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Newspaper Page TextTHE' OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. TORTLANP. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1803. 13 Sf. PilBt I'll ST. JOHNS BEER' DRINKERS : CAN QUENCH THEIR THIRST . . 1 - i ; i . mm price OPEflS LOWER California Nut v Association v Names ; 1 908 Fiffu'res-: V.'.CropTrospects Good. ; ' Wholesale market featurea: Walnut prlcea are opened, Hop market very quiet. i J-.Kf are auoted higher. Better chicken demand. Heavy veals not ailing. , lmtter remains very scarce. ',- Fancy cantaloup aell. i Car mixed vegetablea arrives, Concord grapes at 15a , Sweet corn cornea mora freely. Salmon supplies are scarce. EUROPE BUYS MUCH TOP HOGS AT a a . n e- nr tl f I ill UK t lHtfl I Ur U. 5. 1 .0 7 9FJ T D y Heavy Purchases Reported on Eastern Seaboanl Chicago Market Rises. CHICAGO WHEAT Onen. Close. Sept 10rt lec. ..... 99 H May 102 301 T 101 4 10114 MARKET. 8rpt.lt. Gain. . 99'4 8 99 S loift Hi Advance of 25c Noted in Best Stuff but Toor Quality Dras Agraln. , PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. , Hoga. Cattle. She Ctileago, Sept. 16. Wheat opened snurply higher here -this morning In answer to to neavy imana coming fiom foreigners. European buyers ap peared III tne. various American mar kets In large numbers this morning and their purchases ww for heavy mounts for early loading. iMgnty- even loads or wheat were taaen ior export during; the day. ' After tne opening tne mnraet gainra In strength and with a big volume of shorts covering the price advanced until the closing, wnere it hem very rirm. During the day there was more or less rcalplng because of the liberal spring wheat movement but tha effect of this was more than offset by 'the unusually healthy cash demand. liecemoer nesi- . . i 11 171 14 224 I4i 400 ih it n. lit 800 181 1.694 Opening Prioe oa Walnuts yarned. ' Th- niitlArii California Walnut OrOW' era" association has named Its 1908 val ues on walnuts. The figures .- aome . what under tha prices that ruled a year itn anil are aa follows: k , ,-- Per Pound -i - ' 1908. 1907. No. 1 soft shell ...... UHO , ,. 16c No. l'standard ....... 12o lc No.. J atandard ' These trieee are f. o. b.' southern Call-nee was swift fornla and are for carload lota to Job-1 Liverpool closed today with gains bers. Advices from the sou in staiei ranging from IH to lHd ahove yestar that tne crop or wainuis is very kt after starting to a snore yea and that quality win oe gooa. wnm terday. Herim ciosea mars; lower, walnut growera report prospects origni i Primary recclpta: . for a heavv yield In tflie state. Of late I Bushels t Veara there haa been a. material In-1' . Today. Year a go. crease . in the output of walnuts In f Wheat ............. 1,716.000 1,270.000 Oregon and this year It is stated by Corn .......... 4 ... . 6Z4.000 l,zo,ooo growera that the Increased production - Shipments: . - ' will be considerable.- .Because of the Wheat 1,144.000 , 820.000 larger supplies and the better quality, Corn 630,000 ' .906,000 the Oregon walnut Is fast taking the! Cash wheat No. I red tlAOfrQ lead in this market and dealers predict 1.01; No. 1 red, c.tu .,,1. .,,. ir will nnt tut Inn ir before I . 1 the- California article Is driven out of I Range of Chicago prlcea furnished by the market here altogether. The racf 1 overbeck cooks i;o.: Today . Tuesday iui not 1906 Portland - Union Stockyarda. Sept It. Tha livestock market la very strong for select atuff. but there ia an ad versa feeling toward poor quality. All lines are affected alike In this regard, packera being very much opposed to purchasing stock that is not good enough to enter the marKet. - The hog market Is firmest for select quality and sales of beat atuff are re ported around $7.16, which Is an ad vance of 36a over former figure "Stock of fine quality la very firm In the hog market." stated Mr. Gould of Benson A Gould to The Journal this tatt around the dollar mark for some l -,- .hinn.n win aanri a ht. time but when It got under way theltrr cla,B 0f BtocH to market they will receive a, better price. fine no. 1 hogs weighing around 200 or 260 pounds will find a demana at top iigures, dui half-fat hogs are not selling over $6.76. and under present conditions sre not worth any more." . tnbble-Ted Hogs Oominr. EMBUS ilSII ABOUT QUI! OATS Xo Business Shown localise of the Low Prices Quoted Wheat Easier. World's Wba rrleaa. Portland t .I1M .89 M l.OOVa 1.08 U .4 ..$5 1.01 H 1.00 7a8H4 Chics go St Louis . . . .. New Tork Kansaa City - Winnipeg Mtnneapoli Duluth '., Liverpool .,' Bumor Has AH Sorts of Things to Say Today Market Suffers. ,--....... .-. -.- Xamors Bombard Stock Mark. e Rumors of all aorta and affect- tng all issu4 caused gloom among the bulls ln the New 4 . York stock markst today. Prln- 4 clpally affected by tha adverse reporta were the Hill and Harrl- man Issues, although the general market dropped heavily. 4 STOCK MARKET LO8SES TODAY. Amalgamated t. 4iErle ..,1H BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS. Cars Sept. 16. 8eptl6. Sept 14. Rye 1$ 14 .. io Barley . ........ 7 lour . ........... - ay . . . , b Oats . .......... : t e I heat., ........ 130 Offerings di bay are ao liberal at this tlma that dealere .. have pulled down Anaconda A. Ruaar.. 1 A. Smelter 1 Krooklyn .... Colo. Fuel....,.l St. Paul 1H O. North.. 31 Pennay. ........ Reading ,.,,.,1 U. Pacific tii U. H. Steel do pfd N. Paclflo May Sept Dec. May that the Oregon walnut Is. as a rule, 2S ter cent heavier than that grown in California, gives , the local production 1 Sept ine prererenca in ail piacea wiiw .aliec known at alt - -.; T T-J rec.. Hop Market Za Terr Quiet - May - There is a very quiet tone In the local hop market at this time. Dealers arelger)t pica; iiaewine ine quality ana practi cally no business is shown. Tne New York Producers' Price Current, in " Its latest issue, says of the bop situation 1, mere: , . ' -..--r 'n .-. "The market remains, quiet, and very little interest Is shown in either the new or the old crop. In New York state pick-1 Apt mg is practically completed, ana m 1.. crop has come-down heavier than was! Mnv - , t . .- . Tr .11 I J lv as inuw hnna wore s-rown thik vear as last. - Latest estimates Dut the croDiOct at 25.000 to 40.000 bales, with oualltvl Jan. above the average. - The only complaint 1 May is that some of the hops were picked too green. ' Picking on the Pacific coasts.t picking, and picking 1 general in So noma. Estimates remain unchanged at 7S.000' balea. Quality on the coast7 is said to be choice. A few small sales are reported In New York state at from 10c to 13c, and 6ViSc has been- paid In Oregon for early hopaj?: Th market is Old May WHEAT. Open. High. .1004 .101 . 99 101 .100 ..... .102 103 - CORN. . 79H 79 .67 68 . tt 6 .: OATS. . 4 43 . 49$ 49 . 62 - 62 PORK. .1517 1617 , 1686 . . 1696 . 1676 1680 LARD. . 1007 , 1010 . R5 t 987 . 887s 992 RIBS. , 860 967 D86 . 1 887 885 - 900 Low. Close. . 99 101 89V4 ' lOltt ... 101 101, 101 Oulte a larae number of stubble-fed I their bids' about 31 a ton." There has hoge hava tiada their appearance in the K better grada among recent ar- marknt and the trade la not disposed to I " , ',..,. . " -nmnislnt bid orlcea up for thern. The future of 1 rivals and dea era hava no complaint l z a -m . . . u .MAtiin Afr. nn t nm corp. "arTlvairof -YSbbl. Sffi f. 'and if theV Oata market continue, to. show slgns become heavler-there-wm-b a break in I of, easiness -tf -""t . - 1 un s as turners are uckiuuihk v THIUrm " ' -'a - ' I 1 m eVtasa Vlaaaa Vlraa ftk Top Sfan Are iagerty SottgHt. 2"'" r bus VZLS 'ulbU al 'i-nare ia a verr noerai noiina loritki. im , top steers, and late arrivala in that Uriel , xhe barley market la firmer. 1 New York, Sept 16.-There lias been an avalancht of rumors . around - tha stock market, tha past few daya and on vary aids new rumore regarding; tha varioua aecurltlea and their earnings re told and retold. Whlla many of thera have been proven false, the trade la Inclines to le very Deansn in 11a viewa. Tha political altuatlon la - not hHin. iimt riirht to suit Wall atreet and every one aeemed to be a seller of zz 1 stocks today. Kallway Bteel springs aeciarra - s regular dividend today, despite tha fact that rumors have bad It for some tlma that the payment would be skipped. , A story to the effect that St. Paul Would cut ita dividend became widely spread today, although the trade ia In clined to believe the report a hoax. Nevertheleaa tha report had the effect J of pulling down the valuoof St Paul iocs, luunr 1 7V pumia. . . have sold at $4.26, tha advance quoted I hv The .Journal veaterdav. What tha trade wants is aelertTateers welghlngl with some recent sales made at a slight ad vance over printed quotations. cash wneat maraei is noi very uv between 1,160 and 1,200 pounds, and fori five at the -moment although thera are mm ciase 01 ni wit tne top is uu" en of an early revival in ousinesa. ibiiiou. a licit in .iiu. rjuuu uii I (Quotations on tne casn biuii arc iiumr 79 66 66 1495. 1666 1670 99T 75' 985 ; 955 i 876 890 I cows and a sllaht advance in prices lsl. Z2.B h"0111- However, off-grade stuff tsi Qn th, portiand board of trad 67A I dragging. The packera simply will not t'na wheat market was easier, i 66 49A 61 A 1500B : 1672 , 1670 , 'lboa 982 ; 990 V. 967 877 890B e today fientem- look at poor stuff because they do not ber was gui and showed no change in want to encourage the bringing Of this tn, dM trom yesterday, but December class of stock to market, was active. No price change. The sheep market la firm, especially Qata futures were easier and weaker for fat stuff. Arrivals are rTot so 0n tha board of trade today. September heavy, especially v from the Willamette wa, unchanged at $1.46 bid, but Decem- valley. Prices stand at yeaterday'a fig- br, dropped Vic a cental under yeater- urea. - . . ,. , dar. Tard'a Representative Bales. 1 ft.,iev futures -were active and hlgh- The following are representatives ofler for both options. The principal bld- tha sales made at the 3-ards in tha va-1 ding was in, September, wnicn openea rious lmes: - ,' . I at 1 vesterdav'a price, but gained , 4c a Range of New York prlcea furnlahed by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: DESCRIPTION. : Weight. 3 calves , i.... . 475 ' 6 oowa 6,280 8 steers .............. 2,675 6 steers .............. 6.300 12 cows , ............. 13,160 91 hogs 16.360 2 bulla , ............. 2,650 89 hogs , ., 16.870 15 hogs 3,000 6 hogs , ..... ......... 1,125 . ,:' 64 hoes 14.850- , A year ago today hogs were weak: cattle-aud sheep, firm; all selling; at un- Prlce. $4.60 2.25 3.35 . 8.76 2.76 6.85 2.00 6.85 7.25 7.25 7.25 hundred: California. $1.26: garlic, 8e lb. tHESH FRUITS Oranges, $4.00(9 4.50; bananas, 6c per lb., crated, 60: lemons, $4.508.26 box; grapefruit, 34 i i.v.ni.j -. -if i . 1 r --. 7 tt tlc" icnangpd values. "tjtl i,i.a.uieiicu, ;u iio ' nun t I OOZSn , CantaiOUpOS. I OC DlHCKDCr- I TnAav 9ft hnraH .rrlir.il I. h. varAm il . 9T naV, XKiHITK' naa .1, 7R. I - j - , . ; - . . - . ... - - - 31 80c; grapes,, 7So $1.60; -watermelons, 86c 31 cwt; casabas, $2 dos. s (APPLES New, 60C$1.25 per box. rXHAiUKS new, selling, i.uup cental before tha bidding movement stopped at $1.81. No supplies were of fered under. $1.32 a cental. JLecem- V.- h&rlnv atarterl nnchanared at $1.29 bid, but advanced lo a cental at tha close, with nona offered under 11.40. Attendance on the board, of trade to day was liberal, a number of out-of- town memnera oemg on tne iiuur aurmg the session. The exenange ia aauy growing in Importance. xjoara oi irnae orncii pnies. CLUB WHEAT. date Jiaving been merely to meet Imme diate . requirements. From -England re ports nave not been; so good, on1 ac count of continued bad weather- there ' bna been considerable spread of mold and. this may cut down the crop. Lat est estimates are from 600,000 to 620,- ooo cwta., against estimates sof a fort nignt ago or eso.ooo." According o the official statement of exports there is practically no busines In hops at this time. Foreign countries do not seem to be in the market for the exports from ' September. 1 have reached but 171 bales, compared with 2,152 bales for the same period a year ago. Receipts of hops at New York a ,-. n.f IrMninir' nfl. with A vm. ior from September 1 tha arrivala JhereJ bunches: celerjr irom domestic yarns Toiaiea Dut til :. bales, compared with 768 bales for the . same period a year ago. : Em Are Quoted Klrher. Still another advance ia ahown In the egg market today aa the result of very ; limited arrivals xrom local amppers, . Along the street sales of new . arrivals i are shown at 2828c both' figures ruling, although the trade is inclined to believe .that tha latter figure will be , general tomorrow morning. There Is a better demand for poultry, ' but prlcea are ahowlng no change. Prln ' clpaf call at the moment ia for fancy bens. ' ,- Butter supplies continue very scarce, . few markets having sufficient stocks to 1111 all their' demands. , Brief Vote of the Trad. Heavy elies of dressed vests are hard to move, but fancy, fat stuff weighing between 76 and 115 pounds, finds a call arouna tc. . While ordinary cantaloupes are a glut on the market around 76c$l a crate, soma of tha growers and track era of extra-select quality ara finding a demand around $1.60. Sweet corn is coming mora freely and tne price is oown io i.ie a sack. uyln5.J2I 'bipk. Per iV China fats, : The following are the general range of values on stock rutins; In tha yarda for lata shipment: Hogs Best east of mountains. $7.00: ordinary, $6.76 0 7.00; blockers . and ordinary, 7685e; aweet is on uattie $6.00; Select stocks and feeders, I of mountains. east $11.10; 40414 e. " ' : . , - . i tiUiiin jir x, on d v l.vuiitA.Ba i-urnips, new Oregon, gteers. $44.26: medium steers. $3.60 ii.ztt: Deets. xi.&u: carrots. ii.zrKei.60 1 , nin.n, i oma en- k-. f?c-'i;-;-r,,nlp- .85c,1iei.cbb" U'nd 'heifers, $2.1?53.00:' medium cows, Il.75iffl2.00: tomatoes, 2650c box: I aim,9 !Rr mi arm , tt, boi on-. hnii beana. 6c; cauliflower, 75cf $1.26; fioo. - pw urejunH; nuraerauian, wio, gheep Best wethers,- 32.60: ordinary, artichokes. ( ) dos: green oniona. 16a I tvsth.r. innnrsisfK- imr . ti nfi. I perpoa; pwrj, uBij, v-mie. j liistralght ewes, $2.00; mixed Iota, $2.60 head lettuce. 2680o do; cucumbers. I S. 75. ' local. 16ffl20o dos; radishes. 16o doxen Veal Choice young calves. 24.60: I neavy ana rougn, .ii.du w. wu. Senf Dec. . Sept. Deo. Sept. Dec. Sept. . Open. .,. High. .. Low. , 90B ..... . 91 B , 92B 81 B NO. I WHITE OATS, s 1.401 . 1.47B ..... NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. . 1.27B 1.31B 1.27B , 1.29B 1.30R 1.29B ' ItTK. .28.00 ..... , . Close. SOB 92B 1.46B 1.47B I.32A 1.4 OA 28.00B ' 7R. a tr am Ion, green corn, $1.15 sack, v. Orooarlaa, irnta. Xto. SUGAR California A Hawaiian Re fineryCube, $6.40; powdered, $6.25: berry. $6.05: drv granulated. 36.05: XXX granulated, $5.96; conf. A., $6.06; extra tUi io.bu; goiaen u., ss.xu; o., yellow, sa.so, oeet granuiatea, f.si; parrels. joe; nan oarreis, - auc; poxes, 660 ad vance on sack basis. (Above prices are $0 days net cash quotations.; BAi.x coarse nair ground, - 100a, $11 per ton; 60s. $11.60; table, dairy. bus. sie.eu: ius. tie.uv: pales. 12.31: imporiea Liverpool, ous .u.uv; loos, $19.00; 4s, $18.00; extra fine barrels. 2a, 6s ana 10s, 14.6006.60; Liverpool lump rock, $20.50 per ton. - 7 RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. 8e; No, luacl., v. . u rt m, . AJax. f ); Creole. 6c. HONEY New. 16c per lb. BEANS Small white. $4.75: large white, $4.75; pink, $3.86; bayou, $3.86: umas. .bo; Mexican reos, I J. COFFEE Packagebrands, $16.50. News. Gossip of Finance PRODUCT IN SAJf FBAXCISCO. San Francisco. Sept. 16. Wheat No. 1 California club. rer cental. J1.S7H41! 1.70; California white milling. $1.70 Ii72t4; California white Australian. $1.7501.80: northern bluestcm. $1.72 4( 1.77H; northern Club, $1.67; inferior; grades of wheat, $1.6091.60; reds, $1.65 New York, Sept. bonds: Twos, registered do. counon . . Threes, registered ..1908 do, coupon".....; 1908 Threes, small bonds Fours, registered , . do, coupon ...... Twos, Panama .... , Itic, 13913c; eastir 1 Lead $4.62 4.65. vAe Tin $28.60 28.75. New . 62& London, Sept. Meats, risk and Sfrovtstona. HAMS. BACON. ETC Portland pack t local) nania, ii to is is. 110 per id; A cr of mixed vegetables was among I breakfast bacon. 16923o lb; picnics, the arrivala from California this morn- - inr Fresh salmon supplies from tha lower river era very ecant ana nad It not been Tor tne aaia or several tons or upper river stuff which was aold by tha fish . warden yesterday, tha market would nave Deen Dare. - - , - - Front, street sella at . tha following - prices. Those paid shippers ara less regular commission: . Bnttar, Errs m Poultry. BUTTER Extra creamery, 31c; zancy, eve; store, 1 sc. ' BUTTER FAT Dellverr t o. b. Portland Sweet cream, 30c; sour, 28c per Jt. , EGO8 Local, best '2828c: ordl ,ary, J7c; large lots, lc less; eastern, imc: local a'orasre, 24&26C. . POULTRY Mixed chickens, 12 o; roosters, 01a. c; iryera lec; Droller, 140 per lb.: geese, eorlns. 10c: turkevs. alive, old. 17011c; spring. 20e; spring i. iiiik id; pigeona, squaoa. 32a 32.6S per doa; old. $1; dressed poultry, w1tv pwwa fiigner. rHKKSK Full rmm n.t. -l-.l- nd daisies, J4 Q lit. Young Americas. i 71 V irv, valley. 1$ 10016c roe-Hum 6 2Xopa. Wool aad HOPS 1908 crop. 6Sc lb. WOOL lVi WlUaraette OlSc. EIIEEPSKINS .Shearing, eaeb: abort wool. 36e0Oe -woe!. 60c $1 each; long wool. II. .sen. MOHAIR 10T Nominal. 13ei(e. ' T ALLOW Prima per lb, SO to; No. S an1 rreaee. 26 2e. CHTTT1M BARK tele. JULF8 Dry hides. llOlto lb: green. !7e lb; bulla, greea aalt 4 6te Is. 67c; calvea, greea. 39 lec; . ktpa, sVrarii. rieaur aad Say. WHEAT Huylng price, mr-w Tr-ek. PrUB Club, c: biuewtem. 94Q9&C forty lold. 9lc; red. f4c; Willamette val ley. 9 ne. MIULT1'FFS lllr. prtae Braa. $?, mMdl'nra. $11.64; abcrta, $:. rhcr. f ?1 as 2 rr ten. FLOUR Sailing price Raster Ore gon patent. It It: straight $4itf 4f: lport, 11163 :; valiy, $4 T; rtHi Vs. !: whole Wheat $4.16; lr . t 44: bsli-a II P hLl T frel. ii.6: relledl I2l.lt; ATi Track, few Km 1 white. C29 i lm- rr'rl. Imttrr, 111(11 f - 'i .. " I ' , . u-itm, lliff H: r- .-1 :t- 1 K . r !-. r I , grata, $1. tlu I;. $)-! 1 ! - frti't aad Tr t NJCNa-.Vtw Or., a. 415$ per .. Ik. MlBA anil 1 . IK. .. 1 k clears.' smoked, 12 c lb; tacks, smoked. 1IH id; smoked snort cieara. istye; bellies, smoked 16o lb: shouldera 12c 10.: pickien tongues, vvc escn. DRESSED MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy. 7V8o lb; ordinary. Ye lara-e. 6c: veaL extra. 8Qlc lb: ordi nary, 7&c lb; heavy, 6 6c lb; mutton. fancy. lOIko to: spring iamb, lain. lb. IXJCAI, LARD-Kettle leaf. 10a, 14 rrer lb: 6a 14c tMfr lb: 60-lb tlna 14 Der id: ateam rendered. loa, liua per lb; 6a 16e per lb; compound, 10s, e per id. FISH Rock cod. lOo lb; flounders. c per id; nannut, ac per id; striped oass, isc per id; camsn, ioc per ID salmon. Chinook. 7c: allverside. 6c: her rinss. 6e oer lb: soles. 7c cer lb: shrimn 12 wo ID: perch. 6e per lb: tomood. 10 ner id; toDsiers. zc pes id; rresn mackerel. t ) 10; crawnsn, zvc par dosen; stur geon I per lb; black basa 20o par ID, silver smeita, so per id; Diack cod. ie per io; craDB, (i.zvi.76 dosen. Or HTKK8 Bhoal water Bsv. Ber aal ton, $2.60; per 100-lb aick. $5.00: Olym- pia, per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack, $6 0006.60; Eagle canned. 60o can 47.64 dozen: eastern In shelL $1.76 per 106. CLAMS HsrdshelL per box. $2.46: razor ciam. si.eo per nnx: ioc per aoa. Faiata, Coal. OU. Sta. ROPE Pure Manila lite: standard 11c: elaaL tUc: L B. sIsaL IU ll.Nfch-tO OIL. Raw, tibia Io; ic: boiled, bbla- 66e: caaea 61e aai: lots cr Ifea aallona. la teas: au sake meal 114 too. LL'VTIV'I' ... . ' . . .j,..-..,.. ., -o j uu rawi , . wi ci i; iron onis.. littc rer a-L TURPENTINE la ua IX Mr aai: wood bMa. 4e trar sal. .WJHTB LEAD Toa lota fa pe o: -id iota c in: lees iota i ae lb. riix ruAH-j rreaeat bails, iz.. Portland Proda" Retvipta. for the Mt t hours as reported hi- m mniana boarfl r trayie: Thr buadred and nln-tywa bnxea apples. 2 bo.ee rrabarplea. 1 a sack siring beans, ft twiea berries, 1 hoses rhohirti, g barrel- craha. II lvn.es rrab, ' '"i" nimi. 4 rosea ertwf sh. (I ten rantalmineiev S a r k . r.i rnri 6 sacks rnmtr. 14 box rherM. II crate celery. J rratea err pint (.142 cream, 7 1 lx, ie fruit. 1 1 a be-ies ! rstea mnnt r. r-a meat 7 1 alHm aniik. I .-ar enl-av fit tioki xaw-ks vter. S T4 hoi.a r'rr- 2 tru nesrhea. 44 Iihi rear., . .-,. .nn ( Ivi.. fiuma. J I " n-ti, I -a r m-w t rxa,-. J rr tnmatoen, 4 a. r!lri 1 x afcrinF!i-a. - 1 1.70. Barlev Feed. 1.80(ffll.S5: cnmmon to fair, $1.2!ifil. 80; brewing at San Fran cisco, nominal at $1.451,65; Chevalier, ji.DoiBi.uo, according to quality. - Eggs, ner rtoaen California fresh, eluding cases, extras. 40c: firsts, 32 seconds, 26 c: , eastern selected, ,22c; enstern firsts, - 25c; do. seconds, 23c; thirds, 21c; storage, 29c. Butter., per pound taiiTdrnia rresn, extras,- 32c; firsts. 26c; seconds, 22c; thlraa. 20c: eastern extras. 25c; pack ing. No. -1, 81c: do.. No. 2, 19c. New cheese, per pound California flats, fancy. llc: firsts. 10c: sec onds,- 9e; - California Young- America, fancy. 12c; firsts, 12e; Oregon, fancy, 13c; do.. Young America, fancy, 14c. Potatoes, per cental River whites ments for tha isacxsi rancy. Taw c; poor, ouwuc; Salinas Burbanks, $1,4041.60; early lose, 75J8Sc; swet potatoes to the trade (sacks), $1.36; crates. $1.50. Onions, per sack Yellow, 6055e. Oranges, per box Valencia, $203.60. 102 ,102 12i New York. Sept. 16. Metal prices: Copper1 Lake, 13i913c; eleetroly- castmgs, 13 13 c 1 6. Governm en t. Date. Bid. Asked. 103 104 104 101 101 100x 120 121 102 1930 1980 1925 1926 York, - Sept; 16. Bar Amal. Cop. Co,-. Am. C. & F., o.. do.. Dfd. ...... Am. Cotton OIL c Am. L.oco., c . . . Am. Sugar, c..,. Am. Smelt. Cy.. ao.. pra. ..... Ana. Mining Co Am.- woolen, c. Atchison, C. - , . . do., pfd. .... B. St O., c . . t . . do pfd. ..... Elvn. R. T.- ... Can... Pacific, o. Cent lieather, c 1 do., pfd C. & Gt Wes.. C, M. & St. P. Chl. & N. W., 0 Ches.4 & onio. Col. F. & I., 6., Colo, Southern, do., 2d pfd. t. Colo. S., 1st pfd Corn Products, c, do pfd. . , ... . Del. & Hud.... D. A Rio G., 0.. do. pfd,'.. . . . . . Erie, c. do 2d pfd...t do 1st pfd.... Great North., p. Illinois Central Louts. A Nash. . Blex. Cent. Ry. M., K. & T., c. do pfd. . ...... Distillers . . . .. . Ore Lands . . . . , Missouri Pae. . . National Lead . , N. Y. Central, N. Y., Ont. & W. Norf. & West, c ' do pfd . .. . , North American Northern Pac, c Pacific Mail ... Penn, Ry. . ... People's Gas Pr. Steel Car, c. do pfd Reading, c . . . do 2d pfd.. do 1st pfd. Rep. I. A S., c do pfd .... Rock Island, c do nfd .V St L. & S. F.. '2d p ao 1st pra. . . St. L. & 8. W.. o. do pfd S. Pacific, . o, , S. Pacific, p., 8. Railway, c. , . Kan way, 88 va 61 71 34 i t 6 189 160 41 S8 171 28 29 29 28 43 134H 143 101 t sftver.-i Texas A Pacific : T., St. L. W., c. T.. St. L. A W.. p. 16. Silver, 23 ll-16d. v Union Pacific, c. i t'nion r-acmc. p. New York, 8ept 16. Sterling: Ca bles, , 487 487.06; demand, 486.660 486.75; 60 days. 486.15486.20. New York, Sept. 16. Jersey Central surplus, after additions and improve ments for tha year. Is eaual to 10.29 per cent on its capital stock. - New York, Sept 16. Railway Springs directors declare dividend on the com mon, . .. NEVADA MINTXG STOCTCS. (Furnished by Overbeck aV Cooke Co.) San I Francisco, Sept 16. Bid prices: ..' GOLDFIELDS DISTRICT. New York. Sept 16. E. H. Harrlmari says that his position precludes him from going on the Missouri Pacific or wabaah board a. U. 8. Rubber, c. V. S. Rubber, p. U. S. Steel Co. c V. S. Steel Co p. Wabash, c. . . ; , . Wabaah,1 p...... W. U. Tel....... Wis. Central, c. . Wis. Central p... Wheeling Lake,. Westlnghouse 140 25 124-,94 184 26 is' 19 44 128 88 102 46 t 96 '60 171 a Tha drouth In St Johns haa been broken. ' Two liquor men ara 'aelllng beer, real beer, too. In open defiance of tha local option law passed at the laat election. Tha law and order league and tha leadara of tha dry forcva hava been obliged to coma to tha conclusion that there la no way. to stop tha sal of the iiiiuiir.iii, eiiner. One Of the enlerorlalna- dealers In tha new oeer openea up for busness with Stock Of four barrels aa an e.narlment. 1 ins wsa less tnan a week ago. Today iiw nsaii 1 a sinaie until lert. . -riis thirst parched suburbanites hung around tha counter unill there was not a drop eft. Now the dealer la -vttln- rearlv tn nrina in an entire car inn ,1 uhm nk. how ha evaded tha local nntlnn law. tiiia dealer smiled and pointed to his govern ment IH-VII.O, ' i 1 ha government license allows Keer having not more than 3 pr cent alco hol to ba sold to the thirsty ones. The r-ionar iook anoiner sip rrom bla f lass, and then asked the, proprietor If that was all tha alcohol there waa In th beer. Tha proprietor pulled out two bottles. , t , "Do you sea any difference in theaa two bottles," said he, 'Tha tnan on tha rtovern l find other side replied that ha could not "Well, thara Isn't any. but some peo ple do say." and the man with (he fed rral llcenaa winked; "that beer In soma of, these bottles I remarkably strong. Of course 1 don't know. "The local optioiilsts seem to think ao, too, for they tiavs taken several SHinplsa ami inrwarneti mem to IheV merit rlieinlats. If tlisv shout that th llijuld we are selling contains more than th maximum of 3 per cent I -.111 lose my license, but aome how I don't think they'll find It tnn strong; and yet, soma of my best cus tomers do Bay Its verv Ilka ih. r..i artlcl. It msy ba Just posslbl that the brewery sends some nr ih. .i ,- beer over by mistake. X hnrva if ti.i- hspnens that none of tha 'rlrva' .t hiA tt the wrong bottles." ,. , m bsrman did not look aa thmiah ha areatlv feared such a Mniin..n.u In fact, he just looked pleased all over. aa- did aome half acore of busv mlli- workera who were coollns- their 4u.iv palates with as much evident enjoy ment aa in tha daya when there was nf era hava Would you limit to (ha nerceiitare column. And the ''near beer" dealer quit What'a the uaeT Won drink Vinegar if Veuve Cllauot was luat choapT , PRESIDENT OF ROCK ISLAND ROAD ON WAY TO PORTLAND President Benjamin L, Wlnchell of tha Rock Island ayatem la on hla way to Portland," according to a telegram re ceived by Charles A. Hunter, nn.nl agent of tha Rock Island in Pnrtiaiwt n Jlll probably spend a few daya here .Mi innt VI tlllS WVeiU - ' N ' Althoueh ' the nurnnsa nt Me Ttrin-k. ell's Paclflo coast trio is not-known. It Is believed that he Is com in a- tn tha northwest for his vacation. It having been several years since ha baa visited the coast. , - Mr. Wlnchell la one of the best Vnnwn railroad men In tha country and It baa been largely through, hla peraonal in fluence and ability that tha great Rock Island system haa been developed. For a good while Mr, Wlnchell waa known as me youngest railroad president In the country, and Jie Isn't 60 yet Ha stnrtea out in tne snops of the Burling ton at HannlbaL Mo., when ba waa 16 yeara old and jumped to ba assistant general passenger agent of tha Kansaa City, Fort Scott A Memphla when h waa 33 years old. His rise haa been rapid aver alnce then and today ha la known not only tcf railroad men aa prob ably the most efficient executive of- fl 4m V, ,,,... . I ...til. 1 1 n,u 11 11 . uui ,u tne yuiriiu aa a moat entertaining; and Inatructlva writer on railroad mattera TRAIN AGENT FALLS OUT OF TROUBLE JUST TO FALL IN AGAIN 31 63 Z 63 66 81 75 108 119 21 61 56 166 87 S3 100 " 46 110 12 26 60 26 49 72 73 71 71 42 132 141 109 123 4 32 133 vw 28 38 George G. ' Morris, tha Southern Pa cific train agent who, waa arrested laat .week for selling obscene literature, waa given a dose of cold comfort thla morn ing. The charge against Mm In tha mu nicipal court waa dismissed on tha mo tion of tha district attorney, but when Morris left the courtroom he waa taken Into custody bv the sheriff of Polk county, tha county in which tha aale waa made. . a-v'.--- Morris, it la expected, will be held to await the aotlon of the grand Jury In Polk county. - He waa taken to Dallaa today. Ha now faces a penitentiary sen tence of one to three years, and conao quently Is badly acared. . Mre. Baldwin of tha women'a polico auxiliary haa been on the lookout for the men -who aell auggestlva books and i posrearaa on tne trains for a long time. In thla case sh witnessed a sale, and Morris' arrest followed the next day. It la said that nracticallv averv train agent carries literature of this nature as a aide line, and Morris' plight hasI already had tha effect of stopping tha work of peddling hooka of this charac ter. To add to hla troubles, - hla wife recently brought suit for divorce. FELL-m ELEVATOR F SUES OB 525 0 17 60 Z4U Z6 65 62 S7 29 99 46 109 25 60 26 47 8 Latest News of Oregon Crops Sandstorm 25cA, Kendall 16c. Booth 43c, Blue Bull 12e, Adams 4c, Sliver Pick 18c, Nov. Boy Sc. B. B. Ext 2c. Blue Bell 6c. Dixie 3cA, O. Columbia 9cA, Hlbemia 8c, St. Ives 28c, Blk Rock lc. Lone Star 9c, O. Wonder 2cA. Oro 12c, Mayne 2c, Atlanta 24c. Great Bend 8c, Empire 4c, Red Top Ext 10c, Flor ence 43.97, Lttuna arc, wnw. tract. $1.30. Or. Bend Ant. 7c, B. B. Bonansa 2c Kewanos 85c. Portland 7c, Cracker Jack 6c. Francis Mohawk 12c. Red Hill 25c, Mohawk Ext 4e, Lou Dillon IcA. Y. Twer lOeA, OnuKimt ac, s. flck Ext lc. y. Rosa lc. ooiat. Lona plam f. Triangle c TONOPAHS. ' - Mont Ton. S1.174. Ton. Ext 7c. Mac-1 C. J. Nicholson. Vamara 4 4c. Mldwav Sic. Ton. Belmont I of Bord. states that - the not, $1.02, Ton. No. Star 7c, West Endlof his portion of eastern Oregon Ia not 66c, Keacue ac. Jim nuiier ztcivery neavy mis aeason, out tne quality NORTHWEST CROP WEATHER. Oregon Fair, west showers east cor. tlon tonight; . Thursday fair, northwest winds. -Washington Fair tonight, except snowera in extreme cast portion; inura dar fair, westerly winds. Idaho Showers snd thunderstorms tonight and Thursaiy. . a prominent granger ato crop fnna 5tc Reacue 5 c. Jim Butler 24c. I very heavy Pitta. Ex. kcA. Golden Crown I Is unusually good. ports mat tne wneaioi tnat section went Mr. Nicholson re- 2c Ran FrancUco Grain Market, San Franclaco, Sept 16. Grain mar ket: Wheat May. fi.i ill ; -Decem ber, $1.62 bid. faah Wheat Waila Walla. Il.7: red, $1.66; turkey red. $1.76; bluealem, ''psrley Cash. brlg-M f"-i $131: brewing. $l.3ffl.37: May. $196 bid. l.Tk aaaeo; 1 cemrver, iuih. Miiisturrs Bran, (za; middlings. snorts. 311. Oats iso. 1 white, casn. ii.sa. Cattlo Slow la Eawt. Chicago, 8ept 16. Ran: Hutu Cattla. Chicagn . ,J 2a.af' 22a Kaneas Cltfl 14.e ll.aat Omaha 6.604 4 104 24.044 Hoes ara steady. Ift wf ter. rty. 4,f. P'rta year set 71 ae. W iiel. :Tsf,.4; fvesvy. I,14r,.4t; around 37 bushels of club to th acre. He waa accompanied by hla nona and H. V. Selleck on hla tour. The party will visit th Salem fair tutor re turning bom. ' . . HOP TRADE IS QUIET. Boalneac at Ralero 80 Small That It Is Hardlr Prrcrpllblo aa Yet. Salem. Or- Sept 14 Tha moement In bops so far has been no alight aa to la fcardlv perceptible. Very. fw hops sr In bales ap to this time and It la not expected much buying will start un til neit week, when baling will be well under way. A few fu galea ear reen Total gales 909.800 share. Xorthwest Bank Statement. ' " Portland.. Clearings today ........... $1,308,372 68 Year ago . 1,809,267.39 Balancea today 140,606.81 Year ago 97.826.26 . Taooxaa. - .'" - Clearinga ...........$ 740,114 Balancea 71,069 - Seattla. Clearinga . .31,801, 283 Balancea 374,297 New York Cotton Market. Low. Close. Mrs. Julia J. Roa, formerly Miss Julia J. Porter, of Clarke county, Washing ton, filed ault In tha United Statea cir cuit court this morning against the owners of the Marquam building- for 825.000 Dersonal injuries sustained in an elevator accident April 28, thla year. Mrs. Koe states tnat tne elevator was not In a fit condition to be operated, but 1 waa being run nevertheless. Says that the dav tha accident occurred aha at tempted to gee into one 01 tne cages on the seventh floor and that the cage fell several feet She aays that ber root was caught and broken and aha waa made lame aa a result. There were $370 In doctor bills, which amount is added to the sum asked for in tne xirat place. Mrs. Roe names tha Oregon company. a corporation, aa being th ownera of the Marquam building. WALKS FROM JAIL IIAPPV WITH PARDON B.'W. Orear Walked out of tha ctunty jail this morning, the glad possessor of a pardon from Governor Chamberlain. He had been In tall since July 11. serv ing a sentence of six months on a lar ceny charge." Tha governor made the pardon conditional on the fulfillment of a- promise -by- tha youngr-man- that, he will at ones return to hla father's home In Missouri. He is said to be a mem ber of a prominent Missouri family and investigation convinced tha ' governor that he was not wholly to-blame -in the affair that resulted In hla convic tion. , ... -... - by McHarg on political business. Ha returned to Salem this afternoon. Sen ator Fulton will make hla first appear anct on the .stump during the Taft campaign at Mllwaukle, September 26, he having been Invited to make tha principal address there on the occa sion of a local celebration. Following; thats. the senator will be at tha dis posal of the state committee and will fill such engagements - to speak aa ara made for-him by the committee. . -Julian M, Brownell, formerly a clerk at tha Imperial and who waa afterward at tha Portland, now - a - clerk at' tha Fairmont in San Francisco, is In the city. Mr, Brownell left here 10 years ago. ,v.' V.'M- ' Colonel W. HVHolablrd. who haa been In charge of the Harrlman Pelican Bay lodge during the summer, is at tha Arlington club; having arrived In Port land thla morning to spend a week or two. Colonel Holabird cama directly here from the -lodge, having made prep. aratlons for winter, closed up tha camp and (leaving the place in charge of sev eral men. Front Portland Colonel Hola bird goea to Los Angeles, his home, to spend soma tlma. ' He la In. tha railroad ... I . QUICK FREIGHT SERVICE. PERSONALS Senator Charles W, -Fulton waa a Portland visitor for a short tlma today, having coma from Salem, whern ha 1 attending the state fair, to meet Orms- Opcn River Transportation Company Handles Through Shipments. The Open River Transportation com pany is now handling freight for all points on" the upper Columbia abova Ce lllo and making prompt deliveries by connecting witn tne steamer Keller. According to an official annot nee-1 ment Just made through ahlpmenta de- 1 iiverea at oak street aock 1 uesaav evenings go forward on tha steamer J. N. Teal Wednesday morning, and are delivered by tha ateamer Relief tha next day, at the- following destinations: Ce- lilo. Columbus, Grants, Rufus, Squally ; -Unlr Dl-In..,. i.1lnl,n rn.....1 and Alderdale. , . i'J 1 ii. now .1 ittvnscuiiit ia pniTin. a, great advantage to snippers, as it gives them direct connection with Portland by i ins water route.. First Annual Paclflo National Live stock Show and races. Sept 21, 23, 23, 24, 25. 26, at tha Portland Counter Club gruunua. - , Watt for the big aale at 430 Washlnr. ton rnaay morning. Open. High. January 856 872 864 February . March ..860 ' 877 860 May 870 ' 881 866 July .,..869 879 869 Sen tern ber ...... ... ... October 883 ' 991 883 November ...,868 868 969 December ....866 . 882 864 86$ 866 868 873 872 887 891 rn h. 84T0t74; light. It 4 att'i l nr to lc lower. jp Stealy. tmm Te It., rwiiinit hi, I ta ?.Tt j estimated ther ar few mora than 404 2ea h of these bops Is th atata It Is l.so I -.peeled that buvioc at the start will be arnund Tc and lUe. What Will be the effect after th buying has started. rfnal-i lo ba n. IcaT buyers r rlrl neara thla arnrnln. that Ih. t . -... -i;.. . 7 i i.. 11m nuuaet is writ TAFT GIVES OUT . HIS ITINERARr fralte Preas Vr4 Wlra.1 ' " Cincinnati. Sept 14. Tha official date of th Taft tour, given out thla afternoon, ara aa follows : September 23, Brook. Ind.; September 24. Milwaukee, Wla; September 2 Mad- 1 lean. Wla; September 26, St Paul and) Minneapolis: September 27 (Sundarl. Minneapolis: September 28, Far so. N. U.f ' September 29. Mitchell. 8. D. : September j a, i-Ttrt ikw gn. iowa tntmn), Omaha. Neb. tnlghtl; October I. trio throuvh . ruenrassa wesiwsro; fctorrer x, Henver; October 2. Topeka, Katt: October 4 Sun day!. Kansaa City-October 6, St Joph, Wo.; October . St Ixuls; October 7. Chicago and Galesburg. 11L Lumbermcns National Bank Comer Second and Stark Streets ; PORTLAND, OREGON ; - CA PITA L, $250,000 ; ... oitxctbi O. K. WENTWORTH ...President - JOHN A KEATING? Vlc-Prsldnt GEO. L. M'PHERSON.. .Vice-President V" ; , lift STORY Cashier y " , '. FREEMJLN.-,. .Assistant Cashier f . ': - - szmzoro3ui . O. K. Wantworth, Charles 8, Russell. P. S Brumby. Dr. JC A. X Maeketuila Oeorg O. Bingham. Lloyd J. Went worth, J. E. Wkaalar, Gaorga La Mcpherson, John A. Keating. Rob art T. Piatt, H. IX Story. .. - " - - -. - . - - . - . " Transacts a Genera! Banking Business IJrerpri t'otton Hicher. I.!rTToL Per. 14 Col Inn f.itura. 1 p--!e-rKr tlma 4 roiata tigtrr. 1 r Yrowro Farora Taft. rw 1 orx, aept. is. reward Tmnm, 1 kaown aa tn "actor-orator." delivered j a strong addre In favor f Taft to-, day befor tha National Com mere 1.1 ln-i du-trlal la cue. H took up tn Indn.' trial phaaea of the nreaent sttnatlnn In the eotintrv and d-rUred that tv LlT4rool Tat Market. ,2TT. .".-TTlT "1.1-7 ,,r1." . -fc- . 1 ' H t - j - . ,- , . .- i 1 ware earner tftat prnr- 1 , ' Tt m II"" j fei lshor tri'sr. fr.reritv ta his bo Lcmbr ' Sd 7 tdltud ln reiatloa to tc tarn.. . Overbeck z Cooke Co. Cofialsslsa L'trctants, Stscis, Ccs2s.CoKoa.CraIa.Ui BOARD OF THADS BUILD IN 0 ' licmbert Cfctcaco Board of Trade. Corretpoodenta of Locan & Eryta, CkKt. Kew York. B otic a. U'a tvare tbc ee?y privata wire connecting rortlind with tot caitrra , axcharg m, ' UEXEtni POBTLAXD faOARD CP IlUtt "