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17 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 26. 1914. Q4TS PRICE CLIMBS Local Market Forced Up to $27.50 Per Ton. EXCITEMENT IN TRADE itindA of Kxport Buying Prevail but Are Not Generally Credited. Wheat and Flour Advance. There t mors or less excitement In the t)ts market, for which dealers can I've Co satisfactory explanation. At the Mer chants Exchange noon session yesterday 100 tons of white oats sold at t-T.OO. This Is II more than the best bid of Monday. It la conceded that there la a very good Crop of oata ,n the Northwest and the local consumption has certainly not Increased ever last year. Moreover, the wide spread between the prices of oats and barley, aow $3.75 a ton. against a normal differ ential of $1.50. Is likely to increase the consumption, of barley and cut down the feed use of oats. Some other reason, therefore, must be found for the bulge in the oats market. There have been rumors of Canadian buy ing of oats In the Paclflc Northwest for shipment to England. It is said such buy ing has been done around Spokane and elsewhere in Eaatern Washington and even In the Willamette Valley. It does not seem plausible. however. that England would buy oats here at the prevailing high prices- when they can be bought much cheaper in the East, freight considered. Barley has not kept pace with the ad vance In oats, but this cereal Is. neverthe less. Being up. One hundred tone of feed barley sold on the exchange at $22.15. an advance of a Quarter over the preceding day's price. The California barley market Is below the Oregon market and It Is re ported barley will be bought in San Fran cisco for shipment to this city. There wss no trading in wheat on the exchange yesterday, but milling grades were advanced half a eent. The country market was somewhat active. Bluestem was bought In the Interior by Portland peo ple on the basis of $1.03 and club at a price equal to 01 cents delivered. There Is plenty of bluestem in the country, but farm ers are letting go slowly. There Is a short Interest in bluestem which apparently Is getting anxious to cover. A 20-cent advance tn patent flour to $3 a barrel was announced by the Portland PTourlng MlJls yesterday. The current price of patent flour compares with quotations in previous years aa follows: August 26. 191$ August 20. 1912 August 2tt. 1911 $4.70 5.10 4.S5 August 28. 1910 August 26. 1009 S.2.. August 26. 1 90S 4-S5 One hundred tons of shorts were sold on the exchange at $26. Bran was offered at $24.50. with $24.25 bid. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 103 1 2S 3 10 Tuesday 100 4 . II Tear age 08 3 - 1 Season to date. 1631 192 3S7 Ml 200 Tear ago K4B 222 348 124 41o BOSTON WOOL MABKKT STRONG Active Movement In Territory Clips at Good of territory wool have been fairly large in the Boston market during the week and have Involved about everything available in the market. The demand for Montana wools has been fairly good and sales of half-blood and three-eighths staple are reported at 24 and 24 Vi cents, re spectively. In the grease. One lot of very choice half-blood is said to have brought 25 centa In the grease. Some fine clothing Is also said to have been sold at 21 cents. In the neighborhood of 750.000 pounds of Colorado wools have been sold in the origi nal bags at 21 to 22 cents, says the Com mercial Bulletin. Demand has been fair also for original Montana wool at 2:; to S3U and In some caies as high as 24 cents. Several hundred thousand pounds of Wyoming and New Mexican original sack wools have been sold at 20 to 22 cents for the bulk of the wool, or costing clean for the fine Wyoming about 00 cents and for the New Mexican 53 6 36 cents. Some fine Idaho has also changed hands' at 60 to 62 cents clean basis and a moderate quan tity of Utah Is reported sold ut 56 to 57 cents, clean basis. Half-blood Soda Springs wool has been sold In a moderate way at about 60 cents, clean basis, ana iuu.uu" pounds of fine and fine niedium Soda Springs brought 20 cents in the grease, or about 87 to 3S vents clean. An equal quantity of half-blood Wyoming is reported at 21 to S3 cents, or OS to 00 cents clean basis. ENGLISH HOP CROP 400,000 CWT. Future- and Spot in Demand in Oregon. Fuggles Come Down Light. Report of an excessive yield of hops in England are contradicted by a cable re ceived yesterday by McNeff Bros, from one of the moat conservative houses In London. It follows: "English yield outside 40O.0O0 cw t. Prospects favorable." There was further business transacted in both futures and spots In this state. Among the sales of 1913s was the Porterfield lot or 160 bales at Independence, reported sold at 16- cents. Efforts to contract for the new crop In Western Washington and Yak ima are futile. Western Washington re ports say red spider has appeared. California advices were that 10 and 16 cents was being offtred on contract for Sac ramentos. The few Sonoma growers that will contract are asking IS and ISVs centa. The outside estimate of the New York crop is 50.000 bales. Some Eastern dealers estimate that state at 25.000 to 27.000 bales. The fuggle crop arou:id Sllverton is com ing down light, according to reporta re ceived yesterday. In the Junction City sec tion growers who have finished picking fug gles make the following comparisons with last year's crop: J. E. Murphy. 30 per cent less than last year: Charles Burgess 25 per cent less; Boggs Bros. 20 per cent less; Mike llochdeimer 15 per cent less; O. Morrison 15 per cent less, and E. L. Ayres 20 per cent less. I LMON l-l!ICK ARE DECLINING I'ront-Mreel Quotations "Lonrrrd 30 Cents. Peach Trade Heavj. Lemon prices have declined 50 cents a box. Front-street quotations beinij $5tj9.50. Packers in California advanced their prices at the opening of the war on the belief that no more Sicily lemons would be brought to this country, but importations have been resumed. A report from New York say: "Cable advices received from Sicily this week state that several boats had cleared fur the United States and that the aggre gate amount of lemons aboard was between 50.1IOOO and 60.000 boxes. The boats ought to be in, unless they are held up, in about two weeeks. Additional information from Sicily Indicates that there will be no short age In Sicily lemons here, beginning with the latter part of September. All foreign lemons In the port of New Y'ork were cleaned up this week. The last sale of I 30.000 boxes took place Thursday. The first aaT of the week, which was Tuesday, the market went off $1 or more a box." Peach trade on Front street was very heavy. The market was firmer and prices were up about 3 cents a box. Cantaloupes are cleaning up better and melons are also firmer. Tokay grapes were scarce. A rlne shipment of Hawaiian pineapples was re ceived. . Eggs Tending Upward. Current receipt of eggs are decidedly un- der rcqulremonts and storage stocks are being drawn upon. Fresh candled eggs are selling on the street, at 29&30 cenu. Poultry was In fair supply and steady. Dressed meats were scarce and firm at un changed prices. There were no new developments in the butter or cheese markets, both ot whlcn were firm. Advances In Provisions. sew provision list quotes advancea in salt and cured meats, exports being raised 1 cent a pound and backs halt a cent. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: 1 Clearings. Balances. Portland $1.5.00.-. $l'J4,o48 sfeTtlfe ' .... 1.158.057 226.920 9Ssm. ::::::: . Spokane uOa.blo SB.J4. PORTLAND MABKKT QUOTATIONS. Grain. Hour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: Wheat Bid. Bluestem 100 & pony-Md II Club s KK Ked Russian eg Ked fife S' T OaU No. 1 white feed 27.50 22.25 Barley No. 1 feed - J DMH'illP J - Rrs.il 24.2 4.50 Ail "quotations' for August-September de livery, sellers option. Sales 100 tons No. 1 white oats 100 tons feed barley 27.50 '2.25 8.00 MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. fSo&io.oO per tot; shorts. J2S.50; rolled barley. $-o.jO r 24.50. ,. FLfOCR Patents. $35.50 per barrel, straights. $4.20: graham. $5; whole wheal. tn: exports. $3.0O4. CORN Whole. $37 per ton; cracked, $38 per ton. - HAY Old timoinj, TITS Xnwi. iii: new-croo timothy, valley. $12.j01-. gralii hay. SS&10: alfalfa. $11Q12. Dairy and Country produce. Local Jobbing quotations: BOGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. Wc; candled. 29 30c. POULTRY Hens. Ijc: Springs, 1C turkeys 22c; dressed, choice, 22c; ducks, lieiffj; Pekins. 13&14C-. geese, 10c BUTTEK Creamery Drlnts. extras 350 per pound; cubes. Sic; storage, 28 28 He PUKK rJICCK, .l--. c iii VEAL Fancy. 1414VjC per pound. CHEESE Oregon 'ripiets. JobDers buying price. 16c per pound f. o. b. dock Port Vend; Young America. 17c per pound. traits and Vegetables. Local iot'bln quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2.j03.-5 per box; lemons. $99.50 per box; ba nanas. 4W4V.C per pound: grapefruit Cali fornia. 2.7535; .pomegranates. LTI per box; pineapples. 6 4 7c per pound. VEGETABLES cucumoera. 50c per box; eggplant So per pound: peppers, . . .- per pound, head lettuce. $L70 per crate; arti chokes $1 per dozen; tomatoes. 404roOc per crate; 'cabbage. l2c per pound; peas. 5 c per pound, beans. 4 Be per pound; corn. $11 25 per sack; celery. 505c per doaeu. UNIONS Yellow. $1.2 per sock. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new. .oc$l.io box; cantaloupee. 50c1.35 per crate; peaches. 40tr5c per box; plums. 50ctf$l; watermelons, 85o per hundred; casabas, $1. 5042 per dozen; pears,. lto2 per box; grapes, 83c$1.75 per crate. POTATOES Oregon. 114 c. per pound, sweet potatoes, 2 Mi 3c. Staple Groceries. 1 - inhhlnir uuotatlons: SALMON Columbia, lilver one-pound talis, j $2.23 per dozen; uim-wiiuu u. pojnd flats. $2.46; Alaska pink, one-pound talis S5c: sllversides. one-pound tails, $l.Jo. HONEY Choice. S3.5U4I3.7& per case. NUTS Walnuts. 142uc per pound; Bra zil nuts. 16c; filberts, 1617c; almonds. It 28c; peanuts. 6(4c; cocoanuta, (1 per doxen; chostnuta. 8J10c per pound; pe can. 14 lac BEANS small white. 6 Vic; large whit, I c; Lima, SSi pink 5.33c; Mexican. 7VsO; bayou. 6c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. ls5.c per SUGAR-i-Frult and berry. $7.53; beet, 57.35; extra C, $7.55; powdered, in barrels. 'SO. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton, half tround. lOUs, 110.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 p' ton; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. Si45V,c: Southern head, l447ttc; island. DRIED FRUITS Apples, lot, tjlio per pound; apricots, 14ltic; peacnea, 8llc; prunes, Italians, 1012Vsc; currants. 8Vc; raisins, loose Muscatel, tilt 'fee; bleacned Thompson. ilvc. unbleached sultanaa, 8c; seeded. c; dates. Persuaa, I7i Per pound; fard $1.40 per box. FIGS Packages, s-os., 50 to box. Jl.Si package; lu-oz., 12 to box, SOc; white, 25-lb. box. al-75; black, 25-lb. box, $L75; blaca, 30-lb. box, 2.50; black, 10-lb. box. $t.l, Calaxab canay tigs, 20-10. box, $a; Smyrna, per tox, $1.50. Hope, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS 1913 crop, lti17Vjc; 111 con tracts, lswisvic. PELTS urj, 13c; dry snort wool, to; dry shearings. 10c each; areeu shearings, 15 uc eacu, ... - . pelts, short wool, August, uoc; July, ouc; green lamDS, auiy, gJL, -iuubi, HIDES Salted hides, Xio- pr pvunu; salt kip, 14c; salted calf, loc; green hiuss, 12c- dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 28c; salted bulls luc per pound; green bulla, alio. WOOI- Valley, ioim;ioic; eastern Or--uu. 10(tf2oWc. MOHAlK 1U14 Clip. 27 Vic per pound. FISH Salmon,. a9c; halibut. 56o. emelt, be; black cod. 7c; rock cod. 3c CASCARa BARK Ola and new. 4 Via pel oouna. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 211i22iic; 11 tc 14-pound. 21V22fcc; 14 to 18-pound. I1H 022ttc; skinned. lsVi22c; picnic, lac BACON Fancy. aOtfiUc; standard, 2iO "dry SALT CURED Short clear backs. 14rTo; exports, 1517c; plates, 11 13c. X.ABD llerce basis: Pure. 12lc. com pound. 8 c. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drama car rels or tank wagon. 10c; special, drums or barrels, 1314c; cases, 17120!io. GASOLINE Bulk, 15o; cases. 22c; motor spirit, bulk. 15Vc; cases, S2Vic. En gine distillate, drums, 7Vic; cases, 14Vc; captha, drums, 14jc; cases, 2114c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 72c; bolied, barrels. 74c; raw. cases, 77c; boiled, cases. JBc SUGAR BEET CROP LOST DAMAGE I! KIROPK RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGHER PRICES. Americau Reflnine Company Declnrca Increased Cost in t utted Statrx la Legitimate. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Serious loss in the European crop of sugar, directly due to the war. is responsible for the rise In sugar In this country, according to the American Sugar Refining Company, which lasued a statement today telling why it had advanced the price of sugar here. The American Company, according to the statement, sells less than 10 per cent of the refined sugar used in the United States. The company says it does not own an acre of sugar land 01 produce a pound of raw sugar, but is entirely dependent upon grow ers of cano sugar in Cuba. Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, Java and other countries. The European countries. Includ ing those now at war. the statement con tinues, produced last year more than 8,000. 000 tons, or 45 per cent of the world's sup ply. A tremendous loss to the European crop has been caused by the war. the statement asserts, resulting in radical advances in the price of sugar in Europe and an unpre cedented demand for raw sugar at its source of production". This haa resulted In in creased prices of raw sugar which the com pany has been obliged to pay. the statement says, and to meet this advance in the price of raw sugar the company has been com pelled to advance the price of refined sugar. Naval Stores. SVVAN'NAH, Aug. 25. Turpentine nom inal 4514c; no sales. Receipts, 741 barrels; shipments. l'.i barrels; stocks, 29,252 bar- rRosin nominal; no sales. Receipts. 1413 pounds: shipments. 30$ pounds: stocks. 119, 8; pounds Quote: A. B, $3.50; C, D, 13 5-ii- E F. G, H. I. $3.35; K. $4.15: M. $4.'50;"N $: WG. $6.25; WW. $C.3B. Dulutb. Flax Market. DULUTH. Aug. 25. Linseed September. $1.62; December, $1.08. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 25. HoP steady. NEW MARKETS OPEN War Offers Great Opportuni ties to United States. PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY Trade With South America Worth One Billion Dollars Annually Can Be Seized by Exporters and Manufacturers. The greatest opening ever presented to the American manufacturer and exporter to extend his trade Is one of the results of the war now waging in Europe. In a statement on the export situation, Dun 5 . . .. . n 1 tn savs: international nencn u. ... The suddenness with which the 1"al conflict between European nations has broken out has caused a temporary disar rangement of the financial and distribut ing agencies of the entire commerc.al world that may cause some business men to lose slsht of the fundamental facts of the situation. Already the more farslghted are pcrcelvlnc that so far from meaning disas ter to the foreign commerce and the man ufacturing Industries of the United States the conditions that now exist present an opportunity of such stupendous proportions that even those who are in closest touch with current affairs cannot yet grasp Its full significance. The countries at present engaged In ac tive hostilities include alLjrfive of the lead ing manufacturing and exporting nations of Europi England, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary and Belgium which between them supply more than nine-tenths of Eu rope's vast exports of manufactured prod ucts to the non-manufacturing nations of the world. Throughout the duration of the war the export trade of these countries must inevitably cease, or can only be con ducted with the utmost difficulty. The aggregate volume of this export trade to non-manufacturing countries now at peace and In which business is going on as usual, is more than $3,000,000,000, of which close to $1,000,000,000 are taken bv the Latin-American and colonial markets of the Western Hemisphere. Who is golns to supply this vast amount of manufactured goods until normal conditions are restored . Among nations now at peace the only ones 1 1.. i.j.....) .- nrienuate to meet such a demand are the United States and. to a more llmltea extern., anau.,. ......e. lnaiviauai manuiatiuj c, b to those who are most alert, most aggres sive and most enterprising In taking advan tage of an opportunity the like of which will never occur again. in Mexico, wnerc bluuhb mtu -j . , . .1 -.-nlnnan flietnrVianfPK IOW, OWing LO IHC iiiviuub1" - there, indications point to a speedy resump- . . - , 1 ii..,.- nvAarv hnvp heen lion ot nu.wug. x.c-. j u. . placed with St. Louis manufacturers during the present week for "Immediate delivery," and for the time being even the great French and German mercantile houses In that country will undoubtedly replenish their stocks here. In Cuba. Porto Rico and the entire Caribbean region, and in central , America, more than half of the Imports. .. I - -l,- Ktatns mi t I normally como uwi ,.ic . . . - the remainder consisting almost entirely ot . - -. a . hl.h.rt., rnmln!.' manuiacturca gowa w.u from the European countries now at war will now have to be obtained in this coun try as well. In South America, the United States has hitherto ranked third, fourth or fifth among the nations supplying manufactured prod ucts to these exclusively non-manufacturing markets. The opportunity to enter prising American manufacturers to secure a share of the hundreds of millions in the South American import trade Is one that must be seized Instantly or be forever lost. At present merchants there are looking to I , , . cnnlv thpir needs Thev tlll LUUI1UJ I". - must set their goods from abroad. They can ... 1 moniifaKllinl only get tneiu iicic. ' who get a share of this great voiume of business will be the ones who go after it. The accompanying table shows the present imports of the South American countries from the United States, England, Germany and France, together with the total im ports: From the United States. . . . $57,057,505 3,787,321 . . . 45,049,922 . .. 16,806,341 7,612.037 2,764,109 2,927,857 ."04.S8S 5,703,423 ...671.318 6.S32.438 From the United Kingdom. $114,31 5.S00 3,028,041 77,519,726 38,59,2S3 7,SSS,S7S 3,219, 23S 4,312,598 1.295 -4S Argentina . . Bolivia Kra7.i1 Chile Colombia Ecuador The Ouianas Paraguay .'. . Peru Uruguay Venezuela 0,SOO,70S .648.379 4.8S4.2S6 Tntas $155,576,139 $274,562,780 $177,788,882 Grand totai not hitherto supplied by the United States . As will be seen the total volume of busi ness now being offered to whoever can sup ply it is upwards of $371,000,000 in Argen tina alone, $307,000,000 in Brazil and $996. 000.000 in. all of South America while the amount of trade In addition to what the United States is supplying now exceeds $84U. 000.000. Who is going to get It? In Australia and New Zealand, In South Africa and throughout the Orient a pre cisely similar condition exists. Commerce and industry In all these widely scattered regions are going' on precisely as usual, save for the temporary'-ffnancial disturbance occasioned by the unexpectedness of the of the stuation, which will be speedily ad Justed. On August 15 the Panama Canal will be ipened to the world, and many r" these markets, together with the entire VV est Coast ot South America, will be brought thousands of miles nearer to the United States than ever before for both the trans mission of malls and freight. This will mean an opportunity to the aggressive Amer ican manufacturer to secure a foothold In markets where he may have hitherto done little or no business, and extend the volume of his trade tremendously In the markets where his products are already known and he has trade connections established. At this moment every American manufac turer should redouble the activity of his ex port campaign, enlarge and stimulate his foreign trade connections, take steps to instantly bring his name and the advantages of his products to the attention of for eign buyers In the non-manufacturing coun tries of the world, and place himself In position to secure his share of the im mense volume of buying orders that will Inevitably flow to the United States until normal conditions are restored. SAN FRA'Cl!co PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25. Fruit Pine au'ples $1.502; Mexican limes, $46; Cali fornia lemons. $6.509: apples, Gravensteins, jUv ..tallies Cucumbers. 2030c; -.trlng beans. l2c; peas, 33!ic Bggs Fancy ranch. 34VjC; store, 30c; "omo'nsYellow. 65080c on dock; $1 on "cheese Younir America. 141,15V4c; new. 11&14C; Oregon. 15Hc Oregon Young A Butter Fancy creamery. 29c: seconds. 27c. Potatoes Delta, new crop, Burbanks, per sack. 75c SJ $11 sweets. mlc per lb Receipts Flour. 10.278 quarters; barley, 13.470 centals: potatoes, 6650 sacks; hay. 990 tons. GRAIN CARGOES CLEAR EXPORT TRADE BEING RESUMED ON ATLANTIC SIDE. Muuey .llnrket Continues Bull at New Vork Increase In Im ports During July. NEW YORK, Aug. 25. Further relaxation of the embargo against the shipment of foodstuffs was one of the Interesting devel opments connected with the financial situ ation today. From many important points alone the Atlantic seaboard freer clearances of grain and other cereals were reported, indicating that the railroads are earnestly co-operating In the movement. Gold bars amounting to $500,000 were taken from the assay office today for Gov ernment account. It was said, and another small shipment of gold coin to Canada was reported. There wss again a small amount of business for London and Paris, but most ot it, was at a special character. In the domestic money market conditions were duller, with no change In tne quoteu of S per cent. Another indication of the abnormal con ditions prevailing across the water was found in a London -cable which stated that deal ers In British consols had decided to post pone quotations for another week. Along with this was the announcement that a $10,000,000 subscription to the last Cana dian loan fell due today. In view of the effect which the war Is already having upon this country's foreign commerce, the July statement of the United States imports and exports is noteworthy. The total figures show an increase of $14, 2OS.00O over July of 1913, due largely to excess of imports. Gold exports for July aggregaated $117,044,000 against $7$, 888.000 In the same month of 1913. ADVANCES ON COTTON EXPECTED Traders Believe Currency Will Be Issued Against Warehouse Certificates. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. While no increased activity was reported in the matter or closing out old commitments, thefe was a large attendance on the floor of the Cot ton Exchange today, attracted probably by the hope of a definite announcement from the Washington cotton conference. Reports that the amount of money loaned growers would depend on individual banking trans actions afforded little basis for conjectures as to probable minimum values, but the Washington news was quite generally re garded as Indicating that enough currency could be issued against warehouse certifi cates to permit liberal advances. LIVERPOOL, Aug.25. Cotton There was a good inquiry for spot cotton todas, and quotations were well maintained, es pecially for the higher grades. Sales 1600 bales. Better Demand for Coffee. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. It was reported In the coffee trade today that rather more business was being done with Brazil, partly on New York and partly on London credits. New York credits are said to be available la only small amounts, however, and while It Is difficult to do business through London there is still more or less uncertainty aa to when it will be possible to resume cost and freight purchases on a normal scale. Mean while, holders of desirable grades are re ported firm In their views, and the local spot market today was steady on a some what better demand from the interior. Rio 7s were quoted at 7j4c and Santos 4s at 12T4C Raw sugar easy. Molasses, 5.11c; centrif ugal, 6. 76c; refined steady. July Foreign Trade Decreases. WASHINGTON. Aus. 23. Foreign trade of the United States in July amounted to $314,280,358. a decrease of $341,136 from June and an increase of $14,207,810 over Juiy last year, the Department of Commerce an nounced today. July imports v.ero $16,17S,033, an In crease of $2.048, 6S3 over June; exports were $154,0S2,225, a decrease of $2,0SU.S19 from June. There was an excess of $6,095,908 in imports over exports. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW Y'ORK. Aug. 25. Evaporated ap ples quiet. Prunes firm. Peaches easy. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Butter Unchanged. Eggs, unchanged. Receipts, 11, 993 cases. ALL LINES ARE STEADY SMALL RUN AT NORTH PORTLAND YARDS. HeM Light Hogs Holding at $0.25 Quality In Other Division Not Top. There was a small run at the stockyards yesterday, and for the most part quality did not figure in the offering. The tone of the market was steady. Only about five loads of cattle were dis posed of. The best steers on hand sold at $6.S5, and cows ranged in price from $4.50 to $5.80. A few heifers brought 3.50 to $6.23. All the light hogs on the market were sold at 9.25, the preceding day's top price. In the sheep division the only transact tione were the sale of a load of Iambs at $5.45 and a bunch of wethers at $4.60. Receipts were 83 cattle, 3 calves. 204 hogs and 233 sheep; shippers were: With cattle H. P. Drenan, Terrebonne. 3 cars. ' From. Germany. $61,703,550 6.423,802 52,952.625 33.189.070 4,201,123 2.166.021 1,500,958 4,557,698 7,894,644 3,199,3811 From. France $30,301,925 947,449 27,716,833 S 2,011.886 633.800 1.000,000 564.889 1.552,031 3,052,473 2,618,330 $77,099,610 Total. $371,383,595 19,258,996 3O7.805.1S9 122,075,994 23.904,623 10,652,843 13,885.541 5,090,425 25,027,814 46,590,102 20,568.940 $nfo,:;o4,OH2 .$840,787,903 With hogs L. Wilconen, Redmond, 1 car; J. F. Fallbrldge. Dllly, 1 car. With sheep J. S. Flint, Junction City, 2 cars. 1 With mixed loads C. G. Koplin, Plain view, 1 car cattle, calves and hogs. The day's seles were as follows: Wt. Price. Wt. Price. 20 cows ...106O$5.50 1 steer ...1030 $6.25 cows .. 974 4.50 1 heifer ... 940 6.25 5 steers .. 970 6.00 2 bulls ...1420 4.00 1 cow 910 5.00 1 calf 210 7.50 2 cows ...HIS 4.50 20 hogs ... 308 8.25 29 cows ...1023 5.60 56 hogs ... 172 9.25 18 cows ...1090 5.80 57 hogs ... 171 9.25 S cows . ..1092 5.00 2 hogs ... 300 8.23 . 6 cows . .. 975 5.50 151 lambs . 62 5.45 1 cow ....1180 5.00 1 hog .... 340 8.50 1 heifer . 660 6.00 64 hogs ... 171 9.25 1 heifer .. 7S0 5.50 23 hogs ... 183 9.23 I stee ... 670 6.70 1 hog 160 9.23 17 steers ..10S9 6.85 S3 wethers 106 4.60 Current prices of the various classes of stock at the yards follows: Prime steers $7.00 if $7.2" Choice steers 6.75 7.00 Medium steers 0.25 0.75 Choice cows , E.75 6.00 Medium cows 5.25r 5.75 Heifers 5.504 6.60 Calves 6.00 8.25 Bulls 3.O0j) 4.50 Stags 4.50 5.75 II ogs Light -9.00 0 9.25 Heavy 8.00 8.25 Sheep Wethers 4.00(S 5.00 Ewes 3.50(8 4.35 Lambs 5.000 0.U0 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Aug. 23. Hogs Receipts, 8800; market, stronger. Heavy, $8.7008.85; lights, $8.709.05; pigs, $8 0 8.75; bulk of sales, $S.75S.S0. Cattle Receipts, 5000; market, higher Native steers. $7.4009.40; cows and heif ers, $67-75; Western steers, $6.5O0S.75; Texas steers, $6iii".50; cows and heifers, $5.757; calves. $7.50010. Sheep Receipts, 35,000; market lower. Yearlings, $5.SO0O.25; wethers, $5.5000; Iambs, $7.35 0 7.75 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. Hops Receipts, 13, 000; market, steady. Bulk of sales, $9.20l 9.35; light, $9.2U09.35; mixed, $870 0.37 & . heavv, $8.5009.30; rough, $8.50 S. 70; Pigs. $7.0008.60. Cattle Receipts, 7000; market, weak. Beeves, $0.60010.50; steers, $6.25 9.30; stockers and feeders, $5.3508; cows and heifers $3.7009.10; calves, $7.300 10.50. Sheep Receipts, 30,000; market, slow. Sheep, $4.8005.75; yearlings, $3.706.7u; lambs, $0 25 0 8.00. CRUELTY POPULAR PLAINT Four Couples Sue for Divorce, Alleg ing Bad Treatment. Cruel and Inhuman treatment is al leged by many couples whose divorce complaints were filed yesterday. Jennie Brande alleges Thomas Brande used to strike and beat her. They were married in Moscow, Idaho, in 1892. The custody of several minor children Is asked, and $45 a month alimony. Goldie Ewen sued Richard M. Ewen, complaining that he struck her August S and August 10. He Is also said to have been cold and indifferent. The custody of the children and alimony of $40 a month are asked. Laura Evans sues W. J. Evans and asks to have her maiden name, Chavis, restored. The two were married in Spokane in 1909. Ethel Bowen brought suit against C. R. Bowen, whom she married in this city in 1912. In both cases cruel and inhuman husbands are said to have driven them to start legal action. Annie Alexander, age 36, of Pittsburg, has spent 26 years in prison. F RANGE BUIfS WHEAT Government Agents Secure Grain in This Country. ITALY MAY ALSO IMPORT Bulge in Chicago Market Results in Gains of Over Three Cents Xew Higli Levels Established for This Year's Crop. CHICAGO, Aug. 25. Wheat again re sponded to the bugle call today and reg istered a gain of 314 to 3Hc on the theory that Europe would have to pay the price. The prices constituted new high levels for the crop. Corn advanced to lHc and oats t to llic, while provisions closed 714c lower to 2-",4c higher, except septemoer pork, which was neglected and dropped 65c. The local wheat nit took its first cue. j after opening without material change, from ! the Northwestern market which began to ! Jump on buying by millers. The bulls were further bolstered by reports that the French government had bought some rye and 320,000 bushels of wheat at tne sea board. Rumors of Italian mobilization di rected attention to an estimate that Italy would need to import 40.000,000 bushels. The wheat bulge, the weekly- report of the weather bureau on crop conditions ana confirmation by railroads of damage in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Illinois, ac count for the advance In corn, which closed firm. Commission-houses, undisturbed by an ap parent cessation of the export demand, brought about the advance In oats. Scattered longs liquidated September con tracts in- the provisions pit. while October lard and ribs were for sale by packers. There was a fair demand for lard, but meats were- slow. The little strength that tne oun market displayed was due to shorts cover ing "in sympathy with the neighboring bul lishness." The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept 3 .9914 $1.0314 J1-03 Dec 1.0314 LOTS 1.03 l.Oi May LlOli 1.13 1.10 1.1314 CORN. Sept 7M4 .SO .T',4 .80 Dec 6914 .71 .6914 .04 May 714 -73H .71 .7314 OATS. Sept 454 .46 .45 .46 Dec 47 .48 .47 .48 May 49 .51 .48 .50 MESS PORK. Sept 22.00 22.00 21.00 21.3S Jan 21.25 21.60 21.25 21.55 LARD. Sept 10.00 10.05 9.97 10-OS Oct 10.17 10.22 10.16 10.22 Jan 10.52 10.55 10.42 10.55 SHORT RIBS. Sept 12.62 12.67 12.57 12.57 Oct. 12.02 12.07 11.95 12.00 Jan 11.15 11.22 11.10 11.22 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, $1.0301.06; No. 2 hard, $1.0201.04. Corn No. 2 yellow, 8282c; No. 3 yellow, 8282c. Oats No. 3 white, 46 47c; standard, 4747c. Rye No. 2. 9091c. Barley 630 73c. Timothy $4.75 6.00. Clover October. $18.50. Lard $10.10. Ribs $12.25 12.75. Puaet Sound Wheat Markets. TACOMA. Waah., Aug. 25. Wheat Blue stem. 98c bid, $1 asked; fortyfold, 91c; club and fife. 0c. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 51; bar ley, 1; oats. 2: hay. 41. SEATTLE. Wash..' Aug. 25. September and October delivery quotations: Bluestem. $1; fortyfold. 92c: club, 90c; fife, 8Sc; red Russian, SOc, Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 106; oats. 23; barley, 7: hay, 62; flour, 6. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.5501.56; red Rus sian, $1.5501.5014: Turkey red, $1.5714 100;; bluestem. $1.621.C5; feed barley. 97C$1: brewing barley, $1.02 01.05; while oats. $1.30Sr 1 .55 ; bran. $26: middlings. $31.50032.30; shorts, 27. 50028.50. Sliver and Exchange. LONDON. Aug. 25. Bar sliver declined ;.liu lu 1 -mr -- 1 . ness was due to New Y'ork selling. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Closing Mercan tile paper, 614 07. a2-.il V, MSlM fnr CShleS. $5.0550; for demand', $5.6250. liar sliver, 00 r c. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 25. Wheat Sep tember. $1.10; December, $1.11; No. 1 hard. $1.10: No. 1 Northern. $1.12:4 0 1.18; No. a Northern. $1.0801.15. Barley. 58 0 66c. Flax, $1.05 1.67. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Aug. 25. Cargoes on passage firmer. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 25. Wheat Spot, firm. No. 1 Manitoba, Ss lOd; No. 2. 8s 9d; futures, steady; October, Ss. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Aug. 25. Maximum temper ature, SO degrees: minimum, 37 degrees. River reading, 8 A. M., 4.2 feet; change in last 24 hours. 0.8 foot fall. Total rain fall 3 P. M. to 5 P. M., none: total rain fall' since September 1, 1913, 38.91 inches: normal, 4.95 inches: deficiency, 6.04 inches. Total sunshine, 4 hours; possible, IS hours 10 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M., 29.90 Inches. THE WEATHER. Wind State of Weather STATIONS. - o r Baker 1 SL' 0. 00 SINWIClear 8 W Cloudy 6 NWIClear 10 SE Clear ION Clear KO IBM 86 O.OOi 76 O.OO 70 0.00 68W.0O R9lO 110 Boston I'nlirttrv Chicago Colfax Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka i.alveston Ttflens calm iClear 76IO.OOfl6;NE Cloudy B20.4;i6.NE Rain 54 88 Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Clear 10:S 4 N 8'SE 4 K 4 SE 1" W Jacksonville 9 Kansas City Klamath Falls .. Los Angeles Marshfield Medford ,-. Minneapolis Montreal 80 83 78 lear 6310 92 0 66 0 6 NW'CIoudy 4XW Clear 14'NW Cloudy 640 9010. 54 0 86 0 89!0 111" 0 84(0 80 0 80O 0012 NW Clear 00 4SW Cloudy 00118, NW Cloudy 00 4 S Clear 00 4W Clear 001 6 W Clear 001 4fNW Pt. cloudy New Orleans .... North Head North Yakima . . Pendleton Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco . . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island . Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg ;j Yellowstone Park calm Smoky s N Smoky 82i0 001 SlS Clear 74 0 .S SINE Cloudy 8S0 60 0 7SiO Ul IV E. no in.w Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Foggy 11IN $M Jn 14 S 4 SW IX In 8 E Clear 'Rain JClear Cloudy 610 54 0 66 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. High pressure, with center over the Da kotas, overlies the country east of the Rockv Mountains. The pressure is low from the Coast Range to the Rocky Mountains. Light rains have fallen in Manitoba. North Dakota Minnesota, the Southern Plains. Lower Mississippi Valley. Tennessee, Florida and the District of Columbia. The weather is warmer in Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana. Western Canada, Florida. Western Missouri and Iowa. It Is considerably cooler In South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, and the District of Columbia. The conditions are favorable for generally fair weather in this district Wednesday. No important temperature changes are indicated and generally westerly winds will obtain near the coast. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Wednesday fair; northwesterly winds. - , Oregon and Washington Wednesday fair; westerly winds. Idaho Wednesday fair. THEODORE F. DRAKE, - Acting District Forecaster. The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus - $3,500,000 Interest Paid on Saving and Time Deposits Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus - - $400,000 THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Founded 1 864 Capital Paid In $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $8,266,347.60 Commercial Banking and Savings Departments PORTLAND BRANCH Third and Stark Streets LADD & TILTON BANK KstaulCched USS Capital and Surplus Commercial and KNOWLES TELLS REASON 'BACK TO NATURE" FKAT AIMED TO HELP EDUCATION. Hope Is People Will Be Attracted to Possibilities of Sojourn In Forest WlldS. BY JOE KNOWLES. GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) There Is a motive for all things and there waa a reason why I went luto the wilds of Oreeron and lived as I did for 30 days. I did it ns an object les son to draw tne peoples nnu closer to nature and everything con nected with- a natural wilderness. The animals, the birds, the fishes and the wild vegetable life are there and to possess a thorough knowledge of this wild IJfe and of nature means an edu cation in Itself. It means an educa tion that every boy and girl should have. A practical education In wood craft and outdoor life will give them healthy bodies to go with their hook oducated brain, and with this combina tion they should be well fitted for their work in this world. There lias been a reel of pictures taken in the country where I have lived and they show everything I did, how I did it and where. In fact, they cover my entire life for the 30 days I was alone in the woods and the moun tains. I mention these pictures, as I believe they will truthfully show some thing that nover hefore has been shown and something that Is particu larly of value to the boy scouts and to everybody that Is Interested In the great outdoor movement. The picture I painted in full color with the cast-off material from nature I consider worthy of mention, as It shows that we can make something out of almost nothing. With a little re sourcefulness we can make uso of everything we find in a natural wil derness. I shall have something more from time to time to say about my "Back to Nature" life. Something That I hope will attract the attention of every lover of life in the open. FISHING SEASON IS OVER $1,500,000 to Be Distributed Amonp Nelters and Trappers. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 25. (Special.) The Spring tishing season on the Co lumbia River for the present year is a thing of the past. It came to an end promptly at noon today and this afternoon the gear is being stored away. The catch was light last night, especially among the gillnetters. In fact, that has been the rule since the first of August. The season as a whole has been a trood one, the best in years, and nearly $1,500,000 will be distributed among the gillnetters, trappers and seiners. The demand for canned salmon is so strong that already several of the can neries are preparing to operate during the Fall season, which will open Sep tember 1. Marriage Jasts but Month. OREGON CITY. Or.. Aug. 25.(Spa- The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE . Toronto, Canada. Eatabllahed 18T. general banklns business transacted. Interest paid on time depolt. Sterling drafts for moderate amounts Issued on London, England. Travelers cheeks Issued pay able In the United States and Canada. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and stark Sts. F. C. .MA LP a.n. Manager. $2,000,000 Savings Deposits clal.) It took less thHn a month for Mrs. Kutherine M. Pulmrr. of Port land, to see the failure of her mar riage with Sabln S. Palmer 14 Hie suit for divorce in the Circuit Court hero on the grounds of cruel and In human treatment. July 22. mil. was the date of their marrluge In Portland. July 29, the wife alleges ihe Joys of the honeymoon ended mid her husband began to mistreat and abuse her. IHA.tliBS l. line. San Francisco I,OH AM. I lis M SAN I'M ' S. S. ROANOKE Halls TVrilnel.v. Aas. 2. at I'. M. Noiuii rvi ii ii srr.AWNinr o. Ticket Office ITelslU Offlcs lJA ,d M. I'xt Nnrthrup M. Main IS 14, A 13141 Main ft-''-'.. A J42J HONOLULU fill) 1st class, i .u i.l trip. (SVt dsn from an Francisco). Ths most atiractl on sntlra world lour. Splendid laaaar (lO.ooo thn dupl.) of OCICANIr I.INB lo Hawaii, evsry " waaks Too can taaaa this trip In 18 days from Ban Kran.:is.-n. sl Ini; B days on tha Islands, sjdaej. It daj from Han Kranclseo. ssoo round trip is. clans. (ZOO li class. Hand i. t folasr. Sjdner Sliort Line. 1S Karnes 84, Saa KraacUeo. STEAMSHIP Sails Blreet for San Franclaeo, Loa Angelea and San Dlcgo. Today 2:30 P. M. SAW FRANI8CO, PORTLAND LOS AMiKI.ES STEAMSHIP CO. I UM nOLLAM, Agent. 124 Third St. A 4SSS. Main SS. American-Hawaiian S. S. Co THK I'ANAMA CANAL LDOS. Sailing From New York About Sept. 6 and Every S Days. Kaetbmiad From Portland Ahoot Sept. 1-V C. D. KENNEDY, Agsnt, 270 Blark Mrosl. s S. HOSE t i n , ron SAN FKANCISCO LOS ANGELES A A. M.. AUO. SO The San Francisco Port land, S. S . to.. Sd and Washington Nts. (with .-. K. IT ".' Tel. Marshall 4SS. A Sltl. NItiHT IIO AT FOR THK I1M I I N Str. State of Washington Leaves Taylor-st. dock daily, except Thursday. at 11 P.M. for The Dalles, Lyle. Hood River. Whlta Salmon. Underwood. Carson. Stevenson. Returning, leave The Dsiles 12 o'clock, noon. Tel. Slain 013. Steamer Georgiana Lcavci Washlmton-Btreet Dock t T A -i-Dully. Sunday. 7:30, for Astoria and Way Landings COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Sails from Alasaorih dock. Portland, a A u. Julr T. IS. IT, S3. ST. Ant Ij . 1L IS. Sl-SS. Ktclsht and tlckat offlrss. Lowar Alaswoti dock. Portland n Coos Bar 8. S. Uaa L. u. KJCAT1NU. Aa-eal, Phoos Main atuu. A ALASKA. Special onu-wair round-trip tatas. Steamship sails direct S P. M. SATl.'R" 1 . l il T SS Few Reservations Left. Nan Frhbciaro. Portland Ia Anaeles Steamship to. FRANK BOL1.AM, Ant, 124 Third HI. A 4AHI. Main ? DRAIN TO COOS BAT. Autos run dslly. Dallsntful trip is AJlssany or tha Ocaau-boach rout Wire reservations to o. Uilluu.N. main.