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THE OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL. , PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST r 25. 1911.
PEACH CANNING 10
CONTINUE A WEEK
Quite Fair Shipments Expect
ed from The Dalies and
Willamette Valley.
a -APtlmn4 wholasal Market.
Portland Wholasals Market.
Eb-rs firm,
i Chickens steady.
Dressed veul steady.
Apples firm.
4 Potatoes tnare actlv.
Peaches holding.
Concord grapes arriving.
Salmon season clones.
Hops firm.
While this week was the principal
time for family peach canning, there
will likely be a good opportunity dur
ing the first part of the doming week
for xioneumers to fill their wants In
this respect.
Quality of peaches Is now at the
best and prices are supposed to be bh
close to the low point as they will reach
this season.
During the coming week about four
Carloads of Crawfords and Elbert as will
corns forward from The Dalles and some
Very fair supplies are expected from
Willamette valley points.
Dry rot peaches have made their ap
pearance for the first time this season
These supplies come from the same
district that shipped so much of this
class of stuff to the Portland market
during the past few years. There is
but little demand for this class of stuff
. and sacrifice prices must be made in
' order to move the arrivals. Outside of
their tendency to rot very Quickly the
peaches are of unusually good appear
ance and have excellent flavor. For
Immediate consumption they are per
haps the best peaches that have en
tered the market this year.
FINE CONCORD GRATES
Some extra fancy Concord grapes
tame forward from Wenatchee this
morning. The fruit was packed In
crates of four baskets each, and was the
finest ever rcelved in this market, being
far superior ' flavor to any of the
Stock Imported from the east. Quota
tions were generally placed at $101.25
a crate.
'better demand for spuds
There Is a somewhat better demand
locally In the potato market, pales are
being made from $1.25 to $1.50 per cen
tal for good quality, although some ordi
nary stock was sold during: the past 24
hours down to $1.25 per sack.
HUCKLEBERRIES ARE LOWER
With slightly increased shipments,
there was a fractional decline In the
price of huckleberries this morning
along Front street Sales were gener
ally made at 15c a pound. Quality ex
cellent APFLES HOLDING WELL
While there are somewhat greater re
ceipts of apples in the market today,
the trade Is holding well at , practically
the came prices as In effect, rant week.
Better qualltv coming., too.
I. ' -
ROUGH VEAL STILL COMING
While there Is a dearth of offerings
of fancv dressed veal, rough stock is in
quite liberal supply and aome of this
is beln sold very low.
Only a limited call remains for coun
try killed swine.
FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS
1 Weather bureau sends out the follow
ing notice to shippers:
,. "Protect shipments as far north as
Seattle against temperatures of about
'SO degrees; northeast to Spokane. 85
""tMdegrees; southeast to Boise. 85'degrees;
south to Siskiyou. SO degrees. Highest
temperature at Portland tomorrow,
about 85 degrees."
ALL SUGAR DIME HIGHER
While only one Paclfio coast refinery
- advanced the price of sugar 10c yester
dnv, the others put up their quotations'
this morning, making the action uni
form. All refineries are now quoting
the revised figures.
, FRONT STREET STATIONS
Grain, Flour and Bay.
WHEAT New crop nominal. Track
delivery club. 79379c: bluestem,
82 Vi (S) 83c; fortyfold, SOWSoiic; Willam
ette valley. 79c: red Russian. 78 0 78c;
Turkev rd, 79 Uc.
. BARI-E'.' New crop. Producers'
prices 191 J Feed $33.60; rolled,
$35; brewing, $36.50.
OATS New crop, nominal. Produc
ers' price Track. NcJ 1 white. $25.00
28.00: Jgray. $24.5025.BO; old crop.
White. $7.00.
MILLSTt'FFS felling price Bran.
$!5.On0 25.50; middlings. $31.00; shorts.
$2 n.r2R.50: chop. llst.OOrffSS.Od.
' HAY Producers' price 1911 crop
Valley timothy, fancv, $1516: ordi
nary, $16: eastern Oregon. $17(18;
mixed, ( ); clover, $11; whent, $10;
cheat, $10; alfalfa, new, $121913; oats.
$10.
FLOUR Old crop, patents.
Willamette, $4.80 per tianel;
straight. $3.85 5 4.55; bakers. $4.45
ieXDOrt grades. $3.80.
$4.95:
local
4.66;
Bntter, Eggs and Poultry.
BUTTER Extra -reamery. cubes and
tubs, 31c; prints. 82c; ordinary prints,
8031c- dairy, 18c.
BUTTER FAT J.
o. b. Portland, per
-pouna nxe.
POULTRY Fancv hens iSHlic;
ordinary, 16c; springs, ISfr-lBfec; geese
.'30c: live younx ducks. lBo: old ducks.
12c: turkevs. alive, nominal; dressed.
nominal; pigeons, old, $1; young, $2.00
$.40.
EGGS Locnl extras, 28c;. case
count, fresh. 23ft2tr; spot buying price,
2Sc t. o. b. Portland; eastern, 17M. 21c.
CHEESE New Omgon fancy full
cream Tirlctn and 1n1nlf, I6ffl51c
lb ; Yo'ing Americas, IfiUo,
Meats, Tin and Provisions.
FRKt'U MEATS Whoieaalu slaugh
, terers' prices; I lest steers. lOiic; ordi
nary SHic; bet 1 "ws, 9c; bulls, 7c.
DRESSED MEATS Kron street:
Hogs, fancy, lflc per lb.; ordinary 9(
10c per lb; henvy. 7 ft' 8c: veals, extra,
14H 16c; ordinary. IXc; poor, 10'allo;
jprtng lambs llrl2c; mutton, tilc;
goats, 4c; lv-ef. f.tfj.Sc.
HAMS, BACON, etc. Hnms. 19 ft
tOVsc; breakfast bacon, 17t28c; boiled
.ham, 2930c: picnics, 11 Uc; cottage,
16 He; regular short clears, smoked,
. lltye; backs, smoked, 1 2 1. ?f H Va c ,
.pickled tongues, 65c lb.
LARD Rett Ip leat tierces, 13c lb.;
'Steam rendered. ilerc, n'-c per lb.;
compound, tierces &Rr per lb
; FIRH Nominal -nv-fe cod. 10c lb.:
flounders, 6c, hniituit, J,ij7c: striped
bass, JOc: cstflsn. U'?jM2M.r; snimnn,
ilOHc lb. soles 7c ppr lb.; shrimps,
ltH lb; perch. 7(f8c.: tomcod, Sc; lob
ars, 15r. herrirffii, 655fic; black bass,
10c; sturgeon, 3 i! Vic rer lb.; silver
smelt, do lb,.; blacw cod. 7Hc; dressed
hsd. 7v roe shad. 10c; shad roe, 20c ll.
OYSTERS Fhonlwnter bnv. per gal--lon,
); per 100 ih sack. $5.50; Olvm-
, pla, per gallon. $5.25: per 10o )b. sack.
$11.60; csnned enstern, 65c can. $8.6n
dot.; tern In "l.ell. $1.762 per 100.
. Traits ana Tsgetables.
1 APPLE New crop, 11.00$ 2.60.
POTATOES -rSelllng prices Selected
California, $t.60; ordinary, $1.60: Ore
gon, selected. $1.2601.50; ordinary,
'till; buylnf price, 11. 00 fa 1. 25; sweets,
i, 10o. '
ONIONB Yellow, $1.B01.5; garlic,
tPe
v FiyJST! FRtTTI--Orante, $4.&0 per
,lx:ffcananas. fie lb.; Ininons. $5.50(86;
llm $ a ease.; (rapefrult, t3.J6;. ptna.
SEASON'S SALMON
PACK VERY SHORT
Notwithstanding Great In
crease in Columbia River
Catch, Others Show Loss.
REQABDriTO COLtTMBIA PACK
Total pack by cannon this year
reached 353,500 cases compared with
250,300 cases In 1910 and 190,650 cases
in 1909.
Pack of frozen salmon on Columbia
this season 1,250,000 pounds.
Pickled production of the season 7000
tierces.
Even though the pack of salmon nn
the Columbia river during the spring
months is much heavier than a year
a?o, there if an extreme shortage of
high grade fish throughout the world.
An estimate hns been made by one
of the leading salmon brokers on the
coast which shows a shortage of 450,-
000 cases of canned salmon in the
Alaska and Puget Found districts this
season as compared with a year ago.
This estimate includes the reds of
Alaska as well as Soekeyes of Puget
Sound.
The market for canned salmon is
the firmest ever known. Legitimate
offers of $1.601.65 are still coming
forward for Alaska reds and local In
terests say they could sell their en
tire packs this . sea-son at the price
mentioned. '
The opening price of the" Alaska
Packers' associations was expected to
day as It was named on this day a
year ago.
The market for salmon abroad re
mains very firm. Anderson & Ooltman
report the Liverpool situation as fol
lows :
"Trade in every grade of spot salmon
has enjoyed a lusy time throughout
the week, closing with more buyers
than sellers of Alaska pinks and reds
and sockeye fish. -lb. fiats forward
have been freely handled. Offer of
1 lb. tails and flats In .this position are
unobtainable at present. Spot values
nominally are: Alaska reds, 27s t6 27s
d; British Columbia sockeye, U lb.
flats, 43s to 43s 6d; 1 lb. flats, 32s 9d
to 83s 6d; 1 lb. tails, 29s 6d to 80s;
lb. flats, new pack, are offered at
New York mall advices report that
the market for canned fish of all de
scriptions is strong and the trend so
far as salmon Is concerned Is toward
a higher level. Kales of red Alaska
salmon were reported at the close at
$1.80. A sale of 1911 pack was re
ported for interior account at $1.70
per dozen f. o. b. coast. A firmer tone
has developed in all grades for ship
ment rfom the coast based on reports
of a short pack in Alaska grades. Pink
salmon has met a fair call in a Jobbing
way. The tone seems to be firm on
Chinook salmon. Some buying has
been done In a small way In silver
sides.
apples. 6c lb.; blackberries, $l.601.75
cherries. Royal Ann. 10c; Iamberts,
l--c; blacks, 45c; watermelons, Sl'tj;
160; peaches, 80c$l; pears, $22.25:
grapes. $1.25(1.65. '
VEGETABLES New turnips $1 iff 125
sack: beets. $1.50; .carrots.' $1.25
1.60 sack; cabbage $li.25 cental; toma
toes, $1.00 1.25 per crate; beans 4c lb
com. 1620c doz.; green onions, 15c doz.;
peppers, bell, 10c lb.: head lettuce, 20?
26c doz.: hothouse. $1.65!S)1.76 box; rad
ishes. 15c dozen bunches; celery, 90c
dozen; egg plant. 9c lb., cucum
bers. $1 sack; peas. ( ); cauli
flower, local. ( ) doz.; egg plant 6c.
Sons, Wool and Hides.
WOOL Nominal, 1911, Willamette
valley, 14H17V4o; eastern Oregon, 9
15c.
HOPS Contracts, 1911 crop, 404lc
1910 crop. 80c; 1909 growth, 20c.
TALLOW Prime, per lb., 6c; No 8
and grease, 22c.
CHITTTM BARK 1911. nominal. BU
6c: 1910. BVi6c.
HIDES Dry hides, 16H17Vie lb.;
green, 78He; bulls, green, salt, 6Hc
lb.; kips, tQiOe; calves, green, 15
16c per lb.
MOT! A IR 1 91 1 selected, 8B 37c
Orooerlea.
STTGAR Cube, $7.45; powdered. $8 55
fruit or berry, $8.65; dry granulated'
$6.55; D yellow. $5.85: beet. $8.35- Hon
olulu plantation can granulated, 6c less.
(Above quotations are 30 days net cash )
RICE Japan No. 1. 4 if? 5c; No. 2
4c; New Orleans head, 5 ',4 (y) 6 ; Creole,
4 He.
SALT Coarse, half ground 100s. $8 50
per ton; 50s. $9.00- table dairy, 5fls, J13
100s, $17- bales. $2.20; extra fine bar
rels, 2s, 6s and 10s, $45; lump rock,
$20.60 per ton.
HONEY New. $3.75 per case.
BEANS Small white, $4.00; large
white, $4.00; pink, $5.76; bayou, $5.00;
Llmaa. $7 25: reds, $6 25.
paints. Coal Oil. Etc.
LINSEED C1L Raw, bbls., 91o gal.;
kettle, raw. bbls.. 93c; raw. In cases,
96c; boiled. In cases, 98c gal.; lots
of 260 gallons. 1c less; oil cuke meal
(none In market).
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 8c per lb.:
60d lb. lots. 80 per lb.; less lots. 84c
per lb.
BENZINE 86 degrees, cases, 24 He
gallon; iron bbls.. 21 He per gallon.
COAL OIL Ca-es: Pearl. 16r; star.
19c per gallon; water white, bulk, 8
J 2 He per gallon; special water white.
12)16c.
ROPE Manila 8c: sisal. 7H.
GASOLINE ReJ crown and motor.
16'rr22n gallon; Kti gasoline. 2S35Hc
gallon: V. M. & P. naphtha. 18(3!2nHc
gallon.
TURPENTINE In cases, 73c; wood
barrels. 70'. Ac; iron barrels. 66c per gal
lon: 10 case lotB. 72c.
NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT
Portland Banks,
Clearings today $1, 161, 474. 01
Year ago ... 1,162,568,50
Gain today $ 29S.005 .51
Balances today 230,240.27
Year ago 1 2:1,234.60
Tacoma Banks.
Clearings today $ 621,606.00
Balances today 68,216.00
Prune Industry. Surveyed.
(Slierlnl to The Jnrnl.)
La Grande, Or.. Aug. 25. A survey of
the prune industry In this valley, ns a
nnrf rf n fttntA wMa mnvemr.nt
dueled by the Oregon Agricultural col
lege, nns just neen complete here y
P. H. Rrown and George Kleben, O. A.
C. experts. The area of orchards, the
prorluctl veness and a loni nm of olhrr
items are carefully filled out hv these
mm, Prune crops in tills valley are
rriiirh lnrnr thn nnvwhern enwt ,,f td,
Cascade mountains ami the total aver
age for the state will depend li'.rgely nn
wiifit the evnerts fnnnd here 'i'hr.v
are not yet rendy to announce figures
ns a resuu 01 meir rinuint's, requiring
nearly a week in the. collection.
Apple Buyers Visit Hood Illvcr.
Hood River, Or.. Aug. 25. G. H. Tay
lor, of Manchester, Englund, nnil H. K.
Collins, of New York, have been spend
lngthe day looking over the Hood rlvor
valley apple situation. These gentle
men ate large apple buyers of tuelr
respective cities and are making a tour
of the northwest apple districts. While
In the city they were guests of C. H.
Sprnnt, manager of the Hood River
Apple Growers' union, who took them
for a trip over the volley. The visitors
upolfe, highly of the way and manner
in which tho Hood river orchards were,
being cared for and ate anxloun to.
sttcure a portion of the apple crop for
disposition. The gentlemen will leav,j
for North Yakima tonight.
OMAHA HOfJS STRONG
South Omaha. Neb., Aug. 26. Cattle
800, market steady to weak. Steers,
$7.2(507.80; cows' and heifer.. $1.60
5.75. '
Hogs 4700; market strong. Sales,
$7.057.40. , r
Sheep 4800; market steady. Year
lings, $4.16g4.75; wethors. $3,40f 3.75;
lambs, $S. 208.60; we $8.1608.56.
TWaVE LOADS OF
HOGS FROM EAST
Big Run from Missouri River
Shipped Direct to Local
Packers.
Zn the Stockyards. 4
North Portland Hogs strong;
cattle steady; sheep steady. 1
South Omaha
cattle steady to
steady.
Hogs strong;
weak; sheep
Chicago Hogs and
spady; sheep weak.
cattle
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep.
Friday ... 1079 84 114
Thursday 867 666 7 603
Wednesday 35 122 74 973
Tuesday 879 ... 616
Monday 493 126 4185
Saturday. ... none
Week ago 799 163 - 10
LOCAX, XIXOBBS BEAKISH
With no competition In sight, local
killers war bearish this afternoon and
two loads of fine steers from Welser
went bsgglng-, while best oows sold, at
94.60. Thie would place top steers no
higher than $5.80. The good market
of yesterday was due to the competition
of Oarsten of Tacoma, who had a rush
order for Alaska shipment. Therefore
he paid the prloe demanded at that
time.
Twelve loads of hogs came forward to
the North Portland yards from the Mis
souri river section today but none of
them were available for the market,
every one being contracted prior to
shipment from the Omaha territory.
The swine market is holding firm at
North Portland aa a result of the very
limited offerings from the home terri
tory. While there was a fair showing
yesterday, the arrivals were hot first
class. Nevertheless they were quickly
picked up by buyers.
At Chicago today there was a steady
tone in the swine trade with tops at
$7.70.
At South Omaha considerable strength
was shown for hogs and the price held
well at $7.40 for tops. This means
$8.5o to land here. On this basis the
local market still has room for ad
vance. Nominal North Portland hog prices:
Extra choice light $8.85
Medium light 8.25
Smooth and heavy 7.25
Hough and heavy 6.50
Sheep market Is Holding.
With practically no change in the sit
uation from recent days and with only
a small number offering, the sheep
and lamb trade at North Portland was
fairly steady today.
Total arrivals for the 24 hours In
cluded 114 head compared with 602 yes
terday and none on thl data a year
ago.
Packers wants are still limited but
they arc Inclined to support the mar
ket whenever given a chance.
At Chicago today the sheep and lamb
trade was weak with no change in
prices.
South Omaha sheep and lamb market
was steady with yearlings 4.14tfp 4.76,
wethers, $3.40W3.75. lambs, $6.20(
and ewes, S3. 1 6 " 3. B6.
North Portland sheep and
ranges:
Select lambs $
Ordinary lambs 4.26
Best wethers 8.26
J: 6.60,
lamb
4.80
4.60
93.60
Common lambs 2.753.0O
Hest ewos 3.00
Ordinary ewea 2.002.50
May Force Cattle Higher.
Local packers are beginning to awak
en to the danger of holding off so long
that their supplies for the late winter
and early spring will be endangered.
While Puget sound and California pack
ers us well as middle west Interests,
have been scouring tho country for sup
plies, local Interests have been inac
tive. The result Is that the bulk of
cattle that will be available for the
mapket late In tho season has already
passed out of the hands of producers
and into the hands of speculators and
outside killers.
Everywhere the cattle market Is high
except at North Portland. While prices
here at this time are better than a
year ago, they are far below those quot
ed at competitive points and for that
reason the only way Pacific northwest
killers can get supplies is to elevate
their bids.
Kor Instance, while top steers have
sold here recently no higher than $6.65,
the same class of stuff Is bringing
over 2c more at South Omaha. In
other words, cattle prices here are now
so low evon on the coast, that ship
ments can now be made with profit
from Oregon centers to the Missouri
river markets.
At South Omaha today there was a
steady to weak tone in the cattle trade
with top steers at $7.80 and best cows
and heifers at $6.76 or 10c above the
highest quotation for beef cattlo here.
At Chicago thore was a steady tone
In the cattle trade with no change In
quotations.
North Portland range:
licst steers $ 6.65 ,
( hoiee steers o.e'i
Ordinary steels 4. 605. 00
Common steers 4.00 4.25
Fancy hellers 4.R04 3"
Fancy cows 4.60
Ordlnarv cows 3.00 4.00
Fanry hulls 2.60) 3.00
Good ordinary bulls 2.60
Common hulls 2.002.75
Fancy light calves 7.00
Ordinary calves 6.606.O0
Common calves 4.00 6.00
Among the Shippers.
Cattle .1. H. Perry. Welster, Idaho,
three loads".
Hogs Henllne &. Son, Nebraska, eight
loads; T. V. Spencer, Nebraska, four
loads.
Sheep and lambs. C. H. Farmer, Mc
Coy, Or., 1 load.
Horses. H. S. Taylor, l.lnflsey, Okla.,
1 load.
Today's run of livestock compares
with this day In recent years as fol
lows: Hogs.Cattle.Sheep.
1911
1910
1 !t0!t
1908
1907
1906
1905
.1079
. ' i i i
. 160
. nr.
. 248
S4
114
134
602
100
187
114
924
111
325
470
183
144
96
year airo today there was a steady
tone in all lines of livestock with no
change in prices.
Friday's Livestock Sales,
COWS.
Ave. lbs. Price
6 cows 988 $2.75
1 cow 1000 2.60
2(5 cows 990 4.50
2 cows 900 4.00
SHEEP AND LAM US. '
176 sheep 68 1 $3.75
43 sheep 106 8.65
6 sheep 92 2.C0
CHICAGO SHEEP BLO
Chicago, Aug. 2.r. Run: Hog's 14,000,
cattle 2000, sheep 8O0O.
Hogs arc steady; left oyer 3300. Re
ceipts a year ago 14,000, Mixed $7.00
7.70, good and heavy $7.05 Sj 7.60, rough
and heavy $0.25(0 7.00, light $7.057.70.
Cattle Steady.
Sheep Slow.
Wool Clip Marketed.
Gold Beach, Aug. 25. The bulk tf
the wool crop for this year has been
marketed at prices ranging from 16
cents to 17H cents. Ninety thousand
pounds have been shipped from Gold
Id'ucli, and nearly as much from other
part of the county, i
; P r- - v ,,-;..
BUYERS AWAITING
SAMPLES OF HOPS
English Buyers Are Holding
Off Until They Sep Quality
of 1911 Crop.
England . does not want to buy any
more hop contracts on the 1911 crop
of the Pacific ooast until samples are
received. This Is tho text of a cable
that was received today from London
by a local hop firm which has1! connec
tions there.
The market is firm here at 40o to 41c
with a few orders in at this range.
Business offering at present is not
brisk, but some deals could be closed.
Growers seem of the, same mood as
buyers and are not offering at present.
The picking of fugging Is pi ogres
sing rapidly and all of them will be
In the bale by next week. Picking of
clusters will start September 4. but
will not become general until some
days later, aa many of the yards are
backward.
Reports received thin morning from
New York say that state hops are still
finding a reacfy demand at 60c a pound
with leading bears of other days as
Duyers.
New York, Aug. " 26. There waa a
further loss in the security market to
day which Involved the entire list of
offerings. Greatest weakness contin
ues in the specialties with Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific, Reading. Great
Northern, Amalgamated Copper and
United States Steel as the leaders.
Trading was heavier than during the
past few days, up to 2 o'clock 660,300
shares being sold.
American stocks were weak in Lon
don with a decline of 14 to 1 point for
the day.
James Campbell has been elected a
director of the Republic Iron & Steel
company to succeed James B. Duke.
Range of New
by Overbeck & C
York prices furnished
ooke company:
lJesoripuon-
; upen, liim Low Bid
Amal. Cop. Co. . .
Am. Car & F., c. .
Am. Can c
do pfd
Am. Cot. Oil, c. .
Am. Loco., o. . : .
Am. Sugar, o . . . .
Am. Smelt., c . . .
do pfd
Anaconda M. Co.
Am. Woolen, c.
Atchison, c
do pfd
Balti. & Ohio, c.
Iieet Sugar
Brooklyn R. T. . .
Canadian Pac, c.
Central Leath, c.
do pfd.
Chi. & G. W., o. .
do pfd
Chi., 5,1. & St. P.
Chi. & North., c.
Ches. & Ohio . . .
Colo. South., c. . .
Cons. Gas
Corn Prd., o
do pfd
Delo. & Hud. . .
Den. & Rio G., c.
do pfd
Erie, c
do 2d pfd
do 1st pfd
Gen. Electric . . .
G. North., pfd. . .
Ico Securities . . .
Illlnoic Central .
Int. Har
Int. Met., c. ...
do pfd
Lehigh Valley . .
Kan. City South..
Louis. & Nash. . ,
M., g. P.& S. S. M.
M., K. & T., c. .
do pfd
Mo. Pacific
National Lead .
Nevada Con
N. Y. Central . .
N. Y., O. & W. . .
N. & W., c
North Am
North. Pac, o. .
P. M. S. Co
Penn. Railway..
P. G., L. & C. Co.
P. S. O. c
Reading, c
do 2d pfd .
do 1st pfd . . . .
R. I. & 6., c
do pfd
Rock Is., c
S. L. & S. F. 2d .
do 1st pfd
S. L. & S. W.. c.
do. pfd
S. P., c
South. Ry., c.
do. pfd
Tex. & l'ac
T., 8. L. & V., c.
do. pfd
U. P., c
do. pfd
U. 8. Rub., c. . . .
do. pfd
U. 8. Steel Co.. c.
do. pfd
Utah Copper . .
Vir. Chem
Wabash, c
do. pfd
W. IT. Tel
Westing. Elec. .
Wis. Cent. c. ..
68
49
9
83
63
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Fruit Shipments Light.
Tho Dalles, Aug. 25. Fruit shipments
from here have been very light this
season, only seven full cars havinn
been shipped out so far, although the
express and boat shipments have been
a little heavier than former years, Port
land taking an increased amount of all
classes of fruit. The prunes, pears and
peaches are fair quality, though, hardlv
up to the standard .size or flavor, but
pears and apples are both poor qual
ity. The shortage of the fruit crop
Is laid to tho frosts in April, and the
extremely hot weather in Julq.
To Turn Rack the Sea.
Since Germany obtained the island
of Heligoland from vreat ' 13ri tain 20
years ago the government has been
surrounding it with a wall of concrete,
until now It Is completely protected
from tho Inroads of the sea.
FURTHER
DEN
SECURTY
MARKETS
LUMBER MENS
NATIONAL BANK
Capital $ 1 ,000,000
A Progressive Commercial Bank With a Savings De
partment Under Government Supervision.
4 Per Cent Interest on Savings
COR. FIFTH AND STARK STREETS
SOI WEAKNESS IN
NORTHWEST WHEAT
Market a Shade Off and Some
Buyers Reduce Bids a
Cent a Bushel Today. .
Russian Harvest Deferred.
(Special Cable.)
Odessa, Russia, , Aug. SB. On
account of raina the harvesting
of wheat in Russia has been
brought to a standstill. Offer
ings of new crop grain are light.
Wheat market was fractionally weak
er here today and some of the leading
buyers reduced their bids a cent a
bushel. However, there la still no
change in the general market
.Weakness abroad was shown today
and this had some Influence upon the
local trade.
Only a small amount of business Is
now said to be passing in the interior
but a much greater movement la ex
pected during the coming week.
Barley market shows that practl
cally 25 per cent of this year's crop
Ih Bllll unsold ap
Pnelflr northwest
points, but -most of the supplies are
in small lots and scattered. Buyers
generally are offering $32 -per ton in
the country for brewing, although one
or two are still said to be taking small
lots as high as $22.50.
Nf improvement is showing in the
demand for hay and offers from the
country continue to increase.
Trade in oats remains nominal, with
neither buyers nor sellers anxious to
do business at this time.
CHICAGO WHEAT RECOVERS
Chicago, Aug. 26. The wheat market
recovered Its fractional loss and closed
with an advance of V4c over yes
terday. There was weakness at Liverpool and
this affected local trade to some ex
tent. .
Rains, in Russia nave stopped harvest
ing operations temporarily and there
fore this was taken as a bullish feature.
Indian shipments of wheat were
1.042.000 bushels this week compared
with 552.000 bushels last week and 762,
000 bushels a year ago.
Argentina wheat shipments 1,600,000
bushels this year, 666,000 bushels a week
ago and 1,876,000 bushels a year ago.
TrTariWe of t:nicago prices furnished by
Overbeck & Cooke company:
vv H EAT,
Opening. High. Low. Close.
Sept 89 90 89 90
Dec 94 94 94 94
May 100 100 100 100
CORN.
Sept. 64 64 64 64
Dec. ..." 62 62 61 61
Mav 64 64 64 64
OATS.
Sept 42 42 42 42
Dec, ..... 44 44 44 44
May, 47 47 47 47
PORK.
Sept. 1610 1620
Jan 1640 1647 1626 1625
LARD.
Sept 930 932 925 925
Oct. 937 940 930 930
Jan 905 907 900 900
RIBS.
Sept 906 907 895 896
Oct. . 902 907 897 897
Jan. ... 840 845 ' 836 836
Hop Growth Is Heavy.
INorth Yakima, Aug. 26. A good
husky hop vine is a better paying In
vestment this year than a good many
fruit trees. Friends of Alex Miller, one
of the wealthiest business men here, are
circulating reports of the miraculous
yield of a hop vine which has been
growing at the Miller back porch for
shade. It Is loaded with blossoms and
will yield five pounds, according to the
estimate, numor nas it mat hop buyers
are falling over themselves to corral
the output and that Mr. Miller will add
another story to his skyscraper from
me proceeds.
New York Cotton Market.
Close
Jan.
Mar.
May
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov,
Dec.
1159 60
1176(S7S
117880
1298000
116869
1 lfX W6
115559
1163 85
PRICE OF PRODUCE
AT SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, Aug. 26. Wheat: Aus
tralian, $1.451.60; California club,
$1.42 1.47-: northern wheat, blue
stem. $1.551.65; club, $1.4501.60: Tur-
ii i.ou.
Barley Feed, good to choice, $1.65
1.67; fanoy, $1.60; poor to fair, $1.47
1.52; shipping and brewing. $1.62
Eggs California, fresh, lnclnding
, exina, ouc; prime rirsts, Z8C;
firsts, 27c; seconds, 19 c; eastern sec
onds, 16c.
Butter California, fresh, extras, 26c;
prime firsts, 24c; firsts, 24c; seconds,
22c.
Cheese New California flats, fanoy,
14c: firsts, 12c; seconds, 11c; Call
fornia Young America fancy, 16c; do
firsts, 14c; Oregon fancy, 13 c Stor
age Oregon fancy, 14c: New York
daisies, 18o; do singles. Ida.
Potatoes Per cental, in boxes, river
whites, $101.25; sweets, 23a
Onions Per sack, new yellow, 85e
Oranges Per box, Valencies, fancy,
$$.504; do ohoice, $3. 2503.60.
SEATTLE PRODUCE
PRICES FOR TODAY
Seattle, Wash.. Aug. ' 26. Butter
Washington creamery firsts, 8233o;
eastern fresh, 29 30c; do. storage, 23
27c.
Eggs Loral ranch, S486c- eastern
fresh, 2526c; do. storage, 26(Sl26c.
Cheese Tillamook twins, 16c; do.
Young Amorlcas, 16c; Wisconsin Young
Americas, 17 c; Washington Young
Americas. 18c; cream, 16c; Coos Bay,
16c.
Onions Yellow, $1.60 per sack; reds,
$1.50; Walla Walla, $1.60.
-Potatoes, l2c per lb.; sweets, 4o.
Open. High. Low.
1141 1160 1137
1155 1171 1148
1162 1 178 1159
-,..1160 1178 1158
1265 1305 1262
1153 1170 1147
,...,..1137 1169 1135
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Master Builder Sends Mayor
Open Letter, Scoring
Present Policy.
George W. Gordon, secretary of the
Portland Master Builders association
and a well known building contractor,
haa taken issue with the nolle of tfi
administration .In regard to street, pav-
wb, wiu hm miuea me xouowing open
letter addressed to the mayor: .
"We taxpayers would respectfully, ask
our executive to give us the Informa
tion asked for In the Inquiries below,
through the press: , ,
"Who makes the specifications for
street paving and trtner publlo work
the city officials or the paving com
panies and who Is held responsible for
changos made In specifications from
time to time?
"Why did the oounollmen and mayor
decide that there should be no more
macadam or gravel roads,' and ( then de
cide that all streets should hereafter
be hard surfaoed, and then adopt a pat
ented formula made . by the bltullthlc
company and thereby eliminate compe
tition on hard surface pavements by
dlsorlml nation ?
"Hard surface pavements are being
laid In different parts of the United
States, which are muoh better than the
streets Portland is getting at the pres
ent time, and the costs less than half
Portland taxpayers are paying for hard
surfaoe pavements today. The method
of laying is not patentable, and the
formula they claim a patent on can be
changed and any contractor can use
crushed and heated rock and hot asphal
turn without using their patented for
mula, and the taxpayers would have bet
ter streets at less cost and open com
petition would bring results.
"The finest macadam and gravel road
ways are being torn up that are laid in
solid layers with the best qualities and
sizes of rock, and the bitullthio com
THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
PORTLAND. OREGON
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Capital $1,000,000.00
Surplus and Profits 900,000.00
ik OFFICERS
J. C. AINSWORTH. Pres. , R. W. SCHMEER. Cashier
R. LEA BARNES, Vice-President.
A. M. WRIGHT, Assistant Cashier
W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier
DRAFTS ISSUED ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES
PAYMENTS MADE BY POST TO PARTIES ABROAD
WITHOUT COST TO RECIPIENTS
Established 1886
Merchants National Bank
Portland, Oregon
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United States Depository
orricxBS
S. Zn DTTRKAM, Frss.
M. Ii. HOZJ3SOOK, . Frss.
WILTBID P. J0JTE9, Pres.
OBO. W. HOTT, CashUr.
B. O. CATCHIKO, Asst. Cash.
O. SETSBZirO, Asst. Cash.
Accounts of corporations, firms, and individuals invited.
Four per cent paid on time deposits.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL $1,500,000
SURPLUS. $750,000
OHet NaUottalBanfc West of the
Rocky Mountains v
Bonds
Investments
Timber Lands
Neuhausen & Co.
701.2-3-4-S LEWIS BUILDING.
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RETREAT OF CLERGY
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
' The retreat of the Catholic clergy at
Columbia university ended this morn-
insr. arter a severe tnrae aavs course or
spiritual exercises. A spiritual retreat
Of rellrians usually lasts from' 10 to
IS days, snd Invariably diocesan retreats
last from Monday to Saturday. On
treat proper, strlot silence Is the rule
during the entire time, and there la but
onei business attended to, the "unum
necessarlum" the affairs of one's. soul.
The many strange priests, newcomers,
too, of the Oregon City diocese, secular
and ex-rellglous would be much pleased
to 1 know their reverend confreres , of
Baker City diocese, which Is becoming
so well known in ecclesiastical circles
and at Rome. .
The priests will be at their respec
tive posts again this afternoon, ready
to attend to their parochial duties.
pany takes up about five Inches of this
solidly packed rock and places any kind
of rock they -please in the place of It.
Spaces are not filled up to make the
base solid again. Taxpayers are charged
5 cents a yard Jto change this base
from a good solid base to a loose, poor
substitute, and by. the time the road
is finished the much advertised $1.85
per yard bltullthlc streets cost the tax
payers $8.60 per yard or more.
"In other cities all macadam and
gravel roads have a torrTIrksf lng ap
plied of crushed rock and aephaltum
heated and mixed together and laid over
the top of the present roadways.' The
oost would be nominal oompared with
the present prices paid, and Portland
would have the best roadways In the
country.
"When is this manipulation to stop,
and why not try out this method?
"Are there no clauses in specifications
for sewers, water pipes, gas, etc., where
by the city can compel contractors to
put the streets In as good condition as'
they were when they commenced work?
"Streets in all parts of the city have
been dug up for sewers, etc., and the
dirt Is thrown loosely in, never tamped,
but left In a mound by the city or by
the contractors, or by both, aa the ap
pearance of the streets would Indicate."
DIRECTORS
X. Xk Duriam Josspb M. Hssly
SC. L. Holbrook A. r. Smith
GNo. VT. Hoyt J. T. Watson
A. O. Mowsry Wm. T. BXnlr
John 8. Boall
Overbeck &
Cooke Co.
Commission Merchant
Stocks, Bonds
Cotton, Grain, Etc.
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