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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST., 19, 1914.
WHEAT CROP
FRESH EGGS REALLY
( SCARCE BUT PLENTY
POOR STUFF
Plenty of Held Supplies Are Avail
able Along the Street but Xo. 1
. Offerings Are Hard to Obtain;
Price In Somewhat Firmer.
The market for strictly fresh eggs In
showing more strength along Front
street arid prices In general are firm
at 26c a dozen for beBt 'grade.
While receipts of eggs from Wil
lamette valley and central Oregon
points continue ruther liberal, but a
small supply can be classed In th
best grade. Most of the eggs have
been held back from market by coun
try storekeepers and the result is that
the bulk of the arrivals are of inferior
quality and move slowly at 26c a dozen,
even, when candled.
In some quarters the belief exists
that a sharp advance wi)l be forced for
first class egg offerings in the near
future because the demand is far in
excess of the offerings. The Portland
market is unusualy low for first class
eggs, considering what similar stocK
is selling at in other coast centers.
Withdrawals of Aprils from cole
storage iiave been quite , liberal re
cently. In general these show better
quality than the bulk of current ar
rivals. In. fact some of the cold stor
age stock is selling at extreme figures.
SPRING CHICKENS AHE FIRM
Market for spring chickens is quoted
firmer and higher along Front street.
While receipts are fair, the demand
lias suddenly increased. Hens are not
so firm but the price is unchanged.
HUCKLEBERRIES ARE LOWER
Another slight decline is showing in
the price of huckleberries along the
street. Receipts are increasing ana
sales are being made generally at 9c
to 10c a pound. Quality continues
good.
APPLE MARKET SHOW'S SLOW
Very slow market for apples is
showing locally. Little real good stuff
is as yet offering from the northwest.
California Oravenstein are selling at
$1.60 to $1.75 a box', according to size
and quality.
GARLIC CORNER IS HOLDING
A Front street firm has secured a
"corner" on the bulk oT the state's
f;arllc crop and prices are again be
ng advanced generally in the whole
sale market. JSales slow, however, at
17 kj(&20c a pound.
IOOR PEARS SELLING LOW
Quite liberal supplies of over ripe
pears are showing along the street and
in order to move them receivers 'have
named the quotation as low as 85c to
day for good quality. Best at $1.25 a
box.
BANANAS AFFECTED BY WAR
Because many of the steamers which
bring bananas to this, country fly the
British flag and have been transferred
into transports, the price of the fruit
is firmer and higher. Generally at
33Vic a pound today.
SHIPPERS' iVEATHER NOTICE
Weather bureau sends the following
notice to shippers:
Protect shipments as far north us
Seattle against maximum tempera
' tures of about 74 degrees; northeast
to Spokane. 90 degrees; southeast r.o
Boise, 94 degrees; south to Ashland,
94 degrees. Maximum temperature at
Portland tomorrow, about 86 degrees.
JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND
These prices are those at which wholesalers
ell to retailers, except as otherwise stated:
BUTTER Nominal Willamette Taller cream
ery cubes. sellinK price. 32c: state prints.
32',ifMc; ranch butter. 18S-0c: city cream
ery. 35c.
BUITKR FAT No. 1. Portland delivery,
S4i:
EGOS Selected. Candled local, extras,
white. 26c; fanry, 25c; case count, 22c;
billing- f. o. b. Portland, 22c.
LIVE POULTRY Hens. 15c: broilers,
Portland Pure Milk& Cream Co.
Butter, Egg's, Cheese, Poultry, Fork
and Veal. Writ for quotations.
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SMtbeuna Prom Portland About
Aur. 85, Sept. 13.
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COMING
ABROAD IS
WEATHER HAS EFFECT
UPON PRICE OF MEATS
Warm Period Interferes With the
Demand and Veals Are Not So
High on Street; Hogs Are Very
Scarce and Holding Firm.
Weather conditions are proving a
hardship upon handlers of country
killed meats along Front street at this
time. While there has been a scarcity
of veal offerings recently and up to
the last 24 hours the general wants of
the trade were not fully supplied, re
ceipts are now quite liberal.
Tlie warm weather has hurt the de
mand and while it is true that a very
small amount of stock is moving as
high as 15c for extra fancy, the. bulk
of the first class offerings is not
above 14'c today.
Country killed hogs are extremely
scarce. So few have been the arrivals
of late that the demand far exceeds
offerings. For that reason there has
really been no established price for
dressed swine along the street recent
ly and sales as high as 12 c are re
ported. All meats, however, will bo
affected by weather conditions in the
immediate future.
Much concern is being felt at Wil
lamette valley points regarding the
meat inspection law passed some time
ago bv the Portland council. It has
been contended by some parties ih the
country that they would be compelled
to sell their hogs and calves alive to
the city killers because of the rigid
provisions in the dressed meat law
here. This is an error. The city regu
lations are less severe than the ones
maintained by the government through
which all leading livestock buyers op
erate. In any event the city law is
not being enforced, the matter being
before the courts at this time.
lCVic; stags, lire geese, 10 11c; ducks, old,
10c; young, 11c; turkeys, aoc; dressed, 25c;
pigeons, old, 1.00&1.;S5; sjuub, i25Q2.40
down.
CHEESE Nominal. Fresh Oregon fancy full
cream twins and triplets, 161-ic; daisies, 18Vc
Voung America, lfic. '
Fruit and Vegetable.
FRESH fUVIT Oranges, 2.753.00; ba
nanas. l'4i3c pound; lemons, tlO.uor limes.
per 100; gropttruit, California. $2 60 5
2.73; pineapples, 7c; peaches, 4075c; canta
loupes, 75ca1.25; watermelon, 7075c"
ca.abas, i4.OU4i2.23n aprlcotfc, tl.05tol.15!
pears. $1.35 1.50.
BKIIUI liS Blackberries, 90c (Sit 1: huck te
tanies, lB12c pound. aucaie-
VEUET AISLES Turnips, $1.29; beets, $150
carrots, $1.50; para-iips, $11.25 sack' cab
bage, local, $2&2.25; tomatoes, 4o80c;' green
onions, 12Vc per dox. bunches; penoers rnli
7U7Hc; head lettuce, $ll.25 bJ.iT celery
o(aiioc do.; egg plant, 5c; head lettuce'
?1.2D4fl box; celerj-. 40 75c do.; cauli
flower, local, ( ); California, $2.36 per crate-
French artichokes, MJe doc; sprouts ( '
string beans, 5tt7c; Lima beans, ( )" peas!
3- lb.; cucumbers, $1 per box; green corn!
75r (ft $1.25 sack.
ONIONS Walla Walla. $1.25 cwt.- earllc
garlic, 17Vjri;2oc round. ' K""c'
POTATOES selling price: Extra choice
$l-254t'1.35 per cental; sweets. 3Vc lb.
Hops, Wool and Hides.
HOPS Buying price, choice, 17c; prime
16c; medium to prime, ltfc; 1914 croo coni
tracts, 1744ISC- "
ClilTTTii OK CASCAKA BABK Car lot.
5c; less than car lots. 6c.
MOHAIR iai4 V7to27y.c.
WOOL Nominal, mu Jhp; Willamette Tal
ley course Cotswold, 17iic; medium Shroo
shire, lsMic; choice fancy lots, lo20c lb
eastern Oregon, 14g20c, according to shrink'
"'uiDES-Dry hides. 2223c lb.; green 11 0
12c, salted bides, 12V4c; bulls, geea salt sS
9c; kips, 13 14c; calve, dry, 25c; salt skins
salted or green, lBlfliiue; green hides lc less
than salted; sheep pelts, salted, ahearlnra
10u25c; dry. 10c.
Meats, Fish and Provisions.
DUESSED Meats Selling price Countrv
killed; hogs, fancy, 12iic; ordinary lie
rough and heavj.-, WftjlOc; fancy Teals
.oriiiuary, 1313c; poor, lOfellc:' eoats'
3air, spring iambs, loc. '
HAMS, BACON, ETC. Hams, 19a21e
Lreakfast bacon. 15Vj(!t30c; boUed ham X2e'
picnics, 14 Vie; cottage, 22c. ' '
MEATS t'acking house Steers. No 1 atnpk
12,c; cows, No. 1 stock, 11,C; ewes. 10c !
ueiuers, llVsc; lambs. 12c; pork loins. aoe!
dressed hogs, 1314c. '
OXSTEUS Shoalwater bay, per gallon
per 100 lb. sack. (); Olympia. per gallon'
S3.50; Per 100 lb. sack, ( ); canned eastern'
b5c can; J6.50 dosen; eastern, in shell i 7s
2.00 per 100; raior clams, $2.0vta2!25 'box-
eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack $3 00
FISH Nominal. Dressed flounders, 7C:
cninooa saiuiuu, iiusc; sieeinead. 7e- hi
tuui, tufon , suiiuj, ic; perch out
be lb.; lobstera, 35c lb.; silver smelt tin
kuimou truut, 12c. w x'
LAUD Tierces, llc; compound, tiornu.
lOMiC
CUABS Large, $2.00: medium, $1 dozen.
Groceries.
SUGAR Cube. $8.45; powdered. $8 30- fruit
or berry. $S.05. beet. Sl.bo: dry vranulated
$8.05: U yeliow. 7.35. (Above uuotaUona r
30 days net cash.) "
KICK Japan style. No. 1, 6r5Tic: New
Orleans, head, 7&7fcic; Creole, 5c.
HONEY New, $3.25(g3.5o per case.
BEANS Small white, c; larse whlt
5Ac; Pi"". 6H; 8c; bayo; 6c: red
7 Vie.
SALT Coarse, half grounds, 100 $10 ip
ton; 60s, $10.75: table dairy, 5oa, '$18- 10,
$17.50; bales, $2.25; extra fine barrels
6s and los, $5.25(($ti.0O; lump rock, $2.60 Dei
ton.
Faints and Oil.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7ac per lb.; 500
lb. low, 7c per lb.; less lots, 8c per lb".
L1NSEEO OlI Raw, bbla., 72c per gal"
kettle boiled, bbls.. 74c; raw, cases 77i;
boiled, cases, 70c gal.; lots of 250 gallons, lc
less; oil cake meal, $44 per ton.
OIL MEAL Carload lots, $34.
TURPENTINE In cases. B7c: tanks
per gallon.
COAL OIL Water white on drums, and
iron barrels, 10c.
LARGE YIELD OF OATS
Ridgefield. Wash.. Auir. 19. A
mous yield of grain was threshed at
me large rancn 01 1. rl. Keim at
Bachelor Island, about two miles west
of this place, recently. From a field
of 18 acres of white oats, 1665 bush-
eis, or ousneis to the acre, were
threshed. The grain was a nerfwt
stand and matured to perfection. The
grain is or rine- quality. It wa drv
and threshed rapidly. This is one of
me largest oat yields that has ben
seen around this part of the country
for a number of years.
Omaha Hogs at $9.10.
South Omaha, Aug. 19. Cattle Re
ceipts 2200; narket steady. Steers,
$950 10.10; cows and heifers, $6.25
Hogs Receipts 5400; market 15 20c
higher, at $8.809.10.
Sheep Receipts 19,000; market
steady to 10c lower. Yearlings, $6.15
6.40: wethers, $5.906.15; lambs, $8.00
ij.8.25; ewes. $5.305.60.
Denver Hogs $9.15.
Denver, Colo., Aug. 19. Cattle re
ceipts, 400. Market steady. Steers.
$7.OO($8.20; cows and heifers, $5.50
$7.00; stockers and feeders. $6 25&
$7.00; calves, $8.50$10.00.
Hogs Receipts, 200. Market steady
Top. 19.15; bulk, $9.12 & $9.15.
Sheep Receipts, 220. Market steady.
Yearling. $5.50$6.00; lambs, $7.25
$8.00; ewes. $4.25$5.00.
Chicago Cattle Are Lower.
Chicago, Aug. 19. Hogs 14,000.
Market 10c higher. Light, $8.75 9.25:
mixed, $8.609.25; heavy. $8.80 9.2o;
Cattle 18,000,
15c lower.
Market weak, 10c to
Sheep 18,000. Market steady.
Seattle Dairy Product.
Sr-e.ttle'--2iue: -TFsgs. fresh ranch,
3536c: orientals, 18c
w-, v5uu tuueo. iy40C,
Cheese Wisconsin, 18 19c; "Wash
ington, 16 18c - -
1 .
POftAND
MARKET
SHOWING A
Cdlted by Hyman H. Cohen.
DECREASE IS
REPORTED IN WHEAT
OF THE WORLD
AH Leading Countries, With the
Exception of United States- and
Great Britain, Are Short of the
1913 Yield; Is Market Influence.
FAIR CARGO DEMAND.
London, Aug. 19. Wheat cargoea on passage
steady In a fair demand.
LIVERPOOL WHEAT MARKET.
Liverpool. Aug. 19. Wheat opened l3d
higher. Closed 2Q2A higher.
PORTLAND GRAIN RECEIPTS.
-Cars-
Wheat Barley Hour Outs Hay
Monday 77
Tuesday 4H
Wednesday .... 72
Year ago .... 37
Season to date. 1,274
Year ago 021
1.-J
8
S
20
4
320
4
4
ISO
114
U
7
6
185
37
lsi
203
With the exception of the United
States and England, practically all
leading wheat growing countries in the!
world are this season showinn a vast
decrease in the production as. compared!
witn a year ago. me increase in tnej
United States and England is not suf
ficient to make up for the deficiency
in other countries and for that reason
a very active "market for grain is ex
pected throughout the world as soon as
shipping facilities become at all nor
mal. Broomhall. the world's authority on
grain, cables from Liverpool the fol
lowing estimate of the wheat crop of
leading countries this season, the
united States beine excepted, as com
pared with a year ago:
Husneis
1914. 1913.
Belgium 4,400,000 4,600,000
France 250,000,000 340,000,000
Germany 148,000.000 168,000,000
Russia 515,000,000 681,000,000
United Kingdom 58,600,000 55,800,000
Roumania 52,000,000 80,000,000
Italy 174,000,000 208,000,000
Austria-Hungary 125,464,000 144.200,000
While figures are not given for Can
ada and Argentina, the crop of wheat
in both countries is reported far below
the totals of- 1913. The figures for
Russia are for the spring wheat crop
only, but as these form fully 75 per
cent of the total wheat production, the
winter wheat output has little bearing
upon the situation.
Locally the wheat market is show
ing strength. Further buyin'g at ex
treme prices Is shown at Pacific
northwest country points and full val
ues are being realized by sellers. The
movement Is still comparatively small
because growers are not offering
freely.
Latest developments are that Eng
land will be compelled to purchase con
siderable oats in this country the pres
ent season and this is having an in
fluence upon the market generally, al
though the formal selling has not yet
begun.
On the Merchants Exchange today
there was an increased attendance over
the very good showing of yesterday.
The price of wheat shows a further ad
vance, with the sale of 5000 bushels of
bluestem at 95c, 15,000 bushels of
Red fife at 87c, $30,000 bushels of club
at 874c
The barley market was firmer anr1
higher, with the sale of 100 tons of
feed at $21.25, 100 tons brewing tit
$21.50, while a similar amount of bran
went at $24.50 per; ton.
Official prices on the Merchants Ex
change today were:
WHEAT.
Bid.
.87
.95
.87
Ask.
Club
Bluestem
Fortyfold
Red Russian
Red fife
.90
.86
.87
OATS.
No. 1 feed $25.00
$25.50
BARLEY.
No. 1 feed $21.25 . ....
No. 1 brewing 21.50 ....
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran . $24.50 ....
Shorts 26.00 ....
FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $4.80
5.50; Willamette valley, $4.704.80;
local, staight, . $3.804.00; export,
straight $3.90; cutoff. $4.00; bakers',
$4.704.80.
HAY New crop, producers' price:
Willamette valley timothy, fancy,
$12.5014.00; Eastern Oregon-Idaho
fancv timothy. $1516: alfalfa. $12(a
13; vetch and oats, $9 10; clover, $
per ton.
GRAIN BAGS No. 1 Calcutta, fu
ture delivery, $S'25.
San Francisco Grain Market.
San Francisco, Aug. 19. December
barley opened $1.04, closed $1.05.
Spot quotations: Wheat Walla
Walla, $1.53 $1.55; red Russian,
$1.55 . 55; Turkey red, $1.55
1.57: bluestem. $1.62 1.65.
Barley No. 1 feed, 97c $1.00.
White oats $1.30 1.35;
Bran $26.00.
Middlings $31.00 32.00.
Shorts $27.5028.00.
Sharp Advances
Forced for Wheat
In Chicago Mart
Chicago. Ang. 19. At the close wheat
traders were asking the qnestion whether the
persistent buying of September was in the
nature of accumulating a big holding for
mat montn, or a continuation of the taking
off of hedges such as has beer, going on for a
couple of days past. At any rate, the strength
In cash and September had much to do with
the excellent support in the later months at
the close. The early month closed 2c higher
at '96c. only Jc under the top for the dav.
December after selling at $1.02 early was back
to $1.01 and closed at $1.01. about 2c
higher than yesterday's cloe. May wheat
was up to $1.08 and closed at $1.08. 1
There was another decided buying flurry In
wheat at thej opening today, which gave the
trade Its top quotations soon after the open
ing. The buying force reflected an advance
01 I'dQ to za in me uverpooi market, very
sharp upturn; of 8c at Winnipeg and 4e at
Minneapolis a few minutes after the markets
opened.
No. 2 red wheat here was quoted strong at
88 to 98c early In the session. Winnipeg
sent mixed news, some mewage8 claiming
better wheat yields in Manitoba than esti
mated and others telling of the big flour
demand from' Ontario as the probable cause
of much of the strength in that trade.
Brokers were of the opinion 1 that consider
able long wheat' came out on the market
around top prices for the day and yet this
failed to offset the leading of the trade to
the buying side because of better prospect for
export business. The publication of the short
ages In the wheat yields In sll the import
ing and exporting countries of Europe 'proved
a decided supporting feature early in the
session. At the close cash wheat sales were
reported at 120,000 bushels, presumably to
mills. Some of the bent buyers in the open
market expressed the belief tt-at the big cash
taout.es were taking September wheat because
of fresh export business In some quarters.
Considerable precipitation over various sec
tions of the belt and late me&sages from the
west Indicating cloudy and threatening
weather, all promising better conditions for
the growing corn crop, proved the bearish
feature for the corn trade after the first
hoar today. An opening dip on the early
rain reports was followed - by a display of
strength in the southwest markets and an
upturn here to 80c for September; 71 c
for December and 72c for M11. The mar
ket was back lc from these flarnres at mid
day under profit taking and come bear pres
sure and closed c lower for December at
70e and .the same net decline for May at
l?c. Local receipts were 300 x-ars, ship
ping sales 180,000 bushels. An authoritv fn
Iowa says the state cannot produce t-vf 240,r
000.000 bashels of corn thto year.
Strong speculative situation was noted in
the oata trade when ork-es wera advanced
to 44e for September, 4Te for December
and a ahada over 60c for May on early
trade. Last prices vera about Vso tinder top.
SERIOUS
VERY SERIOUS DECREASE
HOGS YET REMAIN AT
HIGHEST PRICE HERE
IN THE UNITED STATES
Tops Again Command $9.50 in the
North Portland Yards With Chi
" cago at $9.25 for Best; Cattle
Continue Very Dull Here.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Hogs Calves Calres Sheep
27 114
Wednesday
Tuesday 92
1S8
859
Monday 518
Saturday 2H8
Friday ise
Thunday (331
Week ago
Year ago 163
Two years ago 4:i
Three years ago 35
801
28
27
80
31
400
79
J2
21 M
2376
144
1635
723
973
1
155
"74
Market for hogs was generally firm
throughout the country today, but the
trade at North Portland is still pay
ing more than any other stockyard
of importance.
There was only a small run of
swine reported in the yards overnight
1 the local yards this morning, and
l"e ucm 01 inese were quicKiy picKea
UP at J9.50, the former top and the
"' hi iue unuea oiai.es iuuay.
At Chicatro there was a. firmer trnil
in the hog trade for the day, prices
being a dime better, with tops at
$9.25.
Kansas City hog market was strong
with an advance of 10c to 15c. Tops
at $9.15.
Omaha hogs showed considerable
strength at the opening of the day's
trade. The price was lifted 15c to
20c, with tops $9.10.
General hog market range:
Best light,' 200 pounds $9.409.50
Medium . . 9.251f.35
Heavy 8.50 8.7 6
Fat pigs 8.00 8.25
Cattle Continue Slow.
Market for cattle continues very
slow at North Portland. Tnere were
no arrivals reported in the yards
overnight, but some stuff had been
carried over from the first of the
week, owing to the slowness of buyers
in taking hold. In general, no change
in cattle prices is announced for the
day.
At Chicago there was a weaker tone
in the cattle trade this morning, val
ues being 10c to 15c lower than yes
terday. Kansas City cattle market was
steady at former prices. Receipts
were light there for the day.
Omaha cattle trade ruled steady,
with top steers at $10.10.
General cattle market range:
Selected steers $ 7.25
good to price 6.757.00
ood to choice 6.256.50
Ordinary to fair 5.7 5 6.00
Fancy cows 6.25
Good to prime 6.00 6.25
Ordinary 5.25 5.50
Selected calves 8.00 8.25
Heavy 7.60
Fancy bulls 4.504.75
Ordinary 4.00 4.25
Mutton Market Xa Unchanged.
Only a small run of mutton was
shown In the yards forthe day, and
none of this stock was In the "topper"
class. Demand for good wethers, ewes
and lambs continues extremely favor
able, and former prices are still con
sidered. At Chicago there was a steady tone
in the mutton market for the day.
Kansas City mutton market was
steady at former values.
Omaha mutton market was steady to
weak with prices in soYne instances a
dime lower. Top lambs, $8.25, and best
yearlings $6.40.
General mutton range:
Best shorn yearlings $4.755.00
Shorn wethers 4.50 4.75
Best Bhorn ewes 4.254.40
Best east mountain lambs.. 5. 90 (d 6.00
Valley light young lambs... 5.65 5.85
Heavy spring lambs 5.00 5.50
Today's Livestock Snippers.
Hogs A. R. Ford, Sheridan, 1 load;
M. Blakely. Condon, 1 load; J. L
Campbell, Madras, 1 load.
Sheep C. C. Beers, Cornelius. 1 load;
John B. Stumps, Monmouth, 2 loads.
Tuesday Afternoon Sales.
STEERS.
Section
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho
No.
14
IS
Av. lbs.
104.5
1121
1ik-0
924
io:7
950
' 900
1171
1073
1505
Price
$7.'K
6.75
6.r(l
6. 40
6.40
6.25
6.00
$5.50
4.50
$4.00
$5.90
$9.50
9.40
8.90
$3.50
$5.00
4.50
5
S
o
2
COWS.
24
12
BULLS.
Idaho 2
HEI1ERS.
Idaho 23
HOGS. -
Oregon 8
Oregon 14
Oregon 1
EWES.
Cresron. 33
970
193
170
280
112
YEARLING WETHEES.
Oregon .12 89
Oregon 53 05
Wednesday Horning Sales.
STEERS.
Section No.
Oregon 20
COWS.
Oregon
Oregon 3
BULLS.
Idaho J
Idaho 1
LAMBS.
Oregon 02
HOGS.
Oregon JjJ
Oregon o
Av. lbs.
U42
952
933
1270
1070 .
68
173
211
227
197
33
loO
355
Prit
$6.00
$5.00
4.00
$4.50
4.00
$5.20
$9.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
8J50
8.50
8.50
Oregon
Oregon 4
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon
3
40
2
Iiocal receipts were much smaller at 291 cars.
Snipping sales continue large at 405,000 bush
els. Cash oats prices were higher here and
in outside maraets.
Range of Chicago prices furnished by Over-
beck & Cooke company, Zltt-zi7 uoara 01
Trade building:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
. 041,4 l6V4 96A
. 100 102 lOOVi 101A
. 107Va 108 107ft 108&B
CORN. r
. 80 SOU "OM 79A
. 70ft 71ft 69 70ftA
. 71ft 72 '71 71&B
OATS.
. 43 44 43 43A
. 46ft 47ft 46 ft 46ft B
. 49 ft 50 49 4ftB
PORK.
.2275 2275 2282 2267A
..2160 2160
LARD.
. . 982 1002 975 1002
..1030 1045 1022 1040
.. 995 1O20 990 1015A
RIBS.
..1273 1280 1272, 1280 A
,.112j 1130 HIT 1127B
..1232 1240 1227 1237
December
September . .
December . . .
May
September
Deeemoer . .
May
September
September
January
October ...
September
January .
October .
Cattle Sell High:
John Day. Or., Aug. 19. One hun
dred and sixty-eight head of '3-year-old
beef steers and spayed heifers
were sold here Saturday by J. C. Olivef
& Sons. The steers brought c and
ih tieiforic EJAc at John Dav. Tha
entire bunch averaged $78 per head.
Which is a remaraaois average lor
3-year-old stuff. The stock was
shipped to Portland.
San Francisco Dairy Products.
San Francisco, Aug. 19. Eggs Ex
tras. 35c; firsts, 30c; pullets, ZThic;
storage, extras, 30a ,
Butter Extras, 39ftc; prime firsts,
rr. firt Hp! seconds. 22o
Cneese California fancy, 14c; firsts.
izc; seconds ac
SPECUIA1N
HAVING
A BOOSTING EFFECT
ON HOP MARKET HERE
Activity Coniined to One Firm at
Extreme Prices; Report 60,000
Pound Contract of 1914 Crop
at 18i Cents Per Pound.
X.ate today it wai announced that
Xlaber, Wolf A Netter bad purchased
the Xiinderland lot of 15,000 pounds at
AixJia at a price supposed to t 17c
Harris ft Xiaohmund purchased the Mo
Nary lot of 178 bales of 1913a at 17c
A lata advice from Santa Boaa, Cal.,
says that Wolf A Natter took over the
Hewlitt lot of 894 bales of Mendlcino
1913s at private terms. Tha unsold
stocks of hops, Including all growth
in California at this time, is aald to
ha hut 8406 bales. Tha crop of that
state is now estimated at not beyond
106,000 balas.
Speculative activity from secret
sources, which the local trade has been
unable to fathom, has resulted in an
other sharp boost in the price of hops
along the Pacific coast. Both spot and
future goods are included. For spot
goods as high as 17c is reported here.
Term contracts arte reported 16c for
1914 and 14c for the next two years.
It is reported by one local house that
It paid 18 c for a lot of 60,000 pounds
to one west side grower in the Wil
lamette valley for this year's deliv
ery. The price Is not to producer. Of
fers of 17 to 18c a pound are also
heard with some business reported at
these figures during the last 24 hours.
One firm reported the purchase of
75,000 pounds from a grower at 17c a
pound.
Reports from Sonoma, CaL, indicate
that 17c is being offered there for best
remaining holdings of 1913s and 17Vsc
for the coming crop.
The higher prices seem to be con
fined to one firm here, others reporting
that they have no orders on hand that
will admit of the quoted figures.
A late cable from England reported
that the hop market was firm there at
27 shillings with values advancing.
A recent New York mail advice says
of the general hop market situation:
Bales
Receipts for week 117
Receipts since Sept. 1 126,336
Exports from Sept. 1 102,321
Imports for week 22
Imports from Sept. 1 6,479
'"There has been little if anything
new in the hop market the past week.
In this state complaints are making
or more or less increase in vermin, ow
ing to the continuei rains. The future
of -the market is still very uncertain.
owing to the European war. The con
dition of the crop from last mail ad
vices on the continent was reported
good, but It is uncertain as to how
much of the crop will be harvested.
Some of the late estimates from Eng
land report an average crop with esti
mates running as high as ,400,000 to
425,000 hundredweight.
New York hop prices per pound:
State, 1913. choice 35 37
State. 1913 medium to prime ...28 33
State, 1913, lower grades 2025
State, 1912. 10ifrl3
State, old olds 812
Pacific coast. 1913. choice 15 16
Pacific coast, 1913. medium to
to prime 13 14
Pacific coast, 1913, inferior
grades 11 12
Pacific coast, 1912, common to
prime 10 12
Pacific coast, old olds 8ll
Imported, 1913 55 60
NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT
Portland Banks.
This Week. Year Ago.
fl.54O.061.72 11.724,492.33
1,637. 271. M 1.4M),186.27
1.740. 837.31 1,058,344.:!6
Clearings
Wednesday
Tuesday ....
Monday
Week to date $4,918,770.97 f 5, HW, 022.96
Tacoma Banks.
Clearings
Balances
. .. 325,188.00
.$ (il, 298.00
Seattle Banks.
Clearings
Balances
$1,054,963.00
Kansas City Hogs Higher.
Kansas City. Aug. 19. Hogs 5000.
Market 10c to 15c higher. Tops. $9.15.
Cattle 5000. Market steady.
Sheep 3000. Market steady.
SPANIARDS MAY AID
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Lisbon, Aug. 19. Rumors that the
Spanish government might send troops
to help the French against Germany
were creating great excitement
throughout Spain today, according to
advices received here from frontier
points.
When war first broke out the Span
ish fleet was concentrated at the
Balearic Islands and later a number of
conferences at San Sebastian between
high Spanish officials and supposed
French representatives furnished
gTounds for still further speculation.
King Alfonso s relations with the
French are at least cordial and with
the .British royal lamiiy they are
very close. In return for Spanish help
it was pointed out that France might
greatly smooth Spain's way in north
ern Africa.
Alfonso unquestionably could lend
100,000 or so very serviceable fighters
to the English and French, but It was
the general opinion here that If he
should do so he would inevitably pre
cipitate a revolution in his own coun
try. Leaders of the Republican, So
cialist and anarchist groups were said
to be actually hopeful that he would
take the step, and to be preparing for
an uprising on short notice.
Romance Ends Abruptly.
A visit to Susanville, Cal., by 16
year-old Beatrice B. Pike last winter,
which ended after a short courtship in
her marriage to Clarence E. Stevens
at that place January 6, last, resulted
In the filing yesterday of a suit for
divorce by Mrs. Stevens. She alleges
that after the wedding he took her to
the farm of his parents and told her
to do the washing for a nearby camp
and that on her refusal be gave her a
ticket to her home.
Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Stocks. Bonds, Cotton, Qraln, Zte.
816-217 Board of Trade Balldlnc.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
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FRENCH
ATTACKS
GERMAN
SOLDIERS
DECK VIS A POINT
IN CLASH REGARDING
. PAVING CONTRACTS
Greenwood Avenue Will Have
Bitulithic Surface as Was
Recommended,
BIGELOW VOICES PROTEST
Vote of Council Supports Contention
of Commissioner of Fnblio Worka
After Kaatad Arg-oment.
0 A lively tilt occurred this morn
ing between C. A. Bigelow, commis
sioner of finance, and Robert C. Dieck,
commissioner of public works, concern
ing awarding of contracts for street
work for types of pavements petitioned
for by property owners.
Commissioner Dieck has recommend
ed that the contract for the improve
ment of Greenwood avenue from Fran-
cis avenue to Gladstone avenue be I across the finger tips and on the aide
awarded for bitulithic pavement which Lof one hand on a Sellwood car Mon
has been asked for by 61 per cent' of f day night when she touched a brass
the owners affected. The price of bit
ulithic was not the lowist, and Com
missioner Bigelow objected to the pro
cedure. At this Commissioner Dieck said that
he was getting tired of making rec
ommendations, only to have them op
posed. He said he would make no
more if he was to be opposed con
tinually. Mr. Dieck declared that
where 61 per cent had decided in fa
vor of a certain type of pavement
which they considered the best, they
should be allowed to pay for it.
Commissioner Bigelow immediately
retorted that it wa, not a question
of the best pavement but of the pav
ing company having the smoothest
talkers to make the property' owners
believe that their type was the best.
He stated that he was in favor of
having the contract go to the lowest
bidder despite petitions unless they
contained the names of 100 per cent
of the property owners.
The city council adopted Commis
sioner Dieck's recommendation and
awarded the contract for bitulithic.
WILL INVESTIGATE THE BIDS
City Decides to Buy Cement
in
Open Market.
Owing to the fact that the price sub
mitted in competitive bidding for
cement is higher than that which tan
be secured on the open market, the
city council this morning, on recom
mendation of Purchasing Agent Wood,
rejected bids for 5000 barrels of ce
ment and decided to buy the material
on the open market.
Commissioner Bigelow charged that
there was considerable similarity in
the bids and suggested that City At
torney La Roche investigate to learn
if a combination existed. Those bid
ding were the Standard Cement com
pany, F. T. Crowe and Henry Cowell
Dime & Cement company.-
DISKS WILL GUIDE TRAFFIC
Vehicles to 'Be Prevented From
Cutting Across Intersections.
Circular disks for the guidance of
vehicle traffic in making corners are
to be placed by the department of pub
lic works this week. The first disk
will be at Sixth and Alder streets to
night. These disks are part of the traf
fic scheme tof Howard W. Holmes,
chief of the'bureau of highways and
bridges.
According to a report submitted by
him to the council this morning, the
white traffic lines placed at five of
the busiest down-town intersections
have reduced traffic violations by
pedestrians 90 per cent.
MAY CLOSE YAMHILL STREET
City Considering Putting a Glass
Canopy Over Market Section.
The city council may close Yamhill
street from Third to Fourth streets
for public market purposes and place a
glass canopy over the market booths
and portions of the street. Such a
move is being contemplated by C. A.
Bigelow, commissioner of finance, who
has charge of the market, and City
Building Inspector Plummer has been
asked to make a tentative estimate of
such covering for the street.
CITY DISPOSES OF BONDS
Another Block of $110,000 Will
Be Sold Later.
The city yesterday afternoon offered
for sale $340,000 In improvement bonds.
The successful bidders were the Cit
izens' bank, $25,000 at 2.50 per cent.
Dr. M. B. Marcellus, $2000 at 2 per
cent; United States National bank, $30,-
000 at 2.26 per cent. Other bids were
rejected and the city for Its sinking
fund secured $173,000 at par. A block
of $110,000 remaining is to be sold
later.
Guard Against Bridge Fires.
Commissioner Dieck will probably be
instructed by the city council Friday
to investigate the fire danger to all
bridge approaches with a view of re
quiring some buildings to be recon
structed and the bridge approaches
made fireproof. The matter was dis
cussed by the council today when Com
missioner Dieck's report of the fire
hazard to the Broadway bridge was
considered. The report asking that
the matter be taken up with the dock
commission was adopted.
Invitation Is Accepted.
Mayor Alb'ee and the city commis
sioners were asked by the committee
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SUBURBAN NOTES
Milwaukie Council Grant street
car Franchise to Engineer.
I Hot to Obstruct Otners.
Milwaukie. Or., Aug. !. The Mil
waukie city council at a special meat'
ing last night passed an ordinance
granting L. H. Campbell, a civil en
gineer of Milwaukie, a 25-year-fran-chlse
for a street railway in Milwau
kie. Before the ordinance ia signed
by Mayor Elmer, Campbell must stip
ulate that he will not Interfere with
or obstruct the Portland & Oregon
City railroad from building on Fourth
street and Shindler streets, which are
included in the routes of both rail
ways. Mra. Saris Qeta Decrae.
Vancouver, Wash., Aug.. 19. Bessie
DavlB was granted a decree of divorce
yesterday by Judge It. H. Back from
Ernest Davis, who, she alleged, had
deserted her two years after their
marriage in Chicago in 1906 Davis
filed ii cross complaint in which he
btated that she had refused to go to
Colorado with him. evjen arter ahe had
been ordered to do so on account of
tuberculosis. He also alleged that she
lad deserted him for another man.
Custody of their 7-year-old boy was
given to an aunt of the boy's father.
Woman Burns 7 Infer.
Sellwood, Aug. 19. Mrs. I. Channell
or fcherrett avenue received burns
car seat top which had become charged
with electricity. The burns were
dressed by Dr. J. G. Grim.
Vancouver Marrlag-a X.icenaes.
Vancouver. Wash., Aug. 19. Mar
riage licenses were issued yesterday
by the county auditor to the follow
ing persons: David Erwin and Mrs.
Maurice A. Freeman, both of Port
land; Farris Ryder and Anna Johnson,
both of The Dalles; Evan Davis and
Mary Ann Thomas, both of La Center;
Harry Oakley and Donna Sigourney,
both of Portland; Gustave Luciano
and Mrs, Florence Laird, both of
Portland; M. Archie Burgoyne and
Maura May Evans, both of Portland.
Z.exlAgtOB Avenue Opened.
Sellwood, Aug. 19. Lexington ave
nue, from East 8eventh street to Mil
waukie street, the hardsurfacing of
which was completed about two weeks
ago, was opened yesterday. Protest
ing property owners had previously
held up the opening.
One Marriage Xd cense.
Oregon City, Aug. 19. Miss Ethel
Gardner and Harry Porter, both of
Canby, obtained a marriage license
from the office of the county clerk
Tuesday.
representing the Manufacturers' and
Land Products' association to take an
official part In the Northwest Land
Products trhow which is to be held at
the Armory in October. F. W. Hild
acted as chairman of the committee
and made" the request of the council
this morning. The invitation was ac
cepted. Auto Ordinance Goes Over.
Owing to a change being made In
the wording the ordinance authorixing
the payment of $1200 on Mayor
Albee's new automobile will not be
acted on until Friday. His present
machine is costing the city approxi
mately $220 a month. This includes
$100 a month depreciation, $100 a
month for chauffeur and $20 amontb
upkeep.
G. A. Thompson Gets Contract.
G. A. Thompson was awarded the
contract for the construction of sev
eral new buildings at the Bull Run
head works by the city council this
morning. The buildings are to take
the place of present old structures and
will cost approximately $9000. They
will consist of three small houses and
barns.
Extension Question Up.
Although the city council this morn
ing appropriated $10,000 to pay for
property to be condemned in extension
of Broadway from Sandy boulevard to
East Forty-fifth street, and decided
to carry the case into the courts, the
action was later rescinded to be taken
up Friday. The extension of Broad
way has been delayed for several
years.
Both Licenses Revoked.
As the result of hearings held last
week of the charges that Sam Levin of
246 Couch street and N. Seglll, 42
Third street, were doing a pawnbrok
er's business on a second hand dealer's
license, the city council this morning
revoked both licenses heM.
Will Receive Pension.
H. E. Taft. a member of the police
bureau who was Injured a year ago In
a motorcycle accident, will receive a
pension of $10 a month during his life.
The city council passed an ordinance
this morning providing for a $10 a
month pension from March of last year
to March of this year.
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PORTLAND, OREGON
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Capital - - $1,000,000
Surplus - - $1,000,000
OFFICERS
3. O. AUSWUJKTJL, President.
B. v.-wa BASinSS, Vioe-President. B. W. 8CXMEEB, Cssbler.
A. BT, WBZQHT, Asst. CaBbier.
W. A. HOLT. Asst. Cashier. V. M. DICJC. Asst. Cashier.
If
Ladd & Tilton Bank
Established 1859
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $2,000,000.00
Commercial and Savings Deposits
HARNEY
STRONG
FOR
CHAMBERLAIN, SAYS
LARGE STOCK
Most Would Rather Have the '
Present Senator Than Han-,
ley and Booth Together. ' .
OLD ENEMIES HIS FRIENDS
People Woo Criticised Tariff Policy
Are Wow Xoudest la Their.
Praise.
J. F. Mahon, one of the largest farm-;
era and stock raisers In Harney county,
is in Portland on business. He tells
of good crops and prosperous condi
tions in Harney county. The crops
will be mostly used for feed but the
railroads getting nearer all the time
will enabe some portion to be shipped
out from favorably situated points. - In
his 35 years of experience in Harney;
county Mr. Mahon oatd he had never
seen better cropa nor better times.
Mr. Mahon takes an active interest lit
politics, and comes In contact with .
many citizens in all parts of HarneV
RAISER
Malheur and Grant counties. 'r ---
"In that section of Oregon George E. A
Chamberlain will get all the Demo
cratic votes and many Republican". ;
votes, " said Mr. Mahon. That will be ;
the case all over eastern Oregon froov
what I can learn.
"Everybody around our country -thinks
Chamberlain is the greatest man.
Oregon has ever had. They look up to
him as the greatest man in the United
States nenate because of what he has
done for Oregon, Alaska and the whola
western country. In fact, most of uar
think we "would rather have Chamber
lain for another six years right where
he is than have Uanley and booth both
there. - r
"When the tariff bill was up I wrote
to Chamberlain to remember that we
wool men lip.d babies to feed, and to
stand up for wool. He wrote back
1 something like this: "Jim, hold your
wool. The tarirr dotrt help you wltn ,
wool. It has not kept the price of
wool up these 10 years and more.
Hold your wool, and it will fetch bet
ter prices than It ever has before.
Take it from me. Jim." That wasn't
exactly his language, you understand, -
but I have his letter. It waa a very
nice letter, and 1 showed It around to
my friends and neighbors. "George is
fooling you," they said. 'Just political
stuff.' 'He is Jollying u' friend,' and
so on. Then everything come a round
Just as Senator Chamberlain Bald.
Lots of those Republicans who
knocked him right along are staying
with him and standing up for him now
all over eastern Oregon. Tho grass 14
gotng to be short for Booth over
there; yes, indeed."
Mr. Mahon will visit Salem before
returning to his little 6000-acre home
in Harney county.
Portland Company
Awarded Contracts"
Reclamation Service to Kara Work
Done for Several Irrigation Project
In States.
Washington. Aug. 19. The secre
tary of the interior authorized the rec
lamation service to award contracts as
follows for wood stave pipe for us4
In Bellefourohe. S. l. ; North Platte,
Neb.; Wyoming, and Uncompahgre,
Colo., Irrigation projects.
Schedule 1. for 17&0 fept, 60 Inch di
ameter pipe for the Bellefourrhe proj
ect, to the Washington I'lpe & Foundry
'company of Tacoma, contract price
$4987.50.
Schedule 2. for 2406 feet 24 Inch di
ameter pipe for the North Platte proj--ect,
to the Pacific Tank & Pipe com-,
pany of Portland, contract price k.
$3598.48.
Schedule 3. for 830 feet 32 Inch di
ameter pipe for the I'ncompaghre proj-
ect, to the Pacific Tank Pipe com
pany of Portland, contract price
$11,212.60.
STIR AT POLICE STATION
feome one played a practical Joke
on the police last night by sending an
aged Chinese sign painter down to the
ctatlon to paint signs on the front
door of the building. When caught
by Sergeant Thatcher, acting captain,
the sign painter had liberally daubed
the east door of the station and was
ready to start on the west door. When
questioned, the Chinaman told of hav
ing been paid by a man he met up
the street to paint the doors of the
station. He was releasd after re
moving the signs from the door.
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