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Newspaper Page Text12 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30. 1908. TIIL WOKX -i2 onion UEiiin COttTROVERSY Action of Association in Ap pointing, Agents Causes Unpleasant Feelings. STODArS ; WHOLESALE ' MARKETS AU vegetables are firmer. Onion controversy l on. Potatoes are holding- steady, . . Pome put eggs lower. - a Chickens and turkeys firm, ; ., .? flood demand for ducks. Dressed meats are scarcer. Hop transactions at low point. Controversy Bsffardlatf Onions. Tliat the directors of the Confederated Onion Growers" association made a seri ous mistake in their selecting iwoktooj rtreet firms as exclusive handlers of their product for this season, is the opinion of the trade In general. At the last meeting of the directors of the as sociation E. J. Jaggar and George Her jen were appointed as agents. While both of the men named are well and favorably known along Front street the trade believes that the monopoly of the trade. If anv, should not pass out of the lianas of the association Itself. As mat ters stand the opponents of the plan say that the two firms will have everything their own way and If they do tiot want to sell onions to certain houses- they cannot be compelled to.' inis "cer tain, say some dealers, to drivs these rejected houses into, other markets. Al ready some purchases have been made In Washington and Nevada which would have gone to this state had the buyers been able to do business with the rep resentatives appointed by the. associa tion. That Jt would have beerf far bet ter for the association to handle Its own product or else appoint a represen tative entirely -v outside ths-F001 utreet trade is the opinion of the latter Itself. In this wav the association would have been able to name Its prices very day and would market its crop, easier without paying brokerage fees and forcing some dealers' to buy else where as at present. - r-vi ..:.Y.:. Much reeling OW Matter. "While I have no part in the contro versy in the onion market," says a well known local shipper, "I believe that tne association has made a most serious mistake In putting all tha business in the hands of two dealers who are real competitors of myself and other deal ers who will be forced to buy onions from them if present plans carry. I do not like the idea' of being forced to go to those dealers and beg them to sell tne onions to compete with their own lirms in the California market. If they, choose to they ean keep me from get-; ting supplies altogether, and giving the preference to their own house In the i south. This would be merely human nature. Personally I believe that Mr. j Fanno, the president of the associa tion, would have been the best to handle the matter alone. It Isn't proper to turn down all the dealers and favor sne or' two." -,- .'v . jro Xffect Upon Local Market. ' While it is believed that in time the action of the Onion Growers' assocla t ton will have some effect upon the local market, -no change is shown at this lima. The market hers is full of partly ; 1 rosen stock and to get rid of these with the least delay dealers are coming . their prices in check. Just what effect the action 'Of the association wllj have upon the California market remains to be seen. All Vegetables Are firmer. - There is a firmer tone all through the local vegetable market owing to tha cool weather. . Stock that comes from the outh is showing another advance with supplies scarce. String beans- have ad vanced to 1518o a pound, while peas have moved to 17e. California tomatoes are firm at 11.76 8.00. the latter price for select quality. Local cabbage of , best quality is selling crated at $2 in some Instances, although some dealers are still offering at $1.76.. For ordinary stock tne price is it.eu loose. More Strength la Chickens. The market for chicken Is in fine chane alone Front street. The price is moved up another fraction.' Arrivals ere small in comparison with the de mand, although a great ran is expected this afternoon and tomorrow. Along Front street today mixed lots are sell ing at lZtflSHo: nens, lzgfisc; broilers,' HfrHHc; fryers. 12le. There is also a very rood demand for ducks around 170180 for either live or dressed, but the call for geese la less pronounced around 10 11c for the live birds. . Brief Jfotes of Trwt Street Trad. Some dealers are offering eggs In large lota as low as J7 He, while others are asking 3839e. Occasional lots move st 40c, too. Receipts are increase Jng. Eastern eggs lower here, with the t fit at SO32c, and some being offered around 28c. . Dressed meats are almost too scarce to quote. Fancy hogs around 8 He. Several fair sired deals are again re ported In the hop market around former low price. Dullness reigns In sugar here, owing to the overcharge made to Pacific slope dealers aa compared with the Idaho prle for same delivery. Potato market Is holding rather steady here. Some interests have moved tip Jobbing price to 1.2$ for best. Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: OliO fill I'JIIll GUII OHIO DUER - - - FARirV TIIRlcTYK HOI fl lif fill FN? inPOnimFflT Ifl IlarryO Wed toSUoot II I I VIIIU I W I I Wft-LS III! WI.U llUlllUII 11.111 I1U1LIHLIII III trtaJTch0i.. Ta TTolrl -. . , i-,: - I . , I . ; , " ' - - - - - I . VUU1 IK. O X U.'lltl , J.O at on pcmtc a DAiinin AG on en II iifcnonni i1! ncat to Grand jury.. v Ml LO VfLii 10 n TUUI.U HUMIIf ULVIVLU LI UUL WILL.,! Jonraal'a Turkey Snllttln. Wholesale-, -Per pound. Fancy dressed 25o Ordinary dressed. . ... -28 24c Poor dressed . .... 20o Fancy live SOc Ordinary live ......... -. 18c. key market along Front street. De- Holding Company for Aarri- Wheat Prices Abroad Better mand at this time is about the best I shown this season. There were prac tically no fancy - birds carried , over ; Christmas bv the retail trade and few poor ones. The birds remaining unsold on Front street last Friday were few : indeed and alt have now been cleaned up. , Best dressed fancy turkeys are to day quoted firm along Front street at 25c a pound, the same price as for the Christmas trade. The poor birds are selling- lusher in' rjronortlon. vne nrmneas in turkeys is neip;ng au .man Shares Again the Talk U. P. Weak. and This Helps Chicago ' During the Day. rTher is a very flrrn tone in the iur-1 other lines of poultry, NO ARRIVALS III THE STOMiIRD Lack of Receipts and Holi day Market Leaves Kb Sales During Day. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK HUN. Hogs. . Cattle. Sheep, Wednesday Tuesday -. . Monday . , , Saturday Friday . Thursday 180 J77 -None- 32 25 : 870 -None 30 117 Butter, Sgga and Fonltry. m BUTTER-- Extra creamery. S7c; fancy, 82 HS5o; store, 20c BUTTER FAT-Delivery . o. b. Port land Sweet cream, S5Vic; sour, 330 ir in. . POULTRT Mixed chickens, It 12 He; bens, 12Hig13c: roosters, old, t'i i10c: fryers., 12U 013c; broilers, 1.4 3 4c: geese, 10lfc; turkeys, alive. 18(g) 2fc; dressed., 20 25c: ducks, 17Hftj)18c; pigeons, squabs, I2iff2.50 per doz; old, II; dressed poultry. ltlHc higher., CHEESE Full cream, flats, triplets and daisies, 16c; Toung Americans, 17c. WGUS Local best. 37 89c per doz; eastern, 30J2Hc. , y : Hops, Wool and Sides. WOOL -1908 Willamette valley, 18e. HOPS 1908 crop, choice. 7c; prime to choice, He; prime. 6c; medium, 4064 . TALLOW Prime, per lb, J 4c; No. 3 and grease, 22c. SHEEP6KINS Shearing, 103156 each; short wool. 26c 40c; medium wool, 60c 81.00 each; long wool. 76c tl.25 each. . . , MOHAIR 1908 Nominal, 1819c. CHITTAM BARK Old, 4 14 fi 5c j new. 4HEclb. -.. .-j'... IflDES Dry hides, II 16a ibt green, f & Be lb;, bulls, green salt, 86o lb; kips, SQic: calves, green, 12012c per lb. Orala, rioor and Zay. t BARLEY Feed. 82.SO27.00: rolled J2S. SOft 29.00: brewing, 827 27.SO WHEAT Buying price, new Track. Portland Club, 92c: bluestem, 51.00: fortyfold. 83c; red. 0cj Willamette val ley. 62c. MI LLSTUFFS Selling price Bran, chnp. J21.u0isji3.00; alfalfa meal. $18.00 per ton. FLOUR 8'lllng price Eastern Ore gon patent, 15.00; straight, $4.054.7S; port, 13.70; bakers', $4.65 4.80;' val 4.V. I4.J5; graham. iis,i4.40; whole wt-oat. 84. 5; rye, 6s. $5.50; bales; $3.00. HAY Producers' price New tiro. 1 1 v, Willsmette valley fancy, $15.00 ciomary, $14mp0: eastern Oregon, $18 00: i' ijsI, $1 5012.00; clover, $11 00: t rHin, ? l a f'O; cheat. $13.00: alfalfa.' 1 2 i 12.R0. 7 , it AT.-, rrf.d'.icers price Track. Na 1 while, .$32.50; gray, $32. rmits and Vegetables. , rr:Vir FRriT8 .Orangeg, new nav- . , i; oo u i co r-fr Ix.x; Japancoe -- . .j ti.e ,r luX.; taiiiinas, 6c i-r Portland Union Stockyards, Dec. SO. There were no arrivals at all in the years during the past 34 hours, and in consequence ho sales are reported.- A carload of cows, tha total arrivals of yesterday have not been sold as yet, and taken as a whole the entire livestock market is nominal. t . ; The trade la awaiting tha new year, when there is every promise of a very good market for all grade and probably higher prices. ;. -' . Arrivals on this day in recent years show: Hogs. Cattle. Sabep. 1908 ........... None 1907 ' None 1906 ........... 200 100 161 1905 69 79 A year ago today all lines were steady at unchanged values. , The following is the general range of values on stock running in. the yards for late shipments; - i .v. .-.. Hogs Best east of mountains. $(.00 6.10; ordinary, $6.00; blockers and china fats, $5.50; stockers and feeders. $5.00. - .. Cattle Best steers, weighing 1210 rounds, $4.50 4.76; medium steers, 4.25; poor steers. $3.50; best cows, $3.60; medium cows, $2.753.25. Sheep Best wethers, $4.766.00; or dinary wethera, $4.60; lambs. $4.75 $5.00; straight ewes, $4.26 4.60; mixed lntk. 84.00 Veal Choice, young calves, , $4.25 4.75; heavy rough, $3.76 4.00. ; ' ' " . .. Hogs Drop in East.. Chicago, Dec 80. Hogs, 60M; cattle, 19,000: sheep, 20,000. j Hogs are t to 10c lower.- Cattle steady to strong; sheep steady. - ; - Kansas City. Mo Dec 80. Hogs, 16,000; atUe, 8000; sheep. 6000. Omaha. Neb., Dec. 30. Hogs. 13,000; cattle, 8700; sheep, 7000. . TJ. V. Holding1 Oompaay. k New York, Dec. 30. In an ef fort to stem- the unfavorable tide which set in today in soma of tha leading securities the an ., CHICAGO-WHEAT MARKET.. i - . Open. Close. , Deo. 29. Gain. ay 107"4 108A 10774 July ....... 99H 100HB 99 H ept. 86 - . $))$, A 96 ' A OFFER nORE FOR 1711 EAT FUTURES ! nouncement is being made In ta financial circle that official eon- firmatlon of tha report that the 4 Union Pacific and Southern Pa- clc ara to be governed by a holding company would be made 4 February 16, - , . . , Union Pacific net" earnings for November show an Increase, of Prices Advanced on Portland Board of Trade Barley - a Fraction Off. ! w 44 New Torlc, Dec. 80.- The stock mar ket was dull 'except for an occasional movement of a few fractions by one off 464.000 bushels; Europe and afloat de the important ; securities today.' . The I crea8l 1,400.000 busnels; total world's earthquake in Italy had a weakening rCorn-InaTed' .To" b'u'shels. Ttrl , , "("il .. iw wwv v., . i , viruw IH.VUU DllSneiS. ""'-Jf " y. r. l causa of the liquidation shown was be-1 Cash wheat No. 3 red 105H107: . Harry Q.' Grow, who shot twice at Charley Tasker outside of tb Circuit cafe on Stark street between Fourth and Fifth lata yesterday afternoon after an altercation in the saloon, was today "bound over -to appear before the grand Jury. A charge of carrying concealed weapons has also been. placed against him.; , Tasker was not struck toy tha two bullets Grow fired at him, both o Which went wide of the mark and caromed off the sidewalk, but he suf. fered severely from the hlnwn raind on . his head and face from the butt of the lrtna liarcklMi mvaIu.. iivnw r.U.l There VSS nn ' mnmm.n In thai Xho firntttf .f. nnnA ,.nri foreign Wheat Situation tndav anil nrlcrttlbv abroad closed at an advance over yes-1 much trouble. Grow and Tasker were ""y- : Al i-.iveiTooi the market opened engaged in a card game, and although Jsd higher and the closing was to Tasker la very reticent, it Is believed Tan huuvb yrsieraays last prices. ' I tne quarrel grow out of the game. 10 a 'considerable amount nf nhnrt I Tanker , was Hrretiit nn rhar.. covering is due today's advance In the I vagrancy, largely because he would not Cbicarn market . Onf-nlnuf unnhiniMl tn I tell freely what hannanarf hafnr. ih. iwuon lower, ; me initial weaKtiess I snooung iook piace. with the best advance for the day; the market beaan tn ihow alvna n r.MVMrv The improvement abroad was not felt Instantly here, but when it waa. the change in sentiment could be seen in stantly. Today's market closed to Bradstreet'a rennrt tf tha vnrM'a Tiniuie suppiy in ousneis: i . wneat Jat of Rockies. Increased J.OOS.ouo bushels: Canada. Increased I AT THE THEATEES - BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS. Wednesday ,i 27 Tuesday .... 65 Monday .....104 Saturday .... 7J Friday ...... Thursday ... 46 Cars. Cars. Cars. Cars. Sacks. 4.674 1,650 1800 8,620 1 Music and Fun Galore at Heilig, beautiful chorus of young, pretty girls that can sing, hundreds of funny say ings and many catchy melodies will be ?our pleasure it you attend tne jneuig iieatre. Fourteenth and Washington streets, tonignt or any night thin week. liava tn ha tha nf tha traHa inlNn. a rail iw u.,nne. xt v. Y,z' I whew George M. Cohan's merry musical lay low until after New Year's, v" v I i0: No. 3.' hard.' ToiffllOB- 'NoTl Play. "Fifty Miles From. Boston," Is the The ancient report of a holding com-1 Northern, 109110K: No i Northern DUt- 1 Pta matmeea JNew xcara day pany for Union Paclflo and 8outhernli06108i No. S spring. ,102 107. . I na eaturaay. . Paclflo waa revived for tha occasion to-l s ' , I day. It is stated that about February I Chicago price furnished by 8eat Sale for "The Alaskan." a o f 1.600 15 announcement would be rnado re-Overbeck & Cooke Co.: There was a venr firm tone in tha lo- WHEAT. Open. High. 17 l8li : 99 100. 98 96 V4 CORN ' 61 T4 . IV - 2V? OAT8. lb; lemons, $3.25 5. 00 box; grapefruit, $4.00(94.50; pineapples, Hawaiian, $2.50 3.00 doz; pears, $1.00; cranberries, local, $11.50 bbl; eastern. $13.6015.OO. fOTATO&o New, selling, xii.z garding an increased dividend for Southern Paolflc Dp nit a this renorl cal grain situation this morning. All I Union Pacific was the weakest feature! May lines were alike affected by the better Qf the "lock market today, closing wlthljuiy bidding, but this resulted in no actual "i 1 " ..'.IJIr . I oepc business. Growers fl ra tint A l.nn..i tn I w... ' i n.. i . I " - , wiWui geuciAi uofc no lit iacu. i ,aM talk trala Itiat hnw nnA ma ma. I ' Th. W.r.ftl!, JL Waatam Dollwaw I " advance the buyers bid there is no grain 5an,y declare the usual sem-nnual uy offering. Thl 1. mim.i.11. a.viaena oi a per pem on lis aaju.i-1 r- bluestem wheat, aupp iei T of 'whlch are ?, t SSmSS. S-aV.Y xra. icit, , unuauallv senroa with nraotinaiiv ..,1., 18 stockholders or record of Febru- May 61T4 : 62U one quite willing 1 a- w,th Alton nlng 11 per cent July , 46 V 6 UJ:tiS stockholder, must get a dividend and Sept. ...... 89T. retain supplies are not willing to let " this i oieao Boutnern i,com. go even at this record figure for recent "2nn X'StSZ l Vt years. Its preferred , already pays 4 per cent. On the Portland boanl nf trarta t.v - . v : - - thero was a firmer tone for futures and . Range of New York prices furnished rices show an advance over yester-l0' Overbeck ft cook COwi ay'a figures. For the January liivrvl DESCRIPTION. Open. an advance of e was bid and lc more I Amalgamated Copper Co. , 83 H asked than yesterday. The February I American Car ft Foundry, o. 4914 delivery was adder! tn tha nt . tnj.. American Car ft Foundry, n . . . . and the price .is c higher than the I American Cotton Oil. c... 4V January. . I Ameriaaa ixco., c. . . i. . . toa Coarse grains continue verv firm h,,t I American Sugar, e. ........ .132 unusually quiet considering the extent I American Bmeltc. ....... . S2 V of the demand from the south, prices I American Smelt, p. ...... .. .... at San Francisco were held very firm Anaconda Mining Co....... 8)4 v. I, . .iiq j buu jrenieruay s quota-1 ieu fiwi.ii, i ...... . . . tions were continued. On the Portland! Atchison, c. .w. ,...100H board of trade, however, a allrht ..k.J 'Atchison, m..., ...lOOtt ness was shown-in futures and prices! Baltimore ft Ohio, c.....,..110 are a fraction lower. I Baltimore ft Ohio, p , .... . wet Is firm and unchanged Brooklyn Rapid Transit... $7ty for both cash and future delivery. ICanadlan Pacific, o 17$V Closa. 83 y Jan. May Jan. May. July Jan. Mar July ...... -. PORK. 127 132 -1650 v 1655 LARD.'"" "J42 947 967 973 b0 , 983 RIBS. , 889' .832 865 , ' 867 877, 877 Low. J0J! 95 61S 61 ?. ' 614 46 J4 89S 1615 1640 i :' "'-v 137 960 : 973 Tha advance seat sale will onen nert fTiaay, January i, new ic ears morning. finaa I for John Corts big com io opera auc- 1084 A I cess, "The Alaskan, ' which will ba the 100B I bill at ,ttie Heing tneatre four nights, Deginning next eunuay. 61iA 63A ' 62H, E2A v4!4 39iA 1632A 165 6 A "Are You a Mason' at ' Bungalow. - Have you seen It. or are vou overlook ing one of the biggest laughs of the whole year at the Bungalow this week. The Baker stock-company is creating all kinds of merriment in Dietrlchstein's famous farce ''Are you a Mason?' 827 860 875 News Gossip 1 of Finance T. M. As Benefit Tomorrow. Seats are now being reserved at Rowe ft Martin's drug store for. the big an nual benefit of the T. M. A. at the Or- Dheum tomorrow nieht startina- at 11 970BI o'clock and oontlnulna- till after mid. 983 night. This is the theatrical event of the year and is always looked forward 9Tto with great lnteres A special pro- i7 1 B am nas oeen preparea inia year ana Seats should be secured at once for hundreds of tickets have beer sold and a pttcicu nuuae is uaurwi. 47 877 Board of trade prices , CLUB WHEAT. T ' ' Bid. January 92 February., , 92 Na 1 WHITE OATS. January ..................162 February ...v 4.163 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. January . . .... ,.,.....,...137U February ............ ,140 Central Leather, e Central LeaHner. t. . . . . . . i- . Chlcara llniat WMtni 11 Ask. Chi., Milwaukee ft St. Paul. 160 Sr., Inicago ce jNortnweatern. o. ... 9354 I Chesapeake 4 Ohlo....... Colo. Fuel ft Iron. c. ...... 40 4 Colorado Southern, c...... 67 00 za pia ............. .... do 1st tfd. Corn Products, e . ..y 142 U Delaware ft Hudson-. 180 I Denver ft Rio Grande, e... 39H Northwest Crop Weather. - .? pfd.,...i., .......... Oregon Fair ; tonight. .a " i - '"i"' .V "-' southwest portion; Thursday rain west, do 1st pf J 1 1 1 ! ! ! II 1TI " t 60 nr.tlJ ?r.t,on.: northerly winds. Great Northern, pfd ..146V Mr. and Mrs. Hughes at Orpheum The work "of Mr. and Mrs. fSens Hughes Iny the little one-act comedy tKeicn, suppressing tne r ress,- marks them as hard, clever workers, and dem onstrates their great ability (fa mirth : provokers. There is not a dull minute New York. Dec. 30. Bar silver 49lf Idiirin tha entire -sketch. jii ic- . " 1 ""v.ii - a. New bonds: Torte, " Dec. 80. Government 165 167V4 140 Date: 89Ji I Twos, registered... 1930 674 I7 do coupon....... 1930 7 2 4 I Threes, registered.. 1908 75 I do coupon 1908 Threes, smaJl bonds ....r Fours, registered. ... 1926 do- coupon....... 125 ; I Twos, Panama.. do coupon I Fours, Philippine... .... . Bid. 103 ; 104 - 101 101 100 120 121 . 102 102 . 119 aAsk. 103 iii'K t in 10314 85c; ordinary. 7080cV aweet.) $2.00; fnW"'nt0"TFa,r tonl8h.t; Thursday Illinois Central.. .'..147 u AnvinaT 11 nn ' I fair except rain near coast: northeaat. I intamrhan Mat n ONIONS Fancy, Oregon. 100: sarlle. 74 4 So lb. APPLES Good, $1.25 1.76; pooft 7$ uu per ooz. VEGETABLES Turnlns. new Oreaon. 75c$l: beets, $1.001.25; carrots. lie sack; parsnips, sscfgil. 00: cabbage. $1.60: tomatoes. California. $1.762.O0 per crate; beans, . 15c; cauliflower. li.za: peas, iscp norseraoisn, io it artichokes. - 65750 doz; green onions, ISo per doi: peppers, bell, 6c; Chile t i : neaii ieiiuce. 4uc aoi: nomouse. $11.60 box; radishes, 15o do, bunches; ceiery, 4U48&c; eggplant. 16c lb. Oroesrles, mits, Etc : SUGAR Cube. $6.85: nowdernd. 16.70? fruit or berry, $5.95; . dry granulated, $5.95: conf. A. $6.15: extra B. 15.45: Golden G. $5.75; D. yellow, $5-25? beet, granulated, $5.75r barrels, 16c; half bar rels, $0c: boxes, 66c advance on sack basis. Idaho prices 70e less. (Above prices are 30 days net cash - ... quotations.; : , tiii;E imperial japan no. l. s He; No. 2. 6 c: New Orleans, head. 636c: Ajax ): Creole. to. oaijX -coarse iair ground, loos, $11.00 per ton: 60s, $11.60; table, dairy, 60s. $16.60: 10s. 818.00: bales, tmki imported Liverpool, 60s, $20.00: 100s; $19.00; 40s, $18.00; extra fine, barrels, in; 6s. and 10s, $4.60(5.60;' Liverpool lump rock, $20.60 per ton. humsi New, 150 per lb. y BEANS Small white. I6.IS: larea white, $4.60; plDk. $3.86; bayou, $3.76; Limas, $5.76; Mexican reds, $4.75. . . . . . iiii acieriy winus. Mi uubiii una xnursoay. Keats, risk and Provisions. HAMS. BACON. ETC Portland nav (local) hams. 10 to 13 lbs. 14Uc nar lh- breakfast bacon, 1321c lb; picnics. jvc iu; coinage roii, no ir; regular short clears, smoked, 13e lb; backs, beavy smoked, 12c lb; light, smoked, 12o lb; bellies, smoked, 16c lb; picketed tongues. 60c each. DRESSED MKATR Vmnt a.at Hogs, fancy, 8c; ordinary, 7c i large. c; veal, extra, 10c; ordinary, 9c; heavy 88V4c; mutton, fancy, 6 a 7c LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10s, 14c per lb; 6s, 14 o per lb; 60 lb Una, im pef lb; steam rendered, 10s, 13o per lb: 5s. 13VWe rer lb: enmnnimH in. iV. a per lb. ' r, CLAMU Hardshell, per 1 box, $2 40; rasor clams, $2.00 per box; lQe per do nora : coa, iuc id; nounders, 6o per lb; halibut. 7e peT"lb?- striped bass, 5c per lb; catfish, 10c per lb; salmon, 8o per lb; herrings, 6c P5L. lb: ?2le8' 7c P' lb; shrimp, 12o per lb: perch. 6c per lb: tomcod. 10r per lb; lobsters, 25c per lb: fresh mackerel, ( ),per ib; crawfish, 20c per doien; sturgeon ( ) per lb; black bass,f 20e per lb: silver smelts. 6c per 15 1 bIacfc co1' er lb crabs, $25 1.75 per doxen. - , , OYSTERS Shoal water Bay, per gal Ion.. $2.50; per 100-lb sack, $5.00; Olym S8"!?0'. a-J Der 100-lb sack, $6.00 6.60; Eagle canned, 60c can, $7.00 a oxen; eastern in- shell, $L78 per 100. "' 3Piats. CoaL OIL Zto. fit.: ildcbbl,!, 60cj .ce. o gal; !!.of.i?6.9 KaUoos. lc leas; oil cake meal, $34 ton. .. .' gal: Iron bbls., llc per gat VHITB LEAD-f onIots 714o per per lb ' Per lb' ,eM ,oW' c URPENTINE In $ cases, 68 e ' per WIRE NAILS-Present basis. 2.S6. , .t w York Cotton Jark.et, January March j , May .. , . July . . .. A u KHt u (Ktohpr '. December Open. High.- l.ow Close. B IB ' S3 : KKOlWjfa 885 0 .883 v"83ifi((4 896 87 8Sg 8S8WS9 93 8S7 '8K7t'8 SS4 8 ' S0'1 Hi 869 8i4? StifiXrSe 916 n' 887 85 87 8A3 8tt9 '908 Uverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Dec. 30. Wheat: December . ..7slAd March . In - 74d May , 7s,7d ..... 18 W Ao Dfd. . . ... 4(U Louisville ft Nashville..... 124 Mexican Central Railway., 23 Missouri,' Kan ft Texas, 0 42 XT. T-.. T .V. A ay tea. 14c; electrolytic, 14V 147.c; cast- oaay. ings, iitfi4o. Tin $29.00. 8.87.' Lead $4.20gj)4.25. . , A Rare Novelty Act., There are so many good things on the bill this week at Pantages that it la hard to distinguish which is beat For a refined novelty act. George Homan's "A Nlcht With the Xtoets" ia a wonder ful creation. - . i -v. ....... ipyi.i . .s '"Shore Acres" at the Baker. Archie Bovd. who is playing the a rest James Heme" role of dear old Uncle Nat In "Shore Acres" at the Baker this week is one of tha foremost character actors London, Dec. SO. Silver. S3 l-5-16d. ....... , 11 a 111 122 ........ . , .- UU If 1 II . . . . . TMatilfara Close. I Ora lands ... 7a 11 Vdl Missouri Pacific . vs 7HdMationai Lead ...... 7s 7d New ."York Central in. x.. j. at western ..... fKODLCB IX SAN FRAXtTfsm KorioiK & western, c. . ---ww 1 , tftfk nrafarra San 4 Francisco. - Dec' .Sn .C-o-. ...INnrlh.rn Parifii. f uuaci. yiuiiunua, xresn, , including I racuic man eteamsnip k;o. 84 firsts. I rresaea oteei car, c. storage, 00 preierrea .... xweaaili, c. ..All do second preferred .... .... ao first preferred Colnmbns, the Dancing Horse. Columbus, the dancing horse, tha prize winner, 1 the feature at the Grand this week. Every horse lover should sea this dancing animal and the .a.wi?- Th V children especially. The bill Is .xcep- cases: Extras 60c; firsts, 46c; seconds, Pennsylvania Railway ...Ul thirds, 30c; pullets, selected. 88c; People's Gas, L. ft Coke Co.104 43 California storage, extra,. 86c; 82 c; seebnds, 26 c; eastern ; Mtra. 30c; firsts, 2i?e; seconds, : Butter, pep pound California thirds, 20c; pickled. No. 1, 23c; stor- Republic Iron ft Steel, c. 26 "A,9,aUf;rn,',a extra. 29c: packing. No.l 00 preferred 86 L jlc; ladles, extras, 23c Rock Island, c. 24 Statement today shows Keceipts, JZ.sis.Dbs. Disbursements, $2,030,000. f New' York. Dec. 80. Regular dividend has been declared on Great Northern. New York. ' Dee. 80. Directors of the Wabash have declared a semi-annual payment of S per cent on debenture A bonds, and X per cent on "B" bonds. - Elgin Butter Market. Elgin,, 111., Dec. 30. Butter, JSctnd I firm. Nw Cheese. hp nnitnrf ri.u, till" 1T,SrI rt". 14c; seconds, llc; California Young America, fancv. xu iij""1'. 10,c; .ealern New York I southern rcifio, e i;iiraui, uniy no: ureaon riata. 1 do rjrererred . . do preferred ........... SOU St Louis ft San Fran., pfd ...... ao.iirsi preierrea ...... .... ....121 ....124 jancy.-- iscs .Oregon., - Toung- America. Southern Railway, com. ... 26 fancy, 16c; California storage, fancy do preferred 62 flats. 13c; Oregon flats, fancy, 14o: Texaa ft Pacific .......... 35 STi,. ..Vi- oowo:i 00 preierrea ""IV..". ."i' Oregon unitea states Kupoer, com. Burbanks, $1.1601.35: Early Rose for do nreferred . .i .1 . . . . . seed, . $1.25 1.80; sweet potatoes. . per United States Steel Co.. c. 64 crate.- si.soaii.ss: sacks. 1101.26. i I do preferred ........ ...112 Onions, per sack $ir 1.25. Wabash, com. 19 tSSf' u?p box Navel, standard. do preferred . ... . . .-. . . , 49' ISA hfff-rls-r tsffAi naa AParA. 41a '.i s 4 . I fxrt 1. tr A. mm half orange boxes, $1.2601.66. T I do preferred 19 2 -v I Wheelihg- Lake ........... .... SA5T FBANCISOO GRAIN MARKET WesOngBouse ... ...... .-.., 8$ , . : , I Utah Copper ............. 47 nan F rancisco. Dec. - so. Mniantai exenange quotations: Wheat December, $1.(9; May, $1.70 uiu, ai.to ana. FROM FI IIOBIH TO SIC FATHER ...... .4. -....,-' s , 'ilx-div 2 per cent.---'.:v4:-:; - BOSTON COPPER MARKET Barlev December, tl.444 1.4S. . xr. I Cash - wheat - Walla Walla, xl 7u red Russian, $1.62 s Turkey red. I Adventure ; . $1.77; bluestem. $1.77.- AUoues. ... Cash barley Feed. $1.43: brewlnn-. I Arcadian .... 8 $1.47. , Atlantttf .... 16 casn oats no. 1 white, $1.76. I Boston Con... 16 MillstufTs Bran. 329;. shorts, til-1 Butte Coala.. 26 miaanngs, - - , - ICaL ft Arie.lis Cal. & Heola..75 33 88 A (Furnished by Overbeck ft Cooks Co.) Boston, ijec. u.-tiia prices: SHIMonawk ..... 69 -36Miaml ........ 15 Nev. cons,... 19 vnPTlllVWT ItSVir (TiTruvvt. 1 Centennial Portland. Clea rl n gs toda y . . . . . . . . year ago, holiday. Balances today ........ - Seattle. Clearings today ........ Balances today Cop. Range... 82 C. Ely ...... 8 .$1,032,624.34 i?aJy,,wJ?8t uicenv wan... Ai Granby ......106 ..$1,489,170 S,"hio, ? li? ... 66 sn Michigan. .... 13 . -1 Newhoue .... 5 N. Butt 85 Old Dom. - 67 Osceola ,..,.185 Parrot . ...... 89 Quincy . ...- 95 Shannon ..... 17 Sup. ft Pitts.. 17 Tamarack .... 81 Trinity ...... 17 i Utah Mining.. 46 Utah . 48 Wolverine- .150 II. S. Mining.. 44 U S. Oil..... 28 Taooma. Clearings today- Balances today , .$799,040 . 61,486 PORTIAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS The Portland board of trade fur. nishes the following list of produce ar rivals for, tlie24 hours ending 11:30 a. m. today: 113 boxes apples, la boxes lettuce,- 279 satrks -onions, 161 sacks potatoes, 6 baakets vegetables, . 4004 pounds squash, 40 packages butter, J01 cases eggs. 3 boxes cheeae, 1115 gal lons milk. $120 gallons cream, 16 boxes clams, 6 boxes crabs. 1 box crawfish, 34 boxes fish, 1' box mussels, 85 sacks oysters. 65 coops chickens. , 1 coop ducks, 8. coops geese, 2 coops turkevs, 6128 .pounds dressed poultry, 1 car east ern dressed poultry, 116; dressed bogs, 69 veal, 61 mwtton, J.i goats, 27 cars wheat, 2 cars hay. 1 car grain. 2 cars meal, 2 cars feed, 4674 packs flour. SCHOONER HUNS , INTO THE FAREAGUT ' " ITnltMt PrMI TaaaaA TTIra 4 San Dleao. Cal.. -Dec. 80 The -ptfAin I fishing schooner owned by Peter De maria . collided with the torpedo boat destroyer Farragut at the entrance- of the harbor here, yesterday afternoon. ' As the schdoner was coming into the harbor the Farragut crossed her bow, then making a wide turn, attempted to croes the schooner's course a seeowd time. The Schooner kept a straight course and collided with the destroyer. The destroyer was not damaged, but the schooner's rails were smashed, her mast stays torn loose, her engines diaabled and a . hole stove tn her bow. Part of the c-hooner's cargo waa Jettisoned and blankets were stuffed in the hole In the how to keep her from going down while, the destroyer towed her into port. Brave Woman Makes Won derful Sled Trip, At- lin to Tacoraa. ; ' -' (United Prera Leased Wire.) Taeoma. Deo. 30. Impelled bv the message that her father was dying and wished to see her immediately," Mrs. J. D. Sinclair of Atlin. Alaska, drove a two dog sleigh for 200 miles over the frozen Snows of southern Alaska, up the gangplank- of ' a steamer as it was casting off from the Skagway dock and reached Tacoma in less than six days after leaving her far ; northern nome. - - . - - -, In her race Mrs. Sinclair established a record for speed that - promises to stand for.' many a day. . She is the daughter of Robert M. Thompson, a pioneer of Tacoma, who was In a ore- carious condition eight ' days ago. The message was sent to ms daughter, who lives witn ner nusoana at A tun, sun day, December 20. She received the disDatch late at nisrliL Hitchlna uO her I aog team sne imqieaiateiy pegan the perilous journey. . ror two days and "two nights the dogs dragged the sled 1 over treacherous roads, reaching Skag way just as the steamer was about to leave the dock. . Hastily committing her team to the care- of a bystander, Mrs, Sinclair ran up the plank and sank exhausted upon the deck, completely worn-out. - ner rattier is slowly recovering. ' . HELPFUL HINTS FOR ; ; GREEN LAWMAKERS Sacramento, Cal., Dc. 30. State Li brarian James L. Glllls has started a school for lawmakers. Anxious to make the work of lawmaking; more satisfac tory for all Concerned: he has Issued a pamphlet on "Hints on Drawing Leg islative pills." which Is the first of a series of "legislative reference bul letins' which will be published dur ing the coming session of the legisla ture. Ernest Bruncken is the author of tha Initial pamphlet, which Is de signed to familiarize green lawmakers with the -language and. style used in the statutes. Bruncken declares that the law suits which follow from inac curate and ambiguous bills cause a greater waste of money than would ba required to provide a corpa of .expert draftsmen to frame the slates laws. tlonally - strong in comedians. "Why Girls Leave Home" at Star The author of "Why Girls Leave Home" has drawn from the facts of a celebrated tragedy which was the lead- ; ing tneme or tne continental press dur ing the autumn of 1903, and still is a mystery unsolved. t ' At the Lyric This Week. . ' For this week Manager Dan Flood has chosen "Moths," a great eastern suocess, and declared by the press - to be one of the best society plays ever written. Thone your order- for seats for the special New Year's day matinee now. , ' COTJNCILMEN WINK AT PETTY GRAFTING Nine couneilmen showed by their votes today .that they are in favor of receiving special privileges from publle utility corporations. Councilman Vaughn introduced a resolution requesting such corporations to discontinue granting special privileges, sxqept to. bonafide employes. Councilman Rushlight voted against t the resolution, but explained that he bad long ago turned back his free car tickets to the street railway company. He added that-he did not wish to prevent other people from ac cepting t favors from the company - it they saw fit to do so. .-.' i- 1 PEEVISH OMI-IS ; IIEDJECUREIY Has Aspirations and a Knife but Fellow Boarders Truss Him Like a Chicken. Albert Heraper returned to his board-' ing house at 167 North Twenty-Bceond street last eventngjwith the feeling that Portland was too small r a place for such as he. . The boarding house itself was entirely tod small an affair for a gentleman of his aspirations. , Ho could not keep his thoughts to himself, and very quickly the boarding house was in a turmoil. Heraner was effectually niileted hi the boarders tvinsr a. sheet around hl'a legs. When Officer Teevin arrived. Her aper was lying on the floor looking more like a trussed chicken than any thing else. - A long knife had been taken away from him, but as he had not used the knife. Ira was chars-nd onlu, with assault and battery, the landlady, Mrs. m. jonnson. signing the complaint tills morning.., . - - . Before the sheet was broueht into service, however, Heraper bad received one of the finest black eyea ever seen ' around the police station, and he will wear that souvenir for soms days to come. ,,-,.;--,.:. This mornlnor ha lnnseil aa much for that dear Seattle that Attorney Stev enson was able to pursuade the court that tha best thing that could be done was to allow Heraper to make for El liott Bay. Thia waa accordingly mads the order of the court. . - . SELLS BONDS AT I PREMIUM The city-council oassad an emerrencv ordinance this morning, by which tha $500,000 and a premium of a fraction mora than 8 per cent will be turned tivmr uiv . pars ooara tomorrow in payment for tha inadal hnnit iaana. O'Connor ft Kahler of New York agreed, . If the ordinance were passed, to deposit -the money tn a local bank Immediately, i The old of this company is tha high st ever made here for such bonds. Perhaps . this action of tha council establishes'a record for the quick trans- action of weighty business. By the emergency ordinance $500,000 is provid ed for the Immediate use of the park board and another sum nf tha an ma amount will be available for next year. W. Ck THIGPEN TO '.r SUCCEED SWpORD William Gainer Thlsnen. formerly nf the Waldorf and the, MalNtTiTnotela in New ,York. Is to become clerk at the Hotel Portlsnd, succeeding Carl Sword, who is to become an assistant to James Woods, manager of the St. Francis in San Francisco. Mr. Thlgpen will ar rive here Friday morning from Oak land, where he baa been . with the St. Mark hotel, i Previously he was with the Savoy In San Francisco. Mr. Sword leaves Friday afternoon on the steamer Rose City for the south. - He will assume his new duties as soon as he arrives. He has been in Portland nine months, coming here from the city to which he returns, havlna formerly . been connected with the old Palace and after the firs with the St. Francis. Mr. Sword has mads many friends in Port land who will regret his leaving, but who, at the same time., wtll feel proud of his promotion, to the position which - us is to na at ins ec. r rancia. Mr. Sword la somewhat of a dresser. Incidentally, and on could always de pend upon finding what the latest styles were to be by inspecting.;- the clothes and cravats of the - hotel man who is now preparing to leave. Sportsmen Will MeeU ; ' The annual meeting of the Oregon . Fish and Game association will be held the hall in tho Chamber of Commer.cs building, Third and Stark streets. The committee on legislation will re nnrt tha draft of the proposed new coda of game laws, election of officers will be held and otner important Busi ness will come before the meeting. The lfCBQIIUQ Wk . .K"' IW'01, . requested. . , t HART3LAJN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OP COMMERCE invite attention of new residents to their efficient and conservative methods of a gen eral, up- tQ- date banking business. . . rMsUtMilaronarXiatli Lumbermen's; National Bank t -Corner Second and Stark Streets ,jj -"Portland, Oregon. Capital 3250,000 G. K; Wentworth .... John A. Keating . . . ... . .. . . . -, Geo', L. McPherson .-. . '. . , . . , . . , II. D. Story . . F. A. Freeman ... . i... ...President . , . Vice President J ....Vice President; ...... . r. .Cashier ' Assistant Cashier TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS ; I FOREIGN EXCHANGE A j. Ovbrbeclc 2i Coolce Co. Commission Merchants, Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Etc : t ;t '. 216-217 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDINq i Members Chicago Board of TradeCorrespondents ot Loean & Bryan f Chicago,, New York, Boston. T W have the only private wir connecting Portland with the eastern 1 ' - :ll exchanges. . J . Members Portland Bosrd of Trsds 1