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Newspaper Page Text,0 ( TODAY'S T . J . : . . . nriinrm. nrinii S m u KCAun m THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, - PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1908. 11 MARKETS It Seems Foolish1 for Growers to Con tract Their" Hops to Vidw of the JIany Rejections Made by Dealers lathe Past. DRESSED; MEATS ?ARE SHOWING A SCARCITY 5 $5.25 mm , Front Street Quotations Are , $2.60 Now Offered. Thre is again a ' scarcity of all aorta of dressed meats along Front street.-but outside of tha heavy demand for veal there la no excitement. Hogs wonld be moved i at present prlcea . but that'a about All. v Veala would t readily aell at, 9 for beat atock and tbe market would, take quit a few at thla flsura , SEP ABSENT . SINCE THURSDAY Front street features: ' t ". Onions reach $3.28 on atreet. , Egg market still tumbling. y: Poultry scarce and higher. Butter market . weaker. ' Several cara green bananaa. Dressed meets are scares again. .Apple movement at aarae prlcea. Hop tales cleaning up stocks. , ,Car calory In from south. .. , Growers ars not selling wheat. WOOL 1907 . eastern Oreson. HQ lie; Onlona Baaofc 93M o aUteet. Onion prlcea "VJThll Several flrme say they clip Valley, lift ZIHO. . HIDES Dry hide. ltOUo It: areen, 4 Bin- calves. rn. 6S7c: klos. to lb; bulla, green salt 804b lb' SHEEPSKINS 8h-arlna. J6o01Oo each ahort wool. 28c4oc; medium. wood, 0c i each; long wool, itcu $1.26 each. it.. . ' TALLOW Prime, ner' lb. $c4c: No. 3 and greaae 203UO, . CHITT1M BARK -ea . Fruits ud Ysgrtablea. POTATOES Fancy. sOOHo aell- lti KiiuIh. lITilUm.tlai wallav. CA AUa quotation.. Several tWMTw j-- HSltnomS and ClaVkam.V Yd nettina this figure wniis ouw I u tu r,.. ix charging $3. HoVmerly a?U.ni OK IONS J obbln g pice.' 38 W 3.36 ; SWmrwhf,ithV wer?.yklnglU,y1g. .pot, ;MmK .afllq. To per "IP'L. 0Vr.;.n Jn;"n of' very few . APPLES-Belect. li.00F.. Ueftt.XH ordinary, oc vi.oo. rangea. new, 91.1 iemona. fa 4. 60 ) oar 100: M9.to doaent peara. ran 76: oidlnary. 11 a box: tan- gerlnea, fl.ti a box; Jap orange. COo a ETABL Turnlpa, new, 60 9 ick: carrots. SOa txr sack: beat a. CSQ75o per aack; parsnlpa. 16c tl ; cab base. I6cO 11.26: tomatoea. California. 12.60; Cuban, $5.26; beana, 16c; caull- Shortage of Supplies Is Very parked and Better . Prices Likely. , POUT LAND LIVESTOCK ftUN. Cattle. . Sheep. til GROViERS HOLD 4 THEIR WHEAT Today 1IUI 10 105 Hora. ..160 40 .......... .flVV ...114 100 SO Portland TTnlnn SJukvna Ta t So acarca are the arrlvaia of aheep In the local yarda that It la quit likely that a atlll furthar aXvanna In valilaa would be made for acme A-l atock. Thla I quoting a lower range. Northwest Producers Seem in No Hurry to .Accept -V Lower-Price Range. . Wheat producers of tha northwest are In no hurry to aelL They are re fuaing to let go at tha decline of lc quoted yeaterday. This decline Is be ing quoted by all millers and export ers who are now In the market Liver pool waa again lower today and, thla had a chllllna effect unon buyers, who seemed In no mood to bid up their valuea while their outlet markets were Ull J1IIUI u nnifi iucahv ncDATc nn i!M ULI1II IIILIII I ULUfl I L'UII PAST CEIITDBT LIGHT SUBJECT Bright and Happy Old Life Council Committee to Strug- Quenched: Suddenly at gle With Problem of Light- 108, Near Salem. (Spedil Dispatch to Tbe Joorotl.) ing the City's Streets. One of the most Important meetings Salem, Jan. J8. Grandma Benn. who I of any part of the city government will waa probably the oldeat white woman living In Oregon, died near this city Sunday, aged 108 years. She was born In Germany and came to Salem from Minnesota about aeven years ago. She made her home with her aon and daugh ter, aged 78 and KV years, respectively. Her remalna will ba burlad today in the Zena cemetery. She waa active and went about the nouse ana premises until just oeiore be called tomorrow afternoon at I O'clock, when the lighting committee of the city council will take up the propo altlon of providing atreet lighting for the city after the expiration of the city's contract with tne Portland Rail way. Light & Power company, Decem ber 81, 1908. Chairman George Cellars, realizing the Importance of the subject to the people, haa extended a genural Invito- FIRE DESTROYS 3 i 0 TAB Flash of Lightning Wrecks $150,000 Worth of Prop-t erty in California. , -. fSSSi-TO'onelo o? con;derabT. Brli ;alse was reported sold at country point iSif&SSSSrSr J during the paat J4 houra, thla being jiMexIcaa T ( 1 mnval at ll.ko. There are many pffera P,' "!"!" . K ?'f fB 'd ui, inwin " r . l.iji... 1 aarinaa. si.se a bow: Ja with them. Most or them are no 5 persimmons. 21.76 for 88. or better. . One or two buyers 0OvfcdETABTurni are said to be offering 88.80 at coun- .try shipping polnta wunout eucceaa. Booatara Are Hot Buying Here. ' . u mix, f.atursa of the ".. ry'.i-7ci that ivreaent onion aituaiion ta vu -those who are buying the least onlona are the onea Boosting hi n v .11... that afivaral California firms have ccrs of onions in Minnesota which are now rolling to the coast Two cara are likewise aald to be rollkig to ward Portland and aeverai ior in r ?et sound country. Thla newa Is not he least bit alarming to local producers who are at present in full control of the situation and prices. my j that tha risk of brtnftng onlona in from the east is so great that only an acftial famine In auppllea will force the trade to take the chancea of the long haul during tne coin snap. uwvci, a number are now taking the chancea and claim they will be able te bring them In nt lower fijurea than are now ruling. Onion Contractors fcose Money. nninn Mnt raft In r la not a very profit able business on tha Pacific coast at any time and more especially wnen prlcea are on a rampage. Those who conttaetei to fnrnlsh the government with supplies are said to be losing fully waa another day without aheep arrivals in ivi-i wir nave neen no arrivals since last Thuraday morning when a nominal number wore reported In the yards. . - A better run of hoga was shown to day The market waa fairly ateady dur- "i" oar pocauae or tne cnange in sentiment In the eaat. However, local conditions are not strong because values here have kept up rather well, even though the eaat was breaking almost .tci y aay. Cattle tone la ataadlar with valuta better maintained at tne flgurea pre viously quoted. The run Is fair for tnia time or year but practically all the atuff coming Is brought In by killers who have been feeding. A year ago at thla time there waa a very firm tone In hoga and a good feel ing in cattle and aheep, Prlcea did not ennnge thla day a year ago. Official yard nrlcea: Hogs Best eastern Oregon, $505.28; 16a 'doson bunches: eccDlant. 16c ud: celery, 88.50 crate; cranberries, eastern. iivviv.oo: sprouts, noiuo per lb. Groceries, -gate, JCto. SUGAR California and Hawaiian Cuba 8I.D6; powdered. 25.80: berry, $M0; dry granulated, 6.0: XXX gran u la ted, $5.o; cont A., 26.60; extra B., 85.10; golden O.. 85.00; D. yellow. re Is, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes. 660 vanes on aaca oasis (Above prices are 20 dare net cash quotations.; hunci-ij.ii) ner crata. COFFEE Package branda 215.88A 18 62. SALT Coarse Hi If around. 100a 218.60 per ton; 60a 814.00; turtle, dairy sua. iiv.uo: luua. I1K.76; bales, 51.60; Imported Liverpool, 60s, 820.00; 100a i.uu: fa ib.uu; extra line barrels, za Ha . h .1 1 A. . A IA.I IA. I i I 1 .. ""i-f" " --."-V- ,v,- onil I . "1. . . !. .''.', urlfui lump ?oe a nunorea iuunu v...-1 rocn, liu.ou per to; 00-iD roc it. .i.o; as the contracts run for several montha 1 100, jj j 00 ( yet tne signera are loosing i plan to get from under. So aay the un aucceasful bidders and they claim that they are heartily glad they did not get . . 1 a iiat jaa the contracia. 11 ia manir ncrnaions the sovernment does not play fair In the matter of oontracta. fi?w.eli-. Caltttornlla. . 81.10 1.20 . doat; China" fata 8l5.0o: ,iyii, peaa, lvo, rioraerouja oa. Cattle Best eastern Oregon ateera, bouse lettuce, 11.2541.60 box: cucum bers, hothouse, 81.26 dozen: radishes. Offerings of hay by producera are growing larger because of the mild weather. At this time a year ago weather conditions were rather se vere all through the Northwest, but to date this season there has been lit tle need for feeding. Those who have large supplies or hay are seeking an outlet but are finding little encourage ment from the buyers because of the large auppnee held by the latter. Then, too. buyers do -not seek a lower range 0 values almply because In that event they themselves would be the losers since they are carrying larger supplies oz nign-pricea nay tnao. uauai. MAT SPREAD IS WIDENED Wheat Option Advanced c In Chi cago While Jul Halt. CHICAGO CASH WHEAT. ODen. Close. Jan. 27. Gain. May 100 loin 100 f .The claim Is made, that when prices arop 5 under the values quoted by the contrac tnrm h neoria nf tha army are eo ilmuch less than when prices are higher 51 than t'ontracta Army oi""j - fjdenlod that they purchaae outside when r I contracts are in tores. .. '4 Butter Market Zs Weaker. 1 A wflolrar trtn a la ahnwn In the local ,5buter merket. City creamery men still l h.t thov are able to clean up litheir best qi-allty at ruling prices but Ilthere Is tremendous pressure on account 'Jof the great accumulations from outside P maker The creamery aituaiion is llweak, but no Immediate changes In val J.iaa nu antinin.terl hut tha trade Is or the opinion that the next movement of Jprlcea will be downward. Brier rotes 01 tne xraoa. No smelt being- caught In the Cow- Uts. iV"- . . A car cf celery was among, the days frail arrivals from the south. Market firmer. . , Poultry remains scarce and In some instances prices are higher. 8everal cara of bananas arrived in. Were mostly green but In good shape. Scarcity of ripe atock along tbe street at the moment.' tr n.rii.i la tm tnmhllnar: Invar Hnrioe belna' in effect today. 1 r . . . 1 14. ,11 1 Hnies Oi nolis continue m nuri-ni with e-rowera seemlnaly anxious to let 'igo at tne low prices now ruling, now tmtt dealers are1 making every effort to Kiand contracts on tne coming crop 'laround llo a pound. . Potato market Is steady with dealers -'twilling to buy ordinary quality arounu .SOWtiUC per 10U pounas. noma smuu oe jinaiid for seed coming from the south 2? Front htreet sella at the following prices. Prices paid shippers are less iTegular commissions: i'J Grain, Floor and Feed. Jj ' GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. Ooj large lots; small lots, ?o. 'i ' WHEAT Trailr " prices Club. S3 p4c; red Ruarlan. 81 82c;j bluestem, 85 ..aiBUc; vaitey, jv'c I U ; COP.N Whola 882: cracked. 233 ton. BARLET New Feeti. 837 O $27.60 I .per ton; rolled. 83045821: brewing, S2, , kik-ii.tiB ner cvi Whit Z7 per ton; gray. 3Z602S.bO, FLOUR Eastern Oregon natenta tff.re; siraignis, .sv: exports, zs.nu 'K-allev. 14.8004.50; graham. Ha. 24.60 fiwhoie wheat 4.7&; rye, sua 86.50 1 MlLL STUFFS Nominal Bran, 324 ton; middlings. snorts, country, 327 fclty. 826; chop, $18322. . j HAY Producers' pries Timothy, Willamette valley, fancy 815: ordln- T'-fiiLJ"""1 "regwn. in, mixed. 10tl2: cheat 3104J11 Batter. Sgga and Poultry. BUTTER FAT F. o. tv Portland wee 1 cream, sue; sour, 140. BUTTER Extra fan ev fresh ry,'87HJJC! fancy, 87 e; choice, 85e; ordinary, 12 He; best atorage, 27 30c; rjrjvuiiu iicuq, ,uu viuie, cvo a pound. -EGGS Extra fancy, candled, 25 & 6c; eastern storage, 17018c doxen. CHEESE- New Full cream flata. 6)io per lb; Toung Americana, 17o per train. lb. tf - POULTR T-r-Mlxed chickens, IJo per mo; lancy iiciib, 1079U iier id; roosters, lold, 10c; fryers, 18 to lb; broilers, 18o foer lb; ducks, 20c; geese, old. 104110 i'wr.'io; mrnova, ative, iso 'per lb; Iressed, 18?0o lb; squabs, 32.60 doadn; 1 i is eons. j.i ao. ; aressea poultry, 1 vt iHC per lb higher;:. wild geese, 34 Q 5 dox i Bops. ' Wool and Sides. k! HOPS 1907 crop, flrat prime, 607e, lorlme, 6j6c; rnedlum te prime, 6 a; nedlum, 45c lb; 1908 crop, l2o lb; VhTTTrpv ivt Tn m GOQB FOR THE TOK ,' Alt this week there will In all probability ' be an extensive de f mand for live poultry. All vaJ rietles will .find a sals , at good prices but the greatest call will je for ducks. These are wanted ,by the Chinese for their New chickens because of the present p scarcity;' :'A few turkeys, live or j , dressed, would find a welcome ft . a..good prices. 1- r r , 1 '1 a" k' f ' Tear's festivities and sales are ' 4 still .reported along the street e .at ! 20a a pound. Some dealers. are , asking - an - advance - fur r e s (Above nrlces snolv to an lea of leas iimn car iota ,ar iota at special prices subject to flurtuatlona) RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, c; No. 2. 5A6tc: New Urleana head. 7c: AJax. 6c: Creole. 6 He. BEANS Small white, 24.26; large white, 34.IO; pink. 34.10: bayou, 390; Llmas, 36-60; Mexican reds, 4 Via Kiis-reanuta, Jumoo, c per id; Virginia, 60 per lb; roasted, 1 So per lb; Japanese, 614 4 c; roasted. 7lc per lb; walnuts, California, lo per lb; pine nuts, 16o per lb; hickory nuts, 10c per lb; brazil nuts, 16o per lb; fil berts, 15o per lb; fancy pecans. 1(0200 per lb: abnonda,- lie. Keats, Flan and Pronslons. FRESH MEATS Front .treat Hnaa. fancy. To per lb; ordinary, 66Vi-'. large, 67c lb; veal, extra. 9 He per lb; ordinary, 8c per lb; heavy, 7 4jiSc per lb; mutton, fancy, 89c per lb. HAMS, BACON, ETC Portland pack 1 local 1 nama iu to 11 ids., lxue ner in: 14 to 16 lbs.. 12Ho per rb: 18 to 20 lbs., 12V4CI- breakfast bacon. 15Ufii22Ua mr lb; picnics. 9c per lb; cottage roll, lOc fer lb; regular ahort clears, smoked, lo per lb; un smoked, 10c per !b; clear backs, unsmoked, 10c; smoked, llc: Union butts. 10 to 12o lbi. un smoked, 120 per lb; smoked, 13c per lb; clear bellies, unsmoked, 12Ho per lb; smoked, IJVic per lb; shoulders. 10c; per lb; pickled tongues, 7ec each. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10a. 12V4e per lb; 6a 12 He per lb; 60-lb. tins, 12o per lb; steam reudered. 10s, 11 per 10; os, line 8kc per lb. FISH Rock cod. I2Ue lb: flonnitara. 60 per lb; halibut, lOo per lb; striped bass, 15c per lb; catfish, lie per lb; sal mon, Chinook, 12He; ordinary fresh, 10011a per lb; froxen, 9c; berrlrga, 60 lb; soles, 7o jib; shrimps. 10c per lb: perch, 6c per lb; tomcod. Ho per lb; lobsters, 26o per lb.; fresh mackerel. 8c per lb: crawfish. 26o per dosen; stur geon, 12 He per lb; black bass. 20c per 10; silver v smelt, 7cper id; Columbia smelt, 6c; black cod, 7e lb; crabv i.uu gii.ou aozen. OYsTERS Shoalwater bay. per gal 32.60; per 100-lb aack. 35.00: Olvm pia, per gallon, sj.iu; per 100-iD aacK, is.uouie.uu: .ueie., canned, eoo can; dozen; eastern in shell, 31.76 per bun dred. k CLAMS Hardshell, ner box. 82.40 rasor clams, 32.00 per box: 10c per dos. bulla, 31.7602.00. Sheep Best wethers. 85.50O5.76; mixed end best ewes. 3605.60; lambs, . o.ev v a. 1 e. TURN STRONG IS EAST Uog Sfarket Better, Wltb Receipts Not So Heavj Others Stead. (United Press Leised Wire. I Chicago, Jan. 28. Hogs, 28,000; cat tle, 6,000: sheep, 15,000. Hogs are strong. Left over yesterday. 6,300. Mixed, 14.3004.60; heavy, 34.4604.60; rougn, 4.zd 4.4i; lignt, i4.z&wt.oo. Cattle Strong. Sheep Steady. t f Kansas City, Jan. 28. Hogs, 20,000; cattle, 11,000; aheep, 7,000. Omaha, Jan. 28. Hogs, 14,000; cattle, a.uuu; sneep, e,uuo. HOGS FOR PORTLAND Twenty-Four Cars Leavt Elgin In One DayIs Large Shipment. (SpmUI Dlpatch ta Tbi Josrnil.l Elgin. Or.. Jan. 28. Twenty-four car- loads of fat hogs from Wallowa county have Just been loaded at this place for tha Portland markets. The shipment comprised bdoui i.zvu nead ana it re quired five days to drive them from Enterprise to this place, a dlatance of 60 miles. This Is one of the largeat shipments ever sent out of eastern Ore gon at one time, STOCK DRflGSlFTER k SPIRITED START v.. I Chicago. Jan. 28. The anread between tne May and July wheat ootlons was widened to the extent of 14 e a bushel in today's tradlnr here. The market opened with May at 31.00, an advance or ho over yesterday. Tne market con tinued strong all day for this option. It was a autet day for the July for tha opening and closing waa at 97 c, the same aa laat night's final. Liverpool waa Kc higher at the open ing but dropped back at the close un til it had a net loss of i at 7s7Hd for the May delivery, mere was mucn pressure in hog product market and all provisions lost heavily during the aeaslon. In mess pork the loss was 37 He Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co.: WHEAT. May July May July May July Jan. May Open. 1004 7?i Low. iooh 97 K High. 102 98 CORN. :: .tt OATS. .. 51X 11 .. 44H MESS PORK. ..1240 1240 1222 ,.1302 1302 1265 61 6i 61 hi 442 Close. 101J4 97$. 61 61 H 444. 1222 1267 Tacoma Wheat Market. Tacoma, Wash.. Jan. 28. Wheat. export Club, 83c; Bluestem, 85c. Liverpool Wheat Lower. Liverpool. Jan. 28. May wheat opened at 7s 7d; closed at 7a 7Hd, a loss of a xrom yesteraay. Chicago Cash Barley. Chicago. Jan. 28. Cash barley. 80c( Il.UU. ha .1 An , U C V. . .-.... .4 .A . .. , n I r, K Ti,:. .v7 Ti , ir. ,r.vi. tion to ail city orriciaia and private In- JJhlL.hi1. dlvlduals to attend the meeting and ful? mnr iJl$itti mZ "er W "estlons that may tend i,?i.EIfi toward a solution of the question. llyJMl -Seli'nt.5ai....V.n"L ."I?. J"J Munlclpsl lighting for Portland haa ua,v . .v, ciavuiucjr 111. 11 v aiiu I a was aa well aa usual, but when - tha family called her Sunday morning she waa fcusd dead In her bed. LONG DRAWN SUIT DRAl'N STILL LONGER Ions been a serious topio with Mayor Lane and several members or the coun ell and they will be present tomorrow to urge that steps be taken toward the construction of a lighting plant vo . be owned by the city. Mayor Lane 1 anxious to rttend tomorrow and will do so unless he Is subpdenaed to Oregon City to testify In the condemnation suit brought by the Mount Hood Power company to c ?ure a right of way across the city's property near the Junction of tne nun nun and eanoy rivera. On the other hand many lntereated clttxens are expected to be present and a solution or tne problem is looked for. Attorney, Fenton Secures 10 Mr.pc More Days to Amend question before a report of any kind is maae to tne council. Marquam Complaint. An echo of the decision of Judge Cleland in the long pending case of P. A. Marquam against the Title Guarantee 4 Truat company and othera, Involving the ownerahlp of the Marquam build ing, was heard in the circuit court thla morning, when Attorney W. D. Fenton secured an extension of 10 days. In ad dition to 30 daya heretofore granted In which to file an amended complaint. Wallace McCamant appeared for the defendanta to oppose the granting of additional time. He aald that the de fendanta have been harassed for yeara by suits, that the supreme court has lasseu on the question, ana mat tne lme of the courta should not be con sumed In reviewing decisions of the su preme court He said that Judge Clel and In sustaining the demurrer on two 110 REHEAR NG III SCIJMITZ CASE Langdon Will Not Ask Ap pellate Court to Recon sider Its Decision. (Doited Press Leiicd WlVa.) San Francisco, Jan. 28. The dlatrlct polnta had decided mattera to such an attorney's office will not apply to the extent that he thought further time for filing an amended complaint would not be Justified. Mr. Fenton haa previously pointed out that he has been abaent from the city ever since the decision of Judge Cleland was rendered until Sunday, and Judge Gantenbein granted the request for ad ditional time. WOULD DIG CANAL TO RIVAL CANADA New York Official Recommends Deep Waterway From Ontario to Hudson River. appellate court for a rehearing of tha appeal of Eugene E. Bchmitx, In which tne judgment or the lower court was reversed and Schmtts and Ruef thereby exonerated In the French restaurant cases. Tomorrow Is the last day allowed by law In which the district attorney's of fice may make a motion for a rehear ing, but District Attorney Langdon de clared this afternoon that he had no Intention of making such a motion. Whether or not he will appeal to the aupreme court from the decision of the appellate court jurists he refused to state. He has 11 days remaining in which to appeal, should he so desire. New York, Jan. 28. Most of the trading during today's session of the siock marxec was snown during tne nrst hour. The opening of the market waa quite steady, with the Immediate trad ing showing adyanced values. Then fol lowed a dull and narrow trade ud to tne close, a he end of the session waa weak. Call loans ruled around 1 and 2 per cent, wnn dui nine inclination to Dor row even at these normal figures. NEVADA QUOTATIONS per lb; compound. IPs, Ttange by Downing-Hopklns Co.: DESCRIPTION. Ion. Paints, ooal Oil Xto. ROPE: Pure , manlla, . Ho; standard. ic; sisai. 1UJ40. COAL OIL Water White, tanks. l'Uc case. IStto: headlight caaes. 20c Elane. cases. 28c: Eocene, cases. 21 He gallon. uasulijnh b deg.. cases. Z4Ho per gai; iron outs, isc per gai. BENZINE 86 deg., cases, 26o per gal; Iron bbls. 23c per gaL TURPENTINE In cases, 96o per gal; wood bbls, 98c per gaL WHITE LEAD Ton lota IV." nar lb: VAA 1 CI . I , . . 1 , suu-io iota, eo per id; less jota. Sttc. WIRE NAILS Present basis at 53.10. PRICE OF PRODUCE IN SAN FRANCISCO (United Press Leised Wire.) San Francisco, Jan. 28. Wheat No. California club, per cental. 2 1.62 14 &) 1.67H; white milling-club, 31.7001.72; bluestem, 31.72H1.76; northern club. fi.9twi.iv; interior, graaes or wneat, 31.60$1.60. Barley No. 1 'feed, 31.471.60, with some fancy at 31.7a j common to fancy. 81.40ffDl.47H: brewlna- at San 1-ranciaco, 11.65 .l. 60; brewing and ShlPPlne- at Port Costn. 21.52 H ti 1.K7 U : unevaner, 31.651 1.86. according to quality. , - - .Butter Fresh California. . eirtfna 34 He; firsts, 26c; seconds. 22c; storage, California .extras, 23c: firsts. 2c; sec onos, zic; eastern extras, 23c; firsts, I.- mantv.Atm .. .In. I.JU. . . AA.. firsts, 19c. Eggs Fresh, per doren, extras, 23Ho; firsts, 226c; seconds. 21c; thirds, 20e; storage. California extras, 17Hei firsts. I5if, seconds, 13c; Eastern extras. 16c; firsts, 14c; seconds. Sc. .Cheese New. per pound, California flats fancy. 14Ho: firsts. lSUr- rail. fornia Young America fanoy, 16o; firsts, 14c: storage, eastern fancy New York, 17 He; Oregon. 15c. - Potatoes Per cental. flnltnaa nun. banks. 31.0001.10; Lompocs, 31.300 1.40; Oregon Qurbanks, 90c31. 20;-river whites, faney, B5e3i31.00; do choree, 46 T5c;. Early Rose, 81.19t0l.3O; river reds. 11.3601.40; sweet potatoes.. 82.76 2.85 per cental and 32.85 for Crates. Onions 33. 08S. 26. , .. , Oranaes Per . bn. rnavala ' it 7SD 25, with some fancy at- 33.60. . . . " ' I New York Exchange. f , ChleaaO. Jin, 28. New York ih,nn Amal. Copper. Amer. Sugar, c Amer. Smelt. A. Cotton Oil. Anaconda M. Co. Atchison, c . . Bait. & Ohio . Brooklyn R. T Can. Pac, c. . , Cen. Leather. . C, M. & St, P. Ches. b Ohio . Colo. Fuel, c. Erie, c... Amer. Loco . . L. & N. ...... Mo. Pac. ..... N. Y. Central . Nor. Pac, c... Ont. & West ., Penn. Ry People's Gas . . Reading Ry., c. Rock Island, c. So. Pac So. Railway, c. . Union Pac, c. U. S. Steel, o.. do rref. . . . Wabash, "p.... Gt Nrthern .t. Soo, o rt. 1., V. ...... Smelter, p Fed. Smelter .. O 2 a v 60 114 67 83U 72H 88 45H 151 19 113 8944 19 87 98 44 98 127! HSKi 8BH 1 74 10 123 28 92 2li U4 68VS '33 72 47H 151H Q ?9 114 8H 20H 50J 113 4l 66H '32 72 45H 149 99 44 98 128 114 91 28 104 76 11 Hi 29 93 91 113 9 19 98 43 96 126 il3 101 74 10 122 S.8 91 62 114 7 83 38 72 88 46 150 19 114 29 20 15 87 99 44 98 127 33',i 114 86' "7 75 11 124 28 92 16 122 91 28 91 66 LOWNSDALE TALKS OF GOOD APPLE PACKING (Special Dlf pitch to Tbe Journal. ) Albany, Or., .Jan. 28. Millard O, Lownsdale of Lafayette yesterday de livered an address to the annle e-rowers or tnis section. e connned himself to an actual demonstration of the proper method In , Which to pack oommerrlnl apples. . A large and enthusiastic audi ence heard nis discourso on the value of up-to-uaie metnods in apnla arowinir. '14) I r teen boxes of apples were nacked and prepared for the market iu the most approved manner. Mr, Lown8dale advised that all old orchards be overhauled and placed In flrstrclass condition. He advised that tnese trees do cut down to within about two ieet or tne ground and. after a year, setting grans into the shoots. This would, make a productive orchard within a very short time, h mm. Tha Yellow Newtown Pippin was the- apple most favored by this ekpert for valley rrnw nr. . " ' .- .. Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND, Clearings today ............ $813,032.63 Yar ago .7; ...... , 712,186.37 Balances today v. .......... 8132. 502.83 Year ago , C4.2S9.59 TACOMA. Clearings ..1584,396 Balances i ...... t. . 29.489 SEATTLE. Clearing $1,112,251 balances 228,086 Northwest Crop Weather. -Western Oneaon and Western Wah. lnaton Ltehv rain tonlaht or Wednea. day; easterrv winds. ' Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Rlaho Probably fair ' tonight and Wednesday.. . a .;v--.-vi.--r w.1 IN SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, Jan. 28. Noon closing prices: UULU1TULL DISTRICT. Great Bend 24c. Florence 84.72. Dla- 88c. Frences Mohawk 83c. Red Hill 40c jjou union, oca, xeuow xiger z.'cts. leuow vose cts, uoiaeui uon. &.g. BULLFROG. Llge Harris lcB. TONOPAH. ITah XT... .r 14 . . -1 am: McNamara, 47c, Belmont 31.06A, North star isc, Jim Buuer 4ic. MANHATTAN. Little Joe 2c A. Granny IScA. Jump- mg oaca ecu. SCATTERED. Nevada Hills 33.23. Eaele's Nest 21c Sandstorm Jlc. Red Tod 18c. Columbia Mt. 24c, Jumbo Ex. 56c, Silver Pick 36c, ciaca iiuiie .x. oc. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 28. Superin tendent of Public Works F. C. Stevens, In his annual report, recommenda that congress be memorialised to join with the state in constructing a deep water- wa; O He points out that Canada is plan nlng to build a deep waterway, knows as the ottawa-oregon iiay route, con necting Georgian bay with the St Lawrence river. This will provide the shortest outlet by water for the grain, forest and mining , products of the great northwest, ' and he doubts whether should this be completed, the state, with only a 1.000-ton canal, could nope to compete with Canada ior tne great lakes traffic. "oanaaa," ne says, -in tne race for commerce, must be dealt with as a rival. The only hope of restoring to New York and to the nation transportation supremacy is to construct a 21-foot canal between the Hudson river and Lake Ontario on the line of the present barge canal. The federal government made a survey In 1900 for a waterway 21 feet deep, connecting Lake Eria with the tide waters of the Hudaon river, the estimate being 3198,000,000. Superintendent Stevens favors thla plan. CATCHES COW STEALING RIDE ON COW-CATCHER PLENTY OF TALENT III city, says mm (Catted Press teased Wtr.) 8an Luis Obispo, Cal., Jan. 22. Fire In the' Immense oil tank No. 32 of the Union Oil company, which was started by a flash of lightning yesterday af ternoon, burned fiercely all nlghf At 6 o'clock this morning tha Intense heat et firs to a nearby Standard Oil tank and .In a few minutes It was enveloped In flames. Soon after a second Stan dard Oil tank caught firs and dense ' mwRw min o pour aay ward, ' All valuable papers and documents of the Paclflo Coast Railroad company were removed to the Union Oil com pany'a steamer Lansing, because of the danger that the wharves along the waterfront might be destroyed. The residences of George Ferguson and George Llthgow were destroyed by tha fire. . r The total loss Is placed at $150,000. WASHINGTON COLLEGE BREAKS ALL RECORDS OpeeUI PUpittb to Th. Jonrnsl.) Pullman, Wash., Jan. 28. The enroll ment at the Washington State college has passed the 1,300 mark, breaking all previous records by more than 200. with five months of the scnool year yet re maining. It Is certain that the enroll ment will be increased at the beginning of the next semester In February At the present rate of Incresse the prediction made when the appropriation for new buildings was asked for, that the school would have 2,000 students by 1910, if accommodations were provided, seems in a fair way to be fulfilled. Every department of the big school shows advancement The total number of professors, associate and assistant professors. Instructors and tutors em. ployed in the school now Is 80 and It will be necesssry to employ others when the new buildings are completed. FOURTH ALLEGED MAIL ROBBER CAPTURED (United Press Leased Wire.) Marva villa. Cal.. Jan. iRTnnv Everett the fourth man aought for tha mall waaon robbery In thla cltv aavaral daya ago, was arrested here this morn ing. The cases of the other three men. Harwood, Rellly and Godfrey, are be fore the United 8tates grand Jury in San Franciaco. k VOLUNTEER VETERANS , WANT RETIRED LIST (United rreat Leased Win.) Washington. Jan. 28. Senator Per kins presented to the senate today a memorial algned bv 3.600 representative citizens and 664 volunteer soldiers of the civil war. all of California, aaklna congress to provide a volunteer retired list SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE Panhandle Is Leader With 8,000 Shares Sold Daring Trade. (Furnished by Downing-Hopklns Co., memDera epoxane Mining exchange. Spokane, Jan. 28. There was consid erable activity In mine shares today. Panhandle was the leader, with 8,000 snares sold at o and 4c. Today's transactions i Bid. AJax 8 Alameda 4 Alhambra 5 Alberta Coal & Coke.... 27 Bell . 6 Bullion 6 cnaa. uicKens 7 Canadian Cons. Smelters 74 MroMuo Protests Against nJarl- . . . n.i..u... n '1 ir... selection 01 eastern juan for Superintendent. Councilman Concannon has written a letter ' to I. Lang and other members of the park board in reply to the letter addressed to the councllmen by Mr. Lang in regard to tha salary of park superintendent Mr. Concannon states that he believes the park board erred in engaging a man from the east His letter follows: "Mr. I Lang and Members of the Park Board Dear Sirs In reply to your letter regarding the superintendent f city parks, as a member of the city council. I would like to say that I think you erred in "engaging a man from j the east for tbe position, vvniie 1 tnina that the park board is working for the beat Interests of the city. I believe you could find a good, competent and relia ble man within the borders of our own city to. take tha position at $1,500 a year, the salary allowed by the council at its last meeting. "If Superintendent Montieth does not give satisfaction It Is your duty to re place him by some other reliable man whom I ' am satisfied you could find in our rity or state. I also wish ts state that it has been the custom when we have needed a good man for a posi tion with a good salary attached, we have sent back east for him. I think we ought to begin at home, and I think it is !hlgh timer to begin now. "T. J. CONCANNON, "Councilman First Ward." ARBOR LODGE NOW HAS PUSH CLUB J. F. Manley Dead. ' (United Press Leaned Wire. . San Francisco, Jan. 28. J. F. Manley, for 27 yeara clerk In the United States district court under Judge De Haven, died at his residence here early this morning of heart disease. The decedent was a brother of Joseph H. Manley, who was closely associated with Mark Hanna during the McKinley campaign and was chairman of the Republican ' national committee during tha cam paign. Manley leaves a widow and two sons. Spectacles $1 at Metsger's. TRANSPORTATION Columbia River Scenery Dally service between Portland and Tbe Dalles, except Sunday, , leaving r,ni. a .... . .. Ik..., 7 p. nx, carrying freight and passengers. Splendid accommodations for outfits and livestock. Dpck foot of Alder et. Portland; foot of Court at. Tbe Dallas. Phona Main 914. Portland. COOS BAY LINE Horatio Daniels Gets Unexpected Lapfnl While Riding on Front End of Locomotive. Copper King 3 Dominion Copper ID vols aon Echo Galbralth Coal . Gertie Hecla Happy Day Holden G. & C. . Humming Bird . Hypotheek Idaho Giant Intl. Coal & Coke Kendall Lueky Calumet . Missoula Copper Mineral Farm . . Moonlight Nabob Nine' Mile O. K. Cons Oom Paul Panhandle Smelt Park Copper 240 2H 1 23 4 275 2 4 7 1 81 87 16 2 3 1A 1 6 4 1 Pambler Cariboo 25 Reindeer Rex (Iff to 1) Sonora . . . . Snowshoe . . Snowstorm Sullivan . ... Stewart T-imarack & Ches. Wonder ...... t m . 1 23 8 180 6 108 70 1 Ask. 11 5 7 85 12 6 7 80 300 4 2 49 350 7 10 8 86 97 22 7 t a 13 2 26 At 7 113 125 1 (Special Dlipitch to Tt Journal.) . North Yakima, Wash.,4 Jan. 28. Ho ratio Daniels, who stole a ride on the cowcatcher, of a freight locomotive from Ellensburg to this city today, was un fortunate enough to be on a cow catcher that caught a cow. The animal stood on the track around a turn and landed In the young man's lap, break ing the bones of one of his hands and injuring him internally. xnen tne cow - rolled orr and pitched headlong Into the ditch. Daniels stuck to the cowcatcher until the train pulled Into the yards here. He is in the hos pital now. The steamship BREAKWATER leave Portland Wednesday at Sp. na- from Oak street dock, for aTortb Bend, Marsh field and Coos Bay points. - Freight re ceived till 4 p. m. on day of sailing. Paasenger fare, first class, $10: second claas, $7, including; berth and meal a. ' Inquire city ticket office, Third and Washington streets, or Oak atreet dock. 3f OSTH VAOZrXO STEAXgXXP Cat Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder Sail for Eureka San Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 p. m, Ticket office 133 Third .near Alder. DECISIONS BY SUPREME COURT (United Press Leaied Wire.) Salem. Jan. 28. The supreme court handed down the following decisions today: Turner - et al. vs. Oliver T. Turner, Umatilla county; affirmed. McGreaor vs. O. R. & N. Co;. Union county; affirmed. Beckwtth & Co. vs. Gallce Consoli dated Mines company et al., Multnomah county; affirmed. Deckenbach vs. RIma. Multnomab county; affirmed. Sturgis vs. Sturgls, Umatilla county, reversed. : Trickey et al. vs. Clark et al.. Mult nomah county; affirmed. WELL KNOWN EAST SIDE DRUGGIST DIS The Arbor Lodge Push club was or ganized last night in Rust (c Hot strand's office for the purpose of pro moting the clvio improvement of that portion of the city. Meetings will be held every Monday evening until cer tain street Improvements and other measures for the general welfare of the suburb are well under way. S. C. Beach was elected president; P. M,. Howard, secretary; and W. B. Rust was elected treasurer. One of the prime objects of the club will be to secure the Immediate Improvement of Willamette boulevard, the one route by which the residents and property own ers receive their- supplies. It is the only connection with the city outside the car line. It Is regarded as a very essential improvement and one that should be expedited with all speed that can be mustered. PERSONAL. Sales 1,000 Dickens at 7c, 1,000 Ger tie at 4c. 400 Gertie at 4 He, 8.000 Hy- terdav aV the ag notheek at 16. 832 MlssouFa at 6c. 2.000 eaves a widow and Nabob at 3e, 1,000 Nabob at 8c, Tuttle. The f unera I.eoa Panhandle At 4c T.ooo panhan dle at 4c. 100 Storm at .$1.29, 200 Storm at $1.31, 600 Stewart at 31.20. Inspect - Rosenthal's shoe store win dow and get busy., k Miss Rachel Lowery Dead. Gaston. Or.. Jan. 28. Miss Rachel Lowery, aged 85, an aid-time resident of Yamhill county, died January 22. of i apoplexy, and Waa burled January 24 William Chester Tuttle. a druggist who has conducted a drue store at Mississippi avenue and Shaver street for the past seven years died yes- it the age of 61 years. He mil onn naue-hter. Ruth Tuttle. The funeral will be held from the Zeller-Byrnes chapel, Williams avenue and Russell street at Z o clock this, afternoon. Mr. Tuttle. had been on tne Facino coast for the past 15 years, and has made Portland hia home most of that 'lime.-: He has been a-. druggist, since 1869, having started In the business in New . York city. Mr. Tuttle was born November 1, 1853, Hia father was killed, in the . Civil war. William 5 Turf tie was a member' of Rose 'City -camp. Woodmen of . the William McMurray, general passenger agent of the Harrlman lines, went to Spokane today, on a trip of inspection of passenger business. John. M. Scott, assistant general pas senger agent of the Harrlman linea, re turned today from Salt Lake, where he attended a meeting of paseengur agents to adjust matters relating to the new mileage coupon book. He at tended also a session- of tho Fry farm ing congress. "It is a great treat to visit Bait Lake city's tabernacle, and hear the pipe organ there," he said. "This great Instrument Is a mechanical wonder, and Is handled in a masterly manner by the organist, McClelland. The building seats about 8.000 people, but the music can be heard as- clearly in the rear seats aa la the front . Services Recognized. ,: , (United Press teased Wrrs.) "-"S Quito. Ecuador. Jan. 28. General Julio Andrada. formerly minister of pub lic instruction in this republic, and now minister iresldent -of France it Bogota, has been reader toy that government a member of the Legion of Honor, with, some other , military officers for their services In -the French Geodetic mis sion, -3-;-r I "OpenAU theTimeTl ABSOLUTE SAFETY OFFERED DEPOSITORS No interest paid on comrnercial accounts or daily balances. Paid on Term t Savings ' Accounts. By the old gold tried and tested - Germsn-Ar.c a a a v 1-. rprner F.hth r ' On -;( 4 4 4 ' per cent premium. . . v - - J la jsiua ..- ..y v. World. . . -. .: ,' . v . .; . , .Spectacles f lvnt Metzger'n, v.