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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1906)
i53 TIIE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 19, 1900. ALL GOES INTO CANS Columbia River Salmon Pack Will Not Fall Short. THOUGH RUN IS LIGHT F.ltmlnatlon or Cold-Storaga Opera tions Will Help the Output of the Canneries Views of an Eastern Expert. . SALMON Average pack expected by Columbia River canners. WHEAT Trade still In hands of millers' OATS New crop coming In more freely. BARLEY Sales of new crop at lower range. FRUIT Scaly crabapples con 'demned. BUTTER Storage stock offered. POULTRY Receipts clean up. EGOS Demand good and prices steady. ' HOPS Strong at 20 cents. The salmon run on the lower Columbia River continues slack and things are con sequently quiet at most of the canneries. Notwithstanding the short run, however, the canned output will be about equal to that of last year. The output of' fresh fish on the other hand, will be very short Very lit tle fish has so far gone Into cold storage and the market conditions for that article are so unpromising that the Industry will be practically .neglected during the remainder of the season. ' As all the neb. that are be ing caught now are going Into can, so the total pack this year will not bear much re lation to the run of salmon. Some of the canners will pack more flBh than they did last year and one or two of them are even figuring on an Increase of 20 per cent In their out-turn. In an article reviewing the coast salmon Industry, F. A.'Aplln, an Eastern expert, figures that the pack this year will be 83 per cent short of 11)05 In quantity and 60 per cent short In value, as the shortage Is confined almost entirely to the highest grade of fish. Mr. Aplln estimates a shrinkage of at least 10 per rent In the Columbia River output. Ills views of the situation follow: ' News from the different packing locations 1b coming In slowly, but Indications are that the pack will be the smallest since 1000, when It fell under 3,000,000 cases. Northern British Columbia canneries have finished a pack of 209,000 cases, against 200324 cases In 1003. This Is the only district where the pack Is larger than that of last season. Complete reports from Behrlng Sea show a falling off of 23 per cent. The following are the Behrlng Sea pack figures from 1901 to 1906: Alaska Packers' Association Canneries. Pack. 10 4.13,641 11 633,450 H 781..')70 11 8115,835 T 641.710 6 480,000 A - 286.545 10 Boti.Oil 13 405.812 14 320.350 14 ' ' ' '448,o:i3 13 886.500 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1008 Other companies 10O1.,., 1002 loos 1004. , . 1005 - 1900 Other sections of Alaska show up some what better, but the entire 1906 Alaska pack will be at least 200,000 cases less than last year, the shortage being entirely In the beat grade, the red salmon. The sockeye pack will be a failure; up to August 1, with the packing Beason half over, Puget Sound had 90,000 cases, against 1,036.205 cases for the 1908 Puget Sound pack of all varieties (820,914 cases of these were sockeyeB); Fraser River to July 30 about 40,000 cases, against 877,136 cases, total pack,' last year. In summing up the reports from' the dif ferent districts, it Is safe to assume that this season's total Pacific Coast salmon pack will be about 8,000,000 cases,' against 4,630,685 cases In 1905, distributed as follows: Cases. Alaska 1,700.000 British Columbia 450.000 Pugot Sound S50.000 Columbia River 880.000 Outside rivers . 140.000 Total 8,000,000 HOLDS STRONG AT TWENTY. No Further Developments In Hop Market. Dealers Waiting for Cables. There were no new developments In the hop market yesterday. J. N. Hoffman, of Forest Grove, stated at the Belvedere that he had contracted his crop at 20 cents, but would not say to whom. The buyer, It la under stood. Is not connected with any of the recent purchaser In this market. -One of the large 20-cent transactions of the previous day was definitely closed. Reports from the country were that 21, 22 and even 23 cents were being offered without tempting sellers. The trade generally Is watting for Monday's cables,- which. It la hoped, will shed some definite light on foreign crop con ditions. Should they turn out worse than ex pected, there will be lively times to the Ore gom market In the coming week. H. J. Mil ler states that the Glatt sal of 10,000 pounds at Woodburn at 20 cents was closed Friday night. The hopyarda of Linn Cejinty are suffering from a laok of moisture aooordlng to the Al bany Herald, which says th arms are short er, having been retarded by the extreme heat. Aa a result of the hot weather, the yards are entirely free from Uce, and the crop will be fta dean as any grown In Oregon, but tha weight will not be there. A rain In tha past ten days would have Increased the out put of the yards In that section fully 20 per cent. k The Silver ton Appeal says: The habit of selling yards before harvesting has not been In use to any great extent slnoe 1904 How ever, we have heard of a few offers this year at $100 per acre. In all probability, more deals of this kind will be made as the time for harvesting the crop draws nearer." COWLITZ COUNTY HOP YARDS. Good Yield Is Looked for Pickers In De mand. CASTLE ROCK. Wash., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) The hop situation in this county ap pears to be first class. While the yield In some localities may not be up to the average, still the general yield will be good. There Is a great demand for pickers, one man requir ing at least 1000, and others from 300 up. Houses, potatoes, hay pastures, and. In some cases, fruit, are furnished pickers, and tl.25 per box Is offered. The boxes contain 18 bushels, however, instead of nine, as la cus tomary In the Willamette hop fields. Hops at uLondon. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 18. Hops at London, Pa cific Coast, firm, 3 10s34 10s. Weather overcast in Englaad. MnJ.F.RS ARE TAKING WHEAT. Paying Trices Two Cents Above the Export Value. The wheat trade Is entirely In the hands of the millers at the present time. Mills, both In the Interior and at tide water, are buying freely and some of them are paying on tha basis of 69 cents here tor club. Ex porters and other dealers are not able to offer over 67 cents and are consequently out of It and must remain inactive until the mills are filled up. New oats are coming forward quite freely, but the demand la - strong and prices are well sustained. The majority of dealers are Quoting $22 for white and $20 for (ray oats to the growers, but some purchases of from 60 cents to $1 over the figures are reported. 6everal large transactions in new barley around the $20 mark are announced and one large deal at $19. SO went through on the Sound. CRABAPPLES WITH SCALE. Fruit Inspector Delch Condemns a Lot From Woodland, Wash, A shipment of crabapplaa from Woodland, Wash., was condemned on Front street by County Fruit Inspector Delch.' who found them badly Infested with San Joss scale. The day's carlot arrivals consisted of two cars of cantaloupes and;two of watermelons. On Monday one car each of peaches, sweet potatoes and cantaloupes and several cars of melons are due. There were heavy ex press receipts of cantaloupes from Corning, CaL, which sold at $22.25. A lot of grapes wers received. Including some fancy muscats, which were lower at $1.40 1. BO. Receipts of potatoes were heavy, but the market was steady, as there was a first-class demand for good ripe stock. COUNTRY PRODUCE CLEANS TJP. Receipts of Poultry Not Large Off ering of 6torage Butter, There was a good clean-up In the country produce market. Receipts of poulkay were moderate and the market was in good, shape for them. Eggs came in quite freely, but there was a steady movement and prices were unchanged at the close. The feature of the butter market was the offering of cold-storage stock; which can now be taken out at a profit. With the gradual decrease In the supply of cream and fresh butter, prices will probably not be affected by the marketing of storage butter. Bank Clearings. " Bank clearances of the leading oltles of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ 854.019 (117,484 Seattle 1,381,648 SC2.055 Tacoma 668.7(6 113.801 Spokane .-. ' 776,121 61.571 Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the week were: Portland. Seattle. $1,548,502 1,373.251 1.431,829 1,482,009 l.BiH.675 1.381,648 Tacoma. $ 000,787 6.12.614 615.306 671,137 674.066 668,705 Monday Tuesday ..$1,131,274 .. 836.2S3 Wednesday. . Thursday .. Friday Saturday . . . 911.422 810,702 668.040 848.019 Totals $5,305,430 $8,718,404 Clearings for the corresponding former years were: Portland. Seattle. 1001 $2,166,062 $2,82.17 10ii2 2.60,9 4.6M.718 1903 3.335.073 3.85,606 10O4 8,240,009 ' 4,230,271 1906 3.869,046 6,806,392 $3,642,575 week In Tacoma. $1,111,688 1,433.717 1.718.C21 1.876.139 2.909,405 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Floor, Feed, Bte. FLOUR Patents $4.10 per barrel; straights, $345; clears, $3.28fi3.40; Valley, $3.fi0ft3.63; Dakota and hard wheat, patents, $5.40.6O; cleara. $4.25; graham. $3.60; whole wheat, $3.76; rye flour, local, $6; Eastern, $6.40; corn meal. per bale, $1.6032.26. MILLS TUFFS Bran, city, $16; country, $17 per ton; middlings. $25.60926; shorts, city, $17: country, $18 per ton; chop. U. 8. Mills, $15.50; linseed dairy food, $18; Acalfa meal, $18 per ton. WHEAT Clutv 67690; bluestem, 70972c; valley, 71c: red, 64ti6c. OATS No. 1 white, $22922.60; gray, $2021. BARLEY Feed, $20 per ton; brewing, $22.50; rolled, $23924. RYE $1.80 per cwt. CORN Whole. $26; cracked, $27 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, . 60 pound acks, $7: lower grades, $5.508.75: oatmeal, steel cut. 60-Dound sacks. S3 per barrel; 10-pound eacks, $4.23 per bale; oat meal (ground), 60-pound sacks, $7.60 per barrel; lo-pound sacks. 4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes, $1.40; pearl barley, $4.26 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.60 per bale. HAY Valley timothy, No. 1. $11912 50 per ton; Eastern Oregon tlmothyi $16; clover, $7 7.60; cheat, $8 50; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, 10; vetch hay, $797.50. ( . Vegetables, Fruits. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common, 809 76c per box; fancy, $1.252; apricots, $1.23 if 1.85; grapes, 75c(fi$1.85 per crate; peaches. $19 1.40; peare, '$1.75- plums, fancy, 50(75c per box: common. 5075c: blackberries, &&6o per pound; crab apples. 75c per box. MELONS Cantaloupes. $2'a2.60 per crate; watermelons, lit 1 He per pound.. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, r-fi.SO per box; oranges, Valenclas, $4.6o5; ,i-apefru:t, $44j4.50; pineapples, $3414 per dozen; bananas, 6c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Beans. 67c; cab bage, 1 (ft 2c per pound: celery, 85cG?$l per dozen; corn, 16$?20c per dozen; cucumbers, hothouse, 25c per dozen: field, 40&G0C per box; egg plunt, 10c per pound; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen; onions, 10-312HC per dozen; peas, 45c; bell peppers, 12Hi'15c; radishes, lO'a 15o per dozen; rhubarb, 242Hc Per pound; spinach, 23c per pound; tomatoes, 6O&900 per box; hothouse, $2; parsley, 26c; squash, $151.25 per crate. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 60c8$l per sack; carrots, $1.25 per sack; beets, $1,253 1.60 per sack; garile, 1012MjC per pound, ONIONS New, l'jJUie per pound. POTATOES Buying price: Oregon Bur banks. 70&7GC; sweet potatoes, 4f&5c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 14c per pound; apricots lr.'SlHic; peaches, 1213c: pears, 1114614: Italian prunes. SVji⪼ California fig, white. In sacks. 536c per pound: black. 4fci5c; bricks, 1214-ounce packages, 75ftS5o per box; Smyrna. 20c pound; dates, Persian, 06t$c per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, 89 8c: 10-our.ce, H10c; loose muscatels, 2 crown, 61a'8i'7c; 3-crown, 6g7fci'; 4-crown, 7'a7u,c: unbleached, seedless Sultsnas, G47e; Thompson's fancy bleaohed. lofrllc; London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2; 2-crown, $1.75. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc BUTTER City cr&merles: Extra cream ery, 2426o per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 22tlS2Bc; store butter, 169 16J4C EGGS Oregon ranch, 21 22c per dozen, Eastern, 2021c. CHEESE1 Oregon full cream twins, ISO 13ttc: Young America, 1414c. POULTRY Average old hens, 18c: mixed chickens, 12V,flH3c; Springs, 13414c; old roosters, frlOc: dressed chickens, 14j?15c; turkeys, live, 16j?22c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2022t4c; geese, live, per pound. Sgioe; ducks, 11613c; pigeons, $131.50; cquabs. $293. Groceries. Nuts. Etc. RICH Imperial Japan No. 1, 6H: South ern Japan, 6.40o; head, 6.76c COFFEE Mocha, 2oS28c; Java, ordinary, 1822c; Costa Rlca, fancy, 18'S20c; good, lufglbc; ordinary, 19g'22e per pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100a $14.76; 60s, $14.76; Arbuckle, $17.26; Lion, $15.25. , SALMON Columbia IRlver, 1-pound tails, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, ,$2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10: Alaska pink 1-pound tails, 90c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.26; sockeye, 1-pound tall". $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $5.40; powdered. $5.15; dry granulated. $5 05; extra C, $4.60; golden C, $4.45; fruit sugar, $3.03; P. C. $4.05; C. C, $4.93. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct Vta per pound; If later than 13 days and within 90 days, deduct "c. Beet sugar, $4.76 per 100 pounds: maple sugar, lfl'fflSc per pound. NUTS Walnuts, I5V4O per pound by sack; 4c extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, ltfc: filberts, 16c; pecans. Jumbos. 16c; extra large, 17c: almonds, 14Mtloc; chestuuts, Italian, 12Hlfto; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw, 7 Ho per pound; roasted, 9o; plnenuts, I09 12c; hickory nuts, 7iSc; cocoanuts, 35890c per dozen. SALT California dairy, $11 per ton; Imita tion Liverpool. $12 per ton; half-ground. 100s, $9: 60s, $9.30; lump Liverpool, $17.60. BEANS 6mall white. 4Vio; large white, 4Hc: pink. 2c; bayou. 4io; Lima, Mexicans, red. 4 "4 a Hops, Wool, Hides. Eta. HOPS 190S contracts, 18920c per pound; 1905, nominal; 1904, nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 15 9 19c per pound, according to shrinkage; Val ley, 209220, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 2830e per pound. HIDES Dry: Nc 1, 16 pounds and np. per pound, 18(j)20c; dry kip. No. 1. 6 to 18 pounds, 18921a per pound; dry salted bull and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr-sllpped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2c to 80 per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 pouads and over, per pound, iOtllc; steers, sound, 60 to 60 pounds, 10911c per pound; steers, sound, under 60 pounds, and eows. 9$:10c per pound: stags and bull, sound, 7c per. pound; kip. sound. 15 to 80 pounds, lOo per pound; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11912c per pound; green (unaalted), 10 per pound less; veals, lo per pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 25f30c: short wool. No, 1 butchers stock, each, 60960c; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.252; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or lu&'16o per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size. $191.60; colts, hides, each, 25j50c Goatskins: Common, each 16926c; Angora, with wool on, each, 80cSl.5O. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size, each, $520; cubs, each, $1(68: badger, prime, each, 25'50c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 8O(tf60c: house cat, 6S20c: fox, common gray, large prime, each, 60&70O; red, each, $335; cross, each. $5M5; silver and black, eaoh, $100t300; fishers, each, $5(38: lynx, each, $4.606; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $193; marten, dark Northern, accord ing to size and color, each. $10915; pale pine, according to size and color, each, $2.604; muskrat, large, each. 12915c; skunk, eaoh, 4056oe; civet or polecat, each, 6a)5c; otter, large, prime skin, each, $6910; panther with head and claws perfect, each, $296; raccoon, prime large, each, 6075c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.60(&5; prairie (coyote), 60cig$l; wolverine, each, $088; beaver, per skin, large, $596; medium, $397; small. $19160; kits, 60975c. . BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 2292B0 per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 494Kc; No, a and grease, 293c. CA6CARA SAGRADA (ehtttam bark) New 292Mo per pound; 1904 and 1906, So In small lots, 894c In car lots. GRAIN BAGS 999o each. Pro-visions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 21c per pound; standard breakfast, 19c; choice, 18c; 'English, 11 to 14 pounds, 17c; peach. 16c HAM3 10 to 14 pounds, 17o per pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 17c; 18 to 20 pounds, 16c; California (picnic), 13c: cottage none; shoulders, 12y2c; boiled. 23c; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c. ' PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $21: half barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $11; half barrels. $6. . , . SAUSAGE Ham, 18o per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17Hc; bologna, long, 7c; welnerwurst, lOc; Uver, 60; pork, 9910c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologaa sausage, link, 4c. DRY SALT CURED Regulsr short clears, dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13c; clear backs, dry salt, 12c: Bmoked. 13c: clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt. 14c; smoked, 15c; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt, 12c: smoked, 13c; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces Ile; tubs. 12c; 80s. 12c: 20s. 12?4c: 10a. 12 4c; 5b. 12.e. Standard Pure: Tierces, 10c; tubs. 11c; 60s. lie: 20s. lH4c; 10s, HHc: 6s, 11 Sc. Compovnd: Tierces, 74sc; tubs, 7ic; 60s, 7Kc; 10b. 8Vtc: 6s, to. Dressed Meats. VKAL Dressed. 76 to 126pounds, 798o; 125 to 60 pounds, 7c: 150 to 200 pounds. 6c; 2O0 pounds and up, 6H96C BEEF Dreseed bulls, 8c per pound; cows, 95Mic; country steers, 66c. MUTTON Dressed fancy, 798c per pound; ordinary, 66c; lambs, fancy, 898o. PORK Dressed, 100 to 180 pounds, 898c; 150 to 200 pounds, 7Vj98c; 2O0 pounds and up, 797i4,c Oils. TURPENTINE) Cases, 81c per gallon. COAL Cases. 19c per gallon; tanks. 120 per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, cases, Wia; 72 test, 27c; 88 test, 35c; Iron tanks, 10c WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 600-pound lots. 8c; less than 600-pound lots, 8"4c (In 25-pound tin palla, lo above keg price; 1 to 6-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 6-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2o per pound above keg price.) LINSEED Raw, In barrels, 47c; In cases, 63c; boiled. In barrels, 60c; In cases, 66c; 25-galion lots, lo less E IS CASH LOSS BY BANKS GREATER THAN ESTIMATED. Loan Hsm Show Larsre Liquidations of Speculative Accounts la Stocks Early in the Week. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. The Financier says: Last week's official statement of the New York Associated .Banks again, as has been ths case In recent weeks, showed, marked dis crepancy between the gains In the cash as estimated upon the basis of the traceable movements of money and the changes record ed by the statement: the majority of the esti mates Indicating a loss of $925,800 while the return showed a decrease of $3,457,000. This discrepancy can In fact be accounted for ' by the fact that the receipts of $2,300,000 Au stralian gold from San Francisco through trans fer counted for only one-third in the averages; It having been made available on Thursday, and also by the fact that payments into the Treasury on account of Panama Canal bonds were quits large in the closing days of the week. Deposits decreased $9,148,800 and ths required reserve was consequently reduced $2,287,075, deducting which from the loss of cash left $1,170,025 as the decrease In surplus reserve to $7,101,600. Computed upon the basis of deposits less those of $10,179,900 public funds, the surplus Is $9,646,475. Loans de creased $6,175,900, reflecting large liquidations of speculative accounts in stocks early in the week. The daily average of bank clearings for the week was $282,000,000; In the week of August II it was 8273.000.000. Comparisons of loans by Individual banks showed that six Institutions contracted this Item by $4,000,000 net; eight banks lost $3,000, 000 cash. Tha statement of the Clearing House banks follows: Decease. Loans Deposits Circulation Legal tenders . Specie Reserve Reserve required . Surplus Ex. 17. S. deposits 'Increase. $1,067,202,400 $5,175,000 l,Oo3,7&,OW 9.148,800 16,000 3,447,000 100.0O0 3.457,100 2,27,075 1,170,025 1,085.475 46,070.600 81.411,500 1X0.120,000 270.54U.OOO 263,4M9,0o0 7,101,500 9,646,476 Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. Tha official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con. . . .$ Andes Belcher Best A Belcher Bullion Caledonia .... Challenge Con. Chollar Confidence . . Con. Cal. A V. Con. Imperial.. Crown Point. . Exchequer .... Gould Curry Hale A Nor. . . Julia .08 ijustlce $ .10 (Mexican .04 .80 .74 .26 Occidental Con. .79 lOphlr .20 Overman .25 Potosl .14 Savage .14 Scorpion .62 Seg. Belcher... .97 Sierra Nevada. .01 ISUver Hill .09 Union Con .45 Utah Con .12 Yellow Jacket. 1.15 St. Louis 8.B3 .11 .13 1.00 .08 .04 M .45 .03 .15 .03 .06 I 18. Closing quotations: NEW YORK, Aug. Adams Con $ .20 Alice 2.73 Breece 20 Brunswick C. . .83 Corns lock Tun. .14 Con. Cal. A V. .92 Horn Silver... 1.80 Iron Silver. . . . 6.00 Leadvllle Con. .03 Little Chief $ .05 Ontario , 1.75 lOphlr 8.B3 fnoenix 0? Potosl 14 , Savage 05 (Sierra Nevada. .23 ISmall Hopes. . . .30 iStandard 1.25 BOSTON, Adventure Aug. 18. Closing quotations: .$ 6.75 IMont. & & C.$ 2.S7H 88.00 Old rjnmlninn A TK Alloues .... Amalgamatd Atlantic .... Bingham . . . Cal. a Hecla Centennial .. Cop. Range. Daly West. . Franklin . . . Granby Isle Royals. Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk .... 108.73 osceoia 14.25 Parrot 33.75 Qulncy 720.00 Shannon .... 21.00 Tamarack .. 78.00 ITrlnlty- 16.75. lUnlted Cop.. 18.00 U. S. Mining. 1200 TT. S. Oil 109.87 Vt 28.00 60.00 9.62H 99.50 8.75 64.62 H 67.00 10.00 19.76 Utah 69.60 8.75 Victoria 7.00 13.75 Winona 8 .10 62.50 Wolverine .. 162.00 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to points lower. Sales for the day were 40,230 bags, Including Sep tember, 6.9597c; December, 7.1597.20o: March, 7.867.40o; July, 7.60c Spot Rio steady; No. 7 Invoice, 8o; mild steady; Cor dova, 091 2Kc. f Sugar Strong. Fair refining. 8o: oentrif- ugal. 96 test, ST 38 29-32o; molasses sugar. S l-1693ttc Refined steady; No. 6, $4.80; no. 7, 4.so; isc 8, n.m: no. 9. $4.16; Nc 10. $4.10; Nc 11. $4.06; No. 12, $4; Nc 18, $3.95; No. 14. $3.66. Confectioners' A, $4,75; mold A, $8.26; cut loaf, $5.60; crushed, $5.60! powdered, $6; granulated, $4.90; cubes, $6.16. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 18. Cotton futures closed barely steady; August, 8.74c; Septem ber, 8.87c; October, 9.02c; November, 9.07o; December, .12c; January, R.19c; February .2o; March. 9.20o; April, 8.28o; May, 9.29c. Wool at St. Louis. , ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18. Wool Steady; terri tory and Western mediums. 2292&c: fln .1,1 - I ojum, iwi;dra one, lecjaic SIGflS OF DANGER Over Speculation Is Feared in Wail Street. MANY DIVIDEND RUMORS Most Exciting Week irk Stock Mar ket Since Panic of May, 1001. Heavy Trading In the Pacifies Saturday. NEW YORK, Aug-. W. (SpeclaD-The most exciting week in Wall street since) the panic of May, 1901, comes to a close. Something; as new as It was unlocked for has suddenly been projected Into tha sit uation, and the attitude of the financial community at this writing Is ono of gTeat uncertainty as to whether the new devel opment is or la not to be regarded in a favorable light. No parallel exists at all in our stock market records for yester day's action of tho Union Pacific direc tors. There have been sudden jumps In industrial share dividends, but even these have been cpnfined to blind pool enter prises, In which outside Investment cap ital has very Utile concern. The first im pression very naturally is that If the financial Interests In these properties feel I disposed tp make this radical change, other railroads with large accumulations of reserve values to divide aro more like ly to follow suit. As a stimulus to the speculative mar kets, this reasoning; operates Immediately. But It Is not so clear what will be the calmer judgment of Investment Interests upon the episode. For one thing. It drives home more than anything that has hap pened In recent years a sense of the huge power over market affairs possessed by the "Inside" few. The final consequences of these astonishing developments upon the security and money markets can only be looked forward to with great uncer tainty. Speculative excitement has been kindled to the highest pitch again. The air Is full or dividend rumors, and In view of what has happened, none of these are too wildly improbable not to find some cre dence. A market that feeds on such stuff can have, sooner or later, but one termi nation. Prices which for six weeks past had been moving In reasonable accord with real values, are now In danger of becoming wholly dletorted. The market, which within a few days was soundly placed on the facts of the business out look, cannot move as It has now started without soon losing Its solid underpinning. In short, an Increasing foolish speculation Is the peril that confronts the Wall street community, and it Is a possibility that every well-balanced person must re gard with alarm. Danger or Overspeculatlon. There would be warrant for apprehen sion under any conditions, but at a time like the present, with bank reserves down to the lowest level and a great outward movement of currency just setting In for the crop. regions, the hazard of the situ ation Is more than ordinary. If the banks give free rein to such a movement as they have on former occasions In recent years, there can only be one ending, and It will be fortunate Indeed If the Wall street speculators are the only ones to suffer. Speculative Interest was kept alive dur ing the week by the enormous operations on a . rising scale In the Harrlman Pa cifies. The general market was little re sponsive until the official announcement on Friday of the dividend action on the two stocks, when the market was thrown Into paroxysm of excitement. The ag gressive movement in the two stocks had been accepted as abundant evidence of the imminence of Important developments. The usual consequence followed of floods of rumors to account for the testimony offered by the tape, and the wary specu lators exercised unusual caution about discounting many of those rumors aa al most certainly due to excited speculative imagination. The cases are rare In Wall street where .he rumors that accompany an excited speculation fall short of the facta But the boldest prophets had failed to fore shadow the placing of Union Pacific on a 10 per cent basis. The previous conjec tures were generally agreed In expecting a 84 per cent disbursement with varying opinion as to whether this dividend should be designated as regular or as 3 per cent regular and one-half per cent extra. The sensation was in proportion when a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent on Union Pacific and of 2V4 per cent on Southern Pacific was announced. Very wide deductions were drawn at once of the; financial policy of the cor poration managers to be inferred from this action and the Inferences were ap plied to many other Btocks. The exam ple derived additional force from the reputation for conservatism In the hus banding of surplus resources and of the large outlay from earnings for the bet terment . of the properties held by the control of the two Pacifies. The adop tion of a liberal disbursement policy In this case was accepted as even more striking than in the case of the dividend declaration on United States Steel common. The market continued today under the electrifying influence of the Increased dividends announced yesterday. A large preponderance of the enormous dealings were In those two stocks, but the organ ized speculation shifted during the day to Pennsylvania, Reading and Amalga mated Copper. There were huge trans actions In United States Steel. These stocks showed a large proportion of the total gales of the day, which ran at a rate of activity equal to the boom days of April, 190L The" trading In the Pacifies was wild and brokers In these stocks apparently had orders to buy unlimited amounts at the prices asked by sellers, whatever those might be. The result was an option in Union Pacific, all the way from 18m to 185. The spread In Southern Paclfio was from 89 to 90. It wag a field day for the room traders and operations were difficult to follow except to those on the floor of the Stock Exchange. The ticker was many minutes behind the market, owing to the heavy pressure of business. The operations by the room element were on a practically unlimited scale, and their trading m and out Inflated the volume of dealings. Their quick profit-taking kept prices fluctuating constantly. But the buying demand was kept reinforced., and the uplift ot prices continued. The movement to take profits became most pronounced after the appearance of the bank statement. The loss of over S3, 000,000 in cash indicated a heavier move ment to the interior than had been prom lsed by the preliminary estimates of the banks themselves. In spite of the scaling down of loans of over SS.000,000, wr. served to relieve reserve requirement, the surplus was cut Into to the extent of S1.270.27d. The movement of currency to the Interior Is not to be expected to fall off, and the speculative activity In the stock market which sprang up yesterday made up the requirements of the credits of the banks. The active demand was undiminished at the closing, and while prices at some points showed the effect of profit-taking at that time there were buoyant advances at others. Total sales of bonds, par value, S1.850,OCK. CLOSTNO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Hid. Adams Express 260 Amair. Copper ....153,000 109 106'-i 100U Am. Car & Fdy. .. 3,600 4114 M'j 41 do. preferred .... Ino 101 101 100 Am. Cotton Oil.... IOO 32 32 .12 t do. preferred .... 2-5 29 74 iota 41 Am. Hd. A Lr.,pfd Am. Ice Securities. Am. Linseed Oil... 1,600 loO 74 4 19')s 73 i 10 ht do. preferred .... Am. Locomotive 8,700 704 69 70 do. preferred JI?. Am Kmelt. A Ref. B3.30O 160 135 Vs 16T do. oref erred .... o"o if-t IliS 137 V. lot 2.".9 974 100 144 '76',, 168 229T, 3H 118 138 lol 2I'.4 100 145 119 92 77 19 228 38 Ti I02 62 18 209 188 13 81 96 67 36 69 50 139 19 77 223 800 44 65 62 4," 77 71 169 V, 800 127 174 19 64 61 85 37 77 2S 52 27 57 146 31 69 153 lt)T 97 36 7014 81 41i-t 144 411 14 Am, Sugar Kenning; 5,500 Am. Tobacco, pia.. w Anaconda ilng. Co. 33,900 205 Atchison 43.1O0 80 do. preferred 100 Wok Atlantic Coast Line 1,500 146 Baltimore &. Ohio- 15,200 - 119 do. preferred . BrooR. Rapid Tran. 6.400 .8 Canadian Padflo .. 2.4W 160 Central of N. J... 1X -!' Central Leather ... 1,300 33 do. preferred Chespk. & Ohio 12.40O Chicago Urt. West. 1,900 rhn jb. M W.. 300 62'i 10 61 S 18'a 20714 187 V 209 ft Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 11,500 189 Chi. Term. & Tran do. preferred C, C, C. St. L. 1.500 Colo. Fuel 4c Iron. 16.800 Colo. & Southern.. l,3uO do. 1st preferred 6' B7( 87 96 65 30 iso" iH 76Ti 222 '62 Vi 44 77S. 170 29Stt iV 51 do. 2d preferred. . Consolidated Gas .. Corn Products do. preferred .... Del. & Hudson .... Del., Lack, & West. Denver & Rio a... do. preferred 300 139 '4 400 100 7 BIS 1,300 223H '"766 '44 'T800 63 Diet. -Securities Erie 35,200 ' 45J4 do. 1st preferred. 7UO do. 2d preferred. . ...... General Electrio .. 400 Grt. Northern, pfd. 8,900 1 ' noii 800 Hocking Valley iiA;; sort- lTSM International Paper 500 19 do. preferred 26,000 International Pump 52 is do. preferred Int. Met American Express. 87 28 vj 62 28 57 146 21 70 do. preferred Iowa Central do. preferred .... K. C Southern.... do. preferred .... Louts. c N'ash Mexican Central . . . Minn.. & St. Louis. M. St. P. & S.S.M. ...... do, preferred Missouri Pacific .. 16.600 Mo., Kan. & Tex.. 8.S0O 97 SR!4 71 f2 4t 145ti 49 V, 96 35 7f 79 41 144 48 do. preferred .... l.sno National Lead 18.200 N.K.R. of Mex.,pfd. 300 N. T. Central 2S.GO0 N. T., Ont. & West. 11,400 Norfolk & Western. 12,200 93 93 93 Vi do, preferred ...... North American 200 94 93 94 Northern Paclno . Pacific Mall Pennsylvania . . . People's Gas P., C. C. & St. L. Pressed Steel Car. do. preferred . . . . 8.50O , 1,800 .127.700 100 , 100 , 4.700- 209 41 146 92 82 65 98 239 139 207 40 144 92 62 64 98 237 134 208 41 145 91 81 64), 98 2:18 139 92 92 100 400 Pull. Palace Car. Beading 189,300 do. 1st preferred do. 2d preferred Republic Steel 4,700 do. preferred 800 Rock Island Co 14,90 do. preferred .... 900 Schloss Sheffield ... 1.BO0 St.L. & 8.F..2d pfd. 200 St. Louis S. W.... 600 do. preferred .... 100 Southern Paclflo ...189.600 do. preferred .... SOO Southern Br 83,000 do. preferred .... 100 Tenn. Coal &Jron.. 1.40O Texas & Pacific 6.100 Tol., St. L. & W. . . do. preferred Union Paclno 251,700 30 101 27 ' 65 78.; 44 24 57 91 118 88 99 160 35 29 4 lO0 26 64 77 44 24 57 89 118 37 99 156 34 SO 10 25 05 78 44 24 86 Vj 89 118 38 99 155 34 31 61 184 94 124 74 45 107 45 107 37 108 1R5 94' '75" 45 108 45 108 181 94 '75" 45 108 107?j do. preferred 100 '. '"206 SOO 200 .139,600 . 27,600 TT. s. Erxpress TJ. S. Realty U. 8. Rubber do. preferred ... U. 3. Steel do. preferred . . . Va. Car. Chemical. do. preferred . .' . Wabash 60O 20 20 20 do. preferred .......... 47 Wells Fars;o Ex. . 298 Westinirhouse Bleo Western Union .... 800 Wheeling; A L B.. 100 Wis. Central 200 do. preferred .... 155 92 18 2614 01 92 93 19 18 20 26 Total soles for the day, 1,611,600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Closing; quotations: TJ. S. ref. 2s xeer.l04D. A R. G. 4s.. .100 do' coupon 104 N. Y. C G. 8s. 93 TJ. 8. 8s res 103 Nor. Paolfio 8a . . 76 do ooupon 103v4:Nor. Pacific 4s.. 103 TJ. S. new 4s rer.129 !So. Paclfio 4s... 91 do coupon. ii .129rUnIon Pacific 4s. 103 TJ. S. old 4s reg.l03Wis. Central 4s.. 90 do coupon 103 14 ! Jap. 6s, 2d ser..l00 Atchison Adj. 4s 95Jap. 4s, cer. 91 PORTLAND STOCK . EXCHANGE, Sales and Prices Bid and Asked for Securi ties 00 Local Board. At : ths stock exchange yesterday 1000 shares of Associated OH were sold after call at 89. The following are the official prices: Batik stocks Bid. Asked. Bank of California...! 861.00 Merchants fiat. Bank. Ore. Trust A Sav. B.' U. 8. National Bank. Portland T Co. of Ore. Bankers' A Lumber- . men's Bank....... Miscellaneous stocks: Lesser Mfg. Co Camnbells Gas Burner 175.00 155.00 200.00 115.00 101.00 155.00 5. no 211.00 40.00 "95"66" 53.00 60.00 1000.00 16O.00 .25 .04 Union OH 205.00 Associated Oil 88.00 Alaska Pack. Assn. .. 57.00 Pacific States Tel. Co. Home Tel. Co puget Sound Tel. Co Oregon Life Ins. Co J. C. Lee Cor 142.00 Merlin TownSlts Co. . . .20 Nicola Coal & C. Co. International Coal Co. Mining stocks Alaska Petroleum it .02 .65 200 87V4 800 784 IOO 284 10O 52 hi 62.400 29 3.000 68 1,000 148Vi 1,000 2H4 100 70 Coal Co .17 Alaska Pioneer .45 Standard Con .08 ,12 Oregon Securities.... .05. .08 Snowstorm 2.00 Lees Creek. Gold M.. .07 .01 Tacoma Steel .10 .12Vi Gallce Con v. . . .02 .04 Galiaher M. & M .03 .05 Golden Rule Con .02 Bullfrog Terrible .05 Oolconda 4 .05 North Falrvlew M. Co. . .06 Le Roy .02 Hiawatha .03 Cascadla Hecla .. .18 "ii" ' .02 .86 .13 .14 .32 .81 .17 Rambler Cariboo. Dixie Meadows... Sugar stocks Hawaiian Com Iionokea Hutchinson . .. Makawell . ... . Onomea Paauhau .87 .18 Union .47 Sales After call, 1000 shares Associated Oil at 89. BXomt, Exchange, Ete. NKW YORK, Aug. 18. Money on oall sem inal; ao loans; loans very flrm;i 60 days, ft per cent; 90 days, 6OB; sis months, 0 per cent. Close: Prims merosatlle paper, 56 per cent. Sterling exchange steady at f-84rTS for de mand, sad at 4.8185 for 60-dax bills. Posted rates, 4.82 sad 4.85. Commercial bills, 4.814.82. Bar stiver, 66 o. Mexloaa dollars, 01 o. Oorerament bonds steady; railroad bonds) Ann. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. eeo. 18. Silver bars. Mexloaa dollars, 52e. Drafts Sight. 2o; telegraph. Be. Holiday at London. . LONDON, Aug. 18. Today Is a holiday en ths stook exohange. Bar silver firm at SO 18-16d per ounce. Money, 1U2 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills, 8 1-18 per cent three-months' bills, 8 per cent. Dairy Produce In the East, NJCW YORK. Aug. 18. Butter Street prices, extra creamery, 239234&0; official prioes, creamery, common to extra, ls323o; renovated, common vto extra, 14ff20c; Western factory, common to extra, 145j;l7c; West ern imitation creamery, extra, 1920o; firsts. 17 18c. Cheese and eggs unohangsd. CHICAGO, Aug.' 18. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was arm. Creameriea. 1922o; dairies. 1720o. Eggs (Steady at mark, cases Included. 14 16o; firsts, tras, 20 c. 16o; prims firsts, 18c; cx- Cheese- Firm. ll18e. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Evaporated apples unchanged; prime, llQll),o; choioe, A1H& 11W.0; fancy. 12c. Prunes steady; California, 70s to 40, quoted at TS8c and Orefons, 4Qs to 20S, 7i!8Ho. Apricots firm, with new crop supplies quot ed as follows: Choice. 15o; extra choice, I60 ; extra fancy, 1SS20O. Peaches unsettled: oholce. 109-llcj extra choice. liailc; faacy, 113120; extra fancy, 12S-12c. Rallne unchanged; loose muscatels, 6if7e; seeded rale Ins. U'sio. London layers nomlaal. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. Established 1893 BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN . Bought and sold for cash and on margin. Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phone Main 37 FINE FOR HARVEST Good Weather Has Weakening Effect on Wheat Prices. MOVEMENT IS GROWING Another Reason for Depression at Chicago Is Decline In Liverpool Quotations Co Later Helps Wheat Market. CHICAaO, Auir. 18. Excellent weather for harvesting the Spring-sown crop in Minne sota, the Dakotas and Northwestern Can ada was the primary cause of a weak wheat market. Advices from the Northwest re ported that new wheat is already on the way to market from sections where the liar vestlng has been completed and that the movement is expected to enlarge rapidly within the next two weeks. A minor reason for the weak undertone was a decline in the price of wheat at Liverpool which was due to Improved weather conditions in Great Britain. As trading progressed, selling in creased in volume and the weakness became more fcronounced. Offerings were taken lararelv bv shorts. The strength of corn ; had a steadying effect late In the session. The market closed .easy. September opened a shade to o lower at 7070c. sold to 7070c and then declined to 69 69c. The close was at 70 c. The' corn market was rather weak early In the day, but rallied later on covering by shorts. The close was strong with prices at tha hlshest. September opened a shade to 0 lower at 4747c. sold to 48o and closed at the top. Oats displayed considerable weakness early In the session, but rallied along with corn and closed, steady. September opened un changed to o lower at 2929o and sold oft to 2940 and closed at 2o. Tradlns in provisions was exceedingly dull and prices held, steady. A 6-cent advance in the price of live hogs tended to steauy the market. At the close, September pork was unchanged, lard off 11 o and ribs were 2 o lower. The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. High. Low. . Close. .70 $ .69 .70 .73 .72 .73 .77 .76 .77 COEN. N8 .47 .48 .44 .43 .44 .44 .44 .44 OATS. .29 -2 -2 H .81 .30 .31 .83 .32 .33 Sept. Deo. May .73 77 Sept. . . .47 Dec. ...A. .43 May 44 Sept. Dec. May '.29 .80 .32 MESS PORK. Sept. Jan. 17.00 13.30 .18.25 13.80 LARD. 18.25 Sept. Oct. Nov. 8 65 8.72 8.45 8.70 8.72 8.70 8.50 8.60 8.45 SHORT RIBS. 8.90 8.90 8.87 Sept. Oot. Jan. 8 90 8.70 7.15 7.1J 7.16 7.12 Cash quotations were as follows: n-iour Steady. Wheat No. 8 Spring, 89 9720; Ns 3 red. 6970c. 7 Corn No. 2, 49o; No. 2 yellow, 80lo. Oats No. 2, 2flc; No. 2 white, 29 9 82 c; No. 8 white, 28 32c. Rye No. 2, 56c. Barley Qood feeding, S743c; fair to choice malting, 43 48c. Flax seed No. 1, $1.08; No. 1 Northwest ern, $1.12. Short ribs, sides Loose, $8.8008.90. Mess pork Per barrel, $17.50. - Lard Per 100 pounds, $8.65. Short clear sides Boxed, $9.129.2S. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29. Kecelpts. Equipments. Flour, barrels.... Wheat, bushels. .. Corn, bushels Oats, buehels.... Rye. bushels..... Barley, bushels. . 81,000 . . 20,000 870.000 141.000 .405.000 40.000 16,01X1 238,000 191,000 80,000 17,000 7,000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Flouir Receipts, 20.000; exports, 8000; dull snd unchanged. Wheat Reoelpts, 91.000; spot easy; No. 2 red, 76e elevator; No. 2 red, 77fco f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern, Duluth, 84o afloat; No. 2 hard Wlnjer. 78H0 f. o. b. afloat. Prioes for wheat gradually sagged oft to the low level of the year again today, liquida tion betng Impelled by weak cables, fine weather and large world's shipments. Max closed 83c; September. 77o; December, 80o. Hops Quiet; Pacific Coast, 1905, 1819o; 1904, 12c; old nominal. ' Hides Steady; 21 to 26 pounds, 21 o. Wool Firm. Grain at Ban Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18. Wheat quiet; barley strong. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, f l.eOS'1.83 ; milling. $1.821.46. Barley Feed, $191.06; brewing. $L0TH9 1.12. Oats Red. $1.1601.40. Call board sales: Whaatr-Deoember, $1.27. Barley December, 89o. ' Corn Large yeUow, $1.4091.42. Earupean Grata Markets. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 18. Wheat September, 6s 2d; DecembsT, 6s 8d; March nominal. The weather in England today was overcast. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 18. Wheat Septem ber, 69o; Deoember, 71 c; No. 1 bard, 74o; No. 2 Northern. 72 c Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Aug. 18- Wheat, unchanged. Export: Bluestem, 70c; club, 68c; red. 660. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted ta the looal market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, $5.605.6S; medium, $838.25; cows, $2.252.60; second-grade cows, $1.5032; bulls, $1.60'a2; calves, $4(a4.50. SHEEP Best sheared, $494.25; lambs, $5. HOOS Best, $T.2D7.50 light. $6.7097. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Chicago and Omaha. CHICAGO. Aug. 18. Cattle Receipts 900; market steady. Beeves, $3.8398.75; stock ers and feeders, $2.40 9 4.50; cows and heif ers, $1.8395.30; calves, $5.2596.75. Hogs Receipts today, 9000, Monday, esti mated, 28,000; market 60 higher. Mixed and butchers, $5.8396.42; good to choice heavy, $5.95 96.35; rough heavy, $5,659 6.85; light, $3.9096.45; pigs, $5.30 9 6.16; bulk of sales. $6.06 9 6.35. Sheep Receipts 2000; 'markst steady. Sheep, $39325; yearlings, $5.4096.30; lambs. $4.50 9 8. , SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 18. Cattle Re ceipts 200; market unchanged. Native steers, 4jaS.23, MWa asd, baiters, 4.2,"; Western steers. $.15.25; Texas steer. $2.73414.25; cows and heifers, $2&3.S5; Tin ners, $1.15f?2.30; Blockers and feeders, $2.80 ?4.40; calves, $395.70; bulls, stags, etc.. 94. Hogs Receipts 6000; market shade to 5c higher. Heavy, tj.SOSO: mixed, $5.83 0 5.95; light, $3.9596.25; pigs, $5$6; bulk of sales, $5.906.05. Sheep Receipts 600; market steady. Yearlings. $5.256.10; wethers, $4.6035.25; ewes, $435; lambs, $6.237.S0. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 18. Cattle Receipts 400, including 200 Southerns. Market steady. Southern steers, J2.75W4: Southern cows, $23.25; native cows and heifers, $25; stockers and feeders, $2.60 ft 4.60! Western fed cows, 24; Western fed steers, $3,504(0; bulls, $23.25; calves. $2. 50 6. Hogs Receipts 8009; market 5c higher; bulk of sales, $6.10196.20: heavy. S'i'uB.in. packers, $6.1006.22: pigs and light, $5.23 6 8.25. Sheep Receipts none. BAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS. Prices Paid for Products In the Bsy City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18. The following prices were quoted In the produce market today : FRUIT Apples, choice, 90c; common. 2.V; bananas. 75c8$1.50; Mexican limes. $66.50; California "lemons, choice. $4.50; common. $.1; oranges, navel, $1.75fi3.50; pineapples. $1.50W 2.50. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 2550c; garlic. 2S2c; green peas, 4fo5c; string beans, 2' 3c; tomatoes, 50j65c; egg plant, 5066c: okra, 60860c. EGAS Store, 18B25c; fancy ranch, 28c. POTATOES Early Rose. 70S80C; River Bur banks, 5085o; Salinas Burbanks, $1.25; sweets, 3c. POULTRY Roosters, old. $6S6.50: young roosters. $637; broilers, small, $2-&2.50; broil ers, large. $2'83; fryers, $384; hens, $4.50fc0. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c; creamery seconds, 21o: fancy dairy, 23; dairy sec onds, 19c; pickled, 17618c. CHEESE Young America, ll3'12c; Eastern, 16c; Western, 15c. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, 18 'l8c; mountain. 9a 11c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 90 11c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $20.50i623; middlings, $26030. HAY Wheat, $12317.60; wheat and- oats, $10igi2: barley. $74(10; alfalfa, $78'8; stook. $7S8; straw. 8050c per bale. RECEIPTS Heur, 7489 quarter sacks; wheat, 4050 centals; barley, 7324 centals; oats, 478 centals; corn, 250 centals; potatoes, 1300 sacks: bran, 45 sacks; middlings, 93'J sacks; hay, 272 tons; wool, 132 bales. Metal Markets NEW YORK, Aug. 18. In the absence of London cables today the metal markets were quiet and generally unchanged. Tin, 41. 20 41.60c. Copper, firm, with lake quoted at 18.62 818.75c; electrolytlo, 18.87 18.50c, and casting, 18.25c. Lead, unchanged at 6.75c Spelter, 6 6. 10c Iron, arm and In good demand at recent prices. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. NEEDLES Born to tha wife of Web ster G. Needles, AugUBt 6, at 705 Vaughn street, a son. LESIECR Born to tho vifo of Leonard Leaieur, August 11, at 68 PettygTOvo street, a "son. DELKIMPLE9 Born to the wife of Charles W. Delrlmples, July 29, at 12M Bostwlck street, a daughter. . JOHNSON Born to the wife of Thomas W. Johnson, August 15, at 853 East Har rison street, a daughter. NELSON Born to tho wifo of John B. Nelson, August 14, at 114 Pennoyer street, a son. Deaths. NEIMES At Long Beach. Wash., Au giiBt 15, Robert Nelip.es, 13-year-old son of P. J. Nelmes. Interment at Klvervlow Cemetery. Building Permits. Ole Munson. two-story frame dwelling on North Twenty-third street, between York and Reed, $2000. V. A. Schultz, 1-story frame dwelling; on Nebraska street, between Wisconsin, and Virginia, $1650. J. M. Shields, alterations and repairs, two-Rtorv frame dwelling on College street. Eleventh and Twelfth. $100. Mrs. E. Llmiberg. 1-story frame dwell ing on East Twenty-ninth street, between Oregon and Sandy road. $luoo. Mrs. Bishop, alterations and repairs, 1 story frame dwelling on Second stroet, between Montgomery and Harrison, $1:5. James Magutre, oe-8tory frame dwell ing on Skidmore street, between QranJ and East Sixth, $H00. James Magulre. one-story frame dwell ing on Skidmore street, betweea Grand and East Sixth, $800. James Magulre. one-story frame dwell ing on Skidmore street, between Grand and East Sixth. JSOO. G. R. Hughes, one-story frame) shed on Beech street, between Montana, and Min nesota, $50. Marrlago Licenses. STEWART-HICKS C. W. Stawart, 2S. 249 East Second street; S. Bernli: Hicks. 23. LYTLE-DAVIS Wiloy O. Lytle, 28, St. Johns; Brflia A. Davis, 25. GILL-GREEN Cnvrll S. Gill, 25, Ho Quiam; Nellie C. Green. 16. IRVING-BLAINE w. H. Irving. 28, 715 Kearney street: Mary I. Blaine, 21. ANDERSON-HUTCHIN Guy L. Ander son. 21 620 Pettygrovo street; G. Louise Hutchlh, 20. N AG LE-HAWKINS John Naglo, 40, North Bend, Or.; Grace Hawkins, 34. GORDON - H0NETC0MBE J. Gordon. 88, 4S9 East Thlrtyhlrd street; Daphne Honevcombe, 80. PETERSON-GOBS P. John Peterson, IS TIlMi Washington street; Matilda A. Goss, 24. HOPEER-ARNSPIGER W. J. Hoofer. tl 805 East Thirtieth street; Henrietta Arnsplgor 17. HlGLE'i'-WAJjLA.CE-John A. Hlgley. EO, Seventeenth, and Yamhill streets; Eva Wallace. 8L DOUCET - ESPITALLIER Fernand Doucet, 24; Marie Kspltalller. 28. CRA(5hETSKY-SPIVECK Victor Cra choVky. 27; Hestor Spiveck, 20. MTCELLY-HARDY George McNelly, 43; 669 Broadway street: Mary Hardy, 32. s p Work on Swift & Co.'s Packing Plant It is expected that work on the pro posed packing-house for Swift & Oo., on Columbia Slough, near Woodlawn, will shortly be started. The engineers are said to be fcusy perfecting plana for fill ing and moving 2,000,000 cubic yards of dirt, beside driving 10.000 piles. A chan nel will first be dredged along Columbia Slough to enable vessels to reach the docks 'which the company propose to erect. This Jredglng will probably be the first work done to admit landing material direct on the 1700-acre tract. There will be miles of trackage and many buildings. The surroundings are expected to feel a boom under the impulse of this plant. LOUIS J. WILDE prVIDKND BANK AN1 BANK AND .Mll,n CORPORATION MUNICIPAL, SCHOOL AND CORPORATION BONDS Portland Boms Telephone a Tele graph Securities. HIGHEST RETfRNS ts Investor Consistent with ABSOLUTS SAFETY. Booms 8, 4 and 5, Lafayetts Blag Cer. Sixth and Waanlngtoa Sta Portland. Oregon.