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THE HORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY. JUNE 2S, 1917. 19 PeUfiE CROP IS FAIR Much Better Than Average, but Under Last Year's. PRICES AT HIGH LEVEL laclter8 Paying: 8 Cents, bat Grow ers In Xo Harry to Sell Market Situation Complicated Cali fornia Association Watched. The Oregon prune crop will come down far short of last year, but It will not ta a small crop by any means. Judging from the compilations made by prune au thorities here. The latest estimate la for m. yield of something; like 80,000,000 pounds In Western Oregon and Clarke County, Washington. If this figure (s realized the production will be rather better than the average for the years preceding 1916. Last year's crop was 42,000,000 pounds, the record for the Northwest. The season this year la about four weeks late and rains and cold weather are responsible for cutting down the crop. Packers have been paying 8 cents for 8 0-35 s, which Is a cent more than they paid In the latter part of the season last year, no even with a smaller out-turn the growers may realize more money for their crop this year. There has not been much con tracting, however, as the prune growers regard It safe to hold back -on an ad vancing market As for Eastern business packers say It has not developed yet, and the future Is very uncertain. There are no export prospects as yet, and It Is very likely that when foreign buying la done the operations will be In the hands of the United States Gov ernment or the allies, and the trade will be conducted In such a way as to eliminate competition In buying. Large Army pur chases are also looked for, but the attitude of the Government as to prices Is not yet clear. The prune situation In California is the chief factor of uncertainty In the market. California has a big crop of 200,000,000 pounds, and the trade believes It can only be marketed at a comparatively low price. The Prune Association has several times postponed the naming of opening 1917 prices. In trade circles It Is thought the initial basis will be 6 cents. Early In the ' game some of the outside packers named a quotation of T cents, which will leave them in a bad position If the association price, which can be looked for any day now. Is as low as expected. TTHEAT TRADING IS AT STA'DSTHJL .Lack of Demand for all Cereals Her and In Country. No trading was reported In the wheat market here or In the country yesterday. Oats and barley were also quiet. The Liverpool grain cable said: "Wheat dull and easier, buyers holding off, Eu ropean crop prospects Improved. Corn steady, consumption restricted, stocks fair, arrivals fair, cash very firm. Oats steady, better demand for spot, export purchases liberal Argentina crop advices favorable. Flour dull and easier." Chicago wired the weekly weather re port on grain was generally favorable. Kan sas weekly crop report unfavorable, too dry, specially In. western part. Illinois, Wis consin, Minnesota and Iowa unsettled, with probable thunder showers. Warmer Mis souri. South Dakota and Wyoming partly cloudy. Rest of grain belt generally clear and warmer. Terminal receipts in cars were reported ty the Merchants Exchange- as follows: Portland Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Wednesday . . 5 Tear a iro 2 Peason to date ,IW Te.r ago 10,453 Tacomc Tuesday 86 Tear ago 1 Reason to date T,"0 Tear ago 7.223 BSTtttO Tuesday 7 Tear apo 11 Faeon to date. B.fiJVt Year ago 8.023 .... 11 7 8 2 4 2 27 1541 23.18 2HM 1527 1060 1137 2866 1 1 1 3.12 .... It1? 2145 528 .... 437 2323 8 2 e 1 ' 2 2 n jmn 124 4041 ir;7 21:15 H47 4306 MOHAIR MARKET STATIONARY EAST Mills Are Well Covered for Their Current 'eeds. The mohair market at "Boston remains practically stationary. Manufacturers ap pear fairly well covered for their current needs and are showing no disposition to take on much. If any, stock. There has boen a little Arizona hair sold recently at around .1 cents, but the market otherwise seems to have been quiet and not only in the Eastern markets, but also In the Western. Of the foreign situation the Commercial Bulletin says: "Some buying recently on American ac count, la reported from the Cape on the basis tf about 43 cents for Cape firsts and 34 to 85 cents for Basuto hair. In Yorkshire more attention has recently been given to mohair yams and fabrics and spinners have shown some interest In the raw material, in consequence of which further buying at the Cape on British account is reported. Alpaca is very firm and supplies are limited, with demand holding steady both for fleeces and inferiors. Boston quotations: Best combing, 70 75c; g-ood combing, 65 70c ; ordinary combing, 60 flljc ; best carding, 60 63c ; good card ing, 0360c; ordinary carding, 5052o. For eign : Cape Summer firsts. 63 6Tic ; Cape Winter firsts, &235c; Basutos, 55c; Turkey, fair average, nominal. WEATHER OF PAST WEEK FAVORABLE Cereal Crops Are in Fair Condition Clover Cutting Began. Following Is a summary of the crop con dition In Oregon for the week ending June 26, 1917, as reported to the local office of the Weather Bureau by special correspond ents throughout the state: The weather of the week was generally favorable, although showers are now badly needed in localities of southern and east ern counties where the ground is becoming too dry for cultivation and crops on shallow soli are suffering. Barley, oats, pastures, meadows and Win ter wheat are about the average; wheat is heading, clover cutting has begun and the second crop of alfalfa ! growing nicely. Corn, beans, rye. Spring wheat, sugar beets, and hops In fair condition. Potatoes and truck crops are still late, but looking well where not affected by drought conditions. Fruit prospects, as a rule, are promising; the heavy drop In apples Is marked In some districts, but saves considerable labor In thinning. A fair yield of strawberries Is being marketed. High winds of the 23d blew off considerable fruit, particularly peaches, in Josephine County. Farm work and vegetation continue back ward. GRAIN FIELDS IN GOOD CONDITION Favorable Reports From Eastern Washing, ton Sections. The following special crop reports were Issued by W, C. Wilkes, assistant general freight and passenger agent of the North Bank line: From O. M. Mortenson, traveling freight and Passenger agent, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, Spokane, Wash.: "Grain dealers and farmers along the lino of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle and Northern Pacific, between Spokane and Pasco report the grain fields in excellent condition. Favorable weather conditions are continuing. There Is plenty of moisture In the ground and the cool weather has been of material assistance. Reports coming from the vicinity of Echragg. on the Connell Northern branch. Indicate that slight dam age from heat is noticeable. However, this is of minor Importance. The weather has sine been eooL, From agent at Culver, Or.t "Weather continues moderately warm and dry. No indications of rain at present time. Grain is growing nicely, but must have rain within a week to insure full crop. Maximum temperature yesterday, 90; some aoolex today." XEW WOOL SALES TN EASTERN MARKET Bnsinesa Confined to Ctah Arizona and Nevada Clip. Sales of territory wools In the Boston mar ket were not large In the past week, accord ing to the Commercial Bulletin. Mostly they have been original sack wools of the fine and fine medium order at around $L54 to $ 1. 55. possib ly 8 1. 60 for some Nevada wooL These wools have Included Utah Arizona end Nevada wools almost wholly. Some further sales of contracts are report ed, especially one of Idaho wools, for which the clean landed cost Is estimated at about $1.45 to $1.50 for all grades from quarter to fine. An offer of C5 cents fox half-blood Mon tana, f. o. b. cars, is -understood to have been refused. Some three-eighths Utah was sold at 68 cents, or about 81.30, clean basis, for a light shrinking lot of wool. A lot of 100,000 pounds of fine medium Utah was sold at 65 cents, or about 81.50 to $1-55, clean basis. BIG ADVANCE IN VALLEY WOOL Fool of 6,060 Foands at SQTCrton Brings 4 Cent. Sixty thousand pounds of Willamette Val ley wool, pooled at iiverton, were sold at the extraordinary price of 72 cents. This la by far the highest price ever paid for wool In this state and represents an ad vance of about 7 cents over the last pre toun sale of Valley wooL The purchase was made for an Eastern house. The latest trades in the Eastern Oregon sections were at Heppner, where 150.000 pounds of fine wool were bought at CO to 61 cents. Local dealers left last night for Heppner. where a public sale is scheduled for today. Strawberries Are Firmer. With a strong demand, strawberries were firmer yesterday on the early market. Sales were made at 81.301.50. Cantaloupes were in fair demand at un changed prices. Another car of Mississippi tomatoes was received d urine the day. A car of Callfor- pnia Garnet potatoes also arrived. Spring; Chickens In Demand, There was a better trade in Spring chick ens, large broilers selling at 21&22 cents and small at 1920 cents. Hens dragged with 15 cents the top. Dressed meats were unchanged. Butter and eggs were steady at former prices. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwesters cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $2,572,!i"6 8380,281 Seattle 2,279,765 710.970 Tacoma 8Sa,8f7 18,842 Spokane . ,. 9i4,914 141,028 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain Flour, Feed. Etc WHEAT Bluestem, $2-35; forty-fold, $2.30; club, 82.30; red Russian, 82.25. OATS No 1 white feed, 84546 per ton. PARLEY No. 1 feed, 843 per ton. FLOUR Patents, 811-80; straight. $9.60 f10.80; Valley, $11; whole wheat, $12; gra ham, $11.80. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $35 per ton; shorts. $38 per ton; middlings, $45; rolled bar icy, $48; rolled oats, $52. CORN White. $72 per ton; cracked, $73 per ton. HAY Producers' prices: Timothy. Eastern Oregon, $2830 per ton; alfalfa, $18; Valley grain hay, $18. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels, $2.753.50; lemons, $45.75 per box; ba nanas, 6145io per pound; grapefruit, 83 7. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 70c per do.; tomatoes, $1.501.75 per crate; cabbage, 29 3c per pound; lettuce. 3ufl0c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c (S $1.25 per dozen; peppers, 35a per pound; rhubarb, 23c per pound; peas, 6 7c per pound; asparagus. $101.50 per box ; spinach, 6 7c per pound ; beans, 10 fp 13c per pound. POTATOES Oregon jobbing prices, $3.50 :i.75 per hundred; new California, 4g.5o per pound. ONIONS Bermuda. yellow, 90c$l; white, $14? 1.25 per crate; red. $1.401.50. GREEN FRUITS Strs wherries. $1.301.50 per rrate; cherries, 7010c per pound: aprl totn. $1.75& 2; cantaloupes. $3.253.75 per craiB, peaencs, jr.Hiiwi.rD per oox; watermelons, Jt 3 He per pound; gooseber ries, 4&5c per pound. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extra.. 30c: nrime firsts. 3.1 Vic. Jobbing price?: Prints, extras, 3Kp ; , cartons, jo extra; outlet tat, xmo, l, SSc; No. 2. ;tr CHEESE Jobbers buying- prles, t. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets. 24c, Young Americas. 25c per pound; longhornf 25c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets, 23c; Young Americas, 24c per pound: long horns, 24c per pound. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, B0&8lc per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects. 82 per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 1415c per pound: broilers, 19? 22c; turkeys, 20c; ducks, old, 14'g,16c; young, 2022c; geese. 10 12c. j VEAL Fancy, 1414c per pound. PORK Fancy, 19r&19c per pound. Staple Groceries Local Jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry. $8.23; Honolulu plantation, $8.20; beet, $8.05; extra C, $7.85; powdered, in barrels, $8.80; cubes. In bar rels, $9. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, ' $2.75 per dozen; one-half flats. $1.85; one- pound flats, $3. HONEY Choice, $33.25 per case, I NUTS Walnuts, 13 '& 22 c ; Bras 11 nuts, Zlc; filberts, 22c; almonds, 19??20c; peanuts. lic; cocoa nuts, $1.10 per dozen; pecans. : 17HC ! BEANS California, small white, 17c; ; arge white, 16c; Lima. 17 c ; bayous. 13c; pink, 14c COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 17025c. SALT Granulated. $17.25 per ton; naif ground. 100s. $12.40 per ton; 60s, $18-15 per ton; dairy, 817.25 per ton. RICK Southern head, 99Hc per pound; blue rose, Sfec; Japan style. THTe. DRIED FRUIT Apples, 12c: peaches. lO&llc; prunes. Italian. lOlHo; raisins. 85c $3 per box; dates, fard, $2.50 fi $3 per box; currants, 19c; fin, $2&3.60 per boa. Hops, Wool. Hidos. Etc TIOPS 1916 crop, S6c per pound. HIDES Salted hides (25 pounds up), 20c; salted stags (50 pounds and up), 16c; green and salted kip (15 pounds to 25 pounds , 20c; green and salted calf skins (up to 15 pounds), 32c; green hides (25 pounds and up). 13c; dry hides, 34c; dry calf, 40c; salt hides, 20c; dry horse hides. $162.50; salt horse hides, $3 'j 5. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 87c: dry short-wooled pelts, 25c; dry sheep shearlings, each. 15 & 30c; salt sheep shearlings, each. 25 'ti 50c WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine, 58 Q 61c per pound ; coarse. 68 Q 61c per pound ; .Valley. 63 w 05c per pound. MOHAIR 60i65o per pound, CASCARA BARK -New, 7c; eld, 8e per pound. TALLOW No. 1, 14c per pound, GRAIN BAGS 13o each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes, choice, 29c; standard, 28c; skinned, 26 a 27c; picnics. 22c; cottage rolls, 26c LARD T.terce basis. Kettle rendered, 24 He; standard pure. 28 c; compound. 16 Wc BACON Fancy. 88040c; standard, S60 87c; choice. 2S&35c DRY SALT Short clear backs. 25 O 27c; exports. 26 27c; plates, 22 (a 24c Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; cases. 184 22c GASOLINE Bulk, 20Hc; cases. 29c; naphtha, drums, 19 He; cases. 28c; engine distillate, drums, 10 c; cases. 19c UNSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.32; cases. $1.39; boiled, barrels, $1.34; cases, $L4L TURPENTINE In tanks, 62c; In cases, 69c Dulutb. Linseed Market. Dt'TiWTH, June 27. Linseed on track and to arrive, $2.90; to arrive In October, $2.80; July. $2.96; September, $2.V5 bid; October, $2.80 bid. Cotton Market NEW YORK, June 27. Cotton Spot, Steadr, Middling, 27-400, MONEY RATES RELAX Call Loans Drop to 2 Per Cent in Wall Street. TIME MONEY ALSO SHADED Pronounced Increase in Demand for Liberty Bonds Early Gains In Stock Prices Are Reduced in Final Hour. KEW TORK, June IT. The stock market governed by conflicting Influence, to day, early gain, being reduced or wholly eradicated la the final hour. Forenoon ad vance, were attributed mainly to relaxed money condition, from the releaM of lib erty loan deposits, while late selling was accompanied by unfavorable report, affect ing rails and war issues. Call money opened at 6 per cent, but Boon eased to 454 and later fel to 2 per cent, the minimum for more than a fortnight. Time loans also shaded from 4. to per cent for the shorter maturities. Kails were negligible In the day's opera tions, though fairly firm antil report, of an Indefinite suspension of proposed rate in creases gained currency. Home of the high-priced specialties, not ably Industrial Alcohol, which reacted 5 points, also contributed to the sharp reversal of the final hour. United Stale. Steel. Bethlehem eteel new stock, Lackawanna and Crucible, as well as Superior Bteel and Colorado Fuel, were the strongest issues, recording gross gains of 2 to St points, and Pittsburg Coal led the coalers. Reading waa almost the only high-grade railway issue to manifest marked strength, but reacted sharply on relatively small deal ing. Total amies, 1.U2S.OO0 shares. A pronounced Increase in demand for liberty 3Hs at par or better was the feature of an Irregular bond market, some rails aiiri Industrials being distinctly heavy. Total sales, par Talus. $4.75,0UO. United States coupon and registered 4s gained Va per cent on call. CLOSIXO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing High. Low. bid. 4 ta 81! t0 4!l 4! 7U-. 7T 76 7:t' 71 !t 71 ti lOHi, JOT 107 1J1 11tt 110 1234 12.-. 12214 m4 :tt no vt 84 R2 82' 102 10H4 looa, 114 111 111 7.-. 74 h 74 4 1 U 4 1 4 1 1D'. 19 Vi 10 jr.H'A 86 B4 Vi U4 62 Oils KIVs 77 Si 76 7.-. Ill 110S4 llOVs BSVi B7 6 f0 6414 52 H2-S. 32 32 32 "4 8's 8.-.i B 44 V. 42 , 42 23 . 21 21- 27 26 2 160 121 117 117' los i inn 10TH4 33 32 33,J I04 103", 103 K4 6.1 Ci 4 82 ti 82 '4 3Hv, an. 3!,4 38 87 8TSt 23 '4 23 23 45 43 4o 12.-.4 41 4714 4714 87 U 8"i(4 03 H 41 41 41 '.i 8-V, 81 3H4 il!i 13 74 23 23 83 2(. 112 "4 :i8i 37 87 hi. 120 124 124 104 10.-. lO.SH 30 ',4 29 - 204 26 H3i .13 r.ri'S fix rn' r. 2st4 2' j 2 88 "i 80 80 83 li 81 lj 81, 27 '4 26 27 8H4 84 v4 84 20 2 27 76 704 7114 21-. 211ii 210 138 130 137 14 l.-.f'4 J.-.nt 132 laoik 130 US 117 117 112 110 110 27 26 T4 26 f2 11 M M '. 1,024,000 shares. Sales. '2, 0OO l.nOO 8.100 Am Beet Sugar.. Am Can Am Car & Fdry. Am Locomotive.. 2.100 Am Sm & Kefg. . J0,H0 Am Sugar Refg.. O0 Am Tel se Tel... Am KL&S Anaconda Cop. .. Atchison A O & W I S S 1. Bait Ohio B & S Copper.... (Talif Petrol ...... Canadian Paclf.. Central Leather. Ches & Ohio. . . Chi Mil c St P... Chi & W C R I P ctfs... 400 2(10 11.4UO S.uH) 1.600 2,400 too 400 " si OltO 2..100 1.400 S00 Chino Copper. . . 2.S00 Colo Fu & Ir. . . . 2,400 Corn Prod Refg. 5,nno Crucible Steel. . . fVOO Cuba Cane Sugar. 57,200 unit t-ecuritlea.. 2,400 trie Uen Electric... t:en Motors..... Gt or pfd Ot or Or. ctfs. . .. Illinois Central.. Inspiration Cop. Int M M pfd Int Nickel Int Paper K c Southern . . . Kennecott Cop.. Louis & Nash . . . Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copper. .. Missouri Paciffo. Montana Power. Nevada Copper.. N Y Central MVMHtH Norfolk & West. Nor Pacific Pacific Mall Pac Tel & Tel. . . 3.5U0 Vs'.soo 400 TOO 200 H.OOO 7.900 1..100 800 400 8,200 " i'.6o 2. BOO 1,:mo 8,100 " V.200 1. poo 4.4O0 1.1 no 2. rtoo 6.000 Pennsylvania.;.. 600 Pittsburg Coal. . 2S.0OO Ray Cons Cop. . . 1,700 Reading n.900 Icep Ir & Steel... 2I.SOO Shat Arls Cop. . . r.oo houtn.m Ksoir. . Southern Ry. . , . Studbaker Cor.. Texas Co TTnlon Pacific. l.TOO 3.0OO 1.200 1.O0O S.lOO 11 S Ind Alcohol. lo.noo V S Steel 310.7OO do pfd 700 Ttah Copper. .. . 3.RO0 Wabash pfd B.. 1,800 AVestern Union . . Westing Klect. .. 5.20O BONDS. j?T. -Closing quotations: 8. Nor Psc 8s 62U 88 P T A T 3s 86 88 Putra Con 414 100 8!Sou Pac ref 4s... 84 BOSTON'. .Tun. TT S ref 2s reg IT S ref 2s cpn t" S 3s reg IT H 3s cpn IT S 4s reg 103 U S 4s cpn losv union Pac 4s. . 83 T:nion Pac rv 4s fco IT S Steel Ss. . . .10414 Sou Pac cv Gs.. 88 1 4 Anglo Fr Gs 03 '.i Atchison Gen 4s. 88 '4 D & 11 O ref l m BS X V Cen db 6s 103 Nor Pac 4s 87 V. ' Bid. . Boston Mining Stock. Al'ous 62 ILake Copper .... 12 Cal Hecla 3S MohwW o-. Centennial 18 Nipisslng Mines . 7 '4 Copper Range... 61j01d Dom Bn r.asi finite 12' Oseola Blvl Franklin 6fihannon 8 Oreene Canan... 40 sUp Boston ... 4 I'e 33 Ictah Coin js Kerr Lake 4'4wlnona S Money, Kxchmage, Etc. NKW TORK, Jun. ST. Mercantile paper, 8V4 ftSM per cent. Sterlings. 60-day Mils, 4.T2; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.71; oommerclal 60-lay bills. I4.71U : demand. 4-T5 7-16; cables, J4.76 7-16. Francs, demand. 5.7614. cables (1.754; guilders, demand 41. cables 41; lires. demand 7.26, cables 7.24; rubles, demand 23, cables 23. liar silver. 78 c. Mexican dollars, 61 e. Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds. Irregular. Time loans, easier; 60 days, 0 days and six months, 6 $'5 per cent. Call money, easier; high, 6 per cent; low. 2; ruling rate. 6; last loan, 2; closing bid. 2: offered at, 2V4. LONDON. Jun. 27. Bar silver, 88 a per ounce. Money. 4Q4tt per cent. Discount rates Short bills, 4 per cent; three months' bills, 4 per cent. fftock. Neglected at London. LONDON, June 27. American securities were neglected on the stock exchange today. July Coffee Liquidated. NSW TORK. June 27. The circulation of July notices, estimated at SOuo bags, caused renewed near-month liquidation in the market for coffee futures here today. July contracts sold eff to S7.30, or 4 points net lower, but most of the liquidation was in switching to later months and early de clines were followed by rallies. July, for Instance, recovered 87. A3, while December sold up to $7.70 to 7.7S. The general list opened at a decline of 1 point to an ad vance of 2 points, and closed net unchanged to ft points higher on eovering. 8aleB, in cluding exchanges, 85.000 bags. June and July. 7.43; August, 87.32; September. 87.62; October; .7.66; November. 87.61; December, $7.7.1: January, $7.78; February, 87.84; March, $7.80; April, $7.93; May. $7.98. Spot dull: Rio 7s, Sc: Santos 4a, lOo. Rumors that Santos 4s were offered at $9.30, London credits, in the cost ancV freight mar ket were not confirmed. Offers of Rio 7s were said to be held at $8.10, American, and $8.8.1. London credits. The official cables reported no change In th. Brazilian spot markets, an advance of bO reis In Santos futures. Metal Market. NEW TORK. June 2T. Copper firm. Elec trolytic, spot and nearby. 32&S3c; third quarter, 28.500 32o. Iron firm and unchanged. Metal xchange quotes tin firm. Spot. 62 n 63c. - Tn. Metal Exchange quotes lead dull. Spot. ll12c Spelter dull. Spot, East 6t. Louis deliv ery. Ohio asked. Douglas Sends Firs Shipment of Cherrins. ROSE BURG, Or., June 27. (Special.) The first important shipment of cherries from Douglas County to the Portland mar kets was completed yesterday by the Ore gon Fruit Company. The varieties shipped were the Oxhart and May Duke, these be ing the only kind of cherries now ready for harvesting In commercial quantities. Shipping of Roynl Ann and Blng cherries win begin late in the rresent week. Be cause of th. late cold rains and backward Spring the cherry crop in Douglas County will not b. as large this year aa previously. SAT CBOF IS ABOVE AVERAGE Wheat Condition. Improve In Grengeville, Idaha, District. GRANGEVTLLE. Idaho, Jun. 27. (Spe cial.) With a return of normal Summer weather conditions wheat fields in this por tion of the Inland Empire are exhibiting a more promising appearance than for weeks. Both Fall and Spring sown grain has made a wonderful growth, and the growers are more optimistic tlian they have been since the seed was placed iu the ground. Light rains have served to keep the ground moist, and the warm weather that has prevailed all week was Ideal for the crops. Ranchers are now anxious only re garding the hot winds ef June, but as the grain will not develop as rapidly as In for mer years, owing to the cool, backward season, it is possible the wheat will escape the burning which has sometimes been the case. Haying Is In progress In all parts of this portion of the country, and the yield Is above the average. Sugar Likely to Advance. Wholesale grocers are looking for an ad vance in sugar In the near future. The East ern market, which has been ruling very strong, advanced 25 cents yesterday, and a similar rise on this Coast Is expected. NEW TORK. June 2T. Raw sugar firm. Centrifugal. $0.14: molasses, $5.26. Refined firm, unchanged to 23 points higher; fine granulated. $7.3097.73. Chicago Dairy Produce, CHICAGO, Juue 27. Butter unchanged. Eggs higher. Receipts, 15.469 cases: firsts, 30j,21,c; ordinary firsts, 28i 2',.c; at mark, cases included. Dried Fruit at New York. rTEW TORK. June 27. Evaporated apples inactive. Prunes steady. CATTLE MARKET STEADY STEERS ARB MOVED AT flO AT NORTH PORTLAND. Hos;. Firm "With Baltt of Sale, at 15.60 Sheep Trade I. Quiet. A dozen loads of stock were received at the yards yesterday and trading was fairly active throughout the day. Cattle were steady with the sale of a bunch of steers at $10, while good cows brought $8 to ti. Hogs were firm with the bulk of sales at $15.60. the top quotation established at the opening of the year, sheep and lambs moved in a limited way at current rates. Receipts were 132 -cattle, ) calves, 300 hogs and 1314 sheep. Shippers were: D. II. Stegman, Centervllle, 2 cais cattle; L. B. Miller, Goldendale. 4 cars sheep; M. Martin, Mount Angel, 1 car hogs: Cutsford Bros.. Woodburn. 1 car cattle, hogs, sheep; A. Nel son. Monitor, 2 cars cattle, calves, bogs, sheep; J. s. Turner, Heppner, 1 car hogs; li. M. Gamett. Corning, Cal.. 1 car cattle. Th. -day s sales were as follow :s Wt. Price Wt. Price. 1 heifer. 8 .0 $ 8.2 8 y'rllngs JOO $ 0. 1 steer. 720 T.00 9 lamns. 4 12.75 8.00 5.80 12.75 1O.O0 9.25 8.75 7.80 7.90 7.00 8.00 6.75 8.25 9.00 8.75 3.73 6.50 8.50 50 COO 0.75 1 calt... 140 1 bull... 12SO 1 bull... 1140 9.00I 1 ewe. . .. 1 buck. . 14 lambs. 10 steers. 8 steers. 12 steers. 15 steers. 2 cows. . 4 cowl . . 1 co w . . . 1 cow. . . 1 cow. . , 5 cows. . 1 COW. . . 1 COW. . . 1 heifer. 1 heifer. 1 bnll. .. 1 bull... 2 bull... D4 hogs. .. 5 hogs. .. 3 hogs. .. 42 hogs. . 14 hogs. .. 12 hogs. .. 1 hog... 17 hogs. .. 11 hogs. .. 2 hogs. .. 2 hogs. .. 9 hogs. .. 72 hogs. .. SO hogs. .. 1 hog. . . 1 hog. . . 1 hog. . . 19 hogs. .. 100 180 74 1122 95 S 842 919 885 952 IMO 0110 1320 1012 1070 820 .650 790 1050 530 6..-. 6.7 1 calf. 330 lor.o 0.-..-1 1140 fi.oo 1 cow. .. 2 cows . . 4 steers. 1 steer.. 1 steer.. n..o 8.00 8.00 8.00! o.ro OOO 2 beirers 1700 2 bulls.. 10:10 r...in 6.2f 9..-.C 8.2." 2 steers. 8 steers. 2 steers. 1 calf. .. 2 calves. 1 cow . ,, ft cows. . 1 hog. .. 1 1 hogs... 1 hog... 2 hogs. . 8 hogs. . 11 hogs. . 8 bogs. . 0 hogs . . 7 hogs. . 2 hogs. . 3 hogs. . 4 hogs. . 1 hog... 1 hog. .. 1 hog. .. 1 hog. .. 8 hogs. . 7 hogs. . 72 hogs. . 3 hoss. . 1 700 1 1 20 920 200 21 840 870 7.30 6.00 B.00 4.&OI 7.00 4O0 14.40 178 l.Y.-.o 200 13.00 200 14.40 184 lii.oo 73(1 212 15.60 162 15.30 140 13.00 220 15.(10 202 15.50 102 15.40 230 15.25 132 13.00 145 12.50 210 15.40 515 14.60 227 15.60 104 15.GO 159 15.50 270 15.40 400 14.40 140 12.50 190 15.50 202 1 191 15. 0O 176 15.6o 206 I.-..6OI 21.1 IS.tlO 19.1 15.2." 150 15.40 150 15.40! 210 J 5.40I 210 15.501 3O0 15.50 118 12.75 136 12.75 197 15.50 143 13.00 1 hog. 310 14.401 Quotations st the yards on the various classes of stock follow: Steers, prime .....9 9.7SfM0.50 teteers, gooa Steers, medium .......... Cows, choice Cows, medium to good .... Cows, ordinary to fair H-lfer. Bulls Calves ................... Hogs Light and heavy packing .. Pigs and skips Rough heavies Stock nogs Sheep- 9.00 9.73 S.25? 8.75 8.50 9.00 7.50fl 8.00 6.75-i 7.2S 6.00 9.25 fi.non 7. no 7.30a 8.00 15.25-513.60 12. 001 3 0" 14.0OA 14.90 12.00 12.50 Lambs lO.009l.8OO Yearlings - 8.00'EilO.no Wethers K.75 8.50 Ewe. 7.509 8.50 Omaha Livestock Markets. OMAHA. June 27. Hogs Receipts, 82.000, 10(g;15c lower. Heavy, $15. 0015. 35; mixed, $14.85 15.00; light. $14.75 S? 1 5.1 0: pigs, $12. 501 14.50; bulk of sates. $14.80115.10. Cattle Receipts. 4SOO. slow, 10c lower. Native steers. $9.504r18.35; cows and heifers, $8.3011.50; Western steers, $9.5 f 12.25; Texas steers, $0,004 10.50; cows and heifers, $8.00 10.00: csnners. $6.008.00; stockers and feeders. $7.0010.50: calves, $10 14.30; bulls, stags, etc.. $7.001076. Sheep Receipts, 2500, steady. Yearlings. $12.00013.50: wethers. $1O.O01LS0; ewes. $8.254110.25; lambs, $16.25318.60. & Chicago Livestock Market. CTTICAOO. June 27. Hogs Receipts, 30,000. weak, mostly 10c under yesterday's average. Bulk of sales. $14-7015.50; light, $14.10015 25; mixed, $14.45015.75; heavy, $1 4.40i 15.85; rough, $14.40 14.63; pigs, $11. 00 '414. 20. Cattle Receipts. 21,000. weak. Native beef cattle. $8.6013.90; stockers and feed ers. $6.9Orl0.OO; cows snd heifers, $3.7o 11.80: calves. $U.50t15.75. Sheep Receipts. 16.000. weak. Wethers, $9.00fi 11.85: lambs, $11,004 16.50; springs, $14.00018.60. Joseplilne Stock Get Hay and Beet Pulp. GRANTS PASS, Or, June 27. (Special.) Many carloads of hay art being shipped into this city, to bs fed to stock with beet pulp fro n th. local' sugar factory next Winter. SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruit, Vege table.. Ktc.. at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. Butter Fresh extras, S34c; prime firsts. 85c Kggs Fresh extras. 30 c; fresh firsts. 29c: fresh extra pullets, 28 ',4c; extra firsts, pullets, 27c. Cheese New firsts, 19Hc; Toung Amer icas, 24c Poultry Hens, 24923c; roosters, I81yl4e; fryers, 33985c; broilers, 24 fci 2Hc; squabs, $2.25&3; pigeons, $L50&2; geese, 184f20c; ducks. 18rloc Vegetables Okra, 10?M5c; Summer squash. $lrl-25: asparagus. $1.2891.50; egg plant, 10 15c; bell peppers, 20-U25c; chile, 15gF20c; peas, sack, $1.73ft2; tomatoes. I m perial Valley, $ltt l.50; green corn, 30040c; onions, green. 5o075c: rhubarb, bay, $141 1.25; Oregon, $1.001.50; cucumbers, lug box, 75cO$l-15: beans, wax. 6&8c; string. lOt&Uhc; 11 mas. 6&6c; garlic, new crop, 2V, fe 4 c Potatoes New, l2c; old Burbanks, $2.253.50. Onions Red and sllverskln. $101.23. Fruits Cantaloupes, standard. $1.25(9 1.50: watermelons. 34c; currants, chest. $4.506.3O: peaches. $14il-25 plums. 73c3 $1; apricots, $101.50; cherries, $191.23; figs, $1. 25.1. 50; raspberries. $7&9: loganberries, 5tf6; gooseberries. 4S7; lemons, $6; grape fruit. $2.5uj3: oranges. 3 4j3.50; pineapples, xl.50'3: apples, astrachan, $191.50. Hay (new crop) Wheat. $2021; wheat and oat, $18wiwo; cnoice lame oat, si;; barley. $15; alfalfa. $14rl5.50: stock hay, $10.5012; barley straw. flrl.l0. Flour $12.hl)gt 13.20. ' Naval Militia Is Recruiting. ABERDEEN'. 'Wash.. June 27. (Spe cial.) Recruiting: offices for the Naval Militia division to be formed here aa one of the five units which will train at the University of Washington cam pus were opened today by Lieutenant William Donovan. TJ. S. N.. who expects no trouble in recruiting- a full division on Grays Harbor. He was head of the Grays Harbor Naval Militia battalion taken out of here some months ago with, a coTfplement of over SOO rucn, 1 PRICE HAY BE FIXED Wheat Drops on Belief of Gov ernment Action. CHICAGO DECLINE 4 CENTS Talk of .Immediate Embargo Re strictions Also Weakens Market. Canadian Surplns May Be Pre ferred Over American Crop. CHICAGO. June 27. Spreading of belief that the Government would fix prices for the whole domestlT wheat crop of 1917 did a good deal to pull down wheat quota tions today. The market closed steady 1 to 4 cents lower, with July at $2.05 and September at $1.83. Corn gained 1 to 2 ceuta. oats to He and provisions 12 to 30 cents. The consequent downward tendency of the wheat market received further impetus from assertions that immediate embargo restrictions were contemplated to curtail shipments to European neutrals. In addi tion, bears had the benefit of reports tliat the Canadian surplus would be utilised first In supplying Kuropean needa There were encouraging estimates, too. in regard to the probable yield of surplus-producing states both in the 6pring wheat belt and In the Winter wheat region as well. Drouth complaints from Western Kansas helped to rally the corn market, and so, likewise, did gossip that further buying of corn and oats for the entente allies was expected soon. ' At first, however, embargo talk had considerable bearish Influence. Throughout the day oats felt the stimu lus of persistent buying on the part of houses with seaboard connections. Provisions ascended on account of the readiness with which offerings were ab sorbed by packers and ehorts. The late strength of corn also was a bullish factor. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Ixw. Close. .TulT ......$2.08 $2.l $2.01 $2.05 Sept. 1.S3 1.84 1.7S 1.83 CORN. July Sept. ..... 1.B4 l.Ci 1.46 1.47 1.54 1.44 'i IRS 1.47 i. OATS. July .., Sept. .62 H .83 i .02 H .53 , MESS PORK. .62 U .52 .63 1. .63 July Sept. '.'.'.'.'.so'.ko k'o'es LARD. JtO.Kf) 89.50 89.30 July 21.12 21 S3 21.12 21.23 Sept. 21.30 21.57 21.S0 21.47 SHORT RIBS. July 2 1.60 Sept 21.47 21. TT 21.4T 21.67 Cash prices were: Wheat Noa 2 and a red. nominal; No, 2 mru, e .o. a nsra, a...nv.3j. Corn No. 2 yellow. $l7i 1.74ti ; No. S yellow, $1.731.74: No. 4 yellow, nominal. Oats No. 8 white. 67 (4 68 14 c; standard, 6S '11 68 Vi c. Kye Nominal. Barley Nominal. Timothy $4 7.75. Clover $1 2 p 1 7. Primary receipts Wheat. 325. 0OA vs. 698.. OOO bushels: corn. 778. OOO vs. 035,000 bushels oats. 759.0O0 vs. 770.UOO bushels. Shipments Wheat. 318,000 vs. (122. 000 bushels; com, 673. OOO vs. 536.000 bushels oats, 714.O00 vs. 721.000 bushels. Clearances Wheat. 1.145.O00 bushels; corn. none; gala, pm,i'ir uusneis; iiour, none. Bastern Wheat Futures. TJTJI.TJTH. June 27. Wheat closed: July, $2.37. WINNIPKO, June 2T. Wheat closed: Oc tober. $1.04. 1CANSAS Ol TT. June 2T. Wheat closed: July. $2.08; September, $1.84. ST. LOUIS. June 27. Wheat closed: July, $1.99; September. $1.78. Eastern Caelt Blarkets. DULUTH, June 27. Cash wheat: No. 1 hard. $2.38: No. 1 Northern. $2.37: No. 2 Northern. $2.32; barley, bl)c(3fl.30; rye, $2.18412.20; flax. $2.96. WINNIPEG. June 27. Cash wheat: No. 1 Northern. $2.38; No, U Northern. $- 35; No. 3 Northern, $2.81. Grain 4 San FraDckce. SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. Spot Quota tions: Bluestem. $4.23iS'4.40: turkey red. $4.3o4.oO; red Rurslan, $4.20sa4.2f; feed barley, $2.10 2.15; white oats. 2.406?2.4S; bran, $33$34; middlings. $4604S; shorts, $35 36. Callboard Barley. July. $1.97 hi asked; December, $1.88. Grain at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. June 27. Cash wheat: No. 1 hard. $2.r.0fl 2.5.": No. 1 Northorn. $2.4A$r2..vi; No. 2 Northern. $2.30fr2.40; No. U Northern. $2.0552.30: No. 2 hard Mon tana. $2.377 2.40; barley. HHc $1.2.'.; choice. $1.25wl.So: rye, $2,2392.25; to ar rive. $2.15. Flax, $2.04 i 3; July, $2.30; Sep tember. $1.77H. Barley, b8c$1.32. Pnget Sound Grain Markets. 6EATTLE, June 27. No grain quotations. Testerdsy's car receipts Wheat 7. oats 2, corn 1. hay 6, flour . TACOMA, June 27. Wheat No quota tions. Car receipts Wheat 86. oats 1. hay L SEATTLE TAKES CONTRACT Northwestern Fruit Exchange Will Handle Hood River Apples. HOOD RIVER. Or., June 2T. (Spe cial.) The Northwestern Fruit 1 rhangre, of Seattle, which for the past five years has handled Hood River fruits through its affiliation with the Fruit Growers' Exchange, yesterday se cured a second representation in the valley, when the Hood River Apple & Storage Company contracted with the central agrency for the exclusive han dling of its apples, which will aggre gate approximately 100 cars. The new exchange affiliation Is a company formed by five East Side own ers. M. M. Hill. A. W. Peters, Wilson Flke. B. R. Pooley and E. La. McCain, Jr. Four years ago they erected a $40, 000 cold-storage and packing plant, which etlU remains the largest com munity packing-house in the North west. With the contract of the Hood River Apple & Storage Company the Seattle sales agency will handle more than 300 carloads of Hood River apples this season. THREATS LEAD TO JAIL Woman Suing for Heart Balm Would Shoot Opposing Counsel. DAVENPORT, Wash.. June 27. (Spe cial. From the position of plaintiff in a breach of promise suit for $60,000 against August Timra. a wealthy far mer, Mrs. Elizabeth Geiffer. aged 65, became defendant In a case to keep the peace, after she had threatened on the witness stand to kill James S. Freece, opposing counsel. Letters and postcards threatening shooting were Introduced and Mrs. Oeit fer was remanded to jail. The case against the farmer was dis missed by Judge Sessions. In her plight Mrs. Oeiffer admonished the officials that the Kaiser would soon be over and see that they settled with her. At the trial it waa shown she had extorted money from two men on threats to bring breach of promise suits. Dayton Citizens Justly Proud. DAYTON. Or.. June 27. (-pedal.)- Dayton and vicinity contributed $1037 to the Red Cross fund; $000 waa the allotment and assurance was given the local manapers that $700 would be sat isfactory. The result placed Dayton In HASKINS & SELLS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Casli Aodrsss "Hasksslls SO BROAD STREET NEW YORK NW TOSK CHICAOO srr. lours CLKVtLAMt BAttluosI PMTTSSUWeM DETROIT We ANNOUNCE THE OPININO OP AN OPF1CI IM Seattle Washington, on june i. ii7. in the L C. Smith BUILDINO. AND THE APPOINTMENT OP MR. PCARCE C. DAVIS A MAIMAOEK. haskine a Sells. a class with other loyal patriotic sec tions ana is a record of which her citi zens are justly proud. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marrlace Licenses. lefj -I;?Ti?C'H,M1DTKK John "tenley. 1- . lnott street, and Justlna A bCll-7.1?,1,i, ''Bal- Highland. ""un A" ral. -HvBiXXONXurny Koplaa. le 55!: ks3 ClL0in",' Fanm Robinson, le irT0rT.HA,f,"SEX Howard Stent. 2S. 10 "2.,T0ri.'Mr'.threeVreet- "d M'y HanSen-KOWXA.ND-KIMBRELL Royal C Row. Fourteenth street, 117iiil!K,Fl:KUI:St,N-Hmw Oris, leeal. J;.J ' " fcast Tvventv-fourtU street Zr. ' Four!,",n.th street, and Nettle John- nJat;".;H,.8.Ea"t K'xty-second street. ..AJ- TON-BAUWER Kl" HarstorH le- ll..fl Kn-st Salmon street. 1fii'1?rHiIA'"Bl!iERJ Jarob Eschman. S7. neti ront street, and Mary Blser. 32, i W. 'co'tTKR-RMTTH rred Cotter. 27, 873 Horf.treeT'- Bmrlh. 2. 6. KNOWLES-LANG Frank Knowles. 24. tS t-sst Twenty-seventh street, and Odelia Lanjr. Imperial Hotel. --AIlI'AK1ALP-BODMAN Walter Aplanaln. 'L- 8 fcat Rleventh street, and Bessie Bodman. so. ins Lowell avenue t KANTZ-WALDKON-John Frants. 85. St. Charles Hotel, and Minnie Waldrou. 47, Man address. olIVCHi5fNCErACH-ohn Hatch, lesal. 807 East Lleventh street, and Caroline Ln Senaeh. leital. 228 Union avenue. ,SIK-VCKR-SMITH tieo'ee Spencer, legal. 6IO Lovejoy. and Anne Smith, legal, same address. . KltlCKSON-KONZACK Edward E. Erlek son, legal. 430 East Thirty-fourth street, and Minnie Honsack. legal, same address. CHAPIN-R1TCHES E. C. Chaptn, legal. Nortonla Hotel, and Florence Hitches, legal, lianthorn apartments. Teneouver Marriage TJ censes. QLOVER-MORRIS Royce W. Glover, SB. Portland, and Mrs. Maude Morris. 2X of Portland. SUMMONS - ELLSWORTH Nestor H. Summons. 43, of Vanoouver Barracks, Wash and Mrs. Nettle Ellsworth. 17. of Los An geles, Cal. ORRELL-mrLSE Casslus E. Orrell. 83. of Ostrander, Wash., and Sylvia . Hulse. 20, of Queenvllle. Ind. Births. APS.H T Mr- a1"5 George Marsh. Ln'on avenue. June 14. a daughter. I.ESL1L To Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Leslie, 3tfa Charter street. June 15. a daugb- . A7TSR T Mr- and Mrs. Edward Bat. eJ "88 Pettygrove street. June 15. a daugh- SULT.rVAJr To Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Pulll vaJ' i'1"' Mallory avenue. June 15, a son. .'A3K 7 Mr- n,l Oeorge S. Lane, "'JtA.' J lr,t "treet, June 15. a daughter. JETT To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse William Jett. 35 East Madison street. June lu, a daughter. ,iHLrTo Mr. and Mrs. John Thl. S0 East Fifty-fifth street North. June 10. a son. KOEHLER To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Koehler. lS5 East Twenty-eighth street North, June 10, a. Bon. HCHTJMACHER To Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Schumacher, 106:1 East fcalmon street. June li, a son. Bl'ENGLAR To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Spenglar, 7ia Michigan street, June 17, a daughter. CRAY To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray. S3 West ukidmore street. June IS, a son. Building Permits. SCHOOL district NO. 1. Erect frame school. 6607 Fiftieth street, between Fifty fifth snd Fifty-seventh avenues Eouthesnt: I-X- Allyn and James L. Quinn, builders; $oO. nno, Mrs. TA7ST M. . CLARK Erect frame garage. 2011 Forty-illnth street, between Di vision snd Clinton: W. B. Clark, builder: 5. FRANK BRANDON Repair one-story frame residence. -14 Wood street, between First and Second; H-nry Price, builder; $lfl0. c. O. HIOGLJN Repair one and two-story frame stores snd rooms. ZXi Gilaan. between tilxlh and Broadway; builder, same; $75. DA1XT METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, June 27. Maximum tem perature. S5 degrees; minimum. R de grees. River reading. S A. M.. 23.K feet. Change In last 24 hours. 0.2 foot fall. Total rslnfall (K P. M. to g P. M.. none. Total rainfall since September 1. lPlrt. 31. in Inches: normal. 4H.HX Inches: deflrlenrv. 11.111 Inches. Total sunshine, 15 hours: Possible, 15 hours. 43 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. !.. 2H.85 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, CO per cent. THE WEATHER. a! l a State of weather stations: I I Raker . Roise I 42l 8l 0. Clear Clear Clear Hoeton ...... Calgary Chicago folfax Denver ...... Dee Moines . . . Duluth Eureka ...... Galveston .... Helena ...... Jacksonville .. tJ uneau ...... Kansas City .. Loo Angeles .. Marshfleld .Med ford Minneapolis .. Montreal New Orleans.. New York North Head .. (cloudy K.-lear Pt. clondv Cloudy Cloudy ICloudy 1 iear k'loudy Rain i.iMl'28 NW Rain i.oni.Jsw riesr l.MP . . nw Clear ."' 11 A v itJlear ICImMv rt. cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear North Yakima. Omaha ....... Pendleton .... Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roeeburff ..... Hacramento ... St. Louis Salt Lake ... an Diego ... San Francisco. Seattle Sitka Spokane ...... Tacoma ...... Tatoosh Island. Valdes Walla Walla .. Washington .. Winnipeg . . . . 4'l. Clear Clear 8T..O S"0 IHI (I l2'l. hClO 70 a. 61 n 70 u 500 ! 00:12 NW CI mr-e c Clear OKI10 SW .OOI..INW Oof. .IKW 0012 SW w .00. .B .OOI. . N Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear 501 St'O SO THIO 4S nn o 44 '.-.IVO .001 . . INWiClear . I'M calm .o). . ink. OOI. JAW IS 16 SW It Brtl 8 0 Tof B4'0. BL'i 7 O. IPlHf Cloudy Pt. cloudy tA. M. today; day. 'P. M. report of preceding WEATHER CONDITIONS. Low pressure obtains ever the Interior Western States, the Ixtwer Missouri snd Red River valleys. Bouthem Plains States and extreme Northeast; moderately high pres sure ohtalns along the Immediate North Pa. cifia Coast, over the Gulf and South At lantla States, Ohio Valley and Lake Region. Rains have fallen tn Wyoming, Saskatche wan, the Red River. Missouri and Central Mississippi valleys. Southeastern Texas and the Atlantic States. The weather Is coolea In the Umpqua Valley. Wyoming. Red River and Lower Missouri valleys. Upper Lake Re gion, Tennessee, the Ohio Valley. Louislsna and the District of Columbia; It Is corre spondingly warmer In Washington, Northern Oregon, Idaho, Interior Western Canada. Eastern South Dakota. Nebraska and the North Atlantic States. Temperatures are above normal over the watershed of the Co. lumbia River and Ita tributaries. The conditions are favorable for con tinued fair warm weather in this district Thursday. with generally northwesterly winds. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair, not so warm, northwesterly winds. Oregon Fair, not so warm Interior north west portion, northwesterly winds. Washington and Idaho Fair, northwest erly winds. North Paclflo Coast Fair, gentle north vesterly winds. The Willamette River at Portland will fall lowly during the next three days, and trobably remain nearly stationary Sunday. T. FRANCIS DRAKE. Assistant Fvrecasier. SAN FSJAMCISJCi DBNVSHJ ATLANTA -WATIRTSffS LONDON GDOS BAY STRIKE IS MILD MILLS REGAIMVQ FEW OS1 MET WHO WALKED OCT- Sheriff Case Watches Development a Closely sad Tf aerleoa Dtav. tsrssacrs Occur. MARSHFIELD. Or.. June 27. (Spe cial. )Arno Mereen. superintendent of the Smith mills, where a strike Is ham pering the operations, stated today that 178 men of 634 employed were still out. The mill company on the first day of the strike admitted 214 men were not working;, and this shows a grain of 36 men in four days, some of whom are strikers who were Involved at first in the walkout. Air. ilereen says the mills will continue to operate, but that they mls'ht have to reduce Industry if matters should take a turn to the com pany's disadvantage. The strikers today published a statement in which they say they are entitled to a grievance committee and. attention from the company for such committee. Ending its statement the union said; "The xnillmen organize, the business men orgranlze; is it a crime for the la boring; men to organise?" The strikers' statement was ad dressed to the public and business men. saying; it was understood the business men held a meetlngr and declared them selves as believing; the strikers were in the wrong;. Sheriff W. W. Gar 1 watching de velopments closely, and this morning; was near the entrance to the mill grounds and had to correct one man's conduct toward men, tTotng- to work. No other disturbance was reported. A. 1L rowers, head of the Smith Powers Logging Company, a subsidiary of the main company, stated he be lieved that men being sent to the mills from San Francisco were I. W. W'. sent to the employment agencies by a member of the I. W. W. who was de ported from here a few years ago. Th Smith company, he said, mlsht dis continue bringing men from the south. Bankers' Chief Names Aides. ALBANY. Or.. June 17. (Specfal.) . E. D. Cusick. of this city, president of the State Bankers Association, has ap pointed C. D. Rorer, president of the Bank of Commerce, of Eurene; Kmery Olmstead. vice-president of the North western National Bank of Portland, anil C. S. Hudson, president of the First National Bank of Bend, as members of the agricultural committee of the association. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chans Ko Route) The Biff, Clean. Comfortable. Kl event. 7 Appoint!, S. S. BEAVER Balls Fran AlnsworUi Dock S P. M.. THIR6UAV, JCNE S. 100 Golden Miles oa Colombia River. All Rates Include Berths and Mem la. Tsble ausd service Unexcelled. ' The San Francisco Portland S. S. Ca, Third and Washington streets (with O.-W. R. N. Co.). Tel. Broadway 4300, A 6121. . CTN PALACES PORTLAND TO BAN FRANCISCO Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Cal. Str. Express leaves S:S A. 1L: ar rive San Francisco 11:30 next day. One way fares. . 12.00. tie. S17.6S. C40. sVOCNU XR1P. tit. . North Bank, ffth and Stark. TtCKar utitu 1 Sd and MoT., N. F. By. I SS W ash.. O. N. By. 1 1 . T ass aa. ssoritmgaea rly. Independent S. S. Co. San Francisco $10.00 Coos Bay $7.00 Eureka $15.00 Flrst-Claaa Meals and Berth Iscl.ded. S. S. KILBURN 6 P. M. THURSDAY, JUNE 28 North Pwetne S. f. Dock. Kear Broadway Bridge aea 13(4 Third t. Psenra, Broadway 020, A K422. ALASKA Ketrhlkan. Wrenrel. ! neeea. sLHinxl. ldaJnee, tWKwty, CerdovM Yul.de, ew sTd and Aocotmfe. CALIFORNIA VIA Seattle or en Francisco to tx A velea and San Dieso. Lars, ablpe. no equaled acrvtce. law raise, Uioiudlav mala and bertha. For particular apply or telephone PACIFIC STEAMctHIP COMFAXX. The Admiral 14ne. Mata SC, HtOM A 124 Third St. STRALIA Regular Batllnc front Vancouver, lk. C, hp Cue I'alatial aeaeuser ftteamera eX tne Canadian-Auatralaaiaa Koxal Mall Use For full Information apply Can. Pac. -Railway. 65 Third bU I'ortlaad. or General Assent. 4-40 beymeur bt taacourar, . t