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t:ic c::zgoii daily jour.:;AL, Portland, Thursday, july i:, iziz. GENERAL GRAIN TRADE AWAITING MORE DEFINITE -MARKET NEWS POTATO MARKET NOW QUIET IN THE FRONT STREET TRADE Demand Is Just Fair, With Offer. - Jngs Not General Stock Not Sufficiently Matured for Long i Distance Shipment. , Potato market 1 rattier quiet affair at thl time aloof Front street. Thi la due to - tli fact teat many of the local producer . are "peddUng" to the retailer, leaving bat little of tbe-demand (or tb wboleaaJe trade. TbI ia a normal condition aloof front atreet " at tUt period ot tb season. , . : " WUJ1 receipt of potatoes here are quite "" fair, most fro were are not yet willing to offer. Tbi 1 doe both to the fact tbat tbe - price -available doe not meet their views and r tbat tb crop la not fullv matured In aome of the leading section. Recent ot fering of potatoes here bare boVn u liberal quality improvement. Sixes are ex r - rellent and tbe colors even better tbaa usual, "i Kales are reported along the atreet. generally at iaxai-a a cental for good quality, tbe ', higher figures being obtainable In a limited . wy for selected stock. Buying is reported '. -vk generally In tbe country around 70c a cental. . N&. outside demand for stock 1 abown at present and even though tbere were it would ' be some 'question as to whether tbe stock of . . acltabie ruaturity would be available. . AlatiJta 1 oaually a liberal coyer, erypota-- toes along tbe coast eacb season,' but It la -1 likely to ,bow a dlmlulabed demand ' from ' Maoa to season. - In thla -regard the, follow - ' lug report of the government I timely: "Tb potato i by far tb moat important . and universally grown crop In Alaska. With proper selection of varletlea, care, and eul--.' tare excellent potatoes can be grown nearly . everywhere In tb territory. Sprouting the . seed before planting ; ha been abown to greatly Increase tbe- chancee of securing - a r V good crop la tbe short eon usually avau ' able. A froet-proof cellar for storage has also been found to be a necessity. Tbe yield on newly cleared land is usually amaU (about ' - J AO boeliclv of merchantable potatoes at Falr- .banks in 1 AH), bat rich land In good tilth .! vlll sometimes produce three to four times tbat much uuder ordinary (culture. -1 "The ' Fairbanks station baa grown " pota " toe for market for several year past. The loaln vbjeet was' to demonstrate tbat good liutatoe could be growit tu tbe Interior, and tbe farmers In the vicinity bavo taken the hint and nearly a IV of tlium now grow a con v aiUeraDlv acreage of potatue. one estimating V his -crop as blgb a W tons, which, at 4 cent per pound,- or fW per ton, the lowest price at which potatoes have been sold up to the . . present ttme, would bring tbo grower soma . 4uuo. , I'otatoe ' are usually classed as ; a money , crop. , The trouble now Is that so ' ' many' farmers in the vicinity of Fairbanks 'l are growing potatoes that competition must . of necessity bring down the price." . . VEAL MARKET IS TOP HEAVY Market for veal calvea is top heavy along l the atreet ana practically no sates are Ming made; at -this time above 11c. liogs are .. snowing rather poor, quality in general and i. tfcla la causing very slow sale. - FREESTONE PEACHES ARE DUE ' A carload of freestone peaches from Fresno la due here within a few day and li i . f pected to cell around 7S90c a box. Local 'c peaches are atlll abowlng a wide spread be '. csuse of mled ' sixes. Large fruit la not . 7 plentiful. ; . '- FRESH PRUNES SLOW SALE Bales of fresh, prunes and especially local : offerings of small size, ara alow in tb - trade today. California stock 04 larger else ,, Is selling fairly well at $1 a box. t: SHIPPERS' : WEATHER NOTICE Weather' bureau aenda tha following notice to ablppera: --"s Protect shipment during tha next 48 houre -r aa . far north aa Seattle agalnat maximum - temperatures of about- 70 degrees; northeast to H Spokane, S3 degrees; aontheast to Boise, 86 deeTeee; south to Ashland. 90 degrees. -- Max- TRANSPORTATION San Francisco Los Angeles (WltHont Cnur En Xont) : arn Slav . Claaa, , ' Comfortable), Elegantly Appointed, Baa-Ooiitjr -Steamahip BEAR alls Frost Ainanrorta Sock 9 A. M. JULY 16 100 Ooldan asilaa on Colombia B1tz. All Kataa Inolnda Bartn and Xsala. ; ; TjkMos and SatTlco TJnaxcallaa. Tbi la-n rranoiaoa ft Portland 8. . X3om Tnlrd and Washington mtm. (with O-W. &. ft H. Co.) XL Broad, way 46O0, A-6131. . ETTBXZA AXS BAN FRAJT CISCO : SS. SANTA CLARA - Bails Tuady, July 80, 6 P. K. San Francisco Santa Barbara, los anqeles i , ANO SAJ DIBGO S. S. GEO. W. ELDER Bail Wednesday, July II, P. H. SORTS FACmO ' 8TSAK 8KXF CO. Ticket Offioa v 1 . freight Offio - 122A 8d U ( Foot Morthrup ' St. Main 1814. A-13H B'dwy 6203, A-MU S VGREAT NORTHERN' S.S. "NORTHERN PACIFIC , ' 8-Deck, TripU Screw, S Knots. .fMoat iASurioua Shipa ia Paoifia . Waters -.. . SAN FRANCISCO Every Tue$., Thurs., Saturday Staamar traia leaves Worth Bank Station t-SO A. M. 8. 8. arriva 6. P. 1:30 pTlC alxt da E3CPRX8S SERVICE AT PKEIOKI JLATJ North Bank Ticket Offioa -Phoneat Broadway 920, A-8U71. sth and Stark, , STEAMER ? SERVICE BXAMES T. J. POTTER leaves Ash-tret dock -D p. m. dally ex cept Saturday. Saturday only 10 p.m. fio service Sunday and alon. day. a Arrive ategler T:30 a. m.. ua,UB uuirevuuu - DeaCU train. Stop at Astoria oa going trip.- Reruro. ing leave Megler W a., nx. daily exeept Sunday fennday only, V p. m. No aervlc) Uonday and - The ateamar HA6SAI.0 leave Ash atreet dock daily except fcundav. 8 P. M.,' for Aatoria and way points. . Returning, -leaves . Aatoria dally exeept Sunday, 7 A, la. Tickets and reservation at O-W. R. A N. City Ticket office. Third and Washington streets or at A ah atreet dock. Phone: Broad way 4000. A-4121. STEAMSHIP Sails Direct for Ban - rranelgoo. laoi Ang-olas and San Slago - ; Tomorrow, 2:30 P.M., July 16 SAW PKAJt CISCO. VOBTXJLXS ft T Z.Od ANOSLX9 gUlMSHlP CO. PEAHK BOTiT.Als-, A rant. 12 Third St. A-45d, Alain SO. RATHER AUSTKAHA OUT OP THE MAEKET FOE OUR BUTTEE Seemingly' the demand for butter from Aus tralia ha subsided along the entire, Pacific coast. Local creamery; interest report that there I no new buslseas In sight ; and tha great strength that ba recently characterized the market during recent - week - baa sub sided. -..,- .-.:-?- t-t .- -. : ,i v-f , - While there baa been : an abnormal produc tion of butter alone; ; tbe entire coast this prtng and dnrlng . the- summer to date, tbe outside demand especially from the British colonies has been so keen tbat all maker were bla to clean up their surplus promptly from time to time, t . -..ii.'W:--...'- - Tbe - future - of f the i butter : trade ia , there fore . dependent upon the outside demand aa well as the local make, v If production keep up well during the next week or 10 daya and the out aid demand 1 lost, as at present in dicated, there la likely to be a drop in value oon, If on the other band production de crease tbe trade here -will probably be able to maintain price.. The outlook-in for little change in quotations in tbe Immediate fu ture, although a drop la more probable than an advance.. imum temperature at Portland tomorrow about 74 degree. , . GOOD , CANTALOUPES SCARCE : While there la an abundance of California eantaloupea on tbe local market at thla time, good quality Is scarce and ia confined to prac tically use shipper. Sales of best are re ported at $2.25 to $2.73 a crate according to else of package.- - -.-i:-.;. APPLE 1 RECEIPTS ARE ' FAIR Quite fair receipts of local apples ara appearing-, although the - volume la not heavy. Sales of well colored,' well packed stock are reported generally at 1.50i21.75 a box-with cooking stock at 75c1.00 a box. BRIEF NOTES OF THE TRADE Celery market ia showing lneressed supply with prices easier. ' -- - Cucumbers from The Dalles in larger sup ply. - Sales at 75c box. ' Cherry offerings ara again Increasing with quite fair quality. ' Watermelons are - fractionally weaker and lower. ... Bartlett pears are In small supply and de mand at 12.60. - j . JOBBING PRICES OF PORTLAND These price are those at which wholesaler! jell to retailers, except aa otherwise stated. They ar corrected up to noon each day: ' -' -'-.5.-;--. Dairy Produce. BDTTER City creamery, cube, fancy. 28c; firsts, 2c; seconds, 25c; print and cartons, extra; country creamery, 25$,c; Oregon ranch, 166l9c. ' - - jjBLTrTERFAT No. Portland delivery, 20c; EGU&--r. O; B. buying price subject to candling rules Portland Egg A Poultry Deal er association: No. 1 grade. 24c; No. 2 grade. 20c: No. 3 grade, 15o dosen. Selling price by dealers, candled Oregon ranch, 23c, cartons. S4i26c; selects, 20c kten. LIVE POCLTEY Hens. Plymouth Rock J8cLordlnary chickens. 1214c; broilers, lH2t, pounds, 18i20c; turkeys, 1820c; dressed, 2t4t25c;- pigeuus, iel.28.- squabs ( dosen;. geese," live. 8ci Pekla ducks, old. 89'4c; young, 1213c. 0 CHEtSti Fresh Oregon fancy full cream twins and triplets. 14&1CK; loung America 161a16i4ct storage flat. 14c. - Fruits and Vegstable. rilESH FRUIT Oranges, navel, $3.7S4.0O; bananas, 6c lb. ; lemous. $4.005.00; grape f-uit, f2.oO4.60 per case? pineapplea. 7 lb.; pears, 2.0O; cherries, 3(&10c lb.; currants, $1; rarpberries, 85cl.0; cantaloupes, $2.00 2.75: loganberries, 40($75c;. blackcaps, fli5 411.60; blackberries, i.25 crate; watermelon !2c Ib.t aprlcoU, 65c4il per crate; peaches,-40085c per crate. APPLES- Local, new, - 73c1.7S per box. according to quality. v- ONIONS New CallfornU. 1.40gl.50 aack: WalU Walla, 1.40j lO aack; garlic, 17c. PTATOES--Selltagi price:,; New crop. 1.10 VEGETAufeTurnlps. 1.00i.T5; beet. SI sack; carrot, new, $1.1 aack; parsnips., $1.0oai.25 per sack; cabbage (Vocal), $1.00 $1-26; green onions, 12HC dosen buncbea; pep pers, bells, tta30c; head lettuce, local, 25c do.; celery, per doa., 65S5c; rhubarb, 34c; cauliflower, $1.15 per dosen; trench artichokes 65c per dosen; string beans,- 35c; cranber rlea, eastern, $9.00 per barrel; peaa, 3 4c per lb.; asparagus, local, 8oc(ft$l.oo per do.; radisbe. 20c per dozen bunches; corn, jiSc Eaoc doa.; cucumber, . hothouse, 4065c; The ille, , 75e a box. , ; Heats, Pish and Provisions. BRESSED HEATS Selling price Country killed: Fancy hogs, 9c; rough and heavy, 6(&9c; fancy veals, 11c; ordinary 8&IO0; poor, 8c; goats, 3i4c; spring lambs, lie; heavy mutton, 6c. ' HAMS, BACON, ETC. Hama. 15 20c; breakfast bacon, 1830c; boiled, hama. zsc; picnicaj12c;- cottage roll, 16c OYSTERS Olympla, per gallon, $3.50; canned eaatera, 55e can, $u.60 dozeu; eastern In shell, $1.66 per 100; rasor clsms, $2.50 box; aastern oysters per gallon, solid pack, $3.00. FISH Dressed flounder. 7c; steelhead al mon, 8c; Royal Chluook, 810c; perch. 6Sc; lobstera 26c lb.; silver smelt, 8c; salmon trout, ISo lb.; halibut 810; shad, dressed. 3c; shsd roe, 15c; roe shad, 6c lb. LARD Tierce, kettle rendered, 13c; stand aid,' 12C. : :-..- CRABS Largs $1.75; medium, $1.25 dozen. ' . - -. Orocerias. SUGAR Cube, $7.40; powdered. $7.20; fruit or berry,, $6.00; beet, $0.70; dry granulated. $a.o; 1) yellow, $0,811. (Above quotatlona are HQ daya net cash.) - . -. -.,-. - RICE Japan style. No. 2. 43c; New Or leana. head, i4(aj; blue rose, 04c; Creole 6c .- . . . SALT Coarse, half ground. lOOa, $10.66 per ton; 60s, $11.30; table dairy. : 60s. $16; 10s, $17.60: bales, $2.25; lump rock, $20.00 per ton, HONEY New. $3.253.60 per ease. " BEANS Small, white, $5.80; large white. $3.80; pink, $6-00; Umas, $5.80; bayou, $5.75; red, 4&60. -. Hop. Wool and Hide. HOPS Buying prlee. choice. 13c; prime, 13c; medium to prime, 10 lie; medium, 10c: 1915 contract, 13Q13Asc , WOOL Nominal, 1815 clip: Willamette val ley, coarse Cotswold. 2s(31c; medium 8hrop shire, 27c; choice fancy lota. 26&2dc; eastern Ort-gon, 14fj26c. - HIDES Salted hides, 25 lbs. and up. 15Uc; salted atags. 50 lbs. and up, 11c; salted kip. 15 lbs. to 25 lbs., 1 8c i salted calf, up to 13 lbs., : 18c; green hides, .25 lbs. and up, 14c; freen stags, 60 lb, and up, 9c: green kip, 5 lbs. to 23 lbs., 18c; green calf, up to 15 lbs.,- 18e; dry flint hides, 25c; dry flint calf up to T -lbs.. 27c; dry salt hides, 20c: dry borsehldes, each, 60c to $1.00; aalt horsenides. esch, $2.00 to $3.00; horsehair. 25c; dry long wool pdlts, 15c' dry abort wool pelts, HHc; dry sheep - shearlings, each, 1016c; salted sheep shearlings, each,' 16 26c. TALLOW No. 1. CQSlfcc; No. 8. 4iS(85c; greaae, 3H4c. i . MOHAIR 1015 31c. CHITTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buying price, car lots, 4444c; lea than car lota, 4c Painta and Oil. LINSEED OIL Raw bbte., 77e gallon; ket tle boiled bbls., 78c; raw, cases, S2c; boiled, cases. 84c gal.; lot of 250 gallons, lc less: oil cake meal, $44 per ton. - COAL OIL Water; white in drums and iron .barrels, lOc. ' i TURPENTINE Tanks, lc; - cases, ftSc gal lon. . WHITE LEAD Too lota, 84e lb.; 600 lb. lots, Oc lb.; less lots, 614c per lb. OIL MEAL Carload lou, $34. - BILLY SUNDAYHAS CORN Hood River, Or., July 16. According to the testimony of Bert Van Horn, millionaire fruit grower of New. York, and Joseph Spelch ot Pennsylvania, who have visited tbe "Billy" Sunday ranch in "Hood River, during the past week, the baseball evangelist ha the best corn crop that tbe visitors have sees eu route from the east to Hood River. Mr. Sunday's cora stands aa high as a man' bead over the 12-acre field on the Sunday ranch and the stocks are as thick . ss a man's . wrist. The variety planted was the : Minnesota No. 13. Tbe visitors state that It la tha beat ' average crop that they have seen anywhere. "Billv" will feed the eara to bia Poland China hogs ana tae awee 10 jersey cow, i , Good Peppermint Crop. - Woodburn, Or.. July - 15. The peppermint Industry promise to grow into au. Important one on the bottom' lands in thla valley. Clean Parr, of this : city, i haa three acres set to peppermint on low ground and la waiting for good we tier to cut it while In bloom. -The mint was planted In rowa 2Vi feet apart and will be cured like clover. -Mr. Parr is build ing - a still and will realise from 60 to 80 pound of oil to the acre. Tbe first year did not make much - of a showing, but there ia good profit in the Industry the aecoad year, and np to the fourth or fifth year if properly handled. It requlrea warm weather to draw tha oil out. Edited by Hyman IT. Cohen. UNDERTONE SHOWS : STRENGTH; TRADE IS STILL HOLDING BACK Grain Markets Are- Qn'et Locally Although Some Are Showing Dis position to Take Hold -Forelja Wanti to Be Heavy. - , NORTHWESTERN RECEIPTS ' -Cars- Wheat. Barley. Fir. Oats. Hay, Portland. - today.. 14 1 Year ago. ...... . 3 3 Season to date... 220 ' 11 Year ssro. ....... 147 ' 110 Tacoma. Wed..,.. '2S .- Year ago 33 2 Season to date.,. 1 12 Yt-ar ago;....... O'J U 3 43 100 1 as 81 7 64 "s 81 Sit 1 13 '2 27 . 17 Seattle. Wed... Year ago...,. .. Season to date.. Year ago. ...... it 11 87 108 12 108 187 104 While In some quarters effort are being made to purchase wheat and other cereals of the new crop foe. early delivery, the general trade 1 inclined to await more - definite . re sults of the world's crop aa well as market condition. . - 2 - In reality the market la today on a firmer basis than since the new season stsrted. Ad ditional crop damage reporta from points east of the Rockiea as well as from foreign places, together with, strength abroad, has given tha trade here as Improved' standing. -- , v - Latest report from Europe indicate v tbat heavier buying In America than a year: ago will result thia season, in fact the Intimation waa made by, BroomhaU recently that if the price goes to a low point - purchases would be made for next season's requirements as well aa for thla year. ; ?- ' Grain bag deliveriea ax not general and bo shortage - ia apparent In the country. : Early harvesting sections have beea able to secure their requlrementa without trouble and with, out the further boost in prices aa some had expected. . FLOUR Selling price: Patent, $5.80; Wil lamette valley, $5.80; local atralght,, $5.20; bakers local. $6.80: Montana spring , wheat, $5.00; exporu, $4.50; whole wheat,! $50; graham. $5.25 per barrel. i; HAY Buying price: Willamette valley tim othy, fancy. $13.00; eastern - Oregon-Idaho fancy timothy. $10.00; alfalfa, $13.0013.50: vetch and oats. $11.00; clover, $8.00(0.00 per ton. ' ' . , GRAIN HACKS 1915, nominal; No. 1 Cal cutta, 8g9c. MILLS'i Li'FS Selltnc price! Bran." $27.00 j.&0: shorts. $28.0029.00. '' ROLLED BARLEY Selling price, $23,500 26.00. - CORN White, $35.003.60; cracked. $3 .tHMi 37.00. , Affairs on the "Portland Merchauta Ex change at tbls time are o nominal that they are not factors in the market. Tbe trade has been at a standstill tbere recently and the bid prices really mean nothing at this time. No salea were mad in any line on the exchange today.. . Merchants' Exchange spot prices: WHEAT. Thnrs.-!- Wed. Toes. Mon. Bid. Ask. Bid. Bluestem ..... Forty fold ..... Club Red Fife Red Russian . . .03 $1.00 $1.02 $1.02 .90 .85 .." .85 .00 - .00 .90 - .83 .84 I .85 .80 ' .83 .80 .84 .83 OATS. I Feed 25.0O 6.23 25.00 25,00 25.00 BARLEY. -Feed ....... 21.0Q 21j00 21.00 21.00 M ILLS TUFFS. Bran ...... 23.50 26 jOO 23.50 23.50 23J50 Shorts 23.50 23.50 23,50 23.50 Futurea were quoted: WHEAT Bid. Ask. August bluestem . August fort yf old . Auxuat club ...... August fife ...... August Russian. . . .00 ... .85 ... .80 . .80 .80 ...21.50 OATS August 28.00 BARLEY 21.00 8HORT3 - . ....23.50 BRAN 1 .....23. 50 August . . August' . . August ... 26.60 r 26.00 PEACHES READY TO MOVE 'Hood River. Or., July 15. H. F. Dsvld ou, president of the Northwest Fruit Ship pers council, returned last night from" T.-eelc'a stay in tbe Yakima .Talley, where "he had been to assist in the organization of the fruit shippers for the handling of the present peach crop. Mr. Davidson said: ''We held a number of meetings in .- the Yakima valley section that were largely attended by fruit grower and all seem to be a unit for- atand lng back of Chairman Paulhamua ot the Fruit Growers' council. The large peach crop ia ready for the market and I expect to return to Yakima next week to assist In the matter, of shipments.'.- V- ; '.: (;-. "The Weaatchee growers are also- getting together and it Is expected that a united ef fort - will be msde to preserve the . markets from being glutted that alwaya results In a decline In prices and that uaally means a lose to the grower.. - "Yakima valley will shop about 2500 car of pear, peaches and prunea and the We natchee valley will ship about 600 car. There will be no attempt upon tbe part of the grower to set arbitrary prices. If the matter of distribution can be carefully handled, price wili eake care of themselves." AMERICAN IJVESTOCK PRICES . , Chicago Hogs Higher. Chicago? July 15. (I. N. 8.) Hoga re ceipt. 13.000, (strong to 5c above yesterday's average; bulk. $6.9017.40; light. $7.257.80; mixed. $6.S57.70; heavy. $6.607.45; rough, $6.60ffiO.SO; pigs, $8.757.70. Cattle receipt. 8000, - weak: native beef steer. $8.00 fet 10.40; western steers, $7.10 8.23; -'cow and beiferw, $3.2095; calve. $7.5010.73. Sheep receipts. 14.000, weak; sheep, $5.60 6.75; lambs, $0.258.66. : Kanaa City Cattle Lower. Kansas City, July 15. (I. N. 8.) Hogs re ceipts, 3000, higher; bulk. $7.207.45; heavy, $7.107.30; packers and butchers, $7.157JSO; light, $7.207.50; pigs. $7.KXa73. Cattle receipts, - 7000, lower; prime fed steers, $9.65 10.00; dressed beef steers. $3.60 09.50: western steer. $7.509.65; stockera and feeders. $rt.50S.50: bull. $5. 75 7.25; calves. $6.00(10.00. . I Sheep receipts, 1000. steady. Iambs weak lamba. $8. CKifa8.no-., yearlings. $6.75 7.SO wethers, $6.25g6.75-; ewes, $j.7.jH.o0. Denver Eor $7.25. Denver. Colo.. : July in. Cattle. 300. ateadv beef - steers. $7.5O;9.10; cows and heifers $6.U07.7o: stockers and. feeders. $0.008.00: calves. $9.O011.00. s Hog-16oO, higher; top, $7.25; bulk, $7.0C 7 20. ' - - ' u Sheep None. ; "..- ' : St. Louia Hogs Higher. ' St Loula, July 15. I. N. S.) Hogs re celpta. 4500. higher; pig and lights. $7.O0 8.75: butchers, $7.157.80; good heavy, $7.1( 7.25. Cattle receipts, 3500,, : Kteady : native bee-' steers, $7.5010.25; yearling steers and helf era. $8.00ftt9.65; cows. $6.00(98.15; stockeri and feeder. $6.08.25; southern steersL $3.258.85; native calves, $6.00010.50. .- Sheep receipt. . 2000, - lower; clipped . mut tons. $5.00 5. 25: lambs, $7.508.5o; clipped lambs, $T.50S.O0. , - . - t Omaha Eheep Steady. - Omaha. "July 15. (I. N. 8.)--Uocs recelptW, 3800. higher; heavy. $6.6j6.90; light. $6.7$ 7.46: pigs. $5.35ft6.?3; bulk. $8.75(373. Cattle receipts, 18O0, steady; native ateera, $7.75iaiO; cows' and - heifers. $6.008.751; western steers, $6.4580; Texas ateera. $.007.75; cows land heifers, $5006.801: calves, $7.10 7 AO. . " t Sheen receints, 13.000. steady: ' yearllnsa. $S. 23 7.00; wethers, $6.008.75; lambs, $8.Cp - . Showers. Stop Harvest; ' Athena, Oi.. July IS. Continued ahowera the last two - or - three - daya lias caused ' a postponement of harvesting operationa In this section. Many combines were In readiness for harvest the first of the week, but owing to the rain,- the machiaes have been kept In tbe Shed.'.:-'.' ".'".',: k Much of the wheat hay Is still hj the shock and unless the fields are vial ted with sunshine-- In tbe near , future, farmere faaj; tha hay will mouUU ' SOME TRYING TO IFOEOE A RISE IN " PRICE FOR EGGS i In some quarter . an attempt was .being made today to force as additional advance In the price of egg along Front atreet. The general . market for best i candled offering along the atreet ia 2526d a dozen but some are trying to force a 27et market. Leading handlers i are not aa yet asking the higher price. ! : .! - ! Receipt of egg along the atreet are quite fair for thi period of the season and the fear 1 expressed that a further rise ia value will force a surplus on receivers. . s Market for chicken is rather firm at lSe for best j of f ering of bens. i Some weakness of Bote 1 shown - for aprlngera. Receipt of these during the last 24 hours were somewhat heavier than formerly and prices in general were shaded. - - Average ) sales were made around lb20c al pound, i ! Ducks pre rather weak with the best price available I- for , young stuck: at 13c with old offerings generally around 9&9ic a pound. ''War" Securities ! In Bullish Move , With Price Rises Copyright. 1915, by the New York Evening 1 i . i Poat. ; - New York, July 16.4-(TJ. P.) After a day of irregular and desultory trading-, the atock market closed dis tinctly ( stronger, auid ia the later hours advances extended from mere speculative issues to the standard rail way shares. Aa usual, tbe war orders stocks led In occasional violent move ments during a part of the day. The bulk of i business was done in a half dozen Industrial chares -, associated with munitions contracts. .-; : Kuropean selling: was asain negligi ble, and only Isolated blocks of bonds were offered. 1 Sterling exchange rates were fractionally lower in spite of the rise in three months discounts at Lon don to a level with the bank rate. In the Bank of England's weekly statement. - operations in connection with subscriptions to the new war loan were reflected, only i an 'increase or tnore than $90,000 in deposits for other than the government account. - This Is a temporary increase. Next week such deposit Accounts will fall and government deposits will rise. I Bethlehem Steel ! at Record. ; I New Tfork. July li. (I. N. a) Bethlehem steel stock soared to 1814, the highest price in the history of the corporation, one , hour j after the open ing of the stock market today, . The stock opened at 175. a gain of IV points over night. It reached the record breaking mark on steady buy- 1 Most of. the! issues opened with an advance. Industrial shares continued to attract the attention o the traders. New York Air Brake was stronar . at 104. Crucible steel sold at up to 34. a high record for the year. Westing hduse electric : advanced 2 points be fore noon, selling at 103. ' i Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.. 216-217 Board of Trade building. DESCRIPTION Own t Hichl Ixw (Close Amalg. Copper Co.... 73 64 61i 73 72l 73 65 54 54 62 60 61 Am. uar at r ouua., c. Am. Can, c. . . . ; Am. Can,! pf Am. Cotton OH. 41 46 46 I 46 Am; Xjoco., e .... 6O 50 47 1 Am. Sugar, e ....... Am. Smelt, e .4.... Am. 8mlt, pf . . 4 . . . . i"7rl864t"78'';- . . I . . . . t . . . . .1 1 121 121 120120 Anaconda Mining Co.. syifll oa 1 019 M Am. ooten,. c ...... Atchison, ! c ....-... a thlwin ' nt . i I t ..... I mZ A 100 100 100 llOftti S7&. Brooklyn Rapid Tran. ftdi 87 88 87 canaaian racuic, c - rM,..i r .na ,Kr - . 14314 144 V, 1429 144 41V. 4iT 64 x Central Leather, pf... Gf c G. W-. c C. U. W.- pt-. . . i , . . , ,-1103 11 STU. 27i 27 u. M. est t-au. . ... C. c... &oa4i R -2 122 : 122 123 121 46!W 45 W. 36 33 VU1UW W7V. . w r - Chesapeake & Ohio . . 1 37 37 33 2.1 Cow. tuei iron. c. Colo. Southern, c .... 33 34 . 128 129 128 1128 Corn Prodnc ta, c ... 14 SO 14 SO 4- '.25 'aavi 13 79 4 . '25 "38T4 J4W 79 4 7 25 31 Corn iroaucis. pi ... . Han : Jtr Pin fr.llri. ( 4 Den." & Rio Grande, pfj. Kne. c ..l... ..... Erie, 2dJ pf ..... j.. 25 Erie. 1st nr. . . rtnu. General Electric "L . . . . G. N.. ore lands . .... 167 168 36 116 1K6 167 ; ait 35 4& fl. N. tof. 115 116 Ice Securities ....... Illlr.oi Central Inter. Met., c . ....... Z6 25 26 102 18 20 19 T3 Inter. Met., pf-...-. Lehigh Valley ....... K. C. Southern ...... Goodrich ............ Alaska Gold -- 142 141 142 - ' 23 62 35 V. 23 60 35 23 51 35 109 Louisville nasn-ruie itn .. IfAn. Texas- c. 110 1108 3 3 65 69 86 5 15 3 64 '58'" 85 Mow,; Kan. & Texas, pf 16 64 14 59 86 2flV. Mo. i'scanc . . .!. National Lead ..!...... Nevada! Consolidated . New Haven . N. Y. Central . . . ..v. . . N. Y., Of & W.- Norfolk Western. . North American i . . . . , . Northern Pacific, c . Pac. Mall Steam, Co.. Peun. Railway . k. .... P. G..L. O. Co..... Pressed Steel Car, c. . Pressed Steel Car. pf.. Ray Cons. Copper .... Reading, Reading, 2d pf -Reading. 1st pfi...... Rep. Iron Steel, c. . Rep. Iron a. Steel, pf. lArtk. 1 . 1 d . . . .... 102 V !103 104 106 103 83 105 104 33 63 105 117. 49 "23 ti 49" 23W 49 98 145 147 145 147 SI 80 ' 30 89 IB'-. 5 9 30 89 4 13 V 6 - 8 84 14 45 38 126 48 -30 eo 13 30 89 12 Rock Island, pf new). 6 9 84 5 ' 8 00 7i S. Lm 8- tr a pi- S. L. & S. F., 1st pf.- fismthnn Parific- C . . .. 84 Southern Railway, c. . 14 14 14 Southern ttauway. p.. Tenn. Copper Texas & pacific Union1 Pacific, c...... U. S. Rubber, e. . ..... U. a Robber, pf..... U. S. i Steel Co..;C. .... IJ. 8. i Steel Co.,: pf-... Utah Copper ......... Virginia Chemical .... Wabash, c Wabash. P'-'--v-- 4l 38 41 0 37j 38 .... 12Xi 127J12-'' 1 49 48 48 1104 I 63 1110 61V. 63 61 110110110 67 Oi 31 67 31 TO 32 82 70 70 6 wfaUnghou" EleSrlc 102 104 102 101 Vlcousin omum 28 Stuoebaxer 82 82 81 Ex. Div. 2 per cent. Total bales, 534.200 shares. Dimy produce on coast I Seattle Market. Seattle,- Wash., July 15. U. P.) Butter: Native Washington creamery brick, 29c; na tive Washington creamery solid pack, 28c.. ' Clieese Oregon : triplets, , 16c; Wisconsin twins 17c; do. . triplets, 17c; Washington twins, 16c; Young America, 18c. . Eg$ Select ranch, . 26c (- . San Francisco JCarket. . . ' San Francisco, July 15. (D. P.)--Egga. ex tras, 25c; firsts, 21 cj. pullets, 23c. Butter Extras, 20c; prime firsts, 25e Cheese California fancy, 11 c; firsts, 10 c; seconds,! 8c.- " . i: , .. .. ... .. - j.,' . j 1 1 , m I V'.:r;.-''- - COAST BANK STATEMENTS Portland Banks Clearings - today ...$1,501,431.55 1 ear i ten ... . i . . . . -- l,tKJ3Ari:t.ii 125.879.93 107,727.15 Balances today ....... Tear ago Beaxtl ' Baaka. Clearings Balance - .... $2,003,744.(50 Z3Z.948.U0 gas Fraaciace Banks. . $8,755,410.00 Los Anjele Baaka. I ..................... .$3,751,619.00 Clearings i Clearlnga New York Cotton' 'Market. Month" Open High Low Jan., ; ...... 4 949 94ff Marj . . . . . . 968 "968 967 July ...... 866 V: 870 , 863 Oct.- 907 ' 912' 905 Dec 935 . 939 9S2 946 970 868 710 SWINE MARKET HAS CONGESTED FILLING IN THE LOCAL YARDS Values 'Are Down a Dime, With ! jiacireme A op uhuzj -ot vuotea - Above $7.40- Bulk v of ;: Good Stuff at 97.33 This Morning. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RC ; Bogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheen. Thursday ...... 996 27 214 Wednesday ..... 252 S6 , 10 . 677 Tuesday 169 7 .. 216 Monday 2672 945 : 1 1713 Saturday 99 . . 3 . ... Friday ......... 551 1o9 . lo ... veek ago 512 1S6 2 '202 Tear ago........ 186 2 12 628 Two years ago.,- 65 79 , 8 .- 634 Three years ago. 263 '335 7 11U : Bog market was weaker : and . fractionally off today at North Portland with a rather liberal .supply offering. Tops were down to $7.4f or a dime below previous figures. Kill ers were in aleepy mood today and did not care to take bold, because most of them have their Immediate requlrementa. . Hog market conditions in tbe east were generally more favorable today. Early trading at Chicago and Kansas City showed an ad vance of a nickel above yesterday, while at South Omaha there were advaueea of 610c At this time the hog trade of the north west la quoting the lowest prices for the lead ing mark eta of the country. Killer have re ceived such liberal tock of late and ard supplies have piled up so high, together with the fact of poor swlfte quality, that there has been force necessary .10. making packers take- bold. : General hog market range: . ' Best light .$7.S57.40 Medium light 7.25(tj7.3i Good to heavy 7.U0&7.15 Bough to heavy 6.004(6.50 . . Cattis Market Is Quiet. ' Only s very small supply of cattle earn forward Jo the yard at North Portland to day, these being mostly from an Idaho milling company, a regular shipper to this trade. General trade conditions In the ' cattle di vision ar showing practically no-change from the start of the week, values being, steady with top at $7.00. w Cattle market was spotted today at stock yard points east of the Rockies. At Chicago the early trade Indicated a steady tone - and at Kansas City a similar feeling existed- Oma- J ha was steady to a dime lower this morning. General cattle market, range: Select steer Best hay ted steers.,.. ........ Good to choice .............. Ordinary to fair .$6.5O7.O0 . 6.25(0.6.50 . .25$0.4O . 6.0016.35 Best cows 6.75CU6.0O Good to prime 6.25(5.50 Select calves 6.2j&7.75 Fancy bulla ...................... . -4.50 Ordinary bulls 4.004.2S Xutton Market Is Quiet. Only a small supply of mutton and lamb appeared In the yard at North Portland over, night. Top-lambs sold around $6.60 for what waa available, but this price could probably have been stretched a nickel for something extra select. Eastern markets generally showed weakness for lamb this morning, with mutton steady to weak In spots. -General shorn mutton market; Choice spring lambs ........... Common spring lamb Choice yearling wether . . . . .. . . Good yearlings Old wether Choice light ewe .- . .$fl.50(gfl.55 .. .0.75(6.25 5.25 .. 8.00(36.10 .. 4.75a4. B0 . . 4.50(4.75 Good ewes Common heavy ewes .............. . 4.2a 4.00 r w , . Today Livestock - Shipper. ' - Hog Cottonwood Milling Co., Cottonwood, Idaho, 4 loads; Jv M- Mlshler, Hubbard, 1 load; r. Weatherford, Mikkalo, 1 load. Cattle Cottonwood Milling Co., Cottonwood, Idaho, 2 loads. . - - Mixed stuff F. B. Decker,' Gervals,- 1 load cattle rand ? hogs; C. W.- Gibson, Halsey, - 1 load hog and aheep; M. L. Foster. Tangent, 1 load hogs -and a beep; J. V. Brown, Cor vallls,. 1 load cattle and hogs. . Wednesday Afternoon Bales. ' ' STEERS Section. Washington Washington Washington Washington Oregon .... Oregon .... Oregon Washington Oregon .... Oregon . 4 . . Oregon .... Oregon .... Oregon' .... Oregon .... Oregon .... Oregon . . . . Oregon .... Oregon v. . . Oregon .... Oregon .... Oregon .... Oregon .... No. Ave. lb. 1140 1250 1140 1150 950 900 . 850 613 760 660 990 ' 1032 1023 90( 950 M30 8 40 1U20 Price. $6.50 6.50 6.25 . 1 . 6 . 1 8 6.00 33 575 5.73 ' 4.8K ... 12 ...22 .t. 2 ... 1 . . . 2 COWS ... 1 ... 2S 15 ... 9 ... 1 3 4.00 ! 4.00 ! 8.50 j ' I $3.50 ! 6.20 6.20 6.00 ! . 4.63 1 : 4.0 I $4.50; 3.75 1 1 2 HEIFERS '..!! i 1 -..'AGS ..... 1 BULLS 680 620 720 1090 3i0 $5.00 Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon 1120 84 06 64 63 110 180 1S2 185 200 203 ISO 450 840 l.'W $4.00 $6.50 6.50 5.50 6.50 $3.00 LAMBS 4S 11 29 . ....2;J2 EWES 23 1 HOGS ..... 6 .,...10 18' ..... 21 ..... 3 ...- 1 , ..... - 4 ...B 3.90 $7.40 ! 7.40 7.40 7.30 J 7.00 6.40 6.40 1 8.85 I 6.15 - 6.25 .......... 2 2; 7 133 Thursday Morning Sale. Section Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Orejron Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Cregoo No. Ave. lbs. Price. .............. 4. 1142 . $6.25 7 1053 5.85 COWS 1190 $3.23 LAMBS . 51 73 $6.50 20 S6 6.50 ' 61 -72 6.35 ..i. 8 48 6.2.? ' 3 56 5.25 IO 60 5.25 4.-. 1 7 80 tOi BUCK SHEEP - , ......7... , 2 130 $3.50 s, ; - hogs : '. ; -- 7 20O $7.V) 6 192' 7.."S 52 . 169 7.35 64 172 7.35 ..i. 65 193 7.33 6S 2KI 7.35 2 223 ; S.eS1 - 36 144 6.50 ' .., 6 138 6.50. ............... 4 . 243 .35 4.. 4 349 6.35 6 l:J0 - .6.25 i .4 6 134 6.25 J 1 . 230 , 6.00 POTATOES . ALONG THfc COAST Seattle If arket. ' Seattle, Wash., July 15 U. P.) Onions: Ca llforuia - new. $1.73; ' Australian brown. $2.50. - - , ' , -' . Potatoes; - New red, $1.501.75; ' new white $1.50tfll.75. -San Francisco Market. San FraacUc, July 15. (U. P.) Potatoes, new, $1.25l.50 per cental. - Hop Crop Looks Good. . Centralis; July 15 Indications point to an exceptionally large crop of 'hops thla year, according to H. A.; Kaufman,- who haa 140 acres of hop on hi ranch near Klaber. - Mr. Kaufman-assert, however, that the outlook for prlcea ia not bright. : -- WONDERFUL! -.- - .7-, ..j-. :- :--t-' T "-' " '' 4-- . -". . ' .' ' : ' , ' .'.' - . - . . ' Savings on RejftI Shoes. - See page 13. . Chicago Wheatf9a.s Sharp Decline1 in, . The Late Trading Chicago. " July 15 (I. . g. Wheat elosed ilc lower. : There was aa easy tone to the trading in the grain pit at the opening of the market today. . 1 Values were slightly down at the outset. The trading waa moderate. Foreign cable tbls morning responded In s fair degree to the atrength in - the - market here. - Scattered rain were reported through out the winter wheat belt. Early' In tbe trading there - was a general advance In all grain. - July wheat Jumped 2e a buaheL reaching $1.17. September ad vanced lc a bushel. . 1 Some export business was reported In wheat. Considerable snort coverings was In evidence. It .waa. reported that two agent for J. P. Morgan 4 Co. have purchased 10,000,000 bush els of wheat for export in the past 30 daya, shipments to begin ia September. I Corn and oats acted with wheat.' September- oata was in demand. Provisions were higher-at the outset.' , Range of Chicago price furnished by Over beck V Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trad building:. :'.. - - , 1 ,. h- WHEAT. ".- Open. "High. . Low. Close. Jnly ... ..$1.35 $1.18 $1.14 $1.13 ' Sept; .... 1.09 -T.10 1j07 1.08 A Dec. 1.12 1.13 , 1.104s 1-10 & CORN. July .77 .77 .75 ..',-'. .76 B .72 .72 A .82'Z V..63 - Sept. .... .73 14 . .73 Dec ...... ' j64 -.64 OATS. July .48 .50 Sept. ... .38 .38 Dec. .... .40 .40 PORK. .48 7 r .395 .49 38 A 3J July...-' ..... '..- 15.10 A Sept. .. 16.25 15.45 15.15 15.87 A Oct. .... 15.40 15.67 - 15.40 15.50 ' '.-"-, ' '." LARD. ': ... ' 1 July .... 8.25 -. .. . ... ..... -. 810 . Kept. - ... 8.35 8.45 . 8.32 - 8.42 B Oct. ......... V : 802 A ... - RIBS. ( July ..... .....' : :v 10.05 Sept. ... 10.00 10.17 10.00 10.17 A Oct 10.15 10.22 10.15 10.22 B FRUIT OUTLOOK IS GOOD Baker, Or., " July 15. The Baker icounty fruit crop thi year promises to set a good record, despite the unfavorable early condi tion. While the crop -may fall down some what as to quantity, in general tbe quality wilt be" above the average. For the past week, local cherriea . and peaches have been oa the market. Eagle and Pine Valleya sending In large consignments of cherriea, with the- Blag variety predominating, i , - The introduction of motor truck aervlc ha facilitated handling the fruit crops nd it 1 now easy - for grower to ship to tb local markets or . to outside points a the! track lines handle freight- for the railroad from all points in their ( territory. W. E.j Baker of - Home, Or- whose fruit ranch - ia one ot the finest in the state, la the first j la the market with peachea. -Apples and amaU fruits are looking good and. tbe growers seer better than a normal season, for . a year tbat, at the outset waa barren of promise, awing to the long continued, heavy cold rain. . . 1 mi & ' f ':'-:- ' - FOREIGN CROP CONDITIONS Russia Highly favorable crop prospect winter wheat 5,000.000 acrea In excess of last year. Yield estimated 804.000,000 bush els agalnat' 266,000,000 bushels last year. Poland crops omitted. Spring outlook very favorable. India Moisture Is plentiful for. new crops. Eatlmatea -regarding tbe exportable surplus are being lowered. ' Argentina Weather clear, warm with dry ness la the 'north and center. - Shipment of wheat thla week will be very light. Export era are not buying owing to tbe excessive price asked. .. :.. .:-',, j ... BOSTON , COPPER QUOTATIONS Boston, July 15. Copper bids: Adventure .... S. IMexit-o Con.. I... 27 Abmeek ....... Allooea Amalgamated Arcadian . .-. . . Alacka ....... Baltic ........ Belmont ...... Bohemia Boston Ely ... Butte Bal..... Butte Sup...,. 95 Miami ........... 27 54 Michigan ........ 1 73 Mohawk ......... 73 11-Va Nevada Con...., 14 35 Nlpisaing ' 0 3 North Butte... !,-. ;. 81 8 North Lake ...... 2 3. Ohio Copper...... 21 23 Old Colony 4 2 Old Domiulon .... 63 70V Osceola 83 64 Qulncy .......... 87 cat. ac Aria...... Cal. & Hecla ,.,560 ! Raven ........... 11 Centennial 18 ttay cons. ....... Chief Con. .IOO tsanta ie ........ t. ghannou 8 8battuck ........ 27 Chino . 45 Con. Cop. Mines 1 Copper Range. 65A Sunerkir ......... 2S lalj west..... Ia vis-Daly ... East Butte. .... First Nat'f. . . . Franklin Goldfjeld Cons. Greenfaunea Grauby . - Hancock . Helvetia- Uoaghtoa ..... Indiana ....... .. 2 Sup. & Boston.... 8 1-16 ..13-10 Swift Packing....H3 .. 13 Tamarack ..,.'... 30 2Trtnlty ......... 4 .. 9 Tuolumne ........ 45 . . . 1 United Fruit . t ... 135 . 42 United Shoe M'y. 60 .. U. Shoe M'y.,pf. 28 .. 19 United Zinc...... 68 . . 60 D. S. Smelter. . .' 43 3 U. S. Smelter, pf 46 .. 0 Utah Apex- ... v 2 .... - 3 New Inspiration. 30 Utan cons. Isle Royale, .28 Victoria ... Keeweenaw. . . . La Salle.. Lake Copper..., Majestic ...... Mason Valley . Mass. Gas...... Mas. Mining., . 2 I Winona 6 Wolverine ... ..' 2 ... 65 ... 2 ... 60 ... 4 15 80 2 34 12 Wvandot Yukon Gold., Crown ....... Kerr Lake. . . San Francisco Grain Slarket. ' San Francisco, ! July 15. -Barley calls: ' ' July 15. July 14. Open. " Close. " Close. December 4 . 120 B 121 B 121 B Spot Quotations - Wheat Walla Walla, $1.721.75; red Kussian. $1.77 ft 1.784; Turkey Ted $1.85 1.90; Bluestem. $1.87 ffJf 1.92 Feed Barley $1.12 1.15. . White Oats $1.4501.47. Bran $27.0028.00; middlings,- $32 33; shorts. $28.000 28.50. Varloos Grain Markets. . ' Llverpool.-r-Cash - wheat unchanged to 3d higher.r Oats d higher.. Paris Wheat e higher. - Buenos Aires Wheat unchanged. ,: OmahS---Cash wheat 23e higher. Minneapolis Wheat closed, July, J1.36B; September, J1.09A; December, $1.09. ' ft-. --i'--'" -'-f.'-.-r.-' "--";;- ;:. Winnipeg; Wheat closed, .-July, $1.38; - October. $1.07; December $1.07. V - ' ' : - ----'' ' ': --' Duluth Wheat closed, July, $1.43B; September, . $1.11 A; Decernbsr. $l4ll?4A. Hay Crop Is Nipped.; ' ' Woodland. Waafa., July 15. Much less- will occur to the farmer of this vicinity caused by the extraordinary, rainfall of tha past week, aa tbe crop was ready to harvest before the first ot July, and the growers started in imediately after tbe 4tb, taking -advantage of the few day of good weather, and by tb time they got their bay down another storm set la which has continued for nearly a week, preventing them from bousing It. and much is already a pulled, and a it Is a till raining much .more promises to be lost- Tbe wet weather, however, insure a -heavy, potato yield, -a the -crop Is In fine condition, and there ia s large acreage planted. - . Foreign Exchange Bates. Merchants National bank quotes foreign exrhange: ; London Sterling. $4.79. t Berlin Mark. 20.75. - - - ,- Pari Francs, 18.30. , Vienna 19.43. ' ' , I . Athens 19H5. - - -l'::.f:- Hongkong Currency, 42.35. - H' ! ' .... -' ' . ' - . .. . . 1 Baby Cut By Mower. 'Oregon City. Or, July.' 15. While cutting hay on: his place at -Willamette. Sam Ross ran. Into his 8-year-old son. Kenneth, -and severely cut ., the baby. It "may be necessary to ampu tate the Infant's legs. Overbeck & Cooke Co. . Stocks. Sosds.'CottOB. Oralm. zts. ' 816-317 Board of Trad B gliding. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES VL embers Cblcaso Boua of TraJav Correaponden ta of Loras & BryaJB GENERAL BUSINESS IOV: Fotash Industry Iioorns. ' . "Just a suggestion to capital in Ore. gen," said a man whose nam doesn't matter particularly in this case, "There Is a potash famine In the) United States.' The price haa soared from $30 to $175 per ton. And here off the Ore gon coast is a great mass of kelp from which this valuable chemical can he extracted cheaply along with Iodine. The - cost Is not great r and capital needed is not large. These great beds extend all along the Pacific coast.. In them is a possibility of an Industry which will yield millions in dollars and give employment, to many , men. Germany is the chief source for pot ash. : She is at war and therein lies the opportunity for Oregonlans to gain a foothold In the potash field now." Sailing Balmoa la Ear ops. t Pnget sound and Alaskan salmon packers are turning their attention to the proposition of furnishing part of their pack to the British government as food for the soldier in . Europe. This Interest it has been learned la largely due to tha fact that the British officials have taken cognizance of the high nutritive Value of - the Pacific's canned product. ' :- ' ; Sir Richard McBrlde when in Lon don recently called the attention of the government to the food value of canned salmon and the government Immediately ordered to contract for all Avery Denies He Murdered Purdy Man On; Trial at Corvallts Tells on Stand of ' Bis Actions oa Say of the Tragedy. ; ' Corvallis, Or., July , 15. George AVery, on trial for the murder of Will Purdy last April, took the stand In bis own defense this morning as the last of sight witnesses. He said , that he did not kill-Purdy. He reviewed his acts on the day of the murder up to the time of his ar rest, so far as he said be could re member them. He says that when he awakened In the night of the murder, Purdy was not there,. and that he was in bed alone. He got up, he said, went to the: barn and slept until morning. He then took : some more liquor and later went home and to bed. When he was next conscious he was in JaiL , Other witnesses ' for the defense werej ft J. W.t McFadden, G. B. Smith, George Robinson, Wilburt Bolce.' R. D. Avery, son of defentant. Frank -W. Smith, and R. I Glass. - .In rebuttal the state had called three witnesses when, the noon recess was taken. - Detected ' Carrying Away .Wash Sink Detecting Charles Todd carrying a sink from a building owned by him at East Third and Qlay streets yesterday, Frank O. Zieglef had the man arrested and this morning Municipal Judge Stevenson sentenced Todd to 80 days in ths city Jail.', '-, It was charged that Todd had ran sacked tbe building and had attempted I to remove all of the plumbing and fix tures. . When Ziegler saw him. accord ing to his testimony this morning. Todd bad the big wash sink tucked under his arm, and was hurrying down the stsirs of the. building. . Not Winters Girl. Mannington, ' W. Va., July 15. U. P.) The likelihood that the 11-year-old girl found here Is Catherine Win ters, who - disappeared from her home at Newcastle, Ind., several years ago, was largely dissipated by the girl her self today. She told a romantic, story of how she had witnessed manv crimes committed by . the persons wh.o had taken her from Indianapolis. . Married at Vancouver. . Vancouver, Wash.. July ' 15. Miss Eva 1. Ahearn, daughter of - James Ahearn, and George 6. Barnett, son of Eeth Barnett, Were married Tuesday at Glen wood Catholic church by Rev. Father O'Donnell in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The bride was attended by Miss Leah Barnett and the groom by E. J,' Mc Connell. The contracting parties are popular young people. The Time Has Come when no individual in Portland can afford to do 'without a bank account. If you are in business or manage household finances, you need a check account ; if you want to save, open a savings account. The 4 interest will be a factor in the growth of the account. Gov ernment Supervision protects both departments; l.umdermcnc National Bank Fifth onid Stark Capital 'and Surplus $1,200,000 The First -National SsifA OF PORTLAND, OREGON Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus. 03,500,000 Thi Bank is authorized under the National Bank Act and the Federal Reserve Act to accept Interest-Bearing Time Deposits and Savings Accounts. . the Canadian pack available. It is now stated tihat the Puget sound packer- have got in touch wan the British tnd have received Inquiries as to Just what quantity could be supplied. . Whetnee Oregon firms have taken step to share in the probably heavy purchases from this source is not known. Xroa Trade Bavlvtug. - Extremely heavy shipments of fin ished materials, the blowing In of more blast furnaces and the increas ing activity of many steel plants tes tify to the - decided improvement lu business, says the Iron. Trade Revlsw. Some of the most important makers of steel ' bars are now sold up for the larger sizes of rounds so that they cannot guarantee delivery in lens than four or five months. This condition is due to the large volume of orders for shell steel. The machinery market is flooded with inquiries for lathes and other equipment for the manufacture of war munitions snd companies throughout the country are investigat ing the possibility of utilizing their plants for the manufacture of shrap nel and high explosive shells and ars meeting with much disappointment on account of the Impossibility of getting the necessary equipment for early de livery because manufacturers of this machinery are booked ahead for sev eral months and In some cases have sold a part of their next year's produc Four Steamships Purchased for Eun Out of Portland According to advices received here four steamers have been at purchased by the Marine Trans- m . port Service company for the 4r run from Portland and other X Pacific .coast ports to the At- m lantlc coast through the Pana- ma canal. Tbe steamers are ths , 4t Owego, ' ' Bingharapton, George V. Brownell and John G. Mc- -a Cullough. . All are lake steam- ers. , , ' H. H. Williams. on of ths Dt heads of the concern, is ex- - 4t . pected here tomorrow or Satur- day from New l'ork whers he is supposed to have assisted In 4 the deal for the four steamers. He returned home via San r Francisco. The steamers are all of steel t . construction and were owned . by the Erie railroad. The Blng- m 4t hampton is the smallest of the , lot of 678 tons net register. t The others are about 104, 177$ m m and 1778 tons. The Marine Transport Ser- vice company is a recently or- v ganlzed concern and at present -a has ths steamer Tampico load- 4t 4r ing at Wauna for New York. The steamer Eureka Is also & 4fr under charter to them but re- m chartered to M. II. Houser. Lumber to the Atlantic coast snd general freight west bound - will be their cargoes. m. JtL fe. m fe. mt. .fe mt- mi mt Jtf. aSE 2mt r r 1 r r r vv fT p "T Buys Wedding Gifts; Becomes Bankrupt New York, July 16. (V. P,) Frank Kee, real estate operator, purchased a trousseau for his daughter Marlon, in cluding 22 pairs of shoes, 11 pairs of, gloves' snd three hats, and then filed notice of bankruptcy. . .1 Racing Car Skids; Four Hurt. Santa Monica, Cal., July 15. (U. P.) -Four : IjOs Angeles people were in jured today wheni a racing car skidded and rolled over three times near the city limits here. Mrs. Lottie McMil lan was Internally injured. The oth ers, not so seriously hurt, tre II, E. Holderman, ow.ner and driver of ths car; Mrs. Ora 6 troth and Walter Warren. . 3a , PORTLAND FIRE RECORD Wsdassday, S:46 a. m. 467 East Pins street, matches in woodpile, little damage. S:37 p. m Thirteenth street and Rex avenue, gasoline woodssw, Ilttls damage.-; , New York; Sugar and Coffee. New York. July- 15. Sugar, . centrifugal, spot.! $4.66; futurea. S4-89. . ! Coffee Spot New - York. Ne. T .Bioa, Te; No. 4 8aato, Se. i -t , baicam nmw lata, 4