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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND,' MONDAV EVENING. FEBRUARY ti. 1008. ROSE CITY MAKES f H AR R I M A II AFTER 1; Hopdcalers Are Going Into Growing: BusincssMore and More and Are En deavoring: to Freeze Old Growers Out JOURNAL hTANTS- CENT vo:;: TODAY'S MARKETS mm trip ran ROAD SPRING CHICKS FLYING HIGHER Jteal Article Sometimes Brings as Higll as 40c a round Hops Down. Front street feature: Spring chickens very high. Poultry market la steady. Jap onions are arriving. Loral onion men lower view. Hop market a shade down, i Snlinon market ! lower. Lemons are quoted down. Dressed meats hold at top. nrlnr ffhickSnS Very Xlgfe Record prices have gain been reached by the spring chicken market. For real broilers and fryers, the price atands between 4.008.00 a dosen, which prac tically means 30 to 40o a pound. The ordinary run of small chicks some times called broilers and fryers weigh ing about two pounda, are now being -outfit at 18 to 20o a pound. Supplies of spring chickens are very light. Borne shipments are being made In this di rection from California because of the unusual high prices now ruling In the Portland market. For ordlnanry chick ens the market In steady at the prices printed by The Journal during the past week. Geese are not being sought, and when they arrive, show a dragging dis position. Clean Eggs at 80 Cents. The egg market Is showing a disposi tion to weaken on every occasion of fered. Today one of tho largest hand lers of ranch Btock on the street cleaned up the supplies at 20c a dosen and was very eager to let go at this figure. Oth ers were generally selling around the same figure, although once In awnne there was talk of 21c being squeeied by those who receive but few shipments and can always place ono ui above the market. Salmon Market Is Xrfwer, POULTRY TONE QUITE GOOD AND STEADY , " " "There la a good and steady tone In the local chicken market. While recelpta have been quite good, there haa been sufficient demand to keep the market In good shape and prloea have been generally maintained. "It la hard to say what Is going to happen in eggs, but durisg recent days a lower range haa been ruling with much larger receipts." W. H. Dryer of Dryer, Bollara A- Co. SCALPS JHII BULLS Wheat Jumps Suddenly, in Price and Shorts Are Caught in a Trap. May July CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Open. Close. Feb. 21. Gain. Ope i 94V, 8H 88 IViO par lb higher; wild geese, ( ) do. Bops. Wool and Hides. Chloaso. Feb. 14. Fnrthnr ttvlrinnrs of the heavily oversold condition of wheat HOPS 1807 crop, first prime, 6H c; was amply displayed In the trading In prime, 6Hc; medium to prime, 6&c; uieuium, uioo id: isuo crop, ittio iu: contracts, 1K08. ( ). hwl jut cup vauey, nviic; eastern Oregon. 12H01SC mohair :anw& HIDES Drv nldea. 12011a Id: areen. idtte: calvea. erven. iiZJTC; kins. o lb; bulls, green salt, 84o lb SHEEPSKINS 8barlo. lct20o aacn; short wool, J6c0 4c: meaium. wooa, ooctfll each; long wool, lbcj 1.20 MCD. ; TALLOW Prime, per lb. 3c4o No. 1 and grease, lOlUo. CHITTIM BARK Be Traits and Yegetablea. FOTATOKS -Select. 10 HI be. sell n, knvin. II ' I M ....... f , . . . n I 1 .. A i If,. an tern Muimoman ana Clackamas. 4&y buo per owi; sweets, J He. ONIONS Jobhln nrlrn. buying, spot $2,00U'2 .26; garlic. $2 603.00; iO 10. APPLKS Select- 12.00: fancv 11,5: chol-e, ll.ijSvi tO; ordinary. sOc0l.uO. i-iv&oii kkwjxlo an a new, ti.vu w..ou; oananas, be per IO, lem ons, $J.B04i'i.76 box: grapefruit. 13.60: pineapples, $45.60 dozen: pears, fan cy, ii.avvi.'t; oiainary. i a oux; tan gerines, 1.7b a box; Jap oranges, 4U0 ioc a oox; persimmons, 11.76. VtGh.TABLJ-.ti Turoini i.nw. haa 10c, sack; carrots. 6uc per sack; beets, L6ji6c per saok, parsnips. ii5c(f 11; cab- uuge, i.aio i.ou; tomatoes, Mexican, 3.2iUbO; Florida. i.2i; beans. 15c; cauniiower, California, tl.iowi.zu dox.. local. 7bcul; peas, 14c, horaoradlsh. 8c lb; artichokes, 16c&l.o0 dozen; green onions, 15o dosen; peppers, 26c; hot- this and other markets todav and the ncaips or me near crowd were at an times within the reach of the bulls. May option showed the aulckest turn. for It opened almost a cent higher. A similar movement was made at the opening by July delivery but It made little further progress during the day. liny closed with a aaln of 114 a to 10 gain In July. Foreign markets started with a Tcry firm undertone, although opening values were not much changed from the result of the previous day's closing. As com pared with Friday's market Liverpool aay closed ivd higher. Corn and oats markets were dull with fractional advance In the former and about unchanged quotations In the lat ter, as compared with Friday s closing there was murh of Interest In pro visions. Even lower yard prices for hogs did not hold the market in cnecx at any time. Fork opened lower, but soon regained the loss and then movod up about 17 4c above Friday. There was a fair amount of profit-taking a S H WHIG SHARES FINOIHG CALL Coeur d'Alene List Is Quoted Generally Higher Snowstorm Lower. Spokane. Wash.. Feb. 24. There fa a great revival of , Interest In mining shares and stocks In tha Cnaur d' A Inns group, and they are generally more eag erly sought. On tha locsl exchange i better buying power was noticeable dur ing me session and In general the. Us was nigner. Bates are quite liberal fo the first of the week. There waa a no uceaoie reaction in snowstorm; th pries losing ac rrom ttio quotation o Friday. The few shares ihowlnc los Ing prices today wero but fractionally lower. Range eby Downlnsr-IIoDklns comnanv members Spokane Mining Exchange: Bid. Ask. New Portland-San Francisco Liner Will Arrive Hours Ahead of Schedule. Ajax Alar the hi ft mark and the close was Range by Downlng-Hopklns company: May July May July May As was forecast In this report during nouse icuuce. it. 26(1.60 box; head let the oast week there was a reduction In I tuce, 86c doxen; cucumbers, hothouse, the price of fresh salmon today. Tho III. Is dozen, radishes, 26c dozen bunch- May . i a nnnnn nn noin cm- i ckhuiuhl vc iu: ceierv. ii.uutvi.ou 1 .. i .. I tf U J J nooks and steelheads. While the price crate, cranberries, eastern. $9.00 10.50; of chinooks Is todav put at 12c by the ayrouia, cft,o per lb; asparagus dealers the bales are now being mane wy iu, npinacn, i uunr i.zo oox; green on a dressed hauls, without the heads, onions, 40c dozen bunches. therefore really showing a decline or jc. Qrooertes. Mats. Eta. because former sales werw nu SUGAR California and Hawaiian. WHEAT. Open. High. Ixw. Close. Vi H 95 9i 84 H 88 ! 90 S9Vt 89 CORN. 0',i 60 0H 60 684 6841 684 68 'A OATS. 604 604 49 49 42 ' 42 MESS PORK. 1117 1127 1117 1180 1157 1178 1167 1167 beads on. According to latest reports cube, 16; powdered, 16. hi: berry, 16.66: from the Columbia the run Is still very dry granuluted, $5.66; XXX gran heavy, and a lower range of value a will uuted, $5.40; conf. A., $6.66; extra B., Ilkelv result, because of tha difficulty in $5.16; . golden U., $5.06; D. yellow, handling the Increasing product at the x4.86; beet granulated. 16.46: bar- rreent high level Local Onion Ken Lower Tiewa, Local onion growers are lowering their urlce views, and those who were eagerly holding for $2.60 are now will ing to let K at $2.3541)40. A sale of a single car was made the other day at ho lilirher I irure. tMll nono oilier tuuiu be renorted over $2.26. ig.movemeni oi (Above Drlcea ara 30 dava nat eaah quoiHiions.; rIONEi $3.60 per crate. COFFEE Package urands I1S.8IM 16.61. SALT Coaraa Half rnnnH lAOa $13.60 per ton; 60s. $14.00; table, dairy ui a i it tin- i uuu in h- h, i.i xv&fi- Thera la an Increasing. movement oi i mnorted I.lvrn,nl f.n inn potatoes because of llw low prices now iis.oo; 4s. 18.00; extra tine uarrels. 2a rullna. Its snd 10s. I4.60W6.60: Liverpool lums A car of celery and cauliflower was 'oca, s zo.t.0 per to; 60-lb rock. 111.60, among the arrivals uy ran " i ;-- , , . , . . south this morning. . Abov. prices apply to sales of less A shlouient of lack rabbits irora r.cu v, tUi.. i imi n 'yw tn arne in ihis morning. Dealer, report subject to f Jtuton) ,.,:. . 11ROM4 00 . KiCEi Imperial Japan, No. 1. 6c No. usiness at lowuu ,He,5c; New Orleans, head. 7c; Northwest Crop Weather. Western Oregon Cloudy tonight. probably fair Tuesday north portion. fair tonight and Tuesday south portion; westerly winds, Western Washington Occasional rain tonight; Tuesday probably fair. South west winds Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington rels, 15c: half barrels. 30c: boxes. 66a and Idaho Fair tonight and Tuesday. buvance on sack oasis Grain Visible Supply Chicago, Feb. 24. American grain visible supply: Wheat, 44,470,000 bushels, a decrease of 1,169.000 bushels. Corn, 9.068.000 bushels, an increase of 496,000 bushels. meda Alhambra Alberta Coal & Coke ... Rell Bullion Chas. Pickens Canadian Cons. Smelters Copper King lomlnlon copper Evolution Echo Galbraith Coal , Hecla 200 Happy Day 2 4 10 6 20 5 8 11 4 60 34 180 1 1 44 14 6 90 104 6 '4 2 3 cam b Vegetable Market Zs Good. TliArA iu A. VPrV rood tone in the local vegetable market. Recent receipts have been too email and demand naa oeen vi.w.i, igrirr arrivals of sulnnacn .,OV.. '""--- , .,, anA tha I Vlrirtnla are reported rrom nu "" "" i price Is down a fraction with sales at per lb; Ji twinirri9H n. lioT. Green onions from local points and from Walla Walla are i i ,nniv nnri ihlnments from i-nllfornia are ' Increasing. Market Lemons are quoted lower, with larger Offerings. Hop Market a Shade Down. AJax. 6c; Creole. 6ic. 11EANS Small white. 14.25: large wnite. 14.10: pick. 14.10: bayou. 13.90: Limai, I6.&0: Mexican reds. IUc NUTS Peanuts, Jumbo. 7o per lb; c per 10; roasted, c apanese. 6 "4 06 4c: roasted. 8 Mi c per lb; walnuts, California, 10c per to; pine nut. 16c per lb; hickory nuis. 100 per id: brazil nuts. 150 per ib: fil berts. 16c per lb; fancy pecans. 1620c per In: almonos. 16c. Meat, rise ana Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Front street- Hogs, fancy, 7 4c lb; ordinary, 7c; large, tjiU'ic io; veai, extra, W4j'l'jc; New York Exchange. Chicago,- Feb. 24. New York c change 10 per cent discount. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool. Feb. 24. May wheat opened at 7s 4d. closed at 7a Id, net advance of l'jid over Friday. Chicago Cash Barley. Chicago. Feb. 24. Cash barley. 88c. World's Wheat Shipments. New York, Feb. 24. Worlds ments Wheat. 11,520,000 bushels. 70 ship- The entire nop mai" per 10; ordinary, 8c per in; heavy, iitf oc per 10; million, iancy, 11c per ID. iLr. inwr for all grades locally. During the past week a number of sales ,r ronnrted. but none were above 6 4c and this Is said. to be an Instance th huver "split" his commis sion in order to get the trade. Brief notes of the Trade. -n-v,., mArket la steady and un changed. v.i. I Jn nr In flour. Dressed meats are in eager demand Tnn nrlees. too. .White beans are firming up some what, but local values are showing no ClRnffer market is firmer for fancy grades. Front street sells prices. Prices nald regular commissions: rain. Tlonr and Fee. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, 8o: large lots: srnnU lots. 4c WHEAT Track prices Club, 80c, .h Ruaalan. 78c: bluestem. 82c; val- i5-iim whnlA IS2: eracked. $SS ton, uini wv Mw Feed. $26 per ton: rolled $29!31; brewing, $28. dvf hk Ttir est DATS New Producers price No. 1 whit 127 per ton: gray. 26O26.b0, vi.nim Eastern Oregon patents, I4.R0: straights. $4.36: exports, $3.70; valley, $4.46; graham, s, $4.50 whole wheat. $4.76; rye. 60s. $6.60 MILL STUFFS Nominal Bran, $26 49)26 ton; miaanngs, tJuwm, sunns, country, $27; city. $26; chop, $2lf24. hay Producers' price Timothy, Wfllnmete valley, fancy tlli: ordln- srv $12.6013; eastern Oregon, $16 17; mixed, tlV0 iv-ov, auvrr, ivwi grain, ( )i cheat, ( ); alfalfa. $12(8 12.50. Batter, Eggs and Poultry. HAMS. BACON. ETC. Por liana pack (local) hams. 10 to 12 lbs.. 12 4c per lb: it 10 in ids., hc per io; is 10 zu ids.. 12c; breakfast bacon, 154224o per id: picnics. o per iu; cotiaae roll, ioc per 10: regular short clears, smoked. Ho per lb; unsmoked. lOo per lb: clear oacas, unsmogea, 10c; smoked, lie; Union butts, 10 to 13o lb; unsmoked, 12n nr Ihr Hmnloul 13a n.r rl.,, Deiuas, unomoKeo. 1240 per id; smoked 13 4o per lb; shoulders. 10c; per lb; picaiea onguts, (UC eacn. iajual. LAKU Kettle leaf. 10s. 124o per lb: 5s. 12 He per lb- 60-lb. tins. lo par 10; si earn reuaered. 10s, 11 40 per .t h followln-r ;."! "r uaipouaa. 1UB, rr m .? p- iiii.tt.o K18H Rock cod. 12V4e lh: floiMidr NO SHEEP ARRIVALS WHILE MARKET HOLDS PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Today 100 1907 1906 31 1905 200 420 60 630 117 Portland Union Stockyards Feb. 24. There were 110 arrivals of sheep in the local yards during the past 48 hours and the market Is firmer though show ing uncnangeu values. Hog market Is holding fully as firm 6c per lb; halibut, 7o per lb; striped as a week ago; the weakness uaas, ioc per id; camsn, 11c per lb; sal mon, chlnoon, 12c lb; steelhead. 11c per lb; frozen, Jc; herrings, dc id; soies, 10 lb; shrimps, 10c per lb; perch, 6c per lb; tomcod, 11c per lb; lobsters, 25c per lb.: fresh mackerel, 8c per lb: crawfish, 26c per dozen; stur geon. IZ40 per lb: black bass. 20c per lb: silver smelt. 6SD7c per lb: Columbia smeu, oc; DiacK cod, 7 tic lb: crabs. i.uupi.Du aozen. OYSTERS Shoal water bur nr l Ion. $2.60: per 100-lb sack. $5.00; Olym pian per gallon, S2.40; per 100-lb sack, $6.00ra)6.S0: Eagle, canned. 60o can: 17 aozen; eastern in shell, $1.76 per bun dred. CLAMS Hardshell rr box. 12.40: razor ciams. lu.uu per box: JOc per dox. paints, coal OIL Eto. ROPE Pure manllA 1?: atanriard. Mc; sisai, lc. Coal Oils- Iron Bbls. Cases. Wood Bbls, In (lie east not having been transferred to this market as yet. Arrivals are small. This is likely the reason ( uttle market Is llrm and unchanged. A year ago today all lines were firm: nog auvancea Zbc. OrllelHl yitrd values today: Hogs Rest stuff, $5.265.36; atock- ers 11 nd China fats. $4.50 Si 5.00. -4 Cattle Best eastern Oreiron atr. J4.:ijfa 4.50; cows and heifers. I3.50ia J.ia, uuiis, -'.UUX L'.2t. Sheep Best wethers. t5.75(fi)S.00: lainuH. o.uuffl)B.zo; ewes, 15.0046.60, LOWER KANGE IN HOGS Holden O. & C. Humming Birl . . Hypotheek , Idaho Olant Intl. Coal & Coke Kendall Lucky Calumet . . Missoula Copper . Mineral Farm ... Moonlight Nabob Nine Mile O. K, Cons Oom Paul 6 Panhandle Smelt 3 Park Copper 1 Rambler Cariboo 24 Reindeer . , 1 Rex (16 to 1) 1 Sonora 2 Snowshoa 9 Snowstorm 156 Sullivan 3 Sulllvnn bonds 50 Stewart 90 Tamarack & Ches 60 Wonder 14 Sales: 1.000 Bullion at 6: 1,000 Cop. King. Ji: 1.000 Gertie, 4; 4,400 Na bob. 84: 1.000 Panhandle, 8U; 600 Snowstorm, 165; 600 Snowstorm, 157; 100 Snowstorm, 164; 100 Snowstorm. 166; 2,600 Sullivan. 3; 6,000 Sullivan, 8; 1.000 Sullivan. 8. 16 4 8 30 15 6 13 76 4 250 24 2 4 4 350 6 7 2 7 794 15 6 1 4 84 2 3 24 27 2 4 21 su 10J 158 674 115 160 2 EASIER TONE POLLS DOWN SOI ADVANCES Stock Market Has a Good Rise Early Some Gain Several Points Today. New York, Feb. 24. The stock mar ket opened generally steady although a few losses were shown by some of the leaders. Reading, Amalgamated Cop per and American Smelting shares were the most active. After the opening the general market advanced several points but subsequently eased off on profit-taking. With R, P. Scherwln, vice-president and general manager of the San Fran olsco & Portland Steamship oorapany, Assistant to the Vice-president Frey and O. L. Blair, general freight agent as passengers for this trip the new steamer Rose City is making a fast trip and should be in Portland by o'clock tonight. She waa reported In rrom Astoria at 11:40 this morning. The Rose City left San Francisco two hours aiiead of the North l'aoirio uieain ship company's Roanoke from Ban Pe dro and way points and both boats were due tomorrow. The Rose City, however, has far exceedod her time made last trip and has proven that she la the fastest of the San Francisco liners. It was reported at the offices of the San Francisco & Portland company this morning that the trip of the steamship company officials had no special slgnlfl oance further than an inspection of the Portland offices and headquarters 01 tne company, two lines are opera t- Arl by this enmnanv out nf Pnrtlnnrt the San Francisco passenger and freight line and the Portland & Oriental Steam ship company, operating tramp vessels oetween Portland and China and J pan. No wireless messages have boen re ceived rrom mo ltoao city on her prea ent trip. WEATHER BUREAU CRIPPLED AH but One of Force Is Suffering With the Grip. Six out of the seven employes of the bnited btates wealner bureau havo been unable to be at the office because of severe cases of grip during the past wnnl, TV. BiAB, . . U M I . I.1 ,4 t a " 1 n . ' . ; lair, i . 1 v ,1111 1 n j . 1 1 rt n I I, n. Beals, head of the PortJand district, who is at hojne sick today. Chief Clerk Lud hols came back from southern Cali fornia yesterday, and Is the only man In the office who Is not an Invalid. The telegraph operator, the clerks and asslstanta are all at home sick. This morning the office boy sent word that ne nad the mumps, and the united States weather bureau has almost had to go into eclipse. No one has been able to take any messages from North Head since Saturday. Mr. Ludhols re ports that the high pressure area Is still centered around this part of the country, with a probability that , the warm, clear weather will continue. Carry TRICOLOR IN HARBOR Norwegian Steamship Will Lumber to the Orient. The Norwegian rteamshlD Tricolor, a vessel new to Portland, reached the Eastern & Western mills at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon from Nanalmo and will load lumber for the orient. The Tricolor is a large vessel, havlna- a ca pacity of 8.600,000 feet of lumber. She s under charter to Balfour. Guthrie Co. Captain J. O. Hdvarson was formerly captain of the steamship Thyra and Is well known in Portland marine circles. American Eailway Magnate Attempts to Prevent Gov ernment Ownership. (United Prus Ussed Wire.) Guadalajara, Mexico, Feb. 24. 8. M. Felton, president of the Mexican Central railway, and Colonel Epea Randolph, head of the Harrlman lines In Arlxona and Mexico, have had a conference here. The meeting waa prearranged and the projected Mexican railroad merger waa discussed. Harrlman is said to be endeavoring to prevent the merger of the Mexican Central with the present government roads, and it is understood that Harrl man influence plaoed Felton at the head Of the Central system. The govern ment failed to effect the railroad merger by February 16, the date originally set aa the limit of negotiations, and while finance Minister Llmantour states that an extension has been arranged and that the merger will be carried out later. It 1 believed mere is a prooa bliity that the deal will fall through. If the merger Is not effected it is ex pected that Harrlman will secure con trol of the Central. San Francisco (Office Oregon Journal 1206 Call Bld f ; Telephone XCearney tltL ' C AST iinTisKMBjiTO Awa ini. suouraojis uounut, Oregonlsne when to Baa FranefaoA can hay their tnail Mai in ear e Tha Journal office ARTHUR X FISH, Rfipreaentatlye. 2500 3000 Ing. She will proceed to Queenatown fr,r nrlor. The steamer Nome City, loading wheat at Columbia No. 3. will go to Ral nler tomorrow to complete ner cargo with lumber for Ban ranciaco. The steamer Hanalel lert Ban rran flu,n tnr pArtlajiri vaatarday. The Alliance la due in mornlnir from fVina baV. The whistling Duoy on mo muuiu of the Columbia river naa oeen re ported as out of order to the lighthouse department. ine Krencn oar a jnouer, nicran at San Francisco, will come to fori land to load arraln for Europe, under charter to Kerr, Clifford & Co. The ateamahlp Ascension, wnicn en- tr,l with cars-o of Oil from Rich mond, California, haa cleared in Da nasi for Port Harford. Tha French bark Bougainville naa moved from the Banfleld dock to the tream and the French bark Admiral oe Cornuller from the stream to the Ban field dock. Commander Perclval Werllcn or ne lla-hthouse service, has gone to Puget sound, where he will inspect tha tend ers and lighthouses. Repaira now being made to one of the tenders and other Inspection work requiring his attention will keep him away for aeveral days. Thief Makes Hani. Honolulu. H. I.. Feb. 2i. While Hugo Scherer, the rich banker of this city. was entertaining a lot of friends at a banquet, thieves entered his house and ave carried orr jewels to we vaiue oi 40,000 and about 11,000 In money. Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co. DESCRIPTION. Water White Pearl Oil .. Hend Light Kocene .11 ,.124o I . . . . a t. Portland Special W. W..14o iMmne 18V40 19c 21c 2S o 21o Cases. 25ko T1ITTTKR FAT T. erenm S6c: sour. 84a BUTTER Extra fancy fresh cream- Extra Star erv. 37c: fancy, 8537tto; choice. S&o; Qasolln ordinary. 32ic; best atorage. 27i80c; I Iron Bbls. second grade. 25c; store. 20c a pound. v. M and P. Naptha ...12 He EGGS Extra fancy, candled, 20c; Red Crown Gasoline ...18c eastern storage, 16c dt-aen. Motor Gasoline 1814c CHEESE New Full cream, flat, 86 per cent Gasoline ...80 c 1SM.0 per lb: Toung Americans. 17o per No. 1 Engine Distillate. .10 o lb. BENZlfiE 88 deg . cases. 26o per gal priTTr.TBT Mixed chickens. 12 18c Iron bbls 23c ner ral. lb; fancy hens, 13918Ho lb; roosters, TURPENTINE In cases. 72c per gal; old, 10c; fryers, 20c id; Drouers zuc; wooa oom, oc per gal snrinars, 84?6 dox: geese, old !l(B10C rrice In East Is 15c Lower Than Friday Others Are Steady. (United Pres Leased Wire.) Chlcafco. Feb. 24. Hoes Kfl rtnn ent. ne zo, uuu, sneep Zo.ooo. Hogs are steaay, uncnanged frorh Saturday clos ing. and 15c lower than Friday. Left over Saturday, 3,300. Mixed, J4.05' muni-"' ,'rVJ- au; rougn anu heavy. 14.0504.10; light, I4.05Q4.25. Cattle and sheep steady. 16 16VxQ Kansas Cltv. Feb. 24 TTncm cattle 9,000. sheep 10,000. 11,000, rr ih- tnricevs. alive. 12c per io: doc: oonea. oois &4c. ease son o aa I dressed, lodPiBC id; squaDS, a.ou ooien; mm i iou gallons ic less. 1 X . t n , 2Bia vmuim, inpo.. eo. 21. Hogs 6,600, 87Hol o.iuu, sneep 3,000. 17 a Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings todav. LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls 62c, cases Clearings year ago pigeons, J 1.25 doz.; dressed poultry, ltf JAPANESE ONIONS INVADING THE COAST As was predicted by The Journal over a month ago, Jap anese onions have made their appearance in the Pacific coast markets. McKlnley Mitchell, who has Just returned from a trip to California, says the Japs are already in San Francisco and are in fine condition. The Japanese Steamer which is due today from Puget sound has on board a large-sized ship ment of Oriental onions which have been consigned to various dealers there. While none have been, ordered here so far as known. It is quite likely that shipments will bo made In this direction too. WHITE LEAD Ton lots 7V.. n.r lh- Bvu-io ioih. oc per iu less ots. sue. WIRE NAILS Present basis at 1110. TRY TO ESTABLISH A Lit Balances today Balances year ago .$ 954.112.99 . 1,708,698.05 88,648.24 172,216.81 Clearings Balances TACOMA.v . $779,493 33,600 NEn Ml WXChW Another effort will be made to es tablish a 'mining stock exchange in Portland. Mine owners and hrokers say that such an Institution, if nronorlv r-nn- uuuieu, wouia on a -success nere. a pre- SEATTLE. Clearings Jl. 474,365 Balances 128,530 Tacoma Wheat Market. T.aeoniH, Wash.. Feb. 24 Wheat x. port, club. 80c; bluestem, 82c; red. 7Sc. PORTLAND HAN 3IAY LOSE CHILD-WIFE (United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco. Feb. 24. Jud Mnnn limfnary meeting to talk over the p'roj- ., ofKath.tln. Juchen to annul he elal building. Second and Washington complaint iule. tUltoTtal mal. Copper . Sugar Colo. F. & I. Brooklyn People's Gas . . U. S. Steel, c. . do pfd Atchison B. & O Can. Pacific . . . Erie L. & N Mo. Pacific Pennsylvania . Reading Rork Island . . .southern Pac... St. Paul "nion Pacific . Am. Smelter . N. Y. Central.. Am. Loco .... Anaconda Nor. Pacific .. Great Northern Southern Ry. . 800, c Ches. & Ohio . , Smelter, pfd. . . Cotton Oil Central Leather. Norfolk R. I., pfd Metropolitan . . oar Q ? f ? 5 . M 4SHI 60V 48V4I 49 113 113 112 113 17 17 16 16 40 41ft 40 40 Vi r. . . . 86 28 28 28 2S 9T 92 91 91 68 68 68 6SH 79 79 79 79 144 13 13 13 13 91 90 82 32 31 82 112 112 112 112 95 97 96 96 11 12 11 11 67 68 67 68 109 109 108 108 116 117 116 115 69 61 69 69 95 95 95 96 32 32 31 82 , 30 30 121 122 121 121 118 118 10 10 93 94 98 93 26 26 90 90 25 1C 69 22 15 1 16 REPAIR CABLES Broken Strands Under' River Are Being Spliced. Two worn out cables under the Wil lamette river are being hauled out by the Portland Electric company, one from under the Morrison bridge and one from beneath the Burn side bridge. The Mor rison bridge cable was burneJ out soma days ago while the other was sun- planted by newer and larger cables. They will be removed and sold aa Junk. RUSH WORK ON INSTITUTE New Seamen's Building Will Be a Handsome Structure. Construction work on the new Sea men's Institute for Vancouver, B. C, Is progressing rapidly, according to Rev. A. Bernays, chaplain of the local Institute, who has Just returned from Vancouver. Mr. Bernays' son, L. A. Bernays, late lieutenant In the British navy, Is superintendent of the new tnls slon, which will be one of the hand somest on the Pacific coast. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. NEW TODAY Choice Buys On Improved streets, la Irving-ton. These are reallyf choice for homesttee. Aleo Inside lots, same location only I960 each. ; A rery choice quarter block, with a new floe house of , rooms; fine rlew over the beautiful Willamette river St. Johns. . ,,;;. ; Choice corner let, fat Bonthtj Portland, oa car Una, suitable for store or residence. ; Nice new l-room sottagei In Sunnyslde, on v,asy;l terms. '. - LIND & CO. 329 ITMBEX EXCXAjrQB 2000 ' . ,,,"1 100x100. 5-room (space for 1 moral mod ern house, fireplace, built-in bookcases, large closets, basement with laundry tubs, young fruit trees, rosea lawn. I chicken-houses, electrlo lights, fin car pets. Inlaid linoleum, kltcheri oablnet. clock, table, new range with hot water connections: also 1 lots with barn. ato.. leased for i years. Included In- prloa at only $1600, with terms. Near ear. y Zimmermao&Vaupn 03 BUCKaJTAJT BTTL9TJr " WOMAN WANTS WORK AS HOUSE keeper or cook in camp; has one child. Address A-272, Journal MODERN 6-ROOM HOUSE. EAST side. H. Main 8429. A-8429. COTTAGE, EAST SIDE; GIVE FINE residence lot In best city In central states and I. Address A-298, Journal. TWO STORY MODERN HOME. HANDY to car, for vacant lots. 233 Worcester bldg. A-1215; BUNGALOW ONE OF THE PRETTI est in town In the swell East Burnslde district; hard wood floors, furnace, fire place, paneled dining room, etc.; jo.uou. H. P. Palmer, 203 Rothchlld bldg. MARINR NOTES Sales, 827,100 shares. Call money, high, 2 per cent; 1 per cent; close, 1 per cent. NOT WANT low. 1 ARMORIES Grangers Say Numerous Con tracts Would Finally Eesult in Grafting. Boston Copper Market. (Furnished by Qverbeck & Cooke Co.) oosiun, feu. z. urricial prices: Dom. Cop. C. Ely Greene . , Glroux .. GOld Hill 2 . 8 J . 1 Butte Coala ..18 jNevada cons.: 9 In Portland, Oregon and that she did so wicnoui ner moiner s consent. I. O. O. P. Lodge at Monmouth. No, Ni 01 Butte (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal t Salem. Or.. Feb . 2 StTt. nra. .47 sentatlves of the Salem lodge Odd 8 I Fellows went to Monmouth Saturday 34 I night and established a new lodge. (United Press Leased Wire.) Salem. Or., Feb. 24. The state grangers today filed arguments against the "free pass" bill and the appropria tion of" 125,000 for four years for the establishment of armories throughout the state. The grangers assert that the only active serriee to which the militia Is ever called Is . to settle differences between large corporations and their employes, and that the former evade in every possible manner the navment of their taxes; that the Pacific Tele phono company and powerful interests are trying to overthrow the cross earning tax law passed at the last elec tion; also that additional necessary endless appropriations to install arm ories over tha state would' result In grafting. KUYKENDALL OUT FOR PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE J Astoria, Reb. 14. Arrived down at I a. m. Norwelglan steamer Haldls. Ar rived at 9:15 a, m. Steamer Johan Poulsen, from Portland. Arrived at 10:80 a. m. Steamer Rose City, from San Francisco. San Francisco, Feb. 24. Arrived Steamers Oeo. W. Elder and Senator, from Portland. Sailed French bark Mollere, for Portland. Astoria. Feb. 23. Arrived down dur ing the night Gasoline schooner Ber wick. Arrived at 9:30 and left up at 10:15 a. m. Steamer Breakwater, from Coos bay. Arrived down at 9:30 a. m. and sailed at 12 noon Steamer Al liance, for Coos bay. Arrived down at 2:40 p. m. Steamer Santa Rita. San Francisco, Feb. 23. Sailed Steamers Cantanla and Maverick, for r-orwuna. Arrivea steamer F. 8 Tsop from Portland; steamer Washington, from Portland. Shanghai. Feb. 24 Arrived British steamer Valdlvla, from Portland, pro peller damaged. Is leaking. Must dock for repairs. Will be completed in a few days. Astoria, Feb. 24. Condition of the bar at 8 a. m , smooth; wind, east 4 miles; weather, cloudy. Tides at Astoria today High water 5:18 a. m., 8.0 feet; 6:25 p. m., 6 0 feet Low water 12:05 a. m 1.1 feet; 11:44 p. m., J.4 feet. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. The British bark Alexander Black left Columbia dock No. 2 at 1 o'clock this afternoon for Queenstown with n cargo consisting of 89.490 bushels of wheat, valued at 138,150. The Black signed an entirely new crew this morn- Many New Bank Accounts SINCE mov ing to our elegant new quarters, Sixth and Washing ton Sts., over 240 new ac counts have been opened with us. Every convenience of a modern bank ing institution is offered by us German American Bank Sixth and Washington sts. Portland, Oregon Safe Deposit Boxes $4 Up Per Year INVESTMENT $47,500 $20,000 A BLOCK OF 13fo28 FEET, ON RAXLRpAXl, i SPLENDID WARE HOUSE SITE, WEST ' B1D1S, L.OUAT10N HALF A BLOCK ON EAST SIDE. ON RAIL ROAD. SUITABLE FOa WAREHOUSE. LIND & CO. aa TTatBSB EZCSABXIB FARMS aa ACTBXS 10 miles out, close to R. R. taiion; iu acres nigniy improvea. with good T-room house. 1-acre apple orchard 7 years old; abundance of ' small fruit; balance easily cleared. No better garden land la Oregon, Will sell all or part - T 8 ACTUS, good cultivation but ao build lngs, near 60 carllne. An Ideal chick en ranch. Terms and price very rea sonable. 6K ACXES 11 miles out, highly Im provea: s acres Derries. snail Dearlnsj orchard, rood buildings; only $1,000; part cash. . , The Spanton Co. 170 Stark Bt, ground floor. 1 8 Acres Good soil. 4 blocks to car. 8c far: rea-f sonaoie, gooa terms, ajso k ana 44 ana acres In city limits; easy payments; write; must sell at once. Write A-174 care Journal. 20 I can deliver for a few dara one of . the best family hotel or apartment sites , in the city, 100 feet on Third, close In j 112,000; easy terms; I can show you 20 per cent net in this If you Improve. E. A. McQRATH s 23 1 Chamber of Commerce. - - DIRECTORY OFFICE BUILDINGS : CORBETT WORCEST HAMILTON Robert H. lorrlson and Sta. F.r Sdr Oak and Plna. )0 111 Sd St - , Itrong, Mgr., 710 Cofbett : ETftJ&ljbG rrT TTajfTST A TT Tr TIT--W .a T. SKD FOB imiB'8 OATAIiOaUH ROTHCHILD BLDQ.. Wash, and 4tltw OT Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc Address J. J. BUTZER SEEDS Sept. A. 188 rtOlTT BT. (Uulted Press Leased Wire.) Salem, Or., Feb. 24. D. V. Kuy kendall of Klamath Falls, this morning filed hU petrton for nomination on the Repub.fean ticket for the office of prosecuting attorney for the second district with th secretary of state. OF .....C31G IN Merchants Trust Building SIXTH AND WASHINGTON. BEST LOCATION IN CITY. MODERN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. FOR ROOMS APPLY TO Merchants Savings & Trust Company 247 WASHINGTON STREET. McKAY BLDG.. Sd and Stark. T. Melenberg, 218 Rothchlld. 11 McKay. TILFORD BLDG., Morrison and 10th. A. P. Armstrong, fith Floor, Main 604. ' COUCH BLDG., l0 4th st 77, R. W. Lewis, 808 Conch Bids;. a b-r curlty Abstract Sc Trust Co.. f C of X Paciflo Title & Trust Co.. the leadlna abstractors, X04-6-0-7 Failing bldg. - CARD OP THANKS t' " . , WE DESIRE TO THANK THE friends and neighbors for their, kind. ness during the siokness and . death of our beloved wife and mothor. Wlllllam J. Netherton, Wesley B. Netherton. MARRIAGE LICKKSES : ; . Frederick Greenwald. 15. 1(0 North Seventeenth street; Frances Tanbe, 10. ' C. O. Schelrman, 26,.Endicott, Wash' Ing ton: Kate Alt. 21. street; Olivia O. Krehnbrlnk, S4. J. C. Eggleston.43. 484 Jefferson Street; Bertha M. Frlck. 12. C. A. Schmidt, 41, 88 North' Thir teenth street: Julia Ulbrich. 87. Fred S. Allyn, 14, 1268 East Taylor street; M. Frances Prince, 1. Wfddlnif Cards. W.,q. Bmitu k Co., Washington bide corner 4th and Wash. Ington sta. ' , Weddbg cards the besL Ida la, 15' Alyln & Hawk, 144 Id st Tonseth A Co.. florists, for fiowara of all kinda 118 (th st Clark Broa. ' Florl.trt'ini" and floral deslgna JH Morrison at. jFulI dress suits for rent, all ' sU, unique Tailoring Co., o 8tr st. Max M. Smith, florist, ISO (Ui U Meier A Frank's. Main 73 i 8. BIRTHS MOORE February U, to t'r. ml - Earl . Moore. Tweuty-slxiH . .. 1 Lhur, a daughter. , ' - T