Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, June 20, 1884, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text8 WILLAMETTE FARMER: SALEM, OKEGON, UNE 20, 1884. CI (v. t m WmmmM ommmial. UARKBT REPORT. uonr. ritoDut'E makklt. These quotations arc for Portland. the following represent wholes,! rate, f rom producer or first hands WHKAT Walla VlIa, $1.4C1.47; Val lev 1.4547ipcr cental. FLOUIl $o.005.25, tindard; superfine, $3.7fia4. BARLEY $1.101 25. OATS. 4C48c. ONIONS. 4o. MIDDLINGS-$2S30; shorts, 2225. BRAN $1820. BACON Sides, firm 12133; Hams 13o 17c; Shoulders, 10llc. LARD Eastern pails, 131.1h; Oregon, iu tins, 13 14c; in half barrels, 1213c. CHEESE. Cal., 14c; Oregon, 18c V lb. HONEY In comb, 18a20c; strained, in 5 gallons, 10Jllo. APPLES-81.7R2 25 nor box. ORIED FRUITS. Apples, aun dried quar rod, 10c; sliced, 14c; machine dried, firm, 15o; Fears, machine dried, JOo; riums, snn dried, Ko, and machine dried, ICo. POULTRY. Chickens, full crown, $o 00 30 00; neese, S3; KGGS. 22Jo. POTATOES G0G5c per bush. BUTTER 1825c. HOGS. Live weight, 5Jo; ditto fat, GJc; dressed, 7J8o. BEEF. 45o on foot. SHEEP.- Grcss weight, 4c on foot. VEAL-9tol0o kmotte Valley, 1618o; Umpqua, 2C23c. HIDES. Butchers' hides, dry, 14c; Mtmtry cured, dry, 15c; cuts i otf, green htdM, salted, 7oj country ditto, 7u; leenkins, dry, 30o ? lb; d sheep pelts each Utal.00; dry elk, 20o per lb. TALLOW QuoUblo at 8o. per lb. HAY-?1718 for baled. VvOOL. Eastern Oregon, 167alc; Wil- HOPS Can bring 1518c. SEED Timothy, 718o; red olover, 15 16c. eKNKRJtX VEBCUANDUE. RICE. China No, 2, 5J ; Sandwich Islands, 60c TEAS. Japan, 3640; Black, 407So tJraan, 6680o. COFFEE Costa Rica 1210o; Jara, 20 22o. (SUGARS. Crushed A 1010c; Ho! den O, 8Jo; in barrels, tic in halves; Dry riiulted9'.0c. BYRUP. Five gallons 70o RAISINS. -California, $2.76 tf. 25W25 ft CANDLES 1215e. SOAPS. Good, 7Bo1.75. OILS. Ordinary brands of coal, 30c; high (fades, Downe. & Co., 37Jo; Boiled Linaeeq, BO; dito Raw, 77o; cttlmou oil, 05o; Turpen tine, 70c; Pure. Lard, 1 30; Castor, $1.29 1.40. SALT. Stock, bay, $10 V ton; Carmen Island, $121; Coarse Liverpool, $15; Fine qual if, $1620; Ashton'a dairy, ditto, $30 remain depressed all the season in a measure, thoso who have and can hold their wool may find liettcrprices towards fall. The O. & C. road is not only bringing Southern Orogon wool to l'oit land, but also brings coiMderable from Northern California. To-day (Thursday) it is raining. In fact, there has been more or Ices rain all the week. Tuesday and Wednesday it was very warm, and visions of mountain f istnesfies and ocean breezes swept over the country. Grain is doing very well, and grand results arc looked for all over the land. The cut wonns aro doing damage to the gardens; but a heavy rain will stop them. Markets by Telegraph. San Francisco, June 18. Whoat Stcndy but quiet; No. 1 ship ping, $1.42.1.45;No. 1 white, seller the vonr, l'M9ilA0k ; buyer the year, $1.52. Uarley ISo. 1 Iced, seller the yenr, 82Jc; buyer the year, 01 jo; buyer tho season, 95c. Oats Dull at $1.40 to $1.70. Potatoes Market better supplied at $1.201.30. Unions yuote wuic. Grain Bags The demand is better; prices without change. Ship Raphael from Hong Kong brought 1,000 bales. Lard Eastern refined in 3 and 10 lb tins, 12J121c. Wool Very little demand; prices favor buyers as last given. Eggs California fresh choice steady at 23e,'lc; Eastern, ii-jdrgzuc. UEEUnOHM'S FOREIGN UREADSTUFfS RE TORT. London, Juno 18. Kloatintr cargoes Wheat, quiet. Cargoes on passage and for prompt shipment Whoat, slow. .Mark .Lane tjuiet. No. of ennroes on sale off coast Wheat, less than five. English and French country markets Quiet Imports into U. K. past week, wheat, 190,000 to 195,000 quartors. Imports into U. K. past week, flour, 200,000 to 205,000 barrels. COMMERCIAL. Portland, Juno 19. Tho showers of tho past week have been more or lcs general through the imtiro North Pacific, and havo dono much to put crops forward, though fall grain may in somo instances bo thrown down in spots. Q3o far as wo havo ob xorved in riding in tho country, all grain holds promise very woll, and wo can ex pect larger crops than havo been known in this valley for several years. Tho proiptvt is that, even with low prices, farmers will bo prosperous, because tho heavy jield will insure most of thorn n comfortable independence. So wo look for good times thiough the Pacific Northwest. Hops promiso a more than ortigi yirld. if no blight comes to in juie, and wo havo no reason to expect Mich an (iiTiirionce. All things consid ered, our legion seems to lie iu a fairly prospeioiH condition. Considerable appuhenion lm been felt as to the control of our Orogon ro.ulsand enterpiises muco .Mr. Villard bus no longer a managing interest. It lint hocuHiirmucd that the Union Pacific would obtain control of tho O. II. &. X. Co., and bus Uvn reported that tho Cen tral I'.icifio people worn figuring for such control ; but elections held last Monday show tho old boards re-elected o gencr ally that we can conclude that the N. 1 and O, It. .V. N. Co.'s. will maintain the same unity of inteivt they havo shown for years pnt, which is, iicrhiips, a bet ter state of things for the Hopli hero than to hae cither of the other oorora lions obtain control of the main line down the Columbia river. The wheat market is doprvA-od, and gives nothing of intoroM. Quotations Inwe dropped to noiniiinPtigurcs, us follow-: Valley wheat, $1,12 percen tal; KiiKtein, $l!W. There is actually nothing to Wi said but that thu foivign ,iutirlot is weaker. Oats are oil"; le.-sactio demand, and liguu'S Hinging 47(48o for ordinary IHh1. Kggs hiv firm at :!021i Uutler for jjood roll, 202.V, Wiwl U coming in freely and selling blowly at 10l7c, with ISo for very choice. Our Oregon factories' aw pick ing up thu choice lots for their own use, Tut Bwarti Murderers. Joe Drake, tho negro indicted for tho murder of D. Swartz, near Salem, somo months ago, was found guilty as charged in the indictment, on Wednesday. The jury was out only two hours. Mrs. Swartz, tho wife of the murdered man, was also indicted by the grand jury, and is now on trial for complicity in tho murdor of her husband. She will prob ably roceivo tho samo verdict from tho jury- Store Bobbed. Mr. Charles Calvert's millinery stoie was entered on Wednesday night by robbers, and goods to tho amount of several hundred dollars taken. They woro evidently in tho stoio some time, and besides wero judges of what they took, as they stolo only tho most valua ble. Mr. C. is very unfortunate, and his misfortunes do not seem to como singly. Crop Returns. Indianacoub, Juno 11. The Indiana Farmor has crop reports from all the counties of this State. With few excel -tion the reports state that May was favor able for wheat, oats and grass, but two low and wot for early corn planting. Tho condition of wheat in Indiana is 85, against 60 the same time lat ycarjllinois, 81 against 57 ;Ohio 82,ngainst 02 last year. Thoso ficures indicate that tho Indiana crop will be '1:1,400,000, bushels ; Illinois :il,200,000; Ohio, 32,000,000. Corn is more promising than at tho same date last year. Tho area planted shows a decreaso of 3 pr cent, in Indiana, 3 in Illinois, and 4 in Ohio, but theconditior. more than compensates laxt year's oxeis, Oats in tho three States show 18 percent bettor condition than last year, and liny 15 per cent, better. Cabbage Worms. Hot water at 130 degrees, when ap plied to cabbage plants, will kill the worms. If it is muling not when it goes into the watering pot, it will cool a little boforo it readies tho plants. Sooa'hini: of outside leaves will do little linrin if tho heart is undisturlied. Try this plan ononoortwo plants, if you fear that you may kill the crop. THE "BOSS" THRESHER. Ths "New UMslUion" Beard From. Sii.vkrmin, Ore., Aug. 1 1, 1883. We, the undersigned, havo this dav seen the "Sew Massillon" 33-iueh Sciwrutor and Uussoll Ten-Horse Self teering Traction Kngiuo (purchased by W. G. Daws of T. 11. Wait) run, anil pro nounce it the hot threshing outfit we have eer s-eon. It threshed fast, and can't ln beat r-epuratins and cleaning. A. Cooi.iix'.h & Co, C. McAi.ns John Uak, Q. A. Maimihunk-, RMcClaik, W.I I. Tram, O. St.mi, Jons Dvws, 11. T. vov Voi.KKN'iu:riE. 1 concur iu the aliovo t-tnteinent. , W.G, Daw... Centura's Fluctuations in the nKlln Wool Market An hundred years ago English luslrc wool of fair average quality was,reducing tho English curroncy to American equivalents, about 12V cents' per pound. Wools of tho quality mentioned rose quite steadly until 1791, whon an average prico of 17 cents a pound was reached. In tho noxt year this rose to 20J cents, but in 1797 tho price hud fallen to 10 shillings 0 pence or about 11 cents per pound. In tho following yeais tho marketsiluctuated, until in 1802a stiong upward movement carried prices up to 26 cents, "which must at that time,'' says tho article from which these figures aro obtained, "havo seemed a very ex cessive price." A shrinkage in prices followed, but the maiket rallied, and quotations ranged from 21 to 28 j cents up to the year 1814, when a strong bull movement carried the figures up to the extravagant point of 37J cents. The up ward movement did notlop there, how- over, for in 1815 the average price reached 43 cents. The reverse which followed in 1816 brought cood wools tumbling from 43 down to 27 cents, a decline of 10 cents por pound, or about 35 per cent. "After these fluctuations," snye Home News, "a period of calm attended the prices of wool, and from this time up to 1842 the value was but little altered, tho range being from 24 to 27 cents ; but in autumn of 1834 another upward bound was experienced, when wool jumped up suddenly to 46 shillings per tod f39i cents per pound, and the raluoromainod nbove 40 shillings for a considerable time." In 1843 a great decline was seon, and in midsummer of that year only 22 cents could be obtained for exccllont wool. Tho noxt three years prices jumped a level of 25 to 27j, but they leu u.ick m iw and I.S4S to 23 cents, and 1849 brought them to tho remark ably low limit of 19 cents. The next year a little of the lost ground was re covered, 2jJ cents Having been secured, and in the year following 26 cents was got, and this rose in 1853 to 32 cents. In 1863, when tho Civil War in the United States caused so great a demand for wool prices roso suddenly to 44 cents, and in 1864 the highest point reached in Eng land during the contury was gained, 56 conts having been paid. From that that timo there was a decline, year by year, till 1870, when 31 cents was the average prico. In 1871 the market rallied, and 46 was reached, while in 1872 a still further advance took quota tions to 49J cents. From 1872 tho general course of tho wool market has been downward. This was chocked in 1879 nnd 1880, when prices rose from 23 j to 32 conts, but in lballtho value of tine-grown English wool was about22centHperpound;and from this low figure 1883 brought a still further decline to 19 cents per pound, the lowest point on record sinco 1819. Home Xews says tho decline of last year was, "with the exception of the single. depre.--ion of 1819, which lasted only for one year, tho most remarkable doclino in values which has been experienced in tho present century. From the highest point of (10 shillings per tod in 1804 to that of 22 shillings at the nresont mo- ineut, thero is represented a startling declino, and tho inherence in tho value of the clip of English wool atthcse vary ing figuics, is something enormous. It may lie interesting to point out that, tak ing the wool prodiuo of England at 15, 400,000 pounds ik)' annum, the valuo of ilwi ..w..l..nn I.. tl. ........ IttfM ....... i.ir? Hi Ul'UM.l. IU bill? JUUA lUm WOO l,a 554.106. whereas tho feame nuantitv at the present moment would represent a value of 6,101,427 that i, taking the mean average of wool in 1864 63 shillings 10 pence por tod about 51J cents por pound, and at the present moment at 22 shillings 2 it pence jier tod, or about 22 por pound. The difference in value betweon tho produco of those two years is thus no las than 12,459,730 a sum which indicates how onoimnus has been the shrinkage in the value of this jiortiou of agricultural produco in the eour.-o of ninteen years." Hero is in brief the record of a century of fluctuations in prices of wool which 100 years ngo siood at a figure 10 cents per pound below that of last year, In the century the prico has reached a point 4 1 cents above that of the beginning of the century. J OHAi. H. DOBD A CO. Front, First and Vine Sts., PORTLAND, OREGON, iMroRTERs or HARDWARE, mOU AND STEEL FARM MACHINERY. We arc tole nscnte lor tlic following Celebrated Imj lement : BUCKEYE RSOWER AMD REAPER. rwHf!yw.. Jit il.nrrn n fur noiii " " M7CKIVE BEArER. Theie machine! are too oU known to nccJ comment. Thiuvmd of farmers here hate used them, and all epeak of them vsitli praUc. Thcjr are In ery nay tho ne jlna ultra of rianejtliig Machine". We are aiao sole Agent! oi me ..M. jSViwBjffgKnwfiiS'ttlrJawMBBiiMBWwa ' uVum. vrCV IKigKtSesSfwWHjjv, n nTiaaard r ,i i h ii ii i ei i " m fm,K2ttTZS5&&8BS3mimiXi wmBammmt8mKm!wa"-''m? ni mm. viSWimiif' Solf-Binca.oar Tlie IOx1.ols.03r T-wrlxx Which la acknowledged to be the boit 1 family. The con'truttlon uf tho Api 1c not be cloePTcd, and Its autoniattc u nrl ouirhlv tested In our own haricst fe!ti,anu many immiioneBiirai " -..v. Jl?.i75rw a,i i.nijiT Hin cstr in llio worhl. We are also Sole AgenU for Canton Pitt Threshers, Monitor Upright Farm Engines, Ha nes'.Cenuine Headers. Schuttler Farm Wagons, John Deere Moline Plows, Haish Barbed Wire Moliue Buggy Co.'s Mountain Wagons, Buggies and Driving Cat mule, the Pithteit droit and the most durame iq ine ws lv U the imt simple and tho lnoat certain In Its opperatlon j It can- place, It at the huul of all IUnesting Maohlnc ll hu .tan ttor- Hall'a Safes. California. Powder. Cart. ISend for Special Circulars and Price tlet. KNAPP, BURRELL k GO. OP OFFER FOR THE i& THE FOLLOWIKG FIRST CLASS kMlMPLEMENTSa,HlJJCHINEs" The t'urltnled nuDalii Pills, The only complete Thresher; which cxcel'e all others. Tbe Ilrl'ornilck Harteafini; Machines and Twine rtlnder, Improed for ISS4, and the most successful TWINE BINDER In the market. MeCormlrk'a Xe Iron Slower, McCarmlck' Daisy 8ln(le Reaper, Champion enib!ncil Jlentr and Keaper, Keif Bake. The Champion Unlit Mower, The Champion e Uall Jfclnt Jloiter, Front Cut. The Crown Moll cr, Kxamtne the CP.OWW before j ou decide what Mower to buy. Tbe Bafralo Pitt's Farm Knclnr, Traction and Plain Both wood and straw burner. The best farm engine In the market. Portable and Slalloaary KHtlara, From U to 45 Horse Tower. Hodge's Oregon Header, With our own special Improiements. The eailest to handle and the n ot perfect Header manufactured. The Bain Wagon, With Iron or Steel skein and acknowledgid to be the best wagon on earth. The Tiger SnlLy Bake. With wood or steel wheels. The Thomas Sulky Bake, The Bradley Sulky Bake, The Bradley Mower, Sumethlcg new See it be fore bujing. Manslleld rorlable Saw Mills, Spring Wagon nnd Boggles, Kuuber and Leather Belling, Flour Mill Machinery, rorlable Platform and nay or Slock ftralta ronerand Hand nay Presses Together with Complete Assort incut of Agricultural lui plemeuts of Every Variety. Wu are the Tionecrs in this line of business and our prices are the lowest when quality is considered. Wo invite inspection of our goods before making purchases. Correspondence solicited. Catalogues and Price-Lists sent on application. KNAPP, BURRELL & CO. PORTLAND, OREGON Farm For Sale! Ia'lAa ACBsW "OOD FARM L.OD TEN IfUUmlIrs wist of OaU.ui.l, I 0114U4 county, Oregon. Prico $8 per acre. Will improved; good Barns, House and Orchard. CUU on or addiou: WILLIAM fATTEIUON. apr23m Oakland, Douglas Co., Or,i E. O. SMITH, Klsi'wlieiv will lio found tho inker tiscment of tho llii-hop .v'oott (irain- mar School of l'ortlnnd. TUU institu tion of learning is fast Ucouiint; VY ular place for boy. The school is eon- iluc toil under strictly religious priueiploo. lie lllll linu fit.. .tiill.l.nf... tt nil lli.v induotloubtRrowneiblotobuyatthct-o BchokreauU ha uroven WmU equal llrun. Wiilo the wool market may J to tho placo. Sciul ior entnloguo. etc. mi W royal nsat FOR SALE! IMPROVKD FARUS I.V UXX AXIr LAXE COUMIES ! .., Iu the brirt of The Finest Farming district ! West of the Rocky UouiiUins. For particulars address or call on A. WHEELER, apricin! Sliedd, IJnn County, Orcein, L OFFICE: No. 167 First Street, between Mor. "IttiSriMn an. Vstnhlll, Portland, Orero Banner Apiary Supplies. Pl'n5v?,5D iFPl!" BEEa.-FULL COL 4 1. iN ln. Wl hhe super famished I. d. 11. 817.50; In crate, ,10; hhe complete, with f.d.n.,7.M In flat, S).M; snickers. ?1, Wax wantid or taken la ex. change for I.dn. Bright fd.n.,C0c psr pound; dark. .": per pound. Untstl Italian Queen, fc.ra. Terteti i..., ro ocieci tea en. . Bees bj tho pound.!!. ny ail orders. ijurens sent hy mall prepaid. tJ-Jlonn nii;.t aocom iMny mi orders. Bend fost cftl.e . rder on ! rtland or Oregon Cltj, or Registered letter to Milaulie Safe irrli-al guaranteed PiIm list free. aplS Adcreas: J.D.KCSK, Jf lln aukie. Ore.-on. Oak Lawn Stock Farm. R. W. Carey, Snlem, Ogn. la'p-rtcr and Urto.'cr cl , POWDER Absolutely Pure. This ponder never tart. A marval of parity, tUvrigtn and ho!ioinenav More econocukail than the ordisary Vtmla, and cejutot bo sold la cosopeUiion l'h the Biultitude of lesrieex. short velzht. alum or phoaouaU iMvdee. Hcil onr ( " puu. KOTAL UAKIMi row (i Kit CO , 10 Wall St , X T, Joel? - ia.l3alBBHsTSBiaBBBBBWBlBBBBSSBH 'MssHBiBHin.n ABUsEaUr. AC1 aB1 Jum CATTLK. Cotswidd, MnoHliu-s,au4 Anurlvaa or Improved Spanish MirnoMuep of the b.at VcidkhiI Uro.1. Also . wni, uw.u i-, oiiiun Uttrasnirea. serrloe ... o. aiannim ,i,, jersej, ei. tm Male Im ...inein irarmasir, janllBw A. ROBERTS, ....SUCCESSOR TO.... FISHEL & ROBERTS, Cor. rtrst and Alder Sts, TorUand, Ore. THE LEADING Clothier, Merchant Tailor, And Hatter. OF (OREGON. Guarantees to sell the very best CLOTHINa lor 1 Money than any ether honse in tbe state. loneltl USE ROSE PILLS - suuaav nfct ... ,w.. ...i-ZT' . . awusiey rt away than anytVor ela. in SiwM 'r""" k"aWataTr.7AtMe. i.pieyi mm TVI k CO., Atrial, Mai... for postage ceouy dos ill hup all. ion auy thiaworlii. ntely aun. At ones i