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r WORK ON TARIFF BILL McKlnley Rates Restored by the Committee. TUB COA1JIKN AltE SATISFIED Tho Com I n Woel tn I'.o Iovntnil to tlio Hclii IuIh nt Mind rim I lui I'rluo tu Ho I'lil.l f.ir Ai'iuor I'liiln. Washington, Feb. 20. Tho Repub lican members of tho ways and means committco took an important Kte) to day in their work on tlio new tariff bill, by deciding to restore tliu McKin ley rates on coal and coke. Thesj rates wero 75 cents par ton of 23 bushela on liitnininoiis and shale, and 33 cents on coal si ick, su.h as will pass through a half-inch screen. Tho picscnt lut-s, oro 40 cants and 15 cunts. Coko is ad vanecd fro:n 15 to 20 par c:-nt ad val orem. Tho changes wero made in rn sponso to a general demand from tho coal interests, whoso representatives declare! tho Wil-on rates had increased ' Canadian competition so greatly that tlio American minco'.vncrs had been obliged to rcduca wa;.;es to keep in tha fluid. Tlio first ronferenco of the week dealt with tha tobioco schedule, and, al though no linal ngreemmt had baen reached, there is a radical understand ing that tho now bill will return to tho McKinley rates on tobaci:o, except on tlio grade known as tiller. Tho rate on this will be TO cents a pound, double tlio McKinley duty, which was 85 cants. It was represented by the to bacco manufacturers that most of tho tobacco imported fio:n Cubans Cllor was used for wrappings, and that this evasion of the law give the Key West factories an advantage over those using Snmnlra tobacco. Tlio McKinley du ties on wrapper tobacoo were $3 per pound on Rteaimed and $i.75 on un stemmc.l. On snuff tha rata was 03 cents; and cig irs and cigarettes, $1 and 25 per cant ad valorem, and on tobacco not enumerated 40 cunts. Tho committee w ill devote- most of tho thi'.e this week to tho s.lrcduloof sundries, which includes buttons, ex plosives, mutches, musical instru ments, furs, jewelry, gloves and miscel laneous manufactures, anil on most' of these tha MoKiulay rates will bo re stored. Itnitcn nml Ciiminliti'ii. Washington, Fob. 20. Tho house committee on naval affairs, which is working on tho naval appropriation bill, snent most of tho day in discussing tho question of tha price to bo paid for armor plate, Hie ouistion was nnaliy disposed of by thaadoiition of an amend ment to tho bill authorizing tho secre tary of tho navy to contract for steel armor, of domestic ' manufacture, for tho threo battleships now being con structed, and ' appropriating a sum not exceeding 3,2 1U.0U0 for the purpose. It is estimated that 8,021 tons of plate will be needed for these ships, so that this provision limits tho cost to $100 per ton. A substitute was offered by MoCall, limiting the appropriation to 52,803,750, which would have limited the price to 0350 par to:i, but this was voted down. Another proposition was ' mado to striko the words "of domestic manu facture" from the armor clause, which also failed. Members of tho committee who favored this proposition urged that the hearings showed there was no competition between the American firms engaged in tha manufacture of annor-piate, and that the government did not have an opportunity of buying of foreign firms, as American firms were sailing armor to Itusiia at $250 a ton. FOR A EEET SUGAR FACTORY. Actlvo Work of t'm t'nniiiierclal Club if I. it Ci-hiiiIm- La Grande, Or., Feb. 23. Tlecemly Turner Oliver, in behalf of the Com mercial Club, applied to tho Oregon Itailroad & Navigation officials to makn a rate on sugar beets, in anticipation, of establishing a sugar factory in this val ley. The rate applied for was 50 cents a ton from nil points within Union county. In response to this request, the railway company guarantees to es tablish the following rates: Within 25 miles, 50 cents a ton; 25 to 50 miles, 75 cents; CO to 100 miles, 1. This is equivalent to a rate of 50 cents a ton from all points within the coun ty, except North Powder. A request will be made to have the latter point included in the 50-cent rate, the dis tance from North Powder by rail being 82 miles. A letter has been received from Engineer Silech, the constructor of a beet-sngar factory at Eddy, N. M., and in it he says that the factory at that place will be finished very Eoon. As soon as tho work is finished and some minor details are settled, Mr. Silech and his associates will come to La Grande. Cmrovilrh iu ;1 f'nlih. Eatoum, Feb. 22. Grand Duke George of llussia, the czarovitch, younger brother of the czar, and heir presumtive to the throne, who has been in bad health for a long time past, has started on a sea cruise. He will pro ceed to Constantinople. Six lriim Munlrreil. Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 22. A report from Winona, 40 miles south of here, eiys Mrs. Waldron, Thomas Spiccr and wife, their daughter, Mrs. House, and the latter's two children were mur dered at their home near that place. Th Trey In Hon of Common. London, Feb. 22. A copy of the gen eral arbitration treaty and President Cleveland's messige on the tubject Vas issued to the bouse ol commons tonight. THE JOINT ASSEMBLY. Do'h Vnr mill Mht Hhn llald III I'.iikI llrault. Tho total number present nt Mon day's joint convention in Pultun was thirty-six twenty-six from tlio houso mul Ion from tlio senate. H.o usual foiniulity of dirprnsirg with tlio leading f tlio journal hoving been udoptod, tho joint assembly took a recess till 9 o'clock at night, When tha joint assembly met nt night, tliirty-tlireo weio found to bu present, Tho absentees wero Senator Hughes and Taylor and Representatives Hudson, Thomas, Vuughan and Wag ner. When his name was called, Sena tor Gowan made n (speech and reviewed at length the situation fmm the stand point of a Mitchell supporter. Ho laid i t!io rosponsibilty for the hold-up on tho opposition, mid said: "Wc demand only what is right. Wo will r.cvor surrender to what is wrong. They chargo that Senator Mitchell nlono is responsible for this hold-up. Wo deny it; as a body of men and as individuals, wo deny it on document ary evidence. I desire to read n letter which will foayver set that statement i at icfit." . 1 Cowan then read tho following lat ter: 1 "Salem, Or., Feb. 23, 1807. Hon. Samucd Hughes, Chairman of tho lto pullican Confeicncc, Salem, Or. My D,;ur Sir: I understand thero is a stung disposition upon tho part of a niajoii'ty of the Republicans to adjourn tha legislature sino die, without fur- ) tiior cU'ort to tccuro tho election of a icnator. This would leave tho state (nily partly represented in tho scnato of tho United States, tho effect of whijh, in all probability, would bo to place tho control of tho scnato in tjio hands of thoro opposed to tho Republi can party, in which event the defeat of tariff legislation at tho comi::g extra ordinary session of congress would be i a-saiod." It seems to me, therefore, theio is a paramount duty resting upon I you, to make oi-o n:oio determined effort, before final adjournment, to so curo tho election of a senator. Thero aie many prominent Republicans locat ed in different sections of tho state, 1 eminently qualified for tho position men who would do credit to the party, 1 tho state and tho nation. I will co operate with you and all other Repub- j Hears in the legislature in endeavoring to bring about tho election of such a republican as the republican confer- ence, to wlioin tins letter is niciresscu, will agree upon. Yours very sincerely, "John H. Mitchell." Gowan then went on to -dicsuss tho letter, and said: "A caucuB of thirty-nino Repub licans is behind John 11. Mitchell, and we Co not propose to chango baso at vins wmo. In conclusion, lie said: "I give it ns my ,opiiiion that wc must adjourn, w ith out securing legislation, and without the el. -ct ion 0!' a United States senator." Biown stated that the letter which Gowan had read had been presented to the conference Kcpublicans.and that tho tonfoience by a standing vote, had de cided to 6tay by its candidate, "who ever he is," until they got a chance tn vote for him. " Senator Heed, of Douglass, made a speech, and introduced a latter, which' ho said had been presented to tho re publican conference. Tho paper was substantially an r.grce rr.eni to bo signed by all sides, in which tho meaibois were pledged to organizo and secure remedial legislation, and to vote for r.o candidate for United States senator in such manner as to elect him, and to co distribute their votes as to prevent an election. Tho full text of tho letter was withheld from publica tion. After i-cvcral other speeches of minor importance tho convention adjourned without takiir.' a ballot. Tim Koi'Utn. The rcratq held a brief Fcss:on Mon day. The following motion was made by Michell of Wasco: "Iij l:o::or of the occasion, this being tho 105th anniversary of tho birth of Gcorgo Washington, who was 'First in peace, first in war, and first in tho hearts of his countrymen,' I move that ;he senate now adjourn." Reed of Douglas sprang quickly to his feet, saying: "I have an amendment to offer. I move that the senate now adjourn sino die." "The motion is not susceptible of nn amendment of that kind," replied tho president. "Besides, it i itself out of order." Michcll's motion carried, 15 to 14. The Benson house met, and very Eoon thereafter adjourned. The Davis house met in the morning with eleven membres present. It im mediately adjourned. The Fngo of Kn.rx" Ieml. Beverly, Mass., Feb. 25. John Ba ker, "the sae of Essex," an abolition ist, and one of the founders of the re publican party, is dead, aged 85. He suffered a broken hip in a fall three months aero, and paralysis resulted and caused his death. He was born in Beverly, August 18, 1S12, and has al ways lived there. Mulhall, the noted etatistician, ' thought ho has typhoid fever. Itepre spent over forty years in accumulating tentative Vaughan, of Lane, who has the material for this one volume of been ill with la grippe fur a number statistics. j cf days, is convalescent. ' I Cntie far Activity. "What is Bexton hustling around to in the interest of a curfew ordinance for?" "His boy saw him coming out of a variety theater the other night and went home and told about it." In dianapolis Journal. Pearl divers remain nnder water on an average from fifty to eighty seconds. .M.-rtvA .ham thv ho? r' I mained as long as six minutes ucdet j that it stood in th samo relation as instruction I may be able to give, r-o-I -a'" I third bouse. ' I vide.' v expend are oaid. END OF THE FORTY DAYS. lb lenfttr. Hiiwer, lilrt Not to Adjourn HIiih Ma. I Tho senate at Sulom failed to adjourn Friday, which ended tho forty day. By n vote of 10 to 14 adjournment was taken till 2:30 P. M. on Monday. Sen ator Carter east the deciding vote. There was no dehate on tho question of adjournment a9 was expected.' Sell ing moved that when tho senato ad journ it adjourn to Monday. Tho yeas and nays wero called for, and tho voto resulted in a tic, us follows: Yeas Dates, Dawson, Gesner, Hob ton, Holt, King, Mackay, McClnng, Michell, Mnlkey, Patterson of Wash ington, Bellini, Smith, . Wudo, Mr. President 15. Kays Browncll, Calbreath, Cnrter, Daly, Driver, Dufur, Gowan, Harmon, llasletino, Hushes, Johiifon, Patterson of Marion, Price, Heed, Taylor 15.' Cater then changed from nay to yea, making tho voto 10 yeas, 14 nays. When Smith's name w..s called ho said ho would etay till Monday, but did not want it understood that ho would stay hero indefinitely. After tho result was announced Reed naked the pre-.ident if the senate was to meet in tho afternoon, llo thought somo of the senators who voted for tho resolution misunderstood its import. Smith then moved to reconsider tho vote. Ho was seconded by Daly. Tho president put tho motion and it was lost. This settled tho question of ad journment. Gowan of the judiciary committco re ported tho Gowan salary bill with amendments. Tho amendments .wero adopted and tho bill ordered engrossed for a third reading. The following amendments wero made in salaries of Multnomah county ofilcials: County jadge, 3,000 'per year; clerk, C,500; recorder, $3,500; sheriff, f!,500; treasurer, 2,000. Joint Fptnlon Accniniilltln'il Nothing, Long beforo tho time of tho conven ing of tho joint assembly Friday peoplo began to enter tho galleties of tlio house. When tho 1:0011 hour nrriv.il tho galleries wero crowded in tho ex pectation that voting for senator would bagin. Their anticipations wero hot realized, however. Tho proceedings were but a repetition of previous ones. AVhen Chairman Erownell called the convention to order he said that ho was i:i receipt of letters from llepresenta tirea Hudson, Mitchell and Vaughan K-.;i::3 they nro Etill tco ill to attend. CTi'.o roll was then called, show ing that dirty-six members- were present. - representative Wagner was in his c.it for tho first timo for several days. Thn llon-iill I'nnnn. The Benson liouso met Friday morn ing and Crawford's resolution to de clare vacant tho 6cats of tha twenty seven unqualified member!! was called up. Souiers argued tlia question from its legal standpoint m.J claimed that this act would not bo toexpal the mem bers, but simply to open tho way to fill their seats. Huntington took issuo with Somers. He did r.ot think tho house had a right 10 declare the seats v.cant. It had u right to notify the governor simply that theso men had failed to take he oath of office and let him net accordingly. . There was some further discussion by Nosier, Lake and Crawford, and it was decided by a voto of 13 ayes, 7 noas to defur the matter. To UtiUil a Tin'tuRO r.ullwny. Tho feature of Thursday morning's sesiion of the senate was tho adoption of a substitue for tha bill introduced by Senator Michell relating to tho con- stmction and operation of a portago 1 railway from The Dalles to Celilo. Tho subitituto was reported by Senator Har mon, chairman 01 tlio committee on commerce end navigation, which com mittee had made a visit to the seeno and personally examined the ground over which the proposed road is to bo built. The substitute bill differs from that proposed by Senator Michell in that provision is made for the procure ment of trackago facilities from tlA Oregon Hail road & Navigation Com pany and the sale of material now owned by tho stato in tho event eucIi trackago arrangement with the O. 11. & N. Co. is made. It also reduces the amount of the appropriation f:om 195.000 to 0130,000. Accompanying the bill was the report of Civil Engineer S. L. Lov cll. He recommends that construction of the road commence at Big Eddy, which is tho head of navigation. Mr. Lovell's estimates on tho cost of tho road are as follows: I Roadbed, 74,025.50; tics, 04,000; rails, 20,000; joints and spikes, 36, 000; tracklaying and ballasting, 3,000; delivering material, 2,000; elevator, 5,000; ten per cent for exigencies, 11,800; total, 1C2;325.50. I representative Hudson, of Washing ton county, who is ill with typhoid fever nt Salem hospital, is getting along satisfactorily under the care of Dr. Smith, representative from Marion. It was reported that Hudson was in a very critical condition, but Dr. Smith fays he feel i no alarm about him. repre sentative Krusc (Populist), of Clacka mas, was yesterday taken to tho hos- I pital. Ho is finite sick, and it is j I usual and Tha liTl Ifnnu. Davis house met as The I Bilyeu of Lane created a diversion by calling attention to the action of tho Benson house in seeking to declare their seats vacant. He wanted to know if this made their railroad passes un- constitutional. The chair would not decide the question. Bilyeu then asked the chair to give an opinion on the Tiancin hmi. RnA.ibpr Divin rpnlierl Cultivation of Cccts. Suar IN T.IE KOliUIWKST SECTION Furmrni Will lliivo nn Iti-rot Muc kliulilrr in I xpi'it Who Mil In-iriiot Ihi-111. M. Ilichnvd Kuhne, of Tigardvillp, Or., vvas in Portland recently, and showed much inteicst in tho agitation for establishing the bect-suwr industry in tho Northwest. Mr. Kiihno 'u a g'liduate of tho National Agricultural college, of Beiliii,- and for tlio last twenty years has devoted his lime to the htinly and work of producing sugar from beets. Willi an extended experi ence in Germany, ami being 0110 of tho prime-movers in establishing the Grand khind sugar factory, in Nebraska, ho is . .. . - r .. .. 1....1.1.. :..r ' I'omuo.i 10 ihumi won on uio fuivjo.i. iur. i.minu ;ia connected with that factory until about three years ago, and during tho period 1 was for somo timo agricultural expert of the state. When interviewed on tho practicability of tho industry in this section, ho was enthusiastic, and ex pressed gieat confidence that tho move- j ment on foot would result in somo sub stantial benefits, as it was a similar condition of deprefced markets that in duced tho Nebraska farmers to laumh into tho business. Several tests and I experiments bo l.aa r.:ado in producing tho beets wero said to bo most satisfac tory. -.Tho Northwest needs un organ- , ization, ho thinkD, which will take hold cf tho matter i:i a systematic manner, and co!',ceti.:v".e tho minds of the peo ple to tha vast wealth that must 'follow intelligent cultivation of beets 'for tho manufacture of sugar. He kindly ofi'e;s his services gratis if expenses aro de frayed, to give instructions to any col lection of farmers that w ill take an interest in tho matter. To a reporter, Mr. Kuhne said: "The belief prevails that tho dry weather wc liavo for a period during the summer and autumn months will be in jurious to beets grown for sugar manu facture. I have proven this to bo r.ot true by actual experiments. Beets re quiro a deep soil, ur.d careful cultiva tion. Given three, which tho North west is more capable of furnishing than many other localities that arc r.ow im-r.'-ciisely prospeious in tho tho same business, beets renniro less rain than other vegetables. While I was connect ed with the Grand Island factory, in Nebraska, this quality of tho beet was fully shown. In 1SU0 tho season wu3 so dry that tho grains on cars of corn won hi not form; oats, barley and wheat, os well H3 vegetables, were a failure. Everything was dried up by the south winds, except tho beets. They stood it finely, and yielded from six to ten tons per acre, with from sixteen, to twenty per cent of -saccharine n'.ut'.er. This was tho only income tho fanners had that year, mid immediately tho state gavo tho farmers a bounty, i:i recognition of the importauca oi Uio crop. "Beets thrivo best in sandy coll, with a little clay mixed, or in a clayey Foil, with a little sand. This combination of soil has been, proven to piodr.co the best and richest beets. Bottom land.i, along liveisgrowgreaterqnantiticB, bat the beets contain less sacihaiine mat ter. By cartful cultivation, bottom lands can be made to produce beets yielding from twelve to fif.een per cent saccharine, while uplands will yield from Eixteen to twenty per cant sacch arine. Tho uplands have about aver aged ten to twelve tons per acre, while bottom lands go much over this. "During the threo years that I have been in Oregon, I have each year raised somo sugar beets, part of which have been submitted to analysis at the ex perimental station in Corvallis, and u few havo been sent to other places for tests. My experiments w ith beets on the uplands has been a yield f twelve tons an acre, with saccharino contents from sixteen to eighteen percent. This tc:t of saccharine. was mado by the ex perimental station at Corvallis, and by careful cultivation the per cent could have been raised to twenty easily. Tho samo beets, after many ncavy rains, occurring about tho 0th of November, still showed fifteen to sixteen per cent saccharine, with tho great purity of ninety-ono per cent. "What we need is to get n factory started in some manner. Tho parsons who will then be eager to engage in tho business will surprise ynu. If tho farmers aro not ublo to pay cash for shares in a factory, arrangements could be inado to havo them pay them in beeta. This method of obtaining suffi cient support to start would havo a donblo advantage. The farmer would reap a p! Wit, arvi the factory would also receive n be,'.c5r., as it is necessary for them to have the beets anyhow. Euro pean countries have adopted the plan, and in Germany it is seldom that out fide capital is used to erect a factory. There are 400 factories in ojieration there, and in nearly every one fanners are stockholders. j "The quickest eolutioi is for each farmer to sow uLont a quarter of an acre with lcet sugar, and dcmor.strato for himself what the1 ground will yield. In sowing this amount of ground, nbont ! five pounds of teed should l,o used. In I getting seed it is very essential to obtain the best, for in this rests a large pcr- centage 0: tne sugar content. The most approved kind I have yet used is a mixture of half Klein Wans- h'biner Original and half Wilmorin Blanche Amelioree. If farmers will procure seed, and get together in some kind of a meeting, I am willing to at- tend such ana lurnisli toem whatever To Stimulate CLIMAX 13 AT HAND. riillliilu I.liiil llrvnll Vtrelnf Uumi i 4olltti0. New York, Feb. 22. A dispatch to the Herald fiom Manila says: General La Chumbro, who has occu pied Santo Domingo, is now advancing on Silling, Cornell and Marina and will attuci; tho rebel forces within three days. Tho number of troops em ployed is not published. Tho batteries employed aro two Kiup batteries of eight centimeters, ono battery of nine end two mortars of fifteen ceutimetoiH. Willi General I.a Chumbro is General Marina, w ho takes ono battery of artil lery ol eight centimeters. From all rejiirts it would saom that if tho Spaniards uro lucky enough to inflict a decisive chastisement upon thn rebels in Cavitc, tho entire revolution will collarsu. Tho absenca of a real leader must tell upon Ilia rebels, mid all their principal men aro cither in to fortress here or havo bowi shot by the authorities. Francisco llojas, tho millionaire and . friend of General Blanco; liizil, the doctor mid idol of tho Philippine Indians; Luna, tha ar tist whosj pieturu-wou a gold modal at the Paris exposition, and every oilier native or hali'-casto of wealth, or Snllu enco in the Catipuna or inner circles of conspiracy, which tho natives created for their o.wn purposes inside tlio lodges of Masonry, into Vhich tho Spaniards conll lently initiated them years ago, aro in the toils oi tlio lav and may ba shot any day. An iniinenfo ai'V.nnt of suffering has been inflicted on their funyilies by tliesa misguided men. In dozens of ca -;s large estates of thoo implicated havo been embargoed by tho govern ment, and peoplu formerly opulent aro reduced to poverty. Even somo nativo Catholic priests aro among tho prison ers, seven at least having been tempted into tho plot. Tho machinations of tho rebels seem to havo permeated ell Quarters, and they havo taken in their withering grasp natives and half-breeds in every station of hie, from tliu millionaire property-owner, local governor, govern ment dork, official tljutoror professor in college, to tho most ignorant and poorest fisherman and domestic Fcrvant iii foreign or Spanish employ. Indeed, it would bo difficult to find a parallel for such widespread treachery. If tho I'i'hels on 'he island can get rid of tho Sp.i.iiards they can run tho coun try and pay no moro taxe3. Every ono will havo plenty to cat, nothing to do and pay 110 "oedul.v" or other tax to anybody. This is thosimplu argument which tho agents uso everywhere to beat up recruits and get tho peasants to join their ranks. Their ideas tiro largely socialistic. As an illustration of thesa delight ful tenets tho washermen, who havo mostly all turned robcta, walked off with iialf tho wardrobes of male and fe male Manila, for every ono uses whito tropical clothing tho year round, and consequently for a timo tho rebels wero tho best dressed gentlemen in tho Phil ippines, while their luckless customers wero gettiii ' new clothes togathar. WAS ONCE A MAHINc. Murrteri-r Itu'lcr Hnrvt.il Snnmnn on Utml'iTi.. IH H Trllltiiiti. San Francisco, Feb. 22. Bullir has been a marine in her majesty's service, in addition to his oilier occupations, llo has been identified by two of bis former shipmates. John Conway and Thomas Collins, of this city wero at 0110 time s lilors on board 11. M. S. Triumph. There was a marine : board by the name of Ashe. When the old sailors saw the picturo of Butler they recognized tho face. Collins was posi tive the man was their old shipmato Ashe, and to make sum Conway went to see him a few. days ago. Ashe was with Conway and Collins in 18S0, when tho Triumph, whilo oil her way out hero from England, put into Chile. Whilo thero a detachment of men was put on board from the ship Liffey, which was then doing duty as a prison ship for tho confinement of minor offenders. Asho was among these. He had been confined on board the Liffey for stoaling a ring. At Victoria, Conway and Collins, whoso terms had expired, left tho ship and lost sight of Ashe. At tho city prison Conway and Butler recognized each other immediately and talked for somo time. To Conway it is understood Butler outlined his proposed defenso when ho returns to Australia, and said ho has his reasons for being known us Weller. SAVED BY THE PARROT. l'copls In a llnmlng Itwollhig Warned 1 i.f Tlmir l'nl. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 22. Nino lives wero saved by a parrot in Piedmont yesterday. The shrill screams of the bird aroused the Humo family from slumber to discover that their mansion on Piedmont avenue was in flames. George W. Hume, the well-known ship owner, was the first one alarmed. Ho aud his son E Iwurd got the ladies of the household safely out of doors. El ward tried to telephone to tho fire depart ment, but us ho called lio was com pelled to leave tho instrument, being driven out by smoke and flames. Tho beautiful home, with much of its valuable contents, was totally de stroyed. Within a sort timo after tho fire was discovered, nothing was left but a blackened mass of ruins. OcrniHti l.oNtt-Cnvf-ion I'll!. Berlin, Feb. 22. The German loans conversion bill passed its second read ing today in the reichstug, after several amendments proposed by Herr Richter, the lopIe'i party leader, had been re jected. ftalv.Moit String Settled. Galveston, Tex., Feb. 23. Tho street car strike was settled this morn ing. The men returned to work at the scale in effect prior to the trouble. Tho agreement is to last a year. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Donning, Hupl-lnn ('niiipiiiijf'i llovlow of I rmio. Wheat advanced 8 !c last week andf closed near tho top at 7C)jo to 70 6-8c, nftor touching 73 B-8o on Tuesday showing n not gain for tho week of Z to 2 0-8. Tho action the, greater part of the tiaiu indicated that tho market was a long 0110 uurl that big holders showei' little intention of selling ontt as they believe tho situation is us strong if not stionger than ever. Further talk on Friday and Saturday of tumble, be tween "ill key and Greece added to tho firmnciis of tho situation. Tho news taken ultngcthei' would ordinarily be, tdihidcKil veiy bullish, much mora ca than was represented by such an ad vance its wr.s in the end established. While the foreigueis appear indiffer ent to the conipsiativo strength of tho ,vheat on this side, it is pwsiblo be cause they have so much already bought, for tdii ii'.cnt hence. Hie daily clear ances of wheat and four fiom Atlantic; vorts certainly indicate that United Kingdom envois havo control of n hirga quantity of wheat mid Hour in this ronntiy w hich they aio ublo to take at their convenience. If that is so, they must hold it in share of May options, which they 0.111 chango quietly as suits their convenience for the, actual prop erty. Either that is tho caso or thosa who do tho buying for foreign account havo been for sonic timo carefully con cealing their operations. If all that in supposed to be kr.ow 11 as the facts about foreign requirements and sources of supply docs rot piovo to bo very far from what has been mid is still claimed for them, the importing nations aro narrowed down to Russia, tho Danubian countries 111 d Noith America for tup plies until next January. Tho chief dependence, judging from pretcnt in dications, must continuo to be upon tha country. It Ecems unavoidable, there fore, that tho importing nations must continue to take up their present quota of about 3,000,000 bushels a week, and if holders of May wheat continuo to hold it ns firmly as they aro now doing; they should have the rower in tho end. Mxykt-t (,''"' I"""' Portland, Or., Fob. 23, 1SD7. Fiom 1 ortland, Salem, Csscadia' and Dayton, f-1.25; Benton county and Whito Lily, $4.25; giajiam, 3.00; su peifinc, $2.75 per barrel. Wheat Wal la Walla, 70SCc; Val ley, 81S2o per bushel. Oats Choico white, 804Co per bushel; choico gray, 384Cc. Hay Timothy, $13 13.50 per ton;, clover, $11.00012.00; wheat nndoat,. 010.00(11 per ton. Burliy Feed bailey,' $18.C0 pcton;. brewing, $20. Millbtuffs Bran, $15.00; thorts, $10.50; middlings, $20. Butter Creamery, 45 55c; dairy, 8040c; store, 17)j, 30o per roll. Potatoes Oregon Buibanks,C070c; Garnet Chiles, 7Cc; Early Pose,, 70o par Btok; Bweets, $3.00 per cental for Merced; r.cw potatoes, 0j per pound. Onions $1.60(311.73 per sack. Pou ltiy Chickens, mixed, $3,009 S.25; gerse, s?34; turkeys, live, 11c; ducks, $4G.0O ner dozen. Eggs Ortgon, 13(3 14o per dozen. Chccso Oregon, 12v,c; Young America, 13'.c per pound. Wool Valley, ICo per pound; East ern Oregon, (!Sc. HopE 0lt'cper pov.nd. Beef Gioss, top steers, $2.7503.00; cows, $2.25032.50; dressed beef, 4(3 D)(,o per pound. Mutton Gioss, best sheep, wethers nr.d ewes, fj3.C03.2G; dressed mut ton, Ohttgflo per pound. Hoes Gioss, choice, heavy, ?3.25 3.00; "lilit nr.d fcedeip, 2. 00 03. 00; dressed, $4.5005.00 per cwt. Veal Large, 0o;C; small, CCS CJj p r pound. Seattle,' Wash., Feb. 23, 1807. Wheat Chicken feed, 27 per ton. Oats Choice, $C32-1 per ton. Enrley Rolled or giound, $.23 pcr ton. Corn Whole, !?20 pur ton; cracked 021 ; feed meal, $20. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,. $5.10; Novelty A, $4.00; California brands, $5.20; Dakota, $5.50; patent, $0.25. Millstnffs Bran, $14.00 per ton; shorts, $18. Feed Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton; middlings, $22; oileako meal, $29. Hay Pngot found, pur ton, $3,009 10.00; Eastern Washington, $14. Butter Fancy nativo creamery, brick, 25c; select, 24c; tubs, 23c; ranch, 17c. Cheese NntivoWashington,12j?a Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $180 20; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per sack, 00c; turnips, per sack, 00c; ruta bagas, per suck, 75c; carrots, per sack, B545c; callaje, per 100 lbs, $1.00; onions, per 100 ils, $2.00. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $3.25, Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 8k,c; dressed, 10011c; ducks, $1.005.00; dressed turkeys, 15. Eggs Fresh lanch, 16c; Eastern, c per dozen. Freeh Meats Choico dressed beef, steers, 0c; cows, Cc; mutton, sheep, iyQ per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, bo pcx pound; veal, small, 8c. Fresh Fish Halibut, 000; salmon, 500; salmon tiout, 7010; Coundcrs and soles, 34c. Provisions Hams, largo, 11c; hams, small, lljc; hreakfast bacon, 10u; dry n1" Bides, 6J4O per pound. Ban Francisco, Feb. 23, 1S07. Potatoes Salinas Bnrbanks, OOcQ 51. 10; Early Rose, 750 80c; River Bar banks, 60 075c; sweets, $1.6501.75 per cental. Onions 75c3$2.00 per cental. Eggs Ranch, 120 14 per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 20020; da seconds, 18019c; fancy dairy, 17c; seconds, 1 4 0 1 5c. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 10c; fair to good, 708't'c; Young America. 11012c; Eastern. 14014a