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- .... .,.... :, .., -v W. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLA WEDNESDAY EVENING,: FEBRUARY 24, 1909 ASH WEDNESDAY USHERS IN THE ..PENITENTIAL SEASON OF LENT mom set j I I J i'l TH1F. MAM riiinii n iti nn 1 mun uuiluuh IS 11116 Growers Outside of Associa ; tion Offer Supplies Free ly at $1.50 a Hundred. ' . "- -v- ' ' .' v.--..-.": TODAY'S WHOLES ALB MARKETS. Onion situation Is poor.v Fish prospects for Lent Cabbage comes from south.. irroah salmon verv scarce. Seeking hop contracts at lOiC .Jars; market . likely to drop. C'hickens quoted higher. ' Some -cheese in from Tillamook. Butter is strpnk at price, , Onion Situation Is Very Poor. To the onion-grower the present situ ation is far from being a pleasing one: 1 The price la dragging with speculators showing no inclination to dabble around rjresent prices.. While the as sociation Is strongly entrenched at $2 per 100 pounds." many grocers are very willing to let go at 41.60 and this is practically stopping the sale of associa tion stock.' To matter mailers even rmirn rilsnleaaina to the'croduoer. much the larger per cent of his holdings do not show good keeping quality and therefore. must be moved with as little JetaV as possible. ; Therefore for that reason, if for no "other, most or them ar inclined to let co around tl.60 now rather than hold for a month or mo with the prospect of grettlng more. The fact that his onions will not keep fot a long period hurries the selling. I.ate Onions May Be Good. There Is still another side of the story In the ""onion market that will prove even more interesting to the growers. While there is a very heavy surplus of onions remaining unsold in the hands of growers of this state the fact that most of them will not keep long gives out the impression that them will be a scarcity of onions toward the last of the season and those who have the keeping duality are confident that they will secure very good returns by holding back for the higher price. Onions Com Prom Bermuda. Just whir ton ions are imported from Bermuda when the supplies of Oregon onions are very liberal with low -price in effect, cannot bo told except perhaps .hat some people want a noveiiy anu t willing to pay almost any price to HViMim It. These onions are imported and are of the new crop. Only a small shipment has arrived here but it. has found cults a good call around 16o fc pound wholesale. In the retail market h sells in a limited way around 20c a pound. Soma new potatoes from the same section are selling at similar prices. Pish Prospects for Int. Lent begins today and to properly celebrate the event there was a very small run of Columbia smelts in the Cowlitz. 8o say the reports from Kelso today. Yesterday and the da previous there was a good run which caused some of the local wholesale! s to put the price down to 2c a pound yesterday afternoon in an effort to unload. - Fresh snlmpn is unusually scarce snd the prl has advanced to 10c a pound in the wholesale market. A year ago at this time fresh salmon was so plentiful that the trade moved the ac cumulations with much difficulty. Last jear the season ciosea Marco 10 out this' year owing to the new Joint law passed by the Oregon legislature the season , ends 15 , days s earlier. Several Seeking Sop Contracts. Hits stated that Messrs.. Pincus & Sons of Taeoma have already secured contracts for 6000 -bales of the coming hop crop and the firm Is still seeking additional supplies in order to cover its huge short sales. Llellenthal Is like wise said to be after contracts with about the same amount of futures al ready purchased as Pincus. . Both of thie firms are said to be very heavily short of the coming market and ara making every effort to Induce growers to cultivate their crops so that they will not lose on these sales. A report conies from Kngland hat many grow ers are plowing up their yards because of the continued depression in priced, but the trade does not know whether to believe these rumors or not because last year the same sort of information rame forward and was found to be untrue. Brief XTotM of Wholesale Trad. Egg market is unsettled and -future of prices depends upon arrivals this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Gen eral impression of the trade fs , that market will drop a fraction or two. Chicken market Is firmer with sales at 1516c , - The first car of California cabbage of the season arrived today. Sold at 2 4t3c. Soma liberal supplies on steamer too. - . - A sm!l shipment of cheese- arrived from Tillamook last night and sold at higher prices. . Butter, is firm at unchanged prices. Front street sells at the following prices. i'Those paid shippers are less regular commissions; Bnttst, Eggs anfl Poultry. BUTTER Extra creamery, 353cf land-Sweet cream. 84Hc sour. EGGS Local best, 21c - , CHEESE Fancy full cream flats Ih16Hc; triplets and aaisles, limq?, .17c; Toung Americas, 17o: storage 'twins, 15H4J16o; triplets and daisies, 1616c ; ' ' POULTRY Mixed chickens, 14 HO 16o; fancy hens, 16o! roosters, oW, llo; fryers. l17c: broilers, eO022c: geese, 10c; tnrkeys, alive. 1f620o; drest-ed. 2025c; ducks, 18 20cj pig eons, squabs. $2J 50 doier.; old,' $1.00; dressed poultry, lOlHe hlgheK Xops.. Wool and Bldeav ' WOOL 1908 Willamette, valley, 18c 1909 contracts, eastern Oregon. 1620o lb. ' HOPS 1908 crop, cDoice. e; prime to choice, 7o; prime, 7e; medium, to. TALLOW Prime, ptt. ltx. ;4c; No. I and grease, 202)4. J . SHEEPSKINS Shearing, I018e each; short wool, 26040c: medium wool. 60cll each;' long wool. 76c9 ll.fcfi each. HIDES Dry hides, le per lb: green, 9e per lb; bulls, gieen i salt, to per lb; fABKEBS llq OOVZTTBT : .-, IEC HANTS. : Ship us all-the good fat 'chick ens you can et hold ot We will . pay as follows: ' Hens and springs, alive, 14o. " 1 Hens and. Springs, dressed, 16a, We wanttlurkeys; too, We will Py:- . ( Uve Tnrkeys, 17c ' Dresied;Turkeys. 90c , - For duels." we will pay: - : ' Xiive Sucks, 15c i Dressed Oncks, 18c For dwssed mpats w payf ; . Veal, xnser ISO pounds, $.' -'. Pork,Jnf sise, 8c . targe Veal, 7o to SHc .' For ifgs we pay the market price. V . All froduce must be good, fat ' nualltjt and it must reach us in sweet, fresh shape. We will send -check the next day. No commia alon diarged on anything. FBAKJC SMITH MEAT CO, Tlfhting the Beef Trust," " j Portland, Oregon. 4 JULY-SEPTEMBER FIRMEST TODAY While May Wheat Is Higher , Deferred Options -Take Lead in Trading. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. ' . Feb. 24. Feb. 2S. Gain. 1905 Mav :.ll A 115VB ' 4i July ilOJtt . ,.J01HB ltt Kept. ...... 7 A 601, Chicago, Feb. 24. A - very - strong foreign situation and the belief that the forecomlng government' report Will aid the bull campaign,' caused a higher range of prices in - the wneat market both at home and in Europe. There . was a ; very strong feeling abroad in general although Budapest was. weak and 6H lower due to relieving by longs. At liverpool the opening to day was Hd ' above yesterday, while tna closing -snowed gains ranging rrom 1 U to - ld above yesterday's final figures. ' Berlin closed 'higher after a day of very strong prices. Minneapolis reported a scattered cash demand with prices generally . un changed. V ; I ' Cash wheat sales: No. . 2 red, 121 123: JNo. 8 red, J17H123tf; No. 5 hard, n4HH7H; No, 3 hard, UQ 116; No. I northern spring, 116( Range of Chicago values furnished Dy overbeck & cooks vo.: WHEAT. Open. High, May 116 116 July .....101 103 Low. 115 101 65 64 40 Close. 11A Sept 96 08 , CORN. May ..... 5 t July 64 5 .65 '65 Sept 64 66 5A OATS, j May 54 65 July Sept. 49V 40 40 40 PORK. Mav 170T 1712 il705 I 1705A July ...... 1715 1720 1710 1710 LARD. May 970 972 967 967A July ...... 985 987 982 i 982A Sept. 992A RIBS. May .. 895 897 '"9 892B .. 912 912 910 910A July Liverpool Vheat Market. Liverpool, Feb. 24. Wheat: Open. Close. March 8s 10Hd 8s Jl 1 Mav 8s 1 0d . , 8s, 11 July .88 nta 8s 12d kips. 9c: calves, green. per lb. MOHAIR 1908 Nominal. 11019O. CHITTIM BARK Old. ihi&bc: nsw. IU up tie in. - , Qrsin. PI our and Say. BARLEY Feed. 4 26.60 A 27.00; rolled. 228: brewlnar. I27OH7.60. WHEAT Buying pries, new Track, Forannd-'-ciub, l.oi$ji.u3-. muesiem II 1S fortvfnlrt. 11.0144 1.03: "red Kut sian .99c 21: Turkey red. 1.06ffll.o7; Wlllnmpti vnllpv. il fini1.03. S26.6: middlings. 133.00: snorts, $80: chon. t21(fi5 29: alfalfa meal. 120 per ton. FWJjk Briiing price taira vjn- gon yatent, 46: straigni, m- port, 84.00; bakers, 6.xo; vaney, jo.iu; rve. 3s. 85.60: Dales. 13.00. UATS froduicern- - pries iraca, eta. 1 white, I3586.bor gray, 34os. HAST Producers' . price New tlm nthv I W1Hnn,tt. valUv fsnf. 1 S OO ordinirr. 14(9il8: eastern Oregon. 218: mirea (ii.so;oiz u; ciover, ii.vv: grain? 113.00; cheat. $12.00: alfalfa. $13. U , -p- 1 Prnits and ereUnles. FRESH FRUITS Oranses. new nar- els, $2. 25 2.1 5 per box; tangerines. 81.65: bananas, be b: lemons, 3.zta 6.001 box; grapefruit, $3 4; pineap- rlea, Hawaiian, (3l.Z6 oosen; pears, cranberries, eastern, $ 13.60 16.0S. 2 POTATOES New, selling $L269 1.60; buying for shipment, per cwt. country, fancy, fl.26: ordinary buying. xi.uu0i.iu; sweet. z.oo. vn;uii.TABLdi;s Turnips, new ore on. 11.10; beets., $11.10; carrots, 1(3110 back i parsnips. $1 1.10: cab- oage, 304; tomatoes. $2.502.65 crate; bean. 12 HO' lb.; cauliflower. $1.60 2 crate, peas, '12 Uc; horseradish. So lb.; artichokes, ,'65 ?5o dos.; green onions, 16c per dos: peppers, bell, 6c; Chile )i head lettuce. 40a dos; hothouse, $1.5ii1.7& box; radishes, 16o dos bunch es; celery, 76ig86c; eggplant, ) lb; asYnragus,? 16lfic lb. 0NION9 Jobbing Fancy Oregon, T'JQ)Z.yw per cwi; - orainary, i.ou; i Jtrrutr -dct ,-iooa mycr, v $1.00: ordinary, $1.601.76; poor, $1.25 V1.4U per dox. SUGAR- Cube 18.36: powdered. $6.50; fruit or berry. I&.76: dry arranulatel. $6.76: com. A, $6.6; extra B. $5.35; Golden G, $6.5?: D, yellow, $5.06: beet, granulated, $5.66; barrels. 1 5c: half bar- Vsl liaho 6fc aavance on sacg :es are 45c lower. (Above .prices are SO days net cash quotations SALT Coarse Half 1 ground, 100. Si VV 1JI VV,,, , U "C. fit.,,. ISUI UW1J, 0s. $16.60; 10s. $16.00; bales, $2.$S; Imported Liverpool, 60s. 120.00; 100s. $19.00; 40s. $18.00: extra tine, barrels 2s. 6s and 10s, $4.50(35.50; Liverpool lump rock. $20.50 per ion. RICE Imperial Japan No. .1. tc; No. 2, 6 He; New Orleans, bead. 606 e; AJax ( ); Creole, Bc HONET New, 16c per lb. BEANS Small white. $:" i large white. $6.00; pink. $3.60; bayou $4.00; Ll mas, $5.65; Mexican reds, $5.75. , Keats, ptsk nd Pronssoas. . HAMS, BACON, ETC. Portland pack (local) hama. 10 to IS lbs.. l4Vte ner lb: $11.00 per ton; 60s. $11.5u; table,' dairy. 60s. $16.60: 10s. 116.00: bales, 13.85: breakfast bacon, lt021o re; picnics. Hc; cottage roll, llo lb.; regular short clears, smoked. lo lb.; backs, heavv smoked, 12c lb.; light, smoked, 12c :b.; bellies, smoked. 16o lb.; picketed tongues, 60s each. DRKSSED MEATS Pront street hogs, fancy, 9c; ordinary, 88ttc; veals, extra, 10c; ordinary, 910c; heavy, 9c; mutton, fancy, 7 8c , LOCAL - LARD Kettle leaf. 10s, 13e per lb; 6s, 14fce per lb; 60 lb. tins, 13 Ho per lb: steam rendered, 10s, 12o per lb; 6s, 12 o per lb;-com- nountt. 1 Am tan rt IK. CLAMS-l-HardsheU. per box, $1.40; razor clams, $200 per box; 10c per dos FISH Rock cod. lOo lb: flounder 6c lb.; halibut, lOo per lb.: a Sri pea bass, i5o pound; catfish, 10O pound; salmon, fresh steelhead, lOo -pound; Chinook, 12Vi3 15cj herrings, So per lb; soles, 7e per -lb; shrimp, , 12Ho per lb: perch, 6o per lb: totneod. XOo per lb; lobsters, 8 So per lb: fresh mackerel, per lb; crawfish, 20e per dosen; sturgeon ( ) per lb; black bass. 200 per lb; Columbia smelts, 2 He lb; silver smelts, 6c per lb; black cod, -7 Ho per lb; crabs. $l.2Sl.f6 per dosen. . Al-VQTtrta CUa1m k.w -mI- Ion, $2.60; per, 100 lb. sack, 35: Olym- pia, per raiion. $3.o; per loo id. sacat, $6.00 6.60; canned, 60c can, $7.00 dos; eastern in sheX $1.76 per 100. i .Paints. Coal OH, Sto. LINSEED OIL Raw, bblS 65o; cases, 71c; boiled, bbls., 7e; cases, 7So a gal; lots of 260 gallons, lo , lass; oil caie meal. $37 ton. . - - , ROPE Manila, 9 He; sisal, 7Ho lb. BENZINE 86 deg., cases, . 190 per gaJ ; Iron bbls.. 11 Ho per gai. TURPENTINE In cases. 6$ He Pr raWHI'iB LEAD Ton lots. : 740 per lb: 600 lb. lots, . to por lb; less lots. $Hc per lb. - - - , ;- WIRE NAILS Present oasis, $2.86. BEST HOGS AT S7.25 III VilDDS Sales of Select Quality at Ad vance of 25c Cattle Firm Sheep Run Is Good. ' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. V Hogs. -,- Cattle Sheep. 1906 w :' 12 - 258 82 '490 Tuesday Monday Saturday ....... Friday Thursday none 684 400 200 181 '92 i Portland Union Stockyards, Feb. 24. There-: were better arrivals of sheep today than for any day during the past ,5w.m,'inth"- Tha run. which consisted of 1906 head, was a surprise, to the trade in general, both as regards qual ity and volume. The trade has become too accustomed to hearing of the ar rival of a few head each day or none at sll that when a real fair' supply puts in appearance there Is in consequence real surprise. . . .The big run which came from Prine yille found a good demand because of Its fine quality and former prices were safely maintained. : . ' ; ct,e market showed a good run dur ing the. day but prices held well, es pecially for the better class of stuff. Hog Market Goes to $7.83 Today. There was only a Very small run of hogs in the local yards during the past 24 hburs, arrivals totaling 82 bead compared with none yesterday and 183 head the day previous. Demand for hogs is very good and prices are there fore firm with an advance of 25e for the day; best stuff going to $7.25 with ease. This advance was not due ex actly to any betterment In the tone of the local market, but to the arrival Of the stock in better condition. Arrivals of livestock in the yards today compared with this day in recent years show: Hogs. Cattle. 1909 ....A 82 490 1908 140 38 1907 70 160 1906 64 Sheep. 1906 105 443 1905 25 157 624 A year ago today all lines of live stock were firm at unchanged values. necause or tne ract that arrivals would not be, weighed up until late in the afternoon and too late for today's renort. it Is imrvosnltile tn a-lva n de tailed report of the sales in this Issue. The following is the general range of valuer on stock ruling In the yards for late shipments: Hoars Best east of mountains. 27.25: ordinary, $7.00; blockers and feeders, B.0. Cattle Best steers -weighing 1200 pounds. 15.356 6.50; ' medium steers, S6.00&6.25: poor steers. 14.60(94.75: best cows, $4.26 4.60; medium cows, $3.6003.76. Sheep Best wethers, $6.00; ordlnarv wethers. $5.60 6:75: lambs, $6.509! 6.75; straight . ewes, $6.2565.60; mixed lots, $6.00. Veal Choice vntinr Alvei. IK Kn heavy andyrough, $4.60$ 4.76." , GILLIAM WOOL CLIP LIKELYIillLLIOHAIIDHALF 4, Condon, Or., Feb. 14. The 4 4 sheep of Gilliam county have 4 4 wintered unusually well con- 4 sldering the hard winter that we 4 4 have had, and from all indlca- 4 4 tlons a big crop of wool is ex- 4 4 pected. Several wool men pre- 4 diet that Condon will Jiave at 4 4 least 1,500,000 pounds" and look 4 for wool snd sheep to be a very 4 4 good price On account of the 4 4 good condition of the sheep the 4 4 wool has made an unusual 4 growth, and the indications are 4 that the quality of the clip this 4 year will be better than has been 4 4 had for a number of years. 4 There have been several buyers 4 from Montana and Wyoming in 4 4V already this year and -severtil 4 4 rather large buys have been re- 4 4 ported with others in view for 4 4 March snd April delivery. 4 News Gossip of Finance Growth of Mutual Zusuraaos. While definite figures are not ob tainable at this time as to ' the great growth made by mutual insurance com panies along the Pacific coast, and es- fiecially In Oregon and Washington, the ncrease in business is said even by old line companies to be tremendous. Several new companies have made their appearance during the past two years and each has attained considerable suc cess in policy writing. While today the mutuals have not hurt the old line people to any great extent, It Is stated mat some new policies win nave 10 ue adopted in order to meet the future in crease of mutual writing. That this increase will .be shown is Judged en tirely by the past history of mutual or ganisations. Jtallway Springs SiTidssd. New York. Feb. 24. RaUway Springs preferred will receive a quarterly divi dend or 1 per cent jnaron fv. .books close March 10 and reopen March 22. Todays Metal Prices. New York, Feb. 24. Copper down 4c in both bid and aslc prices. Lake, 12 wi3c; electrolytic 1212Hc; cast ings, 1212HC Pacifie Mail Losing. New York, Feb. 24. Indications sre that the latest report of the Pacific Mail Steamship company will show a de crease. : Halted States dorenunsnt Bonds New York, Feb. 34.- Government bonds: Twos, registered . . . . Threes' registered . . . do coupon ........ Threes' small bonds . Fours, registered . . . . do coupon Twos, Panama ....... Bid. Ask. 100H 100H 100 .....100 .A. .1194 ..I, .1194 101H ,100 V, 101H 163 122H do coupon ,,..102 Fours, new, registered... .121 S District of Columbia 108 Fours, Philippine . 100 ..... . rorelga SSxebange Rates. New York, Feb. 24. Sterling: Ca bles, 487.60487.65j demand, 487.80 487.36; 60 days. 485.12H. Your rent money will buy a home See Gregory's ad, page 4, m U. S. Treasury Statement. - -Washington. Feb. 24, The treasury report today shows: Receipts $2,087,028. - Disbursements $1,890,000. .Your rent money will buy a home See Gregory's ad, pags 4. PORTLAND THE FLOUR CENTER OF NORTHWEST -"V,;.: - '.-,,-- v., 4 4 aUnneapolls of the Wait 4 4 That Portland Is destined to 4 be the milling as well as the 4 4 wheat center of the west, is the 4 opinion of N. C Westerfleld, a 4 .:. milling man of prominence from 4 Minnesota, who was a visitor on 4 the Portland board of trade to- 4 4 ' day. ''From what I can ses," he . 4 states, "Portland is destined to 4 be the Minneapolis of the west 4 and . will hot only control the 4 4 wheat trade but will have a 4 cinch on the milling business. It 4 . isn't natural for men to carry 4 wheat up hill when, they can roll 4 4 it down-and being a downhill 4 4 roll, it is but natural that most . 4 of the wheat will come here. 4 Wherever the. wheat comes you 4 will always find the milling cen- ter. Nature wins out in, the end. 4 I knew when PlUsbury was 4 4 operating a small 50 barrel mill 4 at Minneapolis and the condl- 4 tions there will be repeated 4 here." 4 Mr. Westerfleld intends to 4 start a mill in this territory. BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS. Wheat, Barley, Oats, Hay, Flour, Cars. Cars. Cars. Cars. Sacks. Wed , ,37 .. 2 26 4,600 .100 10 3 20 14.810 Holiday lues. Mon. . Sat. . Fri. . 31 SO 33 6 5 17 6,600 2 6 8,875 Thurs. 8,800 The wheat market has advanced to such a high position that the leading holders are selling their supplies. They state that it is Impossible to buy wheat at these values and make money by RECOVERY MADE STOCK LIST Xew York Market Generally Higher Short Covering Puts Prices Higher. New York, Feb. 24. The stock mar ket made a very good recovery today. Short covering was responsible for most of the Improvement, but the speculative traae in general neiievea mai prices had received too sreat a setback all at once. The Improvement was general throughout the liHt, New York Central being the only exception. This Issue closed weak and lower than yesterday. Range of New York prices furnished Dy overoeck & cooke uo.: Dl script Ion. Open. Close. Amalgamated uopper to... t5 0H American Car & Foundry, c 44 40 do pfd 108 American Loco., c... 49 M, 60 American Sugar, c 126 128 American Smelt, c........ 79 H fi'i Anaconda Mining Co.... American Woolen, c... Atchison, c do pfd Baltimore & Ohio, c... do pfd 41 28H 101 101 106H 92 Vi 69 169 . n .101 .104 Brooklyn Rapid Transit t Canadian Pacific, c 168 Chicago A Great Western, c 7 7 Chi. Milwaukee & St. P.,.. 142 143 Chicago & Northwestern, c.174 174 Chesapeake & Ohio 61 Colorado Fuel & Iron, c... 28 Colorado Southern, c 60 64 H 81 u. t n. u., c ao 4Zft do preferred 82 83 Erie, c 26 26 H do 2d pM 32 do 1st pfd 41 42 G. Northern, pfd 137H 139 Illinois Central 138 139H Inter. Metropolitan, o 14 H oo prererreo sx 88 Louisville & Nashville ...126 128 Mex. Central Ry 19 20 4 M. K. & T.. c 38V do preferred . 71H 32 ' 32 H 5H 67 DiBUllers ,. Ore Lands Missouri Paclflo 67 74 123 H 43 135 31 128 H HOJi 33 122 19 70 H 21 T 60 36 116H 23 61 81 176 95 43 108 16 43 65 40 83 75 43 i2S National Lead New York Central N. Y.. Ont. & Western. Northern Pacific, com . Pacific Mall S. S. Co... Pennsylvania Ry P.'s G., L. & C Co Ill Pressed Steel Car. com... 82 Readln g, com 120 Republic I. & 8., c 17 do pfd 69 Rock Island, com 21 H do pfd 68 8t L. & S. F. 2d pfd Southern Pacific, com 115 Southern Railway, c 23 do preferred 60 Texas & Pacific 80 Union pacific, c 173 H do preferred United. 8 tates Steel Co.. c. 41 H. ao preferred 107 A waoasn, c. 15 do preferred .. 42 .. 65 .. 39 .. 81 :: III .. 37 ..121 72 Western Union Tel. Wis. Central, c do preferred Westinghouse Utah Copper Third Avenue Consolidated Gas .. Big Four PORTLAND PRODUCE RECEIPTS Est receipts were aulte liberal todav. S43 cases arriving. Portland board of trade furnishes fol lowing list of produce arrivals for the 24 hours ending 11:30 a. m. today: 757 boxes spples, 30 boxes grape fruit, 181 boxes lemons, $ crates melons. 713 boxes oranges. 30 crates nine- apples, 89 boxes tangerines, 11 crates honey, 27 boxes artichokes, 65 boxes asparagus, 100 crates cabbage, 1 car cabbage, 6 crates cauliflower. 62 boxes lettuce, 215 sacks onions, 1 car onions. 392 sacks potatoes, 2 cars pota toes, 16 sacks parsnips, S barrels pars ley, 1 cars sweet potatoes. 12 crates rheubarb, 39 crates tomatoes, 5 sacks squash, 76 packages vegetables, 78 pack- 8 SPECIAL NOTICE To Jarers apd Conn!ry Merchants 'Ship us anything and everything, and we. will pay you : . TOP market prices. . ' , Hens and Springs, alive.. 14 Dressed... 16) Veal, under 130 Ibs.t. ...9 - Large veal ...... ...7f to Sjtfsr Eork, any size ...,84 - Eggs best market price , For potatoes we pay 1.25 per sack., i Everything must be of extra good quality and all remittances I will , be made promptly.' No commissions charged. People's Market & Grocery Co. COR. FIRST AND TAYLOR STS. PORTLAND, OR. grinding it into flour. Therefore they would rather have the ready cash than the actual wheat or flour. While there Is a prospect that flour prices will be advanced, some of the leading operators argue against such a move because if prices here go too high it will force a much larger quantity of eastern hard wheat product on this market a condi tion that the milling trade in general is trying to avoid. Sales of No. 1 club wheat are report ed here at $1.06 a bushel, the highest price for that grade during the present season. With millers offering as high as 11.14 a bushel for blues tern wheat at Walla Walla It means that this grade would cost about $1.24 a bushel to land here. - Paul D. Roberts of the Riverside Mill ing company of Reno, Nev., has been a purchaser of a small amount of wheat here during- the past few days at top prices, but even at those figures sup plies are hard to obtain. Oats market is firmer with some in terests asking ah advance for No. 1 white, which grade Is scarce. There are silll quite liberal stocks of gray oats and some interests are taking these at close to white oats prices. While the barley market Is firm, there is little, activity in the local trade. No change is shown in grain futures on the Portland board of trade for the day. Board of trade prices: CLUB WHEAT. ' . Bid. Ask. February .............. ...102 303 V March ....... 103 106 NO. I WHITE OATS. February ... . . 1724 March . . 176 175 177 141V 142 NO. February .. March ... . 1 FEED BARLEY. 140 .141 Board Of Trade Election. The annual election of the board of directors of the Portland Board of Trade will be held this evening. The meeting promises to be a lively one. There are several candidates for presi dent of the Institution.-The board of di rectors, elects the president, secretary and treasurer. ' ages butter, 343 cases eggs, 1$ boxes cheese, 3491 gallons cream, 1960 gal lons milk, 69 boxes clams, 6 boxes crabs, 1 box mussels. 448 boxes fleh, 85 sacks. 6 boves, 2 pails oysters, 61 coops chickens, 1 coop ducks, 2 coops geese, 1 coop turkeys, 965 pounds dressed poul try, 161 dressed hogs, 113 dressed veal, 2 cars meat. BOSTON COPPER MARKET (Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.) Mosion, r eb. z. ma prices: .. Arlr. C. 32Newhouse ... 4 Adventure .. Arcadian ... Atlantic .... Boston C. ... Butte Coals.. Cat- A A Cal. & H Cent Copper Mt. .. Con. Ran sre. . I NO. Butte .... 9 4 IE. Butte 14 15 Old Dom 49 . 15 . 11 . 22 .101 .620 . 30 . 80 Osceola 133 Parrot 27 Phoenix 100 A Qulncy 86 Royale 30 Shannon 14 71 Tamarack .... 86 . r.iy it Paly West ... 9 Franklyn .... 13 Granby 96 Trinity 13 Utah M 88 man z Victoria 4 Wolverine . .140 Wlnano 6 rukon U41 V. 8. Mining. S9 V. 8, Oil..... 80S t. t:an 9 Olroux Mass Mich Mohawk ... Miami Nev. Cons.. ... 16 6 10 61 13 oup. ec a io 17; SPOKANE MINING EXCHANGE (Furnished hv Overbeck & Spokane, Feb. 24. Mine Cooke Co.) shares: Bid. Ask.V Almeda Copper King . . Gertie Humming Bird Idaho S. & R. . Int Coal Kendall Lucky Cal Missoula Monitor Nabob Rex Snowshoe Stuart Wonder O. K. Cons 1 2 6 5 3 5 7 67 60 6 2 27 2S- 3 "" 73 95 8 3 29 3 9 174 70 8 1 5 16 78- 8a 3 1 60 2 Oom Paul Rambler Tamarack 13 61 NORTHWEST BANK STATEMENT Portland, Banks. Clearings today $1,237,962.34 Year ego 934,616.60 Gain today . , Balances today Year ago ...... $ 303.445.74 ........ t 133.924.26 208,267.07 Seattle Banks. Clearings today $1,745,002 Balances today 200,060 New York Cotton Market. Open. High. Low. Close. 914 915 910 91S0917 930 933 922 S16932 926 930 918 929930 927 929 917 928W929 922 927 919 927928 916 921 917 920922 920 923 914 922ift923 916 918 912 ' 9186819 Jnnuary . , March . . , Mav July August . . . September October . . December Hogs Are Up Again. Chicago, Feb. . 24. Receipts: Hogs, 28.000: cattle. 18.000: sheen. 18.000. Hogs opened 6c higher; cattle lOo to 16o higher; sheep steady. Kansas Citv. Feb. 24. Recetnta- Bogs, 8000; cattle, 6000; sheep, 6000. Omaha Feb. 24. Receinta: Hnn 4500; cattle 2000; sheep, 2600. Death Calls Aged Pioneer of Oregon. John- Slater, one of the oldest of the Oregon pioneers, passed away 'at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. O. Ran dall, yesterday. Mr. Slater had been a resident of Oregon for 58 years and had been in that time closely Identified with the development and history of the state-' He was nearly 84 years of age and came to Oregon in 1850. He was a veteran Of the Indian war. " - BABT HAJTDS Will get into nvlacnlef often it means a burn or cut or scald. Apply Bal lard's snow liniment just as soon as the accident happens, and the pain will be relieved while the wound will heal quickly and nicely. A sure cure for sprains. Rheumatism and all peine mce zoo, ooo una n.uu a DOttie. sola by ekidmora Drug Co. Today church bells rang all over the country and good church people went, to church. The ualnitlated looked again at their calendars and wondered if they had confused Wednesday with Sunday. Hut tha open stores convinced them that they had counted aright and they re sumed their work, with the decision that the churchgoers were the ones that were mixed up. - -- - - - . ' , But the latter, too. knew what day it was, nd far from considering it Sun day, they ; remembered : that it was Wednesday and the most important Wednesday , of the year Ash Wednes day. And they straightway donned their church garments and their church arM .t nff For this is the day marked by generations of churchgoing and religious people as iiw uy the long period of penitence .shall be- fin; when frivolous people shall with ra tnr , a ' vhll from their selfish amusements and give thought to higher things; shall consider meir auu w " past and repent for them. V. Ash Wednesday has been observed since the time of the Romans snd was so named because of the Roman custom of sprinkling the penitent's bead that day with ashes and so admitting him to penance. - It marks the beginning of the period of fasting and penitence which lasts for 40 days, excluding Sundays, till Easter Sunday. This is to com memorate the fasting of Jesus prior to his crucifixion. During this interval good members of the churches that ob serve Lent are expected to give up their pleasures; to abstain from theatre- f:olng, entertainments, weddings and the ike; to devote themselves with extraordinary- energy to charity; to fast at certain intervals, and to do a great deal of praying and church going. Formerly the custom of this observ ance was followed only by the Catholic, Kplscopal and Lutheran-churches. Late ly many other churches have taken it up, though not in the letter of the "FIGHTING BOB" EVANS WILL LECTURE HERE Rear Admiral Robley ' ("Fighting Bob") Evans will lecture at the Armory March 31 on the subject, "From Hamp ton Roads to San Francisco in Com mand of the Atlantio Fleet." In com mon with other sailor folk. Admiral Ev ans has the gift of story telling and yarn splnnlrg, and It is certain that his lecture will contain more of anec dotes and stories than facts concerning the trip of the fleet. One Portland man, upon hearing; of the coming of Admiral Evajis today, re called to his mind a story told on the sulphuric sailor. Said he: "A number of years ago relations were strained between this country and Chile, and Admiral Evans was in com mand of the cruiser Yorktown, In the harbor of Valparaiso. The harbor was full of Chilean war craft, any of -them able to cope with the Yorktown. The order had been given to keep them moving about the cruiser. "This got on "Fighting Bob's" nerves. He called the admiral to him, and without prelimina ries, said: "'See here you; I'm getting tired of farbage boats moving around my ship, f one of them touches the end of our booms I'll raise such a commotion that h 1 will smell of garlic' " Admiral Evans has nearly recovered from his Illness. For some time he has been devoting himself to preparation of. the lecture. 1500 people at Gregory Heights last Sunday. See Gregory's ad on page 4. Mrs. William Wehrli. Condon, Or., Feb. 24. Word was re ceived this morning of the death of Mrs. William Wehrli, wife of William Wehrli, who lives near Mayvllle, this county. She was the daughter of W. J. Taylor of Mayvllle. Tour rent money will buy a home. Bee Gregory's ad. .page 4. HARTMAN& THOMPSON BACKERS CHAMBER OF COMMEKCiS issue 4 certifi cates of deposit in any amount. Particular atten tion is given to this department of the business. VmtUdPtrwondlLUUt NATIONAL BANK- Capital $250,000.00 CORNER SECOND AND STARK RITITf ITHfaT' Sabce the Tains of Abutting; Dl 1 U Lil 1 IllV. wit .than any ,otoe Favameat BEST hV Ever? Test ?W Ho Cracks"; sro ' jrolse" or nmbls U'1 from passing -resides so Dust f Wo Mud. RF.r A I TG FT It Is a sure foothold for tie torse; it saves - ' , - . , wear and tea on vehicles an saves the horse. Brians Satisfaction ffi . To the , Trackman, becanaa Heavy Loads poiblj , To the Horseman, because Fast Driving Safei . To the Automobilist, because a Skidding; To the Borse, because so Slipping er Injury. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO., Overbeck fk. CooIcefCo. Commission Merchants, Stocks, Bonds, Cotton; Grain, Etc. 216-217 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING ; Members Chicago Board o! Trade, Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, - . Chicago, New York, Boston. f Wo havti tha only private wire connecting Portland "with the eastern ' . , , exchanges. -. '" - v " s - "i Members Vortlaas Board of Trafle creed, In the spirit of observance. Asldo irom its importance as a .religious rn it has been accepted as an advantageous custom, good for the physical man a well as the spiritual. Consequent!, practically sll entertaining; is suspend.il at that time and society takes a rest from its strenuous duties. Many not In the churches that - observe Lent, nevertheless discipline themselves through denial at this time. Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, eallod by various names in Europe. Sometime It Is known' as Fat Tuesday, because it 1 immediately preceded the season of fast ing and denial, and ao Is made a day of merrymaking. - In old England it was customary on that day, after the con fessions which gave the day Its right ful name, and which prepared one for the penitential season to follow, to feast on a certain kind of fritter or pancake which bore the name of the day. Thus the peasantry came to name the day Pancake Tuesday. . - ' . Literally the period of Lent called for constant fasting, but now fasting Is ob served only at certain intervals In Lent and Is not rigid. Fish Is the only mea. to be eaten on Fridays of Lent Of course the usual shortage of fish comes ' everyf nt. This year it is noticeable. Smelt, which have been coming in plentv heretofore, are now becoming bashful and dealers are striving with difficulty to keep up the supply. The closed sea- -son for salmon on the -Columbia begins . Saturday and the salmon seems to hav mistaken the date for early In the week. The fish generally seem to recognize the ' approach of this season and observe It by going into retirement. The period of Lent closes with the days commemorating the crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord. Good Friday. Immediately preceding Easter Snnday, Is the most solemn day of the entire church calendar, and even though church people may have been lax in ob, serving strictly the rules of Lent, t,hey all remember this one day. On that dav commemorating the death of the Lord, church going and prayer reach their height. Services for the orthodox, churches begin at sunrise and some at' tend church all day long. Many reganl Lent as over with Good Friday and bid goodbye then to their Lenten vows and penitential attitude. Others observe it till Easter Sunday. AIIMTLI TSICX. v It's an easy matter to keep your joints and muscles supple no matter what your age may be or how you have suffered with rheumatism. 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