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TIIE OBEGOX DAILY JOLTCNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY. EVENING, FEBRUARY' 31904. TRANSACTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD TONE Of WHEAT rOSSXBXUTXES OT WAS XX TIE , OHXEHT CAUSES XTEMXX TEELHTG AJTD XXQKES QTTOTATIOHS EGGS HOKE PLEWTIPTO OWIONS ASS " Front ' Street, Feb. S.--The principal vents tn the Portland wholesale markets today wore: Chinook salmon down. Wheat Is advancing, ! Eggs more plentiful. Fair chicken demang. ' Chinook salmon lower. Fancy apples In demand. Fresh meats are wanted. Onions are higher. Potatoes go down. , Whsat Market Advancing, There Is a better tone, in the wheat market and prices generally are show ing an advance. The prospects of a war. between Japan and, Russia are be coming mora 'pronounced and this 1 irf causing 'added strength in the market. There Is now about 3,600,000 bushels of wheat remaining unsold in the North- west out of a possible crop and hold-over of perhaps 32.000,000 bushels., This amount is not very great and Is no more than will be needed by the local mill men for the manufacture of flour. For this ., reason they are paying higher figures ' than the exporters can afford, The lat ter people are practically idle In the matter of buying operations. The price of wheat in Argentine and Australia is . so much below those quoted in the local markets that exporters cannot do busi ness here at the present time "and make - any profit. - Some . of them contracted for wheat last year at market values but the prices were so high that they were unable to take hold and sold their op tlons to the millers. Up the country the ' smaller millers are paying even a larger premium than are the Portland men but that is because they are in heed of iiu mediate deliveries of wheat. The war scare has also had the effect of causing the farmers to hold ven tighter than they were before. The quotations on the VDplnilfl vradpl na rnUno in thlM rltv to day are: Walla Walla, 75c; bluestem, 80c; valley, 78c. Hop Contracts Going fast. Each additional day brings renewed activity in the hop contracting market. This line of the. business has shown a : much' better tone within the past month and quite a number of contracts have been made with prices ranging from 15 to 20 cents. The latter sum is now be ing freely offered while the former fig ures ruled earlier in the" season. Boras of the 15 cent contracts have just .been - filed. . - ratr Chicken Demand. " Taken altogether there was a fair de mand for chickens today and prices ruled about the same as yesterday. . The mar ket, if anything, is stronger. Receipts todsy were more liberal, most of tfcero being- mixed variety. Straight hens are .. .market.. ' Eggs Coming- raster. ..... . If It had not been for the call for Oregon eggs from other cities this mar. ket would now be several cents lower than it Is at present The receipts to day showed a large increase but cooler climate would have the opposite effect. . Sales today-were made at 28 cents dosen, although once in awhile one sale of a single case was reported at 28ft 'cents. Chinook Salmon Lower. , There was a marked increase In the arrivals of-Chinook salmon today and . prices are showing a drop.. Other sal mon Is still on the scarce list with prices unchanged,' The run of Columbia river smelt instead of showing an Increase, as was expected, is now smaller. No changes appear in other prices on fish. Butter Hsosipts Xnorsass. Ths creamery butter market Is not firm on account of. the,' larger receipts late yesterday afternoon and today, There is still a good market for ths very best- grades on account of a shortage, but the ordinary stocks are in liberal supply with the market showing a slight accumulation. Prices today show no change. There Is not any sort of demand for country store or dairy butter and prices quoted today are nominal. :;. Pancy Apples is Demand. Just now. the principal call - In : ths fruit markets seem to be for fancy ap ples. , The receipts today were quite good. Ordinary apples are likewise finding a good' sale and quotations are ranging ilrmer from SO cents to 11.50. Three cars of bananas and one car of , oranges came In from the South today. Good Demand, for Prssh Keats. i . The cooler weather is causing a larger demand to prevail in the fresh meat markets on Front street, all stocks showing a healthier tone. The re ceipts today of all kinds were' quite small. There is an-especlsl demand for small block hogs and small veal. Prices how no, change today. Opinions on Today's Market. W. B. Glafke company Butter, situ ation shows no change today. W. T. Turner & Co. -Chickens coming ; in more lively, but demand Is very good; eggs are not any too firm. Toft, Hine & Co. Not able to supply the demand on block hogs, and for that reason could work off the larger stock to better advantage; veal still scarce; good demand for small mutton, lambs and also better grade of beef;' chick ens in active demand; also ducks; . weaker tendency in turkeys and geese; egg conditions remain unchanged from , yesterday. Bell & Co. Car bananas and car of oranges came .in today. Marie. T vv fn X'ttr hinanoi ar. rived. Chatterton A Co. Everything quiet on the street today; -chickens are a slow sale; eggs about same as yesterday; all fresh meets in good demand. Levy & Splegl Three cars of bananas came In today consigned to local deal- ers. '...' O. S. Smith company Potatoes, ap ple, onions and eggs in active demand. Malarkey & . Co. Chinook salmon more plentiful today; prices down. T u von rutrt-Thrim nn, n rm no ,1 v TT v tra flue car. of bananas arrived today; apples of all kinds are in good de- 1 mand. "-t v" Everdlng & Farrell Eggs are weaker, with the-receipts more liberal today poultry was in rather light receipt to- . day, with the demand fair; veal is ar riving more plentiful;, light-sized hogs are in good call. Page & Son Car bananas arrived to-' day; poultry in good demand, with re- rpip'i jikih; mure egga are coming, dui market remains the same; outside call Is keeping prices level;, hogs ant; in good, call, especially for block; veal more' plentiful, but prices still keep up, V H. Dryer Receipts of potatoes . nriwWsvy snd It is how expected that tle next steamer to Ban Francisco will GROWS STRONGER take down about the same amount as the last one, 10.000 ' bags; market ' is slower; onions Continue firm with higher figures. v , Smith Bros. Arrivals of veat are not keeping up with the demand; light hogs are fc-anted; poultry is -being inquired for..; . o , Potatoes Iiowsr; Onions Higher. The slump In the San Francisco po tato market . nas caused a similar ae tlon here, and prices are down about 10 cents per 100 on the best grades. Re ceipts In this city are very - large. and It now looks as If the San Francisco' market will be wrecked by the time the nest steamer from this city arrives. ; In this city the shippers are not doing any buying at ail tne receipts at present being contracted stock. The onion de mand is larger and prices have, ad vanced about 5 cents per 100. :,. Today's quotations, as revised, are as follows: PORTLAND WHOLESALE ICE8. Grain, Plour and reed. WHEAT Export quotations Walla1 WUi, 5r: bliifwtxm, 80c; Talley, 78c. BARIiKY Kli. S20.UO: roind. g2l.0OfD22.OAl brrwlna $21.0O22.O0. OATS No. 1 whit. 824.00(325.00; gray, f 24.00Q25 00 per ton; price to farmers, white, $ia.ooa;2l!0; gray, $22.50 per ton. KI.OUK-'Hintfrn Orpfon; Patent. I4.10O 4 40; atralehts. 83.00; ralley, $X753.8S; gra ham, $3.40;. 10a. 3.70. MILLSTITFFS Bran. 110.00 nw ton: mil. dllng. .. 826.00; aborta. I2O.O0; chop, $18.S0. HAY Ttmotbr. It A.OOlS 17.00: Kaatern Ortt. son. $18.00118.00; Ulinl, 814.00; clorer. $18.00 tnis.uu; wneat, i;i.oort 14.00; cheat, lz.ootg 14.00; oat, S18.0O15.0O. - Hops, Wool and. Hides. HOPS Near. . 27029c for choice: 24A2.V for prime; poor quality, 184420V4c; Contract. 1004, 17r ISc, , WOOL Vller mini tn m.lnm IRiniSUct fine, 16(164c; Knutern Oregon. lU4J15c; mo- biilr. nnniinal. 2Stt28c. - BIIEEPSKINS Shearing. 10ffl20!; ahort wool, 2030c; medium wool, S0SOc; long wool, 60c si.no ,Ph, TALLOW Prime, per lb, 4(85c; No. 3 snd greano. 22Hc. - miiKS ury hldps. No. 1, 18 lha and np. 14e- ixr- lb: drr -liln. Nn 1 R tn IK 12c:- dry calf. No. f. ander S lb. 13c: drr sited, bulla and atags, 1-3 leaa than dry flint; aaltcd bides, ateer. aound, 60 pounds ot orcr, 67c: BO to 60 lba, 6c; under 50 lha and.enwa. 68c; atags and bulla, aound. 4c; kip. aonnd, 15 . to SO lba. 6c: oun.. 10 to 4 ina. oc; calf, aound. under 10 lba, 8c; green (UnaaltCdl. lc tuip lh Uu. milla In njr ,lh lcea; borae hidea, aalted. each. $1.35(31.75: dry, each, $I.OOl.fiO: eolU" hldea. each. 25ffl50c; goat aklna, common, each. 10Q15C; Amora, with wool on. ieach. 25ca$1.00. Batter, Eggs and Poultry. BITTER FAT flweet, 81c; aour, 2Bc. HUTTEK CreamerT. Ttr fniic. ai67!l?Uc- ordinary, SOc; cold atorase. 25(27 He; Eaatern, J-i Mnoyated, la20c; dairy, 1017V4c; store. EtiGB Freah Oretfnn. AAc cnM atnrAffe .... 24c: bakers'. 2Ae. F CHEESE Full cream, twin. 11U.CM4." Tnnn. America. IV. . POLI.TRY Thlxkana . llllffll- bena 12(S12Hc per lb: rooatera. 10Hc per lb; broiler a. 12c per lb; fryera, 12c per lb: ducka, -old; 12e-ner 1b; younr,- 13c per lb; scse. c per lb; turkeys. 1516o per lb; dreaaed, 17c per lb. -; Fruits and Vegetables. POTATOF.S ovttt on. ktiw fm-i.. hipping, 75t80c cwt; ordinary. 65ra75c sack; rcyuuj, ooiaiuc; aweeu, a)4ave per lb; nw, 4c per lh. ONIONS Oreson. II. 30(1 RO: hnrln nrleea. braf, $1. 20f1.3): f.o.b. Portland, $1.2oa;i.30. FBESH FRUITS Annlca. Orevnn. nik-irtSl Ml per box; oratiea. naTi-hi. 2. Oftft2 50 per box; nucmi.io per oox; japaneae. oic: n. nanaa. 605c per lh: lemona. choice. 12.50(32.78 per box; fancy. $3.00(33.50 per box; llmea. Mexi- can, ooc per jim; pineapniea, fj.rxi; cranberrlea, local. ;. $1: per. doi; .jeraey. iu.w; peraim- mens VEGETABLES Turnlnt. 85e ner sack! ear. rota. $1.00 per sack; beeta. $1.00 per sack; radishes. 1215e doa; cabbaire, Oreson, 2c; pinornta, jmc in: leiiuce, neaa, inc ana; not hooae tottnee,. $1.00(tl.6o ner bee grawn pep P ra, 5c uer lb; horaeradlah. 7(38c per lh; celery, 60tO ' per dit tomatoes. $1.25(91.50 per box; parsnipa, $1.25; cucumbers. 60ia75c r box; butter beans. 10c per lh: Lima beana, 8c; sprouts, 6c; cauliflower, $1.75; artichokes, 7ft3P0c per doa; green peaa, 7Sc per lb; Or snn aaparai-os. 50c lb. DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated. 6(87 per' lb:' apricots. llirtc per- lh;- sacks, He ret lh less; peaches. 6Q0c per lh: pears. 8H r lb; prure. Italian, 3VsHc per lh; French, Ht4tte per lb: hits. California blacka, He per lb; do whites, flu, 017c pet lb; pluma, pitted. 64 6e per lb; datea, gtlden. u per lb; fards, $1.50 per 15-lb box. RAISINS Seeded, fancy, 1-lb cartons, 60 packages to esse. 8 c pkg; seeded. 12-ot cartons. loos Muscatels. B0.b bssea, 1(t 84c per lb; Londm layers, $1.85(32.00; clusters. $2.50(3.75; - H. 25c f 4, 50c advance over pound cartons. FIGS Ten -1-lb eartnes. choice brand.' $1.00; 10 1-lb cartons, fancy brand. $1.19; ' 10 1-lb t.rlcka. 2-crnwn. OOc; 10 1-lb hrlcka, 8-crown, We; 50 W-lb brick, per box. $2.25: 4-row lay ers, per 10-lb box. 90c I loose, 60-lb boxes, per lb. 8a6ViC. Csllmrrsna Elx-ernwn. 10-lh ear. tons, per hox. $2.00; 5 -crown, 10-lb carton, per mix. m. io; s-sruwn, .cu i-io earwoa, ier Dux. $1.75. Orooertes, Wats, Zta. SUGAR "Sack baala" Cube, $3.60, pow dered. $5.55: dry granulated. $5.46: beet arann. h.ted, $5.25; extra C, $4.85: eolden C. $4.85: bbls, 10c: H bbl. 25c: boxea, 5oc advance on ncs basis, teas zsc cwt lor cash, 15 day; msnie, jvuftio-.. per ID. HONEY 14tt15e. ' . COFFEE Oreea Mocfaa. 21023c; Java, fancy, 2::i2c; Java, good. 20Q25c; Java, ordinary, 18a20e: Coats Rica, fancy. 9t20c: Coata Rica. W'cxl. 16(3 18c: Costa ltlc, ordUiary, llJ13c pet lb; package coffee, $15.75. TEAS Oolonc. different - grades, 2Si365c; gunpowder, 2se32(aS5c: Knsltsh breakfast, dlf frnt grades, 12HQ65c; splderleg. uncnlored Japan, 8uQ65c; green Japan (very scsrcs),30((i wc. ITT Hu-lila 9. Am Ra In. MM tine tsble, dairy, 50s, 85c; 'lona,65c: Imported Liverpool, ous. doc; iuu. vac: si. BO. Woreeeter Bbla 2s. 8a. $5.60; 6a. $5.25; 10s, $5.00: bulk, 820 lbs. $5.00; ascks. 80s, 86c. SALT Coarse, half ground. 100a, per ton, $'1.50; 60a, per ton. $7.00; Liverpool lump rock. tza-.ou per ton: ou-id rocx, to no: kbjs, o (Hi. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. $3.75426.00 per 100. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. 64c: No. 2. Be: New Orleans bead. 77Wc. BEANS Small white, 8c Urge white. $3.50 n ... I . I . n ........ .... A . .. . (a-iou; pins, so.uiuo.ou: bbjou, oc: umii. $4.00. NUTS Peanuts Te, Jumbos V4e lb raw. 910e cer in lor roasted: eocoanuts. sorauoc ner dna: walniirs. 14i(815c per lb; pine nuU. 10Q13HC per id; nicaory nuts, iuc per id: cuestnuta, Eaatern, 1516e per lb: Brsstl nuts. 15c per lb: filberts. l.vaiHc per in; rancy pecans, lilj 15c per lb; almonds, 1315c per lb. WIKH NAILS Present base at $2.76. ROPE Purs Manila. 18Kc: atandard. 1211c: slaal, lOtte. Paints, COal OUs, Eto. COAL OIL Pearl or Astral Cases. 23e eer gsl; water white. Iron bbla. 18He per gal; wooden, ; headlight, cases, 25c pr gal; head light. Iron bbla. 18Hc per gal. UNSEED OIL Pure raw. In bbls. 47e per gal; caaea, 62c per gal; genuine kettle boiled, cases 64c per gsl, bbla 4uc per gal: grounj rake, car lota. $25,00 per tea; leu than ears, $26.00 per ton. GASOLINE 86-deg.. eaaes 82c per gal. Iron Ibis 26c per gsl; stove, cases 24VsO per gal, Iron bhla 18c per gal. KKHilNS 03-01 deg., eases, 22c; iron bbls, 15M.C. PAINT OIL Raw. bhla S3o per sal. caaea 38c per sal; boiled, caaea 40c. TURPENTINE In caaea. R8e per sal. wooden bbls, 84 He pe." gal, Iron bbla 82c per gal, 10-lb case lots. 87c per gal. WHliB 1.KAU DUO-ID lOtS BViO Pr ID, laSS lota 7c per lb. Meats and Provisions. FRESH MEATS Inspected Beef, nrlme. .flHSie per lb; cowa, 54460 per lb; mutton, dressed, 6 Via 7c per lb; lambs, dressed, 7Vic per lb. FRESH MEATS Front street R.f BH&Vc per lb; bulls. 4t4Vjc per lb; cows. 5 Hor per in; pora. nicca. 0'((Jc per lb; lecners, o(go"c per lb; mutton, Dressed, 64( He per lb: Iambs, dressed. 6'4(it7r tier lb: ve.T small, 8U(U. iier lb; larae. (JiAriL7c ner Hi. HAMS. BACON. KTC I'ortlnnd nsck ilnn.li hsms. 10 to 14 lbs. 13i. per lb; 14 to 16 lbs. 12c per lh; 18 to 20 11m. 12V.C ner lb: rottsge, 8 He per lb: picnic, fi'ia pef in; breakfast bacon, 10(31 He per lb; regu lar short . clears, uusmoked. loc ner lh! SL'.cked. -le per lb: clesr backs, unsmoked. ioc per id; sinospa, J1C per ID: union butts, 10 to 18 lbs. unsTsoked. 8c per -lb: smoked. Be per lb. EASTERN PACKED HAMS Under 14 lbs, 13Ve per lb; over 16 lba, 184c per lb: fancy, l.'IViOt UHe ner Ibl olcntca. ner lh! shoulders, 10c per lb; dry-salted sides, unsmoked. ne per id: smoaea. iii-jjc per lb: breakfast bacon. 140180 per lb; fancy. 18Uc per lb. LOCAL LABI Kettle leaf. 10a. 10He per lb; 5a, mSc per lb: 60-lb tlna, 10c per lh: steam-rendered. 10s, Oe per lb; 6s, 9e per lh; 50s, 0c per lb; compound tierces, 7ie per Jb: tubs. 'T4e per lb; 60s. 7e per lb. r.Hir.a.i lsc Koine icsr, . HMD tins. UUe per lb; 6s, llc per lb; 60-lb Una, lOc ?er R; steam-rendered 10a. 10!xC per lb; 5a, nu. tu ii,. ruta u&:c ncr lh. (A bora packiughouae prlcua' are net caah, 13 nara.1 CANNED SALMON Columbia rlyer 1-lb talla 11.75; 2-lb talla. $2.40; fancy l ib data, $1.00; H-lb fancy flata, $1.15; fancy l ib oral. $2.60; Alaaks Ulls, pink. 80c; red, $1.50; 1-lb talla. $2.00. FISH Rock cod. 7C per lb; floundera. Bo per 11; halibut, 5c per lb; craba. $4.50 oer dot; raaor clania, OfftlOc per doa;- little-neck clama. 8c: atrlped baaa, 12Hc per lb; Puset Sonnd mcif, oc per n; catnxn. ic per io; uibck wu. per lb; aalmon trout, 12 Hi (8 15c per lb; tcbatera. 5c tr lb; perch, 5c per lb; salmon, ailierslde. 6c per lb: ateelbeada, 8c per lb; chlnonk, 12V.C per lh; - herring. 4c per -Hi; per lb: anlea. 6c ner lb: torn oml. 6c per lb; Columbia rlyer smelt. 2c per lb; sturgeon, 7c per jd: anrimns. mc per lb. OyTEK8 Shoalwater bay, per gal, $2.25; per asck, $3.75 net; Olympla. per sack, $5.25. PACIFIC COAST DOES v A LARGE BUSINESS (Journal Special Scrrice.) Hons Kone (via Hun Krniiciscn). Feh. St The i atatistica of trade and industrial condition lr. She colony of Hong Kong for- the year 1H03 haye been aiibmltied to the nuhllc and alow that a dUtlnct -commercial advance haa been made dllrinv thn 19 mnnlhl nrlnr tn January 1, 18o4. But.nraa had been hampered to a larse desree bv thn repeated nuthreaka nf the plague, which caused wideapread alarm and S total of 1.230 deatha fur the Year. The aanl. a try condition htve been much improved Under tbe rnlinxa of the public health and buildings hill, which has been a powerful factor In aettlng forth lawa that are rigidly enforced for tbe 1 client of the comnranlty. Trade has been fairly good In apotn and Pacific coast aMpmenta hi.ve shown an Increaae, although thla la due more to the Importing of raw materlut rthnv lhan the -nanufactured article. The market tne lumber and -jther Paciilc matt nrnHiinta t,na shown a tendency to remain steady except dur ing tbe war icare. Cotton inward bound ataip o.enta have been heavy and American coal oil las increased nesely 1,000,000 cases over 1002. 1 A 1 HBW TOBX STOCKS. 3 8 : ti DESCRIPTION, Anaconda Mining Co Amal. Conner Co 69 49 70 68 48 90 19 68 125 40 1 82 91 43 117 36 83 16 142 165 83 30 67 166 21 71 27 46 65 Atchison, com do preferred 90 Am. Car A Found., com. do preferred Am. Sugar, ocm Am. Smelt., com 19 127 49 02$ 839, 91 45' do nreferred ' .Baltimore A Ohio. com. ao pre tarred Brooklyn Rspid Transit. Canadian Pacific, com.. Chi. & Alton, com 118 .(0 83 16 Vi oo preferred.. CM. ft ot. West., com. Chi., Mil. ft St. V Cbl. ft North., com Chesapeake ft Ohio Cf-lo. Fuel ft Iron, com. Colo. South., id pfd.... 143t 165 334 itlW B7 l-eiaware a Hudson.... D. ft K. O.. com 167 21 do nrefcrred . . . . Erin, com 27 46 85V4 do 2d preferred do 1st nref erred 4 6U Illinois Central ian,ii2i 128 " 129 Louisville ft Nashville.. liMU-liMU 1(6 117 106 US'i 142 62 123 Metro. Traction Co Manhattan Elevated.... Mexican Central Ry.... Minn.. St. V. ft Ste. M.. do preferred Missouri Pacific.. M.. K. ft T.. com...... do preferred New York Central Norfolk ft Western, com. North American N. Y Ont. ft West..., Pennsylvania Ry P. O.. L. ft C. Co iinvi lit) I, 142 63 62V4 123 12 128 92K l2 IT 89 30& 17 89 88 Mi 118 11V. 118 118 on 84 on 84 22 86 22 Vi 86 22 Vi 22 V4 119 loo Vi 120 100 119V4 118 100 Vt KJO Pressed Steel Car, com. 80 68 28 44 oo preierrea Pacific Mail Steam. Co 20 45 59 78 45 29 '4 28 44 50 T8 7 V. Keaaing, com do 2d preferred do 1st preferred Ren, Iron ft Steel, com. do preferred .... ." Rock Island, com ' do preferred Southern Ry., com do preferred Southern Psclflci ...... . St. l ft S. F., 2d pfd.. St. L. ft S. W., com do preferred.. Texas ft Pacific Tenn. Coal ft Iron T., St. L. ft W., com.... do preferred I n Ion Pacific, com do preferred 17. 8. Leather, com do preferred V. 8. Rubber, com do preferred..,.. ...... V. 8. Steel Co., com... do preferred Wheel. ftL. E., com... do 2d preferred do 1st preferred Wisconsin Central, com. do preferred Western Union Tele,'. .. Wabash, com so OH 78 09 78 45 24 V 63 22 S3 44 -j 23 44 at 23 oi U3 21 Ts 82 21 S2 H.I 4lTv 46(4 144 33 no 4(1 14 4 49 46 45 14 I s. 36 26 25 37 80 87 81 81 80 90 80 90 90 -1 T in 13 7 13 77 12 io 60 10 64 15 10 10 or. 17 55 23 48 48 47 18 1 IB 44 88 44 88 43 43 B8 KB 20 1, 20 19 8T do preferred .... 88 Total aalea for day, 438,0H7. Money, 1 per cent AMESICAM STOCKS IN LONDON. London, Feb. . 2 . m. Apacnnds Cop- per luTim-ra : Aicniaon anvanced u.. nr. fcrred nncbanged; Baltimore ft Ohio advanced ; Denver ft Rio Grande unchanged; Canadian Pacific advanced ; Chesapeake ft Ohio declined ; Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul advanced ; Erie unchanged, firsts declined ; Illinois icmrai ueciuiea tn : uMusviiie st Nasnvliw un changed; Mexican Central unchanged; Missouri. Kansas ft Texas advsnced New York Cen tral unchanged;. Ontario ft Western advanced ; Norfolk ft Western advanced ; Penuajlvaula advanced ; Reeding advanced . firsts un chenged; Southern Pacific unchanged; Southern Railway advanced ; Union Pacific advauced , preferred unchanged; United Statea Steel unchanged, preferred advanced ; Wabash de clined , preferred advanced . Consols S8V4. advanced . ZA8TXRV HOPS HIOEIX. TTilcago, Feb. 8. Recelpta of livestock in the principal packing centers of the country today show: Hngc Cattle. Sheep. Chicago 22.000 8,000 , 16.000 Kausaa City 8.50ii 7.500 2,0 Omaha ,ooo 3.000 2,500 Hogs Opened 10c higher with 8,800 left over; receipts a year ago were 37,000. Ruling hog prices are: Mixed and butchers, 4.8o(i5.0o good heavy. f5.00(g5.IO; rough, I4.654.96: right.4.404.90. " Cattle 20fa 25c higher. Sheep Steady. Hew Tork Summary. , New York. Feb. 3. Ilow. Jones ft Co. sst: Stocks are. very plenty In the lean crowd. The Far-Eaatern rltuatlon la very grave but tbe rxntents ef the Russian note to Japan la still unknown. The hanks lost to the sobtrrasury alnce Friday 2.629,000. The hank rxpect to lose cash heavily to subtreasury and New Orleans thta week. Japan Is negotiating for $100,000 tons of steel rails. Twelve Industrials dx-llned .34 per cent; 20 rails declined .16 per cent. ? 1. DIARY RECEIPTS AMD CLEARANCES, . Chicago, Feb, 3. Primary receipts: iwiay. icar ago. Rushela. . .656.000 . .779,000 Hiishels. 4'22, WO 7(SI,000 Wheat ......f.... Corn The shipments were: Wheat Corn ..332,000 . .503,000 020,000 441.000 The clearances were: Wheat and Hour. 411 000 htisbela; corn, 204,000 bushels; oats, 6,000 bushels. CHICAGO OEAIN CAS LOTS' Chicago, Feb. 3 The 'grain car lots today show: f Cars. Orade. Kit. Wheat 81 8 30 Corn ' ,,..215 ,. 215 Oats 87 2 100 The wheat ran a year aso were: ' Mlnneaoo. Us, 204; bniuth, IS; Chicago, 18. ..PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS. Portlind I'tiion Stockyards. Fi h. 8. Re ceipts of livestock In the locsl ysrda during tbe past 21 hours, constated of 142 bogs, 38 cat tle and 822 sheep. Ruling prices are: 1 loirs iesr. uv, (111.11,0: meoium, 4. MSc. Cattle Ik-st, f4.75fte4.50. Sheep Best,. 3c; medium, 3c. s New York Coffss Rsoslpts. ' Hesr York, Fid). 3. Receipts today of coffee: Wo, 10,000 bags; Santos, hv' TO TWO CENTS HIGHER CHIOAOO FIT WAS AOTXTB AVO FKICZS MOTED SA8TXT OtT TXX BMALXi VOTjTJMB .. OT BTJSIKE88 TOHB , Vil 8TB6lO coxir JatABKST 3 CXXTTS XZOHSB. (Furnished by Overbeck, Starr ft Cooks Co.) Chicago, Feb. 8. Logan & Bryan ad vise: . The wheat market closed about 1 to 2 cents higher. It was active and prices moved easily even on a small volume of business. The tone was very strong and the price was shoved up in a hurry. Large Armour holdings are no doubt responsible for this. There was no encouragement In , the cables and primary receipts are again in excess of a'year . ago. While other domestic markets follow this fairly well, yet ths strength seems , local and - is largely speculative. The bullishness on do mestic - conditions makes trade ' a bit skeptical. The action of all ths grain markets and the feeling which prevails and controls' the market no doubt makes traders slow. ' There were Indefinite war rumors which contributed to the ao- tlvity and while nothing in this way is known it has its effect. The immediate future is a critical period. Corn Is 3 Csats Vp. Corn prices for May advanced 3 cents and closed strong. ' There was a broad active market with a large trade. While the prevailing sentiment is strongly bullish, yet there has been enough scattered interest to contribute by the covering of today's advance. The trade is so large that It is dif ficult to size up any special or particular operation. There was no doubt a great deal of profit-taking but nothing on a large scale to check the upward move ment from first hands and so far there are no indications of it. It is always difficult to gauge the course of a wave of confident buying such as lias con trolled the market for some days past. As reactions are the natural order. It would seem as though something in that way is due. The price is getting pretty high. Oat 1 Cast Hghsr. The oat market is about 1 cent higher. It did not hold all of the advance, as there seemed to be a good deal of profit- taking around the high point. The re cession is not important, however it Is the same strong market that has ob tained for some time past, with a large general trade. There was a good deal of selling of oats by the Patten com mission houses, but not enough to change the general tone or drift Of ths market. , Provisions Sang Upward. The provision market closed about 20 cents higher. Hog receipts at the pri mary markets were about the same as a year ago, but local receipts were con siderable below expectations and prices at the yards were 10 to 16 cents higher. The strength - in oats and corn again contributed to the firmness in provisions and there wag some covering of scat tered shorts gnd continued buying for scattered outside account. The market hesitated after the early trading and ruled rather quiet throughout ths rest of the day. BAH PRAVCISCO LOCAL STOCKS. San Francisco, Feb. 8. 10:80 a. Contra Costs Water Spring Valley Water Central Light Mutual Electric Paclnc Llshttng San Francisco Gas ft Electric Firemen's Fund ., American National Bank m.: Bid. 30 88H S 10 . 57 564 Ask. 41 3fl 4 mi 67 845 126 445 650 81 12 141 05 Back of California San Francisco Savings Union.. Clant Powder Hutchinson Sugar ........... Pauhau Sugar Alaska Packers' California Wine Association ). Oceanic Steamship ,-, . I'rciflc Wins ..620 .. 60 .. SI .. 12 :: i HEW TORJt COITEI CLOSE. New York. Feb. 8 Coffee Is off about 65 cents a hundred. Tbe various months ranged as followa: Bid.. Ask. 7.00 7.06 7.20 T.35 7.56 7.70 7.85 8.00 8.05 8.25 8.40 February , March ... April ..... May June July August September October . , November December 6.75 , 7.00 i 7.15 7.30 , ..7.46 7.65 7 .80 7.85 , , 8.00 8.15 8.36 BOSTOV COPPER CLOSE. Boston, Feb. 8. Copper elose: Old Dominion , Arnold Atlantic Centennial Copper Range Franklin , Bid. Ask. 8$ 15 11 86 tu Masaacbuaetts Michigan - Mohawk Osceola '. 1 86 Pi.rrot 24 l-honelx 2V4 8 05 Owcola 86 Grocery Dep't SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY LUNCH TONOUE. l's ...... 25 Regularly SBc. CHERRIES IN MANSCHINO, Qt ............501 Regularly 66& PECAN MEATS, per lb 50c Regularly 60c WALNUT MEATS, per lb... 50 Regularly 60c. . JORDAN ALMONDS, per lb 65 t Regularly 76c. BLK. WALNUT MEATS, per lb... BO Regularly 6O0. . CANDIED CHERRIES, per ib-..: 50 Regularly SOc. RED AND WHITE CANDIED PINEAPPLE, per lb 50 Regularly 60c. OLD GRIST MILL CRACKERS, per pkg...:. ...... i. ... .15 Regularly 20c. 1.500. ; PARLOR MATCHES tor 10 BASKET WASHED FIGS, 1 ib ..30 2 lb. ...... . .55 lb .....80 GERMAN WEIN SENT, jars 20 Regular 26c. WHEAT ONE MEAT OPTIONS TAKE BIG JUMP XjATB . WAX KIWI . AITS BEFOBTES : XtATB B1TT8 BT ABMOTTB OATJSB .A 8TBOBQ OraWTsTCK-MAT CX.O8XD ' OBBTS TIP ABB XCXT 0EBT8 xxaxsx, , ' . (Furnished br Overbeck.' Starr A rook Co l Chicago, Feb. 3. The wheat market is higher. , It opened strong at 92c, and on the receipt of war news May touched 94VkC as the high and 92c as the low. It closed at 93c, an advance of 2c since yesterday. July opened strong at 83 He, the low pplnt, and reached 86c as the nfgh. The close was at 84o asked. ah advance of 2 He . The cause of the advance in the mar ket Is also due to the action of Armour. and it was reported that bIS buys were again large. The Liverpool market ad vanced and was also a help In boosting prices nere. The various markets ranged fol lows: ' Open. High. . low. Close. wneat ilsy I July Corn May..!.. July Oats May July .02 .83 ; .62 .49 '.45 .30 .92 .88 .62 .48, .93 . .84U ,60B .46B .3fVi 13.65A 7.67 7.62 6.80 -6.85 1 -.65 .50 ,46 .30 . .44 .30 . 13.47 . 7.65 7.60 6.80 6.90 l"ork . May 13.47 Lard May..... T.55 July 7.62 Ribs May..... fl.RO July 6.8T 13.70 7.62 7.67 6.87 7.00 COTTON HAD MANY UPS AND DOWNS TODAY (Furnished by Overbeck, Starr ft Cooke Co.) New York, Feb. 2. Cotton today had tb moat erratic movement for many s year. At one minute tbe orfoiw were up and then down, and this movrwent wss repeated s dosen tunes auring tne session. The ranges were Onen. High. Low. February" March 16.02 April..,.., 16.08 May....... 16.55 June 16.14 Jnly 18.65 August.... 16.15 September. 13.95 16.25 16.12 18.60 16.29 167 16.15 13.96 1283 15.65 16.08 15.04 16.14 16.09 15.58 13.50 12.15 October... December. 12.80 12.27 12.36 12.10 The cotton market sorstn flnseS downward tendency, although the aetllna- mors. ment was somewhat smaller than yeaterday and the bull contingent was able to turn the prices from the low point of the day, partly on account of the apot market falling, to participate In the extreme decline. Receipts art 'not very much leas than laat year, and if present conditions continue the load ef cotton coming Into mar ket will be s great handicap to s further ad virnce In prlcea, especially should the spinners be 'alow In buying tor future needs. rOBTLAVD CLEARINO-H0U6E REPORT. The report of ths Portland clearing -bouse for yeaterday was: c 'learsncM ....S351.829.81 45,626.06 Balances , Havra Caffs Down. ' Havre, Feb. 8. Coffee declined 2'iffi2 points. Hamburg Is Lower, Hamburg, Peb. 8. Coffee la 2!4 lower. MANY HOP CONTRACTS ARE BEING FILED (Journal Special Service.) Salem, Feb. -3. TWie first hop contrscts for the season of 1904 have been filed with the county recorder and from, this time on many contracts can be ex pected, as the prices offered the growers are such that all of them are favorable to contracting their crops beforehand. The contracts filed at this time were all taken by Joseph Harris, Pacific coast agent for Benjamin SchwarU & Sons of New York, and the price agreed upon is 15 cents a pound, a portion of it to be paid in time for harvesting the crop and the remainder, when the hops are delivered. This firm has been dealing in Oregon hops for a number of years, through brokers, but it was not until last year that they began to handle Ore gon hops extensively, and sines that time Mr. Harris has been located in Salem looking after the firm's interests here. The contracts he has filed were with the leading growers in the northern part of the county and their names, to gether with the amount contracted in each case; are shown below; J. Provost, 15.000 pounds; I P. Good ing, 10,000 pounds; J. N. and C. J. Good ing, 10.000 pounds; J. H. Blerward, 10, 000 pounds; B. C. Davidson, 8,000 pounds: Peter Kirk. 8,000 pounds' Esra Hurst, 6.000 pounds; Charles Vincent, 6,000 pounds. lis ii CURES the For Sale by W00DARD "rOBTU.BTD'B OSS Close. 15.6470 15.93 l& 16.08(312 16.25(28 16.27 & 28 18.87 33 W.86S87 13.75(5 SO 12.8081 12.25I 30 If You Are Interested la good things to sst you will eoms to us tor them. Thsy will be pnts. Si?? L..".Te I?u u'" Snt Pk rw'4 to get infsrloi toblsnsosssitiss. Tou will get, too, a mora toothsoms dinner, a richer assortment of ths best and purest foods. S gusranty of absoluts purity and wholssomsnsss goes with sysry urohass from ''Portland's Greatest Grocery" and Inrs rood House. Ho sleterlous substances svsr find plaes upon our oountsra ausstlonabls prodnots srs earsfully szoludsd by our buyers. Bams warranty covers our wlnss and liquors. Purest bsTsragss, properly aged, ars sold. Our tslsphons number la Mala 837, If you prefer to order from horns. rafJStR Kitchen Furnishings DISH MOPS- ........V..... 5 WHISK BROOMS .'. 10 BEAS8lariy: HZ' '" SETRAPS. ...... . . . i. J J CHOP KN4VES 10 TURRET DUSTERS 20 Regularly 15c. Begularly-26c. STOVE BRUSHES 20 GRANITE FRT PAN ......25 Regularly 26c. Regularly 80c. WRINGERS $1.25 LIP SAUCE PAN ....35 Regularly 11.60. Regularly 46c. ' CARPET SWEEPERS..., 13.00 PUDDING PAN 20 Regularfy 13.50. , Regularly 26c. ' Grocery Dep't-Cont'd. .hallamokb s relisi i-ib OHIO MAPLE SYRUP, t bot- Regular 25c " tu 20 chocolate menier, i-ib Regular 25c. wooden trunk .......... .25 PIN MONET PICKLES. H- Regular 80a - . gal,,;.,... ..... 00 LEBKUCHEN, pk ...10 Regular tl.OO. Regular 16c- y. DRESSER CO. ZXEgSSiS p EXPORTS ARE LESS THAN LAST MONTH DUTIES OB XMTP0BT8 . SOMEWHAT B30BEB, BXm XXOEZPTf.BO KOI ATBBAOB TUT wlU ' WT OSB : Or PAST TBAB OUSTOK KOTJSB TBABSAOTIOBS. y":!yv Exports from Portland for the month of January, were value tin n tVi'Ve dliiy -S1ct o imports 'was " receipts are considera bly higher than those of last month, but the value of the exnorta v-itiiw thirds less than the preceding month. ""mrr Biaiement -ror the month 1 - Vessels entered from t nnin. U.t.' vessels, cleared for, foreign ports 6, ves- ocib euiereu irum oomestlo port! 11, vessels cleared for rlnmati - 40 entries of merchandise for duty 95, en- - - - v . uuijr to, entries ior warenouse 2, entries for ex port to adjacent British provinces g, entries for rewarehouse entries from warehouse for conaumntinn - as niri.. from warehouse for transportation l. ciiinFB or immeaiate - transportation without, appraisement 48, total number of entries of all kinds 20s. entrina fn. consumption liquidated 164, entries for wareugusa nquiaaiea 6. certificates - of registry granted S, certificates of enroll ment granted 9, . licenses for coasting trade granted 4. llceniiea tn vennela un der 20 tons granted 2, total number of qocuments to vessels issued 12, value 01 exports, aomestic, 1431,611. Bscsip'ts from All Sources. Duties on Imports... 254,142.48 mes,. penaiues and forfeitures. 9S.20 Miscellaneous customs receipts 171.98 storage, labor and cartage. .. . 8.10 Official fees.... 24.00 Total ISMM.T3 Amount of refunds and draw- backs paid............ $833.41 The value 'of domestic exports for the year l03 was as follows: January Il,4l,8? February 788,018 March . 782,794 April 738,245 May 780.988 June 518,590 July 444.16 August 273,668 September 671.587 1.156.001 October . . November 1.099.675 December 1.392.693 f " 1 joiai ..38.684.90t The total receipts of the district in each month were as follows1: January ...$111,835 February March ' . . , April ... 67.614 ... .67,793 ... 94.201 ... . 46.670 May .... June .... 93.033 July 63,930 August 83.909 September October . , November December , 63,461 69.611 23.466 34.643 . . . . Total ' 6841,938 JAP SECURITIES ARE TAKING A TUMBLE Yokohama, via San Francisco, Feb, 3. Japanese securities have been tak ing a tumble that has surprised the financiers and may cause a number , of failures as a result of the sudden going to pieces of the market. Immediately after the first of the year there was a sharp depreciation and some stocks went down to war levels. There was talk of a panlo and the possibility of an order to close the exchange, but since this preliminary fright there has been a par tial restoration of confidence. London added a good deal to the drop by wiring that a slump had taken place in war bonds and Chinese 6 per cents. Brokers have had a hard time finding money to cover their margins on local stocks. C0TT0K 8V0T8 QUIET. New York. Feb. 8 Cotton apots were quiet, dtwn 25 polnta. Middlings are quoted st f 16.50. 8a lea today were 600 bales. SAW IXANCISCO OKAIV, San Francisco, Feb, S. May. 81.39V,. Barley May, 81.07. -11:30 s. m. Wheat MiyWEAPOLIB WHEAT CLOSE, Minneapolis, Feb. 8. Wheat May, 94 'Ac bid; July, 85c. v DTLUTH FLAX CLOSE. in gf.ibid -cF'rl". 31.18V4 : IT Most STUBBORN GOTIfiHS CLARKE & CO. and ATS ST QBOCESY" CLOSING OUT CURI0SALE On account oi lease expiring; ' soon, we are compelled to close , out the entire stock of Japanese and Chinese curios, r consisting; ; of fine I VOR Y CARVINGS, CLOISSONIE, BRONZES, DECORATED ; CHINA WARE, STL K S, MATTING, RUGS,' TOYS, ETC All t sacrifice prices. Retiring from retail business, Andrew Kan & Co. Cor. Fourth and Morrison Sts. TUSCAN MINERAL SPRINGS , OPEN XHE TEfAR ROUND, ' - Cases of Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Ca tarrh of Head and Stomach, Gout, Rheu matism and ALL blood diseases taken under a sruarantee to be cured In a ana- clfled time or all expenses. Including railway far" both ways, refunded. These waters renovate ths entire aye tem and remove almost every disease. Send SOc for a bottle of riomach and catarrh salt Round-triD ticket st refLeesd rate. Inquire of any Southern Paelflo railroad agent. TUSCAN MINERAL SPRINGS CORP. '.fuseaa Springs, CaL tsllsu, managsr. Frank J. Zstsblishsd 1885. Orsf oa rhene. Bed 877 I Portland Marble Works p SCHANEN & NETJ. J Manufacturers of and I dealers in all kinds of Marble, Granite and StoneWork Estimates Given on Application. 268 FIRST STREET Bet. Madison and Jefferson streets.' PORTLAND, Or. i 1' CURES' GOMORRHQEA AMD Glut Sold br all Druggists TauuTarsarK CLOSE OF LTVESVOOL 0RAI1T. Mrerp rpool. Feb. 8. Close: Wheat llarra. 44 signer; May, o-i, nigner. Corn March. 4-Z4. H bisher: Mar. 4-S. 4 higher. KANSAS CITT 01AIN CLOSE. Kansas City. Feb. t. Wheat Mar. TSUef July. 15 He torn May, oy,c; jniy, we. LCLTTH WHIAT 'CLOSE. DoliUh. Feb. 8 Close: Wheat May. BHis bid; July, SVc bid. ST. LOUIS ORATH CL0SX. St. Louis. Feb, 8. Close: Wheat May, 8Tie: Jnly. 814e. uoru May, WMKtue; joiy, Te. MILWAUKEE OEATM CLOSE. Milwaukee. Feb. 8. Close: Wheat Uar. 03Hc bid; July, 4c bid. Uorn way, ssc assed; July, oo$e. 1 MEW T0SK 0EAIV CLOSE. . New York. Feb. 3. Close: Whest Ms. 93e; September. 864e. euro May. oc. Mm LAUE - DAVIS DRUG CO. '; Liquor Dep't SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY . ; DiJ .' TU,RK LOUIS PORT. : ! ......75., Regularly SOc. MACKENZIE SPANISH PORT, . e- .....95 Regularly $1.10. MACKENZIE SPANISH 8HER RY. qts". ,,. 95 v Regularly $1.10.- T BURKE'S OLD . TOM GIN. O1 ........90 Regularly $1.00. GREEN RIVER . WHISKY l ..1.15 " Regularly $1.35. IMPORTED ' GINGER ALE, gal .... 8 1 60 Regularly $1.76. RYE WHISKY, per gal . ; $3.50 Regularly $4.00. DUROY PORT, Per gal ! $2.50 Regularly $3.00. CALIFORNIA PORT OR SHER RY, per gal $1.50 Regularly $2.00. V. V. O, SCOTCH WHISKY. ; at.,, , ... .... .... ..,.$i.ik ; ; Regularly $1.26, , " PORT, SHERRY OR ' CLARET, qt.i... ...... 25 per gal.....;., $2.50 Irl UMsrTt ajnsafsfeW'iW1jL - 1 rip M&Qdmr I AW .. if I tjtfHF I AW Bm : tPTT a rs mm 4 Wa VW . ... . II I II 33 I 'l : 1 4'-