The Oregon daily journal., January 25, 1908, Page 13, Image 13

KBDM'S MARKETS
. - . - ..,'. ., - "- -
MICE SLIDES
III EGG LUKE!
.ower1 Values Are Beached
With Offerings by; Caii:y
t forriia I and vICortlu
Produce market features:
mill kuik gwwiir, -. -
Onion market is excited, i ;
Kency potatoes are scarce. .
Steelhead salmon scarce again. '
Chinook salmon mors plentiful. , ,
Taki i tmA fanm Pllha.
Creamery butter market weaker, r t
No fresh smelt In market . ' . ;
nop movement at low jigur.
Dressed veal Is firmer. -
Dressed bogs Just steady. ' .
Ergs vb'. eliding,' Downmrt. I,
k ZrnLt- ,.. traA& tn nhflpk tha
All CUVIM V HIV - ' -
ntlnued decline In egg values have
m nr railed ana ioay ":
in made at 3 lower range. "The top
the market ; today for strictly fresh
ndled local eggs is 26 Mi cents, and
....Mrt. nf At' a still
... 'Urilli k. haim aaira sell-
jMn the San Francisco market at 21
t. . . .u. i.j nriK.i till i a-olnir
kver there.-an effort la being made by
lirornia parties to umoao imi oi-ww
rnlKi on this market If. this la ae-
L.n. uj r win unilniiMAiIlT maaa a
Iver quotation nsre, simply because the
ai iraue vnannei im u-jj p . u . . .
th ' supplies which cannot be moved
dlly at present quotations, .ine.pii
r of ' additional : supplies on the si
dy overloaded local trade would break
us In two, Even Puget sound is
ting more home eggs than It needs
the present writing and values there
. lidlnar down faster than here, and a
Ever level has already been reached
in by t tbe . Portland market, it .s
ted that northern parties were orxer-
itations. but so far aa known no deals
re , made, dimply because the local
rla alraadv haa mors effffS than it
ows what to do with. '
K astern Bud to Mots,
..hnllna rf Vulm' JlWM at OAflt
tliiiuiic. v . - n n -
n . m ..ill u.ru twin and thnaa am
ted with so weak values that they
1 scarcely De moveu ai an. wmi
1 eggs lower and getting lower every
' ina iraa uuaa nut im ihu;
outside supplies, no matter how good
nualltv of the latter or how low a
ca Is made. In thla market holders
offering the nest seiectea Miiarn
rage stock fully guaranteed down
dlngly. On this account all eg
eulaters liava lost much money this
ami in fpar of loslna more ara cut-
S the price every day.
Craamiry Butter Zs Weaker.
tl mnrim nf nrllWkfl (nntlnilA tO D&
ted 1n the creamery butter market
-11 airi. nf onnHlllnna ara rullnc.
aniery 'butter is today quoted all the
v from 2 to 9 cents a pounu.
cits are piling up in most places.
.n..v. i Inatlf iitlnnn rnnnrt that
y have a greater amount of orders
n iney can iiu. numver, imo i
from being the general condition or
. ... .1 . nrlnn. nr. hnlnsr ancriflced
most sellers in order to unload.
. vaicxea semaoa is nwi.
k.it.r fomnnil la riillnir all throuab
AIUII7 . MI. . v v v -" -
jits are small and have -been so for
eral days and the larger buyers seem
IOU toiget in me niarnei lur u;i-
s. Everytning tnai comes is nu
d tip at the price quoted and somo
obtaining an advance of c. a
nd. UUCK3 ana geese, wuc, .11
hfed, are In better demand, but prjio
uy n arrivals are inowu.
Brlsf Kotes of tha Trade,
esplte all utterances to the contrary,
mra lli In h vv demand from
lers, and sales are still large. Dur-
the past week over 1,000 balos
nged hands.
otato market remains quiet 'with
es reporting s acarcny um.
'K
u.nAl Mlmin 1 inmAVhfll Tn OTA
itiful in the markets on account of
better catcii. steeineaaa are scarce.
. GnifiU Viatra A aa nrvAn TAi Ami
fresn stock Is shown in first hinds
iy- Price nominal ai oc. a pound.
ressed hogs are nounng just aooui
idy with the top still at 7c.
fierlnga of hay by producers ar
'lr ana tile xiltH ACl js vnaivsi, muugu
.a nnhani,ai1 In vallin
I. d rr..k anil tha m a rlf
Inner, with some dealers quoting an
knea of Uc. ft pound for the pest
Uty. i. . . . . . ....
ronl street sens at tne ionowing
e. iTioea paia sinppera . r ieaa
ilar commissions:
Orala. Zlour and reed.
I RAIN BAGS Calcutta, 9c; large
I: nmall lots. 914c.
l'HEAT Track prlces--Club, 84c;
Russian, 82c; Diuestem, oc; vauey,
1P,N Whole, til: cracked, 133 ton.
J HT JET .New Fee6. 1276127.60
ton; rolled. I30CJ31: brewing, $28,
1TB tl.CS per cwt
ATS New Producers" price No.
hits 127 ter ton: gray. t28O26.b0,
I LOUK Eastern Oregon patents,
5; straights, $4.60: exports. S3.90;
ev, I4.80O4.S0; graham. 4a. S4.B0;
wneai, : ryo, u. .v,
u e -
IlLL STUFFS Nominal Bran." $24
middlings, zs; snorts, country, si;
126: chop. $19(922.
I AY Producers' prica Timothy.
Ilamettei valley, fancy $18: ordln-
lll; eastern , uregwn, in; mixea,
ntio.KO: clover. ' 110(312: craln.
Jiil2; cheat $10012.
Batter, Eggs and Poui.ry.
IIJTTER FAT F. o. b. Portland
1st cream. 8o; sour. sa - ,
UTTER Kxtra rancy iresn cream
rS7Ufi240c: fancy. i7V4'c: choice. 85:
Inary, 82c; best storage, 27y30e;
nd grade, tc; store, 20c a pouna.
JOS Extra fancy, candled, 85
c; eastern storage, 1719o dozen.
IEESE New Pull cream, flats,
a per lb; Young Americana, 176 per
lULTRY Mixed chlckenai lSVibUo
Inaund: fancy hens. 13c per pounds
Iters, Old, luc; iryers, uc id; urmi-
1B0 ID; oucks, 10c geese, . oiu,
sed, 17c lb; squabs. $2.50 doxen;
Ions, 11.25 doa.; dressed poultry, 1
per lb nigner; who geese, to'o aoa.
Bops. Wool and mass.
r;f ' iui crop, iiiBi tilling, np ivt
8j 6H6c medium to prime, 6J6a;
umL 46o lb; 1906 crop. 102e lb;
Ii acts, 1908, 10llc. . '
IOOLi 1901" Clin vaney, mwuc;
?rn Oregon, Unwise. . ,
JH AIR 2919294 a
pPE8 Dry hldee. 1213o lot green.
I0x MARKET STIIJ. "
VERY BADLY EXCITED
Onion market is. still baclly ex
ited and shlppera are still
agerly offering $2.60 at country
olnts for first-class quality but
locks are harder to buy than -
ben the market waa at a lower
igure. vHowever, sales are tlll
elng made along - Front . street
s - low as $2.60, but shippers
annot secure these supplies. It,
're rolling In this direction from
Minnesota but this cannot ba
'jnfirmed.
I . . . - ' . ' . X" A A A' A
THE
CUBAN TOMATOES ARE :
SELLING IN PORTtAND
Tomatoea ara now being
brought to the Portland market -
from .Cuba. Bell 'A Co. report vO
In 8 shipment this morning from
tha Island which wera In exel .
lent condition. They wera ?
packed lx baskets to tha crata; w
and sell lit "$6.25 crate. ' Tbe
4 euban - tomato ' crop - la ; ' earlier
4 than Florida' and are Of aoouf w
th same quality 'v.; , '
4Bo: . calvea, green, ,f07es klpa, lo
lb: bulla, green 1 aalt 5a,l0 .n-ioa
- feHEKPShUNS Shearing; "cOfOo
each; ahort .wool. J8c40c: natum,
"ool .0cO$i aacb; long wool. . 76tf
,1TAIjSw " Prime ;.per W c04c;
No. I and grease, JjflVsC , ' .
CWITT1M CARKla 1
rrnlta s,id- Vagitablea.
POTATOES Fancy.- uO760 wil
ing: buying. ,WUlametie va ne y, W a
ai(ern Multnomah and. Clackamas, CO
i65e per cwtr "weats, wo .y.
ing. spot, $2.40.6u; gaflic, lo per 1U
APPX.ES Select. $200; fancy $l.ii;
choice, ii.Z5Hj,.;-'ra,nr' ".,
KRE8H FUUITSOranges, new, $1.T5
2.60; bananaa, 60 1; lemons. $3 4.B0
box; llm.sy Mexican . ( ) Per 100J
pineapples 144.$0 doaen: pears, fan
cy" $f.lOU 1 pidiaary, $i a, box; tan
gerlnea, fl.60 a box; Jap orangea. SOo a
box: persimmons, $1.75, . ' ,
VEGETABLES Turnipa, new, SO
0C, sack; carrots. 6O0 per sack; beets,
C76 per sack; paranlps. 6o4$l; cab
bage. 85c4J$1.25J tomatoes, California,
lO; Cuban, bn-. lac; caull-
nower, ijaiuoruia, i.iv
local, f5e(r$l; peas, 10c; horseradish, 8c.
lh: . artichoke. $1$1.10 doa: grean
onions, 16o dosen; peppers, 17c; hot
house lettUCe, SI.IDTS4.VW wuvuii.-
bers. hot bouse, $1.25 doeen; radlshen,
MV, ,, vv, ".
celery, 75086c; cranberries, eastern, $10
$10.50; sprouts, 80 per lb.
Orocerlvs, XTats, Xta.
BUQAR California and Hawaiian
Cuba, $6.95; powdered. 85.60: . berry,
$6.60; dry graaulaiea. $5.60; XXX gran,
ulated, ti.iO; conf. A. $5.0; extra It..
$510; golden O.. $600; D. yellow,
$4.90; jseet granulated, $6.40; bar
rela. 10c; half barrela, 5c; boxea. 60o
advance on sack basis '
(Above prices ara $0 days nat cash
auotatlona.) . '
HONEY $3.60 per crate.
COFiEE Package branda. $16,880
18 88. - ' '
SALT Coarse Half ground, 100s,
$18.60 per ton; 60s, 814.00; table, dairy
60a. 319.00: 100a, $18.76; balea, $2.69;
Imported Liverpool. 60s, $30.00; 100s,
$19.00; 4s, 18.00; ektra fine barrels, 2a
6s end 10s, $4.6005.60; Liverpool lump
rock, $20.60 per to; 60-lb rock. $13.60;
laos, $12.00. ...
(Above prices apply to soles of less
than car lots. Car lots at special prices
subject to fluctuations.)
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 6c; No.
2. 6V8fcc; New Orleans, head. 7c;
AJax. 6c; Creole. 6c. ,
BilAN8 6 ma 11 white. $4.25; , large
white. $4.10; pink. $4.10: bayou. $3.90;
Llmas. $6.50; Mexican reda, 4Yc
NUTS Peanuta, Jumbo, 6H0 per lb;
Virginia, 6c per ' lb; roasted, 80
per lb; Japanese, 6ia6c; roasted. 7 9c
per lb; walnuts, California, 16o per lb;
pine nut, 16c per lb; hickory nuta,
lOo per lb; braill nuta, 16o per ib; 1 fl -berts.
16c per lb; fancy pecana. 16020c
per lb: almonds, 16c.
Vesta. Fish and Provisions,
FRESH MEATS Front street Hogs,
fancy, 7c per lb; ordinary, 66c;
large, 6H7c per lb; veal, extra.
per lb; ordinary, 8 Vic per. lb; heavy,
4fc. per lb; mutton .tancy, 84J9C per lb.
HAMS. BACON. ETC. Portlana pack
(local) hams. 10 to 12 lbs., 12Hc per lb;
14 to 16 lbs.. 12o per lb: 18 to 20 lbs.,
12c; breakfast bacon. IBH&imo Pr
lb; plcntca, 9c per lb; cottage roll, 10c
per lb: regular ahort clears, smoked.
llc per lb; insmoked, 10e per 'b;
clear backs, unsmoked, 10 c; smoked,
llfc c; Union butts, 10 to 13c lbs., un
smoked. Mo per lb; smoked, 13o per lb;
clear bellies, unsmoked, 12Ho per b;
amoked, lHo per lb; shoulders. 10c;
per lb; pickled tongues, 70c each.
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s. 12c
per lb; 6s, 12Hc per lb: '60-lb. tins, 12c
Ser lb: steam rendered. 10a, HV4o per
; 6s, 110 per lb; compound, 10s,
8 (4 c per lb.
FISH Rock cod, 12He'lb; flounders,
8e per lb; halibut, 10c per lb; striped
bass, 15c per lb; catfish, 11c per lb; sal
mon, chlnook, 12 n ordinary fresh,
10llo per lb; froaen, 9c; berrlrgs.
60 lb; soles, 7o lb; abrlmpa, 10c per
lb; perch, 60 per lb; tomcod. Ho per Ib;
lobsters, 26o per lb.; fresh mackerel. 8c
per lb; crawfish, 26o per dozen; atur
geon. llc per lb;black baas. 20c per
lb: -silver smelt, 7cper lb; Columbia
smelt, 6c; black qod, 7 Vie Ib; crabs,
$1.001.60 dosen.
OYSTERS Shoalwater bay. per gal
lon. $2.60; per 100-lb Back. $5.00; Olym
pla, per gallon, $2.40; per 100-lb sack,
$0.006.60; dSacle, csnned, 60c can; $7
doten; eaatern In shell, $1.76 per hun-
CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.40;
razor clams, $2.00 per box: 10c per dos.
Faints, Coal OIL Bto.
ROPE Pure munlla, 14c; standard.
12c; sisal, 10V4c "
COAL OIL Water white, tanks, 12Hc:
caae, 18 He; headlight, casea, 20c;
Elane, cases. 28c; Eocene, cases. 21 He
gallon.-
" GASOLINE 86 deg cases. 244.0 per
gal: Iron bbls, 18c per gal.
BENZINE 86 deg., cases, 28c per gal;
Iron bblp. 23c per gal.
TURPEfTINK In caaes. 96c per gal;
wood bbls, 93o per gal.
WHrTE LEAD Ton lots, to 6er lb;
tOO-lb lots, tic per lb; less lots. 8c
WIRE NAILS Present basis at $3.10.
OF PRODUCE
SAN FRANCISCO
(United Prem led Wire.)
San Francisco, 'Cat, Jan. 25. Wheat
No. 1 California club, per cental, $1.62
1.67H; white milling club, $1.70
1.72; white ;Australian, $1.751.80;
northern bluestem, $ 1.72 H 1.75; north
ern club, $1.67 H 1.70; Inferior grades
of wheat, $1.60yl.60.
Barley No., feed, $1.47 1.60, with
soma fancy at $1:62: brewing at San
Francisco, $1.551.60; brewing and
shipping at port Costa, $1.621.57V4;
chevalier, $1.8001.85. according to qual-
utter Fresh California - extras,
32c; firsts. 25c; seconds, 22c; stor
age, California extras, 23c; firsts, 22'n;
seconds, 21c; eastern extras, 23c; firsts,
22c; seconds, 31c; ladles, eastern, 20o;
firsts. 19c- . .
Eggs Fresh, per doxen, extras, 22c;
firsts, 2lc;j seconds, 20c; thirds, 18c;
storage, California extras, 17 o; fiivtta.
17c; seconds, 14o; eastern extras, 15c;
flrnta 14p: seconds. 9C
Cheese New, per pound, California
flats, fancy, 16c; firsts, ishc; Cali
fornia Young America, fancy. 16c; firsts.
14c; storage, eastern fancy, New York,
17e; Oregon, 15c.
Potatoes Per ' cental, - Salinas Bur
bank $1.008)1.10; Lompqcs Oregon
Burbanks, 90c(3)$1.20 river whites,
fancy. 86c$l. 00; river whites, choice.
4fic(fi)75e: enrlv rose. Sl.10fH.30: river
reds. $L35D140l sweet potatoe. $2.60
2. 76 per cental; and-$2.76 for crates.
Onions YeUow Danvers, $2.60(3.00;
Lompos. 2.6U$l2.7a, -
Oranges Per box, navels. $L752.25
with. Bjne fancy at $2.50. '
Idaho' Assessment Basis,; .;
' rfnnai.lf.1 ni.nat.h :tn TK Innrum I '
' Boise, Idaho, Jnn, 26.0-assessors
of the state, in session here, - voted to
asserts all property, of - the state- at 60
PRICE
to CO per cent Of its actual value. .
OREGON DAILY . TOURNAU
MAY WHEAT IS
-A SHARP L
Drops ".Almost 2c a Bushel
After an Opening 14c 5
. Above Friday. v
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. '
... . , ODen. Close. , Jan. II. Loss.
May ...,;.108 loojt 10; .. '- j.
July ....... 9$3 97 . 8$4 " 1
Chicago. Jan. 25. Wheat values wera
badly depressed today although tbe
opening was strong with May option J4
cent higher. Todav's closing was 1
to 1 cents lower lor May and July op
tions respectively.
Strength displayed at tha opening was
due to the Improvement in foreign ca
bles and tha advtmcea prices in -iTcr-pool.
The closa there was d higher
With May at 7a 7Hd. Opening rahies
ware renerallv tha too and tha range
started down soon after.
Weakneaa In wheat affected the corn
market to tha extent of about 1 cent-a
bushel for both May and July. Oats was
weak but was not so naaiy nun mm corn
or Wheat. Lower . now 'pnww
yafda added to tha pressure to sell pro
visions and prices closed SO cents lower.
Ranga by Downlng-Hopklns Co.:
WHEAT
Open. Hign.
May ltt , 101
July 98 88
OSER
Ixw. Close.
100 100
97 97
CORN.
.... 1H H
.... 69 . 60
OATS.
.... 62 62
.... 44 44
MESS PORK.
May
July
Mar
July
Jan.
May
1247
1297
1325 1327 1297
EASTERN PRESSURE
rricc Here Is 25c Lower
With Tone Weaker Ev
erywhere, in Country.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. 8heep.
Today 200 o
19U7 81 ' ,-Ji
1906 ix - i??
1905 300 825
Portland Union Stockyards, Jan. 25.
Pressure from within and from without
th. lnmi market brought about a drop
of 25c in the price of hogs in the yaraa
here today, rteceipis were iuip
for the day and few sales are now be
ing made with $5.25 as the high point.
Cattle market Is steady with small ar
rivals but no great firmness was shown
today. No sheep arrived and quotations
in v,a Una rAmajn nominal.
a vear bo today all markets were
firm but sheep were advanced 26c. ,
Official yard prices:
Hogs Best eastern Oregon, $5 5.25,
China fats, $5.00. ......
Cattle Best eastern Oregon etetrn,
$4 00f4.25; best cows and heifers. $3.25;
bulls. $1.762.00.
gheep Best wethers. $5.2505.50,
mixed and best ewes. $4.00(ij4.60;
lambs, $6.266.60.
SLIDING 13 CONTINUED.
Hogs Drop Another 6c in the East
With Very Liberal Ron.
(United Prow Leased Wlre.J
Chicago. Jan. 25. Hogs, 14,000; cattle,
300; sheep. 1.600. Hoga are 5e lower.
Mixed. $4204.47; good and heavy.
$4.204.47; rough and heavy, $4.10
4.20; Tight, $4.06j4.40. X
Cattle Steady.
Sheep Steady.
Kanaas City, Mo.. Jan. 25. Hogs,
5,000; cattle. 6OO4 sheep, none.
Omaha, Neb-, Jan- 25. Hogs, 6,000;
cattle, 100; sheep, none
SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE.
(FiirntshcTT- by Downlng-Hopklns Co.,
Members Spokane Mining Exchange.)
Spokane Wash., Jan. 25. Range of
prlce8: Bid. Ak.
AJax f
Alameda 3 BJ4
Alhambra Vt
Xlberta Coal & Coke 29 36
Bell y liu
Bullion A- 6$
Charles Dickens... 7 A
Canadian Con. Smelters. .. . i4 o
Copper Klng.i
Dominion Copper 250 300
Evolution
GfubralthCoki.' 23 29
Gertie
Hecla . 286 350
Happy Hay... 2 z
Holden O. ft C. JJ
Humminsr Bird jH J J
Hypotheek JH J
Idaho Giant 6
International Coal & Coke. 80 85
Kendall 5
Lucky Calumet 16 1
Missoula Copper 6 1
Mineral Farm
Moonlight 2 .
Ncbob , K
Nina Mile
O K. Cons...... 1
Oom Paul . 6 J
Panhandle Smelt 4 4
Pnrk Copper 1 v
Rambler Cariboo 24 26
Reindeer 1 , J
Rex (16 to 1) 24 29
Sonora
Snowshoo ii
Snowstorm 123
Sullivan .J
Suliivan Bonds 60 80
Stewart -102 J2
Tamarack & Ches. 60 100
Wonder 1 a
Snles 1,000 Dickens at 7c, 7.000 Ger
tie at 4Wc. 1,000 Oom Paul at 7e 8,000
Pnnhandle at 4c. 9,000 Panhandle,-
4e. 10,000 Panhandle at 4o, 0O
Snowstorm at 81.28, 500 Snowstorm at
$1.20, 1,000 Sullivan at 6c.
CANNERY MAN IS
AT JUNCTION CITY
' ., 11 r
(Special Dispatch to The Jonrail.t
Junction City. Or,, Jam 25. E. E.
Buster, recently organized cannery
companies, at Monroe and Dalles, and
will try to have a cannery established
ti wlahea the farmers and fruit
rrnwers to subscribe -stock to the
amount of $10,000, and he agrees to in
stall the plant completa and In operation
ufnm thla mnnev Is to be Da Id to him.
There Is no doubt he will be able to
FORCES HOGS DOWN
place the required atock, for a very
large amount of fruit haa gone to waate
for the reason that there jvas no way
of turning it to profit.- w f
The Danish colony will greatly aid
the enterprise, for they are all very
thorough farmers and gardeners and
will supply many tons of. tomatoes and
other vegetables.
1 .1 1 ' '-. .. . ( . :
Liverpool - Aheat Ia,rket.
"Liverpool, Jan. 25. May wheat closed
at 7-7. gala of d abova yeater-
day. r , v '
PORTLAND. SATURDAY
Quito Likely That a' Much Better De
mand Will Etile Local Poultry 'Market.
During: Coming Week at Better Prices.
814,449,025.
Bank Statement Helps New
Yorkr; Stock Market
Sugar 2 14 Points Up.
, jraw xork Bank Utemtnt.
- "Increase.
Reserves . . ......... . $14,449,025
. do less U. 8.. 13.124,860
Deposits 36.971.500
Loans 8.892.000
Specie 11.216,500
Legals
2.458.400
Circulation
157.100
Decrease.
STOCK MARKET GAINS.
Amalgamated
lalgamated . .
a. Sugar
iu Smelter ...1
Soo
Am.
Erie
L. A N. ...
N. P
Mo. Pac. ..
Reading ..
So. Pao. . . .
So. Ry. . . .
U. P
U. S. Steel,
do pfd. .
Am.
uoiion Kill . ..r.
Anaconda
Atchison
B. & O. .......
Brooklyn
Canadian
Colo. Fuel
G. N. pfd. ....
STOCK MARKET LOSSES.
Cheaaapeake 4V Ohio
New Tork. Jan. 25. Opening values
wera boosted higher in the stock market
thia morning by rather extensive short
covering, due to the expectation of a
good bank statement, which material
ized. Profit taking of longs later car
ried soma of the early gains a fraction
inwar hut the market held rather well
all through the short session. Ameri
can Sugar Refining gained 2 points
and American Smelter reached 1 points
nigner ior m cuiuuiuii vuaic.
The bank statement showed an In
crease OI M,1,UZU in l no roaeivcn
and $36,979,600 In deposits.
Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co.:
O
a
P
DESCRIPTION.
si
4
n
Amal. Copper...
Am. Sugar, c...
Am. Smelter
Am. Cotton OH.
Anaconda M- Co.
Atchison, c
Bait. & Ohio
Brooklyn R. T..
Canadian Pac. c.
C. M. & St. Paul
Ches. & Ohio...
Colo. Fuel; c . . . .
Rrie. c
49l 49
49
48
112
113
112
63
32
32
71
8
44
65
63
82
71
87
44
32
71
86
43
149
111
112
111
2
is"
38
IP
29
is' '
28
is"
Am. Locomotive
L & Nashville
Missouri Pac.
N. Y. Central.
North. Pace.
Penns. Ry....
People's Gas..
Reading Ry., c.
Rock Island, c
So. Pacific, c. .
44
97
43
96
126
112
127
126
112
113
85
101
86
84
99
74"
100
74
122
'74
Union Pacific, c.
123
28
122
U. S. Steel, c.
do preferred.
Soo com
Soo, pfd
Great Northern
Rmelter. ofd . .
28
23
91
91
89
81
121
90
90
Rock Island pfd.
Metropolitan. . .
Denver & R. O.
20
20
20
Total sales, 222,600 shares.
HESSIAN FLY EATS
SOME KANSAS WHEAT
Chicago, Jan. 25. A private 4
wire brokerage house states that 4
the early strength In the wheat
pit today waa due to the reports 4
of Hessian fly in Kansas fields.
The latter slump was caused by 4)
large shipments from the Argen- 4
tine and northwest with little 4
export demand.
Northwest Bank Statement.
PORTLAND.
Clearings today
.$743,869.08
. 740,555.39
.$ 95.778.10
. 121.899.05
..$1,023,678
.. 141,666
do year ago
Balances today
do year ago
SEATTLE.
Clearings
Balances
TACOMA.
Clearings
.$525,289
Balances 41,724
Northwest Crop Weather.
Western Oregon and western Wash
ington Fair tonight and Sunday; north
erly winds. , ,
Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington
and northern Idaho Fair tonight and
Sunday. . ,
Southern Idaho Rain or snow tonight
or Sunday.
S Tacoma Wheat Market.
Tacoma. Jan. 25. Wheats-Export
club, 82c; "bluestem. 84c.
(Chicago Cash Barley.
Chicago. Jan. 25. Cash barley, 82c
96c. .
SAYS HUSBAND WORE
ONE SHIRT FOR MONTH
(UnVted Prn Leased Wire.)
Oakland. Cal.. Jan. 25. Henry W.
Demlng, an Oakland capitalist, has suc
ceeded in defeating the application of
v,i. if. trmllv Russell . Demlng. for
temporary alimony pending her suit for
divorce. The matter came up tnis morn
r,ri rtPTninsr filed an affidavit In
which he alleged that Mrs. Demlng has
property of her own worth over $30,000
and netlng her an Income of $160 a
mJr.' nomine claims that her husband
la a miser and has worn ono shirt for
a month to aava launory puis.
KILLS COCK ROBIN
AND IS FINED FIVE
(Special Dlnpatch to Tbe journal.)
The Dalles. Or., Jan. 25. The first ar
rest made by Deputy Game Warden
Frita since his reappointment waa that
of G. Olerb, Who waa, cited to appear
before Justice Douthit yesterday and
fined $5 for killing song .birds. The
man was hunting on the J. C. Hostetler
fruit ranch and killed several robins.
He held a hunter" license, but pleaded
ianor&nce of tha law agatnat tha killing
of robins. He was given a copy of th3
law, but. said he could not read.
Revival 4rt Harrisbnrg..
Harrlsburg. Or,, Jan. 25. A series pf
revival meetings was opened at the
Methodist Episcopal church Thursday
evening. The pastor, . Rev; Erskin,
preached the first sermon. Rev. George
W. Feesi conference revlvallat, will Soon
taki charge of the meetings and as he
has had great success elsewhere a good
meeting is expected at this place. .
RESERVE
H
EVENING JANUARY 23,
LAY PLAIIS FOR
NEXT FRUIT SHOW
Exhibits "HaTO ' Given Won
derful Impetus to 0rc:
gon . Publicity. ; :
, ."(.
Demand tor . tha blannlai report o
tha stats board ct hortleulturs has
been unusual. The 1,000 prlntsd copies
authorised by the legislature last win
ter, have been exhausted and inaulrles
for the report continue to come In. Sec
retary' Williamson says 8.000 more cop
ies could easily be used. ' .
The Usmand for the report shows In
creasing Interest throughout the stats
In the fruit growing Industry. In for
mer years the 1,000 coplee of the bien
nial report were sufficient and thsre
are yet copies of them in the hands of
tha secretary, But last year's report
Is exhausted. ' .
Secretary Williamson will movs back
Into the old quarters In the Chamber
of Commerce building next week. For
the past few months the office of sec
retary of the state board of horticulture
has been In the office of The Agricultur
ist on First street, between I'lns and
Ash street
Arrange Sfext Tear's Snow.
Plans for next year's fruit show to
be held the first Tuesday In December,
have been outlined by the committee
appointed by the stats horticultural so
ciety at Its annual meeting in Portland
a week or ao ago. The committee In
cludes Commissioner . H. Re Id. E. H.
Shepard and U. H. iwis. a iisj oi
crises to so to growers only, has been
arranged as lollows: v
XellOW isewxowns jup acn ir
88s, 9 to 128s inclusive
Spltsenberg Cup each for 64s, 88s,
96 to 128s Inclusive.
.Baldwin Cup for Arkansas Black.
Winesap and OrUey, any slae.
Medals or Redcheek, Winter Banana,
x-nrkn. Rnr and Ben Davis, anv aise.
Pears Cups ror uomice ana wimw
Nells. Medals for De Anjou and Bosc.
ciftv dniiara cash nrlse for the five
best boxes of not less than three var
ieties. Prise ror tne live pest wna
grown in the Willamette vauey.
Kn hnt can ha entered for two prises.
Score card 88 1-$ for color and form.
83 1-3 for pack and uniformity, 83 1-8
for freedom rrom Diemisnea.
ah annioa mimf Ha exhibited In 9
xllx20, 10xllxl$ and 10x11x20, In
side measurement or Doxes. rears in
half Hnvaa All fruit must DS Wrapped
except top layer. No orchard or asso
ciation can enter more than one pox
for any one prise, no names aiiowea
to appear on boxes. All fruit must be
in the hall In place the night before
the first day of the meeting. Judges
will be selected Dy commutes or
three men, one from the Willamette val
ley, one from southern Oregon and one
from eastern Oregon. Prises will be
awarded for cat display of canned fruit
In glass, dried fruit and English wal
nuts. . ,
A list has also been prepared for
prunes and walnuts.
Two Exhibits la One.
The Northwest Fruitgrowers' associa
tion will probably hold their show at
the same time in the same place, so
that the exhibit altogether should be
the finest ever displayed In Portland.
Much Interest has been manifested by
growers already In next year's show.
The shows have been the source of
much profitable advertising of Oregon
In the east.
The differences that have sprung up
between tne different sections are dy
ing down gradually and it la thought
there will be no bad effects on this
score In the future, as all the growers
realise the foolishness of these petty
jealousies. .......
. By this method of Shows the best
fruit Is distributed where it will do tha
most gooi. As was Illustrated at the
recent ah'w. much of the fruit exhibit
ed la purchased and sent, to points In
the east.
EVERETT STARR DIES
Well Known Stock Broker
Died Suddenly at His
Home Last Night.
Everett C. Starr, the well-known
broker, died of typhoid pneumonia at
10:30 last evening at his home at 656
Flanders street. Mr. 8tarr had been
critically 111 for several days. Yester
day he became unconscious. Last night
he rallied slightly, regaining conscious
ness for a short time, but realizing his
condition he said farewell to his wife
and brother, who were at his bedside.
Mr. Starr was not quite 80 years old,
and although not a Portland boy by
birth, had made this his home ever since
he came here from Victoria, British Co
lumbia. 10 years ago. He had been a
very prosperous and popular broker and
capitalist and for three years prior to
July last, was vice-president of the firm
of Overbeck, Starr & Cooke company,
stock brokers, with offices In the
Couch building. Since that time he had
been conducting independent capitalistic
operations. Two years ago he married
Mlas Marloa Crane at Council Bluffs,
Iowa. He has two brothers in the
brokerage business here. Claude D.
Starr and Louis M. Starr, and two other
brothers in 8an Francisco.
The funeral services will be held at
the home of his wife's sister, Mrs. Wll
lliim W. Peaslee, 394 Ross street.
TO HEW YORK CITY
Life Insurance Magnate De
cides That It Is Nice
Day After thf Storm. 1
(Raited Press teawd Wire.)
New York. Jan. 25. After sojourn
ing in Europe until after the storm
following the insurance scandal, had
safely blown over, Richard A. McCurdy,
former president of the Mutual Life In
surance company, accompanied by his
wife, son and daughter-in-law, today
returned to the United States on taa
steamer Hamburg.
McCurdy left for Europe at the begin
ning of the investigation and today is
the first, time he has returned since
then. It was the general lmpresaion at
the time that he went abroad to avoid
any subpoena that might be issued for
him to testify. , . r
ENGINEER SAVES LIFE
BY KILLING SIX MEN
(United Prtw Laaaed Wire.)
Baku, Jan. 26 Mobbed by a crowd
of laborers because he had run down
and killed a number of their comrades,
the engineer of a work tfaln locomotive
today opened wide the throttle of his
engine and dashed through .the crowd
of would-be lynchers, killing: six and
wounding 15. -
. Attend Rosenthal's great clearance
sale Xor fine shoe bargains. v
OETYPHOIDPflEUlfllA
MRDY RETURNS
1908.
PLAYED HG GUI!
" ALL BY HIMSELF
Unknown Had Way of His
Own 'of Beating
- Trick. 1
; Soms enterprising person who' had
watched deluded country yokels pitch
rings at cheap knives and other articles
in Erickson'a musio hall. Second and
Buroaids streets', evolved a scheme by
Which he succeeded In beating the game
and directing the attention of the police
to himself. When no one was looking
ha oulatlv BDDronrlated two cheaD re
volvers and ulna knives with deer foot
handles. When tha theft was discov
ered It wss reported to tha police and
detectives sre now searching tor the
antarnrlaln unknown.
A large nsw visitor's book, valued at
$Z, was stolen irom ine seaman a insti
tute. Front and Flanders streets, yester
day morning. The rector of the insti
tute reports to the police that various
articles have been stolen fro'm the place
during the past week and asks that an
effort be made to catch the thief.
A sneak thief paid a visit to the Co
lumbia, boathouse last evening end stole
a roil of copper wire weighing 46
pounds. . The wire wss tha -lnch slse
and was valued at about. $6.
Frank Gallagher, a messenger boy In
the employ of the City Messenger com
pany, has asked the police to assist in
the recovery Of bis bicycle which was
stolen yesterday. He furnishes a de
scription of the wheel and the manufac
turer's number. : ..
FORCED TO, PAY UP
AT POINT OF GUN
(gpaeUt DWpateb to Tbe JaeraaL)
Rainier, Or., Jan. 26. This was th
time that Mr. Tuttle was forced to
"cough up," at the point of a six
shooter, and It waa not a hold up, either,
Mr. Tutus la a mechanic. He has a
small family and makes good wages,
but nevertheless, it Is alleged, was in
debt to several Rainier merchants to
the amount of $200 to $300. A few
evenings sgo he boarded the stumer
Haasalo at midnight. It is -nlJ, with his
family and some cssb. His departure
thus waa disputed, however, by Rush
Farrla, one of his creditors, woo. It is
said, at the point of a gun forced htrn
to pay over to him $80, and also about
$30 to another creditor present, Mrs. J.
Lows. All the rest of his alleged cred
itors were asleep at the time, so he got
off with. It Is supposed, about $200.
Tuttle was drawing $7 a day.
SAN DIEGO SITE OF
LARGE STEEL PLANT
(United Prea Lanted Wlra.)
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 25. A. L. Lind
say, a local real eatate dealer, an
nounced this morning that three proml
nent Pittsburg capitalists who have
been here for tha past week, represent
ing 60 wealthy men of that city, have
decided to establish at Otay near this
city a great steel plant Lindsay re
fused at this time to divulge the names
of the parties behind the project, but
statts that they represent millions of
capital.
The .building of the new railroad to
Yuma and tha opening of the Panama
canal are given as strong factors tn the
selection of this city as the site for the
new industry. The best Iron ore In tho
world, according to the reports of the
experts, Is to be found in lower Califor
nia. BAY CITY UNE3IPL0YED
WILL PARADE SUNDAY
(United Praia Leased Wire.)
San Francisco. Jan. 26. The first big
demonstration of the unemployed of San
Francisco will take place next Sunday
afternoon. A call has been Issued for
a mass meeting at Walton's pavilion on
that day, and plans are being made by
the organisers of the movement to bring
th. r.rnHltm tn an Immediate head.
j Ways and means of putting to work the
thousands or iaie men in m viij
be discussed, and committees will prob
ably be appointed to carry out the work.
Some action is also expected in the
matter of relief measures. A letter of
invitation to attend the meeting has
been Issued to every union In San
Francisco. "
BODY OF DROWNED
WOMAN IDENTIFIED
(United Prets Laed Wire.)
Chicago, Jan. 26. Miss Jennie Flescti
mann, formerly, stenographer for Tip
O'Nell, president of the Wtern Base
ball league, Is now thought to have been
the woman whose headless body was
found in Lake Michigan last Monday.
Two women called at the morgue today
In search of a woman with a scar on her
breast. They said thla scar had been
cauaed by a typewriter falling on her
some years ago. When they viewed the
nn.in. nna nf thnm exclaimed: mats
t Jennie." Then the two strangers told
the police mat iney were quite p
that the body was that of Jennie Flesch
manru CANDIDATES COME
TO FRONT IN WASCO
(Special tlr-tch to Tha Jonnial.1
The Dalles, Jan. 25. Asa Stogsdlll of
Tygh precinct has announced his candi
dacy for, county clerk and the race for
Simeon Bolton's place promises to be a
spirited one. Two other candidates, J.
B. Golt and F. R. Angle, both of this
city, are also in the contest for the
clerkship. M. K. McLeod of Klngslny
will be in the race for the assessor a
office.
AMERICAN KILLED BY
MEXICAN AT URIQUE
(United Pros Lemed Wtre.l
ri.i.,..k... v.rlrn Jan. 25. OttO
Rader, an American, and a 14-year-old i
Mexican girl have been murdered at i
Urlque, a remote Mexican town, by the
girl's brother, who objected to her leav- j
lng home wun naur. u "
was employed by Los Angeles mine
owners. Change in Schedule. ..
Hawthorne avenue cars, P. Ry, I A
P. Co.. beginning on Monaay, January j
27: Hawthorne avenue cars will leave;
First and Alder streets for Reservoir,;
first car i;20 a. m., then every 10 rnln
utes to and including 8:10 a. m., then
very 20 minutes to and Including 8:60 f
p. m., then every 10 minutes to and
fncludW 6:60 p. m,. then every 20 mln-j
utes to- and including last car, 13:80
a. ' m., ror is.wr juireuun "
minutes from z:zu a. ro. o T(
'lieJlV Reservoir First car - 6;60 ' a.
m., then every 10 minutes to and in
clvlding 8:40 a. m., then every 20 min
utes to and including 4:20 p. m.. then
every 10 minutes to and including 1:20
p. m., then every 20 minutes to and
Including last car, 1$ midnight.-
Leave Mt. Tabor Junction f Forty,
ninth street) JTIrst car 6:55 a. m.. then
every 10 minutes to and including last!
car. 12:08 a. m. vr:r ' -
Mt. BCOll cars leaving; T ira sua Ai
der streets between ;30 a m. and
8 a, m.. inclusive, and 4 p. m. and 6:60
?. m.. inclusive, will not atop on Haw
home avenue from Grand avenue to
Forty-eighth street to let off passen
ger. . Dally except Sunday. v. -Mt
Scott cars leaving Mt. Tabor
Junction (Forty-eighth street)' between
a. m.; and 8:40 a. m- - Inclusive and
between 4 p. m. ' arid 1:50 p. m in
elusive, will not stop to take on pas
sengers from . Forty-eighth street to
Grand avenue, JPally except Sunday.
13
SENT TO PRISOIi
by sunis
Pardoned Convict Says Vic
; tim Was Killed by Care-r '
; less .Ph3'sicians.'I
, . . ' ' , 1 '. . ' i '.
, (Pnlttd Preis tease Wirt.) '; V'' '
But Mont Jan. JS. William Day.
who was sentenced to 8 fr. years la ,th ;
. wm : mamam ..... miimlnr.
nuiuo,i; . - ' (
was today nardoned by. Governor Toole, -
after serving 11 years. '
One of the reasons for the pardon
la luiar on doubt that has arisen con
cerning tns , causa or me ama oi .,,
Thomas Leo, Da-s victim. The two f ,
man nun rTnlmA In Tliftta m. woman betniT '
at the bottom of ' ton trouble. Day . '
t rnnb? T .aas nn th Imail with a hammer.
Les lived two months and then died,
after being operated upon.- Since than
Day has maintained cnai ins suramin - ,
who performed tlie oporatlon were re- i
sponsible for Lee's detth. - . . j
CONSTABLE SHOT BY . ?;
BICYCLING BANDIT
(I nlted Ptm Leaaed Wke.) . - i '
San Rafael. Cel.. Jan. 26. After .
shooting one man fatally and robbing
him and four others in tha barroom CI .
the National hotel late last night, a -masked
highwayman jumped on a wait
ing bicycle and rode swiftly away. Sher
Iff Taylor and a posse are vainly seek 1
lng the thug while the wounded man, V
Edward Edwards, former constable at -Tlhnrnn
hia nh valnlana aav. will dla in
a few hours.
While William Luke, proprietor of '
tha hotel; David Erlcson, his bartender;
A. B. Smith, Charles Shearer. Joseph V.
Schraff and Edwards were standing at
the bar, the burglar, masked witb a .,
white towel ana' carrying a heavy re
volver, entered and In a gruff voice '
shouted: "Throw up your , hands quick,
I have no time to waste. All obeyed :
except Edwsrds. who thought that the .
man was Joking. Seeing Edwards' hands
aim at his sides, the Intruder shouted. v
fHurry up there, or I'll get you." Ed- '
wards was about to obey the command . ;
. . W t ft. m.. ImiI T- i m Will.
let took effect .In Edwards' neck and he ' .
fell to the floor.
MARK TWAIN ORDERED
TO WARMER CLIMATE
(Uoltatl Pttm Leased Win.)
v. Vfi.i- in. sk Kamuel Clemens '
(Mark Twain), acting on the advice of
rihyslclan. sslls for Bermuda today ,,
to enjoy a milder climate during the re
mainder or me winier. xe t"
tlm of a lingering attack of laryngitis, A
and has been In bed for several days. .
rm ' .
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