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THE HORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1914. n CONTRACT LET FOR SUTHERLIN LINE Construction Is to Begin at Once on First 28 Miles of Proposed Railroad. EXTENSION LIKELY SOON Man Is for Road From Coos Bay on Almost Compass Line Through Sutherlln to Boise Koute to Be Investigated. ETJTHERXIN', Or., Sept. 1. (Special.) At a conference In the local office of the Roach Timber Company last night, a contract was signed by representa tives of the timber company and the McAlllBter & Son Construction Com pany, of Portland, whereby the latter is to commence construction work on the first 28 miles of the Sutherlln. Coos Bay & Eastern Railroad within ten days, and carry the work through to completion as speedily as possible. E. A. Tudor, representing the McAl lister Construction Company, who has pent several days here figuring on the contract, departed for Portland this morning to superintend the shipment of the company's grading outfit to Sutherlln. He said that he expected to have the equipment here by Friday or Saturday of this week and hoped to be in shape to commence grading next Monday. There was much rejoicing through cut the valley this morning when It became generally known that the con tract for the first unit of the Suth erlln. Coos Bay & Eastern, Railroad had been signed and that construction was to begin at once. Extension Is Planned. The backers of the line are making a thorough investigation of the route both eastward and westward from Butherlin, with the idea of an early extension of the line. While the first 28 miles of the road In primarily for the purpose of con verting the huge timber holdings of the Roach Timber Company, east of Sutherlln into cash. It Is the intention of the lumbermen to co-operate with one of the big railroading interests In extending this first unit which is under construction. Into a through east and west line. A survey has been com pleted from Sutherlln to Coos Bay and a maximum grade of 1 per cent es tablished. A party under Chief Engllneer H. D. Haley, of the Lumbermen's Engi neering Company, of Portland, will be outfitted at Sutherlln during the month, to Investigate the North Umpqua River Canyon and Pass in the vicinity of Diamond Lake, the summit of the Cas cade Mountains, due east of Sutherlin. From the previous investigations of the Forestry Service, the Umpqua River Pass Is. of less altitude and more ac cessible than that of the Willamette Fork at Odell Lake, through which the Natron survey was made. lantern Extension Likely. On the report of the engineering Bartv and the anticipated revival In trade and railroad building in this country, will depend the extension of i the Sutherlln road east through tne undeveloped empire of Eastern Oregon, and to Boise. Idaho. The Sutherlin survey will be made from Diamond Lake through Klamath, Lake and Harney counties to Malheur Lake, where it is expected to connect up with the extension from the Oregon Short Line on Snake River to Juntura. Through the North Umpqua River Canyon the proposed route pierces a country of wonderful possibilities to the lumbermen and stockmen, besides opening for tourists a practically un known scenic wonderland. The possi bilities for developing power in the North Umpqua River are second to only one In the state. At the mouth of the Fish Creek the North Umpqua races through rock narrows for five miles then falls In an unbroken volume of water for almost 460 feet. There are Immense mineral springs above the Caps Illlhee, and the hunting and fish ing in the Deer Heaven Country, 145 miles from any present railroad, is without equal in any place In the Northwest. Sutherlin is on the exact latitude of Coos Bay, and the line extended east into Idaho passes only 14 minutes south of Boise, making the proposed line from Boise to the coast almost a compass line proposition. PERSONALMENTI0N. John Gavin, of The Dalles, Is at the Eaton. H. L. Gill, of Woodburn, la at the Eaton. W. M Routledgre, of Oakland, is at the Carlton. G. E. Merwin, of Salem, is at the Oregon. C Putman, of Kelso, "Wash., is at the Norton ia. R. D. Sullivan, of Chehalis. is at the Cornelius. J. F. Stelwer, of Salem, is at the Cornelius. Mrs. L. J. Clark, of Seaside, is at the Multnomah. T. W. Mallett. of Seattle, Is at the "WasIuneTton. -Major H. L. Bowlby, of Salem, is at t! Benson. J. W, Shortridse. of Wheeler, is at thfc, (Airlton. B. J. W'eller, of Mosier, Or., is at the il ultnomah. J. B. Bourne, of Rainier, Or., is at t Perkins. A. Wilhelm, Jr., of Monroe, Or is at the Oregon. K. Heath, of Grants Pass, is at tho Imperial. Sol Hayback, of Spokane, Is at the Washington. Lr. F. D. Wilson, of Hood River, Is at the Eaton. jAv. and Mrs. M. Sayre, of Silverton, ai e at the Perkins. Henry A. I-ukens Is at the Perkins. K. Philip Beebe of Xolan, Alaska, of Hood River, it? ai the Beneon. William Murray, of Oregon City, is nt the Xortonia. H. G. Day. of White Salmon. Wash., Is at the Seward. B. H. Butts and wife, of The Dalles, at at the Carlton. J. 1 Brace, of Salem, and Mrs. Brace are at the Carlton. 11. S. Burpee and wife, of Hood River, are at the Oregon. Mis Rose M. Foster, of Lincoln. Neb.. Is at the Xortonia. James E. Montgomery, of Hood River, Is at the Cornelius. Mrs. W. A. Rupp. of Aberdeen, Wash., is at the Multnomah. George M. Tuttl and wife, of Cen tralla, are at the Oregon. Mrs. A. Dunbur. of Seattle, has taken apartments at the Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Benson, of Havre, Mont., are at the Xortonia. F. C. Mouilen, of Eugene an auto- mobile dealer of Eugene, is at the Im perial. Captain Wilson I. Davenny, o Wash ington. D. C, is at the Benson. H. C Bigelow. of Seattle, and Mrs. Bigelow are at the Washington. W. H. Dean, a telephone owner at' White Salmon, is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. C J. Gwinn. of Balti more, Md.. are at the Washington. F. R. May, a lumberman from Mays, Wash., Is registered at the Seward. The Misses Mabel and E. Case, of Kalama, Wash., are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Burton, of Albany, registered at the Perkins yesterday after a motor trip to Portland. Rev. W. T. Locke, a Presbyterian minister, is staying at the Seward, on his way to China from Cincinnati. Thomas G. Gerdine, of the United States Geological Survey, is registered at the Seward from Washington. D. C. J. B. Rhodes, chairman of the griev ance committee for the O.-W. R. & N. Railroad, is at the Imperial from Spo. kane. Robert E. Strahorn, president of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern, and Mrs. Strahorn are registered at the Benson from Spokane Mrs. R. D. Stone, who has been pass ing the Summer on the Atlantic Coast, has returned, stopping off en route at Banff and Lake Louise. CHICAGO, Sept. 1. (Special.) W. M Whidden. of Portland, was at the Con gress and W. W. Lindsay and A. De perre. also of Portland, were registered at the La Salle today. CITY BUILDS OWN PARK Donated Clackamas Island Cleared by Volunteers on Sundays. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept- L (Spe cial.) The people of Gladstone de cided that they wanted a park. Nojv a basket picnic Is planned for next week at the park, an island in the Clack amas River given to the city. All of the tall grass and underbrush has been cleared, and a bridge built to the main land by volunteer work during the past three Sundays. The Island was given to the city by H. E. Cross and the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company several months ago, but nothing was done toward utilizing it until recently. Twenty-one men with axes, shovels and picks worked the first Sunday. Last Sunday more than 50 men re sponded to the call and a bridge was built from the island to the mainland. The property, consisting of between three and four acres, is covered with large Cottonwood trees. The city of Gladstone owns a strip of land along the bank of the Clack amas River, opposite the park, and the two properties will be united. A stronger bridge already is planned and probably will be constructed in a short time by the Council. DAILY METEOltOLOCilCAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Sept. 1. Maximum temper ature, 78 degrees; minimum, 49 degrees. Elver reading at 8 A. il. 4 feet; change in last 24 hours, 0.2 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.). none; total rainfall since September 1, 1914, none; normal rain fall since September 1, 1914. 0.3 inch; de ficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1914. .03 inch. Total sunshine September 1, 7 hours; possible sunshine, 13 hours, 19 min utes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 5 P. M-, 29.95 Inches. THE WEATHER. Stale of Weather STATIONS. Baker 80;0.00 4NWIClear 80 0.00 4 W Clear SSO.OOfl-JfSW Clear 720.001 6SE Clear 820.46 6iSW Cloudy Boise Boston Calgary Chicago Colfax Denver Des Molncs. . . . Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville . . . Kansas City. . . . Los Angeles. . . . Marshfield Medford Minneapolis . . . Montreal New Orleans. . . New York North Head North Yakima. , Pendleton Phoenix pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake Ear Francisco. . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island. Walla Walla. . . Washington Wtnnipee 88:0. OO . .1. . .. Clear 7810.04112 NE Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear 7O.0.93 10'X fO 0.1-4 101 W OS 0.01 4 NW 88 0.00 12 S TO'lO.OOl 4 N 9210.00! 4 W 9OjO.0O'24JN 72'0.0010lSW 62.0.001 4 NW Clear Clear Clear Rain Pt. cloudy Cloudy 62 0.56;10iNW 78 0.14 14 S 90 0.00' 8S st;. .'' 54.0.00 Cloudy 82 o . no ciear Clear Clear sro.oo 040.00 74 0 . 00 Clear Cloudy Clear 78,0.00 84 0.0l 74 0.00 Clear 8S'1.S6 Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Eoggy Clear solo.oo 64,0.00 72.0.00 S410.00 74 0.00 52,0.00 si n.nn 00 O.OOj Hfijo.no Clear Ft. cloudy Clear Yellowstone Park, j 62 0.00 8INWI WEATHER CONDITIONS. The barometer Is relatively low over the Pacific States and a moderate high-pressure area Is central over Western South Dakota. The barometer continues relatively high in the Atlantic and East Gulf States. Showers and thunder storms have occurred In the Northern States Irom the Rocky Mountains east to and-including the Lakes Region. It Is much cooler In Nebraska, Eastern Colo rado and the Uppfr Mississippi Valley. The conditions are favorable for fair weather In this district Wednesday. FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Fair; westerly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair westerly winds. Idaho Fair. EDWARD A. BEALS. District Forecaster. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending August 27, as reported to Bradstreet's, aggregate $2,057,630,000, against $2,177,067,000 In the preceding week and 1'. 75.219.000 in the aame week last year. Following are the returns for the past week, with percentage of change from the corresponding week last year: Decrease. New York Chicago Philadelphia ... Boston St. Lonia Pittsburg Kansas City San Francisco . . Baltimore Detroit Cincinnati Minneapolis Cleveland Los Angeles . . . New Orleans . . . Omaha Milwaukee Atlanta Louisville Seattle Bufialo Portland. Or Salt Lake City. . Spokane San Diego Tacoma Sacramento .... .S?25,53?,000 39.5 6.1 8.5 14.8 7.1 3.3 s.rt 20.3 4.2 13.7 . 257, 269, OOO . 127.29S.U00 . 100.095.000 . 60.S90.000 . 50,437,000 55,926.000 . 35.1S2.000 . 31.171,000 . 23,961,000 . 26,419,000 6.S . 22.179,000 10.3 . 19,626,000 14.8 . 21,862.000 . 15,722.000 7.9 . 1S.512.00O 3.0 . 14.332.000 15.6 8.9S3.O00 .9 10.7S6.O0O 7.8 . 11.56S.UO0 9-.5U0.O00 9,0:9.000 5.19S.OOO 2,880.000 1.S51.O00 2,121.000 1,733.000 9.0 n.i 13.0 1S.2 1S.S 12.3 Increase. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Qa., Sept. X. Turpentine, nominal. 43 No sales. Receipts 530; shipments. 13S; stocks, 20.356. Rosin, nominal. o sales, tteceipts i s; shipments. 015: stocks. 114.140. Quote: A. r(. sx.au; i l l. : tu, t . u. ti. l $3.r: K. itt; M. $4.SO; X, $6.00; WO. $6.25; WW, $6.35. Exchange and Silver. NEW YORK. Sept, 1. Closing: Mercan tile paper, 7 per cent. Sterling exchange, nominal; cables, $3.0773; for demand. $5.0S3O. Bar silver. 53 Vic LONDON, ounce Sept. L Bar silver, 24 d per Pried Fruit at New Ye. NEW YORK, Sept. p Evancrsd apples, quiet. Prunes, steady. Peachta. quiet. Duluth Flax Market. DCTXTH. Sapt. 1. Linseed, cash. 11.58 V4: September, $1.5SH. A shads tree mora than 100 years old. In Portland, M.. four feet through, has become o decayed that It has been shopped down. MORE HOPS NEEDED American Beer Exports May Be Largely Increased. COAST HOLDS THE SUPPLY Growers Have Reason to Expect Highly Profitable Selling Sea son Heavy Buying for MeNeff Bros. Not only will the Pacific Coast be called upon this season to supply a large part of the world's demand for hops, but American brewers will doubtless turn out a vastly Increased quantity of beer to be exported to countries in South America and the Orient that formerly received their sup- piles from Germany and Austria. The cut ting off of the European supply of both the raw and the manufactured articles is bound to have an important effect on the price of hops In this state and the growers are naturally confident that this will be one of the best years they have had. In the season just ended the United States imported about 15,000 cwt. of German and Austrian hops. This year the American brewers will have to content themselves with the domestic article entirely. As the brewers have always claimed that foreign hops go "twice as far as Americans, this will mean an added requirement of about 20.000 bales on normal consumption. With an increase In the export beer business, the brewers, of course, will need still more American hops. The New York crop Is not going to cut much figure in the market this year ana Pacifies will also have to take the place of States. Samples of new California and Yakima hoDs have been received. Ther are very cleanly picked and make a fine appearance. In order to make an equally good Impres sion In new markets that have heretofore only known the expensive foreign kinds, the Oregon growers will have to be equally careful with their picking and curing. The market la gaining In activity. McNeff Bros., who in the past week have bought close to 1000 bales of 1914 hops, yesterday contracted for 80.000 pounds of Yaklmas at 18 cents. Including 60,000 pounds from the yards of Hugo V. Lewis and B. M. Livesley. They also bought 40.000 pounda of new Oregona at 18 cents. California wires announced that Wolf & Hotter had purchased 100 bales of new hops from Bandy Bros., of Yolo. Eighteen cents was freely offered for Sacramentos yesterday. Beer sales In the united otates ior mo month of June last were 6,975.055 barrels. as against 6,090,760 barrels for June, 1913. For the fiscal year ended June u. ivi. ii sales were 66.105.445 barrels, as aKi- w 245.544 barrels for the preceding year. COITNTRY WHEAT MARKETS ABE HIGH Bluestem Changes Hands at Price Equal to $1.16 at Tidewater. Buyers at the Merchants' Exchange turned their attention to the cheaper grades of wheat yesterday, and bluestem was for the time being neglected. Blda for bluestem were a cent lower, at $1.11. The country markets continued strong. with buyers bidding higher prices than were current In the Portland market. A lot of bluestem was bought at Walla Walla for a mill In that section at $L08, which is equivalent to about $1.16 nere. At the noon session of the Exchange 80, 000 bushels of wheat changed hands. Forty fold brought 95 cents, the same price as bid on Monday; club sold at 95 cents, an advance of half a cent; Red Russian brought 94 and 94H cents, a gain of 1 to 1 cents, and red fife was 1ft cents higher, at 95 cents. All the buying is understood to be for milling and California account, and no ex port operations are reported. Commenting on the wheat situation In Eu rope, Broomuall savs: "I expect much waste In Europe as a re sult of the war. because of poor gathering, and then again large areas In the war zone have been lost with moving troops through the fields, and with present arrangements being perfected for an extended campaign, next season should show a large shortage. "Russian armies will appropriate all grain In Prussia, which is the granary of the German empire, during the advance, while if forced to retire, they naturally would fire and otherwise destroy all of the enemy's foodstuffs. -r rjf "Wheat prices are advancing, but even at this level they are not thought to be high, as compared with prices prevailing during former years, which were more local In their Importance." An effort was evidently made at the Ex change to bear oats down from their high level. The best price offered was $28.50, but sellers would not let go at this figure. The barley market was unchanged. A uniform, price of $5.40 on patent flour Is now quoted by local millers. The Puget Sound mills, which were already at this quotation, added another 40 cents to their prices, making patent flour at Seattle and Tacoma worth 95.80. The mill feed market waa firm and sup plies were not large. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Monday 0: 11 28 Tuesday 95 4 11 443 391 19 223 139 6 Season to date.snJ Year ao 1441 204 243 442 SEATTLE BIDS HIGH FOB EGGS. Advanced Offers in Country Lift Portland Market. The egg market in the country is being put up rather faster than some of the dealers believe is warranted. Candled eggs the street were raised to 32 cents. Buy ers for local houses encounter Seattle compe tition at Interior points. Seattle dealers are now offering 32 cents for Oregon eggs at shipping stations.- The purpose is prob ably to get the Seattle market up to a level where storage stock will be more profitable. At any rate, the higher offers in the coun try are forcing up the Portland market. poultry was plentiful and weak. The deaxness of feed grain will no doubt result in farmers selling off all the poultry they can spare. Hens moved at 13li,14 cents, and Sprin gs were not worth much more. Dressed meats were unchanged. Dairy produce was firm ut last prices. LARGE PEACH RECEIPTS AND SALES. Last Car of California Cantaloupes of Sea sou Is Received. Receipt of peaches yesterday were large, but sales were equally heavy, and prices were maintained on the street. The last car of cantaloupes of the season was received from California. Local cants continue plentiful. Prices range all the way from 30 cents to $1.25. Watermelons are clearing up well. Local apples are plentiful and cheap. Grapes sold readily at steady prices. To kays bringing 11.23 and blacks 7300c. Other fruits of all kinds were tn adequate supply The onion market is weakening, current prices ranxine from $1 to $1.25 a ssck. Po tatoes are held firmly. GRAIN HARVEST IS NOW OVER Threshing More Than Half Finished in This State. The follow ing summary of the weather and its results for the week ending August 31 on the condition of the principal crops in Oregon Is based upon Investigation made by a number of correspondents reporting to the local office of the Weather Bureau: "Nearly nine weeks have passed without any rain of consequence falling In Oregon. Consequently pastures and all late crops are suffering for moisture. The temperature during the past week has been normal, with warm days and cool nights. "The cool nights have been beneficial In checking forest fires, as more or less dew was deposited, and the fires do not gain headway when such conditions prevail. "The grain harvest is practically com pleted and threshing Is more than half fin ished. "Hop picking has begun and it will be general this week. The hops are best in the upper and poorest In the lower portion of the vines. "Prune picking has also begun and this crop Is uneven. In some orchards prunes have matured nicely, while In others there Is scarcely any fruit left-" Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $2,008,373 $107,424 Seattle 2,221,465 191.042 Tacoma 363,371 1 60.613 Spokane 441.711 58.028 FORTLAXD MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Floor, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session: Wheat Bid. Bluestem $ M Forty-fold , A 96 Club 3 Red Russian Red fife u3 Oats No. 1 feed 2S.u0 Barley ta 1 f..1 24.50 Brewing 25-00 Bran 24-50 Shorts 25.0 All quotations for prompt delivery. Sales 5.000 bushels forty-fold 96 5,000 bushels club 95 5.000 bushels red fife 95 5.000 bushels red Russian .04 "A 10.000 bushels red Russian 94 MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. ,25.50 per ton ; snorts, sb.ou; rolled bariey, o.ou w 27.50. FLOUR Patents, $5.40 per barrel; straights, $4.60: graham. $5.40; whole wheat. $5.60; exports, $4.20 4. 50. CORN Whole. $37 per ton; cracked. $33 per ton. HAY Old timothy. Eastern Oregon, 915 16; new-crop timothy, valley, f 12.50 Q 13; grain hay, $810; alfalfa, $1112. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbin quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch. ass ouunl 2762Sc; candled, 30 32c. POULTRY Hens, 1314c; Springs, 14(5' 15c; turkeys, 22c; dressed, choice, 25c; ducks, 10 15c; geese. 10c. BUTTEK Creamery prints, extras. 33e per pound; cubes, 31c; storage, 28 023 He. ChEKSb Oregon rripieis, jobber- guying price, 16c per pound f. o. b. dock Port and; Young America, 17c per pound. PORK Blcck, 12 He per pound. VEAL Fancy, 13 Q 1 4c per pound. Fruit and Vegetables. Loral lobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, $2. 50 3 per box; lemons. $8&)S.50 per box; ba nanas, 4Vac per puunu, grapefruit. Cali fornia, 92.75 0 3 ; pomegranates, st.7a-.Der box; pineapples, ShTc per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumoera, 50c per box; eggplant. 8c per pound; peppers, 637Hc per pound; artichokes, 91 per dozen; tomatoes. 25 & 50c per crate; cabbage, 1 34 2c per pound; peas, 56c per pound; beans, 4 U 6c per pound; corn, 911.25 per sack; celery, 5Ub5c per dozen. ONIONS Yellow. $1(1.25 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new. 00c $1.25 box ; cantaloupes. 30c & $1.25 per crate; peaches, 2U(&75c per box; plums, 50c&'31; watermelons, 8090c per hundred; casabas, $1.50&2 per dozen; pears, 50cg$l per box; aianeF. 73c & 11.23 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, $1.35 Sweet potatoes, 2H& per sack; Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tslls, $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one pounud flats. $2.43; Alaska pink, one-pound talis, S5c; silversides, one-pound tails, $1.25. HONEY Choice, $3.503.73 per case. NUTS Walnuts, 1420c per pound; Bra zils nuts. 16c; filberts. 16 17c; almonds, 19 Q'JSc: peanuts, 66Vc; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen ; chestnuts, b to 10c per pound ; pe cans. 14 (9 15c. BEANS Small white, -6V4c; large white, 5 H c : Lima, Sc ; pink, 5.35c ; Mexican, 76 bayou, 6c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 1337c per pound. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.35; beet, $7.35; extra C, $7.33; powdered, In barrels, $7.80. SALT Granulated, $15.50 rer ton; half ground. 100s. $10.73 per ton; 50s, $11.50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE: No. 1 Japan, 5V43!c; Southern head, 6Vt7Vic; island. 55Vc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10t&llc per pound; apricots, 1416c; peaches, 8(3llc; prunes, Italian. lO12H-c: currants, Hc; raisins, loose jriuscatei. o k tg1 ; ojccrieti Thompson. 1194c; unbleached Sultanas. 8c; seeded, 0c ; dates, Persian, 7 7 Vi c per pound- iara. si.4v per oox. FIGS Packages. S-oz., 50 to box, $1.01 package; 10-oz., 12 to box, sue; white, 25-lb. box. il.75 : black, 25-lb. box. $1.73; black, 30-Ib. box. $2.50 : black. 10-lb. box. $1.15 ; Caiarab candy rigs, 20-Ib. box, sJ: bmyrna, per box. $1.50. Hope, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 119 crop, 16017c; 1914 contracts, lS&lSVic. PELTS Dry. 13c; dry short wool. Oc; dry shearlings, lOc each; green shearlings, 15'-: 30c each; Spring lambs. 2425o; green pelts, short wool. August 60c, July 30c ; green lambs. July 5c, August 75c. HIDES Salted hides, 13c per pound; salt kip. 14c; salted calf. 18c; green hides, 12c; dry hides, 25c ; dry calf. 28c; salted bulls, 10c per pound; creen bulls, 8Vc. WOOL Valley, 18Vi:20Vic; Eastern Ore gon. 16201ic. MOHAIR 1914 clip, 27 Vic per pound. FISH Halibut. 56c: chinook salmon, 7 Sc: sliver salmon, 66V&c; black cod, Sc; silver smelt, 7V4c; salmon trout, 12V4c. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4Vc per pound. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound. 21Vi22Hc; 11 to 14-pound. 21V&22Vc; 14 to 18-pound. 21Vi 22V4c; skinned, 18)22c; picnic, 15c. BACON Fancy, 30 32c; standard, 24 27c. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs, 14 17c : exports, 15 17c ; plates, ll 13c. LARD Tierce basis: Pure, 12V214c; compound, 9c. OUs. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagon. 10c; special, drums or barrels, 13Vic; cases, 17V320Vi-c. GASOLINE Bulk, 15c; cases. 22c. En gine distillate, drums, 7c; cases, 14Vac; naphtha, drums. 14 &c ; cases, 21 Vie. Li.Nfii-u uiij tiaw, uarreis, i-c ; Douea, barrels, 74c; caw, cases, 77c; boiled, cases, 79c. EASTERN COFFEE MARKET EASIER Stocks Are Known to Be Accumulating in Brazil. NEW YORK. Sept. L The market for spot coffee was a shade easier here today. While importers still claim that it is Im possible to buy on anything like a normal scale in Brazil, owing to the unsettled sit uation with reference to international pay ments, coffee Is known to be accumulating in the interior of the producing country and coet and freight offers received here re cently have been very low as compared with spot quotations. This Is considered re sponsible for checking the demand from roasters and distributors, who are now said to be buying for immediate needs only, in the hope that the Import situation will show a matelal improvement before the stocks now available here have been se riously Impsired. Rio 7s were quoted at 7c and Santos 4s at 12?ic. The Rio market was. Arm and urchanged at the close yesterday. The San tos curb was 100 reis lower. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, S0CH bags; Jundia hy. 10,000 bags. Raw sugar steady. Molasses, 5.37c; cen trifugal. 6.02c Refined, steady. SAN FRANCISCO PRODI CE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables. Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. L Fruit Pine apples. Sl 0u(tf2. Mexican Umes, 4&6; Cali fornia lemons. $58; latest f. o. b. price. $56.50; apples, Gravensteins, 50c S$l. egetables Cucumbers, ; !;'. . strong Deans, 1 di 2c. peas, 3&4c Eggs Fancy ranch, 33 Vic; store, 30c; storage. SOc . Onions Yellow. 5"fc o.c on dock; $L00 on street. Cheese Youne America 34V15Vic; new. 10 Vi 14c; Oregon. 15Vsc; Oregon Young Americas. 16c: storage. 19c Butter Fancy creamery, 32c ; seconds. l tatoes Delta, new crop. Burbsnks, per sack, 90c&$l; sweets, 1VjHlc per pound, Salinas Burbanks, 75 g S5c Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Sept. L Butter Unchanged. Kggs Lower. Receipts. 12.642 cases; at mark, cases Included, 18&22c; ordinary firsts, 20021c; firsts, -' .--i-: WHEAT EASES OFF Farmers Show Disposition to Sell More Freely. CLOSING IS UNSETTLED Twenty-Three Cent Advance in Past Few Weeks Leads to Much Profit Taking by Speculators Oats Trade Is Heavy. CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Reports that farmers were showing a disposition to sell more freely than has recently been the case had considerable to do today with a downturn In the price of wheat. Tlie market closed unsettled. to 1 Vi cents under last night. Corn showed a net decline of Vi to Vi cent, and oats of & to ii cent. In pro visions the outcome varied from a drop of 55 cents to 7i cents advance. Country offerings of wheat to Chicago houses were reported as having increased and Kansas City was said to have loaded 35t00o bushels for shipment here, the Kan sas City market being on a full shipping basis. Profit-taking by speculators, who believed that 23 cents advance in tbe last few weeks wss enough for the present, formed a drag on wheat through the day, although fresh buying led at one time to a decided rally. Elevators and export concerns purchased a good deal of wheat on the set-backs to day, especially near the end of the session, after news was received that Great Britain had arranged to pay for all grain seized during the progress of the war. General rains had a bearish effect on corn, and so also did a decided Increase of available fupplles. Speculation, however. was Inactive. X big trade was on In oats. Heavy de II verier to holders of September contracts depressed the market, but the seabord be came a free buyer on the decline. Shipping sales aggregated 800,000 bushels. Export call showed no let-up. Provisions averaged lower on account of September deliveries being on a large scale. Higher prices for hogs were virtually ig nored. The leading futures ranged as follows: . WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. $1,091 $1.11 $1.08 B$1.10 Dec USft LI 1.12 Al.14 May 1.21 tM 1.1AV4 A1.21V4 CORN. Sept 79 .70 Dec 72 Vi .73 May 74 .74 OATS. Sept 43 .48 Dec 51 m .32 May 54 .55 Vi MESS PORK, .7914 .71 .73V. . .".1 M A. 72H B. 74 At B.51 A.34 Sept. . .20.00 20.10 20.00 22L5S B20.00 20.50 A22.72 1. Oct. Jan. 2.80 2.90 LARD. Sept 10.20 10.22'i 10. in B10.15 lift . ill : . II "i ! '... 10.3714 Jan. ll.oo li.oo 10.82 hi A10.87V, SHORT RIBS. Sept. 12.65 12.B5 12.80 12.60 Oct. 12L50 12.52U 12.35 B12 37ii Jan 11.67V4 11.75 11.60 All.67 Hash nrtrps ner: Wheat No 2 red, tl.101iSl.llK hard, 1.10V &1.1314. Corn No. 2 yellow. 79ttS0ic; No No. yellow, so F So ", o. Rye No. 2. Urt14c. Barlej", CSWSOc. Timothy. if.iO. Clover. 1. Puget Sound Wtarat Markets. SEATTLE, Sept. 1. October and Novem ber delivery quotations: Bluestem, fl.10; turkey red, 98c; fortyfold, 96c: club, 93c; Flic, 04c; red Russian, 93c. Car receipts, wheat 27, oats 25, barley 8, hay 05, Hour 11, rye L TACOMA. Sept. 1 Wheat, bluestem. 11.10 1.12; fortyfold. 98c; club and Fife. 97c; red Ruslan, 95c. Flour advanced 40c a barrel. MU1 feed ad. vanced 92 a ton. Car receipts, wheat 113, barley 4, oata 4. hay SO. San l-'ranclBCo Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. L Spot quota tions: Walla Wala, 11.6714 6 1.70: red Rus sian, CI .67 14 O I-TO; Turkey red, $1.701.75; bluestem, J1.80S1.85; feed barley. 1.12V 1 15: whlto oat. 61.4081.45; bran, 629; middlings, 6S1-50S2.50; short. 629C80. Call board Barley steady; December, 61.2514: May, 61-33. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Ssit. L Wheat, Sep tember, 61.14; December, 81.1614: No. 1 hard, 81-2494; No. 1 Northern. $1.11 if L23H: No. 2 Northern, 6L12L21V Barley, 02 070c. Flax, 61-5SttL621i. EXPORT DEMAND GROWS STEKL trade: rs AFFECTED by FOREIGN INQUIRIES. Much Intercut Displayed la smih American Market -Westers Sec tions tn Good Shape. Commenting' on the effect of the war on general trade, Henry Clews, of JScw YorK, savs : The business community in New York and elsewhere has met the shock far bet ter than anticipated. Of course, there Is much confusion, especially in Import and export circles arising from tho demoraliz tion of the foreign exchange market. This Is abating somewhat each day and tin financing of Imports and export Is becom ing less and leas difficult, though the end of trouble is by no means in sight. There IS now no longer a lack of transportation to countries with which international com merce is possible. Exports of wheat have been upon a more liberal scale, and are likely to continue at high prices, this staple having already shown very violent liuctua- UOSHL Our steel trade Is also beginning to feel the effects of foreign Inquiries for steel products to fill vacancies caused by cessa tion of German exports. Even English buyers are In this market making; active Inquiries ; and. though no large business has yet been accomplished, there Is a very fair reason to hope for a considerably larger Inquiry from foreign sources. There is also much Interest displayed In South American trade. Germany nad de veloped an enormous commerce with south America, which is entirely suspended. Thero is no other nation at present able to fill this vacancy better than the United States. This fact is fully appreciated by our manu facturers and exporters. Ample American banking facilities have recently been estab lished with South America, and it so hap pens that there is no lack of ships. The West apparently feels the bu-riness depression less keenly than the East, and reports from the agricultural sections are generally ecouraglng. Current railroad earnings are not entirely satisfactory, but this was to be expected in view of the embargo upon freight In the early stage of the war. The retail trades in that sec tion of the country, however, appear to be fairly active, for the reason that the con suming capacities of the people have not yet been seriously impaired. For the time being extreme caution must be the only policy to follow in all business affairs. This country will weather the storm better than any other, and when the strain is passed we should bo able to lead in real prosperity. KATES OF EXCHANGE AGAIN ADVANCE. Hovetnent of German Army Toward Paris Given as Cauoe. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Financial senti ment was again adversely affected today by the extension of the British moratorium and a slight hardening of foreign exchange. Acknowledgment by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it would be unwise to at tempt t o resume specie payments at thlf time, coincided with private advices re ceived here regarding financial conditions in London. The recurrent rise in exchange was once more attributed to the reported advance of the German army twoards the French capi tal. Anent the exchange market. It was authoritatively declared that enough ex change had been accumulated by the city of Nw York to meet obligations from abroad. Demand sterling wu quoted at $'." 7 and cable at 93-08. There were some scattered quotation for exchange on Faxis tout these 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 If THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Founded 1864 Capital Paid In $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $8,266,347.60 Commercial Banking Savings Departments. 0 PORTLAND BRANCH Third and Stark Streets LADD & TILTON BANK KatanlicHed 1S5S, Capital and Surplus Commercial and proved to be merely nonilnal, while the Oerma-n luerke remained unquoted. There ia reaaon to believe that the Eastern railroad will follow the lead wi the Pennsyl vania. Hoad, which has Increased Its Inter changeable mileagre from 2 to cents. This is In line with the recommendation of the Interstate Commerce Com muss Ion made on August 1, when it handed down its freight rate decision. It la understood that eom of the Eastern railroads are already pre paring tariffs on Interstate trips at the rate of - - cents where thie can be done without conflicting with atate laws. Several of the important railroad sys tem aubmltted July reports today. That of the Union Pacific shows a moderate net de crease, but the New York Central reports in Increase of IliO-.OOO In net revenue, due to a heavy decrease in expenses. Both roads made a vastly better showing than the Pennsylvania, whose revenues east and west of Pittsburg reflected reduced tonnage. Routine developments Included a state ment from the Stock Exchange Clearlng Houss Indicating all but 1 per cent of the h ii sin see contracted .n the May the exenang closed had been cleaned up. another small shipment of gold to Ottawa and a plan pro posed by bond brokers to resume business on a restricted scale, subject to the approval of the banking authorities. ALL LINES ARE STEADY SMALL RUN OF LIVESTOCK AT XORTH PORTLAND. Bsytrs Still I'njlnn S0.2S fop Choice, Llsht Hoi Starep at Former Price.. Only one load of catrfe and two of shsep reacbed the yards yesterday and tradlns during; tbe day waa without feature. A load of hogs carried over from the pre ceding day was sold at tH.'-iS. indicating a steadily maintained market In this line. The cat'.le disposed of wero of low grade. The sheep market wm also steady. Two bunches of ewes were disposed of at 94.33. the price that haa prevailed for the past week, and a load of lambs brought the go ing quotation of 6. Receipts were 20 cattle and 3!2 sheep. Shippers were: o.' B. Cray. Redmond, one car of cattle, and B, A. Johnson, Oeorges Spur, Wash., two cars of sheep. The days sales were as follows: Wt. Price ! Wl. Price 4 hogs 8 hogs Hi4 ewes 178 ewes 250 S8.ISI.ig lambs .. H JU.UO 1 cow . . . 8X0 . . .two 4.0" Wl 4 78 4.30 4.33 a. so: 1 cow 3.(10 4.00 3.00 3 steers IS 10 steers ..728 Current prices f the varloua classes of stock at the yards follows: Prime steers $.737.00 Choice stsera ; o.50ftt.73 Medium steer .2l4e30 Choice cows 3.73B6.O0 Medium cows 5.23f3.t3 Heifers S-JSS2-JS Calves .00O8.t0 Bull, S.00e4-00 Stags 4.S0W5..3 UghtSrr 9.009.23 Heavy 8.00 8.25 Sheep Wethers tfflf-S Ewes 3.MS4VS3 Eambs 5.00 88.0 Omaha Livestock .Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. J. Hogs Receipts. 300O; market stronger. Heavy. 8.U3tfV-10; light. 8.0O.20; pi,,, JSjjU. bulk of sales. 8.93tf.0J. Cattle Receipts, 3800; market, lower. Na tive steers. 7.75lO.20; cowa $3 75tt7 30; Weetern steers, .50tf8.S0. $3.5otf 11.73; calves, M 10.50. , . 1 W nAA . artelrAt liSlflV Sheep MecfipiB, oo.vwv, . Yearling. 3.7545.30; wether. I4.804f3.13. lambs, 7!7.40. t'hicaco Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Sept. I. uogsrieceip 000; marKet, strong, 3c to 10c higher. Ilu.s The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OKKICF. Toronto. Canada. EatsBlUhed UM7. general Usaklag bualne tranueted. Interest paid on time denoalta. Sterilnic draft, for modern I snsust, leaned on London, England. Traveler." checks leaned nay able In the I nlt-d State, nad Canada. POMTLAND BRAXCB, Corner Second and iStnra. Sta. K. C. MALPAS. Mannn.ec. S2.000.000 Savings Deposits of sales, $0. Oft V 9.40; light. f 1 0 ST. . mixed, 98.8fttitt.tiO; heavy, ftl.7O09.ftO; rough. M.7M 8.85; pigs, $6.ft0a.0O. Cattle Receipts. 4U00; market. stead I Beeves, $.7fty 10.90, steers. 90.SAfy98.. Blockers and feeders, S3.SOAS.10; cows and heifers, t3.9O09.4v, calves, i7.:O011.2ft. Sheep Receipts, 89.0OO; market, steady Sheep, 94.u0ft.ftO; yearlings, 9ft. 400 0.9ft: lambs. 9$.7&0".O3- Hops at New York. NEW YOKK. Wept. 1. Hops steady. TKAYFI.KK.S- OL'IDK. San Francisco LOri ANGKI.KN AND SAN IIIKMf S. S. YUCATAN Sails Wednesday. September 1, P. K, M HIT II IWtll H Mi.lMMIlr CO. Ticket Din. ' Freight Office 122 A 3d St. Foot Virlhmp St. Main 1314, A 13141 Main IMS, A 3423 HONOLULU 9ls. 1st claas, round trip, 3V day from fian Francisco). Tbe most attractive spec an entire world tour. Splendid Mumr, (10.000 ton dtspL) of OCEANIC LINK to Hawaii, every - weeks. Tou oaa make this trip In 16 days from Haa Fmnciseo, air ing 9 days on the Islands. Sydney, 19 daj from Ban Francisco. 99o round trip lat class. fSOw Sd ctasa Send kt folder. Hydney Short Line. ?9 Market St, Son Franrlec. STEAMSHIP Sail IHrrrt fur Smm I'm n (, In i.i,'-i. i and Nan I't. . .. Thurs., Sept. 3, 2:30 P. M. AN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND el LOS AM.i:il DTK t II S III I' III PHA.Mv nol.l.AM. Agrsl. 124 Tklrd st. A ' Mnln 2n. American -Hawaiian S. S. Co TIIK PAN AM A I VN AI. MM Sailings From New York About Kept. and Kverj. 3 laye. Eatttboond Irom Portia) d About sept. 13. C. D. KENNBDY. Ar nt, 270 Stark Street. NIGHT HO AT FOR THE DALLES Sir. State of Washington Leaves Taylor-st. dock dally, except Tbursday.at 1 1 P.M. for The Dallas. Lyla. Hood River, White Salmon. LTnderwood. Carson, Stevenson. Katurnlnff. leave The Dalles 12 o'clock, noon. Ted. Mala tax COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Sails from Alnswortb dock. Portland, t A. M Sept. 9, 10, 11,, 20, 29. 90. Freight and ticket offices. Lower Alnswrth dock. Portland Coos Bay S. 8. Lin U II. KKATIXCt. Ac-nt. Phone 31uln .1000. A S3BZ. ALASKA. Special one-way round-trip rataa 8. K sails direct this evening. V P. U. TODAY. KEITEMBKK 1 Few Reservations Lett, San Frabrlseo, rortland At Los AngHet steam. nip t.o. FRANK BOLLAM. Agent. 124 Third St. A " " Mnln M B. 8. BLAH, FOB SAN FKANC1SCO LOS ANGELES A. M.. SEPT. The San I ran. ! A Portland Nk 8, Co.. 3d and Haxhlngton sts. (with O.-W. K. N. Co.) lei. Marshall 4M9. A (UL Steamer Georgiana Leave Was Mas ton -st reet Dock at T A. 9a Dally. Sunday. 1:90, for Astoria and Way Landings Rsturnlng. Leaves Astoria at 2 00 P. M. rare, 1100 Kach Waj. Mala 1411. DRAIN TO rooa MAT. Autoa run dally. Delihiful trip n AJlacany or the Ocean-beach roete. Wire renrvatlona to (j. ava l luui Urata. j f