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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
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64
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80
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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
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894
124
89 V
29
1114
94 ,
lOT
67
107
113 'Z
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94
119
31 T4
49
112
16
40
85
28
91
68
78
143
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90
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108
113
UA
944
120
32
118
32
21
93
130
60
9
21
6
9i
158
4
101
125
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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.!.. -
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