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V s , - THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SATURDAY ; EVENINO, FEBRUARY 29, 1008. 13 TODAY'S MARKETS If nopgrowcrs Will Get Together and Compare Notes They Will Find That a Union Will Bo One of the Best Things -FISH FOR LENT IS PLENTIFUL Good. Supplies and Average j Quotations Aro Ruling in, ' Portland Market, rront street features: i 1 Twsnty-rlve can onlona left. f hipping demand for oed spud. Uglier prlcea on celery, fctg market la steady at 18c. poultry supplies still amall. Orange markot ta not favorable. riah for XmUb Season. Lnt. begin next Wednesday, March I. and rtie nh trada la prepared for ha leinun much better than In recent years, moras or nan am genersity gooa, although a eoarclty may be shown In me or two unimportant llnea. There la Plenty of freah flab tn sight at tola jtlme to to well Into the Lenten aeaaon. .na jroru present prospects mere win e anma lowering of value. Whole saler report good stocks of mackerel: lerring. Alaska ana i-iouana: iraoa loatera. Finnan hart die a. codfish, an- ovles and aalmon in all forma and ."uyles. prices generally ruling In tola narket are: Cod flsh Without bone. In carton. eat brands. 12c lb: block, extra grsde. 7c lb; middles, aquare cut. 12c; atrlpa, sxtra quality, vc; wnoie, ho Herring Alaska, extra grade, $ per half bbl; standard, bbla. 111; half bbla, it: klta. 60 lbs. $3.iu; it ids, ti.io, ituget sound, standard grade, medium a, bhia, lit 26; hair rmia, n.io; ou-io clta, $2.80; 12-lb klta, fl; Holland, 90c; iuperlor selected . milchera, kegs, II; pfced. cut. 12-lb klta, 11.40; smoked. I'arino, 26o box. Bloatera 60a $1.75 box. Halibut Medium chunks, SO-lb box, He lb. Salmon Chinook, 17c lb. Salt pickled Jfish. Norway Mackerel 10-lh kit. 12.19. Kalmnn Columbia river, choice red. 20b klta. 11 64; bellies, Alaaka, stand ard pink. 12-lb kits, $1.75 per kit; tlpa, . " . -. . . i a. A. ft a r A est cninooa, iz-id sua, ti n. Anchovies Importea Norwegian, id- b pall". II & Btock Fish Norway, nominal. Higher I rices on Cslery. Higher values ar being shown in !rv owlni to the recent damage to be crop In California and the smaller upplles available for outside shlp- nent. Tne car wnicn arrived iram wm outh late vesterdav sfternoon was in ine condition and Is being sold at $4.75 crate. Bgf Market Is Steady. There la a steady tone ruling In the gg market at the moment While sup- ites are still liberal the trade baa 1 SHEEP SHEARING TO START NEXT MONDAY , . (Special tHepatct to The Journal) Pendleton, Or.,' Feb. If. -Tb aheepehearlng season In easterti Oregon will open next Monday at Muddy Station, tn Crook coun ty, whan a crew of flrt nin from rendleton will begin hear ing 1,100 thoroughbred rani at .-that plaoa for the Prtnevllle Land fc Livestock company. A crew consisting of Jeeee Lleu allcn, John Rldsnour. James Hayes, John Stanton and Ira Hbghes of this city, left today for Crook county to begin on their shearing contract Monday. They will receivo J5 cents per head for shearing the ram and will be paid f6 per day for tag ging 8.54HJ head of high-grads we for the same company. With this work the shearing sea son will open and will continue until about Msy 15 without In terruption. From Crook county the shearers will com to Mor row, Gilliam and weatern Uma tilla county and will follow the opening spring Into eaatern Ore gon, finishing In Huntington lata in ths summer. KILLERS FAIL : 10 DBWII HOGS f ' Shippers Regulate Arrivals and Plans for a Lower , Market Aro Foiled. PORTLAND LIVE8TOCK MARKKET. Today 1907 . 1906 . l0t . "ST 10 17 II Cattle. Sheep. (I 111 171 40 141 111 Portland Union fltockyarda. Feb 1 A rather mixed ton la displayed by the livestock market at the moment. Hoge are firm In the local yard be- cauae of the mall arrival and the lata strength In ths east, but killer continue to try ther depressing method. That there has been no decline In current values is due to the very light arrivals here of lute. BhlDDor and- seller as pect an advance; and they are regulat ing tn supplies here to a nicety witn the aid of the Improvement In tha east Conditions generally tend toward an advance. For a Saturday there waa a fair run of aheep In tha yard today, but the market waa firm .it top figure, killer taking arrival evn before they wre unloaded. Insr huvine-. Wlllametto valley. 40M4Sc: Cattle market la luat about holdlns astern Mullnoroan ana ciacsamas. suv its own. The small arrivals at the 60c per cwt; sweets, $H4c; seed stock moment help toward maintaining pres- f. o. b. Portland. American Wonders, ent valuea. 60c; Early Rose, lOQrHOc. During the day It horses were re- i w i i u infirtinw iiri a num. .1 nil rn M n m buying, spot i.m)utit; garlic. 7c lb. a year ago today cattle were easier; AffLJua aetaci, z.uu, xancy i.b, nogs and sheep steady to rirm. choiM, $1.251.60; ordinary, KOc$100. 1 Official yard valuea today: FRESH FRUITS Jraima, new. $2.00 Hoga Rest stuff, $5.26fl.!l; atock- w., vuiiM, v yw. ers Kna (jnina rata, i4.6osro.oo ona 2.60(fl.7 box; grapcfrjlt. 13.60; Cattle Beat eaatern Oregon leers tinijpie, i Vcr uui.cn, i"' - 14.36 4.60; ows and heifers. iv. muvui (, viuinvi. ru, iii-ij,76; pullt. 12.0002.60. a:(. a r.AV i a fx j-sa n aa a 1 1 rsn . - . II.60O aught Its breath and consumption Is raiTunllv Inrrenalna. Alonr the street oday the general market for selected anch stock was inc. wnne in eome in tancea a fractional advance over this amre waa obtained. The outlooK ror he market today Is better than It has een for some days, although no aa- nce In price la likely at the moment. Poultry Supplies Still Small. SuDDllos of noultry In th local mar- rt r uniKll in romDarlaon with the amand anrt late Drices have been gen- rally advanced, especially for the ordl- ary run, wnicn nave noi ntrnouuF kscelved the upward price. Present respects look favorable Tor the cnicken inrket during the coming wees. Brief JTotM of tha Trad. rirano-e m&rket is crowded With sup lies, and all Sorts of prices are ruling. Seed potatoes for the south must ne f excellent .quality. This Is the only lnl nndlns- a demand. A. Holaday or ucsppoose is huh man r ahlnmante of Dears to market. Thli rather late in the season for such rrivals, especially for the condition t tha fruit air. noiauay is eenuing. gerlnes, $1.65 a box; Jap oranges, 40 it 4o a box: persimmons. 11.76. ABL.KO Turnips, new, 10 O 10a, sack; carrots, 6uc per sack; beets, C6tf76c per sack: parsnlpa 86cw$l;cab- i bage, 1.26 Ht l.0; tomatoes, Mexican, 12.7163.50; beans, 16c; cauliflower, California, $1,10 4 1 20 dosen; local, 76c&$l; peaa, 14o; horseradish, 8c lb; artichokes, 76c & $ 1.00 dosen; green onions. 15o dosen: peppers, ztc; not- hodse lettuce, 76c1.26 box; head let tuce, tbc dozen; cucumbers, notnouse, 11.26 dosen: radishes. K6o dozen bunch 4 s; eggplant, 20o lb; celery, 14. 2504. 76 crate, cranberries, eastern, $9.00 10.60; sprouts. HctfSHo per lb; asparagus. ( ; splnacli, 80c box; green onions, 40c dozen bunches. Sheep Best wsthera 15.71 (ff 1.00: iamb. IB.00VI.26; ewes, IS.0OCf5.5O. HOGS HIGHER IS EAST. Prices An 5c to lOf Adranerd Cat tle and Sheep Rteadr. (United IVess Leswd Wire.) Chicago. Feb. 29 Hogs, 10.000: cattle. 800: sheep, 3.000. Hogs are 6 to 10c higher: left over from yesterday, 4, 400. Mixed. 14.100 4.10: heavy. 14.60ft 485; rough and heavy, $4.304.40; light. 14.3004.10. rattle Steady. Sheep Steady. Orooerles, Vats, JStav SUQAR California and Hawaiian Cube, tt; powdered, $5.66; berry, $o.65 dry granulated, 16.65; aaa gran ulated, $6.40; cont A., $5.66: extra B., $5.16; golden U., $5.06; U. yellow, I4.V6; oeet granulated, $6.45; bar rels, 16c; hali barrels, $0c; boxes, fcfco bdvanc on saca oasis (Above prices are 10 daya net cash quotations.) HONCY 13.10 Der crsta COFF Paokage uranda. tll.HO 11.61. SALT Coarse Half ground. 100a I1J.6U per ton: 60a, $14.00; table, dairy 10a, 119.00: 100s, 118.71; bales, $4.10; imported Liverpool, 60s, $2u.0u; 100a $19.00; 4a 16.00: extra tine Mrrels. is, s sad 10s, $4,6046.60; Liverpool lump ock, 120.60 psr to; 60-lb rock, $11.60, iUUB, 61S.VU. (Abovs prices apply to sslea of less tban car lota Car lota at special prices subiect to fluctuation) RICE ImDerial J a nan. No, 1. lo: No. 2. 6H06c; Mew Orleana head, 7c; A fax. be: Creole. 6c BEANS Email white. $4.16; large white, $4.10; Pink, $4.10: bayou, $3.90; Llmas, $6.60; Mexican reds. imo. NUTS Peanuts. Jumbo. 7o Mr lb: Virginia, ' IVo par lb; roasted, lo per lb; Japanese, fH 4S Ho; roasted, 8 Ho per lb; walnuts, uaiuoruia, no per tu; Din nuts. 16c Der ID: lOo per lb; braxll nuU, 16c per lb; fll Kansas City. Feb. 29.- cattle, 200; sheep none. -Hogs, 8,000; Omaha. Neb.. Feb 29. Hoss. cattle, 400; sheep none. 1,600; PRODUCE PRICES III THE S. F. MARKET (United Press Leased Wire.) ANOTHER RISE BY LOCAL WHEAT T Price Is Moved Up a Cent- Upward 3Jovement in Chicago Is Help. There .wss anther advance of lc bushel In the local whest market today becouss of the greet advance In Chi cago. Puyers here seem to be sntlcl- pstlig the Liverpool market for next week to some extent because there was nothing In today'a market there to force nrlcoa htcher here. The cnm l.iv. erpool was at a net loss from yester dsv because Chics so nhnw. Iitrl cnange aunng riasy s session fexport ssents report s lark of nr. ders but all modi to be quoting the sd- vancea values. There is quite a fair amount or local riour hmiu hut miller av there Is nothlna dolns in an export way. SHARP RISE IX CHICAGO. a Jul Wheat Ad van cos Nearly 2c Lower Llrerpool Depresses. CHICAOO WHEAT MARKET Open. Close. Feb. 28. flaln May 97 99V 87H IS . .. .J7 BRAGGO THE MONK. hfES..MYC0Y; IVt PUHEO AUOVlld July 94H 92 1 unicsao. ran. zsi. vh in thr w . loss or He to 440 st the opening of the wheat market here thl mnrntnt due to the weakness and lower range abroad, the market began to recover early In the trade a,nd strength wss good even during the first hour. The cloalntr shows a ssln of iti.r m Mir over Friday. Corn and oats were dull and soma weskness through the coarse grain Hat Higher hoga Induced a bet- er tone In provisions and nrlces are Sharply higher. Range by Downlng-Hopklns company: WHEAT. Open. .High. Low. Close. May 97 4'4 97 99 July 92 96 92 94H CORN. May 1 61H o 61 July 69 60 69V 69 OATR. May 61 &1 61 61 July 43 43 43 43 MESS PORK. May 1170 11S0 1170 1176 July 1205 1215 1205 1215 4 HF CO.tlTftY AND NVErX YET HAVE I MUT A MAN VMH ICNEVs AV MUfM ABOwM THE CAME Ai I pof I'VE FliMEP . IN . THE CAT LAKCi FOR MUSCALONG I, Of FLORIDA FOR TARPON IH THE GVLF ft KlNG FllH, ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND BANO f&RCK"! wh rvE PULLED CAT FliH OUT OF Tl MilS'SMPP BY THE Thousands " and all kinds of TvMf tvf, FourretM feet in length ' YES. Even Down to littlf Sun fiSh, HEAPS THAT Hl&ri, WHY i'fl AN UftRT WITH Rwm mi ' LOWER RRICES RULE III II. y. MARKET New York. Feb. 29. There was a general decline of a fraction at the opening of the stock market today and the pressure continued all through the session, resulting In a lower range. Amalgamated shows a loss of 1 U nolnts Ram ITrar.l.n Vh Q U7k,. XT far tha .v Canadian I J , t f 1 rt 1 1. tM- 1 California club par cental. $1.67 Ing 1, Southern Pacific 1. Union Pa- 1.60; white milling club, $1.65t.7 ; wnite Australian. $ i.ivw 1.7Z H : north ern bluestem. $1.85 0 1.67 H: northern club, $1.80; inferior grades of wheat. Barley No. 1 feed. $1.25 0 1.37 U. with some fancy at 81.88V: common tn rair. ii.jusii.zh: brew ns at Ban Franclaco, $1 401.45; brewing and snipping at Port Costa. $1.4001.45: cnevauer, $1.661.66, according to qua! lty. nutter Fresh California extras. I7e firsts, 28 He; aeconda, 23c; atorage, UnltA,, ,, , - 1 i.lHUHll, Un, UL, I It "lit, IWl,- S Mr ih- fll. onUB' 22c: ea'tem extras, 24c; firsts, clflo 2H, Amerlcsn 1H. Great Northern Pacific 1 points. Bmelter common and Northern ' e YESNttr HELLO' A BTE ' THIS IS A LAH6E CAT FISH-1 CAN TELL BY THE WAY HE TOOK THE BAlT AND HOW Mt PULLS.' VQU'LL SEE 'N" s ' ii : ( A MOMENT MUmifiMin TAUJNt ABOUT U V 1 v l . i JJ ' HA ' HA 1 YOU DON Y KNOW SO MUCH AnfJ ALL, BRAGGO,- ITi OfMtt OLD TREE -STUMP ' r 4 laxjay is sending. 1 ' " llv iitii I tcuhus, ua; jaaiea, eastern, zuc; Artlphokea are in more liberal sr- "V"tv JZ' ..I" ' iirsts, inc. ------" ... - , . l I 1.1 ID: MilllUHWB. 1DU I 1.-aU vale and the market is ruling be- een 76o and II. according to alxe. A small shlDment or asparagus is re. orted from the south. Bupply too mall to olioto. Front Street sens at ine iauowing rlcea Prices paid shippers are less gular commissions: rain, rion aad Fee. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. 9c; large it!, ma t lots. 90. WHEAT rracK prices liud, 2c; Russian, sic; bluestem, 84c; vai y, 82C. BABLRY-New -Feed. 121 jfled 2981; brewing. $29. his 6t Der cwt. oath New proauoerr nnce no. white $27 per ton: gray. l26028.bO. FLOUR Kastern Oregon patents, .80: straights. $4.35: export. $1.70; alley. 14.46; graham, , 14.60; hot wneav ti.io; rye. sua. o.ou . l.a tt MILL STUFFS Nominal Bran, 121 2 ton: middlings, lautpsi: snorts, iTSrtry, $27; city. $2t; chop. 121924, H AX producers- pries iiinotny. Willamette valley, fancjr 116: ordln rr. $12.502918; eastern Oregon, llltfi 7: mixed, $10910.60; clover, $1001 per ID. aimonos, isa Kresh e. dorenExtraa. 17e: Meat, risk and rrorlaloaa. firsts. 16c; seconds. 16c. DRtfcSED MEATS front street Now cheese, per pound California Hogs, fancy, o id; ordinary, ic; iiats. rancy, iiho; firsts, no; Callfor- large, sW(0 id; vmi, extra, intfiw; nw loung America, rancy, izhc; firsts. per lb; ordinary, vo per jo; neavy, ic; storage, eastern rancy new York, UMic; uregon, Potatoes. Der cental flallnna Rnr. oanas. 76CWJ1.00; lompocs. $1. 0001.25: Oregon Burbanks, 76c f$ 1.00; river wnites, iancy, 60 4 76e; early rose, 11.10 til.30: river reds. 11. 30ffll40: swt potutoea, z.i0!y.uu per crate. Onions Oregon yellows, $2.608 .00; reds, nominal: eastern yellow. 12 BOiffl i. I o. Oranges Navels, choice, $1.25 1.76; bellies, unomoked. 12o per lb; amoked. with fancy nt 2.00; tangarlnes, $1.25; 2 " Ky- per lb; ordinary, vo per jo; heavy, 7 trio per lb: uiutton, fancy, Ho per lb. HAMS. BACON, ETC Portlan.i pack (local) hams. 10 to 12 lbs.. 12o per lb; 14 to 16 lba, 12o per lb; 18 to 20 lba, 12o; breakfaat bacon, 15Q)220 per id: sictuca. so per jd; cottage run, tuo ner Id: i-erular ahort clears, smoked. lie per lb; unsmoked, lOo per lb; clear bacaa, unaraoaea, ivc, amoseu, lie, i'OPN Whole. $22: cracked. $31 ton. Union butts. 10 to ISo lb; unsmoked. per ion; i izo per lb; smoicea iso per ,o; ciear 18o per lb; shoulders. 10c; per lb; mandarins, $1.26. plCKlea tonguts, 700 aacn. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s, 12o par lb; 6a 12o per lb; 60-lb. Una, 120 fier lb; steam rendered, 10a 11 Ho per b; 6a 11 o per lb; compound, 10a 8o per lb. FISH Rock cod. 12o lb: flounders. So lb; halibut, &6c per lb; striped bass, 16o per lb; catfish, lie per lb; sal mon, chlnoon, 12o lb; steelhead, 11c per id; irosen, sc; nerrings, 60 lb: soles. 7o lb: shrimp. 10c psr lb; perch, 60 per lb; tomcod, 11c per lb; lobs;ers. noo per jo.; iresn macntrei, sc IVOODBURN PEOPLE WILL BUILD CANNERY, Soo, Am. Locomotive Cotton Oil Cent. Leather . . Ont. & West. . . O. Northern . . . Rock Island, p. . . Den. A Rio G. . . Wabash, Bmelter. O 3. r a p ? n : m 61 61l 50 I 60V 114 114 113 114 17 17 1 16 40 40 89 40 86 8 )46 86 28 28 28 28 H2U 92U 91T4 92 1 im 1 - - rm 1 r ' 'w 1 78 144 J 1 44 148 143 1 J3 lift 1Z' 89 89 31 31 30 31 illi ll-i 111 112 t(U OS null til rr -" n ' " f.7l 11 11 H 11 68 68 67 7 110 110 108 109 113 114 110 111 60 60 68 69 94 94 93 94 122 122 120 121 33 33 82 32 27 27 26 26 10 10 9 9 96 96 94 94 82 82 26 25 ,1 1H 16 30 80 ' 117 I 2174 i 16 16 16 15 1 89 v. : 4444 4 4 44 44 M 4 4 4 4 !! He Bragged a Lot, but He Reallj Did Catch Something. (Range By Downlng-Hopklns Co.) DESCRIPTION. Amal. Copper ttugar Col. Fuel & Iron Brooklyn People's Gas U. 8. Steel, c. do pfd Atchison I 68 isau. & unio . Canadian Pac. Erie L. A N Missouri Pac. Pennsylvania Reading Rock Island . Bo. Pacific 8t. Paul U. Pacific . . . Am. Smelter N. Y. Central N. Pacific . . . Anaconda . . . C. (). POLICE HUNTIHG Daring Highwaymen Pur sued by Special Detail of Flain Clothes Men. fraln, t ); cheat, t ); alfalfa, $12 per lb: crawfish. 15o per dosen; atur 12.60. Batter, Eggs aad Poultry BUTTER FAT F. a to. Portland weet cream, 86c; sour, 84a BUTTER Extra rancv trash crss.ni y, 7c; fancy, 8687c; choice. 36o; dlnary, 82c; nest storage, 17O10c; xonn sruae, ioc; store, iuc a pouna. EGG Extra fancy, candled, 18 iic; easiern storage, jdc aos. CHfiESE New Full cram. fluts o per lb; Young Americana. 17c per POliLTRY Mixed chickens, 1313o r id; rancy nens, 14c id; roosters, d, 10llc; fryers, $4.6O06 dos; broll- , iivo.uu aoz; geese, 01a, on wo per ; turKeys, aiive, 14 w 100 per lb, -eased, 16 M 18c lb; squabs, $2.60 dozen: arsons, ii.ia dos.: oresserl ooultrv. 1 m io per lb higher; wild geese, ( ) dos. Sops. Wool and XUdes. HOPS 1907 crop, first prime, 6c; Rxtra star ime. bc: meuiuni iu Dr me. Define rananiin. euiujia, vtiavou iu, ivvv tiuu. iiaitJ ID. mtracts, 1908, ( ). WOOL 1907 clip Valley. 16018c; isterii Oretron. 12018e. MOHAIR Nominal. HIDES Dry hides. 12018a lb: green. 3Mo; calves, green. 6 07ei.kipj, 60 ; nuns, green salt, a kmc jd SHEEPSKINS Sharln. 5c4I0o ich; ahort wool. !6c4e: medium. ood, 60c$i each; long wool, 76cJ ..zd aacn. TALLOW Prime, per IK. 3c04p; 6, 1 and grease, 2(32a CHITTIM BARK 5a Frnits mntt TefctablM. POTATOES Select. 6065e, sell- geon, 12 o per lb; black bass. 20c per Tb: silver smelt, 67c per lb; Columbia smelt, 7c; black cod, 7o lb; crabs, 61.00 If 1.60 dozen. OYSTERS fihoalwater bay. per gal Inn. 12.60: Der 100-lb sack. $5.00: Olym pla, per gallon, 12.40; per 100-lb sack, $6.00 6.60; Eagle, canned. 6O0 can; $7 dosen; eastern in soeu. ti.to per uuu dred. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. 12.40; razor clams, 12.00 pe( box: lOo per doc Paints, Goal OIL Etc ROP13 Pure manlla, 13c; standard. lliic; sisal, 9c; I. B. sisal, 8c. Coal Oils ... iron BDis. cases, wooa tiois. Water WbRs ..11 Pearl Oil Hend Light ,.12o Eocene Special W. W..14UO Elaine 18o 190 21c 280 21 o 16 18c 18c Cases. 1S0 25o 25o 87c 17 0 Iron Bbla V. M. and P. Naptha ...12c Red. Crown Gasoline ...18o Motor Gasoline., 18o 86 por cent uasoiine ...30 c No. 1 Engine Distillate. .10 0 BENZir.lv s 6 deg., cases, zee per gai; Iron bbl 13c per gal. TURPEH J iNic in cases, 7ZO per gai; wood bbls, 69o per gal. jIJMSKEU Ullj Kaw. DDI ozo, cases 68c; boiled, bbls 54c, cases 6O0 a gal; lots of 250 gallon la less. white LKAii Ton lota 7ic per in; 600-lb lots. 80 per lb; less iota. 8c. win, 1NA1L.M present nasi at J io- BLOUSE SHEEP HAVE SPINAL MENINGITIS (Special Dispatch (0 Tbe Joornal.) ' Palouse, Wsh., Feb. 29. G. Z. 4 Ickes, one of tha pioneer Palouse $ ' farmers, has recently lost sev- 4 eral sheep by what Dr. Hadley, 4 ths state college veterinary sur- $ ! geon, call spinal meningitis. Mr. 4 Ickes has about SO sheep In his 4 ,, flock but. upon examination It 4 : has been found that less than $ - half a dozen Is afflicted wtth 4 the disease. The farmers claim 4 this Is the first time spinal men- 4 Ingttis ' has Appeared among the 4 sheep In tha Palous country. 4 Would Protect Salmon. Astoria. Or.. Feb. 29. Nick Hanson, superintendent of the Chinook hatchery. Is firmly advocating the establishment of nursery pqnds on the lower Columbia river and is of tbe opinion that If the fishery authorities of the states of Ore-a-nn anri Washington will retain their salmon rry in weu-aept ponds near tne mouth- of the river instead of on the upper river, until they reach a sufficient age so that they will be able to protect themselves rrom tne natural enemies in the river, the salmon pack on the Co lumbia will in a short time ba ma terially increased. Northwest Crop Weather. Western Oregon Rain tonight and Sunday; fresh southerly breeze Interior, moderate southerly gale alosg coast. Western Washington Rain and warmer tonight;' Sunday rain. Fresh southerly breeze ' interior, moderate southerly gal along coast. . t- S astern Oregon, eastern Washington Idaho Rain or snow tonight - and Sunday.. . . x , . v . , . . Woodburn. Or.. Feb. 29. One marked step 01 progress in the history of Wood- burn is the cannery that will be in. stltuted here at once. E. B. Buster of Portland and associates have aumeerleri in organizing a stock company and sub scriptions amounting to $11,000. Mr. Buster agrees to put in a cannery plant with modern equipment for $9,200. The cannery will be ready for operation in time to handle this season's fruit and vegetables. This sum was raised with little errort and within two weeks' time. WILL ERECT A CANNERY. pfd. pfd. TQtal sales 214,600 shares. PRICE OF NEVADA SHARES IN ERISCO 8an Francisco. Feb. 29. Last night's closing: GOLD FIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm 28c. Red Top Ext. 18c. Columbia Mt. 20c, Jumbo Ext 40c, Sil ver Pick 26c. Black Butte Ext. 23c, At- Dallas Will Run One by Cooperation, linn ta 28c, Great Bend 38c, Florence $4.05 Site Is Selected. (SdcoIs! Dltiwtcb to Ths Jrnim,! 1 Dallas, Or., 'eb. 29. A site has been secured by the directors of the Dallas Canning company for the erection of the proposed cannerv ami a rnmmittne has been appointed to Investigate other canneries' in tne vviuamette valley in order to get a line on how cooperative canneries are conducted. The cannery nere -win d : purely a local concern. Dallas citizen. being the nrinclnal stork- holders. No more than two shares of stocK will t)e sold to any one person, the. par value of the stock belnar ?S per share. Three thousand dollars has already been subscribed and the stock book nas Deen closed for the n resent as It la thought enough funds are now In the treasury for the success of the institution. The following officer have Deen elected tor tne ensuing ySnr: President, George W. Myer: vlce-Dres- ident. J. B, Nunn: secretary, if O. campDeti. Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today $ 831.493.62 I tear ago 1.109.470.66 Balance today 190,219.72 xear ago 160,664.94 Liverpool Wheat Market. closed at 7 s z H a, a net loss of d. Chicago Cash Barley. Dlam. B. B. Cons. 19c. Comb. Fraction 67c. F. Mohawk 25c, Red Hill 28c. Lou Dillon 4c. Yellow Tiger 16c, Yellow Rose 3c, Goldf. Cons. $4.72. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Llge Harris lc. TONOPAH DISTRICT. Ton. Nevada $5. Ton. Montana $1.80. MacNamara 32c. Ton. Belmont $1.35. Ton. North Star 13c. Jim Butler 38c. MANHATTAN DISTRICT Granny 8c, Jumping Jack 6c. SCATTERED DISTRICTS. X'.n Ullla tt AR Pll.hni. Oil,. a. Peak $1.22, Eagles' Nest 20c. COPPER SHARES THE BOSTON MARKET (Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.) Boston, j?cd. z. urncial prices: Adventure ..1 lOld Dora 87 Allouez 2 1 BiOsceota 82 (United Press I.fssed Wirt.) San Frajiclsco, Feb. 29 A special de tail of plain clothes men was detailed this morning to look for the two "white mask" highwaymen who perpetrated another daring holdup shortly after midnight. The two crooks In the past six weeks have committed as many daring crime and have completely baffled the police, who are as much at sea as they were when the notorious gas pipe thugs" were terrorizing the city. It was Just past midnight when the pair entered the Snug Inn saloon at Ellis and Larkln streets. They wore the usual white handkerchiefs over their facea and each carried a re volver. The proprietor, William Hardin, and one customer were the only men in the place. They were quickly lined up. their gold watches taken from them and the cash register looted of $83. They then hurried from the place. Hardin grabbed his revolver and followed, firing four shots at tha fleeing thugs. The last, Hardin believes, struck one of the men, as he was seen to limp and then to lean on his companion for support. Despite mis supposed nanaicap tne men man aged to escape. SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE. IVlce of Coeur d'Alene Shares Dur ing the Trade of Saturday. (Furnished by Downlng-Hopklns Co Members Spokane Mining Exchange.) Spokane, Wash., Feb. 29. Official prices: HANGS HIMSELF WITH ROPE FROM BEAfi1 Body of Willie Eogers Found by Boys in Brew ery Engine Boom. Willie Roger. 23 year old, who lived with his widowed mother at Hood and Sherman street, waa found dead In the engine room of the old United States brewery at Water and Harrison streets by some boys at 10 o'clock this morn lng. He had hanged himself with I rope suspended from a beam, and when found his knees were within half an Inch of the floor. Rogers had been suffering for some time with a brain trouble brought on by an attack of spinal meningitis when he was 6 .years old, which destroyed his hearing. He had recently been under the care of a nerve specialist. Thurs day morning he left home, telling his mother that he would return In an hour or so, but nothing had been seen of him since until his body was discovered this morning. Rosera seemed to have a suicidal mania, and tried to kill himself once before. Only recently he purchased a nistol, which his mother succeeded in getting away from him. MAKE KECORD IN TAX COLLECTIONS AJax. 10 Alameda 2 Alhambra ' 6 Alberta Coal & Coke 20 Bell 6 Bullion 6 Charles Dickens 16 Canadian Cons. Smelters.. 60 Copper King 3 Dominion Copper 200 Evolution 2 Echo 1 Galbralth Coal 19 Gertie 4 Hecla 235 Happy Day 3 Hoiden G. & C 2 Humming Bird 7 4 Hypotheck 1 Idaho Giant 4 IS Atlanta .10 Cop. Range. 62 Daly - west Dom. Cop. C. Ely ... Sold Hill . 3reene 90c. Chicago, Feb. 29. Caah barley, 75 Michigan Chicago Dairy Market. Chicago,, Feb. 39. Butter, steady; creameries, 3 Iff 32c. Eggs. steady: price firsts, 21c. Cheese, strong, 11 0 14c. Mohawk I No. Butte INev. Cons. 3iroux . . . Wulncy 84 Shannon ....10 Tsmarack ...67 t'tah 3 Victoria 4 Ai Winona .... 5i . 8 iHutte coala.19 . 8 Alllnlted Cop.. 6 B .62 iTrlnlty 13 .49 iParrot 17 A . 9 Sippisslng ..6 I I Astoria's Registration, i (SpeoUl Dispstcb to Ths Jocrntl.) Astoria. Or.. Feb. 29. There have been 1.74Q registrations at the county clerk's New York Dairy Market. - New Xtrk' ". Butter, taady; J off lee, 1.110 In the city and 660 from best creurnaries, Sic. Cheese, steady, J precincts in various parts of tbe coun- 160. .gga. s-wujr, u. x ty. U Intl. Coal & Coke. . Kendall Lucky Calumet Missoula Copper ... Mineral farm 76 91 14 5H Moonlight 2 Nabob 3 Nine Mile O. K. Cons 1 (m Paul '. 6 Panhandle Smelt 8 Park Copper 1 Rambler Cariboo 25 Reindeer 1 Rex (16 to 1) 17 Sonora 3 Bncwshoe 9 Snowstorm 146 Sullivan 3 Sullivan Bond 60 Stewart 90 Tamarack & Che. 60 Wonder i..-.. 1 Sales 1.000 OoDDer King at 1.600 Psnhandle at lc, 1,000 Sullivan at isc Mv evolution at iJsc.. v . Ask. 17 4 7 32 15 17vt 76 4 250 2 2 28 316 3 S 8 S s 10 100 19 4 ! 2 8 3 ii 150 7? 99 100 14 8C The tax collection department of the sheriff's office has collected $60,000 more and Issued ahput 1,200 more tax receipts thia year thahin a correspond ing time one year ago. This result has been achieved in spite of the fact that most of the payments nave been in small sums. Many taxpayers continue to send In checks attached to their tax statements after figuring their rebate of 3 per cent. This rebate will be granted until March 16, after which date taxes must be paid In full. Those wno have not yet requested statements will thus have little more time In which to save 8 per pent on their taxes. The total amount collected to date Is approximately $490, 000. BANQUETS HIS FRIENDS Jndge Cameron Entertains at the Dragon Restaurant. A party of friends were entertained by- Judge Cameron at the Dragon res taurant last Wednesday evening. Every one thai parucumiru pi viiuuih-tuu i'iu banquet a grand success from every standpoint. The Dragon Is becoming fardoua for its elaborate service. It h.a several commodious private ban quet rooms, In addition to the restau rant proper, which has a seating capac ity of 2S0 persons. Mr. Gong Wo en gaged the services of a first-class tvrn-h eheff and now serves table d'hote American dinners, and an elegant merchants' lunch daily from 11:50 to 2 p. m. . Oared of Stomach TTonbla. My case was a hard one. I could not eat any Solid food, as it would not lay on my stomach. I waa reduced In weight and strength. Everything; had failed me, and I thought my Urn had come. It was a mere accident that I learned about Cell Food. Z secured some and tt helped mi from the start. I ana a hearty, well mn ever since.. . JAMES E, PARSONB. Eaat Portland, Or.. June 15, 1901, Hundreda of ether remarkable cure. For full particular address Magic Cell Food Co 121 Market at, Portland, Or. CITY HI II P1HI0HT BILL Roseburg Company Threat ens to Sue for Six Months' Service. ? (Speelsl Dispatch to Tbt JoaraaL) Roseburg, Or., Feb. 29. S. A Ken- 5 dall, one of the owners of th Ro- . .. burg water and light system, hag) " brought up the very Important alterna tlve of paying up for the city, light or, stand a lawsuit, before tha city council. The city has refused to pay the bill for , the last six month on account of poor v service. This, Mr. Kendall say, ut ' j no figure. He maintain that unleaa 1 the lights are all out no deduction from ' the regular bill will be allowed. Tha ' city has been enduring this condition for a long time. The council say it is r not willing to pay for the light untU f ' t gets tnem. ' - t I ha niatr.r will ha. hi'mltrht lin sara,!,,..' at the regular session of the council ' Mondav night, when a last conference ,. with Mr. Kendall will be held befor he ieaves for the east. . Whut lights the city has that nava ' been burning of late have bean a great , Improven ent over those of former T s years. ROSEBURG BOOSTER V HONORED BY CHURCH : :' (Special Dispatch to Ths JoorMI.) Roseburc. Or.. Feb. 29. W. L. Cobb . of this city has received notification that lie was elected delegate to . the laymen's missionary conference tO be) eld nt Ch.ttanooga. Tennessee. April 20 tu 23. The election of the delegates was held at Birmingham. Alabama.' In . the soring of 1906. Bishop Atkin rec- , omtnended Mr. Cobb to represent Ore-. : gon. '' . ' - Mr. C0M1 is a well known business man of tills city, and is an energetlo', worker for his church and the comma.) lty. ns well as being a booster for the : country. He has been eaat . several times an l Is cooperating with an eaat- rn bureau of immigration, ; and has - been instrumental In bringing' several oupinesH imresia to uregon. - -The conference of the laymen-is ' f:rvat missionary movement that rig- s nated In the Methodist Episcopal, chu-ch. South, and thi meeting Will represent over 2.000.000 people. - At the conference Mr. Cobb will represent the entire northwest a well as Oregon. FILLING RESERVOIR ; ON FEDERAX PROJECT Hermtston, Or., Feb, 29. -During the past few daya a head of water varying : from 60 to 75 second feet has been flowing into the Cold spring reservoir, and a good-sized lake is resulting. The flow is being Increased as rapidly as I prudent, and by tomorrow It Is expected 4 100 cubic feet per second will be flow lng into the reservoir. The officials are now preparing to tarn water Into the distribution system for it trial, and -they will soon have everything rady to turn water on the lands of tha Uma tilla project as the settler needs It. 9 nan roi OATAioars -Vr. ? rwt. a. r 3 4