EACH DENIES
IKS LIABILITY
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QUXSTTOBABXiB w TAX BETTUG-
kewts, besx to bhxpt blame.
One . of -the .most Important of the
puits growing out of the questionable
tax settlement of the last county board
Is on trial today before Judge Frazer of
the circuit court The case Is that of
Multnomah county against the First Na
tional bank, and W. F. -White, and Is
brought to set . aside ' a transaction
whereby the county Board In 1901 turned
over to the defendants over $7,000 of
tax sale certificates, owned by the coun
ty, In exchange for $4,000 of absolutely
worthless road warrants, These war
. rants were known to all parties to the
deal to .be worthless, having been de
clared Invalid by judicial deoree, which
also, enjoined their payment The county
therefore received' nothing for the 87,
000 of tax sale certificates which it sur
rendered. The petition asking for the exchange
of warrants for tax certificates was
presented to the county board by the
bank, In its own name, and Immediately
after the entry of the order granting
the petition, the bank sent a letter to
the' board asking that the tax certificates
be turned over to W,- F. White, agent
Each Sanies Elan. ' :'; -
The Interests of the two defendants
are by no means identical. Both agree
In the contention that the tax sale cer
tificates turned over to them had little
or nd value,' but each seeks to cast
upon the shoulders of the other the re
sponsibility for the deal with the county
board. .
Frank P. Mays of Carey A Mays Is
conducting the case for the county. Sen
ator Simon appears for the First Na
tional bank and White is represented by
M. Ii. Pipes. The proceedings this morn
ing were largely preliminary and. beyond
the remarks of the attorneys, outlining
their-respective cases, not much of In
terest developed. It is apparent that
the attorneys for the defendants rely
chiefly upon the contention that the tax
sale certificates were of little or no
value and that there can therefore be no
substantial recovery by the county. ;
"Our contention." said Attorney Pipes,
"is that the tax certificates were void,
and that the county got nothing and
gave nothing in the transaction. It Is
Incumbent upon ' the county to prove
that, the certificates had a value. We
contend that they had none."
ays White Is Xdable.
In behalf of the First National. Sen
ator Simon argued that theJIabHUyJl
there be any. rests wholly upon White.
'The First National, bank," said the
bank's attorney, "filed the petition with
the county, board only at the request of
Mr. White. The bank had the road
warrants on Its hands and had long re
garded them as a valueless asset About
j e uivuiHB yi jur w iu iniiintvuua wiui
the county Mr. White proposed to the
bank to purchase these warrants. In
the meantime he had been negotiating
with the county to exchange the war
rants for tax certificates, the latter be
ing deemed of little or no value. ,
"White finally bought the warrants
from the bank for 26 cents on the dol
lar or $1,013.44. ; As the bank was in a
better position than Whits to aak for
the proposed exchange with the county,
the petition was made In ,. the bank's
name. The fact is, however, that White
was the real party In Interest and that
the bank never received one' of those
tax certificates. It had no more to do
with them-, than your honor. It was at
White's Instance that the bank wrote
the letter asking that the certificates' be
delivered to him.' ,
"We contend, first that there Is no
liability at all on the part of the de
fendants and, second, that If any lia
bility exists it rests wholly upon Mr.
White." - - . . , . ' '
Tax Certificates la Evidence.'
.. Attorney Pipes promptly entered a
protest on behalf of his client saying
that he must take exception to the
contention that While alone was liable,
If liability existed.
!nto this suit as agent and Is not liable
as a principal."
- Mr. Mays replied briefly to the de
fendants' attorneys and than began the
introduction of evidence. The tax sale
certificates surrendered by the county
were produced, and identified after some
sparring, between counsel over ques
tions of evidence. There were in all 64
of these certificates having a face value
of $7,813. '
SIX NEW POLICEMEN
MAY BE APPOINTED
It la believed that the police committee
will recommend, the appointment of six
more policemen and possibly the pur
chase of additional horses for the corps
of mounted officers at tomorrow's ses
sion of the executive board. None of the
commissioners would affirm the abate
ment today, nor would they deny It, and
the story comes authoritatively.
The commissioners held a session this
morning at the city hall, but the ques
tion of adding to the force did not come
up during the open session at least It Is
believed that' they agreed upon the propo
sition at an executive session in a down
town . office. . i
Openly the commissioners transacted
nothing but routine business, audited the
Villa ai Iti. ma.. m.A ,1Kw,I..-j 4H-
win- v.. in ,,aw.va .uu .h.uii.vm. . v
estimate for February. "
iibibb'-botebv- ."
Astoria. Feb. 4;- Arrived at 10:30 a.
m. Steamer George W. Elder, from San
Francisco.
. Astoria. Feb. 3 Left up at 1:40 p. m.
-Steamer Prentiss.
Balled at 3 p. m. -Steamer Oregon,
for San Francisco. .
Sailed at I a. m. Steamer Fulton,
for San Francisco.
Bt Helens, Feb. 3. -Passed at 1:1$
p. m.-s-Ameriean bark Louisiana.
San Francisco, Feb. 8.- Arrived
Schooner t Volunteer, , from Columbia
river. . . . ...
Astoria, Feb. 4. -No bar resort; cape
line down. ; ! v
Weather at Astoria at f a. m., light
rain; wind, southeast .
The steamer Henderson, which had
been undergoing repairs at the Portland
shipyards, came off the ways yesterday
afternoon. She will go out on her run
in a day or two. : '
In tow of the Ocklahama the Amerl-
1 can bark Louisiana moved this morn
ing up to the Inman-Poulsen mill, where
she will receive a cargo of lumber for
the Orient
The steamer Aurella has completed her
lumber cargo and left down the river
this afternoon. She is bound for San
Francisco. , -x"- ,
Yoioes of Wisdom..',
' The world Is enlarged for us not by
new obecta, but by finding more afflnttt'S
and potencies in those we have. R. W.
Emerson, . . 1 v
V1' '
TRANSACTIONS 'IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD
PINER SALT IS
If
QTOTATIOHS OS On OBASB OOEB
BOWB BO CEWTsi-CUT DC COPriH
QTOTATIOWS 18 EXPECTED EGGS
BEEP tTP CEJCCXEHS XX OOOD
Front Street, Feb. 4. The principal
items of Interest in the Portland whole
sale markets today, were: "
Fine salt is lower.
Smelt season' about over. .
; Large scarcity of salmon.
Wheat markets firmer. - -:
Flour steadier all around. - -
Egg market continues in strength. ',
. ' Oood demand for chickens.
Dressed poultry In-large receipt .
Cool weather hurt trade.
Hops still sell. 1
; All fresh meats wanted.
' Butter market lower. ,
More potatoes are shipped, .
Onions continue activity.
Coffee decline la expected.
" Pine Bait Is Eower.
The quotations in the salt market are
not showing any too great amount of
strength and lower prices are. daily
expected.' The situation is becoming
more complicated every-day,- Today the
manufacturers of B. S. V. P. salt an
nounced a cut of 60 cents a case and
other manufacturers of the same class
of goods are expected to follow suit
within the next few days. It is now
aald that those salt companies which
Compose the Amalgamated company are
not only fighting the former members of
the trust, which they themselves were
members of before the late trouble but
are actually fighting among themselves
for trade. If (his is so, and a prominent
man on the Inside of the salt business
says.i it is, y the . quotations are
soon likely to show ', some fierce cuts
before the companies band together for
mutual protection, which the trade has
no doubt they will do as soon as they
can agree upon terms and a division of
territory. The quotations on salt at
present are none too high to admit of
a proflc for the manufacturer, and if
additional ones are made the salt men
will be playing a losing game. No
changes 'were made In other grades . of
salt today. .
. Xowr Coffee Is Expected.
Within two days the New York coffee
exchange has. made soma startling euts
in the quotations on raw coffee. The
cuts wlU amount 'to about 1 cent a
pound. The coffee market like that of
cotton, has been strained a trifle too
far, according to local manufacturers,
and a slump in the quotations are ex
pected every day. An action of this
kind will affect the package coffees
more than the others. ;
Salmon Is Tery Boaxoe. ". -
Today the receipts of fresh ', salmon
in this , city were smaller than for
any time during the past year. At pres
ent there is not any large amount of
fresh stock in the market and cold
storage salmon is now being used to a
larger extent than for several previous
years. The cause of the scarcity in
fresh fish is attributed solely to the
cold weather. Tne tides of late have
been too low for the digging of rasor
clams and the -markets this morning
were very bare.
Smelt Xeoelpta Dropping Off.
The receipts of Columbia river smelt
today were very small and the price has
advanced 1 cent It is now quoted at
3 cents a pound. Fish men expect the
present run. of smelt to terminate in
about a week, to continue so for several
.weeks.
All Fresh Xeata Wasted.
The receipts of fresh meats today
were small, with the demand strong.
Hogs seem to have dropped out of the
marketand there-was-an- eager- call
for stocks this morning. Quotations are
the same. Veal is in fairly good receipt
with the demand sufficient to keep the
markets cleaned up at present prices.
Mutton is not now so plentiful and
receipts are called for at quotations.
The beef market is fair.
' Good Market for Eggs.
Although the local demand for eggs
Is not as good as it was several days
ago, the large call for stocks from the
outside has a tendency to keep all re
ceipts moving with 36 cents as the
average price. One large grocery con
cern today sold some eggs at IS cents,
but these were orfly for special cus
tomers. ' The other dealers were rather
short of supplies and were getting 260
38 V4 cents for all the eggs that came.
. Oood Poultry OalL
Receipts of poultry today were liberal
but the prevailing demand is large
enough to keep everything moving at
printed lists. A large amount of dressed
turkeys-and chickens came in today
the former finding a good demand while
the latter were a trifle slow in moving.
There is a good call for live turkeys
and a fair one for ducks. The call for
geese is slackening up and liberal re
ceipts would glut the market Quota
tions are ranging from 8 to t cents a
pound, with most of the sales at the
former 'figure.
Wheat Market Firmer.
The strength shown in the Liverpool
wheat market yesterday helped the tone
of local wheat No changes appear In
quotations. The flour market continues
its firmness and during the past two
weeks the eastern flour, in this market
has shown an advance of about J5 cents
a barrel. This makes the product cost
so much ' that the demand is nominal.
Local figures remain as previously
quoted. The future of flour prices de
pend altogether on the war situation in
the far eaat
Cool Weather Hurts Trad. '
The cool weather of the past week
has had a very bad effect on the mar
kets, especially in fruits. The large
stocks of oranges keep that market from
showing any Improvement There are
now-enough bananas to go around ana
quotations are easier.
The Week la Hops.
The week has been quite' active in the
hop market and many sales were made
around the 38 cents mark. .One sale was
reported several days ago betwetn two
dealers at 29 cents.. Contracting is
showing a steady gain.' Twenty cents
has been freely offered.! and accepted
during the week for 1S04 contracts.
Creamery Sutter bower. V
The receipts of creamery butter are
showing a lnrge increase and the quota
tions on ordinary grades are lower, with
the prospect of a lower market all
around. " -: ."' .
Opinions on Today's Market -
W, B. Qlafke company Receipts of
creamery butter are larger and. prices
are down on ordinary grades. v
' W. T. Turner Co. Chicken market
good; eggs fairly well at lower prices;
Si II
DECLINE
good demand for ducks; - fair one for
turkeys. . ..
W. H. Dryer Prospects are that po
tato' market will remain lower for sev
eral "weeks;, onion market is fine; large
shipments of eastern Oregon and Wash
ington potatoes to San Francisco were
the cause of that market going down.'
Bell & Co. Just a slight movement
In chickens, that's all; would call the
market a dragging one; warmer weather
would help sale of .fruits.
Chatterton & " Co. Hogs la fair "de
mand; veal working off af quotations;
chickens rather- slow; eggs fair de
mand. ...
G. 8. Smith company Cool weather
has had bad effect ' on sale of fruit;
chickens slow; egg demand good. s ;
. W. & Swank 2,123 sacks of potatoes
and.: 300 sacks of v onions went to
Frisco last night on steamer , Leggett;
helped the market some; potatoes oull;
onions firm.'' V ';.:; '
Davenport-Thompson company Large
shipments of apples and potatoes now
coming in. - "v" x " .'"'v
Smith -Bros. Pork packing seems to
have dropped off and demand for pack
ing hogs is slack; light and block hogs
wanted by trade now and are bringing
top quotations; veal coming none too
fast for the demand;' poultry in good
call.' I v..' .
Evcrdlng & i Farrell Markets quiet
today; no large receipts in any line, but
demand is the same; eggs only "in 'mod
erate - receipts : but market could use
more 'hogs steady; veal coming In but
market wants it; creamery butter com
ing faster and market is duller.
Page & Son Butter about unchanged;
chickens about the same; no large re
ceipts; turkeys and ducks in good call;
geese demand 1 not so large; eggs
clean up.
Toft Hlne A CO. Hogs not coming in
fast enough, neither is small veal; be
hind the demand in these lines; no par-,
tlcular change in mutton; chickens move
off at quotations while geese and tur
keys are quiet; egg demand light at
present prices. ,
Todays, quotations, as revised, are as
follows: i
FOXTZvAXS WHOX.ESAX.B PXICEB.
- Orals, Flour and Fosd.
! WHEAT Export qnotatloiis Walla Walla,
78c; bluentem, 80c; Tlley, 78c.
BARLEY reed, $20.00; round, $a.0O23.M
brewing, I21,0022.00. .
OATS No. l white. $24.00(325.00; grey,
t24.00M25.0Q per ton: price to farmers, whlU,
22.00f22.60; graj, 12260 per ton.
KLOUR Eastern Oregon: Patents, M.10O
4.40; straights. tS.SO; Taller. 3.75(38.8S; gra
ham, Ui. 13 .40; 10a, $3.70.
MILL8TUFF8 Bran, $10.00 per ton: mid
dlings. $2(1.00; shorts, $20.00; cbop, $18.50.
HAT Timothy, $1.001T.OO; Eaatern Or,
iron. $16.00S 18.00: Mixed. $14.00; clover. $18.00
R14 00; wheat. $13.00ai4.00; cheat $12,000
14.00; oat $18.00815.00,
Hops, Wool and Sides.
HOPS New, 272e for choice; U&m? for
orimepoor quaUty, ISViSaOftc; contract 1904,
WOOL Valley, eoarae to medium. JOOlSHet
One, 1616Hc; Eaatern Orefoit, 10015c; mo
hair, nominal. 25ca6v
SHEEPSKINS Shearing. lOflZoe; abort wool.
2G30c; medium wooL SOlSSOc; long wool,
50rl:oo each.
TALLOW Prims, per lb, 485er lr and
grM. - 23tte. -
HIDESDrr bides. Ko. 1, 18 lbs and an,
14e per lb; dry kip, No. 1. 5 to 15 lbs.
12c; dry calf. No. f. snder lbs, 16c; dry
aalted, bulls and (Ugs, 1-S leaa' tbaa dry
Bint; salted bides, steer, sound, 60 pounds or
orer, 6(S7c: r0 to 00 lba. 6c; under B0 lbs
and cowa. 606c; stags and bulla, aound. 4c;
kip. Sound, 15 to 86 lba. Sc; sonnd. 10 to
14 lba, 6c; ealf, sound, under 10 lbs. Be: srsen
(unaalted); lo per lb leas; ctilla, le par lb
ka; boras bides, salted, each. $1,250'.': dry,
each, $1.0001.50; colU' hides, each, 25 it 50c;
goat aklna, common, each. 10015c; Angora,
with wool on. each, 29cO$1.00. -
Bntter, Zggs and Poultry.
B TITTER FAT Sweet, 81e; sonr, 2Be.
KUTTER Creamery, ertra fancy, MtlttHet
ordinary, 27H80eH eold storags, 2527Hr;
Eaatern, 25c; renorated, 10020c; dairy, 160
ITHe: store, 1012c.
EOG8 Freeh Oregon, S6e; eold storage,
24c; bakers', 20c.
CHEESE Toll cream, twin, 18H014c; Toung
America. 15c
POULTRY Chickens, - mixed. HHOUe!
bens, 1212c per lb: roosters. 104o par
lb; broilers. 12c per lb; fryers, 12c per
lb: dncka, old, 12c per lb; yoonr. lie per lb)
geese. Sc per lb; turkeys, 15016s er lb;
dressed, 17e per lb.
rroits and vegetables.
POTATOES OOcCll.OO; buyers' prices, for
hipping, 75980o cwt; ordinary. 6575e sack;
ying, esOiOo; sweets, 2!42He per lb; asw,
4c per lb.
ONIONS Oregon, $1.80(1.50; buying prices,
best. $1.201.80: f o b. Portland, $1.20(31.80.
FRESH FRUIT Apples, Oregon. 60vO$l-50
per box; oranges. hafeU, $2.00!a2.90 per box;
aeedllrga. 80e$1.25 per box; Japanese. 60r: ba
nanas. 65V,o per lb; lemons, choice. $2.50(32.78
per box; fancy. $8.00(33. 50 per box; limes. Mexi
can, ooc per iuu; pineapples, 93.00; eranDernea,
local, st.uu per odi;
Jersey, $10.00;' peralm-
mens, fi.su.
VEGETABLES Tnrnlns. 86c ner sack! ear-
rota. .$1.00 per sack; beeta. $1.00 per sack;
radlahea, 1IHS150 rtoa; cabbage, Oregon, 3c;
California, e lb; lettnee, bead, 15c dos; hot
house lettnee. $1.00(1.60 per box; green pep
p ra, 6c per lb; boraeradlab, 708c per lb;
celery. SO&eOa per dos: tomatoes, $1.25(31.50
per box; paranipa. $1.25; cucumbers. 60O75e
rer box; butter beana. 10c per lb: Lima beans,
8c; aprouts, 6c: cauliflower, $1.75; artlcbokea,
75000c per doa; green peas, 7S8e per lb;
Oregon aaparagua. 50c lb.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, avsporated. 07e
per lb; aprlenta. lliglSc per lb; sacks, U
rer lb leaa; peachea. 69e per lb: pears. 8H
ber lb; prurea, . Italian, tStiio per lb;
French, 8S'ri4Vie per lb; Pga. California
blacka, 6ffl8Ho per lb: do whites, 6K7e
per lb: pluma, pitted,' 54&6c per lb; dates,
gclden. SHc per lb; tarda, $1.60 per 15-Ib box.
RAISINS Seeded, fancy, l-b cartons, 50
packages to eaae, 94e pkf; seeded, !3-os
cartons, 7rj looas Muacatela, 50-Ui bales. 70
84c per lb; Londin layers," $1.8503-00; clusters.
$Z60O8.75; Hs, 25c; s. 60s adrance orer
pennd cartons.
FIGS Ten 1-lb esrtons. choice brand, tl. 00;
10 1-lb eartons, fancy brand. $1.10; 10 1-lb
hrlcka. 2-erown. BOc; 10 1-lb bricks. $-erown,
Wc; 60 U-lb bricks, par box. $2.25: 4 -row lay
era. rr 10-lb box, 00c; loose, 60-lb boxes, per
lb, 6 8 Vie. Callmyrana Rlx-crown, 10-lb ear
tone, tt box. $2.00; 5-crown, 10-lb carton, per
box. $1.75; 4-crowa. SO H-lb cartons, per box,
$1.75.
Groceries. Vats, Etc
SUGAR "Sack baala" Cubs, $3.60; pow
dered, $5.55; dry granulated. $5.45; beet gram
lkted, $3.25; extra C, $4.05; golden C, $4.86;
bbla, 10c; H bbls. 26c; boxes, 60e sdrancs oa
ack baala. leaa 25e cwt tor cash, 15 day;
maple, 140 1- per le.
HONEY 14H015e. ' s
COFFEBOieea Mocha, H028c1 Jars, fancy,
Seia82c; Java, good. 20025c; ' Jars, ordinary,
&20c: Coat Rica, fancy, 102Oc; Coata Rica,
Kotl, 16018c; Coats Rles, ordinary, H01$o per
; parka M coffee, $15.76. , . '
TEAS Oolong, different grades, 3S065e;
gunpowder, 28032035c; English breakfut, dlf
fcr.nt gradea, 12H065e; aplderleg, ancolored
Japan, 80005c; green Japan (Tery scarce), 800
COc.
SALT Fine Bales, Sa. 8s, 4s. 5a, 10s. $2.00:
fine table, dairy, 60s, 85c; 100s,66c: Imported
IJverpool, 60a. 50c; 100s. OSc: 224a, $1.90.
Worceater Bhls Ss, 8a. $5.60; 6a, $5.25; 10a,
$5 .00: bulk. 820 lba. $5.00; sacks, 60s, 4e.
SALT Coarse, half ground. 100a, per too,
$0.60; 60a, per ton, $7-00; Liverpool lump rock,
$22.60 per ton; 60-lb rock, $6 SO : 100s, $6.00.
GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. $6.7606.00 per 100.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 6 Vic; No. 2,
5e: New Orleana head, 77V4c.
BEANS Small white, tfte large whits, $8.50
3.60; plak. $3.40Q3.50; bayou, $Ve; Llmas.
4NUTS Peanuts Te, jnmbos 84e Ih raw, SOlOe
per lb for routed: eocoanuts, H&ttMie per dos;
walnuts. 144 015fce per lb; pine nuts, 10O12V.S
per lb; hlckorr nuts. 10c per lb; cheatnuta.
Eastern, 1516c per lb; Bra ill auts. 15c per
lb! alberta. 15016c per lb: fancy pecans, 140
15c per lb: aliuonda, lSQlRe per lb.
WIRE NAILS Present naae at $2.75.
ROPE Pure Manila. 13V.C! standard, 12 He;
alsaU lOVtc.
, raints. Goal Oils, Sto.
COAL OIL Pearl or Aatral Cases, 98c per
gal; water white, Iron bbla. 18 He per gal;
wooden, ; headlight cases. 25 pw gal; head
light. Iron bbla, 18He per gsL
XIN8EE0 OIL Pure raw, la bbla, 47e per
gal; eases, 52e per gal; genuine kettle boiled,
cases 54e per gaL bbla 40e per gal: ground
rake, car lota. $25.00 per too; toss than ears,
$26.00 per ton.
GASOLINE e-deg.. eases 82e per gal. Iron
tble 26e per gal; store, eases e
t-M. khia is,, iwr eaL ,
Vi par gat
BENZINE i-dg., esses, ; S2i- fares bbla,
18 PAINT OIL Saw. bbls Xe Pet gal, esses tse
per gal; bntled. eaaea 40a. .
TL'BP ENTlNli la cases, $84 per gal. weedea
btls, 84H per gal, Ires bbls 82e per gal, 10-lb
case lots. 87c pel gal. . 1
WHITS LEAD 600-lb lots V4 pet lb, Uu
lots Te per lb. . ..,,,
. Keats aad Provisions.
FRESH HEATS Inspected Beef, prime,
m7Ve per lb; cows, BO'Oe per lb; mutton,
dressed, 6ii07c per lb; lamba, dressed. THe per
RESH MEATS Front street Beet steers.
SHOOVie per lb; bulls. 44Vio per lb; cows. 5
SVie per lb; pork, block. 6V406S40 per lb;
peckers, 66V4e per lb; mutton, dressed, 6O
6c per lb; lambs, dressed, eVfcfrtlTe per lb; veaL
small, 89c per lb; Urge, 6V,70 per lb.
HAMS. BACON. ETC Portland pack local)
hams, 10 to 14 lbs. let. per lb; 14 to 16 lbs,
12c per lb; 18 to 20 lbs, 12V,c per lb;
cottage, 8Vi per lb; picnic, 8Vi per
lb; breakfast bacon, 150180 per lb; regu
lar short clears, unsmoked, 10 . per lb;
smoked, lie per lbl clear backs, unamoked,
lOe per lb; smoked, lie per lb; Union butts,
10 to 18 lbs, nnsaoksd. So per lb; smoked, 80
per lb.
EASTERN PACKED HAMS Under 14 lbs,
13e per lb; orer 15 lba, 18V40 per lb; fancy,
l.Hfi 1314c per lb; picnics, 8c per lb;
shoulders, 10c per lb; dry -aalted sldea, onamoked,
c per lbi smoked. 10 per lb: breakfut
nacon, i
V416V4e per lb; fancy, 18Vie per lb.
LOCAL
liAHU -Kettle leal. I0S. 10V4C ner
lb; os, 10e- per lb; 60-lh tins, I5e per lb;
steam-rendered, 10s; 8Hc per lb; 6s, 0o per
in; ous, Vc per lb; compound tierces, TVge.per
lb: tubs. 7 c per lb: 60s, Te per lb..
EASTERN LARD Kettle leaf. 10-lb tins.
11 Me per lb; 5s, ll4c per lb; 60-lb tins, lOHe
per lb; steam-rendered 10a, 10H per lb; 5a,
10ie per lb; 60s, 4e per lb.
( Abore, packlng-houaa prices are set cash, 16
CANNED SALMON Columbia river 1-Ta tails.
$1.75; Mb Ulla, 12.40; fancy 1-lb Bats, $1.00;
U-lb fancy Sata, $118; fancy 1-lb oral. $2.60;
Alaska tolls, pink, 80c; red, $1.00; 1-ln tolls,
$2.00, ; . ",
FISH Rock cod, Te per lb; flounders, 5e per
lb; halibut, 6V4c per lb; crabs. $4.60 dot doa;
rasor clams, 9010c per dos; little-neck clams.
8c; striped baas, 12He per lb; Paget Sound
melt 5c per lb; eatflsh, 7o per lb; black cod,
per lb; salmon trout f2HOlSa per lb;
kihstora, 15 ier lb; perch, 6e per lb; salmon,
atlTeraldss, 6s per lb: iteelheads, 8e per Ih;
Chinook, 12 Ve par lb; herring, 4c per lb;
per lb; soles, 6c per lb; toss cod, 6e per lb;
Columbia rt rer smelt 8e pes lb; Stnrgeoa, Te
per lb: shrimps, loo per lb. . ...
OYSTERS fihoalwater bay. per gat $2 25;
par sack, $3.79 set; Olympta. Pes sack. $5.25.
HAY 1EAH0ES
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' Chicago, Feb. 4. The wheat markets
are again showing an advance. The
OPenlngurasLStrpng onL additlonaljwar
news and the buying activity of Ar
mour. The latter was especially active
In Hay options. It opened at 4Vie
and after a number of upward and
lower fluctuations, closed at $$HO
15 Ho, the top figure of the day.
The corn market on active buying,
was very strong at all times during
the day's session. May com opened at
65 Ho. an advance of He since yester
day's close. The close was at SSo, the
high point of the day and an advance
of lHc.
May oats opened at 4$ Ho. the close
of yesterday, 5 and. like corn, ruled
strong during the day. Today's close
was at 46 Vie. an advance), of He since
yesterday. .-.- -;.. . j-
Hay pork Opened at llt.17, an advance
of Jo over the close of the previous
day. The stronger tone la the grains
had a good effect on this market and
the close was at $l$.Ii, an advance of
7o since the previous close.
PRICE OF COTTON
70
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(Journal Special Berries.)
Cotton prices went an to pieces Jns
before the close, waea they dropped 10
points aad may option reached the is
mark. Bow Orleans was also deenora-
- New York, Feb. 4. There was a panic
on the' cotton exchange this morning.
The brokers became excited as the
prices began to decline, and when It
had reached 76 points down they were
panlo-stricken. Bully, the cotton king,
made no attempt to support prices and
did not interfere to any great extent In
the market The prices rallied to some
extent later in the session.
STORM RENDERS THE
TELEGRAPH USELESS
A storm last night betweea this etty and
Baa Francisco blsw down the wires of the tele
graph companies and The Journal will he un
able to present fall market and stock reports
todsy.
DOLLAR WHEAT WAS
NOT SO SURPRISING
Chicago, Feb. 4.- The fact that essb wheat
touched $1 a basket In this elty yesterday was
aot much of a surprise. Only two cars were
sold at tbts figure. - The same quotation was
received for a single car of wheat at Mia
neapolls about a month ago-
Cash wheat has been ranging around the 08c
Btark for orer a week.
XOIOVAI, LIVESTOCK AXOEIPTS.
Portlsad Cnlos Stockyards, Feb. i. Receipts
of livestock la the local yards daring the
Kst 24 hours were nominal sod sonslatsd of
t 24 cattle. Uarketa are quiet bat fair with
the following Hats ruling:
Hogs Best. 6S05uc; medium, 4 06c.
Cattle Best. $4.7504.60.
Sheep Beat, te; medium. t
rOXTLAVO CLXAJrarO-KOTTSg 1ZT0ST.
The report of the Portland cloarlng-hoaaa for
yesterdar waa:
Clearances . . .... $323,778 SO
Balances 62,014.08
AX rXAXOUOO WBXAT.
San Francises, Fab. A 11 :SO a. at Whsst
May. $1.87,
MABBZAOB XJOBBBXB.
Nellie McCains, 22, and Elmer C Ship
ley. 28. ,
Emma T. Brown, 34, and W, V, Sulli
van. 25. . '
Barbara Orohs. IT. - aad Andrew
Bchwarta. 27.' . .' -,i; .
Traf erred Btock Canned Ooods.
Allen Lewis' Best Brand.
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; By Oeorge B. Longan. '
Kansas City, Mo., Keb. 4. For the
next week or two; Western, ranchmen
will do well to watch the markets
cloaely before shipping. ' Prices are bad
and until the heavy supply or stocKers
is wOrked off the markets jot the Cen
tral West will be a bad -.place upon
which to take chances. Oood sdvlce is
to hold back cattle until the market
rights Itself upon this particular grade.
This may. be In a week. It may re
quire mors time.; If Western feeders,
however, or ranchmen are in need of
stockers. now would be a good time tl
wire your order, for purchases. There
are bargalne to be made in buying
stockers right at this time.
The atarket BCoob Itowesr.
The Kansas City market probably
will be In better shape for stocker sales
than the other ' markets ' further east
as the Indications point for a few days
of light supplies. - Prices for stockers
are as low as the week before the
Christmas holidays, which ' was re
garded aa one of the worst weeks on
the livestock market The market is
from 40 to $0 cents lower than it was
two weeks ago. The stockers and
feeders were in sympathy with the fat
stock market too, which showed de
clines, although not ao heavy as the
others. The' best heavy beef steers are
bringing' $4. JO to $4.80; good medium
weights, )4 to $4.86, and good dressed
beef steers, $3.50 to 84.
Oood quality thin yearlings are sell
fng at $3 to 83.50. Two-year-olds are
bringing about the same prloe. The
supply of stock calves has been unus
ually heavy and prices are lower. Bulls
are lower, too.
The heavy supplies of the last week
have been due in a measure to the sud
den moderation of the weather in
Western Kansas and Colorado, and some
of the other states.
Bheep Pxioes Xowwr.
Receipts of sheep at all the Western
markets, while lower than last week,
did not bring prlcea up. The receipts
here 'last week were 1 , 8f 6, a gains H
19,250 the week before and 10,600 the
same week last year. Chicago had
81.800, against 81,000 the week before,
and 81,000 the same week last year,
Receipts at the five Weatern markets
aggregated 163,185, against 1(6,050 the
week before, and 128,300 the same week
last year. The market cloaed 10 to 20
cents , lower than the week before, or
80 to 40 cents under two weeks ago.
The quality generally was , not good and
the average prices of the week were
about 40 cents under two weeks ago
where quality waa not lacking. Lambs
aold up to $6.76. choice quality would
bring $6.86, choice old wethers $4 to
34.40, yearling wethers 84.75 to $5, ewes
$3.75 to 34.10, medium grade lamba
$4 to $(. The supply had its origin in
the Arkansas valley, where there are
large numbers still on feed, but shippers
ara careful not to overtax the demand
at any one market Chicago and Omaha
are receiving their uaual large quota
and prices are - lower there relatively
than here, except choice lambs which
sell about 25 cents higher in Chicago.
One bunch of feeding lambs sold latfl
last week at $4.19. They were the first
this market has had in three weeks.
Driving Oat BmaU Backers,
The packers have decided to begin
the delivery of meats in the cities and
put the screws to the small independent
packing plants which, have been 'oper
ating in Kansas City and the other big
packing house centers for the last year.
About a year ago the packers who had
been supplying the butchers of the
cities with meat decided to take off
their wagon service and force the butch
ers to go to the packing houses after
their meat This was a big saving to
the packers. In Chicago it saved the
beef trust 3500,000 a year. The saving
In other packing centers waa several
hundred thousand dollars in each. The
wagons, drivers, big 'horses, stables and
expenses were a huge item in a big
trade.
- For a while after the packers quit
meat delivery all was lovely. Then in
dependent slaughter houses began work,
relying upon the delivery to the butcher
shops to outsell the packers. The butch
ers quit buying from the packers and
the trust was suddenly in danger of los
ing the entire city business. Then again
the trust could not bear to see the in
dependent plants prospering. So this
week the delivery wagons of the pack
ers began making tlje rounda of the
butcher shops. It means the death of
many independent packing companies In
this city and the other big cities which
had relied for existence only upon the
city trade. 1
Soi'IOWSISw
From Bowling Green (O.) Free Press.
The habit of borrowing is something
that grows on people the same as warts.
It generally commences to borrow a
fancy comb for circus day and a tooth
brush to put in a conspicuous place on
the clock shelf because they are going
to have company. Then they borrow
tobacco, cow feed, salt pork and soup
bone. Then they borrow a couple of
quartera so they can't see the people
grin. The laat seen of them they are
clambering along to where the sheep and
goat get divided, trying to borrow a
reputation and a palm leaf fan.
Ken, Too.
Men have not escaped the growing
tendency to extravagance any more than
women. They must have coats for ev
ery occasion.
House coats, breakfast coats, lounging
robes, smoking Jackets and bathrobes.
These came in all manner of fabrics so
that every one's taste may be suited.
There are warm ones and cool ones,
plain and elaborate ones, washable and
unwaahable ones, and, perhaps, what is
more important expensive and inexpen
sive ones.
FOR SALE
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
A good, 7 -room house, No. 827 First
street, with 26x100 feet, in first-class
condition, newly painted, arM cement
walk in front of property, will be aold
at public auction; Monday. 'February 8,
at the courthouse door, at 11 o'clock
s. m. - " -
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