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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1914)
TTTE SiOTtNTVO OI?Kr,0TA?r. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1914. 17 APPLE DAY IS AIDED Louis Hill Urges Great North ern Men to Co-operate. RUBBER STAMPS SENT OUT Mats Plan Apple-Eating Contest for 300 Boys on Sixth Street and Winner in Each Team of HO Will Get Cash Prize. Interest in Apple day, October 20, is being manifested by various railroads and the officials who will assist ma terially in helping toward the success of the observance of the day. Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern, has joined the "Box of Ap ples Club" and has given instructions that everything possible be done by tho company to encourage the buying of apples by the box in Oregon, "Wash ington and other states. Mr. Hill has sent a number of rubber stamps to the Western representatives of the Great Northern Railway Company for use on their stationery. The stamp reads: "Join the club; buy a box of Western apples; you can eat "em." These stamps will be distributed by I". W. Graham, Western industrial and immigration agent, to the apple dis tributing associations, commercial or ganizations and others interested in making a success of the movement. Mr. Hill is deeply interested in the widespread advertising of Northwest ern apples and in encouraging their consumption locally, as well as in re mote parts of the country, and is lending hearty co-operation toward making the apple movement as wide spread as possible. He believes that Apple day and Apple week should be a big advertisement for our North western apples and be the means of disposing of an immense amount of apples that otherwise might experience extreme difficulty in finding a ready market. The Muts plan an apple-eating con test for 300 boys.- The contest will be held in Sixth street, between Morrison and Washington streets. S. S. Hewitt and Dorr E. Keasey will be in charge. There will be 20 teams of boys, each team in cflavge of a member of the Order of Muts acting as a Judge. Each of the boys must eat three apples and leave no core. He must whistle before taking his firet bite and again after finishing each apple. In each team the winner will be pre sented with a prize of $1. The contest will begin at 4 o'clock Tuesday, and moving-picture men will be on hand. The following judges have been se lected: Tom Swivel, V. L. Moreland, Captain J. C. Speier, H. R. Hayek, W. C. Kavanaugli, E. L. Estes, "Rubs" Foster, J. S. Beall, W. C. North, Roscoe P. Hurst, E. Plowden Stott. Frank Lonergan, Harrison Allen, J. T. Smith, W. C. Bristol, Phil Grossmayer, George I-.. Baker, Charles F. Berg, W. T. Pangle and J. E. Werlein. LIGHT BUOYS SHIFTED NAVIGXTIOX MARKS CHANGED TO NEW CH-lNiVEL NOW OPENED. Work of Relocating Aida to Be Done by MsbtfaJl and Route Cleared for I'se by River Boats. Before the dredge Multnomah actu ally finished rounding off the lower end of the new channel on the Tongue Point Crossing yesterday. Henry L. Beck, inspector of the 17th lighthouse district, had decided on shifting aida to navigation from the old channel. By night there will be virtually a fence of day and night marks defining the new road, which is straight, while the former route was winding. M. Talbor, manager of the Port of Portland, with Captain H. T. Groves, superintendent of dredging, conferred with Mr. " Beck yesterday as to the changes. Tongue Point gas buoy will be shifted to the lower end of the dredged cut and will be on the star board hand, to be known as buoy No. 2 and painted red. Gas buoy No. 3 will be shifted to the upper end of the cut. Its color changed to red and numbered 8, while two intermediate spar buoys, painted red, will be numbered 4 and 6. The Taylor Sands light is to be moved so as to form the rear light of the range leading through the cut and the front light will be what is now known as beacon No. 1, which remains in position. All of the chMea. will be carried out today and immediately the river pilots will begin using the new chan nel, which is 300 feet and has a depth at zero of 25 feet. The old channel has been complained of for years and many efforts have been made to induce the digging of the straight road, but not until the Port of Portland sent the dredge Columbia there early in th season and later paid for the operation of the Government dredge Multnomah was the improvement assured. The pilots are a unit in favor of the new cut. Mr. Beck promises to maintain the efficient lights and day marks there, and all that remains is to keep the channel open in the event the sides should not '"stand up." MILWAUKIE POSTS SOUGHT Hi i iiiiin I.eoding Added to Those In Mayoralty Race. Mil VI Al-t-IL' - .-vv vj, n .. impe rial ) Herman Leoding today illed his petition to become a candidate for the nomination of Mayor, his petition I'euiir signed by Mayor Elmer, ex Mayor Streb and others. His slogan i. i stand for the progressive up building of Milwaukie." '11-1.. nihar I .- .1. M. Snyder and G. E. Pelton. William mer onice seekers are Charles Counsell. Mis. Maggie Johnson -and Kov .Mrlnrvrii. r-. :i I-arce: First v t . i t. ,k u , j Ho w e 11. Pred 4 1 ,i i t-w. --,,4 i 1 - ,-i Second Ward. William W. Warren, Leo .-ihindler, W. H. Grasle and J. Hadden; City Auditor. David P. Mathews: City Treasurer. Dr. W. R. Taylor. Filings must be made by Saturday. The city primary will be held November 2. Mrs. Maggie Johnson, candidate for Councilman-at-Large. is secretary of the Milwaukie Commercial Club and a member of the Grange in Clackamas County. 'FARMHANDS' HOURS TOLD Average In Oregon 9 Hours 44 Mln . utes, Mr. Hoff Says. SALEM". Or., Oct. 16. (Special.) Ac cording to Labor Commissioner HofC, who has gathered statistics for his biennial report, farm laborers in the Spring work nine hours and 15 minutes daily; in the Summer ten hours and 35 minutes, in the Fall ten hours and in the Winter eight hours and 25 minutes, the yearly average being nine hours and 44 minutes. Oregon ranks 23d among the states for the hours of labor, and Wisconsin with ten hours and 15 minutes is the highest. The Idaho average is nine hours and 44 minutes.' In California it is nine hours and 42 minutes. States ranking with Oregon are New Hamp shire, Connecticut, Delaware, West Virginia, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico and Idaho. The average for the United States is nine hours 48 minutes. Wages paid to farm help a month, with board, has decreased 6 per cent since 1909, and increased. 1 per cent without board. Wages average $31 a COMIC OPERA FESTIVAL AT Arthur Aldrich. The comic opera festival in which DeWolf Hopper and the Gilbert & Sullivan Comic Opera Company have been appearing at the Heilig Theater all week closes with tho two performances today, at 2:10 and at 8:10 o'clock. 'The Mikado" is the bill elected for each performance, and by popular request DeWolf Hopper, than whom there is no more ar dent baseball fan, has promised to recite "Casey at the Bat" at each performance. Arthur Aldridge, the brilliant tenor who has made so favor able an impression, will play at both performances Arthur .Cun ningham, Gladys Caldwell, Maude Mordaunt, Anabel Jourdan, Her bert Watrous and others of the principals in the big cast appear in "The Mikado." month with board and $44.50 a month without board. Harvest wages a day with board have increased 2 per cent and without board 14 per cent. Wages per day not harvest, with board, have increased 4 per cent since 1909, and 11 per cent without board. Wages per day at harvest, with board are $2.09, and without board, $2.60. Wages per day other than harvest, with board, are $1.42; per day, other than harvest, without board, $1.98. WOMEN'S WAGES ARE HIGH Washington Data Show Few Below Minimum In Other Industries. OLTMPIA, Wash., Oct. 16. (Special.) An unusually high level of wages re ceived by female office workers is shown by reports coming into the In dustrial Welfare Commission as the re- Bult of an investigation of wages and living conditions. From present pros pects any minimum wage that might be established for this class of work ers would affect but an extremely small number, and for this reason the proposed conference may go over for some time. Of the first 225 reports dealing with wages of women and girls above the age of 18, to whom any minimum wage that might be established would be ap plicable, only 22, or 10 per cent, now receive wages of less than $9 a week, the minimum fixed for laundry and telephone workers, while only 36, or 16 per cent, receive less than $10, the minimum fixed for mercantile em ployes, and the highest minimum wage for female workers fixed by any state in the Union. The Commission also is engaged in gathering statistics dealing with wage conditions of hotel and restaurant em ployes, and the next conference called may be to establish a minimum wage for this industry. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Oct. 16. Maximum lemnern ture, 60.8 degrees; minimum, o5 degrees. River reading. S A. M., 3.4 feet; change In last 24 hours. .2 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M to 5 P. M.J, .SO Inch: total since Sep tember 1, 1014, 5.33 inches- normal, 3.71 incnes; excess. 1.04 lncnes. Total sunshine, none; possible. 10 hours. 55 minutes. Barom. eter (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M., 29.38 incnes. THE WEATHER. State of Weatbei STATIONS. Baker Bofse Boston ....... Calgary . ... . . . Chicago Denver ....... Des Moines . . . Duluth E ureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville Kansas City . . Los Angeles . Marshfield Medford New Orleans . . New York .... North Head . . North Yakima Phoenix Pocateilo Portland Roseberg Sacramento St. Louis Minneapolis .. . Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane Tacoma Waila Walla . Washington Winnipeg 74 O. oo;i4 sw Cloudy Clear Rain SO 0. rt6 o 860 60, 7 0 60 O. 5:2:0 es'o. 72'0 70 0, 700. 66 0 82 0. .42 10 E .CMH 8;SE 96 14'S .00)10 SE 00 4 N .00j 8 NE 10I12S 001 4 S . 00,10; S OOf 4 SW .00! 8 XW 00,10 s 90 14 SW OO' S S lt. cloudy l ouav Clear Clear Clear Rain iClear Clear Cloudy IClear Cloudy 6s:o. Kain Cloudy 700, 74 O 661 ZSo 0 00 4 NW Clear 64,14 SE IRain 64 86SE Rain 00f 6 SW IRain 560. 92 0 72 0 001 4vwiria. 00 12 S (Clear SOf 5 SE iRniw .161 O 00; G SW Rain ! 70!O I 5S 3 00. 6 S Cloudy 30i 4 NW Rin 66-'0 .00'! 4 NE IClear '.00 S;SE Clear 1 72' 0 ':': 66 0 uu 'sw icioudy 64 SO S iFain 00' 4 VW rinnHv 64 0 72 0 -( 66 0 .32 IO SWiRnln -00' 4 SW ICIOudT -1SI 4 SE Cloudy 74 1 74.0 00; 8 NWClear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A severe storm is central north nf x- couver Island and warnings were extended this morning to the remain ice .oawts n this district. The highest wind veloclty so far reported is I'l miies. from the south east, at florin neaa, waenmgton. The Pa cine Loaai swim ism tdusea general rains in Western Washington. Western OreennnH Northern California. Another disturbance of slight energy is central over the Middle Mississippi Valley. It has caused general rains in that valley and also in the Ohio Valley. Lower Lake region, .Middle Atlantic and New England states. It is cooler In Western Oregon, Western Washington and in the interior of California. The conditions are favorable ' for rain In this district Saturday, with a southerlv rai along the coast and strong southerly "winds In the interior. . FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain ; southerly wmas. Oregon and Washington Rain; southerly gaie along the coast, strong southerly winds in tne interior. Idaho Rain; Increasing southerly winds. jsuwaki? A- district orecaatar. EUROPE BUYS WHEAT Strong Demand Lifts Prices in AIL Markets. , - COUNTRY BUYING HEAVY Club Again Sells on Dollar Basis and Other Varieties Also Advance Coarse Grains Are Affected. The wheat market was strong yesterday and there was active buying throughout the country. It is estimated by some dealers that close to 100.000 bushels changed hands. The demand was mainly for white export wheat, and nur chases of club were made at a number of no hits on the basis of 91 at tidewater. On the Merchants' Exchange buyers offered 99 cents for club and holders asked 1.021 Other kinds of wheat were symDathetlcallv hleher. For milling blue stem sl.K was offered on the Exchange and it was said 2 cents better was available, but sellers held for 41.09. Shipping bluest em was wanted at SI. 01 and red wheats were bid ud 1 to 1U, cents over the previous day's prices. Even the coarse cereals were af fected by the strength of wheat and offers for oats and barley were raised 75 cent to SI. 50. Europe is now buylna wheat in all. parts of the United States. For several days pur chasing has been heavy in the Middle West and now it has spread to the Pacific Coast. I'd to this time the allies have bought irreg ularly, the DUrchasine movement fluctuating with the fortunes of war. It seems now as If the buying has become of a permanent order a recognition of the fact that supplies are short abroad and must be obtained in America, not only during the remainder of the season, but as long as the war lasts. It Is estimated that the exportable surplus of wheat in the world, exclusive of Russia. which cannot ship, is. 64.000,000 bushels shy of the requirements of Europe, exclusive of Germany and Austria, which cannot buy in outsido markets. England and France are not only buying wheat in large quantities in the United States, but are also loading up with Hour and oats, though but little of the latter com modities have been secured on the pacific Coast as ret. Orders are also coming in for Oregon lumber, of which it is believed a great Quantity will be re a ui red for building construction, railway structures and other property destroyed In the war. In the East ern manufacturing centers plants capable of turning out the various articles required for military or naval use are being taxed to the utmost. Thus, nractically every section of the country Is findlna Its commerce In certain lines stimulated toy the war. Whether or not the business will be Interrupted if the Germans continue their victorious progress remains to he seen. In some quarters It Is feared the financing of export business may eventually become difficult, if not Impos sible. ENGLISH HOP CROP 507,258 CWT. Buying in Oregon Still Under Way at Un changed 'Prices. McNeff Bros, yesterday morning received by cable from London the British govern ment's estimate of the 1914 English hop crop. The official figures are 507, 25 S cwL This estimate averages the predictions that had been made by London dealers, which ranged from 400,000 to 600,000 cwt. In the following table are English returns on crop and acreage In past yeans: Acres Gov. returns under total crop Tear cultivation. Cwts. 1553 . 65,619 120,000 18S3 68.01t 560,000 1554 69.259 4l'O,0O0 1S85 71.37 509,170 18S6 70.1'J7 776.144 63,706 457, 515 1888 58,490 2S1.119 1SS9 57.7'4 497,811 1S90 aS, 961 283,623 1831 56,142 436,716 1892 SS.259 413.25D 1893 57,564 414.99 1894 59.535 636,846 1895 54.217 453,188 1897 50.863 411,088 1898 49,735 3T6,658 18y9 51,842 661.426 1900 .51,308 34 7.894 1901 51.127 649, 3S7 1902 .48,024 311,041 190S 4 7.938 421,068 1904 47.799 282.830 1905 48,968 69,943 1906 , . 46,722 245,688 1907 44.988 374,129 1908 38.916 470.761 1909 32.530 214.4S4 1910 32.830 302,675 1911 33.056 328,02 1912 34,829 373,438 1913 35,676 255.643 1914 36,661 507.25S Trading was quieter yesterday, but there was some business under way at prices rang Ing from 84 to 11 cents. H. L. Hart bought 350 bales at prices running from 9 to 10 cents. SUPPLIES ABE NEEDED IN YUKON Needs of District, as Reported by Consul avt Dawson. Reporting on supplies needed in the Tukon Consul G. C. Cole, of Dawson, writes. "In view of war conditions, it may be stated that the Imports into this district are groceries, feed, foodstuffs, dry goods, cloth ing, hardware, machinery, furniture, vehicles. etc. All supplies are imported into this part of the district by navigation on the Yukon River. The ice forms on this river about October 1 and remains until the middle of June, and all supplies for the closed sea son are received during the period of open navigation. "This district produces none of its supplies except a portion of the vegetables. Eastern Canada furnishes most of the supplies and the remaining portion is practically all lm ported from the United States. "The exports from this district are prin cipally gold bullion and raw furs. The larger portion of gold produced bare is exported to the United States and the remaining por tion goes to the Canadian mint at Ottawa. The larger portion of raw furs produced here is exported to England and a small portion is exported to the United States. The value of gold bullion exported to the United States since January 1, 1914. is $2,124,717 and the value of raw furs is 16850." Promises Better Potato Prices. LEWISTON. Idaho, Oct. 1. Special.) If Idaho potato growers will keep their heads and not allow themselves to be panic stricken by reports emanating from specu lators and buyers, there Is no need to worry over the price this year, according to the Id ah o Producers Association. "The State of Colorado shows an increaso In its potato crop, said the secretary of the association, "but this was brought about purely by the increased acreage ; and it Is a fact beyond dispute that the quality of the Colorado potatoes is by no means equal to that of Idaho, as is evidenced by the mar ket where we come In competition with them. It is true Colorado has a lower freight rate of 10 cents per hundred than Idaho, while it is a fact that Idaho potatoes are hauled twice as far as Colorado's to the main markets which wa come into. . The facts are that the present condition of the market for Idaho potatoes is brought about by no other competition than that of Idaho potatoes." Eggs Scarce and Firm. Tbe egg market was nrm yesterday, with the best candled Oregon held at 37 H cents. Tbe Seattle demand continues good. Poultry receipts were much lighter than on the preceding day, but the market con , tirtiisist cLhex aJi us anrin were Quoted at lm and 15 cants. Larger hen. which ware scarce, would brine more. Dressed meats were weak. Country butter is coming- In freely and cubes are quoted at 30I&3H4 cents for tfce best. City creameries are sail quoting prints at 35 cents, but there Is said to be soma shading. Local Apple Sales Are Growing. The local apple movement is increasing each day. There is a "demand for all kinds, but buyers are seeking mostly the low-priced fruit. Jonathans are going into consumntlon fast. Receipts of California fruit were small." Tokay grapes will be higher at Si a crats Monday. N A few lots of local Concords came in and sold at 90 cents a crate. A shipment of New York State chestnuts was received. Local Grain Receipts. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday ....... 121 7 30 21 31 Tuesday 40 xl " 7 9 Wednesday ... 63 18 30 14 Thursday 53 4 7 7 5 Friday 62 4 10 10 Year ago 1 18 10 3 8 Season to date. 624 BSj 8r2 777 013 Year ago 0O03 134 72U 7 14 771 Bank Clearings. Bank clearimcs of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Portland S2.3ao.416 36.5S7 Seattle 22o,144 23H.7W7 Tacoma 350.07S ;I2,473 Spokane 711,759 51,662 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. Merchants Exchange, noon session: Wheat Ttlri. iV Bluestem X l.oS S 109 Forty-fold 1.01 1.05 Club im 1.0-2 Red Russian .:(Vs .93 Bed file 94 97 Oats No. 1 white feed 23.75 27.00 Barley- No. 1 feed 21. .TO 22 &0 Brewtne i2.5n 2...30 Bran 22.00 23.30 Shorts 23.50 24.50 AH quotations for prompt' delivery. MILLFEED SDOt nrlces: Bran. 1250 23.50 ner ton. shorts. Si2S: rolled bar ley, $26ia 27. FLOUR Patents, S3. 40 per barrel ; ctraights, $4.60; giaham, &3.40; whole wheal. Sa-bO; exports. 14.204. 40. tuu.N wnoie, 3I per ton: cracked. 3 per ton. HAY Eastern Oreron HmnthT XlSBOtt 16. 00; grain hay, SlOfell: alfalfa. S12.0OW 13.50; valley timothy. $13 4? 14. FrniU and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICA!. FRUITS Oranges. i2-50f33.t0 per box; lemons. S3 &5.50 per box: ban'anas. 4&4Vc per pound; grapefruit, Florida. 14 Q 4.75; pineapples, 6 4rf 7c per pound. v Binm xAJHtu Lucumoen, SL.to per dox: eggplant. 7c ur pound; peppers. 6&6c per pouna ; articnoKes, sac per dozen; toma toes, 50C two per crate: cabbage, lka per pound ; peas. lOc per nound: beans. 60 per poun , ce.ery. 50 ti 75c per dozen; ' cauli flower. 75c per dozen; asparagus, $J per box; sprouts. 10c per pound. ONiUNd ellow. ixfcosi per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples. 65c 4r 11.50 ner box; cantaloupes, $l4jl.SO per crate; ca abas. Si . a& tu 1-&1 per dozen ; pears, 50c 9 Sl-25; frapes. 75c& 1.25 per crate; cranber ries, Sfe&&-50 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon. 80 4i.Sl.10 per sack; sweet potatoes, ittU-i'c per 'pound. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oresron ranch, case count. 32&3slc; canuled, 3o&iS73nc; storage, 27 POULTRY Hens. ll12c; Springs, 11 12c; turkeys, young, I6 4i2uc; dressed. 22a Hoc; ducks, 104 14c; ifeese, loc. ouiihn Creamery, d r i 11 ts. extras. 34 'a 35c per nound; cubes. 30fe31iBC -k.Baiu Oregon triplets, jobbers" buying price, 15c per pound f. a b. dock Portland; young Americas, 16c per pound. V t-AL Fancy, liac tOitK. BIock, WiO'tfc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-do una tails. SX30 per dozen: half-pound flats. L50; one-pound flats, 2.oi; Alaska pink, one-pound tails, 1.0u. , h: x Luuicu, s.o per case. NUTS Wainuts, faOo oer nonnd: Brazil nuts, 14c; filberts, 14 13c: almonds. ic; peanuts. 5tf6c; cocoanuLS, $1 per dos- en, pecans, 1 xac. lt-A.a smui wnice, B4c: larae while. 6 Vic; Lima, fie; pin it, 6a Mexican, Z4c. uayuu. uc COFFEE Roasted, in drums. IS 14 9 2514 a per pwunu. ti u J Ali ruit and berry, $6.80 ; 1 jet $6.60; extra C StLUO; powdered. In barrels. S7.Ua. 6ALT Granulated, sia.ou per ton; halt, ground, 100. siu.75 per ton; 60s, S1L60 per ion ; oairy, $15 per ton, RICE' .No. 1 Japan, 5 fee: Southern bean. Uj.4c; island, ttc dhuld UKuna AonlesL ku. &r pound; apricots, 14 16c; peaches, 7 He; prunes, Italian, lOfe'lzfec; currants, Vfec; raisins, btvtto; 1 nompson, 11 o; us- uleacnea buiianas, tsc; seeded. ft l-c; dates, Persian, I V 7 fee per pound, faro. l.-io per box. Hops, WoeL Hides, Ete. HOPS iai4 crop. SfctH-lc; 1013 croQ, nominal. H1UES Salted hides, 13c per pound; salt kip, 13c; salted calf, l&c per pound; sait ary bides, 24c ; dry calf, 20c ; salted bulls. lUu per pouna, fiocn ouna, oftC. WOOL Valley, 17&lbc; Eastern Oregon, 15 w iOc nominal. MOHAIR 1V14 clip. 27 fee per nound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4o pax pound. PELTS Dry, 10 11c; dry short wool, 7 pec; dry shearlings, 1015c each; green shearlings, 15 25c each; spring lambs, Z. W-vC; green 4Jou, ut-iuuer, ootfp t uo. Provisions. - HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 20fe21fec; 11 to 10-pound. xufevJc; i to 1 a -pound, Ott tt21fec; skinned, llfelc; picnlo, 14 fee BACON Fancy, 2W431c; standard, zor 2Gc UKY SALT CURED Short clear backs, 1417c; exports, 10 17c; plates, lit? 14c, LARD Tierce basis: Fure, 22feele; Otis, KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar rels or tank wagon, 10c ; special drums or barrels, I3fec; cases, J-ifeWZUfec GAJbULlNE .Bulk. 14c; caaes, 21c, En gine distillate, arums. T fee; cases,,. 14c, .xaptua, drums, 13c; cases, 20c LIN SEED OIL Raw. barrels. 7e - cases, 72u? boiled, barrels, oac; boiled, cases, 4C TURPENTINE In tanks. 60c; in cajsj. Oil; ieu-case tun, j.o SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Quoted! at tbe Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. HAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16. Fruit Pine apples, $l.-o0&2; California lemons. SL75& 4.23: apples. Ben flowers, 40i60c; bananas. eltyl.To: Mexican limes. Vege tables Cucumbers. 25 & 50c ; string beans, SI & 2c; eggplant, 25 ty 30c ; tomatoes. 20 a 2oc. Eggs Fancy rsnch, 4Sc; storage, 30c. Onions Yellow, 85-40c. Cheese Toung America. 12 fe 15c; new, 10 14c; Oregon, 14fec; Toung America. 10c, Butter Fancy creamery. 31 fee: seconds. P ota toes Delta Burba nks. per sack, 60c; sweets, $1.40&1.6O per sack; Salinas Sur names, SI-40 IT 1.69. Receipts Flour. 3054 qusrters: barley. I60O centals; potatoes, 4010 sacks; hay, 635 tons. Kansas Is Banner Wheat State. TOPEKA, Kan., OcL 16. Winter wheat sown in Kansas for this year's crop amount ed to 9,061,971 acres, according to Assessors' returns to the State Board of Agriculture. While the board has made no canvass of yields and will not until next month, if th Government's August 1 estimate of 20.5 bush els per acre were applied to the acreage re ported by Assessors it would mean Kansas produced more than IS 5.000,000 bushels of wheat in 1914, exclusive of the output of 54.000 acres sown to the spring varieties. A wheat crop such as Kansas raised In 1914 has never been equaled by any other state in the Lnlon. Kansas holds the record also for the greatest aggregate output of wheat in the lt years ending with 1114. Dried- Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Oct. 16. Evaporated apples nominal. Prunes dull and irregular. Peaches dnlL European Grain Market. LIVERPOOL. Oct. 16. Wheat futures firm. October, Ss 7d; December, Ss Ofed. Hops at London. 1 LIVERPOOL. Oct. 16. Hops at London Pacific Coast, . DEMAND IS HEAVY Renewed Export Buying Lifts Values at Chicago. MARKET GAINS OVER CENT Wheat lias Sharp AdTance in Spite of Free Selling Canadian Move ment Is Slowing Down Fast. Liverpool Market Higher. CHICAGO. Oct. 14. Renewed export ac tivity rtiat stretched to all North American centers put decided strength today into th. Price of wheat. As a result the market closed steady at lc to 1C above last night. Corn sained c to tifUc net and oats V W He to Hfec. In provisions the outcome varied from 20c decline to a rise of 22 c. Discovery that Winnipeg receipts for nvs days this weeK tiad averaged 10OO cars daily less than during the corresponding time a year ago explained to a conslderab.e de.ree the broadening .out of the Eurooean demand for wheut. Resides there were Liverpool advices that offerings were light from all exporting countries and that Aus tralian crop prospects had become adverse. Although selling pressure from one of the larger houses here led to a setback in prices early, the effect was brief and the market at no time went under yesterday's close. ina Dulls were assisted by estimates that the world's exportable surplus, exclusive of Kussla, was 64.0UO.0uO bushels less than lm. port requirements, exclusive of Germany and Austro-Hungary. In this connection it was said also that a good deal of the wheat bought recently by Scandinavia was for German account. Corn rallied in harmony with reports of material improvement in cash demand. Outs hardened in response to evidence of anxiety on the part of the foreign buyers. There were also sighs of a falling- off in receipts. Active shipping call hoisted the price of lard. Pork and ribs were easy under real ising sales by holders. Leading futures "ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. Hieh. Low. Close. Dec tl.l''- il.l3' 1 1.13V Dec 1.12. 1.13W 1.124 1.13 May US- LIST, LIT L18 CORN. Dec 67 .67 .661 .66 U. May U'JVi .6 .ttSTs .69 OATS. Dec -iStfc .47 .4814 May 51 hi. .31 .50 .0i MESS PORK. Jan. 18.70 lS.72ii 18.80 18.63 LARD. Oct 10.50 Jan, 10.0714 10..214 1O.00 10.00 SHORT RIBS. Oct 11.00 11.00 10.95 10.9S Jai U.bJli 0.821 8.70 U.io Cash prices were as follows: Wheat No. 2 red. 1. 10 14 j 1.1 1 14 : No. 2 hard. $1.10 V4 1.11 !4. Corn No. 2 yellow. 724 73o: No. 3 yel low. 721i fc.72AC ' liye No. 2. ii'O'JIHc Barley. 55. 72c Timothy. S4&5.25. Clover, U ui '.4. Fuget Bound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Oct. 16. Wheat Bluestem. 1 02; rortyfolu, II. IW: cluD, vtc; red Rus sian. V2v: Fife. 04c: Turkey red. 92c lesteraays car receipts wneat lo, oats oariey J, hay d, hour ll. TACOMA. Oct. 16. Wheat Bluestem. $1.02 i 1.04; fortyfold, 9&!sc; club. U40 oc: r lie, uv4c. Car receipts Wheat 9. barley 2. oats 5. hay 2. San FranriMco Grain Market. SAN KKA.NCISCO. Oct. 16. SDOt Quota tions: Walla Walla, $1.001.621: red Rus sian. $1.57 & 1.0O; Turkey red. $l.Toi&1.75; oiuestem. St. u'tti.bu; leea oariey, si.oiWl l.lo; white oats. $1.40 'it 1.42 1j : bran, $27: middlings. !3al; shorts. $27 028. Call board Barley. il.O'.iW: May. II 18 bid; October. $l.ue4 asked; November, $1.08 asaea. Mimiempolis Grain Market. MIXXEAPOLI3. Oct. 16. Wheat. Decem ber. $l.l(i; May, $1.16 14 : No. 1 hard, $1.12',; No. 1 Northern. $1.08 lo Lll 3 ; No. 2 Northern. $1.06 1.0. rsariey, o i u t6C. Flax. $1.31 1.33. PRIME CATTLE FIRM BEST STEERS BRING $7.23 AT LOCAL STOCKYARDS; Ran of Hogi la Heavy but Market Holds Ita Own at 97.SO for Tops. The stockyards wen well suDDlled with hogs and sheep yesterday and there was a fair run ot cattle. A dozen loads of swine were received, hut the market held its own. There was a better display of quality In the cattle offerings. No mutton transac tions were reported. The feature of the cattle market was the sale of a load of high-grade steers, averag ing USS pounds, at $7.1:5. Several loads were disposed of at $7 to $7.15. Good cows, heifers and stags brought firm prices. Lightweight hoes sold within a range of $7.40 to $7.50 and heavy stock at the usuaJ UtTi;rential. Receipts were 2t2 cattle. 1131 hogs and 1150 sheep. Shippers ware: With cattle H. Blackwell. Baker. 4 cars: J. W. Chandler, Baker, S cars; F. P. Ox- man, uurkee, 1 car; U. A. Hum, Haines, 1 car; Charles Howell, Robinette. 2 cars; W. W. Couper, Union Junction, 1 car. With hogs Walla Walla Meat c Cold Storage Company. Walla Walla. 1 car; O. J. Uonnelly. Welser, 1 car; J. Madison, Weleer, 1 car; Charles McCulIough, Haines, t car; Floyd Officer. Robinette, 1 car; M M. Hoctor, Center vllle. Wash., 3 cars; same, Goldendale. 1 car; Redmond Lumber & Produce Company, Redmond, '1 cars; F. B. Decker, Silverton, 1 car. With sheep Benson Commission Com pany, Arlington, 4 cars; W. W. bmlth, Eu gene, 2 cars. With mixed loads H. Aldrich. Boulder. 1 car cattle and bogs: C E. Lucke, Wallowa. 1 car hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. Wt Price. 11 steers.. 12207.00 1 hog "JSO $7.vo 8 steers. . 1277 7.0. 3 hoKS. 323 6.50 5 steers.. 1324 J.S5,S5 hOKS li6 7.50 Ssteers.. 1756 0-35! ohogs.... 180 7.50 14 steers. . ll-W 7.15 S hogs. .. . 23 7.50 1 stag. ... KMJO 6.(Mj 1 8lMr i50 6.00 8 cows. . . 107O tt.OO! 3 steers 915 5.35 1 st a g. . . . 70 G.00; 1 steers. . . 1240 5.25 1 bull.... 1220 4.50j22 steers. . . 1101 7.00 9 steers.. 1051 7.00, 2 steers 11S0 6.25 4 steers.. 0S5 4.0021 steers. . . 1199 7.00 1 steer. . . -050 tf.50 7 steers. . . 958 6.50 3 steers. . 1070 U.50 2o steers 12S8 7-25 1 steer. . . 11H0 7 00 2ft steers. . . 1129 6-85 2l steers. . 1112 7.0O.24 steers 1352 7.00 1 steer. . . 1060 .25 1 steer 1290 7.00 1 heifer.. 1120 tJ.25 4 cows.... 887 5.00 lcow.... 10S0 5.2 V 1 cow 9XO 5.S5 Scows... 1112 1VT564 hogs.... 232 7. SO lcow . 1240 5.00 S hogs . 2i6 7.50 lcow 8:iO 5.00i 3 hogs 3: 700 4 cows... 9VH 8.5! 5 hogs. . . . 8o0 6.50 5 cows .. .1113 5.00 SI hogs 214 7.50 2 cows... 1020 5.50; 2 hogs... 350 6.50 4 cows... 92 6 0;104 hogs 28 7.50 3 bulls... 1016 4.15 83 hogs. .. . 1&9 7.45 1.1 steers.. 1156 6.25t 1 hog S40 6.60 7 corns... 1055 B.50 5 hogs 316 6.45 5 hogs ... 144 6.50t 5 hogs.... 16 6.50 1 hog .... v. u t.uu m nogs. ... ift t.o 85 hoes- . - 137 7.60 56 bogs. .. . la 7 45 1 hog.... 3"0 6.50: ( hoes 261 6.45 3d hou... ' 207 7.40I9S hogs. .. . 195 7 45 14 hogs... 126 6.50j82hos .... 216 7.45 1 ho 340 640 Current prices ot the various classes ol stock at tne yaros muow; Prime sreers .....$6.75tf7.25 Choice steers 6.30O471 Medium steers a.25a50 Choice eows - cwwtt ii Medium cows ft.25G$.75 Heifers 5.50 'Sj 6.25 Calves AOO8.oO Bulls &.U0O4.75 Stags 9 4.5UO6.00 Hoes Light T.0OO7.50 Heavy 6.0?C.Q Sheen Wethers 40095.5 Ewes S.50'sj4.iW Umbi 6.0ti6-utf Omaha Llvestark Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Oct. 1. Hon R-rinti O, Bkaxkst. steady. Heavjr. $I.Xiw7-30i LADD & TILTON BANK 1.1 a blU Capital and Surplus Commercial and lights. IT.r-.O 7 rrO: Diss. fG.50tt7.30: bulk of JttJ KtfCi-lpts. .OO; market, steady. .Na tive ateera. 7.4 t$ 10.20: cows and helfera. o.o'-ng' i.tu; western steera. tfws4i; Tuxa r saw x ania - l . . J a. -. a s.,W T.ou4j i.au, Luni nuu U341CV, .tV q . ; c&ivcs, . l(j y lu. j.t. i?heej Receipts. 6tMM. market, strong. Yearlmjrs. $5. 0 4.10; weUiers, $3-25fc 5.6U. lamba, 7 7.0O. C hl-mx LJvt.x-k Market, CHICAGO, Oct. 1- Hog a Receipts. 12. 0OO; market, alow to ihade unier yester day's average. Bulk ot sales, $7.807.75: light, $7.4ti S; mixed. $7.15 i 8.10; heavy, $7 6 8; rough. $7z 7.16 ; pigs, $4,50 3 7.0. Cattle Receipts. 10OO; market, steady. Beaves, $&5o lu.HO; steers, $6.10t 8.10; stackers and' t eedera. $5. 15 0.10; cows and heifers. ;i40W, calves. $7.C0 1 1.25. Sheep Receipt. la.OOO;- market. alow. Sheep, $4.75';iG; yearling-a, $5.5066.40; iambs, $67.S5. BUYING IS CAUTIOU COXSI&KVATIOX NOTED IN ALL LINES OP TRADE. Domestic Financial Conditions Cos" tlnne to Show ImsroTfinest. Ecoimy lif Rale. NEW YORK. Oct. 16. Dun's Review Will say tomorrow: Financial conditions improve In steadiness and ability, but trade in many departments continues irregular and buying is cautious. A few lines exhibit considerable activity, due in part to extraordinary war demands, while In others some depression la noted. Corporate and individual economies are being; largely put In practice, and while they will ultimately result in a great reserve power their present effect Is to reduce con sumption, the immediate buying ability of the people being diminished by reduced wages or profits. With the Iron and steel industry working on a 50 per cent capacity basis; with building operations reduced, over $0 per cent ; with a prolonged period of warm weather Interfering with the normal development of mercantile distribution in dry goods and kindred trades; with the rail roads suffering from diminished earnings and tturtalllng the purchase of supplies until the matter of Increased rates Is determined; with capital conservative in promoting new enterprises; with collections slow and the business caution increased by fear of a longer war than waa at first anticipated, the situation presents many features con ducive, to conservatism. Failures this week in the United States were 351. compared with 325 lest year, in Canada 52 against 39 last year. Bank clear Inge were $1,980,716,000, a decrease of $1.7 per cent from last year. Wheat exports were 4,444.811 bushels, against 3,456.07s in 113. WOOL BISLES3 OX LARGER SCALE Tendency of Prices In Boston Market Is Up ward, BOSTOX. Oct 1. The Commercial Bul letin will say tomorrow: Business has been on a rather larger scale in the Boston wool market this week, and has included a considerable proportion of foreign wools, both crossbred and domestic. Prices on low to medium wools were de cidedly firm and the tendency is upwards. while fine wools were generally ateady. In line with the advance last week at London. The English wool embargo has been made more inclusive so far as shipments to neutral countries are concerned. Scoured basis Texas fine, 13 months. 56 58c; fine, eight months, $1 b 4c; fine Fall, 45 if 7c, California Northern, 54S55c; middle county. 514a 52c; southern, 43fe 50c; Fall free. Oregon Eastern. No. 1 staple. 0c: east ern clothing, a"458c; valley. No. 1, 484x50c. Territory Fine staple. 60 fft 62c: fine me dium staple, 58040c; fine cloth in-. 67 658c: fine medium clothing. 56 1 57c; quarter-blood combing. fiSsOc; three-eighths-blood comb ing, 4t?51c. Pulled Extra, 5Se0c; A A. 56 & 67c: fine A, 53 & 55c; A supers, 60 si. 62c Coffee and Sugar, NEW YORK. Oct. 16. The coffee market was quiet again today. Few otters were re ceived from Brazil, but this was attributed to the increased cost ot cables under the conditions of the censorship rather than to any change in the attitude of Brazilian ship pers, and quotations mere generally un changed. Rio 7a were held at 64 c and Santos 4s at 10Tic In the local spot market. In order to facilitate the liquidation of oid contracts the liquidating committee of the exchange will accept fresh buying orders, which are supplied only through the sales of old longs. Raw sugar steady. Molasses, 8.74c ; cen trifugal, 4,89c Refined, dull. EXCHANGE MIES RISE quotations advance: to hiohest FIGURES OF MONTH. Estimates of Cash Gain br New York Banks Range Up to Quarter Million. Dollars. NEW YORK. Out. 16. Despite the more favorable aspects presented by the tiomeailc monetary Huution, foreign exchange con tinue to work against this country. Cables and sight drafts on London today rose to 84.1t tnd $4.98. respectively, these figures representing the highest quotations uf the month. Today's business Included more dealings In Urea, representing exchange on Rome Procpects of another favorable bank state ment, with the cash estimated at $t,tfOti,uo0 to 812.0uo.O0O and the likelihood of another big reduction of tbe existing deficit, con tributed to greater ease in rates for time and call loans, but quotations were un changed. A few renews is of 0-day loans were made at 6 per cent and call money was more freely offered. Dealings in listed stocks wherein the stock exchange allows no price changes were cmaller. but in the unofficial market some of these same securities were offered at fur ther declines from July SO figures. The new city notes were fairly active at prices slightly below their best quotations. Stagnation in the equipment markets coincided with dispatches from iron cen ters, which reached the lowest prices for pig Iron In years. Preliminary figures of the country's for eign trade for September disclose large de clines In Imports and exports, the latter item decreasing more than 802.0Ou.0Oo. Money, Exchange, Ktc. NEW YORK. Oct, 16. Mercantile paper. 6 7 per cent; sterling exchange, firm : o day bills, $4.14 ; for cables, $4.0&63i 4.98S5 ; for demand. $4.0775 4. Be. Bar silver, 50Hc. SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. Mexicm dol lars, 44c. Drafts S'-rht, lc; do. telegraph, 4c. Sterling, demand. $4.974; cable. $4-9SS. LONDON, Oct. 18. Bar silver. 33Hd per ounce. Discount rates Short bills, 21$ cent; three months. SV per cenu per Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Oct. 10, Butter Unchanged. Kks Higher. Receipts, 6b20 cases, at mark, cases Included. in 'a iiiJc; ordinary fl rats, 196 -OVc: firsts. iJSac. Duloth Linseed Market. Dl'U'TH. Oct. 18. Linseed, cash. $1,83 4; December, $1.5; May. 1.41H. Hops at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Hops easy. Naval Ktores, SAVANNAH. Oa.. Oct. 1. Turpentine nominal. 45Sc no saies; receipts, bar rels; shipments. 776 barrels; stocks, 8,67 barrels. Rosin nominal, no sales; receipts. 117 bar rels; shipments. 17"0 barrels; stocks, 107 l0 barrels. Quote: AB, 4X&, CiJ. 4C.iv; feed 1S38U S2,000,000 Savings Deposits R. G, H. I. W 5Ji; K. $4.13; M. $4.50; N, $0; WO. S25: WW'. SV HATCHERIES SET RECORD Take of Salmon Eggs Largest in His tory, Commission Is Told. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 18. tSpecial.) R. E. Clanton, superintendent of hatch eries, at a meeting of the State Fish and Game Commission, said that- the take of salmon ess for hatcheries this year was the largrest in the his tory of the state. He said the take, which is principally of the early Chi nook, will total more than 30.000.eoi). C. P. Stone, of Klamath Falls, for merly a member of the Commission and reappointed recently .when Harold Clifford, of Baiter, resiarned. attended the meeting. A resolution providing that all employes of the department havlnsr expense accounts must furnish receipts for expenditures or make, affi davit to them, was adopted. It waa decided that all heads of departments must tale reports for the year ending December 1 not later than Decem ber 17. A vote of thanks was ' extended to Mr. Clifford for his work while a mem ber of tb Commission. Investigate the dif ferent kinds of street pavement and you'll decide on BITULITHIC TRAVELERS" GC13X. Steamer Service Steamer "HARVEST QUEEN" leaves Ash-Street dock dally ex cept Sunday, 8 P. M.. for Astoria and way points; returning, leaves Astoria daily except Sunday, 7 A. M. Tickets and reservations at 0.-W. R. & N. City Ticket Office, Third and Washington streets; or at Ash-Street Dock. Phone: Marshall 4500. A 6121. FRENCH LINE Campaurnle (irnpralr Tranttatlan;iqua. POSTAL SERVICE Sailings for HAVRE LATOTJRAINE Oct.24, 3P.M. CHICAGO Oct. 31, 3P.M. ROCHAMEEAU Nov. 14, 3P.M. FUK INFORMATION APPLI C. W. Mincer. 80 6th st.; A. D. Charlton, 335 MuniNto fc. M. Taylor, C. M. St bU P. R.; lurey B. Smith. 11 Sd t.; A. C Sheldon. 1UO ad t.: 1L Oickon, S4S Wash ington st.; North liank Koad. 6th and StarSj t.j F. S. M'frarland, Sd and WaNlilDSua (.. K. U. laffy. 14 3d st., Portland. COOS BAY AND EIHCK1 S. S. ELDER SAILS SUNDAY, OCTOBER IS, I A. H. KOKTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Tiract Onlr. ;l Freight Ortlc. IS A Sd St. H Foot .Northrup St. MALM 131. A 13 H Main 6-U3. A ALASKA Special one-way and round-trip rates Steamship ealls todsy at 9 P. M. . oATlKUAY, OCT. I7TH. ' San ancl:ro. Fort Inn d A Los Angeles Ntemmfcbip Co. FRANK. 1-ULLAM. Apent. 124 Third st. A 4.9, Main AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND StW ZK ALAND. Regular through wiling for Sydney via Tahiti and Wellington from an Franctsce Oct. 14. Mot. 11, Deo. 8 and every 3 day. Send lor Pamphlet. Union Steam t Up Co. of New Zealand, Ltd, Office: 6 7 Market street, San rsncisoe or local a. a. acq tt. it. agenLs. show PLACE OF SOUTH AMLfiTcT BAHXA, RIO Ui JA.NK.KU, SANTOS. and MO.M'tVIUEO Frequent sailings from New York by new and fast 12,&00ton passenger steamera BUSK DANIELS. Gen. Agts 8 Broadnay, N. V. Dorsejr B. trnith. 8d and Vahlngtoo ots. Or Lo4-al Agents. S. 8. BEAR FOR SAN FRANCISCO LOS AISCELCS S P. M.. OCTUBLU 18. Th. Sn FraoviK-4 Jb A'ortUuid S. S. (o Tbird ud Waflliinstnn M. (with O.-VV. R. Is. Co.). Tel. Marshall A Slit. COOS BAY LINE KTKlMSHiy HK.K.4K WATKR Sails from A Ins worth, doca. Portland, 8 P. M every Tuesday. Freight and ticket ot:ic lower Alnsworux dock. t. & C. B. S. S. Line. L. H- Keattng. Ant. Phones Main 8000. A City Ticaet Office, bo bimtto bL, C W. Sunger. Agent. Phones slaxahail 4&iMt A 611- Steamer Georgiana Lcavej Washington-street Dock at T A. M Daily, xcp4 Sgonaay. Astcria and Way LanJings Returning Leaves Astoria at 3 :0O P. M a ax $L-0u &acU Way. Main 142 . U Hhow place orsoirrHAMF-r'Wj h