THE 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