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V ' THE .OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, - PORTLAND, FRIDAY " EVENING, AUGUST 23,; 1907. 13 , n i - TODAY'S MARKETS 3 rPP. yTVhee Are the Dealers Willing to , Contract Hops at Ten Cents De- vspite All Their Bullish Talks? Short Crop Elsewhere on the Coast Causes Better Feel ; ing in Oregon Product. Latest market feature: Onlona to command good price. Potato market hold well. Salmon season close Sunday. Wheat market very firm. Bunch of banana care arrlr. Egg and poultry market firm. All creamery butter at top. Peach market stiff r again. Tomatoes selling at reduction. Melons are diverted from Portland. Onions to Command Oood lrlo. Oregon onions will command a good price this season. This seems definite at this time. Crops elsewhere on thi Pacific Coast are short and the pro ducttojASTere Is not as great as a year rdlng to the larger growers ana re. fluDDllea In uai norma mis ear are said to be nominal compared with the demand and the markets of that state will be compelled to import practically all the supplies to be used this season. Boms will be brought Into California from Nevada while others will com from Wsshlngton. However, most of the onions will be imported from Oregon because trade has become accustomed to Oregon onions and will give them the preference If the price Is not much higher than those grown elsewhere. Potato market prices continue very good along Front street. Recelpta are very smalll and brat white stocK is till commanding ll. 60 In a jobbing way throughout the wholesale district. A mall amount of business la reported from the north but the volume could scarcely be larger at this time because Of the lark of labor In the harvest. Salmon geasoa dose Sunday. At the noon hour the salmon season along the Columbia river will close Sunday. Late reports from the lower and upper river state that the catch la very epaamodlc one day the run being heavy and the next very light The fall-winter aeaaon will open Sep tember 10, Juat a fraction more than two weeks from the time of closing the summer season. This, contend the larger handlers of fish Is too small a period. . Fresh meats of all kinds are still very slow to arrive and with the heavy demand prices gr holding right at the ton. All Creamery Butter at Top. Today all sales of best creamery but ter are being maae ai am coma a sound with the, market very firm at fh.t fiffnro Havoral out-of-town ' cream rles are likewise selling at this figure because of the scarcity of supplies. Or dinary outside and city creamery Is very firm at J5 cents and dealers say they experience no difficulty In selling all their supplies ai mat ngure. Egg market la very firm with prlc 'unchanged along the street. Cheese market firm at the rise quoted yesterday. Chicken market remains in a very a-ond noaltlon although receipts are again quite liberal in some quarter. m-rimf votes of the Trad. X ar of California watermelons and cantaloupes which arrived today were diverted from this market on account of tha liberal supplies here. Beat can taloupe demand Is shown for local stock, trade not taking 1 to th Taklma valley stuff as in former year because better SIOCK can oe rainmi i uum the former aectlon doea not trade here. About half a dosen cars of bananas arrived from Central America today In very fine condition. Peach market is In better shape with smaller supplies. Price is doing bet ter too. , Tomato Market Sows Again. With heavier arrivals the tomato market Is down another notoh today; best values being at 80 cents. Some good stock at 40 and 60 cents. Prune market still at a standstill for fresh stock and only fancy pack brings a satisfactory figure. Both hides and wool are very quiet Kothlng doing in chittim at this time. Some blackberries still coming from valley points. Find a limited demand at $1.60 and 11.76 a orate. Apple arrivals are coming faster with better quality shown in local stock. Front street prices: a rain, CToux and TeeC GRAIN BAGS Caloutta, e, large lots; email iota, o, WHEAT New -i Club, 80c: red TtiirHian. 77c: bluestem. 81o: valley, 80a CORN Whole, $29.00; cracned. $80.00 tier ton. per ton; rolled, $28.50 $4.00; brewlug, $22.bO2Z3.&0. RYE $1.66 per ewt. fiiTfl New Producera' Mice No. white. 122.6024.00 per ton; gray. $22.00 23.00. a FLOUR Eastern Oregon patent. $4.80; straifciUs, $4.18; export, 34.00 villov. t4.20iS4.40: srraham. $3.76 whole wheat, $4.00; rye, 60s. $5.60; bales. 00. . . JILLSTUFFS Bran, l7.oo per ton cs, $25.00; shorts, country, izo HtvlSawOft: chon 116.00 0121.00. HAT Producers' price Timothy, Wlllamatta vallev. fancy. . $16.001917.00: ordinary.- $12.00414. 00, eastern Oregon, $18; mixed. $10010.50; clover, I7.60OI grain, $810; cheat, is.bojjiu.60. Butter, Egg and poultry. BUTTER FAT F. o. b. Portland- Sweet cream, 86c; sour, $4e. BUTTER City creamery, 17 He; see finds 36c: eastern. Sba: atate fancy, S5c; seconds. 35c; store, Oregon, 22 He EGG 8 Extra rancy, canaiea, ac aatern. 2413 26c. c. :eeSE New Full cream, flats, 17fi17e per lb.; Toung Americans, 18W18HC pr id; eastern jthc P0ULTRY-Mixed chicken, ll18o lb.; fancy r.ens, ic id.; roosters, old, 10c lb; fryers, 15c lb; broilers. 15o lb; olil ducks, uc ib; spring ducks, lie lb ; geese, oia, 8jiuc id.; turxeyi 11 13o lb., for old; squabs, $2.60 per doxen; pigeons, $1.25 per dozen; dressed poultry, loiHc per id. nigner. Hops, Wool and Hide. HOPS 108 crop Prime to choice. 65c; medium to prime, 4Hc; con tracts. 1907 crop. ( ). WOOL 1907 clip Valley, 20 21c aatern Oregon, iiwna MOHAIR New 1807-s28 He. SHEEPSKINS Shearing, liQ20e each; short wool, 26040c; medium, wool. t)W76i eacn; long wool, y&cwii.oo each. TALLOW rnme, per id, H9o; No. t and erease, 22c. v CHITTIM BARK o per lb. rrults and Tegetabls. POTATOES $1.50 for white, $1.25 for red, selling; buying, white, $1.15 per ONIONS Jobbing -prlc New Walla Walla, $2.25 sack; Oregon, $2.(0; buy lns $2.00: garlic. Re per lb. APPLES New, $1.&02.00. FRESH FRUITS Oranges. $.3S 4.75; bananas, 6c lb; lemons, $6.00(J7.50 per box; limes. Mexican, $4.00 per 100; pineapples, $3.25 .00 doxen; grape fruit I$.25; Peaohea, 60S1 60c; cantaloupes 1.OO0J.6O; plums, lavpvvc; watermel ons, mPTho. uncratea; cultivated mack- $1.60(2 $.75 a crate; crabapples. 5$1.60 per .box; Bartlett pears, 0 -per box. $1.00 sack: carrot. 75c$1.00 per sack; beets,' $L60 per sack: p&ranlps, $l-00f 11.25; cabbage, $1.752.00: tomatoes, Oregon- 4$lc: .beans 28c; green, ja3i$c per lb; cauliflower, $1.J5 dos; peas, 6c; horseradish, -8c lb; artichokes, 15 76c dos; green onions, Ue per dos: bell peppers $ $o per lb; bead Jet- EGG SUPPLY NOT UP TO EUIING DEMAND NEVADA SHARES . .. ''i'TCrgg ar In light supply and aelllng readily at advanced . pricea. . I look tot condition to be very good a to gg for th balanc of th season, -"Butter la in lighter supply" , and firmer at advanced prices. . , -. "Poultry baa been shipped in -quit freely thi week, and thi la especially true a to th mat tor of springs, which have been omewhat neglected of lata. Tber 1 a very firm demand for fanoy ban, and the trad Is un able to get enough of these. Turkey ar firm, which Is also true a to large young duck and geese. Hens should be good Sellers th coming week, with a fair demand only for large prlnga. I advise light ship ment of th latter. , "Veal of fanoy grade continue care, and th trad la unable to satisfy the demand. Large and rough ar also aelllng well, and at fancy pricea. Small and medium solid pork 1 in good demand, but large and rough ar neglected. "Potatoes ar arriving In in creased amounts and ar weak-er.'W-Tom Farrell of Everdlng A Farrell. ON THE BOOM Even Sullivan Eagle's Nest Comes to Front in San Francisco Market. (Jearsal pedal Semes.) Ban Francisco, Aug. $.8.Th market is booming again on some of, th lead- era m in uoianeio aroup oi mmvm. Florence advanced to $4.70, an advance of nearly lOo, today, while th bid at th close was $4.16. Great Bend ad vanced to 69c. but loat a fraction at th cTos. In th Falrvlew dlstrlot, Falrvlew Baal advanced to $1.75, a gain of about ISo, but closed at $6.50 bia. It Is stated that th recent strike on the Falrvlew Eagle, which 1 but $00 feet away from the ahaft of Larry Sul livan' Eagle Neat, bring th latter mln Into good ground. Eagle' Nest was promoted at 36c, but 1 now being eagerly bid to at 33c It 1 also stated (hat the manager of Nevada Hill, the greatest mln In that dla trlct, has taken a leas on Eagle's Nest, and will push development work. LOCAL WHEAT HIGHER AGAIN Millers Again Offering 80o for Club Growers Not Anxious to Sell. PEAR DEMAfiD HEAVY ATJAJR Vorthwn Crop Weather. Western Oregon and western Washington Fair tonight and Saturday; northeast winds. Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington and Idaho Fair to night and Saturday. CHICAGO WHEAT VALUES Aug. 2$. Aug. 22. Gain. 1(06. H 88 Vi 1H '4 100 TiB 9S ft ?2& 784 tuc ( i dos; cucumbers, hothouse, 160 He dos; radishes, 16o dosen bunches; eggplant, l$Ho lb; green corn, $1.26 sack; celery, 75c $1.25 dosen. Orooarles, Wnt, Zto. Official San Francisco bid price by Overbeck V Cook company: GOLDFIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm 45o, Mohawk $18.25, Co lumbia Mt. 64o, Jumbo Ext $1.85, Ver nal lc, Penasylvanla $cA, Goldfleld M. Co. $1.40. Kendall 21c, Booth 44c, Blue nun Mma. h inr rirv iid. i o . duv i u. i " . w ' j Mae Oueen 17c. B. H Kit sc. Blue Bell i becauae of the high rate on the latter. 18c. Dlxl 60. O. Columbia 46cA. HI- It is reported that the rate on the Con- Sept. Deo. May Tha local wheat market la flrmar aa a reault of the recently advanced value In Liverpool. Millers are again bidding 70o for club and for valley. Some small amount of export trade Is reported but in volume la email for this time of year becauae producera are not In a hurry to let go. Exporters are now of the opinion that a large per cent of this year's shipping will be by steamers Instead of aallers SUGAR Cube $t.S3H; powdered, Atlanta 6So. Great Benr) Me, Slmerone vf; Derry, id.bt; ary. ranuiatefl, i T ll . em tl 9T1f A extra B. $5.$7tt; golden C. $5.17 H: D latea, $5.77H; beraws. yellow. $5.17H; beet granulated. barrels, 10c; half barrels, 26c; boxes, 50o advance on sack oasis. '(Above prices ar 80 day net cash quotations.) HONET $1.60 per crat. COFFEE Package brand. $16.$$ O 16.8$. SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s, $12.60 per ton; 60s, $11.00; table, dairy, 60s, $17.60; 100s. $17.16; bales, $2.28; Imported Liverpool, 60s, $20.00: 100s, $19.00; . .4s. $18.00: extra fine barrela, 2a, 6s snd 10s, $4.50 6.50; Liverpool lump rock, $20.60 per ton; 60-lb rock. $11.00; 100s, $10.60. (Above prices apply to sales of less than car lots. Car lots at soeclal Drlces suojeci to riuctuauons.) RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 6c; No. . 6H6c; New Orleans, nead, To; Ajax. 6c; Creole. 6ic. BEANS Small whit. $8.80; large white, $$.50; pink, $1.60i bayou. $$.0; Lima. Vc; Mexican reds, 4Vc NUTS Peanuts. Jumbo, IUo per lb; Virginia, 7 Ho per lb; roasted.- 10c per lb: Japanese. 606Uc: roasted. 707HO per lb; walnuts, California, 10c per lb; ?lne nuts, 1418c per lb: hickory nuts, 0c per lb; Brastl nuts. ISc per lb: fil berts, 16c per lb; fancy pecans. 11020c per lb; almonds, II 21 He Meats, Tlsh and rrorlalona. FRESH MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy. 8c per lb; large. 78o per lb; veal, extra, 8Ho per lb: ordinary, 8a. per lb; poor, 7o per lb; mutton, fancy. 89o per lb. HAMs, BACON, ETC Portland pack, (local) ham, 10 to 12 lb, 16o per lb; 14 to 1 lbs, 15 He par lb; 1$ to ,20 lbs. 16ie: breakfast bacon. 15V4fIlo car id; picnics, nc per id; cottage roil, HUo per lb: regular ahort clear, un- moked. lto per lb: smoked, llo per lb: Clear backs, unsmoked, lie: smokea, llo Iyer Peak $1.67 H Per ID; Union DUtt. 1 tO IS IDS. Un- 131a'. KMt Mr Rnh. Wnnitar 9KA ..Ab.j a. i w . w - i v. , 1 ..." . . ' , uiukvu, ju ui ti. inivKvu. , w iu, I A mpa fir wnnnAF no A ciear Denies, unsmoKsa, nio per id; smoked 11 Ho per lb: shoulders. 12 Uc per lb; pickled tongues, 60o each. uucAL, uku nettle lear. ice. lie per lb; (s, 12 He per lb; 60-lb tins, 11 He per id; steam rendered, ios, iio per b; ta, ll ho per ID; compound, ios, 100 er lb. FISH Rock eod. 7 per lb; flounders, 6c per lb; halibut, 6c per lb; striped bass, 16c per lb: catfish, llo per lb: sal mon, fresh Columbia Chinook, llo per lb; Steelheads, lOo per lb; herrings, 6o fter lb; soles, 6c per lb; shrimps, llo per b: perch, 6o per lb.; tomood, 7c per lb; lobsters, llo per lb; fresh mackerel, so ?er lb; crawrish, 26o per dos; sturgeon, 2 Ho per lb; black bass, 20a per lb; sliver smelt, 7o per lb; frosen shad, to per lb: black cod, 7 Ho per lb. OTSTERS Shoalwater bay. per sal- Ion, $2.60; per 100-lb ack. $4.60; Olym- ia, per gallon, I2.it: per ne-io sack. S.608.26; Eable. canned. 10c can; $7.00 dos. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $1.40; rasor clams, $2.00 per box; lOo per dos. ratals. Coal OIL Sto. ROPE Pure Manila, 16 c; standard, 11 o; sisal, 11c. COAL OIL Pearl or Astrsl Case lHc per gal; water white, h-on bbls. 14c par gal; wooden, 17c per gal; head. bernla 8c, St Ives 88a, Conqueror llo. Rlk. Rock Kc. Lone Star 12o. O. Won der $o, Potlatch 40cA, Oro 10c, Kendall Ext. 8c, Sandat Ext. 4c,: Mayne So, 26oA, Empire 10c, Red Top Ext 27c, Florence $4.66, Dlam'f B. B. Con. 27c, a. Daisy 11.60. Lacuna 11.60. Common wealth 25c. Comb. Fract 1I.21H. Or. Bend Ext 14c, Gr. Bend Anx. 8c. Mill- atorm 87o, B. B. Bonanxa 6c, Kewanos 74c, Esmeralda .12c, Cracker Jack 20c, Red Hill 66c. Mohawk Ext 10c. . Lou Dlllnn Mtr V Ti wr Un Oranrlma 20c. 8. Pick Ext. 80, Col. M"t. Ext $c, Ooldf. Cona. $7.97 H. Dlam'f Triangle 20c. Ad ams 14C. COMSTOCK. Onhlr 86c. Mexican C4o. Gould ft Cur. ry 22c. Con. VlrsLnla 80c. Savas 76c, yellow Jacket 6c. Belcher lc Sierra Nev. 12c, Exchequer 83c, Union 28c. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Original 7cA. Bullf. M. C. 11c. Mont. Bullf. 2c. Nat. Bank 10c. L. Harris 2c, Amethyat 20c, Gold Bar 69c, Stelnway 6cA, Denver Buf. An. 9cA, Bonnie Clare 45cA, Mayfl. Cons. 16c, Monty. Ohio Ext 7c, G. Scepter 8c, Monty. Mt 10c, B. Daisy lOcA, Homestake Cons. 96c, Yankee Girl 6oA, Nugget 4c. Tramp Cons. lc, Victor lOcA, North Star 6CA- TONOPAHS. . Ton Nev. 111.60, Mont. Ton. $1. Ton. Ext $120, MaoNamara. 20c, Midway 72c, Ton. Belmont $3A, Ton. No. Star 16c, Ohio Ton. 2c, West End Cons. 62c, Res cue I2c. Ton. & Calif. 4c. Gonden An chor 11c, Jim Butler 88c. Ton. Cash Boy 4c, Ton. Home 4C, Boat. Ton. 10CA, Monarch Pitts. Ex. OcMont. Mid. Ext. 2c, MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Manb. Cons. 4c. Manh. M. Co. 6c. O, Wedge 6c, Seyler Hump. 6c, Dexter 13cA, L. Joe 2c, Crescent 6cA, Combina tion 2c. Granny 24c. Mustang 20c, Little Grey 16c, Cowboy 6cA. Orlg. Manh. 10c, Broncho 8o, Plnenut 6e, Buffalo 4cA, B- Log zoc, Y.-Horse- so, iiMian camp 7a VARIOUS DISTRICTS. Falrv. Silver King 20c, Falrv. Eagle ti an xi .i.oii uin. tK Kn Titv,- on ver Peak 8167H. No. Star Wonder 5eA, way Caatle was 28s 6d while the union rate is Id under this. Shippers any they can obtain steamers around the higher figure. Good Ills In Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 23. Another sharp ad vance in Liverpool and rainy weather In ome of the wheat belts caused a bull movement here. Prices closed lHo to lHo up. Official Chicago prices by Overbeck a cooc company: WHEAT. Season On in - Bulll Swing ; Around Albany and Can v neries Rush Work. (Special Dispatch to The-ftsraal.) Albany. Or., Aug. II. Th Bartlett pear season I now on In full swing and on account of th lack of local market thousands of pounds of this luscious fruit la halna- ahlnned to- canning In stitutions In Seattle and to other markets. The prevailing prlc 1 1 cent Der nouna and this makes a nn return for (h grower. A few years ago ther was practically no demand and these) ?ears were a burden on th market and armers generally mad a practice of I feeding them to the hog and other I took on the farm. It is estimated that an average of flvs ton of this fruit is dally shipped from ber to Portland and Bcatti market. Th most prominent pear dealer and shippers of this fruit ar th Owen Beam company and Laaaelle Packing company. These parties ar In th market for all that can b obtained and the owner of pears find a ready market. The Bartlett pear I very delicious and can be grown to the greatest perfection in L,inn county ana in wuiamettei valley. Th local box factorle ar taxed to I their fullest capacities In manufacturing a aurrlclent number of boxes to prop erly handle the crop. It Is said that from three to four times as many pears would be shipped from Albany could th necesary boxes be obtained. Mr. Beam, one of the local dealers, reports that he has an order from th weber-Bussell company for 600 boxes and Is unable to fill It Immediately. Over 100 boxea were sent from Albany yesterday. The Lassalle Packing company has a carload ready for shipment, comprising a total of 600 boxes. The fruit business is receiving added Impetus on account of the ready market for all that can be grown. Cannery men are In dally competition to gain th best quality or theae rrulta for tneir own packing houses. The output of Bartlett eara this year win be exceptionally urge and the returns encouraging to I the growers. . . J t .'il , ,' v. , ..... .. I- , ... Home Teleph Bonds one Superior Assets For Bank or Individual 75X SELLING CAUSE8 LOSS. Sept Dec May Sept Dec. ay Sept Deo. , May Sept. Oct. Jan. Oct Jan. Sept Oct Jan. Open. High. , 88 4 tl) 84 96 , 99 101H CORN. 66 68 64 66 66H 68 OATS. 60 61 H 47 4S 48H 49 Iow. Close KH ! S3 99 68 bi 65 Vi 94 00 B 66 58 60 482 49H MESS PORK. ..1595 1600 1690 ' 1595 .1696 1596 1696 1696 ,.1606 1606 1605 1606 LARD. ,. 895 902 896 992 915 907 912 , . 862 860 860 860 SHORT RIBS. ,. 860 870 80 870 . 872 880 870 880 . 790 792 790 792 Liverpool Grain Market. Liverpool, Aug. 28. Official prices: WHEAT. Open. Close. Aug. 22. ,7s$d 7s4d 7s3d 7s 1 d 6sld 6slHd Hd Sept Dec.. Sept Gain. 1 d Pressure Results In Heavy Declines In New York. (Journal BpacUl Strrlce.) New York, Aug. 23. Selling by for eigners as well as local people resulted In a serious break In stock msrket val ues, Reading losing nearly 4 points and the preferred Issue of Southern Rail way about the same sum. Losses were heavy all through the list today. The close was weak. Official New York prices by Overbeck A Cooke company: a PBSCRIPTION. O P or PS" . SI Antwerp Wheat Market. Antwerp, changed to Aug. St. Wheat closed un- off. United States Government Bonds. New York, Aug. tl. Government bonds: Bid. tglstered 106 ..106H Twos. do coupon Threes, registered do coupon Threes, small bonds Dis. Columbia, 8-85s. .-. ..118 tours, registerea, new...iztj' do coupon 126' Twos, Panama 104 Philippine Fours 1094 102 102 ....101 Asked. 106 106 101 103 V St. Louis Wheat Market. St Louis. Aug. 21. Cash wheat la 2o higher. Portland Bank Statement. Clearings today do year ago.. Gain today . t. . Balances today do year ago . .$1,087,788.68 . 684,237.60 .$ 608,495.88 . 168.142.89 57,811.60 light 170 deg.. cases. 21 He per sal. GASOLINE -86 deg., cases. 14c per gai; iron ddis, ic per gai. BENZINE 61 deg.. cases, 26o per gai; iron ddjs, via per gai. TURPENTINE In cases. 6$c per gal; wooden bbls. 93c per gal. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. TAo per lb; 600-lb lots, 8o per lb; lea lots, 810 WIRE NAILS Present basis at $$.18. par lb. TONE IN HOGS IS SHOWING WEAKNESS Foreign Exchange Rates. New York, Aug. 21. Exchange: Ster ling, aemana, fgy.io: bo aays, 483.50; namDurg t we; fans, 616; Am sterdam, 4 OH- ' New York Cotton Market. The cotton exchange) will be closed SAturray, August 11. and Monday, Sep- icnrDer z. Official prices: Jan. . Feb. .. March April . May . Aug. .. Sept . Oct Open. .1208 High. 1218 Low. 1204 Aug. .1228 1227 1215 .'l234 1215 122$ ...1122 .1187 Nov 1192 Deo. 1199 1113 1198 1198 1208 1120 1183 1198 1195 23. 1217 1220 1226 1229 1234 1125 1132 1194 1198 1207 Recelpta Are More Liberal and De mand Slower Cattle Firm and Sheep Doll. Jnst Oas Say lBoro Of the shoe bargains at Rosenthal's 22. 1208 1211 1217 1217 1226 1117 1124 1186 1189 1198 i New York-London Silver. New York. Aug. 23. Bar silver. 67e: iionaon, ti a-iea. FARMERS HURRYING HARVEST OPERATIONS By D. C Ireland, (gpedal piipatch to Tha Joaraal) tWasco, Ore., Aug. 23. Sherman county farmers ar now stirring up tha dust in the harvest fields like warriors and evidently are not overlooking the fact that the season is unusually late and that fall rains may soon commenae. Go to It, brother farmers; you have the crop In reality which you have been dreaming of for years, if only you can get It into the sack in time. In the southern portion of the county farmers are beginning to see the end of heading operations, and hired hands from heading crews are finding plenty to do witn the tnresmng machines, it is aimost Impossible to stack headed grain so that It will shed rain, and every farmer should strive to be the first to get a threshing machine into his field and the precious stuff sacked and Into the warehouse. Where threshing returns ar In the yield is proving heavier than moat of our farmers expected when estimating tn yieia rrom stancung grain. This is true everywhere In the county this year and the season for It Is that the heads have filled clear to the ton and th berry Is generally clumD and hard all No. 1 and 70 centa a bushel ther are many fields still to cut that require at least good ripening weather. But too green i week of Aug. 23. Cattle. Sheen 206 ' 1,733 275 808 Portland Union Stockyards. Official run: Hogs. Today 162 Week ago 299 Year aa-o 85 Previous year 256 78 278 There was considersble weakness in the hog market today in th stockyards. While reoeipts were not heavy th ar rival were showing an Increase, and this added to th pressure. Prices, however, remained unchanged. Cattle were firm today, and sheep auu. . . A year ago today all lines were firm. orrieial yard price: Hogs best eastern Oregon. $6.76 7.00: stockers and feeders, $6.2643)6.60; China fata, $6.60 8.75. Cattle Beat eastern. Oregon steers, $1.76 4.00: best cows and heifers, $2.76 J8.U0; bUHB, ll.76CTii.U0. SheenBeat wethers. $4.00: mixed. $4.00; iambs. $4.60 5.00. , HOGS ARE STEADY AGAIN. HOP GROWERS TRY TO OBTAIN NOMINAL FIGURE FOR CROP AmaL Cop. Co Amer. C. & F.. c Amer. Cot. OH. c Amer. Loco., c Amer. Sugar, c. Amer, Smelt, o do preferred Anaconda M. Co. Amer. Wool., o. Atchison, com. B. & O., com., do preferred Brook. R. -Tran Canadian Pac., c Cent. Leather, c C.. M. & St. P. .' C. & NW., c. . . Ches. & Ohio. . . Col. Fuel & I., o Col. South., c. do 2d pfd do Is tpfd... Del. & Hudson. D. A Rio G.. o. Erie, com. do 2d pfd do 1st pfd... Great North, p. Illinois Central Louts. & Nash. Manhattan Ry. . Mex. Cent. Ry. M., K. & T.. c. Distillers . . Or Land Mo. Paclflo National Lead . . . N. Y. Central... N. Y. O. & W.. . . N. & W. c N. American N. P. com Penn. Ry P. G. L. & C. Co. Pr. Steel Car. c. . Reading, com.... do 2d pfd do 1st pfd Rep. I. ft S. c do pfd. Rock is. c St. L. ft S. F. 2p St. L. & B. W. c. So. Pacific, c ao pra So. Ry. pfd Texas ft Pac, T. St. L ft W. c. Tin. Pacific, c. . . . TT. 8. Rub. c. U. 8. Steel Co. c. do pfd Wabash, com. . . . W. U. Tel 70 37 30 61 114 9b 85 45 85 88 41 186 17 10 120 145 143 67 37 10 60 my4 92 94 43K 106104 19 71 18 32 81 91 11 76 Of the depositors of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank would gladly accept Home bonds for their deposit if they could get same. Personally, I am willing to take any Home bonds at par with 50 per cent stock bonus for all my balance in that institution, and I will guarantee at least two hundred thousand dollars more will be taken by; other depositors oh that basis. Don't get worried about the Home Bonds. If the total deposits were in these securities I could pay everybody in full, single-handed. You can not force the sale of government bonds or a choice piece of real estate in a minute's notice. Be prudent and patient, and reserve your judgment. The Home bonds will more than hold up their end. Louis J. Wilde HOME ; TELEPHONE BONDS Cash Price Par, With 50 Per Cent Stock 10 92 10 76 K ,-, 0 Dements. mm rTlafAStaeshiATAss -iJfel ,iBihaiiw..is VIM Vhen.Yo.UaBuyJhis FLOUR You 6otThc (With Vortland S40 Bast Washington Street. T?' ll Wank ens ft) Transfer Oo.) noa Hast B407. ASKS THAT BRICK BUILDINGS BE MORE THAN FOUR STORIES Call money closed 2 per cent Total sales for day, 440,000 shares. Reading first preferred ex. dividend of 2 per cent. Boston Copper Market. Bid. Bid. Eastern Market Has a Smaller Ran Than Year Ago. Chicago, Aug. 1. Official run: Ho as. Cattls. Chicago 10,000 500 Kansas City .... 6,t60 2,600 Omaha ......... 5.000 1,000 Hogs opened steady; left over, Sheen. 5,000 1,000 1,000 9.000. Receipts a year ago were 16.000. Mixed, 25. 7 5 (& 6.1 5; heavy, 35.766.96; rough. cattle steady. Sheep Strong. Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool. ' Aur. A JS Cotton futures closed ,. H, jrta.'llnti lower market By Hyman H. Cohen. Many hop growers are willing tp sell their entire hop yards for a nominal sum, so scare 1 picking money In the Willamette valley this season. One grower at Woodburn tried to se cure 2c a pound from a local dealer this morning, but this dealer, along with the others who have hops of their own, refused to even consider th reauest because he could soarcely set a sufficient amount of money to pick bis own crop. Anotner grower tried to sen in prod uct of his yard to a local man at the rat of lc a pound for the entire pro duction, the buyer to pick the hops at his own expense. This offer was like wise refused because the dealer did not think the hops would sell for more than picking" money, even though the quality Is declared to be very good. This Is th entire situation in a nut shell, and shows in ernat hard straits the snort sellers are. and why they are moving every thlna: in sight' to get tha f rower to mortgage hia farm in order o get picking money and then aell his hops for a song. IB tne larger per cent or tn Oregon crop is not picked this yesr growers will be that much better off, and th Industry will likely be saved from en tire ruin. If growers could In some way call a mas meeting and decide to pick put a half of their crop. It would help th situation considerably, and probably result In picking money being secured for that amount,, and a better pries for tha hops that bav been gath ered. Otherwise present prospects are for ruinous values. Bport of Kw York Papar. The New York Producers' Price Cur rent thus review the general situation "Th market Is In waiting position today, there being; no transactions re ported in 1906 hops, and It is still too soon for the new crop. Picking; of some of the early yards will begin tn this state next week, and a few bales should be on the market In another 10 days at the most. Picking Is in full swing in the Sacramento district of California, but the crops In other sec tions will not be harvested for another rortnlght. There is no change noticed In crop news, and It begins to look as if th crop is now assured. There is some complaint In New York that the crop needs rain, but this Is not consid ered serious, The coast conditions con tinue good, although not many wires are coming through on account of the telegraph strike. England reports con ditions unchanged ana an average crop In prospect. Advices from the conti nent are exceptionally good, and their market has shown a decided decline in quotations for 1907 crop. Business with brewers is reported very slow, as they are ail waiting for new hops. "The government returns for the sale of beer during the month of June, 1907. amounted to 6,967,048. barrels, against 6.914.744 barrels in June. 1908, which shows an increase of 42,299 barrela Th returns for the fiscal year of 197 atnouned to 68,646.109 barrels, against 84, 651,835, barrels for the fiscal year of 1906. showing an Increase-of 3,894,471 barrla ' Adventure ... 2 Arcadian .... 5 Atlantic 12 Butte Coola.. 19 Cal. & Hecla.728 Centennial . . 19 Daly West... 13 Franklin 10 Santa Fe 11 Allouez 10 Bingham 11 Cal. & Ariz.. .156 Centennial ... 21 N. Butte 62 Qulncy 96 Tamarack ... 80 Winona ..... 6 Mohawk 66 Nevada 10 K Osceola 104 Phoenix 1A Trinity 16 Victoria 6 Wolverine ...142 Royal 15 U. 8. Mln... 18 Eagle 2 Copper Rang 88 Kim 1, Mass 4 L Mlchlsran . . B5 Old Dora..... 19 Parrot 144 united ...... b East Butte... Winnipeg . . Former Councilman George B. Shep herd, father of the ordinance regulating th height of buildings in the city, appeared before th council committee on health and polio thi morning and urged that the committee vote against the repeal of that portion of tho ordi nance prohibiting th erection of brick buildings over four stories high. Shepherd urged as a reason that the architects of th city were preparing an ordinance which might take th place of the Shepherd measur and better , serve all interests. Th committee could not see the matter in the earn . light aa Shepherd and recommended that : the provision relating to th height of building be repealed. Shepherd's ordl-. nance limits all brick buildings to four stories unless they ar of steel frame. Reenforced concrete under th Shephard ordinance Is limited to IS storlea. To Stimulate Idaho. (Special Dispatch to Tb J on real.) , Moscow, Idaho, Aug. 28. A. A. Morse, Industrial agent of the O. R. & N., was here yesterday interviewing business men as to what the company could do to promote greater diversity of agricul ture In this section. He was advised that a starch factory would be a great help, as It would promote the growth of potatoes, etc., and give employment to labor. Mr. Morse assured the people that he was ready to recommend to the company measures which if taken he thought would result in th establish ment of this industry. First Watermelons Sent. Iewlston. Idaho. Aug. 22. Hyde ft Co. yesterday shipped from this city the first carload of watermelons sent out this season. The crop while even larger than last year, 1 not ripening as fast as a year aso. because of the cool August days. The supply in the local market has been good for more than a week, but the export trade will not be at its height for a week to come. SECEETAEY TAFT SAYS niS MIND IS SOUND St. Louis. ' Aus. S3. Secretary Taft Is here this mornlnir from Lexlnrton. Kentucky, and say Root is not sick aal. reportea. mm mental conaition is pr- recuyouna. Tart leaves this arwr soon lor Oklahoma city. DINAN RESIGNS TO PROTECT HIS FRIENDS (Journal SoecUl Berrice.) Ban FTanclsoo. Aug. 21. Aftsr his reslanation yesterday and the appoint men! of Captain Anderson as acting chief. Chief of Police Dlnan Issued a statement denying the charges preferred against him and stating that he resigned SO that he wouia not jeopardize me in terests of his friends in the department Th old police board which was auc- niilM hv Mavor Taylor's new board will make an issue of Its removal in the next campaign. MANIACS ATTEMPT TO RUSH PAST GUARDS Bohenectady, N. Y., Aug. 31. Isaac Dubois is dead and a number of Insane inmates of Clinton prison at Danne mora are Injured as result of a revolt Wednesday night. The maniacs looked their guards out of their wsrd and at tempted to saw through the bars at th windows. The guards were forced to fire upon the maniaca before they wer quelled. Woman's Dree Oxfords at tLM And $2.65, worth to 8. Rosenthal's. CONGRESSMAN M'CALL v OBJECTS TO BIG FINE Marshflald, Mass., Aug. 21. In an ad dreas at the,, fair grounds yesterday. Congressman' McCaJl - pointed ' out th a-looray outlook for th government a a result of th enormous fin assessed against the Standard Oil company by Judge Landls of Chicago. - He protested against what he called this extension of Judicial authority and practically pre. dieted that tho nation is losing ground. LOOT OF BURGLARIES II FOUND PAWNSHOP Women's Uress Oxfords at ilja Beau Brummel Thief Holds Hig Tongue, But Sleuth's i Eyes Are Keen 1 v After several days' search Dtctlvs Hellyer yesterday afternoon : succeeded ' to finding tho Jewelry stolen from ttm home Of B. H. Levy, 711 Lovejoy street, ' by Harry Lents, tha "Bmu itmnn.l ; burglar' now awaiting trial in tho cir cuit court on a iehar of iwnn ,. ' a dwelling. ""H:- : Lnts has steadfastly refused to giv ' any Information to tho pollc that would aid them in locating any of tn missing -plunder taken from th Levy and BaruS -homes. Hellyer, however, determined to ? PJc th rounds of th pawnshop, sat- : Ufied that th thit had disposed, of om of the bootjr in this city. -He waa r warded vutunii v tiw m arthlng a ring set with flv diamonds, a gold chain and a gold brooch set with diamonds and pearls, belonging to Mrs. -i fyr- Lnts was taken to th county Jail in irons this morning. It is andr mti M ii wiumg 10 reveal tn hiding rlac of th furs and Jewelry tolen from th residence of C , firuh ix assura mat n will not p prosecuted for that crim. A . . V iV TO WORK OFF FAT ' Marienhat Anr. !J King pdl i raking a srri)uais cur iu "un:. ' llfe."K Ife ge's up. early, en ! ';, ; day, and goes to bed : sarljr, t, t u txytDg to ius Xt 4 : f ' ' ,