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TIIE MORNING OREGONIANY TIIUTISDAT. XOVEMBKR "5, 1914. SAILERS' RATE HIGH WHEAT STILL RISES was received and met with demand at $3 a erst. An assortment ol steamer vegetaDiei also arrived. DELEGATION OF GRADE PUPILS WHO PROTESTED TO CITY COMMISSIONERS YESTERDAY AGAINST CLOSING OF ONE OF THE PARK BLOCKS. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesierauy were o iuijuwo. Cleanups. .Balances. Two British Ships Taken for , Carriage of Grain. Orders. Portland $3.013.2S S137.0M Forty-Fold Is Bought at $1.18 Seattle 2.74S.H78 Tacoma 411.5S3 20.5o Coast Basis. Spokane mu.uij t.oi PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed, lZtc Merchants' Exchange noon session: Wheat Bid. Ask. Bluestem $ l lSVi $ 1.1U DESTINATIONS ARE SECRET OTHER SORTS ALSO HIGHER Korty-told ... 1.1 -.18 Club 1.13 1.14 Red Russian - i i Red Fife ' 20 T .1 k TTV, 'I "T ' . . ,,,1,,S?'TT' -r. ! : . v tip! - " tit ftp - - '? n V : t; l ill Mi t: I fx Customs-Ho use Receives Word to Keep Port of Outward Cargoes for SO Bays . After Boats Are Cleared Others on "Way. Two sailers were taken yesterday at advanced freights, the British ship Clackmannanshire, a carrier of 1482 tons, net register, being fixed at 35 shillings, and the British ship Bay of Biscay, of 1829 tons, engaged at - 33 shillings. Cableg reported the vessels had been negotiated for by Kerr, Gif ford & Co. Following, on the heels of the charter of the British steamer TTsher at an advance, the developments were taken to mean that there may be further gains in grain freights in keeping with the Vising tendency of the wheat market. Including those vessels, there have been fixed during the past week the British ship Castleton at 32 shillings, the French bark Francois at 30 shil lings, British steamer Cardigan at 36 shillings 3 pence, with the Norwegian bark Giltre, British bark Kilmeny and the British ship Westgate. The Clack mannanshire is to proceed here from Kalla Balla, for which port she sailed from Natal, Brazil, July 12, while the Bay of Biscay Is to come from Iquique, where she reported September 17 from Tort Talbot. The Urania left down yesterday, wheat-laden for the United Kingdom, and the British steamer Oristano, which discharged European cargo here last week, is due today from Puget bound. The tramp goes to the North Bank dock to work grain. The British steamer Gowanburn, which got away from here Saturday for Marseilles with Brain.' put to sea from the lower river yesterday, as did the British steamer Ventura de Larranaga, which proceeds to Norfolk for orders and fully is ex pected to head across the Atlantic Confirmation of the determination of the Treasury Department to keep se cret cargoes and the destination of vessels bound to foreign ports until 30 lays after their clearance, as was out lined last week in Washington dis patches, was received at the Custom House yesterday In the form of a cir cular, as follows: "Until further directed you will re frain from making public or giving out to any other than duly authorized of ficers of the Government information regarding any and all outward cargoes and the destination thereof, until 30 days after the clearance of the vessel or vessels carrying such cargoes." BOAT . OWNERS ARE IN COBRT Government Files 14 Cases Alleging Violation of Federal Laws, Fourteen cases of alleged violations of the X' ederal law requiring motor boats to have proper means of ex tin guishing a gasoline fire and to dis play proper lights were filed in the United States District Court yesterday iby Assistant United States District Attorney Rankin. In place of sending out bench war rants to arrest the persons accused, they have been notified by letters to appear and plead. "If they do this and pay their fines promptly," said Mr. Rankin, "no ar rests will be made." Those against whom informations were filed are: J. G. Cone. H. R. Brink ler. E. R. Hess, P. E. Perry, Charles Bpooner, Dr. Walter Culin, C. T. Crumb leytonr, F. Smith, Prosper Canning Com pany, Sam Ness, Abel Anderson, Dave Major,- C A. Smith Lumber Company and Mark Anderson. All the men named are residents of and the firms are locatead in Coos Bay towns. Deputy Collector of Custom McGrath is now on a tour down the coast of Oregon to Inform on all the navigators who are violating the rules relating to lights .and fire extinguishers. TOP FIGURE IS PAID USHER Barrlngton Court Is Fully Due From East Coast for Wheat Cargo.. At the highest rate of the season. 88s 9d, the British steamer Usher was engaged yesterday to load wheat here for : the United Kingdom. Because -of the figure it is believed that she was taken with French options, though that was not stated in cables from abroad announcing her charter. The vessel is for December loading and ar rived at New . York October 20 from liondon. The British steamer Barrlngton Court is looked for off the river, as she sailed from Pensacola October 3, and should have been in Saturday, ac cording to Portland estimates, but only passed Point Reyes yesterday. It Is supposed that her Bklpper made a long sweep to the westward after leav ing the canal to avoid German cruis ers The Urania, laden with grain for England, leaves the harbor today in tow of the steamer Ocklahama. The Russian ship Thornaslna arrived up yesterday and berthed at the LInnton ballast dock, while the British bark, Falkirk, went to the Clark & Wilson to get rid of her ballast, both being Drougnt nere py tne ucKianama. FLOUR GOING TO FAR EAST Japanese Steamer Arrives , to Iioad Full Iiumber Cargo for China. Longshoremen started 900 tons of flour aboard the Japanese tramp Kong- asan Maru at Alnsworth dock yea terday and the vessel shifts to the plant of the Portland Flouring Mills Company for more. It is intended to load her with between 4000 and 5000 tons of foodstuffs and she proceeds to Vancouver, B. C, to finish. The ship ments are destined for Oriental ports. The Japanese steamer Asama Maru reached the harbor, coming from Honolulu, and she berthed at Inman- Foulsen s to load lumber for Shanghai under charter to the China Import & Export Lumber Company, which took the vessel previous to the European war. She may take on about 3,500.000 feet and will bo the last the company is to dispatch until hostilities abroad cease or there is a change in the Orl ental lumber market, as its stocks are reported ample considering the prevail ing demand. PORTLAND FIRMS GET WORK Cargo of Santa Catalina Should Be Discharged This Evening. Steel cargo included In that being unloaded from the damaged steame Santa Catalina at municipal dock No. 1. which is in need of reconditioning, Is being turned over to the Willamette Iron & Steel Works by C. H. William son, of San Francisco, insurance ad Juster for the firm of Wilcox. Peck & Hughes, who with Captain Plllsbury, attrvey or lor cargo, came from the Gol i ro if--? si. I lr T -. - den Gate immediately after the Cata lina was burned October 18. . - "All freight that can be reconditioned here will be given to Portland firms," said Mr. Williamson last night.. "I can say that I was never in a city on such a mission In which I was received bet ter, and it is appreciated.- OX course there is certain cargo that must be un covered to ascertain positively whether it was damaged, but I am confident the loss will not exceed $75,000." Those in ; charge of discharging the ship think she will ; be empty by to nlght. Then a survey is to, be made of the ship itself and steps taken to arrange for repairs. ' News From . Oregon' Ports. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 4. (Special.) The British steamers Gowanburn and Ventura de Larrinaga, with cargoes of grain from Portland for Europe, went to sea today. The steamer Breakwater left tnls morning for Coos Bay with freight and passengers. . The steam schooner Daisy Freeman will finish loading lumber at Wauna this afternoon and will Bail for San Francisco. - The American-Hawaiian line steamer Honolulan arrived this' morning, from San Francisco with part cargo from New York for Portland. COOS BAY, Or.. Nov. 4. (Special.) The steamship Bessie Dollar sailed for Puget Sound today at 10 o'clock. The. George W. Elder sailed this morning for Eureka at 10:20. The steamer Adeline Smitlt sailed for San Francisco today at 10:20 with lumber. Italian Loads In December. At a rate of 31s 3d. the Italian shin Combermere has been chartered by M H. Houser to. load here in December with wheat. The vessel was fixed at what is regarded this week at a rea sonable figure, iater engagements hav- ng been made at from Is Sd to 3s 9d higher. Marine Notes. . Though it had been intended to re tire the fleet propeller Georglana from the Portland-Astoria route October 1 passenger business has held- better than was loked for. and Captain H-os- f ord said yesterday that service would be continued so long as there was suf ficient patronage to Justify the opera tion of the steamer. To finish loading fumber for San Francisco the steamer Johan Poulsen left the harbor yesterday afternoon for St. Helens. Gains made In the Willamette here for 24 hours ending at 8. o'clock yester day morning were four-tenths of a foot, and District Forecaster Beals pre dicts that the stream will continue to advance slowly for the next few days. In & message from Greenock to the Merchants Exchange yesterday it was made known that the motorship Jut- landia, of the Bast Asiatic fleet, had sailed from there for Portland October 31. The vessel is known to have at least 1000 tons, of cargo for firms here. Coming here to load lumber for the Far East, the Japanese steamer Azu musan Maru, under engagement to Mit sul & Co., arrived at San Pedro yester day from Japan via San Francisco, with 16,257 pieces of hardwood and 43 sacks of sulphur, while she has aboard, loaded within the Golden Gate,' 600 tons ot salt, for Japan. The Japanese steamer Asama Maru is working lumber at In- man-Poulsen's for the Orient. Coasters to clear yesterday Included the steamer Northland, for. San Fran cisco, with 800,000 feet of lumber; the Celilo. for Los Angeles and San Pedro, 900,000 feet; J. B. Stetson, San Pedro, 800,000 feet; Solano, San Francisco, 375, 000 lath, and the Yosemite, for San Francisco, with 850,000 feet of lumber. Relative to a complaint reported from Astoria that the new channel on the Tongue Point Crossing was objected to because it was narrow and in- certain quarters it had been suggested that the former winding channel be marked again with aids to navigation. Henry L. Beck, inspector of the Seventeenth Lighthouse District, said yesterday that there was no plan under consideration in his office for shifting the buoys back again; that they had been re-estab lished at the special instance of river pilots, the Port of Portland, and others, and that so far as he knew those in terests had not-requested any'change. Special excursion round-trip tickets between San-Francisco and Los Angeles are to be sold on the steamers Yale and Harvard, November 21, 23 and 25, on a fare of $12.70, say advices received yesterday by Frank Bollam, Portland agent of the Pacific Navigation Com pany. It is Intended to start the steamer Solano 'for San Francisco today. She has been here undergoing repairs, hav ing been damaged through striking at the entrance to willapa Harbor. J. G. Wolvig nas succeeded John Lvtnstedt asl master ot tue vessel, It . was reported yesterday that' the British bark Juteopolls had been char tered to load lumber at a North Pacific port for the United Kingdom. She is at Mejillones, where she arrived July 23 from Antofogasta. Tenders for the construction 'of the new Government dredge Monticello are to be opened this morning at the office of Colonel McKlnstry, Corps of En glneers. U. S. A. As a result of a trip made to Oregon coast harbors by custom-bouse officers, 60 violations of the motorboat law hav been reported in which fines have been recommended aggregating $12,690. Craft checked on Coos Bay and the Coquille River were found In fair condition as resarda equipment carried as prescribed,! fi. 4 " v -1-5? - i ?v 1 PHOTOGRAPH OF CHILDREN JUST BEFORE WAITING- ON CITY COMMISSIONERS. by law, but on the Umpqua excellent conditions were reported in that re spect. Making her . maiden voyage to Port land, the American-Hawaiian liner Honolulan arrived in the harbor last night from New York, bringing 1000 tons of freight. She has the distinction of being the only passenger vessel op erated by the company, and was the first to make a trip through the Canal with travelers aboard. Accommodations are provided for 60 persons. Having been delayed in getting rid of' her cargo, the Royal Mail, liner Merionethshire wiJl not sail "for ports across the Pacific until Monday. The liner Den of Airlie left Seattle last night for Vancouver, B. C, so she is looked for in the river Saturday, In stead of today, as originally scheduled. John Wilkinson has relieved C' E. Anderson as skipper of the Port of Portland tug Wallula, as reported from Astoria. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUS TO ARRIVE. Name. From Date. Beaver. .......... L.os AiiKeiea. . .... In port Geo. W. Elder .Eureka Not. 0 Home City. ........ Xoi Angelea. .... .Nov. Yucatan. ......... io Dieso. ...... Nov. Breakwater .' Cooa Bay. ....... Nov. S hi ear. ............ .Los Angeles. .... .Nov. 13 Roanoke San Diego Nov. 15 DUE TO DEPART. Name. For Geo W. Elder .Eureka Date. . . . Nov. .. Nov. .. Nov. .. Nov. . . .Nov. .. .Nov. . . . Nov. ...Nov. ... Nov. . . Nov. .. .Nov. , .. Nov. . . . Nov. . . - Nov. Nov. . . . Nov. . . . Nov. Celilo San Diego. . .. Multnomah. . . . .ban Diego. . . . . .San Diego. .ban Diego. . . . Los Angeles. . , .ban Francisco . .San Francisco J. B. htelaon. . Willamette... Beaver. ...... Yosemite. . Northland. .. . Breakwater. . . Coos Bay. Klamath San Diego .... San Ramon. ...... .San Francisco, Yucatan .San Diego. . X.os Angeles Rose City Bear Koanoke. . . . . .Los Angeles. . . .... San Diego. . . . . . . . . S. F. to L. A. . . . . . -S. F. to L. A. . . AND ORIENTAL From aie. ....... Harvard. . . . EUROPEAN SERVICE. Date. . . - In port ...Nov. S ...Nov. 'a Data. ...Nov. a ...Nov. lti ...Nov. ia Name. Merionethshire. London. London. ...... London. For London. ...... London. ...... London Den of Airlie... Cardiganshire. Name. - Merionethshire. Den of Airlie. .. Cardiganshire. . ALASKAN SERVICE. Name. - For Date. Quinault Skagway ........ Nov. 0 Dos. L. v. ana. ... .Skagway xvuv. in . Marconi Wireless Reports. lau .iiiuun nvvnm ui a . aiv. cu tter 4, unless otherwise designated.? iviamath. San Francisco lor Portland, ott Heceta Bead. Schley. San Francisco for Seattle, oil Cape Blanco. . Asuncion. Portland lor 71 segunao. au miles south of St. Georges Reef. falcon. Port Angeles ror &an rrancisco. 40 miles south ot Cape Blanco. El Segundo, Richmond tor Vancouver, sio miles north of San Francisco. Elder. Coos Bay lor Eureka, eight miles south ot St. Georges Reef. Redondo. San Francisco ror coos Bay, so miles south X. W. Seal Rocks. Enterprise. Honolulu for. san urancuco, 90S miles out, November 3. Hyades. Honolulu for San Francisco, l mtlpR mil. N'AVftmher It bonoma. ban Jt rancisco zor oyaney, .jiu mites our November II. Ventura. Sydney lor san jjrancisco, suu miles nut. ovember 3. mionian. Seattle xor tionomiu, om mue from Cane Flattery. November 3. Lansing, Juneau for Port San Luis, 825 miles north of San Francisco. Chatham. Everett lor San Francisco, 70 miles from San Francisco. General Hubbard, San Francisco lor As toria, 10 miles north ot Capo Argo. Washtenaw. Port San Luis lor Portland, 315 miles north of San Francisco. Columbia. San Francisco for Grays Harbor, off Point Reves. uueen. Seattle xor can F rancisco, on wape .Blanco. - Colonel Drake. Seattle tor ban r rancisco, 346 miles north of San Francisco. Matsonia. San- Franclsro lor Honolulu, us Junes out. Totieka. Bureka for San Francisco, 18 miles north of Arena. Congress. -San Francisco ror Seattle, iu miles north of Arena. Argyle. Seattle xor Oleum, ouo miles north of. Oleum. Willamette. San Francisco for Astoria. BO miles soutn or Columbia Kiver. Rose City. San Pedro for San Francisco, SO miles west of Santa Barbara. Dansara. San Francisco xor New Tork. 3S4 miles soutn ot ban rearo. Georgian. San Francisco for New York. oixt miles south ot ban Francisco. Northwestern, northbound, off Mount Van- sittart, Johnstone Straits. - Senator. Nome for Seattle, seven milea west of Entrance Island. Admiral Dewey, Seattle for San Fran- Cisco, off Double Bluff. Movements of Vessels. . PORTLAND. Or.. Nov. 4. Arrived Japanese steamer - Kongasan Maru, from Otaru. , via San Francisco; steamer Bono lulan. from New York. . via way ports. Sailed Steamer Roanoke, for San Diego, via way oorts. Astoria. Or.. Nov. 4. Arrived down at 7:30 and sailed at 9:30 A. M., steamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay; arrived at and left uu at 9:45 A. M.. steamer Hono lulan. from New York, via way ports sailed .at noon. British steamers Gowan burn, for Marseilles; Venturla de Larrlnaga, tor Norfolk, for orders. 8an Francisco. Nov. 4. Arrived Steamer Santa Cecilia, from New Yora for Portland. iseattie. ftov. -. Amveu m a, Steamer Oulnault. from Skagway, for Port land.- Sailed at 1 A. M. British steamer Oristano. for Portland. Point Reyes. Nov. 4. Passed at 10 A.M. British steamer Barrlngton Court, from Pensacola. for Portland. San Pedro. Nov. 3. Arrived Steamer Rose City, from Portland: Jaoanese steam er Azumasan Maru. from Otaru. for Port' land. San Francisco. Nov. 4. Arrived Steam. ers Santa. Cecille from New York; Mara- mama CBritish). from Sydney: Admiral Far ragut, from Seattle; Tamalpais. from Grays Harbor. Sailed Steamers Matsonia, lor Honolulu; Congress, for Seattle. Tides at Astoria Thursday. . High. Low. 2:18 A. M...:...7 ft.!7:07 A. M 3.T ft. 1:32 P. M . fUS:5o P. M. . . 0.2 tt. , Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Nov. 4. Condition of thi K n r- at K V A Mn ,mAlh. wlnH nnrlh ruiles. ' ' ' V r 4 '"J 'r' v 'v BOY S PLEA TOUCHES City Commissioners Hear Lad Beg for Playground. PUPILS OUT IN FORCE Large Delegation From "Ladd School Gives Speakers Support Delay Announced - for . Conference With Board-on "Request, v "Mr. Mayor and City. Commissioners, we ' want a place to play and we In sist that you allow us the use of Plaza blocks. .The street is not a fit nor safe playground. We believe in safety first and for that reason we demand the use of the Plaza block." This was the speech of 7-year-old Carl Weinert, of the Ladd School, who stood before Maor Albee and the City Commission and a large delega tion of his fellow school children yes terday morning and tried, to get the Council to grant the use of the park block opposite the Ladd School for a play place. The school, now has no playground but the street. Children Nearly "Win. Juvenile oratory came near winning' the day in "favor of the Plaza block playground. But for the , postpone ment of final action until a conference can be held with the members of the School Board it is believed the right f the children to use the park block. for which they have fought in various ways for some time, would ave been won. The proposition came before the Council in the form of a report from Commissioner Brewster against the use of the park block as a school ground. Commissioner Bigelow . op posed this recommendation. There was on hand to fight for the school a large delegation of children led by M. Klggins, principal. Miss J. H. Cramer and Miss L K. Smith, teachers. No sooner had the question been brought up than Carl Weinert forced his way into a -chair and made a vigorous appeal for the play place. He held in his hand a sign reading, "Stop, Look and Listen." "When we are playing," he said, "we do not have time to stop, look or listen. For that reason the street Is not a good place to . play." His speech won great applause. Girl Talks for Came. He was followed by Bessie Brothers. of the ninth grade, who spoke of the importance of a good play place for children. She said it was not safe for children to play in the streets where there is traffic and there is no reason why the children of the Ladd School should be forced to keep off the Plaza block. The juvenile orations were followed by the presentation to the Council of a set of cartoons depicting the ideas of' the children on the closed Plaza block policy. The cartoons were ex septionally well drawn. They were kept by the Mayor and Commissioners. The Commission postponed denlte action on the proposition until a week from tomrrow to give time for a con ference with member.s. of the School Board. MR. DIECK'S BUDGET GUT CL.IR OV $14,730 MAD 15 AFTER HOT WORDS WITH BREWSTER. Estimate for Inspection Service Loaea f-233 Figures Changed De spite Vigorous Protest. Over the vigorous protest of Com missioner Dieck. the City Commission yesterday clipped another $14,739 from the estimate of expenditures for the Public Works Department for 1915. Mr. Dieck declared that the Council, in trimming his budget, has necessi tated the. cutting of . his force and the reduction of supplies to such . an ex tent that the department will be un able perform properly its work next year. In all, the Council has trimmed about $120,000 from Mr. DIeck's budget. The pruning at yesterday's session was marked by a sharp word battle between Commissioners ' Dieck and Brewster. Commissioner Brewster contended that Mr. Dieck had been given a .chance to trim his own es timates down and had failed to do.lt and that now the Council should do nt for him.' Mr. Dieck, on the other hand, contended that he has cut his appropriations all the way through and that the Council has gone on and cut even his revised figures. ' The largest single cut in the esti mates yesterday was $7232 for inspect ors in the bureau of highways and i bridges. .Commissioner" Dieck asked for $29,232 for inspection service. The Council allowed him J22.000. The rest of tne cuts were in pro posed salary increases and new. propo sitions and. decreased working forces. The "majority of the Council went straight down the line against Mr. deck's estimates. Mr. Dieck raised the point of allowing salary increases in ' accordance with the provisions of the efficiency code. It was declared by the majority of the committee that the efficiency code is not intended to give automatic increases in salary ac cording to the efficiency of employes. "What's the use of it then?" asked Mayor Albee. No one seemed to bo able to answer the question excepting . Commissioner Daly, who said he believed the measure should be repealed if it . is taken to provide automatic increases of salaries to efficient employes. ELECTION IS WATCHED OUTCOME FAVORABLE FROM WALL STREET STANDPOINT. German Naval Vic tori c Are Accompa nied by Sharp Rise In War . Insurance Ratc. NEW TORK. Nov. 4. Wall street tempor airly abandoned Its Interest in International affairs' today to Rive some consideration to tue outcome of tne election. With the stock market still under closure, there was no way of measuring the signifi cance of the overturn in terms of security values, but conservative oplnlou Inclined to the belle! that under normal condition a tne market would have responded with a vigor ous upturn oc prices. On the other hand, it was regarded as debatable question whether these politic conditions wouia not nave oecn largely neu tralized by the latest, victories of the Ger man navy. inese were accompaniea oy another sharo rise In trans-Atlantic rates. while war risks on ships plying between iNorta ana soutn American ports were vir tually DroniDitive. accorainjc to re oorts. Expiration of the British moratorium was without appreciable effect in either London or New York, albeit, the London Stock Ex change has formulated, with government aid, an elaborate plan to. be employed when marKet operations are resuraea. Tne pian applies mainly to the carrying of margined accounts. , The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany, which showed an Increase of 150,000.000 in gold reserves in the three months of war, reflected the large payments maae in connection witn tne war loan. foreign exchange was firm with a mint mum of operations, cables being quoted at 4.yiu and sight drafts at $4.80. More German cotton bills were In the market rates unchanged from the early week. Provision Prices Stronger. CHICAGO, Nov. 4. Provision prices hard ened noticeably , as a -result of renewed fear that the Chicag Stockyards would be closed on account of increased peril of the spread of foot and mouth disease. - Reserves of pro visions In warehouses here were shown to be comparatively meager and there was a huge falling off reported In the world's available supply of lard. DEPOSITS GROW $2,850,000 Portland Rational Banks Have $43,234,921.20, October 31. The last call Issued by the Controller of the Currency, October 31, for state ments from the National banks In Portland reveals the fact that the six Institutions have deposits of $43,234, 921.20, as compared with $40,386,348.01 when the corresponding' call was issued on October 21, .1913. The recent con solidation of the First National and Se curity savings & Trust banks is re garded as a factor contributing- to the material increase. However, bankers express satisfaction at the showlne in the face of the unfavorable Influence of the European war and other unusual conditions. The comparative figures for the re cpective calls of both years are as fol lows: Bank Oct. 21. 1913. Oct. 81. 1014 First National ..112.538.332.19 S1T.342.S35.64 U. & National... 11.198.327.73 8,924.473.0:1 I.umbermena Nat'l 5.UU1.O90.22 S.004.U14.49 Bank of Calif... 4.514.014.52 Ksf). .1:1.1 n Merchant's Naft. 8.S72.907.73 8.1)23.189.91 N. W. Nat'l 2,i02.675.S2 3.450,153.83 Totals $40,386,848.01 $43,234,021.20 MRS. SELLING'S WILL FILED Petition for Administrator Made in Probate by Ben Selling. . A petition for the probate of the will of the late Caroline Selling was filed yesterday by Ben Selling, son of the deceased, who asks that he be named administrator In accordance with the terms of the will of Carolin Selling. The value of the property Is given as $26,000. The will, filed -with the petition dated October, 1906. bequeaths the bulk of the property to a daughter, Mrs. Gussle Sichel. Ben Selling is given bequest of $5, the will stating this is not from any lack of affection, but with his full consent and after an un derstanding with him to that effect. It Is asked that no bond be required of him to fulfill his duties as adniinls trator. Throughout the ' national forests th rangers are posting the roads with perma nent guide signs wnicn leu aisiances an directions, especially at forks and crousroadi The signs are usually put up In the Wlnte when other work tends to be light. On some forests the rangers go on snowshoes. dragging loaaea sieas, ana nau tne sign' board to the roaoaioe trees. Sharp Demand for Milling Grain in Local and Country Markets. Bluestem Brings 91.21 for January Delivery. There was a strong demand for all kinds of wheat yesterday, but forty-fold was in most urgent request. Purchases ot this va riety were made In the Interior on the basis of S1.18 coast, while at the Merchants Kx- cbang a sale of COOO bushels at Sl.l'Vs coated. The bids for forty-fold were cents higher than on the preceding day, Five thousand bushels ot club were bought on the Exchange at L13 and a half cent better was paid for a lot in the country. Bluestem bids were raised S cents. Spot bluestem sold on the Exchange at $1-18; De cember at J 1.20 and January delivery at $1.21. Local mills were buying In the coun try and California mills operated on the ocal market for next month's shipment. Sales by farmers tend to decrease as the price mounts upward, and the aggregate of transfers reported from the country yester day was small. Cables were decidedly firm. Cargoes on naasaas were uuoted strong, and it was pre dieted that a record cargo sale price would loon be established. Oats and barley lost none of their recent strength. For spot oats. 29 was bid, enu 30 was offered for next month's deliv ery. The San Francisco Dariey rntin" vanced S cents a cental during the day. A report was received from the Sound that large flour orders were placed there tor European account. The patent flour market as firm. The Columbia Muling company advanced Its price of patents to $8. effective-Thursday- morning. Local receipts. In cars, were reported oy the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 195 17 14 18 Tuesday 123 1 5 19 Wednesday.... 94 7 6 11 Year ago. 23 4 2 7 Season to date. 7723 738 1003 929 Au an 7453 1246 8U5 8J4 10 15 V 11 700 1000 Interest in croD conditions outside the United States centers largely In the Argen tine situation. Consul William Dawson, ot Rosarlo, writes under date of September 1: The following estimates published by tne Ministry of Agriculture late In August show the area under the leading cereals in Argen tina this year as compared with preceding years: " 1913-14. Crops Acres. 1014-15. Acres. 15.9Utl.400 4.872. tiOO Wheat 18.243.50O Linseed 4.308.800 Oats 3.087.100 Maize i.. ..10.262.SOO 8.051. 5O0 u.am.uoo Total." ...33.987,200 82,815,400 The maize acreage has been calculated ap proximately from returns already sent in. It anticipated that final figures respecting maize will be considerably in excess of estl mates. Ijina tracts of land which tor va rlous reasons have - not yet been prepared will be sown with maize for the coming year. CroD prospects continue to be very favor able. August has been cold and Heavy rrosts throughout the grain belt have retarded, as was hoped, the too luxuriant growth or me young plants. in tne aiou ey storms assure a. plentiful supply of water to the western provinces." WOOL TRADE COSFBSED Blf EMBiBCOS Shipments From Australia May Be Made Under Guarantees. The embargo placed on wool shipments from the British colonies Is confusing o both buyers and sellers and has compli cated the situation In no small degree. Some importers were informed that wool would be shipped from Australia when satlsfactor guarantees were given that none ot the wool was intended for Germany or Austrian muia. On the other hand, some contracts, were can celled by Australian shippers because ship ments were forbidden, says the New xora Jdurnal of Commerce, which adds: Local factors were of the opinion that One wools would be available from both Australia and Cape Colony If It were proved that the wools were- going to be used In the united KtnLtea crossbreds from New Zealand. It thought, would be hard to procure be cause of this new development. No one In this market seemed to know the status of East India wools under this shipping re strlctlon. and until definite advices are re ceived Importers will continue to be very much perplexed. At the Geelong sales merinos were easier. but prices on crossbreds were strongly maintained. A stale of about 15.000 bales will be held at Adelaide on November 6. From the advices received from South America during the week It was quite evi dent that Buenos Ayres and Montevideo shippers were willing to shade the quota- tlons made last week." HOP TRADE IS NOW AT STANDSTILL Few Orders Are on Market Last Mens Are Still Holding. No trading was reported in any of the Coast hos markets yesterday. Not many orders were on hand, and dealers were mora Interested in watching the election returns than in talking business. Trade circulars ot London dealers say ot the English market: Wild, Neame & Co. Business during the week has been principally in large East and Mid Kent growths, choice parcels meet tng with ready purchasers. General trade baa again been rather quiet. Thornton & Manger. Trade has slackened somewhat during the week, the demand for choice lots which continues, being difficult to meet on account ot tneir scarcity, rncei for these are very firm. Business In medium descriptions is dull. Manger & Henley. A good Inquiry con tinues for choice Goldlngs which are scarce. The general trade keeps steady and a fair amount ot business has been transacted dur ing the past week. W. II. &l 11. Le May There has been further considerable clearance of the larger growths from the market during the past week, the choicest qualities fully maintain lng their value. The general trade for the medium and lower qualities has been quiet. Poultry Market Weaker, The poultry market is weakening again Receipts were large yesterday and prices had to be cut In order to move the stocks. Hens old at 13 cents and Springs at 12 cents. A further reduction ra - quotations la looked for today. There was a very good demand for dressed meats, but the supply was sufficient and prices were not changed. Egg receipts were better than for several daya, but the market continued strong. No changes were reported in the dairy produce Una. Refinery Sugar Price Lower. There was a 20-cent decline in the Pa cific Coast sugar markets yesterday, follow Ins a similar reduction In the East. The new refinery price on this market Is $6.10, but Jobbers are cutting under the list, ow lng to the pressure to unload speculative sugar by a. few other dealers. The actual selling price quoted by all the local Jobbers yesterday was $5.80. Bananas In Good Condition. -Aside from the . arrival of six cars ot bananas In good condition, fruit receipts were light yesterday. There was a moderate trade in grapes and apples at unchanged prices. Fart of a car of -Los Angeles head lettuce Oats . No. 1 white feed 2.oo -a.ou .Barley - . No. 1 teed 24.i5 25.50 Brewing 25.BU Bran 21.50 XS.OV Shorts 22.i0 2s.00 All quotauona ior prompt, uwvoij. Sales .... ooti bushels bluestem ....ll.T r.uou bushels December bluestem...... 1.20 dwt bushels January blustem - 1--1 Oooo bushels lorty-ioia 5ooo bushels club .......-........-- 1-1.:- Kutures December oats, .j-ju uiu, ov asked. . . . . ... Alii., L.K h: 1J D Spot prices: cria, 24 per ton; shorts. $20.50 28; rolled bar; ley, I27 4J2S. , FLOUit Tatents. $3.S0 per barrel, straights, $4.So; graham, $5.10; whole wheat. S5.80. , , CORN Whole. $3t per ton; cracked. $37 per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $18 V 15.5o; grain hay, $10(11: altalta, $12.S0S lo.iu; valley timothy, $13014. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: IROHlcAL FRUITS Oranges, (3 33.30 per box; lemons. S5a5.50 per box; bananaa, 40 Use per pound; grapefruit. Florida, $4 4.7.V. pineapples, 7c pe'r pound. VKG&TAHL.KS Cucumbers, 30 300c per dox. ; eggplant, 7c per pound; peppers, 53r4a per pound; artichokes. Uoc per dosen; toma toes, ttoiiyUOc per crate; cabbage, Vlc per pouud; peas, 10c per pound; Deans. ticlOo per pound; celery. u0&70c per dozen; cauli flower, 40tfJi5c per uoxon; sprouts, Sc per pound. Head lettuce. 2 per crate; pumpkins, lc per pouud; squash, lc per pound. ' GKKKiN FRUITS Apples, 65cia1.50 per hnv ranninuDfts. sich1.50 Der crate: ca- sabas, S1.2531.50 per dozen; pears, $lj)1.50; grapes. Woei1.2J per crate; cranberries, egr8.50 Per barrels. fUIATO3 Oregon. SCFx per CKi sweet potatoes, 2o per pound. O.MGNS Yellow. 8ia-uo per sack. Dairy and Country Prodnce. Local lobbing quotations: KGOS Fresli Oregon ranch, ease count. a7ijc; candled, 4ur2tc; storage. 2si sue. POULTRY Hens. 13c: Springs. 12Hc; I , 1 1 U . . ' . X, 1 1 1 T1 Ififf,,' !!,. ril-AMMOd- 2UkS l 22xc; ducks, lu15c; geese. loa12c BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras, 84He per pound in case lots; o more In less tha& case lots; cubes. Hoc CHEtoE Oregon triplets. Jobbers buying price, 14 $ic per pound f. o. o. dock Port land Young Americas, 15 fcc per pound. VEAL Fancy, lHli:o per pound. POKK. Block. 84UHC per pound. Monmouth Sclhool Roll Grows. MONMOUTH, Or.. Nov. 4. (Special) The schools of this city this year have an increased enrollment. In the high school, where new courses have been added, there are a large number of new students. A large freshman class in typewriting and Uerman is a feature of the Instruction. The train ing school has a gain of more than IS per cent over last term. WILL BUY EGGS chickens, turkeys, guinea hens, ducks, geese, squabs and vegetables direct from producer. Tell us what you have to sell with cash prices. Address M 36S. Oregonlart, TRAVELERS' GUIDE. FRENCH LINE Campajrol Cienerale 'rranKtlan:iqne POSTAL SERVICE. Sailings for HAVRE ROCHAMBEAU ....Nov. 14, 3P.M. LA TOURAINE Nov. 21, 3 P.M. CHICAGO Nov. 28, 3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU Dec. 12, 3 P.M. fr'UU l.tUKllAllU. AI'fLl C. W. St Inter. SO 61b at-: A. U. tharltoo. S36 Morrison St.; K. M. Taylor. C. M. St. ft. K. tiorsey is. eiuitn. ate sa mi.; a. v. febelilon. leu 3d St.: 11. Dickson. S4S Wash ington st.; North Bank Koad. 5th and Stark sta. F. 8. M'Farland. Ud and Wahlugla sis.: .. II. Dully, in sa St.. a-ortiana. LAMPORT O HOLT LINE And all ArcenUDe l'ort Frequent .. lines from ew Vuik by new and faat ( 111.000-ton passenger iteameri 17 DAYS TO RIO JANEIRO. 2S DAYS TO BUENOS AYRES. U3K 4 DANHOS. Gn. Afts 0 BxWwar. ft. T. Donejr B. Smith. Sd and Waanington tint. Or Local Agent. STEAMSHIP Satis Direct for San Francisco Los An arc lea and San Dleso. Today, Nov. 5, 2:30 P. M. SAN FRANCISCO. PORTLAND A LOS ANGELES STEAMSHIP CO. FRANK BOLLAM. Auenf. 124 Third St. A 4596, Malm 20. COOS BAY AND EUREKA S. S. ELDER BAILS SODAr, NOV. 8, A. H. NORTH aACilC OIKAMSMIP CO. Ticket Office 1 Freight Office Its A M 81, A Foot Northrup St. ILALN 1214. A 1314 I Main 6203. A 62 ALASKA SDecial out-wav round-trio rates. Steamship Quinault sails direct 9 P. M. FRIDAV, NOV. C Sam Francisco, Portland A Loa Angeles Steamship I o., FRANK BOLLAM. A Brent. 124 Third St. A 4S06, Mala 26. 6. S. BKAVKfi FOB SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES 3 1'. M NOYLMBUB 7. The San Francisco A Portland S. S. Ce, Third avnd Waablngton Sta. wit to O.-VV. ft. 4 K. Co.). Tel. Marshall 43U0. A 61iL COOS BAY LINE eTKAMSMll BllLAla.VAl'at Sails from Alnswortb dock. Portland, 8 P. M. every Tuesday. Freight and ticket oiftce lower Alnsworth dock. t C. B. . a. Line. L. H. Keating. Agent- Phones Main gooo. A 2382. City Ticket Office, su Sixth lit, C Stinger. Agent. Phones Marshall 121. Steamer Georgian a Lavej Washington-street Dock' at 7 A. Dally, Kxcept Monday. Astoria and Way Landings Heturning Leaves Astoria Fr. Sl.oo Each Way. X.OO P. Main 1422. AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND. Regular through sailing for Sydney la Tahiti and Wellington from San Franclsc. Nov. IL Dec 9, Jan. . and every 1 daya. Send for Pamphlet. L nlun Steamship Co. vf Nest Zealand. Lisa Office: J8 Market street. Saa Frsnolaoaa r ! St , mad, R, it, agents. ' . - - ' - I I -