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l'HE SU3TJAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1912-
X - i f U KJ S - xilvi f -m. v - t i mm e
DEMAND LESS
Trade in Wheat Not So Active
- at Close of Week.
FLOUR PRICES ARE CUT
Barley Is Firm With Little of Brew
ing Grade Available Small In
terest Shown in Oats Wheat
- Receipts Are Heavy.
The rain yesterday put more or less of a
damper on the wheat market, and there was
not the amount of business put through in
the country that was exacted. The slack
ening of the demand took from the market
some of its strength, but farmers main
tained their previous bullish viewa The
buying was mostly at 79 to 80 cents on
club, according to locaHtr. For forty-fold
PI cents was paid, and some bluestem was
taken at 82 and S3 cents.
Barley was firm, but offerings were mod
erate except In the damaged districts. Brew
ing barley is closely sold up in Eastern
Washington. Feed barley Is quoted locally
at 925.
There was not much interest shown In the
oats market, except on spot, where full
prices were demanded.
A drop of 20 cents a barrel In domestic
grades of flour will take effect Monday
morning. The new quotations are $4.40 on
patents. $3.90 on straights. 4.40 on valley
brands, $4.40 on graham and $4.60 on whole
wheat.
Portland's "wheat receipts for the first
two months of the cereal year were 1249
cars, as compared with 72S cars In the same
period last year. The local receipts keep
well ahead of those of the Sound cities. The
total receipts of the season to date of Port
land, Tacoma and Seattle are as follows:
Bushels.
Portland . l.61,2r)
'Tacoma 1.301. 1'.jO
Seattle 1.113. 7o0
Local receipts, in cars, were reported by
the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Monday H-4 a 14 8 4
Tuesday 31 1 3 ... 1
Wednesday M - 4 1 4
Thursday 21 1 - 2 4
Frfdav 67 .... S .... ft
Saturday 40 1 S
Year aKo S3 4 7 . 10
Total this w'k. 314 8 40 12 26
Peason to date. 124" lo$ 3',4 ! 291
Year ago 72S 54 429 109 421
TRANSACTION IN 1912 BALED HOPS
Picking Reports From Yards Now Harvest
ing are Satisfactory.
The first sale of baled hops of the season
was reported yesterday from Woodbum.
where A3 bales of fugglea changed hands at
176 cents. The price of fuggles has no
bearing whatever on the price of clusters.
In some seasons they sell above and in
others below the later crop. For the past
three years the early sort has brought less
than the clusters. This year, with 'no de
mand from the two, large firms that usually
handle fuggles, there should be a wider mar
gin in favor of the later variety.
In, the yards where picking started In the
past week, material progress was made with
the harvest, and the box returns are satis
factory. Half a dosen growers in the
Aurora section report the yield per acre
double what it wax last year. On the West
Side, picking will generally begin tomorrow
morning. A few of the large growers have
all the help they need, but most of them
ire short. The rain yesterday made It
difficult to secure pickers in this city. No
particular damage to the crop was reported
as a consequence of the rain.
MARKET SUPPLIED WITH PEACHES
Yesterday's Receipts Large, but Prices Are
Maintained.
Peach receipts were heavy yesterday and
the market was not as strong as earlier in
the week. Buying, as usual on Saturday,
was lighter, and the fact that Monday will
Oe a holiday also Interfered with trade.
In suite of these facta and the story
weather, however, business was on a good
tcale and no unweildy surplus was carried
over. A big market for peaches in the
next two weeks Is assured.
Grapes were scarce and the best varieties
were firm. A car of Malagas and blacks la
due Monday.
Cantaloupes were In better supply, but
the market was firm. High prices prevail
lng In Southern Oregon are keeping home
grown stock there.
Good tomatoes were firm at 40 45c. Lo
cal stock coming in shows the effect of
rain, much of it being cracked. The
ateamer brought up a supply of sprouts and
peas and a large shipment of pineapples.
BITTER WILL BE HIGHER MONDAY
Local Price Advance 1 Cent Cheeae Is
Well Clesned Dp and Firm.
There will be an advance of l cent a
pound in the local butter market Monday
morning, which will put cubes at 32 and
prints at 33 cents in box lota. Supplies for
several days have been closely sold up.
Cheese Is also moving well, with no sur
plus on band, and daisies are in firm de
mand at 17 Si cents.
Poultry receipts were small and were
readily disposed of at current prices.
Dressed meats were scarce and firm.
The egg market was steady and un
changed. HALE OF FCGGLE HOPS AT WOODBURX
i'lrst Deal of the Season Is Made at 17
Cents.
WOODBURN. Or.. Aug. SL (Special.)
The first hop purchases of the season were
reported here today by Whitman & Shorten,
local buyers, who secured t3 bales of early
fuggles. The principal purchase was the
Schledler lot of t3 bales, which is consid
ered one of the best growths of fuggies
raised in the state. The price paid is re
ported to be 17 cents a pound.
Picking of E nglish clusters began early
this week, but owing to the inclement
weather operations have been spasmodical
and fear is expressed as to the possibility
of saving the crop.
Mold has already made Its appearance in
some of the yards, and unless weather con
d it ions improve soon damage will be done.
Yards that are partially picked show a
much lighter yield than was at first ex
pected. Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland 5 1 . l 4.72i $ l :;.Y S53
Seattle l.S4.V"u:i l"rt.3rt0
Tacoma 4 t'2'i 50. 1 so
Spokane 4 7.S17 43.S."7
Clearings of Portland. Seattle and Tacoma
for the past week and corresponding week
In former years were;
S S.SM.2s S1O.W2.01S $3,462,030
lull .... .2.7ii7 10.24 3. Stir. 3.873.913
ItMA 10.3..S.it! tt.224.1i:;t 3.7SO.S0J
1 !(! J7 1,041' 30. 42t.7sti 3.204.0O4
1HK . 504.74S S 2i.l."44 &.W1..1109
Ui7 6.41 r3.iiSC I'.iNti.TVi 4.443, 70
14i4 3 574.1 0 S.M9.7M 3.444.440
1 W S 4 . 2rtU 2 4 -V 1 4 rt . 52 7 2. : 1 5 . 500
V(4 3,Si7.0rirt 4.30.41 l.OSS.Srtl
1 K; S.lSS.liVl :i.0M.:i"7 1.S00.84T
11..- 2.617.7$; 4.045.607 1.2S3.07S
1 90 1 2 . 4 9 7 . i 5 2 . 5 5 0 Hi 1 . 14 ?. 1 4 tl
Portland's toral clearings in August. 1012.
were J45.017.4K2. as compared with $44,377.
814 in the same month of 1911, $41,349,702
In H10 and S30.743.87o in 1000.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc.
WHEAT Track prices, new: Club, 791
80c; bluestem. 82S3c; forty fold. Sic; Val
ley. 60 c.
FLOrR Patents $4.40 per barrel;
straights. $3 90 ; exports. $3. W i 3. 73 : val
ley. $4.40; graham. $4.40; whoie wheat.
$4-60.
BARLEY Brewing. $28; feed, $23 per
ton-
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $2450 par ton;
shorts, J7.50; middlings, $o2; rolled barley,
CORN Whole, 3S.iO; cracked. $39. 50
per ton.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $13; Val
KEEN
ley timothy. $1201$; alfalfa. S11G12; clover.
$10; oats and vetcn, siftfii; grain nay.
SlOfill.
OATS Spot, 2930 per ton; futures.
$25.30 &26.50.
Vegetables and Fruits.
JRESH KKL ITS) AppifB. lSCffl..i
box; peaches, 25$ 45c per box: plums, 2c per
pound: pears. $1 per box; grapes. 50c $1.25
$3.505 4; California grapefruit, $5; lemons,
$5 6.50 per box; pineapples, 6c per pound.
MELONS Cantaloupes. 50c$1.50 per
... - ,i A1 i)'. ay ri tlTtrfrti
rraie, Mir-rniviwiin. f
Casbas, $1.25 ft 1.50 per dozen.
ONION'S Walla Walla, 76c per sack.
POTATOES Jobting pices: Burbanks,
07 75c per hundred; sweet potatoes. 24c
per pound.
VEGETABLES Artichokes. 65 31 75c per
dozen; beans. 2c; cabbage, 1 1 per
pound; cauliflow-er. $1&-1.25 per dosen; cel
ery, 50c & 75c por dozen ; corn, 15 25c per
. . i c iu prnlant
Qjzen; cucumoers, fue "- " " "
5z.6 per pound; head lettuce. JO "a- 25c
per dozen; peas, 89c per pound; peppers.
SSc per pound; radishes. 15 020c per
ddzen; tomatoes. 30$j45c per box; garlic.
810c per pound.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrot, $1.50 per
. 1 -t OC .astir- hPtn Xl.50
saca ; luioia. ,
per sack-
Dairy and Country Produce.
EGGS Case count. 22 23c; candled, 25
2c: extras. 27274c per dozen.
CHEESE: Triplets, 17c per pound; twins,
17c; daleies. 17c: Young Americas, 18Hc
per pound.
BUTTER Oregon creamery butter, cubes,
32c per pound; prints, box lots, 33c per
pound.
PORK Fancy, 11 12c per pound.
VSAL, Fancy, 144 15c per pound.
POULTRY Hens, 12913c; oroilers. 14
&14c; ducks, young, 10c; geese, 812c;
turkeys, live, lS20c; dressed, 2425c
Staple Groceries.
SALMON Columbia River. ona-pound
tails, t z.iio per oozcu, ..-,
$2.95; one-pound flats, $2.40; Alaska pink.
une-pouna cans,
COFFEE -Roasted, In drums, - 26i4P40c
per pound. .
xjrtvirv ernm S3. 75 nr rase: stralnCQ
honey, 10c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts, 1616c per pound;
Brazil nuts. 12c; filberts, 1415c; al
monds, 17 & 21c; peanuts, 56c; cocoanuts,
90c& $1 per dozen ; chestnuts. 12 He per
pound; hickory nuts. 610c per pound.
BEANS Small white, 5-40c; large white,
5.20c; Lima, 6c; pink. 4.13c; Mexicans,
4e; bayou. 4c
SALT Granulated, $15 per ton; half
ground 100s. $7.50 per ton; 60s, $3 per ton
-r-, . n i-i en ort. fT-iii and
BLUAH fry giniiuwicu,
berry, $5.95; Honolulu plantation, $3.90; beet,
$575; extra C, $3.45; powdered, barrels,
$620; cubes, barels, $0.35.
RICE No. 1 Japan. 6c; cheaper grades,
5&5c: Southern head, l7c
apriocts, 1 2 14c ; peaches, 8 11c ; prunes.
I IdlltUlS, 3 HJI IW., Oil TCI , lot . Lets,
black, 6HC7c; currants, 94c; raisins, loose
MUSCatei. Otffi-c; oicauueu,
llc; unbleached Sultanas, 8ic; seeded.7-
tfi, a u.f a At a Persian. 8 Vic ner pound;
hard. $1.60 per box. t
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes. 1718c; picnics,
llVic; skinned, 184 19c; boiled. 27c
BACON Fancy. 20g27o; choice, 1722c
DRV salt MEATS Backs, dry salt. 11 0
12c; backs, smoked, 12 013c; bellies, dry
salt, 14 c; smoked, 16c
LARD Tierce basis, cnoice. idc; com
pound, 9c; leaf, three-pound pails, $8.75 per
case.
MIsrET.T.ANEOUS Pies' feet, k Its. S1.35;
ulir-fld heef. lnsides. S23 ner case; dried beef.
Insides. 24c per pound; sausage, cervalat,
20ft25c; holsteiner. 13c; Italian ham. 20c;
liver sausage, quarters, $5; Vienna sausage,
quarters, $5.
Hops, Wool and Hides.
HOPS 1012 fuggfes, 17Vic per pound;
clusters, nominal.
MOHAIR Choice, 32c per pouna.
PELTS Dry, 13c; full wool butcher pelts,
$1 25 1.73 ; searings, 25 & 50c
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14ilSc per
pound according to shrinkage; Valley, 21
U--lJ2C per pouna.
llinES Salted hides. 113&S12c per?ound;
salted calf. 18fgJl9c; salted kip, l'.12c;
green hides. 1chk dry calf. No. 1, 25c; No.
2. 20c; dr hides. 20 22c; salted stags, 7
Sc; gre.n stags, tc.
CASCARA Per pound. 45c; carlots, 5
514 c.
GRAIN BAGS Spot, in car lots. 10c; 1918
bags, nominal at 7.45c.
Unseed Oil and Turpentine.
T TX'irr-r AIT Saw Vamla Tflr. VinlUll
barrels, 7Sc: raw, cases, 8lc; boiled, cases.
TTTRPENT1NE Cases. 63c: barrels. GOttc
per gallon.
Chicago Produce Market.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. Butter No market.
Eggs No market. Receipts. 9220 cases.
Cheese Steady; Daisies. 15X15ttc:
twins, 14 g 15c; Young Americas, 15s &
1516c; long horns, liVifl5c
New York Sugar Market.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Raw sugar dull:
Muscovado. 69 test. S.7.'lc: centrlfuaal. 96
test, 4.26c; molasses sugar. 89 test, 3.8c
Reiined quiet.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK Aug. 31. The metal mar
kets were dull and nominal. Lake and elec
trolytic copper, 17V fq.lT!jm ; casting, 17 H
17. Iron unchanged.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 31. Wool Steady. Ter
ritory and Western mediums. 20 24c; line
medium, lb 20c; fine, 13tj 17c
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Evaporated anoles
quiet. Prunes dull. Peaohes quiet and bare
ly steaay.
MINISTER SLEEPS IN JAIL
Itinerant Colored Evangelist Is
Thankful for Night's Rest.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) Armed with credentials from
many men, and bearing with aftability
the time-honored name ol "Rev. John
Henry Smith, a colored minister, re
former, and itinerant evangelist, ap
peared at the City Hall last night, at
a late hour, and asked in dignified and
polite language, tor permission to rest
his weary bones and mortal flesh in
the corridor of the City Jail with
many city prisoners.
His request was granted, and In a
short time the colored pastor had for
gotten all earthly troubles and priva
tions, and was in dreamland. Much
refreshed by his night's undisturbed
slumber, protected by the city police
department, Mr. Smith passed out of
the Jail this morning, sought John
Secrist, Chief of Police, offered pro
fuse thanks, bowed with grace and
dignity, doffed his much-worn hat, and
left on his mission of saving his race
from sin.
WILSON AFTER "BIG GAME"
Governor Tells Riflemen He Expects
to Have Skin Mounted.
SEAGIRT, N. J., Aug. 31. The Na
tional Rifle Association, which is en
camped on the rifle range here.
marched by Governor Wilson's cottage
today while the nominee reviewed
them. The Governor said:
"Mv sport has been in the political
jungle, but I have had some real sport
and brought down some real specimens.
I am now on the trail of some fine
game. I hope to have either the skin
or the head mounted as the case
may be."
voice from the crowa: "Bunmoose,
Governor?"
"Perhaps both the head and skin. I
have plenty of room for such political
trophies.
Cocaine User Loses Mind.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) Thinking tacks are tobaeco.
Emery Murphy, 2S years old. of this
city, has been In the habit of rolling
them in paper and trying to smoke
them. Recently Murphy wa released
from the state prison at Walla Walla,'
where he served a two-year sentence
for burglary. He resumed the habit of
using cocaine and it has unbalanced
his mind so that ne was lounti insane
today by Drs. A. A. Pompe aod E. F.
Hixon. Murphy also has the halluci
nation that he has lots of money, but
that matches are legal tender. He
went into several stores, made pur
chases and offered matches in pay
GIANT RHUBARB LEAF AND STALK GROWN BY WOODLAND
FARMER EXCELS LATEST CLAIMANT TO HONORS.
M VMMOTH RHUBARB GROWTH PRODUCED OIV FARM OF ED.
P. UOERIG. THE LEAf MEASURES MORE THAN FOUR FEET
ACROSS THE TOP.
WOODLAND. Wash..Aug 31. (Special.) Noticing a story in The
Oregonlan about August 1 of a large rhubarb leaf produced by Fletcn
Wilson on .Ms ranch near Tillamook, the dimensions of which were
given as three feet six inches across the top, with stalk 20 incheB
long and inches In circumference, the weight of the stalk being two
pounds and 15 ounces, Ed. P. Goerig has found a leaf and stalk
that measures four feet four inches across the top. The stalk is 32
inches in length. 6 inches In circumference and weighs three pounds.
Goerig picked one leaf flmt measured four feet six Inches, but was
damaged before it could be photographed. Goerig promises to "come
again" if any larger ones are produced.
GASH DRAIN HEAVY
Crop Demands Draw Funds
From New York.
LOSS TWELVE MILLIONS
Excess Reserve Is 'Reduced to Four
and One-Half Millions, the Small
est Reported by the Banks
in a Long Period.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. The statement of
actual condition of clearinK-nouse banks for
the week shows that the banks hold M.533.
150 reserve In excess of legal requirements.
This is a decrease of 10,792,750 in the pro
portionate cash reserve as compared with
last week. The statement follows:
Daily average
Increase.
Loans $2,043,965,000 i.oiu.utiu
gDecie 3.i2,943.000 -ll.lHi.uiw
Jejrai lenuers i
Net deposits I,00'.i.t3,00 8, OSS, 000
Circulation 45.27U.O0O 110.UUO
Banks' casn re-
serve in vault.. 363,367,000
Trust companies
rash reserve 7 1.291,000
Aggregate cash re-
serve .........
Excess lawful re- -0 -m
serve ........ w,ou,aow -o,oii,wu
Decrease.
Trust companies reserve,
house members carrying 25
reserve. $62,846,000.
with clearing
per cent cash
Actual condition
Increase.
$ 9.370.000
13.119,000
940,000
fi 1,000
759,000
Loans 1
2.050.205.
347.010.
85,040,
L911.S41.
45.974,
356,696,
75.352,
432.030.
4,553,
ooo
000
,000
000
000
.000
Specie
Legal tenders
Net deposits
Circulation
Banks cash re
serve in vault.. .
Trust companies'
cash reserve....
000 -
000
150 10,792.750
Aggregate cash re
serve
Excess lawful re
serve
Decrease. . , ,
T-,,., mnmip' rsrT with clearing
house members carrying 25 per cent cash
reserve, $61,451,000.
Summary of state banks and trust com
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing-house statement:
Decrea se.
Loans $ 607.288.500 $ 1.233. 000
Snprie tH.U.mu -r.i.jww
opecie - - . -., cf.n kit ftun
Total deposits 688,059,000
i.fei tenners i.w.o.- -Y"Jv
1,201,900
Increase.
The Financier says this week:
ine principal irumi a
the New York Clearing-House banks for
. . . tha !- W IAS
i ne ween wi j j
In cash, due to increasing crop demands.
TaKtng tne Biaiemeni iiiuai
Saturday as a basis, the banks lost in
i. -1 Tl nnf Thla rnrnl
specie ana ioam i-, j. i tr.v. - ""
Included not only direct shipments to the
, - n lt nh-tT-waBiirv but
the shipment also of $2,600,000 to Canada.
X no i: its ii uolicmd
reserve to the extent of the total sum taken
ana xrom me inci ui " ,
pansion of $9,370,000 in loans, so that do-
,, oi nnn initaad nf 1.
posits aciuiij- . .
creasing, as is usually the case when cash
is tiowing out oi okb, u -v.
therefore, fell $10.792.7f0, leaving the pres-
. i u a "; na rn Tninlmnin.
ent exceoo " - -
at $4,653,150, the smallest reported in a
long penoo.
Tne statement. u"cu vii
Include the later operations of the week,
the average statement showln g a decrease
of $11,110,000 in cash, but an increase of
only $1,510,000 in loans, while net deposits
fell off $5,688,000, making the decrease in
reserve $8,591,000 and the present excess.
ba$ed on averages, w.ow,jaw.
The independent weekly statement of the
trust companies showed only unimportant
It is worthy of mention that almost the
entire decrease in each during the week fell
on the banks proper, the trust companies'
. i nr..,nr n t t J9 Ann nhwiv
the legal requirement, while the remainder
belongs to tne oonw.
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Sterling exchange,
. . - t knalnmi In h4nbra' ViiT 1
at $4 S45 for 60-day bills and at $4.8705
for demand. Commercial bills, $4.S3i-
Bar silver, inc
Mexican dollars, 48 He
LONDON. Aug. 31. Bar silver, firm,
29 1-lOd per ounce- aonej. ig-- Kr wm.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 3H per cent; for three months'
UlilS, TWOA- '
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 31. Sterling on
London Slaty days, $4.84; do. sight,
$4.81.
Drafta Sight. 1c; telegraph. 4c
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Vege
tables. Fruits, Etc
SAN FTtANCIFCO. Aug. 31. The follow
ing produce prices were current here today:
Fruit Apples. choice. 75c: common.
40c: Mexican limes. $5 5.50; California lem
mons. choice, S5; common, $2; pineapples, $1
6 2.50.
Cheese Yoang America, 15$ 16c.
putter Fancy creamery, 31 He
EgS store. 25c; fancy ranch. 3lic.
VgetaMes Cucumber?. 25S-40c; garlic,
21?3c: green pea 4 5Hci string beans.
i
234c: tomatoes." 2050c; eggplant, 35
60c: onions. 55 -70c.
Hay Wheat, $2122.50; wheat and oats.
$1920; barley. 81417; alfalfa. $ll13.50.
Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $1.30; sweets,
$1.75(5)2.25.
Receipts Flour, 769 quarter sacks;
wheat. 1100 centals; barley, 96.149 centals;
oats. 3660 centals; potatoes. 1785 sacks; hay,
444 tons: wool, 16 bales.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Aug. SI. Turpentine
firm, 36Vi36c Sales 1031 barrels; receipts
1506 barrels; shipments 4532 barrels; stocks
36.852 barrels.
Rosin firm. Sales S228 pounds: receipts,
4789 pounds; shipments, 750 pounds; stocks
9S.345 pounds. Quote: B. $6.30 6.35; D,
$6, 3 5 ; E, $ 6. 40 6. 4 5 : F. $ 6. 4 0 6. 45 ; G,
$6.45; H, $6,4536.50; I, $6.50; K. $6.75; M.
$7 7.15; N, $7.35; WG,- $7.70; WW, $8.10.
Total Production of Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31. The total pro
duction of cotton in the United States for the
commercial year ending today was 16,138,426
bales, accord! ngto figures compiled by Colo
nel H. G. Hester, secretary of the New Or
leans cotton exchange. In connection with
his annual cotton statement to be Issued at
a later date.
Hops, Etc., at New York.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Hops Quiet. State,
medium to choice crop, 20 24c; Pacific
Coast, 1911 crop, 20 24c.
Hides Quiet. Bogota, 25 36c; Central
America,' 25 c.
Petroleum Quiet. Refined, all points,
$8.35. Refined New York, bulk, $4.75.
Duluth Flax Market.
DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 31. Linseed, on
track. $1.S4 1.86; September, n.82 ; Octo
ber, $1.71 November, $1.69 asked; Decem
ber, S1.0S fe.
V. F. W. BRAND IN VOGUE
Suffragists Plan Move at Coming
Round-up at Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug:. SI. (Spe
cial.) To the cowpunchers and the
"old-timers" of the range who will
appear at Pendleton's Round-up In Sep
tember a strictly new branding iron
will be in vogue, the famous and only
reliable V. F. W.,. and the "buckaroo"
who is able to escape being lassoed
and branded will have to show speed
if he evades the big loop of the lariat.
The .Oregon Equal Suffrage League
will run to earth all male mavericks
who are not carrying the "Votes for
Women" sign and they will be duly
corralled, hogtied and branded in such
manner the brand will never come off.
That this scheme is meeting with
hearty co-operation is evidenced by
the approval of President Taylor, of
the Round-up, and the local police
force, and the promulgation includes
the officers and prominent workers of
the Pendleton equal suffrage organiza
tion. It is said that not only cow
punchers and participants in the
Round-up will be victims, but every
male spectator, also, and that an
"awful killin-" may be expected.
COW SETS MILK RECORD
California Holstein Averages 1 00
Pounds Day for Six Months.
WOODLAND, CaL, Aug. 31. The an
nouncement from the State University
Farm at Davis, that a new yearly milk
record for the world had been made
by Aralia de Kol, a 12-year-old Califor
nia Holstein, owned by A. W. Morris
& Sons, of Yolo County, Is followed by
a later announcement that Riverside
Sadie DeKol Burke, another Tolo Coun
ty cow. is the first in the world to ave
rage over 100 pounds of milk a day for
six months, surpassing Aralia de Kol'a
record. For the first six months of the
second year's test, Riverside Sadie de
Kol Burke yielded 18,275 pounds of
milk.
In 1905, Colants IVs Joany, a Hol-stein-Friesian,
owned in Wisconsin, es
tablished the record.
In 365 days, Aralia de Kol has yielded
28.065.9 pounds of milk, containing
910.18 pounds of butter fat, equivalent
to 1137.73 pounds of butter on the 80
.per cent basis.
Growth of Dog Population Feared.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) Farmers in the vicinity of Wal
nut Grove are said to fear that a fam
ily of dogs, discovered in the timber,
owned by Charles Buell, will multiply
so rapidly that they will become a
nuisance. It seems the dogs are al
most wild, living in the timber. They
have no home, no owner, and not any
one to care for them.
Murder Suspect Is Exhoneratcd.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Aug.' 31. (Special.)
W. E. Harris, arrested several days
ago as a suspect in the Mildred Green
murder case, last night was released
from custody by the Sheriff. x Accord
ing to a telegram received from the
Eugene officers the story told by Har
ris at the time of his arrest was found
to be true in every particular.
One of the 8rt official acts of the new
Chinese government wa to issue an order
fnr ih n-jumpticn of educational work on
a modern and uniform basix
WHEAT PRICE OFF
Traders Sell to Avoid Carrying
Over Two Holidays.
INCREASE IN RECEIPTS
Lower Prices Lead to Improvement
in Export Trade Corn Weaker,
as Predicted Frost Did '
Xot Appear.
CHICAGO. Aug. SI Selimi out hy
traders, who did not caxe to hold wheat
over two holidays, mad prices weak from
the start. Increasing receipts had much to
do with forcing recent buyers to turn to the
selling side of wheat. There was an esti
mate that 1000 cars would arrive at Min
neapolis alone for Tuesday morning. Im
provement In the weather map. especially
the absence of frost in the Canadian North
west, discouraged the bulls. In consequence
of the break in wheat prices, export business
picked up somewhat.
Corn weakened, owing to predicted frost
turning out to be a myth.
Oats sagged with wheat and corn.
Provisions joined In the general weak
ness. ,
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Sept S .3Vt I .3X .34 $ .9S
Dec S31 .0 .2 .03
May 97 H .97 .97 .97
- CORN.
Sept .73"4 .73"i .72 .72H
Dec 5oVi .5514 .55 .55
May .5i. .HSi .5354 .5
OAT3.
Sept. SI 'A .32 H .S1H .31 H
Dec 32 .32 .33 H .8214
May 5 .35 .54 .34
MESS FORK.
Sept 17.70 17.70 17.80 17.60
Oct 17.8S 17.67H 17.75 17.75
Jan 18.41) 19.40 19.30 19.30
LARD.
Sept. 11.10 11.15 11.05 11.1214
Oct ll.JS 11.2214 11.1214 11.2214
Jan 10.85 10.90 10.85 10.90
SHORT RIBS.
Sept 11.024 11.05 1 0.97 Vi 11-05
Oct 11.0714 11.10 1105 11.10
Jan lu.321 10.8214 10-25 . 10.30
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Active, steady. Winter patents.
J4.35-3 4.80; straights. J4.1O4.60; Spring
patents, $4.40S 5.70; straights, S4.20&5.30;
bakers, $4.85a.l0.
Rye No. 2. 68c.
Barley Feed or mixing, 45 8 53c; fair to
choice malting, 3tg66c.
Timothy seed 13.76 4. 75.
Clover seed $13 16.
Pork Mess. S17.62V4 9 17.75.
Lard In tierces, $11.12 Vi fflll.15.
Short ribs Loose, 8H-03.
Grain statistics:
Total clearances of whest and flour were
equal to 331,000 bushels. Primary receipts
were 1,821.000 bushels, compared with 878,-
000 bushels the corresponding day a year
ago. Estimated receipts tor Monday:
Wheat, 245 cars; corn, 329 cars; oats, 470
cars; hogs. 25,000 head.
Grains in San Francisco.
SA7 FRANCISCO. Aug. 31. Walla Walla.
31.50 m 1.32 V4 : red Russian, i 1.50 1.52 to :
Turkey red, $l.G5Jil.S7 14 ; bluestem, 81.35
1.5714; feed barley, $1.4114; white oats, $1.60
gi.65; bran. S24&24.50; middlings, $32&33;
shorts. $27i&2,.50.
Pa 11 hnnrii fialeR:
Wheat December, $1.60 old, $1.88 asked
per cental.
Barley December, 81.43 K per cental;
May, $JL4S per cental.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 31. Close: TVbeat
September, 8a8044c: December. 9134c;
May, a5?4851c. Cash No. 1 hard, 9414c:
No. 1 Northern, 9014 &93?4c: No. 2 North
ern. 8691c; No. 3 wheat. 84 8094c
Corn No. 3 yellow, 777714c.
Oats No. 3 white, 31 ft 31 14c '
Rye No. 2, B46414c.
Flax $1.86.
Barley 3 4 62c.
Puget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 31. Wheat Blue
stem. S3c; fortyfold. 81c; club, 81c; die,
81c; red Russian. 79c. Yesterday's car re
ceipts Wheat, 33; oats, 4; hay, 11;, flour,
3; rye, 1; corn, 1.
TACOM1, Wash.. Aug. 31. Wheat Blue
stem. 82(g83c: club, 79S0c. Patent flours
declined 2 cents a barrel; bran and shorts
dropped $1 a ton. Receipts Wheat. 102
cars; corn, 1; oats. 5; hay. 27. t
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. Jl. Wheat October,
7s 8V4d; December, 7s 5d. Weather unsettled.
English country markets easy; French
country markets "weak.
SUPPLY 15 INADEQUATE
X4DT EXOUGH LIVESTOCK COM
ING FOB MARKET'S NEEDS.
Saturday's Trade Is Wholly In the
Sheep Division, and Good
Prices Are Realized.
All the trading at the stockyards yester
day was In the sheep division. Business was
much better than it usually is on the clos
ing day of the week. Among the arrivals
were seven loads of Nebraska hogs.
The principal sale of the day was a bunch
of 1022 ewes, which, weighed off the cars,
brought $3.75. Tbis is the largest single
transaction that has taken place at the
yards in a long time. Two other lots of
ewes sold at the same price, A lot of flne
lambs sold off the cars at $3.60 and others
at $5.35. Yearlings were taken at $4.50.
The receipts for the day were 28 cattle,
660 hogo and 2894 sheep.
Shippers were Smythe Bros., Wallowa, 2
cars of sheep: J. S. Prahl, Lyle, 6 cara of
sheep- Mr. Treadwell, Goldendale, 2 cars
of sheep; E. Wright. Oak Ridge, 5 cars of
sheep; Kinsman &. Hall, Heppner. 1 car of
cattle, and Henllne 4 Son. Nebraska, 7 cars
of hogs.
The day's sales were as follows:
Weight. Price.
215 lambs, off cars f 53 $5.00
102 lambs, oft cars 73 o.J5
274 iambs 67 3.35
1022 ewes, off cars 104 3.78
25 ewes, off cars 101 3.J
1 Vw" tl IM
237 yearlings, off cars 105 4.50
lis yearlings, off cars . . . .. 104 4.50
Receipts for the week have been: Cattle.
1410: calves. 148; hogs, :1423: sheep, 7219;
hOfferlngs In the cattle division in the past
week have been Inadequate for the demand
and prices are holding at former quotations,
good steers bringing $6.85 to $7, best cows
$6 to $6.23 A few feeder cattle were read
ily disposed of. steers averaging around $.1C
per hundred.
Hogs continue to come in very slowly; re
ceiving Just about enough to supply the
fresh meat trade. Best grade of swine finds
ready sale at $9 to $9.25. while inferior
stuff brings around $8.75 to $9.
The bulk of receipts in the sheep division
during the week have been lambs, which
have scld according to quality from $5 to
$5 33 One feature of the week's sales
was 'that of quite a large bunch of year
lines which .brought $4.60. Wethers are
quoted tround $4.25 tt $4.50 for the best,
ewt-s $3.50 to $3.73.
Following sales are representative of the
week's trading:
wees. Weight. Price.
322 steers "fj J00
64 steers tX
50 steers .
52 feeders
30 cows .
92 cows . .
48 cows ..
832 6.10
1040 6.13
1110 6.00
998 5.83
942 8.23
92 cows
16 calves ,
1 calves . .
3 bulls ..-
4 bulls ...
346 hogs ...
52 .hogs . -
105 hogs ...
10 hogs ...
736 lambs ..
522 iambs .
737 yearlings
s.00
3S4 7.30
15UO 4.25
1210 4.00
204 9.25
16.'. 9.10
171 . 8.75
344 8.23
75 5.35
73 5.2.7
95 4.60
87 4.25
423 wetners
The range of price, at the yards was as
follows: -ti
Cbolce steers 'Snia iV
Good steers 00
Medium steers g-i!2 JS?
Choice cows s.i5p e-o
8.30 5.73
5.00 A 5.50
7.009 8.30
6.00 6.50
3.50$ 5.00
4.75 5 6.00
S.73B .2;
7.503 8.50
3.30 4.60
4.00 4.30
5ss a. ,5
4.0019 5.33
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Aug. SI. Cattle Receipts. 100;
market, steady. Native steers. $5.75$ 10.25:
cows and heifers. $3.25 H ',.75: Western steers,
$5.25fi9; Texas steers. $4.50?o.50: cows and
heifers. $3t.40; canners, $2.7og4: stockers
and feeders. $4ff7.50; calves. $4.50J8.30;
bulls, stags, etc., $4-5 3.
Hogs Receipts 4300: market. 3c to 10c
lower. Heavy. .15S.SO: mlsed. $S.25'.J
8.30: light. $S.308.43"; Uss. $78; bulk of
sales. $S.20$ft.S5.
Sheep Receipts. 200; market, steady.
Yearlings. $4.505.25: wethers. $3.754.30;
ewes, $3 8 4 ; lambs. $6. 25 6.75.
Chicago Livestock .Market,
CHICAGO. Aug. 31. Cattle Receipts 800:
market, slow and steady. Beeves. $3.65 ft
10.50; Texas steers, S5tt.S0; Western. $o25
$9-25; stockers and feeders. $4.307.25;
cows and heifers, $38.13; calves, ti.Ump
U.OO.
Hogs Receipts. 7000: market, best light
strong, others weak. Light. $S.25S.'J5:
mixed. $7.8563.90; heavy, $7.658.73; rough,
$7.8088; pigs, $58.15; bulk of sales, $8.10
S. 65.
Sheep Receipts, 2000; market, quiet and
steady. Native. $3.40e4.5O; Western. $3,501
4.53; yearlings. $4.50 5.55: lambs, native,
$4.50 fi: 7.15 ; Western. S4.30OT.10.
CHURCH ADVERTISING PAYS
Dallas Minister Says "Fight the
Devil With His Own Weapons."
DALLAS. Or!. Aug. 31. (Special.)
During: most of last year the Christian
Church of this city did a great amount
of advertising. Besides carrying a local
in the newspapers of the city, the pastor
of the cnurch edited each week a little
paper devoted entirely to church work
and church people. The results were
wonderful. The church trebled in mem
bership within the year. Today the
other churches of this city are doins
considerable advertising.
In this week's Issue of the local pa
per, a quarter of a page is taken up
with an advertisement of the First
Presbyterian Church. The advertise
ment carries a cut of the church and a
description of the Sunday services.
One minister here Interested in this
method of getting in touch with the
people, upon being asked about the
propriety of the same, remarked that
"the devil advertised." and that it was
up to the churches to fight the devil
with his own weapons.
MAD SOLDIERJCILLS FOUR
Swiss Citizens, in Panic, Shoot Each
Other, While Man Escapes. x
BERNE, Switzerland, Aug. 31. A fren
zied Swiss soldier, Johann Schwartz,
ran amuck last night and transformed
the little town of Romanshorn. on Lake
Constance, Into a miniature battle
field strewn with dead and dying.
The' soldier is a native of the town.
In a fit of madness he seized his rifle
and shot every one within range of the
windows of his house, killing four and
wounding six men in a few moments.
He then barricaded himself in his home.
When night fell tho house was sur
rounded by police and citizens, among
whom, an hour or so later, a panic
broke out when they heard a snot. The
besiegers, under the impression that
Schwartz had come among them, start
ed firing and shot one another down
until a- dozen or more of them lay
badly wounded on the ground.
During the excitement Schwartz
escaped from the house and fled to the
forest, where he was captured today in
a dying condition as a result of bullet
wounds he had received.
TARPLEY NAMED TRUSTEE
Attorney to Handle $5000 Fnnd Left
to Robert L. Boehmer, Minor.
Louis H. Tarpley, an attorney, yes
terday accepted the position of trus
tee of $5000 left to Robert L. Boenmer,
a minor. The position has previously
been filled by two other trustees who
died in quick succession.
' The first was Jacob Boehmer, who
became trustee when the boy's mother,
Mary Boehmer, died and left him $5000
to be held in trust until he reacnea
the age of 30. The first trustee died
early in the Summer. Later Maurice
Costello was appointed. He was killed
a few weeks asro by the police patrol
Yesterday Mr. Tarpley was appointed
by Probate Judge Cleeton to act as
trustee.
THIBET POLICY UNOPPOSED
United States Places No Bar Upon
British Demands to Chinese.
WASHINGTON, -Aug. 31. That the
United States will not oppose the action
of Great Britain in forwarding a note
to the Chinese Government demanding
that the British Government be con
sulted in regard to any action content
plated in Tibet became known here to
day.
While Great Britain concedes Chinese
suzerainty in Tibet it takes the posi
tion that its own interests there must
be cared for in any action taken by
the Pekln government In that country.
State Holds Hatchery Site.
ROSEBURG. Or., Aug. 31. (Special.)
Through a decision of a jury in the
Justice Court here today the State of
Oregon will retain possession of the
site occupied by the North Umpqua
Fish Hatchery and situated about is
miles north of Roseburg. Suit was re
cently filed against the state by Ed
ward Lasina to oust Oswald Richter,
manager of the hatchery, from the land
in dispute. Lasina alleged that he pur
chased the land two years ago and at
that time the state agreed to vacate
the property within 12 months. This
contention was disputed by the state
and evidence was introduced to show
that the state had a lease on the land
for 2"5 years; The Jury deliberated less
than 30 minutes when they returned a
verdict favoring the state.
Coquille Schols Ready to Open.
COQUILLE. Or., Aug. 31. (Special.)
The Coauille schools will open Sep
tember 9 with the following corps of
teachers: Superintendent, C. A. How
ard: principal of the high school. A.
Good cows ........
Medium cows
Choice calves
Good heavy calves
Bulls
Stags
Hogs
Light
Heavy
Sbeep
Yearlings .........
Wethers
Ewes
Lambs
THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
PORTLAND,
Capital and Surplus, $2,000,000.00
Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks Issued
which enable tb jolders to procure funds in this and in foreign
countries without charge or identification.
Drafts Sold on All
PAYMENTS MADE AT
J. M. Robertson; assistant in bigi
scnool, Rachel Applegate: eighth grade,
Ida E. Gamble; seventh grade, Rena
Anderson; sixth grade, Louise Brekke;
fifth grade, Elena Mlnard; fourth grade.
Carrie Rae: third grade. Ruth I'lank;
second s-rade. Amv Hardtns:: first grade
and principal of the North building.
Inez Chase. The superintendent, botn
principals and most of the teachers
were in the Coquille schools last year.
Both buildings have been repaired and
are in excellent condition for begin
ning the year's work.
GOVERNOR WEST IS LAUDED
Woman's Christian Temperance Un
ion Meets at Newberg.
NEWBERG. Or.. Aug. 31. (Special.
It was nearly 11 o'clock last night
when the exercises connected with the
dinner given by the local Woman's
Christian Temperance Union were con
cluded, though they began at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, of Portland.
state president, was toastmaster. Re
ferring to State School Superintendent
Alderman she spoke of him as a Yam
hill County boy, complimenting the work
he is doing for tne scnoois oi tne state.
She also eulogized Governor West for
what he has done In Eastern Oregon
and also in Portland for the Improve
ment of moral conditions.
Dr. Thomas W. Hester responded to
the toast, "The Women's Christian
Temperance Union and the Medical
Profession": School Superintendent A.
C. Stambrough to that of "The Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union and
the Public Schools': National Lecturer
Mrs. Harford spoke on the subject, "The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and tlus Children ; Councilman J- .
Hodson shied from the subject which
he said had been assigned him and
snhstltutert one of hig own. Miss Dor
othy Hull. F. W. Morris and Mrs. Edith
Brookcr were the otner speaaers.
PROBE STARTS IN SEATTLE
Prosecuting Attorney Instructed to
Direct Grart Inquiry.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) County Commissioners M. U
Hamilton and A. R. Rutherford today,
at a special meeting, agreed to demand
a rigid investigation of all graft
charges made against county officers
or their employes by politicians or
others, and to call upon Prosecuting
Attorney John P. Murphy to assume
direction of the probe and institute) it
during the. coming week.
Appointment for a conference with
Murphy was mad for tonight, and
until that conference no definite line
of action will be announced outside of
the fact that BUbpoenas will be issued
for all persons believed to have made
charges or to have any evidence
against county officers, while others
will be invited to present evidence vol
untarily.
The particular lines will e directed
at first towards charges asainst the
management of the King County poor
farm; the King County ferry across
Lake Washington; purchase of flour
used in the King County Institutions,
and the management of the Coroner's
office.
One of the evidences
that I
BITULITHIC
is the BEST street
pavement is the
fact that promoters
of competitive pave
ments always refer
to it as " just as
good" as
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