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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, WEDXESDAT, SEPTEMBER 1G. 1914. GHAmBERLAHJ AND SITU WORK ALOE Senator's Friends Complain and Lack of Harmony May Become Pronounced. LETTERS SENT TO VOTERS Candidate for Governor Gets "Con fidential" With All Registered Members of Iarty and Begs for Advice. Democratic voters ar being sub jected to a cross fire of correspondence these days. The letters originate in the various offices and "headquarters" maintained by the several Democratic candidates, and seemingly are not writ ten -with intent to help the entire Dem ocratic ticket. "Anything to elect Chamberlain," is the tone of the appeal coming from the Chamberlain headquarters in the Jour nal building. "Anything to elect Smith," is the sub stance of the "confidential" communica tions coming from Dr. Smith's office in the Broadway building. Nether of these prolific letter writers seems to be doing much to aid the can didacy of the other. In fact, it is broadly hinted in certain Democratic circles that neither Intends to do much to help the other. Chamberlain Men Complain. The friends of Senator Chamberlain, it is reported, are complaining about the lack of support that they are get ting from Governor. "West and the other Smith supporters. On the other hand the Smith follow ers complain that they are getting little encouragement from the Chamberlain camp. It would not be surprising, be fore the end of the campaign, to see the lack of sympathy between the two Democratic forces brought into sharp relief. Senator Chamberlain's campaign managers are getting peeved, also, over the indifference displayed, by the friends of Senator Lane, Chamberlain's colleague in the Senate. While the Lane supporters openly profess a deep interest in the Chamberlain candidacy and pretend to be working in his be half, it is understood that they are not wasting any time in the work. Campaign of 1912 Cited. Some of the Lane followers refer back to the campaign of 1912, when Senator Lane was elected in a three cornered fight. They say that Senator Chamberlain was only lukewarm in his support of Dr. Lane at that time. It is known that the two Senators have had frequent differences at Washington over the distribution of patronage and that'they do not always work in har mony. With the alleged failure of both Gov ernor West and Senator Lane to sup port the Chamberlain candidacy, the friends of Senator Chamberlain are be coming decidedly uneasy. Senator Chamberlain cannot consistently come back to Oregon while- Congress is in session. So his managers here are left to fight the battle alone. From now on they fear it will be an up-hill strug gle. Dr. Smith. Democratic candidate for Governor, is getting quite "confiden tial" with a few thousand Democratic voters, many of whom he never has met I He is mailing out circular letters to registered Democrats in all parts of the state. Following are extracts: "Knowing your interest in public affairs as a voter and citizen I beg to write you concerning my candidacy for Governor. "Is it possible for me to enter into a brief and strictly confidential corre spondence with you respecting that subject? I have reason to believe 'that tiiere are policies in which you and I bvae a mutual sympathy and interest and that because thereof I can, with entire propriety, ask you to write me as to how my candidacy is regarded and what I may do to advance it. "If you will give me your views and suggestions I assure you that they will be deeply appreciated and that they will be treated as entirely confiden tial." When it is known that every Demo cratic voter in the state is on the mail ing list for such communications, the recipient of the letter will readily ap preciate how "confidential" it is. Close inspection also reveals that uch "confidential" letters are signed with a rubber stamp in fac-simile of the candidate's signature. C N. McArthur Republican candi date for Representative in Congress,- is continuing his quiet campaign work among the voters ot nis district, wnicn comprises Multnomah County. He is meeting with much " encouragement. About October 1 Mr. McArthur will start his speaking campaign and will cover every part of the county thor oughly. Thomas H. Hurlburt. Republican can didate for Sheriff, is preparing to open headquarters in the Morgan building. It is probable that he will procure rooms convenient to those of the coun ty central committee. Headquarters for both the state and county 'organizations of the Demo cratic party were opened yesterday on the sixth floor of the Swetland build ing. G. Y. H'arrjnf assistant secretary of the state committee will be in charge. The Democrats propose to keep their rooms open every day and as much of every nigfct as possible. The women's advisory committee of the Republican state central commit tee is preparing to hold an "empty dinner pail" dinner In the blue room of the Multnomah Hotel at noon Fri day, October 2. All candidates for state and county offices have been in vited to attend. Mr. Booth and Dr. Withycombe already have accepted. An interesting programme will be pre pared. FAIR CROWD IS LARGE T. T. MAROXEY, AVIATOR. BIG FEA TURE AT WALLA WALLA. Tito, One an Indian, In City for Exhi bition Probably Mortally Hurt When Streetcar Hits Bossy. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Sept. 15. The Bun shone on the Walla Walla County Fair today, bringing a larger crowd arrd making the outlook for the week more cheerful. T. T. Maroney, the aviator, was one of the big; features today, flying high In spite of wind and adding a few thrills by his dips and spirals. J, Q, Allen, J. Spears, a Umatilla In- dlan. and John Montano, an Arapahoe Indian, were driving a single horse out Second street. Just behind an automo bile, when the horses became unman ageable. Allen turned the horse on to the streetcar track and a car struck the outfit, throwing out the three men and probably mortally injuring two of them, wrecking the buggy and injuring the horse so it had to be killed. Allen and Spears are in a hospital, not ex pected to live. .Allen's skull is frac tured and Spears' face was mashed. Montano was not hurt severely. More Indians arrived and put up their tepees, and more Frontier Days per formers are coming. Interest in to morrow's events centers in the Spokane-Walla Walla automobile road race. The roads are reported to be in good condition and fast time is expected. CATTLE MARKET IS FIRM BUYERS PAYING MORE FOB PRIME BEEF MATERIAL. Best Steers Bring $7.35 at North Port land Yards Tendency of IIg Prices Dtmwud. There was a fair run of stock at the yards yesterday and trade was quite active. The cattle market continued to exhibit strength, as did sheep, but hop prices were lower and the undertone of the market was heavy. The feature of trading; In the cattle divis ion was the sale ot two loads of prime steers, averaging; 1005 pounds, at $7.35, equalling the price paid for two fancy loads on the preceding day. A few head were disposed of at (7.25, and other sales were closed at 6.25 to t.7l. The hog market was under the same strain that has borne prices down of late, liberal receipts and more or less of poor quality material. The beet price obtainable during the day was $3.55, which lacks 20 cents of the price paid for standard hogs oa Mon day. Steady prices were realized In the few transactions in the sheephouse. Choice ewes sold at S4.50 and others at $3.50 and . while lambs were taken at 15.75. Commenting on local market conditions, the Livestock Reporter says: "Mid-September finds the cattle market on the up trend and Improvement In all de partments. Last week had the best beef trade since July. - Weights are rising and finish is considerably smoother with the re sult that' killers are bidding freely for the prime meat, and fairly strong for heavy and medium grade cattle. In butcher cattle busi ness was Interesting, as a broad outlet In the market always accelerates trade. "The sudden drop In hog prices last week was unexpected 10 days ago, bat depression on Eastern markets together with the largest ran here since last Spring was a combination too strong for the bull element to combat and values eased off. "Most of the sheep and lamb arrivals last week were contract stuff so that the re mainder scarcely filled requirements. The result was a strong, brisk market with an up ward tendency and buyers were so eager to get sheep quickly they bought many of them light or off cars." Receipts were 137 cattle, 650 hogs and 293 sheep. Shippers were: With cattle C. A. Merrill, Deer Island, 1 car: F. B. Oxraan, Robtnette, 4 cars. With hogs E. G. Floan, Parma, 2 cars; F. H. Brown, Latourell, l ear; J. B. Wall ters, Prescott, 1 car; L. H. Helns, 1 car. With sheep T. A. Schmidt, Yamhill. 1 car; Will Block, Independence, 1 oar. ' With mixed load John Dysart, Condon, 1 car hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. -wt. Price. . 187 JS.531 27 steers ... 947 S8.XS 89 hogs 20 hogs 130 6.751 28 steers 1008 6.70 1 hoe .... 290 6 steers ..1145 ..1800 ..1410 ..1095 ..1170 . .1125 ..1210 ..1195 . .1230 .". 035 , ..1050 . . 1055 ..1160 ...1245 . .1135 .. 928 . . 79 6.10 6.00 6.50 7.25 7.25 7.25 6.50 6.00 5.00 6.50 6.50 7.33 6.00 5.25 6.60 6.50 4.00 8.50 2 hogs ... 170 8.40 3 steers 2 hogs ... 191 8.53 2 steers 1 hog .... 440 7.551 2 steers . 115 hogs ... 164 8.40 4 steers . 7 hogs . . . 2GS 7.40 2 steers . 100 hogs . . . 168 8.40 3 steers . 51 hogs 180 S.50 a steers . 15 ewes ... 102 3.50 1 cow .. 15 lambs .. 59 5.75 12 steers . 5 ewes .... 115 4.50 1 steer ., 30 hogs 163 8.40 56 steers . 20 hogs ... 114 0.75 1 cow .. 10 hogs 115 7.00 4 cows ., 10 hogs LSI 8.55 23 steers . 86 hogs ... 124 7.25 27 steers . 1 steer 930 6.00 110 ewes . 27 steers ..1020 6.25 6 hogs . Cnrrent prices of the various stock at the yards follow: Cattle Prime steers Choice steers Medium steers ................. Choice cows Medium cows 170 classes of .?6.757.10 . 6.50(3 6.75 . 6.25 SI 6.50 . 0.75&6.S0 5.25 i 3.75 5.50(8 6.25 Helpers Calves 6.00W8.50 Bulls 3.00W4.75 Stags 4. 00 (a 8.00 Hogs Light S.70O7.75 Heavy 7.70 7.75 Sheep Wethes 4.00ia5.4O Eiwes 3.304.50 Lambs 5.00 5.50 Omahs Livestock Market. , SOUTH OMAHA, Kept, 15 Hogs Re ceipts, uuu; inarkec, lower. Heavy, Ss.lott? 8.25; light, $8.20le8.60; pigs, $7.750218.25; bulk of oales, 8.2un.2i. Cattle Receipts, bUOO; market, steady. Na- tlve steers. $8too.0: cows and heifera Ittas 7.50; Western W.atArn aiaari CA .. C T .. --, vw.-vtro.vw, Sheep lteceipis. 3U.O0O; market, higher. Yearlings. J3.BO'6.40; wethers, $5.25.&5.75.; lambs, $7.25 18.35. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Sept. 15. Hogs Receipts. 21. OO0; market, best shipping grades steady, others 5c to 10c lower. Bulk of sales, $6.25& 8.73; light. $S.55S $.35; mixed, $S.209.30; heavy, e9; rough, $S8.15; pigs, $4.75 8.30. . Cattle Receipts, 7000; market, steady. Beeves, $6.00 & 11 ; steers, $tt.35 49.25; Block ers and feeders, 5.40s.25; cows and heif ers. $3. 75 & 9.30; calves, $83,12 Sheep Receipts, 20,000; market, strong. Sheep, $3.50(6.25; yearlings, J6.10(&)7; lambs. 7&s.75. EASTERN COFFEE MARKET ST KADI ER Slight Improvement Reported In Firm Of fers From Brazil. NEW YORK. Sept. 15. The coffee ' mar ket was steadier today, owini to h ports of further slight improvement In firm offers from Brazil. Early in the day sales of Santos 4s were reported in the cost and freight market at about 814c, but later Quo tations were in the neighborhood of to 9c on some of the better described coffee, while Rio 7s were quoted at 5c to about 5.U0C The local spot market waa unchanged, with a continued light demand at 6sc for Rio s and 11 Sc for Santos 4s. The market at Rio was 50 rels higher at the close yesterday, while Santos was nominally unchanged. Clearances from Rio for the United States yesterday were 11.000 bags. Raw sugar steady. Molasses sugar, 5.60c; centrifugal, 6.25c. Renned, steady. Puget Bound. Want Markets. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 15. Wheat Blue- stem, 95c. $1.02; fortyrold. 96c; club, 95c; life. Yesterday's car receipts ley, 6; oats, 16; hay, 33. -Wheat, 113: bar. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 15. Wheat Oc tober and November delivery Bluestem. $1.03: fortyfold. 93c: club, 90c; fife, 91c; red Russian, 8Sc; Turkey red, 9Sc Yesterday's car receipts Wheat. 94; oats, 19; barley, 5; hay. 31; flour. 10; corn, L Kavat Stores. SAVANNAH, Sept. 15. Turpentine nom inal. 4Sc No sales; receipts, 965 barrels; shipments, 317 barrels; stocks, 2S,598 bar rels. Roain nominal. No sales; receipts. 1695 pounds; shipments, 1694 pounds; stocks, 107.557 pounds. Quote: A, B, $3.50; C, D $3.32H: E. F, O. H. I, $3.55; M, $4.5U: N, $S; WG. 16.25; WW. $6.S5. Dried Fruit at 'evr York. NEW YORK, Sept. 15. Evaporated ap ples dull and easy. Prunes steady. Peaches steady. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 15. Hops steady. State eommon to choice, 1914. 4045c; 1913, sofd 4)c; Paciho Coast, 1914. 20j23c; 1913, 18ttf 20O. Chicago Dairy Preduce. CHICAGO, Sept. 15. Buttet 10.055 tubs; market, unchanged. Receipts, Eggs Receipts, 7558 cases; market, un changed. Duluth Linseed Market. BTJLUTH. Minn., Sept. 15. Linseed Cash, $1.5214; September. $1.52; uecember. $1.0 State Xormal School Pupils 180. MONMOUTH, Or.. Sept. 15. (Spe cial.) The Oregon isormai facnool be ran its Fall semester Monday with an enrollment of 180, 17 per cent larger than the enrollment for the first day last year. POTATO CROP GAINS Rain Will Materially Increase Oregon Output. MAY BE TWO-THIRDS YIELD Present Scarcity Results in Ship ments to This Market From Yaki ma, California and Idaho. Farmers Are Holding Back. - The scarcity of Oregon potatoes, the firm prices asked by growers and the. poor qual ity of a good many of the recant arrivals have led to the shipping In of outside stock. Two oars reached the street yesterday, one coming from Yakima and the other from California. A quantity of Idaho potatoes Is also on the market. The Jobbers are getting tl.SO for these potatoes, whereas. $1.35 Is all that retailers will pay tor the ordinary run of home-grown stock. The early Oregon crop suffered severely from the dry Summer and the potatoes were small In size and for the most part Inferior. The late crop, which has not yet come on, has been materially benefited by the rains of the past week. The vines are green and growing and potato authorities now esti mate that the erop. If an early frost does not get it, will be fully two-thirds of nor mal. Before the rain came they did not look for over half a crop. There Is much complaint ot the refusal ot farmers to sort over their stock properly. There are enough good potatoes on the farms to supply all local needs, and if they were graded there would he no necessity of bring ing In outside stock. The September crop report of the Depart ment of Agriculture shows the condition of the potato crops in the Western States in this and the past two years to be as fol lows on September 1: 1914. Oregon ................... 67 California 89 Montana 75 Wyoming 75 Colorado ................. 83 New Mexico ........... A.. 87 Arisona 82 Utah 80 Nevada 86 Idaho 81 Washington SO 1913. 93 78 84 02 78 49 75 88 96 88 85 1912. 101 90 9 96 sr. 84 92 91 96 97 93 The condition of the United States crop, as a whole, on September 1, 1914, was placed at 75.8 per cent, as compared with 69.9 per cent on September 1, 1913, and 87.2 per cent on September 1, 1912. HIGHER FBJCES OFFERED FOB WHEAT Bids Are Raised AU Around at Merchants' Exchange Session. There was a better feeling in the wheat trande yesterday and bids were higher at the noon session of the Merchants Exchange. The incentive was the sharp advance at Chi cago, caused by reported German victories over the Russians. No sales were made, as buyers and sellers were 1 to 3tt cents apart In their views. For bluestem, $1.04 was offered, a gain of 114 cents over Monday's bid price. Bids of 95 cents for forty-fold and 94 cents for olnb represented an advance of 3 cents, while buyers raised their limits 21 cents oa red wheat. There was also a half dollar gain In the bid price of oats, but there were no sellers at the advance. Barley was Irregular and likewise Inactive. Wheat Is coming Into Portland at a rapid rate, receipts so far this week amounting to 488,800 bushels. Arrivals at the Puget Sound markets are also heavy. Total re ceipts of wheat at the three ports from the beginning of the season to date have been: Bushels. 4.737,200 3.191.500 2,234,700 Portland Tacoma Seattle . Total 10,163,400 Portland wheat receipts at this time are 1,011,400 bushels ahead of the receipts on the corresponding date last year. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 225 9 20 16 12 Tuesday 151 is 8 26 15 Year ago 89 19 5 . 15 10 season to date. 3644 311 558 452 332 Year ago .... ..2i)t2 438 491 268 503 I , rftti ij . ., . . I c K"4 s BETTER THAN OXE YEAR AGO , - , . . .... "cucnu t-onuitlon. llow(r,r TC r i Average. The month of August waa aliehtlv unfa vorable for crops in the United States, the composite condition of aU crops on Septem ber 1 being 2.1 per cent below their 10-year --''' on August 1 Dronnert. . .v tin wm oeiow tne 1 0-vru r mv.r iiruBijecxs are still 4.9 per ... ci man me out-turn or last year's crops, which were unusually poor. The growing condition of rie various crops on September 1. expressed In percentages of their 10-year average (not the normal) on beptember 1, and the Improvement or de cline during August was as follows, accord - ...o iv mo uureau ot crop estimates. Depart ment of Agriculture: v eacncs .. .116.0 .. .115.6 .. .115.3 .. .115.3 .. .107.8 ...107.2 . . .106.0 ...105.8 ...105.2 .. .105.0 . . .104.1 . . .103.4 103.0 . . .102.7 102.0 ...101.4 Apples H-2.2 Cranberries CantalouDea Grapes -3.1 -3.4 tvarrtr corn . Hay Watermelons Alfalfa Pears ....... Broom corn . Millet Sugar beets . Barley . . . . Buckwheat 1; .3 1 6 0.4 -1.2 -2.3 Peanuts Beans (dry) ""lOl.'l HIo 4.3 Tomatoes 7 7.5 97.2 97.1 97.0 97.0 96.9 rt.5 UO.O 5.S -4.0 -2.1 Potatoes Cabbages ........ -1.9 -3.6 -5.6 -6.0 unions , sorghum Lima beans ..... Clover seed ..... sweet potatoes . . -1-8.7 2.3 8.7 'a( - BO. 7 Corn 90.3 1.0 oviiug- wueaL yj "emI SS.5 Hop 8!j-3 6.0 -1-0.3 11.5 Production compared with full crop. N1XETEBN CEJfTS PAID FOR PCOGLE8 Transactions In Late Hops at 18 Cents Ifi lor k Market Strong. Nineteen cents waa paid by the Seavey Hop Company for the Albright crop of 30 bales of fuggles at Monitor. There was a fair amount of business in late hops at 18 cents. Four lots were sold at Mount Angel. Including the Hessing crop or 2 bales, watch was bought by Mlshler at unooie. jine Juicnt crop ot 180 bales at salem was also reported sold. Elgteen cents was being offered In the Indepen dence section. or the Eastern market Ihe New York Journal of Commerce says: In New York State there la continued good demand at price ranging up to 40c to growers, but only a few small lots are reported pur chased, aa growers generally are holding oft for higher prices." CALIFORNIA ONIONS ARE RECEIVED Fancy Fomegranates Arrive From Southern State. In addition to the Washington and Cali fornia potatoes received yesterday another car of onions came from the southern state. The latter offered at a cent a pound. Fruit arrivals were moderate and prices were generally steady. A line lot of pome granates waa received and they were In de mand at $2.25 a box. Local Concord grapea continue to come forward In good volume. A car of fancy Idaho honey was received and placed on sale at $3.25 a case. uf Turkeys Sell Well. There was a steady market for all kinds of poultry yesterday. Hens sold at 14V4& la cent e-a pavings at 1515V4 cents. Toung turkeys brought 5 cent a Ducks and geese were slow. Dressed pork continues weak In sympathy with the livestock market and 11 H cents Is the top price obtainable. Veal holds steady. Thera were no new features yesterday In he egg, butter or cheese markets. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern eltles yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland '-.0l,0hU S162.165 Seattle 2,440,050 226.462 Tacoma 47,WOU 79.458 Spokane B71.27K 74.871 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $269 26.50 per ton; shorts, $29 j. 29.50; rolled bar ley, $28. FLOUR Patents, $5.40 per barrel; straigsts, $4.60; graham, $3.40; whole wheat, $5.60; exports. $4.2004.50. CORN Whole, $38 per ton; cracked. SV per ton. HAY Old timothy. Eastern Oregon, $15(9 16; new-crop timothy. Valley, $12.50t13; grain hay, $5410; alfalfa. $1112. Fruits and Vegetable. Local lobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2 2568.00 per box; lemons, $77.50 per box; bananas. 4&4&c per pound; grapefruit, California, ..i; pineapples, otgj c per pouna. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50c per box; eggplant, 7e per pound; peppers, 6 7 14c per pouna; arcicnoaes, bocjii per aoz. : toma toes, 4095OC per crate; cabbage, lti2c per pound: peas, u&Go per pound; beans, 4&6a per pound; corn, 75cij7$l per sack; celery, 50(85c per dozen; cauliflower, $2.25 pr crate; asparagus, $2.25 per box; sprouts, 10c per pouna. o.n Yenow, ipi.z3 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Annies, new. SOcStl sabas, $1.25&1.50 per dozen; pears, $1(1.25; peaches, 40365o per box; grapes, 65ct$1.15 per crate. ruiATUts uregon, 91.30 per sack; sweet potatoes, 214c Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch case count. sue; canaiea, abfc POULTRY Hens. 15c: Sprinaa 15 15c; turkeys, 2uc; dressed. choice. 25c; ducks. 1015c; geese, 10c. .BUTTER creamery crime, extras. 85c per pound; cubes, 310 32c. 4 CHEESE; Oregon triplets. Jobbers buying price, 16ttc per pound f. o. b. dock Port land; Young America, 17 Ho Per pound. i ( J it tv ijioca, jitvi-c per pound. VEAL Fancy, 13aHc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local lobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-tound talis. $2.25 per dozen; half-pound fiats, $1.40; one pound flats, $2.4o; Alaska pink, one-pound tans, $1.05. honey cnoice. 3.30iB3.75 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 14B2ic mr nound: Bra zil nuts, 14c; filberts, 14915c; almonds, 23o; peanuts, 56c; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; pe cans, 14 15c BEANS Small white. 7Uc: lirra white. 6Hc; Lima, Scl pink, 5c; Mexican. 7 Vic; bayou. 6c COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 1887o ner pound. SUGAR Fruit and berrr. $7.80: beet. $7.60; extra C $7.60; powdered. In barrels, $8.05.. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; half ground, lOOs. $10.75 per ton; COS. $11.50 per ion; dairy, j.4 per ton. RICE No. 1 Janan. SUSStte: Southern head. 6i7c; Island, 6c LKl.u ritun 3 apples. 10 011c per pound; apricots, 144916c; peaches. g$llc; prunes, Italian. 10ft 12 He; currants, 9c; .IB11U, IVVDV .U. U.. U V 7V, UICVIIDU Thompson, 11 c; unbleached Sultanas, 8c; seeded, c; dates, Persian, 7?7c per pound; fard, $L40 per box. FIGS Packages. 8-oz.. 50 to box. tl.01 package; 10-oz.. H to box, 80c; white, 23-lb. box. $1.75; black, 25-Ib. box. $1.76; black, 30-lb. box. $2.50: black. 10-lb. box, $1.15; Calarab candy figs, 20-lb. box, $8; Smyrna, per box, $1.60. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1914 crop. 1718c: fus-rles. 18 18M:C; 1913 crop, nominal. HIDES Salted hides. 13e tier Bound: salt kip. 14c: salted calf, 18c; green hides, 12c; dry nides, 2jc; dry can, 2Kc; salted Dulls, 10c per pound; green bulls, 8Hc. WOOL Valley, 18H&20Vic; Eastern Ore gon, 16'20ttC MUHAm ih 14 cup, ZTe per pouna. CASCARA BARK Old and new. 4a per pound. PELTf Btt. 13c: drr short wool. 9c: drv shearlings, 10c each; green shearlings, 15 30c each; Spring lambs, 2425c; greea pelts, short wool. August 60c, July &0o; green lambs. July 65c. August 75c. FISH Salmon, 6c: halibut, 4H05UC per pound. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 21tt22Uc: 11 to 10-pound. 21H22Hc; 14 to 18-pound. 21 cy22c: skinned, isvs v jc; picnic, ioe. BACON Fancy. 3032c: standard. 240 27c. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs. 14 17c; exports. 15 17c; plates. ll13c LARD Tierce basis: Pure. 12V, 4 14c: compound, 9c. KHHUSJiKis water wnite, drums, bar rels or tank wagon, 10c: special, drums or barrels. l:iu.C; cases, 17ttft20V&e. GASOLINE Bulk, 14c; cases, 21c Engine distillate, drums, 7 Vic; cases, 14Ue; naphtha, arums. XvOj casne, vu. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 72c; boiled, barrels, 74c; raw, cases, 77c; boiled, cases, 79c KEROSENES Water white, drams, bar rels or tank wagon. 10c: special, drums er barrels. 13Vic; cases. 17V48 20Via. GASOLINE Bulk. 14c: cases. 21a. Bs glne distillate, drums, 7Hc; eases, ,14 Mo; naphtha, drums. 13o; cases, 20o. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 7a: boiled, barrels, 74c; raw, cases, 77c; boiled, cases. EXCHANGE OPENS UP BUSINESS PKNTDINQ WITH GER MANY, FRA5CB AND SPAIX. Rumors of Peace Negotiations) Revived tm Klnaaclal District Iron Com pany Paasesi Dividend. NEW YORK, Sept. 15. Rumors of peace negotiations were revived In tne xinandai district today, presumably as a result of the 'further reported successes of the allies. The exchange market, which was more diversified In its operations than at any time since the European outbreak, con tinued to show Improvement. Rates on London hardened a trifle and a few Reichs mark bills on Germany were offed via Copenhagen. Some business waa done in francs for Parts and an Inquiry for Spanish pesetas offered additional evidence of the markets Increasing breadth. Tentative applications for loans or short term Issues of notes by various municipal ities, whose obligations are about to ma ture, were received by bankers. It Is ex pected that many states and cities In need ot funds will soon come Into this market for either of these forms of accommodation. Passing of the Republic Iron &. steel Company's deferred dividend for the current quarter, because of tne financial situation growing out of the war, called renewed at tention to the general state .of that indus try, and the dividend state of other com panies engaged In the same line of manu facture. According to conservative esti mates, mills at leading centers are now op erating at &0 per cent of capacity, and It Is believed that many will be reduced to a 50 per cent basis by October. An echo of the Mexican situation was heard in the confirmation of the report that the government now In power there had taken over the management and operation of the National railways, regardless ot the wishes of the bondholders. London cabled an advance In consols on the war-news, snd the London stock ex change, following oar example, fixed prices for tne purcnase ana sale ot a large num ber of investment securities. Sterling; Exchange. NEW YORK, Sept. 15. Mercantile paper, 7 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady. Cables, $4.9873; oemana, S4.se. Bar sliver. 52c LONDON. Sept. 15. Bar sliver, , weak. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. Sterling, de mand, $4.att; caoie. 4.-.'. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, vegetables, Ltc. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. Fruit Pine apples. Il.seas: California lemons. $2.50 5.50; apples. Gravenstelne. 50cS$l; Bell- flowers. 6575c; Newtowns, to&noc. Vegetables Cucumbers. 2540c; string beans. 23c; peas. $11.23 per sack. Eggs Fancy ranch, rc; storage, 30c Onions Yellow, 40 00c. on dock. Cheese Young America, 14 It 6 13 c; new. 10tt14tte; Oregon. 18c. Butter Fancy creamery, SO Vic; seconds, 29c. - Potatoes Delta Burbsnks, per sack. 90c $1; sweets, 1.50 (ft-1.65 per sack; Salinas Burbanks, $1.6501.75. Receipts Flour. 9764 quarter sacks; bar ley, 207.883 centals; potatoes, 5S0 sacks; hay, B01 tons. BULLS IN CONTROL Wheat Takes Upward Swing In Chicago Market. NEARLY FIVE-CENT RANGE Reports or Big Victory for Germany Over Russians Give Trlces Final TJptnrn Heavy Trading In Oata on Export Account. CHICAGO. Sept. 15. Wheat prices made giant swings with each report today of what seemed any Important turn in the fortunes ot war. After covering a range of nearly 5 cents, the market closed strong. 2H to 2To above last night. Cora finished 1VC to lKc up. oats with a gain of lfic to 2c and provisions at an advance of & to 47 Vic. Most of the time the wheat market had a decided tendency to rally from the effects of the wild selling that characterized the day previous, when attention centered on the chance of a possible sudden treaty of peace. The chief exception today was a violent temporary downturn which took place about the middle er the session as a result of unconfirmed advices that a Ger man army under General von Kluck had surrendered outright. The bearish in fluence ot this news was more than offset later by assertions of a Dig victory for Ger many over the Russians. Corn showed strength from first to last, although much hindered by setbacks in wheat. The Iowa state report waa bullish and widespread rains were said to have In jured early corn in shock. Oata fluctuated .with wheat, changes de pending almost wholly on the varying out look regarding the probable length of the war. It was said that fully l.ooo.OOO bush els of cash oats were sold here today, main ly for export. Covering by shorts gave the provision market a sharp upturn. Grain strength and the expected disclosures of a falling off In the local stock ot lard furnished a good deal of the Impetus. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. 1.00-4 1.04 1.03 1.07 1.1014 1.14 .7514 -76 Vi .70 V4 .71 i4 .72 .74 .484 .45 .45 .48 .48 .51 17.00 17.80 20.20 20.47 - 9.20 1.20 9.27 9. SO U.92 ii.es Sept 1.U2M Dec 1.O0 1.U4 1.07 1.15 May LIS Corn- Sept 75 U .764 .72 V. .74 .45 .51 18.25 2U.57V, Dec. i tn May 72Vi Oats Sept ...... .45 Dec 47 May 50 fork Sept ......18.00 Jan 20.40 Lard Sept Oct. 9.25 9.2714 9.92 V Jan. 9.87 K Ribs- Sept ... Oct. 1L83U 1182 1L25 11.S2V. 10.75 10.62 10.77H Jan. 10..0 Wheat No. 2 red. X1.01V4 ett 1.05H : No. 2 hard, $L0ll.O5; No. 2 Northern, 8L10. corn -no. -z yeuow. 7saii.c: No. X yellow, 76r76c. tye iso. -L, 9U&V.1.0. Barley. 60 376c Timothy, $46. Clover, nominal, Emretpesm Orals. Markets. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 18. Wheat closed yesterday: October. Ss Bd; today. 8s 4d; December, yesterday, 8s Td; today, 8s 7d; corn, yesterday, October 8s 9d; today, 5s 9d. Wheat Spot weak. Nov 1 Manitoba, s 7d; No. 2. 9s 2d. Futures steady. October. 6s 4d; December, 8s Td. lkllnneaoolls Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 15. Wheat Sep tember, lo"4; oecemner, si.uw- jso. l hard. Sl.09; No. 2 Northern, $1.03 1.05. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Sent. 15. Spot Quota tions: Walla Walls, $1.70 1.72; red Rus sian. $1.71; Turkey red, $L80; bluestem. $1.S01.85; feed barley. $1.12 L15; brewing barley, nominal; white oats, $1.50 & 1.65: bran. $30; middlings, $3132; shorts, $303L Call board: Barley December, $120; May, $1.28. Bops at Leads. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 16. Hops at London, Paclflo Coast. t losgio as. The Canadian Bank of Commerce JTEAt OPPICB Toronto, Canada. aSatabllanea 18T. era! banktnsr business transacted. Interest paid oat time aeeeslts. Sterling: drafts for moderate amounts Issued om XiOndosw Esglaad, Traveler)' ckecks lssaed pay able In the United States and Canada. PORTLAND BRANCH, Corner Seeond and Starst Sts IT. C MALPAS. Manager. TRAVELERS' OFTDE. Steamer Sendee Steamer "HARVEST Q,IJEES" leaves Ash-Street dock daily ex cept Sunday, 8 P. M., for Astoria and way points; returning;, leaves Astoria dally except Sunday. 7 A. M. Tickets and reservations at 0.-"W. R. & N. City Ticket Office. Third and Washingrton streets; or at Ash-Street Dock. Phone: ' Marshall 4500, A 6121. Steamer Georgiana Lsvcs Washington-street Dock at 1 a. is. Dally. Sunday. 7:80. tor Astoria and Way Landings Returning. Ui Astoria at 2:0 P. Ja. Fare. tl.OO Kacb. War. ateln 13 X ' ' WIGHT BOAT FOR THE DALLES Sir. State of Washington Leaves Taylor-st. dock dally, except Thursday, at 11 P.M. tor The Lalles, Lyle. Hood River, White Salmon, Underwood. Carson. Stevenson. Returning, leaves The Lalles 12 o'clock, noon. Tel. Mala 618. American -Hawaiian S. S. Co. THE PANAMA CANAL LINK. Sailings From New York About bept. and livery t Days. East bound Frns Portland About Sept. 15. C. D. KENNEDY. Agent. 270 Stark Street. STEAMSHIP Sails Dtreet for San Francisco, Los Anareles and San Ulrao. Thurs., Sept. 17, 2:30 P. M. AN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND LOS A.VGKLEJ STEAMSHIP COw ' FRANK. BULLA Al. Ascent. 13d Third A 4o4M Mala 2. REPORT OF MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK WASHINGTON AND FOURTH STS. PORTLAND, OREGON. At the Close of Business, September 12, 1914. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $2,091,395.54 United States Bonds 433,000.00 Premium on Bonds.. 6,761.39 Other Bonds, Stocks and Warrants 867,126.91 Real Estate and Mortgages 44,847.14 Furniture and Fix tures 30,250.00 Banking Premises 80,500.00 Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit 12,630.00 Cash and Due from Banks 1,221,449.35 $4,787,960.33 Deposits September 12, Deposits September 12, Increase CONDENSED REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK of Portland, Oregon Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Business September 12, 1914 RESOURCES and Discounts $ 6,292,785.09 Loans United States Bonds at Par 1,115,967.50 Municipal and Railway Bonds 1,368,939.03 Bank Building 125,000.00 Customers' Liability on Letters of Credit.. . 24,246.68 Cash in Vaults $1,499,534.17 Due From Banks 1,439,818.01 2,939,35218 . ' s Total $11,866,291.43 LIABILITIES Capital Surplus Undivided Profits. Circulation - Letters of Credit. Deposits Total The First National Bank FIFTH AND MORRISON STREETS. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $3,500,000 Interest Paid on Strings and Time Deposits Security Savinys and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $400,000 THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of San Francisco. Founded 1884 Capital Paid In.......;.,....,..., $8,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits. ., $8,266,347.60 Commercial Banking. Savings Department. PORTLAND BRANCH Third and Stark Streets LADD & TILTON BANK KulUEe 1Hi Capital and Surplus Commercial and TsvavtuLjK' on ok. HONOLULU $110. 1st clsss. round trip, 5H days from an Francisco). Tus most aUracUvs ss od sntlrs world tour. Splendid st.ani.rs (10.OOO ton dl.pL) of OCEANIC LINE SU to Hawaii, every - woeks. Ton can mass tbls trip In IS days from Baa Francisco. 1 ln 6 days oa th. Islanda Sjdawy. 1 tays from Ban Francisco, SS0 round trip 1 ri... (so 2d class. ' Bnd ur folder. Sydney SUort Line. 613 Mark. St. Sas COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater Calls from Alnsworth dock. Portland. I A. V. Sept. C I". 1&. 10. . -Freight and ticket offices. Lower Alnsworta aock. Portland Coo. Bay S. 8. Una. I H. KJkATI"a. A(Bit THE CONDITION OF LIABILITIES. Capital stock $ 500,000.00 Surplus and Undi vided Profits 101,738.53 National Bank Notes Outstanding 300,000.00 Dividends Unpaid. . . 541.75 Bonds Borrowed.... 175,000.00 Deposits 3,710,680.00 $4,787,960.33 .$3,710,680.00 . 3,537,294.09 1914. 1913. $ 173,385.91 .$ 1,000,000.00 . 1,000,000.00 236,272.23 796,600.00 24.246.68 . 8,809,172.52 a $11,866,291.43 S2.000.000 Savings Deposits San Francisco LOS ANGELES AND SAN UIKGO S. S. YUCATAN Sails Wrdiridir Seat. IS at a P. M. NORTH PACIHC STFAMSKlr CO. Freight Office Foot NortUxup 1st. Main A i2X Ticket Offlr l:"2A 3d it Wslul.il. A 1314 S. S. BEAR FOIl SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES . A. MU SEPT. 19. The San Krinrlnr. Portland S. S. Co, Third and WanhinK ton st. (with O.-W. lUJt X. Co, J XeU jaarahaOl A 0121.