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Newspaper Page Text- ? : .i.'V::. V-?!;:vv''': THE ; OREGON SUNDAY ' JOURNAL; PORTLAND, . SUNDAY ; MORNING, JULY 27, 1913. 10 w PERFECTLY " SIMPLE. OREGON POTATO PRODUCERS WILL HAVE . ; BETTER PRICES FOR PRODUCT EVEN WITH OTOPS ALL OTHERS BY AP ilEAST:50CENTS DURING THEEEK'S TRADE : : THE SMALLER ACREAGE ANQ PRODUCTION i - i GOOD PRICES PROM ISED NORTH WEST PRODUCERS TH IS SEASON ,1, ... . ..... . , . .,.., i in 1 1 ' 1 " - " ssansassas. , .i ' -"i" - -mm ii. " . ..' : ' " ' " ' ' " ;' ' ' ' : ' RORTH PORTLAND HOG MARKETHlTS HIGH 4 "i . if '6 RECORD AND 01 i i - - (- -. 5.. Ir Total Output of tbe Pacific Coast This Season Is Expected to Beach t 08,547,000 Bushels, Compared With 45,830,000 Bushels a Tear I Ago; Crop Ontlook Is Quit Good in the Pacific Northwest States I r With Quality Promising the Best In Years. , PACIFIC COAST POTATO FORECAST Oregon ...... Washington Idaho ...u. California , , Total ........ 191S B0.000 61,000 29.000 78,000 -Acreage 1912 65.000 68,000 36,000 78,000 1913- 8,760,000 8,826.000 (.222,000 6,760,000 -Biiahels 1912 12,026.000 13,366,000 6,476,000 12.000,000 180.000 746,000 . 28.547.000 43.866,000 v ' .' By Hyman II. Cohen. Potatoes promise to sell at extremely food prices all over the country this season. Real loir prices will In all probability be foreign to ths present crop now being dug, and it is more man likely that ( ''spuds' will be - considered ' ' mora In .the luxury class than as a ne- eesslty during tbe season. Everywhere in the United States there is a, very serious decrease In the plant ing of, potatoes this season. 'This, to- , getber with the generally poorer crop prospects than last season, will combine , to bring out a . short crop and long 1 PtAfong the Pacific coast the most seri ' ous ahortsgs will be shown as compared With the output of a year ago. while ' other sections of the United States will not have as big a crop aa a year ago, the decrease will be far less sensational than on the coast The principal reason for this Is that the coast states practl v ealiy doubled their acreage In potatoes last season,. while this season scarcely mors . than the normal acreage was " 1 PlcXjttoril shows the greatest decrease In planting of potatoes this season. Spe cial Inquiry among the leading potato ' interests of the south discloses the very Interesting Information that .In the "river" section alone there Is a decrease 6f fully 16,000 acres from that shown a ' year ago. There Is ample reason for this when It Is known that fully half of the crop of the south was never placed t upon the market last season, and many of the producers who are merely renters, were unable to continue except on a very limited scale. . ; ' .....i The deoreass In ths expected output of potatoes in fbe four states of the Pacific coaet-thls season reaches a total ofJS,- - 109.000 bushels, or almost as great as the total production of the two greatest , producing sections of the coast Oregon and Washington. This is a mostaerious situation when taken in connection with the decrease In the expected output of the rest of the United States. From present Indications there' will be a very good demand lor raciric coast potatoes from Missouri river points dur ing tne coming season. Last .year tn crops were so big everywhere that prac tically every section had a sufficient supply of its home growth to supply the local territory and still nave some to ship to other points. While It is still too early to state definitely what tne price or potatoes will be this season, growers will very likely receive better than II per hun dred pounds for the bulk of their crop atons the Pacific coast this season. In favored sections, closer to the bigger consuming points, it is quite likely that at least $1.60 will be received. Much loss' In the potato crop this sea son will be due" to the Influence of blight, although the decreased acreage continues the principal factor. In Cali fornia, the ravages of bugs as well as blight will cut down the total yield per acre somewhat, while blight will greatly affect the average In the three states Of the northwest. This season promises to be a winner for potato producers. . While 'they will not have ths crop of a year ago, or any where near it, they will receive much more money; It is estimated that In the four states of the Pacific coast more than half of last year's notato cron was never marketed. In some sections not more than a quarter of the crop reached the trade. r - The present season, with Its smaller production and ; greater demand, will more than make up for the losses of a year Sko. This win Drove a Godsend to Froducers of central Oregon, who suf ered the loss of practically all their year's work last season because most of them planted potatoes and had practi cally no market for them. While the acreage In that section Is not so heavy this season, ft Is still rather liberal. In fact It is today ons of the biggest potato producing sections of ths country. - GRAIN TRADE SHOWS t VERY UMFTED VOLUME ;MEMll4K k " n ' r' :?;: ; ' Business Almost ' at Standstill k tilth Wheat Market Fictionally lowersForeign Trade ' Is glow; Some Barley Selling. P OR PEACHES HURT ' Very little business passed In ths -' loca -grain- trdedri 4hs week. ' In , the. wheat matket there- wa agener ' . ally easier sltuaUon. owing to the i fact thatUiere was no pronounced demand fSr caVgThers was a weaker sttua- -t on generally at too " " " " .". r " " v,. , though for the most nart this was be lieved to be mors due to manipulating , Influence than to any bearish change in Twhearlces locally.showed a loss of perhaps a cent a bushel for new crop ' - offerings during the week. Trading was almost at a etandsUlk Farmers are too busy with harvest to offer supplies at this time, and In any event present val VVre out of line with their views. T A. similar situation shoved ! t ' coarse grain trade. There was a small amount of selling of new crop feev barley, generally at 123 a ton. here, but r- m nv nA Tr.AO.nfl aTtntA- '' ins iuu v ouspu y tt WNo business was established In ths oats trade, ana none uwi.. .... in th iin have not vet opened. . WHEAT Nominal producers' prices, ' track; basis: Club, 7c; milling Diue stem. 83c: Turkey red. 81c; fortyfold, ' 80c; redjiusslan and hybrids, 77c " " Vut.v isinminai nrCducers nrices, track"baslsr Feed, $i brewing. 126; rolled fa a ton. 1 . FL.OUK Sellinr price: . Patent. 14.70; wiifimett vaUey. 14.70: local, straight. 13 64.10; export. 33.55 3.66; bakers, V ll KA St A ttk - " HAY Produces' prices : Willamette valley timothy, fancy. 116: r?J7't? Oil 2: eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy tim othy f l7 018: alfalfa. 1 12. 50 18; vetch . tiiraiti nnvtr. sskxiu Der ion. MILL8T UFFS Selling prices: Bran. 114; .middlings. $81.60; shorts. $26 per - GRAIN BAGS No. 1 Calcutta. $10.16, WOOL MARKET IS ACTIVE Greater Activity Shown In Boston With the Sales Fully 1,500,000 Pounds; Somo Prices Up. Bostdn, Mass., July 26. Greater ac- tlvlty Is noted in the local wool markeL sales for the past week being- estimated at fully 1,600,000 pounds. Much samp line; hasr been done but prices are-no hlgTierjior Is any Immediate edvance likely. Becents buying has been largely to cover actual needs as manufacturers have been getting some business recent- - ly Buying of the Montana clip Is pro- grossing slowly with prices practically unchanged. Marketinr of the early bought wools Is proving to be more - profitable than at one time seemed ?oslble apparently this may be credited o ths delay in ths passage of the tariff WHigh prices paid for the new. Utah wools have made the profit .on the turn over small It la said. Bales of Idaho, New Mexico and Colorado wools how- ' ever have proven to be fairly profitable for dealers. On time it seemed doubtful that the market would respond in sea eon to do much good, the announcement ' that th senate had decided to delay ,, the time tor the new duties to go into effect beyond . the date fixed by . the house has strengthened the market ma terially and .allowed sales to be made at ,v fractionally better prices than would otherwise havs been possible. .' Big Blackberry Crop. ; -Veronta, Or., July 56. JCarnpers from various towns In Oregon as well aa the .... farmers la ths valley are flocking Into Nehalem daily to pick and can some of 4 he numerous blackberry crop which , is the biggest la the valley for years. The berries are Just commencing te . ripen and It will be 1( to 20 days be ; (ore they are rips in ths ahady places. , Several are canning the berries and shipping to otttslda customers. GENERAL TRADE AND . DRAG PRICES LOIR Front Street Market Hampered by . Extreme Poor Quality of Offer ings; Fine Fruit Falls Down in Single Bay. ' OR! MYNftf RRic,P TH PRICE 0 -WW a. iT'n. MEAKI lESS ' WORK POR Mr3. YO0 !!4 WONTTrJ (THAY BE NICE? b ' - . i t . if ii--?, ,v -.via' m mi: , & lilt lit imiK: r A JY, : III 11 It J.I III ' I ..Hn:ttft W'WniffIil': )MM ft : DO . ( '; -. . W; M lUVV, , v . - . I I iff I ' 7A I l ' I11I ' X t,VV J. I llll il ii II lii.lM ri Highest; Values in the Country Are Shown Here Daring the Week With 4 supplies inadequate to Fill Wants . of Killers; Few Marketable v Swine Itemain ' in the Countryt i Cattle f Strengtb Very Pronounced ' J"..-. vianif' Tr.-4. t..i. -Yiw. ' "'.-': j 'i:1 1 i ,1, W ' ' '.V'.i'f'' 1 1111 ' i-; f .r PORTLAND' tEADS ALL HOG MARKETS The story,, of ths Portland livestock market during the last week was one of successful competition with all other markets so far as hogs were con cerned. 1 values -were miea ooauy unu tney touched the 110 mark for too offerings. This was 60 cents above the pHce paid in any other stockyard 'market in the entire country. While limited receipts contributed most to the 'advance, the. bigger demand was a big f aotor. . ..... , ,v i ...tu-,s yj, :.Zx . PORTLAND'' LIVESTOCK RUN. Weekending. Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep juiy .an. .. ,. i3xi 268 120 , , 23S 286 184 146 288 8928 7288 8203 6690 6619 26H 6087 OREGON HOP CROP LOOKS QUITE GOOD IVESTERN BANKERS Much trouble was experienced, In th i marketing of local peaches during the week. Only "a very small per cent of the offerings could bs considered of good quality. Far the largest per cent was poor, some of It being so bad that it could not be sold at all. Peaches from The Dalles section that reached the market one afternoon were generally rotten the next day. Never before has such disaster befallen tie peach trade. Just what Is wrong with the fruit ths trade here is unable to state. Such poor stuff was offered during the week hat the entire market was de moralized and extremely low prices ruled. In fact, a very large per cent of the arrivals barely brought sufficient to pay expressags from the country. The same was true In regard to cherry shipments from Interior Oregon during the week. The stock, was, with the ex ception of a few instances, of very bad character when It arrived here. " There Vrv llhaval mnnll.. berries offered during the week. While prices were lowered somewhat, the gen eral trend of the trade was quite fair, considering ins advanced season. PORTLAND .JOBBING PRICES These prices are thou at which wholesalers wit ro reiaiiera, except as ounrlse stated: BUTTBJl Nominal. Creamer enlm. an state creamery 80c lb.; dairy, 21c; ranch but ter sczc. EQOB Nominal. Candled local rtrn 9am tie; ordinary candled, 20e; cue con at. 24c; spot oains priro, hmc . u. rorusna: east era. 22 Q 23c. LIVE POULTS X Bens. 14c: broiler.. w stags, lie; geese, 13e; Pekln ducka, 12c; lo ans winners, uc: mraeji, iae: aressed 2341 25c: pi r eons. Old. II: vonnr. 1X0 doxen. CHEK8B Nominal. Freob Oregon (aaey. foil cream iwids ana inpuu, ISMCJ aaisles, 17c; BUTTE B FAT Producers' Dries for Pnr41n seiiTorj- per 10., ouo. uops, wew ana jiiaea. H ops rroa ucera- 1613 contracts. 17e. WOOL Nominal, IBIS Clip. Willamette vat lev eoarse. Ootswold. ISe lb.: medium Rhmn. shire. ITc; choice fancy lots, 18o lb.; eastern wrecon juimioc, accoruins la sariniage, CHITTIM MtL CASCAKi. BAEK 1813, ear lots. Be; less thaa ear lots, u0. HIDES -Dry hides. 21i)22e ID.: rnma. . .It.H kiHu. 11a Viilll. .mam . 1 12tfl3c; calves, dry, 24&25e; cslk sklna, salted or green, jiwjsc; areeu nines, 10 less uaa salt. ea; sneep peia, ssiua, saeanngs, ivsfove; dry. 100. atOHAIB 1818 Nomlnsl 80l332c. Fraits and Vsratables. vniran iru i tits tirmnm u niai m. nanas. 4V4fi5o per lb.t lannns. tll(d.50: ilm.a 110 per loO; grspefralt, Csllfornls, $60; pine apples, Te lb.; cantaloupes, $2&3; peaches. 0ctl.15; sprlcots, 801; cherries, 712tto; wstermelons, 2Me. BBKKIE8 ooet)rries, 2I3c: rssnberrlea, eSfeSOc per crate; black cans, tl.SO; currasis. $l.l.BO; loganberrlea, 76l38Sc. 7 APPLES f aUng apples, i2.50; cooking annlea. tl.2Stll.SO. vkubi ABLS.O xornips, iocs beets, 10c: new J OPTIMISTIC OVER THE HOP PIE SEASON Henry Clews. New York Banker Writes That They Are Unflinch ing in Their View; Held Crops Are Now Selling. price, 1012, UaUHej ru'u-.'.u ....... vw vw.b, jm;, U . carrots Iftc doses bunches' parsnips, (1.00 sack cabbage, $1.604tl.7I; Csllfornls tomatoes, tiki 1JB; local tomatoes, l1.20i string beans, 2 llfci srevn nimw, vtv ao. nuneaes,' pep- 8e lb.; green onions, 12Vic dos. bunches; rers, neu, lue; nesa lettucs, kdc aos.; celery, 11.25; egg plant 10 16c: cauliflower, $1.20 W1.28 dos.; rhubarb, local. 2H; artlebokss, 75e doien; sprouts, lOo lb.; spinach, local, So lb. ; I'dTATOK Belling price; Kitra ' choice. 11.25; choice, f 1.10: ordinary, $1 sack; buying ?rlce, carloads, 7047Bo eouatry polatsi sweets, e per lb. - " .. ONIONS Jobbin Trice. 8125: new Mda. ,1.25; VE&XI.-'. DBR88EU MEATS Oountrr killed t Hor fan cy, 12c; ordlnjxry, lOHllc; roufh tud bMTT. c; fancy l&c; ordlntrv lici pooc. we; laiUMV, iw, nuttun, VC; KOmiM , 9UC, lV( aa iumss. aw. tuiii UAM8, BACON, braskfast bacon, 17WC80c: boiled ham, &Wct so oottage, 18H picnics, 12'c; , oottage, n. 21XJ; in. fiiu. He;, pleated, 12; MKATS Pseklnsr hausa linn. M mt.k ift214c: cows. No. 1 stock I it ars. 11.- wetbers, Ue; yearllsg lambs, loo; pork lolua. OYSTERS Bhoalwster bay, par gallon (-): per 100 lb. sack -H Oljrmnia, . par gallon, 8S.Z5; per 100 lb. sack. t5; . esnned. . eastern, 66e can: 80.50 dosen; eastern, la shell. l.7R6i i par WO; nsDc elaau. f2Q2.29 box. - By Henry Clews. - It in worth noting that our western bankers and merchants show an un flinching optimism, which is not likely to change unless some unexpected disss. ter befalls the crops. There has been no important shrinkage In trade at the west beyond a very moderate slowing down, and many of the leading mer chants are anticipating a good average fall, which Is aulte consistent with present crop prospects. The policy of conservatism imposed oy Dames lor tne last three months Is havlnar beneficial results; and from the Atlantio to the Pacific Indications multiply, showing that financial disoraeis are gradually rignting tnemseives. -One effect of the restraint on borrow. Ing imposed by banks will be to Induce farmers to market grain which .they have Tield back for nlgher prices. A freer grain movement would mean bet ter trarric returns ror tne railroads, and larger exports of bfeadstuffs. In this connection.'' it is worth noting that our exports or Dreaasiuns in tne last fiscal year were $103,000,000, against 8110,000,000 a year ago, and the largest since 1908:. when they touched 8205.- 000,000.' Our total amount of agricultu ral products reacned in tne last is months were ths largest on record. amounting to $1,026,000,000, against i4t.uuv,ouu a year ago. With the lower prices now current ror agricultural products, the prospects are for continued liberal exports; a fac tor that will materially strengthen our credit abroad. During tbe fiscal year Jusi ciosea our imports aggregated ii, 12,000,000, an Increase of $159,000,000 over last year, while our exports amounted to $2,465,000,000, an Increase of $261,000,000. The excess of exports over Imports was $636,000,000. Ths financial horizon is vlsiblv clear ing, although not yet entirely free of mist and clouds. We nave had an aver age decline within the vast 11 months of 18 to 20 points in ths railroad and industrial shares. This is not only equivalent to out is resjiy in itsell t slow panic, and tne only thing approach ing tne enormous aggregate shrinkage in values was the panlo of 1907, when the losses were estimated at ever three thousand millions of dollars. Consider ing the large Increase in the volume of securities during the Interval, it is prob. able that the recent shrinkage has been even greater than this sum. Th key to whatever improvement there may have been in the situation Is a relaxation of the monetary tension. Money is still very firm, and likely to so continue for Some time to come, al though the situation Is less tense than formerly, and the chance of '.a crisis during; the sutumn when the crop, and trade requirements are at a maximum is becoming more and more remote. The situstion abroad is also- visibly Im proving, owing to a better Balkan out . Europe, however. Is still struggling? under ths load of militarism. Germany has built tip a big war chest, and France seems bent on doing likewise. Much of ths recent $60,000,000 of gold ex ported to Paris hss gone abroad, not as a legitimate exchange transaction, bnt ss a SDaclal movement. We have. been shipping gold to Paris chiefly as a com modity,' and Franco has paid the premi um. Unfortunately our supply of bar gold Is about exhausted, and American eaalea which are used. In our bank re serves have been shlppsvl instead. This is not desirable. The Bank of England made a strong Showing this week, and nearly all foreign financial advices! sn of a favorable nature, although London exhibits some uneasiness over ths Cana dian situation. ,- ..: The-business situation at home Is sound, and promising... Much now de- Sends upon the cnops. Each week ren ers the prospect of a good harvest mors certain, and the period is not far aisiani , wnsn -me grain A-rops will - bs entirely beyond danger,. Hlnoe the July government report ths condition of 20 CENT LIKELY THIS ' C0M1C1S VERY1M Light Crop and Poor Quality Abroad May Prove Big Factor for Pro ducers of Pacific Coast; Everyone Anxious to Boy. By Hyman H. Cohen. With a very short crop of hops prom. lsed throughout the world this season, and with practically no. surplus being neia by brewers, the outlook for market prices for the coming crop could scarce ly db improved upon. While there was little business re ported In the local territory during the week, this was no fault of the buyers for they were most eager to take hold although it was but natural that they should expect to buy ss cheaply as pos sible, wnne not malting any great out. cry that the market was better or hlarh. er. most dealers were aulte wlllinsr to offer 17o for contracts on the eomlng growin during tne weear, and some lew orders were said to bs available a half cent better than this. It begins to look as If the hop grower is cuiuwg into nis own again so xar as Pacific coast producers are concerned. With the possible exception of California there promises to bo an extremely good crop of hops along ths coast this season. Not only is a good average production promised, Dut in ail Jikeunooa quality will be the best in vears. Growers of hope, ars no longer at the mercy of the brewing interests. The latter are seeing where they were wrong in Dearing down prices during recent years, but this will do them no good this season because it will take some time lor growers to forget the facts. The great effort that was made to force Oregon and Washington growers to quit the business so that a syndicate of brewers and promoters could grow all tne nops, nas noc Deen rorgotten. The fact that the best hops in the world are produced in Oregon did not make the slightest difference with those In charge of the scheme to grab the entire indus try Dy trying to grow an tne nope on certain tracts tney controlled in uamor nla. That the 1913 cron of Oregon hots Is really worth 20c a pound, is the opinion tnat is generally expressed oy tne trans. The fact that even buyers feel this way. indicates the' true strength of the situ ation. Efiorts to purchase them from 4 to 6 cents a pound below their actual worth are not likely to result in success because growers are seemingly in a po sition to demand what their growths are worth, and obtain It There is not ths slightest doubt that the Oregon hon cron will be of the best quality In the world this season. Every report that comes jrom jsngiana ana tne continent Indicates that tne attack of vermin ruined the quality there aa well as cut down the total output. wheat and corn has further Improved, and the outlook la for a better corn crop and a liberal wheat cron in snlte of ths decrease reported In. spring wheat. It is now Deueved tnat tne tanir Din win bs passed about September and Its ef fects have already- been ' largely dis counted. The outlook for ths currency bill Is still very Indefinite, KENNEWICK PEACH : SHIPMENTS GREATER ' ;"' "'.ri,; , ..i'.iM- Kennewlck Wash- July 28 One week ago today Kennewlck shipped her first carload of early peaches through the Yakima Vallev Fruit Growers as sociation. Eacft day since then sv car load - has gone out making seven . to date, not counting the smaller express shipments which without a doubkj will run the total , to ten or twelve oars. - Early Elberta's are stlir plentiful and wun tne oinppys coming on next Wsek the shlDOlna of Deachea from Wanna. wick in large quantities promises -to continue far some time. ' Ths market has -been exceptionally good, with ths demand for Kennewlck peaches strong. of I Journal Want Ads &rln results, BLACK RUST REPORT COMES FROM FIELDS; PRICETHEN ADVANCES Chicago Market Has Good Dip Early bnt Recovers , Later When , News Is More Favorable to the Sellers; Some Export Business. Chicago. July 26. Considering that it was a, short session and that the big cash nnd export Interests were attempt ing to do but little, the wheat market made a very fair record from a buyers' standpoint. Following the break of yesterday there was an accumulation of selling in the market at the opening today. Leading La Salle street houses bought a quarter of a million bushels on the dip. Other commission houses and local shorts followed this lead and a very good rally was soon under way. There was a bullish tone in the trade in the end. Export houses here would give up only 25,000 bushel business at the close. After -the close Mew York mes sages were rounding up export sales of 400,000 bushels at Chicago and 200,000 bushels at St Louis. This was not con firmed here. Snow in a message from Grand Forks North Dakota, told of improved appear ance of spring crop and estimated 100, 000,000 bushels for that state. John In arils and Le Count wlrlnsr from nracti- cally the same section find very doubt ful conditions approaching harvest period- . . . ... Ons Chicago nouse naa some , disck rust messages from Minnesota. The country is not selling either In ths soft wheat states tributary to Toledo and Chicago or ths hard wheat sections of the southwest It is altogether too popular to press the short side of corn the past few days. When trading began today there was no selling pressurs and buyers found little corn on the market until prices were bid up sharply. Later the crop . messages rrom xnaiana, Illinois and Nebraska were of a bullish char acter, many of them claiming - plant Solng backwards for wsnt of moisture, n this sort of news ths market ad vanced rather sharply. Shorts in tne oats trade snowed con siderable nervousness becauss of the trsmarth in corn. Bhlnnlnc sales of oats were 128,000 bnshels. There was considerable long lard to corns on the market early and prices showed a little heaviness during the taken. , morning. Ths, . offerings were wall Ttansre of Chicago nrlcea furnished bv Overtook Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade building. WHEAT, Month ' Open, High. urw. Close. July Sots Sept. w . ' Pee. 89 so CORN. 2ft -St PeeT MH. W OATS. Inlr ........... 8 Sent. ........ .80 0 ... r .: .a L. ......... U F0BK. July .- aVil ' AtX. Baps ,.,,. J.rv .: .... 1V 9AR7 . July ;,.. 2345 , '1858 v. July 1 i . , . . 2 8 9 2 ; , 1 1 7 $ : June-' 2 8 . ... i- 8 3 2 8 ' ' 1 6 8 a June 21..... 8033 1676, Year ago . .. 1847 1244 ' 2 years ago. 802 .1888 By Hyman H. Cohen, . Fifty cents spread between the best price available for hogs at North Port land during ths week and the highest figure available for similar quality at the Chicago varas. was one oi tne veiy sianif leant signs of the growth and in creased demand shown recently In - too noma mantel lor iivestoox. .- When the price of swine advanced to the $10 mark at North , Portland this week there was ne other -stockyard mar ket in the country that was offering above $8.60. This - price was paid in Chicago for selected stuff and probably of better quality than 810 was obtained for here. The best figure availsrbls re cently at Kansas city-ror-nogs was $8.40, while South Omaha, ths only com. petitor of this market' for offerings of the i west, was . scarcely bidding mors man sv.iu. . - v i While to be sure ths .pries of hogs advanced to a higher figure at North Portland during the week than the gen. eral trade had anticipated, it shows con clusively that after all when the emerg ency arises values hers are lifted or lowered .accordingly. . - - 5 , It was a week of light arrivals In the swine trade t North Portland. , Only 1821 head appeared In the yards for ths six days compared wun a toiai oz zata head for a like Derloa during tne nrevi ous week. Even a year ago there were somewnat Heavier receipts tnan anowu hor. rtnrlnir the last six days. While at the closing of the week some talk was neara or a reoucuon is swine values for the coming week, this is rather premature. ' Such a lowering of values may be forced, but It will likely take a much more liberal run of hogs to do It than has rsosnuy come rorwaro. The country is getUng quite baro oi marketable hogs and therefore for that reason alone It Is not likely that values can show much. If any, concession with in the Immediate xuturo. TaHvm ,.n.r 1 hnf ransra Extra fancy light I . lf.W Ordinary light Fancy heavy 1.50 9.76 Routrh and heavy s.00 Cattle Prioes Ars Vsry Una. nTurh trenarth was shown In ths cat' tie trade at North Portland for the wek and in some lines fractionally better prices were forced. Kven the bigger run failed to check tbe big demand at fresent showing-. ateers soid read ly at 88.60, although one lot of extra fancv ahorthorns went a dime above this Ths bigger movement of cattle to market during the week was not the re sult or any special oesire ox i ueuen in take p routs, out to tne anxiety ox uuj n who actually, needed the supplies. Cattle holdings in the country continue at low ebb and tnere is no oouot tnat th market will continue to reflect a trnfA ajmttfriAnt- One of the best signs of ths cattle trade here recently has been the rather liberal buying by Interests who have heretofore figured quite prominently in ths Importation of Australian beef. This buying would indicate on the surface that the imported frosen stock Is not giving complete satisfaction, . iMerefore cannot be considered as much of a fac tor In trie trade. Today's ajsnerai cattle mantel rang: Fancy steers Medium steers Ordinary steers Fancy cows and heifers. Medium cows Ordinary cows Fancy calves Ordinary calves 8.85 7.00 7.60 8.a0 8.40 7.60 .00 7 7.2 6.506.7( o no tow. 88 V, M 89 . 0 CSV? Sheep Trices Break JUdly. Further sharp break in values: was forced in the mutton yards at North Portland during tbe week. There was a very heavy decrease In offerings, the wsek's movement being' scarcely mors than half of that of the preceding weeks. Notwithstanding this there is more mutton being held, by killers of the Pacific northwest than they really ears to retain. All have their Irtwnedl ate and future wants quits well taken care of, ' - , The weakness -and drop In ths price of lambs was significant of the situa tion. Heretofore while ths general mut ton trade has been weak and selling at lower prioes. lamb ' values have been fairly taut at high figures. During the week! there was a Urop of fully 60a in the price of lambs and at the closing ths market remained sluggish. Today's geusral sheep prices:' Lambs, best ..$5.25 5. 80 vvetners, nest . 4.00 gwes, best ....,.,,,,,,. . , , t.75 wst.ordlIMtry.c..,.;.......-T.' -'Ul - Jfenday Aftsraooa sales. Section. 1 j Ho, , urrsoo .v 1 Oregoa 1 Oregon ..v. ...... ...... 88 Oregon ....... .1. ....... 42 Oregon 1 Oregon ................. SO Oregon' wt',,... $ . Oregoa ,',,,. 27 , Oregon, 37 Oregoa 23 ,.t,.,...,v: 27 ' ..... ...........,., 1 ................ S " .cows 8 0 r ................ 28 S4 2 v.... 1 IT. . Oregon. Idano Orsfoa Oregon Oregon. ; Ave. lbs. 10 IU mi : loea ; 1022 -12 (O 648 ': JOT8 . ess 048 :ii v, 08 : '948 1021 108O ! ' 998 '971 Pries. . V 8S.0O as - 8.10 ;'' 8.10' ;soo iV-8.00 ; 8 00 i 8 00 - 18.00 7 T.75 786 v T 60 f.! ' Oresjea Oregoa Oregoa Oregoa Oregoa Oregoa Oregoa Idabo , . . , iUlJJU ,.,.. .......... Oreson ... . ST . Oregon S Oregon ................ S Oregoa 7 Oregoa ...a............. 1 Idabo M i Oregoa 1 Oregon 9' Oregon -- 3 . Oregon ................ S Oregon a , , .-' BULLS Idaho 1 Oregoa ................ l Oregoa 3 Oregoa ................ 3 Idabo t laaao .................. l usagoa Oregoa 1101 1063 1030 103 . 1080 1040 ' 180 984 3028 i 1081 -1030 970 1148 . 1230. , 990 800 , 970 940 looe 16B 1640 1890 1430 ias 989 1810 -1400 1810 640 1840' , 17.80 , 1.40 .7.25 T 25 7.26 ; T OO ' T OO 7.00 - T OO w T OO 6 75 6.80 6.60 . 9.60 ,. 6.6U -- 6.UU 6.00 6.00 6.00 8.60 -,v 85.78 6.76 6.75 , 8.60 - 6.60 8.60 6.60 . 6.60 . 6.3S . . IT.23 .i$8.00: 9.00 To ; 60 ' ' i ' STAQS V CALTXS Oregoa f..... 1 sjA Oregon ................. 80 21 Pjegoo 1 jto Idabo g 439 BOOB , Washington 84 . ITS Oreejoa BS mi .' Oregoa 83 . 198.'": Oregoa 34 J 64 Orscoa 13 im . Oregoa 1 449 : HBIFIBs Oregon ....... 3 nwxa Orroa 1 9S '' Owfoft 1ft 8 v sw sWAasaaa , - , ; tv ; :,. . ..... : Oregoa wtM,M,i.4, 19 , t9 " Ut&. Oregon ...128 " . S ,.J Kl. Oregon ...... 79 i 98 ' a n 80.70 . 8.6A S.Sl .9.85 9. 00 8.60 ion 88-85 '.. 8.75 M8 Oregon Oregoa Oregoa Oregoa ........ uretoa Oregoa ................ 123 .......123 93, .as! Oregoa Section. Oregon Oregoa (iraa-oa Oregoa oregoa 287 91 288 81 i 285 ' 93 LAMBS - ' 861' - St Xttssday Xsrnhig Sale. STKXR3 " lo Ave. lbs. IS 1 Wse ft Oregon IS Oregoa 1 Oregoa 3 uregon l Oregon g Ore run j STAQg Oregoa 1 ' - Birrxa Otegea ., ,, S Oregon ...,..,. 1 Wsdseeday Aftamsea Sales. BXSKKS. No. Ave. lbs. 4.30 4.10 ;-4.1 -.4.00 .00 'f.oo : Price. $7.83 1088 1800 1016 998 , 894 ' 1DTT 910 1000 880 988 70 1180 7.00 8710 1M 7.00 6.50 4.60 : 6.00 129S 60 Section Oregoa Oregon Oregoa Oregoa uregoa Oregoa oregoa Oregoa Lambs, ordinary 1.08 ..;,..,..,..,... Oreaoa Wsshlngtoa uregoq Oregoa Oregoa Oregon Oregoa, Oregoa Oregoa Ore roe Washington frregos 4 1 1 a 5 i s 1 COWS. 3 ess ejs . e 8 7 BULLS. 1 I860 1000 120 12o3 , 1242 ; 1250 V 870 8, 1145 860 90S 981 980 780 941 1080 9K8 " 890 ' 611 1481 $3.78 3.00 Price. 88.00 1M 7.T3 t-.t t T.JW , , T.WI ''i 600 1 . 8760 ; t oo " i.m 6.85 - 6.88 , S.T5 ; 6.80 6.00 6.00 6.T5 4.00 86.08 (Continued on Following Page.) PolkCou 894 89 jsiy .,..... .... wo- I"."'-' OC,''.".'"' ' LAKD. 1180 1180 BIBS. 2208 U43 - B Sept. ; Oct. .... ......1157 v . 1157. Am 1180 1m 1168 ., 1187 .4 1180"v. , ri8 ):; 1170 :H8j.' ' 1167 3-1; OMAHA. HOGS IXWEB -.v (Specisl to The Jonrnsi.) V Soetk Omaha, July 38.--ttlaNeae. Bos. 1416: market ,60Ue lower at 88.80A Hhaan JSOSt marltjt sttadvt vaarllnam. Ss 4S ftoOO; wstbers.84.60O5.0O: lambs, 7.23Q746l Swea, 84a6J-76. r .,.',', CHICAGO BKEKP BTRONCl : . 4-1 Cblesgo. July 26.-HoH 800O left evet, 6800 VT. 88.S04jl8.8S; receipts yaar-sgo. 11.000; market strong) mlij ana and batpbars, I8.70ia9.45; good a8.wuQ.za; rougn ana neavy, rough, 69.1039.60. wi. 1 stile iJKi; msrser fusay. . , Sbeen8000; market atroug, ; 4 heavy Independence. Or.. July 26.-Polk eountyrs crops of wheat, oats, barley, hops, prunes snd small crops of vege tables are making an excellent Show lng at this time of the season. Farmers are enthuslastio concerning the present OUtlOOk. Manyoi tneni irieu ojv" varietWk of oats this year, and tt Is common to hear a farmer exclalnv I never did see such a nice field of oats as that one is," referring to a field Mi.ii v. -tried . for ths present season. Boms Swedish whits oats which were recently imported to this section have made a ; growth not recorded hers for ome-tlma A sUlk taken from a small patch was 84 Inches high. The binder fa being put Into running order and the surrounding country will soon bs n scene of activity in the harvesting of ths oormous .crops of all kinds cf The extrsmely hot weather 4hers Is bringing out the corn fast and It is ex pected that dairymen will have plenty of this feed stored sway in their silo-i by ths tims winter approaches. - Thsrs is a desire universal among the farmers Of tns county at- ui. m" vi jr roll up their cream checks, snd in or der to do this they Intend filling their barns to the fullest capacity, with bay and have a plentiful supply of corn ts feed In conjunction, "Many have abau. doned the grain raising business to sn ter ths dairy business -on account of the steadiness of the returns in producing cream. Prices paid for cream by th creameries In this county ars also' en couraging the farmers to increase their herds. "''- ' - '(:'- " . Early in ths spring" predlotions that the prune crop would be -about half its usual slss were prevalent throughout the districts as usual, but now ths out look is excellent for heavy yields in the many bearing orchsrds. School may not take up as early, this fall, which will give the scholars a chance to help har vest ths prunes." Most of ths growers have by this time established their own driers. Ths hop yards in the Independence ssotloa .were sprayed tola week and ths nty Crops-Are Very Good absence of lice was noted. It ik be, lieved that there wers few UeY oj i5' ; count of the recent hot weather in this seotlon of the valley. ?ln most of thu yards ths same heavy yield is evident f although in soma yarus'there' arVWs " ; missing hills, . Ths hop houses avs been looked over nd the neoesaary lm pro vements; made. The Iwowers-aTil be oargjef thelgcrwwh ' the tims arrives for picking. Whether or not pickers will .easily hi obtalSable cannot lie ascertained sf this tirni m . b&xn? 'utwn hoth wa a'rV - r?? COTTON EXCHANQB 7 ,rCJSlc,A.00 BOARD OF TRApB) . IH 8TOCK : AND BON6 XCN( ! SAN FRANCISCO A :. - .1 PORTLAND OTOC1' 2 SC. Oronnd lbo., t,ew1. Jna-. Bkoass atareball 4130, A-Siar" TRAX8POBTATIO!f COOS BAYLINE l 'Steamer Breakwatej1 f iaUs fresi Amers Dock No. 8, Portland, 8 si -Juno 9, 14. 18, 34. 89, July 4. s, 14, 1? V 84, 39, an thereafter ersry dsfs at 6 S, nu " rrelfbt taeelved aatll 6 s. ssespt ssr frevious to sailing 1 , prevkms 4sy, , 4. p, as. , sswnssr tare first ciiws 610, mb4 elssa $1, , -Including berth sud mesls, Tlofcet ettlee si , Albers Cock Me. 8. Pertlsnd At Coos Bay gtssnt. aUh LUm U Ui Kestlag, agat . Mala. Oseli . )