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- THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SATURDAY ; EVENINO, FEBRUARY 29, 1008.
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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.
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