Morning Oregonian., October 09, 1917, Page 17, Image 17

THE MORNING OREG ONIATJ", TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1917.
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OATS CROP LIGHTER
Northwestern Yield 10,000,
000 Bushels Short.
BARLEY IS ALSO REDUCED
TtaI Agricultural Apple Production
or Oregon, Washington and
Idaho Is Well Above That
of Last Tear.
A summary of the October crop report
for the states of Oregon. Washington and
Idaho, as compiled by the Bureau of Crop
Estimates (and transmitted yesterday
through the Weather Bureau). U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, Is as follows:
AH wheat, preliminary estimate, Oregon,
33,000.000 bushels; Washington. 29.200.000;
Idaho, 13.800,000. Production last year, De
cember estimate, 19,550,000; Washington,
87.635.000; Idaho. 15.071. 00O. Oats, prelimi
nary estimate Oregon. 11.100.000; Washing
ton, 11,200,000, Idaho, 13,000,000. Production
last year, December estimate. Oregon, 17,
280.000; Washington, 14,300.000; Idaho. 13,
R30.OO0. Barley preliminary estimate, Ore
gon. 5,280,000; Washington. 4,030.000 ; Idaho,
6, 820.000. Production last year, December
estimate, Oregon, 5,390,000; Washington 6,
814,000; Idaho, 7,410,000. Potatoes, October
1 forecast. Oregon, 7.670,000; Washington,
8,680,000; Idaho, 6.450.000. Production last
year, December estimate. Oregon. 8,250,000;
Washington. 9,900,000; Idaho, 4.050,000. All
hay, preliminary estimate, Oregon. 1,809.000
tens; Washington. 1.813.000; Idaho. 2,337.
O00. Production last year, December esti
mate, Oregon. 2,175,000; Washington 2,048,
O00; Idaho, 1,946,000. Apples, agricultural
crop, barrels o three bushels. October 1
forecast, Oregon, 1.160,000; Washington, 4 -653,000;
Idaho, 705.000. Production last
year, December esti-nate. Oregon. 1.285,000;
Washington 4,608.000; Idaho. 147.000. Ap
ples, commercial crop, October 1 forecast,
Washington. 3.660.000 barrels. Production
last year, December estimate, Washington,
8.467.000.
Prices.
The first price given below Is the aver
age on October 1, this year, and the second
the average on October 1 last year:
Wheat Oregon, S1.901.1S per bushel;
Washington. $1.8931-20; Idaho, $1.841.19.
Corn Oregon, S1.50i76c; Washington, $1.57
1: Idaho, $1.50 90c Oat Oregon, 91
40c; Washington, 74 43c; Idaho 68 44c.
Potatoes Oregon, $1.38 a 71c; Washington,
$1.13 63c; Idaho, $1.05 & 77c. Hay Oregon,
$15.50 9.70 per ton; Washington, $18.1)0
3220; Idaho, S17Q9.90. Eggs Oregon.
U'.'S31c per dozen; Washington, 43 32c;
Idaho, 41 30c.
SMALL INCREASE IN VISIBLE STTPPLx'
Wheat Shipments From North America for
Meek Are Light.
The weekly wheat statistics of the Mer
chants' Exchange follow:
American visible supply
Bushels.
Increase.
14,000
840,01)0
2.346. 0O0
5,5:13.000
2.433.000
1.025.HOO
3. 981), 000
039.000
3.O7O.0O0
3.371, 0O0
1.585.000
October 8,1917..
October 9. 1916, .
October 11. 1915. .
October 13 1914..
October 14, 191.1, .
October 7, 1912. .
October 9 1911..
October 10, 1910. .
October 11, 1909. .
October 12. 190S. .
October 14. 19U7..
. . 7.7&4.O00
. .58.236.000
. .18.246,000
. .57.121.000
. .54,41)4.000
. .32.ti.S4.OOQ
. .56.61IS.000
. .34.30U.OG0
. .22,r.l2,0'0
. .87.652.000
. .42,012,000
"Decrease.
World's shipments principal exporting
countries (flour Included) :
Wk. edg. Wk. edg. Wk. edg.
From
TJ. S. and Can.
Argentina ..
Australia. ...
Russia ......
India .......
Oct. 6. Sep. x'j. Oct. 7
16
OOO 4,000,000
. 333.000 52,000
960,000 l.Oliti.OOO
8.332 01)0
2.128,000
G.VJ.000
160,000
1.3SO.0O0
286,000 462.00"
Totals
.5 890.000 6,100,000 12,550,000
' World shipments, season to date
Total since Same period
JUiyi. K. last season
17. S. and Canada
Argentina .......
Australia
Russia
India
.64.810,000
. 3.265.O0O
.18,842,000
'. 7,632,066
120,675.000
16.18S.000
11.010,000
4.76S.0OO
9.372,000
Totals 94,549,000
162.013.000
The United States visible corn
supply in-
creased 90,000 bushels and the oats supply
Increased 666,000 bushels.
XOCAL OATS BIDS ARE HIGHER
Offers for Barley Are Lower Than at the
Close of Last Week.
Oats were firmer at the Merchants Ex
change with bids $1 higher at $51 for Octo
ber and November delivery. Offers for bar
ley were reduced 50 cents to $1 a ton. Busi
ness was quiet in both lines.
Weather conditions in the Middle West,
as wired from Chicago:
"Minneapolis, clear, cool; Duluth, clear;
Winnipeg, partly cloudy; Decatur, clear,
.cold; Peoria, clear; Topeka, clear, killing
frost last night; Hutchison, clear, heavy
frost last night; Omaha, clear, heavy frost
last night; Davenport, cloudy, cool; Ohio
and Kentucky, cloudy, cold."
Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay.
Portland. Monday . .. 80
Year ago 39
Season to date. .... .1220
1 10 8 13
3 9 13 9
67 234 394 461
1 ear ago 1 7 J 14
51 678 651 4H'i
Tacoma. Saturday.. 33
Year ago 12
Season to date 864
Year ago 2265
Seattle. Saturday... oS
Year ago 25
Season to date...... 882
Year ago 1777
8
1
24
46
" "i
83
1O0
5
93
131
656
657
13
7
469
594
10 ;
11 1
347 15S
585 1263
STORAGE LIMIT DOES NOT APPLX
Steps Taken to Assure Sufficient Holdings
or beed Grain.
Co-operative steps taken by the seed stocks
committee ol the United States Department
of Agriculture and the Food Administration
Grain Corporation to assure the holding of
sufficient good seed wheat and rye to sow
next years war crops have been announced,
The corporation will exempt from its 30.
day storage limitation lota of grain ex-
aminea Dy the committee and found to be
good for use as seed. Such lots may be
kept lor Dona fide seed purposes until the
end of the next seeding season. The cor
poration has Issued blanket licenses for stor
age or seed grain, which apply automatically
io epecmea iois wnen tne committee ap
proves them. Seed so held may be sold a
not to exceed Id per cent over the selling
price of No. 1 wheat at tne elevator where
It is storea.
The Department is urging operators of
elevators and warehouses to co-operate fully
in the endeavor to assure throuah this ar
rangement an adequate supply of high-grade
eei lor use next aprcng.
or the most part, the work of the de
partment and the Food Administration will
relate to Spring wheat, and only in special
rases will the holding of Winter wheat seed
lor use in tne tall or IBIS be approved
warehousemen and elevator operators In
the spring wheat belt -ast of the Rockv
.Mountains must send samples of grain
M-nicn tney wisn to bold lor seed purposes to
tne laooratory ot tne seed stocks committee
Minneapolis. Minnesota, for examination. In
the Spring wheat region west of the Rocky
.Mountains, tne samples are to be sent to
the agricultural colleges of the states of
ashlngton. Oregon and Idaho.
The specific addresses to which samples
should be sent are as follows: From Spring
wneat region east or KocKy Mountains, w
L. Oswald. 320 flour Exchange. Minneapo
lis, Minn.: from Washington, Professor
3.. G. Scharer. secretary state committee
on seed stocks and agronomist exper.
MORE HEAYY HENS WANTED
19 per lb. guaranteed if five Ilia, and
oven lighter ones, three lbs. up, IS
1SC1 springs, Itf-ZC Knnn nil too
have. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED,
No commission charged. Checks daily
TUB SAMVAR CO.,
10O Front Street. Can. $10,000.
ment station. State College, Pullman,
Wash.: from Oregon, Professor George
R. Hyslop. secretary state committee on seed
Btocks and head of department farm crops.
Oregon Agricultural College. Corvallls; and
from Idaho. Professor Glenn S. Ray, pro
fessor of farm crops, Idaho University, Mos
cow, California Onions Received.
A few sales of Oregon onions have been
made by growers on the $2 basis. On the
street the market was firm, with quotations
ranging from $2.50 a 2.75. A car of Cali
fornia Australian Brown onions was re
ceived during the day.
Among the fruit receipts was a car of To
kay grapes. Alt varieties of grapes were
steady. A car of casabas Is due today.
Cube Butter Slow and Weak.
The butter market was slow and weak
for country creamery cubes with 46 cents
quoted as the top.
Egg receipts were small and prices were
firm. Jobbers are now quoting selects up
to 53 cents and average candled stock is
bringing 4748 cents.
Poultry and dressed meat receipts were
light and prices were unchanged.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $6, j05,838 $ 427..".8
Seattle 4,769,351 1,207.466
Tacoma 674, 91 54.7S2
Spokane 1,767,603 353,399
PORTLAND MARKET QCOTATIONS
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
Noon session. Merchants' Exchange:
October delivery;
Oats Bid. Tr. ago.
No. 2 white feed $51.00 $28.25
Barley
Standard feed B0.O0
Standard brewing 52.00
Futures
November oats
November feed barley
November brewing barley
Eastern oats and corn In bulk:
Oats
33.50
"Bid".
.$51.00
. 50.00
. 52.00
No. 3 white October
38-lb. clipped white October.
Corn
No. 3 yellow January
No. 3 mixed January
November oats. No. 3 .......
November oats, clipped
February corn, yellow
February corn, mixed ,
..$42.00
.. 43.50
B2.50
51.50
42.50
44.00
52.00
51.00
Portland for No. 1
WHEAT Bulk basis
grade: Hard white Bluestem, Early Ban,
Allen. Galgalus, Martin Amber, $2.05. Soft
white Paiouse bluestem, fortyfold. White
Valley, Gold Coin, White Russian, $2.03.
White club Little club, Jenkins club, white
hybrids, Sonora, $2.01. Red Walla Red Rus
sian, red hybrids, Jones fife, coppel, $1.98.
No. 2 grade. 3c less; No. 3 grade, 6c less;
other grades handled by sample.
FLOUR Patents. $10.20; Valley. $9.80;
whole wheat. $10.40; graham, $10.20.
SI1LLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $30 per
ton; shorts, $33 per ton; middlings, $41;
rolled barley, $55 57; rolled oats, $54.
CORN Whole. $83; cracked, $S4 per ton.
HAY Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 per ton: Val
ley timothy, $2325; alfalfa. $22.5024;
Valley grain hay. $20; clover, $20; straw, $8.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 46c; prime flrts,
44Hc. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 48c;
cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1, 49c
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 44
45c; candled, 47 & 48c; selects, 53c per
dozen.
CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b.
dock. Portland: Tillamook, triplets, 26c;
Young Americas, 27c per pound; longhorns.
27c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point:
Triplets. 24 c; Young America, 25 c per
pound; longhorns, 25c per pound.
POULTRY Hens, large, 17 18c; small,
15 15 He; broilers. 20c; ducks. 18 20c;
geese, 810c; turkeys, live, 20 22c; dressed.
28 30c
VEAL Fancy, 15H16c per pound.
PORK Fancy. 21 22c per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations;
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $3,259
$3.75; lemons. $5 6.73 per box; bananas, &c
per pound; grapefruit, $2.75 7.
VEGETABLES Tomatoes. 65$1.35 per
crate; cabbage, llc per pound; lettuce.
50 75c per dozen; cucumbers. 40 50c per
ozen; peppers. 68c per pouna; cauimower,
1.503.75; spinach, 67c pound.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrots, $1.75 per
sack; beets. $1.501.75: turnips. $2.
POTATOES Oregon. $1.502 per hun
dred: sweet potatoes. 3 Vie.
ONIONS Oregon. $2.50 2.75: Walla
Walla. $2.50; California. $2.502.75.
GREEN FRUITS Peaches. 75c$l; ap
ples. $12.25; pears, $101.75; grapes, $1
l.oo; casaoas, 2c per pouna; cranDerries,
15c per pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8: beet, $8.00;
extra C, $7.60: powdered, in barrels, $9.50;
cubes, in barrels. $9.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails.
$3.25 per dozen; one-half flats, $2; one-
pound flats, $3.50.
NUTS walnuts, 23c; Brazil nuts.
1821c; filberts. 22 23c; almonds. 1920c:
peanuts. 10 12c; cocoanuts, $1.0 per
dozen; pecans, 17H19c.
BEANS California, small white. 14 He;
large white, 14 Vic; Llmas, 1414c; bayous.
10 'ic; pink, 10c
COFFEE Roasted, in arums, 17Z5C.
SALT Granulated, $17.25 per ton; half-
ground 100s, $14 per ton; 50s, $14.80 per
ton; dairy, $18 per ton.
RICE Southern head. BSBWc per pound;
blue rose. 84c: Japan style, 747c.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, 13Hc: peaches.
11 ij 12c; prunes, Italian, llH13c; raisins,
S5c.fi 3 per box; dates, fard. $2.503 per
box; currants, 19c; figs, $22.50 per box.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice, 32c; standard.
Sic; skinned. 20 H to 31c; picnics, 23Vc: cot
tage rolls, 30c
LARD Tierce Dasis, Kettle renoerea
Z7c: stanaara. pure, ztc; compouna, w.
BACON Fancy, 434oc; standard, 410
42c: choice. 33 40c.
DRY SALT Short clear backs, 27 aic;
exports. 31 33c: plates. 2628c
Hops, Wool, Etc.
HOPS 1917 crop. 41c per
pound; 1016
crop. 25 26c per pound.
WOOL Extra Oregon, fine. BO60e per
pound; coarse. C-5&60C per pound; valley
j&boc per pouna.
MOHAIR Long staple, t5e.
CASCARA BARK New, 7 Vic; old, 8c per
pound.
TALLOW rs o. a, -l-C per pouna; xno.
11c
Hides and Felts.
HIDES Salted hides, 25 lbs. and up. 16c:
salted stags. 50 ibs. and up. 14c; salted and
green kip. 15 to 25 lbs., 16c; salted and green
calf, up to lo ids., 22c; green niaes, lbs.
and up, 13c; green stags, 50 lbs. and up, 11c:
dry flint hides, 28c; dry flint calf, up to 7
lbB.. 30c: dry salt hides. 23c; dry horse hides,
$1.50 to $2.30; salted horse hides, $3 to $4.
ybLTs Jjry long wool peits, uc; cry
short wool pelts, 25c to 30c; salted sheep
pelts, long wool, each. $4 to So; salted lamb
nelts. each. $1.50 to $2.50: salted short wool
pelts, each, $1.50 to $2.00; dry sheep shear
ings, each. 15c to 80c; salted sheep shear
ings, each, 25c to 50c.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums.
bar-
rels or tank wagon. 10c; cases, 18Vi2
GASOLINE Bulk. 20Vic; cases, 29c;
naphtha, drums, lUVc; cases, 28c; engine
distillate, drums, lufcc; cases, loc.
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $1.30; cases,
$1.40; boiled, barrels. $1.32; cases, $1.42.
TUKFJ.Miflt, iii tanas, iic; in
72c
BEEF EXPORTS CATV 500 PER CENT,
Shipments of Wheat, Corn and Oils in Au
gust Are Lighter.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. August exports
of wheat, corn and mineral oils decreased
to a marked extent, while exports of oats
doubled and fresh beef recorded a 500 per
cent Increase, the Department of Com
merce announced today. The great bulk of
shipments went to the allies.
Breadstuffs to the value of $45,000,000
were exported during the month, an in
crease of $10,000,000 over a year ago. Five
million bushels of wheat were exported
against 11,000,000 bushels a year ago. Mea
and dairy products worth $24,oOO,ooo were
exported, a $5,000,000 increase.
Total exports of breadstuffs. meat and
dairy products, cotton and cottonseed oil and
mineral oils were $155,576,612, compared
with $108.422.881 in August. 1918.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. S. Metal Exchange
auotes tin firm; ottered at ei.aoc.
The Metal Exchange quotes lead dull.
Spot. 7.75c.
Spelter, easy, spot jsast frt. Louis deliv
ery, 7.87 8.12c. '
Stocks Neglected at London.
LONDON'. Oct. 8. American securities
were neglected on the tock Exchange today.
HOGS ARE UP AGAIN
Eighteen-Cent Price Prevails
at Stockyards.
OUTLET OPENS UP WELL
Cattle and Sheep Are Firm at Ruling
Prices, With. Fair Supply To
tal Receipts for Day
Eighty Loads.
There was an active market at the stock
yards yesterday, though the run of 00 loads
was lighter than at the opening last week.
The market was In good shape throughout.
Hogs again held at the 118 level for top
grade. A few prime steers sold at 89.50,
with the bulk of sales at $7.30 to $8.75.
Butcher cattle sold at the former range,
according to grade. A few sheep and lamb
sales were reported at 'lrm prices.
Receipts were 1430 cattle, 30 calves, 1180
hops and 1462 sheep. Shippers were:
With hogs A. Luce. Oreland. Cal.. 1 load;
H. W. Garnet, Willows. Cal.. 1 load; W. I.
Dixon, Roseburg. 1 load; G. W. Harriger.
Yolo. Cal., 1 load; w. B. Hunter, Wallowa,
I load; O. L. Raggett. Maupln. 1 load.
With cattle Sol Dickerson. Weiser, Idaho,
II loads; Kile Bros., Junction City. 1 load;
L. E. Edward, Drain, 2 loads; O. W. Beacle.
Cottage Grove, 2 loads; Ray Emmett, Yam
hill. 1 load; Nash Bros.. Nashville, 1 load;
George Guerln. Myrtle Point, 1 load; Ray
Dement, 2 loads; W. A. Leach. Toncalla, 1
load; John Boyer. Pomeroy, Wash., 2 loads;
A. C. Ballance. Pilot Rock. 1 load: C. P.
Reesing. I'load; Keller & Rose. 1 load; J.
S. Burns. Condon, 2 loads; Charles Royse,
1 load; W. E. Moffett, Arlington. 2 loads;
J. S. Bums. Wasco, 1 load; B. Heckler,
Mecca, 1 load; L. Miller, Redmond. 1 load;
Fuller & Anderson, Spokane, 6 loads.
With sheep J. M. McFadden, Corvallls,
2 loads; J. W. Creath, Lyle, Wash., 6 loads;
Union Meat Company, 3 loads.
With mixed loads G. D. Burdlck, Salem,
load cattlo, hogs and sheep; J. D. Dins-
more, West Sclo, 2 loads cattle and hogs;
Frank Wann. Mount Angel. 1 load cattle.
Calves, hogs and sheep; H. Waggener, Suth-
rlin, 1 load hogs and sheep; F. A. Hagger-
dorn, Tekoa, Wash.. 1 load cattle and hogs;
C. C. Turner, Myrtle Point, 1 load cattle and
ogs; W. J. Rummlns, Pomeroy, Wash., 2
loads cattle and hogs; H; Ziggler. Grass
Valley. 1 load cattle and hogs; W. B.
Hunter, Lostine, 1 load cattle and hogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
"Wt. Price. I Wt. Price.
2 steers 770 $ 9.501 lbull... lr.flo $ 5.50
2 steers 880 7.50 lbull... 1500 5.50
2 steers 9S5 8.25 lbull... 1330 6.00
26 steers 1000 8.251 lbull... 1230 5.50
1 steer. 830 7.50 lbull... 1310- 6.50
28 steers 950 7.50 2 bulls.. 1235 6.00
6 steers 1035 7.25 2 bulls.. 1465 6.50
5 steers 856 6.25 lbull... 1210 6.50
1 steer. 1170 8.7.". lhog... 370 17.00
23 steers 1100 8.75 lliog... 400 17.00
25 steers 1050 7.50 2 hogs.. 220 17.00
1 steer. 1140 7.50 lhog... 200 17.00
6 steers 701 6.15 16 hogs.. ,170 16.23
29 steers lOol 7.25 4 hogs.. 212 17.75
28 steers 837 6.50 30 hogs.. 117 16.00
19 steers 1000 8.00 12 hogs.. 200 17.75
1 steer. 810 U.25 22 hogs.. 206 17.85
1 steer. 876 7.75 48 hogs.. 195 13.00
12 steers 970 8.50, lhog... 240 17.00
7 steers 944 7.251 9 hogs.. 226 18.00
26 steers looO 7.75) 4 hogs. . 780 16.00
5 steers 954 7.75 6 hogs.. 260 17.00
lcow.. 850 0.00 2 hogs... 140 16.25
Scows. 683- 6.00 89 hogs.. 190 18.00
2 cows. 1120 6.50 23 hogs.. 110 16.50
20 cows. 965 6.60 3 hogs.. 206 17.75
lcow.. 650 4.50 5 hogs.. 206 17.75
lcow... 530 4.501 Shoes.. 81-3 17.00
lcow.. 1160 7.25I 63 hogs.. 215 18.00
lcow.. 1140 6.75) 63 hogs.. 2,'tO 17.75
2 cows. 1013 6.75 2 hogs.. 230 16.50
lcow.. 820 5.751 21 hogs.. 210 17.75
2 cons.. 970 5.251 15 hogs.. 210 17.75
6 cows. . 741 4.50) 12 hogs.. 190 17.75
4 cows. 847 4.0O 4 hogs.. 370 16.75
2 cows. 900 5.75 33 hogs.. 117 16.40
2 cows. 65 4.50 13 hogs.. 114 10.75
2 cows. 1130 7.25 2 hogs.. 155 16.50
2 cows. 975 7.25 9 steers. 940 8.00
2 cows. 910 6.50 4 steers. 910 8.00
2 cows. 1145 4.50 lcow... 890 8.50
lcow.. 1150 3.r.( 2 cows.. 1O70 7.50
lcow.. 930 3. Sol 8 cows.. 1026 7.50
lcow.. 780 4.50 lcow... 880 6.25
lcow... 1140 6.25 3 cows.. 100 6.O0
7 cows. 744 3.50 lcow... 1240 6.00
Scows. 940 7.0O 2 cows.. 970 6.00
lcow.. 3190 7.511 lcow... 835 6 110
lcow.. 1020 7.50 5 cows.. 1078 7.50
lcow.. 850 7.50 2 cows.. 1150 5.75
lcow.. 800 8.50 lcow... -760 4.00
lcow.. 1120 6.50 lcow... !HI0 S.75
3 cows. 1116 6.50 lcow... 940 5.00
.Icows.. 1040 7.50! lcow... 1060 6.50
Scows. 1000 7.501 lbull... 9lo 5.50
3 cows. 1150 6.501 lbull... 1210 6.25
lcow.. 1O10 7.00I lbull... U30 5.50
2 cows. 1155 4.751 lbull... 1500 5.23
Scows. 910 ' 7.25 106 hogs. . 210 17.75
lcow.. 750 4.25 8 hogs.. 206 17.S3
lcow.. 950 3.75 31 hogs.. 187 18.50
6 cows. 934 7.50 53 hogs.. 110 15.50
Scows. 1016 6.75 11 hogs.. 2O0 17.75
lcow.. 850 5.50 26 hogs.. 106 15.73
lcow.. 890 6.50 2 hogs.. 3:13 16.75
lcow.. 960 6.00 20 hogs... 175 17 75
2 cows. 1030 7.50 11 lambs. 102 14 00
15 cows. 885 6.50 15 lambs. 66 11.50
8 cows. 1066 5.00 5 Iambs. 54 12 75
lcow.. 1410 8.00 17 lambs. 84 13.00
25 heifers 970 6.75 14 y'rl'ng 07 9.50
1 heifer 700 7.00 8 y'rl'ng .to 11.50
13 heifers 590 5.50 4 ewes. . no 4 0c)
2 heifers 855 6.5n 6 ewes.. 133 9.10
1 heifer 6S0 6.00 6 ewes.. 101 8.50
2 calves 155 9.50 lewe... 160 8 50
3 calves 380 6.00 3 wethers 130 10 50
lstag.. 856 6.25 5 wethers 104 0.00
2 bulls. 1180 6.251 Ibuck.. 120 7.00
lbull.. 12S0 5.50
Cattle
Best beef steers
Good beef steers ....
Best beef cows .....
9.00 9.75
7.50Q) 8.75
6.7a p
4.00 ii
7.00
4.00 it
7.00 y
4.00
Ordinary to good cow;
Best heifers .........
Bulls
Calves
Stockers and feeders
8.00
6.75
9.50
7.25
Hogs
Prime light
Prime heavy ,
17.5018.00
17. K,w 17.75
15.00 17.00
13. 00014. 00
12.00iil3.50
10.75 11.50
8.00 9.00
10.50 10.75
Pigs
Sheep
Western Iambs .....
Valley lambs .......
Yearlings .,
Ewes ...............
Wethers
EASTERN MEAT TRADE CONDITIONS
Markets for Dressed Meats at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Washington.
Report on meat trade conditions October
8 (8:30 A. M., Eastern time), by United
States Bureau of Markets, North Portland.
Beer.
Boston Beef, fresh: Receipts liberal, de
mand light, market opening very quiet, con
siderable accumulation of storage receipts.
Kosher beef: No killing on account of Jew
ish holiday. Steers: Receipts moderate
early, demand slow, market about steady
at Friday's close. Cows: Receipts heavy.
demand light, market dull. Bulls: Very
few arrivals, demand light, no change in
the market.
New York Beef, fresh: Receipts light.
some cars arriving late, demand slow, mar
ket about steady at last Monday's prices.
Kosher chucks and plates: Supply normal.
demand good, market strong. No killing
today or tomorrow on account of Jewish
holidays. Hinds and ribs: Supply normal,
demand slow, market weak. Steers: Sup
ply of choice steers light, prices firm, mar
ket steady on other grades, demand slow.
Cows: Receipts moderate, demand slow,
market quiet. Bulls: Receipts moderate,
demand slow, market steady.
Philadelphia Beef, fresh: Few cars ar
riving late, buyers slow to take hold, early
market unsettled. Kosher beef: Not killing
on account of Jewish holiday. Steers: Re
ceipts moderate, demand light, market dull
and draggy. Buns: Receipts light, demand
fair, market unchanged.
Washington ueei, iresn: supplies carried
over, cars running late, demand good.
little better feeling. Steers: Supplies carried
over, receipts moderate, demand fair, a lit
tle better feeling on medium steers, common
steers draggy. cows: Receipts light, de
mand light, market quiet. Bulls: Receipts
llgnt, demand zair. prices uncnangea.
Pork
Boston Receipts light, some cars arriv
ing late, demand fair, market steady.
New York Supply fair, demand slow,
market draggy.
Philadelphia Receipts very light, demand
light, prices the same as at the close of
last week.
Washington Supply light, demand a little
better, prices firmer.
Lamb.
Boston Receipts moderate, demand slow.
market steady to a snaue nigner.
New York Receipts normal, demand
slow, market steady.
Philadelphia Receipts less than those of
last Monday, demand moderate, opening
prices $1 higher tnan tnose 01 last week.
Washington Receipts below normal, de
mand improving, early market unsettled but
about $1 to $2 higher than Friday's close.
Loading Be port.
Destination of livestock loaded October
7. (Carloads reported west of Allegheny
double-decks counted as two!
cars.)
Cattle. Horses.Mixed
Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock
Chicago 451
125
23
Cleveland ......
4
"28
12
2
3
Denver ........
East St. Louis..
Fort Worth ...
Indianapolis ...
Jersey City ....
Kansas City ...
Lancaster .....
Louisville ......
Nashville ......
New York
Oklahoma City.
36
82
83
3
626
'l2
8
14
3
2
2
33
1
25
6
4
7
"is
19
4
3
4
7
1
16
"16
11
81
15
2
Omaha 145
Pittsburg
Portland. Or. .. 13
St. Joseph 01
St. Paul 47
San Francisco.. 39
Sioux City 19
226
2
"8
9
11
"
Spokane 2
Wichita 60
1
67
Various 193
134
Totals 1999 302 617 161 110
One week ago.. 2230 378 653 120 81
Four weeks ago.l4O0 236 415 133 72
State origins of livestock loaded October 7:
Cattle. Horses.Mixed
Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock
For Portland
Oregon 13- 3 ... ... ...
T't'I Portland.
One week ago..
Four weeks ago.
For Seattle
One week ago. .
13
10
20
20
I "i "!
Four weeks ago.
State origins of livestock loaded October 6:
Cattle. Horses.Mixed
Calves Hogs Sheep Mules Stock
For Portland
Oregon 9 1 ... 1 1
Washington ... 3 1 9
T-t'l Portland.
One week ago. .
Four weeks ago.
12
21
4
2
11
6
9
10
Kor Seattle
Oregon It
Washington .... 17
Total Seattle..
One week ago. .
Four weeks ago.
85
20
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA, Oct. 8. Hose Receipts 2000.
steady to 5c lower. Heavy, $18.75&19;
mixed, $18.8018.90; light, $19 19.35; pigs,
$17t&18.25; bulk of sales $18. SO Ml 8. 95.
Cattle Receipts 13,000. steady. Native
steers, $917; cows and heifers. $6.50
10.50; Western steers. $8.5013.50; Texas
steers, $7.5010.50: cows and heifers. $6
&9; canners. $o6'6; stockers and feeders,
$7(3 12.50; calves, $S12; bulls, stags, etc.,
$3.757.25.
Sheep Receipts 18.000. steady to 25c
higher. Yearlings, $1213; wethers, $11
12; ewes, $1011; lambs. $17.2518.10.
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Oct. 8. Hogs Receipts 23.000,
weak at Saturday's average to 10c lower.
Bulk. $18.20 19.40; light. $17.7019.15;
mixed; $17.80&10.65; heavy. $17.80Cif 19.65;
rough. $17.8018.05; pigs. $14&17.85.
Cattle Receipts 34.000, weak. Native
steers. $7.10(ffil7.60: Western steers. $6.25j)
14.50: stockers and feeders. $6.1511.40:
cows and heifers, $5 12.25; calves. $9.50
016.
Sheep Receipts 28.000, weak. Wethers.
$9&12.85; lambs. $13.50(3)18.40.
STOCK LIST IS LOWER
DECLUTE FOLLOWS PUBLICATION
OF- CROP REPORT.
Course of Prices) Narrow and Un
certain Most of Day Bond
Market la Irregular.
NEW TORK, Oct. 8. Stocks pursued a
narrow and uncertain course today until
the final hour when a general downward
movement followed publication of the Gov
ernment report disclosing a falling off in
the Indicated corn crop, and further de
terioration in other important cereals.
Industrials held their ground most of the
time, but succumbed at the end. United
States Steel reacting from 108 and closing
at 105. a net loss of 16 points. Other
equipment moved similarly, many early
gains of 1 to 3 points being replaced by
irregular losses.
Rails were firm to strong despite the pub
lication of additional August statements
showing further heavy Increases In operat
ing expenses with resultant Impairment of
net revenues. The entire list was heavy at
the end. Sales amounted to 445,000 shares.
Depression of Liberty bonds, which sold
from 99.66 to 99.54. was a sentimental ad
verse influence. Other bonds were lower or
Irregular. Total sales, par value, aggregated
$2,625,000. United States coupon 3s de
clined per cent on call and registered 3s
advanced hi per cent' on sales.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
High. Low.
bid.
Am Beet Sugar..
Am Can
Am Car & Fdry..
Am Sm & Refg. .
Am Sug Refg. ...
Am Tel & Tel. . .
Am Z L & S
Anaconda Cop. ..
Atchison
A G fc W I S S L.
Bait & Ohio
B & S Copper. . . .
Calif Petrol
Canadian Pacif ..
Central Leather..
Ches & Ohio
Chi Mil & -St P. ..
Chi & N W
C R 1 & P ctfs. .
Chlno Copper. . ..
Colo Fu & Iron. .
Corn Prod Refg..
Crucible Steel. ..
Cuba Cane Sugar.
Distillers' Secur.
Erie
General Elect. . ..
General Motors..
Gt North pfd . . ..
81
42
68
93
107
115
16
63
95
100
59
21
15
149
8i
53
50
102
24
47
40
29
70
28
34
19
137
94
101
30
99
49
84
31
22
18
36
119
32
91
32
29
72
18
73
28
107
3.300
200
4,100
"2,766
44 V
69 H
0i
115
17Vs
70
ioi"
60
23
151 ii
84
54
51
102;,
26
49
41
31
7214
30
37
po
140
96
108
31
100
60!
86Va
32
36
'38
120
"94' '
33
29 Vi
"19
75
30
108
99
42
69
92
ii4"
17
68
ioi"
59
21
149
82
53
50
102
24
47
40
29
70
28
34
19
137
94
102
31
1U0
49
84
31
22
"36
120
"91
32
28
"i6"
73
2S
1(18
96
25
61
"24""
80
70
22
90
27
43
140
120
134
105
115
86
24
DUO
4, 7O0
' V.SOO
2.400
2.700
" V.SOO
-3.600
1,000
4,600
400
1.900
1.900
800
7.400
13.9O0
3.300
5.300
2,800
800
8.500
1,000
10.800
200
6,000
4,800
2.400
3.100
12.800
200
' 2.766
1.100
4.800
" V.666
2.900
7.900
500
8.800
500
1,100
" i',300
3,800
4,800
200
800
8.900
8O0
1.800
2.0OO
2.000
1 Gt Nor Ore ctfs..
Illinois Central ..
Inspiration Cop..
int M .M pid
Int Nickel
Int Paper
K C Southern. . .
Kennecott Cop. .
Louis & .Nasti. . ..
Maxwell Motors.
Mexican Petrol. .
Miami Copper. . .
Missouri Pacific.
Montana Power.
Nevada Copper..
New York Cent..
N Y N H & H
Norfolk & West..
Northern Pacif..
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania. . .
96
25
61
49
25
52
"24
82
80
22
91
28
45
152
128
136
108
116
89
24
Pittsburg Coal...
Ray Consol Cop..
Reading
24
80
78
Rep Ir & Steel...
Shat Arix Cop. ..
Southern Pacific.
Southern Ry . . . .
Studebaker Cor..
Texas Co
Union Pacific. ..
22 Vi
90
27
43
149
126
U S Ind Alcohol
133
U S Steel
.121,500
300
. 6,500
300
105
do pfd
115
86
Utah Copper. . . .
Wabash pfdB. ..
24
86
Western Union..
Westing Elect. ..
200
44 44
44
Total sales for the day, 445,000 shares.
BONDS.
O S ref 2s reg 97 BINo Pac 3s 60
do coupon 9BPac T & T Os.. 03
TJ S 3s reg.... 99BiPenn con 4. .100
do coupon... P9BtSo Pac ref 4s.. 84
U S 4s reg 105BiUnion Pac 4s... 90
do coupon. . .losB union pac cv 4s 87
Atchis'n gen 4s 86 IU S Steel 6s 101
D St R G ref 5s 55 B So Pac cv 5s. . 96
NYC deb 6s. 97 jknglo-French 6s 92
No Pac 4s 84
Boston Mining Stocks.
BOSTON, Oct. 8. Closing quotations:
Alloues 72
North Butte .... 15
Ariz Comml .... 1
Old Dominion ... 43
Cal & Ariz 72
Cal & Hecla 515
Centennial ...... 15
Cop R Con Co... 63
Osceola 83
Qulncy .......... 8i
Shannon ........ 5
ibuDerior l
u Butte uop un xi
Franklin 5
Isle Royalle Cop 30
sup & bos juin.. 3
L'tan cons ...... 14
Winona ......... 2
ti , - aiz.
i-J"""" fc' - - ... ; i
Wolverine SS
Mo haw it
Money Exchange, etc.
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. Mercantile paper,
B5.
Sterling, 60-day bills, $4.71; commercial,
60-day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial, 60
day bills. $4.70. demand, $4.75; cables.
$4.76 7-16: francs, demand 5.79, cables
5.77: guilders, demand 43. cables 43;
llres. demand 7.74. cables 7.72; rubles, de
mand 15.30. cables 15.45.
Bar silver. 90 c.
Mexican dollars. 68 c
Government bonds, heavy; railroad bonds.
easy.
Time loans, firm: 60 days, SO days and
six months. 56 per cent.
Call money, steady: high. 4 per cent;
low, 3 per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent
closing bid. 8 per cent; offered at 3 per
cent; last loan, 3 per cent.
LONDON. Oct- 8. Bar silver 45 d per
ounce. Money, 4 per cent.
Discount rates, short bills. 4 par cent
three months bills, 4 13-10 per cent.
Mountains;
CORN CROP RECORD
t Yield Thi Year Greatest
in
History of Country.
CONDITION 75.9 PER CENT
Production of Oats Is Also Larcer
Than Ever Before Rice Shows
Gain, but Decreases Are Indi
cated in Potatoes and Beans.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. Despite an esti
mated loss of 37.000.000 bushels during
September, the country's corn crop still
will be the greatest in its history. Latest
figures issued by the Department of Agri
culture today show the crop will be 3,210,
795.000 bushels, and also that, despite an
estimated loss of 9,000,000 bushels during the
month, the Spring wheat crop will exceed
last year's. Other crops approach bumper
records.
The forecasts, in millions of bushels, fol
low;
1916 1911-15
Crop. Av.
451.7 542.6
158.1 264.7
649.8 806.3
Oct. 1
Winter wheat
Spring wheat .....
All wheat
417.3
242.4
659.8
Corn
.8.201.7 2,583.2 2.574.2
Oats
Barley
1.580.7 1,251.9 1.230.5
aU.H 180.9 197. a
Rye
66.0
47.4 41.4
11.8 16.5
2S3.4 363.9
71.0 60.8
13.5 18.6
40.7 25.3
Buckwheat .......
White potatoes ...
17.8
242.9
87.2
11.5
Sweet potatoes ....
flax
Rice
33.:
Tobacco (lbs.) ....
. .1.
43
0 1,150.6 884.7
Cotton (bales) ...
12.0
11.4 14.
36.9 49.0
202.2 215.6
25.7 26.4
Peaches
Apples (total crop)
Apples (com. crp.)
42.6
bu. 176.7
bbls 21.1
. . . . 76.5
. ... 15.2
May (tame) tons....
Hay (wild) tons....
Sugar beets, (tons).
89.9
19.T
6.2
50.3
8.8
7.8
93.6
5.S
Kafirs
Beans
15.8
Condition of the various crops on Octo
ber 1 was reported as follows. Corn, 75.9
per cent of normal; buckwheat, 74.8; white
potatoes, 79.0; sweet potatoes, 83.2; flax.
51.3; rice, 79tV: tobacco, 87.8; sugar beets,
89.7; kaflrs, 67.8.
White potatoes show a decrease of almost
9,000.000 bushels: beans, a loss of 4,000,000
bushels; buckwheat, a falling off of 2,400,
000, and barley and rye each a loss of more
than 2,000,000 bushels.
Oats production prospects Increased 47.
000.000 bushels, with a total of 1,580.714.000
bushels, making that a record crop and sur
passing the big crop of 1915 by 31,000,000
bushels.
Rice shows a gain of almost 1,000,000
bushels.
TRADE GUESSES WRONG
FEDERAL COR.V FIGURES EXCEED
PRIVATE ESTIMATES.
Oata Are stronger at Chicago on
Revival of Demand at
Seaboard.
CHICAGO, Oct. 8. Over-estimates of the
shortage In the 1917 yield of corn, as com
pared with the total suggested by the Gov
ernment crop report of a month ago led
today to a material advance in the corn
market. Prices closed firm to lc net
higher at $1.19 M1.20 for December and
$1.15 &1. 18 for May. Oats gained to
c. In provisions the outcome ranged
from 25c decline to a rise of $1.
Government crop figures. Issued after the
close today, proved a surprise to the com
trade, as the new official calculation in
dicated that nearly 36.000,000 bushels more
corn had been produced than private ex
perts had looked for.
Something of a revival 01 seaooara de
mand strengthened oats. Guesses on the
Federal crop estimate were generally too
high.
Provisions rallied when corn developed
strength. At first the provision market had
ihown a tendency to sag on account oc de
clines in the value of hogs.
Leading futures ranged as roiiows:
CORN.
Open.
.$1.18
. 1.15
High.
$1.20
1.16
Low.
$1-18
1.15
Close.
$1.19
1.15
Dec.
May
OATS.
.59
.61
Dec.
May
.58
.60
.58 74
.60
.59 '.i
.61
MESS PORK.
Oct.
46.50
46.90
Jan.
46.95
LARD.
24.95
23.97
46.55
Nov.
Jan.
...24.92
. . .23.95
24.80
23.83
24.95
23.95
SHORT RIBS.
Oct 28.12 28.02
23.12
24.92
Jan 24.95 25.00 24.82
Cash prices were:
Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.94 01.96: No. 3
yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, $1.94.
Oats No. 3 white. 6061c: standard. 60
60c.
Rye No. 2. $1.8101.84.
Barley $1.2o1.38.
Timothy $e7.75.
Clover $18 &. 22.50.
Primary Receipts Wheat. 1.631.O0O vs.
2,60.000 bushels; corn. 478,000 vs. 573,000
ousneis; oats, l.OBl.000 vs. 1.830,000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat, 629.000 vs. 1.139.000
bushels; corn, 204.000 vs. 342.000 bushels;
oats, 84S.0OO vs. 1.031,000 bushels.
Clearances Wheat, 158.000 bushels:
oats,
509,000 bushels: flour, none.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 8 Flax. $3.12. Ttar.
Icy. $1.10 ij 1.34.
Eastern Grain Futures.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 8. Oats closed: De.
cember, 5Sc; May, 60 c.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8. Corn closed: Decem
ber. $1.17; May, $1.14. Oata, December,
59c; May, 61 c.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 8. Oats closed: De.
cember. 60c; May. 68c Corn, December,
$1.19; May. $1.14.
Grain at San Francisco.
KAN KKANCISCO, Oct. 8. Spot OU0t-
tions: rQ oariey, CP -.OO.
Bran. $40.
Millfeed: Middlings, $52353: shorts. $420
43.00.
Oats, white, $2.85102.90.
Callboard: Barley, December, $2.45 bid:
$2.49 asked.
Fugrt Sound Grain Receipts.
SKATiijtj, uct. . yesterday's car re
ceipts Hour, 15; wheat, 68; oats, 10;
hay, 5.
TACOMA,
Oct.
r receipts Wheat,
88; hay. 8.
I SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh
Fruit, Etc., at. Bar City.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 8. Butter Fresh
extras. 46c. prime firsts. 45c
Eggs Kresh extras. 50c: fresh firsts.
49 c: fresh extra, pullets, 43c; extra firsts
pullets. 42c.
cneese .ew ursta zuc; xoung Ameri
cas, 25c
Poultry Hens. 28l931e: roosters. 164117c
fryers and broilers, 29&32c: squabs, $2
z.ou; pigeons, si.ou; aucas. logfiic; geese,
18A20c: turkeys, old, 23?25o per pound.
egetablea Squash, Summer. 85c&$l:
cream, 50c; eggplant, 7590c; bell peppers.
607oc; chile, b07oc; peas, 67c; toma
toes, 40 75c: celery, 20 30c; green corn
$1.250 2; potatoes. $1.'752.25, onions, sll-
verskins, $1.752; green onions, $13.25
garlic 55c; cucumbers. 5085c; beans,
string. 35c: lima, 5Q6c; okra, $1
pumpkins, 73c$l sack: carrots, $1.25i3 1.50
txzts. $1.25: turnips, $1.60: rhubarb. $1.25.
Fruits Grapes, seedless, $191.10; Malaga,
$191.25; pears, Bartlett, $1.50'92; canta
loupes, Turlock, $1.251.50; watermelons.
$1.50"2.60; peaches, J0-5Oc: plums, $1
1.35: figs, white, c: strawoerrles, Joes
raspberries, $7S; blackberries, $78; huck
leberries, 12?tioe; lemons. po.ot; per
slmmons. 60c$l; grapefruit. $333.75
quinces, 85cg$l; oranges, J-'.73; bananas,
4$?5c; pineapples. $2.up.; apples. Belle
fleur, 90c; Newtown Pippins, $1.10 1.25
romeff-rana tes. 75c4$l.
Hay Wheat and wheat oat, $20922; tame
oat. $204J22: bariey, $17420; barley straw,
50 90c-. alfalfa. $17 0L'O.
Millfeed Cracked corn and feed oornmeal,
$8384; alfalfa meal, ?28(J30; cocoanut
meal, $35.
Flour $11.20 per barret
Receipts Flour. 3310 Quarters; barley.
8195 centals; beans, 4818 sacks; potatoes,
13. 005 sacks: onions, 3760 sacks: hay, 600
tens; hides, 4120; wine, 41,900 gallons.
Coffee Fntares Tr regular.
NEW TORK. Oct. 8. There was a good
deal of switching from near to late months
In the market for coffee futures today, De
cember being exchanged for July at 60
points and March for July at 36 points.
Business otherwise was more active than
recently, accompanied by talk of an im
proved jobbing demand in the street mar
ket, and tnere appeared to be some trade
buying as well as covering on the opening
advance of 3 to 8 points. Reactions fol
lowed under realizing and near month liqui
dation, with December closing at 7.26c, after
having sold at 7.31c, and with the general
list closing 3 points lower to 5 points higher.
October. 7.09c; December. 7.26c: January,
7.3Uc ; March, 7.50c; May. 7.70c; July, 7.86c;
September, 8.02c.
Spot coffee steady: Rio 7s. 8c; Santos 4s.
960. Cost and freight offers were reported
shade lower. Including 4s at 9c, London
credits.
The official cables showed an advance of
50 rels In the Rio market and of 25 to 50
reis in Santos futures. Rio exchange in
Ixjndon was 3-32d lower. Santos receipts,
73.O00 bags for New York.
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Raw sugar, steady.
Centrifugal, 6.90c; molasses, 6.02c. Refined,
steady. Cut loaf, 9.85c; crushed, 9.60c;
mould A, 8.85c: cubes, 9.10W9.25c; xxxx
powdered, 8.55fti8.70c; powdered. 8.508.65c;
fine granulated. 8.358.500; diamond A.
8.35c: confectioners' A, 8.258.40c; No. 1,
8.208.35c.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Oct. 8. Turpentine
quiet. 47c. Sales, none; receipts. 209 barrels:
shipments. 421 barrels; stock. 31,012 barrels.
Rosin firm. Sales. 147 barrels; receipts.
392 barrels; shipments, 1955 barrels: stock,
82,691 barrels. Quote: B. $5.S5; D, E. $5.95
IS6; F, $66.05; G, H, $6.05010; I. $6.12
(a 15; K, $6.3036.35: M. $0,404 6.50; K. $7.30;
WG, $7.53; WW, $7.60.
Hops, Etc, at New Tork.
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. Hops steady; state
medium to choice 1017. SO8Se: 1916 nomi
nal; Pacific Coast 1917, 4043c; 1916, 23
ef37c
Hides steady. Bogota, 37c; Central Amer
ica. 36 He
Wool firm; domestlo fleece, XX Ohio and
Pennsylvania, 65c.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. Evaporated apples
firm; choice, 15fcc; prime, luc.
Prunes in good demand; Californlas, 9(9
1244 c; Oregons, 12Vj14c.
Peaches steady; standard, 10y.c; choice,
10 He;' fancy, 12c.
Frost Benefits Corn Crop.
OMAHA, Oct. 8. A killing frost occurred
last night all over the state of Nebraska.
The mercury registered 2S above zero at
Omaha early today. Most of the corn In
the state was out of danger and the frost
will really benefit It, according to author!
ties.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAGO. 111.. Oct. 8. Butter Steady.
Creamerv. 4OV4 0 43c.
Eggs Higher. Receipts. 8240 cases. Firsts,
36&374c; ordinary firsts. 35',i36c;
mark, cases included, 35 di 36 He.
Duluth Linseed Market.
DULUTH. -Oct. S. Linseed on track.
$3.1114 SZ.13 ; arrive. $3.11?i 3.12H ; Oc
tober. $3.11 bid; November, $3.13 bid; De
cember, $3.06 bid.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. Spot cotton, steady;
middlings. 27.50c.
Industrial Notes.
C. A. Knight, of Medford. now In New
York, writes to L. A. Wakeman. of Medford.
that the cause of the low prices realized
by Medford pears is due to their arriving
over-ripe. This fact, he says, is caused by
the poor service rendered oy tne ranroaas,
which have taken as long as 26 days, when
8 or 10 days is the schedule in ordinary
years. In conclusion. Mr. Knight says:
There Is a good marKet xor an Kinos oi
fruit, which bids fair to continue. Late
pears and apples are expected to bring the
highest price for many years, in tact. air.
Day. of Sgoble & D;'.y. commission men long
in the business, tojd me he had never seen
such a high market and, in his judgment.
it would continue so for the balance of tne
season. This sounds good tor orcnaraists.
who have had such a hard time during the
past five or six years."
Under perfect weather conditions. Fall
seeding in Umatilla County will begin within
short time, and indications are tnat mere
will be more land seeded to wheat in 1918
than there ever has been in the history of
the county. The recent heavy rains and the
present warm weather have been bringing
out the first crop of weeds, so that farmers
can kill them off before seeding.
...
Rich as Is Josephine County In minerals.
It is also rich in having more than 10.OOO.
000,000 feet of standing merchantable tim
ber, the larger part of which Is sugar pine
or yellow pine. On the eastern slope of the
Coast range, which forms the boundary line
between Josephine and uurry counties, tne
forest growth is particularly heavy, and. In
addition to the sugar pine and yellow pine.
there la considerable spruce, Dlrcn and nr.
.
Tli rirvhmiK on the McColm place burned
last week and several hundred pounds ot
dried fruits burned with it.
Enterprise. Or., will soon have a tele
phone system.
A power line of 66.000 volts and costing
$30,000 will be built from Robinette to Half
way. 12 miles, to deliver 200 horsepower to
the Cornucopia mines.
.
The mining case of J. T. Logan vs. Emll
Kroll. before the land office at Koseourg
for several months, has been decided In fa
vor of Logan. Mr. Kroll had filed a home
stead claim on one of a group of mining
claims held by Mr. Logan and the case
hinged upon the question as to wnetner tne
land was more valuable for its minerals than
it was for agricultural purposes.
Stat Plnrlnpcr John H. Lewis has ordered
the survey of White River and its tributaries
in Waaco County to determine tne amount
of water used in irrigation and In the de
velopment of power. Adjudication proceed
ings will ne unuertaaen oy tne
Board aa soon as the survey Is completed.
The Coos se Curry Telephone Company has
started work on a Government -contract tor
line between North uenu ana me v,uo
Bay Coast Guard station. The line win oe
direct trunk connection ueiwu .-,u,iu
Bend and the station. A contract nas aioo
mail, to build a telephone line from
Gardiner to the Coast Guard station at Win
chester Bay. nine miles.
GRAIN AREA IS INCREASED
Idaho
Farmers
Crop
Preparing
In 1918.
for Big
LEWISTON, Idaho. Oct. 8. (Special.)
It is evident the rancners in norta-
ern Idaho need no encouragement or
solicitation to seed the largest possible
acreage for the 1918 crop, ana witn me
acreage of Fall crop now seeded ap
proaching the normal, and work being
rushed in an localities 10 u;aa
acreage as much as possible before
Winter sets in, the crop acreage for
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So much more money has been spent in
hi.iiriinsr and renairins: bad roads than
it would have required to build good
ones in the first place, that it seems a
cruel waste. The north end of the Ter
winterer Boulevard is highest - type
macadam, yet it is in bad condition and
is being continually repaired, while the
south end la always in perfect order
because it ts hard-surfaced with
BITULITHIC
WARREN BROS CO,
Journal Building, Portland, Oregon.
ILIfoerty
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on ds
We Will Sell
Without Any Commission
Charge
the- Interim Certificates or
Definitive Bonds for hold
ers desiring to invest the
proceeds In the new issue
10-25 year 4 Convertible
Gold Bonds. Full market
price received will be net
with accrued interest
against delivery in New
York.
We reserve the right to termi
nate this offer without notice
Lumbermens Trust Company
Capital and Surplus $600,000
Lumbermen Bids. Portland
HALL & COMPANY
BUY AND SELX.
Railroad
Public Utility
Industrial
Municipal
BONDS
x YIELDING
5 to 7
Foreign Government Loans
Local Securities
Preferred Stocks
Lewis Bldg.
Portland, Or.
1918 wheat will establish a new rec
ord In the Lewiston country, if nor
mal Spring' weather prevails.
Some of the earlier-sown grain is
already up, and the farmers regard the
conditions as most favorable for a
heavy growth before the severe
weather of Winter sets in.
Lord Rhondda having- resigned aa
chairman of the Sanatogen Company of
London as a result of his appointment
as president of the local government
board, his daughter. Lady Mackworth,
has been elected to her father's former
place.
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Chance Kb Rout)
The Blr,
Clean,
Comfortable
feleffoiitly Appointed.
ea Coin
S. S. ROSE CITY
Sails From Alnsworth Dock
3 P. M. SUNDAY, OCT. 14.
100 Golden Fillies on
Columbia Kiver.
All Kates Include
Berths and Meals.
Table and Service
Unexcelled.
The San Franrlsco A Portland S. 8. Co
Third and Washington streets (with
O.-W. K. A N. Co.. Tel. Broadway 4J0U.
A 612L
Independent S. S. Co.
San Francisco
Coos Bay
Eureka
Ffrat-Class Mea la and Berth
Included.
S. S. K1LBURN
Sailing 6 P. M Wed., Oct. 10
North Pacific S. S. Dock,
Near Broadway Brldse and
124 Third St.
Bet. WoHhlnicton and Alder.
Phones. Broadway 620. A 5423
ar. . jjpih sjnp.minmiuiiuli, UW-ilMJ
ieamship Co!
124 Tnird St. Mais 24L
ALASKA
Ketchikan. WrangelL Juneau, Doug
las. Haines, Bkagway.
dea.
Seward and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
via Seattle or San Francisco to Los
Angeles and 8an Diego direct. Larg
est ships, unequaled service, low
rates, including berth and meals.
Make reservations.
AUSTRALIA
"4. Honolulu. Suva, Naw Zealand
Regular sailing; from Vancouver. B. C, by
the Palatini Passenger Steamers of the
Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Line.
For fall information apply Can. 'Pac. Ball-
way. S3 Third St.. Portland, or ueneral
Axent, 410 Seymour St., Vancouver, B. t.
STR. GEORGIANA
ASTORIA AND WAY LANDINGS.
Leaves 7 A. M. dally, except Friday. Sun
days 7:30 A. M. Returning leaves Astoria
2 PM. Arrives Portland 9 P. M.
STB, LL'KLINIS leaves 7:45 A. M. daily
except Sunday. Returning leaves Astoria
7 P. M.
Main 1423 Washlngton-St. Dock A 4123.
OmClAL D. B Bill. M. SlKKRA, wnosi, TKSTCBA
Quickest Passage. Lowest Ptea.
Sailings. Oct. 9, Oct. 80, Nov. ZOi
Oceanic b. S. Co.. 601 Market at., S. If., Cat