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THE MORXIXG OREGOXTAX. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1914. 1.-5 WHEAT eiSE SHARP Strong Buying by Mills and California. BLUESTEM UP TWO CENTS Demand From East for Oregon and Washington Barley Government May Require More Oats. Advance In Flour. All cereals are advancing In price, with wheat leading the procession. At the Mer chants' Exchange session bids of $1.12, an advance of a cents, were made for bluestem.. with sellers asking 11.1S and 14. Club was bid ud to 98 cents, red Russian was . . , . , . on ..nr. and red fife Cut a cent higher at 93 cents. Buyers and sellers could not get togetner, anu . Bess was transacted at the session. Tha Interior wheat markets were very etrong. with country millers competing Sharply against Coast buyers and farmers, as a rule, holding for still higher prices. . .... at farmers in the Big Bend section have been receiving 41 net for their bluestem. while at walla made yesterday at $1.07. Club wheat sold on the Sound during the day at 95 i cents. California is In the market for wheat of all kinds and full prices are being of fered. During the past month shipments outh have been large, amounting to 4il. 803 bushels from Portland. Flour shipments from here to California in August were 40.171 barrels, and the Sound sent iB.ja-i barrels down. Barlay prices were quoted unchanged on call at J51.30 for feed and $25 for brew ing. The San Francisco barley marketad vanced sharply. December closing at il-o h. against 41.23 on Saturday, and the May option at J1.S214. ar compared with U Saturday. . . . Eastern demand for Oregon and Washing ton barley Is reported here. A 0 rate on barley Is announced from Portland to r.ew Tork via the Canal. The Government Is In the market for 8000 tons of oats, bids on which U1 be opened September 8. and also for 10.000 ton. of hay. This forage will be shipped to Manila There was a rumor In the tra,e yesterday which could not be confirmed, that when this order is filled the Gover" mnt will immediately call for another lot of 12.000 tons of oats tor the nurpose of stocking ud in the Philippines. The with drawal of 20.U0O tons of Northwestern oats coming with other shipping In the face of a lighter crop, is likely to have a material effect on prices. Flour is moving upward In company with the wheat advance. The Columbia Mills yesterday advanced its price or P""l cent, to 5.W. The other local put out the same price todM. J grade, are quoted higher, at Wheat 1. pouring Into Portland in great Tolu.r. Yesterdays receipts were the largest of the season, aluulll,"B , bushels. Arrival, of wheat In August ever 6S3.000 bushel, more than In the sanis month ...t year. Receipt, of ail cereals, fluur and hay In the past month compare with August of last year as umw Aug.1911. Aug.lBl 14. TM Wheat, bushel. 3 Burley, tons Ana 1 3.J9D Oats, tons lor.UOO T8.8 Flour, barrels 5o 5,2 Hay. tons - Local receipt.. In cars. v. re reported by the Merchants' n.xciiau. " u.v Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay 8 Mondav 202 i Year ago Mon. ( and Tues... 293 j -0, Beasou to date.?l7? 209 43 204 10 236 442 Year ago 204 GAIN IN EXPORTS OF WHEAT Small Increase In Total Shipments O.er Preceding vt er:n. Tha weekly wheat statistics of the Me chants' Exchange follow. American Visible SuPP'rr7.h... Increase. 1 493.000 128,000 922,000 190,000 1,453.000 804.000 2.511.000 183,000 115,000 97.000 n SAl-oM Aug. 51. 1914.. Bept. 2. 1913.. Eept. 3. 1912.. Sept. 5. 1911.. Sept. . 1910. . Sept. 7, 1909.. Sept. S. 1908.. Sept. 9. 1907.. Pept. 10. 1900. . Sept. 11. 1903. . ...44.501.000 . . .19,585,000 . . .48,057,000 . .20.452.000 . . 9.187.000 .. .18,808.000 . .47.::97,000 !. .30.42U.000 .. . 12,257, OUO WorMTshipments from principal export ing countries (flour Included). W k End. W k End. W"k End. Ane-'H Aug. 22. Aug.30. U TJ. S. Can... 9.379.000 6.940.7,0 r.Og.000 Argentina K04.000 Australia SOU.Oun panuba 2 Itussia " l.GS,0U0 India, 10 a. a"? mil) World's' shipments ' seison 'to 'date: " Total since Same pefd July 1, '14. last season Bushels. Bushels. c Canada 57.369,000 50.910.00. V. ...... ,o,-..""' Argonttna Australia J : .' Russia ..... India .99,703,000 Totsl TH E CABS OF GRAPES ABE RECEIVED Arrival of reach en Are Also Larje Lemon. Are Lower. ..bout 10 cam of peaches reached the local market yesterday. The demand w ood and price- were maintained on the beat grades. Ordinary reache. -old at 20 to 0 lUts. while extra fancy lota brought 60 to 75 cent. Elbertas were plentiful, while C'rnwfords were ecarce. Tha erape market was well supplied. Two ear of Tokays were received and were quoted at $1 SO. Two cars of Malasas were unloaded and sold at 11.101.15. A car of Black Prince was also on toe track. They will be offered at $1. Concords sold at IB cents a basket. The price of lemona Is gradually get tins; down to a reasonable level, the quotation yesterday bemff $308.50. The etreet was heavy on bananas, as the abundance cf cheap green fruit ha checked the demand for the tropical article. Esjts WUI Be Higher. Receipts of egga are very light and the market is gaining In strength. The Front street quotation yesterday was 80 cents and may be advanced a cent or two today. There was but little poultry on hand ex cept that carried over from Saturday, and prices were unchanged. Dressed meats were a Io quoted as before. Datry produce was in small supply and firm at last week's prices. KAB TI.ETTS CHEAPER IN THE EAST Decline Due to Heavier Receipts First Car of Oregon Prunes Sold. HfEW YORK. Aug. 24. Duo to heavy re ceipts, the price of Bartlett pears has been decidedly low during the last two weeks The prices have ranged from 81.17 to 81.00. The quality of the rears from Yakima and other Washington sections has been good, but the rrlce paid has been lower than for the same fruit from California. New South ern Oregon pears have arrived. Wire quo tations show that a car sold Ip Chicago today for $1.65 a box. The sales in the New York market for Bartlett pears today showed an increase of 23 cent a box. due to the receipts being lighter; 3070 boxes of Wash Ins ton Bartletts old at an average price of $1.44 per box: 604 boxes of the same fruit from Colorado brought $1.65 each; 12,080 boxee of Califor nia Bartletts averaged $1.89. On car of Oregon Italians sold for an average price of $: 1. the scale ranging 8S88.OO0 3.124.000 10.888,000 10.580.000 from $1.95 a crate for five by five, to $1.40 a crate for six by .ixea. This 1. the first car of Oregon prunes that has arrived in the New York market. Northwestern pear, are being received in greater numbers, while the receipt, of Cal ifornia Bartletts are on the decline. M'XEET PATS 184 CENTS FOR HOPS New York Crop Almost Wiped Out by Ver min Attack. Fifty thousand pounds of new crop hops. Including the Eoff crop, at Salem, were con tracted for yesterday by McXeff Bros, at 18 cents. The same firm also secured a block of new Sacramento hops. Letters from New York dealers fully confirmed the alarming newspaper reports as to the condition of the crop of that state. Lice have ravaged many of the districts and mold and honey dew are prevalent almost everywhere. Many of the yards have been entirely destroyed and will not be picked. Estimates were made that the New York crop would be only 15.000 to 20,000 bales. This serious shortage of states and the stoppage of all importations from abroad are certain to have a decided effect on the price of Pacific Coast hops. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $l.Snrt,444 $155."ft Seattle 1.979.4(12 8R7.M2 Tacoma 373.976 1 5.604 Spokane ...... 554.039 94.133 Bank clearings of Portland for August of this and past years follows: Aupust. 19.4 40,573.5RS August ltl3 45.503.38 Autrust. 1912 45.017.462 August, 1911 44.377.652 Anirust, 1910 41.549,702 August. 1909 80,743.876 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. "Alert-hunts Exchange, noon session: Wheat Bid. Bluestem $1.12 Fortyfold Club 94 Red Russian 93 Red fife P34 Oats No. 1 white feed 29.25 Barley No. 1 feed 24.50 Milfeed Brewing 25.00 Bran 24.50 Shorts 26.00 All quotations are for prompt delivery. MII.LFFED Spot prices: Bran. $25025.50 per ton, shorts. $28.50: rolled barley. $23.50 02!. 50. FLOUR Patents, $5.20 f?i 5.40 per barrel ; straights. $4 40: graham. $5.20; whole wheat. $5.40; exports. $4.20 4. 50. CORN Whole. $37 per ton; cracked. $3S per ton HAY Old timothy. Eastern Oregon. $15 16; new-croo timothy, valley, 112.30 13 : grain hay. $S10: alfalfa. $1112. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: vnric r - , . - Oregon rnnch, ae count. 28c: candled. 30c. POULTRY Hens. 14i4Hc: sprinprs. 15ff?16c: turkeys, 22c; dressed, choice. 25c; ducks. 10 15c; geese, 10c. Bl'TTKR Treamerv nHns oyf , ifje per pound; cubes, 31c: storage, 2S02Sc, ri-i piCP Ci T-p -1 r trtplfsrs i-br "' hrivfnj price. 16c per pound f. o. b. dock Port land: Young America. 17c per pound. PORK Blcck 12"c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 1814o per pound. Fruits and VpgMab!e. ri" tnbnWii "otitions: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, $2.5003 per box ; lemons. o.uu per dox; dh- nanas at'fec per uaunu. Eiaweirun, Cali fornia. $2.75 3: pomegranates. S1.75 per box; pineapples. C'c per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50c per box: eggplant. Sc per pound: peppers. 67Hc per pound; artichokes. $1 per dozen; tomatoes. 2550c per crate; cabbage, lt?2c per pound; peas, a'S'Sc per pound; beans. 4Sc per pound; corn, $11.23 per sack; celery. oOSdc per dozen. OXIONS Yellow. $1.25 per sack. GREEN FKI'ITS Annie new 75c$1.75 box; cantaloupes. 25c$1.25 per crate: peaches. 20g'73e per box; plums. 50c$l; watermelons. 8090c per hundred; casabas. $1.50i012 per dozen; pears, 50c$l per box; grapes. 75c??$1.50 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, $1.35 per sack; sweet potatoes. 2c. Staple Groceries. Local lobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails $2-25 per dozen; half-pouna Jlaxs. $1.40; one. pound flats. $2.43 ; Alaska pink, one-pound s. B3c: sllversides. one-pound talis. $1.23. HONEY Choice S3. 50 :.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 14P2Uc per pound: Bra e;l nuts, 16c; filberts, itSQITc; almonds. 190 28c; peanuts. Sfic; cocoanutj, $1 per dozen; chestnuts, S&4i10o per pound; ? cans. 14f?15& BEANS Small white. 6 ftc; large watte $Hc; Lima, sc; pink 6.35c: Mexican. 740; bayou, sc. COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 18037c per pound. SUGAR -Fruit and berry, $7.55; beet. $7.35; extra C. $7.33; powdered, in barrels. $7.80. SALT Granulated. $15.30 per ton, half ground. 100s. $10.75 per ton; 50s, $11.50 p ton; dairv. $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan. 65Hc; Southera bead, "'. 'a r- island. 595a. DRIED FRUITS Apples, Q&o per pound; apricots, 14ltic; peacnes. SOlle; prunes. Italians, 1 a c l- '-.z-: currants. 9 c: raisins, loose Muscatel, 6 4 & 7 Vc; bleached Thompson, 11 ,.. unbleached Sultanas, fo: seeded. 9c: dates, Persian, 4?7feo per pound; fard $1.40 per box. FIGS Packages, S-ox., 50 to box. $1.81 package; lU-oz.. 12 to box, 80c; white, 25-, b box. $1-75; black, 25-Ib. box, $1.75; black. 30-lb. box. $2.50; black. 10-lb. box. $1.1 A. Calarab candy tigs. JO-ib. box, $;; Smyrna per tox, $1.50. Hops. Wool. Hide. Et. HOPS 1918 crop, 1617c; 1814 con tracts, 18 lSVsC. PELTS Dry, 13c; dry short wooi. 80; dry shearing. 10c each: green shearings. 15$ auc each ; Spring lambs. 24 a Z&c : green pelts, short wool, August. Ouc; July, 50c; green lambs. July, 65c; August, oc. HIDES Salted hides, 1S per pouna; salt kip, 14c salted calf. lSc; green hides. 12c; dry hides. 25c; dry calf, 28o; salted bulla, 10c per pound; green bulls. 8a WOOL Valley, 15 a -u Eastern Ore gon. liiaOSaC MOHAIR 1014 clip. 27ir per pound. FISH Halibut, chlnook salmon, 7 Sc, silver salmon. . , black cud. Sc; ling cod. 5c; silver amelt, Tc; salmon trout. 12 He CASCAHa BARK Old and new. 4,o per pound. Provisions, HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 2122o: 11 U 14-pound. 21H22Hc; 14 to 18-pound. S1H :2c; skinned. lSQ22c; picnic, 15c BACON Fancy, 3032c; standard, 2$o Ite. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs. 1417c; exports. 15&17c; plates. 11 13c. LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 12913c. com pound. 8c OUs. KEROSENE Water white, drrms, bar rels or tank wagon. 10c; special, drums cr barrels l3-c: cases. 17H20Ha GASOLINE Bulk, 15c; cases, 22c. Bin Cine distUIaie. drums. Tc. cases, 14c; naptha. drums. 14 He; cases. 21 He. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 72c; boiled, barrels. 74c; raw, cases. 77c; boiled, cases 79c SAX FRANCISCO PKOUICE 31ARKXX Prices Quoted at the liar City on Fruits. Vegetables. Etc SAN FRANCISCO, Aug;. 31 Fruit Pine apples. $15002: Mexican limes. St6; Cali fornia lemons. $ . -. apples. Graven steins, 50c$l. Vegetables Cucumbers. 23 40c; strong beans. l2c, peas, 3 'ft' 4c. iggs Fancy ranch, 35!c; store, 30c; storase, 30c. Onions Yellow, COS 65c on dock; $1.00 on street. Cheese Younr America. 14 H 915 He; new. 100 14c; Oregon. 15Hc; Oregon Young Americas, ltic; storage. 19c Butter Fancy creamery, SIKc: seconds 27c. Potatoes Delta new crop, Burbanks. per sack. 90c'i$l: sweets, lU&lHc per pound; Salinas Burbanks, T; . Receipts Flour, J.27i quarters; bar ley, 142.222 ctls.; potatoes. 4905 sacks; bay, 15S0 tons Hops at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Hops steady; state common to choice, 1913. 3037c; 1912, 14& 16c: Pacific coast, ivn, isoic; 1912, 14 16e. Hides, steady; Bogota. 2S29c; Central American. 2S,..c. Wool, firm; domestic fleece, XX Ohio. .U cenui. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Aur. 31. Evaporated ap plea easier: fancy. HSfllVjc; choice, lOc; prime. 894c. Piunes. quiet: California, :s c Oregon.. 10 012c Peaches, steady; choice, 63t)c, extra choice, 6K8ic; fancy, 7Uac I0P PRICES ARE PAID All Classes of Livestock Firm at North Portland. DEMAND FOR HOGS BRISK Quarter Advance in Sheep Market With Choice Wethers Selling at $5.25 August Statistics Show Large Gain. Receipts at the Portland Union Stock yards In August were unusually heavy, the total run being 4S53 head greater than in the same month last year. The largest gain, as has been the case every month this year, was in the hog division, where the increase was 4013 head. Receipts in the past month of this and last year com pare as follows: Aug., 1914. Aug., 1913. Cattle 7,872 7,840 Calves 225 578 Hogs 10.234 6,241 Sheen 23.197 22,183 Cars 503 445 Prices ruled firm throughout the past month and good values are expected to pre' vail throughout the remainder of the sea son. The market ODened In cood shape yes terday and prices were maintained through out the list. About 16 loads of steers were sold at prices ranging from $6 to $7, the bulk of sales being at $6.50 and $6.80. Cows brought from $4.75 to $6.23 and bulls $3.50 to $4.75. There was a good run of hogs, but the market was firm at $9.25 for the best average-weight stock. The sheen market showed an upward ten dency. A small bunch of five wethers sold at $5.25, an advance of A quarter, DUt the bulk went at $3.10. The best ewes sold at $4.33. yearling, brought $5 and good lambs sold at $6. Receipts were 30S cattle. 2 calves, 1078 hogs and 1408 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle H. L. Crlday, Guteway, 2 cars; J. M. Beverly. Gateway, 3 cars; A. S. Conley, Condon, 1 car; H. S. Neal, Heppner, 1 car; Mark Hughes, Heppner, 1 car; H. C. Rupert. Shanlko. 1 car; H. W. Grant. Plalnville. 3 cars; H. Brown, Plalnvllle, 2 cars; George Elliott, Baker, 1 car; Mark M. Dunn, Pilot Rock, J car; F. S. Fletcher, Pilot Rock, 1 car; Fletcher Bros., Pilot Rock, 1 car. With hogs Kittle Bros., Union Junction, 1 car; A McCredie, Roosevelt. 1 car; R. R. Waters. Grass Valley, 1 car; J. R. Olden, lone, 1 car, C. Farland. Parmar, 1 car; C. M Lloyd, Waltsburg. 1 car; Hoskins & Rand. Baker. 1 car; E. Fordyce, Enterprise. 1 car; J. W. Chandler. Lostine. 1 car. With sheep I. D. Bodlne, Junction City, 2 cars: A. Marden, Junction City. 1 car; J. D. French. Heppner. 2 cars. With mixed loads J. S. Flint, Brazee, 1 car cattle and hogs; T. R. Morelock, Joseph, 2 cars calves, hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Weight. Price! Weight. Price li-. t 7i 1 .tp.r 1100 StJ.2. 2S hogs . 41 hogs . 6 hogs . 11 hogs . 12 ewes . 179 9.25' 2 cows . ..1005 6.2. 365 197 S.25I t cow . . . 9.25J 1 cow ... 4.351 16 cows .. 6.101 8 cows .. d SSI 1 steer ..1480 . .12:10 . .1001 ..1103 ..1090 5.75 5.85 5.75 7.00 5.10 5.10 9.23 9.23 S.23 6.00 4. -J.", 5.00 5.55 8.20 5.80 94 21 wethers. 92 1 ewe 100 28 wethers. 101 144 lambs . . 72 59 wethers. 92 13 ewes . . . 101 5.00214 wethers. 103 5.851249 wethers. 102 5.2.-.I 27 hogs 198 4.35;iS0 hogs 208 6.00 1 hog . 420 6.05 60 lambs ... 80 4.75 14 ewes .... 1S 6.S5 4 yearlings 102 217 lambs 15 steers 10 cows 17 steers 1 cow . 6 cows S cows 3 steers 3 cows 7 cows 5 steers 8 cows 5 steers 6 steers 3 steers 25 steers 2 steers 13 steers 2S steers 30 steers 3 bulls 1 cow . steer . 11 steers 1 steer M steers 27 steers 13 steers .1137 . 935 .1231 .1080 .1083 . Sol .1110 .1043 . 939 .1006 3.0; 15 lambs 5.55J 1 hog . 5.75 27 cows . 50: 1S hoes . . . . 330 . . .1046 . .. 215 9.2 4.00 hogs 333 8.15 5.25 5 hogs 298 S...3 6.00 2 bulls 1595 4.73 5 75i 1 cow 1130 4.75 .1185 1136 7.O0 4 cows 1010 3.00 in0 6.50 18 cows 992 ."..SO 1033 6.001 22 cows 104 5.25 n.-tl 6.351 24 steers ..1115 6.80 136 6.33: 5 COWS 104U O.IO 6.23! 94 hogs 203 9.25 993 .1285 .1025 .1000 .1,1,.! . 780 .1067 . 1000 .1213 . 1 (130 .1121 .1054 6.75 99 hogs 209 6.501 18 hog. 118 3.50 48 hogs .... 215 5.10l 2 hogs 233 6.101 13 hogs 404 0.15' 32 hogs 172 ti.50 67 hogs 193 7.001 30 hogs .... 147 501 48 hogs . . . -92 S.SH 8 hogs 115 6.801 77 hogs -98 9.25 9.25 9.23 9.2." 8.25 9.20 9.20 9.15 24 steers Current prices of the various classes of stock at the yards follows Prime steers .SS.754 7.0H . 6.30 6.75 . 6.2EH..V) . 5.75r0.OO . 5. 25 it 5. 75 . 5.50(5 i-50 . 6.0(1 (p s.50 . 3.00 6; 4.00 . 4.305.75 . 9.00(8 0.25 . 8.00&8.25 . 4.00 C 5.25 . 3.f"4.53 . B.00jf6.00 Choice steers Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows Heifers Calves Bulls Stags Hogs Light Heavy Sheep Wethers Ewes " Lambs Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 31. Hogs Receipts 4000: market, steady and Btrong. Heavy. $S.909.10; light. $8 809.10; pigs, $86 8 80- bulk of sales, $8.908.95. Cattle-Receipts, 12.500; market, lower Native slec.s. $7.656 10.25; native cows and h.'lfers. S5.757.50: Western steers. $6.25 8 "0- Texas steers, $667.50: Texas cows and heifers.' $5.507; calves. $8010.50. " she,-pReceipts. 40,000; market easier. Yearlings. $5.25 W 5.90 ; wethers. $4.85j.2j; lambs. $7.25gi7.40; Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 31 Hogs Receipts 29 -nan. rmrket Ftrone. Bu k of sales. a.U-iff 9 "5- "Tight:' $Sm: mixed. $S.S0950; heavy. SS.659.45; rough, $S.659.20; pigs. nattlt: Receipts. 20.000: market, steady. Be"es $6 75W10? cow, and heifers, $3 S0 $; steers. $0.359.35; stocked and feed ers. $5.50e8.15; calves, S,.50eil.20. Sheep Receipts. 83.000: market weak. Sheep $4.70495.50; yearlings, $5.2066.35, iambs! 83.83 9i 7.60. cfiOPwIOiESLOWLy APPLE-GROWERS ADVISED TO USE CAUTION IS SELLING. Fruit Cannot Be Forced on Market Storage Must Be Resorted to by Northwestern Producers. SPOKANE. Aug. 31. (Special.) The vital beariug ot the European war on the apple crop of the Northwest, necessitating the most conservative action by growers and creatine the need for extensive storage at Eastern markets, was brought out forci bly in the meeting of the board of trustees of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors. General Manager J. H. Bobbins said: "The probable opening prices for apples this season, which, of course, are directly affected by existing condition!, was the sublect under deliberation throughout most of the final day's session. The board was unanimous in Us agreement on the feasi bility of again pursuing last year's policy of starting prices on a blsis sufficiently attractive to the trade to induce the early and prompt movement of the crop and to avoid the harvest-time demoralization. It is confident that, notwithstanding adverse circumstances, we shall be ablo to maintain a gradually risinsr scale. 'We found that the total commercial production of apples will amount to 13.610 cars. This Is a decrease of fully 15 per cent from the estimate reported at the previous board meeting, due to continued tirouth and heat in many sections. 'Realizing that cash buyers and specu lators would not be In evidence to any ex Lent this season, while we were in the East, sr secured options on a large amount if sold -storage space in order to properly muse and protect our tonnage and thus tlace ourselves In a position to feed It out to the trade as consumption shall demand. While we were seekinr storage space In the East we discovered that a substantial raise in price over last year had been made, twine to conditions created by the war. Kood products which ordinarily go abroad ind the large Eastern barrel apple crop iave created an abnormal demand for sto iage. "We feel that wc were fortunate In having taken our options early and thus -ecured the choice of locations. Moreover, ve predict that thote growers who delay making their arrangements will have dlf- ficulty in properly bousing and protecting their tonnage. This Is not a year for hysterics and in criminations, although, of course, the war situation is a world calamity. The bankers and business men of the East are counsel ling conservatism and the fruit men will do well to emulate their example In harvest ing their crops. Former avenues of trade have been cut off. and we must develop new channels for a wider distribution within our available territory. "We strongly urge growers not to be come disheartened and discouraged and warn them not to attempt to undermine the market by trying to gain a temporary advantage over their neighbors. It is a foregone conclusion that our harvest will not be absorbed by cash buyers and specu lators, and the burden of carrying through the stock until it can be consumed rests on the growers themselves. It is useless for them to think that they can hurry this process and get ahead of their fellow growers without bringing disaster upon themselves as well as the others, before they have disposed of their entire crop." Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Aug. 31. No change was reported In the coffee situation here today. Some of the cost and freight offers from Brazil were said to be a shade lower, but owing doubtless to the uncertainties of fresh importations, local holders were said to be firm In their views and prices were un changed, with Rio 7s quoted at Tc and Santos 4s at 12 Tic Today's Brazilian cable, reported receipt, of 70OO bags at the Brazilian port on Saturday and Jundiahy receipts were 7000 bags. The Rio market was 75 reis higher at the close on Saturday, while the Santos curb was unchanged Raw sugar, firm. Molasses, 5.37c: centri fugal. 6.02c: refined, firm; cut loaf. 8.15c; crushed. 8.05c. mould "A," 7.70c; cubes, 7.50c; XXXX powdered, 7.40; powdered, 7.35; fine granulated, 7.25; diamond "A. 7.23; confectioners' "A," 7.15; , No. i. 7.05c. CANADA MAY GET GOLD PliAItf FOR MEETING NEW YORK'S OBLIGATIONS ABROAD. Capper rrodncera Want Concession. Similar to Those Granted Cotton Planters In South. NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Measures to re lieve the awkward situation arising from the difficulty of meeting this clty'B obliga tions in London and Paris assumed a more definite ohase today when it became known that local bank., which act as city deposi taries, probaHy would co-operate with the bankers through whom municipal notes were placed abroad. The plan contemplates gold exports of at least , 000,01)0 to Ottawa. This sum may be doubled, unless opposition becomes too strong. The conference of international cotton brokers, which has for its main object a settlement of the foreign exchange situation In its relation to the exportation of cotton, held it. first session today, but beyond ar ranging preliminaries of procedure nothing was accomplished. Reports from Washington that the copper producers hope to procure from this Gov ernment similar concessions to those granted to cotton planters excited little interest in the financial district. The project was re garded as of a piece with the valorization schemes recently submitted by the coffee interests. Leading Western railway lines reported sfadv traffic, with some decrease in grain tonnage. The Government cotton report places the condition of. that staple as of August 25. at 78 per cent, against 76.4 per cent the previous month, and 08.2 per cent the same month last year. On the whole, the average is well above that of any cor responding period of the past decade. Many loans fell due today and In most Instances they were renewed at prevailing rates. Exchange on London, both cable and demand, was easier on limited dealings. Exchange and Silver. NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Closing: Mercan tile paper. 7 per cent. Sterling exchange, nominal; for cables, 5.0675fe5.0725; for demand, 5.064 o.OOoO. LONDON', Aug. 31. Bar silver. 24 Kd per ounce. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Aug. 31. Turpentine nom inal- 45,-c: no sn;cs. nscsim -. "la ments 1.657; stocks. 29.004. Rosin, nom inal: so sales. Receipts, 652; shipments, 6206; stocks. U3j!'64. Quote: A, B, '-.50; r n 13.512 H ; E. F, G, J, I. .i.oo, K, J4.15;' M. m7oO; N. 6; WG, 0.25; WW. 6.35. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Aug. SL Butter Steady. "Ilteaceip... 12.154' eases; St mark cases Included. 18M22c; ordinary firsts, 2014 21c; firsts, 2222',.c Dulutb Flax Market. t,t-t tTti 1 Linseed. September, $1.63 Ve : December. J1.60. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN 111.. Aug. 31. Butter, 31c asked, SOlic bid. No sales. NEWS TELLS LOYALTY BRITISH PAPER SHOWS AW. PAC TIONS ACCEIT SERVICE. Fishermen to Hunt for Mines, Naval Deserters Return. Wales Gives up Its Coal for Fleets' I'se. mi .Itlnn r,f T.lrVfTs WAfklV 1 lie laicai cuit.iv.,. News to be received in Portland, dated AUfTUSl 10, Stives LIIO iwinniiiu of interest: "Welsh miners will assist the gov ernment in every way possible, fur nishing coal supplies and volunteer ambuance corps. Members or tracies unions eiiiiaiuiK will be kept in beneHt without contri butions. "American women have offered a fully equipped surgical hospital. In connection with the Red Cross Society and will run nn ambulance ship, If funds permit. 'Sunday evening. In response to the i ; ... i .... 1 1 BTnr.cc. lovaltv Of a crowd of 20,000, the King, Queen and Prince of wales came on lo u v .. i -witii nnp accord the assem bly broke into the singing of 'He's a Jolly (iooa rreuow. "Five naval deserters surrendered for service today Pardon is offered all surrendering before September 4. "The reopening of London elemen . . .ni,nni. nrm-ftd verv unnoDUlar IttJJ mMvmim - - " with youthful Londoners whose mili tary ardor has Deen worsen up w high pitch, and several squads 'de serted.' "The King will place Balmoral Cas tle at the disposal of authorities as a hA.nit.i for wounded sailors and sol diers should the need arrive. "Fishermen of all ratings nave onntml KflrviCO ITI the 61- CiLCI 1J- ovvv.u i i.. ,-. ,.-.1! a wnrV of trftwllnir for floating mines. The Boers are for Britain to a man, according to woru received from the former rebel center. "In addition to men, tanaaa gives nf flrtOT- to the mother aiiiwnuiu &..v v. -. country, enough for two pounds to each person in the United Kingdom. Women are being called upon to make shirts for the soldiers. Race v. - nn(irR including Leopold de Rothschild, are turning valuable ani mals over to the army, a special mrco ,.r Tir.n wa enrolled in the first two days of call for volunteers. "The seaside panic ia ovei .niu amusements are going on as ever, thnneh a tone of seriousness is cast over all by the war. "German-born people, no matter how long residents In England, are now debarred irom using out mw Luurw to redress a grievance unless they have papers of naturalization as Eng lishmen." Graudview Officials Contemplated. nn a. snviEW Wash.. Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) The City Council is planning a more efficient system ot management by the employment of two salaried men . ,.ir. r-ara nf nil nf the clerical work of the city as well as fill the position of Marsnai, water owj uonuDui Police Judge. DEMANDS ARE ACUTE European Situation Sends Wheat Higher at Chicago. RECORD PRICES TOUCHED Xearly All of World's Shipments In Past Week Were Made From United States Ports Specula tor Take to Buying Sid. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. Wheat jumped rap Ml tnrinv I n f l uanred hv siens that Euro pean demand for supplies from this side ot the Atlantic was becoming more acuio. After a buU. that In some cases amounted to o cent, a bushel, th. market closed firm at a Kaln of 7, to 4! cent. n.t. Corn finished tk cent off to cent up. oats nHrli an lAvxir-P of 3. (S U Cent tO i 3 7 cent, and provisions varying from 5 cents decline to a raise 01 ceni.. Perhaps the most important news af fecting the wheat market was th. announce ment that world shipments were virtually all from North America and for th. moat part made up of wheat that had been grown In the United States. Most of the wlldness In wheat was right at the start. Speculators were nearly unan imous in takln. at once to the buying side. On a second strong swell the September de livery touched the extreme high point of tlve days ago. The later months were 1 4 to 1 H cents short of previous high quota tions. Prospects of fairly large deliveries here tomorrow on September contracts tended to keep corn depressed. Export demand lifted oats, but profit taking by longs led to material reaction from the top level reached. Advancing prices for hogs carried pro visions up grade. Futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Spt 1.09 1.12 1 09 111 Dec l.H l.flK l.M MM May 1.21 1.23 1.21 1.22 CORN. Sept 79 .80V, .79 .79Ji Dec 7 1 -.4 .7314 .72 -iH May 74 S .751. .74 V. .4Vs OATS. Sent 49 .4i .48". ..e-T. Dec 5 Hi M r" .52 H .54 j. May .04 7, .33 PORK. Sept Jan. 20.S0 22.05 20.B6 20.113 22.03 10.10 10.35 10.85 3.0D LARD. 10.25 10.07 !4 10.2214 10.47V4 10.3214 10.42V4 11.00 10.85 11.00 Sept Oct. Jan. RIBS. Sept 12.57V4 12.5714 12.3214 12.52V4 Oct. 12.27Vs 12.4B 12.1-1 Jan 11.3214 11.70 11.52Vi 12.40 11.87 Vi Cash prices were as follows Wheat, .o. a reu. .i.i- l1.14X; No. hard, U. 121.13. Corn. No. 2 yellow. S0V4Slc; No. 3 yel low. 8O!44f80c. Rye. No. 2. 98 14 97c Barley, 6Sff80c. Timothy. S4.5Uee.00. Clover, $18.00. Puget Sound Wheat Market. TACOMA, Aug. 31. Wheat Bluestem. $1.11; fortyfold, OSc; club and Fife, 94c. Car receipts, wheat 54, barley 3, oat. 2, hay 25. SEATTLE, Aug. 81. Wheat, September and October delivery quotations: Bluestem. $1.11; fortyfold, 96?: club, llflc; Fife, 95c; red Russian, 93c; Turkey red, 98c. Car receipts, wheat SS. oat. 4. barley 5, hay 22 flour ,12, rye 1. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.6. 14 170; red Rus sian, $1.671461.70; Turkey red, $1,700-1.73; bluestem $1.80'&1.S5: feed barley, $1.1214 1.15; white oats, $1.40iil.43; bran $29; mid dlings, $31. 50t 32.50 ; shorts. $211 W 30. Call board, wheat firm, no trading. Barley, firm; December. $1.2514; May. $1.3214. Sterling in London, no quotations. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 31. Wheat, Sep tember. $1.15; December, $1.17; No. 1 hard. $1.25; No. 1 Northern. $1.17 1. 28; No. 2 Northern. $1.1301.21. Barley 83 ic 74c. Flax $1.6314 1-68 4. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31. Wheat Spot Arm. No 1 Manitoba 9s 3d: No. 2, 9s 4d; future, firm: October. 8s 7d; December, Ss 814d. Black Mystery in Red Spots of Yellow "Chinee." Police After Baffling; Oriental Who Daubs Houses and Bulldlnics, Say ing He Follows Orders. WHAT is the meaning of two little red spots painted on gates, doors and steps of houses and buildings about the city? An answer to this question will solve a riddle that has already started a "yellow peril" scare in Portland. Numerous reports have come to po lice headquarters of a mysterious Chi nese, who wanders about the streets, looking over houses. On some buildings, after a careful inspection, he leaves his mark two little red spots of paint. The Celestial painted his mark on the big doors of the police station two weeks ago In broad daylight. Patrol men Thompson and Bewley saw him do it and wondered. Bewley took the man back to the station and questioned him. "A man told me," was all the ex planation offered by the Chinaman. "Who was he?" asked the officer. "Aw, you know," grinned the Ori ental Chief of Police Clark took a hand in the questioning, and then pulled from the man's coat pocket a small round bottle of queer, murky red paint The only Information they could get was that a man with a big beard had told him to do it. After making the Chinese wash the paint oft the station door. Chief Clark let him ETO. E. C. Jorgenson, of 581 Glisan street, i became suspicious yesterday, after the Chinese had Inspected his house and I left his two little red marks. Whether the man Is demented, or has a reason for his mysterious actions is a ques tion the police will try to solve when they catch him again. An employe of St. Vincent's Hospital discovered the man painting the doors at the main entrance of the hospital Saturday afternoon, but he was not detained. Upon demanding an explana tion he was told by the Chinaman that the painting had been ordered. HIGHWAY SOON TO OPEN Celebration to Shirk Completion of Section of Columbia Road Grade. The new Columbia Highway for a dls. tance of 16 miles, from Chanticleer to Warrendale, will be opened between September 10 and 15. A celebration is to be arranged for the day. Five miles to the Hood River County line will remain to be completed. Work men will be moved. from the portion, where grading is being finished, onto the five-mile stretch and It is expected to have the whole highway graded by November 1. It is expected there will be a big turnout of automobiles for the first trip over the road and that moving pictures of the highway will be made The surfacing of the highway remains to be done next year, after the nils have had time to settle. When Winter sets in, travel over the new road wllf be stopped until after a hard surface is laid next Summer. John Friuk, of Seattle, Dies. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 31. John M. Frink. a wealthy Iron manufacturer THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital .... $1,000,000 Surplus OFFICERS J. C. AIMiWOBTII, Pre.ldrat. It. LEA BARNES, Vlce-Prldeat. . A. HOLT, Asa. Cashier. A. M. WRIGHT, Asst. Cashier. R. W. SCBXEER, ( ashler. P. 8. lilt K, . Cashier. PINKERTON & COMPANY UN$TED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, 111., ever since 1883 No connection with or relation to the Pinkerton National Dftectir 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 Lumbermens bldg., Portland. Or. Phone Main 7741. W. H. TREECE, District Manager. LADD & TILTON BANK (stablu;ied Capital and Surplus Commercial and who was Republican candidate for Gov ernor in 1900. died suddenly today at his country home on Iake Washington. I He had been president of the Seattle Park Board and had been for a score of years one of the most prominent men In Seattle. O.ULV MBTEOBOLOiilCAL REPORT. 1 UH 1 bA.. 1. AU.. " . r ature, 78 degrees; minimum. 40 d.arees. River reading. 8 A. M.. 8.8 feet; change In lust 24 hours. 0.1 foot. Total rainfall ( P. M to 5 P. M.) none; Totsl rainfall since Sept. 1 11S 38.01 Inches. Normal rainfall since Sept. 1. 43.13 Inches. Deficiency ot " , MSI ft ! Inches. rsinian since . , Total sunshine, 9 hours, H minute.; possible sunshine, la hours, 22 mlnutea Barometer (reduced to sea level) 0 f. -" Wind w 7 Stat, of W.ath.r STATIONS. Baker 7:o. 06 NW NW Clear Boise IClesr Boston ....... 4 SE Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Calgary Chicago Colfax HO. 00118 S Rn Denver 4 O.OO Lt-' N'w S0.Ol( 4 SW C 0.041 8NE 54(O.O0lJISW . il. M 11 Pt. cloudy Des Moines Duluth Cloudy Pt. cloudy turcica -Cloudy Galveston Helena Jacksonville x'o.OOl 4SB OI0.OO14IS 72 0. 00 10 S .4 0.00 4 NW OOlO.OO-12'NW 84l.t0 S 740.O0:i4W 101 1.40 4 SB tri. ciouuj Cle.r Kansas City Los Angeles Marshfleld Clear Clear Cle.r Cle.r Midford .Minneapolis Ram Clear .Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear IClear Montreal New Oi leans New York i :o w , il 1 A V V North Head North Yakima .. . 64 7S 000 4 SE Pendleton Phoenix Pocatello 14 Oil 1 w l Tt 00 N im-l SW Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Portland Roseburg li 10.001 6tNW 0.001 N ii nn II 4 2 72 Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokana Tacoma Tatoosh Island . . 0 o'.4jtos Ml is TO 00 4 NW .vw.iv .mi e 00,10, w o.oo 4 NW N s N 0.00 4 Clear r.-' II on 10 Fobs;- , Pt cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy Victoria, B. C. ... UC 0 . ml i-: 86;0.00 . 7 2 0 . on . . 5l!o.00':2 Washington Winnipeg Yellowstone Park. NW WEATHER CONDITIONS. Unsettled weather conditions obtain ov.r h interior of the country and rain has fallen In Saskatchewan, the Rocky Moun tain and Northern Plains States. Mississippi Valley, the East Oulf States and Tennessee. Th. weather la ' much cooler In Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Minnesota. Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba; It Is warmer in Northern Colorado, New Mexico and Western Tennessee. Th. conditions are favorable for gener ally fair weather In this district Tuesday. It will be warmer except near the coast. Wlnda will be mostly northwesterly. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity: Tuesday fair; warmer; northwest winds. Oregon and Washington: Tuesday fair; warmer except near the coast. Idaho: Tuea&ay fair. Chas. H. Mull, City En gineer of Twin Falls, Idaho, says: "The sur face of Bitulithic Pave ment is ideal. I never saw an automobile skid on this kind of pave ment even in the wettest weather. The pave ment seems not to be affected by the use of automobiles at all." fKAVKlXlls' i.l lilt. ALASKA. Special one way rouDd-trin rate. Steamahip Mil direct I P. M. W EM N Li 5 DA V, S TZ I'TK MBKR 'J Few Reservation! Left. San Frai.ciaoo, Portland A ( Aaselee Steainsblp Co. FRANK BOLL, AM. AfTnt. 121 Third St. A 4506. Main 211 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 Savings Deposits TR.ll KI.KltS' i.HOr:. FRENCH LINE .inipiiKiile (irnrralr TrunMl lant Iqnr. 1W4TAI, HKUVU'B. Sailings for HAVRE Rochambeau, Sept. 12, 3 P.M. France - - Sept. 16, 10 A.M. La Touraine - Sept. 19, 3 P.M. Chicago - - Sept. 26, 3 P.M. KOIl INFORMATION APPLY Company's Office, 19 State Street, N. Y. OK I.Ot .M. AOKNTK. AUSTRALIA i Mini m raw xihaand. Itminri Trip Rales: rlrsl-il.as to Tahlll IU. lo Wellington : .. to Njdney $:l0O. HprWill 1'wrlllr Ocean Tour l Including South Hea Lie!. J:'6 1st class throughout Konnri the World Rate, on application. Regular through service from San Franclare. 8. 8. Maltal tO04 tons) aalls S.pt. is. g. 8. Moans UO.OM tonal aalls Oct. 14. 8. S. Marama (11, (00 tons) aalla Nov. U. Send for Pamphlet. Tolnn Steamship Co. of New Zealand, Ltd. Office Market street. San Francisco, or local 8. S. and R. R. aganta. San Francisco !,( AM.l.l.l,- M IMF.liO S. S. YUCATAN Halle Wedorwlay. Hepieraber I, I P. H, north run it MKtMMiir o. Ticket Offlra I Freight Olflc. 1Z2A 3d 81. Foot Northrup St. Main 1314. A 1.1141 Main AMIS IP 8 sHOVyPWCEOrSOUTHAMttiof i. .hi v uin DK I aMCIUh SANTDM. and MONTEVIDEO Frequent aaillnta from New Tork by new and fast 1Z.I0 ton) paaaenitfr eteamera. Bl'MK A DVMKI.N, Urn. Acta., ISrttadwajr. Y. Dorerjv B. Mnlth. d and Washington (lla. Or lH-a Agrnt... COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Sails from Alnsworth dock. Portland, I A. at. Sept. S, 10, II, 0. :5. 10. Freight and tlck.t offices. Lower Alnsworth dock. Portland & Coos Bay 8. 8. Lin. I . H. KKATIXi, genl Phone .Main 3600. A IMt. . S. 8. BEAR. I OK SAN FrwANCiSCO LOS ANGELES t A. M.. SEPT. 4 The San Francisco A Portland h. 8. Co., td and Mihlngt.ii 8ta. (with ti -W. B, m Co.) lot. Manball 4&VV. A OKI. UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER EXCURSIONS ON STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT Dallr round trip to Th. Daliu. .gc.pt on Sunday and Monday: leave Portland at T A. M.. arrlva on return at ;S P. M. rare $1 each way. Sunday, excursion to (.asoad. Locks. $1 round trip, leave Alder at. . DfjM at 8AM arrlv. on return at i P. M. 1 none Main 014 or A 8112. New Coos Bay Line Steamship sail, direct today. Sept. Is- at TP M . for Marihfleld. North Bend. m plr.' and San rranclco. Make reset v. lion at once. IBANK BOI.I.AM. raas. Agcat. Main 2. 124 8rd Street. A 458. Freight Offlra, Albers' Dock, No. S. Marshall 2498. A TI44. Steamer Georgiana Leave Waahlngton-etreet Dock ai T A. Daily- Sunday. 7 :30. for Astoria and Way Landings Returning. Loave. Astoria at ;00 J. M. Fare. 41.00 Bach Way Mala 1422. DRAIN TO COOS BAT. Auto run dttllr DsIlgJbtful trip All off any or th. Ocoaa-L.acB roi Vira reservations to O. IUIIVUSi Urals.