THE SUXDAY OREGOXIAy. PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 7, 1915.
15
t
rst Wheat Shipped Overland,
Due to Canal Closing.
OVEMENT MAY BE HEAVY
nless Assurance Is Had of Open
ing of Waterway Soon, Bulk of
Northwest-?!--! Surplus Will
Go Out by New Route.
In order to find an export market for
Pacific Coaat wheat. In view of the shipping
blockade, it la probable the grain will be
hipped overland to New York or other
Atlantlo porta and there forwarded by
teamer to Europe. This course was foi-
otvert last season, with one or two Bhlp
oade, when tonnage could not be had
ere for direct shipment. A large part of
he surplus of the 1913 crop Is still on
and and must be moved In some way.
lurope wants this grain and fho trens
ortatlon problem will ndjust itself.
Already a little wheat has been dispatched
y rail to the Atlantic seaboard. It was
pot billed through to Europe, but there
reason to believe It will find its way
itbere. Kxporters figure that wheat can
now be shipped from the Pacific Northwest
to Kurope by the overland route without
loss, but at the same time there is no
profit in the business. As it Is merely a
matter cf swapping dollars they are not
Inclined to embark on the enterprise with
prices as they are now. '
However, an advance of a few cents in
the market on the other sido or a aim
liar decline in prices berc will. It Is be
lieved, result in a movement of respectable
proportions. Phauid assurances be had that
the Paramo. Canal will be opened by the.
first of the year, exporters would prefer
to wait until then to book new business In
volume, but unless there Is such assurance
It is almost a certainty that the export
movement will be by way of the trans
continental route.
There has already been ' much wheat
hipped to the East by rail, probably over
2,000,000 bushels, but this grain was for
domestic milling- account and did not so
abroad. The decline in cash wheat prices
in the jast stopped most of the buying- of
this character. The enly demand now from
Eastern millers Is for red wheat, end this
must be free from - smut. There is not
much going out, as but little red wheat is
available that will pass muster.
There is also eorr.e Eastern inquiry for
flour. A number of mills up the country
have accepted orders and are making ship
ments to Southeastern and Southern points.
It Is not known yet whether European busi
ness in flour can be done by way of Atlantic
ports.
The local wheat market was Inactive. Bid
prices at the Merchants' Exchange were
raised 1 to lVa cents for November de
livery and offers for December wheat were
advanced 1 to 2 rents over Friday's prices.
The coarse grams were also quiet. Brew
ing barley was unchanged and feed barley
bids were reduced 00 cents. Oats bids were
' raised a quarter.
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
"Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay.
J on land, bi
PORTS BY RAIL
lay -21 5 11 8
. . . IIS 9 T 2S 2
. .. 3.-f K4 5T 17 54
. .. OSl 47 S9 101 4fl
...6320 Sr.7 4S. 541 SS3
...7992 TOO 10::7 882 SOS
. . 29 a 10
. . r.rt 7 ... .1 1
,..4200 .116 1S1 10U1
. ..40S.1 234 ... 277 1U8
. .. 4o 12 1( 3 3
, .. 29 1 7 14 21
...4407 81S 8S3 4S3 1S;'.3
. . .4309 355 U10 U32 11)21
f CALIFORNIA TOKAYS
Year ago
Season to date. .
Year ago
Tacoma. Friday..
Tear ago
Season to date. .
Year ago
Seattle, Friday. .
Year ago
Season to date. .
Year ago
LAST CAIt OF
Other Grapes Will Be Available TCntll Christ
mas Holidays.
There was a very good clean-up in fresh
produce lines on Front street yesterday.
Trade in the latter part of the week im
proved. ' '
What Is believed to be the last car of Cal
ifornia Tokay grapes In no on the way to
this market. After the Tokays are finished,
crate cornlchons and Emperors will rule and
then will come keg grapes, which will pro
lond the grape season until the Christmas
holidays. Oregon Tokays of high color and
well suggested are in fnlr supply and sell
well. The car of Michigan Concord grapes
received a few days ago is nearly exhaust
ed. A few belated shipments of Oregon
Concords are coming in.
The California navel orange season will
not open up much before the Thanksgiving
trade. The Federal authorities refuse to al
low the California shippers to "sweat" their
oranges, which has been the custom in past
years. Navel prices will, of course, be much
lower than Valenclas are now quoted at.
The lemon market is again advancing in
California, but this is not likely to affect
local prices materially. Florida grapefruit
Is coming in at the rate of about two cars
a week. .Present prices will probably hold
through the coming week and after that a
lower market is looked for.
MORE ACTIVITY IN" THE HOP MARKET.
Trading at Close of Week at Eleven to
' Growers and Rumor of Half Better.
There was some business in the hop market
yesterday at up to 11 cents to the grower,
and there was a report of a halt-cent better
being paid, but the particulars were lack
ing. Among the lots taken In during the
day was a Banks lot of 102 bales, bought
by ft. E. Williams at 11 cents. About 200
bales changed hands between dealers at
around 10 cents, and there was also grower
business at about 0 cents.
The Johns lot of 100 bales at Chehalls was
sold at 11 cents. There were no advices of
California transactions.
The Chicago Brewers' Bulletin says a
slightly Improved demand from brewers Is
reported by dealers in the East, who predict
a more active market from now on. This is
the first encouraging word of the season
from that source.
The Wstorville Hop Report says of the
New York market: "The market is rather
quiet in this section, although there is still
a demand for choice hop, a few sales tak
ing place with no variation In price. Some
of the commoner lots hsve been disposed of
at from 13 to 20 rents."
LOCAL CAl'LTTLOWEil IS rLESTDTL
Rains Bring on Crop In tlood Shape. Cali
fornia Vegetables Scarce,
The rains during the past two weeks have
brought on local Cauliflower In g-iod shape,
and the market Ia somewhat easier.
California vegetables aro scarce, owing to
the extremely dry weather throughout that
state. This condition exists both in Northern
and Southern California.
Tomatoes are in small supply and firm In
price. The season for locals Is nearly fin
ished and California tomatoes are In heavy
demand for shipment to the Middle-West and
to Eastern States.
GROWERS REDl'CE ONION PRICES
Quotations Are Lowered Temporarily to
Meet Competition.
The California onion market Is In very
bad shape, as the stock that Is left U
spoiling rapidly and is In no conditio to
ship East. For this reeson the southern
shippers ars crowding their onions on all
the nearby markets available, and depressed
prices are the result. In order to meet
this competition, it has been necessary o
reduce the f. o. b. selling price of Oiegon
onions to $1 a cental.
The local decline, in the nature of thn.
2
is only temporary, and when the iSnn.
keeping Callfomias are out of the way, the
onion mime, is likely to be stronger than
vor.
. Tha potato market Is holding very steady,
with a moderate shipping demand. Like
th Oregon onion crop, the Oregon potatoes
this year aro of -exceptionally fine quality,
and this will work out to the advantage of
growers before the season Is over.
Change la Egg Buying Prices.
The egg market closed firm with no an
nouncement of change In graded buying
prices for the coming week.
The butter market was steady, but trade
was inclined to 'drag.
There was a good cleanup of poultry at
prices unchanged from Friday. Veal was
scarce and firm with indications of an im
proved market in a few days. Dressed pork
was steady.
Wheat Held; Barley gold.
rOMEROV, Wash.. Nov. 6. (Special )
Mo3b- of the farmers of Uarfleld County, be
cause the market price for wheat faiis to
rise sufficiently high, refuse to let so of
this year's crop. The price of tl.25 for
barley put some on the selling Jlne. Mrs.
Elgemohn is reported to have sold o000 sacks
fer $1.20. while the names of X. H. Mc
Greevy. Watson Davis, W. H. Nicholson. Lee
Oarren. C. Ci. Black, E. V. Clark and C. F.
Dtnkens appear among the sellers who sold
ia laree quantities.
Bi-.nk clearings of the Northwestern cities
jesleraay were as follows:
p... Clearings. Balances.
Portland l.iiMi.-cil ios.h3s
Seattle J.1H.;I47 178.873
raeoma :M7,43 ti4,ti.!9
bpokune 715,(121 l'.!9.1iT
!r'f?rine" of Portland. Seattle and Tacoma
2 fiSl pit?t week and corresponding weeks
in former years were:
eortland. Seattle. Tacoma.
?i-.'.rs:t,r.i7 i3.'J-i5.8:;r si.ur-.!-:T
IMS.
1914.
12,109, 012
13,255, t$;2
13.112.10S
12.774.S70
10.700,3-19
9,S11,1S3
9.297,704
S, 541,734
7,308,173
),2b3, 853
11.197
1.SS9.907
1913
1912
1911
19K)
1909
190S
1907
190(1
1005
13,972,771
12,374,540
12,487.251
ll,32S.6tl
14.7S.5e4
10.04S.445
S.315,1 10
10.10S.S76
6.047, 457
2.3IP0.2US
3. B17.S70
4.510,362
4.197.763
. 337. 093
4.942.735
4, U92,2!7
4.8S0.004
' 4.123,275
PORTLAND MARKET
QUOTATIONS
Grain, flour, Feed, Etc
Merchants' Exchange, noon session.
November delivery.
Wheat
Bid.
.95
.94
.92
,X9
.88
Ask.
.T
?5
.93
-t
.92
24.75
28.00
29.50
22.73
23.75
Ask.
.97
.96
.94
.92
.93
25.25
2 ft. 00
29.50
22.75
23.73
Bluestem
Fortyfold
Club
Red fife
Ked Kussian ..........
Oats
No. 1 white feed
Barley -
No. 1 feed
Brewing ..............
Bran ...............
Shorts ......
Futures
December bluestem ...
December fortyfold
December club
December fife
December Russian ....
December oats
December feed lixrlAv
.-24.25
. 26.00
. 28.0(1 '
. 21.00
. 22.00
Bid.
. .9514
.93
.82
.90
.80
. 24.7.1
0.OO
December brewing barley. 28 00
December bran 21.00
December shurts 22.00
Fruits and Vegetables.
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. Valenclas.
3.503.75 per box: lemons, 3.754.50 per
box; bananas, 5c per pound; pineapples, 44
uc per pound; grapefruit. Id7.
VEGETABLES Artichokes, 75cffl$l per
dozen; tomatoes. California. 181.50; cab
bage. 80c hundred; garlic. 150 lb.; peppers,
4!&'5c pound: eggplant. 46c per pound:
sprouts. SigOc per pound; horseradish. 8 V. c
per pound; cauliflower, 75C&-S1.25; celery,
60c-7Oc per dozen; beans, StffS-Ac.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. 73c$1.75 per
box; pears, Jl1.65 per box; grapes, 85c
&'1.3o per crate; casabas, lvc per pound;
cranberries. 9.501J11 per barrel.
POTATOES Oregon, 8590c; Yakima, 1 1
per sack: sweets, $1.90 2 per' hundred.
ONIONS Oregon, buying price, 1, f. o. b.
shipping point.
Dairy and Country Produce.
Local Jobbing quotations:
EGGSOregon ranch, buying prices: No.
1. 40c; No. 2, 30c; No. 3, 20c per dozen.
Jobbing prices: No. 1, 42c
POULTRY" Hens, 12(&-14o; Springs, ISc:
tumeys, 1718c; ducks, white, 14(3 loc; col
ored, 12c: geese. 10llc.
BUTTER City creamery, cubes, extras,
selling at 31Hc; firsts. 29e; prints and car
tons, extra. Frlres paid to producers: Coun
try creamery, 222ac, according to quality;
butterfat. premium quality, B3c; No. 1 aver
age quality, 81c; No. 2, 29e.
CHEESE Oregon triplets, jobbers' buying
Price. 13c per pound f. o. b. dock Portland;
Young Americas. lc per pound.
VEAL Fancy, Slji&ae per pound.
PORK Block. 74 8a per pound.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails,
52.30 per dozen: one-half flats, $1.50; 1
pound flats, 52.50; Alaska pint, 1-pound
tails. 95c.
HONEY Choice. $3.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, sack lots, l14c: Brazil
nuts. Die; filberts, 16 ISc: almonds, 19 0
--c; peanuts, 6ic; cocoanuts, ;i per doxen;
Pecans, 1020c; chestnuts, 10c
BEANS Small white, 5.65c; large white,
5-e; lima. 5'ie; bayou, 5. Cue: pink. 4 S5c.
COFFEE Roasted, in drums. 14l933e.
SUGAR Fruit and berry. 58.35; beet,
J6.25; extra C. $5.85; powdered, in barrels,
6.60: cubes, barrels, $6.75.
SALT Granulated, $15.50 per ton; half
grounds, ,00s, $10.50 per ton; 60s, $11.50 per
ton; dairy. $14 per ton.
RICE Southern had, 5VjgGc. pound;
broken, 4c; Japan style, 4b5c.
DRIED fruits Apples, per pound;
apricots. 13-&15C-, peaches, Sc; "runes, Ital
ians. SffiUc; raisins, louse Muscatels. 8c: un
bleached Sultanas. 7ViC: seeded, 9c; dates.
Persian. 10c per pound; fard. $1.65 per box:
currants, H12c; figs, 50 6-ounce, $2; 10
4-ounce. $2.25; 38 10-ounce. $2.40; 12 10
ounce. 85c; bulk, white, "4? So; u.ack. Be
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1915 crop. 812c per r-onnd
HIDES Salted hides. 15'ic; salted kip,
10c; salted calf, ISc; green hides. 14c; green
kip, l6r; green calf, ISc; dry hides, 25c;
dry cart, 27c.
WOO! Eastern Oregon. 18S23c Valley,
23 W2Hc; Fall lambs' wool, 25c.
MOHAIR Oregon, 28c per pound.
CASCARA BAKK. Old and new, 8s4c
Per pound.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts, 19c: dry
short-wooled pelts, 13c; dry shearlings,
IOIjc each: salted shearllr.58. 15&25:
each; dry goat. - tons hair, Itc each; dry
goat, shearlings. 10 iff 20c each; salted long
wooled pelts, November, 75c'$1.50 each
Provisions. HAMS All Rites, choice, 20c; standard,
13Hc; skinned. 15lSHc: picnics. lOii':;
cottage roll. 16c; boiled. 17ffl8c.
BACON Fancy, 2830c; standard, 23
24c: choice. 15 1, 22c
DRY SALT Short, clear backs. HVi14c;
exports. ll13c: plates. 10 11 He.
LARD Tierce basis, kettle rendered,' 13c;
standard, 11 Vic: compound, 1044c
BARREL GOODS Mess beef. $21.50;
plate beef. $22.SO; plate pork, $20: tripe,
$10. 5011. CO; tongues, $30.
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrel
or tank Tvag-ons. 10c; cases, l?H20Hc
GASOLINE Bulk. 14Hc; cases. 21 Vic; en
gine distillate. Orums, 9c: cases, 16c; nap
tha, drums. 13c: cases, 20 Vic.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 72c; raw
cases. 77c; boiled, barrels, 74c; ' oiled, cases.
79c.
TURPENTINE In tanks,
74c; 10-case lots, lc less.
in cases.
VVenatohee Apples in Demand.
WENATCHEE. Wash.. Noc. 6. (Special.)
Apple shipments from the Okanogan havs
fallen off during the past few days indicat
ing tnat the season has about ended. Here,
however, the shipments continue surpris
ingly heavy. Wednesday 43 cars wera
moved. The storage houses tin ar full
of the bettter varieties. Lut these will not
d.- moved until spring. While prices for
Wlnesans and Spite are strong- now it 14
me general Idea of dealers that prices will
win run skyward on these varieties In the
spring.
In Ion Prune Bonxht.
UXION. Or.. Xov. c. SpeclJ.) W F.
Drag-;r, of the Salem Fruit Company, la
buying prunes In Union and Cove. H has
purchased tboe drfed by Meaarti Hall and
Hutchinson, amounting to 40 or 5-5 tons, and
i having 0,t0O pountis .specially packed for
the Kuropvan market. The crop of prune
In thia vicinity Is Increasing in Importance
from year to year. The fruit is of fine
quality.
Naval Store.
SAVANNAH, Oa., Nov. 6. Turpentine
firm. 5;ic; aalos 74; receipts, 383; shipments.
leiA. stock. 12.526.
Rob in firm. scales, IS-O: receipts, 1021;
shipments. iS3; stock, 62.7n. Quote: A, B.
C D, H. 4.90: F, G. 4.15; H, 4.97 V. : E .V
K1r.30; M, O.Sri; N, 6.22-4: "W. G. 6.35; WW.
6.75.
N . pa vine Creamery Gron Uis
CEXTRAUA, Wash.. Nov. tf. (Special.)
Howard Crum, manager of the Napsvlne
creamery, recently opened, announces that
the plunt's business Is Increasing rapidly.
The creamery now has customers and
is turning out Sou pounds of butter a week.
WHEAT HELD DOWN
Prospects for Large Increase
in Visible Supply.
PRIMARY ARRIVALS HEAVY
Chicago Bears Also Aided by Rumors
as to Kitchener's Departure for
Balkans France Places Million-Barrel
Flour Order. '
CHICAGO. Nov. 6. Predictions of a lib
eral Increase in the visible supply total on
Monday gave an advantage today to the
bears In wheat, and so also did a good deal
of wild guossing about tho reasons for the
departure of Earl Kitchener from London.
The market closed with December at $104 K
31.04 and May at $1.05 V. Corn closed a
shade off to Hic up. oats a sixteenth
down to a like advance and provisions un
changed to 35c higher.
Announcement that primary receipts of
wheat today amounted to 1.000.000 bushels
more than on the corresponding day a year
ago had much to do with making the bulls
uneasy in regard to the extent of the pros
pective enlargement ot the United States
visible supply figures. Renorts that the
French government had bought 1,000,000 bar
rels ot i tour m the United states furnished
strength to wheat throughout most of the
first half of the day.
Corn averaged higher as a result of bull
ish crop reports from Iowa and- owing to
export demand for shipments by way of
the Gulf. The market, however, reflected
somewhat the lato weakness In wheat.
Oats continued to keep firm within a nar
row range. Export inquiry was good.
Active buying of lard helped provisions
upgrade as a whole. Tank lard, which not
long ago could not be sold except at 60
cents under the January option, was at a
discount today of only 40 cents.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
.$1.04i $1 055,
. l.OSVs 1.0
CORN.
. .60V4 .60H
. .talk
OATS.
. .SS-4 .39 H
. .!9Vs .39 Vs
Low.
$1.036
LosVS
.60
.1S
.3S4
.cv
Close.
$1.04l
1.06 ts
Dec.
May
Dec
May
-60H
.62 is
Dee.
May
.3S
.39 is
MESS PORK.
Dec
Jan.
...H.I5
. . .16.43
14.50 14.25
16.42 16.33
LARD.
9.07 9.05
.22 9.17
14.40
16.33
Jsn.
May
S.05
8.17
9.06
9.31
SHORT RIBS.
S.S5 8.97 S.92
0.15 9.17 9. IS
Jan.
8.92
$.1$
May
Cash prices were:
Wheat No. 2 red, nominal; No.
$1.10 H 81.12; No. 2 hard, nominal;
hard, $1.02 4 1.06.
Corn N'o. 2 yellow, 654 6 lc;
whit-e, 65V:G6c.
R) No. 1. $1.02.
Barley 53 -5' 63c.
Timothy $5crcs.
Clover $10&2t.'.
S red.
No. Z
NO. 3
Foreign Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. . Cash wheat firm,
unchanged, to Hd higher.
BUENOS AYRES,
corn unchanged.
Nov. 6. Wheat and
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 6. Wheat Decem
ber, tS!4c; May, 1.014; No. 1 bard, $L03V;
No. 1 Northern, 99S a .$1.01 Vs.
Flour Unchanged. Barley, 515Sc. Rye,
90 6 87 c.
Bran, SIS.50.
Corn No. l yellow. 65 V4 S 06 V4 c.
Oats No. 'A white, 3414 G34c.
Flax. $1.8Sl l.3i4.
Eastern Grain Markets.
DULUTH. Nov. 8. Wheat Closed: De
cember, S8C bid; May, $1.03 14 asked; July,
$1.03 s-
WINNIPEG. Nov. Wheat Closed: De
cember, 07Hc bid; May. $1.014 asked; No
vember, $1.01 Ji.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. . Wheat Closed:
December, 08 Tic bid; May, $1.00 13-22
asked.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 0. Wheat Closed: De
cember, $1,0114 asked; May, $1.04 23-84
asked.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. . Spot quota
tions Walla Walla. $1.63ifc ffitl.65 per cental;
red Russian. $1.57' "1.60 per cental; Turkey
red, $l.oV41.70 per cental; bluestem, $1.70
1.721, per cental.
Barley Feed. $1.30 per cental.
Oats White. $1.3"1.37 per cental.
Millfeed Bran. 24W24.B0; middlings, $30
31; shorts, $24.50 ? 25.
Call board Barley December, $1j334;
May. $1.37 bld
Paget Sound Grain Markets.
SEATTLE, Nov. 6. Wheat Bluestem,
04c; forty-folrl. Die: cluh. 93c; fife. S9"-4c,
red Russian, t9e. Barley. $27 per ton. Yes
terday's car receipts Wheat. 45; oats, &;
barley, 12; hay, 3; flour, 10.
TACOMA. Nov. 6. Wheat Bluestem, 05c,
forty-fald. E3c; club. 00c; red fife. S9c. Car
receipts Wheat, 89; barley, 3; hay, 10.
POTATO SHOW SUCCESS
CROOK COIXTY FAIR MOST S1TC
CESSFUI IX STATE,
Corn' Contests in Coos and Malheur.
"Wne?eler County Grain Crop
' Profipecta.
CORVALLIfi. Or.. Nov. 6. Special.)
Tho following reports of work by county
advisors have been received this week by
M. O. Evans, Jr., of the co-operative exten
sion work of the Department of Agriculture:
- Wheeler Dry weather contluues and Fall
work Is delayed. Many have decided not to
wait and are seeding. Many are not plow
ing, but are disking or harrowing the stub
ble fields and seeding. Thla method will
tend to lower the yield for next year. More
rye is being seeded this Fall than in former
years, as they say it is a sure producer and
that they must have feed for their stock.
Orren Beaty.
Klamath The school fair ,held at Malln
on Saturday was a decided success in every
enee of the word. This is the first fair of
any kind h?ld in that district and promises
to be an annual affair. The forenoon was
given over to judging; the exhibits, and the
afternoon to a programme fav the children
and talks by Miss Melrs. domestic science
teacher of tb-a Klamath County High School,
and myself. A number of farmers after the
programme expressed themselves as anxious
to carry on some special line of work wfth
this office. Four days wvre spent in the
office this week Interviewing farmers. This
being buyers' week a large number of farm
ers were in town from all parts of the
county. Plans for orgsnlzlntr clubs In all
parts of the county arc being started by this
Coos The results of our county corn con
test will be decided at a series .of corn
shows to be held throughout the county,
one show in each of the three district in
I which prizes have been offered, via., at
Jdyrtie t-omt .-sovemoer 17; Marsh field. No
vember IS. nd at Coquille. November 18
and 20. We intend to have on these last
the county seat, the Die Rest show of ait
Got the business m-n of Coquiile together
the other night and effected an organiza
tion to be known as the Ko-Keel Korn
riUD, ivtuniy uKruuiiuns: wig made presi
oent: run list or otficers were elcto,.-!
committees- appointed to help promote the
v y-j-a xjyji u hhuw or iair at iniB place.
aui -.u-j" -.!. w ue.u m a large pavilion
where each business firm of the town may
be represented with a display or booth All
ine corn from tnree districts or divisions
building. The business men rip. nil
thusiasUe about the opportunity to celo-
u-- w-t.-i inn inrmm in mis manner and
to make them welcome. The recentiiin and
entertainment committed are planning to
have a hi f-ed for everybody present and
a programme of events, etc. Professor
J. B. , Larson, extension agronomist, of O
A C, is to be here to judge the exhibits
and to lecture on some subject pertaining
to corn growing, seed selection, etc J L.
Smiih.
Crook The potato ebow or fair at Red
mond this week was the most sue ceo---ml
ever held in this section. Visitors from all
sections of tha state pronounced It the
best exhibit of potatoes ever shown in the
state, considered from the standpoint of
numbers and quality. Neither entrance nor
admission fees are charged at this fair ana
It Is made primarily an educational fair.
Practically all farmers within driving dis
tance of Redmond attended the fair, and
the superintendents and Judge were kept
busy answering questions regarding rea
sons for the placing of the ribbons. There
proved to be too many other attractions
for tha holding of a successful potato
growers' meeting on Saturday, but arrange
ments were made to organize on November
8. A meeting was held at Grange Hall
on Saturday under tho auspices ot the Star
Grange. Two years ago this wsa a large,
active grange and the organization built
a large hall, after which this district has
been named. I was asked by two of the
old members of the grange to address a
meeting of farmers at the hall and assist
in the reorganization of the grange It
was found that there w-ero still seven mem
bers of the organization in the community.
Nine applications for membership were re
ceived at the close of the meeting and
active organization of the grange will be
undertaken In the very near future. A. li
Lovett.
Malheur I spent part of this week work
ing on a creamery proposition that some of
the people around Vale wished worked up.
but found It very poor ground. It is al
most Impossible to find any dairy cows. 1
am also working on the corn contest and
everything promises to be good. The On
tario Commercial Club appointed a com
mittee to work with mo and the Pomona
Grange turned it over to me in an official
way. , I also addressed the grange on gen
eral farming conditions here and then with
some examples showed them the potato
diseases that are so troublesome here. 1
also talked at length on the selection ot
seed corn. Much Interest is being sbown
in the corn contest by the farmers In gen
eral. Many of them are entering the con
test when they know that they cannot win,
but with the desire to see it made a suc
cess and to gain knowledge of corn cul
ture. The corn Is. generally speaking, fine,
though In some places it was damaged by
the cold Spring rains. Many ears more
than a foot in length are wen matured,
showing that we have an .mni. u.u,n
to produce good corn even when It was-
nem DacK a montn later than usual for
this section by late rains. Professor Conk
lln. of Ontario, has also procured many
other educational features to put on with
the corn show. I have spent most of my
time this week in getting the corn con
testants lined up and to get the husking
under way. Some- phenomenal yields have
been secured, but are being kept secret
until the results are all given out. It re
quires a great deal of encouragement to
keep some of the contestants In the gama
fcaturoay I msde a trip up into Cow Val
ley, one of the high valleys containing
several thousands of acres, to see the re
sults of Fail-sown wheat and barley. Two
varieties of barley and two varieties of
wheat gave such results that it Is prac
tically established that with good dry
farm methods profitable farming can be
done In thlw section. W. W. Howard.
GOOD CATTLE SELL WELL
POOR QUALITY DRAG DURING PAST
WEEK.
Unusually Heavy Receipts) of Hoci at
North Portland; Scarcity of Sheep
Continues.
The week closed! quietly at the stock
yards. Fleceipts for the day were 20 cattle
and 846 hogs. There were no sales, as the
arrivals were contract stock. The shippers
were O. A. Smith, of Carlton, 1 car of
cattle; C. E. Luclee. of Canby, 1 car of hogs;
V B. maker, of Oervais, 1 car of hogs.
Reviewing the local situation, the Live
stock Reporter flays:
"Since Monday dressed beef men did not
appear to be In any particular rush about
taking on any additional amount of sup
plies of the kind offered which the general
term "junk" would cover adequately. As
strong prices as at the beginning of the
weak, of course, were out of the question.
Strictly good to choice grassers would sell
around $0.50 if quality would show up to
any degree. Old dairy animals have shown
up in the yards again and, of course, have
a marked effect on anything in the cow
line. As it is, however, nothing choice
has made its appearance. While the stocker
and feeder market has not been active to
any great extent, a few head have moved
out to country feed lots. If it were more
generally known, farmers and stockmen
could gather a very large proportion of their
feeding stock at Portland at reasonable
prices.
"The outstanding feature of the hog mar
ket has been the heavy receipts, close t
9000 having arrived to date, an increase
of over 300 per cent over the same period
last year. Kastern markets are experi
encing one of the most peculiar condi
tions in years. Producers have an abundance
of hog feed and seemingly do not have
to let go of their hogs all at once. The
market, which is freely predicted will be
on a ft-cent or lower packing basis, fluctu
ates between a weak and strong level.
Another ' small supply of sheep. In
spite of the falling off of receipts, the
prices have maintained a high level. De
mand for feeders in the country Is large.
These have, in some cases, been placed
by a local wool warehouse and banks in
several sections have gotten behind the
movement in a financial way."
current prices at tne local stockyards or
the various classes of livestock are as fol
lows: C'attle
Choice steers !u.50i5t
Good steers
6.004j.2o
5.014 5.75
i.UU6.-.u
.1 It II .rti A T ."i
Medium steers
Choice cows .
Good cows
Medium cows 8.75 'U 4 23
Heifers 3.5o
Bulls
3.O0 4 4.10
St A KB
S.50 $f 5.23
6. JO A. 50
5.0&5.5o
4.75 4? A. 23
4.005.50
5.007.35
i-ioai
Light
Heavy
Hh
Wethers
Ewes
Lambs
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. N'f.h TCov (I TXA y
3500; lower. Heavy, $6.706.90: lieht. Stt SO
i-7; pigs, $6.50 & 6.85; blks of sales, $6.75
(&6.00.
Cat te. Poitoinf. iAil A,t .- i
$6.5010; cows and heifers. $3.50?; West
ern steers, $68.fiO; Teaxs steres. $5 75
7.25; stockers and feeders. S5.50rii)A ia
Sheep Receipts 200, steady. Yearlings $6
6.dO: wethers. .1 SOifflr. mi imi,. u ni
8.85. '
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Ndv. . Hon RArmt-i ia.
000. slow at yesterday's averages. Bulk.
$6.55t37.15. light. $6.257.30; mixed. $6.35
&i.ou; neavy, 19 i .o ; rough. $6.25
6.40; pigs, $3,756.50.
Cattle Receipts 500, weak. Native beef
cat i.e. joniu.ijo; westarn steers. S6.40-&A o-
cows and heifers,. $2.758.20; calves, $6,75
Sheep Receipts 2000, steady.
$5.65 Q 6.35 ; lambs, $6.7Q$ 8.00.
Wethers,
PRESENT SHEEP SHIP.MJCXTS HEAVY.
Larre Number Go Out of Bend to Winter
Rajime.
Approximately 55,800 head of Central Ore
gon sheep have passed through Bend in
the last month to the Winter range near
Coleman and to oUier ranges In the state
for feeding preparatory to shipment to Coast
stock markets, says the Bend Bulletin.
Record time by the railroads handling
sheep out of Bend Is reported to have been
made. The following are the carload lots
and the places to which the sheep have
been shipped: Troutdale, 23 cars; Umatilla.
8 cars: fluffs, 7 cars; Roosevelt, 3 cars
North Portland 1 car, and Coleman, 12S
cars.
All the sheep coming to this point were
in the best of condition, bavins had fa
vorable range during the Summer months.
Sheepmen say that prospects for favorable
Win te ran g e a re good, and w 1 th plen ty
of feed the sheep should be in the very
best of condition by Spring.
Broccoli Belns Shipped East.
LEBANON. Or.. Nov. e. fSpecial.) The
growing of broccoli for the Eastern market
gives promise of opening a new Industry in
Lebanon and vicinity. This Winter vege-
tauio n ureal ueinanu in wQicago and
New York and it has been successful iv
shipped from Medford. Several growers are
interested here, and 40 acres are now in
cultivation. It will be ready for the market
In February, and several carload lots will b
.consig-nea to (jnicsgo.
-sf- New York Soarar Market.
FVRW YORK" Vnv Ifn ,
centrifugal, 4.58c; moUpsei, 3.Slc Refined,
usat futures were aulet an featureless.
v - ,---.i.-ivn-c-i lu o points hisrhe"
Sr.. 450 tons December. 3.28c; March
, wax. uiy, d.sff-C
BEARS ATTACK LIST
Selling for Short Account "Un
settles Prices.
COPPERS ALONE STEADY
War Shares and Automobile Group
Yield to Pressure Moderate Re
cession by United States Steel.
Bonds Are Lower.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Selling of stocks,
mainly for professional account, was re
newed today and continued with little in
terruption throughout the short session. The
movement was accompanied by disquieting
rumors concerning European conditions.
Losses embraced almost every part of the
active list, coppers, alone manifesting rela
tive steadiness. Trading was light, with
an utter lack of public interest.
London's market was closed, but there
were further sales of our stocks and bonds
for -future'' delivery. Much of this sell
ing1 was by brokers, with International con
nectlons and included those Amerlcaa is
sues most popular abroad.
Canadian Pacific fell 24 to ISC Its
subordinate road, "Soo," lost 2 points and
other rails, including Great Northern, St.
Paul and Eastern trunk lines about one
point each. Reading's extreme loss of 1 H
to 82 -34 was ascribed to the sudden death
ot a promiment capitalist identified with
that road.
War shares yielded more or less severely
to moderate pressure, the automobile group
losing 2 to 0 points with declines within that
range by Said win Locomotive, Crucible
bteei, Lackawanna Steel and Railway Steel
Sprinr. while New York Air brake lost
7 to 131. United States Steel receded mod
erately, considering Us fairly large overturn.
it. Ten to o ana ciosea at 00.
various miscellaneous shares were Heavy
to weak, some of these issues reflecting
an absence of recent' speculative Interest. In
the final dealings, fractional recoveries
were scored on covering of short con
tract. Total sales amounted to 455,000
shares.
The bank statement showed an actual loan
expansion of about f 52.300,000 with a cor
responding increase of deposits and a negli
gible cash lovs. while reserves decreased
about $7,000,000, reducing excess reserves
to SlS0.OO0.OOO.
Business advices were or the same cneer-
ful tenor as those recently issued, special
stress beinff laid on two features of that
situation, the ever-widening activity of
trad 4? and increased momentum in many In
dustries. Bonds were lower on small inquiry. Total
sales par value aggregated $3. 220.OOO. United
States and Panama bonds were to -3i per
t higher on call during the week.
CLOSIN5 STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
3.30O
8.400
l.ano
7,90f
nigh.
32
87
66 H
i.Oi.
S4i
1101,
11714
128
'in"
1084
1274
OS
48-
90
20i
184V4
58
62
164
:oii
r.34
r4i
75
14
4.
43 i
177
127
504
Low.
bid.
Alaska Oold. . . .
5 2 "4
66
58 4
65 i
loo-
1 1 5
127
107 4
123
(144
420
89 '4
194
1S2
58 4
61 is
16
184 "
194
52 74
6S4
724
194
43 54
42 i
177 hi
1254
0
71!4
23 H
44
32
80S
SSH
84 4
' 6H
65 i
154
102 K
80
1181
1153
33
'60'
'ia' '
82 Vt
50 4
101 ",4
2314
162-4
saw
32
86-4
OB
58 H
C.-.-4
92 '4
10
115H
128
2314
854
108
123 ',4
94 S
425
89
20
183
584
61 H
16
04 V,
133
aft
53?,
73
19-s,
44
424
177
126
60
7114
108
234
44
jraxi
sot,
8814
34
15
7
128 4
054
15
1024
SO"
119
113
32 Vi
43
60 14
167
26H
821
504
101
234
182
50
IBS
137
83
85 T4
115-4
74
874
69
60
S72
AU?s-Qhalmer&. .
Am Bert SUKar.
American Can..
American Loco..
Am &m & tieig.
do pfd
Am Bus riefgr. . .
Am Tc-1 & Tel..
American Tob..
3.30O
2.90O
Anaconda Cop.. 23.700
Atcnlsan
Baldwin Loco...
3.ini
1(5,500
a, 000
300
3.SOO
1.400
0.00O
i,3lX
3.200
1,100
""266
4.600
3.U0G
3.700
9.000
600
5.S00
IS, 700
1.100
1.000
3.500
1,800
Bait & Ohio.
Bethlehem Steel.
Br Kap Transit.
Cal Petroleum . .
Canadian Pac.
Central Leath..
Ches i Ohio
Chi & Grt West.
Chi Mil & St P.
Chi A N W
C R I P By. .
Ch'lno Copper...
Colo Fu & Iron.
cruclhls Steel..
13 & R Q ofd. . .
Dlst Securities..
Erie
General Elect..
Grt North pfd. .
Gr Nor Ore ctfs.
Guggenheim Ex.
Illinois central.
Int Cons Corp..
S.100
24
2-
si
344
"7
134
10314
S0i
114
115
S4
Inspiration Cop. 31,600
K C Southern.. J.4'10
IAlilga Yttlley...
1,900
3.100
2.60O
5,306
' l'.ioo
2.400
1.200
3,300
1.IW0
1.6O0
4. .',00
met fetroieura.
Miami Copper..
M K T pfd...
Mo Piclfic
National Biscuit.
National Lead..
Nevada Copper.
Pi x central. . . .
N Y, N H & H.
Nor "Western.
Nor Pacific
Pacific Mail....
Pac Tel & Tel. .
Pennsylvania ..
3.300 BOH
Pull Pal fr
Ray Cons Cos..
7,400
40,300
5,100
1.400
5.100
3.300
3.000
28H
S3 5,
52
1014
24",
164
01
Reading ,
Keo Ir & steel.
Southern Pac. ..
Southern Ry....
Sturtebakor Co..
Tennessee Cop..
Texas Company.
union pacitic...
9.200 138 187
200 S3 S3
49.000 8i4 854
500 1154 115V4
7,500 74 4 7S4
1.400 88 88
18.700 70 69
300 60 V4 60 it
300 870 870
3.700 29 2B
do Pfd
U S Steel
do pfd
Utah Copper. . . .
Western TTnion.
Westing Eiec...
Montana Power.
General Motors.
Wabash B. pfd.
294
Total sales for tho day. 455,000 shares.
BONDS
TJ S ref 2s reg. 98
N T C gn db 6s.H0
Nor Pacific 4s. S2hi
do 5s 6o4
Pac Tel se Tel 6S 98 "4
Penna con 4s.. 1044
80 pacific ref 4s 884
Un Pacific 4s... aS
do conv 4... nasi
do coupon ...
U 8 8s res ...101
do coupon ...1011,4
TJ S 4s reg 100
do coupon ... 1 10
Am Smelter fas. 109
Atchison Gen 4s 934
U it R u ret OS. 6U
TJ S Steel 5 . 103
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW TtOP.K. Nov. C. Mercantile n.r..
3S 3'i per cent.
Bar silver, 49 Tic
Mexican dollars, 38 He.
Government bonds steady: railroad bonds
easy.
days. $4. 6H4; demand, 4.S4?i; cable, 4.66.
... I A , V.J 11 uuh&i, 41c.
Drafts, sight lc; telegraph, 4c.
Stocks -Lower at Ixjndon.
T rturftriw xt.... e t . 1 . ,
w . . , . 1 11 kite American sec
tion of the stock market today prices were
adjusted to th lower level set by New. York,
and the market moved against holders In
the late trading and closed easy after a dull
session.
RESERVES OF BANKS ARE REDUCED
Another JLarge Loan Increase Reported by
.new lore .institutions,
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. The statement nt
the actual condition of clearing-house banks
nnu trust companies tor tne week shows
that they hold 1S. 100,500 reserve in excess
of legal requirements. This Is a decrease
of S7.114.67o from last week. The state
ment follows:
Loans, etc S3.096.674. 000 52.445 OOO
Reserve in own
vaults 525.369, OOO 318,000
Reserve In Fed
eral reserve banks 104,030,000 300,000
Reserve in other
depositaries 4S.1T5.000 1.082,000
Net demand depos
ited 3.T16.8S0.O00 81.270,000
Net time deposits .. 1-14, 015. 000 304 000
Circulation 35,1 82.000 419 000
Decrease. Of which ".468,307. OOO la
specie. .
Aggregate reserve. g73S.474.0O0. Excess
reserve jiou,iuv,ow; uecrease 7, 114, 670.
Summary of stae banks and trust com
panies in Greater New York not Included
in clearing-house statement.
1 ncrease
Loans, etc S610.OS8.200 S7.2S2.60O
Spec! a 52.278,700 237,100
Leral tenders .2H5,000 3,90O
Total deposits Mit,Gr2,400 18.I6M.100
Banks" cash reeerv in vault $11.018,3i0
Trust companies' can reserve in vault,
OecrcAse,
EESKRVE PKPOSrrS ARE IXCREASKD
Federal Bank R-iMrt Gain of Two and
Half Million In Week.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. Reserve deposits
of the Federal Reserve banks increased bv
about 2. 500. OOO during the past week, according-
to a statement of the banks' con
dition. November 5, issued today by tba
r eaerai neservD ooaro. it Snows:
Resources
Gold coin and certificates in
vault S232.678.dn0
Gold settlement fund 0.10 000
Gold redemption fund with United '
btates Treasurer. .............. 1,227 000
Total gold reserve
-"tJ tender notes, silver, etc. . . $1,597,000
S?,V- JerTe $326.2S2.)0
Bills discounted and bought
Maturities within 10 days $ S.7B3 OO0
I-rom 11 to 30 days 10.4SS.ooo
From Jl to 60 days . 1S.600.000
From 1 to 90 daya 8.40S.000
Over 90 days 3.724.0O0
Total ;
Investments
.$ 43.137.000
United States bonds ; $ 10.5S3.000
Municipal warrants 23.14S.O00
Federal reserve notes net. lj.l34.0OO
Due from Federal Reserve Banks
,,?et. 12.4S3.0OO
ah other resources...- 2,962,000
??'?!,.,;?,ource" S433.719.0OO
Liabilities
Capital paid in $ 54.fl4S.000
Government deposits 15.000 Ooo
Reserve deposits net 346.063.000
eueral Reserve notes net 13.681.000
All other liabilities 8,147,000
Total liabilities 4o2.719.000
Gold reserve against net liabilities 8L4?4
tash reserve against net liabilities 90.194
Cash reserve against liabilities after
setting aside 40 per cent gold reserve
against net amount of Federal re
serve, notealn circulation .....92.0
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Frier Current on Batter. Eggs, Fruits. Ve
etables. Etc., at Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. . Butter Fresh
J,"'.,.28vtCi P"me firsts. 25c; fresh
tlrsts, 24c.
Es Fresh extras. 52c: pullets. 42c.
Cheese Xmw 1 . , ,
---- . - . . .aiuuiui cueu-
1"'C: young Americas, 18c.
. csnl.ul . summer squash, 50 65c:
?ir.S 3"c: wax. 4JJ6c: llmas.
v&Slirw.? p",lper'-. 4035Oc; cucumbers.
O4T40CT tnmnlAo. .-.o e . . . , ..;
... ' vwbj,j.( cssv .Hi, 1UU
50c; garlic. 10iillc.
unions California. 9ocl.
Fruit Lemons. 3(53.25; oranges, $3.75
4.50; grapefruit. 2.504.50; pineapples.
lY'-r"- 1,--s2: bananas. Hawaiian, 50c
tV" '.. ' "P'. oc Deciduous fruits:
73cl(l so""6"' 7S-"ic; Pears, Winter Nells.
,raf "oe8 DeIt. 73c II; salinas. $1.25
1.50; sweets, $1.25.
-RcePtB -Flour 6735 quarters, barley 14,
6.0 centals, beans 17,803 sacks, potatoes 3083
sacks, hay I60 tons.
Metal - Markets.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. Greater caution
was the outstanding feature of the week In
securities market. Quoted values grad-
- muun or iub Drecedlnst
week-s advance was canceled. '
."? noteworthy exception was In the
metal shares, some of which rose to record
breaking prices on increased demand for re
fined copper, together with highly favorable
financial statements Issued by some of the
producing companies.
rentJ,.hare" "taln - of their
recent prominence, but realising sales were
flaXTV1" uart"- Earning, of the
W "pe'aiiy in the west
and Northwest, are expected to assume un-
... ......... , proportions.
trvl'nJi.1,-" b'a,?1n "Pon 'eel Indus
try indicate a continuance of the high orei.
:d7ana,"'y Pr6v'"n - turner- prtc.
tr.1anBe "P1"' on London, was ex
nltiv, early in the week, but
made full recovery later. Wall Street did
not seem to share London's extreme pes-
Eastl :et;ar-ln developments In
trope. but wss more concerned
with political aspects affecting the aluia
Coffee) Futures.
feVW,.ORK' No'-, The marker for cof
ree futures was quiet today, but offerings
pc..a"er V1" Wy:' reaction and
deceit seXr.ed0n,a demand from
I?,,.. " or ,re,a buying for foreign
" "Penmg was quiet at an ad
durine h"" ?i"t8- ""d Prlc" Improved
up to T.bLc 7rn, emDJ.er..8aiUn
SDOt firm: Rin t-uZ. . .
c-s-. - " . 7. nam os 4S, ev-c
Genesee Hog Shipments Heavy
TntE?5.. -.I1-?0- Nov- (Special.)
number of h, 'J''" L" tne, "rg?st
one time r.,'"" l Pln
. - orousrn t in mnrm
as Th-wl -J.-? -Ln .ne bunch- This section
days, which .iorS:Jn
London Wool Sales.
LONDON. Nov c tv,. ..
wool auction sales today amounted to 77?0
w.eoPrrtnJ?;1,.l'--. dema'nd
rections. AVlS w" fiirbu1 dl"
C hicago Dairr Produce.
.ov5, " rri-?"""--unchanged.
Dried Fruit at New York.
VEW VHRV r- .
i-.i.a7 f. evaporated apDles
aulet. Prunes firm. Peaches steady.
Metal Market.
new "vn-ot- v--.. m .
trolytlc. iri2S6l.2ir PP"rQUWt C"
j.ron uncnanged.
Duluth Unseed Market.
. (fiii r Cf !-ra-M. cash. tl.OS
1.9J-,; December, 1.H03 ; May, ,l!o3.
Cotton Market.
mldaling uiiand.-, 11.63cTPNo saleT' QU'et-
Hops at New York.
NEWTORJC. Nov. 6. Hops Steady.
Elgin Butter Market.
PtftTW Til - ..
sold at asc. " ---r- -u6s
Elma Paving Assessments Approved.
ELM A, ,Wash, Nov. 6. (Special.)
The City Council met Wednesday and
confirmed the assessments on four or
th newly paved districts and laid two
on the table for further consideration
Only two citizens objected to the as
sessments. TV. A. Wakefield was al
lowed a reduction in taxes, owing to a
flaw in the adjoining; property.
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t -. V- . iiipTii uuiae, ana
HOP ACREAGE GAINS
Polk County Growers Are Pre
paring for Bigger Crops.
EQUIPMENT IS RENEWED
Prices, Though Not High, Are lc-
clared Sufficient for Fair Profit,
Kilns Are Being Rebuilt and
Xew Houses Constructed.
? JfE V1STA- No'- (Special.,
With the hop season In Polk County now
ended growers have made definite plans to
Increase tne acreage. Along the lowland
ot the Lucklamute and Willamette rivers
farmers are preparing land that never has
been in use for farming purposes, owing to
the water in the Winter months.
The carving out of new fields . M.
newed Interest In the crop are features ot
Uie season's end, after a largo portion of
the crop already has been sold.
-aiie to price so far this season has not
b-sen hlKh. growers explain that In the long
run a fair profit can be obtained. A car
load of bops last month was sent from this
county to New York City. The shipment
contained hops from the Independence.
Bueua Vista and Rickreall districts.
Kilns Are lScing Improved.
The hophouaes have been made the target
for Improvement, and before another drying
season looms, every kiln Is to ba placed in
maximum working condition, and according
to the plans of the present many new houses
will be orected. Some of the houses along
the Lucklamute River are completely delap
Idated. and if weather conditions permit
construction will tako place Immediately.
Repairs are to be mad-a inside the houses
at an early date.
tor tho first time in three years Sep
tember was no barrier to the success of the
harvest. Kain had become common, and led
to dissatisfaction by pickera. Although the
price a box fell to 40 cents during tho last
season no discontent was expressed by pick
ers over general conditions.
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"If growers wlii economize In their op- '
eratlng expenses a fair yield will return a
substantial profit." said one grower. "One
of the principal expenses this year was
spray. Insects made their appearance rathr
suddenly and mauy used too much material.
Drying expenses, too. can be cut without
difficulty."
xne yield mis season was greatlv varied.
In the Independence district nearly every
yard produced a heavy crop and picking
paid. Along the Lucklamute Valley the
worst crop In years was received.
The Buena Vista section averaged nearly
the same as last year, but the upper re
gions suffered, m the higher climates to
ward Bridgeport only small yields were the
ruie. At Klckreau and Dallas, the yield
varied in each district. One yard with heavy
hops was bordored by a light yard. White
hops were noted to be abundant in all the
yards and pickers were not bothered with
Canadian vines.
The opinion Is commonly expressed among
the growers here that tle future of the hop.
Industry In Polk County lies iu the improved
methods for the preparation of the dried
product.
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