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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1914. 17 HERO MEDAL ASKED Carneaie Honor Sought for Daring Leggett Savior. RECORD TO BE SENT EAST Harry Montgomery Seeks Kecogiii tion of Bravery ot Eric Eskild&en, Who Plunged Into Sea With Lifeline Resetters Landed. Ertc Kakildsen. quartermaster aboard the Associated Oil Company's fa-nker Frank H. Buck, whoso dive from the Bide of that vessel to the rescue of George Poelman, on of two passen gers saved from the steamer Francis H. Leesett, is the talk of marine cir cles. will.be recommended for a Car negie hero medal. Harry Montgomery, Deputy Collector of Customs In charse of the marine department at the Customhouse, etart ed the ball rolling: yesterday by re questing: Captain Macdonald, of the Buck, to forward a complete report of the quartermaster's act, which will be forwarded to the Carnegrie headquar ters. After several ineffectual attempts had been made to get a lifeline to Poel man, the daring young quartermaster, clad In seaboots and storm gear. In cluding a sou'wester, attached a line to his body and plunged into the rough water, bringing Poelman alongside. Rescuers Axe liaised. First Officer Sawyer, of the Buck, and the men who went with him to the rescue of James Alexander Farrell, have come in for their share of praise, not alone from the public in apprecia tion of their efforts, but my mariners who were at the scene and realized that only an officer skilled in handling a boat could have managed to reach tho helpless survivor and carry him to the eBaver. where, under the same rough conditions. Sawyer and his men held the boat away from the ship as It was lifted and dropped repeatedly by the angry seas. At times, say those aboard the oBaver, the lifeboat rose on a level with the open port of the Beaver through which Farrell was hauled with a line. Fully appreciating the dangers en countered United States Inspectors of Steam Vessels Edwards and Fuller officially lauded Captain Macdonald and his men as well as Captain Mason, of the Beaver, and her crew, for the part they played in the rescue. Creni Offlclallr Thanked. The inspectors requested that letters read to the entire company of both bhipH. Inspectors Edwards and Fuller began an Investigation of the loss of the Ijeggett yesterday, taking the testi mony of Captains Macdonald and Mason as well as of Poelman and today Far rell probably will be called. George M. McBride, attorney for the Charles R. McCormick Company, owner of the Leggett, received a message from Newport yesterday containing descrip tions of bodies that were picked up after the wreck. OHIOAX LEAVES PORT TODAY Carrier of Big American Fleet Takes 13 00 Tons of Products. New York js the destination of the big liner Ohioan, of the American Hawaiian banner, which btds adieu to Portland at daybreak this morning and proceeds via Puget Sound, from where she will continue to San Fran cisco and complete loading for the East Coast- From Portland the Ohioan car Ties 1500 tons of freight and In addi tion to 350 tons of flour she has stowed below deck canned fruits, canned sal mon, tallow, telegraph-pole crossarms and a large lot of miscellaneous stuff. The liner Virginian is at San Fran cisco with New York cargo for Port land that will be trans-shipped as she has been ordered to proceed direct to the Hawaiian Islands, where she is to load for New York. Two more direct liners come here in October and the schedule is expected to be interrupted until about January 1, by which time a new card will be worked out as the Hawaiian sugar season opens in Feb ruary and. some of the larger vessels are to be sent there, after discharging at San Francisco, to load back for the East. FTFT1I RAFT IS RETXTRJiTETD Datmtless Goes to San Francisco Without Cigar-Shaped Tow. Rough weather off the coast last week that prevented the seagoing tug Dauntless from getting to sea with the last cigar-shaped log raft the Benson Logging Company intended to end to San Diego this season has re sulted in plans for getting it away being abandoned for the present. The Dauntless left the river Sunday on her Teturn to San Francisco and steamers of the Shaver fleet will take the raft ' in tow at Astoria this evening and return it to Wallace Slongh, where it was built. Had the raft been dispatched as planned it probably would have been in the worst of the blow that resulted in the steamer Francis H. Leggett going down Friday 60 miles south of the Columbia River. The Benson in terests have sent four of the rafts to San Diego this year and the fifth may ' be towed In the event weather con ditions later give promise of remaining favorable lor a sufficient period to warrant undertaking the trip. GE.R.MAX LIXE NOT FOR SALE Hamburg-American. Holds Steamers in Port Pending Peace. Pending the outcome of the war in Europe it is said the Hamburg-American interests have taken no steps to ward disposing of vessels held at American and other neutral ports and it is further declared that the corpora tion is fully able financially to with stand a seige of inactivity. Losses of vessels so far through capture by British and French ships are under stood to have been confined to those of the tramp type, while most of the liners and the newest carriers are held 'at German yards Fritz Kirchhoff, Portland agent for the service, says that reports reaching him are that of the Portland-Oriental- . European fleet the liners Hoerde and Andalusia are held at Manila, the i Saxonia remains . at Seattle, the Bel gravia is at Hamburg and the last report of the Uckermark was that she . sailed from Lisbon July 31, while the Brasiia arrived at Barcelona August 3, having been ordered to remain at a neutral port. No instructions have been received to resume the service. RAVEX11IL1; GOES TO FRONT t Beaver's Purser Hopes to Regain Commission In British Army. Unable longer to withstand the call of the "great war" A. G. Ravenhill, purser of the "Big Three" steamer Bearer, has resigned his berth and unless the company requests that he make another trip on the flagship is to leave this week for England. Pre vious to taking out his first citizen ship papers in the United States, Mr. Ravenhill held a commission asnrst lieutenant in the Army reserves of Great Britain and thinks that he will have no difficulty getting a commis sion in one of the volunteer regi ments. Mr. Ravenhill succeeded Kent W. Clark as Durser on . the shio when the tatter left in the Spring to cast his lot again in the Pacific Mail service, he now being purser of the big Pa cific-Oriental liner Manchuria, which is in port at San Francisco. H. B. Edr dings, for several years purser of the river steamer Bailey Gatzert and who previous to that "service was purser on the steamer Hassalo, goes to the Beaver. Joseph McDevitt, formerly solicitor for the Regulator line, went to the Gatzert as purser. Besides memories of staunch friends made aboard the Beaver. Mr. Ravenhill will carry with him to the war zone a handsome watch charm and locket, set with a diamond, the gift of officers and members of the crew of the ship. RAILROAD PUSHES DOCK WORK Southern Pacific to Spend $76,000 on Waterfront Property. Development of plans for the utiliza tion of waterfront property controlled by the Southern Pacific is progressing under D. W Campbell, assistant gen eral manager. ' The latest announcement has been made that the West Side property be tween Davis and Everett streets will be rehabilitated through the expendi ture of $11,000 and that authority has been received to expend 365,000 on a new dock on the East Side to extend from the east approach of the Burn-side-street bridge north to the Oregon & California dock. The Everett-street dock is leased to outsiders, and it is proposed to make extensive repairs there at once. Bids will be opened .today for the construc tion of the East Side dock,- which will be hurried. "There will be a warehouse, and ce ment and other cargo received there, while considerable freight in the in terior will be. moved across the dock," said Mr. Campbell last night. "The steamer Breakwater, between Portland and Coos Bay, will continue to berth at the Ainsworth dock." MANY SEEKING HEATHER JOB Nine Firms in Northwest File Pro posals for Repairs. Bids for repairing the lighthouse tender Heather, besides equipping her with a hoisting boiler, also a steel fore mast and boom, were opened yester day afternoon and the proposals were forwarded to Washington for the selec tion of the successful bidder. The Port land Iron Works bid $7315; Willamette Iron & Steel Works. $5960; Albina En gine & Machine Works. $6920.70; Penin sula Iron Works, $S770.9U; Seattle Con struction & Drydock Company, $5814.60; Hall Bros.' Marine Railway & Ship building Company, $6017; United States Navy-Yard, Bremerton, $6381; John Duthie & Co., $5102, and Seattle Ma chine Works, $7124. Specifications have arrived for the construction of the new steel tender Rose, designed for service in small Dorts of Oregon and Washington, bias for which are to be opened at Wash ington October 12. The vessel is to be 127.6 feet long with a beam of 24.6 feet and depth O- hold of 11 feet. She will have twin screws, driven by a triple expansion engine. Marine Notes. Lumber measuring 1,115,000 feet is to make up the cargo of the steamer Siskiyou, which was cleared yesterday for San .Pedro. ...... . ...... .. When the Government dredge Mult nomah, now operating on the new channel on the Tongue Point crossing. is released by the Port of Portland it is also intended to tie up the bar tug Wallula until there is a revival of offshore movements. Her work for the season having been terminated, the sidewheeler T. .1. Pot ter, flagship. of the O.-W. R. & N. river fleet, was steamed to the "boneyard" yesterday to remain until the 1915 North Beach season opens. Captain Anderson, who is to take command of the gasoi.ue barge Wakena when she goes to Puget Sound in about a week, is looking after changes being made aboard to fit her for her new field of operation in northern waters. The vessel is at the yard of the Port land Shipbuilding Company and the work is expected to be finished this week. From the Crown mill the Royal Mail liner Monmouthshire shifts today to the plant of the Portland Flouring Mills Company. Her flour cargo for the Far East will approximate about 2000 tons and, besides, she will have 4000 egg cases, packed tight with egg containers, billed for the Shanghai dis trict, and there will be box shooks and dimension lumber for Yokohama and Kobe, with miscellaneous goods for In dia. The vessel is to sail at daylight Thursday. The liner Den of Airlie is due to leave Hongkong today direct for Victoria on her way here. Last of the lumber cargo of the schooner Lottie Bennett, which is load ing at Knappton for the West Coast, is to go aboard today and she will get to sea before the end of the week. News From Oregon Ports. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.) rr. .Aan, fihnnnpr Tnhan Poulsen ar rived this morning from San Fran cisco with 25.000 oricK ior Astoria, ana went to St. Helens to load lumber. toamivt Rha f Elmore arrived today from Tillamook with a cargo of cheese lor I'oruana. The gasoline schooners Mirene, Ahwanedo and Delia sailed, today for Coast points with cargo. Assistant United Estates engineer Ilickson and a corps of assistants are now engaged in making soundings on the bar to ascertain Just what prog ress the Chinook has made this Sum- i , . . i n i. thA nant week, on ac count of the rough water, the Chinook was unable to worn in tne ow cnauati, but she did a vast amount of digging inside. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Sept. 21., Arrived Steamer Johan Poulsen. from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer F. H. Buck, for Monterey. Astoria, Sept. 21. Arrived at 2 and left up at 9:15 A. M. Steamer Johan Poulsen, from San Francisco. San Krancieco, Sept. 21. Arrived at mid night Norwegian steamer Cuzco, from Portland, for West Coait, Arrived at 2:30 p. M. Steamer Rose City, from San Pedro, for Portland. Sept. 20. Arrived at 8 A. M. and sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer Multnomah, from Portland, for San Pedro. Coos Bay. Sept. 21. Arrived at 8 A. M. Steamers Paraiso. from Portland, for San Francisco: Geo. W. Elder, from Portland, for Eureka; at 9 A M- Steamer Break water, from Portland. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 21. Arrived Steam ers City of Seattle, Admiral Dewey, from Southeastern Alaska; Governor, from San Diego; United States revenue cutter Man Dins' from Alaska cruise. Sailed Steam ers Dolphin, Northland, Delhi, for South eastern Alaska; Victoria, for Nome. Tocopilla Sept. 18. Arrived Mlna Brea, from San Francisco. San Francisco, Sept. 21. Arrived Steam ers Maverick, from Port Angeles: President, from Victoria; Barneeon (British), from Puget Sound; barks McLarin. Albert, from Naknek; Expansion, from Bristol Bay. Tides at Atttoria Tuesday. High. Low. IS A. M 8.1 feet'8:20 A. M l.S feet 2:17 P. M 9.T feet':14 P. M: . 0.7 foot New Zealand breeds between 23.000,000 and 24,000,00 sheep, of hich about 25 per cent are annually exported. CHOP USED" AT HOI danadian Apples Not for Unit ed States Markets. ,' NO DANGER OF IMPORTS Half of Barreled Apple Crop Will Xot Be Harvested and British ' Colombia Fruit Will Re main In Province. The Canadian apple crop is not going to be the menace to Northwestern apples en Eastern markets that was predicted a few weeks ago, according to Walter M. Dicker- on, who has Juai returned from Canada. Several weeks ago the opinion was freely expressed by authorities that because of the big apple crop generally, including Can ada, and the curtailment, of Canadian apple exports by the European war, Canadiun apples would seek an outlet in the United States in competition with apples "grown here. "Aside from limited shipments of Grav- enstelns. from Nova Scotia, and Northern Spies, from Ontario, varieties, in which those districts excel, apple exDorts from Canada into the United States will be very llgnt. declared Mr. Dickers n. "Boxed apples from British Columbia, estimated at about 800 cars, will be marketed almost entirely in home territory. The duty would Place them at too great a dfcadvantaae to permit them to compete with Northwestern boxed apples this year. Half of the bar reled apple crop of Eastern Canada will not be harvested at all. "The apple industry there is conducted on a different basis than it is in this coun try. Dealers first get their orders and then go out into the orchards and buy up to the quantity that has been ordered. The growers acquired the habit of doing business in just that fashion, but this year there have been very few advance orders and most of the growers are still waiting lor Duyers. "This is verified by that fact that very few barrels have been ordered from the manufacturers, .who say that if the growers come to c realization of the situation and flood them with a rush of orders at the last minute, they will be enable to supply them." HOP TRADE Q.CEET AT THE OPKNTNG Forty-five Cents Paid in New York state for New Crop. No trading was reported in the Oregon hop market yesterday. Dealers for the most part were without orders, and growers are too busv hallnr tn K (.,--. , . ing buyers Other Coast markets were also quiet. NOW York ronrfttinn. a r. . 1 Wat-rvllle Hop Reporter as follows: Not many of the hops 'have been baled here as yet and consequently few samples are on the market. Althnnvh K,,.. ousy among the growers and offers for this yers crop are frequently made. One sale of between 50 and 60 bales was made here this week at 45 cents, but moat of th growers are holdine above nriM nfr.. by dealers." English dealers' circulars, dahil'iimn ti to September 2t say: Manger & Henley A fair ii- 1913 hops continues, but actual business is of small dimensions tH ,-,.,.. . altered. Wild, Neame &. Co. Thn nr. parcels of the new eran nn , H - moi.. ... at this early period the demand is natur ally restricted. Yearlings are rather easier on the week. Recent reports from the Pa cific woai state tne drought continues and crops will be considerably short of last year. Thornton Manger Th... i. ,. supply of the new crop on the market, but "u"n are not ready to operate yet. so prices cannot be Quoted. Tr,. i. mm hops is quiet with prices somewhat weaker. w. a. ana xi. Le May A few new hops have arrived on the market, some of which have been sold, but the trade has hardly opened yet, and as the nlckinir i. v.- coming general, the market will be better supplied toward the end of the week, and there will be a good selection from most districts in a few days. visible , suppi.y is increasing Large Grain in Wheat Stocks In Spite of .exports. The weeklv when rt!.H chants Exchange show the visible supply position to be as follows: Bushels. 1136,331.000 . .49.474.000 . .30,133.000 . .51.150,000 . .32.243.000 . .16.461,000 Increase. 5,046.000 2.969.000 3.454,000 74,000 2,023.000 3,136,000 6.T28.0OO 259.000 1.234.000 1,654,000 September 21, lfll4i September 22, 1913. SfiDtemhAF "I iqi9 September 2o) 1911. MPtemoer zo. mm. SeDlember 27 l(uin .... . , J .wo. . .U.W -i,IMMI September 30, 1907 44,757,00 29,924,000 4"'l"uc' 1, J wo &.S.334.0OO October 2, 1305 17,905,000 "Decrease. Quantities on passage for the week are not reported, but in the corresponding week in previous years the quantity afloat was: Week ending Week ending For 8ep".1,i SeS,.l-C United Kingdom 13.20S.0oo 17.S96 Duo Continent i 23.080,000 22,008.000 Totals 36.2S8.00O 89.&04 uoo World a hlpments of wheat, flour included. were: Week ending Sept. 19 Bushels 24". 000 p'ts. " "338006 Week Week ending ending Sept. ii Sept. 2013 Bushels Bushels From U. 8., Cat Argentina Australia Danublaa Russia .. . India 7.O48.00O 4,146.000 104.0UO 656,000 640.000 C.440,000 LOSS, 0O0 12S.0O0 340,000 ' Ws'ooo Totals 352.OO0 8.244.000 13.074,000 Total world shipments on this date last season were: from Bushels. U. a and Canada 64.599 000 Argentina 7.043.000 Australia 8.470,000 Danubian ports 4,676.000 T-"?13- 32.876.000 India 19.418,000 Tot1 .137,082.000 STEADY TRADING IN WHEAT MARKET Club' Changing Hands on . Basis of 94 Cents Track, The local wheat market was steady yes terday. Saturday's prices were repeated on the Merchants xchan?i hut closed, as asking prices were from 2 to cents Hoove tne Dias. Some business was done In the country on the basis -of 94 cents track for club. The market on the Sound was easier than at Portland, and bluestem. turkey and fortyfold at less than the prices demanded here. Flour export trade continues of small vol ume. Stocks In the Orient are understood to be light but the 15 freight rate is a handicap In working up new business. Oats, barlev 0 n rf hrn n.ir... w v. . steady on the Exchange. Locai receipts, in cars, were reported by ths Merchants' Exchange as follows: 12 26 14 x ear ago . . . Z4g Season to data 429U 16 3 A1 12 631 6.X2 367 878 643 Year ago.... 3565 523 LS0 Foreira Ctod CondltiAaa The latest Broom hall report on foreign wheat crop conditions follows: , United Kingdom The weather is more favorable and native wheat is moving freely: an official report places the condition of wheat at 104 per cent and oats at 95 per cent. France The crop Is gathered and the yield is better than expected; the quality as a whole U fair. The weather is now sea sonable. Germany It is reported in official circles that tho oatturn of wheat is below expecta tions. Russia Reports are conflicting, but it is believed that the yield will be very short and of inferior quality. ' India. Beneficial, rains have fallen; ship pers still maintain very firm prices, and offers are light. - ' ! Australia. Mostly drouthy, and the crop outlook is unfavorable. Argentina. Weather and crop accounts are better for wheat. ' Poultry Market Weak. With poultry carried over from last week the market opened easy and dull. Buyers offered lower prices than for a long time past, and if receipts In the first half of the week are large, a decline can be looked for. The demand for dressed meats was also sluggish. Eggs are holding fairly steady, consider-. Ing tne largo use being made of storage stock. Dairy produce was unchanged. CBOS COLEMAN GRATES IN MARKET California and Local Salway Peaches Re ceived Cantaloupea Firm. Three cars of grapes were received yes terday, including the first shipment of GrOs Coleman grapes. These were a fine deliv ery and sold at $ 1.60 a crate. Malagas and Tokays were quoted at 11. A car of California Salway peaches ar rived and they were in demand at 60 cents. Oregon Salways were also received and of fered at 55 cents for large and 45 cents for small sizes. Ievi clings were unchanged. Storage Eibertas have cleaned up. Cantaloupes were scarce. Another car is due today, and they may sell at advanced prices. More Oregon cauliflower was received yes terday than at any time since the opening of the season. It was quoted at S1.25&1.75 per dozen according to quality. A car of California tomatoes was put on sale at 65 cents. locaI tomatoes now coming in show the effects of the weather. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings -of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: , Clearings. Balances. Portland 2,04S.303 J264.441 Seattle 2,47J,5!4 37!,514 Tacoma 401. 6K7 17.452 Spokane 7Q8.3bS 73,307 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Klonr, l-'eed. Etc. Merchant' Exchange, noon session: Wheat Bid. Bluestem f J..03 Forty-fold , 8 Club 94 Red Russian 90 Red fife SO Cats - . No. 1 white feed 26.25 Barley r No 1 feed 21.50 Brewing 2:1.00 Bran 23.25 Shorts 24.50 All quotations for prompt delivery. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, (260 26.50 per ton: shorts, $2Uii29.C0; rolled bar ley. 128. FLOUR Patents. 15.40 per barrel: straigsts, 14.60; grabam. 15.40: whole wheat. 15.S0; exports, 14.2O4.50. CORN Whole, 13a per ton; cracked. 139 per ton.- HAT Old timothy. Eastern Oregon, 115 16; new-crop timothy. Valley, 112.50013; grain hay. 110&11; alfalfa, 11213.5a Dairy mod Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, SOW 31c; candled, 33 35c. POULTRY- Hens, 134 614c; Springs. 14 &14Hc; turkeys, young, 22c; ducks, 10(? 15c: geese, 11 12c . BUTTER Creamery prints, extras. 85c per pound; cubes, 3182c. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers buying price, 16c pe-r pound f. o. D. dock Port land; Young Americas, 17c per pound. PORK Block, J ICt 11 Vic per pound. VEAL Fancy, 13 Mo per pound. iVnita and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. !2.2o3.00 per box; lemona, $66.50 per box; bananas, 44Vso per pound; grapefruit, California, $3.25; pineapples. 67c per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, COe per box; eggplant. 7c per pound; peppers. 667Vfco per pound; artichokes, e5c$l per dos.; toma toes. 5065c per crate; cabbage, lc per pound; peas, C&6c per pound; beans, 4 3ytio per pound; corn, 75c$l per sack; celery, 50fcb5c per dozen; cauliflower. !1.25&1.75 per dozen; asparagus, $2.25 per box; sprouts. 10c per pound. ONIONS iellow. 110 1.2.", per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apple, new. 50c sabas, $1.25& 1.50 per dozen: pears, $l(i.50; peacnes, uiuc per oox; grapes, licsjjl.io per crate. POTATOES Oregon. $1.50 per sack: Ya kima. 1.5U; sweet potatoes, 2 fee per pound. Staple G roc erica. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails. ' $2.30 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.50; one-pound flats, $2.55; Alaska pink, one pound tails, $1.05. HONEY Choice. $3.23 per cas. NUTS Walnuts, 14021c per pound; Bra zil nuts, 14c; filberts. I4&15c; almonds, 23c; peanuts, 5&6c; cocoanuta, $1 per dozen; pe cans. 14 015c BEANS Small white, 614c: large white, 6 Vic; Lima, 8c; pink. 5c; Mexican. 7 Vic; bayou, 6c COFFEE; Roasted, in drums, 18Vi038Vic per pound. SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7.P0; beet, $7.60; extra C. $7.60; powdered, in barrel. $8.05. SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; half ground, 100s. $10.75 per ton; 50s. $11.50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE No 1 Japan. 8 Vic: Southern head, 67Vic: Island, 6c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, SV4C per pound; apricots, 14$ltic;. peaches, 7Vic; prunes, Italian, 1012Vic; currants, Vc; raisins, 8&8V-C; Thompson, llc; un bleached Sultanas, Sc; seeded. 7Vil2c; dates, Persian. 747c per pound; fard, $1.40 per box. FIGS Packages, 8-oz.. 50 to box. $1.01 package; 10-oz.. 12 to box, 80c; white. 25-lb. box, $1.75; black, 25-lb. box. $1.75; black. 30-lb. box. $2.50; black, 10-lb. box, $1 15; Calarab candy rigs. 20-lb. box, $3; Smyrna, per box. $1.50. Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1914 crop. 17 18c ; 1913 crop, nominal. HIDES Salted hides, 13e per pound; salt kip, 14c; salted calf, 18c; green hides. X2c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 28c; salted bulls, 19c per pound; green bulls, 8VsC WOOL Valley. 18iSp20Vsc; Eastern Ore gon. 1620 Vic MOHAIR 1914 clip,' 27 He per pound CA3CARA, BARK. Old and new. 4o per pound. PELTS Dry, 13c: dry short wool. 9e; dry shearlings, 10c each; green shearlings, 150 30c each; Spring lambs, 24025c; green pelts, short wool, August 6Cc, July 50o; gra Iambi, July 65c August 75c. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 21 Vi 22 Vic; 11 to 10-pound. 21V, 22 Vic; 14 to 18-pound. 21 Vi 022Vic: skinned, 18Vi02c; picnic, 15c BACON Fancy. 3U032c; standard, 240 27c. DRY SALT CURED Short clear backs 14 17c; exports. 150 17c;. plates, 11013c LARD Tiorce basis: pure, 12Vs014o; awpound, 9c Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or barrels, 13Vic; cases, 17Vi02OViC UASOL1.NK Bulk, 14c- cases, 21c En gine distillate, drums. 7 Vic; cases, 1444c Naphtha, drums, 13c; esses, 20c LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 72c: boiled barrels. 13 Vic; cases, 17Vi02OVjC COTTON BILLS ARE NEGOTIATED Business With Berlin la Done Via Amster dam l-'iaancien. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. In the absence of more definite developments. Wall street dis cussed with much gratification today the de cision of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion to reopen the 5 per cent advance freight rate case and the approval by the Federal Reserve Board of the $100,000,000 gold fund. The action of the Interstate Commerce Commission was accepted as evidence of greater leniency by the Government towards tho railroads, while the indorsement of the gold pool plan carried implications of a bet ter understanding between the tanking in terests and the Treasury Department. Foreign exchange was again influenced to a great degree by the success ot the New York City loan and the $ll0.000.000 pool, with the preliminaries of the latter well under way. Sight drafts on Iondon opened down a cent on the pound sterling with a like decline in cables, but both recovered later on an Increased demand for grain bills on London and Paris. Exchange on Paris was again handled by way of the British metropolis, and some cotton bills on Berlin were negotiated via Amsterdam. Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Sept. 21. Sterling ex change steady. Cables, $4.96; demand, $4.95. Bar stiver, GIVic. r Mercantile paper, 7c SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21. Drafts, sight. 3c; telegraph, 6c. Sterling, demand 4.44: cable. $4.SH. LONDON, Sept. 11. Bar silver, 2J54d per ounce., BEST GRADES GAIN Cattle and Hogs Higher at Union Stockyards. DAY'S RUN IS HEAVY ONE Clioice Svine Are Fifteen Cents Higher at $8.4 0 Best Steers Kring- $7.40 Sbcep and Lamb Markets Are Steady. There was a fine run of 70 loads of stock at the Union Stockyards yesterday. Good quality was much in evidence, and as a consequence the demand was active and trading brisk throughout the day. The mar ket was in healthy condition, and advances were scored in tho cattle and swine divis ions. About 20 'loads ot steers were sold at prices ranging from $6.23 to $7.15 for full loads. Smaller lots of prime steers brought as high as $7.40. The bulk of sales were at $ti.So to $7. Butcher cattle transactions were on a larger scale than usual. The bulk of cow sales were at $5.75 to $6, and bulls sold" at the usual prices. Hogs were 15 cents higher than at the close of last week, one load selling at $8.40. The bulk of sales, however, were at $8.25 and JS.30. Choice lambs were steady at $B and poorer lambs brought $4.50. Ewes sold at S4.40 and $4.50. Receipts were 1302 cattle, 1189 hogs and 15211 sheep. Among the shippers were: With cattle C. Stack. Lyle, 1 car: George Mayfield, Bend, 3 cars; W. S. Brockman, Cottonwood. 3 cars: Henry Applegate. Welser. 1 car; W. p. warnock. Enterprise, o cars; Charles Young, Enterprise, 3 cars; J. W. Chandler, Enterprise, 1 car; R. L. Sul livan, Joseph, 1 car: J. D. French. Hepp ner. 1 car; G. S. Walker, Joseph, 7 cars; M. T. Yates, pilot Rock, 2 cars; W. O. Com. mlngs, Pendleton. - cars: J. A. Vaughn. Robiuette. 3 cars: T. B. Leete, Roblnette, 3 cars; W. H. Daughtry, Gateway, 3 cars; R. H. D'Armond. Vale, 1 car. With hogs Huntley Mercantile Company, St. Johns, 2 'cars; R. E. Thome. Hermiston, 1 car; H. M. Summers, Hermiston, 1 car. With sheep A. L. Brown, Ashland, 8 cars. With mixed loads A. M. Frazer, 2 cars cattle and hogs: v Cottonwood Milling Com pany, Cottonwood, 2 cars cattle' and hogs; C. T. Morelock. Joseph, 3 cars cattle, hogs and sheep; Henry Johnson, Union Junction, 2 cars cattle and hogs. The day's sales were as follows; Welght.Prlce.l Weight.Prlce. 7 steers ..1140 $8,401 29 steers .. 9S7 6.80 7 cows ll.rt u.ihj 21 steers ..loan 6.80 8.23 8.25 5. '.o 6.75 8.00 8.10 8.15 7.00 8.25 7.80 7. SO 8.30 .40 4.00 5.00 5.7.1 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 6.O0 6. 00 6.75 6.50 7.40 6.13 7.O0 6.73 5.50 6. .10 G. 15 6.13 4.40 4.50 4.50 4.50 6.00 8.25 6.75 .0.1.1 7.15 H. 30 7. SO 8.30 7.30 6.00 3.33 7.13 5.00 5.90 6.90 6. 90 1 cow , 2 steers l.'i steers 24 steers 1 bull .. 2 cows .. 2 cows . . 2-3 steers 1 bull ... 4 steers cows . . 2 cows . . 1."; steers . 2 steers , .11S0 . 1)65 . 11 .1266 .13S0 . ."5 .1010 . 1036 .1410 .. S52 .1036 .1270 . 1:!7 . 023 5.00: i:t hogs hrt hoK . . . 20:; - . . 208 ... 123 . . . 16B . .. 161 . . . 1!2 ;.. MO . . . 227 SOO . . 347 . .. 1X6 212 ...1230 ftr.o ... 997 . . .101 . .. 995 . ..1070 . ..1024 ...1(120 . . . 1 1 70 . . .11:10 . . .1070 . . 1201 . . .1024 . .1143 . ..lOiiS . .10VO . . .into ...105O ...1130 6.2. S3 hOKS 13 hogs 37 hogs "1 hogs 70 hogs 1 hog . 84 hoss 'J hogs 4 hOK 3.1 hots 6.70i 4.00! o.io, 4.00 6. 6.1 1 4.75: 6.4v! 6.0O .00 6.40; t2 hoes 6.50i 1 cow . 6.00: 4 cows 6. 1 5; 23 cows 4 25; 27 cows 5.50 20 cows 3.75; 55 cows 6.50t 27 cows 5.0OI 24 cows 1 STetrr .. 3 cows . 1 bull .. 7 cows . 1 bull . . 27 steers . . 750 . .1120 ..14:i0 . .1102 .. !30 .. 1 m 1 bull .. . 12 steers :t cows . . 12 steers 1 bull 28 cows .. . 1 50i ..111m . .1203 ..102H . .1780 . . 9:15 . . tir,5 . .1051 . . 94S . . 904 . . HiS . . 730 .. 900 ..1124 . .1 r.to . . 1 2.-3 . .12S0 . .1540 . .1110 ..lH.-iii ..1203 ..1070 . .10SO ..11 so . .1400 . . 1 2.-. ..11T.5 . . f 96 ; .1021 .. loir, . .10.17 . .1500 ..1D3S 7.011 1 Dull . 0.7 1 steer 1 steer 6.25 4.-i: 5.60' 540 5.11', 5. Oil 5.00 6.00 6.00 24 steers 2 cows 6 steers 5 cows 2 steers 1 steer 1 cow . 1 stag . 1 steer 2ti COWS . 2 cows . 27 cows . 12 cows . 18 cows . 1 steer . 4 steers 28 steers 2 cows . 12 cows . 1 cow .. 1 bull .. 1 steer . 3 steers .1 steers 27 steers 1 steer . 2 steers 1 bull .. 24 steers 2H steers 26 cows . 27 cows . 4 steers 1 steer 1 bull .. 0.231 6. 2., 22 mixed 9H0 5.00:14.1 ewes 89 115 41 52 66 227 12.1 1 S2 3:!6 ins 3C0 237 3X7" KKi2 1038 1 ISO 10!M 5.75: ewes 5.75,208 lambs 4.-o H4 lambs 7.00 3,1 lambs .00 84 hogs 6.7.1' 13 hogs 6.S3I 79 hogs 7.15 3 hogs 7.O0, s.l hog3 4.2.1 2 hogs 7.00; S2 hogs 7.001 4 hoes ' 5. S2 cows 22 cows 26 steers 1 cow . 14 cows 6.501 7.00 4.23 6.8'J 6.0t 6. 801 99S 2S steers 2S steers . . 1O90 cows .. .1098 28 steers . . 10T3 2b steers . . 1023 Current rrices or tne various cl of stock at the yards follow: Cattle Prime steers .. Choice steers . Medium steers Choice cows . . Medium cows . Heifers Calves Bulls .$7.007.40 . 6..10W6.75 . 6.2.1 las a. 5i . 6.O0 tn 0.25 . 5.2.1 (rv 5.7.1 . 3.50izM.25 . 0.00W8...O 3.0061,4.75 StaK& 4.50 6.O0 Hogs IJght Heavy ... Sheep Wethers . Ewes .... Lambs . . s.ooes.to 7.007.40 4.00 iff 5.40 3.304.30 5.00& 5.50 Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 21. Hogs Receipts, 1400; market, higher. Heavy. $6.35 r.5o; light, $S.40 8.SG; pigs, $7.75&8.50; bulk of tales, $S.40fr 8.45. Cattle Receipts. 8200; market, steady. Na tive steers. $7.7510.25; native cows and heifers. $3.73it 7.35; Western steersr 10.2.1 kf S.50; Texiu steers. $66i7.40; Texas cows and heifers. $.1.7311)7. calves. $Sf 10-3. Sheep Receipts. 40,000: market lower. Yearlings. $.1.7.1 riO.25; wethers. $5.33(35.75; lambs, $7.5.0 ft 3.30. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Sept. 21. Hogs Receipts. 26 000; market, slow. Bulk of sales, $8.35 9.10- light. $S.OM9.50; mixed. $S.409.5O; heavy. $s.20&9.30; rough. $S.20eS.4O; pigs. $3.25&9. Cattle Receipt. 21.000; market, slow. Beeves, $6.S5 it 10. 0O; steers. $ti.259.15; stockers and feeders, $5.40 (rt S.33 : cows and heifers, $3.604! .9.20; calves, $!.25fr 12.25. She.'p Receiots, 50.000; market, weak. Sheep, $4,900 5.,0; yearlings. $5.906.65; lambs. $tt.75&8.10. PLANTERS HOLDING FOR ADVANCE New Orleans Exchange Will Quote Spot Cotton Wednesday. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. Beyond an of ficial report from the conference committee that 600 bales of the straddle Interest had been liquidated as a result of Saturday's operations in Liverpool, there appeared to be no change in the cotton situation here today. Prospects tor an early resumption of business were encousaging.. As there were reports of continued steadiness in Southern markets and while picking is sup posed to be making rapid progress under prevailing weather conditions, the compara tively small receipts suggested that planters are holding for a further advance. Official announcements are still expected in the near future here regarding the proposed plan for adjusting the remaining contract interest and the formulation ot by-laws to provide for trading in Government contracts. NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 21. The New Or leans'. Cotton Exchange will begin quoting spots Wednesday, it was announced today. Attorneys for the Exchange today ruled that a trading contract made on the Exchange is binding, whether or not the Exchange is closed. This, according to the view of ac tive brokers, materially changes the situa tion as it affects October contracts. By this ruling. October shorts can buy spots and longs will be forced to receive the cotton on contract. SAN FRAJiCISCO PRODI CE MARKET Pricea Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, ttc. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. Fruit Pine apples, $1.502: California lemons. $2fflo. apples, Gravensteins. 50c$l; Bellflowers, 03&75c; Newtowns, &0&9OC. Vegetables Cucumbers. 25935c: String beans, 2 V4 3c; peas. $1.50Q2 per sack. Eggs Fancy ranch. 43c; storage, 30c. Onions Yellow, 4O50c, on dock. Cheese Young America, 14Vi15Vxc; new, Uf14Vic; Oregon. lc. Butter Fancy creamery,- 30 He; seconds, 27 c. Potatoes Delta Burbanks, per sack. 90c sitl: sweets, $1.30 1.60 per sack; Salinas Burbanks. $1.6561.75. Receipts Flour, 3400 quarters: barley. 11. S10 centals; potatoes, t365 sacks; hay fKiH tons. i Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Sept. 21. Butter, steady: re ceipts. 11,450 tuba Creameries. 24 Vz 30c Eggs, steady; receipts. 7008 cases; at mark, cases included, 2022Vic; ordinary Orsto, 21tf21Vjc: nrsts. 22&22Vjc Elgla Butter Market. ELGIN, III., Sept. 2L Elgin. 87 tubs old. D ninth Linseed Market. DULUTH, Sept. 21. Linseed, cash, $1.44 Vi; September, $1.41Vi; December, $1.47)4. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital .... $1,000,000 Surplus .. .1. . $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C AINSWORTH, President. R. LEA BAHVES, Vice-President. W. A. HOLT, Asst. Cashier. A. M. WRIUHT, Asst. Cashier, R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier. P. s. DICK. Asst. Cashier. LADD & TILTON BANK Capital and Surplus Commercial and VISIBLE SUPPLY LARGE BIG INCREASE CAUSES SIDDEX DIP IN WHEAT PRICES. Jloremest of Spring; Crop Is Diminish, is- Market Averages Sligkt ly Higher at Close. CHICAGO. Sept. 21. Notwithstanding a decided setback at one time, the wheat market today a vera Fed higher, influenced by a notable falling; oft In receipts Northwest. Closing prices were steady at 14 to e net advance. Com finished Vi r to 2V4 P "(c up. oats with a gain of tf to Vic, and provisions the same as Saturday to 2c down. Much interest in the diminishing; move ment of the Spring; crop was take:i by wheat speculators here. Arrivals at Minneapolis and Duluth were only 21S1 cars as against 2617 cars a week ago and 2190 cars at the corresponding time last year. Similar con ditions prevailed at Winnipeg, and it was chiefly on account of these figure, that the market shortly after the opening made the best advance of the session. Wheat Drices dinued suddenlv about mid day because the United States visible supply total bhom an enlargement mu:h greater than expected In the face of heavy exports. On the break, however, there was a renewal of buylnc. Sales of 350.000 bushels for ocean shipment were noted in Chicago, and a like quantity at the Atlantic seaboard. There was also foreign business done by way or tne tintr. Corn strengthened as a result largely of rumors of further development of European demand. v Oats showed more strength than oiHer grains. Most or the time provisions were on the down grade. . . The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Ooen. Sept. Dec May Sept. t)ec. May Sept. Dee. May Sept. Jan, Sept. Oct Jan. Sept. SHORT RIBS. It. 4.1 10.07 vt 10.72 vi : No. I No. 3 Oct ..... Jan 10.8O m.Si't 10.03 Cash prices were as follows: Wheat No. 2 red, $1.1 1 Vi W 1. 13 hard. $1.1 1 Vi fo '1.13 Vi . Corn No. 2 yellow, 71 5i & 30 Vi; c ; yeuow, ,ys"Uc. Ft ye No. 2. !:t f !M c Barley. S.l'i:.c. Timothy. $4r5.r0. Clover. $n.7o'3.15; European Grain Market. LIVERPOOL, .Sept. 21. Wheat. spot, firm. No. 1 Manitoba. 0a O'il: No. 2. 9s bd; No. 2 red Winter new. fcs 7 4d. Minneapolis Grain Market, MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21. Wheat. No. 1 hard. $1.14 Vi; No. 2 Northern. $1,07 4, 1.10i: September. $1.0!ia ; December. $1.13!4. Barley. 65&c Flax. tl.40Vi g l.5Vj. Puget Sound Wheat Market. SEATTLE. Sept. 21. Wheat, October and November delivery quotations: Bluestem, $1.04: fortyfold. 00c: club, Wc; Kilo, uac; red Russian, 9"c: Turkey red. BUViC Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 30, oats 6, barley 5. hay 22, flour 13, rye 1. TACOMA, Sept. 2L Wheat Blueatem. $1. casj 1.04; fortyfold, U7c: club, 06c; fc'ife. 05c. Car receipts Wheat SO; barley 13i corn I, oats u, rye 1, bay 16. San prsnciaco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.7oC,1.72'i ; red Rus sian. $1.71 Vi; Turkey red. II. SO; bluestem, $l.S04f I.eS; feed barley, $1.12 Vi a '1.1.1. white oats. $l.iOl.o2Vi ; bran, $23; mid dlings, $3132: shorts, $3031. Call board Wheat steady. No trading. Barley, steady. December. $1.20)4: May, $1.28 bid, $1.23 asked; October, $1.12 4i bid. $1.20 asked RIO COFFEE MARKET SHADE HIGHER No Improvement In banto (Situation Con cessions at New York. NEW YORK. Sept- 21. Firm offers from Rio were said to be a shade higher in the coffee market here today, but no further improvement was reported in the cost and freight price for Santos coffees, and the local spot situation was irregular. Owing to the relatively high prices asked for coffee out of the local warehouses most buyers are said to be operating in the cofct and freight market, and as arrivals beze from Brazil become larger local holders show some disposition to revise their quo tations. Rio 7s were quoted at 6c and Santos 4a at 11 to llVic. according to de scription. Raw sugar unsettled. Molasses, 5&.12c; centrifugal. 5. 7?c. Refined unsettled. Cut loaf,' 8-lSc; crushed. 8.0uc; mould "A," 7.70c; cubes. 7.60c; XXXX powdered. 7.40c; powdered, 7.35c; tine granulated, 7.23c; dia mond "A.M 7.25c; confectioners' 'A," 7.1ac; No. 1. 7:05e. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW TORK. Sopt. SI. Evaporated ap ples quiet. Fancy. lOVinjllc; choice. Vii 10c: prime, $Vic. Prunes firm. California, STieUVic; Oro rons. IO It cents. Peaches dnlL Choice. SVi&tH cents: ex tra choice, 7Hc: fancy, 7V4&S cents. llops. Etc. at New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 31. Hops steady. State common to choice 114. 4204Sc; 1913. ao&40c; Pacific Coast 1S14. lQ:2c; 103. 17tlc. Hides steady. Bogota, :$&2$c; Centra America, 27 c Wool steady. Domeatio fleece XX Ohio, l32c New Fbone Line Opens. SIL.VER LAKE. Or., Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) By the opening; of a new tele phone line between Sliver L4tke and Bend, this part of the country vocally Open. High. Low. Close. $ 1.11 Vi 1.14, 1.15 J.12V4 ' 1.13V, 1.21 i 1.22 l.iav 1.20H CORN'. 70 i .7n4 ,.7H .:sn 73Vi .7.;1 .72 'A .7:! '" To -"i1 .74 '. .70 V OATS. 48 i .4 8. .47, .4S-H 50. .51 S ..0', ..".I 53v ..114 " .Oil'i MESS PORK. 17.P5 20.87 Vi 20.87 Vi Su.oO 20.52 Vi LARD. - 0..V1 ...... 0.67 Vi 9.67 V- U..'2'i .(.."'.' 'i 10.17 V. 10.2O 10.0S 10.o; '3 S2.OOO.O00 Savings Deposits is an hour or more nearer the outside world. Under the old system the near est wire route to Portland was by way of Lakeview. thence to Reno, Nev., and by telegraphic relay through San Francisco. This route was both slow and expensive. One section of the wire over which a message had to pass ws owned by an individual who charged a triple rate. BITULITHIC PAVEMENT non-skidding durable sightly sanitary economical Insist on Bitulithic! TRAVELERS' GllDE. FRENCH LINE C'anipaTBie Generate TranMllas:lqMe. POSTAL MI1VICK. Sailings for HAVRE ESPAGNE Oct. 3, 3 P.M. FRANCE Oct. 7.10 A.M. E0CHAMBEAU ...Oct. 17. 3 P.M. KOK IN ( 1 K M ATI" IX M'l'I.V ". V. Mlnger, 80 i:ih t.: A. I. ( harll :5 Morrison m,; l;. M. Tal.ir, t . M. 1". Ky.s l)ory B. Mnilh. I in sd xt.; A. Mirldon. loft :d M.: II. Ii-.n. .".)K U Ion. t. t . lugton ttt.: nrtn liark IC.iad, ."tl und r-t itf.; K. s. M'r'arland. ad unC Washing ts.; K. it. luff, lil M. on San Francisco i.os AN;ii.ns AM) san mi:i;o S. S. ROANOKE Sail Wednesday, September ..'Id. NOKTll IMCIKIC IKA.1SH1P I O. Ticket OffK-s .1 FTelgnt Ort!.- 132A d St j foot -ir!l,rup Main 1814,. A 1U14 i Mam o'.'Go, A i42 AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND. Regular through sailing tor Sydney v,a Tahiti and Wellington rrom tun r'tanclsco. Oct. II. Nov. ll,,l)e. i iiml every daya Send for Pamphlet Union Meamui( Cw. of New Zealand, Ltd. O'ice: bin Market street. Sjn Fraucisj. or local S. S. and H. H. i.tuj AMPOrtTaKOLTl'" the: city beautiful BAH1A. SANTOS. MONTEVIDEO, and B1.ISXOS AYRKS Frequent sailings from New York by new and fact (l-.r0u-ton passenger steamers. ttU&K I) AN It l.S. Gen. Acts, 8 Broadvtu. N. V. Done? B. rmilli. Sil and Washington bta, Or lxcal Agents. S. S. BEAVKK FOR AN Fr AN CISCO LOS ANGELES A. MM BEIT. 54. Tbe San I'raDclwe Al Portland S. S. Co-, Third and WaahinKtoa sta. (nits O.-W. It. Jt X. to.) Tel. Jlarball 4oOO, A U1. STEAMSHIP Sails Direct (or San Fraacl-ico, tat Aacelei and Sna U1cko Wed. Sept. 23, 2:30 P. II. KAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND as LUS AM-ELES STBAUSUlr Co. FKA.VK BOLLA -1, Ascent. 124 Third ht. A Mala 3. COOS BAY LINE Steamship Breakwater balls from Ainsworth dock. Portland. I A. it Sept. S. 10. IV. tO. 15, . Freight and ticket offices. Lower Alnaworih dock. Portland at Cooa Bar a. S. Um L. H. KKAT1NU. As eat. Fnono Mala SIWO. A Steamer Georgian 3. Laea Washlnston-straet Dock at I A aW Daily. Sunday. tor Astoria and Way Landings Returning. Learea Astoria at 3:M P. afa Vara, I1.O0 Sack Way. Mala 141