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Newspaper Page Textr t I 1 t i : I 1 1 lEOOli OAliKET Best Quality Selling Up to " $7.50 a Case Here Enor mous Rises in South TODAY'S -WHOLESALE . MARKETS. ' Lemon market excited. . . Peacheaar - not moving readily. .-, Blackcaps in better supply. Watermelons strike cool weather. ' Hdp market has good foundation. - Barley market raw at edges.. - Cherry demand is quite - good. -Fish run mora disappointing. Cantaloupe market la firmer. , . New potatoes holding high. ,.. . Ebarp Adveoes In Jfcsntons. Lemon market is very much - cited both here and In California. In (he south the price has advanced fully II a case during th. paat 48 houra and - today's price along Front street la showing5 wild fluctuation, in- conse. ouence. Bales of "select lemons are SehTg mad. a high as $7 50 . case i and , the "trade i not : 1' dK,?P0Bf!i, pus transactions even at;v that f gure. . fri ..L.....t , iiiMin-jint that will give the least bit of satUfacUon-l. selling todav at IS a case, but few or tne ' Xlesaler have anything to offer un- dr 16.50. Supplies of lemons aieng Froni6 street aPrV -mail In comparfaon with the demand. j. 1 "rrii. tated constant buying by the whole ale trade in order to make any show. , ing at alL The shaiy advances In the south are therefore Instantly reflected her 1BratMll0Bi hots Slowly , Yesterday's arrivals of watermelons are not showing niuch movement, al though the quality of the fruit . la stated to. be excellent. ; The cooler . weather and the high price have com blned to hold tha retail trade in. Check and therefore the wholesale trade has , not 'been very lively. . , Cantaloupes; are showing 1 movement because of the cleaned-up condition of ths better "; Prices along the street generally stand at 18.50 a crate. " - Berry Market Xs ttedy. : Steadiness Is noted in ths various berries. Strawberries are '"Her firm . around II a crate for best, although the outlet would not admit of any ma terlal Increase of arrival and still hold the sams price. Loganberries are show- ' Ing good movement around 11.10 a crlte. while currants sell at former values. " Raspberries are "bowing muoh Increased arrivals nd the price has dropped from $1,75 to II 9 ,"te. Blackcaps range around ; II. with re ceipts aomewhat more "liberal. How ever, demand is sufficient to maintain this value during 4he day. - . ' Barley Xa maw at Xdgs -It Is between season In the grain market and there is but little , nada. Barley Is suffering somewhat from the prospect of much more liberal arrivals In the near future and whole has dropped to IS!, while rolled has moved downward to 8 4 and l5 a, ton. Hop Market Has Oeod roundatioa. Dealers report blng willing to offer 14o a pound freely for hops, both here and in Calif tnla. although it Is stated that Kola Nels has In some InsUnoes offered as high as 18o. v However this . A.iHllMM ' inn WAS was- not s"' ---- - -- only for contracts specif ying ;Cbotct quality, wnicn ruwc. " tosed to accept at any figure for this sort OI contract ib- pc..tt...j -sided.' The New York producers' Fries Current says of the general situation Tic market has been at a standstill the -cast week, awaiting the further prngiepa of . the ' crops., --Prices hold verv llrm but there is an absence ot demand. At tho same time there is n- deposition shown to shade prices. Cr! - has been, if anything, more untaxable. A severe attack of lice Is reported In Seoharie county and a eliffht attack In other sections Of J York state. Aa yet the vermin has done no. damage. Contract markets hold firm and no business cn be. done under 15o on the coast and 20e in New York State. Reports from England are of a continued attack of vermin. - The continental crop is coming along tirlf '"Wf sales for May ' amounted Ato 4,38.45 barrels, a decrease, pf . T1.0S0 barrels over May, 10." . BHef Votes of ront Itreet. , Cherries are In good demand; " Bin gs -are coming slowly and the best is firm at lJHc Roy Annes around 5c. . New potatoes are holding high, with quality of recent- arrivals from' i the south not so good. Some small amount of old stock ia offering and moving . oulte well around 1.25 and 11.40. . Onion market Is steady for Callfor hlan. with price unchanged. Borne . Walla Walla stock is expected soon. Butter Is firmer and cheese very Eggs ara steaay. '.- FRONT ; STREET QUOTATIONS V r - .v' Hops, 'Wool and Bade. ' - V HOPS 101 crop, choice, 11911He; prime to choice, lie; prime., 10 Vie; me dium. 10e; 190 contracts (growers rs fuse to sell). 1415o is offered. : Tirn-T tana Wlllmtt valUv. ISA or Mstern Oregon. S0&2SO. .-' ' TALLOW Prime, per lb, lOo; No. J2 and grease. ItH6. 8HEEPSKJNS Shearing, lOOlSe each: ' shert wool. 11040c; medium wool. 50s eji each; long wool. 7Bcll.lk each, ' CHiTTiM BARK Old, , 6 Vici new. 5e HTTDES Dry hldesM416o fb.f rreen, IClOo lb; bulla, green salt o per lb; . kica. o; calves, green, lo per lb. . llOHAlR 109. 11 & 14c c Butter, Bggs Poultry. f : '" BUTTER Extra - creamery,' 4 He; fancy, IHo; stbre. 1902O& ; . . r. v nT'Ti.ift irAT Delivery tab. Port land Sweet - cream, 2Hc; sour, 24 He. EOG8 handled, local best. 25c; un- candled, ISO. " ".i' - CHEE6B Fancy full cream -, flats, HAime; triplets and daisies, HQ iiSej Icoung-Americas. 17 ffl 17 Her-- rvjuA 7-"iAr a.;rrt --ft IH4: pigeons, squabv $2.00 dosea; '.""s ir.... .... aresseo jjuuiv.. rv .. oraln. Plout and Bay. '-Jr: -BARLEY Feed,' -132 JS; Tolled. . iSVVHEAT Buying 'orlce. new Tract, Portland Club. $1.15 1.2 0; - blueatem. - ll.ZOt eu CVUOi, fJ.., .avj HOD. IB'J'fll uiau. mnii. ..v i , ron patent. 11.26: straight. ISIoOroO; v export, $4.70; takers, is.uoaya.za; val ley, ft.50; graham, tts. $.; whols heat. $5.0; ryo. 6s. 1.0; bale lljO. .hi,. tirffi1. arrav.- 140. - M a v Producers' trice New time .a. -m 1 1 Msllskw fti v ii no . a r 1 VUUVVl ss ui tvw -' ordinary. $14.00tl.OO; eaetera Oregon, 118:60; mixed.. $11.60012.00;. clover. 111.60: " craln. l.l3:4.00r - cheat. I14.0ffl6.00; lfalia, $14.60. - - CORN Whole 111: cracked. IJT ton. t Traits aad Teyetablea, FRESH FRUITS Oranges, Med sweets, $2.600 2.76; Valencia, $1.7 6 4 lemons. $57.60 box; gTapefruit, $$.00 tZ4 00; pineapples. Florida. I2.00O2.64 ' drtien: strawberries, local, $1.76r31.00 i; strawoerries, iocai, n.io jj.vv ; cantaloupes, $2 it 2.26; logan $1.101.26; raspberries, $2.00; . craie; berrlM. currants 6tj c: p''hps,' SPce $100. XT()P-i--OM aelllnsL ll.2Sai.40i new, $2.00a.RO. . - VEGETABLE S-'-New turnips, Ore- SHARPLY IIIIIEIi rlllLA janCT llVUBl TB w wvwi.va 1oc; .PrUs, 1 fife: geese. c; i I. - .1 II Hr. vnim. ll A MlLLSTUFFS--8elllna; price Bran, '114.60; mlldllngs, $11.00: 3 shorts. 110; . e. THE mi iiti HELPS A PART OF CROP Finishing Touch Put - to , Spring Sown in Walla . Walla Valley. Worthwert Crop Waatha. ''" Oregon and Washington Fair s tonight and' Friday. Northwest- efly-wlnds, Idaho Fair tonight and Frl' day. :; f, ' .l1'.'-'.:'!;- Threshing at Walla Wallai:' " laoeclul DJtvttch o Th Joaroatt. nr.ii. wiio iulv . Showers that fell ovef tha Walla Walla valley yester day and the night before- nava Deen n last finishing touch on what will P tha greatest wheat crop that this part of the country has over harvested.. The cool weather Of the past few day has given the spring grain a. chance, to f ill, and everything is now ready for the harvest. - : 1 C- n.- irr.n ' ,v In tne jower pnrve oi " 1 17 " r,. " has already bepin to all before ( the Bickle of the Reader 4and combined A. , T .risntv nf t hlB City. 8owe7.rharve.t' w 11 not bi on for.ev; eral days, urain is V""-, 2,Vi Wina siorra, wurcu Di til,., grain down and tangle It But this .-is not at ail HKeiy to aa If the grain were in the tZ Warmer weather is reoorde hera to day than at any time this week, and in dications are for Ho continuance. Good harvest Weather- front this time . on (ta all that is needed to brln out he big gest bunch of money that Walla Walla has ever-proaucea irau iw t'r!. . Vi Harvest hands will bo plentiful if tho first indications count for anything. on the streeU, and more are coming In all the ume. . aioi ! through the valley have already secured their crews, but aa usual, there will al ways be wort: - for those w ho-aesira it. The attempt to form a harvest hands union this summer, as In past summers, failed miserably. - There la no baa s of .k.iAu . w n.n fan ntrlA.- Ann union on wmvu - - - r- thi tarmm nr not afraid or any union enecuni """7 tha wage geaia, ?.--,- c-,. - -Hay Is Damaged:5 - if . . .t . rwi .4.k na MI1ln1 . MUoheiL Or.i July 8. The weather hero has lust ciearea attwr q "; heavy showers which was considered liumi riii w. " - ured a bumper crop of wheat, oats . . , . 4 ljwt.lltl.. In th. ana nanny. a t " . . " . ,r county will receive little benefit of fall is now eafo for larger , crop than usual. The hay harvest, whicb was lust commenoed , will be delayed but very slight damage will reault aa only a email acreage was down. Aside from great benefltto farm cropa the rain haa proven a great blessing to stock men and all who depend to any .extent of tho range -as the crop of fall grass SrOKAXB MDilXa StOCKS.: .Orerbeck ft Coqko COv Spokane, Ju 8.4ornciai prices: Almeda ..... .'. Copper King . , riArtla . . . ... . . Hummlni Bird Hypotheek . .... Idaho a. u M. . Idora ,. . h V" Kendall . , , .. nmhler' ....... Lucky Calumet Missoula ...... Mineral Farm . V&hnh . . . . .-. , . Oom Paul -, t Snowshoe . , ... Snowstorm-. . ..i O. K. cona 4 . ' . Frankly n . .... gon, 12H dna: old beets. 11.00: car rots. $1.15 sack: parsnips, i.8iii.ftii; cabbage, local, 20 lb.; California 1U(9 lite per-lb.; tomatoes, California, TBo i.00 crate; beans 7 So per lb; cauli flower, il.lt doar pess. c per in.; horseradish. 10c; artichokes, 45076a per dos.; green onions, 10c per doa.; peppers. Klnrlda. IE f crate: chill. It head id lettuce, zoo .doeen: nocnouse, 11.00 per boxrrad.vhe. 8 011 Ho doa bunohea; eelery.-Uc: eggplant. I); asparagus. Walla Walla. $1.15 box; local. 100 100 doa: rhubarb, te per lb.: corn, tio doa ONIOK3 Jobbing California, red, $1.26 per sack; white Attc; garlic, tt per lb. " i - , ' APPLES ll1.00.. .,'.;?." . ffrooorlsa. ZTnts, Ba.V SUOAR- Cube, $6.40; powdered. 16.26; fruit or berry, 16.00; dry granulated, $6.5; conf. A, ' $6.00; extra B, 16.60; f olden O, $6.40; D. yellow, $5.80; barrels. 5c; half barrels, 10c; boxes, 65o advanco on sack basic Idaho prices ara Ibo low- rAbovo prices are ?0.daya net eaaa qnotatlonal "' . SALT Coarse Half ground, 100s, $1 per ton; 60s. $8.60; taole, dairy, 80s. 116.60; 100s, $1$: bales. $2.25; Imported LlverpooU 60s, $i0; 100a 1; 200s, $16; extra fine barrels. Is, 6s and 10s, $4.60 B6.50; Liverpool lump rock. $20.60 per t0RICB Imperial Japan No. 1. IHoi No. S. Hie; New Orleans bead. tQ 7c; A)x. 5; Creole. H- HONEY New. 16 per lb. BEANS Small white. $7.28; large white, $.8S pink, 14.00; bayou, $6.76; Llmaa $55; reds, $6 60. -5. Keats, TUH and Prortstons. HAMS, BACON, ETC-Portland pack (local) ham, ITci breakfast bacon. 17 9 25o; boiled ham. tltto; picnics, 12c: cot tage roll, lie lb.; regularahort cleara. smoked, 16c; backs, amoked. 16c; plcaled tongues. 40o each, - . - " ' DRESSED MEATS Front Street hogs, fancy, 10 10 Ho; orditary, IH; veals, extra, $d$Hc; ordinary, TVc; heavy, 7e; mutton, 7 0 1 0ci laniba I Jo. LOCAL LARD KetUo leaf, 10e, lHo per lb.; 6s. 16H per lb.; 50 lb. tina, 16o per lb.: ateam rendered, 10s, 16o per lb.; 6s, 16Ho per lb.; compound, 10s, 4e per lb. . CLABIS HardshrU. per box, - !.: rafor clams, out of rason. 7 FISH Rock cod. 10c lb: floundera, 0 lb.; halibut, per lb.i atriped bass, 1'ic per b.; catfleh, lta per lo; salmoa. Chinook, V,10c;luebackt V4e lb; herring ) per lb; soles,. 7 a per lb; shrimps. 11H per lb.1 perch, Pr lb.j torn cod. 10c per lb,; lobsters, le lb.; fresh msckerel, ( per lb.rerawflh. ?lo per dozen; sturgeon. ) per lb.; black baaa 23 per lb.: Columbia smelts, ( ) per lb.: V -r emelta. 6o per lb.; black cod. 7 He per lb; crabs. (--l per dozen; dressed shad, le per lb; shad ro 16o per lb. . - . -- r, OxFTERS Sboalwator bay, per gall-no, $1.60; per 100 1-. sack. $5: Olym- Jla. oer gallon. $2.4 per 10 lb. sack, :0t.tO: canned. 60c can, $7 doaen; eastern. In aaell, I1-7S Pr 10 . Ua. Ooal 00. Bto.- LINfcEED OU- Raw, bbla, 70e; cases. 74o; boiled. bMs- 72c; oeaea. 7o; per gxllon loU f 46 gallOBa lo leaa; oil cake meai $17 ton. ROPE Manila. $c: slsaL 7o lb. . BENZINE 66 degrees, esses, lie per gal: iron roia, UHC per gat. TURPENTINE In cases, 66o per gat WHITE-LEAD Toa 4 lota. 7 tie per n ; co lota so per id.; teas mta, viKij jNAiis rreseni puis, uia. , . - ASK. 14 4H ........... m 4H r.r.."i". is ...... 4H ........... H s ; 4i ........... 0 C 100 ........... 11 12 ;:::;::;.'" i. jit ........... 70 J0J .4 OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY SHELTERS IS All EXGEPTIOII Common . Advances - While Best of Market Is Lower r'x After Eise.' New York, July ).-Forelgn Influence brought 'about a soggy .appearance and tone to the' stock maraet here today and general list la lower than yesterday. Changes were small except la a few leaders like the Iiarrimans. ... American Smelter common was the exception to the general -weakness and whHe other shares generally showed re covery at some part of the day ail of which was lost Smelter held Its own during the bearish raid and closed 1 9 points higher than yesterday. ; . southern raciao was one ot tne weaic est features of the dat and closed 1 points lower. Union Pacino was simi larly located with the result of a loss of 1 4s points at today's closing com. pared with tha finals of yesterday. . Reading common was "very active and at diver times was sold - heavily and closed 1 points under yesterday. popper snares were, weaa even uramn Bmelters was firm arid Amalgamated lost point for' the day's transactions. Anaconda lost similar amount. - London' was rather Irregular for American shares, although thers were no declines of consequenee. Range bf New York prices furnished ny overoecH i;ooae -o. DESCRIPTION. AraeX Copper Co Am. C. & F- c. do ofd Am. Cot. Oil, Am. : LocO., o Am. Sugar, c . . Am.' Smelt, 0 ... . do pfd. ....... Anaconda M. Co. Am. Woolen, c . Atchison, 0 . . . . . do pfd . . . . . . . B. Ohio, C . . do ofd .. r. ; . . 117H 104 111 108 118)4 Brooklyn R. ,T., 78i San, Pac, c. . . . . G. w.. c... C M. A B. f... C, ft N. W., C... Ches. ft Ohio.... Col. F. & I., c.v Col So., do Id pfd. . ,. . do 1st pfd.... Corn Producta. c. D. ft R. a com. do, . pfd, ... , . Erie, , com. . . . . do, sec. pfd. . - do, 1st pfd . . . Oreat N., pfd . . 111. Central . . , . Int. Met, c... "do, pfd. L. & N. .-... M, K. T, o.. do, pfd...... Distillers . . . . . . Ill 161 28H 47H H $8 63 162 150 1H 61 42 Mo, pacific . Nafl Lead .. N. Y. Central N. Y., Ont ft W.J Nor. Pacino. c. 161 P. Mail S. 8. Co. Pann. Raiiwar P. Q., L. ft C. Co. 114 pressed S. car, . do oref. Rep. Iron ft S e. in tin on prei. . . . , Rock' Island, .. 13 71 46 do orer. ..... S. L. A 8. F.. I p. do 1st oref.... South. Pac, c. 114 1S5H 186 do pref. ........ 114V South. Ry,o.... do tfd. .... .. 1H H 1 49 I1H 69 H $4 49H 9H1 Texas A Paclflo. T.. S. I A W- 0. do pref. 1 ITnloii- PaoTre-.r-i 195 U. 8. rl. C. . , , do pfd. . . .". .' . TJ. 8. S. Co a.. do pfd. . i . Wabash,, o. .... do pfd, W. 17. T. .i..... W. C, c. ....... - do jpfd. .... . Wheeling Lake. Westingnoune . . Utah Copper . , . Third Ave. .., Cons. Gas ... .i. O.' W. B. K. C Southern., do pfd i . 16' 140 1$ ' S 41 41 45 ", Total sales, 603,800 shares. PRODUCE IN SAN FRAX CISCO. San Francisccv July I. Wheat No. I California club, per cental, $2.07 HO 2.12H; California white, mlllng, $1.16 1.20; Northern bluestem, $2.22 1.27H ; off grade wheat, $1.9O2.00; reds, II 07H1.11H; now crop Bonora. 12.07 1.10, Bariey Feed . barley. $1.42 Bl.47 ; common to fair, $1.4001.41; brewing at San Francisco. $1.47 1.50; cheva- uer, nominal. Errs. ier dosen -California fresh. In- ciuaing cases; hi i . a - a.... -. Extras, II c; firsts. ISUe: seconds. IIUc. Butter, per pound- California fresh; Extras, 26 c: firsts, 26c; seconds, 25c; oacklnsr No. 1. 22 He. New cheese, per pound California flats: Fancv, l$Hcr Iirsta-12c; sec onds, 12c California, Toung America: Fancy, 14o. firsts, 14c. Eastern Ore gon, 1 Be; eastern Oregon Toung Amer ica, 15H& Potatoes New crop, per cental, $1.2$ 01.15. Onions Red, per sack, 40 60o; yel low, T680o per cental Oranges, per box Valenclas, $1.50 1.1 B. ..;, . v, NORTHWEST B AXTC - STATEMENT -1 , " Portland feaaka. Clearings today ..........$1.194.618.8,5 Tear - ago 142.017.16 Gain today .....$ 252,711.4 Balances today .1114.611 6S Tear ago lll,048.$ ; ' Rain Help VPJTCtablea. . (Seeeliil Dtaoatrk te The loernal.l . ' Bristol, Wih.; July 8. Everything Is bright again as the result of a heavy downfall of rain the first since March that began last night ami continued today. It came too late for grain and hay, but wiUbe of material benefit to vegetable cropa Some hay was caught In the - shock; but little damage was done. .. . , New-York Cotton Mark ft. Jartuftry March .. ....1!28 ....1110 1231 1227 1221 1217 1114 1227 12!$ lilt 1226 1218 12tll$ 1217 llllill 1211 - 1121f 11 May ....... .1550 July ..(..-,..129$ August 1208 September. ..1211 October ...,1116 November ..1122 December ...1128 1104 illlftlS 120$ lilt 1512 111! 1221 1210O11 121691$ 12:0 1220921 1226$2 LiTcrpooJ Wheat . Market. m Liverpool, July 6j Wheat: or Close. S 4Vd Joly ..... V.. ;... 4d September I.. ,,....! 7 V II 74jD Uecemoer MB ta - Sa BHd A 'mountain ef copper 1n Sweden been mined continuously for nearl too years by the same company, yielding 600,000 ton 01 ore. FAtJCY HOGS TO BREAK RECORD Price Already Reaches $8.35, But Would Undoubtedly Go to $8.50 Here. . PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN;- : Hogs. . eneep. came. Thursday . . 60 I4J 61 Wednesday ...... 132 648 Tuesday $ , 548 ' Holiday 215 - 414- .Monday . . , . Ht urlayp. . 87 ITlday 4.. ,T.....,-10 16$ Portland Union Btockyards. July I. Hogg have touched still another record In the local yards and select east of the mountain, Biuii weigning aooui ivv pounds' or more could now be -readily moved at $8.85 or even $8.68 If they were good enough. ' -.J ;-.'' , ;: Present condition of the local. hog market la the - most wonderful - ever shown in tho ' Portland yaraev There seems to be general cleanup of the hoes in the three states and offerings are exceedingly, hard to secure. Packers have lor sorat ume Deen compeuea -10 Durchase Draetitallv all -their, packing stock at eastern centers everf- though the freight values put the price lor landed stock above tho basis where it should stand. For some time packers have been buying eastern hogs that cost them $8.60 to land at Pacific northwest center so there haa been not the slightest difficulty In foroing tha local price to ja higher point whenever qual ity was suilicienuy kuw iu mug iuua a course advisable. v vr '',.,, . Baoords Baolly Made. The one sale of hogs In the yards last Saturday at $8,16 was a new record in itself but the strength Jias been double! since that time. While eastern hogs are being utilised almost - altogether by packers for their hams, bacon and lard, the local stock finds Us place for block Today's run ot hogs was but 60 head and these were not weighed up in time to give the sale price la today' Journal. Arrivals compare with none yesterday, 1 8 Tuesday.-jnone Monday7jrrlday and a handful last Friday. Speaking broadly the run of . local hogs in the Portland yarda during recent days and weeks has not been suiricieni in 11s en tirety to supply even the wants of one small packer, not alone doing duty for the entire trade of th Paclflo northwest Best Steers Am Tinner. -rV Better grade of steers'are firmer in ths Portland yards with receipt for the day obly fair. Total run recently has been small and had It not been for the movement from Southern Oregon tho trade here and In the Puget .sound dis trict would have witnessed a beef fam ine, such as haa not been seen sines the hold nao tied ud all transportation last winter and . when it was Impossible to get anything to .market The Willam ette valley 1 not sending forth any cattle at this time and eastern Oregon is not represented in lata receipts. Gen eral run of a-ood steers range around $4.60 in the yards but quality can be ood enough to bring a high aa $4.60 .66 on this basis. Receipts of cattle for the day include S43 bead, comparing with 68 yesterday, 641 Tuesday, none on Monday, zio last eaiuraay ana ti the rlar nrevlous. - ; 1 - , Only: a sprinkling of sheep came Into ths vaids today. There is a noticeable Increase in the demand for the better class of lambs but these are exceeding ly hard to secure and ths average price therefore scarcely moves above 15, al though real select quality would once in awhile -sell ud to 16.15. Sheep mar ket in general IS steady with former .vaiues in enact. Today's run of sheep was but 61 head compared with 111 yesterday, (48 Tues day, none either Monday or Saturday and 256 last Friday. ... , .v . - . ' Tleww of the Seller Tom Benson of T. C Benson it Bon Market la excellent tor nrartlcellV everything? of good quality, offering. Off grade stuff is bringing more than it deserves under this condition." S. P. Oould qf Gould Commission company "Market Is steady to firm for everything." ' 1 " Lee al. Lacey - or Hunt & xacey "Bettor quality is finding much the beat demand, ' especially in steer Poor grade Is not so eagerly sought and may be called somewhat easier in tone. How ever, no line ia showing depression." Colonel Han ror Sharkey commission company "Sheep and lambs are steady with cattle firm at good prices. Hogs are almost too scarce to base a quota tion, but undoubtedly -a better price would be obtainable . were , the quality shown."" ., ... ; v William Burke Jr. Of Burke Commis sion company "Cattle market la firmer with higher prices obtainable for the better class "of stock. Hogs very llrm. Sheep steady to flrnu Lambs firmer." Today's run of livestock compares With this day In recent years as follows: , f , ... Hog. Cattle. Sheep. 1609 ..... 60 848 II 1008 ,,.,..,165 1 807 1807 ......,.....,. 50 ,100 1906 ,-..... ....16 1 19C5 82 80 802 176 238 43 A year ago today hogs were exceed ingly firm with the price ISc higher. Sheep were a trifle easier but cattle were unchanged. . Yard's Representative Frloes. Following are representative -of lat est transactions In the local yards and Indicate demand, supplies and quality offering: , v STEERS. Net Wt 8 steers 0.175 11 itMn ...... 11.950 - Price. $4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.10. 4.40 4.1 0 its 1.2. IS steers ... 18.42S 14 steers ...... ..... 1B.U&U . il steers 114 steers 114 steers 140.42ft . .168.740 .......161,740 cowa ' 6,960 1,160 P AND. LAMBS. 77 lambs i.,.. ...... 6.060 45 sheep ............ 4;f '6$ lamb 4,126 lift l.mk. . 1.290 5.00 8.60 6.00 6.86 Following IS tne general must live stock values la the yards: - - -j Hogs Best east of the mountains, 18.36; good, $8.00; fancy Willamette blockers, 18.76; storker, $7.00 Cattle 'Best steer, weighing 1100 pounds, 14.6004.66; medium steers, $4.154.6Jk poor steer, s $2.75: best cows, $3.60j?.0; medium cow, fl.00 1.5;' "bulla $8.201.76. Sheep (sheared) Best wethera, $$.76; ordinary. $160; spring: Jamba. $4.75 6.26: straight ewea, IJ.15; mixed lots, $1.2503.60. , ; ' - SOTH ANNIVERSARY OF DALLES COUPLE - ,a.l Mmiht a The Inorat.t The Dalles. Or... July 8. Tuesday ...... in m 4, 1 rl.nd of Hon. and Mr N. Whealdon aeeembled at their -Jiome on Alvord street to celebrate tha: 10th mlfersarv of their wedding. A most ntorabl evening was spent. Mr. and Mr. Whealdon were mar rTed at-Bellfountain. Or, July , 1879, and. hav spent the Pst 10 years In this dtv, Mr. Whealdon is one of the moet eatenelve real estate dealers In this part of the state, and has repre sented this county In both houses of the state , legislature. while. Mrs. Whealdon Is prominent In chorch and rlnh work, havlnr tervM two years as president of tho Borooi a club con ducted by the leading women , of The Da Ilea ;.,4- EVENING, JULY 8, 1809. mi BUSHELS WHEAT Government Eeport Gives 82.4 Per Cent for Win ter Sown. ,' Government Crop Conditio. ' Wheat . 1909 ' 1908 "Winter .V.. $2.4 $8-0 . Spring 13.7 - 89.4 Corn ".. V.'.,., S9. " 81.8 Oats .............. 88.3 $6.7 CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. -J"J ! July . July 7. Gain. 1908, July Sept Dec ....... lio- ....... 109A .i...,.107 110 114A. 88 8 901 107 . 110 May JLoss. Chicago. July 8.- The wheat trsde an- ticipatea a Dumen report on inai cereai bv ihe aovernment today, and it was by ... . . . . . . . . ..... , no means disappointed. Today's report gave the condition of winter wheat as 82.4 per cent, compared with 86 per cent a year ago. soring wheat 92.7 compared with 89.4 per cent. The report Indicates cron or. ibu.uuo.uoo pusneis or winter wheat asj compared with 417,786,000 harvested a year ago, while the-spring rcDort Indicates a yield of 270.000,000 bushels as compared with - ..the actual harvest or 24i.oou.ouo a year ago, . The government report showed exact ly tne course or toaay s wneai maraet. an bullishness was shown on almost all occasion The market closed He lower to He higher. ' . . , . . Rnlllnv nresnurs bv shorts induced considerable sellins: of the September by longs today, and this was the cause of the los in that option during today's tradlnc. wniie tne rest or tno maraet was stronsr and hiaher. Cash wneat situation continues xm show great strength, and prices are very wen maimatnea. - ' : Cash wheat nricea No. 2 red. $1.40 1.45;- No. 8 red, 11.16 l.lt. nominal-Net 8 hard winter, $1.28 asVed: No. hard winter. ): io. 1 -"northern spring, $1.27HnrH. nmnmhll rave Argentina shloments Wheat 2. 700,000 lushels; com. 8,600,000 huahAla. Tho weather In Argentina eon- tlmies verv drv. accoralng to tne same authority. In Hungary there has been a heavy l-ain, and thl has caused sddi tional damage to the crop Harvesting la In nrnffrafl. Iowa state grain report gives winter nkMi 4 ripr cent oom Dared with 99 per cent a year ago. spring wheat 96 per cent compared with 4 per cent, corn 98 per cent compared with 85 per cent, oats 91 per cent compared with 90 per cent a Liverpool wheat failed to hold all of Its early aavance, ana ener ojwumj 1 to 44d higher the market closed un- Kango of Chicago prices furnished by Over beck at cooke jo.: WHEAT. Open. High. July .....115 .116 Sept. ..,,..109 109H Dec 107 108H May 110S 110 CORN. , July 68 9l Sept, 64 4' Dec" 64 66 1 May 66 641 7H 65 47 6 3 66 A OATS; 48 48 42 42 41 43 July Sept. Deo. July Sept. Jan. July Sept. PORK. 2051 iosi 2050 . 2035 1068 1790 1171 B 1171 1161 1125 ( 1117 1091 B LARD. 1170 1160 1176 1166 1170 1160 HIT 1110 1098 ucu RIBS. 1120 1125 1117 1120 1095 1097 July Sept. Oct... . 4t , . UOIinOBTH AWAITS FUHDS Summer Term Will End Work of Normal Unless - Friends Come to Relief. The Monmouth Normal school will be closed at the conclusion of the present summer term and will not be reopened until either ths people or the legislature provide funds for maintenance. This statement was made this morn ing by President B. D. Reseier of the school, who Is at th Imperial on hi" way to Corvallis at once to assume hi new position as profesor of Industrial pedagogy in the Oregon Agricultural college, having about closed up bis work at the Monmouth normal, . . "About 160 students ar enrolled in th summer school to date," aald Presi dent Ressler, "and the number will go over 200 with th students who will enter the courses in advanced and high school methods which will begin July 1 and August 2 res peotlvely. i alumni xn Monmoum bold a busi ness meeting at th annual commence Rwnt .Tuns is. and a. rousln a-' reunion at the state teachers association in Al bany, July 1, at which renewed loyalty was tpledged the old school and plans formulated to Initiate a measure at the 1910 election placing the Monmouth Normal on a permanent basis. 'The, graduates believe that the peepl win pot consent to the final abandon ment of an institution which haa pro duced 'over 900 graduates In 27 year besides hundreds of other teachers who have receive", partial training. Despite the fact that there was no atate appro priation during the past two years, 48 teachers were graduated in 1908 and 45 In 1909." w ' ' Profeesor Ressler bas been . seven, years at the head of tha Oregon State Normal school, having' previously served four years as city superintend ent of the Eugene public chools and one year as assistant professor of edu catiou in the University Of Oregon. His new position In tha Oregon Agricultural college represents the, latest develop ment lit education and is on, of the few chairs of the kind established in th United States. Hla duties will consist of editing the bulletins of the college on the various phasee of Industrial education,- euch as agrloulture. manual training and domestic science and dis triDUling xriiii iu in, State; preparing r reacners of tl lecti at the college and glvlnt tien at th annual and local tributing mem lo xno iwwr, i le&csera or tneav iuo g lnstruo- teacner M,ltiia The demand for teachers 1 already in excess of the supply and the Interest of school officer and th publlo generally Is rapidly Increasing. ' ; v, - trtnalva eitwriments have shown German army officers that silver gray Is the least conspicuous color against rural landscapes, and It has been adopt ed for the field unliorni oi tnat ca -tlon' troop. . ' ri "; Low. Close 1144 116 108, 109 10H 1074 109 . 110 Sr.llTII INDICTED: Bill ROBBERY Blackmail Plot to Be Taken Up After First Charge , ;; Is Disposed of. (Br Jouraal tetsed al Wire.1 Salem, Or.. July 8. Albion. Smith, who was charged with the attempted daylight robbery or Hinge s jeweiry store in this city, and also eeeusea or attempted blackmail on - A. Bush, a banker, by threatening to aianap n. daughter, was Indicted for the former crime toqay by tne grana jury ,w rion county. The crime charged Is ss sault -sjDd robbery, being armed Wth dangerous weapon. L - ' " The matter of the blackmail plot was taken up by the federal authorities, and action will be taken after ths first charge is disposed of, There was an attempt on tne part 01 emu rnw tives, who live In Salem, to have ths prisoner aajuagea insane, Dai mo wn- Af v mi a. failure, and Smith Will have to stand trial. The prisoner is now . In th hospital suffering from a iio-Mf inniaruisition. navmc Deen rv moved from the Jail about a week ago. It may be that Smith will not be able to stand trial at thl term of court, un- iHniimitinr, 4 . - Kd Puis waa tndtctea oy tne graqa Jury this morning for selling liquor to minor. Charley Thomas of Gates was indicted for assault with a oangorous weapon."-..! Thomas, wno is -,; :-a wen known character about Gates, Is charged with ahootln at a band Of foreigners AmniAvM1 nAir nia noma. . wnuixi iic charge In turn with taking hl chick ens. -. . Not a true hill was returned against Charley Brown, George Brown and A. P, nirtnar. minmen. accused 01 emniy- lng sawdast into a flowing . stream. against the laws of this state or Oregon. I flalem. Or.. July 8. In redy to th complaint led recently with the Inter- araLR rnmmerce commission dy tiio viw gon itata, railroad commission asking a rerJUCllOn or wool raies iruo imai.w nninta nn the Orea-on Railroad ft Navi- . . . (- . j , . A kH.nli gallon company win mn n '"vu unm tranamntlnental oolnts on dis criminatory grounds, the Oregon Rail road A Navigation company aeis rorm that the water competition enjoyed by th Mtv nf Portland comoels the rail road to give Portland lower rates than can be given to iniana-poini. The raliroaa commiaoma vi ESIAIES Why defer to the uncer tainties of court procedure after- your decease : for the distribution of your estate, when you can attend to it yourself at the mbimura of cost and maximum of safety ? Deed it to this company in trust for yourself during your lifetime, and for speci fic" distribution after, your death. The advisability of this course is shown in the employment of trust com panics in the east for a very large part of business of this character. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY . 247 Washington Street WML RP 0 R UflllD BOO S NATEOMAL' MAMi CORNER FIFTH AND STARK PAYING BILLS BY CHECK -The simplest, safest and most systematic way to pay bills is by check. You have a receipt f r every dollar you spend. We invite you to can our officers about opening an account. . We pav 4 per cent interest on vxtlvc-r . per cent on six-month certificates cf C - - 13 allege that tha rat and charges of the Oregon Railroad ft Navigation cvn. pany are unreasonable and unjust, generally and relatively, In conoM ra tion of the transportation eervk-ea tr. formed and are enpn-ially disertmin tory and unduly prejudicial to d-lr and shippers in - that they are higher., than ihe rates chorged and now n forced by the Oregon Railroad & Navi gation company for transportation ovpr their ifrre of wool of all kind from Portland to th Atlantic coast and other eastern points. The interstate railroad commission haa held that water competition la rea sonable ground for offering more ad vantageous rate. It waa so held in th Spokane rate case. The railroad com pany asserts In this case that the rates from 'Portland are based on-competttlv conditions while tha rates from inland points are based on a combination on Portland terminal charge, and the local rates... -.v ....... ,; . -. . The eomolalnt Is a good boost for the city of Portland In that It allege that Portland enjoys a - commodious deep water harbor and that the largest hips can come into tne port; mat t-ori-land also enjoys several .cheap water routes, naming the Panama route, Ta hauntepec route and Cape Horn.- . iMcMlnnvllle business men ar trying to find some way to ascertain th cor rect time of day, - . .- ;.'' ,.4-- - - - Pearls oi Thought i A pleasant home. - A delightful vaca tion. ' A growing-. bank ' account. ' , ' All can be obtained by ' . .. a aystematic method of " saving. Begin tt once by depositing with this ' bank we will help you. . 4 Interest paid on time and stvings deposit. Check accounts are al ways cordially received Everything consistent with safe banking at your command. ; Exchanges sold on all parts of the world. Letters of credit issued TP. m. 'W Mill ii '1 !.Ji . Bitulithic Pave ment Brings Satisfaction , awo xnrHAWCBt rnv vAr,tns or ABUTrnaa yaopiaTt HQ9M THAI A ITT OiajlB v VAVZ1CEBT. BECAUSE It 1 durable, never crack, make no noise or rumble from passing vehicle, collects ne dust or mud. Furthermore, it gives a sure foot hold for - horses. - Automobile will not skid, 4 Warren Construction Company sir BUCK BT0' rOMTVAVTD, OKEOO. Overbeck & Cooke Co. 1 Commission Me rcbants Stocks. Bonds , Cotton, Grain, Etc 2 16-31 7 Board of Trade ' ";''; Baildlns :. Member Chicago Board ef Trade; Correspondent of Logan A Bryan. . Chicago. New York. Boston, We have the only private wire connecting Portland with the . eastern exchange. th s-. 1 3