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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1914)
TfTVl 3ICVRNTYO OPKROM A?, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1G. 1914, 17 OVER 33,000 IS CUT FROM BUDGET Motor-Driven Fire Equipment Included in Appropriations for Fiscal Year. EAST SIDE GETS SHARE Elimination of Horses and. Reduc tion of Men Considered Cheapest Method Peninsula to Have Chemical Truck- CITY BUDGET COMMITTEE'S WORK IS BRIEF. Cuts in Appropriations Sought. Four proposed new fire engine tractor. "8.000 Seven proposed new firemen. .- 6,30 Two proposed new fire lieu- tenants Coat of attaching proposed new tractor engines S.60O Tot new fire horseB 350 Reduction appropriation for new flreboat tender . . ; 6" Automobile supplies (Mayor's office) 600 Proposed increase in salaries , In Mayor's office 36 Miscellaneous small items 1,000 Total - $33,8o0 Special Appropriations Allowed. Additional fire alarm operator. 1.110 Crew for fireboat Williams... 9,153 Additional fire alarm lineman 1.3D0 Two auto aerial hook and lad der trucks for East Bide 25,000 Combination auto hose and chemical truck 6,000 Tender for flreboat Williams. 3,000 One steam engine tractor for Fortland Heights 4.5O0 Total $50,113 Cuts aggregating $33,860 in proposed appropriations for the Fire Bureau and the Mayor's office, and special appro priations aggregating $50,113 for the Fire Bureau were the results of yes terday's session of the city budget com mittee comprising the City Commission and City Auditor Barbur. l ne f li e bureau ouagei was not com pleted, the question of prouosed salary increases having been put over until today's session. ' New Apparatus Provided. The principal items allowed in the fire budget were appropriations for new apparatus which is said to- be badly needed. By eliminating horses and cut ling down the number of men in some of the East Side stations it is figured the aggregate cost of the new appar atus will be offset in a large measure. It was decided to purchase two new motor-driven aerial hook and ladder trucks at $12,500 each. One of these will be placed in engine-house No. 2 at Fourth and Montgomery streets, and the other in engine-house No. 5, at Rodney and Russell streets. These sta tions protect such a wide area of the East Side that motor-driven vehicles are considered necessary to replace the present out-of-date horse-drawn appar atus. It was considered necessary either to provide the new machines or to es tablish a new station. The machinery plan was considered the most eco nomical. For the protection of the wide Penin sula district an appropriation of $6000 was allowed for the purchase of a com bination motor-driven hose and chemi cal truck for chemical No. 3, at Mis sissippi avenue and Shaver street. A tractor to draw steam tire engines was allowed for the Portland Heights sta tion because of the steep hills and the slowness of the horse-drawn apparatus. Four other tractors asked by Fire Chief Dowell were cut out. The purchase of an automobile hose truck for use of the old fireboat was authorized after the estimated cost was trimmed $600. The elimination of four proposed tractors saved, in addition to the purchase price of $18,000, the cost of $3700 for attach ing them. Crew for Flreboat Ordered It was necessary for the committee to allow appropriations for the salaries of a crew for the old flreboat "Greorge H. Williams," which is soon to be put Into service. This involved an increase In the Fire Bureau budget of $9153 for the yearT The Fire Bureau asked for $5 additional men. Of this 'number 21 were for the flreboat. Of the remainder, seven were cut out by reason of the purchase of .automobile apparatus. One will be a relief man for the tire alarm telegraph office, and the others will be linemen and additional firemen. The committee in considering the budget for the Mayor's otiice refused to grant an increase of $30 a month in the salary of Will H. Warren, pri vate secretary to the Mayor. Mayor Albee asked for the increase on the ground that Mc Warren docs a great deal of Investigating in addition to. at tending to his office duties. Increased Salaries l'p Today. At the budget session today the ques tion of salary increases in the Fire Bureau will be considered, and also the question of special appropriations for several proposed new lire stations. In asmuch as the firemen for years have been employed on a graduated scale of wages, to Increase year by year until the maximum of $1U0 a month is reached, it is not expected there will be much controversy over rises. Several pro posed increases of the "higher-ups," however, will meet with, opposition, it Is said. In taking up the lire budget Mayor Albee impressed on the members of the committee the importance of providing amply for the department. He said the city is growing and the lire service must be Increased to meet conditions. "1 do not think," said the Mayor, "that this administration should economize to the extent of cutting out everything new merely for the purpose of holding down the tax levy. This policy would mean only thai the burden of these ex penditures is passed along to some fu ture administration. We should stand our full share." $75,CC0 FIRE SWEEPS TOWN Business Section of Irondale, Wash., Gntted by names. PORT TOWNSEND. Wath, Oct. 15. The business portion of Irondale. near here, was destroyed by fire Tuesday, causing a loss estimated at $75,000. Many of the buildings were unoccupied, the town having become almost de serted when the Western Steel Cor poration, which was building a big steel plant th re. went Into bankruptcy three years ago. The steel plant Is being dismantled and the machinery shipped to another plant In Seattle The Are started in C. H. Spurrel's general merchandise stcre and spread rapidly until all the buildings in the town were burned. The heaviest losses were suffered by the Irondale Mercan tile Company and the - Washington Hotel, the latter being the only brick building in town. $844,000 JUDGMENT GIVEN Sale of Hanford Irrigation Com pany's Assets Ordered. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Oct. 15 (Special.) Judgment for $346,025 in favor of the Dexter-Horton Bank and for $497,945 in favor of the American Power & Light Company, is given against the Hanford Irrigation & Pow er Company in a decree filed in the United States Court here Wednesday. The claim of the bank as trustee for the bondaolders is given priority. Sale of the Hanford Company's lands, pumping site, irrigation canals and other property is ordered to be made by the receiver after published notice, $380,000 being named as the upset price. The property will pass free of all claims, except that it is subject to the existing rights of water users hold ing contracts from the Hanford com pany. ANDREW BOSSEN IN TOILS Man Acquitted on Murder - Charge Now Accused by Girl. EUGENE. Or., Oct 15 (Special.) Andrew Bossen, released less than lour months ago, when acquitted of the charge of murderinar his vounz wife, was placed in the Lane County jaii again last night charged with con- Lnouiing to the delinquency of a minor girl. The arrest was made upon a secret indictment returned to day .by the grand jury. His bonds were fixed at $1000. Bossen is charged with attracting a joung gin 10 nis nome in the coun try, seven miles from Eutcene During the sensational murder trial only a tew months ago one of the mo tives offered by the state for the al leged murder was what was said to be an infatuation for his wife's young PORTLAND PARKS PRAISED Boulevard System Also Approved by St. Paul Investigator. Portland parks and boulevards re ceived high compliments from J. R. Torgrim, who arrived in Portland yes terday in the course of a tour to inves tigate park conditions in the West for tne tot. Paul Park Board. "I am. greatly impressed by the an pearance of the Portland parks and Douievards," said Mr. Torgrim. "I wish that I was not compelled to con duct my tour' on a schedule, so that I might remain here for several days. I think that the Portland parks are much superior to those of other Northwestern Lies. MRS. GEORGIE COPLEY DIES Portland Woman Succumbs In Ixs Angeles at Age of 56. Mrs. Georgie Cooley, a resident of ims city until three years ago and i member of nn. nf tn. k i . - neer families of the Northwest, died at Los Angeles yesterday. She was 56 years old. The body is to be cremated there. Mrs. Cooley was a daughter of Cap tain George W. Taylor, now residing at j -. who is a pioneer or 1852 and rva uculiiito ior years with the oner ation of Willamette and Columbia River steamers. She was a sister of r. ji,. xayior and of Mrs. May Richard son, now of Seattle, also of the late jiia. r.uzauein Kiernan, of this city. Baker County Fruit Crop Biz. BAKER, Or.. Oct, 15. (Special.) . .ucu ""imu or peaches, canta loupes and tomatoes were shipped this week by W. E. Baker, a prominent Snake River fruit rancher, to Oregon and Idaho Doints. Mr Sov.. .- exceptional fruit crops and says that the season has been unusually f e from frosts in the growing season at rancn in tne snake River Valley. St. Helens Circuit Court Opens. ST. HELENS, Or., Oct. 15. (Special.) - - ici iu ui circuit COlirt COtlVftnH f)pr W.ln.,j -, J. A- Eakin presiding, and W. B. billard . -s.".cco, tamers in the recall election, and the decision of " "uv" cine voun is awaited eagerly. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Hrt is v.-. . "laAiindnj lenipers- hi r8: mfn!mum. 50 degrees. RjV-r -. o icei; cnang m last 24 hours: O.a font fail i P. M. to 5 P. M ). none: total rainfall since o.v9 incnes; normal rain fall sine SeDtember 1. 3.60 Inches; excess w- oiiiuw oeuieraoer 1 iii4 i 4 Inches. Total iiimhin k i . ... , possible sunshine. 10 hours 57 minntP.' -,a-1 u"CL"' utuucaa 10 lea level). 5pm 2W.7S inches. THE WEATHER. S T .... S 22 3 H 2. E iS j 3 2. 2 Jf erg Q o S ! : : State ot weatcsj stations. Baker Boise Boston CalHrary ....... Chtt-aeo Denver ....... les Moines . . . Duluth Eureka ....... Galveston . . . . Helena ....... Jacksonville . . Kansas City Los Angeles . , Marshiield ... Medford Montreal New Orleans . . New York North Head . . North Yakima Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseuura Sacramento ... St. Louis MinneaooHs Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla .. Washington Winntpear 7S;0.00j 8SE Clear 82 O.Oo r'kr 68,0.001 SS 7-4-0. OO' 4SW Clear Clear Rain WIO.OSilO'N 70 o". 001 61 NE tiear Cloudy Clear. Clear oo 0.00;I0;NW 62 0.00 6 W A fin s Clear S0 0. 40:22 S Cloudy rlniirlv 72 0.001 4 SW Cloudy t-iear .., Krt n n io w Id.i. u ;. le&r ..I 64 0.00 12W pt. cloudy ..I 60 O.uo 36 5B ICloudy ..I 70O.0OI 4 SW iClear ..I SS0.00! 4 E Iciear - -I 76 0.001 4 S Clear ..I 680. Oof 5SW Clear ..I 70O.00I 4 'N W Clear ..I 62O.0014 S IClear ..1 60.0. 24 14 NWiRain . .1 6410.00! 8 W IClear .. 72 0.00 NWjCIear ..I 68 0.00 12 W Clear .. 70 0.00. 6S Clear ..! 70 0.001 4 NE Cloudy ..I 70 0.001 . . . . ..Clear I MA A da a, a Is-,, . .. 70O.00, 4 NWiPt. cloudy -.1 680.001.. I. ...iClear WEATHER CONDITIONS x. r marKec energy Is central "w,lu U1- "uver isiana and warnings fot txi iae nortnernir.ost sea ports in this district at 6 : JO p m a disturbance of moderate energy is central uvtsi iciii.C3sc mi u me barometer Is rela i T " , xates. Kain has ia"1-' " unnnMiern Washington. 1 lissisBippi valleys East Gulf. South and Middle Atlantic States! IX is mucn cooiw ai aan Franclaco and cor respondina-ly warmer In the upper Misais Tne conamons are ravoranla for rain In this district Friday with lower temperatures and increasing southerly winds along; the foreca'sts. Portland and vicinity; Friday rain; cooler southerly winds. Oregon: Friday rain; cooler, southerly winds. Washington: Friday rain: cooler, except near the coast. Southerly s;ale along the coast and increasing southerly winds in interior. Ids ho: Friday increasing cloudiness fol lowed bv rain north portion; cooler except UNION IS FORMED Hop Growers of California Effect Organization. WILL CARRY WORK NORTH Market in This State Is Active at Unchanged Prices English Xeal ers Are Steadily Buying XTp Home Crop . Hopjtroweri in California, are form in c state associaUon. the work being taken up separately in the different districts. The first to orjeanire was the Mendocino County Hopjjrower Association. which almost every grower In the county has joined. The officers elected are P. E. Blalack, ot Hop- and. president, and George Hewlett and E. 1 Cunnlnrham. vice-presidents. Sonoma County crowers will meet at Santa Koaa tomorrow to complete their organization, and representatives of the Mendocino associa tion will be present at the meeting. A similar movement is on foot In the Sacramento Valley and It is the Intention of the CaHfornians to carry tne campaign into Oregon and Washington, with a view of organ 1 zinc every hopgrowing county on the Pacific Coast. The Oreeon hop market continue very active at unchanged prices. T. A. Livesiej & Co. in the nast two days have bought between TOO and SOU bales. One of the lota this firm purchased was that of bame kowa. of Woodburn, 240 bales at 10 cents. The J. W. Seavev Company bought 140 bales from T. A. Rices, of Monmouth, at 10 Vs cents, and paid the same price for the Reife lot of TS ales at Independence. McNeff Bros, bought the Jacobson lot and two others at Dallas, aggregating 100 bales. 47 bales from Henry Keil. of Aurora, 80 bales at Ncwberc. S3 bales from Salra dealer and 190 bales of Yakunai. Looney & McNary. of Salem, sold 140 bales. Kola Kels has returned to Portland after an extended visit to Europe, where he passed most of his time In Germany. He says a large crop has been harvested on the Con tinent, and these foreign hops are belne, offered to American brewers, but wuether or not they can be shipped will depend on war developments. London dealers' trade circulars ray: Catley. Grldley & Co, The supply of new English hops Is now ample for the demand, although rrowers are not pressing sellers at present low range of values. 1 e trade has developed for selected parcels of healthy brieht mediums and also for strictly choice. Great variety is noticeable In the olor of ' the crop, but general quality is auite above the average. The absence of all German and Austrian produce and the rela tively hlfch Quotations from tbe Pacific Coast, with the vry small reserves of yearlings and olds, limit trade almost exclusively to the new home crowth. Maneer & Henley: Th demand during the tast week has been of a more general character. The excellent quality and the easy prices at present prevailing must be very tempting to consumers, who will not bo slow to take full advantage or tne .ppor- tunitr now offered them. W. H. & H. LeMay The general trade noted In our last continues and a good busi ness is beintr dene at current rates. Thovnton &. Manger Trade continues fairly active, with buyers running mostly on best lota, for which nrtces are firm. Good medium lots are a bit easier. Currency is 80s to 100s. c hoice 60s to 75s. medium 50a to fitis diseased. . Wild Nearae & Co. There has been a good demand during the week for the best crados which fully maintain their values. Other descnotioni are a somewhat dull market. Worcester There were not many cnoice lots -n of fa at Saturday's market, and for these the prices were very firm. There was a good supply of the ripe copper hops, which mat a ood demand, as they were full of condition and were obtainable at tempting prices. CALIFORNIA ONIONS ARE 6ET EAST ShiDments'via Canal at Low Rate Provide Later Field for Oregon product. - California onion dealers are shipping on ions from that state to New ork by way of the canal on a 40-cent freight rate. The rail rate is 85 cents. There is a aemana on the Atlantic seaboard for Coast onions, and it is ' said the surplus stock in California can be cleaned up in this way. About U cars of California onions are in storage and the remainder of the crop is poor and will not hold up over SO days. This Is coing to je up a good late field In California and the Southwest and also probably In the East for Oregon onions. The crop of this state, which never had better keeDina qualities, is stiu pracucauy un touched and is being reserved for the Winter and early Spring trade, when prices promise to be very good. current local trace re quirements are met with California onions. which are now very cneap. CLUB WHEAT 19 IN DEMAND Market I Firmer and 98 Cents to Of fered on Exchange. The wheat market was firmer yesterday, particularly for club wheat, which was in demand for export ana mining account. Bids for club on the Merchants Exchange were raised a cent and a half to 98 4 cents. There was. also a half cent advance in the bid price of forty-fold, si being offered. and red fife was raised a cent to 93 cents bid. Oats and barley were quiet and offers were 25 to 50 cents lower. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour, Oats Hay Monday o i o Tueadav 40 1 6 7 Wednesday ' ... 03 18 4 '30 14 Thursday ....03 4 i 7 Year ago 10 -'1 12 10 13 Season to date. 61 VJ SSI S42 T71 053 Year ago 5042 1016 710 711 7W RANCH EGO MARKET 13 ADVANCING With Good Demand From Seattle, Local Prices Will be Raised. The egg market Is firmer. There was a strong demand yesterday from Seattle and offerings here were not large. Candled eggs sold at 3o cents and some of the leading dealers will advance the price today to 87 Vi cents. Portland is the cheapest egg market on the Pacific Coast. At Seattle, fancy ranch stock is quoted at 4b cents, and the ban Francisco market Is at the same price. Poultry receipts were large yesterday, but buyers took hold more freely at the low prevailing prices. Dressed meats were very weak. No changes were reported in the dairy produce markets. CHEAP APPLES ARE SELLTNG WELL Demand Is for Mock That Will Retail at SI Per Box. Apples are selling In a larger way. The demand Is still mainly for cheap stock which can be retailed around si a box. and these grades are jobbing at 75 and SO, cents. The street is weH supplied with all season- able varieties at 65 cents to $1.50 a box. Grapes are cleaning up slowly and the market is firmer. A few local Concords are still coming in. Receipts of local cauliflower are lncreas Ing and the price ii steadily dropping, most sales being made at ia cents a dozen. NO MORE WOOL AUCTION" SALES London Market Will Not Resume Next Tear. Until Accoruini w receivea Oy wool deaiera. there vLU ha no further puhUc sales of wool held in London this year, after the present seriea comes to a close. IE Is slated . that the next public London wool sales will be held in January. 191. . Tha 6dney wool market was reported steady with a good demand for tbe United States. The South American woo! markets have not openeu as yet. A good buying move ment for United' States account la expected on the Buenos Ay res market. It was stated that purchasers could be financed readily and that comparatively little trouble would be encountered because of the bunking ar rangements that bave been made. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland (2.3b,JJ j: 73,11 Seattle ..... 2,563.041 154, &4U Tacoma 272,453 3,u6 Spokane M 74i,uiJ 7 7, Sal FOfiTLAD MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour. Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session: wneat Bid. Ask. 1.03 1.01 .95 Biuestem ....I 1.03 r orty-Xold .................. I.ih) Club .stii Red Russian ............... .frj Red fife ................... .13 uats - No. 1 white feed 25.00 28.60 Barley No. 1 feed ................. 20.00 22.00 Brewing 23.60 Bran U.uit 24.00 bhorts 23.UO 2.00 All quotations for prompt delivery. WILLttKU Spot prices: Bran, S23& 25.50 dcj ton; shorts, Wi ty'ZSi rolled bar ley. S2o27. FLOUR Patents, $3.40 per barrel; straights, $4.60; graham, $5.40; whole wheat, $5.tG, exports, $4.04.40. CORN Whole, $o7 per ton; cracked, $3 per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $15.50 16.00; grain hay, $lu≪ alfalfa, $l2.00(tf 13.0O; valley timothy, $13 14. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges. $2.5003.00 per box; lemons. $55.00 per box; bananas. 4c per pound; grapefruit, Florida. $4 t.75; piheapplcs, tta- 7c per pound. VEGJTALJa Cucumoers, fl.au per box; egspiant. 7c per pound; neppers. Sutic per j pound; artichokes, bOc per dozen; toina- swea, uvvvu veil tia lo ; chuuhkc x i u ytr po und ; peas, luc per sound ; beans, tic per pound, celery. 60 (a 7ic per dozen, cauli flower, 75c (y. $1 vr dozen; asparagus, $2 per box; sprouts, luc per pound. umuss Yellow. uuctfl-l per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apple, 6ucl.fi0 per box ; cantalo upefc, $1 to. i.io per crate ; ca sabas. S1.2u(i'1.5v per dozen; pears, GOc '0 $1.5; pe-icnts, 4U4ouc per box, trapes, 75c crate; crauoernes. Sbiitt.iO per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. $1.10 01.25 per sack; sweet potatoes, c per pound. Dairy and Country Produce, Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch,' case count. 31 Cg. 33c; candled, 34j-3iec; storage, 27 V 4 -Sc. POULTRY Hons, ll&llic; Springs. 11 11 He; turkeys, young, l(ix20c; dressed. 222c; ducks, 10 4f l4c; geese, 10 11c bUTTBK Creamery, print, extra, ttic per puuiid; cubes, 3ioj31c. CHibiL&hi Oreicon triplets, lobberif bavin price, 16a per pound f. o. b. dock Portland; young Americas. ltc per pound. rancy, 124 12 fee PORK Bloca, tfuc per pound. Staple Groceries, Local Jobbing quotations: fciALMON "Columbia River one-00 una talis, $.30 per dozen; half-pound flats. (1.50; oue-pound flats, $2.55; Alaska pimt, one-pound tails, $1.05. HUN Je; x Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTfiS Walnuts. IV'a&Uo Dr nound: Brazil nuts, 14c; filberts, 1415c; almonds. 3c; peanuts, ttbc; cocoanuLs, $1 per dos- en; pecans, 14 15c BfeANa Small white, 6 34c: larse white. ofec; Lima, ttc; pink, 6c, Mexican, ?Vo, oaj ou. ow. COF ii: Roasted, in drums. I8fc Aiwfl per pound. sujau r ruit and berry. S8.8O: SO.tiO; extra C. $6.30; powdered, in barrels. $4.0u. bALT Granulated, $15.oO per ton: haif- grouud, 100a, i0.7 per ton; sua. 111. 60 per iuu . u a i j , y( win, H1CJ No. l Japan, ofec: Southern head. Guy' c; island, ttc DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8 Ma ner pound; apricots, 14 16c; peaches, 7Wo; prunes, 1 taiian, 10 12 hi c; currants, V fe c ; raisins, b W o Vs o ; Thompson, 11 c ; ua- oieacued bu lianas, &c; seeded. 7 t? io- dates, Persian, ? 7c per pound, lard. si.. 40 per boa. Hops Wool, Hides. ltc HOPS lvl4 crop, SfclUVic; l$i$ crop. nominal. H11-KS Salted hides, 13c per pound; salt kip, 13c; salted calf, 18c pur pound ; salt ury niues, c; ury can., zoo; salted bulls. luc per pound; green bulls, b yfa c WOOL Valley, 111 be; Eastern Oregon. 154c20c nominal. MOHAIR 1U14 clip, 274c per pound. CASCA-tta, bajax. uid ana new. 4a dt pound. FJjU-TS Dry. loiic; dry short wool, 1 abc; ary snea rungs, iuaioc each: icreen shearlings, 1542uc each; Spring lambs, 21 HCuc grvca poii-B. utioucr, outU iUC, Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound. 20i4(:Hic; j.1 l lu-pouno. wgttAytc, i to IB-pound, Ulc; skinneO, lTslc; plcnlo, liVsC. BACON Ftncy. 'Utit'dici standard. 23 (y 26c DRY SALT CTKED Short clear baeKa, Kiic; eapori., ov ac; places. 11 & lac LABD Ti.rvo basis: Pura, laisl.o; Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drum a bar rels , or tank wagon. 10c; special drums or oarreis, liMic; cases. 17 ft 420 c. GAbULlNK Bulk. I4c; cases. 21c, En gine distillate. drums, 7ftc; cases. lc; isaptba, drums, lie; cases, 20c. L1NKD OIL Raw, barrels. 67c: raw. cases, 72c; boiled, barrels, tfcua; boiled, cases. a xx.rti.r x irxn; xn tanas, vjc; la case). Sterling Lxchangr. NEW YORK, Oct. la. Mercantile oaner. 6&1 per cent; sterling exchange, firm; u day bills, $4.3.&0; cables, $4.i.ti5; demand. Bar silver 51 c SwVN FKAN'CISCO, Oct. 13. Mexican dol tars, 44c Drafts, sight lc. telegraph 6c Sterling, demand $4.97 ft, cable $4.98 ft. LONDON, Oct. 15. Bar silver, 23 Hd per vuuets. BOND SALE AUTHORIZED Milwuukie Council Also xtends Time of Francliise Work. . MILWAUK1E, Or Oct. 15. (Spe cial.) At the meeting: of the City Coun cil last night City Auditor Matthews was authorized- to sell improvement bonds to the amount of $27,5U0 for the improvement of Front street. It was announced that Contractors Montague O'Reilly Company will take the bonds if they are not sold. The Council accepted the improve ment of Harrison street, completed sev eral years ago and held up in the court. W. H. Counsel is the contractor. The improvement cost 12.00U. The appli cation of the Alilwaukie Commercial Club for use of the Mmthorne fire sta tion was referred to the street com mittee. Judges and clerks were in pointed for the city primary election for Kovemuer 2. L. H. Campbell was granted till April next irr- which to start construction on his street railway system, for which he was granted a 25-year franchise. Wis franchise covers the principal streets oz Aiuwaume. Lewis Tie Drive Xears Mouth. WOODLAND. Wash.. Oct. 15. (Sdo clal.) The railway tie drive on Lewis River has reached the boom of the Lewis River Boom & Logging Company at the mouth of tne river, with a clean up drive so far as known, for the pres ent season, as all the mills on the river have closed indefinitely on account of lack of orders at a satisfactory ficure. John Taylor and Clyde Bain, of the Ktna district, are nearly at the boom with their indepepdent drive of saw timber and piling, and a. crew fop the boom company is up the river preparing for '.tie annual drive or logs, wnich will be gin as soon ajt tbe river gets high enougn. EXPORT TRADE HUGE Europeans Buying Wheat on Immense Scale. CHICAGO . PRICES UNEVEN Sellins Ircssue From Heading Hrms Offsets Assertions of For eiffn Business Lst Prices Are at Lower Range.- CHICAGO. Oct. 15. Felling pressure from a cumber of leading firms acted as more than an offset in wheat today to assertions that export business waa In progress on a huce scale. There was an unsettled close at U to net decline. Corn finished to Vc down, oats orr to H He. and provisions ranalnr from the same as last nicht to a loss of 22 fcc Orders to sell flooded into he wheat market as soon as prices at tbe opening showed a tendency to advance. The ensu lr fall of t rices was followed by two strong swells, due to seaboard estimates that Euro pean buvlns- todav at Winnipeg, Duluth. Chlcaeo and In the Southwest amounted to 1.500.000 bushels to 2.00O.000 bushels. The effect, however, failed to last, as the fig ures for tbe most part could not be con firmed. December delivery of wheat showed de cided relative strength compared with the Mav ootlon. Cash houses were good buyers of the nearer months, which at ' one time went to discount under May as against 6 cents at the close last night. Pros Dec ts for better weather tended to ease off the corn market. Oatr developed a good deal of resistance to hear attacks, as Eastern shipping; continued good. Packers buying rallied lard after an early break suffered by orovisfons owing to a de cline In the nrlce of hoes. Pork and ribs lacked tuDoort however, and seemed unable to rebound. Leading futures ranged as fololws: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. 1.17 i Dec. May ..$ .67 1.13i $1.12 .. 1.13 1.18 1.17 CORN. Dec. .. .67 .. .665. .07 H .70 .86 May .69 .S9i OATS, , ... . .434 .8i ... -01 V .51 MESS PORK. Dec May .474 .47 .61 H Jan. 1S.MJ 1S.87H 1S.70 1S.S0 LARD. Oct. 10.30 10.07 M Jan. ... V.WT 10.07 H 9.60' SHORT RIBS. Oct. 11.0'JK lt.02Vi 11.00 11.00 Jan 8.S5 9.80 9.72Vi Wi2H Cash prices were as follows: Wh-m No. 2 rod. Jl.loii l.ll: No. 2 hard. I.10fail.ll. Corn No. 2 yellow; 7HF3q; no. s y.i- low. 72te7Ka Kye No. iDWhC. IlMrlev. 50 & 72c Timothy, $4 S 5.25. Clover, til & 14. San Frmn.cl.co (.rain Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. Spot quota tions: V."alli Wolla. St.Bujl.l2vb ; red Rus sian. SI. 57 (M. 00: Turkey red, "1.70 1.75: biuestem. ll.TjH l.w; teed barley. l.u. V, 1.10: white oats. S1.40O1.42S: bran, S-7; mlddlinKS. S3U&31: shorts. 127 28. Call board Parley. steady; JJecember. SI. 00. Mar. S1.17U: October, 1 1.06V asked: November, SLOW asked. Pua-et Bound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Oct. 15. Wheat Biuestem. SI. oi: fortyiold. Si: club. 96c: red Russian, file- Vlf !tae- Turkey red. 99c. Yesterday's car receipts v neat o.. 4. barley 4, hay 4. flour 4. TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 15. Wheat Blue- stem, t e l-"4 : fortyfold, 97USc; club, U4iU5c: life. KJHU4C. yesterday's car receipts Wheat. s; . rar- Icy. 4; corn. 2: oats. 4: nay, 3- Enropesut Grain Mmrketm, LONDON. Oct. 15. Carvoea on paaaac. firmer, 6d dearer. LIVERPOOL, OcL 16. October wheat opened lKd higher at 8s SMd; December wheat opened l4d BiKher at 8s 1a: yc tober corn opened Id lower at &s 6d. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 15. Wheat. De cember. Sl.OU'4: May, SL15 ; No. 1 hard. 1.12V: No. 1 Northern. SI-OS T 4 1. 11 i ; NO. - Nortnern. ti.ujwvi.uis. Itarley &6 53: 66c Flax SL314 S 1.33 H. CALL MONEY RATES DROP URUK AMOUNTS ARE PLACED AT REDICED TERMS. Foreign Exchange la Firmer tronf AVeekly Return Made by the Banlc of England. NEW YORK. Oct. 15. Reduction in the rato tor call money from 8 to 7 per cent was tbe most significant financial aeveiop ment today. The higher rate was estab lished soon after the outbreak of the war. and has prevailed since that time for most day-to-day loans. Large amounts were ii laced at the reduced rates and some relax atlon of long-time maturities naturally tol lowed. Foreign exchange was stronger as the di rect outcome of a call to participate In the recent New York City S10u.OO0.0o0 note is sue for payment of another installment. The rise in exchange was attended by larjre gold shipments to Ottawa. cables on London rose to 4.98 and sisrht drafts wtn cent lower. Francs were again xominaily quoted but of marks tbe market smed to be bare. In noint of fact, today's exchange market was extremely dull, except for some business in cotton bills. Tbe cut in the Amalgamated Copper Com pany's quarterly dividend from 41. 00 to 50 cents was in line with general expectations and a logical sequence of the recent propor tionate reduction made by the Anaconda Copper Company. Further sales of copper metal at the low figure quoted last week were announced, with intimations of more curtailment of production. Pittsburg ad vices suggested continued shading ot prices for finished Iron and steel. The Bank of England's weekly statement was notable for a further piling up of Its gold holdings by about $12.4oo,0U0, to total reserve increase oi ij,zuu,uvu and a gain; ot 'J per cent In reserve liabilities. Trad ing In London's financial markets manifest-1 ed no pronounced tendency other than ex-! treme caution. Coffee and Sugar. NSW YORK. Oct. 15. The coffee mar ki was very quiet sgam today. Tbe cen sorship established by the Brazilian gov ernment on cable messages Is reported to be interfering with cost and freight business, while recent large arrivals here have re plenished local stocks and confirmed the disposition of local buyers to operate from hand to mouth. A further advance of d in the rate of Rio exchange was considered a favorable feature from the standpoint of Brasilian finances, but today's special cable from Santos reported a decline of 100 rels for 4s. Tbe local spot market was un changed at W for Rio 1m and 10c for Santos 4s. Raw sugar quiet. Molasses. 8.S7e: centrif ugal. 4.62c; refined dull. Copper Dividend Reduced. NEW YORK. Oct. 15. The directors of the Amalgamated Copper Company today declared a dividend of AO cents a share, a reduction of XI from tbe nrecediug quarter. Chicago lairy Produce. CHICAGO. Oct- 5. Butter Unchanged. Eggs Receipts. 41 'J cases, unchanged. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 15. Evaporated apples nominal. Prunes unsettled. Peaches dull. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. Oct. 1ft. Hope esey. State common to choice, 11 4, 9904e; Pmc'fic Coast. 114, lZeisc Duluth Linseed Market. Drxi H. Minn.. Oct. 15. Linseed: Cash ; l6cemter, tl.35; May, (1.40. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND, UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital .... $1,000,000 Surplus v $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C AIXSWORTH. President. R. LEA BAHHU. VHwHmldrat. V. A. HOLT, Aut Cashier. A. M. UR1UHT, lilt Ca.kl.r. R. V. SCUMEER. Clcr. p. S. DICK. AHt C .abler. The First National Bank FIFTH AND MORRISON STREETS. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S3.500.000 Interest Paid on Savings and Time Deposits Security Savings and Trust Company Fifth and Morrison Streets. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 400,000 LADD & TILTON BANk Established 1SSK. Capital and Surplus Cpmmercial and LIGHT RUN AT YARDS ALL LINES ARE STEADY AT WORTH PORT LA X D. Average Weight Uogs Taken at f T.50. Lambs Sell at From ' So.ttO to 95.D0. Trading at th tockyard yesterday wn ot mod era to proportion and prices were within tbe range of previous quotations. Re ceipts were lighter th usual. Only two loads ot steers were offered and they Drought tft-lO and if 6.3 u. Good cows old at $5.00 and gO.. Lisbtwelfibt boss old at a uniform price ot gT.OO. A tev small bunches ot sheep aud lambs were disposed ot on a stt-a market. Receipts were 10O cattle. 4 calves. 137 hogs and 127 sheep. Shippers were; With cattle Springheld Flour Mill. Springfield, 1 cur; F. Shorn, Jr.. KcdmouU. 1 car; H, E. L. Brow.. Albany, 1 car. With bogs Huntley Mercantile Co., Su Johns. 1 car. With ahcep A. R. Ford. Wlllamina, 1 car. With mixed load K. L. Wright. Sheri dan, 1 car cattle and aheep; A. R. Daniels, Culver, I car cattle, calves and hogs. The day s sales were as Xouow.: Wl Frice.l Wt. Price. 1 he iter.. 3 cows. . . 1 bull. . . . 1 cow .... 1 cow .... 1 cow 13 steers. . J. ster. . . lu cows. . . o cows . . 13 cows. . . 2S steers. . IO hogs. . . 4 how. . .. 12 Iiuks- 31 lam os. . uio so.ouidi yearungs lothi 0 S4 ewes. 104 4.o.t lUS 4.30 1U2 7.00 &li 0. 3US 4.UU 11J 4.o0 bo '2 AM 7.00 30U tt.50 137 7.00 3iO 7.0J JVH 7.50 -Oti 7.00 -00 7.50 lu7o you louu 1U40 lo40 4.0,-4 ewes. . .. O.Ou, a hugs .... 5.7o4 yearlings 4.2.! 7 wes. . .. G.10 is ewes. . .. 4.o;i lambs... hu 140 5.001 2 hog 17. .u G.30 1 hog. .... 7.00;i7 bos. . . . ti. 0O 3 hots. . . . 7.uo; i hoii X45 OO nricos O.tiO, Current the various classes ox stock at the yards follow: Cattle Prime steers Choice steers . IS 7&7 li O.OU 10 O. ! a.2o' 6 0v ti.13 0.25 4 4.75 6.00 V 4. e.uoe.uO 3-0U(tj: 4.75 4.5U,tt-0U 7.00 7.30 4,00 w 6.60 4.00&5.&0 g.5oiv4.00 6.UU iff o.U0 Medium steers Choice cosv .................... Medium cows Heifers i..... Calves Bulls Stags iiogn Light Heavy Wethers Ewes Lambs ... Omaha Livestock Slarkct. SOUTH OMAUa, Oct. ir. xaogs Receipts 4M"0; market, steady. Heavy, $7.157.30; light, 7. 207.00; pigs, $y.5u 7.10; bulk. S7.U 7.SU. Cattle Receipts, 2?oo; market, steady. Native steers. $7.50 10.00; cows and heir era, f 3.70(4 7.115; Western steers, S'i'a' 8.50, Texas steers. $6 SO 'j 7.10; cows and heifers, $0.0u 7 ; calves, 2b a 10. -0. Sheep Receipts, '21.jMM; market steady. Yearlings, gO.tiO d.10; wethers, $0.10t O.oo . lambs, 7.lu7.oO. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Oct, 10. Hogs Receipts, 19, 000; market, steady to 5c under yesterday's average. Bulk of sales. $7.307.70; light, 8.05; mlxd. .10(&8.15; heavy, 7W b.lO: rough, f 7(7.30; pigs, 44.50(7.70. Cattle Receipts. 40b0; market, steady. Beeves, ti.00fc 1W.U0; steers, 6.10.10; tockers and feeders, t0.8O'&. S.15 , cows and be if ers. $3.40(t u; calves, fi.&iKy 11.65. Sheep Receipts, 40.000; market, easy. Sheep. S4.75V : yearlings, 0. 00 ti. 40; iambs. i.w. SAN FKANCISCO PRQPLCK 3tLVBfi.T Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. Fruit Plne app.es. tl bc g; California lemons. $1 76n The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A. general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Commercial L.ttrr of Credit lataacd. Exrssnrf on Losdus, RsKlssd. Buught mud oll PORTLAND BHANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. C. M ALP AS, Manager. OREGON S2.000.000 Savings Deposits 4.25 ; apples, Belltiowers, 40 Q 60c; bananas. $1&L75. Vegetables Cucumbers. So 50c: string beans. XfyZci egsplant, 25.S0c; tomatoes. 10 -a 35c- Kg gs Fancy ranch. 4S; storage. JOc. Onioni. Yellow, 35 ig -iOc .Cheese Young America, 12 Ui 14c; new, 10ai3c: Oregon. H4c; Voung America. 16c. Butter Fancy creamery, 30 c; seconds, SSc. Potatoes Delta Burbanks. per sack. 60c; sweeta. l.401.60 per sack; Saliuas Bur banks, $1. 40 ft1. 0. Receipts Flour. 46 72 quarter sacks; bar ley, 64.752 centals; potatoes, 3815 sacks; bay, atia tons. Naval Store. SAVANNAH. Ga. Oct. 15. Turpentine nominal. 45 Vac; no sales; receipts 311 bar rels: shipments. 4 barrels; stocks, 27.1 US barrels. Rosin nominal, no sales: .receipts IROi barrels: shiuments. 3S barrels; stocks, 108, iU:l barrels. Ouote; AB. $U..0; ?r, w ; EK. CH. I. .r..-; K. S4.15; 3d. -4-00; g; Wti. tf.20; WW. $0.3. TRAVELERS OCTDBL COOS BAY A?CD EniEK S. S. ELDER MVS SCNDAV. OCTOBER 18. 9 A. B. NOKTII PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket OHir. Freight OfTlc. Foot Norlhrap St. Main &2ua, A Zt22 1S A itd bt. MAIN lSli. A 1314 SYDNFY 1 QI AYS PROM Sfo'w'i AMERICAN SOUTH SCiS S1E.UIEHS Splendid steamers, Lloyds 100A1 (10,000 tons displ.J of Sydney Short Line sail ing every two weeks for Honolulu, every as days for Sydney. $110 HONOLULU K5J?t-T!S5 Sydney S30Q xiouna trip, second class, SYDNEY S-'OO. riou touri.. llirluflius Java, CUilla, Japss antl ltountl the World. Send for older. OCEAJVIC S. S. CO 073 Market iu Sam fraaelaco. American -Hawaiian Steamship Co. 1 he I nuanii Canal l.lnc." EXl-KliSS J-'KlilGHT SERVICE H rtnern Portlaad. New York. Charles ten and Philadelphia. For Information as to Kates, Sailings, etc., Call on or Address C. O. KK.VXED1. lint. 270 Stark Street. Portland, Or. "KICHT BOAT FOR THE DALLES Str. State of Washington Leave Taylor-st. dock dally, except Thursday, at 11 P. M. for The Dalles. Lyie. Hood River. White Salmon, Underwood. Carson, Stevenson. Returning, leaves The Dalles It o'clock, noon. let. Hsls ttlS. MASK Special one-way and ronnd-trlp rates. Steamship sails direct y p. "M. SATURDAY-. OCT. 17TH. 8an Franciico, Portland A Lo. Ancrles steamship Co. FRANK buLLAM, Aner.t. 1'4 Third ht. A 4590. Main -IB. SL.it.. B. 8. BKAB FOB SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES S P. XI., OCXOBtB lit. The San FraociMCo l'ortiund S. S. "o.. Third ami anliius;loo (with O.-W. B, t N". Co.). Tel. Marshall 450O, A .121. COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP BBElKlVillB Sails from Alnsworth dock, Portland. 8 P. U. .very Tuesday. Fralsht and ticket otflc. lower Attuwuru dock, P. A C B. S. S. Ulna, U. IX. Seating. Agent. Phones lala SoOu, A City Ticket Office SU sixth St.. C. W. SLitiger. Agub PhooM Marshall &ou A S1J1. Steamer Georgiana LtvvcJ Waa hln ton -street Dock at T A. a. Latly. xcpt Moday. Asloria and Way Landings l:eturlns Ltsvea Astoria ar. 4-k ch Way, at S :0O H.