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Newspaper Page Textif 10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1CC3. Ami 3? PEWS SflWF;- WtKEMSv EMISnSiS'irS PEACH T.7ARKET AT A 111 MAI!!! S-.les of Select liogue River Stock at $1.20 Beat Pre vious Records Here. . TODAY'S WHOLESALE MARKETS. Hop traders awaiting crop. -Eag quality improving. Peach market remains high. , Butter and cheese firm. : Faster ton in tomato. , Goodgrar-es bring Prl-;tltl,, . -Watermelons are less plentiful. Hawker buy poor cantaloupea. . Paeon Xarkat Bemains High. . it begins to look as If the prloe ef peachesVlll not reach a wry low Win! ' the. present season for good Qatr. Best Veaches are selling today as high 8s ilia a box while eomevery good fruit is selling at $11.10. -The general , run of supplies rsnges around 80c $1 Lr bo but buyer- are eager f pur- rhasera at u stock Is.stiU coming forward but.tha aouthern Oregon product is, far the best and brings tlie beet value That from the Rogue river brings a Jirernium of lOo a box over anything offered. JTha reason for this is the untforra good quality of the arrivals and toe most . ?ePUlar pack. Som. very good fruit is coming from the Boseburg oountry and sells up to $1.10 but to get this price quality roust be better than ths aver- S" Tomatoes Axe Dow a Traction. Tomato market is down a fraction or two along Front street because of the run Kin's; jmm v , , large per cent of the arrivals does not el i above 85c Hothouse toms' con tinue in excellent aemana wim '' .'i Just what U wron with th tP"1 quality ini year ui-aioi. i M . w..ii A - vale, thus fai PHY- DUl tilts l U aw vj. -.- bave been inferior to those of previous 1 . Annavfillv l All.. seasons, mis """' door stuff. . " ' r. v.ro Onalitv Xa Improving;. how up much, better than those of the early weex ana uui ia s.ycv.ie - ."' trie saie ana pntn uu....s ,'" . t. .., neli occasion ally aa hlah as 28c a dosen but the bulk of the offerings even in small lots, . - A wr 47U. Wpn. inti aoes irai range ' i j Vli. T of eggs are not so liberal and this too may help matters aunnj . iu six days. - "' ..-:. .? . Hawkara But oor Cantaloupes. Unusually poor grade of cantaloupes are being purchased at this tiros by ' l. i . i .. ..aai thflmt itpnunn to housewives. Most of the stock pur- CHICAGO WHEAT : TRADE IS SCARY ,''V S"eaaSa-SSBSSSaeajBaSBSSSBBJl , y - Unsettled Conditions Pre vail in Pit for Saturday . "Slarket Is Lower. Sept. Dec May . CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Aug. 21 . Aug. 20. Los a. 86 H 88A 88T4 , . .. hi 1?0S. 9J4 84H 88H chased by these Interests Is not good enough to . H nnAmnt ffOTrt in the ..... - etnHa nn movement outside of the hawker trade. Real good cantaloupes sell higher at wholesale . . . -...II -1. rrnw . 11 f f man ne niwiti yw. at retail. . ' ry- vratermaloBa Are Bather Short. Supplies of ' watermelons are rathr short according 10 Aruinn jdj7 i" .kinnra Inin thla ttrritorv. While several cars will be here during the coming week. Front street is likely in h almost bare before the supplies r .minaded. Therefore . prices are t Grape trade is rather badly mixed owing to the various qualities offering. while Muscats of quality sell from 75c " . . . ti . . i n. V a atw.lr rejected by legitimate trade slls as low at 25c a crate. Tokays are scarce with values firm around 1.76 a crate. Xa rroat Street. Practically no business is shown in the hop market at this time; all In terests awaiting the result of the har vest before operating. Growers are firm in their viewer ' . Dressed meat trade remains very Butter market is rather steady with no price change. Cheese market firmer although prices are unchanged. - Orange market Is good. Apple demand is increasing slowly; likewise supplies. Prices holding. : Hide market is steady with local competition much keener than eastern. Chlttim bark trade is steady with. 6c still being paid here! for new peel. Weaker tendency. . . FRONT STTCEET QUOTATlOyS Sops,' Wool Ul SUsa BOPS 180 f crop, choice, lie; prime to choice, 16c; prime, 15c; medium, 14Hc, 1909 contracts, 20Jlc lb. WOOL 1808. Willamette valley, 1IO tic; eastern Oregon. 10 ISO. TALLOW Prime, per lb, IOc: N 2 end grease, lOJHe. ! Shearing. 10O lBc ea;h.: short wool. 25?40c; medium wool. Km i tl each; long wool. ?Sc8LSl each. CHITT1M BARK 6o lb. HIDtS Dry ttldbs. 141C lb.; rreen, 10o lb; bulls, green salt, to per lb; kins, 8c: calves, rreen. Ho per Ilk . VlOHAIR 1808. 23024c -Butter. Zggi tuut ouTtry. BUTTER Extra creamery. . 11 He; fancy, 80c: store, 20c. BUTTER FAT Delivery t O. b. Port land Sweet cream, SOc; sour, 28a EGGS Candled, select 27 He; . ordi nary run, 27c; uncandled. 26c; eastern, iiC. " . . . CHEESE Fancy full ; cream flats, 17 17 He; triplets - and ' daisies, 17 17c; Toung Americas, 1818Hc- POULTRY Mixed chickens, 14 15c; fancy bens, lSlBVc; roosters, old. 10311c; springs, 16c; geese, 10c; tur keys, alive, 18v28e; dressed, 25c; ducks, livie; pigeons, squsbs, $2.00 dosen; 1 dressed poultry, l&lhie higher. Orate, now ana Key. '- BARLEY Producers . price 1808 Fef-d. I2727.60; rolled, tUQU. YVWV AT Rnrln, r,rtr-m . fSOS Mvn . Track. Portland Club, 89c; bluestem, 84c; -red Russian, 87c; forty fold. 81c; valley, 78f90c. MlLLS'f 1'FFS Selling poee Bran. 16. 50; mfldllngs. IgS-Oahorta. $80; chop, $23$UBlfalfa Bfeat $1$ per ton. ! LOL RfelAng uric aj4tcrn Ore gon patyTt. $ lt; tratgnt. 86.S098.0S; export. 44.10U-akers. $(.26; val ). y. 48.60: graham. He. .; whol wheat. $S.80; rye, 6s. $8.69; toaiom. $8.08 OATS New, producers' price Track Ko. 1 white, $27.8028; gray, $26,603 $27. - - .. ; HAT Prodncerr price New tiroo ! thv, Willamette valley fancy, fl$.00;i ordinarv, $18.00: :.stem Oregon. 1 18.00; mixed. $1415; clover. .$12: oats,! $14 00; cheat, $14.00; alfalfa, $14.00. j CORX Whole. $38: cracked. $$T ton. Frulta aai Vsgetablea. FRESH BRUIT B Oranges. " Med an eels, $3 00; Valencies. $$.60 per box; I bnnar.ai. 6c per lb.; leraona, $5gR.60 l-ox; grapefruit. $4; pineapples. Florida.1 $2 tO'u 2.60 dor.; cantaloiipes. $1K '.iniHK-rrioa, $1.50; raapBerriea, $1.60; 3 Republican cherries, 8c; Lamberts, 12'i.c; piHfnee, fancy, $1.0001.20; ordl- pATATOKS New. $lt sweete,"Sc lb. VEG jTAbUES-New turnlpn. Or f'ti. $1.03 sack; beets, $1.60; car- Chicago, Aug. 21. Thre was a sort of unsettled and hesitating trade in wheat for Saturday' session. There was- little period of firmness it the opening caused by better- Liverpool ca bles than expected. September wheat Is not regarded as a safe proposition for the average trader, and the business has gone- very largely ever into December. There Is no Indication &t any foreign de mand 'for our wheat, at present Ship ping demand Is also slack. Under these conditions the trade naturally turns Its entire attention to the northwest situa tion. Even allowing for some reduction In the' North Dakota yields, there is promise of a good big shipping crop on both sides of the line, and present excel lent weather is favoring; the harvesting and the threshing over that section. The movement of the crop is expected to be gin with a rush next week- These are the conditions which are depressing prices here at present. ' With a north west or a sudden export demand might quickly change the situation. In corn the map continues dry, and Serious complaints are coming from the southwest in regard to crop Injury. This soutwest damage is partly offset by big crop promise In states east of the river. The situation ia serious, and If the map shows no rain by the first of the week there Is a scare of large proportions over this much advanced bumper crop of corn.: Of course genera) rains would mean a drop in prices. - . Naturally heaviness is noted in the oat market, except as sellers reached In check by the corn situation. There is a big crop of oats marketed and ready to move. . , ,i t . '....-.,. Packers are doing Just what they like with September and October pork. In spite of the strained situation in pork because of very small stocks well ad vised people in the trade regard the sit uation In January stuff as a healthy one, but concede, that prices will be influ enced very much bv the outcome of the crop and the level corn values. Range of Chicago prices furnished bv Overbeck A Cooke Co.: Open. High. " Low. Sept, ...... 100, . 100 "A , 9V Oct. , , : 96 85 May 89K 99 884 CORN. Sent 87 Dee. - ...... 674 67V May 68 6874 OATS. , SStt 884 S8H ' 88H ..... 1U7B . V7t PORK. ..... 221S 2223 ' 1730 .-. 1740 LARD; Sept ...... 1187 , 1190 : Oct. ....... 1182 1185 Jan. ....... 1020 ' 1022 RIBS. " Sept. 1170 ,1172. Oct 114 1142 Jan. 816 - 917 67 6 Sept Deo. ..... May Sept T w All. , $7H : $7Vi 88 1126 1720 . 118S 1180 .1020; - 1170 1186 916 STH $7 40,.- '4226 : 1740 1186B 1180 102(1 tl80A 1136 . 817 - M IAOUS' III WW STAND Buyers Pulling Domi Prices for Everything Except Eeal Toppy Stuff. 4 Xa lavestock Harkrl. 4 . Hogs Market remains firm. , 4 Steers Best going at $4.60. i$ ' Cows Demand for Jsest la 4 good. " ' v 4 , Heifers Market, never- better; 4 Sheep Tone not over brisk. 4 ' : Lambs Big stuff Is weaker. 4 LOCAL LIVESTOCK PRICES. : Tiik atiie . , . . Tndav. . Tear Aso. Stera , $4 60 n $4 60 Cows 8.80 .2S Heifers - 4 00 S.63 Wether . 4 00 - S.60 Lambs 6.60 . , 4.00 Calves ...w. 8.60 " 6.00 Hogav .00 7.28 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN! Hogs. Cattle. Sheep NKHDK SEIS STOCKS HIGHER Saturday 188 Friday 168 Thursday ......... 186 Wednesday. :,,... 60 Tuesday ........... 179 Honaay s 41 1037 760 1115 698 228 1652 819 , 17 . 471 WHEAT CARGOES STEADY London, Aug-. 21. Cargoes steady, but ami. vvatia waita ior snipment at 8s d89s- English country markets eteaay ana quiet New York Cotton January ....1208 121 February .-. ....... ' March .....1206 121$ April - - May 1210 1S19 August ... .... - September ...1208- 1204 October .,..1205 1217 November .j . . t .... December ..1204 1217 ' Market very steady. - Market. 120$ 1216016 .... 1214016 )20S ; 121617 . ... 1214015 1210 1218019 ... 1217018 -4205 1215-3-6 1206 1217018 . . . . iziem 17 1204 1216 17 XJverpool ; Wheat Market. . , Liverpool. Aug. 21. Wheat, close, a vta nigner. vwa, nigner. - rots, $1.28 sack;" parsnips. (- rrn:crs, Ccntry tlfrcfcasts Ehip Tour Pro-luce to Smith . He 'i!l Fay TOW . -1 le fnr Dreaeed pork. 1 f-.r lressed. Small Fat Veal, l. o f -r Live erring Chickens. 14--; ir Live Hens., ' . . ' . l i.-:.e ;.ate paynieni. No Commission ' charred. ; , i-" r.. ff-riTH liTAT CO, '1 . J'r.g ine Hef Tmst" .- 1 r t l.-tml. OfKon cabbage. local. 21 & 1.25 : tomatoes, lo cal. 7 6 ? 90c crate; upper Columbia, $1; notnouse, n.sswi.ta; (jaiiiornia, ica $1 per crate; beans, $c per lb.; cauli flower, 40c 011 dot.; peas, 6o per lb.: horseradish. 10c: artichokes. 11 Mr dux. green omnna, ivo per ooa; peppers, bell. 6c per pound; chill. , 20o; head lettuce. 20o dosen: hothouse, tl.08 per oox: raaianes. luo aosen Dunnnea.- celery, 86c$l dos.; eggplant. $11.60; rnuoaro, o per id.; corn, iicpi.xa sac omujNB Jobbing California, $1.00 1.15 per sack; Walla Walla, $1.0001.16; game, imc per lo. -,.(. APPLES $1.602.0o. . - tfrooeriee Vnts, Xts, " BUOAR Cube. $6.26; powdered. $6.18; irun or oerry, is.bo; ary granuiatea, $5.76; conf. A.. $5.85; extra 16.86: golden Q., $5.2$; D, yellow. $6.16: bar rels, 16c; half barrels, 80c; boxes. 66c aovanoe on sacs: oasis. (Above price axe $0 dare Bet cask duotations.1 ' . . . . . 8ALT Coarse Half ground. 100s, $8 lv' vwu wvsa. s o v . alsvi aaaui , was $16.60; 100s, $16; bales, $2.26: extra fine barrels, ts, 5a and 10s, $4.60 6.60; lump roca, 2.b per wn, RICK Imperial Japan No. 1. 8 He; No. 3, 5 He; New Orleans head. 4 HQ 7c; Creole. ic . HONET New. I6e per lb. BEAN 8 Small white, $7.26; large whits. $6.86: pink. $4.00; bayou, $6.76; Limas, $5.25; reds, $6.60 Keats, run aad rroytalona, f HAMS, BACON. ETC. Portland pack (local) ham, 16 c; breakfast bacon, 16H24Hc; boiled ham, lOt4hio; picnics, lie; cottage roll. l$o lb.; regular short clears, smoked, . 14o; hacks, smoked. . 14c; pickled tongues, 60c each. . ' ' DRE8SED MEATS, Front street hogs, fancy, HHfelSci ordinary, 10HO 11c; veals, extra. 10 He; ordinary, Hw 10c: heavy,' Sc; mutton, 7c; lambs,: To. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, lOe, 14He per lb.; 6a. 16o per lb.; 60 lb. tins, 16o per lb.: steam rendered, 10s, 16o per lb.; is, I5e per lb.; compound, 10s, per lb. . - ... CLAMS Hardshr'I. s per box, $2.40; rsaor clams, out ot seaaoa. f'ISH Rock cod. toe lb; flounders. c lb; halibut 6c lb; striped bass, 15c lb.: catfish, 10c lb.; salmon, sockeye, 7c; chlnook, 7c; steelhead, 7c; her ring, ) per lb.; soles, 6o per lb.; shrimps. i per lb.; perch, io per lb.; torn cod, lOo per lb.; lobsters, 16c lb.; freeb marker J, ) per lb.; erawflah, 23o per dozen; sturgeon, 12 H per lb. black baas. 28s per lb.; Columbia smelts, ) per lb.; e'' -or smelts, 6o per lb.; black cod. 7 Ho per lb; crabs, ( per dosen. - . . OTSTERJS Shoalwater bey, per gal Wa, $2.60; per 100 1- sack, $5: Olym pla. per gallon. $2.40 per JoO lb. sack, $6.25; canned. 60c can. $7e dozen; eastern In f'tell. $1.78 per tea - . sinta, ooal Oil. saa. ' ' LlNSEtD OIL Raw, bbls., . 8c; cases, c; boiled, bbla, 65c; cases, 70c; per gllon lots of tiu gallons, le less; eil cake meal. $27 ton. ROPE Manila, c; sisal. 714 lb, bE.NZ.INE 8 degrees, casea. lo per gal i Iron hbls, 110 per gal. T TURPKNTINEIn eases, 6e per gal WH;TB LEAD Ton lota, 7e Pf P; 6fo h. lots, to per lb. less lota, U; per lb. - V'ZIOJ NAILS Present basis, Ji4s. ' Portland Union Stockyards, Aug. 21. Those who have big. heavy lambs might as well make up their minds to accept a lower value thaa the ton it tfcey would present them" for tale here, for' the present them for sale here, for the market is taking on a decided easy tone for-this class of stock, and values are being shaded almost every uay. . Notwithstanding the depression in heavy stuff, good fat lambs continue In excellent call in the Portland yard. and H the proper stuff was offered there is no doubt that it would bring up to $5.60. However, nothing has ar rived in the yards during the past 24 hours that would bring this flaure. - Run of sheep and lambe for the day was 10S7 head; quite a heavy loa-1 for Saturday. . Thla comDarea with arrivals of 1116 head veaterdav. none Thursday. 1663 Wednesday, it -ruesuay, u Mon day, and none a wesa ago toaay. Hogs Are Tim at 99. Market, for hogs remains in' a Rood position, although the showing today was . much better than is usually ex pected here on a Saturday, The tctal run. however, was not largs, and he- cause of the limited -offerings recently the trade quickly disposed jj inem -at top prices jor ine respe:i.ivu graues.-. - Today's - run of hogs was ISS head, compared with 146 Friday, 185- Thurs day,. 60 Wednesday, 179 .Tuesday, ii Monday ana none last saturaay. ; - Cattle Xarket Boids Well. -, ' VThlle lust as "good cattle as ever received in the - Portland market ' sold during the past 24 hours at $4.60 for steers, the position of the local market todav ia excellent The lack of a higtusr offering is due to the more liberal sup- Olles-curing tne past xew a ay s. pack ers are - now - in a position where they will not- stand fir any sharp ad vance in cattle values at this tlme air thourh all interests oontfnuo of the opinion tnai ine maraei win no oetcer alter awnne. v . - - - . .. . -Todav's run , of eattle was but 41 head, compared with 760 yestevday, 696 Thursday, '228 Wednesday, 21 Tues day. 88 Monday ana none last Satur day, i Those Who Supply the Market' v C. H. Farmer came through from Rlckreal with a double of sheep and lambs that commanded good prices. Dan . Savage - made his usual semi weekly trip to the yards. He brought In a load of cottle from Sheridan. A. C. Davis, another regular, offered a load of hogs from hedds today. Today's run nf livestock compares with this day in recent years as fol lows:; ........ . , . ' , Hogs. Cattle, Sheep. ISO . , 18$ 41 1037 1908- . ,. , 80 ., - 80 98 1907 , , , 400 .... 1906 . . .,:' e .j SO " 815 1906 .. ........ 25 .... 128 A year ago todav all lines of livestock were firm with cattle advanced 26o over the previous price. Tarda' Hepzesentative Vrloes. Following are representative of latest transactions in the yards, and Indicate demand, supplies and- quality offered: f - ' STEERS. ' ' Net Wt . ' Price. IS steers k .'...12.175 $3.60 ' - . HOGS. . , ' 15 hogs . - .i 2,260 $7.75 17 hogs , ,., 8.425 - ; 1.60 $9 hogs . , ' 6,890 "8.60 SHEEP, 67 sheep i . , 4,775 - $1.12 hi III) sneep . . ...... .iu,8( v s.Si 67 ewes . . 6,276 8.25 49 ewes , ........ 4,660 . - $.25 . LAMBS. $0 lambs . . 20.175 - $5.25 204 lambs , , 13,400 . 6.25 131 lambs . . 8,860 6.30 Followlnr Is the a-eneral ranaa of livestock values in the yards: Cattle, Best steers weighing 1200 Sounds, $4.66; medium steers, $4.80 .40; best cows, , $3.60 4.25; medium cows, $9.26; , best heifers, $8.75; bulla, Hogs Best east of mountains. $9.00: food, is.iu; -siocKers, fi.uuwT.&u; pigs, 7.00. - . Sheep (sheared) Best wethers, '$3.78; ordinary, $3.76; spring lambs, $5.00 5,60; straight ewes, $3.25 3.40; mixed lots. $4.1004.20. ' Calves Best $5.50; ordinary, $4.25 4.60. - ' Sharp Recovering Shon Throughout List Buyers Even Up the Accounts. New Tork, Aug. 21. Important cov ering occurred in the day's session of the stock market, resulting in sharp re coveries throughout the Hat. The buy ing was for the most part In the nature of evening up accounts together; with the placement of a moderate scale of tines liquidated on the break. Confi dence in the stability of the market has been somewhat weakened, but the ac tion of the prices is still indicative of good control on the part of strong in terests, although the latter do not seem averse to encouraging, the creation of a good aUed short Interest Range of New York prices furnished try Overbeck St Cooke 'Co.; ' . DESCRIPTION, g A ma. Cot Am. C. 4 do pfd Jot. on, c. 7SH 62 tl loots 49 49 118H 119H 118H 81U 185 H 40 VS Co... F.. C Am. Ct Am. Loco..' ev .' Am. Smelt. 6. . , do pfd Ana. Min. Co... Am. Woolen, c, Atchison, o . . . do pfd ...... Bait & Ohio, C. uu pia .... . . Bklyn. R.'T..,.. can. I'ac., e, , . . . Cen. Leather, c. . ao pra- C. M. A 8t P.. Chesan. A Ohio. Colo, Fv A L, c. uoio. south, do 1st cref Corn Products -.. do pref pel. A Hudson D. A R. Q. do-pref ...... Erie ............ do 2d pref i .V. do 1st nref Gt Northern pf. liiiuoiB veau , . Int Met do pref ...... Louis. & Naah. . . M.K. A T, .... . do pref.-,..... Distillers Ore Lands . .. . . Mo. Pacifier;. . . National Lead . . N. Y. Central. .. N. TwOnt- W. Norfolk, A W.. do pfd. .. ... . North American. N. P., c. ....... P. M. S. S. Co... Penna. Ry. ..... P. O.. L. A C Co. Press. St Car. e. do pfd. Reading, e. . . . . . ' do - 1st pfd.v. . Rep. X A B., e.. , do pfd. , Rock Island, c. . St L, & S. F. 2d pi ao r 1st pra..., St U S. W e. dO pfd. . S. P.. c.j.. Southern By, o. de pfd. Texas & Pacific. T., S. L. s W c. Union Pacific, c. do pfd. ...... . U. S. Rubber, e. . do pfd. ...... U. a Steel Co., e. do pfd. .,., Wabash, c do pfd ....... W. Union Tel... Wis. Cent, c... do pfd. ...... Westinghouse - .. Utah Copper-.-. Third Ave. ..... Cons. Gas. ..... Big Four ...... K. C. South., c Alton Con., . j. . , Tola! sales, 620,600 chares' i 82 165 82& 140 V4 116TS 48 107 168 37 'hi 105V 8.8 ifc 77 55 $7. 66H svaj 70H 86 61 207 109 66 118H 76 114 84H 74H 193 49 36 64 ii 153 167H. 48 "2 165 V 41 III 143 844 1157 .- 32 Ulhi llSTe 60 1072 160t4 66 73 624 8tS 49' 22 84 86 H 84 23 143)4 24 144 49 49 48 4 78 185', 1071 88 y 82 l??s sa 944 80tJ 164 hi LOCAL GHAIIIS HOLD STEADY Little Business Keported hut Values Are Generally Un changedCrops Good.. 4 ' ' . ZooaJ Grain Situation. ' . , 4 4 . . Wheat Market steady but' 4 quiet 4) 4 ' Flour No export call; old' pat- 4 4 -en ts in demand. 4 4 Oats Some buying at $21, but 4 4 sales not pushed. :. " 4 4 - Barley Trade . nominal but 4 4 fairly steady. '"--., ' 4 . Hay--Firmneas continues. ' 4 '.PORTLAND WHEAT AND FLOUR. - ? Toaay. 'lear Ago. ciud wheat. ........ . . Bluestem ............. - - .94 Red -Ruaslan. .85 Patent flour . (.25 - Export 4.00 Oats 27.50 Northwest Crop Weatherv .90 .94 .8$ 4.86 3.70 26.00 Oregon and Washington Fair tonight Sunday fair; warmer, except near coast; northwest winds. Idaho Fair and cooler tonight Sun day fair; warmer north and southwest portions. f,,j; ,,$.';,?',:V. .;;" . Big Wertou Potato Crop. ' 4 (Special Ctspatck. to The Journal.) ' ,, Weston, Or, Aug. 21. A conservative estimate of the acreage in potatoes la the Weston district is placed at about 1600 acres In ,. the mountains and the valley combined. The 'acreage has steadily increased for the . past - few years, from the fact that the reputation of the Weston .mountain potato has been gradually extended until a market found even as far east ; as Denver. Every year potato commission men are here during the spring to buy the crop, which the farmers are accustomed to hold in storage until that time, owing to the - keeping qualities of the potato that is grown on the Weston mountalna The result is they are sure of receiving a top price for their crop. Indications are very favorable for not only an aver age yield, but of a superior quality. Late rains and the cool summer has been of benefit It is expected that the average yield will not be less than 120 bushels to the acre. .,, 6544 118 H 76 4 125 - 204 64H 98 86 H 51 23 hi. 144 75H 49 i 86 MOJTEY AND EXCHANGE SHEEP WEAK IN EAST Chicago. Aug. 21. Hogs. 11.000: Rat tle, 800; sheep, 2000. Hogs are steady. Left over, 3100. Receipts year ago, 10. 000. Mixed, $7.408.10; heavy, 7.45 $.10; rough, $7.157.60; - light-$7.40 s.07. cattte auii. tsneep weak. . Kansas City,- Aug. 3 L Hogs. 2000: cattle, 600; Sheep none. - - Omaha, Aug. 21. Hogs, 8000; cattle. 00. - 100; sheep. 605 Tacoma. Aug. 2L Clearings 8827.433: balances, $83,666. T.-M. C0NGKESS - ' ELECTS OFFICERS nnlted Preaa Leased Wire.i ' Denver. Auc. 21. Isaac T. Prvnr nt tna, na eieciea ureeiuenc or ine Transmlsilssippl, congress today, A, C. Tfombo5of Oregon, 'was elected vice president : . Artaur Francis of Missouri, was re elected secretary. - PRINCIPAL CASE GOES TO ATHEXA Kalama.- Wash.: -Anar. St. Trrtfr.r rr O. Case, who has been principal of "the Kalama schools the nnut ver Kn cepted the superlntendency of the Athe na, ur., scnoois. : Mr. Case gave good satlafaction - here anit . one n.nnl. orry to see him go elsewhere. London, Aug. 21. Consols holiday. Silver. 23; back rate. 2 per cent New York, ' Aug. 21. Sterling ex change long, $4.86; sterling exchange short $4.87.- Silver bullion, file .San Francisco. Aug. 21. Sterling ex change, 60 dayst 34.84: sterling ex change sight $4.86 4 (5)4.84. Transfer Telegraph, 6 premium;, transfer sight 21 premium. - .1 . j NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Tyjrh Ridge Crop Good, f r ; The Dalles, Aug. IL Frank Strattonl foreman of the. M. A. Moody wheat ranch on Tygh Ridge, one of the largest wheat farms In that part of the county, was in The Dalles Thursday and re ported having finished threshing. He stated that the average yield on the en tire farm was 80 bushels to the acre, which Mr.'Stratton says is about the average yield all over the ridge. This is about 10 bushels an acre short of the average yield In good orop years, so the farmers of that part of the county esti mate that they have this yea raised about 75 per eent of -a crop - They are mostly through threshing, and are haul ing their wheat to warehouses. Very few sales have been made, the farmers as a rule holding their grain until they ?et it all In warehouses, when they In end Inviting bids on their entire crops. They hope by this method to get compet itive buyers to look at their wheat and expect to get the best price going. DEGREE KILLED Portland Banks. Clearings today ... Year ago ...... (Iain today Balances today Year ago .$1,005,016.90 78.340.76 . Seattle Banks. Clearances today .......... Balances today . ........... , 215,676.15 49,666.05 158,913.71 ,$8,477,249 . 874.244 PRODUCE: PRICES Hi , : NORTH AND SOUTH V (United Prase Leased Wire.) , . San Francisco, Aug. 21. Eggs, per dosen,- including cases Extras, $4c; firsts, 83c; seconds, 28c: thirds, 2 Sc. Butter, per pound California fresh, extras, 8oc;. firsts, 29c; seconds, $7c; packing. No. L 84c. New cheeae, per pound California flats, fancy, 16 He; firsts, 15 Vc; sec onds, 14 c; California Young America, ..... 1 C . . . 1 . iam:y. joi iiisib, ids, uicbwu, 7vi do New York, 18 c; do Young America, loc. - . . Potatoes New crop, per cental," 70 A 85c rn sacks; do Salinas, $1.40 1.60; sweet potatoes in crates, per pound, 2 2c and llo. in sacka. . Onions Yellow; 6575o per cental. Oranges, per box Valencies, $1.50 2 00. ;- TjiU- '- ' y; -;- '..;.- . Seattle; Aug. " JL Butter, per nound Washington creamery, flrstsV 83c; ranch. 26027c: Oregon. 2 9ci eastern creamery, 29930c. i : . - Eggs, per aozen ijocai rancn, 1747) 88c; fresh eastern, 28 $lc; Oregon $2c. - '. ' ' ':" '- : . Cheese, per pou no cream enck, 17 918c; wheel Swiss, 81o; block Swiss. 18c: linburger. 18ot new Tilamook. 118e; Tillamook Young America, 18c; Wisconsin twins, 18c: Wisconsin Young America, 1!19. Onions Green, 30o per dosen; Cali fornia, ll4c per pound; Walla Walla, 1(2 le per pound. - .- -' ' rotatoes-j-ew, lgpifrc; sweets, ie. Great Northern Branch Open. ; iSpeelal Ptaoatca to Tbe JoonwLl Wenatchee, Wash., Aug. 21. The first smpment to be made , over the new. Moses Coulee brencw of the - flrent Northern ,was made yesterday - by the Wenatchee Orchard Land company, con sisting of 600 boxes of Gravenste.ln in. pies, which sold at $1.50 per box. . AUeging that his wife fooled him in the divorce game, and induced him to refrain from filing an answer to her charges by representing that she "was Wllllnar to settle the cue nut.lH. nf court, Charles Jones has filed an appll- inwn .iiq v.iuuft vuuri asKing mat the default decree granted to Elizabeth A Jones, August 6, be set aside. He says that after his wife filed her complaint, in July, they continued to occupy the same house and sat at their meals together. Over the table they discussed their difficulties and the prospects- of settlement He asserts that she then - told him that she - did not know that she would eves ,n intn court to get the divorce, but after his 10 days for answering had elapsed she obtained a default and the divorce quickly followed.. This was fraud, he Jones says his wife has strong prej udices and vivid imaginations, causing her to overdraw the meaning of his conduct with other women, with whore she asserts that he was too gay. In tne-language, of the answer that he aaks leave . to file, "If she were less auspicious ana more Torbearlng, the marital stream would ripple on without one single domestic tempest." r Jones is in the saloon business at Second end Clay streets, bat says he is heavily In debt . He and his wife have also conducted a rooming house b.t ii wnicn ene IS Still In possession. He sava he hu paid the expenses of the home. Includ es iirao mey discussed divorce over tne teacups. He denies thst he has a violent temper or ever threatened to Injure his wife or her daughter Mrs. Jones secured an order for '$500 alimony, and this has not tended to lessen his dissatisfaction with the di vorce. He says he Is unable to- pay, and he wants the whole case reopened, so that he may deny her charges, have CODY LUMBER MILL rt FIRE LOSS $150,000 . : .-1. Maxshfield. Aug. 21. The loss on the Cody Lumber company's mill de. stroyed by fire at Bandon yesterdat will be close to $150,000, with $75Tooo' Insurance. The -mil was owned hv T X y Co,onl Coach VfeBandon: and Mr. Moore of Port Huron. Mich: It was the largeat manufacturing con cern In Bandon and Kept two steam, era busy shipping- lumber to San f wrbeTXiraetr'onc2.nnc thm'" F0TJRTEEX FOREIGNERS BEC03IE AMERICANS Fourteen new cltlsens of the United States were crested in the circuit court this morning. The school of govern ment was conducted befnra t---ii Judge Gatena. Several applications were rejecUd because of lack of proper proof of Ave years' residence. . , .. . nn n in 1111 IICLU lii dillL It DEFAULT OF PAIL Dudish Youngsters Spend Time Among Riffraff " 1 in Prison. FERS0XALS A. V. Parlow. special agent of the Western Transit conmanv at n,,eei f Iv ard J.p!J. R Ter. agent at c-eaino lur uii une, are calling on Portland transportation men today. Th Western Transit company la the New York Centrsl s line of freight steamer on the Great Lakes. . t Harry . Miles and Frank Prttchard, 20 and 21 years of age, respectively. perfumed, powdered and glad-ragged, arrested on a mashing charge by Special Officer W. . P. LlUls, must remain la the city jail until Monday If further ef- forts on their part to raise $10 ball each fall, v." ;; '. ,' - Municipal' Judge - Frank 8, "Bennett was 111 today and no court was held. Miles andJPrltchard were slated to ap pear before his honor today, but now must await the coming of Monday. Up to noon today neither had been ablo to furnish the required bail, though they telephoned several menus. Miles and Prttchard were arrested at the corner of Fifth and Washington streets last niht Miles claims to be a clerk employed by the Honeyman Hardware Co. Prttchard says he la em ployed by Ben Levy A Co., wholesale produce dealers. - -. Bressed In the belrhth of ready-made fashion, the young fellows tried to cap. ture : all the women on Washington Street Bowing and smirking aa they passod unaccompanied women, they are declared to have , addressed ..them with the phrase; ; - . " - ; "Oh, you kid." Also they are accused of having cast the remnants of a free lunch about a saloon and to have thrown a sandwich in . the. -face of - a . girl passing on tbe street "Look out sweetheart," one Is said to have told her, as he flung tne free fodder. . " When tbe two assure Night Jailer Burke they were gentlemen and Should not be confined in a cell, the officer put them in cage filled with th rlf raf f of a night s collection by the , AJiomer cnarge was piacea ini the two men . this afternoon when Mrs. 8. E. 1 Blair, a boarding-house keeper, swore to a . warrant accusing them of defrauding an innkeeper.. BOYS L1AV GET LIGHT SEIITEiiCE Charles Cross and Edward Krausch- ke. the 12-year-old boys who greased the street car tracks on Portlanl HeighU last Sunday, will not be sen. tended until next Tuesday. This the announcement of Judge Bronaugh in the Juvenile court yesterday after noon, after hearing the testimony of ths boys and ef the street car ' nien. The boys admitted tbe act saying they did It "lust for fun." not thinking- ef any serious consequences. - . -'The street car men said tnat it the grease had not been discovered in time their cars would have been, ditched. The first car coming down the grade carried 26 passengers. - Judge Bronaugh saia that, while tne age or tne Doys and the fact that it was their first time In court should be taken into consid eration, the danger to the pttbllo by sucn conduct cannot oe overiooaea, ana he regretted that there Is no. mldwav sentence between the Reform school and placing . the Doys on prooation. PETTIBONE GIVEN- 'XEW APPOiyTMEXT A circular issued-by C K. Stlnson. general freight agent 1 of the Wabash, announces the appointment Of C A. Pettibone as traveling freight and pas. senger agent xor tne wabaen in Port land, with headquarters at room 412. Commercial club building. - . Mr. Peulbone, who enters the office with W. D. Stubbs, general agent of the Wabash here, has been chief clerk in the office of Harvey & Lounsbury, general agent of the freight depart ment of the Harrlman lines and prior to that was with the Chicago A North western for -many years in Milwaukee and other places. CSPECT HOOD n It i'JER VALLEY Agricultural Experts Eiijoy Ride as Guests of the 'h - Commercial Club. . Agricultural experts who have been attending; the three agricultural conven tions held In Portland this week left at 8 o'clock this morning for a special ex. curslon to Hood River and inspection of the orchards of rthe Hood River val ley. . The party are the guests of tbe Port land Commercial club and the special train over the O. B. A N. was provided by the club. The party went dlreoMy to Van Horn station on the train. Here hv attnvn the orchards in thti immediate vicinity and were then taken In automobiles snd carriages for a drive over a portion of the Hood River dis trict stops being made at some of the representative orchards to show the visitors the care and attention given fruit raising In this valley. At noon today they are the guests of the Hood River people at luncheon. There will be more driving and sight seeing this afternoon anu -ine apiat Will reacn roruapa this evening., . " Notarial Commissions. (Salem Bureau of The Journal.) Salem, Or., Aug. 21. Notarial eom- mlsslons hsvs been jssueo. to. n. Queener, Stayton; W. J. Makellm, Port, land; J. B. Glesy, Bay City; 6. W, Forbes. Kerby. Ditulithic Pavc-I mcnt Erinss Satbfcctioa Atn jsjnrAwcv tttb tat,ww unts I-AW ATT CIXAU It Is tfarable. never erects. oaaKes no aoiee er rumble from passing ; vehicles, collects ne dust or tnui Fartbermors, it irtves) a sure foot Lol4 tot horses. AutonoUUeS , j tU not skid. Varrcn Construction Company git 2TZOX ST.D0.. l0TIAjn, . . .. OUCKIK Ss Overbeck & j Cooke Co. I " - ,' . . Ccmn?fs&rcn Merchants ' ; ; Stocks, Bonis ' Cotton, Grain. Etc v. . -jy ; '-'.;.-'-!; .ISw 't'" if ::'- ' ' : ' . :' '- '!.' -V 216-217 Eoard of Tftdo Building Members Chicago Board ef Trade, Correspondents of Logan A Bryan. 1 Chicago, New Tork. Boston. - . We have this only private wire onneeting Portland with the . eastern exchanges, . Oldest Back on tia Facifto Cout. Capital fully, paid - - - - $1,000,003.03 Surplus and undivided profits $500,000.09 OFFICEKS W. IU Ladd. Pretident, " 7 K S. Howard Jr, Asst. Cathie. Edward Cookinghatn, vice-Pres. I. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. W. H. Dunckley. Cashier. Walter M. Cook. Asit Caihict. , Interest paid en time idepotltB anct tirlngs accounts. Aceotrntt of banks, firms, corporation and individuals oIicited. Travelers' checks for sale and drafts issued available is all countries of Europe. . I. TTJTi? TO n n TT7. TM( MliDiljMMhjlMi IjsJ COOPJEH FIFTH AWD STARK