The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, August 21, 1910, SECTION TWO, Page 15, Image 27

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    THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 21, 1910.
Values of crops
Average Prices to Farmers on
Principal Staples.
WHEAT MARKET EASIER
ArtlTV Demand In Loral rTult Trade.
Estimate of Uie American Hop
Crop Poultry Price
Declining.
Th ivwtr ralu. f nd upon price
racatvd ty farrars of Important crop
ta th L'nliad Stats on date Indicated.
cMiliwI from report of eorr pendant
a? th Burea of Statistics. Department of
A xrlc'i It ur . ta aa follows:
Hay Cotton
'om. what. Oala, Do!. i't ln
I0ns --i.'t par bush.- pr ton Pr ih
Jjr l....Ti? i ft" 2 a t M 1 :V3
a-j t ..." t . : in-vt
is;,:. 1 ...7S h.T 47.2 .l a
rMv
J'liv I ...TT. 12 M! 1" M 1" 14S
Aua I ...T.V.2 l"T.l 5"' l7 III liJ
rr'. 1 ...T1.0 Pi.2 42.3 17 lit
1110
J ilr 1 ...M! 0.V3 42 1 11.71 13 11.1
A i 1 ...7 J . 41.7 II. 2 14.J 137.3
Ind prl-r of tm artlrl. 1"0 rapra-a-ntir
RTrtfit of ih pri--a on Prm
br l.V May li. Jtrrll l. Mlo. for products
spawlflM. baard upn Mlurni rclTd from
In iuirtv of th Huraau of tatisflrs of
th iM-partrnant of Agriculture, wera aa
""'prod-irta . . .. Jv. IJ Jr.. IS My l.V Ap. IS
Appi-a. prta .- '" ' -T 31
l-ara. pr bj .. 1 "1 I ' I
Raons. pr bu . . . 2 .14 2.2! 2-1 J l
Onmna p-r bu.. l."A 1.0.1 l.l't MX
'ai-e. 10 Iba 3.27 2.1 2.77 2 20
a i-rtatna par bu .74 .77 .S3 5
rxnuia. pr bu. 1.1.1 1.1 1.1U
p. bu. S.XI 7.24 7 47 T.ol
H-.pa. par Is. IT .10
HTa pr head 14.ft.no lai.iw HK.00 1S4.UO
H f can I, par
inn lbs 4 M S.14 S.23 .21
Voal calva. par
Uio Iba S4 ST .SO M
Mllrh coars p. k d 42. 44 42.3H 42.22
rip. p. l' Iba .V47 S.4I STB U.H1
I.'mha. p. ! Iba 11.71 7.1.1 7.2t 7.47
lloga. p. 1" lbs. S.11 k.4H 8,. .2
Milk. pr tat. .. .2111 .212 -24H 2.22
Wool. ir lb l' -II'"' .--' .22:1
Hrry. p-r lb. .. .I ll .132 .132 .134
Tha avwragr, coat of bran pr ton to feed
er on July IS was about $25.21. aa com
pared with S25.22 on June 10.
HOr-Plt KER-S WILL M.AKK MONEY.
(Iran Crop sod Paw layoa la tha Oraajoa
ai d Market Outlook.
"Orpn this year has ths cleanest and
most leafless crop of hops 1 have arer seen,
and I believe tha pickers will main mora
money than they bars for Bra rears." said
Conrad Kit be yesterday at Ms office In tha
Worcester bulldJnc. where he Is alnln up
plckera
"In view of the fart that tha crop Is so
clean and the InUlrallons of quality so Una.
and laklna; Into eonsldsratlon the fact that
the growers will pick clean this season, tha
market will surety open np around IS cents.
"My eettmate of the American crop Is J-i.-es
bales, atlowtna; 5.SS for Oreajoa. .-
for California. 74. "OS for Waahlmlon
and it.M for New Torn. 'The requirements
of tha L'nlted States are. on the basis of
a beer production of e4.aoa.se barrels, 2.-
bales of bops for the brewers and 10.
DO ba:es for other purposes. Aasttmlng that
. bales wrrt be exported and 10.004
Anarkan be lee imported, this will lea re a
saortaae of 75. SSS balea
HEAkKR I fctl lVt; IV w HE.lT MARKET.
alaaas ml Trade la Small Bayers Olfsr
Lawer 1'rtcee.
Thers was an easier reclln In the local
market and on the eound yeaterday. Buyers
held bark and when they matle offers.
lnY were aenerally at lower prices. While
some (arroers are disposed to offer more
freely. others are malntaiains a firm
front. tin the whole the market Is de
ctde.ily quiet for. this time of year.
There were no pew developmsnis In tha
taraet for coarse (rains. The local flour
market was s-ood. but the eaport demand
III lull.
rnmmn weekly, wheat ahlpments. as rs
perted by the Merchenta' a:aoliance. were:
1PMI 11a.
r.ttaata 3.21km 2.172.000
l-anul-o .'. 4it.lw 1.37.0
I.o-al recelpta In care, ware reported ay
the Mercnaiua" Eirhinna aa followa:
heau ilar.ey. Fl"r. twita. Hay.
Monday i 27 25
Tuee'tay .... 14 2 3 5 3
tVe.lnlar . U a 3 10
Thurwlay . 12 .. 7 P
f ri.lar 21 ...
aaiurilay ..Id 3 3 14
l.aet year... a ... 2 A 11
kcaeun
lo date. ..4 SO 3 Its 370
Last ear...1rtd 100 154 h 2'i2
rrriiE. coiii w late i n.r.
Arrliala Are Carries! Over bat Market la
Ueaarrot la UaaML
Receipts of peaches yesterday morntnx
wrre sot heayy and by nooa all had cleaned
vp. In tha aftornoot:. hower. a b!c lot
ra.-ne la hy expreas ard theae had to be
r4 r-nl .iter. The market In ( eene-al was
fi.-.u. Crawfortle ranged in price (rim 4S
ae cents with tha bu:k of sales at 7S
carta.
tirade receipts wara lisht and they sold
ent tar:;'. Muscats and llaiaiM motel at
il tl an I r-m at rru at ('. 4. Early ap
i.sa ?re 'o oerupply and weali. jj armeta
are pedaiint them about town and there la
bu. litiic demand on the street. 1'ears Were
atra lr a: l 25 for averaaa stock and l M
fjr fancy. Ca;itaUupaa bava cleaned ap
again and ths market wtll probably be la
Kod ahspw throjbout tha remainder of
the eaaeja.
HcowrinaT Waol at Echo.
Baker City wool la arrtving at JScho for
acourlnc. accordtns to the Echo Echoes,
which says:
T wo big caw caataiurVg 50.000 pounds
were received at the scouring mill laat
Thursday. tTonatderaDle wo! hee alao been
a:pped hare from 1'llot Bock, lieppntr and
fhertlko. to be a-'oured. Tao large cars of
wood arrived for the first of this week to
be used (or fuel purposes at the mill
e (aaDia la Batter Prtrea.
Tha week closed with the butter market
firm and unchanged and present prlres will
prevail at the opening of the coming week.
t hicken prices held at lli rente, but
a good many coope were carried over. Buy.
era appear ta be well atocked. and If arrivals
are liberal In the first haif of the week,
aflll loeer rrteee can- be looked for.
liuod egga were la light suppy and firm.
Bask ( learlaga.
Btr.k clearing oftha Norlhweatern clOea
yestefday wara fol'iaa:
Clearinre. Balancea.
Portland ILuvVfl itl.4".J
.aula 1.41.3272 114.470
Tacoma b74 47i 1.55
ep-kase 314 713 3. :i
Cleartnga o! Portland, ocattle and Ta
rawa for the paat week and correapondtng
week In former years were:
I'nrtland. eatt:e. Tacoma.
l!itit J.o4i ua f tu.oott.ir7S $5.7.m.o7
l'jrtp 7 017.424 12 .14:1 :... 3 727. 42
...... a S31.HM S.2.0.21 g.k4iV.123
1.7 . HO II 2tl4 4 CI T
aiM 3.111. li'7 lol.Ht3 3rt.;.7.
wi ...... e.J14l4 5,'A.V..t IHtWIM
le .. ... e.24t..-. 4 2:o373 I a'T J 4
1.3 S.i..7T.3 71 l.WLIil
HaM la Verk Hop Yards.
Tha tvgtervtll Time a of th recent
attack of maid la tha hp yards of that
aaats.
Ta rapraseatatfraa of tha Bureau of
Plant Industry of Cornell TTntverslty ara
here to ascertain th extent-of th attack
of mildew or blua mold upon th hops In
this vicinity. - They ara F. W. Btodgetl and
C. N. Jensen, and this forenoon they bava
been about a little, fliwt vtatUng the Carter
yard near Deanaooro. which la by far th
worst afflicted of any. They ftnd a sprink
ling of the mold In other yarda In different
parta of the two town of Sangerfleld and
Marshall- They are to make further obeer
vationa and examination.
Decline la Bam a.
Declines ranging from a quarter to three
quarters of a cent on bacon are noted In a
now provision list, trhleh will b a :t estiva
Monday morning.
PO KTXA VOM AKK ETS.
Crala. rVmr. Feed. Ete.
WHftAT Bloeatam. MtM': club. $9
9c; red Ruaaian. Me,-i7c; Valley. tvOc; 40
fo:d. ljJ91c: Turkey red. tl2c,
FLOl'R Patents. S335 per barrel:
straights. 4tit4.5; export. $4; Valley.
S eo; graham. 3; whole wheat, quartans,
3 2a
BARLEY Peed aad brewing. Ct30-2M
per ton.
HAT Track prices: Timothy. ina istta
Valley, flowl per ton: Eaatarn Oregon.
1200 21: alfalfa, new, (1014; grata hay,
"corn Whole, tsa: cracked, tit per ton
VlLlTUFFS Bran. 20 par ton: mld-
d'.liga. te: ahorta, 1210 22: rolled barley.
;-. u 2-
OAIi New. t200 per ton.
Yegrtablea aad Frulta.
GIIEEV FRtTTS Apples, new. 3ucOT 23
per boa; apneota, Tavl.oo per box: pluma.
75c0l per box: pears 11.2591.50 per box:
pearhee, 40 0 3c per box; grapea. l.e l..0:
biackberrlea. (1.000 1 50 per crate; hucki-ber-le.
lOe per pound.
SltLONB Wstermelona. JI01S3 per
hundred: cantaloupea fl.tftftoo per crate.
TROPICAL. FRUITS Orangea. Valencia.
I4 60fc4 75: lemons. tTt; grapefruit, 4
4.50 per box: bananas, t0 par pound; plne
applea. Ac per pound.
VECZTABLEd Bean. 8 0 Be ponnd: cab
bage. 2Sa-c pound; cauliflower. 91. M per
d-a: celery, aoc per dosen: corn. 12) I.Vs per
dosen; cucumber. 25j40c per box: eggplant.
6c per pound; garlic 8tlo per pound;
green onlona, 15c per dcxen: peppera. 5oo
per box; radishes. 15b 20e per doien; squash,
40c per crate; tomatoes. SOtfoOe per box.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrot. (It 1.25;
beeta. fl.Sfl: parsnips. 1. 9 1.25; turnips. I-
POTATOES New. tl.258-L.40 per hun
dred; sweet potatoes. 4o per pound.
ONIONS Walla Walla. 12.50 Pr ck;
Oragcn. (2 91.26 par sack.
Dairy aad Country Produce.
EfiiV Oregon candled. 29 030c per do.
BUTTER City creamery, solid pack. 4o
per pound; butter ft. S4c pr pound; coun
try atore huttrr. 24e per pound.
CHEESB Pull cream, twin. ITHOlt
per pound; young America 18rityl0o.
POLL.TRT liens. HtUitl tsptinge. 1
?l7c; ducka whit. lS017c: geoea. 22HW
squaba. km. live. 2iic; dressed, 22x0
2.V-; snuata. (3 per dosen.
PORK Fancy. ISc par pound.
VEAL, Fancy. 12 Hallo nor pound.
; roc Ice, Dried Fruits.' Eta.
DRIED FRUIT Apple. lOc per ponnd:
French. 4 85o; currant , 10c; aprloota. 11
He; data. 7 per pound; figs, fancy whit.
CHc: fancy black. Te: choice black. -.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails,
(2.10 per dos-n; 2-pound tails. (3.5; 1
pound flats. (2.23: Alaska Dink. 1-pound
tali. II; red. I -pound tall, (L.S0; aockaya,
1- pourd tal. (2.
COFFEE Mocha, t4 92tc: Java, ordinary.
17?r2Clc; Coata Rica, fancy. lSt?0c: good.
lal!-; ordinary. 12loo per pound.
NUTS Walnuts. 15c per pound; Braall
nuts. 13 4 915c; filberts, la almonds. lTo;
pecans. 10c; cocoanuts. Socdtl Pr doaaa.
SALT Granulated, lit Per ton7 half
ground. 100a, (10.50 par ton; 60. (11 Pr
ton- . ..
BEANS Small white. SHe: larg whlta
4Vc; Lima. 6-tci pink. T; red Maxlcaaa
Tc; bayou. 7aC
RICE No. 1 Japan, 4e; cheaper grail a.
(3:.nr4 55; Southern head. S40"o-
HONET Choice. i3.23-3a.o0 per easel
trained. Tc per pound.
Itl'OAR I'ry granulated, fruit and berry.
I.23; beet. .0i; extra C t5.T3; goldsn C.
j.A5; yellow D, (5 65; cube (brrls),
'..'.; powdered. (S.a0; Domino, (10 409
(:a.0 per case. Terms on remittances with
in 13 dsys deduct "ae per pound. If later
than 15 aad wilhla to daya deduct Ho pa
pound. Maple sugar. 15tylc per pound.
Pro via lone
M A MS 10 to 12 pounda. 1He: II to 1
pounds. 19c; 14 to I pounda. 10c; 18 ta
20 pounda none: aklnned. 2oc; picnic. 14os
cottace roll. 17 Sc.
BAfON Fancy. 21V: standard. 8ol
choice. 27c; Encllah. 220244c
KMOKKO MEATS lleef tongues, .5c:
dried beef seta. 22c; outsldes, 20c; lnaldaa
23c; knucklea. 22c
DRY SALT CUHED Regular hort elar
dry salt. lHc; amoked. l.c: bscka light,
salt, lol-e; smoked. 18c: back a., heavy salt,
lii.-; smoked. 17e; export bellies, salt. 17c;
smoked. !-yc.
PICKLED GOODS Barrel. pig feet,
(Id: regular tripe. (10; honeycomb tripe,
tl2: lunch tongues. t22; lambs- tongue. (40.
LAP.il Tens; kettl rendered. 134C
standard pura 24Vc; cholc. 134aO; hort
enlna. 12 wc
Oila
LIVSFnED OIL Pur raw In barrela (1 01;
kettle boiled. In barrela. II. 03; raw. In caaea
1 1. 06: kettle boiled, la case, 11.08. Lola of
230 gallona 1 cent lea per gallon.
TURPENTINE In caaea, 81o; In wood
barrela ItHc
COAL OIL Water white In drama Iroa
whlta In drum or Iron barrela 14o: unloa
keroaen In caeca, 1-5. 23c: oleum kero
sene la ease f -5a, lie; Aurora kerosene la
cases. a-5a. 21c
OA so LINK Union gasoline In bulk, lse;
union gsaolln In caaea 25a 25c; union
motor spirit la bulk. Ko: unlun motor spirit
In rataa t-5a 25c: No. 1 engine dlatlllat
In Iron drama 8 Wo: No. 1 engine dlatlllat
In case. 2 -5a. l&v,c: V, HAP. naptk
In Iron exum or barrela 15c; V, M. a P.
naptha la cases. 2 -5a. 22c-
1IENZ1NE Union benalna In Jron drum
or barrela ldSac; union benalna ta ease.
2- 5a 23 He; union at ore dlatlllat ta iron
drama, 7c
Hope, 11 eol. Tlldea, Etc.
HOPS lPoo crop. lon13c according t
quality; olda nominal: lPIO eontracta 13Ha
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 13tjl7o poundj
Talley. IStf 20c per pound. ,
MOHAIR Choice. gutft3c per pound.
CAriCARA BARK twe per pound.
HIDES galled hides, TtT par pound:
tailed call. 13; eel Lad kid. to: aaltad ataga.
green hi dee. lc less; dry hides, 1SHO)
17c: d-v calf. lTO'c; dry ataga 11012c.
TELTc" Dry. lone: salted. butchers
taHe off. 1 1140; Cprlng iamba 25 0 45c
G1LA1N BAGti In carlota Itio aaca.
PEACHESffiLBEoWER
SEATTLE lOOKS FOR CHEAP
PRICES THIS WEEK.
Demand tor Apples Is Increasing
Rapidly Cantaloupes and
Melon Ara Firmer.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 10. Special. V
Peaches for canning purposes will be cheaper
than last year, according to Western ave
nue commlaalon men. Th Brat carload of
Wenatrhee Elberta la du to arrive Monday
and will be offered at S3 rente a box. There
aae a large aupply of peaehea on the atreet
today and th top quotation was 7fc cent
for the heat aiock. Cantaloupee and water
mH ne were firmer. The formei-sold at I2a
t and the latter from 1 if 1 ni cents
Totatoes have dropped to I w cents.
Ontona are being eold at a loss In most
qutrter. .
The apple market Is In better shape thn
It has been for eome time. Stocka are lower
and the demand Inrreaaing rapidly, aap
ciaily for fancy stock.
Although the demand for poultry wa
br'.k. reeeipt were heavy and lower price
a 111 be u-olcd In the country next week
Spring will not be quoted bove IS cent
and small hens not above 14 rente. Egg
wer In excellent demand. Butter wa
steady.
Wheat wa firmer aa th exchange, but
dulL
Daluth Flax Market.
DULVTH. Aug. SO. Flax On track. In
ttore and to arrive, (2 4: September. f2.4
hid- Octot-er. l:3fli,: November. t335g
nominal: December. (2.29 bid.
tVaai a St. Loata.
PT LTiUlS. Aug. 2i Wool Steady: ter
riterr and Weatern mediums. 15g23 he; ta
med.utna, 1SS2UC; Jiaa liaflTc
INTEREST LACKING
Trading in Stocks Almost at a
Standstill. .
PRICE MOVEMENT NARROW
Annual Statement of the Northern
Pacific Is Xot Favorable for In
vestors Lehigh Valley's Snow
ing Is More Satisfactory.
NEW YORK. Aug. I. In th toclt x
ehang th volum of business was email,
even for a half holiday, and whils th
tendency continued Irregular, th movement
wa so narrow a to rob It of all glgnlflcanca
London took a holiday.
Tha Northern Pacific Railway submitted
Its flgu re for th Aacal yr. howlng larg
lncreses In freight and passenger revenue.
wWch w.rw largely offset by n Incre of
(t oil 0o In total operating expensea ins
wbol. leaving a decrease In total net reve
nue of (L7i.50. nd sn operating ln
com. of (i...l.JJ2. Lehigh V.ll.y rly
report waa rather mora aallafactory. It to
tal net revenue Increasing 1.2.00U.
Th. bank .tatement .howed large Increase,
la loanaTbotb la th. av.rag. and th. actual
"to? market clcaed y. After pricw .had
returned to where they left of yesterday. In
tereln th. m.rk.t abated and P'cullon
became dull. Fluctuation, w.r. ".trlctadto
,h. m.re.t fraction In th. most activ. .tock.
Th bond market w. i""
.ales, par value. (70.t)0. United States
Govtrnment a. .dvanced . Pr cent and
4 14 Pr cant on call., i
CLOSING BTOCK. QUOTATIONS.
Closing
, galea HLih. t"-
Allls Chalmers pf. fc
Amal Copper .... J 4
Am Agrlculiur.1 .. JJ, JJ a4.J
car..::
Am Hd 4V Lt pf jmj
Am Ice Securities
Am Unseed Oil 'W
Am Locmotlve ..
Am smelt c Itef.. -u" o,
do preferred ... 2.w o1" iU2
do prterred ......... .....
Am uteel Fdy 118
Am Sugar Rel .. - JJJ
Am Tel a Tei .... M .l
Am Tobacco pf .. " s7ui
Am Woolen 4(J
An .M.ln-: -i: Ti
do preferred 112
aac;n..:::-
lk'Tran: "'W ji "
Canadian 1-aelno .. 100 1J
Central Leather .. 1.000 oH o-j
do prcf'T, :::: :::::
Central of N J i:7, f'u.
Chea a Ohio .... 400 .4V4 .4
Chicago Alton... JJJ
Chicago (U Weat JJJJ
chtaxT Ttv ::: "".'
C tf t Paul 12o 123 122W
c! C. C 4k 8t L ... v
Colo Fuel A Iron Ji
ZXS?::- itiii
Cra Protluct , lii
Del tt Hudson 'g.V
D R Grand ... 300 31H
do preferred ... v- 'ilV io
DUWlUar.- secur .. J -J
let"pref" 1- a i "
do 3d prviTl. a...
Gt Northern Ore .. ..... ..... .iTw
Illinois Central - "Ju
Interb.rou,h Met,. 1M, 1 1J4
do preferred ... JJJ.
Inter Harvaater .. W0 H ' "?Jj
Inter-Marine pf iy1
Ini Paper "
1st Pump -ill?
Iowa Central .... 100 1.5 lTfc II
K C Southern ... ...... ..... ...... -jej
llew.:::" -S
l7u!SIO N.-t 10O 143? 13 14S
MWKin Tax- 33 33 33
do preferred
Mlaaonrl Paelfla .. S3W 8S M
National Bleeult
Xatloual Lead - -
Mex Nat Ry 24 P'-i-iii ,:ii ,Xi3
N T Central ;. ... 1.000 lit. US' l"1
V.ooo
'"ioo Vii '7U
""V iisti iioii
1.2on 12UV 129
""ini) "iT "17
SOO 35 ' 35
. 10O 160 lr)0
lVir 4SH 144 ii
1,000 2H 32
"ilsno 'S24 "32
""soi iis iitVii
100 03 3
"egjnn '" 'ri"
v im; lie,
eo 4rt 4v,
ro fA 7,
eon 1 1
200 RR Xl
aaaaaa aaae aaaaa
V T. Oht a West
Norfolk West.
North American ..
Northern Pacific
penneylvsnta .....
People's Gae ....
p e c s l.
Pltlshurg Coal ....
Pressed Steel Car.
Pullman Pal Car.
Ry Steal Spring..
Beading
Republic Steel ...
do preferred . .
Rock Inland CCj, .
do preferred . . .
t L a S F t pf
tt L Southwestern
do preferred ...
Sloaa-Sheflleld ....
Southern Pacific ..
Southern Railway.
do praf erred ...
7i
6A
tlV
12S
32 V
tvu
n7t
40
23
M
M
11-ltl
txti
24
2
is
4H
1CW
M
T2
3iH
li5
4(1 H
Texas Pacific. .
If i. st i, e r-c. .
do preferred . . .
tTnton Pacific ....
do preferred . . .
(T S Realty
IT f Rubber
U B (feel
do preferred ...
Ttah Copper
Va-Caro ckamlcal.
Wahash
do preferred .
TCeetem Mit . . .
Wat!nghoue EVo
Weetem Vnlon ...
no
81
Total rale for the day. 122.(00 eh ares
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Closing qaola
tloas: U. a rsf. 7 reg.101 IV. Y. C. an lit
do coupon ...lot INo. Paclfle 8.,. fia
TJ. 8. S re 101a'No. Paelfl 4.. .100
do coupon ...I01S Union Pan- .a..!0OHB
Tj.8.Trew 4s reg.U4S Wis. Central da 92B
D. R- G. 4.
. 3Bi
pally TuaatuT 8tatcniu.
WASHINGTON. Aug. SO. Th condition
of th Treasury at the beginning of bualneee
today was aa follows:
Trust fund -
Gold coin I4SS.5SI.3O0
Silver dollars 4od.4HI.iMaJ
Silver dollasa f 1S00 S.n4.oo
ailver certificate outstanding... 4Sd.41tt.0O0
Oeneral fund
Standard ailver .dollar Id (- , .
era! fund B.t.'iO.UT
Current llabllllles 84.74S.862
Working balance In Treaeury of
fice. 2S.eW4.flal
In banka to credit of Treasurer
of the United States ST.01T.178
Subsidiary silver oln to.47..7
Xllinr coin ...-.
Totl balanc In general fund . . . 8d.i80J037
Money Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK. Aug. tn. Money on call nom
inal. Time hens dull: 60 daya 263 per cent
and to daea Stt.-ta, per cent; six month, 4?
44 per sent. Prim mercantile paper, tVtwt
per cent.
rlterllng exchange firm. wl:h actual buslnea
In bankers' Mile at (4 S410 for So-day bllla
and at (4 SS5& for demand. Commercial bllla
(tivlat.Ul,.
Bar ailver 52SC
Mexican dollars, 44c
Govsmment uueda steady; railroad boat
Irregular.
t;t FRANCISCO. Aug. 20. Sterling on
London. SO daya 14.84
Sterling on London, alght, tt.StT.
Silver bar 52tc.
Mexican dollar 44c
Draft Sight. ; telegraph. 7c
LONDON. Aug. 20 Consala. t0; silver,
(4 ; bank rata, t par cent.
New lack Cotta Market.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Cotton opened
Steady, unchanged to 3 points up. Ths close
was barely steady. nt 2 point lower to 33
point higher.
Future closed rarely steady. Clolng bid:
Aurur-t. 16.27c: September. 14.19c: October,
13 50c; November. 1341c: December. 13.41c;
January. 13.3Sc; February. 12.30c; March.
13.44:: May. 13Sc; Juna 13.45c; July.
Spot closed quiet, 43 points higher. Mld
aplanda. ld.4oc; da gulf. 10.S3C. No sales.
Dried rratt at New YeHu
NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Evaporated apple
quiet, ateadv on spot. Fancy 1 quoted
lOeile; choice. abeSc: prima e8t,o.
Prunes quiet. Arm. Quotations. 11 r10
for California up to t-40a and StT'njO for
Oregona
Aprlcota in fair dmand. firm. Cholca.
lilsDUttc; extra cholca llsafcllnc:
fancy, uellc.
Peaches steady with a moderate demand,
Cholca Cfe9t4c; extra choice.. 7V,cl
fancy. T7tc
Raislna quiet, steady: loos muscatels ara
quoted at J've&Vc; choir to fancy aeeded.
4 It Cc: seed, as a, 4j44c; London layera
$L25C1.3i.
Metal Mack eta.
NET YORK. Aug. 20. Th metal mar
ket were quiet and practically nominal. a
usual in the absence of exchanges.
Tin Firm. 33.704T SS.TTVsO.
Copper Lake. 12.7 te e 13.O0: etactrolytlo,
12.67! t12.7&c; casting. 12.233 12.50c
Lead Steady, 4.4094.3OC.
Spelter Firm. 5-25 85.400,
Iron Unchanged.
Dairy Produce ta tha Kast.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Butter, firm, un
changed. Ch.es. firm, unchanged.
Egg. Arm. unchanged.
CHICAGO. Aug. 20. Cheese Steady; dais
ies. 16ac; twine. 15415?c: Young America,
l916tc; long horns. lHwlHc
NO CHANGES AT CLOSE
LIVESTOCK MARKET QUIET OX
LAST DAY OF WEEK.
Prices Have Styttleil Because of Lib
eral Arrivals and a Slower
Demand.
There waa practically no buainea transacted
at the tockyard In the half day of trading
yeaterday. Values, a announced, showed so
changa.
Th market on th whole In the past week
ha ahown a general downward tendency. Cat
tle arrival have bean heavy and steers and
cows went o half a dollsr, while bull and
tags have held their own. Difficulty wa
found In moving sheep and lamb Hoga held
fairly steady.
Receipts yeaterday were 203 cattle and 180
sheep.
b-ilppers of the stock were W. Chamberlain,
of Lyle. Wash., two car of rhsep; Ed Koorr,
of Grangevllle. Idaho, two cars of cattle, and
Smith Brotbera. of Hubbard, five car of cat
tle. .
Prices quoted on the various classes of
(tock at the North Portland yard yesterday
wsr a follows:
Beef steers, good to choice. ... ..(5.00 Q(5.25
Beef steers, fair to medium.... 4-00 4.50
Cows and helfera good to cholc 4-00 9 4.25
Cow aad heifora fair to medium t.S0 4.00
Bull 3.23 5l 4.00
Calves, light 6.00 7.00
Calves, heavy 175W 5.21
Hog, top .... 9. 26 4 75
Hog a, fair to medium -7e ' 00
Sheep, beat Mt. Adams wether. 4.25 9 4.35
Sheep, best Valley wether 3.26 in t.50
Shoep, fair to good t.OOa I.2S
Sheep, beet Valley awes i.doit I 55
Lambs, cholc ML. Adam t.0tt 6,00
Lambs, cholc Valley (.00 6 (.25
Eaatera Uvea tock Market.
CHICAGO. Aug. 20. Cattle Receipt, esti
mated. 300; market, ateadv. Beeves. (4-700
8.30; Texas steers. t3.6thgA.70; Weetem steers,
(4'id S5; atoekers and feedera (tiro 15; cow
and heifers (2.506.40; calves. (ti.508.50.
Hogs Receipts, utlmsted. SnOO; market, 100
hither. Light, (o-tifi; mixed, (888.85;
heavy. (7.70iaB.o5: rough, (7.7o4y7.S5; good to
choice heavy. (7.Bna.55; plga, (S 5o&; bulk
of salea (8 1068.40.
Sheep Recelpta estimated, 9000; market,
steady. Nat he. (2..Vkii4.U: Western. (2.759
4 fro; youilnga (4.60 5 7o; Iamba native,
(4.7(96.65: Western, (4.7566. 86.
KANSAS CITT. Aug. 20. Receipts Cattle.
300; market, ateady. Native steera (4.604rt;
native cow and heifers, (2.67; atocker and
feeders. (3.25yt); bulla t-at 25; calve. (4$
T.76; Western Keers, (4.257.25: Western
COWK. (2.7B4T4.TS.
Hogs Receipts. 500: market, steady. Bulk
of aulas, (8.3548.70; heavy. (8.25i.40: pack
er and butchera (S,3Wa8.&S; light. (8.353
1 711
ftheep Receipts. S00 market, steady. Mut
tona (.1.754.011; Imnbs. (tWn6.90; fed weth
ers snd yearling, (45.50; fed Western ewsa,
(2.254(4.25.
OMAHA. Aug. 20. Cattle Receipts, 1000.
Market, unchanged. Ntiv ateera (4.75
1 Ml; cow and helfera, (3 35&5.S5: West
am steers, e3.7396.73: range cows and
helfera. (3 0044.63: cannera. 2.25.a? 3.23:
tockrs and feedera (3.0t7.V75; calvea
(3. .Ill ir 6. 50: bulla (tars, etc. (3.2395.00.
Hor Receipts. 5400. Market. 5c to 15c
higher. Heavy, (8 108.50; mixed, (S.25
48.SO: light. (S.5oa80: plaa (7.308.50;
bulk or salea (8.250 8 50.
Sheep -Receipts, 100, Market. steady.
Yearlings. 14.609 (.50; wethers. t3.T594.50;
a a. 43.800 4 :J: Iamba t61306.SO.
BAN FB.VNCISCO QUOTATIONS.
Produce Price Current in tha Bay City
Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2a Th follow
ing price were current In th produce mar
ket today:
Butter Fancy creamery, 31tec; creamery
aeconda SOUjci fancy dairy, 28c
Cheese New, 14tvl5tec; Young America,
let-i 18c - .
Egga citora 32c; fancy ranch, 34lc.
Poultry Rooatera old, I4.50ti3.50; roost
ra young. (6rK.60: broiler, small, (2.269
I: brollera large. (101.25; fryer. (4.5U0
(.50: hena I4.50((fl0; duclu, old. 14.50 (S3;
ducka young. 15 7.
Vegetable Cuoumbera 20940c: garlic
tH treo; green peaa 3w6c; string haana S
c)6c; tomatoes. 76cIL23; eggpiaat, 409
toe.
Hop California, IO'ITI.Tc
Mlllstuffs Bran, (23925; middlings. (30
nil.
Hoy Wheat, t0r?13.30: wheat and oats,
tWO 12: alfalfa. (Stylt: stock. (597; straw,
36 i 00c
Fruit Apples, choice. 65985c: common.
tft9V: bananaa 76ct7(3; Mexican llmca
(64J6.50: California lemona choice. (2.75;
California lemons, common, (X50; pine
applea (2 9 2.50.
Potatoes b'allnaa Burbanks, (1.1591.80;
gweeta 2H9tc.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Coffee closed
aUeady at a net advance of 6910 pointa
Sales were reported of 4P.70O baga. Cloaing
blda: Auguat and September. i.40c; Oc
tober, 7.45c; November, T.55o; December,
T.65c: January, T.68c: February. 7.72c;
March. 7.76c: April 7.7So; May, 1. 80c; June,
T.SOc and July, 7.83c
Spot, ateady. Rio No, T, 9tc: Barrto. No.
4. lotsc Mild, ateady; Cordova JO'S 120.
Raw eugar, firm. Muscovado, 89 test.
t05e; centrifugal. 06 test, 4.45o: molassea
augar, 80 teat. 8.70c Refined, steady. Cut
loaf. 6.03c: crushed, 6.05c; mould A. 5-tOc;
eubea (.50c; powdered. 5.40c; powdered,
5. t&t4o; granulated. 6.45c; diamond A, (.25c;
oonfactlonr A. 8. 05c.
UNKNOWN IS FOUND DYING
Overdose of Morphine Kills Man
Near Oregon City.
OREGON CITT. Aug-, ta (Special.) An
unknown man vaa found unconscious
near ths railroad track, close to the
bunkhouses of th Japanese employed
by the Southern Pacific Company, at the
rear of the TVelnhard building; today. He
soon died despite hurried medical treat
ment. It la said that the man took an
everdaas) of morphine. There M no
clew which would lead to the man's
Identity, and the body was taken to the
Holman t Myers undertaking rooms.
If no one lays claim to the body it will
be buried on Monday In the potter's field.
The man Is described as i feet S
Inches tall, weighs 145 pounds; hair mixed
with gray; sandy mustache, with about
two weekaV growth of beard. In tha
pockets was found 60 centa
Condensing Plant Out After Milk.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Aug. to. (Spe
cial.) P- G. Kinxer. manner of th
local condensing plant, denies that
either the plant here or that at Hlllsborp
will be affected if his company decides
to Invade the Tillamook territory. He
says that the company Is after a large
output of milk and that the Tillamook
country would furntsh aa abundant
supply
BEARS 111 CONTROL
September Wheat Falls Below
the Dollar Mark.
PRICES WEAK ALL DAY4
Lower Foreign Markets and a Slack
Outside Demand Add te the De
pression at Chicago Corn
Declines 6harply.
' CHICAGO, Aug. 20, Weak foreign mar
kota and a slack demand outside helped
along th weakness la th wheat market and
th grain closed at th low point for th day
and week. cThorta MaktBt to cover Sep
tember fumlahed about all th support
vlalbl and th effort of th bulla were in
adequate to hold prices In the face of th
overwhelming bearish entlmenL The doe
waa weak all through tha Hat, with Sep
tember leltto to. lV61He off. at Bga.
698c. December declined to a closed
14lai ta ll- .oft. at tl.03 to
tl.ot .
Heavy country offerings and a Blow East
ern demand kept corn ou th down grade.
Cash corn sold off Ho to lc No. 2 yellow
cloaed at 6262c Th dose of futures
was waak. with September lHOlVtc off, at
0Hc. December finished 1NS1C down,
at 57 Vc to (7c
Oats exhibited leas weaknesa. but war
draggad down by liquidation and burdened
by th enormous receipts of the last week.
The market closed weak and nearly tha low
point, with September Ho off. at aoc De
cember closed n down.- at 88Tc
Shorts boosted th provision market early
In th dy. Th cloe wa weak, with
pork unchanged to 12 cents down, at
(21.35: lard. 2ie to THc down, at tl2j02H;
on rlba. unchanged to 7toc off. at (12.47 4.
for th September delivery.
Th leading future ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Sept. 8 . -984, ..84.
Dec 1.03 108 4 1.02 1.024,
May 1.08 1.08 1.07 1.07
CORN.
Sept. 1 .61 .61 H .60 .60
Dec -.59 .59 4 .39 K .5744
May .61 .61 .5934 .691J
OATS.
Sept. .83 H .85 .35 .35
Dec ....... .37. .87 .361 .36
May .40 .40 .39 .39
MESS PORK.
Sept ....1.T0 21.80 21-35 91-M
Oct. 20.96 21.00 20-75 A 20.76
Jan. 18-0 16-80 18-70 A18.70
LARD,
Sept. 12.12 12.20 12.02 12.02
Oct. 12.10 12.15 12.00 Alt.00
Jan. 10.77 10.77 10.67 A10.ST
SHORT RIBS.
Sept. 12.62 12.TO 12.4T A12.4T
Oct. 11.75 11.85 11.87 A11.70
Jan. 8.90 8.90 8.77 A9.7T
Receipta Shipment.
Flour, barrels 26.100 1.00
Wheat, bushels 344.SO0 266,568
Corn, bushels 217.50H 114.460
Oats, bushete 1,063.800 229.100
Rye, bushels 4.000 .. .. ...
Barley, bushels 30.000 14,100
Grata and Produce at New York.
- NEW YORK.' Aug. 10 Flour Quiet and
nominal, lower. Spring patents, I5.S0Q
(.80; Winter straight (4.40 4.40; Winter
patents. (4.7(6 a.li; Spring clears, H.J6fi
4.60; Winter extra. (J.50(BJ.0; do. No. S,
t2.5093.50; Kansas straight (4.8535.10.
Receipt. 2414 barrel; shipment 9490 bar
rels. Wheat Spot weak. No. 1 red. (1.05 ele
vator and (1.07 f. o. b. ; new No. 1 North
ern, 11.28 f. o. b. to arrive Ther wa
an easier market In wheat, due to elling
on the disappointing cables and pressure of
cash wheat with a light cash demand, cloa.
ing 4e net lower. September closed (1.06;
December, 11.09. Receipt 46,100 bushel.
Hop Quiet.
liides Quiet. Central America, t04tlo4
Boe-ota, 21 at 2C. ,
Wool-rQulet. Domestic fleece, 30c
.Wheat Shortage la Irance,
NEW YORK, Aug. to. Market reports
for th past 10 days show that during that
tim 1,000.000 bushels of American wheat
ha been purchased for export to Frano
The French whea,t crop, according to ad
vices received here, has shown a deficit of
about 67.000.000 bushel American pro
ducers expect to be called upon to aupply
most of the shortage Tha wheat already
purchased will ha shipped from Baltimore
and Philadelphia Four Mamshlps have al
ready been chartered to carry wheat ex
clusively, taking about 150.000 bushel each.
Grata Markets at ths Nertbwent.
TACOMA. Aug- 20. Wheat Bluaatem.
6ci club, 81c Receipt Wheat. ;o car;
hay, 1 car. .
SEATTLE. Aug. 20. Milling Quotation;
Blueetem. 02c: forty-foW, 1: club. 9c;
Hfo t'Oc; red Russian. Bsc. Export wheal
BlUMlem. 9c: forty-fold. 88c; club, 87o;
Ufa, 7c; red Ruaaian. 85c Yesterday's ear
recelpis--Wheat, 11 cart, oala car; bar
ley. 1 car; hay. 19 car
European Grain Market
LONDON. Aug. 20. Wheal oaxgoea eaaler
on American advices. Walla Wall. 3S 84.
Sellers offer aparlagly. ... u
English country market ataady; French
country market tady.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 20. Wheat-October,
Ta 6d- December, fa id; March. 7 70.
Weather, unsettled.
Grain at Saa TrancUea,
SA!t FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. Callboard
"Barley Dec (1.06; March, (LII. .
Corn Large yellow, -(1.61.
AMERICANS HONOR NURSE
Visitors In London Attend Funeral
of Florence Nightingale.
lONBON, Aug. 2. Florence Nlghte
lngale, the "Angel of the Crimea," who
died August 18 at her London heme, waa
burled this afternoon beside the bodies
of her father and mother, in the churchs
yard of the little Hampshire village of
Fast 'Willow.
In accordance with her often-expressed
wishes for a eimpla private funeral, the
ceremony was of the quietest nature,
the, only feature being tha presence of a
squad of Grenadier Guards, who acted as
bearer Outside of these, only members
of the Immediate family and a few re
tainers were present
Public tribute was paid at a memorial
service at noon In St. Paul's Cathedral
here, at which King George. Queen
Marie, the Queen Mother, Alexandra, the
War Office and Admiralty, and the great
er part of the British public bodies and
colonies, were rcpresented.
The United States Ambassador, White
law Reld, and Mrs. Reld were present
The cathedral was crowded with tha
official representatives and thousands of
private persona, who had come to do
honor to the dead, were unable to find
places inside the church and stood out
side during the ceremony.
Among the flowers sent for the eere
mnn.T a ntimhpr nf wreaths con.
-trtbuted by American nursing associa
tions, and many prominent mem acre oi
the American colony in Londo.n attended
tha service.
Wallace 11. Struble Resigns.
ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 20. (Speclal.)-r
Wallace R. Struble, who' has served
successfully almost two years as, man
ager of the Albany Commercial Club,
resigned laat night. The executive
board of the club accepted the resigna
tion upon condition that Struble would,
remain until October 1.
MORRIS BROTHERS
ESTABLISHED 1893
Dealers in Bonds and High
Grade Investment Securities
Beg to announce their removal to
new an,d enlarged offices on the
Second Floor of the Railway Ex
change BIdg., Fourth and Stark Sts.
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SURPLUS RESERVE, 'ill
DECREASE SHOWN IX NEW
YORK BANK STATEMENT.
Largo Expansion in Loans Shows In
etltutions Can Take Care of
Seasonable Requirements.
NEW VORK. Aug. 20. The statement of
clearing-house banks for the week show
that the banks hold e5i.S8a,000 more than
the requirement of the 23 per cent re
serve rule. This Is a decrease of $137,000
la the proportionate cash reaerv a com
pared with last week.
The following la tha New York. Clearlng
Houa ummary of the weekly statement of
banks for tha week ending August 20.
Clearing-House banks, dally averages:
Increase.
Ixns l.S37,784.O0O 13,48,llo0
DeDoalt i,a74.13.0HO 1S.O4.I.O0O
SrVulatlcn 17.0411,000 1,487.000
Specie - 800.7H6.000
LeeaJ tender 7O,72,O0O
4,R29,0U0
448,000
4,08,oOO
4.610,000
427.0UO
Reaerva
871,o2e,000
S18.HHS.0HO
52,833.000
Heaerv required .
SurDlu
x-U. fiw deposits
fi3,24fi,O0O
429,000
Clearing-Houa banks, actual condloa this
Loan ,......L244,028,000 elO.119.0OO
Depoelt - a.aa".a,iJi
o.oss.rxio
4MrculaUoa
1IH1.000 lHS.OOO
etaecie . . .
SOfl.21'0,000 1.80O.000
Jegal tenders. . .
Heserv
Reaerv required ..
Surplus
4X-U, 8. deposits
711.40.000 122.000
S70, 6118, 1)00 2,S21,000
S20,o50,000 2,274,000
S0,H4S,U00 4,687 000
61.060,000 5, 100,000
State bank and trust companies of Greater
New York not reporting to the Clearing
House: Iguana l,ln2.11S.OOO 3.5S3.0O0
9peole 121.0K1.O0O 1,125,000
Legal tender 10,937,000 1. 612,000
Total deposits 1.213.030,000 6,636,000
Decrease.
Th Financier will aay:
The statement of the New York Associated
Bank for th week ending August 20. In
stead of showing the ga.ooo.000 or 3,0i.000
gain In cash that had been expected, exhibit
ed a lose of SJ.281.10O. and ae the deposits,
based on tha statement of actual conditions.
Increased ever $9,000,000, thus advancing
the reserve requirements correspondingly,
there wa a Bet decrease of $4,887,000 111 the
cash reserve result. This brought the sur
plus reserve down to $50,647,823.
As th tatement further how n -pension
of over $10,000,000 In the loan ac
count. It 1 evident that a point has been
reached where the bank believe they can
eafely begin to take care of approaching
seasonable requirements. The statement
mare nearly reflected the previously known
currency movements, showing a gain of over
$1,000,000.
The summary of state bank and trust com
panies not reporting to the New York Cjer-Ing-house
showed a further strengthening
through reduction of loan and deposits, In
creasing thalp reserve in pit of a mall
lo in cash.
ROWDIES KILL WATCHMAN
Detective Noted for Strength Is Mur
dered at Oyster Bay.
OYSTER BAY, Aug. 20. George
Gostell. a New York detective, who was
well Jtnown for his enormous strength,
was murdered early today in a tight
with a crowd at the landing of the
Beawanhaka Yacht Club's boathouse
here.
Goeteli bad been acting as watchman of
the boathouse during the Summer,
while he was recuperating from a bul
let wound, an attempt having been
made to assassinate him in New York
last Spring while he was arresting a
robbery suspect. His assailant at that
time fled, leaving him for dead,
Oostell had had trouble all Bummer
with a crowd of men who insisted on
loitering about the boathouse, and a
week ago he fought several of thera
single-handed, driving them away,
Haif a dosen of them went to the boat
house last night and Gosteli drove
them away. They returned in a few
minutes, one of them carrying a shot
gun. Three shots were fired, two from
the detective's revolver and one from
the shotgun. Goatell fell dead on the
wharf.
Gostell cam to America several years
ago from Denmark. He said little ot
his past life. He prized greatly a seal
ring on which was a coat of arms, and
was believed here to be a member Of
a noble family.
Forest Grove Hunter Fined.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Aug. 20. Har
vey Baldwin, a well-known sportsman
of thU place, was fined $50 and costs
here yesterday by Justice of the Peace
J. H. Wirtz, upqn a complaint sworn to
at the instance of State Game Warden
Robert Q- Stevenson, charging hira with
mutilating the carcass of a deer with
Intent to disguise its sex. Baldwin
pleaded guilty. The conviction of,
Baldwin Is the first of its kihfl to be
procured in this state.
Auto Tracks Carry London Mail.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Great Bri
tain has solved, in a measure, the
question of cheap transportation of its
malls. Automobile trucks are being
used in conveying the mail matter be
tween London and Birmingham espe
eially the heavier class of mail, ac
cording to Albert Halstead, United
Portland, August 20, 1910
States Consul at Birmingham. Ths
distance between the two cities is lis
miles and the automobile wagons con
nect with wagons of similar type along
the route which will carry malls to
smaller towns.
CRIPPEN ON BOARD SHIP
Suspected Murderer and Companion
on Return to England.
QUEBEC, Aug. 20 Dr. Hawley Har
vey Crippen and Miss Ethel Claire Le
neve were taken from the Provincial
Jail early today in separate carriages
and driven rapidly westward. The
couple, in charge of Detective Dew,
Sergeant-Detective Mitchell and two
wardresses, sailed on the steamer Me
gantlc which departed at T o'clock to
night for Liverpool.
. The detectives with Dr. Crippen and
Miss Leneve met the Megantic with a
tug at Cape Rouge, seven miles west of
Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River. The
detectives, in removing the prisoners
from Jail, shrouded every move, as it
was- desired to avoid a demonstration.
The hacks drove to the dock where
the party ' boarded a ferry-boat for
Levis, across the 6t. Lawrence. They
were transferred to . a tug, which
started full speed up the river. Mean
while wireles orders had been sent to
the captain of the Megantic to Blow up
between Slllery and Cape Rouge to per
mit the party to go aboard.
The transfer to the steamer occurred
In midstream shortly after 11 o'clock.
The prisoners were put in separata
cabins, where they will be kept out of
sight while the Megantic Is at the wharf
here.
DEADLIEST SHIP FLOATED
OriorJ Launched at Portsmouth tot
British Xavy.
PORTSMOUTH, England, Aug. 20. The
Orion, Great Britain's newest and great
est battleship, was launched here today
In the presence of King Alfonso and
Queen Victoria of Spain. Compared with
the armored cruiser Lion, of 26,830 tons.
Just launched, the Orion will displace only
22,500 tons, but her ten lS.S-inch guns and
her new, deadly equipment of torpedoes
render her by far the most powerful bat
tleship afloat. The new torpedo-boat
carried by the Orion weighs nearly a
ton, and its range will exceed 17,000 yards
at a speed of 40 knots. The torpedo car
ries a charge of guncotton weighing 250
pounds. The Orion will have a speed of
21 knots and will carry 4000 tons of fuel,
giving her an unusually wide steaming
radius.
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substantial companies in the Ventura neldield
Ing the highest grade oil in Caliiornia. Nina
producing wells now. more drilling. 15c. a share
regular price 20c. Particulars and regular Mar
ket Letter on request. Correspondence invited
regarding any Western security.
Chester B. Ellis & Co., Stock & Bond Broken
1st Root KifM Building. Frusitca, Csliiarals
IBAVELEK31 GUIDE.
COOS BAY LINE
5-DAY SERVICE
Steamer Breakwater leaves Portland 9 A.
M August 21. Sept. 1, S, II, 50. 27. and
.very Tuesday from Ainsworth Dwelc,
for North Bend. Marshneld and Coos Say
pointa. Freight received until 5 P. at.,
dally. Passenger fare, flrst-clasa 110: sac
end-clasa V, Including berth and Bsalsa
Inquire Ainsworth Sock. Main 268,
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