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Newspaper Page TextA ; THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, v PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY 7 EVENING, ; MAY 27. 1908..... 13 TODAY ASKED FOR BEST POTATOES Market Is", .Firmer and Higher Again Local De mand to Take Most." Portland wholesale markers: Potatoes Arm at $1 for best. Chicken market is lower, Another cut Jn condensed milk. Loganberries from California In. sGreat .scarcity of bnrriee on. - - Kggs are quoted, firmer. Another car red onions arrived. Dressed, meat markets slow. Salmon catch 1 continues light. Asparagus scarce and very high. Potatoes Pirn at 91 for Bast. Every day adds to the strength of the local potato situation. . At . this time Front street handlers are 1 asking SI In a jobbing way for all their best qual ity aurbanKs and no sates or good biock are being made at this time under 90c. The market Is even firmer than last week when the present upward move ment ox prices started. - While the Cali fornia markets - are reported slightly easier, local conditions for the time be ing are about as good as they could be at this time of the year. Those who have the potatoes to sell are not will ing to lei go unless higher prices are offered. - - Ninety Cents la the Country. It developed today that as high as tOc per hundred pounds has been paid at country points during the past 48 hours for select potatoes. Shippers who have supplies are encouraging the pro ducers to hold "and the latter, taking the cue, are not willing to let go. Some producers are now asking $1 and $1.25 for potatoes and It is unlikely that much of the remaining supplies can be purchased Just now even at the present substantial advance. , OoTirnmcnt Contraot Secured lay Page. It Is stated that Page & Son of this city have secured the contract to sup- fily Fort Vancouver with potatoes dur ng the month of June. The price bid by ihe firm was 87 He per hundred pounds, quite a stiff figure when the bids were submitted, but now consid ered quite low because producers are asking more than that amount for the class of stock tho government will in sist upon securing. In all, the contract calls for 20,000 pounds of stock. Arizona Still Wants Potatoes. One of the incidents of the present potato situation Is the fact that -while there Will still be a demand for about a month In the market for old potatoes, there are not only about 50 cars remain ing In western Oregon. Arizona would be quite willing Just now to take quite-J a number xtt these at the present market price, but It is doubtful If much busl riess could be secured if prices went higher. California is still calling for potatoes for both consumption and late seeding, aiul even though the California demand were to shut off altogether within tne next week, it does not look at this time as if the market here would go to pieces. New potatoes from Cali fornia are still rather high and quality Is not vet sufficiently good to draw the trade away from the old growth. Until such a time as new potatoes become better than the olds, the demand will be for the latter. cj WiokW War kt Is tower. . While the receipts of chickens .are not very heaA'y' at (his time the- market is still glutted with supplies and prices are generally down c a pound with sales rather hard to close even at the lower range. The market for the time being is in the control of the large buyers and they are not missing the chance to secure some cheap goods. This Is the first time they have had an opportunity to buy almost at their own figure for fome months, and they are not going to snow the opportunity to slip by. Eggs are quoted firm at HHc and 20c, with sales at both figures. Re caipts are about the same aa a week aao City crenmerfes report a continuance of a very good market for butter and prices are still being maintained at 25c lor best. Brief Notes of the Trade. Asparagus continues ranter scarce and prices are well maintained at the recent aavance. Strawberries are slow in arriving, but prices are easier. Best Hood River stock selling at 14.50. Valley stock sailing at S3. 60 and $4. Most at the former price. California berries are also In: .small supply, with "Dollars" selling at ii. o and iz. The first loganberries of the season arrived in from the south this morn ing. Were packed In half-pound boxes ana soia at x? per crate oi is boxes; good shape. Another car of California red onions was reported In today. Better shape, too. than last. Price at $1.75. "I never knew dressed veal to be so slow in moving, says Frank Temple' ton, of Tampleton & Graham. "At the moment there is not much call for hOgS. Catch of salmon In the Columbia is till very llrht, according to reports from the lower river this morning Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less reguiar commissions: . Grain. Floor and Kay. WHEAT Buying price Track, Portland -Club, 89c; blueatem, 92c; red, 7c; Willamette veuey bc bushel. FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore. gon patents, ,$4.85; straights, $4.05 1.65; exports, I3.66e3.70; valley, 14.45; graham, Ua, $4.00; whole wheat, $4.25; rye, os. .du: oaies, d. MILLSTUFFS Selling price Board of trade Bran, $26; middlings. $30.00; anoris, joi'j; cnup, aj.ou per ion. HAT Producers ortc I'liuwihy, Willamette valley, fancy $16: ordin ary. $12.6M$; en stern Oregon, $l If; mixed, $16010.60; clover. SlOOlf: grain, ( ); cheat, ( ); alfalfa. $1111. , BARLEY Board of Trade Feed. $25.50; rolled. $27.6028.50; brewing, $27. - . OATS Board of Trade No. t white, $17.69: gray, $27 per ton: ... CHITTIM BARK Nominal. -"..-'- Batter, Eggs and Poultry. v BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port- . land; sweet cream, 23 hie; sour, IlUo lb. . BUTTER Extra creamery, 24cJ Taney 23c; ordinary, 21H22tc; store, lie. EGOS Extra fancy, candled, Urn 10c. t .. CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplets and daisies, .lie lb; Young Americas, 14c. , ' POULTRY Mixed chickens. 12 l$Hc lb; fancy hena. . 13c; roos ters, old. 10c lb; fryers, 2022Hc lb; NEW WRINKLE DOES 0 NOT SMOOTH ROUBLE A trick most clever, and one f4 that will . cause competitors' to 4 sit up and gaze, was played by. the Coos Bay Condensed Milk e people on other markers.';" Not -4 wishing to cause any loss In 4 price i to .grocers s the "8unrlseM - 4 manufacturers ; af, meeting.' of ' 4 Jabbers last, night decided not to 4 cut' their listed lrIcX of canned ralik $3.10. a but to allow- 4 . o - rebate1 of 15o a case to grocers who would tnako displays.': 'S MARKETS CHEESE SANDWICHES V. - COST LESS TO MAKE r r -. broilers, 2022c lbr geese, old, 89e lb turkeys, alive. 15S17o lb; dressed, 10020c lb; squabs. $2.50 dosent pigeons. $1.25 dosen; dressed poultry, Itjiitt per lb. higher. Sops jtVoul sad Sides. HOPS 1907 crop, first prime, 6H 6c; prime, 4HBc; medium to prime. 4c; medium, 3 4c lb; 1906 crop, HlHc lb; contracts,- 10S. 1U. WOOL, II 08 H Ulamette valley,. HH tf 12e. MOHAIR 1908 Nominal, 18018Hc. HIDES Dry hides, 11 13c lb; green, 46c; calves, green, 6 7c; kips. So lb; bulls, green salt, 2H3c lb. SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 104J16 sach, slMrt wool, iurnov: men un wool, 60c $V each; long wooL 76c ll.-tb eacn. 4, . TALLOW Prima per tt Jc4v So. t and grease, IflUHff. Prslta aod , Tegetabiea. POTATOES Old, sellina; 90c $1; buy Ing 7686c per cwtj sweet (); new potatoes, 8c. ONIONS Bermuda, $2 per 60 pound crate. 5-. crate lata. $1.90 per crate; Cal ifornia red. $1.T& per sack; garlic, 15c lb, ' APPLES Select. $2; fancy. $t.2$0 2.50. FRESH FRUITS Orangea $3.0049 $8.60; bananas. BHo per lb; crated, c; lemons, $33.7S box; grapefruit, $2.60 8.50; pineapples, $4.505.6O dos; straw berries, California, $1.0 2.00 per 16 box crate; Oregon. $3.60 4.50 per 24- box crate. VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon, 12V4jC bunch; beets, $1.00 sack; parsnips, tjsccpxi.u; caDDege, 2.uu; tomatoes, Florida. $4(3 4.60; California, $2.2562.60; beans, 11(3)1 2o; cauliflower, Oregon,' ) per dos; peas, Oregon, 70 9c; California. 7c; Horseradish, HHf 10c lb; artichokes, 6076o dos; green onions. 12V4o dos: bepDara. belL 80c: Chile, 15c lb; hothouse Jet tuce. 75c $1.25 box; head lettuce, zdwsvc aox; cucum bers, hothouse, local. 60c$l dos; rad ishes. 15c dor., bunches; rhubarb, Ore- on, 2HSc; celery, 0c(g$l dos; cran erries, eastern. 19010. 50: asparagus, Oregon, 86c dozen buncheB; Walla wana, xi.75 box; sptnacn, owsc box; gooseberries, 77Hc; eggplant, 16c OzoosxM. ITBta. Sta. SUGAR California St .. Hawaiian Re finery Cube. $6.60; ' powdered, $6.46 berry. $6.25: dry srranulated. $6.26: XXX granulated,' $6.16; conf. A., $6,26; extra u.. 15.80; golden G.. so. SO; L., yellow, $5.58; beet granulated. 6.06; Bar rels, 15c; half barrels, 40c; boxes, 66c aavance on' saca basis. - (Above prices .i 4ft dys net o s.uotationa) HONET $$ 0 per eimtsx COFFEE1 Packaae brands. 16.60. BAut Coarse Mslf ground, 1 00a $11.00 per ton: 60s, 111.60; table, dairy 60s, $16.60; 100s, $16.00; bales, $2.36; imcorteo Liverpool, 60s, i4v-v. "" 119.00: 4s. 18.00; extra iin Mrrets. la tie end lus. $4.60496.60; Liverpool liraiy rock, $20.60 per too. HICli imuerlal Japan. No. 1. : No. 2. 6H6Vc; New Orleana. bead. 7c; AJax. ( ), Creole, 6c email . wmte.. 4.7; targe white, 14.75; pink, $3 Llmas, $5.85; Mexican JMUTS Peanuia, J ink. 3.5; bayou. !.; reaa. i ). umbo. . Jo oar lb Virginia, (tit sw lbi roaatod. (a per lb; Japanese, 7c; roasted, 8 Ho per lb; wainuta, California, iv nmr in; rine note, lo per id; oicaery nuts, Oo per lb; brasli nut. Its- per lb; fit barta. 16c per lb fancy pacana. It O tor uer in: aimonaa. isa Meats, Ttmx aad rrorlatoaa. ' DKKSSED IdEATB Kronl stroea Hoas. fancy. 8o lb; ordinary. TO J is c; large, 6&6o; veal, extra, 7Uo per lb; ordinary. io per id: neavy, 6H"o per lb; mutton, -fancy,-8 4J 8 c per ib; spring lamo, tc Ha xih iiAiXiN. ETC Portland nack (locall hams. 10 to 12 lbs.. 16o per lb.: 14 to 1 lbs., 14Hc per lb.; 18 to 20 lbs., 14 Wc; breakfast bacon, 14i2o per lb; picnics, 10c per Ib; cottage roll. Ho lb; regular uhort 'jleara amoaed, llfeo per Id; uiismoked. 10Ho per lb; clear backs, unsmoked, lOHc; smoked, llo; Union butts, is to tso id; unamosoa le Dr lb: smoked, lie bar lb: olaai bellies, un smoked. ISc par lb; smoked. 14c per 10; anouiaers. iio per ib; Dlckled tonsuss. 0o oacta. LOCAL LAHO Kettle leaf, 10s. lt per lb; 6s, 12 340 er lb: 60-lb Una. 12 Se par ib; steam rendered, 10a, 114ie per lb; b. liito per to; compounu. tus, BWc Der lb. rlkt-i Kuok cod. 12 14c lb; flounders, 6o per lb; halibut, o per lb; striped baas, lo per id. cat ruin, no pt io. sal mon, chlnook, 10c lb; bluebacks, So lb; steelhead. 7o lb; herrings, io lb; soles, 7o per lb; snrlmpa. lo per lb: percn, eo per io; lomcoo, no per is; lobsters, tto per lb.: fresh mackerel, la per ib: crawtlsh, 26o per dosen; stur ireon. ilko oer lb: black basa lOo Der lb; silver smelt. C7o per lb; sturgeon, i2Uo lb: black cod. IMo lb: craua $1.001.50 dos; shad, 2Vc; rot abadt 6c; shad roe, uc io. (jxmniHj onoiuwier oay, per gal lon. $2.50: per 100-lb sack. 66.00; Olym- ria, per gallon, $2.40; per.lOO-lb sack, .u6 0$.(o; Eagle, canned. 0o oan; $f dosen; eastern in shell, $1.76 per baa- are .. . .. " . CLAHs Msrasnen. par oox. is.t ; rasor clam a 12.09 per boa: 10c per doa Xfamta, tjoai oo. xria. ROPE Pure manlla, 12 He: standard, 11c; sisal. c: I. a slaaJ, iVba Coai OUs . . . iron DDia caaesv. wooo uoia Water White . 10 Ho ..... 14V0 a a 1$ o lHo II Pearl Oil Head Light .. Eocene ....... 12 Mo Special W. W.. a IS j . Caaaa m Elaine Extra Star ... Gasoline ts 1 Iron Bbla V. M. and P. Naphtha ...13 Mo Red Crown Gasoline 16 Ho Motor Gasoline 16 Ho II per cent Gasoline . .. 0 No. 1 Englr-e Distillate.. 0 mire Olstliute.. o no BENZINE 89 deg caaaa. lHo per gal: iron bbln,12s per gaL TUrtr'iciMTiiNis in caaea. 7ic per gai: wood bbls, 69o per gaL - LINSEED OIL Rw. bbla 49c: eases ISc; boiled, bbls 61c; caaes '67o a gal; tots of 260 gallons io lesa. " whitk lmau Tea lota; Te aer lb; IM-lb lota, 8e per lb; lees lota lUe. WIRB NAILS Present teaaia at $3 la, 1 AND A HALF POUNDS OF WOOL SOLD (Spedal 'Otopatdl ts The Jesrul K Pendleton, Or May 17 Umatilla county wool to the amount of 1,600,000 pounds. has been sold in this city and Pilot Rock during the past two days, In the regular wool sales fnted by tha Ore gon Woolgrowers -association. - The hlahest price said at either Pen dleton or Pilot Rock waa 1SH cents for the cllb of L. L. JHann.of Ulrch creek. The lowest prica n paid was 64a for the dip of I L.. Johnson of. Echo. , . This clip was very aandv and last year brought yery low price.- The average price bald for the wool sold In the fdunty-ao'far Is 11V cents per'poiina. 4lLast year Jhe average waa over 18c for same wool. . Another , sale will ,b in this city on Juno 8, when the entire clip of the county, win be ais- poeea 01. Steelhead " Again and ing More f.lASS OF BEARS New York Stock Market Drops Heaviljrbut a Rally Carries om6 Up. STOCK MARKET GAINS. St. Paul.:, j... Amalgamated South. Pac...i. filNorth, Pac.., Am. Smelter... itfi STOCK MARKET LOSSES, Un Ion Pacific . . !Mo. Paelf io ..... 4 94 Heading ...... New York, May 27. The stock market came within a fraction of losing itrfelf in thejnass of bears, whose opinions re garding the future of the market were of the drooping kind this morning. The stock market broke heavily soon after the opening, but the final rally, which occurred late in the afternoon, set prices aright, and while some shares showed a 'loss, the general market closed steady Missouri Pnalflc precipitated the bear- isn reeling dropping nearly 7 points De fore the bottom was reached. It went to the low mark today at but ral lied oacic to where it closed. Union Pacific sold ex. dividend 2 per cent today. Trading was better than yesterday, 786,700 ahares being traaea jn up to 8 p. m. Range' by Pownlng-Hopklns' Co.: DESCRIPTION. 9 Amal Copper . . Sugar CoL Fuel 4 1.. Brooklyn People's Gas . . U. S. Steel, c... do pfd Atchison Bait & Ohio.. 64H 128 27 49 91H 36 100 80 87- Canadian Pao. . 167 H Erie Louis, ft Nash . . Mo. Pacific .... Pennsylvania . . Reading Rock Island . . Southern Pac. . St. Paul . Union Pac. . . . Am. Smelter N. T. Central. . N. Pacific Anaconda 8ov Railway i . . , 22tt iu 67 Ill 17 83 130 40 74H . m u rm 38 72V4 102H 131 101102 iaH131' 3. 28 97H 16 Am. l,oco Cotton Oil C. & O R. I. pfd. Wabash, pfd. . . , Smelter, pfd. . . , O. Northern Cent. Leather . . Ontario Am. Woolens .. Soo, c do pfd 97 Union Pacific ex-dividend 2 per cent. Total sales 898,700 share. Money: High 1 per cent, low 1H per cent, closed 1H per cent. MAY WHEAT SHORTS YELPING FOR COVER CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET Open. Close. May 28. Gain. .ay 10. uain, 104 1 89 fa May July .104 ioh 104 . 92 92 89 Sept Loss. Chicago, May 27. A weak start was noted all around In the local wheat mar ket today, although Liverpool started sharply higher and closed d above yesterday. The crowd soon found Itself oversold, however, and a squeeze sent the bears In May yelping to cover. Next croD deliveries continued weak and closed H to e under yesterday, while tne may or this croo closed with a net aavance of ic. Corn and oats market were aulet. al though the latter market made a Kood snowing; or prices toward the close. Provisions were slow, but slightly nigner owing 10 tne aavance in nogs. Range by Downlng-Hopklns Co.: WHEAT. Open. H'gh. .104 106 H . 92H 92 . 89H ' 89 CORN. . (8 69 . 8 67 OATS. Low. 104 91H 88 Close. 106 92 89 May July Sept July Sept. July Sept. July 68 66 . 46H , 4 . 88H 4 39 46 89 MESS PORK. . 1376 1377 . 1400 1402 1365 1395 1377 1402 Sept., GRAIN IN SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco. Msy 27.- -Merchants' Exchange orlces: Wheat May. 11.6614: December. 21.80 asKea. Barley May. $1.48; December. $1.27 Cash wheat White Walla Walla. $1.68; red Russian. $1.66: turkey rea, ii.vo; 'oiuestem, si.yzh ash barley No. 1 bright, $1.42; brewing, $1.60. Mlllstuffs Bran. $21.00: mlddllncra $83.60; shorts, $31.60 per ton. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, May ' 37. July' wheat opened at 7s7d, closed at 7s6d, a net gain of d over yesterday. Chicago Cash Barley. Chicago. May 27. Cash barley. 60 65c. LATEST NEWS OF OREGON CROPS NORTHWEST WEATHER FORECAST. Western Oreaon and Western Wash ington Fair tonight-- Thursday fair and warmer, northerly .winds. - eastern Oregon, eastern Washington and Northern Idaho . Fair tpnfght Thursday -fair and warmer. southern Idaho Fair tonight, warmer east portion. Thursday fair and warm er. - ' ' f (, Reports from the ' Butteville and Champoeg . hop districts are very con necting at inis time regarding the hop crop. Soma assert that the vines are making good progress, but generally speaking tha news is all the other way. However, there are certain yards finely cultivated both this and last season that are showlna un well. In some of these the vines are already taking hold f oi ins wires, a - - With tha exoaDtlon of a allaht tracs t rain " around - Spokane and Walla walla, tha Oregon wheat belts showed no. moisture for the past 2 4 hours. A small, showing pf rain is reported In cer tain sections of Idaho. - Cool weather la however., caualnv tha mmwnA tn Arv un BREAK PRICES 4Mna4draa4y la noat section Salmon, Have Disappeared Now Prophets Are Predict Cold ;Weather Fish Scarce; BMIIG EASTERH BUTTER HERE Ten Cars Are Due to Arrive jn ( the Northern Markets y Within Next Few Days. it became known on the board of trade here today that 10 cars of fancy eastern butter ,1s en route to the Puget sound snarkets and some of, this stock will likely find its way into this ter ritory. It is stated that the shipments "T1"" uruusoi in oy Armour 4 Co. and that the big eastern company ex pects to brlna in heavy supplies from the middle west during the next few months. ,The present shipments are due to arrive on the coast within the next wee or m aays. In the meantime the Puaet sound mar. keta are. buying some fair sized lots of butter from this section, but all of mew supplies are ror Immediate con sumption. When tha aaatnrn ihlnmula reach tha north It ! . . inHini eneci upon values here and niBny prcuicuuns are out ror s drop In butter here about that tim Hnwv. conditions were all right today. uinuu ui iraue memDera are prepar ing tO DUt into effent tha nn,ml. sion charges. On June 1 they will charge 10 per cent commission for the sale of all produce except creamery but t'.r..n1 the Present rate of 6 per cent will continue In that line Today's boafd of trade offerings: Offer to bur 60 nacU 1 nntitu. at 75c per cwt. f. o. b. Portland. urrer to sen -16 cases full cream leesp. 11c: 10 COOna fnnnv hmnm 11. 1 car feed barley, $26; 100 cubes extra rancy creamery butter, 24o. HOG MARKET SHOWS QUITE HOOD TONE ' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Ho fs. Cattle. Sheep. 77 1.012 Today l 107 1906 74 1906 02 463 143 1.582 360 821 1,609 Portland Union S The hog market Is reflecting a very Arm tone because of the small arrivals, but were the showing better, it is not likely that present prices could be maintained. Tha atrenath In the Mat la a factor toward maintaining the present prices here. Cattle were steady to strong for best stuff, but the poor stuff is not very eagerly sought Receipts for the day were small. Sheeb market a s-nmV run duiHnir the 24 hours, but the market is still holding its own at $4M.2S for best wethers. It takes, something select, however, to obtain the higher value. A. year aa-o today all lines were easy at unchanged values. The following from St. Louis has created much attention in the livestock world: "A decision of importance to every stock yards company In the country was made, by Judge Wright In the federal circuit court in this city, Tuesday, when he held that although the National atnokv&rriii . hr hm sev eral miles of track,; engines, cars and other equipment, it was fiott a common carrier and not o-ubiecj. to , tha Interstate railroad laws. Attorney for the stock yards held that his Ulens were running a 'hotel for hoes and other livestock and not a railroad. In thla he was sus tained by the court. That the Pendleton scouring: mill will start operations about June 1. has been announced by F. E. Judd, who says that quantity or wool has already been se cured and more Is constantly arriving. Owing to the peculiar situation in the wool market the mill has been late in opening this year, but Mr. Judd predicts tnat the season win be a long one, tne mill being kept going until the first of the year, says the East Oregonlan. Thus rar nothing has been oone toward reopening the woolen mill though It la hoped by the owners to se cure a lessee before long. Official yard values today: Hogs Best stuff, $6.26 m 6.35; China fats. $6.006.16: feeders. $5.006.25. Cattle Fancy eastern Oregon steers, $5.00; medium, $4.604.75; best cows, $3.75; bulls, $2.0002.60; stags, $2,600 8.00. Sheep Best wethers, $4.004.25; spring Iambs, weighing 75 pounds, $4.75 05.00; ewes, $3.50(g3."6; mixed, $3.76 4.00. CATTLE BETTER IN EAST. Market Is 10c Higher Slight Ad vance in Hogs for Today. Chicago, May 27; Hogs, 19,000; cat tle. 12.000; sheep. 16,000. Hogs opened steady. Left over yesterday, 11,900. Mixed, $5.1585.47; heavy, $5.805.45: rough, $5.1045.25; light, $6.105.45. Cattle, 10c higher. Sheep steady. Hogs closed strong to 5c higher. Cattle, 10c higher; sheep, steady. Kansas City, May 27. Hogs, 17.000; cattle. 4,000; sheep. 6,000. Omaha. May 27. Hogs, 10,000; cat tle, 1,600; sheep, 4,000. LOU DILlflES TO CENT A SHARE TODAY San Francisco, May 37. Noon clos ing prices: GOLDFIELD DISTRICT. Sandstorm 26c, Red Top Ext. 8c, Co lumbia Mt. 13c. Jumbo Ext. 27c, Silver Pick 10c. Black Butte Ext. Io, Atlanta 17c, Great Bend 27c. Florence $$, Dlam. B. B. Cons. 16c, Comb. Fraction 46c, F. Mohawk 15c, Red Hill 18c, Lou Dillon lc. Yellow Tiger 7c Yellow Rose lc. Col. ML Ext. 2c asked, Goldf. Cons. $5.20. BULLFROG DISTRICT. Llge Hsrrls lc. TONOPAH DISTRICT. Ton, Nevada $7.65, Ton. Montana $1.60. MacNamara 25c, Ton. Belmont 6c. Ton. North Star o. Jim Butler 26c MANHATTAN DISTRICT. Little Joe lc Granny 4c, Jumping Jack 3c. SCATTERED DISTRICTS. Nevada Hills $2.20. Pittsburg Sliver Peak $1.17 H. Eagles' Nest 12c. . PRODUCE I5T SAIf FRANCISCO. Red Onions Are Lower Silvers kins Are in Larger Supply. San Francisco, May 17. Butter (per pound) California fresh: - Extras, 24o; firsts, ISc; seconds, 22c: packing. No. 1, 21c; packing. No- i, ifc -. Eggs (per dosen) Calif ornla ' t rash. Including cases; Extras, ' 22o; firsts. 20Ho; seconds. l7c; thirds, . 1H; eastern seconds 1 Ho. -t New. cheese caurornia nats, xancy, llVtc: firsts. 11c; eeConda, 10c; Cali fornia Young .-. America. fancy, . 14; firsts, 13c; eastern Oregon fancy. lc; eastern Oregon Young America, fancy, 14HV--' ' '.v -V '. v.- . !- . Storage -Eastern fancy." New Tork, lie; -Oregon, 14c. -- , " , -' Potatoes (per cental) Oregon Bur banks, $1,0051.25; river whites, fancy, nominal; nrw potatoes, 1 1.00 G 1.25 9t ".:. a i a hi IT". 5 . LUUIS-WILL HitVtN ; i I : : i. SPREAD (United Press teas . Wire. yV St. Louis, May 27 To : prevent the spread of tuberculosis In this city, rec ords showing that 72 per. cent of the mortality la. caused by the' disease, the health department has submitted an ordinance- to the assembly naming tuber culosis among the contagious, malig nant and infectious diseases. ', ' REAR ADMIRAL CROWNINSHIELD DIES IN EASTERN HOSPITAL (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, May 27. The navy de partment today received an announce ment of the death this morning in the Episcopal hospital at Philadelphia of Rear-Admiral Arent Schuyler Crownin shleld, former chief Of the bureau of navigation. He was retired on his own GENERAL NOGI WILL UNVEIL RUSSIAN MEMORIAL MONUMENT (United Prase Leased Wire.) Toklo, May 27. General Baron Nogi was designated today to be tha chief official in the ceremonies Incident to the unveiling of the Russian memorial monument erected by the Japanese poo RAILROADS SET STORY AFLOAT Commerce Commissioners Emphatically Deny Press Agent Yarn of Low Rates It will be remembered that some days ago what were apparently Inspired dis patches appeared In tha newspapers, to the effect that the president and in terstate 4) commerce commission had agreed to Sustain a general advance In rates by the railroads. It was thought hy many at the tlms that the dispatch emanated from the railroad press bu reau for the purpose of discrediting the president and the commission, and sub sequent events seem to have Justified mis conclusion. The New York Lumber Trade Journal of May 16 says: Anotner announcement, made on May 7, was the emphatic denial at Washington by Commissioner Lane of the interstate commerce commission of the charge that the president and com mission had agreed to a general ad vance In rates on the part of the rall- roaas, ana tne commissioner cnaracter tsed the statement as 'lies.' " It has been stated that It is tha in tention of the railroads to attack the Interstate commerce act aa unconstitu tional, and if not successful In this di rection, todo what they can to discredit the commmtsslon and the law before the people. It Is also understood that the policy adopted Includes an attack upon all the different state railroad commissions, the purpose being either to break down the laws or -to discredit the commissions. KLAMATH READY FOR NEW MAIL SCHEDULE (special Dlipatch to The Joorsal.) Klamath Falls. Or.. May 27. Wells Fargo express matter la now being brought Into this olty by way of tha California Northeastern. The mails still arrive via Pokegama, so that a package sent by express from the south will arrive here before a letter mallod at the same time. A 24-hour schedule from San Francisco ts provided by way of the California Northeastern, and it Is expected dally that the government will give the order transferring the mail route over toe new line. High Honors In Eighth Grade. (Special Dlapatch to The Journal. Pendleton, Or., May 27. The eighth grade examining board for the public schools of Umatilla county have com pleted the task of marking the papers. and it is found that out of the 98 who took the examinations only 62 passed. Of these the highest grade waa made by Martha Lavadour of Adams who averaged 96 8-. while Walter Carlyle of Weston was second with an average grade of 84 6-8. Pendleton W. O. W. Officers. (Special Dlapatcb to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., May 27. Pendleton camp No. 41, Woodmen of the World, has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Consul commander, L. D. Idleman; advisor lieutenant. A. A. Manning; escort, J. M. Sheets: watchman, V. C. Burke; sentry, Frank Fowler; manager, P. A. Anderson. cental, boxes $1.60; sweet potatoes, $2.6003.00 per cental. Onions Bermudas. $1,004X1.25 per crate; Australian browns, $3.60'4.00 per crate; red onions, 80c $1.00; silver skins. $1.161.26. Oranges (per box) Navels, fancy, $3.003.25; standard, $2.50g2.75; fancy Valenciaa, $$.25$.60' Mediterranean sweets, fancy, $2.2502.60, Tangerines, $1.50 2.00. BOSTON COPrER MARKET. (Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.) Boston. May 27. Official bid prices: Adventure .. 2HiOid Dora 34 Alloues 2H Shannon 1$ Atlantic lVi Tamarack 67 Bingham .... 76V Victoria 6 Daly West... 10 I Winona 6 "4 CaL tk Hecla..666 Wolverine ...1S2V Copper Range 4!Butt? Coala... 22 C. Ely 8 ITrinlty ...... 1$U Dom. Cop. ... 13 IParrot 20 H Gold Hill VWppissing ... Greene 'Qulncy ...... 8JH Michigan 914 Mohawk 63 V Nev. Cons. ... ll4;llus $H No Butte .... 62H!l nlted 1 Oiroux i Northwest Bank Statement. PORTLAND. Clearings today Year ago Balances todsy Year ago SEATTLE, Clearings . . Balances '. - .$796,767.17 . 978,569.7 . 101.668.40 . 93.202.1$ $1,51 2.474 ... . $1,490 Today's Metal Market. New Tork, May 27. Official prices: Copper Lake. 12 $12c: electrolytic 11 c; castings. 12H(gl2Ho. .. , ...V Tacoma Whea Market, i . -Ta&ma, --May 17. Wheat -Export, club, $7ej blueatem, 8c: red. U 6c t - ,- tv' .- -a '7 : ' -fv 'v. Chicago Two Barley. ,: - Chicago, .Mat ( 27. Own barley. $10 $50. , -.I' . r -v . ; ' ir- "r OF -TUBERCULOSIS The measure provides for the ame quarantine regulations in tubercwiar cases as are now in force against small pox.' ,' '. The ordinance prohibits any books from the public library being issued to a tubercular person, requires all po licemen to report consumptive cases, and requires the Isolation of a con sumptive In. a hospital under proper conditions. . . plication March 20, 1903, 40 years in e navy. He was a native of New York. Ha spent 18 years and nine months in ac tive service on the sea and the remain der of the time was under designation for Important services on shore. He was one of the most prominent officers of the navy and became a rear-admiral March 16. 1902. ?le at Port Arthur, in memory of the amous siege of that city, and the gal lant fighting done In its defense when those Tn the stronghold held out so bravely and with such determination against the attack which eventually proved successful. - - - MAY SHIP YUKON STEAMER SOUTH Government 3iay Put Portland-Built Craft on Trans port at San Francisco. According to a letter received by Sec retary Oiltner of the Portland Chamber of Commerce from United States Sen ator Bourne the vessel built in this city for government use on tha Yukon may be rhlpped direct from this city to Alaska after all. Instead of going by rail to Seattle and then forward by water. The letter also intimates , that the vessel may be sent to San Francisco by rail instead of to Seattle and from the Bay City to Alaska on the govern ment transport Crook. Following are the letters that explain themselves: "E. C. Uiltnor, secretary of Chamber of Commerce. Portland. Oregon. Dear Mr. Oiltner: In further reply to your letter of the 8th instant, in re the ship ment of a steel steamer built In Port land to Alaska, and asking that such shipment be made by transport Quentin from Portland direct, instead of ship ping the same by rail to Seattle.-there to be reloaded. I have to say that I took the matter up with the war de partment and hand you herewith copy of a self-explanatory statement sent me by the quartermaster general and in dorsed by the assistant secretary of war. It would appear that there Is some miFtake as to the Quentin, but that you have in mind the transport Crook, which Is scheduled to sail from San Francisco July 8. carrying the 221 Infantry for posts In Alaska. You will note that this matter has not been fin ally determined and that the shipment may be made by commercial steamer. "From the statement herewith It would not appear that there is any de sire on the part of the department to discriminate against Portland. Assur ing you that 1 have the Interests of the people of Oregon at heart at all times, and shall do all In my power to protect them, I remain, very truly yours, "J. BOURNE. JR." "(First Indorsement) War Depart ment, Office of the Quartermaster Gen eral. Washington, May 16, 1908. Re spectfully returned to the secretary of war. There Is no transport in the service named Quentin. - It la believed that the within letter refers to the transport Crook, which is scheduled to sail from San Francisco July 8. carry ing the 22d infantry for posts in Alas ka, relieving the 10th lnrantry, which will be returned by the same vessel to Seattle, and from that point shipped by ran to ort lienjamin Harrison, Jn dlana. "The department Is building at Port land a flat-bottom steamer for service on the Yukon river. This vessel will soon be completed and It waa the In tention to send it to Alaska by cable steamer Burnside, shipping it by rail to Seattle. It has been found impossi ble to do this and it is desired to ship It by transport Crook from San Fran cisco if there Is room available after the baggage of the Twenty-second in fantry has been loaded and other freight destined for Alaska from San Francisco but this has not . yet been determined. In case the vessel cannot be shipped this way it was the Intention to Instruct the chief quartermaster, de partment of Columbia, to make the ship ment by commercial vessel, and It Is presumed that he would make the ship ment from Portland. He has been in structed to ascertain what the cost for making the shipment this way would be. No reply has yet been received. "On account of tha free road from Portland to RosevHle Junction, only a short distance from Sacramento, the cost of shipping the vessel by rail to San Francisco will be very much less than the cost of sending the transport into Portland to pick It up. It is de sirable, of course, that the regiment go ing to Alaska reach their station at the earliest date possible. There Is no de sire on the part of the department to discriminate against Portland, but there would be no economy tn. sending a trans- fiort into that port, which would cause nconvenience and delay in delivering the troops to their stations In Alaska. "J. B. ALES HIRE, "Quartermaster General, U. 8. Army. "(Second Indorsement) War Depart ment. May 18, 1908." Respectfully returned to Hon. Jona than Bourne Jr., United States senator. Inviting attention to the foregoing re port or the quartermaster general of the army. ROBERT SHAW OLIVER. Assistant Secretary of War, NATIVE SONS WENT ON SIGHT-SEEING TRIPS (United Frees Lesaed. Wlee.li ? ' : Yosemite, Cal., May 27. Thla -was an other day of sightseeing for the grand parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West and their friends. . NO sessions were held today. The crowds went to picturesque Glacier point and remained until late. There are upwards of 400, mostly native sons, in the party. The elections begin at 9 o'clock in the morale g. - - - - , The ns,tlve' sons were anxious for a rest today after their long session of Tuesday and left to-explore parts of the beautiful - valley that" they, had not visited on previous trips. i ' Great Fire Sale. ' The Hub Clothloafeompany, at Third and Burnside, wilt be closed all day to morrow arranging for a . monster fire fit . V .tnnln. EVMav niMnlnv 18E fiArt stock teen's clothing captured from the jgon Mr flames In Frisco's recent conflagration. graduate Wateh The Journal for full particulars. TREASURY IS SIR 'tiU "H -S'iil "t " 1 1 ' l ':.!'. lit .. ', Discovery Made That Special Deposit Fund of San Fran cisco Is. Short. $37,000; City Attorney Is Pushing an Investigation. (United Press Ittasea WIre.1 ,, , San Francisco. May 27. "Wbert 13 -t the $37,000 which should be fn the 'spa- clal deposit fund' of the city of San Uranclseo?" . ' This question Is being asked today by, ' city and county officials, while the city ' attorney is pushing an investigation to. determine what course tha money tookj after leaving the treasury. There waa more than $37,000 In the - . . . . . . . .. . . . i una. ai umes tne iuna nas amounted ,, to $100,000 and at the present time it i y said that It should contain $60,000, but, f the records do not show any more than. , $37,000. ;,-? i nn t MTifi wnun whb in nnim at rn. m county treasurer and City Treasuier . : John E. MacDougald, has been .supplied' . for 30 years by money paid into court . by litigants pending tha settlement of. their suits. . j f In the -regular course of procedure ,' these moneys have been handed to tha county clerk And by him have been paid:'- to the city treasurer, who was sup, posed to place them in the "special de posit fund," for which he was Individ-,. . ually responsible. The shortage was; discovered when Treasurer MacDougald waa nrrinrAd tn m tn t h , tav nllA'tntt' $37,572.79, which had been deposited in . 1903 In Judge Seawall's court, pending the settlement of the United Railroads'., tax assessment suit. Treasurer MacDougald sends 'back ; word from the Yosemite, where he fs luxuriating at present, that there la no '"' shortage In his office. MacDongald and : his chief deputy are said to be on t heir way back to San Francisco to taks part ' In the investigation. UNION DRYS PRINT V PROHIBITION PAPER " (Special Diapatch to Tbe Journal.! La Grande, Or., May 27. The prohibit tlon forces In Union county have had, printed a four-page, seven-column paper called "The Messenger of Freedom." - which Is entirely given over to argu-r ment against the liquor traffic. A lead--ing article on the front page contains the names oi most or the business men - in the three largest towns in, the county,--La Grande, Elgin and Union, who hava declared In favor of local option, Tha prohibition people are becoming more confident every day of the success of. ' the movement in ravor or a dry coun ty. North Powder ia practically on the line between this county and Ba ker. Saloon men there declare that if they are voted out they will establish -themselves Just across the riven For this reason it is believed that North Powder may vote by a small majority - ' to retain the saloons. Both the saloon men and the dry forces are warming1 up to the fight, and neither side is overlooking any argument that might" help. . . . DAYLIGHT ROBBERY : ON MORRISON STREET Burglars yesterday evening looted tha . residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Cullen, 453 Morrison street securing'! $400 worth of Jewelry and clothing. The robbery was committed while the fam-' ily waa absent. Mr. and Mrs. Cullen estimate ' their loss at approximately $160. It consists J of silverware and jewelry. -"Harry. Behoof, a Morrison street merchant, who! rooms at the Cullen home, places, his loss In clothing and Jewelry at $300. , A domestic living next door alleges to have seen the men who robbed the house. She says she saw them leave the house about 3:30 o'clock, carrying twO sultcases. A description has been' turned over to the police. , ANTI-STATEMENT - - 4: DEBATERS MINUS m m , (Special Dtapitek to Tha loaroaht Cottage Grove, Or.. May 27. A pro posed Joint discussion at tho Armory here last night on the merits of State-.-ment No.- 1 was delayed by the non appearance of the anti-statement ; men. , ' The action of the anti-statement men. was caused by their total defeat in joint dlsousaion in several towns near here. Leon it. Kdmunsonv a Statement No. 1 candidate for representative, gave a very interesting talk, although his op ponents were absent, explaining the good results of Statement No. 1, ANTI-GUGGENHEIM FIGHT IN CONGRESS" (Waahtngtoa Burean of Tbe Joorsal) ' Washington, May 27. A resolution was adopted by the house today asking the secretary of the interior for Inform ation aa to railways built and projected-" in Alaska. It may be the means of '' -bringing out facts showing the large dominance of the Guggenheim trust inv Alaskan transportation affairs. Oppo nents of the Quggenheims alleged to- ' day that they would make this the oo. casion for revelations as to Guggenheim control of the territorial government of ' Alaska under Governor Hogatt 2 BOY SUSPECTED OF THEFT AT LINNT0NV (Special Dtsoateh to The lesnwl l ,Bt neiens, or.. May 17. A 19 year. oia ooy. giving his nace as nace - as Elmer Jtsrown. ausDected nt aiai tea Linnton, was arrested by Sheriff Whlt on the Astoria train Monday. The at-; tention of .the sheriff was called to tha . boy by the brakeroan. Andy Plerson.T who had - been watching him - since he boarded tha tratii at Scappoose with a ticket from there to Seattle. The boy had $18.75 when arrested. , t M Plenty of Water at lloquiam. . , ' (Bpeeisl Dispatch to Tbe Journal. t Hoquiam. Wash., May 27. -Since tha. return of H.' C Heermans, president of the Hoquiam Water company, from the east the proTV?aed addition to the plnnt' will be pushAi to completion. A $.000.- ' 000 gallon reservoir on Campbell's Mil will provide wter for the east side, sml Will also be used as an emergency res-, ervolr. - It is expected to have it dine t by the last of July. The new pumpln ' filant , at- Grays Harpor city ia - fin-. shed, and : when all these Improve--menta are completed there will be no danger -of a water famine. y Carrath In Pendleton School. (Special Plr.atrb f Tb Journal . Pendleton, Or. May 27. Krank K Carruth, a-graduate-of the LntverMii Of Oregon and now of Topekn, Kiij.iH ' has been elected to the poslti-m tf Instrurtor In the commreHiI i-otn-ae i.i the hlKh school. Sn.i 1ms (.)((. lit will fill tha plfl'-M mtJ Vn'-m.t h-y reslgnstlna er - rrorxsor w "-k. an.t graduating from the l.Bivr-xy . r-r i i-. larrruin i-"s a v-f !f p. - ' work at Washburn urine,',.:.,. ;.hjauu.