THE .MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. STvPTEIBTCTJ 24, 1914.
17
SHIP IT MYSTERY
Mexico City's Destination Is
- Known to Shippers Here.
ORIENTALS- ARE, WATCHED
Immigration Officers Meet Boat at
Astoria to Examine Passenger
. List Said to Be Bound for
South American Ports.
There seems to be no mystery in ex
porting; circles here as to the next des
tination of the British steamer Mexico
City, which is dubbed the "mystery
ship" at San Francisco because of
movements in the past, as it is accepted
here that cargo she is to lead, some of
which will, be furnished by Balfour,
Guthrie & Co. and Kerr. Gifford & Co.,
will be cleared for ports in Mexico and
bouth America.
Aboard the vessel are 100 Chinese
passengers who were taken on at Man
aanillo and are said to be destined for
Bouth America. J. H. Barbour, United
States Immigration Inspector here.
Bays he has not received official ad-
vice as to the coming of the Celestials,
but, as a precaution, he detailed two
men to meet the ship at Astoria today
and proceed here with her, making a
complete examination of her Chinese
passengers en route.
The vessel is under charter to "W. R.
Graoe & Co., but, according to news
from San Francisco, she has been op
erated largely in the interest of the
Kngr Hok Fong Company carrying
Chinese and merchandise between the
Far East and Mexico. She is looked
for in the river today, having put out
of the Golden Gate Monday night.
At the office of W. R. Grace & Co. it
is said that no instructions have ar
rived from San Francisco bearing on
the Mexico City and her cargo, and it
is assumed that she will be looked
after by the Chinese corporation. One
lot of "cargo she is to work is 500 tons
of wheat, and it is supposed she will
take on flour and general stuff.
The Grace liner Colusa, from Port
land, has arrived at Payta, and the
Cuzco- is on the way south from here
vi'a San Francisco. The New York liner
Santa Clara has reached San Francisco
from New Tork and will be litre in
the Grace service September 29. The
schooner Samar, which that firm is
loading with lumber for Callao, is to
finish this week, and the schooner Inca,
coming from Fuget sound, is to start
loading on. the river Tuesday for Chile.
TCT-iK . FILLS REQUIREMENTS
Inspectors 1'ind Ueggett Life Pre
server Up to Standard.
Floated in nine feet of water for 24
hours, sustaining a weight fastened
beneath of 20 pounds, a life preserver
from the steamer Francis H. Leggett,
worn by George Poelman up to the
time he was rescued Friday night by
the crew of the steamer Frank H. Buck,
was found yesterday to have as much
buoyancy at the end of the test as when
it was started, and to all appearances
it served the purpose as well as a new
life preserver.
"It is a tule life preserver, and, in
my opinion, would have been afloat for
as many days as it was hours, without
showing any greater percentage of
submersion." said Captain K. S. Ed
wards, United States Inspector of
hulls, who, with George H. Fuller,
United States Inspector of Boilers, or
dered the test. "I do not think there
Is any question but that there would
have been no bodies washed on the
beach so soon had they not been encir
cled with life preservers."
After almost every wreck there is
talk of the condition of life preservers
and frequent tests are made, but as in
other cases tule has been said to fill
requirements. The one taken from the
water yesterday was opened and found
perfect, even to the wires binding the
tule in the cover.
MOXMOUTHSHIKE BOUND HOME
X-iner Carries Foodstuffs for Eng
land as Well as Far East.
Her ultimate destination the shores
of England and part of her cargo prob
ably for the use of British fighters
now afield in France, the Royal Mail
liner . Monmouthshire terminates her
first visit to Portland at 6 o'clock this
morning, when she is to get under way
for Puget Sound, from whence she
steams across the Pacific to Japan and
south to Chinese ports and .Manila on
her way around to the war zone.
For London the Monmouthshire car
ries 12,500 barrels of flour valued at
$50,000 and 30,650 bushels of wheat at
$29,600. For Hongkong there are 6000
barrels of flour valued at $24,000, also
18 packages of .candy, five cases of
salmon :and83 sacksof old horseshoes.
There are 72 bales of newspapers for
Penang. a box containing 44 dolls for
Markapur, four boxes of missionary
goods for Raghunthpur, 1000 barrels of
flour valued at $4000 for Yokohama
and the same amount for Manila, with
3 5,000 feet of lumber valued at $600 for
Colombo, 56,000 feet valued at $1300 for
Kobe. 103,000 feet valued at $2575 for
Yokohama and for Shanghai,- 838,000
feet valued at $9125 and 4330 cases of
egg fillers worth $5475.
WHEAT FOR FEED SALVING
Barges Being Loaded With Damaged
Grain at- Scenes of Dock Fires.
Xot all wheat that fell into the river
when the Oceanic and the .Montgomery
and Columbia docks burned is to be en
tirely lost, as the low stage of water is
aiding in its recovery, though all ex
cept that salved at first before it was
water-soaked no doubt will be mar
ketable only as feed.
In front of the Oceanic dock two barges
are moored, one being loaded with
grain in sacks, while on the other loose
wheat, taken from the piles in wheel
harrows is being dumped. At Colum
bia dock two other barges are used in
tlie same manner. Some poultry rais
ers prefer the partly burned wheat for
chickens, and when Montgomery and
Columbia docks burne'd there was
strong demand for the-damaged grain
from many California cit1s, as well
as throughout the Northwest.
GERMAN VESSELS OVERHAULED
Dalbek and Kurt Being Placed In
Shipshape While In River.
All time Is -not being lost aboard
the German bark Dalbek, moored at
the Victoria dolphins, to remain until
the European war ends, for her crew
is taking advantage of the lay up to
place the ship in the best of condition.
The exterior of the hull above the load
line has been repainted and sailors are
busy chipping - rust below preparatory
to painting. Above deck all Is being
made spick and span. Some mariners
say the vessel is better off here so far
as overhauling goes than if she had
been in German waters when the war
began, as weather conditions are more
favorable. ,
The German bark Kurt, which has
been In the river since September 11,
when she arrived from Santa Rosalia,
also is to be overhauled as she is fully
expected to be idle as long as war con
tinues. Both were chartered for grain
but engagements were broken at the
instance of their owners.
RIVER MAY DROP TO ZERO
,
Pilot Looks tor Low Water Condi
tions Experienced 3 Years Ago.
For the first time in three years the
Willamette River will reach the zero
stage here, according to the prognosti
cations of Captain Julius Allyn, of the
Columbia River Pilots' Association,
who says there is every reason to look
for a much lower stage of water because-
of the prospects of another dry
spell, the fact the Upper Willamette.
Upper Columbia and Snake Rivera are
falling and that the probability of
freezing weather in the interior during
tne Fall will .allow little chance of
rain swelling the streams.
The river at Portland was 8.8 feet
above zero at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. For the 24 hours preceding
it Tell one foot here and there were
falls reported at Wilsonville. Salem
and Albany of less. At Umatilla and
Lewiston the drop was three-tenths
of a foot. The ,Weather Bureau fore
cast is that the streams will continue to
fall for a few days at least.
It has been arranged between the
pilots and Harbormaster Speler to
sound in front of the Bast Side docks
this week to determine the depth of
water in advance of a decline in the
river.
INSURANCE CIRCULARS HERE
American Government Prepared for
War Risks and Vessel Policies.
Applications for war risk insurance
to be shouldered by the United States
Government must be made to Collect
ors of Customs and submitted by them
to the bureau of war risk insurance,
at Washington, the text of the appli
cation Delng forwarded by telesranh
In turn the rate for acceptance will be
announced by telegraph. Vessels fly
ing the flag of the United States may
be insured for a period of 90 days but
such policies will only be issued at
Washington.
W. G. McAdoo, Secretary of the
Treasury, has caused' circular letters to
be forwarded to Portland 'setting forth
the general conditions for war risk in
surance and insurance on vessels,
blanks for handling such being also on
the way. Applicants for war risks
must set forth about when a vessel
carrying their cargo is to sail, the
amount to te insured and other de
tails.
Bark, Late, Unaware of War.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23 The
French bark Notre Dame d'Arvor, 166
days from Newcastle on Tyne, with
general cargo for Seattle, arrived to
day. As she passed Cape Flattery yes
terday the Japanese cruiser Idzumo
scrutinized her, but Captain Ordron
reau thought nothing of that. Not until
his arrival at Port Townsend did he
learn of the outbreak of the war in
Europe. One member of the crew was
lost overboard and two died during the
voyage.
Adriatic Coming With 18 00.
The White Star Line 'steamship
Adriatic, from Liverpool and? Queens
town, September 16, with a capacity
list, namely, 440 first,. 710 second and
740 third-class passengers, is due in
New York today. ,
Marine Notes.
Port of Portland Commissioners will
meet this morning to consider a pro
posal to lease the dredge Willamette
or Columbia to be operated at Astoria
in connection with the construction of
a seawall there, it being intended to
make a fill behind it. A meeting of
the commission -was held yesterday but
the matter was not settled.
"Captain" E. R- Budd, commodore of
the O.-W. R. & N fresh water fleet.
has returned from the Snake River
region, where the steamers Lewiston
and Spokane were given their annual
inspection. He expects to send the
steamer Nahcotta to Astoria the last of
the week to replace the steamer Elmore
on the run" to Megler.
To be lined preparatory to loading
wheat the British steamer Queen Ade
laide was berthed at Clark & Wilson's
mill on her arrival late Tuesday from
Muroran. CajHain Smith says that dur
ing most' of the voyage, which required
only 15 days, the vessel was in thick
weather.
In tow of the tug Oneonta the Nor
wegian bark Spartan left up from AsJ
torla yesterday and was to be met
about half way here by the steamer
Ocklahama, which will bring her to
the ballast dock at Llnnton. The One
onta leaves Westport early today with
the schooner John A. Campbell in tow,
the latter being lumber-laden for New
Zealand.
New aprons have been built, the deck
renewed and other work performed on
the ferry W. S. Mason, which has been
held at her East Side slip for a few
days undergoing an overhauling.
To be cleaned and painted and have
other work dose the tug. Samson is on
the Oregon drydock.
W. R. Grace do. will have the
Norwegian steamer Tricolor here Mon
day or Tuesday to load v lumber for
Panama. The Norwegian steamer Chris
tian Bors was reported to the Mer
chants' Exchange yesterday as having
arrived at Shanghai Tuesday.
Coming here to load grain for the
United Kingdom the Norwegian ship
Cambuskenneth sailed Friday from
Cape Town. She is consigned to Kerr,
Gifford & Co.
Bringing cargo from New York that
was delivered at San Francisco on the
American-Hawaiian liner Virginian, the
Arrow Line steamer Alvarado is. due
here Monday. The steamer Paraiso,
sailing from Portland October 9, will
carry eastbound cargo that is to be
transshipped on the steamer Colum
bian at Sah Francisco.
Officers of the Portland Steamship
Company are to meet today and ar
range a 10-day schedule for the Alaska
steamers Quinault and Thomas L.
Wand. Word was received yesterday
that the Quinault sailed from Ketchi
kan Monday and is due at Seattle to
day, being looked for here Sunday, and
is to sail on the return Monday.
News From Oregon Ports.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.)
The steam schooner Jim Butler sailed
today for San Francisco, with a cargo
of lumber from Knappton and Prescott.
The steamer San Ramon arrived in
the night from San Francisco with gen
eral cargo.
The steamer Breakwater arrived to
day from Coos Bay with freight and
passengers for Astoria and Portland.
The steamer Yellowstone arrived this
morning from San Francisco with cargo
for Astoria and Portland.
The Benson log raft was taken back
this morning to the moorage grounds
near Westport. The attempt to tow
the raft to San Diego, this Fall has
been abandoned, on account of the
weather conditions.
The Norwegian ship Spartan arrived
late last evening. 55 days from Callao.
and Is under charter to the Portland
Flour Mills, to load for Europe.
The steam schooner Shoshone ar
rived this afternoon from San Francisco
and will load lumber.
-. The steamer Edgar H. Vance arrived
this afternoon from San Pedro to load
lumber at the Hammond mill.
A man who is willing to do anything
that he can find is usually able to find
something he can do. Albany Journal.
SUGAR PRICE DROPS
English Buying in United
States Ceases Suddenly.
WEAKER MARKET CAUSED
Fifty-Cent Decline in All Grades of
Refined at AH Point Specu
lators Are Now Un
loading Raws.
60-cent decline in all trades of refined
sugar was announced by wholesale grocers
yesterday. The reduction was a general one,
applying not only to Pacific Coast mar
kets, bat tbe Eastern markets were af
fected to a similar extent.
The drop had been expected by jobbers
in view of the unsettled condition of the
lurar trade In the East. It la believed
to have been caused largely by the unload
ing of raws by speculators on account of
the approach of the beet . sugar season, and
the cessation of .the demand from England.
Buying of sugar for account of the United
Kingdom ceased suddenly, and. as the re
finers are stocked with enough to laat them
until the new crop comes on the market,
figuring at the present rate at which the
refined product is moving, the market was
left without support. It is said that Rus
sia is planning to ship some of her surplus
beet sugar to England and the proapect of
thla sugar going to the United Kingdom, as
well as the heavy stocks on hand, which
oonstst of nearly 1,000,000 tons, haa aso
been responsible for the cessatloa of Eng
lish business on this aide. The last deal
for English account at New York was the
sale of 50.000 bags of raws' and the pur
chase of 6500 bags of export granulated.
MOKE HOP Bl'SrN'KSS AT 18 CENTS
f?Dglinh Dealers Look for Advancing Market
This Season. -
Another 18-cent deal in Yakima hope was
reported yesterday, Paul Weidner buying the
H. H. Schott crop 'of 100 bales at that price.
In this state, - the only business reported
was the purchase by McNeff Bros, of 100
bales at Salem at 17 cents. -
Wild, Neame A Co., of London, In their
annual circular, say:
"Under the unprecedented conditions now
existing It Is impossible to form any definite
opinion as to tbe future course of the hop
trade. The consumption of beer in this coun
try has been excellent during the Summer
and with the small crop grown here last
year it Is reasonable to presume that not
withstanding (he Imports, brewers must have
reduced their stocks to narrow limits. There
is little prospect of any supplies from the
Continent, the American crop is reported to
be much short of last year and with the
Impossibility of receiving their usual im
ports from Germany it is extremely doubt
ful whether they will have any surplus
for export; the position resolves itself into
this there is only this year's growth of
English hops from which brewers can re
plenish their stocks. Present Indications
point to a crop of unusually fine quality
and if growers do not bring undue pressure
to sell before consumers are ready to op
erate we confidently anticipate a satisfactory
trade at remunerative figures."
The annual review of Selmes, Jackson &
Oulland says, in part:
"It is. of course. Impossible to foresee
what may be the future of our market
while the present titanic struggle renders
everything subject to the "fortune of war.'
While we cannot attempt to discuss the
manifold conditions Imposed on us and their
effects, it must, however, be obvious that
the elimination of practically all Continental
hops from our market must tend to increase
prices. Stocks available on this market are
extremely small and there are no old hops
at all. further we have reason to think
the brewing industry have allowed their
stocks to sink to an unusually low point.
We. therefore, look forward to a steady trade
at prices which will prove satisfactory to
growers."
WHEAT GOES TO SOUTH . AMERICA
Five Hundred Tons Will Be Dispatched en
Steamer Mexico City.
The country wheat markets were firm
again yesterday and a considerable amount
of buyirg was reported to have been dona
Trading in the interior in the past two
weeks is said to have reached large pro
portions. Pive hundred tons of wheat are to " be
shipped to South America on the next
liner. In the English market futures were
weak at 8s 5 Sid for . October and 8s 84d
for December, while spot wheat was quoted
14 to 6d lower.
There was no wheal B trading on the
Merchants' Exchange, as -buyers and sell
ers were 1 to 3 cents apart in their views.
For spot bluestem fl.03 was bid and 105
was offered for last half of October. Other
ostrs were quoted at about Tuesday's prices.
The feeling in the oats and barley mar
kets was weaker. Tbe best bid for spot
oats was $25.50, with $27 asked. . For Octo
ber oats $27.50 was asked and for Novem
ber 828 asked, with $27.00 bid.
One hundred tons of spot shorts were sold
at $25.
Local receipts, in cars, were reported by
the Merchants' Exchange as folows: r.
Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay.
Monday 211 12 20 23 14
Tuesday . . . 98 . 24 9 11 8
Wednesday ... 107 15 U - 9 10
Year ago .-. 100 9 3 11 8
Season to date. 4495 331) 64 r7,i S96
Year ago 3768 536 545 . 3D (J 6til
RANCH EGGS IN SMALL Sll'PLY
l'resh Eastern and Local Storage Taking
Their Place.
Fresh Eastern eggs are being offered free
ly in the local market at 29030 cents and
this is holding the price of Oregon ranch
steady, although receipts of the latter are
verr small. It is said that eight or nine
cars of fresh Eastern have been received to
date. Tbe Fall lay in the East is unusual
ly ' heavy this year and the cheapness of
fresh stock makes it unnecessary to bring
in Eastern storage. Speculators in Oregon
storage eggs are realizing on their hold
ings to a greater extent than in former
years and this also tends to prevent the
market from advancing as usual at this time
of year.
Somewhat similar conditions prevail in
the butter market. Liquidation is free -all
over the country and tnere is the added
pressure here of an .increase in the Oregon
make, with the consequence that a weak
undercurrent os apparent in the market.
Poultry was held at the low prices es
tablished' on the preceding day by Seattle
buying. Zresaed meat receipts were liberal
and Teal and porfk were weaker.
GBAFE -MARKET XX GOOD CONDITION
Receipts of Concords Will Increase From
Kow On.
No shipments of California grapes came
In yesterday. A mixed car of Cornichons
and Malagas was due, but was delayed one
day. Tokays are cleaning up fast and
other kinds were in small supply. - Loual
Concords were lower at 1012M cents. Re
ceipts of Concords from now on should in
crease rapidly.
There were fair-sized shipments of Sal
way peaches from The Dalles, which sold
at 4580 cents.
Tbe first cranberries of the season ar
rived from Coos Bay and offered at $3.50
a box. Seven cars of bananas were re
ceived In good condition. .
A car of mixed California, vegetables cams
in. consisting of lettuce, sprouts, artlchokeey
cabbage and asparagus. '
Easier Feeling in Wool Market.
To decision to hold the regular - series of
auction sales in London has caused a radical
change in sentiment la the Boston market
and confidence - in higher prices is now
lacking.. -s The turnover in the past week
was smaller than asual. The sales in
cluded a lot of about 120.000 pounds Mon
tana at XI-to 23 cents, 250.0OO pounds Col
orado at SI to 22 cents, substantial parcels
of Dakota at 22, Idaho at 20 to 21. Colorado
at 21 to 23 and New Mexico at 21 to 23
cents. The range, on the scoured basis.
Is estimated at OS to 60 cents on these lots.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings. of tbe Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
. Clearings. Balances.
Portland $1,025,784 $20,6o
Seattle 2,013.075 10S.106
Tacoma 2T5.UtlS 37.880
Spokane 561.969 62,508
rOBTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS.'
- Grains Flour, Feed, Etc :
. Merchants Exchange, noon session.
Wheat : . ' Bid.
Bluestem -. $ 1.03
Forty-fold : 97 H
Club 4Vs
Ked Russian .U0
Red fife .80
Oats
No. 1 white feed . . 25.S0-
Barley
No. 1 feed . 21.00
Brewing 22.00
Bran , .......... 23.50
Shorts . v 25.50
All quotations for prompt delivery.
Sales
100 tons shorts 2S.0O
MILLFEEU Spot prices: Bran, filtt
26.50 per ton; shorts, $ 29 1& 28.60 -. roiled bar
ley. $28.
FLOUR Patents, $5 40 per barrel;
straights, $4.60; graham, $5.40; whole wheat,
$5.6o; expdrts, $4.20 y 4. 40.
CORN Whole. $38 per ton; cracked. $38
per ton.
HAY Old timothy. Eastern Oregon. $15 9
16; new-crop timothy. Valley (12.50013:
grain hay, $10011; alfalfa, $12013.50.
Dairy and Country Produce.
Local Jobbing quotations:
EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count.
30(31c; candied, Z3&35e.
POULTRY Mens, 12 ft 13c; Springs, 12 hi
13c; turkeys, young, 20c; ducks, luflSo;
geese, 11012c
BUTTCH Creamery prints, extras, S5c
per pound: cubes, 30 & 82c
CHESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers' buying
price, 16c per pound t. o. o. dock Port
lands Young Americas. 17c per pound.
PORK Block. '11c per pound.
VEAL Fancy, 12?13c per pound.
Fralta and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2.2503.00
per box; lemons, $66.60 per box; bananas,
ffhhc per pound; grapefruit, California,
$3.25; pineapples. 67c per pound.
VEGETABLES Cucumoeri, 50c per box;
eggplant. 7c per pound; peppers, 64f7 o per
pound: artichokes. 85cttt$i oer dos.: toma
toes, 60(ji5c per crate; cabbage, lftc per
pouna: peas. o(eoc per pouna; oeans, 4goo
per pound; corn, 75c($l per sack; celery,
50&Socr per dozen; cauliflower. $1.25 & 1.75
per dozen; asparagua. $2.25 per box; sprouts.
10c per pound.
ONIONS iellow. $11.23 per sack.
GKEEN FRUITS Apples, 73cjjS1.50 per
box; cantaloupes, $1$?1.50 per crate: ca
sabas, $1.25l 1.50 per dozen; pears, $li1.50;
peaches, 45065c per box; grapes, 75c0$l.&O
per crate.
POTATOES Oregon. $1.50 per sack; Ta
kima, 1.5J; sweet potatoes. 2 fee per pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails.
$2.30 per dozen; half-oound flats, $1.60;
one-pound flats, $2.55; Alaska pink, one
pound talis, $1.05.
HONEY Choice. $3.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, 14021c per pound; Bra
zil nuts. 14c; filberts, 14015c; almonds, ?3o;
peanuts, 506c; cocoanuta, $1 per dozen; pe
cans. 14 015c
BEANS Small white, ec; large white,
6ttc; Lima, Sc; pink. 5c; Mexican. 7ttc;
bayou, 6c.
COFFEE Roasted. In drums. 18ft038tte
per pound.
SUGAR Fruit and berry, $7.30; beet,
$7.10; extra C, $6.80; powdered, in barrels,
$7.55.
SALT Granulated. $15.50 per ton; naif
ground. 100s. $10.75 per ton; bus, $11.50 per
ton; dairy, $14 per ton.
RICE So 1 Japan. Sftc; Southern bead,
6&7Vic; island, 6c
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 814o per
pound; apricots, 14016c; peaches, 7Vc;
prunes, Italian. 1012ftc; currants, 9ftc;
raisins, 808ftc; Thompson, llc; un
bleached Sultanas, 8c; .seeded, 7 012c;
dates, Persian. 7 0714c per pound; fard!
$1.40 per box.
FIGS Packages. 8-oz.. 50 to box. $1.01
package: lO-oz., 12 to box. 60c; white, 25-lb.
box. $L75; black, 25-lb. box, $1.75; black,
80-lb. box. $2.50; black, 10-lb. box. $1 15;
Caiarab candy hgs, 20-la. box. $3; Smyrna,
per box. $1.50.
Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1814 crop, 17013c; 113 crop,
nominal.
HIDES Salted hides, 13o per pound; salt
kip, 14o; salted calf, 18c; green hides, 12c;
ory hides, 25c; dry calf, 28c: salted bulla,
10c per pound: green bulls, 81sc
WOOL Valley. 18ft 020 fee; .Eastern Ore.
gon, 1602Oftc
MOHAIR 1914 clip, 27fte per pound.
C A SCAR A BARK Old and new 4o per
pound.
PELT! Dry, 13c; dry short wool, 9c; dry
shearlings. 10c each; green shearlings, 15 0
pc each; Spring lambs. 24 0 25c; green
pelts, short wool, August 60c, July fioc:
grwt lambs, July 65c August 75c,
Provisions.
HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 21ft022ftc; 11 to
10-pound, 21ft0 22ftc; 14 to 18-pound, 21V,
022ftc; skinned, IS ft 22c; picnic, 15o-
BACON Fancy. 3U0S2c; standard. 240
27c
DRY SALT CURED Short clear backj
14017c; exports. 15017c; plates, 11018c
LARD Tierce basis: pure, 12ft0i4c;
impound, 9c
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar
rels or tank wagon, 10c; special, drums or
barrels, 13Vzc; cases, 17ft0 2Oftc
UASOLI.NE Bulk. 14c; cases, 21c En
gine distillate, drums, 7ftc; cases, 14ftc
Naphtha, drums, 13c. cases, 20c
LINSEED OIL Raw barrels, 72c- boiled,
barrels. 13ftc: casts, 17 ft 020 ft c -
FINANCIAL NEWS OF ItELPFCI, SORT
Gold Exports to Ottawa May Not Exceed
Twenty-five Millions.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Financial devel
opments of the day. so far as they bore on
domestic conditions, were of a hopeful char
acter. The outcome of the New York Crty
$100,000,000 loun. with the notes already
quoted at a substantial premium, and the
energy manifested by the leading bankers of
the country in connection with tile gold pool
were regarded as sure indications of return
ing confidence.
There was a renewal of the gold move
ment 10 Canada, over three million dollars
being shipped to Ottawa, presumably in
connection with the city loan, to which
participants paid their second installment
today. . It is now generally believed that
exports for this account will not exceed
$25,000,000, as this sum was mentioned as
the probable extent of the movement across
the Northern border for the $100,ot0,u00
pool.
Foreign exchange mov:e3 uncertainly again,
early bills being sold under yesterday's hlh
rates, but rebounding later on an unex
pected demand for cotton bills some of
which, it was said. were, for Berlin and
Hamburg.
Chicago Livestock Market. '
CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Hogs Receipts, 21.
OOo; market, loo to 15c lower. Bulk of
sales, $8.3O0S.75; ligrht. $S.6O0.1O; mixed,
$8.15a.lo; heavy. $7.U50S.9O; rough, $7.90
08.10; pies, $508.85.
Cattle Receipts, 15.000; market, slow.
Beeves. $6.85011: steers, $6.23 0 9.15: stock,
era and feeders, $3.4008.35; cows and heif
ers. 3.60lr 9.15; calves. $s.2512.
Sheep Receipts, 40,000; market, steady.
Sheep, $4.85i5.70, yearlings, $0.7506.50;
lamb j, $6.40 0 7.90.
Naval Stores. '
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Sept. 23. Turpentine
Nominal; 45ftc; no sales; receipts 2851 bar
rels; shipments. 1138 barrels; stocks, 27,771
barrela
Rosin Nominal; no sales; receipts 553
pounds; shipments, 451 pounds: stocks,
112,236 pounds. Quote: A, B, $3.50: C, D
$3.52ft: E, F, O, H, I, $3.5.-,; K. $3.15; M.
$4.50; N, $6; WO, $6.25; WW, $6.35.
Sterling Exchange.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Mercantile paper,
7; sterling exchange, steady; for cables,
$4.87; demand, $4.0t; bar silver, 53c.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23. Silver bars.
52t; sterling, demand. $4.95 ft; cable, $4.97.
LONDON, Sept. 23. Bar silver, 24ftd per
ounce.
Dried Frnit at New Tork.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23. Evaporated ap
ples, dull and nominal; prunes, quiet and
steady; peaches, dull.
' Hops at New x'erk.
NEW YORK. Sept. S3. Hops, steady.
. --, Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Butter Receipts.
12.791 tubs; unchanged.
Eggs Lower; receipts, 9132 cases: at
mark, cases included, lS&'Jlc; ordinary
firsts,. 2O02Qc: firsts, 21021ftc
Duluth Linseed Market.
DTJLUTH, Sepfr 23. Linseed, cash, $1.40;
September, $3-43; December, $L49ft.
BULGE IS SUDDEN
Big Pacific Northwest Trade
Startles Chicago.
WHEAT RISES , QUICKLY
Pit Hears News From Coast Just
Before ; Close of Session and
Buying I'lurry Among
Shorts "Is Kesult.
CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Reports fit Im
mense foreign buying in the Pacific North
west gave .the wheat market a . sudden
bulge today just before the close1. As a
result prices finished strong, to lft c
above last night.' In corn tbe outcome va
ries from lftc decline to a ihade advance
and for oats from unchanged figures to
ftc gain. The final range in provisions
was 12ft off to 7ft c up.
As much as .5,000,000 bushels of wheat
was said to have -been sold for export at
Portland. Or., in the last week, and an
equal amount at Tacoma and Seattle. In
addition, - dispatches from the Oregon city
told of steamers there loading flour for
England, the first instance of shipments of
that kind in a number of years. The
Paclflo Coast advices caught the Chicago
trade leaning to the bear side and -brought
on a general flurry among shorts. Before
the surprise, the wheat market had been
somewhat depressed by the continued push
ing of stocks, especially at Minneapolis.
Fine weather and slowness of demand
weakened corn. In the late dealings, how
ever, the market reflected to a considerable
extent the renewed strength of wheat.
Business' In oats was curtailed by diffi
culty in financing European shipments.
Price changes were indecisive and of a
see-saw character.
In the provision pit demand for lard was
fa.irly good, but for meats rather slow.
Business was confined almost exclusively to
the Januarv delivery.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
... WHEAT.
- Open. High. Low. Close.
Sept. .....$ 1.08 $1.08 $1.07 $1.08
Fept. 1.0S 1.0S 1.07 " 1.0S
Dec 1.10 . 1.12'A 1.10 1.11
May 1.17ft 1.10ft 1.17 1.13ft
CORN.
Sept. .78 ft .7 - .7! .78
rec 71ft .72 -.71ft .71-!4
May 73 V .74ft .73. .74 ft
- ' OATS.
Sept. .47 .47 ft .47 .47 ft
Dec. i .40i .50H .4!H .M)ft
May 52 ft -53 ft .32 ft , - .53ft
MESS PORK. '
Sept. ; 17.75
Jan 20.17ft 20.S3 20.10 20.25-
L.ARD.
Sent .. . . : 0.45
Oct. 9.37ft 9.45 9.35 9.45
Jan 0.87 ft .5 U.S7ft 9.U5
SHORT RIB3.
Sept 11.83
Oct. .10. SO 10.S3 10.SO 10.80-
Jan. 10.50 10.57ft 10.474 10.55
Cash prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red. $1.08ft 01.09ft ; No. 3
hard. $1.08 01.09.
Corn. No. 2 yellow, 79ft079ftc; No. 8
yellow, 79c.
. Rye,' No. 2, 93ft 094c
Barley. 59'?70c.
Timothy, $4 05.50.
Clover, nominal.
Futures range'! as follows:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close.
MinneaopUa Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 23. Wheat, Sept.,
$1.07; December. $1.11 ft: No. 1 hard.
$1.13-: No. 2 Northern, $1.0674 01.09.
Barley. 55 063c.
Flax, $1.4ift01.47ft.
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 2:i. Wheat Futures
weak. October, Sh &d; December, 8s bftd.
Spot steady. No. 1 Manitoba. 9s 9d; No.
2 red Winter, new, Ss 7d.
San Francisco Grain Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23. Spot quota
tions: Walla Walla, $1.67 ft 01.70; red Rus
sian, $1.66 ft op 1.67 ft ; Turkey red. $l.bo:
blu..-stem, $1.8001.85: feed barley. $L15ft0
I. 16ft; white oats, $1.5001. 52ft; bran, $2U;
middlings, $311 32: shorts. $30 0 81.
Call board Wheat firm. Barley, December,
$1.15; May, $1.22 ft.
' ' 3 Puget Sound Wheat Markets. .
-SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23. Wheat Oc
tober and November delivery: Bluestem.
$1.04; fortyfold. 90c; club, 94c; ffe, 81c;
red, Russian, 8c: Turkey red. 09c.
Yesterday's car receipts Wheat. 79: oats,
2; barley, 15; hay, 10; flour, 7.
TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 23. Wheat Blue
stem. $1.0301.04; fortyfold, 97c; club, Due:
Hie 95c.
Yesterday's csr receipts Wheat, 91; bar
ley, 8; oats. 3: hay, 7.
SAN FRANCISCO l'RODCCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits,
Vegetables. Etc,
SAN FRANCISCO, Fept 23. Fruit Pine
apples, $1.5002; California lemons. $205;
apples, Gravenstelns, 5Oc0$l; Bellflowers,
65075c; Newtowna, 750Oic
Vegetables Cucumbers. 30 0 40c; string
beans, 203c; peas,- G06c.
Eggs Fancy ranch, 43c; storage, 30c
Onions Yellow, 45 lit 55c, on dock.
Cheese Young America, 14ftc; new, 10 0
14ftc; Oregon, 10c.
Butter Fancy creamery. 29c; seconds. 27c.
' Potatoes Delta Burbanks, per sack, 75c0
$1; sweets, $1.501.60 per sack; Salinas
Burbanks. $1.45$1.65.
Receipts Flour, 13.722 quarters; barley,
II, 055 centals; potatoes, 73O0 sacks; hay,
322 tons.
Better Demand for Coffee.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. Rather a better
demand was reported for spot coffee in the
local market today. No material change
was reported in thecost and freight market,
however, and the situation here was more
or less -unsettled with Rio 7s quoted at 6c
and Santos 4s at 10 ft to 11c
Raw sugar easy. Molasses. 4.62c; cen
trifugal, 5.27c; refined easy, 50 to 55 polnta
lower; cut loaf, 7.65c; crushed, 7.55c;. mold
A, 7.20c; cubes, 7c; XXXX powdetcd, 6.90&;
powdered, 6.&5c; fine granulated, &75c; dia
mond A, tt.75c ; confectioners' A, 6.65c; No. 1,
6.50c. . "
Spot Cotton Is Quoted.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23. The New Or
leans Cotton Exchange quoted spot cotton
today for the first time since the exchange
was closed July-30. Tbe quotation was 8 ft c
for middling. The last quotation, July 30,
was 13 5-ltc for middling. -
STREET MOVE IS OPPOSED
Effort to Block Church Building
Meets With lie monstrance.
Residents of the vicinity of East
First and Halsey streets may lose in
their fight to extend East Halsey street
from its present end to East First
street, so as to . cross property upon
which the African Methodist Church is
erecting a new church building. At a
meeting of the City Commission yes
terday a remonstrance against the
street extension was presented, said
to bear the signatures of 60 per cent
of the property owners to be assessed
for the extension.
. The remonstrance had not been
checked and there was some question
regarding its extent, so It was re
ferred to City Auditor Barbur. If it
bears 60 per cent of the property to
be assessed it is likely the Commis
sion will kill the street extension pro
ceedings. Opposition to the proceedings has
come from residents living at a dis
tance from the proposed extension,
who declare that the improvement will
bo of little or no benefit to them, and
contend that if the people at East
First and Halsey do not want the
church building they should buy the
property, and not attempt to place the
burden on a large assessment district
extending- back into neighborhoods
where there is no objection to the
church-
In the reigns of many royalties the
masses were forbidden to imitate the
classes in dress, as royalty indignantly ex
claimed that "dress was sometimes the
only way by which one could distingulsn
a duchess from a woman of the people."
An Ideal Banking Connection
Combines safety and good methods with an intelligent care
for the business needs of customers.-' We seek your business on
that basis.
. i, . -
"vThether you are ready to open an account or not, we want
you to consider this a personal invitation to come into the bank
and talk over any financial matteis. Your affairs will be held
strictly confidential and our experience and advice may prove
helpful. .
LUMBERMENS
National bank
Capital and Surplus,
$1,200,000
The Bank of Personal Service
We employ only such methods in business as make bankin- insti
tutions ot positive value to the community.
. The management of this bank believes that above everything else
stability and excellent service are demanded on the part of a well
managed bank, and upon this basis we invite your patronage. ,N
We Pay 4 on Savings Deposits.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
Under Government Supervision.
Established 1886. - Washington and Fourth Sts.
LADD & TILTON
BATSTK
, Capital and Surplus S2,000,000
Commercial and Savings Deposits
g- MUNICIPAL
BONDS
Denominations $100, $200, $500 and
.$1000.
Lumbermens Trust Company
Fifth and Stark.
HOG MARKET IS WEAK
SO ISDICATIOV OP IMMEDIATE IM
PROVEMENT. Bayera Operating on Baals of IIS. 1.1 at
Korth Portland Yards Cat
tic Are Steady.
There are' no indications of Immediate
improvement in the hog market. Uuyers
again purchased hoirs at their own price
yesterday, and 98.13 was established as tbe
top quotation of the day.
Cattle receipts wore; very small and. the
offerings wra mostly of poor quality. Tiie
general tone of the cattle market aas
steady.
Receipts -were 17 cattle, 6H hogs and
210s sheep. Shippers were:
Witn i-attle J. Bodlurak, Sheridan. 1
car; K. p. McClellanl, CorvalliH, 1 car; W.
F. Leamun, Grants Pass. 1 car.
With hogs The Da'.les Dressed Meat Com
pany, The Dalles, 1 car: A. F. youm;. Gwen
dolen. 1 car; W. H. Kurtz. The Dalles, 1
car; G. Springer. Opal city, z car; Mr.- More
land. GoMendale. 1 car. '
With sheep. M. A. Leonard, Sunny, 8
cars; W. W. Burrows, Lyle, 5 cars.
With mixed lots R. A., Martin, Morn. 1
car hogs and sheep: S. H. "Becker. Silverton,
1 car hogs and sheep; Sprinefield Flouring
Mills, Eugene, -2 cars cattle and hogs.
I tie aays sales were as louuwa:
Wt Price!
Wt. Price
3 steers i. L7 :.oi 1 cow
i m.m in-.a r. Utt 1 n ...
..110(1 -,.co
. .13."( 3.0O
, . 124 8 00
3 steers . .10.10 0.00
14 steers . .11K!7 ti.1'5
7 cows . . 07O 4.fM
1 cow .
7 hogs
S3 hogs
57 hogs
. . 04 8.3 5
S cows . . 940 4.00
19". &.13
Current nrices of the various classes of
stock at the yards follow:
Cattle
Prime steers $T.00t7.25
Choice steers .................... 6.0 ''a'rt.73
Medium steers O.lioiZO.SO
Choice cows G.ooJf
Medium cows 5.25ft3.73
Heifers S.30'it.U3
Calves 6.008.u0
Bulls S0fl4.75
Stag ..
. . -i.oO & S.OO
rlogs
Usht ....
Heavy ...
Sheep
Wethers ..
Ewes .....
Lambl ...
9.00 3S.l.-
7.00 SJ 7.13
4. now 5.40
3.50 a4..0
3.00y5.50
. Omaha Livestock Market.
SOUTH OMAHA. Sept. 23. Hogs Re
ceipts. 3!00; market, lower. Heavy. i. 15W
S.4'; light. S 25 ri S.35 ; piss. 7.75S8.5U;
bulk of snles, JS.20CjS.30.
Cattle Ke-.elpis. 5700; . market, steady.
N'ative steers. Sltl.'-Ti; cows and heifers,
J3.75W7; calves, f.S(i 10.25.
tfhe-.p Receipts, ;;r.(.O0; market, steady.
Yearlings. (S.SCif-e: wethers, X.3&S.30; lambs,
7.15 a 7.65.
Bitulithic paving sup
ports the heaviest traf
fic for years, without
necessity for repairs.
TRAVELERS' GUIDK.
STEAMSHIP
Sails Direct for San Franrlsco. Los
Aaareiea asd Saa Dlrca
Today, Sept. 24, 2:30 P. M.
SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND A
LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. '
FRAKK BOLL AM, Agent.
124 Tklrd . Jk. Mala ZS.
Fifth and Stark.
TRAVELERS' GHDE.
FRENCH LINE
Cainpanle Generale Trunin tlanliaue.
POSTAL SERVICE.
Sailing for HAVRE
ESPAGNE Oct. 3, 3 P.M.
FRANCE Oct. 7.10 A.M.
ROCHAMBEAU ...Oct. 17. 3P.M.
LATOURAINE Oct. 24, 3 P.M.
CHICAGO Oct. 31. 3 P.M.
FOR INFORMATION APPLY
C. W. SI inner, 80 6h St.; A. I. Charlton,
3.15 Morrlnun ht,; E. M. Taj lor, C. M. & St.
P. By.; Horsey B. Smith. IIS Sd t.: A. .
Sheldon, 10O 3d t.; II. Iirkiuin. 348 Wah-Ini-ton
at. Norlh Bank Koad. fll h and Stark
(.; K. S. M'r'arlnnd, Sd sad anhineton
sts.: K. B. IMiffy. 12 1 3d t.
S. S. HOSB CITY I'OIt
SAN FKANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
A. M., SEPT. 89
The San l'ranclc V Portland S. S. Co.,
third and Wanlilsetua Ma. (with O.-W.
H. A . to. Tel. Marshall 4T.0O. A Hll
AUSTRALIA
TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND.
Regular through sailing for Sydney
Tahiti and Welling? ton from an Francisco.
Oct. 14, Nov. 11, Dec. 9 and very US days.
Send for Pamphlet.
L'nfoii Steamship Co, of New Zealand, Ltd.
Office: 613 Market st raet. San Franciaco.
or local S. S. and K R. agenis.
Special one-way round-trip rates.
S b. wuinauil sails iiirett at i P. M.
MONDAY, SKIT. 2ft.
Few .Reservations Left.
Ban Franciaco. Portland & Ixa Angeles
team!tblp Co.
FRANK. buLLAM, Acent.
lit Third St. A 4598. Main 26.
I 1 LAM FOWT & HOLT LINE1
W.r77.i rii ire AC entmi ,.T
sHunr ruiL ui juu hahlr ca
BAHIA. RIO lii JAMilKU, SANTOS,
anJ MONTEVIDEO
Frequent sailings from New York by nrw
and last (U.ooO ton pa&seuger sieamera.
. BUSK & DANIELS, Gro. Asts,
a Broadnay. N. V.
Dorsejr B. Smith. 8d and WafchlairtoB Sts.
Or Local Acfnls.
COOS EAY
AAD EtREKA
S. S. ELDER
SAILS Sl'SDAV, SEPT. S7, AT 9 A. M.
NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
Ticket Office 11 Freight Office
l-'i A Sd St. Foot Nortnrup tt-
JIALN 1314. A 1314 li Main :2US, A 5 4 J I'
COOS BAY LINE
Steamship Breakwater
Ealla from Alnswortn dock. Portland. I a. it.
Sept. 6. 10, IS. to. St. i.
Freight and ticket offices. Lower AlnswartJa
dock. Portland Coo. Bay 3. 8. Una
L. H. KEATING. Affeat.
Phoa. Main 3600. A 24.
Steamer Ceorgiana
LcAvm Washington-street IocK at I -W )fe
Dally. Sunday. 1 :&0. lor
Astoria and Way Landings
Returning. Leaves Astoria at SC:O0 P". &
rra, $1.00 ci. Wu. JhlsUa 122