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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 190& 13 V V, r 1? 1 1 POTATO MARKET DOl'Jil 1 flDTCl More Liberal Local Arrivals and -Better" Quality Will '. Drive California Out. aorernment Potato Heport, Condition, Per Cent- ' 1909. ' ' 1908. 10 Yr. California ; . 88 ,- 87 ! Idaho 8 , . M . 8 Colorado M , TODAY'S WHOLESALE MAKKE3TB. r Potato market lpwer. . - - Chicken market down, Ers sllghUy firmer. r Butter unchanged, but ilrm. , . '"' flop contract 180160. ( Watermelon trade better. y f ; v Local peaches in better supply. ,,, i Ducks are hard toselL - fcowsa RiMi on JPotatoea, . , : i Lower price are beins named on po .i.u t nm intumti because Of tn .Increasing- uppliea , Local market i 'being- slutted -with California stock. Soma of it ia unusually g-ood. but late tarrlrala hare not been ao good aa for mer ones. Local potatoes are coming forward aomewhat livelier, and are ehowlnr mora excellent quality. . At the ,- h a.r now, lmorovlns: the im jortrs of California etock to this tnar- ket wUl soon De wiuoui a jyo. ri named In a Jobbing way alons Front .street today ara 1176 8.00, u wllh al at both ngura. . , . i f onm eomiBtf Sows acearler, . . Crop of potatoea everywhere U com 't, nwn hHvlr. Tha recent . figure of th' government bureau give thereon dltlon of tne crop or ue imi oi at 93 per cent.-compared with 89.8 per nt thn time a vear ago. - It waa Just about this time a year avg-O that sever; frosts ruined hair or me potato crop w the Pacific northwest and sused euch a shortage of supplies. The-condition - of the American crop today is tha best -- - in 19 years. ,. ., ,- The government report of acreage and condition in tha leading states "hows: . Acreage'' -. Condition . ' " 1909. , 1908.- 1909. J908. Maine .....187.000 116.000 94 96 New York., 4S8vO00 ; 431.000 Penn. ,,...,188.000 ,177.006 Ohio 182,090 16.000 Indiana . i , 96.000 '-86,000 'Illinois ..,.164.000 ,166.000 Michigan ,.848.000 a 317,000 Wisconsin .262.000 162.000 Minnesota .166.000 146,000 Iowa ....... 14 6.O00., 141.000, Missouri . . . 88,000 84,000 Nebraska .. 97,000 91,000 Kansas .... 91.000 86,000, Colorado .... 70,000 i 66,000 98 -98 -91 . 94 ' 9S , 98 -5 95 93 98 94 97 t, 96 93 93 84 81 84 90 98 86 98 84 90 81 , Faolflo SToxtawsst Aorear. Idaho 18,000 'i 15,000 . 98 Washington , 41.000 42,000 - 98 Oregon . ..1 ,O00 , 48,000 87 -tiii I. , Jfi AAA ..!.'-' 4Q AAA fit 91 88 91 87 ' According to the government figures the condition of the Oregon crop per acra is not so irood July 1 as a year ago, but It wll be noted that, the areat mmt imnninmMit In tha condition all - along the ooaat has been made during " ths past three weeaa ,!-- t ' CUoxea Market Is own. Chicken-market Is showing a decline of about HO a pound, owing to me very liberal arrivals, and the disposi tion of the larger retailers to hold off In order to. weaken Tsonaraons generally. liens -pound, re generally selling at 14a a as against 14 Ke during previous In-' tne Front street market-, at -thia tlma there la scarcely any demand for ducks, and unsatisfactory returns to shippers are the result ; Eggs-aresranerally -holdln rathe , . steady, with moat sales at 18c. Once In a while for a single case lot the price mar reach He beyond this. Buter market is firmer, with no change reported In quotations this morning. - , , J Cheese Is firmer", but unchanged. ' ', Xop Contraots Are Vaohaagea, There Is not the slightest foundation for the report printed In a morning pa- ?er that 4.ne local hop market for eon racte Is firmly esublished at 18o a pound. No contracts have been written ' here above lc and that was only for ' one lot purchased fpr speculative pur ' ' poses by Kola Neus some days ' ago. This has been ' the only transaction -' made above 16c. and therefore the mar Vet can not be considered - above - that ' - flevr by any means. This is the opln Ion of even those who are most Inter- ested In bulling the market. - .-v ' arlef Votes of Wholesale Trade. .a Trade In watermelons Is better. Sales are being made from 31 to 31.26, with some large lots moving around -81.16. Even tne hawsers were oayine; tne tai- ' ter figure for good melons -this morn- inr. a.nd If there was any stock offer ing at 86a they would have rushed to get tnem. tigniy-iive cent price are merely talked of by one house repre - sentlng a woman shipper of California, -j who, it Is stated, is shipping; oa coa ' slgnment Therefore the ones selling ' outright are obtaining the full market Cantaloupes are firm, with a srood . movement reportea -' Local peaches are In better supply. ' .but outside of a few .shipments the quality is not improving, , Sales - from e6e upwards. - a -"..v . ,--; . f FRONT. 8TBEKX QUOTATIOXS - Sops, Wool aad-Bldss. HOPSI908 -crop, choice, ,11 U 12c; . nrlma to choice. HOllHc: Drime. lAUa! medium, 10c; 1909 contracts (grower refuse to sen), ibwibo is orrered. WOOL 1909, Willamette valley, 11 A 14c; eastern Oregon, 1088e. . : TALLOW Prime, per lb, S04os No, J and t""i 0H. - SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 10 Olio each; short wooL 16040c; medium wool,-60s . tl each: long wool. 76otl.lfc each. uhii'iin tumxi uia, tuto) new, U,(SR lb. HIDES Dry hides, 14lo lb,; rreen, 6l0o lb; bulls, green sale 6e per lb; ; kips. c; calves, srreen. lo per lb, 4 MOHAIR 1909. 38014& -..-.,V"?.. Butter, rgs-a sod poultry. ': BUTTER Extra .creamery.' 29 80c; fancy, 27 He; store, 20a - BUTTER FAT Delivery f. ft. b. Pnrt- land Sweet cream, 27 He; sour, 26Hci EGOS Candled, local best, 1828He: ' uncandled. 37 He , . CHEESE Fancy :full cream flats . l6Hc; triplets and daisies, 16 H 17c: Toiingr America. 1717Hc7-. T ' PODLTRT Mixed chickens. . 14c; Smilb's Hew Prices - Ship your produce to us. Ws will pay yon the following-prices. We do not charge commission: . Dressed Teal up to 140 lbs......O -"'.'.;:'" (Large veal less.) (-- . , Dressed Pork ...........,..:..lle Spring Chickens, large. ...... ..16c? Spring Chickens, small.. .....1S Hens . ' I5e Eggs, candled ................264 nivx t- sncrrs iceat coh 3 TlshtlMr-tle Beef Trust." -Portland, Oregon. ., OFFER 828 FOR IIE!'J CROP OATS Buyers Willing to Contract ut Growers Not Disposed ' to Let Go ; at Figure. Korthwert Crop Weather. Oregon and Washington Ralr tonight and Saturday; westerly wlnjs. " ' - Idaho Fair - tonight i except ' thcindershowers r . southeast por- 4 tlon; cooler except southeast' 4 portion. Saturday fair. ' Want Oats at $2S. Great effort ara being made by mill er. to oontract jjat for future de livery at 128 ;a- toiu.c Portlands.' This price Is being offered for .delivery, any time up to, the first of the year, but no sales - are reported - because producers Dei lave it la too low.,.- , Barley market is very firm and new crop recently received cere ooat nuy era around 320 a ton. ' . Several small deals are reported In new wheat for the Dast 24 hours. Prices are , generally, withheld, . . Flnisblng Hr Barrel Brownsville. Or July 13. Hay har vesting is about over in this section and Hundreds of Binders are runninr almost day and night cutting the fall grain. Fall grain will be about an average crop and spring grain will be much better man at xirst reported, tne Dig' rains, which came two week - ago. will be worth thousands of dollars to the Wll lamette valley. If these big rains could have come a month earlier it would have meant millions of dollars to the farm ers and gardeners In this valley, but as it is, tne crops wui not do a norma yield. Many- farmers predict a rainy harvest as there has been so- little rain this spring and summsr. , J-Z fVi XT net f aba TTn S9.fi: 1 Chicago, July 28. Hogs. 12,000: cattle. 1800; sheep;-8000;" r- ?rr. r. Hoe are steady and Be higher. Left over yesterday, 7000; receipts year ago, 14.000. '..'''v.' .: . M!xn . iz.b&rfs.o. rood ana neavyi T. 80 8. 85; rough ' and heavy, , $7.60 7u; ugni, iv.oonpo.iu. catue ana sneeo sieany. - Kansas City, July 23. Hogs. 1000: cattle, 8000; sheep, 1000. - omana, juiy xa.-j.iogs, eouu; cattie, duo; sneep, iiuu. fancy hens. 14H016o: roosters. old, 12o; springs, 18 40c; geese, 8o; turkeys, alive. ItOlSo; dressed, 82HO l3os ducks. 13c: ciaeona sauabs. - 82.00 doaen; dressed poultry, 101 Vs higher. Oraln, rious and Kay. TIARTJCT Producer's ' nrlee lldl Feed, 880.00: rolled, 134.00 36.00. ' WHEAT Buylnsr prloe, 1909 crop Track, Portland Club, 98c; bluestem, Ii.us; rea ttussian, sec; ioriy-ioia. ti.uv tji 1.01 ; Willamette valley, ). - 5 miiuuB L ui r eeiiing pnot .-xuru, 816.60s mildlinas. 833.00: shorts. 330: obop, . 23 81; alfalfa meal. 320 per ton. FLOLB fielllnc- nrlee Eastern Ore gon patent, 86.26: straight, 86.30O8.00; export 34i70: bakers. 36.0008.86; val ley, 86.60: graham, Ui, 36. so; whole heat, 36.80; rye, 6s, 3 60; bales. 3.00. OATS I'roduoers' nrlee Track. Na ab , wi m v a m yri vw vaw niiiv- thy. - Willamette valley Taney, ill.os; ordinary. $14.00018.00: eastern Oregon, is:bu; mixed, , iii.bo wii.uuj ciover, 11.60: rrain. 813.b0O14.00: cheat. tl4.00lj.00; alfalia. $14.00. . CORN Wools, 63s; cracked, 337 ton. . Fruits and Tsfslablea, . FRESH FRUITS Oranges. Med sweets, lj- Valencias - - $3.00 is.xi per box: bananas, 60 per lb.: lemons, $6 7.60 box: grapefruit, $8.00 4.00: pineapples. Florida. 32.00ei.il dosen; strawberries, local. 31.6061 per crate; cantaloupes, $2.763; loganber ries, $1.75; raspberries, . 31.26; cur rants, 31; Royal Anne cherries. 6 6c; Bamberts, 12 He; peaches 76c $1.26. POTATOES Old, selling, $1.26 1.60; new; 31752. vhqet abides New turnips. ' Ore iron. 11H0 dos old beets. 32.00: ' car rots. $1.26 sack; parsnips, $1.261.60; cabbage, local. $1.6001.76: tomatoes, lo cal. i.jd; notnouse. ii.iavi.ev; CallJ lornii, ovwioa craio; oeans, oo ID.; cau liflower, $1.26 dos. peas, 8o per lb.; horseradish. lOo: artlohokea. 66es7ie dm dos.; green onions, lOo per dos.; peppers. belt, Florida. 6ps crate; chill, ( )i per box: radishes. 812Ue doa. bunches: celery, $1.26 ds; eggplant, 16c; asparagus locat, uigiiK uos, rnuDarp, so per in; uniunb joDhing caiirornia, red, $1.16 per sack; white IHo; garlio, HHe APPLES $108-00. . L,: h i asoeerlss xruts, sTe . - BUOAR Cuba 1S.JK- r.owdrd 110? irun or oerry, .bo; ary granulated. $6.T8j 'coat "A- $S.$6; extra B. 36J6: golden a, $6.26: D, yellow, 86.16; bar rels, lto; Hair barrels, 80a; boxes, see advance on sack basis. . , Above price are 89 flays net cash quotations, i . SALT Coarse Half ground. 100a, $8 ner toe: 60s. JS.E0: lanle. dairv. EOa $16.60; 100s, $16; bales,. $2.26; extra fine barrels, 2s, 6s and 10s, $4.6006.60; lump rocit, tze.ov per ion. -RICE Imperial Japan No, 1, I Mo; rto. i, no; new urieans neaa. W le; jreoie, oo. .;- ., BEANS Small white,. $7.58; lanrs white, $6.36; pink, 84.00; bayou, $6.76; umu, io.zoj reas, xs.ea. ,-... . . , - Xsata, TUk aad Prortsloaa. I HAMS. BACON. ETC Portland pack uocai; nam, xeo: Dreaarasi oacon, 1,1 v.n.j . v. o . , , i . picnics, lfc; cottage roll, lSo lb.; regular short clears, smoked, . 14 e; backs, smoked, 14 lie; pickled ; tongues, 600 M. a -im wit . u . uuum ' mun. A a ttu mm -m u . eacn. r- -. - , -,. URESRKTJ IfflATS Front " etreat hogs, ; fancy, 10 ordinary, ' 9Ho; veals, extra, tHwlOo; ordinary, to; heavy, 7 8c; mutton, 7o; lambs. To, - liUUAtc IjAKU Kjstue . tear, 100, lHo per lb.; 6s.-16Ho.per b.; 69 lb. tins, 16o per lb.: steam rendered, - 10s. 16o per lb.; 6s, l$o per lb.; oompeund, 10s, 9140 per lb, . CLAMS Hardshell, ner box. 1140: rasor clams, out of season. FISH Rock cod. lOo lb; flounders, 8c lb: halibut, t&lo lb.: sti-ined baas. le per lb.: atflah, 10c per le; salmon, chlnook. 8H9o lb.; blueback, 8e lb.; herring, ) cer Jb.l solea Co ner lb.: shrimps 12H per lb.; perch, c per lb.; torn cod. lOo per lb.; lobsters, 86e lb.; fresh msokerel, per lb.; crawfish. 23o per dosen; aturgeon. 13He per lb.; black bass, 39a per lb.; Columbia smelts, ) per lb.; t'tr smelts. So per lb.; black eod, 7 Ho per lb; crabs,. Ci par dosen. - . , . OYSTERS Shoal water bay. per gal la, 82.60; per 100 1U sack. $6; Olym- S la, per gallon, $2.49 per IDS lb. sack, : 6.60; . canned. 0e can, $T dosen; eastern In s'uell. $1.76 per 100. Jraista. twal Oil. Xte, LTNEEED OIL Raw. ' tTIs TOat eaeea. 76c; boiled, bhis, 72c; cases. 7o; ner rnllon lots of 26u a-allona. la laaa: oil cake meal. $37 too. . ROPE3 Manila. 8c: sisal la lh. - BENZINE 86 degrees, ease,- Its per gal : Iron bbls. 11 Ho per gaL - - x un.jrc.ix lxisiu in cases, to per gal WHITE LEAD Ton lota ?4a dt fh; 6C0 'h. lots. So per lb.; leas lots. H - P"r IB. Tin&n NAILS Present basis. 3X.4L 80.05 HOGS III YARDS TODAY Highest ;Price In History sA ' Local Market Is Received . for Willamette' Stock. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. . i Hoei. Cattle. Sheen. Friday K7 66 602 Thursdav . 94 Wednesday ; . . . , . 86 Tu esd ay . . . , l , :t. Monday . . ......... 161 889 f 289 366 11-13 ia 867 '496 Saturday .. ..v. ... , ... "Portland Tin Inn HtAr-kvurila"' nlv tu. The bog market bid defiance to reason today when It reached tha hisrhest tirloe in the United States at the Portland yards by touching . $9.06 per hundred pounds. Breaking the former high record made' yesterday at 89 today's hog mar ket was most excited ever seen here and it . was with - perhaps no trouble that a sale of 73 head was made at the extreme high-point. - . - The hogs weighed a fraction over 164 pounds each and considering the quality was far. the best sale ever made in this or any other market. The lot was shinned In by A. R. Ford of-McMinn-vllle. who always selects the Portland market when - he has something good vj uuor. - jn aeai waa engineered Dy Gould Commission company and the reo- urQ nogs were uucen ry B. at a. wnue yesterday's lot at 69 was purchased by the Frank L. Smith company; ' Arrivals in today's hog market wers limited and so starved has been the condition- of the trade here that buyers were quit willing to pay 'whatever price receivers had the nerve to offer and at. this time their supply of nerve seems inexhaustible. Not only was the record' price obtained for block hogs bUt lllCAWiM In wm . Am Jm values above any heretofore received. One sale of 14 head of stock bogs was made at $7.80, per hundred pounds. ' Today's run of hogs totaled 87 head, comparable with 94 yesterday, none eltheE. Tuesday. Monday or Saturday, uu ve neaa a wee ago today. - 3rooi Stuff is atertlnr Oattls. " WhU It cannot be said there is the lisrhtest lack Of dtmuil tnr tim mtaTm still the great supply of poor stuff -that killers have been compelled to buy re- wraiir irerunj tne -cattle market In 2nral:but -of course - Is princlpallr affecting the disposition -and price of poor stuff. Fancy steers are. still flnd- lija; an active call as high as $4.60 and all .that cornea is readily taken ud bv buyers at this figure. . By the way, thla is the' hlrhoai nrl an, Ahtaln nere xor came at this time of -the year. . Oenerallr before thla tim tha cattle market - shows ' a remarkable slump, i but with the ' exception of : a slight decline .when araas stuff first aDDeared the market has held, rethar close to the figure In effect when fed suirr was coming forward. -, ..... Run of cattle In the yards today was only 66 headVpomparing with 261 yes- leroav. isy Wednesday,. 28 Tuesday. 366 Monday, none Saturday and iii a week ago today. ;. Good un and Oood Sheep Call. Quite a fair run of ehaen a.nt lamfca Is shown in the market at this time, and while killers would be very much tickled were they able to hit the price a blow, or two supplies are not suf ficient to attemot this at the moment And" "thareforo alt. values are folding tight at the top. -. ..., , ., For the day sheep and Iamb arrivals v va vvs iivavu.'' VVIIIf CM OU rt IV11 s,A0 yesterday, 612 Wednesday, 367 Tuesday. 496 Monday, .none Saturday and 160" a week ago today. . ' Those Who -Brlnf the BtaiT. "Jlt R;-Fordvtheshipper who received the highest price ever obtained in open market for hogs, was well pleased with nis snipmeni or nog at l.u today. S. L. Overton of Brownsville, favored the localtrade with a load of cattle. Frank der of Heooner has two loads Of sheep of ferine today that were cults veu inuugni oi dy Kluers. B. 8. Norwood of Harrisburj shipped In sheep and lambs. - - C. H. Farmer of Richreal was again In the yards. This . time he brought sheep and lambs that brought good fig ures. , O. M. Plummer, secretary of the Port land union Hiocayaras, na returned from a two weeksf trip to Alaska and is very mucn improved in health. Today s run of livestock compares wnn uub oay in recent years) as zoi lows: . "Hottit Catue. 1909 ............ 87 64 1908 .. .. : 166 ; 1807 .. ' 7 . 1906.V 78 '. r 26 1906 ............. .. 48 ' Sheep. 602 180 - 126 600 $09 A year ago today an lines of live stock were quoted steady at unchanged pnoaa. .Frank C Sharkey of Sharkey Com mission company Toppy stuff la show ing ths best demand ever noted in the Portland market. This applies to all lines alike and whenever top stuff is presented it invariably brings the ton price. , 8. P. Oould of Gould . Commission company Hog market a we bit excited and the $9.06 obtained today broke all previous records while; a sals oL stock hogs was made at a high mark. Poor catue are hurting ths market, although top steers are firm. - A. R. Benson of T. C Benson A Son Everything that has quality Is finding a good demand In the local market at tnis tima . Lee M. Lacey of Hunt A Lacey Ship. Sers cannot be impressed too much with lie report that there is no demand here for poor cattle and therefore it wilt pay tnem to seep tnis sort oz stuit away. Hogs and sheep very firm. -William Burke Jr. of Burks Commis sion mpany-Steady and Strong tones are snown in every line. ; ' " Tard's JUpressnUtlTe Trtceew ' Following are representative of latest transactions In the yards and indicate demand, supplies and quality offering: , ; -'- STEERS.- ' ". ..A,.." . Net Wt '. 6 steers ............ 6,626 . 8 steers ........,.." 6,100 13 steers ,....... ....' 18,000 28 steers ............ 29,740 IS steer' ....... 18,763 - . 1 steers ............ -1,660 10 steers ....13,160 1 steers .... 8,000 14 steers 16,100 S vteers 1.878 v 1 steers ..- 8.676 26 steers 17.800 ; .HEIFERS AND COWSL 21 cows ............. 19.328 7,700 4 cows ............. 4.1J5 , 2 heifers ........... L700 ; 1 cows 1,876 '. 14 cows 13,100 ' BULLS.--, 4 bulls .............. 4.400 - 8 bulls ...... .........3,425 - SHEEP AND LAMBS. " 26 mixed ............ .3,476 66 lambs ........... 4.11$ - 246 XL O. swes ........21.175 . Price. $3.60 3.00 4.10 4.60 4.00 8.00 ; 4.25 3.60 , 4.85 -4.00 - $.75 .4.60 $3.00 3.00 ' 8. SO V 1.60 1.60 1.06 $2.00 1.26 $3.60 - 6.60 ' 3.25 . 6.15 $.16 $9.0$ 106 lambs ............. 8.875 33 , obeep 8,126 - ' - . HOGS.: 73 hogs ....... ...... 11,996 14 stock hogs 1.426 7.9 Following is the general ran re of live stock vsJUes ln4he yards: Hogs Best east of the mountains, 39.05; good, $8.769; stockers. $7.26 7.60 Cattle Best steers, welrhins- 1200 pounds, $4.60; medium steRra, $4.26; best cows, 13.26 f 3.60; medium cowa $3.00; bulls. $2.202.75. . . Sheep (sheared) Beat wethersT $3.7$ 94.00;. ordinary, $3.1003.76; spring iambs. $5.006.60; stralrht wes, $3.26 ' STEEL JIIID10II New York, July 28. Tho stock market was under the control of steel and iron 'shares today, but Rook Island railroad shares scored the greatest advance, with considerable demand. Common went to 37, and. closed within a few fractions of that crloe. - Amalgamated Copper and American Bmener were ootn gooa leaders, wun an advanoe of nearlv a nolnt in each Is sue. Northern Pacific was firm, with 4 point' gain to' its credit at.he close. Union Pacific was steady and higher, but Southern Pacific closed with a loss O.I a small fraction. The Iron Trade Review says: "New signs of increasing prosperity are con stsntly aonearinar. but times of cros nerlty brinr their troubles as do periods of depression, and some large compa nies are hiving difficulty filling their contracts. . One Independent concern purchased 6000 tons of steel, bars from a steei corporation company, nut ins spec ifications for a considerable tonnage did not prove satisfactory, and only a riart of the order wilt be filled. - There is almost a billet famine in the east, : One importing company operating all Of it open hearth furnace capacity can . not firoduce enough steel to supply its fla shing mills. . No large tonnag can be bought anywhere In the east, and $26 at mill would probably be the best figure on any eastern tonnage visible. , "The scran situation is alao worrying the eastern steel mil la Taking advant age of the . dullness Incident to the Fourth of July holiday and Inventory taking, several mills tried to break the old material maricet last week, but witn out success. Mills are offering $1$ for heavy melting steel, and getting -very little at that figure. "A - most. Interesting development of tne scraD situation is tne decision or an Important eastern steel producer to start soras Bessemer capacity, later running the product through the open hearth furnaces to avoid the nse or scrap. This duplex, process has. been used for some time In the south. ' Whether It will be more economical thaa buying scrap in the north, remains to be demonstrated." Range of New Tork prices furnished py uvemecit at uook uo, til DESCRIPTION.' Amal. Cop. Co.. Am. C. F., o.. -d pro. el.. Am. Cot. OIL o. Am. Loco.,-, c... Am. Susrar. c Am. Smelt, c... do pfd. Anae. M. Co..... Atchison, c. do pfd. B. 4 6., c. ..... iar. nap. Tr. can. . Faclflc, c- cent. Lea-, c . . do nfd C. G. W., a . . . 'i c, M. at St P... C. A N. W- o. . . 165 Ches. & Ohio... Colo. F. A I., o.. Colo. Southern, c go id piq .... do 1st nfd Corn Products, c do nfd 1 D. & R. Oy. ... . ao pio ....... ao aa pro i do 1st nfd 1 i Gt. Northern,- pfd 159 i 164H i.4S Illinois central . Inter. Met, o.. do pfd L & : N. 141 M., K. &T, 0 41H a ao nra. - - - . . Ulstlllers Ore Lnds ... 38 I 37H frrrr. 7f- Jt.U,,IU ,,, National eLad .. St N. y. central .. N. O. & W. . N. A W., o..., do pfd. Nor. Am, K P.," o .. , ,- Pac m. S. S. Co. 136U 94" 92 83 U. 161 162 -i so- P. G.. fl A & Co. s. c. o...... do pfd . . . . . 46 . Reading, c. 166 U 164H xv. 1. A tit e do pfd.:. .. Rock Isl., e. 83H 109 108H 87 11 26V4 36 H do nfd S. L. is S. F. a 1 D. ao it. pia ... . St L A S. W., e. do pfd So. Psa, a ) s-e e Sow Ry., o....... do ' nfd. ...... II5 138 69H 84a. Texas at Pacific tjm P., O. . ..... U, 8. Rubber, o. . do nfd. 1S8M TJ. S. Steel Co., c. iou oo'pia. ... Wabash, com. 126H H lH 10 do pfd. iiiT W. U. Tel. e a Wis. central, c. - do pfd. .... Beet Sugar . .' Utah Copper . Third Ave. . . Total Salea 418.200 shares,- DOWNIGO ). No (matter what price S 0 RO PRICES, QUALITY CONSIDERED, ARE AL- WAYS THE LOWEST. exercise in our buying many lifelong customers. Tomorrow Round Steak .... ...10 Pot- Roast .....8V10 a m is si- ' si ssf Hamburger I Steak - 7. ,8$ Mutton Stew ; ; . .. ; .5 ShOulderdf. Muttonft, Legs of Mutton. . .12j Roast Pork. .12S 15 Pork Chops;; 134, 15 " REMEMBER THE LOCATION 11-- BOSTON PAd(IN6 COMPANY CI; .TWO BIG MARKETS r; , ; .Cor. Third and Ankeny TIMY 1.1 A Y OFFEIIIIIG L OHLY RETREAT ,-: -:;' 'saBBalBasssjsasjBsiLsss 4 ' All Other Wheat Options Under Severe Depression . In Chicago Pit Today. , CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. ft July 23 July 22 Loss 190$ Juiy .,..,....111 iis 2H III Sepf lec. , May ; Dec. ..,.....106HA 104H '1 Chicago, July 23. Wheat was dumped at every point ' of today's market and the dosing was K to SHo.a bushsl Under that of yesterday, -Long wheat began to 'coma out in tne July as soon aa the market ooened. At ths start July went at 112 H to ill and reached its highest limit for the day at the latter point The selling Sressur was the greatest - of recent ays and this forced July back 1 addi tional cents to ill, and It closed only a fraction of two better than this. Evidently September' traders are be coming frightened at that option, ' for thev . were lust as oersistent in their selllnr as in the July. Home of them sold tne September and went over into the December, but even that option was under deDressins influence - and Mav was the only safe harbor for anchor- Argentina shipments Wheat. 1831,- goo ousneis; corn, s.zzc.gou bushels. .Argentina visible supply in bushels This week. Week aso Tear aaro Wheat ......660,000 720.000 1.328.000 Corn ... .. 8,413,000 3.494,000 1.349,000 St Lonis roDorted cash wheat a cent lower, while a drop of S to 4o was re Dorted bv Kansas Cltv. with No. 1 hard at luboiuo. Chicago casn wheat sales iNo. I re new, 112 Hf 113; no. i red, new. 104( iizm: no. z nara winter, new. ini 119: No. 1 hard winter, new. 107O111H: ivu. l northern spring, ise nominal; No. 1 northern spring. 120126; Na I spring, 116 124. Range of prices, furnished by Ortr beck A Cooke Co. 4k l WHEAT, Onen. Hlsrh, Low. Ill 106 J95V. . Close. 111H July ...llSH 11$ Sept ...,v19hV108H Deo, .....106 , 106 H May .....109 : 109 107 A 106H A 109 Vk lit 7i4 ,v 674 , 66 CORN. July ..... 71 72H Sept 7H 68 Deo. .....66 67H May 67 . 6SH 72H 67H '57H A 67 H , OATS. July 45 H 46 Sept ..... 40 40 Deo 40 H 41 H PORK. Tlly 4 ess' "' Sept 2107 1107 2088 2150 1770 1171 1178 1167 1140 ' 1136 1106 $106 JeiH 4, ' ..ee-e-e. v - LARD. July .a 1171 1178 Sept ..... 1176 1176 Oct 1167 1U0 1171 1171 1167 RIBS. wui; - a Sept ..... 1140 1140 iiss 1106 Uct. -.. 1110 NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Clearings today 7177.. $ 901,184.57 Year ago '49,402.08 Gain today....,.........! 121,731.49 Balances ;......$ 72.644.63 Tear ago. , 76,866.04 Seattle Banks. Clearings today... Balanoes today . . . .... . . . . . lL888.97t.0Q . 432,286.00 ' Taooma Banks. Clearings today .....$ $18,603.00 60.768.00 Balances tooay . . . PRODUCE IN 8AN FRANCISCO (United PrH Leased Wlr. San Francisco. July 23. Eras, ner aosen California zresn, inciuaina: cases: Extras, SO Vic; firsts, 29c;' seconds, 26c: thirds, 21 Ho. Sutter, per pouna sxtraa. io; rtrsts. 1 7ai asAAnilS 9 K IX. 9 a U 1 vt aa . Na - 1 13140. . New cheese, per poundCalifornia flats, fancy, 16 Uc; firsts, 14c; .seconds, 13c: California. Young; America, fancy. iitte iirsts. itHc: eastern ureaon. lftc: ao xounc. America, io e.. potatoes nsw crop, per csntaj. licef Onions- Red. ner ' sack. ISo: yellow. too per ceniai. . i uranres, per Dor Valencia, is.soo a . Today's Treasury Statement. (United 2reM Leeeed Wirt.) Washington. July 28. The treasury repon loaay snows: receipts, z,tj,3U7. Disbursements, 15,187,662. ' Uew York Silver, New Tork. July . 2$. Bar silver at 690. THE PRICES othera may charge, OUR The care and caution we has made for out markets We Offer Veal Stew. ,8 VearCutlets ...15 Shoulder Roast of Veal .......... in i j i i i , i Loin of Veal . .15 Hams :;...: .i7y3? Bacon . . . . . 20$ Lard, 5 pounds ;. ; . . .80 Lard, 10 pounds. ..$1.50 Cor. First and Burnside THE UNITED STATES :' NATIONAL, BANK ;j V , PORTLAND, OREGON . -' ' , UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY . Capital and Surplus Sl,CC0,0Cp .,''' ' J ": OFFICERS ' ' .-.1... J. C AINSWORTH, Pres. , R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier. . R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President, A; M. WRTCirTs Assistant Cashier. .: . . " W, A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. " DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD, WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS 1 IUIBJ(& HfttlKOW. C8iV.ll Oldest Bank oa Capital fully paid ..... $1,000,000.03 Surplus and undivided profits $500,000.03 W. it Ladd, Preftdenl K. S. Howard Jr, Aist CstMen Edward Cookingham, Vka-Prsa, 1, W, Ladd, Assistant Cashier. -W. II. Duiickley, Cashier. Walter M. Cock. Ast Cashiet. Interest paid on time deposits ana savings accoants. Accounts of banks, firms, corporations and individuals solicited. Travelers checks for sale and drift issued available ia all countries of Europe, CORNER FIFTH AND STARK HART3IAN& THOMPSON Bsssa BANKERS --- : CHAMBER OP C0MMXSC4 ' , solicit , small check accounts and offer every convenience tot depositors, regardless- of the. amount deposited X; Overbeck & Cbbke Co. Ccznniftslon Merchants Stocks, Bonds .'x Cotton. CriJa, Etc. . v .- - - - -V " - S j' . - - .- '' -r 2 16-2 17 Board of Trade . Buildlax , .V; M smbers Chtesfo Board of Trade. . Correepondsota of Lojraa at Bryae. Chicago, New Tors, Boston. . .... . ).- We have the only" private wire - so on acting Portland wlttk the astern exchaotea. JOURNAL WANT ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS ths Fadfie Coast , . OFFICERS v. Ditulithic Pave mcnt Drinca Satisfactioii Am xtntAwcTw m atwn or ABUTTZB Ctf tOM aa m OXaUiat , BECAUSE 'k'A It la durable, serer eraekav nsJcsa . no aolee er rumble (rem passing yehlclee. eollacts as dust er nu Cirthermore. It aivte a sare f oot id for horses. AatoBsobite wtU sot skid, Vaircn Construction Company. tlT BSC 9TJ)Om rOBTXJJTD, 9SWBOOX, Invesimenfs CALL OR WRITS . S. Lccrr.u Lumber Exchars PORTLAJiD, OKI: C 0 : 1 A"-