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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST IS, 1916. 17 A DEMAND FALLS OFF Excitement in Idaho Barley Trade Subsides. ALL MARKETS STILL FIRM Interest in Wheat Trade Is Also Lighter and Bids Are Kciluced in Country Eastern Mills V Indicate Lower Prices. Excltemenc In the barley market cub There were no further sided yesterday. report3 of a scramble to buy. suob as made things interesting in the Idaho sections on 'Wednesday, but the market was, neverthe less, firm at all points. On the local board bids tor brewing barley for August-September delivery were advanced $1, and offers for prompt delivery of feed barley were raised 50 cents. According to the latest Government re port, the barley crop of the Pacific Korth west this year is estimated at about 1.000.000 bushels less than last year's. The comparative figures for the three states are given in the Federal crop bulletin as X ollown: 19tB. Oreffon 4,5'ji,KM 1915. 4,;'.ooo T.lIoS.ODO 7,73J,0Ull Washington 6.S4.1.CMJ0 Aclano . ,. 'i,3i'j.uuv Totals 1S.760.000 19.678,000 The California barley crop this year is es timated at 32.314,000 bushels, against 39. 440,000 bushels In 1915. The total barley crop of the United States on August 1, since when there has been deterioration, was estimated by the Government at 194, PSL',000 bushels, compared with a. yield of 237.009.000 bushels last year. There was also less interest in the wheat market yesterday, and bids in the country were reduced. The demand from the East has been checked and the Coast mills ap pear to be well filled up. Fortyfold and bluestem for late delivery were 1 to 2 cents lower on bid. Other offers were about the name as the day before. Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. Portland. Thursday.. 'Zx Year ago 'J 7 treason to date. .... .010 "Veiir ago Vt'.'t; Tacoma. Wednesday. 1- Year ago 21 Reason to date .- Year ago 747 Beattle. Wednesday.. 10 Year ago 15 Reason to date S!5 Year ago oM 3 r 3 3 3 11 2d ZSH 213 263 S3 137 1U8 274 1 8 1 8 n . . 3D 200 28 . . 31 221 32 3 2 2 8 18 21 2.85 182 614 M 342 134 605 TOUR-CENT JSISE BUTTER Local Market Will Today Follow Advance at Seattle. Announcement was made yesterday of a 4-cent advance In local butter prices, ef fective this morning. The new quotation cm the best grade of prints will be 34 cents. There was a 4-cent advance In the Seattle market yesterday, and as the northern creameries compete In this territory for cream supplies, the Portland buttermakers 2iave found it necessary to raise their bids for cream 4 cents. They will today offer SI cents for No. 1 butterfat and 29 cents Cor No. 2 grade, and for .this reason butter will be higher. There has been a growing demand for country cube butter lately, with a fair northern shipping trade and also business for storage account. Prices at the Produce Exchange were steady yesterday, but will probably be higher today. Extras were of fered at 27 cents, with 26tt cents bid and prime firsts wer offered at cents, with 26 cents bid. Firsts sold at 25 cents. Storage extras were offered at 26 cents, with no bid. For dairy butter 21 cents was bid and 2 cents asked. The egg market is holding steady with a moderate trade. Current receipts were of fered on the board at 26. cents and -u cents was bid. For Tillamook ..triplet cheese, 1G4 cents was asked and 16 cents bid. No. 1 Oregon triplets were offered at 15H cents and 15Vi cents was bid. Eastern cream brick was on sale at 19 cents, but received r.o bids. Eastern block Swiss offered at 23 cents, with 22 cents bid. Poultry receipts are not large 'and ar rivals sell readily. Three-pound hens sold on the board at 13 cents, and for 4 pound hens 14 cents was bid and 15 cents asked. Dressed meat prices were unchanged on the street. GOOD HOP CROP IN VEEW Prospects Are Good in Section Around Kidgefleld. TtlDGEFIELD. Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) Encouraging reports are received from the hopgrowers in this section of Clarke County regarding the yield of this crop and the prospects are bright for good normal yield, despite the unusual weather conditions. The vines are as advanced at this time as trtcy were a year ago and are big and thrifty and free from any lice and mould, which usually irequents tnis crop. This is be cause they were carefully sprayed. Th liops at this time are nice and large and picking will commence about September j. as in former years. This crop has had plenty of moisture to mature to perfection this season, while other years the vines were somewnat less tnrtlty. As far as can be ascertained none of the hop crop Is yet con tracted tor, although good prices have been enured. BCPPLY OF PEACHES PROVES AMPLE Cantaloupes May Be Scarce Today Large Melons Are Received. Peach receipts yesterday were not large, but were sufficient for local demands. Sev eral small lots of Southern Oregon Craw fords .arrived." Prices were unchanged. Cantaloupes may be scarce today, as no more are due from the South until Satur day. Among the receipts was a car of large size watermelons. The street was overstocked with tomatoes and cucumbers, especially the latter, which were freely offered as low as 25 cents. To matoes ranged In price from 35 to 75 cents, according to quality. The top price on aweet potatoes now Is 4 cents. Rice Market Is Uncertain. In a late review of the rice market situ ation, Dan Talmage says: "There still exist radical diferences of opinion as to the outlook for business, and even those views which are regarded the most reliable do not seem to foretell very clearly the conditions expected to prevail as we approach the Fall season. Of course, this is quite natural when It is considered that we are Just coming Into the harvesting period. Everything depends on the final out come of the. new crop as to quality and yield." I Small Prunes in Demand in London. A London trade letter on dried fruits says f prunes: "Small fruit is much inquired for, but is practically cleared up: O0-00s are the smallest size' obtainable In any quantity, and the market is cleared at 60s, 61s being now lowest; 40-SOs have been sold at ais, and 62s Is now wanted; 30-40s are quoted 68s. Peaches have declined to 20s for extra choice, 40s fancy, and 41s extra lancy." Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yeteruLy were as xoiiows: Clearings. Portland $1,663,461 Seattle 2,333,438 Tacoma 431,620 Spokane 857.243 Balances. $200,354 262,334 28.299 139.784 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. - Merchants' Exchange, noon session. August delivery. Bid Wheat Bid. Yr. ago. Bluestera $ 1.17 $ 1.UV Fortyfold 1.14 .M ; Club 1.12 .113 P.ed fife 3.15 Bed Russian 1.12 .!! Oats No. l white, feed 28.50 5.50 Barley No. 1 feed 31.50 5.00 Brewing 33.00 ..... Futures Bid. September bluestem 1.17 October bluestem 1.16 September fortyfold 1.14 uciotier fortyfold . 1.14 eptember cluh 1.12 October club i 1.12 September red fife 1.15 octoDer red fire ... 1.1a September Russian 1.12 October Russian 1.12 euteniber oats 2S..o October oats Xl..'iU September barley 31. 50 uciooer naney ..................... ai.im September brewing 33.H ruouK Patents, in: itra n . 15.309 5.80; exports. $3.20: Valley, $5.80; whole wheat. 6.20; graham. S6 MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. 24 per ton: shorts. $2 per ton; rolled barley, $33. CORN Whole. $42 per ton; cracked, 4.t per ton. HAY Producers' prices: Timothy. Eastern Oregon, S16.5dr.il8 per ton; alfalfa. $14.50; wheat hay, $12.5013.50: oat and vetch, el2(& 12.00; cheat. $11: clover, $10. Tairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Exchange prices; Cubes, extras. 26c bid; prime firsts, 26c bid. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 31f?34c; butterfat. No. 1. 31c; No. 2, 29c, Portland. CHEESE Jobbers' buying price, f. o. b. dock Portland; Tillamook triplets, 16c; xotine: Americas, ltc Per pound. r.uuo uregon- rancn, exenange price, cur rent receipts, 26c per dozen. Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, candled, S30c; se lects. 32c ' POULTRY Hens. 1 3 'A 3 14 ',4c: broilers. 16cS17c per pound; turkeys, live, 18022c; ducks. 1115c; geese, 9((fllc. vLAL Fancy, 12c per pound. PORK Fancy, 1212o per pound. l-'rults and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL. FRUITS Oranges. "Valenelas. 13.754.25 per box; lemons, 5.507 per box; bananas, 44c per pound; grapefruit, $3.7uij4. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 73ci3tl per dozen; tomatoes, 35(375c per crate; cab bage, $1.75 per hundred; garlic, 10c per pouryi; peppers, 5tij)0c per pound; eggplant. 78c per pound; lettuce, 30g35o per dozen: cucumbers, 25(250 per box; peas, 4 4 5c per pounu; beans, 4&7C per pound; celery, 7qj S5c per dozen; corn, 1025c per dozen. POTATOES New, $1.15 1.25 a hundred; sweets, 4c. ONIONS California. $1.83ra2 per sack: Walla Walla. $1.752 per eack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, new, 90cll.73 per box; cantaloupes 60c4j$1.75 per crate, peaches, 35(375c per box; watermelons. 1 ftl'liAc oer oound: f;ars. Sltfyil fuk ner hn. plums, 75c7$$1.35; pears. $1(3; 12; apricots. $l ai.lk: grapes. Jl.ocif.i 1.7 j: blackberries. $1.13 j 1.26: casabas. l'.uSflSiC SACK. VEGETABLES Turnips. fl.25; carrots, $1.25; beets, fl.25 per sack. Staple Groceries. T.ocal jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, $2.30 per dozen; one-half flats. $l.SO; 1 pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. $1. HONEY Choice, $3. B5 per case. NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 16c; Brazil nuts, 15lSc: filberts, 16lSc; almonds, 16Mc; peanuts, 7c; cocoanuts, $1 per dozen; pecans. 15 20c; chestnuts. 10c BEANS Small white. HUc; large white, lOVic: Lima, 7c; bayou, 7c; pink, 8c; red Mexicans, 7c. COFFEE Roasted, In drums. 1433e. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.73; Honolulu, $7.70. best, $7.75: extra C, $7.35; powdered, in barrels. $8.23; cubes, in barrels, $8.50. SALT Granulated, $1.S0 per ton; half ground. 100s, $10.50 per ton; 50s, $11.30 per ton; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern, head, 6fSHe per pound; broken, 4c; Japan style, 45c DRIED FRUIT Apples. 8c per pound; ap ricots. 13 20c; peaches, 8c; prunes, Italian, S&Uc: raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; un bleached Sultanas, OVifelOc; seeded, 9c; dates, Persian, 10c per pound; fard, $1.6J per box; currants, 1516c; figs, 60 6-ounce, $2; loo 4-ounce, $2.25; 36 lo-ounce, $2.40, 12 10-ounce. 85c; bulk, white, 7Sc; black, Cc per pound. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 22c; standard, 21c; skinned. 194;20c; picnics, 14c; cot tage rulls, 16c. BACON Fancy. 2S930c; standard, 21 25-; choice. 18&23c. DRY SALT Mhort. clear backs. 15a 16c; exports, 16'&17c; plate, 12rl4c LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 13e, standard. 144c; compound, 12c. BARREL GOODS Mess pork, $18; plate beef. $22; brisket pork, $22.50; trifie. $10.50 & 11-50- Hops, Wool. Hides. Etc HOPS 1915 crop, 810c; 1918 contracts, nominal. HIDES Salted hides. 23 pounds and up, 17c; salted bides, 50 pounds and up, 12c; salted kip, 15 pounds to 5 pounds, 17c; saited calf, up to 15 pounds, 23c; green hides, 50 pounds and up, 15c; green stags. 50 pound ami 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, fine, 23 Q 26c; coarse, 30 32c; Valley, 35c. CASCAItA BARK Old and new. 4o pel pound. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 21c; dr short-wooled pelts, 17c; dry shearlings, 10 a 25c each; salted shearlings, 15p23o each dry goat, long hair, Isc each; dry goat shearlings. 10 ft 20c. TALLOW No. 1, 0c; No. 2, BC 4 5c grease, Oils. KEROSENE "Water white, drums, barrels or lank wagons, luc; cases, 18)21 c. GASOLINE Bulk, 20c; cases, 28 54c; nam ha. drums, lSk-c; cases, 25ftc. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 86c: raw cases, 91c; boiled, barrels. 88c; boiled. 1 UltPiiJsTiNE In tanks, 67c; la cases. o-ic; j.o-case lots, ic less. SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Curret on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. Butte Fresh extras, 26!c; prime firsts, 25 Vic; fresh lirsis, 20V2C. Eggs Fresh extras, 33c: pullets. 29Uc. Cheese New, 14c; Young Americas, 17c. Vegetables String beans, 45c; wax, 45c; iimas, 45c: green corn, $1.250150; Summer squash. 50375c; cucumbers, 65 ioc; tomatoes, basuc; egg plant, dOQfooc Onions California, $1.20 1.40. Potatoes New. $2 02.25. Fruit Plums. 7590c; loganberries, 7 peaches, 7590c; grapes, seedlings, 65p75c blackberries, $2fr)3.50; lemons. $3(0)6; grape- iruii, avrtv.ii; oranges. sj.0(3.50; ba nanas, 75c$1.50; pineapples. 60c 42 $1.50. Receipts Flour, 7762 quarters; barley, nn.i ceniais: oeans, a3 sacks; potatoes, S790 sacks; hay, 280 tons. Coffee Futures Very Quiet. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. The market for coffee futures was very quiet today, with prices easing off under scattered local sell ing, while buying seemed to be restricted by reports of a slightly ' easier tone In Brazil. The opening was nominally un changed In the absence of business, but toe absence of buying orders seemed to promote a tendency to take profits on re cent purchases, and after selling at $8.80 early December eased off to $8.74, while March declined from $S.92 to $8.89'. The close was three to five points net lower. oaies, ia, bags; August, $8.64; September, ?.uo; uviifoor, i.u; November, ss.72; xJe cemoer, $8.. 4: January, $s.79; February, $S.S4; March. JS.S8; April, $8.94; May. $S.9S; JUl, QV.Vt. fcpot Dull; Rio 7s, 9Hc; Santos 4s, 1074c. cost and freight offers were reported generally unchanged, and It was said that no bant os 4s were quoted below 10.70, Lon- uuti creoiu. oy Brazilian shippers. lae omciai cables reported declines of j io iw reis in the Brazilian markets and vuauge ii mo exenange on London. Metal Market. .-v.v iork, Aug. 17. Copper firm. Elec- iroiyiic, zo.zoftj'i.ooc. Iron steady and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin steady. 38.6714c The Metal Exchange quotes lesd 6.20 6.30c. Spelter firm. September, East St. delivery, 9 H c. Spot. firm, Louis Chicago Dairy Produce. v-niAuu, Aug. 17. Butter firm, un cuangea. tggs strong. Receipts, n60 eases; firsts, 2iac; orainary tirsts, 22ig23c; at mark, cas?B inciuaea, ltsplMc Cheese steady, unchanged. Dulutb. Linseed Market. du lu Til, Aug. 17. Linseed, on track, 2.12: arrive. $2.124; September. $2.12'4 uiu, wi-wucr. diq; Aovemoer, $.ii old uecexnoer, s.xo Dm. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Evaporated apple uui x-ruses auu, but firm. Peaches easy. Hops, Etc., at New York. NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Hops quiet. Hides ana wool sieaay. Cotton Market, NEW YORK. Aug. 17 Spot cotton steady. Aiiauung upiana, ti.i.4,. sio sales. RAILS ALOE WAVER Other Stocks Are Lifted Higher Levels. to MARINE SHARES FEATURE Steel Scores Further Notable Ad vanceMotors and Mexicans Are Also Strong, but Munitions and Equipments Irregular. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. The crisis In the railroad labor situation, as disclosed by President Wilson's action In summoning the railway executives to Washington, was the only restraining influence in today's active, and for' the most part, strong market. Shares of the leading transportation companies were variable, but not seriously affected, while other issues, with a few unimportant exceptions, were lifted to the highest levels of the current movement. Shipping shares were again dominant features. Mercantile Marine common mak ing a new record on Its rise of 4 to 38 with a gain of 4 for the preferred and 1 to 2 points for Pacific Mail, United Fruit and Atlantic Gulf & West Indies. United .States Steel kept pace with Ma rine, advancing 1H to 92, or within 2 of Its memorable maximum of 1900. Shares of the independent Industrial com panies, notably Lackawanna and Republic Steels, were strong. Republic preferred at taining a new record at 1135. Munitions ana equipments iiuciumeu to 2 points above or under tne previous dav'a closing: Drlces. but motors, Mexicans and less conspicuous specialties of various classes were firm to strong. Bands were irregular, total sales, par vaiue. $4,030,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. 90 "4 S9 ' 5914 58'fe 68V4 ('.1 o4 60 73- 71 H 72 H 9Sv4 97:4 98 109 "4 JOOH 109 "4 132 130 1321 33 82 v 32 85 84 '4 t54 103 103 '4 1034 77 76'4 76 87 87 87 84 Vt 67 67 67 20 19 19 179 178 178 56 65 65 62 62 62 96 95 95 127 127 126 18 17 17 M 60 Sl 47 46 46 15 15 15 74 72 72 46 45 43 37 3V 37 170 1611 169 118 11S 118 38 37 37 102 101 K1 1 16 16 52 61 52 114 99 96 99 24 49 48 49 129 102 100 101 35 34 34 JO 5 S 5 92 66 65 65 18 18 18 104 103 104 10 OO 60 131 130 130 111 111 111 23 22 22 35 60 B5 53 25 24 24 100 Io4 104', 51 49 50 2 28 28 9R fiS'i 98 24 23 23 132 130 131 25 23 23 194 194 193 14o -139 139 82 82 82 113 113 113 92 914 92 118 117 117 82 81 92 25 7 27 16 94 . 96 60 59 09 Am Beet Sugar. . 4.M)i 8,0(10 3,000 U.-iOO 11.7110 500 2.000 1.400 S3. 300 l.HK 7.00O 1.400 American Can ... Am Car & Fdry.. American Loo. . Am Sm & Refg'. . Am Sug Refg. . .. Am Tel & Tel.... Am Zinc L Ac S... Anaconda Cop... Atchison. ....... Baldwin Loco... Bait & Ohio Br Rao Transit.. B & S Copper. . . . California Petrol. 1.900 1.700 1.100 1,600 300 1,100 200 Canadian Pacific. Central Leather.. Ches & Ohio Chi M & Si Paul. Chicago & N W. . CKluP By 3.UOO 3.400 Chino Copper. Colo Fuel & Iron. 15,100 Corn Prod Rets.. 1.600 Crucible Steel ... 14.000 Distillers' Secur. . 2.300 Erie 6,700 General Electric. 1.4oo Gt Northern pfd. 1.800 Gt Nor Ore ctfa.. 6.10O Illinois Central. . 30O Int Consol Corp.. .vo Inspiration Cop. . 16,700 Int Harv, N J Int M M pfd ctfs. 82,200 K C Southern. . . Kennecott Cop.. . TB.100 Louis & rtash .. . Mexican Petrol... 2S.P00 Miami Copper. .. 2.5O0 M K & T pfd Missouri Pacific. 1,100 Montana Power National Lead. .. 1,700 Nevada Copper. . 1.100 New York Cent... 11,100 N Y N H & H 70. Norfolk & West. . 2.100 Northern Pacific. l.S Pacifie Mall 1,500 Pacif Tel & Tel. Pennsylvania.... S.400 Kav Consol COD.. o.ooo Reading 41.20O Rei Iron & steel. 14.2no Shatt Ariz Con... 500 Southern Pacific 3...no Southern Ry v Htudebaker Co. .. .rm Tennessee Cod. .. 1.7oO Texas Company. . -too Union Pacific... 11, -"J do pfd 700 TJ S Ind Alcohol.. 5.600 U S Steel 144. 4O0 do pfd 2.960 Utah Copper. .. . 7,9oO WakiehpfdB.., O0 Western Union.. . 80O Westing Electric 7.100 total sales lor tne day, B63,uuu snares. BONDS. TJ s ref 2s reg..90 iNorthern Pae 8s. 66 TJ S ref 2s coup. m09 Pac T & T 5s...l0Oi U S 3s reg 1CH4 Penn con 4Hs..l044 U 6 ,ti coupon. 101H!South Pac ref 4s.8i TJ S 4s reg 109V4I do cv 5s 10Hi U S 4s coupon. 110 junlon Pac 4s.... 964 Am Smelter 6s. .1074I do cv 4s 93 Atchison gen 4s. 927iTJ S Steel 6s 103 NYC deb 6s 112U Anglo-French 5s. UO'i Northern Pao 4s 911 Bid. Minirnr Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Aug. 17. Closing quotations: Allouez 66 North Butte. 22 Ariz Com 9 Old Doni Osceola Qulncy ........ 69 I 8.S 88 . 8'A 16 4 40 13 . 5 . 61 Calumet & Arts. 70 Cal & Hecla. ...538 Centennial 36 IShannon Cop Range Con. 63 Superior Sup & Bos Min Tamarack Utah Con East Butte Cop. 13 Franklin 7 Isle Roy (Cop). 29 Lake Copper.... 13 Winona Mohawk 90, Wolverine Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Mercantile paper, 3 per cent. sterling oo-uay bins. S4.71-. ; demand. $4.75; cables. S4.76 9-16. Bar silver, 66c Mexican dollars, 51c. Time loans Steady ; 60 days, 23 per cent; 90 days, 343c; six months, 3 64 per cent. Call money Steady: high. 2 per cent: low, 2 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent: last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent: oizerea at per cent. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. sterling 60 days. $4. !; demand, 14.75; cables. .Mexican aotiars, ric. Drafts Sight, par: telegraph. lc. LONDON, Aug. 17. 'Bar sliver. 31 9-163 per ounce. Money. 4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 55 per ceni; tares montns, o?4 7TO per cent. Roamanla Buys Rails In Germany. BERLIN, Aug. 17. (By wireless to Say ville. N. Y.) The Roumanian State Rail roads have contracted with the German Steel Works Union for from 25, 0O to 30.000 tons of rails, says ah Overseas News Agency announcement loaay. Stocks Firmer at London. LONDON, Aug. 17. American securities were better under the lead of United States Steel, but trading was small. LAMBS ARE DIME HIGHER BUYERS PAY S.3.1 FOR, BEST GRADE AT YARDS. Sheep Are Firm and Unchanged. Grade. I Light In Cattle and Hoc Divisions. There was a good run of sheep and lambs at . the yards yesterday and a light supply in other lines. Choice lambs advanced a dime with sales at $8.35. The sheep mar ket was strong at last prices. There were only a few transactions in the swine di vision, and nothing was available to bring over $9.60. The cattle market continues firm. Receipts were 40 cattle. 247 hogs and 1643 sheep. Shippers were: W. u. Bur rows. Klickitat County. 4 cars sheep; J. lu. Kord, Coos County, 3 cars cattle, hogs, sheep; W. H. Harris, Wasco County, J8 sheep by boat; Hout & Snodgrass. Linn County, 1 car hogs; C. W. Edwards, Benton County, 2 cars hogs and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price: Wt. Price. 1 sow 960 S3. S0,133 lambs. . 70 SS.35 66 v'rl'nars . 17 6.2.-. 1 lsmb CO 8 33 ft yrTngs . t0 3 steers ..1237 8 steers ..107 10 steers . . 607 1 bog .... 1X0 3 hogs .... 223 6.2.V1P3 lambs 72 70 78 71 fir, 70 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.00 T.OO 6.7fi 3.63 20 lambs 33 lambs 13 Iambs IO lambs 34 lambs 9 6.00 9.201 6.00 1 bog irrfl 8.50' 25 lambs ., fl S.00 2 hogs . 200 2.501112 ewes 1H 5 23 12 hogs .... 11)7 U.50, lews .... 130 5.CM1 a hogs 173 U.50I Prices of the leading classes of livestock at the Portland yards follows: Cattle Steers, prime light .$rt.75fi P0 . 6.7517.10 . 5.75 4i 6.25 . 6.25 6 5.50 . 4.50si5.O0 . 4.1'0W'4.50 . .l.r.O'n 5.75 . ll.OOtfr.VO!) . 3.50 if 7.50 Prime heavy uooa ....................... Choice Medium to good ............ Ordinary to fair Heifers Bulls Calves Hoes Prime light !.S0in.70 Prime strong weights ............ 9.50 -(v 9. 70 Good to prime mixed 9 50119.65 Rough heavy packing 8.65 m 8.73 Pigs and skips 8.50 u 010 .Sheep - Ppring lambs R.onS.r.3 Common lambs .................. 5.50 fn- 6.00 Choice yearlings ...... ... . . 6.oofri6.25 Good yearlings . . 5.r.n6i5.75 Choice wethers a.OOB 23 Choice erwes 5.00i5.25 Common ewes - 2.503.00 Omahi Livestock Market. OMAHA. Aug. 17. Receipts, 8000. higher. Heavy. $8.50 41 It. 50; bulk of sales. $9.05 rn 9.90. Cattle Receipts, 6300, steady. ' Native stee-s. $710.40; cows and heifers. $6&7.50: Western steers. $6.75& 9.25: Texas sters, $0.407.20; stockers and feeders, 8 5. Sheep Receipts, 14.U0O. steady. Yearlings. $8.50',f7.25; wethers, $0.25& 7.00; lambs, $10&11. - Chicago livestock Market. CHICAGO. Aug. 17. Hogs Receipts. 23.- ooo, 5 and 10 cents lower. Bulk. $loiu 10.60 mixed and butchers, $0.73 ii 10.75; good heavy, $ 10.40 ffi 10.75; rough heavy, $f).H0tf 10.35; light, $10(110.70: pigs. $8.40.85. Cattle Receipts. 550O. steady. Beeves. $711.10: cows and heifers, 1469.83; stock ers and reaers. $.a5 87.l'0; western, l.0(tf u.ta; calves, siu.ooti 12.25. Sheep Receipts. 15,000, strong. Ewes and wethers, $4.75i8.10; yearlings, $8.90 a 8.40; lamDS, $ s.ouQll.d. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Aug. 17. Turpentine nrm. 434 gj 4.1 c. j-ales, 277; receipts, 433; snipments, -10; stock, 1U.H13. Rosin firm. Sales, 1740; receipts, 1432, shipments. 1820; stocks. 68.026. Quote: A, B, $3.90; C, I). E. $6; F. $6.25: G, $6.33; H. 1. iv, jd. tu.oo; a, $a.oo, wu. $ti.vu WW. $6.75. Apples Bring- Good Price. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Aug. 17. (Spe clal.) Sale of three carloads of Jonathan apples at $1.75 for extra fancy and $1.50 for lancy. was reported yesterday by the Yaki ma v auey Fruitgrowers' Association BIG PRUNE DEAL CLOSED Salem Firm Contracts to Deliver Green Product In California. SALEM. Or., Au;. 17. (Special.) Robert Faulus, manager of the Salem Fruit Union, announced today that- he had closed a deal with the Earl Fruit Company, of Sacramento, whereby the California concern will pay a minimum of $450 a car of 1000 crates of green prunes. These prunes are for Eastern trade, and will be the first sent from this section since 1909. The small crop in Idaho and an un usually heavy demand in the East rives Oregon Its chance. In 1909 growers re ceived a price for green fruit 15 cents a crate better than for dried prunes. The crop is In excellent condition in mis district. The Looney & Allen ranch at Jefferson is expected to show a yield of at least 200 tons of dried fruit from 56 acres. YAKIMA FRUIT SOUGHT Eastern Buyers, Feuring Railroad Strike, Wire. Rusli Orders. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Auir. 17. (Special.) Many telegrams were re ceived today by Yaklrna fruit shippers from Eastern dealers ursrlnir that con signments of pears and peaches be shipped immediately, because of fear that a railroad strike will occur before tne fruit reaches Its. destination. fahippers here are ruhlna: Dickimr and packing of pears Mit extraordinary cool weather for several days has re tarded ripening-. All available space in warehouses is being- used for pack ins. A lot of- five-tier anoles anrl other varieties sold today for til Lo. extra fancy 11.25. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. j ooRE?IOR To Mr- and Mr- George Senior.' 3Jj Hancock street, August 10, a daughter ULECHINOEU Tn Mr w itfin A. Blechingcr. 149 Gaines streer. lunui 1.1 a son. FKACUTENBERG To Mr. and Mrs. Leo Frachtcuberg. 441 Kast Twelfth, street. Au gutt 13, a daughter. WECKS To Mr. and Mrs. C. Weeks, 273 Alnswurtli svenue, August 13, , a son. GOTTHAKDT To Mr. and 'Mrs. William Gotthardt. 1U33 Kast Washington street. Au gust 14. a son. KITZ PATRICK To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fltzpatrick. 034 Wasco street, August 13. a sjn. KDMEADES To Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Eameades. 80 East Jb'lf ty-slxlh, August 13, a daughter. DL'RSCHMIDT To Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Durschmldt, 7 East Twenty-eighth, August 13, a daughter. COVEY To Mr. and Mrs. Iloward Covey, 763 Irving street, August 13, a daughter. SEIVEHSON To Mr. and Mrs. Conrad elversou. 634 Grand avenue SouLb, August 13, a son. RIGGS To Mr. and Mrs. James A. Rlggs. 877 Oberlln street, August 1, a daughter RIDDELL To Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rid den. Monnsoutll, Or.. August 12, a daughter COLE To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cole, 318 East forty-seventh street, August 12, a dsughter. BROWN To Mr. and Mrs. Grover c. Brown, 673 Knott street, August 12, a daughter. GREEN To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E Green, 2012 Forty-seventh street, August 12, a son. HASTINGS To Mr. snd Mrs. Hudson B. Hastings. 1340 Kast Thirty-second street. August 24. a son. BAY To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Norman Bay, 772 East Couch street, August 11, a son. WILLIAMS To Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Will lams, 643 Broadway Drive, August 9, a daughter. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. WILSON-BELL William A. Wilson, 23, of McKinney, Tex., and Miss Ida Bell, lu, of Hammond, Or. LAMPINEX-LAITNEN HJalmar Lampl nen, 28. ot Portland, and Miss Emma Lalt nen, 24, of Portland. KALPISCH-STRAUS H. Walderoar Kau plsch, 37. of Portland, and Mrs. Lena M. Straus. 25. of Portland. TKTZLAFF-JOHNSON Jack Tetslaff. 60, of Oregon City, Or., and Mrs. Carrie John son, 44, of Oregon City, Or. Building Permits. GUST BRANDT Repair one-story frame dwelling, 1133 East Twenty-first street North, between Killingswortli avenue and Emerson street: buildur. same: sou. I. L. LOSliY Erect one-story frame ga rage. 7114 Fifty-second avenue Southeast, be tween East Seventieth and East Seventy first streets; builder, same; $3u. P. E. SULLIVAN Repair two-story frame dwelling, ll'J'J Mallory avenue, between Jes sup and Jarrett streets; builder, Le Doux A Le Doux: $1000. N. H. BELL Repair one-story frame uweinng. J4i cast sixtn street North, be tween Morgan and Bryant streets; builder, Mr. Shepherd: $73. A. R. NELSON" Repair one-sory frame dwelling. 1079 Glenn avenue North, be tween Aioerta and bumner streets; builder, same; $-00. M. B. WAKEMAN Repair two-story irame warenouae. cat 1 ammu street, between East First and East Second streeLs: builder. 1.. R. Kollcck; $30. MRS. M. WOLFE NBARGER Repair two story frame dwelling. 412 East Harrison street, between Grand avenue and East bixtn street; Duiioer. u. w. Middieton; $73, JOHN E. CRONAN Erect two and one- ha!f-story frame dwelling. 301 Albermarle Terrace, near Cumberland avenue; builder Clark Building Company; $10,000. A. J. HILTON Repair two-story frame dwelling. 494 Columbia street, between East Thirteenth and Last Fifteenth, streets builder, day work; $30. J. MELICH Repair one-story frame barn. 1270 East Thirty-seventh street North, oetween jrreu ana noimsn streets; DUlia er. A. H. Buxton; $K0. WEMME ESTATE Rensir four-stoy or dlnary factory. 21 North Front street, be tween Burnsiue sna toucn streets; buildet A. Melton ComDinv: S300. MRS. M. ATJBB Repair two-story fiame aweiiiug. 114 Lsuretuum avenue, between Buena vista ana Imperial avenues; builjel Camp Du Puy, Inc.; J130. PACIFIC HOLDING COMPANT. INt . Repair six-story ordinary stores and offices 349 Alder street, between Broadway h.id Park streets: builder. W. L. Buckner; '1A0. J. A. BECK WITH Repair one snd one- half-story frame storage. 310 Flanders street, between Fifth and Sixth streets; builder. W. I., uuckner: 30. A. N. DEWAR 'Repair two-story frame warehouse and stores. 341 W illiams avenue, between Broadway and Weldier . streets; buuuer, r. 1 renusa; 41UU. WHEAT FALL SHARP Bearish Winnipeg Advices Carry Down Prices. CHICAGO TRADE CAUTIOUS iVnxiety Over Railroad Labor Situa tion Is Factor in Restricting Fit Operations Coarse Grains Are "Also on Down Grade. CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Wheat broke sharp ly during the last few minutes of trading to day. Winnipeg srovlded the chief bearisn influence, and the timidity of buyers was at sll time apparent. The caution ot tne latter was due in part to anxiety over the railroad situation. Closing prices were lHc to 2 -He net lower. Late deliveries of corn dropped and oats finished He to c down. Provisions were dull and closed un changed to 27 Ac lower. Corn was fractionally higher early, but weakened with wheat. September being con gested. was an exception and closed io up. wltb little trade. The statistical situation wae considered bullish, but trading was light. Commission houses sold on bulge, but the market was on the whole dull and narrow. The cash demand was reported fair. Three hundred thousand bushels were sold st the seaboard for export. A fair cash business was transacted in provisions, but futures were dull and color less, with prices ranging lower In sympathy wltn lower hogs. Leading futures ranged aa follows; WHEAT. Open. High. .1.014 X1.42H . . 1.44 1.49 v. OATS. . . .4n4 .43 .. .48H .40T CORN. .. .t .. .71Vs .71 T.ow. (1.3H 1.43 Close. Sept. Dec 1.8!tt i. a Sept. Dec. .4S 4.1 4 Sept. Dec .S24 .70i .70-fe MESS PORK. . .2 05 2fl.6."5 Sfl.eO .X07 2a. 12 23.07 LARD. Sept, Dec. 26. 5 23.12 Sept. Oct. .in. v .13.40 13.45 3.47 1S.33 13.40 1.1 42 13.43 SHORT RIBS. Sept. ..14.20 14.2'J 14.1.1 ..13.U7 13.97 13.87 14.20 13.UO Oct Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2. S1.43V4 W1.43K : No. 3 red $1.40 U 1.43 4: No. 2 bard, tl.43itfl.43; No. 3 hard. Sl.40ul.43. Corn No. 2 yellow. 87c; No. 4 yellow, 84 SSSc: No. 4 white. 84c Oats No. 3 white, 43844a; standard 43S &4J-,c. Rye No. 2, $1.18; barley. 70c 31.04. Timothy Nominal. Clover 7 it 14. 0O. Primary receipts Wheat. 1.654.000 vs 1.330.OU0 bushels; corn. 426.000 vs. 402.000 bushels: oats. 1.833.000 vs. 1.401.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat. 1.G34.UO0 vs. 844.0O0 bushels: corn. 471. 00O vs. 2.MI.00O bushels oats. 881.000 vs. 311.000 bushels. Clearances Wheat. 700. 000 bushels; corn, R0.0O0 bushels; oats, 1A,000 bushels; flour, 7OO0 barrels. T'o reign Gi T.rVERPOOU Aug. corn, unchanged. sin Markets. 17. Cash wheat and Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 17. Wheat Sep tember. $1.48 to $1.4S; December. 1.43! to $1.46. Cash. No. 1 hard. $1.&4H; No. Northern. $1.40 V tl 1.32 ; No. 2 Northern, $1.46Va i)1.5uH : Barley. 71'03c Flax. t2.11M&2.15H. Kent era Cash Grain Markets. CHICAGO. Aug. 17. Cash wheat. He lower, corn steady to He lower. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 17. Cash wheat. corn and oats unchanged. ST. LOUIS, Aur. 17. Casn wheat and corn, steady, unchanged. uats, uncnangea to He lower. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 17. Cash wheat, No. 2 hard. $1.4001.4.".; No. 3 hard, $1.34 tl.42; No. 4 hard, $1.Z1 L40H ; No. re a. $1.43: No. S red. $1.32. Paget Sound Grain Markets. TACOMA, Aug. 17. Wheat Bluestem. $1.17t1.13: fortyfold. $1.13: club and red fife. S1.1J-31.13. Car receipts Wheat 13, oats 1, hay 6. SEATTLE. Aug. 17. Wheat Bluestem, II. IT: turkey red. $1.10: fortyfold. $1.14 club. $1.13; fife. $1.14; red Russlsn. $1.12. Barley, $31.30 per ton. Yesterday s car re. eelpta Wheat 10. oats 3. hay 2, flour 12. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IT. Spot quota tions: Walla. fl.90Vl.I3; red Russian. $1.U0 1.91: Turk.y red, s-W-.uo; tnuesiem. j.vj 6 2 1I1. Barley, feed, f 1.37 H r i.uu. Onta white. 11.62 t tl) 1.63. Mltlfeed: Bran, $u3u 23.30; middlings, $32 a 33: shorts. 28.S0(a29. Callboard: Barley, uecemoer, i.o- diu. fl.Cltt asked; May, $1.6$. Near York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. IT. Raw sugar steady. Centrifugal, $3.73; molasses, $4.98; refined quiet; flue granulated. $7.00. British Visitor Says Seamen's Law Is "Criminal." Javanese Sagargrower Also Declare Absolute Independence Would Not Do for Philippines. I KIMIN AL" Is the adjective applied Vj to the La Follette seamen's bill by George C. Walters, of Java. Mr. Walters is entirely disinterested, be ins a British subject, but be heaped opprobrium upon the law and decried Us passage. In an interview at th Portland Hotel yesterday. "It's iust criminal, emphatically as serted Mr. Walter, "that such a law could be allowed on the Federal stat ute books. It has driven the America flag- from the Pacific, and Japan, par ticularly. is taking: whatever advantge Is offered, and there are many advan tages. Japan sets all the San Fran Cisco and most of the Canadian por trade. There is but one British lin In operation between this country and the Orient." The opinions of Mr. Walters are based on an intimate knowledge of th Orient, he having; passed the last 3 years there. For the past It years h has been in the sugar business in Java. Sourabaya being the Javanese town in which be has been located moct of the time. He said that he has traveled through Eastern China and Japan, and know conditions thoroughly. As to the Philippine situation. Mr. Walters vetured the opinion that 1 would never do to give the Philippines absolute independence. "The Philip pines are quite like the Javanese," said Mr. Walters. "The Javanese are very good people, but they could never gov, ern themselves. Ulve Java its inae pendence and in 20 years there would be no Java." Mr. waiters said that the sugar crop in Java this season would ap proximate 1,500,000 tons. Java's two other chief products, coffee and rub ber. he said, also showed gratifyin promise. He said that in Java th Japanese Influence was strong-, al though the island was a. Dutch poa session. Mr. Walters will leave today for Sa Francisco. This is his first visit Portland. From California be will leave for Australia, His home is in Scotland and he said, with a wry smile. "I understand your state here Is dry." e There is one thing in Portland tour lsts from the East decry the lack of. It is hotels with inner courts, where guests will be spared the noise of th busy streets. There Is not & d passes but evidence of that lack is re fleeted in someone's conversation. Many of the hotel proprietors have difficulty In placing their guests ao that the7 will not be kept awake at ct sy the noise. A perusal of the hotel registers of ten discloses odd names. For Instance, W. A. Broom and E. S. Coates are both rom Seattle, and both are registered at the Benson. Then there is A. B. Cash, who comes to the Washington from Hood River. Last ot all is A. Hummer. He res istors from Salem. see H. D. Sheldon, dean of the school of education, arrived In Portland with bis family yesterday from Bugene. and reg istered at the Seward. Mr. Sheldon was in the city but a few hours, pro- eedtng to Tillamook, where he will pass the rest of the Summer. e Scott Smith, of New Tork, is regis tered at the Imperial. Mr. Scott ini- lated the scheme of big depart ment stores handling piece lumber. Through the Initiation of such a scheme, the householder has been able to carry home at night from the busi ness district a board for a shelf, in stead of having to make a trip after working hours to the nearest lumber mill. RAIN HINDERS FARMERS Lane County Handlers Gloomy Be causo of Precipitation. EUGENE. Or.. Auc. 17. (Special.) A heavy rain today brought cloom to Lane County farmers. The entire grain crop is in the shock and threshing op erations have Just betrun. Precipitation last night caused no fear as the amount of moisture was not great. Today's downpour put a different aspect on the situation, and it is believed that ex tensive loss may result. The fruit crop Is at a St. ice where the rain will result in little damage, it is declared. DAILY METEOROIOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Autr. IT. Maximum temper- atufe, 64 degrees; minimum, o4 degrees. River read in. 8 A. M., 8.tV feet; change In last 24 bourm, 0.4 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 F. M. to 5 P. M.). .09 Inches: total rain fall since September 1, 11H5. MJ,20 Inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 44.76 Inches; excess cf rainfall since September 1. 1 1.44 Inches. Total sunshine. 3 hours : pos sible sunshine, 14 hours minutes. Barom aer (reduced to sen. level), 5 P. M., 30.00 inch. Relative humidity at noon, 74 per cent. THE WEATHER. Win- D n tate t o j Weatbe ? I STATIONS. Baker , Koise , 46 0. 74' . . ;w ' Itain .44i . .,K 'Hnln 78 0.00 . . SE U"ir tl O.OO 10 SE 'Kaln S 0.(V:. ,,SB :ivar l 0.2"! . .1 . . ...Cloudy b4 !.ni 16 Si! Clear rC0.0llj..S !:lear 7C. 0.14 . JXK C:ar ) .1 IC XWiOloar S O.im IS e ; ft. cloudy 16 NW'Pt. cloudy IH .f0,12 SB Pt. cloudy 11 u." 1" S Clear 7IH0.00 10 SW K-lear 4 U.14j..iXW Clear J 11.34. .., B K'lou'ly Sii . ;i 4 . . S U'lear O.OO 10 .W IClear I'Z o.O0 . ,'t-E Clear Sti o.on 15'SK C!,ar r.s o.oo i: xw'riear n- o. '. xw'pt. cloudy "U0.0O . . S IClear 77 t.o.1. .;W (f-iouoy loo o.ia)'. . NWjCleir L"0!tMj 30 SW Pt. cloud C4 0.0 . . sw .Sprinkling oi 0.L''' . . 1 K l'L cloudy 7S O.OO 10 S Clear P4 o.ihi . .:s Clear O.O" u'sff IClear oo.ioitiw lour wo u.oli. .iW Un. cloudy Md.fiMos 'c:oudv 04 o.o::,. . xwciouciy SOO.on ..'JW Ji. cloudy 00 0.02 . .;V ICloudy s O.Oo . . 'Clear Si'i O.on ...... Clear 76'O.OO IS S Clrar Boston ...... CalR-nry Chicago Colfax , , Dtnver ....... Des Moines . . . Duluth Kureka. Oaiventon . . . . Helena Jacksonville . Kansas City .. Los AtiR!ra Mursntiold . . . Medford M inneupolii . . Montreul .... New Orleans . New York North Head . . North Yakima Omaha Pendleton .... Phoenix I'ocatello .... Portland KOrSeliurc . . . . Facrimnto .. Louis S!t Lake han Francisco Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla . u ashlnkton . . Winninejr Yellowstone Pa rk. WEATHER CONDITIONS. A well. defined low-Dressur. area has de veloped over Idaho snd this evening rt is central over ins lellowatone isatlonal park The barometer is rising rapidly slong ths Pacific Coast and th preaauraj continues high over tne Atlantic states. Showers nave fallen In Oregon, extreme Northwestern Call. rornla. Waghlnctnn. Idaho. Northern Nevada Montana. Nebraska. New Mexico, Minnesota and Termeiiee. it la much cooler In South ern and Enatern Orenon, extreme Northern California. Northern Nevada. Eastern Waah- lnston. Idaho and Northwestern Montana. Temperatures hive risen in Wyomlnar. North ern Colorado and vestern boutb onkota. Conditions are favnrablo for fair weather Krlday In Oreson. Washington snd North ern Idaho and for showers In Pouthern Idsho. It will be cooler in southeastern Idaho, while elsewhere temDeratures will rise siowiy. FORECASTS. Portland snd vicinity Pair and warmer: westerly winoa. Oregon and Washington Probably fslr. warmer, except near the coast; westerly winds. Idaho Kalr In north: showers In south portion: cooler southeast and warmer south west and north portions. K. A. BEAT-S. Forecaster. TRAVELERS' CriUB. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chance En Route.) The 1317, i Iran. Comfortable. KlegrantLy Appointed, bea olnff S. S. ROSE CITY " Salle From Alnswexth Dock 3 P. M.. MTIROAY, AUG. It. 100 Golden Miles oa Columbia Klver. All Kates Include ltertheand Meals. Table and Hervlc. I, nescelled. The San FTanclaco Portland S. 8. Co.. Third and Washington streets (wltb O.-W. H. at X. to.) Xci. Broadway 43UO, A C121. 2 . Ma. ..2 cS79T55lv i ii .i ' aii tne Way by WATER mm Travel Via "THE THRU LINE" S SAN FRANCISCO $15 First Class. -? bj Including Meala and Berth. m S. S. KILBURN 5 aa Sails Direct " IMonday, Aug. 21, 6 P. M. Ticket Office, 122 A Third St. 5 Phones Main 1314, A 1314. BHMinmimiUHo American Hawaiian Steamship Co. All sailings between U." S. Atlantic and U. S. Pacific porta are cancelled until further notice. C. D. keuaedr. AU Stark 6k. I' or t land. FRUIT FLEET IS PLAN State Aid in Chartering Ves sels to Export Apples Hope. , BIG OPPORTUNITY IS SEEN E. L. tioodcll. Authority on Kxport Trade, Points to Australian Plan of Stimulating Markets by Providing S-liisj Charters. To charter a vessel or a small fleet of vessels to carry some of tne surplus fruit of the Northwest to England and other European countries, in the hope of stimulating the market for the prod ucts of this territory, is the proposal of K. L. Goodell, an accepted authority on export and import trade, who vis ited Portland and other parts of Ore gon and Washington a year ago. Air. Good ell's latest suggestion is made In letters to friends here and is inspired by the recent action of tho Premier of Australia chartering 15 ves sels to carry some of the food products of the province across the Atlantic to England. Mr. Goodell insists that a similar en terprise in the Northwestern states will be profitable. He points out, however. that the British government recently placed a limited embargo on the move ment of food products in vessels that otherwise might be used to carry mu nitions, but that this restriction would not be encountered in undertaking to move the cargo In vessels owned or chartered by the Northwestern fruit growers or their agents themselves. Views Set Forth In Letter. Mr. Goodell suk (rests that the stat governments of Washington. Oregon and California pool their interests and aid the growers in making the char ters. His views are set forth In the following letter, recently received here: Present conditions in Europe, particularly In Kngland, faor box apple exports this .Msnn frtim vour state. Lluslncss centrally In all allied countries, has been good and. prices higher than In normal tlmea. lor .vi-v vin.l of food and fruit products. Oranges and onions from Spain, Imported Into England la usual quantities nv .ji st 7.& per cane lor tne lormcr ana n-r the latter, fully AO per cent higher than two years ago. Tasmsnlan and fort earn apples In very unattractive ooxee. not packed or gradea liKe western aiiici i aDDltee. have sold generally at $3 a box. I do not consider the flavor nor appearance of these apples nearly equal to Orisons. Satisfactory Prices Expected. Imports of Tasmanlsn apples this season Just ended, have aggregated SJO.iiK) boxes. third larger than last year, sua price. one-third higher on an average. Taklnjj thse facts snd figures iuto eonideration It Is fair o assume American apples will sell at eatlafactorv prices providing the exports are not too large and It Is possible to ship, by the tonnaKe being free and available. i:p to tne present no emuarKO nas wen pu. on American green fruits. Recently Encland ruled that fcpanifln oranges oniy rouia shipped on permits or licensed steamers. I'ndouhteilly British steamers from New York first will have to carry all merchan dise required by tho allied governments. Any free cargo spsce can tucn ne us-u xor carrying apples. How much, thero 111 bo available, no one knows. KretKhts have been fixed at about S3 cents a box and -per barrel from New York. This mesns box apples pay a through freight ot 1 l a box. owing to very Increased port charges, la bor and expenses, the cost of handling and selling; apples this year In England sill b. much higher than last. Un the otner hand. It Is reasonable to believe higher prices u-lll make up the added difference In ex penses. Had my suggestion of a chartered, steamer been adopted, roughly speaking, apple shippers would save in freight coats about 40 cents a box. 1 believe if the Gov ernor of Oregon would co-operate with the Governore of Washington and California, apply for permission to load a direct steamer, that such, an application would b. considered. State Aid la Urged. The Premier of Australia has demonstrat ed what slate aid can and will do for pro ducers In buying 10 steamers for the pur pose of carrlng tho agricultural products of his country to a profitable market. Not having done so, meant no steamers to carry thee products. This means 15.000.U00 that Australia has been willing to pay out to meet the rreat fceeds of her producers. Are the three dried and green fruit pro ducing states willing to risk gloo.mn) to do the same for their producers? The after-the-war situation as considered by the pres ent meetings ot the allied Congress has grave possibilities for American fruit pro ducers. The details are too many to discuss by writing. I believe, however It Is absolutely essential that there should be a congress of fruit producers called, with delegates from every state, to discuss the phase of the fu ture and Us relations to the future of the Industry and the transportation question. TRAVELERS GflDE. feSSIKtR PACIFIC pAltS.aXr:..TKD; FASTEST ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA Save Time and Money Portland $20.00 to and San Francisco $17.50 CLA9I t-'ltb.h: K. i ii l Tourist. 15 and I2.50t 3d Claaa. 98. go-11 ay Hound 1 rip ax. From Portland and Any Willamette Valley I'olat UKEUU.V KLKC1K1C ItY. MEALS AND BERTH INCLUDED. Steamer Express Leaves ti30 A. M. l ltSUAV, THIHSUAV, SAlXIlUAlf TICKET OFFICES North Hank, Fifth and Stark. Third and .Morrison. A. I. lty. 348 H aaklsgtes, G. It y. ALASKA Ketchikan. Wrmnircll, Peterfchurir, J n n a u Doutfla. it nine. Skac wi), Nome and 2U Michael. CALIFORNIA Via Seattle or San Francisco to Loa Angeles and tan Ulego, Largest ships. un equaled service, low rates, lncludinc meals and berth. For particulars apply or telephone Ticket OUice. I4L 1Vahlas;ton tt. J ac. Main homo Jl-'22'J'X fEFt LET BCONPAoNfE C&IMAla TRANSATLANT1QUC fawsas Postal Sei-rioa N EW YORK BORDEAUX PAKI3 8. B. LAFAYETTE. ...... .ACO. SB. S P. M. B. fc. KOI ll.VMUlv.VU h. .. ft:lT. t, I r. M. b. r. tUltAOO t-KJ-T. 8, 4 it. C. W. STINGER. 80 Sixth 6t A. IX CUAKLTOX, 2o5 alorrlsoa BL B. K. GAKHlfcO.N- C M. & St. I'aul . UOHSEi B. SMITH, lie Third au E. F. BAIRD. 100 Third St. H. DICKSON, S4S Washington St. NORTH BANK ROAD, Fifth and Stark Sta, F. S. M FAKUAXD, Id and Waablncton Sea. au. B. DUFFY. 124 Third au. Portland. Honolulu Ifis Wan" tfl ftnT Splendid Twin-Screw OCEANIC S.S. CO. ."HUU" -S0KCaU"."Yn'- iniiM.tUts.Frisrlsts.eal. lstCLtti.: 2nd VM iuu v ren.T.ausireiiek Sailings every 21 days. M.Xeur,7olMU.J bcp. o, Sep. UO, OtU 17 La