17 mwm is good Substantial Sales of , Wool Made and Market Improves. OREGON PRODUCT SHIPPED Manufacturers Apparently Taking More Interest in Wool Situation 'and Have Taken Over Some ; Good Consignments. A general Improvement In the wool mar ket is indicated by recent movements of that product in the Pacific Northwest. Not only have some substantial sales been made by producers at exceptionally good prices, but dealers also report turning over aome good consignment to Eastern manufac turers. The Boston wool market, which to a great extent controls the handling of the wool output. Is still reported to bo somewhat lethargic, although a steady run of small sales Is being made. Soma of the other large manufacturing centers, however, re port noticeable improvement in business. Regular quotations made by Portland dealers on Eastern Oregon fine wool range from 23 to 26 cents, and on coarse wool from -the same section SO to 32 cents. Willamette Valley wool Is now strong at 35 cents. Some recent sales. Involving an exceptionally good product, are reported to have been made at prices around 40 cents. f There are several million pounds of wool now in the dealer' hands, it is estimated. : and probably a million and a half In the hands of the growers. Of this latter amount It Is estimated that a million Is held by 'Eastern Oregon growers and the remainder by Valley farmers. Of the Boston wool market the Commer cial Bulletin says: "Sales have been invairably small in size as well aa comparatively few in number. There are a few houses which have done a ' fair business judged by the number of sales, but their trade has been confined almost wholly to scoured wools, and the individual ' sales have generally been for small quan tities." ' Good activity, however. Is reported In the Philadelphia market, a communication from there under date of August 5 saying: "The wool market is fairly active and prices are holding very firm. This week's sales are much more satisfactory as a whole than those of last week, although many houses report very little activity on the part of manufacturers. In some quarters ' no salea at all are reported. Territory wools of a fine and fine medium grade were sold recently at 30 to 34 cents. There has also been some selling of bright Missouri quarter- . blood wool at 40 cents. About 220,000 . pounds of carpet stock were sold by one house at between 17 and 44 cents. Sales of pulled wool are also noted at prices , ranging between 36 '4 and 57 cents. One . sale of 64s, fine tops, amounting to 8000 pounds, was made to a dealer early In the week at 1.05." The wool trade Is struggling with the h ighest prices ever known according to a New York trade journal. It says of the market there: More business was placed through the local markets by domestic manufacturers in the course of the week, but beyond the ex treme firmness of values there is not much now In the situation. "About a quarter of a million pounds of South Americans changed hands during the week, and offerings are being made there for wool that Is still on the sheep's back and cannot begin to come here for three " months." WHEAT JUMPS TO NEW TOP RECORD Price of Hour Advances Simultaneously 40 Cents a Barrel. A new top record for wheat was estab Hshed at the noon session of the Portland Merchants' Exchange . yesterday when the . bid price of bluestem Jumped to $1.17, an advance of 2 cents over the quotations for Wednesday. The bid price for all other . grades of wheat showed an advance of 1 cent over the exchange prite of the preced ing day. Simultaneously with the advance made In wheat quotations came the announcement that the price of flour had been advanced by Portland millers 40 cents a barrel. This . makes the price on patents $tf a barrel, with corresponding advances on other grades as follows: Straights, $5.30(5 5.50; exports, $5.20; Valley, $5. SO; whole wheat, $6 20, and Graham, $0. The advance In flour quotations was not unexpected as tie announcement had been made .Wednesday that any further advance - In wheat quotations would necessitate a raise in flour prices. Millers reported the flour market to be steady at the new quotations and a good volume of sales were- made. This Is the second advance made !in tho price of , flour In the local market since the price of wheat began to advance nearly two weeks ego. The first advance made the latter part of last week was 20 cents a barrel. The advance in wheat quotations In the local market was made in spite of the fact that the Chicago market showed practically no gain in September delivery quotations ; and a loss in December delivery prices. Sep tember delivery wheat in Chicago closed "only He higher than the closing quotations Wednesday and December delivery wheat closed He lower. Bid prices in Portland for the different grades of wheat were: Bluestem, $1.17; lortyfoid, si.13; club, $1.11; red fife, $1.11, ana red liusslan, $1.10. as a result of the further advance In quotations heavy sales were reported to have been made at the different wheat centers or the Pacific Northwest, some Portland dealers buying large quantities of the cereal. ne sales of the -past few days It Is be lieved will total into several million bushels. errnmal receipts in care were reported Dy tne Aiercnants' Exchange qs follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. . Portland. Thursday. Year ago ,. 10 6 15 S3 S i; 1 2:; in beacon to date Year ago.. 704 Tacoma, Wednesday. 14 Year ago o Season to date, ... ,.443 Year ago tW4 Seattle, Wednesday. . 23 Year ago 15 Eeason to date 4vl Year ago 375 230 t3 205 40 13 1 SI i 141 113 1 141 2S 19 42 233 SALMON MARKET CONTINTES STRONG lf mand In New York and Eastern Centers Said to Bo Increasing. The Portland market for salmon con -'tlnues strong and a good volume of sales is reported. No advances have been made in quotations, and dealers are of the opinion !,that prices are pretty well fixed, at least "for the present. Much of the business now Js for Eastern delivery, the markets for - salmon In the Eastern centers being re ported particularly active. Advices from Xw York say: "The demand for salmon is increasing, and as a result news from the Coast i awaited with considerable interest. Inti matlons sre that the opening prices of jvtaska salmon will be forthcoming abou .August 20, but meanwhile considerable busi ness is being confirmed for medium reds at about the basal of $1.25 for tall a The de mand for spot lots is also on the Increase, and there is a firmer feeling in all lines. 6UCAR PRICKS TAKE ANOTHER DROP Quotations In Portland Go Down 10 Cents a Hundred. ' Another decline of 10'cents a hundred on all grades of refined sugar is being quoted. y refiners and the new price became ef fective in Portland yesterday. Further weak- .xiess and depression was reported In the susax trade all along the Coast. A factor in the weakened sugar market Is the opening of the beet sugar season in California. Leuened demand owing to the advance of the canning season and the smaller demand from abroad also assisted In the price reduction. Cotton Crop.. Below Normal. The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the United States De partment of Agriculture estimates, from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau, that the -condition of the cotton crop on July 23 was 72.3 per cent of a normal, aa compared with 81.1 on June 25. 1916, 75.4 on July 25, 1915, 76.04 on July 25, 1914, &nd 78.5 the average on July 5 of the past ten year a Last year's produc tion was 11,191,820 bales, two years ago 16,134,930, three years ago 14.156.4S6, and four years ago 13,703,421. Exchange Output Comes Here. Portland Is to handle some of the output of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange as the result of a movement which has just been started by that concern. Joe H. Formao, representative of the exchange, is in Port land making preliminary arrangements for shipments of fruit to this city from various centers served by the exchange. The fruit will be handled under the new "Skookum" and "Yum Yum' labels. The exchange has started a movement for the widening of Its markets In the East. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern, eit'es yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,756,551 $l52,4-i3 Seattle 2.003.67S 2a7.ttV2 Tacoma 21'..lJtf 41,fc07 Spokane 7S9.0O7 ' 49.1U3 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants Kxchanse. noon session. August delivery: Bid Wheat Bid. Tr. ago. Bluestem $ 1.17 $ H-4 Forty-fold 1.13 1.04 Club - l.n 1 -3 Fife . . . 1.11 1.01 Red Russian 1.10 .96 Oats No. 1 white feed 28.00 26.50 Barlev No. 1 feed 29.50 26 00 Futures . Bid. September bluestem 1.17 September forty-fold 1.13 September club 1.11 September red fife ............. 1.11 September Russian 1.10 September oats . 2. 25 September barley ....1............... 29.50 FLOUR Patents. $6; straights, $3.30 5.80; exports, $5.20; Valley, $5.80; whole wheat, 0.20 ; graham, $6. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $26 26.50 per ton; shorts, $2929.54 per ton; rolled barley CSl.SCQ 32.50. COP:N Whole, $a8 per ton; cracked. $39 per ton. HAY Producers prices: Timothy, Eastern Oregon. $18.5020 per ton: alfalfa, $13.503 14.50; wheat hay, $13.5014.50; oat and vetch, $12 12.50; cheat, $11; clover, $10. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Exchange prices: Cubes, extras, 26c; prime firsts, no bid. Jobbing prices: Prime fxtras, 27V&30c; butterfat. NTo. 1, 27c; No. 2, 25c, Portland. CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbers' buying price, 15 4c per pound, f. o. b. dock Port land; Tillamook triplets, 16c; Young Amer icas, 17o per pound. EGGS Oregon ranch, exchange price, cur rent receipts, 20e per dozen. Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, candled, 26 27c; se lects, no bid. POULTRY Hens, 13He: broilers, 16 i 17c per pound; turkeys, live, 20 4f22c; dueks, 11 14c; ceese. 8 9c. VEAL Fancy, 12c per pound. FORK Fancy, 11 He per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, Valennlas, $3.75 S4 per box; lemons, J;5.507 per box; bananas, 4 fee per pound; grapefruit, $3.75 04. eujStables Artichokes, 75cxi per L.ES Artichokes, dozen; tomatoes, 7oc to $1.2 per crate; cab bages. $1.75 per hundred; garlic, lOo per pound; peppers, 5&6c per pound; eggplant, 78o per pound; iettuce. 3035c tloz.; cu cumbers. 75ffji0c per hex; peas, 4tJ5c per pound; beans, 7o per pound; celery, 75 t5c per dozen; corn, 105c per dozen. POTATOES New, $1.-5 ia 1.35 a hundred; sweets, 7fic. ONIONS California, 1.853 per sack; Walla Walla, $2 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new, S1.251.T5 per box; cherries. 53 0c per pound; canta loupes, 80c (g' $2 per crate; peaches, o5QS0c per box; watermelons. IWf&lc per pound; figs, $1 1.5u per . box; plums. 75c 1.35; pears, Sl'a ; apricots, $l5f J.IO. grapes, i.o (aiH.ZZ; blackberries, $1.2.1; loganberries. $1.25; raspberries, $1.50 1.75; casabas, 2 Staple Groceries, Loca', Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. ! $2.80 per dozen; one-half flats, 91.50; 1- I pound fiats, $2.&u; Aiasaa pmic, i-pouna tails, $1. HONEY Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, 16q; Brazil i nuts, 15 lsc; filberts, l&'a 18c; almonds. lUVsc; peanuts, 7fec; coeoanuts. $1.0O per dozen; pecans, 15-0c; chestnuts, 10c. BEANS Small white, llc; large white, 10 c ; Lima, 7 c ; bayou, 7 'a c; pink, fee ; red Mexicans, 7 Me. COFFEE Roasted, In drums. 14&S3c SUGAR Fruit and berry. $S; Honolulu, .U5; beet, $7.60; extra C, $7.00; powdered. In barrels, $8.50; cubes, In barrels, $8.75. bAL.1 Granulated, slj.ou per ton; nail ground, 100s, $10.60 per ton; 0s, $11.30 per ton ; dairy. $14 per ton. RICE Southern. head, Q&Ge per pound, broken, 4c; Japan style, 4M&oc DRIED FRUIT Apples, 8c per pound; ap ricots, 13 & 20c ; peaches, isc ; prunes, Italian, 8 9c; ra:Mns, loose Muscatels, 8c; un bleached Sultanas, U4 & 10c; seeded, ifc; dates, Persian, loc per pound: fard, $!.& per box; currants, lalCc; figs, GO b-ounce. luo- 4-ounce, s lo-ounce, 4--4u; iz lu-ounce, soc; bulk, wnite, 7 to be; black, tic per peund. - provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice. 22c: standard. 21c; skinned, lw-Oc; picnics, 13c; cot tage rolls, 15 He. BACON Fancy, 28330c; standard, 24Q 23c; choice, 18 23c. DRJ SALT Short, clear backs, 13 & 15 He; exports. 16(tf 18c; plate, 12 13 He. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered. 14 Vic; standard, tubs, 14 He; compound, 12 He. .BARREL GOODS Mess pork, $18; plate beef, $2; brisket pork, $22.30; tripe, $ 10.5V Hops, AVool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1015 crop, StSlOc: 1016 contracts. nominal. HIDES Salted hides. 25 pounds and up, 17c; salted hides, GO pounds and up, 12c; salted kip, 15 pounds to I5 pounds, 17c; salted can, up to id pounds, 23c; green hiies. 50 pounds and up. 15c; green stags, 50 pounds and up, 11c; green kip. 15 pounds, 17c; dry flint hides, 20c; dry flint calf, up to 7 pounds. 31c; dry salt hides. 25c WOOL Eastern Oregon. line, 2ui 2&C; coarse. 30 tg oZc ; v allex. 5c CASCAKA BARK Old and new. 4 Ho per pouna. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 21c; dry short-wooled pelts, 17c; dry shearlings, 10J 2oc each; salted shearlings. 15 25c each ; dry goat, long hair, 18c each; dry goat shearlings. 10 W 20c TALLOW No. l, 6e; xo. 2, 5c; grease. U ow. Oil. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. 10Hc; cases, ltt'lc GASOLINE Bulk, 20Hc; cases, 2Sc; nap i. ha. drums, 18c; cases, 25 Hc- LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. S4c; raw, cases, S9c; boiled, barrels, 6c; oiled, cass, 91c. TLKft-n.NL in tacKs, 07c; in cases. tt-ftc; j.u-ca.se iota, ic less. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Aug. 10. Turpentine, firm. 42c ; sales. S4S barrels; receipts, 485 barrels; shipments. 12 barrels; stocks, 15, 176 barrels. Rosin, firm; sales. 1951 barrels; receipts. lto barrels; shipments, oi:02 barrels; stocks, 61,184 barrels. Quote; A. B. $5.50; C, D, $5.70; E. $5.75; Ff S5.90; G, $6.00; H, I, K. 11, N, WG, WW, So.iu. San Francisco Trodoce Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. Eggs Fresh extras, jc Receipts Flour, 5P07 quarters; barley, 3ST0 centals: beans, 1O50- sacks; potatoes. 4& sac as; nay, 41 tons; aides, 705. Dried Fruit at New Tork. XEW YORK, Auj. 10. Evaporated apples. Quiet. iTunei, unsettled, feacties, steady. Hops, Etc., at New Tork. NEW TORK, Aus. 10. Hops, Quiet. Hides, firm. w ooi, steaoy. Chssged Their Minds. London Pall Mall Gazette. Che How- did they ever come to marry? He Oh, it's the same old story. Started out to be good friends, you know, and later on changed their minds. ' 1 STEEL SHOWS LESS General Upward Progress Stocks in Wall Street. in GAINS SHOW PREDOMINANT Negotiations Connected With New British Loan Approach Comple tion Trading in Bonds Is Relatively Restricted. KBW YORK, Aug. 10. Subject to the re straints imposed by a larre and obstinate short 'interest, today's market made further upirard progress, much of which was sur rendered in the heavy profit-taking of the last half of the session. The improvement In speculative sentiment engineered largely by the acceptance of mediation by the rail way brotherhood stimulated a demind for high-grade issues, although the Inquiry from this source, it alter ward developed, was not far-reaching. Price movements In the forenoon were slightly irregular, but gains predominateed. Mercantile Marines also denoted further ac cumulation on the approaching publication of the reorganization plan and United States steel helped to Inspire confidence by Improv ing slightly upon its high previous prices. Prices began to droop on publication of the United States steel tonnage report for juiy, wnicn snowed a nominal decrease In unfilled orders and mad further headway on the failure of the Union Paclflo directors to increase the present rates of dividend Steel closed at a net loss of points and Union Pacific forfeited 14 points. Total sales or stocks amounted to 3T5,000 shares. Negotiations connected with the new Brit isn loan are approaching completion, ac cording to Intimations from authorltativ sources. The terms, it Is believed, will em body certain attractive features which were lacKing in the anglo-French undertaking. easier tendencies were shown by sterling ana irancs in tne clay's quotations for for eign exchange and marks were slightly firmer. Trading in bonds were relatively restricted wun an irregular undertone. Total saxes, par value, xa.oJo.uou. United States bonds unchanged en call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. C.70O 9.S00 C.200 2.700 4.60O M0 500 fmO B.0O0 5.40O 11,300 4.80 500 1,710 r.fto 2,400 soo 2 2oO 2,100 1,000 1,700 3, 6U0 "lW.ioo ?.roo 10.000 1.400 1,200 "too l.soo 4,400 Hlsh. o 57 59 m lin'S. l.ni S.'IH 74 V, '. sr, 5 .Hi 82 it H7'.i so 4S74 is 72H R7 l'O'l 30 '4 3 7li 4a "liA'u 48 34 U "'i'i 02V4 10.1 os low. bid. Am Beet Sugar. American Can.. Am Car & Fdy., American Loco. Am Sm & Refg. Am Fug Re far. .. Am Tel & Tel.. Am Z L, & s. . . Anaconda Cop. . Atchison Baldwin Loco. . Bait & Ohio Br Rap Trans.. B & fij Copper.. Calif Petrol. . . . Canadian Paclf. Central Leather. Ches & Ohio... Chi Mil & St P. C R I & P Ry.. Chino Copper. . . Colo Fu & Iron. Corn Prod Refg. Crucible Steel... TisUUers Secur. Erie Creneral Elect. . . Gt N-.rth pfd. .. Gt Nor Ore ctf. Illln Is Central. Int Cons Corp. -Inep! ration Cop. B'4 110 i:ioh 324 SIS 102 34 72 8GH fl 684 IS 17." i or. V4 fil '4 in 4S'4 i:)14 Sti 1B0I4 117I 35 '4 101 74 in'ii 4l4 'pr.V4 2S 47 'tis" S4'4 "4'4 01 Vi "ii" 104 RO 13t U14 20 '4 CVti T1T4 1 ISO 32 H HI v. 102 S 72 84H 1U 1754 r.5H i 4 4S4 44i4 J4 C34 4r.; 1HS14 118 3r.i loo u, 164 4!H4 113-4 03 4 2414 R74 128 H7H 8414 10 4?4 01 114 17 104 4 .")! 130 in 14 SO Vi 33 .'.4 23 '4 POT, 4714 tnt jiarv, j int M 3 M pfd Ctf. 85,800 K C Southern. TOO Kennecott Cop.. Louis & Nash . .. Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper,. M K A T pfd . . . Missouri Paclf. . Montana Power. National Lead.. Nevada Copper. N Y Central N Y N H & H.. Nor & Western. Northern Pacif . Pacific Mail.... Pac Tel & Tel.. Pennsylvania . . Ray Cons Cop.. Reading P.ep ir & Steel. Shat Ariz Cop. . 6.500 ' V, 5 OO 1.100 "VtOO 500 ' V.ioo 4., 500 800 4,MM SOO 300 7 20O 5.20O i.no 1,100 200 S.-oo 0.2OO lO.flOO I.im.O 10.300 4HO r.oo 45.500 TOO 3.20' l,2oo 2O0 (5.00I) r.s4 2.-.H f!l4 47H 27 !S'4 I"2v4 4S 24 ?4 12!l 2! 1!'24 141 2 H.l ssi lis 4-2 27 '4 n4 Southern Pacif. Southern Ry . . .. Studebaker Co.. 54 127 10O l.'tntt Ms lio'4 lis!, 7S'4 27. I4 rennesse cop.. Texas Co l!Ol4 J so 14 2Va 110 S7i 11S-4 TVS 27H Union Pacific. do prd XT S Tnd Alcohol. V S fctfel do Drd t'tah Copper.... wabash pfd B. . Western TTnlon. :4 68 Wasting Elect Total sales for the day. 553,000 shares. BONDS. TT R ret Ss rNf. .!VS'.4 1 Vortti.rn Tc Ss. Si TT i ref 2s couD.'))i1.l?ac tat fl...lnoti TT S 3s rag 'lOoiiiT'enn con )',a..IIH'. it H :.s coupon. 'niboutn pan ref 4a 0O 1' S 4s res IohV do cv & 104 U U S 4s coupon. 110 Cnlon P,o 4s... OHU Am Pmelter 6s.l.KT'4 do cv 4s 1334 Atchison pen 4s. 01S i TT S Steel 6s.... ion N' Y C deb s. . .112il Anelo-FVeneh n. OKU Northern Pac 4s 0H Bid. Mining stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Aug. 10. Closing Quotations! Allouez 62 14 I Mohawk SB ArlB com Nlpissing Mines. Calumet Aril. !ii Old Doin 7 C!il Hecla 52S lOaceola M 8 T 14 3 SsiJ 3.1 48V4 Centennial 10 iQulney Cop Range Con. 69!Shannon fcast Kutte Cop. 12 .4. Superior Franklin TM Sup Bos Mln. Isle Roy (Cop). it't amaraek lverr utx 4li'T-tah Con Lake Copper . . 11 Wolverine CRUDE OIL TAKES ANOTHER DROP All Varieties But Ragland Go Down 5 Cents a Barrel. PITTSBURG. Aug. 10. Another ehanr. In the price of all grades of crude oil but Ragland was announced by the principal purcnasing agencies today. Five cents a Darrei was tne posted reduction, making Pennsylvania crude. S2.3S: Cabell. 11 7: Mercer black, Corning and Jsewcastle. S.1.K5: Somerset. S1.70. Ragland remained at 73 cents. Money, . Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Auk. 10. Mercantile ..o- .71 per vciiu Sterling 60-lay bills. S4.7H4 : demand Sl.70; cables. S4.76 7-10. notr sliver, ot4c . Mexican dollars. 51c Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. lima loans Hasler; 60 days. 2H3 per w . per cent; six months, it 4 per cent. Call money Firm; high. 2H per cent; low. 214 per cent; ruling rate. 24 per cent; - iJi cent; ciosea, 244, per cent offered. 2i per cent. V . e. iKAsusro, Aug. 10. Sterling In uuimun u uays, .il'; demand, S4.73V cables, S4.7,jt. LONDON, Aug. 10. ounce. . 3ar silver. Sllid per Money, 4 per cent uiscount rates short bills. 64f5 ner , ....... .... 4 jier cent. Cheerful Tone In London Market. HJ.NUO?., Aug. 10. The stock market had a cheerful tone today and home funda hardened under the Influence of the war news. American securities were leading fea- ' ... ...... r . lu mem were more Ire queni tnan lor some time past. Americana closed firm. Money and discount rates wer. Metal Market. N'KW TORK. Aug. 10. Copper Electrolytic. 23.00 u 27. OOc steady. Iron steady and unchanged. Mrtal Exchange quotes tin firm. S8 12",c and 3S.27HC. The Metal Exchange quotes lead asked. Spelter dull. Spot, st St. delivery, 8Hc Bpot. 8.00c Loul Standard Oil Declares Dividend. XEUOl'fHA. Kan.. Aug. 10. The Stand ard Oil company of Kansas today declared me rcrew.tii qimitcriy aivjueno ot S3 ana extra aiviaena or 12 per share. payable 1 r)j . , ... j. . a vj, ,u aiocitiioiaers or record rnfilled gteel Orders Decrease. NEW TORK. Aug. IO. The unfilled ders of the United States Steel Corporation on July 31 stood at O.i03. T32, a decrease ot tons, compared with (hose on June 80. according to tne monthly statement Is- suea toaay. Dulnth Llnse DULUTH, Aug. lo.- .d Market. -Linseed on $2.1SJI.1JH: to arrive, $118: September. 2.13 asked.; October. 2.14'-, asked: Novain ber. $2.14 j bid: December. 2-li bid. Cof f e. Fntnrea Quiet. NEW TORK. Auk. 10. Th. ructions of yesterday Afternoon were mora tnan record ed in the market for coffee futures her. today, ovine to continued firmness of cost and freight offer and reports that Import ers were showing mora disposition to meet prtc. vaJues or sraxlllan amps. The open ing was quiet at an advance of 2 to 4 points and business continued comparatively quiet during- th. day, but offerlnri war ligUt after tbe realising of Wednesday, and Sep tember contracts sold tip to 95.70 in the late trading, or about 0 points net htfther. De cember advanced to S8.73 and the market closed at a net advance of 8 to 10 polnta. Sales, 20.750 bags. August, (3.65; September, 18.70: October. 18.73: November. 8.75; De cember. 18.78: January, 3.3: February, 3.P8; March, SS.03; April. 3.S; May. J9.03: June, 9.0S; July, .3.13. spot coffee qul.t: Rio 7s. ue;antoa es. 10S10T4c It was reported thst there d been a fair business In cost and frelgnt ooffe. late yesterday, and offers from Brasil today were steady, with quotations ranging from about 10.70 to 11.00 for Santos 4s, London credits. The official cables reported no cnang. in Brazilian markets, except for Santos futures. which were 2o rels lower to 50 rels Higher. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Raw sugar quiet. Centrifugal. (5.77: molasses. 85.00. Refined quiet; fin. granulated. I7.2J. Chicago Ialry "Produce. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. Butler firm. Cream ery, 25 20c. ggs uacasatM. Receipts, oou- cases. Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Aug. 10 Spot eotton steady. Mid-upland. $14.25. No sales. HOG MARKET IS FIRM ADVANCE 1JT CHICAGO DOES NOT AFFECT PRICES. Cattle and Sheen Prices Remain ' Unchanged Offerings Are Poor. In spite ef advances en hog quotations, in the Chicago and Omaha markets yesterday the prices in Portland remained the same although an advance had been anticipated. Prime light and prime heavy huga sold at the Union titockyarda yesterday at the top price established Monday. Quotations on cattle and sheep were un changed. The bulk of yesterday's offerings, however, wer. poor. Receipts were: aS cattle. 239 hogs, and tFiO sheep, totaling 7 carloads. Shippers were: J. A. t)ougherty. Linn County; C. I Falk, Jr., Linn County; George Kohlhagen, Douglas County; J. C. Davis, Linn County; Gllmour and Tarbert, Pierce County, Wash.; F. M. Lowdeu, Jr., Walla Walla County. The day's sales were as follows; Wt.Price.i Wt. Price. 8 steers . . 1 steer 17 steers . , 2 cows . . . 1 cow 18 heifers. . 1 bull .... 24 hogs ... S hogs ... 12 boss ... 2 llOKI . . . UT8 S5.00 IT steers ...113a U.ao . 80 4,511 1 bull 1130 3.i.'5 . 7S3 Thugs . -'! . T'.O 2.5' 3 Iioks .... SuT S.7S . 770 3.0O.K) hots 1-1 S.7.1 770 4.0iil2 hoi;s .... 170 . IHJO 8.73 1 eteer .... t-0 4.00 . L'l 8.70120 Bluer. 7K3 6.M . 172 8.70. 4 cow s 702 4.00 . 1GO 8.7.-. 1 cow 110O 3.T.0 . 445 8.75( 2 heifers .. 4 t" . 1111 O.TuJS hogs .... 12 . 830 8.75i 1 hog 3ii0 t 73 . 270 8.75 2 hogs 130 8.6u 0 nogs . .. 1 hog 1 hog ... 6 hogs ... . 210 B.7u 1 ho 270 0. 1 hog ..220 8.70;10 hogs 17.1 0.75 . 7S 0.0.1! 1 hoe- 47 S.75 6 lambs . . 1 cow ... 1 cow . . . W 2.751 2 hoes .... S3 0. i . 8GO 2.5 1 ho 4S0 8.7". & cows . .1107 0.2ii24 lambs ... 70 8.00 Prices of the leadfnr classes of livestock at tne roruana yarus xoiiow Cattle Prices. Steers, prime light ... Prime heavy ......... Good . ...SO. 7.", rft .1.00 , ... U.731J. 7.H. .... o. ti it o.2o Cows Choice 5.23 S 5 Medium to good . . . . .. 4.00'i'S.OO Ordinary to fair ...... . ... 4. no '.1 '4.. Ill .... 3 r.o-,r.-..7; . ... 3.00 rf( 3.1.C neuera .............. Bulls Calves ...... ........ .... 8.5O07.SO Hons Prime light Prim strong weights Good to prime mixed . Rough heavy packing Pigs and skips Sheep , Spring lambs . Common lambs ...... .... O.T0t?0.7S o.7n n 11.7s o Tin 'i u . ... 8.5ti 8.75 .... 8.5U(0'U.1U Mnai:; . ... fi.uO Jl.0.01 .... 6.00 .; Choice yearllnca . Good yearlings Choice wethers Chnice ewes Common ewes ,. r...i("j .".7. G.00 'I 0.-'.' 5.00H .'..2.' 2-0US3.00 Omaha IJvestock Market. OMAHA. Aua. lo. Hoes Receipts, r.r.oo: nigher; heavy. o.oij u.io : light. su.70t li JO; pigs, S.&oU.iu; bulk of sales. SU.&o Cattle Receipts, -300; steady; ' native steers, S701O.23; cows and heifers, ta 10.3O; .Western steers. JO.COiC H.70 L Texas tt 1' els. Itf !J0it7.50; stockers and feeders, SOUS. olieep Receipts. 1S.OOO; lower; yearlinrs. fTitS: wethers, Sa.757.75; iambs, S10 Chicago Livestock Market, CHICAGO. Aug. 10. Hon Receipts. 10.- OOO; strong. Ijc to 211c above yesterday average; bulk, Su.0omo.30: light, tin'. lO.cn;; mixed. l.7.' lo.OO; heavy, S3.0J is...; rougn, tiMiVvu.bu; pigs. S&..10"! U.7.. Cattle Receipts. 400U; steady, native heef cattle. Stf.UOv 1O.410; cows and heifers, S3.0O V p.., calves, :.)iiz..j. Sheep Receipts. 15.0OO: firm: wethers. C.753S.25; lambs. 7.60"tf ll.S.V OREGOI. HENS STAND HIGH Pen From Agricultural CoIIese Third in Egg-Iiaylns Contest, OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE. Corvallis, Aug. 10. (Special.) The report for the month of July from the National egrgr-laying- contest in Missouri shows that a pen of "Ore grons" from the Oregron Agricultural College at the end of the first nine months of the contest stands third among; 104 entries from various sec tions of the United States. Eoglaivd and Canada. The ten leading; pens are as follows: Eggs. Barred Rocks. William I.loyd. Missouri. O-'ll White Leghorns. Hollywood Karm, Wn.. 60S uregons, uregon Agricultural toi- lt-EO White Hocks. C. Daniels, Wash hi;j (i t:7 8 .S3 feoO Rhode Island Reds, Klondike. Mo White Let horn a Vallev Farm. Tciai. . White Uabomi, Kansas wnite iegnorns, f. u. jiatt. pa White Leghorns. G. M. McMillan. Mo.. Rhode Iiti and Reda, J. C. Sandiuler, Iowa 8X3 BRIDGE FILLS BEING MADE Work Started on Botli Vancouver Approaches. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Auor.eiO. (Srte cial.) The Pacitio Bridge Company has commenced making the fill at the foot of Washington street for the Washing:. ton State end of the Columbia River Interstate bridge. Big: dredgers during htsh water lirtea out thousands of tons of sand and placed it ag-ainnt the abut ment and later, with terrific pressure. waehed uown a laraje part of this into First and into Washington streets, the two approaches to the bridge. Teams will maKe a fill now upon which will be built a small railroad, and sand from barges will be haulea to complete the fills. Pavement will be laid on top. VALUATION REPORT MADE Telephone Company's Property Is Valued at $5,9 03,318 Value .of tho property of the Pa cific Telephone & Telegraph Company is 15,965,518.38, according' to the quar terly report filed yesterday with City Auditor Barbur. The report pives the plant equipment value as $3,768,141.55 and the working- capital $118,949 SI. The report was made ln compliance with the city charter. It shows in do tail the financial transactions during" th three- months ended August 1 and the financial .standing of the company at the end of that period. MARKET VET WAVERS Peace Talk in Hungary Stops Advance in Wheat. SPECULATION ARDOR COOL Disposition Shown by Wheat Traders to Be More Cautious Hogs Go to Highest Quotations In Six Years' History. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. reac. talk In the Hungarian Chamber of Deputies helped to day to cook, off th. ardor of specula tors who had been anxious to buy wheat. Fresh ad vances in quotations failed to bold, and the market closed unsettled, H to Tie net lower. with September at gl.44 to S1.44H ana Le- eember at $1.47 '4. corn lost 1 cent to ltl A Ilia amH . . . SML. 1 14. M 1 rt outcome in provisions was an advance of lie I to BSC I Even before any word had come hinting I t a renewal of peace efforts the majority or wneat trader, showed slms or a Oispo- sltlon to be much more cautious then yes terday concerning upward swings of th market. Additional news about froat tn A1 berta. Canada, rallied the wheat market to some extent just before the clos. Inasmuch as the Alberta crop is at a critical stage and particularly susceptible to injury by frost, the ehances of another big extension or damage area was quickly taken into ae-eount.- but neverthelesa was not sufficient to offset except in part the advantages of the bears. Hogs at tbe highest quotations In e'x years sent the provisions market sharply upgrade. Leading futures raaged as follows; WHEAT. Open. High. 1.44 1.&0 Low. 1.4tH 1.43 H Close. Sept t.48 11.44 1.48 L4714 CORN'. .3H .04 i .71 .721, OATH. .41 H .45 .47 V .48 MESS FORE. Sept, Dec .4 .7 Hi .T1H Sept. Dec .44 .47 .44 i .471. Sept. Dec ..20.25 ..23.30 2.S0 23.4J 26 2S 23.30 20 no 23.30 LARD. ..13.2T 13 53 13.27 ..13.27 13.57 13.27 SHORT RIBS. , .. 14.42 14.10 ..13.80 14.17 13.S0 Sept. Oct. IS. 15 13.57 Sept. 14 22 13.00 Oct. Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red. S1.44U 1.48i x-. 3 rea. 1.4Zi, Q.l.45 : No. 3 hard, SL43feO a... . m , .iu. a uaru, i.ii.tii.t. Corn c 3 yel.ow. o.uoJWc: No. a val- low, 85c; No. 4 white. 814I1S5C Oats JCo. 3 white. 43Vift44Wc: standard. I . . . .1 u. Hye Nominal. Barley 00u05c Timothy tSM. Clover 7C 14.30. Foreign Grain Market. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 10 Cash wheat strong. BUEVOS AIRES, Aug. 10. Wbaet, IH to on u filer. linnea polls Grain Ma.' ket. MIN'N'KAPOLId, Aug. 10. Wneat Sep- temuer. tl.i'JS te J1.4U1,: December. SI. 40 to (1.4Vs. Cash, No. 1 hard. (1.56; No. 1 Northern, f l.bOto G l.S3i; No. 2 Northern. 11.41 Barley, 63dS3c. Flax, 12.11 2 15. Grain at Han Kranrlseo. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10. Spot quota- Hons Val.a, tl.b501.S0; red Russian, SI. S3 if 1. w; turkey red, l.ustf2; blueatem, S2t ..JU. Feed barley, St.KSH 91.115. White oats, 1.4io(l 1.82 S. Bran, (2ti20.50; middlings, S32933; uurii, e-o.oww 1. Pnget sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Aug, 10. Wheat Bluestem 31.10; turkey red, 11.18: fortyfold. 11.13; ciun, i.u; tire, i.n; rea Russian. SLIO. nrny, per ton. Yesterday's car receipts Wheat 23. xiour o. TACOMA, Aug. 10. Wheat Bluestem, tl.llS; fortyfold, 1112; club and red fife. 1.111. Car receipts Wheat 14, hay IS. Klour advanced 4o cents a barrel. STOCK BUYING REQUIRED PORTLAND MUST SL'BSCIUBB IF CREDITS BAXK IS OBTAINED. I- Mills Is to Lead Campalrs Effort to Have Rora Lssni In stitution Located Here. ta Portland people must Invest In the stock of the proposed new rural credits banks if one of the 12 Institutions planned for the United States Is to be located here, according: to local bank ers. Each of the 13 banks will be opened with a capital of 1175,000, and each city where one la located will be expected to subscribe for almost the full amount of the capital stock. LKcationa for the new banks sr to be picked by tho Federal Loan Board, which will, unquestionably, visit this city ana other centers before deciding just, wnere to piace ine rural creaits bank for the district embracing Oresron. Washington and Idaho. Those commu nities most willing- in the matter of taking: a large amount of the capital stock of the new banks are expected to be favored in the locations. In the contest for the bank to be assigned the Pacific Northwest group of states, it being; assumed that Califor nia will be In another district, it Is thought Spokane and Portland are likely to be rivals Both are centers of larse agricultural districts. A. L. Mills, president of the First National Bank, has been placed at the head of a campaign to secure the new bank for Portland. J. W. Brewer, of the Chamber of Commerce, is his sistant in the fight- Oregon's delega tion in Congress has been asked to co operate. Meanwhile, some steps will be taken looking toward stock subscriptions to the new bank on the part of local peo ple. CROP IS SUFFICIENT WHEAT PRODITCTIOjr WILL SVPPtY home: seeds, Government Expert Estimate. 150,000,- OOO Doaheli May Be Exported. WASHINGTON. Aor. 10. This year's wheat crop will b sufficient for the needi of home consumption and there wlJi be enough left to xueet normal export require xnnt.8. That ! the view of Government ofllcia.1, who saJX today tne sensational rise in wheat prices ana a corretrponding ln- crttM in tLe price of flour xoiiow ins th Government s tut crop report, indicaiins crop about two-thirds the size of laat year's. was the result of the market a3juUns itself from -v crop cf abtiormal proportions u one of much aniaiier size. Experts of the Department of Agriculture ca. -j la ted eo.ooo.wo bushels or wheat will b equired for home consumption this rear. A crop of 604,000,000 busbels, as forecast from August 1 conditions, would leave 84. OOU.UOO bushels of this year's crrrp available lor export. In addition, tixere was aa uau- ual?y larr. carry-over of old wheat from iu year's cron. With the carrVovr of old wheat and the aurp.ua of thia yeara eat i mated crop, offl- I clala believe the United Statea will haft at leaat 150.000.0u0 bushel available for ex- I port purpo.a. in normal yeara tho txcort of wheat. In- cludloc flour. vrtta about ll3.uX.ouO bush.. In the flrat year of th Kuropean war. e3S. 0OO.000 bushels wer x ported and last yar the totai aa about ii0.OO0.0v)O buabeU. RESERVE TIMBER BOUGHT ! I C. A. Smith Company Acquires Big Additional Supply In Coos. MARSHFIKLD. Or.. Aus- 10. (Spe cial.) Tb. C. A. Smith Lumber Man ufacturing Company bad arranged for tne p-urchasa or an area of timber land within the forest reserve that will fur nish the Smith-Powers UoKglnsr Com pany an additional 27.000.000 feet to cut in. the vicinity of Towers. The timber is within 10 to 13 miles of Powers and can be tapped by one of the various branches of railroad which radiate from the central headquarters. The timber Is of a high crade. being: :5 to SO per cent white cedar, flr and some red cedar. PENDLETON MARKET QUIET Farmers Kef use Offers of $1.02 for Their Wheat. PENDLETON'. Or, Aug;. 10. (Spe claL) After the strenuous activity of yesterday the local wheat market was quiet today, but little grain being sold. Farmers received offers of 1 1.0;. but many prefer to hold, believing Uiat tho price will be higher. It Is reported that as high as 11.05 was offered today for first-class club. Express Building Planned. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug;. 10. (Special.) Construction will begin In a few days on the new warehouse and office building to be erected on the Southern Pacific property near the station by Wells-Fararo Express Com pany. The new building is to be of concrete blocks. 24x36 feet in sise and one story in height. Exterior and rough finish will resemble the Southern Pa cific station as nearly aa possible. In addition to office room, the building will be arranged so as to accommodate 10 loaded trucks at one time. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Birtha. ROBISOV To fcfr. and Mrt !brt O. Robisou, 4420 Fortieth avtuue, Augiut T, sua GOLDSTEIN To Mr. and Mra. Al Gold stein. A8 Mllwauki. Ausiist 5, a son. LEIT.KR To Mr. and Mra jonn a. i-aii. sr, 44sl lfty-M?oad aveoua boutaeai. Jku cum tx. a son. btOKl.N 10 Air. ana airm. uuo oeirrin, ST East bventy-ixtti treU August 2. dattisT h t ff. ST AFFORD To Mr. and Mra, oriort Stafford, Spray, Or., Aug. . a ion. Maniac JJretutea. I.VO3.PTTTNAM Clark L. Lvon. lral, Ki!ka street, and Kuth Putnam, Ki.al Tlx Tirptl arrL wl TT E RV I H LON Arthur n. Witter, i- aal, Grettiiam, Or., and Lottia Wihlon, lesai, i;iehain Hr P HA-HASSOX Samuel Tlftn. leral. 3 North Teut.i street, and Jana Haasou, lecal. i or tii felxt n treat. LirAISK-SMlsLTZER Obrd W. T.uafk. Ie- raL fttiO East Morrison street, and Liars B. Smeitirr, tetral, 44Vit Eat Belmont. -2 N art 11 la street, and Jean R. "Browu. leirai. ;;7 Tnirty-Bpeond street rortru M'COXNE .L-iiOTTWA .D Robert Rrurfl M ConneiL ltua!, KSi Harney avenue, and Martha L0UU4 Uottwald, legal. Tuomp- 10a ireeu Vasconvrr Marriaire I'iccnsea. FRIED.M A N.KL1 NKH AN N. Fritdman 82. of Portland, and Mitta Fern Kllnuhan. ICO. ui rnniano. LL NOV -SAVAGE E. T. I.unrtv. 1MJ. of Gervaila Or., and ilm Vannia M. Savaae. 61. of Oer-ii, or. M'KRrHKIl-HACiE Hfrmin Vuerchr. 4. of 8ilvrton. Or., and Kilen Ilaian. II. of SUveriou, Or. BuUdinc Permlta. X. I. FLAMlKHS ESTATK Ttfn.lr two. story ordinary stores. Itf North Kruul street, between Ankenv and BurniiU streets : butluer, Walter R. Thorn; tO. A. A MWKOat. Erect ona-ilorf Trame (rirmjfe. 1414 Oneonta atreft, brtwaen Iekura buid lellevue: ballrier. same: CO. SCHOOL. DISTRICT NO. 1 Erect en a. story frame storage room. I,aurelhurst ave- nue, Dten fc.at Korty-rirst and Kast t'orty.Mcund streets; bu liner, asmme; $V. ilKa, JK.N h.l.s Erect one-tory frame It a rat; , 4:b Tillamook street, between blast .Ninth nd Last Tenth streets: bulldr. A. J. Ahrendt; 150. JOHN y. O'SHEA Repair one-aad-ona- FiMiSpSMMi I ELlvai Repair four s:ory ordinary stores ami hall, IH) Broadarav, bttwsen iark aad Osk streets; buliiier. I.. D. Horn: 1.0. O.-W. H. i N. COMPANY Rens'.r two- story frame storacv. 4.i Itusssll strset. be tween Brende and Goldamita sireels: bulld- , same : S400. A. J. U. lliltRT R.Dalr two-storv frsmi dwcllliiK, Kt Nineteenth street Nortiu oetweea Tti amnoK and i bom Dson sLresu,: builder, ssma; S1S00. 6POKJM. rORTLAND FEATTT.E RAILWAY Reiair two-story frsius wars house. Tenth and Johnson streets; builder, Columbia Steel Company; S.10. LAFAYETTE ESTATE Repnlr two-Storr ordinary stores and offices, :il.1i Washlns- ton street, between r trtn and biktn streets; builder, Standard Vault at faheot Matal Works; tun. MRS. 1L. COOK Rerslr two story Trams dwellilns. 220 North Sixteenth street, be tween I.ove.loy and Marsuall streets; builder, T. A. 11 uf faker: I.'.o. J. iALU.tl Keoair one-sna-ons-nsir- etory frame dweltlus. 261 ChaDman street. between Mill and Montgomery streets; build r. C. Wvss: 0. w. E. DIXFOHD Erect one-story frame sarase. e-'u osveniy-secona street auin- taii, oeiw een r or;y-seventn sna aorty- I hta ayenues; builder, same; 73. I daily METEOROLOGICAL re fort. PORTLAVD, Aur. ln. Maximum temper ature, 79 desrees: minimum temperature. 53 degrees. River rradlnr. B A- M.. 10.4 feet. Chance in last 24 hours. .1 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to S P. M ), none. Total rainfall since beptember 1, 1U15, Cxi. 11 inches: normal rainfall since BcDtember 1. 44.61 inches; excess of rainfall since Sep tember 1. lBld. 11. 4o Inches. Total sun shine, 8 hours 25 minutes: possible sun shine, 14 hours -4 minutes, rtarometer (ro dueed sea level) 5 P. M , 29 6:1 Inches. Rela tive humidity at noon, per cent. THE WEATHER. Z Wind If ? i a tat. ot WsaLh STATIONa Baker ........... Boise Ronton ........... P0 0."0 10;'W Cnr f.6 0.00 . .NW c:csr S4 0.22 14 N E iCloudr O.OO. . .NE ICicar 00 0.52.. N Ksln R2 O.OO . .'a Clear 7S O.tni 10 N'W Clear Calgary Chicago Colfax Denver Dee Moines Duluth Eureka .......... Oe Ives ion en.06 .. N'WIPt cloudy n o.:.' ;o w Clrar 5K 0.00 in sw ! . 16 SE I 72 0.00 12 N 02 0.01 20 S 08 0.OOHS I Tti 0.00 . . SW Tn 0.00 lO'NW Cloudy Helena .......... Clear Jacksonville Kansas City ..... Cloudy Ciur Los Anpeles ..... Marshfield. Med ford Minneapolis Montreal New Orleans .... New York North. Head North Yakima ... Clear Clear 04 0.0O 1S W Ft. cloudy ("4 0.4 14 NTTlClnr Trt o.oo 12 IClear poo.oo . . s Ft. cloudy 6S 0.12 12 NK 'c:oudy SO'vk.oo 28 N'W!Pt. cloudy 04 O.O.i!. JNWiOlear l" 0.22 12, .V Clear o,0.Ooi..)W IClaar so.oo'..'xWPt cloudy S4 O.OO. ,!SE IClear 70 0.00 . .INW Clear Ss o.OO . . 'N Clear 76 0.00 14 S Clear 02 0.00 14 S lc:ar FS 0..I0 lO N-W" Clear ) O.ni 11 SW Cloudy 74 0.00 . . 'N Clear Fo 0.fK'. .'SW Pt. cloudy 72 0 rj . . N" rir sjo.oo'..'w Cloudy s-o.oo 12 r Clear f0.0";..IXE Cloudy 6 0.O-V . .1 . ... Cloudy 70 0.00 12 S IClear Omana Pendleton Phoenix ......... pocatella Portland ....... Roieburf . Sacramento . Ht. Louis Fait Lake Han Francisco .... Seattle Ppokane T a com a ......... Tatonsh Island . . Walla Wnila . . . . Washlnrton .... Winnlpes; TeMowtne Park WEATHER CONDITIONS. Tli. bsrom.ter la re:st1ely low over th Pacific states and also over a narrow strip of territory xenllns from Texss nort:. rastward to Lak Superior. A well-defined hlth-pr.ssure ar.a Is central over Northern v.Ant.n. .nrt th. barometer continues rsla- ttvelv his-h over the Atlantic staten. Fhow- crs aad, thunder storms iiav. occurred Oklahoma, the Dakotas. Cpier Mlss!s!vpl V.r.ey Vi'per Jak region. Florida asd tn. Newr Kns:an.1 statea It Is wartner In the interior of Western Oreron and Weateril 'ahfrrton and much cooler la XorUi Da kota and Minnesota. Cinrt!t!ftni are fav-orable for fair -weather In th.s district Friday, with sllsatiy h.ar temperatures. FORECAJSTS. Portland and winds. vicinity Fair, aortharly O.-rcon Fair, northerly winds. WasMncton Fair, warmer east portion, northerly winds. Idaho Fair, continued warm. & A. BEAU. Forecaster. DITCH HEARING IS FIXED Centralis Commission to Pass On Trunk Sewer Plan. CEXTRAUA. Wash.. Au;. 10 (Spe cial.) A hearing will be held by the City Commission next Tuesday on tho petition asking: that the channel of China Ditch be deepened to prevent Its annual overflow and subsequent dam age to property along; its banks. - A plan will be presented by the peti tioners, that was formulated hy Stanlcy Macomber two years ago, when he was City Eng-lneer. but never car ried out. This plan is the construc tion of a trunk: sewer to take the place of the ditch. The total estimated cost of the project is $1:5,000. The cost per lot. bo by ISO feet, to the property owners benefited, rauses from 15.7S to (27.50 R)id The Oretonl an cia!5i fl 1 TaA vt: i f R.T Gnus. San Francisco Los Angeles Wltbeat Cksass a Rata. Tba Blc, Clesa, Couifortable, blleaantlr APttolated. bcacolmsr S. S. BEAVER alls Fram Alaswertb Doe Is S P. M, SATURDAY. Al'G. It. ln Goldea Miles am Colombia River. All Rates laelada Bertba and Meals, Table and Senlaa laeacelled. The Saa Praaclae 4b Partlaad S. m. Caw Tblrd aad WuklDtlss Streets 4wlla O.-W. R. sk N. Cskt let ttraaay. tajr SSUO. A S121. fin on B The Popular Scenic Route 3 a 9 B B a a a B By Water to California Touching a few hours without extra charge in each place. North Bend 7.50 and $ 5.00 Marshfield . ... 7.50 and 5.00 Eureka '. 15.00 and 10.00 San Francisco. 12.0 J and 7.00 North Pacific Steamship Co.'a Steamship BREAKWATER Sails Monday. Aug. 14, 6 P. M. a E S & a G B B E B Ticket Office,-122-A Third St, Phones: Main 1314, A 1314. mm Sti?A H2fiTHERIIPAr.fi. FASTEST ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA Save Tim and Money Portland $20.00 misf CLASS San Francisco $17.59. KHLit t:i it Toarlat, SIS and 12.SOt 3d Claaa. 8. W-Usj lloand Trip 32.Krsaa Irtlaad aasl Any Willamette Valley Point aa OltEUO.N' KLKCTKIO IIY. MEALS AND BEHTH INCLUDED. Steamer Einrni Leaves tS A. M. HtSUiV, llilltSUAV, IIXIKUIV TICKET OPFICEI Xerthi Bank. Flftt aad (sra. Third aad Morrisss, A. 1". Kr. S4J W sstlastea, (i. X. Ry. 1XMJA1, :U l: Jd-. ALti. 11. Pan Francisco. Portland a los Anre- les fe if-m .1 1 p to, rratm Bollam. act. X-4 Taird au A tun. Mala a, Tersest Ohio. Tnaqualed ben it. ALASKA EXCURSION us B 8. Ppokanet. July Anrnt S. a. City of -Seattle. July jo. Aus. X-ls. CALIFORNIA Via Seattle or Fan Francisco te Io AnseJes and San Diego. Low rates. In cludins berth and meals. For full par Uculara apply or t? phone ticket ofuce S4t WASHI5GTON XTHE.ET. Pacific. Main 228. Uoaa A 2292. COMPASJCI KH?MUTANSTUUm(?Ue tl F isisss Po4tl tmn LiSS NEW TORK BORDEAUX PARIS B. S. LA TOI'RAINB ACG. 1, P. SI. ri. t. UFAVKTTK All., fit's F. M. K. S. KOCIUMBLAC Sil-T. s, s r. M. C. W. STINGER. SO Slath St. A. D. CHARLTON. Soft ilorrlson et X. K. GARRISON, C- M. a tit. J'aul By. UORSEY p. SMITH. 118 Third 6t. E. F. P.A1HD. lOO Third St. H. DICKSON. 348 Washington St. NORTH BANK ROAD. Firth and Stark Sts. F. fc KTARU.ND, Sd and Washington Sta. K. H. W.Fi-1. IS Third SC. Port .and. American-Hawaiian Steamsliip Civ AU sailings between U. S. Atlantic and U. S. Pacific ports are cancelled until further notice. C. D. aveuey. Alt. S7S tltawk au. rwtlamd. U. S. Kail S.S. SIERRA. S0SCMA. TNTURA australia Hoholulu Samoa eV.'TT Dart. A"K- 13- P1- P1- 2S LOWEST RATKS OP PASSAGE! Ant. n OCEANIC 3. S. CO.. UlMUitl-im i.satoal