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HOW TO GROW BEETS Practical Information for the Northwest Farmer. FBOM G. W. SHAW'S REPORT IHfllcultlai Surmounted by Plantar Urowere Comparisons between Tbll eud German Cllmatei. The subject of cultivating sugar beets, and tlio manufacture of sugar from them, lias been before the people at different Milieu. When it was Been Mint the industry was a success in Cali fornia, the prospect of its introduction seemed favorable Persons agitated the matter with varying success, and at times individuals made experiments in producing tlio beets, some of which were submitted to analysis. Some of those experiments did not yield results as satisfactorily as was hoped, and gave many the idea that beets containing sufficient saccharine matter would not grow here. Other individuals also en gaged in producing a few sample beets, devoting more intelligent care to them, and were rewarded with much higher percentage of sugar. Seed have been brought from foreign countries to be distributed among farmers in order that different soils might bo tested. Of such efforts as these were those of Mr. II. C. Smith, of Portland, Or. About tho year 1883, Mr. Smith imported some of tho beet seed procurable from Cologne, Germany, and had some sent from Alvarado, Cal., where a factory is ' in successful operation. Both these quantities were distributed, with in structions in planting and cultivating accompanying. From some persons re ceiving the seed no replies were ever obtained, and those who did take the pains to plant at all, stated, in their re port, that but little attention had been . given them. Some simply sowed them, leaving the plants to struggle with weeds, etc., while others gave but tho slightest cultivating. Of course, the roots yielded little sugar. Nothing elso is to be expected, as the cultivating of sugar beets has reached a stage of scien tific exactness that anything like best results cannot be obtained without cer tain care. This is a fair sample of other individual efforts, some of which have had the effect of conveying the belief that tho industry is not profitable in the Northwest. In 1890, the federal government passed a bounty law, offering 2 cents a pound for domestic sugar testing 90 de grees, and 1 J cents for all testing be tween 80 and 90, which should be pro duced until July 1, 1905. In further aid, the agricultural department aided the several states in making experi ments. Seed was furnished farmers who would agree to plant and care for them, and return samples for analysis, .and with reports of other conditions. The experiment station at Corvallis, Or., delivered seed to farms indifferent localities of the state in 1891, in accord ance with this plan. In regard to this effort, Mr. Q. W. Shaw, chemist, re ports in bulletin No. 23, the following: "Each year arrangements were made with farmers in different portions of the station to cultivate a email plat of beets, the seed being furnished them by tho station. Although there was a heavy and ready response by those who would agree to forward samples for an alysis, accompanied by a report blanks for which were furnished there were many who never responded to a single inquiry after the seed had been fur nished, notwithstanding that they had expressly agreed to report results." According to Mr. Shaw's report, care ful instructions were given in regard to cultivation. ' Thq kind of soil was specified and the degree of moisture best for the beets was also named. The results of these efforts were con vincing that beets could be grown with profit The succeeding year preparations were made to repeat with greater care the attempts of 1891-1892. Unavoid able delay in receiving the seed so that it could not be planted in April was the first discouragement. The rainfall dur ing the season was below normal, and all reports showed "very dry," "extra ordinary dry," and "weather unfavor able." Mr. Shaw has made some interest ing comparisons between the tempera ture and precipitation of Oregon and ermany and Prance. The era covered by the figures is from May 1 to October 1, the time between planting of seed and harvesting the beets. In France, the temperature May 1 was 67 degrees Farenheit, reaching 71 in June, and falling to 60 in September; in Ger many, May starts with 60 degrees, which rises to 67 in June and falls to 49 in September, and the Willamette valley starts with 54 in May, reaching 66 in June and falling off to 55 in Sep tember. In Eastern Oregon the temperature is about five degrees higher than in the Willamette valley in the middle of the summer, but is not much different at the beginning and the end of the sea son. It will be seen that the mean tpmneratnre of Oreeon is much less than 1 that of either France or Germany, and j if mildness of climate is favorable, this section possesses an advantage over both of those countries. All well-conducted experiments have shown good products, although many who have made indifferent attempts have been rewarded with very unsatis factory returns. Some of the latter have been circulated more or less, and leave the impresson that the soil or climate of the state is unsuitable to the indus try. By devoting proper care, as is shown where experienced hands have taken hold of the matter, this state's sugar beets are of superior quality. The climatic conditions ot tne other Northwestern states are alike favorable. 'month of over $17,300,000. TO BRING IN MEMBERS. Draetlo Meniurei Adopted by the Home In Salem, The teniproray houso lias decided to Adopt drastic measures to bring in ab sentees. Members ot the original liouso present on Monday were sworn in by Chief Justice Moore, and a number of assistant sergeants-at-arms were ap pointed by Temporary Speaker Davis and dispatched to different parts of the state with warrants to serve on absent members. It had become evident that milder measures would not bo effective. Being certain that it had power un der the constitution to compel tlio at tendance of absentees, tlio Davis house, unlike the Benson house, does not fear the risk of having the constitutionality of its organization being tested in the courts. Besides, it is not altogether sure that any court bus tlio right to pass upon the method and manner of its organization, or has anything what ever to do with it. Thore is little doubt, however, that j the oourt8 will he to by mem- bers of the late Benson house who have been Bcrved with warrants. Four represenutives, Hope, Conn, Gurdano and Jennings, have been ar rested in Portland. They will at once throw tho matter into tho courts on habeas corpus proceedings. It is said that Representative Smith of Marion, is prepared to resist, and when ho is arrested will endeavor to secure his re lease on habeas corpus, and besides, will liavo the legality of the whole pro ceeding and its collateral issues tested. The outlook now is that the entire matter of legislation must be held in abeyanco until the courts determine whether it is or is not their business to interfere iu tho legislative muddle. Tho expectation is that if a test case be brought to Salem, it would be heard immediately in the circuit court, and an appeal would bo taken to the su preme court. There is no doubt Chief Justice Moore would cause it to be ad vanced on tho docket. If all expedition be used by both sides to the controversy, a final decision may be reached within two or three weeks. If either side fight for delay, a settlement may be deferred indefi nitely. Meanwhile it is scarcely to be expect ed that there will be a quorum in the house soon, nor does it appear probable that other absentees will voluntarily come in, pending a judicial adjustment of the wrangle if there is to be a ju dicial adjustment Portland. Sergeant-at-Arms Hol man and his staff of deputies arrived in Portland from Salem Monday after noon, and little time was lost in plac ing Representative Jennings, of Wallo wa county; Representative Hope, of Malheur county; Representative Conn, of Lake county, and Representative Gurdane, of Umatilla county, under ar rest. All of these men had determined not to go back to Salem, and were pre paring to go to their homes, but the interposition of the legislative officials changed their plans. Deputy Cotton left Monday night for Astoria to arrest Representative Gratke, and on his return home will stop at Clatskanie and take Representative Norman Merrill in tow and induce him to return to Salem. Others ' of the deputy sergeants-at-arms will go to Washington county and Eastern Oregon for the purpose of serv ing notice on the members who have gone away, and refuse to return. The Temporary Home. , The temporary house was called to order at 11:30 o'clock Monday. The roll was called, and the following twenty-one members answered present: Barkley, Bayer, Bourne, Buckraan, Davis of Umatilla, Davis of Multno mah, Dustin, Emery, Gill, Guild, Hill, Ilowser, Jones, Maxwell, Mc Allister, Misener, Munkers, Ogle, Povey, Svindseth, U'Ren. Hill moved that a committee of three be appointed to inform the chief justice that the members were ready to be sworn in. Hill, Emery and' Misener were appointed, and conducted Chief Justice Moore to tho speaker's chair. The roll was again called, showing the same twenty-one members present. Misener stated that he had been sworn in. The other members sub scribed to the oath and were sworn in by Chief Justice Moore. A resolution offered by Hill that the house take steps to brine in absent members was adopted. A resolution by Povey that the speaker appoint as sistant sergeants-at-arms, if necessary, to bring in the absentees, was adopted. U'Ren then read an opinion by C. E. S. AVood, of Portland, to the effect that the organization has power to compel ! the attendance of absentees. I The speaker named as assistant sergeants-at-arms, J. J. Sturgill, L. H. I McHahan, M. K. Cunningham, Frank j Williams, C. L. Parmeter, J. E. Povev, D. II. Weyant, P. J. Cotton, John D. Daly. The speaker announced others would be appointed if necessary. An i adjournment was then taken. Hunter Accidentally Phot. San Francisco, March 3. Farnk A. Lux, a wealthy grain merchant and member of the Lux Brewing Company, while out shooting in' Contra Co.Ha county, accidentally shot himself. While drawing his gun through a fence. two heavy charges were fired into his breast When found by friends he was dead. The monthly comparative statements issued by the bureau of statistics at Washington, show that the amount of domestic merchandise exported during the last month amounted to $93,505,-j 103, as compared with $35,543,304 for ; January last year. The imports of mer-1 chandise during January last amounted I to $51,357,081, of which $27,296,703 was free of duty. During January, 1896, the total imports of merchandise aggregated $08,647,000, a lot for last ADJOURNED WITH3UT DAY. The Hemnn Home and Joint Conven tion Hare Ulven Up. A portion of tlio Oregon legislature has decided to quit. The Benson houso and joint convention adjourned siuo die i Wendncsday. This leaves both tbo nouse ana senate witnout a quorum touo business, but active measures to uecom plish reorganization are well under way. Tho break-up of tho joint assembly caucus was tho first event of this very important day. The assembly met at 9 o'clock and disciiHHed in a desultory way the question of tho legality of the proposed adjournment. The matter of taking a ballot for senator, whatever number was present, was not even brought up. The outlook seemed dis couraging and the members soon quit attempting to agree on any policy. The original houso met at 0:30 o'clock, and, as usual, adjourned till next day at the same hour. Tho Benson house, senate and joint assembly all convened at 10 o'clock. The first held intermittent Bcssions un til the hour fixed for adjournment with out day. In the senate at noon President Simon declared carried a simple motion I changing character and condition, and to adjourn, but tho Mitchell men held ; we therefore urge, in tho event of joint that, under the resolution adopted the action Dy tho governments, that a per day before, it was the close of the ses- , Dlancllt joint committee, to be composed sion, and many of them left the city. I of competent experts, bo provided, The Benson house, after fixing the j wnici, 8lmn bo cmrsd with direct per diem and mileage of the members , supervision of these fisheries, and shall and the pay of clerks, dissolved at 1 j ue empowered to conduct investigation! , ., . , . and modify regulations as circumstances An afternoon session of the senate require." was held, but fourteen members answer- The commissioners say no system of ing roll call. This was Bix short of a regulations cau bo properly adminis- quorum. tered except by the licensing or regis- The attempts at reorganization Will tration o( flghermen, as a basis of re be confined largely to the house, striding tho character and amount of non u is reauy mr Business, u is an- tiiinnfoil tnnt f linra will ln vam. IW.Ia '" J'" fcVV. .uti, K1IVIU 11111 UU IVIJ IIVblD trouble in getting back enough senators to make up a quorum of twenty. Renewed Aotlrlty In tbe IavU Home. Senator Mitchell has apparently given up the contest, as he returned to Port land Thursday. The Davis house had a morning and afternoon session, and twenty-seven members responded to roll call. Three absentees, Kruse, Lee and Riddle, were accounted for. Immediately after the morning session a conference was held and the situation was thoroughly can vassed. It was agreed that reorganiza tion was not only possible, but prob able, and much enthusiasm prevailed. Individual members of the late Benson house have given positive assurance that they would return if the opposi tion went at matters in earnest and in evident good faith. These promises have been so numerous that members of the house express themselves as en tirely confident of success. It is the purpose merely to invite absentees to join in the endeavor to secure remedial legislation. The senatorial question being out of the way, the house has a very fair chance ol organizing. There were many new faces in the ori ginal house Thursday. For forty-five days the majority of the opposition has taken fugitive journeys to their desks to see if there was any mail, to answer lll.tllT.t3 In .anrl 1 1 "I ntllln. nt . ! An all other things which might safely be done during a recess. Thursday it was different They shgwed .up with pleased smiles on their faces, and were early in their seats. At 9:80 , Temporary Speaker Davis, who has performed tho same duty for forty-six oonsecutive days, mounted the rostrum and called the house to order. Clerk Moody called the roll and the following responded to their nameB: Barkley, Bayer, Bilyeu, Buckman, Craig, Davis of Umatilla, Emery, Gill, Hill, Houser, Jones, Maxwell, Mc Alister, Misener, Munkers, Ogle, Schmidtlein, Smith of Linn, Svendseth, U'Ren, Whitaker 21. These were absent: Bourne, Davis of Multnomah, Dustin, Guild, Kruse, Lee, Povey, Riddle, Yoakum 9. Also these of the Benson house: Ben son, Bridges, Brown, Chapman, Conn, Crawford, David, Gratke, Gurdane, Hogue, Hope, Hudson, Huntington, Jennings, Lake, Langell, Marsh, Mer rill, Mitchell, Nosier, Palm, Rigby, Smith, of Marion, Somers, Stanley, Thomas, Thompson, Vaughan, Veness, Wagner 30. ' The nine absentees belonging to the opposition were detained for various reasons. Kruse has been sick for two weeks with typhoid fever, and there is no prospect that he can be present dur ing the session. Povey and Davis of Multnomah were at home, but are ex pected up. Lee was called to Junction City by the illness of his aged mother.- Hnnrnp. Tlnflttn fmli! nnl WiV. ' Bourne, came in just too late. Riddle is in wu..i4 1. 1 1 v vii n u 1 1 1 fcol"nfrn Oregon, but will return when neet e.a' ' 18 8ald lne Present mem bership of the original house is thirty. or precisely the same as the Benson or ganization. Kruse being in the hos pital, this number is reduced to twenty nine. It is, therefore, necessary to get eleven members of the rival organiza tion to join before a constitutional quo rum can be secured. Members of the Benson house of the legislature have been presenting claims for serving the state to Secretary Kin- , caid, but the secretary has refused to i issue warrants or certificates in recogni tion of any of the claims. The disap ! pointed members say that if the secre tary neglects or refuses to do his duty, he can be compelled by mandate of the court The senate met Thursday morning, with thirteen present, as follows: Bates, Carter, Dawson, Gesner, Hasel tine, Holt, Mackay, McClung, Michell, Mulkey, Patterson of Washington, Sell- ing, Mr. President. Quite a number of excuses were presented. . , Z . .. , JL ?V open air temperance work formed in Essex, England. Henri Durant, the founder of the Red Crosa movement, is in a Swias hospital, sick and in poverty. LICENSE SYSTEM RECOMMENDED Tbe Only Practical Had for Interna tional Klali l.awe. Washington.March 1. Tho president has Bent to congress tho report of tho commission appointed to examine into j the condition and recommend the best ; method of protection of fish in contigu ous waters of tho United States and Canada. Tho two commissioners, Rich ard Ruthbun, representing tho United States, and William Wakeman, repre senting Great Britain, submit a separate sorioa of recommendations in regard to the fisheries from tho Atlantio to tho Pacific. The recommendations cover the fishery resources and the means for thoir preservation, among others the Great Lakes, the Columbia river and the waters between British Columbia and tho state of Washington. The com mission found it impossible to consider fully all questions the subject present ed, and have been unable in many cases to reach more than general conclusions. "Our observations," they say, "have clearly demonstrated the inexpediency of attempting to regulate any of tho fisheries described by a rigid' code of PTlllOt mfltltfl. mvincv tn tliuir nsinurnntlv oppartttUg employed in each locality. t J ROCK CAUSED A WRECK. A Freight Train Ditched on a California Koail. Deooto, Cal., Feb. 27. A littlo rock wedged between a crossing plank and a rail caused a train wreck in a out one mile west of Midway between Tracy and Livermore yesterday, in which an engine and six cars were derailed and three men narrowly escaped with thoir lives. ( An extra freight in charge of Con ductor E. Martin and Engineer J. Meade left West Oakland at 0:20 A. M. for Tracy, via Livermore, picking up and setting out several cars on the way. The train was running only about eighteen or twenty miles an hour when the obstruction was encountered. En gineer Meade, Fireman Seymour and Brakeman Brown were on the engine. As soon as Meade felt the shock he shut off steam and let his air brakes, but the momentum carried the engine 100 feet along the tieB. It then top pled over agaiiiBt the high bank, while the cars in the rear were piled up in a heap. The bank carried the cab away and with it the head brakeman, Brown. The fireman was thrown from the cab several feet back. Fireman Seymour landed on his head in the bank and rolled almost under the toppling cars. Brown fell on his face, but was unin- j J"""6"' The engineer kept his seat, 1 nnrl wab nnf in-inrnil in tha Innaf Hut it is miraculous how all escaped to tell the tale. Traffic was blocked several hours. The fireman had his leg some what bruised, but nothing serious. WERE NOT MUSHROOMS. Several Periona Folanued Toariitoolt. by Bating San Francisco, March 1. Richard Pastine, an Italian, went to Golden Gate Park Wednesday afternoon and picked a mess of what he thought were mushrooms. He and his wife and four children partook of them for supper. Two of tho children are dead and the j rest of the family are in a dangerous ' condition. The mushrooms turned out to be toadstools, and Thursday morning I the entire Pastine family was very ill. ! Doctors were called in, but too late to j save the lives of the two young boys, j Pastine and his wife and two children j are in a dangerous condition, but will j probably recover. The Pastine family ! had more mushrooms than they could i consume, so they sent some to a neigh I bor. Fortunately the neighbor did not i use them that evening, and in the morning he was warned by the sickness of the Pastine family. Modesto, Cal., March 1. As a result of eating toadstools in mistake for mushrooms, John W. Watts lies dead fit tills Til an,l T l,i.l ; ly at death-8 door a't a Qn ' 6 blown to Atom. Steubenville, O., March 1. By an explosion of nitroglycerine today at the magazine of the Gould Oil Company, three miles south of here, Louis Crary and Eugene Ralston, employes of the Milliken & Leigh Torpedo Company, were blown to atoms. A number of houses were damaged. The Iteeent Guinea Maaaacre. Brisbae, Queensland, March 1. Fur ther details from New Guinea of the massacre by the natives of Manbare, in which the governor resident was killed, eay that in addition six miners and forty natives were murdered. A notice has been placed at the en trance to the long walk at Windsor park, in London, prohibiting motor cars from passing either up or down the roval avenue. Denver, March 1. The committe , appointed by the legislature to investi ' gate the Leadville strike, today sub . mitted a report recommending unani mously that a board of arbitration be appointed to deal with the question, and the present scale of wages be in force until uch board reports. The mineowners shall recognize tbe union, and union and non-union men work to gether. The concludoni of the com- ; mittee are a surprise to the mine I owners, but satisfactory to the striken. ONLY THREE VOTED NO. Home I'etied the International Cou. foresee Hill. Washington, March 1. The lost six days of tho session are suspension days. All tho ordinary rules are suspended, and bills can bo passed and resolution! adopted by a two-thirds Tote of tho Iioubo. Today was the first of theso six days, and tho house celebrated it by passing the scnato international mone tary conference bill. Despite the scorn ing divergence of views on the money question, tho bill was passed, after a lively debato of two hours, by a vote of 279 to 8. Those voting no were Ilonry, Republican, of Connecticut; Johnson, Republican, of Indiana, and Qnigg, Re publican, of New York. It was sup ported alike by Republicans, gold Dem ocrats and silver Democrats. The silver Democrats and silver Republicans dis claimed any faith in tho commission to secure bimotnlixm, but they expressed themselves as willing to have the test made. Quigg and Johnson both made vigor ous speeches in opposition. Those who soke for the bill wore C. W. Stone, Grow, Watson, McCreary, Sparkman, Hartuian, McRao, Cooper, Cox and Mc Millan. The bill also passed to provide for tho arbitration of differences between tho carriers of intercalate commerce and their employes (known as the Erd man bill); also the senate bill to pre vent the importation of impure tea. After the dramatic Cuban debate in tho senate yesterday, the discussion to day was comparatively spiritless. The galleries were packed, however, in ex pectation of interesting developments, but thero was no incidents during the day that awakened moro than passing interest. Tho Indian bill was consid ered up to 1 P. M., when for four hours a general discussion of tho Sanguilly case and of tho pardon occurred. Fryo said at tlio outset that the San guilly, resolution should be retired. Morgan asked for tho adoption of another resolution calling for informa tion as to the imprisonment of George Aguirre. Ho also reviewed the San guilly case, declaring that tho action of the Semite yesterday had warned Spain against a collision with the Unit ed States, and had moved the queen to the unusual expedient of a pardon by cable. The senator severely criticised the president and secretary of state for alleged inaction in this case. Lodge and Call spoke on various phases of Cuban atrocities, and Hale und White deprecated the Cuban agita tion. A resolution by Call, calling on the president for information on behalf of the death of Ruiz in Cuba went over to tomorrow. The Sanguilly resolution went to the callendar by general con sent, which disposed of ft as a matter of present interest. The rest of the day wag given to the Indian appropriation bill. REPORTS OF PRIZEFIGHTS. BUI for Their Suppreailon to Be Re ported to the House. Washington, March 1. The prellmi nary newspaper reports of the coming Corbet t-i ltzsimmons prizefight were brought to the attention of the hene committee on interstate and foreign commerce today by Rev. Wrilbur F, Crafts, with tho request for speedy and radical action by that committee. Mr, Crafts is secretary of the National R. form League, and has beon instru mental in securing congressional action against prizefighting and against lot. terics. He presented to the committee the draft of a bill to stop sensational reportB of prizefights, representing that most newspapers would be glad to omit the details of pugilistio eveuio from their columns if they were not driven to publish them by tho enter price of less scrupulous rivals. The committee made some immaterial changes in the bill, and then, Ly n pruo tically unanimous vote, instructed Mr. Aldrich, of Illinois, to report it to tho house. The text of the bill follows: "Section 1. That no picture or dp 8cription of a prizefight or encounter of pugilists under whatever name, or pro posal or record of betting on the same shall bo transmitted in the mails of the United States or by interstate com merce, whether in a newspaper or other periodical, or telegram, or in any other form. "Sec. 2. That any person sending such matter or knowingly receiving such matter for transmission by mail or interstate commerce shall bo deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall' be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years at the discretion of tho court, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000. A Murderoua Veteran. Atlanta, March 1. II. P. Cook, a one-armed Confederate veteran, who resides in this city, sent word to his wife, with whom he had parted on bad terms a few days ago, that he was dying, and begged hor to come to his bedside. She complied with his re quest, and as she leaned over his pros trate form he arose suddenly in bed and made a tcrrifio lungo at his wife's throat with an open claspknifn. The knife sank into the woman's neck below the jugular vein and made a gash six inches long under the chin. Mrs. Cook's chances for recovery are very slight. Gas leakage in Philadelphia in 1895 amounted to over 1,000,000,000 cubic feet worth at $1 per 1,000, $10,000. Canhler Hanged H Iniielf. Eesex, Conn., March 1. William B. Whorter, cashier of the National Ex change bank of Hartford, hanged him self here today at the home of his lather. The suicide is attributed to melan cholia. Steel Werka Cnt Wage. Pneblo, Colo., March 1. Notice of a 10 per cent reduction in wages on all classes of labor, to be inaugurated to day, was posted at the steel worka Saturday. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopkins A Vnmpany'a Iterlew ot Trade. The declining values for American wheat and flour during tho last decado and half can bo traced to known cuusei. Tho increased competition in supply ing wants of importing countries by Russia, India, Argentine and Australia account for tho major portion of the de cline in values. Tho still further re duction in values can bo accounted for by tho deoreased cost of production, owing to improved machinery and to some extent by tho decreased cost of transportation and smaller intervening charges between tho producer and con sumer. Tho extreme low range of Tal lies during the last two crop years wai due largely to widespread commercial disaster, consequent panic and lessened purchasing power. The present specu lative contention is that vital change have taken place in the known condi tions which have produced previous low values. To begin with, India Ja no longer a competitor of America in tha. wheat export trade. Famine at home has stopped her exports more effectual than war or its attending blockades. Tho Argentino Republic, at one time serious competitor, is suffering from two succeeding orop failures and her ex portable surplus no longer exerts any depressing influence on values. Austra lia, owing to orop failures, has become an importer instead of an exporter of wheat. Only two remaining countries possess exportable supplies of wheat America and Russia a condition Uiat cannot be changed for more than a year to come. Russian advices, always un reliable, still indicato that less than the usual amount of wheat is available for export American supplies ar known to be far below the average ot recent yearB. In France the orop pros pects aro far below those of the preced ing two years. If we grant for tha sako of argument (and it cannot be re futed), that excessive competition dur ing recent years has decreased wheat values, the tho present conditions war rant a return in part, if not wholly, to the normal range of prices before locb competition depressed values. r Market Uuotatlona. Portland, Or., March 3, 1897. Flour Portland, Salem, Cascadia and Dayton, $4.25; Benton county and White Lily, $4.25; graham, $3.50; an perfi.no, $2.75 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 7980o; Val ley, 8283o per bushel. Oats Choice white, 8940o par bushel; choice gray, 8840o. Hay Timothy, $13 13.50 per ton; clover, $11.00 12.00; wheat and oat $10.0011 per ton. Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per tonr brewing, $20. Millstuffs Bran, $15.00; shorta, $16.50; middlings, $20. Butter Creamery, 4550o; dairy, 8040o; store, 17,80oper roll. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,6570o; Garnet Chiles, 70o; Early Rote, 70o per Book; sweets, $3.00 per oental for Merced; new potatoes, 6o per pound. Onions $1.251.50 per sack. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2. 60 3 8.00; geese, $4 5; turkeys, live, 10(9 10 Uo; ducks, $3.50(34.50 per dozen. Eggs Oregon, llo per doaen. Cheese Oregon, 19M1 Young America, 13)0 pur pound, Wool Valley, lOo por pound; East ern Oregon, 6(8s. Hops 9 lOo por pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 8. 00; cows, $2.252.50; dressed beef, 4 ho per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, $3. 00 3. 25; dressed mut ton, 5 0o per pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25 8.50; light and feeders, 2.50 3.00; dressed, $4. 50 5. 00 per cwt. , Veal Large, 55io; small, 6 I)er pound. Seattle, Wash., March 2, 1897. Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton. Oats Choice, $23 24 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, $22 per ton. Corn Whole, $19 per ton; cracked, $20; feed meal, $20. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent. $5.10; Novelty A, $4.60; California brands, $5.20; Dakota, $5.50; patent, $0.25. Millstuffs Bran, $14.00 per ton; shorts, $18. Feed Chopped feed, $18:00 por ton; middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $29. Hay Pugot sound, per ton, $9.00 10.00; Eastern Washington, $14. Butter Fancy native creamery. brick, 26o; select, 24c; tubs, 23c; ranch, 21a Cheese Native Washington, 12'c. . Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $18 20; parsnips, per Buck, 75c; beets, per sack, 60c; turnips, per suck, 60c; ruta bagas, per Buck, 40c; carrots, per sack, 8545o; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.50; onions, per 100 lbs, $2.50. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $3.25, Poultry Chickens, live, per pound. lens, c; dressed, 1005 lie; ducks. $4.005.00; dressed turkeys, 15. Eggs Fresh ranch, 16c. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef. steers, 6c; cows, 6c; mutton, sheep. 7o per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 6o pet pound; veal, small, 8c. Fresh iish Halibut, 4 6; sabnon. 60; salmon trout, 7 10; flounders and soles, 8 4c. Provisions Hams, large, 11c; hams, small, llc; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry salt sides, 60 per pound. San Francisco, March 2, 1897. Potatoes Salinas Burbankg, 90c $1.10; Early Rose,7580c; River Bur banks, 60 75c; tweets, $1.75 1.85 for cental. Onions $1.501.75 per cental. Eggs Ranch, 12 13o per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 1920c; do seconds, 1618o; fancy dairy, 16c; seconds, 13 14c Cheese Fancy mild, new, flc; fair to good, 78c; Young America, 10llc; Eastern, 1414c,