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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THTRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1914. 17 EM'S OFFICE V "FLAT BROKE" West Orders Telephones Tak en Out and Correspondents Must Send Return Stamps. STATE FUND PETERS OUT Executive in Declaring Self Bank rupt Due to Legislative Act, Says One Stenographer Must Go. Board's Aid Declined. SALEM. Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) Governor West, from an official view point, now is a financial bankrupt. He announced tonight mat tne incidental fund of his office was exhausted and that hereafter all persons desiring to communicate with him either by let ter, telephone or telegraph must bear the expense both ways. Further, he announced that the depletion of the fund would reduce the work of the of fice to such an extent that it would be necessary for him to dismiss one of his stenographers. Failure of the Legislature to pro vide sufficient funds to meet the cur rent incidental expenses of his office was the reason the executive assigned for the depletion of the fund. His rea son is set forth in .a letter to the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph Company in which the Governor requested that its telephones in the executive office be disconnected and that was tne rea son assigned in an interview after wards. Suggestion was made that the emergency board would, without ques tion, appropriate sufficient money to defray the expenses of the office for the remainder or tne term, out tne ex ecutive spurned the suggestion, declar ing that the board never would have an opportunity to create a aenciency for his office. Office Now "Flat Broke." "The Legislature did not provide suf ficient funds to meet the current inci dental expenses of the office and it Is without means to pay future bills,' said Governor West, in making the an nouncement that the incidental fund was exhausted. "I have requested the telephone company to disconnect its telephones in the office until funds are provided to meet the expense, until funds lire available it naturally follows that this office will not be able to pay telegraph tolls or stamp bills and that those iltsiring to communicate with it must pay the bill both ways. "The demands upon the office have been greater than the funds provided Approximately $200 was paid from in cidental fund for freight charges on a shipment of whisky and gambling out fits from Copperfield to Baker when the saloons and gambling places of Copperfield were closed because of law violations. The law enforcement work also has been a draw on the funds. Oue Stenographer to Go. "The depletion of the fund will rc duce the work of the office consider ably and I intend in the near future to dismiss one of the stenogaphers, but 1 have not made up my mind as to which one it will be." "The emergency board would no doubt provide funds to defray the ex penses of the office for the rest of the term, it was suggested. "Yes, but that board will never have an opportunity to create a deficiency for this office," was the reply. An incidental fund of $2500 was ap propriated by the last Legislature for the Governor's office, and, compared with the fund for the Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General's office, it is small. For the Secretary of State's office a fund of i 17. 500 was appropriated for postage, stationery, telegraphing, etc. For the Attorney-General's office. 98800 was appropriated, $3000 for general litiga tion, J5000 for the Benson and Hyde cases, and J800 for incidentals. For the State Treasurer's office, $5543 was ap propriated for postage, stationery, tele graphing, etc. Telephone Service Forfrone. The executive's letter to the tele phone company reads: "Owing to the fact that the Legis lature did not provide sufficient funds to meet the current Incidental expenses ot this office, it is without means to pay future telephone bills. And inas much as a law passed at the last ses sion of the Legislature makes it a mis demeanor for a public official to incur an expense where no appropriation to cover same has been made and it is therefore unlawful to create a defi ciency, I am obliged to request that your telephones be disconnected until such a time as funds are provided to meet the expense." 1 MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Scliedulo. DUE TO ARRIVE, From Data. Name, Bear Breakwater Geo. Y. Elder. . . Beaver .Los Angeles. ..... In port . Coos Bay Sept. 3 . Eureka Sept. 4 Los a: si lea Sept. 4 Ban Diego Sept. U -Los Angeles Sept. u -San Diego Sept. 13 Roaaoae. . Rose City. Yucatan.. DUB TO DlEtAIlT, For ..... .Los Angelea. . . i . . . . . .Los Ang Jos. ... S. F. to L. A.... Coos Bay ...... .San Francisco. . San Dietco Name. Date. ..Sept. 3 .-Sept. 4 . . Sept. 4 . . Sept. d . ..Sept. 6 . . Sept. a . . Sept. o . . Sept. . . SepL i . . Sept. U . . sept. . . Sept. 14 ..Sept. 14 -.Sept. 16 SERVICE Date. . .tndTt ..Sept. LI . . Sept, J-.-Oct. 24 .-Oct. lib ..Nov. lo ..Nov. O Date. . ..tndTt . .. Oct. i . . Nov. . ..Nov. ..Nov. 1 ..SepL 30 few, m Date. ...Sept. 0 ...Sept. U . . Sept. lb Yosemlte Bear Yale Breakwater. . Northland Celllo tiftr ard Ueti. W. Elder l'uialso. . . . .. Kuanoke leaver. ...... Klamath i.ufte City. ... Y ucatan EVROPSAM M..tr.wui .. . . Kureka . San Francisco. . . . . Mn. Diego. . ... , Los Aug -lea. .. , .San Diego Los Angeles. . . . .... San Diego AND ORIENTAL .n.-v..:. From Amliuu-tia. Hamburg 3di..muutnshir. . . .London i - - f AirUa .London ..li'Ure. . . . London . ii J hi a via Hamburg. ... laruigansalr London la. asi.ia Hamburg .Same. For Abua.usia Hamburg- Dn ot Airlie London . , . . - i ,i..:r. . . . London. iulgravta Hamburg; 4. r , .-...re London Aloniuoutnanirb .London. ii axilla Hamburg ALASKAN SEKV1CA. Name. For Qulnault Skagway Thos. L. Wand. .Skagway J. H. Stetson -Skagway Movements or Vessels. PORTLAND, SepL Arrived Steamer Northland, from San Francisco; schooner Baraar. from Callao. Sailed Steamers Yucatan, for San Diego via San Franclaco, Maverick, for San Francisco; J. B. Stetson, for Skagway and way ports. Astoria. SepL ft. Arrived at 5:10 and left up at & A. M. Steamer Northland, from San Francisco. Sailed at 6:30 A. H. Steamer Cricket, for Anacortea. Sailed at 9 A. M- Steamer Paratao, for Cooa Bay and Ban Francisco. Left up at 8 A. at. Schooner Samar. Monterey. Sept. 2. Arrived Steamer W. F. ilerrin, from Portland. San Francisco, Sept. 2. Sailed Steamer Santa Cecilia, for New York. Sailed at 1 I, it. Steamer Beaver, for Portland. Sept. 1. Sailed at 4 P. M. Steamer Multnomah, for San Pedro. Arrived at 5 P. M. Steamer han Ramon, from Portland. Sailed at 4:30 P. M. Steamer Santa Crux, for Portland. At u P. Al. Steamer Klamath, for Portland. now Port San Luis, Sept. 1. Arrived Steamer F. H. Buck, from Portland. Aberdeen, Sept. 1. Arrived Steamer Temple E. Dorr, from Portland. Eureka. Sept. 2. Arrived Steamer Qeo. W. Eider, from Portland via Coos Bay. Astoria, Sept. 1.- Arrived at 3:30 and left up at 4:30 P. M. Steamer Daisy Putnam, from San Francisco. Sailed at 5:30 P. 3i. Steamer San Jacinto, for San Pedro. Balboa. Sept. 2. Arrived Steamer Vir ginia, from New York for San Francisco. Seattle, Sept. 2. Arrived Steamers Santa Rita, from Port San Luis: Admiral Watson, from San Francisco. Tides at Astoria Thursday. High. Low. 16:33 A. M.. 0.2 foot 0:34 P. M 7.7 fetl:45 P. M 2.1 feet Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Sept. 2. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., cloudy; sea. smoooth ; wind, south ten miles. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported) at 8 P. M., Sep tember 2 unless otherwise designated.) Paraiso, Portland for Coos Bay, 90 miles south of Columbia River. Columbia, San Francisco for Aberdeen, on Tillamook Rock. Admiral Evans, Alaska for Seattle, off Point Retreat September 1. . , Frint. Alaska for Seattle and Columbia River, 317 miles west by southwest of Cape Flattery September 1. Santa Maria, Tacoma for Port Harford, 10 miles oast of Cape Flattery. Admiral Watson, San Francisco for Se attle. 30 miles from Seattle. Sierra, Honolulu tor san j? rancisco, w miles out September L Hilonian. Hilo for San Francisco. S90 miles out, September 3. M- . Hyades. Seattle for Honolulu. 6S1 miles from Cape Flattery, September 1. Chanslor, Monterey for Honolulu, 1132 miles out, September 3. Beaver. San Francisco for Portland, six miles south of Point Arena. Grace Dollar, San Francisco for Bandon, 73 miles north of San Francisco. Whit tier, San Francisco for Eureka, bo miles north of San Francisco. Buck, San Luis for Everett, 96 miles north of San Luis. m Herrin, Monterey for Llnnton, 1 1 miles from Monterey. Topeka, San Francisco for Eureka, 3 miles south of Point Arena. Assunclon, Hueneme for Richmond, on Piedras Blancas. Santa Cecilia, Fan Francisco for Balboa and New York, 'Z miles south of Piedras Blancas. Roanoke, San Pedro for San Francisco, 14 miles south of Point Sur. Argyll. Portland for Oleum, 140 miles north of San Francisco. Celilo, San Pedro for San Francisco, 10 miles north of Point Sur. Queen, San Francisco for Seattle, three miles north of Point Arena. Kilburn, Eureka for San Francisco, 120 miles north of San Francisco. Congress, Seattle for San Francisco, 30 m Mac cn.ifh nf MndnHno Willamette, San Francisco for Everett, 60 miles north of Mendocino. Elder. Eureka for Coos Bay, five miles north of Eureka. Lucas, Richmond for Seattle, 20 miles north of San Francisco. Adeline Smith, San Francisco for Coos Bav. l96 miles north of San Francisco. Klamath, San Francisco for Portland, 10 miles south of Northwest Seal Rocks. Santa Cruz, San Francisco for Portland, five miles south of Cape Blanco. Nann Smith. Coos Bay for San Francisco, 280 miles north of San Francisco. .Tnhn A HooDer. San Pedro for San Fran cisco, 100 miles west of San Pedro. Norwood, San Francisco for San Pedro, five miles east of Point Concepcion. Multnomah, San Francisco for San Pedro, off Santa Barbara. Aroline, San Francisco for San Pedro, -t miles east of Point Concepcion. Speedwell, San Pedro for San Francisco, 345 miles south of San Francisco. Leggett. San Francisco for San Pedro, 75 miles west of San Pedro. RED-PAINT DAUBER TAKEN Chinese Seen Marking Coffin Flees and Is Captured. Caught decorating a coffin standing in front of the Oregon Casket company with red paint yesterday. Mock Chung-, a Chinese, confessed being the dauber who marked the police station, the City Hall, St. Vincent's Hospital and a un-san-street residence because, the Chi nese said, it "Make 'em look pretty." Monk Chung- has always paintea witn red material, putting two blotches on the doors of places he selected. Em ployes of the Oregon Casket Company at r-'ifth and Flanders streets, dis- pnvpred the Chinaman applying ver milion to coffins and Mock Chung fled upon seeing he was discovered. Pa trolman Mallon causht the Chinese sit ting in a doorway at 103 North t our in street. It is believed he is deraentea, DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Trw t t ivn Sent 2. Maximum temper ature fl" degrees; minimum, oa uegres. River reading at S A. M.. 4.1 feet; change in last 24 hours, 0.1 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P M to 5 P. M.), none; total rainfall since September 1. 1914, none; normal rain fall since septemoer i, .w iuim, f,rlnnv of rainfall since September 1, 1914, .00 inch. Total sunshine September 2, none; possible sunshine, 13 hours, 15 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 5 P. M., 30.10 inches. THE WAl-tiCK. Wind State of Weather STATIONS. Baker SGiO.001 SISE IClear Boise 9410.00 4!NW!Cloudy 90 0.00 lOiSW Clear 80'I0.00J12SE Clear Boston Calgary Chicago Colfax i 70,0.28 12:W Clear 9410.001. . Clear Denver 76 0.00 -6N Pt. cloudy DVs Moines. . 76 0.00 4 W Clear Duluth u 0.00 16 W Rain 60l0.0 O N Pt. cloudy Galveston 00 0.00, Helena 80 0.00; S E PL cloudy 4 NE IPt. cloudy Jacksonville 920.00 6 SE Clear 4iNViCIear Kansas City .oiv.o Los Angeles .40.1K K SW IClear 64 0.00' 4NWiCloudy Marshfield . Medford Minneapolis Montreal .... New Orleans . 84 0.00 12 NW Clear OSiO.00'10 W Pt. cloudy 82 0.20120 W Rain o.oo SE Cloudy 90:0.00,18 SW Clear 58 O.OOllOiS Clear New York. North Heaa. . North Yakima 84 0.00 4 X Cloudy Pendleton 4 SW 4 SW 8jS 4 SE 6 NW Clear Clear ioo'o!oo :1 ,. IMI Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento 88 0.00 62 0.00 oolo.oo 76 0.00 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 8 S Clear St. Louis Salt Lake Won Vimnidsefl 74 0.3: 6'NWIClear SO 0.00 10 NW Pt. cloudv G4 0.00.10 W Pt. cloudy Seattle J SS6?22 SIS PL Cloudy Spokane 86 0.001 4 N PL cloudy Tacoma Tatoosh Island. . . Walla Walla Washington two.oo sjsw (ciouay 56f0.00 8 S 9010.00 4 S PL cloudy Clear 96:0.00 4S Clear Winnipeg g MiO. 12 24 NW Cloudy Yellowstone r-ttrn 6;0.OO SiSW Cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. A trough-shaped depression extends from - - - TJr-itWh Columbia south to Arizona and a large high-pressure area extends from Montana lottuiflsnwsni w r'"u"- -cr barometer has risen slightly along the Ore- Kon-WashinKton Coast. Local rams nave fallen at scattered placea in the Gulf States and showers anu "U"U"."0VV curred in the Mississippi Valley. Ohio al- i the interior ot Western Oregon and "est ern wasmngion. i uc ipwiwj -risen in Southern Idaho. Montana, Wyoming, Northern Colorado and the western portions of Nebraska and the Dakotaa. The conditions are favorable for fair weather in this district Thursday except hat cloudiness wm increase wa ... be followed by snowers in ianneasiern Washington and Northern Idaho. It will be cooler in Eastern Oregon. Iwistern w asnma- on. Northern ana ?uuinwtci nmno u warmer in tne interior oi "ici u vnrsvu and Western v asnington. FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Fair. warmer; westerly winds. Oregon Fair, cooler east, warmer interior west portion; westerly winds. Washington r air, ucepi suuwou nuitu- east portion, cooler east, warmer interior west portion; westerly winas. THnhn Fair south, showers north portion: cooler southwest and north portions. EDWAKD A. BEALS. District Forecaster. Canada Discounts American Notes. MONTREAL. Sept. 2. Banks here stated today that under present International ex change conditions they do not want to get loaded up with American paper money, oth er than that with a gold guarantee such as gold certificates and greenbacks. Sil ver certificates and National banknotes which have not the gold behind than are being discriminated against to the extent of 2" ner cent. European Grata Markets. LONDON. Sept. 2. Cargoes on passage. Id dearer. Hop at New York. NEW YORK. tiepL 2. Hope Quiet. SALMON PRICES UP Thirty-Cent Advance in Alaska Canned Fish. QUOTATIONS ANNOUNCED Rise Is Due to Short Pack This Sea son and Increased Demand Caused by High Price of Meats. The strength of the salmon market Is shown by the opening prices that have jus been named by the Alaska Packers Associa tion on 1&14 fish, which are 30 cents over th opening; Quotations of last year. The 1914 opening prices on tails are as follows compared with a year ago: 1914. 1013 Alaska red $1.43 $1.15 Medium red 1.15 .85 Pink 90 .60 Chums $o .53 It Is understood that all the packers will follow these quotations except two, and they are asking 5 cents more than the prices named. The short pack and the heavv demand are responsible for the big advance In quo tatlons. The pack is 2.000.000 cases shy of last year and the demand has been consld erably increased by the high price of meats and other foodstufts. An Eastern report mailed before the new prices were known says, in commenting on the situation: "It is accepted in Jobbing circles as certainty that if prices are named at the high level indicated the pack will be sold and the market cleaned up before 1910 pack is available for distribution. This conclu sion Is based on the known shortage in this year's pack. It is definitely known that cost to pack salmon In 1915 will be ma terially higher than has been the case this year. Every item of cost, including labor and cans, will show a marked Increase." The 1914 Columbia River pack of salmon has been practically sold up and fully three-fourths of it has been delivered. NO WHEAT OFFERED FOR SALE Strong Bids Put Out Bring: Forth no Sell ers The wheat market was strong yesterday and higher prices were bid for all gradea except bluestem at the Merchants Exchange asset on. Sellers were conspicuous by their absence. For bluestem buyers would not bid over $1.09, but holders would not sell under $1.12. the old price. There was half-cent advance In the bid price of forty- fold and export grades were wanted at half a cent to a full cent over the price offered on Tuesday, but no wheat was forthcoming The country markets were stronger than ever, particularly on milling wheat, and prices offered there were 3 Lhe Portland level. 4 cents above Oats were weaker on the exchange, with $2S.25 the best bid for apoL One hundred tons of October oats sold at $29. Barley was firm, 200 tons of feed grade selling at $24.75. an advance of a quarter, Firmness prevailed In the millfeed market. Local receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday -0J Tuesday 95 7 11 8 8 4 11 19 6 & 18 18 12 5 8 5 3 218 456 241 234 269 399 144 445 Wednesday . . . 10 Year ago 50 Season to date. 2376 Year ago 1491 BOSTON WOOL TRADE PICKTNG CP. About Ten Million Pounds Bought by Mills In Past Week. Wool trade In the East is increasing. In the past week about 10.000,000 pounds chaneed hands at Boston. Fractional gains in prices are noted. Prominent New England and Philadelphia mills were among the buyers. Among the graded lots reported sold were large lines of Soda Springs half-blood at 24 cents. Soda Springs three-eighths-blood at 24 cents, Montana fine clothing at 21 rants. Soda Springs fine clothing at 21 cents, Montana half-blood clothing at 2: cents, Montana half-blood staple at 24 cents and Montana three-elghths-blood staple at 24 cents. Other graded business includes 100,000 pounds Utah fine clothing at 19 cents, 300,000 pounds Colorado, largely run ning to half-blood, at 22 cents; 100,000 pounds fine and fine medium Soda Springs at 20 cents; 100. voo pounds half-blood Wyoming on the basis of 60 cents clean. Other large lines of which the details are withheld include wool in the original bas. noted generally as follows: Idaho at 20 to 21 cents; Colorado and New Mexico at 21 to 22 cents. The business in the original bags as reported Includes besides about 240,000 pounds Montana at 21 to 23 cents; 300.000 pounds Dakota at 22 to 22 cents; 25,000 pounds New Mexico at 19 cents; 30.000 pounds Colorado at 21 cents. MORE HOPS BOUGHT AT 18 CENTS England's Crop Difficulty In Harvesting This Year. Forty thousand pounds of new crop hops. Including the Brophy crop at Salem, were contracted for by McXeff Bros, yesterday at 18 cents. In discussing the difficulty In harvesting the English hop crop this year the Brew ers Journal, of London, says: "Owing to such a large proportion of the male population having been withdrawn from civilian life by the war. there may be some difficulty in harvesting the hop crop. It will certainly occupy a longer time than usual In getting the hops down, but It Is more than likely that, so many of the breadwinners of families being on military duty, there will be largely Increased demand for worit m tne nopnems uy women ana children, who. as is well known, annually constitute a larger proportion of the pick ers than do the men. "We have been discussing this matter with many of the large growers in Kent. and, while admitting that there must nec essarily be a shortage of hands for the ivnrk thev appear to be hopeful that the difficulty will not be so serious as might be imagined. Jn manv instances, iney ten they are engaging worn) ramiiies women and cnnaren especially wno nave never before applied to oe set down- as hoppickrs. and it is confidently expected tiiat there will be a much larger exodus than usual from the East End of London to the Kentish hop fields, owing to the distress that will prevail among thepoor by reason of the war." PLENTY OF PEACHES STILL ON HAND. Good Bart let t Pears Are Scarrce Supply of Cantaloupes Adequate. Peach receipts yesterday were not as heavy as usual, but all the Front-street houses carried good stocks. There was a steady demand and sales were made for the most part at 30 to 60 cents. Good Bartlett pears are cleaning up and dealers are getting Ltt' for the best lots. Cantaloupes are holding steady. Ar rivals from Califomi.t are at an end, but local receipts are sufficient to supply the trade. Grapes are cleaning up fairly well at steady prices. Local concords ars holding at 15 cents. HALF CENT ADVANCE IN CHEESE Butter Is Also Scarce and Firm Candled Eggs Higher. An advance of half a cent In cheese prices was announced yesterday, to be effective on the arrival of the next shipment from Til lamook. Stocks at all points are cJoseiy sold up. Butter is scarce and firm, but there is no talk of higher prtcc-s. Because of the de ficiency n the local supply, butter is being brought in from Idaho and Cailfornia. ESii were BfifstS raaced yesterday. with candled stock selling on the street up to 34 cents. Poultry and dressed meats were steady and unchanged. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities jesterday were as follows: t Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,809,245 $106,544 Seattle 2,142.803 263,5i2 Tacoma 886,416 65.142 Spokane 6o4.914 97,699 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session : Wheat . Bid. Bluestem L09 Forty-fold 96 Club 95 R-d Russian - Red fife 94 Oats No. 1 white feed $28.25 Barley No. 1 feed 24.7.) brewing 2S.00 Millfeed Bran 24.50 Shorts 26.00 All quotations for prompt delivery. Sales 200 tons feed barley $24.7j 100 tons October oats 29.00 MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. .25.50 per ton ; shorts, $28.50 j rolled barley, $20.50 HJF 27.50. FLOUR Patents, $5.40 per bairel; straights, $4.60; graham, $5.40; whole wheat, $5.60: exports. 84.20 4.50. CORN Whole. 537 per ton; cracked. $3S per ton. HAY Old timothy, Eastern Oregon, $15 16; new-croo timothy, valley, $12.50013; grain hay, $SQ10; alfalfa, $11912. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing- quotations: EGGS Fresa Oregon rancn. case count. 27028c; candled, 32&34c. POULTRY Hens, 13314c; Springs, 14 1 jc ; t urkeys, 22c ; dressed, ch oice, 25c ; ducks, 10 iq 15c ; geese, 1 Oc. BUTTER Creamery prints, extras. 35s per pound; cubes, 31c; storage, 2802Sa CHEESE Oregon friplets. jobbers1 Quvinc price. 16c per pound t -o. b. dock Port land; Young America, 17c per pound. PORK Blcck. 12 c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 13 014c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Loral lobbing quotation: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, $2.5003 per box; lemons, $fi&S.50 per box; ba nanas. 404c per pound, grapefruit. Cali fornia, $2.7503; pomegranates. 81.75 per tox; pineapples. 6(&'7c per pound. VEGETABLES cucumoers, 50c per box; eggplant, 8c per pound; peppers, 67c per pound; artichokes, $1 per dozen; tomatoes, 25g-5uc per crate; cabbage, l,02c per pound; peas, 56c per pound; beans, iffic per pound; corn, $101.25 per sack; celery, 9U0s5c per doxen. ONIONS Yellow. $101.25 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new, 5ucig$L23 box; cantaloupes, 5Ucfcj$1.25 per crate; peaches, 3U6Uc per box; plums, 50c 0$1; watermelons, S0g9Oc per hundred; casaoas, $1.5002 per dozen; pears, 5Oc0$l per box; grapes. 75c 0 $1.25 per crate. POTATOES Oregon, $1.35 per sack ; sweet potatoes. 2c Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tslls, $2.25 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.40; one pound flats. $2.45; Alaska pink, one-pound tails. $1.05. HONEY Choice, $3.5003.75 per case. KVTB Walnuts, 1402OC per pound; Bra zils nuts, 16c: filberts. 16017c; almonds, 19 (9-oc; ueanuts, 606c; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; chestnuts, S810c per pound; pe cans, 14 015c. BEANS Small white, 7c; large white, 6c; Lima, 8c; pink, 5&c; Mexican, 7c; bayou, 6c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 15&37C per pouuJ. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.55; beet, $7.33 ; extra C, $7.35; powdered, in barrels, 87.80. SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; half ground, lOus, JlO.i'5 per ton; 50s, $11.50 pr ton; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 51,4 05c; Southern head, 64 07c; Island. 6c DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10illc per pound; apricots, 14 016c; peaches, 8011c; prunes. Italian, lutf12c; currants, 9c; raisins, loose Muscatel, 607c; bleached Thomosun. 11-iic: unbleached Sultanas, 8c; seeded. 9c; dates, Persian, 707c per pound- fard. 81.40 Der box. FIGS Packages. 8-oz.. 50 to box, $1.01 package; lo-oz., la to box, auc; white, 25-lb. box. 81.75; black, 25-lb. box, $1.75; black, 30-lb. box, $2.50; black, 10-lb. box, $1.15; Calarab candy figs, 20-lb. box, $3; Smyrna, per box, 81.59. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. jiOPS 1919 crop. 10017c; 1914 contracts, lSGlec. . .v- ' PELTS Dry, 13c; dry short wool, 9c; dry shearlings, lflc each; green shearlings, 15 0 30c each ; Spring lambs, 24 025c; green pelts, short wool, August 60c, July 30c; green lambs. July 63c. August 75c. HIDES Salted hides. 13c per pound; salt kip. 14c; salted calf. 18c; green hides, 12c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf. 2Sc; salted bulls. 10c Der pound; green bulls, 8C WOOL Valley. lS02Oc; Eastern Ori gon. 1602OC MOHAIR 1914 clip. 27c per pound. FISH Halibut. 506c; chinook salmon, 7 fBBn silver salmon. OtoOVic; black cod. Sc. silver smelt, 7c; salmon trout, 12c. CASCAK A .LiAKiv uiu ana new, -c par pound. k Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound. 2l22c; 11 to 14-pound, 21022c; 14 to lS-pound, 21 022c; skinned, 18 022c; picnic, 15c BACON Fancy, 30 032c; standard, 24 0 27c. DRY SALT CURED snort Clear oacits. 14 017c- exports, 150 17c; plates, 11 ISc. iard Tierce basis: Pure, 1214c; compound, 9c. , Oils. irportCPVlT Ta tor .,- ) 1 1 a rlrtimK iar. .aI. n- tanlr wacnn 1 Or 1 STltM'.I ilnims OT barrels, 13c; cases, 17(g20c glne distillate, drums, 7c; cases, 14c; napntna, arums, 11 c ; tones, .1 -jt. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 72c; boiled, barrels, 74c; raw, cases, 77c; boiled, cases. 0C SUPPLY OF COFFEE IS DECREASING May Be Scarcity of Santos Grades Before Commerce Is Resumed. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. So far as could ba learned in coffee circles here today. Im porters still are finding it very difficult to arrange for financing fresh purchases of coffee in Brazil, and business In the cost and freight market is said to be far from nor mal. The visible supply of the United States was reduced by about 260. UO0 bags during the month of August and apprehensions are expressed In some circles that the supply of better grades of Santos coffee will become scarce before the usual business with Brazil is possible. At the same time, no very active uemanu was reported in the local spot market, and prices were unchanged with Itio 7s quoted at 7c and Santos 4s at 12c, while cost and freight offers from Brazil were reported well under a normal parity witn tnese iig ures. The Rio market was 73 reis lower at the close yesterday and Santos curb was luo reis lower on 4s.. Receipts, 10,000. Raw sugar, steaay. MOlsjsns. sugar, d.jic; centrifugal. 6.02c. Refined, steady. SAN FKANCISCO rKODttE " Tim WW Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables. Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. Fruit Pine--uni-2: Mexican limes. 4(xt: Pail. fornia lemons, $508; latest f. o. b. price. 5 4J ,6.50; apples, urattruateiuB, Jveitffj.. ege tables Cucumbers, 304 35c; string 1 u-K- neas. 3Ca 4c a, i ot' Taas. . fU Fancy rancn, jjjC itore, 30c; storage. 30c. , Onlona xeuow, ujw: on uock; on stre!t. .. Cheese younr America, nttiayjc; nanr. 10 y 0 He. Oregon, ioc; uregon loun; ricaa, lttc; storage. lc Butter t ancy creamery, oc; soconas. !8c. Potatoes Delta, new crop. Burbantca. par gstC Sa nas Burbanks. 7o 85c i . trirtiir 1 '2 Tk1 n no rtfr ! harlev kZ2 centals; potatoes, HoOO sacks; hay. "10 tons. Naval Store. SAVANNAH. Sept. 2. Turpentine nom inal. 45V 110 ft8' receipts. ship ments, 243. stocks. 29.449. Rosin, nominal : no aales; receipts, Z'Jl barrels shipments, 1138; stocks, 113.54$. Quote: A. B.'3.30; C. D, $3.52Vi; E, F. G. H. L $3.55; K. $4.15; M. $4.50; N, $ti.00; YVG, tt28 ; WW. 0UEB. BxcbauEe and Silver. NEW YORK. Sept. 2. Closing Mercan tile paper, 7 pr cent. - , sterling exchange nominal. for cables $5.t530tj5.07; for demand, 5.055003.00. Bar silver, 53 ' c, LONDON, Sept. 2. 9mt silver, 24d par ounce. Chicago Iairy Produce. CHICAGO. Spt. 2. Butter Unchanged, ligiis Receipts. 11,703 uases, unchanged. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. Evaporated applea, quiet. Pruna. lxm, Peachu. iteadjf. ESTIMATE GUT DOWN Canadian Wheat Crop Short of Last Year's. OFFICIAL REPORT IS OUT Government Figures Show Decrease to Be Seventy-Two Mil lion Bush els Domestic Spring Yield May Also Be Lighter. CHICAGO. Sept. 2. Bullish estimates on the Canadian crop and on ths yield of Spring wheat In the United States tended today to make the price of wheat advance. The market closed firm 4j lc above last night. Corn scored a net gain of lc to lc and oats of Hc to c Provisions finished unchanged to 22 4c down. Canadian official estimate put the wheat crop of the three Northwestern provinces at 137,000,0 00 bushels, as sgainst 509,000,000 bushels harvested a year ago. Private ex perts figured afterward that the Spring crop region in the United States would produce only 224.000.000 bushels, a falling off of 12,000,000 bushels compared with the Gov ernment report last month. It was mainly on account of the Canadian estimate that the market here developed strength at the outset. The reduction In the domestic Spring crop estimate was the chief reason for a fresh bulge later In the session. Hedging pressure Northwest led to a temporary Setback in the wheat market when the Influeace of the Canadian news had somewhat worn off. Export business at Kansas City aided the second advance. Ex port clearances, too, were heavy at 1.217.OO0 bush e la Corn advanced briskly after wavering throughout the first half of the session. Estimates that the crop condition was 68.5 as against 76.4 last month and that farm reserves were only half as large as a year rn formed the Incentive. Activity continued among exporters of oats. Foreign purchases amounted to nearly I.OOO.OOO bushels. Provisions were depressed by the bearish showing In the monthly statement of stocks cn hand here in warehouses. The trade virtually Ignored an early advance In the price of boss. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close Sept Sl.lOtt 11.11 1.09ti 5A1.11 Dei i.i ua LUS Bl.U May 1.2S 1.23 l.S0! 1.21 CORN. Sept 78 .SI .78 A.80-4 Dec 72 .74 .71H B.73 May 73T4 .la'A .73vi A.i0 OATS. Sept 48 .49 .47 A.48 Dec Sl .52 .31 A. 52 May 34 .33 .34 .53 MESS PORK. Sept 20.00 20.00 Jan. 22.U2 22.72 22.43 A22.30 LARD. Sept 10.22 lu.13 10.05 10.03 Oct 10.10 10.40 10.20 10.2ili Jan 10.90 10.90 10.73 B1U.77 SHORT RIBS. Sept 10.80 Oct 13.27 12.32 12.22 A12.22 Jan 11.62 11.70 Il.S7A11.eo :af i nrices were as lollows: Wheat .No. 2 red. Ji ll ft 1.14; harJ. 11.11 6 '1.18. Corn No. 2 iellow. 79SlHc: No. No. yellow. 79fislc. Rye No. 2. 9c Bariey. USySOc. Timothy. S4.75&G. Clover, nominal. Puget Sound Wheat Market. TACOMA. Sept 2. Wheat Bluestem. $1.111.12; fortyfold, 98c; club and Fife, 97c Car receipts, wheat 41. oats 1. bay 20. SEATTLE, Sept. 2. Wheat, October and November delivery quotations: uiuesiem, 1.08; fortyfold. U3c: club, 94c; Fife, 93c; red Russian, 92c; Turkey red, 91.02. Car receipts Wheat 18, oats 1, hay 7, flour 9. San .Francisco tirain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, 1.7 0 1.70; red Rus sian, $1.671. 70; Turkey red, gJ.T0Sl.Tii bluestem, SL SO 1.80; feed barley, $1.12 U 1.15; white oats. $1.4091.43; bran, $29; middlings, $31.30 32.50; shorts, $29030. Call board Barley steady; December, $1.21; May. $1.20 bid, $1.27 asked. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept 2. Wheat Sep tember, $1.13; December, $1.15: No. 1 hard, $1.23; No. 1 Northern, $1.15 1.21: No. 2 Northern, $1.10 1.19. Barley. 6172c. Flax, $1.S81.63. FAIR TRADE AT YARDS ALL LIVESTOCK LINES ARE HOLD ING STEADY, Beat Hogs Arc Readily Taken at $!.2.. Good Supply of Calves on Hand at Thla Time. Trading was on a fair scale at the stock yarda yesterday. 'mere was an average midweek run and pricea were steadily main tained throughout the list. The best steers offered brought $6.65 to 16.85, and good cows sold at 3.o0 to ta.To. Calves brought from $6 to $8.25, according to qualitv. There was no Ctianse in tne noz marKei, $3.25 remaining the quotation for choice light stock. Business In the sheep division was umitea to the sales of two loads of lambs at ....!. and 15.50. Receipts wmo 133 cattie, 4 caivei. io hoga and 375 sheep. Shippers were: With tattle. R. R. Gibson, Eugene, i car; onuitz & Plein. Somerville, 2 cars; J. Cram, Jr.. Kedmund. - cars. With hogs Chrla Adams, ooiaenaaie, i car; W. U. Kurtl, nunis r erry, x car; a. W. Strong, Aloro. l car; n. ueianey, ue- laney. Wain., 1 car; w in uiock, -inaepena-ence, 1 car. . With sheep W. O. Bradley, Oakland, 2 cars. With mixed loads T. C. Johnson, Co burg, 1 car cattle and calvea. The day s sales were am iuiiqwb: Wt. Price ! Wt. Price. 18 steers 3 cows . 1 cow . . 5 steers 10 steers 2 steers :t cows . 7 cows . 8 cows . 10 cows . 1 heifer IS steers 1 stag 6 steers 2t steers I steers 5 steers 5 cows . 13.", Iambs 123 iambs ti hogs . ityj u."oi on noes 109 10.20 .107 8.5U .( hogs .1220 . 8S6 . 776 . 780 . U05 .1040 . 93 . 917 .1020 .Ills . 930 .1210 . SHU .1210 . 10U0 .1111 . 76 7T . 108 I hogs 45 bugs 1 hog ... 134 . .. 184 ... 330 . . . 209 . . . 203 . . . 168 . . . 450 . . . ... !70 . . .1042 . . . 930 . . . 980 . . . 090 8.50 9.25 8.25 .2o P.-'.-. 9.15 S.2.J 4.00 6.20 o.oo; 111 hogs 5i 87 hogs 5.25! 6 hogs . M 1 hog . 2 sows 4 cows 3.50 .-,.2.-, 0.65 1 ,1 cows 5.T. 2.50 4.25 7.00 6.40 8.25 8.25 6.00 7.00 6.0U 1 cow 1 bull . 1 steer 2 steers O.OO 6.0U 5.001 5.O0 16 calves u.50 2 calves 5.35; 17 calves 200 113 18 :.." " 1U calves . . 3 20 .20 1 calf 620 Current prices of the various classes of stock at trie varus lunuws: Prime steers Choice steers Medium steers Choice cows Medium cows Heifers ..S8.73 O7.00 .. 6.50.7o .. 6.2SO1.30 . . 3.7306.00 .. 5.2303 73 ... 5.50 06.50 .. 6.0008.25 .. 3 ii i .400 . . 4.5U05.73 . 9.000 9.25 . 8.00O 8.25 ... 4.0003.00 .. 3.COig4.35 .. 3.0J4J6.00 Calves Bulls Stags Hogs Light Heavy Sheep Wethers Ewes Lambs Omaha Lit estock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Sept. 2. Hois Re ceipts 7200; market, higher. Heavy. S8.85tt O.oO- light. lS.75fi9.10: pigs, Jseo, hulk of sales. S8.U0O9. Cattle Receipts. 3800: market, stronger. Native steers, $7.73010.25: cows and heif ers. 35.75 0 7.50, Western steers, S6.30Ob.50, Texas steers. 36 7.30: cows snd heifers. 10.9.67; calves. $8 010.25 Sheep Receipts. 17.000; market, steady. Tearllngs. $5.1505.90; wethers. $4.S0O13: lambs. $7 7. 40. Chleaco livestock Market. CHICAGO, Sept 2. Hogs Receipts, 20, QUQ, iiuxkst. stroif. Built at sslss. $8,100 PINKERTON & COMPANY UNITED STATES DETECTIVE AGENCY Chicago, 111., ever since 1883 Mo connection with or relation to the Pinkerton National Deteetirt 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 Lumbermen bldf., Portland, Or. Phone Main 7741. W. H. TREECE, District Manager. YOUR CREDIT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT Your credit will be worth far more to you when the nreilty arises than an armful of letters of recommendation presented by vou as a etrang-er. Such a small beginning as a well-kept check -ing account has led to many a man's business success, for It has been the means of establishing: credit with his banker. R'e eeek accounts of promise of worthy young men Just start ing In business men who will need credit and advice from time to time and who will regard this batik s service as a factor In their success. Open yonr account with us and let us grow together. Lumber mens National Bank Capital and Surplus, f 1,200,000. Fifth and Stark Streets. The Bank of Personal Service EVERY CONVENIENCE known to modern methods of banking is provided in the equipment of the offices of this bank. Prompt, courteous attention is, of course, extended to all. The clients of this bank are assured exceptional service. We Pay 4 Interest on Savings Deposits MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK Founded 1886 Washington and Fourth Sts. LADD & TILTON BANK Ustakiithed UWV Capital and Surplus Commercial and 50- llht. $.209.73: mixed, 8.()8 70. hesVy. 8.75.00; rouh. 8.7i8.V; pls. . . . storkers snd feedws, $5.50ijJ MS. rows sad heifers. W.tfon i ,u: cwives. -ovir ...... . LONDON IS NOW BUYIMO BILLS Discounts Ease Off Despite Extension of Moratorium. NEW YORK, Sept, 2. The most Interest ing financial development of today was ths greater ease reported in the London dis count system. Despite the extension or the British moratorium, some London bankers were reported to he buying American oms. of which the supply was small, however. r h nrtnajtii .imnletion of pur chases In connection with Initial New York City payments at London ana i-sris. Exchange was a trifle- easier, both cables and demand being from 14 to Ac under yes terday's highest rates. These slight declines were ascribed to the passing of September maturities Sight drarts on Paris were slightly higher than yesterday, but again the quotation was alight. No change occurred In the local money market. Bids of 8 per cent were made for time loans, but the supply of cash was lim ited. It is regarded as noteworthy thsl interior banks are Inclined to hold their re serves here Intact. Recent action of some of these institutions, especially tnose wnicn called loans esrly In August, hss been the . . - . - . i. i... r.hl.i from Ilrr- suojeci oi mine ......... -- Un suggesting the opening of the Bourse for regular business in a limited way lacked confirmation among local bsnkers with in- .i.i - ,,. Thm onlnlnn ' ... . prevailed that anv financial operations that . . . . . j t, . ,t,li tlma may oe aitempieu m b.hiii . would be strictly on a cash basis. Regsrdinc the ranroaa iuusuou, me I, L .... .... .. KA ., ,. . ...... nsge uuiiuu attt.o . - so far as It has to do with the grain-carry ing roaus. ronnagu ai icnn.ua centers hss decreased In a marked manner, . . ..,. . i.,.,. nf thi . , 1 ln- aofteier, auu - - -- dustry Indicates that any benefits developing from the war are naeiy to come Pennsylvania system, it wss unofficially de clared, purposes niaains luinier njiwnrer service, beginning the mid dle of the current month, and other leading lines are expected to follow its example. Aa indicating tne caution nuw .. ii .. ..,..., nn. nf th laraast lo cal trust companies passed the distribution of Its ' extra qnsrteriy aiviaeno, wane subsidiary of the Amerlcsn Tobacco Com pany distributed Its holdings in snother company to its stockholders In lieu ot a dividend. Dulutb Flax Market. DULUTH, Sept. 2. Linseed. September. 31.591: Decinlu-r. $1.65. "B 1 t u 1 I t h I c ap proaches vary nearly the Ideal pavement," says Ernest McCul lough, an authority on street pavement, formerly consulting engineer for the Mer chants' Association of San Franclaco. HUiSLsKs lillUL UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER EXCURSIONS ON STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT Dally round trip to The Dalles, except on Sunday and Monday! leave Portland at I A. M., arrive on return at a;3 p. M. Fare $1 each way. Sunday, excursion to Caseins Locks. $1 round trip; leave Alder it Duck ai 9 A- M arrive on return at F. M- Faeae Mais IUWA 6113. $2,000,000 Savings Deposits I 11 I I.MLV l.l IIM FRENCH LINE ('stDipAtrnl" 4tnrn-lf Tranatls.atlqiiv POSTAL HKRVICR. 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. FOR INFORMATION APPLY Company's Office, 19 State Street, N. Y. OR LOCAL AliKNTV COOS BAY AND 11 ill K S. S. ELDER SAILS SUNDAY, UK IT. . AT A.M. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Office Freight Office 122A Id St. root Northrup at MAIN 1114 A 1314 l Main !!. A 1411 AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND. Round Trip Bate.: Flrvt-cUtM t Tahlll $... to nlflnff.n tZAT.OO, to y doi-j $.iHt. i:tl Pim If lc Orfnn Tour ( lnc.udin South He I flr), $3.5 1st cmm throuchout. Kotind thf World Rates on application. Regular throuili arvlc from San Friticlirn. 8. & Malta. ($000 um aatifl Spt 1. S. 8. Moana (10,Ul0 tona) 1U Oct. 14. 8. 8. afarama (ll,t00 tona) sails Nov. It. Send for ramphlaL I -n .n Steamship Co. of New Zealand. Ltd. Office: f?t Market atreet, San Francisco, or local S. 8. and It. R. asenta. ARGENTINE aTM 1 -T7m"tort& HOLT LINE And all Brazilian Fort Frequent sailings from N"w York by raw and fat ' m."O0-on ) pnsscuier tramtrs. 17 DAYS TO RIO JANMRO. H DAYS TO BUENOS ATRES. BUSK A DAlfltXS. Gam. Aju.. I heaawar. ft Y. Dorsey U. hmlth, Sd and Waahlngloa Hts. Or lx'al Agent COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Sails from Alnsworth dock, Portland, t A. M. Sept. S. 1". IS, SO. IS. 10. Freight snd ticket offleea. Lower Alnswerth dock, rortland A Coos Bar S. S. Lias L. II. KK.VTI.Nt.. Vgenl. Tlione Main :iowi. 8, S. III. II. FOB SAN FKANC1SCO LOS ANGELES A. M., SEPT. t The Ssus taarleeo fort la ea a. s. Ce.t 3d and nalilogluu Ht. (with n it. It. m N Co.) Tel. Marshall Mv. A IUL Steamer Georgiana i fi Waahington-atraat Dock at T A. U, Dallr. Sunday. T . tot Astoria and Way Landings Helurnlag. Vavee Astoria at l.m f. et. rare, tl.eo svsh war. Mala lU, OHAIX TO COOS MAY. Autos run dally. Delia bltui Iris. ls Allegan or the Oeess-liseck reals. Wire reservation te u. MA 1 1 uux Uralsk