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17 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. AUGUST 28. 1914. GROWERS HOLD BACK Demand for Hops on Market Exceeds Supply. PRICES MOVING UPWARD Salo of Xcw Oregon Crop Made at IS and 18 Cents, and 20 Cents Ifi Paid in California. There is no question about the strength f the hop market. The unwillingness of growers at all point on the Coast to sell new hops on contrsxt Is slowly but surely forcing prices to a hisher level. The Plncus & Laws Hop Company, of Inde pendence, yesterday sold 60.000 pounds of 1914 hops to Joseph L. Harris at 18 cents. Louis Lachmund has sold 50,000 pounds to McNeff Bros, at lSfc cents. Word was re ceived from California that Jesse Jewell had bought 10O bales of Sonomas on con tract at M cents. The belief prevailed, that a 'JO-cent market will be general on the Coast by the opening of next week. A few deals In last year's crop are be ing put through, but these are not many ellera. The Richardson lot of 34 balea at Buena Vista was bought by McNeff Bros, at lflH cents. A. Sonoma crop was bought by Ball at 17 cents. London hop dealers market letters, dated August 10 to 12. said: Wild. Neame & Co There has been a bet ter Inquiry for hops for Immediate require ments at a substantial advance In values uid the few remaining parcels still unsold are being held for higher prices. Thornton &. Manger Our market is better and values are somewhat higher than they were last week. Manger A Henley A much stronger tone has prevailed during the past week, and a further Inroad has been made in the ex tremely small stocks left. Prices have ad vanced 5s to 10s from the lowest point, and a firm tone prevails. W. H. and H. Le May During the past week a good many parcels of hops changed hands with the result that the market must now be quoted higher. The few parcels that are left in growers' hands have now been withdrawn from sale. BLl KSTEM WHEAT ONE CENT HIGHER lifteen Thousand Bushel Sell at 1L07. Oats Advance to $29. Bluestem wheat advanced another cent In the local market yesterday, touching $1.07 fe. Two sales, one of 10.000 bushels and one of two bushels, were made at the noon ses sion of tho Merchants' Exchange. Another sale on call was 15.DOO bushels of red fife at 91 fe cents. This deal represented a decline of half a cent in the asked price as compared with the preceding day. other sorts of wheat were also quoted lower on the exchange, forty-fold being down two cents in the bid price, and club one cent lower. Bids for red Russian were not changed. Oats were strong and SI higher, with the ale of 100 tons at $19. Other buyers were ready to pay the same price, but offerings were light. Only 450 tons of oats have been received In Portland so far this week. Oats dealers estimate the crop of the North west at 80 per cent of last year. Barley was weaker, with bids for feed and brewing reduced a quarter, as com pared with Wednesday. The San Fran Cisco barley market closed firmer. Klour prices were advanced 'JO cents by local millers. T eh patent quotation Is now uniform at 85,20. Fifty tons of bran were sold on the exchange at $24.50, the same price bid Wednesday. Shorts were 50 cents lower on bid price. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hav Monday 103 1 28 3 10 Tuesday 100 4 7 7 11 Wednesday ... 98 3 4 4 9 Thursday 79 ... . 9 4 6 Year ago 24 4 3 3 Season to date. 1808 190 400 159 215 Tear ago 934 230 353 126 423 OREGON WOOL SALES AT BOSTON Steady Movement In Western Clips at Firm Prices. Wool prices In the East are conceded to be fully 10 per cent higher on foreign wools, while domestic values, although ad vanced in a few cases, have not become general. It la expected, however, that should mills show a tendency to purchase freely from now on. prices will strengthen accordingly. Fibre and Fabric says of the transfers: "The past week's business in territory wool has been further pronounced by sales estimated, at over 4.000.000 pounds. Two houses alone disposed of almost 1,000.000 pounds each. Higher prices have also been realized on many grades, but not much above 2 cent. Some Individual aales include the following: About 1,000,000 pounds at from 19c to 23c, Including Montana, Idaho. Wyoming, Colorado and Oregon; 1500 bags Montana at from 21c to 23c; 50,000 pounds half-blood Wyoming at 23 4c; 100.000 pounds three-eighths Wyoming at 2tc to 2 1 4c; 500 bags Oregon, New Mexican, Wyoming, Idaho and Colorado at from IS 4c to 23c; 200 bags Colorado, estimated to cost from 55c to 56c scoured, several hundred bags of half-blood New Mexican at 22c to 23c, costing about 554c to 56c clean." LEMON PRICES WILL DECLINE SOON California Market Now One Dollar Under Highest War Price. The lemon market Is weakening and prices will b? down 50 cents a box next week. Peaches were abundant and easy. Can ning peaches sold at 40fr50 cents and extra large stand fruit at 50 9 60 cents. A car of Tokay grapes will arrive today and will sell at $1.50. Grapes were well cleaned up. Thr cantaloupe market was in good shape for good stock, which was worth $1.25, but common cants sold down as low as 25 cents. God melons were firm at S5&90 cents. Larger receipts of tomatoes weakened this line. A good many of the shipments are poor. One lot came in from Lebanon that would not bring over 15 cents a box. These tomatoes were not only misshapen and tracked, but overripe. Shippers would save themselves much troabJfe and expense by not trying to dump such produce on the market. LOCAL BITTER MARKET IS FIRM BsvpHsS) Are short, but No Advance Is Ex pected In Quotations. The local butter market is closely cleaned up and prices are very firm. The dispo sition of creamerymen. however, is not to ad ance the price. The make will not increase for some time yet. but unless it is neces sary to buy supplies in outside markets at a higher range, the present local quotations WrtH be maintained. No imported butter will reach this market before October. Eggs were firm, scarce and unchanged In price. Poultry wa in better supply on the street, particularly Springs, which were quoted about a cent lower. Hens were steady. Veal receipts were also larger, and the for mer extreme prices were not obtainable. There was some Increase In the arrivals of pork, but the market was In good shape. Bank Clearings. Bank clearing of the Northwestern cities rterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances- Portland $1,364.$? $150,300 PSJttbJ 2.041. 36 220.167 Tacoraa, 316.00 43.027 Spokane 454.412 50.214 Sugar Firmer In East. Th sugar market w as firmer yesterday. Thar wa an advance in raw in the East and refined price are expected to awing up 1 ward again. PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Hour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon irtJoW -Bid- Asked. Wheat . Bluestem - 1.0 Forty-fold Club 91 93 Red Russian 8 Red fife -91 Oat No 1 white feed 29.00 Barley No. 1 feed 22 25 Brewing 22. i5 . .... 8h"?u v.v.v.v.v.7. ::::::::: m 7:50 All quotation, for prompt delivery. Selee . 15,000 bushels bluestem 1.07 15.00V bushels red fife 91M 104) tons oats 50 tons bran J4-50. M1LLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $23 0' "5.30 per ton, shorts. )2S.50; rolled barley. $23.30 024.50. FLOUR Patents, $5.20 per barrel: straights, 40: graham, $5.20; whole wheat. $5.40. CORN Whole $37 per ton; cracked. $3S per ton. HAT Oid timothy. Eastern Oregon, Slo 10; new-croo timothy, valley. $12.50-15; grain hay. $S&10: alfalfa. $1112. Dairy and Country Produce. LxDcal Jobbing; quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count. 2Cc; candled. 29 30c POULTRY Hens. 15c; Springs. l.c; turkeys. 22c; dressed, cnoice. 22c; ducks, 11012a: Pekiiis. 13014c; geese. 10c BUTTER Creamery prints, extras. 330 per pound; cubes, 31c; storage, 2828HC. ChEtSU Oregon m ipiets. jobbers' ouvlng price. 16c per pound f. o. b. dock Port ed: Young America. 17c per pound. PORK BIcck. 12 tec per pound. VEAL Fancy. 13 014c per pound. Fruits sod Vegetables. Local lobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, $2.503.25 per box: lemons, $u.5t) per box; ba nanas 44-c per pound; grapefruit. Cali fornia'. $2.7503; pomegranates. $1.jo per box; pineapples. n 0 7c per pound. VEGETABLES cucumbers. 50c per bog; eggplant, Sc per pound: peppers, egTVic per pound, head lettuce. ,$1.7o per crate; arti chokes, 1 per dozen; tomatoes, 40 65c per crate; cabbage, IK 2c per pound; peas. 3 c per pound; beans. 400c per pound; corn. $101.25 per sack; celery. 3O0S5c per dozen. ONIONS Yellow. $1.28 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new. 75cfi$l.i5 box; cantaloupes, 25c$1.25 per crate; peaches, 4O0toc per box; plums, 50c $1; watermelons, SO0Oc per hundred; casabas, $1 5002 per dozen; pears, 75c0$l.lo per box; grapes, 5c0$1.5O peV crate. POTATOES Oregon. lic per pound; sweet potatoes, 2V03c. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia Klver one-pound talis. $2 23 cer dozen: half-pound .lata. $L4U; on, pound flats, $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, S5c: sllversides. one-pound talis. $1.23. HONEY Choice. S3. 500 3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 1420c per pound; Bra Sil nuts, 16c; filberts. lttjlJc; almonds. 1 lie; peanuts, otiic. cocoanut. $1 per doaen; chestnuts, s10c per pound; pe cans, ltejlac. BEANS Small white, 6 fee; iargs waits, 5 fee; Luna, sc; pink 5.35c; Mexican, 7 fee; oayou, Sc. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. lS03c p: pound. SUGAR Fruit and berry, S7.SS; beet, $7.35; extra C, $7.35; powdered, in barrels, 7. so. aU Granulated. $15.50 per ton. half- cround. luvs, flo.73 per ton; 30s. $11.50 p von; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 5fe5fec; Southera head, ife7fec; island, SSfes. UR1ED FRUITS Apples, 10 He per pound; apricots, 14016c; peacnes. SOHc; prunes, Italians, 1012fec; currants, Sfec; raisins, loose Muscatei, 6fe7fec; bieachsd Thompson, 11 fee; uubleacned Sultanas, Sc; seeded. Mi dates, Persian, 7 0. fee per pounu; fard $1.40 par box. FIGS Packages, 8-os., $0 to box. $Li package; lu-oz., 12 to box, Stic; white, 25-. o. uox. $L,3; black, 23-lb. box, $L75; biacjc, au-lb. box. $2.50. black, 10-lb. box, 1.14, roll caauy HiiS, 2u-to. box, $3; Smyrna, per tvx, $L5U Hop. Wool, Hides. Eta. HOPS 1910 crop, 16017c; 1014 con tracts, 18c. PELTS Dry, 13c; dry saort wool. c; dry shearings, luc each; green shearings, 150 gsjc eacn; bpriug iambs, 24(ip2oc; green pelts, snort wool, August, tfuc; July, SOei green laiuus, Juiy, tftte; August, 75c HIDES salted hides, lo p.r pouna; salt kip, 14c; salted calf, ltfc; green hides, 12c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 2So; salted uuiis, luc per pounu; green bulls, dfeo. WOOL valley, Utiv2lic; Eastern Or.. ;ou, 1O02O)bc alOHAlK iul4 clip, 27 fee per pound. FISH Halibut, 5 06c; Chinook salmon, 7 08c; silver salmon, 606fec; black cod, 8c; Una; cod. 5c; silver smelt, 7 fee; salmon trout, 12 fee. (.aSCaka BARK Old and new, 4fea ,. pound. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 21fe:2fec; 11 ta 14-pound, 21fe22fec; 14 to ls-pound, life j'ifec; skinned, 18fe2c; picnic, 15c BACON Fancy, 30082c: standard. ;iQ Its DRY SALT CURED Short clear oa.ee. 14017c; exports, 15017c; plates, 11013c. LARD Tierce basis: Purs, 1213e, -urn-pound, sc. Otis. KEROSENE Water white, drams, bar rels or tank wagon. 10c; special, drums or barrels, 13 fee. cases, 17fe02Ofec. GASOLINE Bulk, 15c; cases, 22c. En gine distillate, drums, 1 fee; cases, 14fec; oaptba, drums, 14fec; cases, 21fec LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 72c; boiled, barrels. 74c; raw. cases. 77c; boiled, casss, 7c STOCK SUPPLY IS SMALL ONLY TWO LOADS BEACH YARDS AT NORTH PORTLAND. Buyers Decline to Pay Furmer Prices for Hosts Cattle and Sheep. Are Steady. The livestock market was poorly supplied yesterday and trading was uninteresting. The quality of the few offerings was not the best. o Two small bunches of hogs were sold and $0.15 was us high as buyers would go for the present. The undertone In other lines was steady. Receipts were 22 cattle. 21 hogs and 76 sheep. Shippers were: Brewster Bros., Canby, 1 car cattle; W. W. Smith, Corvallis, 1 car hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Prlce. WtV Price. a steers .. 004 $.W 20 hogs 204 9.15 1 cow ....1100 4.25, 18 hogs 241 U 2 hogs . . . 300 S.1S Current prices of the various classes of stock st the yards follows: prime steers $0.75". 00 Choice steers 6.500 6.73 Medium steers 0.2506. 50 Choice cows 5.75 6.00 Medium cows 5.2505.73 Heifers 3.50 06.50 Calvns 0.00 0 8.25 Bulls 3.0004.50 Stags 4.50 03.75 Hogs Light 11.0000.13 Heavy S.OO0S.15 Heavy bVWtftUtS .-!- Wethers 4.0005.00 Ewes 3.5004.35 Lambs 5.00 0'd.oo Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 27. Hogs Recelpis. 16.500; market. lower. Heavy, $8.650 8.85; lights, $8.7009.05; pigs, $8'u 8.75; bulk of sales,. $S.7O08.SO. Cattle Receipts, 2700; market, steady Native steers. $7.75010.23; cows and heif ers, $5.750 7.75; Western steers, $6.500 8.5.', Texas steers. $60 7.70: cows and heifers. $5.750 10; calves. $8010. Sheep Receipts. 13.000: market. lower. Yearlings. $5.600 0.40; wethers. $5.500. lambs. $7.25v7.75. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 27. Hogs Receipts. 20.. 000; market, slow. Bulk at sales, $8,850 O.lo , light $8.80 0 9.30; njtxed. S.OO0 8.30; rough, $8.458.63; heavy, $8.4509.20: pigs. $00 8.50. Cattle Receipts. 4U03: market, steady. Beeves. $6,750 10.63; steers. $6.350 9.40, stockers and feeders, $5.54)0 8.15; cows and heifers. $3.80 0 9.25; calves, $7.50 11.00. Sheep Receipts. 30.000; market. slow Sheep. $4.SO3.SO; yearlings, $5.700 6.70. lambs. $6.25 0 8.00 Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Aug. 27. Butter, unchanged. Eggs, higher; receipts, 7163; at mark, cases included. lS0 23c; ordinary firsts. 20 fe 21fec; firsts. 22fe23c. Dried I mit at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 27. Evaporated apples, inactive. Prunes, firm. Peaches, dull. . EIGHT CENT BULGE High Wheat Prices at Chicago Fails to Hold. LAST QUOTATIONS LOWER small Purchases by Speculators Run May Option tjp to SI. 25 During Session, but Profit TakUig Canses Decline Lter. CHICAGO. Aug. 27. Wheat registered to day the highest prices since 1910. but the bulge did not hold, owing to proflt-taKing, and the close wss fe to fee under yesterday. May touched $1.25. Oats closed fee higher to fee lower: corn, fee higher to fee lower, and provisions from 12fec higher to $1 lower. Wheat opened wild with the lowest price of May 2fec under yesterday's close. De cember was off an extreme lfec and Sep tember He. From this level, with the mar ket almost bare ot offerings, prices shot up on the war situation. The extreme range of the day was 8Vc in the May delivery. December covered a range of 5c and September one of 5c. Last night many commission-houses advised their clients against trilling wmi l.. . ket In its present erratic condition, and the nnnimr Henression susrKcsted that the ad vice was having its effect, but the new element of so-called outsiders which Is now speculating was still eager to specu.a.o oh ih, nmll lots ourchaeed on their or ders was largely responsible for the up turn. Within an hour prices settled back cloie to the previous level and continued quiet, with an occasional staccato interrup tion to the eno. &epiemuei but other deliveries were higher. with deiiverv rtav onlv two trading dayi distant there was considerable September corn for sale today, while the deferred fu tures held steady. Qan.omt,,.!. r,nt prp for sale at a con cession from yesterday, but December and May ruled firm. An increasing demand for January prod ucts was the feature of the day in the pro visions pit, and this delivery ranged higher under the leadership of pork. September pork dropped 1 without attracting atien tion. The general tone was easy on the de cllne In live hogs and expectation of larger run of them next week. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT:. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept $1.07fe $1.12 $1-07 $1.07 Vi Uec 1.12 1.17. 1.12 A1.18 May 1.10 1.25 1.16fe B1.19fe CORN. Sept 81 fe .83 .8114 B.Slfe T-Jli .74 .72fe B.72fe Mav .7414 .70 fe -Tlfe '"4fe OATS. Sept. Dec. May .4Sfe .49fe .47 hi A.4.I. .50fe .52 .50fe B.oOfe .33fe .54 -S-'fe -S3 fe MESS PORK. K-ot 20.43 20.70 20.45 B20.43 Jan ..:...2-2:i2fe 22.4Q 22.12fe 22.23 LARD. Sept 10.05 laW 0.7fe AlO-00 Oct ....10.2O 10.25 10.1.-. AlO.l.fe Jan. ...... 10.70 10.72 fe 10.60 10.60 SHORT RIBS. Sept 12.47fe 12.37 fe 12.47 fe A12.47fe Oct . 12.07 V- 12.07 fe 12.00 12.02 fe Jan. :....:n.35 11.40 11.35 AU.35 Cash prices were as follows Wheat No. 2 red, $1.1 1 M iff i- - , , l . . T 1iL Corn No 2 yeilow. 82fe84fec; No. 3 yellow, 82feWe4C. Rye No. 2. 99fec$1.01. Bariey. 67 0SO& Tim Jthy September. $6.50 6.60. Clover October. $18.03. Puget Sound Wheat Market. TACOMA. Aug. 27. Wheat Bluestem, ft! forty fold. 5c; club and Fife, U3c. Car receipts, wheat 89, oats ., barley 1. hay 13. SEATTLE. Aug. 27. Wheat September and octoDer ueu.cu u........ $1.04- fortyfold, 94c: turkey red, 8c; club. A.. An.. ...... On. . i 1 S't. Uc; r lie, aui;, i.u , - Car receipts, wheat 36. oats i. barley 4, hay 19. nour i. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 27. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla. $1.62fe1.65; red Ru4 .. si 01 i. m 1.6ov4 ; Turkey red, $1.07 Vs 0 LTOj bluestem; ift 'W&i3'&?!2Z. $o2fe01-O3; white oats, $1.3501.40; bran, $29; middlings, $31.50 0 32.50; shorts, $2J0 3UCall board Wheat, strong. Barley De cember. $1.16; August, $1.15 asked. Minneapolis (Jraln Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 27. Wheat. Septem ber SI 14 J. ;l.-.'em nor. i-il- II '4 No 1 Northern. $1.16 1.22fe ; No. 2 Northern,' $1.12 01.20. Barley, 600 73c. Flax, $1.661.68. Liverpool Wheat Market. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 27. Wheat Spot, strong No. 1 Manitoba, 9s 4d; No. 2. 9s u.d- futures strong.; October, 8s 7d; Decem ber, 8s d. ?J?. Corn Spot, nominal. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKKT Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables. Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Fruit Pine aDPleS $1.5002: Mexican limes, $406; Cali fornia' lemons. $68; apples. Graven steins, 50 80c. Vegetables Cucumbers, 2030c; -string beans. lfe2c; peas. 33fec. Egga Fancy ranch. 34 fee; store. 30c; - i 'i 30c. Onions Yellow, 65c on dock; $1.00 on ''cheese Younir America. 14 fe 015 fee; new, 11014c: Oregon. 15fec; Oregon Young Americas. 16c. jjutter Fancy creamery, 30c; seconds, 27c. Potatoes ueita. new uiuij, ouiu.uiie, ig sack, 90c 01; sweets, $1 01 fee per pound; . ,., . .,1.- c 7.-.(fflRKc Receipts Flour, 345S quarters; barley. 243.070 centals: potatoes, 2420 sacks; hay, 742 tons. WAR STIMULATES TRADE GROWING INQUIRY FOR MANUFAC TURED PRODUCTS. Financial Situation Falls to Improve With Reported Successes of German Arms. NEW YORK. Aug. 27. Foreign advices exercised a depressing influence at this financial center today. Reported further success of the German arms found reflec tion in another advance in exchange, cables on London being quoted at 5.06fe, an In crease of 1 per cent over yesterday. Few long bills were offered, but local banks were In close touch with their London and Paris correspondents, endeavoring to increase the supply and efTect a resultant decline In rates. Negotiations for the opening of credits by Austrla, Italy and Switzerland were again under way today, but no headway was made, so far as could be learned. Despite denials in high quarters, it is believed that a syndi cate of bankers is in process of organization for the purchase of some of the German ships now lying In this and other American ports. Taking some of the day-s reports at their face value, it appears that the war Is stimu lating various branches of domestic trade. Apart from the demand for South America, dispatches from Chicago, the South and oilier points suggest a growing inquiry for manufactured products, including steel and iron, with large orders for oil and cut lum ber. More railroads are lifting the embargo on foodstuffs recently declared at Louisville and Texas ports. There was more sensational trading In wheat and corn at Chicago with general re cessions at the close. It was regarded as significant hat seaboard shippers paid the highest prices recorded todsy, domestic handlers being content to wait for a sub sidence of the excitement. Another gain of cash by local banks for the current week Is Indicated by the move ment to date. Payments by these institu tions to the sub-treasury are more than off set bf racejots fxBs Uu) Interior. mjwJ rates for money were unchanged, with a minimum of dealings. The committee of exchange experts, which has been trying to straighten out the tangle In the foreign exchange market, expressed the opinion that It would be Inexpedient to settle any maturities under letters of credit covering acceptances prior to August. Regarding the settlement of drafts that have been bought and sold In the open mar ket by banks and bankers from and to each other, the suggestion was made and ap proved by the committee that upon return of the draft or the furnishing of a satis factory guarantee, settlement be made at the rate at which the draft was bought, plus i per cent Interest. Concerning settlement of documentary ex change covering shipments to continental ports, the committee ruled that us many of these shipments have been diverted to other ports and are there being oversold, and Inasmuch as different currency Is being re ceived for the proceeds of the collateral underlying the drafts, it is recommended that where a draft is liquidated in cur rency other than that originally named, the rate of conversion be fixed at me rate nine. prevailed when the drart was Dougni. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. The conJltlon of the United States Treasury at tne Degin nlnir of business today was: Net balance In general fund ... .124. 251.251 Total receipts yesterday 1,976..... Total pavments yesterday 2.526.303 The deficit this fiscal year is jij.u-'j.oot, ieam.it a deficit of $12.720.i71 last year, exclusive of Panama Canal and public debt transactions. Exchange and Silver. NE V YORK. Aug. 27. Closing: Mercan ... . Clcrllnr .'X tile paner. d--wi spw, change, nominal: for cables. 3.06o0; for mand, 5,05, Bar silver, 55c. lie SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Sterling, de mand, $5.05 fe; cable, $5.06 fe. COFFEE STOCKS ARE FIRMLY HELD Clearing; Up of Contracts on New York Exchange. vrw vDRtf Aue. 27. Notices against September contracts, estimated at about 27,000 bags, were issued in the local coffee market today, which. It was supposed, prac tically completed the liquidation of the near months, as a large number of September contracts have been transtcrreu into i No material change was reported in the sr.ni nlt.mtlnn. Cost and freisht offers from Brazil were said to be a shade easier, but such business is subjected to war ueiaj. ana coffee In the local warehouses Is Tirmiy neiu us r..le nartlcularlv the better grades. Rio 7s were quoted at 7c and Santos 4s at 12c. Receipts at Interior Brazilian points are running a little heavier, but Brazilian port stocks have showed little change since the beginning of the month. Raw sugar, firm. Molasses, 5.11c; centrif ugal, 5.76c. Refined, firm. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., Aug. 27. Turpentine nominal, 45fec. No sales. Receipts, 517 barrels; shipments, 12 barrels; stocks, 19. S49 barrels. Rosin nominal. No sales. Receipts, 9C! pounds; shipments, 313 pounds; stocks, 121. 336 pounds. Quote: A, B, $3.50; C, D, $3 52fe: E, F, G. H. $3.55: K, $4.15; M, $4.50; N, $6; WO, $6.25; WW, $6.35. Duluth Flax Market. DULUTH, Aug. 27. Linseed, September, $1.02; December. $l.G0fe. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. Hops Quiet. WAR BLOCKS JOURNEY ENGLISH ENGINEER HAS PROBLEM TO REACH MADAGASCAR. Man at Eugene Planned to Go by Liverpool, Then by Orient, and Now Again Chooses British Ronte. EUGENE, Or., Aug. 27. (Special. ) J. McClelland Henderson, English en gineer, oil expert and McKenzie River farmer, is facing- a problem to reach the opposite side of the world. He has been selected to lead an engineering expedition In Madagascar. He planned to leave by way of New York and Liverpool, when the war broke out. Assured that the war would not affect his project, he changed his route and planned to leave by way of Japan and the Orient. One way is as short as the other. But when this plan was developed war started in the Iar East. He learned by cable that he could be as sured of passage no further than Hong kong. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson now plan to leave for Madagascar by way of Liverpool. Unless the war situation again blocks his plans, he will-sail frum New lork September 5, leaving Eugene next Sunday. In Liverpool he hopes to make close connections with a boat for Africa. It will take him two weeks to get to England. It will take him three weeks to go down the east coast of Africa and another week sailing up the west coast to the point on Por tugese East Africa, opposite the Island of Madagascar. And here he may have to wait a month before he can get a boat to take him across to the island, which lies between the Mozam bique Channel and the Indian Ocean. Mrs. Henderson has a brother who has volunteered in the English army, and her cousin, Captain Notting, is on his way home from India, but is un able to get past Gibraltar, while his wife is waiting anxiously in Plymouth. Word was received from them yester day. SPRINGFIELD DEAL BIG Pasadena Man Plans to Establish Stockyards and Extend Trade. SPRINGFIELD, Or.. Aug. 27. (Spe cial.) A deal involving $10,000 and the establishment here of a stock market for the purchase and shipping of cattle, sheep and hogs, was accomplished yes terday when J. G. Hoard, ot Pasadena, Cal., purchased a half interest In the business of the Springfield Flour Mills from S. H. Baker, and it was announced that extensive stockyards are to be es tablished here. Quotations are to be published daily, with prices based on the Portland market, to which it is ex pected frequent shipments will be made. The change is effective Septem ber 1. Mr. Hoard Is a successful business man of Pasadena, and for years was connected with a large livestock com mission house in Chicago. It is pro posed also to extend the business of the milling company, w hich now aggre gates $40,000 a year. SEARCH FOR BOY STILL ON Eugene Police Canvass Farms Tor Ellensbiirg: I.ad. RITt.ENE. Or.. Aug. 27. (Special.) No trace of Carl Montgomery, the 15-year-old Ellensburg, Wash., boy sup posed to be working on a farm near Eugene, has been found in response to the pathetic appeal received yesterday from the boy's mother by the Chief of Police. A systematic canvass of the farming communities near Eugene is being made. The letter received by unier inns- tensen said, in part: "We heard that he was working on farm near Eugene. We are nearly crazed by the uncertainty of where he Is or what he is doing. "You know boys of 15 years are easily influenced by other people, and I am so afraid that ne win mix wnu hurt nomnanv. He was a boy of no bad habits: he did not use tobacco nor cof fee, nor did he go out at mgnt. .u. i -mm contained 3086 French. 6 3U4 Greek. B.-..M,-. Irish and 10..10i; scotrh. ' KwlinrlAnd mends more on relief of the fioox TM" 40GJ i nx other country. NIL HOLMES LOSES Ruling in Case May Result in New Job Being Created. OTHER CHANGES PROBABLE Mr. Dleck Likely to Sliift Official Heads in Public Works Depart ment, Due to Ousting; of Higli way Bureau Chief. A general change of official heads in the city's Department of Public Works was forecast yesterday when the Mu nicipal Civil Service Board made a final ruling to the effect that H. W. Holmes, chief of the Bureau of High ways and Bridges, failed to pass the civil service examination for his posi tion and must be ousted by September 1. The action brings to a climax a fuss which has been going on for months between the Civil Service Board and Commissioner Dieck over the keeping of Mr. Holmes in the position under temporary appointment. On June 1 the Civil Service Board gave Commissioner Dieck a list of names of men who passed the exam' iuation. and he was instructed to make an appointment from this list. The list did not include Mr. Holmes' name. Recheck I Asked. Mr. Dieck refused to take such action, requesting that the papers in the ex amination be rechecked. The Civil Service Board refused to grant the re quest and ordered Mr. Holmes' salary held up from June L Later it was in dicated by letters from J. A. Fouilhoux. one of those who examined the papers, that Mr. Holmes' papers had not re ceived full consideration and the case was opened up again. Mr. Fouilhoux returned all the papers in the case yesterday with the an nouncement that his first statement regarding Mr. Holmes' ratings was wrong and that the papers had been given full consideration. Therefore there was no change in the markings received by those who took the ax amination. The Board decided that, inasmuch as the case had been pending and that Mr. Holmes had been working for the city for three months without pay, he should be allowed his salary. Accord ingly it was decided to authorize pay ment of his salary for June, July and August, with the understanding that he would be removed from the po sition September L Changes Held Likely. t This action is said to be the fore runner to general changes in the Pub lic works department. It is thought an effort will be made by Commissioner Dieck to create a new position for Mr. Holmes and give his position either to R. E. Kremers, of the Building Inspec tion Department, who passed the ex amination, or to William Hansen, who has the position of principal assistant to the City Engineer, a position higher In the service than the position held by Mr. Holmes. It is probable the Civil Service Board will take a determined stand against Mr. Holmes receiving a higher rank than that of structural draughtsman. He is still entitled to that ranking. In case a new position is created for Mr. Holmes it is said it will necessitate a new examination. THREE DIVORCES ASKED Two Husbands and One Wife Bejrin Actions for Decrees. Two aggrieved husbands yesterday brought suit for divorce alleging that their wives treated them cruelly. Wil liam Killow, in suing his wife, Nellie, whpm he married here in March, 1903, charges she has been guilty of using insulting language almost daily, with the intent to wound his feelings and cause him humiliation. Patrick Sutton Is another whose wife, Sadie, has treated him cruelly and inhumanly, he charges. It Is charged that she cursed him, tormented him. found fault with everything he did and rendered his life burdensome. Goldie M. and Joseph Armon were married at Tomahawk, Wis., in 1902, and the battle between the two started soon after and has continued ever since, according to the complaint tiled bv the wife in a suit for a divorce. The custody of two children and sufficient alimony for their support is asked. BILLS UP FOR ARBITRATION County and Supply Mrm Will Settl Differences by Adjustment. IrhilrnHnn mv ho resorted to bv the County Commissioners to settle a Kill nrpapnlpH hv the firm of Glass & Prudhomme for county supplies, mostly nrinted ballots. The Commissioners at yesterday's meeting protested that the amount was higher than the bid sub mitted called for, but was explained Dy evtras heine: added to the original amount, making a total of $244.70. Whether these extras snouid De paia or not is a question with the Commis innar, nnH ihairman Holman SUS- gested that the matter be arbitrated, each of the parties to the dispute to select one man and these two to choose a third. This was agreed to by Glass & Prudhomme. and Ed James, president nt tvirt r.rintlTiir f I rni of James. Kerns & Abbott, was selected to represent the county. The other two have not Deen selected yet. n lc ....tlmAtprl that the annual catch of lobsfra In the world Is l26.ftOO.0UO, The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada, Establlahed 187. A general banking bualneaa tranaac-ted. Interest paid on time deposit. Sterling drafts for moderate amounts Issued on London, England. Travelers' checka laaued par able In the United States and Canada. FORTLAXD BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sta. F. C. MALPAS, Manager. tsAvtu:!..-. oiiuc Steamer Georgiana eaves -Washington-afreet Dock at 7 A. M. Dally. Sunday, 7:S0. for Astoria and Way Landings J4. Keturnlns. Leaves Aetorla 2:00 P. AMHk ..UU Haia 1122, The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus - $3,500,000 Interest Paid On Savings and Time Deposits Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus - - $400,000 THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital .... $1,000,000 Surplus .... $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AIXSWORTH, I'realdent. 15. I I t BARNES, Vlce-Prealdent. W. A. HOI.T, Aaat. Caahler. A. M. AY RIGHT, Aaat. Caahler, H. W. SCHMERR. Caahler. P. . DICK, Aaat. Caahler. lumbermens National Bank Fifth and CAPITAL - - -SURPLUS - - - OFFICERS. Geo. W. Bates, President. E. Or. Crawford. Vice-President. A. L. Tucker, Cashier. Graham Dukehart, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS. Geo. W. Bates, E. G. Crawford, Charles S. Russell. George G. Bingham, Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie. Robert Treat Piatt, P. S. Brumby, Andrew R. Porter, J. E. Wheeler. The Bank of Personal Service EVERY CONVENIENCE knows to modorn methods of banking is provided in the erniipnnt of the offices of this bank. Prompt, courteous attention is, of course, extended to all. The clients of this bank arc assured exceptional service. We Pay 4r, Interest on Savings' Deposits MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK Founded 1886 Washington and Fourth Sts. LADD & TILTON BANK UatabllcAed 148. Capital and Surplus Commercial and TRAVKUBS' il llr:- JlUilCl I 7 SAN flANCMCO AUSTRALIA WEATHER FINE SAMOA AND SHORTEST LIME SOUTH SEAS QUICKEST TIME 8p!cndid ittamera, IJoyda 100A1. (10.000 ton duplOc lYdnay Short i-lna sailing cvrry twe Warn. SllOHONOLULl' (?,0Rus DcES5 SYDNEY $300 Hound trip, k cond daaa, SYD NEV $200 V3m tours F Kudine Jiv. Chin Jipir nc ReunO theWorld. Sau : foiaer. r..u,. OCEANIC 5. a: vU.. HOUMiii. ALASKA Special one-nay rpund-trip rate Sleamahlp aalla direct T. M. TUBSDAY, BKPTKMBBH " Few Raaar ration! Left. San Frai.claco. rortlmid A l" Angelea Steamship Co. FRANK BOU.AVI, AT"'- . K Third St. A 4DM. Slain 6. STEAMSHIP Salla Dlrert for San Krnnclaco, Loa Angelea and San Uleao. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2:30 P.M. SAN FH-A.CrSCO PORTI ANU A LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. FRANK HO l.l. A M. Asent. 124 Third St. A 4r,96. Main 20. American -Hawaiian S. S. Co THE PANAMA VNAL LINE. Sailing From New York About Sept. 6 and Every 6 Uaya. Eaatbound From Portland About Sept. IS. C. D. KENNEDY. Agent. 271) Stark Street. NIGHT BOAT FOR. THE DALLES Str. State of Washington Laaves Taylor-st. dock daily, except Thursday, at 11 P.M. for The Dalles. Lyle. Hood River. White Salmon. Un.derwood. rtrtnn Stevenson. Returning:, leaver The Dallea 12 o'clock, noon. TcL Main 612. Stark Sts. $1,000,000 200,000 $2,000,000 Savings Deposits Tll.t i l-r II" i.l llH Steamer Service STEAMER T. J. POTTER leavca Portland. Aah-atraat Dock, dally. xcpt Saturday and Sunday, I A. M. : Saturday only, 1 P. ML for Megler. Leave. Stealer I P. M. dally, except Saturday and Sunday: Sunday only, P. M. STEAMER HASSAI.O leave! Portland dally, except Sunday, i:00 P. M . for Ut'lir, vis Avtona. I.eafs Metier dally, except Sunday and Monday, t A. M. Leave Megler Sunday only P. M STEAMER IUHVKVr ttlT.KSl leaven Portland dally, except Sunday, St -v "" P. &!- Leave Aetorla dally, except Sunday, at S A. St. Slake reservation Axh-iret Dock or City Ticket Of floe, Third end Washington. Phonea-Marhll 4&00. A lil. N M ROSE CITY, FOR SAN FKANCISCO LOS ANGELES U A. M.. IM The San Irani Jess TmUfl ane.J 3d and Washington sts twlth O.-W. B. ," Co.) Tel. Marshall A !. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Sails trom Alnawonh dock, Portland, s A U. July 7 12. 1". 22. 27, Aug. 1. II. Il-ie. Freight end lek.t offices, Low.r Alnswervx US Portland A Coos Bay a. S. Uee. 1. II. KEATINO. Agent, I'hons Stain neoa. A Mi. DRAIN TO COOS BAT. Autos run dally. Dellsrhtful trip vis. Allegany or the Ocean-beack route. Wire reservations to W, UAii'UuS, Drain, . j