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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1M4,
SUGAR HITS TOP
Equals Record High Price of
Year 1911.
ANOTHER ADVANCE LIKELY
1 isiire Set Yesterday Is $7.55 Per
100 Pound and Itaws Keep
On Coin? I'p Kle Due
to War.
Sugar Jumped 70 renin In tlir Portland
market yesterday, reaching 7.."..' per loo
pounds. Thla aame figure was quoted on
September 22. 1911. which 1 the record for
recent year. As raw sugar will coat Pacific
Coast refiners so centa per 100 more today
than yesterday, another sharp advance In
price Is more than llknly today.
Raw sugar advanced In New Tork yes
terday. Spot raws sold In the morning at
$6.52. which waa halt a cent above the last
sate. Wednesday. Yesterday mornlnff the
American Sugar Refining Company ad
vanced Its price to S.75 and all other to
Following the sale of spot raws at
SS.52 the Federal Sugar Company chalked
Its price up to J7.S0.
This shows how rapidly sugar is advanc
Inc. The California Hawaii Sugar Re
fining Company announced a rise in prlca
yesterday from J6.30 to ST. wnicn equalized
Its quotations with those of the Western
sugar Refining Company. which reached
thai point on Wedneaday. These two com
panies are the soiffco of the Pacific Coast
supply and as the price both these compa
nies must pay for raws depends entirely on
the price of rawa In New York on the pre
vious day. the fate of the Western augar
consumer Is linked directly with prices that
rule in the Eastern market.
High sugar prices are largely due to the
fact that England Is willing to pay almost
any price for taw or refined sugar, because
she Is cut off from the usual sources of
supply, the beet sugar mills of continental
Europe. As soon as a way can be opened
for shipping so that ahe can get sugsr from
Russia or France. It is likely that the sit
uation will be relieved considerably and
prices will drop.
When this conditio can be brought
about cannot, of course, be guessed. All the
countries now at war. except Great Britain,
are growers of beet root sugars, estimated
to reach S.OOo.000 tons this season and due
to be hsrvested beginning with September
and lasting until next February or March.
Thla critical period is. evidently, to wit
ness the tramp of warring armies over these
bjet fields and there will also be almost an
entire lack of workmen to harvest what
remains of the beet crop. Woman labor
a.one. it is expected, must be depended upon
and it Is thought only a smsll purt of this
season's European beet crops will ever reach
Its usual markets, possibly only enough for
home consumption.
Britain is cut oft from Its usual German
supply of sugar and It is forced to turn to
the United States, the only direction in
which It can secure supplies. Added to this
strong stimulation of the market Is the
added cost of advancing freight rates. In
creased Insurance premiums, high cost of
war risk insurance, the scarcity of steamer
freight Irom Cuba, the actual risk of ship
ping sugar from Cuba and the increased
demand upon the country for refined for
export.
Although the Coast supply comes from
Hawaii, while Britain is drawing its sugar
from Cuba. Porto Rico and otner lsianus mm
the Atlantic, the price of raw sugar landed
at San Francisco is exactly that paid in
New Tork the previous day. hence con
sumers here must pay war prices until the
situation on the Atlantic Coast Is relieved.
CIRBANTS ADVANCE IN PRICE.
War Also Causes Imminent Rise In Many
Other Articles of Food.
Currants advanced In price I cents yes
terday, the new price being due to the pre
vailing war in Europe. The supply here
comes from Greece. Other European goods
are on the verge of advancing, for example
olive olL Advices received from San Fran
cisco yesterday were to the effect that in
less than two weeks stocks will be sold out
completely. It is regarded as certain that
new stocks here will cost an additional 50
cents a gallon, due to the high exchange.
Reports from San Francisco are to the
affect that macaroni is up about 40 cents a
box. Increased demands are being made
upon the American lemon crop because im
portations from Sicily are cut off. and New
Tork is looklnc westward for lemons. Cali
fornia dealers are unable to fill orders, and
lemons are very short here, with prices
firm. The next arrivals here are expected to
be considerably higher.
Imported tinned sardines have been ad
vanced $1.50 a case, and cornstarch and
sago hava followed tapioca up. Corn meal
bas advanced 25 cents per 100 pounds. Rice
has advanced from H to 1 cent a pound
and salt, smoked and cured meats are from
1 to 3 cents higher than last week.
HOP MARKET OOKTINUK8 STRONG
English t ables Tfrlp Hlgll Prices and Buyers
Are Out After Oregon Crop.
The hop market continued strong yester
day, with no sales reported. Buyers were
reported out. however, with offers of from
15 to 10 cents, but It was said that growers
would not sell at those figures.
Cables from abroad stated that the Eng
lish market had advanced 1.14 cents a
pound. The effect was to stitten the local
situation considerably. It was also report
ed that a three-year contract had been made
with California growers that calls for the
delivery of this year's hops at 14 cents and
13 ' cents for the next two years. These
prices were for Sacramento hops, which
are generally known to be fully one cent
below the Oregon standard.
The hop market here depends somewhas
on the war news, for there Is still doubt as
to whether the Belgian. Alsace-Lorraine and
tlermun crops can be harvested. If the
armies now marching through those coun
tries Injure the hop crop or prevent picking,
naturally 'here will be a much stronger
demand for American hops. Predictions were
made yesterday that stronger prices will
rule here before the end of the week.
1KMA PEACHES DUE NEXT WEEK
1 ir-t shipments for Portland Market Are
Now Heine Sent Away from Orchard-.
The first shipments of Elberta peaches
from the Yakima Country will be sent out
today and tomorrow and will probably ar
rive on Front street next Monday. A large
shipment Is expected, and the coming week
-will see large receipts of peaches.
Six cars of bananas came In yesterday
from New Orleans. The market was about
cleaned up on this fruit.
A car of sweet potatoes will be due In thlls
morning and will sell In small lots at 3H
cents a pound.
The cacaba market is heavy. A large
part of the stocvk on Front street Is under
ripe. Cantaloupes have been too good so far
for the casabas to sell well. Cantaloupes
are now somewhat scarce, the California
market being nearly wound up. Three or
our cars from North Yakima, of good
quality, are now headed this way.
Melons are being cleaned up. They have
hung on so long that the trade has grown
tired of them.
Oranges are a shade down. Plenty of
eggplant of good quality Is coming in from
The Dalles district.
Cheese Market Is Stronger.
Prices of Tillamook cheese will probably
be half a cent or more up next week, inti
mations of an advance having been given.
Stocks In the local market are getting short
and shipments will arrive soon. The dry
season is declared responsible for the pend
ing advance in price, shortage of grass at
this time "of year having the effect of cut
tins down the milk yield of the dairy herd.
Poultry Market Is Strong.
Hardly enough poultry to meet tie de
mands on the market Is being received on
Front street and the market Is very firm.
Almost any hen brings 15 cents a pound and
Snrinas are strong at 10 cents. Egg receipts
are lighter and the demand makes prices
firm. There Is little pork and veal coming.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland S1.47o 610 $ S7.M1
,",..1, 2.260.203 237,351
Ta oma ". 398.140 42,738
Jpoaane gM
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour, Fred. Etc.
WHEAT Tiack prices: Club, $$c; red
Russian. 84c; blueatem. UOc: forty-fold, S7c.
FLOUR Patents, 14.80 per barrel; ex
ports, $3.50 S.65; valley. $4.80; graham.
11.90: whole wheat. $5.
MILLFEED Bran. $2S23.50 per ton;
shorts, $27; middlings, $$2.
OATS No. 1 white, $22; teed, $22 per
"baRLEY No. 1 feed. $20.58 per ton;
brewing. $21; roUed. $2$.
HAY Old trmotliy. $10 17: new-crop
timothy. $13015: arain bay, $bj10; alfalfa.
$11012.
CORN Whole. $35: cracked. ,38 per ton.
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing; quotatlona: '
SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails.
$2.25 per dozen: half-pound ilats, $L4U: one.
pajnd flats, $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound
tans. e.c: siivrrsiuea. onc-i.v
HONEY Choice. $3.50 0 3.75 per case.
NUTS Walnuts. 14020c per pound: Bra
zil nUtS, JSC; IHUeris. jaw"- T I
J$e; peanuts. ?6Hc; cocoanuts. II per I
-i . . i lfir, ner nutind: ne- I
uuicu ciicaiuuM, a w . -
cans. 11015c
BEANS Small white. slc; large white
54c; Lima, kc; pink 5.35c; Mexican
oayou. ol
COFFEE Roasted, in rums. 21Vi32
2c
per pound. - -
SUGAR Fruit and berry, ti.oo: Deet.
$7.35; extra C $7.35; powdered. In barrels.
"w ki r nntiiilAiftl. X1.V50 oer ton, ha
alf-
ground. 100s. $10.75 per ton; 50s. $11.30
per
ton: dairy. i per mu.
RICE No. 1 Japan. 5i40Sic; Southern
head. Kto7ttc: island, ieiac
DRIED FRUITS Apples, lufcwl'C per
pound; apricots, 14016c; peacnes. stfll
prunes. Italians, lO0l2ic; currants, Vs
raisins, loose Muscatel. l07iic; blcachi
lie
4c:
ched
Ttiomy.on. llao: unbleacnea uuiianas.
8c;
seeded. c; dates. Persian, 07c per
pound: fard $l.to per box.
FIGS Packages, 8-oz., 50 to box. $1.9j
package; 10-ox., 12 to box, 80c; white. 25-lb.
box. $1.73: black. 23-lb. box. $1.73; black,
30-lb. box, $2.50; black. 10-lb. box, $1.16;
Calarab candy lies. 2)-IU box. $3; Smyrna,
per box, $1.50.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Locsl Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, $1.7503
per box; lemons, $$01.50 per box; bananas,
401Vc per pound; grapefruit. California,
'-.I""- v ... ...
eggplant. 10c per pound; peppers. 7010c per
pound; head lettuce. $LT0 per crate; arti-
POUI1U, h.iul' , i.iv "i - -
i - . s , ,. ., t ".it... UsS ne
a LfCI uuitu , t. u w i. v - -
crate; cabbage, ly -c per pound; pea, 50
mt ,. . ...... l-..:. ... corn
$1 ptr sack; celery. 30 & 75c per down.
O.MU.N5 leilOW, l.-j per aava-
GKEEN FRUITS Apples, new, 7oC?2
i -...v.. .j .npt?n i(i n.--r crate:
peaches, SOH Tsc per box; plums. 60c$l ;
watermelons, uwyiui; i.uaamc,
$2.50 per dozen ; pears, $1 - per box;
grape. 75c$2 per crate.
POTATOES Oregon, ltH4c per lb. ;
sweet potatoes, 4c.
D:Ury and Country Produce.
Lsocal Jobbing quotation:
r-irvz a icsu vicsjui, am -
23624c; candled. 28027c per dozen.
i'ULLjUl neim ni. ...o,
16c; turkeys, 20c; dressed, choice, 22c;
ducks, 10011c; Pekjns, 12013c; geese, loc.
iit 1 ILK treaiueijf puma, valioo, u-7.
per pound; cubes, 2Stic
CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers' buying
price. 15c per pound f. o. b. dock Portland.
Young America, 10c per pound.
VEAL Fancy. 14144c per round.
Provisions.
HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 2H422Vc; 11 to
14-pound. 2Hjig22Hc; 14 to 18-pound, 2H4
&22ic: skinned. 18 y, 22c; picnic, 15c.
BACON Fancy, 30&32c; standard, 26
"dry SALT CUREB Short clear backs,
13V-016ic; exports, 14lllc; plates, 11
13c.
LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 1213c; com
pound, $c
Oils,
KEROSENE Water white, drome, bar
rels or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or
barrels, 13ic; cases. 17V4204c.
GASOLINE Bulk, 15c; cases, 22c;
motor spirit, bulk. 15c; cases, S2Vic. En
gine distillate, drums, 7 Vic; cases, 14V4c;
naptha, drums, 14Vtc; cases, 21Vic
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. 72c; boiled,
barrels, 74c; raw, cases, 77c; boiled, cases,
7C
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 181$ crop, nominal; 114 contracts,
HSjHc
PELTS Dry, 13c; dry short wool, 9c; dry
shearings, 10c; green shearings, 1530c;
salted sheep, $1.25-. 50; Spring lambs, 25
35c; green pelts, short wool, 3060c;
lambs, August take-off, (070c.
HIDES Salted hides, 13c per pound;
salt kip, 14c: salted calf, 18c; green hides.
12c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 2$c; salted
bulls. 10c per pound; green bulls, 8Vi&
WOOL Valley, 18V420iic; Eastern Ore
gon. :; i
MOHAIR 1914 clip. 27Ke per pound.
FISH Salmon. 8 8c; halibut, 5Sc;
smelt. 8c; black cod, 7c; rock cod, 5c.
CASCARA BARK Old and new. 4 He per
pound.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits,
Vegetables, Etc.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. Fruit Pine
apples, $1.303; Mexican limes, 5i ;. Cali
fornia lemons, choice. $0.50 7.25; fancy,
i d.uil; apples. Gravensteln. 50SOc.
Vegetables Cucumbers, 2025c; string
beans. l2c; peas, 3 4c.
Eggs Fancy ranch. 33fc; store. 28c.
Onions Yellow, 75 00c.
Cheese Young America, 1415Vc; new,
11 14c; Oregon. 13V4jlUc.
Butter Fancy creamery. 27 He; seconds,
25c.
Potatoes Delta, new crop. Burbanks, per
sack, 73c $1; sweets, lhl4c pound:
new. 11VC.
Receipts Flour. 11.504 quarter sacks;
barley. 150.905 centals; potatoes. 3320 sacks;
hay. 913 tons.
DEMAND FOR COFFEE LESS ACTIVE
Dealers Will Await Developments in Re-
nhipln. Htnnlru
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. A much less ac- r
Ut. UL'lUailU ... IT)JVIlU V.U.H. ill LI1C
local market today and the reactionary
tendency of prices was more In evidence.
Local brokers said that the buying move- e
ment of laat week had probably supplied
tne more urgent neco ox consumers ana
while uncertainty was still more or less
generally expressesd as to the probable cost I
Ol replacing uomesiic stocae. mere seemeu .
more of a disposition to await developments. I y
curb. September contracts were offered
for sale at 7.53 In the afternoon, or a little
more than a cent a, pound below the high
level of last week.
Spot quotations showed similar reactions
from the recent high point. Rio 7s being
quoted at 9ttc and Santos 4s at ISttc
LINNTON ROAD GRADING ON
Contractor Has 300 to 400 Men
Working on Skyline Boulevard.
LINNTON. Or.. Aug:. 13. (Special.)
Contractor Ryan has between 300 and
400 men at work on the Linnton Skyline
boulevard, between Llnnton and the
Germantown road, grading a roadway
2 feet wide. The grading probably
will be completed by October, provided
unfavorable weather don not interfere.
There are 11 miles of the boulevard
SO feet wide, but for tha present only
a 24-foot roadway i being graded,
which may be macadamized later. For
a short distance the right-of-way has
not been procured. The boulevard fol
lows the contours of tbe bluff several
hundred feet above St. Helens road, and
those who have been over the graded
portions say it will be one of the
scenic botilevards of the state.
GRAIN SHOWS LOSS
Chicago Market Has Heavy,
' Listless Day.
RALLIES FAIL TO HOLD
Difficulty in Financing Wheat That
Cannot Be Exported Keeps
Values Depressed and
SoggT-
CHICAGO. Ang. 13. Accumuiatins do
mestic stocks and the canceling of export
contracts had a depressing influence today
.k. i .. r ,,-),..!. The market closed
oil me wi. .... - -
heavy at 4c to 114c net decline. Corn
snowed a loss oi vc io im -----isst
night and oats of lHc to lVtlKc. In
iirnvisluns the outcome was the same as last
night to 10c off.
Prospective dinicultles in regom
financing wheat supplies that can And no
ti.t tr. Ruronn bean to tell distinctly to
day against values.
Rallies wllicn tooa piacr; i
the wheat market failed to hold.
. . .... i . v.h.n.L. unrt nr n r
Aanuionai raiua uvc. v ... .w:.
big producing states tended to lower tne
price of corn. The close wss unsettled at
u to lUc decline. .
KJtXo ,cn
export sales
Tmilo in
Oats were partly buiuiucu "j
: or: sales. . J.
iraue in vi - -- ---
est since the outoreaa oi ine v'. "
ness of grain acted as more thsn an onset
for the fact that hog receipts were less nu
merous than looked for. : .,H
Later the market fell again on sales led
by warehouse concerns and because of dll
flcultlcs feared In regard to financing re
ceipts whlci accumulate. The close was
heavy at to lc under last night.
Leading futures ciosoa as nur.
WHEAT.
C lose.
$ .92
.92 'A
22.25
21.50
9.52
9.75
12.05
12.37
San Francisco Grain Market.
SN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. Spot Quota
?!. "A 1..-.5Ml.50'
tions: Walla Walla, il.oOtt ; reri
biUestem, $1.37,4 LuO; fe.e 1bar'?3f;B ats
eSe. brewing barley, .nmi?Jdl"nll'te f0
3 tali boaVd-Wheat. firm; no trading. Bar
lf' eSdy De emto. 99V4c bid. $1.03 asked;
May. $1.04 bid, 11.10 asked; new, 93c
bid, 98c asked.
Puget Sound Grain Market.
SEATTLE Aug. 13. Wheat September
..foSfr delivery. O-rMrecred
92c: forty-fold, 88c; club. Sue; fife, S4c. red
R Yesterday car receipts-Wheat 17, corn 2.
hay 23, flour C, oats 1.
TACOMA, Aug. 13-Wheat-Bluetem.
91c; forty-fold. 90e; club. 89c f ife, 89c.
Car receipts Wheat 39, barley 5, hay 15.
& Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 13. wha.t Sep
tember, Sl.OOtt; No. 1 hard, $1.14. No. 1
v.wn 1051.17; No. 2 Northern,
$1.01ft 1.0S94-
Barley 55 0 03c.
Flax $1.51)54 01.6214
BANKERS DO NOT AGREE
PROBLEM IS HOW TO RESUME FOR
EIGN BUSINESS.
LoiniS) to France and Austria Are Said
to Be Under Advisement by
Morgan fc Co.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. The outstanding
feature o the day in financial circles was a
further division in the ranks of the Prom
inent banking interests respecting the
methods to be employed to bring ahout at
least a partial resumption of foreign ousi-
neAdvocates of an amendment to the Na
tional bank act, permitting use of bank notes
as reserves are outnumbered by those wno
.,,h an act as detrimental to tne
country's best Interests. The fact that the
clearing-house committee n
. ..i,i, ,.,-Vi an einedient seems to
have given the proposition its quietus.
On tne otner iiaiiu,
osltlon offer no sohfen looking to a re-
. -. .i nKiiuolc nne nssumlnff
movai oi me " . -
greater proportion In connection with for
eign oDligaiiono. --
momentous question win soon n.o -taken
inasmuch as warrants or notes of the
City of New Y'ork. payable in gold and
largely held abroad, mature September 1.
. ... rtttv-elnnment- which
Anotner ' v.
may go far towards solving this and other
problems, was ti'. -
ment that J. P. Morgan & Company had
sounded the Federal Government regarding
the advisability of a large loan to France.
No Information on mis suujeci nua
. . . . . ,v... hanb rs nnrt It
able at tne usuwm v.- ...
could not be ascertained how far the nego
tiations had beon carrieu or iviim.
.1.. v.a inun -i-iiilri h nlaeed.
tnere were mat .w .. .. - --
.. . . . .t. nm.M ohtalnrt from the
XVO iniormttiii ;
principal International banking houses re
garding a loan i" ..ie..-... ...
which. It was miuuuiKou .iv ,
were under way.
Call loans were marked up to S per cent
in some instances today, but most renewals
were made at 6 per cent. .More inquiries ioi
commercial paper were reported and a larger
business was dohe at 6 to 8 per cent. Out-
- . . ... . ,ha nnlv hltV.ro In the
ol-lown Dan ..... j -
open maraei, - " ,
operations to the discounting of bills of
heir own ,.M
sight drafts on London declined to $4.Jo,
s" against $3.15 a few days ago. Conslder
b'e business was done at this lower rate
nil tbe London market as a whole was
asler.
. . ..... . t fL-nrnhl. InfllMSM WSS
Anotner 1 " 1 1 . w, - -
he falling off In Interior demand, with the
eSUlt mat lime ...... .
,.as transferred. Advices from various sec
Ions Indicate that much of the alarm recent
y manifested in this connection has been
Hayed.
New York Produce.
i- ...a- It KV" Dnnrat inntM
rs C. , luna. ' ' r '
. , ...a,), Triin.R niilf.t Pearling
uiet aim , '
ull and easy. Hops steady. Hides firm.
,'ool tlrm.
MT-i-tntilr Paner.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Mercantile paper.
0W7c.
HOGS SELL HIGHER AT STOCKYARDS
They Are Up 10 Cents Above SeUing Quo
tations on Wednesday.
Hogs were the feature of Portland's live
stock market yesterday they being in active
demand and selling at an advance of 10
cents over prices paid the prsvious day.
The top reached was $9.33. Higher quota
tlona ruled at the Middle West markets
and a rise was expected locally.
Prices ruled steady on cattle and sheep
and there were no changes in prices.
Shippers were:
With cattle W. M. Jones, Corvallls, 1
car; D. 1. Barclay. 1 car; C. Hlnes, who
drove In 23 cattle.
With hoss Will Block, McCoy, 1 car; F.
B. Decker, Gervals, 1 car; Lowland Har
rison, Sunnyside, 1 car; W. B. Kurtz. The
Dalles. 1 car; H. W. Strom, Moro, 1 car;
John Dysait, Condon, 1 car.
With mixed loads Robert McCary, Red
mond 1 car cattle and hogs; J. D. Dins
more, West Sclo. 1 car cattle, calves and
hogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
Wt. Price.; Wt. Price.
1 hog ... 320 $8301 3 steers .. 937 $8.50
101 hogs ... Ul ML iimufu. S.20
Open. High. Low.
Sept $ .93 $ .03 $ .02
Dec .9 .09 .07
CORN.
Sept. 79 .80 .78
Dec "0 os,
OATS.
Sept 42 .42 .41
Dec .43!4 .5H .44
PORK.
SeDt 23.25 22.20
JaS ..... 21-W
LARD.
Sept 9.60 .02 9.50
Oct -82 asi 8,0
SHORT RIBS.
Sent 12"
Oct . 12.50 12.50 12.37
5.JSI 14 steers ..1238 8.20
K.H 5 steers ..1054 6.20
85 hogs
33 hogs
85 hogs
9.351 7 steers ..1193 5.
.35f 8 cows ...1135 5.'
t-.l i ,-..'f -- 180 8.:
23 7
1S7
87 hogs
88 hogs
1 hog .
32 hogs .
1 hog .
18 hogs .
9.36 Lbull 1180 4.3S
9.35 1 hog HO B.OO
8.J0 75 hogn ... 178 9.1a
9 SO. ... 130 8.40
. . 2O0
.. 130
. . 209
.. 400
. . 147
nrices
8.201
8.50'
Current
of tbe various -.lasses oi
stock at the yards follows:
Prime steers .
Choice steers .
Medium steers
Choice cows . .
.7 OOia $
. 6.3W 7.
. e.i; St
. 5.75 (0 ti
. 5.25 $.
. 5.50 V t
. B.OO& s
3.00 i 4.
. 4.50 5.
. 9.10 9.
. 7.15 8.
. 4.00 4.
. :;.5oe 4.
Medium cows
Heif.
cal-.
ers
m
Bulls
Stags ....
Hogs
Light
Heavy
Sheep
Wethers
Ewes
Lambs . . .
. 3. "ii i
i.00
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Aug. 13 Hogs Receipts. IS.
000. SSlUc hlsher. Bulk of sales. $8-9049
9.23; light. $S.909.4i: mixed, $S.0oi9.4U;
heavv. $S.409.3O; rough, $S.40S.6O; pigs.
$0.73 Iff S.40.
Cattle Receipts 5000. strong. Beeves. $7.-
01O.SU; steers. $li.4010; stockers and
feeders. $3.50S.10: cows and heifers, $3.71
9.30: calves, $8.50 11.73.
Sheet! Receipts 12,000. steady. Sheep.
$5.206.00: yearlings, $7.10; lambs, $0.00
S.55.
Livestock Prices at South Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 13. Hogs
Receipts 7200. higher. Heavy, $S.SK4! Si.2o;
light. $S.759: Pigs. $S8.75: bulk. $S.S0!.
Cattle Receipts loot), stronger. Native
steers, $7.75lu.25: cows and heifers, $H
0.00: Western steers, $fi.508.75; Texas
steers. $007.85: cows and heifers, $5.7o
148; calves, $8.30 10.30.
Sheep Receipts 70OO. strong. Yearlings.
$68.5; wethers, $3.6."6.15; lambs, $7.7.
S.50.
Naval Stores.
KivivlMAH Ann 13. Turpentine, nomi
nal at 45c. So sales: receipts, 440; ship
ments, 725; stocks, .u.uiu.
p..i. nnmlnal No n.ii.-s: receipts. 1.114.
shipments. 516; stocks. 119.434. Quote: A.
B, $3.a0; C,D, Ij., iv ...
K. $4.15; M, $4.JO; l. t; n u,
$0.33.
BEACH PARTY CLOTHED
TILLAMOOK YOUNGSTERS PREPARE
FOR SATURDAY" TRIP.
Artlaans Add Nine to Party, While 30
May Be Sent to Turner Thurs
dny for Outing.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO FRESH-AIR
FUND.
Previously reported $2350.35
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Sweeney 10.00
Herbert A. Wise, Seaside, Or. 30.00
Mrs. S. Lipman 0-0
Total $2492.35
Contributions of clothing are es
pecially needed at this time and
should be sent to the Associated
Charities. 411 Commercial block.
Contributions of cash should be sent
to Secretary V. R. Manning, 411
Commercial block; Treasurer R. S.
Howard, or to The Oregonlan.
Yesterday the fresh air children go
ing to Tillamook on Saturday were
at the Associated Charities headquar
ters for clothing and examination by
physicians. Dr. Charles Laedins and
Dr. Glenn Wheeler give their services
Friday morning.
Nine more children who will go on
the trip have been sent in by the
United Artisans. Mrs. Margaret Tlioro
man and Mrs. It. E. Bondurant will ac
company the youngsters.
Friday a group or seven win icium
from Dallas and a family will be sent
r-oirn Tuvtitv mav eo to Turner
Thursday if negotiations are completed
with Miss Sophia vvatson.
McMinnville has asked to keep a
number of the children until the open
ing of school in September.
The party which went to Corvaliis
"Wednesday reports that it arrived
safely and is having a good time. The
Tillamook Beach excursionists will
have a picnic at Bar View, Beaver and
Cloverdale, one day in each place, and
are anticipating a great trip.
Those who assisted in the headquar
ters yesterday morning were Miss Isa
bella Gauld, Mrs. Harry Corbett, Miss
Jean Mackenzie and Mrs. William
Lines.
LOGGERS7! ROILS
BUCKLEY, WASH., TIMBER DEALER
FLARES UP AT PROBER
Paul Page Denies Before Industrial
Commission That C'nmp Conditions
Are Bad Pay Cited as Good.
SEATTLE. Aug. 13. Sharp exchanges
between Commissioner Garretson and
Paul Page, a Buckley, Wash., lumber
rWler. marked today's session -of the
Federal Industrial Relations Commis
sion. Mr. Page frequently criticised
the Commissioner s questions, charac
terizing one as "bunk," and declaring
again that Mr. Garretson was ' talking
through his hat.
Mr. Page sought to refute testimony
given yesterday to the effect that
working conditions in logging camps
were bad. He Insisted that the men
were well fed and housed and paid
as liberally as the business would
admit.
"We have a pecuMar class of men to
deal with," he said, "and that should
be remembered. 1? or instance, we
sometimes have men who will throw
mattresses out of the bunkhouse win
dows and insist on sleeping on straw or
hay."
The Commissioner and Air. rage
clashed over the hospital-fee system
in vogue in all lumber carnps oi tne
state. Regular employes are charged
$1 a month for hospital treatment. If
a man works four days or less he is
charged 25 cents. Mr. Garretson in-
isted this rate was too nign, ana asx.
Page took the opposite view.
The witness declared tne lumuer
market was "very bad," owing to over
production, keen competition. high
freight rates and taxes and lack of
organization among employers. More
strict immigration laws would help
solve the problem of the unemployed,
he asserted.
OFT-SOLD JTEAM FOUND
Vancouver Man Locates Horses Miss
ing for Two Years.
it . KirrtT rvV.Tt Wnsh Alter 13 I St)e-
cial.) After having been missing for
two years, two horses and a ouggy oe
i ......... tn .1 w Henrv have been lo
cated by him in Portland and Albany.
Mr. Henry waa in Portland yesterday,
when he saw a man from Sellwood
driving one of his missing horses.
The team ana ouggy were nirea nere
bv a man giving the name of James
Monroe, of Bigbee, Idaho. The outfit
is said to have been sold by Monroe
to an Albany liveryman, and after two
additional sales, the horses were sold
separately.
Steps for the recovery of the prop
erty are being taken.
Mining employs LiOwOO
tn the
United
SS lambs 81
180 yearlings 98
SPEED MAY BE CUT
Mayor Has Deciding Vote on
Fixing Limits for Autos.
STREETCARS EXEMPTED
Commissioners Wonkl Wipe Out
Present Regulations of Electric
Vehicles- Ban on Youthful
Motor Drivers Is Opposed.
Although the question has not been
definitely settled, speed limits for auto
mobiles may be cut down from 25 to
20 miles an hour in the outer districts
and from 15 to 12 miles an hour in the
business districts. Members of the CSty
Commission, at a special meeting yes
terday, stood two (Daly and Dieck) for
the reduction in speed and two lige-
low and Brewster) against it. The de
ciding Vote rests with Mayor Albee,
who will be out of the city until next
week, when the proposition will be
brought up for final vote.
It waa decided by majority votes to
eliminate the provision regulating the
speed of streetcars. J. E. Werleln. rep
resenting the Portland Railway, Light
Ac Power Company, appeared before the
Commission and protested against a
provision inserted by Commissioner
Brewster limiting streetcars to i miles
an hour in all parts of the city. He
said this speed was not reasonable and
would greatly decrease the efficiency
of the streetcar service.
Argument Has Resnlt.
It was decided on the strength of his
argument that the limits for cars
should be wiped out. A provision there
fore was made that cars shall be oper
ated at safe speed. No limits are pre
scribed. Heretofore the cars have been
limited to 15 miles an hour.
A provision was inserted limiting the
speed of automobile trucks to 10 miles
an hour in any part of the city.
Provisions were made in the measure
for the elimination of automatic rotary
gongs or siren whistles on all classes
of vehicles excepting those of the po
lice and fire departments; for the
training of headlights so that they will
not extend more than 300 feet in ad
vance of the automobile while on level
ground; and for the punishment of per
sons who steal rides or attach bicycles,
sleds or other vehicles to other vehicles
without the permission of the drivers.
These were practically the only amend
ments to the ordinance definitely de
cided upon.
Age Limit IS Rejected.
Commissioner Daly insisted on a pro
vision being made in the ordinance pro
hibiting persons less than 18 years old
from driving motor-driven vehicles.
This did not carry.
Commissioner Brewster was instruct
ed to investigate the practicability of
requiring all cars coming here from
points out the state to register with
the police department so that they can
be identified in case of accident or law
violations. It is probable Mr. Brewster
will prepare such an amendment to the
ordinance for consideration, there be
ing much complaint on the part of the
police about being unable to ascertain
the ownership of out-of-the-state cars.
The ordinance probably will be up
for final hearing at the regular Council
meeting Wednesday. It will be up for
final passage two weeks later if there
are no other amendments.
CROSS STATE ROAD WON
FORESTRY OFFICIALS SANCTION
M'KENZIE HIGHWAY.
f70,4MM) Fund Allowed for Path From
Willamette Valley Across Cas
cades to Eastern Oregon.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 13. (Special.)
Final approval of the McKenzie trans
state highway project from the Willam
ette Valley to Eastern Oregon was
passed Wednesday by Government for
estry officials from Washington, D. C,
who completed an inspection of the
preliminary work on the McKenzie
highway.
An appropriation of $70,000 for im
mediate use on 40 miles of the road
within the National forest across the
Cascade Mountains was announced by
O. G. Merrill, chief engineer of the
United States Forestry Service. A
macadam road across the Cascades,
with a maximum 6 per cent grade, sec
ond to no motor road in Oregon, will
be built with this money.
A year ago the road was virtually
inaccessible to motor cars. Clyde R.
Seitz, supervisor of the Cascade Na
tional Forest, last year, with difficulty,
forced two motor cars with Govern
ment officials up 30 per cent grades. He
was allowed $5000 to reduce the 30 per
cent grades to 10 per cent. This he
did. The two cars bearing officials
yesterday went from Eugene, to Central
Oregon in 12 hours.
The $70,000 appropriated is $20,000
more than expected. In addition $3000
a year for maintenance was allowed,
this apportionment to Degin mis year.
YIELD OF GRAIN IS LIGHT
Drouth Affects Harvest in Luokia
mute Valley; Clover Short.
BUENA VISTA, Or'.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Tields of vetch, oats, wheat and
barlev in the Luckiamute Vulley or
south Polk County are lighter than
they nave been for many years. The
Fall grain has been threshed, harvest
finishing here this year on the same
date which it commenced last season.
No rain has been recorded here since
June and the drought is declared by
the farmers to have been the principal
cause for the light yield.
Results of the clover crop so far
have disappointed the growers in Polk
County. The crop, which is ready to
hull three weeks ahead of the usual
time, has been severely injured by tne
army worm. Millions or grassnoppers
also are doing much damage. The ab
sence of rain, too. has been a big fac
tor. The average yield is estimated
to be from one to two bushels an acre.
HUNTED STEERS ARE WILD
Roundup Will Have to Buy New
Stock for Bulltlogglng.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug, 13. (Spe
cial) Too much Johnson as applied to
the Texas long horn steers is going to
cost the Roundup the price of a carload
of cattle this year. There are Round
up longhorns scattered through the
mountains from Starkey Prairie to the
mouth of the John Day. ana every time
one of them sees a man on norse
back he begins going again.
As a result the Roundup must buy
an entirely new herd or steers ror tnis
year's exhibition, and will have t.j
hurry for the drama is staged for Sep
tember 24L i sAd XUm steers were
The First
National Bank
Fifth and Morrison Streets
Capital and Surplus - $3,500,000
Interest Paid on Savings and Time Deposits
Security Savings and Trust Company
Fifth and Morrison Streets
Capital and Surplus - - $400,000
THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
PORTLAND, OREGON
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Capital .... $1,000,000
Surplus .... $1,000,000
OFFICERS
J. C. AINSWORTH. Prenldeat.
R lea BARNKS Vlce-Prenldent. W. A. HOLT, .. ashler.
A. M. WR.It.HT, Aut. Cullfr,
H. W. SCHMEER. faultier. P. . DICK, Aut. Cashier.
LADD & TILTON
BANK
EstabltcAed 185S.
Capital and Surplus
Commercial and
worth $2000 and the Roundup consid
ers this a complete loss.
SHOW MEM AT VANCOUVER
Irwin Bros." Officials Arrlvo to Pre
pare for l'nir KliihU-
.....nnintcD Alio- IT ISni.
cial ) C. B. Irwin, of Irwin Bros. N 114
West Show, which will put on its
grand exhibition at tho Columbia lllver
Interstate alr nere aepiemuer .
, i.. v with his ailvanre
man, H. S. Rowe, and his press agent.
II. It Bunce.
Mr. Irwin conferred with Georpe i .
Larsen, fair manager, and other dl-
m . i. f.t. relative
rectors ui ' " .
to the pioneer days celebration and
the celebration of the 30th anniversary
of the founding: of Vancouver.
Mr. Rowe and ssr. ountc wu
here until the fair.
HIGH SCHOOL IS STANDARD
Florence Carries Educational Im
provement by Vote of 103 to 1-
FLORENCE. Or.. Aurt. 13. (Special )
At a special election Monday the
eleventh and twelfth grades were reg
ularly established in the Florence High
School. The vote was 10S to 12 In fa
vor of the addition. The ninth and
tenth grades were added to the public
school here in 1907, and the high school
has given the full four-year course
without having the matter regularly
voted on.
MondaVs election provides for th"
establishment of a standard high
school.
Human hair ro.n at the rate of .1095
of an inch a day
The
Canadian Bank
of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE
Toronto, Canada.
Established 1867.
A general banking business
transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits
PORTLAND BRANCH,
Corner Second and Stark Sts.
F. C. M ALP AS, Manager.
XBA Vfcl-KR-S' GUIDE.
S. 8. ROSE CITY FOR
SAN FK AN CISCO
LOS ANGELES
9 A. M.. Au. IS.
The Sn r rautlsco rrtluort S S 50i
3d and Vahlnstm St.. (with O.-W. B.
N. Co.). Tel. Mamhttll 4000. A 01-it.
STEAMSHIP
Sails Direct for San Franclseo, Imm
Ans;elea and San lilmn.
Friday, August 14
2:30 P. M.
SAN FKAMINCO, PORTLAND
LOS ANGKLES STEAMSHIP CO.
PRANK BOLLAM, Aitfal.
124 Third A 4581. Main 311.
OltAIN TO COOS BAY.
Autos run dally. Dellghtlui trip !
Alleicany or the Ocean-beach rout
Mi ir reservations to
M, iuuuoa, UttUm,
$2,000,000
Savings Deposits
THAVKLKMS' oil UK.
COOS BAY
Marshfield North Bend
and Eureka
"Geo. W. Elder"
Hails fsatisr, Austin! iv at n . m.
Largest Steamship
' Best Service
Regular Sailings
Berth and Meals Free
NORTH PACIFIC
Steamship Co.
::.i St.
t'uliimliln liM-k
I'hoiK- 11. I.'il I.
rii.. . M
Steamer Service
i i: a m k it i . J. pori ten
leaves Portland. Ash-strsst
Dock, dally, except Saturday
and Sunday, s A. M.: Saturday
only, 1 P. M., far Mt'gler. Leaves
Megler 3 P. M. dally, except
Saturday and SunUuy: Sunday
only, t P. M.
stkaii:r hassai.o leaves
Portland dally, except Sunday,
9:00 P. M . for M airier, via
ABtorla. Leaves Mauler dally,
eM i Sunday and Monday. 1
A. M. Lcavas Metcler Sunday
only P. M.
STKA.MKIt IIAHVKST t I I I
leaves Portland dally, except
Sunday, at -00 P. M. Leaves
A.-tor i a daily, oxcept Sunday, at
8 AM.
Make reservations Ash-streot
Dock or City Ticket Office,
Third and Washington.
Phones Marshal) 4000. A 0121.
avniiEV a q vs FR0M
5 I URL I I 7 SAN riMCUCC
AUSTRALIA WEATHER FINI
.SAMOA AND SHORTEST LI Ml
SOUTH SEA9 QUICKEST TWE
Splendid ftcsmen. Uordi 100A1. ( 10.000 toodhpL)c
jfif Short Urn Wilms tvm twt eests.
$110H0N0LULL' (MWV? SYDNEY $JW
Rorrnd trip, escoud dtm. SYDNE" 0O
Virieus tours I udins Jtrt. Chins. Jtpsr ano Rous
T&mBmm.m fra.c.ic
American -Hawaiian S. S. Co.
Via l'ANAMA CANAL
salllusa Kroin e t rk MM
August 4lh aofl IMh
Eaatbuund l-'roro Portland Ahout
Augnat Bth
C. D. KENNEDY. Agent
270 Stark SL
COOS BAY LINE
Steamship Breakwater
. !. ., a a u
Fall, from Ainaworin u.. -....-..-, -July
7. 1. 17. ii. 27. Aug. 1, . 11. I
c.i.hi ., ticket office.. Low.r Alnswortg
dock. Portland Coos Bay a. . Lies.
L u. KKATINU
Phou. Mala novo.
Steamer Georgiana
Leave. Wa.hlniton-.treet Dock at 7 A. at
Dally. Suiidsy, 7:30. for
Astoria and Way Landings
He turning, Lt?v Astoria at 2;0 r. WW.
'. ti.VHJ SMh Wk). Mi Mfc