THE ; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND.' SUNDAY. , MORNING. ;.. AUGUST 18. V 1807. OREGON POTATO CEOP IS BREAIONG ALL BECOBDS ENOBMOU3 DIPS IN VAL UES ON BOTH WIIEAT AND STOCK8lNTIIE EAST. Iff THE FINMCML WORLD "... i- Lztest Market Reviews With the Trade FOB THE EXTRA QUALITY v... ill' If II H E OUR SPUD BEST FRISKY AS H II II . .i fuality ot Oregon Potatoes I Sheep Ifarket Is Unsettled Beats Everything Every-; j With Too Liberal Sup- where, Say Experts. pUes Prices Lower. By Hvme.n H." Cohan. n Uvmin TT ftohsn. rh. .nnn the local noteto market Portland Union Stockyards. Aug. U . t - a v.. --jiiiciiu rum Of lata la very gratifying to tha pro-j Horii duoers of Oregon, Hign prices ara tns rasi weeg sbb rule and supplies are not coming one I previous week . . . 6zl tenth as fast aa the current demand I. Tear ago ....... 411 'warranta. " .... Previous year .. S69 Oregon potatoes tnis season win nu i The llveateck market Cattle. i,so 768 100 262 went Sheep. 1.699 1,151 t.171 Mat by ftta A CASg FORTHE CHILDREN'S COURT " reputation for ttaemaelvea for fine and atarta the oast week. Trade waa quality that growera would very much I as friaky aa a eprlng lamb and the v help If they were ta properly grade sheep and lamb market waa principally I , weir proauou- we nave u quuuj m i aireoteo. -while ins reeeipts were noi i the Oregon potato this aeaaon to out- heavy tha market gained considerable distance any other potato grown, no I weakness owing to the ovaretocked cOn- matter rrom wnat locamy. tmt la an anormoua statement to h 1 fc. . .1 S S .... nnl . .a ualltr but the fact la atteatad to by xpert potato men from all over the country. There waa recently In thla ditlon of the market tha previoua week. There waa a ahort time early In the week when aheep held ataady and quo- tatlone were fractionally higher, but generally a peaking there waa nothing but weakness. At the oloaa of tha week city a handler of potatoea located In the I the aheap market waa SOo lower all eastern states. Bamplea of the Oregon-1 around. -The run for the six days was grown Burbank and American Wonder 1.699 head compared wita s.ios neaa a Were shown this expert and he pro nounced them the beat he had ever aeen. He further aald that the quality waa ao perfect that he could acarcely believe If even though he had aeen the sam ples wun ms own eyea. OaOlfomlaA aivea In. week ago, 1,171 head a year ago and 1.631 head the aame week two yeara ago. Thara waa a la rarer ran Of cattle In tha varda during tha neat week, but thle aid not arrect tna price oecause oirawa waa ao much better than uaual. Cattle are ahowlng better quality than uaual About the aame time a repreaentatlve 1 at thla time of year and thla la vary of a larae California potato buying I likely tha cauaa of the great demand firm waa in tha city. Ha came and saw I from packera and killers. During the and waa likewise conquered. He had I week 1.191 head were received compared never before ballevan- that tnere waa a I with tub head last week. BOO neaa potato-growing section of the world that I year ago and 161 head two yeara ago. would produce tha fine quality and ap-1 Hon Axe Terr Tim. pearanoe oi tna Kaunas ourotn dui uu i . ...... aa i h tin eyes were unwillingly opened to the ex- k7,. 1" .ttoweel Re? tra fin. miaiit of tna Oregon Burbank I market all throurn the past week. Ke- hi. .. .. )i. in after a I ceipta were amau ana aaaea to inia iVrSTITiti, m. ?..tanride To nr th famine that haa existed In lo- truggle with Ma state pride. to pro- . ,llnn,i,. r . ion The orloa proonDiy nave re. Tha trade. ouV n.lahtTlnV atat. on the aouth but ? Jl VIZ . .iVwki;V.7(..hlm In tha face noaT maraei ioo man w j h- h,.nn everyone . neiievea lower pricw win vmiuii v' - i in. raauit arrer tne nraaa or larm won iniM.5a.if?nSaiffaMa in advanced to a higher flgur 2S,'!"A15?". .-c5E,t."0.fAf,vSei,,,n however., feale Indisposed atock tha fineat In the land: Alaska haa aiwaya been a conaumer of the Oregon potato, but It waa not until recently that the trade of that territory decided that the potato from any other aectlon of the coaat could acaroaly be compared to that grown in Oregon and especially in the eastern lCultnomah-Clackamaa dlatrtcta. It haa been the custom for yeara for tha trade f New Mexico ana Arwona to par a email premium for Oregon potatoea over thoae grown elaewhere and when prices here were not too far out of Una with thoae elaewhere the trade or a large per cent of it aiwaya went to thia atata. raia year ureaon win noi om on is over. President Daughtrey made the announaement this week that It waa a queaiion of but a short time before the weather would De cool enougn to aamit of shipments to the coast from tna eaet. ornciai yara prices: Hon Best eastern Oreron. 17.00: etorkera and feeders. 18.71; China fata, II.7S. Cattle Best eastern Oreron ataera. 11.76 04; best cowa and belfera, ij.76 mixed, bulla. 11.00. Sheep Best wethers. M.OOl $4.60; lambs. I4.6O&S.O0. Antrala of the Weak. Following arrivals were ahown In the crop of unusually fine quality but the yardj the najt week: T.tltV will l mich areater than ne- I Saturday. Aug. 11 J. B. ZeHger of ai nvinr to the rood nrleea offered I Qervala had in a oouDie aeca or enoep. nrnl Tf tha rrowera of tne atate will grafle their atock properly It will mean much more trade annually to them end better returna in aouara mna oama than usual. Any potato shipper will explain the' secret to Inquiries. ' BUTTER BREAKS RECORDS. VaJae Unusually High Elaewhem "Morej So In Thla Part of Country.' 'The extremely high valuee ruling in the local butter market are the wonder of the trade, the coneumera and the manufacturers. The other day there waa an advance in the price of the city product to SBo a pound and thla waa followed later In the week by an advance to S7Vo by one Institution. Thla latter price broke all former reo orda for their extreme height for thla While the butter market haa been most unusual all over the United Btatea thla aeaaon. it haa been more en in Oregon. It Is the moat unusual thing for the Portland butter market to ad vance over tne price aaicea in m norui because this ia a producing seotlon and producing districts are aiwaya lower ha4 than elaewhere. Were they not ft would be exceedingly difficult for them to dlsnose or tneir surplus pro duce to other markets. ' - At thla time, despite the high values Charged, auppllea ot butter are not equal to the local demand. No supplies are wanted by the outside but none could be furnlahed becauae we do not have mora than enough for ouraelvea. The continued dry weather haa cut ahort tha available rrasa aumMles and this has curtailed to a considerable extent the output of butter. The era market la actinc much better. Quality la very good) at this time and the price was helped upward by tha shortage In arrivals and the better de mand. ... Several attempts have been made dur ing the past week to boost values in the oheese market but despite the higher quotations named by various interests cheese la still selling at former values and the market la not any too firm, either. The price of cheese la already at aucn a neigm mat conaumyuuu is being curtailed. ABOUT DRY ROT PEACH. Low Price Result on All Grades at First Owing to Bad Quality. It ia extremely unfortunate for the peach growers of the Roseburg district aa well a the consumers that no head way haa been made by the orchardlsta In their warfare against the ravages of the "dry rot. . . , i , This week In the Portland market a number' of cars of aouthern Oregon peaches arrived In this city, every box practically being affected with the rot The peaches were of unusually fine out ward appearance and- upon first arrival the Inward appearance was all that could be desired. However, after two or three daya the fruit began to ahow algna . of decay and rot and within the next day or so were completely spoiled. , ,. On this account some very low prices 4 were named In the local markets durin the week; some fine peaches outside appearance selling aa low as 40c a box in the Front street markets. The markets were finally blocked with this bad fruit and it waa not long before those who had bought came back for their money. One dealer came very close to arrest for refusing to give back a- buyer the money ha had paid for aome of the dry fot fruit. In this connection the fol owtag is of interest: "if I find any peachea or any other fruit with dry rot In the Portland mar kets the stocks will be condemned and confiscated at) once, no matter who haa them. There is a atate as -well aa a - city law against the practice of nendlnar - unhealthy fruit to the markets and shippers aa well aa dealers are liable to be prosecuted and subject- to heavy fine. It will therefore pay shippers to keep thla class of atock at home." Interview of. Sarah A. Evana. market Inspector in The Journal Friday '. , FRONT STREET REVIEWS., Brief Notes of the Trade1 Along the horoughfare During Weelr.3 dressed meats wvra in active de- and at ton prices the past week. v Chicken market firm at unchanged valnaa - . Apple market beginning to show some Signs of activity but fancy fruit is scarce.' . . -. . Watermelons from the aouth eon tlnue td ahow unusually good quality and for this reason they are coming for a. longer period than usual First ar 1 In a car of cattle from Toncalla. C J. Miller brought In a small' bun on oi horses. V. Scott came in from Eugene with horaes. Monday Henry Blackwell or walla Walla ahlpped In a car of cattle. J. T. Cooper had In four double decks of sheep from Hood River. George Kohl-hea-en oi Roaebure- brouaht in six ears of cattle. J. W. Redd of Carlton ahlpped in a car or cattle ana one or sneep. i. fi. Bullock oassed through the yards with horses and cowa. going to Seattle. Tuesday o. . zeirier or uervaia naa In a car of sheep and hogs mixed. D. Klaer brourht in two cars of sheen from Corvallla. Mr. Newcoma came in from Shanlko with a car of cattle. Kiddle Bros, had in two cara of cattle from Elaln and Mr Madden brouaht in three cars of cattle from Condon. Wednesday o. W. Thomas had In five cara of cattle from Durkee, con signed to Frve-Bruhn company at Se attle. F. E. Libbv of Jefferson came In with two cara of aheep. J. Renela brought In- three cars of cattle from Oakland for Frank L. Smith. J. S. Flint of Junction City had In a carload of hogs. PhllllDl Broa. of We In two nira nt ihMiv Thursday Meehan A Cobb of Eugene nad m a car or sneep ana nogs mixea. F. Dinrea of Junction City had in two cara of sheen. O. W. Thomas had in three cara of cattle from Durkee, con signed to Seattle. Smith Broa of Cham- Eoeg drove in 80 head of cattle. J. W. lxon of Independence had in horses. C. H. Vehrs of Lebanon waa in with a car of cattle, also two of hogs. Mr. West passed through tha yards with a car of cattle going to Astoria. E. R. Frank had In horses from Halsey. E. R. Mor ris of Rowland brought in a , carload of cattle. J. Bodlne came In from Cor vallla with a car of hogs. Georre Brown ot Corvallis had in a car of sheep and J. N. McFadden came In from Corvallis with a double deck of aheep. Friday Due; Wassom came in from Harrlsburg with two cars of cattle. George Kohlhagen of Roseburg came in from Wilbur with four care of cattle and one of cattle and hogs mixed. I Wade had In three cars of cattle from Condon and J. H. Bowen passed through the yards with a car of horses from tna Same placa, roing to Sheridan. Saturday J. Renela came in from Oakland with two cars of cattle. Mr. McGreer of Shanlko came in with a car of cattle. Mr. Neal brouaht in five cars of eattio from Condon. W. Brown had in horses from Albany. U9.210JOOOi aoEAt oif' 7 Mill ijriOtoLYanwi HO AH Ota' orrerioarX MtMQftCa, .awW't.aw- wa. . .m r a Dr. Blggmr, physician to John D. Rockefeller, says: "Mr. Rocke feller has been born twice physically and he is only 14 years old. He is growing up scientifically, adding to his muscle, to his longs and to his heart power with every breath of fresh air he takes." CREAMERY BUSINESS INCREASE IS VERY GREAT IN PORTLAND By Hyman H. Cohen. With heapa and bounds tha creamery bustneaa of Oregon is increasing. On every hand new creameries are being started and old ones greatly enlarged. The production of butter fat la in creasing but is not quarter great en ough to supply the growing demand for butter tnan annually comes to uus state. In this oity the trade IS making greatest gains for it la to Portland the orders come from every part of the northwest, and in order to rill tnera aulckly the creameries must be lo cated at the most central point In this connection it should De stated that at the present time the Haselwood Cream company is complelng the erec tion ef its rour-storv building on North Third street, near the Union depot, and the company wljl move from its present quarters about October 1. According to M. Mortensen, manager of the Hasnwood, the lower floor will have the location of the finest ice cream manufacturing plant west or Chicago. The next floor will hold the engine room, the cream receiving de Dartment the paateurlslng. ahlpplng and order department. On the next floor will be located the butter manufacturing plant, tha labora tory and tha araneral offices of the Haselwood company. The office force i i n v inn will take a space of 80 by 100 feet On the next noor win De tne storage rooms, and according to tne manage ment aomething new In storage fa cilities will be shown when the plant la completed. Townsend Company Movlag, Too The T'. 8. Townsend company has found It necessary to find larger quar ters on account or tne increasing trade. Tha new location la In the Conic hnlM. Ing, on Front street, and the new quar ters are being prepared for the ooja pany'a reception, During the last few months the Townsend company has purchased the two plants of the Commercial Cream eryone at Baiem, the other at Lyons. A new creamery is likewise being built at 'Dallas and still another la talk ad of. All this increase necessitated the home office aecurlng larger quarters, which win oe occupied aDout September 1. Tha officers of the Townsend com pany are: Ad Skylas president C A. Townsend aeoretary, and T. B. Towns end treasurer and general manager. At Damascus the creamery there haa been making extensive Improvements of late, and the capacity of the plant will be Increased in the near future, according to reports. Other Creameries to Enlarge. Aeoordln to report several other lo cal creameries have found their pres ent quarters and output too amall for the Increasing demand, and they are figuring on new locationa. It la stated that the Weatherly company will aoon begin the erection of a suitable en larged plant alongside the Crystal Lee St Storage company, on tha east side, where the most modern machinery known in the creamery trade will be ln- The Oregon Creamery Is said to be considering a location where its plant can be greatly enlarged and made more modern. The Willamette Cream company re cently entered the trade hers and Is not said to be contemplating a new move at thla time. MONEY RATES A SHADE OFF FOE ALL N0ETHEEN "WHEAT ST Frisco Market Is Fractionally lower. Barley Receipts Are Quite y Heavy. Advance In English Loans May Cause Else in German Interest Next Week. STOCK MARKET LOSSES, e e e 1 Amalgamated Car Foundry cotton on Locomotive Sugar . Diuviivr , Anaconda . Atchison B. A O, . Brooklyn Reading B. P. ... N. P. ... STOCK MARKET GAINS. CAN. W. Erie Missouri Pan... IV N P aeeeeeae 4 Rook Island ... Canadian Colo. Southern.. 1 Qt' Northern.... L. ft Si. (Caty .... Distillers Nat Lead 1 n a, w i Press Steel .... Rep. Bteel (J. S. Steel .... do preferred.. (Hearst Mews br Leases Leased Wire.) Ban Francisco. Aua. 17 Tha only feature to note In the wheat market was a decline In tha quotable prices for northern grades. Choice California milling waa comparatively well sus tained. Business la nearly all con fined to the interior. The receipts were 1.61b centals. December closed Vc per cental lower. Another day passed with out the oustomary eastern and foreign advloea, the strike having effectually out ail communication in inia una. Tha reoalDta of barley were suite lare-e. bain a 1S.1CS centala. and all Call- fomlan. There waa no chanae in spot prioea and holders continued nrm. De cember closed Uo oar cental hlaher. Oata remained firm, with receipts of 1,(11 centala, and including 1,040 centals from Washington. Beans were firmly bald at previous prices. Indications for the new crop are that the varieties grown In the Bac ramento river district will open higher than prices for the 10 crop.; The flour market waa without any reported changes. The receipts of flour were 6,000 barrels and Inoluded 1.41 e barrala from Waahlnarton. (Hearst News by LoatMt Leased Wh-e.) I Esse arrived well for Saturday. The New York. Aug. 17. The tendency two days receipts of butter were sat' for foreign exchange to stiffen has ceptlonally amall, and the effect on haan tha anhlant of comment helned I yesterday's market waa to cause an ad- by the advance in the Bank of England I vance of to per pound for California ex rata. Tt waa rumored today that this I tra a. There waa no chanae in other would be followed by an advance in I trades and the market closed steady to the German bank rata next ween, euver i nrm. uneese remained as previously waa auotad at a decline. American is-1 quoted and firm. Kin declined 0 sues na tha London market were weak oer doaen for California fresh extras and clnaad wall below New York DSTlty. and firsts. The closing tone was ateady Extenalve liquidation was reported on ror ait rranea ox rresn waiuornia, xrvm the continent Conaola were weak and J for California atorage extras and ae- considerable strain waa reported at l acted eastern ana weex ror outer east- Parla. where tha security markets were I ern. ,hm.Hiui k. Muiinrm tandanciea. I A half eheat of raspberries was re- The nana atatement waa aoout wnu I oeivea, vae iirsi ia aum uui. had been expected. It indicated nei-1 arrlvala of fruit by boats and expreaa ih - un h, hia, nnr for lower I Inconvenienced the trade to some extent prices on the part of tha Insiders. I and caused more to be carried over to pened. The. grape market ao far has ... c. a a . .. HI 111 Cent 1 N. Y. C enn. beck ft Cooke oompanyi DESCRIPTION. WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT CANNOT BE MET ANYWHERE o. HEAVY Sf OCK SALES. " -srfT A Consignment of 8,000 Ootswold Sheep Is Made to Other States. (Special Dlipitch to The Journal) Ilk... tr- lf,i .IT TlarnAW and Herman Hecker of this city are build- Ins ud -n immense business In thla section in the stock line and yesterday began the shipment of a consignment of 3,000 Cotswold aheep to parties re siding in Wyoming and uoioraao. ,uver l.EOO will be shiDDed direct from the local yards and the remainder loaded on cars at varioua places throughout the valley. Tnere is anotner consign ment of about 1,600 that will be shipped to outside points by other sheep and stock men. maklna the total number to be sent, from the valley reach a total of 4,600. It la said that the stock so shipped will bring, in returns of over 12&.000 to tha valley ahlnoera. This is an Immense undertaking and reaulres exceptional judgment aa wen as busi ness capacity. Best Fruit Tear. (Special DLptteb to The Journal.) John Dev. Or.. Aur. 17. Thla prom ises to be the best fruit and vegetable season the John Day valley has known in many yeara.' Much fruit Is bound to ?;o to waste for lack of ahlpplng faclli ies. Summer apples are perishing by the hundreds or busneis. wun me ex ception of peaches, which crop is light the fruit crop ia far above the average thla year. , Oraln crops are also first claaa In this section. rivals from The Dalles this week were Of good quality. , . m Cantaloupe market in fine shaps for best fruit but off-grades are still hard to move..- . Bweet ootatoea are lower with more liberal arrivals from the south. - spring-summer saimon season on tne Columbia cloaes the coming week.- Run to date has been most disappointing. Scarcely any fresh salmon to be bad in the local market ' - , - Tomato market still rules very high with supplies not so great as a eek agO. ; V , ., ; f. I. Local rranea are still of poor Quality and are therefor aelllng at low figures. Better -ones promised seen, : By Hyman H. Coren. The beat harvest weather and the best growing weather' are two combinations that can scarcely be beat In these days of changeable ollmatlo conditions throughout ths world. However, both good harvest and good growing weather were the portiona of the grain cropa and to put the matter mildly tne cropa are matting gooa. A continuation of the record-breaking yield reporta were received during the week. For a time it waa thought that Idaho might not possibly follow In the wake or ureron and Washington in pro ducing bumper crops, but advices from that atate during the week put all auch fears safely at rest for every report re ceived spoke of nothing but record breaking productions. What's the Cause of All TbisT Just what's the cause of all these good yields in all three of the Pacific northwest states, none is able to say, The northwest has never been known to have a failure under any condition but the yield th season was so heavy and of such superior quality that even the growers themselves are wondering Just how things happened. Now the reverse of this is the case In every other seo tlon of the United States, Canada, Eu rope and Australia. Just why the Pa cific northwest should be so much more favored than every other part of the world is where the mystery of wheat production comes in. The crop here is such wonderful quality that the eastern trade is aghast at the alluring display. Even in the banner wheat districts east of the Rockies they do not raise such cropa as did the Paclflo northwest this season and this in a measure accounta for the many letters of Inquiry being received from the eastern trade regarding the lo cal situation, prices and prospects for quick railroad delivery. Farmers Will Build. - (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Weston, Or., Aug. 17. It is reported by several representative warehouse men of Weston that the farmers are much concerned over the raise in rates of from 60 to 76 cents for the storage of wheat and say that in 10S if the raise is oontinued, they will have their own warehouses. They state that they are forced to aubmlt this year because the have no place to ators their wheat VALLEY SEASON CLOSING. Fall Wheat Is in and Spring Crop Is Ready for the Machines. (Special Dispatch to The Journal) Albany, Or., Aug. 17. The harvest season in Linn county is rapidly nearing a close. Fall wheat haa practically been garnered and the spring crop is all in shock and ready for the final run of threshing. Tne continuance or good weatner win na a great neip in expe ditlng the harvest season. The grain crop in Linn county la above the aver age and the yields in all sections are averaging better than during the last season. Wheat is over-running In weight and the total output in tne county win be highly satisfactory. Oats, clover and other xrains are reported aa being good crop and in regard' to the oat crop many phenomenal yields are reported. Hay Is showing great strength and the market is better than -at any time within late years, oood prices prevail and the farmers hereabouts are receiv ing from 110 to Jit per ton for their surplus, it is predicted tnat- recoro- breaklng pricea for hay will prevail be fore the beginning of the next season on account of . an apparent shortage in the crop. Harvest Hands Scarce. (Siwelal Dispatch to Tbr Joaraal.) Heppner, Or., Aug. 17. -Harvest hands are in great demand and wages are high, oeing from $2 a day and board to $4 and many farmers are working with short orews and many combines are idle for want of hands. Reports of big yields continue to come in, and this is Heppner's banner crop year. SALMON RUN IS GREATER, Upper River Packers Put Up Record- Breaking Packs the Past Season. (Special Dispatch to Ths Joaraal.) Hood River, Aug. 17. Wbile the catch of salmon la reported to be the smallest in yeara on . the lower river, fishermen on the upper Columbia say they have had a good season. This is said to be due to the high water which has made it-impossible to seine suc cessfully at the mouth of the river and haa allowed the fish to come up stream, where they have been taken in fish wheels and trap neta. The, cannery at on July 1. and the last will probably be Rooater Rock is reported as having put I September 2, which will wind up with up tne Diggeat pack in its ntstory, andsthe late crawroras ana enngs, or ins Himi ia nug iu-u iruv ui narrtg w wmcn mere wiu do umui evw uu&m. cannery, located several miiea peiow if. I At the mouth of the white Salmon! - river employes of the government f Uh I hatchery re preparing for the season oz taxing saimon eggs, prut neienerjr is being repaired and put In condition to receive eggs, and it la expected to take a much larger number than usual this year on account of the fish having come up stream in greater quantities. Record-Breaklng Crop. (Special Dispatch to Th Journal.) Roseburg, Aug. 17. The Crawford peach croo in Douglas county this year Is the largest ever harvested and the price Is aa good or better than ever before. E. P. Drew, the president of the Fruit Growers' association, says the crop will aggregate J0.000 boxes: The trices have ranged from 66' cents to 1.S6 per box, according to aise and quality. The first shipment was made Liverpool Cotton Markets ' Liverpool. Aug. 17 Cotton futures closed I potato off, spots 4 points lower, Amal Cop. Co.. Am. C ft F. o. u C. ft F. p.. Am. Cot Oil, 0 Am. Looo., com Am. Sugar, o. . . Am. Smelt, a.. Am. Smelt, p. . An v M. Co. . . . Am. Wool., o. . . Atchison, a Atchison, p.-... Bait ft Ohio, o.. A O.. p Brook. K. T.... Can. Paclflo, c. Cen. Leather, o. Cen. Leather, p. ft a. W o. a, m. ft st p.. C. ft N. W.. o.. Ches. ft Ohio... Colo. F. ft L, a Colo. South., o. Col. 6., Ind p.. CoL B., 1st p... ft R. u., o.. ft R. Q.. n... Erie, o. Erie. 2nd p.... Erie, 1st p Great N., prd. . . Illinois Central. Louis, ft Nash . . , Mex, Cen. Ry. M.. K. ft T.. o.. Distillers re. Lands .... Vir. Chem. do pfd. Missouri Pao. . National Lead . Y. Central . N. Y., O. ft W. . Nor. ft West, a do pfd No. American . . No. Pacific a. f Villi. . ...... P. O.j L. ft C. Co, Sr. St Car, a. do pfd. Reading, c do 2d pfd. . do 1st pfd. . Rep. L ft B., o.. do pfd. Rook Island, a do nfd. StL-ftS. F., 2pf. do 1st pfd. St L. ft S.-W, e. So. Paclflo, a do pfd. . . . So. Railway, a do pfd. .... Texas ft Pao. T. St L. ft W, c do prd. Union Pao.. a. . do Pfd. U. 8. Rubber, o. do pfd. U. S. Bteel Co, c do prd. Wabash, & . . do pfd. West U. Tel. Total sale for I7T4I I7T4I 9 120J4 lioH 82H 23 201 201 been generally disappointing, tne oe mand not coming up to expectation. Figs were mostly poor and going slowly. The larger also packages of peaches were in very rree supply during tne wee a ana tha market waa weaJc for all offerings. But few boxes of qulnees were seen In market rears were very piemuui. with much off Quality In large boxes. Seedless crape fruit was sea roe. Limes were unchanged in prloe. Lemons were dull and an easier tendency. The market waa or tne same onaraoier aa noted for several days past being olentlfullv Bunnlled with most veget lablea and generally weak. Tomatoes were the only notable exoeptlon. and aa there waa a scarcity or extra line in the early part of the day fancy prices were obtained. Choice Alameda corn sold higher. String beans bad no fixed nrlce. and there was some dumping of Old stooa auruig tne wees. BIG IDAHO WHEAT YIELDS. 20 i io?5 40 121 19 day Xii !?2 109 24 ii'hi 120H Crops Everywhere Breaking Records. Barley Production Is Heavy. Lawiston. Ida.. Aug. 17. The demand for men in the harvest fields and the high wages paid has depleted tne con struction oampa of the railroad near Cottonwood and contractors said yea' terday that not more than 100 men are now employed on tne work Between Cot tonwood and urangsvuie. ... The harvest la on In the violnitv ef Camaa prairie, but tp date ne threah-lna- haa been renorted. A number of machines will begin work within a week, however, and the farmers are or dering sacks for the biggest harvest they have ever gathered. Near 11a the harvest has lust started. and the wheat is averaging from 40 to 60 bushels. The barley is running rrom 60 to 76 bushels to the acre, though fielda averaging to bushels are re ported. The buildings of the town of Ilo are still enroute to tne new town site by the railroad, and the moving will probably not be completed until September 1. though some of the stores have opened on business la the new nnartera. Nes Peres prairie is also on the eve of the heaviest crop ever known in this seotlon. W. P. Hurlbut, president of the Commercial Trust company, re turned from the prairie thle morning, anil aald; . t "The prairie is ready to begin on the lara-eat cron in its history. The farm era are making active preparations to handle the lmmenae quantity of grain and with the high prloes being paid, thla should be an unusually prosperous year. ' NEVADA MINING STOCKS. WEEK'S CLOSE i '"j-'i - , ,;, .' , ;!;; -I Chicago "Wheat Market In Higher, at the End Than at Start on Monday. . ' i.e sToithweei Wise. Western Oregon Fair j Baa day. Eastern Oregon. . Dastera Washington and Idaho Inoress lng cloudiness, with " possibly rain: eoeler. . i .: .'-f e CHICAOO WHEAT ; VALTJMsVf, .r; An. IT. Aug. 1. Learn. 101 ::::::::: Ut May II tfg . t7& Chicago. Aug. 17 If anyone thinks that there has been no serious damage to the wheat crop and tnat there la still a large number of bulls in the market he has only to study the standing ef Ute Chicago wheat market for ' the east week. This was the week of the tele graphers strike and the bears had every opportunity to do whatever damage they could Dosalblv inflict nnon an unataailr market but look at the result For the week there la a net gain la all options. The faraway months were the strong est in the flat Even though ea some days the saarket did fall off several cents at almost a single jump the week's closing shows better results than appears on Ike sur face. For the week. May ahowe a gain of ltto over the closing values on Monday and there was aa advance ee 1o In the Deoember. There wae little attention paid to the September options by the supporters of wheat be cause it Is praotlcally a cash option and therefore the slight gain ef Ho ia that option la really quite showing. , -r,. Official Chicago prloes by OvsrbeoM Cooke Os.i WHEAT. . : s - ' . On en. High. Lew. (3aa Sent I6U 1644 I4U lilt Deo, ....... 0U t lC May si s iu ,) ... CORN. 0sp4 Dee. May Sep. . ... 41 4t Dee. ....... 4t 444 May 46 461 MESS PORK. .1171 If SI LARD. Sew. mm... MO SO Oot ........ tOf 108 an. ..M.... mi 146 SHORT RIBS. Bent, 167 ISO , Oot ........ 866 646 Jan. US 7SS I6U 2 o .... fig 61 w IS& OATS. , fn:::: !IS ill !S$ 1ST 1878 SM 00 84S 819 , b00 M4a 118 8S T60 168 148 Til) 0BEG0N ONIONS ABE AHEAD OF ALL OTHEES .1 United States Government Bonds. New York, Aug. 17. Government bonds: Twos, registered do, coupon Threes, registered .... do, coupon Threes, small bonds... Dis. Columbia, l-65s... Fours, registered, new. do, coupon Twos, Panama do, coupon Philippine Fours Bid, Asked. 106H 108 106 10H 102H 103 102V4 101 J ioi ik ..... 113 ..... 136 li7U 12 1271 104 H 106H 108 104 109 New York Bank Statement. New York. Aug. 17. Bank statement! Decrease. Reserve I 1.688.626 1,633,900 nVBDI TV .... ' . .... Reserve less TJ. ...... Loans Specie Legal Deposit" Circulation ,. 14,231.800 28.684 4.698 17,477,800 46r7j0 Increase. Portland Bank Statement. .$1,170,796.41 864.019.89 Clearings today do year ago . Gain today 816,776.02 Balances today 8186,605.88 ao year ago ..J177.4S4.8S POTATO PROSPECTS THE BEST IN YEABS 4 "This year's crop of potatoes e 4 looks better than any other crop e e I have seen in Oregon during the o) 4 past 10 or IS yeara The quel- e 4 ity is almost perfect every- 4 4 where. I have Just returned e 4 from a trip through eastern e 4 Multnomah and Clackamas and e 4 found the yield prospects to be e e) the best in many yeara Proa- e 4 pectlng tours showed that the 4 quality was first claaa." W. L e 4 Swank, a prominent local buyer 4 and shipper. . . ee44e44ee Bept .4s 11 "Oregon onions are far, ahead ef thoae being received, from . Walla 'Walla, as far aa shipping qualities are concerned. While! the sixes are rather small you could not find aa onion any where that . win compare with those raised in this state the ! present season when quality la considered. Stocks are nnusa ally firm and will soon arewd outside stock out of tola market George Davenport, of Davenport Bros. 4 " ' , . 1 ISIS 17 1208 1220 , 1811 Official Bid Prioea Balms; on Ban Francisco Exchange. San Francisco. Aug. IT. Official bid prloes: , U J LtLIB l.X.lU U1B1 IUU , Sandatorm 48a. Vernal 17c Penn sylvania 80A, Kendall 880, Booth 46o, Blue BuU 880. Adams 18c, Silver Pick S8c Mav Oueen 18c N v. Boy 7a B. B. Ext 8c, Blue Bell 17c, Dixie 6c, O. Co lumbia so, Hioernia so. hi. xvea sso. Conqueror 14c, Blk. Rock 60, Lone Star lie, O. Wonder 80, Potlach 40cA, Oro 20c Kendall Ext So, Sandst Ext 4a, Mayne 60, Atlanta 66c, Great Bend 680, Slmerone 19o, Empire lOo, Red Top Ext 86c, Florence 882V, Dlam'f B. B. Con. 260, O. Daisy $1.65, Laguna $1.60, Comb. Fraot $2.07 H, Or. Bend Ext 14a, Or. Bend Anx. 9c, Mlllatorm 26c, B. B. Bonanza 60, Esmeralda lOo, Portland Sic, Cracker Jack 20a Francis Mo hawk $1.16. Red Hill 61c. Mohawk Ext 8c, Lou Dillon Sc. T. Tiger 22a, Q rand ma 19c 8. Pick Ext. 8c CoL Mt Ext So, Ooldf. Cons $6.46, Dlam'f. Triangle 20O. COMSTOCK. Ophlr 98c Mexican 87c, Gould A 60c Hale i Norcross 61c Telow JaokeJ I Exchequer 84c Union 88c BULLFROG DISTRICT. Original 6. Bullf. M. C. 14cA, Mont Bullf. 4c, Nat. Bank 18c L. Harris 2c, Amethyst 23c, Gold Bar 60c Stein way 6cA, Denver Buf. Anx. 9cA, Bon nie Clare 41o, Mayfl. Cons. 83c Monty. Ohio Ext. 7c O. Scepter 8c, Monty Mt 10c, B. Daisy 10cA, Homes take Cons. 98c Yankee Girl 4o, Nugget 6cA, Tramp cons. ao, victor vca, rnoira star c, sunset oe TONOPAHS. Ton. Nev. $11.60, Mont Ton. $8, Ton. Ext $1.40, MacNamara 22c, Midway 70c Ton. Belmont $2.97 A, Ton. No. Star 18c. Ohio Ton. 2c West End Cons'. 60c Rescue 10o, Ton. A Calif. 7c A, Oolden Anchor 11c, Jim Butler 83c Ton. Cash Boy 4c, Ton. Home 4c Boaton Ton. 10c A. Monarch Pitts. Ex. 9cA. Mont Mid. Ext 2c Golden Crown 6c MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Manh. Cons 41c Seyler Hums Be Dax. ter 12c. L. Joe 2c Crescent 6cA. Com bination 2c Granny 24c Mustang 10c Cowboy 4c Orlg. Manh.- 10c Broncho 8c, Pinenut 6c Buffalo So. X. Horse 6c Indian Camp 8c VARIOUB DISTRICTS. U.. Fairv. Silver King 20c A. '. mim Eagle 81.46. Nevada Hills $6l8, Pitts burg Silver Peak 81.52. Niv. Htm der 3c Eagle s Neat 2c, Ruby Wonder Row York Ootton Market. Ana-uat Vpeo. xiigo. uow Jan. 1104 1106 110 Fjb e e a e e e a e e e e e March. .. 1116 1S1T ISIS A.plll e e e e e e e e e e e May .... 1110 112S ISIS -A.Uf e e e eeee see ease Sept .... 1180 11S USt Oot .... 1178 llSt 11T8 NOT eeee e eeee e e Deo. .... 11IS lltt lltt 1214 1217 mi 1118 118S 1186 11ST 1110 1S2S 1128 1S20 1181 1187 1118 1100 1 THIEF-PE00F POCKET Simple Arrangement to Prevent Loss of the Wsch. , A elmnle way of erotectin tha watnh against the operations Of the pickpocket is to pin it in with a large safety pin. but thia Is rather awkward to manipu late on such occasions as it Is desired to acquaint oneself with the hour of the day. There have been devloes at one time or another, eeveral modlf ie tlone of the old safety pin, but they must be hooked and unhooked in the ' same manner. A safety pocket has been recently de signed and patented by a New England Liverpool Grain Biarket. ' Liverpool, Aug.' 17. Official prloes: WHEAT. v Open. Close. Aug. It Tv Sept .78 a, IS Sdr' 7s".rt . uti iec .is ia yi 7s SAd isllttd tSlltid K BAFBTT WATCH POCKBT. inventor which seems toSieve the vlrtv of simplicity. It is an auxiliary pr' with a tap at the upper and lowr e by which it Is strongly seoureii m In the vest pocket The mu" upper end of this t lar- admit ef the Insertion of i ' "' With ease, and after thia t" ' It ie designed that the Inrioi f -should be given a half 'ir '. operation flie mouth i r ' J? twletflf the tb. ft tti(l! "' ' ; ' difficult task to lilt t :-'!' tha pocket, parti.-i.'' 1 ' " euainiej wi: tue m. ' V f . '- - A