T1IH OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1&. 1003. r. TODAY'S MAR KE IS Wheat Market I? Steady Throughout the World Export Flour Trade Is Picking Up Quotations JIaintained. fEXAS OHIOilS ARE OH THE IJAY Uic Carload -Already Jloving in This Direction Causes S Easier Tone Here. ItNui fantures: ' ' . Texas onlonn ar coming. I,ocal onions ar easier. Hop leadere gather In Portland, Kgga aro lower ngaln. ' Salmon prices likely to drop. Hun or smelt drop off .. Orange are of botter quality. nmtna rnitva i r star. Jtl I H'llll."'- , c'hliken market move fair. i Dressed meata held at top. i V ' Onlona Are Comlagv' i ...i,... r.ivui fntm Texas 'tbl AVIIVH w . . . h Tha Journal say that a-cat Bermuda onlona from that state la route to thla city. '! WW " I t.. that number of carsare atart- for tha Paclflo coast. The crop ox : xae la eald to oa very .'.a lo per lb higher; wild Keen. ( ) 60s. Hope. Wool and mass. HOPS 1907 crop, first prime, 60; .. I . 1 . . ..11 , ..,..A 1 U A' medium, ubo lb; mad crop. lufJo u; wuuiv lU7 cm vnney, astern Oregon. M01oO. HllJta Drv hide. 12fMe lb: green. 46c; calvea. green. tdStct kip. lb; bulls, rreen suit 84o Jl ' BIIEKPSKINS flh-arln. 6c.0 aauhf -short wool, ..SctMvc: meulumw wood. 6oo0fl ch; long wool. iev II .26 each. - , ' a. I 3ALLOW Prime. rr It. r3o4a; jmo, x end grease. I(7.H& . CUITT1M BAKK6C. "Traits and VgetM. POTATOES Select. 76 6HS0C Bell ing; buying. Willamette valley, 40Oi0c; eastern Multnomah and c-iacawntut, awv kkr. ..aw An'.. ....... A . 1 a ONIONS-lnbblng Price. $2.6008.00; I May buying, apot t2.0UU2.25: garlic, 70 to. APPLES Select, $1.00; fancy $t.TS; ehrH . II SSisal Ant nrilinarv. SUO-S 11.00, FRES1I FRUITS Or".., new, $2.00 2.60: banana. So lb: lemon, $&O4.50 box: llma. Mexican ( J per 109; pineapple. l4if6.E0 doxen; pear, fan cy. 81.50yl.76; oiUinary. fi a. box; tan gerines, $1.76 a cox; jap cmnt,,iv tea a, box; persimmons. VTr.nttTAm.KRiTurniD. ' new. 60O 60c. ack; carrots. 600 per sack: beets, tlttlkn nmr nrk naranlo. S&c(tl: cab bage, 85cQi$1.2t: tomatoes, Mexican, $8.2503.60; Florida, SS.S5; beans, 16o; ATTACK LIE 4 DY 0 El S GOULD STOCKS TOUCH WlicatjSuffered Sharp Loss Missouri Pacific and West at Opening but Shorts m Union Arc Unmerci- Put It Up Again; ' ! lumped Today. ? CHICAGO tVHEAT MARKET Qpen. Clone. Fab. It. Gain, ...... VI ' IIU July 17 SI a 88 Chlcaro. Feb. 1. A verv fierce at. tack of the beara upon the European market forced a aharply lower price her at tha atart of today' wheat trad ing, mere' waa STOCK MARKET LOSSES. 1 a f l. m n. , - Mlaaourt Paa . I' Soo , ... , ,,' N. & W....... J raiiltflnwer. rKllfornla. ll.10iPl.20 do.. local, 7bcvl; pea, lc. norerBain, u lb; artichoke; Ho $ 1.00 doen; green no: noi" i" " . ..." 7- irk. imn from the I onlona. 16a aoien: pepper. ;7.T woircVri. pVed jo begin hou.. lettuce. 81.2S 0 tj Kbox; head et. 1? lS blyint an aialnt Vffwct pVn Ul.ie do.en; rjdl.he. 86o doen bunch-JV?-nton market. In fean ea; eggplant, JOo lb: celery. . 4.25 O x eav. itiu v -r -- . . . a W 4 Aaatarn U II II rffj I II akil !fra.nCr.nC2. , batw Ilia .M'lMI P jprout .Ogll.0 , Pr. lb; ..par. ia iih aalaa .t both flgurea. fOO lb.. TT ' frnm there Indl I that U.. maWet ta very dull with Orooerlea, Hnt. Sto. BUGAR California and Hawaiian- dlanoeltlon at tha opcnlna; to aell wheat on all aldea, but the market found many aupporters right away. The market atruck tha low point at fie attrt wltb May at llo and Ji at 87e a buahel. lnTrorement In tha market', tone aatea rrom the econ1 quotation offered In the wheat pit There waa a aharp rally In the price early in the day. with anorta covering. The market bad auch an oreriold annearanoo thi mornlne- and ahort did nokcar to take any mora chaneea with their paper profit, and were In a hurry to turn them Into real caah. May option wa the aoan of tha great t activity, with a do Ho over yeaterday, after . drop of point at tha atart. f July closed a fraction above yeteruay. f . - r v ! Coarse arralna Buffered from tha aarlv decline In wheat and a dull tone ruled In both corn and oata during tha daya f UOI , , , , Brooklyn .; . . peopla'a Oaa Rock Ialana ... flo. Railway ... Weatern union , I STOCK MARKET GAINS. Amalgamated U. 8. Steel do pfd. Canadian Readtnr 1 SU Paul ...... a. Bincucr .... Anaconda . . . . a, n. pfd ..... 1 Sugar ,. I Atchlaon ., , . B. 0. 1 Pannaylvanla . P. ..,, S N. P. ......... 1 iiN. r. central.. S N. P. .......... J weaker dlpoUlon beginning w mat i Cube, )S; powdered, I6.K4; berry, 14.66; I trading. Provlalona atarted very strong ibo nignrr, nut iohi an ins inuiat gain eroaelve further loaa In prlc. I . bipvan Moli Aloof. Khlppera ra ahowlng no dlapoaltlon i hurry nurchae of onion Jut now, id none of thetn .ra willing to pay Rang by Oownlng-Hopkln. Co. WHEAT., L.iff.it . . . - - . Idrr srranulated. !.&: XXX -.ran The faot that new onfona .ra now be-i nlated, $6.40; conf. A., f S.6&; sxtra a, I on liquidation later In the day. The to ehlppea irom xexa anu -"-1 lo.io; goiaen u., o o, 2 movement la about to atart la x-4.6: beet granulated, $5.45; bar bed Xo causa local growera wno aro reia, lac; half: barrel. 10c; boxes, o Jll holding, to let go in oruar m -jaavance on eaca oaaia . quotation.; - COi k ElC Packaze brand.. ' I1I.8IO ll.tt. .ai m w m . m a HALiTaOIIII illll ' aTTQDnQ. lUUaV I a ' . . $11.50 per ton: 60. lll.'OO: table, dairy M.,L !X Oa, $19.00: 10O. 18.7; bale 18.60; V. 1 71 kew Tork. Feb. II. The tmuhtea nt the Oould fnmlly r agnln prominently befor tha public; thla time In . apecu lallve war. Tha financial world hail an axa well aharpened for Oould aecurltlea thla morning, and tha way price wtr cjlpped off made the trading resemble a penlc. Point after point waa loat by Missouri Pacific, v Oould holding, bare today. Selling around thla atock waa tha greateat In month: tha room seem. Ingly beilog filled with thosa who wanted to vaxe a rung at oouia and his hold ing. - Then the trade want after Vkui. era Union, and thla being another Oould tork, the alaughter of securities was terrific. Thar waa .11 aorta of wild close wa. lOo under yesterday for pork. I W of reoelvam being appointed, and vwi-i, Kuuiiiuimi rumur coat xniaaouri i f Oren. Hlrh. Mar r...'.. 1 IH July ,. 17 . 18 ; ,.-:' , CORN. , Low. er $1.25, wnne aome lr price at ahlpplng oolnta to M .nd W Oi.t outalda tnarkete cannot ba xrned witn m ron.'"' yv" ImDorted Llvtruool. 60a. I2w.w . 100. in. oo: 4. n.os: extra xin. varrel. za There seems little hop of any peatJ ock 110.60 per ivament In tha poUto- market at the J00, I . . 0(L haent time.. Refrigerator car. are nil (Abova price apply to wile, of . leea 'ry scarce ana the traa is not 1 than car lota. Car lota at apeclai prices aed to take manyenances n wi", i subject to lluntuauon.lt. i tha southwest In boxcar. ; in any i rice Imperial Japan. No. 1, c; Na i. wWc; xiew unaana, neao. ic; ect creoi a e oh: 1 18! Close; svS ;:S ent tha southwest la the only wrket allable for Oregon ahlpmenta at this na and only low figures win rcauu i business from mat airecuon. " 1 Balinoa rrioea Ksady to Drop. rf tha run of aalmon eontlnuea flur it the next week, there will In all pbablllty ba a aharp deollne In Tal a both nera and along tha river. At s tlm of tha year the roruana roar- fc makes tha- price or aaimon on int lumbla becauaa plcklera are not aia ed to bid against the frash trade, eclally in tlmea ot a famine. , - or smeit nas omiiinu A lax. OATS. May I0H .10 ioh VBoh July 4lii . 6 15 88$ MESS FORK. Mar July V clflo and Western Union mora of their prlc. . ' xne aownrau of Oould atock. forced tha traders Into a bearish mnnA mn v.. suited In a general deollne In tha mar ket Money ratea are '.till floating around 1U and 1 ner cent, with little tfemajid for fund by apecuiatora. Rang, by Pownlng-Hopklne Co.; RAILROAD GRADERS FLEECED BY VICIOUS DISCOUNT SYSTEM it ' A most remarkable condition of af fair, relative to tha manner In whloh workmen employed In tho . grading cam pa along tha line of tha north bank road are forced to Dart with wages. Is set forth In. a complaint laid before Deputy Attorney Stevenson In the po lice court v Tha comDlalnt Is made by II. Vanderller. a man who waa In tha employ of Erlckson & Petterson, grad ing contractors, up to tlia flrat day of the present month. 1 At the time Vanderller aevered nis connection with tha grading outfit he had a full month's wages due him. He applied to. the paymaster for what waa due and received a 'statement of ac count," or time check, across tha face of whlclf waa .tamped: "payable April 1, 1108, at tha office of Erlckson & Petterson, lift Well. Fargo building, Portland, Oregon. . T :T Hold Back ar. , '. At their trad In r eamn. Krlckaon aV Petteraon conduct Doardlng-houaa. for the werkmen and alao conduct a store where the workmen can purchase auch articlea as they need and have the eoat of aame oharged to thalr account Tha atatement of aceount given Van lerller la In all respect tha name a la given to any and all of tha men In ilea of caah, payment for their aerv Icea. It set. forth the amount duo tha contractors for board and a tore account and alao tha amount charged each month aa an arbitrary hospital fee. .. These .mount. , are subtracted from tha amount of wages earned, the balance being what la du tha man. Aa the man aro unable to cash thee. time checks until April 1. they are forced to act on the auggestlon given them that perhaps tha .paymaster baa some money of. his own which ba wlahea to Invest and la willing to buy up tha time check at a alight dis count Whan application la mad. on thla auggestlon tha men find that the paymaster charges a dlacount of- no leas than SI per cent Aa a majority of tha men ar forced" to accept this or go hungry, they - part with their time checks for what pittance In caah remalna . after board, atora bill, hoe- Fltal fee. and dlacount are aubtracted rom tha total, w ., u' .., , s Avoid Treable by Tall IHynMnt, . .After listening to tha detail ot thla modern financial eclieme Deputy Dis trict Attorney Stevenaon called up tha office of Erlckson A Petterson on the telephone and asked for an explana tion. Th. person who answered the telephone iald that tha acts of the contractors were well within the law, but If Vanderller showed a dlapoaltlon tr. s-at uariv about tha matter they would take but time check up at Its face value. . . . . . . Vanderller then went to tha office tf the contractor, where he waa again met with a proposition to dlacount hi time check. Acting on instructions glv. en him by Attorney ptevenson na of ollned to make any compromise and waa flns.Hr raid In full. . Attorney Stevenaon say. b. 1. not aura that thora la .ay law being vio lated by tha contractors, but declare. that an ma atntuta may be found that will enable him to institute a criminal proceeding against them. VERY DEW m TUMI TO BOSSES People of Eastern Oregon "Prize Kights and I'cfuso -JAo Bo, Bunkoed. ' r ! ' . ' f ' ' -11,'" (gpeetat DUpatth to Tb Joarail.) "Pendleton, Or., Feb. 19. A thorough canvaa. of political leader, of UmatllU county, .nd In fact of all eastern Ore gon, ahow. conclusively that they all object to county conventlona or mum meetlnga of votera to select candidates for tha -party- tickets before, tha pri maries. The sentiment la almost unanl moua for tha fullest observance ot tha direct primary law, and It is not be lieved that a single eastern Oregon eounty will hold a mass convention to uggest candidate, aa ha. 1 aea urged by a few active politician.-, , Candidate, are now filing petltiona In large number, and there Is every prospect that there will be spirited con teal for all of th important offices In eastern Oregon In the primary elec tion. . ..'" i . JOURNAL'S STORY WILL - ' BRING ABOUT REUNION ........1141 ....... .1111. 1141 lilt ins tim 1186 1166 ile. Small white, '84.Z6: large white. 84.18: Pink. I4.10r bayooi I8.90: Lima. $.60j Mexican red. 4Ho NUTS Peanut. Jumbo, to per lb: Virginia, 6o per lb; roasted, to per lb; Japanese, u. I He; roaated, IKo per lb; wainuta, tjauiornia, iso per 10; pine nuts. 16o,per lb; hickory nuts, lOo per lb; braxll nuts. 16o per lb; fil berts. 16o per lb; fancy pecaua. lt(J20o par Ml .imono ite.... , , , ' Msata. riak and Xfrovliions. DRESSED MEATS Front .treat Liverpool Wheat iower. Liverpool. Feb. !. May wheat opened at C. 109id. closed at Is 87d. a net loss of l,a from yesterday, VALUES OF PRODUCE .San Fmnclwo, yeb;llv Wheat No. DESCRIPTION. Am. Copper .... Sugar . ..... Colo. F. A L,... urooKiyn . . u. a. Hieet, o..'. do pfd, Atchison -. ..... B. A O. ....... Can. Pacific ... Epo . mm ix. ........ mo. pacific .... Pennsylvania ... xieaaing . :-.... KOCK isiana ... 8, Pacific St Paul U. Paclflo ..... Am. 8m alter .. N. Y. Central ISnXtfSIttX fcA vZK Csllftptto club, per cantaV ji.tm 9 n. PYflc. an Barley No. 1. feed. 8LI7V4 1.40. I with some fancy at $ 1.41 14; common to fain. tti.st: crew Francisco, $1.5501.80;. brewing Smelter pfd. Ont Western R. I. nfd ... brlngTat Ban 'V ' ana V -z-r . .. Viln In the Columbia but price, hera Hoga, fancy. 7 y,o ..lb;, "dinary, 7e; tnaln unchanged. J ' . ' .' I lar.. lb; veal, extra, HO1.0c; Wra.a afaata Are Terr rlrm. I. ... ... ,.l .w-- r -w r - - I . . . . . .... . . fv ,.r ,ii ill vuiio v..,....."'- - - - i riAiuo. UAUun, jl lu. -rvruiipu utciii,ivi " .w m....m.b . . - . - . ,m . . - -- ------ I the fresh meat markets along Front I f local l ham. 10 to 18 lba-ll'Ao rer ib: I .t,i. i...tMn.. , ai ami fiu north. 1 northern 'eet. Recelnts of hogsr.ra quite fair, I t to 18 lb.. 12o ner lb: 18 to 20 lbs.. 1 1. vi,..., , ti tTuai tat northern I Boo, c. i . - " . -wi-A. v its r: - . ; - . - - v - . - - - ; . - i " v wo.mm, rm v i - D.' 7.T "eJ05 .JT:,-Ji7h- S-m-nrt fi0i .DraIarl .oon, ".. i.H tjago Pr dub, $1.60; Inferior grade. $1.8601. . tha moment remain, several time as I in., regular short ' clear, amoked. 'at as tha supply, .na in some m-in0 per lb; unsmokea, lOo par lb; clear inces sales are still being mad a I hacks. Mn smoked. 10c: smoked, lie: ih a. lOo a pound. Soma fancy goods I Union butt. 10 to ISO lb: unamoked. . c Ordinary goods arouna o 1 12c per lb; smoked, 180 per .ind. . , I bellies, unomoked. 11 Ho per lb Mutton 1. m very gooa . e.u line per in: . snouiaers. joe; ts of nrlces .r. ruling In th market I DlCkled tongues. lOo onch. I the moment - City killer, .r. .till LOCAL. 1ARD Kettle leaf. 10a, 11 Mo urlng aa high aa iso a pouna. ana per lb; t. llo per lb; 60-lb. tins, lie m that flfure th market rulea down I per lb; steam, reudered. 10a. 11 Ho per Ufc. -u. . . . ; 110; . 11 o par 101 cooBpouna, 10. . ..." . ' . I Trrefti T . -A .ail. ... au iggs are generally lower aiong. ino . " 7C. v. , S L";u"t?mi son! aeionds. ibo: third. isc cat today, although ona or two c?. . I were talking of stlffer figure. --. R-r , JTii hati fanTy. Wo: flr.tg.THc: CIlfor- egg and poultry house, and aalaa Per !. - fnan. to; herrings. - - , 1 1D: Daren. 10 nai . I ik.-A.. tie- per iuj cnwiiau, aa per uusen, imp .TkSS: "hipping at Port Costa, $1.61 1.B7H; w Union'"" bimSke fh"V.Uer, $1.65L86. according to qual- XUjS ; b; par, lb; Gutter Fresh California, extra. Norfolk , ,.. I ..If . . a . .... . . a n . . n . m.awawA California, extras, 36c; flrat si 2So; sec onds. zc; eastern, exirss, tc; nrnia, 1 12c; seconds, ale; ladle, eastern, 10c; I flrsta, inc., . . j Eggs, per dozen Extras, Ji tto; nrsts, s a- r u 44 Tin :oH inS iojh m 40 41 SH 0 IW liu ft l 1H tt H u2 t 8V 6 t 78H 7 t7fi 11 1424 141H 142H 141U lt UW il lt 8 88 87 U 88 ii tt tivj 10 UiM, 111 liiVi 111 4H 5 88 86Vi 11 It 10 11 67 ji 68M 7- 68H 107H 108 106H 107 118 11IH 118U 118U 67ft 67 J? 66 67 4 64 8 4 isi ink ii m? 28 28 274 28 117 117H 0 80 SS 88 29 29 28 28 14 14 14U 14 28 27 26 2H ..... 42 28 68 Total sales. 667.100 share. Money High. ii ner cent: low. 1U per cent, ciose, . per cenc COPPER SHARES hlcliena ar moving quit wa: mer quoiauuna. Cm. kii.,' market la firm' f6r geon. UViO per lbl black base, xoo per gon n i'tTuniltr Snd th.M U now lItU?ec- b: Ilver .melt 80 7c per lb; Columbia Fancy, nffrU MrVltv makars " "malt. 6c: black , cod, ?o lb: crabs, early t cheese market .nowa .oeiier ouying T ovbtwpb Rhn.l.r h. erata. Hed quotation , ' -I - . I pla. Tier s-allon. 82.40: ner OY8TERS ho.)water bay, per gal- n tlSA rt.r 1AA.IK aalr tX AA OTvm. pea quoiauon , ' ' - I nla. ner Ballon. 82.40: ner 100-lh sack. Brief ltota of th Trade. v 1 $86006.60; Eagle, canned, 0o can: $f everai car. or driuiui arrjyuu ibiuwch, mm. uu. e.,v inriii dolor. "3 V " ' CLAMS Hardshell. ' per" bo. S2.40: ! nk.ii'. .nun. ahiH, an ailvanea of I raxoe clam.' 12.00 ner Bo! 10a nep do. - ralnta. Coal OU. Eto. ROPE Pur. ' manlla. 14o: atuidard. 1 z c: bibu. iwtae. coat uua nla Toun. American, fancy. 18o: flrsta, 18c. Storage Eastern fancy New xork. 17H0; Oregon, lino, i Potatoes, per cental Salinas Bur- banks. 75c 4? $1; lompocs. flOl.16; Ore gon Burbank,. 75o6f$i; river whites , eotj)8oo; ao cnoioe, i vm; rose. 81.10(91.20: river red. 81.85 ; aweet potatoea, 22.7t02.SS per crate. . Onlona Yellow danvers, : $2.6001. 85; reas m.vqi,i, ' Oranrea. ner box Navel. 81.80(9 2. with soma fancy at $2.60; tangerine, iiocvfi.xa; juanaanns, fi.za. THE BOSTON MARKET Furnished by Overbeck Boston, Feb. I'ampbell's soup, show an i ilnger snap, graham cracker and ij bar ar down 10 a pouna. ' Mexlcftil tomatoes show heavier ar ils, with price ahowlng. a fractional Adventure ... 2 Alloues 26 ' Atlanta ...... Cop. Range... 86 joaiy west..., Dom. Cod 2 C. Ely........ 7 Greene ....... 7 oiroux s Trinity 12 victoria ...... NIpplsstng ... 6 lai. iiecia.ozo A Cooke It. Official prices Co. IMlchlgan 84 Moliawk ,,,,,,47 N. Butte..., ..40 Nevada Con.... 944 Old Dom..v...2t . Osceola .......77 Shannon 10 Tamarack ....60 Gold Hill 1 Butta Coala 16V United Cop..., 6 Parrot 18B Quincy , 87 Water White ,, 11 o Iron Bblsv Case. Wood Bbl. . . . . . ... ' .1 28 e 21o Una in some Quarters. ; lay market is much aofter and omelpeari oil '"- 18o .ler ar Illn8I at ; fractionally, de- Hend Light ,.12o . lc l?d.YaIue!:. I m.:.im -lEocen l0 'mil, Binnil ..11. Bfc iiiv LUiiun .11 H res.. Prices -paid' shippers ar lass ular, commissionsr-". t . . rain, snout and TL "RAIN BAGS Calcutta, loj large Ismail lots. tHo.-- VHEAT . Track prices Club, 82e: Russian sue; piaestem, .to: vai M. .. ' iADMnrkni. V ee' i...nir.,l ata 1ARLEY New Feed, 828 par Ion; lea 2pBi; Drawing, ... , , tYE ..66 per ewt iJATS New Producers price No, vhlt. $27 per ton; gray, 26 026.60. I'-'LOUR Eastern Oregon - patents, 'SO; straights. $4.85t export., 88-70; iley. $4.46; graham, a, J $4.60; pie wneat, ., rye, bus, ii.w HtL STUFF8 Nominal Bran, 2 16 160 1S0 Case. 18o 26o 26o 87c IT O- .6 ton; middlings, j $3031t- shorty ntry, $27; city, 226; chop, 121 tt 24. IAY Producer' price Timothy, uameiie vauey, isjicy oruin- ',,811; eastern Oregun. $17, mixed, :fil0.60t clover.,. 8101MJ: grain. fitly, cneat. fvyi; .uaua, uoi -.' utter,' Tggn as4 Vounrr. - i UTTER FAT F, , O. b. Portland jtet cream, 88c; .our, , liUTTEB Extra fancy fresh cream !. 87 o; fapcy. 86cj choice, 82086c; ,lnary, 82o; beat .tonga, 27O20e: mnd grade. 26c; b tore. 20c a pound. (GGS Extra fancy, candled 22c: I tern storage. 15o doaen... HKifiHti; we w run cream, riata. Special W. W.,140 Elaine ... Extra Star Gasoline -r ' ' Trnn Tthla. V. M. and V. Naptha ...12o Red Crown Gasoline ,,,18a Motor Gasoline . ...... .18o 86 per cent Gasoline ...SO o No. 1 Engine Distillate. .10 o . BENZINE 86 deg., oases, 26o par gal; Iron bbl 23o per gaL . TURPENTINB3 In case. ta nep ral: wood bbls. 8o par nL 1 - WHITK LEAD Ton lot. IVontr lb: Bvv-io ioib, bo per id; teaa low, ihc wmxB aiL rresenc pun .1 ; EASTERIJ HOP (ilARKET PRICE OFHEVAOA FRISCO GREATESTBUFCH OF SHEEP FOR MANY DAYS Ban Francisco. Feb.' It. Last night's closing prices: - . ;. nnr.rnrrar.n TTTTT""f Sandstorm Sic. Red Ton Ext' '12?fe. Co lumbia Mt, tie, Jumbo Ext. 40c, Silver Pick 280.-Black Butta Ext 8c Atlanta 2c Great? Bend 840. Florence 88.17. vr r a. ti ." aH w -r .11.., I 68o. F. Mohawk 25c. Red HU1 20c Lou 1Sm' 14S J ii i inn a w .ai i fi or . 'i-i ora e -i km vaiinni l 7 I r - ... itose so, uoiar. con. 4.o, , . BULLFROO DISTRICT. Llg narrl. le..i'rr-.'v'-. -i TONOPAH DISTRICT. ; Sine h publication of a atory In yaktarday. Journal to th affect . that Mr. Dorothy. How of Denver Intended to walk to Portland, la. at effort to lo cate bar father, to whom h Intended to appeal' becauaa of reversed clroum stanoes, an Investigation tut been started by O. K. W.. .mioa, 71 Sixth street, .nd If it 1 found th.t Mr. How la hi own child, father and daughter will probably soon ba reunited in Portland. .Writ to Voile. A Utter from Mr. How wa re ceived by tha polio thla morning In which tha woman told of her troublea and requested th officers to locate her parent, whom ah aald waa lnbuslneas here. Detective Hawley was assigned to th case In talking th matter over with th detective Mr. Wllaon -was not sure that th girl In queation was hi daughter. Ha is to Investigate, however, and if her atory I. found to be true Mr. How will com to Portland, possibly to live in th futur with her father. Mr. Wilson say. that hs had a daughter- who married a man named Howe against hi. wlahea soma ten year. ago. Her name, however, wa Hulda and the last he heard of her she wa living la Detroit. Mr. Wilson' wife and son ar alao In th east, presumably In Denver. - Th Portland man separated from hi fam ily several years ago and since that time ba. not been in communication with any, of them. . Daughter's Story. Mrs. How atorv I to tb affect th.t her husband died aome time ago and that alnca than aha, her children and her mother bad been living- kt Den ver, being eupported by a brother, who was . traveling man. ' Two weeka ago th brother disap peared. He gave no Indication what ever that he wa going away .ad noth ing has been heard Of him alnce. The .circumstance of Mr. Howe, ber mother and children went from bad to worae after tbe brother abandoned them and they were compelled to aeek cheaper lodging In South Water street Denver. - As a last resort Mrs. Howa threat ened to com to Portland, even If ah bad to walk, and to appeal to her fath er for assistance for herself .nd the other three members of th family. Mr. Wilson is In th barber supply business at 72 Sixth street Ha came to Portland aeveral yeara ago, having been estranged from nla wife owing to a misunderstanding. x . , ; , . TU SZalp Sis traa sad Oaa. " Mr. Wilson ' Is not certain that th Mrs. How In Denver la hla daughter. But If she la he Informed Detective Hawley he would aend her money for herself and other members of tha fam ily and that tha daughter might coma hera eventually to make hep bom. with him. " Mr. How, according to her tory told In Denver, waa but 16 yeara old when aha married. That wa 10 year ago. Father and daughter have not met alnce. Now that th Irony of fat baa been Unkind to tha airl who marrtoA aaalnat the wlshe of ber father yeara ago, she la to be taken again under her father's ruui a wiuow wun iwo cniidren But If Mr. Wllann nt Inrtlan,t -Mm, Howe's father, she will not have to walk -na wm provide her with money and nit nrceasiiriCB o muxe in IT ID S COm fortabl a poaslble. .-. Ai tr.ltKYVILLt TDnPtf mnAv iiinuu luuni - ' Vrnttwt Ma t..ui , ' Emeryvllla. Fab. II. Scratches at Emeryville today: Third Vesme, Royal Maxim, Bprinf Ban. , Fourth Stanley Fay. " '' ' ' Fifth Standover, .BUI Curtis, Mill Flrat race, five- and a half fnrlonra railing, three-year-old and Upward Bell of Iroquois fl05), I to 1, 1 to 10. 1 to 2. won; Elmdal (106). I to 2. to third. Tlm.-1:0 2-6. . , Second race, three furlongs Belling. s to t. to t, won; Mlnnl Bright (108), t to 1, 2 to 2, eeoond; Roulon (108). t to 1. third. Tim. 26 1-5. inmwm todle IS Iff PORTLAND NORTH HAflDLEfilAIL BANK READY TO- WORE CARS M WEST SIDE TRACK MARCH 1 5 Poatofflca offlclals have receivea word McMlnnvlue, Or., Fab. It. Two from offlclals of th north bank road I freight ear ar off th track at Whlte that th line will be ln operation Into I son. Peonla are hea-inntn. t KSlrXl Min i's road, and vi.at; auasawu v vwaaaavaww iiih ii v i Ira nnininna a va avrmaaaait changes will ba made tn tha method of , -- - handling ana diatriouung man oestined Inqulr idv malls March 15. Complete I T,i.l.. .1.. . . i..ki." :-,tA;-" :Zu7;-r auciey elicited the Infor- Columbia and southern Washington points and the operation of the new railroad will necessitate radical changes In postal affairs pertaining to the dis tricts invoivea. COLEMAN IS OUT OF mation that an empty stock car "lumped the track'" at Whlteaoa yesterday after noon, and that . thla ta tha nnla a.uwwa iv pa utrsma in me vicinity of that point Th empty atock car la ly wa vb is aiua near ma iracav wtt.t;attt v a rjTTTv BARBER SHOP LAW TO I f AAJAaiAilAeVIA A -M A. WaMJB. -kTr myNIt WSJ W via imwu iiN wukJl PORTLANDYlVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. f Cattl. Sheep. 1,855 1806 1906 28 106 12 TO! GATHERS WEAKNESS Th hop market Is not very brisk, al though a few saies continue to be shown at low levels. . Various dealera who are leaders of the paclfld coast markets are nov in Portland," It Is " stated, for the purpose of starting a campaign against the prohibition movement The Producers' Price Curxent of New 108 ............128 Portland Union Stockyards. Fab. II. The greateat bunch of aheeD for manv a day arrived In the local yarda during me pas i zi noura. : wnuo in run was heavy- for this time, it is not eansin. any chang In Bentiment in th ahoep maraei, anu values are noiatng un changed. :; -: . uattie are very firm witn racaipt. or a nominal numoer aunng in aay. an v Nevada Mills $3.06. Pittsburg Silver total run was but 28 bead compared Peak $1.$5, eagles' Neat t2o..-..'- If" "" J".! Ton. Nevada $6. Ton. Montana 11.10. Macmamara zc Ton. Belmont ti.sz. xon. worta aiar tec, Jim au tier 87c, MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Granny to. Jumping Jack 6c SCATTERED DISTRICTS. SPOKANE MIN1NO EXCHANGE. l (Furnished by Downtng-HopkIna Co., oaane i Wash., members SDokane mlnlnar evchnna-e.) 19. Official I era ana vnma iaia, f.owwo.uu. jta per lb; Young Americana. ITo, per York gives this review of the hop situ 'OULTRY Mixed chickens, 12 0 1 So v-Th market this Week has developed lb: ducks, , ( ) i geese, lb; turkeys, alive, , 12018c; per lb elooed a pronounced weakness .both here and fancy nens, i3wH lb; roosters. 10c. fryerSi 150 lb; broilers, 16o on thecoatT in conaeouenca nt tha an- I a a7 1 A I . .. - . . . -.- ' Old, .'-to 10s Isaed. 14(3150 lb: Bouabs. 82.E0 dozen! eons, ji.ta oo.: nreanea poultry, tri parent collapse of the association move ment on tli e coast- Growers are show ing more anxiety to sell, and also to contract,vnd soma - contracting Is re ported a t 9 1 Oo . for one year and io Sjiiic for three years in Oregon. Sales are reported atr4fft6o in Oregon. : TirvTTT mTTr nrrtTiT-nmr' ,f j :viu i i.., ? .Xz.ll Humming bum X vUIAvAAbX lXTXO ,ri?o-thta-wor UR T0NE JJI0VING finokane. Wash.. Feb. prices: . :-m,-.- - v;.. . ,- Bid. : AJax 10 Alameda - 8 Alhambra i ....'..'. '4 2 Alberta COal A Coke....... 24 Bell & Bullion , 6 Chas. Dickens ...ii. t Canadian Cons. Smelters.. 60 jopper- ivjng .1 . .. , . 1 , , , , zn Dominion Copper 200 Echo 1 Galbraith Coal ......... Oertl ...... ... Heel. ..... v., .... ,4 ... Happy Day ........,... Holden O. ft.C. ,,..-'. Hoga are firm with a small run and price, uncnangea. ' v a. year .go ioaay an lines were quoted firm at unchanged! value. uniciat yaru vaiue loaayi v - Hogs Best stuff, $5.2606.86; stock 'There Is quit & fair tone In chickens and whll arrivals are not moving very fast, quotatfona ra holding. : To? best dressed turkeys the call Is not . so bad.' although-It I hard , to move "cull" stock. ; For these -prices suffer, v Gaes ar hard to rnove at any figure because , of tb A small demand. "Egg murket larger receipts, sliding. v "Oranges sr 2 i Is lower with Prices are still 'showing better color .nd they b.ve been keeping better than formerly.1' W. H. Dryer of Dryer, Bollatn A Co. , stood that large block of Oregon bona can be bought at D7o here. New York state markets continue quiet at last quotations. Brewer, are tlll con spicuous in. their abaeinca-of Interest and It 1. thought they are generally well stocked with ' hop. Foreign ad vice do net Indicate , any material cnange from conditions lately existing.' tt'-yit- Jtfew fork Prioos. 1 S w .SUt,, 1907, choice, per. lb. '.Y.14 ? 16 State. 1907, prime, per lb , . . , , . 1 3 - (fi 1 8 omie, iw, meaium, per ID s tfll Paclflo coast,, 1807. cholc per ' lb. SOI Paclflo coaat, 1907, prime, per ' lb. .................,,., 6 Q 7 lauuiy vvui, Avi, Xlicutuiu, per lb. . . , , . ...... . . . . , 6 Germans. 11)07, medium, per lb,8" State. 1908, per lb. 7 Paclflo coast. H06, choice, per lb. ..... .............. . i" j-acirio coast, laus, medium, to J 0 t 61 prime, per lb. 4.......,,.,. .. ton 1 24 y. hla : Int'l Coal St Cok.....i..i.:7 " '. Kendall .......,.,,,.,,,(. 12 -- Lucky Calumet 10 Missoula Copper ........ - 6 ' Mineral Farm C : Moonlight v. ............... 1. Nabob . . ..... . . .... , , . , . .7 J 2 Nine Mile , O. K. Cons...., Oom Paul . .....i. ..,.; 6 ' Panhandle Smelter ..... ' 1 Park Copper .............. 1 . j Rambler Cariboo 28 - v Reindeer . , ....... . , .... 1 Rex (14 to 1). ...... ...... 16- Sonora ....,.... 1 Snowahoe ... . ......... , , Snowstorm.... ..'..... 130 Sullivan 3U . Sullivan Bonds 50 Stewart .100 Tamarack A Ches. : 40 Wonder ........... i . . . 1U ' Sales todayt 1,000 Nabob St 8, 1,000 Nabob at'JQ? and 2,000 Wonder at 1. Ask. 21 15 7 10 71 It 2b . 1 .3 6 a 82 95 20 . 7v 2 3 " 7 2 29 3 . 2 4 .67 Cattle Best - eastern Oregon steere. i4.jttWt.ou cows .ana -neuers, r is.sow 8.76: bull I2.00O2.26. , Sheep Best wethers," $5.75 8.00: tamos, a,vuwD.i awoB,. ta.uvwo.ov. CATTLE HIGHER IX EAST. Market Strong and "Price Is Vp lOo Hoes avnd Sheen Steady. Chlcaa-o. v Feb. '19. Receipts Hog. zt.uuv: catiie, tY.vvo; - a nee p.- - i.oov. Hog are strong; left over yesterday, S AAA. t..J . 1 1 . U . ml .4. V,UVV, UUA.U AilU UUlUIIVl., fl.l,l.l, good and heavy, $4.8604.47; rough and heavy, 4.zow4.3u ; ngnt, t."!04r .o. ' caiueiu cents signer, Sheep Steady.. 1? 11,000; cattle, 7,000; sheep, 6,000. Omaha. Neb.; Feb: It. Hog. I.SOO: cattle, 8,600; sheep, .1,609.. '. - - Northwest Crop Weather. , Western 'Oregon .nd Western Wash ington Fair tonight nd. Thursday; nortnwesteny wmaa. i - Katern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Idaho Rain, or snow tonight or Thursuay Will Make Fruit Boxes. , - The Dalles. Feb. lS.-A new company whose object will be tha making of fruit boxes haa been orjanuea nere. -x nose Interested are G. S. Bellinger. Ed Kurts .nd CU. Brown, . 11 1 1 -an ' 1 - T, '1 . ; Tacoma Wheat Market. . ; : f Tacoma. Feb. It Wheat ExpoMi Club, 7SC; blueatem, 80c; red, 76c. , (Colt. Prate Laaaed Wire.) Salem, Feb. It. Tb resigna tion ot Dr. Johr H. Coleman as president of the Willamette university was accepted by th board of trustees at their meet- ty ing hrs yesterday. Coleman ten dered his resignation some d months ago, but th board, up to their meeting last night failed to act on It '- Nothing has, thus far been- dona toward appointing bis sue- cessor. '. ) j COMMISSION TO MAKE JEACE FOR RAILROADS A ROW DOlnt Of law la Involved In tha cnarga recenuy made against M. E. Lea, proprietor of tha Model barber anop at 1 Sixth street and It 1. not unlikely that -the matter will bo Uken to the suorem court to ha daitnlt.i. determined. . Leer la charred - with aniit.tina a barber shop without having a certifi cate from tha sut board of examin ers. -Lea la not a barber and does not do any of tha actual work in the shop Which he Own.. Ha contenila that ha has a perfect right to conduct the busi ness, and that tha intent of tha law relative to the examination ot barbcra i intended to applv only to working members of the' craft in preliminary hearing in tha nolle court has been set for February -20. (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington. Feb. II. Rumors of 1m pending clashes . between certain rail roods and their employes over labor condition. ' have .impelled President Roosevelt to direct tha Interstate com mere commission to Investigate tha troubl with a vlaw to settling th dif ficult!. , . Five. Men Pass. Ftva01it Of 91 annllcsnt. for tha nnal. tlon of chalnman in the city engineer's department passed the civil service ex aminations held last week. These were Alfrod J. Berg, Wade B. Whiteside, Rex L. Morse. Percy O. Bretherton and Har- laborlold E. Meed. There Is one vacancy still unfilled among the chalnmen. Ex aminations for computers for the aame Department win be new tomorrow. T. K. Toole, who resigned . gow srnor of Montana, February 1, arrived at the Hotel Portland this morning oa his way to southern California for tha benefit of bis health. Mr. Toole , was th first governor of tha etate. He Is a self-made man In every aenaa of tha word. When but 19 years of age ba moved from Missouri to Helena and Shortly afterward took ud th study of law. Later he became, district aw iui nvj aim men eirciva bvb a xu am ber of th territorial legislature. In 1884 Governor Toole -waa terri torial Mnra.nta( Iva. 4n rAK,Maa frnm Montana, ana in 1888 ne waa reelected. Three years later ha waa chosen as the first governor of tha new state. At the election In 1900 he was. again elected as chief executive and reelected again In 1994, bla term expiring in 1909. bev eral months ago Governor Toole de cided . to , resign, owing to declining health.' ' Governor . Toole la a son-in-law of' General W. 8. Rosecrans, having mar- rled his daughter In Washington,. D. In 1900. Governor Tool leaves for th south this evening. . ESCAPED CONVICT STOLE GOLD WATCH - . : .- Detestlve Prlc and Coleman have se cured evldenc that establishes th fact that th man Storm, alias Harvey, ar- -rested by them two weeka ago and re turned to tha state penitentiary at Walla Walla, from which ba escaped several months mm.' fla tha hlcrhwavman whn held up .nd robbed Joseph Hurwlts In Soattle about a month ago. The evi dence la In th shape of -a valuable gold watch., of which Harvey relieved nla victim and which ba Dawned soon after his arrival in this city. - Tha watch waa traced to th pawn shop byJFrlc and Coleman soon after they arrested Harvey, and tha Seattle' authorities war notified of th find. Hurwlts came to thla city yeaterday and identified tb watch as th on that ' bad been taken from him by th high wayman. - Th watch was returned to him und he left today for his bom in Seattle. Taken Under Advisement. . ' Judge Bronaugh in the circuit court this morning beard evidence In tha dam age suit brought by Jake Andrew against th Portland Wire and Iron work. Andrew claims $2,20$ because of a fall that 1. alleged to bo the fault of the defendant- The case was heard without a Jury and waa taken under ad. ' vlscment , 1 , ' . ?'; Burglars Rob Saloon. ; Burglars entered th saloon at 626 Union avenue last night and robbed the cash register of $3.40rJl 'th money It contained. Entrance to tha place waa atned by prying tue lock orr the front oor. There ts no clue to th identity of th thieves. . ; : , TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. LOST MO. OLD PUP, COLLIE- AND fox terrier mixture, black on back Y and sides; whit breast, whit strip in face, white tip on tail, yellow behind. Phon A-2326 or Pac. 1368. ; v GRAND RANGER OF FORESTERS IS DEAD Rochester, N. SV Feb. 19. Charles! F. A. Young, who was grand ranger of I tn Foresters' or America, aieci today at bis hlme. Th causa ot death was typhoid fever. . , k Award Contract. The elty executive eommltte on cur rent expenses has awarded th contract for printing the mayor's message and tha currept report to tha Schwab Print ing company, for about $600. - -Northwest Bank: Statement. " ' PORTLAND . 4 Clearings today. . . . , $977,174.47 .Year ago, ....... ........ ..1.078.495.60 BalJincee today.. ...... 180,111. It xear ago. II II I! I! 1 1 1 1 i ( I ! I ( g tea ring alances , oiay.::;:::::;:::; K - teor. i'r::';;". 7s.28i.2t B tantB lnc SEATTLE. ...... H "0'cas ....... ....... .,..$1,857.3 J8 H 80 ACRES, . A , A . , ' 4V.i TACOMA. Clearing. ....... ...... ...'.,. $603,992 alances , 60,893 ' Chlcaso Dairy Market.' ' -W.A.A.M VUk-'lDI)nll. A.Ml.1 AAK Burners, 20082c; eggs firm, prime firsts, XsttQi cnees steaay, ivtyise. , New York Dairy Market.' J New xork. Feb. 19. Butter, weak: beat creameries, 80Ttle: . oheea I sieaay, no, eggs nrm, ziwjio. 'Chicago Cash Barley.: 'Chicago. Feb. 11. Caah barlev. TOO tac -a Garke County, Wash., farm Bareains EH $300 CASK and 5 years' time on the remainder of S10SO buys IS acrea : good rich land. S acres under good state of cultivation, more very easily I ; cleared, good young orchard, acre In fine atrawberry bed. all fenced. s -room nouse. comrortaoie Darn, good cnicKen nouses, etc., weu at . house, close to school, sawmill, 2 miles from country town on Co ' lumbla river and 7 miies from Vancouver, on good lave! road, 15 ACKES, all food, rich land, 11 miles from Vancouver on On road i and miles from country town, church,' school, stores, shops, etc., 8 acrea under fine tate of cultivation, living stream, and some good cord wood timber,' good 6-room bouse, new barn 30x40 with Bide sheds, 1 acre In orchard of assorted fruits in full bearing. - In thickly et- i tied community, Prlc only S1400. This Is . an Ideal chicken and .fruit nacls. Term if dMlred. v.--..-..',:f. , S ACJU5S, 6 miles from this city, on fine road. mile from -church and school, good 4-room house,, barn, chicken houses and yards and pixvon . houses and yards, 1 acre in orchard of assorted fruits, balance cleared except 1 acra-of flu green timber. R. F. D. A bargain at SHOO. U" 7 'l erms. k , . , 9 ACXE8 all In bearing orchard, good -room rustlo bouse, painted white. u.iu, i-uiocu iiuuki kuuu nun oiynr, io., gooa wen, fenced, pomx n wiurauis tittr, roue irom . gooa town- or about 700 InhuhL Includes about 8400 worth or neraonal nronertv. nil tn, aikiu-t caBh. ' ' ' ES. all good rich land.' 8S acres under atom. nr ..,ni....iu. U more easily cleared. 15 acres green saw timber, good story and half 5-room t H rustic bpuB. larg barn and all necessary outbuUdtiies. well foiwad t i .. wa l anil Ilvlnai atrnftm In fin. nalkhA.k..J i ...it. ' . . 1 m v. -. ----""- . uhiiiiuu, j nine iibia country town II --.anil lft inllM from Vanrnuvar rr ca a, . . v. i J . . f ' . . 7 - . - . ; - 4 v. . viict ui mo t.iit;iyeH( lAtnim 11.U,'-oun.ty a,h,eJ?lci' S3700. $2000 cash, balance to suit. SO AC1UBS, all good rich land, 20 acrea under cultivation, 20 acres mora very easily cleared 40 acre, fine rich bottom land, living stream and.wN 1 at house. 4-room rustic house, largo barn, chicken houses, yards, etc.. 2 miles from country town an i :0 miles from It.iuJL?0?1?1? 2 heifer, good team wa t ; harness, buggy, etc., 2-year-old colt, several head of hogs, ehout l Sii flaJStTAlJl9- harrows, etc.. and,houehoid got,, Uf0.1" onljr f700, Kit OO cash, If sold soon. - Writ or call and get our Hat befor buying. 'THOMPSONM'SWAN - Citizens- Nat Bank. Vancouver, Wasli. ! n 1 1 -