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
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Lztest Market Reviews
With the Trade
FOB THE EXTRA QUALITY
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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.
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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
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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