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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL - 9, 1008. 13 TO DAY'S MARKETS Better Tone Is Prevailing in the LolHl) Flour Market Since the Kcccnt.Kednc tion'in Price Here No Export Trade. X TO GRADE WOOL r.10RE CAREFULLY ! ALASIU IS BUYING ' , ' ' OHEaONXIVESTOCK i 06 Yarious Qualitics'IIaYO Been Too Closely Jlingled Late- fK:iy;Bay Buxers.!,;,' .4 J Ml I Heavy ahlpments Florida tometoea -1 fvj a nr a i saasi . awwef uwaavrve wav Pendjetqn. Or., April .Fif teen carloads of choice eaatern Oregon steers are, being shipped to th ' Alaskan markets tb!t 4 week by J. T. Cor, an lndepend- ant buyer of Seattle. .Threa car 4 'loads are being loaded here and the remainder -will be sent from Ontario. . Thla shipment ta extra, heavy stuff which .has been a-,, lefitedlwltb. cara at an advance over the regular, prlcea by Mr. Cox.' Tba Alaskan market have received several thousand bead f eastern ' Oregon cattle during the paat three years and feeders ' ara now looking to that section 4 for aa outlet for choice stuff,;.' ', ALL BEST ' GO ill 86.25 A BEAR HUG ID JULY OPTION Top Figure Is Only for Best Wheat Tumbles With Sta- .Stuff Cattle Tpne Fifm tistical News Gone Wrong.-' and Unchanged. iTcavy Shipments. Front street features: ' Wool aradeS to. vary, Mohair Ja'eomlng M -';Kgt are holding ateadjr. ' I'oultry slightly weaker. Asparagus Ta down again. ' JL' mi a A 1 1 a rh.nhflrh rnmlnr. tarke run-or oauiiriower, norma firmer. ' Onion market ranging higher. . . , '' . V, . , ' ! wol Orades to Tary Mora. ' , Wool buyers have; felt for several years that .there hat., sot. bean suffl cleat dj crimination between the varl oua grade In the, Faflcjo coast statea d7m.n7. aVaithTougb thaVmirnVtU gffi X'W? ..! valley haa oauaed the trade in general! ' w "Ua wmm.' ' , H to put the new ruling Into effect thla I - trnva i.nr 7.r rim. a.. muoiv, A fewVeara ago Willamette I -fLOPr"al CT0P'. :,"r?v ?"" valley woola were conaldered among the I P," ,V?.V ,k. i .n ViZ iK! but In tha oountrr becauaa of 'their Olum, I 40 lb; 1904 crop. HOIHe lb; A ' - ... 1 i . - i PORTLAMD LIVESTOCK. ' .i i Iloga. CatUa,' 8hep. Totjr .,' . .- It ; . If ioi , it ' ' 10a . : ist 10I , ' lit . .. I4 CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. '.' "' '. t Open, Cloae, April I. July ies i Portland Union fltoekvarda Aorll t. I Tha atrength of tha hog market la Chicago. April I. Recent report, mlied with the heavy ehlpmenta of wheat from the Argentine and the mora favorable cron condltone in tha DENTIST THIEF IIOTTO BE JAILED Belativcs Come to Eescuc : and Charge Against Clyde HiU Is Dismissed. - Oyde 1I11L the dentlat who atola 1110 wortn of clotb xrom the tailoring eaiao llahment of J. C Hhaefer Co. In the Kalelah building, la to eacape punlah ment for hla miadeeda. In tha police court thla morning ueputr uiamct At torney btevenaoa aaked that the felony Obarga of larcen? be dlamlaaed. Altar tn burglary waa aiacovereo and-imported to tha police Itetectlvea Kay and Smith' apent four daya and nignu working on uie caae, Ae a re fornix Touna- America, ltoi flat. 14 41H lb. ... , . ' . POULTRr. . Mixed. Chicken. lie . lio; ranoy nana, iieritHc: rooatera, uid, lllQltc: fryera, M.SOQif.OO do; broll?ra, "I 1 4. 00 0 1.00: (mm. old. iota lb: turkev I aUv. HQ lla per lb: dreaaed. HOlOe lb: aauaba 11.60 doian: Dlceona. 11.11 hi" until at thla time the quaJHy la far inferior to what- It formerly waa. Breeding ebeep for tha mutton market la not the beat thing far tha quality or tpa wool aiinougn anaepmen aay It la the beat foeatble thing for; their pocke-fbooka.. Becauaa of tha greater demand than euppllea af wool in reoent yeara. It. ha bee tba cuatom of the buyer to overlook much of the grading beeaua it one aia not nuy tne otner fellow would. - Now that manufacturer, are demanding tha true worth of their monay ana- laiiat upon getting nne wool whan tber pay a fine-wool prloa, tha buyer and agent in tha weat have been forced to change their tactlca. rtaa Wool Are Short. Thar la quit a oarcity la euppllea vk nne wool a everrwner in tne country. Thla la due to the fact that heeptnen verywhere aeam to be getting Into the mutton market mora and more becauaa of tha high prlcea offered there. For tai reaaon tba production or una qual ity I aaoreaaing' wnu eoaraa graoea ara Increasing. - Even medium grade woola are not ' nearly so -plentiful aa tbev ware a few yeara ago. Manufac turer who are -forced to purchaae thai finer grade, will, no doubt, pay a wmall, premium- for what they , want rather than pay a amaller figure for something they do not and cannot uaa Uuite a lew amaa 101a 01 wool neve in quality but of late yeara tha woola I 0J&J55r' iiLWii7m-.J-; Mn.. ,u tave been 'getting coaraer and coaraerLiJYool10vvll,,n,u H AMt4AlXaa HIDES Dry hldea. llrlto lb; aalt, ;y"i a-" 12.BOOa.OO: etaaa. Il.eofift.00, SSSiut , lb buU Shwp - Beat ' wetheVaT ll.7 00i ,H,2l.a2.1S,..-- -w aprlng Umba, weighing i pounda. T.d ESPBIONS-- Jhearing. llOMo i.oo; awaa. fl.O0t.aPOj mlied, (1.000 if .'!10??.. wJ?0:.ile91i "'i I.S0; yearllnga If fat. $J.00. greater aa tha light - aupplle continue I aouthweat, coat tha July delivery nearly norm a no Kmi nviuinn www wi wmm.- ern quotatlona la a factor which la put- .Jill. iu IIP ki mmrRvl lllBIIVr, w valuea ara firm at - for beat atuff, the low price being, entirely wined out ?'hla it really an advance of 16o over prmer quotatlona beoauae moat of the aaifta haa neretoror been maae ai ae.iv. cattle are very Arm printed with nom ara quoted Ukewli A year aco today Arm at unchanged value. ornciaj yard prirea:1 Iloga Beat atuff, t.dO0.l; tock era and China fata. $S.7I.00; block, 6.78oi00. ' CatUe Select eaatern Oregon ateer. 15.16; fancy. 16.00; , medlirm, f 4.60O 4.75; beat coWa and helfera. t4.00t 4 ft; medium cowa. II.60W1.7I; bulla, auit of their inveaticatlona Dr. HIU waa arreated and finally oonfaaaed. lie told tha detectlvea when, u nad cached the stolen aood In a carpenter ahon In t'lrat atreet. Sine the arreit of Hill hi. rela- tlvea bava been active In hla behalf. Tha etolen good a were returned to Shacfer Co.. and in addition a check for 180 waa given the firm to relm buraa it "for auch of tha atolen sonde y wheat a had been dlapoaed of by Hill. The .SlTal'vala3 ttn forabl. orrVum.Unwa wlih May hav- to bV mlnal arrivala Bheep ing 4 fraction to lta credit Liverpool motion w?I.u .r1r.t. were fi1"1 nr "trong, but loat aoma of tha po a wImIL' ' " tha advance before tha oloae. It ended end to the day with a net gain of Ud. Wheat weakneaa forend th in other pita and corn, oata and provlaiona TT i f f.0.011 ,ow,r w,th trading ex- fviuvi uuaa HOGS STRONGER IN EAST. Market Is 6c Illfffaer With ftoeelptsl Bmau vuwr juine r aToraoie. ood. aOeOIl eachl lona wool Itafl ll.tl oach. . TALJyOW prima f IB. 3a04a: No I and ere". lOIHo. ... CHITTIM BARK 44Hc rralt and TarnaUaa POTATOE& Select TLc aelUn; bur- In lL'lll...tA .all.. il.i -.. mw cwt: aweeta lV04e: aeed atdek. ktror.g to to higher, Left over ye- f . o. b. Portland. American Wondara terday. t.000. Mixed, ll.JOCB.ZO: heavy. II: Early Boa. $1;. new potatoes ta 'e"i JF.K. ONIONS Jobbln nrice. beat 66.00A I light, 15.60 4.16. CatUa and abeep. 15.25; aeconda, 4.tBe4.I6; garlic, to lb. teady to trnf- . APPLES Select l; rancy. 11.15 O f:, , v "V!1 'vwv' I.tO; choice. MM; ordinary. ILI69 1 i"-' .0; heop. 1.000. vyiiio.iiA AL'i it r.iivs, i uveitis, 1.000 ; cat tie, 1.600; aheep. 4,000. , May July May July Ixw. Cine 1.60. FF REfill , STtTTITS Oranaaa. Il.iSJl 1.76; banana t Ho per lb; orated, to; lemon, tit I.tO box: grapefruit 11.600 1:60; pineapplea, )4t doi: tangerines. $Lf6 a box: atrawberrlea. zto per half DOIOld box. yikuaiAHiKS Turnipa, new, gaeyi vvo, aacg; carrot. oo per acx: Doeta, iid ih per aacai parampa aseoi:cab- baae. 11. 6001.10: tomatoe. California. $2.26; Florida, It; beana, llHt16o; J r.ft: 2 cauuhoVerOregon. JcMl .PeV; ranged from llHo to. 16c; the fatter tqrSllfi mm -ere ii FIHAHCIAL CHANCE Zin quauty. . , ' Sot Aaxlou for Mohair. WhtJO-6f joouraa there will be a de- mas a ror an in monair proaucea in tha aata-of Orearon thla aeaaon. manu facturera ara not nearly ao anxloua to The Blowing down of moat llnea of manufaotorlea haa cauaed a leaser call for mohair "and lta producta and for thl reaaon manufacturers and buyera ara not In a hurry to purchase and fore ' prlcea up on ihemaelvea. Tba railroads have been heavy uaere of mo hair to make their oest aeata out tna number of cara now being built is not oonaiderabla Furniture manufacturera nay the aama condition prevalla In their Una and It la a notable fact that unera of . mohair In the -clothing line have curtailed their outout to a consider able extent because of the lesaer de mand. Sales of mohair in thla market during the past few days have been around 10c and 10 He; the latter seem ing to be the high point at the mo UJCUU roat Street Brief Votes. Staple candlea today ahow an advanco from. He to lc a pound on account of the recent sharp advance in sugar on . ids coast. Florida bell peppera are finding. good demand around 15.60 and 15.75 Tomatoes from the aame place are . In larger, supply with heavier ahlpmenta coming. Price at ft today. Mexican at 11.60. New potatoes are firmer because of the recent frosts In the south. Price here tc and 6c a pound. Old potatoes are steady although the buying la limited. Onions are higher because of the no laal atocks of-Oregon here. - AsDararua ia down another cent pound with larger supplies from, the as -vii a Vt Qnma l. up ill mnrkn a rrtva tnm f' Walla' Walla. Shipments of1 rheubarb will begin from there too within the next few da vs. Egg market is steady with receipts not so heavy. , 1 sen as Co. snowed tne mat arrivals horseradish, 7Hc lb; a doa: tracn onions. 40. do; peppers, bell, 15c; Chile, 16o lb hot house lettuce, 11. 00 1.60 box; head lo-a bushel today during the trading hera The influanca nf th Am- preealon In tb new crop months brought about a setback of May hnl til opiioa i,0".,.nJr.wlth "t father of th young ifaan then promised Jil.li i C """P11 w,th th previous I the dlatrlot- attorney that he would i la ice nia son to Seattle ir tha burriarv , ",.n,Br"M opened under th moat I charge waa dropped. Thla waa acraed in district attorney, and the man ny Denuty Stevenson in polio court thla morning put an to th matter and save Hill hi. UDerty. ' ... ueiecnvea jut and Smith exoresa their dlaaatiafactlon with the manner in which tha case waa dlanosed of. and declare that It la little use for the po lice to expend time and labor In appre hending criminals if there ta tn ha nn prosecution. They declare that If there was a desire on the part of the district attorney or any, other person to ahow leniency to Mill it ebould have taken the form of a parole after he had been tried and convicted of th crime he con feaaed. Hla future liberty would than nave depended upon his good conduct. ror ma purposes or comparison the etectlve point to the case of rimr.o it. nimca. an egg cannier, or good repu tatlon but a Dredlllrtlon for itrnn. drink. On the nlrht of March It Black went Into th office of th La Grande creamery and took 111 from the open are. urn paia nia room rent, accumu lated a "laar." and went back and want to afeen in tha vacant lot adlolnln tha premises ne nan ronneo. When sober Black confessed thaft returned suoh of the atolen money he nan noi pdfjl bdoui Ia. and nlaariari aullty to the charge of larceny. Within two weeks' of tha date nf hla rrim. ha waa on nia way to tne atate peniten tiary at Salem to bea-ln urvln. - .h. tenoe of It months Imprisonment for nia crime, ho had no Influential rrienaa. SrOKAXE MIXING EXCHANGE. (Furnlahed by Downlna-.Hnnkin. rn Bwnf aaininr exchanxe.l ayru . wmciai pricea: Rid AmItmA A lav TAXPAPERS LAST TO BE CONSIDERED Council Spends Time Xrjlng to Shift Its Eesponsibiliy ni. ir . " uniojuayor. Bang by Downlng-Hopkins Ca: WHEAT, Open. High, ih as tH ttH CORN. VA VA OATS. Hi a e lH II H II it 17 14 14 I1H 61 41H 41 1141 1147 1176 1171 EGGS REACH 21 CENTS 11611111 IN THE SOUTH San Franclaco, April --Whst Nft 1 California club, per cental, 1167 f l.46; white milling club, II 62H (7H: white Australian, 11.70-& 172 V northern bluestem, 11. 12 H 1.67 V northern Club. 11.67U iai.S2U : IntVrlnr grades or wbeat I1.J6W1.60. uaney wo. l reed. 1.I61.40. with me iancy'at i.4ZH; some I1.17H01 lltt; common to fair. brewing at San Fran- Ca.?fornlaS0lld-06,;do0.U,0 "rfdSS. b acco"mpl mSch In'the kuhM ;Vd ant iO Ib wlerV 14 60.5 of traniformlngboara into bull or 'inc""i ?Pit ,Dl .A!T' !J-5?I stock market Of course. Erie waj 4.75 crate; cranberries, eaatern. $9.00 10.60; sprouts, I He lb; asparagus, 99 c id; sptnacn, oo dox; rnuDaro, iz.zc box. I Cisco. I1.42H01.47H: brewlna and i .mat. California sh pplng at Port Coata. I1.4O01.4S; che- Alhambra New York, April 9. liar rl man la again the hero of the hour In financial circles and his financing of the Erie on the VU?.VV J aSS?SLlH.Xo Alberta Coal Coke stock market. Of cnuraa. Erie waa thaH .."VV..r."'S . . J' ' -. A". commander Pi2feS.l. WwL'L'A-K Ptf stock. No. 'l. 18Hc;o.I. ite. SSWiob uw jriio iv ui u,i.v.j mi .no i rean exra (Der oosen) Kxtraa. zic: -... m-i..-. . WMJl?t '? hevX .V oro of th rata 17Hc; seconds. ItHc; thirds, 16c; Can Cons Smelter' ' ' others. Erie closed at I7as compared dlrtlea, No. 1. 16c; No. 17 14c. CoLr KlnV " w"h.1,-."ter.da-..: . I :! cheeae (per oound) California Donfi0 connaV :.': ,uot.tortC M B't wlirtSrilK'l.li-'pet gfeES-atSra? 6 ft?ifc!Ll ??! Rnga by Downlng-Hopkins company: o0.llt: JS'Jtt. ' ' 1 1st at - w 1 l J l lu l I 1 I V-, a- W IK 6 Me nAiaT-wMrBrSnmi i sTTOuno. iqdv i vmmmmuma..., i a n i i tUOV4A ,I4V11 I O I I I fTiZ. toa lii.oo flt.lv par ton: 10a. 11400; table, dairy ivva, aiata; naiea. ii.aa; too. la lumf vwa . v, wwa f,. Imported Liverpool, 10a, tlu.oa: -u 119.00: 4a 1100: extra fine arrela, ta and 10a. $4.6006.60: Liverpool lui (Above Drica oddIv to aalea af leaa than oar lota Car lot at special prices suujecc 10 riunua.uooa tticiv imperial japan, jvo. 1, so; Ma neaa, 1. tuoiko AJax, 60; Creole, t& tnbJ.no amaii New Urleana 7c; white. 14.15:- larre white. 14.16: Dink, ts.85: bavou. 11.86: iiimti, o.bd; anexican reas, 10. NUTS Pcanuta J una 00. lc par lb; Virginia. 6c per lb; roasted, to 1st Paul U. Pacific ... Am. Smelter N. T. Central N. Pacific ... Anaconda . . . Southern Ry. Aiual. Copper IV. UTVI LWUS It. Ill I DUK.l ...... a ock, 110.10 par to; tO-lb rock. I1S.M; ( Colo: F. A I... 100. $11.00.. I Brooklyn . ... People's Oas . U. S. Steel, c... do pfd. ..... Atchlaon B & O. Can. Pacific .. Erie , L. 4k N. ...... Mo. Pacific . . , Tt . .. 1 I - t.ar IK. ' Maail rmui.jinui. . par lb; Japanese, IJ4 OIHc; roasted. IH 552,n.s, ' 'J. ' per lb; wainuta, CalTforila. la w lb; ??lt 5 ,nd pin nuu, eo per 10; nicaory ami lOo per lb; brasl nuu. 16c per lb; fil berts, lto per lb; fancy peoana 16 0ive per in; atmonaa, iso. Maatav MU and ProTlaioBa. DRa.SSEO MEATS Front atreet Hoga, fancy, 7H08c lb; ordinary, 7c; large, 66c;' veal, extra, 9o Pr Qreat Northern In- , ordinary. lUo nar lh- haavv I . 7 ratio Der lb: mutton, fancy, lie Der.lb.: ViiKit. or uregon noinouse j cucumoers . mis 1 tsprmg num. nunt, iR t nM morning. Came from Oregon City and HA Alb, UaIXiA, aJTC Portland pack xm Loco wre far superlor-te- California -or-1111-K106 ham, -10 to 12 lba, 14H per lb,; c & 0 nols stock. Sold at $2.26 and Jft.60. Ll4 to 16 lba, 14o per lb.: 18 to 20 lba. Metronolitan ... Desnlt the fact that tha lorttl mar-II4c; breakfaat oacon, 4H0I2c per1Bmuir nfd ket Is overloaded with Oregon -caull- lb; picnics. lOo per lb; cottage rolL Ho Cotton Oil ...... flower of superior quality several Front lb; regular ahort cleara smoked. 11 Hoi pj. Smelter ... street firms continue to discriminate per lb; unsmoked. 10HO per lb; clear NrnrrAiir arainsi me nomavroouct and are orinr- 1 oacaia, unamuaeo, ic amuaea. lino nnt.rin ing in supplies irom iaiirornia. u uiuu uu .., v u .u u, uiunutN, Small fish, remain very scarce and lid per lb; smoked. Ho per lb; clear high. bellies, unsmoked, llo per lb; smoked, .Front street sells at the following 14c per lb; shoulders, llo per lb; price. Those . paid shippers ara leas pickled tongues, 7Uo oacb, per lb; 6s, 12 Ho ' er lb; 60-lb Una 12 Ho par lb; steam rendered, 10s, 11 lio per lb: 6s. llo per-lb: comoound. lba. c per 10. ' riftti npex cea, nvo id; flounders, So cer lb: halibut S06O ner lb: atrlnad basa ltu per lb: catfish, llo oar lb: sal mon, chlnook, 12 Ho lb; steelhead ( ) r - id; iroaen, - so; nernnga. o 5 F Q 0 aT 2 : 1 i : 7 68H i tH 69l4 . 1244 lit H 124 1204 . 28 14H 2$H 24H . 4 47H 4H 4H . 8H MH . 12 24H 81 14H . 98H 99 98H 98V . 71 H 7M 76H 7CH . 84 U 88H 84H . 1B6H158H 165 166 . 14H 17 1H 16 . 99 99H S H . 44H 4H 44H 45 , 118 118 114 117H . 105H 106H 104 10 , 15 16 16 15 ..74 74 78 74 118 119 118 118 127 128 121 128 9 70 68 70 98 99 98 98 127 128 127 128 18 88 17 88 14 14 14 14 114 r. 125 If Jl 14 J 1 In i 4 a at llllt HIT, iu liioij 202 21 28 28 45 82 82 82 25 26 26 28 91 96 96 96 :::::::::: ?I 64 "3i eastern reds, $3.0003.60. Orsnres (per box) 12.0002.1a: choice. II. ard. $1.3501.76; tangerines, z.vv. iNaveis. r.ncv choice, $1.7602.00; atand- 11.600 NEVADA MINING STOCKS. San Franclaco. Anril 9. Laat nfo-ht'a ciuBiiig prices: International C. ft C. Iucky Calumet . . . Missoula Copper . . Mineral Farm .... Moonlight . Nabob Nine Mile ........ O. K. Cona. Oom Paul panhandle Smelter Park Copper namDier-cariDoo . Turmoil, and strife broke out lit tha city eouncll yesterday afternoon whan Mayor Lane'a communication regarding the expenditure of $4,000 for tb pur chase of underground cable waa read. The meaaage advised the oounc.llmen to compel the Pacific Statee Teleohone company to donate the cable to the elty in aornraance wun the provlalena or lta franchise. Thla called forth a dlacua. slon which extended back Into past his tory regarding the purchaae of $10,900 worth of cable tha rnananalhllltv for which th eounoll la trying to fix upon the mayor while the mayor places the responsibility upon the council. Counollmen Bennett Cellara and Will. cnarged tne mayor with responsibility In the matter while Councilman Vauahn and Mayor Lane replied. At tlmea sev eral were on their feet at the aame time shouting at the top of their volcea while Mayor Lane waa pounding with tha gavel so hard that tha worda of the speakers could not be distinguished. For a time It looked aa If the council hsd resolved Itself into a "roughhousa" and tha apeotatora enjoyed the affair im mensely. An Talk lag- At Oaoe. Bennett Cellars and Wills contended that It was the duty of tb mayor to Inspect tha conditions and requirements of the varloue franchises and report to the council with auch recommendations aa he thought compatible with hla find- mil. Cellars read a section of the city charter which requires the mayor to Investigate all franchisee and report 10 in council in nia annual meaaage. Cellara contended that the mayor had not done so. Wills held the mayor to blame alto gether. II aald that the mayor waa paid to know whether the franchises were being violated and tell the conm-ll of auch violatlona All the time Willa waa talking Mayor Lane was poundlnc ror oraer ana wins n to sit down. Mayor Lan rcnlled to the charrea made agatnat him and contended that he had Informed the councilman. The meaaage which cauaed all th trouble xouowa: Pats It XTp to Council. "To tha Honorable City Council Qen tlemen: At th beginning of the Dree ent year some $4,000 waa appropriated by your honorable body to be expended for th purchase of underrround cabla to be uaed In connection with the fire- alarm ayatem of this city. The city Is In urgent need of these supplies at thla uma mere is a clause contained in the grant of the Paclflo Telephone A Tele graph company which veata in tha elty council me authority to compel said company to Install such wires as may De neceaeary to operate the fire-alarm mette, the sailor who fell from the li 1 der leading to the Trench haik Mai, chael de lavout Monday nlwht ami calved fatal Injurlea, waa held this morn ing from St. Mary'a Cathedral, 'i ,a cap tain a of th French harks Molier ami Marechael da Devout attended, hav. A. E. llernays represented the Seamen's InsUtute. A beautiful wreath waa pre sented by th mission. Interment mas at Mount Calvary cemetery. The French vs. sol a In the harbor displayed flaga at half roast today In respect of the dead. - The ataamer Alliance arrived at nnoit today from Coos bay, bringing 40 paa aengars and an ordinary freight cargo. Sh will "leave for Coos bay Saturday night Th officers report a very plena ant voyage, fin weather having pre vailed all th way. , , , , - r '' , ' .Steamer Teal to ft tart Oat Soon, At ft meeting held yesterday afternoon by th directors of th Opem River , Transportation company It waa decided to place th rebuilt ataamer N. Teal In commission between Portland and Big Eddy, above The Dalles, aa soon as possible. Arrangements for landing privileges at this end of th Una agent and other quest! on a war not fully U tied.- . . . . - ' WMat Rail Road Bonds Pay ayatem of thla city after your honorable body givea said company 90 to do ao. I would respectfully auaaeat GOLD FIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm 81c, Red Top Ext 16c, Co- Rex (16 to 1) lumbla Mt. 12c, Silver Pick 20o, Black gonor"i Rlltta Ext. 3c A tlanta lln sHntrf... ! SnOWShOO $4.80, DIam. B. B. Cona. He, Comb. now,torm lt.iivil V 11 . . . A" , A VUi IVCU SI ILL I ... . 26o. Lou DUlon 4o. Yellow Tla-r ltn. wuuivan Bonus rymm . r n m - , H . mra , uiui. vxina, to. i. TONOPAH DISTRICT. Ton. Nevada 17.15. Ton. Montana $1.76. MacNamara 18c Ton? Roimnnt 11.10, Ton. North Star 11c, Jim Butler SCATTERED DISTRICTS. Pittsburg Silver Peak $1.06. Eagles' Neat 16c. larg. regular commissions: : . Orals, rionx and reed. : GRAIN BAGS Calcutta to; lot"'. amHii Iftis, ivg, WHEAT -Track prices Club, 860; red Russian, 8$o; blueatemK 87o; valley, CORN Whole. ISJ: cracked. 111 toa BARLET-New Feed, fit per to; .ae Total sales. 672.700 shares. Money, high, 2, per cent; low, 1 per cent; ciose, 1, per ceni. COUflTRffifM B) BUTTER fEAKER per owt OATINew-Producera- price N I lobster, llo a .In: solea vo 10: ahrlmna 13a lb: perch, to per lb; tomood. lie per 1 white $17 per. tonj gray, $2 26.60. ..l'uu.nTJTn.r,i. wregon patents, $4.85; atralghts, $3.85: exports. I8.60i9- $1.60; valleyr $4.46y gTaham, s. 14.1?; smelt, (): black cod. .7 o lb: crabs, whole wheat. $4.40; rye, 60s, $6.60; bales $1.0001.60 oaen; shad. 10c ; ;.., v: i.en 110 per id.: per lb: crawfiah, 16o per dosen; atur- f eon, 1x40 per id; Diacx paaa. xoe per b; silver smelt 07o per lb; Columbia VltLL STUFFS Nominal Bran, $2$ ! 17 ton; middlings, $80.60011; shorta oountry. $28.60; city,. i27; chop,' $21024. XT a 1 rrou ui-cra ' price Timothy, niinmnn vniicj. nncj lis: ordin ary. $12.60011; eastern Oregon, $110 17; mUed. $10010.60; clover 110011; train. i-jl joheat, -?); alfalfa, ,l$0 ' ' Bttner, am tad vooitn, . ; BUTTER FAT F. . a b. Portland-' Bweetcream. 26o;. our, $4a : B UTTKH Kxtra fancy frwH ma.i erv..z.Mic: rancv. zbcl onoice..zi.c 1 rean uu .... tOe a pound. . r? .., . ; " Head Llght,y 12o RnnsKTlH ancw r-nAYxM 11 - .. I Rncunii ....... . . ;t CHEESE Full cream. flat,i6015o S!??,al, W, W.v 14 ; p ; ... lb; Young Americaa,-18 c; per lb; Cali-luln 28 - OYSTERS hoal water tat . nap araJ. I ion. az.au. dc ivu-iu aacK.- aa.uui iiirm. i nia, per gallon, aa.iv; par iwo-lD SCR, $l7OO04.tO; Eagle, canned. 10o can; $1 doaen: eastern la shell. 11.71 oar hun dred, ,..'2 - " '' CLAMS Hardshell, per box. . $1.49; raxor clams. $1.00 per box: lOe per do. x- - Potat. coal on. irta . ' ROPE PUre manlla, lie;, atandard. iOI I v. r ... v - s mm . fre.h maokerei, ia nest uutsiae uranas unerea at 25c Eggs Slightly Firmer. HHcslaal, c; L &.laL, ., coai wus ';: " .- ?:, .' -. TwAn Dhl, . tfaaaM TX7A Dk.' Water JVhit 10HOt ... LU9 . V y- a e 1 f7W ?1 SEATTWSPIEIT K0T WOETIi FAt!E VALUE ; 4J;: tLes' of jth Seattle spirit and I e , -, a trifle better and more honest - ) . e business methods are demanded a) vey oy Portland commission men ant) .4.-: Willamette valley skippers who have recently- sold goods to Se-' . attla It is claimed that ! no' ' matter" how I carefully egg ere 4 candled hre the . Seattle re- e cetvera Invariably Jot down ser . 4 I erai doaen "rots" In making -rev .'turns.' Local people are tndig- nant at the treatment and there, 4 is talk of selling no more egg e to the ' north unless the local , e) candling record Is aTccepted. Thlse Is 1 done by every, other market . in the country. - e . f . . 5 'ia' ,;tt.4 'e.i.sIJ.XL is.xtra tar-xi, -a-.-v Qaolln-'j J; si-v't-T j.--.i.,,. V.! Mi and P. Naphtha , ,12 He 19 Red Crow trtSasoUbe . f. .1 6 d 22 2 a Motor Gasoline 16o ' 22c 86 per cent Gasoline i , .,, a $7 He No. 1 Engine Dlatillata. t o fit - Banainu oi in. wi ib Pr B Iron bble lie per gat- - m TUitr&N.1 IN IE In caae. 7Io oar aal: wood bbls, 69o per gat LINSEED OIL Raw, ibls lie, eases 68c; boiled, bble i4o, esaea too a gal; lots of 250 gallon lo less, , . , WHITE LEAD Ton iota 7e per lb; $00-lb lota 8e per lb; less lota $Y wituc maiui Present aaala at II 19. NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT, J Portland.:- r:1-:'": " ; i cvsarlngs today, T., ...,,.$ eoS.OSS.lS i ear aao ... . ... . . 1,432,482.43 Balances today-;, . , v...w.., . K 8,l4T.l4 ear ; .,.,...., ...k"--jJll.KLU Clearings i4i,,, A.J.$ol$.434 Creamery butter was aomewhat weak er today on the hoard of trade, with ex tra fancy outside creamery offered at JEc. Country creamery is accumulating with a larger output, but city cream' eries are still cleaning up. Eggs were fraotlonally firmer, with none offered under 17C However, there were no sales at that price The araln Interests of Portland held a meeting last night at the board of trade and discussed grades and rules under which the tradina on the ex change will be conducted. Hereafter the sessions of the gralnmen will start at 10 o'clock. . 8. L. Kline of Corvallls, president of tne Retau urowers ana Mercnants- as sociation, visited, the exchange today. utter to ouy: 400 caaea eggs, candled, 15c f, o. b. Portland; 100 sacks potatoes, top cwt r. o, p. pomana. i Offer t seU :'-''.'";: 4 -v... Five boxes extra fancy creamery, 'at 17c? lo cases rancy ereamery, at zhoj 10 cases extra fancy creamery at 6cj cases candled eggs, at 176V - ! Board of trade official prices:- f"-' Wheat Club 84c, BuasUn. : 82c, bluestem 17c, valley. fSftj----. w Barley Feed $14.60, t)rewlmr $27, rolled $27028. ' ' Oat--No. 1 ;whlt J2aB0 027,. grey $28. - r ':' '- , .... : ..H-v.-f-- Butter Extra 27c, fancy ; ltd, choice. S6c. . ,.v. Eggs (Loss oft) llHe. i PouKry Mixed , chickens llo, " fancy hens $14014Hc .fryers 20c, broilers 22 026c. , ' " ' ,- , Clearings i4W, ,,.M. ,,.Bi$,434l . , ' ZTZ. . Balances . ..; ,v ; . . , 64,1171 ITukon CJold Share ; : . sEATTi.it Cleartn gs -. ... ... .V.$t,122.t24 Neat York, April 8. Yukon Gold 'on curb: -Open, 4H. high. 4. 175,179 closed 4. lowr 4. BI Manufacture Snrar. Eugene, Or.. April 9. The promotion department of the Eugene Commercial club haa received a quantity of auger uooi aeeu irum ine i-aciric sugar Con a true uon company, wnicn a year ago uuiii a. uib .u(u iiwiory in u-ienn coun ty, California, for the purpose of test ing the anil of Lane county aa to its adaptability to the raising of sugar beeta, and if the test is satisfactory Bitja wm n.L uiict d isaen to induce some sugar beet manufacturer to build a plant in Eugene. The seeds will be distributed among a number of repre- Jiuiiive n&rxaera. Ar- the Will Help Fruit Men. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Walla Walla, Wash., April 8 rangements have been made hv weather bureau here with the local tele- 8 hone manager to give the weather pre ictions by telephone to farmers on tha rural lines. Fruit growing is one of the principal industries of the Walla Walla valley and this, la the critical Mm nf the year for early fruit A system of smudging to prevent frost in the orchards haa been established, and this. with the timely warnings from the weather bureau, will be the means of saving thousands of dollars to tha farmers living near hera Primary Livestock Receipts. Chicaa-o. Anril 9. Recelntif of lin. stock at seven Interior primary markets, during February were 3.680.714 had. Receipts of all classes of livestock for tne xirst two months or the current year totaled s.zio.671 head as com pared with 7,176,17$ head for the same uenoa last year. --: Northwest Crop Weather. Western Oreaon and western Wash- Inirt.n. Pali. InnlvVif with lln.V-. , . except near coast Friday fair, warmer except near coast westerly winds. Eastern Oregon, eastern Washington and Idaho Fair and cooler tonight, with light frost Friday fair and warmer: " Less Cotton Shipped. V.a- ArlHn. Ani-H S Thai- .m RA 000 bales of cotton on shipboard in dif- rerent American norta awaitinar clear ance for Great Britain, which is about zu.uon- paies jess man at tnia Time last rear.- . u . t; . , 'Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool. April 9. May wheat opened at (s lld; closed at 6a 10 d, a gain of d from yesterday. Tacoina Wheat Market, . Tacoma. Anril 9. Wheat Exoort Club, 62c; blueatem, 84c; red. 80c. Stewart Wonder 1 bh Ambergris 21 26 Sales: 1,000 Panhandle, at 6o; 1.000 International C. ft C, at 74c. Vetallne and Idaho Stocks. Mammoth, Morning and American lead stocks are active traders. We will buy any amount of Mammoth, at the mar ket price. The L. Y. Keady Investment company, 137-339 Chamber of Commerce BOSTON COPPER MARKET. (Furnished by Overbeck ft Cooke Co.) uosion, Apru . urnciai prices Adventure .. 1 Alloues 24 Atlantic 9 ntnrham Qft Cel. ft Hec'la..680 CoDDer Ranae 64 Daly West.,. 8 Dom. copper.' z C. Ely 8 Gold Hill. Greene . . . Michigan . Mohawk .. No. Butte. Nevada . . . 8 11 48 63 11 Glroux Old Dom. . . Osceola Quincy Shannon . . . Tamarack . Victoria Winona I . . . , Wolverine .. Butte Coala. United Trinity parrot Nlppisatng . 1 .. 81 .. 11 .. 60 .. .. 6 ..125 .. 20 .. .. 13 .. 17 .. 6 -yW Chicago Cash Barley. Chicago. April 9. Cash barley. 080 73a. , - - '.--'.. - New York Evchange, - CblMM .nrt a Ma T-fc- ' --a. chauge, is pr cent premium, -. . " Argentine Wheat Statistics. New York, April 9.--Exports of wheat from Argentine for last week reached 1.640,000 bushels; corn. 107.000 bushels; oats, 480,000; linseed, 1,686, 000. Argentine visible supply: Wheat 4.800.000 bushels: Increase- 320.000 bushels. Corn 840,000 bushels; unchanged. Oats 1.000.000 bushels: increase. 200,000 bushels. Linseed 2,078.000 bushels; decrease, 875,000 bushels. Average Copper Prices. New York, April 9. .The average price of copper exported from the United Statea during February, as in dicated by tha returns of the depart ment or commerce ana laoor at waan tnnn waa 19a junta a nnimjl anmna. ing) with 18.6 in January and 48. 6 cents lit c out ua. y v i,vii World's Wheat Short. , New York, April 9. Official figures place the world s wheat crop, for 1907 -in average the that aome action be taken at an early date In reapect to thla matter. "During the year 1907 there was aome izu.uuu appropriated dv tne city coun cil for the purchaae of underaround ca ble. Thia appropriation waa aplit Into separate ltema and the money was ex- penoea in ine manner ana ror the ene- clflc purposes ordered by your honor able body, after you bad discussed through your committee of waya and1 means the Question aa. to whether the city or the Home Telephone company anouia asxume the cost of such expendi ture. . 'The power of the city to assess the cost of such underground cables is much greater and more definite in the provi sions of the Pacific TeleDhone ft Tele graph company than with the Home Telephone company, and such power is vested directly In your hands, and It I seems a pity (assuming tbat the cltvl can enforce the terms of such contract) mat your honorable body had not ac cepted the offer made to it to check over all estimates, and been less intent in I splitting rp the appropriations for tha conduct of the city buslneas, in a man ner designed to hamper and delay th naminisirauon or me aama "I hope that you will take action in this matter and will not longer delay action in respect to some otner rran chlaea to which your attention has been caiiea. hakki lake. Mayor.' PITHIANS OF FIFTH DLSTBIGT AT RAHVIEB (Special Dispatch t The Journal. I . Rainier, Or., April 9. The Fifth dis trict convention of the Knight of Pythias waa held hera Tuesday, at tended by members from Astor lodge No. 6, Astoria: Rainier lodge No. 68, Rainier: Avon lodge No. 62. St Helens; Nekanakum lodge No. 88, Seaalda T. B. Loughery of Aatorla No. 6 waa presi dent of the convention. The address of welcome waa made bv Colonel J. B. E. Bourne of Rainier, with reaponae by Dr. H. R. Cliff of Avon lodge. The Rainier male quartet Bang. Addresaes were made aa follows: By the grand chief of the Rathbone Sisters. Mrs. Dunning of Portland: 'History of the Knights of Pythias W. H. Powell: "The Uniform Kanic," uenerai u. m. noyt. Following the public program the grand lodge rank waa conferred in the lodge room and topics of Importance to Pythian s were discussed. The feature of the evening 'session was tha contest program. The prizes, which .were beautifully engraved sliver medals, were awarded as follows: Beat team, Rainier; second best team, St Helens; best king, W. H. Powell of St Helens; best senator, Z. B. E. Bourne of Rainier; best Pythagoras, I. Copelandof St Helens; best monitor, T. B. Lough ery of Astoria for Seaside. The judges were W. M. Cake of Portland, L. R. Stenaon of Salem and Mr. Btonaill of Kalama. Dinner, supper and luncheon were served by the Rathbone Sisters. The day waa ah ideal spring day. The next convention will be held at Astoria at a, date to be decided upon. The committee on arrangement con sists of J. E. Gratke of Astoria, N. EL Landell of Rain lay . Mr. Sanford of Sea side ana to, , ia. iiuicK or Ht weiens. Z. B. E. Bourne was reelected secre- No eieetioi jfor tary. held, president was at 3.103.922.000 bushels. crop In the 45 or more countries for preceding five years from 1902 to 1908 inclusive - was 1,237,227,000. This leaves the world with 4.2 per cent less than the average crvp. . WOeat;' m lUUIlaVy' : ! New York. April i. Advices from Russia state there are 7I.000.ooo- h.i.h. els of wheat on hand In eastern Russia, about 8,000,000 bushels of barley and 2,600,000 ousneis or oats. Reports of crop cunumuna 111 me vaesaa dlatrlot are generally -lavoraoie. v , Argentine Ships Most Wheat, Chlcaa-O. Aorll 9. Advtcaa -fmra a.. genune .aiate mat thia oountry haa iniDsia -in lii. usi inrM mnnrh, taam. 000 bushel of wheat, or about ta na'r cent of th world' needs, , ; ' Broker; Kills feiitaelf.. fhlpa 0.jV - Anril I M.rt.HiA,il.Mft the slump In atocks,. L. D. Kneeiand, a wealthy stock broker., commlttnd ant. ride this morning by shooting himself THEEE MEN IN RACE FdB BUICKS PLACE : .(Special DUpateh to The . looraal.) Boise, Idaho, April 9. Report oomes from north Idaho to' the effect that At torneys C. H. Llnglnfelter of Lewlston, and, G. H. Plokett and W.'E. SUUloger of Moscow, are candidates for the of fice of United States district attorney, in case Attorney Ruick Is removed by th president.- .. , t ? ALONG THE WATERFRONT. The steamer Breakwater left last nignt zor cop nay. - ' The steamer Roanoke leave this even ing for San Pedro and way porta. Dr. C. E. Walker ran his gasoline launcn tAoaia into tne Aioina terry w. S. Mason last night, with the result that - the launch filled ' and sank. - Dr, Walker was alone In th boat and man aged to Jump upon the ferry. He also managed to make- fast a line to v the ferry and this saved the boat from be ing lost -? Submerged, It was towed to the west shore and named out on me beach. Dr. Walker aay a he did, not e the rerry.'"v-":; .-"; "'"- ;.: - A pleasant' entertainment was riven at the Seamen's Institute . on Front street last night Norwegian Vice Consul Cederoergh presided and Captain Worsoe or me Norwegian aieamer iifta, and eCaptain Jensen of the . Norwegian sailing "ship Urania, were among those in the audience, HaakOn Langer, editor It will be interesting to; you, no doubt, to learn af" . a. 41 now ucearr &npre Donas compare with the other1 big railway bonds that are on the market. Oth er interesting facts will, be developed at the same time, all pointing to the wisdom of invest- ing in securities that "make goofa" .. Study this tabulated f state-: ment carefully,?. noting" the aiafacter.;Of,each proposition. all 'being gilt r edged, -'and ask yourself if ' the Ocean' Shore Railway U com- pany is not offering an exceptional opportunity to the, small, mvesto: . . . .". - r Present Yield Road - - nrlca. narat Santa Fe. a-us ran teed 4a. 1905 8 81 4 11 ' Atlantic Coast Line - ' 1st 4a.. 1951....... $$ 4.80, Baltimore & Ohio, preferred lUa. 1925 91 4.18 cnesapeaKo & . unto consolidated - 6a t 1939 107t4 . 4.41 C B. ft Q.. Illlnola division, ! He. 1949. II 4.41 M., K. ft T. 1st 4a. 1990 94 4.11 Norfolk ft' western Gon. 4s, 1991 9$ 4.41 tYaBif1lnsr risen aaral Am . i oav . 1 mm fl ftaT7l ., ST t Southern Pacific Re- - , funding 4.. 1968... 8$ ' 4.78 Wabash 1st 6a 1939.. 106 U 4.71 19S6 li 1.1V It will be seen by, the above that the bonds of the Chesapeake & Ohio road oav 5 ner cent and: sell at $107,50; also Wa; bash 5 per cent bonds ! sell at $105.25. When ' the Ocean Shore Road. is completed, its S per cent bonds, it is. firmry ' believed, will probably ; sell between ' $105 ; and " $110, giving all who in-' vest now an additional -profit over and above their semi-annual inter est. Estates, banks, the national government: and financiers all, over." the world invest in i bonds. : They have long ' since been demonstrated the safest, most profit able and' least - cumber-" some securities that a man can carry. , Morris Brothers Room C Chaster of Commerce Cour d'Alene ; . Klininj through the head in i hla apartment j of the Skandinaven, delivered a talk on Hia wife waa in the adjoininar hoom I aauora and the dangera of their veca- whenhe flredthe shot'bat he was dead I tion. -when ehe reached 4ti side, i r The funeral of Joseph Marie Cuille- For further development purchaoi'-i; cars, track, etc., me I'uucie Riinin of Idaho have decided to dispona t,t JOOfiOrt aha rem more of their u.irv stock, as follows: go.000 shares at 1 J 25,000 ahares at 16c. Tin T-" 60.000 aharoa -are nptlmial wita i company whether sold or althdrn n '- Investigation - thorough ii'M-i. I i formation and arni)e hnv.n ai tTOTTT.9 t, . 4 and . 71 m.r.i-ii... ;, i -