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THE ; OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, J, PORT-LAND, ; WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY ' 3, 190. 9 THE, WQHID9S MARKETS I EASIER TOIIEIH POTATO T.1 With Good Weather Supplies Are . Overloading , rsortn ' and South Would Sell. TODXT,s; WHOLESALE - FEATURES & Petato market easier. Onion 'are merely " , , n . L i. u Inattv. t. fjig miiMfc ' . , ' 8 melt run remains hay. -,S .4 ,! are very firm J Borne business passes In hop. Butter market is steady. ' Fine cauliflower irom souiu. Fruit" inspector busy again. - i w&rkat I Sailer 1 noticeable increase' fa easine of Hhi local1 potato situation today. , Lower vlui In other, m" ?eTot are having their effect here, ini white thu. far ttlere-has been no chance in the range ot price. some Sclera are not quoting the top limits afoJmeriy.The situation la Just this. Wlth'The clearing VhtaiMito w.. . hi to a-et ahlptnenta to u-iT Tir..t nunH and California mar aetiV and the result la that both are ifiT JSR. loaded the former- being overful wlth a ebarp decline in current ' o&tlona 'The weakneaa in the north 1. so Intense at -thi time and arrival are ao heavy that Seattle houses are maJcing Strong effort to unload a. part Tftnefr- accumulation. on Wwtot Thi latter la what cauaed some ol ! the Front etreea nanawa ..7 nnnonf them want a iea tha northern atuff eome In thla dl KSttcS a. we will have plenty of our OWn lOr.tne immcuim Downward Trend la ta iww. ? 'With heavy " arrival of potatoes - in the aouth a downward trend la JJiown In value here. -and at this time the buying price locally la somewhat higher than thi same good can be old at 1 n Ban Francisco, freight and handling charge, added Thla decline la taken by the trade here to mean almply that the market there ia temporarily overatocaea .. Afuintinni will be governed v . h. . arrivals from' her and the northern cities. 1 . .t...', r r,rim alaawliara and tne con sequent dullness in tha trade here ha cauaed practically a stoppage w uyr- ing operatlona at local country imppini - ir.i. thnu who were doing al the boosting a day or ao ago have etopped their operations. All will now await the cleanup of supplle In other urkMi harnm sDecuiaunK . until ii an entenaivja scale, . i Mill Ton in Onions, Too. ' t There have a a yet been but little price Change tn'outelde onion markets, and the tone is not nearly so firm ss It was a dav or so ago. With clearing weather .shipment into outside markete from the home territory have become more liberal and- thla ha cauaed ft cancella tion Af vnrlnua ordera for Oregon good. Just what the outcome will -be none seems ahle to say. but all Interests agree that not enough Oregon onions are being ehipped out at this time to Insure, success to the association scheme of handling. Dressed Meats Unusually Hrm. " Market for dressed meats, along Front wtreet is in-very. fine shape, with -light arrivals.- Dressed veal is strongest, with noma fancy stuff selling as lilsb a ' 10 He a pound, although there U talk of one dealer squeezing 11c out of some small butchers. Dressed hogs are firm and all arrivals are quickly picked up. Creamery butter Is quite steady, with yesterday's prices still In effect. Eara- market is Just about steady, al though the trade in genera), is buying from hand to mouth and arrivals are not moving off quite so well aa poasi ble. Chicken are steady and unchanged. Cheese flnarket la .firmer, especially for fretth sjocK. Brief Vote of Wholesale Trade. Another One car of cauliflower .ia In from the south. Same nrlce. " - Shipment of tjon Angeles cabbage Is expected last of week. Expected to be better oualtty than Kan Franclaco atuff. Market firm here. Run of smelt still heavy .in the Cow liti. Price remains at Sc. Some small business Is reported pass- ing in the nop mamet. Market for celery Is ataadler. with better quality. Beans are firm at . yesterday's ad vance of Ho for whltea and reds. Front street sells at the following prices. , Those paid shippers are . less regular' commissions: - ntter, Kgv and ronxtry. ., BUTTER Extra creamery, 4c; fan er 0S2f: store. lRc. BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port land Sweet cream. 2Vko; sour, 81c per lb. ' EGGS Locals best 45o dosan; fresh eastern and California. 4 So. CHEESE Pull cream, flats, triplet nn amnmi i muni Americana. 170. POUiiTRT MiieT chickens, UHc; t ancy hens, ' ll;. roosters, old. 10c: fryer. ' lSQlec: broilers, Ufluc: Sense, ioc; luraeya, ail vs. nttfioc; ressed, JOiJSBc: -ducks, 1TH I804 pig. eons, aquabs,. ltOS.60 dosen; old, fl'oO; dreaaed poultry. 191Uo higher. V. Hops, Wool and Hides, v WOOL-rl9ft8 Willamette valley, He. - utB iu crop, . cnoica, 89 1 He. AI1S prime to cnoice.ittc; prime. O7o; me dium, Ic - , - TALLOW Prime, per lb, I 4c; No. t 'and grease, 1 02 Ho. 8HEKP8 KINS Shearing. 10 01 So each;- abort - wool, 36p40c; medium ! wool, .toe!! each; long wool, 78c 4 $l.t each. . - MOHAIR 1008 Nominal. KOlto. CHITTIM BARK Old. HBo; h. HIDES Dry hides, lo psf lb; green, c per lb; bulls, green salt, (o per lb; kips, -c;-calves, green, 14lo par lb, ' SralB, rioaa aad Hay. BARLEY Feed, ' $21.60017.00; rolled, brewing, $37 27.60. WHEAT Buying price, new Track. Portland Club, Sc; bluestem. $1.10; fortyfold. 06 97c; red Russian, 94c; Turkey red. $1.O6 01.O; Willamette val ley.. 96 0 18c. MILlSTUFFS Selling price Bran $2.60: middlings. 13.1.09: snorts, $30; chop. $210129; alfalfa meal. $18 par ton. ' V FLOUR-t-Selllng price Rastern Ore gon patent, $8.26; straight. $4.26; ex port, $8.90; banker, $6.00; valley, $5.09; graham. Ui, $4.80: whole wheat, $6.00; rye,- 6ar $6.60; bales,- $2.90. m -.OATS Producers' 1 price Track, No. H f" f;, 42psz.bs. TtHAY. rToouo luoers' price New tlot. TAJtHSal AZn COTTSTTBT v'or-f . . ' OSAJTTI. . , f . , '; We can uae - several . thousand chickens this week. Send them either dressed or alive.- N - '5 We are paying aa follows: t Live Hens and Springs, 12c v Dreaaed Hens and Springs. 15.. Dressed Geese, 16c Dressed Ducks. 18c . - x rxresssd Turkeys. lOc Z i ? Dreaaed Veal tinder 120 pounda, 9c Dressed Pork, any -sle, 8c. TTVe want ail' shipments to be of good, fat qnallty and In fresh, sweet condition. We, will pay yoa prompt ly and charge ho commission. .. . : rsuurx x noT2r mat co, -righting the Beef Trust." 2ortland, Ongoa SEflD DAY ABOVE' $1110 A BUSHEL Chicago Wheat Market-Very bullish With Short Cov-t , ering During Session, j . v J i CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. 1 ' Ph f VK Rain 10B1 "V: ( ' 108 . 1H 9 82T4 Sept. ...., 94H - 94 90 Si Ohlcagq, Feb. 3. The scramble of the snorts to get under .cover forced May w,,eticver $1.10 today and kept 'the market for that option high all through J1?? d?y ! tr""liBg. The market closed 1 .c htgh.er lfop May, He up1 for July and He Tot the September options. An opening pause was all there was to the sellers'- chance to cover without muvn oi an aavance today. TWe mar ket started' iinchflnjT-Ail ' tr ' m fnu. higher, - Patton sold considerable wheat ' e opening ana cneciced the ad vance ' temnorarllv hn n be-tell)ng of the strong strategical po sition of the world's wheat market started th. covering on an extenalv scale. Broomhall cables hinted at a cutting down of, the Argentina ,export- . Liverpool market was -weak, 6 low er at the opening, but closed unchanged to Mid above yesterday. , ,S?h wheat aa.les No. 2 red. $1,080 hfd, $1.014i.094; No. 8 hard$1.04U 1.08: No. 1 northern IKtuAntiT. No. t nprthern, $1 .08 I.H.' T ' ' Ranee of Chlcam nri. fn.ni.i,.j h- Overbeck Ctok? Co.: " ' ' WHEAT. Open. High. 108 110 98 U 98 CORN. Ixw. 1084 9" 944 Close. 109B 98 9i Mar July Sept. May ... t3 64 3 3 A 6SHA 68 62H 4iA 29 Vl July ...... s- 8JU Sjept, ...... 62 Vi 63 OATS. May ....... 81" Jujy ...... 46" Dept. 8i PORK ...,'1890 1707 1700 1712 LARD. . ... 910 970 . ... 972 ' 982 RIBS. .... 887 895 . ... 902 910 Mav 1690 1700 0 972 8'87 902 1705 1712 987B 980B 895B 907B July May July Mar July SPOKANE MINING STOCKS (Furnished by Overbeck A Cpoke Co.) Dpvnano, reo, s. ininen: Bid. Aaked. 2H 2H 44 8 3 75 4 100- . 8 10 S 2 294 80 $ 4 6 T ' 10 1 7H 198 205 70 76 t 2 1 14 1114 12 Humming Int. Coat Kendall . Bird Missoula ... ., Monitor Nabob Oom jPa.nl ". .,, ReK ...,.. Snpwahoe .... Stewart Wonder ... O. K. Cons. Idaho S. Sterling Exchange Rate. New York. Feb. 8. Sterllnc exchanre: Cables, 487.850)487.90: demand. 487.60 4S7.SU; SO flays, 4H6.j6V486.4A. oth ny, Willamette valley fancy. 818.00 ordinary. $14018: eastern Oregon. if nary, $14 18: eastern Oregon. $18: mixed. $11.60;e12.00; clover. $11.00; grain. $18.00; cheat, $12.00; alfalfa. is. Trait and getahle. FRESH FRUITS Orancea new nav els, $2. 50 2.75 per box: tanaerines Ji.tib; Dananas, 6c lb; lemons,. $3.Z6 6.00 box: rranefrult. $404.60: rjlnesn- ples, Hawaiian, $2 03.26 doxen; pear. ai.zu; cranoerries, eastern, $13.60 (016. POTATOES New. selling, $1.25 1.50: buying for shipment, ner cwt.. fancy, $1.251.6; ordinary buying, $1 1.1V. VWCQl, 1.PU. i VEGETABLES Turnips, new Ore gon, $1.50: beets. 81.60: carrots. 81.60 sack: parsnips, $1.60; cabbage. $2,760$: tomatoes, California. $2.00 crate; beans, 12o lb: cauliflower. 22A$2.26 crate: bens. 12Uc: horseradish. n ner lh: rtl. chokes. 65 76o dosen; green oniona. lte per doi: nenmri. bnlL 5c: Chtla ); head lettuce, 40c dos; hothouse, $11.60 box; radishes, 16c do, bunches; celery, 76 90c: eggplant. ( ) lb. ONIONS Jnhnlnr lTaiiftT nra.tn $2.60 per cwt; ordinary, $1.60(2)2; garlic. 8c pound. APPLEP Fancy Hood River, $2,600 2.75; ordinary, $1.50 per box. Orooeriss. Nuts. Etc. SUGAR Cube. 18.SS: nowrier 1 70- fruit or berry, $5 96; dry granulated. K6H' conf.A, $.16; extra B. $5.45; wv-u. n u srv. t v Mt J tHiv w ( i.a, LTSfja granulated,-$5.75; barrels. 16c: half bar rels, 80c: boxes. 65o advance on sack basis. Idaho prices are 45c higher. (Above Dricca-are to aavs nat ch quotations salt coarse Half ground. 100. $11.90 tier ton; 50s. $ll.S(r; table, dairy, 60s. $f,60; 10s.. $18.00; bales, $2.85; Imported LlvemooL- 60s. -liana- inn. $19.00; 40b. $18.00; extra fine, barrels 2a, 6a and 10s. $4.6006.60; Liverpool lump rock. $20.60 per ton. RICE Imnerlal Janan Ko 1 tvLf No. 2. 6 Vic: New Orleana head. Iflllia: AJax ( ; Creole. 6 Vic. HUNBI New. 160 pr lb. BEANS Small whir. ' tarM white $5; pink. $8.86; ' bayou, $$.78, Llmas, $5.75; Mexican reds, $8. Keats, rish aad rrorlstona. . HAMS. BACON. KTr.PnrtVMn,l n9lr (local) hams. 10 to 11 lbiLltUc m. ik- breakfast bacon. l$021a lb.: ulcnlca. Uo: cottage roll, lie . lb.; V regular nun ciewrs. unoico. lia in.: bBrira heavy smoked. 12c lb.; light, smoked, 12c lb.; bellies, smoked. 16c lb.; pickeled tongues, eoo each. v DRESSED MEATS Front street hoirs. fancy. 80 8 V4c: ' ordinary. 8e: veals, extra, lOVic; ordinary, 9ViJ0c; heavy, 9c; mutton, fancy 6 7c. local lard Kettle leaf, 10s, 2Kb ner lb: fia -14 4k. mt lh- Rn IK tins, llVfce per lb; steanr rendered, 10s,' ne per id: bs, lZ'io per lb; com pound, 10s, 8o per lb. CLAMS Hardshell. . ner bos. It 40- rator clams, 42.00 bar box; 10c per dos isw kocx eoaioo lb; flounder, (c lb.: halibut. 1 f?Hr. ner lb- strlruul basa, 16o lbhcalfish 100 lb; salmon, fro zen, ,o id; iresn sceeineao. 7C: chlnook, 16c; herrings, to per lb; soles. 7c per lb: shrimp, . 12Vo per lb; perch, io per lb: tomcod,' 10c per lb; lobsters. 25o per lb;, fresh mackerel. per lb: era wire h. toe per dosen: sturgeon ( ) per lb; black baas. 20 per lb;, Columbia a me Its, to lb: sliver smelts, Co per lb; black cod. 7 Vie pet id; crane. (VI. per oozen. OySTERS Shoalwater bay, per ion, 43.60 ; per luo id. ssck, : uiym pla, per gallon, $2.40: per -100 lb. sack. $.006.60; canned. 80c can, $7.99 dos; eastern In she:. $1.75 per 100. . -, -' Paiata, Ooal OO, )m. : UNSEED - OIL Raw, bbl., 86c; cases,- 71c; boiled.1 bbl., 67c; cases, 7So a gal; lots of 250 gallons, le less; oil cake meal. $27 ton.". - . ... .. . ROPK Manila, 9 He; sisal. 7Hc lb. . BENZINE -8$ deg., cases. t19o per gal; Iron bbls., llVo per gal TURPENTINE In 'case, f$tto ' per ' WHUB LEAD Ton lot. 7i per lb; 600' lb. lots, (a per lb; less lots, $Vie r-er lb. - - WIRE NAILS sPrnt basis, $1.11. BEST COWS AT $4. 1 0; - POOR. CATTLE LOWER PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. -Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Wednesday . 77 ' 216 i uesaay Monday Saturday Friday . , Thursday 42 289 202 165 18 13 67 ii 72 Hi 210 Portland Union Stockvard. Feb. 2. Every head of poor cattle that come to the .market at thla time la that much against the price for the market has or late oeen overiea ,witn poor qual ity. Packers', wants In this regard are more (than filled and the few head they are now taking on are at a lower range of values. While the market wilt stand the arrival of a few head of poor qual ity, practically all that has come of late has been off grade. Today a bunch of good stuff put. In an appearance but us sale was somewnat retarded oy tne Influx of thin cattle. However;-. Al steers will still stand as high as $5.26 but few Bales even for good quality will range today over $5.10. and $5.15. Ioor Quality . Hurting Hogs. - For hoa-s the buylnsr has been con siderably hurt by - the poor class of stock, now coming" forward. There has of late been quite a liberal run of hogs and much the majority of these have been the picked over stock; . tha odds and ends of the season that none would heretofore care . to purchase. An oc casional sale of top - stuff Is still re ported as high ss $7, but most of the transactions In hogs in, the yards dur ing, the 24 hour were around $6.60 and $8.76. There were no sheep arrivals In the yards during the 24 hours but 247 head arrived here during the bast week. This Is the smallest -run of hogs noted In the yards for a long time and indi cates holding of strong character by shippers 'who anticipate a higher range of values after a while. What the Sellers Think. J. C. Lonergah "The cattle market la still all right for good stuff, no trouble being shown In selling top quality at top prices. Ons sale of cows was made at $4.10 or 10c above former prices. It Is the .common stuff that is blocking trade and If shippers will send this kind of stock more moder ately It will help conditions-considerably. While one time Is as good as another in disposing of poor quality It is far better to mix the poor stuff with the good quality than to send all of. the former to market. Hogs are somewhat weaker because of poor qual ity. No sheep are coming forward." F. C Sharkey of Sharkey Commission Co. "The market was quiet today with buyers doing their utmost to depress prices. Some good stuff came into the cattle market this morning but of late arrivals have been very poor and were therefore sold at low prlcea." Lee M. Lacey of Hunt ft Lacey IS BUSY AGAIN County Official Claims That Wormy Apples Are Com ing in Abundance. County Fruit Inspector Leon Baum Is again finding much wormy and In fected fruit to condemn. According to the Inspector the change In weather has caused many producers to bring the stock to market and he Is rinding more poor rruit oiierea man for BonTB time. 'There Is considerable poor stuff com ing again," says Mr. Baum, "but I In tend to condemn every box found. Fruit growers and shippers have been given nlentv of warning and if thev brina In fected stock to market they must suf fer the consequence. I wHl condemn It by pouring coal oil over It, no matter wnere round. "It would be a great help toward securing a better grade of fro It here If housekeepers would not buy this class ef stock' PEACH AIID APRICOT CROPS BADLY DAMAGED 4 (special Dlasatek to The Jooraet.) 4 4 Spokane, Feb. I. From 60 to 4 76 per cent of the peach and 4 apricot crops, even In the warm - 4 4 bottom lands along the Snake 4 4 river, have been lost by severe 4 4 frost, yet growers predict-, a 4 4 profitable crop because It is nee- 4 4 essary to thin off the peach erop 4 4 about half each year to keep the e 4 treea from breaking. 4 SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN MARKET San Francisco. Feb. 2. Merchants' e-vcha.nirA ouotatlons: wneat uecemDer, 41.01, juay. $1.76 May, bid; $1.80 ask. Barley uecemDer. diq; $1 37 Vs Mllistuffs Bran. $29; shorta $81.60: middling $23. , casn Dartey-asr wa, !.; Drawing, tl 471A. - Cash wheat Walla Walla, . fl.Tl U ; red Russian, $1.70; bluestem, $1.$7V4; Turkey red, $1.80 per cental. Oats White. $1.87 Vs. SEATTLE PRODUCE MARKETS t' (tslted Press tease Wtra.) Seattle, Feb. 3. Butter Washington creamery, 86c; fresh eastern, 34c; stor age eastern, 2930c. Eggs Local ranch, 60c; fresh east ern, 46c. Onions 2 Vi 3 Vic. Potatoes Yakima, $$0; Whit River, $2628 per ton. V. 8. Government Bonds. New Tork. Feb. $. Government bond: . Bid. Ask. Twos, registered do coupon Threos. registered . . . 102 102 10$ 100V ioivi 101Vk iio'hi ioiV do coupon 100" Threes, small bonds 100 Fours, registered 119 ' do coupon 120 V4 Twos, Panama 103 , ' Our Botida In New Tork. - . Bid. . ' O. R. c N. four 99 O. .8. L. fours ............ 95 IT. p. con v. four v 104 U. P. ref, four 98 N. P. prior Hen four. .... .103 N.'P. prior lien three. . . ; . 74 : New Tork-Londoa Metal. " t New Tork, Feb. 8. Bar" silver, 61 Tic; Mexican dollar. 44c- London, Feb. 2. Bar silver, 24d. . t. i-i .- - I -on don, Feb. $.-Copper future, la td lower. :.: t ..... . . , $ ..... SPECTOR Ask; 100 is- "Poor stuff and poor price go hand and hand on the mamet at this time. Receipts in - the cattle ' market have tended toward the off-grade- for some time and , already buyers are full. I believe It will be far better for ahlppera to hold back this poor quality as long aa - possible . because If it comes In at thla time it sells very cheaply." Tom Benson of T. C. Benson ft Son The market is very quiet Jut now with too much poor quality in cattle. Hogs are weaker for about' the aame reason. No sheep are coming forward and nominal . values are still retained In that line;" S. P. Gould of GouM "Commission. Co. "The livestock market is going to- be quiet for awhile, especially for hogs. There is atill quite a strong tone in sheen and cattle of beat Quality but in the latter market stock, Is harder to sell even at the lower figures." Today' run of livestock compare with this day In recent years as fol low : - " - Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. aa r - a , r i,vi .. ............ . eii ai 1908 ................ 0 1807 60 ... 1908 271 86 1906 ............... 60 ... A year ago today the demand 250 10 250 for sheen was sufficient to .cause still an other advance of 25 cents in the price, making a total rise of 75 cents for the first three days of the week. Hogs aad cattle were firm at unchanged prices. Yard's BepresentatlTe Prlcss. Following price are representative of latest transactions In the yards and Indicate demand, supplies and quality offered: ' ' HOGS. Weight. Price. $7.00, 6.00 6.60 6.60 6.76 8.15 204 hogs 46,250 116 feed hogs ........ 18,660 81 hogs 8.765 76 hogs- 19,270 1 hog , $50 10 hogs .'...' 4,425 STEERS. 99 steer 120.000 $4.10 2 steers .... 2,100 4.00 28 steers 28,000 4.60 COWS. 28 cows 28.235 $4.10 The followlnr Is the general range of values on stock ruling In the yards for late shipment: Hogs Best east ef mountains. $7.00; ordinary, $6.60g'6.75; blockers and feed ers, $6.00. cattle west steers, weigning izoo runds, $5.26: medium steers. $4.50 & 75; poor steers, $4.50: best cows, $4.00 4.lo; medium cows, J3.biiw3.vii. Sheep Best wethers, $5.25iS5.60; or dinary wethers, $6.0006.25; lambs. $6.756.00 straignt cows. 4.bO(?s.ou; mixed lots, $4 60. Veal Choice young calves, 16.50; heavy, rough. $4.60 4.76. WHEAT SECTIONS TELL OF DAMAGE Condition of Northwest Crop Is Not So Good Market Firm But Nominal. BO ATI D OF TRADE RECEIPTS Wheat, Barley, Oats, Hay, Flour, Lara. cars. cars. cars. eacKs. Wed. Tues. Mon. . 20 6,000 9 4.613 19 10,400 11 6,700 3 3,200 9 8,106 26 43 6 8 SO Sat. .. Fri. .. Thurs. Crop damage news Is coming from va rious centers of the Pacific northwest. Cool weather Is hurting the fall sown wheat considerably but the exact state of the damage cannot be determined at tms time. Tne damage news Is etlifen- ins: the tone of the wheat market ev erywhere on tha coast and In Ban Fran cisco lower grades are fractionally higher. No trading at all Is shown here either for tha cash or future deliveries of wneat. Oata market, la rather nnler hut varv firm.- While buyera are taking supplies from hand to month because of the high range of values, ahls Is not hurting the situation In the least for producers are still holding tightly. parley market 1 quiet but unchanged. Owlna to that talk of unnth.r nHvanf. In flour local trade Is disposed to show more business. There Is nothing at all doing In an export way. uoara ot trade prices: CLUB WHEAT. Rll. A air February $ .98 $ .99 Ma rrn ' i aa 4 a - aa....... . v v JL.V& NO. 1 WHITE OATS. February , $1.38 $1.41 March 1.40 1.42 NO. 1 FEED BARLEY. February $17H March ; ; . 1.70 $1.70 1.71 H LOCAL EGGS ARE fiOW COMING QUITE FREELY A total of 244 cases of fresh errs was received In Portland today and la expected to force a lower ran a. f values. Unlike recent arrivals most of today's supplies were from local points, Indicating; a larre outmit. Tniii'i ova- arrivals include 127 cases Oregon, 65 cases Kansas and 62 cases Los Angeles. Arrivals of produce here for the 24 hours endinr 11:30 a. m inrf.v im ported by the Portland board of trade are as follows: Annies all Mm. 1 m, K,.,, ooaes oranges, isu crates cabbasre. 2 crates celery, 109 sacks onion sets, 89 sacks onions. 224 sacks potatoes, 25 crates vegetables, 117 pkgs. butter, 127 cases eggs, 66 cases Kansas egga. 62 L?" Angeles egga 2 boxes cheese. 2779 gallons cream, i960 gallons milk. 16 boxes . clams. J boxes era ha 1 hn craw fish, 96 boxes smelts,-97 boxes other fish, 62 sacks, 1 pails and 24 DOXea Oyster. 1. bOX mussels. 76 rnnna chickens. 9 coops ducks. S coops a-eese. 1610 pounds dressed ooulrrv ss hno-a 128 veal. 41 mutton, l car maat 1 oar packing house provisions. Apples Keep ; Weill Cove. Or.. Feb. 2. Tha atnririar n.H. ties of Grand Ronde apples were strik ingly demonstrated here last week when Stackland Bros, shipped 10 carloads of apples to Colorado and Wyoming, that have been atored here with a decay loss of only 1 per cent. - Reports from the sale quarters af firm that the sale price on the 19 car loadsof -Which B. F. Bell an1a thraa Is 100 per cent better thaa the price 1WIU Hit Ml. ; . Lead and Copper. ! New Tork. Feh. 1 Tnnr.,,- Lake, 1314c. . Leao 84 10ff4 1l. Tin $27.66027.76. - v ..; Chicago Ewe Xower. - Chicago, Feb. $. Eggs, td -lower. LIETAE SHARES DOIHB Amalgamated, North Butte ' and ; Butte Coalation Active and Higher. New Tork. Feb. S. Thera wan a varv 'firm tone today In metal shares, and snarp advances were scored both here and In Boston. Amalgamated opened In this market at 1 polnta above the pre vious closing and ruled firm all day. At Boston North Butte and Butte Coa lation were both very firm and several points higher all day. The rest of the market here was firmer and higher. The regular quarterly dividend on Amelcan Smelters securities, preferred "A" was declared today. ., Regular dividend on American Tobac co common was declared, also 5 per cent extra.. ' Range Of New York prices, furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company : Description Open. Bid. Amalgamated Copper Co... 769 75 14 Am. Car & Foundry, c 49V4 ; 30 Am. Cotton Oil, c 62 3 Am. Loco., e . .". 58 68 American Smelt, o 86 Vi 85 Va do pfd 102 10t Anaconda Mining Co 46Vi Atchison, e 99J4 99 Baltimore Ohio, e.t.. ...108 108 Brooklyn Rapid Transit... 71 4 70V. Can. Pac, c. 178 K 174 Central Leather, c 31 21. Chicago ft O, W., c. Sfi 8V4 Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul... 1454, 145 Chicago ft N. W., C....,...177V5 177J Chespeake & Ohio ......... 64iJ 66 '4 Colo. Fuel ft Iron, c. 40i 39 Colo. Southern, 2d pfd 79V, 79V4' Denver ft Rio Grand, c...-. 44 Vi 464 do pfd. ..... 82V 83 Erie, c. v 31 31 ; do 1st pfd. 48 4Vi Great Northern, pfd. 142V. 142 U Illinois Central 142 142 Interurban Metropolitan., p. 41 42 Louisville ft NashviUei. ..13 2. 122Vi Mexican Central Ryi . i . . . 22 i 22 Z Mo., Kansas ft Texas, c. . 42 42Vl do pfd. , 74 . 74 Ore Lands 71 V. 71 i Missouri Pacific .. 71 70 National Lead 78 78 New York Central 127 127 N. Y.. O. & W 47 47 North American 81 81 Northern Pacific, c 138 138 Pac. Mall Steamship Co.... 31 81 Pennsylvania Railway ....132 132 P. G. Is. ft C. Co 107 108 V4 Pressed Steel Car. c 42 42 Reading, c 132 182 Rock Island, c 24 24 do preferred . , 88 63 St., L. ft San Fran. 2d pfd.. 40 40 Southern Pacific c,: ..118 118 Southern Railway, c 25 26 Texaa & Pafflc 34 84 Toledo. St L. ft W., c...:. 49 49 Union Pacific, c 178 178 do preferred 95 96 fnlted States Steel Co., c. . 63 52 do preferred 113 112 Wabash, c 18 18 do preferred 48 48 Wisconsin Central, pfd. .. 82 82- Utah Copper 43 43 Third Avenue 40 40 Consolidated Gas 118 - 117 Norfolk ft Western ex-dlvldend 2 per cent. Pressed Steel Car preferred ex-dlvldend 1 per cent. U. 8. Steel preferred ex-dlvldend 1 per cent. News Gossip of Finance ' Memories of Xrfng Ago. The fire In Sutro tunnel last Wed nesday was not nearly so bad aa ex pected and was soon extinguished. Af ter causing considerable excitement on the Ban Francisco stock exchange the affair was simply forgotten. Years ago anything that happened in the Sutro turinel was of much Importance to almost every financier In the United States. Today the shareholders sim- fly hold on to their securities and pay heir regular assessments In the hone that something will turn up to make the famous property pay dividends again. Klamath County Kaalng. ''There is much mysterious whisper ing ' considering some rich mining strikes recently made in Klamath coun ty, but so far as known none of them has been confirmed. There are sev eral , companies operating In the dis trict which believe they have moat ex cellent prospects of tearing wealth from the ground, but thla Is all. Among the Insurance Interests. ' The West Coast Life has secured the services of E. A. 'Parsons, who was formerly superintendent of . the Met ropolitan Life. ' With a view of securing material for a -wrReup- of Portland 3. C. Plver, publisher of the Underwriters' Report of San Francisco, was a recent visitor In the city. In 8an Francisco verdicts were re turned In Judge Van Fleet's court Sat urday In favor of the Central Realty company against the following com panies: Commercial Union Assurance company, $11,440: the Alliance Assur ance company of London, $2860; the Palatine Assurance company of Lon don, $2860 and $8.80. Xleotrio Koads for Japan. A contract was recently signed .by the Empire of Japan which ia believed to be the largest ever given by the na tion. The contract was for $7,000,000, and was for the electrification of the first unit of an imperial Una between Toklo and seven manufacturing cities. Accord In a- to the news from the Islands Japan intends to electrify all its steam roads. Lent stock Water Bonds. Lone Rock, Or. through W. M. Mat thews, city recorder, haa advertised the sale of $63,000 worth of per cent bonds to the highest bidder. The bonds are to run. 20 years and are for the purpose of constructing a water system for the city. Bids will be re ceived up till p. ro. March 1. tor Money for Creditors. Atlanta, Ga., advice state that, not withstanding tha fact- that the Atlanta Birmingham Fire Insurance company, which was forced Into receivership by heavy losses sustained la the San Francisco fire of 1906, effected settle ment with its San Francisco claimants on a basis of 30 per cent, the com panies in which one half of these rliks were reinsured must settle with the re ceivers of the Atlanta Birmingham com pany on a basis of 100 per cent accord ing to a decision handed down yester day by Judge Newman of the United States court The effect of the decision will be to provide an additional pay ment of about 16 per; cent to ; the. San Francisco creditor a '.' ' Livestock rjurarano Company Out, From "Walla Walla comes ' the news that Another announcement of the de cease of a Washington underwriting concern has been filed in the superior court there. The Farmers Mutual Live stock Insurance Co, is the 'latest addi tion to the defunct organisations. C. D. St Morris, a Spokane attorney, Jjavlng been appointed ita receiver, on Janu ary 14. The notice of the appointment was filed through the connection of the suit of J. C. - Mack, who recently : asked the court, to award him $1009 which he claims aa loss on a .horse in- sured by the company. No statement I made of the aasets or liabilities ef the company, ws: , " Nortbweat Bank Statement." ' rortlaaA, Clearings today Year ago ............ ..$ 909.337.94 .. 803,363.18 Gain today $ 105,974.78 Balances today 79.566.54 Year ago , . . . 18,444.37 . ' . Taooma. Clearings today $ 9K4.66S.00 Balances today 38,437.00 Seattle. Clearings today Balances today .$1,473,849.00 . 183,487.00 New York Cotton Market. Open. High January .......918 922 March 956 962 May ...4. .....961 967 July 946 963 August ........935 ' 939 October .......926 932 December .....920 925 Low. Close. 910 919920 961&962 963 & 954 847 ff 948 966 949 945 935 924 919 937 0939 928r929 921922 Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, Feb. 3. Wheat: ' Ooen. Close. March 7sS3d ' 7s6V4d May 7s8d 7s8d July 7s8i4d 7s8d DECEIVES BLACK HAND MESSAGE While it has been hinted many times that blackmailing Is common among the Italian of Portland, the first case to be "turned over- to the police Is that of Vlto Vittt, an ItaHan who conducts a grocery store at 294 Sheridan street. In the heart of the Italian colony.' "You must give me $600 or we will kill you and .your family' Such i the Inscription on a scrap of paper re ceived by Vlttl yesterday. The only signature was a line of cross marks, and the date, January 80, 1909, was appended.' Onlv a few hours after the grocer re ceived a letter, so he says, two men, one of whom was a Calabrlan by his dialect; and the other a Sicilian, entered the store and asked Vlttl If ho had recelvjd a letter that day. When he answered that he had both men turned and left aa quickly aa they had entered. Vlttl. H ARTM AN & THOMPSON BANKERS CHAMBER OK COMMERCE issue 4 certifi cates of deposit in any amount. Particular atten tion is given to this department of the business. VmMmiM Ptrwmal UabQtti Attractive Investment Bonds r $77,500 City of Ashland, Oregon, Light Bonds. $100,000 City of Eugene, Oregon, Water Bonds. s $50,000 City of Grants Pass, Rogue River Water Co. Bonds. ,. $25,000 Northern Electric Railway Company of v California 5s. . $25,000 Oregon Water Power ft Railway Com pany 6 per cent Bonds. $22,000 City of Walla. Walla Improvement Bonds. $9,000 City of Portland Improvement Bonds. We can furnish the above noted bonds in amounts to suit purchasers, and will be glad to quote prices, etc, upon request. Morris Bro t liero 6 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING Lumbermen's NationalBank Corner Second and Stark Streets Portland, Oregon ' : ., .. . ..... . &- . Capital $250,000 G. K. Wentworth .President John A. Keating.. . ; . . .Vice President Geo. L. McPherson . . . .Vice President H. D. Story . Cashier F. A. Freeman Assistant Cashier TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS FOREIGN EXCHANGE : , . ; High Grade Municipal and Im provement Bonds We have several good issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. Warren Construction Co. 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. MMMMMMMH Overbeck fit Cooke Co. I Commission Merchants, Stocks, Bends, Ccttcn, Grzb, ft:. X 21M17J BOARD OP TRADE BUILDING r Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondsr.s c! Lc - i . I- v Chicago, New York, Eos-.,. Wt have the only private wire connecting rc.-.:j-i v! h t' - . , . t';- -. exchanges. .. . :. - 1 Members forties. BetrJ of t -.it, t I i t f f i t ' ' -. ' J 4 ' " ' - at once becoming frightened, hurried out: of his store, found Officer Lvtie, showed him the letter and ankad pro tection of ; the city police officers. - Datecttves Coleman and Hyde are to day trying to Jdenttfy 'the writer ef th letter, which, , it is believed, ia ample evidence that a Blr-k Hand orgm tlon , Is levying tribute upon Italian residents. --..- -; ' '-'' "' . HJnts that blackmailing wa romtr on in? the - Sheridan street colony have never before taken a rorm oirnum enough to Juatlfy the police in inter xeringM - ,. .j '--,:- , .. -.. s, TRUE BILLS AGAINST , PITTSBURG GRAFTERS I ' fCalted Ftms Vm Wtre. Pittsburg, Feb.. 3WTrua i ; bill .were" found by the .grand ' jury . today In the counollmanlc bribery , chargea Two charges of conspiracy were brought against Messrs. Klein, Vilsack, Ramsey and Brand. One of these alleges that Influence, was exerted to have the Gr man National bank made one of the city depositories, and the other that Brand, Wasson, Ramsey and Vilsack were in terested In a street paving device which they were endeavoring to get the city to adopt. Bonds Por Sale by T. S. McGRATii LUMBER EXCHANGE : Portland - Oregon -V Stddis Securities