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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8. 1003. LATEST NEWS F' WOSSLSJ'S MAESEffiTS OUIIER SCARCM i IS PRONOUNCED IVHfJir CROP IS 724,768,000 Gil. Shortage Is Worse Than Be-j Government Figures Issued : fort am! Outside supplies; louay uais rrouuction Are Ouieklv Taken. 983,618,000 Bushels. City makers of butter end handler of outdid manufacture, ear that butter supplies are, scarcer today " v"r bfor In Jhe history of the local market Xndloat4 Oraia Crops, Government report .Issued to day compared with previous tea aona in buihela: Wheat. 10. 1808. Spring ..2U48,000 HUM, 00 Winter ,.433.JO,oOO i20.tll.00t GOOD IK ME OUT WELL MOVED Toppj Stuff Still Command ing $8 but Run Consists Principally of Toor Ones. confused or HIGHER rJONEYi OUTSIDERS CHT : PAIEfIT FLOUR Bull Interests Fail to Bally Secret Selling at 10c to 15c a Stock Harket . & O. h Barrel Less Blucstem Exception to Decline Wheat 2c Higher. Total Oat . .Tt4.718.000 .911,118.000 8$4.$0I.OO 807.154,000 ' ' All Are Snort of Bo small has bees the production of butter 1. Portland and territory -tary that oespite tha bringing . . fha Mat aver Heaviest suppii "" ; Dee, shown here, tha local iraa. - - May to fill tta ordera for tha beat product Juiy . . j. u.. va shown dla-I ' roTiana "S-Z'.Z, a.r,t Chicago. Oct 8. Today', government crimination egains j " report on wheat caused considerable good butter and wnne. n - ----1 anort covering here and resulted In a a for second graa. i closing to mg aa of Ifi OoaUaaee. Hogs continue tp corae in lib- eral numbers but demand con tlnuea sufficiently good to hold 4 tha price upward. Beat nogs are 4 still worth 88 In tha Btockdala 4 yards but moat of tha run ran gas around 17.60 and 17.81. . - UNION . WliKAT MARKET. I avi.. ..-."i VF-hi; Thursday ...103 103 H 108 ... S8. 8 ft T BTOCKTARDS RUN. Mora Cattle. Calves. Sheen. 114 'It 'it to X6i 4778 841 18 trade dors not iMoro nr.nj i yesterday. o a bushel higher than, 2.8 IV ....Z6t Wednesday 4 i 1 Thursday 884 Monday ......801 Saturday 108 Union Stockyards, Stoek'dale, Oct 8.-r- Contluuatlon of a very liberal run of awlna In tha Stockdale yards has not In any way affected tha demand. Packers ir-a-. m.rkt ''"" .. . . . of this graae as may ,.... - - - 1 n-iwri snows a crop or spring; wneat n the .country. ,m,rt,tlon of good buyer, of hoaa In tha tarda outside butter scarcely haa any effect I 432.830.000 bushels compared wlthl U1" tIm nd for real good quality upon tha aemand for ioc "-" "-JTi" 420.218.000 bushels in 1908. ToUl croplthey still seem willing to pay aa high th-rfor. a acarclty of the home gooas i f wh..t th- TT-it at 7.laa 88. continues unabated. 000 bushels compared with 684,802,000 j That practically all tha local aales at - Eipectattoaa jroi seauavo. . . ou-n-ia. i una iime aa not range up to ine nign -.., trA here had believed that Quality of the wheat crop as a whole P'nt Is not tha fault of tha market but lL;tim,ni would be shown in Is given at 0.4 percent, this being; con- th absence f proper quality. Ac- sldered very good. I coraing to buyers they would much mora Spring wheat yield averaged 15.8 1 rl,1''"s,Jr PY: 8 for topay nogs than bushels per acre while the quality was '. ,or ometnlng flat was thin and un 0.S per cent, a fraction ; better than aultable for paokinxV Outside buyers are w ,uk Lqjmrnr.iisina ana uute even mora gtCto. i local buyera at thla ..u.". '""I.;. be ahown auppllea after the coming of the ran rafns, but thu far tha altuation. If any thing, is worse man pur- 1." "7.1m nrkfim. :i ! known that the tHr. " ..." better, still I the winter yield. Xmlnrf Incrses faster than supplies I Total yield of oats In the United and creamery men have been unable to I States amounta to 988,818,000 bushels mich their breath for some time I this year according to the government New territory butter is quickly an-1 figures today. This- compares with a sorbed in this market For years the crop of 807.168,000 bushels a year ago. product of the Coos Bay creameries I Considering all the damage talk ra- time. Run of . fn. tha was 228 heacr!JHnarerwah 269 yester- I rinaino- ri.nr hAn wr. u lnt inw.r New York. Oct 8. Advances In call loan rates caused oonfuslon of bull in terests in the stock market .today ; general decline' resulting. CheaaDeake A Ohio was tha sold se curity of leading shares that did not fall under tne influence or tne Dear clique and with the best buying seen in that stock for many months the market ad vanced to 8 9 -54 and cloaed a fraction more than a iolnt above last night's closing. Notwithstanding the good market for steel products, there was a revival of selling pressure in Steel Corporation shares both at home and in . London. World of riaaaa. New York. Oct . Tin Wall Street Journal gays: "It Is seml-of ftrlally an nounced that Germany's deficit for tha year will ba $128,000, OOO.Inatead of 171,000.090. "Inda expects a bumper cot ton crop, which may exceed , 000,000 bales. " "Tendency of prloes for steel, products Is still upward. Sales of steel rails last week amounted to 128,008 tons. ' . . "Corper market continues very quiet' wltt) consumers only buy- Ing.for immediate needs. "Copper stocks In London heavy."' vensteln maZI1 XF23iJlMS-i (or th common and S for the pre- ... -"4 i rerred snares. i- .i i, "r... hintv of the local trade to take care I not surprised when -the government ft of it., but during tha past and present lures today gave the oondltlon at 73.8 . nrnriicsiiv everyininK nnu- in tne Cooa Bay country comes in this dl rectlrn. per cent A year ago the condition was 77.8 ner cent and in 1907 it TtuwAimA Not only does tne proauri m i v per cent. ago today. Southern Bayers Are Interested. c-oruana was long ago looked unon as m center pr ine cattle and sheep Industry of the Pacific coast, but re cently it has been regarded by buyers la oraia aaa nottv. v 4 . Wheat Uluentem up 2c, others 4 4 lc a bushel. . . ' a 4 Klvur Secret cutting on local , 4 4 patents from ,10, to 16o a bar- 4 rel. Small export trade, .. 4 4 Oats Short covering stiffens : 4 4 market here and elsewhere. - 4 - es-asM--a-a-8 s Northwest Crop Weather. Oregon t"alr tonight, except rain along the coast; warmer Interior. (Sat urday, rain west inoreaalng cloudlrtona rasl portion; cooler interior west por tion. Moutneriy winas. v Washington Rain wast portion to night and Saturday, rain east portion tonight or Saturday; warmer eax( por tion tonlaht.- Southeasterly winds, in creasing along the coast. ' - . Idaho fair south tonight and Sator aay. rain norm portion tonignt or oar- urgayi warmer lonigni. ; ; '. , Cutting- Jxcal Hoar IMrfcg, Small outalda millers are secretly cut ting the price on patent flour from 10c to ISo a barrel below their regular lists. out no open sianne nv yni.nn ma. wiin ine price or wneat ciimnuig nignar and higher .for the best milling grades. tne miners say. that cutting win soon be brouaht to sn end. , Soma putting has been shown for some time in export flour values by small miners and local DroKers, out tno big people say they are able to do busi ness, in a small way at tne list prions less the usual trade dlacounts. Tha lat ter contend that they would ba flooded with oriental business around 3.689 8.76 a barrel. Oats market Is firmer with outside prices advancing steadily in answer to THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK - ' Portland, Oregon' .". UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.' Capita! and ; Surplus '$1,000,000 - ' .- ' '. ' . y s. OFFICERS - - ,r.. J. C, AINSWORTII, Pres. , R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier. ,- R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President. . A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. V DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD . WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS . -U- DEilffl DIOl'i .10 fiinsy HOTELS Heaviest decline for the day among the covering of short sellers leading securities was made by Reading common, which dropped to 16S . or 2 points below last night's values. Northern Pacific was another weak feature with a net losa of 1 besldea Wheat is firm with tha bids on blue stem advanced 2o to 98c a bushel, while otner grades are up la Export demand is tne cause. - , the bay bring 'high values in Portland. Wheat had a good start here at the Us the place to' fill their requirements selling exdivldend for the day but since transportation facilities nave i opening or today s market and advances of hogs. While the run of bogs in Xe-1 tne Portland market Is still far. from kiutn JmnrnvvH. ttiA hlltter arrives here I wer aiVinwn In the thriu. nntlnn. In vfu.lla.nt Khnne. Eastern Oregon lllinh.r want tr mmnirul llh huttr In tha Portland market On a much I nrt .Tulv SX&i Mmtur.1 with fit Tin. heavier scale than heretofore attempted, comber was the strong; feature of - the lume me .-iwb xjr , i j ,1, luny, unon covering in wis aeuvery rje- maae in in eaieru pur.iuu u- -.v ,-. more active tnan in owers. , w A lrrlmmi tert airainei ov Duyers i tvinn m.rk.t. wr nth,. for a long period, but at this time, be-1 Liverpool opened unchanged from yea- Vi-nrv-iiy ui vn, Hmuo,- . v--."-- lower. eastern ; Oregon creameries brings as I Broomhall estimated world's shin good price as any. quality ror quauiy. I ments for Monday, exclusive of North Quality Takes Place of Brands. For years "the Portland market went "wild" over this and that brand of but ter, the name selling the product whether it was pood, bad or indifferent Now ar.y maker-can sell his butter nt . top prices providing he ha put forth ' the quality and this lias relieved the market from 'an embarrassing condition. Opetilrg of the railroad Into the Tll-lsmook-Nehalem .country is anxiously awaited by tha local trade because of te cood supulies of . butter expected from ' those centers. At thl time very little butter is received from either Nehalem or Tillamook, practically all of the milk anl cream being used In the manufacture of cheese. " ' GRAPE DEMAJVD HEAVY America at 8,400.000 bushels. He also predicted a moderate change on pass age, .- .. Range of Chleaeo rjrlces furnished bv UTerDec ec (jooae company: WHEAT. Open. .High, ,..'.-.101 .....103 Dec May Low. Hoary Supplies Coming Forward but Trade Absorbing Them, ' Demand for grapes is better In the Portland market today than ever before. Receipts are likewise the heaviest: four cars being unloaded from the south this mornfng. - Jrfost of the arrivals consist - of Tokays with a small sprinkling of other varieties. Local "jrrapes-are not coming forward very freely because of the better -demand . from other points which cannot be reached profitably by the grapes of the south; Local grapes that are cctoj Ing forward, however, are ,of better quality than those received from the ' south and are jbrlnglng good valuea During the past " season there has been a marked Improvement In the pack of local grapes and whenever- they are presented tne aemana ior inem ts good, if not better, than the southern product. Because of the rains in the south It 1b not expected that arrivals will be liberal during the next few days and a 4lly Dec.' May Dec. May Jaril May Oct Jan. ' May Oct Jan. May CORN. 6T4 ...... 68 H i OATS. 28 414 ...... PORK. 1827 1810 . ... . LARD. 1216 1076 Close'. 1021&A 103, -98H 6894. 61 H 28 4 RIBS. 965 1846 1817 .1216 1082 1067B 1140 987 965 WIce Track: "No. T 'wKHe. i2828.60: gray. 827 27.60. ' . ' .... 7 HAY Prpducers prices New timothy, Willamette valley fancy, 817.00; ordi nary. 816.00: eastern Oregon. 818.60; mixed. 814016: clover. No. 1. 14; wheat. 817: cheat 813.60a 14: alfalfa 814.6016. , . CORN Whole, 886; cracked, 887 ton. Fruits anA Vegetsblss. - FRESH FRUITS Oranges, Valencias, 3.253.60 box; bananas, 6c lb.; lemons, 56 box; grapefruit 84; cantaloupes, 21 vjii-ov; peacnes, rancy, ilioi.v; ordl- oemg satisiactory and packers are thereby forced to secure the bulk of tneir Dacklnor from tha middle west. still the situation Is improving and Wltnin a year or SO outs de ahinmnnta of swine to this market will not be needed. In fact, the Pacific northwest is expected to supply not only the mar kets of Oregon. WaHhinrton. Idaho and Aiasaa wun nogs nut California as well. Ho Cattle Arrivals Today. There wera no arrivals nf cattla In the Portland Tarda todav and If thla t continued for awhile there is no doubt of the effect forced upon prioes and conditions generally. With the luck of arrivals there is in consequence some in quiring for supplies but most of the big people have all the ordinary quality may neea. cracucaiiy every one of them, however, will take on additional supplies of- teppy stuff at best quoted prices, but none of this aualltv anemn available at the moment. ; Market for calves remain Verv mnA In the yards, the small snrinklinir nf supplies recently being quickly absorbed oy Duyers wno are on tne lookout for auuiuonai supplies at uie same good iigures. Ordinary Sun of Sheep Araln. Following the big record run of sheep na isHiD9 in me yaras Wednesday, shippers have not come forward so free ly. There were no arrivals In that line yesterday and only 266 head today. If the country will allow the former big supply to clean up it is likely that the sheep and lamb market will do bet ter after awhile. Today's run of livestock comnarea with this day In recent years sb fol. Marrlman shares were active but fol lowed the Belling in Reading and the Steels. Union Pacific closed 1 points lower and Southern Pacific lh points. Missouri. Kansas & Texas preferred has declared the payment of Che regu lar dividend. Range of N. Y. price, furnished by uverbeck & cooke company: DescriDtlon open. Amalgamated Copper Co... 81 American Car & Foundry, o 81$ do pfd..... American Cotton Oil. c American Loco., c 69 American Sugar, c 132 American Smelt, c .' 97 do pfd.,. 112 Anaconda Mining Co 47 American Woolen, o Atchison, c 122 do Pfd 105 Vi Baltimore & Ohio, Cr. ....117 - da nfd Brooklyn Rapid -Transit, v. 79 Close. 80 80 118 74 132' 46 38 121 104 1162 94 183 1094 i Canadian Pacific, c. IS 6 Central Leather," c. ....... . 60 do pfd .... Chicago & Great Western, o .... Chicago, Mil. & St Paul... 160 Chesapeake & Ohio 88 69 Colo. Fuel & Iron, c 4 44 Colorado Southern, c .:. .. 62 do 2nd pfd ,.. 78 do 1st pfd. . , 79 Corn Products,- c. 22 Delaware & Hudson 189 lows: Hoes. Cattle. Khn J i'V0...,.M......... A4. ... ynh 1908 .. 767 860 669 1907 167 ... . 690 1906 148 438 ik 1905 4; , 467 147 ... A year ago todav there was weaknnna i In all lines of livestock. Cattle values were aown z&c ror the day. .. Those Who Supply the Market Frank Dlnges of Junction City came iiurm wiiq a. juaa -or nogs. Another Junction City shipper. F. W. Williams, unloaded two cars of sheep a. l o tut nuairj tuua v. i w. w. .rercivai had a load of hors ... .84 !. 49 ,..151 ...151 c. 15 "47 43 87 ((tiortage is expected because of the big demand caused by the high prices rul lngon other fruits. IN FRONT STREET MARKETS nary, 85c; pears 81.2501.60; grapes. 31 1 offering from Independence. - , .1 r . i r .'- . rt - I n , . .... tr. newiana or aertna. came to town Very Fancy Fall Butter Pears From Hood IUver-i-Eggs About Steady. Epgs are steady. Chickens holding their own. No price . change. ... - Meat demand good. Veal and hogs Unchanged. - . . Roma verv . select fall butter pears ' are now coming from Hood River. Best eating from 81.50 down to 31. Cooking pears from 75c to 81 a box. Tomato market remains in bad shape, as the result "of California: Importa tions. some overripe selling as low as jOc a box. Good stuff at 30e with lit tle demand. . Halibut supplies continue very 'small. Price held at top. FRONT STREET QUOTATIONS : Hops, Wool and tntfss. HOPS 1908 crop, choice, 17c; prims to choice, 16c; prime. lc; medium, 16c 1909 choice, 25c; prime, 24c. WOOL 1909. Willamette valley. 209 24c: eastern Oregon, 20 21c. TALLOW Prime, per In. 3 4c; No. 2 and arease. 22e. ' SHEEPSKINS Shearing. 10(f25c each; short wooL 25660c: medium wool, 60cfcl eacn; long wool. 76c 11.26 each. - CHITT1M BARK 44c. HIDES Dry hides. 1718c lb; green, 9l6e lb; bulls, green salt, 7c lb; kips, 1010c; calvev green, 16rl8c per lb. MOHAIR 1909. SlQUo lb. Batter, Errs and routry. BUTTER Extra creamery, 36c; fas cy. 34 35c; store, 22c. BUTTER FAT Delivery f . o. V Port land Sweet cream. 34c: sour. 32". EGGS Candled, reject. JJtoimc: or dinary run. sjc; seconaa. mvc; eastern. CHEESB: Fancy full cream flats. 18c triplets and daisies, 18c; Yottng Araer Iran. lc HJl'LTTtT-Ulxed chickens lie; fancy ret, HQ ISMe; roosters, old, Italic; eprlngs. lljUHf; geese. 10c; tur ners, anva. iijiiw; orfiwo, ZZHC il.25: Concords. 15040c POTATOES New, 81; sweets, 3o lb. ONIONS Jobbing. 11.26' per sack; garlic, 10c per lb. . . APPLES 11.26 2.60. VEGETABLES rijw tnrnlps. Oregon, i sacs; oeeis, fi.ov; carrots ii.uu sack; cabbage, local, 76c 61; tomatoes, local, fancy, 2080c per crate: beans, 8c per lb,; cauliflower, 40cll dos; peaa 6c lb; horseradish, 10c: green onions, 10c per dos.; peppers, bell, 6c per lb.: head lettuce, 20c dos; hothouse, $1.25 box; radishes. lOe dos. bunches: celery. 760 81 dos; egg plant. 6$ 7c lb; rhubarb, 8c per lb.; corn, fl.25 sack. Groceries. Vets. Etc. SUGAR Cube. 36.45; powdered, 36.10; fruit or berry, 36-06; dry granulated. a.sa; cent, a., o.oo; ixira u., fB.xa; golden G 85.46; D yellow. $5.36; bar rels 15c; half barrels 80c boxes i&o advance on sack basis. (Above quotations are SO days net cash quotations. SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s. 83 rer ton; 60s, $8.60; table, dairy. 60s. 16.50: 100s. $16; bales, $2.25; extra fine barrels, 2s. 5s and 10s. $4.6006.60; lums rock, $20.60 per ton. HONEY New. 13 c per lb. RICE: Imperial Japan No. 1. 6e; No. 2. 6c; New Orleans Bead. 07c: with a load of hogs. Tarda Bepresentatlve Prloes. Following are representative of lat est transactions in the yards and indi cate demand, supplies and quality of fering: .HOGS. v , t AV. lbs. Price. hB" 177 $7.60 22 Sm v 156, 6.50 Ol nuga ..... 7. ........ an 7.85 The following ia the general range of a v rnivvn v aiucn iu tud Kl Ua, CATTLE Best steers weighing 1200 roanaa. .ao; medium steers, 33.76 inn. k. m. I9HE. . , - J-..VV, nenfc V " a, .o.W, UIOUJUUl COWS. 3.25; best heifers, $3.00; bulls, $2.00 2.25. HOGS Best east of mountains, $7.90 . iiioijioiiB vaney- oest, 17.76 stockers, $7.00; pigs. 7.00(a7.7S. SHEEP Best wethers. $4.2604.60 ordinary, $4.26; spring lambs. JSooifii 6.50; straight ewes, $3.60 3.76; mixed CALVES Best $6 25; ordinary, $4.00 Jf 1VV NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Creole, tara mnaii wnitet ST.rs; large white. $8.36; ping, $4: bayou, $6.76; Llmaa. $6.25; reds. $6.60. Keats, risk, sag PTerlsloBa HAMS. BACON. ETC Portland pack (local) ham, 17 c; breakfast bacon, 18 3 25c; boiled ham. 26 028c; pic nics, 14c; cottage roll, 16c; regular short clears. smoked. 18c; backa moiea, ie; pioxiea tongues, i(c each. DRESSED MEATS Front Street ho. fancy, 9c; . ordinary, 9c; veals, extra, 10c; ordinary, 10c; heavy, c; mutton, 7c; lambs. 7c LARD Kettle leaf. 10a. Ic per lb.; ts. 14Se per lb.: 60 lb. tins, isc per id. 13c ter pound. 19s. CLA-Ib Hrdshll. per bo. $1.49 rarnr ciams, out or season. wortlamd Clearings today .... zear ago Gain todav Balances , If ear ago Banks. .$1,579,891.91 . 1.113,352.00 466.589.91 94.468.93 76,417.37 Clearings today oaiancesroday Taooma Banks. ...$1,163,906 7Z.8I4 aaattla Clearings today ... iaa nces today . . . Banks. ...$1,732,009 181.074 Denver & Rio Grande, c do pfd. Erie, c. do 2nd pfd. do 1st pfd. Great Northern, pfd. . Illinois Central ....... Interurban Metropolitan. "'W '-pra. rrmvr.vr - - - Louisville & Nasqvuie . Mo. Kansas & Texas, c. do nfd, Distillers . . . ; Ore Lands Mo. Pacific National Lead N. Y. Central N. Y., Ont. & W Norfolk & W., c do pfd North American Nor. Pac, c . , , Pac. Mail S. S. Co. ...... Pennsylvania Ry. People's G., L. & Coke Co. Pressed Steel Car, c : do pfd Reading, c do Zd pfd do 1st pfd Rep. Iron & Steel, a....;, do pfd ........ ., , Rock Island, c do pfd . St. L. & S. F.. 2d pfd...... do 1st Dfd : . . Southern Pac. o'. 131V4 Southern Railway, c .-30 do pfd. ,,. . , Texas & Pacific 15 Toledo, St-X. & W., ...c do pfd. .................. Union Pacific, c ,. 200 United States Rubber, c. . . 60 do pfd .121 Upited States Steel, Co., c. 89 Ho pfd; 128 Wabash, c 18 do pfd. . ., 60 Western Union Tel 77 Westingrhouse Beet Sugar 48 Third Avenue 21 Consolidated Gas 144 Kansas City Southern 45 U Railway Springs ao rjra. Amercer Consolidated no prd Northern Pacific common. ex-di l s 47 37 76 Wenatchee-Yakima Apple Fight. Wenatchee, Wash..-Oct. 8. There Uva great deal of indignation among tha business men and fruit growers In tha wenatcnee valley , at the report pub lished In the Spokesman-Review under a Yakima date line that the Wenatchee buyers are In Parker Bottom after ap ples with which to exhibit at the na tional appie snow at apoKane. The report is looked upon as rldlou lous and as one of the schemes usod by Yakima to belittle her more successful rival. The question of exhibiting at the ap ple show 4s being given Considerable at tention and It seems to be the ronnen. sus of opinion that an exhibit -should be made. There will be a meeting held at the Commercial club next Monday eve ning, wnen tne budjoci win De discussed fully and some cencerted action taken. ' Mike Horan, who won the 'title of "Apple King-' at the show last year, be sides . the $1000 prise, ts one of the most enthusiastic boosters for the show in the valley. He is urging a dlstriot exhibit and he expects to have at least 10 carloads taken there for that pur pose He contends that the fruit is so rer superior m tnis valley that even though, there is a handicap the show to win is excellent. Mr. Horan's idea Is to form a district organization including the Wenatchee valley, Monitor, Cashmere, Pehsasttn, Leavenworth, Entlat, Chelan and Malaga. Ellsworth France will take a carload of Arkansas J31acka to tha fair- nm. ..ii i . . . n . ' . Tiuiiig no oe given fuv assistance. Voluntary contributions are coming in for this purpose. Other Individual grow ers are planning on exhibits and will be biubu ay ine Business men of the com munity. , .,.,-. Although strongly opposed by Coun cllman F. E. Watkins. the report of the special building committee was adopted by the health and police committee thts morning and copies or It ordered sent tn aa-h mamKar nf ttia nnxnnll Tk. committee a action is regarded as a final refusal to sanction the flimsy bulldlna- amenaments advoate by certain archi tects and opposed by-City Building In spector uooson. cnairman uay wm- oard or the committee: and Counallman concannon voted to adopt the report - At the last two council meetings at tempts, have been made by certain In terests represented in the council bv Aioerman watkins to nave the present Duiiaing eooe amended so tnat hotel buildings more than four, stories in height could be exempted from the pro visions of the law now in force, ra- aulrinsr such buildings in certain re stricted districts to. be constructed of fireproof material. The special committee, consisting of Architects John Wilson. Ion Lewis and Albert Doyle, wrote to 13 of the leading cities In the United States for Informa tion reaardina tha buildina laws for hotel construction. The result of this Investigation as outlined in the report of the oommlttee to the council was that city Building Inspector Dobson's contentions are Justified. Among the cities mentioned in the re port were San Francisco, .Seattle, New York.' Chicago. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Mlnneaoolla. Indlanaoolln Providence. Cleveland, Bf. Louis and Toledo.' Architect jj. Williams, who was pres ent at the meeting, declared that the re port was unfair because it had not in-; eluded 47 other cities of a size similar to Portland. n. Chairman Lombard replied that the committee would extend to Mr. Williams the privilege of presenting reports from these cities If he' believed that such re ports would be favorable to him and his clients. ' The committee recommended the naa- sage of the traffio-ordlnance introduced several weeks ago. A number of minor amendments were added. One of these g-ives to. funeral 'prooesslons the right-, of-wav over all vehicles and streetearsr A clause giving streetcars the supreme right-of-way over other vehicles in spe-I ciai cases was eliminated.' cnamnan Lombard - saying he did not think ' it wise to extend: uoh..a dane-eroua privi lege to tne companies. The ordinance Drohlbitlng the sween- ing of sidewalks except ' within-, sdo- clally designated hours of the day was JL4 .. CO who the recommendation that the pres ent law. be repealed and paased - aa amended by the committee - The prin cipal amendment la one aivlng the own ers of buildings the right to clean the sidewalk in front of their places of business at any time-so long as -the sweepings are not throws on the atresia. CR Mil II MUST COAST ' ' (United frtm Leased Wire.) Heat tie. Oct 8. Tha mornlns- ' ses sion of the interstate commerce com-1 mission in the coast rate hearing was I spent oy counsel ror tne piaintirre in Introducing a mass of comparative data I snowing tnat tne cities or tne coast are discriminated asainst. in favor-of I cities similarly situated east of ' the I mountains. The evidence Introduced at I the morning session was merely fori reference and It is expected that argu ments will be heard . at tha meeting i late mis afternoon. ,- i Lew Anderson, for 23 years in the ac-l counting and trana departments tne narriman roaaa, was one witnesses for the nlalntlffa. A. B. .Belcher, secretary of the ' Ta- coma Traffic association, and William A. Mears, manager of the transporta tion bureau or the chamber of com merce, were also on the stand. of the Taft Returns From -Mariposa. -Wawona,'CRl., Oct. $. President Taft arrived here at 10:40 today -on his re turn" from, the Mariposa, grove of big FADIfK DOUBTS DAUGHTER'S TALE 12 82 SEATTLE PRODUCE MARKET Seattle. Oct. X Rutler ner iumJ Washington creamery, firsts. 37c; ranch, I "Elizabeth Ban ford. creamery. Hit He; per gallon; eocene. 22c gallon; elalne. lurkn. lIHc; rUeona. squaba $2 daa cbickeas. J920c. . . .. . - OnJLa, new sag 2Xsy. BARLEY Producers price 19 Fed. 2i 76; roll ad, 31; brewing, t: M. WHEAT Track lob. c; LJ-jaau-ra ic; r4. 7c; fortrfol Je; Turkey rel fix-: Wl iaroette vall.y, tfta. HILLiTVFlS lJiog prloe Prsn. tHH- i-vi 1!lnr. 112; ahorta. 327.se; tr - I'? j I: aifalfa saaal, llrta. f l. I'H tld . crop 5-eiar.g price p-.-t.-n r,-a patt. itik. stratrLt, I nr-"" tMkara. ll ' 4 ''j. :'. New rrr p. ,l,t I 1: '-.4f.'. bfcer, 4 ( U V., - tttt W-.i ; grmJiara, l ll whaat. $6tl; rye, k . u:. llti , a; - r. '. -ry, w. predaeerr i.r ai S ,'? rndr. ls e gallon; headlight 29 gallon; extra ,?i:"' ,e r ib-' eom- star, 22c gallon; water white, ila t, OUt Of ssftBOfl- - I f-lAOTlT .1 VPDaA F.HTR.?k. 1C,1 !". lt2lc gallon: 86 gason " ltITe .. fL'iKS lVlb'!,,-,a?Klb: P gallon; M. 4k P. naphtha. 13"jUa COLLIDE h rim pa. 12e lb; parrh te lb: ioaa aaa. Ic per It; lobatars, 36c par lb; freak macker-!. ( per lb.; rrawflaa. 2e par dos.; stnrfeoa. 12 He per lb.; black eaaa. 20e par lb.: Columbia stnalta. f I lb.; silver melta. c per lb.; black ced. . - - ,W . k . . - - r v i- i sibi i t i aoa. OT "T FIRS PhoaJwatar bsy, ar gK lota. 82 6e: p-r ! lb. sack $t: Olywirta, par gll, $2.49; par 1 lb. awrk. 64.26: ran nm. m cu b i r. oowaw ; emstarsj la snail, ii. is par j r. TmlmU. OaeJ OO. WU. USFXKD OIL Raw. bbla, 6e; eesae, ;; hot ad. Hlt, f 7e: res . Tie par gsllow lata ef l gaUema, la Waw: ell raae anaal. lit tra. R ,'-K ; eiaet te IK PE7.INK 44 dr-, raara, Ik p gal ; r- tNa, ll par gaL TfFrFVT7VK 1- 1 7e r-a !. WHITE LEM Taw aa, 7e VT lb; 24 lb. ia. ae par jta.; Im lata. 4e ray e TRAINS Oil IDE SAIIIA FE (Cata praat teaara frva I T'waka, Kan, tct. A At lesat 1$ par rm ware kHHI this artarnoBa wbaVa "fita t rauroaS rer 'tow traia rol. Itdad witk aa eU traia at Tr.ra- Brtda-e this eitf Tbare wera sawn-a aa Ka tralna larorwiaua-a r-tMarnleg rHa wrar-k a ' " " "5 si;r.wii fot aw Sfwar. 26 ft 27c: eastern process. 27 28c. Eggs, per dosea Local ranch, 44c; laiiL-jr wnm. eastern. c: eastern stor age. 29033c; Oregon. 3638c. Cheese, per pound Cream brick. 17 eiSc; wheel Swiss. 21c; block Swiss, ioc; Limnurger, . j c; new Tillamook, 18c; Tillamook Young America, 18c: Wisconsin Twins. 18c; Wisconsin Young SHIPPERS OOTAIII PARTIAL VERDICT I clon't think there Is a win! nf truth in it" In these words the father nf Griffin, the 14-year-old girl who testi fied to her treatment at tha hann-a nf wiuiam i-arger, charged with a statu tory nf'ftnaa aoalnu, hr ki. disbelief in the truth of his daughter's story. Ha wan nnlloI Ia th. n..u stand in Jude Gantenbein's court by the attorneys for Parker to help clear the oerenoant or tne charge made by his daughter. : ' At the same time, under 'cross-examination by Deputy District Attorney Page, Griffin admitted that he could think of no reason why-his girl should tell such an amazing story of her own degradation. He could assign no mo tive for this or for similar charges made against five other young men of the Arleta district but he said he did I not believe her, although four of the young men 1 have pleaded guilty, only two out of six caring to stand trial. The Jury in the case, after dnllhprnt. ing all night returned a verdict nf nnt fumy wnen court opened this morning, ome of the jurors held, for conviction through the night, but yielded to the argument of others that the peniten tiary punishment is too severe when applied to such a case. When the girl is under 16 years Of age the law makes no distinction be tween cases where the" girl consents and where she does not. but this un questionably had effect with the Jury raraer, wnen ne 100K tne stand in his own behalf, denied that he ever kept company with Vada Griffin. ' He said he had seen her only three times, and that on the night of the alleged offense he was at the home of his sister, Mrs. This alibi was sup- Bdni3s Investments CALL OR WRITE T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND. OREGON HaRTMAN & THOMPSON: BANKERS I CHAMBER OP COMMEKCli , isjiue triayellers checks, payable everywhere. For eign exchange '. bought and sold at attractive rates at all tim'es. Oyer beck & Cooke Co. Commission Merchants Stocks, Bonds Cotton, Grain, Etc 216-217 " Board of Trade Building : - ' ' N' -' ' Members Chicago Board of Trade. Correspondents of Logan A Bryan, cnicaro, . Mew York. Boston. We have the only private wire connecting Portland with tne, ' eastern exchanges, ported by the testimony of Mrs. San- ford. They remembered the data be cause Parker had been sandbaaaed the tilght before and had not fully recov ered, remaining at home to rest Several younar a-lrls of tha Mount Scott district took the stand and testi fied that he had kept company with them and had always behaved aa a gentleman should. Numerous other wit p esses from the Arleta section testified- to his previous good reputation. Ernest Newton, aaother young ctiani charged with a statutory rrlsae on the statements of the airL is yet to he tried. Four others have pleaded guilty- and are out on bell. .They will probably ha placed on parole. The girl Is In the House ef the Good Shepherd. LUMBERMENS National Bank CORNER -FIFTH C& STARK Deposit October 1, 1908 Deposit October 1, 1909 $1 485.069.44 $2,146,821.59 f gparlai rite ta Tb. Jaeral I . Pendleton Or. (trt, t-Inmitx la tha eum of $12 e 28 were awarded Rtrr. A Martin, fniit Mpnars, by a Inry bare toosy in ine company s suit acainst tha O, R A N. for frwit damsgad as re sult f tha fsllora of the company te . i i iTiiif.i.iyr cara im years SB-ex ji-TT-ay Annur v.. pnanear wa grantea i, cava in to arppwl. ia tt la the first if lis kind la tHa state, ndr tha act creattna fKa Altonwr hr,e Ksha af Botaa' Ka W rrretH tsa ,.-trTra, was Jfew riUita tsswsA. i ' h . fnllnwlna naw Datenta hava Kaan Issued at Washington. D. C- to Oree-nn inventors, and reported by Pacific Coast ! Ks-ient aa reported py j-acirtc Coast rat eot ancy. Ine, Webster A Webster, managers, Stockton, Cal: . t". Arneaan. fortiand. car render W. L. Crtpler. at at Eugene. Pitman connection. J. Lo- h s rt. Portland, tone correcting mera far hrssa wind Inst rum en is. 11 Barrett. Portl.ind. car fender. H. O. Pak. Portiand. scke for rr-i fclrle wha Is, C. C Wo4rllL' Port land calorie circuit breaker. M - C. C Pratt. pr.rtlaa4 vanner. "I C C. ITatt Pnrliartd. cnnMnH rr ' High Grade Municipal and ; Improvement Bonds' We hare several good issues on hand. Bur direct from con tractor and sare broker's cornrnission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND. OREGON ' COAL G.L Pearl, astral a4 sur, 19J a. v.au aaa sik-i uiiial . .1 . t-. r.a I r-"'"7 whim im ru;l am..ttr,t ur4 J W. aralih. P-ca-viana. tin east W:- iw, tiirs, was doi framed. and sawing en art lea