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; 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.