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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S MARKETS sjinoii soon TO BE CANIJED 'Packers arid Fishermen Pre : paring for Opening of Sca ' son Wednesday Noon. " . Front street featureai i Ready 'or salmon season. ,...-;,..',' , Kgga are holding firmer. , ,: v; Chicken market easier. - ' , ,,, Walla Walla rhubarb In. 'Grass offered by Walla Walla. Halibut la very scarce. . . Fresh salmon ia easier and down. , Car mlied vegAables from south.' Florida tomatoes ere lower. Dean market still moving. . . - glaal ropa la higher. ,: . . . Canned, vegetable futures up. Beady tow Balmom atoaeoa Opening. " ' At the noon hour on Wed need ay the '1801 spring aaaon for aalmon flailing ' will Open along the Columbia rlvbr. " Kverythlng U In rcadlneaa for the , opening gun and It la believed that ' there will be greater number .of f lshers out than for aeveral seasons past. The proapecta for the canned eal imon market are ao good and cannera land cold atofage operatora are aull of fering the high flgurea of a year ago for the flan that many f lahere who had 'engaged in other llnea of bualneaa re cently, will again follow the note. . v v. Benson's rack Already fold.' , Bo great la and baa been the demand - for Columbia river aalmon all over the 1 world that for aeveral weeka the pack 'ers nave been turning down ordara be- eauae practically all of them have el- readv sold wore flah than they expect ' .to dJver. ' All of these orders sre baaed tipon opening valuea and for tula -reason the packing trade la not In a ' hurry to quote prices. It la believed, bowever. after a careful canvaaa of the altuatlon that the prlcea named In this report on April a. vl.t $L7f tor round . tafia. -41.10 for halvee and 81.85 for 'flata will be put Into effect the coming aeaaon. Considering thU the price for 1, Columbia river canned chlnooka Cor " the paat three years shows " 1167. 1MI. Pound tails "....r?.. Ul.J Half .talla 110 1.05 1.50 JuOO ' Pnunll flat - lit vV7l tl.iO Pound ovals . ...t ... t.40 880 Z.JO 'Nomlnals 1(0 Kinorta 1.10 8.80-8.40 - l.U 1.1s '. ctormra Demand to Increaee, 'While there hat always, during re- . ....... K&.n . w .c. lltiaral nnmjLilO for otfr atorage chlnooka In the eaat and in Europe, It la believed that thla season's call will be even greater than during the paat few aeaaona. 'The rea aon xor lata is aiinuumu in auiuv lis ten to the fact that the atorage output V. ... im tr t Ka Hama n rl AVAI ; , though prioM wcr constantly In- Along the Paciflo coaat the freah aal k Imii nrartloitll fun Ine-atrtcken for the paat few aeaaona and tne PUDIIO wouid pruoawy suiuuuii more flan ton thla account If given a chance. With the opening of the Co- . 1.1.. aabmmm K.. A - f.ai -iliiva away, there le an eaaler feeling for eacramamo nan sua mi t"- le a pound In the local market. u.rthnt 1 wAv 'Boamh &raln anA lo cal auppllea are Inadequate to fill the aemana. oome bajwi; m."v vaiuee. .-. Cuud Tare table mtnrea Vs. To date opening prlcea have been named on only a few Itema of the canned goods market Pea a. Maine corn, lobatera and trlna" beana. have been'offered;theTrtrat two at an ad : vance 01 00 oomn i IiObatera are offered i to 10 per cent -higher than laat year' and 'the price of ' etring beane ia - likewise up. While opening valuea have not . yet .been . named on aaparagua It la not believed that prlcea will be quite .aa high aa a year ago because of the fact that quo tations were entirely out of reaaon. Tomatoes hare not .yet opened but the Indication point at thla time to low Zigurea. . . . Hegarding opening figures on canned frulta for this aeaaon. the trade la gen erally a unit in the opinion that prlcea ; will not reach the record figurea of a All tkMiiffh thm MnnAl fruit let a year ago' prlcea were ao high that conaumpuon wu mcmracij - what if usually la and many cannera till retain auppllea. ' Brief Kotea of the Trade. The firat Walla Walla rhubarb of the aeaaon waa dlaplaved ' along the street tbla morning.. 'Sold generally at 13 a car ot mixed vegetablea. hut eon atatlng moatly of cabbage, waa among the morning's rail arrlvala from the Aaparagua ta lower . again with the market quite badly overatocked Orasa !a.b2lng offered it Walla Walla but the price ia a trifle too high. - -I. B. sisal rope ahowa an advance of Uo a pound today.. ,. Florida tomatoea are lower with quite liberal auppllea.. Good quality.: , V&rket price of beana atlll moving upward. Large whltea principally af- . BYont atreet '"aella at the following prlcea. . Theae paid ahippera are less ! regular commlaslona; ' ' 1 . ii' hj- Oraln. rionr and GRAIN BAGS - Calcutta. oj largt lot"; umaM lota. ' - , WHBAT- Track prlcea Club, 85oj red Rusalan. 83c; bluestem. l?o: valley, . a bo. - - '- ' '" COPN Whole, tSj! cracked. Ill ton, 0 BAKLET New Feed, per ton; . rolled fiQU brewing, t. .BTB e66 perewt '")- ', OAT8 New Producera rice No. J white 117 per ton; gray, $2 16.60. FLOUR Eaatern Oregon patents. 14.65; atralghta, 11,86; eaporta, S.60a 11.60; valley, 14.45; graham, J4a. I4.1S; whole wheat.' 4.40 rfe, 60a. tCeOj bale ' M1XI. STUFFS Nominal Bran,' 2t AIT ton; middllnge, 8l0.t0tl; shorta. country, 28.0; city, $27; chop, il24. HAY Producers' Dries Timothy, Willamette vaUey. fancjr'llS: ordln ' airv. 111-80018; natern , Oregon, 1 10 17; tnUed, 10 014.60; clover. I10O12; grain? cheat. (- alfalfa, 4 ,18J 12.60. "r'-t-t- '' . 'Bnttw. Sggn'aad Poattnr. . ' BTJTTBR FAT F. o- . (Portland Sweet cream, 86c; aouf. 14 K& ' BUTTEK Katra fancy ireah cream ery, 27Hoi fancy( 86c; choice, 25c; store,. , 800 ft pound. . EGGS Extra fancy, candled. 17c. ' ; : " CHEESB Full cream, flats.150150 lb; Young Amerlcaa 16H; Jr lb; Call; f ornia, ; Young Amerlcaa, ife; flata. i4 - WpCTKY-nIxed chlckenavJ 14 f 16o lb; fancy hens, 15c; 'rooatera, old, 10c; fryers, $4.50 tj 6.00 dosen; broilers, : I4.00&6.00; geese, old, 89J lb: turkeys, alive, 16 17o per lb; dreasd, . l20o WILL FATTEN nOGS WELL ON ALFALFA (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ', Echo, Or., , April 18 Balaing hoga on a large aoale la tha e plan of many of the farmers In the weat end of Umatilla county, e . who are Improving lands tindery 4 the various Irrigation ditches..,; Alfalfa, grows fine in ' this dIs-4 41 trlct when the 'water is appnea. ,e and tt la . Una hog feed. - Oood ; Irrigated land in this section Is - 4 now selling for 8100 an .acre at' . ft rapid rate, and much of this 4 land will be put Into alfalfa, 4 LOOKINa OUT FOE , NEXT WINTER'S E0GS 4 ; With, higher prlcea ruling the 4 e atorage of egita baa been re- A aiimnH alnnr lOront atreet. BtOr- 4 age operatora are much worried 4 over the present aituaun ne- w 4 cauee while , they have been 4 awaiting lower valuea for a tor-. e e lng the north haa been buying, w a. , whiiA .hiokens are lower than , 4 4 Uat week the demand would b 4 very heavy lf.prtcee were at a 4 4 place where conaumpuen couia w a ha nsrmittad and even then al- 4) 4 low handsome profits to ralsera, , 4 - - - a. ': 1 lb; aquabs, 88.60 doseniyifBona, 81.21 dosen; dressed poultry, I tl. Par H tUher Bops. Weol ' anKUea. v HOPS 1807 crop, firat "iirlma, , lc; prime, 4fcc; medium, to prime.-4p: me aium78o lb; lo crop. HOlViO lb; contracts, l6a. 6W6H0 lb. . - WOOl-1808 WlUametie valley, li PidoWlIt 1908 Nominal.' - J020Ve. lUUalB Dry hldoa, 12t18o lb; salt, 4b6o; green, lc leas: ..caivea. green. 6 ft 7c - kins, 6s lb; bulla, green salt, i a if l e lb. 8KEKP8KIN8 Bhearing. iSOSOe each; short wool. S6c04vc; medium, wood, 60r 1 each; long wool. 16eJ 1. ir each. . . . TAUIXjW Prtme. per IB..' 904e; k t sni . mm" , CHIT TIM BAKK 4J4Hc - ', . Truiu aad fgeaiesv 'POTATOKS Select. 750, selling; buy ing, Willamette valley, 46o; eaatern Multnomah and Clackamas, 6o per cwt; eweete, 84c: 'oc f. o, b, Portland, American Wonders. 81; Parly ose, $1; new poUtoa.6a ON10NS-Jobbtng price, beet Ore- fun. 500; seconds, 14.2504.76; Idaho, 4.60; garlic, 80 lb. 1 - . APP1-KS Select, II; ttney. 10 8.60: choice. 12.00; . ordinary, $1,260 FRESH FRUITS Oranges, $2,250 176: bananae 6e per lb. crated. 4o; lemona, 2tf60 box; grapefruit, 12.609 1:60: pineapples. 1406 dos: Ungerlnes. 11.25 a boaj strawberries, 860 per half pound box. - a . ViiGKTABLES Turnips, . new, 600 lOo, sack; carrots. 60c per aack: beeta, C6076o per aack; parsnips. IDC081: cab base. 11.60 1.60: tomatoea. California, flit; Vlorida. 18.7604; beana. 18H 16oj cauliflower, Oregon. 4Oc0fl do; peas, 6070! horseraoisn, nvso i, artichokes, 76e do; gTeen onions. 40e dos; peppera, bell, 8 6c) Chile. 16c .lb: botnouae lettuce, ,i.wi.v ' t . . . . f - ...... .iiniimh... hnlnnttM. California. 81.76 dos; radishes. 25o .dps. bunches; eggplant, fi id; ceiery. j; y5f 4.76 crate; cranberries, eastern. .00 10.60; sproute, 8H0 lb; aaparagua. 7H O Hn lbj sDlnach. TtOiiSOo box; rhubarb, 12 box. . SUGAR Western Hennery Cnb I6.8O: powdered, 16.66; fruit. 86.56; dry grVdulatedT .46; XXX granu lated. 65.36; oonf. A, H.46: extra K, 16.00; golden a, l 50; K yellow, 16.76; beet granulated, $6.25; bar rela, 16c; half barrels. 80c; boxes, 660 ujvttnc on aaoa; oaaia (Above prices are 80 days nst cash quotations. . i . HONlClf 18.10 per cmt. .,., COF is Paosige orands, 811.88 O "saLt Ccrs Half ' ground. 100a. I18.6e ler ton: 60a. 114 00; table, dairy 60a. ifsToO; 100s. $18.76; Dales. $2.60; Imported Liverpool, 60s, 20s: 100s. 118.00; 4s, 18.00: extra fine Barrels, la is and 10a, $4.6006.60; Liverpool lumf rock. 620.60 per to; 60-lh rock. $18.60; 100a, $18.00. . .. (Above prices apply to sales of lees than car lota. Car lota at special prices subject to lurtuatlons.) : M . KICK Imperial Japan, No. 1, o; Ma 8 6U06Ho; New Orleans, dead, 1o; Ajax?6c; Creole, 6c, -. , , BkiANS Small white. 84.86: Innte white. $4.85: Dink, $i.85; bayou, $8.86; Llmas, 86.S6; Jdeilcan reds. 4Vc. MU'i'B Peanuta, Jumbo, c par n, Virginia, Co wr lb; roasted, fc per lb Japanese, 60V,c; rousted. 6H0 per lb; wainuta. CalTforula, lw ner to; ..... H nmr lb: hlCKarV BUta. 10e per lb; braxlf nuts. 15o per ib; fil berts! I60 per lb; fancy pecans. 1602O per lb: almonds. I60. - . 1 Meats, X19A and rrortslsxs. DfUbBiitfU A11CATS rront- street Hogs, fancy, lisWIo lb; ordinary, 7o; laraa. 606c; veal, extra, so per lb; - ordinary. 8 Ha per lb: heavy. Hoi &o per lb, mutton, fancy, lie per lb.; spring lamb, 10011 c, HAiltt, haCOw, tie Portlan.1 psck (local) hams, 10 to 18 lbs, 14o per lb.j i. ..'n 11, J iAn nr lh.: 18 to HO lbs.. breakfast bacon. .4U 022c per lb: picnics, 10C per Id; cotUge rolL 11c lb; regular ahort clears smoked. 11H0 per lb; unsmoked, 10 He per lb; clear backs, unamoked, lOVio; smoked. HHo; Union putts, i o i uuiuwiJMw, belUes, unsmoked, 13o per lb; smoked. 140 per 10 ; unouiuerp, xi wr? m, Dlcklud tongna, VOO inch. . per lb; 6s. 12o er lb: 60-lb tins. iao per lb; steam rendered, 10s, lHo per b; 6s, 11 v per lb; ., compound, JOs, 8VO per lb. . , - tiaa oc coo, "i i, iwuimii 6o per lb; halibut. 606a per lb; striped mon, chlnook, 'l8a lb; ateelhead ( ) MT IV. eWBW " aws ases IK mxm Ia Iti! ahilinnA. l'Ja umw atij A v e sv'vhs - p - - -sr ir - lb: perch, 6o per lb; tomcod. lie per lb; lobsters, 25o per lb.; fresh mackereL Ma per lb: crawnan, sea per uown; aiur- Seon. I2H per lb; black baaa. 30o vtt i; sliver smelt. 607o per lb; Columbia smelt, ( j: oiaca coo, i o iu, vua, OY8TKRS Bhoaiwater bay, per gal lon, $2.60: per 100-lb sack, -00rOlym- ita, per gallon, a.es pw ivv-m rlrT., Cu. fnrla nnL SOo can: ST Soiten; eastern in shell, $1.76 per haa- 4rcLAMB Hardshell, per bos; $8.40; rasor clam a $2.00 per box: 10c per dos. Volats, Goal OU. Etc . IlUc: sisal. Sfio: I. B. SisaL 80. Coal OUs . ;; , Xron Xtois. wasea. nouu sulk Water White 10HO . . I . . 18 o 18M,e 21 o ik"o 21 O 14MiO Pearl Oil ..... Head Light .. 12V0 Eocene ,....,. Special. W. W.. 14 .0 48 o Elaine Kxtra Star Gasoline J'.s ..,. ' V. Sl'and P. Naphtha ...so ' JJMjo Jea uown uwkmid (iviiu y . n Motor Gasoline .,...,,..160 ;2V4o 86 per cent Gasoline . ..80 o $7o p. 1 JEngine Distillate.. 0 o : 16 Iron bbl- 88c per gal . TUKPSiM ' UN in cases, I ao per Ui wood bbls. 6Ho per gaL 680; boiled, bbls 54c. cases 80o a gal; IOCS or znv gaiiona ia WHITK J-BAD Ton iots. ie per is; 609-lb lots. 6o per lb; less lots, 8 Ho. . WIRE NAILS Present basis at 42-10. FLORENCE MABS1T TO RAISE CRANBERBIES !n (Special DUpatch t Thet JoamaU - . Eugene, Or., April IS. Jesse Bounds of Eugene and IV B. Canfleld of Cot. tage Grove - have , purchased a large marsh near Florence, at the mouth of the Slualavf river, and win engage In the extensive culture of s oranberrles, : ' They will beeln the settlnsr out of the plants at onca, using only a portion of the Bursa, wiuca im 0V wrag iu iai, vuB ear- hut the entire. tract will be set eventually. This marsh Is very similar to tnose in uooa ana uuiamooK coun ties, where cranberries are suocessfully grown and! profitably marketed in larpe quanuties. ? oin men unaersiana ine business and expect to make a big suc cess f it. , y ' . ' 1 -. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. APRIL. 13, 1003. ' : ; . - PAKE K PAY Disposing: of Large Amount ; - 'of Low-Ckst Meats at . Big: Figures. v : : rOUTlliLND LIVESTOCK RUJf. - Hogs. Csttle. Bheep. rrA. Alt , 116, 11 ibot '::!!!::::: vis to it 10' ., ........ 10 . ,160 , 81 1806 ll 800-, . ;,. 11 A firmer. tone prevails In sll lines I of Re celpts of hogs are somewhat belter but the ansrxet saems soie 10 mwmtru m heavy run st this time without causing the least disturbance to valuea. The fact that most or toe prenem mupyuvm packed meats sre made of cheap no Is causing the packers to support his er hub uuun tit v ' - be the case. .In the advent of higher hog prices packers stano o mue muc. more money than they would were they .,nii.. , i. iii. nrin, inwap. Present proapecta seem for a higher bog mar- get. no cnange wumi. v Cattle are firmer with only a fair run fince tne iaai report, lam ' in .n . bat shana In recent - years with present holdings of . packers very A few shorn sheep are arriving In ths arris hut tha heavv movement la thla direction ta not expected until a Week or 10 aava. ai tne momem win ,ni la holding firm at unchangea rigurea. Today 21 head ot horses arrived A year ago today there waa verV firm tons In hogs and cattle with each line snowing an aovanoe v . j'"-v were firm but at unchangea vaiuea. Un. iuii atnff ills: atockera and China fats, 1,6.7601.00; block. 56.760 ' Cattle Select eastern Oregon steers. i.z; rancy. .u; meaiuni, ; 46; medium, cows. $8.6O0S.Vi; bulls. $1.69I.0O; SUgS, 1.04.00. , . nneep 1 uesi werners, spring lambs welghlnr 76 pounds, 87.60 . r n AT. . K lih AIAi I E AAA vo.vvi iwn, D.vvw,..vi iii., v.www . . . . . . . A . . . . A A BV; yearlings ix lav, . ibw-wv. EAST WANTS OfUR HORSES. Range Stock Ia Bringing: Fin CsJL ' Demand Unprecedented Here. Pendleton. Or, April 18. El B.- Eblln of Kentucky la now In eastern Oregon trying to purchase 8,000 head of range norses xor snipmem u emaiern ihumh hut an far ha has been unable to make an avtanslva nurchaaea He haa nur Cnasea l.VUU neaa ui rnni nunw iium W. W. Brown of Paulina, Crook county, but haa been unable to make any further purchasea on account of the low prlcea orrerea. xie oia imn wa uwti iur 4,000 bead of horses In the Isee district in rtmnt countv, and mar be able to se cure them, though the owners are hold ing for good prices. Mr. Eblln sars that the demand for horsea in the eastern market is unprece dented, and he will ship out all he can secure. . nOO PRICE JS FIVE UP. Another Advance Noted in the East. .. era Maxket Cattle Stead. Chicago. April IS. Hogs. 88.000: cat tle, 8.000: sheep, 18.000. Hogs are 6a lower. Left over Saturday, 4.700. Mixta, iB.s6tti.zu; neavy, SD.y&ras.io; rough, 6.66Q6.86; light, 16.66 gys.io. cattle ana aneen. steaov. Kansas City. April 18. Hoes Re ceipts, 7,000; cattle, t.ooo; sneep, . g.oox. Omaha, April 18. Hogs Receipts. 4,000; cattle, 000; sheep, 8,000. SPOKANE SHXIXO EXCHANGE. Furnished by Downlng-Hopklns'com- psny, members Spokane stock ex change.) Bid. . ioh : l . 15 . 4 . 70 . 73 . $ .190 . 2H . 1 Ask. AJax Alameda Alhambra Alberta Coal ft Coke Am'n Commander .. Bell Bullion Chas. Dickens ...... Can. Cons. Smelter . . Copper King Dominion Copper . . . Evolution Echo Galbraith Coal ...... Gertie Granby Smelter Heola .,. Happy Day Holden G. A C....... Humming Bird ..... Hypotheek Idaho Giant .... Internat'l C. C. . . . Lucky Calumet ..... Missoula Copper .... Mineral Farm ...... Moonlight .. Nabob . .............. 16 6K 'io" 6 10 225 J I e a 460 400 )3 80 .800 ..238 .. 4H .. 5 :: 1 .. 76 .. 10 .. 10 .. 1 .. 8 .. 8 'VA, 80 28 10 3 i Nine Mile .......... O. K. Cons. fnm Pa.nl ...V..... 6 Panhandle Smelter i5 26H Park Copper , . . . Rambler-Cariboo . ....... 27 Ketnoeer . .. , 2M. Rex (16 to 1) 11 17 4 Sonora . ..... Rnowshoe . 10 Snowstorm ,..'..201 Z06 1 67 80 Sullivan . Sullivan Bonds Stewart . ... . . 8 6" 1H 2 Sales- 1,000 Ambergris at 21, 6,000 Chas. Dickens at 17. atetaline and Zfaho 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, 837-889 Chamber of Commerce. ,--. - SlaaWMlaMaaBSaaMaMajaaJliBa . BOSTON COPPER MARKET. (FurnisBed by Overbeck A Cooke Co.) .uosion, apru ia. uiuciaf prices: Adventure ... -iiievaaa,. AUUUCS r , . Atlantic ..... 24 Sirour v m838 Old Dom, Pal. A Hecla.625 Osceola ...... 42 Cop. Range .. $4 Daly West .. 8 Dom, Cop. ... J GoTd Hili'M!! Greene ...... 8 Kfifthlran . 11 Shannon 11 lamaracn .... fl Victoria 31 Butte Coals, 30 United 8 Trinity . . ..... Parrot ....... IS' 18 Mohawk ...."46 iNIppisstng ... 61 Bit; GATES GETS GAIT ! V l i ON IN OIL JFIGHT at - New Tork. " Anrlli 18. Dls- 4f patches front'.5: Austin,' ' Texas, ' 4 State tne jonn w. uates -itenn-j y av tns- nnmnanv has out the price of e 4 kerosene to . 6 cents per gallon . 4 4 and 'gasoline to 10 cents in its e e eomnetlUon - with the Waters- 4 A . Pierce branch of the Standard . 4 e OU company in Teksa. e ,i . . . . -.4 ::): Tacoraa Wheat Market. ( ! Tacoma, April 13. Wheat export; club, 62c; red, tool bluestem. 84c r - PACKERS It Is Quito rrobabloThat England .Will lie Forced to Tut n Duty on American Hops Because- Wo Aro, Kuining: Them, nra TOIIE III ALL GRAI Tone Is ' Better With Some Sales of Barley at Quota tionsEggs Firmer,- - There Is a firmer tone. In the local rain trade, althoush trade Is not ex tensive. Alt mill feuds are supported at tne high prices on the board of trade, With scant holdings. The board is making arrangements to secure the cash and option quotations each day of the Ban rranciaoo msrset. 'Messrs. May. 4k Bandera' prominent merchants of Harrlaburg, ware visitors on 'change today. . . Many new Interests have signed the membersmp or ute noara oi iraa. Creamery . butter '-was fractionally weaker, with offers of No. 1 stock at 2(a Onions were easier, with stock of No. 1 offered at 94.60. fitters ta Belli 26 boxes 4H tier RoxbuTy rnsset appiea, 1.60; 25 boxes city creamery butter, 2-lb squares, 26c; 26 sacka No. 1 onions, 84.60; 16 sacka No. I paranipa, 1: 10 sacka rutabagoes, 6O0. , Board of trade prlcea: Wheat -..rack prices) Club S4o red 82o, bluestem 87c, valley 86a . Barley Pee4 124.60, rolled ftrtfll, brewing 826. Oats No. 1 white 26.50O27. xsUlstuffs Brsn 124.60. mlddllnrs 27.6v, snorts, country, 827.50, city 8i7, wheat and barley chop 827.60. Butter Extras 87 Ua fancy 36a choice 26a, store 16 Mo. Eggs (loss and commisaion on ism 017c -Cheaee Fancy cream twins HHc. cream brick mm, Swiss block 20a, Urn- burger 22 Poultry Mixed 13a, fancy hens 149 14 ic. roosters, old, 6c. fryers 20c, broil ers 82H 0 26C. potatoes select, selling, too; wu- wall.w KnHn. i Ro- aaatarn Multnomah and Clackamas, buying, 660; new California, selling, 6t6tto. Onions (lobbing price) 64.76 o 6.00. Sales 60 eases candled eggs, ease count, 16o, Tuesdsy delivery; 6 cubes city creamery butter, 26a. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Trd Is Doll and of Small Vol nine. Pries) Range Rather Contracted. New Tort Anrtl 18. The tone of the stock market today was dull wtth trans actions of a email caliber, with price rangea small. The market opened gen erally a fraction lower and the few aales were made at a still lower range. Toward the close the tone strengthened some what, but the market did not recover Its early loases. Range by Downlng-Hopkins company: B s DESCRIPTION. AmaL Copper Sugar 67T4 66 125-4 126 Colo. F. L 22 46 8 76 Brooklyn ... People's Gaa U. 8. Steel, a do pf d. . . . . 46 89 3IH 8V4 74 84 Atchison .... Bait & Ohio . Can. Pacific . 163 crie ... . 17 17 '48 Louis. A Nash. ana. ncuio .... Pennsylvania ,. 117 Reading Rock Island . . Southern Pan... St. Paul Union Pao. Am. Smelter. . . N. T. Central.. Northern Pao. . . Anaconda O. & O. Metropolitan . . Am. Juoco. Cent. Leather,. Norfolk R. L, pfd. Am. Woolena .. 800, com. So. Railway ... 109 11 96 Smelter, pfd. '. . OnC A West . . Soo, pfd 1241 WORLD'S WHEAT LOWER. Chicago Follows Gains and Losses of Liverpool Daring (he Day. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Open. Close. April 11, Loss. May . . . 9J 91 83 K 86 : " 85 -,-86 'H July . . . r Gain. ,n Anrtl 1 ITarlir trAit1na In the world's wheat market was af an advance but this tone subsequently gsve way to extreme dullness ' with profit tAklna- on a small scale Chicago open ed o higher for May at 92 o on the early advance in Liverpool. Later trading abroad was weak and Liverpool closed with a small loss as compared with Saturday'a bid price. This market followed suit for the May and July al though at the close the latter was c higher than Saturday although May was Vo lower. Range' by Downlng-Hopkins Co. : WHEAT. Open. High. . 9i 92 , 86 ' 86 CORN. . 67' R Low. Close. 1 91 86 85 Mav . . . . July .... May 7 64 1 July 4 45 OATS. SSy ::::::: 63 48 1330 1260 63 43 1840 1370 ME8S PORK. May ...... ...1845 1845 July ........1376 1880 Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today JHJH 5 Clearings year ago ......... L509.571.62 Balances today 109,669.93 Balances year ago. v . ...... 123,084.83 SEATTLE. Clearings i. . . 81.971,648 Balances 833,354 TACOMA. Clearlngs . . , . . 8822,428 Balances , . . 126,866 mamarti to the Fore. (Special Dispatch ; to Tha JeoroaL) Klamath Falls. Or., April 13. J. Frank Adams has received apple and pear aeeda from welbora ueeson or . xaient, Oregon, and he is asked toplan them on his ranch near Merrill. This will be done as an experiment to find out If this climate Is especially adapted , to the production of nursery stocks. 1 tha experiments result welL it Is probable that a nursery will be estab lished nere. , Banks Full of Money. 1 ' Washington, April 18, Since Decern. ber 37, 1907. the treasury has received from national banks 860.000.000 govern ment money, without causing any dls turbance of business. On that date. December 27, government runas in tne banks reached tne nign-waier . mara, 3249.500,000. The amount now In the banks Is 3189,500.000. . ' Liverpool Wheat Market, 1 Liverpool, April 18.-May wheat opened at 6S 11 d, closed at 6s lid. a net loss of d from Saturday, ,. , i ' I" w I ' .... ' . . J J : r - - , ' J .: Victor McXglen ot.Tacoma, Who Arrived In Portland Thi Morning to Prepare for Match Wednesday Night, With DrvB. F. Roller of '- Seattle,. . BROKEN HOSE HITS FIRE Fire Damages at Multnomah Mill Amount to Two Thousand. Two firemen were Injured and a se vere prqperty loss Inflicted by a fire that started at 8:60 o'clock yesterday morning in the dry kilns of the Multno mah Mill 4b Construction company, at East Seventh and East Madlaon streets. Ths building and contents were almost wholly destroyed. . , Whlls fighting ths flsmes from the Madison street side a nossle on one of the llnea of hose from engine No. 7 hii rat ffiiflnff' it from the arasD of the firemen who were holding It. The high water pressure In the nose caused It to snap and twist like the lash of a whip and before It could be secured the broken noszle struck Frank Slaughter and J. Monto of truck No. 4, knocking them down. Slaughter's nose was broken and his eye blacked by the blow. Monto's injuries were less serious Ths fire started In the dry kiln from the overheating of one of the furnaces. An alarm was turned In from box 212, but the flames spread with such rapid ity that by the time the fire department arrived on the scene the whole Interior of the extensive klln which were filled with lumber, was ablaae. Stream after stream of water was turned Into the biasing structure, but little more could be done than to eonflne the fire to the dry kilns. It was an hour after the rire started nerore ail aanger or a snread of the flames was past and ths crowd of several thousand per none who had been attracted to the spot began to disperse. The mill company estimates its loss at between 82,000 and 33,000. EXPERT CB00K ON WAY TO VICTORIA A bunko artist of note In his profes sion is confined In a cell at the city grlson, he being en route to Victoria, rltUh Columbia, In charge of Provin cial Detective M. Perdu. The- prisoner la Louis Dondero, and . he is charged with having swindled a tourist In Brit ish Columbia out of 31.440 last Novem ber. Dondero was arrested in San Francisco by the police of that city on descriptions sent out by the provincial government. He Is known to the police authorities of various cities throughout this country and Canada as a clever bunko artist who has secured thousands of dollars by means of what is known as the "valise and empty pocketbook game." Graduation Day at Aberdeen. (Special Dlxpatch to The Journal.) Aberdeen, Wash., April 13. The grad uating exercises of the High school will take place June 19. The class con sists of 12 girls and 10 boys. Miss Florence Semmans will be valedictorian and Ralph Callahan sal.utatorlan. Livestock Movement Better. Chicago, April . IS. -Traffic opera tions In livestock as measured by re ceipts at this point during the past three months show a gain of 6,161 cars, or an average of 82 cars a day more than were received In . the same period of 1907. The number of livestock rep resented in this Increase for ' the first quarter of this year Is approximately! 812,000 head. The chlf gains are in1 hogs, cattle showing but 30,000 head Increase, Practically all of theae re ceipts came under the old price level. ' which was considerably lower than that which has been prevailing recently. More Forest Rangers. (Spsclal Dispatch to The Journal.) Pendleton. Or.. April 13, Henry Ire land, supervisor of the eastern division of the Blue Mountain forest reserve, now has 1,100,000 acres of range land to distribute among me sneen ana cattle men of eastern Oregon, This year Mr. Ireland will have 14 rangers whose duty It will -be to patrol the reserve, and to see that .fine regulations of the foresty bureau are complied with. At -present the headquarters xor tne eastern ui vision is at Sumpter. ; , , Frost Is Promised, Western Oregon and western. Wash Ington-Falr tonight and Tuesday: llffht frost tonight, except near coast. North- w.aterlv winds, v v . Eastern OregonFair tonight and Tuesday! light frost tonight Eaatern . Washington Fair tonight. cooler south portion; light xrost. tonight. 'Tiiamtflv fair. . ..-i,. 'Northern.' Idaho Fair tonight and Tuesday: llirht frost -tonight. ... ' .Southern Idaho Fair Rnd cooler to night, wita iignt rroat. , xuesaay lair. Meat for Provision Men." - Chicftsn.' Acril 13.Packers are in a rood position to have & general advance In cash prices owing to their large hold ings of cash product. Their cellars are filled with hog that averaged under 4o, which Is Ins lowest average they nave oeen aoio to secure since ivua. '."-Jj, Among Those Failed. - , New; ". York, . April ?. 13. Commercial failures In the United States for the first quarter of 1908 numbered 4,909, with, liabilities of 376.70ti.191. - ' i Yukon Gold1 Shores. --- " New York. April IS. Curb." Yukon Gold nponed 4, high 4Di. low 4h. closed 4. . , s . i hlEII CRIMINAL CASES I BE T Federal Court Jurors Are Being Selected Today . - Before Wolverton. Judge Wolvrtoo calxed the docket for the April term of the United states circuit court this morning. This after noon the trial Jurors are being selected from a venire of 78 man drawn last week. The several criminal cases await lng trial will be taken up first Tomorrow Larkey Logan, an Indian, Indicted on a charge of manalaughter, will appear for trial Logan, Is alleged to have killed Willie Gamier, another Indian, during a drunken row on the un... ..n.tlni aavaral weeks BSO. April 16 waa set aa the date for hearing the case oi m iirniuiu.u. Sumlda, a Japanese, who is charged with Importing alien women from Japan James Sheehan, Indicted with four a. a . w. t.ln warfftt' tVlal Athiir nATOndantaB. Thaiv tria.1 will bertn April 20. The othera indicted are K. H. Wells Frank Cavlness, J. N. Saylor and M. 3-Vpr- . m'-ti . .Ma n.PtA, ir in 1a.1L the others being out on bond. Dorsey s bailsmen surrenaerea aim ago. " on ths civil docket during Msy Is the . . t r T)...Ll..t ...ln.t case OI nvnnan v. nuinnii. .ftu,"D Nat nan H. Sultter. formerly a police man, for 215,000 damages. Burkhardt was shot by Sultter last fall Sultter Is now In jail awaiting a trial in the state circuit court on a charge of manslaugh- . hawin. IriilA a lnnnhAnmu In hia own home several weeks ago. FIVE THOUSAND FOR ARM IS TERDICT Five thousand dollars Is the sum awarded to Joseph M. Bogers In the circuit court for the loss of his right arm. The verdict of the Jury,, directing the Portland Lumber company to pay this sum to its former employe, was vi i Yi.yiira frtav'a AniLPtmnnt this morning, having been returned In a sealed envelope late Saturday afternoon. Rogers sued for 850,000, alleging that v ..III! n.A a fhmt anm fnr tnturleB H9 wa bii.hiii - -- - received while he was working in the de fendant's mill. He claimed that he was placed In a position or aanger wicnoui having warning or experience, and that the machinery atarted up auddsnly be cause of Its defective condition. The company denied liability, claim ing that Rorers was himself negligent it is expeciea uuu an n)inu taken to the supreme court. v . Boise Rogues Fail Out. . (Spsclal Dispatch to The Journal.) ' Boise Ida.. April 13, There la nbw a serious breach in the gambling frater- i . n ,1.1. .I... T . uAm. that inml one has been giving out information that lea to tne arresi ana cuuvn.-um ui Of the players recently. They were as- sessea neavy tines, inv .. who have been running gambling places met on the street and proceeded to set. tie differences with their fists. It is expected that other arrests for gam bling will follow. -' 0 RED ' THIS WL Dlspope of a great many of the 8 per cent gold bonds of the OCElAN SHORE RAILWAY COMPANY. We have set forth in our recent ad vertiHements. every possible argument that could be put out, relative to the BubstantiablHty of the Investment. A. gTeat many people have called and familiarised themselves with the nature of the proposition. All appear to be well" satisfied. :v Several people have purchased these bonds. Some have paid cash: soma have- bought on . terms. 4. The op- , portunity of buying Gold Bonos, paying 6 per cent and earning from 5 21 per cent to i per cent has attracted 1 many people t; who have never bouirht railway bonds. This Issue has a financial advantage that Is seldom mot in the routine of bond Investment, namely a rail way bond in the denomination of 1100, purchasable below par on easy terms. OCL AN SHORE RAILWAY BONDS Are the style of Investment that usually attracts the banker, the big mvestorand the men of weight In financial affairs.-I. r?n,;J. these are the types of men who have Invested. Ia Portlun a lr. numbor of the same kind of men have become lntoreRtod.- I he man of small means, the salaried man, the man with a bank balsncn is ins lng an excellent Inveatment opportunity by not learning uwt i.v i about this company's offer, Alcall at our office any ,tuu durln-the -day will settle all doubts. You will then eithrr make np yiur tr.iwi to buy or not to buy. Call at your convenience. MORRIS BROTH Room I, Chl:r "of O FROLIC HI Ei:ii: .. : WIVES IRl Spouses ' of Twov Hundred ; : Sailors on AtlanticTleet at San Diego. i ' , (Called PrasS V4 Wlra. Ban Diego. Cel.. April 11 The flam ing colors of the poppy In flag and streamer and banner, glowingly paint . San Diego today while the airt are thronged with visitors, come to Utnes the triumphal return ''bonis" of tue Al lan tlo fleet ' v .. The watcn at mint w n u l l L. . N . . .a Ik. Mm. til. sighting the fighting top of the flagship and the column of 18 alilps fhould enter . .... t. k. . . n , Jt mn m v. . . h - r a Ml!. 1ml V IIM hit auu , ... - - - a half from shore, at precisely I n. pi. Incoming trains today bring hundreds of sigmseers, ana iruui .un uunhiun i" - and villas es they are coming in auto- mOUlloa, uussiaa, w"na bicycles, ilotel reservations were ex- nauBlea yesieraay ana n m F" vate houses have been opened to ac commodate the crowds. The morning train today brought more than 800 women, wlvea, Uioth.irs, daughters snd sweethearts of officers aboard the ships, from whom they hsve been sepa rated for nearly four months. , Almost every private and publto bnlld lnr in the city Is gorgeously dressed. Oirniui.i, v. -.w. w 1 1 all of the principal streets through., which the Bailors' parade will paaa ea Wednesday. - . - , i arrive here tonight The eereraonlee to-l morrow win am i sv. v""1.?, and the "big day will be Wednesday. -( NEW PRDIA DONNA 1 FOR OPERi 0Q3IANIii CsVaoe 'vTTJsoa, prtma, donna ef tri( San Francisco 5pra compear, haaj spread ber wlnge and returned to New! York, and a new song bird. Annette Lei .t BMMBt with the Chicago Grand Opera company, has been eoorl py Manager ituu . w ( leading soprano roles with his eom-i pasy. It is posafble. thatthe new primal donna may arrive In Portland ta time to ilng in -The Belle of New York.- C which will be given at the Marquam Orand by the San Franoiscaiia next! week. ' " To the lWdcos:2 Newcomer YOU should luW' banking home. We want to get : ac- l j quainted with yon, and the best way for us to know each other la f or , " . you to open a bank . . account with us. We, ' offer you every facility ; la the ' banking line.. - German -American Bank Sixth and Washington Sts. ljortland, Oregon SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES $4 AND UP PER YEAR Cour d'AIenc Mining Stock For fuKher development, purchasing j cars, track, etc, the Potlcle Mining Cu. of IdahoThave decided to dispose of ( 100.000 sharea more of . their treasury i stock, as ronows: xo.uvv ira at . i 8 5.00 & shares at Uo. ,Th; remaining ; 60,000 snares are ' opuomi who w.i company whethsr sold or withdrawn.. Investigation thorough solicited. In-; formation and aample shown at v erurrBS x, s, 4 and b, mm axouasoar. ng, r. Ik ATOTrW. President. ; bxhs ron Birmxa cATAJiOCTa Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. Addreaa J, J. BUTZEIC-SSCDS ' 19 ObTX 8KB.