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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 0, 1CC3. TODAY'S MARKETS ABUTTER MARKET i . - - iO'JED UPU Fancy Outside Brands Go to 37 l-2c a round on Front, : , , Street Today. . Front street features: Kggs still tumblinir. Butter market Is' higher. Salmon recelpte Increase, ' No smelt In flrSt hnnris. i - I -bicker, market Juat holding. ::, Union market la lower. Potato market conllnuaa down. Wheat la Ann, but unchanged. '! Huttav Market la Klrter. S Tha beat a-radea of outalde 'creamery butter were today advanced to 17o a pound, the aame price ruling In city i rreameriee. Tula la a rlae of 2 He., The ; market la firmer all around and, coiv traryvo publlahed reporta' In a morfi- 4ng ami evening paper, tber la a firmer ! feeling with advanced values In the ,at In thla mark at rlfv makers f , they do not have a aultloient amount of . tneir bea( product to ai i at 37 c ao thla scare trade. Thla forced tha beet grade Into Uk. ..i.i. k. t- . .ki.H ik.l . latter to put their prtcee to a par with , city manufactured Tha fact that there 11a practically no second-grade city v no ' aecond-arad cur 3 creamery on th market and but little r outalde brands of that' quality, - alve : VaTh'eVr" iS;a;.:hr-" h. S until I to rut out larger supplies. JWhlim the i ultimate movement W the markat.lal 3 expected to o b downward praaant A I Iam Aa 4 mtm nhsineT. 'The. nir tK nnS lartTol L city cramer? has an1 order for very .Ega-.valuae here oontlnne to tumble and several. Front street houses era to- the' .rr.e.t" hou.'.7 "on the Street i.. jt . i. v. .. ii. i.d.Mt.h at 21c, the shipment going to the r' i'r' "r f r irz north. Receipts of eggs are increasing In most places along the street, and in most places the'.treet. ana rouitry market snows neavy "rriv! als during the paat 14ehoura. and re - eelots ari not cleaning' un as well aa rniun n ctiTiarren. im arriviigt k ra a - - I - - 1 auI luw-M IIK-.I ha'ta1lAra h.v cut out the storage eastern birds. I ; ' Onion Market Is Xwer. The price of onions shows a decline Of io per hundred pound a along Front street toaay. ; xne top ox ine miri. la now 61.76. while many dealers seem willing to clean up their holdings at L7fr beoom effeo- sz.av, ine movement ox c small and the trade fears VUIA .11 V.MUW . TV.. BWU iri7Wi, !! tlva -. : - rvuiwn ar auui kio iu.,, B0o the top flanif or anything Xo.b. cars at oouniry nippinar . of tha aunnllea ara movinc at 40o and 46o per hundred pounda. the principal movement Is to the southwest . t ijr Cnts In Sited1 Fruits. ' v" ' . 1 ! f fvw, iti: uUto"nltBth. prS .imit. ocat nWllTpeaa: SVufncUnV toS the Kd.1 ITTll shows to the trade that conditions are lb; artlchokej. 16c0$ao doaen. green JJJJ u cmwi tVJi , aH KC gm " " - ... I A AIa a.H. at. naa I la aaaa hAIHMIga t w 'In th drlea rruit marxet prices reiv," ,.. fuTT mt lb- roasted. o t..,um, -"" -r,: i-V. vasvvc va ww, w. - rgarana prunes mo privfa urw 'UOovper lb: braail nuts. 16c per io; m- IO aa a nouns lower, wiin in iniiunk . " . " .a , . a i ..,1VVV,( IV, - " . W i',an in kiiuuvb. . . the dried fruit market la In very bad shape, with buyers, not -in a jnooa io purchks. cept for lmm.date reQuir- S -lxcal wheat market 1. holding Arm but uncjnged I in value today. - , . tin. No new tT.velopments in the oriental flour eituaUon. . .. Supplies or saimon t are incraaainw but there are very small stocks of smelt In market. Practically none of the lat tap In Ural hnnda. - " X " Meats continue firm, with iupplies backs.,; unsrooked. I0o: smoked. lloiljSZ' gg r U Inadequate to fill requirements of theunion butts, IV to 18o lb; unamoked. I July ' , ; trade .even at recenwy uiruia v.iu. I . L. .... M ai Va., f at Mill, A Ut HL hilt prices are. etUl mUed. Sales all ,the way rrom io io ieo ior iwiua. i Front street sells at the Yellowing prices. Prices paid shippers are less regular commissions-. ; 49rala. nptur ana xee. GRAIN BAGS-Calcutta. 6c; larga lotai small lota. a -- - ..WHEAT TrCK pncea viup. ?; fed Russian, too;, blueatem. Vopn Whole. 131: cracked. 813 ton. BARLEY New Feed, 126 .- per ton; rolled 829081; brewing. . nvR...lil nar ewt 'OATS New Producers prleo No. I I .J.") .J 61 per ion; gray, tiavic.ee. FLOUR Eastern Oregon patents, I 64.80; atraiirniav tt.aev expona, vaiinv. 24.45: ; graham. s. '-jvhole wheats- .ie; rye, ; oua, . ta.au, I MILL STUFFS Nominal Bran, 826 ,026 ton; middlings. faoou: - siiorts, 1 country, $27; city, J6; chop, f2124. h JH AY Producers1 price Timothy, TOillamatta vaHev. fancv tlK: ordln. i ary, $11; eastern Oregon, 816(917; mixed. tinAllO.KO: clover. 61049 It! . rratn. r lOu; cneav nvviii, auaua, izv it e. :.-. - ..- - " -" . - L Bstte. Eggs aafl Vonxtr. BUTTER FAT F.- a n.- Portland J Sweet cream. 86o; sour, )4o. , j ery, 17c; fancy, 8687c; choice. S6c; ordinary. SSe; best atorage. UHttlOc: BUTTftlt uxira rancy iresn cream- i second grade, 26c; store. 'iiOo a pound. I EGGS Extra fancy, candled. 21022c; i eastern storage, 16o doaen. ? t f CHEESE New Full cream, flat. ItUa oer lb: Young Americana 17a ner I lb. -- -V - i' "": pnfrf. TRY Mixed chickens. 12 ti stiia iw. anA hana liniiUs mnal.ra I lOe: frvara. 16a lb! broilera in .V ih- ducka J 1: aeeae -old.. 9tfiAa .. iiaiiftik. ..n.k. o tn j : i ku. a, . .w ...a, mi .u, Dlaeons. 81.26 doai dresseti poultry. Id ! i pr lb higher; wild gees. ( ) dot. . Hops, wool and Hid. iji HOPS . 1907; crop, first' prime, 6o; , prime, 6o: medium to prime, 6c; medium, 4 a So lb; 1905 crop. 1 2c lb; contracts, 1908, ). WOOL 1907 -' clip Valley, T 16018c; eastern Oregon, 12018q. I ' " 1 ... ' a SOW ALFALFA' FOR : ; FEEDING OF CATTLE 8pedal Pbpatcb to The Jonniat Pendleton, Or Feb. 20. It is estimated that the increase in' a. 'th. ,if,lfi aiimtft if nn.niia a. I T t""T""::7. TaTZTV 'iL. T e , county thU spring will amount e to at least 10 per cent. In the e t Butter creek and Kermlston dis- e 4V: trlcts la the west end of the 4 j 'e ; county-and also, in the Hudson j j Bay dlBtrict in,; th; north partf 4 t e of the county active work in e e ' enlarging the : alfalfa farms is e I c; now In progress. The raw land ' without water is wtorth but $10 1 I 4 to $26 per acre, while seeded to e) e ' alfalfa and under'4 Irrigation H e is worth from $130 to $160 per ! e acre, - The proposed erection of ) e the packing plant at; Portland e i e has stimulated the crowing of. e) e alfalfa and the feeding of cat- e tie in this district very much. , , RIGHT ROYAL QUALITY OF CHINOOK SALMON According to Hah men the OiialIty cfthrX;oIumT)Ia" river Royal Chinook salmon was never ao good aa at thla tint. Th nah are of better appearance and the a alxea are larger aa a rule than uaual at thla time of th year. ' 4 "Ifa very unusual for auch large fish to be In the river at thla tlnie," says C. J. B.Malarkey. local handler." , J'Most of tha flah are large at thla time and tha quality la finer than I ever; aw for thla time of tha year.", MOH A m !B a 29 . 406o: calves, green. 6Tci klpa, uty mass. Ibibulls. green call, BHEJtPSKlNB Bhuarin. iowig each; short wool. 26c4Mroi maoi'jm, wood, ooctfH mod: long wooi. iwv TALIjOW Prima tr IK. 3cO402 No. I and greaae, I If 10. . ' . muta and Ycblea. POTATOES Select, 70 75c, ,ell taff; ouylng, 'Willamette valley, 40c iuDDly their tradalaatern Multnomah and Clackamas,, it tt oely looka like a 0o Pr cwt; eweeta, IHo. .gtotb general ONIONS Jobbing price, 1160 176; buying . fPt 00-.26: garll to lb, iPPI.KH-DelML 12.00: fancy ' I Li lying, apoi M.VVV''1'! B'u, .v .". APPX-Ki oelect, ..oo; rancy Cbol I l.M 1.10: ordinary, McOIWO. FRESH FRUITS--, w I OHOr I """"-"' anas, . oo . pnr ji vw on. w.a box; grapefrulL l.0 box; plnenpplea, I45.60 doxenj peara, xan e. if iol 7&i Aidlnarr. II a box: tan gVrlnea. fUl box; Zap oranges, itftf o5 perslmmans, l.T. . - . , VEGETABLES -Turnips, new oy .c,cXrni beets. I bftsTOa. I l.a6ei.60;. FloHtSa, 5,1 d7eBrridI.hea 6Tdo.en bunch- , .ggpiant. lo jbrcelery. .764.1I So-rou't ? icaii5 nSr'b- MParVgu I - . - . 'vw ,.- . " . . Orooarlaa, Mate. Sto. CufcrH,V,,? berrrTO aoiaei beet granulated. lh il- , bah jrji-'. re la. 16c; naif barrels, 10 Ka.Va kft 1 - " kBaaia . . "y???. JKf l??1;. -. -v .. . . - r " IAUVIW VIIVOT W ff WOW Mt Ma I '0.'a;!o.1?-' aSsaamvtsi 1 fvaa t tflll elnei I ' CO&pM brands. 'I1I.MO 8how Advce of 10c To.rnQ' "ifv ,, i i. daySain Rise) In C141JMoo. u. a Steel" c...' ..BALT-Coaroe Half .ground. J00a, '.noiti p. ia. do Sfd... 11.6U per ton: 60s, 114.00; table, dairy 0a IIVOO; 100s. 616.76; balesT 1.60; - - " " 4 (SbJi. prfce, .Pniy to of Jeas . ka.a n.l... annl. I rr nt at kDacUaV Price I BUOleCt tO fluctuations. I - JUCB Imperial Japan. No. 1. 4e: No. i 6Vi06c; New orieana, neao, nc, I Vi..7. ?1a iu ; . I m2 a na Rmafi T white. 64.16: large I white 4.10; pink. 64.10: ba you, 66.60; "lLynai;. .6.60; Mexican ra. Vo.. - : Mll'li. Paanuta. Jumbo, to Br lb! 1Pr lb; walnuts, caiiiornia,, io per u I 1 C Ma. rtl-W B. II B 1 l.. n. ih. ennrt naoana 1SCBIUO i oer id. aimonos. iao "r "i. . VT. Keats, tfxh and Frovlskms. Ro ? fffVlb "uVn! fi.1 l.o pS?Vl2r W' BACON, ETC.-PorUan,i pack nSffnaSI i (Eo liTba iT UrXl ll4 to 16 lba. llo per lb; 18 to 20 lbs. ,,e. brekfast bacon, 16 00 per 1 10. 'pieties. o per lb: cottage roll, 0e J peewlD: regular ahort cleara. araoked, Mi. nan IK nn.mnlr.il 1 0n n Ih: rlaar i ij0 p,r i1y stnoxea, no per jo; cieari It. I, if. . J 1 . . IK. .M.liut I jit 0 per, lb; shoulders, J0o; per'lbi ipickiea tongues, 100 oaon. r. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s, 12o (per lb; 6a, lto per lb; 60-lb. tins, llo per lb; Bteam reudered. 10. 11 o per I 11 U ft per lh. u va 1 a. -ja rijo d.p inT comDouna. lua. I fish Hop it cod. iiv.o in: rioundere. 6o per lb; halibut. 7o per lb; atrlped baaa, lao per io; catnan, no per id; aai- mon. cninooK. ittc: aieeineaa. j.o per lb; X rosen, fo; herrings. lb: aoles. to lb: shrimps. 10c per I lb: narch. fia Mr lb: tomeod. lie Dr . io; lobster. 26o Per lb.; fresh mackerel, 8a I per lbrprawfisn, use per ooien; siur reon. l2M.e oer lb: black baaa. 20o per ib: silver smelt 67o per lb; Columbia, .melt 6c; black cod. 7o lb; crabs, 61.00 191.60 doaen. OYSTERS Sboalwater bar. per gal tt one ... , Ai lon. 82.60: per loo-lb sack, b.uo; uiym ria. per Kauon, ad..v, i.w-m .Ak.i 16.00 54.60; Eagle, canned, 60o can; 87 lt. A A ,Aa I flft IV. AAaaa. doaen; eastern In . shell. 81.76 per bun dred. ' ' "'' ' '. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. 1140; raxor clams, $100 per box; 10c per a ox. Paints, Coal OIL Sto. ROPE Pnro manlla. 14c: standard. iztto: Bisax lUttc, Coal Oils t - , ' iron bdis. teases. wooatsDis. Water White ..11 16 Pearl on 18o M90 Head Light," ..12o Eocene 16;o 21 C Bpecial W. jW.l4o .... SLa.,neer""" 2?, Extra Star . ... 1 Gasoline ; , 18c . .. Iron Bbls. V. M. and p. Naptna ...llo Red Crown Gaaollne ...18o Motor Gaaollne ........ 18o 86, por cent Gasoline ...SO O No. 1 . Engine Dlstlllate..l0 0 . r . . . ... ? iron odj zsa per au. - Vf.CiA,,i.i.,!r-'l caaeu, io per shi, wood bbls. 69 o per gal. LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls 62c, cases iiiso; oouea, oois bc, cases too a gai; lots of 260 gallons lo less. , wwi i id lkau Ton lots, 7e per id; 600-lb lots. 8o per lb; less lots, 6e. WIRE NAILB Present basis at $210. PRICE OF NEVADA SHARES IfJ FRISCO . Bttn r ranciscoi eo. tf.- Last night's Closing: GOLDFIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm - 30c. Red .Ton Ext. 14c. Columbia Mt 20c, Jumbo Ext 42. Sli ver Pick 27, Black Butte- Ext 8o, At lanta i 29c, Great . Bend; 35c, Florence 88.97, Dlam. B.' B. - Cona. 18c, Comb. Fraction 66c, F. Mohawk 26v Red Hill 80c, .Lou Dillon 4c, Yellow Tiger 16c, Yellow Rose So. CoL Mt -Ext. 20c. Goldf. Cons.- $4.65..'. fV.,,.j A,..,-vs-r "-.;j,, BULLFROG DISTRICT. . . Llg Harris lc. 1 . ;- ;' . j TONOPAH DISTRICT. Ton. Nevada 84.90. ' Ton. - Montana $1.87. MaeNarriara 80c, Ton. Belmont $1.17. Ton. North Star 16c. Jim BuUer. S7c 4- -X-i .i- ..fA.-f-".-rf MANHATTAN DISTRICT. ' " Granny 9c Jumping Jack 6c. . SCATTERED DISTRICTS. . . PIttsburir Silver Peak 11.22. Katies' Nest 22c, " ' . Cases. 19o 25c 25e 87c 1V-..JQ STIFF DEfllD II Prices Hold Closer to Top Yards Cattle : Limit "; ; Seems Close. ; PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. V.-, ' Hnri. Cattl. Sheen. Today.,...,,,!,,... es . 110 Ho 101... m H ' 111 0 ,.,...,.,.23 . 14 '-. 16 ios..,,i.,.,,..,.r.iii if. v.. -m Portland t'nlon Btockyarda, Feb. 20. o There remalna but a amall run of hoga I inn urne, ana lor wiesc to market at thla time, and for theaa m aemana continuea very firm, wun I cricea for beat atanding stiffly around i .io o.o. Keceipts ror tn aay war tha amalleat for tha like period during me past rour years, ana indicate tnat atocka of hogs In th northweat ara de- oreaalng tnatead of ahowlng an lncreaae, aa would ba conalatent with th de mand. Tha Improvement In tha demand for hoga In tha eaat and th higher mar- i I ket ruling there of lata has been an ad-I I vantage to the local market, but price I here are well up end compare favorably I wlta any In the country. A year ago iiuubt huh wvrv itrra t ununinim ti i uea, out two yeara ago there was an ao vane of 16e on this date. .; . Cattle Seen at Top Unit. To the Inelder It looka as if (ha eat. tie market Is well up to the top limit, aa far as orice Is concerned, while re ceipts of cattle are not even liberal, tha buyers ara not dlapoaed to outbid one anouier in order to get stock, and the top or ine marital cannot Do budged I4.I6O4.60. However, kales Ire A few aheep continue to stroll Into c"" P"-" is badly . " u. UVII UVT 1.1 a raineoA year ago toaay ail markets 'Today a few horses wero among the larrivaia. ' . r,eeiit -.. ..a... Jioga Beat stuff. 46.160 III: stock. -...waM. , at i u . . lie. I V r 1 am T . era ana i-nina. rate, ai.oucra.uo. . Cattle Beat eastern ' Oregon steer a Mae.7f.B0; cowa ana heirers. 11.60 O 1.76; bulls, 11.000116. ' . Bhun Hjk, - 1 ,f f A... , "i!""-vv. I r T ,- -. a,.VVV I ' . f - - I iEASTEnV WOfifl 'mnTTTTTO - --a- -.Buewj (United Preaa laaatd Wire.) I Chicago. Feb. 10. Hogs, llOOOcat. mT,ri64".66; helvi 7ftooi! and heavy $4.864.465 light, $4.I04.5. Cettle lOo higher. eneep eteaay. Ksneas City. Feb. 10. Hora lO nnft? cku., b.vuu, aneep, a.vuv. . a ... c aaa. i iA --.--- Omaha. Feb. 10. Hon. 10.000; eattla .AAA. -1- - i a " ' "- 1 ,vvv, antrcp, a.wvvv. , - Are Aftfr.Hogs. flM-lftf m.a.. I.k J Nik. T ft riarflaM Waah VK .ft- n..la " A Rl.hnr. h... 4,... V,I J - . T i RULIiJB i T ICS I anlAttrtM fat hnn tA ot w buvers are acourlnv th , pnnntnr mwit are paying the highest price for all the nogn ma caiue u hat farmers have tol offer. ' PROVISIONS SINK Prices Drop Although Corn Is Down for Today's Trade. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. I Open. Close. Feb. 11. Gain. May ........ 62 . 62 62 .'. atn.. TAjUO Chicago. ' Feb. 20. What Is to be come of the provision market t Is a queation that is commanding serious ng serloua speculators attention front packers and ,i ifiin itmn. civvrr etis. market here adds to the weakneas of the product's price and values are slid-1 Ing down on every occasion. One day I there la. a decline because corn la up, I but right away th same movement continued ' because corn is down. matter which way the market for corn turns it nas ween the rule for prov ions to drop, Wheat opened with a loss all around Url"hnV i Tvernn the start. There waa but a 7 f, rational I w juna. .luyycu. K Veil iUaf U Oil"" " ' . ,08S , th, Maf betorl shorts &Xttll!V iimo io cover, ana tne price aavancea l to the high point, although trading was time to. cover, and the price advanced light However, there was no rally in juiy ana mis closed c under yester day. ., v. : Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co. 1 Wilis AT. Open. High. May i 92 98 July ........ 88 " i 88 ' CORN. Low. 91 87 Closa I 9214 1 ;H vv I 69 67 May .A0 60 July ....". 68 59 May ....... 60 t 60 Juir-r . ... 48 41 ;.. ESS PORK. May 1140.(f 1140 July 1176 1176 . 69 67 49 42 g la1, I 42 I T it 1 1112 1160 Liverpool Vhet Higher. Liverpool. Feb. 20 May wheat cepened at 6s 10d; closed at 6s $d, net gain or d from yesterday. Chicago Cash Barley.- Chicago, Feb. 20. Cash barley, 78 88c. , - . . ; .. , ' V'New York .Exchange. Chicago, Feb. 20. New York ex change, 20 por cent premium. Chicago Daily Market. Chicago, Feb. 20. Butter, weak; creameries; 21 32c; eggs, firm, prime I su firsts, zee; cheese, steady, 10 lie, New York DaUy BfarkVt. ' New York.: Feb. 20. Butter, firm; best creameries, 31 82 c; cheese, aieany, ivc, eggs iirm, iaer . . t , COPPER SHARES III THE-BOSTOil. MARKET (Furnished by Overbeck Cook Co.) Boston. Feb. am copper closing: Adventure . 3 .o. Rutta .41 ' AUoues ..... 26 ' Atlanta ..... 9 2op. Range.. 66 Daly Weat... 8 Mohawk ... 46 B Michigan 8 Nlpplssln a t Old Dora. ... 11 , Dam. Con.. ... I Shannon ... 9 . Parrot. ..... 11 Qulncy .... 76 B victoria 4 3. Ely 7 3reene ....... 7 Siroux ... .. 8 aL a iieciatio 3old HiU .... 1 Butte Coala . 16 United Cop. 5 . utan ....... 93 hk Winona l.. 5 .B ievada-Cwos.. . IH. Wolverln 11( It Seems Silly for Commission Men to Buy California Cabbage when Oregon Quality Is Always So Much Better. 0. P. HELPED JT FISI LOSS in With Harriman the Victor in Illinois Central ' His StoclcHolds Firmer.: , JLat la th aeaalon there wag . a sharp - decline In Harriman . and Hill holdings which coat all thea. yoada tha early profit a. Tha weakneas was due to the profit-taking sof diaappojnted holders who had expected a big , advance on aooounA of the oourt e declaion. The rumor of a big bond laau aleo affected th market.' f . STOCK MARKET OAlNg. I Ami I gup Cok Amalgamated B. O. 1 ar canaaian o. Fuel .... ' People's Gas.... K Brooklyn. ...... V. B. Bteel H do pfd, H Atchlaon ...... Pennevlvanla ,. Am. Smelter... 1H N. T. Central.,, a. N. pfd STOCK MARKET LOSSES., Erie ........ ik (Union Paa. . . . . I Reading Northern Paa... I Rook felend. Ht. Paul I Bouioern Pao... k New York, Feb. 10. While the report I rcelvd with much favor by union r-acinq -people, it nao but little effoot upon th market outalde of caue- Ing a steadier ton to rule. There was a dlepoeltion to - boom Union Pacific soon alter th reoort became nuhlie hut la. . - . I , i1", ffJP"JP; 1' i - ZILWJV.n-. ' tTAW". I : . - i-.y uu fried some time aro aa far aa th van. a sjjvcmauv iraae was concerned. Range by Pownlng-Hopklns company. DESCRIPTION. A mal. Copper. COIO. F. ft 1, do pfd.... I b.u nhiA' ' l aA.aa ." T .nU V ?J!nf,1ivn!a Rock Island .... So. Paclf to . . . . . I ?.t.PauI I, ninn t- Union Pacific ., Am. Smelter ... N. Y. Central.., Nor. Pacific .... Oreat Northern. Boo, com. Smelter, pfd... 121 Am. Locomotive. I Norfolk I H I nfrt . 1 1" & u. I Anaconda I Central Leath gnt A Western. uoiian uu .... So. Railway , . . Sales, 677,200 aharea.. Money HIsh. 8 per cent; low. 1: per cent; close. S per cent PRICE OF PRODUCE in Si FRANCISCO t ' r " ."..' -V'- .: ' ' San Francisco. Feb. 20. Wheat No. , oaiifnr-Via 7 Tai i iTA Zi ' inft., white Auatralian. 81.70 i-itH, norm- i "K it S, u? t SbjI ern otucsieni. i.ioni.iii nortnern northern e, wrenor graaes or ,w neat, St"."...,,0,!1 "r"","? .lrRe- " :A3-ti. iir--: o.ei--,.' BAPnnda Jin- ladlaa ... in. ,. i!-0"" ' : ?ic,ia,"e tern. 20c. first, I-f?,ll.?8':--pr 4in!k tr.. an Q 44H 47 46 47-4 ' uw mw no2 litvj Ua 16 17 16(2 17 ! i MS ih i n- ih I IS I lltt 68K I 11IZI 1 m i ejatyi iai SO 11H 2 ll-l 1UH 112 111H 11JH 6tt 9i 64H 662 11 !XH 1H 108 110 107 108 116 117 116 116 67 60 67 68 64 06 94 lilt 111TJ 111 'HI i I11S t 62 61 18 80Vr 87 HHK 14 ....... ..... 6 60 12 11 17 17 16 ! 26 10 19 10 17 10 MV 1 e.Af (1 Ka91 I1U llk Ne !?mA,J?tv'M?A!. f???mo" .f,r- the publlo fficiala will engage In plant- IttZX:2L"wT:.? ,u-h . the public Is-1 KkVt T-l.t aTIniiTatit. ITKA.iVi. . , ? parxa. ine ouanee are now in tne nands fhAki9j"'A.?lyaSt' l e5 of the planting committee, and it la ex- I Ul.,9, KCVUrdUlK IU DuaillT. 1 t. . . ft AAA k. 1 -.liu i . i v-rh'A?rSf,- ..t5,ro', . CUM 100 motor cars for the roae-plant-tttn tfnev tUl ?.ra? iSW ,n Parade; ""i" tnose who have fti' v?,aX AAV.fi"1?' 12oj.f,"U" machines to bring or send them to the X Oregon, 14c.- ' -rowoea t-er cental, - saunas Bur- banks, 78c$1.00; Lompocs1 $1.0001.16; WAB AM , Till -Ko ntra . It. A1 AA. I whi p&TifyKi&'-lVi 60c: early rose, $XlOai.60; river reds, $1.26 UOja sweet potatoes, $2.76 per p cental. Onions -Yellow dan vers, "Oregon,! ..... . . . . . ' m. nui. nam n, M,r.m v. . I 6 s '" .T " '""" 1 I Oranges Per box,' navels, $1.60 2.00, ??th.ona fnT at $2.26; tangerinea, ,6c $1.25;. mandarins, $1.26. BEET ACREAGE WILL BEG (Special Pttpatcb to Tli Jeuraal.) La Grande. Or., Feb. 20. Sugar beet seed has been ordered for the. largest acreage ever planted in the Grand Ronde valley, and this promises to be th ban- m. . i year ,n vregon. . i i aii- hiuu Knii,, w ue inanieu o iZJfito-SSS Th" rTI i-i 1. c r i ....1 . - 3 I uuRci Bevi iKutui jr una m rung ou to plant 2,600 acres and contracts for over 1,600 to be planted by private par ties have been entered into. - . ' ine sugar company announces 'that ma mi-rewre oi ov cenu per ion win oei paid this season, making the price $5 per ton. The a vera. cusrar beet land In the valley will yield about IS tons per acre. ' - , About 800 -" Japanese laborers have been contracted for through Japanese labor agents, and a large number of Koreans will also be employed, as these i people, wnicn were employed last season, gave even better satisfaction than either the Japanese or Umatilla Indians, v t Negotiations are also in progress for a small colony of German people -who win oe located in- ine oeet peiv ana to whom land will ba leased. These peo. 4 Die are expert beet raisers from the sugar peei aisincis ox naxony. ..-b.;,:. ..... .. -,., m;,-- ; s Northwest Crop .Weather.;: ; -Western Oregon Fair tonight warm er, south : ponton; - Friday- fair and warmer; northeasterly winds. -Western Washington Fair tonight; Friday, fair and warmer easterly winds. ' Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington snd - Idaho Fair and colder -tonight; Friday fair and warmer,- - ra INCREASED LOWER PRICES RULE lI COEUR DALEHES fDoknne. Feb. 10. The general Hat of Coeur d'Alena aharea ahowed a lower tendency today an soma amall loeaea ara. noUd-in - prl. - A aoptlfnv to tnia rule continuea in Enowatorm, wnicn la fractional) advanced, at ll.S bid with g aale at 11. 87. .Dominion Copper ahowa a decline of 15c , , (Range by Downlng-Hopklns com pany, members fcvyokane mining ex chanxa) , . ... ... , , .... . . - ;-."' .' Bid. Alax ........ 10 Alameda I. Alhambra ......... . ..... 1 Alberta Coal ft Coke...... 20 Bell ,,, 6 Bullion 44 Chaa. Dlckena , 10 Canadian Cons. Smeltera.., 19 Copper King I Iomlnlon Copper ,, ltt '. Kvolutlon .....v.. 1 J5C!? WVA". .1 Galbralth Coal ,.j - Gertl 4U. Hecla ........ .....,...,.J0O Happy Day ....... 1 Holden O. A C , 4 Mumming Slrd ........... 4 , Hpyotheek ,-r...... ...... l tur'"i j'. .. a Int Coal c Coke..., 71 Lucky Calumet ........... It'' Mlaaoula Copper ...,,,.., t4 Mineral v arm V Uw.nllK. ' " Moonlight ................ I Nabob IU Oom Paul .: .....,.., 1 1 Panhandle Smalt ......... 1 Park Copper 1 ... I ftftWW ......... l ? 1 ?BX - to 1) ; 17 t i eonora . , ........... , H I Snowahoe Ifinnwatnrm -. . It I Sullivan . tK Sullivan bonds 60r Stewart--., . r. . . .-. , , ... , ,100 . Tamarack A Chea ........ 40 Wonder IK Bales 1.000 King at tH; 1,400 Snow, storm, tl.lls 100 Snowstorm, 1.I4; 609 Snowstorm, 11.17. Northwest Bank Statemrat. tir : ...:.-.. irrin louay f iji.asi.ia Year ago 1,074. TfS.t4 Balance a today 1,11I.14 Year ago ................. 1I4.14S.6I I - i - 1 . VMftm&A . CleaHngs .11.061401 Balances ...... 12M0I I Balances i ..u... ...v,v. 61,618 Tacoma Wheat Market. Tacoma, Wash., Feb. SO. Wheat ex port: Club, 78c; blueetem, 80c; red, 76c TO PLANT ROSES Students of: Public Schools Will Aid in Planting Work Saturday. This afternoon at 2 o'clock all the school children in the larger schools of the city were given 15-minute talks oa the Portland Rose Featival by com' mlttees from the association appointed for this purpose. Two speakers visited each school, and explained briefly but pointedly, the object of the featival and what it purpose was In awakening clvlo pride. .. It Is believed that no more Important Work will be accomplished by the fes tival than thla matter of intereetlna- me scnooi cmiaren in tne oeautirvinic i ana aavancemeni or me city. nam ror me xeaiivai are going excel' Iently. The association ha a lust re celved word that excursion rates to the Pacific coast from eastern points will begin ' May 10 Instead of Juna 1. be cause of the Portland, Rose Festival, and every newspaper in the country will carry aaveruaements to tne eriect tnat tne reativai win be held the riret week In June and that the rates begin earlier than uaual on that account Saturday. Waahtnrton'a blrthdar. I Promise P'nting promlaea to be a great success as rose r day. All through the eaat an.l west people are in the power of . bllzxard that has burled avervthlnr ba k..tk t-t n.ath two ft of mm T i Portland, with sun shlnlnjf. a mod erate temperature and even no outer t.he'r rvioes to carry the bushes from the headquarters to the city parka City gardeners: will plant the buafiee at tM Pr.K-Ar?nD "n?P hM r . y""'1'""' vurnu. uh promised to speak the Invocation at the President Whitemore Is trying to aa council will ill participate in the oa- rade T ' SCIENTISTS IVILL . 110,10 .11 xuu T WTCSTTft A TTi! P INVESTIGATE PLAGUE ... - . tL'ouea rr jbeaaea wire.) Berkeley, CaL," Feb. ?0. University ot California scientists are to Investigate tha Drevfelenee of the rlarue. Th. fol. lowing committee has been named to make the investigation r Professor C, G. Hyde of sanitary engineering, chair man; Professor A, C. Lawson of geol ogy; Dr. Jacques Loeb, the well-known physiological researcher; Prof eeeor A. E. Taylor of pathology; Dr. A. R. Ward, unlveralty bacteriologist; - Dr. G. F. Ketnnarot, proieasor or hygiene; Pro fessor I. Stringham of mathematical Dr. W. C Morgan, .professor of chem istry; rroressor w.H2. Kttter of sool- ogy; R, V. Moody, professor of anat- omy. ."-- , Private subscriptions are to finance the research, which la to be made as exhaustive as possible. VCYRTTi A "KD WARMER v -m THAN GULP CITIES (A. ' Portland, th rs lty. en- . a ..t m . ,u'cu e ing than the cities on fhe Gulf e of Mexico. 1 Here the tempera-1 e ture at 6 o'clock a. m. was 86 degrees,' . whereas at Galveston e ''it was down to $0.',,. a ,' The isotherm of SO followed a" a rather peculiar Una this morn a Ing In that aUrting from New a . York.. Jt paraUeled the Atlantic a coast to ' Atlanta . . and v then r, swerved off In a westerly direo-" e tion paralleling the guir. At A i" Ban Antonio, Texas, it. started a . .across country toward Nevada a a and then followed a northerly a a course into Washington." Reach.' a a Ing Oregon the line took a turn a to eastward, thus avoiding Port- a 00 ch una a land by several hundrea miles, v a , ee JDU.1 W Ti , ... 1 from grace and was returned to th jf .(. ..- :-' .-.!. . - 'i5Jpenlentiary where he served out hi; ' land by several hundred miles. BABY VICTIM OF DISASTER ' WILL BE SCARRED FOR LIFE . i . . - iff ','v " ' , . j i J "1 l t " ' " ' ! I ;.? ;; V if"' 1 !?VVa? -' ' ' . h ,1 '-3 ' ' ft I 1 67 I " 125 f I I 1 - I I I 4 I , Made motherless by the Southern Pa ciflo wreck at Foresyqrove, her baby brother killed In thef same accidents lit tle Florence Bates, who was . rescued from beside the bodies of her mother and brother, will herself be scarred for life by the injuries received In the acci dent The child, although as can be seen In the photograph, her face Is NIHILIST EXPLODES NEW KIND OF BOMB IN PORTLAND HOTEL Conalderable excitement which for a time bordered on a small sixed riot was caused at the Hotel Portland the other night ' by a Russian-looking man-with nlhlllatlo whtakcra who ate his fill In the grill, then refused to pay his bill, claiming that the government would .do so ror mnv . The man gavekhis order to the colored waiter in broken English. Jt came. He ate. When It came time to pay the fiddler; or rather the waiter,- the man with the nihilistic appearance simply aimed tha check. The waiter, natural ly, thought he was waiting upon a mem ber of the nobility who was a guest of the houae. ' . 'Wii. ma must eovemment pay." wrote the distinguished looking chap on the ONE SWEETLY TASTING SMACK COST SMACKER AN EVEN $35 It cost C. H. Saunders Just $36 for one kiss which he snatched from, the reluctant lips of 16-year-old Florence TTnnfar Tha annralaement Waa made by Judge Cameron in the police court this - morning when Saunders was brought up and required to defend him self against an assault and battery charge preferred against him by Miss Hopfer. f . Saunders is the proprietor of a dry goods emporium at 232 North Sixteenth street Miss Hopfer lives with her narenta at No. 282 in the same street A few days sgo, according to the tea- nmony jitii in ms jjuhlw wui v CHICK" HOUGHTON CAUGHT WITH Jk-Convict Again in Trou ble for Stealing Clotli . From Tailor Shop. Charles Houghton, alias "Chick" Houghton, an ex-convict who has fre quently been in the hand of the local police, is again in trouoie. e was arrested yesterday afternoon, in com pany with Jimmy Sullivan, on a charge of stealing two bolts of cloth from the tailoring establishment or wuuam Vaitnn. 402 Washington street . Houghton and Sullivan went into Ve?-V ton's place of business xor me ostens ible purpose of having a button sewed on dullfvan s coat While . the tailor and Sullivan went to the rear of ; the store Houghton picked up t we bolts of cloth and ran out of the store.. His act was noticed by Yeltonwho im mediately gave chase. -Sullivan a so ran out of the store and a few. min utes later Joined Houghtonnd In icora. pany with him entered the Merrill build ing at the corner of Seventh and Oak tTln the meantime" Velton had met De ,..ii.. v-ira and Coleman and en listed them in they chase of the two thieve. ' wnen iw owut rvavueu th Merrill building they met Houghton and Sullivan coming out when ' the men were placed unaer arrest nougmon showed Xlgni ana - n ' wm , necesstury for Coleman to draw his revolver and thratn to use it before the man con sented to submit - .. - .... A haaty search of the vestibule of the Merrill building disclosed the two DOllS vl .U1U11I iliiuurii mi iu ai UMH near, the wall. At the police atatlorj: Doin men wma i um sen wiu, inrceny tmm a atora Their hull waa fiv,l at $2,600 each.' , Tn the police eourt this morning both men were bound over to . await th action of the grand Jury. ' Houghton was paroiea at one time on account of his aged and : blind father, but fell GOODS - . ... . . . . . ' . L.kl.. i rig'... till jr rut; iin. mreii - , . a... . . brave throughout her experience. She presente a pitiful eight with her face bandaged and aawn in A doaen places. Although the Burgeons are doing their beat they say that nothing can prevent her being terribly ecarred for life. Jler father la almost to sane over the death of his wife and one child and the In juries Inflicted on the other, s meal check. Then he signed his nam J. S. Oralhonsky. - . Leisurely, the well-fed strolled out Ihto the lobby where he remained soma time calmly picking his teeth.-- The waiters became suspicious. A conference washeld. Investigation re vealed that no such person as "Graloon- .al m .ulna. A lh, hfltl Th waiter located his man In the lobbv. He bexan his argument The apparent Russian paid no attention to tha aranimant. , Aaalatance came tO the waiter in the form of several, other husky, dusky fellows. . . . Rut with aJi , their Ulklngs. their threats and their gestures, the atrangtr waa not phased In the least He lert aa aereneiy as ne nau cu. And he didn't pay for his meal. V-..V. 'r rai-y -, p. - morning, she had occasfon to visit Saunders' store. While she was in th place and screened from view from the street for the moment by a huge pile of blankets, she alleges Baunder threw his arm around her waist and planted rousing kiss directly upon her lips. The young lady Immediately Informed her father of what, had occurred, and as a consequence Saundera . was haled to the, city jail, where a charge of as-, sault Ttnd battery was placed opposite his name on the police blotter. He was found guilty of the charge this morn ing, ana fined $35. which amount he profeased a willingness to pay as boos as convenient.-..." " I0RTIIBAI2K TO SUPPLY 26 TOIVNS VjTH LIAIL Chief of : Railway Service Here to Arrange Details " . of Contract. R, A. Whiting, chief of the SeaUl office of the railway mail Service, is in Portland todays conferring with F. V. Vale," assistant superintendent : Of the service, and Frank E. Whitney, chief clerk of the Portland office, with refer- encft to arranging tha detail for let ting: the mall contract ' for - the north bank railroad f between Vancouver, Washington, and Pasco. Twenty-six towns will be supplied with mail by this new line, over which the railroad officials expect to begin operating trains March 16. Many of the ptfstofficee are now supplied with mall from the "star" routes from sta tions across ; the river on . the Oregon Side,;-..:- y :' f'. '- - -'-.- . ' ' ' The recommendation that the contract be let-,goes f rem Portland to the offi cials at Washington.-where the matter will be aeted upon as soon as possible so that the contract will have been set tled when the firstiralns ar put lnte operation. The following towns will be supplied by mall by the neW north bank; Pasco, Finley, Hover, Expansion, Coolidge, Paterson, Carle, AlUerUlv Roosevelt. Cliffs, Columbus, Orenl Dalles, Lyle, Ringer, White Salirini, Underwood. Collins, Home Valley, Or son, Stevenson, Moffit Spring, Rutn-r. Cape Horn, Washougal, Camas, Vanvuw VV . - v Kobbed by Kooin Jlft.. G. II. Kcnulg reprtrta ti t'; r"'! thef his room mate, - Ft- I I robbed Mm of 110 laat nlr.t l.i ' i ' Cross lodging-house. , ll" tn.i f ; - 1I,.a ,.h.f ha had kll"wn i i'Wil "I ' few-ilvs. Ill l anMi to l man arrested and pru thct. - 'In n,'!"ir sflwtiw uj. ! ti-'t- r