15 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1918. SPUDS LOOK BETTER Bulk of Oregons Now Coming Show Fair Quality. MARKET EASIER IN TONE Movement of New California North ward D ra w i n z to Close Trade From Now On Will Depend on Home-Grown Stock. The movement of new California potatoes to tho Ores-oa market U drawing to a closo. Broker say that a few carlo da are yet to bo brought In. but from now on the trade will In tho main depend upon tho products t this state. Up to this time new Ore coos coming- la hare for tho most part been too Immature to soli readily In competition with the bast California stock, bat the latest arrivals show decided Improvement In that respect, and from now on too chances are that tho balk of tho home 4rown offerings will bo fairly well matured. For tho time fancy California are selling; to tho trade at IS-iO to 13.73 a hundred, bat tho market, as a consequence of the Improvement In tho quality of tho Oregons now coming, is conceded to bo easy In tone. Tho best home-grown stock now available la quoted at S3.S3 to 3-S0, prices not far from the present range on southern spuds. Crop prospects still show considerable va riance In different parts of tho Coast country- and estimates therefore are subject to revision with tho developments of the Fall season. In soma of tho Irrigated districts tho outlook la for a yield per aero not far from tho normal, but tho acreage planted this year la said to bo somewhat under tho average for recent year. Tho aggregate yield will In all probability be a good deal under that of last year. In tho Willamette Valley It la understood that tho yield baa been cut down much by tho absence of rain during tho growing sea son. Many fields are reported to bo matur ing with- tho tubers only about half grown, which will mean light crops where such conditions prevail. East of tho Cascades there will probably b a fair to average oat pot. Tho price rango for tho Fall and Winter months Is altogether a matter of specula' tton. but at this time. In view of tho nn favorable outlook In some sections, there seems to bo small danger of anything like tho ruinously lew prices that ruled at tlmee last season. Dealers say there la every as surance for tho farmers of at least fair prices for quality potatoes. ArCrST OATS QUOTATION'S RISE Sharp Advance la Prices ea Eastern Corn Also Is Reported. At the Merchanta Exchange yesterday there wae an advance of SO cents on Eastern eats. $33 being tho quotation on No. t white for August delivery, and clipped oats at the sama time went to 133.60. a lift of SO cents over tho previous quotation. Tho corn market also ahowed a stiffening tendency. No. s ysllow advancing from $66 to $, while No. S mixed went from 96-4 to $63, August delivery. Tho American visible supply of wheat waa reported aa follows: Bushels. Increase. August g. 101 17.1A.00 a.P'W.iino Ausuet T. ItflT 6.S19.000 1.071.000 August P. 1916 44.IH1.0OO S.l'2.noo Auauat S. 191.1 T.37A,rMm 794. ono August a. 1914 29.744.000 S.OtSO.OUO Decrease. ' World shipments from the principal ex porting countriea. flour Included, were re ported as follows: Week ending From Aug. 3. V- S.. Can. .. 5.1.16.001) Argentina.. 6,047.000 Australia... S'O.OOO India 2S0.0OO Week Week ending ending July 27. Aug. 4. '17. 5.T40.OOO 4.r.20.OO0 7,M.OO0 21000 a4U.UO0 620.000 Totals.... 9.4S3.0OO 11.4S9.000 T.594.000 Total since Same period July 1. 'is sst season. V. f. and Can l.VlTe.nno 27.8.1.V0O0 Argentina .......26.no6.ono l.MLOno Australia 3.3OO.0OO 7.4.-.2.0OO India 1.200.000 $.222,000 Totals 46.130,000 40.041.000 Terminal receipts la cars, as reported by tho exchange were: WneetBaHey.Flour.Oats.Hav. Portland, lion.. 60 ... 3 2 2.t Tear ago I 1 ' S 4 6 Feasoa to date.. Sl K4 114 61 340 Year ago 79 10 60 76 96 Tacoma. Sat.... 3 .. .. 1 Year ago 3 1 .. 3 Feason to date.. M 0 .. It 16 Year ago 02 2 .. 12 96 Feattle. Sat Yearago 2 a A6 Feasen to date. . 61 $ 146 46 62 Yearago 79 14 118 58 D.2 TOMATO MARKET TRIFLE FIRMER Moderate Supplies sad Ceoe. Demand Tend to Keep Prices Cp. Dealers yesterday reported tomatoes hold ing their own in good shape. Receipts for tho day totaled about 400 boxes from various quarters. The demand waa good and tho market appeared to bo a shade stronger than for some days past. Tho stock offered for the moat part showed fair to good qual ity. There were few Caltfornlas In sight. Ore irons, ripe, sold generally at $1 to $1.23. while select stock In some caaea brought as high aa $1.50. A report from tho Bureau of Crop Es timates says of conditions In California: Southern section Tho early crop for ship ping In Lea Angeles County la reported as light this year. Worms reduced the volume of shipping stock about SO per cent In cer tain districts where Earllanas are pro nounced. The crop of the Stone variety Is generally considered larger, of better quality, and earlier than last year. Some districts will begin shipping Stones the first part of August, while others will not bo roeady antll much later. Curly leaf has appeared la car tain fields. Considerable damage In San Fernando Valley by blight haa destroyed snany plants and some fields. Tho Increase la tho acreage of the Fall crop la estimated to bo $0 per cent. Central section The prospects for good yields of tomatoes are not generally fa vorable. Tho deficiency of moisture In cer tain districts of Alameda. Sonoma. Sacra mento. Santa Clara and other counties gave the plants a poor start and serious de velopment of diseases subsequently affected crops. The damage In San Lorens district of Alameda County Is particularly severe, many flelda being a total loss. Injury Is also reported around Hayward and parts of Santa Clara County. No evidence of blight er fuaarlum haa appeared In tho Manteca dis trict of Joaquin County and the crop Is reported la excellent condition. Horn worms have done some damage In this district. Tomato frnlt worm ia doing no serious In jury in this part of the state yet. roisox WEED KILLS SHEEP laveattgatlesi at Baker Dissipates Theory That Poises. Scattered Along; Road. BAKER. Or.. Aug. 6. 8peclaL) It haa been definitely determined that the cause of the death of several hundred head of sheep near hero and at Prairie City a few days ago was poisoned weeds on which the sheep bad been feeding whtlo being driven to tho loading pens at Prairie for shipment to Baker. It was at first believed that poi son had been scattered along tho read and in tho pens or that a sudden epidemic of djseass had broken out. but tnveatlga tton ahowed a patch of poison weed along tho road about four miles from Prairie ' through which the sheep had been driven. Market Mews Service) Obtained. TAKIMA. Wash.. Aug. S. Dally market mows eel-vice over a direct Government wire la to bo given hero by the United statea Bu reau, of Markets during; tho soft fruit sea- son. A repreaentatlva of the bureau arrived hero yesterday and haa astabliahed aa of fice In the Masonic Temple building for that purpose. Indian Farmer Mill Exhibit. TAKIMA. Wash.. Aug. 8. Ben B. Olney. a Yakima Indian farmer and stockman, la the aecond person to apply for space at the coming stats fair here for an Individual exhibit. Six Hundred Tons of Cherries Canned. TAKIMA. TV ash.. Aug. 5. Six hundred tons of Yakima cherries were canned by the Libbjr. McNeill at Llbbv cannery here this aeaaon. The amount made in round num bers 960.000 cans. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were aa follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland ... $4,477,040 $707,544 Seattle 6.0SS.71 901.594 Tacoma 933.804 177.340 Spokane 1.424.693 472,454 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc. Merchanta Exchange, noon session. August delivery Bid. Oats. No. 2 white feed $58.00 Barley, standard feed 4.00 barley, "A" 63.00 Eastern oata and corn In bulk: Oats, No. 3 white 62.00 3H-pound clipped white Mi. 50 Corn. No. 3 yellow 6R.O0 Corn, No. 8 mixed 60.00 September delivery Oata. No. 2 5S.30 Barley, feed 53.00 Barley. "A" 54.00 Oata, clipped &2.00 Oata. clipped 32.00 Corn yellow 6S.00 Corn, mixed 6i.00 WHEAT Government basis. $2.20 per bushel. KLOCR-Stralshts. 310.93911.13 per bar rel: whole wheat. 310.30: graham. $9,900 10.35; barley flour. $llw12 per baral: rye flour $11.304912.30 per barrel: cornmeal. f 11. 400 IX per barrel: com flour. $12.20 13.40: oat fiour. 312.50 A 12.73. uu.i.rRen ve miiifeerf nricea. carlots: Bran. $111 per ton: aborts, $11.1 per ton: mid dlings. $3U: rolled barley, $70: rolled oata. Jt. CORN Whole, $73; cracked. $76 per ton. HAY Buying prices f. o. b. Portland: Eastern Oreann timathr. 134 Per ton: Val lev timothv. I2S: alfalfa. 326027: Val ley grain hay. $2628: clover. $260 28; straw. $ J 010. Dairy and Country Produce. BUTTER Cubes, extra. 47tt04c; sec onds. 44c; prints, extras, box lota. 32c: car tons, nor lota S3c: half boxes. lie more less than half boxes, la more: butterfat. No. 1. 33c Per pound delivered Portland. EGGS Oregon ranch current receipts, 43044c: 'candled. 47c; selects. 4c per doxen. CHEESE Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b. dock. Portland: Tillamook triplets. 23c; Young Americas. 26c per pound; Coos and Cum. x. o. b. Myrtle Point: Triplets, ici Young America, 25 He per pound; long- horns. 23Hc per pound. POULTRY Hens. 23024e; broilers. 269 27c: docks, geese and turkeys, nominal. VEAL Fancy, 18019c per pound. PORK Fancy. 23 ij 0 24e per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. T.oca1 Jobbing quotations: FRUITS Oranges, Valencia!. $818.50; lemons, $7.30010.23 per box: bananas, go per pound; grapefruit. $3.3003.73; canta loupes, $233 per crate; watermelons, 2tr2Ue per pound: peaches, 75c0$1.4O; new apples, $1.2302 per box; plums. $2r2.23 per box; apricots, $2 per Box; pears. aou per box; casabas, 4o per pound; grapes. $2 03 per crate. VEGETABLES Tomatoee. 73c0$1.8S per crate: cabbage. 404feo per pound; lettuce. 82.5003 per crate; cucumbers. ,73c0$l per box; peppers. 13c per pouna; peas, 1-0 12 Wo Der Dound: beans. 10011a per pouna; celery, $1 per doxen; Summer squash, $1 per dozen; eggplant. 15c per pound; corn. $2.75 per crate. POTATOES New. $303.26 per hundred. ONIONS Walla Walla. $2.30 0 2.73; Cali fornia. $2 0 2.50 per aack. Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations: SUGAR Sack basis: Fruit and berry. $805: beet, $8.73; extra C, $7.63: powdered. In barrels. $8.75: cubes, in barrels. NUTS Walnuts. 30c: Brarll nuts, 16e: filberts. 20e: almonds. 18923c; peanuts, 10c; cocoanuta. $1.60 per dozen. SALT Hair-grouna. uws. eio.eo per xon; 60s. $17.25 per ton: dairy, $25 per ton. RICE Blue Roee. 11.700120 per pouna. BEANS Jobbing prices: Small whits. 1$4014e: large white, 12c; beyon. 10c; lima, 15ttc: pink. c. Oregon basis, buying prices: White, 8f9c: colored. 7c COr riili Koasiea, in arums, 41 ty-6 Provisions. j Local Jobbing quotatlona: HAMS All sixes, choice, SIS Vic: standard. S4Hc: skinned, none; picnics, 23c; cottage roll. 31c. LARD Tierce basis, standard pure. 27 He; compound. 23c BACON Fancy, envroic; sianaara pure. 44T4.".c; choice, 84041c DRY SALT Short, clear Backs, 280340; exports. 280 31c Hops, Wool. Etc HOPS Nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 35056c; Valley, 54061c per pound. MOHAIR Oregon, new cup. 030 per pound. CASCARA j5Axvn rew ana oia. ijo per pound. TALLOW no. J. J-c per pouna; !. 4, 11c per pound. GRAIN BAGS Carlots. 28 hie. Bides and Pelts. HIDES Salted hides, S3 pounds and up, 15c: salted stags, 50 pounds and np. 11c: salted and green kip, 15 to 25 pounds. 16c; salted and green calf, to 15 pounds, 2503Oo: green hides, 25 pounds and np. 12c; green stags, 50 pounds and up, 9c; dry flint hides, 28c; dry flint calf. 82c: horsehides. $1,250 2; salted horsehides. $304. PELTS Dry long-wool pelts. 40c: dry short-wool pelts, 25030c; salted pelts. May takeoff, $304. Oils. GASOLINE Balk. 51c; engine distillate, bulk. 12c; kerneeno, bulk, 10c; cases, 20c LINSEED OIL Raw, bsrrels. $2.01; caaea $2.11: boiled, barrels, $2.03; caaea, $2.13. TUKriKTlAt in tanks. 7c; cases. 89c CATTLE "RCSTLLW1 CHECKED California Protection Board Now Safeguards Stockmen. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. "The Cali fornia cattleman la an unusually sentimental person," said Chief Inspector JT B. Newsom, of ths State Cattla Protection Board today, and to prove this statement ho cited the fact that of the 15.000 cattle branda filed In this office here more symbols of ths heart have been chosen than any other sign. I: Is expected that 30.000 different brands to designate cattle ownership In this state will have been filed by ths end of the year. Tho symbols submitted not only give proof of tho cowman's sentimental nature, cele brated In song and story, but show a re markable Ingenuity. Newsom said. In ad dition to thouaanda of different combinations of letters, numerate, bars, squares, diamonds and other conventional design, many other signs are adopted. Next to the heart sign the horseshoe Is the most popular. Tho "lazy" letter. In a horizontal or re clining position. Is common. Variations of tho signs are the "running. "rolling" or "flying" letters. Included la the last are several hundred old-tlms Mexican symbols. marked free hand with a "running" iron, which show the Influence of Indian chl rography. Tho law creating the State Cattle Pro tection Board waa passed In May. 1917, and since January L 1918, haa given much time to eliminating duplications of branda Cow boy detectives unknown to ranchers In var ious parts of California, are employed to assist la bringing cattls stealers to Justice. E. E. Lolghton. Los Angoles attorney, acts as special prosecutor for the board In such cases which. Newsom said, are of especial Importance now because of the Increased value of beef. Ths board members areRalph Bull, Eureka, chairman; Arthur Hebron, of Salinas, secretary, and Dr. J. P. I.verson, state veterinarian. Cora Crop Threatened. LINCOLN. Neb.. Anc. 0. Intense heat and lack of moisture are seriously threat ening the succeaa of the corn crop in Nebraska, crop experte atated here todav. In many sections of the etato serious dam ago haa already been done. f new York Metal Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 5. Lead unchanged. 8 pot, $8.05. Smelter quiet. East St. Louis delivery, spot, $3.0300.17. STOCKS SHOW GAINS Market Opens Weak, but Has Strong Tone at Close. RAILS HIGHER AT WINDUP Announcement of Coming Dissolu tlon of International Harvester Company Has Effect on Securities Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. The stock market waa In a atate of auspended animation dur ing the greater part of today's session, but quickened and atrengthened materially in the final hour, closing with a strong tone. United States Steel and kindred aharee fea tured the uprush at extreme advances of 2 to 4 points. Tho most obvious case of cause and effect waa furnished by International Harvester, the common aharea of the domeetic com pany gaining 5 in connection with the an nouncement of the forthcoming voluntary dissolution. International Issues were steady to strong under the lead of Utah Copper and Granby mining specialties were occasionally featured by Linseed Common and Preferred, National Enameling and Burns Bros. Moderate improvement was manifested by raila in the general advance of the last hour, but trading In that group was alwaya of minor proportions. Sales amounted to 265.000 shares. Domestic and foreign bonds were firm. Liberty 8 He touched par. Sales aggro gated $5,375,000. Old U. S. bonda were un changed on call, CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Am Beet Sug 69 Am Can 700 474 46fc 4714 Am Car A Fdy Am Loco 66Vi Am Km A Rfg. 300 78 78 78h Am Sug Rfg HO Am Tel Tel.. 7.900 92VI 90 92 Am Z L A S... 600 1S' 18 18 Anaconda Cop.. 2.8o 66 s 65 "A 6 Atchison 200 85 1 85 83 V AG&WISSL. 200 103 W 103 103 ft B A O B A S Con 200 274 2714 27V, Calif Petrol 18 Can Pacif 400 153 15214 L"3 Cent Leather 6714 Chee A Ohio 56 C M A St P 400 43 7s 43 43 74 Chi A N W 92 C R I P CtfS. 400 23 V, 23 14 -3 Chlno Cop 300 811 Is 38 39 Vs C F A 1 200 4514 43 45 Corn Prod Rfg. . B.0O0 44 43 'i 4414 Crucible Steel.. 2,600 67 6714 66 Cuba Cane Bug. .wo 8i)V4 3v a Ilst Secur T.smi o 01 o Erie L100 14 14 147 Gen Electric 144 Gen Motors ... 3.100 15214 14S l.'lVi Gt Nor pfd P01, ;t Nor Ore etfs. 1.000 81 8114 Al 111 Central vnva Insp Cop 3.000 53 52 527s 1 M M pfd 9774 Int Nickel 1.B0O 30 2974 Int Paper BOO 36 8574 awm Kennecott Sop.. 700 34 33 33 Loula & Nash 11-: Max Motors.... 300 72 72 72 Mex Petrol .... 2.800 101 10074 10114 Miami Cop 2814 Mis Pacif 6O0 2314 2314 23 Mont Power 67 Nev Cop 200 20 2H 2014 NT Central... 600 71 71 7114 N Y N H & H 39 Nor A West.... 800 103 103 103 Nor Pacif .... 600 88 8774 87 Pennsylvania .. 0O 44 4374 43 puts coal ..... m M nu ni Ray Con Cop... 600 24 23 23 K Reading 3.100 88 8214 8774 Rep Ir A Steel.. 3,500 9274 91 92 Shat Ariz Cop 16 Sou Pacif 700 84 84 - 84 Sou Railway .. 50O 23 23 2314 studebaker Cor. 1,900 4474 43 44 Texas Co 40 153 151 152 Union Pacif l.aoo 121 120 121 U S Ind Alco... 1.500 12814 127 128 U S Steel 94.000 110 108 10974 do pfd 11014 Utah Cop 1,200 82 81T4 1 Wis pfdf B 2314 West Union 78 Westing Eleo .. 200 42 41H 42 Bethlehem B . . 8.700 S4T4 82 84 Totals sales for the day, 265,000 shares. BONDS. .! 'Kor-Pacific 4a.. ,9S I do 3s .99P T A T 5s 80'Penna con 4s.. '106 141 Union Pac 4s MO6V3 l-u S Steel 5s ..81 I So Pacific cv Bs. .53 lAnglo-French 5s . .99 iU S Liberty 3 Vis. TJ S ref 2s reg. 88 5014 8714 94 74 .85 .98 .90 .03 99.98 do coupon . . TJ S 8s reg do coupon . . U S 4s reg.... do coupon . . . Atchen gen 4s. D A R G ref 5s. NYC deb 6a.. Bid. Boston SUnlnr Stocks. BOSTON. Aur. B Closinr quotations Alloues 49IO!d Dominion.... 42 Ariz Com 14IQulncy .6814 Cal A Arts , ,.67!Superior 451 I Sup A Boston. . .5 Cal A Hecla. .-2 Centennial , .1214 Shannon . .4 ..9 1 .26 East Butte -.10 ...4 ..26 Utah Con Winona .. Wolverine Franklin Isle Royalle ... Lake Copper... Mohawk North Butte . . . ..5 .57 .14 Granby Cons .79 Greene Cananea..44 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Aug. 5. Mercantile paper, four months. 6 per cent; six months, 6. Sterling, 60-day bills, $4.72; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.72; commercial 60- day bills. $4.71; demand, $4,73 6-16; ca bles, $4,76 7-16. Francs, demand, 0.71; ca bles, 5.69. Guilders, demand. 51 ;'cables, 62. Lire, demand, 8.01; cables, 8. Bar silver. 99 c Mexican dollars, 77c Government bonds Irregular; railroad bonds firm. Tims loans strong. Sixty days, 6 per cent bid: 90 days, 6 bid; six months, 8 bid. Call money firm. High. 4 per cent; low, 4; ruling rate, 6; closing bid, 6; offered at 5; last loan, 5. LONDON, Aug. 6. Today Is a holiday on tho London Exchange. SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current on Eggs, Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Etc.. at Bay City. SA FRANCISCO, Aug. 5. Butter 50 054c. Egfrs Fresh extras, 49c; . fresh extra pullets. 48c. Cheese New firsts, 2514c: Young Amer icas, Oregon. 27 c. Poultry Hens 290 81c; roosters, young, 36c; brollere. one-pound. 40c; fryers. 3Gc; pigeons $2.60; squabs, $3.50; geeae, 21025c; turkeys! live. 25028c Vegetablee Green peas. 809c: asparagus, nominal; Summer squash, 50060c lug box; egxplentr- 76c0$l lug box: peppers, bell, 6057c lag box; chile. 65075c lug box: to matoes, small boxes, 25050c; lettuce, $10 1.50 crate; celery, nominal; potatoes, white. $2.85 0 3 cental; sweet. 8010c; onions, new red, $1.7502 cental: new yellow, $2,150 2.25; garlic. 13c; cauliflower, 40960c dozen; beets, new,'$l. 5001.63; carrots. 90c$l; tur nips, new, 65075c; rhubarb, 1.7542 box; cabbage, 10114c: artichokes, $2.5004 large crate;, cucumbers. 75c0$l lug Box; string beans, green, 405c; wax, 405o: lima. 406c; okra. 12 015c: cantaloupes, Turlock standards. $1.26 01.75: green corn, $1.7502 sack; watermelons. 1 02c; casaba melons, 2 14 c Flour $11.20: wheat. Government. $3.50; barley, new crop milling grade $2.55 2.60; oata. red feed and seed. $2.6002.55; corn, California, yellow, nominal. Fruit Lemons, fancy, $507 per box; grape fruit, $3.5004 box; oranges, Va lenclaa. $306 box: bananas, Hawaiian, 607c; pineapples, $2.50 0 6 dozen; apples, new crop, $2 0 2.50 box; strawberries, $7010: cherries, nominal: blackberries. $8010; rapberrles, $8 010; peaches, 9Oc0$1.25 lug box; goose berries, nominal; currants. $809 chest; lo ganberries, red and black. $7 09; apricots, as to size, per lug box. $102; pears. 60075c lug box; figs, California, double layer box, $101.25: white, 75690c; plums, $101.25 large basket; crabapples. $1 small box. Hay Wheat and wheat and oats hay, $22 0 24; tame oat. $24 0 26: barley. $18022; alfalfa, first cutting, $16020: second cut ting. $25 0 24; barley straw, 50 0 80c: meals, alfalfa, new crop, $31032; cocoanut, nom inal. Receipts Floor, 1226 quarter sacks; bar ley 4653 centala; beans. 8042 sacks; po tatoes, 6376 sacks: onions, 1062 sacks; hay, 108$ tons; hides. 467; wine. 69,525 gallona. New Toxic Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 6. Raw sugar stesdy. Centrifuge!. $6,035; refined steady. Cut loaf, $0; crushed. $8.75; mould A; $9; cubes, $8.25; XXXX powdered, $7.70; powdered, $7.65; fine granulated and diamond A, $7.30; confectioners A. $7.40; No. 1, $7.35. New York Coffee Quotations. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. There waa further liquidation of September contracts la jtae, market for coffee futures today, accom Danied bv a moderate demand for May. Prices opened at the decline of 2 points and closed net 1 point lower to 1 point higher. September aold at e.2oc ana May at 8.91c; September, 8.25c; octooer. s.aoc, December, 8.53c; January, 8.61c; March, 8.77e: Mav. 8.91c. Soot coffee dull; Rio 7s, 8c; Santos 4s, llc No fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market. Santos spot and future unchanged. Bra zilian receipts, 21,000 bags. No report from Rio. Naval Stores Quotations. savannah. Ga.. Aua. 6. Turpentine Firm; 45 c; sales, 240 barrela; receipts, 336 barrels: shipments, 254 barrels: stock. 27.180 barrels. Rosin Firm: sales. 846 barrels: receipts, ur.n harrela- ahlnments 1460 barrels; stock. 70 sil h.rr.l. Onnte: ' B. Zl0.15ffil0.35; D, $10.35; E. $10.3010.35; F, $10.40010.45; G, $10.55010.60; H. $10.60: I, $10.60010.63; K. $11.10; M, $11.25011.30; N. $1L4511.B5; WG, $11.05; ww, ii.wgi- Chlcago Batter Quotations. CHICAGO. Aug. 5. Butter Steady. Creamery, 3943e. Eggs Higher. Receipts, 13,673 cases; firsts, 3838c; ordinary firsts. 36$37c; at mark, cases included. 8637c. Eastern Dried Fruit Prices. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Evaporate ap- nl.. anl.f it.t. 131A016C. Prunes Firm; Callfornlas, 8016c; Ore gons. 12 016c. Peaches Firm; standard. 12012e; choice, 12013c; fancy. 14014c Bop Market Remains Dull. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Hops Dull : state, medlmum to choice. 1917. 85043c; 1916, nominal; Pacific Coast. 1917, 20023c; 1916. 14016c Spot Cotton Market. ' NEW YORK, Aug. 6. Spot cotton steady. Middling, $ai.ou D ninth Unseed Market. DTJLTJTH. Aug. 6. Linseed. $4.46. HOGS AT RECORD LEVEL TWO LOADS OF QUALITY PORKERS SOLD AT $19.15. rrlce Ia Said to Be Hlarhest Ever Paid (or Pork Staff In the Part land Market, Price records were again broken at ths North Portland stockyards yesterday when two loads of extra quality hogs were disposed of at $19.15, which is said to be the highest price ever paid In the local market for pork material. For tho best in tho hog lino the top quotation at the close of last week was $18.60. The hog market unquestionably is a strong affair. Other hogs during tho day aold at $16.73 to $19, according to quality and weight, and tho sales of pork stuff for tho day were con siderably heavier than for several days past There was no evidence of weakness in other lines, but at tho aame time no spectacular developments as in the case of hogs. Prime steers held their own at $12.75, while others sold at an extreme range of $8.75 to $11.85. Cows went at $5.25 to $8 and calves held at $6 to $11.50. Receipts were 1150 cattle. 100 calves, 1150 bogs and 1300 sheep. Shippers Included Coles Dodd, Haines; Grover Brothers, Payette; George Stroham, Hermlston; Sol Dlckerson, Welser; O. K. Weed, Cottonwood, Cal.; A. Luce Orlantt, CaL; J. E. Ford, Marshfield; Baldwin Sheep A Land Co., Madras; W. Herrln, Bend; E. E. Harpald. Bend; John Hays and C. F. Kelly, Kahlotus, Wash.; J. W. Summers, Patterson. Wash.; R. J. Stewart, Kelso, Wash.; Prine villo Land A Livestock Co., Shanlko; E. V. Boyer, Robinette: T. Palmer, Condon; G. S. Conley and G. F. Brown, Corvallls: A. A. Peterson, Wren; G. R. Hannon, Roseburg; M. H. Dement, Myrtle Point; R. C. Hlllman. Plymouth; J. N. McFadden, Corvallls; G. W. Mercer, North Powder; J. W. Chandler, La Grande; H. W. Larkin, Hermlston; Jack Kendall, Willamlna. and F. McCoy, Maupin. The day's sales tnclnded tho following: Wt, Prlce.l Wt. Price. 29 steers. .1005 $11,501 5 calves.. 24 6.00 21 steers,. 1180 11.85110 calves.. 273 11.50 26 steers.. 940 8.751 3 calves.. 856 9.00 19 steers.. I'M) 10.25143 hogs ... 237 17.50 18 steers.. 1070 U.25I 4 liOKS... 215 17.25 9 steers .. 850 7.0UI17 hogs.... 218 18.73 25 steers. .100 12.751100 hogs.. 208 19.15 37 cows... 1100 7.00118 hogs.... 1VJ 18.50 3 cows... 1020 6.508T hogs.... 190 19.00 8 cows... US5 8.0020 hogs 227 17.50 8 cows... 740 S.00i2U hogs... 220 19.15 19 cows. ..1155 6.231 5 hogs.... 124 16.75 6 cows... 970 6.50132 hogs... :94 19.15 4 cows... 947 7.25145 hogs.... 214 18.50 2 calves . 2.50 10.00 Prices current at the local yards are aa follows: Cattle Prices. Prime steers $11.7512.73 Good to choice steers 10.73011.73 Medhim to good Bteers 9.50 f 10.75 Fair to medium steers 8.50 9.50 Common to fair steers 5.50 S.50 Choice cows and heifers 8.000 8.50 Med. to good cows and heifers. 6.000 7.50 Fair to nied. cows and hellers. O.liuw B.uo Canners 3.000 4.50 Bulls B.50 0 7.30 Calves Hoks ' 7.OO01LSO Prime mixed . Medium mixed Hough heavies Pigs Sheen 18.5019.15 18.00ralH.25 16.75017.00 16.000 16.50 East-of-the mountain lambs ... 13.0014.00 Valley lambs 12.50013.00 Yearlings 9.50'g 10.00 Wethers 8.50 9.50 Ewes 6.00 0 8.00 DESTINATIONS OF LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments to Leading Livestock Markets of United States. Destinations of livestock: loaded August 4. 'Double-decks counted as two cars): Cattle. Horses. Mixed Calves. Hogs.Shep.Mules.Stock. Baltimore .... 19 1 1 .. nfwton ...... .... 38 .... Chicago 159 247 48 8 7 E. St. Louis. Ill 42 21 2 6 1 Ft. Worth 67 5 ' 1 Kansas City... 405 86 8 8 8 Oklahoma Cltv 89 33 4 .... 1 Omaha 264 63 46 .... St. Joseph 22 26 2 8 Sioux City.... 4 33 2 1 Wichita 66 3 1 Various 57 26 12 11 6 Totals 1294 6B1 1S7 . 30 64 One week ago 1268 4S3 192 17 49 Four w'ks ago 1011 647 67 35 76 State origina of livestock loaded Aug. 4: For Portland Oregon 5 4 9 SI 63 Washington Total Portl'd One week ago Four w'ks ago For Seattle -. Washington.. Total Seattle One week ago Four w'ks ago For Spokane Idaho Washington.. Ttr Spokane One week ago.. Four w ks ago Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Aug. 5. Hogs Receipts 6000, market steady to 10c higher. Heavy, $18.10 018.90; mixed. $18.53018.63; light, $18,400 19.40; pigs, $15018; bulk of sales, $18.25 18.70. Cattle Receipts 18.500, market slow to steady. 15 to 25c lower. Native steers. $12.40 01S.4O; cows and heifers. $8.23 0 13.25; Western steers, $10.50016.50; Texas steers. $9.50 0 12.50; range cows and heifers, $80 11.50; canners. $708; stockers and feeders, $7.50012.-50; calves, $10013.50; bulls, stags, etc.. $7011.50. Sheep Receipts 7700, market steady to strong. Wethers. $12.50 0 13.60; ewes, $10.80 013; lambs, $160 17.25; yearlings, $130 14.50. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Aug. 6. Hogs Receipts 33, 000, strong at Saturday's best on good hogs; others very slow and lower. Butchers, $19.10 019.20; light, $19.45019.80; packing. $180 18.95 rough, $17.60 0 17.90; bulk of sales. $18.10019.65; pies, good and choice, $17.75 18.50. Cattle Receipts 20,000, good or better, steady; others slow and lower. Calves, ateadv to 25 cents lower; beef cattle, good. choice and prime, $17.60 0 18.73; common and medium, $10.50017.50; butcher's stock, cows and heifers. $7.25 014.25; canners ana cut ters. 86.25627.25: stockers and feeders, good. choice and fancy, $10013; Inferior, common and medium, $7.75 0 10; veal calves, good and choice, $16016.55. Sheep Receipts' 17.000. Native lambs weak. Western lambs held higher; bidding steady. , .. GORN PRICES JUMP Weather Reports Send Market Sharply Upward. CROP REPORTED DAMAGED Sizzling Temperatures and Scorch' ins Winds in Middle West Are Factors Ruling in Chicago Board ot Trade. CHICAGO, Aug. 5. Corn shot skyward to day. Impelled by fear of crop damage due to widespread record-breaking heat and to raiiure of expected raina. The market closed strong at the topmost level, o net higher, with September $1.62 1.63 and October $1.63. Oats gained lo to 2Hc The outcome in provisions varied from 10c decline to a rise or 7 cents. Excited buying rushes hoisted the corn market at the opening. Reports of alszling temperatures, scorching winds and lack of moisture were augmented by forecasts that indicated that no immediate relief was In prospect. All other price-making factors were temporarily Ignored, including even tho war news. Brief transient reactions caused Dy profit-taking took place at in tervals during tho session, but aa soon as the market ahowed a fresh scarcity or of ferlng the quotations soared azaln with out a check until the gong cleared the pit. uais caugnt the buying fever from com. Provisions were listless. Lard responded a little to the bullishness of corn, but pork and ribs were weakened by tho nearness ot xne government maximum. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. Hleh. Low. Close. Sept. $1.39 $1.6.1 $1.59 $1.2X kjcu ...... t.ou 1.64 l.Otf l.ra OATS. Sept. 67 .67 T4 .67 .6i Oct 68 .69 '.4 .68 .6,a SOP!. ..' 44.83 LARD. Sept. 26.75 26.70 26.70 SHORT RIBS. Sept. 24.95 24.95 24.85 24.87 MESS PORK. Sept. 44.85 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.7601.77; No. 3 yel low. fl. 6701.70: No. 4 yellow, tl. 6001.61. Oats No. 3 white, 69694c; standard. 6O06UMC Rye No. 2. $1.38. Barley 410c $1. t Timothy $608.60. Clover Nominal. Lard $26.66. Ribs $24.25023. Minneapolis Barley Market.. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 5. Barley, - 2c $1.10. Visible Grain Supply Change. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. The visible supply of American and bonded grain shows ths following changes: - Wheat. Increased 8.986,000 bushels; corn decreased 626.000 bushels: oats decreased 1,681.000 bushels; rye Increased 9000 bushels; barley decreased 271.000 bushels. IDAHO PLAN WOULD RADICALLY CHANGE MAP OP NORTHWEST. Chanse Would Brlnp; AH Sections Into Harmonloua Groups From CU matlc Standpoint. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 6. (Special.) A plan is proposed for the re-arrangement of the boundary lines of the three states of Idaho, Oregon and Washing ton, so that the more geographical fea tures of the three states may be taken advantage of. Such a step would re quire the sanction of the Legislatures of the three states Involved and also that of Congress. Under this plan Oregon's boundary lines would be so changed as to form that state out of the present western portion and the western portion of Washington. This would make It a coastal state giving it the Puget Sound country including the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and the present capital of Washington, Olympia. Washington would be formed out of the eastern portion, of the present state and the northern or panhandle section 6f Idaho. Idaho would include all (if the present portion or southern part of the state below the Salmon River and the vast eastern empire of Oregon. From a climatic standpoint, this pro posed division would bring all sections of the three states into harmonious groups. CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED Next Tear's Teaching Force at Cen tralis Announced by Board. CENTRAIilA, Wash., Aug. 5. (Spe cial.) The local School Board an nounced today that all contracts have been signed by members of next year's teaching force B. K. Cook has been elected principal of the Oakvlew School to succeed M. L. Juneau, resigned, while Conrad Lust, of Cheney, will succeed Walter H. Mar tin as principal of the Logan School. E. K. Harkness. who la engaged in T. M. C. A. work at Camp Lewis, has resigned as principal of the Washington School and will be succeeded Dy miss Z. May Meighen. J. B. Russell will be principal of the Lincoln school, suc ceeding J. P: Cavanaugh. Miss Meighen today succeeded rl. K. Rogers, principal of the Edison School, as canning and garden club leader in Centralis. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. LAMORBATJX Elra Lamoreauz. 988 Mon tana street. July 29, a son. JEFFERS Martin Jeffers, 185 Morris street, July 29, a daughter. MACHT Wlihelm Macnt, railing street, July 29, a daughter. ETHRINGTON William James jstnring ton. 146 Russett, Jaly 27, a son. LITTLE Carl Mlze Little, llio jsast Davis, July 27, a daughter. HUDDLESTON Harry Huaaieston, mils- dale. Or., July 27, a daughter. BONNEATJ Peter E. Bonneau. 189 Church street, August 1. 1918, a son. Maniaze Licenses. RHENKER-SHANBAUM Meyer Shenker. 40. 306 Front street, and Mrs. Goldle Shan- baum. legal. xa Grant street. GlRONa-KLlNGER Fred R. Glbons. 26. Boring. Or., and May L. Klin gar, 20, 6363 Ninety-second - street Southeast. BELL-JENSEN Albert Bell, 20. 1311 East Fourteenth street, and Eva O, Jen sen. 20, same address. COPPOCK-YOUNG Ross H. Coppoek, le gal, Salem, and Lorene Young, legal, 923 Weldler street. ttsi MmAS-BHiNT Gus Keramldas. 33 63 Fifth street, and Josephine Grant, 22, 1774 Seventeenth street. LOMBARD-MeNAMARA Richard L. Lombard. 24, 248 Fargo street, and Mar garet McNamara, 23, same address. MILLICAN-8EARS Delmar Milllcan. 21, 499 North Twenty-first street, and Marls Sears, 18, 605 North Twenty-first etreet. BARTHOLOMEW-CONNER Raymond J. t -..nm.ni l ' it . ti v f ' 1 1 h and Iran H Conner. legaf. Multnomah Hotel. GURTLE-ERICKSON Stephen J. Gurtle. 86, 654ft Wllliama avenue, and Anna Erlck son, S3, 772 Williams avenue. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. T A T crtV-T.VnTW Tnhn T.arann. S3. of Portland, and Miss Myrtle Ledin, 22 of Fortiano. .CAKTER-TRAWICS. Samuel carter, iiv, Morris Brothers, Inc. Established 25 Years. . 201 Railway Exchange Building, Portland, Oregon. ' THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE OF OREGON Municipal Bonds Yielding from S.2S to 7 If yon must SELL yonr Liberty Bonds, SELL to TJS. If yau can BUT more Liberty Bonda, BUY from la, We BUY and we SELL at the New York market. Telephone Main 3409. Liberty Loan Department Open Until 6 P. M. Saturday We offer out of our allotment $50,000,000 American Telephone and Telegraph Co. 7-Year Convertible 6 Gold Bonds at 94 and Interest, to Yield 7.10 DATED August 1, 191S DUB Auguit 1, 1S25. Registrable as to Principal Principal and Coupons Feb. 1 and Aug. 1. payable In New York and Boston Denominations $100 $500 $1000 Convertible at holder's option after two years Into etoclc of the company at 106. Conversion privilege offers opportunity for ex cellent profit. For the past 12 years dividends of 8 per cent per annum have been regularly declared. Average price of the stock on the New York Stock Exchange since 1901 haa been high 145, low 122. These bonds are the direct obligation f ths company: are senior to the outstanding capital etock, which at the present low market price represents an equity of over 3400,000,000 for the company's funded debt, including these bonds, of $233,000,000. Operation of the company Is now conducted by the United Etates Government, which assures maintenance of earnings. Price 94 and Interest to Yield 7.10' We reserve the right to withdraw thn offer at will and to advance the price to conform with market value LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY LUMBERMENS BUILDINO Capital and of Salem, Or., and Miss Allelne Trawick, 20, of Salem, Or. GEXSER-EASLEY Mathlas Genser, 2T, ot Webb City, Mo., and Miss Helen Easley, 21, of Debb City, Mo. WILLIS-MILAN Walter Willis. 32, of Forest Grove, Or., and Miss Eva Milan, 18, of Forest Grove. Or. . ,.-. PURDIN-FRENCH Homer Purdln. 21. of Forest Grove. Or, and Mrs. Celia French, 22, of Forest Grove. Or. nUliUon-"" m . of Dallas, Tex., and Miss Genevieve Row ley. 20, of Vancouver, vvasn. 1IONAKEA-U1BSUJI James xnonane of Portland, and Miss Olive Gibson, 18, of Portland. , , , MONROE-HALli rrQ jionc, M r.hfild. Or., and Mrs. Grace Hall, legal. of Eugene, Or. Building Permits. BEN KING Erect shack. Ivanhoe street; between Catlin and yrumbull; builder, same. 125. K, . RUDOLPH IfBUIBUn xvcymr -- North Seventeenth, between Lovejoy and Marshall: 50. E HENRY WEMME ESTATE Repair i ot .ml '' Knrth PmnL between Burnslcle and Couch ;15now A Galgiani, bulld- T.: . tr c .... !t!t Va.t Seventh. between East Couch and East Burnsido. builder, same; u. E B. BARTHROP Repair residence. lZea East Fortieth street, between Woodstock and Martin: G. W. Glllihan, builder: 40. . DAVID KURTZ Repair sleeping porch, Morris street, between Union avenue and Rodney; builder, same: 70. . . i . tii.'-tii -or ,-TTWT Rnnlr rRldenee. 821 Eugene street, between Union and Boo- Fifty-eighth avenue, between Sixtieth and Sixty-second; builder, same: 25. MAUDE E. TILLMAN Repair store build ing, 1101 ti Belmont street, between Thirty seventh and Thirty-eighth streets; Walter P. Tillman, builder; 50. uvanijUUA. ua ' -' ' - . ...... 896 Court avenue, between Mason and bald- more; L. W. Zel!er. ouituer; OVERLOOK LAND CO. Erect residence, 915 Court avenue, between Skldmore and oiason: v. w. z.ener. ouuuer, Broadway, between Forty-second and Forty third; B. F. Pond, builder; $2500. X,3ArtX4a "c,." - ---- between Yamhill and Taylor; Ferrell Roof ing Co., Duuaer; iou. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. pnRTT.Awn. A n r B. Maximum temper ature. 7fi decrees: minimum. 69 desrees. River reading. 8 A. M.. 7.5 feet; change in last 24 hours, 0.2 foot fall. Total rain fall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.), none. Total rainfall since September 1, 1817. 89.0.V Inches; normal, .oo incnes; aenciency, R 47 lTiiltu Kunrlae. 8:58 A. M.: sunset. 8:35 P. M. Total sunshine. S hours 81 min utes; possible, 1 hours 87 minutes. Moon rise. 4:52 A. M. ; moonset. 7:45 P. M. Ba rnmntmr reduced to aea level) 5 P. M.. 80.08 Inches. Relative humidity at noon. 62 per cent. 1 lie wbAiniin. Wind STATIONS. State of Weather s 5 M n I i SI i - S I : c t o Baker 80 7210.00 .. NW Pt. cloudy Boise 68 7810.00 14 W Pt. cloudy Boston 64 84(0.06 .. S Cloudy Calgary 48 ... Chicago 74 102 0. 00110 SW Clear Denver 62 8610.20!. .INB Rain Des Moines 10410.001 2SVV Cloudy Eureka . 52 6210. 00 16iNW Clear Galveston .... 80 8610.00 lSiSE Pt. cloudy Helena 62 62j0.01 10 VV Cloudy tJuneau 62 . . . 10.00 . . 8 Rain Kansas City .. 86 104;0.00 18 S Clear Los Angeles .. 84 0.00 .. S Clear Marshfield ... 60 74 0.00 .. NW Clear Medford 45 80:0.00 10 NW Clear Minneapolis .. 72 8610.00 12 NE Cloudy New Orleans.. 76 02,0. 00.. SB Cloudy New York ... 86 00 0.18120 SW Cloudy North Head .. 68 80 0.00114 NW Cloudy North Yakima. 68 88 0.00 16 NW Clear Phoenix 74 96 0.78 .. NW Clear Pocatello .... 64 80 0.00 12 W Clear Portland 51 ... 0.00 . . NB Pt. oloudy Roseburg 66 78 0.00 10 NW Clear Sacramento .. 60 9410.00 .. NW Clear St. Louis 84 10410. 00 241SE Clear Salt Laks .... 72 R0.00 10IN Clear San Diego ... 88 760. 00 .. SW Clear San Francisco. 64 74 0.00 18ISW Clear Seattle 66 740.OO..W Clear Kitka' 6810.00 calm Cloudy Spokane 62 84(0.00 . .(SW Cloudy Tacoma 66 72I0.OO..N Clear Tatoosh Island 64 6610.00 10ISW C oudy tValdez 44 ...10.88 calm Cloudy Walla Walla.. 62 8210.00, . . SW Pt. cloudy Washington .. 741 8SI0.04 ..IS Clear Winnipeg 64 76,0.00 . ..VE Pt. olondy f A. M. today; -P. M. report preceding day. FORECASTS. -Portland and vicinity Fair; gentle west erly winds. , Oregon ana wasnington fair, roeucrme westerly winds. Idaho r air, except inowcn uuinik portion; warmer southwest and cooler south east portion. . . . . Choir Organized In La Grande. LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.) -Prof. Edwards, of Baker, In La Grande tonight put the finishing touch upon the community choir which is to supply the music at the patriotic conference of all war agencies next Thursday. This is the first choir of Its kind in Eastern Oregon. Irrigation to Be Investigated. TAKIMA, ,Wasb Aug. . (Special.) Surplus $600,000 FIFTH AND STARK FACTS NO. 282 - FACTS I ! ' RELIEVING THE FARMER Among reasons given by the Council of National Defense for greater use of highways is "The farmer Is relieved of liaul- lng his products to market, conserving farm labor. Haul- lng done by five men with ; wagons can be done by a man with a motor truck at many times the speed." To accom- plish this It is necessary to pave highways with ? BITULITHIC WARREN RROS. COMPANY, : 711 Journal Bide Port land.Or. I FACTS - NO. 282 - FACTS ! State Hydraulic Engineer Marvin Chase is expected here in the next few days in connection with the apportion ment and restriction of the Summer Ir rigation water supply to private Irri gation canals. He will also Investigate conditions which caused the demand of the State Game Warden that flahways be placed in storage dams, including those of the Government PORTLAND PLANT EXPANDS A. L. Valentine to Represent Flume Company In Seattle. A. L. Valentine, former Mayor of Nome and for the past nine years superintendent of public utilities In Seattle, has been made Seattle man ager of the Coast Culvert & Flume Company of Portland. The company has undertaken a large amount of work for the Government and John S. Beall, president of the concern, plans to distribute much of this work through the Seattle office. Mr. Valentine was in Alaska during the gold rush. He removed to Seattle 15 years ago and served two terms aa engineer of King County before he was elected to the Department of Publlo Utilities. APPLE BOXES and all kinds of Fruit Boxes shipped anywhere, in small or large shipments. STATE BOX CO. 1114 E. Taylor St, Portland, Or. Phone Tabor 3609. TRAVELERS CODE. Mai ALASKA Ketchikan, WrangeU. Juneau, Douglas, Haines. Skagway, Cordova, Velds Bsward and Anchorage. Special Summer Excursions. Round trip rates to all Alaska points. Largest ships, nnequaled service, low rates. In cluding bertha and meals. Hake reser vations. 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