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Newspaper Page TextA THE OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. ' WEDNESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 28. 1008. IS TODAY'S MARKETS 'While Hopmcn JAre Talking of Driying: English Growers Out of Business the Latter Are .Receiving the Best Prices. WOOL OUTPUT : TO BE HEAVY larger Number of Sheep and Heavier Fleeces Reported in Southwest. J0 fna Front street features: Sheep hat heavier fleece. Hop sales arc vary low figures. Egg market la still dropping. Chicken demand la good, halibut la selling down. Water too low for smelt, ltananas coma In rather green. .Local cabbage In poor shape. Baltnon receipts smaller again. .W'heatMs firm, but unchanged. Wool Beturns Are Better. Returns from the sheep shearers of he southwest Indicate that the season been a very successful one. The porta say that In almoit every ln- Unce fleeces were heavier than a year Igo. The number of sheep sheared la laewise sam 10 oe uinownoi irt.in, o the production or wool in tne soutn- yrtnt this season Is now sstlmated us ully 10 per cent greater than a year to. some interests are or me opinion at the increase will be from 16 to 20 er cent, but the lower estimate Is the nost conservative and Is probably the uoet reliable. Preparations for shearing In the 'Soldo northwest are being carried for- vatd at this time and shearers are apldly coming from the . southwest to un me season here, i-reseni inaica lona are that shearing all through the tiorthwest will be earlier this season nan usual, because of the generally nilder weather. All Bars Heavier WooL Just what the reason Is for the isavler fleeces on the sheep all over his country none are able to say. but he Increase Is noted In practically ev rjr section of the world at this time, t seems to be a year of heavier fleeces. lere In the northwest sheepmen expect he .fleece to sTTow an Incsease of fully 9 per cent In weight. Wool Buyers Hot Stirring. Whether It Indicates that there Is a psser demand for wool this season, or Whether the operations of a year ago re to be duplicated In the wool mar et, the present inactivity of the buy- rs Is causing some little concern mong sheep owner. The fact that here Is a smaller demand for the finer radea of clothing and that prices on 11 raw materials have lately declined ing to this lighter call, has rauned ome of the srowerj to fear that wool lay go lower too. However, It la ather early to talk of wool prices ere. Egg Market Still Dropping. A lower ranee of values Is again hown In tho egg market. Receipts con- nue to Increase and while demand is ood. buyers sre taking advantage of lie situation and are buying as cheaply S possible. Practically no Bales were lade In the open market today above 9c, and nome were quoted down to Sc. There uro lower prices In all ther matkets. Chickens sre rather slow in coming nd the market Is firm, with some deal- r quoting an advance of He a pound the better selections, uroiiers ana ryers are very scarce ana ror tnese rices remain very nigh ana us previ- usly quoted. Creamery butter market is nrm, put nchanged. Cheese Is fair to steady, Ith cutting still reported. Xooal Cabbage In. Poor Snap. As a general thing late arrivals of cal caboage have been in poor shape nd prices have been correspondingly jut. For fancy grades of local stock he market urice Is Just tho same as t new growth now coming from Cali rnja, A car from the south arrived fair shape this morning. Several cars of bananas arrived in morning in a green but good con- lition. Sprouts are in heavier receipt and prices are easier. Brief Motes of th Trad. Hops are selling as low as Sc a pound or ordinary grade. Dressed meat mamei remains nrm, ith arrivals Just fair. Salmon receipts are smaller from the olumbla. A small amount or smelt as caught by gillnetters around Ka il Cliff. The fish are making but little ad war toward the Cowlitz, because or fi low water, a root rise wouia proD- ply send the fish in great numbers lto that stream. Halibut market Is down to 6c a bund, with a large supply from the forth. Front street sells at the following rices. Trices paid shippers are less gular commissions: rain, flour and Tee4t GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, 9o; large ts: small lots. 9 He. WHEAT Track prices Club. 80c. Li Russian, 78c; bluestem, 82c; val- COPN Whole, S2; cracked, $1$ ton. BARLEY New Feed, $26 per ton: blled $28 031; brewing. $29. KXia ..56 per cwt OATS New Producers' price No. white $27 per ton; gray, $26 26.60. FLOUR Eastern Oregon patents, 4.80: straights. $4.36: exports. 13.70: lalley. 14.45; graham. Us. 14.60: lhole wheat. $4.76; rye. 60s. $6.60, ales. $S MILL STUFFS Nominal Bran, 126 26 ton; middlings, $30081: shorts. mntry. $27: city, 128; chop, 121 M 24. HAY Producers' price Timothy. vlllaTnetie vauev. rnncy ordln rr. 112.60013: eastern Oregon. I1RO l; mixed, $10 10.50; clover, $10&)12; ram. I )l cneai. i ;; aiiaua. ii2a 12.60. Butter. Eggs and Poultry. BUTTER FAT F. o. Tx Portland-- weet crenm, 36c; sour, 840. BUTTER Extra fancy fresh cream y. 37V4c: fancy. 3503714c; choice. 35c: -dlnarv. 32 tic: best storage. 2TAta 30c: ncon'i graoe, zoc, store, zuc a pound WILL-rLANT SEVEN v TONS OF PEACH PITS saessjsBTssi-s-aB- '" Spokane. Feb. :6. Th plant- ' Ing of seven tons of peach pits In the Sunnyslde district, south- west of Spokane, will begin in n e short time, and from these It la expected to grow 60.000 trees. most of which will be sent Into the Methow valley In Okanogan e county, Washington, where It la planned by Spokane" men to de- 4 e velop one of the largest peach e e orchards ln th country. Willi e apple growing is on of the chief Industries In Washington, where th yield In 1807 w,as estimated. 4 at $10,000,000, It la declared by expert horticulturists that , tne 4 market value of th peach crop e will amount to $3,600,000 within e) flv years. rig price, JZ 60 3.00; &2.26, garlic. 7o lb. lb; turkeys, alive, 140160 pr IT), ureaaed, lby iao jo; squau, uumii, pigeons, SI. 26 do.; diesed poultry. t lV4o per lb higher; wild geese, ( ) dos. Kops. Wool and HUs. HOPS 1807 crop, first prime, 6 He; prim. 6Hc: medium to prime, 6 4(6 Ho; medium. 4 0ltf lb; 10 crop, 10 Jo ib. contracts, IMS. (--). WUUli 17 Clip vsuey, eastern Oregon. UHOllo. MOHAIK IlOXf HO. MIUKU Dry Hides. HO lis lt: green. 496o; calvea, green. itJTci k!pi. 6c lb: bulla, green aalt, $040 lb SHEEPSKINS Bharlo. 'Bcozoo acta; short wool. 36c04c; madlum, wood, 6Vctf$l each; long wool. 76c it $1.26 each. TALLOW Prim, per ic. jcoto; No. t and grease, 2 01 He. CHITT1M BARK 6c. rrnlte and Tegetablea. POTATOES Select, 70K76c, sell ing: buying. Wlllametto valley, 40g:46c: eastern Multnomah and Clackamas, 46 it 60c per cwt; sweets, 3Hw4c. ONIONS Jobbing price. buying, spot $2.00 & APPLES Select. $2.00; fancy $1.76 chol.-a, $1.261.60; ordinary, H0i'$l.oo. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new, $2.00 UI..DU, Dananaa. oc per id, ibih ons, $2.6003 76 box; grapefrjlt, $3.60 pineapples, 1 4 if 6.60 dozen; pears, fan cy. 31.50fefl.76: oidlnary. $1 a box; tan gerlnes, $1.76 a box; Jap oranges, 40 ft 46o a box: persimmons. $1.76. VEGETABLKS Turnips, new, 60 & 60c, sack; carrots, 60c per sack; beets, 16 it 76c per sack: parsnips. 8!cttl$l ; cab huge. $1411.26; tomaloes, Mexican $3.26103.60. Florida. $5.26; beans. 16c cauliflower. California. $1.1011' 1.20 dos. local. 7c2$l: peas, 14c, horsoradlsh, Sc lb; artichokes, 16c4l.0 dozen; green onions. 15c dozen: peppers, 25c; hot house lettuce, 76cij$1.2& box; head let tuce! 9fc dozen; cucumbers, hothouse $l.2e dozen; radishes. 26c dozen bunch es; eggplant, 2Uc lb; celerv, $4.00i4.60 crate, cranberries eastern, $9.0010.50 sprouts.. ticbSSc per lb: asparagus. ( ); spinach, $1.001.25 box; green onions, 40c dozen bunches. Oroosrles, Wuts. St. SUGAR California and Hawaiian- Cube, $ti; powdered, $5.86; berry, $0.66 dry granulated, 16.46; XXX gran ulated, $6.40; conf. A., $6.66; extra B. $6.16; golden U., $6.06; D. yellow $4.96: beet granulated. $6.45: bar rels, 16c; half barrels, 10c; boxes. 66c tdvaiice on sack oaslo. (Above pi Ices are $0 days net cash quotations.; HONKY-$J.0 per crsts. COFFEE Package brands. $16,160 it. 61. SALT Coarse Half ground. 100s, 113.50 per ton; 60s, $14.00; table, dairy 60s, $19.00: 100s. $18.75; bales. $2.60; Imported Liverpool, 60s, $2u.0; 100s, $19.00; 4s. 18.00. extra fine nsrrels. 2a, Sm end 10s. $4.50616.60: Liverpool lunin ock, $20.60 per to; 60-lb rock. $13.60; iOOs, $13.00. (Above prices apply to sales of less than car lots. Car lota at special prices euoject to fluctuations. j RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, c: No. 2. 6V4W6Vc; New Orleans, head, 7c; AJax, 6c: Creole, 6c. BEANS Small white, $4.26; large white, $4.10; Pink, $4.10: bayou, $3.90; Llmss, $(.50; Mexican reds. 4 Ha NUTS Peanuts, Jumbo. 7o per Ib; Virginia. ta per lb; roasted, 9c per lb; Japanese, 4 06 He; roasted, 8 Vfce per lb; walnuts, California, 18c per Id; pin nuts, 16o per lb; hickory nuts, 10c per lb; brasll nuts. 16c per lb; fil berts, lto per lb; fancy pecans. It0i2iic per jib: almonds, I60. Meat. Vlib and Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Front street Hogs, fancy, 7 He lb; ordinary, 7c; largo, 6U Ic lb; veal, extra, Hiyloc, per lb; ordinary, 9c per lo; heavy, 7 4-Be per lb; mutton, fancy. Ho per lb. HAMS, BACON, E 1 C PorllamJ pacK KILLERS WOULD DEPRESS HOGS Buyers Are , Bearish Al though MBcceipts Are Not Large. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Today 1 1 , 1908 . 1906 . Hogs. ....140 .... 70 '.'.'.'.lit Cattle. 38 no 64 Sheep. 105 443 701 II LOOKED LIKE s OATS CORNER Prices Were Jumping in All Directions but Net Gain Was Not Serious. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Open. Close. Feb. 25. Gain. May kb4n SU 96. July SO hi 80(4 90 H H Chicago. Feb. 28. For a while thle morning it looked as If some on was trylna- to corner tli oats market, for prices were Jumping rapidly, while Portland Union Stockyards, Feb. Killers of bogs on th Pacific coast ara making vry effort to put to a lower there was but little doing In the general level th prices ruling In th yards. "V!1- V'f'u. V";st jin(l . . - luunnar in iraains; una me cioaing was - ---. v..,.,- mm 11,111.11 mm yum- I a Tie I gain Ol 1 Vl C. Bible each purchase belns- accomDanled Ther waa also a firm ton in com by aom complaint regarding "holdup- an t?ly one In wheat, with quit nriPM n. Hi.nn.uin. a ih. .4. l,.. 1 Jlr svnc in in lormer and a prices. The disposition of th trad has I aii,ht nn in .k..i i iw. (local) bams. 10 to 12 lbs., 12Hc per ib; 14 to 16 lbs.. 12c per lb; 18 to 20 lbs.. EGGS Extra fancy, candled, 1819c; istern. storage. 15c dtzen. CHKESK New Full cream, f at o per lb; Toung Americans, 17o per POULTRY Mixed chickens. 13c pr Ib; fancy hens, 13 He lb; roosters, I n IMr.. Twavm II hllK rem. v.. i . . . i , i.v... . vjvt. 111 . I J J c I n , .CO 5.00 dot; geese, old, 910c per BEG ON II0PGR0WERS BIPEF0R A UNION Hopgrowers are ripe for or- 4 ganlzatlon but the main trouble 4 heretofore has been that a few 4 large operators wanted to get control and therefore' placed 4 their. representatis in office. 4 ' In every section of the coast the growers realize that something 4 must be done to curtail the acre- 4 age or else hops will not be ', worth within a fraction of the 4 '.'cost of harvesting them. "lty4 seems folly to talk of driving i the English growers out of busi- neas for they receive at all times J a better price than Americans. Coast hops always receive . the t end of the demand and for that ; reason the producers her need more protection than elsewhere, v New Tork hopgrowers received ; good prices even this season. 4- 12c; breakfast bacon, l&H22Ho per lb; plcucs, c per lb; cotiao roll. l'Jc fer 10; regular snort clears, smosea. lc per Ib; unsmoked. 10c per lb; clear backs, unsmoked, 10c; smoked, 11c; Union butts, 10 to 13o lb; unsmoked. 12o per lb; smoked. 13c per lb; clear bellies, unsmoked. 12 He per lb; smoked. 13 Ho per lb: shoulders, 10c; per lb; pickled tongues, 70c each. LOCAL Mnu &euie jear. iws, izia per lb; 6s, 12c per lb; 60-lb. tins, 12c per lb; steam rendered. 10s, 11 Ho per lb; 6s, 11 He per lb; compound, 10s, 8 Ho per lb. ISH Rock cod, 12 Ho Ib; flounders. 6c per lb; halibut, 6c per lb; striped bass, 15c per lb; catfish, 11c per lb; sal mon, chlnoon, lZo lb; Bieeineaa, lie ier lb; frozen. So; herrings. c Ib: soles, 'c tu; snrimps, iuc per Ib; perch, 6c per Ib; tomcod. lie pr lb; lobszers, zoc per lu. ; iresn macaerei. bu per lb; crawrisn, ioc per aoicn; stur geon, 13 He per lb: black bass. 20c per Tb; sliver smelt. 67c per lb; Columbia smelt, 7c; black cod, THc lb; crabs, $1.00(1.60 dozen. OYSTERS 8hoalwater bay. per gal lon. $2.50; per 100-lb sack. $5.00; Olym pla, per gallon, 12. 40; per 100-lb sack, lt)70086.50; Eagle, canned, 60o can; $7 dozen; eastern In shell, $1.76 per hun dred. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $2.40; razor clams. $2.00 per box: 10c per do. Paints, Coal OU. Etc ROPE Pur roantla,- 14c; standard. 12 Vic; sisal, 10 Coal Oils Iron Bbls. Cases. Wood Bbls. Water White ..11 c .v.. 16' c bean bearish for some time but killers have of 1st been making much mora lumpiiuni iimn lormeny. tinippers at tribute this to th belief that It-wlll not be a long time before tb great movement of hoes Into th Miirm markets will b curtailed, thus sending up prices mere, ana arrectinc to a con siderable degree th movement of values here. Receipts of hogs here for the day were quit lair as compared with urt- vious periods, but th run was not even liberal Cattle run was small and nrlces held firm though unchanged. Sheep re- elpts were small and'orice continued me lormer sirengtn. A year ago today all lines were quoted nrm at uncnangeo values, Official vard values todsr: Hogs H:st stuff, $5.2606. $5; Block ers and China fats. $4.60ti6.00. Cattle Rest eastern Oreaon steers. $4 35444 60; cows and heifers. $3.60 i.itt; buns, jz.uutpzib. Sheep Best wethers, $5.7$a.O0 Uirnbs. $6.006.26; ewes, $5.00(5.50 CATTLE LOVrER IN EAST. market sagged at tb opening and was not firm at any tlm during th trad In. Th eloalna- waa 16c Invar fnr May and 17 o for July delivery. Rang by Downlng-Iinpklna company: WHEAT. Onen. Hlrh. May 6V July 0W 90 CORN. May 60 'a 61 H July 68 69 OATS. May 60H (1 July 43 43 H ' PORK. 1162 1192 RESTAURANT: COUNTERS HURDLES OVER WHICH GIRLS JUMP DAILY As a plac for training female hurd lers Portland restaurants take th lead. Twlc within th past 10 days, Dr. H. O. Parker, deputy city health officer, has discovered restaurants where th counters are so constituted that the women employed about the plac hav to Jump over the counter in order to handle th articles of food to b sold to prospective customers. One of these rsstauranta la on- North Seventh atreet, where the counter la built In the form of a square. Ther Is no gat or other entrance by which any one desiring to get behind th counter csn enter, and whosover passes out the "ham an" and other delicacies ha to do th hurdl act over th oounttr. A similar condition was found In a restaurant on Washington street this morning, and both plarea are looking for an Increase in patronage from those who hav a fondness for Jumping- events. WORK HOURS SHORTER; PUBLIC SUFFERS MORE xiaiiiuieu miicm uy ic Law but Railroads Will Play Even. May July MESS . 1160 . 1182 Low. 85H 90H 68H 60H 42' Close. 96H 0H 61 6ST4 1H 4$ 1137 1177 1140 1177 Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Feb. 26. Mav wheat opened it 7s Id, closed at 7s V a net ad vance of lHd over yesterday. .Market Loses 10 to 15c With Quite Liberal Arrivals Today. . U nited TreH Leesed Wire.) Chicago, Feb 26. Hogs, 38.000; cat- tie, Zl'.ono; sheep. 15,000. Mors are steady at yesterday's close; left over, 4.200. Mixed. $4.160456; hesvy, $4.30 fy'4.:5 rough and heavy, $4. 15 4.25 light, 4.i:.4ZH. Cattle Steady to 10c lower. Sheep Steady. Tacotns Wheat Market. Tacoma. Wash., Feb. 26 Wheat, ex port, club, 80c; bluestem. 82c; red, 7fc. Chicago Cash Barley. Chlcaa-o. Feb. 26. Caah barley. 88c. 76 NOMINAL TRADING IN Kansas Cllv. Feb. 2. Hogs, cattle, 6.&00, sheep, 6,000. 16,000; Omaha, Feb. 26 Hogs, 11,000; cattle, i.uuv, mieep, s.uuu. N. Y. STOCK MARKET PRICE OF HECLA ADVANCED 80 CENTS nnoKane. wasn.. ircD. Z6. There waa a slightly better tone In mining shares today anil some fair-sized advances were made. The bid of Hecla was advanced sue, out tbe jinked price remained un changed at 350. New York. Feb. 26. Trading: In the stock market today was one of the slowest for many years. Up to 2 o'clock the 4ot.-il transactions had reached but 183,700 shares, with the smallest trading on record during the nooa hour. During that period but 20, 000 shares were sold. The market opened fractionally lower and waa heavy most of the day, prices reacting slightly just previous to the close. Call loans continued about unchanged. Effective March 1, hours of service of employes engaged In the movement of trains on Interstate railroads will b limited by law to nine hours. On some of th largest railroad systems of th country th new law Is necessitat is in employment oi several numireu additional men In train service and tele- Jraph work. On the lines of the O. H. N. and Southern Pacific companies In Oregon It will afreet about Z5 pomtlons. The railroad company will curtail i;i other places sufficiently lo enable It to meet the requirements of the law with out hiring any larger number of men than ar now. employed. I'nder the law no man who Is em ployed In a position connected with th operating department of these railroad will be obliged to work more than nine hours out of the 24. There will be no Increase of the present forces until such time as a general revival of traffic Is In sight. The same retrenchment messures will probably be taken by all the western railroad systems. Local trslns will be run with less frequency, hours at sta tions will b curtsiled, snd the com panies will endeavor to avoid addition of a single man to their forces so long as the present commercial situation con tlnues. THINKS COMBINATION STILL REFUSEJO SELL Council Committee1 Takes Further Evidence Show ing a Trust Exists. FIGHT MADE OC VEHICLE MX Councilmen Expected to Switch Votes at Meeting y This Afternoon. : v : 1 JURORS DRAWN FOR MARCH TERM Rang by Downlng-Hopklna company: Range by Downlng-HoDklns comnanv mciiiuera opuuno iuining exenange: Rid. 10 Alax . . . Alameda 3 V4 Alhumbra Alberta Coal & Coke 24 Hell 5 Hullion 6i ("has. Dickens is Canadian Cons. Smelters .. 60 Copper King S 14 Dominion Copper 192 Kvolutioa 2 '14 Kcho 1 Oalbraith Coal 15 Gertie 4 4 Hecla 280 Happy Day 3W Holden G. & C 4 Humming Bird 6 Hypotheek 1 iaano uianc ntl. Coal & Coke Kendall , ucky Calumet . , MIsBoula Copper Mineral Farm . . . Moonlight Nabob N'lne Mile O. K. Cons om Paul Panhandle Smelt 'ark Copper Rambler Cariboo Reindeer Rex (16 to 1) ... Sonora Snowshoe Snowstorm 154 Sullivan 34 Stewart 90 Tamarack & Ches 40 Wonder 1 Si Today's sales: 1,000 Dickens, 00 Dickens. 15: 1.000 Gertie. 4 U Missoula. y; 1,000 Panhandle. M 91 1014 Mi 2 Z 1 64 19 2 Ask. 1' 4i 8 35 10 7V4 16 76 4V4 zos 8H 2 30 360 3tt 6 7 1 6k 80 17 en 4 4 14 2 2'i. 2',i I S 1 I I a DESCRIPTION. 0 er ? ?S 1 : I : I - ira. Copper...! 49j 49l 48l 4V !llli;il2 ill 112 I I 16 1 16V4 16 16 40 40H! 39H 40 : I S6 28V! 27 2S ml an. Bi 4 i. 1 7W 1 68 67 V 784 77 Am.al. Suaar Cole. F. & Ilrooklyn People 8 Gas. . I'. b. Steel, c. . I'. S Steel, p. . Atchison Bait, .t Ohio. 'anadian Pac. . riu L. & N Missouri Poc. . Pennsylvania . Rending . . . . . Rock Island . . Southern Pac. St. Paul 1108 H Union Paclrlc Union Pacific ' Am. Smelter . N- V. Central . Nor. Par Anaconda Mir. Great Nor. ... Am. Loco R. I. pfd Smelter pfd . . Soo c do pfd Nor. & West. . Southern Rv. . Ches. & Ohio . 28 11 67 78 143 12H 89 30 112 951 114 68 13 90 30 112 95 68 108V 114H 114H 114 1144 681 t4 9441 95 120, 121 31TI S2 118 I 1 I 21 894 124 89 V 29 1114 94 , lOT 67 107 113 'Z hi 94 119 31 T4 49 112 16 40 85 28 91 68 78 143 12 90 30 11 68 108 113 UA 944 120 32 118 32 21 93 130 60 9 21 6 9i 158 4 101 125 H4 14 ; l.onp l4c 18 o Pearl Oil 18o Head Light ..12o 19o Eocene 21 c Special W. W.,140 Elaine 28 0 ETxtra Star 21tfc Gasoline . , , Iron Bbls. V. M. and P. Naptha ...12o Red Crown Gasoline ...IS 4c Motor. Gasoline ...18o 86 per cent Gasoline ...30 c No. 1 Eneine Distillate. .10 c BENZlr.E 86 deg., oases. 26o per ga!; Iron bbls 23c per gaL TURPEN ' INE In cases, 72o per gal; wood bbls, 69 c per gal. L.1N8K&D oil. rtaw, bois cases 68c; boiled, bbls 54c, cases 6O0 a gal; lots of 250rfallons lc less. WHITEHEAD Ton lota, 7c per lb: 600-lb lots, 8c per lb; less lota. 8c. WIRE NAILS Present basis at ti 19. Cases. l4c 26 40 264c; 874c 17 Has Shearing Recortl. (Specinl Ulfpatcb to Th Joarnnl.) Pendleton, Feb. 26.' A. T. Hill who broke the world's Sheep-shearing record at Beardsley, Arizona, this week, is coming to Umatilla and Morrow coun ties to shear this spring. He will o n a shearing crew St Weppneiv about March 15. Hill sheared 325 sheep In nine hours at Beardsley. Arizona, this week, breaking ' the former record of 310 held by Jack Wynn of New Mexico. The crew of 30 men in which Hill worked on the record-breaking dv sheared 6,672 head in nine hours. Mor row and Umatilla countv nh.n ahoar easier than the sheep at the southwest, and It is expected that Hill will beat hi Arizona record wltn th Heppner crew. 1,000 Rex, 194; 700 Stewart. $1.00 PRICE OF NEVADA SHARES IN FRISCO Han Francisco, Feb. 26. Last night's closing prices: GOLDFIEL0 DISTRICT. Sandstorm 29c. Red Top Ext. 13c. Co lumbia Mt. 20c, Jumbo Ext. 40c, Silver pick 27c. Black Butte Ext. 3c, Atlanta 80c, Great 'Bend 36c. Florence $4.12. Dlam. B. B. Cons. 20c. Comb Fraction 67c. F Mohawk 25c, Red Hill 30c. Lou Dillon 44c, Yellow Tiger 16c, Yellow Rose, Sc. Col. Mt. Kxt.l.cwasWllli-c, Rose 30c, Goldf. Cons. $4.80. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Lige Harris, lc. TO NOP AH DISTRICT. Ton Nevada $4.90, -'Ton. Montana $1.85, MacNamara 33c, Ton. Belmont $1.32, Ton. North Star 13c, Jim But ler 38c. ' MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Granny 9c, Jumping Jack 5c. SCATTERED DISTRICTS. Nevada Hills $3.10, Pittsburg Silver Peak $1.25, Eagles' Nest 21c. Call money Hlh. 2 per cent, low 1 per cent, closed 1 per cent. rotai saies, x4i,&uo snares. Ex. Dlv. 2 4 Pc- PRODUCE PRICES IN THE S. F. mARKE T COPPER THE BOSTON MARKET (Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.) Boston, eo. ztt. uniciai prices: Adventure Allouez .. . Atlanta .. Cal. & H. . Cop. R. ... Daly W. .. Dom. C. .. C. Ely .... Gold H. .. Greene . ... Mohawk .. Nevada C. Nipp. 14 . 27 . 10 617 , n b 2 . 74 1 . 84 , 60 B 9 64 No. Butte.. UK Guroux Old Dom.. Osceola . . Shannon . Tamarack Utah Victoria . Winona . , Wolverine Butte Coala. United Trinity parrot 34 B 34 794 104 64 27 4 6? US . 204 13 16 (United Tresi Leased Wire.) San Francisco. Feb. 26. Wheat No. 1 California club, per cental, $1,574 1.60; white milling club. $ 1.65 1.67 4 ; white Australian. $1. 70ft' 1.72 4 ; northern bluestem, $1.66 1.67 4 : northern club. $1.60; inferior grades of wheat $ 1.35 41) 1.50. . Barley No. 1 feett $1.35 & 1.374 : with some fancy at $1.38; common to fair, $1.30 1.32 4; brewing at San Francisco, $1.40&1.45; brewing and shipping at Post Costa. $1.4001.45; Chevalier, $1.66 (& 1.85. Butter Fresh California, extras, 28c; firsts. 27c; seconds, 23c. Storage, ex tras, 26c; firsts, 23c; seconds, 22c; east ern, extras, 24 4c: firsts. 22c: seconds. 21c; ladles, eastern. 20c; firsts, 19c. resh eggs, per dozen Extras. 17 Uc firsts, 17c; seconds, 164c; thirds. 16c. New cheese, pound California flat. fancy, 114o; firsts, 11c: California loung America, rancy. 12 4c; firsts, 12c: storage, eastern fancy. New York, Potatoes. per cental Salinas. TtiiT- oanKS. '7cwi.uo; LiOmpocs. $1.0001.26 Oregon Burbanks, 750 $1.00; river wnites, rancy, 50ia75c; earlv rose, $1 10 (?1.30; river reds, $1.35 1.40; sweet po- 1 - r ......... 1 Onions Oregon yellow, $2.60(3.00; reus, iiumuiui; eastern yellow, JZ.SU'Jr .00. Oranges, per box Navels, eholc. l.ioiH'i. ( o, wnn some rancy at 12.00 tangerines, 76c$1.24: mandarins, $1.26. Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today do year ago Balances today do year ago . SEATTLE. Clearings . ". Balances Clearings Balances TACOMA. .$ 934,616.60 . 1.231,611.14 . 208,267.07 . 132,929.84 .$1,077,690.00 . 166,862.00 . 694,618.00 ' 36,178.00 Northwest Crop Weather. Western Oregon Rain tonight and Thursday; fresh southerly breese. Western- Washington Rain tonight and Thursday; fresh southerly breeze interior, moderate southwesterly gale along coast. Kastern Oregon., eastern Washington and Idaho Rain tonight and Thursday. Sixty names of Jurora to aerve In the trial of cases during th March term of the circuit court have been drawn by Providing Judge Cleland. Important criminal cases are among those sat for trial, Including that of John Wynne, accused of the murder of W. H. Du Puis. .The complete list Is as follows; Amend, V., farmer; Atrplanalp. Bon ham, H. W.. merchant; Breedlove, IK. carpenter: Buist, T. Wallace, manufac turing agent: Bloomer. T. O., safe and lock; Brlce, H. W.; Brown, A. W.. mer chant; Blrrell, G. ?.. farmer; Barnes, Charles, capitalist; Burdlck. William H . contractor; Brookings, A. w.. bookkeep er; Brayman, Ray A., watchman; Chap man, Slmcoe, president lumber company; Chlsholtn, A., grocer; Campbell, Vine C, feed store; Charles. William A.. Insur ance; Chrlstensen. A., dry goods; Carner, A; C. grocer; Chapman, W . P., contrac tor; Coman, E. B., agent; Corlew, C. locksmith: Cone. M. C. merchant Crowe. F. T.. building materials; Chrls tensen, cnarles M ., ioreman r. tjo. Cosens. Fred, clerk; Campbell, Webb nvhnlesale cigars: Craft. Charles A., in surance; Clark, C. W.; Carter, A. A.; Campbell, A., farmer; (antonwlne, L. R,, printer: Labrlts, Herman, 615 First; Dickinson, Frank, farmer; Day, W. W., draftsman; Darling, L. W., merchant; Dlppel, August, collector 1'. T. & T. Co.; Dean. D. M., carpenter; Drinker. J. F., sash and d iors; Davis, R. E., secretary W. I. & S. Wks.; EIrod. E. W., real estate; Eaton, James H.. photos; Eaton, O. W.. cigars; Glbbs. F. D., secretary Tull A Glbbs; Hacker, Charles S., butch er; Hall, Robert M . merchant; Hall, Ed ward. Insurance; Hawkins, W. J., capi talist; Hathaway, W. A., broker; Haines, A., farmer; Heacock, M. E., Iron works; Hannigan, T. J , capitalist; Iewls. H. A. ; Linqulst. Charles, farmer: Labbe, William, laborer; Searls, H. L., engi neer; Stanley, J. E., farmer; Stone, 8. H.; Taylor, George A., farmer; Vestal, John L., druggist. WRIGHT CHOSEN AS SPECIAL SECRETARY Navigation Committee of Chamber of Commerce Appoints Him. At a meeting of the rivers, harbors and navigation committee of the Port land chamber of commerce yesterday afternoon it was decided that the work of the new year .would necessitate a special secretary, and E. W. Wright was chosen for the position. The com mittee has charge of the campaign to amend the Port of Portland bill to enable this port to take over the duties and powers that were to have been delegated to the Port of Columbia com mission. It Is desired to authorise the state, through the Port of Portland commis sion, to conduct the towage nnd bar pilotage which Is now conducted by private interests at the mouth of the Columbia river. The service rendered has been far from satisfactory to sea- ?:olng vessel owners, and the private owage company has declared its pur- fiose of going out of business, so that t is up to the state of Oregon to take charge of the work for the relief of the commerce of the entire Columbia river basin. The bill proposing the necessary amendment to the present Port of Port land law will be placed on the referen dum petition and voted upon at the coming June election. Members of th special investigating committee of the city council resumed taking testimony against the alleged combination of furniture man this morning and examined three witnesses. F. A. Jones, who conducts a mall or der houa at Front and Oak streets, tes tified thla morning that he had been un able to purchase good irons a number of wholesalers and manufacturers be cause he encroached upon the buslneaa of their country customers. Mr. Jonea testified that he believed a combina tion still exists between the wholesal ers to refuse to sell to any one who showed a tendency to cut prices He said If a new man were to commence business In Portland ha would be able to buy goods from th wholesaler so long as he refrained from cutting prices. W. H. Phelan, another mall order man at Front and Oak streets, testified that his price for "household treas ures" waa $2.50, whereas the price charged by members of the associa tion was $4 50. His price for linoleum. he said, was from 50 to 65 cents a square yard against 72 cents as charged by the men In the association. He also testified that the cost of bed springs lor members of the association was $1.90 and sold for $3.50. Samuel Klrtshevsky, who formerly owned the Rose City Manufacturing company, testified to having belonged to the association, but was forced out of business because he was caught sell ing to an Independent firm. Tie said that this occurred after the various as sociations had .been Indicted In the federal court. At the conclusion of hearing evi dence this morning the committee ad journed pursuant to a call from Chair man Vaughn. which he announced would probably be tomorrow morning. DRAMATIC READER DELIGHTS AUDIENCE Miss Xoyes Scores Triumph in "She Stoops to Con quer," at St. Helens. Interest in thla afternoon's council; meeting Is centered on the vol to pass the vehiol tax ordinance over Mayo Lane'a vto and a strong fight la blng made. In order to pasa it over th veto 10 votes will be necessary. When the measure passed In th first place only nine member! voted for It and six against. Since Mayor Lane vetoed the ordi nance strong efforts have been mad to secure th necesary tenth vot. and It Is probable that this has already been seiuied. Councilman Holding, whtt voted against the measure. Is leaning to the opposite side and will probably vote for it this afternoon. To offst Holding's vote, friends of th Yte have practically gained the promts Of Coun cilman Concannon to change hi former vote and vote against the measure wbn it comes up this afternoon. If these men Switch their vote ther I only on other man whom th mem bers backing the new tax can enlist to aid them In passing It over th mayor's veto. He Is Councilman Dun ning, who voted against th measure when It first came up, and It la thought he will change over to the other sld before the vote la taken thla afternoon. ' If ha doea th vote will be solidly along party lines that Is, councllmanlg part lines. In addition to th tax ordinance the consideration of more money for city parka will come np before th council A large delegation of cltisena will be present to urge the councilmen to aire additional money for the salary of a new park superintendent, sod it is likely that a warm debate will be partlcW ,, pated In. It has been said that Ernest Mleche, the man Whom th mamhuri nf th park board wish to employ as park superintendent st a salary of $2,600 a year. Is getting but $1,600 a year la his present nositlon st Madison. Wis- corish Several of the councilmen wilt ask the park board members why they are willing to bring Mischa to Portland at so large an Increase. Many other matters of Importance will come up before the council this afternoon, and on of th largest crowds that ever attended a meeting Of the city fathers is expected to be on band, RETAIL LUMBERMEN TO MEET TOMORROW Six Northwestern States to. Be Represented at Ta coma Meeting. (Specltl Dlptrh to The Journal.) Tacoma, Wash.. Feb. 26. The annual convention of the Western Retail Lum ber Dealers' association will open here tomorrow and continue the rest of the week. There will be represented by delegates 4 60 yards in Oregon. Wash-' tngton, Montana. Idaho, Nevada and Utah. In addition delegates will be; present from the Illinois, the Iowa, the Michigan, the Wisconsin, the Colorado and the Wyoming associations, the ' 'She Stoops to Conquer" was brll-1 northwestern association of Mlnneapo- liantly given last night at St. Helen's'" "juulg"c wesiern association pi Hall by Miss Edith Coburn Noyes of I The dealers will make a fight in all the Emerson School of Oratory, Boston. probability for amendments to the in- Those who had the good fortune to hear Miss Noyes were united In their praise of her fascinating personality and the brilliance of her art. She car ried her audience easily from one scene to another throughout the entire even ing, and was wonderfully successful In her portrayal of the different charac ters of the sparkling comedy. Miss Noyes has a most enviable repu tation In the east, and has been declared thn mnt artistic woman reader at present before the public. To a win ning and dainty personality she has added untiring labor and deep study of the characteristics of each Individual whom she presents. Her art Is also so perfectly balanced that the- audience Is wholly satisfied. Those who heard miss ivoyes ana those who did not are looking forward to her next appearance here. She In tends to Include Portland and neighbor ing cities on her next tour. She was heard but three times wmie in the city. Her first appearance was at Mrs. A. E. Rockey's on Washington's birthday, be fore the Daughters of the Revolution, when she gave peg Wofflngton in a most finished and artistic way. A mis cellaneous program was given at Mrs. Wallace McCamant's when she enter tained the local chapter of the Daugh ters of the Revolution. Her perform terstate commerce 'law. and Georre M. Cornwall of Portland. Oregon, will ad dress the convention on th proposed amendments. He has investigated the matter thoroughly and obtained also a consensus of views of leading lumber'' men and dealers upor the subject. Friday the annual meeting of mem bers of the Lumbermen's Mutual soci ety will take place, and Saturday the Pacific Coast Manufacturers' associa tion will hold a meeting. . , GOVERNOR HUGHES IS DOWNED BY SENATE (United Press Leased Wire.) . , Albany. N. Y.. Feb. 26. Tb New Tork senate, contrary to the wishes of Gnvernnr tfinrh tnriflv rml af rmA In nf. ! flee State Superintendent Otto Kelsey. by a vote of 30 to 19. Apparently no) great interest was taken In the mattef by the legislators. Kelsey Is the man against whom Governor Hughes has waged such a bit ter fight in efforts to oust him front office. The governor refused tn diw ' cuss the action of the senate. "I havA nnthlna- tn aav" mm.HmJt 'a question; "the proceedings of thaaafe. ance last night was the last opportu- ate speak for themselves." . nlty to hear her on this tour. WANT AGENTS TO COME WEST DURING FIESTA 1 J. A. O'Neill, traveling passenger agent of the O. R. A N. company and chairman of the executive committee of the American Association of Travel ing Passenger Agents, will leave to morrow for Chicago, to take part in the meeting of his committee for the ar rangement of details of the next annual convention. The association will meet In Seattle during the coming summer. It is desired by the Portland contingent to secure dates that will (it into the Portland Rose Fiesta. Mr. O'Neill Is not hopeful of the success of this ef fort, as he Is advised that a number of the Influential men In the associa tion will be unable to come to the coast on those dates. It la desired to bring the association to Portland for one or two days. CAPTAIV HUNTS TARS. ONLY SMALL NUMBER PASSES EXAMINATION Members of the city civil service commission passed upon the examina tion papers of the men who took the tests for Instrument men and comput ers in the engineering department. Five out of a class of 16 passed the test for Instrument men, as follows: John C. Shurpe. 82.45; Theodore A. Garrow, 80.25; Earl B. Morden, 80.20; John A. Rockwood, 80.15; Earl R. Shepard, 76.17. Of the 13 applicants for computers onlv four passed, as follows: Marshall Alspaugh, 85.97, E. R. Shepard. 85.82; W. C. Mclnturff. 83.38; Vernon R. Den nis, 82.19. LOST LEG MAY COST COMPANY BIG SUM Held Will Run Again. William Reld, Justice of the A suit against the Standard Box Lumber company, arising "out of in juries sustained by an employe, A. W. Fraiee, was begun in the circuit court today. Yesterday Frazee filed a com plaint asking for $I6.X25 damages be cause of the loss of bis right leg in May, last ;ear. and today Dr. J. A. Gilbert, wra amputated the limb, sued for $532. 50 for surgical services. Ho savs the operation was worth that sum, an'j that the company has failed to pay him. peace. is among, those who are willing to serve another term in office. His willingness has taken the form of a declaration filed with the county clerk announcing that he is in tne race tor tne .Republi can nomination. , (Chicago Dairy Market. Chicago. Feb. 26. Butter, steady: creameries, 2132c; eggs, weak: prime firsts, Hoc; cneese, steady, lOftVlZHc New York Dairy Market. New York, Feb. 26. Butter, easier; best creameries, lJ2o; ch, steady. 16c; easier, SiHo;. . j REGISTRATION TAKES frAY'S REST 4 More than 14.000 voters have had their names Inscribed on th 4 registration list for Multnomah 4 county, the exact figures com- piled last evening running up to 4 14,048. Of this number 10,843 4 are Republicans, 3,481 are Dmo- 4 crats and 724 members of other parties. 4) Yesterday's quota was a little e 4 below the avenge, only 295 ; 4 names being added during the 4 day. Registration will continue e until April 7, snd the .number on the rolls Is Wow only about 1.000 i e short ot the total registration e e two years mt''-'f-. i. ' 4 ;. , JHiWv't'r?? t'I' Applies to IT. S. Marshal to Have De sorters Placed In Jail. " Captain Ledru notified the United States marshal this morning that four of the crew of the French bark La ' Perouse had deserted last nla-hf u. I VL' nil!.! hnva t ll nnthA.(.a wmm. up and hold them in Jail until the ves- ; sel Is ready for the sea. ? The La Perouse has been in th bar ' bor several weeks but the men re- mained until she was towed to on of the docks to discharge cargo. Hardly had the hawsers been made fast than the tars got their few belongings In the forecastle together and made- a ' sneak for liberty. BAXXEF- WHEAT EXPORTS. Portland Ships Immense Quantities1 in Short Month'. With the clearing of ' the German bark Nal and the British snip Province for Europe this afternoon, the wheat v exports for the month reach a total , of 2,073,895 bushels, valued at $1,885. 520. The French bark Vllle de DlJou will clear tomorrow with 96,000 bushels, so that at any rate the total ship ments for the month will be close to , 2.250,000 bushela. This enormous total wilt bring the month closely In rank with December of last year which beat alt records wun ,4z.u (i ousneis, or only about 400,000 bushels- more than the total' of the present month. Without doubt the month now rolling by will be the banner February as regards wheat ex ports and there Is a faint possibility of it becoming the record month. ..The French bark Bayard began loading at tne elevator dock this morning and she might possibly finish by Saturday night f. The German Nal will carry sway 149,684 bushels wheat valued at $140.-. 000, and the British ship Province will , get away with 101,000 bushels - wheat, valued at $90,900. rBoth are destined for' Europe. Balfour, Guthrie aV Co. dispatched the Nat, and the Province -w loaded by the Portland 5 Flouring mills. ; , , ALONG TTTR WATERFRONT. The two-masted schooner Evle left down this morning for Astoria a ftf having; been -repaired at Supple' bif yard. v A small storm f brewing off tin mouth of the Columbia river this morn ing and storm warnings ar 11 p. The etesmer ' Breakwater lnvea ft COos bay this evening, i The AIlfitf i due to arrive here from there pext.t'rt day. . ' The Norwegian tnmr Tunriis t- expected to clear "this affern-xm t if Hongkong wltli 1,100,000 feet lua.!.. - A- I 'yy, .