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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy, PORTLAND. OCTOBER to. 1915. EWONION MARKETS Eastern States Inquire for Oregon Product. SAMPLES ARE FORWARDED V. I. Swank Ships Two Cars to In diana and Kentucky, Where Crop This Year Is a Failure Good Demand From Xorthwest, The oninn jroweri of Oregon are facing a very good season, with now markets open Ins; up in addition to the regular outlets they have heretofore enjoyed. In the past week W. I. Swank shipped two carloads of Oregon onions to Indian and Kentucky as samples to show the dealers In that section what Oregon can produce In onions. There has been almost a failure of onions Jn Ohio and Indiana this year. as the weather conditions were such that the crop did not mature. A number of Eastern buy ers have been in Portland recently look 1ns; over the situation, and it ia expected there will be a considerable demand dur ing the season for Oregon onions to ship Kast. Buyers from the East are now operat ing In California, and it is thought they ; will soon clean up the available supply there. Even without the Kastern demand there would be a place for all the onions Oregon has produced and at good prices. Buying here because of the deficiency in the East em states will, of course, add to the Irength of the market. There was a fairly good demand during the past week for shipment to N'orth west ern points and for account of the home rnarket. A number of cars were bought on the basis of 1 per hundred f. o. b. ship ping point. The demand is equal to all the offerings that growers are making now. SFASOX FOR LATE peaches ending Grape Supplies Large and I Vires Steady, v. Cantaloupes Are Scarce. The supply of soft frnlts on hand at the close of the week was more than the mar ket could absorb, and a considerable quan tity was carried over. Most of the surplus was in good condition. Fresh arrivals' of peaches will probably rase with the coming week and hereafter storage stock win be handled. Local Sal ways arrived freely the last few days and thse showing good color, sold well. The last car of Elbertaa came In the latter part ef the week. The grape market was unchanged with a rood supply of Tokays, Malagas and Mus cats, both Oregon and California. Ladyfin-sT'-rs from the South were a, feature of the week's sales. ' California cantaloupes are practically out f the market for this season. Small ship ments are coming in from points around Medford and are selling at firm prices. Job bers still have watermelons, but they are not In '.nuch demand. Fancy Ice cream melons are bringing 2 cents a pound. A car of Florida grapefruit was order. but the Federal authorities refused to allow tha Florida growers to ship It until It had attained more maturity ,n the meantime the trade here will have to ba satisfied .with California grapefruit for the next two wef-Ks or more. Loci I tomatoes are still coming In. but ea-ullfloa-er receipts are Irregular, and ths latier Is being brought from California. There Is a moderate shipping trade In potatoes, buyers paying 00 cents to 70 cents In the country for strictly fancy cars. LOCAL WHEAT RECEIPTS GROWING Fast Week Unit of Soawn to Show Gain Over Last Year. Wheat is beginning to reach Portland In larger volume. Receipts yesterday were W3,700 bushels, against 6s. 300 bushels on the same day last year, while for the week arrivals were 703.300 bushels, aa compared with 6SU.400 bushels In the corresponding week last year. For the season to date, Iiowevor. the showing makes a poor com- j.owsun wiin a year ago. Since the cereal year opened Portland receipts have been K.:70.:no bushels, or 5.4OS.7O0 bushela less than was received in the same period of 1914. Total arrivals at the Sound porta have also been much less than a year ago. All North Pacific ports since the season opened have received 9824 cars of wheat, against 12.160 cars reoelved in the like period of laat'year. Terminal car receipts as compiled by the Merchants Exchange are: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay JS ! 3 ID 4 51 7 1 14 7 51 92 19 41 67 51 52 78 S7 4M r.iS 244 427 61! CSU3 531 795 706 3S4 1-1 2 18 CS65 1S4 ... 154 751 3114 US ... 241 1190 G5 21 6 2 16 3 . . . 6 4 33 2905 444 690 362 14"1 314.1 279 749 516 1455 I'ortland, Sat. . Tear ago Total this week Tear ago Reason to date. "V ear ago TaroniH, Frl... Tear ago Reason to date. Tear ago Seattle. Fri. . .. Tear ago Season to date. 1'ear ago Bins FOR WIIKAT ARK REDUCED. Dealers Conclude That , Prices Recently Offered Were Too High. The local wheat market closed weak and lower. Dealers have come to the conclusion that the prices recently ofTered and paid here were too high, and when the Kastern markets sagged under the weight of the ex tremely bearish Government crop report, "most of the large buyers withdrew from the mar ket and called In their country offers. There was a small advance of to 1 cent in cash prices at Chicago yesterday, but nothing was beard of buying for Eastern account. Bids at the Merchants Exchange were powered 1 to 8 cents, club showing the great est and red Russian the smallest loss. Asked prices ware arso reduced, but were attll well above the best bids, and no business waa possible at the closing session. Total sales posted for the week were 43.000 bushels of wheat. There was no trading in coarse grains. Hids for oats were raised 23 cents and Oc tober brewing barley offers were 23 cents lower. Feed barley was unchanged. Kxporta from Tortland in the past week were 501, .13:1 bushels of wheat and 8789 barrels of flour. RANCH K(iS ARE NOW VERY SCARCE Change la Price far Opening of Week, t-ood Poultry Sells. No further changes in local egg prices were announced for the coming week. The market closed firm with Oregon ranch stock very scarce. rlutter waa also unchanged. The market Is about steady and no alteration in prices eiltuir way is expected In the Immediate t I .re. Tn poultry tra e was not brisk durins the past week. Receipts were liberal, but only choice stock was w-antod. Large hens oli at 13 S IX it oeats and small hens at llil2 cents. Small Springs brought 14 cents to 13 cents, but most of the arrivals were nearly full grown, and for these buyers w-ould not pay over 13 cents. The trade in dresaed meats dragged. Prices were unchanged at the close, the best pork going at 8 cents, and fancy veal aver aging 10 rents. GROWERS NOT New York Crop FORCING HOP rp s SALES t Good Well Sold Prices. In spite of the slow demand for hopa growers are making no effort to press their goods on the market. It Is well they are following this course, for atharwlra prices would doubtless be forced far below the growing cost. A few small lota were re ported sold at Salem yesterday at S to 10 cents. McN'eff Bros, bought the Champooa lot of 90 bales of Taklma hops. The Watervllle Hop Reporter says of con ditions in .w York State: "This season's crop of hops In this vicinity has been pretty well picked up, although there are some small lota still remaining In growers' hands. There seems to ba a steady demand for choice brewing hops at prices ranging from 2a to 23 cents. The medium grades are selling around 22 and 23 cents, laai Saturday Fred Zwelfel disposed of an exceptionally fine lot. consisting of about a carload, at 2 cents." Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern c'ties yesterday were aa follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland .a.ilil.aia Hi2.24i Seattle 2,303. :: Hii.Si'j lacoma ... rMi kt , i spukaue Tii.uil - lli.047 flank clearlnss of Portland. Seattle and Tacoma for the pant week and correspond ing week In former years were: -Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 2.1U2.US! 2.0U7.H33 2.4S7.4U4 3,4U.7.S'J 4,41a,2S.t u.."iU,72U 6. i4s.34S 4.Si.:i2l .".y7.S22 4.77H.S15 3.42U.073 1013. 1914. 11113. 1H12. i an nuo. l'JIIW. l'JII!i. lul7. 1H06. iw5. 13.5SS.437 I.SIT.SI 15.OliO.llo 12.12,24S I2.&0u..M2 32.tM3.UIJO l).Nlil..1sr h. UU!. 37 H.1IH.23J e. ".".. 1'Jo G. 710, nut 14.1:ti.os:l ll.s-iu.34:: 11.S1S.727 12.IH4.172 14.401. ls7 10. 07s.4H.i 10. GS6.U02 11. U74.444 6.2,.30li POKTLAXIl MARKET O.LOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. Merchants' Exchange, noon session October delivery: Wheat Bid, Ask. .H . .U3V, UU .S3 21.75 26.73 27.73 -'J.50 23.00 .7 .1W oiuestm x .us ruilJIU.a . Club Red Fife Red Russian .113 5 .1)1 .Ssi oats No l white feed 24.23 Barley N'o. 1 feed 26.00 Brewing ''7 1:11 Bran ; 2l!o0 Shorts 21. Ou r utures November bluestem ... November fortyfold .84 "November club fin .t4 November fife 87 -aovi ADTembtr Russian ....... .S8 November oats ........... 24.2." November barley ......... 20.00 November brewing ........ 27. oo November bran fn rji .as 25 23 27.73 22.30 23.00 November shorts 2LUO FLOI'R Fatents. It vi , per barrel: straights. 14 30 4.l0 ; exports, wheat. 1": graham. i4.So. $4.10; whole , . r T..'- Prcces: iiran. J23 per '"lieu parley. ia5T2. V noie, S37.C0 per ton; cracked, nAY Eastern Oresron tlmnthv n.iu. ''J miuwhij-, . i .i ; aixaira. 912.50 "" cneat. :am: oats and vetch. Sll Fruits and Teretshln TROPICAL FRUITS Oru.n v.t....i.. .o..juoa. ,i per box; lemons, S2.254.oo per , P" pound; pineapples, 44 oc per pounc. v Artichokes. 75c ner uuzen; tomatoes. 3040o per box; cabbage, lc per pound; green corn. 10015c tier dozen: Rarllc-. per pound; peppers, 4& 3c per ' "6"l"d,lli eiffoc per pound; sprouts, VVT pouna; norseradieri, 22Ac Per pound: cauliflower, 50c$l GREEN FRUITS Cantaloupes. 75cS1.75 f iii.e; peacnes, 4oa"63c per box; water melons. lH4o per pound; apples. 73c&l 75 ?'IJ'.'V-ipe--r3' oc6il-23 per box; grapes. v r craie: casahas, 1 It, c p. pound; cranberries. $9.3O&il0 ner barrel -UIAIUC8 Oregon. 7Si'R--r v. vim. n riC-TJWcs X ' Per hundred. w..w- uicsni.ao per sack. Walry and Country Produce. Lo7.il lobhinc- mmlarlnnB. EGGS Oregon ranch, buying prices: No i.ht.i;.. i ovr uuzeu. POULTRY-Hens. ll13c: Springs. 13 ISc; turkeys, nominal; ducks, white. 13t Ijc; colored. lOille: cmu itiioi- BUTTER rirv r-o-j .--.. i ' . selling at 31Hc: firsts. 2flc: Drinta and car- !?r"BtIP2,E?.,rld to Pincers: Conn, bterrpTemVumiljamr Taverl af quality. 3'c: No. 2, 20c. ' ' CHISEtE? Ores on trinletn- i'nhhi .'..in prlcl, 141.4c per pound f. o. b. dock Portland: louTiit Americas, 15 Vic per pound. VEAL Fancy. 10e per pound. PORK Block. 714 80 per pound. Staple Groceries. T.o-:aI Jobbing ouotations- SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, 2.30 per dozen; one-half flats. S150 t!nsUnu5cmta' 2'50: Alaka pink, 1-pounu' NLTS Walnuts, sack lots, lovic- Brazil nuts. -6c: fllterts. l18c: alinoudl. 18M22C peanuts, 614c: cocoanuts, si per dozen pecans. iwf2uc; cnestnuta, 10c , BEANS Small white. 5.65c: largo white. "iJJnViA c' bayou. 5. due : pink. 4.83c. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 14ft33c F1""1 and berry. 13.73: beet, 13 6; extra C, gj.25: powdered, in barrels. 6: cubes, barrels. $6.13 SALT Granulated. 13!so per ton: half grounds. 100s, ( 10.30 per to; 5us. ill 30 per tun; dairy, $14 per ton. RICE Southern head, .IViiS'BV.c per pound; broker., 4c: Japan style, 4V.3c DRIED FRUITS Apples. Sc per pound; aprljots 13lac; poaches, Sc; prunes. Itai lans. SB-Sc: raisins, loose Muscatels Sc: un bleached Sultanas, 7V-C: seeded !)c- dates Persian. 10c per pound; fard. $1.63 per box-' currants. MSmI2: flc. so 6-nun.e f 70 4-ounce. $2.25; 36 10-ounce. $2 40;' 1210 ounco. S3c; bulk, white. 7'aSc: black, tfc. Mops. Wool. Hides. Kto. HOPS 1913 crop. 910c per pound. HIDES Salted hides. 15c: salted kip, 15c; salted calf. ISc; green bides. 13 He: green k'P, 33c; jrreen calf. ISc;- dry hides, 25c: dry calf, 2c. .wr,OLr-Ka8tern Oregon. 1r2Sc; Valley. 2728c; Fall lambs' -wool. 2125c. MOHAIR Oregon. 27(30c per pound. 1 AJcAR.i EAI'.K Old ard new, SVaSJc per nmmd. Taw- PELTS Prr long-wooled pelts. 13i4r; drv short-wooled pelts. 11 c: dry. ehearUngs, 10 Joc each: salted shearlings. 1323c each dry goat, long hair. 13c each; dry goat shearllnirs. oS20c each- salted long-wooled pelts, September, 75c$1.25 each. Provisions. HAM'S AH sires, choice, 1He; standard, litee: skinned, 1417c: picnics, 11c: cot tage roll. ISHc: boiled. 1726c. BACON Fancy. 201331c; standard. 22 24c: choice. lSii?22c. - DRY SALT Short. clar backs. 12ai4c: exports. I2.!p"4c: plates, 10Jll'4r LAKD Tleree basts, kettle rendered, ll'-c; stcndarrl. 1014c. compound. SUr BARRI, GOODS Mess beef 21.50; plate beef. $22.50: brisket pork. $20; tripe Slu.50sjHl.3l;: tongues, ftp. Oils. KEROSENE Water White drums, barrels or tank wapons. 10c; cases. 17Hff?20Ho. GASOLINE Bulk. 1214c; ck.es. "out; engine eliminate. drums. 8c: rases, 15c; nanths. .irums. Iffwe: cases. 19Hc LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels. 72c; raw, 78ceS' ' "C; fcoiled- harrels, 74c; boiled, cases, TTTRPrTNTINE In tanks, 30c; In cases, 66c; 10-case lots, lc lss. SAW PRAXCISCO PBODPCE MARKET Prices Current on Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Veg etables, Etc., at Bay City. SA.V FRANCISCO. Oct. 9. Butter Freeh extras. 27c; prime firsts. 24 He. - Fggs Fresh extras. 43c; pullets, 38e Cheese New, 121616c: California Ched dars. 16c; Young Americas. 16c Vegetables Summer squash. 30050c; string beans, lVjg2c; wax beans. 3S3jc; lima beans, 2t?3c; green corn. $1.2561.73; tomatoes. 20'B30c: eggplant. 30 & 40c; arti chokes. 20035c; celery, 10 S 20c: cucumbers, 40 f 65c Fruit Lemons. $3.0O(ff 3.25: oranges. $4.00 4.73: grapefruit. $2.0003.50; pineapples Hawaiian. $l.uO'8 2.00; bananas. Hawaiian. 75c g $1.30; apples. Belief leurs. 00Oc Deciduous fruits: Grapes, seedless. 1.23' 1.75: Tokay. Wic-$1.13: pears. $1.001.30; peaches, freestone and clingstone. 40&50c Potatoes Delta. 6390c; Salinas. $1.30 Receipts Flour. W10 quarters; barley, 17 123 centals: beana. 903 sacks; potatoes 5435 sacks: hay, 3S7 tons: hides, 600; wine, 25,300 gallons. Coffee Future.. NEW YORK, Oct. 9. The market' for coffee futunea waa very quiet today with prices- a shade easier in the absence "of sup port, which suggested that buying had been checked by reports of sllgntly easier cost and freight offers late yesterday The opening was 2 tq 3 pofnta lower, with March selling at 6.35c or about 20 points under the high level of the week, and there was no further change of Importance with the market closing at a net decline of 1 to $ points. Sales. 6000 bags. October, 6 '0c November. 6.2Jc; December. .25c; Jan uary. .;9c: February. 6.Stc: March. ( 3Sc; April. 6.4lc: May. 6.47c: June, 6.6Sc: July 6 59c: August, 6.6Jc; September. 6.67c Spot quiet. Rio 7s. 7c; Santos 4s, 8c. Cost and freight offers wene about un changed. Rio waa 75 higher. Santos, unchanged. Rio exchange on London unchanged. Santos reported a clearance of SS.OOO bags for New York. In some parts of Switzerland granite o plentiful that It la used for telegraph WHEAT RISE STOPS Larger Movement Predicted - and Selling Is Heavy. TONE AT CLOSE NERVOUS Opening Market at Chicago linn ou Crop Damage Reports From Spring Grain Belt, but Im provement Is Xot Lasting. CHICAGO. Oct. B Riffn. Af a lih.rol In. crease of the Winter crop movement next w-eek on.r, t .i . ...... 1 ... ... . today to an early adv me result waa an unsettled close. ". to Vie net higher, with December at $I.021.02H and May at $1.02 1.03. Corn finished Un att 1. . l n ...... .. . a shade decline to He gain and provisions 1 h i 01 wneat was under the .. hi uiib 01 tne cniet elevator com to.o .aiiuiuou aa oeing an at tempt to anticipate the effect of enlarged vicuiewu to Degin Aionaay rrom tne winter crop territory. Ooaaip was also cur rent that thnrn w,,,1 KA - . crease lu the United States visible total Monday. Wheat took a decided upward swing at tne opening, influenced by a falling oif In recellltH Vnrthwaar ...l 1 ..I.- , , ' mill. uy IIUU1 tl.lt . 11 1 H mat serious damage had been done to the Spring ii.ij . ,T l,mllttlea mat mucn or the yield, especially in Minnesota, would be lost because of shocks aproutlng and rotting. .... ... iiuuiauoaa at Liver pool counted also against the bears at the .?arlsh Pre had the same success with corn as with wheat. Crop damage re port, from Illinois and Iowa failed to make any Important lasting Impression as did talk f' ui"b" S.' recent suipments having Deen made to Europe. Oata were swayed almost whnliv kw reman,.?.? cereala County offerings nt.H1A'oT5lCe,, tnL 1 c""led provisions r ft've export demand continues. Leading future ranged as follows: WHEAT. Onen. Till, Low. $1.02 L0J .58 Dec. Ml.011; $1 naii Close. tl.01 1.02 74 ' .56 H .58 i May Dec May Dec May .. 1.03 1.04 CORN. -66, .579, - .66 !4 .Si. OA.T8. .. .36 .86 MESS PORK. .364 .38 li -36 4 -38 i Dee. Jan. 14.85 17.47 Nov. Jan. 8.27 8.62 Oct. . . Jan. . . 9.35 8.4 7 1 fl.i?H &LMV4 ' nm'naI: 3 7liaJ:Tr-So- 1 whIte. 3535c; atandard, 38c Lye No. 9814 93c. Barley 53 62c Timothy 3 7.50. Clover ?l:aii. Pork $14.75; lard, $9.30; ribs. $9.25ff9.S7. , aP.r- "??'y r,!celPta Wheat, 1,640.000 vs. l.BOi.oOo bushels: corn, 718.000 vs. 45 000 bushels; oat. 890.000 vs. 1.474.00O bushels Shipments Wheat, 1.793,000 vs. 1.547 000 bushels; corn. 41S.0O0 vs. 292,000 bushels oats, 7ii2,ooo vs. 1.010,000 bushels Clearances Wheat. 402,000 buahels; corn 40.000 bushels; oala, 65.000 bushels; flour! 20.000 barrels. Liverpool Grain Market. LIVEItPOOI. Oct. 1. Wheat Spot. No. 1 Manitoba. 12s; No. 2. lis 10d; No 3. lis lOd: Jjo. 1 Northern uuluth. lis 9d; No. 2 hard Winter nominal. 12s. Buenos Ayrea Wheat Market. ,BU?NOS AYRES Wheat unchanged to lc higher. Corn, hi to a lower. Minneapolis Grain Markets. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. U. Wheat Decem ber. Soc; May. $1.00: No. 1 hard. $1.04; -Nrthrr!. 91.04S. Barley 4453c; flax,$l.S41.84i4. Eastern Grain Markets. S-VtFJTfcr-"c; May. Sl.OOHa. 93'NN1PEG Dec. 9194c; May. 01 c: Oct.. KANSAS CITT Dec. OS'.ic: May. 99ts.c ST. LOUia Pec. $1.03t; May, $1.03. Grain at San Francisco. SAa . F!"ancisco spot quotations Walla. SI. 65(31. 117U. ' Tl0.l tiSBi,... - - , Turkey red. $1.631.67 V, ; bluestem. $1.67 8 ??ed .barley- white oats! 1 301 8Ji4; bran. $2027; middlings. $30 ... , ouui 10, ..gu.ilU. Call board Barley, December. $1.30 A. Paget Sound Grain Markets SE1TT1.P . .., . - - , . V. .. 11 "Bai niuestem, 94c; Turkey red, 92e; fortyfold. u.lc; club 92c; fife, SSc; red Russian, toe. Barley Ch per-t.on" Yesterday's car receipts flour-; 6. ' " na' 1B; TACOMA. Oct. 9. Wheat Bluestem. 99c: fortyfold. Oiic: rlnh !muo"rt. ,i.' hay, o. in.cilill 11 nem. 051; 3; OREGON CATTLE IN EASTERN MARKETS Ranchers Conform to Demands of Kansas City Buyers. The Kansas City Drover's Telegram aays: "Finding Kansas City the most advan tageous market In the country f- rii.nn.i.. of their cattle, ranchmen of Oregon. W. R. inuii. 01 ironsiue. reports, are busy mak ing their hrds conform to the demands of thle market. The Oregon ranchers are, therefore, dehorning calves and Interring more pure-bred blood into their herds. This change la being witnessed particularly in the Burnt River Mountain country of the eastern part of Oregon, where Mr. Lofton operate. " 'We are now dehorning all our calves Just before they are a year old," Mr. Lofton said. -The other great change la that of Importing registered bulls, which, we have discovered, soon make a favorable showing on the quality of our cattle. In marketing our cattle at Coast markets the horns make nine uiiierence, as all cattle sold there are for slaughter, while on the K.n... ,t... market many of our good atoers, being of the stocker and feeder basis, are sold to go to the country, ao bring a better price when dehorned. We find that there Is a difference ranging from $3 to $5 a bead in the price in favor of the dehorned cattle, which makes It worth while to dehorn them. When it 1 done at a young age no bad effects result. As we iJehorn at a season of the year when we are not busy on the ranches, the cost is trifling. Registered bulls now predominate, the grades being scarce. ine ivansaa city market has been found to. be the best place to dispose of our cat tle. Paclflo Coast marketa are limited In capacity In handling stock, taking only the killing kind. On the Kansas City market we have discovered many advantages. Stockers and feeders aell as readily as the heavier animals. Such a place Is where the ranchman who markets his cattle but once a year must go to get the most out of his stock. The run Is long, but as long as we must come thl way to dispose of our cat tle, the Kansas city market Is tlva place to land them.' " SORGHUM ON DRY LAND EXCELLENT RESULTS OBTAINED IS KLAMATH COIXTY. Community Fair In Malhror- Cnteta Are Conducted In Lane County. CORVALIJS. Oft O 'Cnee.1.1 T of County Adv luera In co-operative extension work to M. O. Evani, Jr., assistant leatlor of the Department of Agriculture, for this week are as fn!Iowi: Klamath Planting four varieties of aor rnum in Poe Vaiiey on dry land ban mad excel. ent reulti. If successful this crop will be usd aa ensilage. Demonstrations of barley In the Fort Klamath district went over 50 bushels per aero. Common varieties will not stand the trost in thia section. 167 14.95 14.67 17.30 - 17.47 17.80 LARD. 8.32 8.20 .3o 8.e2 $.35 SHORT RIBS. 9 30 $.85 8.30 3-37 4.47 .37 In this district alslke clover seed this year " - - vwuie out witn neavy yieioa. Demon stration wltn alfalfa In the Fort Klamath section made a growth of a foot In tela at. H. Roland Glalsyer. Crook Rabbits bave proven a very se rious pest In all parts of the County this seaan. and am preparing plana for or ganized county-wiae work for the eradica tion of thia pest during the Winter. Sudan grass has proven eaoeclelly good crop for both pasture and hay in small plots I Ms season. A considerable acreage will be planted next ear. A. E. Lovett- Maiheur The community fair at Big Bend Waa a revelation or what m rnmnmnltv can do when they once get together oil j a proposition. There was a largo attenu- .uv-e. aim mey were anxious to be snuwn the various point about the exhibits. All potato exhibits were diseased, however. The week waa apent entirely for the Cour.ty Fair. It was a big succesa aa to exhibits and attendance. I had direct charge of the llveatock department and had every pen and stall full. There were 76 pens of hors. all high-class, pure breds. 70 head of cat tle. 50 of them pure breds, over eO head of horses, 64 of these pure breds. and 16 pens of pure bred sheep. It required two full days' work to Judge the stock, and kept four men busy for three davs to Judge the agricultural exhibits. This is the best equipped and attended of any county fair that 1 have ever attended In this state or elsewhere. Every department waa packed full cf high-class exhibits W. W. Howard. Lle Early last Winter arrangements -were made for corn contests. Seven of the granges offered a pure bred sow pig to the member whi. wr-uld grow the best half acre of corn. The Countv Fair Board also of fered suitable premiums to the producer or the best five acres of com In the countv. I have had cnarg of the judging of these contests. I have given considerable time assisting Professor Hyslop. of the Agri cultural College. In doing this work. Many entries were made at a late date, which enlarged the contests much beyond our ex pectations. R. B. Coglon. Tillamook In spite of my efforts to get the breeders stirred up to show at the State Fair when It came to a showdown they did not -come through. At the last moment there were only two who would actually make out the entry blanks, and that made such a small showing that they decided not to send anything. Professor Bailey, of the Oregon Agricul tural. Collere, and myself found no potato scab (powdery) In the county with one ex ception. I had a man digging the po tatoes In my rarden and we found one tuber In the lot that was affected. In other cases, the farmers were not digging and we simply dug Into several hills In the field to see what we could find. We also insnected the supply in the stores. 1 shall see to It that the disease will not spread from that source. The Brlggs boy at Nehalsm has a very fine Utter of pigs from the sow he got from the North Portland Serum Company last Spring. They are now 2 months old. and though they have not been rushed very much they weigh 50 pounds each and they are . very thrifty. At the Blaine Fair there were fine ex hibits of corn, su-iflowers and artichokes, so there waa no chance for anyone to say that silage crops could not be grown. R. C. Jones. NO MARKET FOR PIGS PACKERS ALSO REFUSE TO ItCT ROUGH, HEAVY HOGS. Finished Stock Only In Demand at Local Yards Cattle Sopply la Light. m The week closed in the livestock market with only a few hog sales. The supply was smalt and with an Improvement In quality sellers realized better prices, tops coins at I6.S5. Receipts were 81 hogs and S3 sheep. Shippers of hofc were: C. E. Lucke, Canby, '2 loads: A. D. Messenger, Goldendale, 1 load. F. U. Hacedorn. of Clatskanle, shipped 55 head of sheep by bout. The sales In detail were: W'L Price.l Wt. Price. 38 hogs ..3 60 $tf.33i 10 nogs ... 5.35 SI hogs . . ISO 5.75 Conditions in the local trade are described by the Livestock Reporter as follows: "Perhaps one or the dullest cattle markets In monthls has been experienced since Mon day. Indeed, Monday's receipts were the beginning of tr e whole affair. Taken on the whole it has been months since any thing near the smallness of receipts have bevn seen here. What little stuff came In was of poor quality. "Pics nave sola around 4.oo. while they should have been kept at home In the feed lot. Packers do not want these pigs, neither do thtjy want heavy hoes, for they have no outlet lor eitner class, it is. of course, im possible to sell any product to anyone who cannot proftsblv . use It. After a steady opening Monday, values declined Tuesday and Wednesday to $6 JO and $t.25 today. Nondescript hogs have all the time been as plentiful as usual. We cannot make the situation too plain. Light piss without any finish nor heavyweight rough hogs are not wanted. Packers have no outlet for these classes and It is useless to ship them if anjinins uxe gooa prices are to ne real ized. A disappointing provision trade has helped keep Coast packers' warehouses full Just at a time they should be practically empt. At some points Tra n tic eriorts have been made to unload lard stocks so as to make room for the season's packing. Coast pack ers depend to a vrry large extent on ttie lumoer traae to tsKe care or their surplus provision stocks. The greater part of the lumber camps are closed this season, making outlet in this direction impossible. Com pared to Coavt conditions, provisions in the Kast sre movln-r at a sood rate, o win to the Increased employment of labor. w ith the mutton and wool business as prosperous as it now is. sheen raisers are holding back aa much breeding stock aa dor. slble. Those who are looking to Northwest ern producers lor their feeding stock are finding the purchase of feeders a difficult matter. The Willamette Valley ia especially keen for the sheep business again. Perhaps no section of the United States is naturally better adapted for the sheep business and an Increase in sheep raining In ,-this section means miifh for the industry. ' Demand this year of the 'Valley to supply rams was more than the supply and wvery available one went early. Numbers of these wnt to eastern Oregon and Washington, with an unmiea oemana in eaiiromia. " The disposition of the livestock sold at the Portland TJnion Stockyards In the uiuiiL.i vi oeiinmoer was as follows: Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Union Meat Co. 1..1SS 21ft lO.OSfl 37, BUS -S. O. Co. 4 6 409 483 . '. ' H02 ..." 514 J75 27 ,:;.- r.M ITS lis 4 41 43 2..r.47 1.073 Sr4 . . . ftSS 26S "S 2 647 85 L38 1.751 83 8a 157 20,454 20.611 Olll CO R. Fairchlld ... T. Howltt .... Misc. Portland. Misc. Oretton . . Feeder Oregon Carstens & Co. . Frye & Co Jas. Henry Tacoma Mt. Co. Barton Co... Seattle "Yards . . Misc Calif'. Misc. Wash. . . . Feeders, Wash.. 3 78 1 1ST 2.-4 4H n:i 1.411 26 83 r,o "si 279 .7.359 Total the various classes of livestock are as fol lows: rnt ti Choice steers .............. Good steers Medium steers ... Choice cows ............... Good cows ................ Medium cows . .. Heifers Bulls stales ..................... Hoes Light Heavy .................... Sheep Wethsrs ................... Ewes Lam ba .4 3"0 ?S . 6.00WS.25 . E.!S48 75 . s.ooes.;s . 4.504.7i . 8.7t4 15 . 8 B0 -ct 5.73 . 8.0044.50 . 4.50S.2S . 6. 20 49 6. 33 . 5.206:5.35 4. 75 19 6.00 4.0908.50 S.50&7.00 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA, Oct. 9. Hoars Receipts. 2600. hleher. Heavy. 87.9Oi8.10: light. 88.10 8.2.1; pigs. S7I&-S.15: bulk of sales. 888.15. Cattle Receipts ion. steady. Native steers. J6.757.75; cows and heifers. 85.50517 Western steers. 86W8.30; Texas sfers 85 80 7.20; cows and heifers. 83. 20 fio. 50: calves 87 fi IO. Sheep Receipts 53fK. steady. Yearlings. S5.75S6.75; wethers. 8366: lambs, $8,333 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Oct. 9. Hons Receipts 70O0. strong, 5 to lor above yesterday's average. Bulk. 88.10(98.63: light. 87. H048.70: mixed. 87.7.-.J 8.75: heavy. 87.65 g 8.60; rough, 87.65 6 7.83: pigs. S3.257.50. Cattle Receipts 900. steady. Native b.ef cattle. 86.2310.50; Western steers. 86.7(I1 8 !0: cows and heifers. $3.20j8.65; calves. 8si 12. tfheep Receipts 2000. weak. Wethers. $3.ti0fc6.65; lambs. 879.25. Xew York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 0. Raw sugar firm Sales. 30.00O bags. Molasses. 3.37": centri fugal. 4.14c. Refined steady. The market for futures eased off under realizing, closing unchanged to seven points lower. Salea 3600 tons. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Oct. 9. Butter t:ncoanged Esgo Receipts nt4ii cae unchanged. Metal Market. Nr.W YORK, Oct. 9. Copper c.uiet Electrolytic, li j llj v, c. Iron, unchanged! RAIL STOCKS CLIMB Advances of 2 to 5 Points Are Recorded. CENTRAL GOES ABOVE PAR Stcl Sells at Highest Quotation In Keoeni Tears War Shares Are Backward and Under Pres tmre Bond Market Active. NEW TORK. Oct. 9. Kali way stocks made another strong bid for public favor today, adding 2 to 3 points to yesterday's striking gains on a very large volume of trading. Those Issues ruled firm throughout the active session, wsr ahares and kindred descrip tions being backward at ail times, with moderate pressure here and there. Virtually every division of the railway list participated in the advance, which was steady and orderly. Heading, which led the movement of the preceding session, was relatively heavy, but Improved later. The more substantial gains were made by New Haven, which advanced 5 points to S3 14. Louisville 4 Nashville, 31 hi to 125. 6t. Paul 2 to 83H and New Tork Central 2 to 101 Si. while Atcblson. Baltimore fc onto, Chicago Northwestern. Delaware A Hudson and Southern Pacific rose 1 to almost 2. At today's top prices, some railways re corded their best quotations for a year or more. United States Steel led the Hat. as usual, though its salea total was proportionately smaller. It rose a point to 81 which equals Its high quotation of recent years. The September tonnage statement Issued by the steel corporation Immediately after the close of the market disclosed an increase of over 40U.000 ton in unfilled order over the preceding month. Hethlehem Steel recovered 5 points of yesterday's setback t 443. and pronounced strength was evlnoed by American Smelt ing and Consolidated Otis, the latter sup plementing recent material gains with 4s points to 141 Total sales of stock amounted to 663,000 shares. An actual loan expansion of almost $44. OOO.OOO reflected the actlvltv of the week In securities, while the casb gain of ap proximately $5,000,000 was in excess of es timates. Exrens reserves decreased by about 7,00O.00O to 189.374.7li0. Virtually all forms of foreign remittances were lower, particularly sterling and francs. Bonds were active, with profit-taking In convertible Issues. Another sale of Anglo French notes was made at 98. Total sales of bonds, par value, aggregated 2.65."i,0O. ITnlted States bonds were unchangea ou call during the week. CLOSING STOCK" QUOTATIONS. Closing caies. mgn. low. Did. Alaska Gold. ... Allls-Chalmers. . Am Heet Sugar. American Can.. American Loco. Am Sm A Kefg. do pfd Am Sug Refg. . . Am Tel & Tel.. Amer Tobacco.. Anaconda Cop.. Atchison 1.J00 34 34 h 3414 9.100 4:t4 40S 400 60S 66 3,600 tSL' tt2 62 3.U00 664 65- 6fi 10.400 bi. fll 107 112 12:tT 228 76 107H 11R14 443 M5 20 1034 33 .18 4 J. 200 1.S00 700 11. awi 112 124 ' 107V4 11H 03 4 ?7 2014 104 V r4 14'4 1.12 224 48'. SSSi 02 18-4 33 V. 112 12.1M 227 U 76 lor,i 114. 914. 445 8614 20 1H34 33 S SM V 13 S0 131 22 3 344 84 7.0O0 3.3 00 lialdwin Loco. Bait & Ohio.... 11.200 Beth Steel 700 Br Rap Tranait. Cal Petraleum.. Canadian Pac... Cent Leather... Ches & Ohio. . .. Chi Gr "VVeatern. Chi Mil & tit P. Chi N W C "R I P Ry. . Chlno Copper... Colo Fu & Iron. Crucible Steel.. L & R O Dfd... 2.000 200 2.4O0 3.200. 6.2O0 4.3"0 7.700 , 1.300 14 93 131 22 48 37-, V 16 34 83 176 49 67?, 109 224 40 10S 29 154 - 124 93 34 15 06 13 IOI 82 117 114 31 43 116 166 26 162 f2 97 20 142 rt 16S 1X7 81 114. 69 7 133 37 842 S.lOO 3.2O0 5.700 6.SO0 l.r.oo l.Soo 23.S00 ' V.snii Diet Securities. . Krie Goner-.il Sleet.. Grt North pfd.. 4. SOO 123 122 Gr Nor Ore ctfs. 2,200 ft0 49 Guggenheim Ex. 400 674 074 Illinois Central. SOO 109Vi 108 Int Cons Corp ..... Inspiration Cop. Int Harv. N J. . K C Southern.. 1-ehlgh Valley.. Louis Kash.. Met Petroleum. Miami Copper.. M K T- pfd... Mo Pacific National Lead.. 19.800 46 43 4.400 29 134 123 93 83 15 4 7 m 1.1 101 S34 118 115 "4"5 117 106 21 163 32 97 20 143 65 2S 132 123 91 34 14 w 63 15 100 79 117 114 '44" 110 105 2 161 51 90 19 142 61 V. 10.600 400 8.000 s.auo 300 2.400 e00 1.200 13.100 21.300 Nevada Copper X Y Central . . . N Y. N H & H. Ivor ft west. . . . Northern Pac... Pacific Mail Pac Tel A Tel. . 2.TOO S.100 '300 Pennsvlvinla .. Pull Pal Car... Ray Cons Cop.. Reading; Rep Ir & Steel. Southern Pac... Southern Ry.... Ftmlpbaker Co.. Tennessee Cop.. 11.1O0 COO 10.100 44.2't0 2.0OO 23. XOO 11.300 2.300 :.ooo Texas Co-npany. Union "aciiio.. do ufd 22.100 137 136 U fi Elci-1 5S, 300 do pfd 300 Ttuh Copper.... N.r,uo Western Union.. 2.700 W.-at Electric. .144.4'0 Montana Power General Motors. 30f 81 114 70 7S 134 80 114 4 0 77 131 843 342 Total sales for the day 065,000 shares. riONDS. IT S Ref 2s reK. 97 jXor Paclflo 4s.. 91 do coupon ... 97 J do 3a 63 XT 8 8s rex- loo;Pac Tel Tel 0s do coupon 100 -a Con 4s ,.lo3 V S 4s rear . . . .! Ro Pac ref 4s ... 85 do coupon 1094jvnlon Pac 4s ... 94 Am Smelt 6s .101I do cv 4s .... 91 Atchison Gen 4s 92 IT" s Steel 3s ...102 r R G ref 3s 40!So Psc cv 3s... 103 NYC een 8s.1QS Money, Excnans;e. Etc NEW YORK. Oct. 9. Mercantile paper, 3 $i 3 . per cent. Sterllns;. no day Mils, t4.66; demand. 84. OHIO; cables. 84.6985. Bar silver. 49c. . Mexican dollars, 3c. SAN FRANCISCO.-Oct. ft. Mexican dol lars, 40c; draft, aixht. 01 c do. telecraph. 04c. Pterllns; exchangre. 60 days. $4.65 ; de mand. $1.69; cable. 84.70. T.ONDON. Oct. . Bar silver. 23 T-c por ounce. Money. 8 41 4 per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 4 per cent; S months. 4 11-1694 per cent. London Eicbaora Close A. LONDON. Oct. 0. Holiday on the stock exchange today. LARGB INCREASE RESERVES Federal Banks Report KLx Mllllena Gain ln Week. WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. Total resei-rea of the Federal Reserve Banks increased about 86.000.000 during the past week, according to a statement of the banks condition Octo ber 8. issued today by the Federal Reserve Board. It shows: Resources Gold coin and certificates In vault $227,700,000 Gold settlement fund 53,830,000 Gold redemption fund wltn Unit ed States Treasurer 1. 212.000 Total gold reserve 284.831 ,0I0 Legal tender notes, silver, etc 21. 302.000 Total reserve 806,133,000 Bills discounted and bought Maturities within 10 days $ 5.893.000 Maturities within 30 days 13.8O0.0O0 Maturities within 0O days....... 15.192. 000 Maturities within 90 days....... 9.1.14. 000 Maturities over 00 days........ 1.320.O00 Total Investments United States bonds Municipal warrants Federal Reserve notes net Due from Federal Reserve Banks net All other resources ............ 45.3A5,UU0 9.483. OO0 27. 029,000 15,523.000 7.723. OOO 3.124.0O0 Total resources ........... Liabilities Capital paid In ............. Government tleposits ........ Reserve deposits, net Federr-.l Reserve notes net.... All other liabilities ...414,380,000 . .$ R4.7S1.0OO 15.onn.ooo . . .326.787,000 15,223. OOO 2.587,000 Total liabilities 414.380.000 Uold reserve against net liabilities. 81.5 per cent. Cash reserve against net liabilities. 87.6 per cent. Cash reserve against liabilities after set ting aside 40 per cent gold reserve against net amount of Federal Ke serve notes ln cir culation. 89.8 per cent. RAILROAD INVESTMENTS FAVORED. Advances Not Tet Iiscountel Nation-Wide Trade Improvement. NEW YORK. Oct. 9. Tu.e shift from "wr brides" to seasoned railway stocks was the moat significant and gratifying fen.tr.re of another very active week In se curities. The change was long In coming, but rapid progress was recoided once the movement. got under wuy, many of the transportation shares making their best price of the year. Various reasons are being offered to explain the sudden transfer of speculation from spe Itities to investment issues. The most cogent reason for the change la the belief that in vestors are gradually awakening to tbe fact that railway issues bave not yet dis counted the country-wide Improvement In general trade conditions. The brilliant pros pects presented by the latest crop report also served to heighten interest In that quarter of the stock list. Danger signals hoisted by the stock ex chance and financial Institutions as a warning against further unbridled trading in the war specialties was a forceful reminder u.uhci auenaini operations in is sues of unknown merit. International conditions. Including latest developments In the Balkans and tbe re- " 1 "unaiin reu iting rrom tne K wertea utile tnriuence. . , i.uV ifvi ana n mea in dustries loses none of Its optimistic char- ..w.iuauun 01 Miavai steel with some minor companies is resarded as the r - to m 01 nations. Hethle hem MtaOAl s. r ) w a . . j mruiivnra in inn ( con- J'ctlokn' soared to the new high record of j 1 oc k. ia cer. ""miiis earners still snow mixed results, but railways gradually are " n.w equipment. LOAJf ITEM EXPANDED Dl RTNG WEEK New York Banks' Surplus Rraem Is Asm in - decreased. NEW YORK. Oct. actual condition or and trust companies that they hold $169. j; of legal requirements. .997.10 from last follows: The statement of t-leartnr-House banks for tbe week shows -0 reaerve In axcess J nis is a decrease of week. The statement Loan, etc j Reserve la own vaults Reserve la Federal reaerv. bank .... Reservo In other de positaries ..... Net demand de posits . . Net time deposits.. Circulation 1. 8:4.247.000 I4S.797.00O S07.fS.0t 147.4JO.0OO i2.077.00O S.87S.1M.OOO l:i.95.000 4. 614.000 735.000 5.S01.000 1S.773.0O9 11.774.000 89.004 Decrease; specie of which S43S.3S4.00O Is Aterate reserve, CS7.493.000: excess re serve. ,19,Z74.720; decrease. ;997.41 Summary of state bank. awi pajile, la Greater New York not Included In icarin(.nousa statement: Tn.... Loans, etc 3S1.77;.10O $3.0i7.3OO Vr . ' Bl,fld.:w 1.4S3.4IM) JL.ecai tenners S.S4.50 13J.100 Total deposits 738.418.i00 393.30O Fhecreaae. Banks' csah feserve In vaults, $10,831 800 's7"0$OmPan'' C,,tl rMtrv ln vaulta. 849.- LARGEST SHOE ORDER RUSSIA PLACES CoVxRACT VOTK THREE MILLION PAIRS. Bnalneaa Usui Effect e Immediately Stnsgtkealag Leather and Hide Marketa la This Connrry. There have hecn mors encouraging signs of late of a revival in trade with ths Euro pean allies in leather military goods than for several months, and parties who had sdou. reached the conclusion that purchases by the belllrerents would in the future be almost antlrely confined to ammunition, etc are now m-jre confident that leather and made-up leather goods will be wanted ln Europe to lamost. if not quite, the extent as during ths latter part of last year and the first few months of 1913. Commenting on tne latest Developments. Dun's Review says TI11. causa for the more hopeful feeling ln the trade regarding exports of leather war material, la that within the past fortnight the largest shoe order ever placed in this country for either foreign or domestic con sumption has been received, consisting of J.ovo.ooo pairs of army boots for the Rus sian government. Negotiations for this Im mense quantity of boots started last April, v ' ome rgason, financial or otherwise, the deal waa not consummated until re cently. In fact, this boot contract has bo come somewnat of a Joke ln the trade owing to Its having been talked of so much with out anything being accomplished, and as all the specifications and other details bad been arranged months ago-he actual placing of the business was a surprise to the general trade. "As ths specifications call for high knes hoots, the quantity of upper leather neces sary to produce them Is much greater than for regular shoes. Each pair oi boota will require from seven to eight feet of upper leather, or about 1.000.OC0 sides tn all. equal to the hides of 500.O-K cattle. It is more difficult to figure i.oiv Thuch sole leather will be consumed 11 this contract, but dif ferent estimates range from 250.OO0 to 330. OOo sides. Including the out soles, mlddlo and Inner soles and the heels and counters. "Three Massachusetts manufacturers will divide the contract, one of them alone taking from 1.500,000 to 1,730.000 pairs, another l.OoO.OOO pairs and the third 230.000 to JO0. 000 pairs. The price of the boots is under stood to be $5 per pair, so that the contract amounts to 813.000.000. Two of tbe large plants will be run night and day for four or five months on this buainees, one turning out 15.000 pairs every 24 hours, or 8000 on the day and 7000 on the night shift, and the other 6000 cn the day and 500O ou the night shift. The effect on the hide and leather mar kets or this large Russian order together with the prospect of large quantities of Ital ian army shoes to be made here has natur ally been very stimulating. Tanners who will furnish the leather purchased hides freely, resulting in stiffening up prices from c to lc per pound, and upper leather, which had eased off from lc to 1C per fool, immediately reacted to- former quotations. Lucklamate Hops Being Held. BCENA VISTA. Or., Oct. . (SpeclaL) The largest portion of the hop crop this season In the Luckiamute Valley Is being held by the fsrmers, who expect the price to rise w-thln a few months. The same course wss pursued last year, but no gain was made, as the prices remained steadv after the first few weeks of the harvest. The crop this year all over the Luckiamute Val ley was exceptionally light, and many grow ers say . no more than operating expenses will be realised. Clover Shipped From Polk Connty. MONMOUTH, Or., Oct. . (Special.) Several large shipments of clover were made from Poik County this week. The farmers who placed several acres of their farm Into this crop last year have been well sat isfied with the results. Although the yield wss below the average this year, farmers say the soil is built up, which In nearly very case had been ''ran down" by con tinuous grain farming. Naval Stores. SAVANKAH, Oct. . Turpentine Firm. 38c. Eales, 83 barrels; receipts. 330; ship ments. 2166; stock. 13.761. Rasln Firm. Sales. 60S barrels; receipts, 956; shipments. S25; stocks. 39,940. Quote A. B. C, D, E, F. $3.45; O. H. $3.00; L $3.55; K. $3.75; M. $4.65; N, $5,25; WG. $0.05; WW, $6.03. Dried rnlt mt X'aw T-A.w NEW YORK. Oct . Evaporated apples, easy. Prunes, firm. Peaches, dull. Hops at evr York. VBW YORK. Oct. 9. Hops, quiet. OVERBECK & COOKE CO. Brokers. Storfce. Bonds, Cottoa. Urala. Kto. Z1S-C1? BOARD OF TRADE BLDO. MEMBERS CHICAGO BOARD Of TRADE. Corremicfc-nts of Lecao Bryan Chicago and New York, MEMBERS New Tork Stock Exchange. Chicago Mtock Exchange, Boston Stock Exchange,. h Ira go Board of Trade. New York Cotton Exrttange. New Orleone Cotton K x r ii ongn. New York Coffee Exrhange. New i ork Produce Exrhausga. Uverpnol Cotton Aee'n. FOR SALE riFTY SHARES Associated Fruit Growers Of HOOD RIVER, C&50 PER SHARE. BOX AN .110. OREGONUX, II I If rl rti.w WIUtriTOtl NttUS Selling Apples This Season Test of Salesmanship. WORK CREATING DEMAND Outlook for Trade Kncouraiiix, bat Business Must Be Carried On Under Unusual Condi tions Situation in Kast. The appVss market prospects for th oom Inir Winter re food, but owln to the peculiar conditions In the East, the trade will need to be carefully handled. "The bt averaces in apple prioee thle eeaeon will te secured by the selling agen cies male In the widest and wisest distribu tion." said C. A. Malboeuf. enral manaer of the Western Ore son Fruit Distributor, yesterday. Piayin to the big- markets alone, contracting supplies to one or two market!, or flooding the local markets, wilt yield the lowest averages. This La the best season the Northwest has ever had to test the qual ities of salesmanship. "The United State apple crops are peculi arly spotted, some sections having com paratively short crops, and others a record yield. This la notable In the case of the Middle Western states, which will harv eat the greatest crop on record The Far Est Is way below average. Fortunately for the Northwest grower, the Middle West tonnage consists mostly of early varieties of poor keeping Quality, m-hile their Winter va rieties amount to little ln volume. This offers prospects for a strong market later, although at this time, owing to the Im mense flood of shipments of barrel apples moving, the Middle West refuses to show any Interest whatever in the Western boa apple. "The growers having the benefit of strong central selling organisations and storage facilities, will fare best of all. provided the policy followed U one that alms at the widest distribution. That policy la necessary because the buying trade In all sections is as spotted as the crops. Many of the deal era are apprehensive and won't speculate, even In one car at a time. Some others, who are ln the minority, measure the situation more carefully, and recognize, as we do. an unausaully small volume of first-class apples throughout the United States gen erally, and especially tn the Northwest. "The greatest peculiarity of the season ts that esveh market, and the trade in eacn market, must be individually worked, and warmed up to. buy our fruit. By thus build, tng up a trade through our own efforts, in all districts where -the opportunity offer ln our Judgment, through our knowledge of supply conditions, we are actually manu facturing a demand against our local supisvty. In this way we get tbe highest value the fruit possesses. This distribution already effected by the North Pacific Fruit Dis tributors, our parent organization, is re maikably large in the face of the prevailing conditions. Our belief Is that we will sur pass, tn the relative number of markets used, our distribution made In 1914. which reached a total of 413 different cities tn tbe United States. Canada and abroad. In a general way the outlook Is very encouraging." As showing the great amount of effort necessary to accocpllsh effective distribution, statistics of the North Pacific Fruit Dis tributors for the 1914 season present some Interesting features. The average distance from shipping point to the market of each of tbe 5631 cars handled by them was U4ya miles soft fruits moving 1454 miles per car and apples 2S80 ml lee per car. The aver age distance covered by tbe California orange and lemon movement la but 2uuu miles per car from shipping point. The Immense distance which Northwestern apples must cover to reach the markets may be readily grasped by the fact that If the 1914 tonnage sold by the distributors could have been handled ln one car, and the same distribution made, it would have traveled a mileage equal to 563 times around the world. Unfilled Steel Tonnage increased. a-, n, w vniv. vk-i. h. Tne unfilled ton nage of the United states Steel Corpora tion on September totaled 5..U7.618 ton, an Increase of 40tf.l3 tons over August TRAVELERS GUIDE "4TiRfc.AT NORTH KH V "NOR'IHJi.KN PACtl-lC' Tseasay ; For San Francisco saturda: best of trln In davttcht z:to round trip, uiio wy. 8. Xio, $::o. including meats and berth. Steamer express 1 1 steel parlor cars anU coaches leaves Noi th Bank Station W:0 A. M.. arrives 4:15 p. M. Sunday. Wednesday. Friday. NORTH BANK TICKET OFFICE FI1TH AND T.VKK Phones Broadway :rj. a W71. Tickets also at Tulrd and Morrison. 100 Third tot and 34 S Washington Su f . Sr J n STtASIlha 1 0 THK DALLES and ffw I.andtna-a. "BAILEY GATZERT" Lseavc run.snd da v j except Funday and Mends tiund excunuuej to CatM-ed Lock leave a a M 4 DALLES CITY 99 Lves 1-urlianu loc.dk iaradar r.aa Fundat at 7 :H A. M. - Biada CaKada lock. Cironloa. 51. tare to Tlie Dalles aad Return SS. ail)t.M. DOCK. PU RTLANdC Ffaonea Mala Bit. A slU. A. USTRALIA Honolulu, iuva. New Zealand THK PALATIAL PASStXtiFR STEAMKRS n...s "MAMKA'' (u.ouO tons dia.1 . U3.OO0 tons Ola ) Hail from VAM'OI VKR. ft. C, Ort. S7, -,ov -. Jan. 1. ApplT ranadlan I-acific Rail way. S3 Third rt.. Portland. Or., or to the Canadian AuMralnlaa Kuyal Mall l.lne. 140 Sfymour Ktreett auocotiver, B. C. Str. GEORGIANA Harkins Transportation Co. .r , . taU lLsrii linoaa,.! at 1 A. 11 faunOay, J.lu A. M. tor jmrutLLX ami ""'ns- lturuin. leaves Aona 1 2 tr. a arriving t orUao.il s p M. """ tool oi tv automaton SLrset. Mala lasa. A 123. RELIANCE MT. HOOD AUTO STAGES Dally to Mount Hood resorts I bl Round trip Is; Oov. Camp lit), special rates tT week-end aod ellms. Ins partiea icfonnsllon. rawnaUrtu ants tickets at UOl llr.lK,a srKD rLOKJI. CO, las Id St. Mala S4)a, A MIL. w arvinsTtoa usrace saat 110, Twin -Ptlawt f swawtftc.- - - siT-.li-. i- 'r'ii'1 V t