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JUDGE LOVETT HITS HIGH LAND PRICES Head of Union Pacific System Says Oregon Holders Too Greedy for State's Good. WAjR BENEFIT IS SCOUTED Railroad Magnate In Portland on Inspection Trip Intimates That There Will Be Little Build ing Done This Year. "Oregon is losing many settlers be rausa of the high prices at which its agricultural lands are held." said Judge Iovett, chairman of the executive com mittee of the Union Pacific system, at the Hotel Portland yesterday. The ex ecutive head of the Harrlnmn railroads Is In Portland on onof his periodical trips of inspection the properties Under his supervision. "I know for a fact." Judge Lovett continued, "that many persons who would settle here are going further east. The trouble seems to be that owners of lands want to get out of them, without any labor or expendi ture for betterments on their part, the full value of the lands if they were Improved. That is not a policy that will help the state. It will never build up Oregon agriculturally, as it must be built up to achieve its proper de velopment. In the case of irrigated or dry farming land especially, it seems as if the settier Bhould have everv opportunity to buy his land cheaply and every encouragement to remain on it and develop !t at a profit." Th land ouestion nlainly is one wliir-h Judge Lovett has studied and In which he is much interested. Judge Lovett does not expect the TJnited States to profit much from the European war. "War." he explained, 'never helps anybody. The whole world suffers from a conflict like that now In progress. There is too much wealth destroyed and too much money liurnfd up to enable this country or any other to profit. We will be dis tinct losers by the withdrawal of much of the European money invested here. It will be years before the nations now at war have recovered enough to have any money for investment in American securities, and on the other Iiand. American capit.il will find more attractive inducements to invest abroad than at home. "Foodstuffs will go ur. of course. The growers of foodstuffs will get more money for their products, but they are the only ones who will profit. "Business generally has been so dis located by the war that it Is imposslb.e to' predict Jjst how conditions will ad j - - ! m Tlia mnf ft n co U r fr - JUll LUC III Tl ----- i . ... k ,nlfirmh' Iflree lug racior is mo cropj " Judge Lovett is accompanied by Mrs. Lovett on his pint trip. He e.vpec-s to remain in Portland for several aays and in the North rst aboot a week. Vrom Portland he will tase a inp w. Tacoma and -Seattle. Whether he w!U come bv wav of Portland on his return from New Voik he has not decide..'. Not many improvements in or ex tensions will be made by the rail roads this year, according to Judge Lovett. "It is not a very propitious time for Improvements." ha put it. APPRENTICESHIP IS FIXED Nine Months' Training Period for Telephone Operators. OLTMriA. Wash.. Aug. 19. 'Spe cial i- A nine mouths' apprentices!! p for telephone operators, when ths mini mum wage of J9 for that industry be comes effective September 7. was de cided upon by the Industrial Weifur; Commission today. These apprentice ship permits will be issued ir. Seattle. Boolean and Tacoma. entitling begin ners to work the first three months for $6 per week, the next two mocths for $6.60. the next two months for J7.20 and the next two months for J7.S0. The commission reserves the right to make exceptions in Individual case to change the policy should con ditions warrant and to adopt other ap prenticeship terms in smaller communi ties where working or living conditions miiv differ. The commission also decided to send circular letters urging arrangements for better Fanitary conditions for workers in the orchards of Eastern Washington. SPOKANE WINS SESSIONS Railroad Agents in Aberdeen Con ference Talk Traffic Problems. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) At an executive session of the North Pacific Coast Passenger Agents' Association. Spokane was selected for the next" meeting place. The meeting Is to be held early in October. At noon the 15 railroad visit ors were the guests at luncheon at which more than 70 prominent Aber deen business men were present. The luncheon was featured only by three short speeches, by Mayor Eugene France, who welcomed the visitors, A. D. Charlton, of Portland, assistant general passenger agent of the North ern Pacific, and Waldo G. Paine, of Spokane, vice-president of the Inland Umpire Railroad. Following the banquet the men were taken for an auto tour of the city and an inspection of several large sawmills und camps. 3-CENT RATE IS UPHELD Kansas. .Missouri and Oklahoma Jxse Kight for 2-Sent Fares. WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. The inter state railroad passenger fare of 3 cents a mile through Arkansas. Missouri and Oklahoma today was upheld by the In terstate Commerce Commission, acting on complaints of the Public Service Commission of those states, which sought to have the 2-cent Interstate rate made the basis of through traffic charges. The Commission's ruling Is Impor tant, as the reduction sought would have had a wide influence on passen ger traffic rates generally. Six states. Arkansas. Kansas. Minnesota. Nebras ka. Missouri and Oklahoma, established 2-cent Intrastate rates in 1907. and re sulting litigation Srought a ruling from the Supreme Court that nothing onflacatory could be found to Justify the railroads' complaint. Pennsylvanlans Visit Here. A special tralnload of Pr.nsy Ivanians pent eerl hours In Portland yes terday sightseeing by automobile and trolley. The party came over the North Bank road from Spokane and left at 12 o'clock for Astoria. Puget Sourfd and a return over the Canadian Pacific is the itinerary from Port land, for they will return here from Astoria. HARVEST DRIEST KNOWN Threshing in Palouse Country Waits for Wet Weather Now. DAVENPORT. Wash.. Aug. 19. Never In the nistoiy of Central Washington has there been so dry a harvest as the r.resent. which is laden with dust un settled by rain for six weeks. Fear of smut explosions, which has destroyed more than 100 separators in the Palouse country south of here, has caused many of the local threshermen to postpone operations until relief from the dry spell. In the meantime hundreds of harvest laborers who ordinarily, by this date, have been working a month, are with out employment in the towns, with no immediate relief In sight and no pros pect of rain for another two weeks, when September showers may legin. Harvest of the 9,000, 000-bushel crop of wheat In Lincoln County probably will run until after Thanksgiving this year. PRINTING REFORM URGED Bill to Save Government $358.00'0 Year Is Reported. WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. Compre hensive reform of the printing law is proposed in a bill taken up today In the House. Chairman Barnhart, of the printing committee, which reported the bill, said it would revise distribution of documents to members of Congress, restrict the distribution of departmen tal documents and the leave toprlnt privilege In connection with the Con gressional Record, and would rearrange printing office system and salaries A saving of $858,000 a year would be ef fected, he said. FRANCE TO EXPAND TRADE Eifort Begun to Make Conquest of German Markets. PARIS, Aug. 19. 3 P- M The Fernch Ministers of War and Agriculture have udopted measures for tne protection of bloooed cattle and horses to be used 'or breeding purposes. Another effort in this direction will be the reopen ing of certain industrial establish ments which have shut their Joors and the prevention of the closing of others. The Director of Foreign Commerce tias been instructed to see if he can not take some steps toward the con quest of German markets and in the Interest of French manufacturers pro cure commercial orders which hereto fore nave been going to German riouses. SECRECY HIDES HORRORS W. H. Galvani Makes Address on War Before Ad Club. ! is nnt fnr secrecv that the news- napern.en are barred from the scene e o,..inn in rhe nreaent war. for each nation has spent millions learning all they know. It Is to nlde the gnast.i .. r It t: " J'bis was the explanation given by W. H. Galvani at the luncheon of the Ad. Club at the Portland hoioi yesiei uay ror the strict censorship that Ob toinc. at the seat of war in Europe. C Robinson was chairman of the ,iou ont irnve a short address on the nf war. At the beginning of the programme H. O, Longhurst read Longfellow's "Arsenal at SprinR- field." Father Gregory Not Heard From. The whereabouts of Father Gregory, of Portia.-id. still tetnain unknown to his friends here, for no word has been 'eceived from hira since hostiiitlea ki. nm hi Eurooe. where he was traveling. He was last heard of Germany, two weeks ago. In DAILY JIETHOROLOGIC.il. REPORT. PORTLAND Aug. 10. Maviroum temper ature. 81" decrees; mirlmum. 00 neirree. R'.ver raadins. S A. t fejt; W ? Cat M hour. .1 foot. Total rainfall li P M to B P M ). none; total rainfall since Seotinbtr 1 1913. 38 01 inches; normal ralnMll nce September 1 44 SO .ncius. de ficiency of rainfall s:nce September 1. 1913. 5 89 Inches. Total sunshine. 18 hours 6 ninnies; possible sunshine. 1". hours minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level), 5 1 M., 29.S9 inches. THE WEATHER. Baker Boise Boston Calvary Chicago Colfax Denver Des Moines . . . Duluth PCureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville .. Kansas Clay . Klamath Falls Los Angeles . . Marshf leld . . . Medford Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans . S'JiO.OOl 81NW Clear SS0.00 4 W Clear SSiO.OO1 4W Clear 780. 00 BIW Clear 88;0.00!12SW Cloudy S9'0.00:. .1. . . Clear 84 0.76! R SW Pt. cloudy SS'O.nul k'W Rain T: 0.00'12'NE Clear riS'O.OOf 4!X jCloudy B69.24112JSE pt. cloudy 74 0.0UI OiN StijO.OO 4S IV i 'J.m; I - N"E S.V0.OOI 4E 780.00 8SW GBiO.Ool 4 NW Mi n.OI' 14 XY TS'O.OO! SINE 78O.00f 8 SE 860.001 4JXW 04:0.01)! 8SW Clear Cloudy Rain Pt. cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy Cloudy I New lorn North Head North Yakima . Pendleton Phoenix Poeatello Portland Ruseburg Sacramento St. Loula Salt Lake San Francisco . . . Seattle Spokane i Tacoma Victoria. B. C Walla WaJla Washington Winnipeg Yellowstone Park. 54V0.00 WSW 84;o..oo! SSW 9210.001 41 W Cloudy Clear Clear Clear ICQ fl.OC 8jW 84 O.O0 4iXWiPt. cloudy si o.oo; "isw Pt. cloudy Kain Rain Clear SiilO.00 OlNW 780.oo;16:s n-jii. oojio s sato.oollolN 86,0.00 SW S4;o.o!i4x 84 0.001 4!E I 841O.00I 4!X .-S 0.00114IS 88 0.001 4 NW .tS O.OO 4 SE Clear Clear Pt. cloofl Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear SO.U.OOl 8INW Clear 7'J 0.0O; llll.X WlClear WEATHER CONDITIONS". The pressure Is low over the lntermoun taln region und from the southern Rockies northeastward to the Lake region. WeaJt high-pressure areas overlie the northern plains states, the Southwest and extreme Northwest, respectively: another of atmllar character is off the Pacific Coast. Rains have fallen in Colorado, the Dakotus, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri. Ihe C.ulf states. Western Xew York and Massachusetts. Thunder Ftorma were reported from Roswell. Dea Moines. Chicago. Kansas City. St. Louis. Xew Orleans. Tampa and Buffalo. The weather Is cooler in Interior Western Ore gon extreme Western Washington, the San Joaquin Valley of California, Xew Mexico, along the Gulf of Mexico. Xew England. In the Upper Mississippi ar.d Lower Missouri Vallevs, and Illinois. In general It is warmer In other sections of the country. The conditions are favorable for generally fair weather In this district Thursday, with siichtly higher temperatures east of the Cascade Mountains. Winds will be mostly westerly. roMBCAOT. Portland and vicinity Fair ; westerly winds. , Oregon Generally fair; warmer east portion; westerly winds. Waahlnton Generally fair; cooler In terior wet and warmer east portion ; west erly -winds. Idaho Generally fair and warmer THEODORE P. DRAKE Act ins Dlstr'rt Korecaator. Not manv ntn Russia was a utronjr rival of the Tnlted States in the production of petroleum. Now the Russian empire rlelds only about 68 per cent rs much oil as California alone, and not much more than Oklahoma. K 3 Wind II II TT I 3 "H. - 9 Sine of STATIONS. Zg g 3 Weather loo S 2 II la i I : I HOP VALUES HIGH Three Coast States Crop Esti mated at $9,180,000. MARKET ON HIGHER BASIS Growers Base Hopes of Jiig-h Prices on Strong Demand for Ameri can Hops by Europe Be cause of War. Bared on present values, taking IS cents rs u basis, the hop crop of the three Pacific Coast states te worth no Inss than S9.1SO.0OO. Of this crop Oregon has more than any other of the three states, being credited with a maximum production this year of ltO.000 bales, a serious shortage over last season, when about 153,000 bales were pro duced California's yield Is estimated at 305.OO0 bales, and Washington la expected to pruduee 40,000 bales. "With sales this week at S cents, the highest price reached in months, the Ore- son hop market Is starting to soar, and rome dealers now predict a 20-cent market by September 1. Dealers are trying to buy stocks la the thre states and are meeting with Indifferent success. Some transac tions are being effected, however, although in the mam growers are holding firmly for better prices, which they think the future will bring. .Contracts have Just been made on 100. 000 pounds of valley hops at 17 and 18 cents. A Portland firm yesterday bought S94 bales of last year's Mendocino hops at private terms. Orders have been given dealers in Sacramento for three-year contracts at 16. 14 and M cent. This is net to growers, but up to date the terms have not been accepted. A sale of 175.000 pounds of .Sac ramento hops at 17 cents was reported yesterday. It is estimated that there are 84-0O bale of all crops left In California. The latest estimate of this year's crop, 105,000 bales is outside, and is made up as follows: Sac ramento Valley and nearby localities. 65,000 bales; Sonoma, 26.000 bales; Mendocino, 14, 000 bales. The estimate for Oregon and Washing ton la aIo outside or maximum. The yield In both states has been cut down seriously by drought and lower figures than these msy be realized when the crop Is harvested. An Interesting parallel between sugar and hop prices Is being drawn by those interested in the trade. During 1911 hops In the Port land market went to 43 cents. The eame year sugar went to $7.55 In the Portland market, also a high record. Thla year sugar lias surpassed Its former high price and Is now at $8.03. Significance may be attached to the high sugn r prices in connection with hops. It la pointed out, for the reason that there la a 6trlklng similarity In the causes of both ad vances. During the Summer of 1911 there was a verj' serious and protracted drougth throughout Germany and Austria. The best sugar crop was almost ruined and recourse was had to the American market to supply '.he European demand. Hop production on the Continent was also much curtailed by the dry w eat her, and England, which usually gets big supplies of hops from Germany, Austria and Belgium, turned to the United States. It Is being argued that the present war will have ex actly the same effect as the drought In that supplies will be shut off from Eng land and the American market will, as a consequence, have unusual demands made upon it. It Is now estibated that the American hop crop will have a surplus for export of 60.000 bales. England has never drawn from the United State, it is statod, less than 75,000 Dales. Talcing the unusual elementa that figure in the situation, the strong demand from abroad, together with the almost cer tain serious curtailment of the European crop, the Oregon grower Is almost certain to profit materially from a consiatrab'.e ad vance. The uncertainty of a long continued war gives the market a strong epeculatlve cle ment. South America and Japan may make blda for American hops this season also, thereby adding a new element of strength. SUGAR PRICKS AFFECT CAXNEBS Fecb Drniand Is Curtailed and Price, of Fruit Arc how. Aa predicted last week, the influence of high sugar Is belns felt on Front street and peaches are not moving as usual at this season. This week and the following one should see the height of the canning season, but from present Indications de mand for canning stock will bo slack. Higiier sugar Is making a big difference In quotations of peaches. Seattle yester day anticipated a 45-cent market on Yak ima Klbertas, the first shipment having been received this week. Usually the next crop from Yakima would open easily at 60 cents and about the same cocdltiuns prevail locallv. Front street remains almost flooded with cantaloupes. receipts being very heavy. Prices are down as a result. The market is also overrun with poor apples. Every house on the street Is get ting big supplies and as a rule the fruit I. poor. One house was compelled yesterday to dump a dozen boxes, the apples being badly cracked. Poor selection of fruit in shipping is working a detriment to the grower. Sweet potatoes were cleaned up yester day and another oar will be in this morn ing. Three cars a week are being taken new Jy Portland consumers. Some good tomatoes are coming In and there Is a good demand for good stock. Apples of good quality are somewhat lower than usual, due mostly to the big crop. They are sold now for $1 a box, when usually at this season they bring from 1.3 to $1.50. GRAIN" MARKET SHOWS ACTIVITY Increased Demand Exists for gappltes Among Dealers at Local Mart. Increasing transactions In grains were reported at the Merchants' Exchange yes terday at the noon meeting of dealers. Tiiere was a firm tone In the market, with numerous sales of Wheat and other cereals. Bluestem went at 93',ic, club at 87 Vic and red fife at 8Tc. Car receipts for the first three days of the week and for the season to date, com pared with last year, follow: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monrtay 77 3 13 R 48 2 3 4 72 2 JO 4 37 2 4 2 1274 181 313 130 621 206 320 114 Tuesday . . Wednesday Year ago . Season to Year ago . A IV. Eggs Somewhat Higher in Price. The egg market was very firm yester day, ono of the leading dealers of the city announcing an advance of 2 cent, on select stock, making the ruling prlfce 30 cents. Best candled continued strong at 27 and 28 cents, with demand good and receipts somewhat light. Poultry continued firm. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 1. 340.661 S PR.IOT Seattle 3.064.WI3 236.847 Tacoma 323.18S 61.208 Spokane . . S37,67 69.364 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. Wheat 5000 bushels bluestem sold at 93Vc; 30,000 bushels club sold at S7Vio; 15,- 000 bushels red fife sold at 87c: red Russian, S0c bid, 86 Vi asked; forty-fold, S7c bid. 0c Merchants Exchange prices for August Sep.embar delivery, seller's option: Oats No. 1 white, $25 bid, $25.23 asked. Barley No. 1 feed, 100 tons sold at$1.25; brewing barley, 2SO tons sold at $21.50. Bran 100 tons sold at $24.50. Shorts $25 bid, $26 asked. Hav Old timothy, $l6lf; new-crop tlmothv, $13lo; grain h-y. $810; alfalfa. Corn Whole. $35; cracked, $36 per ton. Staple Groceries, Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Coiumb: ii. ver one-pound talis. V. 2j uer dozen; half-pocnd Uats, $1.4u, one. pound flats. $2.4j; .-.aska pink, oaa-potantf tails, .Sc: silversldes. one-pound tau. $1.2o. HONEY Choice j .. u pe.- case. NUTS Walnuts, I420c per pound, Bra zil nuts, lc; filberts, 1617c; almonds. i9 If'ei peanuts, otc; cocoanuis. $) par dozen ; chestnuts, a v 4 iuc ptr pound, p ana, 1 4 41 1 5cx BEANs Small white, 6 He; large white, Sc; Lima. &o. pink o.Soc; Mexican. 7fec; CUFKKfi) Koaated, in drums, lbtoc P" pOU!:Q, SUGAR Fruit and berry, $S.0; Deet. f7.tK; extra C, $7.0; powdered, in bar;eia. a&M - ALT Granulated, $10.0 per ton, half frouiid, loos, lu.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 pe' ton; dairy. f14 per ton. RICJi No. I Japan, eirjc; Southern nead, .;-. island, b(fr&c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, Ua per pound: apricots, 14 16c; peacnea, SO He; prunes. Italians, 1 u u 1- c; currant, 'yc; raisin, loose Muscatel, o .4 -u ftc; bleached inompson, 11 fce; anbleached Sultanas, sc; seeded. 8c; dates, Persian, ifilljc par pounu; fard $1.40 per box. FIGS Packages, s-oz.. oO to box, $1.9 j pacitage; lu-oz., lii tu box, bOc; white, 25-10, oox. 41.75, black, 25-lb. box, $1.75, black, au-ib. bux, $2.50; black, 10-lb. box, $l.lo, Uaii-rjb canay figs, WKlBh box, $; Smyrna, ler lux, $1.50. Fruits and Vegetables. Local lobbing quotaiiona: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $1.7503 per box. lemons, $Uaulo.O0 per box; ba nanai. 4 (ft ;,t c per pound; grapefruit. Cali fornia. Y GET AUL.ES Cucumbers, 50c per box; eggplant, luc per pound; peppers, 7010c per pound, head lettuce, $1.7o per crate; arti chokes. $1 per dczen; tomatoes, 50 9 66c per crate; caboage, lfc2c per pound; peas. 5Q tic per pounu. beans, i .. j- per pound; corn. ti per sack; celery, oj ioc per aozon. , ONIONS Yellow, $1.25 per sack. G RE EN FKUlTa Apple, new, 75c Q$- box; cantaloupes, 50c$1.40 per crate; peached. 30(f?t5c per box; plum. SOctffl; vvateriiielon, 50 75c per hundred ; casabat, S2.50 per dozen; pears. SI '4 2 per box; ijrape;. 7Scfci$v per crate. POTATOES Oregon, ltylo per lb.; sweat potatoes, 4c. Dairy and Country Produce. Local job bine quotations: EGGS Freah Uzason ranch, caao count, 23ftf24c; candled, 2627c per dozen. POUlTJct xlouto, i5isc, springs, 1617c; turkey e, 2uc, arcabeu, choice, 22c; ducks, io tl He ; t'eAins. i- ; ''' , Keego, 10c. BUTTER Creamery priuta, extras, 35o pax pound; cuuea, 31c, CHEESE oreiion triplets. Jobbers' buying price, IB He- per pound f. o. b. dock Port la.uu; uung America, 16Vc per pound. PORK Uloclv. 12c pCr pound. - VEAL Fancy, 14 U 14 VsC per j.ound. Pro vision. HAMS 10 to 12-pound. 21Vi22He; 11 to 14-pound, 21 i, 22Vic; 14 to 18-pound, 31Vj tt2?feci skinned, lfe033c; picnic. 16c BACON Fancy, aunja-c. standard. HQ "dry SALT CURED Short clear backs, ia-atolti-c, expurtii, j!j a.o, plates. ltg 13c. LAKD Tierce basts: Pure, 1213c; com. pound. 8c Oil. KEROSENE Water white, drums, car rels or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or Larrels, IBisc; cases, 17H&20Ic. GASOLINE Bulk, 15c; cases. 22c; motor spirit, bulk. lSfcc; cases, S2ic. En sine disiUlate, drums, 7c; cases, 14c; naptha, drums. lic; cases, 2H,c. LINbEKU OIL Raw, barrels. V-c; boiled, Luiiclj. 7-ic; raw. casef. lie; do. lea, cses, iuc. Hope, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS ISIS c:op, nominal; 1814 contracts, !401ie. PELTS Dry, 13c; dry rtort wool. c; dry jhearjugs, 10c; green (bearing.. 15S30O; jailed sheep. $1. tA -.60 ; Spring lambs, 2 g3ic; green pelts, short wool. 3060c; laaibis. August take-off, 6070c. HIDES Salted hides, ISo per pound; tail kip, 14c; salted calf, 18c; green hides, 12c; dry hides. 25c; dry calf, 28c; salted bulls, luc per pound; green bulls, ttisc WOOL Valley, lstaO20ftc; Easlern Or,, .on. 10ffi20Vic ilOHAlR 1914 clip, 27 He per pound. FISH Salmon, s9c; halibut, a6c; melt, 8c; black cod, 7c; rock cod, 5c CASCARA HARK Old as new, 4 lie per pound. HOGS LEAD IN" LIVESTOCK MARKET They Continue to Be Hisher iu Price Here Than in Other Packing Center. Hogs continue tiie feature of livestock trading locally, being higher here than in other packing-house centers of the country. The top quality is firm at $9.30. Sheep re mained unchanged, while cattle were off a little, due to the slacking in demand at this season. Shippers yesterday were: With hogs A. L. Ford, Sheridan, 1 car; L. B. Blakely, Condon, 1 car and J. L. Campbell, Madras, 1 car. With sheep C. C. Deers, Cornelius, 1 car; J. D. Stump. Monmouth, 2 cars. Wt.Price.l Wt. Price. 6 steers. , 5 heifers 3 cows. . . 1 cow . . . . 0 steers . . 2 heifers 1 calf 30 calves. 6 steers . . 62 Iambs . . 97 hogs. . . 09 hogs. . . 3 hogs. . . 7 hogs. . . 46 hogs. . . Current HI6S 15.231 16 ewes6. . Hi S2.50 79ti 5.15 33 lambs. . 72 5.00 620 4.2H 71 Iambs. . 124 4.10 S2S 1080 400 400 1504 1005 08 173 21 1 3S3 127 150 j.U 5 Iambs.. 50 5.00 5.85,107 Iambs. . 65 4.00 6.0O; 16 ewes. . . 97 2.50 e.00 .Jhogs.... 206 9.50 6.0O; 2 hogs.... 335 S.50 6.25 14 hogs 227 9.50 6.20 43 hogs. . .. 197 9.50 9.5U 2 hogs.... 335 S.50 9.50 3 cows.... .933 4.00 8.50 4 cows.... 1152 5.00 S.50; 20 steers. . 942 6.00 S.50 prices of the various classes of stock at the yards follow: Prime steers . Cholco steers . . Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows . Heifers Calves Bulls Stags Hogs Light Heavy Sheep Wether Ewes Lmbs $7.00 8 7. 25 ti.loHi 7.00 tt.25p 6.75 U.OOlii) 6.25 5. 25 0 5. 75 5.50ry) 6.00 6.00 0 8.25 3.00'fl) 4.u s 5-75 9.25(8 9.50 8.350 8. iO 4.OO131 4.75 3.50 4.25 6.00 6.00 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Hogs Receipt, 14.000; strong. Bulk. 18.80179.15; light. $S.S09.30; mixed. $8.6009.30: heavy, $8.4009.10; rough, $8.4008.53; pigs, $70 8.75. Cattle Receipts. 19.000: rteady. Beeves. $7.0509.50: steers, $6.3039.30; stockers and feedrs. $5.4008.10: cows and heifers, $3.60 9.20: calves. $8011. Hogs Receipts. 14,000: 1nig23c higher. Bulk, $8.8509.25: light $S.OO0t).4O: mixed. $8.6509.40; heavy. $8.45 0 9.20; rough. $8.45 0 8.50; pigs. $7.0308.80. Sheep Receipts. 20,00; slow. Sheep. $3 06; yearlings, $607: lambs. $6.40 0 8.35. Livestock Price at South Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 19. Hogs Re ceipts, 5400; higher. Heavy, $8.7509; light. $8.7509.10; pigs, $808.73; bulk of alee, $8.80 08.90. Cattle Receipts. 2200; lower. Native steers. $7.75 0 1 0.15; cows and heifers, 60 8; Western steers. $6.50 0 0; Texas steers, $6 0 7.85: cows and heifers, $608; calves. $8.50010.50. Sheep Receipts. 19.000; lower. Yearlings. $606.50; wethers. $5.6506.15; lambs. $7.80 0 8.15. SAN FBANC1SCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19. Fruit Pine apple. $1.5003; Mexican limes, $408; Cali fornia lemons. choice, $7.5008: fancy, $S.25's9: apples. Gravensteins, 60080c. Vegetables Cucumbers. 100 20c; string beans. l:Vic; peas. $c. Eggs Far.cy ranch, Ti5c; store, 30c. Onion Y-llow. 75 0 90c Cheese Young America. 14H15c; new. 110125; Oregon, lS'iOlflc. Butler Fancy creamery, 29 lie; aeconds, 27c Potatoes Delta, new crop, Burbanks, per sack, r$o0$ti sweets, 10 2c per pound. lleceip.s Flour, 1808 qusr'.er s&ck; bsr ley. 3030 centals: potatoes, 4190 sacks, hay, 422 tons. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Raw sugar barely steadv: molasses. 5.62c; centrifugal, 6.27c; refined, firm. EXPORT SHUT OFF Outlet for American Hops May Be Stopped. WAR EFFECT IS DISCUSSED Correspondent Doubts That Euro pean Conflict Will Be n Un mixed Blessing to United States Growers. Believinc that the present European war. If continued, will have the result of pre venting the export of hops from this coun try arid will, result rather in the destruction of the beer Industry abroad than in an In creased demand for hops from the United Stales, the firm of Llllenthal Bros.. Inc.. of New York, writes The Oregonian, giving sta tistics to support its opinion. The letter follows: New York. Aug. 13. 1914. Editor Port land Oregonian. Portland, Or. Sir: The implse to present our views is brought about by the reprinr. this morning. In the Journal of Commerce & Commercial Bulletin, of an article published in your paper. Kven a calm reading of this article, we are ngrald, is likely to unnecessarily alarm and un duly exaggerate ihe effect of the European war upon the domestic hop market. The present temper of the trade is chaotic in the sense" that price are at a standstill, growers refuse to consider any buying bids, with merchants unable to quote any selling prices. The value of hops is always determined, firstly, by "sentiment." and finally by "sup ply and demand." Because the first fac tor enters so largely Into the consideration, we wish to present to your readers, inter ested in the subject, the following facts and conclusions. The 1914 crop, now under cultivation and to be shortly in the process of harvest, today shows a prospect of: Bales Oregon producing 130.000 California 110.000 Washington 40.000 New York 30,000 Total 310,000 to which add 15.00 bales of the preceding crop still In growers' hands. Therefore, we see In sight $28,000 bales of hops, against an annual requirement for domestic con sumption of 240.000 bales. What is to be come of the 85000 bales surplus, In the event of a protracted European war? The United States is each year an exporter of hops, with England the outlet for us at the other end. England Is in the midst of the universal turmoil abroad and naturally Is hound to suffer In a reduction of beer consumption, probably even greatter than the common upset of its other manufectur tnir industries. In England, as on the Con tinent and here, the beer consuming ele ment is the labor population, and without waees this labor cartnot consume beer. Fur thermore, the English labor family, frugal and saving above the average, even if em ployed, will not spend their money for a luxury, with the necessities of life advanced to war prices. The English consumption of hops last vear was approximately 380,000 cwt. Their cron of 1914 Is estimated at 450,000 cwt. creating a requirement to secure from a foreign country of 130,000 cwt. Usually, part of the English import Is secured from the Continent of Europe, but this year the import, if any. must come from the United State. Our final surplus on September L based on these figures, would be not less than 10.000 bales, assuming our annual domestic requirement 240.0OO others In the trade only estimate 225,000 bales needed Maris and without considering the possi bility of the Unltted States 1914 crop yield underestimated. Last season the trade was in Ignorance of the final production of the 1913 crOD until Mav of this year, whon the estimates of September, 1913, were shown to have been 40.000 bales too low. On the other hand, an estimate of 460.000 cwt. for England at this time is uncer tain. We hear others as low as 350.000 cwt.. while another is as high as 480.000 cwt. What Encland can do in hop raising without warn in is best exemplified by the years 1904 and 1905. In the former, on an acreage of 47,799 acres, the production was 283,830 'cVt. and In 1005. with the acreage only a trifle larger IS.96S. acres, to be exact the production aggregated the stupendous amount of 095,943 cwt. We have eliminated all data as" to other European countries now at war, which pro duce hops, as no information has come to hand since the commencement of hos tilities. But in the ratio of decreased hov production, we believe in an even greater destruction of the beer industry of these countries, through industrial depression and call of men to the front. In the ab sence of any advice to the contrary, we find it difficult "to conceive a total destruction of crops, as the field work, even under normal conditions. Is done by women and children. Early estimates of the Continental crop yield were enormous and strongly pointed to creating a surplus to carry into the 1915 crop, after allowing for export to Eng land. Calculating that a proportion of these hops will be taken off the fields, it is fair to figure enough will be saved to provide for the European Continental consumptive requirement before another crop, assuming that this war will not be of longer duration than several months. There is to be considered also the export from Continental Europe annually to other countries than England, which may have to be supplied from the I'nited States. We find, noon investigation of carefully compiled figures, that the hop consumption of the world, eliminating Germany, Austria-Hungary. France. Belgium and The Netherlands, Russia, England, Canada and the United Stajtes Is about 100,000 cwt., less a production of about 15.000 cwt. grown annually in Australia. How much of this requirement will be supplied this year from the Unltetd States la an open ouestion and not likely to be answered soon, in view of the lack of carrier to even carrv the important foodstuffs from the United States to the belligerents and neu trals of Europe, who will be the world's first bidders at highest prices. Respectfully submitted. LTI.EN'THAL BROS., Inc. COFFEE SHOWS DECLINTNti TONE Dealer, Find It Impossible to Finance Freah Purchases. NEW YORK. Aug. 19. The coffee market showed a somewhat declining tendency again today. No fresh business has been reported in the cost and freight market and the ex change situation 1 till o unsettled that local Importers say it Is virtually lmpoul ble to finance frosh purchases In Brazil through the ordinary channels. The demand in the local spot market has become quiet and prices were a shade lower, with Rio 7s quoted at SMr and Santos 4s at 13c. No official announcement has been made with reference to the progress of evening up old commitments through the voluntary committee, but it was reported in trade circles today that such transactions are now being made on virtually the basis of the ring and margin prices of July SO. MARRIAGE PROOF LOST Harry Oakley Drops Certificate on Ferry Where It Is Found. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) After having come from Port land to be married yesterday. Harry Oakley and Miss Donna Sigoui'iiey re turned as man and wife, but they had no documentary proof that G. L. Davis. Justice of the Peace, had performed the ceremony. This was lost on the ferry slip and was picked up by a passenger who learned the address of the bridegroom from the record at the County Audi tor's office. The marriage certificate was re turned by mail. Tubercular Meningitis Fatal. Cameron McAllister, 14-year-old son of Mrs. William J. McAllister, of Wood stock, died there yesterday. He had been ill about a week of tubercular meningitis. He was at Ocean Park, Wash., when he became sick. The fu neral wilj be held Saturday. Cam eron McAllister was a member of the swimm'r.g class1 of the T. M. C. A. and of the Boys' Club of the Third Pres byterian Church. PINKERTON & COMPANY UNITED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, HI., ever since 1883 No connection with or relation to the Pinkorton National Dotectiv 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 want 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 Batabllchcd lSStV. Capital and Surplus Commercial and GRAIN MARKET UP Further Advances Scored at Chicago. MARKET HOLDING STEADY England Said to Be Buying Ameri can Flour and European Crop E.tlmate Is tJedueed. CHICAGO. Aug. 19. All Board of Trade markets except corn. Mch was bearlslily Influenced by rains In th nouthwvsi, scored further advances today. Wheat gained ic to 2c, oats "ic to c and provisions 7c to 40c while corn declined He to He Yesterday's reports of export sales, while unconfirmed, were stIM hulllshly Influential In wheat, as was an advance In the Liver pool market. While the English apparently were not seeking wiiet on this side and Montreal resold 500.000 bushels, bought kin yesterday, they were said to be In the market for flour. Other Influences favoring the price were the estimate by an EiiKll"h expert of a reduction of 354.000.000 bushels In the European crop and export clearances. mainly from the uuir, ot wiam ou.ii.-i.. The volume of trade early was heavy, but it died down after th first hour. Corn reached Its best prices under the influence of wheat, but reports of rain in the Southwest started profit-taking, under whicli the gain was lost, together with some of yesterday. n-t. urfv-ano in fiiliiifs us re flected in a lighter demand from shlppi-nTI of oats. This market oecune.i unurr mi. Influence, but recovered sharply on an ex cellent class of buying, which the conces sion in price developed. Higher hogs and a falling off In the Western movement sent provisions up de spite liberal profit-taking. Leading future, ciosea a n.n.. Wheat September . December May Corn September December Oat September December Pork September Lard September October . . . January Bib September October . . Open. High. Low Cloe. ! 9 H 102 100 101 108 107 1 104 804 79 14 79 H 714 69 70 V 44 H 47 '.4 llfl 22.75 22.82 22 7 10 02 9.75 10.02 10.20 l.!W 10.15 10.45 10.22 10.40 12.80 12.72 12.8(1 fg.40 IM1 1237 .$94 100H .107W . en . 70 'i . 4314 . O 1.0 . 9.0O .10.30 .12.77 . 13.31 ruget Sound Oraln Markets. SEATTLE, Aug. IB. Wheat September and Octover delivery quotation.: 05c: fortyfold. 87c: club. 80c; fife, 8c, red Russian, 83c. ----Yesterday's ct receipts: sliest. oat. 6; barley, 3; hay. 2B; flour, 7. TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 19. Wheat Blue stem. 81c; fortyfold. 00c; club and fife. Car receipts: Wheat, 46; barley, 1; oat,. 3: hay. 13. San Francisco tiraln Market. siv Kit ANCISCO. Aug. 19. Spot quota tlon.r Walla Walla. $1.50; red Rlan. tl 53'il 5BV4: Turkey red. 1.551.MV. rr.-.r. i -i.0: feed barle5. 97'C $" brewing- b.rle. nominal; hit. oat. I125S127H: bran' 27-8; middlings. JJ 084: shorts. f27(a 27.50. Call board - Wheat, shipping. Ij-H 1 B7. Barley, steady: December. J1.U6. My. 1.07H; new. 0Sc bid, use asked. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. !- Whoavt -tember. 11.05 : No. 1 hard. ftMl No. 1 Nonhern? ll.07HOl.llH: No. 1 Northern. tl.03H61.09H: No- wheat. tl-OOHO 1.07 H. Barley. 53 62c. Flax. 1.68HCl fl8' Mercantile Paper. NSW YORK. Aug. 19. Mercantile pa per, 0 7. New York Produce. NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Hop, stead) ; state common to choice. 1912. 13016c; Pacific Coast. 1913. 170 20c; 1912. 130 16c. Hide, steady. Wool, teady. rrunea. steady. Peaches, firm. Evaporated peaches, quiet. Sheep Train Leaves La Grande. I,A GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial. 1 One of the biggest shipments of sheep to be sent east from this section BfTULITHIC has stood the "test of time" better, and is better for all i n d s of traffic than any other pavement. $2,000,000 Savings Deposits passed through her, today from tha Joseph-Enterprise country. In Wallowa County. The shipment filled 36 AoublO decked stock cars, and vu hound for Omaha and ("Meagre. Dobbin & Fal coner were the slilppers. An Essential of Banking Service Is absolute Mil isfaetion on the part of the depositor. Careful supervision of the day's business liy the offi eers of this bank and a personal interest in every depositor insure salisl'ic tory relations. Your aeeount is invited. lumbermens National bank Capital $1,000,000 Fifth and Stark TKAhl.l.K i.l .IT AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NK ZEALAND. I: ,1.11.1 Trip Katea: flrst-cuw. to IHbM fl. . to UrlilngtuD :; Io .Sidney gpeeial Pacific Ocean Tour (including South He 1.IM). 1115 1st cla. throughout. Bound the World l:t. uii apuUc.uoa. Regular through service from San Kranclsco. 8. 8 Wlllochra UH.OOO tons) sails spi 14. B. 8. Tallin IW.UOU tons) Ball. Oct 14. S. 3. Moaua ( lu.ooo ton. t, sail. Nov. 11. Send for Pamphlet. Union steamahlp Co. of New Zeal.ad. Lta. Office: ! Uarket street. San Kranclsco. or local S B, and R R agents M HOW PLACE OF SOUTH AMtRiCA UAH I A, BIO D -ANJ,KNATNT06io New and Fat MtitO I ) Pa..nr (steamer, from New York .very alt.r n.te Saturday. Bl'SK DANIBLH, t.en. .' 9 Hroadwa). N. V, Horsey B. bmlth. 3d and Washington St.. Or I. oral Agent.. UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER EXCURSIONS ON STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT Dallv round trip to The Dalles, ex.epi on Sund.v and Monday: leave I'nrtland at 7 A. M., arrive on return at 9:45 V. M. far tl each wh. Siiii.'iiv. aaaaraton t0 i a . Lock., tl rouad trip. le. Alder St. Dock l 9 A. M.. rrlv. on return .t 6 P. M. Phan, Main U14 .r A 5112. . ALASKA. Special one-.av round-trip rate... Steamship sail, dir. . t ! P. M. SATURDAY. Altl. 22. Few K.ervatlon!t. Left. San I rai.rlwo, Portland A I n- Aiigelea Steamship Co. FRANK HOLLA M, Ag.nl. 114 Third M. V I.VMt. Mln 2. DAILY KM ! RS.ION TD ORKiiON C'ITT and way points. Motor boat sr. on tha "KITTY MORAN" Superior observation.. .anltnr. cool n.f comfortable. Air-tight compartments l. Favorite boathou... loot of Moirivui 10:30 A. M-. I :3 and 4 P. tl. Lres HroWM boathouse, Oregon .'lty, 11:13 A. M . i 4... 315. Fare 25c. Saturday and Sunday etra trips. 7:tO A. M.. Dies. in i ltt. s 4. A. M. Sunday extra trip to oak Clrov.. 7 30 r. U. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater tali from Ainsworih dock. Portland, J. July 7. 12. 1". 22. 27. Aug L t, 11. . 21 Ja, Freight and ticket office.. Lowrr Aln.wrt" dock. Portland Coo. II. y B. 8. L4aa L. H. KKATIN.-i. Ageal. Pbon Jaais aeoo. A 211. aE$f-pgi4sri S. S. BF.AYF.K. FOB SAN FxvANClSCO LOS ANGELES I A. At (i. tt. The San Iranelxo A Portland . 3d and Washington st-. iwlih O.-W. H. A N. Co.l. Tel. Marshall IMio. m. Steamer Georgian a Leave. Wa.hlngton-street Dv-k at 7 A 14. Daily. Sunday. 7. to. for Astoria and Way Landings DRAIX TO COOS BAY. Auto run dally. Dllntful trip ! Allegany or th Oc.an-beaca rout. Wire rasarvatlona to O. UAliuUA, drain. t 1