15 THE HORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY. AUGUST 29. 1914. CANADA BUYS OATS Purchases Are Being Made at Idaho Points. PRICE SHARPLY ADVANCED Demand From California Adds to Strength of Market Active Trade in Club Wheat at Higher Quotations. Reports were, again current yesterday, thia time coming from Idaho of oats fcelng dmi.ht fnr shmment Into Canada. The country markets in that quarter were ex cited aa a consequence. It haa been known for aome time that the English army .,.,,....., were buvlna- ud oau In Canada. where the crop, particularly In the Alberta district, waa not a large one. There la alao a California demand for can and purchaaea were made on this mar ket for shipment south. The crop in the Northwest ie lighter than waa eipected. Falouse reports saying the yield there Is 40 par cent less than laat year, and the atrong Inquiry haa therefore put prices up fst At the Merchants Exchange yesterday- 130 was paid for a lot of 10O tons of white feed oats. Two lots, each of 100 tons, were sold earliT at S29.T5. No trading in barley waa done on the exchange, but there were advances of 25 to M cent in the bid price of feed and brewing The country was alap strong, with sales of feed b.rley at prices equal to .'J here. The San Francisco barley mar ket closed firm. The local wheat market waa higher all round. There waa no trading In milling arade. but export wheat waa Twenty thousand bushels of cluo were so d on call at M to 84 cents, advances f 9 to r, centa over the prevloua day's bids. Five thousand bushels of red Russian were take.. . cents, a gain of 3V r Thursday's bid.. There I. OrtiM. j qulry for grain and a Japanea. atean.er la now loading wheat at Tacoma. Bids for bluestem were advanced 1 cent on the exchange to I1.08S. but the low.it price asked was U In " W"a section sales of bluest.m have been made t a price equal to here. Th. local lour market waa unchanged at 5 30 for patent!. Som. of the country mills are asking 13 centa over this price. Export Hour 1. quoted at M NT and S4.20 for cutoffs. One hundred tons of bran was sold on the exehang. at -o. a- advance of 80 centa There waa imllar rise In shorts, but t.o sales. Local receipt!, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday m ? J? Tuesday i , 9 Wednesday JJ 3 2 I Thursday g 6 4 4 Friday . , " 1 4 Year ago J 40S 1B;i jib Season to "ate. IMS 18 ! T 427 Tear ago . ...1"1.. -- MARKET FOR WWW. STIMULATED Improved Demand for Goods Helps Raw Material Prices. Reports from New York of an Improved demand for good, are the most encouraging thing In the present situation aa regard! the wool market. Th. trade was greatly timulated by the report during the past we-? that a leading New England mill 4 fully aold lta lines, especially of dress goods and withdrawn from the market. The buyer for the particular mill In question, more over 'a ..id to hav. been much lntere.ted In th. raw material at the same time. As the good, situation in this country he. improved, so the leading woolmen state ?hat their position i. more confident and favorabV. Many mil! buyer. hM active and th. Inroad, into th. .upply of domestic clip. ar. commencing to create a rather serious condition of stocks. Turn te to foregn grades, the outlook is similar because of shipping condition An instance of thl.- 1. the declln. In '" ' gg Tor and Boston In th. paat week. Th. 7o,a. ha. been the smallest .Inc. Jrt 35. except for the week ending May ... at 6.15.806 pounds. HARRIS BMATX JJTJYER OF HOPS English Crop Is Coming Down Lighter Than Expected. Jo..ph Harris yesterday contracted for 51o 000 pound, of 1914 hop. at U cent, in "e independence and Dalla. sections. Deal, for -5.000 pound, more were pending K strong California market wa. "por ed .n wir.7 from that st.t.. Hal, bought 123 bales of 1913 Ponom.s at 17 cents. A London cable wa. a, follows: Esti va.. English crop a. 3.-.0.000 cwt Corning down lighter than expected. London mar ket advanced today 5 shillings to 13- .Wi rings (29 cenTs)." A letter received from ondon written 13 day. ago laid the crop IS then estimated at 300.000 cwt.. which r"ws ihat estimate, have since then been acaledTfown exfenaTvery. Manger & Henley, of London, who are v,u." early with their prediction,, cabled yesterday they could make no estimate of the English crop, but it. quality would be good They added that It wa. Impossible to get information from the Continent. LOCAL PEACH SUPPLY 19 LARGE Melon. Are Cleaning Cp-Car of Tokay. Received. Peach reeolpts were larg. yesterday, es pecially from points on the Upper Columbia. The demand was good and pricei were gen erally maintained. V car of Tokay grape, arrived and sold well at $1.50. Other grape, were steady. Watermelons were well cleaned up and the market wa. firm. Good cantaloupe, were .toady. Shipment, from California have practically ceased. The banana market Is very firm with further advances at the Gulf port!. CREAMERIES BEHIND WITH ORDERS Fresh Batter Output I. Smaller Poultry Prices Lower. Th. butter market was in very firm po sition yesterday. The make is small and some of th. creameries are running behind In their order.. Price., however, ar. not likely to be changed. Egg. contlnu. firm at th. former price, with receipt! declining. Laga arrivals of poultry caused a weaker market. Hens sold at 1414Vi cent, and .springs cleaned up at It c.nta. The tone of th. dressed meat market waa also easier. Bank. Clearings. Bank clearings of th. Northwestern cities yesterday were a. follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland J1.S91.919 1171,456 spittle 1.3SS.9S7 310.659 Tacoma 2I2.92S 40.060 Spokane 421.315 105.S90 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Fruits and Vegetables. Lool lobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. 2.503.2J per box: l.mon.. $909.50 per box; ba-ra-as 4Hc par pound: grapefruit. Cali fornia. J2.T33; pomegranate!. $1.75 p.r box- pineapples. 8 7c per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50c per box: eggplant. So per pound: peppers. 697i.se per pound: head lettuce, $1.70 per crat.: arti choke. 1 per doxen; tomatoes 4065c per crate: 'cabbage. m2c per pound; peas. 50 6c per pound: beans. 46c per pound; corn. $.'..1-3 per sack; celery. 50iS0c per dosen. ONIONS Yellow. $1.25 per sack, GREEN FRUITS Apples, new. 75cO$1.75 box' cantaloupes, 25e$1.25 per crate: peaches 400c per box; plums. 50c $1; watermelon, 80Oc per hundred: ca.abae, $1.S0S2 per doxen; pears. 75c1.10 per box: grapes, 85c1.50 per crate. POTATOES Oregon. l!4o per pound, sweet potatoes. 241 Sc. Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc. Merchanta- Exchange, noon session: Wheat Bid. Asked. Bluestem 1-08 Vi M Forty-fold M ' Club Red Russian Red fife 'V4 -94 V, Oats -nui No. 1 white feed -0.00 Barley M No. 1 feed Brewing 23.80 ....... Rr in 2b. OU Shorts':". -511 All quotations for prompt delivery. sales . ... 5000 bushels club . 5000 bushels club 5000 bushels club JJ 5000 bushels club JJ 5000 bushels red Russian '?; 100 tons oats So i? 100 tons oata JJ. 100 tons oata 30.00 100 tons bran MILUEED Spot prices: Bran. 12525.50 per to:., shorts. Jl'S.JO; rolled barley. J23.oU 424.5t. FLOUR Patenta. $5.20 per barrel, straights, S4 40: graham. 5.20; whole wheat. SS.40; exports, I4&4.J0. CORN Whole. 137 per ton; cracked. I3S per ton. HAY Old timothy. Eastern Oregon, $13 eio: n.w-cron timothy, valley, $12.5013; grain hay. J Si 1". alfalfa. $116 12. Dairy and Country Prodac. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon rancn. case count. 20c: candled. 29030c. POULTRY Hens, 14Httc; Springs. 16c; turkeys, 22c; dresied, choice, 2ac; ducks, lltfljc; geese, luc BUTTEh creamery print!, extras. 35. per pound: cubes, Sic; .torage. 28 28 He CHitSfc Oregon 'rfpiata. juobr- auyUtji price, lc per pound f. o. b. dock Port land; Young America. 17c per pound. pnp v Rirrk. Uc Der pound. VEAL Fancy, irHc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia Klver one-pound tails. $2 2i pe' doxen; half-pouna -lata. $1.40; on., uojnd flan. i'.4j. Alaaka pink, one-pound tails, bjc: silversides. one-pound talis. 11.25. HONEY Choice. Ki.Z0XtJ.iO per case. NUTS Walnut.. 144 200 per pound; Bra til nuts, 16c; fllb.ru, lsllc; almonda, 119 -8c peanuts, 66isc; cocoanuta, $1 p.r co!.n. chestnuts, Si.10e per pound; pe cans, lisjlac. BEANS small whit.. Sfcc; arg. whits, afec; Lima, c; pink tM9i Mexican. ; , aayou. 40. COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 1S9J7C p.i pound. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.55; beet, $7 ai, extra C $7.36; powdered, in barrels. Too. SALT Granulated. $15.50 p.r ton, half grouna. lUUa, $10.V5 per ton; 50s, $11.50 ' ion, dairy. $14 per ion. RICE No. 1 Japan. 5KO'Mc; South.ra b.ad, l:iic; island, sJ$VsS. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 1041911a p.r pound; apricots, 14916a; p .acnes, $9110; prunes, Italian., luellifec; currants, iVac, raisins, loose Muscatel, tii isc; olsach.a ihompion, llc; unbl.acn.d Sultanas, la; s.eaed, o; aaies, P.raian, 70I4a p.i pound; fard $1.4u p.r box, fioo Packages, i-os.. 50 to box. $Lli tackaac; lu-oa., 1 to box, buc; white, 2$-la. oox, .1.75; black, M-lb. box. $1.75. o.aca. no-lb. box, 4-.oo. black, lu-ib. box, calkrab canal Us, MM l$h box, .0. am raa, par lox. $i.5u. Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc. HOPS 191 crop, 16917c; 1914 con tracts. 18c PELTto Dry, ISc: dry .sort woo,. Ic; dry sheai'inss. luc each; green suear.ngs, 150 ooc Caen: bpring latiios, 344V2So; green yell.. ,iU i L mowi, wvt . " 'J owv , graafl iamos, July, 05c; August, 75c HIDE& saltea hides, li pec poun; salt kip, 14o; salted ca.r, lsc; green nia.s, lie; dry h.aes, 25c; dry calf, 28c; saltsa Duus. luc per pouna; gieen bulls, siao, WOOL igll.y, .! s 4 ..iv. ..astern Or.. ;tiU, lb4f20nC MOHAIR Ul clip. 27 Mc per pvund. FISH Halibut, 66c; clilnook salmon, 7 0Sc; sliver salmon. c; black cod, 8c; ling cod, 5c; silver smelt, 24Jjoj salmon trout, 1-i.c. CAtiCaiM BARK- ..d now, 4ni pouna. Prorisloas. HAMS 10 to 13-pound, 21)4 922 0; 11 t 14-pound. 21022)ic; 14 to 18-pound, 81 H SSKtti skinned, lsfctgsiic; picnic, ISO. BACON Fancy. $09820; standard. SI0 Its. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, 14Q17c; exports, 15017c; plates, lliac. LARD Tl.rce basis: Pure, ls012c, coos, pound, $0. OtU. KEROSENE Water whits, drama, oar r.l. or tank wagon, 10c; special, drum, or barrel.. Uac: cases. 17 Vk 0 200. GASOLINBS Bulk, i$c; cases, 22c En gine dutiiiate, drums, Tfec; cases, lao, captha, drums, 14Hc; cases, 210. LINSEED OIL Haw, barrsls, 72c ; boll.d, barr.ls, 74c; raw. cases, 77c; bail.d. cas.a, 19c AT E BETTER UALITY AGAIN APPEARS ON MARKET. Top Grade Sella at $.2S at North Port land Yards Other Lines Are Holdlnc Steady. , Hog. again sold at the former prico of $9.25 at the stockyards yesterday. Th. de mand wa. better and the good quality of th. offering. Justified th. top price being paid Conditions in other lines were not changed. About flva loads of cattle were sold, good steers at $6.90, cows at $5.25 to $6 and heifers at $6.25. No sheep were offered. Receipts were 83 cattle, 293 hogs and seven sheep. Shippers were: With cattle J. Bond, Cottonwood, 1 car; Baker Packing company. Baker, 1 car; O. Shopp. Condon. 1 car. With hogs F. B. Decker. Gervais, 1 car; J. S. McCullock, Shanlko, 1 car. With mixed loads Arlington Lumber Co., Condon, 1 car cattle and hogs; C. fi. Lucke. Molalla, 1 car hogs and sheep. The day's sale, were a. follow.: Wt.Pric, Wt.Prlce. 1 bull 1350 $4.00, 16 cows ... 9r2 $5.S0 1 bull 990 3.50; 2 cows ...1055 5.00 1 bull 310 4.00 Scows ...1024 5.80 1 bull 1550 4.J5 1 cow I00O 3.80 3 heifers.. 930 6.25; 1 bull 600 8.50 1 helf.r .. S30 ...25 3 cow. ...1303 5.25 8 hotter. .1006 6.251 11 cows . . . 929 5.25 1 heifer .. 726 6.25 1 steer ... 600 6.00 2 steers .. SM 4.00 1 steer ... 900 6.00 12 steer. ..1236 6.901 97 hogs ... 186 9.25 12 cows ...1000 6.OO1 00 hogs ... 188 9.25 1 bull 1480 4.00 97 hogs ... 137 8.55 1 COW 1120 5.0V, Current prices of the various classes of stock at the yards follows: Prlmo st.er. $6.7507.00 Choice steers 6.500 6.75 Medium steer. U.2506.50 Choice cow. G.7506.OO Medium cow. 5.2505.75 Heifers 5.5006.50 Cslves 6.0008.25 Bulls 3.0004.50 Stags 4.5005.75 Hogs Light 9.00 0 9.25 Heavy 8.009 8.23 Sheep tVethera . 4.0005.00 Ewe. 8.50 4.33 Lambs 5.00 06.00 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 28. Hogs Re ceipts. 6500. Heavy, $5.75 8.05: light!.' $8 9.10; pigs, $8tiS.75; bulk of sales, $S.S0& 8.85. Market tone, higher. Cattle Receipts. 200; market, steady. Na tive steers, $7.00010.25: cows and heifers. $5.7507.50: Western steers. $o.5O0S.3; Texas steers, $11.2507.00: cows and heifers. $5.8007; calves, $Sfft0.50. Sheep Receipts. 6000; msrket. steady. Yearlings. $5.7506.25: wethers, $5.1505.50; lambs, $7.25 07.50. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Aug. 28. Hogs Receipts, 16. 000; market, strong to 5c higher. Bulk, of sales, 5S.SO09.2O: lights. $8.8509.35; mixed. $9.80 0 9.35. heavy. $S. 5009. 30; rough. $8.50 0 8.65; pigs, $3.50 0 8.50. Cattle Receipts. 15u0; market, steady to strong. Beeves, $6.75Sel0.o5; steers. $6,350 9.40; cows and heifers. $3.80 0 9.25; stock ers and feeders. $5.50 0 8.10; calves, $7,500 11.25. Sheep Receipts. 10.000; market, steady. Sheep. $4.7505.65; yearlings, $5.600 6.50; lamb.. $607 80. Sterling Exehang-.. NEW YORK. Aug. 28. Closing Mercan tile paper, 7 per cent. Sterling .xch.nge. nominal; for cables $5.0850 ; for demand, $5.0750. Bar sliver. 53c. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S. No sterling quotations obtainable. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 28. Evaporated apples, quiet. Prunes, firm. Peaches, quiet. WHEAT DROPS AGAIN Hysteria Is Absent From Chi cago Market Session. TRADING BECOMES NARROW 3Iay Option at Ijowest Point Is Ten Cents Under Thursday's Top Quotation Tone at Close Is Heavy. CHICAGO, Aug. 2S. The hysteria of re cent sessions was absent from the wheat market today and that cereal led. others to a lower lev.l. Wheat dropped 23c; corn, 1 to lo and oat. to c. Pro vision. c!o.ed from 5c higher to 12c lower. What selling there wa! In the narrow wheat market was don. by scattering longs and much of the buying also was credited to the theory that along with a profit se cured a trader can scarcely resist buying in at a decline in hope of another bulge. A. was the cas. yesterday when prices were soaring, the trade paid no attention to . tne news sucn as it waa. juuai w. fc I lng was done in the first half hour. At $l.lo, May was joc uiiaer jBBiBtuoj ...... It reacted lc to 2c from this and lingered in the neighborhood of the closing price tho remainder of the session. At tho close the tone was heavy. Commission-houses made an effort to at tract legitimate trading, but 15c and 20c margins demanded in some cases did not prove inviting. Country offsrings were re ported decidedly larger in response to th. bid, of millers In the Northwest. Rains in the crop belts and Influence of wheat depresaed corn prices. The decline in oats was due to profit taking incluenced by wheat and the slowing of seabord demand. September provisions eased off on con tinued scattered liquidation, while January gained moderately in investment demand. The leading futures ranged a. follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Cloee. Sept, $1.05 $1.07 $1.04 $1.04 Dec. 1.00 1.12 L0f 1.09ii May 1.15 LIS 1.15 1.16 y CORN. Sept SO .SOU .79 .79 Ti Dec 71 .72 .70' .71 May 78 .74 V .T8 .73 OATS. Sept 47 .48 -46 .47 Dec 49 .50 .49 .30 May 52 .53 .01 .52 MESS PORK. Sept 20.45 26.60 20.00 20.10 Jan 22.20 XaJR 22.10 22.20 LARD. Sept 8.97 10.00 9.90 9.97 Oct 10.17 10.17 10.00 10.17 Jan 10.63 10.70 10.57 10.65 SHORT RIBS. Sept 12.4.-. 12.45 12.40 12.85 Oct 12.00 12.05 11.S7 12.00 Jan. 11.35 11.87 11.30 11.85 Cash prices were: Wheat. No. 2 red, $1.0701.10; No. 2 hard, $1.0501.08. ,,. Corn, No. It yellow, Sl'.i062c; No. i yellow. 81 0 62c. Rye, No. 2, 95 97c. Barley. 6S80c. Timothy, September, to.3O0tl.oo. Clover, October, $18.50. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla. $1.6201.65; red Rus sian, $1.61 y 01.63 : Turkey red. $1.6. 0 1.70; bluestem. $1.7001.72; feed barley. $102'i1.05: brewlrg. nominal; white oats, $1.3501.40: bran, J2; middlings, $Sl.oO0 32.50; shorts. $29030. Call Board: Wheat strong. Barley, De cember. $1.10: May, $1.5. September brew ing. $1.13 bid. $1.17 asked; September, $1.U71- bid, $1.11 asked: August, $1-0' bid. $1.15 asked; November brewing, $1.15 bid. $1.20 a3ked. Puget Sound Wheat aiark.ts. TACOMA. Aug. 28. Wheat Bluestem. $1.06; forty-fold, 96; club and Fife, D3c. Car receipts, wheat 41, hay 12. SEATTLE, Aug. 28. Wheat. September and October delivery quotations: Bluestem, $1.07; forty fold. 95c, club. Hoc; red Rus sian. 91c; Fife, 02c; Turkey red, $1.00. Car receipts, wheat 38. oats 5. barley Z, hay 9, flour 11, ry 1. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 2S. Wheat. Sep tember. $1.10; December. $1.12: No 1 hard, $1.20; No. 1 Northern. $1.120 118; No. 2 Northern. $1.0801.19. Barley. 62073c. Flax, $1.60 01.62-. 1 European Grain Market.. LONDON, Aug. 28. Cargoes on passage strong. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 28. Wheat Spot quiet No 1 Manitoba. 9s 4d; futures weak- October. Ss 5d; December. 8s 7d. Corn Spot nominal. Futures quiet; Octo ber. 6. 7d. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Aug. 28. Butt.r Unchauged. Creameries. 24 80c. EftKS Lower. Receipt!. 7.31 cases; at mark cases included. IS22o; ordinary firsts, 20 021c; firsts, 22 0 22c. Dnlnth Flax Market. DULUTH. Aug. 28. Linseed, September. $1.56 ; December, $1.62. Hop. at New York. NEW YOP.K. Aug. 28. Hops, stesdy. THROUGH BILLS ISSUED EASTERN ROADS FACILITATE EX PORTS OF BREAD STUFFS. Movement Expected to Brlns Abont Gradual Adjustment of Foreign r.xcliaugc Situation. NEW YORK, Aug. 28. Shipments of this country's foodstuffs to European ports were further facilitated today by the action of tho Eaitern trunk railroads, which or dered a resumption of through bills of lad . . . i rtri it is ex- lli. suojecL 10 . .- pected this will have the effect of vastly In- about a gradual readjustment of the foreign exchange situation. , The approach of th. monthly settlement period in London, which calls for heavy cash payments at that center, despite the pre vailing moratorium, wa. a factor of Impor tance in th. exchange market today. cables 1 . . - . ,v : ..t. n7i:. fnr on London soiu . " ; -a demand. Considerable business was don. at these ntgner rio, v. 11.1.11 ,. , . crlbed, in part, to the victories credited to the German arms. There was another conference of Inter national bankers regarding the means to be emploved for payment of New York City warrants "which mature in the course of the next fortnight. The amount due London Is something like $12,000,000. with that much or slightly more for Paris. While most local banker, continue their opposition to the suggestion that gold be exported, the impres sion prevails that only by some shipments of the precious metal to Canada can the terms of this city', obligation, be met. A .uggestlon recently advanced by the city's fiscal agenta for the formation of a syndicate of English, French and American bankers to handle thl. vexed question was revived today, but met with little favor, ex cept among the bankers most concerned. Apart from some moderate transactions In the time loans at 7 to 9 per cent, monetary conditions remained unchanged. Call loans were renewed at 6 to 8 per cent and com mercial paper, while quoted at 7 per cent, is lending at a fraction above that figure. Steady decline in bank clearings measure the decrease in financial operations, the falling off this week from the preceding one being 24.4 per cent, compared with the cor responding week of 1918. The situation in the textile trades i. sum marized In th. statement that developments of the week afford little encouragement re garding the supply of raw materials from abroad. TRADING OPERATIONS ARE IRREGULAR Busineb. Active in West and Northwest and Poor in South. NEW YORK, Aug. 28. Bradstreef. to morrow will say- Trade is very irregular, verging in fact, to ward marked unsettlem.nt in som. sections, the South, for instance. Although part, of the West and Northwest continue to report ac tivity, the general trend Is toward conserva tism. In a word. th. disposition 1. to gauge purchase, to immediate requirements for which prompt shipments are requested, and to disregard probable future wants. Southern report! are very poor, owing to the uncertainty about methods for fi nancing the cotton crop, and their develop ment is reflected In the trend of affairs at leading Southwestern markets, where some cancellations of orders have been received. But if a feasible plan for marketing cotton is developed, prompt resumption of business activity is anticipated. Failures for the week in the United States were 297, against 269 last year; bank clear ings, $2,057,630,000, a decrease of 24.4 per cent from last year; wheat exports, 9,397,627 bushels, against 7.042,180 last year. WOOL PRICES ARE MAINTAINED Foreign Markets All at Standstill, Except Bradford. BOSTON. Aug. 28. The Commercial Bul letin will saj tomorrow: Th. lull that Inevitably follows a period of brisk trading has occurred in the Boston wool market this week, transactions being of moderate volume only. Price, show little change from auotatlons of a week ago. The reports from the goods market indicate a spotty business. Th. foreign markets are all at a standstill except Bradford, where little Is being done. Sales in the colonial markets are all Indefinitely postponed. Texas fine. 12 months. 60062c: fine, six to eight months. 55 0 57c; fine Fall, 4SS50c. California Northern. 35 0 57c; middle county. 31053c: Southern, 48050c; Fall free. i604Sc. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, 62064c: Eastern clothing, 58060c; Valley No. 1. 48050c. Territory fine staple, 62065c; fine medium staple, 59 0 60c: fine clothing. 58060c; fine medium clothing. 55057c; half-blood comb ins. 580 61c. Pulled extra, 80062c; AA, 57 0 60c; fine AA. 54 056c; A Supers. 50 055c. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables. Etc SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 28. Fruit Pine apples. $1.5002: Mexican limes, $406; Cali fornia lemon3. $50 S; apples. Graven steins, 5Oc0$l. Vegetables Cucumbers. 25 0 40c; strong beans. 10 2c, peas, 3 4c. Eggs Fancy ranch. 3lc; store, v30c; storage, 30c. Onions Vellow, 65c on dock; $1.00 on street. Cheese Youne- America. 14015c; new. 11014c; Oregon. 15c. Oregon Young Americas, 16c. Butter Fancy creamery, 30c; seconds, 27 cents. Potatoes Delta, new crop, Burbanks, per sack, 90c 0$1: sweets, lc per pound; Sali nas Burbanks. 750S5c. Receipts Flour. 5274 quarters. Barley, 4885 centals. Potatoes, 830 sacks; hay, 615 tons. PAPER ASKS "FAIR PLAY" 'THE FATHERLAND" BLAMES WAR TO RUSSIA'S KNOWN AMBITIONS. Munt Prominent German Thinkers to Contribute to Magazine In Hope of ..Modifying; Antagonism. "Fair play for Germany and Aus tria" in the present European crisis is the announced purpose of "Tho Fa therland," a weekly paper just started In New York City by George Sylvester Vierick, Frederick F. Schrader and Louis Sherwin. Its contributors are among the most prominent Germans and German-Americans. The receipt in Portland of a copy of the second publication of this paper is evidence of the scope of the efforts to create pro-German sentiment in America. The magazine is not launched as a commercial enterprise, but solely in the Interests of the German movement during the present crisis. The editors announce It as follows: "This is not a commercial under taking. The services of tha publishers, editors and contributors are rendered without remuneration. Any surplus will accrue to a German and Austrian relief fund." Among the prominent contributors to the second number are Hanns Heinz Ewers, German author, playwrigrht and philosopher; Hugo Muensterberg and Haniel Von Halmhausen, the Oer mun charge d'affaires. "The Shadow of the Russian Bear" is the subject of the article by Hanns Heinz Ewers. According to this writ er, Russia's desire to rule Europe is the cause of the whole imbroglio. Ger man defeat, he says, will mean Russian domination on the Continent. German victory, on the other hand, will mean no greater change than the possible taking of a few strategic border points by the Teutons. Another Item, supplemented to this, gives three alleged clauses in the will of Peter the Great. These clauses out lined the "plan of European domina tion." Through the entire paper runs the sentiment that Russia is the moving force behind the conflict In Europe. Hugo Muensterberg's article sums it up by saying "that it is fundamen tally a war of Slavic force against German civilization, and that it is a misfortune for the world that re vengeful France and envious England have joined Russia to throw down the German nation by the mere brute force of the larger number." TREASURER SEEKS AID Commissioners Help Solve Road Cer tificate Question. Plagued by the law passed at the 1913 session of the Legislature that re quires a certain form for road Improve ment certificates that Is so elaborate that It is found impossible to comply with It. County Treasurer Lewis has called to his aid the County Commis sioners, State Accountant Ferguson and the District Attorney in an effort to reach a working basis. The Commis sioners at yesterday's meeting con cluded that the Treasurer should com ply with the law as nearly as possible. Assessments for road improvements outside the city limits must, according to the law, be divided into 10 annual payments, and the interest also com puted on each payment and set down on the blank. There are thousands of these certificates to be issued, and in a great number of cases the amounts to be dealt with are very small. ROAD HEAD TOTS' HOST President Gilman, of North Bank, Gives Excursion to 135. One hundred and twenty-five merry children of the Lower Albina Sunday School were guests of President L. C. Gilman, of the North Bank road, on a "Joyride" to the Cascade Locks on the Steamer Bailey Gatzert yesterday morn ing. Long before 7 o'clock, the sailing hour, the children with their grownup attendants were on the dock. All the way to the locks they were in con tinual turmoil over the scenery and the fun they were having. After their lunch at the locks they were put aboard the Dalles City and brought back to Portland. The Sunday school is conducted -by the Methodist Deaconess' Home. Next Friday the youngsters at the Children's Home will be Mr. Gilman's guests on a picnic to Metzger Station, on the Oregon Electric. The Federal bureau of labor statistics now has In tho hands of the printer bulle tins concerning wages snd hours of labor in the following Industries: Cotton, woolen and silk, iron and steel, lumber, millwork and furniture, and boots, shoes, hosiery and knit goods. WANTS ARE LARGE South America Needs Many Oregon Products. NEW MARKETS OPENING Demand for Flour, Wheat, Hops, Beer, Condensed MUk, Canned Goods and Other Commodities Produced in This State. The Department of Commerce and Labor is seeking new markets for American prod ucts in view of the stoppage ot exports from Europe. South American countries are in need of many commodities produced In Oregon, including wheat, flour, condensed milk, canned goods, salt meats, potatoes, printing paper, hops and beer. Reporting on the Immediate necessities of Laiiu Amerlcan countries. Consuls of the United eitatea have sent the following telegrams: Para. Brasl! Much is dependent upon the action of New York exporters. If they continue to reject telegraphic orders not guaranteed wa will lose favorable position. Cement, flour and drugs, manufactured iron, food products, paper, condensed milk, petroleum and coal desired. Cartagena, Colombia Rice, wheat and salt meats are badly needed. Banks are withdrawing credits. Full report has been mailed. Bluefields, Nicaragua This coast is de pendent on the United states for Imported foodstuffs of all descriptions. It is conse quently imperative that there must not be any decrease in the regular supply, as there Is no more stock carried than will last for three weeks. There will be Increased de mands for dry goods, hardware, canned goods, wines and spirits. Credits will con tract United States and Europe. Norwegian vessels via New Orleans carry all mer chandise from the United States and Europe. Rio de Janeiro, Braail There Is expected an appreciable extension of American trade in this market for leather, coal, flour, wheat, earthenware, porcelain, small tools and utensils, cement, pharmaceutical sup plies, drug products, chemicals, glass bot tles, firearms, cutlery, window glass, cuit densed milk, rice, malt, perfumery, enam eled ware, writing and printing paper, hardware, manufactures of rubber. Iron and steei. wire, glasware, cinematograph films, kerosene and other oils and other products. Recommend sale terms, prices In United States currency, f. o. b. New York, cash or banker's bill with order, or against documents at New York. Recommend credit terms only when well supported by reports from American financial rating agencies, correspondents of Rio de Janeiro banks, or other approved sources. Bankers' bills of exchange can be obtained hore, under nor mal conditions, on New York at sight and on London at 90 days' sight. There is pros pective legislation for emission of Tressury notes to the amount of 300,000 contos of milreis (S96.0O0.00O United States currency). For the purpose of securing orders and de termining credits personal representation by salesmen or local agents is strongly recom mended. Tegucigalpa, Honduras Flour, corn, cot ton cloth and paper desired. Iquique. Chile There is now a demand for sugar, flour, rice, beans, potatoes, canned meat, milk, coal, fish. A market for nitrate Is Immediately required and there is urgent need 01 money. Montevideo, Uruguay It is likely that there will be required for Uruguay coal, hardware, printing paper, cement, flour, chemicals and sugar. Lima. Peru There will bo an Increased riomnnri in this district for cement, coal. coke, paper, cotton and woolen goods, steel rails, tools, machinery, matches, chemicals. ship's articles, explosives, wheat, macaroni, onnnert sroods. Both careful packing and reasonable credits aro important. Fiscal conditions are bad. It is probable that Con gress will authorize banks to issue paper monev on 30 Der cent gold reserve, and the Peruvian government a limiled amount of Treasury warrants. Bogota, Colombia There will be a de mand for machinery, railroad supplies, en gines, cars, rails, bridges, agricultural im plements, all classes of hardware, cotton goods. prints, furniture and supplies, leathers, cloths, all wearing apparel. Jewelry. hops, wines. There is a good opportunity for a California house. There Is a good op portunity for responsible houses to send capable Spanish-speaking representatives. All American travelers here lately have done splendidly. Efforts to get business by mail unsatisfactory. San Salvador. Salvador There are 110 possibilities o Improvement In the near future for the principal articles of trads, as the merchants iu Salvador have stock on hand sufficient to last three to six months under ordinary conditions, and no business is being done. Tho matter ot credits might be easily arranged, but It is Imnossible for merchants even to pay in terest on face of bills, as there is no ex change. As the uresent crop is poor, corn will be required, but it Is almost impossible to buy. owing to tne uirncuity mennonea. La Guayra. Venesuela Wrapping paper, rice and beer. Caracas, Venezuela. Include In the form er telegram of commodities desired : coai plain and In form of briquets. Catalogues should be sent immediately to Caracas and Maracalbo covering all lines, especially canned goods, cosmetics, drugs, clothing dress goods, hardware and automobile sup plies. uuiio. Ecuador There will soon bo a. increased demand for candles, canned goods of all kinds, including preserves and meals, all alcoholic liquors, ootton and woolen ninths n.nH meta! furniture. Pernambuco. Brazil Corn, flour, canned goods, smoked meats, beans, oil, drugs, priifts, shoes, hats, electrical supplies, ma chinery, hardware ana coai. The following telegrams have been re ceived from American Consuls In Latin American countries, giving information as to their exports for which a market is de sired : Guayaquil, Ecuador This country wishes market for 1000 tons of cacao per month American buyers are offering lOft and 11 cents per pound for cacao f. o. b. uuay aouil. Gold or equivalent credit In pay ment of exports Is the most Important re quirement. Fort au Prince, Haiti Principally coffee. Markets also desired for cacao, cotton, skins, hardwoods, honey, wax and hides. ptnenoK Aires. Argentina Corn. wool. meat, hides, skins, tallow, wheat, quebracho wood, auebracho extract, bran, nones, am mal hair, butter, ostrich feathers, In the order named. The United States has re ceived exports from here for the first six months of this year amounting to $35,000, 000. Valparaiso, Chill The present supply In Valparaiso Is limited and market Is gen erally desired for beeswax, nitrate, honey wool, bones. Deans, bran, leather, clover seed, hides, barley, copper and skins. Port Limon. Costa Rica Coffee, ship ments of which amounted to $3,300,000 in December; bananas to the extent of 200,000 stems monthly. Panama. Panama Mother-of-pearl shells, balata, tagua nuts and hides. Puerto Cortes, Honduras Bananas, cof fee, hides, sarsaparllla and mahogany. Will be supplemented with report. San Joe. Costa Rica Coffee, hides, cocoa and rubber. La Paz. Bolivia This country Is seeking market for tin, hides, wolfram, rubber, copper and silver. Rosarlo. Argentina Market desired for corn, linseed, hides, quebracho logs and ex tract. Guatemala City, Guatemala Hides, coffee. Quito, Ecuador Cacao, eaueho, tagua, manabt (Panama) hats and hides. Coffee Market Is Steady. NEy YORK. Aug. 2S. No material change was reported In the coffeo market here today. The process of evening up old commitments through the voluntary com mittee was said to be making progress at slightly lower prices today, but the spot market continued steady. Cost and freight offers from Brazil were unchanged and im porters are still hampered by the absence of adequate foreign exchange facilities. Rio 7s were quoted at 7o and Santos 4s at 12T4c. Receipts at two Brazilian ports yesterday were 20.000 bagc; Sao Paulo receipts, 33,000. and Jundlahy receipts 32,000 bags. Clear ances of 17,000 bags were reported from Brazil for United States ports. Raw sugar firm. Molasses, 5.37Vic; cen trifugal. 8.02c: refined firm. Fires Drive Bears to Thievery. MEDFORD. Or., Aug-. 28. (Special.) The forest fires have driven so many bears into the Sisklyous that the road camps on the Siskiyou grade have dif ficulty In keeping; tneir iooo stores in- PINKERTON & COMPANY UNITED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, 111., ever since 1883 No connection with or relation to the Pinkerton National Detcetiv. Agency. Scientific detective work along modern lines. Our COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT We force the payment of bad debts. We operate on the broad principle that you cannot make any one pay you unless he wants to pay you, and our province is to make him want to pay you. A DETECTIVE AGENCY CAN DO THIS. Northwestern Offices, 412-13 Lnmbennens bldg.. Portland, Or. Phone Main 7741. W. H. TREE0E. District Manager. LADD & TILTON BANK fc.luM.ched 1861V Capital and Surplus Commercial and tact. Last nig-ht a bear grabbed a ham and disappeared in the underbruah 'be fore a shot could be fired. One of the foremen appeared in Medford today and purchased a rlflo with the an nouncement that he would have the biggest bear skin ever seen In Jackson County when he came back. POPULAR. CONTEST PLAN Best-Liked Woman. Affiliated Willi Union, to Be Chosen. A voting contest to determine the most popular woman affiliated, either directly or Indirectly, with organized labor, will be a feature of the Labor day picnic at the Oaks on September 7 according to plans made by the La bor day committee of the Central La bor Council. Entries for this contest must bo mado with A. T. Kdwards, chairman of ath letic events, at the Labor Temple be fore September 6. Ten votes will be given with every copy of the official programme sold on tho grounds on Labor day and other votes will coBt one cent each. The winner of this contest will re ceive a handsome silver loving cup presented by Julius L. Meter. Under the terms of the contest the contestant must either be affiliated with a' union herself or have a brother, father or husband who Is a union man. PAVING CONTRACT IS LET Hassam Company Lowest Bidder for East Lincoln Rreet Work. On recommendation of City Engineer Dater, the City Commission yesterday awarded a contract to the Oregon Has sam Paving Company for the paving of East Lincoln street from East Fif tieth to Eaat Sixtieth street with class B Hassam. The bid of that company totaled I17.1S6.07. which was tho low est bid tendered. The East Lincoln street improvement is considered Important, inasmuch as that street Is a main artery to a large district near Mount Tabor and will bo one of the main entrances to Mount Tabor Park. The improvement will pass today Into the 30-day remonstrance period, during which time action may be killed by remonstrance of 60 per cent of the property owners. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL BJtPOBT. PORTIAND. Aug. -W Maximum temper ature 73 degrees: minimum. 67 degrees. River reading. S A. M . M feet; change In last S4 hours, 0.2 foot. Totsl rainfall (5 P 11. lo 3 P. M.l. none; total rainfall sln'-e September 1. 1913. 38.01 Inches; normal rainfall since September 1, l.V0 Inches: de ficiency of rainfall since September 1. 101. J. 13 inches. Total sunshine. 7 hours 47 minutes: oosslble sunshine. Is hours 30 min utes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) o P. M.. 30.04 inches. THE WEATHER. Wind State of Weather STATIONS. Baker Boise Boston Calgary Chicago Colfax Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville Kansas City . Klamath Falls I.os Angeles . Marshf leld Medford Minneapolis . Montreal New Orleans New York North Head North Yaltlma Pendleton . . . . .1 78 0. 00 1" N I Clear I'loudv Sl'0.00 10 W Ts'o.OO 6'S Pt. cloudy 7'J'o.iM' S 1-7 Clear 6rtl.3 1SNE Rain on nn: 1 Clear sO'O 12 NWA.louny : i l SE Clear 7Li J NE Pi rloudv Bil 1 NW Cloudy 88'O.uO 123 !Pt. cloudy 78 0.00 12W JPt. cloudy m' 0.22 10 SB 'Cloudy T2'1.3!10:N !Pt. cloudy 77i0.001 :,ft libw 74. OOi 8w t-iear T2 fO.OO 8 Nw Clear s VW Clear S0'0.0(: 70i0.0U! 6S Pt. cloudy 72'O.0O 10 SB i leer RS O.H 4 SW 'Rsin 72 0. 00 1(1 E Cloudy eO'O.OO'lS'NW 'Cloudy 84 0. 0O 4 W iClear 87 0.00 4'W Clear 102 O.OOUoiWlPt. cloudy 800.00 6'NWfPt. cloudy 73!o.OOl 7INW'Clsar Phoenix Pocateno Portland Rosebure; Sacra.nento .. St. Louis Salt Lake San Francl3CO Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Victoria. B. C. Washington . . Winnipeg sn ft ' 00 12 N i ,r 8O.00'10 S 7o'O.48'10N 760.01 8 E W0.0O 20 W 7O-0.00 4 W aW.00!lO SW 700.00 tN M 0. u 12 W 820. 0O 4,W 760.40 6 NE 60 0. 08! 10 SE Clear .Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy :Pt. cloudy Ipt. cloudy Foggy (Clear Rain jCIoudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. More or Jess unsettled weather conditions obtain over the Interior oortlons of the coun try and precipitation has occurred in Liah. Colorado, and In most districts from the Plains States to the Atlantic Coast. The Ex-Mayor O i 1 b e r t Hunt, Walla Walla, Wash., says: "I am compelled to admit that BITULITHI0 pavement has stood the test of time' bet ter than any pave ment I have had oc c a s i o n to investigate." $2,000,000 Savings Deposits weather Is w.irnier In Southwestern Wash ington. Western Oregon. Interior Northern California, Southeastern Idaho, the Dakois. Nebraska. Kansas. Minnesota. Tennessee. Quebec. Saskatchewan and Northern Brills'' Columbia: it Is coolsr in extreme eastern portions of Oregon and Washington. Mon tana, Wyoming. I'tsh. New Mexico. Okla homa, Texas. Northssstern Florida, Mis sourl. the wsstsrn portions of New York snd Pennsylvania snd Alberta. The conditions re favorable for generally fair weather In this district Saturday No Important temperature changes are Indi cated and generally northwesterly winds will obtain. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity: 8aturds fslr; northwest winds. Oregon. Washington and Idaho: Satur day generally fair, not much change In tem perature; winds mostly northwesterly. THKODORB F. DRAKE. Acting District Forecaster Swift & Company Union Stock Yards, Chicago. Aiigual MsV Dividend No. 112 Dividend of ONE DOLLAR and SEVENTY FIVE CENTS ($1.75) per share on the capital stock of Swift ss Compsny. will be paid on Oct 1st. 1914. to stockholders of record. Sept. 10. 191. as shown on the books of the Company. V. 8. IIA1 WARU, fieereterr TRAVFl.KKV t.riim. FRENCH LINE Cumpagnle Generate Transatlantic . POSTAL 8EKVICE Sailings for HAVRE ESPAGNE, . . September 5 ROCHAMBEAU, Septe'ber 12 FRANCE, . . September 16 FOR INFORMATION AITLT Company's Office 19 State St., N. Y. r .Ustcsl Affcmt. " COOS BAY AND Kl'KKKA S. S. ELDER AI1 MONII , Alt. .11 NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Offlca Freight OtOss) 11A id St. II Foot Northrup It. MAIN 1S1 A lilt I Msln StOJ. A 1411 AUSTRALIA TAHITI AMI HI ZEALAND. Round Irlu Ratea: !..,. to Wellington .' . .1 i . i ' ' '. I.. IsMII ;o - i ur (inciuuing South Sea lalesi. M2t 1 i . i.i ti s throughout. ppllCStlOB. nunnu w .. v. v - - - V ' neguiar iiiiousn wi.,v- - -. 8 WIHochra tll.COV tonai sails Sept. Is. b! a Tahiti (12,000 tons) sails OrL 14. S. S. Moana ( lu.udit tons), sails Nov. 11. Sand for Pamphlet. I'nlon Mramxlilp . of New 7-eUad. 1.44. Office: 4t Market street.. Han s'ranctao. or local 8. S. and R 44. agents San Francisco LOS ANCiKLKS AMI HAN DIKUO S. S. YUCATAN Balls Weilnrsday. September , F. M. NORTH PACIFIC KTKAMMIIP CO. Tl.kel Of flee I I rrlgbl Office EISA ::u I'oot Norllirup St. Mala lit A A U14 1 stala Mai, A an RIO DC JANE R II THE CITY BEAUTIFUL " ' BAHIA. BANTOS, MONTEVIDEO. and BUENOB ATRRS New and Fast (l2.3Po-ton) Passenger Steamers from New York svsry alter nate Saturday. BTJBK DAN IK I.N, tiea. Agts, 8 Broadway. N. Y. Dorsey B. smith. 3d and Washington His. Or Local Agenl., Steamer Georgiana Leaves Washington-street Dock II t a Daily. Sunday. 1:80, for Astoria and Way Landings K"UFirnJ-sl&cWa'y' 'M.lnOA " S. S. ROSE t I I . 1 'Mi SAN FKANCISCO LOS ANGELES 9 A. M Al'O. SO The San Francisco Portland B. B. Cs.. Sd and Mahlngton M8s. (with O.-W. R. N Co.) Tel. MarssuslFssM, A MIL. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Balls rrom Ai:.oi.n uock, Portland. jj July 7. ML IT. 2'.'. 21. Aug 1. , 11. -. Freight and ticket offices. Lower Ainswsri eot-L. Purtlsnd si Coos Bay S. 8. wss. L. 11 sLKATI.NO. Ageol, Pboua Ms.u soou. A asas. UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER EXCURSIONS ON STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT Dslly round trip to The Dallss, egcspt on (Sunday nd Mondgy; leavs Portland t I A M.. arrive on return at 0:45 P. M. rare 81 each way. Sunday, oxcurslon to ess. sda Locks, si round trip; leave Alder si. Dock st A. M.. srrlvs on rsturn st P. M Phone Main 814 or A 3112. DRAIN TO COOS BAY. Auto run dally. Delightful trip elk Allegany or lb Ooaan-bsacb, routs, Wlra reservations t O. JaAtlwuA. Usalaa at