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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1914, MORE EGGS GOME IN Chinese Importations Under New Tartff Enormous. AUSTRALIA SENDS BEEF Custom Office Figures Sliovv Result of Removing Duty State Insti tutions Use Meat Sent Prom Antipodes. Few Portland people have any idea of the extent to which they have been partaking of eggs imported from China for their breakfast since the duty on tills food product was removed by the Underwood tariff bill. Records at the United States custom office in this city Bhow that from October 3. 1913, when the Administration"? tariff schedules went into effect, until June 30 last, a period of only nine months, 259.511 dozen poultry eggs, valued at $32,710, were received at this port from Shang hai and Hongkong. This quantity was more than 250.000 dozen more than the Importations for the full year ended October 3. 1913. when only 9048 dozen eggs, with a valuation of $700, were entered at this port from all foreign points. Neither do these figures tell the whole story for the reason that the bulk of imported eggs for the Pacific Coast market is entered at the ports of Tacoma, Seattle and San Francisco and distributed from those points by Job bers to their trade. Duty of 5 Cents Removed. Prior to the action of the Democratic Congress last year there was a duty of 6 cents a dozen on all imported eggs. But in the Underwood bill this tariff was removed and eggs from China and all other foreign ports are admitted free. The Oregon poultryman feels that he has a legitimiate complaint be cause of the removal of this protection, while the consumer is unable to r'Kur how, with eggs quoted at from 26 to 30 cents a dozen the removal of the duty on this product has reduced the cost to him. . With the amended tariff schedules provided in the Underwood bill other farm products are finding their way to the local market. This is particularly true of fresh beef and butter. For the year before the Underwood bill went Into effect not a pound of fresh meat or butter was received at this port. But the Importation of these products began simultaneously with the mate rial reduction in the tariff as provided by the Democrats. The duty on but ter was reduce-1 from 6 cents to 2 ents a pound, while a tax of H4 cents pound on all fresh beef was entirely removed. Beef and Batter Imported. The result has been that in the nine months, ended June 30 last, 5488 pounds of butter, valued at $1391. were en tered at this port, while for the same period the Importation of fresh beef amounted to 164.637 pounds, with a valuation of $15,338. All of the beef came from Canada. As a direct result of the removal of the tariff on fresh beef the great bulk of thla necessary supply for Oregon state institutions is now imported from Australia. The meat is entered at Pu pet Sound ports and thence shipped In carload lots to Salem for distribution among the various Institutions main tained by the state. As is the case with eggs, most of the fresh beef and butter Imported for the Pacific Coast trade Is entered at either San Francisco or the ports of Puget Sound. VISITORS TO BE SOUGHT Seattle and Tacoma Men Attend Con ference in Portland. Preliminaries of a plan for general co-operation between the Commercial Clubs of the Pacific Northwest to in terest people of the East in coming to the Panama-Pacific Exposition by way of the Northwest, were discussed yes terday by Franklin T. Griffith, of the executive committee of the Portland Commercial Club; C. C. Chapman, man ager of the promotion department, and TV. F. Burrell. chairman of the tourist committee, with T. H. Martin, secre tary of the Tacoma Chamber of Com merce, and Samuel Collyer, of the Se attle Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce. Efforts will be made to In terest Spokane and other large cities in the plan and to arrange as far as possible for special Inducements for routing of tourists through the North west. The representatives from Seattle and Tacoma returned yeBterday afternoon to their home cities. TRAIN SCHEDULE CHANGED Oregon Electric Railway Reduces Running Time of Care. Several important changes of time on the Oregon Electric take effect Sunday. The time of departure of all but one of the trains to Foijest Grove will be a few minutes later. The last train at night will leave a few minutes earlier than at present. The time between Portland, Forest Grove and Hillsboro Is reduced con siderably, which is of Interest to com muters at Garden Home, Orenco and such points. On the main line a number of changes will be made in the time of departure of several trains to Garden Home, Salem and other points. The running time on this division will be reduced and the time in crossing town from the North Bank station to the Jefferson station will be lowered. PERS0NAL MENTION. Governor West Is at the Seward. Harry Silver, of Salem, is at the tie ward. J. H. O'Malley, of Seattle, Is at the Perkins. F. G. Fisher, of Manila, la at the Carlton. Mrs. H. B. Jeffries, of Corvallls, Is at the Carlton. Emily Burmaster, of Spokane, 1 at the Carlton. Miss C. N. Dutee, of Chicago, is at the Washington. A. H. Cox. an auto man of Pendleton, is at the Oregon. G. Huntington Williams, of Baltimore, Is at the Perkins. Robert McCrow, of Goldendale, Wash., Is at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. O. V. White, of Albany, ere at the Cornelius. E. S. Collins, a lumberman of Ostran dcr. is at the Benson. - Mr. and Mrs. A N. Elam, of Milton, are at the Washington. G. E. Perlnger. a merchant of Pen dleton, Is at the Benson. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bennett, of Spo kane, are at the Carlton. L. B. de Witt, a railroad contractor of Tacoma. is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hagaman, of San Diego, are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Cost, of Lebanon, are at the Seward. Mr. Cost is a busi ness man of that city. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Waugh. of Hood River, are at the Cornelius. Miss Viola Pearl, of Snohomish, Wash., is at the Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walker, of La Grande, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holllngshead. of Winnipeg, are at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Dunn, of Olympia, Wash., are at the Washington. W.vO. Minor, a breeder of fancy stock from Heppner. is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Gray, of Montreal, Can., are at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Aspland are over from Astoria for the week-end at the Nortonia. J. M. Stevenson, from the town in Washington that bears his name, is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Palmer, of Lafay ette, Ind on a trip to the Coast, are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. Swan Benson, of New berg, are at the Multnomah. Mr. Ben son is a railroad contractor. J. C. Leggett, a breeder of horses from Ogden, is at the Oregon. He is with his brother, E. J. Leggett. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, of Inde pendence, are at the Imperial. Mr. Cooper Is a hop raiser of that section. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parry, of Seattle, who were registered at the Multnomah, left for their home by automobile yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Simpson, of Steven son, are at the Multnomah. Mr. Simp son is owner of a big sawmill in that section. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Van Nest, of Los Angeles, are at the Imperial. Mr. Van Nest is interested in timber holdings in Oregon. Rev. Drs. Joseph Hayens, L K. Shaw and John Powell, of Dublin, and Rev. Thomas R. Wilery, of Cork, are at the Multnomah. F. B. Lathrop, of San Francisco, is registered at the Benson. Mr. Lathrop is a mining man with interests near Grants Pass. E. J. Stuart and Thomas E. May are at the Oregon. Stuart is athletic man ager for the Oregon Agricultural Col lege in that city. H. D. Pillsbury and G. E. McFarland, high officials in the offices of the Pa cific States Telephone Company in San Francisco, are at the Benson. Mrs. J. Brand, Mrs. H. Lleberman and Miss Anita Lieberman, of Boise, Idaho, are at the Seward. The party has Just returned from an outing at Gearhart. HOG MARKET IS STEADY LOCAL BUYERS READILY PAY 0.5O FOR TOP GRADE. Choice Lambs Firm at 99 Trading During: Day In Cattle Market Is Light. All lines were steady at the stockyards yesterday, with a fair run of 13 carloads. The. larger part of the trading- was In the swine division. Top-grade hogs continue to bring $9.50 and nearly all those sold w ere of this grade. Only two or three loads of cattle were disposed of. The best steers available went at 7. cows sold at S5.70 and heifers at 16.50. Mutton prices were maintained, as shown by the sale of a load of choice Iambs at $t. Receipts were 81 cattle, 1 calf. 472 hogs and 1100 sheep. ShipDers were: With cattle J. J. Stock, Harrisburg. 1 ear; Alex Mills At Son. camont. 1 car. With hogs David Pulton, Baker, 1 car; Walla Walla Meat &. Cold Storage Company, Walla Walla. 2 cars. With sheep C. G. Adams, Baker, 4 cars. With mixed loads F. B. Decker. Silver ton. 1 car hogs and sheep; Charles B. M. Company. Hunts Ferry, 1 car cattle and calves: Robert McCrow, Goldendale. I cars cattle and hogs. The day's sales were as follows Wt Price.; Wt. Price. 197 $9.50 380 8.50 228 9.o0 210 9.50 212 9.50 222 9.50 1S2 9.50 231 9.50 167 9.50 1120 7.00 1040 7.00 1O40 6.30 1240 4.50 MB 8.::r 176 9.35 .72 5.25 244 9.50 heifers. 9S3 18 steer ..1043 1 calf .. . . 240 2 cows . . . 955 1 cow 940 i cows . . . 985 I cows .. . 970 1 steer . .1420 37 hogs ... 13S 1 hog .'ISO 1 hog 370 21 lambs .. 80 60 hogs .. . 194 44 hogs. .. 211 5 hogs. . 188 87 hogs ... 205 8 hogs... 246 Current prices 6.501 1 hog . T.00 4G hogs 5.75 SO hogs 5.75 SI hogs 6.7.1 10 hogs 6.75 5 hogs 7.00 8.75 ;. j" 8.50 6.00 8.50! 8 hogs 4 hogs 4 steers 5 steers 4 steers 1 bull 2 hogs.. 9.50. 48 hogs.. 9.50 4 lambs fl SO 8 hoas. of the various classes of stock at the yards follow: Prime steers T.O0gS7.25 Choice steers 8 ,r,S ' "2 Medium steers 6.2j 6.75 Choice cows 6.i)0i 6.25 Medium cows 6.23 5.i5 Heifers 5.50'a 6.50 calves 00 8.-'5 Bulls 3.0010 4.50 t:ag . . , Hogs Light . . Heavv . Sheep Wethers Ewes . . Lambs . 4.50 5.75 . . 9.25 9.50 . . 8.35 8.50 .. 4.00 4.75 . . 8.50 4.25 . . 5.00 6.00 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Aug. 21. Hogs Receipts 9500. 10c lower. Heavy, $8.80 9.00- light, $8.7u9.10; pigs, J8.0OS.75; bulk of sales. $8.75 8.95. Cattle Receipts 600 steady. Native steers, $7 7510 15; cows and heifers. $6.008.00; Western steers, $6.509.00: Texas steers, $fl 007. '.5: cows and heifers. $6.0O8.0O; calves, $S.50 10.50. Sheep Receipts 4500, steady. Tearliags. $6 006.50: wethers, $5.6506.15; lambs, $7.75 6.30. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Aug. 21. Hogs Receipts. 18.. 000. slow. 1015c lower. Bulk, $8.8539.20; light. SS.8569.35: mixed, $S.359.35; heavy, $506 9.20; rough, $S.508.65; pigs, $7.00 S.76. Cattle Receipts 1500, dull and weak. stockers and feeders, $5.40 S.10; cows and heirers. I3.6UJIO.W: caives, ti.iofpLv.io. Sheer) Receipts 13,000. slow and steady. Sheep. $5.106.10; yearlings, $6.007.0O; lambs, $6.50 8.30. HEAVY LAMB MOVEMENT IS OJf Train loads Moving to Chicaco lTom Kitti tas Valley. ELLENSBURG, Wash., Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) The movement of lambs to the Chi cago market is on in earnest. It has been going on for the past three weeks and It will continue for alx weeks longer at least. The sheep trains from Ellensburg and the Jittltas Valley will move east on passen ger train schedule, with stopping points ar ranged for In advance for feed and water, as well as a rest. Last night marked the starting of the second great shipment made within the past three weeks. The movement, started last night on the Northern Pacific, consisted of a 17-car train, each car containing about 280 head. On August 27 another tralnload of 21 cars and on the 28th still another train of 22 cars will leave for Chicago. These trains will be switched from the Northern Pacific to the Soo Line tracks at St. Paul, Minn., where they will be rushed to Trevor, Wis., the last stop and feeding point before the consign ment reaches the Union Stockyards at Chi cago. From the Kittitas Valley during July there were shipped 118 cars of lambs to the Chicago market, each car containing 260 head, most of which were double decked. Of this number Anderson & Roth rock shipped 40 ears. During this month and September there will be at least 150 more cars for the Chicago market. Mr. Meyers, of the Knollen Commission Com pany, of Chicago, Is operating throughout the Kittitas Valley and will likely have 15.000 head to move, a portion going out last night The Chicago markets are report ed in better shape this season than ever and sheepmen of the valley predict a rich harvest. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Hops Steady. 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening and 9 o'clock other evenings Is the clos ing hour for accepting classified ads. for proper classifications for the next day's issue. Classified advertisements accepted after these hours will be run under the heading "Too Late to Clas sify." AdY. - BUYING IS HEAVIER Big Block of California Hops Contracted For. SPOT GOODS ARE WANTED Purchases of Last Year's Crop in Oregon at 1.7 1-2 Cents In New York State 45 Cents Is Offered on Contract. Trading in tho hop market for the time being has been transferred to California,- as wires received yesterday reported that one firm had contracted for 1300 bales of the new crop at prices ranging up to 17 cenU, while 17'.4 cents was being offered to bet ter growers. The Uhlmans bought the Mebius & Dreschler lot of 200 bales of 1913 Yubas, but the price vas not given. Operations in this state, so far as learned, were confined to spot hops. T. A. Livesley & Co. bought 100 bales at Salem at IT'i cents and the Seavey Hop Company paid the same price for another lot. The lat ter firm also bought the Llnderman crop of 34 bales at Alrlle. There were numerous reports of contract ing at 1S and 19 cents, but no particulars were obtainable. A New York wire said 45 cents was offered on contract in that state. Only 130 bales of last year's hop crop now remain In the Yakima section. McNeff Bros, yesterday bought the Moxee lot of 245 bales and the Scudder crop of 145 bales. Stocks of last year's hops are practically exhausted in England, according to a letter received from a London dealeT. Crop con ditions in England are shown by the fol lowing plantation reports In the Kentish Observer of August 6: Ashord district The changeable weather has checked and fostered progress alter nately and naturally the hops have not done so well as they might have done. But In the absence of vermin and mould there should be an average yield- of fair quality. Benenden (Weald) Heavy rain is still wanted here. At places the bine is on the point of collapse owing to the lack of moisture. In the best cultivated grounds, however, the burr Is developing very nicely and the crop will be a fair one. Canterbury district The boisterous winds at the week-end caused some damage in exposed grounds, but on the whole the weather since our last report has been fa vorable to the hop crop and good progress In development has been made. In the Can terbury parishes as well as at Harbledown and St Stephens, the bine is luxurious and there is every promise of excellent yields. The Canterbury district as a whole will grow a more than average crop. Mereworth In this noted Mid Kent parish the hops aro looking exceedingly well and the crop will, it is anticipated, be a much heavier one than last season. There has been steady and marked development dur ing the last few days. Faversham and SIttingbourne districts In both these districts, from Selling to Fa versham, thence on to SIttingbourne and up to Newlngton and Rainham, the bine Is vigorous and strong, with well-developed laterals bearing a plentiful supply of burr. In the early varieties there aro good-sized cones and burr Is tumbling into hop every day now. Many grounds will produce more than average growths and If warm weather continues the quality should be far better than that of last season in fact, quite tip top. On a considerable proportion of the acreage the yield will be only about an average, but in excess of last year. Tcynham The bine in this neighborhood has flllcd up lately and looks healthy. Burr Is full out in the Bramllngs and the later sorts are following on. Vermin appears to have quite disappeared. Some mould may be seen on the lower laterals, nut is not spread ing. The high winds of the last few days rave bruised the bine in exposed places. APPLE CROP CONDITION IS tiOOD Drop in September May Cut Down Total Yield. The Department of Agriculture estimates the apple crop of the United States on Aug ust 1 at slightly below the big crop of 1912. The average this year Is 61.5 per cent, compared with 52.2 on the same date In. 1013. and 65.S in 1912. One year ago on October 1 the Government's estimate of the crop was 46.6 per cent, and there may be a like drop before October 1 In this year's figures, althougn there are no apparent present prospects generally as was the case a year ago. Only a few of the states show a decrease in the percentage column, compared with, the same date a year ago. Below is a table showing the apple cron conditions on August 1, 1914. 1913 and 1912. also October 1, 1913. in the leading states: Aus. Aug. Aug. Oct. 1. A, 1, 1. 1914. 1913. 1912. 1913. Maine 79 51 72 47 New Hampshire 78 43 66 40 Vermont T6 28 70 24 Massachusetts 1 5S 09 5j Rhode Island 7 78 68 72 Coniiectlcvt 73 70 65 iO New York SO 42 6t y4 New Jersey & 52 3., 37 Pennsylvania 77 u- Delaware 80 43 78 40 Maryland 7S 39 il 41 Virginia 75 3i 81 31 West Virginia SO 18 S- i North Carolina 76 37 18 3j South Carolina 70 33 04 30 Ohio 69 32 63 29 Indiana T Illinois 33 .0 4o bO Michigan .... 7 g 66 49 Wisconsin 64 9 47 ss Miasouri 53 50 , 76 3o Arkansas 63 58 1i 68 Montana 75 .1 9- JT Colorado 88 79 SO 75 Idaho " 83 94 77 Washtnzton 84 76 85 60 Oreeon 75 85 87 70 California So 60 86 55 United States 61.5 53.2 65. S 46.6 WHEAT HOLDERS FIRM Hf VIEWS No Sellers at Prices Bid at Noon Session of Exchange. There was a full attendance at the noon session of the Merchants Exchange. Buy ers were prompt with their bids, but there were no sellers at prices offered. The market was firm throughout. Bluestem was quoted half a cent higher and red Russian was advanced one cent. Other varieties of wheat were unchanged in price. There was a half dollar advance In the bid price of white oats. Barley was quoted as on the preceding- day. Country reports were of Inactive mar kets everywhere. There was demand for wheat, but farmers' views were extremely high. The export situation was not changed. The steamer Fernley has completed her cargo for St. Vincent, hut has not yet cleared. Local receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 77 3 13 6 Tuesday 48 2 S 4 S Wednesday... 72 ! 20 4 7 Thursday 37 2 Friday 35 2 20 2 Year ago 38 4 Season to date. 1346 191 346 134 174 Year ago 686 208 S24 117 381 CANTALOUPES ARE IN OVERSUPPLY Peach Prices Not Expected to Rule Much Lower, Front street was overstocked with Tak Ima cantaloupes, which offered at all kinds of prices from 25 cents up. A small sup ply of California cantaloupes was ou hand and were held at 75 cents to $1.25. Dalles melons moved well at 7590 cents. Not many California melons remain. Fruit dealers do not look for very low jurUeg on peaches. Yakima has only. 15 per cent of last year's crop and supplies in the valley are now well cleaned up. Next week will probably be the heavy canning week of the season. Prices ruling yester day were 35 to 60 cents, Grapes were in fair supply, except Mal agas, which have cleaned up and no more are due until Monday. A car of sweet potatoee arrived and of fered at 3 cents. Another car Is due today. Cheese Advances Half Cent. Cheese prices were advanced half a cent a pound yesterday to 16 cents f. o. b. dock for triplets and 17 cents for young Amer icas. Butter was firm and unchanged. The egg market was firm with 28 cents asked on the street for candled stock. Re ceipts were smaller. Poultry and dressed meats were In light supply and firm. Decline In Sugar. There was a 50-gent decline in all grades of refined sugar yesterday, bringing the price of fruit and berry to $7.55. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,525,396 J.;PS seattU 1.T4V.710 HiVm- Tacoma "0o,0.-; 8H3S Spokane 024, oio -s.oui PORTLAND .MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. Portland Markets, Merchants' Exchange coon session. V. o . t Bid. Asked. ' ".88 ' Bluestem .96' .87 .88 .85 .86 Club Forty-fold Red Russian Red fife .87 87 Vi Oats No. 1 feed $25.50 Barley No. 1 feed $21.00 Brewing 7,, -.. $21.5(1 24.00 All Quotations for August-September dc Ucery, sellers' option. ,-o-rt M1LI.FEED Spot prices: Bran, $2o u --") per ton: shorts. $27 27.50; rolled barley. an uai an "Vint-V Patents. $4.80 per barrel; straights. $4; graham. $4. SO; whole wheat, $j; exports. Ji.uu. CORN Whole, $36 per ton; cracked, $3 HAY Old timothy, $10 17; new-crop timothy, $1313; grain nay. oiu, $11 12. Staple Groceries. Local jobblns quotations: SALMON Columbia iilver one-pound tails, toon h-,-,. r: hslf-Douna .lats. SI. 40: one. ojnd flats, $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound talis, S5c: silversldes. one-pouna iau, HONEY Choice. S3.503.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 14 2oo per pound; Bra ail nuts, 16c; filberts. 1617c; almonds. 1 28c; peanuts, 6SJic; cocoanuta, $1 per doien; chestnuts, 8 ft 10c per pound; pe cans, 1415c BEANS Small white, 6ftc; large white, BHc; Lima, sc; pink S.Jic; Mexican, 7ftc; bayou. Sc. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, IS 37c per pounu. SUGAR Fruit and berry,- $7.55; beet. $7.35; extra C. $7.35; powdered, in barrels, $7. SO. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton, half erouud, 100s, $10.75 per ton; 3us, $11.30 per ion; aairj, pc mu. RICE No. 1 Japan. 5145i,c; Southern DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10iillo per pound; apricots, 1416c; peacnes, 8llc; prunes, Italians, 1012itc; currants, ju; raislna, loose Muscatel, 64ffl71ic; bleached Thompson, UCi unbleached Sultanas, So; seeded. He; dates, Persian, 7JVc par pound; fard $1.40 per box. FIGS Packages, S-ox., 50 to box. $L5 . ... ... i .. i wl, . ht. og-lh cacKage; iu-u., a u-ja, j"-, " box. 1.75; black, 25-lb. box, $L76; black, .. . .e.i. :..,.!. Ifl.lh XI 15. 5U-1P. DOA, .Ltv, uiuLa, v-.w. "--. ' Calarab candy figs, zo-lb. box, $5; Smyrna, per tox, $1.50. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, Sl.liOl per box; lemons, $tf.50ffllo.oo per box; ba nanas, per pound; grapefruit, Cali fornia, $2.753. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 50c per box; eggplant, luc per pound; peppers, 710c per nA,,H kiiiice. XI. 7o Der crate: arti chokes'. $1 per dozen; tomatoes, 40 60c per crate; cabbage, l:j2c per pound; peas. 5 6c per pounu. beans. 4giSc pr pound; corn, $1 per sack; celery. 35 u Toe per dozen. ONIONS Yellow, $1.25 per sack. i.'HKKS FRUITS Apples. new. 73ca hoi- cantaloupes, 25c$1.25 per crate; T,pi)rhM :t5'rt.tt0c per box: plums, 60c$l watermelons, 75 00c per hundred; casabas. $2.50 per dozen; pears, $12 per box grapes. 85c$1.75 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, llic per pound sweet potatoes, 3c. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: KGjS Fresh ureguli ranch, case count, 2c; candled. 272Sc per dozen. min.TRV Hens, loc; Springs. 17c turkeys. 20c; dressed, choice, 22c; ducks. 10ullc; 1'eklns, 12(a l3c; geese, luc. BUTTER Creamery prints, extras. 350 uer pound; cubes, 31c. CHEESii ureson triplets. Jobbers' buying price, 16c per pound f. o. b. dock Port land;' Young America, 17c per pound. PORK Block, 12&12Vjc per pound. VEAL Fancy, 14Vi15c per pound. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc H(JPS pjia crop, 17c; 1814 contracts, i2 .... aL w. ... ... PELTS VTy, -loc, uiy www, fu, ui shearings, 10c each; green shearings, 15 30c each; Spring iamus. 24W2jc; green pelts snort wool. August, 60c; July, 50c; . '. i.mttx .l.i... 65c: Auirusl. 75c HIDES Salted hides, ISO per pounu; salt kip 14c; salted calf. Me; green Woes, 12c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 28c; sailed bull's 10c per pound; green bulla, aftc WOOL valley, lSi4W2UiC; Eastern Ors--en, HiiO'20llC. MOHAIR 114 clip, 2714 c per pound. ....... o i v u..- halihi.r A . jflOIi Ott. u - , ....... u., - v smelt, 8c; black cod, 7o; roc cod. Sc. i. . . M 1 )ln uml new 4 t. a eASVAnn '- - - pound. ProvlUom. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 21tt22Vsc; 11 to 14-pound. 21tt22ic; 14 to 18-pouad. Sift 2c; skinned. 18ftS2c; plcnio, lac BACON Fancy, 30S2c; standard, :IO lie. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, lSB-lSfcc; exports. 1416c; plates, 11 ISC LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 1213o; cons pound. c. KEROSENE Water white, drama, bar rels or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or barrels, 13V,c; cases, 17ft 20 ft o. GASOLINE Bulk, 15c; cases. 22c; motor spirit, bulk, 15ftc; .cases. S2fto. En gine distillate, drums, Tftc; cases, lifto; naptha, drums, 14ftc; cases, 21ftc LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 72c; bollsd, barrels, 74c: raw, cases, 77c; boiled, cases, 7c NORMAL CONDITIONS ARE RETURNING Domestic Business and Crop Situation Is Sound. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Dun's review will say tomorrow: Prompt and effective action by the Lov ernment. in co-operation with leading rep resentatives of American business, is steadily making for the restoration of more normal conditions Th foreign trade. There Is nothing either unsound or un promising in the domestic trade and crop situation, all the disturbance now experi enced in the market being due to the in terruption of foreign commerce and the suspension of the usual foreign exchange transactions caused by the European war. With the reopening of our foreign trade on a liberal scale there should be a return to full normal prosperity In American busi ness. Failures this week In the United States were 346, against 247 last year; In Canada, 59 against 38 last year. FinanciiuE Coffee Purcbjues. NEW YORK. Aug. 21. It was reported In the coffee trade today that arrange ments had been made to finance small purchases from 3razll by New York credits, but there seemed to be considerable un certainty amone; local merchants regarding the extent to which such credits would be available. The talk of better prospects for a renewal of business with Brazil and of lower firm offers from primary sources has been accompanied by decided falling off in the demand from the Interior, however, and the spot market showed a further de cline, with Rio 7s quoted at 7 Tic and Santos 4s at 12T4C Santos 4s were said to be offered at lO'jc, cost and freight. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Aug. 21. Turpentine Nominal; 45'4c; no sales; receipts, 347 bar rels: shipments. 257 barrels; stocks, 28.195 barrels. . . Rosin Nominal: no sales; receipts, 536 pounds; shipments, S3 pounds: stocks, 118, J14 pounds; A. B, $3.50: . D. $3.521s; E. F G H, I. $3.55: K, $4.15; M, $4.50; N, 6i W.O. S6.65i WW. t.6,30. ALL GRAINS HIGHER Cereal Markets Close Strong With Good Advances. WHEAT ' GRADING LIGHT Revival of Export Talk Is Respon sible for Advance of Xearly Three Cents Buying of Janu ary Lard by Investors. CHICAGO. Aug. tL The cereal markets advanced today and all closed higher, wheat 2c to 2ftc; corn, ftc to lc, and oats c TO- llftc. Provisions averaged Wheat opened unchanged, advanced lftc to 2c, and then dropped back a cent. The fluctuations were due apparently to senti ment rather than to anything in the news. and the volume of trade was small. Liver nnni wa lower, and a private estimate made the Canadian crop 45.000,000 bushels under that of last year. Strength of - Northwestern markets and revival of export talk later strengthened the market, and prices at the top were 2ftc to 3c over yesterday. mere was some reaction, but the close was strong. Corn opened unchanged to Vic down and on a fair trade price early advanced from Uc to ftc over yesterdays close. t,orn closed sympathetically strong. Trade in oats was light. Prices opened unchanged and advanced -He to .ic. Re ceipts were lighter than had been expected. A conspicuous feature of a rather event less day in the provisions pit was the in vestment buying of January lard. Lard and ribs were offered freely by longs, be cause of a drop in the price of live hogs. but the lard was readily absorbed by pack ers. Pork closed 10c down, lard 7 to 17c higher and ribs 2 Vic lower to 7V:c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept $ 9t $ .9714 t .94 Dec 00 1.02 .00 1.01ft May 1.03ft l.OSft 1.05ft 1.07 CORN. Sept 7SSi .76", .7Sft .7H Dec 99 .70ft .69 .70ft May 70ft .71ft .70ft .71ft OATS. Sept 43 ft .43 .43 'i ,44ft Dec. 45 .47ft .45 .48 May 4S .40 .48 .49 ft MESS PORK. Sept. 22.35 22.40 22.30 22.40 LARD. Sept 9.85 10.03 8.95 10.05 Oct 9.97!i 10.17',; .07ft 10.17ft Jan 10.40 10.52ft 10.37ft 10.52 SHORT RIBS. Sept 12.70 12.75 12167 ft 12.67ft Oct 12.10 12.22 12.10 12.22Vi Jan 11.20 Puxet Sound Wheat Markets. SEATTLE, Aug. 21. Wheat September and October delivery quotations: Bluestem, 97c; fortyfold, 8Sc: club, 87c; Fife, 87c; red Russian, 84c. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 17, hu 4, flour 10, corn 1, rye 1, barley 1. TACOMA. Aug. 21. Wheat Bluestem, 95c; fortyfold. 90c: club. S9c; Fife, S9c. Car receipts, wheat 27. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO." Aug. 21. Spot quota tions: Wheat Walla Walla, $1.53 1.55. red Russian. $1.53ftpl.55; Turkey red, $1.56 1.57ft; bluestem, $1.601.62ft; barley. No. , c i o-i . n,. 1 nilfiil as. bran. $26; middlings, $3132r shorts, $27.50 2. , Call board Barley, steady; December. $1.05U bid, May, $1.10; August, 97c bid; 1.02 asked. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 21. Wheat Sep-(mh- 1 04: No. 1 hard. $1.12: No. 1 Northern. $1.06 1.11; No. 2 Northern, $1.02 l.Ofl; No. 8 wheat. 99c$1.01. Barley. 3567c: flax. $1.62ft 1.85ft. MILLS SEEKING WOOL MORE MANUFACTURERS APPEAR IN MARKET. Prlcex Are Strong With Some Ad vancesMore Cheerful Feel ing In London. BOSTON. Aug. 21. The Commercial Bul letin will say tomorrow: Confidence In the position of raw wool has been heightened this week by the ad vent In the market of a large number of manufacturers, some of whom have not been in for a long time. There Is no boom In evidence, but prices aro very strong and in a few Instances slight advances In price aro reported. Advices from abroad indicate little change in the situation except that the tone of the English markets is a little more cheer ful, according to the latest cables. Scoured basis Texas fine. 12 months, 60 62c; fine, 6 to 8 months, 5557c; fine. Fall, 48(9500. California Northern. 5557c: middle county, 5153c; southern, 4850c. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, 62$4c; eastern clothing. 59 60c; valley No. 1, 48 &30c. Territory Fine staple, 62 66c; fine me dium staple, 5960c; fine clothing, S860n; fine medium clothing, 5557c; half-blood comhlng, 5861c; threc-elghths-blood comb ing, 4S50c. Pulled Extra, 6062c: AA. 5760c: fine A, 5456c; A supers, 6058c. WITHDRAWAL OF GOLD ANNOUNCED Shipment Will Probably Be Made to Canada. NEW YORK. Aug. 21. Probable exten sion of the British moratorium and un confirmed reports that Germany purposes extending: its suspension of specie payments for another three months, constituted the more depressing features of the world finan cial situation today. Otherwise conditions were calculated to make for increasing confidence In the ultimate working out of the more serious problems which now confront the domestic markets. The money market was even mors nom inal than early In the week, with no actual changes for time or call loans. Commer cial paper was slightly active on further purchases by Interior banks. A further de crease of 1.7 per cent from last week Is shown in the local weekly bank clearings, which are almost 2d per cent under the corresponding week of 191S. Gold bars amounting to $300,000 have been withdrawn 'from the assay office. The name of shipper and destination were with held, but it was believed the gold was destined for Ottawa. Ont., to form a part of tho Bank of England's credit recently established there. Arrangements have been made both In Paris and Iyindon for the payment of coupons due on September 1 on the 250,000, 000 franc Central Pacific loan of 1911 and the Union Pacific refunding sterling loan. This announcement was made today by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. KAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. Fruit Pine apples, $1.502: Mexican limes. $46; Cali fornia lemons. $6.50 9: apples, Gravenstelns, 5080c. Vegetables Cucumbers, 1580c; string beans. l2c: peas, 3c Eggs Fancv ranch. 35c; store, 30c. Onions Yellow. 65S0c, Cheese Younsr America. 14ft15fte; new, 11 14c; Oregon, 15ftc. Butter Fancy creamery. 29c: seconds, 27c. Potatoes Delta, new crop. Burbanks, per sack, 73c$l; sweets. 1ft 2c per lb. Receipts Flour, 3234 quarters: barley. S985 centals: potatoea 8100 sacks; hay, 1195 tons. Sterling; Quotations. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. Sterling Nominal (quotation applies to small trans actions only); demand. $5.02 ; cable, $5.06. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Mercantile paper. 6 7 per cent. u car Lower at San Francisco. MM FRANCISCO. Aug. 21. Sugar was quoted at S7 the hundredweight here today, a. reduction of 50c from yesterday's prices. Refiners said the prices here would govern tat FacixiQ .coast markets, PINKERTON & COMPANY UNITED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, 111., ever since 1883 No connection with or relation to the Pinkerton National Detecti Agency. Scientific detective work along modern lines. Our COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT We force the payment of bad debta. We operate on the broad principle that you cannot make any one pay you unless he wanti to pay you, and our province is to make him want to pay you. A DETECTIVE AGENCY CAN DO THIS. , Northwestern Offices, 412-13 Lumbennens bldg., Portland, Or. Phone Main 7741. W. H. TREECE, District Manager. LADD & TILTON BANK Eatabltcie 1S54V Capital and Surplus Commercial and CHEAP APPLES DUE War to Affect Price, Asserts Distributors' Head. BUMPER CROP EXPECTED H. F. Davldfton Warns Growers Not to Go to Expense ot Wrapping and Packing Any but Be Quality of Fruit. That the apple crop of the world Is as larse this year as It was In the bumper season of 1012 and that the wars abroad, as well as bad financial difficulties In South America and Africa, will affect unfavorably the price obtained by srrowers of the Northwest this year, is the prediction of H. F. Davidson. Hood River grower, and president of the co-operative sell ins; organization, the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, who returned to Portland headquarters yesterday from a month's trip through the East. "Without the influence Of an organi zation such as the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, the results of marketing this year's crop of apples would be far worse than in 1912." said Mr. David ,son. "But it enough Northwest grow ers decide to make use of the facilities for organized marketing, to enable the Distributors to make proper distribu tion and maintain orderly control of the situation, results win unuouuiouu be obtained that will show growers a fair profit. "1912 Crop to Be Equaled." "The 50.000,000 barrel crop for 1S12 will probably be equaled. "In 1912 Washington, Oregon and Idaho had about 12,000 cars of market able fruit. This year I think those states have 15.000 cars. In 1912 the glower received about 65 cents a box. or barely cost. This year we can and will get a better price. "Fruit is not a necessity like wheat and meat, therefore the wars of Europo can be expected to curtail the market. Between 5 and 10 per cent of all North west fruits has been exported each year. It is safe to say that exports this season will not be" more than 50 per cent of normal. Financial trouble In South America and Africa reduces the chances of selling in those markets. Warning In Given. "A warning should be sounded right now to all growers. In 1913. a light crop year, the Distributors encouraged growers to pack and grade their ship ments on t. much lower grade than is required by the rules as to quality and size. This year the situation is reversed It is a big crop year, and it would be folly for the growers to go to the ex pense of packing and wrapping Inferior fruit, as that kind of output will not bring more than freight expenses. The Northwest must send out nothing but the highest quality of apples, comply ing with grade rules most minutely." Up to last night the North Pacific Fruit Distributors reported the sale of 1000 cars of fruit from the States of Washington. Oregon and Idaho, the shipments being made up largely of strawberries, cherries and peaches. This Is more than 800 cars in excess of shipments on the same date last year. JERSEY PRIZEJS OFFERED Cattle Club Votes B0O for Cow Giving Best Butter Yield. . -m t n A ir i- th .lersev cow .A il uuci ui - r ' . , , . htittArlat the giving t"e utol j - - ---- Oregon State Fair was made yesterday at a meeting 01 saw ic6i -o,i. Plnh. attended by nearly 100 breeders from over the state. The meeting was neia ai me rancn of Harry West at Scappoose. Dinner was served at "Sunnybrook Farm." as . .., i. la irnnwn flfter which the un ii.vii - visitors spent the afternoon In an In nt tho thoroughbred stock re cently purchased by Mr. West. Umatilla Gets Another High School. PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) Umatilla County Is to have an other high school, and It Is to be built close to Pendleton, near the site of the No repairs have been necessary by the wearing of the BITTJL I T H I C pavement put down on Sheridan road, Chicago, in 1906, and it seems to be highly popular with the residents of that district. $2,000,000 Savings Deposits proposed terminal headquarters of tha O.-W. K. & N. Railroad at Pilot Rck Junction. In this section there are. many prosperous farmers, with a largo number of children. Tho present pop ulation of that part calls for the new hls;h school, and it Is expected the new terminal will add several hundred to Pendleton's suburb. A J-mlll tax levy has been voted. TRAVELER' (il'inK. FRENCH LINE rompacnlr (tcaeral Tranallaollnir. Sailings for HAVRE CHICAGO, . . Augut29 ESPAGNE, . . September 5 ROCHAMBEAU, Septe'ber 12 FRANCE, . . September 16 VOIl INKOHMATION Al'Il.V Company's Office 19 State it., N. Y. or Loral Agent. COOS BAY M M RKKA S. S. ELDER SAILS MONOAY. AHi. M, AT B A. M. NORTH TAt ll lt IWItWstf Ticket Offlre M Krsltht Offlcs USA 3d St. Foot Northrop MAIN 1314 A 1114 i Main UM, A IIJS AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND KMW ZEALAND. Round Trip Bates: Itrst-rlsisa to lahlll 133, to ISMllnglon .';...,... o Syftne) SJM. SnerUI l'a If In 0 ean Tour l Including South Sea Isles). ItZi 1st class throughout. Round the World Katts on appUatlon. Regular through ssrvico from San Frsnrlsoo. S. S Wllloctira tlil.OOO tons sails Sept. U. 8, a Tahiti (11.000 tons) sails Ort. 14. S. S. Stoana (10,000 tons), sails Nov. 11. Send for Pamphlet. Union Steamship Co. of Nen Zealand. I. Id. Office: 67 Market street. San Francisco, or local 8. S. and R R. ents ARGENTINE And all nraslltan 1'orts New and Fast fl2J00 too) Passenger Steamers frwn New Tnrk evrrv tlternatr Katurda, 17 DAY3 TO RIO JANKIRO. a DAYS TO BUENOS AYR Eg. busk a Daniels, gs. aus., i tn.f. h. t. Dorary U. Miiltb. 3d anil Uaablngtun Sts. Or Loral Agents, ALASKA. MM one-way round-trip tales. . Steamship sails riiract 9 T. M. si mi v. ACOCST S3. Faw Kesarvatluna Left. hii l'rii.'laro. Pnrtlwnd A l.oa Anaelea Htenmahlli 4 FRANK UOL1.AM, Agent. UM Third HI. A 4. Main STEAMSHIP Salla Illrret for Saa -rarl-, I Angjelra and San lllrgo. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2:30 P. M. A' KRAMIst'O. I'ORTI.AVO l.os M.i:i.i:s n Msilir il. FRANK HOI. LAW. Agent. 184 Third St. A 43. Mgtgi X. UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER EXCURSIONS ON STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT Dally round trip to The Dalles, except on Sunday and Monday; leave Portland at 7 A. M-. arrive on return at :4fl P. M. Far II each way. Sunday, excursion to cascade Locks, SI round trip, leave Alder st Dock at 8 A. M. arrlvs on return at tl 1". M. 1 nona Main 914 or A 5112. . DAILY KXfl RMON TO ORKC.ON CITY and way points. Motor toat apaed on too "KITTY MORAN" Superior observation, wnn.ij. comfortable. Air-tight rotnpai tments. Lgv Favorite boathouso. foot of Morrison si., 10:30 A. M . 1M and 4 P. M. Leavaa ltrown bosthouae. Oregon City, 11:10 A. M.. J:4. 6:11. Faro 20c. Saturday ami Sunday xtr trips, 7:) A. M., Oragon City. B:45 A. M. Sunday extra trips to Oak Crova. 7:0 P. M. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater - . . ....... A .w. 1. UArllanil H A M. nans irom " " ' . 1 . . . m , July 7. 12. 17, 22. 27, Aug. L . .-' Freight and ticket offices. Loner Alnsworc-' dock. Portland tt Cooa Bay 8. . una. L. U. K LATINO, Agewl. Pbona Main Soou. A 8. S. BEAYEK. I'OK SAN FKANCISCO LOS ANGELES 9 A. M., AIT., to. The San I'ranrlsco 4 Portland s. S. t 3d and Waahlnnton st. Hh !.-. It. at N. Co.). TcU MaimaUAll 4. A 4UI. Steamer Georgiana Leaves Washington-street Dork at 7 A M. Dally. Sunday. 7:30, Cor Astoria and Way Landings RtT.r,,.l0?VB.chAOa,, M.?42,: DRAIN TO COOS BAY. Autos run dally. Delightful trip l Allegany or th Ocoan-bna.cn route. Wlro reservations to O. lAl iAMA. Drain. j