ina UKEGOrf DAILY JOURNAL', rORTLAliD, TUESDAY i:VL:;it;C3. ZZl'IZlIzZll U. 11 :X
f 0 DAY'S.
POTATO COIIPIIIOII
IS MM
Excellent, Demand , for Oregon
Stock at Higher Prices From
. North and South." ; ;
CROPS ELSEWHERE ARE
V. SLOW IN MATURING
As High a SOc Now Being Paid for
Fancy Stock at Country Shipping
Pointf Small Receipt Helping
" Quotation'
Tkt prlaclpsl featarei 'et the Portland wholo-
MM tuarkete today ra: ,.-i- - i
RM spider U area eld bo JiMfc , . ' : : t
Ho asartet til waiting too. , . . A
(TMiawjr batter gtp to 30c. " '.'-,
fneea market o remain ste''. --
l:gg market flrnt t avBe f igtire. ,---;. -all
lines ot nrodoc r fair. . - I.;. "
Local cabbage at ejVo4 fcishw., , . .
"'reeh lal-noa to quoted today. ' ; ..
, Poo I try ton aieeedlnglr good a ram. .
. Practically dreseea Bleats coming.
Uiaher prices said la potato. -Uakm
aurfcet qntet; sawilles stasH.-.-: '- '.'
" rotate Ooaditieee Firm.
Condi t Ion In tk pottle- market ar very
firm. Mo guod I tk demand t this tlma sad
so scarce ta aultablo shipping stock that sev
ral InlRi kave bid against aark othar la ttaa
country sad rw now paying aa hlfte a Sue par
knnrtred peumie lor fancy stock. Xnere la bow
. Il Oavewa liw w w '"! -ef-4
lateo of . tue Oreely attar and aaa geoa
aised erdera can be obtained froai the nurtnern
etrle oa seamut of lb backwardness of dig
glng at Yakima oa account of recent ralna
wblck promoted second growth. On or tw
nail order ara rejeu-tcd la froae alaaka, but
tbl latter Infomatioa cannot be confirmed at
tbl tin. Aa yt thr haa bra practically
a shipments to California fwlnt oa aceoaat ot
tb amall arriral tbar.
The enloa market la rather dull bat tcdy
with nothing bat a purely local demand ruling
a account ot amall supplies. Prices about th
Bad Snider la West Sid Haps.
Foe some tlm tber haw been rumor of red
Plclar la Oregon houyarda, butap ta this .time
they "ear bee unconfirmed. Xoday lhs""ve.
rwa-ts may be aatd to ba true. According t
lb Journal's Informant, red spider have beta
la several west aid yards for week or two.
but tbua fir so known damage of coneaqnence
ha resulted. Other;! the yards an la bast
abepe. ...,...
Buslo la hop Is rather alow with bat aa
ercaslnosl al ranging from 16 to 17e a poand.
1 be futur of tba market, according, to th
trad, depend oa what attitude the EngHah
men take. If they mora quickly tba market
will become excited and aom high prices would
be expected. If, on th other band, aay the
dealera, the Bnglieh laeaeia hold bark their
erdera aa they aeuallV no, th preant level will
rule for am tlm. At asoal Oregoa will hare
th best ouality bona thht aoaaoa. -TallfoniU
and New York will bar fairly good Quality, but
on account of vermin th Washington a,uaUty
. wlU aot h ao food. r .,
Oraamary Buttar waas ta M Oeats. '
Thirty ernt la tbo top prtra for dty eraanv
ary butter tsday. . Bat one creamery made the
ndranee thle morning, but all others are ex
pected to follow by- tomorrow. Aa official of
the T. B. Townsend creamery aaye: "SuppUaa
of batter are eo mau and trad a good .that
w wer rnroi'd ta adTaoca th one.
Wall Front atraet mea report s good trad
la tb buttar market, they ao aof aellee that
eoadltlon are yet perfect for an advance to
lie. ; aom gnodised (ilea war reported oa
tba tract today to tb north . at 17 He, bat
tbl Is tb limit f Float atraet arte at nrao-
COt. .... :v. -
Cheea Is very firm. Of thai B. Boblaeon.
tb Tlllamuok cbeeae xoaa aaya: "Tb present
prlc of cheea will b th low point aatll next
aprlng. Supply and or mind oa tb Pacific
coaat la bow a -par and I do aot look for any
great change la tba market far about sis waeka.
Ther la quite aa amount of ebeeaa en bend.
Thl wilt last far about ta weak and antll
that tlm th market will bold It own. After
that upptle will beeom amall and aom will
b brought la from th east., i
Zgg afarkat 2a Klghor. '''''
With smaller mpplles the egg market la a
fracttoa higher today. Demand very good evea
at tba new figuraa. AU oatatd market ar
new advaadng rapidly and call from, there will
fore prlcea hare to a higher iereL
Whll there waa a felat tlag of weakaeas in
the poultry market yaaterday, today's pricaa are
ven firmer than ever, aappllea ara only fair
with demand aeveral Umea a large, . All poul
try finds good reqaeet at thai tlx, -
Th trad pay th following price ta Front
atieet. Prices paid ahlnpera are leaa regular
Mmitlnii .....
wram. Flea aad feat --'
6RAIN BAGS CaJentta. baytnx
art re: aelllng. e.
WHEAT New elah, lte; red Enastas, gOc:
briwstem. ) valley. 8c.
bakusi-new read, WJOO rolled. I21-M-,
X. 122.00.
CCKMVYb, 127.00;
eraekad. (ts.0 ear
, RTB Sl.as ear , "
OATS Mw Prodooars price Be.
t white.
au w: gray, i.uv.
I LjUIj h rjaaicrn
Ore roe aatenta. aa anas
Bo; atralrbu. M.0.M: export, u. U:
valley, M.fri. graham, Ua. $.S0; whole wheat.
t.T: ry. no. n.00: kales. 12. Th.
. MILUSTt FFS Bran. 21S.B0 per ton; - mtd
dllnga. (24.00: shorts, country, 17A0i elty.
tlflbft; chap, Sie.OtMt21.00. ' -
Hit PrtxJ opera' rk Timothy. Wlllnaietta
vaiiey. Taaey. ia.vu; orainary, sie.aogio.DO'
eaatera Oregoa, tlSOOt) 17.00; mixed. iiO.uOc
10 so; clover, I - grain. 701.0; eaeet.
Better, tm lillilr;" ' -
. BCTTER FAT F. . , a. Portland Sesat
ream, 20c;. oor, 2. "- , '
Bi TTBHtr creamery, ; ' otald
faa-r. 7e-. erdlnary. 26c; store, 14Hlc
K0O8 No. 1 f reah Oregoa, candled. . 2741
I7ic; uneandlcd. 2Hc; eaatera, Saatic.
CHSF.KB Kw Fall cream, flata. uiaellAet
Tonne America. lueinH. wejMri
POULTRY Mixed chicken, MQUHe per lb.
ri.1 "..- :.";j."".,r""' ryt,. ie
nviieiB, -av yn aw
h; aprlng dnch. 12H1SH lb; ceaaa. J l7U
rnrkeys. lec per Ibi araxan hn.
M; aquaba, $2.OC1.0O par dost plgeaas. tiua
'aaav'
Boss, Weal and Vises, ' .
BOPS lftne crop. tntylTe. - , r V
' WOOL IBu Hp Falley. esere ta medlam.
gar: flae. 4e: eaatem Dmna aoaaeiA
MOHAIR New. nominal.
7 !
SHEKPKK1N a Shear lag.
UC2ua aacht ahort
WML Sbfjeoe; mediae; weea, aoa;t each:
sang wool. iarjsiw eeea
TALLOW Prime, par le, tV44ei Be. t tad
ie. 2He.
H1TTIM BARK 1208 start, SVJ-M per lb:
l s2U per . - w '
, niunaiiry. K I tn sad aa. JgUgJ
FfVk. per tb, dry alp. We. I. I to II kJTu?.
dry alt No. 1. ander S lbs. Itvi atad hides,
steer, eeend. BO lb and evar. locille: eawa.
IHfllVi stage and holxe. aoaad. J7c: kls.
li Iw AO lb. c calf, eaand. eader U Ibv lie;
freea. enaalted. I leaai cell. !c nr m la:
oraehldea. salted, each. 21 Jr.eJt.TJ; dry, each.
tlJodl-Oi celt hldee. 2Taaoi goat akin
eoeanwn, each, lotjltcs Angora,-each. Sec)
Fralta and Teaetaaiea. ' " V'i
rrtTATOKW New. 0cCil.O0 per each; pee.
TUESDAY PRICES IN' :
THE WHEAT MARKET
Sept. ,
$ .12
Dee, .
I .71HA
-
Ilk
..ITa
.71Tt A
rtiloago . .
Mlnnenpolla ,
Near York. ,f
l,lverp.V)l ..
Karsae City.
lwlih ,
t Iul
Mllaauke. ...
a Hd
'.'
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M ARKE l S
JOURNAL'S DAILY
TIPS ON MARKETS
Thla I the tlma to ghlp dreaaed
meats ta market If they are In
ood eondltion whan Urtatv
Cooler weather ha made ship
ping -Quit aafe. Th market l
la th beat - poaalbl ahap for
fancy atock. but there la prac
tically nothina; doing; when it
cornea to poor jrradea. Tho tra.de
doea not want anything bat the
beat and ahlpparw-will aava
money by remembering . thla.
Dressed meat prlcea at tha mo
inent are very high. . ' . ,
dncers' mice for car lota. ToCtson per ewt;
wcta. 8c . ..
DMnvti iAMftin nriw .New tireco. ii
1 20: buylac arte. TBctJ 11.00: garlic, SOvc per
ip. i
rnrcn kanria Haw anoW SOecitl.BO
aranraa. raleaela. ta lBAS 00: bananas, s
ar in: lemons, cnoica, .idio;o-w b,
J1.00ili.Hl per box; llm. hlrilcaa. 1 to pel
100: nluma. SOU 75c per erata; caate loupe.
I.U0ll.Va: grapea, gl.00Ql.o0i watermelon
11- -tm tA hi in- BMohaa. TBcitl.00: nr.
HueJSOc prune, hulk. 2c par lb; packed, 0c
par box; buckieberrte. loe. '
VKfiKTAxil.BS Turnip, new, II 00 per anek;
rarrot. gl.BO per aaca ; neets. (i.ou par aaoa:
mmmIm ai ah M urk! Oreaoe radlabea
Sue per doa; cabbage, Oregon. .illHO; bell
peppers, - i per in: toaiw". "
IT)? Vr 'bo: paranlps. 1KWH1.U0;
atrlng bran. Oregoa. S47c per lb; caulk
flavor, gl.no per aos: peas. inoes aoree.
radlih. 1 7 per lb; srticbohee. tit Per dost
qnaao. 1 Sic; greea onion. Oregon. 12H
rtna knnchea: eucamhera. S8 nor baa: eelerf.
TSe dosi yrea corn. 7V 11.00 per aack; enm-
awr eqnaahr- Toe1.00 pee noil, eggpwm
11.23 par crate; pumpklaa, 1. ... ,
SHEEP PRICES HOLD FOR
- HEARLY A ONTH--
Values Unchanged in the-Local
Yards With Demand Steady
Cattle Hold Their Own. "
Port la ad. Vm Stockyards. Sept. 11. LI re
stock receipts: ,.
. i Bogs. Cattl. Sheen.
Today 0 T8 226
Week sgo oli oit
MOB lie1 S)SJt) "' """' aw "
Xrar ago 4 i 2S M
. Tba ahaan market . la hoMlaa steady r-
change In value being shown In thl line for
nearly a month. Hoas are weak with aachaaged
vaiuea. The cattle demand Just about equala
aupplle at thl time. Prlcea same. -
OfncUI llveetock quotation! , ) - -
Mnr Beat Matern Oregoa, IT.00: blocker
sad ('bins lata, a.nuja.oo, '
Cattle Beat eaatarn Oregoa ateera. xs.pna
.69: beat now snd heifer. J oa 00; itock-
re and feeder. 2.T53.00; bulla. t 50. ,
Bheep fbearllni. ilHc; tambs. 6c.
STEADY EXCEPT CATTLE
- Urea took tm Oood anipa
rrloafl Bama foe XofW, '
Chicago, Beptni. WvertocS eeelpf:
Ilnae. . Cattle. Sheen.-
Chicago ............... 22.0110 ' 12.IMW 22.000
Kanaa city' a.iaw ,- e.wm
Omaha ' 0.004 ' .IO0 ' S OU
Hog sr steady; Itft r 4.800.- Berelpt
a year age, 17.i0. Price: Mixed. HS.IKStl
024; good. dl.0 reogh, o.ojh.7&;
light. e.l0te.to.
Cstle Dull. . .e "r
Sheep Steady. .
ALASKA PETROLEUM-
- AT SEVENTEEN CENTS
Sale oa the Portland stock exrhsnm today
Included 2.000 share Alaska Petroleum at 17c
and 2.000 sharoe Oregon aecuritlee at dc :
Utncial qootationa: ,
, , BANK STOCKS.' .-.
.w, Bid. .. Ask.
Beak ef California. .............. 22 ...
Merchant' National -. 12S - ...
Oregoa Treat A ftaTtnga......... ... 1A2
United State National ....ZOO ...
Portland Traat Co ... "120
banker' A Lumbermen'. ....... --tKi-'
riii.i.u u ..... a I . iiM
MISCElXANROCS STOCKS."
aer Mff...:. ...... ... v;:t 1M ...
Campbell's Gas Burner........... - S
Union OH . snz . jraj
Associated Oil 3Vt eO
Alaak Packers' M - to
Pacific Htsto Telephone......... M ,
Home Telephone ..w -, -etO
Pnaet Bound Telephoae , - . SO
Oregoa Lit Inrarnaea ... ' lbOO
Cement Prodnct , 40
Emplr contracting u JJO
Lee Co.
in
102
O. R. N. Ry. s. M
Merlin Tovrnalta ................ -20
Nicola Goal .. ....
Ml
Interna tlooal Coal 64 .'
MININfl STOCKS.. -
Pacific Metal Ex tractloa.. ....... ... .
Aiaeka petrotstua ............... Id
Alaska Pioneer - d
Standsrd Coo........ 11U
Oreaon neurit lea a. ... ... .. oa .
Snowstorm 1.00
Lees Creek Gold.. ...... ......... 01
Tacoma Steel - Oa
Oalke Ooa
OalUbar
Ooirtea Bala 0a).Mu.uu.....'n,'-
Bullfrog Terrible ...
Golcoada 03 4
North Falrview
, - n . r
um nu . ... .
Hiawatha ...
Cascadls ....
Be
20
Locke Bee .
Heel .!.( , S.an
Rambler Carlho ......... ....... M 40
Ulxle Meadow .................. 02U ...
Oreat Northern........,,,..,.... 07(1
nwn i in v mw ....,........, . , hi .
Bine River Gold Mines in
Oarvta Cyanide ", . 90
STJ0AR STOCKS. ''
Hawallaa Com au ' ST
Iloaoke ........................ lml '. 14U
Hutchlnaoa 4U i
MsksweU mil? .
Onnmea . ............ .,,,,,.,.' xa '
raauhsa l i - i
Unloa ' SOU ...
Total sale today, S.OOO aherea.-
. SAB rtABCISCO tOXTH 9 ' XXOHABOX. '
Saa Frssciace, Sept. llOfflrtal closing!
.. Bid. nia
Bermont 2 1.00 lOohlr "V.;.."..'..E 1 .to
Cash Boy
.12
Mexican J&t)
Celettaalu ' .2d
Ooldea Aaehor.
Hmb
Jim Bailer ....
Mae aetata .,
Midway
Montana '
North Star ....
Ohio
Tnnopak Ex....
Nevada ......
Weat Bad w.
Adaata ,
Atlanta .......
Mnehell ,
Booth
Coiiimbla Ml...
roa. Quarry...
.18
l.W
- .72
hirbeqner ' J13
Norcroa 1.0RA
ioio urowa .... .,,ii
22H
(Ireat Bead
Reacne
A. "
i Al
-' :
8.2
1D.7S
- S.70
.Oh
' "id
, .tA ,
.an
' .12
JI7
jim
- no
l.M
: Jt
7
.M
" .1
t.7
.12
.02
.fi2
.45
.15
.42
.14
.204'
,nfl -
Hlack Batt Ex.
Tramp
old. Belmont .
Montr, uwcij Mt
"anaet ........
Sceptre
Manhattan .... ,
Say. Humpray..
tlranny .......
(lold Wedge ,..
.22
J I
.21
jM
4
.25
.52
.05
JM
.51
- Ml
IffanMeditel
Id
Ime Star .....
x
OoMfleM ......
Jambo ........
Kit....
Kendall
Ignna .......
May JMw ....
Mohawk
OL Bend. Ex....
do. Annex . ....
ICreaceot ..,,
Cowboy
Ienver Annex..
Bull 4 Bear.,
Hlack Bock
N. y. Conanl.
. . V"" ' 1 -iMsnhattna Cell
Silver Ph-k.,..
St. Ive
Nathmal Bank.,
flenvee
F.HIpee ........
Oold Nar
i.iiiiv an. .
0'
,JHI
.M
"'.15
'
125
.14
:
fjnniplng jack . .
Ked lop Ex.,..
Miiarag ,,
Ball f'roa Mia.
i riant I
Tract loa
O. Bull Frog.
d
nteiBwae
htelawa .....
Con. CaL-Ts...
Tramp Coa. .i.., . 1.32 H
' Sterling behaaga Bate.
New Tort, Sept. ILMiMlnr rates:
4M.8S4J4A3.4: AO day. 471. 04.50.
"'-'- " .
Derewad,
DELIEUE IVHEAT IS
LOW Ef
Trading in Chicago Shows More
Bullish Tinge, but Is Slow.
" Price Does Not Change.
VALUES AN EIGHTH TO
THREE QUARTERS HIGHER
Largest Gain in September With Fig'
urea Getting Closer to Cash Liver
pool Blow and Lower at Opening-
Closing Thera It Mixed.
RELATITB WHEAT TALTJES.
' Bent. 11. Sept. 10. Ostn.
108.
September..,. t .08 . t .oUSB I .00
Decexobag 7lA .11 .OoC
May?. .76 ..7518 .00 hi
.63
Chiraee. Sent. 11. Evidently tha trade
thought today that the wheat price had been
com pra east enough, for there wad geaernl bull
lances at th alart, thoagh trade continues oa
s amall era. Liverpool waa likewise very alow
with th opening lower and the close anehangsd
tor tb September nnd fed lower for the l"e-
eember. 1 thl market September was getting
cKwer ie ue caaa price aaa
sain. ....... ,
Official - quotation try Over beck, Stan ,
Wok company i .;. '
WHEAT. - .
- Onen. Hlrh. Iiow. ' Clnee.
September ''...., 6u4 70 , ' . f
December ...... 711? r 724 71 4 TltA
May - 75'i 76 75i ' 7B
COBX.
Septemfier .. .
Deecmbec
May
47
',.' dHB
-414 42
' 42H 48
5d2
OATS
eptemhr ...
I December u. .
May .......
2SIA 52 '
Jtli 8214
214
83 5
. - n
MEMS TORK,
eptember ...147 ... Iwr
J54T
1275 1
S45
SAO
72 S4T
- -i -685,
155T "
122
S5T,
V 572
757 -
i S78 "
-547 -f'
M
January ....... 12 . 12KS
- , LARD.
September ..... IMS airr -October
8A2 872
January........ TH2 787
. SHORT RIBS.
September ...... S0 . T2
October eWO r- IM7
January ....... st - W2 .-
..- TJTMiyOOt SBAUr KAKXXT.
Liverpool.' Sept. h Official pricaa:
nui. .
Clos.
Open.
1 horn.
:.
Sept. 10.
2 d
8tptaa
Dee.....
Hd
ld
CORK.
4 544 d
' 5d
Dec-.. a ivi
da SSd
)hd
Jaa 4 . fed
BKIatAKT 6BATjf KOTXatTJTr.
ntrage, Sept. U. Primary reeelntat
"' 'r ' . . T2 -.-Tear te
Wheat ......I,70,0r) .83,00
Cora tamn Tiutnnn
SUlDmBtB2 - .
Wheat m0 19 OOA
Cora 7.000 - 6l2.eo
CHICAOO tAMK WSXAT.
Chlessw. Bent.
11. Cash wheat: Hit. 2 red.
11 we: no
, na a rwq, ivax, ic; no. m aara, nea.f
Ne. 2 hard. HfleHe; Be, 2 Nortbarn.
72ti7ac;'Ne, spring. 72Q7ae'.
Tic:
lOT TOXX OOTTOB tCAKXZT.
New Tork. Sept, 11. Cottoa fatnre closed
ta 2 point lower.
Official
auotatlons by Over beck, Starr a
Cook Co.;
Sent. Sept,
Onen. Trta-h. Iaw.
11. 10.
January ....... 227 SHI 822
224
22
tVtt
4
Sftrt
8WV
- 5KO -
aos
815 2.1
231
240
44
8.M
51)2
B04
SIS
renruary ...... via ' .it , as
March SM - 644 , - H
Antll B44 fia ,
ay Pot ' aVMl ' P47
September 579 - " 571 '1 . 570
tictobor. nss , nu RXg .
November H7 " B02
December ..... S20 023 218
i -r-i Llvereaol Oottaa Higher.
Liverpool. Sept. 11. Cottoa fatnraa claaad S
ta 7 point ap.
trirnxD tTATxt wrzRnuxr bobds.
New Tork, Sept. 11. Government bond:
'-.., ' Date. Rl Aak.
Twea, regis tereo..,., opt. 104ft
ll 14
105
1H
1U4
ao coodob iidc. juti
Three, regutered Opt, 105
I05U
10814
do couBon. ................ Ont.. li
Smell bonde 108
Fears, ree-litercd 1007102 105
do eoopoB.....-;...v.;';';i"7""i;..."r-io8a
roar, regutered .1925 181 -152
do coupon..... ......J 1025. 1.11 132
Dietrletof Columbia 1224 ' IIS
Phlllppin ..... 108 .....
Baw Tarh-Lendea Silver. '
Ktw Tork. Sept. 11. Bar silver. 55Uc: Low,
doa. 81 Ad, ?..,
TO COBCITOK HOB MCKIBO.
(Special tHspetrh to Tba Journal.)
O rants Paaa, Or., Sent, 14. Picking will b
implered In most all Jnaephlne .county hop
Jnaephlne) county
yard thl week. The yards that-were abort
of pickers when the eeaaon evened bow bav
run crews ana work la progressing splendidly.
Rsla fell one day. but Dot enouah ta ran
sua pension of work la the ysrds. The biggest
crowd or pickers are camped oa the Haass
ysrds, oa Rogii river, below Grants Pas. Al
these yard there la a big dance hall snd a
merry bop, with 'fiddle" music a a sightly
feature. - Bomnee ef the greet number ef
Grants Pans families at work ta th yard th
school board haa been petitioned to postpone
the opening of school till after tb bop picking
ramrx habtxst to bzoib.
(Spedsl Dispatch ta Tb Journal.) 1
Salem. Sept. 11. Harvesting tb ctob Brans
began In many ysrds this morning. Th petit
or French varieties sr tb one that srs ripen
lug snd It is believe that it will be more thsa
week Before the picking of Itsllsn prune he
mes general. As the Italian prunes ara the
sndsrd s rie t leaf the gstherlng of the petite
does aot cat Bjach flgar In tha indua trial
world.
No . contracts srs helnc made In n nines snd
there are no ssles being negotiated. The price
are stiffening and U sale that have bee re
ported rrea eeatera marseta snow an apwara
tendency.
All the prune grower of this vicinity be
lieve that a fair price will be obtained. . .
...... yo DAJCAOE BT TB0tT. ; .1
'' (SpeHsl Diapatch to Th Journal) "
Grsats Pae. Or.. Sept. 11. TV -first frnt
for the fall la Josephine county occurred yes
terday aurrntng. It waa light In Uranta pass,
bnt heavy oa the lowlanda along the river.
striking the melon fjelde full force. Fortunate
ly the Bieions have attainea tneir growth and
th froat will do..ao other da me re than wilt
tha vlnee. It waa ant heavy enourh to Injur
melon lylna la th field. The frost Is eonsld.
srsbly earlier this year tbaa usual. ..
-' ; BOSTOB OOPPKB M ABKIT.
Boston. Sept. 11. OfflHsl enpner close.' bids
snd prices: Adveotnr. ao.Tn: Allooes. 854.75;
prlcea: Anveornre. so.io; a 1 lone, sm.ia;
dlsn, 11.23; Blnghsm, 855.12U; Calumet.
1.011; On Rang. 874.00; tisly West, '81 00;
nkliu. 821.00; Green Coo.. 828.00; Mohawk,
rcni
2750.
Frank
851.00: Nevada Coo.. 217 75; North Bull
4 50; Old liomlnlon. 84lOO; Oscenls, 1 18.50;
Parrot, '41.25; rhoenix, .SIT; O'llory. 2X7. OO;
Royal. 812.50; Shannoii, 85 .So; Tamarack.
87.O0; Trinity. 8 &0; Tnlted Cop.. 801.25;
I tab. 803.00; Victoria, 85. 7; Winona. 87.50-,
W.dvertn,-8155.00: Fly, l 50; F.sat Butt,
8B.5)i; Rlsch Ml., 85.00: Boatoa Con., 825.5m;
t'alirnmla A Aflaona, (117.2; L. S. Pitts.,
818.25.
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. P01TLABD BAWX STATIBEBT,
Clearings today
..11.301 5508
Cleerrngs year age
., i.ofirii
Oala today
. ...aMeee ....
S21a.1aa.1a
lOUGIf
Fancy Matured Potatoes Are In Very Good
Demand at. This Tim Owing to Lateness pf
Other Crops Prices Are at Eighty Cents.
STERLING ;HIE ill
,' LOW fJARK v
Exchange Goes to Very Bottom
Today and Prices Sag Off
.. on All Securities.'
READING AND ST. PAUL '
HAVE LARGEST LOSS
Session in London Rather Dull With
Americans Showing Quite Drop
Union Pacific Loses One and Half
Steel Common Down a Point.
- nai x
BSoonds ........,.2U
uslgsmatod ......lit
khlaua ...1
igar 1H
MBT LOSSES. ; '
Anaconda
Loulsvlua '
Ksty
do. pfd
N. Y. Central, c. ...1
Out Weatera..,..
Pennaylvania I1
Pros Steel Car J
Reading ....... .t1
Republic Steel ......
do. pfd
Rock Island 1
Souther Ry., 1
Southern I'ae. ........ '
Union Pacific. .,,,..1'
IT. B. Stael 1
ani
Ate
Sugar
Smelter
uter
A Foundry.....
Cnr
Brooklyn
::::: S
1H
Baltimore
Cold. Fuel
St. Paul ..
Ckeaapoak
Canadian .
Locomollv
Northern Pacific. ... .
Erl t
Great Western
III. Central
do. pfd.
i : '
WET
41 AIMS. '
Mlasonrl Pae....
Allexaa A Padfto..... H
Norfolk I..
wl
Wall Btraet! New York. Scot. 11. With
sterling .exchange going begging at lowest rate
lb years, there wss cunsiuersoie seiung prvaaurv
In the atock market today. Preeaure seemed
derided -mnn- the entire Birr advance being
bowu la etily about three laauea.
Official Quotations by u Tor Decs;, niarr aa
cook Co. .
DE8CKIPTI0B.
Amal. Copper Co
Am. Car A Found, enas
do preferred. ..
112t,ll21,lll24e
eo eo
Am, Cotton -Oil, com...
Am. Locomotlv. com.-.
Am, Sugar, -com.. .....
824
Tin
82 "4
1555
82 V.
Tl
182
1S5
m. Suielt, com.......
do- preferred
Hi2fci-
Holism
1161a
lloii
Anaconda Mining' Oa. ..
Am. Woolen, cow....,,
Atchbwa, com...,.,-...
d preferred
Baltimore Ohio, coca.
do preferred
25V
XT 3
8514
10H
100 li
110H
108T4
101
101
1004
12H
I120H11U,11IS
. . ..1 1 an
Brooklyn Eanld Transit.
52 -i 50 1! SOtf
Canadian Pacific, com..
Central Leather, com...
Chi. 0, W com.....
88 28U 88
18 I 17 It I 17
int., alll. a St. raul...
Chi. 4 S. W, cota
Chaaapeaka a Ohio......
Colo. Fuel a Iron, ansa.,
Colo. Southern, com.....
do 2rl preferred,,,,,,,
' do 1st' preferred
Cora Product, com
, d preferred..........
1784 1771175
210SI202W 20
elawar, Hndsrm ,J218
Denvsr a R. O
454
' do preferred..... w
Erie, com. ........... t
de 2d prererred... .,
do lt preferred....,
lUlnole Central
VP
48 47i4
rtv,
173
14W44
lonlevllle a Neshvtlle..
Mexican central By....
U- K. a T com......
do preferred.
Federal Smelter.
Mleaonrl Pacific.......
National Lead
New Tork Central:....
N. T., Ont. a Weatera.
Norfolk a Wait, eon..
do preferred....,...,
North American .'.
ami
25
IV
50 S
A21
'-''-" . It IK, WW...
Psclflc Msll S. S. O0...I
Pennaylvania Railway...
a; ,1. U..IM- -
21 4 '4
4
r. u., it. v. vo
l"reaed steel Car, com.,
do n referred
Readinx, eooj. ... .......
M8H 142H 140(4
do. 2d preferred.,,...
do 1st nreferred
Rep. Iron A SteeL com. .
do nreferred... .
Bock Island, com.......
do Breferred
St. L. a S. P.. 20 pfd,.
1 do lt nreferred
St. L. A 8. w., com..
do nreferred
Southern Pacific, com...
do preferred
Sow them Railway, coca. .
do preferred
Tennessee Coal A I roe..
Texas a Psclflc...,'....
Tol, St. J a W eoa.J
nreferred
Union Pacific, com.....
do Breferred.-. . . I
l2!l2 1H0T4
B.-S. Rubber, aom .Ti7;.
48t 48
00 preferred..,..
C. S. Steel Co, earn...
45U
5
do nrafarrad .
Wabaah, coin ..... ... , .
JOT
do. are feared.
Weatera Union Tel
wieconarn central, com.
do Breferred
Virginia Chemical. ......
io'"
Total sslee. for day. 1.071.800 shares.
Call money closed at S per cent.
UNKNOWN WOMAN '
' ,
r ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
7;v,.:.n, ', ., .;..
A woman, pannileaa, bedraacled and
unknown, felt in a fit laat night At mid
night at Blxth and Morrison street,
probably aa a rcault of Uklng strych
nin with ealcldM Intent
Tha patient was carrlett Into Kau's
dnisT" stora, where aha remained until
tha patrol wagon cama alone- tn take
hdr to Oood Samaritan hoapltaL At tha
Bocpitai th womatv want Into arjaam
after apaam and for hours It was
thought that ah could not lira. Today
aha la better, but Is atlll dellrloua.
From a paper found upon her peraon
at th hoapltai it waa learned that tha
name of th atrang woman la Mra.
Nelll Avaaka, No letters or other In
formation was found to tell where aha
reside or where are her relative. The
woman ta of American' birth,, about St
year of as and of medium complexion.
Dr. Keeney 1 attending her.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
: .STOPS ALL LOTTERIES
New Tork, Sept UtK cable to "th
Sun from Pekin; aaye: Th chief of
p. He of th lnnr elty has riven notice f
that an tempiea in which the practice
of forecasting lotterle la followeyf will
,b deatroyed In accdrdanc with th
teaching of Confuclua unleaa th prac
tice 1 atoppad within ten day.
Tsaltaa, who waa at tha head of th
reform "fommlnnion -which visited th
United "73 tat ea laat year, has addressed
a memorial to th dowager cmpreaa, ex
pressing hi deailr that ah . remove
Kunacha, who low exerclaes so much
Influence In th ralac. - . ,
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!' tel4l.ptotatd. '
.'(Wssbingtea Bureau of The Jonrsal.)
' TVaahlngton, D. C- Bept 11. John 1
Cnnebeor la appointed postmaster at
DixonTlll, Dougloa county, Oregon. -
Xew Tork Oaaa Ooppsr. -
New Tork, Sept. Il-Caah cor feat jr.
Rio, 8c; No. 4 Santo. 8V.C , ' . ,
; : arha atresia tom f Tn aTonrnal " ta
rortlaad and la Oregoa exceeMla tekat f
aaw atkaar'OnaToa Bwa7apa,.
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YCU.'.'a CLERK
(Continued from Ftft On.)
trouble-wrought brain. At tha beach
they lived at tha moat expenalve botal
and war tha observed of all obaervera.
Their wanton dlaregard for money and
wild extravagance war th aenaatlon
of tha beach and many wondered who
tb nam of . th profligate apender
war.
Among hla other axtravaganoea Vel
tuth poaaeaaed an almoat frnald pen
sion for aulomobll riding. .Th moat
expenalve maohlnea in th city wer
hired by him by th hour.' Frequently
ha drove a machine to tba horn of th
woman on Park atraet left It thera for
noura whll he remained Inalda, then tn
two rode to Claramont to th Twelve
Mil houa or to th. various plaur
reaorts about th olty.
At BjrpsmjtlT Keaia.
in th ooatllest restaurant about th
city b was a constant and liberal pa
troruThe cost of kiia meala oar week.
It ta aatlmated, waa far In exceaa of hi
monthly salary. On hi paraoa b rarely
had leaa than 1500 In bUla.
with persona who frequent th plaoea
wrier Velguth tvlhed money with
auoh a liberal hand It. has been for
weeks a matter of apeoulatlon how much
tlm would elapae befor hla mployrs
learned of hla open and never-dlagulaed
xtravagancea.
Though - Valguth'a manner of living
and hi wild acattarlng ot money waa
known to other employe of . th gas
company, it . waa only at a compare
tlvely recent date that th official of
th company learned of It H. M. Papet
present manager of th gaa company.
who recently arrived from .San Fran-
claoo, learned of th young clrk'a z
travagancea and at once began a oulet
inveatigation. -
Velguth'a books were found to be In
good condition. Indicating no clue to hie
long and extensive theft. Falling to
find a clue that might lead to tha de
tection, of the young man, Mr. Papet
placed tb affair In th hand of . the
dlatrlct attorney. Th only tangible art'
dence that waa given to the district at
torney was th disappearance of a draft
from Saa Franc lac o for tha aunt - of
17(0. . .. ..
Deputy Dlatrlct Attorney Adams, who
began. thenvetlgattaivwaa .convinced.
though h bad no proof, that th draft
waa In Valguth'a poaaeaaion. - The young
man held It, It waa believed, until he
waa able to collect an equivalent sum In
cash, whea he Intended to permit . th
draft to be entered on th hooka. '
1 - How x Waa Oaaght,
Teeterday th young man' daUctldn
waa accomplished: with th aaalstanc ef
Detective Maher of the dlatrlct attor
nays offloa. . A large arum of' money,
which waa marked, waa paid at Vet
guth's window.- An Investigation of th
book later failed to ahow that tha sums
had been entered. He waa accordingly
arrested aa he waa leaving the of f to at
t o'clock laat night. The entire amount
that had beeo paid ta waa found oa his
parson. .'
veigatn a memoes ani tne manner in
which he successfully avoided detection
for almost a year, and by- which ha se
cured. o large a sum of money, are eald
to have been clever, though by no means
novel. . r-; -. ,
' Bvudied AA'rg fTi-Unrff ,
In eonoeallng hie crime from th com
pany. Velguth made a careful atudy of
th adding machines that ar ueed.ln
the office. - It la atated by official of
the company that hie final mastery of
-the subject and his ultimate knowledge
ofiow to manipulate th machine so ae
to make a Taise total eaaoiao mm to con'
ceal hla continued thefts for so long a
tlm. s ' -, - . v v ..
Th aunts that were atolen will be a
total loss ta the company, for It la said
be likely that ao attempt will be
made to compel th ooneumere who paid
Velguth to pay the amounta again. Of
ficials and clerka ara endeavoring - to
ascertain th exact amount of th ahort-
age, but had not completed their effort
at a late hour thla afternoon.
However, It la believed that the loaa
will reach a much higher figure than
waa at first bUvd. . At th company's
office today it was announced that for
the last two years tha defaulting clerk
haa averaged In his thefts 1508 each
month, and during .soma months the
sunt was much in axceae of tbeae
flguree. - ( : -
Kow It Waa Worked. .. ".','
Billa were sent out to consumers on
specially printed Blips. A attached to
the slips were atuba on which were flg
uree and datee that corresponded to
those on th slip. On paying the bill
at the clerk's window the oonaumer re
tained th alip a a receipt whll th
clerk kept the alub . for the company.
The etub waa placed an a file beelde hie
deak and each sight each clerk went
aver hla books, checking up. the stubs
In order to prevent detection at the
and of each day Velguth, It la said, sim
ply placed In hie pocket both the stub
snd a sum of money corraepondlng la
amount with 'that receipted for oa the
etub. - . , -,
On the sixteenth of each month when
the clerical force began work on the
oonsumera' ledgers Velguth'a . thefts
must necessarily have been detected had
he not anticipated auch detection. . Be
fore the clerka completed the "work he
managed to mark "paid" after each eon
aumer'a name that corresponded with
th stub and money that he had previ
ously withheld. -
. By operating a lever on the adding
machine he Is said to have .been- able to
foot up a fale total mat might never
have been detected. The adding ma
chine perform a task of -adding that
would require a score of clerks several
days to complete, and the complete (In
vestigation of the entire system ' of
book will be nacessary to ascertain th
exact amount that haa been atolen.
Th youthful frensled financier stub
bornly refused to discuss tie plight this
morning. Pacing nervously up 'and
down hie narrow cell on the third floor
of the city jail, he listened to all ques
tions In silence, or merely with the
words: ."See my ' attorney, W. ' W.
Banks. " Hla eyeeswar blood-shot his
wall clothing waa rumpled and there
were other evidencesthat be lad epent
a aleeplea night - " '-
"How did you do It anyhow, and why
did you do Itf Didn't yon know that
you wer aura to be discovered and punished,'-
On auch questions Velguth
simply turned hla back. . The prisoner
was not arraigned today, but will prob
ably appear in the municipal court to
morrow. i . , ' ' -
ENTIRE SCHOOL TIPSY
FROM SMUGGLED LIQUOR
t ; ' 1 , .
New Tork, BVpt 11. A cable to' the
Sun from Geneva ayes It Ie the cue
torn in Canton of Lloino, where liquor
la vary cheap, and large quantities ar
smuggled acroae the frontier, to drink
befor and after every meal.- Black
coffee and cognac often replace coffee
and milk at breakfast with the reeult
that young children often arrive at
school Intoxicated!
The other day a aohool Inspector,
dropping In Unexpectedly on: a claag of
aom to children of both aeaee. vary
ing In age from 7 to It yeare old. found
more than half the claae completely In
toxicated and Bleeping, and the other
puplle more or leas under the influence
of liquor.
Th,T ar many Waa Ads la today
tearaal that will latere) ytra. .
r.'LI:;crka s -ct C:;va a well,
Yin ctver c-'a 2 sLI-I
CaAextal laiAextt CAaaaw3 C3 l 3
lie curb snd fccl'crs.
Portland, Oregon
Is hew and wll forever remain the
New Tork of th Pacific ; Portland is '
the real and only hub at which all rail- -roads
center and rl vera meet .Three '
rich tatea, Oregon, , Washington and
Idaho, dapoalt their wealth down grad .
with . brake .. a at . Fortlaad'a fresh .
water ocean docks, hence Portland . la ' .
the heaTthlest child that ever breathed
metropolitan Ufe. Alao 1 the health
iest City - tn .the world, oauaed by. the
ftnaet all ' around climate, - Including
ecenlo beauty, to ba found on the planet ' '
called earth. Oregon never had a ;
cyclone or crop failure. .. ..
Header, . do yourself .and family,- or '
proapctlve wife or husband, a kind-
neas by securing at one a home In ,
Portland -before values advance aver- v
lastingly beyond your 'reach. Remem
ber thla faot opporttuUty ta aow wlak- -
lng as yon, for never before In your Ufe
could you a cur, for only 120 a front
foot tha beat and most healthful rest-
dene property in a olty,- having the
best car eervloe, only It minutes' ride
to the btialneaa center, tae eeater eaoh
day growing close to your lavawtznant.
This matchleas natural sit, la now.
being dottd with beautiful - hom.
Blxty thoueand feet of cement sidewalks
parked, else It-foot alleys, thereby giving to all inside lota the convenience of 1
corners.. Building restrictions, of course. Oood homee or none, ar saorsa
e ahaaka aaa ba ball la Walnut Vara. - No languaf can tall you of tha
beauties of Walnut Park. It ha no qual, heno no rival, in th elty of
Portland. To prove this bold statement take any U ear going north.- It will
land you in Walnut Park, th highest lvatd spot of ground Thetweea ta
rivers. . Then -foaat-youreye on Oregon'a magnificent souMnaplrlng Soen
ery rivers, mountains and anowcap aentlnela - '- , ;
8hOU1d you dealr more Information before taking the trip, send for my
Walnut . Park - map-and folder- free.
will like its Jingle. Too will sav tlm
you visit Walnut Park. Only a few left
feet. .
W. M. K I LLINGSWORTH
Central Offloa, Walaat Varki aTrabubaa Offaoe, B9I Ohambes of Cnmuisgsa." ,
ACTRESS BUYING TROUSSEAU
TO I'ED STEEL
Mabf)(li Gillman Busy With Parts
Dressmakers for Marriage
- , With Corey."-'
(v,,.1 Soeclal Servlea.)
New Tork. Sept 11. A friend of.Ma-
bella Olllman haa Juet returned ' from
Paris with lntereatlng -ne we of the
former California actreaa This friend
Is a milliner and ehe haa been helping
Miss Olllman pure ha a a troueaaau, -foH
in latter is to marry -wiuiam ii. t;ory,
president of th United States steal
trust aext. month. , ? v
11 las Olllman la living In Paris with
her mother In great splendor, "having
abroad since befor' Mra Corey
Instituted dlyoroe proceedings,, -.Sbf has
sufficient money to Indulge In aa wild
extravagance aa- any- chorus girt ' ever
dreamed of. - The detalle ef ' her ex
penditure are aatoundlng. - She buye
artlolea for her trouaeeau, for lnatanoe.
wlinout Inaulrlna th prlc. Th cost
of on Of these article proved to be
T,S0S and other parchaaea were made
almuar rate.'
The once poor actreea with a hall bed
room for shelter is reveling- In a de
bauch of S renxled prodigality. - She has
reallged her fond feminine ambition, and
Is on auch a shopping tour as falls to
the happy lot of few women. Corey
haa bought a home In Paria and be and
hla wife will live there part ef the year.
TRIAL OF GAMBLING
CASES IS. POSTPONED
' : (Journal Special frvtc ) . . . .
Orleans, Ind., Sept 11. The trial of
the French lalck gambliifg eaaea haa
been- poatponad on. aceount-f th Ill-J
neaa of Thomas j. ferry,: one or the
defendants '- . ,'-
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and eurba ara being laid. Streets are
If - yott are "Bot a moaebaok, you'
by bringing cash or check book when
at prices named. . Lota ar IS by 108
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d-r!
WHALERS FOUriD On VERGE
.ofiosi;;g i;i;;ds -
Crew of Alexander Rescued by
. Natives When Nearly Dead
From Hunger.
' . (Jearaal Bpectal Btxrvtea.) "r 1:
, Nome, Alaaka, Sept , 11. A tale of
terrible euffeting will be 'brought t
elvillsaUon . ithen the crew ef th
whaler-Alexander reaches Beattlln a
few days, for Which deeUnatton they
are now bound from Herscbell laland.
where they were picked up by a pass
ing steamer.- - The men were. -found
starving In the north and oa tha varg
of insanity. , .( . - v .,;
" The Alexander-Waa wrecked en Cap
Perry . August II and her crew by
auperhuman efforts finally aaooeeded la
reaohlng r land. : . Tby mfrtanatly '
struck a bleak 'and barred atratoh of
cliff a and had to subsist for days oa
anything thy eould piok up along th
beach In th way of mussle and hell
fish. Their presenc waa finally dis
covered by native and they were eared
for until a paaalng vessel reoud ba -hailed.
.i. i" Lr-A-r,vrv-..x. ;
Tha - Alexander was t e . th
smallest whaling veaaela in th Arcrtlc, -being
only II feet long and of tt feet
beam. Bh waa one of the old timer,
having been buUt la Stta-jTranclsco in
1177. :. - ..-......-.:,,-.
BTBOUOY-aTS 00UaT.'
Kvery part of the mucous membrane.
tha nosa. throatr eara. head and lun a.
tc ar subleoted to disease and blight "
rrcm negieoiea coiaa. xauiarra s norw
hound Syrup Is a pleasant aad effeotlv .
remedy.. . . . ..
w. Axenancsa vaiiey uuis, xrxaa-
3 .l -'
IU. 1. " -d -asea , w
write-. "I have seed Ballard's Hore- ' .
hound Byrup t or. coughs and throat
troubles; it is a plsasant and moat ef-.
feetiv remedy." Sold by Weodard
Clarke A Co. r- -
It is time
ta
fVh'in'yott'paiht
use the Vest Paint
Lowo' Brothera'
MHKhStand3ard,,
BECAUSE
t. It Bpreade -beeh-Ad
2. It leek beet-meet
baautlful color. t
3. It ceete the least per;
year of Berries-.
4. ; Tli uar,nt7 ie bread
and footi. ;
8, ' It GlTfXI PWTlaoW
In all crueJlUee. ,
4rk of Color Cards,
"IloV to Paint," e47.'
etitr vf arc rn.e "
RASMUSSEN
. 214.235 Taylor Street
194-196 Second Street ' '
Portland, Oregon
paint
"