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15 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913. fiEWBARRAGKS BUILT Standifer Plant Housing . ' Own Workers. Its QUARTERS ARE CONVENIENT Big Hotel About Half Plastered and Bungalows- for Families of Ship- ' yard Workers Being Rushed Rapidly to Completion. Tn the rush to care for more men in various departments of the O. M. Standifer Construction .Corporation's ateel plant 'at Vancouver It Is prom ised tbere will be accommodations added by Thursday for 240 workers at barracks being constructed . near the river and between the main plant and the railroad bridge across the Colum bia River. There are now 350 men residing: in quarters there, and the employment of more men necessitated the camp being: extended. The Standifer interests are al.'O FLOUR RULE PEHDS ?er !- lying tfeer tattlnj rid of th shipments, which Are In bulk and will b moved Lajt In cars without being sacked First of the tanbark cargoes discharged at Portland Jn months was received yes terday. The material Is brought from ft coast port -tor use by on of the tanneries. of the Supple-Baiiln fleet, was inaugurated yesterday under the direction of United Elates Smmviml Inspectors Edwards and Wynn. Four youthful bathers leaping overboard from a dock Just south of the east ap-. p roach of the Mtwthorn-! venue oriole found their pleasure hort-llTed yesterua"y, when one or tha Narbnf Petrol force nap pened along and discerned that -their bath- in rear was lacking as provided by ordi nan ca. They were escorted to headquarter. Salmon 1 the name of the first ihip of the fleet built at the McKachem plant for the Government to come to Fort. ana. she havlnr arrived ud Friday for dry- dock In g . Tha. McEachern force turned out .v U..M Inifal loflnn and general rutin out wss done at the California Will Supply Barley for piam OX IOC ASiont nnniiwiruu i via. Government fs Likely to Pur chase Only Mixed Article. MILLS MUST BE CHANGED MEN ASK FOR MORE PAY GR.UNHANDLBR9 ' COMMITTEE TO MEET EMPLOYERS TOMORROW. Accessary Substitute Thjs Cereal Is In Large Supply and Prices Are Cheapening. Tbe mixed floor proposal of the Govern ment Is suil pending. It is understood a delegation representing American- millers New Rate. Expeete by He. . Operate 1 Sl.rration' were 200 boxes by boat and 40 boxes by ex press. There was a good demand at 6060 cents tor the best stock and 35 cents up tor others. California .cabbage Is about finished for the season and dealers are filling their or ders with Oregon grown. Local cauliflower is also on the market with the trade asking $2.25 a crate (or the best. A fresh car ot sweet potatoes was on sale at 536 cents a pound. IN PRICE Monday, bat Other Side Propose Matter Be Arbitrated. shows a disposition to put It through the millers will support it as a wartime meas ure. They are opposed to the repeal of the mixed flour tax law, but would, under the n.v.lnnm.nt. TMtuMir tn a altna- circumstances. Indorse the steps proposes m tins , AmanA ) the suspend it for the durstion ot the war. Gralnhandlers' union for an advance in lu tbs grain trade the opinion prevails ... . . - . . 1 t h f Iff Hnn.M will mtmnA hv hla nrODOSSl hniMi., . h.if of which la Bce "om iv to sv ""-"" T?.7.r.A ..Trf w,"i h. rVlrfv for r,n.'6tralght time and from $1.05 to $1.20 w ouy tor tne uovernment oniy Plastered and w .1 "". ready for occu- prlln. consisted chiefly of containing 80 per cent wheat 1 pancy soon, wnue oungiow in mo same tract srlll soon be finished. In the hotel the men- will have warm, airy and attractive quarters. Rooms for two will, be rented at about $1S a month to each man. Hot and cold water will be in each room, and means of taking: care of clothing: the game aa In any hotel, with a lobby, lounginr-room for reading- and writing and all features that will tend to af ford the shipbuilder comforts. The corporation operates three yards, the steel and wooden plants at van eouver and a wooden yard on North Portland harbor, with a total of 10 ways for building- wooden steamers and five ways for steel ships. As fast as unskilled laborers can be had the force at the steel plant will be in creased from 1300 to 2300. and aug men ted lates as operations warrant. FIVE VESSELS ARE IiACXCHED Largo Addition 3Iade at Seattle to Government Tonnage. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept 21. Seattle shipyards today slipped three more bis steamships Into the water for the Gov ernment programme, a fourth vessel for Norwegian interests and a tug:, making- a total of 28,900 deadweight tons ot shipping1 launched exclusive of the tu?. The Skinner and Eddy plant cele bra ted the second anniversary of. Its first launching- with a triple launch-v tiz. the 8S00-ton steel freighter west Loquassuck. built In SI days, and the ISOO-ton freighter est Creasy, built In S3 days, and a tug-. In honor of the occasion President P. E. Skinner of the company an nounced that he had taken out a blanket Insurance, policy of 11000 for each of the concern's 13.000 employes. The other vessels launched were the SSOO-ton steel freighter Westpool by J. F. Duthle Shipbuilding Company, and the wooden motorship Trolltint, JiOO tons, by the Elliott Bay Ship building Company, for Norwegian In terests. JIXX CLAIM HALF-HOLIDAY 18,000 brattle inion Jiexai tiomerj Quit Work at Xoon. SEATTLE, Sept. 11 Union metal workers, numbering-, according to their leaders, about 13,000, today at noon left their posts In Seattle shipyards to take a Saturday half-holiday which the shipyard and shipping board officials claimed they were not entitled to under an agreement covering working hours. The men said they would be at work Monday. According- to the yard officials, the agreement says the men should work Saturday afternoons at regular pay. The men'clahn the "agreement Is void. The Seattle Metal Trades Council early today Instructed its members to work only four hours Saturday unless given overtime for Saturday afternoon work. .The council voted to take the Saturday half-holiday until the ilacy board re ports its findings. CAPTALY LAKSOX 1VLXS BONUS Schooner Maes Fastest Run of Sea son From South Pacific. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) One of the Walter S. Scammell schooners, commanded by Captain Peter Larson, arrived at a Pacific port today after a 70-day passage from a South Pacific port. This is the besttime made by a sailing vessel this season and the skipper will receive a hand gome bonus which will be shared by his Officers and men. The schooner brought a big cargo of copra, cocoanut oils and hardwood lumber- mixed flour flour and 20 ' Marine Notes. Boilermakers and their affiliated breth ren among the shipbuilders labored in all plants yesterdsy as naturally and easily as though tbere bad not been any contention over the Mscy board's new scsia er Saturday afternoon holidays, .Their action Friday, In voting again to take up their work yester. day for an eight-hour stretch, instead of stopping at noon drew favorable comment . about the city. . Inspectors et draft sges employed la steel plants ef the district who are under the direction of tbe Emergency Fleet Corpora tion, gathered yesterday at the office ot Fred B. Pape. assistant supervisor, to re ceive Instructions in furnishing the Phila delphia officials with data relative to the character of service they would prefer if called away from the yards. The under standing la that such men are to be placed en the deferred list until war conditions ne cessitate their being Inducted. Henry Cave, assistant te P. B. Papa, la the steel construction of the Emergency Fieet Corporation, reported on deck again yesterday after having taken unto himself a wife. Mrs. Arameila Windrow consented to share his lot. The office staff showered congratulation Tony J. Zimmerman, formerly clerk In the office ef Superintendent Warrnck. or the 17th lighthouse district, called en old col leagues there yesterday In the garb of a Navy man and holding a rating as first-elan machinist In the radio division, lie studied at the t'niverelty of Washington and h:s first assignment will be one of the steel ships bul.t here, the Western Comet. , P ane are under way for the construction ef mo.-e boue aboard the tug Akutan. of the Alaska-PertJand Packers' fleet. The ves sel Is to be held In Winter quarters at Coble, where the new work will be per formed. Federal officials and clerks at the Custom house went delving Into records yesterday te establish for their own satisfaction the time when all clocks are to be turned back one hour and gave the date aa October 27. That Is provided In the daylight saving law. which fixed March SI as tbe date when the nocks of the country were to be turned ahead. V Dous'aas Wood hem a. ef a well-known Lon don shipping firm of Douglas Woodharas A Co. leaves the city todsy for Puget Sound and British Columbia In the hope of being able Co piece contracts for the construction ef steel steamers, aout 10 of them, for de livery after the war. lie waa unable to in terest heads of Portland yards in the pro posal. One ship tsdea with Alaska salmon. In rases, reached the harbor Friday and another reported yesterday. Because of the large amount of frelsht on storsse st Municipal docks It baa not been de termined where 90.000 rases of salmon, to be brought by both vesseis, will be accommo dated. Two copra cargoes being unlosded at the same time Is an unueual sight at the fast Washington-street terminal. Fore and a nrnnnail Ihil . rnmmitte of tne 1 Per ceni suosutuies. in U1K caso M" union would meet the employers at 4 of the Pacific Northwest will have to o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Mer- tint thsTmeans for making this mixed flour rkinit' t-rrkinn tn HiiriiM iria sub- I or suffer the loss of closmg down. The big lacL In their letter to the emDlovers. Institutions that depend on export trade, a few days ago, setting forth the it Is believed, will adapt their plants to the schedule of pay they sought. It waa new grind, and It is said some of them are made plain "that the new wages were already taking such stepa . expected to go Into effect tomorrow. The most logical substitute for them to The" employers proposed. In answer- I use will be barley, as It can be handled much Inst the demand for more Pay. that in I easier than corn and is oeciaeoiy cneaper. view of increases granted during the past year, the entire matter be sub mitted to arbitration. No answer had been received to that offer yesterday, other than an oral request that the employers meet with the union com' mittee tomorrow afternoon. Aa to the Justice of the demand for increased compensation, the employers say they are now paying's cents more an hour straight time than is allowed As the Northwestern barley crop Is .small, the California crop will have to be drawn upon. California has a normal, barley crop this year of about 800,000 tons, and as her requirements for home consumption, Hawaii, eta, are only. 230,000 to 300.000 tons, she win hsvs a large surplus to dispose of. The Export Company has made no barley, pur chases In California yet, and it Is posslbl no bsriey exporting will be done from -that stats this season. Tbere Is no chance of GRAPES ARE STEADY . Cantaloupe and Pear Receipts Are Light Cling Peaches Coming. . . Two cars of California grapes arrived and 80 boxes of Oregons by express. There wss a good demand and prices were steady. Oregon Concords were quoted generally st 81 per lug and 25 cents per basket. Tokays were held at 2.25 per crate, Mus cats 82.25 per lug snd Malagas Btt cents per pouna. . There were no fresh arrivals of can taloupes and prices were unchanged at 82.50 63 for Yaklmas. Pear receipts were small and prices steady, Eartletts bringing $1.5031-75 per box and 6 cents a pound bulk. Oregon pear shipments were three cars to New York, two to Chicago and one each to Washington. Denver, Kansas City and Grand Island. , Limited Quantities of Balway and Craw ford peaches were on the market. Two cars of California Levi Clings are due and are quoted at $1.75 a box. BUTTER WILL ADVANCE ON MONDAY Three-Cent Lift Is Announced in Local Print Prices Butterfat Also Up. Butter prices sre again moving upward- Monday morning there will be a three-cent advance In print quotations - by . the city creameries to CI cents for plain wrapped and 611 cents for cartoned butter in box lota The buying price of butterfat will be raised tnree Cube butter was a scarce article Yester day and extras were Quoted firm at oo cents. There was no change in the egg situation. The demand was slow ana .(.prices uaroiy steadv. Poultry and dressed meats cleaned up at unchanged prices. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland .' $4,95.:!13 S1.029.P26 Se.ittle B.124.331 ' -1.071,052 Tacoma S02.438 " 240.570 Spokane 1,548,444 489,507 Clearings ot Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and corresponding week in former years were: ALL BONDS STRONG Liberty and Foreign War 'is sues Are Higher. STOCK LIST ALSO GAINS on Puget Sound, the scale there being-1 California barley going East, as the Esst 65 cents and SI. The straight time has a larse eroo. and .the brewers sre out wage here was 65 cents an hour and In I of the market proba'oly for all time to come, April of this year .was boosted to 5 I The East Is, In fact, shipping barley to tbe cents., while In July, say the employers, I Western states.nd some ot It has already the men asked for a further increase 1 reached Oregon. and 70 cents waa fixed. Pacific Coast Sh ping- On the local bosrd 853 was bid for milling barley yesterdsy and 830 for feed barley. Notes. I The market Is wesk and dealers look for a I further decline of about S3 a ton. 1018 1917 11118 1A13 1914 1913 1012 1911 1910 1M9 Jll'07 iwo 1905 SAN FRANCISCO. Cel.. Sent. 2L (Spe cial. ) Tbe local monopoly ot the tugboat business enjoyed by the Redatsck Company since tbe organisation wss taken over by a local syndicate Is a tnlng of the past, com- oetltlon In the form of a slnsle tuaboat owned by another concern has already made appearance and according to popular rumor there may be a considerable fleet of comnetinr craft In the nar future. Althoiixb there has neen nothlnr taiiglDie about the new competition. It became known iml, tlmt ih Mtnn tu lnrrtlrt which was shifted to this port from Honolulu of wheat and oats Is going on actively. Crops some time ago, has already bees Injected generally presented a fine appearance. In some parts oats are light In bulk, while bar- FRENCH WHEAT OP FINK QUALITY British Crop Reports Are Favorable Italian Harvest Completed. Crop conditions abroad are summarized In Broomhall's cable of yesterday as follows United Kingdom Crops of the midlands have been very favorably reported. Cutting Into the local field. This occurred whan one of the salmon packers was towed into port oy tne lormer island tug. it is Be lieved that the rnovemvnt has been started because of the fact that the Redetack Com Dior has notified Ita patrons that a rise of 25 per cent in rates is now in effect. Aecordlne- to sdvlces received here todsy, the commandeered ship Star of Poland. whtrh waa thrown ufien the beach on th m.,1 rtf lioin A,ni,mh.F lit B hi, bound for a Pacific port. Is fast becoming a com- i oeen requisitioned oy toe government. nl-te wreck and there Is now little pos- nrnmlilnr - the Alaska Packing Company's ItliKl.n.H) craft. Tne cablegram said mat tne veane areahtlnt; ud raat ana a lot ai ill million-dollar Oriental cargo was being strewa upon th sea and beach. ley Is fair and wheat good. Italy Harvesting is now practically com pleted with the outturn generally satisfac tory. Large quantities of wheat will have to be Imported during the current sesson. as the requirements of the army have increased consldersbly. Tbe corn crop, which has is France Weather has favored harvesting In the north and this operation Is making rapid progress. Results of threshing are fine for wheat, rye and other grains. Many of the samples of new wheat are fully 82 to Colombia River Bar Report. 64 pounds per bushel. Corn crop hss lnv NORTH HEAD, Sept. 2L Condition at S I proved, but fair outturn cannot be expected. P. il. tie a, smooth; wind, northwest eight Oats are very scares, being absorbed by miles. LIQUOR OWNER CONVICTED "Red Line" Motor Oil Turns Ont to Be Sunnybrook Brand. ASTORIA. Or., Sept 21. (Special.) Two barrels of booze masquerading" aa lubricating oil arrived in the city this morning, but were seized by the police. W. H. (Doc) Maple, owner of tbe con traoana, was convicted in tne x-ouce Court of bringing liquor into the state and was fined 8300, which he paid. The barrels, which came from San Francloco, via Portland, were part of a shipment arriving a few days ago on the Hose City, some of them being marked "Havoline medium" and the others "Red Line neavy" motor oil. Thirty quart bottles of Sunnybrook were tightly packed in each barrel In na. me oarreis were perieciiy ary ..v h,rt. t. r.(K.,.t n ..h anu cican un m. uuia.uo, BUWwiiiB no whu, bulk oats were-down 80 cents. Sacked oats, bids were unchanged. Weather conditions In the Middle West. the army. Spain Harvesting Is now finished and re ports confirm that wheat is a maximum crop. North Africa Algeria has reported that threshing Is active, but yields are somewhat disappointing, though the harvest on whole Is a good erne. Ukraine Reports thst the harvest would be above the average and there would be available for export 1,700.000 tons of grains transport problem Is difficult. Argentina Weather Is now clear and crop outlook is favorable. Abundant rains have relieved praotlcally all dry sections Offer ings of wheat are increasing, with prices declining, on temporary absence of export busing. LOCAL . GRAIN MARKET 13 EASY Cora Bids Are Reduced SO Cents te 81-30. White Oats Down. There was very little interest In the grain market yesterday. The undertone was rsther trace of ordinary seepage, and thie fact aroused the suspicions of the authori ties. Justice Fisher Resigns." MANILA. P. I., Sept 21. Justice Frederick Charles Fisher, of the Phil- pplne Supreme Court, has resigned to enter private practice. He was ap pointed in 1917 by President .Wilson. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Sept. 21. Maximum temper as wired from Chicago: "Minneapolis cloudy, 45 degrees; Duiuth clear, cold; .Winnipeg part cloudy, 45; Chicago clear, cold; Peoria part cloudy, 40; St Louis clear, light frost; Kansas City Toggy, 46; Omaha clear, 40, heavy frost; Ohio Valley -clear. Forecast Entire grsin belt shows forecast of fair anl warmer for. tonight, Sunday and Monday. Canadian forecast Manitoba, fins and a lit tle warmer. 'Saskatchewan, fair and mod erately warmer." Terminal receipts, la cars, were reported attire, 63 degrees; minimum, -51 degrees, I by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: River reading. 8 A. M . 5 9 feet; change in last Z4 nours, u - loot isn. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.K none; total rainfall since September L 101S. .64 Inch; normal rainfall since beptemoer l, l.ott inches; de- . , f , r. nf r.lnf.ll llnp. U.n,. T-n u. 1 tQlfl .40 men. eunriee, 0:07 a. l; sunset, 7:11 P. M. : total sunshine. 3 hours 00 minutes: poselble sunshine, 12 hours 14 minutes. Moonrtse, 8:82 P. M. ; moons t, 7:84 A. M. Bsrometer (reduced to sea level) 0 P. M., Portland. Eat.... 1 uar aso Total this week., Yoarito.. . . . Season to date... tear aso Tacoma, Friday. year ago Season to date.., Year ago Wheat Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. 30.01 inches. Relative humidity at noon, I Seattle, Friday! 81 per cent, THIS WEATHER. STATIONS. Year so. . . I Season to dais. 1 ear ago. 81 . 80 . 420 . ioe .2705 . 645 .. 17 . 10 .1418 ,. 437 ,. IS . 24 .1478 . 311 7 12 3 3 71 27 S 21 28 sn3 64 167 3 29 7 12 20 100 72 54 197 1018 2S 443 15 17 IS T 431 SU1 2 8 69 . 67 6 II 137 1 14 348 4S 'i 780 103 1507 State ef Weather I BUTTER MARGIN NOT TO BE EXCEEDED No Allowance Caa Be Made fer Shrinkage la Cutting or Storing. The United States Food Administration wires that ail handlers ef butter, fresh or cold storage, must confine themselves to ths margin ef profit provided for different quan tities; that the maximum margins allowed Baker ...... Boise Boeton ..... Calgary .... rhicago .... Denver Iea Moines Kureka .... Galveston .. Helena ..... tjuneae .... Kansas City Los Anveles Marshfleld . Med lord ... Minneapolis New Orleans New York . North Hesd , Ysklm ..... Phoenix. .... Pocalello ... Portland ... Rose burg Pscramento St. Louis ... Salt Lake ., Han Dteso . Fan Francisco. Sitka Spokane ...... Tacoma Tatoosh, Isl'nd tValdes Wslla Walla . Washington .. Winnipeg . ...I O.Oo;. . IN W Cloudy HIDES Government grades: No. 1 salted hides, 30 lbs. and up, 15c; No. 2 salted hides, 30 lbs. ana up, i4c; ji 1 green I hides. 30 lbs. and ud; 12cj No. 2 aWen htrioa are considered by them ss more than normal 1 30 lbs. and up. 11c; No. 1 salted bulls, 50 Portland. ..832,201.313 16.II92.4.S4 . . 14,031.981 .. J0.338.R71 .. 11,101.792 .-. 13,937.870 .. 12,038.783 .. 11,400.424 .. 11.2JS.JS4 .. C, SO.".. 414 .. 7.8r.3.lil3 .. 6.30(1,047 .. B,2257 Seattle. S47.870.039 26.763.811 17.583.700 12.027.002 11.448.32S 14.867.039 Tacoma. 83,871.936 2.446.7J9 1 943.718 2,038,058 2,416.454 11.6S7.980 -4.332.223 10,755.260 4,489,204 11,772.514 8,992,799 11.227.233 12.26S.:,70 8.046.2S6 6.801.445 5,632.230 5.059,574 4.if6,r.S.r. 3,376,908 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc. Merchants' Exchange, aooa session: September delivery Bid. No. 2 white feed oats ...860 50 Standard feed barley 50.00 Standard "A" barley 62.00 Eastern corn and oats In bulk: . No. 8 white oats 53.00 33-pound white clipped oats.. 65.00 Ne. 3 yellow corn ..... 67.30 No. 3 mixed corn 67.00 October No. 2 oats ...t : 60.30 Feed barley 50.00 "A" bsriey .'..... 62.00 No. 8 oats 53.50 Clipped oats 35.00 Yellow corn 06.50 Mixed corn 65.50 WHEAT Government basis. 82.20 per bushel. FLOUR Straights. 810.05 11.93 per bar rel; whole wheat, S10.25; graham, 89909 10.25; barley flour, $11 per barrel; ' rye flour. $12.50- per barrel; cornmeal, SiK-30 Sf 11.80 per barrel? corn flour, 812; oat flour, S11.2011.40 per. barrel. ' ' MILLKEKD Mill run, f. o. b. mill; car lots, $29.65; mixed cars, $30.15; less than csrlots. $30.65; rolled barley, $65; roiled oats. $09. - mRMmWhrita ITT.- .n.l,, ft7 na , n U i V . . . -1 . v. T) .1 . Eastern Oregon timothy,' $30 per ton; Valley timothy. $29 per ton; alfalfa. $27; Valley grain hay, $26ij27; clover, $2S; straw. $9 Dairy and Country Produce, BUTTER Cubes, extras, 65c; prints. extras, box lots, 61c; cartons, box lots, 62c; half boxes. He more; less than half boxes. le more; butterfat No. L 65c per pound. delivered Portlsnd. EGGS Oregon ranch, candled, rots and craoks out, 48Q50c; selects, 54355c per dozen. CHEESE Tillamook. L e. b. Tillamooke Triplets, 30c; Young Americas. 81c: Ions- horns. 31o per pound ; Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point; Triplets. 2S'4c; Young Americea, 29Hc per pound: lona-horns. 28 Ho per pound. POULTK1 Hens, 26827c; Springs, -27a 30c; ducks, 25 j, 30c; geese, nominal; turkeys, live, 3-'c. VEA1, Fancy, 21c' per pound. ' POKK Fancy, 25c per pound. Fruits and Vegetables. Local jobbing quotations: FRUIT:) Oranges. Valenclas. $9.2."iirfl0: lemons. $67.75 per box; bananas, 88c per pound; grapefruit, $6.50; cantaloupes. S2.5OI03 per crate: watermelons. 2U ne per pound: peaches, $1.401.75; apples, $10 2.25 per box: plums, 2H 6c . per pound; Dears. S1.5U&1.75 box. Dluma. 2l4i:le nr pound; casabas, 3j!ic pound; grapes 8. Jii per crate. VEGETABLES Tomatoes. 33&80c per crate; cabbage, 3H4c per pound; lettuce, $2 per crate; cucumbers, . 30 & 30c per box; peppers, Mc per pound; beans. 607c 'Der pound; celery, 90c per dozen; eggplant 0'aiiic per pouno; corn, zog3oo per dozen. POTATOES oregons. $2.5ou3 per hun dred: Idahos. $3&3.25; Yaklmas, $3.25. cjNiu.NB uresons, u.ouic a per Sack: Cal ifornia browns, $2.73. ... Staple Groceries. Local Jobbing quotations:' SUGAR Sack basis: Fruit and herrv. $9.55; beet $9.25; extra C, $9.13: powdered. in barrels, siu..; cubes, in barrels, $10.45. NUTS Walnuts, 30c; Brazil nuts filberts, 20c; almonds, 18fi23c: peanuts. 19a: cocoanuts, $1.69 per dosen. SALT Half-ground. 100s, $15.90 Dar ton: aps, Slf.zo per ion; -vairy, so per ton. ' RICE iJiue -Kose, il. iolc per pound. BEANS Jobbing prices: Small whits. 13tt&13c; large white, llji12c; colored. w8c; lima, ioe COssiJ itoastea, in drums, 17w25o Provision. f Loesl Jobbing quotations: HAMS All sizes, choice, 38S37Ue: standard. 35&31o; skinned, none: mo nies, 26c; cottage roll, 34c LARD Tierce oasis, auinaard pure. 29e: compound, 23c bacon rancy. raic; standard, SM 47 He; choice, 80 44c DRY SALT Short clear backs. 30 e 35c: exportsi 9 to 32c. - Hides and Pelts. , Resumption of Outside Buying for Investment Is 'Indicated; Money Conditions Are in More Favorable Shape. , NEW YORK. Sept 21. Continued strength .in the stock market today, illustrated by rurtner upward -Ise In prices, was held tn some quarters to reflect a stronger invest ment position. The opinion was emphasized by the weekly bank ' statement. Issued after the. market' strong close. The statement showed the expected improvement in monetary condi tions, the surplus reserves having increased $40,380,950 during the week. This condition operated t the advantage of stock -exchange borrowers, funds being more freely supplied during the week, which caused an expansion of $72,648,000 in the losn sccount The scope of the buying movement wss interpreted ss Indicating some accession o outside orders, which contributed to a com prenensive advance in specialties of 1 to points. 1 Dealings, however, wars larealv a professional character, with more general baying lor the long and short account Sales amounted to 140,000 shsresi Liberty bonds strengthened sfter an early Interval of heaviness, while foreign Issues uiou uijner, rans as again breaking Int new ground for the movement at 96H.- Th general bond market was steady. Total sales, par value. $3,975,000. United 8tates Doncs, old Issues, were unchanged on call uu iuo wees, CLOSING . STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing sales. Am Beot Sugar American Can.. Am Car & Fdrv American Loco.. Am s & Ketg. . Am Sugar Keiff . Am Tel & Tel . . Anaconda Cop.. Atchison All U a W I 8 8 Bait & Ohio.. California Petrol Central Leather Canadian Puc. . Ches & Ohio. . . . Ch il A St. Paul Chicago & N W O R i A P ctfs Chlno Copper. . Colo Fl & Ir. .. Corn Pdcts Refg Crucible Steel.. Cuba Cane Sug.. Distil Securities Erie . . General Electric General Motors Great North Pfd Gt Nor O ctfs. . II inois Central Inspir Cooper. . Int M M Pfd. .. Inter Nickel" .. Inter Paper. . . . Kan City South Kennccott Cop.. Louis A Nash.. Maxwell Motors Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper. . Missouri Pacific Nevada Copper N Y Central N Y N H A H Nor A WeHtern frrthern Pac. Pacific Mail.... Pennsylvania.. . . Pittsburg Coal. Ray Con Cop. . Reading Rep lr A Steel Southern Pac. Southern Ry. . . Studeboker Cor Texas Co Union Pacific. . U S Indus AI. .. U S Steel U S Steel pfd.. Utah Copper. ... West Electric. Bethlehem 33.. 300 700 300 High, .Low. 65H BO 4,300 68 67 400 86 86 200 105 4 105 700 5BH 53T4 '1,206 'HM "63" ,b00 104 163 bid. 09 - 44 83 65 73 10S 9(1 68 86 108 53 19 68 163 57 49 04 400 25 "4 23 2514 , 200 39 H 3SH 39 'i 200 46 4U 46 42 C3H ..: 8014 2.700 54 537s 54H ' 1314 143H 400 118 117 117 89 Vi 1,400 31 31H 31 H , 95 900 54 53 H 54 12.500 104 "4 103 10414 '700 0i 30H 30V , 32 -..'... ..... 17 200 33 33 Vk 33 114 27 6,9O0 105 5, 104 104 . 100 28 28 23 200 24 24 24 300 2041 20 i 20 1,100 7H Z 73 i 72 1,700 39 39 39H 103 Vi '. 87 200 32 32'4 32 900 44 43 . 44 49 200 23 23 1 23 6.100 SS 87. 88 900 91 91 ill 200 86 S3T4 86 HOI) 26 i 26 3,400 47 48 47 1,700 163- 101 162 9O0 124 123 13 800 116 116 116 44,700 111 110 110 - 300 110 110 110 . - - -JL 81 300 43fs .43 43 2.500 62 82 S2 Rlrl Total sales for the day 140,000 shares. BONDS. n R rf 2s rex.... 98 IPac T T BS....SS do ref 2s coup.9S Penn con 4s ..93 U S 3 reg u f s '80 do coud 83 U S Steel 5s 97 Dfiil reg.....,106!S P cv 5s 90 docoup 100 :AnR10-f Tench 5S. 94 Atchen gen 4s... wi,u j-is ss....iuo.i n R G ref 5s. V Y Cent deb 6. 93 Nor Pac 4s SO Nor Pac 3s .....67 do 1st 4e. 2d 4s do 1st cv 4s. . . do 1st cv'4s. do 3d 4s 96.00 93.70 96.00 fll!2 95.98 Bid. Money, Exchanges Etc. NEW YORK. Sept 21 Mercantile paper unchanged. Sterling unchanged, demand $4.75 T-l cables 84.76 u-16. iTancs demand 5.48 cables, 5.47. Guilders, demand 48: cables, 48. Lire, demand 6.37; cables 0.33. Mexican dollars unchanged. , LONDON, Sept unchanged. IL Money and discounts 0.IMII. . .'n.ont. . 36 u.ooi . . so o.uoj.. en o.no K E Pt cloudv margins, and that handlers must not add " nd "P' 1201 2 bulla 60 lbs. t& "" 'l':0' b"' "pS rgreWuWlb6,0 lfn"d upl Clear Clear Clear COO. 01 S:NW!CIoudy 70 0.00 . . nb Clear 72 O.OO . .IXW OIiiF 84i30 (l.onl. . Clasp 44) 4 o.ool. .ISE Clear -- Ooj 7 0.00:10 BE Pt. cloudy 48 04 0.01 2 .V Cloudy 42 72:o.0o . .iS Cloudy 34 62 0.00 10 SB Clear r. 4 o e . 00 . . t iciear 46 62 u.ooi. fiNW'pt. cloudy 521 i; 0.00 . .I.vw cioudy 52, - 0.00'.. ISE Pt cloudy 1 i"- o. v" . : ir r. lesr 66 fc O.Oo 14iSV O.IMt . ..MS 7CM.00.. NW 72 O.U2 C SB 60 0.00 . .Ink s o.ool. .fs o.txy . .iw 1 Clesr Cloudy Pt cloudy Clear Clear Clear PC cloudy near 381 70 0.O0 1S.W . . 64 O.OOI. . . . S2f 74 ii. 0i . . E Cloudy eoj ww.uv . . ijv v, , Cloudy 52 56 O.fiO 18 ,W Clear 3l 40 0.66;.. IN" . Rain 81 74 0.00 . . W Cioudy 4-t 80 0.40 16 NVr Cloudy 441 68 0.00 12S 'Pt. cloudy tA. XI. today. "P. M. report preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Probably showers; cooler. Wsahlngton and Oregon Probe sly show ers; cooler. Idaho Unsettled weataer, proDaoiy show ers; cooler. EDWARD L.-WELLS. Meteorologist an unreasonable profit on the investment. No allowance can be made for shrinkage la cutting butter nor feu- shrinkage In weight In storing butter, as margins are believed sufficiently wide to cover shrinkage. In-J terest may be charged while butter is In storage, but not on delayed payments after sale. POTATO PRICES ARE lOLDIXG STEADY Local Receipts, for Day Are Light Onions I in Small Supply. There was a fair movement la pdtatoes yesterday and no Important Changs in prices Receipts were light Eastern conditions for the day were summarized by the Bureau ot Markets: 'Minnesota sacked white stock again declined 6c in Chicago, ruling $2.50 per ewt, earlots; New Jersey Giants were strong at shipping points snd ruled about steady In distributing markets; Maine white stock ruled nearly steady In distributing marksts and sold $3.40$ 3.6 per barrel,'' bulk, trackslde, at Presqus Isle, Colorado and Idaho shipping points were about steady. Total shipments were very hesvy." " e Onion supplies were light and local prices very firm at $2.8003 for Oregons and S2.75 Ci for California Two ears were shipped from California for Portland on Friday. Good Demand for Tomatoes. Tomato receipts, aside from home-grown, 9C; ro. 1 green or aaitea csitSKlns, up to 15 lbs., 32c; No. 2 green or salted calfskins, up to 15 lbs, 30c; No. 1 green or salted kip skins. 15 to 30 lbs. 16c; No. 3 green or salted kip skins, 15 to 80 lbs., 14 c; dry flint hides. 7 lbs. and up, 30s: dry flint calf. under 7 lbs.. 40o; dry salt hides, 7 Iba and up. 24c; dry salt calf, under 7 lbs., -,84c; dry cull hides or calf, half price; dry stags err bulls. 20c; dry salt stags or bulla- 14c- dry cull stags or bulls, balf price; dry ho roe hides, according to size and takeoff, each $1.502-60; salted horse hides,-according to size and laaeou, eaca, PELTS Dry long-wool pelts, per pound. 40c; dry short-wool pelts, per pound, 30c; sslted lojig-wool lamb pelts, August tskeoff. each. 1 2.30 8.50; salted sheep pelts, August takeoff, each, $28; dry sheep i hearling. each, 25tiSuc; sailed sheep shear ling, each. SO g75c. Hops, Wool, Ete. HOPS Nominal. WOOIi Oregon, 864$ 71e per pound. MOHAIR Long staple? 60c; short stanle. 40c; burry, 80c CASCAKA xJann. 11 ana old. 13 013 per pound. TALLOW No. 1. 13o per pound; No, 2. 12 c per pound; grease. No. 1. 10c: No. 2. 8c per pouno. Oils. GASOLINE Bulk, 21c; engine distillate, bulk, 12c; kerosene, bulk, lOo; cases, 20c LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, $2.01: cases, $2.11: boiled, barrels,- $2.03; cases, $2.13. TURPENTINE In tanks, 84c; cases. Mo SPECULATIVE ACCOUNTS ARE REDUCED Stock Market Is on Sounder Basis Since Recent Liquidation. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. A situation wholly Inverse In character was reflected by the movement 01 prices in tne stocK marxet this week, as compared with the previous week. instead 01 daily . nquiaation. im pelled by the wish to respond to Govern ment desires thnt speculation be reduced to a minimum, constant buying was in evi dence, particularly after, the mid-week. The v,tv strictness with which - Wall atreet abided by the Fedecal mandates had what waa described .as a nouee cleaning eiiect heavy reduction -of speculative accounts. with lack ot inclination on tne part ox pro fessional interests to borrow money from banks, even had this capital been available. This progress served to infuse the more healthful atmospnere sougnt oy me uev ernment and- to leave the way clear for in fluences of the customary' bullish character to exert tnemseives witnout oeing oppoeea by the artificial restraint ot the previous week. These' favorable Influences were diversi fied. Trade- conditions were improved, money supplies were more abundant; tha prospects OI tne mrtntouiiiin nueriy luau were considered excellent. Moreover, sup port wss stimulated by the progress of the allied armies on both the western and east ern fronts. ALL LINES CLOSE STEADY SMALL RUN OP ' LIVESTOCK END OF WEEK. . ... AT latiet Part of Recent Arrival Have 13 re-si of Common to Median Grade. c(l at There was a small run of stock at the yards on the last day of She week and In general was light. Prloes are hold- in. n,iit ateadvsliroushout the list. Only a small portion of the recent arrivals have been of the quality oesirea oy- Duyars. n.rointa were -67 cattle, ' 81 calves. 294 hogs, and Sl sheep. . Shippers were: C. GruaEcup, Orosscup. Wash., one load cattle; B. R. Danielson, Monitor, one load hogs; R. Gray, Terrebonne, two loaaa aneep; J. Jacobson. Plymouth, one load cattle and calves; C. E. Lucks. Canby. one load cat tle, hogs and sheep; C W. Lyster. Tilla mook, one load cattle and hogs; J. & Flint Junction City,, one load cattle, hogs and sheep; B. F. Norwood. Lebanon, onefjoad cattle, calves, hogs and sheep. The day s saies were imiowi Weight. 27 cows . . . 9S8 1 cow 1200 9 cows.. . . 765 1 ft 1 ci turn . 974 ecows.... loss. 6 cows... mJ "Scosa... 840' 15 Cows.... 978 25 cows..,. 1008 2 cows. ... 825 7 calves... 325 13 heifers. . 762 1 heifer... 610 5 heifers. . 684 9 hull. 1873 lbull..... 1440 A25 40 yearlings 103 11.00 Prices current atthe local yards are as follows: .. Csttle ' Prices Prime steers 12.O04pl3.00 $8.50 3 bulla... 1373 $5.0' 8.00 3 bulls... 1010 4.50 4.00 1 bull.... 1080 6.75 6.35 1 bull.... 1040 6.73 7.00 2 bulls... 1380 6.50 8.50 80 hogs.... 248 19.80 6.00 27 hogs.... 198 19.60 7.50 26 hogs.... 160 19.25 6.00 3 hogs.... 347 17.50 6.50 73 hogs.... 162 19.50 9.00 144 lambs... 74 13.001 KI25 6 lambs.. 95 14.00 9.00 5 ewes... 160 8.00 1 6.50 9 wethers. 173 9.50! -6.60 4 yearlings 10) 11.50 Do Your Best NotSimplyJour'Bit" VXHAT would TOTJ say 'if you thought our Oregon boys YY "over there" were only half trying; were shirking f what will THEY say if they think we "Stay-at-Homers" are not doing ourlbcst to put the 4th Liberty Loan over the top in Jlult nomah County aniT Oregon State (tUCRER BIGGER, and HARDER than ever? If you should GIVE all your DOLLARS you wonld not return one-thousandth measure of their sac rifice. And yon are only kto LEND on tbe best Security t substantial Interest. v Go to yonr bank or the Liberty Loan Committee TODAY and VOLUNTARILY pledge your- quota. :This space contributed by Morris Bros.; Good to choice steers 11.00912.M Medium to good steers 9.75 11.00 Fair to medium steers 8.73 9.75 Common to lair steers f.75tfy 8.25 Choice cosrs and heifsrs 8.00 S 9.00 Med. to good cows and heifers.. 5.75 "7.25 Fair to med. cows and belters.. 4.75a -6.75 Canners .00& 4.00 Bulls 6000 8.00 Calves 9.00S 12.00 Hogs Prime mixed t 19.604J19.73 .... iw.uuiw.aj 18.00 18.23 16.00 17.00 Medium mixed Rough heavies Pigs ... . . .......... Sheep Prime lambs Fair to medium lambs. yearlings . ............. Wethars A. Ewes . .., 13.00 3 IS. 0 .... 11.00W12.00 .... 10.0011.00 .... 9.00110.00 .... tt.50tf 9.0(1 ORIGINS OF- LIVESTOCK LOADED Shipments to thr Leading Markets .of ttie , Pacific Northwest State origins of livestock loaded Septem ber 20, 1918: " Cattle,' Horses,Mlxed Calves Hogs.Sheep.Mules. Stock. For Portland- California Oregon Waahlngton. '. .. . T'fl Portland One week ago. . Four weeks ago For Seattle .' Oregon Washington . .. Tt'I Seattle.. One week ago. . Four weeks ago For Spokane Montana Washington ... Tl'l fthokane. One week ago.. Four weeks ago 7 1 2 2 1 10 3 18 4 . 7 ,8 4 5 2 5 6 4 1- . 3 1 4 1 5 1 1 1 1 Chicago Livestock Market . CHICAGO, Sept 2L Hogs Receipts, 6000; 10c to 13c lower;, butchers, $19.858 20.40; light $20820.40: packing, $l8.0ijf 19.05; rough. $1818.75; pigs, $18.50iffl9. Cattle Receipts, 4000, compared with a woek ago; top natlvo steers 25c higher, me dium to choice, unevenly, 60c to $1 lower; cheaper grades. 15c to 25c lower; tuilk West ern, 26c lower; cows and heifers, mostly 25c to 40c lower; canners and bulls, 15c to 25c lower; calves, 25c higher: ' best feeders, strong; common stockers, 10c to 15c lower. Sheep Receipts,' 9000, compared with a week ago: fat lambs, mostly 50c higher; feeders, strong: fat and feeding sheep, steady to 25o higher. ' ' Omaha Livestock Market OMAHA. Sept. 21. Hogs Receipts. 2900: market 15c to 25c lower; heavy. 1919.45; mixed, HO.lSjjlSS; light, $19.26 M 19.85; pigs. $188-19.75; bulk of sales, $19.10(6 19.30. Cattle Receipts. 100; market steady; na tive steers, Y12W19; cows and heifers, $7.50 12; Western steera, $10(817.45; Texas steers, $912; range cows and heifers, $7(0 11; cunners, $04r7; stockers and feeders: $6.50fq15; calves, $3&13.45; bulls, stags, etc, $7ia Sheep Keceipts, 3uu; market sieaay; wethers, $10 12; ewes, $9 10: lambs, $16.60 617.60; yearlings. li..-o tua.o. . Seattle Livestock Market. 1 SEATTLE, Sept 2L Receipts of cattle, 130 head. Offerings exclusively secondary and common cows, the bulk of which went over tbe scales at under 7c against a top of 88c. Hog receipts 833 head. Mar ket steady. Packers brought in a special tralnload of finished South Dakota hogs from Mitchell to maintain local require ments. - - . Hogs Prime light, $19.75a,20; medium to choice, $l.50(ai.6o; medium neavy, ia.iio 19: rough, 17.60teis: pigs. i7.soria. Cattle Best steers, 111 w 13; meaiuro 10 choice, $10.5011.50; common to good. S3 trtr.TiO; .medium, 5'J '.ao; nuns, so a i.iiu; calves, $5&10. Sheep Sprine lambs, Iian 10; yearlings. $9i&12; ewes, $69 BILLS SECURED BY LIBERTY BONDS by OLD CORN OFFERING Farmers Are Letting Go, Now That New Crop Is Assured. CHICAGO MARKET DECLINES Lowest Prices Readied Since Trad ing In Present Deliveries Began. Country-Requests for Shipping Permits Broaden Out. CHICAGO. Sept 21. Lowest prices yet for corn, since trading In present deliveries begsn resulted today chiefly from prospects of sustained liberal receipts here. The mar ket closed unsettled, le to 2c net lower, with October $1.4S&V4SH and Noveipbcr $1.45 1.45. Oats fiaixhed c off to o up and provisions varying from 17c de cline to 10c advance. Llkeilhood that the movement of corn to market would increase from now on aeemeil clear. Inasmuch as the number of requests from the country for shipment permits hsd brosdencd out and In a great majority of cases had specified corn. other evidence, too. was at hand indicating tlmt an unusual amount of old corn was fctlll held 011 farms, anil now that the new crop had become as sured was pressing to be disposed of. Relative strength displayed by oats came principally from continued export demand. Sales to exporters were estimated at 750.000 bushel. Provisions averaged lower In consequence of breaks In the value of corn and hogs. Leading futures ranged as follows: CORN. Open. lileh. Oct $ 1.5l $l..'.o Nov. 1.47 1.47 OATS. Low. $1.48'i 1.45 Close. $1.48 1.45 Oct Nov. ... .74'. .74 .74 'MESS EORK. Oct 41.00 Nov 41.23 41.25 41.10 LARD. . Oct .-. 26.40 26 .36 Nov 23.82 25.72 SHORT RIBS. Oct 23.07 23 27 Nov 23.12 23.23 23.12 Cash prices were: Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.62 1.63; yellow, $1.53'tfl.38; No. 4 yellow. .73 T4 11.00 41.20 26.30 25.72 Amounts So Federal Held Reported Reserve Board. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Of the $1,650.- 000.000 discounted bills held by. lederal Reserve banks at the close or mildness iam uivht. tl. I4ii.iioo.ooo were secured by Lib erty bonds and certificates of Indebtedness, it was shown today by the f ederal neservc hnurri', wirlv financial statement. Here after this segregation will be a regular fea ture of the statement, tne report uui. . - TtRourrea. Gold In vault snd in transit. .$ 307,660,000 Gold settlement fund F. R. h,,rd . 439,(197.000 Gold with foreign agencies.... 5,S9.000 1.52. Oate No. 8 white, 73 &73c. Rye No. 2. nominal: Barley 90c SI .04. Timothy $7rrf 10. Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard $20 SO. Ribs $2323.75. 23.12 No. 3 $148 73 73 He; standard. No. 3, $1.69. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21 Barley, S4&9ttc" Flax, $4.13. Grain at San Francisco. SAN. FRANCISCO, Sept. 2L Flour. $11.20 per barrel. Grain Wheat,- Government price, $2.20 per bushel; barley, nww crop, mil ling grades, S2.37 2.42 ; oats, white feed, nominal; corn, California, yellow, $4.15. ' Hay Wheat and wbeat and oats, $23lU 25; tame oat, $249 26: alfalfa, first cutting. $16 620; second cutting, $22&24; barley straw, 50 'n 80c. Meals Alfalfai $34&30; cocoanut, nominal. Total gold held by banks... .$ 833.4S6.0O0 ".-!iih Fe,le.,'"., . . .Re":re$i.i43.93o.ooo Gold redemption- fund 44.122,000 Tnt.l 1,4. vpservea $2,023,558,000 Legal tender notes, silver etc.$ 62.481.000 Total reserves .....$2,070,039,000 Bills, discounted, secured ...,.... .i Govt, war obligations ...;'-' All other ' ""2'n'nnX Bills bought In open market. 2o.03-.ooo Total bills on hand .$1,910,178,000 U. S. Govt, long term securi ties . U S. Govt short term sccuri- 29,022. OoO 41.S7S.0 84,000 Ilea All other earning assets t.1,1 ..mlnei assets $L80l. 162.000 Uncollected Items (Deduct irom ernss deoosits) 651,843.000 Five per cent redemption fund Sgalnst F. R. bank notes.... All other resources 2 112,000 12.610,000 Total resources X-iauiuiies. .$4,726,766,000 $ 78,689,000 1.134.000 169,141,000 Capital pild in Government deposits Due to memue. 1 SS 528.000 .-n.n.i I. am . ai),.W,UW Other deposits. Including foreign . govt, cream Total gross deposits H. notes in aciu. ' tR bank'n'otes' in 'circulation llnKllltV All other liabilities 100,173.000 284.107.000 2,295,031.000 33.208.000 34.597.000 Federal Reserve noto u"""" . -R.troi fgoio reserve, to Federal Besesv Kid. 3? per cent against net deposit lia bilities 63.6 per cent. SAN I FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Prices Current en Esre. Vegetables, Fresh 5 Fruits, Etc, at ray vny. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 21. Butter. 55 63EgW Fresh extras, 59c; fresh extra puN "cKees'e-New firsts, 29c: Toung Ameri c!;.?i0., TTens. S436c: young roosters 39c broilers. 45c: fryers, 87S8c; plgeena, $2; squabs. $33.50; geese, 28c; turkeys. live, S44P80C r...tuhi Green peas, 89c; aspara gus. 8035c: eggplant, 90c $1.15: bell pep ners. 60 75c; chile peppers, 60 75c; to matoes 75C$1: lettuce. 90c-3$l; celery, nominal: potatoes, river $2.232.75 Sa linas 13 28 3.50; onions, Australian brown, SLSoVlTO: yellow. $1.752; garlic. 154110c; cauliflower. $1.101.13; beets. $1; carrots, 7cc4i$l' turnips, OitaiM:: rnuoaro, i(s-i.25; cabbage. 75c&$l; artichokes. $2.304; cu cumbers. 50C&S1: string beans, 8c; lima beans 78c; okra, 5Si6c per pound. fruit Cantaloupes. Turlock. 1.251.50; watermelons, $12; cassabas, $1L75; non eydetw melons, $1.50L75; lemons, $4(3)8; grapefruit, $46; oranges. Valenclas, hucklea.rrles. 16&18e; pears. $1L75; figs, white, 76c$l; black. 90c$1.25; plums, $L251.50; crabapples, $11.60; , grapes, Thompson seedless, $1.503 2; muscats, $1.30 2; avocadoes, $5 7. Recelpts-Flour. 83S8 . quarters; barley. 600 centals; beans, 88 sacks; potatoes, 7999 Coffee Futures Market Steady. NEW YORK, Sept. 21. Very little change was reported in the coffeo market today. After opening unchanged to 5 points lower the market closed net unchanged to 4 points lower. The only business reported In De cember was at the full maximum price of 8.93c, while July sold nt 9.31c- Closing bids: September, 8.30c; October, 8.65c; De cember, 8-U3c: January, 9.07c; March, S.iOc; May, 0.34c. July 0.50c. Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7s, 9c; Santos 4s, 13c Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga Sept. 21. Turpentine steady, 58c; sales, .168 barrels; receipts, 119 barrels; shipments, 11 barrels; stock, 29.626 barrels. - Rosin firm; sales, 834 barrels: receipts, 631 barrels; shipments 195 barrels; stocks. 60.16S barrels. Quote: B. $13.50; D. $1365; E, $13.70:13.75; F, $13.95; G, II. I, $14.10; K. $14.30: M, $14.40; N, $14.50; WG and WW, $14. 75j 14.80. California Dry Bean Mnrket. LOS ANGELES, Cel.. Sept. 21. Ship ments very light. Demand and movement slow. Prices practjcally unchanged. Ware house, cash to growers, new crop, recleaned basis, sacked per hundred, llmas, $lt.50r 11.75; Teparys, very few sales, $7rfl 7.50; black eyes, $0;26.30; small whites, $m.23' ltj.60; large whites (Lady Waahlngton), $lll 10.25.. Kxccss Reserves Increased. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. The actual con dition of ' clearing bouse banks sua trust companies for tneweek shows that they . hold $63,533,170 reserve in excess oflegai requirements. This Is an Increase of $40, 580,950 from Isst week. ' Chicago Dairy Produce. . CHICAGO. Sept 21. Butter, higher. Creamery. 5159c. Kggs. lower. Receipts, 6923 esses; firsts, . 42 43c: ordinary firsts, 4142c; at mark, cases Included, 4Ug42; Cotton BInrket. NEW YORK. Sept 21. Cotton, spot quiet. Middling, 32.65c. OVERBEGK & COOKE CO. Brokers, Slocks. Bonds, Cotton. Grain, Etc. 216-217 BOARD Ot TRADE BLDG. MEMBERS CHICAGO TRADE. BOARD OP Correspondents of Legan Bryasw' Chicago and lies York. '"'; MEMBERS New York Stork Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Boston Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade hew York Cotton Exchange New Orleans Cotton Exchange ... tew York Coffee Exchange New York Produce Exchange Liverpool Cotton Ass'a TRAVELERS- GUIDE. AUSTRALIA J Y Honolulu. Suva, Now Zealand cmO!l iOSTRlliGIJK ROYAL KAIL URF Ltrrat newest beat -eauit oed sVU .altlne-e snnlii STss. K.. Ei.ll sacks; onions, 2000 aack; hay, 50 tom; hide-, ' may, 55 Third t.. I'orttaod. or lirneral 4oJ; wine, u,atv sauon. . At cat. w bejmour oi- an court, a V s