaha, out inn u iiiarn nan noi exceeded. The local cattle run was unusually heavy and this took some of the strength out of the market. Steers did not sell over si.oo at ths yards, but butcher cattle was rainy The sheep market was in iuwi t omi.a oiroin moved at $t). wethers brought $1.40 and $4.50. yearlings $4.75 and tho best ewes $4.36. . Receipts were ut came, o civ. hogs and 3947 shei p. Shippers were: With cattle Hoskins & Morgan, West Scio 1 car; Cooper & wimioru. noseuurii. 1 car; W. B. Wing, Eugene, 1 car; J. T. warner. itarnsnurg. . cui, -. w, Terrebonne, 4 cars; J. D. French. Meppii.r. 1 car; R. B. stanstiem. irao, i y. ""; Dorset!. Durkee. 1 car; HL Lavlnka Pilot Rock. 3 cars; H. Blackwcll. Pilot Rock, 4 cars; same, rcnuiamii, i v.",, ... .... - Becham. 1 car; J. M. Blake.ly. Enterprise 1 car; T. J. Brown. Baker. 1 car; Bean A Ronh..rinn IWiKCr. raie, Bak-rr. a cars; T. F. WAllcer, Pendleton. 1 car; M. uuouc. tonaun, Crek livestock Company C. D. Barnard, Condon. 3 cars: Butter Condon, 1! cars cars; S. Soren Bon. 1 car. M T rt.,lT, mm "6D . . - . i Snl Fl.her. Haines. 1 car; u. n Liwm, 1'reBCOtt, l car; u. v.. . With eneep J. n. -'"' "'...: wn. Canbv. 1 car; w. A. Leeper, Yon- Hois. Pilot Rock cilia. - cars; uuimiu North Yakima. . cars; K. IS. wnwi cars. . ,nii.. Chandler Willi , -I-- T 1 an n.vin 1 BBC catllo anu noso, i. "1 car cattle and calves. Ths day s sales were as lowo-.. Wt. Price Wt. Price II.S5 5 3 cows. . 20 coWs. . 25 steers. 137 lambs. 137 lambs. 136 lambs. 93 hugs. to han . 78 hots. . 118 ewes. . 19 steers. 25 steers. 14 cows. . 25 cows. . 6 steecs. 5 cows 11 steers. 1 stag. . 24 steers. 4 steers. 18 cows. . 1 bull.. . 1 cow. . . 13 steers. 12 cows. . KS7 85.00 1214 6.00 13 cows. . . . 12 steers. . . 23 steers. . . 1 steer 2 cows. . . . 1 cow 5 cows. . . . 10 yearlings 3 ewes. . . 2 wethers. 40 ewes. . . 90 hogs.. . . 20 hogs.. . . 53 hogs.. . . 1218 6.85 1249 1.S5 1130 4.00 1125 6.50 11U0 6.60 1068 6.60 100 4.78 106 8.25 150 4.30 117 3.25 180 9.25 135 8.35 182 9.25 179 9.23 93 4.80 69 5.35 176 9.10 330 8.25 D3 4.40 94 4.40 96 4.40 20(1 9.25 117 8.85 420 8.25 1059 i, 79 74 71 203 24T 256 116 1020 1208 1089 1089 114T T26 1097 1320 1256 1087 1030 1010 1060 1092 994 6.00 6.00 6.00 9.25 11.25 !). 25 4.33 6.60 7.35 6.75 0.95103 hogs 5,76 88 mixed . . 6.851185 lambs. . . 6.00, 91 hogs 6.85 6.25 B.00 4.00 5.30 6.85 5.75 1 hOK 184 wethers. 250 wethers. 78 wethers. 66 hogs. . . . 86 hogs. . . 1 hog Current prices at the various clssses of stock at the yards follows: Prime steers . . Choice steers Medium steers Choice cows - Medium cows Heifers Calves Bulls Stags 7.0"7.2.i 11.75 '.i 7.511 6.00 6.25 3.50 0 5.75 II 25 ;I C.i..i 6. 00 OS. 2.1 8.00 0 4.75 1.50 00.00 ..i"."- 8.00S9.25 HeaVV ::::::: o58.23 WeS,her,. 4 0004.75 Bitulithic pavement was found so satisfactory in Lewiston. Idaho, and so fully up to representations of its manufacturers that the City Council wisely decided there was no need of experimenting further in paving materials from the standpoint of dura bility, economy and gen eral satisfaction. $2,000,000 Savings Deposits Ewes La nibs 1.5" )i: . . 5.004 " Oun.li. Uvrtork Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 1(. Hogs Re ceipts 1400; market, higher. Heavy $4. MS 9.00; light. $8.8oe.0O; pigs. $7.75.tS; bulk of sales. $.859.00. Cattle Rocelpti. 4400: market, etronger. Native steers, $7.7309.7.': cows and hefer. tS.75tf7.75: Western steers, $8.50JT0; Texas steers, $ll.nni 7 75 . rows ai d heifers. $S.807.25; ralveu. $7.50i 10.50. Sheep Receipts. 14,006; market, higher. Yearllnge, tS.T5e6.25; wethers. $UtfUl iambs. $7.H0Jj .V85 Ten-Dollar Hoc., at SI. Louis. EAST ST. LOUIS. III., Aug. 10 Top hogs brought $10 here today, an Increase of $1 59 since last Tuesday. The price was thu high, eat In more than four yearn. IKAVKl.KHS idlllE. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND HaTW ZI.AI.AM. Round Trip Rates: Klrit-claa to Tahiti $135, to Wellington CX67.50, to Syduey a00. Special Pacific Ocean Tour (Including South Sea Isles). II2S 1st class throughout. Round the World Hates on application. Regular through service from San Francisco. S. S. lloana (10.000 tons) sails Aug It. 8. S Wlllochra (12.(100 tons) sails Bept. Is. 8. 8. Tahiti (12.000 tons) aalls Oct. 14. Sand for ramphlel. Cnlon Steamship Co. of ' Zealand. Lid. Office: stt Market street. Ran Francisco, or local 8. 8. and R. R. agenta. San Francisco LOS ANGELES ANU SAN DIEtiO S.S. ROANOKE Sails Wednesday. tafM I2k. north i'ai n-ii mxMnutr oo. Ticket Office, I KrelRBf Office. I!M 3d St. Koot lorlhriin ( Main 1S14. A 1314. Main B2tS. A 542 8. . ROSE CITY FOB SAN FKANCISCO LOS ANGELES S A. in.. Aug. It. The San Ifranclaco PortlamI S. S. Co 3d and Washington slH- l"'lh R- 3 Co.). Tel. Marshall 4500, A tltl. ARGENTINE And nil HraalUan Ports New and Faat (i:.H0 ton) Pinsaail i mil III from New York every alternate .Saturday 17 DAYS TO RIO JANKIRO "-""ay B1 PAYS TO KUKNOSJ AY RES. BUSK DANIELS. Cm. Agt... I Br....,. N. y. Doracy li. Smith. 3d and Wa.blngton ate. Or Local Agent.. ALASKA. Special one-way and round-trip rale. Steamship sails direct P. M. WEDNESDAY, Al'O. It. Pew Reservations Left. San I'raoclaco, Tort land A Loa Angele. Steamship to. I'll lk" BOLLAftl. Aaent. 124 Third Street A jj'.iu. Mav aa. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Bella from Alnaworth dock. Portland. 8 . July 7. 12. 17, 22. 27. Aug. C . U. It. -,l-. Freight and ticket offices. Low.r Alu.oona dork. Portland a Coos Bay S. 8. Una, I. H. Kl .A I IN'. Agent, i Phone Main 1600. A 2322. Steamer Georgiana Leaves Washington-street Dock at A. M. Dally. Except Friday, for Astoria and Way Landings Returning. Leaves Astoria at 1.4$ P. M. Fare fl.uo Kacb Way. Main lit. FRENCH LINE Existing conditions abroad neces sitate the- deferring of our steamer until further notice. Office, 19 State Street, New York. DRAIN TO COOS IIAI. Autos run dally Delightful trip 'la Allegany or the ocoan-beach route. Wire reservations to O, tAiiuv.v Oraiai a