L
E
Says the Charter Commission
Erred in Not Providing for
Present Officeholders.
TAKES FLING AT COUNCIL
Says There "Would Have Been Xo
Objection If Proposed Reduction
of Councilmen Did Xot Apply
to Those X'ow In Office.
STATEMENT OF JOHN F. LOGAN.
The Charter Board evidently
made a grave mistake In neglecting
to insert a provision worded anme
thir.R like this: -Provided, however,
that the provl5lons of this charter
shall In no wise apply to the mem
ber of the present City Coqncll. or
of fire-holders, or to their successor
or assigns, even unto the fourth
generation. Had we inserted such
a provision, ! believe there would
have been no trouble having the
proposed charter submitted to the
people by the Council."
Lawyer John F. Logan, who was a
member of the. Charter Board of 15 tax
payers, which submitted to the City
Council the proposed commission plan of
municipal government, declared vester
day that the Board !rft out what ap
pears at this time to have been a most
Important section one providing that the
proposed charter should not apply to
present office-holders, and particularly
members of the Council. He said that In
the light of events, he can now see where
It would have been wise to have inserted
such a clause. He was speaking with
regard to the refusal of certain Council
men to allow the draft to be placed be
fore the electors at a special election.'
"The Charter Board," said Mr. Logan,
"evidently made a' grave mistake in
neglecting to insert a provision worded
something like this: "Provided, however,
that the provisions of this charter shall
In no wise apply to members of the pres
ent City Council, or office-holders, or to
their successors or assigns, even unto
the fourth generation." Had we Inserted
such a section, I believe there would
have been no trouble having the proposed
charter submitted by the Council to the
people. There is no doubt whatever, in
my mind, thaf the sole reason why the
Council refuses to let the charter go to
a vote Is that It. if adopted, would put
them all out of office. "
The commission plan, proposed by the
Board of 13, requires only six Councilmen,
and the present form of government calls
for 15. However, the members of the
Council d-?ny that any personal matters
are controlling them in refusing to vote
for an ordinance, submitting the" pro
posed charter. Those opposed to sub
mitting it are Councilmen Cottel, Concan
non. Dunning and Belding. Without
their votes, it was Impossible to carry
th emergency clause when the vote was
taken on the ordinance last Wednesday,
and therefore the majority members were
thwarted in trying to submit the proposed
charter at a special election to be held
before the. primaries, as the state law
specifies that no Initiative measure or
new charter can he submitted less than
j0 days prior to an election, which would
shut out the vote on the proposed charter,
unless an emergency clause Is passed
with the ordinance at tomorrow's Council
session. As It requires 12 affirmative
votes and the approval of the Mayor to
declare an emergency, it will be seen
that it is hardly probable that the com
mission plan of charter will be submitted
to the people before the regular election,
to be held In June.
In the meantime, a new committee,
composed of seven members, is just com
mencing Its labors on amendments to the
present charter, to be submitted in case
the people reject the commission plan. It
Is the aim of this committee to strike a
golden medium between the charter as
submitted to the Council by the com
mittee of 15 and the present charter, and
It la thought that no very radical amend
ments will be recommended by It. The
committee of seven will hold its second
meeting at the City Hall tomorrow
night, at which time various committees
will report.
EXPECT CHEAPER ONIONS
SEATTLE DEALERS POSTPONE
BUYING IX OREGON".
Bananas AY 111 Be 30 Cents Higher
Next "Week Alaska Orders
Keep Effps Up.
SEATTLE. Wanh.. Feb. 22. Special.)
When banana shipments are resumed next
Monday, dealers here say wholesale prices
will be at least SO cents per 100 higher, as
that advance has been mads at New Or
leans. The supply of bananas In dwind
ling and stocks will be practically ex
hamttd by tomorrow night.
Seattle dealers are pontponln onfon pur
chases In anticipation of lower prices in
Oregon.
Asparagus la now offered in liberal quan
tities and is quoted at from 17 to rents.
The last boat from California arriving lea
terday brouKht a larse consignment.
Potatoes were weak today.
Apples are not as firm, particularly on
the common varieties.
Ktmrs were weak, but not lower today. A
few scattering Alaska orders helped ?
keep the prices up to 2L to S-J cvnta. A
shipment of iV0 case of Portland eggs
reached here this afternoon.
Farmer? In the White River Valley are
endeavoring to unite in audi a manner as
to keep up the price of milk during the
exposition.
PORTLAND UVFTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hoc.
The wek opened ith a steady to firm
llvesrock market and good prospects for
rmuininr so throughout the week. Re
cvpts were of good volume, though princi
pally composed of cattle, and there wa.1 an
artive demand for all the offerings. A
consltlerabio proportion ot the cattle re
ceived were of Inferior grade and sold at
corresponding prices, but the hogs vera
generally of fair quality. though light
weight. The arrivals over Sunday were
54 cattle. l.s.5 hogs. 12 heep and So horses.
Late representative sales were- '25 ateer
1 2 ' pound. $... M ; r4 steers. 0.M pounds,
25; 12 co-as. 1'0 pounds. $4.2,: 10 steers,
llx pounds, $5.5; 2 steers. IH pounds,
$5 23; 4 calves, 210 pounds. ..5: 20 steers,
112- pounds. sTiITi; 44 hoc. I'll pounds,
$7 rO; -j rheep. 80 pounds, $5.50; 24 steers.
11'mi pound. $.Y25.
The current range of prices iu the local
market w.is s follow:
"ATTLK Best steers. .Y 25 f? 5 .V ; med
ium. $.0'tfo; common. $n..og4; cows. b-st.
14fi4 25: medium, 2.253.T5; calves. $4 q .
SHEEP Beat wethers, $8; medium.
ATTORNEY
QGAN
(Ml
S5.IS0; mixed, sheep. $3,301523. ewes.
57Y50; lambs, $66.73.
HOGS Best, f7&7 23; medium. $-23
.30.
Eastern Livestock Trices.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Cattle Estimated
receipts, 10.000. Market, steady to higher.
Beeves, 4.25'&6.b0; Texas eteers, $4 209
S 20; Western steera. $4 O0 5.50; stockera
and feeders, $3.355.40; cows and heifers,
$356 5.60. . ,
Hogs Estimated receipts. 47.0(M. Market,
eteadv. 5c lower. Llirht. f fl.0O( 6.35: mixed.
S6.o5fr6.40; heavy. rt.o5C 45: rough. $rt 0.
4(6.20: g-od to choice heavy. tV.2'd 6.45;
pigs. $5.0o3r 5.0"; hulk of sales. rt.2'"rt .;...
bheep Estimated receipts. lS.Ono. Market,
steady, strong. Native. $:..25f 5.80; Western,
$3.505.60; voarlinps. (. OO'y 6 :; ambs,
native. 40.75&7.75; Western. $3.7' 7.70.
MOUTH OMAHA, Neb., reo. 22. Cattle
Receipts. 2m. Market strong to 10.; high
er. Western steers, s3.55.40; Texas
flteers. :? OA)? 4.75; rar.ge cows and heifers.
2.75-'e4 75; canners. 2.00 2.85; stockers
and feeders, ?2. 755.25; calves, 3OO0.7.2o;
bulls and stags. $2.75'i,4.73.
Hogs Receipt. 34o. Market, steady.
Heavv. $00'i. 6.20; mixed. 3.1nx 0 00; light.
$.Y75'a5; Pig. 4 75S350; bulk of salea.
$5.S5ft6.05.
Sheep Receipts. 070ft. Market stepdy.
Yearlings. $4 oo'i 6.75; wethers, f 4 75'0
ewes, S4.00fc 4.75; lambs, S6.50tjr 7.30.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 22. Cattle Receipts.
IO.OmO; market, steady to 10c higher. Na
tive steers. $4.Sft'i 6.50; native cow s and
heifers. $2.40fj 5.73: stockers and feeders,
fa.io.f 25; bulls, 4 75: calves, 3.50'3
7.25; Western steera, I4.M6.23; Western
cons, $36 5.25.
Hog Receipt?, SOOO; market, steady to
weak. Bulk of sales. 5.S06.2(; heavy,
H10ifl 25. packers and butchers, $06-20;
light." $5.706 05; pigs. $33 70.
Sheep Receipts, o0; market, steady.
LATEST
When the Norwegian tramp
- The vesseiTea ed Saturday w h lumber under charter to Balfour. Guthrie & Co., her port of discharge being Manila P. I.
n.isted of 3 599 955 feet ot lumber. She la in command of Captain Lie. and is a vessel of 27S9 gross tonnage. Her new charterers
"steamship at Shanghai! The picture shows the Selja loading at Inman-Poulsen Company's dock for .her present voyage.
pany.
co
the
Muttons, 4. 50 5.70: lambs. $a "57.50;
range wethers, 4SB.75: fed ewes. ofc.3.
Money and Exchange.
LONDON. Feb. 2-'. Ba' silver . quiet,
S3 5-16d jer ounce.
Money. JV.Qi per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short bills is 242, per cent; three
months' bills. 'J62 per cent.
Hops at Ixindon.
LIVERPOOL Feb. 2'i Hops in London,
Pacific Coast, steady, i-fy'i 16.
ESTATE GOES TO
WILL OF JACOB MAYER ADMIT
TED TO PROBATE.
Children and Grandchildren Given
Masonic Emblems and Small
Sums of Money.
The J200.000 estate of the late Ja
cob Mayer, pioneer merchant, who died
December 1, has been admitted to pro
bate by the County Court and the terms
of the will are to be carried out at
once. Practically all the estate goes
to the widow, only Masonic emblems,
jewelry and several thousand dollars
in cash going to the children and
grandchildren. The executrices named
are Mrs. Mary Mayer, the widow, and
Josephine Hirsch, daughter. Recent
appraisement of the estate by I. N.
Fleischncr, Sig Slchel and A. T. Hug
gins shows the value to be $189,497 in
negotiable property.
To his sons and daughters only the
Masonic emblems and Jewelry are left.
Sums of J1000 are given to grandchil
dren. By the terms of the will Jo
sephine Hirsch gets a Masonic gold
and diamond past master's jewel.
Clementine Mayer, of. New York, Is
given a gold and diamond 33d degree
Masonic Jewel. Bertha Zadlg, San
Francisco, diamond stud; Rose Blum,
San Francisco, diamond stud: Mark A.
Mayer, New York, 33d degree Scottish
Rite regalia.
Ella Hirsch: of Portland, a grand
daughter, gets a solitaire diamond
ring which was presented to Mr. Mayer
by her father. She also gets $1000 In
rash. Mai Hirsch. another grand
daughter, gets 11000 as do Clementine
Hirsch and Sanford Hirsch. a grand
daughter and grandson. Alfred Zadig,
son-in-law. San Francisco, gets a set
of diamond sleeve buttons and $1000.
James Blum, son-ln-law. also of San
Francrsco. gets a gold watch and $1000.
Adaline Mayer, niece, and Becky Gus
lean. grand-niece, get $750 each for use
in building a home on a lot given them
Jointly in North Portland. Request is
made that a brother, Bernhart Mayer,
of San Francisco, be paid $100 a year
during his lifetime. On the death of
Mrs. Mayer It Is asked that the chil
dren see the yearly payment Is made
the brother in San Francisco. An or
der has been issued by the County
Court allowing Mrs. Mayer $400 a
month.
WARRANT FOR H. C. BOWERS
Chief Instructs Request for Hotel
Mail's Arrest.
According to Chief Gritzmachcr. De
tective Kay will go before City Attorney
Kavanaugh this morning and ask for a
warrant 'of arrest against H. C. Bowers,
manager of the Portland Hotel. The
warrant will charge violation of the Sun
day liquor laws.
Because of the fact that yesterday was
a holiday the case of the city against the
Portland Hotel -waiter, who was arrested
Sunday night, was not heard. It will ba
called in Municipal Court this morning.
"Kay has been instructed to go before
.Mr. Kavanaugh Tuesday morning and
ask for a warrant for the arrest of Mr.
Bowers." said Chief Gritzmacher yester
day. 'Whether the warrant will be issued
I do not know. That is up to the City
Attorney."
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Dr. Horn, the optlrlan. M floor Swet
Iand blag., guarantees satisfaction or
money refunded. No fancy prices.
TO CTRB A COLD IN ONE DAI
Tak LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money if it falls to cur.
E W. GROVE'S signature la on each box. 2o.
LIFT HOP FUTURES
Contract Market Is Gaining
in Strength.
HART OFFERS 10 ICENTS
PI nous, of Tacoma, Doing Mission
ary Work for the Pacific Coast.
Butter Prices Will Be
Raised Today.
Hop contract, are stronger even than spot
hopa. The demand for the coming crop ia
steadily broadening and It Is probable that
no more business at 10 cents, at which most
of the contracts have been written, can be
done. H. L. Hart yesterday sent circulars
Into the country offering 10V4 cents in cer-
ADDITION TO FLEET OF PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP
NORWEGIAN STEAMER SELJA, NOW
steamer Selja returns' to Portland f.ie
will
tain sections, for 1909 hops and quoted fig-,
ures on three-year contracts better than
have been heretofore offered.
There is no doubt that a large propor
tion of the coming crop has been engaged
and some dealers figure the quantity at 50,
0O0 bales, covered by one year and term
contracts. If the market prospects continue
bright, this forward buying Is not likely
to cease.
Trading was quiet yesterday, as was to
be expected on a holiday. The only busi
ness reported In the country was the taking
in of the Mapes lot ot- 75 bales, at HIlls
boro. by H. L. Hart, at 1 cents. Mr.
Hart also bought 280 bales from dealers at
from 7i to 7 cents.
An interesting letter by Isaac Plncua &
Sons, of Tacoma. Is printed in come of the
English hop papers. The Tacoma Arm, In
the letter, predict a total crop of 270 bales
In the United States this year as compared
with 25,000 bales last year, and say:
1 here are now at least 1OO.000 bales of
hops of the l!0fl, 1U07 and 1908 crops scat
tered through the country, and there is prac
tically no demand for these goods. It is
the general Impression here that brewers
are so heavily stocked that they will require
but very few bales of this large surplus from
now on. The only outlet is England. Al
ready thousands of bales are in transit to
your shores and the probability is that many
more hops will be shipped to England with
in the next 30 or 6lt days.
Owlns; to unfavorable weather during the
Summer of last year, and the unattractive)
prices offered at harvest time, the 1908 crop
was a rather short one. The coming sea
son, however, many yards which lay Idle
last year (but which were not grubbed)
rflll be cultivated and will, doubtless, grow
good crops again. At the present time we
are having exceptionally heavy snows in
Oreson and Washington, which always
means very large crops of all kinds, and,
notwithstanding the disastrous prices in this
country during the past several years, the
growers here will stick to the business.
With a steadily decreasing consumption,
owing to drastic prohibition measures, and
an increasing production, the next season
certainly docs not give much encouragement
to hopgrowers, but, as we stated before, our
growers, mindful of the occasional high
prices they receive for hops, are going to
stay with the business until they are bank
rupted. It seems to be a fight to the finish
now between the American growers and
the foreign growers and. considering the
nandictip your men suffer in the costof
production, we can see only one result. How
ever, it will probably take a few more disas
trous years to bring about a betterment of
conditions, but this can only come through
an extensive gnibbing of hops throughout
the world. In the meantime. America will
have to continue shipping her big surplus
to England.
On the face of it. the above would ap
pear to be a very bearish letter, but when
.read between the lines, the motives of the
Tacoma dealers are plainly seen.. Their
object Is to discourage the English growers
and accelerate the grubbing movement In
that country. The fewer hops England
grows, the better it will be for the Ameri
can farmers. If the English acreage should
be reduced 15 to 25 per cent this Spring,
Pacific Coast hops In the coming Fall would
certainly sell at good prices.
A stiff advance in 1909 hop prices is ap
parently Juat what the Pincuses want. They
may be bearish yet on 1908. but they are
bulls on the coming crop, as Is shown by
their heavy contracting. Their short sell
ing experience will close at least tempor
arily, with their 1008 shipments. If they
can force prices next Fall up to a high
level, they, and all other dealers who are
willing to take a long chance on the mar
ket, will be In a position to make term
sales to brewers at good prices. The profit
to the sellers will come in succeeding years
when the reaction will fores values down
again.
TWO CENT ADVANCE IN BUTTEB.
City Creamery Product Will Sell at 38 Cents
Today.
There will be an advance of 2 cent per
pound In butter prices today, bringing the
market' on the city creamery product up to
80 cents. supplies for some time paet have
been Inadequate to the needs of the city
creameries, but some of the (butter-makers
were opposed to lifting prices, as cream re
ceipts are expected to increase very soon
and a higher price could not be maintained
long.
Cheese was firm at the old pricea. Stocks
at all polnte are very light.
FRUIT HOUSES OPEN HALF A DAY.
Light Receipts of Produce From the South.
Potatoes and Onions Quiet.
The wholesale produce houses closed their
doors soon after noon yesterday. Not much
business was accomplished in the forenoon.
The only freight received from the South
was a mixed car of oranges and lemons. A
car of Los Angeles cabbage was due last
night and will be put on sale at 3H cents.
Express receipts of asparagus were larger
and the price dropped to Id cents.
There was no business done In potatoes or
onions in a shipping way.
FIRMNESS IN EGO MARKET CONTINUES.
But Course of Prices Today Will Depend
on Volume' of Outside Orders.
Very few egg were received on Front
streot yesterday and as no stock was carried
over from last week, the small demand that
developed In the forenoon caused a firm mar
Otet. Prices quoted on the street ranged
from 21 to 22& cents. Large receipts are
looked for today, but whether or not the mar
ket will maintain its present . firm position
will depend on the volume of orders from
the Sound. '
Only a few coops of chickens were" received
and they sold at last week's pricey.
FOBTLAND .MARKETS.
Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc
BARLEY Producers' prices: Feed, $2S9
28. M) per ton. ....
WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. fl.le;
club. Jl.03ffl.0t; red Russian, ll.00frl.01;
Valtey. $1.03.
FLOUR Patents, 55.45 per barrel;
straights. J4.45: exports. $4: Valley. $5.20;
graham, 40s, J SO; whole wheat, quarters,
fo.Oo.
OATS Producers trices: No. 1 wnltA
$35 't 35.50 per ton.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. J26S26.50 per ton:
mlddilngs. 33; shorts, $2Sa30: chop. t2023;
rolled barley. $230. ,,.
HAT Timothv. Willamette Valley. $131S
per ton; Eastern Oregon, flflfns; clover. tVi
ei3; alfalfa, $149-15; grain hay. $1314;
cheat. tl3.50S14.50; vetch. $13.50014.59.
Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8?4c . per lb.;
peaches. 7V48c; prunes. Italians. 5taiB1e;
prunes. French. 46c; currants, unwasned,
cases, 9"c; curranls. washed, cases. 10c;
figs, whito fancy. 50-lb. boxes. i4C dates,
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$2 per dozen; 2-pound talis. 1-pound
ON JLAST VOYAGE AS TRAMP VESSEL.
come as one of the fleet of the Portland & Asiatic bteamsnip corn-
flats. $2.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. 95c;
red. 1-pound tails. $1.43; sockeyes, 1-pound
tails. $2.
COFFEE Mocha, 242Sc; Java, ordinary,
1720c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good.
10jj)lSc: ordinary. 12l(!c per pound.
RICE Southern Japan, 4c; head, 6!4e0
7c.
NUTS Walnuts. 12 13c per pound by
sack; Brasll nuts, 16c; Alberts, 15c; pecans,
7c; almonds. 13 14c; chestnuts. Italian.
11c; peanuts, raw. 56c; pinenuts, lout
12c; hickory nuts. 10c; cocoanuta. 90o per
dozen.
SUGAR Granulated, $5.75; extra C, $5.25;
golden C, $5.15; fruit and berry sugar, $:.75;
plain bag, $5.55: beet granulated. $o 5o;
cubes (barrel). $6.15; powdered (barrelU.
$6. Terms: On remittances within 15
days, dcauQt 4c per pound; if later than 15
days and within 30 days, deduct Ho per
pound Maple sugar, 15 18c per pound
SALT Granulated. 13 oer ton. 41.90 per
bale; half ground. 100s, $7.50 per ton; 50s,
$8 per ton.
BEANS Small white. GVc; large white,
5Vc; Lima. 5c; pink, 3c; bayou, 4c; Mex
ican red, 5c.
Vegetables end Irult.
FRESH FRUITS Apples, 75c?2 75 box.
POTATOES Buying price, $1.25 per hun
dred; sweet potatoes. 2; c per pound.
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. t2
3)2.75 per box; lemons. $3U4; grape fruit,
$4. 26(04.75 per box; bananas, 6fcoisC per
pound; pineapples, $2.75 & 3.25 per tlozen;
tangerines fl.Vo per dox.
ONIONS Oregon, buying price, $2 per
hundred.
SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per
sack; carrots, $1; parsnips, SI. 50; beets,
$1.50; horseradish, 10c per pound.
VEGETABLES Artichokes, $11.25 do.:
asparague, 15c per pound; beans, 25c; cab
bage, S&S'ac per pound; cauliflower, $2 per
crate; celery, $4.5U per crate; cucumbers,
$1.75 to 2.'-i5 dozen; lettuce, hot house, $1.50
(&L75 per box; lettuce, head, 85c per dozen;
parsley. 30c dozen; peas, 15c lb.; radishes,
aoc per dozen; spinach, 2c per lb.; sprouts,
10c per lb.; squash, 2 lie per lb; tomatoes,
1.75(&2.25.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER City creamery, extras, 36c;
fancy outside creamery, ;;2i,4c per ID. ;
store, 18&2HC. (Butler fat prices average
lta cents per pound under regular butter
prices.)
EOGS Oregon ranch, 2122'ic per dozen.
POULTRY Hens. I5t3lic; broilers, 22-c;
frvers, ls(a20c; roosters, old, 1112c; young,
UmIdc; ducks. 20i22c; geese. 10c; turkeys,
184 20c.
CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 1616ijc
per lb.; full cream triplets, 16u16Vac; lull
cream. Young America, 17$j'17',tc.
VEAL, Extra, Uc&JOc per pound; ordi
nary, 74j8c; heavy, c
PORK Fancy, Oc per lb.; large
Provisions.
BACON Fancy, Ulc per pound; standard.
18c; choice, 17c; English. li'j'alSc; strips,
13c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt, 12c; smoked. l;lc; short clear
backs, heavy, dry salted, Uc; smoked, 13c;
Oregon exports, dry salt, 13u; smoked, 14a
HAMS 10 to 13 lbs., 14Vsc: 14 to 16 lbs..
14c; lit to 20 lbs., 14c; nams, skinned,
14c; picnics, 9 Ho; cottage roil, 11c; sboul.
dera, 11c: boiled hum. Ii:-2i2uc; boiled
picnics, 17c.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 13 He;
tubs, 13c; 50s, 13c; 20s. loTic; 10s,
14Wc: 5s, 14c; Ss, 14Vc. Standard pure:
Tierces, 12Yic; tubs, I2c; 00s, 12c; 20s.
12'Ac: 10s. 13!4c; Es, 133c; 3s, 13Ho. Com
pound: Tierces. 8c; tubs, Sfcc; 60s. gfto;
20s. 8ic; 6s, 8o.
SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each,
70c; dried beet sets. 16c; dried beef out
sides, 15c; dried beef lnsldes, 18c; dried
beef knuckles. 18c.
PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet,
$13; regular tripe. $10; honeycomb tripe,
$12; pigs' tongues, $10.50.
MESS MEATS Beef, specials, $11 per
batrel; plate. $14 per barrel: family, $14
per barrel; pork, $21 per barrel; brisket, $25
per barrel; 8 P. beef tongues, $20; pig
snouts. $12.50; pig ears. $12.50.
Oils.
COAL OIL Pearl and astral oil, ' cases,
18Ho per gallon; water white, iron barrels,
11c; eocene and extra star, cases 21 H; head
light oil. cases, 2uc; Iron barrels, 18c; euuaa,
caues. 2ac.
GASOLINE! Union and Red Crown, bar
rels, 15 Vic; cases. 22 He; motor, barrels,
16Vic; cases, 23Vic; 86 degrees, barrels,
80c; cases, 37Hc; engine distillate, barrels.
Be; cases. 16c.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrel lots, 65c; In
cases, 71c; boiled, barrel lota, 67c; in cases,
73c.
CIL MEAL Ton lote. $37.
Fresh Fish and Shell Fish.
FISH Halibut, 10c lb.; black bass. 20c;
striped bass, ISc; herrings. 5ic; flounders,
6s; catfish. 0c; shrimp. 1 2 "i r ; perch, 0c;
sturgeon. 12Hc; sea trout. 10c: torn cod,
be; salmon. '3l2H'; smelt 2 '4 c.
OYSTERS Shoalwater Bay. per gallon,
$2.25; per sack, $4.50: Toke Point, $1.00 per
100; Olympla (120 lbs.) $0; Olympia. per
gallon. $2.25.
CLAMS Little neck. per box. $2.50;
razor clams, $2 per box.
Stocks at Londun.
LONDON. Feb. 22. Consols for
83 15-1(1; do for account, 84
Anaconda ... 8.B2VMN. Y. Central.
Atchison 10:i.37 54 Norfolk & W.
do pref .... 104.25 do pref . . . .
Bait. & Ohio. 110.25 Ont. & West.
money,
129 50
89.50
89.00
4H.25
65.87H
7.75
7.S7Vi
24.75
H4.00
31 1 2 '.-i
Can. Pacific. . 1 1 5. i c
Pennsylvania.
Ches. At Ohio
Chi. Grt. W
ti '2.1
jRand Mines..
Reading ....
C. M. & S. P. 147 HO
Southern Ry.
do nref . . . .
De Beers. . . .
D. & Rio G.
do pref. . .
Erie
do 1st pf.
do 2d pf. .
Grand Trunk
111. central..
& N
M., K. & T.
12 :I7'4
. 4.2..
. .S7.00
. 2.75
. 45. (
. .'I4.0O
. 1S.75
iouth. Pacific
Union Pacific.
1S1.0II
08.IX) .
4.1.87 54
110.50
1S.O0
t do pref. .
iU. Steel
I do pref. .
Wabash
I do pref
.144.011
.1211.00
4S.00
H5.50
72.75
Spanish 4s
40.l2V4.Amal. Copper.
LUMBER TRADE BIG
February Shipments Foreign
Reach 30,000,000 Feet.
SIX VESSELS NOW ON WAY
Good Demand Coastwise, Which
Takes About All Available Bot
toms, Both Regular and Occa
sional, to Supply Big Trade.
With six lumber carriers to arrive,
estimated cargoes at 15.000.000 feet,
and seven vessels sailed, or about fin
ished. February shipments of lumber
foreign will approximate 30,000,000
feet.
1 This large total of Oregon lumber for
COMPANY.
tier cargo
will take over
the month, shipped from this port, does
not Include coastwise shipments, which
promise to exceed those of January, as
more than the usual number of coasters
have been pressed into service to meet
demands from California ports. A num
ber 'of these regular lumber carriers
during the past three months were en
gaged in handling wheat for the south,
but are now available for lumber, as
the latter figures more prominently
than grain for the sufficient reason
that grain stocks are running low in
Oregon, whereas lumber product Is
practically inexhaustible.
Vessels cleared or about ready for
foreign ports figuring in February are
as follows:
Vessel. Cargo in feet. Destination.
Boveric 2.000,000. .Sydney.
Selja 3.5119,000. .Orient.
Elsa 2.804,251 . .New Zealand.
Tymerlc 1,317.078. .Sydney.
William Bowden. HO3.0CIO. . Peru.
Agapanthus 5.0iK).000. .Orient.
Carmanian .1,700,000. .United Kingdom.
To Arrive.
Benengre, Dundee, Croydon, Hazel, Dollar.
Yeddo and Jacobsen.
Reports Injury to Marlioffer.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 22. Captain
Winkel. of the steam schooner J. Mar
hotter, filed a wreck report In the Cus-tom-House
today of the accident to his
craft on last Friday morning. The re
port says the rings in the high-pressure
cylinder broke, but the amount of dam
age is not known. The value of the
vessel is given as $$5,000 and that of her
cargo is fixed at $6500.
To Repair O. P. R. Boat.
KOBE, Feb. 22. The British steamer
Empress of China, from Hongkong for
Vancouver, before reported, arrived here
STEAMEB INTELLIGENCE
Due to Arrive.
Name- From. Data,
Numantla. .... Hongkong. .
Nome City ... .San Francisco. Feb. 20
Breakwater. .. .Coos Bay. ...In port
Sue H. Elmore Tillamook. .. .In port
et. Helens. ... San Franclsc In port
Argo
Roanoke. . . ,
Rose City..
. . . iillamook . . . . Feb. 21.
...Los Angeles. Feb. 23
...San Francisco Feb. 23
...Coos Bay Feb.
Alliance.
Senator San Francisco. Mar. 1
Arabia Honirkong... . Mar. t
Geo. W. Elder. San Pedro... Mar. 3
Alesla Hongkong. ...Apr. 10
Nlcomedla Hongkong. .. .May 1
Scheduled to Depart,
Nam. For. Data.
Argo Tillamook. ...Feb. 23
Sue H. ElmoreTiilamook Feb. 24
Breakwater. .. Coos Bay.... Feb. 24
Nome City..
.Ban Franclsoo.Feb. 24
.Coos Bay Feb. 27
. Los Angeles. Feb. 25
.San Francisco. Feb. 28
.San Pedro. ..Mar. 4
. San Franolsoo.Mar. 6
Alliance. .....
Roanoke.
Rose City....
Geo W. Elder.
benator.
Alesla Hongkong. .. .Apr. 17
Nlcomedla Hongkong. ...May - 12
after having heen ashore. She will be
temporarily repaired before proceeding.
Marine Notes.
After being bar-bound at Tillamook
for several days, the Sue-H. Elmore
finally got away and arrived at her
Portland dock yesterday.
On account of the Washington's
birthday holiday, all offices in the
Custom-House, excepting the Weather
Bureau, were closed yesterday.
Late last night the steamship St.
Helens arrived from San Francisco.
She will discharge general freight at
Couch street and cement at Columbia
No. 1.
The Saginaw, with general cargo
from San Francisco, is discharging at
Oak street. When done she Is to be
shifted to Oceanic dock' for wheat un
der charter to Balfour. Guthrie & Co.
Repairs have been made and the
Kamm boat Lurline resumed her As
toria run yesterday. The Undine, that
took her place temporarily, was re
turned to Vancouver run. The C." M.
Walker lays off.
After 12 months at Victoria. B. C.
awaiting charter, the British steam
ship Agananthus has arrived at Linn
ton to take cargo of lumber and will
start loading today.
In addition to a consignment of coal
kfrom Coos Bay, the steamship Break
water brought In yesterday morning
4000 doors for shipment to interior
points. Captain Magenn reported a
passenger list of 65.
Captain Huelin, of the British ship
Aberfoyle, expects to have his vessel
shifted today to the dock of the Port
land Lumber Company to be in readi
ness to begin loading by March I. The
LUMBERMENS
NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL
CORNER SECOND
SUMMIT COAL MINING CO.
Robert J. Linden. President and Manager
SSSSrf Bituminous Coal mS
Mines located near Roslyn and Cle Elum. Washington
Carload orders solicited from manufacturers and others
Portland Office: 1016 Board of Trade Bldg.
TELEPHONES: Main 3726; A 3726
UITI TI IX'l-III' Knhnnces the Value of Abutting Property more than any
iSI I Ul-iS. I niV. other Pavement.
OCCX T7v Xocf Hurnhlc, freedom from Noise or Rumble,
l Dy lwery i est 1)Ubt OI1(l it wM nol t rill.u.
nni A f TCI7 It Saves Wear and Tear on Vehicles. It Is a Sure Foothold
D,kAUSCi for the Horse.
Tim Tfixnnver.
EVERYONE PLEASED
WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
317 BECK Bl ILUIXG.
DOWNING-HOPKINS CO.
ESTABLISHED 1888
BROKERS
STOCKS--BONDS--GRAIN
Boncht and sold for caiih and on margin.
Private wires Rooms 201 to 204, Couch Entitling
Aberfoyle is chartered for Peruvian
ports.
It was exoected to move the British
ship Carmanian from O. & C. dock yes
terday to Inman-Poulsen dock for load
ing, but a timber raft alongside pre
vented the towboat from getting at her,
and it was thought not best to move
the raft out into the current.
With the exception of the Break
water and United States vessel Heather
no display of bunting appeared on the
masts of American vessels in the har
bor yesterday. ' Comment was made
that this omission is in contrast with
the practice of foreigners calling at
this port, for National holidays in the
countries represented invariably call
for proper marine observance.
Seattle Marine Notes.
SEATTLE, Wash., I'eb. 2L'. The
schooner Serak arrived at I'ort Ludlow
from Seattle this morning and will
complete her cargo for the West Coast.
The steamer .Meteor arrived from
Skagway via ports, with concentrates
and oil. She proceeded to Tacoma to
discharge afte.r a brief stop here.
The British bark James Kerr, towed
to Tacoma today to load lumber after
having bow ports cut.
The tank steamer Washtenaw ar
rived from San Francisco this after
noon. The tug Blanche ran aground this
morning and the ebb tide filled her
above the main deck. The tug will be
floated tonight.
The steamer Tampico went to Taco
ma today to load bullion and wheat.
Arrivals and Departures.
PORTLAND, "Feb. 23. Arrived Break
water from Coos Bay: St. Helens, from
Pan Francisco; K. D. Inman, Horn San
Francisco; J. MarhofTer. from San Francisco.
Astoria. Feb. t'onditiens at the mouth
of the river at 8 A. M.. smooth; wind, east;
weather, cloudy. Arrived at 7.15 and icft
up at ll:u0 Ai 41. Steamer St. Helens. fr-m
Ban Francisco. Arrived at 11 A. M. and
left up at 1J:30 p. M. Steamer R. D. In
.man. from San Francisco. Left up at lI:ot
X. M. Steamer J. Marhoffer. Sailed at
11:40 A. M. French bark La Tour (J
Auverglne, for Queensiown or FalmouOi.
Auvergne. for Queenstown or Falmouth,
p m steamer Atlas, for San Francisco.
Sailed at 2 P. M. British steamer Katanga,
for Manzanlllo.
San Francisco. Feh. lil". Arrived at mid
night Suamer F. s. Loop. Horn Poitkuid.
Arrived at U A. M. -Steamers D'lisy Mitchell
tnd Senator, from Portland. Arrived at
9 last night Steamer Jolian Poulson, front
Portland.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High Water. Low Water.
8 05 A. M 9 2 feetl:20 A. M O.S feet
3:15 P. M 8.6 feetll:3.1 P. M 0.3 feet
LEAGUE WANTS REASON
Anti-Saloon People Desire to Occupy
Paptist Pulpits.
At the meeting yesterday of the Bap
tist Ministerial Association, a communi
cation was read from the Anti-Saloon
League regarding the attitude of the
association toward the league. From
the fact that the request of the latter
organization that the Baptist ministers
permit the leaugue's workers to occupy
their pulpits had not been responded
to, it was desired that the reason of
the ministers' inaction be known. Dr.
Brougiier declared himself friendly to
the league and in sympathy with its
work but had not found an opportu
nity to introduce an Anti-Saloon League
worker to his congregation. Other
ministers expressed their friendliness
foward the league and announced that
its request would be complied with as
soon as possible.
Dr. Brougher again reminded the"
ministers of the necessity of their sup
port in the matter of their preparation
for the Northern Baptist Convention to
be held here next June. He said so
much effort has been made to bring
the Baptists of the entire North here
that they must be accorded a fitting re
ception, and that sufficient funds for
this purpose hould be assured.
The paper of the day was read by
Rev. Arthur B. Waltz on "Roger Will
iams," commonly called the founder of
the Baptist Church in America.
Dr. Blackburn, of Baker City, formerly
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Portland attended yesterday's meeting.
Ask Road Through Reservation.
PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 22. (Spe
cial.) The efforts of the local stock
men to secure free public roads across
the reservation are to be renewed.
This time they are to have the co-operation
of the county goods roads asso
ciation to induce the Government offl-
$250,000
AND STARK STS.
The Truckman,
The Horseman.
The AntomoMlist,
nnd the Horse.
cials to open up the roads. The reser
vation lies directly between the Sum
mer afiil Winter rungos.
No really young and attractive woman
ever (rets off a streetrar backwards.
Bonds
Stocks
Securities
For Sale by
T. S. McGrath
Lumber Exchange
PORTLAND, OR.
TK.HEI.HKS' t.lIOE.
jtamburg-Jtmsrican.
LO X I0 X PA R I S H M Bl!RO.
Amerlka (new) Fob. 27 Deutschland . Mar. 11
Pretoria Mar. 6Pennsylvania.Mar 13
w r-p v -c" via Azores Gibraltar,
i A -V X Naples and tienoa.
S. S. HAMBURG, fMarch 23. t'May 11.
BATAVIA JAprll i:t. tJune 3.
MOLTKE, fl'Aprll 27, ttJune 10.
Calls Azores. tGibraltar. Naples and Genoa
Tourist Kept, for Trips Everywhere.
HambiirB-Americitn Line, 160 Powell St.,
ban i'rancisco, and Local Agents I'ortlujid.
NEW SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND AND
AUSTRALIA.
Delightful SoutU hea Xuura for Kest and
l'leabure.
ew Zealand, the world's wonderland, la
now at ils best. Ueysors, Hot Lakca and
other thermal wonders, surpassing tne
Yellowstone. The favorite S. S. Maripoia
tails from San Francisco for Tahiti Feb
ruary 2. March 1i, Ajirll 10. etc.. connecting
with Union Line fur Wellington. New
Zealand.
Tile Only PassenRcr Line From VBltea
States to New Zealand.
Only $2ti0 llrst-class to Wellington ana
back. To Tahiti and return, tlrst-class. $123,
"S-fiay trip. For itineraries, write Oceanlo
Lin"?. C73 Market street. San Francisco.
NorthPa:in: S.3. CD'i. Steimtiip
koanoid and Geo. W. tiler
tail lor Kureka, ban irauciico and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P, M. Ticket office 132. Third
St., near Alder. Both phones, 1L
1314. II. Youcg, Agent.
SAN FRANCISCO & fOKTLAND 8. S. CO.
Only direct steamer, and daylight Balling.
From Ainsworth duck. 1'urtlaud. 4 X'. M.:
SS. Senator. Mar. 5, l!l. etc.
hS. Itoe tll.v. Feb. 211. .Mar. 12, etc.
From LombarU-st., San Francisco, It A. H. :
SS. Kooe 'ity. Mar. fi. -'.0. etc.
SS. Senator, rcb. 27, Mar. 13, etc.
J. W. Ransom, Dock Agent.
Main 26S Ainsworth Dock.
M. J. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent. 142 d St.
Phone Main iGZ. A 1402.
COOS BAY LINE
The su-am-ir RKKAK WATER leaves Port
land every Wednesday, H 1. M., from Ains
worth dock, I'm- North Bend, Murhllld and
Coo Bay paints, l-rcight rt-.-eived till 4 i'.
M. on day of sailing. i'ascnger fare, flrst
clans, $ 10 ; Bf '-on d-clafs. $7. Including berth
and meal). Inquire city ticket office. Third
and Washington streets, or Ainsworth dock.
Phone Main i!6S.