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TIIE SIORXIXG- OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1917. SCALE WILL BE SAME Uniform Discounts in North western Markets. MERCHANT EXCHANGE ACTS Committee Appointed to Confer With Seattle Trade Regular Sessions Will Be Resumed for - Sale of Oats, Barley, Feed. The committee on wheat differentials of the Merchants Exchange Association re ported Its recommendations at a special meeting of the association yesterday. The scale as recommended varies in a material degree from the schedule as proposed by the Seattle Merchants Exchange, the dis counts Being- smaller In most particulars. As this would create confusion In the handling of the new crop and would work to the ad vantage of Portland. R. J. Paterson. pres! djlt of the association, reappointed the members of the committee as a conference committee to meet with the Seattle grain men and harmonize the differences. It Is probable the Seattle committee will come to this city for the purpose. It Is the in tention to settle the matter at the earliest possible date. The association also voted to resume reg ular sessions today for the selling of oats, barley and millfeed for 30 days delivery. Wheat will not be traded In. WHEAT HOLDERS ANXIOUS TO SELL Dealers Would Cnload Before New Regu lations Go Into. EJfret. The few dealers who have any wheat on hand are disposed to sell It before the new grain regulations go Into effect. There Is a moderate demand from mills in the North west, but no inquiry at all from California. Prices were about 5 cents lower all around yesterday. There was very little demand for oats, as buyers are waitin? to see the effect on the market of the wheat decline. No sales of new barley were reported. Korelgrn crop conditions, as compiled by Broomhall, from the latest information avail able: sHussia Weather very favorable for grow ing wheat and harvesting has commenced In parts. Yields are generally reported as disappointing and the quality fair. Interior movement of all grain is light and stocks mall except where government storage has taken place. Prices advancing. France Harvesting is finished !n the south and extending northward. Where har vested the yield was good and quality fine, but northward the drouth and heat has caused a small berry and yield is disappoint ing. Import needs will be large. Foreign arrivals continue. Interior stocks very light and mills forced to close, owing to scarcity. Italy Harvesting Is extending with yields fair and quality variable. Crop promise will not be maintained, as weather Is mostly wet and labor Is scarce. Stocks of all grains are light and foreign arrivals moderate. United Kingdom Weather continues fa Torable for all grain. Wheat yielding fair but crop under normal. Hay, potatoes and oats show favorable and It is expected that the final yield will be abundant. Import arrivals are liberal and floating quantity large of both wheat and oats. Scandinavian Peninsula Weather dry and not. Agricultural outlook: very unfavorable and wheat severely affected, with yield mall. Import arrivals are practically noth ing and scarcity pronounced. Balkan States Harvesting is mostly finished, with yields over earlier estimates. Trans-shipments continue on a large scale, and merchants are holding fair reserves. Spain Harvesting finished and yield up to expectations, with the quality good. Im portation for the season will be on a limited scale. Recent purchases for reserves were liberal. North Africa Wheat prospects fair and corn excellent. There will be a good amount for export. India Soil excellent and native food grain In abundance. The favorable yield of native grain will permit larger exportation ol wheat. Stocks are large. Australia Weather better and crop pros pects have Improved. Yield will be normal as acreage suffered from dryness and poor germination. Reserves of old wheat large. Terminal receipts In cars were reported oy the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley i'lour Oats Hay Portlsnd, Wed. . 1:1 Year aso. 1 lis 2 1.1 4 lo 14 87 f2 lr,4 2SK1 248 26U 1 4 6 2 20 12S ... i"! 1ST a 1 15 16 4H 10 163 63 4i! 24 181 1S3 007 feeason'to c 1 ear ago. . 487 Tscoma. Tues. . . 4 Year ago 39 Keason to date. . 112 Year ago ...... . G50 Seattle, Tues Y ear ago . . L'8 Feason to date. OS Year ago SS7 TERRITORY WOOLS AT WIDE RANGE Ealea in Boston Market Vary From S3 to 70 Cents. Biles of wool at Boston in the past week have Included a little of almost everything in the class of territory wools, says the Commercial Bulletin. Some Idaho. Utah. Nevada, Wyoming and Montana has been old, for which prices have varied all the way from 63 to 70 cents, according to the wool, the latter price being for a very choice half-blood Montana and the lower price for rather poor fine medium wool In the origi nal sacks. A half-million pounds of Soda Springs wools were sold at prices varying from 58:5 63 cents for clips largely medium in grade. Some 60.000 pounds of original Idaho wool was sold at 60 cents, or about 1.80 3 1.65. clean basis. A sm.ill lot of about 100 bgs of original medium territory very choice brought 73 cents. Some fine Nevada In the original bags was sold at 1.0091.65. clean. The clean cost of the fine and halt-blood cllpj Is figured at prices varying from $1. 6'V J 1.70, according- to the wool. The greater part cf the wools thus sold, how ever, are valued at $1.671.69. WETATHER 18 IDEAC FOB HARVEST Rain Would Be Detrimental la This Kespect. Following Is a summary of the crop con ditions In Oregon for the week ending August 11, 1917, as reported to the -local office of the Weather Bureau by special correspondents throughout the state: The continued droughty conditions are causing serious damage. While rain is much needed for corn, beans, fruits, hops, sugar beets and pastures, it would be detrimental to harvesting, which work has progressed rsplrtly. Winter wheat threshing has begun, with fair to good yields, but light weight. Early sown barley, oats, rye and Spring wheat Melding better than expected. Early potatoes poor, late planted gener ally good. There are some indications of second growth In scattered districts. With oasturage poor and feed limited, the prospects for stock are discouraging. Some lose from eating poisonous plants re ported. Oregon Cling Peach Season Ending. Peach receipts were small as the season for Oregon early peaches is about over. Local freestones are not expected for a week or ten days. There was a fair supply of California Elbertas on the market and all lines were -uucnanged. The melon market v. as firmer. Demand for Poultry Lighter. "Fgg dealers reported a somewhat better movement yesterday, but receipts were suf ficient for all purposes and prices were un changed. Bui.er was steady, with supplies light. The demand for poultry was slow and prlcea were shaded- Dressed meats were firm. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland J2.8".7.i:ij C222.1o9 Seattle a.tiK7.032 ettll.im Tacoma 4.VJ.5J6 4:1.761 Spokane UH2.U67 HJ.BU PORTLAND MARKET' QUOTATIONS Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc WHEAT Bluestem, new. $2.20; fortyfold, $2.17: club, $2.15: red Russian, $2.13. OATS No. 1 white reed. oO per ton. BARLKI No. 1 feed, $48.30 per ton. ST.OU.'V Patents. $11. 60; straights. $9.4t 61D.su; Valley, $11.20; whole wheat, $11.60; graham, $11.60. M1LLFEKD Spot prices: Bran, $37 per ton; shorts. $40 per ton; middlings, $47; rolled barley. ' $32: rolled oats, $30. CORN While, fOJ per ton; cracked, $33 per ton. HAY Producers' prices: Timothy. East ern Oregon, $28; valley timothy, $23; al falfa, $2; valley grain hay, $16. Fruits and Vegetables, Local Jobbing quotations: ' TROPICAi, FRUITS Oranges, Valencia. $3.23 4013.73; lemons, $61.30 per box; ba nanas, 4-jigi3c per pound; grapefruit. $2.73 &3. VEGETABLES Tomatoes. 839730 per crate; cabbage, 2U2c per pound; lettuce, $1.30'$1.73 per crate; cucumbers, eO&Uuc per dozen; peppers. b&10c per pound; beans, U&7c per pound; corn. 3035o per dozen. POTATOES New Oregon, 2ViW34c; Cali fornia. 3fec per pound. ONIONS Walla Walla, $1.33 01.30; red, $1.23 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Cantaloupes, 85$2.40 per crate; peaches. 40c$1.25 per box; watermelons, $1.23 iv 1.30 per hundred; ap ples. $1.:52.23: plums, 65c&'$l. 60; pears. $2.23&2.30; grapes. $1.73: casabas, pound. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extras. 40?40e; prims firsts, 3H fee. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras. 44c; cartons, lc extra; butterfaC No. 1, 44c; No. 3. 42c. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, t. o. . dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets. 23c; Young Americas. 24c per pound; longhorns. 23c; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point Triplets, 22-Tic: Young Americas. 23c per pound: longhorns, 23 34 c per pound. EGOS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 33f36c per dozen: Oregon ranch, candled, 37H3Sc per dosen; selects, 40c. POULTRY Hens. 1 4 , fa 15 c per pound: broilers. 1718c; turkeys, 18&21c: ducks. old. 134713c; young, 17 a IS Vic; geese, old, 8 rn 9c. VEAL Fancy, 14!4215e per pound. PORK fancy. 194 20e per pound. Hide and Pelts. HIDES Salted hides (25 pounds up). 19c; salted stags (30 pounds up). 16c; svlted and green kip (13 pounds to 25 pounds), 20c; salted and green calT skins (up to 15 pounds), 30c; green hides (23 pounds and up). 17c; green stags (30 pounds and up), 14c; dry flint hides, 33c: dry flint calf (up to 7 pounds), 40c; dry salt hides, 30c: dry horse hides, $1.30 it 2.30; salted horse hides, $3 ft PELTS Dry long-wooied pelts. 4042c: dry short-wooled pelts. 23&30c; salted sheep pelts, long wool, $43; salted lamb pelts. $l.'ft'1.30; salted short wool pelts. 73c" $1.23; dry sheep shearlings, 133r30c: salted sheep shearlings, 23fe30c: dry goats, long hair, 33c; dry goat shearlings, 13&30c; dry short hair goats. 50etr$l. Staple Groceries Loral Jobbing quotations: SUGAR Fruit and berry, $0.15; Honolulu plantation, $!).10; beet, $8.95; extra C. $8.73; powdered, in barrels, $D.G3; cubes, in bar rels, $9.!0. SALMON Columbia River 1-pound tails. $3.33 per dozen: one-half flats, $2; one pound flats. $3.30. NUTS Walnuts. 13224c: Brazil nuts. 21c; filberts, 22c; almonds. lOtfTSOc; peannts, 10c; cocoanuts, $1.10 per dosen; pecans, 17Hc. BEANS California, small white. 15c: large white. 13c; Limas, 15Vic; bayous, HHc: pink. imc COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 17 25c. SALT Granulated. $17.25 per ton: half ground 100s. $14 per ton; Dos, $11. SO per ton: dairy, $19 per ton. RICE Southern head. 9(9c per pound; blue rose, 84c: Japan style. 7H7c. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 13'4c: peaches. 11frl2c; prunes. Italian, 11 s & 1 3c: raisins, 83c $3 per box; dates, fard, $2.303 per box; currants, 19c; figs, $2 2.50 per box. Hops. Wool. Etc. HOPS 1916 crop, lSS20c per pound; 1917 contracts. 30c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, fine, 5861c per pound: coarse. 5Sv61c per pound; Valley, 604 TOc per pound. MOHAIR r.SlreOe per pound. CASCARA BARK New, 7&e: old, e per pound. TALLOW No. 1, 11c per pound; No. 2, lOe. GRAIN BAGS In car lots, 13 c. Provisions, HAMS All sizes, choice. 2c: standard. 28c; skinned. 2320Hic; picnics. 21V4c; cot tage rolls, 26c. LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered, 23M,c: standard, pure. 23c; compound, 18?c. BACON Fancy, 39 & 41c; standard. 37 if 3Sc; choice, 28&34o. DRY SALT Short clear backs. 24 S 27c; exports, 2628c; plates. 2224c. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels or tank wagons. lOc: cases. 'ISVtfe 22c GASOLINE Bulk. 20 Sic; rases, 29c; naphtha, drums, 19(4c; cases, 2Sc; engine distillate, drums. lOc; cases. lc. I.INSEED OIL Raw, barrels. $1.32: cases, $1.39: boiled, barrels, $1.34: cases, $1.4L TURPENTINE la tanks. 02c; in cases, 60c SAJf FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter. Eggs, Fruit, Vegetables. Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. Butter FreEh extras. 41c: prime firsts, 40c. Egss Fresh extras. 43 tic; fresh firsts. 42V-r; fresh extra pullets, 40c; extra first pulfets. 36 'aC Cheese New firsts. 21c; Toung Americas. 24c. Poultry Hens, 2224c; roosters, old, col ored, 13t?14c: broilers, 2021c; fryers. 26ii J7c: pigeons. $1.00&2 per dozen; squabs, X2'2.&0: geese. 18y20e Per pound; -ducks, 14 'ft 10c Per pound. Vegetables Hummer squash, SO-JyGOc: egg plant, l.os Angeles. 4ot63c; bell peppers. 50(73c; chile. 40fc60c; peas. Half Moon Bay. 6-'7c; tomatoes, Merced, 40&3Uc; green corn, Alameda. $1.23'l2; potatoes, on the dock, $2.50iU2.U3: onions, on the dock, red. 50 73c : sllverskins, 73'6 83c: cucum bers. 3Uf(5tlc: beans, wax. 56c: string. 5 Gc; lima. 5i6c; garllo (new crop. 3vi3u; okra, 73c6$l: celery. 34' 4o f"r southern. Fruits Nectarines. 73ci$1.23; grapes, seedless. 73cfc$l; Malaga grapes. 7Gc(&$l; pears. Bartlett. No. 1. $1.40i L3: canta loupes. Turlock standard. $1.25' 1.50; peaches. 04f50c: plums. Burnunk, 73c tf $1.23; figs, single layer. oca$l: double later, $1,234 1.73; apricots, $1,256 1.30; Ore gon cherries. Blngs and Lamberts. $11.25 per box; strawberries, $6'-xS; raspberries, $H?13; blackberries. $4ig6: gooseberries, 417c: lemons. $7.608: grapefruit. f.iO 3.50; oranges. Valencia. $3.253.50; bananas. Hawaiian. 75c$2: pineapples. Hawaiian, $2 (?t3.50; apples, red Astrakans, 4ia-tier, 60 4f75c; crahapples, 40$j50c. Flour $12.20 'a 12.40 barrel. Receipts Flour, 2220 quarter sacks; bar ley. 1600 centals; beans. tHIO sacks: Pota toes. H35 sacks; onions. 230 sacks: hay, 374 tons; hides, 255: wine, 24,200 gallons. SMALER GAIN IN COFFEE VISIBLE New York Futures Higher on Reports of Trade Improvement. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Coffee futures were hlcher today on scattered buying In spired ly continued talk of peace pros pects and reports of some Improvement in trade demand. September sold tip to 7.70c late on 4 points net higher, while Msy sold at 8. 23, or 12 points above last night's close. . Realizing - caused slight reactions later, with the market closing at a net advance of 6 to 8 points. Sales 3f.250. Au gust, 7.68c; September, 7.72c; October. 7.7!c: November, 7.85c; December, 7.91c; January, 7.i'Sc; February. 8.03c; March. 8.13c; April, S.lSr: May. 8.23c; June. 8.20c: July. 8.35c. Spot coffeo was reported In better de- maun, but prices were unchanged" at nljic for Rio 7s and 10Hc for Santos 4s. More business was reported In the cost and freight market, with sales of Santos 2s and Us at loo and of Santos 4s at i)?c to 9.4oc, Lon don credits. Sales of Rio 7s were also re Dorted at 8.25c to 8.40c. London credits. The official cables reported a decline of 75 reis st Kio with hantos spots unchanged and futures unchanged to 25 rels lower. The world's visible supply statement showed an increase or 193. 4o4 bass for Julv. compared with an increase of 579. 330 last year, making the visible supply as of Au gust 1 .usi...a against 7.907,704 last year. Hops. Etc., at New York. . NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Hops, strong: state, medium to choice, 191B. :tst43c: 1913 13lSc; Pacific Coast, 1916, 20B24c; 1915. 151-lac. lildes and wool Unchanged. TRADE IS CAUTIOUS Greater Conservatism by Op erators on Both Sides. STANDARD STOCKS STEADY Movement of Specialties Influenced by Latest Peace Proposals More Activity Occurs In Marines Than In Any Other Class. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Trading in stocks today was again influenced by the latest peace proposals. Dealings denoted greater conservatism by operators for both accounts, the alternate -declines and recoveries fur nishing au indication of uncertainty in speculative quarters. There was a diminution of activity In stocks which derive their support froni pro fessional interests. Shippings were the most prominent shares. Marine preferred gafciing 1 at its best and the common 2, but Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies lost all its 1 point advance. United States St;l waa sluggish most of the time, but came lorward later, closing at Its top price of 124 Vs. a net gain of Hi points. Great Northern Ore featured the final dealings at an extreme rise of 2. Kalis were barely steady. Total sales, 675, 0O0 shares. Bonds were easier, the liberty Issue sell ing at 99.114 to 99 98. Total sales, par value, aggregated $2,63,000. United Statej bonds (old Issued) were unchanged on call, the coupon 4s rising Vi per cent on sales. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. 2DO 95 944 95 l.ooo 40Vi 40 40 75 51H) 70 1 70 70 6.60O 103 101 102 i 121', 200 119 1199 119i -. 22',, 3,5(10 76 "i 75V 76 Vi Olio 99 99 Vi 99 Vs 2. UOO 107 V 104V 105 200 69 (ill 09 '4 200 oS 38 US 19 200 lliOVi 160 Vi 100 3,800 93 '4 92 Va 93 31M 60 1 O'MJ 67 Vi 67 61H 20O lOWVj 1(19 109 Odd 32 32V4 a-'vi l.MH) 56S .03, 50 0O0 49 49 49 Vi 19.006 a.'.'i 83 V4 33$, 7.000 8li 80i-i 81 500 39 35 5, 8S ',4 ...... ..... 29 300 21 24 133 10,200 113Vi llo 112U, 11(10 1U6 106 106 2S.2O0 36 34 36 Vi lol 2,600 56 Vi 55 50 92 Vi 3.SO0 4oTi 40 Vi 4il 3ii6 "iii.," 'iV 2 Mi 7iM 43 V, 43 43 2(lO 124 V, 323"i 124 2,900 31 30 30 Vi 2(10 97 Vi 96 95 boo SH 37 Vi 3 iv 7llO 32 Va 32 32 Vi 2UO 8S 87 400 22 22 22 4,0(10 8S 86 87 2(10 34 34 34 V. 800 121 121 120 BOO lo3 Hl3 j 4O0 2S 2S 28 10.5CO 52. 52 S(il 55 54 ' 5.-.V 2.0O6 27 27 27 4.501) 94 !:. 9 ! ;j i.200 90 HiS it 90 . 21 1,1(10 93 04 95 .7"l 2S 28 3. KIO r.3 52 53 4(M 1S7 1ST, JS7 1,500 137 Vi 337 337 102 64,600 124 122 1" 3 1 S 1,900 106 104 105 Vi 11'.'.'.'. '.'.'.'.'. '.'.'.'.'. 93" 900 4S 4S 4S the day, 575.000 shares. Am Beet Sugar.. Am Can Am Car Fdry .. Am Locomotive. Am fcm & Hes's. . Am Sux Rer g .... Am Tel & Tel Am Z L Ac is Anaconda Cop. .. Atchison AUiWISSl. Bait Ac Ohio. .... B Ac S Copper. . .. Calif Petrol Canadian pactf.. Central Leather. Ches & Ohio Chi Mil Ac St P. .. Chi Ac N W It I . P ctfs Chino Copper. . .. Colo Fu Ac iron. . Corn Prod Hats., Crucible teteel . . . Cuba Cane Sugar. Distill Securities. Krle Gen Electric. . . . General Motors. Cit Nor ptd (it Nor Ore ctfs.. Illiimis eCntral. Inspiration Cop.. Int M M ptd lut Nickel lilt Paper K ' Southern Kennecott Cop . . Louis Ac Nash. . . Maxwell Motors. .Mexican Petrol.. Miami Copper. . . Missouri Paelf . .. Montana Power. Nevada Copper.. N Y Central N V N H Ac H Norfolk Ac West. Northern Pacif.. Pacific Mail Pennsylvania . . . Pittsburg Coal. .. Pay Conaol Cti... Heading liep lr Ac Steol . .. Shat Ariz Cop. . . Southern Pacif.. Southern Ry . ... Studebaker Cor.. Texas Company. I'nion Pacific. . . U S Ind Alcohol. U S Steel do pfd Utah lujjr. . . . Wabash pto u . . Western I'nion.. Westing Klect. . . BONDS. U S ref. 2 res .. ,90North. Pad 63 90 1(11 S5 91 SS do. coupon ..."!-, Pac T Ac T 5s . . 911'Penn con. 4... . . .! IS P ref. 4s .. 105 Union Pac. 4s.... ..105 Union P. cv. 4s. U S 3s reg. . . do. coupon. U S 4s res. .. do. coupon. Atchison gen. 4s MS TT s Steel HI4 r. Ac R. G. rf. 3s. s South I'ac. cv. 5s !l N Y Cen deb. 6s . KM lAnglo i'reuch 5s. 93 North Pac. 4s ...S71al Bowton Minino; Stork. BOSTON. Aug. 15. Closing quotations:: Allouez 65 Lake Copper 9 Arix Com 12:Mohawk .... 7'l jNorth Butte .642 (Juincy . 16 jhannon SI 17 BO 7 7 4 15 3 47 Cal & Ariz J. 1 1 dti. Hecia. . . . Centennial Copper R C. Co. 61 Superior K. Butte Cop M. 1 1 V iSuperior. & Bos.. Franklin 6!T'tah Cons Isle Roy (cop.).. 30 li inona LCerr Lake 5 iW'olverine ...... Money, Kirbangt, Etc. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Mercantile paper, 4fr3 per cent. Sterling. OU-day bills. $4.72; commercial, 60-day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial. 60-day bills, ft. 71; demand, 4. 73 9-16; cables. $ 4.76 7-16. Francs, demand o.iaVi, cables $5.77; guilders, demand 41, cables 42; lires, demand i.42, cables 7.41; rubies, demand 20, cables 20. Bar silver. e6c. Mexican dollars, 67e. Government bonds, Bteady; railroad bonds, Irreirulaf. Time loans, firm; 60 days, 4 4 per cent; 90 days, 4 414 per cent; six months. 4G.f per cent. Call money, firm; hlgrh, 8 per cent: low, 3 per cent: ruling; rates. 8 per cent; last loan, 3 per cent; closing bid, 3 per cent; offered at 3 14 per cent. LONDON, Aug. 15. Bar silver, 44d per ounce. Money. 3 per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 4 per cent; three months' bills. 4 13-16 per cent. Money was in better demand and discount rates were steady. SHARP ADVAHGE Ifi HOGS BUYERS P1Y S16-75 AT NORTH PORT LAND YARDS. Prices Are Lifted Halt Dollar In Day. Other l.lnea Are Firm and Unchanged. Sharply advancing hog markets in the Eastern centers have had the efiect of fur ther strengthening values at the local yards. Yesterday top grade hogs were sold at North Portland at $16.75, an advance of fully half a dollar over the preceding day. This is the highest hog price ever known here. Other lines were also firm, but prices were not altered. . Receipts, especially of hogs, were light. Receipts were 143 rattle. 40 calves, 213 hoes and 411 sheep. Shippers were: With hogs Tillamook Farmers' Ware house Company. Tillamook. 1 load. With cattle F. Orenranno. Newberg, 1 load: W. H. Harris. The Dalles. 1 load; Har ris & Parking, Jefferson. 3 -loads. With sheep W. E. l-'rasler, Aurora, 1 load. The days' sales ware as follows: Wet. Price Wirt. Price. 1 cow 4() $4 00t Osteers... 105S $5.00 7 cows 821 5.0O 11 steers. . . 1197 6.75 7calves.. 210 6.251 1 heiter 670 5.7(1 4 hoes. .. 19(1 15.75 I cow 1110 7.25 4 hoss 295 15.5o 1 cow 1010 6.75 6 hogs 225 1 cow S70 S.r.O IHhOics.... 209 ISSft' 1 cow...... 970 3.50 7 lio&s 30 lt;."5J 2 cows 730 4.H0 8 hogs 165 16.231 r cows 73S f.00 2hogSv.... 12(1 15.(101 7 rows 965 0.25 6 hogs 216 3U.25;2r. cows. .. . 3052 6.S5 6 hoas 123 35.501 1 cow 930 5.50 4 hogs 2011 10.511! 1 cow 730 4.25 4 hoss . 200 16.2.1! 1 cow 800 4.75 4 liOBS 3 70 16.50; 1 cow 470 3.00 24 hogs 2ND 35..-.OI 1 cow 760 4.00 6 hogs 213 36.501 2 cows 99(1 4.50 4 hogs 230 3.5(i 1 cow JO60 3.5(1 2 hops 3 711 10.501 1 cow H75 5.50 15 hofts 196 16.75(7 cows 813 4.3(1 32 hoss 193 16.75; 2 calves 140 s.r.u 4 hogs 2S7 13.Mll 1 calf 220 8.00 l8hoKs 2(19 16.5(1 1 bull lioo 0.75 1 steer 910 8.00! Prices at the Portland Union Stockyards follow: Cattle Best beef steers $ .00f 8.75 Good beef steers T.OOjJ 8.00 Best beef cows 6.00 7. 0O Ordinary to good cows ......... 4.00'$ 5.75 Best heifers ................... 6.75$? 7.25 Bulls 4.50 6.00 Calves 8.50 u 9.25 stocker and feeder steers ....... 4.50(9 7.25 Hogs Prime light 36.0036.75 Prime heavy 3 5.40 ' 15.50 Pigs 14.00 & 14.30 Sheep Lambs 21.00 13.00 Yearlings 8.50 9.00 Weahera 8.00 W S-50 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Meat Trade Conditions at Boston, New I'ork, Philadelphia and Washington. Meat trade conditions In the Eastern mar kets August 15 as reported by the Depart ment of Agriculture. Bureau, of Uarkets: Beef. Boston Peef, fresh: Receipts mernerate. demand fair, market steady. Good demand for heavy ribs and loins market active. Kosher beef: Supply light, demand slow, market quiet. Steers: Receipts moderate, prices steady to higher on good and choice ftesrs. slow demand for other grades, mar ket steady. Cows: Receipts increasing, de mand slow, very little - trading, market dull. Bulls: Few arrivals, demand slow, prices Unchanged. New York Beef, fresh: Receipts mod erate, good demand for better grades, mar ket strong. Kosher chucks and plates: Sup ply moderate, demand fair, market strong. Hinds and ribs: supply moderate, demand fair, market active. Steers: Receipts mod erate, demand fair, market strong. Cows: Receipts light, good demand for heavier weights, prices firm. Bulla: Receipts light, little better demand, market eeneially stronger. Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Receipts light, demand fair, prices firm. Kosher beef: Sup ply normal, demand fair, market steady. Steers: Receipts light, demand fair, market strong at Tuesday's prlcea Cows: Receipts normal, demand fair, market steady to stro.tg. Bulls: Few arrivals, demand alow, market unchanged. Washington Beef, fresh: Receipts light demand slow, market steady. Fore quar ters accumulating and hard to move. Steers: Receipts of rood steers very light, demand light, market steady. Receipt of medium and common steers moderate, demand slow, market unchanged. Cows: Receipts light, poor demand for common cows, market drargy. Supply of good heifers equals de mand, demand f.tir, market unchanged. Bulls: No fresh arrivals. Park. Boston Supply light, but greater than the demand, prices firm on light average pork loins. New York Receipts light, demand fair, market Btrong at Tuesday's prices. Frozen light loins selling $4 per hundredweight under fresh loins. Philadelphia Receipts light, demand fair, market strong. Washington Receipts very light, demand fair, prices advanced. Lamb. Boston Receipts moderate, demand fair, prices unchanged. New Y'ork Receipts light, demand light. raarKet opening strong. Philadelphia Receipts light, demand fair, market unchanged. Washington Receipts below normal, de mand fair, prices higher. Loading Report. Destinations of livestock loaded August 14 (carloads reported west of Allegheny Moun tains; double-decks counted act two cars): Cattle. Mixed. Civs. Hogs. Sh'p. St'k. T'tl. Baltimore. Md 12 4 16 Boston, Mass. lo 10 Buffalo, N. T 6 :t 4 3 16 Chi-'ago. Ill 461 2202 110 40 827 Cincinnati, O. 21 27 30 29 104 Cleveland. 0 20 8 ... 4 H2 Denver. Colo : s :t ... 4 15 Detroit, Mich ST lO 1 85 8: East St. Louis III ...la: 39 40 26M Fort Worth, Tex 129 32 4 3 352 Indiananolis, Ind. . .. 59 48 3 34 144 Jersey City. N. J. ...1.1 10 4 27 Kansas City, Mo 349 41 12 14 420 Loa Angdleu, CuL .... 1 ... 4 ... 7 Milwaukee, Wis a 8 ... 31 43 New Orleans, La. ... 4 1 6 New York. N. Y 7 . . . 12 2 2 L Ogden, Utah 1 1 Oklahoma City, OkL 25 5 1 ... 88 Omaha. Neb. 90 1H 8 4 178 Ottumwa, la. 35 8 ... 23 Philadelphia. Pa. ... 9 2 11 Pittsburg. Pa. 9 14 ... 1 24 Portland, Or 1 1 ... S 3 St. Josenh. Mo. 53 37 4 100 St. Paul Minn 36 26 ... 52 113 Sun Francisco, Cal. .12 4 ... 1 17 Seattle, Wairi 2 ... ... ... 2 Sioux City. la. 61 3S 108 Spokane, Wash. ..... 2 ... 4 ... 6 Various 224 78 - 49 13 412 Totals 1S20 834 285 S28 3330 St ite origins of livestock loaded August 14: Cattle. Mixed. For Portland Civs. Hogs. Sh'p. St'k. TtL Oregon 1 , x 3 5 For Seattle Oregon ' 1 ... ... 1 Washington 1 ... ... ... 1 Totals Seattle 2 777 2 Comparative livestock loaded August 14: Cattle. Mixed. Total loaded Civs. Hops. Sh'p. St'k. T'tl. One week ago 1674 1431 370 279 3885 Loaded for Portland One week ago 8 1 ... "2 9 l.oadevl for Seattle One week ago .... 2 . . . ... ... 2 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Aug. 15. Hogs Receipts, C500; 15((i25 hlsher. Heavy, 16.501i17: mixed, J1 6.65 ft-16.95: light. $16.00(fc, 17.40; pigs, $14. 501)10: bulk. $16.65 f10.90. Cattle receipts. 29O0; market 35(g25e higher. Native steers, 99.15(14.15; cows and heifers, fs.50fi-9.50; Western steers, S..r.0iH 12.50; Texas steers, $7.50 (w 9: cows and heif ers, $6(ti9; dinners. $5(&6; Blockers and feeders. $6,50610.25; calves, $8.50 12.50; bulls, stags, etc., $6f5S.73. Sheep Receipts, 32(M: markef 50 to 73 cents higher. Yearlings $10(12; wethers, $10 till. 50; ewes, $S.5QftlO; lambs. $15.75 W 17.25. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 15. Hogs Receipts, 17, OOo; strong, 30 to 40 cents above yester day's average. Top, $18, a new high price record. Bulk. $1717.75; light. $16.3517.95; mixed, $10..'5(&'18; heavy. $16.30fjl8; rough, $10,301(116.55: pigs, $11.75(315.23. Cattle Receipts, 13.O00, strong. Native beef cattle. $s.25f?14.65: Western steers. $7,15512.65; stockers and feeoers, $6.10(ni 9.50: cows and heifers, $4.85(12.50; calves. $10(S14.75. Sheep Receipts. 8000: firm. Wethers, $7.90 11.25; lambs. $10.25 16.35. Record Hogs at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 35. Hogs reached a new high level here today by selling at $18. a jump ot bo cents over yesterday's price. Metal Market. NEW TORK. Aug. 15. Copper quiet. Elec trolytic, spot and nearby, nominal; Septem ber and fourth quarter, 25.50 27c. Iron firm and unchanged. Metal Exchange quotes tin steady. Spot, 62.75c. The Metal Exchange quotes lead, spot, 10 njillc. Spelter, quiet. Spot, East St. Louis de livery. 88c. At London, lead, spot 30 10s; futures, 29 10a. Spelter, spot f 54:, futures, 150. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Aug. 15. Turpentine firm, 37 c; sales. 158 barrels: receipts, 370 bar rels; shipments, 35 barrels; stock, 32,800 barrels. Rosin, firm: sales, 3010 barrels; receipts, 1029 barrels: shipments. 3989 barrels; stock, 87.6S1 barrels. Quotes B. $5.201Ji3.23: C, $3:20r5.25; E. $3.203.25: F. $5.20(83.25: O, S3. 25 'a 5 30 : H, $5. 22 fa 3.30 : I. $5.30 (i 5.35 ; K. $3.4(1; M. $3.80; N, $0.50(0.33; WO, $7.05; WW, $7ft7.15. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW TORK. Aug. 15. Evaporated ap ples, quiet; prunes, unsettled; peaches, steady. New Tork Sugar Market. NEW TORK, Aug. 15. Raw sugar, nom inal. Centrifugal, 7.52c; molasses, 6.64c. Re fined, steady. Fine granulated, 8.40$9.15c Holiday lu Dairy Produce Trade. CHICAGO. Aug. 15. Holiday in butter and egg trade. Duluth Linseed Market. DTJLTJTH. Aug. 15. Linseed, September, 3.30; October, $3.:'.Q; December. $3.40. Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Aug. IS. Cotton, spot quiet. Middling, 26.70c. CROPS REPORTED SHORT I-'all-Sown "Wheat 85 Per Cent and Spring Oats Only a Third. CARLTON', Or.. Augr. 15. (Special.) With the threshing about hall! com pleted in this section it is believed the yield of Fall-sown tyhetit will be 85 per cent of the usual crop. Spring oats, with but a few exceptions, will be only a third crop. The clover seed crop will be ehort. A heavy percentage of Spring-sown oats wan cut for hay. A few galea of this year's crop havevbeen made at $3.10 and $2.15. The first ear of 1917 wheat was being loaded yesterday. ALL GRAINS LOWER Uncertainty Over Peace Wove Causes Selling. WHEAT DECLINES 4 CENTS Liquidation by Scattered Holders IVho Are Confronted by 'Clos ing Down of Future Trad ing Within 10 Days. CHICAGO, Aug. 15. Uncertainty today over the new peace move and in regard to food control developments had a tendency to make grain quotations decline. Corn closed heavy, a to c net lower at $1.13 1.154 for December and $1.12H for May. Wheat finished 4j down, but was steady at $2 for September. The outcome In oats was unchanged to o off. Provisions showed an advance of 12 St 15c to 30c In wheat there was a sharp decline, ow ing to liquidation by scattered holders, who were confronting a certainty that within 10 days business In future deliveries would be a thing of the past. Oats gave way with other cereals. A con tributing cause was an official statement tbat according to the present prospect this season Iowa would yield nearly 00.000,000 bushels more than last year. Provisions jumped In response to a con tinued record-breaking advance in the hog market. Packers were active buyers, chiefly of ribs. Leading future ranged as follows: WHEAT., Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. $2.06 $2.06 $2.00 $2.00 CORN. rec 1.1SH 1.134 1.15 1.15 May 1.12 1.13 H' 1.12K, 1.1214 OATS. Dec tfr4 .08 .R734 .B7 May 61 4 .61U .GO .00 MESS PORK. Sept. 43.00 43.20 43.00 43.20 Oct 43.00 43.20 43.00 43.15 LARD. Sept.- 52.!0 22.83 22.72 22 82 Oct X2.ua 23.02 22.87 22.U7 SHORT RIBS. Sept. r. . 23. BO 23.73 23.S5 Oct. 23.43 . 23.07 23.42 23.00 Cash prices were: ' ' Wheat No. '3 red. nominal; No. 3 red. $2.1.-& 2.1tt; No. 2 hard, $2.35; No. 3 hard. $2.13iU2.3.. Corn No. 2 yellow. $1.89; No. 3 yel low. $1.87; No. 4 yellow, nominal. Oats No. S white, tioOOc; standard, 60 jj Stic. Rye No. 2. $1.88. Barley $1. i 3 H 1.40. Timothy $4iB-7.iO. Clover $124 17. Clearances Wheat, 1.110.000 bushels; com, 620. OOO bushels; outs, 023,000 bushels; flour, 1 US, 000 barrels. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 15. Wheat. Sep tember, $2.04; No. 1 Northern. $2.60 2. 05; No, 2 Northern, $2.55&2.05; No, 2 hard Montuna, $2.402.00. Klax, $3.40 4i3.4B. Barley, $l.lol.H3. Eastern Grain Future. WINNIPEG, Aug. 13. Wheat closed: Oc tober. $2.13. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15. Wheat closed: September, $-'.04. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 13. Corn, December. $1.13 9i; May, $1.12. Eastern Cash Grain Markets. KANSAS CITY. Auj. 13. Cash white corn 5c higher than yesterday. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 13. Cash wheat 10c lowrr. OMAHA, Aug. 15. Cash corn, higher. 2c to 4o oats, 4c ST. LOUIS, higher. Aug. 15.- Puget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Aug. 15. Wheat, bluestem. club and fife. $2.13; red Russiau, $2,137 Kaney, S47 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts: Flour 6. . TACOMA. Aug. 15. Wheat, bluestem. $2.20; fortyfold, $2.1S; club and fife, $2.13; red Russian. $2.14. Car receipts: Wheat 4, corn 1, oats 1 hay 4. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. Spot quota tions Bluestem $4(4.10; turkey reii. $4.10 4 2i; red Russian. $3.75(8-3.S5. Feed barley, $2.356 2.37. White oats, $2.32 Vi 2.55 Bran. $40(&41. Middlings. $52S4. Shorts. $4243. Call board Barley. December, $2.32'4 : May. $2.33 bid. $2.3714 asked. Industrial Notes. State Engineer Lewis will Investigate be- " urllalllB uyuii mo application 01 the East Side Land &. Water Company, & Los - ,Viyui,uuu, iu uiveri me water ....... ircuL.jiiie creeKs in War ner Vajley. Oregon, to the irrigation of 10 OOO - , . . . ? " , ' oi'Fiue vauey, v.iilllornla. The State Engineer fears that to grant this application would interfere seriously with another large irrigation plant In the Warner Valley, in which the state is in terested. . . City Commissioner Kellaher's plan for a tunnel under Council Crest to make a short " . "'ai"1 aney .is strictly utilitarian in that It provides that the cost it i 111 V , oy tnose using as n iuii roaa there is no doubt in Sir. Kellaher's mind that ths nvHIU -- .vi.iopji 111 a tew years. E. D. Gallatier Is In Tacoma arranging for the erection of a nitra reducing plant of large capacity at Vale. Or., work upon which is expected to begin within. 30 days. The company represented by ilr. Galla gher has acquired large nitrate deposits In the vicinity of Vale. N. W. L. Brown, min ing engineer, of Seattle, said to represent large capital, has been Investigating nitrate beds in the Owyhee River district. Bert Hanley, of Burns, Is building a two story stone hotel at Juntura, on the line between Ontario "and Crane. T. Manson White, of Portland, is the architect. The cost will be about $20,000. Mr. White is also preparing plans for a school building at Crane, 10 cost $15,000. a a Kifltpatrtclt Council. Knights and Ladles of tiacurity, of this city, have not decided upon a site for tire lodge building which it is proposed to erect, but plans for one to cover a quarter block have been pre pared. Several locations close to the busi ness district are being considered. . Adams County, Washington, will build a 85-foot reinforced concrete arch bridge, bids for which will be opened at Rltzvilie, September 4. ' An air-storage warehouse of 100 carloads capacity is being built at Payette. Idaho, by the New Plymouth Storage Company, Limited. The capital stork is $23,000 and incorporators are: President, A. C, Cos grove; vice-president, F. E. Peeley; secretary-treasurer. E. E. Trayer; Walter Surke and John C. Beck. A two-story addition will be built to the buildine; of the Japanese School committee at Seattle, cost $10.01)0. ' Idaho's State Board of Education has let a contract for aq administration build ing at the Lewlston Normal School to the Ross Construction Company, of Lewiston, for $27,575. A building fpr women is also to be erected at the Albion Normal School.' Montana's State Board of -Examiners Is calling for bids ior the foundation for a new dormitory at the State School for the Deaf and B-lnd, at Bouider. The O.-W. R. & N. Company Is remodel ing its freight depot at Spokane at a cost exceeding $11,000. At Joseph. Or.. X. Mlehsltod Is building a commercial garage 00x117 on Main street. Cowllts County Commissioners have award ed a contract for two nnd a bnif mllee-c-f Advance $500,000 State of Oregon State Highway Gold Bonds Dated August 1, 1917. Due Serially, 1922 to 1942. Denominations $1000 and $300 The state of Oreg-on has never had any bonded Indebtedness until this year and (including' this issue) has now only $950,000 bonds outstanding, which is slightly over 1-10 per cent of the assessed valuation. Income Tax Exempt Ownership of these bonds is not required to be reported to the Government and coupon interest is exempt from Federal income tax. Principal and interest free from all taxation in Oregon. Prices, according to maturity, to yield tyt Call or phone. Lumbermens Trust Company Fifth and Stark Cast 1 Rock, to Jarvi A Burkhimer, of Seattle, fur $44,800. Howry Bros., of Meridian, Idaho, are building a &5xti0-foot fcaratf for David and Henry Matlock. XavIdson Bread Company will build a two story brick bakery at Kaat Twenty-second North and Oregon streets, to cost $13, 00O. Sutton A Whitney ar the architects and N. V. Lorenz the builder. TRUCK PLUNGES OVER BANK Ten Men. Narrowly Escape Serious Injury Jfear Umiton. Ten men had. narrow escapes from serious injury yesterday when a large auto truck in which they were riding to their work plunged over a 20-foot emtutnkment near Linnton, pinning: sev eral of the men underneath the car. The men were employed by the Clark-, Wilson Lumber Company. Dave Anderson was pinned beneath the seat of the machine and his head was held against two large rocks. It required 20 men to lift the truck be fore he could be removed, lie was un injured. V. H. Streeter, driver of the truck, told Captain Jenkins that a passing truck had crowded his machine over the embankment. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. MICKELSON-AKNEKON Fred Mlckel son, legal. Bonanza. Or., apd Clementina Arneron, legal, Hillsdale. HODG1N-ELTON John Hodsln, legal, lJL Grande, and Mamie Kllon. legal, l-lu Eat Sixty-first street. HARRISON-FUHRER RtlMell W.' Har rison. 24. Hillsdale, and Margaret Fuhrer, IS, 55U5 East Sixth avenue. COU.ISTER-LEE Henry Collister. 34. Hazel Hotel, and Thea Lee, 27, Second and Grant streets. FULLER-HAMILTON Henry T. Fuller. 55, 74'. Michigan avenue, and 111a Hamil ton, yi. same address. COBERIA'-CAKROL Russell Coberly. 25. Alder Hotel, and Julia Carrol, 23. aaiue ad dress. RKDFORD-MAKER W. J. Bedford, le gal, Chicago, and Jessie Maker, leal. Ritz Hutel. Births. HOFFMAN" To Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Huffman, 11U0 Kast Harrison, August U, a daughter. KENNEDY To Mr. and Mrs. Franklin M. Kennedy. 705 Kast SixtyfiftU street, August 11. a daughter. SHERMAN To Mr. nnd Mrs. Jake Slier man. First street. August a. a. son. TKEUASKIS To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Jamea Tresaskia. liSS Wheeler, August 13, a daughter. GREENWOOD To Mr. and Mrs. Alvin C Greenwood -41 3aucroft avenue, August t, a son. MART ELL To Mr. and Mrs. Orcst Mar tell, til2' Second street, Julv 26, a son. SaYLKS To Mr. and Mrs. Otis Clyde Sayles. loss East Everett. July 2S. a son. MUKPHY To Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Murphy, 488 Rhone street. August S, a son. AUSTIN To Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Austin. 1104 South Smith avenue, August Vi, & son. IOSTl To Mr. and Mrs. .Fete Uustl, East Forty-fifth street, August 8. a daugh ter. SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Dewey 1. Emlth. 254 East Forty-third street, August 12, a son. BEERS To Mr. and Mrs. John Beers 975 East Everett, August 3. a daughter. WOLF To Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wolf, 303 Fremont, July 23. a son. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Aug. 15. Maximum temper ature. SU degrees; minimum, 53 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 0.4 feet; change in last 24 hours, 0.1 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M ). none; total rainfall since September 1, 1016, 32.13 inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1, 44.7G inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1, 12.0:1 Inches. Sunrise, 0:10 A. M.;, sunset, 7:2i P. M. Total sunshine, 14 hours 12 min utes; possible sunshine, 14 hours 12 min utes. Moonrise, 3:0t A. M. ; moonset. tt:13 P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M 20.W1 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 55 per cent. THU WEATHER. T3 Si 5? Wind STATIONS. Btate ef weaiher Raker Boise Boston falgary Chicago Denver ...... Des Moines . . lululh Eureka Galveston . . . Helena Jacksonville Juneaut Kansas City . . Los Angeles. . Marshfield . . Medford Minneapolis . M ontreal . . . . New Orleans. New York. . . . North Head . . 561 RBitl .00 N W'jClouey on NVY sb" N W E V . w s NW Clear 6rt TS,0. 40 KH.IP B1 70(l 5S S2,0. 5 Sl:.o 00! Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Clear oo 00 OO: oo . . 0OI10 OO . . 8010 5410 8s:o 84(0 noo '.-.jo 74;0 7S 0 62 0 Ml) 8i0 74 0 Cloudy Cloudy OO 10, Clear on Cloudy 1t!'12,SW Pt. cloudy Rain 84 N SW NW NT NW Cloudy tiOi no oo Clear 50 52 Clear oo Pt. cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy 4 B2 ooi . 74 . 7SI 72IO. 40. . SW Cloudy 701 Ml O oOilU SW Icloudy r.n mid, 60 H4I0 . .-1 S4i0 74il0OiO nsi !)o;o. Gi"l S'J,0 S4 SS'O .ool. .NWCloudy .00......Olear North Yakima. I Omaha Phoenix Pocatello. Portland Roseburg ..... Sacramento . .. St. Louis ...... s.alt l.Bko Pan niego San Francisco. Seattle Sitka Spokane Tacoma . TatoosH Island Valdezt Walla Walla.. Washington . ., Winnipeg Yellowstone Pk Ool IE Clear ool . W Clea ooil2 SE fCloudy 00112 NW Clear Ot . . I VV Mil. .IS 041. NW nous E OOI..W Clear 54 02 10 Clear Cloudy 800 8010 72;0 to'o 78 n 5S0 B2 0 Pt. cloudy Clear OOilOISW loudy oo oo 00: NW NW Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Tsm. 00 10IN 5410. H4IO OlllOiSW I 00 .. 00 . . NW oihnlE 0! i80. 6 84 0. 54 72 0. 02!12iNWI Pt. clouay 441 78i0 00!14!e I Cloudy t A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONS, Areas of high pressure as shown by this evening's chart were central at Tatoosh island, Wrash., Winnipeg. Canada, Yellow stone Park, and Jacksonville, Fla. Low ba rometer prevailed generally over the central valleys of the Pacific Coast states. Temper atures were above normal In the Northern Pncf Mintln state. Pcntfere sn--" v. ... u t i; vu iii tin .ilii;!..,', ..,.i.j. i Offering t7? places these were- accompanied by thunder storms. Conditions are favorable for fair weather in this vicinity during the next 24 hours, with moderate northerly winds. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair; moderate northerly winds. River forecast The Willamette River at Portland will fall slowly during the next few days. ALFRED H. THIESSEN. Meteoroiogic CARELESS ACT PENALIZED Estacnda Alan Found Guilty of Nc lecting Brush Tire. OREGON CITT, Or., Aug. 15. (Spe cial.) B. Mattel. of Kstacadu. was found guilty by a jury in the Justice Court of Kstacada tills morning on a charge of having set a brush fire and neglecting to lake the proper precau tious to prevent its spreading. Consid erable damage was done by the blase. According to Firo Warden Wilcox, chief witness against llaffei, the fire was discovered August 9, and Maffei was warned to take steps toward stop ping it. This he refused to do. assert ing that the fire did not originate on his property. BAR SILVER AGAIN SOARS Quotation Is Highest Since Decade Following Civil War. . NEW TORK. Aug. 15. The Insistent demand from abroad for silver from, the United States tJovernment tor coin age and for domestic purposes was re flected today in a record Jump in the. price. Bar silver advanced three cents an ounce over -yesterday's quotation to 86, which, is the highest price since the decade after the Civil War. Small Forest Fires Reported!. " ESTACADA, Or.. Aug-. 15. ,(Special.) Several small forest fires are re ported in this vicinity. District War den Ferguson, who was in Kstaeada today, received a telephone message of a big' fire having been discovered on the upper waters of the Molalla Itiver. Portland Man in Casualty I.lst. OTTAWA, Ont.. Aug. 15. The Cana dian overseas casualty list tonight con tained these names: Wounded C. R. Gibbs. Portland, Or., gassed; H. 1L Vali py, Seattle. The name of O. R. Gibbs does not ap pear in the Portland city directory. FOR SAI.K Tomatoes and Vegetables Direct From Growers (Wholesale). WH1TB SALMON l'RODlt'E ASSN. Kay umuuiro. Agent. Regulator or People's Knvigatloa Cot. Ducks. Cull Mornings. TRAVELERS' GUIDB- HE Independent S. S. Co. San Francisco $10. CO Coos Bay $7.00 Eureka $15.00 Ftrat-Clasa Mals and Bert a S. S, KILBURN 6 P. Friday, August 17 North Pacific S. 8. Dock, Near Uroitdwny Bridge and -t Third tit. Bet. Washington and Alder. Fhonw Uroauway A 5422. MTIIttli'BAffl i r.nwvr NODTHEDN OAinDTHPDN PACIFIC to San Francisco Tuesday, Thursday, B SJatuvrlilV 7 Cat Etr. Express l.nv.a 0:30 A if. : ar rive San Franolsoo 3:SQ n.zt day. One way fares, 1 3. flZ.OO, (13, $17.60. U9. HO Viili TRIP, 33. I North Bank, Bth and Stark. TICKET I Station, loth and lloyt. Oil ltliS S 3d and Mor., . P. 11;. 348 Wush.. O. K. By. I 100 3d, Burlington Uy. ALASKA . Ketchikan, Wranrel. Juneau, Douftlan. Maine, tokaffway. Cordova, V aides. bv?- artl aud Anchorage. 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