The Oregon daily journal., September 08, 1907, Page 31, Image 31

THE 'OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1907.
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Latest Market Reviews
I T 1
HOI GROWERS CAUGHT
IN A' CLEVER TRAP BY
TALK OF HIGHER PRICES
OREGON PRODUCTS OF
ALL KINDS ARE AMONG
-THE BEST PRODUCED
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD
With the Trade
-HULT LOSSES
SAINED LATER
Chicago Wheat Opens Lower
but Short Covering and
Buying Helps.
4 Horthwast Crop Weather.
Western Oregon and weitern
4) Washington Fair and warmer
4) Sunday; northeasterly winds.
4 Eastern Oregon, eastern Wash-
ington and Idaho Fair and
4 warmer Sunday.
CATTLE PRICE
LOOKSJEITER
Buying on More Extensive
Scale at Interior Points
Hogs Are Steady.
OREGON AS A FIG PRODUCING STATE
1 , t
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
CHICAGO WHEAT VALUES.
rust week
Previous week
ear ago
Previous year .
. .673
. .61)1
.615
.453
874
977
7SS
C40
881
J. 84 2
2.138
1,937
Bept. 7. Sept. 8.
Sept. 96 14 95
feo. ioih ioo 3
Mar 107 106
Gain. 1906
69
72
76
(Leased Wire Overbeck Cooke Co.)
Chicago, Sept. 7. The wheat markot
started wim a snarD loss, wltn consia
arable liquidation of longs. Later buy
ing caused a sharp advance and recov
ery, the market cloning with a gain of
Tic to 7A0 over Friday.
Heavy buying of rorelgnors Is the
oause of the sharp rally today. This
troy In Is so persistent and so liberal
that the local crowd Is almost forced to
follow.
Official (rain range:
WHEAT.
Open,' High. Ln w. Close.
Setrt. 96 96 96 96
pee 100 107 100 101B
May 106 107 106 107A
CORN.
Sept 1 63 1 it
Deo 61 dK 61 tlHB
May 61 !2 1 62 it A
OATS.
gept 66 57 65 66
Deo 64 4 f4 64 64
May 66 k 66 64 64
MESS PORK.
Sspt 1666 1666 1666 1666
ct 1675 1676 1671 1 D76
Jan 1691 1697 1590 1695B
LA HI).
Bept. 07 907 907
Oct 817 917 915
Jan 885 826 820
SHORT RIBS.
Bept. 907 907 90T
Oct 870 870 860
Jan. 820 822 820
901
916
8S0
07
860
822
'FRISCO WIIFAT ADVANCED.
December Opf Ion Clones f c a
Cental Higher Barley Also l'p.
(Hearat Km a br Lomeat I-eaaed Wire.)
San Francisco. Sept. 7. The local
market was strung today end subject
to a further advance on home condi
tions and higher markets elsewhere.
December cloned lc per cental higher
than on Friday The receipts were
680 centals. Cargoes on passage were
firmer mid there was more Inquiry.
Liverpool was firm for spot and higher
for options.
Hpnt hurley exhibited Increased
strength and prices were coriKldernbly
higher. Choice feed sold on change at
$1.37 Per cental. For both December
find Mav the closing prices wore lo
per cental hlghor than on Friday. The
receipts wore 2 635 centals. Oats were
In line with barley and very firm. The
receipts were 630 centals and all from
the coast.
Hcans were firm for nearly all var
ieties, more especially for large whites
end pinks. There were receipt of 6,
897 socks. Mustard seed wo Quoted
higher.
There was no reported change In
flour, hut the market was shaping that
way. Receipts of flour were 4.580 bar
rels, Including, 1,750 barrels from Oregon.
California extra butter advanced He
per pound and extra aales were also
Ho higher. Fancy new cheese was
marked up He per pound for flats.
There was no change In eggs.
Apples will continue to ho the leading
feature, of the market for Home time.
The heavy shipments already made from
the state have practically left but com
paratively email quantities that can he
expected to he shipped to this mnrkf-t
on consignment. About all the produc
tion of the leading sections has either
been contracted for, or will be secured
on shipping account.
FRONT ST RE 1ST REVIEW.
In
Brief Mention of Various Lines
the Week's Produce Trade.
Tomatoes are higher again with
mailer supplies and quite good demand.
Scarcity caused a better feeling In
cantaloupes and some fancy stock Is a
fraction higher.
Peaches sold all the way from 20c to
fl a box during the past week. Too
great supplies of cheap grade.
Celery is coming in more readily and
the market Is fractionally lower.
Quality good.
Potato and onion markets holding
bout unchanged for matured stock.
Unripe stock la dragging. Some rotting
in me cellars.
Supplies of huckleberries from the
sound country were very liberal tho
past week and some lower prices were
named. For the size of the shipments
biocks arrived in very good shape.
Apple market Is very Blow on account
of the heavy arrivals in other lines of
xruit.
Grape supplies glutting the street and
sales are reported down to 60c a crate
during the week. At the close of the
week bost Tokays were selling at $1.00
A crate.
By Hyman H. Cohen.
Portland Union Stockyards. Sept. 7.
Tho Improvement In the tone of tho cat
tle niurket Is apparent even to an out
sider. While receipts are but a fraction
smaller than the previous six days, the
buying was vory good. Total run of
cattle for the week was 874 head com
pared with 977 head a week ago, 735
head a year ago and 640 head the same
week in 1905.
The feature of the cattle market the
pant week outside of an advance of
about 10c in the price from the low
point, was the enormous buying reports
at all centers at prices that would seem
to mean a 5c market later on.
According to Leo Halm, whose family
Is In control of the Prlnevllle Land &
livestock company, the prospects never
seemed brighter for the livestock Indus
try tliun at this time. 1 lie ranges ur
in the best possible shape in the low
lands, although In the Blue mountains It
Is not so good The company owns 30
000 acres and the pasture la the best in
many seasons, according to tne came
men I huve talked with. The cattle are
fat and plumo and will grade No
Tbs oat Lie market Is advancing very
rapidly In the Interior. blockers mai
could be purchased a short time ago at
129 are now unite hard to get at 37
ana tne price is sun increasing.
Hogs SCaj Touch Seoord.
The unexpected has happened again
in me bog murKet. i no easi. upon
which Pacific coast packers had depend
ed for some time to bring down
the price of hogs on the coast, Is doing
some fancy stunts on its own accor
and If anything the market at the close
of the week is firmer than at the start
I he reason for this Is the larger de
mand and smaller run than anticipated
In the local yards hogs are quoted
steady with valuos Just the aame as i
week ago.
Sheep Ban Is Deoreaeed.
As compared with the run of the pre
vlous week, the amount of sheep that
came Into the local yards the past six
days was rather small. In all out vm
head appeared. I his compares wltn
3,842 head a week ago. 2.138 head a year
ago and 1.937 head for tnls same we.-K
two year ago. As a result or t lie
smaller supply the market held Quite
well the past week and tne trade an
tlclpates that values will hold better
from this time forth.
A vear ago the past week hogs were
weaker: cattle a fraction duller and
sheep Just steady. Prices did not move
official vard prices:
Hogs Best eastern Oregon, 16 76
7.00: stockers and feeders. $6. 26Si6. 60;
China fats. 16.26(2 6 60.
Cattle Best eaatern Oregon steers,
$8.bfi4.00; best cows and heifers, i'i 75
U30u; bulls, J1.75W2.00.
Sheep Best wethers, 14.60: miiea
4; lambs. 4. 604H.75.
Arrivals of the Week.
The following arrivals were shown in
the varus the past week:
Sunday. September 1. J. W. Redd of
Carlton, was in with two cars of goats
J. Reynolds brought in two cars of cat
tie from Oakland, Oregon. for tho
Frank L. Smith Meat company.
Monday L. F. Brune of The Iialles
came In with 775 head of sheep for
Curstena Packing company, at Tacomu;
J. H. Bowcn passed through the yards
from Sheridan with a car of cattle; 1).
Wassom of Harrlsburg waa in with a
carload of cattle.
Tuesday K. B. Barker came in from
Condon with a car of cattle; J. W. Redd
of Carlton was in with a car of hogs;
C. ZlmmermRn of North Yamhill was In
with a car of sheep and hogs mixed.
Wednesday J. S. Flint of Junction
City brought In a car of hogs for the
market; Frank Dinges of Junction had
in a car of cattle and hogs mixed; U.
Murphy brought In two cars of cattle
from Shanlko; Mr. Newcome had In a
car of cattle from Shanlko. Kiddle
Bros., of Island City, shipped In seven
cars of cattle; Frlckson & Petterson
had in horses, which they shipped to
l-:i tjl n, Oregon; J. C. Davis of Shedds
brought In a car of cattle; I. Bodlne of
Corvallis was In with a car of hogs; W.
W. Perclval of Independence had a car
load of hogs on t lie markot.
Thursday R. Falrchlld of Heppner
shipped In a car of cattle; Mr. Madden
sent In five cars of cattle from Condon; j
Lee Miller of Mlllersburg had a mlxe.l
load of sheep and hogs on the market;
Frank Dlnges of Junction City, waa in
with a car of cattle; J. Reynolds brought
in n mixed load of cattle and hogs from
Oakland.
Friday Oeorge Kohlhagen shipped in
four cars of cattle from Wilbur; R. Fair
child of Heppner had in a car of cattle.
Saturday Reavis & Jackson brought
in a car of cattle from Welser. Idaho;
Mr. Erickson came in with three cars of
cattle from Welser. Mr. Prlday had in
a car of cattle from Shanlko; Mr. Port
wood shipped in two cars of cattle from
Condon; Mr. Perry brought In four cars
of cattle from Heppner.
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Figs Ralced at Pleasant Valley.
At pleasant valley, near Qresham and
but a short distance from Portland,
grow a number of fig trees that are ex
citing considerable wonder among
l'ortlanders on account of the large
amount of fruit product and the mon
strous sixes. Fresh figs are not very
common In this ctty, and many peonle
who saw several limbs of the fruit from
the farm of Mrs. O N. Pager at Pleas
nnt View pronounced them tne best
looking figs they had seen. The figs
averaged fb Inches in diameter.
HOP SHORTS BUSY AT WORK TO
TICKLE THE GROWERS OF STATE
"'On account of tho present low price
of hops and the presence of mold In
many yards, a large percentage of this
season's crop will be allowed to rot on
the vines. As a result the state's out-
ut will bo small and those who hold
heir crop for the advance In price will
eullzo from 15 to 20 cents a pound."
Seattle Buys Cannery.
(Sperlnl Disrmtrb to The Journal.)
Freewatcr. Sept. 7. Tho Wcher
Bussel company, which has leased the
Freowater cannery rrom the stockhold
ers at this place, intend making some
elaborate Improvements In the way of
machinery, etc, ana tney will build
additional warehouses to tho concern.
They expect to make this the largest
plant of the kind In Washington or
Oregon, and they will employ several
hundred people. Great quantities of
vegetables and fruit are now being
canned. '
Fnilt Harvest Is Heavy.
(flperiM rlrtcb to The Journal.)
Cove, Or., Sept. 7. Plum, prune and
pear harvest Is in full swing here this
week, at leas as much so as the
scarcity of pickers will allow. Plum
and pear orchards give indications of
being extraordinarily fruitful, the pear
crop alone in thl Immediate vicinity
being roughly estimated at 2,000 boxes.
It Is hard at this time to estimate
the full cron reoort for the season, hut
1 Is one or the best in the history of
e country.
Harvest Almost Completed.
(Special Dispatch to Ttie Journal.)
Albany, Or., Sent. 7. The harvest
season Is practically over and tho
threshing machines are putting the fin
ishing touches on the outstanding grain
and will no doubt be able to conclude
most of the work this week. Should
food weather prevail during the remaln
er of this week and during the early
portion or tne next an the crop will
be safely garnered. Farmers report
that the yield was much better than
anticipated. Practically all the wheat
has been threshed and the remaining
crop still In the field consists almost
entirely of oats. The average of oro-
ductlon has been increased considering
tne numDer or acres sown. Although
this Is less than In former years yet
tho average per acre for the present
season was much better than known
hereabouts for many years. Better
farming methods prevail and with In
creased efficiency In the work of tilling
the soil even better returns are ex
pected.
New York Cotton Market.
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 1246 -o0 1243 1247
February 1251
.1259 1259 1255
March
April
May 1264 1217
September 1270 1 271
October 1 229 1232
November 1231 1235
December 1237 1241
1264
12 70
1227
1234
1234
125S
262
1266
1271
12S0
1235
1239
Grain Harvest Ending.
Carlton or., sept. 7. rne grain har
vest la nearing completion and the com
ing week will see the finish. The yield
has been exceptionally good and with
the prevailing prices the farmers are
oorrespondingly happy.
Tou shbuld try Gasene soap to reallr
appreciate- the ease and satisfaction
with wbiob a largo . wash can be dispatched.
Liverpool.
closed 4 to
points down.
Liverpool Cotton Lower.
Sept. 7. Cotton futures
6 points lower; spots 3
U. 8. Government Rouds
TOrk, Sept.
New
bonds: Bid.
Twos, registered 1041
do coupon 105Vi
Threes, registered ..
do coupon 102
Threes, small bonds ....1014
Dls. Columbia, 3-65s 113',
Four, registered, new 125 H
do coupon , 126H
Twos, Panama..., 104 H
Philippine Fours .109 v
7. Government
Asked.
1064
106H
10S
103
126H
126H
105H
By Hyman 11. Cohen.
The above Is a sample of the way
hop shorts are spreading through the
ountrv places the report tnai on ac
count of the prospective small pick the
probabilities are that the price of hops
win go to lt or cents, or even De-
yond.
1 Ills sort or taJK is causing many
hopyard owners to gather tiielr crop
this senon that would not otherwise
have been picked. The statement that
few were going to pick and that In con
ReoiiencA the iirice would be hlsrh is the
bait that landed practically nine tenths
r the growers. I he trap nas Deen
prune, and beyond a little buying of
old hops just to make an appearance
the shorts are doing notning nut to
allow the growers to pick their hop
crop and then sell It to them at per
haps less than It cost to harvest.
In the statu of Oregon at the present
time but a small fraction of the crop
will be of fancy quality. Undoubtedly
this will sell at verv good prices may
he 15 cents later In the season for a
few thousand bales. Practically 75 per
cent of the crop will he of ordinary or
poor quality, owing to the ravages of
the vermin ana unsuitable weatner.
This perhaps will explain what will
happen to the growers In general:
Will Want Best Hops.
Nothing but the very best quality
will find a sale at, all this season. Er
nest Wells, Representative of E. Cle
ment Hnrst.
Practically three quarters of the crop
will go a-begging this year, because
only the best will be wanted. Herman
Uhlmann.
There will likely be some call for
best RTade, but even then not at fancy
prices. J. J. Metzger.
Each one of these dealers quoted be
lieves that there will be no profitable
price for ordinary grade hops this sea
son, and while there is no certainty In
Urn hop market, these views of the
handlers of wlde-apart Interest show
the mind of the trade In general.
About the early part of the week
short sellers became very much scared
over the prospects of a general lull In
picking, and their agents were In
stantly sent throughout the country to
tell the growers that prices would be
nil rlf-'ht and that they should go ahead
with their picking. However, It is not
ed that not one of these messengers of
hops offered to pay even the average
grower an advance for picking-money.
Pincns at Work Again.
Perhaps one of the greatest hull and
hear firms on occasions is Pincus &
Sons of Tacoma. Several years ago,
when Pinriis was very long on hops
and very short on orders, he, In com
pany with others, organized the row
ers and secured their promise not to
pell their hops until a certain time.
The growers kept their promise, with
ti e result that most of them later sold
their crop at less than half the price
they had refused. Pincns alone of the
his firms In the comline sold his hops
rlcht alone, meanwhile keeping up his
bullish talk In the newspapers to fog
the visions of tne growers so they
would not discover the selling until it
was all over.
This year Pincns & Pons are bulls
temporarily. It Is stated that they
have sold short heavily, am unless the
growers nick their crops and nick i.iem
clean. Pincns Soas stand to lose
manv thousands of dollars. For this
reason the Pincus firm Is dally sending
out reports from the Puset sound city
stating that but a small percent of the
cron will be picked there, and that
prices will probably be boosted as a re
sult. Bait Is Swallowed.
This halt was swallowed by many
growers, and the result Is that most of
them ere now at work gathering a hop
crop that will cost them from 7 to 8
cents to harvest and put In the bale,
and for which they are not able to real
ize even picking expense at this time.
Those that have choice hops will be
able to realize sufficient at this time
to pay harvest expense, but those who
have ordinary grades can now sell them
to the dealers at about 2 to I cents a
pound less thnn it cost to pick them.
There Is always the possibility that
the hop market will do any old sort of
prank bsfora a season is ended, but
the outlook at this time is far from
promising and every bale gathered tills
year will be tnat much held uealnst the
product of next season, no matter what
price rulefi rt that time If hops are
worth lo cents next season, with all
i he hops gathered this year, they would
likely be selling at 20 cents a pound
If growers allowed tha crop to rot on
the vines.
Beyond the Fale of a few early fug
gles In the Sllverton district at 6H
cents a pound, no sales of consequence
are reported. None kn ws the outcome.
I PER CENT IS
RATE WANTED
Interest on Stock Invest
ments Must Reach This
Sum or Prices Will Fall.
(United Press Leased Wlra.)
Wall Street, New York, 8ept. 7. The
advance In the share list during the
last two weeks compares almost exact
ly In magnitude with tha upward move
ment which began in the closing days
of June and ended in the closing days
of July. In both Instances, the general
nature of the market situation under
which Improvement occurred has been
the earn. At the end of August ma
nipulation before the fall went on, the
short Interest became largely over-extended,
and with the appearance of a
moderate amount of investment buying.
combined to produce the necessary ele
menta .for a rapid recovery. There are
throe points which may obviously bo
made in favor of the assumption that
the market's present position Is strong
er. In the first place, this month's recov
ery starlet, from a considerably lower
level than the recovery of two montns
ago and while the rise has gone about
tne same distance, prices ate still far
below the high points of July. In the
second place, we are fairly In the sea
son of crop moving and bo far from the
fears of a money stringency realized,
the entire money situation presents a
brighter aspect than it has at any time
this season. A treneral lowering of dis
count rates within the last fortnight has
ocen noted.
Atlmltttng that fast month's lowr
prices were in a sense panic prices and
that the return of confidence was bound
to bring a large recovery, It began to
be felt that a rise of 10 or 15 points
in a .ittle more than a fortnight was
about all that could reasonably be
loVikud for Investors will continue to
demand 5 per cent on their money em-
proyeu in railway securities and prices
annot uo expected fur any length of
time to exceed the level where they
yield this return.
MOST WALLA WALLA
If
WHEAT OUT OF DANGER
(Special niapatrb to The JosraaL)
Walla Walla. Wash., Sept. 7. With
fine sunshiny weather prevailing the
past few days farmers have made great
progress In harvesting their crops and
it is estimated by grain men that fully
75 per cent of Walla Walla county's
wheat has been threshed and is in the
sack. Farmers in the Uureka flat dis
trict are practically through and an
other week will see most of the flat
wheat in the warehouse or stored where
there will be little danger from fall
rains. In the foothill district harvest
ing has been considerably delayed by
rain and heavy dews that fall srery
nignt and probaDly not over B5 per cent
of the wheat In that district has been
threshed.
Only a small percentage of the county
crop win oe graded lojjer man no. i,
the damage by rain not running as high
as first estimated.
OREGON SPUD
TAKE MARKET
MsMssMstisMsMaMi ;'';"'
Quality Is First and That's
What South Is Asking ,
for at This Time.' : i
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wire, Overbeck A: Cooks Co.)
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33 V
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I13tlU51114Vll4H
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Am. Copper Co. . 72 72
Am. C. & F. c. . .1 41', 414.1
do pfd. j I
Am. Cot. Oil., o., 33S 33 W
Am. Loco., c. ... 54V; 65 i
Am. nugar, c ... llo?4
Am. Smelt., c. .102 I102l4il01
do pfd 1 1 o Vi , 1 0 1 W lOO'i
Anac. fti. . o. . .i it
Ball. & Ohio, c. . il
do pfd I
Bin. Rap Tr. ..j 4h, 4Si 4H',i
Can. Piic, c 1 16 U .167UUG a i 166 W
Cen. Leather, c. . I I I
do pfd i I I I 85 1
C. & G. Wast., c.l ! I !,
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100 14
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C, M. & St. P. .123123 122 122''
Hi, '.. 1I,H5 1146
Call Is for Pickers.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Albany, Or., Bept. 7. Owners of hop
yards in tha vicinity of Albany are still
calling for more pickers. There Is a
great scarcity of help in the hop yards,
and unless an Immediate response la
given to the call for additional pickers
a great portion of the crop may be lost
The yards at Sclo, Brownsville, Harrls
burg, Peoria and across the river In
Kenton county all report that they are
running short handed. In all these
yards every effort Is being put forth to
save the crop, even in the face of the
smallest price known In many years.
The growers generally are determined
to save the crop and put up a good
clean quality of hops and make them
first grade in every possible respect.
Reports received from the yards sur
rounding Albany and in Linn county are
to the effect that mould Is not affecting
tho hops and that the vines are remark
ably free from any indication of mil
dew or mould.
Kola Nets, a local hop grower and
dealer, recently purchased 47 bales of
selected hops of last year's growth from
H. Cady In Benton county at 6 cents per
pound. He also purchased of Moyer &
Mllllgan a large consignment of hops
of the 1906 crop at 4 Vi cents. Mr. Nels
has a large vard in Benton county, con
slstlng of about 60 acres. About 100
pickers are at work in this yard, and
more are advertised for.
C. & IN.-W ., r .
Chesa, & Ohio. . .
Colo. F. Jt 1., c
Col. South., c . . . .
Col. South. 2d p
Col. South., 1st p.
1 . fc K. (... c
d r. o., i
Krlu, c
Change Minds on Picking.
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Carlton, Or.. Sept. 7. Hopnlcklng is
in full blast, and the yield will he lully
up to former years and the quality the
best In years. There Is a scarcity of
pickers and 100 more could find employ
ment In the Immediate vicinity. For a
time It was thought that a number of
tho yards would be abandoned, owing to
the low prices offered, but at the last
moment practically all have decided to
harvest tne crop, but great care Is being
taken to pick clean, and wherever a
trace of mould is found the vines are
being cut out.
The prune crop Is also good, and har
vest Is now on. The prunes are of
good size and the trees are full.
Boston Copper Market.
Bid. Bid.
Allouez 33 Franklin 17
Arcadian .... 6A Mass 4V4
Atlanta 13V4jMohawk 69A
Bingham .... 1 1 j Nevada 10
lMitte Coola.. . 19-VN. Butte 62V4
i 'al & Ariz. . .141 VSiOld Dora 2S
Cal. & Hecla..995 t tuceola 105
Centennial ... 22 ! Parrot 14
t opper uange o ;fc lyuincy ss
I lalv west ... 14
Krle, 2d
Krie 1st p . . .
(1. N., p
111. Cen
L. & N
Manh. Ry. . .
Mex. Cen. Ry.
M., K & T. c.
M. K. & T, pfd.
Mo. facltlc
Distillers
Ore Lands
Nat. Lead
N. Y. Central..
N. Y. O. ft w. . .
N. & W., com . . .
do preferred . .
North American.
Nor. Pac, com . .
Pac. Mall S. Co. .
Penn. Ry
P. Q., L. AC. Co.
P. 8. Car, com . .
do preferred . .
Reading, com . . .
do 2d prfd...
do 1st ptd. . . .
R. I. A S., com .
do preferred . .
Rock I., com . . .
do preferred . .
St. L. & S. F. 2d
preferred
St. L. & 8. W., c. .
do preferred . .
Southern Pac, c.
Southern Ry., c.
do preferred . .
Texas & Pacific.
T.. S. L. & W.. o.
do preferred . .
Union Pac, c . .
do preferred . .
U. S. Rubber, c.
do preferred . .
U. S. Steel Co.. o.
do preferred . .
Wabash, c
do preferred . .
W. U. Telegraph.
Wis. Central, c .
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Best Wheat Quality.
The Dalles, Sept 7 Ths harvest in
Was co county, although in operation
for a month past, Is not nearly com
pleted, but sufficient la known of the
yield to pronounce it one of ths most
phenomenal, regarding quantity and
quality, ever known. The precipitation
of winter was considerable, and the
spring and summer have been blessed
with frequent showers. In some In
stances 40 to 60 bushels to the acre
have been realized, and the minimum
will not fall below 20 bushels. Not
withstanding the late rain, which it
was thought might bleach the kernel,
the wheat Is In prime condition for
milling purposes. Our farmers are very
Jubilant over the prospects, and when
the wheat la marketed the circulating
medium of Waaco county will be large
ly Increased Iast season was quite
disastrous; but the gains of this year
will mora tbsn make up ths losses of
last year.
Klickitat Wheat Is Good.
The Dalles. Sept. 7. Farmers of
Klickitat county. Washington, are very
Jubllunt over the prospects of a bounti
ful harvest, which is now being gar
nered. They claim that the yield will
surpass that of any season In the his
tory of the county. The conditions
have been unusually favorable, and the
wheat has ripened In the best manner
for milling purposes. It Is too early
yet to determine the yield per acre of
the entire county; hut In many In
stances 40 bushels have been realized,
and the minimum has never fallen be
low 20. With a fair price, as indicated
by present quotations, the farmers of
the neighboring county in Washington
will unquestionably be "In clover" after
their crops are marketed.
By Hyman H. Cohen.
"Jones &. Pettlgrew, Potato Dealers
San Francisco, California, ' Orsgort
stocks especially.'
This is ths announcement that will
likely be displayed In Ban Pranclsc at
no late date because of the recent visit
to this city of Messrs. Jones A Pettl
grew among the most prominent potato
handlers of California,
This announcement however, eanp
scarcely be made without an explana-
tlon because Jones A Pettlgrew have
committed treason to their native
adopted state they have actually stated)
in public print that Oregon produota
can beat those of California,
Herein rests the story: The Other)
day the two members of the Bar City;
potato firm landed in Portland on m
tour of inspection of the potato crop C
Oregon. Tney came to see the ordinary
run of potatoes to which they had been
accustomed but alas for their Stat
pride, they saw more than then bar
gained for. ,"
What they did see Is the proof that
the Oregon potato Is the best potato In)
the world; Its Quality beinar so far
ahead of the product of their home
state tnat tne members of tne nrtn Willi
scarcely admit that they grow tocdj'
minga as a lanoy potato.
H?Tf E OF NEVADA
SHAKES IX 'FRISCO
Shannon 14
Tamarack . .
Trinltv
Victoria
Kagles
llerTinia
Sup. & Pitts.
Rhode Is 4
IW'inona 7
73 IWolverlne 140A
16 RoyaIe 17
5 jCr eene Con. . . 11
3 K!v Con ,, 7
3 iN'ipplssing ... 7
13 'Troy 1
New York Hank Statement.
New York, Sept.
Reserve
do less IT. S . .
Loans
Specie
Legals
Deposits
Circulation ....
Bank statement:
Decrease.
$1,384,100
1,6S3,875
llOO
672,100
854,700
170,800
a168,S00
Increase.
Uverpool Grain Market.
Liverpool, Sept. 7. Official prices:
WHEAT.
Sept. 7. Bept. . Gain.
September ...7s 8d 7s 8d d
December ...7s lld 7s lid d
CORN. .
September ...6s (d (a ti &
Total sales for day, 229,000 shares.
TIMELY CORRECTION.
Votlce of the Ban Francisco ft Portland
Btsamshlp Company.
Referirng to the advertisement of
the Kan Francisco & Portland Steam
ship company, on page 6 of the supple
ment, we are pleased to announce that
subsequent to the presswork on this
paper the above company has secured
the steamer Rose City to replace the
steamship Columbia.
This new steamer is 821 feet long 43
feet wide and Is feet 6 Inches deep, and
will be placed on th Portland San
Francisco direct route about December
1. She will have commodious quarters
for 200 saloon passengers, and nearly
as many second class. Manv thousands
of dollars are at present being expend
ed in Improving, refitting and furnish
ing the vessel that Bhe may be the fin
est coastwise passenger steamer on the
Pacific ocean. Like iier popular prede
cessor, she is being fitted with oil
burning machinery, which not only re
moves the discomforts of coal burning
vessels and insures a model of cleanll- i
ness, but increases her speed. Her en
gines, steam steering gear, electric llgnt
Ing plant and other machinery la of the
latest and most improved Pattern; In fact
no effort has been spared to make the
steamsnlp Rose City a model ln every
detail, and she will be by far the larg
est, most commodious and fastest
steamer entering the harbor, upon her
completion ln November.
This boat will also be equipped with
wireless telegraphy, which will Insure
the utmost safety ln traveling and re
lieve the anxiety of those Interested in
the welfare of passengers and crew, as
the ship may be communicated with at
any time while en route.
The above particulars are set forth
to Illustrate the type of steamers which
will leave Portland and San Francisco
every five days on the Columbia River
Scenic Route, beginning about three
months hence.
Previous to the placing of the new
steamers on the route a six-day passen
ger service will be maintained by the
steamers Costa Rica and City of
Panama.
(Leased Wire Overbeck A Cooke Co.)
San Francisco, Sept. 7. All financial
institutions will be closed Monday on
account of Admission day.
urriciai bid prices:
GOLDFIELDB DISTRICT.
Sandstorm 46c, Red Top $8.60, Mo
hawk $18.50. Columbia Mt. Die, Jumbo
$3.50, Jumbo Ext. $1.76, Vernal 16cA,
Pennsylvania 3cA, Goldfleld M. Co.
$1.30, Kendall 26c, Rooth 42o, Blue Bull
35c. Adams 14c, Silver Pick 66c. May
Queen 11c, Nev. Hoy 7c. H. B. Ext. 7c,
Itlue iiell 18c, Dixie 6c, O. Columbia
25c. Hibernia 8c, St. Ives 86c, Conqueror
i;c, urn. kock tc, i.one star 210, O.
Wonder 2c. Potlach 40cA. Oro 20c, Ken
dall Ext. 2c, Sandst. Ext. 6c, Mayne o,
Atlanta 62c, Great Ilend 67c, Slmerone
25cA, Empire 12c, Red Top Ext. 27c,
Florence $4.60, Dlam'f. B. H. Con. 26c,
G. Daisy $1.60, Laguna J1.55A, Com
monwealth 27cA, Comb. Fract. $2.22,
Or. Rend Ext. 14c, Gr. Rend Anx. 9oA,
H. H. Bonanza 8cA. Kewanos 6Rc.
Esmeralda 10c, Cracker Jack 21c. Fran
cis Mohawk $1.00. Red Hill 66c, Mo
hawk Ext. 12c, Lou Dillon 13c, Y. Tiger
2c, Grandma 19o, S. Pick Ext. 9a, Y.
Rose 6o, Col. Mt. Ext. 3c, Goldf. Cons.
$7.40, Dlam'f. Triangle 20c.
COMSTOCK.
Ophlr $1.06. Mexican 67c, Gould 4
Curry 26c. Con. Virginia 77c, Savage 94o,
Hale Norcross $1.05, Yellow Jacket
$1.20. Belcher 28cA, Confidence $1A,
Sierra Nev. 44c, Union 44o.
BULLFROG DISTRICT.
Bullf. M. C. $14 A. Mont. Bullf. Sc, Nat.
Bank 18c, L. Harris 2c, Amethyst 22cA,
Gold Bar 69c, Stein way 6cA, Denver
Huf. Anx. 9cA. Bonnie Clare 41c, Mnyfl.
Cons 33c, Monty. Ohio Ext. 5c, G. Scep
ter 11c, B. Daisy Sc. Homestaks Cons.
$1A. Yankee Girl 6o. Nugget 4c. Tramp
Cons. 36c, Victor 16cA, North Star 6eA,
sunset 6c.
TONOPAH DISTRICT.
Ton. Nev. $10.60, Mont. Ton. $192.
Ton. Kxt $2.10 MacNamara 21c, Mid
way 79c, Ton. Belmont $2.86, Ton. No.
Star 20c, Ohio Ton. ScA. West Bind Cons.
71c, Rescue 12c. Ton. & Calif. 4c. Golden
Anchor 13c. Jim Butler 85c. Ton. Cash
Boy 4c, Ton. Home 4c, Bost. Ton. IOcA,
Monarch Pitts. Ex. 6c, Mont. Mid. Ext.
3c, Golden Crown IOcA.
MANHATTAN DISTRICT.
Manh. Cons. 38c, Manh. M. Co. 8c,
G. Wedge c Seyler Hump 5o, Dexter
10c. L. Joe 2c, Crescent 2c, Combination
2 a A, Granny 24c, Mustang 21c, Little
Grey 16cA Cowboy ScA, Orlg. Manh.
ScA, Broncho 8c, Jump Jack 17c, Pine
nut 8c, Buffalo 6cA, S. Dog 20o, Y.
Horse 8c, Indian Camp 6e.
VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
Fairv. Silver King 20cA. Falrv. Eagle
$1.66, Nevada Hills $5.00, Pittsburg Sil
ver Peak $1.45, No. 8tar Wonder 6cA,
Eagle's Nest 80c. Ruby Wonder 26cA,
Alice of Wonder $c
New York-London Silver.
New York, Sept. 7. Bar silver, 68c;
London, 31 9-16d.
'It's this war." tha firm mtnWi
stated in chorus. "We have seen soma
very good potatoes down In California,
ln fact w have seen soms that- we
thought about as good as could be; '
grown. When we came to Oregon, how-! ;
ever, our ideas wsre all wrong for! j
after an Inspection of the potatoes e0
your state we rind mat toe larger port' )
cent la fancy stock. :'.
"Now we have lots of ordinary jo-, f
tatoes in California. Fancy stock Is)
scarce and for that grads we will hav ;
to come to Oregon for eupplies. Th ,
reason for so much poor stuff ln Cal- .
Ifornla u the flood whloh oovered prao-..
ticiUIy all the Island land there last
season. As soon as the waters ttb-' !
i.i.. . . i . . ;
iura in ipjuqu was piaaara sua WW it t
in potatoes. in sowing au sorts OS
pots toes were used because that waa
all that could be round. Of course this)
poor seed with poor land caused si
poorer grade of stock to be crown than
would otherwise be the case but even) '
(janrornia we don t believe that SO)
many fancy stock could be produced as)
here. It's wonderful so smooth tha
stocks are this year and the slses so
even. We were out digging potatoes in)
the fields for several days and know,
from first bands Just what the quality)
Is."
During the past week several ears)
of Oregon's fanciest potatoes were
shipped to Arizona points despite the
mgner range or values, here than ln
California, It was a matter of quality;
and the Oregon potato cams out Well
in front in fact there was no second.
EGGS SCARCE AND HIGHER. ;
Eggs were again very scarce during
the past week and this resulted In a
further advance ln the prioe with tha
prospect of a still higher movement
unless supplies Increase. Withdrawals
from storage are larger and more east
ern eggs are needed to fill current re
qutrements.
Poultry receipts were a fraction bet
ter during the week but with the ex
ception of small springs demand was
very good and prices were maintained.
The latter market was rather dull. ,
Butter dropped all around during t"bs
past week; larger supplies locally ami
the already high values acting against
the local trade. .
While cheese values are but fraction
ally lower, some rather severe cuts la
values are reported being made quietly.
The trade seems to be afraid Of Its
own shadow despite the fact that tha
cheese market elsewhere is beginning
to pick up again.
Hogs Are Strong: Again
Chicago, Sept. 7. Official run: '
Hogs. Cattle, mtetpv
Chicago ' 8.000 8,000 ,S09
Kansas City 2,000 1,000 ......
Omaha T.WX) ,0 1.000
Hogs are strong with 2.000 left over
from yesterday. Receipts a year agof
were 12.000. Prices: Mixed, $6,16 4f
8.47; heavy, I5.nO.16; rough, f5.6j
6 90; light, $4.00 V0.
Cattle Steady.
Sheep Steady.
J
Banff Mot Spring.
Banff Hot Springs. In the Ca
National Park. Is the greatest moua
resort In the west. 1
Situated in tha very heart af:
Rocky mountains. i
Less than 48 hours ride front f
land, via Canadian Ac!flc J
An Ideal trip. Excellent aervlea.
Fare for the round trip, $$. t
For full particulars apply at loos
lice, Hi xnira street.
Sanders-Ray Wedding,
(Stwclal Dispatch to The JoarasL) )
Albany, Or., Sept. 7. Miss Vic
Sanders and Donald Ray of Jos
were married at the St Charles h
ln this city last Wednesday. Only
relatives of the couple and a few r fr-v'
. ... . - . - m
mate xrienas were present. Rev. i. i.
Evans of the Christian church offieiau
After a short honeymoon during whu,.
they will visit Portland. Seattle ami
other points, the couple will make theie
home at Jordan. The groom la a pros-
perous farmer of Linn countv and ths I
bride was a. school teacher. ., f
WHEAT AND FLOUR PRICES ARE ?
NOW BREAKING A FEW RECORDS
Seven-Jewel Rlgln" watch, 1 else, 80
year case. M6, Vetagsr'a, lit Wash,
By Hyman H. Cohen.
Wheat and flour prices are breaking
records all over the world this year.
In this market the price of exnort
flour has already advanced to the great
est figure ln recent years despite the
fact that the season has been born but
a short time, and what will happen later
in the year will probably make some
Interesting history which ever way the
price goes.
During the past week the price of ex
port grades of flour advanced 20c per
barrel two rises of 10c each. The lat
ter advance put the value to $$.90; the
highest seen In this city for many years.
Notwithstanding this high figure, the
sales of flour are as great as ever
in ract. tney are as great as the millers
care to accept. They would confirm a
greater numDer or orders but the truth
is, wheat is hard to get even at tbe
nign prices now ruling.
Sales of wheat to Europe the past
week wer quits fair, but the business
represented but a fraction of the desires
of the foreigners for supplies. This
ying or wneaT oy Europe was not oon
flned alone to ths Paolfle northwest
The buying or Inquiry here was. per
haps, greater than anywhere else, due
to the excellent quality of the grain,
but many purchases were reported as
eastern seaboards at values that aston
ished ths natives. -
So long has ths buying of wheat br
Europe eontinued, that there la a .fear
here that sales to the other side will ts
so heavy that later on we will bs eotn- '
palled to buy some of It back to Supply J
our own needs. ; ,
At this time little doubt remains but I
that the American crop east of the ,
Rockies ln both the United States and
Canada, has been badly damaged both
ln quality and quantity. The confirma
tion of this is what caused ths serious
advances In the wheat price all ever
the world the past week.
It's the oats and barley that is caus
ing trouble to buyers all over America
at this tlms. In Chicago this week the
price of oats touohed ths highest nark
In IS years. In the Paeiflo northwen
a good crop of oats was grown ton
season. The crop In the Willamette vsi
lev was smaller than exnected. bat tot i
la eastern Oregon and eastern Was .
lngten latest reports confirm stl w
said of the record-breaking srop befoi .
the harvest began. -
Ths short crop in California, ths W? .'
arnette valley and ths east, however, fc
eaased a much larger demand for 1
eats and barley than snyone bad ant
pa ted. -Growers seem to realise this t
Instead of the very free seillna t
dealers axnected early In tbe vear. t
ere ere sostent te hold awhile, r
to the discomfort ef buyers, yim j
every dealer has ehanged tt t
about eheaa eats this year enl .
very willing to boy around t it
fries,