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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY .' EVENING, JANUARY 23. 1903.
13
TODAY'S MARKETS
Onion Men Entitled to All They Can Get
. for Their l'roduct-Rcf using to Sell at
$2.50 f. o. b. Connlry Shipping . Point
r IIIGIIER PRICE
Salmon Supplies Arc Small
at- 1 . . ft ' t A. !
Here ; with Disappoint
ment ;iu;Latoltan.'
Front atreet feature: '
Further advance in onions. . , i
Egg market In weaker. . . -Salmon
run la disappointing.-
Hweet potatoe hold firmer. - , :
Oregon potatoea are weaker. i
Ask more for Virginia, peanuta.
Cranberry supplies are too heavy,
Apple movement la gaining. . . r ,
Wops are moving oui lasu
0XI0X GKOWEKS AKE
GETTING MOKE MONEY
Onion growya are', holding'
back their supAJIes for higher
prlcea , and It la lmpoeslblt to
buy beat quality at $1.60 from
producers at country points. On
thle account the local market
la firmer and. one dealer ha ad
vanced. hla jobbing price as
high as ts.50 per 100 pound. ,
galea, however, ar , reported
Wong the etreet , la " most In-'
atancea around IS, ; ."
Poultry reeelpta ar belter.
Heavy- arrival of hog.
Veal co)nes rather alow. -Wheat
market la holding.. V
; Salmon. Boa Is Disappointing
rali-a . mnA flahara ' are Very much
appointed with the late run of salmon
ti in oiuiuuia. inu nun
. WOOL J)0T clip Valley, HO He
eaetern Oregon, 13 QUO.
MOHAIR 2a2&tte. r '
nmKHrrv hMa. ltAlSo Id: aren.
46e: calvee. green, 607c; kip, (a
lb; bull, green aalt. 04o lb
BHEKPSKINB 6harln.-1let0o
each; . ahort wool. 25c0too; medium,
wood,' KeU each; long wool, lit si
IJ& each. ' ; - . ' .
TALLOW Prime, per lb, Ic04o;
No. I and greae. lOItta
CHITTIM BARK 6c i n
rrnita and TegeUblaa.
POTATOES Fancy. 0O76e eell-
tng; buying. Willamette valley, 6O06&o;
' ni tiimnn la very scarce again in I ,7 I, . en J,
r " t - ih ...ill I eastern buiuiipiibu ira vuhto
nv juyw iiiaiKvk p-"-- " "TVi I ner rwt! aweeta. I44I0 per 10.
tauea oaten, rncea ' ONIONS-Jobblng prlca. IJ.00fll.60t
auaU: TompaTwUh buymg. .pot, MOtfLMi garlic, To per
i.m h4n A,l,a4 Kne tha ra I riflf fairaanriat III I ': - . ...... t '..
tr chlnook", but the real difference In
,rlce la lo' a pound, because the ateel
ieada ar -old with bead trimmed,
-title the chlnook ar aold whole.
There la conalderabie .speculation
Ynong tna trade regaraing me xuiwr
l r tna
iver.
1 ver
Jire, which will prohibit
a imnn innuiLrw un idi iuiumujii i
flshera to breient to tha legUla- f!"n1i
in. n 1 1' 1 1 1 1 1 K
APOT.RflKnlAct. 12.00: fancy sl.TS!
cbolM. ll.H'iJi.ftu; orainary, uoBiit.u.
FRESH FRUIT8Ornifa, new, $2.00
1.60: banana, to lb; lemona, $J.D0
box; llmte, Mexican ) per . 100;
pineapple. 1404.60 doxen: pear, fan-
1.60 a box; Jap orange. 60o a
immnna. ti.io.
VtdiCTABLES Turnip, new, . 60
f aalmon at nlgflt or In tha river chan. joo, jack; carrot. 60o peP sack; beetX
.l hmm man aunnortera ainonsr the I ,i " '.. .: A. i nr. .,! . -.k
:5;,;-iie.f:7Th KVto. 5 irssffi
( heme believe that it will be Lon6E: I flower, Calffornla, li.1001.20 do,;
neip j u o -'"' ,Y"-Va , t, ocal, 76ei)$l; pea, 10c; uoraeraaian. ea
n f iS 7'Ji1JPSt,5Ji,y.ih.ti.UTh2 hb; artlcHoke; $I$1.10 do; greon
.U
i it nh
it ceoi oi ".uo vnii-u . T" i I onions, l&o doin: peDpem. l
bed bllL; t , ;
About CanneA Ca&noa Xaxkei,
The market for canned aalmon la very
adly mixed. For Alaska aalmon there
in Improved demand and better val
kn In London and likewise in the east,
here la alao a very good tone ruling
ir best spring Columbia river chlnook
it the, fall fish 1 neglected on all
d and Ita value la lepresea. A-ne
17c; hot-
cucum
bers, hothouse, 11.26 doxen; radlahea,
l&o dozen bunobe; eggplant, 16o up;
celerv.NtS.60 crate: cranberrle. eaatern,
11; gprouta, 8o per lb.
Orooerl, Jlut. Zte.
' SUGAR California and Hawaiian
Cube. 16.96; powdered. 15.80: berry,
16.60; dry granulated. 6.0: XXX gran
ulated, $.6.40; conf. A., 15.60: extra H,
15.10: golden O. 15.00: D. yellow.
14.00: beet granulated, 16.40; bar-
oment the outlook for medium-grade I rela, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxea, tOo
innol flah la not very brlcht. but best I cdvnnra on Bark haaia
(Above pricea are xo oaya net caan
quotation.)
HONKY $S.60 per crata.
COFFEE Paokaa brand. S15.8SO
16.63.
SALT Coarae Half ground, 100a,
13.60 per ton: 60a, 114. Oo; table, dairy
60. 1 19.00: 100s. $18.75; bale. 32.60;
Imported Liverpool, 60s, $20.00; 100a,
$li.00: 4s, 18.00; extra fine barrel. 2a
6 end 10b. $4.605.60; Liverpool lump
rock, $20.60 per to; 60-lb rock. $11,601
100. $13.00. ,
(Above prices apply to aalea of lea
than car lots. Car lota at apeclal pricea
subject to fluctuation.)
11 1 C f? Imnarlol lan.n Ha 1. aC! No.
ieeelpt of poultry snow a fractional 6VQ6-4c; New Orleans,, head. fc.
i creae for the past 14 hour but there Hs.'Swm.fi whit ius- larire
ja. r demand for all! that came at the BtANS-Smart .white. $4.25. UW
Id cheaD s-radea will likely show atill
irther improvement.
heporte from the Cowltta ay that the
rice here are nominal at 5o for cold
forage.
it Dressed Bon in Heavier Arrival
'.Arrlvalaof dressed hog are much
SSavler along Front street today and
ihlle the aalc are still being made at
1 for best block stuff, the market la
)t any too firm at thla figure.
t Drreiwd vcnl remain st-are In the
jLholsale house but price are holding
jicbaMed at fto lor nest-
Wanafnta An Setter.
SIJEEP UHKIJOWH STOCKS SLIDE
LATE III DAY
IN STOCKYARDS
None Havd Arrived for Near- Early Market Is Higher b'u
- ly a n eckBuyers ray , rroiit Taking causes a
INCREASE AID TO
SAVE CITY HATER
More to Country.
General Decline.
tnelter, J
oil
AmaL
Am. Smelter..
Cotton
AlCUUHm ......
B. a o. ..;'.. J
O. N.. pfd,....lj
tea. tsmeit.....
Mo. Vac.
N. T. Cen......l
O. & W. '
PORTLAND .LIVESTOCK BUN
' . Hnu.' Cattle.' Sheen.
Tonay ioo 175 .
1VUI ikAftii.AAii mm - 111 aee
10 ' L 68 .176 1 "'82
xsof na 407
Portland Tin Ion Stockyard. Jan. 29.
There Is really no Quotation on aneep
In the Pprtland 'market at this time, al-I
though old prlcea arc till printed
IbidIv becnuaa the hava not been I w v . in
changed. Tha fact la; there, are no J j a Steel.,...
iiaap ia quoie. nun. nay. arrivvu in
the yards for almoat a week that were
offered for aale. So scarce have be
come the auppllea in tha Willamette
valle? that the big killer are aendlng
out tneir neat men to bring in me lew
head they find. , Price aeem to be
acarcely no objoct, becauaa the report
Indicate that they are paying on a
baaia of about $! Portland at coun
try point. However, the hignest quo
tation reached In the yards la $5.76
STOCK MARKET LOSSES.
Brooklyn . .....1
Canadian ......1
St. Paul .......1
j- . . .
Fuel
Colo.
Ha I J J a.
L. & N I
iill'enn
S. P. ..t...,,l7l
U, P. . .,....,.!
Readin
Rock
uo pfd .....t .
STOCK MARKET OAIN3.
Soo ........... HIPeo. Gaa
era o
"We are not getting any sheep." saya i
1MaIJ.k, ll'llll h.n.hU,v ".A Man.
not tell what they would aell at Prao-
y
oeived here cornea from the Willamette
valley, but at thla time there are none
oxtering mere."'
; Hor Xarktt Za Weak.
Tha tnna of tha local hoa- market re
main weak with valuea for best atuff
ranging In the yarda botween It ana
$5.25. The alight display of strength
In tha east Monday and Tuesday waa
roiiowed today by aevere weakness ana
a lnsa In former value. Whenever an
attnmnt la ma1 to boost hoc values It
only result In fresh weakness, for the I Amai. Coorjer Co
packers and killer are . not anxloua . , fnt nit
nn.mh nr.r.lln. that thav wnnM -v""- v" -
pay the advance. Recelnl of hog In
tne yaraa l mi lime are Tamer amaii.
New Tork. Jan. S9. The stock mar
ket lost lata in tha day on heavy liqui
dating aalea ' with a good portion of
profit taking. The opening of the mar
ket waa generally strong; most laauea
atartingr the day with a fair gain; to
which some more profit waa added ear
ly in tha day. The liquidation atari oa
about the middle of the eslon and
carried prlcea , lower all through the
list. Prenaure waa more aevere In
Readin a- than In other and thla Isaue
lot J 1 point arier an eariy auvancc.
Money ratea were easy wun me open
ing at lH per cent SIM the high point
for the day hat per cent higher.
Interest went down to 1U per cent but
cloned at the high point or the day,
Range oy Pownlng-HopKina co.
DESCRIPTION.
a in. ijoco., c . .
Am Sugar, e
& n i, -
?"t.lh'tn0t Mem 10 helP th t0na US! BmeaCpfi:
to any extent.
Cattle market is holding steady at
14.0004.25 for beat atuff. with moat of
I A. Mining; Co.
Atchison, o.
-aie" 5? W"herJjK!ft. maF: 5: H Tranalt:
time of the year, but feeder are not Tiatw''J ?'
presing tneir auppue on we marxei sv,j; si 0111
A year ao for this date the hoa mar-I Pni
xei was gaining in strengtn, out values
were unchanged for the day. Cattle
and'nheep were firm but unchanged.
urnciai vara nrices:
Hogs Beat eaatern Oregon. $6,000
$5.25: China fats. $0i00.
Cattle Beat eastern Oregon steer,
$4.0004.25; best cow and heifers, $3.25;
bulls. $1.762.00.
Sheep Best wethers, ttr.6005.76;
mixed an best ewes, $5.0050; lambs,
1. k. Tk. Tiiiri, f wniieL ii.iu: nina. 1t.1v;
hi anr nr nnti trv are in aemanu wun 1 '-Yf
Le principal call at tbe moment for "rs
Jb. n am.nnnt nf rhinea New I Virginia,
,tar. A fair lot of dressed or live tur- Per lb;
ya would very iixeiy una a gooa cnu
liberal price. -
Egg market 1 weaker with ale be-
ioen za ana 2o toaay; rvrn uumio
e being oia at me zormer ngure
ho hava larae auDDlif. The
htlook at the moment Is for continued
!w mice. The tnaritet remain a
father affair throughout.
'iCreamcry butter market continue de
eed. but prlcea are holding un
ianced. i , Brief Vote of the Trade.
,Shlppera of Virginia peanuta ar ask-
Jl Cranberry aupplles are too heavy and
sfme sales are being; made at a lower 1
.nge.
,1 Sweet potatoes are firmer with Job
flng valuea along the atreet ranging be-
.veen hh ana pouna. -llower
price are ruling in San Fran-
CO ror- uregon poiaioeai iiiuwik iu
!e north. Prices tier unchanged to a
taction lower. Ltttl movement la re-'
'feiorv market 1 weaker here because
r in larger arrivaia ana iue nuwti
hd weaker tone In the aoutn. 7
ICallfornla vegeublea . are agalnln
fite fair supply. . t -
Slow trade I reported In Cuban to-
i Front street sella at the following pw lb,. rsc"v
fe: ; .WPl. ar. lea. &c Jb; .olea, 70 lb.
iMruiar cammiBiiuua. i : . - , ,.
, loostera, 100 per id.j irean macaerei. bo
Oraln, Plour and Teed. per lb: crawfish. 25o per dozen; stur-
GRAAQS-Calcuttie: large fJ&i? ftrdlu
t: small, lota, 9c: , smelt. 5c: black cod. VAo lbs crabs.
. a2e I $1.00(91.60 doeen.
lb;
7o per lb;
roasted, Oc
ft e er
Japanese. 64 JHc: rousted, 8o
per lb: walnuts,. California, loo per lb;
fine nut 16c per lb; hickory nuts,
0c per lb; braxil nut. 16c per lb; fil
berts. 15c per lb: fancy pecan: 1620o
per lb: almond. 16c.
Meat, Fish and Provision.
FRESH MEATS Front etreet Hog.
fancy, Jo per lb; ordinary, 6 6 hi;
large, Vvo lb; veal, extra, 8 Mo per
lb; ordinary, c per lb; heavy, 7ijSc
per lb; mutton, foncy, 89o per lb.
HAMS. BACON, ETC. Perthxnd pack
(local) ham. 10 to 12 lb., 12 Ho per tb;
14 to 16 lb.. 12Uo per lb: 18 to 20 lbi,
12 c;' breakfast bacon, 15H22Ko pit
lb; pfenica, lo per lb; cottage roll. lOe
?er lb; regular hort clear, smoked.
lo per lb; un smoked, I0o per 'b;
clear back, unsmoked, 10c; amqked,
11 c; Union butt, 10 to 18o lba. un
smoked. 12c per lb; smoked, 180 per lb;
clear bellies, unsmoked, 12Ho per 'b;
smoked, 13 Ho per lb; ahoblders. 10c;
per lb; pickled tongues, ivo eacn.
JRTtlXQ 1IOQ QUOTATIOys.
Eastern Price 5 to 10c Lower Cat
tle Market Loses 10c, Too.
fUnlted -Pren Leeied Wire.)
Chicago, 111., Jan. 29. Hogs, 68,000;
cattle, 2,7.000; sheep, 22,000.
Hog are 5c to lOo lower; mixed,
$7l&fi4.65; heavy, $4.304.45; rough
and heavy. $4.1034.S0; light, 4.10
4.35.
Cattle 10c lower.
Sheet) Steady.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 29. Hogs, 20,-
000: cattle. 10.000: sheeD. 7.000.
Omaha, Neb.. Jan., 29. Hogs, 2,000; J
catue, 4,700; aneep. 8,000.
SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE.
Col. F. ft
Erie. c.
O. Northern, pfd.
u. t 1. ,
Soo. c
Fed. Smeltlnz .
Metropolitan . . .
Mo. Pacific ....
N. T. Central...
N. Y Ont. & W.
Nor. Pacific, ..
Penn. Railway. .
P. O.. L. & C. Co.
Reading, c
Rock Island, c.
do preferred . .
So. Pacific, c...
Union Pacific, c.
U. 8. Steel, c...
do preferred. . .
Wabash, c
1 o 1 x . 1 r 1
IS S sa
! 114J? il4H il2H H2H
I it at D 1 1 0 aV I aTZ
72S 72V4 71 11
88 884 87 87-4
47H 41 46 46T4
.180 150 U 149V4
101Z .. ISTi.
114H H4H H2H 112t
29 80 29 29
20 20H 19 19
16H 15. 15V4 15 '4
122 121
V9
92 92
86 65
23 23
44 '44 '43 43
97 98 96 97
83 82
128 127 126 126
114 114 1121 112
86 85
104 106 101 101
14 14 13 13
27 28
75 75 73 73
124 124 122 122
29 2: 27 28
92 93 92 92
18 16 16 16
Call money opened 2. high 2. low 1V(.
Total sales, 600,000 shares.
1WT DEPRESSED III
EVERY MARKET TODAY
Furnished by Downinr-Hopkins Co..
5! nS5Sl Liverpool Starts Well but
transactions: 1 t .
uus.es Xiiiu;i uuicago
Alai
Alameda .....
Alhambra
Alberta Coal ft Coke ...
Bell i
Bullion ..1
Charles Dickens
Canadian Cons. Smelters-
ri trl
sr lb: Dlckled tongues. votacn. copper aanm
LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10. 12 o J Dominion Copper
;
1 a
ner lb: 5s. 120 per lb- 60-lb. tin. 12o Evolution
nnr lb: ateam rendered. 10. HHc ber Echo
lb; 6s, 11 o per lb; - compound, 10. Gaibralth Coal
8e per lb.- L Gertie
tlarl kqck coa, izyc id; riounaer, rtecia ,
6 per lb; halibut, 10a per lb; atrlpcd Happy Day ...
bass, 15c per lb; catfish, 11c per lb; aal- Holden O. & C.
mon, chlnook. 12c; steelhead, 12o Huaiming Bird
c; nerringe, Hypotheek-. . . . .
Ailmna 1 (11 i,uf I Tnv.n
tomepd. 11 per lb; infl. Coal ft Coke 80
Kendall ' . , 87
Lucky Calumet . , 18
Missoula Copper 6
Mineral Farm i..
Bid.
. 8
. 4
. 4
. 30
. 10
. 6
. 7
. 74
. 4
.225
. 2
. 1
. 0
.276
. 3 .
. (4
. 8
. 1
6
WHEAT Track prices Club.
M Ail unaainn 1 it m J ' n laaiDm Mia
cc: valley, 3'B4c, '
ilCOPN Wholar- $3i eraoked, $33 tan,
I RARLET New FeeO. $7$37.60
ton; rolled. $30 :i; brewing, $29.
! OATS New Producers' nrfee-i-No.
' white $27 per ton7gray. $28tj)28.i0,
l FLOUR Eastern 'Oregon patent.
I i.6r straight, $4.50: eaports, $3.90;
iHiiev. I4.804.B0: sranam. is. i4.eo:
wnoia . wneai, ff,;; rye, , ova, ooo;
ie. 1 a.
!
ifMlLL STUFFS Nominal-Bran, $24 llZl' i?
in; middlings. $29? Shorts, country, $27; f?S case, sac,
It. 626: ebon. MOtl. , I
1 r . i - .- . . . . iiani 11 ,i iv p. ii na una.. . h una. a -n u uci
HAY froouoerr , pn Timothfll .r.rZ hhi ih n i - - -
ni2L"f r,l- BENZINE 86 deg.. cases. 25o per gal;
9r2?!?.A1.T Iron bbl 23c -per aaL .
Producers'
fillamett. valley,
v. in: eaatern
0 s? 11 0.00; ciover, iiv m ig: grain.
OYSTERS JBhoalwater bay. per gal
lon. $2.60; per 100-lb sack. $5.00; Olym-
fia. ier gaiion.'z.o; per iwo-io saca,
nnMS.SO: Encla. canned. 6O0 can: $7
doaen; eastern In abelL $1.75 per bun- park copper
dred. ' .- : .. . I RmWr rr
CLAMS Hard shell, per box, $2.40;
razor clama. $2,00 per box! 100 per dos;
' Paint, Coal OU Etc
ROPE Pure manUa. lio; standard.
7tei elsal. 10 c )
COAL OIL-Water white, tankMSHe;
ibhc;- neadiigat, case. uc;
GASOLINE 88 deg., caeea. 24o per
Ask.
11
4 !
88
13
7
7
80
4
300
04
2
28
6
37,5
6
9
1
6
85
98
22
7
1
8
ft
Drops in a Hole.
May
July
O&lih cheat, $10018.
.-.'-' Batter, Eggs and lotatiy. ;': V
U BUTTER FAT F. O. b. .Portland
.tveer cream. tc; sour, e.
TURPEc tine in eases, 9o per gai;
wnnd hhla 93c ner eaL
- WHITE LEAD Ton lota. 7e per lb;
JOo-lb lot. So per lb; leas lots, 8.
Wims WAilsi resent Dasis ai 4.t.
BUTTER Extra fancy fresh cream-
iy, $740c; fancy, 37 o; choice, 85c;
dlnary, 82c; best storage. 27&Sdo:
nconn gratis, u, acvts, ivc a ponnn.
EGGS Extra fancy) candled, 250
o: eastern storage. II wi 80 dozen.
i! CHEESE New Full cream, flats,
to per lb; Young Americans. 17o per
1 POULTItT-Mlod chickens,; l3o per
,; fancy hens, 13c per lb; roosters,
'd, 10c; fryers, 13 o lb; broilers, 13o
ir lb, ducks, 20c; geese, old, I0llo
ir lb: turkevs, alive, 18c , per lb;
rsgftAd. 19iiJt?flQ lb: eauaba. 12. KO dnipn;
Veons, 31.25 dox.; dresRed poultry, 1
0 per id nigner; who geese, if5 aoz.
I Bops. -Wool and Hides.
ijHOPS 1907 crop, first prime, 67e:
Iime, 6(fSCc; medium t'o prime, 6s;
edium, 4 60 lb; 1906 crop, l2o lb;
ntracts, 1908, 10 lie. - ,. ,
.'".....;..
4'. v mf-m r-w---i-r: "w- TF-t n 1 'trsM ,;.r.-
Rl
of:
PRODUCE
fi
FRIG
' (United Press Leased Wire.)
Sun Francisco, Jan. 29. Wheat No.
1 California club, per cental, $1.62
l.8, whit milling club. $1.67 1.70;
whit Australian, $1.72 f 1.75; north
ern blueatem, -$ 1.701.?2; northern
club, $1.62 & 1.66;- Inferior , grades of
Wheat. $1.4001.65. -
Baney wo. 1 leea, ' $i.47oi.oo;
Moonlight ..N2
Nabob 3
Nine Mil
8 Ki Cons, lJtt . t Him, l . 1 , ,
om Paul 6
Panhandle Smelt ......... 4
....... 1
Rambler Cariboo ......... 24 20
Kemtieer. ... ....... . lit 2
Rex (16 to I) .. 24 24
tsonora z
SnowshOa 8 9
Snowstorm ........... ....135 '140
Sullivan t,-, 6 7
Sullivan bonds ........... 65 80
Stewart.' . , , , . . : , , 105 1 20
Tamarack ft Ches. 70 125
Wonder ' Hi 2
Sales: 1,000 Bell, at lie; 1,000 King,
at c; i,ov Kira. at sac; 5.000 Hypo,
at lc; 5.000 Panhandle, at 4c; 6,000
Panhandle, at 4 c; 2,000 Reindeer, nt
ic,- sjuv snowstorm, ai$i.95; l.DUv sui
livan, at 6c
Half-pound box of .chocolates free.
See announcement on the "Want Ad"
page.
Northwest Bank Statement.
PORTLAND.
Clearings today $623.6,80.15
ienr uko ouz.vou.o?
I Balances today ............ 100, 075.-05
I Year ago .................. 90,605.76
TACOMA.
1 Clearings $526,154
.Balances jfi.sis
SEATTLE.
Clearings , , , $985,332
Balances ...................... 167,961
Snow for the Crops.
Western Oregon--Oecaslonal rain or
annw tonlcrnr. rrldar , nnrtn nnrtinn at.
with come fancy at $1.5'2; common tol cept near coast. Thursday rain or snow,
rair.t H.40S1.47: Crewing at Ban I westerly wiaos
li
Francisco, $1.56 01f6O; brewing ' and
Shipping at Port Costa, $1.52 1.87;
a rrTrrnitrbTTT. ctttttjt?tj it. , ; " -
AAiU A J.AA uju U4j.AAAAU.vr Butter Fresh Califdrnla extras. 83e:
' M. O. Lownsdale. the pioneer '
fruitgrower : of Lafayette., evl- , 4
den tly does not belleva In put-:
ting ouf second Or third-grade 4
fruit aa tha best the market af-
fords, from his late perform- 4
anees. Mr. Lownsdale has al- 4
ways been noted as a good 4
packer but the trade was sur-
firsts, 25c; . seconds, 22c; storage Cal-
irornia extras. 23c; iirsta, zzcj seconds,
81o; eastern extras., S3el firsts. 22e:
seconds, 21c; ladles eastern, 20c; firsts
ic. .
Fresh eggs Per doxen, extras, . J3c;
firsts. 22 He: seconds. 21c: thirds. 20c.
Btorage California, extras, 17 c; flrstsr
16e; seconds, 13c; eastern extras, '15c;
firsts 14o; secon. 90.
New cheese California'' flats fancy.
14 cs firsts. " 13c;- California ; Young
iimmca, rancy, j oc; iirsts. , --Btor-
Western Washlnirton Occasional rain
or snow tonight, colder interior. Thurs
day rain or snow. Westerly winds.
Eastern Oregon and" Southern Idaho
Snow tonight or Thursday, '-.
Eastern Washington and Northern
Idaho Rain or snow ton(ght and
Thursday. '
Demand for Cattle. ' ;
(Special Dispsteli to The" Journal.)
Baker City, Or Jan. 29. The demand
for Baker county market-fed cattle con
tinues and' theprlces are steadily mov
ing upward. The Baker City Packing
company rscenuy snipped 16 carloads
prised when .his 'shipments of 4 I age, eastern fancy New York, 17 ei Or- shipped 220 bead Sunday to the , Union
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Open. Close. Jan. 28. Loss.
.101 100 101
. 67 97 97
Chicaeo. Jan. 29. Wheat was weak
all over the world today, although at
tne opening; mere was a rractionai ad
vance In Liverpool values. The market
tnere opened wun May ai 7s 7i4d, com
pared with' last night's closing at 7s
7l4d. Later in the day the weakness In
an foreign maraeta waa very pro
nounced and this caused much selling
dv snorts' ana liquidation by lones,
Liverpool closed at 7 6d. a net loss
from the previous closincr of td
Foreign weakness was the Influence
that bad tne depressing; effect UDoft Chi,
cago wheat, valuea at the opening this
morning. May went to $1.01 or c
lower than last night's closing. July
was oniy c down in tne initial tradina:
the opening on that option, being - af
vtj4.c. me siignt ouige alter tne start
was due to the, belief of the shorts
that the market was heavily oversold,
but this feeling soon gave way' to a
downcast, tone and tha close .was within
a fraction of tha low in both options
Both corn and oats were dull today,
with a tinge of weakness in the former
and a slight showing of Btrength with
fractionally advanced values in the lat
ter. Provisions were beaten down 7o
at the start, this being the opening loss
m January pora. xne ctose was sun
lower, with January at $12.10 and May
at $12.60. This Is a loss of 10c In the
former ana vc in tne latter, aa compared
wun tne closing or, yesieraay.
Range by Downing-Hopklns company:
WHEAT.
Open. High.-
May lot 101
Board Eetains Montague to
Assist City Attorney at:
" - Oregon . City. '
Reallalng the Importance ef the con
demnation ault which Is being fought
at Oregon -City t6day between tha city
and tha Mount Hood Power company,
member of the city water board held
another secret session yesterday after
noon and selected Lawyer Richard Mon
tagua, as assistant counsel, to aid City
Attorney John Kavanaugh In defending
tha city's Interests In tha fight being
wagea to save water rights to tna city.
This waa felt necesaary by tha city
officials because of tna enormous
amount of work which tha elty attor
ney's office has .on hand at the present
time. - Mr, Kavanaugh and his assistant
ar burled deep In the mass of the city's
egai tangles ana tne board members
felt It Incumbent upon themselves to
give mm an possiDie assistance in win
ninr the case for. the city.
This action Is along tha line of policy
adopted by tha board yesterday when
themembeNi declared themselves ready
to riant to tne last court in order to
save for tha elty tha rights to the sur-
&lus water in Bull Run river, aa well as
i Little Bandy river.
Tb city" representative went to
Oregon City today to try the cade. They
were accompanied by Deputy Clt Au
ditor -.Wiegand, who attends the water
board meetings and keeps a record of
tna , minute, ti a toon all the record
pertaining to tha controversy between
Uie city and the company with him and
tvey will b used aa evidence In the
cae.
Mayor Lane. Sunerintendent Dodara
and member of tha water board will
testily in tha case ana will probably be
uopoenaea to uregon city tomorrow.
hAETNETT AM BROWN
MUST GO TO TBIAL
' ft! nl tad Pres Leased Wire.)
San Francisco. Jan. 29. Judge Dunne
this morning overruled tha demurrers of
Walter J. Bartnett and J. Dalxell
Brown to tha Indictments returned
against them. The cases were con
tinued until next Saturday for pleading.
The prosecutor atated thla morning
that Bartnett would be the first of the
indicted officials of the California Safe
Deposit & Trust company to be placed
upon trial. It Is the opinion of the
district attorney's office that the evi
dence agalnat Bartnett Is much more
conclusive than that against the other
defendants. Bartnett was In court for
the first time sine the report that he
Is going mad was circulated. He abso
lutely denied tha report
LORD CUEZ0N MAY BE
PREMIER OF ENGLAND
(Catted Press Leased Wire.)
London. Jan. 29. Lord Cunon. for
merly viceroy of India, today wa
worn In a a member of tha house of
lords. He has been prominently men
tioned as the leader of the party to
which be belongs, and soma of his ad
mlrera declare ha has an excellent
chance to become premier in the near
future.- To all these predictions Lord
Curron replies that his advancement
will depend largely on his health,
which has been noor.
July
May
July
i. , , . . . -
i . i I . .
May .......
I uijr
Jan.
May
r . . .
97 98
CORN.
60 61
59 69
OATS.
61 61
44 44
MESS PORK.
1215 1215
1257 1267
Low.
100
87
Close.
100
7
60
69
80
69V
44 V 44
1207
1252
1210
1260
Liverpool Wheat Lower. ;
Llverpodl. Jan. 29. May wheat
opened at 7s 7d; closed at 7s 6d; a
loss of d from yesterday. ,
- Tacom "Wheat Market. t
Tacoma, Wash.; Jan. 2 9. Wheat, ex
port; Club, 83c; bluestem, 85c t
. Chicago Cash Barley. ,
Chicago. Jan. 29. Cash barley. 80 A
96c.
apples, now ; arriving contained
the following dh the boxes of
his second-grade fruit:
4 4 4 4 4 4
"SECONDS
j . , JLIICBQ : dppiCB, VUUUgO DDI
extra . fancy, are good second
fruit" - - - '
ek'on. ISo.
. Potatoes Per , centaL-' eallnas Bur
banks.' 80c $1.10: LomDdos ItaoOliO:
Oregon: Burbanks, 85c$1.10; River
wntes, rancy, oiwsoc: do choice,-45
? T. r. ai.lv ,na. . 1 1A01 , n .1.... Mka
31-35(81.40: sweet potatoes. 82.75 ffi 3.85
per ceniaj ana 4.sd tor crates.',
Meat company of Portland.
"X v New York Exchange.
Chicago, Jan. S 9. New York ex
change, 25 per cent premium, j .
Tha, Republicans Of Rlohmnnd Tnrtt.
Onions Yellow Danvera. 82.6503.00: 1 ana. hava derlrled that anv
Lompocs, 2.602.75. . ' of thelrjarty found guilty. of treating
Oran-aes Per. box. Navels, $1,75 I during the campaign will forfeit bis
2.25; with some fancy at $2.50. I right to a place on the ticket
ENGLISHMEN AUCTION
CHESAPEAKE'S FLAG
' r,'., (United Press Leased Wire,) .
London, Jan. 29. At public auction
tha flag that floated over the Chena-'
peake, American man-of-war, the ship
of the 'gallant Lawrence, will bo sold
today In London. It Is more than likely
that the emblem will be mirchaaeit hv
an American to be sent to Washington
or the United States Naval - academy.
Tha British warship Shannon captured
the Chesapeake . off Boston harbor in
1813 and towed It to Halifax. Nova
8cotIa. The flag; waa sent, to London
where It has remained aver since.
. ' " 1 1 ' 11 "
Coffman's" Society -Chocolates given
away. See announcement on the "Want
Ad"- paSO. -J" .
CONVICT ENLARGlE
WALLA WALLA PRISON
(United Pres Leased Wire.)
Walla Walla. Wash.. Jan. 29. Twenty
convicts started to work at the peni
tentiary yesieraay maxing improve
ments that when completed, will rep
resent an expenditure or nou.ooo and
before the end of the week mora than
100 men will be working. The stockade
walls will be enlarged to twice their
present size and a new Jute mill twice
tne capacity or tne one now in use will
be constructed. When the work Is
completed all the buildings at the prison
win pe wiuiin tna waus.
i
TWO SUBMARINES
SENT TO WEST COAST
V (TTnlted Press Lessed Wlre.l.
Washington, Jan. 29. The navy de
partment has decided to send two sub
marines to the Pacific coast. They will
he loaded aboard a naval collier at the
New York navy yard and will be taken
around South America within the next
few months. The submarines selected
for tha purpose are the Porpoise and
the Shark, now at tha New York navy
yard. .
1
Eli PRICES
DROP TO .ZERO
Building: JIaterial Can Be
Purchased for One Half.
That of Year Ago. ,
Lumber prices from Victoria to Ban
Diego ar 10 to 80 per cent lower today
than they war A year ago.: It la aald
cargo and retail prices will not go lower
than they ar at present ' In southern
California common rough cargoes a year
ago going at $28 per 1,000 feet can now
be had at $17. They have dropped a
dollar In the last 60 or 90 day. It
la aald tha market there la In about tha
am lethargio condition that prevails
on tha north coast.
In the last $0 days lumber has been
delivered at retail In San Diego and
nearby points on a basis of about $18
for common rough. Instead of tha $30
to $32 commanded a year ago by com
mon i rouch lumber at these nolnts.
Cargo lota which a year ago brought
$28 at San Diego can now be uad aa low
aa $17, 1 ...
Portland prices are placed at $10 to
813 for common rough, and the lor mar
ket Is down agsln to $7 to $9 per 1.000
delivered at . Portland mills. It Is re
ported that cargo lots of common rough
lumber have been offered In Portland as
low ss $7.60 within tha last 30 days,
and that this lumber can b had today
aa low as $8.
This pries represents a loss 4to tha
mills, but they ar said to be trylnr to
unload accumulated stock. Tha oppor
tunity to build houses In Portland will,
it is declared, never D letter than it
Is today, for It la not believed that
lumber her will aver dron aaaln I to
n.lnaa
Tha, nnnion Tvurtrln ,nmnnttv rM.1,
ha a atrong Influence In control of tha
lumber market or southern California.,
la planning construction of a sawmill
on the lower Clatskanle, that will hava
a eapaclty of about 160,000 feet a day
and will aaw lumbar exclusively for
cargo ahipment to Its San Diego plant
The company has an ocean log raft
completed, containing about S. 500. 000
feet on the lower Columbia rtcer, and
la bulldlnr another raft of tha nam
capacity. These rafta will not put to
sea until the latter part of Jun. on
account of uncertainty of weather. In
tne spring season or tne year. In 'tha
meantime the company will hava lum
ber sawed at other mills - here, and
shipped to San Diego to supply Its plant
there, .
? reparations hava been cornplotfil fr
he annuol banquet of the 1wuh Imv
club to be given at tha tat tu.j.
tonight The chief apxnker of the .
nlng will be Kx-Oovernir Krant of
Oklahoma, who will b heard on tlx
subject of The'Young Man In Politic""
Other apoakers and their topic ui t
aa follows: "Kansas," Kusnell E. Hut.
ler. University of KansHa; "The Krr
pent the Octopus and the T:iephnt."
Fred 8. Jackson, Eureka; -"our plat
forms," J.-N: Tlncher, Medicine Lr1i;i;
"Radicalism." W. R Ham, Htockton;
and "Agricultural Education' Ernest It
Nichols, Manhattan.
Kansas Day Banquet.
(United Pres Leased Wlre.V
Topeka, Kan., Jan, 21. Elaborate
"OpenAllthcTime"
Absolute
safety,
OFFERED
DEPOSITORS
r No interest paid on
commercial accounts or
daily balances. '
4-
INTEREST
Paid on Term Savings
Accounts.
By the old gold tried
and tested
German-American
Bank!
Corner Sixth and Alder Sta.
Opposite Oregonlan
TOO . LATE TO CLASSIFY
WANTED WOMAN FOR GENERAL
housework. Family of three. 685
cast Aiuer bl.
GENTLE HORSE, WEIGHT 1,000 LBS.,
and harness with good 8-foot spring
wagon, cheap. Phone Scott 6717, S. E.
BorenBon, Portsmouth, St. Johns car.
PHOTOGRAPHER. AL L - A R O U N D
man, good retoucher, willing to work
at your offer. L. C. 8.. Arleta. .Oregon.
y6,UNG MAN, '21, WOULD LIKE FARM
Work near Portland.
af tv
Address 40 2d
YOUNG MAN. 19 YEARS OLD, WOULD
like a position as stone setter. Phone
Main 8047.
UNFURNISHED FRONT ROOMS,
H crK t ViBtk o riKnna a jIiVIcb Anlv
I9,,V " ia amaav aaavssva muu4ms wm
410 Jefferson.
Wt M Laoo Puts
WE
?dZfiK VVt M. Laoo Pnca. , TT
BuiLOINO
OUR NEW POLICIES OFFER ALL THAT IS BEST IN
LIFE CONTRACTS EITHER TO BUY OR SELL. .
Low Non-Participating Rates High Cash Values
SUPERIOR INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO RELIABLE ACTmB AGENTS.
Apply to JESSB B. SHARP. Uanafar of Ag-ents, U4 lumber JCxchanga 8 lag.
CALIFORNIA'
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''' 11 SUNSET " -Tl
0 0OlENSHASJ-J!
.tVV
i
Portland to Los Angeles
AND RETURN
' Including Side Trips to Santa Cme, Del MonteMonterey
v and Pacific Grove.
ONE MONTH FOR GOING TRIP "-'
SIX MONTHS FOR RETURN TRIP
, v STOPOVERS AT PLEASURE WITHIN LIMITS
SOUTHERN CAUPORNlA'S
'Sunshine floral festivals, "endless drives through orange orchards
laden with golden fruit; splendid beaches, surf bathing, thriving
cities, palatial hotel and resorts, and many other attractions, com-
bine to make it the most attractive place in America at this season
of the year. , v -,,,'
TUB ROAD OP A THOUSAND - WONDERS
Which takes you there, hasn't an uninteresting hour for the entiro
trip. Read about it. QiH at the ,,, . v .
City Ticket Office, Third and Washington Sts., Portland
- : - r and inquire all about it, ; ' ,
BaBaWBBKMaaWalNalPnka I
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Bankers and
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Receives
Accounts of
Individuals
Merchants &
Manufacturers f"
Lumbermens
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4.
Corner Second
& Stark Streets
Portland,Oregon
Capital $250,000.00
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