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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, ' MARCH 19. 1908,';
13
PRICE OF NEVADA
SHARES III FRISCO
MY, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
HAD THESE BRILLIANTS" GOT WET?
Northern Egg Shippers Are Making
Every Effort to Force the Price Down
Here: So, They Can Secure Larue Profit
mDWSiiVlARKEIS
Miop Business
H
A, LOW FIGURE
Fair Volume of Trade in Val-
' ley and hi Washington
Talk of Plow. -
' Front strut features:
Great scarcity of butter,
Onion market It stiff.
Potato movement food.
. Sohrtity of small fish.
: Wheat and flour nominal.
J -Kgga, are just steady.
Oranges are very scarce.
Hop business at low Ileum.
Dressed meats not so firm,
I Shade chicken values.
atop Business at 2ow mgarea.
There la a amall amount Of hop busi
ness Teported at Wlllamstte valley and
Washington DOlnta around alt file of
fer- above the latter, figure are hard
t ret, aa brewers only buy When given
I igtirea -that soarcely bay for the dry
'Ing of the product while there la con
siderable talk ox reducing the acreage
tier by plowing it la a noticeable fact
teat very little of this work has yet
f4 wuiiiynaii?u. WlVt VI 111 iruw
a Seem to be aWaltlna- the first of
April before dalnr tnvlhln. hrcAUal
they believe at that 'time the outlook
wilt be sufficiently clear to tell which
woo to plow or to cultivate.
The New York Producers Price Cur
rent s;ives the following general review
of genera! hop market conditions:
"The feature of the week baa been a
break In the Sonoma market After the
activity of a fortnight ago In that aeo
tlon trading suddenly came to a stand-
till and holders showed considerable
anxiety to aell. resulting under pressure
In the sales of over 1.000 bales at 4e5c,
principally at the lower figure. In Ore-
fJU' .OWAVorJ ther2 h,en a contlnT
"v .iisuj ueiuaiiu xruui wr .1
from 4c to 6 HC which has held that
market steady. Washington Advices
uii-Kia n wrnnrr ireung, wnn grower
-i.uwiiig n incunaimn to sen ai cent i
procurable figures, m New York state I
markets continue dull, with the little)
demand passing limited to beat remain-
Ing grOWthM. The I Opal mirllrl hall
been a little more active. Rales having I gabe, 1.501.6d; tomatoes. Mexican,
been made at from 6H0 to 7c, accord-I $1. 00: beans. 16c; cauliflower, Cai
Ing to quality. Advices from England ifor&la. $1762.00 per crate; peas,
"o tae eontinent report markets on 1 14c: horseradish. iVilffSo lb; artl
the other side In a stagnant condition! I choices. 76ctrll.OO dosen: green
with a weak undertone. The unfavor-1
ble conditions In the hnn mnrket will
undoubtedly cause a plowing up of a I
large arrcHirn hnth In fhl aiaU anil on
the Pacific roaat, estimates varying
from 10 per cent In some sections to
21 ter cent In nlh.r, Onnlallnm havalcrata: cranbarrlea. eastern. M&ildbO:
been reduced sll throuah the Hot to
conform to the business now doing.
If ew Totk frloee.
Slates, 107, choice, per lb 12 J1S
niaie. ikiit. nnme B 611
Wtate, 907, medium B dt 8
Parlfh: coast. 107, choice 7 8 !
Pacific coast. In7 nrim, itui
wirte coant. l07, medium
Oertnana. 1907, prime to choice. 25 ?!
State. Jf0 8 &
Pacifio coast 1 90S. choice 4
Paclflo coast, 1904, medium to
, prime
i ftreat Soarolty of Bntts.
There Is a e-rent (,rrttv of hnifar In
the local market at this time. Ruttor
eaies are ruuy up to the production and
city makers say they do not have suf
ficient storks to meet the demand st
time Whit -fV) r,llfirnl. V....... I
ket Is down another cent at 2Jc a pound!
for extras today, local butter is holding I
stiff 7o above that figure. According!
to the makers there Is no likelihood of I
any aecime in values nere tins week, l
but some change may be forced next I
week if California Koea down too far. 1
On the present basis the Oregon Droduct I
It sought. I
Oranges Are Terr Soaroe.
, "
.JV ?m uPPlf con-
Broker Martin thla morning from
fornla state that supplies there are ex-
iiiiu, . 1 1 . n 11 1 , 1 1. j-. .1 m r m idltivcii i 1 i
ceedlngly scarce, especially for the bet
ter grade fruit This Is expected to
force still another advance there. "I
could sell several times aa many cars
as i am setting at tnis time, says Mr.
Martin, ' but my connections tell me I
that good fruit is scarce and I feel that
it does not pay to bring any other kind
to the Portland market Portland peo-
nie want the hont "
uocai lobbers say iney nave been hav-
Ins miw li trnnhlo nt lata In .wnirlnir I
sufficient supplies of oranges, but they
account for it by the recent Increase In
the demand.
Apple market Is steadily gaining In
price.
Shads Chicken Values.
' While chicken receipts are not even
liberal, the market Is lust about hold
ing its own for best stuff. For some
grades receivers are quoting a decline
Vfv?? .r- it ho,,r .i.. . m
time with receipts quite heavy, but
tra territory. The price received by tne
sblPDing firm is said to be 16c, so thu
market rules between tne two ngures.
Brief Votes of the Trade.
Wheat snd flour trade nominal.
Hay market is dull with small offer
ings. Prices the same.
Small fish of all Kinds continue scarce.
Movement of potatoes Is still quite
good to southern California and Ari-
enna nolnta.
Onions remain firm with most sales
of fancy at 33.60 along the street to
dav. fr'ront street sells at the following
prices. Prices paid shippers are less
regular commissions:
raln, moor and rest.
GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, 9c: larg
'lota; emmi lots. hc
WHEAT Track prices Qub, 1
62c; red Russian, 8081c; bluestem. fcS
etmc; valley, 81 82c.
i CurN Whole. ;; eracked, 333 ton.
BARLEY New Peed, 326 per ton;
roil'd $29061. brewing, 24).
RTE -.66 per cwt
OATS New frouueers price No.
i white 127 ner ton: era v. 12Si3 2i.hQ. I
- . - jt- - - i ii
KLOLK eastern Oregon patents, I
ti n. straights. 14.86: exoorta. 1.1 70! I
...ll.u (4 ir.' .rahlni Urn t A K a . I
whole wheat 34.i6; rye, &ua, 6S.60;
bales. 66.
MILL STUFFS Nominal Bran, 126
27 ton; middlings, 530.50(8)31; shorts,
country. 628.60; city, 627; chop, 32l24.
HA i rrooucera price Timothy,
- Willamette valley, fancy tit: ordin
ary. 312.50 13; eastern Oregon, 31
17: mixed, $10010.60: clover, 8104913:
grain, ( ; cheat. ( ); alfalfa. $120
12.60.
Batter. ZtS ad JPotutnr.
BUTTER FAT r. o. tt. Portland
Bwfeet cream, 2So; sour 26 c.
fiUTi'EM Extra fancy iresb cream-
ami t On a null 9 7 li. fl. fl knliM . D7Uai
tll wvm, .7VWvt viiwivu,. . I 711.,
store, 20a a pound.
EQCJS Extra fancy, candled, 1518c
CHEESE Full eream flats; 5c per
with northern nhinments innreasinir. tjno I -
firm purchased surplus supplies from gar lb- iteim rfdrid'
other Jobbers yesterday and this morn- R?.' i0.' Sl.fior Itr
tng at too ana sent tnem 10 tne norm-1
LASPARAGUS HABIT
Asparagus is getting down to 4
" the level .where it will soon be 4
4 cheap enough to eat In today's 4
4 wholesalo market tho California 4
4 ' product was quoted rather dul 4
4 around 16c, with the prospects 4
4 that the price will go to 13c to- 4
morrow morning, when rather 4
4 "large supplies are expected from 4
4 California. The quality of tha 4
4 graa is excellent. . - 4
SLIDING VALUES IN rM
ALL DRESSED 31 EATS
; ' ;" . , ' -
4 . For dressed Tneata prices are 4
4 a shad lower today, owing to
4 the somewhat larger supplies.. 4
4 Dressed hogs came , n , rather 4
frefcly and unless the quality
4 was escallent prlcea did not 4
reach the top of yesterday. 4
4 Quite a large amount of . poor )
4 quality Is shown In both veal .
4 and hogs. .-.
Mfee
lb.: Young Americas, 17 bar Ib.t Cali
fornia. ,Young Americas, lto; flara. 64
4rl4o lb.
POULTRY Mixed chicken, lto lb;
fancy hen. 14 o lb; roosters, old,
lie: fryers. 14.6of.00 dozen; broilers.
I.00e&.e0: geese, old. $8o lb; turkey.
alive, 1491"' per lb:
per lb: dressed, iioaoo
ihi inuihi II to dosen: blgeona. 51.26
dosea; dressed poultry, 11 per lb
higher,
Hops, wool and mats.
HOPS 107 crop, first prime, 46c;
prime, 4c; medium to prime, me
dium. 14tl! lb: 106 crop. aU lb;
eootrsets. 196. ). ,,
W'OOLfli Willamette Valley. 1
MOHAIR 1I0S Nominal, lto.
HIDE iry bide, noise iu; rreen,
4 46e: calves, green. tTet klpo, to
IK. V., .11. lUfitUn lh.
BKEKP8KIN6 Shearing. 16020c
each short wool, ses msaium,
I wood. lrail each.- long WOOL fioO
I 11.18. earn.
TALLOW Pflme. per
No. I and grease. 10IHev
CH1TTIM lARK iQl C
Traits and Tegrtabiea.
POTATOES Select. 60O7EC, sell
Ing; buying, Willamette valley, 40i94Hc:l
eastern Multnomah and Clackamas. 46 tf I
too per cwt; sweets, IV44c; seed stock
f, o. b. Portland. American wonders.
1: Earlv Rose. tl.
buy ngT spot. 12.76; Jap
Ssvrllc 7c Tib.
onion Jobbing price, jj.saaj s.ou;
apanesc,
APPLES Select. 2.7S; fancy. ft.OO
l.6; choice. 1.7642.0O; ordinary.
I 1 ZA 4T 1 IS
FRESH FRUITS Oranges, 12.000
1 2.76; bananas.- 6c per lb; crated. 6Vc:
i lemons, IS.bU box; gmpetrull. 4I.0UV
3.50; pineapples. 4(&B doz; pears, rancy,
n.jyft 1.74; tangerines, 1.2o a box.
VEGETABLES Turolos. new. i0
toe, sack; carrota. 60o per sack; beets,
ClHHn rr uirk' namn ni (Mtl!ill.
onlona. 40c dozen: nepcera, bell.
26c; Chile, 16o lb; hothouse
lettuce. U.2SWl.b0 box: head let
tuce, 6o doten; cucumbers, . hothouse,
13 dosen; radishes. 26o dos. bunches;
erffnlfliir 90n Ih relrv. S4.bOr04. . fi :
snrouts. 8H8o lb: a.Daragua. 14o lb;
spinach. 90ciS$l.C0 box.
Oreoerlts, Vats. ZMe.
SUGAR calllornu end Hawaiian-
Cube, ; powdered. 6.tt&; berry, 16.46;
dry granulated, fb.66; XXX gran
ulated, 66.40; conf. A., 16.66: extra 11.,
I&.16; golden U.. 1&.0&; L. yellow,
14.96; beet granulated, $6.46; bar
rels, 16c; half barrels, JOc; boxea, 660
advance on sack oasis
(Above prices are 69 days net cash
auotanone.;
muhi!i-ii,i9 per crate.
COi'fc'EE Paokage brands, HISS
1 1.
SALT Coarse Half around. 100s.
616.6V per too: 60s. 114.00; table, dairy
sua, iiy.uv; ivus, fis.Tft; oaies. i.u;
lOOs!
importea Liverpool, sua, iiv.vs
)S. IKv.l
119.00; 4s. 18.00; extra fine varrela. la
ft. 1 a. . iht in. . 1 i....
Is and 10a, 64.60O6.60; Liverpool lunis
ock, 120.60 per to; 60-lb rock, $16.41,
ilMla. 116.00.
(Above prices' apply to aales of less
than car lota. Car Iota at aiDeclaJ riricaa
subject to fluctuations.;
HICK Imperial Japan, No. L to; No.
2. 6ttf'6fcc; New Orleans, head, 7c;
Alai. 60: Creole. (Vo.
BEANS Small white, 14.26; large
white, 64.10; pink, 4.iu: bayou, (2.90
Umaa. 68.60: Mexican reds. 4Uo.
NUTS Peanuta, Jumbo, 'ic per lb;
Call-loerTb" JaDaneie. 6i6vi
JeJ ,. wViaut5 dalifort,
111..1 .1. m m, . .
lb; roasted, to
be: roasted. IH
tliforbla. ie er 10:
fine nun, 16c per lb; hlcnory nuts,
0c per lb; bra ill nuts. 16o per lb; fil
berts, loo per id; zancy pecans, ikvsuo
per lb: kimonos, no.
Heats, rish and frovislona.
JJRLjiLO MEATS Front alreet
llogs. fancy. 7 We lb; ordinary, 7c;
large, SQKc; veal extra, c per
lib: ordinary. Hti9c per lb; neavy
itra per i ". ". f m.
SDI'lna 1' -11 . liitlOC
HAMS, BACON. ETC. Portland pack
(local) hams, 10 to li Jba., lzfeo per ib;
14 to is ma., 12c per 10; is to zv ibs..
lie; breakiast bacon, lftttwzzo pr
lb: Dictlca. tlo per id; cottage roil, l'jo
per lo: regular short clears, smoked.
lie per lb; unsmoked, lUo per lb; clear
backs, unsmoaea, ivc: smokea, lie;
Union butts. 10 to lto lb; unsmoked,
12o per lb; smoked, 13o per lb; dear
bellies, unomokea, liitto per lb; smokea
13o per Ib; shoulders. 10c; per lb;
1V4? per lb; shoulders. 10c;
picauea tongues, iuo oaca.
LOCAL LAKU Kettle leaf, 10s. 12V6o
pu-io. tins, no
It's, ll Ho per
coamounu. IDs.
v per to.
mbm kock coo, iz c lb; tiounders.
6o per lb: halibut 6 it Go per lb: strloed
bass, lku per lb; catfish, 11c per Ib, sal
mon, cninoon. izo lb; steeiuead. no
per lb; irosen, c; herrings.
c lb; soles, io lb; ahiimps, luc pr
lb; perch, 6c per Ib; tomcod, 11c per Id;
loDsiers, 2Do per id.; iresn mackerel. Dc
per lb: crawfish, 2oc per doxen; stur
geon. 12o per lb; black bass. iiOo per
lb; silver smelt. 637o per lb; Columbia
Binelt 3c; black cod, 7o lb; crabs.
$1.00411.60 dozen; ahad, 10c.
OYH TUKB--Bboaiwater bay. per gal
lon. $2.60: per 100-lb sack, $6,00; Olym
nla, per gallon, 82.40; per 100-lb sack,
$6.00 96.60; Eagle, canned. COc can; $7
dosen, eastern in shell, $1.76 per Hun
dred. CLAMS Hardshell, per box, 82.46;
raxor clams. 12. ou per box: lOo per dot.
Paints. Coal Oil. Bta.
ROPE Pure manlla, 13c: standard.
imo: aiaaL 9c; L li. sisal. bic.
Coal Oils-
iron Bbis. Cases. Wood Bbi.
Water White
.11
16 o
Pearl Oil
180
21o
280
31o
12o
livio
18
rr," , 4.V
nitana
W"l4i
rcr"
Extra Star
Claaollno
Iron Bbis- Cases.
V. M. and P. Naotha ...,12c 19e
Red Crown Gathollne ...16V,o 23o
Motor Gasoline .16o . 28c
86 per cent Gasoline ...80 o 87 o
No. 1 Engine Distillate. .10 o 17 o I
BENZlr.E 86 deg.. cases, 26c per gal
Iron bbli 230 ner ttaL
TURPENTINE In cases. 72c par gal:
wood bbis, per gaL
LINSEED OIL Raw, bbis B2c cases
68c; boiled, bbis 64c, cases 60c a gal;
lots of 260 gallons lo leas.
WHITE LEAD Ton lois. 7 fee ner lb:
600-lb lots, 8c par lb; less lots. 8&
WIRE N'AILS Present basis at 8t.lt.
. Boston Copper Market.
(Furnished by Overbeck VCooke Co.) i
jwosion, Marcn i. close:
Adventure ... 1
Greene 8
Aiioues ...... Z7
Michigan
10
Atlantic . .... 9
Cop. Range ..82
Mohawk .
No. Butte ..
Nev. Con . .
Groux . . .
Old Dom. .
Butte Coala
United . . ..
Trinity
Parrot'.. ..
...49
...63
uaiy w est. ... a
Dom. Cop 2
C, Ely 8
Osceola. 66 -
Qulncy 83A
Tamarack .,..60
Utah ...89
Victoria ..... J,
...11
...3
...67
.-.20
... 4
...13 !
...17
Nipplaslng .
... 6
Gold Hill ... B
Northwest Crop Weather."
' Western Oregon and Western Waah.
ington Fair toniprht and Friday; light
frost tonight; easterly winds.
Eastern. Oregon, Eastern Washington
and .Idaho Fair tonight with fretalna
temperatures; Friday fair and warmer..
FEAR TO
TACKLE WHEAT
Show No Disposition to Sel
the Market With Liver
pool Going typ.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET,,
Ooen. rin Mnr.lt nln
?!?
Chicago. March 18. To the credit of
the bears It may be said today that they
kept their hands fairly off the market.
although at times there was a dianoat.
tlon among some of the radicals, to put
the market down. The market opened
a Higher for May and July, the for
mer going to 6o and the latter to lOHtt.
The closing was at MHe and JO Tic re.
spectlvely, and a net loss for May and
juiy or no to HC
Liverpool opened & above the final
of ypaterdny, and closed with a further
gain of ttd. The strength of the for
eign trading and buying at Interior
points here kept the market afloat dur
Ing the remainder of the day.
Cora and oats trading was bullish,
with higher prices ruling all through
the day. Provisions were rather dull,
though steady. Prlcea fluctuated but
little for the day.
(Range by Downlng-Hopklna Co.)
WHEAT.
May
July
BEARS
, Open. High. Low. Close.
.. n S n h
.. 90 l 90 I0T4
CORN.
.. 67S M tt lIVs
., H H SH
OATS.
.. El 4 Bt It ItH
.. 414 47 4U 47T
MESS PORK.
..1260 1180 USB 1169
..1286 1295 1276 1292
May
July
May
July
July
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Dull Market Rules All Day Prices
Are Held Firm With Some Rise.
New York. March 19. Trading In the
stock market lapsed back Into extreme
dullness today. There was a good
showing of strength In practically every
Issue, this tone .continuing up to the
close. Sales up to noon reached 146,600
shares. 1 p. m. 418.400 shares and at 2
o'clock the totala were 493.000 shares.
A feature of today s strength waa
continuation' of the low money rate.
falls ruling as during the past two
weeas.
Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co.
DESCRIPTION.
Arual. Copper . . .
Sugar
Col. Fuel dt Iron.
Brooklyn
feopte a ias . . . .1
U. 8. Steel, com.,
do preferred . .
Atchison m
K. tO.
Canadian, Pacific.
t. A N
CI JO
Missouri Pacific.
i-ennsyivania
Reading
Rock Island .
do pfd
So. Pacific . . .
St Paul
U. Pacific . . .
Am. Smelter .
do pfd
N. Y. Central
N. Pacific . . .
Anaconda- ...
G. Northern .
8oo. c
So. Railway ..
Wabash, pfd.
C. & O
Am. Loco. . . .
Cotton Oil ...
Fed. Smelter .
Norfolk
Ontario
Total aales I2.00 shares,
Money, high 2 per cent low 1 per
cent, closed 1 per cent.
Crops Are Firmer.
London. March 19. Cargoes firmer;
California, prompt shipment, 36s 3d;
Walla Wall prompt shipment, 36s;
British country markets steady; French
opuntry markets quiet.
Tacoma Wheat Market.
Tacoma. March 19. Wheat export
club. 82c; bluestem, 84c; red, 80c.
f t y 4
- : ; S
6H 67 Vit 65 67
119H120 11H 119
19Vs 19 19 19
46 TH 46 47
68 Vi 6H 88 88
88 83 32 33
97 97 96 97
72 72 72 73
804 60 79 80
146 145 146 145
16 16 16 16
98 $6 9 9
88 88 87 87
UirU 1 M 1 (If 1 1 1 4 1i
IlAO'7 lJQt lJ6J7sj ii07- i
IS 26 I
73 73 72 78 I
118 119 117 118
122 123 121 123 I
I .OIJ ,417 dfll 1
'ii iy'iaail uu aim.!
124 126 124 126
37 37 86 37
120 121
102 104 102 104
11 12 11 12
16 16 16 1
29 .29 27 29
26 26
27
70
62
32
2 '
F" V " T0r7refKltWYp JF VNX reRCY.WflE STEERING, HER I I ,A ) PERCY HAU-flOOM J f. "SS ft J , VV '
VV SrrKoveI YO Im&HT INTO THE SHORE? OH WHY? tY) t THERC 7 4 'lN"'
, W5P irf? Xmvkyh
jI
KILLERS RUSH
: TO HOG'S AID
Are Willing to Support the
Market HereTop Price
Stiff at $5.50.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogg. Cat tin h,.n
fuuar ,
907
906 121
1906 308
28
39
26
131
Portland Union Stockvarda. March 19
-The tone of the hog market is improv
ing and tD values are stiff at lit la
Packers say their attitude toward .hn.
rers Is entirely misunderstood and that
hey are quite willing to pay all the
market affords at all times. In any
event they are quoting practically an
advance of 26o over former flrurea t.
day with the probability of still furth-r
increasing tne value if the present ten
aancr or tne eastern market to advance,
continues.
There were no arrivals In either ho.
esttle or sheep In the yards today be
cause of the condition of the railroads,
fknothar blockade on the O. R. A N. bc
ng reported. All markets are quoted
with a firm tone at unchanged values
because or tne lack or arriva Tndav
a- few head of horses put In appearance.
a year ago an lines were unchanged.
Official yard values:
Hogs Best stuff. 36.2606.60: Hook
ers and China fats, ; block. 36.26
Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers,
11 HA maHlnm . I AAaj .1. !. .
, l M . v ,.v m . v , urn i i vil
and heifers, 33.6003.76; medium cows.
56.OOV3.86; PUllS, 52 353.00.
bheeo Best wethers. 18 Tit m s ne
. i. i. ::t:::'
lamue, j.iw.tu; ewes, ss.v
.00G6.60;
mixed. it.ooQis.BO.
ACTIVE CATTLE MARKET.
Prlceg Show Geneml Improvement
la Average Sales in the Kant.
Chicago. March 19. Hogs. 29.000: cat
tle. 6.000: aheeD. 10.000. Hogs are steadv
st yesterday's average. Left over yes
terday, 8.300. Mixed. 14 60(94.92; good
heavy. 64.60 04.96; rough and heavy.
4.0fP4.T0: light, 1.6U .&2.
cattle strong.
Sheep Steady.
Kansas City. March 19. Hogs.
9,000;
cattle. 8,000; sheep, 8.000. .
Omaha. March 19. Hogs. 12.000: cat
tle, 1.000; sheep, 4,000.
Cattle Market active. Native steers,
34.6004.15; cows and heifers, $3.00
6.26: western steers. 88.605.40; Texas
steers, 38.00 3.36; cows and heifers,
32.6004.80; fanners, 82.36(3.26; stock-
ers and readers, 93.005.00: calves,
$3.00fJ6.00; bulls and atags, 63.0094.60.
Money and Exchange.
London, March 19. Consols. 87d:
liver, 26d; bank rate, 3 per cent.
New York. March 19. BterllngAx-
change, long, 54.84; short, 64.87; inver
bullion, 66 Ho.
nan Francisco. Marcn i. sterling
exchange, 60 days, 34.81; sight
64.66; sterling exchange; documentary,
4.bi; transrera, teiegrapnio, d per
cent premium; sight. 2 per cent
m
Xorthweat Bank Statement.
PORTLAND.
Clearings today 61.162.042.20
Tear ago 1,136,081.69
Balances today Jl.it7Z.61
Year ago 120,866.43
SEATTLE.
Clearings
Balanoea
.61.083.211
83.401
..3706.089
.. 170,024
TACOMA.
Clearings
Miances
GET CREAM READY
FOR STRAWBERRIES
Strawberries 76 cents a pound. 4
That's the quotations ruling In 4
the retail markets today. The
season for strawberries opened
quickly this morning when two 4
crates were received by Page & 4
Son, a local commission house, 4
from Florin. At wholesale the 4
fruit- sold at 46 centa a pound 4
or $6.75 per crate of 15 boxes. 4
The fruit waa In excellent condl- 4
tlon for first arrivals. Ship- 4
menta are expected here almost 4
every day from California. Thla 4
year's prospects are said to be 4
excellent there.
The
Ban Francisco. March " Jl. Last
night s cloalng prlcea:
GOLD FIELD DISTRICT. ,
Sandstorm fie, Red Top Ext 120, Ce
umDia hi. lie. jumDO a,xt. on
vae Plrk lin. Rlaak Rutte Ret la. At
Isnta 24o. Oreat Bend 47. Florsnee
i4.15, Dlam. 11. B. Cons, 16c, comb,
fraction 75tt, F. Mohawk 20c, Lou VM
on 4e. Yellow Tiger 14c. Yellow Rom
Ic. Qoldf. Cons. 38.10.
TONOPAH DISTRICT.
Ton. Nevada 16.86, Ton. Montana
!1.70, MacNamara 40c, Ton, Belmont
1.30. Ton. North Star lto, Jim Butler
230.
MANHATTAN DISTRICT.
Granny 6c. Jumping Jack 3c.
SCATTERED DISTRICTS.
Nevada Hills 32.80. Pittsburg Silver
reax ii.xo. nagiea- jsest inc.
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SPOKANE MIXING EXCHANGE.
Sales of Panhandle Are Quite Heavy
Transactions In Others
(Furnished by Downlng-Hopklns Co,
members Spokane mining exchange).
Spokane, Wash., March 19 Sales were
quite liberal In mine ahares today, Pan-
handle snowing tne largest volume.
Official prices:
Bid. Ail
Alax 10 1
Alameda 3
A I ham bra 6
Alberta Coal Coke 16 8
American Commander .... 4
Bell 6
Bullion 4
Charles Dickens 18 1
Canadian Cons. Smelter . . 88
Copper King 8
Dominion copper zvu so
Evolution 1
Echo 1
Galbralth Coal 20 2
Gertie 4
(lrinhv flmntter 1ft
lleula 300 44
Happy Day 4
Ho den Oold it Cod 2
Humming Bird 7
Hypothecs 1
Idaho Oiant 5
International C. at C 73 7
Kendall 100 in
Lucky Calumet 14 2'
Missoula Copper 7 1
Mineral Farm
Moonlight
Nabob
Nine Mile
O. K. Cons
Oom Paul 6 7
Panhandle Smelter 4
Park Copper 1 3
Rambler Cariboo 28 28
Reindeer 2 8
Rex (14 to 1) 10 20
Sonora 2 8
Hnowshoe 10 11
Snowstorm 168 170
Sullivan 1 1
Sullivan Bonds 67
Stewart 60 100
Tamarack & Ches 85 100
Wonder 1 2
TODAY'S SALES.
1,000 Gold Bullion at 24c. 2.000 Gold
Bullion at 27c. 1.000 Humming Bird at
7c, 1,000 Humming Bird at 7c, 2,509
Nabob at 4c. 6,000 O. K. Cons, at lc.
1,000 Panhandle at 6c. 3.000 Pan
handle at 6c. 2,000 Panhandle at 6c,
9,600 Panhandle at 6c, 8,000 Pan
handle at 6c, 1,000 Panhandle at 6c,
6.009 Panhandle at 6c 1,000 Snowshoe
at 10c.
Xetallno and Idaho Stocks.
Mammoth. Morning and American
Lead stocks are the beat buys on the
market. Morning-Mammoth concentrat
or stock guaranteed 24 per cent divi
dends. The L. Y. Keady Investment
company, 337-39 Chamber of Commerce.
1 m a
E6GS ARE NOTCH UP
IN FRISCO MARKET
San Francisco, March 19. Wheat
No. l California club, per cental, 11.67 H
01.66; white milling club. $1.2
167: white Australian. $1.7141.72 :
northern bluestem. $1.62 1.67 ;
northern club, $1.67 01.62 ; Inferior
grades of wheat, $1.35 $t 1.60.
Barley No. 1 feed. 51.35 481.40. with
some fancy at $1.38; common to fair,
$1.27 1.32; brewing, at San Fran
cisco, 61.40 4? 1 .45; brewing and ship-"
ping, at Port Costa, 11.4001. 45; cheva
lier, $1.65Zf 1.85. according to quality.
Potatoes Lompocs, $1.10(91.60 per
centnl; Oregon Burbnnks. 85c$1.00;
river whites, fancy, 60 Q 76c; early rose,
$1.25gl.35; river reds, $1.8691.40;
sweet potatoes, nominal, per crate; new
potatoes, 5 6c per pound.
Onions Oregon yellow, $3.8606-60;
eastern, $3.35 3.60.
Butter Fresh Call fornla 'extras, 22c;
firsts, 22c; seconds, 20c; fresh pack
ing stock. 18c.
Fresh Eggs Extras, 17c per doten;
firsts, 16c: seconds, 15c; thirds, 140.
Cheese, New California flats, fancy
llc per pound; firsts, lOr-o; seconds,
10c; California Young America, fancy,
Hallroom Boys
Diamonds and vanity usually go hand
In band.
One of the vainest, the flashiest, and
perhaps the most veneered man who
has ever visited Portland waa at one
of the hotels today and he waa all In
his glory atruttlng and making motion
With hie hands to bring about the dis
play of his diamonds and to cast their
scintillating rays within the eyes of
all who came within his shsdow.
v On a finger of the left hand of the
diamond wearer waa a stone ss big as
a prise winning gooseberry. Since Buy
ing the big diamond the man has be
PLEASE NOTE THIS HEAD CONVEYS ;'
NO IDEA OF WHAT FOLLOWS IT
New York has Its Flatlron building.
around which the wind sweepa and
plays pranks which are not pleasing in
the least to the women. The breexes,
It seems, have a tendency to raise bits
of paper, skirts, anything .Whlcn hap
pens In its path. .
Washington, has Ms draughty Wash
ington monument. Chiacgo lis State and
Randolph windy corner, and Portland
well, Portland breeies at Third and
Washington streets today ' were pos
sessed of a Flatlron tendency.
The aun and the bargain sales or
GIRL LED TO SUICIDE
BY BASKETBALL CRAZE
Sets Fire to Grandmother's Home,
Steals $300 and Goea on
Trip.
Fort Plain, N. Y., March 14. Elal
Kimball, a 17-year-old girl, ended a
brief career of crime early today In a
tragic way when she swallowed a large
quantity of strychnine. She died a few
minutes after taking th poison. It la
believed the girl was mentally deranged.
On the night of February 27 she set
fire to the home of her grandmother.
Mrs. Charles Neins. with wn am sne naa
ll.ut til vmrm ar,A purine thn e-
cliement which followed took $300 from
the house and disappeared.
Ijiit night ah returned nome as sui-
denly as she went away. She told hr
frrandmother that she had been travel
ng around this section of the state
since her disappearance, devoting al
most all her time to watching basket
ball gamea, of which ahe was exceed
ingly fond.
She had witnessed gamea In Syracuse,
Elmlra and Oswego, ahe said. Of the
money which she took away only $61
remained. She also had two rings which
ahe had purchased during the past few
days. Early today the grandmother was
aroused by groans coming from the
girl's room and found Elale dying. 8he
had swallowed 45 grains of strychnine.
NO PRACTICAL GAIN IN
SOLIDIFYING HELIUM
Sir William Ramsay Says Prof.
Ohnes Merely Has Developed
a Chemical Curiosity.
London, March 16. The announcement
by Professor Kamerllngh Ohnes of
Ltyden that he had succeeded in con
verting helium Into a solid created great
Interest In the British scientific world,
though there was nothing like a sub
stantial agreement on the part of the
scientists that the Leyden professor's
achievement is of great moment.
Professor Ohnes in his telegram to
Professor Dewar announcing that he
had solidified helium said that the last
13 o; firsts, 12c; storage, eastern,
fancy, New York, 17 c; Oregon, 12 c.
Oranges Navels, fancy. $2.00492.26
?er box; choice, $1.6501.90: standard,
1.6001.76; tangerines, $1.508 2.00.
San Francisco Barley.
San Francisco, March 19. May bar
ley opened $1.37 bid; closed. $1.38 M
1.37. December opened at $1.14 bid
and $1.16 asked; closed at $1.14.
Chicago. March 19. Cash barley, 75c
CP 88c
Liverpool Wheat Market.
Liverpool March 19. May wheat
opened at 7s d; closed at 7s d, a net
rise or no over yesterday.
Copyright.
come leTt handed. Air just to present
to view as much and as often as po.
slble the. precious stone which he lm
aglnea everyone envies him for ownlnat. .
Than there were other diamonds In
gn Immense pin In his cravat, diamond
In his ouff buttons, and In his waua
and his fob. .
People around the hotel wher tne
diamond man loafed feasted their eye
Many of them wished that they wera
owners of one of the stones at leasts
but on the other hand tbey thanked
their lucky stars that they war not
running around attracting attention by ,
means of adorning themselves wit
flashy, precious stones Which- so many
people want and so few of them have.
rather the bargain sales and th eurte .
brought out numerous shoppers today.
Most of them, naturally, wero women. .
During tlia day the majority of th
shoppers, at some time or another drift
el around the corner of Third and ...
Washington. ; .
But they dld'nt wait around that
corner long. If they wanted ear. or te
inspect the windows or wait for any
other purpose, they soon changed thoit
minds. i
And It was all on account of th ,
nasty little, mean whirly-whlrly breeteg
which Just wouldn't go away.
evaporating parts showed considered
vapor and the pressure of the air waa
so great that the conversion took Place
without the Intermission of a liquid ,
state.
Sir William Ramsey, with whom I
talked today, aald that the solidifica
tion of helium had no practical valua
whatever and was only to be'renstd
red ss a mere chemical curiosity.
"Prof. Ohnes," said Sir William, ''had
been experimenting with helium for a
long time. I Judge he must have spent
$10,000 on his experiments. He Is to bo
congratulated on hi success, but not
because be has accomplished anything
of great practical value.
"Many years ago Dr. Trovers eom
pressed helium to one sixtieth of 4ts
bulk at Plus fourteen absolute. To hav -
carried his experiments beyond this snd
up to th solidifying stag would have
cost 1600 more. Considering that tha
result was unlikely to give him any
f radical advantage, he want no for
her In his experiment.
"Prof. Ohnes. In his experiments. .
reached the lowest temperature evoi
known. The lowest possible tempera
ture Is 176 degrees centrl grade."
AFTER WOMAN'S RENT; ,
FINDS TENANT DEAD
Collector Breaks Door and Discover
Death Had Preceded Him 4
Several Weeks. ; "
Philadelphia, March 16. Calling to
exact his monthly toll, the rent man
yesterday found that death had been be
fore him when he climbed th rickety
stairway of th house at 1129 Cuthbert
street to the dismal third floor room ot
Mrs. Catherine Cooney.
There was no response to hut rapping
rnd th collector broke down the door.
On the floor, where she had fallen, lay
the body cf the woman. Neither Howard
Williams, of 28 South Eighteenth street
who collects the rent, nor the neighbors
had seen her since January. ;
She had evldenely been dead several
weeks. Four dollars In money and a
pawn ticket for a watch wero found.
Some food was on the table) by her side.
The body was taken to the morgue.
Mrs. Cooney's husband. Frank Cooney,
who has not lived with his wife- for
some time, called at the nolle) station
after the woman had been found. Ho la
a hostler at th Mantua stables, on Laiv
caster avenue. , -
TEDDY WEBB DELAYED,
TOYMAKER POSTPOpiD
MaaaeMMManaassgl
Owing to delayed trains from ' th
south Teddy Webb, leading comedian
with the San Francisco Opera company,
will not reach Portland tonight In tlmo
to have the company open its engage
ment In "Tho Toymaker' at th Helllg.
Rather than disappoint tho many '
friends of Mr. Webb In Portland who
had counted on seeing him. Manager,,
Frank W. Healjf will delay tha first per
formance of "The Toymaker" until to
morrow night. Those holding? seats for 1
tonight's performance can exchange
them for any of the other performances.
'The Toymaker" will be given tomorrow
night Saturday matinee and Saturday,
evening. . - p , fi t i-
1906, by Amertoan-Jomal Xbt amrnar.
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