THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915.
11
NERVOUSNESS PERVADES FINANCIAL WORLD; GRAIN-BREAKS, STOCKS SAG
GOOD PEACHES ARE
SCARCE AND PRICE
RAISES AS RESULT
U Medium Grade Fruit Plentiful and
Cheap, However, and Trade in
That Line Is Brisk; Market Is
Cleaned Up for the Week.
Good peacbes were scarce this morning and
a result a ceater range of prices was to
bo found la that line. Extra floe shipping
fruit was worth 60c a box while small Ore
gon rarietles could be had at 2530c.
From the standpoint of choice eating peaches
i this season has so far been the poorest the
! local market hug known in seTeral seanons.
I)tt rot has been noted in most of the Oregon
( stuff while the California fruit arrlrlng here
: has been undersized as a rule aud of none
; too gooa quality.
From the standpoint of the housewire, now
ervr, it has been a fine season as medium
sized, medium grade peaches, the Tery thing
for canning, were to be had at remarkably
cheap prices.
A change may be had by the latter part of
next week, however, when the Yakima peaches
eouie more freely. Ileports are that while
that fruit Is not as high In standard as In
previous years still- there will be a greater
percentage of high class fruit than In other
sections.
The hopes of many speculators that a lot
of medium grade peaches could be secured
Monday morning at a low figure will be dls
apiiointed as the market was In excellent
shape this morning and gave every promise of
cleaning up before the day was over.
CHEESE PRICES ARE REDUCED
To Increase the sales of their products large
cheese dealers today reduced the price on
triplets to 14c and on Young America to 13c.
The cut went into effect at once.
" It is said that the demand "had been much
under Dormal for the past three weeks, and
this reduction Is in an effort to start dealers
: to storing for the later season.
BRIEF NOTES OP THE TRADE
Watermelons were firm and brisk this morn
ing and receipts normal.
The cars of sweet potatoes and grapes ex
pected arrived on schedule and sold freely.
It was the best sale of grapes yet made.
A few- ground cherries, used extensively In
pickling, reached the market today. They
sold at 7Scr$l.U0 a box.
White pickling onions were also received
from Aurora this morning and wholesaled at
10c a pound.
Eggn and chickens were unchanged this
morning with the demand moderate.
SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE
Protect shipments during the next 4S hours
as far north as Seattle against maximum tem
peratures of about HO degrees; northeast to
Bpokane, ttS degrees; southeast to Boise, 98
degrees; south to Aaahland, 90 degrees. Max
imum temperature at Portland tomorrow about
82 degrees.
JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAND
These prices are those at which wholesaler
Bel. to retailers, except as otherwise stated.
They are corrected np to noon each day:
Dairy Produce.
B OTTER City creamery, cubes, fancy, 27c;
firsts, 2oc; seconds, 2-1 e; prints and cartons,
extra; country creamery cubes, 24V&25ftc;
Oregon dalrr, 18lc.
EUTTERFAT No. 1, Portland delivery, "2Sc;
No. 2. 2S2flc.
EGGS Selling price by dealers Candled Ore-
TRANSPORTATION
San Francisco
Los Angeles
CWltbout Cbaag- En Bauta)
Clean,
Comfortable),
Elegantly Appelated.
Eea-Oolnur Steamship
ROSE CITY
Sails From Alnswrortn Sock
9 A. M., AUG. 25
loo Ooldsn Miles on Colombia SlTr.
All Bates lnclnda Bartb and Meals.
Tables and Sarvlc TJnaxcsUsd.
Tha San Pranclsoo 8j Portland S. 8.
Oo Third and Washington Sta.
(with O-W. B. ft X. Co.) Tax. Broad,
way 4600, A-6 131.
SAN FRANCISCO
TBI! HEW WAX
AasMtnnn e9 ha tuwvlrf na
flue to great popularity of tb Twin aiacN
S. S. GREAT NORTHERN
S. S. NORTHERN PACIFIC
Jdulj 28 hours at sea between Baa Francisco
and Portland .
FABT.Y BESERVAXI0H8
re Imperative to aroid disappointment.
: Btaamaz train from North Bank depot, 9:80
&. n. XTeignt service ob express tuna. Horto
Bank ticket office, 6th and Stark. Phones:
Broadway 920: A-6671.
C00S BAY
ETJBBXA AND SAX rBAXCZSCO
SS. KILBURN
Balls Tuesday, Aug-. 84, 9 9. BE.
VOKTH PACIFIC BTEAKSHIP OO.
Ticket Offiaa I rrelaht OffU
J22A X Si. Fc-Jt Nnrthruo St.
December Sags to
New Low Record
Chicago, Auk. 21. (I. N. S.) A new
low mark Jn December, which was re
corded in the pit early In the trading
today, when it sold down to S1.01V& a
bushel.
At the outset all grain prices were
slightly higher. Wheat was (fnchanged
to 4c up. Corn was unchanged to -?4
higher, while oats was unchanged to
c up.
General selling early in the trading
caused a decline in wheat prices. Sep
tember wheat sold down to $1.03 Vi.
Rosenbaum was reported as a heavy
seller in September wheat.
Sentiment in the trade is more bear
ish than ever. Many complaints of
damage were received from -various
sections of the grain belt, but were
disregarded. It was said that a num
ber of local trades were short on
wheat and distant futures on corn anj
oats.
Some traders believe corn; prices are
ctill too high. The market appears
to be a two sided affair. Following
the slightly higher opening prices held
fairly steady. Oats sold off early.
Provisions, after opening with a small
advance, declined somewhat.
Last sales in wheat were 2c to 2c tin
1 ,rJ opening figures. The new low uiura
la December reached near the close was II. 0014
a bushel. September touched (1.02. Corn
closed e to 14 lower, while oats was oft
to lc m busueL Provisions were down at
the close.
Range of
beck & Cook
building.
NEW YORK STOCKS
PASS WEAK DAY AS
QUALMS FRET TRADE
Declines Range From Fraction to
Eight Points, but Feeling Is
General; Railroads, Coppers and
War Securities Are All Hit.
Chicago prices fnrnlfhed
e company, 216-217 Board
by Over
of Trade
September
December
May
September
December
May
September
December
May
September
October . .
September
October . .
January . .
September
October . .
WHEAT.
Open High
.102 102
.100 lurtft
COEN.
, 76 H 7o!
. . 4!4 -4
. 3Vi 65Vi
OATS.
. 3J) M
. 38 Vi 38
.11 41
POBK.
. 1377 1377
. 13UO 13SK
LARD.
. 820 2f
. S20 822
. 872 h75
RIBS.
872 880
. SSO 882
Low
102
100 Vi
104
74
63
64
S
37
40
1367
1377
817
820
872
870
880
Olcse
lo2 B
IO914
104 A
74 B
63Vi A
04 B
38 B
37 A
40 Va A
1367
1380 B
810 B
820
875 B
870 B
880 B
Freight and T aaseaav
TEAM ESS TO XHE DAiLXl
and Way leadings
"BAILEY GAT ZERT"
Leaves Portland dailr at 1 A. V
Amy and Monday. Sunday excursions to CaX
WW KTf W A. M. ttVCOTV O Dw SB.
"DALLES CITY"
. I esTe Portland Sunday. Tuesday, Thnrada
at 6:oO A. M.
Cuaday Casoads Looks xearsiom. ........ Sl.M
tax to Xaa Halloa tad mm ti.QV
AXDEK STREET DOCK, POKTLAKD
Pbons Mala 814. A -CI 11
STEAMER
GEORGIANA
Leaves daily except Monday
ASTORIA AND WAY LANDINGS
Leavr-r foot of Washington St. 7
su m.. returnins; p. m.
Coos Bay Line
STEAMSHIP BREAKWATER
tads from A Ins worth Doek. Vartlaad, a. m.
. worth Keek, f bona laia 86Mk A-3I. City
aM. A-S121. Fartlaad Oooa Bar S. C Lima,
fon ranch, 24c; selects, 25c dozen; case count,
lc doren.
LIVE POULTRY Hens, Plymouth Rock.
lZbiHc; ordinary chickens, lijc; broilers,
lVa2.i lbs., 17c; turkeys, 184f20c; dreseed,
2t((j.26c; pigeons, $1.001.25; squabs (
dozen; geet, live, 8c; 1'etlu ducks, old, 9tJ
UVsC lb.; young. 12 Mi a 13c lb.
CHEESE Fresh Oreg-on fancy full cream
twins and triplets, 14144c; Young America,
1614c; storage flats, 14c.
Fruits and Vegetables.
FRE8H Fit U IT Oranges. J4.50ffi3.00 box;
buuanas, 5c lb.; lenious. S2.5u(Vi4.75 box;
grape frnit; $3.50 per case; pineapples, Ouc
dozen; pears. fl.O0U1.25; cantaloupes. $.fM(jji
11.75; blackberries, 80c crate; watermeluun,
;.00(SS1.23 per cwt.; apricots, Jl.OO crate;
peaches, 254460c box; huckleberries, S(&7c lb.
APPLES Local new, 4oc1.25 per box, ac
cording to quality; crab apples, 40c per half
box.
ONIONS Walla Walla, 6075c sack; garlic,
17J4c lb.
POTATOES Belling price New crop, 50
85c; sweets, 56c.
VEGETABLES Turnips ( ); beets, 75c
per- sack; carrots, new, 75c sack; parsnip
( ) per sack; cabbuge (local) fl.Oo; green
onions, 104fl2Vbc dosen bunches; peppers, bell,
GfeSe; head lettuce, local, 20c dozen; cel
ery, dozen. 0475.-; cauliflower. $1.15 per
dozen; French artichokes, 85c per dozen; string
beans 6c; pess, 3g4c per lb; radishes, 12Vbc
dczen bunchea; corn, $1.00(1.25 suck; cucum
bers, 5u4J75c sack; tomatoes, Oregon, 25$ji4oc;
egg plant. 34c lb.
Meats, Fish and Provisions.
DRESSED MEATS Selling price Country
killed: Fancy hogs. UfelOc; rough and heavy,
8c; fancy reals, 13(313'-c; ordinary, llfy;
11 He; poor, KfjilOo; goats, 3(4c; spring
lambs, 11c; heavy mutton, 5c.
HAMS, BACON, ETC Hams, 15 19c;
breakfast bacon, 1830c; boiled bams, 28c;
picnics, lltac; cottage roll, lutac; Oregon ex
ports, 13c lb .
OYSTERS Olympic, per gallon, $3-50;
canned eastern, 55c can; $6.50 dozen; eastern
In shell, $1.85 per 100; razor claius, $2.50 box;
eustern oyters per gallon, solid pack. $3.0o.
FISH Dressed flounders, 7c; steelbead sal
mon, 6(ti7c; Royal Chinook. 8c; perch, 6fr
8c; lobsters, 25c lb.; silver emelt, 8c; iialmon
trout,- 18c lb.; ballbut, 6(8c; shad, dresed,
3c; shad roe, 15c; roe shau, 6c lb.
LARD Tierces, kettle rendered, llc;
standard, lOac.
CBABd Luge, $1.75; medium, $1.50 dozen.
Groceries.
SUGAR Cube, $7.03; powdered, $6.75; fruit
or berry, $0.55; beet, $ti.35; dry granulated,
$0.65; D yellow, $6.15. (Above quotations are
30 days net cash.)
RiCE-Japun style. No. 2, 45c; New Or
leans, head, 6"4(ji6c; blue rose, 64c; Creole
6c.
SALT Coarse, half grounds, lOOs. $10.53 per
ten; 50s, $11.30; table dairy, 5os, $10; lw,
$17.50; bales, $2.25; lump rock, $2v.00 per ton.
BEANS Small, white, $5.t5; large white.
$5.50: pink, $4.00; llmas, $0.75; byou. o.u0,
red, $6.75.
Hops, Wool and Hides.
HOPS Buylug price. choice. ISQISc;
prime, 12Vii(al3c; medium to prime, loiiHc;
medium, loc; 1915 coutracts, 12 c.
HONEY New. 3.25&3.50 per case.
WOOL Nominal, lulii clip; Willamette val
ley, coarse Cotswold, 2S(31c; medium Shrop
sJiire, 27c; choice fancy lots, 25&20c; eastern
Oregon, 14(j$26c.
HIDES Salted hides. 25 lbs. and np, 15'c;
salted stags, 50 lbs. and up. 11c: salted kip,
15 lbs. to 25 lbs., 16c; salted calf, up to 15
lbs., 18c; green hides, 25 lbs. and up. 14c;
gteen stags, do lbs. and np, 9c; green kip.
15 lbs. to 25 lbs., 16c; green calf, up to 13
lb 18c; dry flint hides, 25c; dry flint calf,
up to 7 lbs.. 27c; dry salt hides, 2oc; dry
horsehldes. each, 50c to $1.00; calt horseuldex.
each. $2.00643.00; horsehair. 25c; dry long
wool pelts, 13ac; dry short wool pelts llc;
dry sheep shearlings, eacb, 10 (a, 15c; salted
sheep Kbearllnga, each, 15&25c.
TALLOW No. 1, 6s5i4c; No. 2. 4Vi83c;
grease, 3Viti-c.
MOHA1 14 1915 31e.
CH1TT1M UK CASCABA BARK Buying
price, car lots, 4c; less than car lots, 4c.
faints and Oils.
LINSEED OIL Raw bbls., 66c gallon; ket
tle boiled bbls., 68c; raw, cases, 71c; boiled,
cases, 73c gaL; lots of 250 gallons, lc less;
oil cake meal, $44 per ton.
COAL OIL Water white la drums and Iron
barrels, 10c.
TURPENTINE Tanks, 59c; cases, 68c gal
lon, WHITE LEAD Ton lots, SVtc lb.; 500 lb.
lots. 8Mc lb.) less lots, Sc per lb.
OIL MSAX. Carload lou. $34.
STOCK NEWS SUMMARY
New York, Aug, 21. President Wilson does
not believe that Germany is deslrious of break
ing off diplomatic relations with the United
States.
Duns report of failures In the United States
this week Is 354 against S21 last week and
346 last year.
Bradstreets says trade conditions are to
broaden and industry to quicken.
Berlin newspapers are forbidden to com
ment os sinking of the Arabic.
Greece seeking loan through assistance of
the allies.
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis orders
equipment from Baldwin.
Twelve industrials 97.02. off 1.04.
Twenty rails 93. off .43.
Seattle Produce.
Seattle. Wash., Aug. 21. (D. P.) Onions:
Green, 25c; California (new), lV4c; Walla
Walla.. oO33e.
Potatoes New red. lie; new (white), 1Q
lWc.
Battel: Native Washington creamery brick,
29c; do. solid pack, 28c.
Cheese Domestic wheel, 22c; Ltm burger,
18c; Oregon triplets, 16V4c; Wisconsin twins,
17c; do triples, 17c; Washington twins. 16c.
Eggs Select ranch, 34c.
New York Sugar and Coffee.
New York, Aug.- 21. Sugar, centrlfngal, no
market; molasses, none.
Coffee Spot New York, Rlos, No, 7 Tfcc;
Sen toe. No. 4, 9c.
Yeal, Poultry and Hogs Are firm
Rush It to ns; we pay net cash; no com
mission: Veal. No. 1, 12418c per lb; hogs.
No. 1. eaauc wr lb: hens. 13014 nor Th-
springs. 15 17c per lb; fresh eggs, SOiZXe par
dozea straight. Highest market prices guar
anteed for lambs, ewes, beef, hide and any
kind of produce. Checks mailed dally. Ref
erence: me Journal. THE tAVIJi AR CO..
807-209 Stark st. Marshall 687.
New York, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) De
clines ranging; from a fraction to eight
points were registered at the opening
of the stock market today.
"War securities" were under gelling
pressure, the railroad stocks were
weak and the coppers lagged.
Selling in the steel, Issues was an
outstanding feature. United States
sieel opened a point lower at 72 and
In the first hour sold down to 71. Sell
ing wrxs general. Bethlehem steel broke
7 points overnight, opening at
274. Crucible steel sold off to 69
early. It opened at 71. Last night's
closing was 72,. Baldwin locomotive
lost 2Ms points, selling at 76. Amer
ican Car and Foundry declined to 64
in the first hour, a drop of 3 points
from the opening.
Colorado Fuel and Iron sagged to 3 8.
The nervous market was ascribed to
heavy realizing brought by the reports
concerning the Arabic situation and
the rumored suspension of British
credit negotiations.
Copper shares displayed weakness.
Tennessee copper, a big feature In the
market the past few days, dropped to
49V. Anaconda opened at 70, but sold
below that figure later. American
Can was under pressure. Opening at
69, it sold down to 67. Studebaker,
after opening with a slight advance,
sold off later in the trading. Westing
house sagged to 112.
All the railroad issues were weak;
Overnight declines were fractional. As
the trading progressed a further de
cline ensued. Reading shaded to
145, Southern Pacific declined to 87,
Union Pacific fell off 2 points to
127, New York Central was off a
point to 88. Rock Island maintained
a fairly steady tone.
The stock market today closed ner
vous. Government bonds unchanged.
Others were heavy.
Range of prices furnished by the
OverBeck & Cooke company, 216-217
pnarq oi xraae DUliamg.
Business Is Light
At tha Stock Yards
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Calve?.
Saturday 58 11
Friday 231 17
Thursday 79 19
Wednesday 182 20
Tuesday 51
Monday 1DS 1111
Week ago 140 7
Year ago 472 81
Two years ago . . . . 124
Three years ago . 436 79
38
Sheep.
1613
8
2207
23
1106
1116
17
11 SO
216
723
DESCK1PTION
iOpen iHlgb Low Cloe
i, 32
I 67
J 59
.'105
1 40
I 52
78
izi
70
78
101
81
OO
274
83
148 V
44
11
29
81
123
44
'39'"
23
125 H
16
'7i
27
"42
170
41H
117
23
101
20
Alaska Gold
Am. Car & Found.
Am. Can, c
do pfd
Am. Cotton Oil, c.
Am. Loco., c
Am. Sugar, c ....
Am. Smelt, c
do pfd
Am. TeL & Tel
Anaconda Mining Co. .
Baldwin Loco
Atchison, c ..........
do pfd.
Baltimore & Ohio, c
Beet Sugar
Bethlehem Steel, e -
Brooklyn K. T
Cauadian Pacific, c
Central Leather, c .
do pfd
C. & G. W-. c
C. & G. W., pfd
C M. & 8t. Paul
Cbl. & Northweatern, c.
Chino Copper
Chesapeake & Ohio
Colo. Keul & Iron, c...
Colo. Southern, c
Consolidated Gas
Cora Products, c
do pfd
Crucible Steel
Den. & Bio Grande, c. .
lo pfd
Erie, c
do 2d pfd
do 1st pfd
General Electric
G. N'., ore lands
G. N., pfd
Ice Securities
Illinois Central
Inter. Met.. e....i
do pfd
Lehigh Valley
K. C. Southern
Goodrich
iA.uisvllle & Nashville.
M.. K. & T.. c
Miami Copper
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
Nevada Consolidated .
New Haven
New York Central . .
N. Ont. & West..
Norfolk & Western, c.
Northern Pacific, c. ..106
Pennsylvania Railway . jl08
iTessed Steel Car. c...i 00
ltav Cons. Copper . . . 224
K Hdiiifi. c 146
in 2nd pfd
Ui: Hway Spring's
republic -I. & S., c...
do 'id
Buck Island, c
do pfd. ne.r
St. LiS. P.. 2nd pfd.
do 1st ptd
Studebaker, c
do pfd e
Southern Pacific, c. . .
Southern Hallway, c..
do pfd
Tennessee Copper
Tixas & Pacific
Tel. St. L. & W.. c.
do pfd.
Union Pacific, c
do pfd.
U S. Rnbber, c
do pfd '.
IT. S. Steel Co., c
do pfd
Utah copper
Vlrgiuia Chemical
Wabash, c
do pfd
Western Union Tel. . .
V estiughouse Elctrlc .
Wisconsin Cntrl. c. . .
32
67
08
103
40
02
32
63
56
105
4S
43
26
58
'25
3
60
'63"
89
109 Vi lt7
79 77
121121
70 67
78 76
101 V4 100
81 79
62 58
274 274
81 83
148 147
44 42
ii ii
20 29
81 80
125 123
44 44
'46 '37
25 25
123 124
10 16 .
72
"s"
27
42
170
41
117
23
101
20
26
08
25 V
3
62
o3"'
89
68
26
'ii
169
39
116
23
100
19
23
36
25
2
60
o2"
88
I 37
42
100
23
I
5
105
106 105
108 108
60! 58
22,j 21
146jl45
38 I 37
43 I 40
10Oil00
22! 18
5
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88 I S8
.14 I
'06
129
'06
103
72
Ill
66
34
70
114
5
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86
14i 14 I
5i 'is"
127
'49"
103
129
'56
10.3
73 i 70
111 1110
66 64
34 34
70 69
114 j 114
32
63
! 06
105
48
49
1.
77
105
121
06
75
100
98
79
58
273
83
147
42
105
29
80
125
44
43
37
25
124
16
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5
J
26
31 .
41
168
39
116
100
19
74
141
23
50
112
25
2
60
et
88
24
105
105
108
53
21
145
81
37
40
09
IS
3
8
100
102
86
1 4 ,
46
43
9
1
6
127
81
49
103
70
111
64
34
69
111
34
Total sales for day 531,500 shares.
AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES
Omaha Hogs Higher.
: South Omaha. Aug. 21. Cattle Receipts.
100; stesdv. Beeves, S9. 2559.63; cows snd
heifers. $6'508.50.
Hogs Receipts, 5144; 510c higher. Bulk,
$fl.l5(u.0.4O; top. $7.20.
Sheerj Receipts, 100; Fteady. Yearlings,
$3.50rr, 0.25; wethers. $5.23g6.00; lambs, $8.35
&..(); ewes. S3.00g5.35.
Denver Cattle Steady,
Denver, Livestock. Aug. 21. Cattle Re
ceipts. 200; market steady. Beef steers, $7.1)0
W8.35; cows and heifers, S3.50ff7.3O; calves,
$8.50 1O.00.
Hons Receipts, none.
Sheep Receipts, 230; market strong and
higher.
St. Louis Cattle Steady.
St. Louis. Mo.. Aug. 21. (1. N. S.) Hors
receipts. 1700. steady; pigs Slid lights. $7,400
7.73; mixed and butchers'. . $7,434 7.75; good
heavy, .$O.So&7.20; cattle receipts. 200. steady;
native beef steers. $7.50(i 10.50; yearling steers
and heifers. $8.5010.00: cows. Jp6.00ig7.o0;
Blockers and feeders, $6.00(28.25; southern
steers, $5.258.25; cows and belters, $4,006$
C.50; native calves,. $6.00g 11 .00: sheep re
ceipts, none, steady: lambs, $7.758.50; sheep
and ewes. $5.307.OO.
Kansas City Sheep Steady.
Kansas City, Mo., Au. 21. (I. N. S.I
Hogs Receipts, 7M; higher. Bulk $0.40$
7. S3; heavv, fd.25('(j6.90: packers and butchers,
6.75(!iS.3o; light, $7.007.33; picks, $6,506
7.25.
Cattle Receipts, none; steady. Prime fed
steers. $9.30ftj9.90: dressed beef steers. $7.to
U.40; western steers, $7(&0: stockers and
ftcders. $6.Uo(isi8.15; bulls, 5.23Gi6.23; calves,
?0.OO(g 10.25.
Sheerj Receipt. 1000; steady. Lambs. $7.25
fJ7.75; shi-ep. $7.0Oftt7.25; wethers, $3.50u!
6.50; ewes, $5.234i6.0O.
Chicago Hoga Slow.
Chicago. Aug. 21. tl. N. S. Hogs Re
ceipts, 3000; market slow; 510c above yea
terdav's average. Bulk. $6,2047.10; light.
$7.00617.85: mixed. $6.15g7.70; heavy, $5,930
7.00; rougbt, $5.95gfl.l0; pigs. $7.0008.00.
Cattle Receipt. 100; market steady. Na
tive beef steers. $6.0010.25; western steers,
$C. 75 62 9. 25: cows and heifers, $8.10g9.00;
calves, $8.50R 12.00.
Sheep Receipts, 2O00; market strong. Sheep,
$5.65(36.20; lambs, $6. 50 8. 85.
Potatoes Higher ' In South.
San Francisco, CaL, Aug. 21. (TJ, P.
Potatoes Delta, $0.601.00 per
cental; Salinas, $1.00l.o0: awaet,
$2.50; ex car, 10c and 16a Alghr on
street. ,
Receipts and sales were both light today at
the North Portland market. Only one sale was
made in the early morning, that a lot of 20
hogs weighing 189 pounds average, going at a
price at $7.40. Seven carloads of stuff ar
rived in.
Oeneral bog market range:
Best light $7.55?i7.60
Medium light 7.2007.35
Good to heavy 6.80t7.0u
Rough to heavy 5.306.00
Gent'ral cattle market range:
Select steers $0.506.73
Best hay fed steers 0.25(6.35
Good to choice 6.00ffrt5.25
Ordinary to fair O.oOi'u 3.75
Best cows 4.90(85.25
Good to prime 4.504T4.7.')
Select bulls 4.504t4.75
Fancy bulls 4.2"!
Ordinary bulls 2.503.50
Best calve 7.00(&7.50
General shorn mutton market:
Choice spring lambs
Common spring lambs
Cliee yearling wethers
Good yearlings .-
Old wetbers
Choice light ewes
Good ewes
Rough heavy ewes
Today's Livestock Receipts.
Sheep A. L. Boboskey, Libsou. sir cars.
Cattle and hogs C. . Luckey, Cauby, one
car.
6.25(86.50
5.736i6.00
5.00(35.50
4.75(15.00
4.73Ca:5.00
4.50 (44. 60
3.75gi4.O0
3.30fti.3.60
BOSTON COPPER QUOTATIONS
Boston, Mass.,
Adventnre ....
Ah meek
Alloues
Arcadian
Alaska
Bohemia
Cal. & Ariz. ..
Cal. &. Hecla .
Centennial ....
Chief Cons. ..
Cbino
Copper Range .
Daly West
East Butte ....
Franklin
Greene-Caa.
Granby
Hancock ......
Houghton
Indiana
Inspiration .
Isle Royale ...
Lake Copper .
Mass. Gas
Mayflower ....
Miami
Michigan
Mohawk
Aug
Bid
1
'. 97
. 52
. IO
. 32
. 58
. 61
.551
17
. 92
. 44
52
. 2
. "
8:
. 38
. 78
. 15
- 27l
. 4
. 32
. 26
. 13
. 10
. 3
. 2
. 68
21.- Copper market:
is
Nevada Coos. .. .13
Nipiaslng 5
North Butte 28
Old Colony 3
Old Dominion .... 31
Osceola 80
Parrot 16
Quincy 86
Ray Cons 21
Santa Fe 2
Shannon 7
Shattuek 25
Stewart 1
Superior 26
sup. & Boston ..in
Tamarack
Trinity
Tuolumne . . . .
Lnl. S. Machy
do pfd
United Zinc . .
U. S, Smelters
do pfd.
Utah Apx ...
Wyandot
. . 1. . . 1
success
Canada
53
47
43
28
5o
38
46
12
1
94
96
BANK STATEMENT OF COAST
Portland Banks.
1915
Clearings today ... $1,481,783. 7o
Balances today . 90,203.14
Clearings for week $.898,635.39
Balances for week . 868,337.38
Los Angeles Banks.
Clearing $2,776,985.00
Balances 229,841.00
1914
$1,324,353.31
106,864.43
9,821.583.47
692.3O1.03
. San Francisco Banks.
Clearing $7,863,068.35
Clearings
Balances . . .
Seattle Banks,
.$2,061,277.00
. 221,323.00
At Various Markets.
Dulnth. Minn., Aug. 21. Wheat closed, Sep
tember, $1.01; December, 97.
Winnipeg. Man., Aug. 21. Wheat closed.
Sepember, 95 ; December. 95; May, $1.01.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 21. Wheat closed,
September, 07; December 97; May $1.01.
Kansas City, Mo., Ang. 21. Wheat closed,
September, $1.01; December, 98; May,
$1.01.
Bt. Louis, Mo., Ang. 21. Wheat elosed, Sep
tember, $1.02; December, $1.00; May,
$1-04.
Foreign Exchange Rates.
Merchants National bank quotes the follow
ing rates on foreign exchange:
London $4.74.
Berlin 20.72.
Paris 18.00.
Vienna 13.42.
Athens 19.25.
Hongkong 42.45.
Bay City Grain.
San Franciaco, Cal., Aug. 21. (U. P.)
Wheat Club, $1.67 1.72 per
cental; Russian red, $1.751.77;
Turkey red, $1.80 1.85 ; bluestem, $1.90
fi 1.95; fortyfold, $1.77 1.80.
Barley Spot feed, $1.22 ii -1.27 Ya
per cental; shipping and brewing,
$1.27 1.32 ;. oats red, $1.30 to 1.40
per cental; white, $1.501.52; black,
nominal.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Aug. 21.
Open. High. Low. Closs.
January 969 969 958 959
Marcn 987 991 983 983
May ....1017 1017 1008 1007
October ....... 930 930 918 919
December 967 968 947 947
San Francisco Eggs and Butter.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 21. (U. P.)
Eggs Extras, 30 c; pullets, 27c.
Butter Extras, 28c; prime firsts,
26c; firsts, 25c.
Cheese California fancy, 12c; firsts,
10 c; seconds, 8c.
Seattle Citrus.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 21. (P. N. S.)
Oranges California valencias, $3.75
f 4.50. Lemons California best, $2.75
4.60. Receipts Oranges, six cars;
lemons, five cars.
Los Angeles Dairy.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 21. (P. N.
S.) Eggs -Case count. 30c. Butter
Flesh extras, 26e (jobbers' prices).
Clackamas Spends
Big Sum on Roads
Oregon City, Or., Aug. 21. Accord
ing to county records, $177,839.65 has
teen spent on Clackamas county roads
up to August 1 and most of it on re
pairing old roads.
The money drawn from the different
road funds is as follows: General
fund, $54,925.42; district. $87,714.19,
and special fund, $35,199.94.
Divorce Is Granted.
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 21. Morrl
R. Griffiths was granted a divorce
yesterday from Alice Griffiths, whom
he married here May 15, 1915, on the
grounds that the defendant was pos
sessed of a violent and ungovernable
temper. Desertion shortly after their
marriage, following his refusal to deed
certain porperty to her, was also al
leged. Marriage Licenses Issued.
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 21. Mar
riage licenses were issued yesterday
by the county auditor to the follow
ing persons: P. A. Becker, of White
Salmon, and Miss Martha'V. Fisher, of
St. Joseph, Mo.; John F. R, Fairley
and Miss Sylvia E. Martin, both of
Portland.
Skagit Officer Visitor.
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 21. Reuben
Hlglen, prosecuting attorney of Skagit
county, arrived In the city .yesterday
to spend a few days visiting friends.
He Is en route to Portland , to attend
a meeting of prosecuting attorneys
from the northweet, t
EXPECTED BREAK IN
GRAIN
OCCURS AND
PRICES ALL DROP
Sale of 10O Tons of Bran Is Made
at Low Figure but Wheat Re
mains Dormant; Buyers Said to
Be Offering Under 86c Inland.
NORTHWESTERN GRAIN RECEIPTS:
-Cnr-
Portland. today.
1 ear
Wheat. Barley.Flour.OatB.Hay.
08 7 14 5
82 1 tt T r.
Touil tliU w.elt. rV 23 27 19 87
. 3.".1 13 75 25 38
.1111 loo 140 113 .290
.1427 187 bJ 141 219
.. 21 A .. 2 14
. 34 .. .. 1 3
.817 30 .. 33 235
. 1042 08 . . SO 30
.14 .. 6 2 35
. -! 4 7 8 10
. 532 6 352 13 63H
038 111 3ti2 S8 525
Year ago
t-ufcon to dure
Year tfgo
Taooma, I'rl...
Veur a(ro
Season to date
Year aco
Seattle. Fri
Year ago
Season to date
Sear ago.
Tlie dron lu Brain rallies continued here to
day.
At the noon session of the Merchants' Ex
change values were from 1 to 5c a bushel off,
orj all prices. The bid price on bluestem was
off 3c. th ask price 2c. ' Other grades of
wheat were similarly affected.
The shrinkage spread to the coarser grains
alto. Oats were off $1.00 a ton. barley
dropped 50c a ton. Bran and shorts were also
off 50c. One hundred tons Of prompt bran
was disposed of at $24.00.
The extent of this more In the Inland em
pire had not been determined this afternoon,
but it was rumored that all buyers had re
ceived orders to make no offers above 86c
aud tli&t if any trading was done it would
be in The light of short buying. Most ex
porters look for an even lower figure before
the coming week is over.
FLOL'K Selling prices: Old croo patent,
J.VliO; Willamette Talley, $5.60: loesl straieht.
$3.10: bakers' local, to. 70: 'Montana spring
wheat. Sft.00: exports. $4.50: whole wheat,
$5.:i0; graham. $5.25 per barrel.
HAY" Buying price. Willamette valley
timothy, fancy, $13.00; eastern Oregon-Idaho
fancy timothy, JIB.-OO; alfalfa. $13.00iM3.5o;
vetch aud oats. $11.00; clover, $S.oOsi9.00 per
ton.
GRAIN SACKS 1915. nominal: No. 1 Cal
cutta. 7$s!47 In car lota; leBS amount.
higher.
M 1I.LSTUKFS Selling price: Bran, $26.50;
shorts, $27.50.
KOLLHU BARLEY Selling price. $28.60(3
29.50.
CORN Whole. 37.00; cracked. $38.00.
Merchants Exchange spot prices:
WHEAT.
Bid. Ask.
Rlrcstem !0 $1.03
Forty fold 1K - 1.00
Club H8 .07
Red Fife 85 .05
Ri d Russian So .03
OATS.
Feed -. 24.00 26.00
BARLEY.
Feed ..23.50 26.00
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran 23.50 24.00
Shorts 23.50 25.00
. Futures were quoted at:
WHEAT
Bid.
September bluestem S'.i
October bluentein 90
Septemler club 88
October club 83
Seutember fortyfold 90
October fortyfold 88
September Fife 85
October Fife 85
September Russian 84
October Russian 82
OATS.
September 23.50
October 23 60
BARLEY.
September 23.00
October 22.50
MILLSTUFFS.
September bran 22.50
October bran 22.00
September shorts .23.00
October shorts 22.00
Ask.
$1.02
1.02
.87
.95
.99
.97
.04
.at
.03
.92
25.75
25.50
26 .OO
26.00
24.00
25.00
25.00
24.50
Court Eefuses to
Quash Indictments
Judge Pooling1, In San Pr&ndsco, Se
ries Flea of Atorneye Representing
SXen Accused of Violating Neutrality.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 21. (U.
P.) Federal Judge Maurice P. Doollng
today denied a motion to quash indict
ments against five men charged with
having recruited men in San Franelsco
for the British army. A long argu
ment attacking the validity of the in
dictments was made by Attorney Jo
seph Bunne. His argument was based
on alleged technical defects in the in
dictments. "After reading the law on the sub
ject and the motions filed by the at
torney for the defendants, my belief
that the Indictments are valid has not
been shaken," said the Judge.
Al of the defendants pleaded not
guilty. Their trial was Bet for Octo
ber 18. They are: Ralph K. Blair, Dr.
Thomas Addis, Lieutenant Kenneth
Croft, Harold Jane and Clive Law
rence. High Tribute Paid
To William. J. Bryan
Ppeaking on the subject, "The
Debt of the Cominon People and of
the World to William Jennings Bryan,"
Samuel White last night, before the
Jackson club, paid high tribute to the
accomplishments of Mr. Bryan. H!
praised him particularly for his work
in behalf of world wide peace.
V. G. Cozad of Canyon City, dis
trict attorney for Grant county, wai
called on for a short address. Presi
dent R, A. Miller presided.
Carnival Queen
Contest Is Keen
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 21. The
names of four candidates for queen of
the Dahlia carnival, to be held here
September 9, 10 and 11, have already
been submitted by fraternal organiza
tions, and several others are expected
to have candidates in the race before
tomorrow. Miss Ruth McCown is the
Eastern Star representative. Miss
Gladys Voorhees for the United Arti
sans, Miss Vera Overly Is represent
ing the Elks and Miss Nita Clark the
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows.
The result of the first day's voting
will be announnced late this afternoon.
TRADE BALANCE IS
BECOMING MORE OF
PROBLEM EVERY DAY
Statistics jBhow Exports Run
About $200,000,000 Over
Imports for First Half Year,
PORTLAND FIRE RECORD
Friday.
2:23 p. m.. Tenth and Tillamook
streets, grass fire, no damage.
4:4S p. -m., 6516 Fifty-seventh ave
nue, S. E., flare up from gas range,
damage 1-5.
7:21 p. m., 1765 East Ninth street,
J. R. Grant and Phil Feldmier, cabinet
shop, fire from overheated bearing,
shop completely destroyed, loss $5500.
Saturday.
No fires.
Postmaster on Vacation.
Oregon City. Or., Aug. 2L. Postmas
ter J. J. Cooke, of this city, left today
for Barrier to spend tha week-end
with Ma family.
May statistics on exports, and Im
ports carry out the theme that the
American trade .balance Is becoming
ever more of. a problem, according to
the National city bank of New York
in Its August financial letter. It says:
The problem presented by our ac
cruing balances- in the foreign trade
grows no easier as the months, pass,
the excess of exports over Imports
in the month of June being $187,000,
000, although the movement of grain
and cotton i'a's down" to low ebb. For
the fiscal year ended June 30, the net
credit balance on merchandise account
was $1,09-4,422,792, with exports of
$2,768,643,432 and Imports of $1,674.
220,740. Exports were $404,000,000
above the previous year's record and
imports $219,700,000 below.
Qoia coming This Way.
The losses of gold which occurred
In the first two months of tha fiscal
year were more than recouped, export
for the' year aggregating $146,324.14S
and imports, $171,668,755.
The abnormal character of our for
eign trade is. further shown by the fol
lowing summary for May, the latest
month for which classified figures
are available:
IMPORTS.
Free and dutiable: May. 1814. May. 1015.
Crude materials for
use in manufacture $02,878,328 $57,274,023
Foodstuffs In crude
condition and food
animals 18.347,714 15.380.775
Foodstuffs partly or
wholly manufactured 23,179,787 30,481.882
Manufactures for fur- 1
tber a he In nianu-
ractnrinir 24,806.482 18.051.376
Manufactures ready
for consumption 32,032.144 20,434.321
Miscellaneous 1.037.040 062.304
4 .
Total imports of
merchandise ., $164.281,515$142,284.851
EXPORTS.
Domestic:
Crude materials for "
use in manufactur e $37,810,080 $44,837,483
Fodstuffs In crude
condition and food
animals 10,078,817 88,762.870
Foodstuffs partly or -
wholly manufacture 20,117.740 40.828.391
Manufactures for fur
ther use la manu
facturing 30,431.865 36.872.8S3
Manufactures ready
for coiisurupticn 08.503.302 87.540.042
Miscellaneous 484.71(9 10.098,443
Total domestic $157,402,718 $289,330,222
Foreign goods ...... 4.239.801 4.8S1.820
Total exiiorU $161.732.619 $274.218,142
War Takes Husbands
From Families Here
Two Italian Women Report to OftV
clals That They Save Been De
serted. The present world war Is causing
distress among Portland women as well
as women of Europe, for it has caused
at least two men to desert their fam
ilies. In both cases the men are Ital
ians and ln one case the departure for
the seat of wai is certain.
One man whose neighbor all say is
a most excellent man and very good to
his family took "French leave" and
wrote et route that he did not have the
heart to tell his wife he was leaving,
but that the call of the fatherland was
too strong for him. His wife will re
ceive 18 cents per day from Italian
Consul Vlsettl and the consul hopes
the king of Italy wiW - allow more.
Tha wife expects to become a mother
in a few months and has a three-year-old
child to provide for.
In the case of Ardnino Bementllli,
the other, there is not the same cer
tainty that he went to war, though his
brother stoutly maintains - he did. A
ron-support warrant was issued by
ihe deputy district attorney for
Sementilli, and if he did not go to war
he will be located if possible and
brought back.
Mrs. Sementilli is at the county hos
pital awaiting the arrival of an ex
pected addition to her family. . Sem
entilli told his wife he would take his
suit to the cleaners and left with a
suitcase, disappearing completely.
W. C. T. U. Convention.
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 21. The
county convention of the W. O. T. U.
will be held at Tacolt Thursday and
Friday, September 2 and 3. Delegates
are being selected from the different
unions In the county and it is expected
that the coming meeting will be
largely attended. The Vancouver dele
gates are: Mrs. Hannah McCorkie,
Mrs. S. Huntley, Mrs. Sarah Dorland,
Mrs. Flora Sunderland. Mrs. F. R.
W'helan. Mrs. Pearl Rothery, Mrs. Mary
Manning, Mrs. C. Mongerson, Mrs.
Blevans and Mrs. Jorgenson.
Committed to Asylum.
Oregon City. Or., Aug. 21. Mrs. John
Laar, who says her husband has left
her, was examined for lnsanitay Fri
day and committed to the state Insane
asylum by Judge Anderson.
at 1r not known where Mrs. Laar's
husband Is.
THE
Canadian Bank
of Commerce
Head Office
TORONTO. CANADA
Established 1867
A General Banking Business
Transacted
Interest Paid on Time Deposits
Commercial Letters of Credit
Issued
Exchange on London. Eng
land. Bought and Sold
PORTLAND BRANCH
Corner Second and Stark Sts.
P. C. Malpas. Manager ,
Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Stocks. Bends, Cotton. Orala. Zte ,
16-317 Board of Trade Bnildlar.
DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES
TO ALL EXCHANGES
Members Chicago Board of Trade,
; Correspondents of Loga tt Bxyavs
Chicago. Nr York.
GENERAL BUSINESS NEWS
Sew Store for Xreewator.
J. F. Slover, proprietor of the Fair
fctore of Milton, Or., one of the largest
establishments in that paxt of the
valley, has decided to remove to Free
water and has leased the large brick
building belonging to Kd. Mason on
epot street, now occupied by the
J. A. Schmidt Mercantile - company.
Mr. Slover. will take possession the
first of tho month, when Mr. Schmidt
will move into the new brick store
now being erected. Mr, Slover m-111-also
open a mercantile store in Weston, -where
he has formed a company wltu
a coital stock of $30,000.
Articles of Incorporation.
Rice-Penne company, capital stock,
$2000; Harold O. Rice, Landor Penne
and Mae Penne, incorporators. .
Articles of Incorporation. .
Merchants' Exchange association
Capital stock, $1000; V. A. rattullo, A.
Berg and A. Cohn, Incorporators. "
VANCOUVER REMAINS
DRY UNDER DECISION
OF SUPREME COURT
Ruling of Superior Court in
Test Case Is Sustained by
Higher Tribunal.
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 21. The
state supreme court has handed down
a decision In the case of the State of
Washington against William Paul,
one of the local saloonkeepers who
made an appeal from the findings of
the superior court of this county in a
test case following the state wide and
local option elections last tall, in
which the decision of the lower court
Is confirmed.'! This means that Van
couver will remain dry.
Acting, as they believed, within the
provisions of the law and under the
provisions of the restraining order
from the federal court, the saloons -did
not close the first of the year as
provided by statute. A wholesale r- , -rest
of liquor dealers was made short- -ly
after the first of the year, some
of whom later quit the business en- -tlrely
and in order to settle the cases
against them pleaded 'guilty. .
' Paul, 'in a test case, pleaded not .
guilty to selling intoxicants in a dry
unit and was convicted oh an agreed .
statement of facts, the case having
been submitted before Judge R. M,
Back. An appeal was taken to the su- -;
pre me court on the grounds that the v
statewide bill became effective 30
days after its adoption, although Its
provisions did not become operative ..
until January 1, 1916, and therefore
repealed the local option law, with
which It was In conflict. j '
The court held, however, that the ,
local option law Is effective and in
force until such time as the statewide
bill becomes operative. i
School Teachers In Swimming.
Oregon City, Or., Aug. 21. One hun,
dred school "ma'ams" attending the
teachers' training sctiool at this city,
"skipped" school Friday afternoon and
went swimming. The party took a,
special car to Oak Grove and returned
late In the evening to Oregon City,
Your Best Friend
is the money you have when you
need it.
It is the influence which keep
the world friendly towards you.
It makes you independent of
borrowing and of paying back.
LIBERAL RATE OF INTEREST PAID ON
-SAVINGS
by
The United States National Bank j
Third and Oak Sts.. Portland, Or.
Capital and Surplus
f
$2,000,000
The First National Bank
Of Portland, Oregon
offers you excellent facilities, uni
form, courtesy, careful, attentive
service and safety for your funds.
We cordially invite your business.
Capital and Surplus . . . .$3,500,000
The Bank of California
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Of San Francisco
Founded 1864
Capital paid in - - - - - $8,500,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits - $8,256,734.33
Commercial Banking and Savings Department
PORTLAND BRANCH
Third and Stark Streets '
THE BEST EVIDENCE OF OUR CON
TINUAL AND RAPID GROWTH IS
THE GREAT NUMBER OF SATISFIED
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE DOING BUSINESS
- WITH US.
THE
Northwestern National Bank
The Bank of Personal Service
.WHILE AWAITING the oppotunity of some profitable
investment deposit your money in our Savings Depart
ment and make it earn 4 per cent interest for you.
We invite you to call and talk this over with us.
Merchants National Bank
wmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmam wmmamm -
Under Government Supervision V; '
Founded 1886 Washington and Fourth Streets