RECORD WHEAT PRICE
PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 23.—A local miller today sold 5000 bushels of September bluestem wheat to a Los Angeles dealer at $1.30 per bushel, which was the highest previous price for this option being $1.26.

All classes of grain are skyrocketing in this locality and dealers are active in keeping tabs on the grain ready for market. Despite the bearish tendencies of the markets, red wheat was quoted at from $1.10 to $1.12 per bushel in the warehouse today. Club, bluestem, and fortyfold are also holding their own along these lines. According to bid prices in Portland today bluestem wheat would be worth $1.17 per bushel in the warehouse. Palouse points. Barley and oats are also soaring and it is understood that barley was being quoted at from $1.50 to $1.60 per hundred and oats at $1.30 per hundred.

The first wagonload of the 1916 wheat crop to come to Moscow was received at the Raymond Grain company warehouse here this morning, according to J. W. Raymond, manager. It is part of the H. H. Simpson crop raised six miles northeast of Moscow, which was contracted several weeks ago by the John G. Gibson Grain company at $1 per bushel for the 2000 bushels. Several more loads were brought to the city this afternoon to be stored in the Raymond Grain company warehouses awaiting shipment.

The crop is of the fortyfold variety, and with the exception of a small percentage of the crop, the price is still high.  cent of smut, is rated first class. 