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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAYS EVENING MAIICTI 9. 1904. 8 It.J4S-.Said of Us -, - ......... . , , , .( TRANS A CTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD PRICE OF SUGAR EXPECTED MSB XV . TAX XXX 3 00- - CTOS iATB YESTEatDAT ''iffll sook-uabxit vr 10 cents a HTODSED A1TD 18 BTXOKO ' CXXCXEMT8 GO HIGaTXK. ., . ' , ; Front Street, March .--Tli nrlncltsl Itcnft.. or Interest Id the Portland . wholesale markets today are: Hufar advanced Iflev '','.; ' . I'eannt enndr in higher. , ,- Poultry, sbon-s an sdrance. Cheese ranging lower. , i W nest morement nominal. Vew rgft sre selling. Pnttet situation about nnchsnged. Poor Teal . coming lo market. ' Potato market la alow. Onions are a trifle weaker. : Smelt la scare. f Bugsr Advanced Tea Cant. The expected atlraiwe In the suRsr War. Yvt materialised lata yesterdsr afternoon when local prices were adranced ,10c per hundred. The j.-suae of the advance waa the Inability-to , net-tun transportation for storks from California to thla city er ateanier and an extra freight , nan rin oe psia wj ran. inr i-.u-w ... -iw . York market of late, bnt thla waa not tbe di rect ceuse of the upward moTcment here. The snirsr market Is Terr strong and looks tike an r.pw-ard tendency.- The new qnotatlona appear today. ' Moat t-f the retallera la thla city wore hi oa the ground floor In augar aa the advance liss been anticipated for soms time -and they bought quite heavily. Advances In Peanut Candy. . Th( many late advaneea In peanut today cnel an advance nf If per ponnd In the quota t Ion. on peanut 'taffy, deviled peanut and peanut brittle. No other changes , art noted la the candy trade. The market la, however, firm on account of ths advance In aucar. - Poultry Showa aa Advanea. , The receipts of poultry along- Front atreet today consisted of but twa or three coopa of chicken and tbeae were Bold at advanced qnota tlona. There la a general scrsmble for poul try as soon aa it arrives snd sometimes a price about He over tbe qnotatlona ta received. All grade of poultry continue In firm tail with the possible exorntloa of geeM. Kven turkeys1 And a welcome call at top figures, i-:. ' Wbaat Movement Komlaal. - 'jne wnear maraei ta weaaer vim mo mow Jtif nt very small. The price does not abow any change today, ' but the millers are not so anxious to buy. Neither are the farmer and other holders snxloua to sell. , ; Osts Continue Firm. "' Despite the fact thst this cltr did not re ceive the last aovernnent contract for oats, even when a lower price waa quoted and a better grade of etork offered. -the market ta thla city remains Arm. aa tbe dealers ssy that they will In all likelihood have to send -enough goods to the sound to Jill the con tract, anyway, even If the government chose to pay a higher figure to the deslers of that Sec tion. , - ;, ' 1 Cheese Banging Lower, The cheese market Is ranging ' lower s'nd ttiere Is no demand except for the very fresh ! ret atorka. Old stocka are offered at much lower flgnrea hut do not aeem to be wanted at an. - Olli WW -VWWf..),: The receipts of eggs continue excessive with the demand rather alow and atocka accumulat ing In large nnmbera. Wal dealers yesterday telegraphed to-the eound to see if thst mar. et -needed any stocks, but no answers "were received. It is rather a trifle early to tgta the atorage of efita. but dealers Say that If the . market goes any lower they will begin at once. Poor Teal Is Comdng. - Of tat the reeelnts of reiti have been of poor quality and thla class of stock bss sold under the markets Both good, veal audbofS are eagerly sought after at top flgurea. , PoUtosa Are Slow, Potato shippers of this city are laying low and are -making few bnya. '.The Han Fran cisco market looks betttr But It la probably on accor.ntkOf the shortage In atocka there. Tbe flooding of the river dlatrlcta also helped. ; Prices remain abont the same. , , j -J Onion Are Weaker, r ---"".j There aeemi to be wesker feeling In th onion market and prices do not look so high. This condition la very likely only temporary and will not aeriooalys affect the market, aa atocka are none too plentiful any place. Merchants' Opinions ea Today's Market, i W. B. Glafke rompasy Car. bananas and car celery arrived Iu. ' ' W. T. Turner k t. Poultry and egga re main about the aame. Bell A Co. Everybody seema to be' getting ready to store eggs. Mark Levy A Co.-vCallfornla vegetables all cleaned tip. - - - Malarkey Co. Bmelt very scarce; Shpal water bay oysters still short and market la now oalng Olymplaa. L. Jaggar No change In potatos or onions. Uaveniiort-Thompsqn company Egga weaker; cheese lower. Rverdlng A Fa rr ell Egg seem lower; poultry and meats strong. Psge. A roa Same old atory In chickens; prices going higher. , Smith Bros, Moga none too free In coming; chickens very scarce; good quality mutton ecerce. ' Dryer, O'Malley A Co. Lots nf strange but ter on market and can't keep It moving. McKlnley Mitchell Potato market aeenis to he quiet, though Frisco msrket seema to be Stronger snd showing mare Inquirlee. Toft, Hlne, A Co. 4'awt get enough hogs; -veal la more plentiful but market rrmaina at top; cblckena very ecsree: eggs wesk. as follows: -t -. ' . " Grain, Flour and Feed. WHEAT Walla Walla, 7Tc; blueatem. 810 82c: valley. 81e. BAKLET Feed. 121.00; rolled, 822.80 Q23.M; bn-wlns. I23.&OQ2- 00. OATR No. 1 white, 2.O0J2T.O0; gray, 82r.i2rl.M0 per ton: price to farmers, white, 8iiS.oJ 24.00: gray, 822-6023.80. FIXHJR Baatern eregon: Patenta. 4.S0; straights, 8-1.e"3.TO; valley, I3.90S4.00: gra ham. 4. 83.o5;' 10a, 830o. MILLcTt KKH Bran. 810.no per ton; mid eMInrs, 820.627: shorts. 820.0020.50; chop, 81.50. HAT Timothy; 818.00; eastern Oregon. 818O0 ' 0 Ifl.BO; mixed. 813.orai.no; clover, fll.000 12.0O; wheat. 812 .no 12.50; cheat, 812.000 13.00; oat. 812.00(3 12.50. ' Hops, Wool and Hides. H0P82T2c for choice; 24r2!tc for prime; poor quality. l(j2oe: contract. 1H04, le. WOOI-Valley, coarse to medium. Inftl6e; flt-e. lOQIOHc; eastern Oregon, 1015c; mo hair, nominal, 26 fit 26c. HHEEI'BKINS Shearing 102V; short wool, Join rxic; medium , wool, SOioOc; long wool, 60cl on esch. :. - TALLOW Prima, per lb, sSc; No- and grenae. 2(32e. ' HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 18 lba and Up. 14 4c pw lb; dry kip. No. 1. 6 to IS lbs. 12C! dry, calf. No. I. under B lba. Wy,c: dry aalted, bulls and stsg. 1-8 less than dry flint: salted hide, steer, sound, 80 poands or over, 6H7Hr: SO to 00 lbs. 6c; nnder 50 lbs snd cows, SVJfT8'Ac; stsgs snd bull, snnnd, 4iei kin. 18 to 80 lbs. 'ie; sound. 10 to 14 lbs. 6He; calf, aonnd. nnder 10 lbs. U,c; green (snaslted). le per lb lew: culls, le per lb less; bora hides, sslted. esch. 8l.2r.Q1.To: riVr. esch, H.OoQkBO: colts' hides, each. & 80c: gnat skins, common, each. 10015c; Aa gora. with wool en. each. 26c281,00. ; Butter. Zrcs and Poultry, Bt'TTER FAT wee t,- 2Vc; sour. 26a2Tiic..l tsl'TTr.ti t'reamery. extra rancy, wc; lawy. 57": California. 2527'4c: ordlnarv. 22a 2.V; cold atorage. 2Sij)24c; eaatern, 24c; reno vated. lU$f2oc; dalryt lrl7c; store. WtiU.: KtlOS Fresh Oregon, 13816c; dirties, 15c; fiakera. lfie. - - - t'HEKBE Full cresm.' twin. 13&13c; Young Aniorlcs, Mc: t'aiiroraia, iz,c. POl'LTRy-rbicteii, mixed, 14c per ll! ben. HilV,i per lb; rooster. Ilrl2e per lb; broilers. 140Htte per lb; fryers. IBe per lb; duck a, old. 12c per lb; yonnr. Lie per lb", geese. 8c per lb; turkeys, 1416e per, lb; dressed. lTo per lh. , -Fnilte and TsgeUalss. POTATOES 81.10; buyers' prlcea for shlp )1 nar, 5c108 cwt; ordinary. 81.00 per sack) buying. 75feoOc; , sweeU,, tv per lb; new. 4 per lb... ONIONS Oregon, 82.50; burin prices, best, 3.1rt.4: f o b. Portlsnd, 82.8i(S2.0O. rlUitfH FRI ITS Apples. Oregon. 75ci9$1.78 per box; erange. navels. II.Miiy 2.28 per hot; -tiii., hn.-nl.2S per box: Japabeae, 4r95ie: tsaa, 8e per lb: lemon, choice. 82 5041 S TS per boil rancy. 83.00.50 per box; Mores, M rile a, ic per 100; plueapplea 8.60; cran- j SHOWS IN ADVANCE berries, local. 87.00 per bbl; Jersey, 110.00; persimmons, gl.su. VEGETABLEa-r-Turalps. 85e perssek; car rota, 81-00 per sack; beet. 81.00 per sack; radishes, 124tfloc per dos; cabbsge. Oregon. 82.00; California, 81-85 per cwt.; ' hot house lettuce, 50o per dos; green peppers, 5c per lb; borseradlah, 78o per lb; celery, 50S60e-per jfos: . toiutoes, 8l,25al-60per box; psrsnlps, $1.28rciicamher. 82.23 per dos; butter ,1en. 10c per lb; sprnnt. Oct cauliflower. $1.7o 2.00; srtlchoke. 750Ue per dox; green peal, 7(8c per lb;, asparagus, 27 4c per lb. ....V--' ' DRIED FlUilTS Apple, evaporated, (87c per lb; apricots, lift tie per lb; sacks, Ue per lb less: peaches, flfJifW tier lb: pears. 84J per lb; prunes, Italian, WB'ic pw lb; French, 84t4Wc per Ih; , llgs, California 8"Wc per Ih ru6'Ao per lb: A per lb;" plums, pitted, 64Me per lb; ilates. golden. 84e per lb; tarda. $1.50 per 15-lb box. RAlSINS-SeedeuVfaney. 1-lb carton. 50 package to ctae, wo pkg; aeeded 12-os eertona. Tlc: loose Muscatels. RO-Ih- boxes. 7a 8Hc per lb; London layer. 81.B2-00; clusters, 82 50r43.7fi! 4, 25c; s, 50c advance over pound cartons, FlOfl Ten 1-lb csrtons. choice brand. 81.00: 10 1-lb cartons, fancy brand, 81.10; 10 1-lb bricks. 2-cnwn. BOe; 10 1-lb hricka, 8 -crown, 05c; 50 y,-)b bricka. per box. 82.2ft; 4-row lay ers, per 10-lb box,- 00c; loose. 60-lb boxea. per Ih. 6(&84e. Callamyniss lx-crown, 10-lb car ton, per box. 82.00; 5-crwn, 10-lb carton, per box. 81.75: s-crown. 20 -lb -cartona. per box. $1.75. ;,- .'.:'-- -M;r (j- , orcoeries, nuts. te Rl'O A R "Sack bsals" Culw; 85.70: ' Bow. dered, -$.1.65; dry granulated. $5.65: beet granu lated, $5.35; extra ('. $4.95: golden C, 84.WS; bhls. 10c. Vi hbla. 25c; -boxes. 50c advance 00 sack basis, leas 25c cwt for cssh, 15 days; Itaple. 14lBc per lb. , HONEY 14H15c. ; t COFFEE Green Mocha. Sl23c! Java, fancv. 2C,32c; Java, good, 20Q25c; Java, ordinary, lhffia-; Cwta Rica, fancy, 19'2)c; Coata Rica, good, IflaiSc; Coata Rica, ordinary, Ufil3c per lb; package coffee. 813.2.113.75. - teas uoiong. different grades, zssisoc: gunpowder, 2S32ffiWc; English breakfaat. dlf- ferent gr.i)es.l2uac: SDideriec. ancotorea Japan, 8005e; green Japan (very, acarce), 80 HALT Fine Balea. 2. 8s' 4s. 5. 10s 82 00: fine table, dairy.' 60s, 85c; .100s. 85c: Imported Liverpool, &(s, 50c; . 100s. 08c; 224s, (190, Worcester Bhls 2s. Its. 85.50: 5s. 85.25; 10a, 85.00: bulk. 820 lba. $6.00; sack. 60s, 86c salt coarse, bslf around, ions, per ton. $0.50: 60s. per tan. 87.00; Liverpool lump rock, $23.00 per tnni' W-lb rock, $6.50; 100s. $8.00. ukaim kauh Calcutta, vjatgn.m per ju. RICB Imperial Japan. No. 1. 64c; No. 3, 4c: New Orleans head, 787HC nRAN8-Nm.il white.. B'ic: . larva Whit. $.1.50 3.J0; pnk, $4.uo; bayou, 8 "Ac; Lima, . i ' ' ... ' ". ; .... ., Nt;'j feanut. oc: lumnoa, 'c 10. raw, OffllOe- per lb for roasted; cocosniits, 850oe per dos: wslnuts. n'ttita per id; pin nuts, 10124c per lb; hickory nut. 10c per lb; cheatnuta. eastern. lBiiildc per lb; Brasll note. -l6e -per th: filberts, 16 16c per lb: fancy pecans, llffltSc per lb; almond,' 189 15c Per Ih. WIRH NAILS Present bae at 82.83, HOPE Pore Manila. 134c; standard. 12Ve; stssL lOHc PalnU, Coal Oil, Eta. COAL OIL Pearl or Astral Cases. 22c per gal; water white. Iron tibia, 164 per gal; wood en. - 1 neaailgnt. lo-ueg., caaea zsc per gai.; headlight, ironbkla. 174c per gal. linseed Ollrruse rsw. la no is, sio per gal; eases, 52e per gal; genuine kettle tolled, enses 64o per gal; bbki. 49e per gsl; ground rake, cer lots,- $25.00 per ton; less than cars, $26.00 per ton. tiABULiIMis oo-uea; caaea. uc per gai. iron bbla 26c per gal; atove, case 21 4 per gal. Iron bbl I80 et gal. --; BENZINE oj -ae g., cases ZZC, iron DDIS. 154C. PAINT. OIL Raw, bbla S3e per gaL casea 88e per gal: boiled, eaaes 40c per gal. TURPENTINE In caaea. 88c per gal; wooden bbla. 844e per gal; Iron bbla, 82c per gal; 10-lb caae lots, 87e per gal. WHITE LEAD 600-lb lot H per lb; less lota 7o pa lb. , Heata and ProTUtlon. FRESH MEATS Intected Beef. Prime. 4W7a,4c per lb; cow, 44(7i4e per lb; mut ton, dressed, 047MiO per lb; lambs, dressed. bc per in. ' ; FRESH MEATS Front street Beet, steers, ft74c per lb: pork, block. 7e per lb; packers, 14C per 10; nuns, asjnc per u; muivun. dressed, 47c per lb; vest, small, 8a4 per lb; urge, "Te per in. HAMS. BACON. BTC. Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 14 lbs. ISc per lb; 14 to 16 lbs, iac per lb; 10 to 30 lbs, per lb; cottage, 14c per lb; picnic. 84e per lb: breakfast bs- con. IBCrtlBc per id: regular anon clears, ' unsmoked. loe per lb; smoked, lie per b; eleae bscks, nnamoked, lOe per lb; smoked, lie per lb; Union butts. 10 o IS lbs, unsmoked. 8e per lb: smoked e pet lb. EASTlfN-PACKED HAMS Under 14 lbs. r w; over 16 lbs. 1314c per lb; fancy. Witnt per lb; picnics. 8e per : lb; shoulders, llo per lb; dry-salted aldfs. un smoked, 10c per lb; smoked, llttc per lb; breakfaat bacon, UlViy,9 per lb; fancy, 184c per lb. . ' LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10a. 104 per lh: 6a. HKc per lb: 50-lb tins. 10c per lb; taam.Mnri.rnl Ma fiSLe nef ll: 6S. 074C tVit per lb: 6s. 8te per lb; 5s, c per lh: compound tierces. Tftc per lb: tubs. ft per lb; 5)s, 7ie per lb. ' EASTERN LAKD Kettle lesf. 10-lb tins, 114c per lb; 6. 11 He per lb: 60-lb tins. 10c per lb; steam-rendered, 10. 104c per lb; 1 5a, 10 per lb; 50a. 9 per lb. f . , (Above packlug-bouaa prices are aet cash, 15 days. 1 ' CANNED SALMON-rColumbls river 1-lb tails, $1.M5; 2-lb tails. $2.4(1; fancy Mb flaU, $1.86; 4-lb fancy flats. $1.25: fsncy, 1-lb ovsL $2.65: Alasks talla.-rlnk, 80J85c; red. $1.60; nominal 2s. tails, $2.00. 4 , , M .. FISH Hock cod. te per lb; Boundera. Bc per lb; bailout, 9c per lb; crabs. $1.25 per dos; rsaor els ma, tt10c per dos; little-neck clams, 8c, striped bass, 124c per lb; Puget sound smelt. 6c per lb; catfish. To per lb; black end, per In; salmon trout, 12tt15o per lb; lohatera. 15c per lb; perch. 5e per lb; ealmon, sllvorsldes, per lb;, ateelhesds, 10e per lh; Chinook. 124c per lb; herring. 4e per lb; solus, 6c per lb; torn cod, 6c per lb; Colombia river smelt, 4c per lb; sturgeon, .To per lb; shrimps. 10c. per lb. '".. OySTERH Shoslwster bsy, per fat, 8125; per aack, $3.78 pet; Olympla. per aack, $5.20. HOGS ARE QUOTED 10 CENTS HIGHER Portland fnloli Stockyard. March 9 The receipt of Hreatork In the local yarda durln tha n.at 24 houra conalsted of 6V hog. abeep and 20 horses. Csttle are beginning to sell better, but st iow prices. Hogs are about 10 cent higher, while sheep are strong. Ruling prices today ahow: Cattle Beat eaatern Oregon steers, $4.60; best vslley Steers, $3.754.25; medium steer. $3.60:3.78; cow. $.1.50(48.75; bull, $2.25 2.75; stsgs, $2.75163.25. Hogs Best hesvy. $5.85(38.00; block, $.1.60; Chins fats, $5.105.35; stackers snd feeders, $4.tQ4.86. - - Hheep Best grain-fed wethers and lambs. $4.51: mixed sheep, $3.604.75; atockera and feeders, i3.60tl3.2BV .. . ' . IA6TEBX H008 8TB0KO. Chicago. March - 8. Receipts of livestock In the principal packlug eentera ahow; , I toga Cattle Sheep Chicago ...,...'...,,.22.000 1 16.000-., 2.500 Kanass City.. ........ 6.500 8,0(X) 4,tHT0 Omaha ..6,M0 3.5(H) 0.5(a) Hogs opened strong. Ruling prices show: Rood. $5.(154(5.76; rough, 85.055.55; light, $4.7i5.4r. Cattle 10e higher. Sheep Steady. ' HEW TOBK COTTOH CLOSE. New Tork, March B. rsuged today aa follows: -The cotton . msrket Mien. tiign Tjiw, 15.02 18.10 16.25 16.20 16.16 15.6) 12.72 12.46 12.70 12.40 Close. lfl.12-(HS 16.2841 33 16.45(t46 W.404 16.41 Hi 42 16.8(lK5 13.886100 12.8lt(M0 11.02(MII5 12.51j66 March .... April.,... Msy June Jnly Augiatt. . . Hert ember Oeti.ber... 1B.;(I 15.K5 18.30 18.65 13.80 16.10 16.25 16.47 111.29 16.42 1.1.K5 18.W 12.00 12.00 12.51 i2.;. November.. 12.48 Ixcember.. 12.40 Havre Coffee Sewa. Hsvret' Mnrth 8. tkiffee shows a decline of 1 point. . ' Hamburg Coffee Dowu, Hamburg, March 0. Coffee today is dowa 1 point.., , ,'.:....' .... New-York. March . (;otfee receipts show! Rto, 7.000 bsg; Mnntos, T.OUO bsgs. Bulutb TUa Market. Diiluth. March 0. Close: Flsx. May, $1,16S; July. $1.17; October. $1.18, ij 'Paris Wbeat and Flour, Paris.' March 0BK)t wheat I eeutlme higher and future t centime lower. Spot aud future' flour I 20 centimes loser. ., Sail PrsBcuioo Wheat Market, ; V . ' San Francisco. March . 11:30 s. m. Close: Wheat." Msy.; $l.4lkt 'Keeemlw, - $1.36T4. Barley May, $1.06; December, $1.01. IRREGULAR BUT -PRICE IS CHICAGO KASXZT 28 TO 34-CEHT BIOKXXv NOT BO KTTCK SEIXIITO rssssTJSB r0K tkb iohos 1 XUBOPEAV MAHJOBTS 8XS VOX 3T0X.X.0W TXSTIKDAT'S BXOf. (Furnished by Overbeck. Starr A Cooke Co.) Chlcaa-o. March B. Logan A'Urysn ssy; Wheat Prlcea are 4c to e higher. - While It was an irregular market, there was less selling pressure from long wheat snd prices showed more resistance. The foreign markets did not follow the decline here of yesterday snd Broonihall reporta a better continental de mand lor cargoes ana ine Argentine su-ikb is still. In force. The southwest Is stilt without rsln. slthougb It is predicted. The primary receipt are again large- and the whole caaa situation is slow. Tbe government estimates on farm reserves Is expected tomorrow snd it is also expected It will be bullish. ' While w are not particularly atrong on wheat, the dry weather in thi southwest and a 15c break. are Inclined to think, will have some reaction. Liquidation hae been pretty general and tha apeculatlve altuatlon la therefor less strou,-; Cora-Is Lower. . :v. "; Th corn market I 1424c lower. It ral lied ome from the low price of yeaterday, but it waa a very weak market. . Tbe eupport which it apparently received the past few days aeemed to be withdrawn. Llqnlrtstloa set In which broke the price bsdly. The buylug ou the bresk seemed of s general character. Com- mlaalon houses snd outsiders were the buyers. There was no rain to change our views on the legitimate aitnatlon. . The futures sre out of line with the cssh situs t ion and. tbe latter la most unsattsfsctory. Cou tract corn Is sell ing at "S big discount under th May and apart from tbe manipulation we aee no reason why the July should not sell at a premium uor why corn auould not be a sale on th rallies, - Oats Fellow Corn.. ' -; --. The' oat market la le lower. The ' weak ness Is partly In aymputhy with corn, but the market received no very strong support from sny quarter. There' was scattered liquidation and a general commlsalon-houae trsde. There Is nothing very encouraging about ths specula tive situation. ,, Receipt ere llbersl but slow snd stocks are accumulating." We a'e Inclined ta think oat a may be sold oa tbe rallies. ' Provisions War Steady, Provisions on ths whole were very stesdy with pork 10c lower and lard and ribs about 1 4c lower. There was no' pork-selling pressure from sny quarter. Receipts of bogs were sbout tbe aame ss la at year and shipments of meats sre rather In excess. There I atlll a large out side dominant long Interest,- tbs holders of which are the principal support to the market.' Local sentiment Is still besrlsh and rack era are offering no support to prices. We still think they should be sold on rallies. . . HER -Open. High. ... Low Close. Wheat May $ .024 $ .024 $ .004 I .924 A NewJnly. .884 .H8), . .87 . .884 Old July. ,88 .00 : .68 .8&A Corn , May .54 .544 .60 - ,514 July , .614 -M .48 . .404A Oats Msy...i. .42 .42 .40 .40 July .80 .30 .88V4 .ittfe Pork . May...,. 18.90 , 13.05 1 8.65 13.77 Jt'ly..... 14.124 -14.1S ' 13.87 tt 14.00 ljrd Msy 7.85 7.87V, T.85 T.SOA' July 7.50 7.60 7.40 7.46 -- Ribs ' ' , ., May...;. 7.224 7.22V, 7.05 715 July..... 7.824 7.86 ' T.15 7.27 PRIMAXT SHIPMENTS AHD CLIABAHCJES. Chicago, March B. Primary receipt show;' . 1 Tody. Year ago. Bushel.' Bushels. Whest 602.0110, . 840.000 Corn 346,000 ..607.000 Tbe abt omenta were: ' Whest 838.000 , 107.000 Corn 804.000 660.000 The cleersnees were: Wheat and flour. 62, 000 buabela; caro, . 146,000 busbeli; osts, 140,000 buibel. CHICAGO CASH WHEAT. Chicago, March i B. Noon Cash wheaf: . Bid. Ask. "No, 9 red $ .97 '. .83 .85 ,. .78 .08 .07 .80 .88 .7 .M ' .02 No. 3 red ....... No. 2 bsrd winter No. 8 bsrd winter No.'l northern spring ........... No. 2 northern spriug i.. No. 8 spriug .00 .88 .85. , ' Close of Liverpool Grain. , -'Liverpool, March 8. Close: Whest, May, 8-7. unchanged; July, 8-74, 4 higher. Cora Manh, 4-1, higher; May, 4-3, higher. Milwaukee Wheat Market. Milwaukee. March 8. Close: Wheat May. 84c. -- St, Leui Grata Marktt. St. Lotti, March 0. Close : Wheat, Hay, 87 lie; July, 84c aaked. - . Corn May, 44e bid. Xansaa City Grain Clo. Kanaaa City, March 8. Close: - Wheat, Mar, 80c; July, 77c. Corn May, 43c; July, 43c. MUwtuke Grain Market, Milwaukee, March 8. Close; Wheat, B24e; July, , Corn May, 61e bid; July, 4&c. May, Xew Tork Wheat Market. - New Tork, March 0. Close: Wheat, 8X. May, CHICAGO GXAIV CAS LOTS. Chlcsco. March B. The jrrsH .ear lota for today . show; . , . Car Grade Est. Wheat 23 . 80 Corn 112 B 120 Oat .....185 S S10 ".. BAH FRANCISCO LOCAL STOCKS. San Francisco, March 0.-11:30 a. m. Local stock. , -.;,-.. Spring Talley Water ............. 384 80 Central Light 8 - t San Franclaco Oa A Eleetrle 69 50 Bank of California afti Olaiit Powder .. (12 Hawaiian nugar Honokea Sugar . ., 404 46 . 12( ., 0 Hutchinson Sugar Makawell Sngar 21 0 00 14 22 Alaaka Packers lo 8H California Fruit assacistlno California Wine association Oceanic Steamship ......... 4 HE WAS DECLARED A SPENDTHRIFT Through Royal F. Love, his fuardlan, F. D. Love, recently declared a spend thrift within Btatutory meanlnf, and M. E. McOutre and wife this mornlnf filed a motion 'to. act aside the aummona and affidavit In the suit of Marietta Bernard for possession of a block of property in Auer'a addition and $500 damages. - It la atated ea grounds for the motion that the summon filed does not contain the title of action and wua served on F. D. , Love only, though at the time of service he had been declared a spend-, thrift; And a guardian appointed , for his person and estate. s- : TZLEFXOJTB OOHTKOI.- IM STATU. (Journal Special Service.) ' '' . : , Kansas City. March , The supreme court decided that the city has. no au thority to regulate telephone tolls, for the reason that the company is A creat ure of the state. - MEBEI.Y VAGTJB BtTKOB. London, March 9.- No verincatlon has yet bn received of (the Toklo dispatch utatlng that the Vladivostok spuadron has been destroyed or captured. It 1 thought to be another vague rumor. LARGE SHORTAGE IN HOP SUPPLY BTATTSTTOS BT DBAXiEKS OO TAB TO SHOW HOW BKALI. BXMAIH , Za BTOCHS AJtB MTJCK i BEPxvss out mxmKQ or stocks Hop statistics go far to , prove that there is a great Shortage of , atocks, in the hands of the brewers of the world. The following figures from a circular issued by Hermann Klaber & Co., of Ta coma, will prove of Interest to hop men! . Vaolflo Oom$ Bop Crop, 1903. ' '-';;'r:,. :' Bales.."' California ............ . 65.000 Oregon . ., 88,000 Washington .................... 85,000 Total 178.000 The stocks in the hands of the grow ers In the three states on - March S shows: Bales. " California 176 Oregon ' 66 Washington ...................... 97 Total in growers' hands .........1,061 ' The stocks In ths hands of the various dealers show: , , ' " . Y3 a 1 ea. California 4.000 Oregon . . . .... . 10,000 Washington ....... ....... ... ..... 2,000 Total in dealers' hands .......16.000 The total bales of hops in all hands in the Faciftc Coast states show: ' Balea. ' California ...... 8,000 Oregon' . .......... .18,000 Washington 7,000 Total in all hands ......... 7. .33,000 In a comparison with the stocks in all hands a year ago hops this year on the Paciflo Coast show a shortage of 16,932 bales. v -.. i The exports of American hops to Europe from October 1, 1903 to March 1, 1904, was 88,000 bales, while the ex ports to Canada, Australia and other countries waa 6,000 bales, a . total of 43,000 bales. " The Imports of hop Into thla eountrv from Germany from October 1. 1903. to March 1. 1904, -was 4,000 bales, whlcl equal about M00 American' bales. - Consumption, of Beer. ' C According to, the United States gov ernment report the beer consumption of 1903 waa 47,000,000 barrels and estimat ing ' of a pound of hops per barrel, this' will mean the use of 35,600,000 pounds or about 192,800- bales of 135 pounds net per bale. . - The hop crop . in the United States during the year 1903 was; ... , ; Bales. ? Paciflo Coast .......... .,...,. 173,000 New York 60.000 Wisconsin, etc. 6,000 Total United States ......... .228,000 The net consumption1 of hops shows 35,000 bales for export and 192,500 for local consumption, a total of 227,600 bales used. This leaves a possible sur plus for exportation of 6,600 bales. The flgurea herein given are based only on actual production and consump tion and no account is ' taken of the stocks in the hands of the brewers at the opening of the 1903 season, but brewers will no doubt carry over into the 1904 season an amount of hops prac tically equal to what they carried liver into the 1903 season. ' The exports to, England - from the United States from March 1. 1903 to Oc tober 1, 1903, were 18.600 bales and should England call upon thla country for anything like this quantity from now on to the new crop, the United Statea will be short about 13,000 balea. ITBW YOKZ STOCKS. f. DE8CBIPTIOM. Ansronila Mining Co,,... Amsl Copper Co. ...... Atchison, com . do preferred. ......... Am. Csr. Found., com. do preferred.,.. Am, Sugar,- com........ Am. Smelt., com........ do preferred Biltimor Ohio, com. do preferred..;....... Brooklyn Rapid Trsnslt. Canadian -i'acloe, com.. Chicago Alton, com. ' do preferred Chi. A Ot Wet., com. CM., Mil. sV St. Faul... Chi. k North., com.... Chi. TermtDsl Sr...... Chesaposke k Ohio.,..,. Colo. Vnel k Iron, com. Colo. South., com. . . . . do 2d preferred do lit preferred...... Delawsre" k Hudson ... Del., Larks. Wet.. D. B. O.. com do preferred. ......... Erie, com...... ........ do 2d preferred. ...... do , lt preferred ...... Illlonl Central .......... Metro. Traction Co..;.. Msnhsttsn Elerated.... Mexican Central Ry Minn., St. P. at Sta, M.. do preferred...,,,..., MlMonrt Pclflc.....,v.. M.. K, AT., com...... do preferred. Kew York Central.,... . Norfolk Western, com. do preferred...,.,,.. North Americso. ., . ..... N. Y On. West.... Pennsrrranla Ry........ P. O., L. C. Co Pressed Steel Car, com. do preferred .......... Pacific Msll Steam Co... Rrsdlnav com. . ........ do 2d preferred..,,,.. ' do 1st preferred...... Rep. Iron Steel, .com. . do preferred .......... Bock iilsnd, com. ...... do preferred.'. Southern By., com,.,..., do preferred Southern Perl Ac ........ St. h.k 8. K., 2d pfd.. do 1st preferred. -. ... St. I A 8. W., com.... do preferred..,...,... Tei Pacific Tcnii. Coal A Iron....... T., Ht. h. k W com... do preferred.. Union pacific, com.,... do preferred. ... ...... V., S. Leather, com do preferred.......... C. g. Rubber, com.,...! do 'preferred.. 62 48 8N i2 124 48 WIT. 80 40K 74 11014 138 162 2014 2814 17 oa 163 184 65 88 61 1J3 144 10 88 18 M 111 oa 81 10 ll?' 40 00 78 20 80 10' 82 4J 18 31 22 iS 8'i 0. S. Steel Co., com... . do preferred Wisconsin Ontrsl, com ' do preferred ....... ... Western Union Tele... TODAY'S CLEARINGS. Th Portland . clearing house reports today: (lea rings ,8flS0,2IW81 Ilslsncu , 141,037.18 L. D. Harmon of Salt Lake City, chief engineer, for the. Utah Fuel companjvla in the city en route to Seattle. ;' - --;;and' It-IaS True That we charge high prioss for sfim of our Groceries, but it is . because w pay high price for them; but every article that cornea into this store is of high merit and Is worth what w paid for it and what we charge you for it. ; When you get it here you need have ne feara who aits at your table you will please them and nine timee out of ten get a compliment on your meal. Nothing gives us greater pleaaure than to right a wrong that thia store makes, and if the gooda are ngt what you expected,' just let us know and it will be our pleaeure to refund vou vour monev. auick. r' ' Grocery Department .. Specials for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, : Just received a large shipment of GRIFFITH EXTRA TABLE PEACHE8, nothing finer in the market., which we will offer for a few days at the-very low price of per can 204 per dos. .......1)2.25 Also ROYAL 'ANN CHERRIES, In pint Klass .,.4i ' e -) e s eZOv. . ' LOGAN BERRIES, in pint glass jars .........25 HOOD RIVER APPLE BUTTER,: per 3ir. : LIPTON'S COCOA, -lb. tins, reg 20c; at.....15 MANIER'S GROUND CHOCOLATE, 2-lb. cans 204 HOME-MADE JELLIES, apple, quince fend crab- - . . apple, regular 20c 15e CHARLES SOUTHWELL'S ORANGE MAR- ; MALADE S Jars for v....50 HOOVER'S SALAD DRESSING, a real delicacy. . 25e) HOOVER'8 8ALAD, can't be beat "PORTLAND'S GREATEST GROCERY" F. DRESSER i& GO, Seventh and MATTHEWS EMERGES (Continued from Page One.) over. , While they admit that Simon will carry some precincts on the west side, they .concede him little or nothing else. - Tne OalL The call for the convention follows: a Rnnuhiican convention for the county of-Multnomah is hereby called to tneet at the Empire theatre, on the corner of Twelfth and Morrison streets, in the city of Portland, on Saturday, the 19th day of March, 1904, at ' the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., for tbe purpose nt siAiectinir 71 delegates to attend the Republican state convention, to be held at Portland on the 14th day of April, 1904. and a like number or aeiegates to attend the Republican conventifi for the -Second congressional aistrict, to re held in- Portland on the 13th day of April, 1904. and. alao for the purpose of nominating four persons aa candidates for state senators 12 persons as candi dates for members or tne nouse pi rep. resentatlves, and one person as a can didate for ' each of the following of fices? County commissioner, county clfeek." sheriff, treasurer, assessor, cor oner, surveyor, . superintendent ; of schools, and also one person as a can didate for justice of the peace, and one person aa a candidate for constable fn each of the several districts of Multno mah county, aa provided by law; also for the purpose of selecting members ot the Republican city and county com mittee., , ' . ' . Tha convention will consist of 1Z0 delegates from the several precincts-of the city of Portland ana county oi Multnomah, as established. by the county court,' being one delegate for each K Republican votes cast for governor at the general election of 1903, and one ad ditional for each fraction of 86 and over, and allowing at least one delegate to each precinct, the apportionment being as followa; - - -- - Tlrst Ward 8 Delegates. No. 1 No. Pel. Del. Precinct 1..... 2 Precinct 3...... 2 Precinct 2 1 ' Seoona Ward Delegates. Precinct 4 1 Precinct, 7...... Z Precinct 6..... 2 . Precinct 8 2 Precinct 8..... 2 Third Ward 5 Delegates. Precinct 9 1 Precinct : 12..... 1 Precinct 10 1 Precinct 13..... 1 Precinct 11 1 Tourth Ward 12 Delegates. Precinct 14 1 Precinct 19....; 1 Precinct 15 i precinct 20..... J Precinct 18 2 Precinct 21..... 1 Precinct IT..... a .Precinct zz..... l Precinct -18.. ... 1 rifth Ward 18 Delegates. ! Precinct 28.... 1 Precinct 28..... J Precinct Z4 l precinct z...., Precinct 25 2 Precinct 30..... 1 Precinct z.... 8 precinct si..... i Precinct 27 1 ., v' Sixth Ward 7 Delegates. . ' Precinct 32..... 1 Precinct 3S..... 2 Precinct 33..... 1 Precinct 36 2 precinct 84..... 1 .- lerentB Ward 10 Delegates. PredncC 37..... 2 Precinct 40..... 2 Preclncr28 2 Preolnct 41..... 2 tPreclnct 39..;.. 2 Eighth waro -IB Delegates. Precinct 42...., 8, Preclnvt 45...., Precinct, 43...., 8 Precinct 46..... Precinct 44...., g .precinct 4(.,... Klnth Ward 10 Delegates. Precinct 48..... 2 Precinct Bl.... Precinct 4..... l , precinct bz.. ... Precinct 60..... 1 Precinct 63..... Tenth Ward 7 Delegates. Precinct 64.,... 2 Precinct 67...,, Precinct 66..... 2 Precinct 68 Precinct 66 1 Precincts outside the boundaries of the city of Portland: n o. Del. .. 2 .. 1 Precinct 69 St. Johns 4....... Precinct 60 Columbia , t Precinct 61 Mt. Tabor .....' , Precinct 82 South Mt, Tabor ...... 8 2 2 2 1 2 Precinct 63 Woodstock . .. Precinct 64 Lenta . ...... Precinct 66 Kllgaver Precinct 68 Montavtlla . ........... Precinct 67 Russeiiviiie . ,,...,... z Precinct 68 Rockwood . 1 Precinct 89 Falrvlew- 2 Precinct 70 Troutdale ............. 2 Precinct 71 Greaham . 1 Precinct 72 Powells Valley ........ 1 Precinct 73 Hurlburt. . ...r. 2 Precinct 74 Bridal Veil ............ 2 Precinct 75 Reeders . 1 Precinct 76 Willamette Valley ..... 1 Precinct 77 Holbrook . ............. 1 Precinct 78 Llnnton 1 Precinct 79 Sylvan , 1 Precinct 80 Mt. Zlon 1 Precinct 81 Bertha . ,,.,,T. 1 Precinct 82 Rlverdale . ............ 1 Precinct 83-wWest Wortland ....... . 1 Within the city of Portland the elec tion will be held at the times and. places provided by the authorities, and in the manner defined by law. on the 16th day of March," 1904, from 8 o'clock a. m. to 7 o ciocK p. m. , A primary election is nereoy called in the precincts outside of the limits of the city of Portland for ;the election of the above specified number of delegates from WM. WILLIAMSON & CO. V. V. O. SCOTCH Regular 1.25 C0ATE3 A CO. Regular 1.25 F. D. V CO. XXX Regular 15.00, gallon .......... . . . . . . . . . 4-YEAR OLD CALIFORNIA PORT WINE . Regular $1.60 gallon 4-YEAR OLD lb...... 30 Regular $1.50 Washington Sts. Telephone Main 227. 1 each precinct to the county convention, said primary to be held on Wednesday, the 16th day of March., .1904. at the hour of 8 o'clock p. m., the polls to be kept open until 6 o'clock p. m., and if the judgea. of any precinct so de sire, and make public announcement thereof, until T o'olock p. ta. The Judgea to conduct aald - primary election and the polling places in pre cincts outside of the city have been named by the city and county commit tee, and are aa follows: , 69, St. Johns Chipman real estate of fice. Judges, W. H. King,. P. T. Hender son. Henry Valentine. - t 60, Columbia School house,. No. 17. Judgea, Frank Powell, A. S. Pullen, C. E. Holtgrleve. , " 61. Mtr Tabor W. O. W. ball. Judg.s, George Bamford, E. A. Pearlng, P. A. Coleman. . ... 62, South Mt Tabor South Mt Tabor. Judges, O. T. Hunt, OeOrge A. Brodle, William Hutchison, 63, Woodstock Hall at postoflflce. Judges, James Davidson, Robert Fool, C. F. Spauldlng. 64, Lents Lents hall. Judgea', Henry Chapman, George Wiae, Theodore Kerns, 66, Kllgaver Kllgaver. Judges. Flym tdh Kelly, J.C; ' Buckley; ,D. V, A. Car penter. .' ' ' ' s 88. Montavilla Oddfellows) hall. Judgea, H. B. DicCInson, W. .11. Welch, O. N. Crouch.. 67, Russelville Russelville. Judges, Adam , Oruber, Harmon Lewis, H. . J, Mlckleson.. i '' ''",' " 68, Rockwood Rockwood. ' Judges. Richard Tegart Samuel Bliss, Robert Robinson. - 69, Falrvlew Falrvlew, Judges, D. M. Punbar, John P. Heslin, Nelson Ross. 70, Troutdale Maaonle hall. . Judges, laaao Buxton, D. W. MIckley, 1L B. Chapman. -- --.; - -"': ' ----------- ' 71, .Gresham Regner's hall. Judges, E. C. Lindsey, W. H. Hamilton, J. D. Regner. , 72, Powell's Valley Blacksmith shop. Judges, W. H. Blackroan, Augftst Lin green, T. P. Buoy. , 72, Hurlburt Hurlburt halL . Judges, Emmet H. Kelly, W. Northway, R, P. Rasmussen. 74, Bridal Veil Palmer school house. Judges, I. T. Wood, R. T. Smith, B. F. Preston. 76, Reeders Reeders. -r Judgea, F, R. Reeder. J. L. Reeder, Thomas Moar. ' . ' 76, Willamette Slough School house. No. 19. Judges, A. Lumsden, F. Dunn, D. Clement. . - " 77, Holbrook School house. No. 38. Judges, JOhn Shatto, Robert Severence, Julian Shoenberg. ; --. 78, Llnnton Staley'a hall. Judges, Mark Crandall, Leroy Carr, W. A. Alcorn.-' - -'. : - -. - 79, Sylvan Sylvan. Judges, O. F, Cook;' S. A. Bay brook, Guy Reynolds. 80, Mt ' Zlon Mt Zlon. Judgea, Charles Allsen, Thomas Strelff, J. Rogers. , 81, Bertha Slavin'a store. Judges, Fred Brandes, John Chalmers, John Ma tare. ' - 82, Rlverdale Riverside inn. Judges, F. E. Hart A. C Emmons, . H. Randall. 83, Weat , Portland West i- Portland achool house. Judges, Harry Burke, David Legler, Ed Coffin. ; - : - T.. 8. GRANT. Secretary of the Republican City and County Committee. Dated at Portland, Or., March 8, 1904. SENATOR BACON KICKS ON GERMAN STATUE . (Jonrnal Special Berries. ) v,, " Washington, March 9. During a con sideration of the' army bill 'in the sen ate. Senator Bacon denounced the pur pose of the government , to erect the statue of : Frederick the Great pre sented by the German emperor, at the nation's capital. - He thought the em peror's action ill-advised and -the ac ceptance of the gift by the president hasty. He declared such 4 statue is not in accord with the wishes of the people of country. - : - . '; WXXZi SFXAX iAT WSTITE Tlimil. The Rev. O. Cimpbell Morgan will de liver an addres at the White Temple In Portland tomorrow .evening. ' He is on his way from Seattle to Oakland, Cal. In Seattle Dr. Morgan has been speak ing four tlmea a day to large audlencea. CAffB rOSTrOITED. , : (Ran Francisco Bureau of The Journal.) San Francisco. March 9, The hearing in the land fraud casea against . Hyde and Benson, set for this morning, were postponed to March 22. ' ',, i I iu . ...... MBS. 8ID3KMAV DTD . BEUIASXO, (Jonrnst Special Service.) Boone, .owa, ' March 9, Mrs. Sher man ' Dye waa , released from jail this morning by. order of Judge Whltaker before whom a habeas corpus has been heardJ -.. :.-.. - - - Wines and Liquors Special at for Thursday,, Friday and Saturday. , W. A. GAINES A CO., Frankfort, Ky., distillers of " the oelebrated OLD CROW . Quarts, bottled fn bond ........81.50 Fives, bottled in bond .'...,..............$1.35 Pints, bottled iij bond ....,.....,.. J ...... 75 Half pints, bottled in bond ............... ,40 -CREAM PURE RYE-i--S l:z -Jl Quarts ,fl.25: Pints 65 -Half pints ... ... .35 ....... ....... .......... 91.10 PLYMOUTH GIN RYE WHISKY $1.10 94.00 $1.00 CALIFORNIA 8HERRY WINE gallon .......,.............$1.00 3 Big Specials Eggs.Doiz. 15c ruu cream Cheese Lb. 12Mc Best Creamery Butter per roll 50c FIVE BIG MARKETS sxrinrrsxDa xAjtatsT 97 - V: Belmont street. Phone, Scott? ' 8998. - rAcxrxo ma:et west Park, and Washington.'' Tel ephone, Main 1541. AXBA.HT ' First st H11IIT 83 Phone, Red 8226. STAB MJUkKBT 688 Wil liams ava Phone, Eaat 683. STATS 1CABXST First' and Salm.tn streeta. Telephone, Main 1657. Portland Packing Company Eggs, per dozen 20c JUNE CREAMERY .............. 60o Dairy butter J5o and 40o Best creamery . .......,,., 60o Best sugar-cured ham ......... .13Ho- Plcnlo ham Do 4 Lard, 6-pound pall ................ iSo . All goods retailed at wholesalo prlcea Remember Saturday is chicken, a GRANDE CREAMERY CO.. 264 Yamhill Street. CRUSADE BEGUN FOR HOLY LAND (Jonrnal Special Serrlce.) ; v New York, March 9. When the big steamer Grosser Kurfurst of the North German Lloyd line puffed and snorted her wsy Out of her berth in Hoboken yesterday and turned 'her nose seaward there was a great waving of hats and handkerchiefs from - the large crowd assembled on the dock to bid bon voy age to the 850 pilgrims bound for the Holy Land.;' The ship carries the .Amer ican delegates to the world's. Sunday achoot congress, which is to be held In Jerusalem . next month. Nearly every state and territory of tha Union Is rep resented among the 860 passengers and a number of Canadian Sunday school workers are also among the party. The pilgrimage is the most notable of its kind since the crusades of the Mid dle Ages, the two being comparable In numbers aJid enthusiasm, though not In purpose. The most elaborate arrange ments have been made for the trip and the Itinerary is all that could be desired by the student of history and the Scriptures. At Jerusalem the members of the party will be cared for in hotels, convents and the homes of American residents. Three days, April 18. 19 ami 20, will be given up to the world's Sun day achool convention, held in tents Just outside the city walls, . The chief promoters of this twentieth century crusade are all business men who And leisure to devote muoh atten tion to Sunday, school work. -Foremost among the number are E. K. Warren, a wealthy manufacturer of Three Oaks, Mich., who ia chairman of the executive committee of the? world's Sunday school congress; W, N. Hartshorn, a Boston publisher,1 who Is treasurer of the cen tral executive committee, and W. J. Semelroth, of St Louis, whA is secretary of the committee. . . . ' WAS HOMELESS . THROUGH FLOODS v , (Jonrnal Special Services --. Wllkesharre, Penn., March 9. Three bridges hsve been swept away and 1500 nomeiess people. fled to the mountains at Eicomeburg.