THE OREGON SUNDAY . JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY 'MORNING, . AUGUST 18, 1912.
LATE
NEWS
OFTHE
STOCKS
: I: '
BONDS
GRAIN
PROPOCE
HELP!
With Increased Facilities for
.Handling; Portland Trade Is
Able to -Take Care of All
Offerings of "the Country.
Political Matters Are Less Urg
ent and Agricultural Out
look Continues the Main
Factor in New Ypfk.
Market Generally Shows Very
Healthy Condition, Supplies
Being Moved , on Basis of
Last Week's Quotations.
iviarKei txcenent witn lop
n; r a . 1 t 1 ,
,l-ft SSM
1 hoc vumiiiueu 111 iuwai
Market; Hog Production Js
Showing Enormous Increase-
WORLD
SENTIMENT GETS A
CHANGE IN FINANCE
DURING THE WEEK
KlVffiS
AT NO. pon
BBS
, , ....
By Hyman II. Cohen.
Fully twice a much poultry has been
'cominV to the Portland market recently
than during any other year for this
period. The Increased production 1
fu,lly shown by the abundance of
springs in the local trade during recent
months. Hens have not been so plen
tiful, which would Indicate that pro
ducers are holding back their supplies
for egg production.
While Portland has been forced dur
ing other years to import heavy sup
. piles of dressed poultry from the east
I and central west, local, dealers are at
this time sending quite liberal supplies
to other Pacific northwest points.
Several large killing houses have been
established here and this has placed'tho
placed the market on a much better
basis than formerly. While It was
formerly the rule for One or two killers
to control the price ,and situation be
cause the wants of other buyers were
I nominal owing to their limited facilities
and purchases were therefore from
hand to mouth.
This system has given way to liberal
i purchases and there Is scarcely a day
at this time when the street cannot
clean up at a price. Of couse buyers
! Invariably take advantage of the situa
tion when supplies are extra heavy, but
thtswas always the case and Is less
bearish at the prosint time than ever
before. For years the trade has been
able to clean up only when supplies
wera not too heavy and' when stocks
, were enormous they were forcej to hold
over from day today because buyers'
wants were more than filled. j
EGG SUPPLIES ARE
HOLDING IN PRICE
Supplies of okrs In the Front street
trade during the week were rathrr lib
eral. There wits little. If any, changa
In the situation from last week. Prices
were the name, and the movement just
about good enough to hold the price.
SALMON MARKET IS
SHOWJNGSTRENGTH
Through t)i canned salmon market
there wts a firmer t"ne for the better
f;ni.les during the tan week. Latest
nt'.innntion from the Columbia was to
the effect 1 hut the catch and pack
would full about 1o per cent short of
ln; season. Siiovtntres are likewise
shinvr, in the Puget sound and Aluskau
outputs.
HOPS REALLY SHOW
DULLNESS ON COAST
While the trade on the outside Is not
yet convinced that estimates on the
coming crop have been overdrawn con
siderably In most districts,' there was a
slightly (Headier tone for the contracts
during the week, although prices re
maned substantially the same. Grow
er m not quit so anxious to lot go.
COUNTRY MEATS SELL
. AT EXTREME VALUES
Pales of country killed meats were
made nt srtvanrpfl prices In the Front
street trade during the week. This ap
plied principally to veals, but hogs
were firmer and higher all around, ow
ing fo the decreased showing both In
the livestock and dressed meat trade.
PEAR MARKiTsHOWS
SOME DEPRESSION
Borne depression was shown in the
pear trade during the week along Front
street. Offerings from California and
Yakima were much Increased, and there
was a greater showing from the home
action. Quality Is very good.
WHEAT MARKET HOLDS
AT FKEVIOUS PRICE
Trade In the wheat market here holds
at practically last week's prices. While
at times there was an inclination among
millers to force it lower figure, they
oould not get supplies under last week's
prices, with plenty of flour orders on
hand, they cannot hold back grinding
operations. Club la In principal call.
BARLEY MARKET SHOWS
RATHER A DULL TONE
There was ft showing of weakness In
the barley trade during the week. Cal
ifornia weakened considerably, and this
had a direct bearing upon the home sit
uation. Home short covering of brew
ing barley by Seattle shorts were a
factor at the start of the week.
New York. Aug. 17. Sentiment In the
financial community has undergone a
marked change for the better with dis
position somewhat more pronounced on
the part of Investors to take hold of
the securities of those corporations which
have demonstrated their ability to earn
and pay a satisfactory return under
such conditions as have prevailed during
the past year. The betterment has re
sulted In the most part from the calmer
political aspect" and the-rather well de
fined Indications that little in the way
of pernicious legislation Is likely to be
enacted during the current session of
congress, though admittedly the recent
act of the lower house In passing sev
eral bills over the president's veto had
the effect of causing some hesitancy.
However, the action of the senato yes
terday la refusing to pass the steel tar.
Iff bill over the executive's veto did
much toward causing a return of confi
dence, The satisfactory agricultural outlook
and favorable condition of our basic In
dustries are being made much of by tho
constructive element, but owing to tha
prospective large demand for funds for
crop-moving purposes, the fear Is ex
pressed In good quarters that any ma
terial expansion of loans for stock mar
ket purposes would result in a pro
nounced hardening of money ratea.
Range of New York prlcea fur
nlshed by Overbed! fc Cooke Co,:
Description. iOpen.lHigh.l Low.lClowe
Amal. Cop. Co.
Am. Car & F c.
Am. Can., c
do pfd
Am. Cot. Oil, c.
Am, Loco., c.
Am. Sugar, c. . .
Am. Smelt., c. .
ao pfd
Anaconda M. Co.
Am. oolcn, c. . .
Atchison c
do pfa
B. &. O.. c
Uoet Sugar
Hrooklvn R. T..
Can. Pacific, c. .
Central Leuth., c.
do pfd ;
C. & Q. W.. c. .
do nfd
C M. S. P. . . .
C. A N.-W., c. ..
C'hesa. & Ohio . .
C. F. & I., c...
Con. Gas ,.
Corn Pro., c . . . ,
Pel. & Hud
I. A R. G c. .
do pfd
Erie, c
do 2d pfd
do 1st Dfd
General ISlee ....
Ci V . nrit In nrim
llrant Knrtl) T.ft
Illinois Cen
Int. Har..
Int. Met., c. .
do pfd
Lehigh Valley. . .
K. C. S
Louisville AN..
Mex Ceritral, 2d
M..S.P. A S.B.M.
M., K. & T.. c. .
do., pfd
Mo. Pacific
National Lead . .
Nevada Cons ....
N. y. Central . .
N. Y. 0. & W. .
Norlolk & W., c
N. American
Northern 1'ac, c
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania ..j
Peoples Gas
Preimed H. Car, c
do., pfd
Heading, c
do., 2d pfd ..
do., 1st pfd ..
Ren. Iron & 8 ,o .
do., jifd
Rock Island, o. .
do pfd
So. Pacific, c...;
so. uauway, c. . .
do pfd
Texas & Pacific.
T., at. L. & W., c
do bid
Union Pacific, c.
do pfd
IL.S..ltuhber..o.
U. S. Steel Co., o
do ptd
Utah Copper . . .
Vs Chemical . .
Wabash, o
do pfd
West. F. Tel....
Westlngh. Elec. .
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414
119
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DAIRY PRODUCTS IN
A FIRMER, POSITION
Butter market trade was very firm
at recently advanced rrlres. Similar
strength was shown all through the
country. At this time the mnrkets are
closer together than ever before, and
handlers therefore are making smaller
profits.
Cheese prices were well maintained
during the week.
POTATO TRADE SLOW:
PRICE IS MAINTAINED
Trade, In the potato m.irket was slow
during 'the past week. While there was
n demand for well matured stock from
Ahihlia, few of the offers would fill the
bill, then-fore the market, while good
for matured tubers, Is slow for others.
New York Cotton Market.
January ..
March ...
May
August . . .
September
October . .
December
' BJ. -.' I1
Open. Hlh. Low,
1 1 !"
1130
1141)
1099
1107
1124
1130
1124 1113
1186 1125
1142 1131
1100 109S
lit. 1098
1124 1113
1130 1119
Close,
112(Kf21
U32ifiia3
118940
1099(fJ)00
1100 03
1119W20
1128fl2
J. C WILSON & GO.
MK9CBZXS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE
CHICAGO BOARD 0? -TRAD! '
THE STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
, SAN FRANQISCO
PORTLAND OFFICE
' oom 5 Lnmberrneoa Ban!: DIdg,
t Fhone-MarsMU 4120, A-412T
173
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. 62
74
3
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2S4l
911
26 ft
62
113
81
82
174
91
62
74
634
4
144
83
314
148
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171
22
89
874
44
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183 182
46l 46
140 140
11314
122
20
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274! 27
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31
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28 ft
63
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117 4
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1034,
169170
I 96
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28
264
61
112
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81
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172
91
61
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113
62 ft
48
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86
HARVESTING THE BUMPER CROP
Wheat Yields in AH Soctlcms of th Pacific Northwest Ar Hotter Than Daring Anj Roeent Year; light
Land Heetlous of Columbia River Report Greuter Outputs of Cereals Than Ever Before Known i Coarse
Grain Averuges Are Unusually Favorable the present Season.
34
118
1
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61
1124
304
82
By Ilyman If. Cohen.
Aotunl returns of tlie wheat and bar
ley harvest of the Pacific northwest
fully confirm estimates made by this
paper regnrdlng the bumper cereal crop
In the three states this season.
Tew returns are being received of
yields of wheat that go less than 20
bushels average per acre. Even volun
teer lands in eome of the light lnnd
uectlons are going from 12 to 16 buh-
els this season, while In the same sec
tions fall wheat returns tell of 2o to
30 bushels average.
The Columbia river counties of Ore
gon never had such a good crop of
wheat as they are harvesting this sea
son. This applies to Gilliam. Morrow
and Sherman counties. In the former
and the latter sections the yields are
aurrirtnlriirlv l.pftvv and tsken as a whole
prove to be the greatest output those
localities nave ever nuvn.
From central Oregon along the oes
chut"8 equally ns good, If not better
reports are being received.
Worn thf Pa louse and Big Bend seo
tlons of Washington and from Uma
tilla countv lti Oregon, Columbia coun
ty. Washington, yields are uniformly
excessive. In the Palouse of Idaho, through
lRtHh county, crop conditions are like
wise verv good and reports Indicate
the heaviest yield per acre ever known.
In Ne Perce and along Camss Prairie
. t ...... ...... .(7. Kao ' vna
Barlev outputs are as good In the
various sections as wheat, and there is
every likelihood of a food average pro
duction of oats.
In the Willamette valley of Oregon
the wheat crop Is mixed as to quantity.
The avrrsce. however. Is the nest for
mnny years.' Oats crop In the valley
Is better than usual.
The following ppe-la! reports of the
crops were received during the past
week:
Washington.
Coulee Cltv. Wash. - Reports from the
harvest fields are more encouraging
aa work progresses.
Palouse Wash. I. W. Comstork has
on display In the Palouse Lend coin
nany's office a bundle of oat which
measures frrtni root to tin five feet nnd
ten Inches. 1'roni the one and o'lf-hulf
acres Mr. Comstock cut nine tons of
buy.
172
914
61
73 4
62
14
83
86
86! 87
FOREIGN STRENGTH
AIDS BULL SIDE IN
THE CHICAGO MARKET
Chicago. Aug. 17. Damsgs to tha
wheat crop at various points and the
Improved situation abroad caused a bet
ter showing of prices in the Chicago
ninrket during the week.
Foreign markets are beginning to re
flect a different atmosphere from a
short time ago and this gave encour
Hgemcnt to the bull side here during the
week.
Sliort covering was the basis of this
week's advance here and on every soft
spot there was a movement to get even
among this element of the trade.
There appears no doubt In the minis
of the trade that the market has been
heavily oversold for some time. Just
how to force a considerable degree of
short covering at one time has teen
the puzzle in the bull camp.
Low
03
93
67
Range of Chicago prlceg
by Overbeck & Conlte Co.:
WHEAT.'
Month Open High
Pep 94 94
Deo 4 94 W
May 97 ft 08
CORN
Pep.'' 71 71
Dec 84 ft 66
May 64 64
OATS.
Sep 12 32
Deo 33 33
May .... 15 35
PORK.
Sep 1830
Oct. 1825
Jan 1907
furnlihsd
Close
83 U
934
97 4 B
Sep.
Oct.
Sep.
Oct.
Jan.
.1100
.1111
.. .1102
.. .1105
.. .1015
1827
1832
1915
LARD.
1105
1115
RIBS.
1105
1105
1017
69 H KA
53 ft 54 H
63 4 S3 ft 13
82 12H
32 lift
&ft 34ft B
1815 1810 B
1820 182S B
1895 1906 0
1100 1108
1110 1115
1097 1097
1097 1100
OMAHA nOG9 LOWER
Omaha. Neb., Aug, lTT--Cattle None.
Hogg, 6470; market steady to filOo
lower at $7.968.46.
- Sheep None. -
London, Aug. 17. Consols, 75 7-18;
silver, 9 4 ; bank rate, per cent.
New Tork, Aug.' 17. Sterling ex
change, 'long, 4.86: Bterjlny excnanga,
short.r4.88; silver bullion, 13 Sterling
sUg 0 4faura.'4,MK. .,:,..
Ttoornton.Wash. A. M. Krous delivered
ths first load of wheat to Thornton.
It yielded 8 btihels an n'-re. Thresh
ing is in full swav In this vicinity, an
average yield of 30 to .15 bushels.
Albion, Wash. The wenther If Ideal
and harvest Is being rushed. Fall grain
In nearly all cut. 'Farmers nre begin
ning to cut oots and si ring trraln.
Wilson Creek,. Wash -Craln !. more
promising than nt firM expected, ac
cording to heading reports.
AlMon. Wash. - Purine craln harvest
Is well on. The cutting shows the best
crop in years' ,
Talouse. Wash. --With the actual be
rlnnlr of harvest operations there Is
no reason to lower the rHiimptc of the
eron which it Is believer! will he the
biggest, to the acre, ever hnrve'-ted In
the Palouse mnny plnclng the ;hh,to
yield for fall wheat at 40 bushels.
Colfax Wash. Harvest work Is being
rushed In all pnrln of Whitman and ex
cellent nrogreRH 1 being made. While
the grain was hurt by hoi winds the
crop Is tho best known here.
Kelso. Wash. A rlnele ost strsw 10
feet In len'h was ev'-IMter) )n Kelso
Here Are Some of the Big
Yields That People Are
Talking About.
10
Columbia EJtsi Ootmttss.
Condon, or. John Hlrs, wheat.
Dunne is
William Gross, fall Wheat, 10 bosh
sis. Po nl Oreener, fall wheat. 13 bimhela.
StrenchfielJ & Keys, volunteer
Wheat, 20 bushels.
Moro, Or. Howell Broa., volunteer
wheat, 20 bushels,
. Monkland, Or. Howard Conies, It
bushels average.
Grass Vuiley, Or. Charles Olda,
fortylnU wlnvit, 25 bushels average,
George Itebman, Turkuy red, 80 Dush
elH. Pmlth Pros., fortyfold, 25 bushels;
bluestem, 2" bushels.
J. H, Morrison, fortyfold, 80 bushels.
E. Hughes, fortyfold, 30 bushels;
blnestem, 20 bushels.
F. J. Krusow, Dale's Glory, 85 bush
els. J. P. Dunlap, volunteer, 20 bushels.
Eastern Oregon.
Milton Or. W. H. Frasler. fall
wheat, 43 bushels.
Wlllamstt Volley.
Forest Grove, Or. G. Soher, wheat,
30 bushels.
Charles Relltng, wheat. 80 .bushels,
tirholls, Or. Heaton farm, oats, 70
bushels.
Big Send.
Fairfield, Wash. II. H. Adams, wheat,
45 bushels.
Thornton, Wash. A. M-. Krous, wheat,
30 bushels average.
the other flay as ft sample of whlCow
lltx county can do In the way of frraln
culture. It v.ns grown on the property
of Robert Mlt( hell on the weBt s1tle.
Wllbtir, Wash. The barlv harvest
In this portion of the Rip Hend region
Is llnlshed and headers and combines
nre thresh'ng the wheat. With the ex
ception of n small territory In the
Sherman district, which soffred from a
burnin- sun lti June, the crop results
will be good.
Mansfield. Whsh. Wheat Is taming
out well through thl s"-'ton. running
from i.i to ir, l ush. Is to the acre. On
IsllHgher Hr"th-r' ranih ths grsln
ran better than 45 bushels on measured
ground. This was white amber wheat.
Finlev, Wash The first shipment
of grapes for V"ne sertsbn Was liinas'thtil
week by Hopkins A Wilson of the Treg
Pantos ranch. The snipes were of tho
Campbell Early variety and of extra
good quality.
Endteotf, Wash. Threshers nre nearl
on all shies and tho harvesting of the
wheat crop Is being rushed to an early
completion In this vicinity. A num
ber have finished cutting and thresh
ing part of the grain, and are now us
ing all epare hors. H In hauling the what
to market. Yields reported hy the farm
ers vary from 25 to DO bushels an acre.
Fairfield. Wash. Threshing has pro
gressed far enough nt this time to give
some Idea of the general yield of fall
wheat The. crop as a whole will he
above the avorace H. H. Adams has
lust finished threshing a field that
vlelded 45 bushels. This field has peen
farmed for 32 years and is tho largest
yield ever received on the ground.
Many others are getting 40 bushels or
better.
Kennewlck, Wash. Last week marked
the beginning of carload, shipments of
watermelons from this place. The serf
age Is not large, but the quality Is up
to ths standard. Cars are being loaded
dally and thers is a good demand.
Colbert, Wash. Jonathan Patterson Is
loading a car of wheat which he Is
shipping to Heslln A Fox, grain and fed
dealers at Newport. Wash. Mr. Patter
son had 30 acres of wheat grown three
miles northeast of Colbert that aver
aged 52 ft bushels an acre.
Walla Walla, Wash J, M. Reser. who
has Just finished threshing approximate
ly 1G0 acres of wheat near this city,
has taken a yield of 69 bushels to th
acre as an average for the entire field.
The wheat Is Jenkins Club, end is full
In kernel.
Albion, Wash. -Many threshing mi
dlines have been In the fields for a
week, and reports are coming In that
most yields ars falling below expecta
tlons.
Cottars Grove, or Twenty-tiro' ton.
six hundred and ten pounds of timothy
nay on seven acres of land is the
record made bv Archie Thompson, and
no tninKS it will be Kara to Detu.
Grass Valley, dr. Wheat Is
from 22 to 30 bushel pwr acre.
going
Echo, Or. Echo Is now In the midst
of her grain harvest. The wheat south
und west of town has mostly been head
ed and threshing hn.-! begun. v.-Jillc the
grain esst of town Is being harvested
by combines and will not be completed
fo thrsir weeks or a- mujitlu
The Pafles, Or. Hungarian prunes,
Dartlett pears and early Crawford
peaches are being marketed this week.
All of these varieties of fruit are of fine
quality and are finding .ready market.
flalem. Or The loganberry season
h!s about ended. I'lrkjnr; In the yaids
will stop tills week. T!;t yllld has been
quite satisfactory.
Creswell, Or. James Hayes, the Cres
well hop :;roivcr, was In the eitv ves-
tortiav and report the hop crop is ex
tra good this year He says his crop
will be 30 per ant better this year than
lust,
Ida bo.
N"7.peree Idaho. Threshing opera
tions will be commenced In all sections
of the prairie Ihls week and all condi
tions Point t'1 unusunl ylHs. A number
of threshers were started last wedjand
In-every Instance the yields have been
larger than expect sd.
Lewlston, Mahn The crop yields In
Genesee and Vnlontown sections arc the
largest Ih the hlslnr" '"fit Those cornmTi
nltfes, according to the report of W. ,T.
Jordan, general agent of the Northern
Pacific, who spent eonsid"r.'ible time in
the I'nlontown and Genesee sections
last week.
Fletcher. Idaho.- Victor nnd Clarence
Hansen returned fro;n picking huckle
h"rr!cs Wednesday, bringing with them
17 gallons picked lb two days near Ma
son butte.
Jnllaetta, Idaho - Locally grown wnt
ermelons arc v w on sale at .lullae-tn,
but it will probably l e in days before
carload shipments wl'l be made.
The following sales war rearesenta.
tlve of livestock transactions at North
Portland during tho week ended Satur
day, August 17;
Mondays Idve Stock Balsa.
..STEERS.
At. Lbs.
820
80
...... 1100
, 925
,1090
, 855
, 110:1
980
i 86
cows.
181
, 90
998
1000
. .1080
1226
860
948
1075
1386
785
1100
IflfiO
1070
CALVES.
238
292
,;. 344
BULLS.
1130
1340
1540
... 1270
HOGS.
98
LAMES.
75
75
75
Price,
$7.00
fi.75
6.C5
6.0
8,8,5
fi 65
6.65
6 40
6.00
$5.8.0
6.90
6.90
6.85
6.85
6.85
6.85
8.75
6 r5
6.60
5.60
6.55
6.00
4.50
$R.50
8 25
7.00
$4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
$5.60
261
261
260
$5.35
$5.35
5.35
Weighed off cars, therefor filled
price would be 15c less.
Tuesday's Livestock Sales.
STEEKS.
24 steer
1 bull
1 stag
BCLLS.
STAGS.
HOGS.
LAMBS.
25
Ave. lbs. Pries.
. . !43 $6.40
. .K50 . $3.26
. . 900 $5.60
4.
..1120 $6.25
.. 1S1 $9.00
.. ISO 9.00
.. 70 $5.25
.. 71 6.00
.. 60 4.CG
. . 58 4.26
Wednesday's Livestock Bales,
LAMI1S,
Average lbs. Price.
150 lambs . .
119 yearlings
132 ewes . . .
I steers . .
1 steer, . .
2 steers . .
1 steer . . .
.8 stuers . .
7 cows . . .
7 cows . . .
7 cows
SHEEP.
8TEEH9.
COWS.
69
. H
. 91
.llfl
.1108
. 956
.11,10
,m
. 925
.1104
.112-4
$5.00
$4.00
2.8
M.So
6.15
fl.00
4.0H
7 cows 1076
1 cow 1:140
1 cow SCO
STAGS.
1 sis 1288
1 sta 1010
Thursday's Xdvs Btook Sales,
STEERS.
Av. Lbs.
10IHI
I
e.rnTlpJfrttVated hy tne Toss of supplies in
tne aressea meat trade wnero country
killed offerings are Bold.
Vcmt etock II Seinur.
With' plenty of cheap hay and fed in
sight, cattle interests are making a de
termined effort to secure feeder up
pltes. Several companies have been or
ganlzed here to supply this need and
every jiart of the oounty wiil be scoured
In order to get the needs. With tho
sreater demand from all sections. 1
must or necessity follow that reedsr
$5.85
6.75
6 35
6.00
4.50
3.00
$5.00
4.00
COW'S.
PORTLAND WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS
BULLS.
.10:12
.1078
.1010
. 0S5
.1021
. 750
.1200
.1100
.1166
. 750
.1310
.1600
SHEEP.
240 yearlings 81
Friday's Uvestook Sales.
STEELS.
Ave. lbs.
21 steers 878
STAG.".
1 Stag 1470
HULLS.
1 bulls RS0
1 bull
hogs.
It hnrrs . 21
29 hogs -M
5 hORS 138
1 ho 480
Saturday's Livestock Salsa,
HUGS.
Av. Lba.
81 hnas 16
6 8 Iioks
31 loins
23 hogs
125
STEERS.
2 steers
919
1 row
COWS.
1000
STAGS.
3 etafs lft10
CALVES.
1 OBlf 220
Price.
JR. 50
K 50
6.00
$5.75
6.75
6.6a
6.50
5. 00
6. ml
4.50
4.5d
$4.00
3.35
$3.50
Prtcs
$6.35
$3.50
$3.25
3.25
$9.15
9.00
8.60
l.0;
Price.
$8.60
8.60
5.50
8.C0
"$ BO
$5.60
$4.25
$7,00
Bjr Hrman H. Cohn. .
Ths ctreagth of the hog: markat it'
pronounced and recent advances In ths
pries have only stimulated ths activity.
While thero have beerr. further advances '
In the markets at Chicago, Kansas Cityj
and South Omaha recently, ths trad at I
North Portland continues at ths hlgbsatL
point 'reached recently by any stockyard
in the entire country. , '
tUlfrK. .. v. , .1 ,..1 t .
"mi w (1 r-ti 1 iiiiu umcr CPrrni yrvvm
promising rather low, this ought tO
prove an exceptional year for ho pro-j
ducers and feeders. HI profit art
seemingly assured all those that en
gage In the bulne8s at this time.
There Is little doubt that hog prices
will remain at a high figure hereafter. .
Attempts of big- packers to force thai
each occasion whenever values reached
such a basis that fresh consumptive de
mand was stimulated. This took care
of the increased offerings of periods.
Ho? Supplies Wot Heary.
Supplies of hogs In ths United State
are not nearly as heavy as some have
expected. Almost every day de
creased showing is noted at stockyards
east of the Rockies, when arrivals of
the previous year are compared.
Along the Pacific coast, and more es-'
peclally In ntPTaclfic northwest, there
has been a very smart Increase In the
production of hors during the past 11
months but a still sreater showing will
be noted when the present crop is ready,
for market.
While there Is a temporary scarolfy
of swine available for market, there le
said to be twice as many pigs at Pa
cific northwest points thsrt ever before
at this season. With plenty of grain
111 Bigui, ineae Buppurn noouiu l9
tened properly and will enter the mar
ket In first elaKH condition.
General. hog r:inge:
Select light f
Select heavv 1.00?
Medium light t.lOJM.00!
Medium heavy .".... 1.71
Poor light t. 2636.60
Rough heavy 8.00 8.25
Cattle Prices Maintained.
Cattle prices were quite well maln-j
talned at . North Portland during the!
past week. There was no real strength
and no easiness In the trading, values
being held in tact, but thst was all.
There was no gnat cry for supplies,,
neither ws any shortage indicated. In I
general the cattle trade was steady and
smooth.
While the average offerings of cattle
In the local yards recently have been of
better average quality than usual, still
not many toppers came forward and!
few sales were therefore made at ex
treme values.
This applied to all branches of the
, w Dknvia, .j.'d miu wxia mm
well as calves.
The extreme scarcity of the latter
supply is causing much concern among
killers generally. The demand for
calves, while-alwaia guud luaroU un.
usually firm at tills time. Not only
has there been a very serious decrease
In the marketing of live stuff In the
VRrds. out t i s shortsee has been
These prices are those st which
wholesalers sell to retailers, except as
otherwise stated:
Orals, Flour and Xay.
WHEAT New Crop Producers'
prices, nominal track delivery, club
7fic; bluestem, 79c; red Russian, 75c;
Willamette valley. 70c.
BARLEY Producers' prices 1912
Feed, $24; rolled, $25.60; brewing $?5.
MlLLSTCr-FfS'elltns price Ftrnn.
124.00; middlings. $82 00; shorts. $27.60.
OATS Producers' price Nominal
1912Trnck No. 1, spot delivery, white.
$24 OOfMS.OO; irrny $3 1.00 fr 24 .50.
FLOITR Selling price Patent, 11.10;
Willamette. 11.10: loe.il straight, $4 66;
bakers,. $4 9010; export grades, new
crop. !!.iT1.70.
HAT Producers' price .1911 crop
Valley timothy, fancy, $14 14. 50; ordi
nary $1: enstern Oregon, $15; Idaho,
$l&18.li0: mixed. 1 3'ft 14 : clover, $8;
whsat, $10; cheat, $10; alfalfa, ll
oats, $10..
Butter, Sgge and Poultry.
BUTTER Nominal; extra creamery,
cubes and tubs, 31c; prints, 32c; dairy,
lie. .
SXVGS Candled extras. 2Bo; spot
buying price, otr, 22c; f. 0. b.
Portland.
LIVE POULTRY Hens li,4 014c
per pound; springs. 16Uf?16e; geese. 9
10c: Pekln ducks, 12c; Indlnn runners 9c;
turkeys, ll17e; oressed. 20SJ25O!
pigeons, old, 11; young, $2.0032.6t per
dosen.
BTTTTKtt" FAT Prodticers prtee, for
Portland delivery, per lb., 32c.
CHTCKSBJ Nominal:' fresh Oregon
fancy, full cream, triplets und daisies.
17ho: Ynun America, ikho.
, rraita d ym
BERRlEB-i-Currauu. $1.60; blaokber
rles, $1.40'1.5O.
POTATOES Belling prleer pxtra
choice, 78c; choice. t5e; ordinary, too
perentsl: sweet. RltHo IK
FftESH r.PRUlTs - Orsge. $1.60;
bananas. A Vs 06 Uu lemons, s$5.00l
limes, $1 per hundred; grapefruit, $2.75
(u.'.OO; pineapples, 6c lb.; peaches, gnij
75c box; cnnfaloupos, 75ejji,25 per
crate; watertru lonu, H0e' f l.Oo per hun
dred lbs.; penra, $1.0015,1.25 per box.
f ,'tnVO V fx ... r. A m ftft. rt 1 n
central; new, vellow, 11.00 per Cen tal ' I - Ms c In : solex, "c per Hi. ; shrimps. 1 2 Uo
Wnlln Wiilla. $1.. 10 1.10; garlic, 7V48c. jlh.; perch, 7 ft 8c: tomcod. t ); lohstnrs.
VECiETAHLKS N !W turnips, J1.00: I 25c- herrings. 6f6c; biuck bass. 20t
new beets. 1 . 26 ti 1 SO: carrots $1.25(9 I sturg"on ( ) per lb.; silver smelt, 8c
1.60 sack; cabbage, $1811. 25- Coma toes, 1 lb. ; black cod. 7'4o: dressed shad 6c
nnc.;o noon higher
Prior Is I p 5 to 10 Cent With Tops
nt $8.7JJ; Others Hteatly.
Chicago. Aug. 17 Hogs, 6000; cattle,
,ii'(;iec per nox; string Deans, 2c
per pound; gren on'ons. 10c per
dozen bunches; peppers,- bell, 1057;l2e
!b.; hend lott i:e, 2c Jozen; hothouse, $1
box; radlsneh, 10f per dozen bunohe;
celery. 40,fl6c cVz.: egg plant. liJjilOc
per lb.; peas, 6 if 7c b.; cauliflower. 76c
psr.doz.
Hope, Wool and Kids.
HOPS Producers' price 1911 crop,
; 1912 contracts, nominal, 18c.
MOHAIR 1912, 3240 lb.
WOOL Willamette valley, coarse
Cotswold, 1820c lb.; medium Shrop
shire, 21c; eholcafancv lots. 22a pr lb.;
eastern Oregon,-1420o, according to
shrinkage. '
CH1TTIM OR CASCARA BARK
1912 nominal, carlots 5 He, less carlots,
60 lb.: 1911 bark, carlots, 6c; less car
lots, 6o lb.
HIDES Dry hades, 10P21e; green,
tt10e: salted hides, 10lloj hulls,
green salt, 77c; kids, 12 e; calves.
ary, Jfac; cbii eainn, . aaitea or 1 whlte $5.25
green, iiw -'. i "um, 1010 less J li,, $6.75
itltXt! fRI LCU f BUy Kvl MlSffUi A , U TV
2iS)12Ho lb.
Kssti, Fish and provisions.
DRESSED MEATS Country killed:
Hogs, fancy, 11V, ordinary, lit
ordinary, lJVip 14e, poor, lOo; lambs, 10
pile; mutton, 7u8c; goats, itpio; beef,
fClOc. - - '
HAMS. BACON, ETC--Hama, 17c:
breakfast bacon, 13 24 He; boiled
ham, $lc: -Icnics, 10Vc; cottage, 16Hc.
t,liBVT3 raciUug houB-buer. No. i
stock, l!c; enws, No. 1 stock, 11c; ewes,
H'c; wi-thcrs, lOViic; lambs, 12Vac;
nor!; loins, 19c.
Kll Nomlnsl Rock cod, 10c lb.:
floiindiMS uc; hallDiit. hfthc: striped j .nn ,i,Mn 'nftn Hues are strons. 5
l-HSM. 20c: fatflslf. 12.TK'Hc; sa hnon, ( ' liiohee: left over. 4600: receipts a
year ago. lidCM; mixed. $ 7. ', " 4$- S.T5 , g'oii,
SS iii)f(i H 83; rough, $7,851( 7.90; light,
$S.'irftl.7;.
CnttU Steady.
Phecp Steady.
roe shii.l. loe; shad roe, tuc lb.; Colum
bia smelt ( ) per box.
' OYSTERS Flioslwator bay. per gsl
loii ( t. per l.ij lb. sni'k. ( 1; oivm
f is per 'gallon. $3; er 100 lh sack," $9:
raunert i-asiern, r.."c can: $i; GO dozen;
eustern In shell, $ 1 .7". Sri 2.00 pt-e 1,10; ra
r.or ebi'us. '-' n.lfl 2.25 box.
LA It I Tlercex, 13Ho if.,; compound,
tiercts. 9 !Jc per lb.
; Ororertea.
RICE -Japan style. .No. 1. 6'i54c;
No. 2, 4lAc; New Orleans head. EVfo.c;
Creole. 5Vo;
SUGAR Cube, $0.25; powdere(l.$5;95;
fruit or herry, $5.85; best, $.5; dry
granulated, $5.85; D yellow, $5.05; Hon
olulu plantation cans Granulated.. 6c less,
(Above quotations are & davn net cash.)
SALT -On me, half erourids inn j8.50
per ton, 60s, $9.00; table dairy. 60s. til;
300s, $17: bales, $2,20; extra fins barrels
2s, 6s and 10s, 14.00 $!. 00; lump ?,vk.
i2n.R0 per ion. "
BKANn Oman white, $5.50;
laru
$4.2.;
pink. 11,76; bayou,
HONKY New. 13,78 per esse.
reints. 901 ou. Eto.
LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls., 75o gal.:
kettle boiled, bbl 7Sc; gal. raw, cases,
iilc; boiled, cases, 3o gal.; lots . of
u Kallull
per ton.
WHITE LEAD Ton ots, 8c per lt.f
soo lb. lota; ic per Id.; less lots, liio
per lb,
TURPENTINE In cases, 71c; wopd
barrels, 70c; Iron bncrels, (Co ptr gal
lonj 19 case lota. 7jT.
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK
Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. 17. Hogs:
Receipts, 1000; market 5c higher.
Cuttle Receipts, 200, markot,stead
Sheep None.
HEAVY TRADING IN
BOSTON WOOL MARKET
Boston, Mass., Aug. 17. Another week
of heavy trading In wool' has . been rec
orded :ln the local market, raising the
total estimated sales for the past fort
night to well over 12,000,000 pounds,
lloth largo and small buyers have oper
ated, t lit buflness being well distributed
In thin particular as well as the variety
of grades of wool Involved.
The tendency of values Is upward end
prices on some grades are slowly edg
InK to a hlsher level. In particular,
medium fleeces have sold at the highest
prices reported this season. Profits
posslblv are not quite so large as on
th early, bought wools, which have al
ready been marketed St a handsome
ill jiiiuaiii,-.fcHt.i'ateii:
been on a basis w
return,
hlh fuUlca?e Ta fair 1 a. m
E 1:
Liverpool Wheat Market. , "
Liverpool. Aug, 17. Wheat closing!
October. 7a BHd; Pecembej. Ta 3 ijdL
stock, values are climbing higher and
higher, in portion to the quality they
are higher thon fed stuff.
Tlilrt is an unnatural condition and if
continued will mean heavy losses to
those that are forcing figures to. the ex
treme. The feeder who Is compelled to
pay exorbitant values for stock to fat
ten for market In taking too many,
chances even at present high valuea for'
the finished product.
Henvy fed steers $ T.09
Choice sters ,,, .ju i75ffl4-
Common steers 6.50 ii) 8.21
Fancy cows . 6.00 8. JO
rdir.ary cows
Fancy light calves.
Heavy Ives 6.00(1
Rest bulls 4.60(i
Ordinary bulls 4.08 i
suKHiaic- 1 1 j 11 11 iur XMini.Eun
Mutton seems destined to be the onlv
mest that Is really cheap. While
values are rather good at points sast of'
the Rockies, tiiere is no Inclination ta.
bid higher at Pacific coast points. Pr
haps lri a measure this is due to the '
fact that only a certain percent -ot the
sheepmen can afford to take chances of
shipping so far awaf from home and
(tiersfore prefer to accept the low value
In effect here ratner than send to Chl
caeo Kansas Cltv or skth Omaha.
While the difference lh tho freight
rate Is Small and can scarcely be count,
ed, seeniliiKly only the big -operator!
have the nerve to go away from home
with their offerings.
At the rnte that mutton is being tnafi
keted at Pacific northwest points, it
v.-rn hot ' b "lohf, because the sfidTfage"
In that lino is even more pronounced.,
than hogs or cattle. Sheep need range
room while the other lines can be kept
In tietter shape In a smnll space, al
though the keeping Is more expensive.
J.anib prices dropped off slightly dur '
log the week but tiiere was little uoangf
In the mutton market generally.
General nn'.tton rahge.-: . ' .
Mcnt east mountain lambs... $
Ci.)"l east mountain lambs..
Licst Willamette valley lambs
Good Willamette vnlloy lambs
I'oor lunibs 4.00 d
Rest east mountain yearlings 4.50J
Good yearlings 4.25$
Ordinary wethers
Fancy ewes
Good to ordinary owes.
1,21
8.23
.2t
1.091
f4.60
N.co
J4.3S
4.04
1.11
1.76 4,V
Snn Francisco Grain Calls..
San Kranclsco, Aug. 17. Grain callati
AVIIEAT. -'
Open. High.
Dee 143 B .
North Dec. 1 SI B
May 150 B
BARLEY.
Pee ..125H 1Z4
May 131 Mi 13114
Low.
126
l.nvj
Close.
149 A
ni a
UT A
mi
TBAH SPOBT ATlOa.
Lot Angelei aad Sail X)leg
Stsamshlps
TALE . JtAYAn
Railroad or any ship to- San Francisco,
tho Exposition City. Largest, fastest
and ths ONLY strictly first clase pas
ser, ger ships on the Cossti a' ersge sp4
21 miles per hour, cost $2,000,0d0 esch.
Kaa Traaclaco, FOrtlsnd Loa Angslee
9. B. Oo,
FRANK HOL.AM. Agent , ltmt
Main ti iaa aa jTmiaif. A-Mi
COOS BAY LINE
' STEAilJUKIF SSBAXDf ATZA
froirt Aiimworm ooc. roronn. t
i. -1. . -, rreliffit received sir
AlnawortnefocE dally - up t t 'v. m
Passenger, far first plane ll9.',e..o. 1
class $7 Including berth ia '
Ticket office Inswqrth foe. 1 1
IJaln 1100. A-13S1 r-
t,'- fr r w'rT '