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13. THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL : PORTLAND, TUESDAY, .EVENING, AUGUST 37, 1007; TODAY'S MARKETS Only the Most Favorable Weather Will Save the 'Hop Crop of Oregon From Absolute Rnin This Season. , butter mm IS DOIVH T035! BLACKBERRIES COME IN ALL CONDITIONS !A11 But Two Creameries Put j .Value of Best Product I-, Back to Old Figure. I latest market features: t Creamery butter lower. ' Tomatoes at iow figures. , Pencil market has mlxeU arrivals, t Three cars watermelons arrive. Klsh market price high. " Ground cherries beginning to come. J flsreet potatoes are lower, i potato demand la very good, i - Overripe pea re aell lower. , rutbu In from the south. . Eggs and chickens are firmer. ' ' ' Creamery Butter Lowe. With the exception of two creameries, manufacture re are today quoting a de cline of 114 c a ponnd or (o a square on the price of both beat and send grade fuller. , two creameries are sun quot ing the market firm at 17)40, the for mer price, but all others are selling "The season Is about over In blackberries. Some cultivated stock are still coming but the and Is not far off. Quality Is sometimes fair of late and then again It la bad. Soma sales of blackberries have been made on this account as low as 80o a crate, while for fancy stock the price rules from 11.28 to 11.50. The latter la now the very top of values." McEwerr of Mc Kwen A Koskey. no hogs mm tiE MARKET HOLDS ti ll; cabbage, lUc; tomatoes, Ore gon I696O0; beans, J 4? 8c: green, Jtflo per lb: cauliflower, ll.lt doe; pwi, Be; horseradish. So lb; artichokes, ti& Its dos: ereen onions. ISo ner doe: bell peppers 60 So per lb; head let tuce ( ) dos; cucumbers, hothouse, 16 tt Ztc dos; radish. 16c dosen bunches; egrplant, UUo lb; green corn. 1101.25 sack; celery, 76o Cr 11.26 Jotn. Groceries, Tnts, Xto. SUGAR Cube, K.2XH; powdered. .07 H; berry, $6.17 Vi; dry, granulated, .I7H; Star. 16.77H; conf. A. I6I7H; extra B, 15.17 V,; golden C 15.17 Vi; D Portland Union Stockyards, Aug. 17. urnciai run: Hogs. Today Week aro 11 Year ago 260 BOO Prev. year 401 21 111 With no bog arrivals In the local yards the past few days, the tons ol the market Is not so weak, merely dull Cattle run was liberal again and de mand being of the same caliber prices hold well. Small arrivals sre noted today In the sheeD market. Run the oast 24 hours was but 100 head compared with 600 a year ago and 111 head two years ago. A vear ago today a&JInes of live stock were strong at unchanged values. Official yard prices: Hogs Best eastern Oregon, fl-71; stockers and feeders, IB. 2606.60; China fats. 16.50 'a? 1.76. Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers, IS. "MM 00: best cows and helters, 12.76 W.uu; Dims, fi.76WZ.oo. Sheep Best wethers, 14.00; mixed, $4.00; lambs, $4.6006.00. EXPORT FLOUR TO GO TO no Shffi Millers Expect an Advance b I m n - t 1 in Quotations. "us I M-f, rw a nvun v ssu their beat nroduct today at ISo. The I yellow. IS.17H: beet sranulated. 16.77U: latter ear the market la not any too WILL SELL HOGS. ' firm even at the lower f lam re. While the supplies of cream show a . fractional increase during the past few days there baa not been time enough . (or the rains to cause any great growth la Matures. Soma time ago It was mentioned in' this report that the mar ket would advance and then decline, the latest move of the creameries fully con firming this statement Along: Front street the butter trade reports that auppllea and demand are siow equal and sales are made readily a 16a for the best outside product. Country store butter Is In very firm request from th outside with arrivals ' sroelL 1 Br Market U Tins Shape. Locally- the egg market Is In fine Shape.' Receipts are rather small and the trade Is taking- all that cornea at the values quoted by The Journal. East ern eggs are likewise showing a good demand but stocks from -that direction are not so food as those from home points. uenenuiy speacing mi poultry mar ket is In good shape. Demand for hena and mixed lota is good at the valuea listed but there is some slight dlffl- barrels. 10c; half barr-ls. 16c; boxes, I Pries Ann .AMH Will n .. " .... " I Scarce In Valley, (Special Dispatch to Tta Journal.) Korthweet Crop Weather. Western Oregon JTrntr tonlgRt; warmer winds south portion; Wednesday fair and warmer; northerly winds. " Western Washington Fair tonight; Wednesday fair and warmer; northerly winds. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Wash ington and Northern Idaho Fair and wanner tonight and Wednesday. Southern Idaho Probably fair tonight; Wednesday fair and warmer. lanta Sic, Great Bend B4o, Slmerone 25c, Red Top Ext 17o, Florence I Mitt, Dlam'f B. B. Con. 16c, O. Daisy $1 66, Laguna $1.68, Commonwealth 26c, Comb. Fract $2-06. Qr. Bend Ext 14c Or. Bend Anx. 80, B. B. Bonansa o, Kewanos Too, Esmeralda 17a. Cracker Jack 200. Fran cis Mohawk $i.07H. Rsd H1U 660, Mo hawk Ext lOo, Ijou Dillon 10c, T. Tiger 22a. flranlma tin. ft. Pick Ext. 10. I. Rose to, CoL Mt. Ext to, Ooldf. Cons. $7.77, Dlam'f. Triangle xuo. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Orlsrlnal la. Bullf. M. C 10c. Mont Rtillf j M.t Manic inn I Harris 2a. Amethysl 26c, CJold Bar 69c, Stelnway ca. Denver Bur. Anx. sca, nonius Clara 42c Mayfl. Cons. 8c, Monty Ohio Ext To, G. Scepter c. Monty. Mt lie B. Daisy 10c A, Homestake Cona 16c Yankee Olrl ecA. Nusset 4c. Tramp Cona. 146, Victor Be, Sunset 40. TONOPAH8. Ton. Nt. 11.10. Mont. Ton. $1.06, Ton. Ext 11.00. MacNamara 22c. Mid way l4o. Ton. No. Star lc, Ohio Ton. 2c. West End Cons. 72c. Reacue 14o. Ton. A Calif. 4o. Golden Ancnor lie. Jim Butler 86c, Ton. Cash Boy 4c Tnn Un,n. A UAnirah Pitta. lUf. Sfl. Mont. Mid. Ext 2o, Golden Crown so. MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Manh. M. Co. 6c. Sevier Hump. 6c Dexter 10c, L. Joe 2c, Crescent BcA, Combination 2c, Granny 24c, Mustang 100, Uttle Orey 16cA, Cowboy c una;. Manh. 10c, Broncho 8c Jump. Jack 6oA, Horse 2c, Indian Camp 7c. VARIOUS DISTRICTS. Falrv. Sliver Kins- lOcA. Falrv. Earls IScA. Nevada Hills 15.10: Pittsburg Silver Peak $1.60; No. Star Wonder zc, Kavla'B Vt tin Putin Wnnar Rc Alice oi wonaer jc EFFECT OF THE RAIN ON YAMHILL CE0PS m uarrcii. i - -m - " i . , , . , . : . . . 14 6006 60 Liverpool "ory or AJDany will use the milk and "u couiu ucmrceiy oe aironur. an re of feed which the hogs sWsct of causing freer selling by p tofore. A large number I "ucers In the inland empire but mllli (Above prices are 10 days net cash quotations.) honey il.no per crate. COFFEE Package branda 116.18 4 11(1. 1 SALT Coarse Half around. 100s. 112.60 per ton; 60s. $12.00; table, dairy, 60a. 117.10: 100s. 117.26: bales. 11.26: Imported Liverpool, 60s, $20.00; 100s, III. 00; . r.. $18.00; extra hne barrels. zs, s ana lump rock. $11.00; 100s. $10.60. (Above prices apply to ssles of less then car lots. Car lots at special prices subject to fluctuations.) RICE Imperial Japan, No. I. te; No, 1. 6tt05c; New Orleans, head. c; AJax. 6o: Creole. lo. BEANS Small white, $l.$o; large white, $1.60; pink, $1.60: bayou. $1.10; Llmaa c; Mexican reds, 4 He, NUTS Peanuta, Jumbo, lUc per lb; Virginia. 7 Ho per lb; roasted. 10 o per lh Japanese. 606Uc; roasted. 77Hc per lb; walnuts, California, 10c per lb; fine nuts, 1416e per lb: hickory nuts. Oe per lb; Brasil nuts, lie per lb; fil berts, lto per lb; fancy pecans. HQlOo Brownsville. Or.. Ausr. 27. Larce numbers of hogs are being shipped from mis section tnis ween xnougn prices run as high as 6 He. stock hogs sre go ing for 6 14c. Stockralsers. esDeclallv dairymen, will sell more hogs this fall than usual. The new condensed milk In aU probability the price of ex port flour will be advanced lOo a bar rel to $1.80 within the next week. This action Is sure to be taken by the millers of Oregon and Washing ton providing1 the present strength in the local wheat market Is continued. At this time the local wheat altua- tnka nmr Kft-iK r.u cream both, and this will take away a -.avancea values nave nod me l MB aillUUIIl havn sot heretofor of tha farmers who have been patronls-1 nd Port agents are willing Just now Ing the big CorvaJlls creamery, and also w tana ail onenngs at the advanced Haselwood, will send to the Albany 1 ro ers factory as prices promised by It are very much higher than that now being paia oj me creameries. culty enoonntered in obtaining the top I per lb; almonds. 1121HC tor sDrlncs. - In anr svent demand for springs is not so neaitny as lor. nens. ' Tomatoen Sell at Xsrersr rifnres. ; Lower figures are ranging In ths to mato market Receipts from the out side are enormous and all sorts of qual ity sre shown. Some overripe stock old as low as lto a box today but the ibeat stock ranged between 40 and 60o .With most salea at the former flg-ure. i Peach market la in good shape for fancy stocks but tne larger arrivals naa Meats, risk and rrOTlsions. FRKSH MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy. 8H per lb; large. 798e per in; veal, extra. ItttfSo per lb; ordinary, 8c per lb; poor, 7o per lb; mutton. fancy. Btjio per lb. HAMS, BACON, ETC. Portland pack, (local) hams, 10 to 12 lbs, 15c per lb; 14 to 1 lbs, 16Ho per lb; 18 to 20 lbs. 164c: breakfast bacon, 16Hllo per in; picnics, line per lb; cot tan roil. llHc per lb; regular short clears. Hogs Strong in East. Chicago, Aug. 27 Offlolal run. Hoca. Cattle. Sheen. Chicago 17.000 7,000 20,000 Kanaaa City 12.000 16,000 4.000 omana 8,000 t.000 19,000 rtogs are strong. Lert over, 2.000. Receipts s year ago were 20,000. Mixed. $.1O0.66; heavy. $d.l020; rough. o.iuin s uo; llgnt, SS. 16ZCH.I0. Cattle Steady. Sheep Steady. number of inquiries for flour are be ing received Dut little business resulted, most of ths cables seeking- Information only. The tone of the Inquiries Indicat ed that future business will result. Investigations msde by various par ties show but scant supplies of flour at present In either China or Japan. The trade on the other aide seems to be of the opinion that lower prices will soon result snd are holding back their purchases on that account as much as possible. However, the opinion gener ally prevails among Pacific coast mil lers that prices will go higher Instead or lower in tne near future. "Seolal Dlt pitch te Ths Joorml.) ltlfMlnnvlll, Cv A T Maoa Hln fell In the 24 hours from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday than had fallen In 24 hours In ths month of August for more than 10 years past. The total pre cipitation for the 24 hours was .94 of an inch and fully half of this fell be tween ana 7 o clock Saturday. All threshing and hav ballns was stopped as a result and much wheat was caught without a shelter. Not much damage will be done to hops If the weather turns warm right away. Some of the yards will begin picking this week and. practically ail of them will commence next week. On account of. the rains threshing will continue for two weeks. A great deal of grain was cut last week. Altogether the rain has delayed the machines about a week. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. CHICAGO WHEAT IS LOWER. tt n. ithe affect of bringing a fractional de- ,moket 12o 'per lb; smoked. 12c per lb; trllna in farmer vsJuea. Overrine stock I i ,. .l . , ' -r- . - v.,o,W LIVMi UHWIIURVU, BIIIUKUU. lof peaches from the dry-rot sections p-r jD. Unl0B butu 10 t0 lt lbB7 nn re "'"' smoked. Sc per lb; smoked, lo pit lb; i 5hrt!c,',2f watermelons cams In cj. bellies, unsrookod, 11 Ho per lb; .from Fresnothls i morning. Found the inloked HHo per H; shoulders. 11 Ho i ., v T.T '-"" ' v.. I Per Picxied tongues, too each. ifCVtlOllV uuaillt am uisaii Vi v-i sauaa, itne first of ths season, cams with ths 'watermelons. Tremendous Pressure Is Shown on Very Small Business. New Tork, Aug;. 27. The stock market was very dull today and considering the voiume or pusinees was under very se vere pressure. Tne closing was lower. London was steady and higher for Americans. Loss In Price Is Caused Today bj Liquidation of Longs. CHICAGO WHEAT VALUES. Aug. 27. Aug. 28. Loss. 1906 ... 6K 91 1 71H ....102HB 101H H Sept Dec May 74H 78V4 Pear market remains In fine shape for fancy stock bat there is much overripe 'fruit in the various houses which Is (perns; morci m iziainnauy www iiaruree. ) Grape market ahowed a healthier ! tone, especially for the tokays, which .1.60 a crate. Qround cherries are beginning to ar rive in tne ront street markets, eome came from Moaler this mornlns. Sweet potatoes are lower with larger uppues. faulty is improving, too. rotate Demand. Xa Good. LOCAL LARD kettle leaf. 10c lie per lb; Es. llHo per lb; 60-lb tins, llHs per lb; steam rendered. 10s. 11 o per lb; 6s, llo per lb; compound, 10s, lOo per lb. FISH Rock cod. If per lb: flounders, to per lb; halibut, to per lb; striped bass. lBo per lb: catfish. 11c oer lb: sal- fresh Columbia Chinook, lie per eemeaas, loo per id; nerrings, do per lb; soles, to per lb; shrimps, lie per io: percn, eo per id; tomcoo, to per in; lobsters, ltc per lb; fresh mackerel. He per lb; crawfish, 26o por doz; sturgeon, J2 Ho per lb; biacx bass, zoo per lb; Official Quotations Cooke company: by Overbeck A DESCRIPTION. tare selling from $2 to 2.60 for fancy f,b. stock. Ordinary grapes selling at $1(J pVr jb? Ami. Cop Co . . Am. C. & F., c. . Am. Cot. Oil, c Am. Loco., com. Am. sugar, c. Am. Smelt, c. . Ana. Mln. Co.. Am. Wool., a. Atchison, oom. silver smelt, 7c per lb; frosen shad. 6o I B. & O, com per in; dihck coo, per id. OYSTERS Shoalwater bay, per gal- For selected stock the local potato 'on. 22.BO: per 100-lh sack. $4 60; Olym- C arket Is In excellent shsje today. Too P'ai2.r.P1'on-, i i$ P"15-10 "V c serai supplies of green and unmatured $6.60 t.25; Eable. canned. lOo can; $7.00 C : market liberal sipuJs caused lower prices In the lat ter, but for fancy stock ths market Is ' In better shape than ever. Alaska de mand le still quite liberal and prac tically all the buying for the outside , at this time is for the northern mar- lists. For this reason dealers are very eager to secure only the best potatoes hat can be bought and In some ln- ' eitanoes they are paying a fractional ad vance over the prices quoted In order to get something bettor than the ordi nary quality. Along with ths Alaska potato demand . there Is s call for a small amount of onions.' 'This keeps ths latter market In fine shape. Dressed meats of all kinds still bard . to obtain. Pries same. - Fish market prices remains at the . top notch. Market still have some fresh salmon left over from tbs open season. Front street prices: Crraln, mow and reef. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, fs, large lots: small lots, 9 He WHEAT New Club, 81e; red Rus sian, 78c bluestem, 82 83c; val- " Icy -Sic CORN Whole, $29.00; cracked, $80.00 per ton. BARLEY New Feed, $21.00922.00 rtr ton; rolled, $28.60 924.00; brewing, 22.6023.60. RYE $1.65 per cwt OATS New Producers' price No. I , 'White, $22.6024.00 per top; gray, $22.00 FLOUR Eastern Oregon patents. gf.su; siraigms, t.zt; export, $8.70; valley, $4.10&4.40; graham, H. $1.75; iwnoie wneai. it.vu; rye, bus, b.60; bales, fl.00. . MILLSTTJFFS Bran, $17.00 per ton; middlings, $26.00; shorts, country, $20: city. $19.00; chop $16 00 $21.00. ! MAX producers' price Timothy, Bin. R. T. Can. Pac.. com.. icn. leather, c Chi. & Ot. W., c. Chi. & N. W.. Chts. & Ohio.. CF. Ik I., com Colo. Ho., c. . . . Del. St Hud... 1. & R, O, c Erie, com do. 2d pref.. Ot. No., pref. . . III. Central .... L. & N Mex. Cen. Ry., M.. K. c T.. a., Distillers Ore Lands Mo. Pacific, . . National Lead. N. Y. Central . . N. Y.. O. & W. Norf. & West., rxortn Am do common . . Pac. Mall S. Co. Fenn. Ry P. G.. L. & C Co. P. B. Car, c. . Reading, c. . . d f bl a n n . I A. D i. . uy nyman . onen. do Dreferred "I received a long-distance telephone I Rock Island, c... call from a party up the valley, who o preferred . . aalrsxt ma whathnr ha shnnM nut iitJ ? &. P- "P' . ... , Bi t-aciric, o. . . picking-money for his hopyard renter, do preferred . who could not get the money otherwise. ttaiiway, c. .. I advised him not to pick more than half Tenn PCoal'&1 L a crop In any event no picking would Tex. A Pacific probably be better for all concerned." T., 8. L. & W., Henry Stephenson of the Stephenson Union Pac.. c. .. Company. J do preferred I U. S. Rubber, c. There is a growing sentiment among U. S. Steel Co., e. hop producers of Oregon not to pick do preferred . . OS- CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $1.40; rasor clams, $2.00 per box; lOo per dos. ralnts, Coal OH. Zto. ROPE Pure Manila, 16o; standard, live: sisal. 11c. COAL OIL Pearl or Astral Casein 19Hc per gal; water white, iron bbla, 14c per gal; wooden, 17c per gal; head light, 17o deg., cases. 21 Ho per gaL OASOLINK 86 deg., cases, 24 Ho per gal; Iron bbla, 18o per gaL BENZINE 61 deg., cases, 2Bo per gal; Iron bbls, 93c per gaL TURPENTINE In cases. 9tc per gal; wooden bbls. 93o per gal. WHITE LEAD Ton Iota. 7o per lb; 600-lb lots. 8o per lb; less lots, tia WIRE NAILS Present basis at $3.18. per lb. LEAVE CE0P UNPICKED PLAN GAINS HEADWAY 80H 691f 6 their hops this season. In all districts Wabash, c. of the state the Question Is belnar art- W. Union Tel. tated on all sides. There Is scarcely a Wis. Central, c. f rower in uie state, except pernaps hose who have already contracted their Willamette valley, fancy, $18.00017.06: 1 cr0D and hftvJ De.en furnished with pick r ordinary, $12.0014.00; eastern Oregon! ling-money, who Is not in favor of leav ing iue uup uu me vines juai us iiiey V ? : S si 70HI 70 68 897 7 88 87H 87 I : 1 1 30 61 61 HI 61 I 50H , . 118 113 II314 118 .. 95H 95 93H 4 .. 46 49 46 45U .. 22 22 22 22 . 85H 85 86 X54 . 88 89H 88 89 . 43U iK I 41 U 41 U .166H 170 166H 189 18 .- H K I 11 7 I 1 211 1A II 1 K 7i. 1 1 1 U Sl. I 141 Z 141Z 141 il " - 83 83 83 82 . 24 24 28 22 . 21 21 20 21 IIS li1il,T l,0 'J?, SS7r "f., Ol ;j am .1 Jl7 IV . 48 48 46 46 . 120H 121 120 120 131 . 106 105 105 105 Sept . 18 18 18 18 Deo. . 18 $4 33 34 May . 6t2 ttC 65 fiR 71 Sopt : iSS i.4 M.y :::::: u 31H 70 70 89 69 Sept 61 Oct 119 119 118 118 Jan. 24 24 23 23 117U 1174 116. 1171X ..... ..... ..... 85 Sept 27 27H 27 27 Oct 91 92 89 90 Jan 19 19 19 19 71 18 18 18 18 "? ! I I 111 : : : ::::::: ' . 83 83 82 83 . 109 109 109 109 . 16 16 16 16 . 61 61 62 614T 187 , 25 25 25 26 C!24 24 24 24 Sept. 1126 126 124 126 Dec. '! 31 81 30 80 93 93 98 98 2 11 11 11 ll2 Chicago, Aug. 27. The wheat market opened lower nut on reports of frosts In the far northwest a sharp advance In values occurred. This was later lost by liquidation sales or lone. cost Ins the market c to lc at the close. Liverpool was steady and closed un changed to a fraction up. Budapest closed lc up. The Record-Herald today says: "Germany furnished the sensational af fair for the trade by recording an ad vance of 7c per bushel in rye and 3c In wheat, all the result of bad weather. Germany was buying wheat heavily ?resterday In England and rye and wheat n America. -"The Importance of a serious loss to rye in uermany is far better than that or wneai. me last year was 87 the wheat crop only 146,000.000 bushels. Their market shows remarkable expan- H0PGR0WERS WHO ARE DISCOURAGED (flpacttl Dispatch to The Toarnat.) uervais. or.. Aug. 17. Hop srowers are much discouraged. Many of them, 11 is sain, wui not go into tneir yards at sll. However, there will be an abund ance or them that will nick. In Satur days storm the hop house of Fred Feller 1 was struck- ,.oy lightning and entirely destroyed. Including his last year's hops. Homer Gouley had 17 acres of hops thrown down and J. Gulden has 10 acres in the same condition. They will trv to ?ei mom raised dui it will prove a air Icult task. The engineer at Bet-key's mill, three miles souls: of Barlow, lost a horse by iisniauig. Completing the Harrest. (Spaclsl Dispatch te The Joe rati.) Brownsville. Or.. Au- 27. The work of harvesting grain la being completed In this section and It Is thought the work will all be finished this wark. Oats are welghlns better than was first expocted they would. Several farmers report oats weigning 100 pounds to the Duenei saca. rye crop In Germany 11n.uuu.uuu Dusneis and Low. 80 96 102 69 6S 68 Total sales for day, 891,200 shares. Call money closed at 2 per cent aTrain, IttW, vneax, jiull. $809; Batter, Xggu and ronltry. BUTTER FAT F. o. b. Portland Bweet cream, 8c; sour, 84c. BUTTER City creamery 853iS7e .seconds. 32 c; eastern, 32 c; state - fancy, 85c; seconds, 85c; store, Orearon. 82e. - EGGS Extra fanoy, candled, 26 86c; eastern, 24 26c- .:ESE New Full cream, flats. -HUft pr ,:Y?un" .Americans, ,aB18e per lb; Eastern 17c. POULTRY Mixed chickens, lsffl ihtioiu, ihiv; iirua, joTju id; roosters, cm, iuc id; iryers, ioc 10; broilers are In an Interview Sunday Henry L. Bents, president of the Aurora State bank, stated that his concern has not and will not, loan money on the hop crop this season for picking expense, because he thought the security too risky. For picking purposes money Is not to be obtained anywhere unless the grower! Is willing to mortgage his yard. The crop will not be taken as security. "I tried 10 get plcking--money. could not do so, says Andrew Kan, a local merchant and a well-known hop- grower. "Ai Salem, he said, tne ink people told me that I would have Boston Copper Market. Bid. ivuincy , 92 Santa Fe .... 2 Tamarack ... 79 United 62 Utah 4,1 Winona 6 Allouez 83 Bingham .... 12 Cal. & Aris.-.IKK Wolverine ...148 Apex 6Ti BId.J Adventure ... 2 Arcadian .... 5 Atlantio 12 Butte Coola . 19 Cal. & Hecla.715 Cop. Range . . 65 Daly West ,.13 Franklin .... 10 Mohawk .... 67 Centennial ... 21 Nevada 10 Parrot 14 860 lb; old ducks, iu lb; spring ducks' to mortgage the yard. They would not at 130 io,j ror 01a; squabs, $2.60 per reese old, Sl0c lb r 01a; i.2i per dosen; dressed 1 UVWII, JlllOUllo, poultry, 101HC per lb. higher. Xops, Wool and sides. HOPS-l0f crop prime to choice. s e T v, nirmura w prime, if I HC; con fcracts, 1907 crop, ( ). , WOOL 1207 clip Valley, 20O21o ' sjasi em urogun, ioiid. MOHAIR New 1907 -9029e. 8HEEPBKIWB Shearing, 16O20e ach; short wool, 26040c; medium, wool. ' fvuiov vwa, iuub wwii, locuii.vQ each. TALLOW Prime, per lb, 8 4c; No. ana frrenjio, 1 w a. CHIT TlU BARK 60 per lb. 1 '';i:5i;rruit.td. Teretehles. POTATOES Fancy. $1.25 1.60. sell. Ina-: buy In, white, 61.26 per sack. OWiU Joooins; prica-new walla United States Government Bonds. New York, Aug. 27. Government bonds: With nlckinsr-monev so hard to iret. a I . Bid. larsre nortlon fit the hon croD is sure to rwos, registerea 105 V f . . . . " . - 1 jSJa einnrm turkfiva loan the mone" without the mortgage." turkeys. Tint v. vn. Bn kH a I Tl'alla, $2.26 sack; in, $1.76 as wfoaaik vavu, aysi.wvr UUJ $1.86: garlic, 60 per lb. 1 . A frlEiWlVi S1.WUWS.OW. ' t 'KESH FRUITS Oranges,' $4,260 K.76; biuianss, 6c lb; lemons, $ 007.60 ter box; limes. Mexican., $4.00 per 100; i,inestDles. 11.26(36 00 dosen: rrape fruit ill. 26; penches,. 60960c; cantaloupes, 1.00& $l-0; plums, -60 75c; watermel , cms, ltflHc; cultivated blackberries. $1.25 jf 1.60 a crate; crabappies, fi.ztn x4-60 per box;' Krtlett pears,ll. r rx. i 1 . " .... , i'EUBTABLFS Tumfps, new 0e(y asck: carrots, Jeca lU'Der sseic: Lt J ir ackj -Bargoi 3, Jl,9iSi re p. be left unharvected. even though srrow ers were willing to gather their prod uct. Kola Nels. the Albany do couDOn lost xnreas, registered 102" do ftouDon lhii dealer and iPrees- "m? 1 "?nds 101 ,Tort I tJia- vwumum, s-DOS 118 that Fours, registered, new... 1261 Two. Panama 104 Philippine Fo irs 105 Asked. 106 106 1031 102 1 Official Chicago prices by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: WHEAT. jen. Hlrh. Sept 91 92 Dec 97 J 97 May 102 104 CORN. 60 69 60 OATS. 61 61J 4S 49 MESS PORK. 1620 1622 1602 1630 1632 1608 1617 LARD. 812 916 927 927 892 892 SHORT RIBS. 882 885 875 885 895 882 825 835 fcl7 49 1607 1600 905 917 882 Close. 90 96B 102 60 68 59B 60 1602 1607 1600 606 917 887 NEW STOCK ISSUE ORDERED BY RAILROAD (Journal Special Senrfca.) St: Louis. Mo.. Au 27.-Stoekhnld era of the St. Louis A San Francisco Kali road company held a special meet ing here today to authorize an issue of iii,uuu,uuo general-lien 16 and 20-year 6 per cent gold bonds. Of the total amount or the Issue $67,818,000 Is to be reserved to retire and refund bonds ana notes maturing during the next 60 years. Ths remainder will be used for additions, improvements, etc. In order to eoniorm with the Missouri law, which prescribes certain relations be tween capital stock and bonded In debtedness, the capital stock of the com- Fanv Is Increased from $100,000,000 to 200,000,000 simultaneously with the new issue or oonos. 875 882 817 Liverpool Grain Market. Liverpool. Aug. 17. Official prices WHEAT. Open. Closn. . in, n.i. 7s6d 7s4d 7s4d 7s8d 7s7d 7s7d d CORN, 6s3d Sept Oct 6s4d 6s3d 6s 4f 6s 3 grower, tkes . exceDtion to the report """' -" M that he is a short seller. He ears nothing would delight him more than to see nop values advance, because he has some 1906 "nets" still on hand. Mr. Nels says that the Interview In an Albany paper. In which ho Is reporteH to nave saio tnat uainornia nops Dring 7 cents a pound more than Oregon, is Incorrect. What he really said, lis states, is that New York states sold that much above the product of this state. New York Cotton Market, Much Fruit Rained. '(Special Dispatch to The Joornnl.) Ontario, Or.. Aug. 27. It Is estimated that over $26,000 worth of fruit has been-wasted this year under the Owyhee ditch on account of lack of proper spraying The farmers of this vicinity " " misy raising- sugar oeets VttJStPl ths proper cars and attention to their orchards. Besides, they do not seem to realise that they JLZFJm P'rly in order to rid their orchards Of the fruit pests. Those 7 1, 2.car;fttJor th6"' orcnards .raise fruit that rivals .that of Hood River :UUtgtt't sr. glasses, ft Wash, Jan. . Feb. . March April May Aug-. . Sept Oct . NOV. : , Dec. ., Open. High. Low. ..1281 1254 1227 ','.1238 1262 1238 Aug-. ...1265 ...1146 ...1148 ...1281 ...1218 ...1221 1260 1154 1168 1281 1234 1248 1260 1144 1146 1206 1218 1218 27, 1244 1245 1261 1264 1268 1162 1168 1284 1242 26 1286 1239 1246 1248 1268 1146 1150 1214 1810 1216 Portland Bank Statement. Clearings today... r $896,188.87 Year ago......... 669,396.75 Gain today Balances today.... Year ago. ..$286,713.12 ..$118,746.45 77.714,45 as 1 MUCH APPREHENSION AS TO MANY CROPS (Special Dispatch to The Joorml ) Alhanv rtr Alio 97 Tt. " j - - i aiiis con tinue and much apprehension Is felt by the farm in a- class over the nnumia in. jury to me grain crop unharvested. Practically none of the snrinB- c-rnin h.. been threshed and some still stands un cut in the fields. With the continuance or me ram injury win unaouDtedly re sult to that portion of the cron nut. standing-. Hops will be damaged and the prune growers fear that the ripening fruit may crack and much of the nraaant heavy yield be ruined. The prune crop Is the best In trie history of the countv and with a fine market and an unpre cedented demand for this Product maku lt highly essential that this be saved. About the only parties that are not worrying; over the possible damage from tne eany rams are ine ootato-srrowars and they are actually Jubilant over the prospects for the finest crop in the history of potato growing. The quality is saia to oe excellent ana an reports are 10 tne eriect tnat tne yield will tar aDove tne average. NEVADA MINING STOCKS. BOND WITHDRAWN; EL WELL IN JAIL (Special Dispatch te The lonruL) Condon. Or., Aug. 27. When G. W. Elwell was found guilty of selling dis eased meat out In the Shanlko country technicalities arose which led to a con tinuance of the case until the coming term of court and Elwell was dismissed on deposit of cash ball. As lt was not considered he was living up to agree ment his bondsmen withdrew ball and on order Sheriff Chrlman brought him Into spend some time in JalL KANSANS WILL RIDE ON TWO-CENT RATE (Journal Special Service.) Topeka. Kan.. Aub-. 27. The atnta board of railroad commissioners will soon oraer a nat z-cent passenger rate on all the railroads in this atala tm action was not taken without much ressure from the railroads, who say nut mo reuui-uim in an nassenarar rarai to z cents a mue would be ruinous in ths roads. While the 2-cent order has not yet been made, reports Indicate that the new fares will be forced upon ths rmiruBUB wiiiiui- a lew aays. be GOLD FIELDS DISTRICT. Sandstorm 44c, Mohawk 118.60, Co. lumbla Mt. 61c, Jumbo Ext $1.80, Penn sylvania 3c A, Kendall 24c, Booth 42c, Blue Bull 84c, Adams 18c, Sliver Pick 58o, May Queen lie, Nev. Boy 7c, B. B. Ext. 8c. Blue Bell 18c Dixie 7c. O. Co. lumbla S5cA, Hibernla 8c, St. Ives 86c, Conqueror 18c, Lone Star 2Io, G. Won aer zo, i-otiacn oca, uro io, Kendall Ext 2c, Bandwt. Ext. 4c, Mayne 6c, At- GEORGE MARTIN OF ASTORIA TO ASYLUM (Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) Astoria. Or.. Ausr. 27. (lanrn Mar. tin, who has -been foreman of the Pil lar Rock seining- grounds, was ezam- iaea Dy me county lunacy board yes terday and adiudsred insane and ordered sent to the asylum. He Ima pinna nan. piw m aner mm to am mm and at tempted to drown himself Sundav hv Jumping overboard from a launch to escape his Imaginary enemies. Martin Is a native of Canada. 88 years of aire. and Is suffering from nervous troubles. Metzger's spectacles. $1. 842 Wash. UNION SCHOOLS OPEN NINTH OF SEPTEMBER tfUfer 4 Co, opticians, 142 .Wash. I riats, tmxsBiiBT ur vaxst never cry as do children who are suf fering from hunger. Such Is ths caum of all babies who cry and are treated for sickness, when they really are suffering from hunger. This Is caused from their food not being assimilated, but devout-art by worms. A few doses of White's Cream Vermifuge will causa them to cease crying and begin to thrive at once. Ulve It a trial Saw bv eJl drur- Union, Or., Aug-. 27.--The directors of the Union school district have de cided that the school shall be opened here September 9. The teachers thus far selected are Omen Bishon. nrlnctnal- Jams Goldworthy, Effle Billings, Leila GllfUlan, Nora Webb, Frances Heritage, Hannah Reeves. Elma Thomnann Harriet West Thero are yet two places to fill In the, teaching; force. New Lumber Company. (Bpedsl Dtsnateb to The Journal! Union. Or.. Aug-. 27 Articles of in corporation nave been filed for the union jrine uummr -company, . with k capital stock of $50,000, with the princi pal offlcs at Union, the Incorporators are J. L. Jacobs, A. C. Hess and H. J. Lucas of Union. Of Interest to every westerner 'Ths Story of the Public Land Frauds," seo ond Installment. September Pacific Monthly, now on Sale. ' f . 1 i . . JleUger ft Co Jewslers, 143 yruto. r: V'" Home Telephone Bond Applica tions will be oversubscribed. List goes out tomorrow but. x closes Saturday night. Send all7 appli cations in at once to Walter O. Poor, District Manager 5 Lafay ette, block, Portland,. Oregon. What Western Financiers Say of HOME TELEPHONE, BONDS "At the request of the Home Telephone company of Portland, we beg to sty, regarding the bondt which thev have issued on their plant in this city, that after a full investigation of tame, we have taken $50,000 irr bonds, which shows better than words how we regard them." T. Frank Watson, President Merchants' National Bank, Portland, Oregon. "I hare followed closely the course of the market on the securities of the Home Telephone companies of south ern California, and they have invariably shown a steady increase in value. After careful consideration, we in vested in the bonds, underwritten by the National Securi ties company, of the Home Telephone companies building in the Pacific northwest." M. P. Snyder, President Cali fornia Savings Bank of Los Angeles. "I have been familiar with the Independent Telephone movement in this city and vicinity. The services rendered by the Independent Telephone company have been so much superior to what the public has been accustomed to receive that the system and its securities became and have remained deservedly popular. I have handled both the stocks and bonds of the Home Telephone company with great satisfaction and profit." W. -C. Patterson, Vice-President First National Bank of Los Angeles. "I have invested considerable in both bonds and stocks of the Home Telephone company of this city, Southern California and also of Portland, Oregon, and I think they are certainly a safe and excellent investment." Herman W. Hellman, President Merchants' National Bank, Lot Angeles. "Our investments in Home Telephone seenrities have proven remunerative and satisfactory. We consider them among the most promising securities in public utilities." O. F. Brant, Vice-President Title Insurance & Trust com pany of Los Angelas. "This bank has purchased from time to time for client! and for its own account bonds of the different Home Tele phone companies of Southern California, and they have, without exception, proven a profitable investment." W. C. Durgin, Cashier of Central Bank of Los Angeles. "It gives us pleasure to state that we think very well of the bonds and stocks placed in this market by the various Home Telephone companies. A number of our customers and friends have invested in them to a considerable extent and they all appear to.be highly pleased with their invest ments. The local company is well established and the system is very popular with its subscribers." W. R. Rogers, Cashier Merchants' National Bank, San Diego, California. Mere Is a Bargain Choice Farm. Consisting of 186 Acres at Fair view One and a quarter miles from Fairview station on O. R. & N. Ry. and about one half, mile from Curtis station on O. W. P. electric line. a" About 70 acres cleared and in crops and grass; excellent soil, good 7-room house and fine large barn on premises; pure spring water piped to house. Price $125 per acre. An ex ceptionally low price for acreage in that locality. IT PAYS TO SEE US CHAPIN & HERLOW 332 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PAEKEE DEFENDING ABUSED EAILROADS (losroal Special Berries.) . Portland. Me. Aug. !7. Llton Parker, In addressing; ths American Bar associ ation, of which . he is president, said that much of the work of the stats leg islature In regard to railroads is UI advised, hasty, and unsatisfactory. , T0KI0 IS ISOLATED BY HEAVY EAINFAL (Journal Speclil Service.) . IHfe.Auf I7- The heavy rainfall and flood, nave continued- fn central Japan sines August 14. Toklo Is iso lated and all , railroad trafflcii? sus pended. The people of ths summer re sorts cannot return. The damaa-a Is"" estimated at 160,000.000. , J -