PRUNE RISE SUDDEN
-Advance Comes Too Late
Benefit Growers Here.
to
PACKER STOCKS ALSO GONE
fiaract Advances Sharply Vllder
Heavy Buying for Shipment to
I.'urojc ISumiicss Done to
Uuto Is Largcbt on llecord.
The prune market has had a sudden and
anarp advance, but at a time when it does
iiiis section of the country but little good.
urn, is me jaio pack out of first hand
out., practically all out of second hands, as
null.
me course or the market; which is due
solely to the export demand, has been a great
"'""B o tno trade. Prune dealers and
aa anticipated a slow demand be
UWI or tne war, and consequently low
prices, instead of this, the business has as.
eumed very large proportion and prices are
advancing at a rapid rate. It is estimated
that tho trade in the United States, slnca
the season opened, has been 50 per cent
larger than ever before in the corresponding
A few small lots may remain in packers
hands, but practically the entire output of
northwestern prunes has been cleaned up.
The heavy early movement Is ascribed in
part to the fact that prices were consider
ably lower than for tha past three or four
years. The strong foreign demand that has
ocveloped Is now sending prices upward. In
the past week, tho advance in tho Coast
markets has been about 1 cents.
t-ommentlng on tho effect of tho riBe on
xne Eastern prune trade, the New York
commercial says:
in a advance in prune prices has been
Sudden, end the trade has been rudely
waKenea to a realization that foreien buv
ers have been doing a tremendous business.
while domestic jobbers have been content
to hold back for possible breakdown of
tiolder. on the Coast under tho weight of
the biggest crop In the lato history of the
Coaujt. In connection with the statement
of advances it was announced that further
operations of the packers have reduced the
Holdings of California prunes in the hands
of tho growers to 16.000.000 pounds. The
xigures given are estimates.
in addition to an export demand that
liaa taken under contracts upwards of 70,-
iuu.vuu pounas or prunes out on an estimat
ed 173,000,000-pound crop, short interests
operating for months on the assumption that
growers would ultimately be forced to lower
their ideas, have now been forced to cover
on October shipment commitments. Many
of the unfortunate shorts are said to have
covered ut advances over actual contract
Bales of from one-hair cent to three-quarters
of a cent a pound rise. In tho last tew
weeks a long Interest developed and support
ed by the large export movement began a
campaign that forced shorts into the buylna
Held.
"What is giving tho domestic buyers most
concern Just now is their position cover
ing purchases made for October Bhipment
lrom short Interests. New York buyers
fcave received delivery of but a limited
proportion of their eariy purchases, and as
practically all stock coming forward is
wanted for immediate distribution to re
tail buyers they are short of stock to move
on new business. It is not expected that
any California rperators will welch o con
tracts, but It is the impression that manv
of them will be In no haste to hi r,.n
final
ettlcment of the Coast market con-
' ditlons:
OVERLAND MOVKMKXT TO BEGIN SOON
Wheat for Kurope Likely ( Be Shipped by
Way ot Xew York.
Unless there is soon a cbango in wheat
market conditions, ether materially higher
price, in Kuropo or easier buying here, it is
likely that grain will begin to move overland
ZZ W rOC'f' """"i- "All indication
point that way. Most of the dealers have
figured out the matter and wh.le there are
obstacles in the way. they are small a, corn
ered with the difficulties in the wav of
"hipping direct to Kuropo by water. When
U Br.h?".,1'9 obta'n,,d on the Atlantic. I,
Is provable the movement win start
In the meantime tne market is quiet here
trv w"'.""'0. bU1"""' " d0n "
t '. -IV neat prices bid at the exchange ranged
irnt ,ouer io 1 ccnt S
n "Tuesday.
Barley offers wcro reduced 2.-. cenls to 70
Z','r.,,n the preceding day's figures. Two
S - In h l,:c"" t were sold at
ri! i,dv.Mni of SO cents over Tuesday's
Bradstreeta reports the visible wheat'ln
crease at lft.000.0o0 bushel., the corn de
frea.. at Stnon bushels, and the ota in-
I'he t-,'70S-H" bl,i'h"'S- Snow tima.es
Tr-T'C.an lrn rrP at 3 - bushels
J , "'Pt.. ir. cars, were reported
13 the merchants' Exchang as foli..
Wheat. Barley. Flour. 0at j,mv
rortland. Wed
io
i ear a t'O ....
fceasen to date.
Year ago. . . .
TH'Oma. Tuos.
Year ago. . . .
Fesson to date.
Year aaj. . . .
Kcftttl. Tue
4
flL'tl
II l!
::s
4,0
i :. i
oUtll
n."
7ys
it
4I!L'
loua
in 4
8
3
371
307U
in
-?1
4 Hit
tiuo
Year ago. . .'. s'l
Ecann to date.
x Year ago 4L-I0
70
:-.4t
oos
1S7.J
EASTERN MARKKTJTVOOL SAI.KS HEAVY
TTeek-. Transaction K.tlmaled at About 10 -000.000
Pound:..
Wool trading In
Boston In the n,,.t ,.
.ran on n i,,.. . i- ' " ' ' K
Mniuwi ' - '
aggregating about 10.-
--. " oomewtic and foreign
ro "'0ne U "ai,, to have pur!
chased S.000.O0O pounds
Vt.hM" M"!l!:- W'0'ml". Colorado and
T.tah clips have been moved in the transac-
Irb.W Ch h"V ,nl',U,,",
luL h k Era,1Cd- Buin-a n medium
clips has been confined largely to flnn
line med,m am a!f ,bIo0(1 , J tcl
basis or 0 to S cents. Reported sales or
lerntory wool are a. follon , "-,o
.;rp,:Vo;taL-at"rnrr72r73er
clean; T.-..000 pounds Soda Snrin.
b,ood at y 3 Vi cents, or o ,0 & i""'!?::
100.000 pound, new Mexican .T , b"
of 4 to C5 cents, cloan; about lt ooo M,
miscellaneous at private terms
Small lot of scournrt i
' w or!
choice fine white and 0J to 3
cents for
cents for
mauiuw .Tli aggregate
of the busl-
, mount very hlch
iod Dnute ter get.hles.
lesetablc. weren oelWp deri,and
fruit on ront streekyesterd.v t.1
a - ... ... generally cteadv.
car of fine Cullfi
ra tomatoes in lu
uoxes arrived and th
will be put on sale
iquallly Casabas was
as soon aa they color.
A straight car ot gooj
secured. There was a
plea, and oranges and
i; ropes dragged.
r domand for ap-
ions sold well, but
Tone of Hop Marl
dy.
Hop buying keep:
r op in Wir
arket fortbe
irsons. orKe'
. to the vLf
Aurora lol d
volume, which
Is holding the m
better grades
teady. John (.'arsons, or'
day mo'.a 147 bale, to the V
ewberg, yeater.
If HOD Cnn..
at 11 cents.
,An Aurora loUf , bales was
sold at 10H cent, and 11 ceU Lou.. Lch
Country rrcxluc ij
Weak.
The poultry an1 dresscv
meat market
rontinoe weak, poultry rva
t wer liberal
"'"j na sales were
slow
all day.
i ssssM
Dressed meat arrivals continue in excess f
local needs..
Fresh eggs were scarce and firm at un
changed prices. Butter and cheese are
holding steady.
Bank Clearings.
Clearings of the Northwestern cities
,v..ciuj were as follows: '
Clearings. Ba'ances.
l-'.'-:sn.ii7S $-'S-74l
a.030.I."7 l'.4.8!4
TilO.IIMI el. 0711
Portland ...
Seattle
Spokane ....
Ta.com a.
.".KlllG K9.olo
PORTLAND MARKET
QUOTATIONS
Gr
Flour, Feed, Ktc.
Merchants' Exchange, noon session.
Wheat
Bid
id.
.! f
Ask.
.116 i
Bluestem ......
Kortyfold
Club
Red fife '
Rfd Russian .."
Oats .o. 1 white
Barley No. 1 feed
X
1
9y
j
,s
2t0
Ji.T.H
ii.oo
ij.ou
. . . . .!.-.
..... .04
. .01
Sill
..... .80
.... 25.00
-. ... 26.7."
.... 8.0O
l.Ou
.... 22.00
.- ;!
.ot
.t"i
24.75
liM.OO
1'1.2.'
.!T
;;vs
.1
i;s!oo
29. SO
23.00
24.00
feed.
orewing
Bran
Shorts .". 'm't
Futures
December blueFtem ....
December fortyfold ....
December club ........
December fife
December Russian
December oats
December feed barley..
December brew barley. .
Bran
December shorts
r lui, rt Patent
l.so per
barrel:
straignts 4.30(s.4.0; exports, 4.10; whole
" ' l. Kranaai. if.aa
MILLFEED SDOt prices: Ttron fa
ton; shorts. 2o; rolled barley. $20030.
CORX Whnle ::7 r.A ... .
93S.U0 per tnn
-ir.ViAY-T,East'?rn Oregon timothy, 15la;
14 -i??" tJmotlr- 12W13: altaltk: 13"os
" ' T
Fruits and Vegetables.
IBUHCAL PRTTITR nn. r-i .--
T per oox; lemons, $2. 23 4.50 per
"nanas. oc per pound; pineapples. 4V4
Per pound: a:ranefrult M'Affit
VEGETABLES Artlehokn 7.imin.l
- . . w
-w.u; tomatoes. BOCSS 11.23 ner hoi: nlihau
lo per pound; BarUc. 10c per pound: peppers.
4DO Per DOUnd: Ocru-nlon A .1 .
owxoc per pouna: norseradlsh, loo
v"c pouna; cauliflower. 30c1.23; celery,
0070c per dozen: beans, afflloo.
GREEN FRUITS ApdIm 7r.i1 Tr. ...
JEear .ool.5 per boi; grapes. 85v
If i . .1 0 dsl crate: igQhaB 1 1 . .
- - Tv.vuaxrAV UCr UUTCL
Per i ! L- - - . . . ..
. Bhippins point. .
Dairy and Country Produce.
TOCal lobblnir niint,llnn..
BOGS Oregon ranch buying prices: No.
40c: No. :;ftp- n ! -.i -4
POULTRY Tlena ti&ini.. o s
turkeys. 174718c: duel,. jThT.J ,
ored. 10llc; aeese. 8loc '
selling- at 31c; firsts, 20c; prints and car
tons, extra. Prices paid to producers: Coun
try creamery. 222se, according: to quality:
butterfat, premium aualltv. xac: K i
aire quality. Sic; No. 2. 29c
Tir55EiSE reson triplets, Jobbers' buylns
1JUUI1U i. O. D. Unfit Port anH
Xoung Americas, 10c per pound. "
AiTr ancy. sijfso per pound.
PORK Block, 7iiSc
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis
.aO per doz'n: nno-Hai .
1-pound flats. 2.S0: Alaska r.i.,1,
tails, asc.
S,,i'l:T"Cho,oe' 3 23 Per case.
IMJTfa Walnuts, sack- lnt it
nuts, ice; filberts, i.hii.-
c; peanuts. 6Sic: c.ic,,.. ,. t - i
pecans, 10i820c: chestnuts, lOo.
f''As femall white, 5.65e; large white,
'He; bayou S.SOc; pink. 4.85c.
r.E.SB Roasted, in drums. 14 33c
SUGAR Fruit an.l .anX. .
10: extra c. s.l T.i: ,aVS ,Z Tl-
$8.45; cubes, barrels. 8.60. "-rr'-
feALT Granulated. H5.no nee -..
grounds, 100s. J10.50 per ton; 60a. $11 5o
per ton; dairy. $14 per ton.
RICE Southern head. euaiu.
P .Ullroken' 4c: Japan style, 4HQSc.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. So pr pounj
apricots. 13luc; peaches, Sc; prunes. Ital-
ans, ei.c: raisins. Ioora Unnar.i. c. ..-
bl-anclied Sultanas, 7c: seeded, Sc; dates.
Persian. 10c per pound: fard. si
cuirants, Siaiac: fls in t-,,,n 7i
-ounce. $3.25; 3S 10-ounce. 2.40:' tV'lo-
unce, Soc; bulk, white, 7Sc; black. 6c
Hope, Wool, Hides, Ete.
HOPS -81.-, crop, Si2c per pound
HIDES Baited hides, lr.e: lt.S vi
salted calf, ISo; green hides. 1314c: m.n
kip. loc; green calf. 18c: dry hid., ...
y caii, 27c. ' '
WOOL Eastern Orea-on. IBa"-..- v-m-..
72Sc; Fall lambs' wool. 23c '
MOHAIR Oregon. 27 30c per pound
CASCARA BARK Old and new. aiii,.
per pound. -
iB-LTa Dry long-wooled pelts. 15V-c: dr
ort-wooled pelts, llte: rirw h---tt. ' . .
ffllOo each: salted shenrllnn i
each; dry gnat. Ion hair. l.tc. V.h. j-
goat bherlings. IOiSOc each: salted long,
wooled pelts, September, 75cSl.5 each-
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. oc: standard.
Vjc; skinned. 15iS.lsic: nlnnlr. mu.!
cottage roll, Iflc; boiled. 1728
BACON Fancy. 23330c: stand. i-rt
4c: choice, l."V. fi.22c.
DRY SALT Short, clear hacks. 11 ',S6l4c
porti". HH1!c; plates, 104illHiC '
LARD Tierce, basis, kottle rendered
c; standard, lltc; compound lOUc "
BARREL GOODS Mess h..r fix.
plate beef, $22.00; plate pork. t;0: trine'
iu.oo4j-ii.oo; tongues. $30.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white drums. hrr.l
or tank wasotts. 30c; rases, 17fii20Uc
GASOLIN E Bulk. 14 fee: oases SUA,,.
ii uiiiiitti: uiuma. sc: r&fti't 1..
tha, drums, lic; cases, 20c.
nap
raw. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels 7'c-
caeea. iic; boiled, barrels. 74o; boiled
lUKfUMIXB in tanks. 87e: ln
cases.
4c; 10-case lots. 1c lesa
l'ANCY ITllNES 1IBAW ORDER
Sheridan product Termed "Reroliittnn" i
Kast.
SHERIDAN. Or.. Nov. !. (SDecial. lA
umber of fancy packed boxes of prunes.
Kent to the Eastern market recently by Roy
Graves a large prune grower ot this place
wer termed "a revelation" of Oregon's
prune industry by the purchaser.. The
prunes wore packed In ten-pound boxes con
taining nine layere of 35 prunes to the layer
They brought :o cents a pound on the East
ern market, whilo here tho value is between
S and 9 cents.
The prune crop around this section this
year was unusually light, but of exceptional
quality. rew contracts were made, most
'FZi d ns.ut '"h ,h aapectatlon
of big prices in tlira market later. A sample
of prunes irom th, vicinity were lira sent
into Kansas and Colorado. The request came
back for a carload.
Preparations are being mado here for a
cannery and by-products factory. The first
unit of the bulldlnss has been erected
Prunea alone are not receiving all tho at
tention, ns walnuts have been raised satis
factorily around Dundee with the result
many acres have tx;en planted over the en
tiro country. Some or these acreages will
come into full bearing next year.
WOOL (iROWERS WILL CONVENE
Oregon Association to Meet in Pendleton
December t To 11.
PENDLETON. Or.. Nov. S. (Special)
The call for the ISth annual convention ot
the Oregon Woolgrowens' Association has
been made by President F. W. Falconer to
me-c-t in Pendleton December 9 to 11.
The woolsiowers of Oregon have -experienced
the beat year In the history of the or
ganization, and at tlila meeting subjects
will be discussed as follows: -islWfp Breed
ing and Wool Growing, .-sheep Feeding"
"Preparation and Marketing of Wool"; "The
Remaining Public Lands": 'V.n,l na
tional Forests"; "Destruction or Pr.Aii.,.
Wild
Ice" :
Animale": Railroad Rates and Serv
"Livestock Financn -. ,
lsiatlon." "
With ewe. selling at 7 a head on ranges
and with lamb, being contracted for at S3
U more than a year ago. the sheepmen ap
preciate th- fact that losses from c.rnlverous
wild animals win be more serious than ever
In tile future.
Weoatcliee Apple Movement IUIa,
WE NATCH EE, Wash.. Nov. 3. (Special
Following the predictions that apple move
ments would begin to decline this week re-ff!pl-
th arehoua. are dwindling rap
Idly. The apples are all off tbe tree, and
the growers are busy packing out th. last
picking. Many already have finished The
outlook Is now that the total tonnage of
good appV?s will be somewhere between 3000
t "rd 4000 car3- For,y cars were shipped yes-
llried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Evaporated a pules,
steady. Prunea, firm. Peaches, steady. .
THE MORNiyQ OREGOXIAy, THURSDAY.
WAR SHARES LOWER
Entire Stock Market Is Nerv
ous and Unsettled.
FOREIGN NEWS DEPRESSING
.t..ny issues Generally Are Stead,
na Utilities Tlrm Bonds Are
Strong on Henry Vol
ume of Trading.
NRW Viiot-
h..-.i '1 -"'ov J- Lnfavora.bl forin
ripSibi. ,;vJT A?0"" chief .y
tied marketJ h. 7 - nervous and unset
Brlt:sh PremleT tnJ,anrff "erance of the
slon of thl ?Jir J"? Iud"'Bivlrtual admis
danelles anrt Vh .,.he allies In the Dar-
Teutonic ? cnt""le'1 success of the
dltyona llm,M ,.'n he Balkans, caused ad
of peailnl?. at'n f.ndon. The feeling
rSrthe? ?.i W55 h h'"l Britain'.
lstry. oriips or American reg-
l?h"v?J? ".!s?i"' today. h trend
taken Alt A.Z "i"""10"' were r.ot seriously
clect?on. h l8,u,ea. connected with the
havlr.a- n k. i r 80 by Wa" "feet with
Waf il.j bearl"K Ypon National affairs.
atGr.UMCtr0u?.b,Ce0r8et1eeT iST,' fl. I?0P?4';t'
nnl.'VP?tP"bIlc1?t'on " th'company-Jts:
. ". .JT5". a of August SI last, showing
surplus
v..-- I J?-00.000 In place of the
jears deficit of $7S3.00O
previous
cline of iTT;', '"-. maoe an extreme de.
br .(Vm Overland was low-
55i , 4 8'0' Maxwell lost 5 at 73 and
increase of ol,", 182' the 'er-s dividend
increase of on,y 1 per cent bel .omethlng
triaf PP0lr.tment. Other heavy indus-
Can cinfl;, Am?rican Can. Continental
T-.V: -Gencral Klectrio and Westlnghouse
presseureStrtaer, ,S'Cel u"d f?om steady
?IfaTecove?yn,t Plnt t0 Wlth O"1''
Railroads of high and low derree were
nt Tflfava of the market though ylet
Ing at times. Canadian Pacific waa the
tnolr 8landar'', ,ssu " that division 'to
to r actlonar5r tendency, declining 6
.?. 1 1 Thl VB' fu!1y offset, however, by
folk ln?lh ot th" "alers. including Nor
folk & Western, which rose to
O's'h'a'rVi0"- Ttal -'" amounted-to
All-around strength was shown bv utili
t nLm"i,r American Telephone. Western
Cois?" TKUy comP8nie. and Pacific
Sinti ?h"'-.. Central Leather broke
-V- points from Its high record of Monday
(romTrr' f th" addend Increase
irom 3 to 4 per cent.
trading" ZZ,:.n"a. on a heavy volume of
ill .Jl. P eclaI,y m speculative Issues. To.
t-nltM Vu UeJ aggregated $t5.7.-ir.,00O.
cal Stat bonds . were unchanged on
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
2.000
10.8OO
4.700
13.700
5.O00
S.800
Alaska Gold
Allis-Chalmers.
Am Beet Eugar.
American Can..
American Loco.
Am Sm & Itefg.
do pfd
Am Sug Rofg..
Am Tel & Tel..
American Tob..
Anaconda Cop..
Hish.
Low. bid.
8
42',
B24
40 "4
Of.'i
no
e.7
1MM
3 13'i
128
231
3 6a'
3 23
MH
423
8ST4
lli4
1S
MH
1 i
3 (It,
04 4
333',(,
-1874
r2
53 Vi
74
23
4H
43
177 4
i30
70
3 Ofl ii
2:1 y.
43 i.i,
ion is
33 -?4
81 'A
32S
S7 3.
:;4u
i;4
7V4
131
10;;'
so
1 101.
113
SO i,4
44
no 14
274
84
iii
1SJ'4
2'i
Iflfl
l.iS'i
41
07 H
r.n
a
!0
100?4
313 74
127?4
231
82
3 IKHi
320
03 1,4
4SS
IH
1!t4
38S4
is
et!
3074
02
iio'
12S
e;u
ioo' "
331
40.-.
!1
l'.j
191 li
fll
62'
17S
3-i
133 t.
mi
S3
23
44.
1S2
2 '4
.11 !
72 V,
310
24
4.T4
310
34
82 U
3:!04
34
3S
H'.i
B7 U"
13
11)4 i.i
2'i
12
11 -
?.l
4
01
M
X.-.lj.
r.4
102.
211
3 7o
3!l
3.10 i
R7H
Hn-Ts
74
71 H
KO'4
SU3
7.000
Sl.tlDO
2.000
AtcniBOn goo
Baldwin Loco.. 3S10O
Rait & Ohio 8 200
Bethlehem Steel 1.40O
Br Rap Transit. 2ft,400
reiruieum., 2.100
v. iiinuiiui t'ac.
Central Leath..
Chee & Ohio
Chi Grt West..
Chi Mil & ai p.
Chi & N W
C R 1 p Rv.
17.100
22..W0
s.sno
7.30O
2.200
J.0O0
P. 700
7,100
r.,fioo
a,!Ho
l.otw
0.400
S9.2II0
4.IIOO
1S.200
S.lOO
0.7Ot)
400
21.000
S.2DO
2.0OO
7.50O
11.400
2.1(M
7.100
4.20O
BOO
13,t00
Chino Copper. . .
Colo Fit & iron.
Crucible Steel. .
" it a pfd. ..
Dlst Securities. .
Erie ;
Con Tlntfl
41H4
44
37St4
120 4
30 V4
714
lo
5414
43 14
300",
33
81 -"Hi
3 20 l
87
"4
38
7V4
323
Oti
ir..
103
81 ha
32094
110
no
4
o4
2 1.4
stu
33 T.
102V,
23 a,
2-i
IOS
3 3 "ili
8" 7rt
8v4
31
72 H
8(1 u
Wl
00
S3
Grt Nor pfd
Gr Nor Ore ctfs.
Guggenheim Ex.
Illinois Central.
Int Cons Cop. . .
Inspiration Cop.
Int Harv, N J..
K c Sotithern..
Lehigh Valley..
Louis & Nash..
Vex Petroleum
Miami Copper..
M K 4 T pfd. . .
Missouri Pap
Natl Biscuit...
Nat'l Lead
Nevada Cop...,
N Y Central
J. 000
S.0O0
O.4O0
2.000
N V. N H H.
Norfolk Vel ll'enA
CBniijc, ..
Pacific Mall
Pac Tel & Tel. .
Pennaylvar.la ..
Kay Cons Cop..
Reading
R"P Ir t: steel"
6, .too
;;oo
1.400
2 i ,r,i
S.100
57.000
ft 'J toil
ovmiiern t'ac . . . 3..-ulO
Southern '-Ry.... s .-,00
stndebakr Co.. l.ooo
Tennessee I'op.. 2.KOO
Texas t'ompany. 7.0OO
Union Pacific... 17 -mm
do pfd tu,n
L Steel 10(. Hon
do pfd 2 -joo
Itah Copper.... I. loo
estcrn . Union, ti.400
JVest Electrle. .. 43,100
Montana Power. oo
General Motors. "oo
Wnbash -fd... 1400
83
fi i
32 4
31 Vi
-cvicti sal
- ..., u.j , ifUUV sliares.
BONDS.
U S Ret 2s reg OS
do coupon ... s
U S 5s reg .101
Nor Pac 4s rtti
Nor Pac 5s ol 2
Pac Tel & Tel Ss PS T4
fenn Con 4s . .104
so Pac Ref 4s.. g-
Union Pao 4s .. oait
Lnion Pac rv 4s !12-Ti
U 8 Bteel Ss .."lo.td
bo Pacific Cv os.107
do comion to I
U H 4s reg 109
do coupon . . .110
Am Smel s 103
Atch Gen 4s . . . U3V4
D & R G Ref Ss til
N Y C G S'.is.lOOH
- MlnlDg Sln-ks at Boston
AN: .fr''lrth.-''-
i V Sm-'" B??i2,U dominion":
;rl,2.0I". 7 Osceola
Lai tic Aria .... Cs-.QUincy
Cal & Hecla ... do Shannon
IVntfnnlal 1XSuPerlor
Cop Rge Con Co 5014 ISup Boa'Vi'
H Butte cop lln 13Tamafack M"
ran klin 9 USSR 'i"
Granny Con 86! do pf" & M" "
Isle Roy (Cop). 28;rtah Con
Kerr Iike SHIWinona . '
Lake Conner llti. Wni...-.
54
87
S8
?&
43
4144
134
6SV4
". '.';" e tutte &
Nipisslng Mines. iit I
Sup
Sloney, F.ichange. Etc.
le-. J.ORK; -Nn a Mercantile paper
Sterling. 60-davs bllli
$1 ssr.l): cables. l.425.
St. 60; demand,
Bar silver, 4 9 44 c.
Mexican dollars, SSc.
strong?rnmCnt bDds "eay- railroad bonds
Time loans firm: 60 days, 90 day and f
months, 3 per cent. 7 "
Call money steady. High. 2 per cent; low
1 per cent: ruling rate. 14 per cent; last
loan. 2 per cent; closing bid 1 per cent
offered at 2 per cent. cent,
AN FRANCISCO, Not. i. BteHin e
r4H."-5,"! demand- 4M" "abfe!
Mexican dollars. 41e.
Pl."nU,ight 2o' telegraph 4e.
LONDON. Nov. 3. Barsilvcr. S4Ud-nr
ounce. ' p
Money, S Vi 9 per cent.
COFFEE VISIBLE supply ESTIMATES
Early Predictions Are for 700,000 to 800,000
Bags Increase.
NEW YORK. Nov. 3 After opening qui-t
at an advance of 3 to 6 points, the market
for coffee futures becamo a little more
active, with the prices selling some 1" to 14
point, above last night's closing figures on
covering and some further foreign or cotton
trade buying, which seemed to be Inspired
by the continued steadiness of Brasil m.JtS
contracts sold up to O.XOo -and Mav to 8 00c
with the market closing steady 'at a ' net
advance of 12 to 13 points. sales "7 ',.10
bag.. November. o.81c: December' as'ic
January. February. March. 6.S0c- l'nrii'
8S4c: May. B.eOc: June. o.04c: Julv
August, 7.04c; September. 7.08c; "October'
Esrly estimates point to an Increase or
about 700.000 to 800.000 bags In tho world",
visible supply for the months of October
compared with an Increase of 248.000 for th
same month last year anT"of 537,000 two
years ago. " " "
Spot. Rio 7. "He; Pantos 4s 0H4e
Cost and freight offers were firm with
quotations ranjinff from about 9.10c to 23c
tor Santos la.
l-RANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Butter. Fggs, Fruits, Veg
etables, ;tc-. at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 3 Butter Fresh
extras, ,c; prime firsts, i-ic; fresh fruits
24c.
Esgs Fresh extras. Bier pullets, 41e.
Cheese New. I."i4l7c; California ched
aars. 13 tic; young Americas. ISc
Vegetables Summer squash. B0fi5c:
string beans. 2H434c: wax, 5c: Umn.
4ftc; bell peppers. S0ia63c: cucumbers ".-.a
4uc: toinatoea, o0cel; eggplant, 40S50C;
garlic. lOSjllc.
Onions California. 83c ft $100
f "'t Lemf""- oranges, S3.7J
4.50 grapefruit. 2.304.50: pineapple..
!Ja,?'".l '-&- bananas, Hawaiian. 50c
6S1..3; apples, 8090e. Deciduous fruits
1 okay grapes. 75fbJc; peara. Winter Nelia,
Potatoes Delta, 73ceSL16
l.uO; sweets. S1.23.
sallnas, SI. 23
.i-t?.J l"l-roar. 13.032 quarters: barley.
14, .824 centals; beans. 22.16S sacks; pota
toes, 165 sacks; hay, 673 tons.
Stocks Quiet at London.
tloToN?.;- K?"-,!--In the American sec
tion of the stock market the low-priced
shares received the most attention Mls
tU,;,.aa'i'U' .& Ta leading. Canadian
fiU ,M. fctlV and weak. The market
closed quiet In. the absence of a lead from
New York.
HOGS SELLING LOWER
MARKET SETTLES TO Uj.0
FOB LIGHTWEIGHTS,
BASIS
Receipts So Far This Week Total Ah
most 7500 Head Cattle and
Sheep Are Steady.
The hog market settled down yesterday
10 1 no xB.so oasis for average weirfit to-i.
The weakness was the consequence of the
big run this week, which totals 7400 head
so far. and the Indifferent quality of more
or less of tne stock now coming forward.
The bulk of the sales yesterday wera at
Sb.Sa.
There was a moderate amount of business
in the sheep house, where lambs were sold
- " 11U f
Cattle trading was of small proportions.
Receipts wre 77 cattle, S calves, 703 bogs
Ann ,h... ci 1 ...
-- " -'. cuifiyen were:
tti.h hogs Btegmaa & Baker. Enterprise.
1 car. ,
With mixed loads J. W. Davis, Kelso, 2
-.v u tiogm; v. a. ADrabam,
Qaston. 1 car cattle md rlv, .t t,
Portland. 1 car hogs and sh-eep; M. M. Hoc-
vioiuciiuaie, z cars cattle and hogs: C
H. Farmer. McCov. . K .r. rI-
j. i-eopom, iiount Angel. 1 oar cattle and
h 1 il A'ecBer, Silverton, 2 cars hogs
The day's sales wens as follows:
V---"ic.".- Wt. Price.
35 hogs .
3 hogs .
9S hoga .
5 hogs .
1 hog . .
84 hogs .
2 hogs .
1 cow ..
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
1 cow . .
1 bull ..
S calves
S6 hoga .
i .X "f"l 2 hogs .... 125 1&.5U
tt.60
e.o
7.00
7.16
7.00
4.00
6.10
. 200 e.53 6S hoga . 21
. 150
. 1S3
. 335
.1000
..1070
..1230
..1070
..12S0
..1240
.. 160
. 20S
5.25 8 lambs
6.33jl01 lamb.
6-331 4 ewes
4.00 5 ewes .
2.73! 47 mixed
86
73
105
126
133
170
20O
370
200
S.lb
4 3 nogs
6. ji,
6.3S
6.75
38 hogs
2 hogs
3S hogs
13 hogs
31 hogs
3.5o
4.23
7.00
e.r.5
5.63
6.6S
3.T.i
132
S.D5
6 hogs
Current prices
the local stockyards of
tho various classes of livestock are as fol-
Cattle
Choice steers . .
tiood steers . . .
. .S6.50fDS.73
. . 6.O0)ti.23
. 0.2&4P3.73
. 5.0035.50
. . 4. 30 'a 4.75
.. 3.7344.2i
.. 3.305(1.00
. . 3.004.30
. . 4.50 4p 5.25
Medium steers
Choice cows ..
Good cows ....
Medium cows .
Heifers
Bulls
Stags
Hogs
Light .................. E ttiafl,
Heavy tvEOfus'Kit
She
Wethers
. . 4. 73 6. 23
. . 4.00i 5.30
. . 5.604117.5
Ewes . .
Lambs
Omaha Livestock market.
OMAHA. Nov. 3. Hera l!wln.
lower. Heavy. $6.SO(a6.D6; light. S 93 r'
7.10: piss. Sti.50ru.7l bulk exf Kuta (....r..
S.93. ' " ' -r vw
Cattle Rx?cctDt. 8200. KtMrfv
steers. H.OOn lil: cows and heifers ' Is mm,, i-
Western steers, 6&S.50: Texas steers, Si.75
Shcen R-celnts 14.300. hls-hni- Vcriiti-.
$0(17 6 60; wetheis, Ji.oOatj.so; lambs. ts.oO
Chicago Llventock Market.
CHICAGO. NOV. 3. Shinning rifmot,.!
too feeble today to prevent a decline in the
hog market. Cattle arrivals proved more
numerous than expected. Thora was no
uisciii can mr sneep or lamos.
Hogs Receipts 30.OOO, full. 3o under yes
terday's average. Hulk. $6.70g'7.3O: light.
S6.r047.SO; mixed, 1.45g.7.65; heavy, ti 3J
7.55: rough. JG.35J3j6.55; pigs, 44i7.
Cattjy. Receipts 20,000, weak. Native
beef cattlo, f6ji10.40; Western steers, SB. 50
SiS.cr. : cows and helfcrb, S2.S0 4tS.2u; calves.
J7.25HC11.
Sheep Receipts 3 8.000. steady. Wethers
t5.90tae.45; ewos, $3.7Sty5.70; lambs, 6.60
4lS.90.
Metal Market.
YOF.K. Nov. 3. Copper, s'tcady.
NEW
Electrolytic. lS.12Hcl8.2bc.
Iron Steady uud unchanged.
Metal iXxcl.ange quotes tin firm.
30.000
00. JOC.
The Metal Exchange uuotcaMnad nffererl
at 4.90c.
Speller, not quoted.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Nov. s. Turpentine, firm,
4Sc; sales, 248 barrels; receipts, ;;5t barrels:
shipmouls, 208 barrels: stock, 11,055 barrels.
Kosin, firm; sales, 1004 barrels; receipts,
1300 barrels; shipments, 203 barrels; stock,
50,t;24 barrels. Quote: A. B, C, D, T5, F G
S4.60; II. I. $4.63; K. S5.10; M, S5.50; n!
S5.80; WG, 80.23; VTW. $a.30.
New Vork &usrar Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. :.-R,w sugar, easv.
Centrifugal. 4.30c: molasses. 3.00c. Refined,
steady. Tho market for sugtir futures was
quiet early today. Prices 'at noon were
unchanged to 2 points lower.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. Nov. 3. Butter, unchanged
Eggs, receipts 4023 cases, unchanged.
Mops at New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. it. Hops, quiet.
CLUB PLANNING INVASIONS
Walla Walla Show Boosters to Visit
Surrounding Towns.
, WALLA. WALLA. Wash., Nov. 3
(Special.) The Commercial Club today
announced a series of auto excursions
to surrounndin- towns, including- Day
ton and WaiteburF, Milton, Kreewater
for the- next two weeks. These trips
will ba all-day ones, with meetings at
the Commercial Club headquarters and
individual vlsit3 by merchants to mer
chants of the city.
The purpose will be two-fold, to ex
change ideas and to foster a friendly
spirit, and also to boost tha corn show
to be held here early in December
More definite plans, with tho dates o(
the excursions and otlier details will
be announced later. Plana are' also
under way for a series of excursions to
all the surrounding- towns this Winter.
Storm to Increase Salmon Run.
NEWPORT, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.)
The storm that swept up the coast last
Saturday night waa the first of the sea
son and accompanied as it Waa with
a heavy downpour of rain will increase
tha run of salmon in Yaquina Bay So
far this season but few salmon nave
como into this bay, although there
have been heavy runs at fclletz and
Alsea bays. Plenty of Kih k.v
Just outside all season, for local sports
men nave crossed out in small boats
and caught large numbers -with a troll
the highest catch being 43 silversidea!
Aberdeen Elks to initiate Tonight.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Nov 3
cial.) Aberdeen Elks will hold a bie
celebration hero Thursday ntzht, when
imM 01 some 20 neophytes will be
initiated. Elks from Centralla and
Chehalts are expected to gather here
(or the festivities.
NOVEMBER 4, 1913.
WORLD STOCK GAINS
Big Increase in Available Sup
ply of Wheat.
LOWER MARKET IS RESULT
Expansion In Visible Supply During
Tast Week Is Nineteen Million
Bushels Corn Firm on
Large Export Demand.
CHICAGO. Nov. 3. Announcement of a
large increase In tho world's available sup
Ply sta'ted a sellins; movement that more
PHce "o'ne's", bulge today , ,e
clo-ed heav?. I'c.-t'.o, "'"i11 "" market
cember at iiei?"s J'0 down, with De-
lo lVo" th' UtCOme SnchanJSS
tra,enknbeRaneV0utPa1Jhn Wbeat
ensued K'" ?t lcklT
me world's aviihi. V. , "1,e'8 increase in
corresponding- time last year.
quWes Tor"!??.. litt,e Wlth whea- n"
demttnHeaV9 'ay lth otber "" Export
Prov-falo n0t " keen as hertofori:
u" .lT.reKd t0 more close-
cereal. TJJ to cnn In the value of
effective tf prtce" ,or """ . also
Leadinsr futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Dm. .
"i'o! ivJ.'i 10'H
1.04i l.OSVi I.OI14
CORX.
- .S01 .591,
" .81?, .0H
OATS.
- 3'4 .SSH .S6H
-94 .10 .28154
Close.
1.03H
1.04 H
.5V4
09i
Msy .
Dec. .
May .
Dec.
May .
MESS PORK.
Dee.
Jan.
"5 "-60 14.50
.18.62 I8.75 18.17
X.ARD.
- T 9.10 s.o;
-2 .0 s."5
SHORT RIBS.
o no n - - - -
14.60
K.1T
. t OS
Jan.
May
Jan.
Cash price.' .
.7
red. iiottof-,,. '"' i-iW-isy .:.
No. S hardT ,ll.o3. ' 1"1'01-07:
55c!i0- 2 -Ve"w"' 6Si4c: No- 2 wlte.
"ye No. , $1.011.0S.
Barley 55 C.1c
Timothy $5ip s.
Clover- f 10 20.
5 foZm heC,olpt" W1,e- 3.US.0OO va
5 30..t)oo bushels: corn, tiOO.OOO vs. 1 07 000
bushels; oate, 1.759,000 vk " Y4 ilft A., t.' 1
Shipments-Wheat ?. l.loO.ooo"0 luoo
o',8 W v-t:M0O 'busle0!
. - ' i.ii,uuu ousneis.
P'n KSr.S'h,eat- 1.S04.0O0 bushels;
flouV. Ys',000 barrels." ' axs-mo Bushels
Vorelgn Oraln Markets.
T.nvnnv i.- ..
Wheat. M W li i.lsS"50CS n
ilLlPP?h -Vor- 3 Cash what. nn-
oai. unohane'od. UC"anSea ,0 ld hih"
linneamill. nmiM 1.
lr i7o ukrf. u eat Dem-
ley. O0&57C: ilV a,'ieri?W1'U1: "r-
dttt TTS;r W"!' stares.
ber. ITS. -asked; "Olasked5
cewoev: .fsru: De-
DjceArrrbSer.S Tl' "Cd:
ST. T.OTT1S X.,r
ber, u.03 r roi: c,osca: Dcccm-
ritiFTiiV" "h Markets.
hlBhor: corn. ll i,i;:'r.'!- '.". .He
. " ua-tv, nigber.
RT" T niTic; -v- -
t IVer:'; '"i !?. ch.nBed
oats. i.c to c h'lgher. " " a,ri
, 'n Saa lranclsco.
May. $1.41. . ' i-sasi:
Iuget S.und Orain Markets
PKATTLU, Nov. 3. Wheat, bluestcm 4c
?:kV' rcd' f?rty-fold. 92c; elu?: Sic
. ' """S""1. 'Sc: barley. t;r per
ton. Vtt. .irl !i v t . . . . 1
oats 6. barley X coT flour ,2"""'' -3'
Mul'Sjc'fVfe ?.?
car receipts: Wheat a, barley s. corn
tiuluth Linseed Market.
TVfY TTTU Va- .
1 -A ' I' t-inaeeo, cash tl.ljn
1.3ol4; Decemoer, tl.90; May. 1.5. W
Cotton Market.
,':"'', , ,: ' ' sPt cotton quiet.
Mid-uplands. 11.80c. Sales, 200 bales.
TAB KEPT ON GRADUATES
MAJOIHTY COXTIJIUE STUDIES, IS
SHOWJT l.V THREE COfNTIKS.
Washington Superintendent of Instruct
tion Gives Partial Statistics of
Education Survey.
OLTMriA. Tm u Nf. o , x
-u iZlt ' loiieciaij
-..o. rreston, state Super
intendent of Instruction, has announced
partial (statistics, from King, Pierce
and Kitsap counties, gained In a state
wide educational survey, intended to
determine what becomes of the thou
sands of boys and girls graduated an
nually from the eightli grades of the
public schools.
Roughly, the investigation indicates
that of every 10 leaving the eighth
grade, seven continue their . studies
principally in high school, two stay at
home and one (toes to work. .
Of 738 cases tabulated in King
County, 505 eighth-grade graduates, or
69 per cent, engaged iu further study
499 in high school and the others in
commercial courses or special training
Seventy,four, or 10 per cent of the totai
number, went to work, including only
three learning a trade. One hundred
and thirty-three, or IS per cent, are
listed simply as "at home." Tho re
maining 2. or 3 per cent, includes
those who have married, died or moved
out of the strte.
In Pierce County generally similar
conditions were found. Of 632 cases
investigated. 356, or 67 per cent, went
On with their studies; 116, or 22 per
cent, are "at home." and 42, or8 per
cent, are working, including none
learning a trade. In Kitsap County
the proportion ran much the same.
Factory work, saleswork in stores
housework and general manual labor
in the order named claimed the greatest
number of eighth-grade graduates.
Operation of Jitney busses claimed sev
eral, both in Seattle and Tacoma, other
occupations listed including messenger
work, circus performances and. caddy
ing. Kunauajr Victim's Condition Critical
GENESEE, Idaho, Nov. 3. (Special.)
i . :
Miss Margaret Hosoboam, -who was
Hurt noy a .1..1 . .- .
. ''" viino ago in a run
away accident, yesterday was taken
to Jvewiston overland in an auto by
T. Driscoll and Mrs. George Carbuhn.
She is not expected to lire. She was
taken to the hospital at Lewiaton.
COMMITTEE TO BE CALLED
Polk County Republicans to Plan
Campaign of 1916.
DALLAS. Or., Nov. 2. (Special.)
I. M. Hampton, chairman, and Lew A.
Cates. secretary, of the Republican
County Central Committee, will soon
issue a call for a committee meeting in
Dallas, to outline a campaign for next
year. An effort will be made to have
precinct committeemen elected in all
the precincts of the county during the
primaries next Spring.
Although an active campaign will not
be opened until after the primaries are
held next year, it is planned to carry
on a campaign of education in the
meantime.
The flsht next year will be one be
tween Republicans and Democrats, and
from present indications it appears that
Polk will duplicate past performances
and line -up strong in the Republican
column. Many leading Democrats in
the county have already slarnined their
RipSo'ltcan"! nexTa?.8 " "
ROAD TO MEIMDOTA ASKED
Centralia Club Investigates Trans
portation Facilities ot Town.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 3. (Spe
cial.) Preparatory to launching a
movement for the construction of a
road Into Mendota, a delegation of
about 60 members of the Centralia
Commercial Club made a booster trip
to the coal-mining- town today on the
invitation of B. H. Johnston, president
of the Mendota Coal & Coke Company.
The Centralia & Eastern, with one
train a day each way. offers the resi
dents of the town the only means of
transportation. Only one automobile
has ever appeared on the streets of
Mendota, and that after a hard tussle
through four miles of practically im
passable road, strong pressure will be
brought upon the Lewis County Com
missioners to improve tho road next
Spring.
DEER REPORTED SCARCE
Twenty Killed Just Before Season
Ends Near Estacada.
ESTACADA, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.)
TVMth the ending of the deer season
Saturday, parties of Estacada and
nearby resident hunters returned Sun
day with reports that deer are scarce
in the mountains. Twenty deer and
three bears were killed, with probably
as many more earlier in the season.
Amoncr tha hn.b v. .... . , -. . ..
o - - - -- "u"m'h were n.. .
vvomer, of Estacada, one deer: Virgil
- -" mtaua, one aeer; Kichard
Davis. Garfield, one deer; Tom Carter,
Garfleld, two deer; John Howland, Up
per Dam, one deer; Henry Warnock.
Sprlngwater, one deer; R. K. Palmateer
and Ira -v ills, of Garfield, live deer:
i red and Elmer Davia. of Gartield. four
M,'; rhKUXJ.?y' GarnelJ- one deer;
Matt Dibble, Elwood, three bears.
RIDGEFIELD CLUB REVIVES
Citizens Meet and Form Sew Com
mercial Organization.
RIDGEFELD. Wash.; Nov. 3. (Spe
cial.) On Monday night a meeting of
w. v-i ulceus or Kiaselleld was held in
the high school auditorium for the
purpose ot reviving and reorganising
- v VUUllllQJUIill C1UD.
The following officers were elected:
H.( J. Potter, president: Carl Lin
guist, vice-president; J. Keith, secre
tary, and Ed Sachtler. treasurer
A big opening night is being planned
Tor November 15.
Resolutions wore passed asking the
County Commissioners to repair tho
road between Ridgefield and Sara, also
the road between Ridsrefjeld and Pio
neer, and that the mouth of Lake River
be dredged before AVlnter high water.
ICE LAKE JS ENLARGED
Xorlli I'owdcr Company Completes
Addition of K Acres.
NORTH POWDER, Or., Nov 3
(Special.) The Pacific Fruit Express
Company has just completed an addi-
h.-'L ki u acre" to lho old Joe pond
It hlch was formerly 17 acres
company will- employ 175" to
300 men during ico harvest at this
?.ia , The htuses . here will store
12.000 tons. This plant will also fur
?I?;,C6 Ior tho Wallula house of
.000 tons capacity, which house Is now
under construction, and will furnish
also the house at Huntington, Or.
Oregon to Return lo Pngct Sound.
SEATTLE. Nov. 3.-The Puget Sound
Navy-yard has been advised that the
battleship Oregon will return to the
yard at the close of the California ex
positions. The Oregon and the cruis
ers South Dakota and Milwaukee, now
at Ban Francisco, will sail for Ban
Diego next Friday, and all three will
depart from the Southern port for
Bremerton January 2.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Nov. . Maximum temper
ature. 1,4 degrees: minimum. 50 decrees
l.Vsr.Ieair.5l S.A- M,. 2-1 feet. Chanze lii
fa!. ,5 t M. .," pOO1UI0eb.Tn'chl Total
rainfall el nco September 1, 1914. ! 04 inlhea'
normal. .09 Inches; deficleney, t.ul inches"
Total sunshine, 23 minutes; possible id
hourn. I aromeier (reduced to soa level) S
THE WEATHER.
Wind
STATIONS
State at
Weather
Baker
Boise
Boston
Calgary .
52:0
0 0
60 0
54,11.
540
soo
64 0.
4-J'O
0.
76 0
56 0.
72.0.
70 o,
70 0.
62 0.
1(0,
54-0
44 0,
70 O.
to 0.
ICIoudy
Clouily
Pt. Plnltrftf
Chicago
wo; . . r
00 la sh
OOl. .XE
Cloudy
uenver
Dee Moines ...
Duluth
ft. cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
O0'13 B
06 K .'.v
.00 10,i?H
f h). 1 a i
Eureka
Galveston
He ena -
JaeksonvtMe . .
OOilS XE IClear
Kansas City ..
Los Angeles . .
Marshfleld ...
00 10S Clear
o,..ih fPt. cloudy
0 4 .. W Clear T
Oil.. B Cloudy
.00114 SB Clear
00 18;.W Clear
00, . .Ink Iciear
00 30 xtv'pt. cloudy
02 14.VW ri..,, J
Medford
Mlnnoacolls
Montreal
New Orleans ..
New York
North Head ..
North Yakima
4 0
HO
.06. -NWlcioudy
Phoenix
Pocatello
.wvj. .jiNBi iciear
.00;.. W JciOud
.Oil . V V-ln..
64 0
Portland
Roseburar .....
4 0.
SS o
68 0
6
1.' - V7 V,. -Y'.
Sacramento . . .
SS';.;'2;wiPt- c'dy
jt. Ixmla
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Heattle
oo!?
70 0
0
s: 0
C20,
52 0,
64 0
18 0
64 0.
46,0
.oo!i; sb
.Oo;..lw
00 .. .v
.01. . XE
.00'. . XE
.00110 E
041. . W
on'..'jiW
.00 ..aa:
Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudv
Cloudy
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Spokane
Tacoma
Tatoosn Island
alia walla .
Washington , .
Winnipeg . . . . .
"WEATHER CONDITIONS.
... A lare MsR-pressure area overlies the
Atlantic States and the ,n rm
atively low over tno canadlaa N.orthwi!!t
- A.
FACTS
A recent report from the
Department of Agriculture
shows that Oregron has a
land area of 61.1SS.000 acres
and only 1 1.685.000 acres, or
19 per cent, is In farms. Of
J.",, farm land only 4.2T5.
000 acres are improved, or
i.-pT cent of the total.
Washington, a neighboring
state, has 15 per cent of
tne farm land improved
Improved roads, transpor
tation facilities, will speed
ily place Oregon in the
front rank of agricultural
communities. This all-important
form of develop
ment can be achiewed by
hard-surfacing the rural
road with
Bitulithic
Warren Brothers Company,
Journal Building.
Chanie. l5. heP the l''"a States.
beVn" SunlmnportantratUre
wsssiigarss, p5s.i? xr1
FORECASTS.
rr,tIan.1 and Vanity Unsettled, probably
occasional rain, winds becoming soutberlv.
ernIIlIiTlJn"tt''''1 nA occasionally threat
w." port?oCC"'onal rala "--obable nor,"-
wX3hlnBTon T- t'neettled and threatenlne
with occaaional 7-aln west portion B
ening ttI!i nd occa',lt"lttIIy threat-
EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecaster,
Dallas Makes Kecord I,evy.
DALLAS, Or.. Nov. 3: (Special.) At
Its regular meeting last night the Dal
las City Council adopted a resolution
providing for the tax levy for next
year. Eighteen mills, tho largest levy
in. the history of this city, is the total
This will raise approximately 18,000.
Some of the outstanding indebtedness
of the city will be paid.
TRAILERS' GCI11E
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Change En Ronte)
Uljr,
Clean.
Comfortable, t
Klesrnitly Appointed.
Seagoing
S. S. ROSE CITY
Sails From Alaamrlk Dock
3P. M November 7.
lOO Uolden Miles on
Columbia It Iter.
All Kates Include
Bertha and Meala.
Table H nd ber v Ico
Unexcelled.
The San Krnncl.ro A Portland S. 8,
i;J'i,ri,"d JM"Mngton streets
(with o.-W. It. A ti. Co.) TeL Broad
way 4500, A Blxl. riniB-.
.Twin" "Palaces- t titer Vaettlc,"
"W 1 slillibH"" -slIgarMPlMnj
li 1 .
'GKRAT vn i,Tt, 1 ...
NUlt'llLEUN l'ACIrit;
Tuesday
7 For San Francisco
TtM nt trin In -t- - .....
r'P.,'ly till Nov. 0. On.".,,
!nj h Ji A" Cmr "elud meals
and berths. steamer express (steel
parlor car. and eooehi.l leave.
North Bank Elation :;J0 A. M . ar"
ua? l:idayP- M' SUnday'
UU-tU I UASIK TICKET OFPICB
11HU AU rABK
Phones Broadway U20. A BtJIl.
Tlcketa also at Third and norrtson.
10O Third fau and S4. WaahiLi?toa" u
f
NllllTM Mrinn t-M.-iKc... .
Mm. anvil.iv aiEil.HDmr VV.
San Francisco
EANTA BARBARA, T.OS AXOBLBS
AM) HAN CIEUO.
S. S. ELDER
Sails Wednesday, fior, 10, f. 31.
COOS BAY
Kl KKaA AND BAN FRANCISCO
S. S. KILBURN
Sail. Thursday, Norember 4, e p. Jf. .
Ticket Offiee. Ii2 A Third St.
rhones aialn 1314, A 131.
FRENCH LINE
Comn.cnle (lenerale Traaaatlaatio.o
1'OSXAl. KtKVlCE.
Sailings From NEW VOilK to BORDEAUX
LAW VKTTE
Not. 13, 8 T.M.
L.k IOIK.UNK
an. 3(1. g V.M.
Th. New Quadruple Screrr
B. 14. At SaXXli.,
M.lden Trip from X. y. ot. 13.
FOR INFORMATION APPLY
C. IV. l loser. K0 Sth St.. A. 11. l,Brwn-
3.f Morrison et-i t.arri tou, c. il. A bs.
i . .(.v., iiflrery . riunn iiti u st.: r. I.
ii.i.h 1 1 ii, -j .1 . . , 1 1 - i ... .
Inirtoa t. 1 North Bank stoad, 4th and btartt
ata.t F. B. McFarlsnd. Kd aofl WaslilnEto.
t.; K. It- Duffy. Jil 3d st Fortlaad.
Friday. X.Tember 5. 2:30 1. M.. San
FranriHco. Portland at Loa Ans;eies
tsteanihliip Co., Frank Bollam, Ast.,
12 Third St. A 4598, Main SS.
DailyBoattoTheDalles
Str. DALLBS CITY and STRANGER
Lea. 1'ortland dally, 7 A. il., ex
cept Friday.
Leave The Dalles dally, 7 A- SI., ex
cept Saturday.
ALDKK-SI'. DUCK. rORIXAXO
Wwa Mai. tin. A Clin.
,J
Str. GEORGIANA
H&rkins Transportation Co,
Leave. Daily (Except Mondays), 7 A. M.
Sunday 7.30 A- 5l. for ASTORIA and
w.3H,.11i?s;'J- R'turnlngr. leaves Astoria,
ftt 2 P. JL. arriving- Portland 9 p. AL
l-andln loot of WashiriB-toii street,
Main 1422. A .
A USTRALIA
Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand
TRB -PALATIAL FAsbE X (i E It NTK AMFKS
(Ju.OoO tons dia.1 lia.OOO ions ui.
Aail from A.X I VKR. I!. -., tu t. tl. 'o
14. Dec. 2S. Apply Canadlaa l'acific Rail
way. ..J 'liilrd ht.. Fortiaud, Or., or to the
(.n.di.ia Au.tral.siaa Koj.l Mail Line. 110
ejniour btreei., ullcouver, B. C. .