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Newspaper Page TextWHEAT CROP LESS THAN FINAL REPORT OF NORTHVKT WHEAT CROP IS 66,000,000 BUSHELS, THE GREATEST GROWN IN THE THREE "STATES Last Btfnrcy of the Yield GItcs a Total Below That Expected Pre vious to Harvest Owing to the Failures of the Spring Planting to Mature Properly; Greatest Demand in History Is the Outlook for This and Also the -Coming Season's Yield. 1 " FINAL WHEAT CROP REPORT -Bushels- im 1911 Oregon . . . , Washington Idaho ..... 1, 000. 000 S9.000.000 11,000,000 17.SOO.000 14.000,000 19,000.000 Total 6.000,000 61,400.000 By Hyman II. Cohen. Final survey of the 1914 wheat crop f tb - thre states of the Pacific northwest rives a total crop of 66, 100,000 bushels, or 5.000,000 bushels nore than the crop of a year ago. "While these figures are disappoint ing as compared with pre-harvest es timates of 71,000,000 bushels for the three states, the output is still the greatest that the Pacific northwest rruin fields -hare ever produced. What happened to the spring wheat trop of the Pacific northwest, was in t measure true of the same planting in all parts of the United States. An xtended period of dry weather, break log ail previous records in this re- fard, was responsible for cutting down he total yield at least 7,000,000 bu shels,, because even the large totals f the first estimate were conserva tive at the time of making, them. The greatest loss from the expected total was shown in the Btv Bend and Palouse sections, which produce by far the largest percentage of the wheat of the three states. The loss In Whit man county. Wash., alone, from first estimates was fully 8.000,000 bushels enrl in nraptlcallv everv section some loss was forced or wherever spring wheat was planted. Oregon suffered less in proportion to its total acreage than did Washing ton because the bulk of the spring wheat planting was in the latter state. In some sections of the Palouse and Big Bend the spring wheat crop i 1 Brief Eeviews of r ront street .Trade During Last Week Egg Market Generally Steady With Scant Arrivals; Chickens Are Quoted Lower. Egg market was generally steady during the week, with little supply ' available , her in fresh stock. More withdrawals from Btorage resulted. Price of chickens showed a bad break during the week, witfr a great Mrrtimu llLMnn or lunM Mnra h!rlr. ens came forward during1 the week than for a similar period in many months. Country killed meats and veals es- rectally were weak in the Front street rade during the week; extremely low values resulting in the latter with neavy supplies. Apple trade is showing an Improved volume with increased supplies local ly, but prices generally are holding low with $1.26 as the extreme mark. Trading in the bop market was ex tremely quiet during the week. In some quarters lower prices resulted. Butter market was held steady all wtk with supply and demand just about equal at this time. . j k. .v inwnci lieu Ail in EL! I WCOK with further liberal importations from Idaho and Washington. Local sup plies are now being offered slightly . more freely. Outside onions continue the prin cipal article in the local market, be cause of the low price that California " stock is offered at and the holding fby home producers for hla-her values. JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAND Tbete prlrwi are those at which wholesaler ' sell to rtHr, except otherwise stated: BUTTEB Nominal Willamette Taller eream ery. cubes, selling price. 82c; s'ate prints, 3HS35c; ranch butter, l&lazc; city cream- fCTTia FAT No. 1, Portland, delivery, KGOB Nearby freshly gathered. 86 can. died, local, extras, white. 84c; case count, balns f. o. b. Portland. , SOc. 7 Live poixtry Hens, i2Wc; brone, isc: enks, Pokln. 1315c: colored, 10es tarkera. IHgJlOc; dressed, ( ), pigeons. 8131.2S: qnalis. f2.ies2.40 loaen; eeese. 10c. eream twins and triplets. 17c; Yoana- tmer lca, 18c Fruit aad YamtahUa. . FKESB , r SUIT Orangea. 12.80QS.00: ba- Saiui., iu., icaiuuB, U.UU(S.UU: UOH 1.00 Der 100: arraoefrnlr. rallfmi a ikoI f.Mi piaeaiipiea. ic; peucnee, 0O4X76C; canta. j. - w , vmm : mp, ijcihii.u; waiermetona, wweal.00: casaba. l.O0 crate; peara, TScliiliiO. earrecs Sl-M: paranlpe. $11.25 sack, eabl . Katarai atl fat 1 erf 1 7X tomarnaa RAOan.. V w .. v.s. wunr: BT1 SI Si El 4KJwHc; bcd tottuco, 75c (Sown; cwy, 506 T5 dosen; egg pUnt. 5c; cauliflower gt.s - 4VfJao; rrQcta artichoke, 00c 1.00 down: - air inns ni rsi n srr 7 t nimiirihsM . kAikMU a "V7" " aeVV. s-WWV. WC- Mck; evetUDOen, eastvrn S bbL, fcscal, 30 box. Af PLKS 0Ocgi.zj box, according to quaU ltT OltlONS Local, 618: Callfnml. 81.00; ...11. 1 T W I., 'WV. tV POTATO E8 felling price. Extra ebotce. e.au per rauiu, aweeia, ei.WQ2.uw. Hope, Wool aad Hides. HOPS Baying price, choice, UUe; prhee 16V4CJ medium to prime, 15Q18e. CHiTTIM OB CA8CARA BASK Car lots. we ivrnw i w amis - si a sv.si, MOHAIR 1914 27M27 He. WOOU Nominal, 114 clip; Willamette Til ler eoaree Colswold. 17c: medium Shrop shire, 18 tte; choice fancy lota, lo20c IbT: aastarn Oregon, 14ffl20c; . according to ahrlok- HIDCS Dry hides. 25c lb.; green. 12c; salted hides. 13c: bulla. - rreen ..it i- klpa. 1314c; calree. dry. 25c; ealf skins saltan or green.. ia&wo; green hides, le lees tbaa aalted; sheep pelu. salted, sbeariaga. TALLOWr-No. 1, 4544Xe; K. grease. 8i44e. Meats, Flah and Frevisloaa. X 9 DRESSED MKATS Selling price Ooontry - suna, n"i. auH, ivmiuc; oraiaary, iuc; roash and heavy, tto; fancy eeala. loials m. dlnary, 10c; poor, 738c; goats, 8Q4e; spring lambs, 10& . HAMS,. BACON, ETC Ham a, lHQ2le; Dicnics. 144c: cottaae. 2c. - kiCATS-Packiiic Uooee Steers, No. 1 ateck, i Uttci cows. No. 1 stock. Ufce: ewes. 10c; - wethers, llttc: lambs, 12Ve; pork loioa, 20c; . OV8TEkiS-01yrapla, per gallon, 83.75 - la shell, 81.7602.00 per 100; rasor da ma! L.IM r,,ril. MOfl. "jr FIE II Dressed flonnders, 7e; Chinook aal - icon, SOS; allver aide, Oc; perch, 84180 lb.: , looatere. 89e lb.; aUrer smelt, 8c; salmoa , srooi, isc LA BO Tierces. 11; enraponnd, tlercea. : . CftABS Large, ( ); medltua," ( ) t a 'i S.I I I JTJ 1 1 sji , . gDOAR Cube,, 7.t; powde or berry, 6T.80? beet. 8T-10; 87.80; D yellow. 80.00. (Abov oreoeriea. dered, $TJB& fruit ): dry a-ranolated. (Above ocotatlona are .BO'Oays net caao.i . ,-s . RICE Japan atfle. No. 1. 6He&c; New Urwans. peaa, lajte: reote, oc. HONEY New. 83.254i3.50 net case. : BBANS Small , white, . 6Hc: Urge white, 6jc: pink, 64c. lima. 8c; bayoo, 6c; red. KALT-Cearse, half ' grounds, lQOs,' 810 per ton; ous, sumo; laote aairy, ova, sin; los, fjCO; bsXas, extra fine barrels, 2a, turned out so poorly that it was not were tne total crn all winter slant. lug much higher figures would have been shown because winter wheat suf fered practically no damage from the dry season because there was in most sections plenty of moisture to mature we crop. a - The failure of tbe wheat eron to bold up its early promise at Pacific northwest DOints rives still neater promise to the price. With an export- ing oem&na mat is aireaay greater thaaver before and with a likelihood that (It will be still greater, nothing dui extreme nign prices may Oe ex peetedXf or wheat. Official estimate of the world's wheat crop as given by the Interna tional Institute of Agriculture at Rome, showing a total of 7.2 Der cent smaller than a year ago, is sensation al ana indicates cieariy tnat tnere is going to be an extraordinary demand and shortage throughout the world thiH KHSLHCin. The fact that all leading workfs experts are at present figuring upon the greatest wheat shortage In the world for next season is a sufficient sign to show what the trade in wheat may expect during the remainder of the present season and during next year. With the leading wheat pro ducers of the world at war and with no indication that the trouble can be settled for some time even at the best, it is more than likely that only a very small - per cent of the usual- winter planting will be shown. As the winter wheat crop Is far the greatest in area ana proauces on tne average more tu sneis to the acre than spring plant ing, the extent of the world's shortage for the coming season can easily be realized. Leading world's exporting Interests see these conditions and are making unusually strenuous efforts to secure all of this year's crop they can get. Wheat Market Has Good Tone During Trading -of Week Local Situation Quite Good Al though Tidewater Is Not as Good as Country. ' With a smaller amount of! wheat available for export than had general, ly been anticipated by the trade and with an enormous call from' abroad. the wheat market here held; rather well during the last week. There were . slight momentary fluctuations in tne price, but general ly speaking the situation has re mained unlformally good all through tne weeK. Further chartering of shins In ad dltlon to the big list of vessels for merly : secured for this year's loading here, gave, the cash wheat market mucn strengtn at tfwcuic nortnwest points. While the situation at tide water could scarcely be called quite as firm as during tne previous week, Country business was exceptionally good, with Duyera eager Didders even at an advance in the price. country interests nave oeen quite free sellers of wheat at Pacific Northwest points recently, but some are asking more money. This is true principally of the larger farming operators. - inquiry ror oats continues to come from Europe, but thus far no actual business has been confirmed at Pacific Northwest points. The awarding of the government contract gave the market some strength. Barley market has been almost stagnant during the week with lower prices generally quoted. Considerable sales- of flour have been made to eastern and far south ern points recently, although this is denied by some milling interests. Oriental trade is at a standstill, with no special change in the situation from recent weeks. There has been a very midden ad vance in the price of alfalfa hay and toaay s values are easily 81 a ton higher than a week ago. This is due to the very short crops and the ex pectations that with rains now on in tne interiors a very large per cent or the last cutting will be ruined. The situation is .further strengthened by the fact that there was an unusually early demand for hay for feeding this season, operations starting ruiiy six weeks earlier than, usual. It is be lieved' in some Quarters that for the first time in history feeders along the Bbaniko branch will be compelled to Import hay. A large per cent of the crop there was ruined by grasshop pers. CLOVER SEED No. 1. recleaned, ISo; ordinary. 11 V4 12c pound: alsike. iic pouno- FLOUR Selling crice: Patent. I5.405.80; Willamette valley. 85.40; local Strairht. 84.00a4.6ff: arnnrt. straight. $4.0004.20; cutoff $4.20: bak ers', $5.00 6.40. J Hay New crop, producers price: Willamette - valley timothy, fancy. 112.60; eastern Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy. 815.00(315.60: alfalfa., liss.v vetch and oaU, $9.00 10.00: clover, $8 4er iuo. ukain bags no. l Calcutta, $8.25 uiuasj SMrcBaats Exchange bid prices: WHiAT. Bat IM. Tirara. Wed, Tees. Hon. Bloeatesa 61.02 . 81.03 81.06 81JB 80.OM6 81-03 Forty told 98 3TH 97 ' 4 JBO Club .44 94 M Bed Resell tv .00 .80 .90 . Bedflfs .90 H .tl JO 0 SI M OATS. No. 1 feed 826.00 $250 $28.00 $25.00 $28 JS $228 No. 1 feed 820.50 $21-00 $22.00 $20.00 $21 M $2LB0 Brewing $22.00 $22.00 $22.50 $22.00 822JSO $22.50 Brar $23.00 $23.00 $23.50 $28.50 $2X23 $23.25 WWlt - . - ... $24 JO $24.00 $24.50 $25.00 ' $24JB , $24.00 5s and 10s, $5.2534.00; tamp rock, $2.50 per too. " Painta aad OQs, LIKSEED OIL Raw. bbia.. 7e' per seiue Doueo, ooim., ouo; raw, boiled, ease a,74c aaJL; lots ( 259 gaUans, le taes; oil cake meal, $44 per tosw WHITB LEAD Too tots. Te par lb.! 000 IB. lots, T per lb.; less lets. So per lb. OIL MEAL Carload lot. $34. TLEPKNTLNK La eases, etc; tanks, flOe per gallon. COAL OIL Water white ear drama, troa barrels, 10c Sheep Raising Pays., ' - Morton. Wash. ' Best. 26. SnrTth Bros, have made their fourth and last shipment of sheep this year, the last snipment numoering , . 160 beavdr and consigned to Seattle The remainder or their herd will be taken to winter quarters on tne lower Columbia river. The driving of these sheep from nas ture near Lewis to Morton and - the loading of them here for market has shown one Industry that can be made to nay dim in eastern uertna ceonty. Edited by Hyman IL. Cohen. THE RESERVISTS! HAY BRINGS CREAM CHECKS Redfleld. Wash.. Sept. 86. Barns In all sections are well stocked with .various kinds of hay .'for the winter. or two seasons tnere has Deen a tendency to store away aa large a sup ply as possible. This practice has re sulted in increased creamery checks. The quantity of cream is growing each month. The usual supply of corn will be ready for the silo this year. The hot days in July brought the crop out- at a rapid rate, reaching maturity earlier than usual. Recent reports from prune orchards located principally in the billy dis tricts show the; actual yield to be somewhat larger than was estimated MORE CONFIDENCE IN WOOL Boston, Mass., Sept. 26. More con fidence prevails in the wool trade. The week's sales totaled about 3,000,000 pounds and values have been only a trifle lower. It is expected that there will be a good market for the little domestic stock left unsold since the threatened flood of new clip wools at very low prices is so remote as to have little bearing on the situation now. Manufacturers are unwilling to change from domestic to foreign grades. Cur tailment of the amount of fine merino EGGS SHOULD The United States department of agriculture advises the farmer who specializes in marketing eggs to 'mar ket his product frequently. The farmer often makes use of an egg case in which to keep ' his eggs and carry them to market. Sometimes he owns the case and sometimes - it is furnished by the storekeeper. Often the case is one noiaing so aozen eggs, and as there is a tendency to wait until the case is filled, which takes considerable time with the average- sized flock, before taking it to market, the quality of some of the eggs will have - suffered at)Dreciably. Fifteen dozen size cases are also used for this purpose and are mucn preierstDie, as tney encourage rrequeni marxeung. Another factor which influences the frequency of marketing is the dis tance of tbe farm from tbe village or country store. The greater the BREADSTUFFS The usual monthly bulletin showing exports of domestic breadstuff s, cot tonseed oil, food animals, meat and dairy products, cotton and mineral oils, from the principal customs dis Exports by Groups. Breadstuff s, dollars ..... Cottonseed oil,' pounds Cottonseed oil. dollars . . . M Cattle, hoars and-sheeD. dollars ., Meat and dairy products, dollars ...... Cotton, bales cotton, pounds Cotton,, dollars Mineral oils, gallons . . . . ...,..... Mineral oil, aouars ...f..... Total, dollars Chicago Wheat Is j Down With Severe Weakness Abroad Closing Prices) Yesterday 114 to 196c Down; Liverpool and ; London Off.. : i. Chicaro. Sent.' 26. Final prices for wheat are 1 Vic lower for December and lc for May. Most of the break came at the opening. . After a moderate rally on some resting orders and a lit tle buying by wire houses, there was a second 'dip in prices to $1.0801.16. The break was started by the sharp drop '4 of .2 Vie to 2 c- In Liverpool. Thirty minutes after 1 low prices were quoted the market-was up lc to $1.09 116 and then a little ' reaction on- final - trades. . Northwest - messages claimed a depression because of hedg ing sales. - On the other band, Kansas City reported only 20 per cent as much wneat orrerea irom xirst nanas as a week ago, farmers obtaining only 80c to 86o at local stations. Primary re ceipts for the week, while heavy, were much short of the i week .. previous. Clearances of wheat and flour for the day were 1,355,000 bushels. The trade had all .sorts of reports about export sales by - Chicago houses and at the close there was an unconfirmed report of 600,000 bushels at the gulf. - This proved to be a good fighting market in corn for the day, as prices were off o or more for the morning to 69V&C for December and 72o for May, and had a later rally to 70c "and ?2V72c the closing figures. Local receipts dropped to 67 cars. ,. Sample markets quoted lc to 1 Vie lower. Shipping sales -were 70.000 bushels. i Bear loaders wtn tiatniBg. , pessV EXPECTED. PRICE . : V ; -. . . ' earlier in the year. The fruit Is large and of an exceptionally good quality. Tbe opinion among growers seems to be that a high price will prevail. This section has completed a suc cessful harvest, despite tha decrease in the season's yield. Oats, wheat and barley, the principal grain crops, in these districts, were up to the stand ard in yield, and also in quality. Oats, especially, on some ranches around Rldgefield yielded extraordi nary, and almost 95 bushels of oats of fine quality was threshed per acre. Wheat also yielded heavy, but not as heavy as last year. The 74 day dry spell Is given as the cause, .of the de crease. to be offered In the next Xjondon sale has had a steadying influence on the local market. Sales during the week were mostly of domestic goods at slight conces sions. Both grease and scoured are a shade lower, although in some grades there has been no change. Arrivals of foreign wool were the smallest for sum totaling 669,426 pounds. Do mestic receipts -were 1,466,664 pounds. Shipments were larger than receipts, totaling 4,462,811 , pounds." : - NOT BE HELD distance, the less often are the trips made, and consequently the less con venient it la to market, eggs fre quently. The department has made investi gations on 90 Kansas farms to dis cover how the distance from market Influences the frequency of market ing eggs. Twenty-six of the farmers sent their eggs twice a week to mar ket, 61 sent them once a week, and 3 only once in two weeks. The follow ing table gives the average distances that these different farmers were from market. It shows how important a reasonably near market is to the farmer who hopes to make a success of selling eggs. Twice weekly Number of farms, 26; average distance, 2.48 miles. Weekly number of farms. $1; average distance, 4.12 miles. Ones in two weeks Number of farms, 8; average distance. 8.6 miles GO ABROAD tricts of the United States has "been Completed by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, department of commerce. It shows exports as fol lows: August 1918 1914 .. 28,686.604 .. 6,446.506 428.803 61.413 ... 11,889.947 . . 257.168 ..136.953.928 .. 16,618,559 ..181.624,512, .. 12.390,878 29,539.131 6,230,097 404,296 58,334 8,527,659 21,210 10,916,718 1.806,117 145.557.792 7,837,291 ....... 69.966,214 47,672.728 btlity of Improvement ln the crop to 2.700.000.000 bushels because of fine weather all this month. They were also trotting out the Argentine sur plus as a depressing feature. The market showed good' support at the close. . Local bull leaders . In oat mad a good fight against some early selling by a big cash house and the unloading of a line for a local trader. Export nouses were active all day and tha market bad a little rally from the low pokii to HHWHitc ior uecemberand 62 062 Vic for May at the close. Shinning sales were 170.00ft rinha.l Export business Is not known. Range of Chlcaero trricMi fnrnttfiol by Overbeck & 'Cook, Co- 216-217 Board of Trade building: wu&ax. - Mosfa ' "1 " Open. Hlga tow. Clese. Sept., .... ..... .....f ...... 10614 v Dec ............ 109 - KVi ' 1011 108 say 1154 1144 115 HMk B COSN. Sept. .. ' 76 T8 T5 76V1 B Dee. ........... V04 70 May Tx-jJ 78 70 A 72 724 B OATS. ' i T 47 -f 4n:'-'.-4WB 49 49 48 49 B - ezv as fiz POBK. . s -';"' at " .JS87 1990 2S7S " "f lABXk. tV62 055' 850 1T2S. B 953 100 ...1005 1007 1002 B BXB& Sept. Oct. : "mm.. Jan.... ... J1S7 ,1150 1137 1190 . B ....1050 1060 " 1045 ' 1000 DenTer Cattle - Slsaidy;! fj Tenver. Colo. Bent 26.- CatUe 200 Market steady. Steers. $6.6007.70; cows ana ueixers. sa.vuiepe.eu; stocxers ana reeaers, .oea6; calves. $7.50 - Hosre None. Market lower. 6heep-900. Market steady, - LajaJja); Sept. 1 1 1 1 , i Dee. .... May .... Bep8. m mm - Jan. ....... SMALL STOCKS OF : FLOUR HELD IN CHINA IS American , Vice Consul General Say Outlook la for Good Movement From Pacific Coast in October; Compete With Australian Staff. By A. EL Carlton. U. S. Vic Consul General Hongkong; ' China. The significant feature of the flour market in Hongkong, during the first six months of this year is the extreme ly low supply in godown on June 80. amounting to only 800,000 bags 4 pounds gross weight) with half a mil lion afloat. Toward the end of Sep tember the visible .stocks will bo re duced very low, and it will not be until early In October that flour will move in greater abundance from the Pacific coast to Hongkong. In 1911 the visi ble supply at the end of the first six months was estimated at 1,230,000 bags, with 1,270,000 bags afloat The total imports up to me ena or last months were 2,543.815 bags 2.216,210 American and 327,605 Canadian flour. The position this year contrasted with frevlous years Is best evidenced by he following table, showinsr imoorts into Hongkong during tbe first six months of the years named, with other factors: Bags. 1910 ,.1,588,000 , . 260,000 ,.1,838,000 , . 850,000 OUTLOOK GOOD Bags. 1911. 2,434,600 176.000 2,599,600 450,000 Six months Imports... Add stock Jan. i Total Less stock on June 30. Six months consumption. . 988.000 Hit Tha flenrna for 1910 are surprising accounted, for by the abnormal imports The decrease, therefore, of the 1814 imports from those of 1913 amounts to 168,000 bags. From another source these figures have been obtained: 1914, 2,687,786 bags; 1813. Z,eae,uxe, or shortage of 108,228 bags. The Business Limited. Small Stocks. .The Canadian exporters have in creased their shipments over 100,000 bags for the same period. Prices have declined since the beginning of . the Oecimeu since vxio ubkuuiiui I year and, aitnougn tne racmc rates on wheat and flour have ad vanced, there has been no reflection on local conditions. Excessive stocks, the low price of the Chinese paper cur rency, and falling exchange combined to make business almost impossible. During the past four months there has been practically no demand, either for the reason that the Chinese consumers did not have the means to buy with or else they were satisfied to fail back on rice their staple food. It is esti mated that, roughly, 12 to 15 cents Mexican or, say, 6 to 7 cents gold have been lost per bag for the period un der review, an actual loss on working the trade of approximately $175,000 f old. The .reason, no doubt, lies in the act that excessive purchases were made, necessitating forced sales. The stock on June SO was less than it has been all through the year, and with only comparatively small lots coming forward the available supply to the end of September is about 1,126,000 bags, or about equal to three month s supply. It would seem, therefore, that the Hongkong market would be in a receptive condition for shipments from Tf1fii coast as soon as the new crop is available. The Canadian flour has not been able to compete with the toumS"aii from out the country were not quite sofav- ln southern state, may Issue $169. fJiv.10 X.?r.it S orable to. shippers during the week. ... ooa. ,n ,- middle west mar the seaboard, which do not apply to I interior mills. The hard wheat flour I which Canada produces suffers great ly from dampness. An encouraging feature ox tne itour situation is ioai American flour has again found its way into tne straits settlements, where for a number of years Austral ian flour has dominated tne mar net, APPLE PICKING STARTED Walla Walla, Wash., Sept, 28. Ap ple picking ln the Walla Walla fruit belt has opened on a small scale, and there have been some shipments of the earlier varieties during the past week. The quality of the fruit is above the average. The trees are ln the best of condition, due to the heavy rains of earjy ln the month and the care that was given to spraying operations during the season. Late varieties of apples are said to be of unusual quality, even for this fruit belt, and the growers are ex pecting good prices, although the quo tations at this time are not what they have been in past years at the cor responding season. Pears and peach es are waning on the local market, and other fruits of the late summer va riety are beginning to be scarce. Grapes are at their height, and many are shipped dally from this city. POTATO CROP IS NOMINAL ', Walla Walla, Wash, Sept. 26. The potato harvest ln the Walla Walla val ley will hardly justify the name, ac cording to loeal gardeners, for the rea son that the yield .will hardly supply tbe home demand, and the prices may be out of sight. The tubers now are selling for 62 or better per hundred. with no prospect of a decrease. Blight bad much to do witn tne short crop, and those growers who lost heavily durlnar the Dast two seasons when the quotations were away oown naa lit tle or no acreage tnis year. Fall Wheat Operations. Walla Walla. Wash.. Sent. 2s. Nov that the 1814 wneat crop has success fully been harvested ' and garnered into the warehouses, the farmers are preparing their ' summer fallowed ground for fall seeding operations, which will start within the next few days. Fall plowing is the general rule in tnis section just now, and it is said tne grouna never was in better condi tlnn The heavy rains of two weeks aaro were iust what the farmers had rn hoping for, and went a long way to ward hurrying fall work on the ranch es. Mime rain zeii nere Friday and yesterday, but not in as great propor- ua mm auno( tne previous weea. Wheat .Growers Hold. Walla Walla." Wash.. SeDt. 28. Lo cally the wheat market has not been active. A few farmers who were ln neea or reaay money nave turned i nortion of their holdinara. but h wn. eravt uies simnif wavt growers 18 to hold their product until the quotations move- upward. The variation in prices for the past week has not been marked and the buyers seem in no hurry to get possession of the wheat now in me warenouses. SMALLER -GERMAN CROP e By George BroomhaO. 4 , Liverpool. Sept. 26- Reports received here from Germany f state the wheat harvest . was? eV ; below .' AXTMieratlona uiil : a : supplies are scarce. Z can-1 A : tf -hV k l ' T "M v . mm. hi., uin mm may awj ; tual scarcity, as this country grows nearly : .enough for It p X months ' consumption. - The story of the new crop will be different owing to scarcity of e labor. as - Jocroaa Want Ada tolas IS GCDOD MUTTON SITUATION IS M STRONG IN N. -1 J !' Trend of the Trade Unlformally Good; Cattle Show Lower Range With 'Local Supplies liberal; Swine Trade la Showing Weak. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Week ending: Hogs Cattle Calves Sheep Hi ' tsepu ze 4ui i7U ao Sept. 18 ......8588! 189$ 68 Sept. 12....... 49$ 163 67 Sept. 5 ....... 2944 853 67 August -20 2828 1488 40 Tear ago 2368: 1634 21 2 years ago.. .264 1872 116 8 years ago ... 810 1657 SIS 8866 51 f , tils 11718 ! ?ai Mutton continued the only line of livestock that. Is selling on a firm basis in the North Portland yards at this time. WhUe total' receipts Showed a decrease . of moment from last week, they were still greater than during tne preceding six days and 1 compare favorably j with normal arriv- als here. - Some extra fancy lambs sold In the yards during the week at 26.25 or a '."TA ?""JSSi hJ?.h ffl1 5 PORTLAND YARDS was not advanced above the $6 mark u, beyond a safe point or a reasoaa because killers are holding back such .ble value. There has been no such Bags. 1912. $.041,000 1,000.000 4.041,000 1,400.000 Bags. 1918. 2,712,000 . t 800,000 8,512,000 1.230.000 Bags. 1914. 2,544.000 50,000 '$,494,000 800,000- AA 2.641,000 2.282.000 2.694.009 In comparison with the others, but are of North China flour into Canton. Vi o-Vi t Sfct Ytim eim& tl,. .nllM . i. ton and lamb trade continued in a very excellent position during the week. General mutton rsLnare Best yearlings ......... Old wethers .... 2 .... . Best ewes , 6 250 6.85 43 5 44. 7 5 Best east mountain lambs 6.00 6.25 ! 6.65 5.85 valley light young lambs 1 D ' J s)inu iui IDS B.vvwe.ov e4 ZZZ: zlrVL during the week was only fair. There was weaknesa however, on all sides, Killers sat rigid on the price lid here and in the east although the strong- ""i Prr,ur ?.aiifl Srice .7" .1BtV; ,b!rel.f.or"dfcniiuSl" in any of the leading stockyards of tne country during tne weex. xowaro the closing the market drifted between $8.1608.25 for tops. Swine market conditions to the east were weaker with prices sharply under last week's level although the runs there were by no means heavy. General nog market range: Best light $8.1508.28 Medium light ............. 8.10 nr.Rnnh27"4 tSoSf Sa uPon tne security of state, county and Rough andt he;V 00 , municipal bonds, similar securities and Lower prices were forced for cattle-commercial paper. In the North Portland market during A report issued by the comptroller the week. There was a heavier run to of the currency on August 20. 1914, start with and with most killers hold- showed only $164,086,000 of such cur ing a surplus, there was little dlspo- rcnc7 naJI DMn lMUed In this emer sition among buyers to compete for . h t . , Rge fl0ft offeringa . Best steers sold around $7 CT and that W87.86 6,000 aUll re or a quarter below the previous high, mains available for use In the discre mark, tion of the secretary of the treasury. Cattle market conditions througn- General cattle market range: Selected steers $7.00 0 7.18 Good to prime ......-.... .86i7.00 Good to choice 6.5006.75 Ordinary to fair ; 6.75 6.00 Fancy cows 6.00 Good to prime 6.75(6.80 uruinary o.zauf o.ov Selected calves 8.00 8.25 Fancy bull J'522f 21 thl emergency act is very much great Ordinary s4.oo4.25 . th th -meant needed to care for Chicago Hogs Are Lower. Chlcaro. SentJ 26. Hoes 5000. Market weak, 6c lower, Light, $8.50 OD.uo: mixeo, b.uug9.uu; neavy, $7.708.75: rough, $7.70 7.86. , uaiue zvu. Aaaraei steaay. Sheep 8000. Market weak. Kansas City . Cattle Firm. Kansas City. Sept. 26 Hogs 2500. Market weak. Tops, $8.90. Cattle 100. Marxet strong Sheep None. Market steady. Omaha Bogs Lower. South Omaha, j Sept. 2$. Cattle none. Hogs 2700. Mar set slow to ioc lower. Bulk of sales, $8.06 8J 5. Top, 8.30. Sheep None. i San I Francisco Grain Market. San .Francisco. Sept, 26. Barley calls: 6ept 25. Sept. 26 Close. Onen. Close. December 1.16 1.14 Va 1.13 Vi May ri.22Va B 1.13 1.22 Ask Larger Limit ' For Parcel Post sXembers of Chicago's Brarket Comznis - adan Want ion 2onna ta slelp Bafifnoe Cost of Xdvlag. Chicago. Septi 28. The efforts of che Chicago market commission to solve the high cost of living problem by recourse to the parcel post resulted ln an appeal being sent to Washington to have the weight limit increased to 100 pounds. At present the limit is 50. The Investigations of the commis- sioners have disclosed many obstacles ln the way of the direct producer-to- consumer plan, : and not the least of these is the stupidity of some rural postmasters. Farmers, it is said, must be weaned from the "shoe box" method of shipment. Boy, 14, Euns Big Farm.m Michigan Thomas Oolhaae Graduates ; fromiPlT fruit to the east in larger quan- eb.i..i wrtthJ w wk'n- . -JTTI - saaglur an so Aero 'arm. , Port Huron. M3ch Sept. 26. At Em- mett lives Thomas Culhane, 14-year- old son of MrsJ Nora Culhane. whose , l. . m t - M .1 husband died while th boy was an in fant. The youth's achievement lies ln th fact that; at his age he Is not only managing an 80 acre farm, but has Just graduated with high honors from school, having successfully mas tared th studies. .4 ' While other farmer hoys bar been able to study daring many Idle! hours, young Culhane has had the working of his farm on his shoulders. - -j 1 Stanford Professor to Join French. Stanford ' University, CsJL. Sept, 26Y Robert Edouard Penissier, instruct or in the Romanic language depart ment of Stanford, has left fori France to fight for his country.. He is a re servist, but bad not been called to the colors. . The university - has srranted Mb sv ycr laar t ahsenoa, LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS National Association of Credit Men Issued Mess age of Assurance to Business Interests Re- . garding Future! Trade Status; NEW CURRENCY ACT IS GIVEN PRAISE Tha National Association of Credit 1 Men has sent a message of assurance to business men generally that Is rath er optimistic In its nature as regards the future, of business. Receivers and grantors of credit, or. In the terms of commerce, debtors and creditors, are giving serious thought to present trade conditions. With a view to helping them avoid unwarranted and alarming conclusions, after consultation with 'authorities' in Washington and ether cities, this communication has been Prepared, a v- It Is natural to compare signs and tendencies now prevalent in out com- 1807 and Just prior thereto. It is ob vious, however, that the present situa- tlon in our financial and credit re la tinna i. An m . n. nn v. v,i.v. Am- "". I- ,on, rif ,on 195T 1 he strain or tory of every s The strain of 1907 repeated the hls- w M . I l H 41 . in our nation's commerce by following . MHnii r.e nwi.. -r4 ..t..un and the Inflation of certain commodi- 1907, therefore, one of the fundamental causes of strain or panic Is not to be reckoned with in the present situation. Stocks of merchandise generally have been below normal for several years: commercial Indebtedness has also averaged low. The security market has been stagnant and we have no large amount of undigested securities to take care of. Therefore, evenness of merchandise production, dlstribu- jtion and Indebtedness aad slow moving securities offer a barren field for that I ranid contraction which Induce alarm. tVUt Dd PnIc' Sxaarg-eaow OBCTvaer As Aid. In 190.7 we had no means of Issuing emergency currency. As alarm spread thrnnarhont th wiiitr frt n, imun panied by the boarding of money, and soonmucb. of what was needed for the ordinary dally exchanges had disappeared. To meet the situation certificates representing merely prom- lses to pay were resorted to and passed current In some communiUes until eon. fldence was restored and money mraea m yam bsbw cnannms. I There can be no repetition of that j situation for under the terms of the Aldricb-Vreeland act. approved May 80. Vans ""i JlT kJ -tKm taZi rZ. . liot- atnendedby th Federal re- serve act and the act of August 4, 1914, there can he Issued $1,44161.000 of currency through National Currency uv4.Him. h numtan triraof of this available remainder, banks r" ' m i.iiwin. k.v. k .... Issue $301,491,000: banks in the west- em states may issue 7o,o,ww, ana 'banks ln the Pacific states may Issue 823,870,000. . imuii1& aty of sCoasy ATanaWsw n is ooviuug m ue buivuiii tUi - rencv available under the provisions of our ordinary dally commercial ex- changes, including the harvesting and Mother Love Wins Over Girl's Shame Kansas City Toor Womsa Gets Back Baby She Let Go Boon After It Was Bora. Kansas City, Sept. 28. Mother love triumphed over fear of tho "eyes of the world" when a 17-yemr-old girl, through the Free Legal Aid Bureau, got back the baby she had given away three months ago "Guess who's got yon now, she cried over and over again as she held her cooing, blue-eyed baby girl fast In her arms in the office of Dr. Hasbrouck Delamater, assistant health commis sioner. Dr. Delamater and Miss Anna Donahue, of the Free Legal Aid bu reau, helped her get the baby back from its foster parents in aa lows town. "We will give you $2000 if you will let us keep the child." said the foster ! parents, when they brought tbe baby to Kansas City. 1 - "I don't want anything but my baby. . the girl cried. "See, she knows me ai- I ready, and that Pm her own mother. Tbe girl, who Uvea. In a small Kan- ! sas town, went to Miss Donahue sev- eral days ago and told her story, i "I want you to help me get my baby back," she said. "It was born here ln a maternity sanitarium about three months ago, and they adopted It out when it was only a few days old. and I was so in I scarcely knew what , I was doing when I signed the papers. ! "When I went home tne boy and 1 eloped and were married. Then we wanted the baby. Borne one told me that you might be able to get tt for i.me because I was not of age when X signed the paper.' 7- C0LORAD0 SHIPS FRUIT Denver. Col Sept. 26 With more than 200 carloads a day leaving the stats now, Colorado has begun ship- titles than at any time in its history. Railroad officials have called .for 12,- 00o cars to move the crop of peaches. apples, cantaloupes, pears and plums. , The apple crop will approximate 4,' i 500,000 bushel a valued at approxl 1 A AAA AAA ; mmrTm. V -...v - mataly $4,000,000, while th peach crop also is a record Breaker. In the per capita wusuuipOun f tobacco Holland leads th world, with Belgium second , and th United States third. ' . :- --- TBAXa'rORTATIOH fails frew Arasworth 4Vfx. PorfUod. S a. Sept. 8. 10. 15. 20, 25 30. rrelcbt and ticket etflee lower Aioaworth dock. Portland ft Coes Bar n. a. Iiaa. L. H. Keattag Ages. Pbes Steams movement of crops and the payment of wages to Industrial workers., ... As concerns the gold stock of tha nation and we cannot minimise the -Importance of a proper metal base for our currency and credits while tbe la terruption to international trade has , created some perplexing situations and brought forward some vexatious ques tions relating to the movement of gold ln the payment of international trade . balances, the United States possesses . at present the largest stock, of gold o any nation of the world. It has not appreciably diminished since the out- , break of the war, and the broad pow- ers granted to the Federal reserve board by the Federal reserve not will . without doubt, enable that body Of cav , pable, conservative men to maintain an . adequate reserve of gold as a basis tor ur currency and credits. The closing of the stock exchanges . and the elimination of an Immediate market hers for our securities held abroad waa very timely and we have -every reason to believe, based upon unimpeachable information, that these exchanges will remain closed so long v as our gold stock may be menaced by threatened selling orders from abroad. To offset our debts abroad for merchandise and securities purchased by us. there Is at present a movement . of grain, canned goods, coal and other. commodities to Europe. Cooperation Zs Xaaded. Tbe United States government has come out ln open advocacy of cooper ative marketing organisations. Impress' lng the necessity for fruit growers to support them if they wish to secure a profitable distribution of the apple crop ln a big production year like 1914. In the last Agricultural Outlook pub lished by the department concerted no tion by the growers through coopera tive associations is urged. The apple situation in the United States this sea son is reviewed, and the assertion la made that tbe problem of distributing the nation's apple crop Is more complex than it was ln 1912, owing to the un certainties and restrictions created" by tbe European war, although the 1914 crop is not as large as It was then. Bank Clearings Decrease. Another unfavorable banking state ment was issued by the Portland clear lng bouse this week when the total clearings showed a decrease of $2,776. 078.02 compared with a similar period ln 1913. As compared with the clear ings of several years 'ago the last week's statement was favorable. Will Study Xw. l- Regular weekly meetings and din ners will be held by tbe Portland asso ciation of credit men during the pres ent season. It is the aim of officials in charge to hold a series of law studies during tbe meetings to aid tha credit men in their work. The first meeting and luncheon held recently was a signal success. Would X'Teserve Xfroduets. : M. C Brassier plans putting in a plant in or near AshUnd for the dry ing of fruits and vegetables by the new patent process of evaporating by steam the water from berries without breaking the cells. The cells are por ous, and, when ready for use, placing them ln water soon fills them as they were when fresh. Mr. Bressler has Investigated the $20,000 plan started this spring at Salem In which a friend of his is Interested and he goes there again soon for further Investigation, lie believes a two-funnel plant carry lng 15 fruit cars of trays, holding about five bushels to the car, would meet the first demands. Belief Money for Jews in Palestine American Committee Torwardg f35noO ; , to Prevent Starvation, as a Be salt of VI a TMAassi Was ; New York. Sept. 26 Acting on tha . iwviuiiicuusuuh ui AjnusHiuiur : w- Turkey, Henry Morgentbau, the Am erican Jewish committee has for warded $25,000 to Palestine to be -used for the relief of Jews la that country' who are suffering privations on ac count of the war. The people were threatened with starvation before the American com mittee took action. Those affected v were the old orthodox Jews, who go to. tbe Holy Land to pass their last days and who are supported by relatives la other countries.. Besides the $25,60 . appropriated by tbe committee, Jacob H. Schlff donated $12,600 aad the Zion ist organization $12,600 more. The.Uat "VyhoopecQ Pnt in Quarantine 2Trw Jersey Xealth Office Isolate abiik h at. ...1 rri n A tim. ntui if-wywif vms-s Summit. N. J., Sept. 26. A eat withv whooping cough has been found In the. North Summit section by Health Of ficer Thomas J. Duf field, and has hoest put under quarantine with several chil dren of a family where the d I sea as "lata. " ... Tbe cat whoops aad makes all the other noises that usually accompany the disease. Tbe health of fleer learned that the children bad . been playing; with the animal. T1 ,.t. Iiivi hn . mmi W . U ' Sweden, Scotland and Germany for th manufacture of steel ' said to be equal to crucible steel ln Quality by an open hearth, process. Overbeck 1 Stocks, BoncU v Cotton, Grain, Etc. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL : EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board of Trade Correspondents of Logan Byran . - Cnieago. New York. l-a3.7 Board of Trad BnlldtBC, mmmmm.m9im j. mmnmmimm .i-i - ji je. . , " '