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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', ' PORTLAND . FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, -1907. 13 2 TODAY'S MARKETS Hopgrowcre Should Very Carefully Watcll Actions of , 31arket Bears, for They1 Are Working Up New Schemes. rill TRADE . IS my HEAVY,! : Enormous Receipts and Life- eral Demand -Breaking, Records Along Street. Front street markets: Rlv haw xrnn hurts nrlee. Hop contracting at i cents pound. : cantaloupes nigner in eouiu. Mora aaatarn egg corns. Salmon run la very amall. Peaches still very scare. Tomatoaa holding again. : Higher price for blackberries. Grape auppllea more liberal. Dressed meata atill very scarce. Keavy Trait Trade. The fruit trade In the Front atret marketa haa reached the heaviest vol time ever aeen In this or any other city in the Paciflo northwest Supplies of all kinds of fruits have been very 11b- I eral of lata and while there has been a I ' "yyft-Y ,n a few lines of fancy fruit, I VKTtrade has not been forced to go "al&JuuntTy.. The volume of arrivals of wetarmalnna la Increasing dallv. Fears ' are coming much more freely from ; California points and are finding good ale. inose rrom locavt points are com ' Inc faater but ther are not fully de veloped yet and this caaises them to sell 'at lower figures. Watermelons are now o plentiful that a part of the surplus 1 is now Being rea out to me nawaers. .For fancy stock, however, the price re mains at the former range. Grapes from California points are in quite 11b- - eral supply with prices ranging zrom ;i4to iz.26 a crate or rour basnets. Cantaloupes are higher in the south, This exnlafna: "Fresno. CaL. Aug. 1. Harry Arakellan, Portland. Or. Good melons scarce. Raise the price dollar a ton. Arakellan Broa Si Co." Receipts of "cants" in this city are Increaaing but demand Is n good that prices are SUU being held to the top limits. Xop Contracts a Low Prices. ' While several hop contracts were filed resterday at Oregon City calling for 6c a pound, no new purchases are being , made at that figure. It is stated that the Instruments recorded yesterday are several years old and still have a year to run. During the past few days sev eral contracts for the coming crop of hops were made in this city by local dealers at 16c a pound. Bears continue to send out reports of record-breaking production both here and in California and Washington. These reports are sent out with the sole purpose of in fluencing the eastern trade not to send out their buyers to the Pacific coast and to pull down still , further the price of hops here. Salmon Bua Is Very Small. The run of salmon in the Columbia river is the smallest for this time of the year for many seasons and packers are again agitating a closed season for several years to enable the breeders to have free reign. According to a jocai fish man who has a packing house down the river, the catch this season of chlnooks cannot be compared with last season; so small has been the run. "Chinook salmon have been practically fished out in the Columbia river." he says. Only one or two times thus far this season have there been even a fair run and these were only small spurts." Mora Saltern Xff Come. Two ' cars of eastern eggs were re ceived in this city today; thus swelling the total arrivals here by that amount. The local egg market is showing a fair , tone- with' sales being made at the EGGS SHOULD 6ET TO MARKET EARLY "Eg are till Urge sup- fly, and with, many eastern In he . coast markets price condl tlons are not all that producers might ask. Quality is also rather poor, and advise shippers to make prompt shipment' that the . quality of their goods may be as gooii as possible. "Butter is unchanged, and In good demand. "Poultry has been in fair sup ply, and in very fair demand. 1 Good hens and large springs sell very well, and there is some de mand for large young ducks. Fat turkey hens and large young turks are pretty fair sellers. 1 look for a very good market for f:ood goods of this line the com ng week. T'Fancy fat small and medium veal are rather in sellers' favor, and at very flattering prices. The trade gets hardly enough of these. The same is true as to small and medium solid hogs al though large and rough are not in much request "Potatoes are coming; in quite freely, and are selling very well at prices, which pay produo ers a good profit Large fancy stock will sell well." Tom Far rell of Everdlng St Farrell. SULL RUN MID WHEAT TRADE A GOOD DEHAIID ME BULLISH Receipts of Livestock Very All Markets Show Advanced LightNo Sheep Come and Tone Is Firm. Cattle. 63 .. 47 80 160 Sheep. Hi 200 7i0 very 10921c ' prices quoted In this paper. Much com : plaint Is being made by the retail trade about the poor quality of most of the eastern eggs. There are several grades of eastern stock in this market at the nrrsent time: most supplies, however. being of the cheapest grade. Some eggs from the east cost 2ca dozen more than others. The higher-priced ones in the east ore much the best but all out ' side stock are being sold at about, tho same price here. Many complaints are likewise being made that most of thesd eastern eggs are being sold as strictly fresh local ranch eggs. The pure foods law regarding this matter is being Strictly enforced in the east and the local trade is threatening to ask gov ernment officials to step In and stop the , deception here, Tne taw reaas as roi lows: "The use of a geographical nama : shall not be permitted in connection with a food or drug not manufactured i on produced in that place, aynen sucn name indicates that the article was manufactured or produced in that place." , The poultry""narket shows a fairly steady tone with former prices maln- ' talned. Brief Votes of the Trad, There is still an occasional call for a small number of sacks of old potatoes for seed. New potato mantel rirm ana unchanged In value. Tomatoes are holding quite well again; the glut of yesterday being broken. Beat stock still high. Dressed meats, veal and hogs are till holding at high prices with sup plies very short. : Blackberries are higher, owing mailer suDDlles. Tod at $1.76. Outdoor cucumbers hard to move at -anv nrlee. Hothouse beet sailing ai xu 9mi 25o dozen. 'NaMtf tret values today: . A Grain, Tlomr and Tee a. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, Jc, large lots; small lots, sue. WHEAT New Club, 8182o; red Russian. 8081o; bluestem, 84986c; CORN Whole. J28.00; cracked, $21.00 PBARLET New Feed, 111.00 11.00 ?er ton; rolled, 828.00 i 23.0023.60. BYE 11.66 per cwt OATS New Producers' price No. 1 white. $28.00 per ton; gray, $27.00. to for old; squabs, $1.80 per dozen; pigeons, $1.?5 per dosen. Pressed poultry, Iff l.o per lb. hlghen Hops, Wool aad Hides. HOPS 106 cron Prime to choice. mo; medium to prime, lOItio; con tracts. I07 crop, I0. WOOL 1 907 clip Valley. eastern Oregon, lggpzic. MOHAIB New 1907 29O28H0. SHEEPSKINS Shearing. 160 20c each; short wool, 1640c: medium, wool. oUv 76e each; long wool. 7M(3$l.oo each. TALLOW Prime, per lb. 8 04c: No. 2 and grease, 22c. CHITTIM BARK 6o per lb. rrnlts and Vegetables. POTATOES 81.50(91.75. selling: buv- lng, $101.26, per sack. ONIONS Jobbing Drlce New Walla Walla. $2.26 sack; garlic 8o per lb. ArrUES New. $1.60Q2.26. FRESH FRUITS Oranares 12.000 4.00; bananas, 6c lb.; lemons, 80.00 7.60 per box: limes. Mexican. $4.00 oer 100: pineapples, $8.2691.00 dosen; grape fruit $3.26; cherries, 8 10c lb; peaches. 76e8 $1.26: cantaloupes. $2.60j$8.25: raspber ries, $1.26; plums. $1; watermelons, 1 lc; cultivated blackberries, Sl.00igil.76 a crate; crabapples 60076c per box; Bartlett pears, $12.60 per box. VEGETABLES Turnips, new, 90c 21.00 sack; carrots. 76c(jf$1.00 per sack; beets, $1.60 per sack; parsnips, $1.00ffj) $1.26; cabbage, $2.00: tomatoes. Oregon, bO&ibc: parsnips. 90$1: wax beans. 4c; green, 40 per lb; cauliflower, $1.26(1 1.60 dozen: peas. 6c: horseradish. 8e lb artichokes, 66c76c dozen: rhubarb. 3c lb.; green onions. 26c per dozen; tell pep pers, 10016c per lb: head lettuce, ( ) doz; cucumbers, hothouse. 20 0 26c doz; outdoor. 40050c box; radishes, 15c dozen Duncnes: eggplant, 16c lb; green corn, $1.60 stck; celery, $1.26 dozen. Groceries, Huts, Etc BUGAR Cube, $4.22 H: powdered. $6.07H; berry, $5.874; dry. granulated, $5.8714; Star. $5.7714; conf. A, $5.87H: extra B, 85.37H; galden C. 86.27H; D yellow, $5.17 H: beet granulated. $5.7714; oarreis, iuc; nair oarreis, z&c; boxes. dvc aavance on sacx dbsis. (Above prices are 80 days net cash quotations.) HONEY $3.60 per crate. COFFEE: Package brands, $15.88 49. OS. . SALT Coarse Halt ground, 100s $12.50 per ton; 60s, $13.00; table, dairy, 60s, $17.60; 100s, $17.25; bales, $2.10; Imported Liverpool, 60s, $20.)0: 100s, is.uu: zzts, iib.uo; extra rine barrels. 2s, 6s and 10s, $4.6006.50; Liverpool lump rock, $20.50 per ton; 60-lb rock, $11.00; 100s, $10.50., (Above prices applv to sales of less than car lots. Car lots at special prices suDject to riueiuauons.) RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, 6c; No. 2. 6V4'64c; New Orleans, head, 7c; AJax, 6c; Creole, 6Jc. BEANS Small white, $3.30; large white, $3.25; pink, $3.40: bayou. J3.80; Llmas, 614c; Mexican reds, 414 c NUTS Peanuts. Jumbo, 9 lie per lb; Virginia, 714o per 4b; roasted, 10c per lb: Japanese. 6&61tc: roasted. 7714o per lb; walnuts, California, 10c per lb; pine nuts, 14g 16c per lb: hickory nuts, 10c per lb; Brazil nuts, 18c per lb: fil berts, 16c per lb; fancy pecans. 1802Oo per lb; almonds, 19 0 2114c. Meats, rish and Provisions. FRESH MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy, 8 Ho per lb; large, 7tpc per lb; veal, extra, 8V49o per lb; ordinary, kc per id; poor, 9aio per id; mutton. rancy, Btpso per lb HAMS, BACON, ETC. Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 12 lbs, 15c per lb; 14 to 19 lbs, 1614c per lb; 18 to 20 lbs isc; breakfast bacon, is 14 2 2c per id; picnics, 11 c per lb; cottage roll, HHc per lb: regular short clears, un- smoked. 12c per lb; smoked. 12c per lb: clear backs, onsmoked, 12c; smoked, 13c per lb; Union butts, 10 to IS lbs, un smoked. 80 per lb: smoked. 9o rxr lb; clear bellies, unsmoked, 1114c per lb; smoked 1314c per lb; shoulders. 1214c per lb; pickled tongues, 60c each. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, lOe.'ISc per lb; 6s, 1314c per lb; 60-lb tins, 1214c fier lb; steam rendered, 10s, 11 e per b; Es, llc per lb; compound, 10s, lOo per lb. FISH Rock cod. 71 per lb: flounders, 6c per lb; halibut, 7c per lb; striped bass, 16c per lb; catfish, 11c per lb; sal mon, fresh Columbia Chinook. 11c per id; esteeineaas. 10c per id; herrings, oc per lb; soles. 60 per lb; shrimps. 12c per lb: perch, c per lb; tomcod, 7c per lb; lobsters, 16o per lb; fresh mackerel, 8c per lb; crawfish, (5c per dos; sturgeon, 1214o per lb: black bass. 20c per lb: silver smelt, 7c per lb; shad, 4c per lb; black d. 714 c per lb. OT8TERS Shoalwater bav. cer gal lon. $2.60; per 100-lb sack. $4.60: Olvm- pla, per gallon, $2.26; per 115-lb sack. Portland Union Stockyards, Aug. 2. uinciai receipts: Hogs. Today 137 week ago Year ago ' Previous year with generally small arrival good tone rules the local livestock market today. No sheep were received In the yards during the past 24 hours and that market's values are firmer though unchanged at the recently ad vanced values. The trade ia crying for sheep but the press of farm work in Ceneral Is keeping shipments to mar et at a nominal figure. The run of sheep a week ago today was 128 head compared with ZOO a year ago and 760 head two. years ago. A year ago today sheep values were strong but stationary. ntall Banea of Oattl. Only a small bunch of cattle came Into the stockyards today. Arrivals to taled but '62 head against 47 head a week ago, 60 head a year ago and 260 head this Friday in 1906. This la the time of year when cattle receipts In the local yards are usually light and on this account the market takes a better tone. A year ago about thla date the cattle marked started to get out of Its summer weakness, values at that time being .quoted steady to Arm. Hogs are Arm with a small run to day. A week ago, a year ago and two years ago no hogs were received on this day. A year ago today hog prices were Arm. Today 61 head of horses arrived In the yards. Official yard prices: Hogs Best eastern Oregon, II.E0; stockers and feeders, $4.0001.26; China tat, .Z60t.6O. Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers, $3 76; best oows and heifers. 12.7601; bulls. $2. Sheep Best wethers, $4.60; $4.26; lambs, $5.26. HOGS STEADY IN EAST. V alues More Record- . Breaking Yields. (onul ipeeial Berrle.) Harvest a4 Height. Adams, Or., Aug. 1 Harvest ing the 1807 crop of wheat is now at Its height In this section of Umatilla county. It now looks as though there would be many 10-buahel yields. John Adams has a half section that will make over 10 bushels to the acre, much of It going aa high as 70 bushels. Lowell Rogers has 66 acres that Is making 1688 sacks. There Is no fall wheat about her that will go less than 40 bushels to the acre In the wheat belt about Adams, and Helix, and the same report comes from other sections of the county. BUILDING pBEjpME Probabilities Are Six-Story Office Structure Will Go Up at Fifth and Stark. The probabilities are that the quarter-block at the northwest corner of Fifth and Stark streets, belonging to Mrs. Catherine Brady will be Improved at .an early date with a modern six story office building. Messrs. Gay Lombard and Frank F. Freeman have taken an option on the property for a 86-year lease, which, it is understood, will be closed In a short time. The terms of the . prospective lease have not been made public, but It Is known that the parties holding the ! option are contemplating the erection of a modern six-story steel frame build ing on the site. The property is now covered with old frame buildings, some of which are among the oldest struc tures in Portland. I TO KILL LAST ELK IN COOS OR CURRY CHICAGO WHEAT VALUES. Aug. 1. Aug. 1. Gain. 1906. ept ...1 .H4B $ .91 i 3.78 May ... i.vi l.uustu ft .80 Receipt a Fraction More Than a Year Ago Others Hold. ' Chicago, Aug. 1. Official receipts: Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Chicago 16,000 2,000 6,000 Kansas City 6.000 2,600 2,000 Omaha 9.000 800 4,000 Hogs are steady, with 4,900 left over. Receipts a year ago were 16,000. Mixed, $6 3006.45; heavy, $6.0606. 30; rough, $5. 6006. 86; light, $6.0blBt.66. Cattle Steady. Sheep Steady. MARKET SIMPLY DRIFTS. New York Stocks Active and Strong ' Early Very Dull Later. New York, Aug. 28. 8lnce the open ing the market, which was somewhat active and strong on short covering, simply drifted with no particular fea ture. Time money has hardened with some loans at 7 per cent. This looks like there will be no gold exports thla week and accounts for the market's dullness. Official New York prices by Overbeck & Cooke company: DESCRIPTION. FLOUR Eastern Oregon patents, h.tttS)t.2l: Eable canned. 10c can: 17.00 - . . - 1 - . . , tie. KM-nAw. . , n n 1 . - ' 14. u; irniguw, "V"1 H I do. vniiev. 14.8004.40: granam. ua, is.76; whole wheat, $4.00; rye, 60s, $6.60; bales, MILLSTUFFS Bran, 117.00 per ton; middlings. $26.00; shorts, country, 120; Cltv, $19.00: choJjllB.OOIBplZLOO. HAY Prodi lers' price Timothy, Willamette vallfg. fancy. $16.00017.00: ordinary, $12.00 14.00; eastern Oregon, 118; mixed, $10 010.00; clover. 17.60 grain, $8010; cheat, $8.60010.60. Batter, Xgf and poultry. BUTTER FAT F. o. b. Portland Bweet cream. 284c; sour, 2614c. . BUTTER City creamery, 80c; sec onds ?5!4c; outside fancy, 27lc; sec onds 26c; store, Oregon, 18019c EGGS Extra fancy, candled, 'fi ur- rood candled. 210220. ' c.IEESE: New Full cream, flats. 16c per lb; Young Americas, 170 p-!r lb. . POULTRY Mixed chickens, It Ho; fancy hens 1214 013c lb; roosters, old, 10 lb; frvers. icpidc id; d rollers. 14 W 1 J 60 ID; OIU u uv.ivr, in. iu, ,fMii uui;a. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $2.40: razor clams, $2.00 per box; 10c per doz. SNUnts, Goal Oil, Bto. ROPE Pure Manila. 15 Vc: standard. 18 c; sisal, 11c. COAL OIL Pearl or Astral Cases, 19 He per gal; water white, iron bbls, 14c per gal: wooden. 17c ner e-al: head light. 170 dg., cases. 2114c far gal. GASOLINE) 86 dea.. cases. 24 Uo oer gal; Iron bbls, 18c per gal.' BENZINE s deg.. cases, Z6c per gal; Iron bbls, 93o per gal. TURPENTINE In cases. 96e per ral: wooden bbls, 93o per gal. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 75ie per lb; 500-lbJ.ots, 8c per lb; less lots, 8140 per lb. wiBB nailb present basis at 83.18. New York Cotton Market. Jan. Feb. 1127 March ...1218 May ......1245 Aug. 1163 Sept, ,....1164 TO SOON DISAPPEAR ' ; :: : :!!! UC .....IZUf J2e lb; geeae, old, 8 010c lb; spring Reese 1ZHM'50 Pr tu, iuimB, now w; CHERRY SUPPLIES Open. Hirh. Low, ....1Z13 1Z36 lzus 1280 1246 1261 1171 1177 1220 1195 1226 '-August 1225 1213 1240 1162 1152 1188 1195 1199 2 1221 1226 1224 1240 1166 1166 1206 1206 1212 1 1112 1218 1221 1237 1161 1159 1198 1195 1202 Amal. C. Co. . . Am. C. & F.,0. do preferred Am. C. O., c. . Am. jioco., c. . Am. Sugar, c. . Am Smelt., c. . do preferred. Ana, Min. uo.. . Am. Woolen, o. Atchison, e do preferred . Baltl. & O . c. . . do preferred . Brooklyn R. T. . Canajlan Pac, Cen.Tjeath., c. . do preferred. C. A G. W., c. . C, M. & St. P. C. & N., c Ches. & Ohio. . . Colo. F. & I., e. Colo. South., 0. do 2d pf d .... do 1st pfd... Del. & Hud.... D. & R. G, c... Erie, c do 2d pfd. . . . do 1st pfd... Gt. North., pfd. Louis. & Naah . . , Mex. Cent. Ry. M. K. & T.. 0... M. K. & T. pfd. . , Distillers Ore. Lands Missouri Pac. . . . National Lead . . N. Y. Central... N. Y. O. AW.... N. St W. com.. . . N. Pacific, com . . P. M. 8. Co...... Penn. Ry, P. O. L. & C. Co. P. S. Car, com.. do pfd Reading, com. . do 2d pfd. . . . do 1st pfd.. . . Rep. I. AS. c... do pfd Rock Is. com... do pfd. St. L A S. F. 2p do 1st pfd.. . , 8. L. & Si W. c. do pfd So. Pacific, c. . . do pfd So. Ry. com.... do pfd Texas A Pacific T. St. L. & W. c do pfd Union Pac. c . . do pfd , U. S. Rubber, c. do pfd U. 8. Steel Cue do pfd Wabash, com.... do pfd Call money closed 2 9 "t a P f . U 85H . 43 43 4214 ! '34 '84 '84 . 6614 57 66 . 120 121 120 . 11214 113 111 . 10514 10614 106 . 63J 6414 6314 '. 92" '9214 '92" ' 9714 9714 97" '. 'B614 B74 6714 c 17514 176 175 . 2214 2214 22 . 9214 924 90 . ill? 1114 1114 . 13214 133 131 ! '35 '35 '3614 . 30 31 8014 . 26 27 2614 . 45 4514 46 '. 16714 168" Hi" . 2814 2814 2S14 . 23 24 2314 . 41 41 41 . 69 69 69 . 13114 12(14 131 . 112 112 112 . 2014 20 20 . 38 39 38 . 67 67 66T4 ! '66" '56 '66" 74 74 74 , 67 67 66 111 111 111 '74" '74" "ii" 131 132 181 I I 26) 27 26 122 1122 122 1 90 90 90 i02' 108' i02 1 '83" is" si" 21 21 24 47 47 47 , 37 87 87 ' '47" 'ii" '47" 89 90 89 112 112 112 1 19 19 18 68 68 12 ES 84 42. 100 34 66 121 113 104 64 26 Z 92 97 85 67 175 22 91 11 132 148 35 30 68 168 28 412 69 133 112 20 39 66 64 66 74 66 But little offering of new wheat is snown in the inland empire. Purchases oy millers tnus far have been the smallest on record, there being so small an amount contracted that It scarcely can be counted. Exporters have not yet enterea tne maritei. The hay market is a fraction lower for timothy owing to the heavy crop In eastern Oregon and Washington. This increased yield is said to far outreach tne snortage or timothy in the wiiiam ette valley. At the new prices the marxei is rirm. Hecord-BreaklBg Tlelds. Reports of record-breaking lelds con tlnue to come from various parts of the Pacific northwest. Says the Walla Walla Bulletin: "Sixty-five pounds to the bushel wheat sounds like a fairy tale to even the average farmer In this section, but that is the actual teat of the crop of Turkey Red, produced on the Ennla ranch near this city this year where the average yield was about 64 bushels to the acre. The test of this grain was made by Dement Brothers this morning. Samples were sent to a number of ex- f'orters on the coast. 80 far It not only ests the highest of any crop harvested, but the yield Is also exceptionally good, although small tracts In the foothills have produced record-breaking yields." Chicago Market Advanced. There was a better tone In wheat trading in various markets today. Chi cago started very strong and closed with gains of to c for the day. Liverpool was firm and had more life than for some days. It closed higher. Official Chicago prices by Overbeck A Cooke company: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. . 92 92 92 92B . 96 . 101 CORN. . 64 65 . 61 62 , 62 63 OATS. , 40 41 , 40 42 44 44 MESS PORK. 1640 1645 1685 (LARD. 915 920 922 926 855 862 SHORT RIBS. 865 876 865 , 860 867 860 792 797 792 Sept. Deo May Sept Dec May Sept Dec. May Sept 8ept Oct. . Jan. Sept Oct. Jan. en. niKii. lju 2 2 92 J S 96 9 1 101 1011 40 40 48 61 68 41 42 44 Hunters Preparing to Go Into tho Wilds and Exterminate the Few Surviving Bands. (flpHal DUpstca te Tbe Joanul.) Roseburg, Or., Aug. 2. George II. Hlmes of the Oregon Historical society and a party consisting of State Game Warden J. W. Baker and his son, W. L. Baker, with Deputies Thomas Howe and Eue Hodson of this city have Just re turned from a trip to Port Orford, Curry county. Mr. Hlmes obtained several historical notes of great Interest and will make them known to the society upon his return to Portland, for which place he left this afternoon. The other mem bers of the party were looking after elk, of which It is reported several have been killed lately. There are several small bands of 16 to 20 elk in Coos and Curry counties, and the open season of one month this year will xtermlnate the entire herd. Parties from the east have already engaged guidas to take them into the elk country. While each person is allowed to kill but one. It will be but a short time till they are all slain. CURE YOU When I have accepted your cssa for treatment you may look for ward to a complete and perma nent cure, and with the very first treatment the curing will begin. This Is pretty definite talk upon what Is commonly regsrded as an uncertain and speculative matter. But I am In a position to speak definitely and positively. With me the cure of men's diseases. Is not uncertain or speculatfve at all. MY FEE OINUV Pay ; J?w Cured i Dlt TATXOzs, The Trading gpseUllst. $10 wBAnrxsa - xossxs OONOmKXOBA Traiui OXJBZT raxxa - I have treated so many cases that I know just what I can da and what' I cannot do, and I never promise or attempt too much. I accept no case In which I have doubt as to my ability to cure, and results art always equal to the clalmba I make. Following are soma of ths diseases I cure, and reasons why my cures are certain. Contracted Disorders Varicocele In no other ailment peculiar to men Is a prompt and thorough cure so essential. Contracted dis orders tend to work backward un til the most vital nerve centers be come Involved In the inflammation. Then follows a chronic stage that stubbornly resists all ordi nary treatment. Safety demands that every vestige of infection bi eradicated at the earliest possible moment My treatment Is thor ough. The remedies employed have a more positive sctlon than has ever before been attained, and so perfect Is my method of appli cation that even chronlo cases yield completely. I also our to stay onred and all men's diseases. This most prevalent of all dts-' eases of men Is also tha most . neglected, either through dread of the harsh methods of treatment , commonly employed, or, through Ignorance of the grave dangers that accompany tha disease. Aa varicocele Interferes directly with ' the circulation and process of waste and repair throughout tha generative organs, the necessity : of a prompt and thorough cur cannot be too forcibly empha sized. 1 cure varicocele in on -week by an absolutely painless process. My cures are thorough and absolutely permanent and are accomplished without ths use of knife, ligature or caustic weakness," hydrooooele, speolflo blood potsssj Consultation and Advice Free H0SKINS' BODY IN RIVER AT RAINIER (Specltl Dispatch to Th Journal. Rainier, Or., Aug. 1. George Hosklns, resident of Belllngham, Washington, was found floating In the river Wednes day near the Reed dock. A bruise on the back of the head seeme to Indicate foul play, though he might have struck his head in falling. Hosklns has been here for about six weeks, doing plumb ing and tinning. Hosklns was about 60 years of are He leaves a widow and children. The body was identified by J. L. Bell. The oooy or joe orsi, the young Italian wno was arownei here Wednes day, has been shipped to Portland tor burial. The DR. TAYLOR Co. 93414 MOB BISOlf 9JTBBBT. Oor. Morrison and Second treats, Portland, Oregon, Sours A. K. . X. Sundays IS to X. 4w4 LIGHTNING SO CLOSE AS TO GIVE SHOCKS I- 912 920 865 1645 917 925 862 875 860 797 NEVADA MIXING STOCKS. Bid Prices Current Today on San Francisco Market. Aug. 2. Official DISTRICT. the bid (Special Dlapatrh to Tba JsnraaL) Illllsboro. Or.. Aug. 1 The most ter lific electrical storm es'er witnessed In this county was that of Wednesday. The large dynamo at the power station wa slightly damaged and the service badly crippled. Telephones were put out of commission and a large, new barn, the property of Clyde Lincoln, near Glen coe, was struck and destroyed by fire. Several persons In Hlllsboro were slightly stunned. 26 49 143 83 34 97 35 100 27 49 144 83 34 98 36 100 26 49 142 83 34 97 85 100 35 74 82 27 22 90 84 90 102 77 80 26 82 21 '87 60 21 60 89 1Z 18 63 SO 26 491 143 88 84 7 86 100 IS hi per cent. Total sales for tody, 297,300 shares. Portland Bank Statement. "Royal Anne cherries are now coming from the mountain sec tions, and although they are not of such fine appearance aa are A Xrown at noma tney are snowing 2afCnusually fine quality especially thla llmt of vaar. Tha atoclra- are nara ana me oesi ever re ceived from the mountains. Cherrtes will remain In market for about 10 days more. There ?re likewise a few Black Repub Icans on sale." Mark Levy of Mark Levy Co. First Melons Arrive. (Special Dlnpatcb te Tbe Joornil.) Lewiston, Idaho,' Auj. 2. The first melons to be placed on tha market hers wsr brought Into Lewiston yesterday by H. P, Eastwood of Vlneland. They are of . good quality, and command a first-class Price. In a. fortnle-ht more the melon crop will be ready for the market and tbe outlook Is for one of the most successful seasons in the history of the section. Hundreds of carloads Will be shipped Into the eastern market. whsra the command fcitfi pries. . . ..$1,235,855.38 .. 997.126.18 Clearings today . . . Clearings year ago Gain today ....$ 238,729.20 Balances today 149,129.21 Balances year ago 107,819.86 New York-London Silver. New York, Aug. I. Bar silver. 69 c: London, 32d. Liverpool Grain Market. Liverpool, Aug. 2.-Offlcial prices; WHEAT. . Open. Close. Aug. 1. Gain. Sept; ...7s ,2d 7s. 8d 7s 2d d Dec ....7s 4d 7s 6d 7 4d d March ..7s 4d 7s 4d Js 4d d CORN. ' fipL..J.4s 10 T4d 4lli,id 4sl0d 4 San Francisco, prices: GOLDFIELDS Sandstorm 44c, Red Top $4.10, Mo hawk $17.25, Columbia Mt. 66c, 'Jumbo $4.30, Jumbo Ext. $1.96, Vernal 15c, Pennsylvania 8eA, Goldfleld M. Co. $1.60, Kendall 30c, Booth 46c, Blue Bull 34c, Adams 12c, Silver Pick 62c, Nev. Boy 7c, B. B. Ext. c. Blue Bell 18c, Dixie 6c, G. Columbia 40c, Hlbernla 6c. St. Ives $2c. Conqueror 18c. Blk Rock 4c. Lone Star 19c, G. Wonder 2c, Potlatch 40c A. Oro 22c, Kendall Ext. 2c, Sandst Ext. 6c, Mayne 7c, Great Bend 7c, Sim erone 19c, Empire 10c, Red Top Ext 24o, Florence $5.65, Dlam'f. B. B. Con 25c, Q. Daisy $1.96, Laguna $1.60, Com monwealth 29o, Comb. Fract. $2.27, Or. Bend Ext. 16c, Gr. Bend Anx. 8c. Mill- storm 4cA, B. B. Bonanza 6c, Kewanos 69c, Esmeralda 10c, Portland 21c, Crack er jacK io, rrancls Mohawk ii.isa, rcea hiu vie - COMSTOCK. Ophlr $1.00, Mexican 60c, Gould & Curry 12c, Con. Virginia 68c, Savage 66c, Hale ft Norcross 69o. Yellow Jacket oc, tteicner zee. Confidence 67c, Sierra iNev. S2c, Exchequer 85c, Union 29c. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Original 7c, Bullf. M. C. 16c. Mont. Bullf. 4c, Nat. Bank 18c, L. Harris 2c. Amethyst 26c. Gold Bar 66c, Steinway 6eA, Denver Buf. Anx. 8c, Bonnie Clare 48o, Mayfl. Cons. 87o, Monty Ohio Ext. 7o, O. Scepter 8c, Monty. Mt 16cA, B. Daisy lOcA, Homestake Cons. 90o, Yan kee Girl 6eA, Nugget 4c, Tramp Cons. 41c, Victor lOcA, Sunset 6c, North Star 6cA. TONOPAHS. Ton. Nev. $18.25, Mont. Ton. $3.10, Ton. Ext $1.47, MacNamara 26c. Mid way 84c, Ton. Belmont $8.17, Ton. No. Star 22o, Ohio Ton. 3c, West End Cons. 74c, Rescue 12c, Ton. & Calif. 6c. Golden Ancnor 14c, Jim Butler 96c, Ton. Cash Boy 5c, Ton. Home 7cA, Bost. Ton. lOcA Monarch Pitts. Ex. 8c, Mont. Mid. Ext Golden Crown 10c. MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Manh. Cons. 40c, Manh. M. Co. 6c, O Wedge 6c, Seyler Hump. 6c. Dexter 12c, Im. Joe 2a, Crescent 6cA. Combination 2c, Granny 22a, Mustang 20c, Little Grey 14c, Cowboy 3c, Orlg. Manh. llcA, Bron cho 7c, Jump. Jack 9e, Plnenut 6c, Buf falo 3o, S. Dog 16c x. Horse 8c Indian Camp 6c. VARIOUS DISTRICTS. .. Fairy Silver King 15cA, Fairy Eagle 670. Nevada Hills $6.00, No. Star -Wonder 4c, Eagle's Nest 18c. Ruby Wondar zoo, Alice or wonaer.ecA. Pittsburg su- ,1r ! in Prune Crop Is Very Heayj. (Bpeelal Dlapitch to The Journal.) Freewater, Or.. Aug. 2. The first fruit-packing houses of Freewater and Milton now have large forces at work sending out the immense crops of fruits. The prune crop this year will be the heaviest in the history of the country, and many tons of the famous Hungarian and Italian varieties will be shipped out to the eastern states and across the Atlantic. Many plums have been shipped out of late, averaging 75 cents per hun dred pounds. The blackberry season has commenced and It Is greatly Increased In produc tion this year. They are quoted In the home market at $1.26 per crate. Canta loupes and watermelons are coming on the market and are bringing good prices. Heavy Wheat Yields. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Jon ran). Tekoa. Wash., Aug. 2. The farmers of this dsitrlct are in the midst of har vest There will be a great deal of 40 and 50-bushel wheat. Threshing will begin next week. The crop of timothy Is now being cut and baled for Portland and Seattle mar kets. Indications are that the prices for timothy hay will be exceedingly good. Rains Damage Crops. (Special rMapatch to Tbe Journal. Palouse, Wash., Aug. 2. A very heaw downpour of rain visited this locality Tuesday, but only a small area was affected. The crops on several farms were somewhat damaged. Rain fell in torrents for nearly two hours and the water stood on the lowlands two feet deep when the rain ceased. Wheat at Seventy Cents. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. Albion, Wash., Aug. 2. Several threshers have started work, but the most of them will wait until about Mon day. Men are scarce and cood wares are being paid to all who come in. Wheat will start off at about 70 cents a bushel and oats and barley will com mand a fair price from the start. The weather is gooa. Wc Cure Men for 27 Yeart in Portland N Pay Unless Cured .. .. Pree Consultation It will not cost you anything to call at our office, and by so doing, it may save you much umc, worry ana money, ina ucuuac u wv vaui not cure you vre will honestly tell you ao, and jrwu ww uuk w uiiwv, m j wmwmwm US. You pay us our fees for cures not to ex periment; we have proved the fact that our methods are the beat, latest and most scientific in every respect. There are some esses that are curable and we determine whether it is curable or incurable by a thorough physical and mi croscopical examination. We cure Cystitis, Irritation of Neck of Blad der. Enlargement and Inflammation of the Pros tate Gland and all diseases of the Bladder and Kidneys quickly yield to our modern methods of treatment. We especially invite old chronic cases that have been unsuccessfully treated elsewhere. Gonorrhoea, Blood Poison, Skin Diseases, Nervous Decline, cured by scientific methods known and indorsed by the medical profession. The average man seldom realizes the great importance of physical strength as a factor in his general health. To be weak physically is to be weak mentally. If from various causes, or certain conditions, the vitality of the body is run down the entire nervous system becomes sympathetically affected resulting in the loss of strength of vitality. To this condition we apply a medication which, coming directly in con tact with the weakened nerve centers, relieves the congestion and es tablishes healthy circulation upon which strength and Vigor depends. ' sTlTBTOVS DZBIXXTT OB TUmn. ,, There Is usually a pain across the small of tha back; blue rings under your eyes; specks before your eyes; your sleep does not rest you; you get up in the morning feeling tired; your mind st times wanders; your memory Is poor; you are losing flesh, hollow-eyed; Whites of your eyes are yellow; you are fearful, always expecting the worst to hap pen; very nervous; you have bad dreams; startle in your sleep, and ' awake out of a dream very much frightened; stinging pain fn tha breast; no appetite. Do you know what causes you to feel like this? This condition will not Improve of its own accord, but instead you may grow gradually worse, and eventually and In nervous debility or neurasthenia. If you have ever taken treatment and failed to get cured perhaps it is because you never took treatment at the St Louis In- ' stitute. Our treatment is different from the old treatment taught years ' ago. We cordially invite consultation free. WRITE If you cannot call. All correspondence strictly confidential and all replies sent in plain envelopes. t HOURS 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.; evenings, 7 to 1:80; Sundays, s a. nv1' to 1 2 noon. - . ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL coaurzn sscoiro ajto Tsinm.ii sjtmjiw, romniajrm OBaaov. DISPENSARY ver Peak 1.40. United States Government Bonds. New bonds. York, Aug. 2. Government Twos, registered do coupon Threes, registered do coupon Threes, small bonds... Dla Columbia. 8-65s.. Fours, registered, new. do coupon Twos, Panama do coupon Bid. Asked, .-105 106 .105 106 .102 103 .102 102 .101 .113 .127 .127 .104 .108 FsUUsnlna Jours 10914, 126 128 106 104 H Harvesting at Glenwood. (Special DiapatCh to Tbe Journal. Glenwood. Wash., Aug. 2. N. New ton was the first man to begin thresh ing in this locality this year. He began early Thursday morning on barley, that Is running about 40 bushels an acre. It Is a light crop for barley, but the qual ity Is perfect. Lapawai Wheat Harvest. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal. Lapawai, Idaho, Aug. 2. The wheat crop is being harvested here. It will be a big one and of an excellent qual ity. Plenty of harvest hands are com ing in. Wages are good. A 950,000 Crop. " (Special nia'pates, t Tba Journal.) Garfield, Wash., Aug. 2. Senator R. C. McCroakey, who has been running 17 Rush binders In his wheat fields the past two weeks, has Just finished cut ting and shocking his fall wheat. The crop will bring him in about $50,000. St. Louis Wheat Market, St. Louis, Auv lv Wheat September, ; JVew York Wheat Market. New York. 'An r. .2. Wheat Beptem fcao 81 Sia tut v t . SANDSTONE POINT BLOWN INTO BAY (Special Dlapateb te The Joaraal.) Bay City, Or., Aug. 2. At exactly 6:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Miss Margaret Watt touched the key that released the spark that discharged a two-ton charge of dynamite, whloh com pletely tore up Sandstone point, an ob struction In the way of the N. P. Sc R. company's track. The explosive was placed at the apex of a 20-foot triangle, measuring from the surface of the cliff, and at the dis charge vast quantities of rock were thrown far out into the bay. A large crowd linea ine pier wnicn is straight across the bay from Sandstone point. In order to get a gooa view ox the explosion. . This was the first charge to be fired, but blasting will continue from now un til the 20 miles of grading Is completed to Nehalem. , The schooner Wallacut, which arrived Saturday, carried the equivalent of two carloads of dynamite. t GENERAL LAB0E WAR BEJNG WAGED AT LODZ (Joaraal Special Service.) ' v , Lodi, Awg. 1. Riots, the result of an attempt to Inaugurate a general labor war here, are the causa of additional troops being rushed here; business is at a standstill. The principal leaders or no Bociauais- nave oeen arrested. The leader' plan Is to secure control of Led., Tha street cars have been burned. New Roadinaster I? aroed. ' Pendleton. Orv; Aur.jt, H.' Jurgena, formerly of Medford. Oregon, has Just been appointed O.: R. & N. road master J?r;Jhf,nd,t0BvOlvlsioB ' Place of Q . H. Sullivan, - who recently ; resigned. The former -roadmasta . haa nm IMPORTANT MOVE IN HEINZE'S GAME (Special ZHapateh Tbe JearasL) " Helena. Mont. Aug. I. F. Augustus Helnae, ths Butt copper magnate, has bought at sheriffs sale at Boulder tha plant of tha old Baainr ft Bay State Mining company. Including the $500,009 concentrator erected J by Olasa Bros., a smelter, the famous Katie mines and a number of- other mining properties. was 202,864.71. and Hetnsa's agent wa the only active bidder. i. J wh Jndiata , us he wtll put the properties la not bnn.n ,. tJ',l &Uit!.?2? Hln mlnaa In which ha la l"i"'1 :s well, as in the develop. SSS.1-: t? hV Jl,,nln propertied, taken pvar. -It was this smelter that Helnse ?" ";,fuJn.th eoPP war and which LfM?."? numerous uts were instituted for damages to crops BMaaTCH th ovSrflow of tie fti!22Lrl7r vTh wdonment was aouyawSarshV":0' EX-OFFICERS WIFE : IS SEEKING DIVORCE (?;' - " '"W a aasssaSBsaBjBsaaisJBBaB- " v (Jeorsal Special Sartlee.t ' ' St. Xxuls, Mo., Aug. 2.Mrs. sKt Webster Walsh has , begun suit f " divorce against' Edward V. w . former army oltlMr. JJr w i Bister of CreVellng, tbe moehm-i p t Sea Pranciscov , r Fairbanks to Tour V,.'f " (JcmmI Sp"i - '" Chicago, Aug. I. V ('- banks lavc the f"' I " 1 Boon for Lincoln, ,K..,r-..- ' " western pu.uts to . --' t r- 'r.