T7IE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. . rORTLAyp, WEDNESDAY EVENING HACI 2. 1904. a . , , - 7 TRANSACTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL W0RLD ' I . ' ' " "' - . - . - a ... ...... ........ . , .. ,,if, . , - - i t - : : . . : 1 - T r : : : : . NO PREMIUM PAID BY THE MILLERS rLOtm IB BATE AM. THE SUF FIXES ISXT AB IB NEED OF - AST) ABE HOT. OVER AWXIOTTS TO but some brrs&s rejected POTATOES GOOD. " Front Srrwt. March 2. Tlie principal ltpro of liitsrwit In the .Portland wholesale markets tm1sysBr: ' Kegs rontlni' 1o drjp. No poultry In marker. All nwatii now wanted. Wheat not so Arm. Ktramer vfretabl-a nut no gtnil. lVtato markpt In good aliuiw. Onlous are at III firm. ' ; Last fresli salmon arrlrc. Wheat Is Hot So Firm. The prlii- of wli-at In this market h reai-hrd such a state when It la so high that 1he exporter cannot make any liny and the Bold la left entirely to the mlll.-ra. The. latter rlaaa 4a now well Mooted with supplies aud none of them are verr aniloua to buy at Iireacnt prleea. Those who were 'abort a short time ap and were paring- a premium over the prliited quotation, for Immediate aunpliea hare now withdraw!! their ordora and are only nlllln to pily tbe market value and are not very firm at thosu Bgurea. ' i i - Wheat Pool Turntd Down. V '' A roport from Pendleton aa.va that a pool f farmers boliti 40,000 bushels of wheat waa turiwil down-by the miller-of that section. The wheat waa offered at Tie. but waa con Idered too high. Saturday afternoon the. Dyers mill of that elty purchased 15.000 bnabela at Toe and had 40.000 bushels offered It at Tic which was turned down. Flour Market Keeps Firmer. J)epite the fact that the wheat market la showing- a allKht weakneae fonr produeta are lielng quoted higher. The reaaou for thta Is that the price of wheat has shown a very largo adTance slnee the formeV rise In flour values and It would takeveral very lare slumps In the wheat markeS befca-e flour valuea would l affeeted. As yet there la no demand from the orient, but local millers do not hesitate In .Tins; that soma larger orders Br expeeted In tbn near future. The loesl demand for flour la Tory good. Ho Poultry in start. At present there to hardly any poultry In the Front-street market and the call Is showing an Increase every day, klrbonRb no rhsBges lu 'quotations are looked for ss prices In the poul try line sre already a little too blgb to kep lip toe normal consumption. Just why poultry Is so srsree cannot be said aa the prleea offered now are far beyond' wbat tbey oaually are at this time of the year. Even the numerous let ters and circulars sent out by the commlsslnn honsea do not have the desired effect lu nuking the arrivals larger. .-v Egi Market Continue lower. If- la . h MHlB nl,t Af,ii In ,1.- ...... n. a-1.... lower nrlees. - all the rtihra ... ,w..t.... . slump in the market and .re buying only sjinr Ingly. The receipts continue very large with no outside demand. Commission men expect lower figures as stock are showing Urge ac cumulation. . Steamer Vegetables Were Spoiled. te -San Pranctaro steafnef waa a da"y late iu arriving, naving come in last nlgbt. As a result of this and wanner weather In the south , the vegetables were not la a very good con- uv tiricra art? noi iKj mgn. i ne marsel 'Is now well stocked with tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, artichoke, beans and peas. & car of fresh Vegetables arrived la overland late yesterday afternoon , and was unloaded ' this morning. - Potato Market In Ooott 8 hap. The potato market here Is In good shape with the dealers again entertaining offers. The not very Isrge and this enabled the dealer to make handsome profit on their Investment. Tbey all agree that If the. shipments for the next two or -perhaps three week do not be come so large the market will retain it strong tone. Onion Continue to B Finn. ; ' ' Aa in potaloe, the onion market Is firm. There have been quite a number of buya up the country dt ring the past two or three daya, with 2.25 as the top. Xante number of aee-mid-grade onion which arrived late kept the nrket from becoming higher. The demand for Oregon onion from the outside is still very good. Last, freak Salmon Arrivsa. The last fresh salmon of the season artved on lsst night's steamer and will soon be cleaned tip.. This will also be the last of the fresh sturgeon for some time. Smelt is only in mode rate supply, but tber Is enough for the demand at present figures. All Treeh. Meats Wanted. The meat market Is In fine shape for large "receipts wt all stock., especially small block bogs. The arrlvsl of veal continue fslr but still uriJer demand. Good mutton la finding a ready market at printed prices, but off gr.de. re lower. - Opinions oa Today's Market. W. B. Glsfke rompsny California steamer arrived; one car of celery and car cauliflower due overland today. W. T. Turner U Co. Thicken are not arriv ing nearly fast enough for the. demand, whlls ergs are coming so faat that the market Is showing a Urge accumulation on accouot of the Uck of outside orders. . Mark' Levy Jc Co. Steamer came in from Frisco Ust night. McKl.iley MitchellPotato market la better sud If the fsrmers wait for two or three steam' era before making large shipment It will keen up. .Chstterton A Co. Chicken market the Bam a Ust week oot enough storks coming; eggs are selling su riant at low price; "cull" ap pie show larger arrivals. Levy A Hplegl California ateamcr in but storks were not in best condition; some sspars ants arrived. ' Q. ft. Hmlth company Oranges are showing better movement; eggs still weak; poultry and meats are finding heavy demand with fe Blocks striving. Pearson, page A Co. Steamer stuff arrived In very poor condition! Malarkey It Oo. Klver ateamera were late aud l.n.i i t In Mriiani thA 1 l at nf thu trnmh nlmnn for tbla at-.Ron from (he Columbia. Kverdlng A Ksrrell Cbieken are badly . wanted at top figures; csn't get enough, even with Urge advertising; eggs wesker: creamery butter situation unchanged; aauia atlff condition esl.ta la veal and hog as during paat two Weeks. . Dryer. O MsIley Co. Vegetsbles whb-b sr rived on the steamer were not flrst-cUss on no count of being Ute; poultry was never so scarce aa now: potato market firm; same a onkme. Pag A Son All market, continue unchanged rrom yesterday. Toft, Hine A Co. Hog, and vest firm; chick en scarce; eggs . wesker. - Hmlth Bros. Not enough hogs and veal com -ing; Mia rlcet baa large amount of orders ahead; uintton msrket sll right. . Today's wholesale (juot.tloru, as revised, are . follows: . Grain, Flour and Feed. v WHEAT tV.lla Walla. TTc: bluestem. 819 K2c; valley. Sir. BAULiSy Feed. S2I.O0; rolled. t22.WS23.W); lirrwiiig, Ia.60(u24.(i0. OATR No. 1 white, 2.u0?27.O0; gray. r..(si2.iXl per ton; price to farmer, wbjte, 23.'aa4.(Xi; gray. 22.50fa 23.B0. , riAW ft Eastern Oregon: I'stents. $4.20; atralgbta. ta.WMU3.T0; vslley, a.lWW.O0; gra liam. A. Sil.lla; los. $:.IIS. WILLSTI.'KFR Drug, l.oi per ton; mid . dllngs, M.tZI; shorts, 20.00C(20.DO; chop, )N Ml. HAT Tluothy. 115.00; eastern Oregon $18.00 0 16.50; mlied. $i:!.no;i3 .60; clover, 11.0i IX.tXi; wbest, $12 Ooniia.50; cheat, SI2.00U JS.00: oU- $12.00012.60. Bop. Wool and Hide. HOPS Sft&STc for choice; 24c for prime; pour f iusmt aiu)7uc, cunu-sci, 11H14, n6u iw. WOOL V.Iley, .eosrse to medium, lOSilfiie; flu, ltKiirlOHc; esetern Oregon, lo10c; too ti lr. nominal. 25(l2lic. 1 SHEKJ'UKI.N'S Bliearlng int20i short wool, OiHuM; medium wvuL -&tilc; long wool, ., Utrfo $1 00 eieh. TALLOW Prime, per lb, 4Q3c; No. S and gre.iie. 2v2'C ." IHUI.H Dry bide. Ko. 1, 1$ 11m and up, , 14V,c per )b; dry kip, tin. 1. B to 15 lu, 12c; dry c.ir. No. 1, uuder 5 lls. 15V; ilry tailed, bulla aud atags. I S leaa than dry Biot; selted hide., steer, sound. o pounds or over, esuTV-c; AO to 00 lbs. t'J,c; under Si lh and eows, bUjrSe; stsgs slid bulls, touud. 'i", kip. 15 to 30 llts, Sc; sound, lu to 14 His, calf, sound, under 10 His, kVve: grcca (uaasltad), Xc per lb less; culla, le per lb lea; norfe htdea. salted, each. -fl.iSlQl.T6: dry, each, fl.OO01.SO; colts' bides, esch. 25 4i 60c; goat skin, common, each 104tlCic; A gora, with wool on. each, ,25c4i$l00. , Butter, Egga and Poultry, ' RI'TTEK FAT Sweet, 2nJ31c; aour. 282Sc. ItHTTEB Creamery, extra fancy, 2T'i(ac. California. 26 ill XUfac ; ardlnary. 22 &i!&e4 cold storage, Zttt24r; essteru. 24c; renovated, lB4i 2oc; dairy. li(iJ ITcustors. 0Q12c. - BJ Fresh Oregon, 19Q2oc; cold atorage, 17c; bakers', ITc. CHKKSE Full cream, twin, 12Q13V4C; Toung America. 14tC. - POI LTBY Chickens, mixed. l.1i1S'4c per Ibi bens. 134c per lb;. roosters. 11 tl2H! per lh; broilers. i4(&Htic per lb; fryers, 15c per lb: ducks, old, 12c per lh; young. 13c per lb; geese, SiAc INT lb; turkeys, IDiSIOc per lb; dressed, 17c per lb. Fruit, and Vegetable. : POTATOF.8-1.00i1.20; buyers' prices for shipping. 85c4)$l. 1st, cwt; ordinary, "JlgSSo sack; buying, 75to80c; sweets. . 2C: per lb; new," 4c per lb. . ONION'S Oregofi. f2.5lft; buying price, best, f2.)542.2a: f o b. Purtlsnd. $2,2r(B2.ao. KUKSil FKI'lTS Apples. Oregon. T0cl.T5 per box; oranges, navels. $1.602.25, per box: nlliu, scic.ti I.2S per box; Japanese, 45&0c; bananas. 5c ier lb; lemons.- choice, fiJMdt 2.75 per bx: fancy. $3.1)0,1.60 per box; Hires, Meilcsn, 05c per 100; pineapples, $.1.50 : a-an-berries, local. $7.00 per bbl; Jersey, $10.00; lierKlminnus, ft .00. . . VF.CKTABI.l-a Turnips, 85c per sack; car rola. $1.00 per sack: beets, $1.00 per sack; r.illihesj, 12Vfl5e per dox; cabbage. Oregon. $2.00;. Cslltoinla.- $1.80 per' invt.; .hot house lettuce, 50c ir dot; green peppers. Tip per lb; horseradish, Tfo8c per lh; celery. 60ft (SOc per dos: tomatoes, $1.25tfl.50 per box; parsnips, $1.25: cucumbers. $2.25 per dos: butter beans. 10c per lb; anrour. 6c; cauliflower, f 1.75W2.00; artichokes, 75QHOC per dox; green peas. 7ftc per lb. TRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated. 67e per lb; apricots. 11 41 1.1c per lb; sacks, 4c per lb leas; peaches. 6(n9c per lb: peers. 8H-: per lb; prunes.' Itsltan, .3',44Vic per lb: French. 84W4i6e per lb; figs. California blacks. fit)tic rer lb: do whites. 6Vitfi7c per lb; pliinis, pitted. 5Htnc per lb; Cites, (olden. AV,c per lh; fsrds, $1.50 per 151b box.. KAI8IS8 Seed.-d, fancy. Mb carton. 50 packages ta ess. $e pkg; seeded 12-o csrtons. T: loose Muscstels. 50-lb boxes. 7ft 8V4c per lb; London layers. fl.5f(2.00; clusters. $2.003.75; Vis,- 23c; .. ht. 60c advance over pound carton. '" FK1S Ten Mb -eartona. choice brand. $1.00; 10 l ib eartona, fancy brand, $1.10; 10 l ib bricks. 2-cr iwilDOc: 10 l ib hrleka. 3-erown. B5c; 50 U-lh brlcka. per box, $2.25; 4-row'lay-J era, i-er iw-id dox, iic; loose, 00-10 Doxes, per lb, eSjO'tc Csllsnrycna Six-crown, 10-lb car- inns, tier nox, sz.ou; n-crown. in-in carton, per box. $1.75; 4-crown, 20 H-lh cartons, per box, $1.75. Groceries, Hut., to. KHGAR "8ck bssls" Cube. tS .80: now- derel,st5.55; dry granulated. $5.45; beet granu luted. $3.25; extra C. f4.B5; golden C. $4.85; bus, lUcV.H' bbls. 25c; boxes, 50c advance on sack bssls, less 25c cwt for cash, 15 daya; npie. 14ftJIOc per lb. HONE Y 1414 4j 15c. COFFEE Tireen Mocha. St 023c: lava, fanev. 2f.32c; Java. good. 20325c; Java, ordinary, lMr20c: I'.nli Rica, fancy, lOQSOe; Costs Rica, good. ld'ctlSc; Costa Rica, ordlh.ry, 11013c per lb: package coffee. fl.'l.2.Vil3.7."i. TEAS Oolong, different BTadea. 25(a5c: gunpowder. 2N4i.t2tTV:' English breakfsst. dif ferent grade. UilffcjtO.V: apldrrleg, uncolored Jspsn, 80(4 G5c; green Japan (very (carve). 30 atmc. SALT Fine Bale. 2s. 8s. 4s, 6s. 10 $2.00; fine tslile, dairy, 60s.. 35c; 100a. 65c; imported Liverpool, 60s. 60c; 100s, 0c; 224s. $1.90, Worcester Ilhls 2s. .Is. .VK0: 6s. 1.Y2S: 10s. $5.Wi: bulk 820 lbs, $5.00; sacks, 60s, 86c. " SALT Cosrse, bslf ground, - 10n, per ton, $C.60l-iiOB. per ton. $7.00; Liverpool lump rock, wi per inn: bo-in rock, an do; khis, .ihi. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. $5.756.00 per 100. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, BHc; No. 2. 6c: New Orleans bead. 7a7c. FKAXS Sm.ll white. S'4o- Inree white. f3.50j,3.00; pink, $1.00; bayou, 3',c; Llmas, S4,a. - rii r feanuts, 7c; jumDos. 8Vc per in rsw; flrtlOc per lb tor rossted: eocoanut. 854j90c per dos; walnuta, )4?rl5c per lb; pine nuts. KK312V per lb; hickory not. 10c. per lb: chestnuts, eastern. 15fcil6c per lb; Braall nnta. 15c per lh; Alberta, 16010c per lh: fancy peesn.,- 1415c. per lb; almonds, 18Q I5c oer lh. W1RF, NAILS Present base at $2.85. ROPB Pur ManlU, 13c; standard. 12e; sl.ol. lOHc Paints. Coal 01U, Etc. COAL OIL Pearl or Antral Cases, 23c per gsi; waiex wmie, iron ddib. ic per gal; wooden. j headlight, cases, 25c per gal; bead- ugni. .irai Don. iic per gsi. I.I8GED Oilr-Pure rsw. In bbls: 47c ner gsi: cases, n-c per gai; genuine seme noiiea. ense 64c per gal; bbls. 40c per gsi; ground cake, car lots, $25.00 per ton; leas than cars, $20.00 pe ton. UAKOL.IKE m-deg ease. 32c per gal. Iron bbls 28c per gsi; stove, esse 24 4C per gsi. iron nois ino per gsi. BENZINE 83-deg.,. cases 22c, iron bbl. 15H,e. ' PAINT OIL nw. bbl 83c per rI. cases age per gsi; boiled, esse 40c per gsi. TURPENTINE In cases, 88c per gal; wooden bbls, 84Hc per gsi; Iron this. 82c per'gal; 10-lb case lots. 87c per gal. WHITE LEAD 6O0-H lot me per lb: le tot Tij p" lb. Mut and Provliloni. I FRESH MEATS Inspected Beef, nrlme. Htt7C per lh; rows, 0H71c per lb; mut ton, dressed, flHWTHc per lb; Umbs, dreued. 8c per lh, 1 FRESH MEATS Front Btreet Beef, steers, flftTVte per lb; sirk, block, Te per lh; psckers. n"rc kt 111; nuns, v,((i4e per lb; mutton, dressed, 8H7c per lb; veal, smoll, 8'(8VsC per 10; large, 8 4 ((7c per lb. 1IAMH. BACON. ETC. Portlsnd osck flocsll bsm. 10 to 14 lls. 13 Vie per lh; 14 to 10 lb. 1.1c per in; iu 10 zu lus, im per in; cottage, IHc per lb; picnic. 8V,c per lb; breakfast bs- con, 14dtl616'ijlTc per lb; regular abort clears, unamuked, 10c per lb; smoked, 11c per d; clear Darts,, unsmoked, 10c jmr U; smoked, 11c per lb; I1 11 Ion butts. 10 -i la lbs. nnsmoked. 8c per lb: smnki-d. Oc per lb. . EMlie-'-l'AllKISU H AMn UnOer 14 lb, " ,w lb; over 15 lbs. 1314c per lb: fsncy. 1.1H3134 per lb; picnics, 6V.e per lb; shculders, Ho per lb; dry-salted aides, nn smoked. 10"4e ier lh; smoked, HUc per lh; breakfast bacon, 14ji&10MiC per lb; fancy, 18V,c per lb. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10. ll'.e ner lb; 6s. lle per lb; 60-lb tins, 10c per lh; steam-rendered, 10s, 10W,c per lh; 6s. 10c per in; ou. 'e per iu; eompouna iierees. iViC per lb: tubs. 7c per, lb; 60s. 7c tier lb. EASTERN LA RII Kettle leaf.' 10-lb tins. 12c per lh; 5s, 12c per lb; 50-lb tins, 11 He per in;- stesni-renaeroq ins. ni4c per id; as 11M.C per lb; 60s, lOHc per lb. (Above packing-bouse prices sre net cssb, 15 "." . CANNED SALMON Columbia river 1-lb tslls, $1.75; 2 lb tall., $2.40; funcy 1-lu dsts. $1.00 W-lh fsncy flats. $1.15: fancy, l-lli oval? $2.00 Alaska tails, pink, 80c; red. $1.60; I -lb tails, $2."". ' . FIHIT Rock cod, 7c per Ibr flounder, Be per in; nairiut, tic ner in; crsn. si.a per aox; resor clama. Oiiituc per dos; little-neck clama. 3c, striped b.ss, 12U;C per lh; Puget sound smelt, 6c per lh: catfish. 7c per lh; black cod, per lb: sslmnn trout, 12H15e per lb; lopsters, loc per lb: perch, rc per in; salmon, sllversldes. per lb: ateelheads. 10c per lb; rhlnook. 124c per lb; berrl ig. 4c per lb; soles, Ac per lb; torn cod, 6c pet lb: Cpluuihla river smelt, 4c tier lb; sturgeon, 7c per lb; shrimps. 10c per lb. OYSTERS Hhoslwster b.y, per gat. $2.25; per sack, iJ.ia net; uiympia. per aacg, so.xa. ONLY WEAKNESS IN" THE CATTLE MARKET Portland l'nlon Stockyards, March 2. Re. celpts of lIvestiM-IA In the loesl ysrils during the past 24 hours consisted of 225 hogs and 7K) sheep, aii me msrseis sre nrm witn tne ex ception of rsttle. which are weaker. Ruling prices are as loiiows: Cattle Best, esstern Oregon steers. $4.75; lsst valley steers, S4.iHl4il.sil; medium steers. $3.754.isi; cows. $:l.75fa4.0O; bulls. $2.50fd 8.1)0: stags. $3.003.50. Hogs Best hesvy. $5.75; block. $5.50; Chins fats, f5.00M.26; stockers and frcdei, $4.50 4.78. Mluep Best grain-fed ether, and Iambs. $4.60; mixed sheep, f 3.50(8(4.75; stockei-g and feeder. f2.60j3,25. CATTLE AND SHEEP 8TEADT. Chicago. March 2. Receipt, of livestock In the principal packing centers of the country sbow: Hogs. Caltle. Sheep. Chicago .0" 2.500 8.500 Kansaa City 3.0O0 u.sno 8.500 Hogs Receipts of bogs s year ago were 28, WM. Hilling prices show: Mixed and butchers, 5.10(f3.05; ,g'd heavy, $5.50x9.7l; rough. $5.2015.65: light, f4.S54t5.4ri. CattleWeedy. . Bheey Btriidy. ' COFFEE NERVOUS TODAY. ; New York. March 2. Heult .are: The cof fee market waa nervoue toda.v.' Traders were bullish and tbla market ruled ofa 10c higher, l.ut w quiet owing to the alwence of outafcl trading. KrUx-he estimate lieara out the gen eral estimate of small receipts during the re mainder of this sesftoti i hd s tulsl jif about lo.noo.uoO bag from Jirar.ll, against 12,300,000 bsgs lsst year. , WHEAT MARKET IS TWO CENTS HIGHER XJTEBPOO& DID HOI f OXi0W TUB DECUVB Or CHICAGO TESTES DAT X-ITEEPOOI. rZBMS vv on ACCOTTWT OP BATIi STRIKE IH ASQEITTIME. (nirnlshej ,by Overbeck, Starr A Cooke. Co. Cblnfo. March .2. Igaui ,& Bryan advise: The wuiJHt market is 2 cents higher. Llver peol did not follow the deellnw of yeaterday here ami this steadied that market. Broomhall csbles that thv tlrmness there wss mainly on account of the strike In Argentine. The weekly governiuept report ' Is somewhat bullish on the growing whiter wheat crop. Not lunch ac tivity Is repor'ed in the cssh markets and they have only partially followed the futures. The primary receipts are In excess If a yesr m snd the clearances are very small. Too confluence of general speculative buying on the war hn. however. received something of a check, and unless further complications follow we are Inclined to think there will be two side to the market. ',, , Corn is Advanoad. In corn Liverpool showed. cent lower than yesterday's closing. The market was very active ana snoweo quite gooa flea I oi atrengtn acting in sympathy with wheat. It closed at an advance of about cent for the May option.: The cash situation is not very favor uhle. . The primary . receipts were 104,000 bushels. agalnet 774.000 bushel a year ago. Shipment were 241,000 busheU against 520,000 bushels. . PBIMART SHIPMENTS AND CXEAHANCES. Chicago, show: March 2. The primary receipt Today. BiiKbel. i .. 2tt.tMVr .. 704,000 Xear ago. Bushels. 430.000 774,000 iw.ooo Wheat Coin The shipments were: Wheat Corn .174,000 241.000 620.000 The clearances were: whest and flonr, 77,000 barrels; corn, 384,000 bushela; oats, 800 bush el.. CHICAGO CASH WHEAT. Chicago. March 2. Cash wheat at noon showed: . s BI1. Ask. $1.05 1.03 .04 .90 1.00 1.00 No. 2 red $1.03 No, .1 red ; l.W No. 2 bsrd winter 90 No. 3 hard winter .80 No. 1 northern spring 86 ro. s nortnern spring 02 No. 3 spring 98 CHICAGO GRAIN CAR LOTS. Chicago. March 2. The grain car lots for today show: Cars. Wheat 33 Grade. 6 3 Est. 35 11 W Corn ....188 Oals .- ...173 3' 10 The wheat car today were: Minneapolis, SOU; Dtiluth. 75. The cars year ago were: Mlu- nesfiH,-a ; im t&, - far vntr Clo.s , of Liverpool Grain. Liverpool. March 2. Wheat March. 8-01. ii higher; May, 6-0, higher; July, 6-84. ' lorn Jiarcn, ft lower; May, 4-4, lower. , Strike Is Serion. Liverpool. SMarch 2. Broomhall says; Our Argentine cable say there are no prospects of a settlement of the railroad atrlke, which haa assumed very serious proportion, traffic be ing paralysed. . Paris Wheat and Flour. Psrla. March 2. Wheat was steady and fu tures ii centime lower. Flour wss steady with spot 15 centimes lower and futures 6 centime nlgner than yeaterday close. 8t. Louis Wheat Close. - St. Louis, March 2. Wheat May, 064e; yuiy, b:c. Kansas City Grain Close. Kansas City. March 2. Wheat May. ftSUc: July, 83HC ' - Corn May, 40Tc July, 46c. .Minneapolis Wheat Cloas! Minneapolis, March 2 Wheat May, Me. Duluth Wheat Close. Duluth, March Z Wheat May, 8e. Baa Francisco Grain Clos. Pan Francisco. March 2. 11:30 a. m. Wheat May. $1.45Vi: December, $1.42. variey si.ui ii. .Duluth TUx Cloae. Dnluth. March 2 FUx Mav. $1.17: Jnlv. 1.18)) October, $1.18. Xw York Wheat Clou. New York, March 2. Wheat May, $1.02. . m TELEGRAPH WIRES NOT WORKING TODAY The telegraph wires between Portland and San Francisco are down this afternoon, bo a fuller report ot the grain and stock ex changes cannot be obtained in time for this issue of The Jour nal. NEW YORK SUMMARY. New 'York, March 2. Dow, Jonns 4 Co. say: American stocks In London were stesdy st about parity. -There was no war news of any consequence. Paris and Berlin affairs seam to be proceeding sstlsfartorlly. Tbere Is con siderable opposition to the proposed renewal of the Erie voting trust. Mexican Central re ported to be considering a new plan for the re adjustment of Its Capital. Forty-two road, fur January sbow sn average net decline of 19.82 per cent; 41 roads for the third week bf Feb rusry show an average grose decline of .23 per cent. The coal strike on a large scale la In creasing. Tbere la a light demand for stocks In the losn crowd, with Peunsylrsnla, New York Centrol and Rt. Paul In best request. The postponement of the Panama canal payments Is likely to keep money easy for some time to come. The banks gained from the subtressury sine. Friday f 552,000. Lehigh Valley surplus sfter rhargea of half a year ending December 81, 1003, were $i.'l2,000. Twelve Industrial, advanced .83 per cent; 20 railroads advanced .23 per ceni. AN FRANCISCO LOCAL STOCKS. Ban Francisco, storks: March 2 10:30 a. m. Local Bid. !! in .. 66 . . 57 .. 30 Ask. 41 4'i 6Hi 40 435 2'K) 02 46 21 H 27 12H 137 94 4 Contra Cost Wster Spring Vslley Water I-ncllle Light San Francises Gas k Electric... I nlted Gas Bank of California California Btreet Railway Olant Powder Hawaiian Hugar , . . Honokea Btigar Makawell Hugar Onomea Sugar Paauhau Hugar Onomea Sugar Alaska Parker California Wine Association ... Oceanic Steamship .. 61 .. 44 .. iiy, .... 20 1214 .. ..18S 'hi AMERICAN STOCKS IN LONDON. London. March 2. 2 p. tn. Atchison declined t4; Baltimore A Ohio declined "4: Canadian Paelfle declined U: Chicago. Milwaukee Ae hi. Paul declined t; Erie flrata declined ; Mis souri, Kansas et lexss ueciineu y4; new turk Central declined y. Ontsrlo k Western declined V,: Pennsrlrsnla declined lk Heading declined ; Southern Pacific declined "4; Southern Rail- Way declined Mi. preferred uncbanged; United Htstes Bteei aarancea , preicrrea advanced A. Console Ktt. advanced H. . V TODAY'S CLEARINGS. - The Portland clearing-house report for today follow.; Clearing $060,046 9 Balances 65,207.93 WHEAT IS HIGHER TODAY MAT OPTXOV CX.OSE8 IH CEKT tTl , OPENED AT 98 TO 984 OEWTS AHD CT.OSED AT 99 V4 CEHTS OIO) JTJLT IS ADVAWCED CEWTS AND ZTXW JTJLT t CENTS. (Furnished by Overbeck. Btarr A Cooke Co.) Chicago. March 2. Wheat la higher today. May option opened at UHtiOSKc, touched OOljc add 6Vte aa the high and low point aud closed at 0014c an advance of Hjc. .New JuPy opened at U:ic, was 04Vic as the blioh point 'and 2e aa the low. The closlug figure, 414c, la an advance of Sfcc. Old July opened at 93 Vic. It wss nigh, at 85V.C, the closing figure. This Is an advance ot xe. The corn market waa also higher with May at 65fte and July at 64c asked. tne various, markets today ranged as follows ,, open. Wheat High. iow. - Close. I .Mi f .Tt4 f .ou ' .9414 ,92'J .9414 .95'.. .93 .95 j : .6514 .634 .554 -.64 -.6214 ' -".64A . .42; .41 .42-14, ,3 , .3814 .30A 14.R5 14.85 ' 14.TV4 14.1,714 15 14.82l T-50 , T.S2)4 7.4T14 . 7.6714 T.45 T.65A T.60 T.S214 T.45 ' 7.60 7.40 7.75 May .-....$ NewJuly ' Old July. Corn May..... July:.... Oat i My...... July.N . . . Pnrk .084 ,93 j.WA .6414 .6314. .42 v; .39H May 14.45 July 14.60 Lsrd-1- Msy July..... Ribs Msy..... JujT'.i. T.40 7.50 T.87V4 7.45 MUwauke Wheat Closs. Milwaukee. Msrch 2. Wheat May, ' POVlC bid; July, old, 8AVfeo asked. , Chicago Estimated Cars. Chicago, March 2. The estimated ear for tomorrow are: Wheat, 30; corn, 195; oat, 235. K.w Tork .Coffee Receipt. New York, March 2. Coffee receipt show today: ltlo, 5,000 bags; Santos, 8,000 bag. Havr Coffee' Up. ' ','' Hvre, Mrch 2. Coffee today 1 H np. Hamburg, March 2, Coffee quotation tn bleher; POOR FIELD FOR AMATEUR THIEF BY CONSOLE JTCTOUS LABOB A XOVB BTJIIQZJLB EHTE BED TBCSXB OP PICES rsr WASHnroTo bi.oox AND SECTJXE9 ABOUT 80 CENTS PILES WERE HZS TOOLS. A bold ;thlef went 'through a number Of offices in the Washington block at ah early hour this morning, breaking open desks belonging to Cohen & Bernstein, the, attorneys; W.' A. Hathaway, a broker, and S. W. King. A safs lh tba attor neys' office was also opened, but noth ing of value Is reported lost from any of 'the offices, The desks were broken open by the bse of flies, several ' such tools being found in the three offloes this morning. All of the flies . were broken. Y , Ah Sing, the janitor,' said this' morn ing that' he was awakened about S o'clock by some one fumbling about in the hallway. Sing sleeps on the second floor of the building, across frorn" the offices occupied by Mr. Hathaway. The janitor said, that he . heard sdTne one trying to flt a key into a doorway across the hall. He started out to sea what was the matter, when he heard a man going quickly down the stairs. Sing waited to see if the man returned, but as he did not, the janitor went back to bed. It is supposed that the robber waited down in the entrance to the building until he thought the Chinese had gone to sleep, and then proceeded to go through other offices. Mr. Bernstein said that the safe that had been opened was only half-locked, that Is, the full combination was not turned on, and that the stranger had no trouble in opening It. Mary papers were taken from the safe and scattered about the floor; the money box was pulled out, and several small articles of jewelry were taken. A flat file was found lying on the safe. The office of Mr. King looked as though a young" cyclone had gone through it. Papeys wer all over the floor, and every drawer in his desk pulledv out. A bottle -containing nearly $1 in small change; was overlooked. Mr. King said that he never kept anything of much value In his office over night Lying on the window sill were two small flies, both of them having' been broken In opening "the desk drawers. A large flat file was found on Mr. Hathaway's desk, the lid of which had been broken open, and all the drawers rifled. Mr. Hathaway's loss was 15 cents. The robber, worked almost noiselessly, all the doors opened were fastened with common locks, the stranger seemingly avoiding patent locks. In the 'rooms entered by the stranger were found a number of burnt matches. A $30,000 BARREL PLANT AT-HOULTON The Western Cooperage company is constructing at Houlton, Wash., a $So. 000 plant for the making of native yel low flr Into barrels. The plant of the company at this place will be on of the largest on ihe coast The company Is headed, by President Eastman of Port land and has plants at Seattle, Los An geles and Aberdeen. -The company has purchased an extensive stretch of timber near its Houlton plant and believes that thiere is enough timber on its land to run the mill for 10 years. W, F. Slaughter, president of the TJregon Wood company, has Just closed a contract with the cooperage company whereby the flume belonging to the former concern will be used to float down the material for the mill. There are 60 men at present sawing lumber several miles above the flant and when the rest of the machinery is In place work will be started. . The barrels will be shipped "Rnocked down" to eastern jobbers and will be manufactured In three standard sizes; later machinery for making hogsheads and all manner of kegs may be installed. Oregon flr has been found to excel ash or other wood for barrels and though the industry is new In this field It has been increasing rapidly and many new mills are being planned along the north west coast The new plant at Houlton is but 28 miles from Portland and Will depend to a great extent on the city for supplies, workers and shipping fa cilities. ' . .. (fc:''m:'m:i" :''' y-7 '. m v y:mmrmi7m m' y j ':!; Nothing LBlice it in .QPuality.., - t Co'whsrs you will, buy where yoi will, ths quality In Groceries ! not to be found slsewhars aa ap parent as hers. Quality is first thought with us in buying, ths price afterwards. To. those who want Goods of High Quality, we will aay here Is the place to get them and the price ia the lowest possible to be ' made on auci mgn graae gooae as ws . "PORTLAND'S GREATEST 1R.M1SSaSE;k & GO ' Seventh Nand Washington St. Telep!ipne Main 227. , Grocery Department Specials for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, a LAUDON'S TOMATO CATSUP .15 v ; Regular 20c .. ' ' SOMETHING NEW " - LONd'S FRUIT CATSUP Pints ........ Half Dints LONG'S PRESERVES , , i 18-ounce, bottle ? HEINZ'S PRESERVES . . 18-ounce bottle ... .....i,....50? GORDON & DILLWORTH PRESERVES 50 Coffees are our Leaders IMPERIAL J. &' M. .i.30 Regular 35c. ' . ( imperial Java ....3o Regular 35c. CHASE & SANBORN'S SEAL 'l and 2-lb cans..40 We have . Half-Minute f of fee Ppt Look out for it It's a won der. We expect their Eggs,.two dozen 45c JUNES CREAMERY ..60o Dairy butter 35c and 40c Best creamery ...80c and 65c Best sugar-cured ham 13 He . Picnic -ham 'Jc Lard, 6-pound pail oc All goods retailed at wholesale prices. Remember Saturday Is chicken X GRANDE CREAMERY CO.. ' . i 264 Yamhill Strest. HENRY WE IN HARD v ' Proprietor oi the City Brewery Kargsst and Mort Complete, i Brewery In the ITortltwest, Bottled Beer a Specialty TSLZFSOn Ho. m Office 13th and Bamslde Streets, PORTLAND, OREGON. , , NOTICE OF rETITIOV FOB TA0ATI0V OF .. - ' STBZET. i : Notlo Is tersbr slvra that at s rsanlar maellng of tha council of ths citr of Portland, in tha state of Orefon, to b held on Wcdne day. ths 10th daj of March, 1004, th under signed will present to the as Id council s petition praying for ths vacation of a portion of cer tain alley lying south of th south Una of block on (1) of Johnson's addition to said city of Portland snd th (aid lln -rejected, tba aid portion of aald' alley to b vacated be ing all that part thereof lying south of s line fifteen (15) feet dlstsnt from and parallel with said south Una of Mid block on 1) of Johnson's addition snd s project Ion thereof, and bounded on the west by th west line of King' street, ths ssld alley being somstlmes designated as West Madison street. A. S. PaTCVLO. ' BANKRUPTCY KOTZCE. Notice I hereby gives that on the 5th day of March. 1004, Mose lulling of Portland, Oregon, wa duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that the first meeting of hi creditor will be held at room 600, Chamber of Commerce building, Port land. Oregon, on the 16th day of March. 1004. at 10 o'clock . m., at which time the said creditor msy attend, prov their rlslms, ap point - a trustee, exsmlne the bankrupt and transact such other business ss may properly come before said meeting. Dated, Portland. Oregon. March 1, 1004. ALEX HWKEK. Ueferee in Bankruptcy. M0TICE, Portland, Or., Feb. 1.1. 1904. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Mount Bskor Mining company, for th election of board of directors for the ensuing year, will be held at Ita office, corner Fourth snd Oak streets, Portlsnd, Or., on March 14. 1904. at 4 p. m. and totransact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. HENRY HAHN. President FOIT CITY JAIL 11ATOB KEqOMMEJTDS THAT 91,000 BB AT OVCB BXPBBBED IB kLAX XVO) TKZI K.ACB FABTXAXXtY g AB IT ABY JAIX, ABD POUCZ BTA TIOW KAY BB BE V ABATES. Mayor Williams has recommended the appropriation of $1,000 by the city coun cil for the renovation of the city Jail. It has also been decided by the mayor and other officials to sell the property on which the present- Jail and police station Is situated and to build a new Jail with the proceeds. ' The $1,000 to be appropriated for the renovation of the present city Jail will be merely for temporary alleviation of the existing conditions there. Chief Hunt states he will, use the money to the best possible advantage. Ventila tion will be looked after, and some addi tional cells will be put in, If possible. The determination to sell the city's property at the corner of "Second and Oak streets bas been , arrived at after long study. In his report for 1903. tiled early In January. Chief Hunt Stated that the- present - site was not large enough to afford room for a modern police station and city Jail, but that it CLEANSING FUND mm CURES the Most STUBBORN. COUGHS For Sale by WOODARD CLARKE & CO. and LAUE - DAVIS DRUG CO. mm y yrm'-mm m::m7'm:::: ymm;-m wm'::'-' vrr-.J- Wines ' ...... ..15 seoured the agency of tha GORDEN S DRY arrival daily. f, V.BUY BAR FIXTURES and BILLIARD TABLES ' ' ' ' ......... ' From Us, and YOUR LIQUORS WHERE YOU PLEASE, if you want to 'save money and stay in business. ..." The Brunswick-Balhe Collender Co. AUCTION SALE 2L JAPANESE AND' CHINESE CURIOS On account of our present lease expiring soon and having a very large stock on hand, comprising fine PORCELAIN, CLOrSSONNE, SATSUMA, BRONZE, IVORY CARVINGS AND EMBRQIDERIES, ' SCREENS, MATTINGS. RUGS, TOYS, ETC., must close out at sue-, ' tion. V1TBLX0 00B9XAX&Y XBYXTES TO ATTEND THIS SAX.S ' AT 830 AB9 7:30 T. M. DAILY. , ' ANDREW KAN rBZX. BfBTSOXAB. Prefc The Imperial Hotel PORTLAND, ; ' ,- - m..E uroptan Rates rrom $1 to $2.50 per 4ay. Clean Cost. Fun Weight Prompt . Delivery. OPP. 0. ' ST! r329BU8 Vflt sffASaf k WhS) g, ) Beaton, lnnp at................'. ....I5.B0 Aastrauaji at,. Book Bprlnga a ................ SO.UV 99.00 FOR A FEW DAYS - 'We will sell a. , 0-D rswsr, Box Core swing' Sis- chin v..- '.1.90 Drop Bead . .ais.SS These are new and up-to-date Sewing Machines. '' y: Standard SewiD Machine Office B80 Yamhill It., Corner rourth. Needles, OH and Repairs. Second hand Machines all makes, front SI to HO In gopd order. : , would be plenty large 'enough : for the jail alone. , After consideration It was found that the only way to bring the matter up to a satisfactory standpoint was to sell the property at Second and Oak and use the proceeds for building new structures for the department. '!-::',-:-''-'-:" Since the -deplorable conditions exist ing at the city jail have been published In Tlw Journal the mayor and the other officials have decided . immediately to offer for sale the present . site and to use the proceeds for the erection of new buildings. , , . Chief Hunt declined to make any statements regarding : the proposed changes this morning. It Is known the chief favors a , separate city Jail and police station. It is possible that a site Best NSIDE s It v' :;,;,-:J m GROCERY" - and Liquors - Specials for Thursday, Fridayand Saturday. ' -, W.'A. GAINES CO., Distillers of ' ; OLD CROW, bottled in bond. . ' ' ." Quarts .1. . .......... .11.50 ' ..Fives . .........,.....,...... ............. ..$1.35 ..' Pints ...... ...... ..75 Half, Pints .... . . .'. i . .:40e E. H. TAYLOR & SONS, - ' ' v OLD TAYLOR, Bottled in Bond. Half : gallon bottle 92.50 I DE TURK'S , ' TONIC, PORT ...... ..,.75 Regular 90c. , . ' . . "MACKENZIE 4 CO ', ' ' ROYALTY , PORT .... . . . .'.,' 91.30 ' : Regular 11.60. AMOTELADO SHERRY ' 9 1.30 ' Regular $1.50. - A V H GIN ...........91.T5 j . ' Regular $2.25. t , COATE'S PLYMOUTH GIN ............91.10 Regular $1.25. GIN : ' .91.00 Regular $1.2 ' J YOUR... & CO. SSS and Street. ' C. W. BBOV7XX8, Kg. . ORBOON Plan Only.., Seventh and Washington Sts. TUSCAN MINERAL SPRINGS OPEN THE TEAR ROUND. Cases of Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Ca tarrh of Head snd Stomach. Oout. Rheu matism and ALL, Hood diseases taken under a guarantee to be cured in a spe cified time or all expenses. , Including railway fare both ways, refunded. - These waters renovate the entire sy. tem and remove almost every disease. Send (Oo for a bottle ot nomsch and catarrh sslt, Round-trip tickets st re.oeed rates. Inquire of any Southern Paelflo railroad agent v TUSCAN MINERAL SPRINGS CORfV 'Aisoan Springs, CaL , . rrank XXsllea. manager. CURES Gonorrhoea AMD v Glut - VffBfiffT IVrBTltW Sold bs nil Druc;tst. xsjuTntotT Schwab Bros. PrintingCo. . Best Work, Keasonable Prices 347 W Btsrk Strest. Vbon Kala 1T1 near the city hall may be selected. ' Municipal Judge Hogue was delighted to learn of the $1,000 appropriation to be made by the council. He suggested that an expert should be consulted in the matter, before the fund Is expended. 1 - City 'Physician Zan said he is Veady t6 do anything that may be required of , him. and it may be that, the renovation of the jail will pe place! in his charge.' I I I a . :-JI taT mm f 'v? .