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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13—Gener
al business conditions in the twelfth
Federal Reserve District are sum- j
marized in a report given out today
as follows:
The crops of the twelfth' Federal 1
Reserve District in 1917 will record
a materially greater total than that
of a year ago. Wheat however shows
r decrease yield of 18 percent., 64,
798,000 bushels against 78,448,000 in
1916, according to the Government
estimate September 1st. In Oregon
and Washington, Idaho and Nevada
the barley crop is estimated at 18 per
cent, less than that of a year ago, but
in California the estimate is for 40,
000,000 bushels, compared with 23,000
000 a year ago.
The production of rice in Califor
nia is rapidly developing. The ap
proximate acreage in 1912 was 1400,
in 1916, 70,000 and in 1917 90,000. The
increase in value has been from $75,
000 in 1912 to $8,000,000 or $10,000,
000 in 1917, better yield and higher
prices both being important factors.
California shipments of decidous
fruits to points outside the state will
total 20,000 carloads, exceeding pre
vious records by more than 2200 car
loads. Last season 17,891 carloads
were shipped. According to Govern
ment estimates the apple crop in the
State of Washington will equal last
year’s yield of over 10,000,000 bushels
and in Oregon and California the pro
duction will be slightly less than a
year ago.
Approximately 200,000,000 pouds of
prunes will be dried in California this
season compared with 130,000,000
pounds last year and 170,000,000
pounds in 1915. The production in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, how
ever, will be much below normal.
California’s production of peaches dur
ing the present year is estimated at
10,190,000 bushels, an increase of more
ithan 1,000,000 bushels over 1916.
With a 10 year average of 87 percent,
for both oranges and lemons in Califor
nia, the September 1st Government
report estimates oranges at 50 and
lemons at 55.
The 1917 raisin crop in California
is estimated at 150,000 tons, about
25,000 tons more than last year's pro
duction. About 30,000 tons will be of
the Thompson seedless variety, 20,
000 tons of Sultanas and 100,000 tons
of Muscatels.
About the middle of July hops were
being contracted in this district at
10 cents per pound. Two months la
ter 42 cents was paid, sales in im
portant volume being made at prices
above 32 cents. These are the high
est prices since 1911 when 42 cents
was reached, and are due both to a
greatly decreased acreage and to the
conviction that Congress will not im
mediately stop the brewing of beer.
The 1917 hop crop of the coast is es
timated at 125,000 bales as compared
with about 280,000 in 1915.
In one of the ‘•dry" states on this
coast, one important concern brews
beer in the usual manner, then ex
tracts all alcohol by a centrigual pro
cess, denaturizing the alcohol and dis
posing of it as a by-product. The
taste of the beer is said not to be
operating at capacity.
Due to an increase of about 20 per
cent over last year, and to favorablo
weather conditions, it is thought the
sugar beet crop of California will
reach a new high record this year.
The September 1st forecast of the
Government places the crop at 1,770,
000 tons, as against 1,163,000 tons a
year ago. Utah's production will al
so reach a new high record.
Reports from 147 lumber mills of
the Pacific Northwest indicate an
average production during the month
of August of 50 per cent below nor
mal, with shipments averaging 17
percent, above actual production.
California's sardine pack for this
year is estimated at 1,000,000 cases
and it is stated that at the present
rate of increase the sardine pack for
the state will in two years total over
2,500,000 cases which is the present
pack of Maine.
Petroleum production in California
in August averaged 271,755 barrels
daily, compared with 259,266 barrels
in July. Shipments averaged 289,
948 Inrrels daily, curtailing stored
stoells 563,840 barrels.
Utah has record yields of hay and
potatoes as well as of sugar beets
and in its mining output. The state
is generally prosperous, as shown by
its subscription for $9,700,000 Liber
ty Bonds, with a quota of only $6.
500,000; and a Red Cross contribu
tion of $520,000, with an original
quota of $240,000, later increased to
$360,000.
August bank clearings for twenty
principal cities of this district increas
ed 38 percent, over the correspond
ing month a year ago, Ogden showing
the greatest gain with 60 percent.,
follewed by Seattle with 58 percent,
and San Francisco with 50 percent.
Building permits for the same 20 cit
ies declined 22 percent.
The following are the income taxes
of corporations and individuals in the
seven states of this district. Among
all the states of the country Califor
nia stands seventh in the amount of
corporation income taxes and eigth.
in the amount of individual income
taxes, while standing twelfth in pop
ulation. (1910 census).
State Corporation Individual
Income Tax Income Tax
Arizona $ 637,993.92 $ 200,330.73
California 6,147,289.14 3,870.314.24
Idaho 217,479.58 176,711.97
Nevada 75.423.06 15,425.53
Oregon 406,931.71 413,684.24;
Utah 1.148,676.94 18t.344.05
Wash. 1.187.702.79 855,286.77
$9,821,497.13 $5,713,097.53
SPANISH MINISTER MEXICO
GOES TO PORTUGAL.
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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 13—Alejandro\
Padillay Bell, who has been Minister
of Spain to Mexico since July7 1916,
has left Mexico to assume his new
post as Minister of Portugal.
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The registration board reports that
out of forty-two Scandinavians and
Norwegians registered at the Carlisle
cannery for the selective draft, forty
of them claim exemption from service.
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Advertise in the Times—It pays
SUNDAY SERVICES
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
St. George's Mission. Red Dragoi
Club House. — Nineteenth Sunday al
ter Trinity. Matins and Holy Com
munton at 11 o'clock, Sunday schoo
at 12 m„ evensong at 4 o'clock.
Program at Evensong.
Voluntary — "Pilgrims' Chorus”
.From Tannhause
Anthem — "Nearer My God to
Thee".Davi:
Duet — "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
.Fozari
Miss Francis Fraisure, Mr. Osier.
Violin Solo — “Angels Serenade"
.Smitl
Mrs. M. S. Wilson
Vocal Solo—Selected.
Mr. H. Sorvik.
Piano and Organ Duet.
Miss Anderson and Mrs. Hedges
Solo—"There is a Green Hill Far
Away".
Miss Emma Shepard.
Anthem — "I Heard the Voice of
Jesus say" .
A sextette will furnish the music.
Solo—Selected.
Mrs. Thomas N. Hubbard.
Familiar hymns at this popular sonj
service. Contribution will go towari
the Red Cross. Come and swell it.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER.
Priest in Charge.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
All the friends of Rev. J. L. McBridt
as well as newcomers and strangers
.are cordially invited to hear hin
preach on "Peace” at 11 a. m. Sunday
At 12 m, Sunday school convenes, tc
which everybody, old and young, art
heartily welcome. Dr. J. H. Condit
general missionary of the Presbyter
ian church in Alaska, a most pleasing
speaker, will preach in the evening.
Two interesting, helpful services, to
1 which everybody is invited. The music
- for the evening is:
• Prelude.Haydn
1 Hymn — “Master, the Tempest is
Raging".Palmer
Hymn — "Send the Light” .. Gabriel
Solo—“The Lost Chord" .... Sullivan
Miss Shepard.
Offertory.Leybach
' Solo — “Life’s Railway* to Heaven”
.Tillman
1 Mr. Cohrs.
Hymn—“Where he Leads Me".Morris
Solo—"The Way of Peace" .. Lloyd
1 Mrs. Hubbert, violin obligato by Mrs.
Wilson.
Hymn—"He Will Not Let Me Fall"
.Ackley
Doxology.Ken
Postlude.Steibelt
Those who attend will find a help
ful message, good music and fine fel
lowship.
REV. A. G. SHRIVER. Minister.
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Tonight at the Empress, "The Great
Divide." Tomorrow* evening two
. shows at 7:30 and 9:00. Blanch
Sweet in "The Secret Sin.” and
Hearst-Pathe News.
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A dispatch Nenana says the
steamer Reli snag and sank
about one ••*.: 1 ’ov Minto. The
lower dec. f C*e bout, however, is
fourteen . C e.< hi • water, so that
none of the * > was destroyed.
»
Harry Fagenburg. who has been in
poor health for some time past, came
to Cordova from McCarthy yesterday
for medical treatment.
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