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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917. 17 GRUIil BIGS FIRMER Market Has Recovered From Recent Weakness. CROP NEEDS ARE GREATER INo Surplus of Sacks Likely on Pa cific Coast Serious Situation Confronts Burlap Trade in Kastern Sections Grain bags are quoted firm by local deal ers at 13 cents. The market has recovered from the weakness that prevailed In the latter part of July, and the Indications are ior higher prices. It is pointed out that with the improve ment in the crop outlook there can De no urnlus of bags on the Coast this year. Well-posted era in men now estimate the wheat crop in the Northwest at 40.000.000 bushels, and according to California re ports the barley crop of that state may go over 1.000,000 tons. With the enlarged needs of rice and potato growers, California dealers write that there is an actual pros pect of a decided shortage of grain bags and a radical advance in prices. In a review of the burlap situation, the Xvew York Journal of Commerce Hays: "The situation in burlap markets is far more serious than appears to be generf ally understood in the trade. The fact that the British Government has set a price of 45 a ton on jute, and that 10-ounce burlaps liava ben sold in. this market at 33.54c a yard, prices that show advances of fully three times above normal, only indicate to the occasional buyer what is happening. The most deceiving thing in the market is the price range, as experienced merchants view it. and they have ceased to tell of the tiaya when Jute was called dear at 12 per ton, or burlaps high at 4c a yard. "Conditions in the shipping end of the trade are not hard to comprehend. No neu tral vessels are permitted to take on bur lap or Jute at Calcutta unless they are willing to accept return cargoes for the United Kingdom or porta of the allies. The latter do not propose to permit neu tral vessels to enjoy all the benefits of commerce without some of the risks and without performing some part of the serv ice doe to those countries whence the commerce originate. "Freight rates tht were called high at 8s per ton before the war, are now up to 4403 per ton, and 5 per cent war riak la added to this cost. Kven when the cargo space is to be had. it is not always easy to get cargoes, for the reason that , the British government Is commandeering large quantities of burlap for war needs both for tse here and abroad. "In addition to the shipping situation, there is the financial situation in India and England that must be considered by those who need burlap here and else where. Kxchange is being controlled in order to conserve the purposes of the government and not impede war financing in any degree. From all that can be learned in banking circles the control Is Browing" tighter and will last for a long time, as It is not proposed that Indi vidual merchants shall upset government plans either In India or in London. "At most only half the normal require ments for burlaps are being met at the present time In the shipments that are being made. This was .shown this week .when a came statea mat s.wii,i"mi yarus were shipped from Calcutta for Kast and West coasts and Canada. The shipments for this coast alone in som months, be fore the war ran up to r.u.o;0,0)0 yards and rarely went under Go.too,ooo yards. At the present time there are large houses that have no goods coming that they can sell. "Yesterday sales were made here of 10- ounce burlaps at 13. 50c and some houses want 1.1. tiuc for the few bales they own. An offer of 'ti for 100 bales of 1 ' 1i - oune was declined by one seller yesterday. ThT is some small trading going on at ir regular figures, but the outstanding feature of the day was the report that some of the largest shippers from Calcutta cannot under take new cargoes for Keptember." Commenting on the abovo article, a prom inent Coast dealer in grain bags said : "The 'ir3rt-tTieh 12-mincfi rmin haz. which Is the standard grain bag referred to. Is made out of cloth 7 inches wide, weigh ing JO ounces for 40 inches wide, and, as you will note by the article referred to, the burlap itself of t he dimensions and weight indicated, viz., 10 ounces, 40 inches. Is sell ing In New York at 13i cents per yard, so that the proportionate width of 37 inches of which 1 3 -a yards Is required for one of these grain bags. Is worth here today over 36 cents per bag, to Fay nothing of the cost of manufacture, which is between three quarters of a cent end one cent per bag. i IDAHO IIAY CROP. 13 HARVESTED Wheat Yield la Cut Down by Continued Dry Weather. Idaho crop conditions are reported by the Caldwell Commercial Bank In its monthly news letter as follows: "The weather conditions the past month liave been characterized by steady warm wt-ather, absence of wind, and warm nights. The average Idahoan th;nks he has not seen such continued hot weather since ha mi grated from the Mississippi Valley. The past few days have brought somewhat cooler days and cool nights. "The first crop of hay has been put tip without a drop of rain to Injure it, the hay . liarvest lasting somewhat longer than usual on account of the shortage of help. The second cutting Is about ready. Ilay'ln'the stack has been contracted quite freely to " feeders at $12.50 per ton. f "The continued dry, hot weather hag cut !own the wheat crop la all dry land eectlons of the state, but in this Irrigated section the yield promises to be good, although soma wheat, even with plenty of water, may have ripened too quickly for the maximum yield. Grain harvest Is starting this week. "Dealers and all concerned are waiting the action of the Government in setting prices for wheat and corn. It Is expected this will not be long delayed. The price set for wheat will influence strongly the price of other grains. New and strict grading ! rules went Into effect July 1, which may raise new questions in the marketing of t he w h eat c rop. Hogs are quoted 34c f. o. h. Caldwell. The Portland market is paying $9.75 to $9.25 for top steers." . WHEAT AND OATS ARE FIRMER Very Few Offerings on Market and Prices Are Higher. The- wheat market waa firmer yesterday with a considerable demand for shipment East and atso inquiry by Coast mills. Off erings by farmers were, aa heretofore, very light and were quickly taken up at full prices. Very few oats are on the market and prices are firm. The Liverpool grain cable said: "Wheat dull, but steady, export off era lighter, arrivals absorbed, stocks everywhere light, need for continued importation ap parent. "Italy Floods causa damage la south, dryness In north delaying harvest. "Argentina- Weather favorable for grow ing crops, acreage fully 10 to 35 per cent larger than last year. "India- Rain beneficial for grain, espe cially corn, and crope abundant, wheat re serve large, tonnage increasing, "Australia Weather mora favorable, wheat auppllea large, clearances large and ah 1pm en ts continue with freedom The weathar forecast for tha Middle-West, a wired, from Chicago: Illinois. Minne sota, North Dakota, South Dakota. Mon tana, generally fair. somewhat warmer northwest, not much change in eastern sec tion. Missouri, Iowa,. Nebraska. Kansas mostly unsettled." Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Portland. Thurs. 4 .... 6 .... Year ago 25 .... ft A 10 Season to date. - :t 9 B2 6tf 7. Year ago 325 37 1V2 168 13S Tacoma, Wed... II .... .... .... 4 Year a go 7 1 5 Hfason lo date.. S. 1 .... 3 0 P2 Year ago 367 T .... 19 79 Feattle. Wed... 3 1 5 .... 4 Year ago 31 1 38 6 20 S;on to date.. 75 33 300 57 2-1 o Year ago 407 1 7 209 1 25 254 WESTERN WOOL RALES AT BOSTON Transfers of Idaho and Utah Clips la Origi nal Bags. Sales of territory wool at Boston in the past week, according to the Commercial Bulletin, have included some lota of Mon tana fine and half-blood wools for which aa high as 69 centa Is said to have been paid, although the majority of these wools have been sold at 65g63 cents, which would mean about $1.65 1.70, clean ba sis. There have also been sold original sack Utah and Idaho wools of the fine and, flna medium order, which have brought any where from 5fiG2 cents, according to the wool, or about $1.65 clean basis., occasionally little more. Soma Nevada and Wyoming wools have also Dteu sold at about the same clean basis. SOUTHERN AIJJEKTA PEACHES ARRIVE Lemons Advance 50 Centa In California Market. A car of California Elberta peaches was received yesterday and they were put on sale , ot !i0c&$l. -Oood Oregon seachei were scarce. The demand f orv cantaloupes and melons was heavy. A car of ice cream melons arrived and they sold readily at t cents a pound. Four cars of oranges and two cars of lemons were received. Tho lemon market is strong, having advanced 50 cents in two days. The local shortage of new potatoes was relieved by the arrival of two cars from California. They were quoted steady at a cents. Oregon new potatoes were lower except well matured stock. Local Egg Trade Drags. The egg market has been a slow affair this week, and with fair receipts prices are uarely steady. Top grade creamery butter waa In good demand and firm, but lower grades were weak. Poultry and dressed meats were steady. Bank Clearings. Bank clesrlngs of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Oearintrs. Portland $2,:;:iy.74 Seat tig 3,;7s,S'i2 Tacoma 401.20 Spokane 1.022,071 Balances. t:3,n-i0 , 67.7R4 87.27 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Kt." - WHEAT Jtlucstem. K.iliJfJ.l'S: fortyfold, $2.-5: club. $J.2.'(; red Russian. 2 110. OATS No. 1 white feed. t4Srw4U per ton. BARLEY No. 1 feed. $43 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $11.40; straights. $9.20 eio.40; Valley, $10.60; whole wheat, $11.60; graham. $11. 40. MILLFKED Spot prices:" Bran. $35 per ton; shorts. $38 per ton; middlings, $45; rolled barley, $31; rolled oats, $53. CORN White, $80 per ton; cracked, $31 per ton. HAY Producers prices: Timothy, East ern Oregon, old crop, nominal: alfalfa, new crop, flS&IO; Valley cheat, new crop, tl." tl; Valley oat aud vetch, new crop, $16 U 17. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. Valenclas," $3.2oi54; lemons, $0.508 per box; banan as. f!c per pound; grapefruit, $ '2. 753. 00. VEGETABLES Tomatoes, 1.5a 2 per crate: cabbage, 1VC per pound; lettuce, 3540o per dozen; cucumbers. 40 (SJ 85c per dozen; peppers. 1530c. per pound; beans, 7&c per pound; corn, 30g35e per dozen. POTATOES New Oregon, S!ic3c; Cali fornia, SHc per pound. ONIONS Walla Walla, $1.20; red, $1.15 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Cherries. flnc per pound: apricots. $1.2S 1 .SO ; cantaloupes. Pr crate; peaches, 7rc$l.i!: per box: watermelons. si.8& 2.1:5 per hundred; apples. $1 .7o& 2.fiO: raspberries. $1 HO; plums, $l.fiiii.l.7."t; loganberries, $1.7u; pears, 2.20; grapes, $2.rf. Iairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubs, extras, 40Sr40c: prime firsts. 3Uc. Jobbing pricoa: Prints, extras, 43c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1, 42c; No. 2. 40c. CHEESE Jobbers" buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets. 22c: Young Americas. 23c per pound; longhorns, 23c: Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 21c: Young Americas. 22 .per pound: longhorns. 224 per pound. EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts. 30c per dozen: Oregon ranch, candled, 3sc per dozen: selects, 3yc. POULTRY Hens. 1517c per pound; broilers. ITUlUc; turkeyp, 18'S'21C: ducks. old. 13i10c; young. 17(18c: geese, old. SS'flc. VEAL Fancy, 1 4 i 1 r.c per pound. . PuHK Fancy. lutfag2oc per pound. 6taple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SCOAR Fruit and berry. $ft.Q0; Honolulu plantation. $S.Sr; beet, 8.70; extra C. $3.00; powdered, in barrels, $J.40; cube., in bar rels. $l.5. SALMON Columbia River 1-pound tails, $2.75 per dozen; one-half flats, $1.85; one pound fiats, $3. , 11 ONE Y Choice. $3 8 3.2.1 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 1322V4c: Brazil nuts, 21c; filberts. 22c; almonds. 1020c; peanuts, 10c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dozen; pecans, 1714 c. BEANS California, small white, 17c; large white, 18',c; LImas, 17 Vic; bayous, 13Hc: pink. 14c. COFFEE Roasted, In drums. 17325e. SALT Granulated, $17.25 per ton; half- ground. lOOs. $12.40 per ton; 60s, $13.15 per ton; dairy. 911.20 per ton. JtlCE Southern head, D9Hc per pound; blue rose, 8;c: Japan style, 7H7Kc DRIED FRUIT Apples. 12c; peaches, luetic: prunes. Italian. 10412Uc: raisins. 85c&$3 per box; dates, fard, $2.603 per box; currants, ltfc: rigs, scqyz.ou per box. Hope, Wool,. Hides, Ktc. HOPS laia crop. 8&10c; contracts, 15c per pound. HIDES Salted hides 2.f pounds up), 20c; salted stags (30 pounds and up), 16c; green and salted kip (15 pounds to 25 pounds). 20c; green and salted calf skins (up to 13 1 pounds). 32c; green hides (25 pounds and up. 13c; dry hides, 34c: dry calf, 40c; salt hides, 20c; dry horse hides. $12.30; salt horse hides, $35. PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 87c; dry short-wooled pelts. 25c; dry sheep shearlings, each. 15 if 30c; salt sheep shearlings, each, 25 50c. WOOL, Eastern Oregon, fine. 5861e per pound; coarse, 5801c per pound; Valley, 72 '4 S 75c per pound. MOHAIR 60 65c per pound. . ! CASCAHA BARK New. 7c; old, go Pel pound. TALLOW No. 1. lie per pound; No. 10c GRAIN BAGS In car lots. 13Hc," Provisions. , HAMS All sizes, choice, 28c; standard. 27c: skinned, 2526c; picnics, 21c; cottage rolls. 20c LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 23c; standard, pure. 22fec: compound. 18c BACON Fancy. 384uc; standard. 86 O 37c: choice, 2834c. DRY SALT Short clear backs. 24327c; exports, 26927c; plates. 22 24c. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons, 10c; cases, 18ft 922c GASOLINE Bulk. 20Vc; cases, 20 c: naptha, drums. lDftc; cases. 28c; engine distillate, drums, lOftc; cases, 19c. UNSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $1.82; cases, $1.3t: boiled, barrels, $1.84; caees. $1.41. TURPENTINE In tanks, 62c; in cases, 68c 'aval Store.. HAVAXXAH, Aug. 2. Turpentine, firm. 87c: sales, S83 barrels; receipts, 518 bar rels; shipments, 1 barrels; stoca, uu,22 bar rels. Rosin, firm, sales, 113S barrels: receipts. 174'- barrels; shipments, 1R5 barrels; stock. 86,513 barrels, yuolnl u, k, k, , s.vin; H, I. $.yi.15.2! K, $5.25; M, $5.H5frS75; N, $6.206.25; WO. gW.nOWH.751 WW, $7, New York fciugar Market, NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Raw sugar, firm. Centrifugal, 7.o2ci molasses. 6.14c. Refined, firm. Fins granulated, s.L4jb.o0a. Dulntb I.inseed Sfarket. DULUTH, Aug. 2. I.inseed on track and to arrive, (3.3U; September, arrive, ti.iO bid. WAR SHARES STRONG Gains of One to Four Points in Active Industrials. SHORT INTEREST SUFFERS Alcoliol Erratic Before Announce ment of Large Dividend Rail road Earnings Reports FaTor able Bonds Irregular. NEW YORK, Auk. 2. AiSver.. weather conditions again accounted In large decree for today's limited stock dealings, but the market's undertone was one of steady strength, save for a few specialties whose uncertain course resulted from specific rea sons. Steels, coppers, leathers and oils com prise fully 7t per cent of the day's oper ations, which, so far as they had any initia tive, were directed against the shorts. United States Steel recorded a gross (rain of 1 points at 15., and allied issues scored equal advances, but for the most part these were shaded fractionally by profit-taking before th end. Central Leather waa active and strong throughout, rising 4 to 05V' Rnd Hide & Leather preferred rose 2a.. ' Texas Com pany. Mexican Petroleum mafe advances of and 2 points, respectively. Tidewater and Associated Oils gaining U'A each. Shippings ruled within narrow limits de spite reports pointing to the forthcoming "nationalization" or federal regulation of all vessels having American .registry. Industrial Alcohol was most erratic of all specialties, rising and falling within a 3-point radius on rumors that the dividend soon to be declared might prove disapoint lng. Dividends totalling 32 per cent were declared after the close of the market. Peoples' Gai made an abrupt decline at the very close, losing 4 points at 71. Total sales amounted to 360,000 shares. Several favorable June reports of rail road earnings, the continued strength of rubles, another large transfer of gold to Japan and the Hank of England statement disclosing- a gold depreciation of slightly over 3.tO0.OOO. made up the day's conflict ing news developments. Bonds were irregular. Distillers Bs gain ing points and liberty 3 Vis varying from H9.35 to SI) 40. Total sales, par value, ag gregated $1,975,000. United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing . bid. 92 "4 9U 70 'a 72 103 122 U 118 24 ti 77 7, 9!l JO.V .".7 U 191 Ull 94 ',i r. J Oil s 300 34 i 50 34 82 '.-j 39 2K 24', 154 1 I4'i Sales. High. Low. Am Beet Sugar.. mill 1'2 02 "Am (Jan I,9t0 9;'4 4 Am Car & Fdry. . 700 761,. 7G',3 Am Locomotive. 400 73 72"vm AmSm&Retg.. 1.0(H) 104'4 Ji3t Am sug Refg.. . . 1,200 122 is 122. Ara Tel & Tel 2.7M0 ltn 117 AmZL&S 700 24?i 24V4 Anaconda Cop. .. 3,300 7S1,. 7-7'j Atchison 1,200 U!)i 90fs A G & W I S S L Bait & Ohio 300 f, 60i B & S Copper . 200 37 37 Calif Petrol 700 20',i 10 Canadian Pai-if., BOO lot u 301 Cuntral Leather. 40,300 03 91 i dies & Ohio. . . . Hon tin 14 tio Chi Mil & St P.. 800 0' tj'J'.i Chi & N W C R I sr. P Ctfs. .. J.flOO r.lTi !!4'i Chlno Copper. . .. 3,200 b3 b5 Vs Colo Fu & Iron Corn Prod Refg.. 2.400 35'i 34 Crucible Steel .. . 12,2oo 83 82 Cuba Cane Sugar. 000 oi 3t Tiistll Securities. 12,000 2S )i 20",, Erie 500 20 2,"i General Electric. 300 J.-.5H 154V4 General Motors. . 3,900 lliVi llliti Gt Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore ctfs.. 3,800 34ft S3-Ti Illinois Cent ral . ..... ..... Inspiration Cop.. 3. 400 OS IntI M pld.... 3.HIMI S7 -a Int Nickel 2,000 3IMA SO Int Paper K C Sout hern . . .. ..... .... Jvennecott Cop. . 1,200 44 431. Louis & Nash P4 S3 3"2 07 v S7 30 34 "'2 4:1 314 a 4 Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol.. M iainl Copper. . . Missouri Pacific Montana Power. Nevada Copper.. N Y 'entral N Y N H & H Norfolk & Went. Northern Paclf. Pacific Mai Pennsylvania . . . Pittsburg Coal. . Ray I'onaol Cop.. Reading Rep lr & Steel. .. Shat Ariz Cop. . . Southern Paclf.. Sout hern Ry . . . . Studebaker Cor.. Texas Co Union Pacific.-.. U S Ind Alcohol. U S Steel do pfd Utah Copper. . . . Wabash pfd B. . Western Union.. noo 5,2oo 700 e.::oo 200 1,400 700 ;ioo 34i 97 7, 32', so sit 4 30 ,n 34 90 4 , SO :m ii '.4 lot 2i .Vli. f.5 1' !I4 Kis 110 t 60O 1 'J 1 301 H noo 1.KI0 It.KIMl 4.5'JO lo, Kin :too .".on 1HM) H. 4HO I. r.cio So 12.KH1 f.0 1' 114 Vi 111 I 4 HI -TU 55 i 1 7 V 1 :i5 J 4 ll!4, 10 5 Si' ' 05 V, SC ' Ol'i 1!7 i2 "? 1111 KIT'j 1J5, 1!l0'i k:-.9 1 1.5 W 125H 1 1 in.-.'i i 20 V i.uoo loo 2 4SH Westing Elect. :ioo 4 Total sales tor the day, oOO.OOO shares. BON DS. TJ S ret 2s res. .nBM;'nr Tac 3s ... do coupon ....'fliM: Pac T & T 5s.. 118 U S 8s reft B;H, Pa con 4MrS . do coupon HiS P ref 4s .. U S 4s reft 104Vi'IT V 4s do coupon ...K4V!ir P cv 4 .. Atch gen 4s NHviIJ S Steel 5s. I & R O 5s 57alS p cv 5s NYC deb 6s. .J03i!Anelo-Fr 6s . Nor Pac 4s bTni . K1 . . . . B1 ti . . .104 . . l'S . . 03 Bid. Mlninff Stocks at Boston. BOSTON, Aug. 2. Tlos'inB quotations: Alloues K2 IMoliawk 81 Ariz Com Calu &. Ariz. . ('alu & Hecla. . Centennial .... ('op Range Kast Butte Franklin Isle Royalle . . Kerr Lake Lake Cop . . . . . 12 North Butte 17 r.o b3 7 t 3 35 V4 3 45 Vi . 2Nfe .535 . 17 . 00 . lUi Old Uom . . . )s;' uincy shannon superior . . . Hup & Bos . 0 80Vi;t'tah Con .... 4 iyv inona . . . . . 10 .Wolverine . . Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Mercantile paper, 4 per cent. Sterling.' 00-day. bills. $4.72: commercial CO-day bills on banks, $4.71 V; commercial o-day hills. $4.7114: demand, $4.75 7-10; cable. $4.70. Francs, demand, 6.76; cables, 5.75. Guilders. 42; cables 42s. Llres. demand. 7.23; cables, 7.22. Rubles, de mand, 23.05; cablfcif, 21.75. Bar silver, 80c. Mexican dollars. 62e. Uovernment bonds, sieady; railroad bonds, irregular. . Time loans, firmer; 60-day bills. 4V44 per cent; 00 days and six months. 44i 4 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; offered at 214 per cent. LONDON, Au(. 2. -Bar sliver, 40 Hd per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Lnacuunt rate, short bills. 4 per cent: three months' bills, 4 13-16 per cent. Stocks Inactive at London. I.OVDON, Aug. 2. American securities were Inactive on the Stork Exchange today. GOLD NIGHTS HELP GRAIN HARVEST IS 1DF.R WAY I3T LAND EMPIRE. IJf. First Wheat Ileachlnsr Spokane la of Llsht Watft-nt Combines Work ing; la Central Ores on. Crep reports received by W. C. Wilkes, assistant gsneral freight and passenger agent of the Hpokane, Portland A Beanie Hallway, followt From n. a. Brown. B. P. A . Railway Ppokane I find In the territory tributary to Urangeville it is now estimated crop will be about 40 per cunt of normal, Fall grain is in fair condition and should yield around 30 to 05 bushels. The boring grain Is in very paor condition and farmers are still hoping for rain to help the grain in matur ing. This territory is in worse condition than the balance of the prairie, on account of heavier soil which did not dry out until late in the Spring, consequently grain was sown so late that it has not as yet matured Hay is tin very poor condition, there being a great scarcity of Summer pasture, and stockmen are now looking for new grazing range and axe anticipating- a ahortaa-e of W'intr feed. It will probably be necessary to ship hay Into this territory for feed this Win Left. In the vicinity of Cottonwood, Winter wheat la also in fair condition, although it la reported to -be unusually smutty. Spring grain is still very backward and many fielcU have not commenced to head. Nez Perce prairie appears to have better crop prospects than the balanee of the Camas Prairie district. Estimated Pall grain will average 30 bushels as against 45 last year and Spring grain bushels, while last year's average was iit bushels. A prominent dealer of Nei Perce estimates 60 per cent of ast year s grain tonnage. Da the lowlands between Culdesac and I.ewiston, grain is In the shock and toe threshing will commence this week. In the Asotin territory I under stand Fall grain is yielding around -t bush els to the acre. There Is almost an entire crop failure on the light soil territory west of Lewiston to Snake Kiver Junction. New grain will start coming Into the warehouses in the Camas Prairie territory about Au gust 13. v hile traveling through the Falouse coun try I noticed that about 50 per cent of Fall grain was in the shock and threshing should start there In two weeks. The cold "nights the past week have been of great benefit to all grains. In some casea the Hprlng grain looks fairly good, but the Spring crop as a whole will be very poor and I doubt if ram would do very much good at this time. The long warm dry spell haa ripened and matured peas before the pods were com pletely filled. From W. G. Paine. A. G. F. and P. A S. P. S.. Spokane Clear, calm and yarmer today. Xq change in weather conditions forecasted. - More depending upon couiinufd favorable harvest weather than rain. What little grain coming in now of Ugt weight and small average yield. Frost at Daven port, July 20, did considerable dajnage.- One third grain crop expected in that district, tw-thlrds crop at Wilbur. Everything badly burned ou the Him liock and on thin soil near river. . From Agent. Mary hill Weather cooled off since rain previously reported. Hot yes terday and today, but cool nights, with dew; conditions not unfavorable. From Agent, Roosevelt Weather gradu ally crrowlng warmer; harvesting is going on along the river and lilckleton district is starting, grain reported aomewnat Detter than expected. It is now thought grain in Birkleton district will average 35 to 20 bushels. Districts along the river have shorter stand and will probably pot average more than 10 bushels. From Agent, Forest Grove No change In conditions of crops since last report. Two thirds crop of all grains expected, potatoes and beans not doing well. No rain, maximum temperature about S8. From Agent. Alaupln. Ore. Weather con tlnues hot and calm, ut cools off at night. It will be about the last of August before main wheat hauling will be done. Combines ar threshing now and that combined is being brought in, but aain harvesting will be done with threshers. Most will let their grain sweat In acacka. and not until after this im ovflr will the main haul commence. Takes about six weeks here for grain to t n or- oughly sweat after headed, but heading commenced better than i wo weeks ago. De velopmentB still indicate our yield will be about 26 bushels. From Agent, Ilillsboro No change in weather, crops are not losing anything. From Agent. Madras Weather has become warmer. Understand cutting Is now in fulK swing, estimated average five to 10 bushels per acre. No important changes bearing on crop conditions since last report. From Agent Albany Continued warm, dry weather; threshing started up first of week. Some machines reporting Fall-sown wheat yielding as high as 24 bushels. TRADE AT YARDS LIGHT PRICES Alt 15 QUOTED STEADY ALL LINES. IX Balk of Hoge Are) Sold During Day at 15.40 No Sheep Lambs Offered. with but !ght loads of stock received yesterday, trade at the North Portland yards -was limited". On the whole, .prices ruled steady. In the hog division the bulk of sales were at $15.40. A few good steers were sold at $S to $3.75 and the best cows on the market brought $0.75. No sheep or lambs were offered. Kucelpts were 135 cattle, 4. calves. 410 bogs and 50 slie-p. Shippers were: With hogs -C. W. .dwards, Monroe, one oad. With cattle Ctl Eaton, Creswell, ojle load; Brown & CumnilnKS, Tulsa, two loads. With cattle and calves W . M. liogan. Vader. WuiUi., one load. With mixed loads Itoberr McCrow. Gol- deiulalo. Wash., one load cattle, calves and boss; W. K. tlivcn, Estacada, one load hogs and sheep. The day a sales were as follows Wt. Price. . Wt. Price 2m; 15.4(1 13 sloers 4i $ .VJ5I s hops 5 steers 1 heifer 2 heifers 2 cows . 1 cow . . 1 cow . . 3 hoes . 771 !5!10 hoes . . 173 $15.40 . 72n . 771 . :: .10311' . loiin . loo . 170 . 1SI! . 2-' I . 230 . 215 . J Htl 5.2-l (I hogs 5.251 2 hogs . . 0.25; 10 hogs . . 5.251 2 hogs 5.251 1 steer . , 15. Inl 1 steer . . 15.051 1 Steer ; , 1 5. 40.211 steers .. 15.5l;31 steers . 1 5.50! 1 cot . . . 15.4ni 1 cow . . . 1S7 3 4.511 . 42.1 14.40 . 227 . 425 . 105O .11711 .loon .1104 .1027 .1210 .11(10 3 5. 14.40 S.75 Son 8.0O 1 2 ho;s . 7 hosa . 7.50 7. On 10 hogs 1 hog . . 6.7 0.7 5.7 7 I hogs . 2S hogs . 15.40: 1 cow 11811 I hog . . 14.5(0 1 cow 1230 4.75 08 hogs ..'107 15.40 Prices at the Portland' Union Stockyards follow Cattle Best beef steers $ 8.50gi 9.00 Good beef steers Best beef cows 7.fif(H 8.00 5.75 !8 6.75 4.00 fm 5.75 5.7."W .7!V Ordinary to good cows . . Best heifers ............ Bulls Calves Stocker and feeder steers 4.50 8 6. Of 8.5UU .2ti 4.50W 7.25 15.50f 1S.00 Hos Prime light J'r! me heavy ........... 15.40 015.50 14.00 4 14.50 J0.50W12.00 8.501131 9. 0O 8.00 8.50 Pigs fche?p Lambs ................. Yearlings Wethers f . Uwes 8.00a 6.50 Omaha Livestock Market. , OMAHA. Aug. 2. Hogs Receipts. 10.000. steady. Heavy, $14.8015.80; mixed. $14.70 ful.S: light. $14. 50 IB l.i.2o; pigs, S12.au Ul 14.au bulk ot sales. $1 4.7Utr 1 5. t attle Receipts, 280i, market steady to stronger. Native steers, $0014: cows and heifers. $0.50W.00; Western steel's, sfq 11.5(1: Texas steers, $76S.50; cows and heifers. $68.50; tanners, 5rS6.5o: stock- 1 and feeders, $00; calves, 58 jf 12.50 bulls, stags, etc., $5.50 4 8.50. H'neep Receipts, 6H00. market steady to lower. Yearlings. $'J.50i10.50: wethers, $0 110.25; ewes, $s9: lambs, $1414.2o. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAUO. Aug. 2. Hogs-Receipts. 18, 000. unsettled. 5c lower to a shade advance compared with yesterday's average. Bulk $15.10!rf 16.15; light. $14.70(6' 16.15; mixed. $14.5510.30; heavy. $14. 40Q 10.3O; rough, 114 41) Sf 14.1(5: r!8. $11 50ST14 25. Cattle Kvtfp'a, ooo. weak, jsauve oeer cattle, $7.514: Western steers. $8.15(9 11.40: stockers and feeders. $5.75$fB: cows and heifers. $4.30 11.00; calves. $s.5013. Sheep Receipts. yoOO. weak. wethers, $7.6010.15; lambs. $0.75 14.00. Tlnst Klickitat Valley Wheat Hold. GOLD EN DALE. Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) The first new-crop wheat in the Klickitat Valley was delivered at the interior ware house In Ooldendale today oy ira van Aeist. a farmer on the Little Klickitat River, near Ooldendale. Mr. Van Aelst got 108 sacks off of 10 acres. The wheat Is of the red hybrid variety and sold for $l.t5 per bushel Combined harvesters have been operating in some sections ot -the Klickitat Valley for the past week, but all wheat rut and threshed by combines so far haa been on hlh eround and thin soil and is reported to be running from -eight to 12 sacks per acre. Heading crews In ,tne heavier grain of the Swale section predict that many fields will run from 40 to 50 bushels. Sorlrr grain Is looking much better than expected and. while no rain has fallen, many fields will .still make a profitable crop to harvest. ' Praise for Klamath County Wheat. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) Praise for Klamath County wheat li given by E. L. Dflvaney, of the Albers Brorth ers Milling Company, .who declares that the whent purchased by him on his trip last Autumn was ef the highest quality ever bought by his house, testing out 40 per cent In wet gluten, an-unusually high per centage, thus making it exceptionally deslr- abue for milling purposes. - Devaney is here now looking over tlie ground preparatory to buying again this Fall. Dried Trait at New York. NEVv YORK. Aug. 2. Evaported apples, quiet. , . Prunes, steady. Peaches, quiet. v Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Butter, unchanged. Egg, receipts, J.4,745 cases, unchanged- WHEAT OP 13 GENTS Bulge Results' From Covering When Offers Are Scarce. PRIMARY RECEIPTS LIGHT Corn Advances Owing to Disappoint ment Over Scantiness of Rain fall in Southwest and In creased Industrial Demand. CHICAGO. Aur, 2. Corn ran lip In vain, today, owing to disappointment over tho scantiness of rains in the Southwest and to Increasing urgency of industrial demand. Th market closed firm. IK to 2c net hlirher at Sl.JTH to 1.17 lor December, and $1.15K for May. Wheat finished strong;, 18c up at $2.31 for September. Oats gained 1 M to lic and provisions 20 to 42c. It was quickly apparent to a majority of corn traders that tho relief which rains had afforded to crops In the Southwest and elsewhere did not amount to nearly as much as expected. Tho result was per sistent buyinc that in the end caused sellers to .become discouraged and mado shorts more and more desirous to cover as prices continued to advance. Meanwhile. distillers and other large users of corn were competing sharply for all the Immediately avallaDie supply. xso. za white spot delivery Jumped in consequence to $2.40 a bushel, a fresh higher price record. This advance counted as an evident stimulus-to the bull side of the market for futures, and so, too, did weather forecasts that promised no more than slight showers anywhere. Wheat prices fluctuated widely on ft very limited trade. Note was taken of the fact that primary receipts were less than a third of the total at the corresponding time last year. By far the greater portion of the day's advance, however, took place in the last few minutes of the session as the result of a little short covering when tne market was bare of offers. Leading futures ranRed as follows: WHKAt. Open. High. I..ow. Eept. 2.S0 , $2.31 . $2.18 CORN. Close. $2.31 Deo l.ins 1.1774 May .-1.13J, l.lSfc OATS. Sept. ..... ,B9 BIS Dec bUU 6l 1.1KH 1.13, 3.17H 1-15H .B8 .60 H .0? 41.10 MESS PORK. Sept. 40.80 41.15 ' 40.80 LARD. Sept 21.07 21.02 2t.07 21.52 21.07 Oct. ,..Z1.0 Ul.tf. 'l-u SPARE RIBS. Sept. .....22.O0 22.32 22.00 Oct 21.05 22.3(1 21.02 22! 12 ( ash prices were as follows: Wheat No. 2 red. nominal: No. 3 red. $2.52; No. .2 hard. $2.6: No. 3hard. $2.62. Corn No. 2 yellow, wi i ; rso. .1 yellow, $2.32 (a 2.34; No. 4 yellow, nominal. Oata--No. 3 wuite, loyiovsc; siauuaru, o ess. itye no. i". s.ioiBS.t--Burlev $1.25 lie 1.52. Timothy $4.0(i(h 7.50. Clover $12. UU v 17.no. Primary receipts Wheat. 06,000 vs. 1.- 030,000 bushels: corn, 53S.0OO vs. 570.000 bushels: oats. 5na.ouo vs. i.on,uou pusneis. Shipments Wheat. s..,uo" vs. :nn.o" bushels: corn. 432,000 vs. 438,000 bushels; oats. S82.0UO vs. none. Clearances Wheat, l.n'u rtunneis, aais, G40.UUU bushols; flour. lOuo barrels. " Kastern Cash Cirain Markets. OMAHA. Aug. 2. Cash wheat: No. 1 hard. $2.80: No., a hard, $2.50. Oats, No. 3 white, 7474c. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 2. Cask wheat: No. 2 hard. $2.75 a 2.e5 ; No. -8 hard, $2.70 4-2.Sn: No. 2 red. $2.nCff2.01 ; No. 3 red." $2.50(? 50. Corn. $2.25: No. 2 yellow, $2.20tj'2.2 ; No. 3 yellow, $2.25. Eastern Wheat .Vuttires. WINNIPEG. Aug. 2. Wheat closed: Oc tober. $2.24. M1NNEHAPOMS, Aug. -Wheat closed: September, $2.22. ST. LOUTS. Aug. 2. Wheat closed. Sep tember, $2.21. Minneapolis tiniln Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2. Wheat Sen- lember. - $2.22. Carh. No. 1 Northern, $2.53: No. 2 Northern. $2.SH1(& 2.05; No. 2 hard, Montana. 2.SO' 2.85. Flax. $3.:;0tr3 .10. Barley, SLIP'S' 1.40. ' t.rain ot Sun Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2. Spot quota tions: Bluestem. $4Ji4.10; Turkey red, $4.10 &4.80: red Russian. 3.75f.1.85. Barley, feed, $2.4(1 2.42 4. Oats, white. $2.55 If 2.00. Mtllfeed: Bran. $3880; middlings. $4S 50: shorts. $40i-a41. Callhoard: Barley. December, $2.36; May, $2.40 bid, $2.50 asked. Ptiget Sound (irain Market. SEATTLE. Aug. 2. Wheat Bluestem and turkey red, $2.22; fortyfold, club and fife, $2.20; red Russian. $2.18. Barley, $45 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts "Wheat 8, bar ley 1, hay 4, flour 5. TACOMA. Aug. $2.20; fortyfold, club red Russian, $2.15. Wheat Bluestem. nd red fife. $2.17; Car receipts: Wheat 11. corn 1, hay 4. SN I-RAJfCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs. Fruit, Vegetables, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, ' Aug. 2. Butter Fresh extras, 42c; prime firsts, 41 c. Eggs Fresh extras, 41c: fresh firsts. 40c; fresh extra pullets, 30c; extra fusts, pullets. 30c. Cheese New firsts, 19cr Young Ameri cas, 24c. Poultry Hens, 23-J24c; fryers, 2728c; broilers, 20f28c; pigeons, $1.50(3:2.00 per dozen; squabs, $2.25&3.O0; geese, 18320c pound; ducks, 16&18c. Vegetables Summer squash, per small box, 40!f!5Oc; eggplant, 3ti'4c per pound; bell peppers, 3(&4a per pound; chile. g4c; peas, Halfmoon Bay, .3tl4c pound; toma toes. Merced Stone. 75c;' green corn, Alameda, $1(1.75 per sack; potatoes, new crop, per cental on the tlock. 2.50(2.85, onions, on the dock red. 50$i75c: sllvefskln. 00c$$1.00 per sack; cucumbers, 30&50c per small lug: beans, per pound, wax. 35c; string. (0-c; garoen, oc; lima, D(6c; gar lic, -ivrou per fuuuo, irew crop. . Fruits Currants. (J.50fi 8.0O per chest; grapes, per crte. '- seedless, $l.7og2; Malaga, $1.75 2; pears, Bartlett, No. 1, $1.40& 1.60; cantaloupes, Turlock, standard. $2(&2.25; watermelons, 2)2o per pound; peaches, per oasKet, 4uqi(iOc; piums, per crate, uuruann, ujmaa anu irageuy, $14j 1.25; apricots. 75$cbuc per crate; cherries, bulk, black, 88c; figs, per box, black. single layer, 0ci&$1.00; strawberries. $0.00 per cneat; raspberries, $8folu; per chest: blackberries. 4"i5.00 per chest; loganberries. red. $4.50(0 per chest; black,' $4.60 6; gooseberries. 4$ft7c per pound; lemons, per box. $0.50 ii $7.00; grape ti uit, - $3,005(3.50; oranges. Valencias, $3.25 3.50; bananas. Hawaiian, ?l.olK'r2.25 per bunch; pineapples, nawaiian, 91.0U&2.OO per dozen; apples, per box, red Astrakans. 4 tier, 75'uOOc) crabapples, 40i00c per box. Hay Wheat, $17.00fl.00; tame oat. $18.00i5 ft.OO; barley, $13.00(0.16.00; alfalfa, $13. OOto 16.00; barley straw, nominal. Millfeed Cracked corn and feed corn meal, $i6.00i 7S.O0; alfalfa, carload lots, $24.00; less, $25.00. Flour. $11.8012.20 per barrel. Receipts Flour. 2052 quarter sacks; bar ley. 7470: hides. 002; wine, 47,278 gallons; onions, 007 sacks: potatoes. 4228 sacks; beans, lal sacics; nay, im; ions. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Copper firm. Elec- trolytia. spot and nearby, zutntgoc nominal; September and lourtn quarter, 27028c Iron, firm and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin firm. Spot, 03.75c bid. The Metal Exchange quotes lead quiet- Spot. 11c asked. Spelter, steady. Spot, East St. Louis de livery. S89c; Coffee Future Close Higher. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. There was little moce business in the market for coffee futures today and prices were stesdier. with the close showing a net advance of 3 to 6 points. The market opened unchanged to 1 point higher on scattered buying, which seemed to be party due to continued peace talk. while the advance later waa encouraged by reports of a steadier cost and freight situation. March advanced from 7.09 to 8.05 and the market closed within 2 or 3pointj of the best. Pales. 21.250. August. 7.72 September. 7.78; October, 7.81; November 7.84; December, 7.87; January, 7.02; Feb- ruary. 7.07: March. 8.02: April. 8.0T: May. 8.12: June. 8.17: July, 8.21. Spot ouiet. Rio 7s. O'.i: Fantos 4s. ioh. Cost and freight offers were reported un changed to 5 points higher with 4s ranging around 9.45 to K.50 London credits. The official cab.es reported declines or 25 to 100 rels In the Brazilian markets. Cotton Market. NEW ToVtK. Aug. 2. Cotton Spot, quiet. Middling. 25.65c. DOUGLAS TO BUILD ROADS I'lans for $300,000 Programme to Be Considered Today. ROSEBURG. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) Word was received here last night that State Highway Engineer Nunn will ar rive In Koseburg early tomorrow to confer with the members ot the County Court with regard to the road-building programme in Douglas County. Mem bers of the court said today tht $500, 000 would be available for the work and that operations probably would be gin within the next few weeks. Plans and specifications for tho Im provement of the Pacific Highway through Douglas County have been pre pared by Assistant Highway Engineer Kelly and are awaiting- the' approval of Mr. Nunn. Of the total amount of money to be spent on the Pacific High way. $200,000 will be furnished by the county. $200,000 by the state and $100, 000 by the federal Government. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. FERINGER To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ferlnger, 403 East Mb. street. July 28, a daughter. TliElLE To Mr. and Mrs Frederick Theile, 0430 83d street, S. K.. July 23, a son. BAILEY To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R. Bailey. 1144 Emerson street. July 25. a daughter. JOYCE To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Joyce. 1235 Alameda. July 18. a daughter. HUUFhK To Mr. and airs. orvllte Andrew Hooper, Rose City, July 19, a son. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. TOUNC-PETERSO.V Grover Young, 32, of Portland, and Miss Anna Peterson, 22, of Dsyton, Wash. PlISIXETTl-FLESHER Glegono PIsenettl. 25, of Bremerton. Wash., and Miss MaybelJ Flesher, is, of Bremerton, Wash. BAI.DW1.V-UR1DEK Ralph W. Baldwin, 24. of Linden, Wash., and Miss Lillian M. Grider. 21. of La Grande. Or. MIKLHE-MEYEH Theodore E. Mielhs, 4",. of Vancouver. Wash., and Mrs. Emille Meyer. 40. of New York City. GAFFXEY-K1LGOHE Charles A. Gaff ney, 30, of Yacolt. Wash., and Mrs, Adelle H. Kilgore. 20, of Amboy. Wash. MYERS-ENGEL Maurice H. Myers, 41, of Caldwell, Idaho, and Maltie En gel. 26, of Oregon City. Of. CRAIK-YOUNG Andrew Cralk, 62, of Portland, and Mrs. Llbble Young. 50, of Portland. Building Permits. MR. GEIOER Repair one-story frame residence, 035 East 10th street North, be tween Prescott and Skidmore; builder, J. P. Kofoid: $35. T. WANDKM. Erect two-story frame residence. 475 East 53d street North, bo tween Tillamook and Thompson; fcj. . Ras mussen. builder; $3000. H. GORDON Erect four-story ordinary apartments. 385 11th street, between Mont gomery and Harrison; builder, same; $50,000. C. L. CLAUSEN Repair one and one-half-story frame residence, 014 Overlook boulevard, between Skidmore and Mason; E. M. Arntsen, buildi'r. $loo. CLYDE E. SA(1EK Erect one-story frame garage, 01 111 114th street, near Wood stork avenue: builder, same: $75. I. : a. BAKK.lt. Erect one-story frame earizt. 675 East 04th street North, be tween Klickitat and Siskiyou; builder, same ioo .1. B. BALCH Repair one-story frame residence, 083 East 7:ul street North, be tween Klickitat and Siskiyou; builder, same; xtio. MONTGOMERY ESTATE Repair one- f,.mu wHent rlnck. Montgomery Dock No. 2, between Itiver street and Harbor t a p,,lii-t Smith. hnlUier: $300. CA'sMIK CAMPBELL Erect one-story fireproof roncrete garage, 1250 Thurman street- Alex. V. Worhnick, builder: $.1.1(1. C. J. ALLEN Erect frame garage. K'Ol-3 East Alder, between 33d and 34th; builder, same; 10o. KNIGHT PACKING CO. Repair ' two Btorv frame factory, 474 East Alder, be tween 8th and 0th; Brown Bros., builders LESTER P. LOWE Repelr two-story frame residence. 00! Cable street, between M-rLot and Mill: K. Sykes. builder: l (..., curai.-e. 1134 Cleveland avenue, oc- ii B.n Emerson and Kill Ingsworth ; B. It. Smith, builder; $14(1. BRANCH HOUSE PROPOSED riie William Volker Company, of Kansas City, Has Kyo on Portland. EI'GRNE. Of-. Aug. 2. (Special.)- The William Volker Company, cu ivan sas City, Mo., one of the largest man ufacturers and wholesalers in linoleum and similar - products in the ijnuea States, is engaged in making a survey of the Oregon and Northwest territory with a view to locating a branch house in Portland, according to John W. Mc Coy, vice-president of tlue company, who is in Eugene today. Mr. McCoy is personally maning a trin over the territory with a view to determining business possibilities. The only Pacific Coast branch 01 me com pany's business at present 13 .at an Francisco. DAILY MBTEOTtOLOCICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Aug: 2. Maximum tempera ture NT Hevreea: minimum. 02 degrees. River reading. A. M., 10.7 feet: change ln last 24 hours. 0.:t toot fall. Total raintau to -. -i. to 5 P. M. ), none; total rainfall since Sep tember 1. 1910. 32.13 Inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 44.UU incnes-. of rainfall since September 1. 12.87 Inches. Sunrise, 4:C. A. At.; sunset, t :-u tr. xwia. sunshine, 14 hours 4 fcmioutes; possible sun shine, 14 hours 4S minutes. Moonrise, 7:17 p. M. ; moonset. 4:13 1. M. Barometer (re duced to sea leveO. 5 P. M., 20.S0 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 3S per cent. , THE WEATHER. c g : : a o : "g " : S. . ; e . STATIONS. State ef weather Baker .... Boise .... Boston . . . Calfcary . . ChicuHO . . Denver . . . Ies Moines Duluth ... ,-2 SS!0.00jl2S r.H oo'O.oo . , se 7(! ps.O.Oli . . Sff 40 8 0.O0 ... ... Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy OKI K0.O.OOI. .N lt. cloudy r. e 0.0Oil2NW Clear -1 62! 7S.0.04 . .IX (Cloudy Mil HS'o. ii"! . . W Pt. cloudy Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville . - Juneauf Kansas City . .. I,os Angeles . . 50 02 0.02il(i:W Clear hoi 8dj0.oo;i:2!3 Pt. cloudy 52 02iO.OO'10 SW Clear 7tl( !)2;0.00;i2lSW Cloudy 40."iS:0.o2. . NW Cloudy 72 2;(I.OO . .!.E Clear 641 82O.00!10iSW Clear Med ford 47 00 0.OS!2OSW ICIoudy M inneapoll 70'0.0O12:N Clear 8S 0. 1: . .SW (Cloudy Jrt 0.3i .'.;NWICloudy Montreal New Orleans ,ns. .1 7S New lork. 7SI 00 0.02 . .IN Cloudy North Head . . 4S r6 0.0O:24'NW Cloudy North Yakima! 5M! uoui.oo . .etaoinsnraiu North Yakima 6S lin o, on ... c lear Omaha S0.4iU. .IN Pt. cloudy Phoenix Pocatello Portland Koseburr . Sacramento . . St. L-oai Salt Lake.... San Diego. . . . San Francisco, Seattle Sitka 7H'1000.00i. .N' r4l unlo.oot.o sw Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear 87 0.OO IOiNW 9L;0.0O . - IN S-4 0.OO'12S 9O0.(Hil2S 7s.i0.0O!.. .S Clear Cloudy Cloudy 64IU.00 24 1 W ffir'0.00'. .(NWIClear I IiH'0.001. .iSW Rain Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Valdezt Walla Walla..' Washington .. Winnipeg- . . . . i Yellow'n Park 54 4!0.OOil2iSW r2l 82 0.00 .141 . . 5of rs;o.oo!itjs 4O0;O.OO-. .(. ... 80 J 0. 00I . . W 7S PrtiO.OOIIOiW r.2 Htf'o.oo . . x 42 80'O.On'lfVS Clear Clear Cloudy Olear Pt. cloudy Rain Pt. cloudy Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. A trough of low pressure extends from Southern Alberta southward to Arizona, with centers of depression at Its northern and southern boundaries, and a low-pressure area is pa&sinjsr seaward off the coast of Maine. A moderate high-pressure area in central over the upper Mississippi Valley and the pressure remains high on the Pa cific Ocean west of Vancouver Island. Llffht showers and thunder storms have occurred in the Atlantic States and at New Orleans. The temperature has risen considerably over the Ivorthern Kocky Mountain fctntcs anu in n fi mi mn in ii in i fr r FACTS An Age of Progress Oregon's forward stride is proceed ing so rapidly that even those who are so fortunate as to be part of its com monwealth are enthusiastic not the least of this advancement is the im provement of its roads and highways. Guided by experience of so satisfying: fulfillment, the first contract for pav ing of Oregon's roads was awarded to BITULITHIC WARREN BROS. CO., Journal Bldg., Portland, Or. Es Kansas and Oklahoma. Temperature changes elsewhere have been unimportant. Conditions are favorable for unsettled, cooler weather Friday in Oregon and Wash ington, with probably showers In the east ern portions of thoae states. Winds will be moderate northwesterly. FORECASTS. Portland end vicinity Unsettled, cooler weather, moderate northwesterly winds. Oregon and Washington Unsettled, with probably showers east portion, cooler, mod erate northwesterly winds. ALFRED li. THIESSEN. Meteorologist. The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Minimum tempeature. 62 degrees; maximum, e7 degrees. TOllAV'S TJusettlcd. cooler; moderate northwesterly winds. POST CONCERTS POPULAR Many Vancouver Citizens Military Band Music. Enjoy VANCOUVER, "Wash.. Aug-- 2- (Spe cial.) The concerts being- given weekly in the post by the Fourteenth Infantry band are growlnjr in popularity. Tho one given today at 3 o'clock was more largely attended than any held this year. Scores of machines parked around the bandstand, and hundreds of persons walked to the post, sat on the grass and enjoyed the musio un der the direction of Kmil Schou, who played two selections of his own com position today. Miss Ruth Hughes and Cecil Crocker sang "The Swallow," and were encored. Concerts In the evening will be given later. Raiding Coyote Is Killed. OOLDENDALE, Wash., Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) After losing 20 choice turkeys from the raids of a cunning coyote, a Camas Prairie woman near Glenwood, in Western Klickitat, called on the services of Ike Bertschl. a professional trapper and hunter employed on the Columbia National Forest Reserve, to get rid of the menance to her poultry pens, and the Oovernment man made good on the job, enaring and killing the predatory beast three days after 'wa rd. For Sale by Tender Bf. BnrkentiiTe "AMY Tl KXER" Now at Kan VritnclM-o. P01 Tons Net Hill Tons Gross. Newly equippeii Masts. Knars. Sails, etc. Tenders in writing to purchase the above vessel -will be received to Auk. l:t. inclusive, by the un dersigned, from whom full information cai he obtained. Any and all tenders not neces sarilv accepted. I. N. Bond, P. O. Box 606 SAN FRAXCISCO. TKAVKI.EKS ;t"IIE. Change of Sailing S. S. BEAVER Sail from AlnKworth Dork 9 A. 71.. Saturday, August 4. (Instead of 3 V. M., Aug. 3. For San Francisco and Los Angeles The San F"ranelse A Portland S. S. 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