THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENINQ, DECEMBER 5, 1907.
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TODAY'S MARKETS
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Hon Growc rs Are Invited to Write The
Journal What They Think of the Pro
posed State Organization. .
tPPLE:DEF.1AtlD
. QUITE JJBERAL
Supplies Are Moving Better
With, Prices More Steady
Along the Street.
Front strest features:
Oood movement In aoplea.
Vtrnh salmon U very scarce.
1.0il wheat III quoieii luwer.
Hour weaker but unchanged.
Joo stormy for ror clams. ,
urnr market wesk elsewhere.
Mirtrt sellers still buy hop.
Hom onluna are moving,
Ormifoi still going down.
Calefy has good wit.
Cooi MOTement In Apples.
The movement In th apple market
If showing a wonderful Increase along
front street While the demand at
this time ! principally for the chaper
varieties, there la a heller sale for fancy
goods; The boat feature of the market
U that values are lOmiwMt mora
stesdy. Just after the financial furry
the apple market fU flat and for awhllf
It was uraeticany impossioi . " -
1uaf what the markrt win. Bales were
made ot various price for the same
grades but now the market Is on a dofl-
nllo basis ana values are ransinK mure
closely. For Instance there Is a very
heavy cuff tor "culls" at 76o a box while
a, fractionally better grude would sell
from that flgur-"up to $1 a box. Than
there waa the choice trade which has
been finding a much letter call In oil
houars at prices that ninge from II. "5
to $1.60. The fanev apple ranges from
$1.60 to $1.76 a box ami strictly first
class M.ock will sell readily in first
class puckers at $1.75 to $2 a box.
Once in awhile a slightly advanced fig
ure may be obtained.
Wlater Sanaa a raise Alarm.
To put the mntter mildly the Winter
Hi nana ripples so wildly heralded at
the tx-at thing that ever grew. Is a false
alarm: a deceit and a disappointment.
Lik.1 the Hen Davis It la a ory pretty
apple but It is not a keeper and will
(l.-cnv too fast to allow It to be mar
keted on an extensive seal. Rvery
dealer who has handled the Winter
llanan.n this vear has lost money and
the retail trade Is now steering cloar of
any such novelties. At flrat the Winter
Hannna. Apple sold along Front street as
high as $ box but today It is hnrd to
obtain over $ and $2 60 for the same
fruit, denlers saying they ara not even
worth that amount.
Orange Still doing- Down.
Oranges are Jn an over supply ar1
lower prices are ruling everywhere on
the coast us a result. In this market
there are enormous stocks of .amnfl
sixes and some have been sold during
the past JU hours oa low as $2.60 a
box. Trr top of the market today Is
firactlcally $2 but onco In awhile a sale
a mad fractionally higher lor a fancy
lot.
Some Onions Ara Morln j.
There is still a small rnovemont of
onions from here to the south. Yester
itv ihr lnr.il trade ahlrmefl several cars
J hut this was the full extent of the buy-
I ing Shippers xny they will not pay
more tlmn $1.60 but Front street pnj s
some'lmes n fraction more for small
lots In n local way.
- heavy are th shipments of pota
toes from California lucnl points that
the market there Is unable to recover
any of Ha lost strength or prlre. Sup
pllea from Oregon, while not so liberal
at this time, are raid' by the trade to be
more than requirements even at the
present low rnrge.
Inquiries for Tnrkeys.
Ttflnllers nr ' beginning to make In
quiries roirsrdlng turk ys for Christmas
and are offering at present from. 17 to
lr for -dressed birds of fancy pick.
Receipts are nominal at this time either
in the live or dresel.
Some cleanups Wire made In the
thicken market late last night at the
printed prieea but arrivals continue to
com- foster than the drmnnd warrants
There Is very much dissatisfaction
among dealers retarding- egg ouotitlons
at; this- time. Those that receive the
most eggs say they cannot possibly
obtain 40 cents a dozen for the best
ranch stock while dealers who receive
but One or two cases of local eggs In a
week say thev have no difficulty In get
ting the top -figure. Receipts as a whole
are very .small.
Brief Votes cf the Trade.
Celery fnarkt is good on account of
fat'ey aunlity.
Bugar market Is weak elsewhere; some
exTiert decline hero.
Weather is too stormy for digging
rnxor clams, hence today s shortage.
Plenty of crabs, however.
A mixed car of grape fruit, oranges
and tangerines was received and turned
down by the trade this morning be
cause orange slr.es were too small.
Grajxjs" are slow sellers with prices
unchanged and supplies liberal.
Front street prices:
trTOla. non ana ra.
GRAIN BAUB Calcutta, t:, large
lots: small lota, a.
WHEAT Track prices Club, 81
82c; red. Russian, 7!) Si! 80c; bluesteni, S3
tt84c; valley, 8182c.
CORN Whole. $32; cracked I3J ton.
BARLEY New Feed. $2? 27.60 per
ton; rolled, $3031; brewing, J.' 9.
RYE $1.66 per CWL
OATS New Producers' price No. 1
white, $28.0' per ton; gray, $$7.60.
FLOUR Eastern Oregon patents.
$4.95; straights, $4.60; exports, $3.90;
valley, $4.SO4.60; graham, ha. $4.60;
whole w treat, rye, bus, so.eu;
bales, $3 00,
V MIL-Lot U- rsran, 2i.uu per ton;
i-niddllnga. $28.60; shorts, country.
$26; 'city. i23. ou; cnop, iua'i.
HA Y irooucers pricw x irnotny.wn
lametta raiiey, fancy, xie.oo; or
dinary, t $1100; eastarn Oregon,
$17.00; mixed. $10,000) $10.60; clo
ver, $10,004812 09; grain, $10,00411.00;
cheat, $10.00312.00.
Batter. Erara and Poultry.
BUTTER FAT F. a b. Portland
Sweet cream, 83 He; sour, 3114.
BUTTER Extra, fancy creamery,
85c; fancy-r" 8214c; Storage, 30c; store,
Oregon, 20c.
EGGS-'-Extra, fancy, candled, 40c;
ordinary, . '37 ic; eastern storage, 26
28c-
0HEESB New Full cream, flats.
16c per lb"; Toons Americans, 17c per
lb.
POTTLTltY Nominal Mixed chick
ens, ll',4e per pound; fancy hens,
lH4c,T roosters, .old, 10c; f vers. 12c;
broilers; 12c; ducks, 13d;- geese, old,
Sifinoo' lb; turkey's, live, 15c lb;
dreBSd,"-l7o lb; squabs, $2.50 dox;
rlgeons. $1.25 dos; dressed Doultry, 10
o per lb higher; wild geese, G doz.
' Bops, Wool and Hides.
ROPS Contracts 1908 crop, ioc;
1S97 crop. -.choice, 7&Tc; prlmo to
choice, 6V4c; ordinary, 5g)6c; 1906,
choleo, 6c '-.
WOOL 1907 clip Valley, ia18c;
astern Oregon, 12H18c.
M0HAW New 1007 229Ho. v
pricks Today and
THOSE OF YEAR AGO
Daa- I
Club wheat, bu,,.. I .(1 I .14
Dlueatcm,' bu..,.. .1$
Pat flour, hbl...., 4.9B
.Beat butter, lb..... .81
Ranch eggs, dog... .40
Hops, choice, lb... ,07
Potatoes, producer. .7$)
Onions, producer.. 1.71
Turkeys, dressed.. .1$
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8.90
8$Vi
as
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.75
.80
HIDES Drv hides. 11013e lb: green,
46c; calves, green, "iilo lb; kips, 6c
lb; nulls, green salt, I w 4c lb,
AHEKr-bKINri Hurlng. lEOlOe
eacb; 'short wool, 26040c; medium
wool. $0011.00 each; long wool. Ttf
$1.26 each.
TALLOW Prima, per lb. $04o;
no. i ana gress. z2Vo.
CH1TTIM BARK fo.
rrnits and Teretables.
rOTA TOES Fancy, 76090c; aan-
Ing; buying, -white C5ii'70c per cwt;
sweets. 2 Wo per lb.
ONIONS Jobbing prlca Oregon.
$2.00Ji,2.26; buying, spot. $1,6041.76:
garlic, 7c lb.
A PILES Fancy $1.7608.00; choice,
$1,6041.76; ordinal y, $l.uu(1.26; culls,
ec.
FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new $3 9
II 10; bananas. 6u lb: lemons. Ml
box: limes, Mexican ( ) per 100; pine
apples, $6 a dozen; grapes, $1 6001.(5;
peaches. 76cil; cantaloupes, $2.26;
bears, fancy. II 2SHM.7&: ordlnsry, 76o
till box: tangerines, $2 a box; par
klmmons, $1.76.
VKUKTABLE8 Turn oa. now loco
$1.00 sack; carrots. $1.00 per sack;
beets, $1.0001.10 per sack; parsnips.
$1: cabbage, flfillc per lb; tsmatoes,
California, $1.25; beans, 12c; cai1 1 flower.
76t8uo lb: peas, 12c: horseradish. Do
lb: artichokes. $1.25 .ibfsen: green
onions, 15c dos; bell reprwrs, 12H4j16o;
hothouse lettuce. $1 'M.2S lox: cucum
bers, hothouse. $2 box: radishes, 16o
dos. bunchos; eggplant. 18c lb; celery,
iUK5c; cranberries, eastern. lll.bu;
locul, $9 per barrel; pprouta. Hi'Jc lb.
arooenea. Hats. Eta.
6UQAR Uillfornla and Hawaiian-
Cube, $5.96; pawJered. $6.80; berry,
16 0; dry sranuAicU. $6.60: XXX gran
ulated, $3.40; conf. A., $6.80, extra U..
6.10; golden U., $5.00; U. allow,
4.90: beet xrunulaled. $o.4U; bar
rels, 10c: half barrels, 26o; boxes. 60c
advance on sack tiasla.
(Above orlcM are HO days net caab
quotations.)
nu.Nfc.Y-13 60 Der crate.
COFFKE Packaita brands. 816.88 0
16.62.
HALT Coarait Half around. 1004.
$13.(0 per ton; 60s, $14.00; table, dairy
kos, 119.00; 100a. $18.76; bales. iz.v
imDorted Llveroool. 60s. 120. 0U: IUU
19.00: 4s. 118 00: extra fine barrets; is,
s sad 10s, $4.606 6.60; Liverpool lump
rock. $20.60 per ton; 60-10 rock,
100 a. lli.BJ.
(Above prices apply to sales of less
than car lots. Car lots at special prices
subject to fluctuations.)
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. c; No
2. 6Vfctf6bc: New Orleans, head, lc
A lax. 6c: Creole. &4ie.
BEANS Small white, $4.26; large
while. $4.10; pink. $4.10; bayou. $3.99
Llmus, $6.70; .Mexican teds, 4 Vic
NUTS I'eanuts. Jumbo. 8c per lb
Virginia, lc per lb; roasted, $!9Ho
per lb; Japanese. 7c; roasted, 7j?9c
oer lb: walnuts. California. 17 Ho per id
pi no nuts, 14016c per lb; hickory nuts,
10c ner lb: Ilraztl nuts 18o per lb: fil
berts, 16c per lb; fancy pecans. Is02uc
per lb; almonds. 19a.
Masts, riifl and Prorlslons.
FRESH MEATS Front street Hogs
fancy, 7c per lb; large, 6Jic per
lb; veal, extra. 8yc per lb; ordinary.
iiitu per lb, heavy, uwic per lb; iuui
ton. luiu-y, bu per lb-
HAMS, BACON. ETC Portland pack
(local) hams, 10 to 12 lbs, 14c per lb;
14 to lt lbs. 14c pet lb; 18 to 20 lbs,
14c; breakfast bacon, 16)jw'.ao per
ib; plcnk-s. lUVic ier lb; cottage roll, lie
ner lb; jtoain rendered. 10s. 12 Wo per
smoked. 12c per lb, s oked, lZe per ID;
clear backs, uusmoked, 12c; atnoktid. lo
per lb: Union butts. 13 to 13 lbs, un
uinoked, 12c per lb; smoked 13c per lb;
clear tellies, unrmokod. 11 He per lb;
smoked, 13 He per Ib; shoulders, .20
per lb; plcKled tongues. 70C acn.
LOCAL LARL" Kettle leaf, 10s, 13 He
per lb; 6s. 12c pc,- lb; 60-lb tins, 13c
t'cr lb; steam rendered, 10s, 12Hc per
lb; 6s, 12 a per lb; compound, 10s,
9c per lb.
FISH Hock cod, 7c per lb; flounders,
6c per lb; halibut, 9c per lb; striped
bass, i6u per lb; catfish, 11 per lb; sal
mon, fresh Columbia silvers, 8o
per lb; herrings, 6c per ib; soles,
6c per Ib; shrimps, lOo per
lb; perch 6c per lb; tomcod, 7c per lb;
lobsters, 25c per lb; fresh mackerel, 8c
per lb; crawfish, 25e per doien; stur
geon, 12V4c per ib; black bass. 20o per
lb; silver smelt, 7c per lb; black cod,
7 He per lb; crabs, $11.B0 dosen.
OYSTERS Shoalwaier bay, per gal
lon. $2.50; per 100-lb. sack, $5.00: Olym
pla, per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb. sack,
16.00(0 6.60; Eagle, canned, 60o can; $7
dozen; eastern In shell, $1.75 per hun
dred. CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.40;
raxor clams, $2.00 per box; lOo per dos.
LOCAL WHEAT
LOSETi CENT
Exporters Drop Price Today
iecauso ot Lower Mar
kets in Europe.
Another rent a bushel was' cut off the
price of wheat by export buyers doing
business In the Pacitio northwest. This
action was exclusively forecast In mis
report yesterday, l no buying of wheat
I Increasing, but growers are not much
disposed to sell, as they were a week or
so ago. At that time they were very
free offerers, but since the prices have
made such violent declines they are
willing to take chances of prices going
back. '
Tha fact that Kurcipe Is again In the
market for wheat lumls the producers to
believe that all the wheat In the United
Htntes will be needed abroad. Even as
matters stand, Europe has taken more
wheat from this country than customary
and this loaves the United Htatea with
shortage of Its own.
Flour is duller, owing to the belief
that local values will soon lower in
sympathy with the decline In wheat. It
Is slated that some of the smaller mill-
era are already making secret conces
sions in tne price, but their regular
quotations are unchanged, only a small
amount or roreign business la reported.
Mills tuffs are firm at unchanged values,
Movement nut so heavy, however.
FRANTIC SHORT
SELLERS HURT
Late Advance in Stocks
Finds Them Feverish to
Cover During Day.
STOCK MARKET GAINS.
Sugar
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Canadian ...
Colo. Fuel. .
N. Y. Cent.
Penna
Heading ....
S. P
U. P
. S'Atihlann
. V4, Brooklyn
. l',M. 1'aul
. 1M. I'uclflc ...
. 1 IN. Pacific ...
Mi; People s (las .
, 1 Hillock Island , .
. U. H. HH'el ..
1I do preferred.
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HOLD-UP fl!
. TUG CAPTAIN
Captain Bailey of Tatoosh
Will Probably Have to
Account for Jlis Cold
Blooded Dicker With Dis
abled Alliance.
STOCK MAHKKT LOSSKH.
Amalgamated . H.Hmelter Vi
MANY S ILKS OF HOPS.
Pacific Coast Markets
nSn
8(111 Active
but utiVcry Ixtw Itanire.
FUESH SALMON IS
- V SCAECE AND HIGHER
Paints, Coal Oil, Eta.
ROPE Pure nianlla, 14c; standard,
12V4c; sisal, lOV4c.
COAL OIL Water white, tanks 12 Ho.
cases ISVjiC ' neaangnt, cases, 20c;
Diane, cases, 28c, Eocene, cases, 21 Ho
gallon. i
GASOLi.Nit ss ace., cases. Z4V4o per
gRl; iron tibis, iac per gtu.
BENZINE 63 deg.. cases. 25c per gal;
Iron bbls, 23c per gal.
TURPENTINE In cases. SGo per ral:
wood bbls, 93c per gal.
WHITE LEAI) Ton lots, 7c per lb;
$00-lb lots, he per iD; less iois, sviC.
WIRE NAILS Present basis at $2.20
per keg.
HOGS AND CATTLE GO
10 CENTS UP TODAY
All Lines of 'Livestock Show
Improvement Heavy
gheep Bun.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep
Today 77 1000
Week ago. 21S 9
Year ago ,,.277 .. 260
Previous year. ..... . . 1500
There Is an Increasing volume of busi
ness in tn local nop inarKet, although
value are but Utile changed, once In
while a lot especially wanted fur ex
port will bring 7ViiC, but generally
speaking the top of the market Is 7c to
day. Ordwers are still anxious sellers,
but are atlll talking of organizing a
state association.
The New York Producers' Price Cur
rent gives the following view ot the
general market:
"Tha past week the markets In all
sections of the pacific coast have shown
Increased activity with stiffening prices.
In Oregon some export buying Is re
ported ut 7i7Vc, and dealers have also
been large buyers at from iu'c. The
Sonoma market has been very active,
the principal sales being made at 6 ?
Hc, with some few lots selling at 7c,
and a sale of 250 bales of extra fancy
hops Is reported at c to grower. The
Washington markets have been steady
at former quotations. In California tha
growers under the leadership of some
large grower-dealers ure endeavoring
to form a protective association, and
are also trying to secure consignments
on a Jnrgu scale for the London mar
ket. It is reported that 2,000 bales of
108 Sonomas have been consigned at a
small advance. Otherwise tho associa
tion has accomplished nothing definite'
as vet. in isew lorlc state continued
buying Is reported at 10'n l.'.c, Although
Miles have been on a limited scale. Lo
cally there have been no important sales
reported.
ew York Prices.
State, 197, choice, per Ih...
State, 1907 prime, jer lb
Slate. ISO,, medium, per lb.
Pacific coast, 1907, choice, lb
Puciilc coast, 1907, prime, lb.
I'acirie coast. 1907. med.. Ih .
Germans, 19o7, prime to choice.
per Jb 27
State. ls06, per Ih 8
Pacific coast. IfltiC. choice. Ih.
Pacific coast, 1906, medium to
prime, per lb 4
(Wire of Downing Hopkins Co.)
New York. Dec. b. The opening on
stocks was heavy and Irregular and
showed a disposition tu sag. Directly
after the Initial prices, the news of the
failure of the National Hank of 'om-
meree of Kansas City to open Its doors,
caused the manipulative element to get
active, putting out short sale and
prices yielded readily to the pressure
and Just before the noon hour, "(he mar
ket showed an average loss of 2 points
in the leading Inhucx. l.aler In the ses
sion, the powerful Inside support of the
past few days again appeared, and un
der the leadership of the 1I1U group, a
goneral covering of shorts was started.
The feature of the rlae that followed
was the apparent scarcity of securities
when these bid orders appeared, and
even the smallest offering of stock
brought from the frantic shorts large
fractional bids over the previous quo
tation At 2 p. m. St. Paul showed a
net gain over tho low of 6 points, and
Union Pacific, Heading and Smelter 4
points. The borrowing demand still
shows a large short interest, and al
though the greater part of today's ad
vance was cauaed by short covering,
there are many bona-fldo Investment or
ders being received, as tho outsiders are
showing a much better disposition to
purchase stocks on their merits.
Today's rnnge:
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.12
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CHICAGO WHEAT UP
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Ai LlfflO
DOWN
CHICAGO WHEAT VALUES.
Dec. 5. Dec. 4. Cain. lflOfi.
May 101 H 100 1 7S i
July 96 95 774
Chicago. Dec. 5. There was a ranlrt
reversal of sentiment in the wheat mar
ket today, the closing belntr hiKher. with
the ohenlnu lower than vesterdav.
There was a sharp cut in Liverpool val
ues at the start today, and this brouuht
ubout a loss of about Vie in the local
opening, as compared with vesterdav s
closing. Short sellers began to cover
at tnis time and the price went back to
yesterday's price and then began to
limb higher. Tho close was about lc
advanced.
Amal. Copper .
Am. Sugar, c. .
Am. Smelter . . .
Atchison, c. ...
Erie
Halt. & Ohio .
Hrook. Rap. Tr.
Can, Pacific, c.
C. M. 4i St. P.
Colo. Kui l, c. . .
L. & N.i.'ihville.
.M tssourl Pac . . .
N. Y. Central..
North. Pac, c.
Penns. Ky
People's lias . . .
Reading Hy , c .
Hock Island, c . .
So. Puclfic, c . . ,
So Ry.. c ,
Union Pac, c . . .
U. 8. Steel, c. . ,
do tire
49S 61,i! eV4
I10BV4I109 i 1 05 jl7'.
i 7tt 784 74 HI 75
7 3 '.4 "6 71S 74't,
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151 162Ti!l61 V
102 Vlofi-)1004106
19 22 1S 20
96 94 V
55141 50
99 90
120 11 15
1 1 5 ; 1 1 1
Ho
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97
117
113
77
91
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74
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75 72
14 1 3
W0 115
28 26
Pressure will probably bo brought to
bear to have Captain Halley of the bar
tug Tatoosh called to account for hla
manner In dealing with shipping at the
mouth of tho Columbia river, although
he la understood to be employed by tha
Puget Bound Towboat company, from
which conrern tha O. R. & N. company
Is leasing the tug Tatoosh. The treat
ment accorded to tho steamer Alliance
after her, officers had succeeded In
vrorklng their way to the river through
severe storms has aroused much Indig
nation among shipping men nnd the
matter is being freely discussed.
The Incident recalls the case of the
rrench bark La Perouse, a little over
a year ago, which had to ride at anchor
close to shore for many hours because
Captain Halley thought ho could compel
the skipper to hand out salvage money.
The La Perouse dropped anchor In the
swell and walled for u. tug. The Tatooxlj
finally nppeared and Captain Halley told
the Frenchman he was In danger of
golt.g ashore. The French captain con
tended, however, that he was not In
danger and furthermore stated he did
not care to discuss the metier; that ha
had not coma there for that purpose, but
ws there to be towed in ut the regular
rale. The tug captain, however, In
sisted that the bark was in grave dan- j
ger and h:nce could not take her In
tow without a good, round salvage fee.
Not having been born that day nor
on thj day before, the Frenchman Anally
consented to consider the proposition,
but demanded a written proposal. Not
suspecting any one would dare play
such a trick on him, the pilot captain ,
wrote out his term, $10,000 for towing
the vessel over the bar. The captain
took the paper, laughed at Its contents
and bade the tugman to go chase him
self. Ho waited another May or so and
then was towed In at tne regular rate
by the Tatoosh. j
The demand wss made public upon
lii iiv r i ruin iris ( r m niiivm in. I ui uilliu
j9i harbor and the matter duly repotted to
uie ririifii hiiiihjw iuti 111 ine nu coun
try. The chamber of commerce of thla
city took the matter up with the man
agement of the tug and since then few
complaints came from the bar for sev
eral months.
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98
11X
114
78
94
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75
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119
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Total sales, l.ofS.800 shares.
Call loans opened 6 pet cent; high, 6
per cent; low, 4 per cent; close 6 per
cent; ruling 5 per cwnt.
JAPANESE EICE CE0P
SHOWS AX INCREASE
DIES ON HIS SEVENTH
. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
John Galloway Tasses Away
Just Seven Years After
His Marriage.
Open.
Stay 100 s
uly 9a 'j
4 Fresh salmon is almost en-
aiJirety ,out ot market at this time.
4 ffha season has practically ended
l.-v for silversides and the season
ror sieeineaas is stiu too young.
FroEejr.1 silversides are today
i, aelUng in the wholesale markets
at 8c a pound while fresh steel-
; heads-ure ranging firm at lie a
poimd. " .-. ,
Portland Union Stockyards, Dec. 6. A
slight improvement is today shown In
the price on some products in the" local
yards. A better feeling Is shown in
hogs with the smaller arrivals and
larger demand from packers. This
caused an- advance of about . 10c in the
nrlce today, putting the ' too at $5.10.
Cattle are likewise up about the same
amount, witn tne Deuer can. Dut not
much" of an Improvement is expected
until after the. holidays. Sheep are
firmer, with receipts rather heavy today.
Prices are about as previously quoted.
A year ago at this time hogs were
weaker, with prices 25c lower'. Other
lines were unchanged. ,
Official yard prices:
Hogs Best eastern Oregon, $5.00
6.10; china fats, $4 50.
Cattle Best" eastern Oregon steers,
$3.768.86: best cows and belters, 43.75
2.88; bulls, ll.764J2.00. .
8heep Best wethers, 14.25 4.50;
mixed and be.st eWos, $4.25; lambs. $4.25
4.60.-
New York, ; tha largest city of tha
country has had but two- national po
litical conventions, tha. Abolitionists, In'
ItiZ and tha Democratic la 1SSS. . ;
May
July
May
July
Range by Downlng-llopkins company
W11KAT.
High.
101
9 a 'j b o
CORN.
66 66
55 56 V
OATS.
60 61
44 45
MESS PORK
Low.
99
95
65
65
60
44
Close.
101
96-
66
56
61
46
There Is an Increase In the production
of rice in Japan according lo the llgures
which come from there. It Is Mated
that the crop of 1907 amounts to 60.
391,242 koktl. A koku represents 4.9629
bushels. Tho production for the past
10 years shows;
Koku.
1897 33.039,293
1S98 47,387.666
1899 39,698, 26
1900 41,466,421
1901 J.. .4B.14,4a
1902 36,932.266
1903 46.473.29S
1904 61,430.221
1905 38,172,560
1906 46.312,530
1907 60.391,242
Normal year 43,865,049
The Azures for the normal year cited
here represent an average for live years
n the past seven years, exclusive oi
1 902. the worst year, and 1904, an ex-
ceptlonallv good harvest.
A Tokio dispatch states that during
the first six months of this year tn.
Importation of foreign rice Into Yoko-
1 1
nt
(Fpeelnl Plapatrb to The Journal.)
Lebanon, Or., Dec. 5. John K. Gallo
way died yesterday at his home In this
city after an Illness of about five weeks
with typhoid fever at tho age of about
3.9 yrs. Mr. Galloway was born In
this county on January 29, 1869, and had
lived In the county nearly all of his life,
lie was an employe in the Lebanon Pa
per nulls. He was married on Decem
ber 4, 1900, and died on his seventh wed
ding anniversary. He leaves a widow
and three small children, the youngest
of which Is 10 months of age. His re
mains will be laid, to rest In the Masonic
cemetery today.
FATHER O'HARA TALKS
ON AGNOSTICISM
Jan.
May
1315 1340 1310
1296
WOOL GROWERS ABOUT
TO DEFINE POSITION
(Special Dispatch to The Journil.)
Pendleton, Or., Dec. 6. SecretarJ
Dan P. Smythe of the Oregon Wool
growers' association has received an of
ficial call for the fourth annual conven
tion of the National Woolgrowers" as
sociation, which Is to be held in Helena,
Montana, this year. ' The date of the
meeting is January 14 to 16 inclusive.
The call states that the meeting will
be a most Important one to all sheep
and wool Interests, and Particular at
tention is calleo to tho fact that this
is the last meeting to be held beforo thi;
presidential nominations are made by
tho parties and the necessity of mak
ing their position known Is pointed out.
wuesuons ot particular interest to west
ern men will be the range leasing propo
sition, scab eradication and the admin
1st ration Of forest reserves.
I hama amounted to 4,764,600 piculs
nicul eauals pounusi, valued
21.840,000 yen (1 yen equals 49.8 cents),
showing; a decrease of about 2.000.000
piculs as compared with the corre
sponding period of la,st year.
MILTON-FREEWATER
FRUIT MAKES GOOD
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Milton. Or., Dec. 5. Soma wonderful
fruitgrowing records are shown in tha
reports from the M llton-Freewater sec
tion. Practically $500,000 worth of fruit
was shipped from this locality this sea
son. There are four produce houses in
Milton and Free.water, the Blalock com
pany, the Walla Walla Produce com
pany, the Shields Fruit company and
the Milton Fruitgrowers' union.
The.se houses sHlpped out 410 car
loads to other localities In addition to
40 carloads of local stuff and 60 car
loads of stuff from the cannery.
Apples netted the farmers from $1
to $1.25 per box. One hundred carloads
of prunes netted the farmers $20 per
ton or $500 per car. Fifty cars of
peaches averaged $400 a car and 15 car
loads of pears averaged $700 a car.
Fifteen thousand crates of straw
berries were shipped averaging $2.75 a
crate, and 10,000 crates of other berries
averaged $2 a crate.
Many of the growers In this section
are making money from five and ten
acres of land.
BLAME THE GROWERS
MB NOT THE SELLERS
Portland, Dec 5. To the Commercial
fEditor of The Journal In answer to
your question of the 2d Instant, In re
gard to hop growers' organizations, I
beg to state that I don't blame the bear
ish short sellers to buy cheap and make
as much money as they canr but do
blame the' grower, to make himself a
slave of sin by contracting his hops
a long time anoaa at less than produc
tion price. It would be more profitable
to htm and far better to plow up his
yard and raise hay. A hop growers'
organization is a good thing
AfiUKKVY. K.AN.
Australian Wool Clip,
Consul-General John P. Bray of Mel
bourne reports that present Indications
would Imnlv that the wool production
of, Australasia during the forthcoming
season (1907-8) will be about that oi
last season, vis.. 2.900,000 bales. "It is
anticipated that the quality, price, and
number of bales (100,000) of the wool
purchased foe the American market will
also, show vary little alteration. . . 1
Northwest Bank Statement.
PORTLAND.
Clearings today ,
Year ago
Balances today ,
Year ago
SEATTLE.
$1,116,128; balances,
$ 662,948.96
1,301,183.70 !
24,214.60
216,053.64 i
Father O'Hara delivered an eloquent
address last night before the study club
of tho Knights of Columbus on the
"Contemporary Agnosticism and the
Credentials of Christ." A discussion
followed the lecture concerning the act
of the New fork board of education In
eliminating Christmas songs from
school work and raarlsing all those text
books containing reference to denom
inations or any character of a denom
ination. In the course of his remarks
Father O'Hara said: "One of the most
ludicrous spectacles In the world of
contemporary religious thought is the
pompous pietenslon of the agnostic to
be the only man who can feel free to
withhold coiiHcnt until the truth of a
doctrine is proved to him. He rails
HgaiiiMt authority as a source of truth,
quite oblivious of the fact That" author
ity Is practically the sole source of
truth in the great fields of science and
hlntory."
fI'h r-'nthoilrnl Mn's clllh will yn,At
tonight at Holy Names hall to complete)
arrangements for the membership cam
paign. Tho committee hopes to meet
all the men of tho parish this evening
and Interest them so that the movement 4
can be extended throughout the state.
$5
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VIA THE
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TICKETS ON SALE
EVERY DAY DURING DECEMBER
Excepting the 31st.
THE SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
Between Portland and the East. Accommodation equal to
the best.
CALL AT OUR CITY TICKET OFFICE, Third and
Washington streets, for any further information desired, and
buy your tickets there.
YEAR
190?
IS RAPIDLY PASSING
If you intend to take that trip this year you will
have to hurry. A right start is everything and
(0)
agents will be glad to explain routes and quote
rates.
Our trains are wide vestibuled, steam-heated, well
lighted and comfortable. Our Day coaches, Tourist
and Standard Pullman sleeping cars. Dining cars and
Observation cars are strictly modern.
Let us know your destination and when you plan
to go and full information will be furnished.
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Assistant General Passenger Agent,
255 MORRISON ST., PORTLAND, OREGON
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
BE C HABITABLE.
to j'our horses as well as to yourself.
You need not suffer from pains of any
sort your horses need not suffer. Try
a bottlo of l.iallard's Enow Liniment.
It cures all pains. J. M. Roberts, Baft
i
MOT mil
UNTIL-TOUlMrOCOHfTO
THE OREGON ENGRAVING CQ fOR
PROMPT AND ETiaENTWORK
CGeeWo
Ike WeU-Ksews
SelUkle
CHINESE
Hoot sad Bars
DOCTOR
II mad a I1U (tady or roota sad barb,
and la tbat atodj dlaeorertd and la slflat
to tba world bla wunderrai remedies.
liniment for ten years ana find It tu
be the best I have ever used for man
or beast." Sold by all druggists.
Clearings,
514.
Clearings,
S9,-
TACOMA.
J71O07; balances. $20,010.
Tacoma Wheat Market.
(United 1'reaa teaaed Wlra.J
Tacoma, Dec. 6. Export wheat Club,
80c; bluestem, 82c; no milling prices are
quoted.
Xorthwcst Crop Weather.
Western Oregon and western Wash
ington Occasional rain tonight and Fri
dax; southerly winds.
Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington
and Idaho Fajr and colder tonight; Fri
day, lair.
Ilazaar at Mount Tabor.
The Ladles Aid Society of tho Mount
Tabor Presbyterian church will hold
their annual bazaar tomorrow afternoon
In tlie Mount Tabor hall on West ave
nue In the evening a supper will bo
served In the same hall.
.rsfU.1.1 Mo writes- "I have usefi vonr 1 MERCUBY, POISONS OS DRUeS U8E1X
ersfVeld, wo, writes, i nave used your . be nnica WnmiT nprmTirm am.
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A SURE CANCER CURE
Just Sacelved From Pakln. Oklsa a,fa, San
ad ftatlable.
ir yoo Attn afflicted, pokt delay.
DELAYS ABB DANGEROUS,
ir re ranaot call, writs for ajmptna bla ok
and circular. Inclose 4 ecnta lo ata flaps.
CONSULTATION FREE
XKA-NSPOKTATIOJI.
Land Company Incorporated.
The Mill Land company has filed ar
ticles of Incorporation showing a capi
tal stock of 2tj,000. The organisers arr
S. B. Stewart. S. F. Owen and A. W.
Dlckiason.
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Bead and Marshf leld. Freight received
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txnin wondarmi
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lt greae
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Portland at 1 a. m- arriving-about 1
t. ro., carrying freight and paasenera.
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