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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1914.
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LiVES OCK TAKES
fMFORTANT PLACE
Hog ard Corn Carnival to Be
Held at Prosser Shows
Agricultural Trend.
ALrALFA acreage grows
Attorney, Wh Convicted One, Now
3enton County and County Seat
Reflect Prosperity, Says
Addison Bennett.
BV ADDISON BENNET1 .
pbosskr Wash.. Auk. IT. Spe
rial.) Properly speaking, this letter
should bear the date line ot a'.orui
mrw, pelfl din in ir-car. for 1 am writ
ing it "In my head" while partaking
of my lunch in one of the traveling
hotels which Superintendent Hazen has
made famous by exploiting his "Great
Big Baked Potatoes." It gook a genius
of a rare order to take an ordinary
prosaic "spud" and make of it a classic.
Please take your hats ott 1.0 t-rosser,
nnt nr.lv titke them off. but wave them
ahlgh and then give three cheers and
a tiger for the land of the corn and
hog: For the citizens 01 una immy
lit 1 1 ,-itv are srolnir to cut loose from
the ordinary fairs and Wild West
mints and hold a hog and corn car
nival this Fall. This Is about the best
news and sanest that I have heard in
a long time. It not only shows that
this section is getting into the right
stride it shows that it has already
reached that stride. When any com
munity In the Northwest decides that
hereafter the people will take advan
tage of the gifts of soil, climate and
forage that nature has provided them
With and give the nog and cow a snuw.
and raise alfalfa and corn to feed them
n when anv community does that it
has turned its attention to something
that means a permanent prosperity
that nothing else can bring.
Diversity la l'rged.
To say this one need not decry the
apple, the. pear, the peach, the melon
or any other product of the field or
garden: nor does it mean that the
growing of all or any of these products
Is. or Is about to become, a failure:
nor does it mean that the orchardist
should dig up his trees or the vineyara
1st burn his vines. It does not even
Imply that no more trees or vines are
to be planted: but it does mean that
malty has not heretofore run freely
at large among the orchardists. and
that hereafter we must have sanity or
lose out.
We have endeavored to make of the
hog and the cow, of alfalfa and corn.
Btmply by-products, and have set our
Hakes to develop great orchards.
Should it not have been the other way
about? Is not the bulk of the money
that ls yearly made in the United
States on well, particularly on apples;
Is It not made where the apple is
merely an Incident, a sideline pure and
simple. and almost universally in
thickly settled portions of the country
where the prices range around 50 cents
bushel? Look up the statistics.
Alfalfa Acreage Grown.
No statistics of reliability are ob
tainable as to the Increase In dairy
stock and hogs, or in the area oi corn
and alfalfa, hut those best Informed
estimate the increase in hogs, cows and
corn at 100 per cent during the last
two yeara. Alfalfa has been grown
generally all along the Yakima River
for many years In a commercial way.
usually for sale abroad. Now it is
being grown largely for home feeding.
While the area has not increased 100
per cent it probably has gone well
over 30 per cent,
Prosser is the county seat of Benton
County. It is bounded on the north,
east and south by the Columbia River
and on the west by Yakima and Klicki
tat counties. The Yakima River flows
across it from west to east, dividing It
nearly in halves; the Northern Pacific
Railway follows closely alang the
southern bank of the river. This road
gives a fine service, and the trains
are generally on time. Nearly every
town along its lines in this section has
a fine depot and spacious, well-kept
grounds, as a rule finely parked, with
fountains playing In them.
Grange to Hold Fair.
Through some hitch in the state
laws many of the counties in Washing
ton will not hold county fairs this Fall.
Kenton is one of them. But there is
the hog and corn carnival, which Is of
more Importance, and on September id
and IS the Granges of the county will
hold a fair here. The exhibits from
this fair will then be sent to the State
I'air at North Yakima, which will be
held September 21-26.
Prosser has two strong banks, the
Prosser State and the Citizens- State.
The former ha a capital of 140.000. a
surplus of $10,000, and undivided profits
Of $6511. with deposits of $194,688. Its
j resident Is Ezra Kemp and J. IfsSears
is cashier. The Citizens' has a capital
of $25,000 and a surplus of the same
amount, with deposits of $167,818. C.
IT. Pearl is president. Guy H. Pearl,
cashier.
In the past Prosser has been a sort
of newspaper graveyard, the trouble
being that too many sheets were at
tempted to be run simultaneously. Now
the town has two successful and well
managed weeklies, newspapers In fact
as well as name. The Republican
Bulletin is Issued by W. R. Sproull.
and the Independent-Record by C. B.
Miehener.
The Oregonlan's business here Is
looked after by A. M. Foisy. He has a
fine notion store in a good location and
evidently Is doing a good business.
.- Pumping Plaat Proposed.
Generally speaking, the lands here
abouts are under the Sunnyslde project,
the water being syphoned across the
river, rather under the river. The
reclamation officials are now contem
plating an auxiliary pumping plant, a
aort of extension to the gravity sys
tem, which will be known as Benton
Extension. This will water about 6000
acres. Then there are small private
pumping plants covering quite an area
in all. Eventually a way will be found
to water every acre of good land near
here. It may take a good many years,
but this land Is too good to be allowed
to remain in an arid state. The rain
fall here is less than ten inches, but
between here and the Columbia River
to the south, about 25 miles. In what
Is known as the Horse Heaven country,
a large amount of whent is raised near
ly .-very year by scientific dry-farming
methods. That country, however,
is rough generally and never, perhaps,
will be fully covered by ditches.
There is a large creamery here, and
connected with it an ice manufacturing
and cold-storage plant. The whole
plant Is doing a big business, which
Is growing rapidly. The butter turned
out is of a fine quality and commands
the top price wherever offered.
Commercial Clnb Active.
Prosser has one of the best and most
active commercial clubs to be found In
the two states. L. L. Lynn is president.
He Is also County Auditor. He la one
of the best known and most active citi
zens of Benton County. W. B. Shrader
is secretary. This club has a weekly
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meeting at the lunch hour, and busi
ness and food are discussed at the
same time. There are about mem
bers, and the population of the town is
1300 to 1500. I fancy it was through
this club that the hog and corn car
nival was projected. If so. It is en
titled to the thanks of the entire state.
The town has two good hotels. The
Central is about the best known. It is
kept by P. G. Jungmann, who was for
a long time connected with the Imperi
al of Portland. The other is the Pros
ser, kept by Ben W. Ashley. There are
a number of good restaurants and
lunch houses.
As mentioned before, Prosser is on
the Northern Pacific Railway. It is
50 miles east of North Yakima and 98
miles west of Kennewick, which is on
the Columbia River. It is an impor
tant station. There is a large trade
done here, and there are a number of
large business houses, well stocked, to
look after the business.
STOCK MARKET STRONG
COWS AXD WETHERS SHOW SLIGHT
ADVANCE.
Prices Arc Steady and Cattle Sales Are
Numerous Hogs Are High
and Firm.
A steady market, with many sales, char
acterized the Portland livestock trade yes
terday. Cows were up a little and prices
of other lines held steady. They brought
$0.25.
Hogs were firm at $9.00 for the top, wlilch
made Portland about the highest market in
the country. Wethers were up a little, sales
being made at $.", a slight advance over
recent transactions.
Shippers were:
With cattle Hoskin & P.and, 1 car; Jo
seph Bros.. Redmond, 2 cars; C. D. Robert
son, Condon, 1 car; S. W. Matteer, Condon,
1 car; L. V. Gentry. Heppner, 2 cars; A. J.
Steele. Willsdale, 1 car; H. H. Trowbridge,
Baker, 6 cars; D. T. Mays, Enterprise, 1
car; Fred Gaylord. Enterprise, 1 car; W. C.
Company. Enterprise, 2 cars; A. A. Ducklon,
4 cars: L. E. West, Oakland, 1 car; F. E.
Graham, Wallowa, 1 car.
With hogs H. L. Johnston, Roosevelt, 1
car;, A. L. Rodgers, 1 car; Ed W. Coles,
Haines, 1 car; J. W. Chandler, Lostlne, 1
car: Elgin Forwarding Company, Wallowa.
1 car.
With sheep Ed Aldrlch, Goldendale, 3
cars; R. M. Stanfleld, Becham, 8 cars.
With mixed loads H. S. Neil, Condon, 2
cars cattle and sheep: A. L Demaris, Milton,
1 car cattle and hogs.
Sales were:
Wt. Prlce. Wt. Price.
28 cows . .. 1120 8.85j 20 steers ... 722 6.75
4 mixed ..1315 4.00 2 cows ... .!." 5.75
10 steers . .1054 6.50; 1 cow 1130 5.00
1 cow 1160 4.00 2 cows 1060 4.00
1 cow 1300 5.25 4 cows 825 5.50
8 cows ... 860 5.851 1 calf 80 8.00
4 steers ..1407 6.50 1 bull 1400 4.00
16steers ..1235 7.23 24 steers ...1226 7.15
23 steers ..1182 6.75i 6 cows ....1122 4.30
2 steers ..1400 3.30 1 cow 10SO 3.75
21 steers ..1068 6.70; 10 cows ...1083 O.OO
1 stag 1170 5.75 4 cows 1112 5.25
25 steers ..1040 6.10 13 steers ...1148 7.U0
4 cows ...1030 5.75 72 steers ...1280 7.25
5 steers ..1070 7.00i 1 cow 510 6.00
4 bulls ...1502 2.50844 wethers . 05 5.00
4 cows ...1030 5.23 5 hogs ... 122 9.50
28 cows ... 051 6-25 2 hogs .... 185 8.50
1 bull ....1230 4.50 1 hog 470 8.40
lsteer ...1200 6.25 6 hogs 130 9.40
24 steers ..1262 6.40 3 hogs 240 B.20
1 bull 1550 4.00 1 hog 360 8.S0
23 steers ...1046 6.50;130 yrllngs .. 88 4.20
1 cow ....1190 5.75 138 lambs ... 53 5.70
22 steers ..1082 6.50 96 hogs .... 182 9.50
27 steers . . 1201 6.E0 38 hogs 209 9.50
5 cows ...1220 3.50 71 hogs 121 9.40
1 heifer ..1000 0.25 3 hogs 343 8.60
23 steers . .1289 7.00 96 hogs 175 9.50
18 steers ..1224 6.25. 95 hogs 101 9.60
23 steers ..1002 6.25 82 hogs .... 209 9.60
12 cows ...1229 5.75 4 bogs 30 8.60
1 cow 900 6.23 8 hogs 290 8.50
3 cows ... 977 6.75 1 calf 140 8.25
13 steers ..1224 6.73j 96 hog 167 9.50
7 cows 943 6.00! 12 steers ...1155 7.15
2 cowb ... S30 6.00 24 steers ...1275 7.25
1 bull ... S80 3. SP 24 steers ...1275 7.25
1 heifer .. 850 5.50 24 heifers ..1066 6.50
2 steers ..1125 8.23 13 heifers ..1093 6.60
I 1 bull 1730 4.50
Current prices of the various -..lasses or
stock at the yards follows:
prime steers 1SJ,I22
Choice steers i??
Medium steers ii2 2.',?
Choice cows ?;?
Medium cows ?
Heifers 6.50 I 10
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Bulls MM 4.3
Stag. . : 4.500 5.73
Hog
Light 9.2550
Heavy 8.85 8.50
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Lamb. 5.00 6.00
Livestock Prices at South Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 17. Hogs
Receipts. 3300 head; lower; heavy, $8.709;
light. $8.709.10; pigs, $S8.73; bulk of
saies. $8.750895.
Cattle Receipts. 8000 head; lower; native
steers $7.7510.15: cows and heifers. JO'itS;
Western steers. $6.30ft0; Texas steers. $8
7 v.-. . ( ,.u s ..r:d heifers. $5.75 g 7.15; calv es,
$8.50 10. 50.
Sheep Receipts. 8000 head; lower; year
lings. $66.65; wethers, 5.656.1S; lamb.,
$7.80 8.35.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Aug. 17. Hog. Receipt., 31.
000 head; 20'tf23c lower; bulk. $S.80B.10:
light, $8.70!.15; mixed. $S.5O0.15; heavy.
$8.259.10; rough. $8.258.45: pigs. $7
S.50.
Cattle Receipts, 20.000 head; JorfflSc
lower; beeves, S7.irg10.40: steers. :.:.
0.20: stockers and feeders. IS.iiOftrS.le: cows
and heifers, S3.609.20; calves, JS.25
11.00.
Sheep Receipts. 30.000 head; 1020c
lower; sheep. .f--.ir.Mi, yearlings. S6.107;
lambs, $6.508.40.
CLUB TO DIVERT TRAVEL
COLORADANS TO PICNIC AT OAKS
AND PLAN FOR 1915.
Manngcr Cordray Arranges Programme
of State and School Songs for
Visitors at the Park.
Officers of the Colorado Society for
Oregon yesterday issued the first call
In the campaign of state clubs to route
Panama-Pacific Exposition travel by
way of Oregon in 1915.
The Coloradans will picnic at the
Oaks tomorrow afternoon and evening
and will put through a programme of
amusements. They will arrange also
to carry out the ideas of the State Fed
eration of Clubs.
Mrs. Mark Woodruff heads the com
mittee which will provide the enter
tainment and 6 o'clock dinner. Man
ager John F. Cordra-y. of the Oaks, has
volunteered to put over a special mu
sical programme in the theater, a fea
ture of which will be the playing of
"Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its
Way," which will be sung by the Cen
tennial State delegation.
"What we hope to do out there
Wednesday," said Mrs. Woodruff, "is
to bring all Oregon Coloradans togeth
er for a broader social acquaintance,
to Bay something about the old days,
to find lines of mutual interest, to
sing our old state and university songs
and to pledge ourselves to work to
gether for the upbuilding of the state
of our adoption."
The women who go out to the Oaks
Wednesday afternoon will take bas
kets of lunch. The men will be ex
pected at about 6 o'clock in the eve
ning. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Aug. 17. Maximum temper
ature, 71 degree.; minimum, 54 degrees.
River reading, 8 A. M.. 4.7 feet; change
in last 24 hours, 0.1 foot fall. Total rain
fall, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., none: total rain
fall since September 1, 1913. 38.91 inches;
normal. 44.76 inches; deficiency. 5.85 inches.
Total sunshine. 9 hours 17 minutes; pos
sible, 14 hours 4 minutes. Barometer (re
duced to sea level) 5 P. M.. 30.09 Inches.
THE WEATHER.
Wind
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Sacramento . . .
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A high-pressure area overlies the North
Pacific States, and a shallow depression Is
central over the Middle Missouri Valley.
The barometer continue, relatively high In
the Gulf and South Atlantic States. Show
ers have fallen In scattered places in Colo
rado, Nebraska. Montana, the Dakota,
Lake Region. Gulf and New England States.
It is much cooler In the North States be
tween the Rocky Mountains and the Mis
souri River.
The conditions are favorable for fair and
warmer weather in this district Tuesday.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Tuesday fair an
warmer; northerly winas.
Oregon and Washington Tuesday fair;
wanner except near the coast; winds mostly
northerly.
Idaho Tuesday fair and warmer.
SUGAR STILL RISES
New Hiflh Record Set in Local
Market.
PRICE NOW $8.05 PER BAG
Heavy Buying by England of Ameri
can Stocks Is Cause of Un
precedented Advance
in East.
Sugar et a new record yesterday, jump
ing 60 cent, in the Portland market. The
,.oii nrlrr for dry granulated is now 88.05.
This surpasses the former high record.
reached September 22, 1011. wnen .t
7 ns This figure was again reached here
last week.
The advance was made by jobbers yester
day when advised of a 50-cent Increase in
the price of refined sugar by the California
it ii RefinlnB Company, equaliz
ing its quotations with those of the Western,
which raised Its price late last week. Yes
terday's advance was fully expected and
dealers are. guessing if the top has yet been
reacnea. .
c 1k- th. nrMpnt suear bulge 'ts
without precedent In the prices reached and
..nwarif. thpri are strong points
of similarity between the present condition,
and those that obtained in 1011. In the Sum
mer of that year there was a severe
iAn...nn.Ti,i drouzht throughout the su
gar-beet districts of Germany and Austria
and the usual export sugar for Great Brit
ain's consumption was cut off. Then, as
now, England turned to the cane sugar
supplies of the United States, both for Its
raw and refined stocks. " t
Krr..,iatnrB In Lnndon and Liverpool
bought all the sugar they could lay their
hands on and pushed prices up until re
rnme. from SR. refiner's price, in
June, 1911, to $6.05. or 87.55 retail in Sep
tember. Yesterday's advance brougnt me
refiner's price up to $7.50, retail 88.05,
The rise in 1811 was by small aavancea,
comparatively, while the Increase during the
past two weeks has been 50, and even 70,
cents at a time. The biggest advance in
1011 was 25 cents and gain, for the most
part were 10 and 20 cents advance in quota
tions. When the speculation in. sugar reached its
height and prices were at $7.55 retail in
Portland, England was successful In getting
Russia to agree to let a certain per cent of
its sugar crop go to the British Isles and
the upward flight of sugar was stopped.
Could a similar arrangement be made now
sugar would drop and the pressure of sharp
competition on the American market, which
causes the present high p.-lces, would be re
lieved. Speculation in sugar is being pre
vented as far as possible by the refiners, who
refuse to supply more sugar than is de
manded to fill legitimate requirements.
New York has but little sugar on hand,
the stock, held by Importers there last week
being but 50,000 tons. There is about enough
sugar in Cuba and the Hawaiian Islands,
with spot stocks in the United States, to
gether with the incoming beet sugar crops
in this country, to supply the United States
and England until December 15, when the
new crop of cane sugar in Cuba will be
available.
Curiously enough, the war will cost the
United State, more for sugar than any
other country, because It Is the largest con
sumer per capita. The United States uses
about 300,000 tons per month and the United
Kingdom 170,000 tons. In a year the two
countries use 5,600,000 tons. From August
1 to August 14 England has taken between
00,000 and 100.000 tons of raw and refined
sugar from Cuba and the United State..
Coming Just now, which 1. about the
height of the canning season, the latest ad
vance in sugar prices will probably curtail
the canning activities of many a housewife.
Peaches will be in the market strong this
week, and plums, pears and apples are now
coming in large quantities.
Candy has already advanced 2 cents a
pound, predicated on the rise in sugar, ana
the next food products whose prices w-ill be
higher on account of sugar will probably be
syrups, jams and Jellies, cookies, bis
cuits, etc.
The price of sugar will continue to de
pend upon the war news, it is expected,
until an outlet from Russia to England can
be opened, either by a decisive naval vic
tory over the Germans or otherwise. If com
merce can be resumed between Russia and
England, then much lower prices In tne
sugar market will be likely.
PRICK OF GARLIC IS DOUBLED
War Has Its Effect on Vegetable Usually
Imported From Abroad.
Garlic has doubled in price on Front
street within a few days and the price is
yet unsettled, all because of the European
war. One commission house is selling it
at 15 cents a pound, and the dealers be
lieve they are under the market at that.
The usual price is about 6 or 7 cents.
With importations from Italy to the At
lantic Coast market cut off, the Northwest
crop is in demand, and prices are high a.
a result.
A car of Yakima peaches came In yes
terday, tho first of the season, but the
fruit wa. a little too green. It will be held
a few days until ripe. Local peaches are
in the market and are going at from 40 to
Co cents a box.
A carload of sweet potatoes came in yes
terday from Merced, Cal., and sold readily
at SVi cents a pound.
A car of fancy Malaga grape, was re
ceived from the south, selling at $1.15 a
crate.
Several cars of bananas came in. prices
were low, being about the same as last
WCHeavy receipts of Bartlett pears have
been the rule of late and despite the large
shipment, prices are holding up well.
CHEESE MAKES SLIGHT ADVANCE
Dry Pastures Assigned as Reason Poultry
and Eggs Continue Very Firm.
Tillamook cheese shipments reached the
Portland market yesterday and prices were
up V, cent a pound on both triplets and
Young Americas. The unusually drp pasture,
of Tillamook County at this season of the
year, with shorter supplies of milk from
the diary herds, have caused higher quo
tations. The poultry market continues very firm,
with hens up yesterday H cent, top stock
getting 15 cents. Monday poultry re
ceipts are always light, but this price wa.
warranted at the end of last week. Spring
ers were being quoted at 16 and 17 cents,
with strong demand. There was no change
in eggs, the market being firm, with 27
cents paid for candled.
ADVANCE COMING IN DRY GOODS
Imported Articles Are Higher and Domestics
Expected To Rise Also.
Advances axe announced by Portland
wholesale dry goods dealers in all Im
ported stuff, ranging from 15 to 50 per
cent. Silks, ribbons, dress goods, velvets
and notions are chiefly affected, although
higher quotation, are expected to rule
throughout a large part of the list.
Domestic goods, too, are expected to go
up, largely because of the increased de
mand, and further because most dye ma
terials come from Germany and they are
being advanced sharply. Wool is already
high and domestic goods will show higheM
prices in sympathy witn loreign materials.
Oatmal Makes Slight Advance.
Millers announced an advance of 25 oent.
a barrel on oatmeal ye.terday, following an
increase of 50 cents late last week. The
same reason is given for the rise, the stiff
holding of stocks of oats by farmers, who
think the war may give them additional
profits.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
ye.terday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland IL740.S37 I28.6UI
Seattle 2.310,320 166.250
Tacoma 37o.778 40. 04
Spokane 507,5-'6 6O.0DU
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
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Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc.
WHEAT Ttack prices: Club, 8Sc; red
Russian, S4c; bluestem, 93 fee; forty-fold,
87c.
FLOUR Patents. $4.80 per barrel; ex
ports, $;;.50.65; valley. $4.80; graham.
$4.80; whole wheat, $5.
MILL.FEED Bran. $2$g2$.5 per ton;
shorts. $2 7; middlings. $82.
OATS No. 1 white, $24.50; feed. $24.50
per ton. , .
BARLTCY No. l feed. $20.50 per ton;
brewing. $21; rolled. $28.
HAY Old- timothy. 1617: new-crop
timothy. $13(3115: grain hay, $s?10; alfalfa,
$11012.
CORN Whole. $35: cracked. ,38 per ton.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails.
$2.25 per dozen; half-pound .lats. $1.40; one.
pound flats. $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound
tails. S5c: silversldes. orfe-pound tails. $1.25.
HONEY Choice. $3.50 3.75 per "case.
NUTS Walnuts. 14 20c per pound; Bra
zil nuts, 16c; filbert.. 1617c; almonds. 1Q
28c: peanuts, 66Vtc; cocoanuts, $1 per
dozen; chestnuts, S',&10c per pound; pe
cans. 14faloC.
BEANS Small white. 6Vc; large whits.
Bijc; Lima, 9c; pink 5.35u; Mexican. "lc;
bayou. 6c.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 1837c per
pound.
SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8.05; beet.
$7.85; extra C, $7.85; powdered, in barrels,
$8.30.
SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton, half
ground. 100s, $10.75 per ton; 5Us, $11.50 per
ton; dairy. $14 per ton.
RICE No. 1 Japan. Si5ttc; Southern
head, 6AGTAc; island, 55Mc
DRIED FRUITS Apple., 10ii(lic per
pound; apricots. 1416c; pescnea. 8 11c;
prunes. Italians. 10 12 4c, currants, Vc;
raisins, loose Muscatel, 6437Vc; bleached
Thompson, llc; unbleached Sultausa, 8c;
seeded. 9c;' dates, Persian, 77)ic psr
pound; fard $1.40 psr box.
FIGS Packages, s-oz., 60 to box. $1.95
package; 10-oz., 12 to box, 80c; white, 25-lb.
box. $1.75; black, 25-lb. box. $1.76; black.
30-lb, box. $2.50; black, 10-lb. box, $1.15,
Calarab candy figs. )-lb. box, $3; Smyrna,
per box, $1.50.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges. $1.7503
per box; lemons, $9.50 10.00 per box; ba
nanas, 44fec per pound; grapefruit. Cali
fornia. $2.75 3.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 50c per box;
eggplant, 10c per pound; peppers. 7 a 10c per
pound; head lettuce. $1.70 per crate; arti
chokes. $1 per dozen; tomatoes. 506oc psr
crate; cabbage, l?2c per pound; peas. 50
6c per pound, beans, 4 6c per pound; corn,
$1 per sack; celery. 35 75c per dozen.
ONIONS Yellow. $1.26 per sack.
GREEN FRUITS Apple., new, 75c$2
box; cantaloupe., 50c$1.40 per crate;
peaches, 50 75c per box; plums, 60c $1;
watermelons. 5075c per hundred; cassbas.
$2.50 per dosen; pears. $12 per box;
grapes. 75c $( per crats.
POTATOES Oregon, lfflliso per lb.)
sweet potatoes. 4c.
Dairy and Country produce.
Local Jobbing quotations:
EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count,
ftl24c; candled. 2827c per dosen.
POULTRY Hens. 134c; Springs, 1617c;
turkeys, :10c; dressed, choice, 22c; ducks,
10llc; Pekins, 1213c; geese, 10c.
BUTTER Creamery prints, extras, 35c
per poind; cubes, 31c.
CHEESE oreson triplets. Jobbers- buying
price, 15 4 c per pound f. o. b. dock Port
land;' Young America, 10 4 u per pound.
PORK .block, 12c per pound.
VEAL Fancy. 14 14 4c per pound.
Provisions.
HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 21 4 22 4c; 11 to
14-pound, 214 22 4c; 14 to 18-pound, 214
22 4c; .kinned. 18422c; picnic, 15c
BACON Fancy. 30S2c; standard, 260
DRY SALT CURED Short clear back.,
134164c: exports, 14016c; plates, 110
13c.
LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 12018c; com
pound, 8C.
Oils.
i-B.oncu.Mff Wfltpr white. drums. bar
rel, or tank wagon. 10c; special, drums or
barrels, 134c; cases, i i vi sj zu c.
GASOLINE Bulk, 15c; cases. 22c;
motor spirit, bulk, 154c; esses, 824c. En
gine distillate, drums. 74c; cases, 144c;
nsptha, drums, 144c; cases, 214c.
LINSEED OIL. Haw. barrel.. 72o; boiled,
barrels. 74c; raw. cases, 77c; boiled, cases,
78c
Hop., Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1913 crop, nominal; 1914 contract..
1401c
PELTS Dry, 13c; dry short wool, 9c; dry
shearings, 10c; green shearing., 15030c;
a: ted sheep. $1.25-. 50; Spring lamb., 25
35c; green pelts, short wool. 3060c;
lambs, August take-off, 60 070c.
HIDES Salted hides, 13c psr pound;
salt kip, 14c; salted calf, 18c; green hides.
12c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 28c; salted
bulls, luc per pound; green bulls. 84c.
WOOL Valley. 184 20 4c; Eastern Ore
gon. lu20 4c.
MOHAIR 1014 clip. 27 4 c per pound.
FISH Salmon, 80c; halibut, 506c;
smelt, 8c; black cod, TO; rock cod, 5c
CASCARA BARK Old and new. 4 4o per
pound.
PROGRESS BEING MADE
STEPS TAKEN TO RESUME NORMAL
CONDITIONS.
Better Understanding Exlta Bet-ween
Government and Bankers OTer
Remedial Measures.
NEW YORK, Aug, 17. Further progress
toward normal coflTlltlona was manifest In
tho domestic financial situation today. Al
though resumption of open trading is still
a matter of conjecture, private business In
bonds waa slightly more active. Dealings
in stocks were almost wholly limited to
contracts entered Into before the exchange
closed, and these arc now reduced to a
minimum.
Encouragement was expressed over the
more complete understanding between the
Administration at Washington and the in
fluential banking interests regarding the
pressing need of remedial measures. Aban
donment of tho French loan, which, if
carried out, would inevitably have been fol
lowed n by similar transactions for other
belligerents, was accepted as the only course
consistent with this country's attitude. Nev
ertheless, it Is believed that some of the
nations now at war besides Great Britain
will devise means of building up credits
In this market.
Representatives of the largest savings
banks announced today that very few of
their depositors had availed themselves of
the 00-day withdrawal clause, and that all
excitement connected with this precaution
had been dissipated. It wai learned, also,
that some of the leading Institutions In
the Clearing-House Association had not
taken out any certificates, their wants hav
ing been fully met b emergency currency.
According to advices from the Middle
West, that section is threatened with a
tie-up of cars, resulting from the embargo
on grain at many ports. Crop conditions are
moderate, but shipments are being held
In abeyance until exports can be arranged.
Foreign exchange was again nominal, with
a slight advance over last week's low quo
tation in sight drafts to London. Paris
business was mostly of a special charac
ter, arising from relief money sent to Amer
icans at that center. A better inquiry
for commercial paper was reported from
Interior banks.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at the Bay City oa Fruits,
Vegetables, Etc.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. Fruit Pine
apples, $1.50tft; Mexican limes, $4&Q; Cali
fornia lemons, choice. $7.508; fancy.
SO ; apples. Gravensteins, 50 & 85c.
Vegetables Cucumbers, 23(&35c; string
beans, lfgSc; peas, 33c.
Eggsj Fancy ranch, 34c ; store, 28c.
Onions Yellow, 7590c.
Cheese Young America, 13 15 c ; new.
llti14c; Oregon. 15H16c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 28c; seconds,
26c. ,
Potatoes Delta, new crop, Burbanks, per
sack, ::.,', ?l ; sweets, 1 1 c per pound ;
new, lle-
Receipts Flour, 10,4o6 quarter sacks;
barlev, 160,448 centals; potatoes, 3020 sacks;
hay, 139 tons.
Mercantile Paper.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Mercantile paper,
terllng exchange, nominal; for cables,
$4.97..0; for demand. $4.iD,50.
PINKERTON & COMPANY
UNiTED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY
Chicago, 111., ever since 18S3
No connection with or relation to the Pinkerton National Dctectir.
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 onn pay you unless ho wants to
pay you, and our province is to make him want to pay you.
A DETECTIVE AGENCY CAN DO Tills.
Northwestern Offices, 412-13 Immbermens bldg., Portland. Or.
Phone Main 7741.
W. H. TREECE, District Manager.
LADD & TILTON
BANK
ISstnblfrhed l ".
Capital and Surplus
Commercial and
MARKET PICKS
Losses in Chicago Saturday
Are Regained.
EXPORT THOUGHT EASIER
Opening Is Weak in Sympathy With
Decline at ljlverpool, but Cov
ering of Shorts Gives
Strength to Situation.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Ths sralu markets
today refrained tho loaaea of Saturday, w heat
closing c to TiiC corn He to li; and oats
a shade to c up. led by the September op
tions. Provisions eloaed from 10c higher lor
September pork to 12 He depressed.
Wheat started weak In sympathy with a
decline at Liverpool, but shorts started cov
ering In visible decrease, and a better class
of buying developed later on an apparent
relaxation of the export situation and eloa
Ing prices were the best of the day. Ships
carrying 1,000,000 bushels were said to have
sailed recently from New Orleans, while
Dullrth reported a small sale of Durum M
France.
The corn market opened lower on larger
receipts than had been expected. Shorts
covered and the close was near the top.
Oats were firm all day. escaping the early
weakness of the other cereala.
Large receipts at the stockyards and s
break there In hog prices sent provision
prices off, but pa.kers bought on the break
and the close was steady.
Leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAT.
Open.
Hlrh. Low.
Close,
f -884
.OA
1.02
.78H
.68 V4
Sept
Dec
May
. . .87 i
.89 . .87 Vt
.9.-,'; .98 v
.. 1.0014 1.02
CORN.
.. .7614 .78 M
. .67 .687.
OATS.
.404 .42
. .45 H
LOOM
Sept
Dec
.76
Sept
Dec
.404
.43 7
41
4414
"M13SS PORK.
. .22.00 22.10 21. 5
LARD.
. 9.12 ."2 0.40
. . 11.62 U.70 9.35
SHORT RIBS.
12.50 12.60 12.47
..12.17 12.20 12.07
Sept
Sept
Oct
9.52
11.65
slpt
Oct
12.60
12.17
San Francisco Grain .Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. Spot quota
tions: Walla Walla, $1..".0; red Russian,
$1.551.56 ; Turkey red. U.H0LMV i
bluestem, fl.57U01.6O: teed barley. B7nc
.i SI- brewing barley, nominal: white oats.
$1.231.27!o; bran. I26027; middling!. f32
:t3; shorts, $27 027.50.
Call board Wheat. shipping, fl.5.,0
15714. Barley steady: December, fl01."84:
May. fl.04 bid, fl.10 asked; new 0314c bM,
08c asked.
IMiget Sound (irain Marketa.
SEATTLE. Aug. 17. Wheat September
and October delivery quotations:
Bluestem, 83c; fortyfold. 86c; club, 8oC ,
fife, 84c: red Russian. 83c.
Yesterday's ear recelpta Wheat, 42; flour,
10; hay, 13: barley. 2; oats, i.
TACOMA. Aug. 17. Wheat Blueatem.
91c; fortyfold, 90c; club, 81c; fife. 8r.
Car receipts Wheat, 46; oata, 2; hay. 17.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS Aug. 17. Wheat Sep
tember. 9674c: No. 1 hard, fl.0674: N 1
Northern. &TlcW1.02 j No. I Northern.
97ic'-tl.0414.
Barley 51 Sllr-
Flax fl.S901.a2.
(Ol'l'KE CAKGOKK ARK ARRIVING
Better Keeling Prevails as to Early Re
sumption of Business.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Cargoes of coffee
purchased In Brazil beforo the war are
gradually arriving, and while warehouse de
liveries showed a considerable Increase last
week, tho visible supply lost some 80.
000 bags for the period, being now 1.44S.4BO
bags, against 1.559,325 last year.
No fresh transactions have yet been re
ported In the cost and freight market, but
local firms are said to be cabling Braill of
fering liberal advances on consignments, snu
with the foreign exchange situation Im
proved somewhat, sentiment Is becoming
correspondingly more optimistic as to an
early resumption of such business.
Meanwhile, trading In the local spot mar
ket has fallen off and no Changs has been
reported In prices today, with Rio 7s quoted
at S74 and Santos 4s at 1374.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Hops steady.
State, common to choice, 1913. 30ft 37c; 1912,
1215c; Pacific Coast. 1913. 1611 ISc; 191-.
12015c. Hides steady. Bogota. 2H294c;
Central America, 2874c. Leather firm. Hem
lock firsts 38 U 36c; seconds. 30 31c. Wool
firm. Domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 31c.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Evaporated apples
quiet; fancy. 117401274c; choice, 1074011c;
prime. 074 6 10c. -
Prunes steady; Californias, 3'401174c;
Oregons, 10 12c.
Peaches quiet; choice. 6'i8c: extra
choice. 6748774c; fancy. 77408c.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Aug. 17. Turpentine
normal at 45 74 c; no sales; receipts 269,
shipments, 73; stocks, 32,190.
Rosin nominal: no Bales: recelpta, mi.
ahlpments, 225: stocks, 119.668.
Quote- A. B. f 3.511; C. D. fS.CS la : b, r,
G. H. I? f3.53; K. fl.l.-: M. f4.50; J: WO.
fa.25; WW, 16.35 J
Elgin Butter Market.
ELGIN. III.. Aug. 17. Butter. :!0c.
MARS CHEATED BY SUICIDE
Austrian at Auburn Knds Lite Kath
er Than Go Back and Fight.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 17. Rather
than go back to Austria and fight in
the present war, Frank Qroeger. em
ployed In a meat market at Auburn.
, f Mu. . . v. f ........ ..An.iritii..! mil-
lo miles svuui 1 . . ... . .-.-
cide by drowning himself In the White
itiTer.
(Jioeger's body was found several
$2,000,000
Savings Deposits
days ago, but was not Identified 'intll
today, when Ceorse K'nnise. C.r.ener'
employer, niadf the Identification and
said liroeger had s.ii.l In- would rather
commit suicide than to home and flwht.
South China annually produces mnr- than
40000 bales of raw silk and cM...rl mors
than lO.oim.Ouo pounds, valued at more than
fI7.0SO.00O.
No pavement
will give better
results and
prove cheaper
in the end to
the property
owner than
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ON STEAMER BAILEY GATZLRT
Dsllv round trip to Th- Halles. HMM on
Sundsy and Monday: leave Portland at 7
A M. arrive on return at SiSI P. M. rare
II each wnv. Sunday, icurslon to I'ascaaa
Locks. 41 round trip; leave Alder at. Dock at
li A. M., arrive en relurti at P. M. Plinne.
Main lll't or A Ml-'. .
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Steamship Breakwater
Sails from AiuBerih dork. Portland 8 r U.
July T. 12. IT. 22. it, Aug L . 11, Is. Jl iK
Freight and ticket offices. Lower Alnamon.
dock. Portland Cooi Ray s. S. Lisa.
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and way points. Motor boat speed on ths
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Superior observations, sanitary, cool and
comfortable. Air-tight compartments. Leaves
Fsvorlte boathouse. foot of Morrison St..
10 30, A M., 1:30 and 4 P. M. Leaves Hrown
boathouse. Oregon City, 11:13 A. M., 2:41.
515 Knro 25c. Saturday and Sundsy xir
trips, 7:o A. M., Oregon City. S A. M.
Sunday extra trips to Oak Urove. i :0 P. U.
Steamer Georgiana
Leaves Washington-street Dork at T A. M.
Dally. 8unday, 7:30, for
Astoria and Way Landings
Returning, L'ftvei Astoria at 2:00 1 M.
Fare. $1.00 Karh Way Main lA2i.
New Coos Bay Line
Steamship sails direct Tuasday, August
IS, at 7 P. M.. for Marshfleld. North
Bond, Empire and San Francisco. Make
reservation at once,
l it k HOI. LAM. Pass. Aseat.
Main lid. 1 ?4 3d Btreet. A 45.
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Allegany or the Ocsan-bsecb route.
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