17 TTTE MORNING OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 4, 1915. ROAD WORK PUSHED Five Miles of Paving Laid on Highways of County: LINNTON CONTRACTS MADE 3fore Ttian Half of 79 Mile of Sur facing for Which S1.2S0.0OO Bond Issue Was Toted to Be la Place by Fall. F1t mltea of paremcnt Bar been laid on Multnomah County roads atnea vork began nearly two roontha ato under tba S1.3SO.000 bond Issue for Thard-eurfaeed roads. Bcrora the Fura inr la over mora than balf of the TO miles of parement contemplated by the bond Issue will have teen completed:. Contracts were signed yesterday by companies which will lay pavement on the four-mile stretch of the LJnnton road, where four different brands of hard-surfacing will ha tried out. Oskar Huber. who holds the contract ror tee blcrt part of this road, aald be would assemble bis machinery immediately and berln work. Saady Stretch Leaarst. Tba lonireat atretch of pavement laid ince the work beran Is on Sandy boule vard, bertnnlna- at the city limit. There the Warren Construction Com pany has completed nearly three miles of bltullthlc On Powell Valley road Oskar Huber laid 4(40 lineal feet of bltullthlc navement In July, and has completed nearly a mile. On Base .Line road the Clarice-rienery construc tion Company has laid a little more than a quarter of a mile of pavement and baa done a crest deal of work In preparation. The Montae-ue-O'Rellly Company baa lust atarted laying pavement on Foster road. beginning at the Johnson Creek bridge. Wore than S5000 waa spent by the company In preparing; the road for the mixture before the actual work of laying It began, according to the re ports In Road master T eon's office. Caayea Read Work Os. TVIthln a few days some pavement will be laid on Capitol highway. The Boyajohn-Arnold Company haa laid more than a quarter of a mile on Can yon road, and expecta to complete Ita contract in two weeks. On Columbia River Highway the War ren Construction Company holda the contracts from the Sandy River bridge to Oneonta Gorge, and the Pacific Urtdre Company from the gorge to the Multnomah County line. ,The Warren people have assembled machinery and men at the Sandy River bridge, at Crown Point and at LatourelL Some work has been done at each place. - At Latourell. according to the report made August 1. 90 lineal feet of warrenite has been laid. Beyond Oneonta Gorge little work has been done by the Pa ri Be Brldce Company, for In most places the road is too new to permit the lay lna; of pavement. ROSEBURG BOND CASE SET tamace Salt Is Threatened ma Oat growth of Fraad Charges. ROSEBURG. Or.. Auk. J. (Special.) It waa announced here today that the arruments of attorneys In the case Bled here recently by John Hunter et si- In which they aeek to enjoin the City of Roseburg from disposing of the railroad bonds, will be heard here by Judge Sklpworth. of Eugene. on Thursday. The complaint In the Hun ter case contains practically the same charges as were embodied in the friendly suit Instituted by Harry I'earce against the city and decided by the Oregon Supreme Court last Friday. "John Hunter must prove that I en tered into a conspiracy with a number of other Rosebura cltisens with the In tent to defraud the city, aa claimed by Mm In an affidavit Hied In the Circuit Court here, or 1 will bring suit against htm for damage.- was the statement made here today by Harry Pearce. pres ident of the Koscburg Commercial Club HONOR CAMP IS SUCCESS Washington Haa Few Eacapes Among Trusted Convicts. OI.TMTIA. Wash.. Aug. 3 (Special.) Washington's new honor camp plan, patterned after that of Oregon, haa been running two months. 101 prisoners having been aent from the penitentiary to work on roads of Eastern Washing ton without guarda since the camp atarted. according to a report Just made by the state board of control. Only three convlcta of the 101 placed en their honor have escaped since the opening of the camp, and the board pronounces the plan a success. The board haa Just finished recom mending IS conditional pardona to the Governor and eight final releaaes. Thirty-seven paroles were authorized for convlcta who had served their mini mum sentence and 30 others recom mended for honor camp bertha. WATER CAMPAIGN SUCCESS 3fedford Reports Extension by Ditch I.lne Seems Assured. MED FORD. Or, Aug. J. (Special.) With 12.000 acres algned up for water tha Irrigation campaign Is proceeding favorably, and the extension of the high-line ditch thla Fall seems prac tically assured. All these signatures have been voluntary, secured by adver tising in the newspapers the need of water. In a few days a house-to-house can vass will be Instituted, and members of the committee predict 18.000 or 20. A0 acres will be secured before the first of September. The largest acreage to be signed by one person waa 1025 acrea by J. A. Westerlund. ex-State Rep resentative. FISH PACKERS PAY LESS Price or Chinook at Astoria ft Cents and Other Cuts Made. ASTORIA. Or.. "Aug. I. (Special) A cut in the prices to be paid for raw fish baa been made by the packers, and became effective at o'clock tonight. Tha price for ch I nooks will be S rents a pound flat, a reduction from and T cents for small and large fish, respectively, the ratea that have pre vailed since the opening of the season. Steelheads are listed at centa a pound, while 1 cent a pound la to be paid for graylings and stlversldea. OFFENSE BY TURKS SHOWN American Writes) of Detention In Spite of Permission to Iieave. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Ang. I. (Special-) Though ha had permission frnm tha Stats Department and the Am baaaador at Constantinople to leave Syria. W. Galus Greenslade. of Walla Walla. Presbyterian missionary, near Beirut- Svria. waa arrested by the Turka and It took I houra for him to obtain his freedom, he writes in a let ter received by bis mother today. The Turkish government has .been giving Americana trouble in mans an noying ways.' he says. . Present conditions In Syria are des cribed aa most depressing. He adds: "Unless there is an improvement soon, suffering will be extreme curing the next few months. In ome wars conditions In the In terior are much harder than they are In Syria. Tha Turks are evidently doing their best to break up the 'Armenian people. Whole cities and towna are destroyed and the people are scattered In all directions. ost oi iucio wiu probably die of starvation." STEADY MARKETAT YARDS FAIR DESASD WITH MODERATE RC FOR DAT. Beat Steers Offered Are Taken at a23 Batcher Cattle ef Lew Grade. Lanka Bring fa. There was a moderate voloros ef busi ness at the stock yards yesterday, all with in tha established range of quotations. The demand -was (air and the undertone of the market waa steady. Good aiaers ware moved at $3.73 to SB 75. A number of calves were sold at f J.JO to ST. Moat of tba butcher cattle offered were low r??.wilt hnn continued to sell St ST. 10 for tba beat and heavy sateck at the usual ultrerentiai. A few lota of lambs were moved with S the top quotation. Receipts were Hi rattle. Zl calves. 2,2 bora and 127 aheep. Fhlppers were: With cattle A. R. Ford. WIUImlna. 1 with ho B. A. Heeker. Albany. 1 ear. With sheep C E. Evans. Goidendale, 1 ear. with mixed loads Frank Err. 1 car cat tle, calves snd host: Barclay Cummin. Corrallla. S cars cattle, ealvee and boss: A. C. L4hbr, Jefferson. 1 car hoes and sheep. The days ssiea were aa iouowb Wt. Prlre 1 Wt. Price. II steers... 1?50 s.sr.H boss. . 4 steers... 12.l 3 hom.. I4R 17 0 S73 6.10 .23 23 6.60 21 7.10 20U 7.10 170 8.50 180 S.50 200 7.10 108 6.8.1 SCO S OS i so e ..o 720 5.50 MO 6..V) 1010 4 75 11.10 3.00 s on 72 6.00 101 4.25 Scows.... IMS 4.5" noia.... am i.w Sbutls.... 11H 3051 hogs 20U 7.10 Izsteers... 8"l .V 1 hog 1.0 J.SO lOsteers... 931 '" hose. .. 180 S.50 calves... 52.1 7.0OI boga. . . steers.... S.1 i 8 hose. . . 1 fo 1IJO 4.304 4 steers. . lbull..... lSoo 4..-.0I 1 steer... 1 l?o Tool lcow.... Sneers... MS 6.50 1 bull 1130 3.00 Solves... Si S SO T'S lambs... C3 O.OO leow.... . a-ow '- tarooa. lambs... 7-'3 4.10 32 ewes.. 24 lambs... M 0 OO Current prices at the local stockysrds or the various classes of livestock srs ss fol lows: Best steers 'USSI'I? Good steer a. 25 J. 50 Medium steers Choice cows 83?2?? Heifers . i8tS-o Bulls ..I"".! 8506.5.00 I.Ig'htT. 7.007.1S Heavy 6.4i.lu WMhers- I"?0 Pares 80Ot425 Lambs 8.00W8.00 Omaha Livestock Kecelpta. OMAHA. Auk. S. Hogs Receipts 70O0. hlsher. Heavy o.S0ti0.0; light 1 sot? 7 30; piss S7SK7.S5: bulk of sales o 350 0. Cattle H-retpta 3.VH), steady. Native steers S7.3.1 .5: cows and heifers S't.v). 7. JO; Wentern steers 8C50W S 50; Teiaa steers 91 OOfj 7.4ft cows and heifers $3,304 I.OO; calves 7.oo 10.no. Sheep Receipts ll.uoo. steady. Tesrllnirs t Oot7 on. wethers S3.SO0O.6O; lambs 540(ji.0O, rblraga Llreeterk Market. ' CKtCAOO. Aue. 3. Hon Receipts 12.0O0. steady at 3 to ltc abova yesterday's average. Hulk liKiotf T.ai; Itght S7.20ir7.a3: mised K6i vi: heavy S1.2u07.30: rough ti.20W S.40; PIs t7ST.7.V M . fattle Receipts 200. steady. Native beef steers .23 0 10.30; Western steers 86.403 11: rows and heifers 83.2560.25; calves 87.5n 11 23. ttheep Kaceipta iz.tFH. strong. onwp 8S.100 7.00. Umba S0.7.'g 0 40. C hit-age Dairy rroduce. CHICAGO. Aug. S. Butter lower. Cream, ery 21 w 24 Sc.. Eggs hlsher. Becelpts 12.732 cases: at mark casea Included 1.117(c; ordinary, firsts 10 10c; firsts lTtolTC. w Yerk fogar Market. NEW TORK. Aug. 3. Raw sugar dulL Centrifugal 4.b4c Molasses sugsr 3.S7C Ke fined quiet. Hh at Laodoau i.i. r. n r n '1 jkuh. r mvhhw Pacific Coast. t4 l'stft3 3e- Hops at New York. NEW TORK. Aug. - H"pe quleu BOXCAR AS SHED FOUGHT Ilarricw yolit Want Obstructing Stations Itcmovcd From Town. S.VLEM. Or, Aug. S. (Special.) Ob jecting to the Southern Pacific Com pany obstructing their view with a box car used as a station shed, members of the Barvlew Beach Progressive Club today filed a complaint against the company with the Public Service Com mission. The complaint aays: "Our many visitors here during the Summer are astonished that we allow such a thine; to stand there, and con tinually hold it up to ridicule. We have worked hard to get the people to build substantial painted buildings, and then to have such an object thrust into our faces, la It any wonder we are In dignant?" AGRICULTURIST JOB .OPEN ClTil Service Examination to Be Held on August 17. Xh TTnited states Civil Service Com mission announcea the following ex amination on Auicust 17. for men only: Agriculturist In extension worn in the atatas relation service. DeDart ment of Agriculture, Washington. V. C salary 82000 to 81750 per annum; graduation from a lour years course In a college and two years' experience as a county agricultural agent in the Northern or Western states necessary. Application blanks may be obtained from T. V. Hutchins. Postofflce build ing. BRIDGE RAZING IS BEGUN New Steel Span at Pendleton AVI 11 Coet $0000. rENDIXTON. Or, Aug. S. (Special.) Work waa begun yesterday on tear ing out the old bridge which has long connected Pendleton with a 1009 steel and reinforced concrete structure to be built by the Illinois Steel Bridge Com pany. Tha concrete piers (or the new span will be built by the county. It la likely that Inmatea of the County Jail will be employed on the work. In conformity with a recommendation of the last rand Jury, which ursed outdoor em ployment for county prisoners. Traffic accustomed to use the present bridge will be diverted over a temporary new road until the repairs are completed. SocUeye Salmon Hurt Lightest. PEATTLK. Aug. S. State Fish Com missioner Darwin says the aockeye sal mon run to data has been 40 per cent less than the run four yeara ago at this time, and that run was tba lowest ever recorded. BLIGHT HOT SEVERE Oregon Will Have Bumper Po tato Crop This Year. PRICE RANGE IS UNCERTAIN California Market Ixw, as Shippers Are Shnt Ont of Southwest by Liberal Movement of Supplies From Oklahoma. Farmers la some sections of the Valley are disturbed by tha prevalence of potato blight. A careful Investigation of condi tions by experts In the trade shows that the situation Is not as serious as feared. There Is some bllrht In almost every dis trict, bat taking the state as a whole. It la not as bad as kt was last year. A bis crop of potatoes In the state is Dow assured. The aoreae Is larger than normal and a yield fully twice aa large as last year's la looked for. The crop in 1814. howevwr. was a short one. the Valley shipping- less than 1000 cars. This year Oregon will have 2300 cars to ship to outside points. The output will be fully aa large as that of two yeara ago. It la too early yet to say what the mar ket will be. and the demand for shipping account so far has been small. McKlnley Mitchell, who has Just returned from California, says: "California will have about tha same crop of liver potatoes In other years, on an acreage of 40.000 acres. The early crop waa not very good, running about S3 sacks to the acre, but the late crop, tha main one. will average 100 sacks. The decrease In the early crop la attributed by the growers to the poor seed received from Idaho. Oregon seed has given satisfaction and will probably be used entirely for the next crop. "Prices there are not very rood. On the early crop, tha growers are retting SO to S3 centa a bag on tha bank of the river. Oklahoma haa a good early crop and Is moving them now to Texss. which Is hurt Ins prices In California. Colorado Is also shipping to the Southwest earlier than usual. The latest Government crop report esti mated the total potato crop of the United States at 393.480,000 bushels, ss against 405.- 921.000 bushels produced last rear. The total acreage was placed at 3.732,000 acres. The report gives the following estimates for Western states: 1013. 1914. . 6,72:1.000 4.7.i:i,o00 . 0.272.O00 7.0.".a.O0 . 3.47U.0OO B.270.UUU .10.403.000 10.3.'l.(Hio Oregon .... Washington Idaho California .. Nevada .... Utah Z.J44, UOO l.riHO.OUO .113.0ilO os.ooo . 777.0H0 .29.O00 2.'.1S.Oi0 2.3W2.O00 2.30U.VH) ,2.Sj0.ii01 lio.noo KOO.OOll 8.710.-IO0 l.Ol'U.OO.! 2.HS4.OO0 2.24U.OOO Arlsona . . . New Mexico Colorado ... Wyoming .. Texaa ..... Oklahoma .. LOCAL BARLEY MARKET IS HR.M Limited Demand and Sellers Insist oa Good Prices. The sale of 10 tons of prompt barley at 133.80 was the only transaction at the Mer chants Exchange yesterday. Wheat prices were uncbsnged. except In the case of blueatem, which wss one cent higher for prompt and one cent lower for September on bid. Asked prices are still materially above offers. Trading In the country Is of small proportions. Brsdstreeta estimates the visible wheat decrease at 1.771.0OO bushels, tha corn de crease at .0O bushels and the oats de crease at 1.01.000 bushels. Large port stocks In Europe, according to Broomhall. will mean delayed purchasing of American wheat by Europeans. In his In ternatlonal wheat review he says: - Should the. American movement of Win ter wheat commence In earnest, which will be the case If weather settles. It Is figured that supplies will be sufficient for the future In the United Kingdom owing to the fact thst our port stocks are liberal, and it Is also believed that port stocks are fair la many Continental countries, and also that supplies from esrly crops are near at hand. This will hsvs a tendency to defer purchases. 'During the late Summer and Autumn. It la expected that France, Italy. Greece, Holland. Scandinavia and the United King dom will be buyers of wheat from North America, but expect supplies then will be sufficient to meet nil reasonable demands. The outstanding fact cannot be too strongly emphasised, that la the very near future the American Winter crop will be tha only important source from which sup plies can be obtained, and the freedom with which this crop is marketed will have strong Influence on prices, if August on this side of the Atlsntle should be wet" Terminal receipts in cars were reported by tlie Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland. Toes.. Tear ago Peaeou to date.. Year ago 7 2 18 41 7 7 S 2 B0 44 17 77 171 6U 14 IS 4 13 7s "i , !!! "j 'ii S31 21 ... 20 106 (J! 33 ... 36 162 13 3 S S" 11 14 1 10 I 28 138 2 214 3 SS4 111 48 142 38 240 Tacoma. Mud.. . Tt ear ago Season to date.. 1 ear ago. ...... Seattle. Moa.. . .. Tear ago Season to date.. Tearoga LARGEST HOP DEAL EVER MADE Del Paso Crop, Bought by II. L. Hart, Due to Reach New York Today. H. L. Hart has returned from California after putting through the largest hop deal ever worked on the Paclflo Coast, If not In the world. it was the purchsse and shipment of the big; Del Paso crop of Sac ramento hops. The details of the trans sctlon, which Involved 2100 bales, bsva al ready been given In theae columns. The hops, which are going to Strauss A Co., of London, the biggest hop firm in existence, left Sacramento on July 24. The shipment, making en a full trainload, went by special train to New York, and Is due to reach thst city today or tomorrow. The bops will leave New York about August 10 on the stesmer Bolllngton Grange and are due to arrive at. London on August 23. There were no trsnsactions In the local hop market yesterday. Spraying Is general In the Valley, but the lice attack Is per sistent. The London market haa taken a turn for the better, with a further reduction In estimates of the English crop. A csble re ceived yesterdsy from Le May. of London, estimated the yield at 230.000 hundred weight. Last week his estimate was 230,- 00O hundredweight. Ths Le May cable fol lows: 'Crop aatlmste 230,000. Market harden ing. Weather unfavorable. Stocks very small." The following cable was -received from Manger & Henley, of London: "Crop prospects continue unsatisfactory. Weather wet. Market very firm, with up ward tendency." Imports of hops Into Great Britain, less exports for the months of September to June, both Inclusive, were I2S.833 hundred weight, as compared with 217. 876 hundred weight for the corresponding period one year ago and 227.49S hundredweight two years ago. New York advices are thst so cents are being offered for states on contract. CARLOAD or SEEDLESS GRATES IN Yakima Pears Are oa Sale at 1M per Box. Potatoes Weak. There waa a good demand for fruit of all kinds yesterdsy snd receipts cleaned up elL A car of California seedless grapes arrived and was put on sale at 81.83 to 81.73 a crate. Lo-al peaches wes marcs, but another car of California freestones came In and sold at SO cents. A car of pears arrived from Yakima and offered at f 1.50 a box. A small shipment of nectarines ' was received and quoted at 81.30 per crate. The potato market wss weak and slug gish, with the best stock Jobbing at 739 83 centa a sack- WOOL CLIP OCT OF GROWERS' HANDS Only Remaining Largs Lots Are la Montana and New Mexico. The wool clip of the United States is now nearly all out of first hands. Only In New Mexico and Montana can much be found. Montana going prices for medium clips are 27 to 2S cents, or occasionally 28 ft cents for a choice clip. Some fine clips have been taken at 23 to 20 cents, but buyers are slowly being forced to the growers" level. Many growers have put their me dium clips at 23 cents, and Indications are that they will get their prices in the end. The Kerrville eight-months' wools In Texas are still a subjeot for negotiation between buyers and sellers. In reviewing the selling market at Bos ton, tha Transcript ssys: 'Territory wools are still comparatively quiet. The season Is exceedingly slow In getting; started, presumably owing to the tremendous volume of foreign wool that has beea available here. Some houses report a slowly broadening demand, but this Is not general. Sales of ths week have been mainly of wools In the original bags, though transfers of graded medium territories are noted. Among the actual sales noted were 300 bags Utah at 24 to 28 cents, and 300 bags fine medium and half-blood Utah at 24 cents, the scoured cost in both cases being estimated at 3 cents: 100.000 pounds three-eighths-blood Utah at 33 cents; 100.000 pounds Idsho In the original bags at private terms; 100,000 pounds other territory at pri vate terms; good-slied lots of New Mexico at 68 cents clean. Scourged territories have changed hands to the extant of about 1000 bags, at a range of 63 to 66 centa ' "Scoured values of territory wool are quot able at 72 to 75 cents for fine staple, 70 to 72 cents for half-blood staple, 63 to 70 cents for three-eighths-blood staple, 63 to 67 cents for quarter-blood stsple and 68 to 70 cents for fine and fine medium clothing. Fresh Ears Are Scarce and Firm. Conditions in the country, produce mar ket were not materially changed yesterday. No. 1 eggs were scarce and firm and off grades week. Poultry was In moderate sup. ply and firm. Dressed veal was easy. Butter of the various grades was In fair demand and steady In price. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: jiearings. Balances. Portland Pecttle . Tacoma Spokane 8 1.742.173 8-03 180 2.023.4.-.:! 2J0.908 200.847 21.323 720.037 4S.S40 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Hoar, Feed. Ete. Merchants Exchange, noon session. Prompt delivery. Wheat Bid. .$ .08 .U4 .!3 .02 .! Ask. Btuestern ......... Fortyfold Club , Red fife Red Russlsn Oats No. 1 white .feed .. Barley No. 1 feed Bran Shorts Futures September bluestem September fortyfold September club .... September fife .... September Russian September osts .... September barley .. September bran ... 8 1.05 1.00 . .us .00 .'Ji 23.S0 26.30 24.50 23.75 24.23 20.00 24.23 2.-..50 Bid. Ask. .05 1.04 ,04 83 U .00 .S3 23.00 23.00 23. SO ... .03 26.00 2.1.30 2.1.50 September shorts . 23.30 26.00 FLOUR Patents. 85.70 a barrel; straignta. 85: whole wheat, 83.30; graham, 83.25. . MILLFEED Spot prlcea: Bran. 827 per ton; shorts. 823; rolled barley. 827. tow 828 50. CORN Whole, $38 per ton, cracked, 139 per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $ld917: Valley timothy. $15; alfalfa. 812.6013.o0. Fruits ana Vegetables. rocal jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. Valencia. 14 94.23 per box: lemons. 33.60 O4-50 per box; bananas, bo per pound; grapefruit. California. 3.30; pineapples, 6tT0 per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. Oregon, 150 20c; artichokes. 00c oer dozen; tomatoes. 30073c box; cabbage. llc per pouna. head lettuce. 81 per crate: beans. 2ttfJa per pound; gteen corn. 20c per dozen; garlic, 10 7 toe per pound. m. GREEN FRUITS Csntaloupcs, 81.500 2.23 per crate; apricots. 90c & 1 1 per box; peaches. 50t60c per box; watermelons. 1 V ulc per pound, pluuia, 75ey81 per box. new apples, astrachan, 75c rj Jt; gravenstein, l.r.01.75 per box; pears, 81-50 per box; grapes. 8l.5Uu!2 Per crate. . POTATOES New, 73 85c per sack. ONIONS 73c per lacs. Dairy and Couatry Produce. Locsl Jobbing quotations: EGGS Oregon ranch, buying prices: No. 1 24c; No. 2, TOc; No. 3, 15c per dozen. Jobbing price: No. 1. 26c per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 13Viyl4c; springs. 17e: turkeys. 18018c; ducks, 8012c; geese, 8 6 10c. ' BUTTER City creamery cabea, extras, 27c; firsts. 25c; seconds, 24c; prints and ..rr.n, extra; butterfat. No. 1. 28c: sec ond grade. 2c less; country creamery cubes. 20 v 2.1c cur.ESE Oreron triolets. Jobbers buying price, 18 o per pound f, o. b. dock, Port land; young Americas, nas pr VEAL Fancy. 1212Hc per round. PORK Block. 9Vis per pound? Staple Groceries. Locsl Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River 1-pound tails. 2.80 per dozen; H -pound flats, gl.su. l-P0Una IlStS, WU, aimbs. piun, - alia. 81.05. HONEY Choice, 83.25 per case. k.'1-To walnut. oer oound: Bra zil nuta. 15c; filberts, 14924c; almonds, IS fl2e: neanuts. ec: eocoanuis. l per .. pecans, 18ty20c; chestnuts. 10c BEANS Small white. 6.70c; large white, 5"Ac: Lima. 5"c: bayou, 6.60c; plnka. 4.80c. SUGAR Fruit and berry. 86.60; beet, 88.40; extra C, 88.10; powdered In barrels, 86.83; cubes, barrels, 17. o . r r rtvttmiiated- SIS.Bo per ton: half- grounds. 100s. $lu.53 per ton; 60s. 811-80 per ton; dairy. 814 per ton. RICE: Southern head. 646c: broken, 4c per pound; Japan style, SStto. DRIED rKllia piiiea, ou apricots 13013c; peacnea, c; prunes, nai lana. 889c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; un bleached Sultanas. 7V4c; seeded. 9c; dates. Persian. 10c per pouna; laru. 4i. per ouj.. currants, 8012c Hops, WooL Hides, Etc. HOPS 1015 contracts, 13c; 1814 crop, 14?iTT?Eft'salte1d3Chldes, 1514c; salted kip. 16c- salted calf. 18c; green hides, 14c; green kip. lc; green calf. 18c: dry hides, 25c; dry "woioL Esstern Oregon, medium, 254 28 He; Esstern Oregon, fine, 18021 fcc; Val ley. 26 0 3UC. MOH AIR New clip. 80031a per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 4o per ""pETS Dry long-wooled pelts. ISHc; dry, short-wooled pelts. 11 He; dry shearlings, each. 10015c; salted shearlings, each, 160 23c; dry goat, long hair. each. 17c; dry goat, shearlings, each. 100 20c; salted long- wooloa peiu. Provisions. HAMS AH sliee, choice. 20c; standard, lSVie: skinned. 150 ISc; picnics, 12c; cottage roll, lest; boueo, iiojm. BACON Fancy. siBuua.ru, w 23c: choice. 17H022C. . rnv bit.t Short, clear backs. 12H013c; axporta, 18M,014iic; plates.- 11012Vc JlitU A ICrGV DUl .D." .ww-w. . standard. 11c: compound. 6VtC BARREL GOODS Mesa beef. 824: plate beef. 825; brisket pork. 82S.30; tripe, 810.30 01L3U; tongues. 630. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, lOc; special drama or bar rels. 18-ic: cases. nBjc. distillate drama. 71c; cases, Jc; napnina, drums, 11c; cases. 18c LINSEED Oil -w. oarrexs, i-c; cases. 77c. boiled, barrels. 74o; Dolled, cases, 79c . .... TURPENTINE in tanas, oic; in caawv. 68c; 10-caae iota lc less. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Aug. . Copper quiet. Elec trolytic 18.23018.50c. Ii-un steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin firm, 13.300 85.75c , The meiai exenange quoieu ia unorcu at 8.10c. Spelter not quoieu. IIET EARNINGS GROW Railroads of Country Show 15 Per Cent Increase. . STOCKS IN BETTER DEMAND War Contract Shares Begin An other Upward Swing In Wall Street larket; Industrials Re flect Better Trade Reports. NEW YORK. Auo-. 3. An advance of un usual breadth occurred today In the stock market, and although quotations were below the days best at the close, net changes showed an upturun of good proportions, spread well over the list. It could not be fairly said that the ad vances represented a decided change in speculative sentiment or that it was in response to any new development of weight. It aooarentlv derived Its imnetus from the same sort of speculation that brought about last week's remarkable rise. Trading was heavy throughout the morning, but In the later hours the market became quiet. The marking up of quotations began In the war shsres. Bethlehem Steel was ont id 17 points, to 275, equaling Its high record, snd In a few other instances new top figures were reacned. The disnlav of streneth made by the war stocks stimulated buying elsewhere ana soon tno wnoie market was rising, in mo reaction. Bethlehem Steel fell back seven points. Total Sales were 710,000 shares. OH shares made a particularly gooa snow ing, cn the advance In oil prices. Fer tilizers, motors and various other Industrials showed an Increased demand, responding to optimistic trade reports. The breadth of the movement In the rail road stocks was one of the most significant develoDments of the day. reflecting the Im proving exhibits of esrnlngs. Net earnings or the railroads ot tne country in juno Increased by about 13 per cent over the previous year. Union Pacific's gain In net revenue for June was 81:13.000. For the year ended June 30 Union Pacific, according to its preliminary statement. Issued loaay, earned 10.98 tier cent on the common stock. as compared with 13.10 In the preceding fiscal year. The net surplus was 6,bi0,uuu, a decrease of 82,704,000. Bonds were firm. International Mercan tile. Murine 4Us and Rock Island debent ures were especially strong. Total sales, nar value. X2.730.000. United Statea- bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK Sales. Alaska gold 2,700 Am Beet Sugar.. 20 American Can ..28,800 Am Smlt & Rfg. 5,600 do pfd . 200 Am Sugar Refg. . 400 Am Tel & Tel.. 6U0 Am Tob 200 Anaa.nda Min'g. 9,700 Atchison 3,600 Bait & Ohio 10,400 Brook Rap Trst. 1.S00 Cal Petroleum .. 7.000. Can Pacific . . . .' 4,300 Cen Leather 1,40 Ches Ohio . . . 3.6(10 Chi Gt West'n 800 Chi Mil & St PI. 2,210 Chi & Northwstn . 000 Chino Copper ... 2.700 Colo Fuel 4 Iron 6,300 Colo & Southern D St R Grande do pfd QUOTATIONS. . Closing High. Low. bid. 3414 334 33 67 06?4 57 61H 584 50 80 79'A 80 107 J60 106 109 108, 108 122?4 122 121(4 226 225 223 71 70 70 10214 10114 101 81 80 8(1 88 86 86 16 14 1S 146 145 145 42 41 41 42. 41 42 12 11 11 82 82 82 124 123 123 46 45 45 41 89 30 14 4 7 20 27 OT li OT SI. Distillers' Sec... 6.300 Erie 13,400 Gen Electric .... bOO Gt North pfd 1,700 Gt Nor Ore ctfs. 7,600 28 113 J- -11- 118 118 118 42 41 41 ., 1 at Q Gughra Ex ... Illinois Ceu. Interbg-Mt pfd. 1,800 1,000 104T4 76 HA Si 103 103 OOU 7KU Inspira'n Copper. 13,000 Inter Harvester.. 5.300 38 33 106 103 104 K O Southern .. 1.000 Lehigh VaL 3.500 Tjtiil, A ISJnMh . . 25 24 24 144 143 143 109 V. Max Petroleum .26.300 80 754 Miami Copper .. 1.000 264 26 hi Mo Kan Tex . 6O0 614 6 Mo Pacific 2,500 Sis 214 7i 26 6 2 118 64 14 00 National Biscuit National Lead .. 3,100 Nev Copper .... 1,100 N Y Central . . .10,800 63 15 64 14 89 00 64 N Y N H & Hrfd 3,100 64 O i tu 105 105 105 1n;u 63 Norfk West 500 Nor Pacific Pacific Mall Pac Tel A Tel.. Pennsylvania . . Pull. Pal. Car... 8.800 ' "1.800 88 30 35 20 107 160 107 107 Ray Con Copper 3.500 i'o - '9 1.-.0. 4N'! 140 23 Readme- .25,700 Rep Iron & Steel 16 000 Rock Island Co Rock Island pfd St. L & S F 2 ptd 200 Southern Pac... 4.000 Southern R V . . . . . 2.100 44 43. 43 44 8 88 14 39 5 81 14 380 5 87 . 14 38 Tennessee Copper 3,100 Texas Company.. 4.SO0 lol SAW 130 120 1211 un v. 142 130 Ijnlon pac Union Pac pfd., .22.000 !.77.700 . 2.3U0 . 5,000 '. ' "966 . 481 U S Steel V B Steel pfd.. 08 67 874 11U 111 lll'i Utah Copper... Wabash pfd uo 66 66 Western Union . 70 69 60 Westi'e Elec... 113 4 Si 111 111 Mont Power.... 200 Crucible Bteei. ..Z7.1UO Total shares for the 75 70 ' 71 day 710.000. BONDS. U S ref 2s reg.. 07No Pac 3s 62 do coupon.... 87 Pac T & T 3s... 07 U S 3s reg 100!Penn con 4s.... 152 do coupon lOO.So Pac ref 4s.... 84 U S 4s reg 109 l"n Pac cv 4s.'. .beS do coupon. ... 'U a teei os. . .Diuzg NYC gen 3s.l03!So Pac cv 5s... 88 So Pac 4s 80 I Boston BOSTON, Aug. Closing Mining. 3. Closing quotations Allouez Am Z. L A Sm.. Ariz Com Cal A Hecla 84 No Butte 55OId Dom 8 lOsceola .570Oulncy 64 shannon 18 ISiPerlor 56 Sup A Bos Min. 13 jTamarack 9 U S Sm R A M. 30 52 80 88 8 27 2 46 41 46 12 61 & 0S Cal & Ariz Centennial C R Con Co. ... E Butte Cop M. . Franklin 3ranby Con 84 40 do pfd Jreene cananoa. Isle Roy (cop) . . Irtah Con.. 27'Winon Kerr Lake Lake Copper.... Mohawk Nip Mines 4 Wolverine . . 14 73 5 Butte & Sup. Money,- Exchange, Etc, NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Mercantile paper 314 41 3 Per cent. Sterling Sixty-day bills, 14.7125; demand. 84.76; cables, 84.7675. nsr silver nnu Mexican dollars 38 5-8c. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm. Time loans steady: 60 days 2 per cent; 80 days 23 per cent; six months 3 per cent. Call monev steadv. hlch 2 per cent: low H4 per cent: ruling rate 1 per cent; last loan 2 per cent; closing bid 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. Sterling 60 days 84.71; cables 84.77. IX5NDON, Aug. 3. Bar silver 22 7-16d per ounce. Monev 4f4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills 5 per cent; three months 53-5 per cent Stocks Firm at London. LONDON. Aug. 8. American securities on the stock market opened firm. Union Pa cific and United States Steel were active leadera throughout the session. The closing was firm. SAJf" FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS. Prices Current In the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Ete.- 6 AN" FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. Butter Fresh extras. 27c; prime firsts. 25 c. Eggs Fresh extras. 31 c; pullets. 24c. Cheess New, 8 13c; Young Americas, ll&12c; Oregons, 13?14c Vegetables Summer squash, 3560c; string and wax beans, lj2c; llmas. 22c; tomatoes 20G50c: cucumbers. 83ft'30c. Onions Red. 25'33c; yellow, 4053c. Fruit Lemons, S2&3.25; off grades. 75cQ 1 Kiv s-ranefrult. 82. iSfi 3.50: oranges. $30 4: bananas, Hawaiian. 7jcj 81.50; pineapples. Hawaiian. SlO'Z.ou: apples, Aiexanaers, 00:01 86c: Gravensteln. 65c6 81.10. Potatoes Delta, 751 90c: sweets. 36f8c. Receipts Flour 2220 quarters; barley 519 ctls; potatoes. 6255 sacks; hay 171 tons. Coffee Futures, vfiu vnov Aug 8. Tha market for coffee futures was rather more active today, and after opening at a decline of 1 point to an advance of one point, prices eased off under scattering liquidation, which seemed to be inspired by talk of larger of ferings tram nrnzn. lucrrasiiiK tws 111 the primary markets, snd the continued sbeence of fresh news with reference to Brazlllsn plans for financing the crop. The close was 5 to 7 points net lower. Sales 12.500 August. 652c; September. 6.51c; October 6.52c; November, 8.53c: December. 6.34c; January, .58c; February, 6.64c; The First National Bank OF PORTLAND, OREGON offers you excellent facilities, uniform courtesy, careful, attentive service and safety for your funds. - We cordially invite your business. Capital and Surplus March. 6.68c; April. 6.73c; May, 6.78o; June, 6.83c: July, 6.88c. Spot, easy; Rio No. 7, 7e: Santos No. 4. y 1. c ;. sanxos s were repwnru vv ut tering In the cost freight market at 8.70c. English credits and Rio 7s at 7.10c. Rio exchange was d lower. MUrels prices un changed at Rio, but 100 rels lower at Santos. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., Aug. 3. Turpentine firm. 384c; sales 548; shipments, 146; re ceipts, 868; stock, 24,023. Rosin firm; sales. 65S; receipts, 2482; shipments. 1824; stock, 59,828. Quote: AB. 82.80; CD, 82-90 3 E, 33.05; F. 83.05: G. $3.103.16; H, 83.12 3.20; I. 83.130 3.20: K, 83 45: M, 84.03; N. 84.00; WG. 85.80; WW. 85.80. Dulnth Linseed Market. DTJLTJTH. Aug. 8. Llneeed cash, $1.59; September, 81-60; December. $1.61. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 3. Spot cotton steady. Middling uplande, 0.25c. Sales. 65 bales. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Evaporated apples quiet. Prunes steady. ' EXPORHtiEISSLOW CURTAILMENT OF FOREIGN DE- MAXTJ WEAKENS WHEAT. Market Off Half to Three-quartern In Spite of Reports of Spread of Black Wheat Rust. CHICAGO, Aug.-3. Curtailment of export demand finally provea more iuu today to reports inai wneai "s " rlou3lv threatened by black rust. The mar ket closed unsettled. to 4 of a cent un j i .. . .li., . n finlahfd unchanged to 4 cent off. oats up to 2 cents and provisions aown o w ,i vz ucuvo. n, i- ..... in ha n rr n n i n fast rear Fargo, N. L., caused wheat prices to bulge for a while, but the effect had entirely worn oft by midday. After that . . . a ... r . v. mark.t was aharnly ms icuucui. v. ...w . downward. Influenced somewhat by warmer temperatures in me usauwa " i . tr-nwt i.orl norasloned alarm The hand-to-mouth policy of exporters leu the market In the end at almost the lowest point of the day. j. -. . K . i,.t -p a V n p rl with wheat Oats ran up In value because of many complaints of sprouting shocks ana m weather delays to cutting and threshing. Larser warehouse stocks here than ex- , j . v. - m.rkpt heaW. pecieo. umuw tiio - - Sentiment was rendered still more beansn by the prospect ot a connnueo uumms -of neutral shipments In the war one. Leading futures ranged aa follows: WHEAT. Open. ..1.06H .. 1.08 High. $1.0S4 1.095s Low. $1.06 M 1.07 Close. 81.06". 1.07 Sept. Deo. CORN. Sept. . Dec . .744 .634 .75 .64 .744 .63V: .744 .61 OATS. Sept. Dec- .294 .40i .41 .394 .40 .394 .40 !4 -4U MESS PORK. Sept. Oct. .13.85 .14.02 33.87 13.47 13.65 13.78 14.02 13.65 LARD. 8.10 8.17 Sept. Oct. 8.05 8.10 8.00 8.10 8.07 8.13 SHORT RIBS. Sept . . 9 45 9 45 . 9.25 9.27 9.20 Oct Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red , , , , Iff. 1 1 7M 81.12 1.18 14: No. 2 Corn No. 2 yellow, 81814c: No. 4 yel low, 80S04c; No. 4 white, 79H80c Rye No. 2, $1.04. Barley 70 78c. Timothy 5.5036.75. Clovei- 88-50W13.25. Primary receipts Wheat. 9S7.00O vs. 1 610 000 bushels: corn, 6S1.OO0 vs. 434,000 bushels: oats. 549.000 vs. 2.434,000 bushel Shipments Wheat, 796,000 vs. 1.567.000 bushels; corn. 274.000 vs. 314,000 bushels; oats 318,000 vs. 519.000 bushels. Clearances Wheat. 78,000 bushels; corn, 104,000 bushels; oats, 40,000 bushels; flour, 41,000 barrels Foreign Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 8. Cash wheat un changed to 4d lower; corn unchanged to Id higher. Minneapolis Grain Sfarket. ' MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 8 Wheat Septem ber. 81.06-4; December. ,1.06 V4 : No. : 1 hard Ili7"i: No. 1- Northern. 81.3114 1.47 14 ; No 2 Northern. $1.2SV41.45",. Flax. 81.6oV4i81.62Vt. Eastern Markets. DULUTH. Aug. 3. Wheat closed: Sep tember, 8L08V4 bid;December, 1.07 bid. WINNIPEG. Aug. S. Wheat closed: Oc tober. 81-05V4: December. $1.05 bid; May, S1.11V4. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 3. Wheat closed: September, $1.03 V4 ; December, 31.04 V4. ST LOUIS, Aug. 3. Wheat closed: Sep tember, 8 1-04 hid; December, 81.064 bid. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. Spot quota tlonsWalla. $1.751.7V4 1 rud Russian, 81 784 fflil.SO; Turkey red. 81.8501.90; blue stem. 81.90 1.95; feed barley. $1.22 V4 1.25; white oats, 8L48 f L47V4 ; bran. $26.60 27.60; middlings, $3233; shorts, $27.50 28.50. Call board Barley, Deoember $1.2 . Puget Sound Grain Markets. turkey red, 89c; fortyfold, 06c; club, Ojc; fife, 02c; red Russian, 01c: barley. $25 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 13; oats. 2; barley. 2; hay, 11; flour. 15. TA.COM A. Aug. - 3. Wheat Blueetem. . r.- - . s O-.n. li.K U1,-- rori flfA. 81c: Car receipts Wheat, '23; barley. 1; n a y, a. TRAVELERS' ;nuE. - O..W. R. & N. Steamer Service Steamer T. J. POTTER leaves Ash-street dOCK V t . 111. aany coimuaj , ' " ' day only. 10 P. M. No service Sunday or Monday. Arrives Megler 7:30 A. M., making 1 j hoh frnln Stnrt. at AS- torta on going trip. Returning, leaves Meg ler U A. . uany tuuj . onlv 9 P. M. No service Monday or Tuesday. Steamer HASSALO leaves 8:30 A. M. dally exceDt Saturday and Sunday; Saturday only. J f . SJ., I OT .I W Ik 1 U i. . j . . , . . . r, . leaves Megler 3:80 P. M. dally except Satur- Uay BaO u 11 un.' ' "-" " , J I " o r, . , Steamer babi ioi . , dally except Sunday for ASTORIA and way points. neiunws, - - Astorla 7 A. M. dally ex cept bunuay. Tlcketa and reservations at O.-W. R. A N. (Union Paclflo System) City Ticket Office. Washington at 3a. before 6:30 P. M. : after thnt hour at Ash-street dock. Phones Broadway 4500, A 612L SAN FRANCISCO theNew Way On account of heavy bookings. riiiA to erreat pooularity ot tbe Twin palaces. r SS (Kr.r i iuit niM. ca vawthFRV PaVriFIT- Only 16 houra at sea between Kan rironniRco ann roiuauu EARLY RESERVATIONS Ars Imperative to avoid disappointment. Sailings every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Stmr. train from North Bank depot 9:30 A. M. FREIGHT SERVICE OX EXPRESS TIME. NORTH BANK TICKET OFFICE. 5th and stark Phones Udvry. 920, A 671. $3,500,000 The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Cos imerclal Letters ef Credit Iaaaed. Eicnssrs mm Louden. Englaad. Uonght an( gol. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sta. F. C M ALP AS. Manager. TRAVELERS' GtTDB. The Cost Is Less g All the Way by Water m No Chance Ea Route If You Travel Vln "THE THRU LINE" STEAMSHIP ELDER Sails at 6 P. M. Wednesday, Auirust 4. First Class. Including; Meals and Berth. San Francisco, $12.00 Santa Barbara, $20.00 Los Angeles. . .$20.35 San Diego $22.00 COOSBAY.EUREKA and San Francisco S. S. SANTA CLARA " Sails Monday, Aug. 9, 6 P. M. Ticket Office 122 A Third St. I Phones Main 1314, A 1314. H San Francisco Los Angeles Without Change En Ronte The IIIst. Clean, Comfortable, IJIeituntiy .Appointed, Seattolnsr Steamship S. S. BEAVER Sails From Ainavrorth Dock A. M. AUGUST 5 100 Golden Miles on Columbia River. All Rates Include Bertha and Meals. Table and Service Unexcelled. The San Francisco Portland S. 8. Co.. Third and Washington Streets (with O.-W. 11. A N. Co,). Tel. Broad way 4500, A iiVtU FRENCH LINE Compagnie General Tranaatlantlque. rOSTAI, SERVICE. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ROCHAMBEAU ...Aug. 14, 3 P. M. LA TOURAINE . . .Aug, 21, '3 P. M. CHICAGO .Aug, 28, 3 P. M. ESPAGNE Sept. 4, 3 P. M. FOR INFORMATION APPLY C. v . stinger, ou mu i , -,.-.. 255 Morrison st.j K. K. Garrison, C. M. A w. P. Ry.; DorKy B. Smithy 118 ad St. 1.. t. Haird. luu aa si.- n. ington St.; North Bank Rtiad. 5th and Stark I.?: . v si Si..-i.rlund. 3d and Washington Bt!; K." B. iulf.v. VI 3d st Portland, Freight and Passenger STEAM t-Kri TO THK IA1XE9 and Way Landings. "BAILEY GATZERT" Leaves Portland daily at 7 A. M. except Sunday and Monday. Sunday excursions to Cascade Locks leave A- M. "DALLES CITY" Leaves Portland Tuesday. Ihursdar ar.l Sunday at 8:30 A. M. . Sunday Cascade Locks Excursion L Fare to The Dalles and Return ft. ALDER-ST. IJOCK. PORTLAND). Phones Main 914, A G112. American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Express Freight Service. C O. Kennedy Art., x.o Stark St.. Portland- AUSTRALIA MEW ZEALAND AND bOUTU BEAU. Regular, through sailing for Sydney via Tahiti and Wellington from San Francisco. August 18. September 13. October 13. and every 28 days. Send tor pamhlet. Union steamship Co., oi New Zealand, Ltd. Office Market street. 6am f-ranctsco, r local t. S. and R. B. meats, COOS BAY LINE Steamer Breakwater Sails From Alnsnorth Ilock. Portland, every Thuraday at 8 A. M. Freight and Ticket Office. Alosnorlh nook. Phones Main 3600, A 2333. City Ticket Office. HO 6th St. Phones Marshall 4C,00, A 8131. POKTLANU Tc COOS BAY S. S. LINK. 2 Betweea