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COLUMBIA RIVER OREGON CANTALOUPE SEASON IS OPENED; DALLES AGAIN FIRS! Initial Shipment Comes From Nob Hill Fruit Farms and Consists of Osage Variety First Sales Are Made at $3 tor Standards. Oregon cantaloup have mad their appear anc in tba local markat Th first offerfne of tha araaon arrived on tha itreet daring tha lait 24 hours. Initial shtpmant earn from the Nob IliU rruit farm of Tha Dallas to the Shertdan Beekley company. It consisted of Oaeta variety, and waa of good quality. Tha stock was packed In standard crates, and the first salea ware quickly made at $3 per crate. Ceataluup market in genrral la somewhat mixed here. Soma of Ui houses still hare high priced fruit on hand, and thef are holding value up accordingly. On thewother hand, those that made purchaaea through the regular brokerage houaee have secured thetr supplies more cheaply, and thru are shading: value. Flat are generally telling down to II per crate, though aome sales art reported up to 11.25. Fur ponies all sorts of prices are ruling, values ranging from $1.75 In 12.25 generally, with standarda at 2.75. Thene values ar for California fruit. Greatly increased supplies are shown at Cali fornia potnta, aecorriiiiv to reports received during tha morning. At parking centers the congestion of fruit Is said to be heavy, packers being unable to secure sufficient help for packing, and car auortag la also having its effect. DALLES CUCUMBERS SLOW SALE Owing to tha abundance of home grown cucumbers, offerings of box lots from Tha lialjes a re moving alowly her and aalea are re ported in a small way down to 40c a box by tba wholesale trade. TOMATO MARKET HOLDING! FIRM Market for tomatoes la holding firm along the street. No additional sujipliea are expected from California and home grown offerings are not yet sufficient to take care of immediate wauta of the trade. Trie at fl .00 1.2ft. WATERMELON HALES LIBERAL Since th pirir reductions in the water melon market, sales ara showing a liberal In crease tirre. General aalea are from 1 4 to 2 We a pound, acoording to nlze of purchase Quality of fruit lis favorable. COUNTRY KILLED MEATS FIRM With country killed hoga selling at the record price of 26n pound for beat offerings and veala at ID 20a a pound, th latter in a lim ited way. market for auppllea is rather good. Mutton auppllaa ara scant DAIRY PRODTJCTS UNCHANGED No general change in tha price of dairy products Is announced for the day. Kggs are ateady to firm, butter market la firm and atrength is continued in the cheese trad at former quotations, i BRIEF NOTES OF PRODUCE TRADE First Nancy Hall aweet potatoes of the sea son reported In by Ben Levy A Co., with sales at 18c pound. Crab applea in slightly greater supply, de mand slow st $1.00 1.10 per reach box.. Chicken trsd i Just about stesily with heavy hens at 24c. Berry markets fnntume slow around prevloua price. Apple trade show heavier arrivals with sup plies accumulating. WEATHER NOTICE TO SHIPPERS Weather bureau advises: Protect shipments during the nrttt 36 hours against the following maximum temperatures: Going north. 72 degrees; northeast over 8., P. it 8. B. H . 85 degrees; east to Baker. 80 de gress; and smith to Ashland. 80 degress. Max imum temperature at Portland tomorrow about 78 degrees. JOBBING miTFS IX PORTLAND These are th prices retailers pay wholesalers, ascent as otherwise noted: Dairy Products BUTTER Relllng price: Creamery prints In' rsn-bment wrsppers, rttrss, KSr; prime flrts, 61c; firsts. fiOHr; butter In 30 lb. boxei. Vie less: 60 lb. botes, lo less; cubes, le less: cartons. 1c additional; dairy. 37c lb.; selling priee. rnhn. 47Hf4c. .MtTTTKRI'AT Portland delivery basis. No. 1 our crenm, 5 Re. CHKERE Selling price: TlUsmook fresh Oregon- fancy full cream triplets. 27W28o per lb. : Yonng America. 28 20c. Trice to jobbers, Tllsmook triplets, 2Bc; Youne America. 26c f o. b. Coos end Curry. Prlre to Jobbers, f. o. b Myrtl Point : Triplets, 24 He: Young AmfVira 25Vte; brirk, 33e; Limburger, 35c; brirk Swiss. 4 0o lh. EO;S Helling price, case count. 4 5 (3 4 6c per dosen. Iluying price. 43X43 He Helling price. Candled. 474.c: selected. 49 50c: aelerted in rsrtons, BOc LIVE POULTRY Hena, 22(?24e per lb.; broilers, 2 6 ( 2 r ; old roosters. lnia16e; stags, )6flei4r; anrkeys.- 2K (i 30c; dressed fancy. 87c; No. 2, 80c; euuabs. $3.00 dosen; geese, spring. 16e; ducks. 24 (9 80c; pigeons, tlflO 3.00 per dosen. Fresh Vegetable and Fruits FR.EHH FRUITS Orange. 8 00 ...( pm box; bananas, 8c lb.: lemons, ( 2 10 24 per bol; California grapefruit. 83.75(4.00; Florida. 17.00; watermelons, 1 4 2 Vi c per m.i tantomia Dlarg iis. n.7ft per crate; plums, 2 H fSt 3e per lb. BEHRIKB Raspberries. $1.78 0 2.00: black caps, 2.2S; blackbefriea. 12.50; currants, i sn2 no. PEA'HF,8 Per box. $1.00(9 1.60. A Pl'LES Various vsrieties. $1.002 28 per box PKATIS Psrtlett. $3.25 per box. DRIED FRUITS Dates. Dromedsry, $5.50; Firds. $2.50 crate; raisins, three crown loose M-uwatel. 10c lb. in 50 lb. boxes; figs. $8.50 per hex for 70 nr.. packages. ONIONS. Helling prlre to retailer; New red, 2.80: well Walla. $2.75: garlic, 7 Vs 8e lb.: green onions, 85 rt? 4 5c dosrn buncheR POTATOES Selling price. New potatoes. 8 Vi 8 H per lb CANTALOUPES Flats. $1.00(9 1.25: pony. $1.78 ( 2.25; standard. $2 75. VEtiKTAHLES New turnips, $2 0O?2 25 sack; carrots. $2.25 sack: heets. $2.50 sack: parsnips. $1.25 sack: cabbsse. 3Hi(3o: pep pers, lOe; head lettuce, $2 50 ( .1. 25 : celery, $1.28 per dosen; artichokes. 80(S5c per dozen; ewuraben. $1.00 per box; tomatoes, $1.00 1.25 per box; egg plant. 15c per lb.; cauli flower. $2. 90A27S pr crafe; horse radish IJVi per lb ; string beans, 3 5c per lb green corn. 40 45c wleat. Fish end Provisions COt'NTHT MEATS Helling prire: Country killed beat . hogs. 24 g 2?p; ordinary, 23c per lb.: best veal, 19i20c per lb:; ordinary veal, 18c; rough heavy. 14(3' 10c per lb.; lamb'' 20 ft 28c per lb.; mutton, 14(41Gc per lb beef, 10 (Q 14 He. SMOKED MEATS Hams, 84 85 He; breakfast bacon, 34 P Blc; picnics, 25c; cottage Toll. 31c: short clears, 30033c; Oregon exports, smoked. Sic per lb. PACKERS' MEATS Fancy steer beef, 20 22c: fancy cow beef. 15 (3 17c; fresh spring lamb, 24 ( 26c; best yearlings, 20 22c: awes 18 20c; hogs. 25c. ' LAKD Kettle rendered. ( ); standard. 27 He per lb.; lard compound. 28c OYSTERS Olympia. gal.. $4.50; canned eastern. 0.1c can. $t 40 dosen can; eastero. gallon, solid pack, $3 BO. FRESH FISH Dressed flounders. C; sal mon. 21022c; perch, 78c; soles, 7c ; sal mon trout, 18c; halibut, 20c; black cod, 14e herring, Oo; smelt, 8c; clams, hard ahell. 6o r lb.. $4.00 boa; crabs, $1.78 2.50 per dos. had. 6 (J 7c ' Orocsrle SUGAR Cube. $9.70 H : powdered. $8 09 H : fruit or berry, $8.05; D yellow. $4.75; granu lated. $8.05; beet, $7.93; extra C. $7.70; olden C. $7.55. HONEY New. $6.00 per ease. KICE Japan style. No. 1, 0 10c; New Orleans head. HVi &lc; blu rose, 10Ki Jle per lb. SALT Coarse half ground. l00s, $16.00 per ton; 80s, $17.25; table dairy, 50s. $22.60; bale. $3.10 8.55; fancy table and dairy, $30.25; lump rock. $20.00 per tori. BHANS California (sale by jobbers). Small whit. 13 He; larg white. 12o; pink. 9o lb.; Limas, 14 He; bayou. Kit; red, lOo. Ore gon beans (buying price) : White, maehm cleaned. 8H0c; band picked, 9 H 10c . CANNED MILK Caniatiou. $6.20; Borden, 16.10; Aster. $6.10; Eagle, $9.60; Libby, $6.10; Yeioban, 86.25 per case. ' . COFFEE Boasted. 13 H 36c in aacks or ' drum.. SODA CH ACKERS Bolk, 17c per lb. KL'TS Budded walnuU, 3Q pr pj.. SALMON Peach Market; Has a Very Firiri Tone With Prices Holding Early Crawfords From The Dalles in Small Supply With ; Sales Up to $1.10 Box. Early Crawford peaches from Columbia river sections ar arriving in small supply along th street. Within tha next few days th movement is expected . to be somewhat Improved. Several days ago th first shipment arrived from Th Dalles. Kales of local Crawford ar ah own around $1 001.10 pr box generally. Demand in ' general for peaches Is very favor able, and especially so for th larger siaed fruit. California markets continue firm, with prices ruling tugb, and indications point to similar condition here. Sales of Hales Early ar shown from 60 to 85c a box along tha street at this time. Smaller sized fruit rang from 60 to 60o a box, with tha larger stock around 7680e generally, and extremely large ones at 85c. Small Stocks of Woof Are Retained; Governm't Reports Washington. Aug. 6. (I. N. S.) Wool atocki held by dealers and manufacturers in the T!nltH States on June SO. 1918, amounted to about 496.000 pounds, grease equivalent, according to the quarterly stock report issued by th bureau of markets today. Stocka reported on the same date in IU17 were 5S5,OOO,00O pounds, grease wiuivalent The decreased holdinna on Julv an 1018, Compared to those of the year before are said to be dua to s glower movement of wool to marxou uiu year than last, j Stocks of wool on June 30 J 9 18, by classes In pounds, ware: Grease. 320,046,855; scoured 20.51U.208: pulled, 19.p08.014; tops. 15 251,696, and noils. 15,784".7S1. Corn Market I Start Is at an Advance By Joseph F. Prltehard Chicago, Aug. 6. (I. N. 18.) Th August corn sold from 81.61ft off tn si.sa i. af $l.l)8',i. which was 1 6 below tha resting ui iast mgm. September sold from $1.65 w wi.uit. nu reacted to and cloaed at $1.62 . The closing last night was at $1 63 The October future eold from $1.65 down to ' u 1 ' . reactea to and closed at $1.63 , ... urum v c aoove trie ciose of jester- ...co. o. (i. ni. 8 ) Corn rose to day at the opening of trade on continued hot dry weather over tjie belt, resulting in buying ordera. At tha top, d- f erred deliveries war up about lo above yesterday' close, th advance being well 1. 1 , i . .u.,..ui,to uunnj uii esny trading. (" lu ft, w u , j .... ...iiuimTu uj corn, dux there was ..... or August by cash houaes, and thia rJ. Il cu 10 nnaer yesterday close. ",""""ul. mum was slight and range narrow. 1 rovurione were dull and unchsnged. Cliicago range furnished by United Press: CORN i Open. High. Low Close August September October . 160 161 158 1B8U 185 11. 182 h 104 1684 litlVm 163 hi OATS 69 64 68 hi ii'JH 9li 68 hi 69 14 78 hi C& PORK 4507 4510 4470 LARD ' 2872 26T5 2870 RIBS 2478 2493 247T 242 2502 2490 August 68H September . October 68 H 89H 4470 2679 2870 Beptember October . , September October . 2477 2492 EARLT PRICE LOSS SHOWIf IX SEW YORK COTTON MARKET New Tork. Aug. 6. (I. N. 8.) Following th lead of steadier corn the cotton msrkt opened steady today with ; October 2 points lower and the later positions 2 to 7 points higher. . The market reacted after- th opening call however, and at th end of the first 15 minutes price were 10 to 20 points below the previous close. j The close was ateady at 137 to 143 points. net advance of Month Jan March May Aug Oou .... Open. 2745 2743 2740 THgh Low. 2730 2725 2740 iiii Close. 2880 2875 2875 2895 2S70 2 800 2935 2935 2893 2810 J930 Dec. 274 5 2900 2717 New lork spot market 135 point trp; nilds. 885. DAIRY PRODUCE ON THE COAST San Francisco Market San Francisco, Aug. 6. Butter Extras B2c; prim firsts, 80c. ' , .Eei5V Extras. 6c; fimU, 46c; extra pul lets, 4 9c. Cheese California flats, 27e. ' Seattle A. artist 8eattle. Aug. 6. (U. P. ) .-Butter Local dty creamery, eartona. 63 H 54c; parchment wrapped. 53c; cubes. 50B3o. Egg Select ranch, 5052o; pullets. 46 9 48o per dozen. , 5Ehe'-"MJllnet,n ,T"ng America, 28 38o, Washington triplets.! 2827e; Oregon 2T60r27cArnp?und29,2!teJ Lea Angelea Market -Loe Anaeles. Anw n.i w m fresh extras. 4 7c: case count SRo- n.,u... Buttt-r Creamery extras, 60c. PACIFIC COAST BANK statement Portland Banks This Week. $ 4,477.940.17 $ . 4,221,297.71 Spokane Banks $ Clearing Monday . . Tuesday . . Clearings . Ralances . Clearings Balances Clearings Clearings . Clearings Balances Year Ago. 2.347,292.48 2.084.594.65 1,005,776.00 268,992.00 6,483.515.00 Seattle Banks 738.046.00 Los Angeles Banks $ 4,793.015.00 San Francisco Banks $17,938,121.00 Taooma Banks ....$ 928.486.00 130,072.00 Northwest Cereal Shipments Oregon and WaaMiwtM . j 7sPiTont?,: V Oreson lorein nd domeaS. 78.109 barrels flour; no wheat. From Wash ington foreign and domestic. 281,410 barrels- no wheat. 1.617,835 bushels. Hi '41'mcnu (a wneat). . New Yort Sngar and Coffee New York. AuJ. 6. (Joffee Spot : No. 7 ueo, cno. 4 Santos. 1 1 a c. Suicar Centrifugal. $8,008. almonds, 19H20c; filberts, 27Ho in sack lots; peanuts, 18c; .pecans, 17e; BraiU, 20. Hops, Woof and Hide HOPS Nominal, 191T crop, 15flil8e lh. HIDES Salted bide. 35 lbs. and wp. salted stags. 50 lbs. and np. 10; salted and green kip. 15 to 25 lbs., 13c: salted and green calf, up to 15 lbs., 25e; green bides, -20 lbs. and up. 11c; green stags, 60 lbs. and op, 8o: dry flint hides. 25c; dry flint calf, up to 3 lb7 30c: dry salt hides, 20c; dry bone hides, $1 25 1.50; salted horse hides. $3.00 4. o horsehair, tail, 25c; horsehair, mane, 16e; dry long wool- pelts, 40c; dry short wool pelts 25 (S0c; salted and green pelts, each (Mar 'take of), $3.0004.00; dry sheep shearlings, each. 15 80c; salted sheep shearlings, each, 25 50c; 'dry goat, long hair, 25e; dry goat shear lings, each, 13 80c; dry short hair goats., each. 50c $1.00. ' WOOL -AH prices nominal. CHITTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buying price for car lots, 10c TALLOW No. 1, 13c; i No. 2, lie: Crease 9c per lb. MOHAIR 1917, 4055o per lb. Ropes, Faints, Oils ROPE Sisal, dark, 24o; white, 23 Ho a.: standard Manila. 82 He. ' LINSEED OIL Raw bbla.. $2.01 gallqju kettle boiled, bbls.. $2.03 $ raw. cases, ta.ll boiled, cases, $2.13 gallon.: COAL OIL Water white, in drums of Iron bbls., 10c gaL; cases, 20c gaL GASOLINE Iron bbls.. :21c; cases. 3Ie; en gine distillate, iron bbla., 13c; ease, 23c WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 13 He lb.3 800 lbs., 13 c i TllBFENTISE Tanks, f 9c; cases, '89c; 10 case Ms, le less. " ' WIRE NAILS Basic price, $5.35. , PACK IS BETTER THAN A SALMON PACK SHOWS UP MORE F IN THE COLUMBIA Output Is Trifle Better Thaa at This Tittw aYear' Afjo Good Run of Fancy Chinook Appears in Lower River and Packers Get Busy. Columbia . river spring-summer salmon pack la showing np somewhat better thaa bad bea gen erally expected- Special reports gathered by Th Journal indicate that th general output up to Monday was fractionally greater than a year ago at this date. Bine then th run has been rather favorable. and there la every expectation st tils tim that tha season's output will be at least 10 per cent better than a year tgo. Not only has there been a rather favorable run of Chinook during tha last 24 hours, but th fish generally are of favorable canning six and th quality is excellent. In fact, most of the fish may be placed in No. 1 class. Renewal of a good run of salmon has filled packers with hope, and as they ar prepared to take bold of a big catch and tha water is now in proper condition, expectations are for s con tinued improvement, at least during the next few days. Demand for canned salmon continues brisk. and practically everything packed is either already (hipped, or is awaiting orders to send th eastern trade. Price therefor are holding firm for all vanetiea. Liberty Three and ' a Half Bonds Are in a Very Good Call QUIET. STEADY CLOSINQ New York, Aug. . (I. M. e.) Th market elod quiet and steady today, with th only activity In a few specialties. Oolumbia Qas sold up a points to 36, and waa finally 85, whll Ohio O It lea Qas closed at 38 V. . General Motor sold up over S point to 167', while Mexican Pe troleum dropped 1 v points to 1 01 . Steal common was finally 109'., Baldwin 014. American Sumatra, 129, Distiller' 68, Industrial Aicenoi i Z7 v ana at. Paul preferred 74 . Sales, 238,500 shares; bonds, $6,018,000. New ork, Aug. tt. (1. N. S.) There waa an absence of rigorous buying at the opening of the stock market today, which was in prog rets near the close yesterday and instead there was a supply of all tba leading issue at con cessions ranging from fractions to about one point. . Steel common declined to 109 hi and Baldwin dropped one point to 91. Other Steel shares moved the . same way, with a moderate amount of business In Bethle hem, which sold off H to 834. American Sumatra yielded lhi to 129. .Mexican Petroleum dropped to 101. but rallied to 101. Distillers' Securities opened at 58 H and then dropped to 88. Liberty 8 hi a continued in good demand at oar. The selling movement which caused declines in the first 15 minutes ended quickly and dur ing the remainder of the forenoon a firmer tone prevailed with good rallies In many is sues. Steel common after declining to 108 H rose to 109U. American Sumatra eold down to 128 K from which it rallied to 129 H. . Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.. Board of Trade building: DESCRIPTION pp., j High Low iGW Alaska Gold AVORABLE 3 3lfl slil 3H" 34 84 88H 83H 47 HI "47 H 46 H 48 84 H 84 H 84 H 84 '42' " ii'r 'iin 41 H 68H 66H 68H 78 78 T4 78 77 110H 110H 110T 110 91 92 H 91 H 91 H 69 69 69 68 H 6H 66H 66H 66. 85H 85H 85H 85H 92 H 92 91 H 91 H B34 63 53 63 H 83 83 88 H 83 41 41 41 41 27 27 H 27 H 27 19 19 19 19 153 153 152 161H 7 67 67 H 67 44 44 H 43 T 48 g2 39 89 89 89 H 40 46 46 46 90 44 44 48 43 86 66 66H B8H ri KJ 14 T, 14 14 14 145 145 145 143 H 152 157 132 166H iV6 i? 44 44 81H 81 81 81 90 80 90 96 'is " is" is'" is'4 82 82 32 82 06 128 128 127 127 62 82 62 52 H 26 26 26 26 IIS lT 'IT 83 34 83 83 H 67H mi ' 57 112 27 27 27 28 101 102 101 101 ! 28 28 28 28 62 52 62 62 5 28 23 23 23 68 20 : 40 40 89 30 125 71 103 103 103 103 87 .... . . 29 43 44 ' '48 48 45 51 70 70 70 70 23 61 61 61 61 88 88 87 87 92 82 91, 91 23 188H . 16 44 44 44 44 84 84 84 83 i9 ig' 19 19 153 153 151 151 89 69 69 69 121 L21 120 120 62 62 61 61 110 HQ 108 109 110 110 110 110 81 61 51 51H 51 9 38 88 37 H 37 23 79 79 79 79 41 41 41 41 19 19?. 19 19 I I I Ull Allie Chalmers, c Am. Beet Sugar . AmCan, e jam-'ar r ounary, c Am. Cotton Oil. c Am. Linseed, c . . . Am. Loco., e . . . . Am. Smelter, c. . . Am. Sugar, c. . . . Am. Tel. c Tel Am- Woolen, te. Anaconda Minins Atchison, c Baldwin Loco., c . . B. & O-. c Bethlehem Steel. B. Brook. .Rapid Tran. Butte & Superior.. Cal. Petroleum, c. . Canadian Pacific Central Leather, e. a. m. & st. p... Chi 4 N. W.. c. Chino Cop. Col. F. A I., c. . '. Cons. Gas Corn Prod., c, . . . Cruc Steel, c . Den. & Itr G., c . Distillers Erie, c Gen. Elee Gen Motor . . . . Goodrich Rubber . O. N. Ore Lands . d. N.. pfd. ...... Greene Can Hide tc Leata.. e. . Ice Becuritiee , . . 111. Cent. Ind. Aloe. Inspiration Int. Mer. Marine. . . K. C Southern, c. STenneeott Copper . . . Lackawanna Steel. . Lehigh Valley Looia. Il Nashville. . LMaxweU Metora. e . . Mexican Petroleum. Miami Copper. ... Midvale Steel M . K. T.. o.. Mo. Pae National Lead Nevada Consolidated iiew Haven N. Y. Air Brake.. J. Central.. N. & W.. e Northern Pacific.. Pacific Mail Pa. Railway .... Peoples Gas. . . . Pittebnrg Coal, . c P. Bteel Car. c . . Ray Cons. Copper . Ky. ateel Springs . Reading, c Rep. I. A S . c. . . Rook Island Sears, Roebuck Co Shattuck Studebaker, c Southern Pacific . . . Southern Ry. , c . . . Tennessee Copper. . Texas Oil Tobacco Products. . Union Pacific, e. . . J. S. Rubber, c. . . V. 8. Steel, c do pfd lrtah Copper Virginia Chem., c.: Wabash Wabash A Wabash B W. U. Telegrsph . . . Wetinghraae Elect. Wilys-Overland. Woolworth . . . . ToUl sales, 288.500 shares. New Tork Bond Market Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.. Board of jraae oauaing: Atchison General 4s Balti. & Ohio Gold 4s Beth. Steel Ref. 5s Central Pacific 1st 4s C. B. It, Q . Cot 4s St Paul General 4s Chicago N. W. General 4a. . L. A N. TJnt 4 New York Ry. 5a Northern Pacific P. L. 4.. Reading General 4s Union Pacific 1st 4a TA 8. Steel 5a Union Pacific 1st Ref. 5s. . Bid. Ask. 1 81 74 78 88 87H 77 79 93 94 80 82 82 85 22 23 80 81 H 83 83 84- 87 98 88 78 79 90 90 79 79 89 95 88 87 81 81. 81 81 Southern Pacific Conv. 4s.... Penn, Conv.. 4s , , Perm, let 4s , Che. Ohio Conv. 6s , Oregon Short Line 4s Honey and lExehange New York, Ang. 6. (I. N. 8.) Call money an the floor of th New York stock exchange to day ruled at S H Per cent; high, 8 per cent; low, 5 H per cent. Time money was firm. Rates were 3 6 pet cent. The market for prime mercantile paper was trans. " j Call money in London today was strong. Sterling exchange was OjUiet. with business in bankers billa at $4.75.48 for demand, $4.72 tat 60 day bfa, and $4.71 'for 90 day lulls. YEAR ALB1NA MILLS ARE ! NOWBEING OPERATED Plants of Portland Flouring Hills Here and at Taeoma Resume General Op erations Mlllstuff Demand Is Unu sually Heavy. NO&THWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS -Cans- Wheat. Barley. Flour.' Oata. Hay. Portland. Tuea. . . 17 6 : 3 6 ! 8 Year ago . . Season to date 818 4 120 64 . 34 10 67 j 843 81 99 Year ago 79 Tacoma. lion 27 Year ago 4 Season to date. . . 78 Year ago 90 Seattle, Mon 14 Year ago 4 Season to date. . . 83 Year ago 83 a 20 14 4 O 50 60 3 16 98- 3 1 6 15 12 5 188 123 29 14 91 296 The first half of the Albina mills of the Port land Flouring Mills company started up opera tions for the season Monday, and today tha sec ond half was being put in operation. Tha Ta coma plant of the company was also scheduled to resume operations during the day, Regular operation of the mills will be shown from this time on. in an effort to secure supplies of millatuffs. According to the company, the de mand for mills tuffs is so great and the orders on the books already so liberal that rt will take some time before they can be filled and additional business accepted. Very little selling of wheat is reported at Pa cific Northwest country points. Farmers are now so busy with their harvesting that they cannot take time to sell their initial gathering. , They are. not overanxious to sell either, because the price will be the aame whether they sell bow or v.aue rew days until they have more time. Some selling and some consignment is reported but the volume is comparatively small. sLOLH Selling price: Family wheat flour. oaney riour, tio.HO; Willamette valley, ( ); local straight. $10.95;. bakers' local, $9.80 gj 10.00; Montana spring wheat, patent, ) ! wholewheat, $10.75; graham, $10.35; rye flour, $10.75; oat flour, $12.00 12.25 corn flour. $11.50(314.00 per barrel. Prices lor cuy aenvery in five barrel lots. i Buying price, new crop: Willsmette umouiy, rancy, sza.uu; Eastern Oregon-Wash' ingion rancy timothy. $34.00; alfalfa, 27.00: vauey vetch, $27.60: cheat. $28.50; clover. srsin, eo.vu per ton. GRAIN BACKS Nominal. No. 1 Calcutta, 25 26c in car lots; less smounts higher. auuaitrra Mixed feed. bulk. $24.44: at mills, sacked, $30.65. 2-rJ?er bml- I2.00 912.20. sMstttixix er ton. 169.70. vT C wtlol- 78; cracked. $77 per ton. aciuutuH ucusnxe August bids: OATS Week lues. DOS. Hat. ri. Thi.r vJmA Feed - - - . 5900 5900 690O 5950 6950 6000 6000 reed BARLEY 6860 6400 5400 5450 5450 6600 6600 5500 6500 5500 6500 6300 6500 6500 hu j u ucurery: OATS No. 2 feed BARLEY Feed "A" ; ; ; Eastern oats and corn in bulk : T 6800 6250 5450 OATS No. 8 white . . . White 38 clipped 5150 6250 CORN no. s yellow agoO No. 3 mixed 6500 luiriy aay aeuvery: OATS 5159 Clipped t... 6200 CORN i,low 806 Mixed 6500 AMERICAN LIVESTOCK PRICES Chicago Hoc. $18.76 Chicago. Ana. 6- (I. N. S. fU Esti mated receipts 22,000, steady. BuQu,$18.20 19.65; top. $19.75; butcher toss, heavv $19.00 1.8.40; packing hogs, heavy, 418.00 O io.ov; meaium ana mixed, gis.3918.90 ugnt. im.olli.lo; pige. $17.75 18.30. Cattle Lsumated recemts 18.000. tet Beef cattle, good choice, $17 2818.76; me dium and common. $1 0.26 17.25 ; butcher sicca, neiters. j.si4.as; cows. $7.00 14.00; canners and cutters, $6.007.15; stock era ana seeaers, gooa cnoice, 810.00 018.00 common ana meaium, (.ll g 1U.OO; veal csives, gooa cnoice, il. 0(J(p 17.26. sneep Estimated receipts 18.000. ateady. onorn lamos. cnoice ana prime, g-17.50 18.10 meaium ana good. 815.50 1 7.60 ; spring lam os, gooa cnoice. L5 75 gn 6.25 : feeder lamos. gooa cnoice, ns.uu g 17.26 ; ewes, choice prime, $13.25 13.75; medium and good Omaha Hog $10.40 Omaha, Neb., Aug. 8. L N. 8.) Hogs nirfipu ojvv, lop, iw so; range, 818.00 9 rnura, m.mBu.ou: gooa cnoice, $18.2518.35; rough, $18. OO 18.25; light $1.8.75 19.40 $14.0016.00 bulk. $18.Z&!18.75; piss. Cattle Receipts 12,000, lower. Beeves, $11.0018.40; cows and heifers, '$60& 11.60; rtockers and feeders, $6 50 (913 00 calves, $9,-00 18.50. Sheep Receipts 11.000. atpadv. Turn.. $WrS 14 60; lambs, $14.00 17.85 ; ewes! flV.VVIS JmI.UU. Kansas City Hoot $19.65 Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. 6. l-(L N. g.) Cattle 24,000. slaw and lower; steers, $18.00 16.00; cows, and heifers. $7.00 13.60; calves $8.00 013.60; Blockers and feeders. $7.00' 16.00. Hogs Receipts 10,000, steady; top, $1B.6B bulk. $19.10 19.60; heavies, $19.45 19 65 : medium. $19.40 19.60; lights, $19.00 19.50. eheep Receipts 8000, strong) lamb. $16 00 9 17.25; ewes. $11.00 12.60; wethers. $12.00 13.60. Seattle Heft $10.00 Seattle. Aug. 6 (I. N. S.) Hog Re ceipts 94, 25c higher. Prime lights, $18.90 19.00; medium to choice, $18.50 18.75; me dium heavy, $17.60 18.00 ; ' rough heavy. $16.90 17.00; pigs, $16.50170O. Cattle Receipts 26. steady, Best steers, $11.00 13.00; medium to choice, $10.50 11.50; common to good. $6.0085O; best cows. $8.50 9.50: common to medium cows $5.00 7.50; bulls. $5.00 7.50; calves $6.00 10.00. i Sheep Receipt 473. steady. Lambs. $18.00 13.50; yearling. $8.009.50; ewe. $5.00 7.00. Denver Hogs $19.78 IVnver, Aug. 8. Cattle Receipt. 700. steady: steer. $8.00 17.00; cows and heM 7k50 1I-36; "toekers and, feeders, $2.40 13.00; calves, $1112.60. ! Hog Receipt, 600, (teadyi tops. $19.75 bulk. $19.25 19.60. t -. oneep ueeeipts. 1400, steady; $16.5016.75; ewes, $12.00 13.00 lambs. Foreign Bond Market (Furnished by Overbeck Ac Cooke Co.) A. F. 6s Oct 1920 U. K. 5s Sept 1018 . . . . V. K. 6tt Nov. 1919. . . U. K. 6s Feb. 1919. . V. K. 5 hit Nov. 1921 . . A. F. Sec. Bs Aug. 1919 Rep. France Ss 1931... Paris 6s Oct 1921 Marseilles 6s Nov. 1919. Russia Extn. SH 1921. Russian Intl. 5Hs 1926. Dom. Cs Aug. 1919 Dora. 6s Apr. 1921.. Dom. Ss Apr. 1931.... Dom. 5s Apr. 1926... Argentine 6s May 1920. . China 6s 1919 lk-ui. Canada 59 1937.. French 5s 1919 ma. Ask. . 93 99 H 98 99 H . 85 97 .130 ; 89. : 03 ! 54 95 . i 97a . i 94 80 92 9H 92 91 98 93 T, 99 98 hi 99 H 95 97 145 90 hi 94 hi 57 100 97 96 92 H 94 96 54 97 24 US Ti. Saa Francisco Grain Market San Francisco. -Aug. 6. (U. P.) Cash grain: Barley, per cental, jiew heavy, around $2.00 with off grades as low as $2.45; chevalier and milling nominal. I Oats, per cental, red feed, nominal and at $2.65; aeed, higher. , Chicago Dairy Prodofe Chicago, Aug. 6. (L N. 8.) Butter 18.083 tubs; creamery extras, 43 Vic; firsts, 41 43c; pecking stock, 87 He. : Eggs Receipts. 16,397 cases; current re ceipts. 35 37 He: ordinary firsts, 8637e; firsts, 38 39c; checks. 15 26c; dirties, 30 32c Stvr Tork'London Silver London, Aug. 8.--(L N. 8.) Bar silver unchanged at 48 13-16d. New Tork. Aug. . (L N. S.) Commercial bar silver unchanged at 99 He. ' Liverpool Cottoa Strong; Liverpool, Ave. 6. (L N. S.) Cotton futures opened irregular,' Spot Quiet, price strong, galea 1000 bale. FOR SEASON'S WORK Edited by flyman IL Cohen FAMISHED SUPPLIES OF LIVESTOCK ARE SHOWN FOR THE DAY Onl Two Full Loads Reach North Portland Overnight Trend of the Market Extremely Strong for Worth While Hogs and Cattle. PORTLAND TJTESTOCK BUN Hogs. Uattle. Calves. Sheep. Tuesday 260 50 ... 100 afondar 1150 Saturday 200 1150 100 1S00 60 ... 60 200 43 200 800 . . . SOO 60 ... 400 160 ... 200 818 9 70S 8 14 6 188 ... 88 59 150 Friday 2 50 Thursday 600 Wednesday ...... 400 Week ago 250 Tear ago 24 6 2 years ago 226 S yean ago 1ST 4 years ago . Only two full load of livestock entered the North Portland yards overnight, beside a few cattle that came forward on a boat. It waa a very nominal affair in the trade notwithstanding the generally good feeling here. Only fractional arrivals were ahown in the swine division and demand remained so good that extreme prices are continued, quality con sidered. Bulk prices are somewhat better and are listed at $ 1 8.85 g 19.00, which indicates not only the very good quality that has been reoeived to date this week, but the excellence the demand at North Portland. General hog range: Prime mixed $18.85(919.15 Medium mixed 18.65 18.85 Hough heavies 17.40 17.00 Pigs .. . . 16.50 17.00 Bulk 18.85 1 19.00 Good Cattle Still Wanted Monday's extreme record price for s tears showed which way the wind is blowing In the cattle alleys. Overnight there waa only a handful of stuff offered and this was of indif ferent quality generally. For really worth while cattle the market condition could scarcely be improved. tJneral cattle range: Prime steers $11.7512.75 iiooa to choice steers 10 75 11.75 Medium to good steers Fair to Medium steers 9.80 10.75 8.50 0.50 Common to fair steers Choice cows and heifers ........ 5.50 8.50 8.00 8.00 8 00 T.50 Medium to good sows and beliefs. Fair to medium cows snd heifers 8.00 6 00 8.00 C.00 8.80 7.50 8.(0 11.60 6.00 8.00 Canners Bulls Calves Blockers and feeders Mutton Situation ateady Conditions in the mutton and lamb alleys at norm fortiana remain on a steady basis. Kun in the yards overnight waa small and demand took care of what was offering and former prices were generally maintained. General sheep range: East of mountain Iambi .118 00 tm 14 On Valley lambs 12 SO $ 13 00 learhngs 9.60 10.50 Aethers 8.80 9.50 Ewe 6.00 8.00 Tuesday Livestock Shippers Mixed stuff James Hodson, Myrtle Point. 1 ioaa nogs ana sneep; jrrans u. Ferguson. Amity, 1 load hogs and aheen. United States bureau of markets renorts liv. stock loaded August 6, in carloads, double decks couniea as two cars: Cattle and Mixed Calves. Hogs. Sheep. StoekT Tot. Totals 3282 16S1 616 847 688L une wee ago 8252 1674 499 366 5932 v our weeia ago. .2844 2522 618 807 6691 oiin origins oi uvestoca loaded August a : r cr rortiana Oregon 12 12 19 10 6 2 7 12 L5 AGO 8 21 8 21 6 28 8 23 9 4 1 18 S 24 1 19 Totals Portland One week ago. . . Tour weeks ago. . For Seattle Oregon Waaiiington .... Totals Seattle. One week ago. . . . Four weeks ago. . Monday Afternoon Sals OTHERS No. Ave. lbs. Price. No. 1 650 $ 6.26 2 1 1170 13.00 2 29 1095 11.50 21 86 940 8.78 1 1 1070 9.25 9 12 915 10.75 61 27. ...1065 11.00 7 2 590 7.50 COWS 1 . . . .1180 $ 5.75 1 1. 1040 4.50 1 87 700 7 00 3 7.... 740 6 00 8 3. 740 6 00 19 6.... 970 6..'i0 4 1 1130 7 60 39 6 1040 7.50 CALVES 8 250 $10.00 6 10 223 11.60 3 1 200 11.00 1 6.... 178 11.25 1 2 355 9.00 HOGS 43 337 $17 50 4 220. .. 200 19.00 8 17. . . . 218 18.75 100 13 189 18.50 87 20 227 17.50 211 5 134 16.75 22 45 214 18.60 Ave. lbs. .... 865 .... 710 ... .1180 .... $80 950 920 885 Price. $ 9.00 8.50 11.85 10.25 7.00 10 00 8.00 .1930 . 720 .1020 . 985 . 765 .1647 . 990 $ 7 50 11.00 6.50 8.00 5 25 7.2$ 8.50 894 856 160 800 $ 6.00 9.00 12.00 11.50 215 $17.25 137 17.00 208 190 220 194 1.15 19.00 19.15 14.75 Tuesday Mornlna Sals No. Ave. lbs. Price. No. Ave. Tba. 2 1415 $12H25 1....1440 1 1010 11.00 7 1020 X 850 7.60 10 1053 8.... 975 10.00 CALTES 17 214 $11.00 I J 420 ?2 B0 I 1 193 i 400 e.oo I cows 28 1012 $ 8.25 1 760 8 895 4.25 1 860 1 990 4.00 2 890 1 1810 8.00 1 12H 76.... 1028 8.60 $6 878 2.... 830 8.00 6 75 6. . . .1150 6.00 HEIFERS 1 490 $ 6.00 4. .! . $00 10.50 12.00 $ 9.00 10.00 S 8.60 4 50 6.75 8.00 6.25 $.50 S 8.00 HOGS 9. . 19. . 5. . 64. . 18. . 27. 40. 10. 190 $18 65 27. 6. 89. 94. 8. 145 $17.00 235 19.00 286 17.6 203 19.1 . 144 18.00 . 194 18.25 . 163 J7.75 120 18.75 122 16.00 . 214 18.75 I LAMBS ' .74 $13.50 EWES, . 125 $ 8.50 t 1 . TEARL1NGS . 107 $10.50 100 $ 6.60 rOTAi;OE8 ALL ALOIfO THE COAST Ban Francisco Market San Francisco. Aug. 6. U. P.) rer cental, ei.oa iff z.UU. .r00.tJ?a- P cenUl. new Deltas No. e.-o is .65. Seatll Market Seattle. Aug. 6. Potatoes Leal. new. per ,...u..u, ..i. . irti uanieu, per pouna. ofcc; t all fornia new whites, per pound, He; old stock ibucj, ycr tun. IOU.UU. Los Angela Market Ixm Angeles. Aug. 6. (I. N. S.) Potatoes '"?' "uc; hundred pounds, v. m u , oweeis, ic pound. Minneapolis Cash Grain Minneapolis. Aug. . Uaeb corn No. 3 yel 1 1 : ots, standard, 60 He: No. J.i . 9 z wnite, Montana otic, io. o wime, ou70c; corn No. mixed, 81.47 1.61; Barley, $1.04 109 vv,. s. fl.tv V, LIBERTY BOND SALES New Tor. 1st 4s 2d 4s 44s 9444 9350 9544 9444 0350 9576 9436 0358 9544 9486 9346 9538 94S4 9354 9518 9384 9354 9616 8H Wednesday 9998 Thursday 9994 Friday 9994 Saturday 9998 Monday , 9998 Tuesday . . 9996 Mennonite Is 'Fined Cleveland, Aus. 6. (I. N. S.) Pleading grullty to violating the espionage act. tho Rev. Manaases Bontrager, of Dodge City, Kaa.. a bishop In the Analsh Men nonite church, has been fined $500 by Federal Judge Westenhaver here. Bon trager wrote a letter to a Mennonite paper In Ohio discouraging the pur - chase of Liberty bonds by members of his church. DENTFICAHOn CARDS PREPARED FOR OUR SEAMEN Sailors in Service Will Be Re quired to Carry Cards When They Are Not Aboard Ship. INDUCTION IN ARMY PENALTY Shipmaster Declares Scheme Will Be Excellent Thing for Ship ping of This Country. No longer will the seaman sailing coastwise be able to corrte back from a fishing voyage "north-or " some other trip along the coast, and Ml his time while spending his money, leaving ships about the harbor In reed of men. Coastwise Identification cards are be ing prepared by the government, and every sailor in coastwise service will be required to carry one of these. When he leaves his ship he must have the card signed and dated. If he Is ashore more than five days he may be picked up and Inducted Into the national army. n win be a fine thing for shipping." says Captain H. A. Pettersson of a coastwise vessel in port today. "The men can t come back and lie around port and laugh at us when we need men. I hope these cards will be Issued right away." In the office of the collector of the port, these coastwise identification cards are being Issued now, but only to those on board undocumented ves sels, small craft recently ordered reg istered. It Is possible, however, they may be Issued soon to coastwise sea men, although the orders received here have not been construed for such Issu ance and the old papers still are being given. HILL OUTFIT OWN SHIPS Northwest Steel Company to Ereet Machin Shops on Property. The Northwest Steel company has se cured five acres of land adjoining its property on the river front at Sheridan street and as soon as machine shops can be erected, will fit out Its own hulls. Instead of shifting them to the Willamette Iron & Steel works, as at present. Originally it had been Intended to put in more ways, but Director General Charles M. Schwab sanctioned few such improvements In the West and It was decided Instead to extend the plant by adding a fitting yard. The Northwest Steel company and the Willamette Iron & Steel works at first took contracts Jointly. Later the Northwest company sub-let the out ruling to tne Willamette comDanv. which already has completed two 8800 ton ships and has two more, the West ern Maid and the Western Comet; In the ysras. j ENJOYED STAY IN PORT Commander of Western Light Writes Thanks for Courtesies Shown Here, In behalf of the crew of the United States ship Western Light, her execu tlve officer, Charles Brown, has written The Journal to thank the people of Portland for their efforts in providing necessities for the men while they were waiting to take the ship from port. The Red Cross and the Public Library asso ciation are thanked particularly, the first for the treatment of the men while In port and the latter for the donations to the ship s library. "I wish to state that our stay In Port land shall be long remembered by the officers and crew of the U. S. S. West ern Light," Brown writes, "and our as sociations with friends who have tried to make our stay in your city a con Unuous period of pleasure." TO ADOPT MORE BABIES SUndifer Shipyards Plans to Care for Other Little Belgian Orphans. More Belgian babies are to be adoDt ed by the men of the three yards of the G. M. Standlfer Construction com pany. in North Portland. In the wooden shipyard at Vancouver and In the steel shipyards at Vancouver. One day each month the men will contribute to the support of a Belgian war orphan in Holland. The Standlfer yards had set the pace In this work when they decided to adopt a Belgian baby every time ship Is launched, but with the appeal of tne Kmergency Fleet corporation, .the men have decided to add to this by montniy contributions. WOMAN ASKS SEA SERVICE Miss Madge Draper First to Seek Membership in Crew of Vessel. First of American women to seek position In the crew of one of the ves sels of the United States shipping hoard. Miss MadRe Draper, 24 Thomas street, Portland, has applied to the sea service bureau to be enrolled as an oiler. "You have the honor of being the first woman to make application for position In the crew of a ship of the new war fleet," she was told by an official of Ihe shipping board recruiting service "and we are sorry to disappoint you, but we have not yet found it necessary to employ women in the crews, because the young men of the nation are re spondtng heartily to the call for sailors, firemen, coalpassers, cooks and mess- men." ALL ALONG THE WATERFRONT After serenading Eric V. Hauser, vice president and general manager of the Orant Smith-Porter Ship company, Monday night, the band from the ship yards presented him with a uniform, the occasion-being the first appearance of the organization in its new regalia. Drum -Major; P. B. Jennings made the presentation, following which was concert and banquet at the Multnomah hotel. v The Moraine, recently launched by the Grant Smith-Porter company at its Aberdeen yards, arrived Monday in tow of the Port of Portland tug Wallula, to be fitted at the St. Johns yards. All tne nuiia or th ADeraeen plant, as well as those launched here, will be fitted in Portland The Port of Portland dredge Portland was shifted today from drydock to the yard of the Portland Shipbuilding com pany for refitting. The Portland was damaged by fire last month and the insurance adjustment has been - ar ranged, permitting work of rehabilita tion Plans are being worked out whereby JRe college students, enrolled In the 1 students army training corps of that institution, opening October 1 will be Finance : Timber : Industry Government Demands for Woolen Goods Cats Off Supply for Civilian Use During Coming Winter; Prices of Silks Will Advance From 25 to 30 Per Cent Xext Spring, Dealers Say. Strong Joins Eqmitable Life Loan Fred Hiram Strong on August 1 became head of the home purchase department of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States In the Portland office. Mr. Strong has been a resident of Portland for 20 years and was for merly in the real estate and mortgage loan business. Edgar W. Smith, state manager of the Equitable Life society, has entered military service and is at present In the officers' training camp at Eugene. Bids Asked on Wood Stove Pipe Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the United States reclamation service. Denver. Colo., until 2 p. m., August 12. for' furnishing 6400 linear feet of machine banded wood stave pipe for the Yaklma-Tleton project, near Yakima, Wash. Nell Manager of Spokane Grain Com pany J. L. Nell, for many years con nected with the grain Interests of M. H. Houser. who recently resigned as man ager of the Pacific Grain company. Is now president of the Palmerton, Moore Grain company, with office in Spokane. Bolivian Firm Wants Machinery A firm in Bolivia wants to purchase neces sary equipment for the Installation of a factory for the manufacture of woolen cloth. Full Information and details as to machinery necessary for washing, spinning, weaving, and other operations connected with the Industry Is desired. Address may be had from the secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. Refer to No. 27194. Seltool In Bolivia Wants Eonlpment A national school of applied arts In Bo livia wants to purchase machinery, tools, equipment and material necessary for teaching work In wood, metal, leather and textiles. Address and other infor mation may be had from the secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce by referring to No. 27200 Australian Wants Agency for Metal An agency Is wanted by a firm In Aus- enabled to work half a shift In the shipyards to make expenses while carry ing on their studies. Four hour shifts will be arranged and wages will be about $2 for the shift. Vice President Howard Coonley of the G. M. Standifer Construction com pany has announced that no arart evaders will be sheltered in the yards of that company. Men of draft age wanted for the army will be weeded out. Harry B. Burke, Portland newspaper man, has succeeded W. B. Ryan as man aging editor of "Over the Top," the ship yards publication of the G. M. Standl fer Construction company. Mr. Ryan is leaving to join the United States army aviation corps. An office In the Oregon building has been opened by Sudden 8c Chrlstensen of San Francisco, steamship operators of the Pacific coast. Port of Portland officials have re quested navigators to proceed slowly past the mouth of the Willamette, as the dredge Tualatin Is operating there and a heavy swell would endanger her pipe line. E. A. Hackett has retired from the captaincy of the tug L. E. Thompson, being succeeded by C. Z. Delaet. Captain C. I. Hooghklrk of the Iralda has returned to his vessel after a va cation of several weeks. Mrs. Minnie B. Dunton, Idaho lec turer and educator, gave a patriotic ad dress to the men of the Albina Engine 4 Machine works at the noon hour Mon day. Notice to Mariners The following affects the aids to nav Iratlon In the Seventeenth lighthouse district: m, aui Oregon : Columbia river Smith Point shoal buoy 4, reported sunk July 20. temporarily replaced July 26 ly a first class spar. Washington: Salmon Bar PjitTion Bay buoy 1, reported out of position July 27. To be replaced as to-jn practicable. Charts 6446. 6150. 6151. 6100. Buoy list. Seventeenth district, 1918. pages 20, 45. By order of the bureau of UghthousesT ROBERT WARRACK. LIghthouso Superintendent. Kiernan Sold and Hen anted The John W. Kiernan. launched Feb ruary 12 by the Kiernan & Kern Ship building company, has been sold to French Interests, although to what firm no Information Is given. Her name haa been changed to the Katla. The Katla will be inspected Wednesday by the United States inspectors, following which she Is to have her trial trip, preparatory to being formally turned over. Second Keel Laid The second keel was laid down this morning In the new steel yards of the G. M. Standlfer Construction company tn ancouver. following the laying vV the first last Saturday. There are five wavs In the nw wrJ? and. according to Fred B. Pape, assist ant district supervisor of steel ship building, the three remaining keels will be laid down In a very short time. MARINE ALMAKAC WeetXer at River' Motrin Nortli Ha4. Waah.. Aui. C. Condition at th mouth of the Columbia river at noon: Wind, northwe!. 10 mile; weather, cloudr; sea, mooth. Sun Record fee Aufurt 7 Sun risee, 6:00 a. m. Hun etta, 8:33 p. m. Tide for Wdnday HUh Water: Ixjw Water: 1 :40 a. m. . . .S.R feet I S :7a ra 0 8 foot 2:39 p. m. . . .7.4 teet I 49 p. m 1.8 feet DAILT KIVKH READINGS li 8- e&2 STATIONS 3! m o Umatilla . , Albany . . . , Halrm . . . . Oreaon City Portland 25 20 20 12 16 B.O 1.0 -0.1 0 0 0.8 o.oo 0.00 0.1MI 0.(10 0.00 hl. 1 .6 7.4 ho.i l ) iliius. (-) Falling. RITER yORECAST The Willamptt river at Portland will fall very lowly aunns tne next tnree or four day. Aberdeen in Lead Aberdeen, Wash.. Aug. 6. Launching of the Aiken, seventh of the Ferris type of vessels at the Grant Smith-Porter yards, Saturday night put . Aberdeen well in the lead of all Washington cities NORTHWEST STEEL CO. rORTLANO. ORE. atajHrfscleia f BOAT SPIKES SHIP RIVETS Bolts and Upset Rods tralla for American sheet lroa and steel. copper and aluminum ; also rubber goods, - nail wire and braes. Address will be furnished by the secretary of the Port land Chamber of Commerce. Refer to No. 27195. Notes oa Dry Goods Trade According to John V. Farwell company's weekly review of trade, volume of wholesale . dry goods buslnesa for month of July was largely in excess of corresponding month last year. Collections maintained a very high average. Buyers were in market In Larger numbers. Large pur chases by the government ara continually reducing goods available for civilian use. -As wool Is not being released for civilian manufacture the shortage of wool dress goods Is apparent. The attention of trade in general is more upon the allot ment of deliveries than upon what prices will prevail on many lines of merchan dise. A careful study of the silk situa tion indicates that silks will be about 20 per cent to 25 per cent higher next spring and ribbons at least 25 per rent to 35 per cent. These products as well as hosiery and underwear did not ad ance in proportion with other textiles and as mills' production is limited, prices rave continued firm. Silk mills are "old tp until November 1, and present Indi cations are that manufacturing will be lurther curtailed. Mills announce an other advance In price of comfortables. Merchants In market are buying waists. .skirts and ready to wear lines freely. Prlee Still Fixed en Scrap Steel The price fixing committee of the war In dustries board authorizes the following: "Rumors having been circulated by cer tain publishing companies to the effect that the government would discontinue fixing prices on sera.) see1,. we wish to say that such rumors are utterly with out foundation. To the contrary, the control of scrap steel prices and the stimulation of the scrap steel Industry are matters of first Importance in sup plying our war needs." for wooden tonnage and number oC ships launched. Prevloua to tha. launching of the Aiken Aberdeen waa In the lead In tonnage and tied for. tonnage with Tacoma. Launching of the Aiken also puts tho Grant Smith Porter yards on an equality with the Grays Harbor Motorship corporation as to number of vessels launched. Tho Atken Is of the Ferris type. Government to Aid . Movement of Crops f t Washington. ' Aug. . The war 'fi nance corporation Monday broadened the scope of its plan to aid the farmers In war production. Following closely the announcement that financial aid would he extended to stock raising Interests, It was learned today that the war financing corporation will make ad vances through federal reserve banks to aid In the movement of crops. iBig'Catches of Fish In Harbor Reported Astoria, Or., Aug. 6. There has been quite an Improvement in the otch of fish during the last two days, especial ly in the lower harbor. 8ome of the gill netters on Saturday got as high, as 1500 pounds. The seine at Desdamona. sands' is reported to have caught six tons on Saturday. Washington Schools All to Drop German Olympia. Wash., Aug. .!. N. 8 ) Teaching German In any public or pri vate, elementary or high school In the state of Washington Is prohibited in an order on file at the state superintendent of schools' office here today and which will be sent to all county superintendents and clerks of school boards. Many of the larger hotels of the coun try are using no cane sugar In pastries and desserts. Morris Brothers, Inc. Eetabli.W 25 Year. 201 Railway Exchange Building Portland, Oregon THE PREMIER MUNICIPAL BOND HOUSE OF OREGON Municipal Bonds Yielding From S: 25 to 7 If yew must SELL yww Liberty Senas, SELL te US. If yen aan BUT more Liberty Bands, SUV frem u. We BUT and ELL at the awasa, Telephone Main 3409 Liberty Loan Department Open Until 6 P. M. Saturday Stocks, Beads, Cettoa, Grata, Ete, Zlt-ZU Board of Trade BnUdlsg Overbeck&GaokeCo. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Ucmoers Chicago Board of Trade Correspondeats of lVogaa A Bryaa Ckleago, New lark. SHIP KNEES Piling: Hewn Ties Large orders promptly handled. Borne) office. Portland. Operation and shlp pint; point. Barton. Or. B. J, HAMLET, HaBmisetmrsc c I ' ! : ' ' " - I, - .-- -: -