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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY ' EVENING, JULY 27, 1803. 13 il ivnvrrr 1 1 nllf, Ml.Sorts of Prices in Effect and Dealers Buy at Their :. - r Own Figures. . , . e Most Tsrmin la Ttn.. . According to latest reports 4 from hopyarde of tha Wlllsm. e , . ette . yallaymora i vermin ara- e 1 e shown at thta ttm than ever b, e tore. Cool acd cloudy "weather la a help to tha Insects,- and as few- growers ara spraying, tha outlook la not' very encourag ing. - . , rOTfAJ'B HTrJOLES-AJJE MARKETS. -j r Butter 'market badly mixed. -Kerbs are selling lower.-. ... , VVirs nails So higher. Snnia utvinn nrlcn of eheesa .T A i V Liooai tomatoes need sun, ' Raspberries ara higher. ... - Blackcaps are advanced again. . Car neachari and oeara. - Fish run shows Improvement, .. m ' Booster In hops active. , . ,-.- Mixed Talus U Butter. . . - Punishment galore la being Issued out : ta varloua creamery men. by others of the -craft who are thereby yunlahlBg themselves. The market price lor cream try butter. la badly mixed,, all aorta of jvajuea being quoted by makers. Some Of mem are aim maintaining ; " """ ;ket at 2 So. othera are asking 80c, othera .IOKo and still another 8 lo a pound. 'I Those holding back at' 29o ara making an effort to punish' those, who put the market to 0 Ho. Borne claim that the -"latter are bringing In Eastern butter and are boosting the local price merely to allow them to1 aell their outside iprod ,. uct at a mora favorable price, bur tha ' tOUo men in turn aay that the advance 'V to that price waa fully Juatified beeauas ' of the snorter supply and the better de mahd. . Than again , tha 31a men. state ' that theirs la the only real market, so ? today you can buy butter at your own : price. Condltiona are likely to adjust ! themselves durlngxhe corning' hour , ' " Roma Quoting- Cheese at 17a, t : More firmness la shown. In the Cheese market at, tnia lime. The situation is i dally improving and aome of the whole. 3' sal growera advanced their .quotations to He for flats this morning, but along i Front street prfces are generally o ; changed at lie. h v 'Son Boosters Kard at 'Work.v While condltiona generally look favoir ' able to higher prtcee In the hop mar- ket. preaent prlcea are merely "paper" affairs and do not exist elsewhere. - In ' most quartera It la believed that hops will actually touch ti .or SOo a pound before -tha coming season is concluded, but neither yesterday nor thla morning no transactions had been reported be. Tond lno. although there waa talk that 9c was being offered. Even this latter could not bo fully confirmed. The Pin cue deal reported y this paper at 18o was the iast confirmed transaction In tha hop market Baambendas are Kit-he. , V Raspberries are higher by at least 10a '.a crate in tne local ratrxei iooy. oumw sales are being -made 20c above thoe A tarmnrW auoted in . this Daper. Re ceipts were oomewhat better thia morn- ' . .... ii. ... IDK, out Huniiiy wm s. 1 toganberrlea are aho win ' mixed iual- Ity, aome vary leaay aiun coming, ror- ward. Sales are being made from. S1.S0 to 11.71 a crate. . . Ttiackcana are tilaher because of scare. ity and salee are being made today at ifrl.15 a crata " ,t. Blackberriea are slightly lower with .receipts somewhat better.: ; .ttsWa Am StallliuF Xwai. Vhera la considerable' difference of opinion among handlera of eggs aa to tne ngni mar Ket prico. wnii imwrau aaeert their ability to aecura lSoQuite easUy. for supplies, while othera ara orrering an tney nave mi c- rvw rtalnta ara better' than expected and aa ' soma eupoliea ara being brought out from the east the eltuatlon Is not naar ly so good aa a week. ago. : Vrtef Votea of Wholeeala Trade. . txcal tomatoes ara not wall colored as yet Need sun. - . " , . A mixed car af peachea and peare from "TTewcastla. paL,- was unloaded this morn- "fireased 'meats firm for all varities. ("Wire nails are advanced 5o keg. This put tha base at .? today. Bet ter situation In the ateel market tha auaa. . Better supply of salmon coming from the Columbia aa a result, of the Ira proved run there,: Mora ateelheads ap , pear in g. ' . " - 1 ":- ; Green poas are coming mora freely Hin mnA ara In fina condition..- Priced GUTTER r.lARKET BEING CliUIIIIED .S, at'Te a pound. ' nrin.1 axa connnv mrv xreoir irom the south. Seedless at 1 a crate of fou baaksts. ,n - -t .ii, ..' FRONT STREET QUOTATIONS Sops, Wool and sTJdea. - A HOPS 1908 crop, choice. 11H1Jc; prime to choice, HQimei prime. lOHc: medium, 10c; 1909 contracta (growers " rafuee to sell), 18fM6o is offered. . WOOL 1909, WUUrnett. valley, ISO 4c; eastern Oregon, S0Q2SO. ' TALLOW rPrime, par lb, Sf4o; f t and rreaae, 2121H0. BHBEPSKINS Shearing. 10010 each; 'short weoL 26040c; medium .wool, toe ' $1 each: long wool. 75c!l.lt. eaoh. . CHTTTIaC BARK Old, 0 5 He; haw. 4H&6C 10. ' f HIDE Ery hides.' 14910 lb.; rreen, ttflOo lb; bulla, green salt (a par lb: " kipa, 9e; calves, rrwn, la per lb. . MOhAD 1905. 12 0 240. ; - - , Bttar, Egg and yomirsv v :: r ..r BUTTER JExtrax creamery, 2llle; fancy, 27Ho: store, 20c. BUTTBH KAT Jvuvery t. o. K Port- land Sweet cream, ISc: sour, 2He. - 1 ' EGGS Candled, lacal boat, 27H18c; uncandled, 27o. . - , CHE KSE Waney full Viam flats, lU(B17c: triplets and daisies. lUtt 17c: loung Amerlcaa 17H18cl r .Mixed chlckesa 14: fewer hens. 14Hllo: . roostera. .old. J2e anringa. 18020c; gaeaa. 89o; turkeya alive, lltl8o; dreaaea, JSc; ducks, 18c; plweons, squaba 11.00 - doseti;. dreaaea poultry, lim higher. , , . ersia. noma ana BARLET Producer's price 1S09 Feed, $30,00; rolled, 334.00 35.00. - - WHEAT Buying price, 1909 crop Track Portland Club. 798c;blua- Smith's New Prices Ship your produce to us. We will pay you tha following prtcaaTN We do not charge commission: Dresaed Veal up to 140 lba....04t - (Large veal leas.) , , -,,-- . y - Dressed POrk ....... ........ Hal Spring Chickens, large. ....... 164 Spring Chickens, small ...,,.il8 Hens . .......................15 Egga, candled ............... .26e rsASTx mrrs kxat co Vlgkttsux the Beaf Tmrf , -r - yorMaadOrafon.. , TT Tr .-'"a ? ' s. f 100UII BUYS; PATTE SELLS .. ... ......... .. t... Change" of Leadership in "Vheat Pit Brings Abput ' - Widespread of Prices. -'CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. .- ' July JT. July 3. JUias. 190S. July ,ioW ioii v .. : 8t. Sept." 10SHA )MS-.i S uao. .IfltH 03 j. . l May ...... .1UB 105 ' - Chicaao. July 17. Wheat -was sensa tional to a deKree today, and fluctuated wnaiy, aavancing with extreme Dullish nesa and. loelnc under Dresaure that coat the prloe of several cents. - Closing was uncnanirea ror tne July ana w to lo lower for the other three options. ' Opening Tof the market waa wild, with bullish sentiment supreme. At the open ing -July, went to $1.07, compared with the close yesterday at ILOt'i. SeDtem- Her $1.06- compared, w4th $1.04 De- cemoer fi.vs, comparea wnn . abd May compared with I1.0ST. fatten waa a pear jn inn wneai pn today; while Artnour changed placea with him and took the bull side. Thia accounted for the sudden lean of values at tha openina. wmie Armour waa tan inn a4t ma wuiy onering at tne pries Patten vwas unloading, and his heavy dumDlns caused the provision klnr to finally retire and . allow the market to taKe ta . own- oourae. - fiowever, - n : la generally believed that Armour took on heavy loads of Patten- wheat all tha way down. ' v;- - - Spread In the wheatN market today was one of the heaviest of recent weeka In the July the hlah waa ll. o ana the low $1.04. or a dif ferenoo of 4 hi c. - For September tha spread waa J c. Decern. ber. lo, ana May lc a Dusnei, ... r : vLivcrnool was weak and lower at th opening, but closed unchanged to d higher than yesterday., St. Louis reported a somewhat better casn wneai situation, ana ine. price tnere was ic nigner. Cash wheat sales: .... wo. . reo. new, II.071104; .No. 3t rd. new, '. 1108 AW V t(WI VB V1.W( " 1.10U: No. I hard winter, new, l.us. Ranae of chlcaco prlcea furnished by Overbeck cooke Co.: WHEAT. -.. MX Open. High, ixi Close. July .....107H 10 10614 Sept ' i 103 Vi 103 A Deo. ,103' 1U1 May ..10614 106 X . ' CORN. 10 x 106 KB uly " ept. 6914 6H 7H 66 A Ueo. 68 -OATS.'- 6S May 6 HA July ..... 48H ' 43T4 3H . 43' SepL . 40 40 8H 89B Deo. ..... 40V4 40V,r 40 . " " FORK. - July ..... 2080', 1080 1072 ' 2072 2085 2085 1180 s 1710 Bept. ...... S08S . 2097 Jan.- 1718 1200 . 1 ' . LARD. July ..... 1162 116 , 1160 1160 1168 liar 1115 1090 sept. . .. . . 1 1 . iio Oct 1162, 1162 . 1160B 1165 1125 . 1115 a- 1090 . RIBS. July 7,-rr. II SO 1130 Sept. 1120 ' 1126, . Out , .... 105 1100 stem. tliOztj red RusRlan. 95a96( forty-fold, 6SoJl-00; WUlamette val lav.' 1 ). ' , - - - ' " . MXLLSTTJFFS Sell In price Bran, 124.60: mlldllngs, $38.00: shorts. 230; chop, 123081; alfalfa meaU, $20 par ton. - FLOL'R foiling price Easern Ore gon patent, 86.36: straight. 36.8Ot.00; export.- 34i7; batters, $6.006.25; val ley, 86.60; graham. .- 14 a, 86.u; whole wheat 15.80; rya 6a. 81.60; bales. $3.00. , UAis - rooucers price incs, . nu 1 wblta 340041: arar. 840. HAT Producera - prloo Kaw time thyj Willamette valley fancy, 115.00 ordinary. 814.00: eastern Oregon. ) mixed, 211.60012.00;. clover, ( ) : oats, lli.oti; cneat, ii,6g airatia, i.uu .CORN Whole. 181: cracked. 1ST tod: mitts aal Tea-atablea. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, Med sweets. 32.76; Valenciaa f 8.009 I, OK V. I ; . Ik emona, 85O7.S0 box; grapefruit, $3.00 04.00: Pineapples. Florida. 33.002.61 dosen; straw berries, local, $2.00 per crate: cantaloupes, 3z.003px.60; loganDer .I... . 1 . II 0V I 7 m MnH.Ml., SI . K ft.: , .n corraots, $2.00; Royal Anne cherries, & woe; . juamoeria, nw, peacnes, aucy POTATOES Old. aeillnar. 21.18 0 1.50: new, ai.iowi.ev. vegetables-New tarnips. Ore gon, 12Uo dos.; old boats, 82.00: car-J ri, .d wmKm.. iBrvmL,, ti.,iv.Vi cabbasra, local.- $1.6601.75; tomatoea, lo cal, si.ov; nouiouse, ii.io; caiirorn.a, 76 1 86c; crate; beans, 6e lb.; cau liflower, $1.25 doa; peas, 6c per lb.; horseradish. lOe: artichokes. f6A7Sc nae floa; grn oniona 10c per doa: peppers, oeiL rionaa, itgi crate; cnui. t li bead lettuce, too dosen: hotaouaa. tLOl celery. $1.36 da; eggplant, ltc; asparagus local i ) aomy rnubarn, lo Per-1M com, tee dosen.. .: '-.ru ' ,-t ONIONS Jobblng-rCallfornla. red. $1.25 par aack; white IMo; gsrlio. 12He per 18. " ' ' -- . . - ' - ffroosxiaa, jmas, ' Ete. 8UOAR Cuba. 26.26! nowderad. 16.10: fruit orberry, i6.85r" dry -granulated, $6.76; cent A., $5.$5; extra B,, $6.36; coldan G 35.36: D. yellow. 36.16: bar- rela 16c: hlf barrels, too: boxaa (6e aavanco on aaca Dana - , - tAOove prlcea are 30 oars oat cash quotatioasj . . OAi.- c-onrse nair grouna. idob. i per ton; 60s.- $8.50: taole. dairy. 60s. $14.60; 100a $1; bales, 82.26: extra fins barrels. 2s, 6a and 10a, $4.506.60; lump rue. u.ov per vtn. f RICS Imperial Japan No. : 1. 5H5 No. 2. 614c; View Orleans bead, 7o; ureoie. e c. . BEANS Small white, $7.18; large white. 18.85: cink. 34.00: barou. 86.75: jimaa. o.io; reaa xs.eo. . . Ksata. yia and rrortsteas. HAMS. BACON, ETC Portland pack (local) ham, 14 e: breakfsst bacon, H4624H0; boiled ham. 23H?2414o; picnics. 12c; cottage roll. ISo lb.; regular short clears, amoked, 1414c; backs, smoked. ;14c; plokled . tongues. 80s each. - , .-. . - DRESSED MEATS Froat street hogs, fancy, 11 OU Uc ordinary. 180 114: vealis, extra, 10c: ordinary, 914c; heavy. Tj 8c; mutton. To; lambs, 7c LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10c. 1414e per lb. 6a It Ho per lb.; St lb. tlna le per lb.; steam rendered. 10a, Ho per lb.; 6a, 16 He per lb.j compound, 10s, e per lb. ' -7 CLAMS Hardahe'l. per box, $2.40; rasor clam a out of season. FISH Rock eod. 10c lb; flounders, 6c lb; halibut. 67c lb.: striped bass. l'Se per lb.; atflsh. 19.- par lo; aalmoa, Chinook. 8Hc lb.; blueback,-8c lb.; herring, ( ) per lb.; aolea. 4e per lb, ahrlmpa ItH per lb.; perch, 6e per lb.; torn cod, 10c per Ibi; lobe tare, t6o lb.; fresh mackerel. ) per lb.: crawfish. zic per oosen; aturreon. II HO par lb. black baaa 29s per lb.; Columbia smelts. ; per id.; e- r smelt a. sa nep lh.: black cod, 7 He per lb; craba. ( per DieCK dosen. OYSTER8 Shoalwater bav. Oar aal. l-ie, 12.50; per 100 1U aack, $5: Olyra J la, per gallin. $2.40 par 100 lb. sack, :6.60: canned. 0er can.- IT dosen; eastern in s'.iell, 11.78 par 10 . v 'lBins. ooal Oil. Sto. LINfcEED OIL Raw. tibia.. TOc: casts. 74e: botsed. bhia, 72c; cases, ?Se; per gallon lota of llv gailona la laaa; ell cako meal. 137 ton. ...... rope Manila, 8c; aieal. 7e lb. t BN2LNB tt degrees, eases, 19o par S9.50 HOBS IS HEW HIGH Hill Smair:Lotof Good Stuff Comes and Overtops All r: Previous Coast Prices. n . WO W S9.0U. , Hogs advanced to $9.60 . per a ; nunarea pounds in the Portland ' e stockyards todays' This is tha e) e . highest prloo aver obtained hers, e e . and beats all previous high rao- e . ords by 15c,; This latter, record" 4 waa ' likewise mads during the .e e past 24 hours, a sale being closed at $9.15, compared with the beat e at $9.10 yesterday and $9.06 Sat-. e j urday, v Oa Friday v all previous . a) ey.. records for hogs were broken at 4 4 . $9.00. . . - ; , : v a PORTLAND) LIVESTOCK RUN.'" Hogs. Cattle, Sheep. t ueauaj ei Monday ........ ,."21 Saturday 80 Friday $7 Thursday .. 94 Wednesday 86 136 711 788 82 68 802 261 5 Ll $39 613 r Portland. Union StockvarrTa. jilw H. When 'Frank L. Bmlth of the meat company bearing his name paid ' $9.60 ter-100 pounds this morning for alx head of hogs, ha probably realised that tha transaction established an entirely new high record for the hog market of the Pacific coast Eatabllshlag high water mark for bog values has been of daily - making, and values that have ruled during recent daya have been more of the case of aupply than of price. Today's high water mark, in the hog market here waa received for a lot aent In from Wood land. Wash., by B. 8. Griffiths, the Sharkey Commission company handling the record deal. " . ; It Was a day of Intense excitement in tha hog market, and while other linea were in good position, tha transactions in awlna overshadowed to a very con siderable degree everything; that could possibly be, brought forward in Other "ReCOrdDrlca levela were r.. twice during the past 24 hours. One saia or au neaa being made by Burke Cornmlasioa company to 8. & a at $.15.fColo.F 4V-1V c.7 wh- u wmra Time during tne raat Xew dava that the Mm iiH.n.nj.., concern has figured In record prlcea for .r x, '.. secona time'tnat the Smith Meat company took the ini tiative in nuttinar hi vain.. - where thay have never before reached on tha Pacific coast . , Todays Bacord for Oood Hogs. Today's bis deal which forced values up to $9.60 was out of the ordinary, considering recent transaction Tha lot that th. Rmi,h company took waa the beat hoga that ainvcu a me Portland yarda for many a da, and were therefore worth the; money mora, so buyers and sellers insist than any receat deal. For many; days the livestock trade haa wondered what buyers would really do ir toppy hoga came forward, and considering the price recently paid for Inferior atuff,. they 'expected nothing "" uiiist ,wnen aucn a aaie waa made. Therefore today's transaction at $9.60 waa anxiously awaited bv tha virlmn micrvBia Only 41 hoka arrived "In tha Pnrtiand yarda during the oay; thta comparing wnn at ireateraayv v Saturday, s i fi- day, 94 Thursday. 85 Wednesday: and buub m wn aao voaay. Mora Strength la Cattle Market. Strength In tha cattle maYket was much more; pronounced today than for some time. Fancy steers , and cowa wars never In better request at thla time of the year than today, and aalea of ton,stears wars quickly made at $4.69 and fancy cowa could find quite a lib eral market as high aa $8.80. Todays run oi cattle constated of 1S5 head, as compared with 711 reater- day, 839 Wednesday and 288 a week ago toaay. est snoop Jtlgner. Sheen and lamb market Is very firm tha strength and famine in hogs aiding all lines. Arrivals of aheep for tha day wer. 783 head, compared with none yea- teraay, aao tsaturaay, ui Friday, 1 iss Thursday, en Wednesday, and 357 week aao today. - Generally speaking, a fractional ad vance is being obtained' for the better claaa of sheep, but general values re main anout as previously quoted. with thia day in reoent years aa followe . in, a j ,.iuii v. ... n.iut-n wuiiwn oogi. aiiie. oneep. 1909 : 41 . 136- 788 1908 . $3 - 78 2.182 1907 . . .. 160 1908 'K 284,. .T" 00 1905 . ; . 50 A year aao today cattle and aheeu wero weak but hotra were firm: no cnange in quotations. , . - r i .. , xmoag the ihlppaTS, B. S. Griffiths, the Woodland. Wash- man who obtained $9.60 for his hogs today, haa reason, to be proud of tha tranaaction. . j-. ' J.- W. Chandler of La Grande aent fovward ' three loads of catt day's market that were well received. a. n. Norwood or . HarriaDurg, waa again in - the yards. . This time ha brourht a load of cattle. 'Bill" Matlock., the Heponer ahipnor. had three cara of cattle offering In the yarda today. Peter . Hlllrard jot the same willow creek city, waa represented in the yard's transactions oy a car -.or cattia W. L Dlshman. a local man, sent In two . loads of big- steers vrrom juewts- ton. , . . .. F. w. Ball of Condon came In with two loads of cattle. - - M. J. Brown and S. Sehuobaeh drove in a load or oeei. catue ana one oi reea Pelton A Hannon - of Roseburg sup plied tha trade with four loads of cattle. Frank Dinges of Junction City made hla regular visit with one double of aheep and lam be. - Bridges Pengra Of Oakland had In oar of cattle today. Tarda' Bapreoaatatlva Prloea. Following are reoreeentatlvo Of latest transactions in the yarda and Indicate demand, supplies ana quality. oiIerlnsT STEERS, ' : ' ..'.". Netwelaht Prtea 26 ateera . .......... 29,625 $4.40 zo steera ............... zs.eia .. ... a.ee steera ........ li.iov s.xo $ steers . , . .......... 7.478 . ' 8.26 4 -Steers .-rr,i n-nr--4.465 4.2C steers ... ..r...,..,' 8,700 3.25 8 steers ... T ......... 7.350 8.00 4.00 16 steers . , 18,476 11 steers . , . . ........ 11.600 18 steers ......... . 12,725 ' 15 steers . . . w ........ 16.676 14 steers... .......... 18,860 14 steera ... ........... 13.276 4.00 ': ;4.S , 4.00 4.00 .. 4.00 .2 '.'1.99 3.00 2.50 ; ,3.00 , 8.6 ,3.60 8.50 8.06 t steera . . . ........ ,1S6 ' COWS.' . 12 cows,;, 10,625 cows , .... , .......... 19.626 cowa ... ........... 8.650' 23 cowi...,,..A 22.200 a cowa ... ..ii. ....... n.v7 29 oowa ............. . 80.600 17 cows... ........... .9,575 t cows . 9,375 gal: Iron Mls, 11 He per gal. ' njurtniinni in cases, aao per gal. WHITE LEAD Ton. lota f4e mt nvtfC "7 Jots, isc per lb.; laaa lota. "VIRU NAIL&WPreaeot baa la $L48, . . lMl 200 i if:.: Hierhest. Price la "Beached .During Today's Trading .-Steel Dividend 3. , - Now Tork, July , 27-t'nion Pacific Want within a fraction of 200 today, and tha increaaa of 1 per cent in tha divi- ..J - II c l .7T vj . i . a ,i, v. . aiwi :vsiiiiivi, km, nimui.i feature which forced the general stock ! The Increase in the payment on Steel common to 8 per cent had no affect epon the market, for announcement waa not made until after tha session was concluded. However, thla had been ex pected because of the better business shown' by the big corporation. There was no change In The preferred payment and It stands at 7 per cent" According to announcement made oy tne directors of the Steel corporation, the earnings for the past quarter amounted to $24, 329,000 and unfilled orders aggregate 4,057,000 tons. w Union.- Pacific waa tha "big feature of today 'a trading, and- there waa intense excitement wnen tne.mgn record marg waa reached. The cloalna was 1 point above yesterday; or the greatest gain : or any issue ror tne aay. . -Steel common trained 114 and pre ferred t4 do Int. Amalgamated CoDDer advanced 1 potrrr-and'a similar rise waa shown In American Smelters common. Southern Pacific went 1 points above yesterday, but the rest of tha market gained a few fractions. , . Ranse of New Tork oricea furnished py overoecK t uoone eompany:- DESCRIPTION. .a Amal. Cod. Co. 82 Am. C. A.F0,. no era Am. Cot. OIL o. Am. jooo. c... Am. ; Sugar, ' c. T 2H 2H 1 ii" iiih am. emeu, ci do cfd. , . . . , Anaconda M. Co. 4814 84 Am. Woolen, . Atcmaon, c. 116H do pro. B..A O., c B. R. T. . Can. Pacific, o Cen. leather, c C. ft Q. e C.; M. 4 St P... V. OC J. w., o Colo. 80., c, dcv-2d pfd. . do 1st Bfd. 80141 SO Hf 8014 Corn Products, c. 28 23 22 oo pro. ...... D. ft R. G.. pfd. Erie, c do' 2d pfd do 1st. pfd.... Gt Northern, pfd. Illinois Central . Inter. Met, c..". do pfd Louis, ft Nash.,.. Jtf tC ft T Os see do pfd. , Distillers . ..... Ore Lands : , . , . . Mo. Pacifio Nafl Lead N. T. C......... N. T., O. 4k W... 36 si' 36 ii,' 155 41H 7614 72H 8614 126H 6314 N. ft.W C. N. American... N. Pacific, c... P. M. 8. S. Co. Pa Ry 4,4 P. O . L. A C. Co. P. Steel Car, c. P. Steel Car, p.. 4$ Keacunr, c.-.u. R. I. A 8.. e. . . . R. I. & 8.. p.... Rock Island, o. . . Rock Island, p.. St. L. & 8. K.IdD. 8tLa8, F.latpl Bt. L... S. W.. c 8t UftS, W., p oo. x-weme, c . . . So, KyN c, . . . do pfd T. ft V. ,....! 132 H 69 & Union Pacifio, eJ u. . ttuooer, c . do Dfd TJ. S. Steel Co., c ao pra Wabash, c . . . . do jfd ...... W. -f. TeL..... WJs. - Cent. P'd. wcsUnrhouse . Utah Copper . . . Third Ave. . . 127H I1H 65 H 73 H Ot Weatern, do Dfd i 4K 1 a 4. i anon, c. 69 Total sales, 422,800 aharea ', NORTHWEST BANK 8TATKMKXT srortland aBaka Clearings today ..$ 944,648.89 liar SfO t6S.7S8.36 Loss todav $ 14.129.47 Balances today ........... ,167.166.17 . 188,416.1$ year, ago 83aavUe Banks." , ' Clearings today .. .$1,806. lTl. 00 Balances, tooay ........... ZTT.see.vw Taeosaa Banks. - - ClearingeToaay 07.ot.06 Balances today f4.lCs.0S If oawe 12.600 67 -COWS ... 68,176 10 cows , 8.826 37 owe ..... ....... i 36,675 18 cowa... 17,600" STAGE AND BULLS. 1 etag r 1.808 17$ 3 36 8.00 -8.25 $14 8 08 , 1.00 --1.25 2.60 8.00 , 1.60 " ! - 1.56 1.60 yi.66 v't-' : . S.00 4.04 .1 atag 1,300 -1 bull, ...,.r.l,426 l bull ., 1.640 -"-I Btaga rf.rV.i . f.TJJ,300-; U sjtag ........VUII , MIXED CATTLE. 8 mixed ...v.... ' 1,125 17 mixed .............. 18.475 3 yearlings 890' CALVES.- t - t calves'.".,;. .'..'-1.121" 8 "calves .i .....' , 7 SHEEP AND LAMBS. 211 Umbr 14.525 i.'66 4J9 84 sheep .............. 8,675 ' HOGS, i "" - " 30 hogs 8.020 4 '- 9.11 i hogs ...,.. 700 ' , t.00 6 hogs ........ ,,r 1,475 4- 9. it Followlns is tha aenerai rasaw of lives toe a values in me yaros; - , - . Hoga Best east of tha mountains it 10; good, 39.00; atockera, $7.60, Cattle Bee steers.- welahlna- 1206 1WUUU, ,,,,, , uifuium nmi, . I. . . . ga a .A. . . i . I rn. . . . , a . . mil cow,, ,.,uy,,u, mcviun cowa, li.oo ; ouiis, i.ioj.7. Bheoo (sheared Beat wetnera 53.75 64.00: ' ordinary, 33.5063.75: SDtinc lamba.. $5.09 & 6.50; straight ewes. 88.26 fi.60; mixeo tots, (i.ze.to. - (jaives eest. is.eo: orainary. I4.ec a 4.88. . : Cattlo Strong In East. ' " Chicago; July 17 Hoaa 13.006: cat tle, 8000; aheep, 42,000. Hoga are steady. Left over - yesterday. . 4500. Receipts year ago, 11,000.- Mixed,' $7.65 6 8.26; good, $7.60f 8.30; rough, $7.46 T.86; fight 37.704 1.15. . . " t attle strong. . , ; Sheep weak. - - ' '-.t-i ' '- - Kansas Cltv. July tT. Hoaa. 11.006: cattle.. 11,000; sheep, 6000. Omahal July 27. Hoes. 14.600: cat PACIFIC tle, eheop, --4-49. . - . ... ; - . H? BUYERS DO HOT URGE Not Over Ajnxious to Buyjit This Time Because of 'the Lower Prices Elsewhere. ' . ' :.T2lnfall Tor Wheat. : 4- : ' ' Past 14 hours Inch, e Baker- City . i . . i i ',0V e Boise .02 Lewlston .02 4 .28 4 Pocatello j : Portland , . Roseburg , , Spokane Walla Walla .00 T, .00 .08 Northwest Crop Weather, Oregon- Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; westerly winds. V Waahinaton Showera , thla afternoon and tonight; Wednesday : propably fair; aouin to west winas. . i " Idaho Fair south, showera north por tion tonight; Wednesday fair.:. Grain Market Unchanged. There was 'no chanae In the sraln market ; eltuatlon here today. - Because of the lower oricea - named' elaewhere during the past 24 hours, buyers were not anxious to take hold. . Some were quoting yesterday's decline of lc while othera were etUl offering - former fig urea However. -there is but Ultle busi ness of any kind offering. ' . 4 Italntng tit The DaOeg. . throughout Waaco county yesterday,' though not Sufficient to stop harvesting. However, should the raina continue. Heading and running or combines -win be discontinued. Seven Tons Wheat Hay. Colfax. Wash.. July 17. Whitman county haa long been the acknowledged banner wheat producing county of the United States. . both as regards total output and average yield per acre, and a new mark haa been set oy it is tne last week for araln : hav Droduction that challenges comparison with any section of the universe, even -Irrigated land. Lyman Strevy, who owna a farm two miles east of Colfax, has Just - com pleted baling seven acres of: Jones' -fife wheat hay that averaged exactly aix and a half tons to the acre, actual weight and the men operating the machine, now at work on. the farm of former Stato Senator Oliver Hall, which adjoins the 8trevv ranch, report that from two acres of forty-fold wheat - they have oaiea i tons, exceeding tne otrevy yield by half a ton per acre. So far aa can be ascertained the pre vious northwest record for grain hay yield waS five and three fourtha tona per acre, from selected grain, while both' the Hall and Strevy hay waa cut at ran dom from lara fields. According to senator HaiiMjimaeir tne yiem on tne Strevy farm fseuld have equaled hla had not the grain been cut too green, the kernel of ' the wheat not having fully formed. It Is estimated that both or these ftelds wilt run ten measured tona. FKODtJCE tS SAH FRANCISCO (DaiUd Press lasses Wire.! San Francisco, July 37. Eggs, per dosen (including cases) Extras, 33o; firsts, 29c;. seconds, 25c; thirds, 23c; se lect pullets, 28c. ' . " Butter, per pound California freah, extras. 27Hc; firsts, 27o; seconds, t6Hc; packing. No. 1, 28 He. New cheese, oer pound California flats, fanoy, 16 He: firsts, 14 He; sec onds, 18 He; California Toung America, fancy, 15 He; flrets, 14Hc; eastern Ore- fron, 1 6 H c ; eastern Oregon Toung Amer ca. 16o. ) Potatoes New crop, per cental, 754) 10c; awoet potatoes, in cratea, 4c per pound. . .'.. Onions Red, per sack. 86o; yellow, 804990c per cental. , Oranges Pes box, Valencia, $1,50 0 1.25, ' - Xew York Cotton Market. Jan. . '. 1191 1222 - 1191 1210021 Feb..' ...... .... 1720 31 March 1191-, 4125 .,1191-., 1222d 84 April ..... .... .... 122214 Mav 1197 1226 1197 1126126 July,. 1190 1218 1190 1117018 AUg. 11 1X16 1188 1316If Bept, ...... 1J16 1216 1197 1214 Oct 1197 1221 1190 1219 Nov. 1197 1210 1210 1J17&19 Dec 1197 1225 1193 1223 23 Ditulithic Pave ment Brinsi Satisfaction Airo BirxAirerES m Ta&vs or AJitrrTiao psopxbtx MOBS THAlf AWT OTIU -- "' " - ATBKjr x : BECAUSE It Is d arable, a evar cracks, snakee be solae or rumble from paaslng vehlclaa, collects ne dust or nn Furthermore. It gives a sore foot kola Cos bora. Automobiles will m skid. Wanri Construction Company . m isoz i,ix- roBTi.Anx : . ' ouooi. - - Cooke C6a - . Ccmnissfon Merchants 4 Stocks, Bonds ' Cotton, Craba, Etc. 2 16-2 1 7 Board of Trade Members Chlesgo Board of Trade. , trreapondenta of Logaa af Bryaa, Chlcaco. New Tork. Boaton. Wa have the only private wire ' ' eoanectlng Portland - with tba . aaaters azchangea. : : DEY FORCES MAKE CAMPAIGN IN CLARKE Petitions (or Special Election on Ii cense Question Prove Popular ; In Moral Districts :- , " , ; (Special Pis patch to Tke Josmsl.) , Vancouver, .; Wash., July 17. With anti-saloon meetings at the tabernacle here each Sunday and meetings In vari ous sections of the county, it is evident the anti-license people Intend to make a strong fight to put Clarke county on tha dry list thia fall when this question comes nttp- tor thevoters' as a result of the law passed by the last legislature. . At La Center last Sunday the Metho dist 'church waa filled with people who heard Rev. Dodds of Ridgef leld aoeak on "Why Clarke County Should Vote Dry." C CGrldley of this city also spoke. - Petltiona calling for. the aneclal elec tion are now being circulated in eeveral parta of the county, and if the way the rural . resldenta are signing; these peti. tlona la any indication of 'the way they will vote, the outside vote will be over whelmingly against license..1 : ; Under tha local ofjtlon law the coun ty outside Vancouver forms one unit and tha city of Vancouver another. To secure a special election to vote on thia question it is necessary to have peti tions signed by 30 per cent of the num ber voting at tha last general election. POPULAR YOUNG MAN DIES OF, FEVER . ,'..'..', .;' ........ ,', -.'Cf V ' (SpecUl Dlspstch to The lenrnsL) ". ' " Oregon City. July 17,--Fred Klebe. son of Mr1., and Mrs. Albert Klebe, of this' city died this morning. 'of typhoid fever. Mr. Klebe waa bora at Greaham, Neb.; November .80; 1881, and cams to Oregon , with his parents in l$9l. He leaves, bealdea a wife and a 19-months-old child, his parents, two brothers Wll. liam Klebe of Highland. Albert Klebe. and eight sisters. Mrs, William Truber, of Oresham, Ned., Mra. Louis Stef fner, of Greaham. Neb., Mra. Ferdinand Krax bercer. of Macksbura. Mra Henry Welk. of Portland. Mra W. R. Kraxburger, of Oregon City, ira. James FTyear. of Highland, - Mra - Henry - Moehnkv of Schubel and Miss Greta Klebe of Ore gon city. -- .- .- ' ' The funeral will be held from the Zlon Lutheran church tomorrow at 1 o'clock.- " Services to be preached by Rev. SEATTLE PRODUCE MARKET ; nDatteo frnes Leased Wrrs.1 Washington creamery, firsts, ' 3,0e; ranch. 2526c; Oregon. 29c; eastern creamery, 28 29c - Eggs, par dozen Local ranch, 849 85cJ freah eastern, 28930c; Oregon, 32c Cheese, per pound Cream brick, 179 18o: wheel Swiss, 21c; block Swiss, 19c; llmburger, 18o; new . Tillamook, 17c; Tillamook Young Americas, 18c; Wis consin twins, 18c; ..Wisconsin Toung Americas.. 18 19 He Onions Green, 80c per doaen: Aus tralian, 254(8' 4c per pound: new red wethersfleld, $1.26 per sack; yellow onions, 1HC per pound. . Potatoes New, lHo per pound; sweet, 5c per pound. . m 11 .. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool. July '2T. Wheat; """" 1 ' Open. Close. ! July 8a 4d Sept 8a !d 8s 4d Dec. 8s 4d 8s lHd ii it Oldest Bank on tba Padfie Cout Capital fully paid - ,- V - $1,000,003.03 Surplus and undivided profits $500,000.03 W. M. Ladd, Prealdent ; Edward Cookingharo, Vlct-Prea . W. H. Duockley. Cashier. Interest paid ott time- deposits and savings aeeottnta. Xceoaats ot l banks, firms, corporations and Individuals solicited. Travelers checks . "lor cats and drafts issued availabls ia all coustrica oi Europe, NATIONAL , BANK CORNER FIFTH TQE VALUE OF A CHECKING ACCCUriT - ' No matter what your position in life, nor what line f '.'-business you are engaged in, y-m should open an account with this bank and pay your bills by check. Do you know of a man or woman who is constructing, surcefn!!y, a businca without the aid of a checking aecoent? Your ac connt is cordially invited,, - ' w .We ry P'r cent interest on 12 month and 3 pfr cent oi O month Certificate of Deposit. LABORER 0VEEC03IK BY FU3IES IN QUARRY 1 . 1 -ii H U. Julia Rushes Into a Tuntui l i ' His Eagerness to Xote tf i fecU of Huge ElasU (Special Dispttrb to Tit Jouriuf.l Vancouver. Wash, July 2T. Curios ity .caused the death of one man and the serious injury of two others , yes terday afternoon at Ftaher's rock quar ry, seven miles east of here on the Co lumbia river. The victim is B. Julta. an Italian laborer employed at the qiiariy, !um . . . An extra large charge Of powder had been set off In tunnel No.' 7, consisting of 400 kegs. 'Julia, being -anxioua t aee the result, rushed Into .the tunnel and past the air chute too- soon and fell to the ground from auf location, caused by fumea and smoke. The foreman and five laborers, realising the dangeroua -position Julia-waa in, tered the, tunnel and two Of them were overcome. Julia died before he could be reached. The two men who were overcome are still In a serious condi tion, but are expected to recover. It is the first case of the kind ever known, according to an expert in tha handling Of powder. -v.-v-.- Julia was 46 years old. According to Vines Consul i'etrara of Portland, whe arrived here today - to take charge of the body, Julia had' a wife and several children In the old country and waa possessed of considerable money, which he had aaved in America It had been his intention to return to hla native land thia fall, aa soon ss work at the quarry shut down. -. Kalama, Wash., July 27 Charles Huntington, formerly a reaident of thia county and at one time county treas urer, waa in town the first of the week renewing old acquaintances. Hla home ia now at Milton, CaL, where ha la en gaged' in cattle raising. Abe Umiker of TouUe has purchaaed a farm In Clackamas county and ia pre- mring to move there, . Ha was la Ka ama Monday. ''--.. .-. Professor H, G. Case returned from The Dalles Monday morning. He aaya he is convinced that thla country is lust as good for applea and better for cher ries than tha country around The Dslles. . . .. . Auditor Wood issued a marriage li cense Monday to Farn Sheldon and Helen Cook, both of Tacoma. Sunday's-- registration at Hotel Bur ton William J. Windnagle, Charts H. Wlndnagle, Gordon Slnart, E. 1 Wink ler, V. A. Felkert John M. Crawford, Bellingham; F. W Ilk ins and wife, Mrs. B. W. Bryant, Grand Ronde; A. E. Page, Spokane: E. C Lewis, fit Helena; L. Klum. F. C. Slngorod., B. Andereon, Mr. and Mra. K. O, Hogan. T, Wynkoop, Ol ive Cooley, 'C W. Barber. Tacoma; T. Burson, A. Anderson, B. F. - Coleman. Kelao; Maud Anderson. Jena Anderson. W. C. Umiker, St. Helens, Or.; B. Mor hls, R. McDuffie, T. John. Stanley O. Louck, E. B. Hughea. ' Two Would Be Citizens, (Siteelsl Dlsaatcb te The JoaratLI Vancouver, Wash., July 17. Two men yesterday declared themselvee aa de sirous of becoming cltixens of tha United Statea and received their first; papers. Moses L. Cummlngs. a native of Canada, 83 years old, has resided In thia country sinoe July SO, 1966. Mich ael Moyden. born In Ireland, baa re sided in this state atnee October. 1908. ijD X?,? (ctoy K. S. Howard Jl Atit Caihlcf. J. W. Ladd, Asiutant Cathict. Walter M. Cook. Asst. Cashig. AND STARK KALAMA, WASH. ; V