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THE OREGON ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ' SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, ,1901 MARKET SUFFERED FROM OVERSUPPLY Orrjjon junral 20 MARKET REVIEW OF WEEK '5 i3opcNciL - Entered ' at the oostofflee of Portland. Or.. for transmission through th mall aecood- ': Cl BIS Iter. . . - ''. I'rjatare tor alnela mnles: For n 8. 10 or 12- pag-n paper. 1 cent; 18 to 30 pages, 8 cent; 33 io M pages, b centa. TELEPHONES, . -,, Business Offlce Mats NX); . Editorial KoomaMsln 250. 1 ' . FOftElGK ADVEKTIBIJIO EEPREEENTATITE. . Vrecland-Bengamln Special Advertising Agency, ;,, 15o assu Street, New lurk; Tribune Build ".. tag," Chicago. : STBBCRIPTIOlf BATES. Term by Carrier. The Dally Journal, with Suuday, 1 year. ,,17.50 'ine iauy journal, 1 year. w o.iai The Dally Journal, with Sunday, 8 moutha. 8.75 The Dally Journal. 6 month 3.60 The Dally Journal, with Suiiduy, 3 montha. I PS The Dally Journal. 8 month,... 1.80 : The Daily. 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MEYER Aiignat Meyer, ace 46 year, member of Wllhelm Tell lodge. No. 2. O. D. H. 8. Funeral Sunday, March 27 at 2 p. m from Dunning Campion t'ndertaklng parlor. Brethren will awmlile at their ball. Second a nd , Yamhill atreeta, at ' 1 o'clock sharp. Frienda and member of the order are invited to attend. A. J. SKITHH, Secretary. JOSEPH PAt'S, President DEATH NOTICE. HtWIN At Montarllla, at 2:15 p. m., Mr. . Dora M Irwin, wife of Tbomna W. Irwin, aged 61 years, 8 month. 26 day. (San Fran claco pfrers please copy. ) . LODGE H0TICE8. MRS. Hf'LDA SHAVER ha secured a lease on tbe Allaky hldg.. Third and Morrison, and Will refurnish tbe lodaeroom ti 1th comnlet new furnishings. Lodge of Been will please , aanrese' ner. for. term at alH Third U room 9. i THE MOUTH'S WEATHEH. . The weather forecast reported ' Inst night: Maxlmnm temperature, 40; minimum tempera tiire, 87;- river reading, 11 a. m.. 8.6 feet, change In 24 hour of 1.1 feet; total precipita tion. 3 p. m.. to 0 p. m., ,02 inch; total pre cipitation since September 1, 1903, 42.17 Inches; normal precipitation since September 1. 1003, 37.64 inches; excess, 4.53 Incbea; barometer, re duced to sea level, at 5 p. m., 80.28. A slight disturbance made Its appearance during the afternoon off tbe Oregon coast. It tiaa canard conalderahle cloudiness in southern Oregon and northern California , and a few email showers are reported at scattered place In that section of the country. Elsewhere west of the Rocky mountain the weather I dear, although aomewhat cooler than usual at thla eeasoa of the yesr. -' Cloudiness will Increase during tbe next 24 hours west of the Cascade mountains and re sult In ahnwera Sunday . la Oregon and in southwestern Idaho, , j siDE CHATS WITH THE FISTIC MEN , (Journal Special Service.) San Francisco, March 26. Eddie Han Ion writes frienda in thla city that ha la having- a good time In New York and la well satisfied with his outlook. He announces that he Is ready to take on a number of eastern engagements but he la not going out of his way to look for them.. Speaking of his fight with Young Corbett, Eddie, says: "I would like to , meet him again. Corbett Is a great man in the ring and hard to defeat, but I feel so much stronger since my last bout with him that I am sure that I could make a better showing than I did at our last meeting if I could meet him again." , Ilanlon will probably fill the engage ment with Jabea White of London in the tatter's city, next fall. The White fight was originally, planned for Britt, - but It la doubtful whether Jimmy can get away from hia local engagements to make the match. Hunlon'a next . match will be with Jack O'Nell of Phlla . delphla in a six-round go. Jim Scanlon of Pittsburg and Jimmy Carroll. , the eg-iightweight champion, have left for Butte and Pittsburg. Scan ' lan will try to secure a date with Mur phy at the Montana city. Al Ahems (Jack Clanoy) of Ban Fran clcso, by defeating Pat Dalv In lnir.B has annexed the English welterweight championship. He will probably meet jaoes wnue Deiore jianion closes with ' the English boxer. Spider Welch and his manaeer. Sum McCllntock, have left this city for Salt . Lake, where Welch is listed to box "Bat- ' tllng" Nelson of Chicago 20 rounds on the Sth of next month. Before leaving he posted $250 to meet Kid Herman, or me winner or tne Kriit-corbett fight at 130 pounds at I o'clock. . Billy Otta of San FrAnrtaco and Jerry McCarthy, of Montana arv to meet in a JO round contest before the Shamrock Athletic club of Salt Lake City, May 16. Jack CoMell and BufeTurner are in trainingfor, their matchjhat la to take place at the Oakland Reliance -club on - the 29th of this rBonth. Jim Jeffords, who has fought before many a Pacific coast audience, is having a number of offers made him. In the east. Jcfords If now at Philadelphia and is willing tomeet Kid McCoy Or Bob Fltz immona. 1 xtronkmA X3T 10RT. ; It was not until early this morning .that the steamship Indrapura-reached the harbor and tied' up alongside the AInsworth dock. , ghedid not leave Aatorla until 6:40 o'clock yesterday af ternoon, being detained , there - longer than usual. It Is thought probable that the work of unloading the vessel will be gin thla morning, as an effort will be made to get M rati freight to "It. 'desti nation a quickly as possible . . . . ,. .r ? ' 1 " f SNAPSHOT OF DANIEL SULLY, THE FORMER COTTON LEADER, PHOTOGRAPHED AS HE WAS ENTERING HIS OFFICE JUST BE , FORE HE ANNOUNCED HIS SENSATIONAL ASSIGNMENT. . SULLY EXPLAINS COTTON. FAILURE rosMSB raro bat nwa kaw- tET TAHJED TO rUMmB M0KXT rsOKXSSD JiATTBB STATES that itruT zs KArnro ckakgu WEOX.LT TjmrOUITDED XH FACT. (Special Dispatch by Leaaed Wire to Tbe Journal) New York, March 26. Edwin Hawley, the -railroad magnate, whom Daniel, J. Sully alleged was one of hia partners In his last great cotton pool and further declared that it waa upon Mr. Hawley'a refusal to make a $600,000 loan to sup port the pool that caused the Sully fail ure. In a public statement this after noon repudiates all of Mr.' Sully's state ments and asserts that his relations with Mr. Sully were only those of a broker and customer. Mr. Hawley rays: "No 'relations existed' between Mr. Sully's firm and myself, other than those of a customer and broker: The cotton held to my account by the Sully firm, who had orlgnally purchased it, was disposed of by my direction through that firm as a business transaction and with out, collateral conditions or considera tion whatever." Mr. Sully today made a statement In which he declared that the accounts of his transactions with Messrs. Hawley and Ray were correct sa .published. These .accounts make the assertion that both. Hawley and Ray were pool partners and it is in complete variance with the Haw ley and Ray. statements. "Mr. Hawley and Mr. Ray were the only ones associated with me." He said: "These men understood that I was to be manager of the pool. ! On Thursdaay a week ago the market had become weak and I found that to make deliveries the J next day we would need between 1900. 000 and $1,000,000 so that our margins would be all right "Accordingly t' arranged a meeting at the Waldorf-Astorja with Mr. Hawley and Mr. Ray, at which Mr. Ray said that there was no use of three of us being sacrificed. , If any . one .is to.be sacrificed ' said' Mr. Ray, - you are the one that can best sacrifice yourself.' "That morning I'called up Mr. Haw ley. Mr. Ray was to follow-down town and he waa to be present whenthe loan was made. ": "1 said. 'Mr. Hawley, I must have $600,00 before 2 o'clock, otherwise I shall have to suspend "'Mr. Ray has not come down town and I have been "unable to find "him replied Mr. Hawley, v "'Do you realize what 'this means to me I asked.' "'I am sorry he rre plied, "but I hfiva been buying stocks today and I have only $130,000 in the banks - . ' "With this I . went i awa. I cni'.erf Tom Brophy,. mV floor bokejr,, from the Mcimxiine ana wrote my letter of sus peoslon." ' v' ACTIVITY RULES IN LUMBER TRADE SORTIiABD Hn,L3 KT7H BAT AHS WIGHT WITH VEST HXAYT CUT roiTB hafts or xoas daxxt BBOUOHT HEKJI KOYXMOCWTS OT BXVXK 8TEAKZBS. On an average four rafta of logs are being towed daily to Portland from the various camps down 'the river, and as a consequence all the tugboats are kept busy. From now on it is expected that each boat will be able to handle two rafts Instead of one. Until recently the current in the river has been so strong that It has been Impossible for them to bring more than one raft at a time, and during the extremely high wa ter it taxed Ahem to the utmost to han dle even One. The high stage of water extended over a longer period than uaual and it was with difficulty that the boats could keep the mills supplied with sawing, material. t ,. The steamer Fannie was put in com mission yesterday by the North Pacific Lumber company towing logs from Mar tin's slough. About $0 rafts have been lying there, since last falL It is the In tention, of the owners' to get them moved before the June rise. At that time the log towing business Is again seriously interfered with, two boats usually being required to handle one raft -.'V- " The several sawmills at Portland are sawing about 1,500,000 feet of' lumber a day, .an amount sufficient to load a couple of good-sized vessels every 24 hours. Excepting (wo, all the mills are kept running day and night The coast trad is more brisk than the foreign, al though the latter continues good. The daily output of the mills at present It estimated as follows: Name. ' ' Inman-Poulsen . x ......... Portland 7T7 Eastern & Western Peninsula mill North Pacific . , Jones Lumber Company ...... Feet. $40,000 250.00M 800.0C0 125,000 150,000 75,000 75,000 Standard jox f actory Total ........1,816,000 a S w MAim JTOTZS. Astoria, - Or., Mawh 16.- Arrived down at S and ' sailed 1 at 7 a. m., steamer Alliance, for San Francisco and coast ports. . . Sailed at 7 a. m. American Bar Louisiana, for Manila. Arrived at 8 ' a. m. British Steamer Indranura, from. Hongkong , and way portsv ' I Sailed at 12:30 p. ra. -Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook. . " - j Condition - of the bar at ( p. nf, smooth; wind east; weatnerreiear. X . t Port Los -Angeles, March 26. French bark Laenneo, sailed for PoMland, Astoria,. March 26. Indrapura left at K '40 . m. ; r '- . ' 7'" " TONE Of POTATOES A BTinf A TT.rT . BIiB XSCOYXX'T IS MASS U KAIZST ATTEB FTTBLZOATZOZV OT UTTMBEB 07 CASS SKZ7FEB smtrar o v SBAsoir as oompabeb ' WITH ZJLST TEAS. Front Street. Unri?h 28 n. ra. There was much of lntereat in the local wholesale market during the week last ended. The number of changee were not so lsrg a tbe preTlous week, but fur the moat part they were quite important. Potato Tone la Chanelne, The tone of -the potato market dutincthe week showed a remarkable change from one .of extreme weakness' with no offers of any kind irotn tne dealers to one of fair steadlneaa with most of the potato men willing to buy at current Bgures, The cauae of thla change In aentlment la due to the publication of the potato ahlp- mepts rrom this city, to tbe southern etatea dur ing the current eeasoa and those of the season previous. The figures which represented the actual cars which paased Ashland. ' Or., on the way to the south, showed that during tbe aea on of 19i2-3 there were just 921 car shipped. While up to March 10 of . thla year the total for tho season of. .li)HA had reached a grand total of 1,040 care. Thla atatement Is remarkable Inasmuch a the local dealers had been very loud in their complaints of a dull market thla year. There la a regular demand for old Ore gon potatoes until nearly tbe first of July, and as an. average crop of potatoe In tbe atate of Oregon will reaVh In the neighborhood of only 1O0O cars It can be easily aeen that from thla time forth there ahould be better price paid. The amount of potatoes remaining In the atate out of the dealer' handa la much less than the figures given above, aa many of the speculators have large atorka In thla city which will have to be taken out of tba grand total. ,,. 'Baa Franeiae Only . On Xhill. i One of the curious Met of the potato altna- tfon 1 that the Ban FVanclcco market ia tbe only market In the United Statea that ia not clamoring for potatoes In all other place prices are ahowlng a ateady advance, while in Ban Francisco they remain inactive and only the very lowest prices rule. - This condition In the bsy city is due entirely to speculation, aa there la nothing in the eonditlona of that mar ket which justify the present course eicept speculation. The several floods which have invaded that atate of late have laid low a" large portion of It potato-producing area and even that ground which waa not made unlit for tbe planting of potatoe thla season will require some time before It will be In a proper condi tion for aeedlng. Thla will mk the next year's crop late In maturing and will create a larger demand until that time for Oregon stock. . ' East Wants Our Potatosa. There Is an increasing demand for Oregon potatoes from the 'middle atate and even some of the eastern statea are clamoring for the Oregon Bnrbank. T' J"" there was a general abortage In the potato situation all over tbe country and before the completion of the prea ent season higher price are expected to rule. - Few Doing in Onions. There were few doing In the onion market during the paat week the quality of the re ceipts being the same aa those of the previous week very poor. The better grade of atocka, though, found a ready call at the highest figures of tbe sessoa and the tone of thla market la expected to rule firm alt through tbe season. Zggs Continual Vary Scarce, . The acarclty In the egg market during the former week waa more pronounced dnrlng the paat week and prices, went up several notches and stayed at tbe high point at the close of tbe week. It I evident, say the dealers', that the farmers are holding off the ablpmenta until near Kaetee, when they will all man went in, ana the usual break In price la expected. , Thla week the price of egga touched 18c and om few aales are reported slightly above.' The general market, however, stood at 17c. There waa some Inquiry from the north, bat the stock were so email that they could not be filled. .. Pew Chickens Come te Market. There were but few ehlckene In tbe whole sale market thla week and the. usual high price ruled, one Dsa resture or tne receipts im week waa that most of them were old hens, when the demand wanted about balf springe and half hens. This Is the reason that prices did not a bow any gain this week. Mohair Sessoa Sew Open. During the week the 1004 mohair . season opened. There were but slight operstlona during tbe week, on account of the cold weather. but general shearing operations are expected to begin during the coming week. This year tne rlce of mohair opened several centa lower tuan net season, tne teaaoa assigned by tbe dealer being that tbe demand la not ao great from tbe large eastern center. During the previous season there was quite a demand for mohair from th manufacturer or ink nta, out tftia year they will use muc less stock. Wheat Shows a Batter Ton. Dnrlng . the week there were several large ssles of valley wheat reported made to millers at 80081c. Tbe entire wheat market ahow a healthier tone and a general advance of le per bushel wis made in au graoes. ine wneai market in tbe east also showed an Improvement and thla helned to ton up local values. Quit a number of tbe valley mllla were compelled to close op during the week on account of tbe lack of Dour order rrom tne orient. apan la not buying any dour at all just now and no inquiries are being made." Local demand for flour is quite fair, but nothing extra- Barley Shews Comtaat Gain, ' The barley market 1 snowing, a constant gals' in valuea and atocka are yet hard to obtain. During the week there were severa,l aavaares in this market. Brewing barley 1 not making the advances that feed and rolled grades srs, ss brewers say they have all me supplies they need. ... Oats Have a Steady Ton. The tone of tbe oat market this week wa ateady, although the movement was not large. There 1 Still a general oiaposiuon among we farmer and the warehouse men to hold, la an ticipation of the next government order coming to this city. ' , Hogs Are Bather Scares. Darin the Dsat week the erronly of dressed Bogs along Front street ws Inadequate to the demand and prices ruled about He better than the nrevlous Week, Tbe . veal' market continued glutted with a very poor grade of stock and prlcea generally' were somewhat down. There waa not too much good-grade veal In the market, and tbl CUSS or goods Drougnt tne usual quotations. There is a ateady demand. lor good mutton, dui tne on. srsues srs quuieu very week. Tbe beef market Is not. quite so Arm on sceoont of ths large receipts In live stock during be previous, week. Me changes were mad in quotation. . . Changes ia White lead. - ' Thra I a general fight en in this city for the control of the white lead-business and of late several eats An values bays been made. The general tone of the white lead market Is very firm and during the week there- was aa advance of about He per poundt ' Shortage ia Alaska Pink. - ', There te snoDosed to be large (bertag in tbe supply of Alaska pink islmon and price are again ruling strong. Of lste there bs been .r.l tares bur of pink, by th Russian Jovernment for the usa of Its troops in th fleld. spaa baa also been a buyer, but not on so large a seal as nussis. rm iw .i firmer and as high a 11.25 1 being ajhed by the packer. Tbe sales, however, haveVranged from fl.10 XO fl.JD. uunug ui. turn was a acarclty or itctu salmon ui , Sacramento river and price ruled very firm, tut made no advancec. Columbia river smelt was scarcer then ever but prices did not ad vance. Until tbe Ust ol th week there was a large shortage In tne supplies oi oysters ou rnuint of the stormr weather. Cut on Saturday th situation beaan to Inwove and sufficient applies are expected during tne coming wee a. ttl Doings in Hep Market. Th -the exception of a sale of 60 bales of eillum grade mips from one dealer to an other, at 2Gc, there wa nothing doing la the local market during tbe week. Tbe asm claims are mad by the dealers of a general shortage In tbe supplies, but ss son' of th brewers wsnt to ouy, some or me wore umia folders are .becoming oare and to order to keep the market fifro .tbe itronger holders are compelled to buy. No, contrae were reported made during tne pesi wees. Tarion Market Kotos. Balk eoeoannte thl week (bowed sa advance Of le per ponnn. J The bV marker. i wees wiu urge orEennra. Despite general nigiior prices in ruin new SHOWS CHANGE Lion thla week were quotes down Sdclper hundred; ' Tbe sugar market is - firmer with ; several advances noted in New York. Th Gutter market continue weak, with no change in urlce. flood are expected to cause a large advance In thl year's , price on California canned aaparagu. .. The wholesale quotation ruling at th end of ins weeavaret-.v: . 1 . -: .,r:- ... Oraia, Flour sad 74. , WHEAT Walla WalU, 78c; bluestem, 820 88c; valley, 8081c. BAltLGY Feed. $24.00; rolled, 125.00629.00; orewina, axo.ouuxe.uu. OATS No. 1 white. $260O2T.O0;.; gray t?5.00rt26.00 per ton; price to farmers, white, I23.0ua24.00: grsy. $22.50(923.60. FLOUH Kastern Oregon: Patents, $4.80; straights. .soJ3.TO: valley. , $3.00((j.00s gra ham. s, $3.65; 10a. 13.95. .4 . ,i MILLSTUFKS Bran, $10.00 per ton: mid. dllnga, $28.00027.00; snorts, $19.5020.00; chop. 118.60. HAY Timothy. $15.00; eastern Oregon $16.0 16 60; mixed, $13.00(313.60; clover, $10.00(3 12.00; wheat. $12 00012.60; cheat, $l2.00t 18.001 oat, $18.003112.60. - T pr--: 7 :. Heps,' Woel and Hide:- ' ' 7 ' HOPS 27 4t 29c for choice; 24 a 25c for prime) poor quality, 1832uc: contract, TK4, 8c. W OOL Valley, coarse to .medium. 16(18 He; fine, 18(gl6Hc; eaatern Oregon, 1015c.,, W0HA1R New, 2830c, ' ' ' V; SHKKI'SKINS Shearing 100120c;' shori waol, SOtoHOc; mediunia woSh SOiiaucs long wool, boc!! on each.'-, ir- . TALLOW Prm. per )b 4Q5c No. 1 and grease. 22Hc. ' HIDES Dry bid?. No. 1, 18 lb and sp, 4He per lb; dry kip, No, 1, 8 to 15 lb, 2Hc; dry calf. No. i, under b lb. 15V0: dry salted, bulls andstsgs, 1-3 less than dry flint; salted hides, steer, sound,' 60 pounds or over, 8H7Hc; 50 to 80 lbs. Hc; nnder 63 lbs and cows, 5H8Hc; "tags and bulla, sound, Hc; kfn. 15 to 30 lbs., 6Hc; sound. 10 to 14 lbs, 6Hc; calf, sound, under 10 lb. 8Hc; green (unsalted). le per lb less; culls, le per lb lea; horse hides, lalted, each. $1.2501. T5: dry, each. $1.00(31.50; colts' hide, each. 359 60c; goat iklns. common. acb. 10ai6c; An gora, with wool on. each. 25c&$1.00. Butter, Eggs and Poultry. , ' : -BUTTER FAT Sweet, 28fcc; sour. 98He. BL'TTE Creamery, extra fancy, 80c; fancy. 2527Vjc; CaUfornla, 25c; ordinary, , 82Hc; cold atorage. 83 24c; eastern. 24c: . reno vated. 10j20e1 dairy, ie&17e; store. Kl12Wc , EOGS Fresh Oregon. 17Hc; dirties, Ifc; uaaers, io VC. CHEESE New Full cream, twin, l.lffllSHe; Young ABierU-a. 14 He: California. 12M.C, . POtiL'JitY Producers' prices Chickens, mixed, I4c per lb; hens, HdiUHe per lb; roosters, old, lltllHc per lb; springs, !4( IV per lb; broilers, 1718c per lb; fryers, 141316c per lb; ducks, old, 12c per lb; young, 13c per lb; geese, 7H$c per lb; turkeys, ttfcj 16c per lb; drrssed. 18c per lb. Fruits and Vegetable. ; POTATOES 11.10; buyer' prices for shlp Ptug, 5cci.0O cwt; ordinary, 11.00 per aack; buying, 75i80c; sweets. So per lb; new, 4c per lb. . s URius-Oregon. 2.25; buying prices, best. $2;tMi2.15: f.o.b. Vortlaud, $2.25. mean r nun jt-Apples. Oregon, soefgaxzo; per box: oranges, navela. 1.7fiiU2.25 ner box! tcngerlnea, '75c&$1.00 per box; bananna. Sc per lb: lemons, choice. 12 lr,CI2 MO iur hnx: fancv ?3.00a3.50 per box; limes, Mexican. 86c per 100; pmeappies, j.oj; cranberries, Jersey, 10.00; persimmon. $1.50 . . VEGETABLES Turulrjs. 85c ner ssck: ear- Lrots, $1.00 per sack; beet. $1.00 per lack; rauisuca. ladiioc per ans; csDDage. iiregoa, $2.00; California. 1.802.00 per crate; hot house lettuce. 60c ner. dos: green Denoers. 6c cer lb: horaeradlah. 74iHe oer Ih: eelerv. 608dc per do; tomatoes, $125 per box; parsnips, $1.25; cucumbers. $2.25 per dos: butter beans. 10e ttnt lb: anmuta. 8c: cauliflower, fl.8UQ2.oo; artichoke. TSOo per dos; greea peas, 7Sc per lb; asparagus, 8c per lb. UK1ED rRUITS AoDlee. evanonted. 17e per io; apricots, liei.ie per lb; sack, 'I per lb less; peaches. e9e per lb; pears. 8 per lb; prune, Italian. 8H64He per French. 8M.&4Ue ner lb: (lira. California black, SigeHe per lb: do whites. 8Ha7o per lb; plum, pitted, 6c per lb; date, golden. flHc per lb; tarda, $1.50 per IB-lb pox. tiaiBino ceeaea, rancy, 110 cartons, 60 packages to case. 8 Me oka: aeeded lS-os cartons, 7 Hie: loose Muscatels. 50-lb boxes. 7j 8 Vie per lb; tendon layers, $1.8502.00; clusters. i.ooWj.m; Hoe- s, ooc savaoc ovsr penml carton. , ' ... Fiua Ten 1-TD carton, choice brand. $1.00; 10 l ib cartons, fancy brand, $1.10; 10 1-lb bricks. 2-cenrn. SOc: 10 1-lh bricks. S-erawa. So; 60 U-lb biicka, per box. $2.25; 4-row lay er, per 10-lb box, POc; loose, 60-lb boxes, per lb, 88Hc. Callamyrnaa Six-crown, jO-lb car tons, per bos. $2.00; 6-crown, 10-lb carton, per box. $1.75: 4-crown. SO U-lb cartons, do box. $1.78. , . i Orooerles, Vut. Zte, V S V .D . 1. U IT, VU. Vi WW. dered, $5.65; dry granulc'.ed, $5.55; beet grsnu Uted. $5.45; extra C, $4.06; golden C. .$4.95; duis, iuc, ). doi. zoe; -noxeo, doc aavance on sack basis, leas 23c cwt fur cash, 18 days; tuple. 1416c per lb. " , HONEY 14Hlfle. COFFEE Green tlochs. Ilffl23c! lava, faaev. 26(2 32c; Java, goed. 2026c; Java, ordlsary, lSMHJc: t'mu Klca. fancy. 10(H2Oc; Coata Kica, good. 1618c; CoaU Rica, ordinary, llt)13e per lb; package coffee,- $12.87, , TEA8 Oolong, different grades. 25385c; gnnpowder. 28)3235c;Bngllsh breakfast, dlf- icreni , griaes.i2tejiuoc; spiaerlec, ancoiorea Japan,- SG&oSc; green Japan (very scarce), SO Voc. Ull.e V4n- 13. tU Km 9m X. N. U SO AO. floe ,Uble, dairy, 50a, 86e; 100,' 05c: Imported i.irerpooi, oua, ouc; loos, vsc; Z24S. 1.IH. Worcester Bbls 2s. St. 15.50:. Bs. 15.25: 10s. $5.00; hulk 820 lbs. $5.00; sarks 60s, 80c. SALT Coarse, half ground, 100a, per ton, C 60; 60s, per ton, 17.00; Liverpool lump rock, $23.00 per ton; 60-lb rock, $6.50: lOOs. $6.00. uiiAin siua Laicntta, sa.T&Qn.uu per too. RICE Imperial Janan. .No. 1. 6Hke: No. a. 4c; New Orleans bead, 7l7He. BEANS Small white. 8t4e: larn white. t3.B()J3.oO; pink, $4.00; bayou, Wc Llmao, 4.25. r 1 . nuxs r-eaants, eye; jumbos, BHe lb. raw, a10c per lb for roasted; cocoannt. 85 90c per do;- walnuts. 14?flo per lb; pine nuts. lui312He per lb; hickory nuts. lOe pet lb; chestnuts, eastern. Isolde per lb: Brasil UuU, 15c per lb; Alberts, 15 a 16c per lb; (ancy pecans, 1U15 par lb;' slmonds, 13a V . per lb. WIKS NAILS Present base at $2 85. BOPK Purs Manila, 13Hc; standard, I2e; IsaL 10'4c ' - - . . Paints, Cool Oils, Eto. COAL OIL Pearl or Astral Cases. S2e ner gat; saw wuiiu, u-on iwu, loc per gsi; wood so, v- headlight, 170-deg., case 24c per gaL; headlight iron bbis. 17U.C ner aaL 1 , V (. I.- I-, , , D..u 1 , lijDb&v v, i u . uic raw, m pun, 47e pet cal; cases. 52e per gal: genuine kettle snlled. eases 64e.per gal: bbla, 49o per gal; ground ake, car kits, $2S.OO per ton; less than tare, $26.00 per ton. , . i , GASOLINE 88-deg case, 82e per gat. Iron bbls 26c per gal; atove, case 24 He per gaL Iron bbl 18o per gaL ' . BENZINE 63-iIt'g., eases 22c, Iron ; bbls, fiHc. PAINT OIL Raw, bbla 83c per gal, ease $8e per gal; boiled, esse 40c per gal. TURPENTINE In caaes, 88c Der gal; wooden bbla, 84 He Bursal; Iron bbls, 82c per gal; 10-lb esse lots, 87c per gaL - WIIITK LEAD Ton .Iota. Te!' BOO.Ih Inf. THe Pr lb; less lots, TH per lb. 'c- Meats and Previiion. .. FRESH MBA'isi Insuected Beef. nrtm. 6 WW ( m c per lb; cows, UViii1 per li; mut ton, dressed. 8tt27He pet lb; lamb, dressed. 8 per lb. ttr.Mii Msaio vront sireer ueer. sreera. 6(g74e per lb: pork, block, 7Q7MiC lb; peckers, tUlewr lb; bull, 4(84 He per lb; mutton, ,bHi2S: CONfET,6.-PortUnd.ck b?P. 10 .1 " ibBA V". ,lbi A to 4i5(. 12e per lb; 10 to 20 lbs. 12a per lb: cotta 1MO per id; picnic, one. per lot Dreaaiaat con, 1319c per lb: reeular abort nlear, unsnxiktd, lOe per lb; smoked,' He per b; clear backs, unamoked, lOe per lb; smoked, lie per lb; Unloo butt, 10 te to lbs, ausmoked, O- IK. .mi.lr,.l1 flM. no astk'pn-packed HAMS Under' 14 lbs. . --to 10; over 15 lbs, 18Ka per lb: fancy, IUHMIO'0 J1" id: picnics, u.'fco per lh: aboulders, 11 per lb; dry -salted sides, on smoked, 10He per lb; smoked, 11 Ho- per lb; breakfsst baoon, MH,16H -per lb; fancy, ibc per id. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, 10e per lb; -os, He per lb; 60-lb tins,. 10ie per lb; steam rendered, 10, 0e per lb; 8s, loc per lb; 80s, ia per lb: compound tierce. THe per lb; tub, Tie per lb; Bo. 1e per lb. " . KAsi&nn tiAitu neiiie lesi, iu-io nns. XI He per lb; Bs, 11 Ho per lb; fto-lb tin, per iDi - team-renoereo, iws.e 10540 per ner lb: BO. 8Kc Der lb. t Above oacklns-bouae prices are Bet cash. IB "I'd NED SALMON Columbia river 1-lb tall, 11.86; 21b tall. 12.45;. fancy l-lbflatah6; yi-iD iincr iiu, fi.iu; inner, i-id oval. J., Alaska tails, rink, 80U8oc; red, $1.80; noiulnal So, tall, $2.00. - FISH Itock-cod, 7c per lh! flounders. Bo per. Ib halibut, 9He per lb; crahs, $1.25 per dvai raaor clams, 9cl0c per dos; little-neck clams, 8c, striped bsss, 12He. per' lb;- Puget, sound malt. Be per lb; catfish. 7c per Ih; black cod, per lb; salmon trout, 12 H 15c per lb; lo oat eta, l&e per lb; perch, Be per lb; salmon, .allveraldea, per lb; steelhesd. lOe -Der -lb: Calltornla Chinook, 12 He per lb; herring, 4c per. id; soms, ec per id; 10m coo, oc per in; uoium- Dia river ssteit, oc per id; iiurgeon, ie per lb) hrlmp. lOiiper lb. , " . ..' O VS't'KKH Sholwte "bay, per gal. $2.26; per isck, fi.li net; Olyowu, ner sack. $0,i8, ... . ' ' '.': '-' . ft..: ..' NATURAL REACTION , IN GRAIN MARKETS . , ' v (Journal Special Servtea.l Chicago, March GO. There wa a better feel ing in the whet market this week a natural reaction from the extreme low point being .... u mere waa. an aavance in May at &c, while old July showed a rise . le'. -New JuI' wa trln better with a rise of lHc, while eld September moved up 2c. New. September was the . same amount high in corn ine action or the markot was about ui sawn aa in wneai. May opUon showing a rise of THe, while July showed neither en ad vance or a decline, - The oat market wa weaker and prices are hwer.f May la down lie ,n1 July u 8 ,ower lhe closing bid on the various markets at the opening and end of the week anow: WHEAT. Option . ...... Saturday, iuiy-:::::::::::::::::::;': New July .87 Old September , ,.,. .88H New September .82 -. -....! . . :. ,'rnBM. .. Monday. $ .92 . .87 , .86 U . .81 H .4 ; .60 , ,40 ' .38 May .-.sas Jnly ,,,,.... a . .88 V .50 , .89H : .88 ij- OATS. Mar July COsTTININTAL WHEAT- STOCKS. ' Broomhall'a Corn Trade reporta tb following aa the stock of wheat at the principal conti nental market on the dates named: Mnr.l, 'OA, Feb.l, '04 Mor.l. '03. 720,000 8,400,000 . B60.000 Antwerp Parla Marseilles , Havre ....... Dunkirk .... Calais ....... Nante 8t. Nasarte,. Berlin ., Hamburg .... Mannheim ... Bremen twtz.uou 004,000 432,000 468,000 606,000 152,000 80.000 ' 40.000 16.000 24,000 8,000 , 152,000 224,000 600.000 56.000 40.000 56.000 . 136,000 186.000 200.000 160.000 920,000 120,0X 72.000 168.000 8, 280, OttO 184.000 720.000 112.606 184.000 ' 8.000 8,900,000 1,600,000 360.000 480.000 72,000 24.000 . ' 10,000 8,000. 120.000 1H4.0O0 8.2O0.0OO . 48,000 40,000 ' , 82,000 184,000 80,000 " 184,000 , 720,000 400,000 "; i 162.000 v 40,000 80,000 S,280,0il0 440,000 - 600. 000 88,000 40,000 24.000 8 000 144,000 224.000 8,400,000 48,000 " 40,000 40,000 :' 48,000 . 48.000 : 616.000 660,000 ,440,000 ' 160,000 V 66,000 96.000 4,240.0110 - 812.000 '-8O0.000 64,000 40,000 1,112,000 24,000 T.200,W)0 2,320,000 640,000 . 200,000 Stettin Munich ...... Rotterdam ... Rotterdam ... Amsterdam . , Genoa ...... Venice ...... Vienna ...... Konlirsbera Dautalg Budapeatb v.. Varna ....... Bourgaa ..... Salonlca ..... .... 40,000 ; ... 80,000 ... 752,000 B6.000 ,.. 8,600.000 . .. 960.000 ... 824.000 Riga Reval Llbau Odesaa . . , Nlcolateff Berdlaiiakl , . . MnrlnnoDle . . 340,000 Tbeodosla, Ku put or la and Kertch 1.040,000 1,200,000 160,000 1,502,000 4W.000 868,000 144,000 1,640,000 : 820.000 80,000 8,072.000 1,600,000 868,000 1.120,000 1,200.000 480.000 1,064.000 Roetof-oB-Dou. Taganrog ... novorosslsk . Sullna Oalats ....... Brails Total r .....22.380,000 82,136.000 20,472,000 In addition to tba stocks returned at French ports there are some qusntitles held in bond at miller' warehouses, but these quantities cannot b ascertained promptly. . OOTEBKMIKT'8 FOREION REFOET. ' Waahington. March 26 The fnrelrn IRA Tttm port of tbe department of agriculture gives iu. iuiivwiuk; Austria Offldal eatlmats of wheat emn ir 1903. 40.014.068 bushel of 60 pound each; rye, 81.157.628 bushel of 68 sounds: h.rlev 7.1 . 872.512 bushel of 48 pound; oat, 128,328.181 ounueis 01 ,a pounos, ana corn, 16,065,008 bushel of BS pounds. . Australasia Wheat crop of 1908-4 undoubtedly very large and will leave aa unusual quantity available for export, ,v- Argentina Visible wheat supply about 56 per cent greater than a year ago, aad double that at a corresponding data, in 1902. The surplu available for export out of tbe 3903-04 crop Is uneflclally estimated at over SO.OoO.OOOhushels. RiinniMnl. lL'k& . i ... . 1903 offloUlly estimated- at 4,110.719 acres; rr area. 32J,923; barley. 81,494. and Rape, 145,557. Russia Official eetimatea: Wheat area for 1903. C7.266.718 acres, rmvliietlon 21 asT riui bushels of 60 nounas: rv. ft! 2 007 ins hn.h.ii r 56 peunda; oats, "Hfl.782,316 bushels of 82 pound u uu-irj- ooi.aiu.oni ouanei. i,ivetock: Horse. 2S.070.500: cattle. 44.251 BOO; ahaen nH goata, 71.641,200 and swine 13,782,100. Hungary irop oinciaiiy reported satis factory. . ....... Turkey German eonaul-reneral rennrta mln crop of European Turkey extraordinarily good. am.; ,rop mauiiious xsiriy gooa. France Offldal Drellmlnaev estlmstna nt ions. 04 crop area a are: Wheat. 16,920,428 acrea; rye, .236.43; barley, 860,099; oats 8.021.078. Tbe winter wheat area is over 8 per cent less than s year ago. Condition of cereals stated a falling somewhat below "good." netneriands Weather too mild and wet. Portugal Wheat cron lararer than at Seat supposed and requirement from (broad esti mated at 8,000,000 bushels. Uruguay Wheat crop a medium yield, but of excellent quality. BrMiahall Makes Estimate, Llvernool. March 28. Branmhull nllnilu th. world's shipments of wheat for Monday to be about 10,000,000 bushels, of . which Europo will take about 8.800.000. He predicts there will be some incress la tbe quantity of bread tuffs on paaeage. LARGE MEN ADDED TO THEIR HOLDINGS (Furnished by , Overbeck, Starr A Cook Co.) New York Ur..h -A Tt,. h.m.i lw.ii..e Is that tbe large market Interests who were forced to add materially to their holding in supporting the stock market during the dull and dragging conditions of ths past winter took advantage of tbe excitement to liquidate as much stock a possible the' past week. We therefore believe that the technlcsl speculative position of the market bos very much changed s a consequence of a large portion of this bulk of floating supply of stocks paastng Into tbe bands of speculators, and the Inherent nnat. tlon of the market Is weaker as a consequence. aiuisuia jn-ices nave naa a maximum advance of 8 to 13 points since - th decision la the merger ease, there has been very little public buying nd the response from abroad ha been Very slight. The extreme dullness of Saturday's market maybe regarded significant and re flecting the subsidence of bullish enthusiasm. The' bank statement Saturday showed no im portant change. The pros poets r very good for an ultimata settlement of tbe hitch In th Northern Securities esses. There, are still too many other uncertainties In the general situation and we therefore believe th beat that can be expected la a narrow traders' market for mall quick, turn. ' , . , - ' ' , ... INTEREST Hf FACinCB. Nw York, ilarch 26. J. S. Bach wires: Tb stock ooenlng waa oulet and Arm hut after tbe first MO minutes of trading th buying povr - uiuiiiiiBuvu ami prices reactea to a moderate extent. ' Interest centered In Union fe.t.'tt In B.!tlmo1S"sfoh.; and Amalgamated The m which ad- There waa Ohio. ItAaln. and Amalgamated Copper. The market hard ened considerably after the first hour Under tn leaq 01 union racMc Th general belief I, that tbe Harrlman Interests are la a position to hsve tbe Northern Securities matter adintd to its liking. . . . , .WXEBXT SAME BTATEMHT. The report of the Portland clearing-honse for tbe past week shows, as compared with tbe tame period a year ago: ', .,. Clearlnra. ttnlanpe Monday 6Z7.724.BT 8 56,164.81 Tuesday .v...... .618,837.02 176,707.61 Wednesday 410.B41.46 48 881 0.1 Thursday ............ 405.414.4A aa oho.43 Friday ,. 462.632.19 ' 64,968.71 Saturday 824.881.87 78.788.84 ToUl for wrrTTriia,? 1ft? fid, 8167 406 mrl - nees year ago... ...,e,V24,llo.oi , Voz.423.70 Loss tbl week 81,176.977.65 . $480,926.92 DTJXL PAT EXPECTED. ' Boston. March - 28. Paine-Webber, company say: As a rul Monday baa been the low day -of the week for a. long time past. This may explain the situation of bull traders today. The market Is sctlng well enough to encourage the purohane nf good stocks onvall weak spots. Copper is. i813Hc snd trsde Interests are predicting? a further advanre. , The outlook for copper ateckf-Is encouraging sad we would not be surprised to see more actrtltv aiut higher btIcm. ; ' " Hard to Predict Marksi. " ' New Tork,' March 20. RanMolph ty; It Is pretty bnrd to predict whst thin future course of the market will bs. - It ia' extrnmelv fnnrlih iud I beiier lt,.i a sale ou Ui rallies, ' Portland Union Stockyards, March 26 8 p. m. The past week has not been a very active one In the local livestock markets. The large receipts of cattle and sheep during the former week left a very weak feeling and an over stocked .market and the result was that stork-' men did not ship very Urge drove during tbe week. The aheep market was especially weak during tbe six day and prlcea generally ruled at tb bottom of the list The retail butcher appear to be overstocked with cattle and tbl caused a weaker, feeling. In bog th arrlvala did not come as swift as the demand warranted aud prlcea showed an advance of 15c. The re ceipts during the week consisted of 802 hogs, 703 cattle, 75 sheep and 17 horses. The of ficial ruling prices at tbs close of th week showed: Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers, $4.50; best valley steers, $3.754.25j medium steer. $3.603.75; cows, $3.50(3.75; . bulls, $2.2544 iVTBj stags. $2.758.25. ' ' , ' ' Hogs Best heavy, $6.00; block; $5.28; Chin fata, $5.005.26; stocker and feeder, $4,506) 5.00.'".;. .-, .i i,. Sheep Best grain-fed wethers and lamb. $4.60; mixed sheep, $3.25(04.10; stocker aud feeder. $2.253.00. COTTON FLUCTUATIONS , I WERE SENSATIONAL (Fnrnlshed by Overbeck, Starr, ft Cooke. Co.) New York, March 26. Tb week's review of the cotton market a far a mere fluctuation go would read much more sensational than the real experience of trade.' Outside of tb unfortunate incident last week and lta effect upon the market, trading eonditlona bar much Improved nd values have reverted back to the 1b ws of eupply and demand for their guidance. Tbe spot markets of the ontb have emerged from a period of uncertainty and 'Stagnation and are gradually lining up to a level more In accordance with Intrinsic values based upon the world's supplies of the Ameriesa staple and the possible requirements of , ths consuming public. , v . 1 The market 'Will, of course, in a measure, be regulated by the ability of consumers-to psy tbe increased cost of good and the Inclination and ability of the (peculators - to' bold th world' supplies for s higher market. On this Istter there Is no doubt thst the con ditions favor the speculstor ' for tb long account. - Conditions governing tbe new crop are favorable with tbe prospects of an acre age and planting limited only by labor eon ditlona. Good ' rain have fallen In nearly all direction and . temperatures ar -reasonable, . CLOTH PEOPLE APART. New Tork, March 26. Th Financial Chron icle says: Buyer and seller are awaiting farther development In the eottoa and dry good market. Business continues moderate, nrlnt clothe rutins' unchanged at 4a. Th - port Duelnees la packages for the week U 1,604. sgelnst 13,618 the same week last year. The total since January is 68,695 bales, sgainst 128. 647 the year previous. . . OXTTOP TKB KTJINS OP THS CAPITOL Prom the New Tor.k Sun. To the Editor of tbe Sun Sir: "In ex cavating near the ruins of what was known aa the Capitol of the ancient city of Washington, the once famous chief city of the United State of America, more than 4,000 years ago, a work man found what appeared to be. the diary of a defeated congressman. ' Al though Bound in wnat is unmistakably leather, It la nevertheless in remark able atate f preservation, apparently due to the process known to the ancients and now Indeed a lost art, of preparing the leather with alcohoL Even after the lapse of full 4,000 yeara the odor of that liquid can plainly be detected In the book. - . Many interesting incidents and names are recorded in this wonderful book, and its recovery da regarded aa a great find for antiquarians. , ' - ' Among other things appeared the fol lowing quaint . poem, which from th dlmlF penned lines preceding- it appears to relate to the report of a "grafters' investigation" by a police officer known as Joseph Ik Brtstow, fourth assistant police-general, which, it seems, incul pated a large number . or government employes called congressmen, of which the writer of this poem waa one. THEODORE ROOSEVELT JONES. -Topeka, March 13, 6942. ";. My Kangaroo. .. I do not love thee half so well ' As in the days of yore; But what has changed met Who can tell What makes me feel so sore? Tet once, alas! I loved thee so, My Sherlock Holmes, my Kansas Joe. It Is not that thy beauty, dear, Has faded from thy.faca; It is not that thy gentle hand . Has lost Its catching grace. Ah, not not these, my long, gaunt Joe, , Now makes me love thee less. Ah, no! When thou didst with thy. mailed hand Grab grafters from their festering nest The welkin rang throughout (he land. Ah. then. I'm sure. I loved thee best. But now, when thou piickst me like hell, I find I love thee not so well. BOWO OP TB3 HAVZ. , From the Chicago Tribune. . Dressmakers at their convention de clared that silks must be used lavishly and that dresses are to cost more. Newa stem. ; With cuffs that are grimy and worn, With collars that rub and tear, Let the married men cease to be think- . ' lng ' about : ' , The things that they have to wear; Pay, pay, pay! Lest you find yourselves swamped in debt ' No resting now, for" the milliners say , That dresses must cost mors yet- . '. ' - ' ' Work, work, work! For silks are to be in style; . Work, work, work! 4 Keep hurrying all the while,, And shame on the man who saves, Since the milliners want , the "stuff," ; And have said unto -fashion's slaves That dresses don't cost enough I O men, with daughters dear, O men. with, stylish wives, Give up your pleasures, toil . As if to save your lives, ,' r Dig. out last summer's snirts. Bo that your, darlings with Joyful hearts '. May rustle in silken skirts. ' 1 Work, work, worfcl ' No" matter how bad you feel; Work, work, work! V Olve up the automobile! Tou must cease to play golf and turn "From tennis and shun croquet, For the ladles must wear mors costly . things, . - , So the glorious milliners say. Shame on the man who buys Himself a suit thla springy Let hubby be satisfied ' To appear in any old thlnkt ' What If his trousers bag, Or his hat. Is out of dateT " Let him. forget his. clothes, and Just , Jinpp tniiinCjSO--na late. With jneolfar that saws fcls neck. L r AfidNCMCathat have oftbeen turned, j ti man. eena tne milliner every cent ; That Abrough the day he has earned; Work. work, work! Bd wlf ey may out a da In silken things that are rich and rare. the ladlee,.have costlier things to ... .wear, . ,.. . -.For the milliners 'want the cash. - " - , . C- r"s The, women of La Grande -have started movement to establish a "rest" room, for. the use of farmers and coun try peoble.when in town. The, room will be filled tip with pleasant seats, read ing material,' ..drinking water, and tables, on which lunches can be-eaten. '':'.'( JXtitk 'BlVkt WfWe, AjUck and - r y,::- 1 V