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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 THE MORNING ASTOHIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. The Daily Market Report ORTLAND, Aug. 19 What Ore- Jon apples will be worth at the open- ing of the market for the staple fruit crop thin fall is for the present a matter of speculation, and fruit men have various views of the situation. On the whole It would ntcm that the prospect U not unite so favprablc as at this time a year ago, though the high quality of the Oregon fruit thin year will he a factor In the fixing of prices, There Is a fair average crop this year In practically nil , the apple Itates, of the Union, with a showing distinctly above the average In some of the Western states, notably In Ore gon, and here also the fruit this year will grade a little higher than usual. Last year apples were more or less a failure In many of the Atlantic and Middle Western states, where this year there Is generally a full crop. It js estimated that the total yield of apples of the United States this year will be 50,000,000 barrels. Poultry generally has moved bet ter this week than last week, and prices aho have shown a slight up ward tendency. Today good hens old nt 1.1 to 14 eeiitn. and brriilrrt ! i i . . . . .4 ana iryers were quoieu at. is 1010 cents a pounn, Kecetpts lor trie week thus far have been quite liberal, but the demand has been sufficient to take all offerings. Strictly fresh eggs were In good demand today at the top quotation, with the supply limited In all quarters. $1.00$ garlic, 1215c. ApplesCalifornia ' new, $1.75; Oregon, 75c&$).25, Meata and Provialona. Dressed Meats Hogs fancy, 7J8c ordinary, Clc large, 6c; veal, extra V')c-, ordinary, 6ft'7c; heavy, 5c mutton, fancy, 8&9c. Lard-Kettle leaf 10s, 14c; do 5s, 141c; do 50-lb, tins, 13Jcj steam ren dcred 10c, J2ic do Ss, 121c; pound 10s, 91c. IIams-10-12 lbs., 17c; 14-16 lbs. 161c; 18-20 Ibi., 16c. uacon ureakiast, WQiV, pic nics, 101c; cottage roll, 12c; regular short clears, smoked, 121c; do un smoked, 111c; Un. B., 1013c lb ; smoked, 10 13c; unsmoked, 12c; clear bellies, unsmoked, 131c; amok ed, 141c; shoulder, Uc. com JOBBERS' QUOTATIONS. Flour. Grain and Feed. Wheat-Track prices: Club, 88c; red. Ruian, 87c; bluestem, 92c; Val ley. 87c. , Darlcy-Feed, $24.50; rolled, $7 28: brewing. $26. Oats-No. 1 white, $26.50; gray, $26.00. Flour Patents, $4 85? itralghti, $405 (34 55; exports, $3.70; Valley $4.45; 1-4 sack graham, $4.40; whole wheat, $465; rye, $5.50. Millstuffs-Bran, $26.00; middlings, $30.50; shorts, country, $28.50; shorts, city, $28; chop, $22027.50. , Hay Timothy: Willamette Valley, fancy, $14.00; do, ordinary, $11.00; Eastern Oregon, $16.50; mixed, $13; alfalfa, $11. Butter, Eggs and Poultry. Butter Extras, 30c; fancy, 271c; choice, 25c; store, 18c. Cheese Full cream twins, 141c; full cream triplets, 141c; Young Amreica, 151c; cream brick, 20c; Swiss block, 18c; Limburger, 20c. Poultry Mixed chickens, 121 cents; mncy hens, 13 cents; roosters, old, 10c; broilers, 15c; dressed, lc per lb. higher; ducks, 1214c; geese, old, 8 10c; turkeys, alive, 1820c. Eggs-Extras, 26c; firsts, 2325c; seconds, 2122c; thirds, 1520c. Fruita and Vegetables. Potatoes New Oregon, $1.00(5! $1 25; sweet, 41c. Fresh Fruits-Oranges, $3.754.2J; lemons, $4.506.50; blackberries, $1 $1.25 per crate; cherries, 510c lb.; apricots, $1(3:1.25 per crate; plums, 601$l crate; watermelons, Ulc lb.; grapes, $t.00fijl.50 crate; peaches, 4(ira90c crate. Vegetables Turnips, $125 sack; beets, $1.75; parsnip, $1.25; cabbage, $1.502.00; head lettuce, 20g25c; cucumbers, 75c(?85c per box; celery, WW'75c per dozen; artichokes, 60c dozen; beans, 8c pound; egg-plant, Sugar, Coffee, Etc D. G., $6.25; beet, $6.05; Golden C, $5.65; extra C, 5.75; powdered, $6.35; fruit or berry sugar, $625; boxei, 55c. Sugar (sack oasis) D. O, $625; cwt. advance over sack basis less lc If paid for l.i is aaysj. Coffee-Mocha, 2428c; Java, fancy, 2528c; Java. good. 2024g Java, ordinary, 1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica, good, 16 18c; Arbuckle, $16.50 cwt.; Lion, $15.75 cwt.; Colombia coffee, 14c lb.; Salvador, lH14lc. RiceImperial Japan, No. 1, $6.35; Southern Japan, $5.75(26.00; broken, 41c; head, fancy, $77.75. Salt-Bales of 75-2s, bale, $2.25; bales of 60-3 s, bale, $2.25; balea of 40-41, bale, $2.25; bale of 15-10, bale, $2.25; bags, 50s, Ine, ton, $15; bags, 50c; genuine Liverpool ton, $17; bags 50s, I ground, $13.50; 100s, ton, $13 R. S. V., 20 5-lb cartons, $2.25; R. S V. P., 3-tb cartons, $175; Liverpool lump, perjon,, $20. Raisins Loose muscatels. 3-crown 7 cents; 4-crown. 71c: bleached seedless Sultanas, 91c12c; un bleached seedless Sultanas, 61 cents London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 rounds, $2.00; 2-crown, $1.75. Nut Walnuts, 1517c pound filberts, 16 ; Brazils, 16c; pecans, 14 (520c; hickory, 10c; Virginia row pea nuts, 8 cents;1 chestnuts, Ital ian 10c, Obio,25ci cocoanuts, dozen 90cl; pine nuts, 10 12c pound. Dried Fruit Applies, 81c per lb peaches, 10 12c; pears, lll14c Italian prunes, 56c; California figs white, in acks, 71c per pound; black, 67c; brick, 75c2.25 per box; Smyrna, 16 171c per pound; dates, Persian, 617c pound. Hop. Wool, Hide, Etc. Oysters, Clam and Fish. Oyster Shoalwater Bay,-per gal lon, $2.25; per sack, $4.50; Toke Point, $1.60 per 100; Olympia (120 lbs ), $6; Olympias, per gallon, $2.25. Fish-Halibut, 5c lb; black cod, 8c; black, bast, 20c; striped bats, 18c; herring 51c; flounder, 6c; catfish, 11c; hrimp, 121c; perch, 7c; turgeon, 121c; sea trout, 15c; torn cod, 10c; sal-l mon, tresh, 7t&')c; smelt, 7c; shad, 314c. Canned Salmon coiumoia River, 1 pound tall, $2.10; 2-lb. talis, $3.00; fancy, Mb. flats, $2.25; 1-lb. flats, $1.40; fancy, 1-lb. oval, $2.75; Alaska tails, pink, 95c; red, $1.40; nominal, 2i, tails, $2.10. , Clams Little neck, per box. $2.50; razor clams, $2 per box. Oila, Lead, Etc. Benzine V. M. and P. and Union Naphtha, cases, 191c; iron barre's, 121c. Coal Oil Union and pearl and as tral oil, cases. 18c per cation: water white, iron barrels, 101c; eocene and extra atar, cases, 21c; headlight oil, cases, 191c ;iron barrels, 121c; elaine, case, 28c, Lead Strictly pure white lead, in ton lots, 71c; 500-lb. lots, 8c less; leu than 500c lb., 81c; red lead and lith arge, lc higher than white. Linseed Oil Raw, 5-barrel lot, 50c; 1 -barrel lot, 51c; in case, 57c; boiled, 5-barrel lots, 52c'; 1 -barrel lots, 53c; In cases, 59c. ' Gasoline Union and Red Crown, bbls., 151c; cases, 221c. Motor, bbls., 151c; cases, 221c. 86 degrees, bbls 30c; cases, 371c. Engine Distillate, bbls., 9c; cases, 16c Turpentine In cases, 63c; in wood barrels, 611c; In iron barrels, 591c; in 10-case lot, 62c. of Foley' Kidney Cure, I feel bet ter than I have for twenty years, al though I am now 91 year old." T..F.' Laurin, Owl Drug Store. A Reason For Thanks. The Impecunious author wife was trying on a new dress and endeavoring, to observe tlio bang of it by mean of round mirror on top of a blgb chiffo nier. Every woman will appreciate what that mcaoa. "Oh, dear," she exclaimed a ahe thought with some patboe, "1 haven't aeen the bottom of my skirt alnce I waa married." Her buKband looked op, brute that bo waa, and remarked: "Well, you can thank your lucky eta for that"-New fork Pre. Hops 1907 crop, 45c pound. Wool-Valley, 1415ic lb.; coarse 12 13c; Eastern Oregon, 8 16c, as to shrinkage. Mohair Choice, 1819c pound. Cascara Sagrada (chittitm bark) 3141c per pound. Oregon Graperoot Per 100 pounds $35. Hides-Dry hides, No. 1, 141c lb, dry kip, No. 1, 131c; dry salted, one- third less; dry calf, 151c lb.; salted steer, 78c lb.; salted cows, 61c lb ; stags and bulls, 41c lb.; kip, 61c lb ; calf, 10llc lb; green stock, ,1c less; sheepskins; shearlings, 10 25c; short I wool, 30 40c; medium and long .(Xl per crate; tomatoes, 75c(j$?l.uu, wooi, according to quality, 5090c; per crate; cantaloupes, $1.501.75 dry horses, 50c$1.50; dry colt, 25c; per crate; corn, $2.00 Sack. langora, 80c$l; goat, common, 10 Onion California red, $1.25; 20c ' August Of ficial Tide Tables wmmmmmmmmmmmmm Compiled by the U. S. Government for Astoria and Vicinity. AUGUST, 1908, High Water. Date. A, M. h.m. IftT 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.9 8.71 5.8 6.2 6.8 Saturday II 2:60 SUNDAY 2 8:26 Monday 8 4:16 Tuesday 4 6:08 Wednesday 6 ?:14 Thursday 6 7:84 Friday 7 8:66 Saturday 810:10 SUNDAY 811:10! Monday 10 Monday 10 Tuesday ........11 Wednesday 12 0:16 Thursday 18 1:10 Friday 14 1:68 Saturday .......15 2:60 SUNDAY 16 8:44 Monday 17 4:40 Tuesday 18 6:48 Wednesday 19 7:06 Thursday 20 8:26 Friday 21 8:46 Saturday 22 10:46 SUNDAY 28 11:86 Monday; 24 .. Monday .,.,,,..24 .. Tuesday ........ 25 ., Wednesday ...,;,26 0:15 Thursday .......27 0:60 FriJay . 28 .1:24 Hflturdoy zs z:oo UNDAY 80 2:84 P. M. 9.1 8.7 8 7.5 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.6 h.m. 8:40 4:10 4:46 5:88 6:26 7:20 8:22 9:27 10: 2H 12:02 11:24 12:48 1:80 2:12 2:65, 8:86 4:16 6:05 6:55 6:68 7:66 9:00 10:001 10:60 12:12 11:84 12:43 1:16 1:42 2:08 2:85 AUQU1T, 1908. Low Water. Date. ft, 7.8 Saturday" 1 8.0 SUNDAY 2 8.0 Monday 3 8.0 Tuesday 4 g,0 Wednesday 6 8.0 1 Wednesday 5 8.2 Thursday 6 8.5 Friday 7 8.8 Saturday 8 7.8 SUNDAY 9,1 iMonday .........10 7.8 Tuesday 11 8.8 1 Wednesday 12 8.6 'Thursday 13 A. M. h.m.1 ft. 9:15 0.8 9:40 1.2 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.5 8.8 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1 7.4 8.2 7.6 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.0 Friday ...14 Saturday 15 SUNDAY. 16 Monday 17 Tuesday .-.18 Wednesday .....19 Thursday 2j Friday t Saturday .......22 SUNDAY ......2 Monday ........ .2 Tuesday 25 Wednesday .....26 Thursday ....... 27 Friday '...28i Saturday, 29 SUNDAJ 30 Monday 81 10:18 10:58 0:08 11:45 1:14 2:26 8:85 4:36 5:80 6:22 7:08 7:64 8:87 9:18 10:02 10:50 11:48 0:66 2:05 8:14 4:16 6:06 6:50 6 7:02 7:28 7:65; 8:18 8:42 9:10 1.8 2.3 1.7 2.8 1.4 0.9 0.8 -0.3 -0.9, 1.8 -1.3 1.1 -0.8 0.6 1.5 2.3 0.9 0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.11 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.8 1.8 P. M. n.m, ft 9:44 10:24 11:15 12:44 2:00 8:15 4:80 6:30 6:82 7:25 8:15 9:06 9:521 10:48 11:46 12:48 1:66 8:10 4:18 5:16 6:05 6:45 7:20 7:50 8:16 8:40 9:15 9:64 2.7 2.8 2.0 8.2 8.6 3.8 8.7 3.3 2.8 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.1 1.0 s!o 8.5 3.6 3.6 3.4 8.2 2.9 2.7 2.41 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 FATE OF A RARE STAMP. Craved by Collector n Burned by Caret Domestlo. In the year 1851 a tweir penny black Canadian postage stamp waa printed by the government at Ottawa. Tb public did not regard tbla somber bane with favor, so few were Issaed. One of these atanup waa tent to the Hamilton postofflce, where It waa old to an old gentleman, who aald it waa a shame to print the queen' picture on a atamp that might be baidled by profane band. Tenderly the old gen tleman put It on a parcel, sending It to a friend In the United States. Ben, In the wastebasket, it lay for many a day till an errand boy found it and quickly transferred It to bis album. Despairing or getting a good collection and bis fever for atamps somewhat abating, be sold them to a dealer. The new owner, on looking at the cata logue, found that what he bad paid S5 for was worth $25. Accidentally the stamp was slipped Into a 25 cent packet and seat to a dealer residing in Hamilton. When tbe latter opened the packet he was astonished to find such valuable tamp and, being honest. Wrote bis friend to inform him of wbat had hap pened, offering him $1,200 for it Tbe , offer was accepted, and tbe stamp again changed bands. By this time the stamp lad Increased in value," and not J a few came from a distance to look at the treasure. One day an English no-i bleman, who. through a Canadian friend, bad beard of the stamp, offered $1,500, which offer was accepted. The Eimllrth lord, falling in love with an American heiress nud wishing to gain the favor of ber brother, presented him n:th the stamp as. a tokeu of esteem. Ilere, In Its new and luxuri ous American home". It came to a sad end. for one ila.mhe maid, by mistake. swept the stamp, which bad accidental ly fallen out of the album. Into the Are. lu an instant the stamp which thousands had heard of and longed for went up in smoke to the broud. blue sky, leaving not a trace behind. ' Hsd Lft For Part Unknown. In a murder trial In Texas some years ago the counsel for the defense waa examining a venireman regarding bis; quaiincauons to serve. The candidate admitted that be bad - once been a member of a Jury which tried a negro for murder. It is not permissible in sncb cases to ask tbe result of the trial, so tbe couim-l said: "Where Is that negro nowr "I don't know," was tbe reply. "The aherlff hanged him at the appointed time." Scandinavian Sangerfest I During Astoria's Fourteenth -' Annual REGATTA 1 AUGUST 29-30. 19081 Saturday Evening Sunday Afternoon FA Great Musical Event i In which noted artists will appear for the first time in Astoria SOLOISTS DR. EMIL ENNA.... MISS MAR V CON YERS. .... . MR. MUSGRAVE ROB ARTS,. MISS BESSIE MICKEY..... . .Conductor Mezzo-Soprano . Baritone Pianist TICKETS can be had at Whitman' Book Store, S. L. Nanthrap Grocery Store and E. Hanke & Co. Reduced Rates Granted on AH Rail and f Steamboat Lines Na ML Rflaat. nilklfls-Bmythe tries to make people 1 1 ' 1 1 " " M t II 1 1 1 M S f44-4t M 4 M 1 1 M M M believe that he belongs to the "upper crustM Wllklus-WeH I should think he did belong to the "upper crust" Bllklns-In wbat way does be show It WIlklns-Always short and easily broke. Brooklyn Life. Imposing. "Tbe Swelltons seem to keep up an Imposing establishment," remarked the canned goods drummer. "Yon bet they do," replied the gro ceryman, with a algb long drawn out, "and I'm one of the fellows they to lose on."-ChIcago News. Collins Playing Steady Qam. Jimmy Collins Is plsying a very steady game at third fdr the Philadel phia Americana. He is doing every thing that can be expected of a third Backer, and doing a great deal that other men la hl position can't I Paint Paint Paint! Earth and Moon. Tbe monu's real diameter is 2.1fi; miles, not much more than a fourth of the earth's. Her surface Is H.OM.rsOO Kijuure mllex. or lietweeu a thirteenth mid a fourti-enth of tbe earth's. The .iirfu's volume exceeds the moon's nearly forty-ulue Hnd one-balf tluie. !mt the moon's niaterhil in Ita'jter than the earth's, for the earth's in ex reeds hers not forty-nine nud i i!e-Ii::l! times only. .hut nearly eiK!tty-o:ie uml one-half tinun. New York 'America::. .. Historical Revelation. - "How did you dMtlnjrulsh Ac!:!:'.- froui the tirls'" usUed the Greek How could ,nu see th:tf he tv.-it i. man In womim's garb?" "He didn't." explained I'lysi-- 'drop his handkerchief every tln;e V turned orouiid."-Kausiis City .lo::i:::i ....DO IT THIS FALL.... And have it done by workmen who know what are the best materials and how to do the work so it lasts. Allen Wall Paper and Paint Co. Cor. 1 1th and Bond Sts. 4tM MtM4MMMMMtM STEEL & EWART Electrical Contractors Phone Main 3881 .... 426 Bond Street th:l. Men Past Sixty in Danger. More than half of mankind over 60 years of age suffer from kidney and bladder disorders, usually , enlarge ment of prostate glands. This is both painful and dangerous, and Foley's Kidney Cure should be taken at the first sign of danger, as it cor rects irregularities and has cured many old men of this disease. Mr. Rodney Burnett, Rockport, Mo., writes: I suffered with enlarged prostate gland and kidney trouble A Dime Novel Realtr. "Did you tell Johnny to spilt kindling?".. ' "Yes." "But he didn't do It" "No; he said he'd swim in blooi first" -Washington Herald Brgn's Suspension a Less. The Brooklyn Nationals have been greatly weakened by the absence of Catcher Billy Bergen. In a recent game in Cincinnati Bergen threw his mask at Umpire Rudderham. Billy Is usually one of the coolest. men playing Dasebaii, but Rudderbam'a decision was so "raw" that he simply conld not control himself. Tho mask episode, nowever, was reported to Harry Pul Ham, with tbe result that Bergen has been suspended indefinitely by tbe Na tional league president. Bergen's ab sence is a big loss to the team, and It la to be hoped it will prove a (rood though severe lesson to him. Summer Excursions During the months of August and September the Ilwaco R. R. Co. will sell round trip tickets daily from all points on North (Long) Beach to all points on Clatsop Beach at rate of for years and after taking two bottles $1.75. Return limit thirty days. PHOENIX PURE PAINT We guarantee Phoenix Pure Paint to be comnosed of pioneer wnite Leao, uxiae 01 zinc, Linseed Oil, Dryers and Coloring Pigments and to contain no adul teration. We will repaint free of charge any structureup on which Phoenix Pure Paint ihas been used and not ouna as nerein represented. ; The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co. I THE TRENTON First-Class Liquors and Cigars 02 Commercial Street Corner Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA, OREGON III i til A RIM THROUGH TICKETS sold and baggage checked through to all points via the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, O. R. & N. O. S. L. and Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Steamship Tickets Via. All Ocean Lines at Lowest Rates. THROUGH TICKETS ON SALE For Rates, Steamship and Sleeping Car Reservations, call on or address Q. B. JOHNSON, Gen'I Agent 12th St, near Commercial St ASTORIA, OREGON. THI I GEM C.F.WISE. Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars ASTORIA, Corner Eleventh and Commercial OREGON John Fox, Pres. P.'l Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings Bank. Treaa, Nelson Trover, Vice-Pres. and Sunt ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. ' Correspondence SoUcited. . Foot of Fourth Street , Astoria NEW treet Directory Ju& issued; enables you to find lo cation of any street number instant ly. 'Complete guide to the city and public places. PRICE 10c EACH. MTMltn BOOK STORE 8:02 2:80 Monday 81 8:14 7.8