t THE MORNING OREGOXTAX, WEDNESDAT, OCTOBER 27, 1915. 17 FANCY FISH WANTED Export Inquiries, for Best Grade of Salmon. DEMAND IS BROADENING Great Britain Heretofore Has Taken Only Medium Quality or Canned Fish Eastern Trade Good and Pack AVill Clean Vp. The strong export demand la the feature of the salmon market Domestic trade has been good all the season, and with foreign business Increasing the situation Is entirely satisfactory at this end. and there Is every prospect that the pack will be entirely cleaned up. European orders heretofore this season have been for medium grades, and a large quantity of Alaska reds and silversides has been disposed of. Now the London trade is becoming Interested In fancy Columbia River chinooks, an inquiry of this kind h a vin g been received yesterday. The British steamer City of Corinth, now loading on the Sound, will reach Portland the latter part of the week, and will take on between 500 and 10,000 cases of salmon here for London. The steamer Tamplco, which left down the river last night, car ried J 50 tons of salmon for west coast points. The steamer Yucatan will reach Astoria in a few days with about 36.0O0 cases of JK laska fiuh, and the steamer Despatch Is also due there from Alaska with a salmon cargo. All the Portland salmon ships are now In. Kastern salmon orders are also increasing, a new development of the trade being the booking of new business with Boston. A mill heavier tonnage could no doubt be disposed of but for the interruption of Pan ama Canal traffic. The blockading of the canal and the congestion of freight at Gal veston has Wt the Kastern markets lightly upplied. and some grades of salmon are practically unavailable there. The total shipments of canned salmon y land and sea from American ports for the present year up to September 1 were 2.7.705, as compared with a total of 1,801, .for tho same period last ye ax. Inas much as a largo percentags of the Alaska pack for this year had not readied San Francisco by September 1, this season, the packers expect that more recent shipments will show a still greater Increase over the j shipments that were mado last year. In the first part of the year, before the cur- i rent season's pack began to move, " Puget Sound exported 8r0.00i cases of salmon to Great Britain, double the Quantity exported to that country last year. Taken altogether, this is going to be a ! great year for salmon consumption. .Scarcity of all kinds of fresh meat supplies in Amer- lean markets is opening an opportunity to j canned fish packers that have never pre- I viously been extended to them. An expert j In I his line says: f I ."There was never a time In tho history i of this country when fish products could bo offered to better advantage to the public than -now. There Is a shortage of 15,0u0, ftno cattle, and if all the calves were saved Jrom now on It would tako four years to catch up tho supply and we cannot possibly kefp nil the calves, "More fish will therefore have to be used taf a number of years than ever before." WHEAT TKAXK IS AT STANDSTILL ; No Business Reported in Local or Country Markets. Wheat business, both locally and In the i interior, is un a much reduced scale. The present tonnage situation amounts prac tically to on embargo, and when offers are mado for wheat they aro on a descending scale. Bids at tho Merchants' Exchange lor October and November delivery were lowered 1 to cents, and December bids were 1 li to 4 cents under those of the preceding day. No sales were posted. Tho coarse grains were also neglected. November oats bids were reduced -3 cents and December bids raised cents. October oaltj and all deliveries of barley were un changed. The European visible wheat supply In creased 604.U0O bushels In the past week. The Canadian visible wheat supply increased -,7t7,000 bushels and the oats supply In creased 68-. 000 bushels. In hia International wheat review Broom hall says of tho Kuropcan market: "Tho market during the week has ruled firm, purely affected by supply and de mand. Largo American shipments have checked the advance, but previous deficit served to minimize this influence, and tliu market is waiting to sec tho volume of further shipments. It must be emphasized that the scarcity of American offers and the disappoint men t in native movement has created a demand not anticipated, and the recent unfavorable political condition has further augmented this. "It is expected that American primary receipts will increase, as the weather is bet ter and It U believed that American hold ers may find marketing conditions less l'a- orable for forward position, as JCuropean native wheat Is now becoming more plentiful, tho French government has requisitioned na tive wheat and Imposed a duty. Then, again, Australian Is now being offered, and, although the possibility of their shipping is remote, still this, together with the ap proaching Argentine harvest, is believed will have a somewhat depressing effect on values. "ft Is only fair to mention that many weeks must elapse before either Argentine or Australian wheat arrives at European centers," Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by tho Merchants' Exchange as follow s; "Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. liay. rortland, Tuesday. J lti 1 itf l car aeo bu lti o 7 i--Mison to date. .. . SO'.U "."( 4?. ?$. Tear ago M'JS otij UoU 84: 7s Tatonia. Monday.. .U :; 20 liar ago L ... 4 ;;i Reason to date. . . .IlTu 1 7i ... 17(j y."3 "Near ago ot.. 17 ... 116! 1430 J-eattle. Monday... J-IO 7 ft j;i 47 Year ago '.17 tJ 5 5 41 iStviiion to date. . . .:i.V.O ti!.:S S4.1 44U 174-.I Year ago ;ii6a ;;4 ti-L 1706 TRA1E MOPKItATK IX HOI MARKET Buying in Oregon and Washington, but No Bu!uics in California. A moderate amount of business Is passing in the hop market, but tho trado is by no means as active as usual at this time of year. Sales of 700 or SoO bales were reported yesterday, with the largest trad ing in tho Woodburn section, where -00 to oOO bales changed hands. Among the lots reported sold were those of Sweeney Bros., Kumage, Werner and Ball Weber. Louis Lachmund bought the liong lot of bules at Salem- at JO cents, P3 bales Jrom John McKay at 10 cents, -;t bales fnom Stanley McKay at Sa cents and 4S bales from Carl Meier, of Forest Grove, at C cents. T. A. Livesley & Co. paid 10 cents for the Huddleson crop of : bales at Sil erton and 11 cents for the Theil crop at 1 oncalla. Two lots of Takimas, of 160 and 50 bales, were sold at S and 8 cents. A California letter said that not a single offer had been made yet on the Sacramento crop of 78.000 bales raised this year. Beer sales In the Vnited States for the im-nth of September were G.603.06;! barrels, as against f. $47. 076 barrels for Septem ber. 1014. For the four Summer beer sell ing months of June, July. August and Sep tember the aalea have been -'.S.4.1'25 bar rels less than In tho corresponding period Ust year. Total beer sales In the United States 'for the year ending August 31, 1015, w -ro oS.?7,663 barrels, a decrease of 6.;'J3, S7 barrels, as compared with the preceding year; or a loss of almost 10 per cent. Fruit Trade 1 Quiet. Fresh fruit receipts during the day woxa light, but supplies on th street were suf ficient for the quiet trade. Apples are moving out in a fair way with the demand chiefly font medium-priced grades. Cali fornia vegetables cleaned op well. Country Produce Supply Ample. The poultry and dressed meat markets were well supplied yesterday and the de mand was fair. Prices w ere unchanged from the preceding day. Egg were firm at former quotations and butter was steady. Gasoline Advances Again. An advance of one cent a gallon was an nounced yesterday in gasoline, motor spirit, engine distillate and naptha. The new wholesale price of gasoline In bulk is 14' cents and in cases, Ul cents. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland 2,07(343 L'8a.301 Seattle l,doZ,26 ll7,0'-'9 Tacoma 58.719 30,S&.j Spokano - . . d4,&9 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor, Feed. Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session. October delivery. Wheat Bid. Ask. Biueatem .91 ( -9H Forty-fold 90 .94 Club xs .91 Red flfo s." .90 Ked Russian ............. ,x& .90 Oats No 1 white feed 24.00 25.00 Barley . No. 1 feed 24.30 Brewing 7.it Bran lil.OO 22. 50 Shorts 22.00 13.50 Futures November bluestem 91 .934 December bluestem .9i -91,a November forty-fold 90A .93 i3 December forty-fold M .14 November club . .fc9 .91 Dpcemaer club , -R6 .93 November fife S . .9 Dece m ber fife s 5 .90 November Russian & l& .90 December Russian ........ .sr .S3 November oats 24.50 25.5 December oats 24.7i 2.". 50 November barley, feed .... 26.50 27.50 December barley, feed .... 26. 5u 27. a0 November barley, brewing. 27.50 29.00 December barley, brewing. 2 7.50 29.00 November bran 21.no I' 3 .00 December bran 21.00 23.00 November .shorts 22.00 23.50 December shorts 22.00 23.50 FLOUR Patents, $4.80 er barrel; straights, $4.304.60; exports, $4.10; wuole wheat, $"; graham, $4.80. M1LLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $24 per ton; shorts. $2S; rolled barley, $29()30. CORN Whole. $37.50 per ton; cracked. $38.50 per ton, HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $1516; Valley timothy. $1213; alfalfa, $12.50 13.G0; cheat, $b10; oats and vetch, $U? 12. Fruits and Vegetables. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, Valencia, $3.50 & 3. 75 per box; lemons, $2.:i5&4.50 per box; bananas, Cc per pound; pineapples, 4j)6c per pound; grape fruit. $S.2507. VEGETABLES ArtichoKes. 7000 per dozen; tomatoes, 3Og40c per box; cabbage, la per pound; garlic 15a per pound; pep pers. 4fe5c per pound; eggplant, 4390c per pound; sprouts, 8pl0c per pound; horse rad ish. lOo ter nound : cauliflower. 90cl? Ft. 20; celery, 60T0c per dozen; beans. bjjt 10c. GREEV FRUITS Annies. 75c 0 1.75 ner box; pears. Sl(rL65 oer box: cranes. S5cft $1.35 per crate; casabas, 1 g per pound; cranberries, $0.50&10 per barrel. POTATOES Oregon, Ho'&Wc; Yakima, ft per sack; sweets, $L&0&2 per hundred. UMO.NS OreeoiL Huvine nrice. SI. 25 f. o. b. shipping point. Dairy and Country Traduce. Lceal Jobbing quotations: EGCiS Oreecn ranch, buyinjr prices: Ko. 1. 30c; Ko. 30c; Ho. 3, -Oo per dozen. Jobbing prices; No 1, 38 40c FUULTIiy Hens, la&i J4c; Bprlnes. 330 lie; turkeys, 17 wlSc; ducks, white, 1315c; colored, lorHc; geese, S&lOc clttek City creamery cubes, extras. selling at 31 Vi-c; firsts, 20c; prints and car tons, extra, prices paiu to producers: coun try creamery, 22&2&ic, according to quality; butteri'at, premium Quality. 33c; No. x aver age quality. 31c; No. 2, 2Uc CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers buy in a price, 14c per pound L o. b. dock Portland; loiing Americas, joc per pound. VEAL Fancy. 9 (jilOc per pound. I'O It K. .Block, S -z c per pound. Stuple tiroceries. Local jobbing quotation: SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2.30 per dozen; one-half flats, S1.&0; l-pound tlats, $ju; Alaska pink, l-pound talis, S5c flONEY Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 10-4c; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 16(g) 18c; almonds, lU? 22c; peanuts. 6c; cocoanuts, 1 per uo- m; pecans, 19 20c; chestnuts, 10c BEANS Small white, 5.05c; large white. 5c; lima, Oic; bayou, 5.00c; pink. 4.b5c COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 1433c SUGAR Fruit and berry, $0.10; beet, t; extra C, $5.00; powdered. In barrels, $$.3&; cubes, barrels. $0.50. SALT Granulated. 915.50 per ton; halt grounds, 100s, 10.50 per ton; 50s, U.50 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. KICK Southern head, 50 6 4c per pound; proKen, 4c; japan style. 4 woe. DKW3D FRUITS At pies, 8c. per pound; apricots, 1315c; peaches. 8c; prunes, Ital ians, 8Sc; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; un. bleached Sultanas, 7c; seeded, 9c; datez, Persiun. 10c per pound; fard, S1.C5 per box; currants, 8tfl2c; figs. 50 0-ounce, 2; .0 4-ounce. $2.25; 36 10-ounce. $2.40; 12 10- ounce. boa duik, write, t8c; black, tie. Hops. Wool, Hides.' Etc. HOPS 1915 crop. 8llc per nound. HIDES Salted nides 15c; salted kip, 15c; saitta can, aoc; green niaes, green kip, 15c; green calf, ISo; dry bides, 25c; dry calf, 7c WOOL Eastern Oregon, lS2tc; Valley, 27ji'2Sc; Fall lambs wool, 21 25c MOHAIR Oregon. 2730c per pound. CASOARA BAKK Old and new, i-V0 4c per pjund. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 15 He; dry short-wooled pelts, llac; dry shearlings. 10 015c each; salted shearlings, 15025c each; dry goat, long hair, 13c each; dry goat shearlings, iuojjoc each: salted lonz wooled pelts. September, 75c $1.25 eacn. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, "0c; standard, ISHc; skinned, 1 5 0 18 c ; picnics, 10 c; cyiicisw run, o.oc, u.iiu, i t iq-sc. BACON Fancy. 2!ttlc; standard. 240 25c ; choice. 18 V 22c. DRY SALT Short, clear backs, 12014c; exports, 11 Vs y 13c; plates, lft e 11 V-c. LARD Tierce basis, k?ttl rendered, 13c; standard. 11 He; compound, lo He BARREL GO'DS Mes beef, $21.50; plate teef, $22.50; brisket pork, $20; tripe. tiu.;;ut' ii.ov; longaea, ou. OUa. KEROSENE Water white drums, barrels or tan wagons. iuc: cases. IT Vb it 20 V.c GASOLINE Bulk. 14Hc; cases, UlHc; en gine uiatintii?, urums, c; cases, ltic; nap tha, drums, 13c; cases, 20Hc. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 72c: raw caes, To ; boiled, barrels, 74c; boiled. cas, "ic TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c; in cases. 11., IUl, 1U JCbS. COBIHRATIO''S EARMXGS INCREASE No Action Taken on Common Stock liv- iUend, NEW YORK, Oct. 26. Earnings of the Uikited States Ste-1 Corporation for the quurter ended September v0 last, which had been looked forward to with great in terest in financial and other business cir cle, were announced today. They amounted to $3K.710.t44. an increase of $1.0. 760, obi over the preceding quarter, tho most favor able exhibit since tho second quarter of 1913, when earnings aggregated $1 l,i:ij,S13. The net income of ?30.O45.7al shows a gain 01 .-i.ju t owr mo preceding quarter, while the eurp'us of $1 S, 02 7,1' 4 1 indicated a gain of $9.79.59t. The regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent was declared on the preferred stock, but no action was taken toward the re sumption of common dividends, as ex pected in some quarters, although the sur plus for the quarter was almost three times in excess on such requirements. Unofficial forecasts of the earnings for tho third quarter ranged from $40,000,000 to $43,000,000. so that actual returns did not come up to these expectations. The record of the three months embraced by the state ment was one of steady growth, however, September's earnings of $14.9,:02 exceed ing tho; of August by 9J.0OO. with a gain of $l173t7lJ2 over July's returns. London - IY00I Sales. LONDON, Oct. 20. The wool auction sales were resumed today. There were S100 bales offered and the demand was spirited, Uood merinos ranged from unchanged to 5 per cent deartr. but inferiors declined 5 per rent, crossbred? were generally 5 per cent higher. Russia bought scoured merinos, Italy and America crossbred and slipes and the latter also to.k a few lots of merinos. Carfet and Kug Auction. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. Bidding was active and sales were large at the carpet and rug auction today. Carpet trado for Spring was active; cotton goods steady; yarns, firm; silks, active. WAR SHARES WEAKER Specialties Yield Under Pres sure in Stock Market. TRADE ACTIVE AND BROAD Railway Issues Generally at Higher . Level Steel Is Affected by Quarterly Statement Bonds Steady on Reduced Buying. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. Greater breadth and a generally higher price level attended today's very active market, although some of the more volatile specialties were vul nerable to pressure and yielded In large part or whole before the close. Dealings in the forenoon averaged 300,000 shares per hour, but slackened perceptibly later, only to become feverishly active again toward the close at the expense of values. The early high tendency embraced a num ber of standard rails and some of the low priced inactive shares of that group, , for example, the Wabasn, wheeling and Lake Erie, Wisconsin Central and Lake Erie k Western issues. Tranecontinentala were variablly higher, Canadian Pacific gaining almost four points, but grangers were back ward. Eriea once more led the railway division. the common 'stock being tho most active feature of the morning session, with a fur ther gain of over a point, while the first and second preferred shares were higher. specialties were intermittently strong ana weak, also he coppers, but It was noticed that larcer offerings of the war snares oc curred at recessions. Automobile Issues were inclined to ease, except the Maxwell issues. 11 of which attained new high records. iue common rose 194 to 02, the first preferred 3'i to 103 and the socond preferred 4H 10 6SH. Later, Maxwell common lost a great deal more than its gain, closing with a net loan of 4M. etniehem steel was tne neaviest or xne higher-priced specialties, at one time show ing a loss of 20 pcints at 560. but making full recovery at the close. Crucible Steel, General Electric and New York Airbrake were under the previous day's finals. united" states steel resuxnea its leaaer- shlp In the afternoon, rising almost 2 points to 8"U but losing all but half a point on of ferings. - Failure of xne directors to act on the common dividend was tn line with gen eral expectations, but the corporation's earnings of $38,710,644 was slightly under popular estimates. Total sales or stocas amounted to J.ios.wu shares. Foreign exchange made recovery from the weakness of the previous day, mainly as a result of light sales of bills. bonds were steady on a reduced volume of business. Total eales. par value, ag gregated, jj.iso.vuu. in ttea States bonus were unchanged on call. Closing &a eR. men. i.nw um. Alaska Gold 153 34 H 33 Allis-Chalmers A. 800 44'4 43H 43 Am Beet Sugar l.noo 65 44 65 Amer Can 3.f00 OS 62 63 Am Locarno ... 33.700 73 71 71 Am Sm & Refg 5,000 94 02 94 do pid 200 1 00 1 09 1 no Am Susar Hefc 00 1124 11 li 111 Am Tel fc Tel.. 7 no 12-ti 124 124 Am Tobacco. . . 1.40O 231 22S 230 Anaconda Coo. 23.700 74 7i 7B'i Atchison 3.400 3074 JtNPi 107i Bald Locomotive 16.S0O 141 13 1.1S Pa t & Ohio 4.30O 03 14 fl'jA 03 Bethlehem Steel OOO 5Sn 5tl 75 Cal Petroleum.. 1,1 0O 18 18 18 Br Rapid Transit ftOO R7 SHi M! Canadian Pac. . I1,4m 17" 171 173 Cn Leather ... 14,100 r.O r,r, T.7 Ches & Ohio.... 5.50O 58 37 57 Chi Gr West.-. Oi 13 13 13 C'ht Mil & St P. l.OOO 03 02 02 i ni & w W ZOO 131 331 31 Chi R I & P Ry r.oo 37 17 37 Chlno Copper 11,000 52 4: ro (Joio v & iron. 11:2 Bo;, r.Srii Crucible Steel . . 14,000 03 88 SO Den & Rio G do nfd IS Dis Securities.. 15.500 40 4fi 47 Erie !S4 41 rS. V.S 30 "4 tien Electric... 4.SOO . 1M iss 378S Or North pfd.. l.OOO 322 121 i 321 Or Nor Or stfs 37.2O0 51 30. r.n Oupgenheim Ex. 2,000 6S 67 67 Illinois Cen 107 3n Con Corp . 0,200 22 22 22 inspiration cop. z.eoo 4.. 44 Inter Harvester. SOO loo jos 100 K C Southern.. 7,200 20 21- 2 Lehigh Valley... 3.0OO 7S. 77 77 St Louis & Nash... 326 Mex Petroleum. 3,400 01 SS SO Miami Copper.. 32,000 35. 34 34 sn iv Ac xex pia ! J Missouri pac .. 3,100 5 4 4 Nat'l Biscuit.. . TOO 32S 327 -V 32 Nation'l Lead. . 1.40' 07 7 -scv uopper o,too i'i 10 1 . N Y Central.... 30.5OO 301 300 300 N Y, NT H & H. 31.0O0 83 R0 Sl w & western ivinii 117 il." n Northern Pac. .. 3.2oO 313 112 312 Pacific Mall 30 Pac Tel &, Tel 43 Pennsylvania .. 3.000 50 58 -r'8 run "ai tar... ion Hit jr. Ray Con Cop.. 30,700 2G 25 2: Reading 3S4 81 70 70. Kep 1 & Steel.. 7,500 ' 54 54 54 Southern Pac. .. :..rtoO 00 08 OSi Southern Rail . . 30,000 2 21 21 Studebaker Co.. l-Vfoo 3!il is:; 385 Tennessee Cop.. 6.300 4 03 3 1 Texas Co 1.2oO lfiS ! 17 union I'ac ii,m is ifi 367 uo pia ...... wr o-Ts e-Ti U S Steel 3.4itO 7 85 85 do pf -L 400 315- 313 31 3 i Utah Cop 31,300 71 70 70 western union. i.t" mi t:'1 West Klectric. . 40.100 74 73 73 ,i l ruwer. . . ...... ..... ..... : i Sen Motors 3GS Total sales for tho day, 1,165,000 shares. BONDS. U S Ref 2s reg. 07N"or pac 4s .... 02 tlo coupon ... 07Nor Pac 3 .... 65 u o as reg iui irac 't ei & j ei is do coupon ...101 Penn CTon 4s ...104 U S 4s reg ....IOO ;so Pacific Ref 4s S7 do coupon ... 100 (Union pac 4a . .85 13 Am fcmei os . ..iustia;nion Fac Jv 4S :? Atch Gen 4s ... 03JU S Steel 5a ...103 D & R G Ref 5s 55 So Pacific Cv Cs.104 AVeekly Bank Clearings. Bank clearings in the "United States for the week ending October 21, as reported to Bradstreet's. aggregate $3.211, G23.00O. against $3,070,112,000 in the previous week and $2,747,871,000 In the same week last year. Following are the returns for the past week, witn percentages or change as com pared with the same week last year: I no. New York. $3,374.000. 00 137.3 tjnicago 3i3, 7:17,000 20.2 Philadelphia 224.01 tf.ooo 43.2 Boston 237.704,000 4S.S St. Ivouis . 13. 333.000 Kansas City 8.7fi5,000 U3.0 Pittsburg 02.540, Otn) 34.1 fan Francisco , ;3.7!7,ooo 35.0 Baltimore 43.700,000 18.0 Minneapolis 33,020,000 M2.S 1 etrou 3i:.4t7.oou Cincinnati 32,100,000 34.S Cleveland 37.170.000 53.4 Los Angeles 22.440.000 3.1 New Orleans 20. 600,000 32.0 Omaha 2.i.hH).00O 21. Milwaukee 17.007.000 s. ALlanta 24.31 7. 000 73. Louisville 38.205. 0oo 61-S Seattle 34.017,000 3.0 Buffalo 13.!'.i.OOO i: St. Paul 34.157.0.(0 32.5 Portland. Or 11.013.000 S.6 Denver 13.tm3.000 15.7 Salt Lake City S.503.0t0 SO. 3 Spokane 4.010.0O0 ISO Oakland 3.654. OoO 3.4 Tacoma 2,223. 0O0 11.2 Sacramento 2. SOS. 000 3 4.8 San Diego.... 2.227,000 22.3 Decrease. Money, Kxchange. Etc. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. Mercantile paper, 3'ji3 per cent. Sterling exchange. 60-day bills, $4.5050 demand. $4.C2: cables, $4.6275. Bar silver, 48c. Mexican dollars. 37 c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, stronir. Time loans, easy. Sixty aya, 23 per cent; OO days and six months, 2 tff3 per cent. Call ir.oney .easier. "High. 2 per cent: low 1 per cent, ruitng rate, 1 per cent; last loan. - per cent; closing diu, 1 per cent offered at 2 per cent. LONDON, Oct. 26. Bar silver, 23 15-36d per ounce. Money, 3 04 per cent. Stocks Firm at London. LONDON, Oct. 26. American securities on the stock market were active, with United States Steel. Eries and Canadian Pa cific the most prominent leaders. Prices de clined at noon, but later hardened and closed firm. The Stock Exchange here will be closed Monday, November 1. All-Saints dsy. Coffee Vntures. NEW TORK, Oct. 26. After opening at a decline of 1 lb 2 points, the market for coffee futures eased off another few points on rue more active positions under torn scattering liquidation or trade selling. Offerings were light, however, and the market rallied In the- late trading on peace rumors and for eign buying, with March, selling 09 from 6.44c to 6.57c and wita the general list closing at a net advance of six to 11 points. bates, iy,.oo bags, octooer, t.oc; Novem ber, 6-4oc-; December. 6.50c; January, 6.S2o; February, 6.54c; March. 6.06c; April, 6.61c; ay. 6.c: June, e.iic; July. o.VCi August. O.S5c ; September. 0.91c. spot, steady; Rio 7a, 74c: santoe4s, He. Cost and freight offers were not numer ous, with quotations about unchanged. no exenansre was 1-1 6U lower and a de cline of 75 rela was reported In the Kio market, but Santos was unchanged. ' Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. Copper, steady. Electrolytic. lSc lron, steady and unchanged. Moral exchanges auote tin firm. 33.670 33.87c, The Metal Exchange Quotes lead offered 4.75c. Spelter not quoted. At London, lead. 24 8s 9a. Spelter, 28 10a Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Oct. 26. Turpentine, firm. 54c ; sales, 82 barrels ; receipts. 431 barrels ; snipments. 815 barrels; stock. 10.476 barrels. Rosin, firm ; sales, 1282 barrels; receipts, 1554 barrels; shipments, 773 barrels; stock, 5S.12S barrels. Quote: A. B. C, D, E. F. G, H, I, $4.75; K, $4.90; M, $3.60; N. $3. 00; WG, $6.20; WW, $6.50. HOG MARKET IS EASIER TOPS ARB 3VOT QUOTED OVER f7 AT YARDS. Receipts Contlnoe on Very Liberal Scale Light Trade in Lambs. Cattle Are Quiet. There -was a.' good supply of hogs at the yards again yesterday.' The market did not maintain the strength of the preceding day and (7 was quoted as the top for light nogs, although th. best . of offerings on hand brought only S6.SO. A few small lots of lambs were sold at $7. Cattle trade was unimportant. Jteceipto were 71 cattle. 2 calves. 887 hoes and 300 sheep, shippers were: with cattle C. Stack. Lyle, 1 car. With hogs B. T. Archer. Roosevelt. 1 car; I". B. Ferguson, Amity. 1: M. Wamebs. games. Dayton, 1; C. E. Lucke. Estacada, J: V. Bursell, Central Point, -2; H. Von Hocvenbersr. Gold Hill, 1; c. Ashpole, Med ford. 1; K. J-i. Benson, Medford. 1. with mixed load A. R. Kile. Monroe. 1 car hogs and sheep. a he days sales were as follows Wt. Price. 1 cow 12803. 3 yearlinsrs. P7 JC.00 bulls 148 3.80 S8 lambs . .. 70 7. no 1 bull KSrt n -.". a noss .... ii) b.w 6 hoes S.12 E.SM) 3 hogs 140 5.85 98 hogs 200 .10 4 hogs .... 2M 5.90 so hogs 173 6.SO 14 hogs 1(13 5.S5 68 hogs 201) B.OO 2 hogs ::2.1 S.OOils hogs 300 5.00 78 hogs .... ir.0 G.fKV 4 lambs .... 5 6.00 . nogs 1-H B.OO 21 lambs 65 7.00 & noes .... 141J u.i Current prices at the local stockvarda of the various classes of livestock are as fol lows: Cattle- Choice steers $."0fl.;r, Choice steers . .SS.50& 7.00 Medium steers Choice cows . Good cows ... Medium cows S.25.7S ... s.ooes.ii ... 4.60134.75 3.754.25 lieirers ...... ... S.&0 476.00 ... 1.0004.50 ... 4.5045.25 Bulla Stags Hogs Light Heavy ....... . .. .7."7.00 . . . 5.75 a 6.00 Sheeo ? Wethers ..... ... 4.75(06.23 . .. 4. 0005.50 . .. 5.5067.35 fc.wea ........ mt-s Oiuha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Oct. 2it. Hocrs Receipts. ??.on. 7.45: pics. &50q7.40: bulk of jut l ST -. &7.40. I Cattle Receipts. 10,500, slow. Native steers. Jti.RO 10.00; cows and heifers, $5.50 St' 7.00; Western steers, $6.OO3S.50; Texas t-hcep Receipts. 24. OOO. stronger. Tear 11n?s. $6.00ftit;.75: wethers. sr.. r.O ) n lambs, f.404i8.75. Chicago Livestock Market. Ooo. slow. "c under yesterday's average. rt.8oiSr7.95; heavy, SG.C0&7.S5; rough, St.tSO MK.SO; pica. S4.00(&'7.30. ' Cattle Receipts. 9000, weak. Native beef Bieers, j.iiuuiiu.iu; ueetorn steers, so.oo(9 K.OOr cows and heifer. t2.RAAK J.i mIvpi sniep Keceipts, ikwi. firm, wether SG.00Gr6.CO; lamhn. S6.60ia8.S5. New York Sugar Market. NEW yOl'.K. Oct. 26. Raw sugar, barely steady; centrifugal. 4.26c; molasses sugar. inc. ccrined, quiet. Sugar futures opened nuiet today. At noon prices were R to 4 points lower under scatierca llqutaauon. Drain Cannery Business Grows. IRAIX. Or.. Oct. 26, (Special.) Last week tho local cannery shipped the last car or Its season s run. consisting of beans. evercreen blackberries and rhubarb. The output this year was more , than double that of last season. Idaho Hock Being; Purchased. GENEMEB. Idaho, Oct. 26. (Special.) Hog buyers Irom Pullman, Wash., have been buylnc hogs through this section, and have shipped two carloads already and are paying o.j for market hogs. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Oct. 26. Butter, firm. Cream ery, 22H27ic. Eggs Receipts, . &61U cases, unchanged. Dnluth Linseed Markets. DTTLUTH, Oct. 26. Linseed, cash, Sl.87 GB'j..88; December, si.sa: May, si.ss. ' Dried l"rutt at New Tork.'- NEW YORK, Oct. 26. Apricots, easier. ftai&ins, nrm. Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Oct. 26. Spot cotton, quiet. Aita-upiana, m. it;, sales, loo bales. Hops at New York. NEW TORK. Oct. 26. Hops, quiet. TELEPHONE RIGHT SOUGHT System at Chelialis Declared Among Best in West. CHEHALIS, Wash., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) At yesterday's meeting of the Chehalis City Commission a franchise was read granting to Mrs. Mary E. Coffman the privilege of operating; a telephone system in this city for 20 years. Mrs. Coffman is owner of the local system, and under the manage' ment of her husband, the late J. Y. Coffman, and her son, H. C. Coffman this is the center of the most exten sive rural telephone system to be found in the est. The franchise introduced yesterday provides that 2 per cent of the gross earnings of the company will go to the city. Other conditions favorable to the city are included in the fran chise, which will be voted on at a special city election to be called for November 27. PROSECUTIONS ARE ASKED Washington Commission Announces Campaign Against False Billing. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 26. (Special.) Inauguration of a campaign to en force section .23 of the public utilities act, prohibiting false billing, has been announced by the Public Service Com mission, which yesterday adopted reso lutions requesting Attorney-General W. V". Tanner to begin prosecution of the Dent Lumber & Shingle Company, of Seattle, and the Eclipse Mill Com pany, of Everett, the first-named con cern being: charged with shipping; doors and windows, and the second, maple flooring, under the billing of fir lum ber, to gain advantage of the lower freight rate. At least one more prosecution is pending. WHEAT HAS SETBACK Peace Talk, in Europe Weak ens Chicago Market. OTHER NEWS IS BEARISH Lightness of Northwestern Receipts Dae to Temporary Measures to Avoid Congestion at Terminals. Late Bally Reduces Losses. CHICAGO. Oct. 26. Reports that Germany would soon offer terms of Deac had a aood deal to do today with a setback in the value or wheat. Rallies failed to last, and th market closed steady He to fce off. with uecmoer at II.OUH and May at 10254. Corn kaioed ic to & He; Jsts lost a shade to mQc and provisions fin ished 10c to 82 Ho down. Sharpest breaks In wheat followed nnlcklv the receipt of news Indicating th. possibility or a suaacn ena to hostilities In Europe. Bearish tendenciea in the market were quite evident, however, before there . was any hint of a chance for peace. Moreover, ex cellent weather was predicted for the North west, and there were again reports that tne Canadian duty soon would be removed. An oint-r depressing element lay In the fact that apparent falling off in receipts at the lead ing Spring-crop centers has been fully ex plained as resulting from transient meas ures to prevent congestion of railway termi nal tracks. Reactions from the break after the peace news carried the wheat market upward for a time In lively fashion. Assertions were current that buying had set in for the sea board, but these reports were not verified. Corn owed its strength largely to an im proved demand from the seaboard. ueciraes in the hog market weakened pro visions. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. .Own. High. Low. Close. SI. 02 .9l J 1.00 34 1.04 1.01 a, 1.03 COR.V. Dec .SI. 01 aiay ...... i.u3 Dec .RSti .RO'i .57 i May 6H .0 .59 .5S .60 OATS. Dec SS .38? .3 .3314 May 3!ji .40 .3S14 .S9 MESS FORK. Dee it.Vi 13.40 13.30 13.3 Jan, 1S.05 16.07 15.S2 15.90 LARD. Nov. .; g.s . 8.45 ft. 45 Jan. 8.92 8.92 8.82 8.82 SHORT RIBS. Oct 9.25 Jan 8.82 S.S3 8.77 8.77 Cash prices were: Wheat No 2 red. S1. 09131. 10: No. 3 red. 81.00 1.07 "i : No. 2 hard, nominal; No. 3 nara, SuCrxi.U4. t orn No. 2 yellow, C565c. Rye No. 2, $1.00 i 1.01. Barley 54 ft) 62c. Timothy $5 ijj 7.75. Clover $11JX. Clearances Wheat. 1,378.000 bui'iels: com. souo bushels; oats, 6 poo bushels; flour, 114, iwtl barrels. Foreign Grain Markets. LONDON, Oct. 26. Cargoes on passage strong. BUENOS AIRES. Oct. 2S. Wheat lower; corn H higher. LIVERPOOL. Oct. 2. Cash wheat un changed to Id lower; corn id higher; oats. a nigner. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 26. Wheat Decem ber, Uc, May, !-c; No. 1 hard, Sl.00 NO. 1 Northern. Ut-QUU4. Parley. r.ow:.7c. Rice. UodfKec Holiday at Saa Francises FAN FRANCISCO. Oct. The train exenange was ciobea xoaay; nouaay. Iug:et Sound Grain Markets. TACOMA. Oct. 1-6. Wheat Bluestem. B7ct fortyfold, i4c; club and red fife, 91c; rtsxl nusstan,' tste. car receipts vceat &, oats 3, nay- -0. SEATTLE, Oct. 26. Wheat Bluestem. H3c; TurKey red, P2c; fortyfold, lc; club, 89c; fife 87c: red Russian, S7c. Barley 826.50 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 140. oats 13, barley 7. hay 47, flour 5. $20,000 AWARD IS MADE Judgment Given Bert Clark for Dam' ages Against Motor Company. Judgment of $20,000 for personal in juries was given Bert Clark against the Seagrave Company and the Gorham Fire Apparatus Company, agents, by a Jury In Circuit Judge Davis court yes terday. The finding was for the de fendant as to the Portland Railway, Light & .Power Company, also a de fendant. Clark was injured at East Twenty eighth and Burnside streets on May 21 last during a tryout given a fire truck which the city had accepted from the Seagrave Company .subject to demon stration. The truck and a Montavilla streetcar got into a three-cornered collision in which the young man bus tained injuries which necessitated the amputation of one leg. PERSONALMENTION. A. R. Kyle, of Monroe, is at the Per kins. Clyde Kelty, of McCoy; is at the Im perial. H. Pink, of Seattle, is at the Mult nomah. F. M. Booth, of Condon, is at the Cor nelius. T. A. Harper, of Dundee, is at the Seward. Julius Aim, of Silverton, is at the Perkins. T. W. Lusk, of Silverton, is at the Perkins. J. A. Bauer, of Union, Neb., is at the Nortonia. D. M. S. Kern, of Pendleton, is at the Oregon. I D. Summerfield", of Tacoma, is at the Oregon. George Swift, of McMinnville, is at the Carlton. W. L. Thompson, of Pendleton, is at the Imperial. B. E. Heifer, of Hood River, is at the Imperial. C. R. Fraser, of David City, Neb., is at the Carlton. J. H. Dunlop, of Cascade. Locks, is at the Oregon. John T. Howard, of Bellingham, i at the Oregon. J. Burns and family, of Seattle, are at the Carlton. W. T. Hughes, of Fort Jones, Cal, is at the Carlton. R. J. Pender, of San Francisco, is at the Multnomah. C. W. White, of Seattle, is registered at the Multnomah. Hiram Gould, of Newberg, is regis tercri at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. ' Cruikshank, of Hood River, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Sisul, of Wasco, are at the Perkins. , Mrs. T. B. Kay, of Salem, is regis tered at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Crawford, of Albany, are registered at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Watzel, of Wauna, are at the Portland. A. M. McDonald is registered at the Nortonia (um Hood River. . Mr. and Mrs. A. Thorson, of Aber deen, are at the Portland. F. N. Robertson, of Grants Pass, is registered at tho Imperial. Mr. and Mrs, George Hebren. of Hu TheFirst National Bank OF PORTLAND, OREGON Offers to the public all the advantages of an old, reliable and well connected ' , institution." It seeks to characterize every transaction with integrity, promptness and courtesy. Capital and Surplus - ron. 8. D., are registered at the Nor tonia. Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Stewart, of Knappa, are, at the Portland. H. J. Wright is registered at the Nortonla front Forest Grove. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fuller, of The Dalles, aro at the Cornelius. Dr. J. S. Hammond, of Butte, Mont., Is registered at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Swanson. of Spo kane, are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Henry, of Ta coma, are registered at the Cornelius. State Senator John L. Pingel and Mrs. Pingel, of Appleton, Wis., have arrived in the city to pass the V inter with their daughter. Mrs. Dr. D. W. Hack.- CHICAGO, Oct. 26. (Special.) From Portland today registered a the Grand Pacific was A. L. Miner; from Grants Pass at the Great Northern was Mrs. E. Tearnej". Aged Bootlegger Killed. BAKER. Or.. Oct. 26. (Special.) While splitting wood in his cabin Will iam Shuck jarred a loaded shotgun from a peg in the wall and the gun was discharged, killing the man, who lived alone in Mormon Basin. He was 70 years old and has long been known as a bootlegger, proud of his calling. He recently finished a term in the county jail for bootlegging. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Oct. 28. Maximum tempera ture. 64 djtrers; minimum temperature, r.3 degrees. River reading. S A. M-, 2.2 feet; change in last -1 hours, u.4 loot fan. To tal rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M ). .10 Inch. Total rainfall since September 1. 1913. 2.41 inches. Normal rainfall jsinoe September 1, 4.94 Inches. Deficiency of rainfall since Sep tember 1. 1915. 2.4.1 laches. Total sunshine. a hours 10 minutes. Possible sunshine, to nnurs 24 minutes. Barometer Ireaucea lo sea level) 5 P. M., 3u.lti Inches. THE .WEATHER. Wind State of "Weather STATIONS "Baker 121V I..INW 20:s Clear Clear Boise Boston ........ 7210 61.1 WO 72!i Pt. clouu Pt. clouily alKary Chicago ....... O0 12IN 0) . .W Ot) . . N Clear Denvt-r ........ IClear Oes Moines . Duluth Kureka .OOj. .W t)l'."."jSW $.". In E Clear 41'0 li'JO 0OI. . Cloudy oii; ciouay tlalveston ...... 78 O .0"J' clear Helena ........ 7010 t'Ul. ,ISW lHl!10'.'E Cloudy Jacksonville ... 74IO c?!oudy Ivan&as C ity . . . I,os Angeles . . . Marshfield Medford Minneapolis .... Montreal New Orleans ... New York North Head . . . North Yakima.. Phoenix ....... Pocatello Portland lloseburp Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco. . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island. Walla Walla Washington ... Winnipeg ...... 72'0 .O.II..IN .not. .s t lear Clear cloud v 740 t4i:0 14..W oo! . . N Pt. cloudy 40 7 0 Oil). .INW Clear pt. cloudy ciear Ot ISiSW .Oil . . ISE 4'0 rtt;o .noi2o:s . iO'2o:s cloudy Ht. ciouay Mil 94l 71) io OO 10 NWSC'lear OOI.INE Clear OO 12 S Clear 6410. 101. ..W Cloudy KO O SOID 7410 or.o 720 oo o 6210 .021. .INE Pt. clouoy Clear .OOI. . w .oniiolw Clear oo. . NW Clear Clear Cloudy .O010 ! w 24,22 S OOl. . w Cloudy o o MI0 .r.o i2isw .O4I30JS Cloudy Rain K0 OO . - sw Cloudy iCloudy 6S10 3S O OOl. . NW .OU . .13 c tear WEATHER CONDITIONS. The North Pacific disturbance now cov ers aH of Western Canada and is spreading southeastward over the Northern Plains States. Ttair.s have resulted In Western Oregon. Western Washington. British Colum bia and Alberta, and strong southerly winds nave prevailed over western Washington. Southwest warnings for this storm were or dered displayed at 6:30 A. M. today and will continue throughout tonight. A slight de pression !s over Southern California and Arizona, while jl large high pressure area overlies the South Central and Eastern States. The weather Is cooler in Western and Southern Washington, interior West ern Oregon, the lake region, Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys and the east Gulf States. In general It is warmer in other portions or tne united states ana in interior Western Canada. The conditions are favorable for occasional rain Wednesday in Washington and Idaho and for generally fair weather in Oregon. Jt win probably De cooler In Eastern Washington end Idaho. Winds will be southwesterly, reaching gale force on toe wasningion coast. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Probably fair southwesterly winds. Oregon Generally fairr southwesterly winds. Wa?hlngton Occasional rain, cooler east portion: southwesterly winds of gale force near the coast, hut decreasing in force by afternoon. Idaho Probably occasional rain and cooler. THEODORE F. DRAKE. Assistant Forecaster. WAR STOCK FACTS Because of the tremendous demand for a ccurate 1 nfo rma t i o n on War. Marine. Motor and other active Industrial issues, we will issue on Tuesday, October 26 a Special IXter. giving complete sta tistical information, on WAR STOCKS POWDER STOCKS MARINE STOCKS .MOTOR STOCKS INDUSTRIAL STOCKS This Letter will contain aJl the essential data, and should prove invaluable Xor reference. - . SENT WITHOUT CHARGE. ON REQUEST, CHARLES A. STONEHAM & CO. ESTABLISHED 3 901. t-OMMISSIOTf STOCK BROKERS. Chicago, 178 W- Jackson Boulevard. NEW YORK. MILWAUKEE. BOSTON. TR APQ AND GUNS Xa-sTA At Factory Coat We par highest prices for Furs and sell you guns. Traps. Supptles. etc. at factory cost. Write for free catalog. Trappers' Guide, and Fur Price List. E. . Uiggs t-, 119 mggs linMaing. tiansas illy. .MO. TRAVELERS' OVTDK. t San Francisco EAMA BARBARA. LOS ANGELES AND SAN" DIEGO. . S. S. ELDER Palls Wednesday. October 17. P. M. COOS BAY ElBEKA ASl BAN t KASCISCO. S. S. SANTA CLARA bails Friday. October 29. P. M. Ticket Olfu-e 12: A Third St. I'boaes Mala 1314. A lol4. ' - - - - 53,500,000 The Canadian Bank of Commerce BEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Commercial lrteraf Credit r Iaaued. Exckaase en London. Entlsnd, Bougkt and Sold. PORTLAND BRANCH. Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. C. MALPAS. Manager. TRAVKI.EHS' Gt'lBB. San Francisco Los Angeles (Wlitiovt Chauge Km Route) h nisr, Clca n. Coniiortablc Klesnntly Appointed S. S. BEAR Saila From Alnawortti Hock ' 3 r. M., OCTOBER 28. 10O Golden Miles on Colombia River. All Katea Iaclude Bertha and Meals, '''ablv: and Service V'nexeelled The San FrnnrUro & Portland S. Co.. Third and Wuhlngtos Streeta (nith O.-W. 11. A N. Co.) 'lcL Broad nay 4 500, A UL .Twin ;"Palare. of- titer Paetf Ic" "l.KKAT NOKTHERX" -OKlllEli. f'ACIl IC- Toeaday : For San Francisco nurua; balurda: it oC trio tn davllizht Sit round trip. Ota wy, H. 13, Uicluuintf meals and berth, bt earner express (( steel parlor cara and coaches leava North Bank Station 0:30 A. arrive 4:5 P. M, bunday. Wednesday. Friday. ISOKTJI BANK TICKET OFF1CK miH ANl MAAK Phones Bruadway HJx). a. 6671. Tickets also at Third and TTorriaon, IOO Third tiU aud SJS Wahlnston tu FRENCH LINE Compapele Oenerale Traiiiatlantlque Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ROCflAXBEIV Nor. , S A. M. 1A. TOtKAl.VK . . nor. :v, a i . .u. The New Quadruple Screw S. f. LAFAVbTTK. Maiden Trip Irani V. Nov. 13. FOR INFORM AT1UN APPLY C. IV. bliacer. so SUl U, A. II. t Uarlton, 255 Morrison sU; K. Iv. iarrlton, C. M. frt. 1. Ky.; Ilimry B. emltb, lie 3d .; r'. Baird. 100 Xd St.: II. Oickson, 848 Ivasah. laKton St.; North Bank Koad. 6th and fetarfc sta,t F. Si. Mrl-arland, 3d and Washington sts.; Ji B. Duffy. 1X4 3d St.. Portland. Thursday, October 28, 2:80 P. M. Kan Frasclttro, fortlana ..o Aufrnies MeamshiD Co. Frank Bollum. Agt 12 Third bL. a slib. 3laln so. O-W. R. & N. CO. STEAMER SKUVICIO. Steamer Harvest 4 u e e n leaves 8 P. M. daily exceDt Saturday for Astoria and way points. Returning-, leaves Astoria 7 A. M. daily except Sunday. Tickets and reservations at O-W. R. & N. Union Pacific System) City Ticket Office. Washington at Third, before 6:30 P. M.; after-that hour at Ash-street dock. Phones. Broadway 4500. A 6121. American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS. Via Tahiti and Rarotonga to Wellington, connecting at Wellington for Sydney and Australian porta. Regular Bailings from San Francisco November 1, December 8, Jan uary 5 and every 3 days. Send for pamphlet. Union Steamship Co.. of New Zealand. LAX. Office 679 Market street, San 'rmnciico, or local S. b. and It. K. Agenta. Daily Boat to The Dalles Stra. DALLES CITY and STRANGER Leave Portland daily. 7 A. M-, ex cept Krlday. Leave The Dalles dally. 7 A. 31., ex. eept Saturday. ALDEIUS'l'. DOCK. PORTLAND Phono Alain S14, A 611S. Kiltie ' f ,X r: .-x.v-r 1 nsJUKittt: Freight jf&f. a,ew Vorlt Service Kf viVOS Boston Between i Vf" Charleston - Portland Jforfolk: C U. Keanedr. Ait. Z2U atark at- roKlssli