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THE ; OREGON SUNDAY ' JOURNAL; PORTLAND, . SUNDAY ; MORNING, JULY 27, 1913.
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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
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GOOD PRICES PROM ISED NORTH WEST PRODUCERS TH IS SEASON
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RORTH PORTLAND HOG MARKETHlTS HIGH
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RECORD AND 01
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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-
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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. '
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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 '
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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
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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
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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 .
)