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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1900)
THE STODAY OEEGOmOT, tfORTLAM), XCJOTST 19; 1900. 10 COMMERCIAL AND Business was as good yesterday as could be desired on a mid-Summer Sat urday. HeceJpts of poultry nave been largo and of por stock. Toung -chickens are- a. 2rng on the market at ?2S. Old liens are firm at $4K 50, and choice lots "would bring &L There Is no demand for ducks or geese. Egg stocks have been well cleaned up by shipments to Alaska. Tho market was Arm yesterday at 17c. In some quarters lc -was asked but not obtained, offerings being plenty at 17c Cheese is easier and prices are lower. Prices on -veal and dressed hogs have also been shaded. WHEAT-Despite the prediction of Sec retary "Wilson, of the Department of Ag riculture, that "we will have dollar wheat before tlie end or itie year,' the tendency at the principal markets the past week has been towards a lower level of prices. September wheat lost ground everywhere. Liverpool closed yesterdiy at 5s 105d, compared with 5s lld Monday; Chicago closed at 72c. against 75ic Monday; and New York closed at 77c, against 0c Monday. Among the reasons which Secretary "Wilson gave for his prediction was that the American shortage would be 100,000,000 bushels. Bight on the heels of the- prediction camo the Government condition report, showing an indicated crop on August 1 of 513,997,000 bushels, compared -with the crop of 547,303.840 bush els in 3S99. a shortage of only 33,305,840 bushels. The Secretary's high-price talk has stiffened the backs of farmers, and they put their views pretty well out of the roach of Portland buyers. As a re sult, little business is doing and prices continue nominal. The Government report of the condi tion of the -various crops of the country on August 1. as translated into bushels by the statistician of the New Tork Pro duce Exchange, indicates a total crop of 513,997,009 bushels, against 547,303,840 bush els last year. Using the report of the Department of Agriculture as a basis, J. C. Brown, statistician of the New Tork Produce exchange, prepared a statement showing the Indicated yield In bushels. His figures, with comparisons taken from the Commercial Tear Book, are appended. Tho figures of yield per acre are based, on a condition of 100, as indicated by tho department's returns for Ave years: "Winter Wheat Indication. August 1, 1U00. Condition 80S Indicated average yield per acre...... 13 4 Area, acres 24.9OS.OO0 Indicated crop, bu..333,769,O00 August 1, 1699. 65 6 10 6 23,900.000 274,540,000 Crop. bush. Actual "Winter wheat. 1899 296,679,586 Actual Winter wheat, 1838 379.813,291 Actual "Winter wheat, 1897 322,701.105 Actual "Winter wheat, 1896 264.339.009 Actual "Winter wheat, 1895 257.709.377 Actual "Winter wheat. 1894 326,395,840 Actual "Winter wheat, 1893 275,489.000 Actual "Winter wheat. 1892 359.191,000 Actual Winter wheat. 1831 392,495.003 Actual "Winter wheat. 180 255.374.000 Actual Winter wheat. 1SS9 832,243,000 Sprint; Wheat Indication. August 1, August X, 1900. 1E39. Condition 56 4 83 6 Indicated ylold per aero 9 9 14.6 Area, acres 18,205,000 17,650,000 Indicated crop. bu..lS0.230.000 200.610,009 Crop, bush. Actual Spring wheat, 1859 .260,624,260 Actual Spring wheat, ISPS 295,335.414 Actual Spring wheat, 1S97 197.448,063 Actual Spring wheat. 1895 163.345,247 Actual Spring wheat. 1895 209,393,570 Actual Spring wheat, 1894 133,858,576 Actual Spring wheat. 1893 120.642.916 Actual Spring wheat, 1892 156.75S,000 Actual Spring wheat. 1891 219,285.000 Actual Spring wheat. 1SS0 143.SSS.000 Actual Spring wheat, 1SS9 .15S.317.O00 Totnl "Wheat Indication. August 1, 1900. Area, acres 47113,000 Indicated crop, bu.. 512,997,000 August 1, 1899. 43,750.000 536,150.030 Crop. bush. 547.303,840 ....675,148.705 530,149,163 ... .427.684,346 ....457.102,947 ....460,267.416 ....396,131.725 ....515,949,000 ....611.7SO.O00 ....299,252,000 Actual total wheat 1S99 Actual total wheat, If 93.... Actual total wheat, 1897 Actual total wheat, 1895.... Actual total wheat, 1S95.... Actual total wheat. ISM.... Actual total wheat, 1893 Actual total wheat, 1892 Actual total wheat, 1891...., Actual total wheit. 1890 Actual total wheat 1SS9 40,.000 Concerning the crop in California the news obtainable is rather indefinite. Har vesting In the San Joaquin Valley is com pleted and the grain stored: farmers are generally holding off for an advance in rates. The San Francisco Commercial News says the yield is not up to tho aver age. In the Sacramento Valley possibly an average yield will be obtained, but the quality Is not entirely up to the standard. In tho vicinity of the bay and along tha coast rhe crop is vory- small, and of rather poor quality. The local market is unusually cuiot for thH period of tht year. Millers are In the market only for fancy offerings, and their business Is small, while shippers, owing to the con tinued firmness of) freights, remain inac tive. Most of the wheat arriving has been previously contracted for. FREIGHTS Shipowners still hold firm at 45 shillings. No new business has been reported for weeks. Tonnage on the way is: Te Portland, S9.6S9; to Puget Bound. 42.KS. PUGET SOUXD SALMON PACK. Shortnsrc of 32O.O00 Cases Compared With Last Tear. According to a statement prepared by Phil F. Kelly, of Seattle, and handed to The Oregonian. this season salmon pack on Pugot Sound up to August 16 was 199,000 cases, compared with C2S.0M cases tho same time a year ago. George T. Myers. a1 has seen the statement says that the ftaal count will not vary 10,003 cases from Mr. Kelly's estimate. It may, therefore, be assumed that Puget Sound's pack is less by 329,000 eases than It was la 1S99. Mr. Kelly's estimates in detail follows: Cases. Alaska Packers' Association. Blaine 30.000 Alnvworth & Dunn. Blaine 23.000 J W. & V. Cook. Blaine COM Northwest Packing Co.. B4alne 1.000 Carlisle Packing Co.. Lummi Island. 10.003 Pacific American, Falrhaven 60.000 Puget Sound Packing Co., Falrhaven 20.000 Fairhaven C. Co.. Falrhaven 7.000 Astoria & P. S. Co.. Fairhaven fi.OOO Fifla'go Pack. Co . Anacortes 12.000 Romano S Co.. Anacortes 1,000 Allocortex Anacortes 36.000 Geo T Mvers & Co., Seattle 7,000 J. W. & V. Cook, Port Townsond... 1,000 Total .199.000 WASHIXGTOX LUMBER TRADE. Year's Shipment Valued at About 57,300,000. The Seattle Trade Register's annual re view of the lumber trade of Washington chows shipments as follows ror the year ended June 3ft. 3K: Cargoes to foreign ports. 17G.Wl.Sfi2 feet: cargoes to domestic ports, 2SS.8S5.4ti feet: rail shipments, 304. S05.0M feet, total, 7M.972,W7 feet The value of the foreign cargoes was J1.S3B.S29. No other values are statec ay the Trade Register. Assuming that the domestic cargos and shipments averaged with the foreign crgo-$M 49 per thousand the total of the sMtKoats closely approached 1 Foreign shfpiaoats Trcro valued at C-j FINANCIAL NEWS 855,323, compared with ,51,293.740 in 1S9S-99. and $1,020,303 in 1S97-9SL Rail shipments were 304,203,000 feet, compared with 10,800, 000 feet in 1S3S-99. The foreign cargoes were distributed as follows: Feet. "Value. Hawaiian Islands ... 62,459.199 $ 6S2.S45 Australia 38,209.673 857.129 China and Japan .... 2L578.G97 212.73S Chile 11.877.243 10S.464 Mexico - 9.122.42 9S.16Q J Africa 8.2C4.535 81,952 Great Britain 5.CS1.42S 54.274 Peru 4,815,620 42,139 Philippine Islands .. 5.05S.476 76.086 Germany 2.27S.C05 41,017 Argentina 2.229.450 15,805 Ecuador 2,047,718 23,043 Fiji Islands 1,659,377 19.4SS France 733,110 6.5SS New Caledonia 658,564 9,100 Russia 249.000 3,000 Totals. 1SS9-00 .17S.911.5S2 yi.E?j,3g IDAHO CROPS. Grain Cnt for Hay Because nt tne Scarcity of "Water. Crop conditions in Idaho are thus re viewed by the report of the Idaho section of the Weather Bureau: As a result of droughty conditions, which have prevailed in Southern Idaho nearly continuously since the third week of May, and in Northern Idaho since about July 10, all crops that have depended upon natural streams have suffered in consequence of insufficient water. Crops that have been watered from irriga tion ditches are In good condition, and give promise of yielding an average. Un irrlgated crops, commonly known as dry farm products, have failed In many sec tions, the grain having been cut for hay in many Instances. In sections of Bannock, Oneida and Cassia Counties the squirrel pest has damaged more than usually all crops on unlrrigated lands. There were also small areas where grasshoppers and crickets were destructive, but these pests soon dis appeared, and are now found lp too small numbers to be . considered of Im portance. Of the .Irrigated crops. Fall-sown grain, some early-sown Spring grain, first cut ting of alfalfa, timothy and red clover matured full averages, but the second crop of alfalfa was comparatively light Corn has been assisted in Its growth by continual warm weather, and the crop of potatoes Is larger than usual. Veg etables, melons, hops and sugar beets are fair crops wherever grown. The fruit crop Is unusually large throughout the state, especially In the southwest fruit-growing district The markets have been supplied with peaches, berries of all kinds, plums and early ap ples. The acreage of fruit having been increased by young orchards coming into bearing, there will bo larger shipments of fruit than have ever been known. Fruit pests developed with high tempera ture, but were brought under subjection in most Instances by united effort on the part of the orchardlsts. Fruit has ripened rapidly this season, and shipments of Fall fruit are expected to begin several weeks earlier than usual. SAJf FRANCISCO EXPORTS. Wheat nnd Flonr Since January 1 Amount to SS,S70,233. Exports of wheat by months from San Francisco since January 1, 1900, hae been: Centals. Value. January 631.157 $ 644,054 February 1.023.515 1.012,877 March 972.421 992,458 April 660.186 649.652 May 44S.918 432,717 Juno S14.S9S 821,800 July 5SS.129 626.9S2 Total 5,133,524 $5,210,540 Exports of flour for the same period have been: Barrels. Value. January 119.610 $ 3,038 February ..,. ,....137,448 442.121 March 141,334 467.815 April 79,430 249.738 May 74,523 S00.417 June 80.0C6 250.1G7 July , 78,892 202,397 Total 730,839 53,86S,693 Reducing flour to wheat measure, ex ports of wheat from Ehn! Francisco, since January 1, compare as follows with the same period of previous years: Centals. 1895 6.972,817 1897 4.654.054 1S9S 4.468,104 1899 3.445.10S 1900 7,332,041 Value. $7.7S1,337 0.728,265 6.6S1.2S5 3,941,719 8,573,233 CORAXR IX HEBIX. Manila Combination Shorr No Sisn of Weakening;. W. W. Asser & Co., of New Tork and London, in their August circular, have the following on Manila hemp: "The combination of dealers In Manila have continued to absorb hemp, and at present show no signs of weakening: fairly reliable Information received In London is to the effect .that thoso Inter ested are a substantial body of men, who in a large measure are independent of outside financial assistance, and are, we are assured, quite determined to hold their supplies for considerably better rates than those now ruling. Whether this will prove correct or otherwise no one can of course foretell, but It seems probable that for the Immediate future at all events there Is little to be feared for the market in this respect" In regard to position of Jute the samo authority says: "In spite of the strong position of old crop and early new. as set out In our last Issue, the market has remained weak throughout the month, and new crop has been dealt in to only a moderate extent and at gradually lowering prices. The general opinion In Calcutta Is that the official forecast seriously underesti mates extent of the crop, and a perusal of the full report now to hand seems to indicate that the Director of Agriculture himself shares this view. Of course, If exports are to be equal to a full sea son's consumption present reduced range of prices even cannot bo maintained, and in spite of the certainty of scarcity Just before supplies of new can reach In suffi cient quantity to meet daily consump tion, the prospect of ample supplies later on is preventing holders from obtaining tho ad-antage In prices which tho posi tion of undoubted exhausted stocks should give them. A more active demand Board of Trade and Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS STOCKS and COTTON BOUGHT AND SOLO FOR CASH OR CASK! ED OM MARGINS 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Orefion in the near future is certain, and some recovery from the low prices current seems probable for August and August September shlpmentf beyorfd that course of prices depends entirely on extent of the crop." PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Etc " Wheat Walla Walla, nominal, C5cj Valley, 6450c; bluestem, 5Sc per ttusnel. Flour Best grades, 52 7533 10 per barrel; graham, $2 TiOQS. ' Oata White. 3GJ?37c: gray. 34,33c per Dushel. Barley Teed. $15315 60; brewing, ?1G 50 17 ier ton. iltllstufls Bran. $13 per ton; middlings, $20; shorts, $15; chop, $15. Hay Timothy, $11012; dovrr, $77 00: Ora gon wild hay. $67 per ton. Butter, EsJSo, Poultry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery, 4550c; store, 25Jf 27c per roll. Eggs 17c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $34 per dozen: bens. $44 50: Spring. $2; docks, $3-t; .geese, 45 per dozen; turkeys, live, 1416c per pound; dressed, 1517c Cheese Full cream, twins, ll12c; Young America, 12&13c per pound. 4 Vegetables, Krnit, Etc. Vegetables Parsnips; $1; turnips. $1; car rots, $1 per each; onions, $1 231 CO for Cal ifornia Yellow Danvers. $11 25 for Oregon Yellow Danvers; cabbago, $1 752 per cental; potatoes, 4OS,30c per sack; peas, SffJc; beans, e7c per pound; cucumbers,. KXSlUc per dozen; tomatoes, C5c per box; green corn, 10l2$c per dozen. Fruit Lemons, $4 505; oranges, $3 !04 per box for late Valenclas; pineapples, $4 GOO per dozen; bananas, $2 503 per bunch; Per sian dates, 7c ner pound; peaches. 50G0o; pears, 00c$l per box; apples, B0c$l per box; watermelons, $1 752 25; cantaloupes, $11 25 per dozen for California; Oregon nutmegs, $1 251 50 per crate; plums and prunes, 40g00c per crate; grapes, seedless, 75c per box; To kay, Muscat and Rose Peru, ?11 -25 per crato. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 67c' per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 45e; pears, sun and evaporated, 66c; plums, plttess, i &c; prunes. Italian. 3ba5ic; silver, extra choice, 5 6c; figs, Smyrna, 12c; California black, &5?Gc; do white, 10c per pound. Groceries, Jfuto, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 2332S1:; Java, fancy, 20S2o; Java, good, 2024c: Java, ordinary, 18i0s; Costa Rica, fancy, lS20c; do good, 1018c; do ordinary, 1012o per pound; Columbia, roast $13 C3; Arbuckle'8, $14 03; Lion, $13 63 per Sugar Cube, $C 70; crushed, $8 ,70; pow dered, $3 40; dry granulated, $0 20; extra C, $5 70; golden C, $5 00 net; half barrels, o more than barrels; nmplo sugar, 15,310c per pourd.. Salmon Columbia Rher. 1-pound tails. $1 25 1 GO: 2-pound tails, $22 00; fancy. 1-pound flats. $1 C5Q1 75; -pound fancy flats. 85'J5c; Alabkn. 1-pound tails, $1 2031 30; 2-pound tails. si D0&2 25 Btnns Small white, 3?ic; bajou, 4c; Lima, 0c per pound Grain bags Calcutta, $e0 12 per 100 for EpOt. Nuts Peanuts, 67c per pound for raw, Do for roasted; cocoanuts, 00c per dozen; walnuts, 10 lie per pound; pine nuts, 15e; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts, 15c; Brazil, lie; filberts, 15c; fancy pecans, 1214c; almonds, 152)17io per pound. Coal oil Coses, 20c per gallon; barrels, 10c; tanks, 14c. Rice Island, CVic; Japan, 5VJc; New Orleans, iVi3aifl; fancy head, $77 50 per sack. Meat and Provisions). Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and twf, sheared, $3 DO; dressed. 647c per pound. Spring lambs, 4c per pound gross; dressed, 8c. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5 C05 75; light $5; dressed, G&c per pound. Veal Large, GSc per pound; small, 82 Oo per poucd. Beef Gross, top steers, $3 50!34; cows, $3(3 3 50; dressed beef, 67c per pound. Piw islons Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 12c per pound; picnic hams, 9c per pound; breakfast bacon, 13c; bacon, 10c; backs, 0g)10c; dried beef, , 17Jc per pound; lard. 5-pound palls, 10c; 10 - pound palls, Oc; 60s, 9c; tierces, IHjc per pound. Eastern pack (Ham mond's): Hams, largo, 12c; medium, 12c; small, lSVic; picnic hams, Gic; shoulders, D'c; breakfast bacon, 13c; drj salt sides, 3t5ic; bacon tides, 010Wc; backs. 1014c; butts, 9c; lard, pure leaf, kettlo rendered, 5s, 10c; 10s. 10hc Bops, Wool, Hides, Etc. Hops 28c per pound for 1800 crop, 3JJ103 for new crop. Wool Valley. 1213c for coano, 1510c for best; Eastern Oregon, 1013c; mohair, 25o per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings, 1520c; short-wool, 23 35c; medium-wool, 3050c; long-wool, G0..SP$1 cacn. Tallow 55c: No. 2 and grease S'li'Qio per pound. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, $515; cubs, each, $l5; badger, each, G0c; wildcat, 2575c; houseca-t. 5t25c. Sox. common erra. 4Oc0'Sl; do red, $1 753 CO; do cross, $2 E0C; lmx, $2J4 50; mink, 40c$l 75; marten, dark Northern. $5gl0; do pale, pine, $24; musk rat 8 12c; skunk, 50ff80c; otter (land), $4 OS; panther, with head and claws perfect $13; raccoon, 258Qc; wolf, mountain, ' with head perfect $3 50 5; wolverine, $2 E0Q0; beaver, per akin, large, $07: do medium, per skin, $4?5; do small, per skin, $12; do kits, per skin SlOtf. Hides Dry hides. No 1, 10 pounds end up ward, 1415c; dry Mp, No. 1, 5 to 10 pounds. 15c per pound; dry calf. No 1, under 5 pounds, 16Ulc; dry salted, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers, 00 pounds aud oer, 7Sc; do DO to 60 pounds, 7c; do un der 50 pounds and cows, 7c; kip, 13 to 30 pounds, 7Sc: do veal, 10 to 14 pounds. 7c; do calf, under 10 pounds, 7c; green (unsaltcd), lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, moth eaten, badly cut scored hair slipped, weather beaten or grubbj). one-third lets. THE GRAIN MARKETS. Prices tor Cereals In European nnd American Torts. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. Wheat Firm on call and dull on the spot mar ket Barley Futures strongj spot barley easy. Oats Strong. Spot quotations were: Wheat No. 1 shipping, $L 02; choice, $1 0; milling. U 05i 07&. Barley Feed, 73475c: brewing, S0S5o. Oats Good to choice white, $1 Tgl 25; good "to choice gray, $1 10Q1 SX); good to choice red, 51 13&31 22. Call board sales: Wheat Firm; December, 51 0S&; cash, $10 Barley Strong-; December, 77c Corn Large yellow, $il7120. ICcti York Grain and Produce, NEW TORK, Aug. 18. Flour Receipts, 29,255 barrels; exports, 9318 barrels; mar ket weak; Winter straights, $3 45g3 55. Wheat Receipts, 12S.575 bushels! ex ports, C3.739 bushels; spot weak; "No. 2 Ted, 78c, t. o. b.; options opened 76Hc elevator. Options ruled weak most of the forenoon in response to heavy liqui dation and attacks" by bear' traders in spired by lower cables and small ship ments from the country. Closed Tveak, at lUic net decline. September closed 77&c; December, 79$ic. Wool Dull. Hops Steady; Pacific Coast. 1S99 crop, 10S13C. Chlcnso Grain and. Produce. CHICAGO, Aug. 18. Apparently at no time during the day were there any num ber of traders in wheat who believed that the market wns going to recover soon from the general steady slump. Trade was dull to a disheartening' degree. Liver pool closed c lower. There was al most no outside business. Receipts at Western markets were again very heavy, and the Spring demand slack. Scattered liquidation, including selling on stop loss orders, was the order of the day. For some time tho only buying was-by scalp ing shorts, who covered to secure profits. September opened HOVic lower, at 72'5) 72ic, and after a few weary efforts to hold its head up, subsided to 71c. It was under 72 cents that most of the cov ering by scalpers was done. This, coupled with the buying of 200.000 bushels by a commission-house, about the only good- JjEl5edorderof the day, resulted In w re- covery to 72J, at which the market closed, a tflecllno of ?iI4c Irom yestferday. " Corn felt the wheat weakness, and tho stoppage of the shipping demand caused by the recent advance in prices for thi3 and the next.. montbJ-s. delivery. Septem ber, which closed yesterday at 23&c, was offered at the opening toddy at ,3S; to 3S3$5icr- Tha close ,was c lowjeJW- at SSiic. - - f Oats were quiet, but comparatively steady. September-closed Jficdown, at 3121"vic s Provisions wero slow, but showed an undertone of firmness. Local' buying, es. pecially.of- short ribs and the selling of product for January delivery, were tha features. September pork closed 15c over yesterday; lard 2fii5a higher, and ribs 17i&(520c up. ' Tho leading -futures ranged astfollows: " , .WHEAT- V, - . Opening; Highest? Lowest Close. AUKuot. . v i ?v i ?u ixTl fV JL"Ji September October .. 73$ 72"d l?fc "T21& 72tt 73 73tf 73J CORN. August ....,. September ... Octob'r ...... 411. m 38 37 if 38 37 OATS.. .2134 21 21?t 21 22 22 August ... September October ... 214 21 22 22 MESS PORK. September ...1100 1115 October 1110 if 20 January 1005 '1110 . LARD. 16 03 .. 11 15 11 00 11 20 10 83- 1103 September ... 6 57 6 62' October 6 CO 0 January 035. 6 42 SHORT RIBS, September ... 6 82 i 7 051 "T82 7 05 6 02 5. SO October ...... C 80 02 . 6 177. January 5 70 D SO - 5C5 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Dull; Winter patents, S3 7 M; straights, S3 103 60; clears, SStSfl 30; Sprlnj specials, $4 304 40; patents, $3 504; straights, $34 SO; bakers', $2 202 60. Wheat No. 2. red, 73?i7&c.- ., ... Corn No.- 2, SSc; No. 2 yellow, 39c. Oats No. 2, 22c; No. 2 white, 2VnX No. 3 white, 2324&c Barley Good feeding, 36374c; . fair to choice malting, 4145c. Flax seed No. 1, $1 37; No. 1 Northwest' ern, $1 SS1 3S& Timothy seed Prime, S3 G03 75. Mess pork Per barrel, $111011 15. Lard Per 100 pounds, SG G06 62. '. Short rlbs-Sides, loose, $6 907 02; dry salted shoulders, boxed,- 6(Jf63ic; short clear sides, boxed, $7 407 60. Whisky Basis of.-high wines,' $1 23V$. Sugars Cut loaf, 'unchanged. Clover Contract grade, '$8 759. ' - Receipts. Shlpm'ts. Flour, barrels 12,000 0,000 Wheat, bushels 285,000 150,000 Corn, bushels 05,000 238.000 Oats, bushels 359.000 578,000 Rye, bushels 4.000 Barley, bushels . 11.000 8,000 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was firm; creameries, 16;820c; dairies, 1418c. Cheese Firm; lOSflliic Eggs Firm; fresh, 12c. i European Grain MrirUetB. LONDON, Aug. 18. Wheat Cargoes on passage, sellers at decline; qargoes, No. 1 Standard California, 30s 4d; English country markets, quiet; India,shlpments of wheat to United Kingdom, none. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 18. Wheat and flour in Paris quiet; French country markets quiet; weather In England, sultry. Wheat Futures quiet; September, 5s 10d; De. comber, 63 d. Corn Futures nominal; September, 3s lld; October, 3s lld; November, 3s lld. Wheat Spot easy; No. 2 red Western Winter, 6s 2d; No. 1 Northern Spring, 6a 3d; No. 1 California, 0s 3&d6s 4d. , Corn Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 4s; do old, 4s Id. Flour St. Louie fancy Winter, firm; 8s. Hops At London (Pacific Coast), steady; 2 15s3 15s. Tncoma Wheat. TACOMA, Aug. 18. Wheat Dull, , little doing; bluestem, 59c; club, 56c. NEW YORK STOCKS MD BONDS. Closing Prices of the Principal Wall-Street Securities. BONDS. U. 6. 2a, ref. rear.104 do coupon 104 do 2s, re...r...l00 do 3s, reff. .:.... 100 do coupon .100 Gen Electric Bs..115 N. T. .Cent. lstsMOSV, Northern Pac. 3s.. 65 do 4s .:.'.".. I :...104 Oregon Nav. lsts.109 do new 4b, reg...l32W I- do,4 :102H uregon a. jj. cs'..i28 do ion. Cs 112 Rio Qr. "West lsts 08 St. Paul -consols.. 167 S P. C. &. P. lsts118 do 03 118 Union Pacific 4s. ..105 Wis. Cent. lsts.... 80 do old 4s, regr. ..115 do coupon 115 do -59, regr..."....112V5 do coupon xViVi Dlst Col. 3-G5s..,122 Atchison adj. 4s.. 85V. 9. & N.W. con. 7s120 ( do S. F. deb. 53120 Southern PacIHo 4a 78 aj a it-, u iEts-.j.Lrj i west tsnoro 4S 11V& do 4S 97 . Bid. ,.J- STOCKS. Tha total sales of stocks today were 73,400 Bhares. Tho closing quotations were: Atchison' ........ 27 Union Pac. pref... "Wabash ... do pref .'..... v.. ' do pref 704 Bait. i& Ohio 7154; 1gl jan .f acme ..... au Wheel. &'L. E.... 84 do' 2d -pref...:..'. 23ft Wis. -Central .,..-14 P. ?, C. &St. L. 54 Third Avenue 110 EXPRESS CO.'S Adatps ...,124 American 154 United States ;... 45 Wells-rargo 124 MISCELLANEOUS. Atner. Cotton Oil.. 33 do pref 8S Amer. Malting ... 4 do pref 24 Amer. Smelt. & R. 37 Can. Southern .a -54 Ches. & Ohlo.... 27 Chi. Gr. Western. 11 Chi, B. & Q 127& uni , ma. & u.... xz do pref 52 Chi. & East. 111.. 00V4 Chicago & N. W..162 Chi . R. I. & F...107$6 C. C. C. & St. U 53 Colo. Southern ... 04 do 1st pref 42 i do 2d pref 10 Del. & Hudson. ...112 Del , Lack. & W..177 Denver & Rio Gr. 18: do pref 06- Erie 11 do 1st Bret;.... 33 QO prof 8S Amer. Spirits 1 "do pref 17 Amer. Steel Hoop, 10 do pref 67 Amer. Steel & w.. 34 do pref 75 Amer. Tin Plato,.. 23 do pref 78 Amer. Tobacco ... 93 do pref 128 .naconda MIn. Co. 45S4 Brooklyn R. T 57 Cdlo. Fuel & Iron. 85 Cont. Tobacco .... 25 do pref i 77 Federal Steel 34 do pref 67 Oeneral Electrlc...l3(J Glucose Supir ...."51 do Tref nn Great North, pref.1521 iiocKing uoai io liocKinjc vaney .. 3 Illinois Central ..116' Iowa Central .... 18 do nref 43 Kan. C, P. & G.. 15 Lake Brie & W... 27 oo prer iz take Shore 209 Louis. & Nash.... 71 Mannnttan EI ... Ul Met St Ry 152V 'ilex. Central .... llfc Minn. & St. Louis 53 do Dref 03 Missouri Pacific .. 61HI Mohlle A Ohio.... 37Hi xnt .paper ... ii L U., A.. c& x....... irn do Dref .... do pref 30 La Clede Gas 7B Hew Jersey uent..i3 ) National Biscuit .. 31 rfew TorK cent...iso; Norfolk & West. 34 uu urai. ......... at National Lead ... 17 do pref 74 Co pref nnu Nortnern iaeinc. oi4 do pref 70 National Steel 20 ao prer ... 84 Ontario vfc west., ai O. R. & N t. 42 do trref 70 N. X. Atr-Brake..l34 North American .. 14 Pacific Coast 64 Pennsylvania ....129 ao-jBt prer...... so do 2d tiref. ........ at do 1st pref...... -501 do 2d pref 28: Rio Gr. Western.. 59 do cref 00 Pacfflc Mall.7..w. 81 People's Gas 07 Pressed Steel Car. 3891 ao pref ..k, . 72 St. Louis & B. F. 9 Pullman Pal. Car.180 Stand. Rona & t.. nil ao 1st prer m do 2d pref 345 St. Louis -SJ W. 11 do pref 27 St. Paul U4U Sugar 124 ao oret . -....lift Tcnn Coal & Iron. 70U U. S. Leather 30 ao prer mi flo pref St. Paul 40.:.i.ll4 Itr. B. Rubber. ... 30U Southern Pacific. 33 do pref i....,,i. 04 Southern Ry .... 11 Western Union ... 0 do pref 52 Republic Iron & 3. 11 Texas & Pacific... 14 do prer 63 Union Paclflo ... .50 SAN TRANCTSCO MARKETS. .SAN . FRANCISCO, Auff. ,18. Wool Spring, Nevada, ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 1014c; 3Vallfi'.. Oregon,, 1$1Sq. . Fall Mountain Lambp, 910c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 1012c , , .. .V Hops 199 crop, ll13c, " Millstuffs Middlings, $1720; bran, $12 13 50 per ton. Hay Wheat $Sgl2; .wheat and oat, $Sg! 11; best .barley, $S 50; alfalfa,. ;6grz(5p; compressed wheat ?S12 per ton; straw, 25&37c per bale. . Potatoes, f River Burbanks, J30$0c: sweet, new. 13i2c0 per pound; SaUnarr Burbanks, 93c. ' ; "Vegetables Green peas, 23c per pound: string bearish &g3c; tomatoes. 15&50c; asparagus, 75c2 60; cucumbers, 2030o per box. Green fruit Apples, choice, 1 15; conj mon, 35c per box. Butters-Fancy creamery, 2425ci do .sec onds, 2223c; fancy dairy, J2122c; do sec onds, 1720c - - - Citrus Iruit-aiexican Hxnes, ?S7; com-JL mon California lemons. $1 E02 75; choice, r?3g32aL per box; pineapples. 'SS'oOS. Bananas $1 502 50 per bunch. Cheese California, fiats, 9"10c per pound; Toung America, 10c; Eastern, liife 14C Eggs Stote, 1519c; fancy .ranch,, 25c; Eastern, 1619c. Poultry Turkevs. srobblers. SJJIOc: do 'nens, ll13c "p"er pbund; old Toosters, -53 50 4 per dozen;, young roosters. ' T3 50g5; small broilers, S22 23; large do, $2 503; dryers. J3550; hens, ?a504-50 per dozen; old ducks, S34 50; geese, X125150 per pair. Receipts Flour, 14.76S quarter sacks; do Oregon. 23,850 i wheat S4S0 centals; bar ley, 23,715 centals; oats, 2SS5 centals; do Oregon, ISO; beans, 44S sacks; potatoes, 4S97 sacks; bran,. ISO sacks; middlings. 158S aack3 do Oregon, 51Q;. hay, 971 tons; wool, "221" bales; da "Oregon, 52; hides,. C03. EASTERN IitVESTOCK. CHICAGO. Aug. 18. Cattle Receipts 200; nominally steady. Natives, sood to prime Eteprs, $5 406; poor to medium, ?4 5 5 35; selected feeders, WSi 75; mixed stockers, S3 S1J3 90; cows, $2 204-3o-;helf- crs, 3475; canners, $2 202 To; bulls, $2 70 dpi o; calves. $4 cogs 75; rrexaseu steers, S4 205; Texas grass steers, S3 254 10; Texas bulls, $2 503 25. Hogs Receipts today 14.000. Monday 30, 000, estimated left over 2000; generally 5c lower; top, $5 35; mixed end butchers, $4 90o25; good to choice Heavy, $55 25; rough heavy, H 754 95; light, $36 35; bulk of sales, S5 055 20. Spcepj Receipts, 2500; sheep an,I lambs 'steady; good to" choice' wethers. "$4 104 30; fair to choice mixed. S3 60410; Western L sheept ?'4 30; Texas sheep, $34; native lamDs, a &x&o au; western- lamDs, $ mp 5 75. OMAHA, Aug. 18,-CattJe Receipts, 100; market, nominally steady; Native beef steers. S4 G05 75; Western steers. $4 15 4 75; Texas steers, $3 75S,4,40; cows and heifers, J3 234 75; canners, $1 753 00: stockers and feeders, $3 00i SO; calves, $3 505 50; bulls and stags,. S3 254 23. Hogs Receipts, 6200; market. 5c lower: heavy. $4 Sp5 00; mixed, $4 SOS'S CO; "light $4 S05 10; bulk of sales. $4 90SS 00. Sheep Receipts, none; market, steady: fair to choice yearjlngs, ?a904 25; fair, to choice wethers. S3 704 00; common to choice sheep, S3 E03 75; lambs, $1 dC5 CO. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 18.-Cattle Re ceipts, 1C0; market unchanged.' ,v Hogs Receipts, 4000; market, weak; bulk of sales, $5 125 17; heavy. 15 125 20: packers, S3 105 20; mixed, $5 0T5 15; lights. $4 955 20; Yorkers, $510S5 30; plgS, S4 505 15. ' Sheep Receipts, 500; market, strong; lambs, S3 505 60; muttons, S3 00v4 25. The Metnl Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IS Silver bars, 61tfc. LONDON, Aug. 1. Bar silver, steady; 2Sd. Cotton1 Pntnres. NEW YORK', Aug. 18. The market for cotton futures opened , quiet and firm, with prices 610 points higher; continued steady and closed with prices net 3 points lower to 10 points higher. (Ml City Quotations. OID CITT, Aug. 18. Credit balances, ?1 25; certificates, ?1 23; bid for cash, no transactions. THE COAST TRADE. Father Schell Again Scandalized by His 0-jvn Discoveries. PORTLAND, AugTli. (To the Editor.) Some weeks ago I started tho movement for better transportation facilities along tho coast to give to Portland what Is its own;that is, tho coast trade. After the Impulse I retired to watch the com motion of the minds, the subsequent deep-laid schemes and plans to frustrate the move' to' secure for Portland the business of Its own territory. Everybody knows that the Astoria Transportation Company controls tho canneries along the coast Their steamer supplies them, and now and then, when there Is no extra trouble or cost attached to It they call In tho best '.ports to pick up or bring .Bomo freight, Years gone by testify. that thl3 was the only reason why the coast counties are not bettor Improved, that this wealthier company drove away other .poorer companies which , took care of tho trade, In order to have the people at its mercy and everything its own way. Some years ago, with the help of the trans portation committee of the Chamber 'of Commerce, I relieved the people of the coast from their helplets condition through another steamer, which in tha usual freeze-out game had to leave the field. I warned the Astoria. Transportatlpn Company last May, having received num erous complaints, and through the col umns of The Oregonian I started the move haeaJn to relieve the 'situation. The Cham- tier of Commerce was alive, tooic up the question and. talked a great deal, and all at onco a dead silence followed. The Astoria Transportation Company had laid its plans, set its traps, and had caught its opponents, who were to, help and se cure for Portland the coast trade and fight the above company, that has for years effectively opposed and hurt Port land, diverting all tho coast trade to San Francisco. I went and made the very president of tho transportation com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce con fess that the Astoria Transportation Company had successfully induced him to buy an interest In Its coast steamer. I showed him that he is not likely, as president of the committee, to do his duty In securing tho coast trade for Port land when he Is In partnership with the Astoria Transportation Company, whose find Is to keep out or freeze out every company of Portland that undertakes to secure the trade for Portland. I asked him when the committee should meet that I might be present and thor oughly explain and discuss the situation of the coast counties, their population, iIt -frnrtn nnrJ thA -present stntits of things, and see for the last time if any thing can or will bo done -at all. I was politely referred to the secretary of the transportation committee, on whom 1 called. In -our conversation I could plain ly see that lie Tras fairly -well Instructed. I made bold assertions as a test, which were denied-, but I pushed him over him self and got his testimony to all my as sertions, amongst others that he ;had heard the president of the transportation committee corresponding with the As toria Transportation Company to securo nn Interest In their boat. I received a negative answer as to when,, where and 'how Icould see all the members of th committee ot the ChamDen of Commerce assembled. It is not my Intention tq hurt In any way Portland, nor its people L wish to see Portland keeping Its place in tho Northwest and .run ahead and not be hind, I wish, to see the people of Port land alive to their Interests. I, do not like to see the. Portland merchants sleep IS hours a day and" talk the remainder, of the ;tlme half asleep, nor to spe repre sentailvsrof Seattle.and. San. Francisco firms by tho bushels, in, the very streets of Portland and In Its territory, securing Its contracts and business, while Port land does not know -what Is going on In Its own territory, and much. Jess in for eign Territories, mere is no uuuut ujui the president and the owner of the As toria Transportation Company has per haps no equal amongst the Northwest business people In scheming and planning "I o conquer, tn appropriate and to con trol, I 'do not say illicitly, but I can not but. thlnk that' ouF intelligent body of tiusiness, men' forming, the Chamber of (Commercfr ot the'TnetropolIs of "the North west, whose dyiies. Interest and end are to promote Portland's welfare in trade first in its own territory and then in other new fields, are fully able to go at least a few better than one single Astoria business man. At least they shouM be able to protect their president from being kidnaped, on a foreign vessel. JOE SCHELIi. Downing, Hopkins 4" Go. Chicago Board of Trade New York Stock Exchange i?oom 4, Ground -Floor BOTH TELEPHOXE3 Pacific Coast Steamship Co FOR THE SEW PALATIAIi STEEL STEAMSHIP SEATOn" Will sal! from Seattle, and Tacoma on or about September 1. The "Senator" has a, capacity of 25C0 tons. Her second cabin and steras accommodations are superior to the Urst-class accommodations o most of tna steamers advertised tor Nome. The Pacific Coast Steamship Companv has been running Its steamers to Alas ka Winter and Summer for 23 years, and Is the pioneer Pacific Coast line. Seat tle ireight and passenger ratei apply from Portland. For further Information Inquire of GOODALL. PERKINS & CO., General Agenti. 10 Market San. Fran cisco, tar X. POSTOX. Agent 249 Washington St.. Portland. Or. " HI Fa!? TOUNG MEN troubled with nlnht fulness, aversion to society, which deprive you of" your manhood, UNFIT TOu FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. .MIDDLE-AGED MEN who from excesses arjd strains have lost their MANLT POWER. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urma. Gleet Stricture', enlarged prostate. Sexual Debility, Varicocele, Hydrocele, Kidney and Liver, troubles, cured WITHOUT MERCURY AND OTHER PQISfVVOTJS DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. Ke uses no patent noctrtrm or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent Free to all men who describe thai? trouble?. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. AH letters answered tn plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Doctor "Walker, 132' First St., Corner Alder, Portland. Or. GREATEST OF SCHOONERS FIRST SIX-3IASTEU LAUNCHED CAMDEX, ME. AT materials Used In Her Construction WonluU "Malic Several Schooner Loads Masts of Oregon Pine. The largest schooner in the world, tho first six-master ever built, was launched at the yard of Harvey M. Bean, at Cam den, Me., last Tuesday. This Is the schooner George W. Wells, owned by Cap tain John G. Crowley, of Taunton, Mass., and parties In New York, Fall River and Southbrldge, Mass. Many giant schooners have been built in American yards in re cent years, but none or those now about approaches the George W. Wells In size. She Is 202 feet 11 Inches long on the keel. 345 feet long on top, 43 feet G Inches beam and 23 feet deep. She has two full decks, with a poop four feet deep, extending from tho taffrall to tho rorward hatch. Her framo Is white oak throughout, and all her planking and ceiling hard pine. The garboards are eight inches thick, other planking six inches; her celling to the lower deck beams Is 13 and 14 Inches thick. A notable feature of the con struction of this monster is her keelson, which is 13 feet high aft, running up to a height of 17 feet forward. In ordi nary vessels a man can easily climb over tha keelson, but in this schooner It ex tends up to the lower deck beams, which are bolted to it and so it acts as a great backbone to strengthen the vessel. Thi3 keelson is built up of hard pine tim bers, 14 Inches square, and Is fastened with 50 tons of 1-Inch iron nolts. So great is the sweep of her deck that the vessel's houses, although of a gen erous size, look very small. Her after house Is 36 feet square; amidships Id tho galley, and forward the engine-house and forecastle, while she also has a wheel house for use In heavy weather, some- tning- that is seldom found on coastlns vessels. Tho six lower masts are splendid sticks of Oregon pine, each 119 feet long and 30 Inches in diameter In the partners; the topmasts are each 53 feet long, the fore topmast being 20 inches in diameter in the cap. Tho jlbboom is 75 feet long and 20 Inches In diameter In the cap. The driver boom is 75 feet Ions' aria IS Inches in the slings. The other .ftooms are 42 feet long and 14 inches in the slings. Her foretopmast, driver boom and jib boom are of Oregon pine, and all other spars are of Maine spruce. All tho stand ing rigging is of wire, set up with turn buckles. The masts are named as fol lows, beginning forward: Foremast, main mast mizzenmast, spankermast, jigger mast and drlvermast The vessel will carry 12,000 square yards of the heaviest duck in the following pieces: Driver, jig ger, spanker mlzzen, main and fore sails: six gaff topsails of the same re spective designations,, driver, jigger, spanker, mizzen and maiptopmast stay sails, five jibs. In the construction of this vessel there have been used Immense quantities of materials, including 530 tons of white oak timber, 1,000,000 feet of hard plrie, about 100,000 feet of white pine deck plank and several hundred tons of Iron and copper bolts. Her materials would" make a load for several good-sized schooners. GIVX AN AMERICAN REGISTER. Steamer Argyll Tramferretl fo Jer ome of San Francisco. The steamship Argyll has been given an American register. At the Custom-House the record of the transfer from her Brit ish owners to Jame3 Jerome, of San Fran cisco, has been made, and now the Argyll will float the Stars and Stripes. The transfer was known to be under way for some time. Because of it the Government was slightly delayed in effecting a. char ter. Tho former owners reside in Leeds, England. Waiting here until a bill of sale made out there could " cross the ocean could not be thought of. After one of the owners, who was away from Leeds, was communicated wth, a bill of sale was made out there, to which the American Consul In Leed3 -certified, by cable, and the customs authorities here accepted the certificate as evidence of the transfer and gave the vessel registry on- the-American list. BLOCKADE RAISED. Over 200 Vessels Detained for SO Hours. SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich.. Aug. 18. At daylight the blockade to Lake Su "perior navigation by the stranding of the schodner Maida directly across the deep water channel In St. Mary's River, was lifted. The wreck was swung around, leaving a space sufficient for deep-laden ship's to pass. The detained fleet of more than 200 vessels at once began moving, and It is expected that by night the fleet .will be entirely cleared. The blockade lasted about 30 hours. It Is estimated tho, losses entailed by delay to shipping will approximate $200,000. Llg-bthonsa Worlc In Altwlsn. " The United States lighthouse tender Co lumbine has returned from her annual Summer cruise in Alaskan waters. This season the Columbine operated much of the time in what are known as the Fox Island passes" of th& Aleutian Archlpela- lo, the marine gateway, through which Chamber of Commerce? TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatment ot chronic diseases, such as lrrejv kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea dropsical swellings, Brlght's dMease, etc. KIDNEY AND URINARY Complaints, painful, difficult too frequent, mllkr 8F bloody urine, unnatural discbarges, speedily cured. DISEASES OF THE RECTUM 8uch as piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain, e confinement DISEASES. OF MEN Blood poison, gleet stricture, unnatural losses, la potency, thoroughly cured. No failures. Cures guaranteed. emissions, dreams, exhaustlnir drains, bash hundreds of vessels, sail and steam, pass from tho North Pacific into Behrlng Sea and back again. There are three of tho passes, TJnimak, Akutan and Unolga. Unl mak Is most used. It Is wider and is con- sldered les3 dangerous than the others. The Columbine made a thorough Inspec tion of all three passes, with a view to recommendations for lighthouses. Tho ne cessity for these aids to navigation ia the passes have been long apparent to Alaskan mariners, and 16 Is the general opinion that the Government will in the near future establish one or more in ac cordance with the recommendations of the Columbine's officers. Dmircprsnn. Goes Ashore. HONOLULU, Aug. 11. The Brlth.h baric Dunreggan arrived here w the mornlnaf of the 8th, after a voyage ot 145 daya from London, and went ashore on tna reef off Diamond Head. "She lay bumplngr on tho rocks for nearly two day3, after Which she was pulled off by the com bined efforts of three tugs and her own windlass. She is now safely docked in, the harbor, with a leak in her bottom, but no very serious damage. The Dunreggan is en route to Puget Sound to load wheat for Europe. Franlsistnn Clears. The British ship Franklstan cleared, for tho United Kingdom yesterday with 113.X50 bushels of wheat, valued at $65,050. The exporters are Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The Franklstan will go down tho river Monday or Tuesday. Marine Sotc. The steamer John S. Kimball, which! has gone on the Seattle-Alaska route, was built at Everett last Spring. She is 240 feet long, 3S feet beam, and has 16 feet depth of hold. Her capaHJy la 500 pas sengers and 1500 tons of relght. The Bowman B. Law went down the river early yesterday morning. The Cedarbank will finlsa loading to- morrow. The Italian ship Ellsa arrived at Aa- toria yesterday, 21 daya from Honolulu. Domestl mid Foreign Portfli ASTORIA, Aug. 18. Condition o tha bar at 4 P. M. Smooth; wind, northwest; weather, cloudy. Arrived at 8 A.M. and left up at 11:10 Steamer Columbia, irons San Francisco; at 3 P. M.. Italian ship Ellsa, from Honolulu; at 8:S0 P. M., Brit ish bark Bowman B. Law, from Portland, San Francisco Arrived August 17 Steamer. State ot California, from Port land. August lS-Steamer Del Norte from Portland. Seattle, Aug. IS. Arrived Aug. 17 Steamer Roanoke, from Nome; steame'r' Lakme, from Nome; steamer Robert DoI- lar, from Nome. Dutch Harbor Arrived August 11 Bark; RufU3 E. Wood, from Oyster --Harbor. In port Ship Jabez Howes, United States steamer Wheeling, H. M. S. Pheasant Port Townsend, Aug. IS. Arrived Barlsr Theobald, from Nome. Honolulu Sailed August S Ship Marion Chtlcott, for Port Townsend. Brisbane Sailed August 17 BrltlsH steamer Warrlmoo, for Vancouver. Nagasaki Sailed August 1( British! steamer Port Albert, for Seattle. Queenstown, Aug. 18. Arrived Brltlatt ship Samaritan, from Portland, Or. Honolulu Arrived August 7 Briti3bJ ship Kllmory,. from Liverpool; August 8, British bark Dunreggan. from London; August 9, Norwegian steamer Thyra, from Yokohama. Havre, Aug. 13. Arrfved Latouralne.r from New York. New York. Aug. IS. Arrived St Louis, from Southampton; European, from Lon don; Trave, from Bremen. Liverpool, Aug. IS. Arrived Bovic from New York. Genoa, Aug. 13. Arrived Werra, frord New York, via Naples. i Summoned to Great Falls. Rudolph Schmeer yesterday received a telegram from Great Falls. Mont, stat ing that his son Claude was seriously ill with typhoid fever at that place. Mr3. Schmeer left on the train last night fop Montana to care for her son. The young man is 23 years old. He was in Callfor nlt for a time and then went on to Great Falls. Mrs. Schmeer will brlriff him homo when he Is ablo to travel. Coffee and Sasnr. NEW YORK, Aug. IS. Coffee options closed 10 to 15 points net loss. Sales, 15,300 bags. Including September, 57 45; Oc tober, $7 45; December, ?7 637 70. Spot Rio, weak. Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining; 4c; centrifugal, '0& test, 4c; refined, steady; granulated. ?C 10; cut loaf, ?& 50. 1 . Sir Sut non-DoisonoTM remedy for Gonorrheas, Gleet, dper m a t or r hoe a, Whita. unnatural dlat charcM. or nr inflamma JProuati eamifioa. tloa of mil com jmasr' ,THEEvtaCHEMMLGo. brands. Hon-wtrlnceati Sold by Srnsslata, i or ent In plain wrapper, br expreu, prepaid, tot f I CO, or 3 bottlai. $2.73. Circular seat oa rwjuwt. a CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH hmmnmi fills .GX Original and Only Genuine. fISv.r.8AFE. Airrrtliiil9. ladle, mi Dnurtrl i Jr-U for CHICHESTER'S KNGIOKH "M'J 1U Wm rUka. Tako no other. SUftu vaiiersu nnD.uiauoa ana Imlta t!rak B7 at yoar Drejrt. or 4 4e. ta maw for Partlcnlnrs. Testimonial "B fp and "Kellcf for Ladlc-s" in Ultar. y r. -" anPraU. ChlcbtrCltrinIoal Co asatlsa ttli ;ir. J&uUion U.aare, vitn.. v&t - J in 1 to 1 dj. j lt-f Qcir3ed U jiisir n l3o ciaci!nTT.o .1 ' I v u r