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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 13. 1918. 17 PEACH YIELD LIGHT Condition of Oregon Crop Is Only 25 Per Cent of Norma!. F,ARLY VARIETIES APPEAR .Local Consumers Are Interested Chiefly In Yellow Fruit First UJbertas Are Being Shipped From Snake River District next week. Cube extra vera quoted un changed at 4$ cents. The ess market wai steady at former quo tation. Poultry and dressed meats were firm and unchanged. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern citlef yesterday were as follows: Clearinars. Portland ............ . $4,377. 7S. Seattle 5,979,614 Tacoraa 1.O04.41O Spokane 1.41.127 Ores on peaches are reaching the mar ket In larger quantities now and prices are K-ne rally declining. The supply at best. however, will not be large, as the crop of the state U a most unsatisfactory one. The Government crop report for July put the condition of the Oregon peach crop this year at only 25 per cent, against 6S per cent last year, which was also the condi tion average for the preceding five years. Local receipts yesterday were 200 crates f Cregons by express, 12 crates of Wash Sngtons and 100 crates of Californlas. The demand for white peaches Is light, but consumers are taking considerable interest In yellows, most of which so far have come from California. White varieties ranged In price from 76 cents to SI and yellows mostly from SI to $1.25, with a few fancy lots bringing $1.10. The Seattle market reported a good de mand and prices steady. California selling generally at $1.25. Spokane had Early El toertas from the Snake River district, the (rts and smaller selling at $1 and the 84s and larger bringing up to $1.25. California Triumphs were weak on that market at $131.25 for the best stock. The general report of the Bureau of Mar kets noted shipments of 217 cars yesterday,' .of which Georgia had 113 cars and Texas h'd cars. California shipped only one car. The bureau's summary said: "Georgia El fa ertas, 6s, continued very firm at the ad vance of the preceding day, ruling $2.23 cash to growers. Demand continued brink in the large distributing markets. Georgia El bert as, 6s, ranged slightly weaker at $2.25 (fit 2.75, shipments moderate." 8HARP ADVANCE IN SACKED OATS Bids on Local Board Are Babied to $62. Bulk Grain AJto Higher. Local grain bids followed the upward trend of the Eastern market yesterday. Of fers for sacked oats were $2 higher, while . bulk oats advanced $1. Corn bids were raised 00 cents to $1. Crop conditions In the Pacific Coast states are reported by the Weather Bureau as fol lows; Washington Winter wheat harvest has begun and will be general about 20th, with prospects for fair crop. Spring wheat Is heading and filling and harvest will prob ably bo general about the first week In August. Prospects for half a crop or much les In some extremely dry districts. Idaho Wheat 'and alfalfa damaged some by frost in the higher valleys. Winter wheat and barley are being harvested in the early districts and crops are fair to goofl, but yields are cut down by frost in the higher valleys. Winter wheat and barley are being Harvested in early districts. The crops are fair to gdod, but yields were cut down by ory weather. California Barley and oat harvest well advanced and wheat harvest progressing. with yields fair to good. Third crop alfalfa good Utah Harvest of rye, barley and Winter Balances. $ 644.r.43 1.34U.149 361.502 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session. July delivery: Oata Bid. No. 2 white feed .................... $02.00 Barley Standard feed fi3.00 "A" brewing 05.00 Thirty days No. 2 oats 62.00 ' Barley Feed P3.00 Brewing 05.00 Eastern oats and corn in bulk: Oats No. 3 white BS.OO 36-pound clipped, white 09.00 Corn No. 3 yellow 70.OO No. 3 mixed 68.00 Thirty days: Oats Xo. 3 fl.OO Clipped 59.00 Corn Yellow 70.00 ILUed 68.00 WHEAT Bulk basis. Portland, for No. 1 grade: Hard what Bluestem. Early Bart. Allen Calgulus. Martin Amber. S2.05. Soft white Palouse Bluestem. Fortyfold. White Valley. Gold Coin. White Russian. $2.03. White Club Little Club. Jenkins' Club, White Hybrids, Sonora, $2.01. Red Walla riod. HAY CROP IS FAIR tmpmtiins mast obviously be reckoned with as . factor in imposing restraint on future operations. Weekly bank clearings were 85,608,391.- 759. Western Oregon Will Have 80 Per Cent Production. GRAIN CROP ALSO REDUCED Bean Output or Valley Will Be Only About Half or Normal, TJnless Rain Conies . Soon Fruit Prospects Are Good. Crop estimates for Western Oregon, as complied by H. A. Hlnshaw. general freight agent of the Southern Pacific, are as fol low: Mtllsboro No material change alnc. last week, weather continues dry ant warm. with cool nights. The latest estimate of wheat acreage is 110 per cent of normal and probable yield per acre 98 per cent of normal. all-sown wheat in line condition; very 'little Spring wheat. The latter is short and will probably not be cut. Oats Acreage normal, estimated yield about 50 per cent of normal. Spring-sown oats very poor, account continued dry pe- Naral Stores. SAVANJiAH. July 12. Turpentine steady. 61c: sales, 112 barrels: receipts. 4oO barrels: shipments, 721 barrels: stocks, loo bar rels. Rosin firm: sales. 603 barrels: receipts. 1152 barrels; shipments, 1508 barrels; stocks. 78.765 barrels. Quote: B. D. $9.85; K. F. 19.90: G. H. 88.1)5: I. $10.05; K, $10.70; M. 810.85: X. WG, WW. 10.10. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH. July 12. Linseed, t4.103i.il; to arrive, 84.40: July. 84.40. Cotton Market. NEW YORK. July 12. Spot cotton. Quiet Middling, 32.80c. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. July 12. Butter, unchanged. Eggs Receipts, 6975 casea. unchanged. New York Snngar Market, NEW YORK, July 12. Raw sugsr, steady; centrifugal, ti.055ci fin. granulated, 7.50c Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. July 12. Evaporated apples dull. Prunes firm. Peaches quleu Hops at New York NEW YORK. July 12. Hops unchanged. Red Russian. Red Hybrids. Jones Fife. CadmL 81.08 No. 2 mdL 3c less: No. 3 grade. 6c less. Other grains handled by tQ aQOUt -Q pe1 cent of normaU Hay Weather Ideal for harvest ins: and continued dry weather has reduced the yield FLOUR Patents. $10; Valley, $9.60; whole wheat. $9.60; graham, $9.20: barley flour, $10.50 per barrel; rye flour. $11.50 per bar-, rel; corn meal, $10.60 11.40 per barrel; corn flour. $11.70. MILLFEED Net mlllfeed prices, carlots: Bran. SoO per ton: shorts. fS2 per ton ; middlings, $32; m i eed cars and lees than carloads 50c more; rolled barley. $70; rolled oats. S69. CORN Whole. $75: cracked. $76 per ton. HAY Buying prices f, o. b. Portland: Eastern- Oregon timothy. $31 per ton; Val ley timothy. $29: alfalfa, $25-2.1.50; Val ley (Train hay, $24&26; clover, $21; straw, $0310. Dairy and Country Prod ace. BUTTER Cubes, extra. 45e: prime firsts. 44c : prints, extras. 4Sc : cartons. 1 5- -c extra; butt erf at, No. 1, 61c per pound de livered Portland. EGG!? Oregon ranch, current receipts. 38c; candled. 41c; selects, 42(5 43c per dozen. CHEESE Jobbers buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland- Tillamook triplets. 25c: Young Americas. 2tlc pr pound ; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets. 23c; Young Americas. 1.4 v-2C per pound; lone horns. 251ric per pound. POULTRY Hens. 2732Sc: broilers. 80 32c; ducks, young, 30c; geese and tur key, nominal. VEAL Fancy. 184 flM9c per pound. PORK. Fancy, 23 'u 23 Vk c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oranges. Valencias. $7.75 825 ; lemons, $9.50 11 per box : bananas. 9c per lb.; grapefruit. $3 75 g; 7.50; cherries. 7121c per pound; cantaloupes, 1.754.50 per crate; watermelons, ah tl & per pound; peaches. 73c $1.40; new apples. $2.25 2.50 per box: loganberries, $2 per crate: raspberries. - $2.50&2.75 per crate; plums, $2. 25 (g 2.50 per box; apricots, $1.40 1.65 per box. VEGETABLES Tomatoes. $2(3 3.00 per crate: cabbage. 2 0234 c per pound: lettuce, $2.50 per crate; cucumbers. $1.25(5 2 per dozen: jcarlic, 7c; peppers. 2ft i& 40c per lb.; peas. 8&10c per pound : beans. 12 12 c per pound: celery. $1. 251.50 per dozen. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots, $2 per sack ; turnips. $2 2.25 ; parsnips, $1.25 : beets. $2.25. POTATOES Oregon Burbanks. $1.50 1.85 per hundred: new, 3i$3c per pound. ONIONS Yellow, $2.50 per sack; red, $2 3$ 2.25 per sack. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing Quotations: SUGAR Sack basis: Fruit and berry, $8.05; beet. 7.95; extra C. $7.65; powdered. in barrels. 98.75; cubes, in barrels. ?3.r- NUTS Walnuts. 80c; Brazil nuts. 16c; peanuts. wheat has begun with favorable weather and fair yields are reported. Condition of filberts, 20c; almonds. 1823c enrinc wheat. nt mnA 19c: cocoanuts. $1.60 per dozen. Nevada Vimt -ifif. -t- t, I SALT Half-ground. 100s. 15.90 per ton; , . . , . .7 I 50s. $17 25 per ton; dairy. $25 per ton. tacked, yield and quality good. Wheat, oats. RICE Blue Rose. per pound. rye and Darley doing well. Barley and see- L brans .Tobbine nricea: Small white. end crop alfalfa are harvested in the ex- l-H-ic: large white. 12c; bavou. 10c: lima, Potatoes Estimated acreage 80 per cent or normal; estimated yield about 40 per cent. Early crop practically a failure; late crop In good condition, but Is in need of rain. Onions Estimated acreage normal; esti mated yield 60 per cent of normal. Beans Estimated acreage .O per cent or. normal; yield 90 per cent. All crops axe badly in need of rain. Prunea Estimated yield 70 per cent of normal ana are or good quality. Berries Fine quality and season practic ally closed. The yield is 100 per cent of normal. Corvallis Estimated small grain acreage 150 per cent of normal; estimated yield 75 per cent of normal. Yield reduced account of continued, dry weather. Oats Acreage 73 per cent of normal and yield about the same. Must have rain soon or yield will -be further reduced. Hay In very good condition and 75 per cent of crop harvested. Estimated yield nor mal. Potatoes Acreage 100 per cent of nor mal, while estimated yield will not exceed SO per cent. i,arly potatoes are badly dam aged, while late potatoes are looking well but must have ram soon. Apples and peaches are both in good con dition. Prunes have been affected slightly by dry weather. Estimated they will yield 90 per cent of normal. Berries will be exceedingly good crop. Growers having difficulty In obtaining labor to pick same. Lebanon Estimated acreage of small grains normal and estimated yield 75 per cent of normal. Hay -Eighty per cent of normal, affected by dry weather. Potatoes Acreage 25 per cent or normal and present Indications are that yield will not exceed uO per cent oi normal. Jure needing rain badly. Newberg Wheat acreage normal, est! mated yield 90 per cent of normal; now be injc harvested. Corn Acreage 5 per cent or normal; es timated yield 90 per cent. iNeeds rain badly. Oats Acreage normal; estimated yield u per cent of normal, due to continued dry weather. Hay Estimated yield 90 per cent of nor mal. Crop being harvested and of good auality. Potatoes Acreage estimated no per cen of normal. Present Indications are yield will be 50 per cent of normal, due to dry weather. Beans Acreage about 50 per cent, esti mated yield 50 per cent of normal. All crops reduced account ol continued dry weather. Prunes Estimated yield 100 per cent of normal and in good condition. Cherries Yielding a heavy crop and or very good quality. Berries Yielding about per cent or normal, . account of continued dry weather. MILL DEMAND KEEN Corn Soars With Prospects of Curtailed Receipts. AVERAGE GAIN OF 2 CENTS ADVANCES ARE NOMINAL PROFESSIONALS IX CONTROL WALL STREET MARKET OP Many Railroad lanes Are Mlaqnotrd- Pool Manipulation of Specialties Bonds Easier. NEW YORK. July 12. Alternate rallies and declines attended today's session of Uie stoc exchange, the dullest In many weeks. out gains, mostly nominal, prevailed at the apathetic close. Professionals were In absolute control, the market at no recent period manifesting such an utter lack of puoiic interest. Ihis was most evidenced In rails, many of which were unauoted. xews oi tne day was constructive for the most par., although the discussion over copper prices at Washington and the con lerence of railway executives to effect t satisfactory form of contract with the Gov ernment were among the deterrent factors. Only nominal rates were Quoted for time money. Indicating further withdrawal of such funds by local financial institution; Nevertheless, forecasts favored partial recti fication tomorrow of last week's heavy con traction In excess reserves. Half a dozen Issues, led by United States Steel, made up 50 per cent of the day's business. ttteel scored an extreme advance of slightly more than 1 point, but cancelled naif its gaiu at the Irregular close. Pool influence was again moderately exerted in the direction of tobaccos, slilo pings, motor accessories. American Woolen, Alex lean i'eiroleum. Corn Products and American Can. Total sales amounted to 240.000 shares. The general bond list. Including liberty issues, was inclined to ease. Total sales. par value, aggregated $4.TT5,0OO. United States old issues were unchanged on call, registered 2s losing per cent on sales. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. treme south The weather forecast for the Middle West, as wired from Chicago: "Indications for cooler and cloudy weather in the grain belt during next 36 hours from Upper Mis ouri Valley eastward to the Western Lake 15ViC; pink. 9c I prices; White. ftt&Dc; colored. 7c. COr JiE Koasteo, in arums, i. Provision!. Local iobblnr quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice. 35c; standard. region. The temperature changes will not I R4n skinned, none; picnics, 25c: cottage Monroe Small grains Acres ge 100 per Oregon beans, buying I cent of normal, yield 70 per cent. Oats Acreage normal, yield u per cent p25c I of normal. Hav Seventy per cent of normal. Potatoes Acreage estimated 130 per cent of normal: yield will be reduced considera bly unless rain is received within next few days. b important." Terminal receipts la cars were reported by n jiercnants Exchange as follows: Portland. rrid,,"jlt-BV.Iey F,?Ur-0,.,. ni'y; learaso g Fason to data. . . 5 V.r afco 50 Taeoma. Thur.... 1 Var ago 5 fieason to date... 1 Year ago (jj Seattle. Thur earao 3 Reason to date. . . .. A'ear ago S3 69 2I 6 2 A3 8 SO 33 14 ii s 6 20 roll. .tic. LARD Tierce basis, standard pure. 27c: comDound. 2Uc BACON -Fancy. 4i?48e: standard pure. 43tt4c; choice. 34 5 41c. DRT SAirr Short clear backs, :9334c: exports, 503J33C. &4 " UltECiOX AFFI.ES IN Apricots Are Arriving- Freely From North western Fojnts. Cantaloupe prices were firmer yesterday - ul receipts. Jobbers asked oat.au tor the best standards. Hops, Wool. Etc. HOPS 1917 crop, 1314c per pound; eon- tracts. 16ifel7c. WOOL Eastern Oregon. So 36c: Valley. . M'welc per pound. Doucd. LASCAHA iii A tt tv flew ana 01a. juc per pound. talluw i'o. 1, izc per pouna; so. 11c per pound. Hides and Pelsi. KirKS Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 13c: salted stars, ou pounds and up. inc: salted and reen kip. 15 to 25 pounds. 13c; salted and green calf, to 15 pounds, 25c; Forest Grove Wheat, oats and potato acreage normal. Estimated yield of wheat 70 per cent, oata 80 per cent and potato yield will be reduced to 60 or 70 per cent unless rain is received within next few days. Brownsville Weather during past week continued dry and warm; no rain. Latest estimate small grains 40 per cent, corn 60 per cent, oats 45 per cent, hay 70 per cent, potatoes 50 per cent and beans 40 per cent of normal yield. Prunes and cherries in good condition. Rain would be of material benefit. Berries vleldina 50 per cent of normal. the vines drying up for want of moisture. Eucene Small grain acreage estimated 150 per cent of normal, while yield is only GO uer cent of normal. Corn Acreage luo per cent ana yieji ins me. Hay Tield 75 per cent of normal. Potatoes and beans Aoreage 100 per cent of normal: estimated yield about o per Apricots are arrlvinir fr..i ., 'reen niaes. a pounus ana up. tic; green cent unless receives rain shortly. from Oregon for the Xorthern-grown stock. nui a lew rrom Washington. Many of the are running to large sizes and the Jobbers re getting 1.C5 per crate for them. The smaller ones go as low as $1.40. California .pneots in lugs go at 5 36 cents per pound. The cherry market was steady with a moderate demand. Express receipts were ' crates of Oregon, and 17 crates of Wash ,,''" "ff Lamoerts sold at $1.35 in 10-pound flats. Bings brought gl2 cents ana noyai Anns 7 9 cents. New Oregon, apples made their appearance na so:a at J1.S0 In peach boxes. Raspberrleo sold at 2.402.50 on the Jtaiia-J marKet and at 2.502.75 on th street. Loganberries were steady at x' iobbire pH wild blackberries were quot ha at ii'itsj cents a pound In buckets. The first Oregon green corn was received nd was quoted at S3 a sack, or 50 cents a oosen. a nnlo. n.r. BnricotjrL nrunn and cher- 25c: dry flint calf. 30c: horsehides. S1.25ries in good condition. Peaches will yield about 30 per cent of normal crop. All crops needing rain badly. Woodburn No change In weather condi tions during ps.t week. Nights cool and days warm, with no rainfall All crops badly in need of rain, indications are that small grain yield will be reduced to 60 per Am Beet Sugar. American Can.. Am Car & Fdry. American Loco. Am Sm & Refg. Am Sugar Reig. Am Tel & Tel.. Am Z L & Sm.. Anaconda Cop.. Atchison A G AWTSSL Bait At Ohio ... B & S Copper. . California Petrol Canadian Pacif. Central Leather. Ches & Ohio . Chi M & St P.. Chi N W C R I P clfs.. Chlno Copper . . Colo Fu & Iron. Corn Prod Refg. Crucible Steel.. Cuba Cane Sug. Distill securities Krte General Electric General Motors. Gt North pfd . . Gt Nor Ore ctfa. Illinois Central. Insplr Copper. .. Int M M pfd... Inter Nirkel.... Inter Paper -. . .. K C Southern.. Kenneeott Cop.. Louis & Nash . .. Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper. . . . Missouri Pacific. Montana Power... Nevada Copper. N Y Central . .. N Y N H H.. Nor & West Northern Pacif. ., Pac Tel & Tel.. .. Pennsylvania . . Pittsburg Coal.. Ray Consol Cop. Reading 1 Sales. a. son 5UO 1.21 ) 2,100 400 100 401) l.TOO 300 800 400 700 ""2nd 41)0 "'666 i'466 2110 ItOO 7.700 2.300 4 Of I 2.200 300 "(liio 300 l.sno 10.5OO 2.. '.00 2.000 200 2U0 6n e.noo 400 ;oo 600 High. Low. "i" 47'.i X4 t S3 hi 6.". 65 77-! 704 111-, lll'i Sl.-.v. 05 1 S i 1 K l 67 '.a 67 is S5 S.5 103 102 54 i 54 n 27i 27?, 147"" Hi" 6714 "42T, "4iii "23i 'ir.'i 3l, 31m 40 45'. 42 S 4 Its 6.1 H ". 31 31H 56"i 5 "it 15 15i ir.-Hi 90 vi 9014 .'.3H 'r.-i" 30 7 soli 36 i 3.". IS IS 33 33 hi ""V-" 'HM nan ps '234 23 "io'i "i6 71 714 3Vi 37 Announcement That wheat Price BUI Will Bo Vetoed Causes Ma terial Setback Good Grades Scarce and at Premium. CHICAGO, July 12. Keen demand from millers, together with prospects of curtailed receipts, made corn soar today, bat ma terial setback ensued after announcement that President Wilson had begun drafting veto of the bill to Increase the Government guaranteed price of wheat. The close wa nervous. lc to S4.o net higher, with Au gust 1 til Sl. 61 and September 1-61SJ 1.61. Oats gained He to lHc. nd pro visions 5 to lOc. Eagerness1 to buy corn seemed to be baaed largely on fear that the bill to establish $2.40 as the minimum prico of wheat would automatically become m law. As In such a case, according to some authorities, the cost of wheat flour would bo virtually prohlbl lve for ordinary consumers, the view seemed toxical that the use of substitutes, especially corn, must broaden out big. scarcity of good grades of corn and the fancy prices being paid for them tended also to create bullish sentiment until definite knowledge v.as obtained of the forthcoming veto and of a likelihood that attempts to override the veto-would fal Oats rose with com. but were bearishly affected later both by veto news and by rains over Western Canada. Strength tn provisions resulted: from, the advances of hogs and grain. Leading futures ranged as zoitows: CORK. High. 1.63 Aug. .. Sept. .. Open. .$1.60 . 1.60 Aug. Pt. Sept. 1.63 OATS. .72 4 Low. $1.60 1.59 Close. 11 1.61 MORRIS BROTHERS. Inc. Established 25 Years. 201 Railway Exchange Building, . Portland. Oregon. ' THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE OF OREGON Municipal Bonds Yielding From 5.25 to 7 It T" mmmut SELL your Liberty Beads, SELL to VS. If yoa tag BtT nan Liberty Bona, BC1 from as, We BUT aid we SELL mt the market. Telephone Main 3409. $7000 6 Portland Bonds at Par KEELER BROS. Capital and Surplus, $750,000 UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK BUILDING Telephone Broadway 74 .71 .7014 .70 .72 MESS PORK. .71 .70S .70S July Sept. ..45.50 45.25 .71 .71 .70 44.75 45.25 weaker. Ewes. 1012.40: lambs. $14,600 18.75; yearUnge, 12.23 13.50, lain Cattle Move Earlier. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. July IS. (Spe cial.) Cattle will move earlier to the mar kets this year on account of the drouth on the ranges, according to prominent local cattle buyers. The range cattle aie de clared to be In good condition at this time, but the ranges will not keep them up until the customary market season. Some have already been sold, bringing unusually high prices. Luke Walker purchased 26 head of stiers from W. c. Dalton. whlrh averaged J1J5 per animal, and a similar number irom V. E. Nicholson, of Fort Klamath, which averaged S126. Walker shipped six car loads from AlturaM. Pstton road; Walter R. Thorns, builder; J3OO0. MRS. W. L. BLAIR Repair residence. 914 South Syracuse, between Buchanan and Wst Polk; builder, same: f5. A. J. HOCKENSON Erect garsge, 174 Kspt Fifteenth. between Umatilla and Tcnlno; builder, same; $50. J. J. HRRKY Kepslr shack. 4T Sevn-ty-Iitth Klreet. between Korty-eigbth snd Krtrty-nlnth avenues; J. Sweniien. builder; $75. July . Sept. . Jul Sept. .26.3.1 .20.37 2B..10 26.27 26.50 26.30 24 30 24.75 1.29 S7 42 4 R3 23 45 1 16 Vt 122 123 103 R7 Closing bid. 6 4i e.3 77 i, HU BS 5 102 54 27 18 'i 146 , 67 4 1 112 ! 23 V, 45 65 3114 56 151 1 46 152 MO'i 31 !6 53 n4 30 36 IS .".3 11514 2 US 2-4 23 MS 14 ID 71 37 103 7 20 43. . 50 24 Hi SB 00 16 .S3 23 43.58 LARD. 26.35 26.37 SHORT RIBS. .24.35 24.35 24.30 .24. SO 24.S2 24.72 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 1 red. $2.31: No. 3 red. $ S 2.30; No. red, $2.25. Corn No. . yellow, nominal; ro. yel low. $1.851.S8; No. 4 yellow. $1.7691.81. Oata -No. 3 white, 7SVilsc: stanaaro. 78 '4 70c Rye NO. 2, $1.83. Barley $1.10-5 1.28. Timothy $0 4! 7.75. Clover Nominal, Pork Nominal. Lard $26.15. Klbs $2a.7524.35. Grain at Saa Francisco. SAW FTtANCISCO. July 12. Flour, $10.80 per barrel. Grain Wheat. Government price. $3.50 per cental: barley. S2.o00.5o; oats, rea leea and seed, $2.73; corn. California, yellow, nominal. Hay Wheat and wheat and oats. $22 0 24: tame oats, $24026; barley. $1b21; al falfa, $10&24: barley straw, 00 V Mlc. Meals Alfalfa, carload lota, $50; cocoa nut, $4a. GRANGE TO OPPOSE SUIT Y. S. U'Rcd May Be Employed to Fight Back Salary Claim. HOOD RIVER, Or, July 12. (Spe cial.) A committee of the) Hood River County Pomona Grange made a plea to the County Court today to retain VV. S. IT Ren as associate counsel tn fighting the mandamus proceedlnpra instituted by Assessor Jasper Wlckham aguinst coun ty Clerk Shoemaker for a back salary claim of $1097. The demands of the Grange have met with almost universal opposition by other citizens and county officials. Assessor Wlckham bases his claim on the alleged invalidity of a salary law Drunlnu the pay of all officials adopted here in 1914 after Initiation by the Pomona Grange. He claims that the old law has remained tn force, since the Supreme Court has ruled that counties ave no right to initiate leKisiation. DAILY CITY STATISTICS YARD TRADE IS ACTIVE FAIR RUN OF LIVESTOCK AT NORTH PORTLAND. 1.50: salted horsehides, PELTS Dry Jons-wool pelts, 40c; dry short-wool pelts, 5 30c; salted pelts. May takeoff, o a 4. Oils. -Bulk, 21c; engine distillate. OASOLIXE bulk. 12c: kerosene, bulk. 10c; cases. 20c. LINSEED Oil Raw. barrels, fl.S3: cases, cent of normal SI. 93: boiled, barrels. SI. So: canes. SI. 95. TUnrt..N X J.-N xn lanics, c; cases, sue .",00 44 300 24 b J44 Keo Ir & Steel. 3,100 91H win Shat ArtZ Cop ;.. Southern Paclf.. r.f0 M Southern Ry ... 24 Studebaker Co.. 4- Txr Co 4.1"0 14 Union Pacific ino 1,, U S Tnd Alcohol Sort U S Stfl 62,bu0 104 do pfd TTth Copper Wabash pfd B Western T'nlon.. H7.rlnr TMectrl 200 Total sales for the day. BONDS. U S ref 2p re.. Pc T T do coupon lp con K ft1 TT R 3s rVr . ..ftftH'tr P 4S R4S -do Coupon ....'" S steel 6..... TT S 4a reic ...Mortals P cv 5 1 U A 1.- .MOiA!Anr.o-KT 5 2K Atch wn 4.... 1 HT S Mb 8H...W.M o -1 FLam flrt It S Lib 1st 4s. .04.10 V C deb 6s.I IU S Lib 2d 4s...4.1 v Am M4 U 8 Lib 4s 85. X P 3 0l T-'l 12S'i I10i 2 lO.OOO shares. Prices are II old Ins; Steady la All Line Business Is Mninly la Cattle Division. Over a doxeu loads of stock were received eiAerday and the market was fairly ac ive. with, cattle flcurins; rencrally in the le. The Quality of the offerings varied widely, as Indicated by tho sales reported, but the tone of the market was quite steady. Huicb alio moved within tho former mng of quotations, the bulk of sales betuff at $17.25 to S17.:5. The sheep and lamb max kc-t was alM steauy. Jteceipts wire aos cattle. boss ana . 1 sheep. Shippera were: With cattle l-Ta bencKe, twiur, j loaas T. J. Brown. Baker, 2 loads. J. W. Chand ler, Union Junction, 2 loads; W. w. Cou- trfr. Union Junction, l loau. witn mixea iouam noui. b ddoqitih, ba non. 1 load hogs and sheep ; Hout odicrass. Crab tree. 1 load boas ana sheep; M. M. H octet". Goldendaie, 1 load cattle and hotrs; D. R. Davidson, Monitor, 1 load cattle ana hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Priee.l 2 cows ..lOrtO $ 6.0 8 steers HAY H.IK VESTING C 03IMENCES SAX FRANCISCO PRODrCE MARKET Prices Current on Ess. Veg-tables Fresh Fruit, Etc., at Bay City. SAN FRAXCISCO. July 12. Butter, 47 Blue. Erk Fresh extras. 4; zirsts, 41c: fresh extra pullets, Ijc Cheese New firsts, 24 He; Younr Ameri cas. 25 c Poultry Larce hens, 293lc; young roos ters. 45c; fryers. 40r.; broilers. 1 to 1 H pounds. 35c; pigeons, s.uu: squabs. $2.5u; geese. 21025c; turkeys, 2528c Vegetables ureen peas, oc7(Vic: aspar- eummer. Bid. B,nt &&&u.f? anuash. Summer. 75ffe3c: uooa rtiver Has Record Acres re and Ideal esplant. 5a6c: peppers, ben, i2c; chilt CurinsT Weather. sioc; tomatoes. ioi.o; .eiiuce. i. urtAr. un,,,- , . ... 1 .'"C CCien I - U' . rUal.lrP, wane, 1" C rV. Uf., JU1V IJ. INDnPtRf 1 I . . . aI-J- .niA. Hrl i -. - ... 1 jew na is makinc its appearance on ihhA n n- pnriir 3 4-r cauliflower. 4fla iocji market, followins; a hay famine here I 60c; beets. $1.501.5; carrots, S0cl; tur- Iurine the past week owners of cowa wr iorcea to cut feed from vacant Jots. The hay acreage of the Hood River VtU ly is larger this season than tn any former year, and weather conditions have been per- irvi. iur curing me crop. Farmers are now nins. 65 (ft 75c: rhubarb, si. . s 2 ; cabbage. ifaiuc: articnoKen, 9-ova.; cucumoers. Los Angeles, 90c 4p $1-15; string beans. 0 & ic ; lima. 10 O lc; corn, iouj-; oicra. 12 U Si 15c Fruit Cantaloupes, j.du$t o. watermel ons. 22 c; lemons, choice, $7.50(98; grape- selling hay at a minimum price of $20 per fruit, $1.7582.75; oranges. $36; banauaa. Out-of-town large blocks. buyers aro purchasing j Hawaiian. 64 n 7c; pineapples, S2: applt $2 2.50: strawberries, $S S? 9; cherries. Blngs, 8 a 12c; blackberries. raspoerries. WlO; peaches, woe it (l.it; gooseuerrtes. diy Sc: currants. $Su9; loganberries. 6& anricots. 3 Si 4c pound: pears, $2. figs, black. $1 1.25: white. 75&90c: plums. 80c$l; cranes. Southern. si.7Dev. Keceipts riour. lNia auarxers; oariey 1202 centals; beans, 1I sacks; potatoes. 1130 sacks; hay, &40 tons; hides, 656; wine, 76,500 gallons. Coatt Potato Market Firm. Eag'.ern potato markets declined again yes tTdaj. but prices on the Pacific Coast are generally strong. Irish Cobblers from Vir ginia, the prime stock for Eastern consump tion now, are selling to Jobbers in the bi 15410 sacks; onions cttits at $.50J6.25 per barrel. Only one car of oW potatoes was reported shipped yesterday. It was from Washington. Reports are that the Yakima district is about cleaned out. The last ot the crop, that held in dry storage, moved out at $55 2 40 per ton. Local new potatoes are being offered In I hr today. There was a renewal most of the store. They are of mixed white indeterminate variety and are mostly small, although well matured. The growers receive a. 20 Q 3. o. sarked. per cwt. Hay being cut and estimated yield 75 per cent of normal. Loganberries in very goo a con at t ton ana rain will be very beneficial. Picking will continue for the next week or 10 days. I Labor is very scarce and farmers having difficulty in gathering their crops. Medford Weather during past week has been very dry and varm. with no rainfall. Small grain is ripening and farmers are cutting, and It is found that the grain, al though short, has quite well filled heads and its condition is better than anticipated. Estimated yield ia 80 per cent of normal. Pear crop continues in gooa condition ana as yet no material damage. In some sec tions it ia claimed that the pears are not rrowtnir. due to the dry weather. Present indications are that the yieia win oe nor mal, while apples will not yield to exceed SO per cent of normal. Or ants Pass Estimated apple yield will not exceed 50 per cent and peaches 60 per cent of normal, due to continued dry weath er, which has damaged the fruit. Ashland Small grain and hay are being cut and both looking very well ; estimated there 'will be small yield. Apples Fair crop, need rain; estimated 65 per cent of normal. Peaches Short account or early xroat. Pears Very good, trees full and indica tions for normal yield. Roseburg Acreage email grains about 125 per cent of normal, while average yield ie about 8 j per cent or normal. Beans A creag e 200 per cent ; esumatea vleld 25 per cent Estimate a apple yieia win oe anout iuu ner cent of normal, while pears 50 per cent and prunea t o per cent, rruit is in gooa condition. 414 1'4 2T 76 42 "4 Mining Stock at Boston. BOSTON, July 12. Closing quotations: AUouez r.l Osceola 51 Calu Arts.... iup o onion Calu & Hecla...4.V (Shannon Centennial 124'ttah Con .. Cop Range 47 Winona k Hutte : 1 ' Mohawk . 6 Granby A'on . X Butto 144 1 Greene Can . Old Dom 411 Money, Exchange, Etc. wpw YORK. July 12. Mercantile paper. feur months. 6 per cent; si, months. 6 per cent. . - Sterling. 60-aay niirs. -:; commercial 60-day bills on banks. $4. 2; commercial 60-day bills, $4.71; demand, $4.7r.3; cables. $4.76 7-16. Franc, demand. 5.7i: cables. 5 Guilders, demand. cables, 5J Llres, demand. 9.81; cables. 8.80. Bar silver. t-ic. varirnn dollars. 77 C. Time loans, firm; 60 days. 845X" cent, nominal; 90 days. 5e per cent? aix months. 6 per cnt oia. fn monav. firm: high. 6 per cent: low, a pnt: ruling rate. 6 per cent; closing bid. oi per ceni . oucim - w loan, 6 per cent. LONDON. July 12. Bar silver, 43 13-164 per ounce. Mnnav. 21 Per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 17-32 per cent; three months" bills. 3 1 -32 per cent. Linseed OH Quotations Raised. Unseed oil prices were advanced again yesterday, this time the rise being 6 cents a gallon. The new quotations are: Raw, In barrsls. $1.83; la cases, $1.93; boiled. In bar rels, $1.85; in caies, $1.&5. Early Advance In Butter Expected- The butter market was firm with Indica tions ct an advance in prints the first of Coffee Advance Not Maintained. XEW YORK, July 12. Retterated reports of damage to the coming crop in B-uzll failed to sustain an opening advance of 5 to 8 points in the market for coffee futures yes terday's buying movement at the start which probably included some further buy ing for Brazilian account, but the market met considerable realizing around 8.67c for September and S.aic for December. Sep tember cased off at S.55c and December to 8.73c, with the market closing at a net de cline of 1 to 3 points. July. S.S6c: Septem ber. 8.56c; October, 8.63c ; Decmnber, 8. January. 8.S3c; March. 8,97c: May. 9.12c. Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7s. &Hi Santo 4s, 11. Metal Market. NEW YORK, July 12. Lead, quiet. Spot. BvOoC- Spelter. quiet. East St. L.ouis delivery, spot. I S.50&&.650, WAR DEMANDS ARE INCREASING Not Be Fsual Summer Shutdowns Will Known This Year. NEW YORK. - July 12. Dun's review to morrow will say: With pressure of war demands Increas ing rather than lessening, there la little' of the customary seasonal halting in leading Industrie aud weather conditions, while necessitating downward revisions of crop estimates have aided Intensive productive efforts in the great Eastern manufacturing centers. That Summer shutdowns through lack of order will be virtually absent thia year. the varied and extensive. Government re quirement plainly indicate, and holiday ob servances nave oeen suspnaea at some establishments so as not to check th flow of materials Into channels where they are urgently wanted. Tet the straining for capacity outputa baa forced stoppages for repairs in not a lew iostsnces, and high TACOMA RAISES SALARIES Cripples 'ow Working in Fire De partment Taking Vacant Places 8 cows .. Wl i cows .. S' 27 cow .. S2S 8 cowa . .1K.-, 5 cowa ..10.14 2. cows ..los." 2 cows . H7." n cows .. 82n I COW... 900 1 COW ... H80 '1 COWS . .1200 1 COW ...1030 1 COW ... I20 1 cow ... 870 1 cow . . . 0T0 24 mixed . C1H1 2 hellers TIO 1 heifer.. 1 heifer.. 9wo 1 heifer.. 420 1 heifer. . 740 1 calf ... 320 1 calf ... lit) 3 cows .. B2 4 cow.-. . . 7 lO 1 cow ...1010 2 steers .1;0.1 2 steers . 2o m steers .1108 1 slaer ..100O ti. SO: 5 steers . 3.0OI 6 steer . 8 25 3 bull! .. 5.75! 1 bull .. 8.oO) 1 bu'l .. 6 oo i bull .. :!..'", 8 .tain . r.5o; hoss .. Q.00i31 hoics .. 8 hoss .. G.7o;lt hoes .. 7.25; 9 hoc. .. 7.50! 3 hoKS .. 7.00j23 hogs .. 7.50,12 lambs ft.50 4 lambs 5.50 1 yearling Wt. Price. f0O 7. K98 l.'rt-t 420 OOO 470 1330 N las 1W1 211 119 . 3H3 , 22S . 77 . 70 130 O.OOlll yearlings 118 9.00 2 backs 8. on; 9 ewes .. 6.75 S cows ., 8.0tj 4 cows .. 11.0O 1 cow .., 6.0OI 1 calf ... C.23'l0 hon ... 8.011 11 hoss ... 10.001 hOKS ... 6. (HI; 41 hogs ... 11.05.204 lambs 8.751 2 ewes ... 170 113 882 710 1010 110 231 25 lKU .-. . 77 115 7.50 50 6.50 5 00 11.50 .IX 8.00 18.00 111. 00 17.23 17.3.; 15.0O 15.73 17.00 13 SO 10. 0O 9(10 9.50 6.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 11.00 17.35 17.2 16.00 11.00 13. 50 7.00 P-rtces current, follows: Caitle . - . . Prim, steers Good to choice steers ......... Iedlum to good steers Kalr to medium steers ......... Common to fair stewrs ....... Cboic. cows and heifers M-d. to good cows and heifers. Fair to med. cows and heifers. Canuara - Bulls Calves Hogs Prime -mixed '. Medium mixed Rough heavies ............... Pigs v tfheep East.of. the. mountains lambs.. Valley lambs Yearlings wethers Ewes at the local yards are as Prices. S12.00flS 00 ll.OO n U 00 9 00xl0 0u 8.00. 9.00 S.VOe 8.00 b.aUtq; 9.10 6 tut if, 7 .50 4.60 i 5 60 S(V) 4 50 00 It 8.U0 7.00 011.50 . 17.00U 17.30 . 1.731 . lH.OOu 1 50 . 10.75 .Iflii , 13.50S14.00 . 13.009 13 50 . a. oo4 lo.oo 8.O0' 9.00 . 5.50 a. 00 Chicago LiTcstexk Market. CHIOAGO, July 12. Hogs ReceinU 19. 000. Mostly 20c higher than yesterdsys clrse Big packers doing very little; bulk of sales 17f 17.80; batchers. 817.40017.85; packing. 81H.73O17.40; :tght. $17.50017.90; rough. fl6016.5O; pigs, Il-4Pf 19.75. Cattle Receipts 7oOO. Beet steers strong and active. Butchers slow to lower; calves. 25c lower Beef cattle, good, choice aad . , ,v I prime. 16.75 18.10; common and medium. TACOMA. V,asb... July 12. (Special.) ' n .5iif is 73: butcher stock, cows and h.ir- Many employes in the city light and eri. ts.25S14.75; ctnttsi and cutters. $7.15 water and public works' departments I C o 25; ctock:rs and fadsrs. good, choice were griven waje increases yesterday. Mayor C M. Riddell voted for the raises with the understanding that similar salary changes would be made "In one of his departments shortly. Several heads of departments were raised $25 a month and dock employes hereafter will receive $10 a month more than in the past. City firemen get a boost of 9 over the recent rise making their wage 105 for the first year. $110 for the second year and 1115 for the third year. Commissioner Pettit said that the city now has cripples working in the fire department as the men are quit ting and going to other Jobs. and fancy. 910.5013; common and medium, 88 25 910.50. Veal calves, good and cboioa. X1C 25017. Sheep Receipts 12.0O0. Sheep steady; lz.robs alow to 25 cents lower. Arrivals mostly direct to packers. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. July 12. Hogs Receipts 83O0. Merket 25 cents higher. Heavy, S16.9oe) 17.10: mixed. 1717.2U; light, 817.lSerl7.30: pigs. 81210: built of sales. (17917.20. Cattle Receipta loOo. Market steady te SUong. Native steers. 812.050 18.2U ; cows and belters. $9013.30; Western steers, $9.75 r.lS-A: Texas steers. $9012.50; cows and heifers, $709.75; canners. $706.50; stock er-s and feeders, $8013.25: calves. $7,500 13 25. eueep Receipts 3000. Slsrkct steady to Births. LAMB To Mr. snd Mrs. John C. Lamb, 4910 Plxtv-eleht h. June 28. a son. UKKiFit:u) To Mr. ana Airs. u. o. Merrirleld. 4U5 Tenth. Julv 10. a son. BlLL To Mr. and Mrs. orest l. eii. 4rt Kant Fifteenth. Julv 3. a dauxhter. TONTI To Mr. and Mrs. Carlo TomU 748 water. July 10, a daughter. KKOPP To Mr. and Mrs. tawara t. Kropp. 4(13 Kast Klghth. June 28. adauKhter. WHITE To Mr. and Mrs. C C White. Canltol Hill. June 24. a son. KERROEI.S To Mr. and Mrs. (J. berroeis. 35.k Kast Sixty-fourth, July i. a son. BA RTLETT To Mr. and Mrs. nanes a. Bart leu. 1845 East Hoyt. Julv 9. a daughter. COLKES To Mr. and Mrs. Wallace M Colmee, 16 East Slafforo. June 30. a daugh t.r. THORP To Mr. and Mrs. rt. v. i norp, 22S Fifty-first avenue. July 4, a daughter. Marriage Licenses. RTAMT..TTTRK H.rfa.rt Btshl. 21. 446 Washington street, and Ross L. Turk. 21 BARTLETT-BAKER Thomas Bsrtlett. S9, Barker Apartments, and Elisabeth Baker. 23. same address. FRIKSEN-TRACHSEN Henry B. rriesen 30. Multnomah Hotel, and Helen Trachsen, 23. 249 Union avenue ortn. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. niLI.ARD-BETTS Oeorge Glllard. 19. of Portland, and Mm Bernlce Belts. 17. of HADDOX-McLAllinLIA--tieorge naaoon 29. of Seattle. Wash., and Mrs. Pauline Mc ijiurhlln " T of ( il v in n! ii Wash. DAHKEXS-BURBANK Adolph Dahrens, 27. of Sandy. Or., and Miss Hattle Burbank, 18. of Alrlle. Or. KAMAI.ADK . MrDA blj t lair Mini adi 21. of San Francleco. Cal.. and Miss Urllinl.l 20 of Portland. al.l.vx.DORR Josenh Allyn. 21. of Port land, and Miss Haxel Oorr. IS. of Portland. Building Permits. EMANUII. HOSPITAL Excavate for hn.nin I Commercial street. between Graham and Btanlon: J. A. Nordeen. build . Chi Hi r.uiMT.I, HOSPITAL Repair hospital, 305 tiantenbeln. between Graham and hlaa' ton; J. A. Nordeen. builder; sioo. i. iyiij.ipskx Reoalr residence. 121 Princeton, between Ada and Alma; builder, - . ..inn T. B. 1 .1. 1 K M Repair resiaence, Pail-kII rna.l. between East Thlrty.secon trmmt Th i rt v - h I rrt builder, aams: S10O. s. PEL.L.1 wt ttepair paint shop, Belmont, between Grand avenue snd union T VI ir.mn builder: 810. E. G. HAbULll nepair reiwcng.. East Nineteenth street, between Clatsop and Marlon; builder, same: $00. j, u. SILVERS Repair residence. 428W T.nth .freer between Hall and College T- . tiam ritv wreoklns Co.. builders: $7 EVA D. HAYNER Erert garage. 1023 xx -mi-n - Tt T . in . a builder: $345. W. A. GL'INN Erect shack. Depaun. be tween Ftske and Olln streets; builder, same t.n "p." L. TOST Repair residence, 807 Trm. mont. between Cleveland and Kooney; builder, same: $10a - JOHN GRANT Erect garage. . 368 East Ninth, between Broadway and Schuyler; Beat & Nelkes. builder; $3oO. G. B. McLEOD Erect garage. 860 Slslcl you. between East Elehleenth and East Nineteenth: Best A Nelkes, builder: $535. E. ft C. I.OVEGREN Erect refldence. 686 Korrv -eighth street, between Klickitat and Siskiyou; builder, same: $2O0. S. PKTERSON Erect residence. 1624 Drumond. between Karragut and Russelt: builder, same: $1800. .., j t. H1GG1NS Repair residence, lopl East Davis, between Sixty-fifth and Sixty sixth: builder, same: $200. FAILING ESTATE Repair butcher shop. 2SS Yamhill, between Fourth and Fifth; F. H. Brandes. builder: $.v0. - R. J. WILLIAMS Erect garage. 1722 Brandon, between Schofteld and Kllpatrick; builder, same: $R". C O. RODOERS Repair residence. 764 Brooklyn, between Twenty-third and Twen-ty-f.iurth: builder, same: :u0. NITA A. ENGLIN Repair residence. B24 Killingsworth, between Tenth and Eleventh; $43. EAST SIDE HOLDING CO. ft CITIZENS BANK Repair club and bank building, 114 Grand avenue: $75. O. R- WHITE; Erect shack. Tioga, be tween Bank and County road; builder, same; $35 M. A. WAIZMAKN Repair residence. 457 Lexington, between Seventh and Ninth: builder, same; $73. N. O. PATTERSON Erect garage. East Oavia. between Seventeenth and Sixteenth; builder, same: $'J(. N. G. PATTERSON Erect garage. East Davis, between Seventeenth and Sixteenth; builder, asme; BO. " STEVE SHAARE Erect residence. 1091 Tale between Mamim and end ef street; A. R. Myers, builder; $SOu. X. N. COY Erect residence. 502 Burn anan. between Hudson and Smith avenues; Everett Hanscrom. builder: $2500. MRS. GE1SER Repslr residence. 880 East Flanders, between Last Twenty-eighth and East Twenty-ninth; Sheeholm Co., builder; $65. E. W. SIMONS Repair residence. 1309 Boston, between Holraan and Alnsworth: builder, same: $300. RAY CLOVER Repair residence. 274 Far ragut street, between Peninsula and Bur. rae; builder, same: $25. CHARLES W. SCOTT Repair residence. 12&6 bail Tnlrty.flrst North, between Ala. worth and Ilolman: builder, same; $20. NELLIE M. THORN Erect residence. Pstton rvad. between Montgomery drive aad THREE SONS IN SERVICE Fortmillcr Boys All Stationed lr Washington PoMs. ALBAVT. Or.. Julv IS. (Rn.rl.l 1 Though the three sons of William Fort miller, of thl city. County Coroner of "nn t-ouniy. entered the service at dif ferent times and are in different branches, all of them are now Ktattoned in the state of Washington. Mr. Kort. miller has Just returned from a visit in them. Edwin F Fortmlller. the eldest eon. is non-commissioner officer in the naval band at Seattle. lir. G. Earl Fortmlller. who graduated recently from the Ore gon Medical Collrce In Portland, is an nsign In the Medical Corps of the Xavv at Bremerton. Charles Fortmlller. the oungest eon. is in the CoRFt Artillery nd is stationed at Fort Wordcn. DA1LT METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Or.. Julv 12. Msvim-jm tem perature, SO dee-eea: minimum. 5L River reading. S A. 51.. 12 1 lect: ihantc in last - nours. 0.5 foot. Total rainfall (3 p. M. to 5 p. M.). none: total rainfall since Sep tember l. loiv, 3i.04 Inches.: normal rain fall since September 1. 44.2o inches: d--fu-lency. 6.19 Inches. Sunrise. 5:32 A. M. : sunset, p-oi p. M. Total vunshin.. 13 hour -J minutes: possible sunshine. 15 hours 2'J n.lnutes. Moonrlse. 10:21 A. M. : moonse-, 10:550. M. Barometer treduced to sea, level) 5 P. M., ao.oti Inches. Relative hu midity nt noon 45 per cent. THE WEATHER. 3 e 3 STATIONS. Z 3 a e 5 S : e State ef Weather Raker Holee ....... boston Calgary Chicago ..... lf'nver ..... Ie Moines .. Kureka . . Oalveeton ... Helena ..... Juneauf Kansas City . . ixs Angeles . Msrshfield ... Medford Minneapolis . w Orleans New York... North Head . Y.'kuna ..... I'hoenlx .... focatello ... Portland .... Roeeburg ... Sacramento . . Louis .... Salt Lake ... Hon Diego 54 i 76 0.00I..IW .'Clear ..I e O.OOI. .NWiC1ear B4I 74j0.42..jB ICloudy f.s n'oo'io N "'Iciear 58 82 0.421. JPE 'Rain o 82 0.OOI10SE Clf-ar 5oj r.o O.Oo;lo,NW'Clear soi 88 o.oo 14 sw Pt. cloudy 541 SOO.fu-.22SE Rain .Vtj. . .10.54 . .iSE Rain r.8 84 O.oo 16 ME ICIear 62 i 7rt cl.oo'. .SV Pt.clondy 42 70 o.ik. . .1. . W'Cleer 441 8:O.OOI. .'M ICIear 58 82 0.IHI12SE Pt-cloudy 7l 8SO.o8. ..W 'Rain 2I so'o.nn' .. 'sw ICloudy 5o! o o.8i 12 NWlClear 84 u. on . . ;NW Clear 71 81 0.UO' . . 'E 56' 86 0.OO12 SW I 3tl 8u O.Oili. . IN W 41 (.i'rt.ml: . f.H 4'0. no . . IS 62 8(1 O.OOllitNS 84 0.0O 34 S 70 0.00'. . W;Clesr Rain Rain Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Sat. Francisco I 521 72 (I .oo 26 SW 'dear ro (.ih! . . 5(1 (1.(81). . 78 0.OO . . W Seattle Sitka . Spc knne Taoma Taicoeh Islandl Valrtext nana waua.. Washington .. Winnipeg .... tA. M. todty. 'P. M. of preceding day. Observstlons taken at 5 P. M. Pacific time. ICIear Rain w Cloudy Is Clear 5S O.OM. .isw ICIear . . . 0.O21..;. . ..ICloudy 82 0.(X1. . SW Clear so o.ool. N WIRsin 72,0.00. .!SK I Rain FORECASTS. Portland and victn't!. Saturday fair, gen tie northwesterly winds Oregou and Washlugton Saturday fair, gentle westerly winds Idaho Fair. EDWARD T,. WEI.T.S. Mtorelogl.t W manufacture for Shipbuilders BOAT SPIKES BOLTS SHIP RIVETS NORTHWEST STEEL CO. Portland. Oregon. TRAVELERS Gl'lDE. eamship (Jd 10O Third ?. Main S ALASKA Ktcb Ikan." WranrU. Jans am. Deurl-uw Hal ith Slcac wr. Cortlo v a. VaU4& Sped! fiammet Eicorelont. Roand trip rates to al. Alaska po:nt. La re oat hips. unquaJ4 arvlc. low rata. In ciadins bartiia aol in a a La Ma-ka rmr vat tons. STEAMSHIP Sails Direct tor SAN FRANCISCO I.OS AXGEI.EK N r-IF,JO 2:M P. M. MONDAY. JILV 15. Sen rmneier. Portland A Los Angeles B4eauuphin Co. H AM. KOI.LAM, Agt. 109 Third Mr ret- laln 26. AUSTRALIA KEW tEALAND AliD ftOl'TH BEAS Tta TaiilU aad Raratoaa, Mall and pa MDr aarvlc froa Aaa, lrajiciaco mmrw ar- KJWI11 -ft. -a. nr.vi jccm.. cvsdsa ZV caiirornia bl. aa rnaciaoaw ImvmA Mw-ihiIiij aM rum il aaii cla t ...