The Oregon daily journal., February 21, 1909, Page 54, Image 54

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND! SUNDAY MORNING, 'FEBRUARY Si, 1809.
"WEEKLY ' BsMMm i 11M ANGES : i
OREGON'S WONDERSHORSE-BREEDING SECTION IN' YAMHILL
CATTLE SUPPLY ONE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THIRD OF YEAR AGO
Feeding in All Sections Buring Winter Is Two Thirds
WHEAT LOOKS GOOD
v Short of Prerious Season High Cost of Hay and
; Other Feeds BesjwnsiWe for the Condition, . .
' ' Butter Creek county, whlclr U th principal cattle fpd1n'g irround
in the Pacific northwt had but a few more than 1000 head of fender t- 4
thU winter compared with 7000 head a year: ago. Alt sections com
blued had but one third of th total of the prevloua year.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN
Vfeek of ' Ho(f. Cattle. Sheep
Feb.. JO
Feb. 1J
Feb.
.Tan. 80
Jan. Si
S16
, S31
1,0S
S.10.1
1,180
1,226
1.063
1.0!3
J,77
0
1,01
SIT
2.15
1,66$
' By Xymaa X. Cohan.
Portland Union Stockyards. Feb. 10.
Krom the beet aourcea available it
in estimated 'that at present there are
aearcely more than 1000 head or cattle
being fed along Butter creek-p-the most
used feeding ground in the state of
Orcrnn at this time.
The situation Is moat remarkable, for
. the trade ecareely remember when
such a email amount of cattle was
available for market as at thia time. A
year ago fully 7000 head Of cattle were
fed along Butter creek and that num
ber was found too email for the grow
Ine demands of the killers. "
Thla '.year,- with scarcely- more than
one seventh .-of the number of stock
being fed at tli principal ground and
not more than one third at all centers,
the situation comes home to both buyers
and sellers in .Ms truest lights. - - t
Demand for fat cattle waa never so
good In the Portland market as this
time while supplies , available for this
. demand are the smallest known. Not
, only as the offering of good cattle
scarce but there is none too many of
, anv quality to be found anywhere, the
bulk of -the poor quality finding a
market here during the past few weeks.
Considering the fact that fancy cattle
; '1s so hard to get it la not surprising
that' in some instances as high a price
s has recently been paid for thia quality1
at interior shipping points as has been1
ruling in the stockyards during the I
.".same period. .. : , -"..-.'v., t , ; . :.
Knat Secure Supply at One.
a To the killers the present and future I
nutlook .. for cattle auppliea ia very j
threatening. J High prices , have ' not ,
, brought out the supplies that killer
- need so badly because there are none to
offer.. In the hope of securing what
there was remaining some killers in
vaded the country with their buyer
but this proved of but Jlttle avail for
innr nf nim Tena,.VP"JTlg:ri"PJLy.
real fancy stuff being available for the
; 'present- market. t,. -i -. ... t. 1 v
To cause the present shortage in cat
lie supplies riere several pxpiansiinna
are available. , There, was -the very bad
- winter which caused an unusual amount
of feeding; the dry ' spell of -last sum
mer which cut down materially tho out-i
put of hay in the sections where if wa
mnat nMiteri : the enormnua values in
effect tommlllfeeds, and the grinding up
ot so mucn airaua nay inio nteai.
Say Wot to Be Cbeap Again.
The days of very cheap alfalfa hay
Bppm to be ever In the inland emplr
the spread of alfalfa milling Bounding
the knell of low price which ruled an
nually for many seasons. It has been
t mind that alfalfa meal Is one of th
very best of -feeds and since thev first
mill vii started at Echo, right in the
heart of the alfalfa section and in the
' midst of the feeding grounds, it has
been demonstrated beyond a doubt that
mnr alfalfa must be rrown annually
to.aupply the Inoreaslng demand for
" the meal alone.- v
It was perhaps the alfalfa mill that
caused a large .decrease in cattle feed
' ing this year for this extra demand
forced alfalfa hay to a value It seldom
reaches and forced it to sucn a nign
nolnt that profitable feeding was 1m
possible unless much higher values on
the rinisnea came were avafiaoie.
Steer SeU Tp to S5.80 During Week.
TMirlng the past week select . steers
' sold a high as IS. to In the Portland
vards. While only a few transactions
were reported at thl figure during the
loft. tai nf tViA wk. th market
would h.ve stood for more transactions
providing the quality could be found.
While there was an improvement in the
- quality Of cattle offerings during the
' past Week over what It was during the
prevloi;- week, the Improvement . was
not rreat enmigh to fill the demand
for too stuff. "
Moga were ;Very .firm in. the yards
during the week but there was prac
tical) v no change in quotations. 80
few head appeared in the market dur
ing the eis days that not enough came
to supply one firm of fair capacity for
a single day. , - ? ,,,.
Bringing Tralaloads mat, Vebraska.
Several tralnloads of 'hogs have ' re
cently arrived on the North Coaot from
Nebraska points. So great ha become
the shortage of hoga here that packers
Of the northern cities nsve oeen rorcea
to bring fn stocks from east of the
; Rockle. " While local people have not
yet received a aupply - from the out
side,; they must f necessity follow
suit because, they cannot secure them
here. - -.- - . '.'.-
Bheep were very scarce In the yards
: during the six days In fact, so few
put in appearance mat u was nam 10
say at times just what tne mantel waa.
Packers are forced to buy again in
Montana because of the small offerings
here. The nearness of the shearing
season, combined with Jhe - very high
price offering for wool, causes sheep
men to hold their supplies more tightly
insn usual. - i. -
Arrivals of livestock in the Portland
yards during ' the. past . week as com
pared with the came period in previous
) para snow: ....t.-.- x- x - -.. ;
:; Hogs..: Cattle.
lf ...21 1,U
19 ................ .7 4i
1307 .-........,,...400 1,7
3e ,!,..,.,,..., .4J 725,
was intense firmness In all line of
jivesioca out values snowed no change.
' Tarda1 BepreMatatlve'rrloe.
Following prices are representative of
ins weeic-s transactions in the yards
kiiu iiiuiGnin aeroana, supplies and
quality orierea :
v. -, STEERS.
Weight.
........ 17.XZ5
.A.
'IS steers
4 steers
1( steers
4 steers
IS steers
49 steers
14S steers
19 steers
64 steers
COWS
1 cow . ....
II COWS
J2 cows
H cows
4 cow ' .
4 cows . .
tl heifers
1 cow
1 ! cows .
12 -cows . .
1 1 cows .
4 cows
4 cows ? 1
32 heifers
X cows
t cows .......
20 baby beeves
SO medium cows
2.916
17.276
3.016 .
.. ...... 29.21 a
........ 68.026
173.216
21.000
........ 60.126
AJJD HEIFERS.
1,200
....... .3. 100
. , . . a i , ,
'.,...
.,.....,
'. . .'.
. a . . , a .
.... a. 4
a . f ...... .
a ..a
10.816
, 0.808
C 3.386
; 3.800
10.360
1,200
13,100
10.816
.806
- 3.286
8.00
19,860
. 1,916
.276
10.260
30,000a
Price.
16.26
4.60
6 26
4.60
6 60
60
6.60
6.2S
6.8S
4.60
4.26
4.00
8.T6
; 3.60
8.60
.oo
4.60
4.25
4.00
3.76 1
8.60
3.60
3 00
4.00
2.75
. 6.25
, 8.75
i I
;: ':
1 - ,
1
u
y
' In....
p ' ,
J
: t
1 V
3
J
y3
5
HORTCOUflT
IS JUSTIFIED?
1 tmll
1 hull
8 bulls
3 bulls
3 bulls
2 bull
1 bull
1 bull
1 bull
1 bull
1 bull
8 bull
8 bull
2 bull
2 bull
a
a
' . .4, ..
Sheel.
408
; X.I83
1.9, . Oali
136S ....637 05 4.223
' A year ago for this earn' week there
, rAJKKZBs aitd couarrmT V
usswxAMrn.
Phlp all the good fat cblrk
en you caa get hold ttt ; T7 wiU
pav follows: -
Haas aad Bprlaga, alive, 14k ' ...
f,." ?nl Prtng, dressed, ldo.
; p, nl kysTtoo. Vm wUl
' lalve Ttirtays,
r...rt lurkay,. . t0t.
for durka w wui tav
l ive Ducks,
Iraa4 Sucka, ISo.
For dressed m-t w
Zb ndl30 pomadaT ta.
fork, any U, gcV .'.
Large VaaJ, To V t.
prlST VS" W Pay th Msf.
All produce must be ton
quality and It Inu.t rea'ehR ,
i m charged on anything
rr.mTR HEAT CO.
1 1 as 4. Urgott.
BUlfLS.
.'; . T 1.495
1,380
3,780
3.785
3.396
2.875
1.400
.1,226
"1.276
1.495
1,80
a', ; 8,7 80
........ 8,736
......... 2,395
......... 2,376
CALVF.il
134 stock calves ......37.663
20 calves 5,330
HHKKP.: r-rr "
72 sheep , 8.470 84.6Q
HOOS.
92 hogs ...... .......15.930 $7.00
The following Is the general range of
values on stock ruling In the yards for
late shipments: ; .v.
, Hotta Beit east of mountains. 87.00;
yramary,-. o. i; Diocser and feeders,
Cattle i Best steers, weighing 1 200
ppiihds, $5,n6.60: medium steers.
85.0065i6.26: poor steers, $4.6064.76;
best cow. $4.2504.60: medium cows,
$3.608,76. .-. - '
Sheep Rest wethers. $3.00: ordinary
$3.25
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.60
2.60
., 2.76
2.00
- 2.75
3.26
3.00
3.00
8.00
'2.60
2.60
$3.00
6.00
California Shippers . Say i?e-tailer-re
Aided by Be
ing Itobbechof Money.. .
4444444444
4 . There Is no complaint on the
4, part of-Jobbers or. retailers of $
4 short count in packages of Call- $
' fornla vegetables, gs business Is
4 , done on an average basis; In fact
under count insures the arrival
of the produce In better condV
' tion ti t rule. "Reply of Call-
fornla 1 produce: shippers : to the" '
charge made id The Journal that "
t hey were robbing Oregon re
tallera by short count.
;, -i'r -j V" ;V
. Bv Hyman H. Cohen.' '
' That shippers of California ooloru and
cauliflower have been robbing the
buyers in this territory has -been known
for some time, but not until latolv hn
11 urii oiecoverea tnat tne . rpooery is
systematic.-.-. '' . ''- - - ...
Shipments of cauliflower fn crates to
mis ma met irora the south are abort In
most instances; in fact, the ptlrchase
1 inrte crates of cauliflower as a test,
porarlly. only to Invite Idaho and Colo.
rado potatoes Into California., with the
.result of. killing the good market "we
now nave, 1
It has lxappened befor and Is likely
10 nappen again, but there is no way
of reaching the Irresponsible prophets
wmiie preuictions raueea it.
, : W. 8. BROADDU8.
BJJIEP4KKVIEW OF '
YAKI0US L1XES OF
TRADE DURING WEEK
Perhaps the moat esrlflnr fatir
of Portland's wholesale markets during
the past week was the continued .sharp
..taenia, ill .: K n. w 11 it'll 1'HrriHn nia ta!...
down as low as 1 in a nominal wv
but generally did not strike lower than
JVC Receipts became so heavy , that
iue 1 r lias was unan e to a-pt rdi nr th.
surplus without cutting tut other out
side markets followed the declines here
utiiie cioseiy. Prospects seem for, an
ufklltjonal decline-' during the coming
wlek and then the low point for the
var aiwr wmcn values .111 rise again,
Chicken Market is Klgkes.
Clilcken ' Drlui Wert 1 flrmar n.i
higher liythe Front street markets dur-
I UK tne DHRl WeeK. Kecinta wora milt.
fair especially dirinr thei last fn-
iiu hi in ram amvaiH-are mown the
uig uuyem win soon nave surtlcfent to
cuttiMH. tuem id renei aa-fliniai th. in.
creased value. - ,
wethers, 35.60 6.76: lambs, i.6O0 76; I fh0m.K" """Jf Different dealers, showed
siraigni swee, 6.65.60; mixed lots, I " , L"V5T1 "
$6.00.
. Veal - Choice young calves,, $5.60;
nravy ana ruugn, lt.tvot.il.
Eastern Uyestock Markets.
Chicago. Feb. 20. Hogs, 14,000; cat
tle. 300;.ahep, 1600. -Hogs
are steady and airong. Left
over yeaieraay, j4,uou.
, Omaha, Feb. JO.CatUe, 2200; sheep,
ivv, 1
Kansas City. Feb. 20. Hog, 5000;
unit, sneep. none.
STOCK PROSPECTS GOOD
In One of .the nark a area or nullflowfar
were Mipposed to be 24 head of the
vegetable. This was the number marked
pn the crate conform with the state
laws of both California and Oregon and
the national Interstate law.- One. pack
age marked as containing 24 head of
the vegetable' actually contained 20
head, another marked a similar number
contained 22 head and the Other marked
22 head actually contained 18 head In
stead of the number paid for. -,
The result 'of this' ahort i-mint has
been to cause retailers here to lose
money by handling the product. For
Instance the man who purchased the
crate supposed to contain 24 head and
which actually contained 20 head, would
be selling the produce for the fun of
ine inwg, lor. paying i a crate and
Favorable Season Anticipated by Jjhe cei
luusers of Wheeler County.
(Special Dlfoatch to Th Journal.)
-MitchellOr., Feb. 20. Prospects for
a favorable seaaon among the stock
raisers of Wheeler, county were never
better at this time of year. Weather
conditions have been such that - all
classes of livestock have wintered well
and will go on the spring and summer
ranges in splendid condition. Despite
selling at 10 rents a head, he would re
ve his money back Providing some of
the produce was not spoiled before sell
ing or he received no bad bills.
The defense of the shippers that
produce actual Iv arrived In better con
dition If under count. Is, sccordlng to
buyers, the most brutal explanation of
a robbery they have heard. They state
that to rob a man and then tell htm he
is better off ia a defense that is en
tirely new.
This system of giving short weight
is no new one to the California shipper
in this direction. For years California
the fact that a few stockmen 'hsve been I butter c,m t0 thls market several
forced to feed almost continually thel,uPces un"r weight for each square.
i"" wi, on account 01 short
pastures, the averase feedtnr norifwt
over the entire county was only .42 days.
Much snow and rain haa full on th.
past few weeks, but wind and sun have
" "eep tne young grass within
easy reach of stock. The temperature
"P" a mean average or 38 above
sero. which la considered warm enough
to keep stock In fair shane without anv
extra shelter. There has been a lull In
the market her on the nn ilihnnrh
a few buyers are already In the field.
Fred Toung of B rid ire Creek reports
that he has bought 33.000 head of sheep
for sorinr delivers'. and--l atm huvina-
onn Aaner ow x wicaennam nas oeen
". Butter Is Sard to Get. .
All makers ' nf th - h.tta.
brands of butter renort an cvtr.n,.
scarcity of v supplies during the past
....,.,., v unr ui inw KKiai cream
eries had more than sufficient , first
class butter to supply half the trade
rid some did not. have quarter enough.
This improved tone was a, help to the
general butte- Biittmtit-in kj
.a,i.,ic niiaru Kimowoai Steadier
Some interests are talking of advancing
11 coming; weeg .unless
SHORTS COVER,
HAY AT RECORD
44 4 4 4 $ 4,4 4 4 . ...
.'....' v -
4' !' EilnfaU la Wheat Belts. ' 4
!T United States District Forecast Official Edward A. Beals give th ',
following comparison of the rainfall In .the various -wheat belt for the .
periods from September 1 to February 13 in the -various years; ' . . J 4
4
4 " ' ' r
Does not- Include February,
Walla Walla
Bols . . , . , . .
'Pendleton v.
Portland .t.
Baker City',
PERIOD 1 '
,1908-09. 1907-08. 1908-07.
.48
.10.40
,6.41
.23.26
4.86
6.B3
' 6.08
6.18-
25.07
3.04
11.51,
7.14
. '.0
4
4,
. S2.10 ' , j
. 6.38 '- .
"
WJieat 3Iarkot Goes" to Xcw
High Point Strong:-;;
;. est at the. Opening.
CHICAOO WHEAT MARKET
Fob 20. Feb. 19. Gain, 1908
11 A
May.' -f4... .1K.'iiB
July ......100HH
Sept. ...... i-- 95 4 B
1
a4
88
86 1
loss.
4l'n!tea I!ren beawrt Wlrft.)
Chicago. Feb. 20. As Monday will be
a holiday oil account of the Washington
birthday 'celebration,- and lirmU'S open
at. the close this -afternoon will perforce
have to lake the n risk ..ufiUl Tuesday
morning, 'there was 'little more than the
usual nervousness. in tne sayjraaing.
Mi
" ' ' . , , ,. . - j -' -' nhMnni-l ran.lr . 17., Wa.m 1..
114,. and that was; paid around :ynr. ''m-T i"""."1'
onenlnc. , It afterward sold as low I IS,, r. 'f-,V.i.". """l"-
14 .and closed - at '115 91SS.J SK." w2 ?. loIB??l.
T , . . , , . . . . - ua . . ii . .a a o . . aa 111, v . . a . &aan
was .very uiu nraru cuniti iihik i
conirmciinir sneeo ror spring deli vary,
all through Wheeler. Wasco. Crook.
Grant and Morrow counties. He haa
secured somewhere In the neighborhood
or su.uuv neaa, ana oestres to get loo,-
vvv or morv ... ,.
Cattle Xrloes TmXow, ,
Price of cattl are- too low at thli
Celery comes to this market from
the south many times in less num
ber than marked on the crate. . Cabbage
Is another offender and, the same Is tru
of almost every line of produce shipped
to this market from the. south. -
That some steps should be taken, and
taken immediately, is the oolnlon of
the retail trade.. While shippers could
be prosecuted tn the California courts
It 1s believed that action, if any, -will
be taken In this city because the Oregon
state' laws cover the case thoroughly.
REGULAR SHIPMENTS
BEST FOR GROWERS.
SAYS W. S. BR0ADDUS
Portland. Or.. Feb. 20. Commercial
Editor Journal Reaardina the nresent
situation in the potato and onion mar
kets In Oregon and the west arenerallv.
time for-anv sale. Bert Daurhnev of I there has been a lot of words nub-
North Dakota and Jack Shelton of Con-1 l'ehed . in the. leading papers of Port-
don were in the field last week for li
ve r-o Ids. but did not buy any at 324.
wnicn tney , orrerea ror . spring deny-
ery.
land lately, but very little information.
W .read of combinations imom hov
ers and -attempts to manipulate ,44fis or
that market, but we who do the work
Ciiees Knows Only br Htmorv.
L ' Practically no cheesesWMa nffavrW, In
rthe local market durins- the wir th.
"LUMiion oemg even worno than during
the precedlna- six davs. Evn ilt .tnr!
age stocksare exhausted and all sorts
i milieu are ruiiog in consequence.
.; :lotatoas Are Quits Steady. ,
, Mitere. is again . quite a steady tone
in mi local potato market hut itii.r
are not buying very heavily in the
country because producers have not yet
decided to let go. . - . .
There Is but little doing In the onion
situation, independent growers flooding
the market with supplies which ere sell
ing In a Jobbing way at less than the
association is a-sklng sat - country shipr
ping points. v "
Wheat Market Is rirmar.
All throtlff-h -tho' tnr! m-hafl-r-wiaa-wl?--.
firmer tone I ruling. ' Both cash and.
i u i u i c utuiyrriKH uniiw b mirnaw
u i vnirifN. r lie irongrn fiitusAa ..a
the board of trade during the latter
H" i ine wees:, was conspicuous;
Flour market is very firm and there
mi 1 1- um or a iunner advance . In
quotations. . ,
Rpceipts of grain at Portland for the
weeks mentioned Mnmli.!! K.. , i,.
.Hiuniiu i'mra i iniae:
Wheat, Barley. Oats. Hay. Flour.
uars. tars, wars. Cara. Sacks.
37.686
28.200
34.213
27.606
34.800
10.310
14,760
Feb. -20.. 248
Feb.' 13.. 223
Feb. 8...140
Jan. 30 67
Jan. 28.
Jan. 1.
Jan. ' 9 .
.127
. 35
.121
18
23
' 19
'
6
10
21
24
7
11
12
s
13
4
69
36
81
64
72
25
3
Statement of .
N. Y. Banks
The prospects - for a good ' gracing of distributing the products of Oregon
season are so bright that few cattle
men. a re disposed to go on th market at
his time Tor any small pricei, Horses
re in best condition or any class of
range stock, and there are quite a few
for sale. , with buyers scarce. , A few
horsemen are paying some attention to
breaking tneir -range cons Tor saddle
and harness purposes, as the demand
shipped to other countries, know that
supply t and demand alone . control - the
market.
' There has never been any attempt on
the part of Portland or outside buyers
to form any ."combination -whatever, to
inuuence tne nuvinff or senina prices
or potatoes' or- onions.
We have learned fronvlon experience
as increased to some extent the past I 'hat such k thing 4s Impossible.' lf we
few days, ror sucn Class or norses. ' loniy anew now many canoaaa or l'w-
Kcntr and Jrnkina er thirds creex navs I taioes . ana anions wwe ten in ureKir,
about 75 head of good horses, which I would know what to do and what
will soon be ready for Mnarket Most (to advise tne growers to oo, but we no
all the stockmen In the county have I not know whether there are ooo cars
aiirnlna haraea In fine v.nndlt nn for I or. 1600 cars left, it IS Jill gueas wer.
Hle. -' v ...-.' I Personally I have advised the growers
to noia untu spring ana tncy wouiu get
SEATTLE PKODCCE SLUIKET
Seattle, Feb. 20. Eggs Local ranch.
Z6C- - ... . ' f, ---r
Butter Washington creamery, 25c;
rresh Eastern, 534c; storage Eastern,
203lC, -. '. -v--.;, ':., '"..., V
Potatoes Takima, I30i .whits river.
Onion 2 2 He. ..
January
March
Mar
July ..
4. tlfcT'.ISt
Xfw 1'ork Cotton' Market.
Opn. H'sh. ' Tyiw, Close.
i; 3U 9S1
;. 103
94
(,
S"4t
9SJI
PS1
947 ;
a. 4tf
. :
945
944
948
942
sn
good prices. for potatoes. "They-are now
retting one and a. Quarter rents a pound
at the railroad stations. . We don't want
all the farmer to sell now; if they do
they will 'break the market,, but Jf -they
it nom tney. win oreak.-tt later.
It Is mlchtv eood advice to move some
of the potatoes and -onions every day
from this time on.-and If the supply
runs short, they will get a big price for
the last Jot. but if it does not they
have had ti good value anyway.
- it Is ss wronr ta no Id back all an 4
Invite Outside shipments as to sell all
and embarrass distributors. Now Is the
924WS3 time to begin (moving Oregon potato
46i4 and there should be a. steady stream of
94145 42 ,them going Out every day. There is no
94S4t44 peed to e!l for 1e thsr, present prices
vxn'trtt) i nnj no- prospect nr g"ttiiip more until
93 1 i it2 j t h hulk of the cror has Iippm mnvil.
927 1 2S I If it la pot moved prices vv' rise tpin-
itXew York. Feb. 20. The statement of
the associated banks for the week end
ufg today shows the following changes:
on all deposits. Increase 34.
047,2 1 5. y "
Reserve, On nil - deposits other than
hlted States deposits, increase 33,970.
050. , S
Ioans. decrease 38,95,300
Specie, Increase 31,792,74)0
Legal- tenders, inrrrase $1,095,000.
Deposits, decrease 84,034.700 . ,
Circulation, decrease 8102. 300 .
Total loans. 31,319,330.100.
The surplus rf the banks is 314,272,
!i6o',?'inst .300,826 last year and
1 1,898,725 two years ago. ,
; : Liverpool Wheat Market. :,
a! hiv1P?'2i vFh' 2 --Wheat, ' closing,
to Hd higher. - - . .
i. ,?If 18 -15s Wa lld: July,
ird. . ... ;. . ) ) -
V - Liverpool Cjotton Market.' - .
'Liverpool, Feb. 20. Cotton 'futures
closed 224 . points lower; spots i
points higher." -';:.,-
Beat
was
the
as
There
the future of prices that did not have
patten as tne central mea. . - - ,
The onenlotr of the wheat market was
Strongvwith buyers at from the highest
nee or ine nay previous to Tyc aoiive.
rsual comDarisons with the 'crop move
ment or tne once year, was not avail
able on account of the - corresponding
day having been a holiday. - Local ve.
celpts were -84 cars.- Thls-Week's .ship
ments-from Chlcnso were 349.0(10 bush
els, compared with 810,000 bushels last
vear. Total of the weeks receipts a
this point was 163,000 bushels. There
were huge offerings of .wheat at f the
opening advance, and they proved heavy
enough to cause a .break in half an hour
rrom 1184 to lift. .
There were many lightning changes
In May, the price during the last 10
minutes ranging between' 1159' and
115, and .the close was at 115
llS'Ji. or an advance or Aet'4c.
Jul was Inactive and rather heavy,
It closed at c decline. Leading longs
were supposed to htttve marketed some
wneat around prices prevailing at the
beginning of the session and when the
crowd became .aware, of this they has
tened to get Into the wagon and rather
overloaded it. . After an nour or great
activity business simmered down ? to
small dimensions.
Business In the corn market was -of
good volume, the principal feature -con
nected witn it being tne neavy orrennars.
Th latter, were concluded ' tOs come
la rge!y from recent buyers at . lower
prices. Keceipts ror tne cay were ass
cars. Shipments hence for the week
were about 400,000 bushels Jarger thai
those of the like week In 1908. 'May
corn .closed at 6&H?, or fc & ftc lower
'Recent buyers 'of: oats . had', large
quantities for sale at the opening, and
witn eorn traders acting similarly prices
gave way considerably. . Th . expected
Increase In receipts next vweek was supr
posea to D at the nottom or tne un
loading. .Receipts for the day .were
167 cars. - Shipments for the week
amounted to 1.124.4)00 bushels, or 400.
000 bushels more than they were th
corresponding , week last year.'
Cash sales Wheat Winter. No." 2
red. Z20wi23; No,- j red, llStflSl: No.
2 hard, 11S11; No. 8 hgrd. 107
115; No.- 1 northern spring. 117 118:
No. 2 northern snrino-. 115i117: No. 1
spring, 107 116. , " ' -
Corn No. 3. 68lit4r; No3 white,
85c; No. 3-yellow. 64 14c
flats No. 1 white, 4t?644c; No. 8
white, . Uq, . , 1 . ,
Ransa of Chicago wheat milces fur.
tlabed by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: -
'WHEAT. -,
Onen. ' lllirh.
iay ......J15H ,'1161.
juiy ,
' Uy .Hymn H, Cohen. "
Latest reports received from the In
terior indicate that the Pacific north
west stands every chance of producing
about 66,000,000 bushels of wheat dur
ing the present season.- Prospects for
the coming crop are indeed bright and
the damage by the recent freeze is less
than had been anticipated. In fact the
damage can scarcely be considered at
all for what little fall wheat was fro
en out will be put In sprlnr era In.
The . best feature of the present sit
uation is that the entire Pacific north
west received hnore rainfall - to date
than It did for. the same period a vear
ago aitnougn some sections aid not re
ceive as piuch ' as during th previous
year. - - ; ;- v ...,,.,.-. .i;.--. ;
WHEAT PROSPECTS
AREOSBIK THE : -
C WALLA WALLA FIELDS
Walla Walla, Wash.,. Feb. SO. Con
tinued warm weather, added rainfall
and persistent high prices for wheat,
have caused the moat rosy prospect
ror next-yew s narvesi tnat tne. coun.
try has had M many a year. Just at
present the grain could not be better,
kvervthlng is In tip top shape and the
weather- is ideal for growing. - -. ' v .
This week the last of the frost' hai
disappeared from th ground and plow
ing will be generally begun through.
out the valley If -weather condition
hold. In the warmer portions of the -i
valley, ; plowing has been - going 05
briskly for the last.week- or two; but j
tbe next week will see the-spring op- (
rations general. . ,
The cool weather of the early wlnterjS I
and the cold snap Of January, tended i
to retard the .upward , growth of the ' f
grain, and as a Tesult wheat has stooled ' :
wonderfully well. Never, say old tlm- ,
nor has there ever been a better stand,
nor has . there eyer been bettr pros-. '
pects for a , crop. From the most fa- i
vored portions of the valley to the foot- t
hills, fall sown grain Is : showing In I
great shape, - and it would require a J
season of extraordinary dryness to af-
feet the crops 'in-any measure. . . U
' Bluestem. is reachlnar well ud front'
the ground and Is taking a good growth ,
already., Club- wtuyt, naturally not as j
high, is growing well and has begun co
reach upward, ( Turkey- red, of -which i
there Is much wore in the ground this
year than last, is still stoollng and has ,:
not'taVen much growth except-In thst;
way. But all kinds look well, and hve
s, healthy color. - t -:. ' v -.-
Fwilt prospects are not as good as -are
those of grain, as the warm, moist
weather has had a tendency to start
the t buds to stvell. An ordinary freese ,
would do much, damage to 'fruit at the ,
present time. However, at the first
rtrafl.i Isit (11 (Allt 41 M aaM 1 tA vw MaraWjak 1
will be used by the 'larger fruitgrow
ers. By the plentiful use of smoke from
oil Or tar,- much fruit was saved last
year and the system will, be more ex- ,'
tensively used this year. '. '
May
Julv
Sept.
May
July'.
Sept,
.
May
July .
Msv
.lulr
SepC
Msv '
July
llB1
.101 101A,
9$V 96H,
', ""CORN.
, 5T4
..... 65 68(,
..... 5 65
, . " OATS.
..... 65 ' 6514
.. .. . 49 -. 494
.;,-? v 41 :
- PORK. .
....'." 1695 :' 1700
..... 1700 700 '
LARD.
..,. '947-. " 907 i
..... 9S0 980
' V" ribs! "
,... 890 - -v 893
902 , ' 906 '
Low. Close.
114 115 B
100t 100 S'l
- 5 '. 85 SB
t'
5HB
5H
IS
, 494
' 49 ,
169')
1697
. HI
8SS
302
' 4SA
54
49S
40 V4
rli3
1697
96S
977B
990
. . , r
902
PRODUCE, IN SANv FRANCISCO
San Francisco, Feb. 29. Eggs Per
dosen, California fresh, Including cases.
extras, 20 lie; firsts 50c; second. 19 H";
thirds. 19c; pullets; select. 18c. K ,.
Butter Per pound, California fresh,
Riii-an cue; 'iirais, S4c; seconds, , suMCi
storage California, extras, 32 Vc; etor.
age eastern extra, 31 He; ladles, extras,
2314c.- -' - :x ,,- , -,.',,;
New - cheese Per nound. ' ' Calrfarnla
flats, fancy, lie: firsts. 14c: seconda
12c; .California Toung-America fancy,
16Hoffirsts-168; eastern New-ork
s fan-fancy,
flats,
: - tin
Younff America. 16e, .
Potatoes Per - ewntal, Early " Ros,
3L76fi2; river whites. . faVicy. $1.60f
1.60; No. I water soaked stock, 311.26;
Lompoc Btirbanka, 82; do Salinas S 1.66
mij.bo, no ivregon.-i.aorai.Yb; sweet po
tatoes per crate. 11.60 1.78; ' do per
sack 3 1.26 1,60. ' V
, Onions Per sack. Oregon l.8r?2. '
r Oranges Per box, navels, standard,
31.254fl.25: fancy, 32 2.60; tangerines,
half orange boxes. 81 f 1.50; mandarins,
per. box, 75c(g l. ,
BOSTON CXJPPEB MARKET
kind on the Columbia rivers Every iter ' 'i
w wui o usea tor iruit raising..
It is 1 understood through Mr. Jones
that he Is acting only as agent for New
Tork capitalists who are deeply Inter
ested in a colonisation scheme and in
tend to bring famille from the east to
settle. ..,;., - ...7 .s-v t.,; ; .
Uh land wm 6 wtred b pumps "
from the Columbia river and -a . small'
tract ; nssiirnen to ah eumitv ti. . 1
lands front on the river opposite the U
Hanlord projectx It Is believed that the U
company will soon Join hands with, other I J
large projects in this section to form
enormous tract of irrigated land.
Japan's kvenkge death rat is between
17 and 1 ner 1000. ' - . - t
'K'l 2OICTiBtrT; OIIi BTOC3M
Without " Investigating. ,Our monthly
magaxlne "The . California . Derrick" ia
the recognized oil authority of the Pa
cific , coast. Tell all 'about the vg-
Hous districts. .Thorough, Fearless. Re
liable. Xt you ; own oil stock or con
template investing, write today ehclos-f
Ing 4 cents postage for free, semnle
f.opy Anry subscription 2.00 FVank
In Publishing Association, 648 Pacific
bldg., San Francisco. Cal.
It
(Furnished 'by Overbeck A Cooks Co.)
7 V Newhouse
414Nlpplsslng
3 North iButtn . lixi.
HIOld Dominion. 49 S
Boston, Feb, 20. Official bid prices:
rls Com. 1 , . 83 vklNevada Cob. . . 17
Adventure
Allouex -. . . .
Arcadian . . , .
Atlantic .
Boston Cons.. -121,
Butt Coal.. 28 M
Black Mi. ... 2U
Cal. & Hecla.635
Cal. & Aria.. 100"
Centennial
Copper Ml .
C. fcly ......
Daly West .
Franklyn . .
tranoy . . . .
Qreene Can.
Qtroux v.t
Mass .', . . . .
Michigan -1.
Mohawk ...
32a.
30
' 7 :'
10
lit
.11
62
1 ..
Parrot ,..,
Phoenix .,..
Qulncy ,
Boyele.' .
Shannon :. ... .v.
Trinity
tran Jain.
I'tah ,
Victoria .
Wolverine
Winona . ....
Yukon . . ... . . ' 4U
V. 8. Mining,. 41
134
7il
89
19
40
.... 11
.... 45
...14X
United States Government Bonds.
ew york, Feb. 20. riAT.nin.iii
bonds
Twos, registered
Threes, registered
1 da coupon .....
Threes, small bonds
ronrs, registered
no -counon
Twos;, Panama
Bid.
101
101 h
...... loo4
...j,. 100
11V
1 1 y 1
do coupVm V.... 102
rours, nw, registe-ed.. . , 121
Difgrlct of Columbia. tnSi?
Fours. Philippine ........ joo
Ask
10m
iii'li
. .
103
122H
Bonds
Stocks '.; -
" '.- " , :. " " .'.'''. '' . I1--'i
Securities
1
V. S. Treasury Statement, '
Washlhgton. Feb.. Sft Th. -,......
Sfatertient tndlr ihni'i' '
Disbursements :, .-, , .'.:., ... I 'j iik nnn
?'' 111 1 "-' ' f 1 j,...'-....
, OPTIO.V ON 0,000
Huge Irrigation Scheme on, Foot
' ear Pasco. '' 1
''(StmeM Dlapttrli.'ts The Journal.) V".' 1
Pasco. Wash.. Feb. 20 win, i.
tion on 20.000 acres of land on the
north bank .of th CoiiimkiL
Coyote rapids, L. F. Jones. Puget 'sound
f" , eni ior ine jsewlork On
trsl. lines.- haa alven nut a,
that the entire, tract will be put under
Irrigation this -summer. . Bhmiiit .v.
Jones, be. successful... the nrnwt vni
represent the largest enterprise of its
For Sale, by
T. S. P4GRATH
1UIIIBER EXCHANGE
Portland v - Oregon
, .., Xew York Silver, . ,
Ntw Tork, Feb. 20. Bar silver.
lOKe. ..'..
at
proxxstnRizsnzziziBxszzszzs
j ariltlAL llUllLr. f farmers ana tcnniry aiercnaais
a"?everjithtng, and we -willi- pay
; ,' iup mautrt. prices. ' ; ;
you'
iTens nd Sp'rfii:s.aUve..l4 I Dreei ' ; - : . IB
M Veal, under, 130 b9.....9r y Ur e veal 1.7 td 84 '
tork, any size ..... Eggrs best market price : .
'.'I- For, potatoes we .pay f 1.25 per sack. , . V
Everything': must 'be of extra good quality; and all remittances
r . will be mwtie, promptly. ; , -No commissions-, charged. .
Peopilo's Market & Grocery Cb.
COR. FIRST AND TAYLOR STS. PORTLAND, OR.
BITULITH
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TM, runny, osoanse bo Glare, I) nit or Xfaisai
TO the Truckman, b.o.n,. Hearj Lout poliib"!
f .'. To the Horseman, because rast D r WinJ V, '
- - he Aatomobilist, beoause ao Bkiddifg? '
To the Hone, beoause ao Slipping or Xnury. "
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