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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
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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.