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
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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
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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.
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STATIONS. Zg g 3 Weather
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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
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I: ,1.11.1 Trip Katea: flrst-cuw. to IHbM
fl. . to UrlilngtuD :; Io .Sidney
gpeeial Pacific Ocean Tour (including
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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.
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Office: ! Uarket street. San Kranclsco.
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UAH I A, BIO D -ANJ,KNATNT06io
New and Fat MtitO I ) Pa..nr
(steamer, from New York .very alt.r
n.te Saturday.
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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.
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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
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