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Newspaper Page TextVI THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. . PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23. 1008.. 13 What Littld Improvement in" Wheat "Was Kade Abroad Yesterday Was Cut Off Today -r- Nominal, v Market ?i Here; jILES OF HOPS QUITE FAIR olumo : of Transactions Gfood f 6r February Durst " Men Down Union; Front street feature: Rica market rain strength. f-ggs are rather weak. Poultry supplies very email. No smelt com from fowlUt Onlone higher In the south. ' Hop business la fair here. Sweet DOtatoea are advanced. Cabbage market Is lower. Small arrival dressed meats. Orange market Is overstocked. ill lil - , Hop Business X atr Sere. At the low rana-e of values now ruling. era Is quite a fair movement of hops ONION- PRICE MOVES . ; ' BETTER IN SOUTH -j. . j , The price of Oregon onion e has advanced Jo In Ban Frap- e claco again, although eastern stocks are quoted .unchanged. The local market 1 -holding steady although there Is little e movement shown at .the present; movement The Front street trade is veil stocked up with onion , which cost generally )e 12.50 and the dealers are un-. 4 trilling to sacrifice unless com-j polled to. Curing the past , hour several cars were pur- chased by shippers at I12J. Sweet cream inur. lie. BUTTER Rxtra fane f resM '" Cream- ery, I7Hc; fancy. $537Ho choice, ic; oruinary, liftc; nesi siorago. iinwivc) second erad. I&o; store, too ft pouna. EGOS Extra fancy, candled. llf 20c; eastern storage. ltc aisen. rHfrxk-.. N Kull ereatn. flat. the local market for this month of I lsuo per lb: Young Americana, llo per e year. February Is usually a month I lb. rouLTRTUUM cnicKena. izh Wise lot rancv hen. 1JO11H0 id: rooster. old. 10c: fryers. 14.(000 dox; broilers. f4.60OI.00 dos; geese, old, 801Oo per le-i turkey, alive, 14lc per lb, dressed, lot; 18c lb; squabs, sz.bV dozen; small bon transactions, except in ne of a great shortage. Prices are ry erratic In fact there is no ae rate quotation to bo obtained in the P market at this time for values are re on day and then for several days transactions In that vicinity nre re- rted. Buyer are talkins- of all sort K values; some claim to buy prim oas at c, while others say they nave .eatly paid Hc. However, no busi es can be confirmed at 4& latter flg- e, ' rhe New Tork Produce Price Current vs of the market: The state market the past week has en somewhat easier, especially for ver grades which have aold as low I So. The best state crowths have Ian sold as high as lie per pound. We iar or some contracting being oone iu j state at loc per pound tor one year. . the Pacific roust the market has 0- lloped a allghUy weaker tone, with pwers showing considerable anxiety aell. About 1.000 bales are reported ught for. export in Oregon at ltp c, and rower grades have sold a v as lo. Washlnrton and California raets remain quirt, with only email rl neons, tt.zt dos.; dresswi poultry, 1 ltto per lb higher; wild geese, ( ) dos. Sop. Wool end Blfiea. HOPS 1907 crop, first prime. (UOlo: prime, 6Vc; medium, to prima, Sft&'je; medium, ease jd: ivoi crop, luzo uti contract, 1808, ). iot citp vaiiey, iiqiw; eastern Oregon. IZttUlso. MOHAIR SI O H. HIDE Dry aide. 12012a lb: green. 4 66c: calves, areen. IOTCi kioa. lc ll; hulls, green salt. lf4o Jb JBHKKPSKIN8 8harln. lczOc each; abort woo), 26c0c; raealjm. wood. 6l)cO$l each; long wool, 7Sc IMS each. TALLOW Prime, per It. 3c 4c; No. I and grease, lOltte. CHITTIM BAKK 6c Traits and vegetables. POTATOES Select. T09 7ic. sell ing; buying, Willamette valley, 40O4&C Fraeis remain quiet, wtm oniy email ing: buying, Willamette valley, 404&c; nsactlons reported. Contracting is eastern Multnomah and Clackamas, 46 0 13 Oil orted from Honoma at H10o for 9 year and lie ror a term or tnree irs. On the local market a aale of ) bales of choice Yaklmna Is rtDorted fraction over 8c. Advices from Lon- report the market somewhat lower wean. Continental markets un inged." Vew Tork Prices. Me. 107. choice, ner lb 14 lite, 1807, prime, per lb 12 lite, 1907, medium, per lb .... cine coast, 1SU7, choice, per ound 8 cine coast, 1D07. prime, per lound IfiO Iclfic coast. 1907. medium, per ound 5 & 6 rnians, 1907. prime to choice, er lb 25 030 ite. 1908. per lb 7 clflc coast. 1908. choice. Der ound J G Mflc coast, 1908, medium to rime, lb S 0 4 ITnlon Wreck Cannot Be Besened. Iveeording to those on the Inside, the on or hopgrowers Is so badly wrecknd t it cannot Dossiblv be saved. The do attributes the wreck to the fact it Durst men sre In abxolute control the offices wers here rda so thev will be controlled bv a Ufornia operator. Henry Bents of rora, who had probably more to do h the organization of the hopsrowers this state than anv other pernon. has i working in connection wun iuret some vears. It van of Buttevuie is tner uurst man who nas been pui in rge of the union's affairs. Mr. Ryan i taken to London a few vears airu h a shipment of hops by Mr. Durst. 3 same sort of affair 1 said to be wn in California. Sice Market Oaininf Strength. very dav adds to the strength of the i market. The recent report of tho rcas Klce Millers association has ere- 1 much taut as well as strength rvwhera on the coaet The report Ich was made a short time ago, ted that the Texas mill hold the key in a situation as far as the netter des tif Hnndurna rice are concerned. II. H4fa)5Vc i sales durlnar Januarv bv the Texas AJax. 6c: Creole. & tiers amounted to 260,000 sacks, while I BEANS email white. 60o per cwt; sweets, I lie ONIONS Jobbln i price, fz.S0Ol.00; buying, spot li.vvisi.2b; garlic, 7o lb. APPLES Select, $1.00; fancy $1.75; chol;e, ll.2601.6U; ordinary, 0c$1.00. FRESH FRUITS Orauites. new, $2.00 Q $2.60; bananas, bo per lb; Uni ons, $2.(001.76 box; grapefruit. $3.60; pineapples, $406.60 dozen: pears, fan cy. $1.40(1.76; oidlnary. $1 a box; tan gerines, $1.76 a box; Jap oranges, 40 46o a box; persimmons, $1.76. VEGETABLES Turnip, new, 60 9 40c, sack; carrots, 60c per sack; beets, Clti76c per sack; paranlpa S6cO$l; cab bage, $11.26; tomatoes, Mexican, $.Jii 03.5O; Florida, $.26; beans. 16c; cauliflower, California. $1.101.20 dox., local, 7&cfc$l; peas, 14c, horsoradish, 8c lb; artichokes, I6cv$100 dozen; green onions, lac doxen; peppers, ztc; not house lettuce, 76cfl.25 box; head let tuce, 96o dozen; cucumbers, hothousa $1.2e dozen: radishes. 26o dozen bunch es; eggplant 20c lb; celerv, $4.00(4.60 crate, cranberries, astern, $9.00 10.60 sprouts, sctPSc per lb; asparagus, t ; spinach, $1.00 01. 26 box; green onions, 40c dozen bunches. arooertes, Ifnt, Bta. eno i d ,.n,...u .i ,i t " y w"vv-i uubo, $tt; powdered, $6.06; berry, $6.6 here do not car to tie up their dry" -nted. ',5'65: vxi iran uiatec l.40; conf. A.. 5.6&: extra ii., $6.16; golden O., $5.0i; D. yellow, $4.16; beet sranulated. S&.4S: bar rel, 16c; half barrel. 30c: boxes, 6o bavance on sack oasla (Above price are 80 dav net cash quotations.) HONEY $3.60 per crsta COFFEE Package uranda. 81I.8SO 16.J. SALT Coarse Half around. 100a 313.6U per ton; 60s, $14.00; table, dairy sua, iin.uoj luoa, xja.70; Dales. Z.eo; fmported Liverpool, 80s, $2u.0t 100s, iiK.uu: is, is.uo; extra line varreia, za is and 10s. $4.&0w6.60: Liverpool lump ock, $20.60 per to; aO-lb rock, $13.60; 100s, $13.00. (Above Drlces sddIv to sales of less man car lot, car lot at special prices utueci 10 riactuaiionai RICE Imperial Japan, No. J. go; Na 2. 6i06c; New Orleans, head. 7c; ' ' IIOI SO FIIK pattle and Mg$: AiQ Begin j ning to ismy, Changed, CondUionSlIefe:.;' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. ' - ' Hn. ' fVttl Khun 17 108 , 1906 ,.624 . no none -.60 208 635 14.1E lnrra ! total supplies of all grades in that I white, $4.10; nlnk. $4.10: bayou. $3.90; te amount to 630,000 sacks and some umai, b.&u; Mexican reas. ejic this will be needed for seed. The vement thus far during February has n equal to the one during January. Is stated that the entire supplies in itsiana and Texas amouniyio lou.nuu k and there is a regular monthly d of about 400,noo sacKs. 'in son has about five month to run. the real shortage In rice is easily i. Orange Market Zs Overstocked. grange market Is somewhat over- eked all over the country, and sales belna made at all sorts of figures. aparagtis Is so scarce and high in south that no recent shipments i Dien made in tnia direction. r Fweet potatoes are higher with- POifit supplies and advanced figures tne south. pabbage market is lower on account the supplies coming from the south. - Eggs Are Bathes Weak. Rgps are being quoted by Front street iseit rrom to to zoc. Tne latter price generally ruiinar yesterday, out to- Ir.a few safes were made at 19c. Large ers are earn to nave purchased quite unch from wholesale grocers around :hlcken supplies are very small alone nt street and the market in firmer arouna. 'reamery butter 1 firm with price 1 maintained. pressed meats are arriving very slow- ana prices "are etui stirr. ront street sells at tne following ces. i'rlces paid shippers are leas ular commissions; tVraln, Flour and Tee. fSRAIN BAGS Calcutta, 9o; large a: email lots. Ha VHEAT Track prices Club,- 80c, Russian, ysc; otuesiem, szc.; vai- OPN Whole. $32: cracked. $38 ton. JARLEY New Feed, $2 per ton; led $z03i; ore wing-, iz. - -tYE -.65 per cwt DATS New Producer' nrlce No. whit $21 per ton; gray. $2O26.b0. FLOUR Eastern Oregon patents. SO: straights. $4.36: exports, $3.70; ley. $4.46; grauam. s, $4.60; oie wneau .io; rye.- eua, a.6U; en. 13. IvlILL STUFFS Nominal-Bran, $25 A -ton: mlddirnsa. $30nSl: s inrta. intry, $27; city, $2; chop, 2l?24. li'AY Producers' price Timothy, lllamette vallev. fancy 218: ordln. Jr. $12.50 13; eastern Oregon, 81fi I mixed. $1010.50; clover, $10012; rin, ( ); eheatr ( ); alfalfa, $120 60. Batter, Err end Pomtty. OUTTER . FAT F. a tv Portland NUTS Peanuts. Jumbo. 7c per lb; Virginia, 6fcc ver lb: .' roasted. 0 per lb; Japanese, (Ji 0ttc; roasted, 8Ho per lb; walnut, cauroruia, iso per 10; pin nuts, 16o per lb; hickory nuts, loo per lb; brazil nuts, ioc per id; ru be rts, 16c per lb; fancy pecans. 16O-'0c per in: aimoncs, iea Meats. Piih and Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Front street- Hogs, fancy, 7o lb; ordinary, 7c; large, 6feOVo lb; veal, extra, KftitflOc; er lb; ordinary, 0c per lo; heavy. 8c per lb; mutton, fancy, lie per lb. LAMS. BACON. ETC Peruana pack (local) hams. 10 to 12 lbs.. 12Vc per lb: . . . , . 1 1. A to . A A Ik. 12c; breakfast bacon, lSM,22c per lb; picnics, e per id; cotiai$a roll, I'jc per lo: recular short clears, smoked. llo per lb; unsmoked, lOo per lb; clear oacas, unsmcxea. ivc; Bmoxea. lie; Union butts, 10 to 13c. lb; unsmoked, 12o per lb: smoked. 18c per lb; dear bellies, unsmoked, 12 Mo per lb; smoked- 13 Ho per lb; shoulders, 10c; per lb; r pickled tongues, 70c each. LUUAL JAKU K per lb; 6s, 12o per per lb; compound, LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, 12ttc lb; 60-lb. tins, 12c per 10s, glllNO SOWING IN BIG COUNTRY Special Dispatch to The Journal.) "'i Spokane, Feb. 25. Farmers In the 'Bis. Bend country ar now' . seeding. tThff ffiS&und ldry and dut . In clouds follow;' the. team , as they travel - over tlj fields. The -farmer think that by getting their crop in early a better crop may be harvestod, If (the reaping can be dons be fore the hot weather sets In. per lb; steam rendered, 10s, 11 Ho per id; os, ii itio per in. FIRM Rock cod12Uc Ibr flounders. to per lb; halibut, 7o per lb; striped bass, 15o per lb; catfish, llo per lb; sal mon, chlnoon, 12c lb; steelhead. llo per lb; frozen, c; herrings, 6c lb; soles, 7c lb; shrimps. 10c per lb; perch, 6c per lb; tomcod, 11c per lb; lobsters, 25c per lb.: fresh mackerel, 8a per lb: crawfish. 25c per dozen: stur- feon. 12 per lb; black bnss. 20c per b: silver smelt, 6 J 7c per lb; Columbia smelt, 66; black cod, 7 He lb; crabs, tl.00ulil.60 dozen. OYSTERS Sbnalwater bav. ner sal Ion. $2.66: per 100-lb Back, $5.00; Olym nia, per gallon, $2.40: per 100-lb sack. $6.00fi;6.!i0: Eaile. canned. 60c can: $7 dozen; eastern in shell. $1.76 per hun dred. CLAMS Hard she 11. per box, $2.40; razor clams. $3.00 per box: 10o per dot Paints, Coal Oil. Etc ' ROPE Pure manlla. 14o; standard, 12c;.isal, 1014 c. Coal Oils- iron Bbls. Cases, wood BDls. Portland Union f d "no in sentiment seems likely In the livestock market befor so very miny days. Thr 1 an undercurrent of .weakness to the general market Tiaiuie oniy in a lew lnstancaa and en some occasions. The cattle market seems to hav struck the top' good and hard for all attemnts in rtlilnHir h nHM iiut up nigner nav resulted oiuy In dlsmsl failure. The whole thing seems to hinge on the price of fresh meats, which at the moment are rather uw runsiaenng in price or gtoek-on the hoof. The nubllo utm, tn hv ueen eaucatea to lower meat values and any attempt to boost these has resulted of late In smaller consumption thus not helping the livestock market a car- tide. While cattla ara ahnwlnv an cnange today, and in a' few Instances sales sre being made as high as $4.60 most killers are Inclined tn hnM nff "7na 4. is unless the stock is some nuns bp i Zogs Peel Zastent Decline. Recent declined valuea In h . em hoa market have at lui rfifi the local tone. While valuea ar today showing no chang because of the smallnesa of arrivals at the moment, the market 1 not so strong a it was a wkr ago. Sheen market la full of atrena-th-that lino being lie only one In the local yards to hold -tiff at top values despite all efforts lo null the Quotation lower. Sheep are too scarce to force a lower price lust now. and k lera ara anffl cientiy anxious to obtain supplies to pay sheep men the present market. Be yond these figures buyers refuse to move. A vear ago today there was a fslnt showing of weakness in the cattle mar ket, but hogs and sheep war steady to firm at unchanged values. Official yard valuos today: Hogs Best stuff, $5.25 5.S5; stock ers and China fats, $4.6005.00. Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers, $4.S5!4.60; cows and heifers, $3.60 3.75; bulls, $2.0002.25. Sheep Best wethers, $6,76000; Iambs, $6.0008.26; owes, $6.006.60. HOGS FIRMER AGAIN. Market I 6c Higher In the East Af ter Recent Declines There. (t'nlted Pr VntA Wire.) Chicago, Feb. 25 Hogs, 22,000; cat- lie, 4,uuu; sheep, iz.doo. Hogs are 6c higher; left 'over mixed, $4.204.40; rough and heavy, $4.20? 4.40. Cattle Steady. Sheop Strong. yesterday. 6.600: heavy, $4.3504.60; $4.2004.30; light, v Kansas City. Feb. 25 Hogs, 12,500; cattle, 6,000; sheep, 6.600. Omaha, Feb. 26. Hogs, 21,000; cat tle, 8,000; sheep, 9,000. HIGHER NS IE IN m FRANCISCO FORElGf. BEARS GET INTO HOLE Chicago Taj's fcut Jloment- i ary Attention to Sharp :'. loss in Liverpool. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET, ' Onen. rin IT.h l rialn 4 6 4V 1 July ...... 88g . 80H 8H i Chicago, Feb. 25. Ltvernool bears prem to nave ovpratannii th,m, v. For some time they have been rather conservative and hav only followod me aecunes in unicaa-o 'but this mnrn. ing they took the -bit in their mouth and pulled away at brlcea with all their trength. They succeeded In forcing me marvel ka .lower at the opening and Hid under yesterday at today' closlns. Chlcaso started weak but closed with a sharp gain. To the credit of the wheat bear her II micnc D stated tnat ther have rnma to the conclusion that the price of wheat 1 n debatable ground and they Intend to look twice before Indulging In a selling, fit that they might In the near future be forced to cover ud. Wheat started unchanged for the May option this morning. July dropped c with the start at 88 He The sharp decline abroad brought about a reaction of fully lc from this morning's opening here but there the market held and the Improvement which beaan about the middle of the day brouclit about a re covery which was fully as sharp as the early decline. Coarse grain were slightly firmer fter an early decline but In Drovlslons the Improvement was liberal. Pork tarted unchanged to 2 He higher, whloh fain was later Lp the day widened to 5 to 27Hc r. Range by (bownlng-llopklns company: WHEAT. Open. High. May July May July May May uly 94 "4 96 tS 90 CORN. . 60 60 . 68 b OATS. , 50 H 60 H MESS PORK. , 1180 1155 , 1170 1195 Low. 83 83 eo 68 Close. 6 90H 60 H 68 MHJI'JG SHARES ARE .UD IN SPOKANE Spokane. d'Aicn anar Wash.. Feb. 26.-Cocur re war nuoted aenerallv ower today, the list being affeoUd y selllna oreasur which mat mint shares some of their previous prion. Dominion Copper regained 20c It, re cent anciue. Rent bv DownlnHanklfia Cn. mam ber Spokane mining exchange: bid. Aak AJx io v u Alameda 8 4 Alhambra I 6 Albert Coal A Coke 14 18 11 t 10 Bullion IU Chas. Dlcken 13H II Canadian Com. flmxltara .SO Dominion 200 260 Dominion Copper I 2U Evolution IU i Echo ' 1 $U Ualbralth Coal ....A 20 27 Oertie i I Hecla 200 200 Happy Day 8 3fc Holden G. C 4 a Huromlna- Bird nypouiecK LOST; HORSESHOE REVEALED VAH DYCK Curiosity of Carrier and Blacksmith Led to Recov ery of Stolen Picture. Idaho Giant .... Intl. Coal Is. Coke Kendall Lucky Calumet . . Missoula Copper Mineral Farm ... Moonlight nabob , Nine Mllo , O. K, Cons , Oom Paul ...... Panhandle Smelt Park Copper hambler Cariboo Reindeer . . 1 Rex (18 to 1) Bonora Snowshoe .. Snowstorm . . Sullivan Sullivan Bonds Stewart I'amaraok A Che Wonder Sales today: 4.000 . m . , I ,000 Panhandlo at I Si. 1.000 Sullivan at XI, 100 Stewart at 1&5. COPPER SHARES IN THE BOSTON MARKET 49 60 1127 1167 11(5 1185 SMALL TRADING IN II, Y. STOCK MARKET New York. Feb. 25. The dullness hown In the stock market vesterdav was uupucaiea looay. The list opened rractionaliy lower and the price nanrcs aurina tne aav were amnlL The sales up to noon were only 186,- oo snares and but a fraction over 200,000 shares at 1 o'clock. Range by Powntng-Hopklna Co.: DESCRIPTION. O "I 9 Co San Francisco. Feb. 23. No. 1 Cali fornia club, per cental,, $1.673)1.60 whito milling club. $1.6n167Vfc: white Australian, $1.70 1.72; northern bluestem, $1.65 1.67; northern club, ii.bu; inrerior grades of wheat, Jl.aoifl' 1.50. Jiarley No. 1 feed. $1.35fi 1.37 . with eome fancy at $1.38; common to fair, $1.3091.82; brewing at San Fran cisco. 11.40 1.45; brewing and shipping in lore uosta, ti.tw i.s; cnevauer, $1.65nl.s5, according to ouallty. . Butter Fresh California, extras, 27Hc; firstn. 27c: seconds. 23c: storaa-e. California extras, 26c; firsts, 23cj sec- onas, rzc; eustern extras, 21 He; nrsts, 22c; seconds, 21c; ladles, eastern, 20c; firsts, 19c. Freeh Eggs Per dozen, extras, 19c; firsts, 18 c; seconds, 18c; thirds, 18Hc. New Cheese Per pound, California flats, fancy, llc; firsts, lie; California young America, fancy, 12 He; flrets, 12c; storage, eastern lancy. Mew - xorK, 17c; Oregon. 14c. Potatoes Per cental. Salinas Bur- banks, 76c$1.00; Lompocs, $1. 00 1.15; Oregon Burbanks, 66!0c; river whites, rancy, But&soc; river wnites, cnoice, 4U 60c; Karly Rose, $1.1001.30; river reds, $1.35&1.40; sweet potatoes, $2.76 per crate. Onions Oregon yellow, $8.00; reds, nominal; eastern yellows, $2.61, Oranges, per box Navels, choice, ii.7S!z.oo. with some fancy at $2.25: tangerines, 75cg$1.25; mandarins, $1.25. Chicago Dairy Market. Chicago, Feb. 25. Butter, steady; creameries, 2132c; eggs, weak; prime firsts, 28 c; cheese, steady. 10S 12c. .11 ll20 18o 19c 21o 28"c 21o 15 16Vo 180 Water White Pearl Oil ., Head ' Light Eocene ..'-' Special W. W.440 Klalne ........ .... Extra Star -.... .... Gasoline Iron Ebls. V. M. end P. Naptha ...12o Red Crown Gasoline ...18!?o Motor Gasoline 18 V4e 88 per cent Gasoline ...30' a No. 1 Eneine Distillate. .10 c BENZlftE na deg., cases. 26c per gal; Iron btjla 83c per gal. TURPEN.' INE In cases., 72c per gal; wood bbls, 69 o per gaL LINSEED OIL Raw, bbls 62c, cases ESc; boiled, bbls 64c. cases 60o a, gal; lots of 260 gallon lo leas. WHITE LEAD Ton lois, 7c per lb; JOO-lb lots. 8c per Jb; less lots,; ge. WIRE liAILS Present basis at S$ 10. Cases. 19C 25o 26 Ua 87c 17 o Northwest Crop. Weatber. V Western Oregon pain tonight and Wednesday, warmer south portion to night; southerly winds. - Western Washlnrton Rain tonlrht nd Wednesday; fresh southerly winds. mbioi ii ' vrtKuu, eavxwrn tvasningion and Northern Idaho -Probahlv rair.in. night and Wednesday.- - Houtnrn ldaho--Cioudy with possibly ralnr west., fair east portion tonieht: lWednedy probably rmln,- . ,-,:) x New Vork Dairy Market. New York, Feb. 25. Butter, steady; best creameries, 31 32c; cheese, stendy, 16c; eggs, firm, 24 c. Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today $1,018,382.33 Clearing yer.r ago 1,174,667.49 Balances today 170,87-4.42 Balances year ago 143,834.68 SEATTT.R Clear'mg's .$1,385,537 Balances . 175,844 - -" , TACOMA. . Clearings $70$,472 Balances 80.185 mal. Copper ugar olo. F. & 1. . Brooklyn People's Gas . U. 8. Steel, c. do pfd Atchison . ... B. & O t an. Paciflo . . Krie Ii, & N Mo. Paciflo . . . Pennsylvania . Reading Hock Island . S. Pacific St. Paul U. Pacific Am. Smelter .. N. T. Central . N. Pacific .... G. Northern . . , Anaconda Metropolitan . Ches. & Ohio ., Soo, c Am. Loco Smelter, pfd. Norfolk Ontario AW... R. I. pfd Southern Ry. 48T, 112 l&W 40 2814 91 r 4 Q . 4914 8 112 113 16 M 40 2 8 . 91 711 78 142!142ai 13 13 89 18 29Ti 49 112 lti 39 85 28 91 68 13 13 12 89 1 31 111 112 111 95 96 91 11 11 11 68 68 67 108 108 107 116 116 115 69 69 67 94 94 94 120 121 120 117 ...'. 81 32 31 18 26 83 94 93 1 90 90 89 0 30 22 10 10 9 27 91 67 v 42I142 12 89 30 30 112 95 11 68 108 116 68 94-i 120 117 32 15 27 94 32 89 fiO 30 21 (Furnished by Ovsrbeck ft Cook Co.) Boston, eo,. zi. urnciai prices: 1 28 10 5 6JJz Adventure Alloues .. Atlanta .. lhaiy West Dom. Cop. C. Range.. C. Ely ... Oreene . .. Olroux ... Gold Hill Butte Coala 19 Nev. Cons. . 9 No. Butte.. 48 1 Mohawk Michigan . . Nlpplssing . Old Dom. . Shannon ... Parrot Victoria .... United Cop. Utah Winona ... Osceola .... Trinity .... Quincy .... 49 10 18 4 5 '.ft 79 13 71 B Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Feb., 25. May wheat opened at 7 d, closed at slld, a net loss of ld from Monday. Weekly Grain Exports. New Tork, Feb. 26. Weekly exports: Flour 282.800. Wheat 1,801.681. grain Brussels, Feb. 25. Th true detail of th recovery of the famous Van Dyck painting. "Th Elevation of th Cross," which was stolen from th church of Notre Dame, have not yet been told. They ar as follows: At Courtrai an Old carrier waa nffaraA a Job by a stranger who called himself an "antiquary," and who wanted package taken secretly to Bruges. It was arranged that the nackaaa ahoni,i be banded over to th carrier outside the town of Courtrai in the small hours of th morning. Th package proved io be a roll ten feet lone and thickly wrannud in a sack. cloth, ft was to be delivered to a "rich collector" who would be waiting for It at th Catherine Gat. Brusca, In the afternoon, Having taken the parkaae and a generous fee, the carrier started on his Journey. Befor he had gone very fsr his horse east a shoe, and fh carrier stopped at a blacksmith's forge. While the horse was being shod, the carrier chatted with the smith about the mysterious package he wa conveying, and at length they decided to open it It proved to be a large painting, which they Immediately reoognised a th stolen Van Dyck, for th theft from Courtrai ohurch had been discussed everywhere in th district. They immediately communicated with th Bruges and Courtrai police, . with in result tnat tn carrier waa instruct ed to go on with the package to Bruges, where he would be met by plain clothes umcrra who wouia waicn ror in man wbo was to meet It. But apparently hi suspicions naa ceen arousea, lor tn "collector" did not appear at the rendes- vous. ana tne Picture wa seized by th auinoriues. . World' Visible Supply. New Tork, Feb. 26. Visible: Wheat increased l.otl.ooo bu. Chicago Cash Barley. Chicago, Feb. 25. -Cash barley, 88c TOO Tacoma Wheat Market. Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 26. Wheat Kxport, ciuD, soo; Djuestem, 82c; red. 8c SUES ON BEHALF OF HIS SHORTER LEG Two suits for personal Injuries were filed In the circuit eourt this morning. W. H. Em rick Is suing the Portland Lumber compsny for $21,006 damages for injuries which resulted In his left etr being- crippled and made DerceDt- luiy biiui in man ma fmvi umu. A. W. Frasee has brought suit against the Standard Box & Lumber company ror $n,5Z. While working for the firm Frazee claim to have met witn an accident which resulted In tho loss of his right leg below the Knee. Total sales. 302.200 shares Money High, 2 per cent; low, 1 pe cent; close, 1 per cent. PRICE OF NEVADA SHARES IN FRISCO San Francisco. Feb. 25. Last night's clotting prices: GOLDFIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm 80c, Red Top Ext., 14c, Co lumbia Mt. 21c, Jumbo Ext. 42o, Silver Pick 29c, Black Butte Ext. So, Atlanta 32c. Great Bond 89c, Florence $4.22. Diam. B. B. Cons. 21c, Comb. Fraction Sc, F. Mohawk 25c, Red Hill 32c, Lou Uillon 4c, Yellow Rose 23c, Col. Mt. Ext. 21c. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Llge Harris lc. TONOPAH DISTRICT. Ton. Nevada $4.90, Ton. Montana $1.85, MacNamara 34c, Ton. Belmont $1.87, Ton. North Star 15c, Jim Butler SSc. MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Granny 9c, Jumping Jack 6e. SCATTERED DISTRICTS. .Nevada Hills $3.17, Pittsburg Silver eak $1.27, Eagles' Neat 21c. tn amwerln advrtlxements herein. Diesis ! (ration Tb Jnnrotl. PERSONAL. E. D. McKee, acting United States commissioner, was removed from his apartments at Sixth and Yamhill street this afternoon to the Good Samaritan hospital. Mr. McKee wa taken ill with the grip a few day ago and ha not improved. W. P. Chase, ex-clty engineer, who was siricxen witn paralysis while vis iting friend In McMinnvlIl recently, Is steadily getting better. Hattie Hewett. a milliner of Aberdeen, Washington, is in the city buying spring stock. Miss Hewett I staying at the r-oriiuna noiei. R. W. Fenell and F. A. McCall. two prosperous business men of Rosehura-. are registered at th Portland. Mrs. Mane War McKlnley, wlf of nnriL-n jf. m xviniev or lana iraua rim. came down from Eugene yesterday and Is registered at th Oregon hotel. She was In consultation with her attorney this morning, and It is believed will Immediately take stens to attemnt tn secure the release of McKlnley. who Is nnvr enmmea in ine county jail. sirs. McKlnley brouarht considerable havaaa with her and i probably prepared to make a lena-thv stay in Portland vhiia carrying on th fight for her husband ireeaum. "She Stoop- to Conquer." "She Stoops to Conauer" will ha -vn by Miss Edith Coburn Noyes at St. Hel en's hall this evenina. Miss Noves is from the Emerson school of oratorv. Boston. On Washington's birtbdav aho entertained the Daughters of the Revo lution with an impersonation of. Peg Woffington. NEW MOTHERS' CLUB AT GILBERT CROSSING At Gilbert Crossing school a large number Of Its patrons were entertained February 21 with a Washinaton birth. day procram bv the nuDila and a talk hv Rev. H. A. Smith of Arleta. after which Mrs. Tipton and lira, atevena of the Mothers' conaress organized a Mothera' club, with Mrs. Randolph, president, and Mrs. Gilbert, secretary. Mesdames Mc cormick, Btelger and Helman were named a committee on constitution. All th mothers present and the teach ers. Mrs. Home and Miss Crisler. be came members. The club will meet the third Wednesday of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. in the school bending. ARCTIC STREAM CHARTERED. , , , n J Vesel Now to Port Will Carry Grain to Liverpool. It was reported this noon that the British ship Arctic Stream which has been in port since February 4 waiting for charter has been secured by Bal four, Guthrie 4V Co. and will carry grain to Liverpool. The Arctic Stream, under Captain Dixon, Is one of the speediest sailing vessels In the British merchant marine and has made several records for her self. She came to Portland around the Horn with a cargo of general freight consigned to Meys. Wilson ft Co., and was chartered byl (iWfith, Williams St Co. to carry grain tlurope. The firm naa no grain asa fanner rates went down from 21s iro"28c. tl wa said at the offices ofV-tialfour, Guthrie A Co. that the ship had been chartered, but the price was not given. The Arctic Stream at present Is at Columbia No. 1. According to reports which Captain Dixon Is preparing for the local hydro graphic office, the Arctic 8tream has had some of th most remarkable expe rience with the use of oil for quieting the sea that is on record. While on tne trip from the United Kingdom to Port land the Arctic Stream encountered ter rific seas off the Horn, seas which threatened every hour to swamp the vessel. Captain Dixon estimates that from trough to crest they measured 0 feet and tho nautical expert of th gov ernment bydrographlc office says that the waves were undoubtedly that high. The great storm was caused by a northwest aale which had blown for several days and which was crossed by another from a cross direction, the ves sel being caught where th two came together. The resulting seas were frlarhtful. and Captain Dixon say that ' . .. ... .. . . Dut ror tne use or on wnicn aciea wim remarkable auccess, his vessel would never have weathered them. As it was, he says that no steamer could have lived through the seas encountered while rounding the Horn. A detailed account of the use of th oil Is being prepared by him ror tne hydrographic department. When It was resorted to the ship was1 scudding along under bare poles at n knots. Captain Dixon, during nia iz years ha. (pav.UI iU7 OaA mfla and msmm "BE GREAT TEfJOR Without Musical Education French Laborer! Wins Prize in Competition. . ,c Pari, Feb. 25 In th tnuelcaV world, . great expectation . ar entertained te- -gardlng M. Nlcant Vlllenetrr. who won the first prise la the publlo competi tion for the purpose ot finding ew ten or Th competition wa held recently- at Toulou. Mr. VlUeneuv I a hand- som man of dark compUxlon and of th latin- type of feature. HI age twenty-seven years, he w porn at . Beslere and 1 by profelon -a Cog clipper and and dredger. ' '. In the little River Orb during the re- , cent floods in the south of Franc h , displayed great courage, saving many lives at the risk of hi own. He ha had no musical education whatever, but has a good ear. In order to follow th . , career of a professional lnger, which , he seems destined to b. he will not only have to learn music, but wUl also hav , to learn to read and WTite. Thos who , have heard, htm describe bl voice a, marvelous. . " ' GIRL, 15, REFUSES TO WED Ai IS ARRESTED , .K .f p I HI 1 Fiancee Was 45, and "Too Old," She Says He Gets : the Trousseau. ' la nna nf the moat exoert navigator in th merchant marine. In the course of all his traveling he has never been In San Francisco, and th present la his first trip to Portland. WARSHIP SIGNALS. Importance of Answering Urged by British Admiralty. Notice has been sent out by the British admiralty that merchant ve sols have been reported as disregard ing the signals made them by II. M. ships and reminding officers of the lmnortance of answering all signals mado them by war vessels. The red enslan shown by a war vessel means that tho vessel wishes to communi cate with the merchant vessel. Warning- Is also sent out regarding ships which approach the British squadron now gathered In the channel, which places both the vessels of th fleet and the merchants- vessels in danger. In Plymouth sound, Bandown bay and Spltheed the British govern ment is experimenting with submarines which are usually accompanied by a torpedo boat as escort. when so ac companied the torpedo boat will fly a annare red naa-. jacrcnnni vessels are warned to give such craft a berth of at least one mne. Pioneer Injured. (I'nlted Prm Leased Wlre. Salem. Or, Feb. 25. Rural Letter- Carrier Jay Cor - weU-known pioneer, was thrown fronr. Ms cart by a runaway and seriouslr Injured this morning. .. I : t i if Cheter, Pa.. Feb. 25. Tou'r too old for me. and I won't marry you," declared If -year-old Tfsha HelpliV when Steven Ferdlna. old enough to b r her father. Insisted that h fulfill ar promise to him. Tl.hu waa firm In her resolv not tO marry Steven, who own tip to being 41. even when she was summoned to Alder, man Holt court, charged by, Ferdlna , with obtaining money from nlm under false pretenses, Ferdlna alleging that he had supplied the funds with which ' Tlsha wss to buy her wedding outfit After the girl baa promisea w ii back the clothes and return all th monev intended lor weaaioai unary. Ferdlna withdrew the charge. - . r "Rin T atlll ln. her." ha walled. he walked out of th alderman' offjo tonight with Tlaha troueau unuer his arm "I guess I've been 'stung.' " ,;. PERMIT TO ERECT V. " OREGON HOTEL ANNEX . E. J. Daly closed two real estate sale , today Involving a total consideration of $17,500. A two-story frame real- dence occupying a DOxlOO-foot lot on -West Park street, between Flandr and V Gllsan streets, was sold to a local in vestor for 118,000; a z&xiwo-xooi lot on Russell street, near Mississippi avenue, , lower Alblna, went to th same pur-. chaser for $4,500. M. S. Alnsworth took out a building ; permit today for th erection of the) Oregon Hotel annex at a cost of $176, 000. A permit wa also taken out for the erection of a four series flat by 1 O. O. Gilbert at Cherry and Wheeler streets, to cost $$.000. AR1I NEARLY SEVERED BY CIRCULAR SAW L. J. Cachlker. a youna- man aged tl years, nearly lost his left arm by get ting In the revolving saw of an up right eh Ingle machine in th University Shingle & Lumber company's mill about : railed Immediately but it is doubtful if the arm can be saved. It waa almost severed Just above th elbow. - Cacblker . was unmarried and an inexperienced hand. It is th second accident In th University mill sine 10 day ago when -the mill began operation. FIRE IN A DAIRY : v ;V ' PLANT IN WASCO (Special Dispatch to The Journal. V , Tb Dalle, Or, Feb. 26. b. J. Cooper of this city own a dairy ranch near Falrbank and Sunday a fir of considerable magnitude threatened to destroy the buildings on the farm. The fire was caused by excessive beating of the piping in the separator in the mlU house. A Dortlon of the roof and nart of th piping were seriously damaged. Th workmen had kindled a brisk fir in the furnace and had left for , th barn to car for the stock when th conflagration occurred. Tb flra -was extinguished after som difficulty. Mr. Cooper la preparing to enlarge hlg: dairy herd and to erect a new barn, - FRISCO OFFERS BONDS ?.l TO UNITED STATES (United Frees Letted Wire.) San Francisco. Feb. 25. Th nlan to have tho United States government buv ' the $12,000,000 unsold San Francisco bond now in th city treasury ha been . laid before President Roosevelt and th ' members of the cabinet. It is pointed out that th cltv cannot dispose of th bonds alon th lines v suggested by several labor bodies, name-; ly. niacin thousands of men at work - and paying them in city bond of small denomination ana leaving tn city to creat a fund for their redemption later on. - . .' More Self-Lidded Saloons.' (Special DispstOB ' to The Journal.) Sookane. Feb. 25 While the neonl were aignlng petitions asking saloon keepers to close their doors on Sun days the saloonmen themselves volun tarily closed their door 'at Kellogg. Idaho, Th petition wa a moderate request for the saloon to close, and a threat that if thev did not mora strict measures would be resorted to. : Braggo the Monk Was Once a Drummer Boy. Coprrfebt, tPT, by Amarlaa) . loarMl-VxtalBts, " i Come new,rYor, lit rie showtou HOW TO ROLL THE "RtVElLLE! THERE WA&NT A DRUMMER BOt IN THE ARMY IN '41 COULD TOUCH ME ' YES, MY BOY. I LAID Vgvta; THM ALU ? WHEN 1 RATTLED OFF THfc 'ARMY Tv3-FOUR TOU &HOUII7 HAVE StEN THE SOUJlERl. 5A.THef AROUND ME AW MARVEL "-YES 6IR, and didn't gcneral iant Prkcu.i COME UP TO MB AND Pin A MeDM. ON MY BReAsr t lost , rr onw or bpfdre 5STEKPAT,-- MY SON, iAYS HE, YOU RE A WOND6R, A VtRlTABLE eNIU$ IN YOUR. UNE ! . YEA, MY BOY, THAT, M6J ! I'M THERE! WHEN IT COflEft TO JUMMlNO.,-JUVT USTEH TO Mr, EH ? - I'M THE r6AX. YOU GREAT BIS IDKjfi' TOU OVERGRjOWM KID DO TOO want to sca esieitteootouTl VOF THS HOU VMlTH THAT KOtSC 1 ipTOU OLO.BRAgqiNft pQQU ! ' 1 ' ) I. '. ' V . ' ' ' ': ' :