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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. OCTOBER 11, 1914. 15 BUYERS GRAB HQPS Fifteen Thousand Bales Bought in Past Week. AMERICAN - DEMAND HEAVY "Low Prkres Prevailing Are Induce ment to Trade to Cover October " Short Sates Without Delay. Xo Imports This Year. Fully 13.000 bales of Oregon hops changed ands in the past wck. It was the mMt active week of the season and one of the liveliest the trade has ever known. The demand continued strong up to the close of business last night. There has been tpressur to sell the poorer grades, but choice Jiops have been held generally firm. Twelve cent bids were made on large crops in the Independence section by several dealers, and were turned down by growers. A. J. Ray & Son yesterday bought 140 bales from George BealU of Gaston, at 10 cents. H. L., Bents lias secured about 500 bales Jn the Aurora section at 10 ana 10 H cents. There was a report of the sale -of the 400-bale Burton crop at Independence, but it was not confirmed. Bishop A Keyt bought heavily during the week, including the following crops: Ray & Cochran, Wllla mlna, 79 bales; King & Wllley. Willamlna, 92 bales: Victor Link, Sheridan, 143 bales Henry Remington, Whltson, 65 bales; Ro bert Hitchcroft. North Yamhill, -45 bales; Sam Ball, Ballston, 80 bales, and Steve Braley, Perrydale, 52 bales. These were bought at 8 to 10 cente. A. letter from Germany has been received by the Waterville Hop Reporter which states that there is no chance of German or Austrian hops reaching the American or English markets this Fall. The letter reads in part as follows; We are sorry to say that it will not be possible for us to do business in this article with your country this year, be cause the only way In which hops can now come from here (Germany) to your country Is via Holland. Rotterdam, but steamship companies of Holland have pledged no hops to send in bales because hopB being thus packed in bales require too much room and they have many other goods which they need as much as hops and which they give preference. On this account we are ex ceedingly sorry that there is no prospect whatever of shipping Bohemian hops to America. 'On account of the war every country with reference to the hop harvest will have to depend upon itself, for Germany and Austria-Hungary today are completely excluded to export hops." WHEAT PRICES IX WAR TIMES High Levels Reached Jn Connection With I'ast Conflicts. An Interesting compilation of wheat prices in war timea of the past has been made by a New York grain firm as follows: 1775 War of American Revolution: 93c average at seaboard markets In 1778; rose yearly to 1795, with an average of $2.4S high being ?3, and continued with high aver age, owing to French revolution, Napoleonic wars and our own war of 1312. 1S15 European War: Waterloo ended hos tilities and resulted in some break In values, average price In 1815 $1.76; then rose to $2.85 In 1817, 1S54-56 Crimean War: 38c in 1852; rose to $1.S3 in 1S55. which was top. After some decline rallied again in 1857, but upward movement interfered with by panic of that period failure of Ohio Life & Trust Co. 1860-64 Civil War: 2c In 1S61; rose to $2.28 in 1SC4; broke With end of war to 74c In early 1S65; followed by violent advanoe to 12.85 in Spring of 1S67; the same high as reached in 1S17. Just 50 years previous. . 186-78 Russo-Turkish War: 83c in 1878; roea to $1.76 In 1877, broke to 77o at con clusion of war, only to rise again to $1.44 in 1SS2. 1S98 Spanish-American War: 63c In Spring ot 1S97; Lelter deal on; 'prices rose to $1.S5 for May and $1.25 for July In May, 1S0S; collapsed to 63o before end of war. 1904.05 Russo-Japanese War: 71c In No vember, 1903; rose to $1.21 In both 1904 and 1905; broke to 69c in 1906, to advance again to $1.60 cash and $1.34 for May, 1909. 1914 General European War: Middle July 8H4c May option; rose to $1.32 early Sep tember; now $1.12. What nextT The three periods when prices ruled higher after hostilities were those when war con tinued for a lengthy time and resulted In depleted supplies. In the other cases the duration of war or nations Involved were on a more restricted scale. NIXKTi CENTS PAID FOR KJ5D WHEAT Half Cent Between Ideas of Bluestem Buy ers ant Sellers. Five thousand bushels of red Russian sold at the Merchants Kxvhange yesterday at 90 cents, after bids had been raised from the Initial offer of 88 cents. Only half a cent separated buyers and sellers of bluestem. A steady market was indicated in the bids fur other aort of wheat, but there were few or no offers to sell. There was some Interest In oats, but no deals were closed. Barley was neglected. Mill feeds were quoted at the old price. Local wheat receipts have been moderate this week, the total arrivals being 685,400 bushels, as compared with 6 9 4,200 bushels in the corresponding week last year. For the cereal year to date local receipts have been 7,626.500 bushels, against 7,356,700 bus-iels in the same period last year. Local receipts in cars were reported by the Merchants Lxchange ,a follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 171 5 19 23 14 Tuesuay 64 16 8 6 5 Wednesday.... 74 4 12 12 10 hursday 72 g 17 13 Jr"l 96 ... S 6 18 Saturday 51 7 1 14 7 YearaKO 73 1 9 14 17 T ot nl this week r.i.' $1 $2 78 67 Year ago f.34 120 54 85 69 Season to date 5905 531 793 706 694 Year ago . 5659 942 6S1 647 712 APPLE SEASON IS OPENING VP Vrraand Is Steadily Increasing, a Prices Are on Reasonable Basis. Now that the Fall varieties of apples are either in or ready to be shipped to market, the season may be said to have fairly opened. Th3 demand is steadily increasing and prices are on a very reasonable basis. A tew lots of Gravenstetns are still to come from the foothill section back of Hood River but these early Fall varieties will soon be one. Excellent eating apples, such as Grimes- Golden. Snows. Jonathans and Klnss are now beginning to come forward, and Spitzenoergs will soon be plentiful Uraperrult sales have been liberal dur ing the week. The last car Is in from the Isle of Pines, but Florida grapefruit is now of good quality. The sixes are good, run ning 54s, 04s and Sua. with a few 00s The S.ls and 4s are not going to be as heavily discounted as formerly, on account of the crop In Florida leaning toward the medium and small stses. A shipment of Grants Pass Tokays ar rived yesterday and wrb put on sale at 80 cuts. Grape prices are firmer In Cali fornia, but there has been no further ad vance here. New crop walnuts were distributed en the street during the week. Jobbing prices are 19t4 cents on sack lota and 20 cents on less than saok lots. A Jobber said: "We are not advising the trade to buy heavily n walnuts, but do not mind telling yon that there is a splendid crop of troplo walnuts In Manchuria and other districts In the Orient, which will be moving in here In November, at pi lies fully Sc per pound below Cali fornia nuts, and quality and size are said to be very good Indeed. There will be no new crop dates In the market for an indefinite period. Country Produce Markets Slow. The country produce markets closed quietly without much change. Most of the poultry receipts cleaned up, hens and Springs selling at 13 M and 14 cents. A small premium was paid for broilers. The Inquiry for dressed meats was slow. Eggs ruled steady during the wek. The local demand was not strong, but shipping orders cleaned p the surplus. Dairy pro duce was unchanged. French Prune Campaign Fails. The efforts of Importers of French prunes to lnvsde the American market have ap parently fallen flat. Some orders were put up to France by New York agents of ship pers on the other side, but it Is said , that comparatively few of these have been con firmed. Bank Clearings. Clearings. Balances. . .$1.741.9S2 $2-24,470 1.K54.W1S 1S8.774 ai'6.579 r.y.isa 500,737 ST, 351 Portland Seattle . Tacoma tipokane Bank clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and correspond ing week in former years were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. mil $13,.-iSS,437 $1,517,518 2.087..i3 1913 15.02tl.116 14.ue9,Os9 4.4S..4D4 llz 12.102.248 ll.M0,a4a ,640,7a 1U 12.S05.51a 11.S1S.727 ..419.253 110 12.04S.000 12,194,172 5,950.720 10 10.S39.5S7 14.401, 1S7 0.44S.34S 10OS 8.009..SS7 10.678,465 4.805,921 1907 9.101.239 lO.6!0.0lia 5.507. S23 1908 6.758.195 11.074.444 4,776.815 1005 5.710.900 C.259.3.-.0 3.420,573 1904 ....... 4.2X3.OS0 4.538.07S 2,36.4, ISt7 1003 3.QOS.7U8 4,257.881 2.004.7S5 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Merchants Exchange, noon session. Wheat Bid. Asked. Bluestem $ 1.01H $ 1.0$ Fortyf old 99 .... Club 115 . Red Russian ! .90 Red Fife B0 .... Oats No. 1 white feed .; 24.60 20.00 Barley No. 1 feed r..... 19.00 .... Brcvlnat 2-1.00 .... Bran 23.09 24.50 Shorts ...... 24.0O 20.00 All auotatlons for prompt delivery. Sales Fivo thousand buBheis red Russian at Mt cents. MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran, $25 25.50 per ton; shorts, $27(g'2S; rolled bar ley. $2627. FLOUR Patents, $3.40 per barrel; straights. $4.60; graham, $5.40; whole wheat, $5.60; exports, $4.20 4.40. CORN Whole, $37 per ton; cracked, $3S per ton. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $1617; grain hay, $11012; alfalfa. $1261$.50. Fruits and Vegetables. Local Jobbing quotations: TROPICA!, FRUITS Oranges. $2.50 3.00 Per box; lemons. $55.50 per box: bananas. 4$4fec Per pouna; grapefruit, Florida, $5 5.00; pineapples, 67c per pound. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1.50 per box; eggplant, 7c per pound; peppers, 56c per pound; artichokes, Soc per dozen; toma toes, oOfaUtlo per crate: cabbage, IVic per pound; peas. 10c per pound; beans, 6c per pound, celery. 50 75c per dozen: cauli flower. 75cSi;$1.2'5 per dozen: asparagus, $2 per box; sprouts, 10c per pound. ONIONB Yellow, $11.25 per sack. GREEN FRUITS Apples, 73c$1.76 per box; cantaloupes, $11.50 per crate; ca sabas, $1.251.50 per dozen; pears, 50c $1.25: peaches, 40&60C per box; grapes, T5c $1.2 per crate; cranberries, $SS8.50 per barrel. POTATOE.t-Oregon. $1.25 per sack; sweet potatoes, 2fo20 ner pound. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 30i(i 82c; candled, 3335o: storage, 37f9c. 1'OULTUY Hens. 134W14c; springs, 18H ?14c: turkeys, younsr lS4i,20c, dressed 229 25c; ducks, lofl14c; gaese, 10llc BUTTER Creamery, prints, extras, 8 Bo per pound; cubes, 3Ufi'31c. VEAL, Fancy, 12tjil3c per pound. CHEESE Oregon triplets. Jobbers' buying price, 10 c per pound f. o. b. dock Port land; Y'oung Americas, 16Hc per pound. PORK Block. 94 10c per pound. Staple Groceries. . Local Jobbing quotations: SALMON Columbia River one-pound tails, $2.30 per dozen; half-pound flats, $1.50) one-pound flats, $2.55; Alaska pink, one-pound talis, $1.05. HONEY Choice, $3.25 per case. NUTS Walnuts. 191e20e ner luinnnr Brazil nuts, 14c; filberts, 14t)15c; almonds, 23c; peanuts, 5$?6c; coceanuts, $1 per doa en; pecans, 14 to 15c. BEANS Small white, (Kc; large white, 9H; Lima, Sci pink, 5c; Mexican, 7 He; oayou. tK COFFEE Roasted, ia drums. IS Vt 03$ Ma per pound. SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.05; beet, $6.S5; extra C, $6.55; powdered. In barrels. $7.30. SALT Granulated, $13.50 per ton; hair ground. 100a. $10.75 per ton; 50s, $11.60 per .uu, uiirr, .1. per ion. RICE No. 1 Japan, 6 He; Southern head, 8STc; Island, 6c. rnuus- Apples, 8H0 per puunu: apricots, j.ioc; peaches, THO; prunes, Italian, 1012c: currants, (tfec; raisins, SitSVic: Thompson, 11940; un bleached Sultanas, so; seeded, 7912c; dates, Persian, 19 Tito per pound, fardi $1.40 per box. Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1014 crop, 912c; IBIS crop, nominal. HIDES Salted hides, 13o per pound; salt kip, 14o; salted calf, 18c; green hides, 12o; dry hides. 25c; dry calf. 28c: salted bulls, 10c per pound; green bulls, 8 Vie WOOt, Vslley, 17lao; Eastern Oregon, 15 & 20c nomin al. MOHAIR 1914 clip, 27146 per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and nw, 4o par pound. PELTS Dry, 11c; dry short wool. Be; dry shearlings, 100 each; green shearlings, ISO 80o each; Spring lambs, 24 if 25c; green pelts, short wool, August 60c, July 60c; green lambs, July 65c, August 75c. Provisions. HAMS 10 to 12-pound, 20 Vi 21 Vie; 11 to 10-pound, 20Vi21Vic; 14 to 18-pound, 20V tt21Vfco; skinned. 17H621C; picnlo, 14ViO. HACII N" 3 nr v v ! t r. 1 1 .. - n , . 1 , m 20c " " " DRT SALT CURED Short clear backs, 14:j.l7u; exports, 1517c; plates, 11913c, LARD Tierce basis: Purs, 12 VI olio; compound, VVbO. ' Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, bar. rels ur tank wagon, 10c; special drums or oarreis, ljv,c; cases. 17 H g 20 Vsc. GASOLINE Bulk. 14c; cases. 21c. En gine distillate, drums, ?Vsc; Cases, 14ct Nuptha, drums. 13c; cases, 20c. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels B7o- aw cases, 72c; boiled, barrels, 69c; boiled, eases. TCRPKNTINE In tanks. 67a; ten-case lots. 10 less. 00c; in cases, CASH KKSKKVK DEFICIT RBDCCJSIi Loon Contraction at New York Over Fifty Millions in Two Weeks. NEW YORK. Oct. 10. The statement of the average condition of clearing-house banks and trust companies for i, wMMlc siiows that the cash reserve increased $10,- ,r..iB uiicn 01 i,iui,3o0 below legal requirements. The statement follows: Loans, i2.175.s36.0UO: Oirrn.. svm in.-. . 0O0. Specie, $530,952,000; increase, $1,698,000 Legal tenders. $9I.495.uoO: in... si . 9U3.COO, ' Net deposits, $1,935,239,000; decrease $1 . 044.000. Circulation, $144,139,000: Increase. 15 . 0OO. Banks- cash reserve In vault, $363,438,000 Trust companies' cash reserv in vai.it $05,011,000. Aggregale cash reserve, $428,447 000 Deticit cash reserve. $7.791,50; decrease Hu.l:l.-.,30iJ. Trust companies' reserve with clearing house members carrying 25 tier rtnt reserve, $52,801,000. Summary of state banks and trust com panies In Greater New York, aot included in elsarliig-house statement: Loans and Investment, $563.4CS.10o- da. ,-rease, $0,075,100. Gold, $42,508,400: Increase, $1,262,800. Currency and bank notes, $13,040 900 de urease, $51i. 400. Total deposits, $038,881,50; decrease $5 - IS4.0U0. Sterling exchange. NEW YORK, Oct. 10. Mercantile papei 3H6 7 per cent. Sterling exchange, stead cor 60-day bills. $4.034.93.50: for cables $4.87 8 4.98: for demand, $4.96.75 a 4.97. Bar silver, ftlfcc 3 , EUROPE AGAIN BOYS Foreign Trade in Wheat Sends Price Up at Chicago. DECEMBER IN DEMAND Cneaslness Oyer Reports That Port ntral and Turkey May Enter War Starts Cpward Movement. Canadian Receipts ttecline. CHICAGO. III.. Oct. IO. Foreign buying, ascribed to uneasiness over nnrt, . unties sromlsed at any moment to Include Portugal and Turkey, sent wheat prices to day uo arade. The close was firm at S to Ts c net advance. Corn finished at the same muni to Vlb down, oats o off. and provisions 2Vi to evi f ' December delivery of wheat seemed to be .i.:i.i.u.T in oemana by export houses both here and at Di.luth. Besides. 8t. Louis had inquiries from European inpi-,m.nt rr elals asklne terms on a round amount to be shipped, by way of the Gulf. In addition to the war developments, the 7, in v Milan inn receipts was said to be maklnr buyers in the English trade anxious. WlnnlDev arrivals amnni to 470 cars as against 121B care on the cor- .aronomj nav a year ago. The stock St Mtnneanolls. too. was shown h, m, duced the total standing; 2.200.000 bushels nimer last rears futures. Today's advance In wheat prices carried the market to the highest level of the week The only Imoortant reaction Which took place was shortly after the opening, and proved brief. The crest of the bulge came In tho last 15 minutes of the session Deselte soaklnv rains and the strength of wheat, corn showed a decided tendency to sag. Eastern cash demand was slow and there were predictions of larger receipts Oats were also depressed by the failure of the seaboard to maintain the urgent ship pine call that of late had been the rule. Hedein? sales from the Northwest acted as a further weight on the market. Higher prloeg for hogs led shorts to In dulge In free buying of lard, notably the October and November options. Ribs and pork loined in the ensuing upturn. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. ' High. Low. Close. Dec $1.09H $1.1015 $1.0l $1.1054 May 1.10 1.157, 1.14 is 1.15 j . CORN. Dec 67 .674 .rn .07 May 0 .68 .69 .69 OATS. Dec 47 .4T .47 H .47 S May ...... .51 ,51 .50 4s -50 MB8S PORK. Jan 18.80 19.00 18.S0 18.07H LARD. Oct 0.5 10.05 B.85 10.05 Jan. ...... 9.87 0.95 9.S7V4 B.9214 SHORT RIBS. 9 10. SS Jan 9. SO 9.87 hi B.S0 8.S0 Cash prices were as follows: Wheat No. 2 red, $1.07 1.08; No. S hard. $1.0TVt1.0S. Corn No. 2 yellow. 7Sc; No. S yellow. 72 He. Rye No. 2, Sc. Barley 53 70c. Timothy $4 5. Clover $1 1 14 Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. Wheat firm. Barley steady. December olosed $1.18: May closed $1.2 bid. Spot quotations Walla, $1.01.2U : red Russian, $1.60j..62 ; Turkey red, $1.70 J;7?i., bIuestem- $10L85: feed barley. $1.07Wl.lO; white oats, $1.451.47M ; bran $28; middlings. $311888; shorts, $2S30. Duluth Flaxseed Market. DULUTH, Oct. 10. Flaxseed, cash, $1.85 U; December, $1.35; May, $1.4t. European Grain Market. LONDON. Oct. 10. Cargoes on passage steady. LIVERPOOL. Oct. 10. Wheat, October, gs d; December, 8s d. Corn, October, 5s id. Pnget Sound Grain Markets. SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 10. Wheat Blue stem. Bc: fortvfold. use: club. 05c; fife, ti red Russian. 8c; Turkey red. OSc. lesterdav's car receipts Wheat, 43: oats 4: hay. o3: flour. 6. TACOMA Wash., Oct. 10. Wheat Blue- ScT-flfeVlo f0rt"'d- 9US97c; " 8 Yesterday's car receipts Wheat, 14; oats. Minneapolis Grain Market. MIJ'i;?APOr-18' ot- 10 Wheat Decem felr,,x.0,: May- 11 ": N- 1 "". $110; n. Xl?:oV07H V-0-- "- NO"h: Flax $1.32H 1.S4. Barley 5Sa'5c MONEY BACKING NEEDED SOITM AMERICAN TRADE 1- NOT EASY TO OBTAIN. Financial Arrangements Moat Preclude Advent ot Salesmen In South era Republics. .1,l?.?m,!le'l.t'n'.0n tb ":' situation, f f.f,.ct,l by th8 "d the campaign c.rbTr'Vad' raL 80Mth America Spen" cer Trask A Co . bankers of New York, say (St y " WiUrel eho" Co.. of this This Question of finance Is one of the 1 peB,ed t'ment that this Is our .golden opportunity tor largely extending our amfw. .J? .b?Uth Amer!- We have little funi.iV I nd thel ,ne opportunity to supplant European roods 'win te availed of but as a south American statesman Is re ported to have said recently, referring to us, ,n'ed ,ha,r li. not their salesmen -This expresses the situation very con cisely and verv correctly In our Judgment. " "en Kurooesn merchants open up new markets they aenerally have the support of trono- banklns affiliations, willing not only to extend Ion time credit, but also ready to make extensive loans to the purchasing country, in this way a feeling of reciproc ity is engendered which Is of the highest Importance In the development of trade Any of our merchants endeavoring to break into South American markets start with this great disadvantage: they have no financial backing to speak of eweeptlnr their own re sources snd credit. Owing further to the fact that, our expanding industries them selves still need every dollar we can spare ovlne- also to the fact that for some time to come we mav find It hard to obtain the cauital from Europe on which we have hilherto been able to count, and it Is appar ent that from a banking point of view we are not vet In a position where we can give any far-refcehtng help to our merchants in launching out Into new fields, however de sirable that might turn out to be Xor the future. ' "The financing alone of our railroads promises to call for very considerable sums. The long-exnected decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission was published on Au gust 1. but owlne to the seething condition of the markets at that time It was practi cally lost sight of by others than those im mediately alfected. The decision was consid ered of so little help, and the war produced so many further complications, that on Sep tember 9 a committee of the Eastern rail roads called on President Wilson and. laid hefore him their nlea that unless rates were increased they saw themselves unable to finance even the most pressing needs of their roads. As this would have had the ultimate result of lengthening the list of -ullroads In the hands of receivers. Mr. Wil son let It be known that he appreciated the Hirh? of the railroads, and It is no doubt lue largely to this that the Interstate Com. nerce Commission has signified its inten tion to reopen the case on October 19. It Is iho intended that the viewpoint of the in vestor shall be considered this time and by he Investor ws mesn not only the one share nan. but large financial institutions, sav nzi banks, life insurance companies eta.. trno are directly interested In railroad se curities. If the Investor's side, as well as the railroad's side of the case convinces the Interstate Commerce Commission that rates should be Increased, then of this war, whloh has brought the situation to a head, it may be said that the ill-wind It Is so generally sowing has at least blown good to one ot the most Important Industries of our coun try, as well as to a very large portion of our people.'' SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE -MARKET Prices Quoted at the Bay City on Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. Fruit Pine apples. $1.502; California lemons. $24.25; apples. Gravensteins, 50cG$l; Bellflowers, 406 5C; bananas, $11.7G. Vegetables Cucumbers, 23 40c; string beans, 2&3V4c: eggplant, 254150c Eggs Fancy ranch. 45c; storage, 80c. Onions Yellow, 40 50c. Cheese Young America, 13$15c; new, 10 eixfec; Oregon. lc . Butter Fancy creamery, 2Hc; seconds, 27o. Potatoes Delta Burbanks, . per sack, 80c $1; sweets, $1.406 1.40 per ssck; Salinas Burbanks, $1.7001. 90. Receipts Flour, 78 quarter sacks: bar ley, 231,654 centals; potatoes, 40S0 sacks; hay, 8690 tons. CATTLE RECEIPTS LIGHI ISIPROVED DEMAND AND STRONGER PRICKS AT YARDS. Run ot Hors Is Heavy and Values Are Lower on Week's Trading; Best Sbeep Remain Firm. There was but one sale at the stockyards yesterday, a bunch of 203 lambs, averaging; 64 pounds, at $5.50. Receipts for the day were 15t calves and 369 hogs. The ship pers were "William Block, of McMtnnvUle, 1 car of hOKS; C. E. Lucke, of Canby, 3 cars of hours; i. W. Warren, oC Warren ton, a care of calvea; F. B. Decker, he Hubbard X cars of hogs. The ofiicial weekly market report of the Portland Union Stockyards Company fol lows: "Keceipts for the week havo been: Cattle, 978; calves, 11; hoKR, 50tG; eheep 6110. "Li Klit receipts of cattle for the week, with improved demand and extreme top grades a little stronger in price. Top price on steers To; bulk of sales $6.50 to $6.75. Extreme top on cows for the week $6.15. Bulls meeting with ready sale at strong prices. "Heavy receipts of hogs, demand good, top' hogs $7.45 at cloee of market. "Receipts of sheep and lambs light. De mand strong for first-class quality with prices fully steady with last week.' The following sales are representative of tne weeks trailing: XV t. Price' "Wt. Price 25 cows ..1122 $."V.!0 53 COWS ...3111 0.73 5 bulls ... .1131 4,:0 6 heifers, . 141 COO 1 stag . ...1561 0.OO 1 calf .... 470 7.25 477 lambs... 76 6.00 55:1 yearl 14 5.15 143 wethers. h7 G.10 s steers ..i:.u ST.04J 23 steers . .1113 6.90 15 eteers ..1118 6.50 43 steers .175 6.25j SU1 hogs . . . 184 7.60 745 hoes ... 213 T 401 hogs ... l'.a 7.50 iui nogs . . . 11H 1.4. 1 COWS .. .lUl 1 6 14 cows ...1154 6.15 41 ewes.... 9 4.B0 Current prices of the various clashes ot tock at the yards follow; Cattle Prime steers .$6.75(96.90 Choice steers 6.r0tk75 Medium steers . 6. 5 u 6.50 Choice cows 6.00&6.15 Medium cows ................... 6. lid (ti 5. To Heifers O.30W6.&0 Calves C.ooQiti.oo Bulls 3.004.75 Stags 4.50 6.00 Hogs Light T.00&T.45 Heavy 6.006.45 Kheep Wethers 4.00t?5.fi0 Ewes 3.5Oi04.AO Untbi ...... G.00fe6.0O Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH OMAHA. Oct. 10. Hogs Receipts 2S00. market strong. Heavy, $7.3o7.4o; light, $7.40'7.ft5; pigs, $6.70&T.4O; bulk of sales, $7.35 'a 7.50. Cattle Receipts 300, market steady. Na tive steers, $7.5Oi&10.40; cows and heifers, $5.75 !& 7.35; Western steers, $.00$i8.50; Texas steers, $5.85 ( 7.10; cows and heifera, $5.i0&7.00; calves, $7.75 ft' 1 5. Sheep Heceipts 100, market Strong. Tear lings, $5.50t& 6.00; wethers, $5.005.50; lambs, $7.00&7.6n. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Oct. 10. Hoes Keoeipts 6000,- market strong, 5 to 10c above yesterday's average. Bulk, $7,404 S. 05; light, $7.00 8:40; mixed, $7.3531 6.45; heavy, $7.05b.30; rough, $7.05& T.j;o; piKs. $4.?!f?8.i6. Cattle Receipts 500, market steady. Beeves, $tt.50C 11.00; steers, $6.13&0.00; Blockers and feeders, $5.30&&.35; cows and heifers, $.t.40 f 9.15 ; calves. $7.50 & 11.25. Sheep Receipts 50O, market steady. Sheep, $4.75 ft 5.00; yearlings, $3.506.45; lambs, $6.00& 7..S5. IRON AND STEEL ORDERS PLACED Business Is Still Restricted by Scarcity of Funds. NEW YORK, Oct, 10. Buying of rolled steel products this week by domestic manu facturers was without Improvement, there being few funds available for railroad equipment and for manufacturing plant ex tensions. The only noteworthy orders placed by the railroads were 15,000 tons of rails for the Southern Pacific, 12,000 tons for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Hudson, and BOO tons of a structural order for a viaduct for the Southern Railway. Only 900 tons of structural shapes for bridges, commercial structures, etc., were ordered. Contracts for about 38.000 tons additional are pending in the Eastern territory. Bids are received by the United States Government for about S0.OO0 tone of side plates and about 25,000 tons of armor plate for battleship construction. The output of pig Iron was reduced over 300,000 tons In September as compared with August. The United States Steel Corporation's Sep tember statement revealed the contraction In business last month. Shipments exceeded new orders by about 14,000 tons per day, allowing for cancellations of 75,000 tons. It is Indicated that the rolled products output was i 75,000 tons, and that orders were about 875,000 tons. Unfilled tonnage was reduced 4-5.664 tons. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Oct. 10. Butter unchanged. Eggs Receipts 601$ cases, unchanged. FOREIGN DEBTS MATURE EXCHANGE HATES ADVANCES IN SPITE OF GOLD POOL. Domestic Money Conditions Are Dis tinctly Improved- Demand for Cereals Is Unsurpassed. NEW YORK. Oct. 10. The burden of the country's present foreign indebtedness was indicated by the week s advance In exchange rates In the face of supplies furnished by the 1100, 00.000 gold pool. Large ma turities of 90-day bills put out In July, when money was easy In London, was a factor. Cotton exports 'expanded materially and grain exports continued heavy. Imports at New York also seem to be well main tained. ' Action of the exchange market Indicates plainly that foreign creditors will press for Immediate payment of all available ma turities, which will be heavy for months to come. United States Steel's September decrease of -425,000 tons .n unfilled tonnage finds sequence in further contraction In October orders and in cancellations. Copper is j p i fooeu iur oaic a. l iiic luweei price m al most 13 years. On the other hand, demand for grains is unappeased. Domestic money conditions are distinctly improved. Rates have relaxed and interior bankstlend more freely and are buying some bonds and notes. The local monetary conditions also con tinue towards betterment with a steady re duction in the cash reserve deficit. This week s bank statement showed a cash sain much below general estimates, but another largo loan contraction reduced that item by over $50,000,000 in the past fortnight. Latest developments from the European theater of war exercised a depressing in fluence on the London market, particularly in Russian issues, at tnis center the news had the effect of creating greater firmness In exchange on Berlin. Steel Corporation's Unfilled Tonnage. NEW YORK. Oct. 10. The unfilled ton nage of the United States Steel Corporation on September SO totalled a, 77,67 tons, a decrease of 455, 4 tons from August. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 10 Evaporated an&les nominal. Prunes steady. Peaches aduil. MONEY III HORSES Increased Demand Caused by European War. OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS American Producers Encouraged by Agricultural Department to Raise Well-Bred Stock for Shipment. Demand Will Continue. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. During the&ext decade there will probably be an Increased demand for American horses In the coun tries now engaged In the European war. The demand may even continue much longer, according to investigators ot the United States Department of Agriculture, as hot only will horses be needed for armies, but when peace is restored, more will be needed for agriculture. Already Eu ropean agents are endeavoring to purchase norses in this country and Canada, ana mere is an increased interest In many sec tions in horse breeding. To meet this Increased GurnnMri demand American farmers may well endeavor to raise well-bred horses, although the De partment of Agriculture does not advise them te purchase a surplus of horses merely for breeding purposes. it merely advises that ordinary farm work should be done whenever possible by good mares which should be bred to good stallions, tt also desires to emphasise the fact that only horses of high Quality me,y be profitably raised today. Inferior horses are a drug on the market, and their production Is to be discouraged as much as the production of good horses should be encouraged. The United States has previously been drawn on to supply European countries at war. In the Boer "War, ovor 100,000 norses were Dougnt ntre Dy the British govern ment. It may be doubted whether a for eign government could now obtain a similar supply in this country, except at excessive cost. However, if farmers take pains to utilize their good mares during this Win ter to breed them to good stallions, in the course of several years (time enough for the foals to develop), America will be bet ter able to meet the European demand. It is natural that European countries snouia iook to tne united States for horses, as next to Russia It has more of these ani mals! than any other country In the world. The United States and Russia possess fit per cent of tne worm supply. The German army requires for a. com plete mobilization 77O.000 horses and the French army Is said to require X50.060, which figures, however, probably includes only those for the cavalry. it Is conservatively estimated on good authority that 1,000.000 norses are now engaged in the European war. As the great maioritv of theae horses are not Included In the permanent military organization, but are used for farm work and are requisitioned by gov ernments only when needed for military purposes, the countries of Continental Eu rope w 1U certainly face an acute shortage of farm horses bfore the next dan tin sea son, which will seriously affect the price of horses the world over, as soon as peace Is declared. According to tlie best Information, horses m tne countries of Europe now at war num. oer as ioiiows: Great Britain B. 28 1,0 00 France 3,22,000 Belgium asa.ooo Germany , . 4.623.0OO Austria-Hungary 4.374,000 Ruwia 24.6tV2.0OO 'Total 39.26o.000 In addition, England has a supply of about 6,000,000 to draw on in her various de pendencies. Russia has about 10,000.000 in Asia and France probably 500,000 to 1.000, 0O0 in her colonies. The rapacious consumption of horses In war Is Illustrated by figures from our own Civil conlliot. During his Shenandoah Val ley campaign, Sheridan was supplied with fresh ho rues at the rate of ISO per day. In his report for the year 1865, the Quartermaster-General of the United States Army stated : "The service of a cavalry horse uuuvr an enterprising commander has av eragea only four months." During 1664 there were 500 horses consumed per day in the Northern Army, without considering those captured and not reported. During eight months of that year, the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac was remounted twice, neany eu.uov norses irvall being re quired. Our own Army furnishes a dcnirahi. ket for well-bred horses, there being under 1 emuuni h mem, at least 0Okj horses required annually to supply both the Army and the National Guard. There are now about 20,000 horses In our regular Army on a peace basis. In war, many more would be required before the Srst engagement. There Is. therefore, a steady market for good ""ra inucpciiurm 01 tne European demand, Cotton Trading Rules Approved. NEW YORK. Oct. 10. The board of man agera of the Cotton Exchange, at a special meeting held today, approved amendments to the trading rules drawn for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the new style contract. Southern spot advices Indicated continued weakness In the Interior and local dealers uri mm mine are ouying only for Im mediate needs in most instances. The ap pearance of lower temneratiir of tho belt caused some apprehension of frost In the Memphis district, but other wise there was little criticism of weather VUUUJUUIIS. New Orleans spot quiet, 74; sales 7 Coffee and Sugar. XEW YORK, Oct. 10. The Coffee Kx- vwaiiKf- was not open today, so that there were no official cables from Brazil, and no meeting of the committee on liquida tion. Cost and freight offers were a shade higher, but business continued very quiet and the local spot market was nominally " veil lb iui x.io i s ana iou cents for Santos 4s. Holiday in sugar market. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. Oct. 10. Hops quiet. WEEKLY STATISTICS. Blrtbs. WORTHINOTON To Mr. and Mrs R. Worthlnpton. 64t0 Tlst street. S. K., Sep tember 23. a daughter. - QATTO T Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gatto, 74y Brooklyn street, October a a son BCHLKOKL To Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. fccnlegel, Soil 2d avenue, t. E., .October , a aciufnur. CLINTON To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Clinton, 109 West Emerson street. Septanv ber 23, a daughter. PEARSON To Mr. and Mrs. t,. s. Pear ion, 3U9 East Thirtieth strs.t, September IS, a daughter. JIOCLTON-To Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Moulton, Sid avenue. 8. K., September 27, a son. BAILET To Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Bailey, 032 Kast Twentieth street North. September 2. a daughter. LALBACRE To Mr. and Mrs. Salvators Lalbaure. S&2 East Seventeenth street. Sep tember 30, a daughter. GREEN To Mr. and Mrs. , Robert B. Green, 7211 45th avenue. S. K.. September IS, a son. . A6P1.LND To Mr. snd Mrs. Carl Asp lund, Eugene street. September 14 a daugh ter. FEROCSON To Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ferguson. East Mall and Thirty-eighth streets. September 15, a son. HATTERY To Mr. snd Mrs. Charles 1 Hattery, loo East Twelfth street, September JH, a daughter. KIRIOEN To Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Klr leen. 5410 Ssth avenue, S. E., September 22. a son. HASTINGS To Mr. and Mrs. Bud Halt ing!", sr33 62d street, 8. E.. September a. a daughter. SAFFRON To Mr. and Mrs. Iiaao Saf fron, 2B4 Shsrldan street, September 30 son. ' SHAVER To Mr. and Mrs. James Sha ver, 405 Rors street, September 25 a son TOUBIN To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Toubln SS2 Sixth street, September 6, a daughter. ABELSON To Mr. and Mrs. Josepb Abel, son. 5021, Front street, September 14 s s.n. ' ROSENBERG To Mr. and Mrs. ' Dommlck Rosenberg, 032 Third street. September 4. a son. GKANICH To Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ora nlch, T4 First street, September 3, a daugh ter. MENASSE To Mr. and Mrs. Albert , nasse, 814 JSverett street. September 5 a son. GOCHNER To Mr. and Mrs. Sterling D. Gochner, 474 East Oak street. September 7, a daughter. KELLY To Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Kelly. 450 East Clay street, September , a daugh ter, , DAHLSTROM To Mr, and Mrs. F. A. Dahletroni, 3St North Tweaty-tirat street, September 27. a daughter. LESAWSK.V To Mr. and Mrs. Alex La awsky, Sll North Twenty-first street. Sep tember 30. a son.' 1'KTKKiON To Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peter son, tiuo L'pehur street. October 4, twins a son and daughter. SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Senford Smith. Mountain boulevard. October 4. a daughter. KOl'SBECK To Mr. and Mrs. George Rousbeck. 7fl Fourteenth, street North. Oc tober 1, a daughter. CORR1E To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carrie. 645 Third street. October 1, a sou. FINN To Mr. and Mrs. James V. Finn, 4H Sscramento street, September 21 a son. SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Charlie E. Smith, 2S7 Thirteenth street. October 6. a sun. KRAMER To Mr. and Mrs. John Kramer. 65 East Twentieth street, September 2o, a son. BAUER To Mr. and Mrs. Caspar Bal ser, RT1 Powell street, October 4, a son. CAVE To Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cave, 388 Tillamook street, Ssptsmber 27, a daugh ter. KOPPT To Mr. and Mrs. Uwnnee Kopy, C47 East Fourteenth street, Septem ber 21. a son. UNDVIK To Mr. and Mrs. Nils O. Landvik B10 East Borthwlck street. Sep tember 20, a son. GO KITTLING Ta Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Goettllng, USU East Grant street, October X, a son. REESE To Mr. and Mrs. U f. to. e Kast Twenty-seventh street North, Oc tober 3, a son. SADLER Tn Mr. .nil lltf. Ttt.m.. T. Sadler, 7 East Yamhill street. October 'WICKEKSHAM To Mr anil Mr. r-.n O. Wlckersham 1118 Arnold street, Septem ber 22, a daughter. MARSTERS To Mr. and Mrs A C M.r ters, 4'J7 East Thirty-seventh street, October 2, a daughter. rAi.Mi To Mr. and Mrs. George W. Palhe, 11S4 East Sherman street, October 1, BORT.avrv Tft Tr . . Mm b.i, . Borland. 701 Esst -Slitj -fifth etr.et Mortal uriimiiiurr . 1 .On. PETERSON To Mr. and Mrs. Herman u n' 1u3 Williams avenue, September HAHN To Mr. and Mrs. John Hshn, 401 ' ' . i , ci-)iemDpr av, a son. HARKKS Mr tl ... I.. 1 I Barnes, 644 Commercial Court, September WlLL lo Mr. and Mrs. Peter Will, 402 fc eiiti.i. owpiemoer jo a daughter. - ARNOLD To Mr. and Vrs. Frank F. nruuiu, A vampoeu street, September 14, a son. . KLATO To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flatu, ituo hast Twenty-seventh street North, PALMBRTONTo Mr. and Mrs. Ortn F. Palmerton. Sola Sixty-thirl avenue South eaat. October .", a dati.ht.i- . ROTH To Mr. and Mn. David M. Roth, llbS Ivon street. September 26, a daughter ,KB3yi8"To " and Mr- John O. Lewis; 10 1 u Qutmby stret. September Ui, a son M'KENNA To Mr. ami Mr. ; 1. . McKenna, 50 Elizabeth street. September BENNETT To Mr? snd Mrs. Claud Ben tiett, 14S1 East Davis street, October 4 son. ' BURBACH To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bur bach, bua East Sixth street North. Septem ber S. a daughter. C,LL.9YD To Mr- "nd Mrs. Edward tlovd. BStf East Sixteenth street North, September ROSS To Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ross. 731 Hawthorne avenue September 2. a son ,'u-V-' Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Fos. 33 i nirir-eigntn street Korth, October 0, a dauRhter. nRP MARTiNI To.Mr- and rs. Raphael rreMartini, East Fitty-second street and - ti.,, -.iA.ti avenue, bepteraber 20, a dauah ter. EASON To Mr mnA Ur. , Eauon, 1202 Mtxter street, September 10, a .,?I?tS T Mr- "nd Mrs. George c. King. S14 East Tlhrty-third street, September 20, a dauphtetr. j-Ai.-stEK to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jtasi ruiy-urst street, Septem ber 20. a son. JACOBEO.V To Mr. An UTr. w t - son. 774 Maryland avenue, October 2, a HAGMAN To Mr. and Mrs. John Hag man, 7, Montana avenue, September al a daughter. MORRIS -Tn VP .... tt n MorrL"' 1SS R'chardson avenue,' October 4, a B ROM BERG To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. xaiumoerg, uoo second street, September 20. a daughter. BAYER To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bayer, o6 DAV2NPORT To Mr. snd Mrs. Earl E. .TL"vZnP0,'t 825 Ka,t Stark street, September 2b, twins, a son and daughter i,.2.?E5,S T1 Mr- an'1 Mr- John An derson. 0U2 East Twenty-eighth street, Sep tember 12, a son. Mii2,-,,,J .Mr-. "nd Mr Daniel Vlken loo4 lllard street s.nt. on GAYLOHh Ta U. ' '-. lord. 853 East Irving street, October 1, a IHtS t Ir-" Mr- Mr- L. Smiley. isi'JS1"? avenue, October 5. a son. tm b5T TMr- and Mr- Robert Isler, 748 Raleigh street, October 3, a daughter Mania ire Ucaoses. iusKAscKASaiDY Julius G. Tor- . - nuu "itwi, ana umma w. Ca?'iy- 21- ?r'3 Harrison street. ir.FV.I,N5jEFFRETS Raymond c. Blev. " Sumpter. or., and Lavlna J. Jef freys, legal. Cottars Hotel. CARL1SLE-MLNN Percy H. Carlisle. ST, Snrri.;. .' isaiin u. ilunn, 27. 403 WKLLKR.nrririsnfts ir..i w irri.. ? East Ninth street North, and V.loa v. Dickinson. 21. B44 Everett street. Mrtf.rf VJ. J,A"-K- Reinklng. 21, t.rit . ' " .iariin, to, 31 .,B?w-JEotGI'AS Frod H. Brown. 26. . rern. ana Erma Douglas 22. Forty-seventr. arwt TTa.r urri. HUMMEL-WILSON Rudolph G. Hummel. ! r ,L,ents- r-- "d Margaret E. Wilson HOARD-KINSLEY Clarence Hoard, le gal. Ictorla. B. C. and Caroline M. Kins ley. legal, 20S Sixteenth street. VEKHAGEN-DEUTSCHMANN Leonard ?r" ''rhagen legal. 434 Fremont street, and Lornella . Deutschtnann. legal. .-7 Union M'ALUSTER.SENNBR W. R. McAllis ter, lecal. j04 East Forty-sixth street North, and Mario E. Sooner, legal, 444 H Park FITSPATRICK.RABRnv TK.mB. r Fltspatrlck, legal, Boston, Mass., and Anna a. U.HUII, icgflt wasco street. GL.3E-HOLDAVAT Arthur W. Glaxe, 24. Boise. Idaho, and Fredonia Holdaway, 23 Imoerlal Hotel. BOND-GREGG Franklin L. Bond, 24, 497 c!-i imnv-Bevencn street, end Myrtle M. Gregg. 22. nu Fourteenth street. CAMPAGNA-CAMPAGNA To. C.mr,..n. 23. 4o East Twentieth street, and Josie i,.iiiuiiKna. 1,. rjast rwentleth street. ROTHMAN-PENNKR Paul UMhm.n '74 First street, and Viola Penner.' 30.' 6574 First street. GARRETT-VAN GR1ETHTIYSER Bernard J. Garrett, legal. Euglid Hotel, and Marie ..11 uneinuj.er. legal, Harrison Court SOOTHVVIPIt.XESMlTlt ti-r.r,t,TI T 8outhwick. legal. Salem. Or., and Pauline Nesmith. lesral. SOl East Sixth street. R1CE-WEDRICK M. Leslie Rice, 21, Sa lem. Or., and Fern E. Wedrlck, 22 472 Gllsan street. GILKEX-FRAKES S. Ollkey, 26, 832 lenta street, and Mildred E. rakes. 21, Ryan place. BKNKD1CK-ASHSR Earl Benedick, 34. Roseburg. Or., and Clara S. Ashsr, 2, Oregon Hotel. TOHKEL3ON-TH0MPS0N Christian Tor keieo.i. 01. 409 Stephens street, and Mrs. Hulda M. Thompson. 42. 469 Stephens street. DAUACAN-HAUPTMAN Todor Dabacao, 97. Gervais. Or., and Magdaleno Hauptmaa, 10. 2&J East Fifty-eighth street North. HASK INS-BELL. Frederick J. Hasklns, legaL 205 Fourteenth street, and Maud A. Bell, legal, 589 Sixth street. CARRCTSON-MOSHER Lyndon F. Gaf retson. legal. 403 Graham avenue, and Mar guerite M. Mosher. legal. 840V4 Sixth street. UOUB-MAHER Raymond W. Cobb, legal, ISO North Eighteenth street, and charlotts . Maher. legal. Fordham Apartm.nts. HAKALA-RINELL rjohn Hakala, 83, IBS North Sixteenth street, and Aina Rln.lL 20. 314 North Twentieth straet. LAeiKALA-LEHTONEN George Laskala, 25. North Seventeenth street, and Selma Lehtonen. 30. 1025 Savler street. HOLCOMB-PRATER Eliot Holcomb, le gal, ill North Twenty-third street, and Edith L. Prater, legal, 200 East Twenty second street. VIZARD-COX Thomaa Visard. SI; Adrian Apartments, and Susie A. Cox. 20, Adrian Apartments. BRADY-LOGU8 Thomas F. Brady, legal, 73 Minnesota street, and WUhslmlna Logus, legst, 854 Tillamook street. BBENNKR-Bl.EHNKE Leopole Brenner, SO, Fairmount Apartments. and Helen Boehnke. 22. Cumberland Apartments. COLVERI-STEVENS H. J. Colvert, le gal. 001 Hawthorn, avenue, and Mary Stovens, legal. 941 Hawthorns avenue. CROSS-SMITH George A. Cross, 29, BOS East Sixty-first street North, and Fannv E. Smith. 21. C05 East Sixty-first street North. CROVER-RAWSON Lloyd M. Grover. legal, 920 Morrison street, and Mary Raw son, legal. l-r6 Morrison street. ELDRlDGtt-WELLS Edwin M. Bldrldge, legal. &'M East Madison stre.t, and Aletha Wells, lezal.i 540 East Madison street. LAWTON-OLSON F. B. Lawton, 22. 779 Johnson street, and Ann B. Olson, 22, Walla Walla, Wash. Aurora to Erect Drinking fountain. AURORA. Or, Oct. 10. (Special.) The City Council has accepted a pro posal to erect a sanitary drinking fountain, made to them by cltlsens upon condition that half the cost be borne by the 'city. Many have already signi fied their willingness to contribute and the matter win be carried to an early conclusion. The fountain will be orna mental as well as uaefuL It probably will be erected at the intersection of aonta street with the Pacific Highway. USE FOR CULL FRUIT Excess Apples May Be Turned " Into Cider Syrup. PATENT COMMON PROPERTY Chemists of Department of Agricul ture 3 M scorer New By-Product . of Special Interest to ' Growers of Oregon. irollowibc extensive experiments bejnin last Eprlng. the head of the fruit am a veve tavble utilisation laboratory of the Xepsxt ment of Agriculture has applied for a pub lic service patent covering the making; of a new form of table syrup from apple juice. This patent will make the discovery, which the specialists believe will be of great value to All apple growers In Oregon as a means of utilising their culls and excess applet, common property of any cider mill which wishes to manufacture and sell apple cider syru p. The new syrup, one gallon of which Is made from seven gallons of ordinary cider, is a clear ruby or amber-colored syrup of about the consistency of cane syrup and maple syrup. Properly sterilised and put In sealed tins or bottles, it will keep liidennlte ly, and when opened, will keep under house hold conditions as well as other syru pa t has a distinct fruity aroma and special flavor of its own. which is described as be ing practically the same as the taste of the syrupy substance which exudes from a baked apple. The syrup can be uted like maple or otiier syrups for griddle rakes. cereals, household cookery, and a flavoring In des serts. The (Jovernment cooking er.pefts are at present experimenting with it in cook ery and expect shortly to issue -ecipes for use of the new syrup In old ways and for taking advantage of its Bpecial flavor in novel dishes. The Department chemists have already produced over lo gallons of this syrup lh their laboratories at Washington, utdng Bummer and other forms of apples. The success of the experiments has great 1 In terested some of the apple-growers, and during October a large cider mill in the Hood River Valley will. In co-operation with the Government chemists, endeavur to pro duce lXn) gallons on a commercial sale and give the new product a thorough mar ket test by making tt accessible through retailers In a limited field. The interest of apple-growers in the product arises from the fact that the new apple cider syrup promises to give them a commercial outlet for vast quantities of wind rail and other apples for which they hitherto could nnd no market either in perishable raw cider or in vinegar. Cider production, it seems, comes largely at one season of the year during which the market Is more or less flooded with this perish able product. The bulk and perishability of the raw cider, moreover, the cider mak ers state, often make It unprofitable for them to ship the raw cider of one district long distances to a nonappie-growins reKlon. The market for cider, therefore, has been largely restricted in many cases to locali ties near the area of production. No method of sterilising ordinary cider has been found practical for the reason that boiling cider at once interferes with its delicate flavor. With the elder mill able to make a pal atable, long-keeping table syrup out of its apple Juice, growers, it is beJleved, will be able to use all excess juice for bottled or canned apple syrup. The new syrup, the specialists find, will keep indefinitely, so that the cider makers can market it grad ually throughout the year. The process for making the syrup call for the addition to a cider mill of a filter press and open kettles or some other con centrating apparatus. The process is de scribed aa follows: The raw cider is treat ed with pure milk of lime until nearly, but not quite, all of the natural malic acids are neutralized. The cider is then heated to boil insc and filtered through a filter press, an essential feature of the procees. The re sultant liquid is then evaporated either in continuous evaporators or open kettles, just as ordinary cane or sorghum syrup is treat ed. It then is cooled and allowed to stand for a short time, which causes the lime and acids to form small crystals of calcium malate. The syru-p is then refiltered through the filter press, which removes tne crystals of calcium malate and leaves a syrup with practically the same basic com position as ordinary cane syrup. Its flavor, however, and appearance are distinctive. Calcium malate, the by-product, im a substance Used in medicine and at pres ent selling for "J per pound. It is believed that if calcium malate can be produced In this way cheaply and In large quantities. It can be made commercially useful in new ways, possibly in the manufacture of bak ing powder. The cost of making this syrup on a Com mercial scale will be determined during the test this month. KELSO TAX LEVY 13 MILLS Cowlitz Road and Bridge Kate Is Cut From 4 to 3 Mills. CENTRALIA, Wash., Oct. 10. (Spe cial.) The city tax levy for Kelxo next year has been fixed by the Town Coun cil at 13 mills, which allows 10 mills for the general fund and 3 mills for the sinking fund. The levy for the Kelso School district was to have been fixed by the School Board Monday, but so much time was occupied in hearing ob jections to the continuance of the manual training and domestic science departments in the schools that the board was forced to lay the matter over. . t The Cowlita County road and bridge levy is lowered from 4 to 3 mills, while the levies in all of the county road districts are 2 mills lower than last year. Most of the county offices show a decreased estimate of expenses. OVERBECK & COOKE CO. Broken, Stacka, Boaaa, Catt.a, Urala, Ktc tl-9ir HOARD OP TRADE BLDO. HGMBflAfl CHICAGO BOARD OC TRAOISL CarreaaanaaBts at Lasast Bryaa. latcaara ana Maw Vara. MEMBERS New Tk stack Enaim Ckleas staok Unkaaca, Boacaa atack ISaebaaa-a. ChlcaaT Baara af Trad. New Yark Cot tow Kickiin Naw Orleaas ottoa EitkaifK Nts York !( Eickiua Kaw Yack Prawuee Kicbaafa UTrao( Cattam aa'a. BONOS CORPORATION AND MUNICIPAL. ROBERTSON & EWING 30T-M Mart westers Bask Bias. TRAVELERS Gil UK. COOS BAY LINE STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER Sails from A ins worth dock, Portland, S P. 64. every Tuesday. FreiKht and ticket office lower Ainsvkorth dock, P. & C. B. S. J. Line. I. H. Keating. Agent. Phones Main 3i00, A City Ticket Office, feu Sixth St., C. W. fill tiger, Agent. Phones Marshall 4000. A Steamer Georfjiana eaves Washington-street lock at 7 A. M. Daily, Except Monday. Astoria and Way Landings Returning Leaves Astoria at 8:0 p. M. X aro ai.uu r.aca nay. -cuu ii-ii.