THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY . EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1909.
1 nfiL,
WOE1
BEST BUTTER IS
Oil HE LIST
Few Sellers Able to .Supply
- Trade Willi What Stocks
Are Actually .Needed..-
T.neal Batter Prices.
Pr Pound
Today
Sam Bar 1903 . . . .
Bam Bar 19?
Sam Pay 1906 ...
4 f Sam Bay 1903 . . . . ,
'
''
,...38 o
...370
,...35 o
,...32 Vie
, ...38Va5
CLUB WHEAT SELLS AT $1.08 AND
RED $1.05 FOR APRIL DELIVERY
BOARD OF TRADE RECEIPTS.
Whrat, Barley, Oats, Hay. CFloiSi'
backs.
Car. Cars.
Sat ...... 88 2
Fri 30 7
Thurs. .... 25 4
Wod. .... 37
Tuea.- . ,.100 19
Morn .... 3
Total ..230 23
7
2 ,
6
3 "
3
Holiday
18
26
20
6.150
4. M0
6,900
4,500
14,810
20 70 37,200
TODAY'S WHOLKSALE MARKETS.
f '. Famine In best butter.
Egg market Is higher.
Chicken cleanup.
Wore bullish, on potatoes.
Smelt price down to 2c pound.
Salmon season conies to end.
Cabbage supplies wore liberal.
Pealers scramble for hops.
Nails down 6c today.
Pamln In Btst Butter.
Unusual firmness Is today noted In
thn local butter situation. Great
strength Is displayed In all H out
the best feeling is in the better grades.
However the disposition to buy ordinary
stuff is more pronounceu man l u
time during the past month, best
! known brands of butter are in such
short supply that some of the makers
cannot supply more than a quarter of
l fie trade while Others are not getting
enough butter to count. Today the
trade is not experiencing the slightest
difficulty in moving any of the first
class brands at 36c a pound there be
ing no discrimination between .tlty and
outside creamery on any hand. While
this years butter prices are eonsiaereu
verv-high, a year ago today the better
grades were quoted at 37 tec although
the market was not so firm as it is
today. In fact the first day of March
J SI0H, showed the price back to S5o
i again from which it never recovered
until the low' point of the year was
rea.hed. On this day In J7 the price
of best butter was firm at 36c. -February
27, 1S06, the price In this -market
was weak at 32e and on the same
dav In 1905 stood at exactly the same
figure, t .
Egg Ar Firm and Higher.
While the receipts dt eggs were heav-
. Jer yesterday than at any time during
the present season, the market gained
considerable strength In the afternoon
and some sales were made at 23c and
24c, although some were still reported
around 22 Vic. This morning there were
lew eggs on hand ana in consequence
t he few sales reported were at a f rae
1 tonal advance over aeeterday. although
thoxe who received the most did not
hesitate to move the supplies at what
ever figure obtainable, preferring to
take the old price rather than take
chance with the market at this time
of the season. ,
Chicken supplies along Front street
re ouJte well cleaned up and high
prices continued until the close of the
Mot Bullish on potatoes.
There is a more bullish feeling lo
raliv In the potato situation but no
change In values is noted. The
strength comes mostly from those deal
ers who have purchased liberally and
therefore would be' the gainers if they
could put an artiflcal advance upon
values here and In the south. How4
ever the situation la better on Its own
onions there Is not the
slightest difference of opinion among
Front street handlers. All Interests
are of the opinion that the market will
continue weak and dragging as long as
growers are willing to offer freely sup
plies which ' they cannot keep because
of Quality. All dealers are likewise of
the opinion that onions will be scarce
and high late in the season after the
poor stock is worked, off.
. Smalt price Down to So Pound.
The price of Columbia river smelts
dropped to 2c a pound In the Front
street market this morning. While sup
plies were not greatlv increased, the
lat that today was the end of the
week caused receivers to lower their
value In order to clean up.
The opg season for salmon fishing
along the Columbia comes to an eud
today, and finds practically no fresh
Block In the hands of dealers. A year
ago at this time the market was full
of fresh fish and the trade did not
Tinow just how to unload at a profit.
Brief Hot of Wholesale Trad.
Cabbage supplies are more liberal.
A car was reported In from Los Ange
les today while another is due from San
Francisco Monday. Price still high.
Dealers continue to scramble for spot
hops and the same is true of the con
tract market. No change In values.
, Dressed hogs are still quoted steady
n firm but veal supplies have been so
liberal recently that the price is be
ing shaded In most instances.
The hide market Is somewhat easier
With ObDosinr dealers not fiirhtinir rwar-
ly so nara to ODtam supplies at pres
pnt quotations.
Front street sells at the following
yriva. j iHi.e paid snippers are less
regular commissions;
Bnttsr, Xtt and Poultry,
- BUTTER Extra creamery. 363Sc;
iwr, a ft O osc; store, inc.
. BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port
land sweet cream, 34 Vic, sour, 22 &c
Sales of red wheat are reported here
for April delivery at 31.05 a bushel
tracTt Portland, and SI. 08 a bushel for
fthe same delivery of club. The first
transaction was for 600 tons and the
latter for 3i)0 tons.
While the market is very firm these
are the only sales of note reported,
each being the highest price reached
by the respective grades for the pres
ent season, or In fact any time since
wheat growing became firmly estab
Huhed here. ' '' "
There is likewise a firmer ton rul
ing in . the coars grain list, ' one sale
of. a car of wliite oats being reported
at 136.25 A ton, and more ia said to be
wanted at the same price. While the
barley market ha been inactive of late,
the dullness is said to be due more to
the lack of offerings 1 than to any
change In sentiment. One locals buyer
was freo.lv offering $28.2$ -a ton for
There was no change In sentiment on
the PorMftnd board of trade today and
values there remain unchanged, from
yesieraay.-
Board of trade prices:
NO. 1 CLUB WHEAT.
' ' ... Bid. Ask.
February .... i, 103 ,' 105
March ... 104 106
NO. 1 WHITE OATS.
February .............. 176
March 1774
- NO.J. FEED BAR LET.
February .. 140
March 14 Hi
ISO
183
141V4
142
BEST OREGON APPLES WANTED IN
THE LONDON MARKET JUST NOW
W. Dennis A Son of CJovent Garden
market report the London .apple market
under date of February 19 as follows:
"The apple market this week has
shown a slightly upward tendency both
on barrel and box stock, with a more
decided inquiry for better class stock
than the average supplies which are
coming forward- Whilst arrivals of
this character have met with goo re
sults, a few cars of first class State
Baldwin and Greenings realised from
25s to -27s per barrel and Californlan
Newt owns have been the turn' better
both In demand and price, four tier
bringing from 7s to 7s 5d and 4 V from
6a. to 6a 3d. Very few Oregons hav
been arriving and the bulk are far from
good quality landing in poof shape.
Anything clear and sound ha readily
brought buyers at from lis to 12s
per box, and we believe that fine stock
of this description would meet with
even better results than these. There
are indications of improvement in the
apple business and we think shipper
will do well to keep their stock moving."
elan, llpl.01; Turkey red. S.l.0701.10;
Willamette valley, Jl.03ttl.ua.
MILLSTUFFS Selling twice Bran
Cll- nYl.trillnira 310H! annrta. 13(1-
chop, susyzs; airaila meal, nv per ion.
FLOUR Silllne nrice Eastern Ore
gon patent, .&; straignt, .: ex
port, jl.uu; DBKers, iff.zv; vuuey, o .u.
eraham. Vs. s&: -whole wheat. &.z:
rye, es, tn.w, naiesi a.oo.
hay Producers- nrlre New tint
othy. Willamette : valley fancy, 116 00;
ordinary, IH18: eastern Oregon, i;
mired, S11.50:1I 00; clover. Ill.oo;
grain. 313.00; cheat, 313.00; alfalfa.
. . .
uats frooueers- price TracK. wo.
1 white, J3536.B0; gray, S3S35.
rmits 'and Tetrctable. V
FRESK FRUITS Orange, new nav
els, : 38.602,75 per box: tapgerines,
$1.6S; bananas, &SVic lb; lemons, $3.25
W6.00 box; grapefruit, 3W4; pineap-
rles, Hawaiian, J33.25 dozen; pear,
l.252.
foiAi'UKS rsew, selling ti.;ou
I. 60: buying for shipment, per cwt.
country, .fancy, J1.2B: ordinary buying,
II. 00fil.10; sweet $2.B0(ft3.
VEGETABLES Turnips, new Or-
ton. $11.10; beets. l1.10; carrots.!
fl1.10 tack; parsnips, $101.10; cab
bage. 23c; tomatoes, $22."5 crate;
beans. 12V4c lb.; cauliflower. $1.6042
crate; peas, 12Vje; horeradish, 9c lb;
artichokes, 6675o do.; green onions,
15o per doa: peppers, belL 6c; Child
( ); head lettuce. 40o dos; hothouse,,
iLSOil.'lS box; radishes, 16c do bunch-
es; celery, 768Bc; eggplant, ( ) lb;
asparagus, I56c lb.
ONIONS Jobbing Fancy. Oregon,
$1.802.26 per ckt;, ordinary, jl.oo
garlic. Hr nound.
APPLEF Fancv Hood River. I2.60O
$3.00; ordinary, 1.501.75; poor, $1.40
per box.
Groceries. Huts, cto.
SUGAR Cube. $6.35: powdered. $6.50
fruit or berry, $5.76; dry granulate!
$5.75; conf. A, $5.95; extra B, $5.25;
Golden G. $5.65: I. yellow, $5.05: beet
granulated, $5.65; barrels. 15c: half bar
rels, 30c; boxes. 65c aavanco on Sick
basis. Idaho prices are 45c Jower.
(Above prices are 30 day net cash
quotations.)
SALT Coarse Half ground, 100",
$11.00 per ton; 50. $11.51,; table, dairy
60s. $16.60; 10a $16.00; bales. $2.35;
imported Liverpool. 80s. $20.00: 100s,
$19.00; 40s, $18.00: extra tine, barrel
2s. 6a and 10s. $4.505.6O: Liverpool
lump rock, jzu.&p per ton.
RICE Imnerlal Janan No. 1. CUc
No. 2, 5 yd; New Orleans, head. 606 ,c
Ajax i Creole, 614c.
HONEYNew. 15c txr lb.
BEANS Small white. $; large
wnite, js.oo; pink. $3.50; bayou. $4.ou
Limas, $5.55; Mexican reds. $5.75.
Meats, Pish and provisions.
HAMS, BACON. ETC. Portland pack
(local) horn. 10 to 13 lbs.. 14 He per lb;
breakfast bacon, 1321e lt. ; picnics,
SHc; cottage roll. Ho lb.; regular
snort clears, smoked, lia lb.; backs,
heavy smoked, 12c lb.;' light, smoked,
12o ib.; bellies, smoked, 15c lb.; picketed
; DRESSED MEATS Front street
nogs, fancy, 9c; ordinary, 88Hc; veals,
extra, 9Vt10c; ordinary, Sc; heavy,
FOREIGN WHEAT
scmn SUPPLY
STOCKYARDS
Just a Handful of Cattle
Conies to Market Today
Toor Stuff Neglected.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN.
Hogs. Cattle. Sneep,
.... .... 60
.... 62 :. .
.... 349
.... 82
Saturday. , ,
ruaay ....
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday . : .
Monday, . . V,
Total
183
666
215
490
none
584
222
1906
1289
13
2140
MARKETS HIGHER
Liverpool Closes With Net
Gain of 1-4 to 7-8d
Chieago Down Today.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET,
May
July
eept.
Feb. 27.
.. .118A
...104HA
.. 98
Feb. 26.
118HA
1054A
99i4
Loss.
1908.
93
90
'OCA1
mutton, 7(ff 8c.
Jb.
EGOS Local best, 22 24c doz
CHEESE Fancv full cream fi.t.
36 He: triplets arid daisies. 17c: Young
Americas, 1 7 & 1 7 He;' storage twins, 16c;
POULTRY Mixed chickens, 15&
JJHCjfancy hens, 15H16c; roosters,
old. 12c; fryers, 37c; broilers. 22c-geese.-
10c; turkeys, alive. 17H20e:
dressed. 2925c; docks. 1820c: pig
eons, squsbn. $2?26o doier.; old. $foO:
dressed poultry. llMc higher.
Hop, woo! and Hides.
. tOOL 1908 WUUmette valley. 18c
10 contract, eastern Oregon. 16 20c
lb.
HOPS 1908 rrop, choice, 3c; prime to
'ff-.JAp: rrime, 7e: medium, c .
3 nij gresse. 22Hc .
' SHEEPSKINS Shearing, tOffllBe
h,; A00!1.. wool 2540c: medlam
r,0? "c9$l each; long wool. 75c
tp l!: b.a'U- Brn a"- Per ;
4 ZeiSY?, BARK-olt- -w.
Qraia. Flour and Hay.
-PARLEY Feed, $: 60621.00; ron6U
brewing, $27aJ.6o. F
WJiEAT Buying price, new Tmek
Pnrt land CI u b. $1.0 & 1.05? bluesU m
tlAimSO: fortyfoid, $1.05: red r,'-
13 e per lb; 6a. 14 He per lb; 50 lb.
tins, 13H.C per lb; steam rendered, 10a,
12c per lb- 6. 12o per lb; com-
fuunu. iv, bc per id.
CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.40;
razor ciams, per dox; too per do
FISH Rock cod. lOo lb: flounder
6c lb.; halibut, 10c per lb.; striped
bass, i5c pound: catfish, lOo pound:
salmon, supply of fresh fish nomi
nal); freh steelhead. 10c pound;
chlnook, 12Ul5c; herrings. 6c per lb:
soles, 7o per lb: shrimp. 12o per
percn, oc per id- tomcoa. too per id;
lobsters, 86c per lb: fresh mackerel,
( ) per lb; crawfish, 20c per dosen;
sturgeon ) per lb: black bass. 20o
Per lb: Collimhla unieltx S. lh- allvor
smelts. 6c per ib; black cod. 7 He per
lb: crabs. $1.251.6 oer dozen.
OYSTERS Shnnlwufnr hav nr
Ion, $2.60; per 100 lb. sack. $6: Olvm
pla, per rallon. $2.40; per 100 Ib. ack.
$6.000 6.50: canned. SOe can. $7.00 dox:
eastern In she.'l. $1.76 per 100.
Paint. Coal on. Etc
LINSEED OIL Raw. bbls . 67c:
cases, 73c; boiled, bbis., 6 9C; cases, 75c;
a gal; lots of 250 gallons, lc less; oil
cae meal, $37 ton.
KUPE Manila. 9c; sisal. 7 He lb,
BENZINE SS deer., cases. 19e oer
gal; iron bbls., HV-c per gai.
TURPENTINE In cases. 68H Pr
gal.
WHI'rJC LEAD Ton lots. 7e per
Ib; 600 lb. lots, Se per lb; less lot.
SHc per lb.
WIRE Js'AILSPresent basis, $2.80.
New 'York Cotton Market.
Close.
Slate 917
932933
927(51928
92798
92e 922
922fi 9i3
. 917919
Open. High. Low.
January ...916 918 916
March . ...r935 S36 9S2
May . ......930 SSI 929
July i.in 9S0 927 -
September .... ... ...
Oeuiher , 92S PZ2
December ..S18 920 918
Journal want aJs. le a word.
OUR NEW PRICE LIST
W Will P,y M pouow..
rrsed Pork, anv "size. ..... L.sut 'n - .
,i 1 . z iyrns ........
L v Hens and SDrlnxs.
i,r"wo veal, under 130 lbs Uti
Dressed (. and Sr.rlne-a.'-...1 i!i i i.ur?ey '
I'rd Turkeva -...'...
. r . - . iV,if 17M marVef nvls.
p'..5P.I- SMITH MEAT CO.
18
All
POKT-CaJTO, OKSOOV.
Chicago, Feb. 27. There was great
strength abroad In the wheat market
today. Considerable short covering was
manifest at Liverpool and the closing
there was 4d to ?4d above th ad
vanced prices of yesterday.
Chicago market opened rather weak
and depressed, closing rather steady
with a net loss of only He from yes
terday in the Mav and Sic. in h J.ii.
and September options.
Primary receipts in bushels
Today. Year ago.
ov.uuo
Corn . 836,000
Shipments:
Wheat 24,000
Corn 400,000
Portland Union Stockyards, Feb.. 2f7.
The, livestock market wa good today
but there wa only a handful of arrtv
air, and this consisted of cattle. .' Just
50 head appeared In the yards durjng
uuui nj xor mat reason there
was little doing in the yards today.
i ib eniy in me peat quality that
very good call Is noted for mhim
poor stuff has been hanging fir for
nog ana sneep are firm but nom
inal at former values.
Today's arrivals of livestock
wiiu im uujr in recent years a fol-
luwe;
Hogs.. Cattle. Sheep.
19?? s 60
. 98 63 311
IJUI . .. 0
1906 176 -r. .
1906 . , 13 243 220
A year ago today all lines 'of live.
stocK were snowing strength at un.
changed prices.
Lester Wade of Condon was a re
cent visitor at the yards with a car of
nuxea came.
Mr. Greene of Baker Citv brought
a cur os mixea cows ana steers to mar
ket.
(smith Brothers of Prlneville are again
business visitors In the Tarda. This
I time with rive cars of cattle.
w. is. Limy or iieppner pal a tn Port
land stockyards a call with a load of
cows and steer.
The following la the general range
of values on stock ruling In the yards
i or jaie smpmems:
Hogs Best east of mountains. $7.25
7.50; ordinary, $7.00; blockers and feed
ers, o.v&.
Cattle Best steers weighing 1200
pounds, $5.355.50; medium steers,
$6.005.25; poor steers, $4.604.76;
Dest cows. $4.za4?t.6u; medium cows,
$3.50(3.75.
Sheep Best grain led wethers. $5.50
66.00: best hay fed Wethers. o6.50:
oramary wetners, J.bus&.75; lambs,
$6.50(8.75; straight ewes, $5. 265.50;
mixed lots. $6.00.
Veal Choice young calves, $5.50;
heavy and rough; $1.604.75.
Tara's Kepresentatlv Frio.
Following prices are renresentatlve
or m-vCSL transactions ana snow exact
ly the state of the demand, prices and
quality offered:
BTUEHS.
'Weleht. Trice.
16 steers 16.725 ' $5.00
24 steers 29,155 6.10
COWS.
10 cows 9:535 14 26
6 cows ..2M9A 3.80
2 cow 2,260 3.50
824,000
444,000
400.000
871,000
Range of Chicago prices furnished by
wciuco. oc vu"e v.. if. :
May
Julv
Sept.
May
July
Sept.
Mav
July
Sept.
Mav
July
Mav
July
Sept.
V
Mav
July
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low.
...iis"4 119
...105 105T,
.. 89 89
CORN.
, .. 6 66
... 65 6
,.. 65 65
OATS.
. .. R5i 65i
...60 60
,,. 40 40
N PORK.
... 1707 1712
... 1710 ' 1712
LARD.
... 972 072 967
... 982 982 982
117
104
H
65
65
4fl4
40
1705
1710
RIBS.
892 895
910 910
892
907
Close.
118 A
104 A
98
66
65 A
65
65 A
49
40 A
1710 A
1712
972 A
982
995
895 A
910
BOSTON COPPER MARKET
Furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.
Boston . Feb. 27. Official bid prices:
Arcadian .... 5 01d Dominion. 49
Adventure .. 7Osceola 128
40 jParrot 26 i
15 (Phoenix , 1A
ll!Quincv r8
23ViRoyale 29
99 .Shannon ..... isi
ISup. & Pitta. . 14
sup. & Boston 14
Allouez
Atlantic . . .
Boston Cons.
Butte Coala.
Cal. & Ariz.
Cal. & Hec.606
Centennial . . 47
Copper Mt. .. 30 (Tamarack ... 84
Coo. Range.. 72 Trlnltv 12V
C. Ely....... 7Unlted ....... J
Daly West ... 9;Utah Mining.. 38
uranoy 9t iitsui 41
Can.
Green
Mass
Michigan
Mohawk .
Nevada . . .
Mppissing
N. Butte .
13 ll'tah Victoria 4
5 Wolverine . - .143 ,
10 Vi1 Winona 6
61 (Yukon 4
16 IT. S. Minlnj.. 89
9 Gold Con 8 .
. 9
SPOKANE MIXING EXCHANGE
(Furnished by Overbeck & Cook Co.)
fepokane, f eo. 27. Mine snares;
Bid. ' -
Almeda 2 ,
(Conner Kinr ... fi '
OerUe 2
nuinming isira
Kiano ts. fie tl. ...........
Mt. Coal
Kendall
Lucky Cal. ..............
MiKSOula ................
Monitor
Nabob ...... ; . .N. . . .. ..
Oom Paul ',. .. . ... . ...... i
Rambler ...............
Rex . . .1 . . . ... . . .,
Snowshoe , . . .
Snowstorm' , . ,
Stewart ......
Tamarack . . . .
Wonder ..I...
0.-K. Cons. ...
....... 6
6
....... 69
94
i 7
13
........... 8
. fi5 - -...........
65
........... :s
Ask.
2
, 6
- 3
?
72
106
T,
,3
m
M
167
75
'80
3
1
FORTL.1XD 'PRODUCE RECEIPTS
Portland Board of Trade- furnishes
following list of produce -arrival' for
the 24 hour ending 11:30 a. m. today:
Apples. 440 boxes; 1562 boxes or
ange. 24 sacks onion. 46 boxes let
tuce, 71 sacKS potatoes, s sacxa iur-
nips, 39 boxes spinach, 27 packages
vegetables, -2653 gallons cream, - J995
gallons milk, 88 packages butter, $88
cases of eggs. 87 boxes cheese, 88 boies
clams, 9 boxea crabH, 5 boxes shrimps,
1 box mussels.. 241 boxes fish, 70 sack
and 2 nails ovsters. 4 6 coons chickens,
1 coon turkeys, 765 Bounds dressed
Poultry. 6 dressed hogs, 32 dresed veal,
ear meat. 1 car PH. product. 87 cars
wheat. 2 cars barley, 7 oars oats, car
hay, (leu sac nour. 2 cars reea.
; " ,lilverpol Wheat Market.
; Liverpool. Feb. 27. Wheat closing
to d hlerier. March, 8s 2d; i May,
..d; Jjily', 6 4d. . i
Eastern Uvegtock Markets.
Chicago. Feb, 27. RecelDta Horn
21.000; cattle, 400; sheep, 2000. Hogs
are steady; cattle, steady; sheep,
strong.
Kansas City, Feb. 27. Receipt Hogs,
5000; cattle, 400; sheep, none.
Omaha, .Feb. 27. Receipts Hogs,
9000; cattle, 300; sheep, 1000.
Sheep Sales at Fossil.
Fossil, Or., Feb. 27. Sheep buyers are
arriving in this part of th country,
and are making contracts. Andy Patter
son contracted one band of mixed year
lings, delivery Aprll1, with wool at $4
a head. Frank Tetnpleton Bold 1730
mixed lambs and 2-year-old wethers for
4.iu, delivery aoout tne zotn. of March,
and Josh Hardle sold 150A mixed venr-
lings at $4.25, delivery to be at Condon,
April x.
PINCUS GETSK0SE
HOPS AT 10 CENTS
(SdcI1 Dispatch to Tb Journnl.)
Salem, Or. Feb. .27. A contract for
the sale of 100.000 pounds of hop at
10c a pound has been recorded at Sa
lem. The contract calls for. 1909 crop
of George L. Rose, near Independence.
The hops were bought by Jsaac Pincus
& Bona of Tacoma. Rose' Is known as
one of the most careful- growers of
hops in "the Salem district.
PRODUCE v IN SAN FRANCISCO
IIJIDDM
Mil HUH
U T
. I STOCKIISI
New York Market Dull With
Uttle Change Bank
Statement Good.
News Gossip
of Finance
New York. Feb. 27. There was but
little chanaa In either price or . sent!
. ; -. . . i. . . . lis.
mt-'ill ill lie Biuun iiitiiach luuaj. o
being within a fraction of last closing
at the ' end of todav's session.
With the exception of one or.: two
leaders, the entire list. was dull with
The hnnlr statement was of KOOd char
acter, showing an . increase in reserves
and a decrease in tne loan account.,
IRange of New York .price's furnished
Overbeck & Cooke Co.!
DESCRIPTION.
V.
Amal. Copper Co.l 68
Am. Car & F.,C, 48
do Dfd
Am. Cot. Oil. c. 53
Am. Loco., c... 61
Am. Suear. c
Am. Smelt., c... 81
do fd. . i . . . . . 102
Anaconda M. Co. 40
Am. woolen,
Atchrson, c 102
do pfd 102
B. & C, c 107
do pid
Brooklyn R. T
Can. Pac, c. ..
Cen. Leather, c.. 29
C. & G. W., c
C, M. & St. P..
(J. N. W. . . .
Cues. &, Ohio. .
Col. F. & I., c.
oi. south., c. -
Col. South., 1st p,
Del. & Hudson. .
D. & R. G., c. . . .
& R. G.. D. .
Erie, c
Hrie, 2d p
;rie, 1st pfd. ; . . .
G. Northern, p..
llinois Central.
Int. Met., c
nt. Met., p
& N...
Manhattan Ry...
Mex. Cen. Hy...
M., K. & T.. c.
K. & T.. D . . .
Distillers
Ore Lands. . . . .'.
Missouri pacific.
National Lead . . .
N. Y. Central. r. .
T O. & W.. c.
Nor. & West, c. .
do pfd.........
North American.
Northern Pa., c .
Pacific M. 8. Co .
enn. Ry..
P. G.. L. Cc C. Co.
Pressed S. C, c. .
do pfd
Reading, c
do 1st nfd.
Rep. I. A S. c...
do nfd
Rock island, c . . .
do ptd..
San Francisco Feb. 27. Eggs, per
dozens -California fresh. Including cases.
extras, zzc; zirst, zihc; seconu zic;
thirds. 20c.
Butter, per pound California fresh,
extras, 34e: first, 34c; seconds, 30c;
storage, California extra, 31 c; storage
eastern extra, iiVtc: laoiea extra zac.
New cheese, per pound California
flats .fancy, I4c; firsts, 14c; seconds,
12c: California Young America, fancy.
16c; first, J5c; eastern New York Ched
dars, fancy, 17c; Oregon flats, fancy,
14C; Oregon. Young America, ' fancy,
16c; California storage fancy ' flats,
13c; Oregon flats fancy, 14 y Oregon
Young America, 16c
JPotatoes, per cental Early Rose, $2;
river white, fancy, $l.-40 1.60; No. 2.
(water soaked stock) at $lr1.25; Lom
poc Burbanks, $1.862; do Salines, $1.60
tffi 1.75: do Ore sons. $1.51.76: sweet
potatoes, per crate, $1.65 1.75; do per
sack. $1.60. '''"' . 'J .
Onions, per aca uregon, i.io(cti.
Oranges, per box Navels, standard,
tl.802: fanny. 2.2S2.60: tangerines.
per box, 11.60.
St. Iiouls Wheat Market.
St. Louis. Feb.; 17. May, wheat,
$1.13.
ZI0N CITY CLA IMEI)
T0 BE MONEY MAKER
tVaukoran. 111.. Feb. 27. Report in
the possession of Receivers Thomas and
Vollva of Zlon City Indicate that that
community is on a money making basis.
A report on factories and industries
shows a profit of $T00O during January
and that for- the six months preceding
January the net profit was $20,653.
A sum or ii.47.uuo in casn was raisen
by the receivers after June 5 last year
and after deducting running expenses
and Incidental, a balance of $36,311 la
on hand. '
The assets or zioti uity are reported
to be $1,642,182. ,
L. 13. F. 2d nfd.
Southern Pac, c.
an prn
S. Railway, c...
do pfd
Texas & Pacific
T.,.8t. U & W..c
do pin
nion Pacific, c.
do nfd.
IT. 8. Rubber, pfd
U. 8. Steel Co.. c.
do pfd.
Wabash, c
do pfd.
W. U. Tel
Wis. Cen., c...
do- pfd
Westinghous , ,
Utah Copper . . .
Third Ave
Cons. Ga
Big Four
Great West ...
Can, pfd
6
143
174
65
31
'4l 42
140 141
68
48H
63
61
81
102
40.
102
1US
107
8 78 78
27
20
88
lit
137
32
129
110
123 12314 119
24
63
177
95
102
44
110
17
44
66
44
86
75
41
38
127
75
8
20
39
E2
60
80
102
39
102
101
1.06
20
73
23
61
17
117
177
102
44
110
17
44
66
45
87
7
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128'
110
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22
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116
176
95
103
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Hitting th XndDndent.
There was a cut of to a keg in. the
base price of wire nails locally today.
This was ia answer to sharp competi
tion among the steel and iron manu
facturers and the- relentless war the
steel corporation Is waging against the
smaller institutions. While no definite
information )s obtainable from the- big
company, ; ji is stated Dy independent
that they are being secretly , undersold
and therefore are making an open cut
iu get irom unaer. .,
Begarding wlsoonsin Csntral Stocks.
Chicago, Feb. 27 A director of the
Wisconsin central says or the position
of th preferred and common stocks
after acquisition of the campany by
the Canadian Pacific! "The preferred
aiocanoiaers oi trie Wisconsin central
will surrender their right to share
proms wun ine common stocK aDOve 4
percent. but In consideration thereof.
they obtain an unconditional guarantee
by the Soo line of the 4 per cettt for
d years indorsed on each certificate,
a - guarantee which takes preference
over the entire capita stock ; of " the
Soo line, representing an equity of
over $36,000,000. , The position of the
common stock Is strengthened bjt ; tho
surrender , of the right to share In re
turns above A pet cent by the preferred
stockholders. ' Tha Canadian Pacific and
Soo line will -immediately throw about
$1,000,000 additional business over the
Wisconsin Central, adding about $350,'
000 -of net revenue per annum.- The
closing- up of outside agencies, which
last year cost . the Wisconsin Central
$166,000, will effect a saving of over
$100,000 a year, and the consolidation
of. terminals at St Paul. Minneapolis
and Duluth will save over $200,000 par
annum, or a total or savings and an
nual revenue of over $850,000 per an
num, eoual to over 4 per cent on the
common stock."
United State Oovsrnment Bond.
New York, Feb. 17 Government
bonds: . ' Bid,
Twos, registered ........ .100
Threes, registered 100
, do coupon .......100
Threes, small bonds ......100
Fours, registered ...119
do coupon ...119
Twos, Panama .100
do coupon J ox
Fours." new, registered. v. .131
District of Columbia, .
Fours, Philippine
.108"
100
Ask.
101
101
103
122
38 37 I 37
127ll26k26
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Today' Hetal Prloe.
New York, Feb. 27. Copper. o low
er: lake. 12ei&)12c: electrolytlo, 12
!lZHc; castings, l2Hlzo.
Lead $3.93 3.97.
World's Sliver Market. v
New York. Feb. 27. Bar silver, 60c.
London, Feb. 27. Sliver, 23 6-16d.
Copp Bang Dividend.
Boston. Feb. 17. ConDer Ranee has
declared a dividend of $1 a share, pay
able April 1. Book close March 6 and
reopen March 15.
Xagliah Consols Higher.
London. Feb. 27.- Consols un 1-1 R.
Money 84. Account. 84 A
Portland Bank.
Clearings, Feb. ......... .$24,408,225.22
I ear ago 21,216.856.32
Gain today 3,189.868.90
Balances, Feb. ., , 2,732.620.70
Year ago 3,693,619.40
WEEKLY STATEMENT.-
Clearings, 1909 $5,354,951.56
Year ago 6,548,594.08
Balances, 1909 673,612.77
Year ago .; 850,944.83
DAILY STATEMENT.
Clearings today
Year ago
' Gain today " . ,
Balances today
. Year ago
- Tacoma Basks.
Clearings today
Balances today
...,$836,822.29
.... 831.493.62
4.828.67
146,276.27
190,239.72
...$814,087
. . . 75,319
L
E STEEL i
MERGER ALOIIE.
House Kef uses Funds for In
vestteation The Mail "
fcuosiuy Keport, ,
(United Prens Leased Wlrt.l
Washington, Feb. 2 7. The house yes-i
terday afternoon refused to nitUe an
appropriation to provide for prosecu'
tion of the steel trust . in connection'
with the absorntlon of th Tmng...
Coal & Iron company, which Roosevelt
auinorisseii. an imenament orrered by
Bartlett of Georgia to provide the, funds
wart defeated by 113 noes to 81 ayes.
A. The report ; of ' tlwe house commltte
oh postoffices on the ocean mall sub
stdv bill, filed MPKterrtnv trtcptimm
provides for -the rWyipent of $4- per
mue on ouusara Dound routes, for 4000
miles, to American steamers of at le?t
i anois speea per nour ana bouo to
carrying mails to youth America,- t
fhltippines ana Australia. The post
master general is authorized to enter
contracts -for the service for periods of
from rive to in years. steamstiiDs- lo
be built for the service are to cent
about $1,260,60.0. 1 They must be easily
convertible into navat cruisers and abla
to carry at least six-Inch guns.
The house knocked out .or, tho sun
dry civil iapproprlatlon bill the - pro
vision for the payment of $120,000 to
the Catholio church for property -destroyed
In Cuba, and th provision for
the raising of th wreck of the battle
ship Maine.
The house- adopted the amendment to
the . sundry civil appropriation bill, of
fer! by, Douglas of Ohio, for an in
crease from $100,000 to $160,000 of the
appropriation for th investigation of
Uie causes oi mine explosions. .
The senate passed a bin extending
for . three years from July 1. the time
for completing the central railway or
Alaska, - .
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COAST'S HOPES OF
DEFENSE ABE DASHED
rtTnlted preM Leased Wlrt.l
Washington. Feb. 27. The member
of the Pacific coast delegation In the
senate are making strenuous efforts to
f re vent the defeat of amendments to
he naval bill providing for the division
of the fleet to provide protection for the
Pacific coast, following the refusal of
the bouse to pass the measure.
The 1 house also refused to sanction
the provision of the selection of a sit
ror anotner navy yara in caiirornia.
During a discussion of the bill the
house also voted to limit tne sum Tn
the construction of one collier at Ma
Island to $900,000. If the collier ca
not bo built for that the outcome will
be that no collier will be built on the
Paoifio coast during the ensuing year.
TABRIZ REBELS MAY
DESTROY SHAIPS ARMY
St. Petersburg, Feb. 27. The royalist
army, which has been besieging the
i t . .1 J rr... v. ., i j ,i .,
annihilation by the rebels. After heavy
fighting a rebel relief army routed the
royalifits. One mesaaga from Teheran
says 2000 royalists were killed, wound-
ed or captured.
.L Ti. HOT STRA TOUT
TIP FROM GERMANY
SMttl Banks. .
Clearlng-today ,.$1,409,721
Balances today , 154,603
IT. S. Treasury Statement.
Washington. Feb. 27. The treasury
statement today shows: '
Receipts $2,309,603.
Disbursements $3,689,000.
Manchester. Enrland. Feh. 27. EvU
dencB tiiat (iermany Is rapidly
naval faculties to enable
strip England in the cons
battleships was responsiblfl
cent cabinet victory of the "big navy"
advbestes, headed" bjj Premier Apquith,
according to the Manchester Despatch.
Feh,' 27. Evt,
pidly Becurlnlk,
her to oula
nstruction of '
l for the re-
Big Lake Steamer Launched.
Lorain. Ohio, Feb. 27. The 600 foot
steamship Eugene J. Bufflngton, was
successfully . launched todwy at the
yards of 'the American Shipbuilding
company In the presence of a lai-K
crowd of spectators. The ship is be
ing built for the Pittsburg Kteamshlp
company and will be one of the largent
on tho great lakes.
Total sales for day, 338,900 shares.
STATE TO FIGHT
DIVORC
S
California4 'Senator Proposes
Innovation in Separa
tion Procedure.
(t'nited Press Leased Wlre.l
Sacramento, CaL, Feb. 27. A divorce
commissioner to inquire Into the cause
of a divorce action' and to represent
the state in opposition to a separation
between man and wife if the evidence
seems to point to collusion or other
wrong motive In (he action, this is the
innovation which the present legisla
ture threatens to Introduce into Califor
nia's courts. Senator Charles W. Bell's
bill, making such a provision, was re
ported on favorably by the senate ju
diciary committee.
Superior judges, clergymen and prom
inent laymen joined In discussing the
proposed law, the statement being made
that divorces were not only too com
mon but often founded on the flimsi
est pretexts and pressed with fraudu
lent Intent by both parties. ...
In Ix Anareles. it was asserted. n
less than-60 per eent of the divorces
were collusive. The need of a divorce
commissioner was pointed out by Judge
J. H. Merriam, who argued that at
present Judge had no right to inquire
Into the facts; the law preventing them
from being both judge and advocate
at th same time. -
QUORUM BREAKING ,
'LEGISLATORS FLEE
fCntted Frvnt Leased Wire
HopkinBvllle, Ky.,- Feb. 27. Eight
runaway senators who secretly left
Nashville in 'an alleged attempt to pre
vent a quorum of the Tennessee legis
lature to elect boards of election to
choose a state treasurer and - state
comptroller are In hiding here today.
Sergeants-at-arms and deputies are
scouring the state for ' the senators.
Other senators are In Alabama. Sev
eral fcald .'.they would continue their
evasive tallica Indefinitely.
Ladd & Til ton Bank
PORTLAND, OREGON
- Established 1859. '
Oldest Bank on tht Pacific Coast
Capital fully paid - v - - $1,000,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits $500,000.00
OFFICERS
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VV, M. Ladd, President R. S. Howard Jr., Asst. Cashier.
Edward Cookingham, Vice-Prea, T. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier.
VV. H. Dunckley, Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Asst Cashier.
Interest paid on time deposits and sayings accounts. Accounts of
banks, firms, corporations and individuals solicited. Travelers' checks
for sale and drafts issued available in all countries of Europe,
SPECIAL NOTICE To Fanairs and CcnntrylerchanK
will ' pay you
16
7 to sy2
Ship us . anything and everything, and we
v ' TOP market prices. '
ifens and Springs,' alive. ..144 Dressed . . . . .
Veal, under 130 lbs.,.. 9 V Laree Veal...
Pork, any size............ 8 Ejrirs -best market price
, ' for potatoes we pajr,f 1.25 per sack.
'Everything . must be of extra good quality . and all remittances
.-. will be made promptly. No commissions charged, -
People's Market Sc Grocery. Co,
COR. FIEST AND TAYLOR STS.
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lUTfTT ITfllf th Talue f Abnttina; Property
JL A J. J Jul A Ull more .than say other Pavement. WBYf
BEST bV EVerV TCSI Purwf Cracks? o Hoi or BumbI
,ulJ1 "J ;B, from passing vehicles; Wo Bust; - o Mao.
BECAUSE y. xxz
Brines Salisfacllon ? t'j; ??i
v . ' ' To th Trackman, because Heavy Z.oad Foisibl; '
To th Horseman, because Fast Driving. Bates '
,, ' . To the Antomohllist, because no Bkiddingt -
To th Horse, becaas so Slipping or Xnjary. '
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iVARBEtY CONSTRUaiOI, CO., 317 Beck BWfl Portland. Or.,
Overbeck Cooke Co.
Commission Merchants, Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain, Etc
' ' 216-217 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING
j Members Chicago Board of Trade, Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, 5
- ' Chicago, New York, Boston. J
J We have the only private wire connecting Portland with the eastern f
; . - exchanges.' . ' ... ; -
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