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C'.wj.4 D.'.IL, JGu.tl.AL. 1 O.CTLAI.D, I.IDAV IVHi.II.Cf, L .... i.-MEHn II, ICC. DiUAGE AHD RU1U TO HOPS LlAY DE m RESULT- 0 F R E G E rj T R Al i S Continued' Downpour Is Feared by 0oth Crowrt! and DeaU r in;Thi Sut,; ,UCE AND MOLD IS i . - - ALREADY APPEARING . v: Some Interests Pail Down Their E- timatts' to Lch ' .,Thr Hundrtd v Thousand BaJNw York Crop ' in Excellent Shape. ' - ,' " ". ,: v'Bjr Htbu H. Cohen. v Not sine th yar 1 ha th hep " ''crop of Oregon been In uoh danger m j. at the present " moment, - according to prominent trro war. Th'. continued rains mean' disaster to both quality and .'quantity thla ee-son.- Vermin have p peered In the yarda la great numbere .. and ar already working have with the quality. Mold la doing ita part of tha V-damag and thla latter may not be' very ' amalL Many pickers have already laft t tha hop flalda for their homea en ac count of tha disagreeable weather and every returning train and eteemer from tha upper Willamette veller la filled to wverflawtns . Oulta a number of Mania reraala In the) yen! a, but there; la much ... dlaoontent among them and if the rain continues a short time theee will desert their employer, too. . ; i , Promlae of extra, pay fait to hold .tha ''picker to their work.- Soma growers " on tha waat aide hare offered their crew m fetch, aa 40 ceata a box to hold them, but thla advance of 10 casta over I .regular prio haa no a; ataailee Tarda Sum Also, Thua far the larxe yard have borne ' Hh brunt of the desertion, but now the 'mailer' yarda are beginning to auffer. - It la aaid that only about a quarter of the hope la the larger yarda have been picked mad tha harvesting la the entailer , plaoea will average about a half of the product. . . ' Thua far the mold haa not made much pregree la tha hope, but grower aa art that It la gaining- and gaining fast To date tha prlnelpal damage from thla oure haa bean la Washington county, but there ere toueha of tha mold In the larger yarda of Polk eounty. r Thlx yeajr-Tollmatlo -condition ."ar ,, almUar to thoae at list and ltOi. when a oonalderablo portion of tha orop waa laft la tha fleM becauaa of tha lack of pickers. Rains in . thoaa years were general about picking time and as dur far thla season pickers deserted the yarda en every hand. , t Fearful ef earning mine the owners of the older yards this season went ever their ptaoes. and picked out tha ripest ".spots first Up to two or three daya ago conditions were Ideal and mere was ovary aasuraaea that all tha hops would be picked. ; Now -the hops are la many Inatancea over ripe and It would not take more' than three or four daya of today a kind of weather to cauaa Irre parable loaa In both, quality and quan tity. Borne of the growera are predict Ing that their crop will fall 14 per cent under that eetlmated a week or so ago and some dealers In v thla city have pulled down their eatlmates aa low aa 4,04 bales.'. Other dealera continue of the opinion that tha orop will be from 110.400 to 111.000 bales, but ail agree that unleas the weather Improves . at once either of the latter two flgurea are impoealble of production thla aeeeon. ' Jted Spldes STamarous. .' Hed spider la mueh more numerous la tha Willamette valley yarda than any of the dealera are willing to admit ' for fear of doing -Injury-to? the price. Other Intereata aaaert that with tha ahortage of hope elaewhere a pulling down ef the production in Oregoa. will have the el feet of boosting prices sttU higher even If the quality la not up' to expectations. However at this time no dealer aeema willing to oe any new Business ana me market Is ft a atandstm, where it wUI likely remain until arep conditions of the world are more settled.' . Latest advices received In this city from New Tork stats that the market there la av waiting one. tha trade wait ing to see what Oregon 'would do. Picking there has progreeaed under tha most favorable condltlona and at thla time the bulk of the orop has been her veated. While, there are ... soma oom- plalnta aa to early aamplea being thla the general quality la ,aald to be good. The oaus of. the thlnaeae Of tha hope la said to. be premature plcklns. . Ke-4 ports from Oneida and Madison countlea Indicate a - larger yield than last year ana advices from other sections of New York stats Indicate that the new acre ase will put the orop fay la exoeaa of laat year, v In that atate .a few aeed lings have been purchasedrxt'xO and It cents a pound, with growers In general asking li seats for the best 1st quality. Figures just received from ' tb oue toma department ahow that the . total exporta from the United Statea for tha year were 14.110.414 pounds, or about Te.IlI balea, figured on the Deal a of lit pounds 'to the bale. "With1 the earns figuring the Imports for the. year are given as 10.105.HI pounda. or IMI1 balea. , . . , i - Tha San Francisco Commercial Mews gives this of the situation: . -, ' ;. 'Trom all Indications the output of California hop yards for the season now under way will equal, If it does not ex ceed, the eettmato of the Commercial News, publlahed August l. That eetl mate of 40,000 balea aeema to be sus tained by developments ta. date and Is pot likely to be demlnlehed when the whole orop Is marketed unices by un foreseen aooldent of weather or in the doubtful contingency of Inability to harvest on . account,, of ' scarcity of plokers. The quality of tha crop of ltot will de notable on account of Ita general excellence. In every section of tha stats where hop.eulture 1 prevalent report coinold as to. the excellence of i the yloM and It auperb quality. i to prlcea, reports are conflicting end often Intentionally misleading. It la doubtful If tha to cent rate, eald to have been paid for a few choice Orexena, baa bn realised for Calllornlaa, though it la re ported that about 10.000 balea of the latter haa been contracted for. Depend ing upon quality . and condition, the producer of a few yarda have brought from It t ITfc. though report of 10 cent being paid for extra choice are current, but lack 'confirmation. The facta are that but few of the new crop have reached the market, and until re-, eelpts axe muoh larger absolutely re liable quotatlona will net he available. Under mil condltlona the hopgrowere of California -will have on of the. beet year known -to the trade. At 17 ceata there la a large profit to the' cultivator, and from tb advisee -which the "-Commercial News haa before It, embracing every country where hop are grown, the hopgrower of this atate will hava occasion, at the end of tb season, t felicitate himself on the bountiful re turn which hi Induatry haa scoured tor hla labora, , . ... . .. . - "Foreign advice are contradictory, but on tb continent aa well -as la the Unltad Kingdom . reports ar extremely depressing aa to yield. The Belgian crop la said t be 40.000 center below laat year, and tha Bohemian so- large eaough for home consumption, . while the orop in tyermeny, at the maximum, 1 not over 400,000 - centers, against Mf.400 oenters 1 ltOS. The estimated hop yield of Bnglleh yarda 1 not over 1(0,000. hundred weight, la Jbla con nection the London Time of August It haa to aay la relation t tha hop trade: .Very few parcels ar on offer and the market remain - atrong but quiet, with prlcea ranging from 40 to 110a, It 1 reported that, contrary to expecta tions, plotting haa already been ataxted, but only In place where tb hop will not stand becauaa of the long drought. There la no material change in the-crop position.' . - . . - "The aame high authority alao give current to the following: : - ""Report of hop ahortagee on th PaelTlo coast -place It at 40.000 balaa, Instead of 1,100 balea,' as' prevloualy noted... v?' :-' .- Trom excellent statlstleal authority th bop production of th world for 1104 la aatlmatad at. 901,177. balea of lit pounda each, against a production of 1.411,081 for l0t. According to thla authority, America laat year furnished ISJ.OOO balea, but la credited with an estimated crop of 100.000 bale for 1100. An equally . good American . estimate places th production' of th country thla year at 141.000 balea. Trom a careful scrutiny of th re port referred to it would appear to be probable that ' Europe . will Import to upply- tha - deficiency of home-grown hops, and from th high reputation en- Joyed by hop of the Paclflo eoaat, th demand for Europ will to a consider able extent b supplied from that GREAT DAMAGE TO RESULT OomtUssd mains WovUd Oaaa Boss a , . . Xow Ooy, (Saeelal Mapetcb to The tamal.) Albany. Or Sept. 14. Una county and the Willamette valley In general la In th grasp of the storm king. Throughout th preceding day rata haa fallen almost continuously. Should tha heavy rain continue it will oaus great Quality, the WghestU In pur hats, youTl e ' by the brainy men who ' i ; are wearing them - in this city, . ... ; v . .-' V- Our JIat.'Man' willlbei i pleased to show you "THE ii BEAVER," stiff, and soft f: W - ..... ah J. 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Most excellent qualities and styles are here at 92.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. ' Genuine Rain Proof Suits t $5.00. v School The seamless, fast black kinds.' that wear well and are always satisfactory. Special values at 2 yuof, lajgf?, iof , au.?, a&f. . JX An . Grapho- iir Pi Fy KHi ; Have you seen it? Have you heard it? The "Standard" Talking Machine is one of the very, best and latest improved disc machines on the ; ; market. Clear, distinct and easily manipulated - 4 v One Moch I n e Free Wh en v. rou ouyuoous 10 me i liL Amount : of $30.00 SAVE YOUR COUPONS'1 ' J:mvy WvHiMrkell&Goi : 121-123 Grand Avenue . MM 4 IMN I loss of crops the-hops 'and prunes b Ing especially In danger. Muoh wheat and. oata remain In th ahock awaiting th threeher and farmer In thla di lemma i are becoming - alarmed, . fearing that great loaa will take place. , i i, t Among threahermen the Tear " haa brought forth the longeat aeaaon known; even thua. It has been Impoaalbl to cover the field and save the outstand ing crops. Men have been loath - to work, and among thos willing It was Impoaalbl to find enough to run a full crew on th machine. Many of thos beginning the eeaaoa hav aino left the harvest tfeld for th hopyarda. Hopa up to tha time ef the flrat rains war In th best possible condition, no mold or destroying Insects being In evl deuce. ' The general condition of the wheat and eat crop la flret-elaaa, but aheuld - the rains continue muoh. dam- are will result and great loaa ocea lond.- Should th rain continue many ptokera - will leave - the hopfleld and thos working In tha flelda will look for more congenial occupation. Th . In clemency of th weather will drive the eannpera from th flelda to th ahelter of their home. - - Prun ar also In danger, a crop of firat-claa quality and tha largest known for year la awaiting the picker and dryer. Oa account of, the advanced stage ef the erop-they .wtU soon mold and thla will leeaea the-output and In jure the Quality. The cry la going out from all part of th valley for men to work in the flelda and assist In th harveet. A great amount of wealth 1 represented In th bop, prun and wheat crop still left to.be eared for. The saving f thla will mean mueh to th community and valley, th state benefiting accord ingly. Th eropls.a bumper one and th greatest known for years. Kvwry sort enouia be put forth to aav and car for it so as to ooeastoa no leas. n o A ef -e . ..1.1,4 it ,-.f i. ecdn I I. B ,.,,i,-r-. YJl -,1V .-,". You are welcome to credit In 6uf Clothing D partment. We have selected a fine -stock of ' goods to meet the growing demand for men's , clothing and furnishings on the , installment '-plan of payments Not being aa exclusive busi ness with us, but only a side line, we are able to sell the same quality of goods as the regular - ; : clothing dealer at a smaller margin of profit. We charge you no interest. We make no em- ' barrassing conditions. 1 You select your suit, make a small deposit' then psy '"C'1- '- -( . -ii.vj-' . .;,-... '-:-..f. ..n-, -: .. wmmm It is an easy way of' being always well and warmly clad. .You don't miss the money. WiU bt given WITH EACH SUIT OP CLOTHES of the value of $15.00 or over. Com la Saturday and investigate' our offer..- 7 -- m :.v-' nealing Stoves, Ranges, Furnifure (or Less 173-175iFirstSt7S DAMAGE AT AURORA ocas I Downpour Valla '- Oowa toy Vrodnotiom There. (Bpecial Dispatch to The JoaroaL) Aurora. Or., Sept 14. Th recent heavy rains which began Tuesday night. accompanied with high winds.' hav somewhat damaged the unpicked Slop crop in thla section. There I a large acreage in this district yet to pick and th grower ar getting anxloua aa to how they ar going- to get the work done, for the continued rainy weather s discouraged the plckera and they are leaving by th hundred dally. Th yield la running very uncertain. One yard of IT acre produced only 444 boxea, while other yarda of four and five acrea pick 400 to TOO boxea. The lT-acre yard of Crtaell Broa. la turn ing out bettor than laat year and wUI yield 100 boxea to the acr. FEAR LOSS OF. PICKERS , Balsa la Valley Cams Xarrevter . is Xeave Work. (pedal Dlaeatefc to 'Tbe JooraaL) Salem. Or,. Sept. 14.-rThe ralna of the laat two days have made disagreeable work in the hopyarda and picking In many of them ha been suspended. No damage haa' been done so far to the hopa In this vicinity and at present but few pickers are leaving, but should the rain continue there Is aotne fear among tha growera that many pickers may abandon their work. Hopmen her claim that th rain will bar no bad effect Ion the crop, but will give the hop a ncner coior, ripen mem more evenly and clean them off. . , In fact. If It ahould rain for a week th crop would not auf fer. i .'...-.-:- . - - . DIAMOND PIN NOT - -r 7 TAKEN BY THIEF .': ,: . A thief did noftget t. H. Welch's diamond pin after all. It. waa reported to Captain of Detective Bruin yester day afternoon that a diamond pin, val ued, at ISO and belonging to Welch, had been stolen from the O. K. barber shop, at Sixth and Washington streets. . Aa tb pin waa fastened securely in the tie and both were missing. It waa thought that the daring thief had taken them while Welch was being shaved. - An ' umbrelja belonging to Captain A. a.."Brown was the "thief." Captala Brown a ahort time after leaving th barker shop yesterday waa atopped by, a man who aaid that tha eaptaln had dropped a cravat with a diamond pin In It. Th captain, unable to understand how- he could )oe a- diamond rtln- and cravat which he never possessed,- ad. vertlsed for the owner. Later the pis was Identified as that lost br Wslch. , . It 1 thought that some ne in reach. Ing for k hat knocked th tie, which was hanging Just above the captain's um brella. Into ths umbrella, consequently when the captain opened his umbrella after leaving the shop th tl fall out. TV afrealastew f Th gosnal ts Portias and m Oregoa eseeiig that at aay ta oregca aewtpay. BUY AT THE And Pay for Your Purchases a Little at a Time I You work pretty hard for your money. You are probably one of those. who earn all they Z 1 get, and a little more. And when ,you need clothes you don't propose to pay any, more than. J is necessary for them. 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