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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING MARCH 29. 1009. to WOILB'S MA&KEtS'TOMY CO liVERSr SOICOIITIUCTS IN HOP MARKET A Few Small Deals for One to Three Years Reported at 10c and 11c round. TODAY'S WHOLESALE Potato market U steady. Car celery iron, soui h. MARKETS. i ninnxv on caDuaga. . Sugar market li very Tirm. Small oontrscts In hops. " fcggs are somewhat firmer. .Prospects for chlckena good. ' Snail Contracting la Hops. While operationa in hop ontracta are ' being kept quiet. It la stated by relia ble' parties that a number of mall transactions have been made In tble line during the past iew amjm. cents hss been the general price of one year deliverlee, out aa nign been paid Tor two ana mrw th. v Spot hope are rather dull, but the market la far from .howln additional weakness. Aa In contracts buyer are 'trying to take hold of l08s, and In a JTw instances lOJs. " ? "i1 ' that an offer nas receany "-y-for l0s, but the new cannot be con firmed by any or me , i Potato Market Xa tdy. . t- -.-.-.l it ! the belief of Pro diners that the recent alump and wearl- nee the California poiaw raara-. . ehown haa been entirely the result of manipulation of Ban Francisco dealers wno nave inau ti" V , - supplies and have been unsuccessful up to date. The new scheme and one which had a depressing effect, upon deals In the south-but not among lo cal producers have been for some or the big holdings In warehouse here to be transferred to wererooms In the south Thia la the big supply that the California partiea are talking about ' j Growers' Are 8tUl Bullish Growers of potatoes are today Juat as bullish In their views of the pota to aituatlon as they were a month ago, according to B. C. Altman, a prominent grower of eastern Multnomah who vas In the city today on business. "II still believe and have believed ail along." says Mr. Altman. "That pota- them will be cleaned up at better price. v hv anverai months to sell out Old ,: 1 potatoes yU- and-l-holieve that all- of. SHORT COVERING OT PRICE OP af Chicago Wheat Market Starts Lower but Closes With Advances. May July Sept. Deo. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. ' March l. March IT. Gain. 10. 114A 118 H. 1U8HB ly I 99 ioo4a S9S ' 100' leot nils Chicago, March 29. The wheat mar ket started backwards today, the options showing the best at the atari, being the weakest at the closing, although gains were shown by all convenes at trip end or the session. The market closed ft to lo above Saturday. Starting with a loss of Ho tn May, kO in Juiy, o in Hepteraoer ana s similar sum In the December delivery, the market began -to creep upwards soon alter. Aa durlna recent days, the forel situation was what brouarht the bom of the local trade Into more bullish channels. Liverpool opening and closing tyd above Saturday. This brought about the usual amount of nearly short covering, ana tne epienaia casn aitua tlon was the rorco behind the later ad' vance. Primary receipts In bushels: ..- Todav. Tear Am. Wheat 840,000 682,000 Corn ...........478,000 887,000 ' oniDDienis: Wheat 19,000 S23.000 Corn .' 444.000 486,000 .World's shipments: Wheat. gJyf.OOO ousneis: com, z.jbi.iud ouaneis. SHARP ADVANCES III STOCK LIST New York Market Continues Bullish CourseNational ' Lead Is a Leader. New York. March !. -Tho stock mar. kef shows a aharn advance for the day with rather liberal aales for a Monday. The opening was generally firm and the closing sharply higher, especially in a few of the leading Industrials and rails. National mA followed Ita bullish ness of last week with an -advance of 2 Vi points today, which carried the price to 1244. Southern Paclflo went to lis. aa compared with Saturday's closing at American arraln visible aunnlv: Wheat Decreased 668,000 bushels. Corn Increased 403,000 bushels. Oats Decreased 76.000 "bushels. Cash wheat sales: No. S red. 11. SKA I. 27: No. S red, S1.2 01.36 U; No. 3 hard, II. ll1.21; No. t hara, 1.151.JS; No. 1 northern. $1.20l.21tt; No. 2 north- em. Li7tfi.is: . No. spring, 11.16 Ran re Of Phlma-O nrlrn fiirnlnh uverutcn at uook company: WHEAT. tham will ba cisared uo af better orlces, . The v season Is later than usual thla year, and it la a long cry to new po- tatoes. :. - , . "The acreage of potatoes will be In rreusfed. fully 10 per cent In eastern - Multnomah this season because of the high prices in effect I am a believer In early potatoes, and If more growers would put In this stock there would be more money in the growing. Alaska's wants are heavy and, practically all of this business would coma hers If we could supply It ,,, Cater to Portland Xdarket. "I am a firm believer In the Portland market and am' aatiafled that' growers .will make more money by catering to the local trade than by shipping to the eouth. Personally I have secured bet ter prices at Portland. There was a time a few years ago when a few loads of potatoes would overfill the Portland market, but the wants of the trade here have increased materially during the past few seasons. Potatoes that are sold right after gathering bring the! most money in tne long run, ror when - stocks are placed in a pit lor late keeD lug for the California trade, at least 40 per cent of them will have to bjs ?raaea oui, 'ana on mese an tne Dene It of the higher prices obtainable for lancy stock. , are lost," losing Money on Cabbage. While California cabbage never gave satisfaction to the local trade, this year's arrivals have been unusually bad and stock that comes in the first of the week Is generally rotted during the last part of . the period. Among the trade there is much complaint lus now 'of bad cabbage, and therefore it is unlikely ; that many future shipments will be brought here from the south. One crate of Oregon cabbage is worth lour crates or southern sturr. A - car of celery was among today's arrivals irom tne soutn. Brief Votes of Wholesale Trade. Open. ... .J06H r jsiay July Sept. Dec J :w ..j-GORN, Mav July Sept Deo. May July Sent May July Sept High. Low. Close. 119 118 llsHA 106 105 106ft B 100 99U 100 A 100, 99 100 H 66 6U 85 i6 6ft U'i 66 6Vi 67 67 67H ..,.1792 ....1775 ....1790 May ....1007 July... .1022 Sept '....1040 May July Sept OATS. M 64 47 47 S9 39 PORK. 1793 1796 1792 LARD. 1020 1030 1045 RIBS. 942 955 977 66 66 A 5S 67 932 960 960 54 47 39 1T70 1770 1775 1007 1020 1032 980 945 957 i 64 47 39 A 1793 1792 1792 1020 10S0 1042 943 955 970A 8. 8teel common,' the same sum, while Missouri Paclflo advanced 1. Canadian Paclflo advanced 8 points over Sat urday. i Prloea have had a really considerable rise during tn last rortnignt ana mi movement has been altogether of the sort to confuse and upset tbs notions of professional Wall .street It was looked upon as merely a demonstration sgalnst short Interest which had gone too far In Its operations and bad become over extenaea. This attitude Is explained simply on the ground that among business men and among substantial classes of finan cial critics the great preponderance of opinion , is that toe . next important movement Industrially will be a for ward movement They believe that the worst of the oerlod of depression has oeen seen, in tne first piaoa ins new administration at Washington has broua-ht with it ths conviction that the wnoie aspect or political at r airs, or ex ecutive management and of legislation naa Deen altered ana altered very ae ctdedly for the better. Ail tnrougn tne summer rise or ivu the . professional coteries fouaht ths market on the ground that reDorts from outside business did not justify the advance and this Is ths same thing tnat is Happening now. Ranee of New York orlces. furnished py uvemecK a uooKe company: BUYERS TAKE LIBERAL' RON Good Showing: in Cattle Be- ceipts in Yards Today , Price Firm. at Top. , is HOT YET ENDED Master Fish Warden Ex plains Willamette-Clackamas Fishing Situation. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hon. Cattla. Rheen. 10 Monday Friday .......... 69 Thursday ....... 100 Wednesday ...... 95 xuesaay it s t 125 iit Portland Ualon Stockyards, March 39. There was oulte a showing of cattle In the market today and . this was some- 7 463 900 360 160 165 317 Master Fish Warden McAllister de clares that ths reports coming from As toria regarding ths fishing seaaon on the Willamette and Columbia are not exactly ths real atats of affairs, lis tlves ths following report on the oon "For ths Information of all parties concerned j beg to advise that the board of fish commissioners has not as yet taken any action in the matter sna ths order (for a closed seaaon) Is still m effect .Tuesday. March 33. I rs- oeived s telephone message from Gov ernor Benson asking ms to go to Salem, Arriving there I found delegation of Oregon City fishermen, who, with their attorneys, had gone to Salem for the purpoae of protesting against the order of the board In closing ths abovo .men tioned rivers. . . I "They claimed tnat tne act or iui. f iving ths board or nan commissioners he power to close any stream for the TELLS BAPTISTS .ABOUT AFRICA .... r a Kct Thomas rMoody Gives Interesting Stntistcis on , Missionary Work. V Tbs Baptist ministers gave up their weekly hour this morning to an ad dress by Rev. Thomas Moody on mis sionary worg in Africa. Mr. Moody haa recently rtnrai frAm tha ImIh na is full of the work and can rattla off lausuoai xigures at rapidly aa aa aa Un a pocket map Which unfolded Into a large picture of Africa, ho pointed out the facts that Africa from north to south Is 6000 miles long and from east to west Is 400 miles wide; that the French com Ins- throuah Airier, have possessed themselves of 3,000,000 square mttvB, mo uriusn tnrougn lgypt and the Soudan have 3.600.000 inuar. mllos and the Germans, Belgians and Portu gese snare most or the remainder, so that European countries own. 11,000,000 uuin muM . ana in. jirrinana ih.m. selvsa have only two territories,- Abys sinia and Liberia,- 600,000 square miles. There are as many people in Africa aa U 11 I -J .- .Ill....uail..isn will be decided at the coming northern HHptlet convention. In Hie meH.nwlilli the board doea not wlalt to turn alilo any of the resources for the work now under way for this work which it tins so far bees Impossible to assume, STRANGER ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING BANKi irf , .... . V ' . (Special ntapatch to The Journal.) . Heppner, Wash., March 29. Officials of ths . Bank Of lieppnsr accuse a . strangsr giving ths nama of James Da vis of defrauding the bank out of 31200. br ths use of a fake abstract and some clever Juggling of deeds. - . , DESCRIPTION. n cheat. 112.00; alfalfa, Egg market is somewhat firmer with me i)roacn or &sir. v v ,Apprfaaeh-of -Jehit'h05tay 'eattKihl a inoite liberal demand for chickens. , Prices already so high they cannot be movea up inucn. lr any. Sugar Is firmer as a result of the ad- vance of 16o reported by The Journal . eaiuraay. Onions are aulet. Front street sells at the following prices. Those paid shippers are less regular commissions: atutiar. 3Sggs ana loutry. BUTTER Extra creamery. 32c; fancy, 80c; eaatern, SO 31c; California, le; store, 18c. BUTTER FAT Delivery f. o. b. Port. land Sweet cream, 31c; aour, 29c lb, : EGGS Local best, 21o, CHEESE Fancy full cream flats. -17c; triplets and daisies, 17Hc; Toung : .- Americas, l18Hc; storage twins, 16 He; triplets and daisies, lttt917c. POULTRY Mixed chickens. 15V4c per lb: fancy hens. He per lb; roosters, old, l2e; fryers, 20!2He; broilers, 24 ?2Sc; geese, 11c; turkeys, alive. 169 18c; dressed. 22H923c; ducks. 13920o; : pigeons, squabs, 1 0002.60 dozen: old 11.00; dressed poultry. lfilUo higher. Slops, Wool and Sides. WOOt. 1909 Willamette valley, 17V4 to 18c; eaatern Oregon. 17018c. HOPS l0i crop, choice, 8e; prime to choice, . 7Vic; prime, 7c; medium. tc; io contracts, lie TALLOW Prime. o-r lbv. 04o; No, 3 and grease, 3o3iw EHSEPSKINS Shearing, 10016a wo; soon wool, v asvtvc: aaeaiam wool. 60c 1 each; long wool 76c 0 ' ll.it each. CHITT1M BARK Old. 4H06e; new, 4V46e lb, HIDES Dry hide-. 14 0ie lb; green. - 910c lb; bulls, rreen salt. e per lb; kips, te; calves, green, ltfrlte per lb. , MOHAIR 1909 Nominal. 22021c. Orals, Sflom aad stay. B ARLE If Feed. 2(.60:i.O; rolled, 128; brewiag. I2T42i.6. wh&at Buyiog prlca, new Track, foruano ciuo, ii.iv; Diuestem, 61.21 i. It: rea nui.iao, ii.vi: iuraey 61.16; WlTlamette valley, II. et MILL8TUFF8 ISelllng prlee Braa, 2.6: mM-llinra. il.6: snorts. 9lt; chp, 121 031; alfalfa meal, 120 per ton. FLOUR Selling price-. Easter Ore goal patent; IS.C6; straljrht, 84.16: ex- pon, .!; oaasra, valley, redt grain. 113.00; 113. oats producers Brleo Track, no. 1 white, 39ffl39.60; gray, 38S39. Pralts and scretabna. FRESH FRUITS Oranges, new nav e's, 2 2.10 per box; tangerines, 11.60; bananas, 6e lb; lemons, 33.60 04.00 box; grapefruit 33g?4; plneap- piea, nawaiian, uv. aoes; pears. POTATOES New, selling 21.600 1.76:- buying for anioment. ner cwL country, extra fanoy. 11.25; ordinary snipping, ouying, ii.zo; common, 11.10 sweet, QT8. VEGETABLES Turnips, Oregon 31.00L10; beets, 11.0001.10; carrots. aiwi.iv fcaca; parsnips, iivi.iv; cab- W O jSk Sia. iwT a 1 mm .a uuao, cor id; lointtioea, mexi can, 31.5002 crate: Florida. 33.60 crate beans. 12Hc lb; cauliflower, 32.60 crate; peas, 109x12c; norseraaisn Be lb. artichokes, 6576o dos.; greon onions. duc 001, peppers, oeii, r la., crate Chile ( ): head lettuce. 40c doz: hot house,. 31.6001.76 per box: radishes. 15c oozen ouncnes: ceierv. durssoc: . ilant ; .libismvwuwh- Am3s -- umus Jobbing Fancy Oregon, (wr cwi; game, BC 10. A PPLES Fancy Hood River, 12.500 ta.vv, uruinarj, ii.DUfffi.fa, Oioeerles. ITnts. SUGAR Cube. X fiS- nnwrtareA t in rrult or berrv. 18.06: drv rrnnnlaiul .05; conf. A. 18.26: extra B. ifi fiK Golden a. 6.86; D, yellow. 85.35: beet. granulated, 15.85; barrels, 16c; half bar rels, a iic; Doxes, aio advance on aack uuaiB. iuno prices are luo lower. (Above prices are SO dava n r,h ..?A1'Tr0,r- Ha" ground. 300-, !!1-00.,K,E.ton;.M"- li frJ table, dairy. 60s. 214.60: 10a. t1 0- kai.a at if: Imported Liverpool. 60a 820.00: 100s! 9.P0; 40s. 318.00: extra fine, barrels auuiu njg. isu.&ff nap tan. RTflC- Tmnarlal .Taan , !J V. iw uneana, neaa. IDI0. i:--': Crecle, Ike. honkt New, 15c r-r lb. BEANS Small hlt. ae- t.. white. 36.00; pink. 6JS0: bayou. 34.00; Limas. 16.66; Mexican reds. I.2. Keats, 3flsh aad morisions. HAMS. Him V vrc Pn.j tlocalk h fn la tn ia Ih, iu. M- IK. breakfast baeon, U021e lb.; picnics. ah Zl V s roii, 110 10.; regular v v.sa.a, imoKca, i!c; id; Dacxs. I'f?Vvjr,!!moked'. 1SC ,b: "'fht. smoked. I,J?JSi.JilckJ"1 tongues, 60c each. JSRESS1SD MKAT8 Front street hoes, fancy. H10c; ordinary. 9e; veals, extra. 1010Hc; ordinary. 1010c; ! riA. . 1 ci m'llion, 7 O190, 18 U 40 131 14 Amal. Cop. Co.. Am. car F., e do fd - .-TT. ; : Am. Cotton. Oil. Am, Loco., o. . . Am. Sugar, c. .. Am. Smelt, o. .. do pfd Anaconda M. Co Am. Woolen, 0... Aicmson. & do ofd B. & O.. e do ofd Brock. Rao. Tr., Can. Pac.. c..,. Cent. Leath. o. . C. & O. W., o... C. M. & St P.. T. w c. . & O. Colo. F. & L o. Colo. So., c . . Colo. South., 2pf. ao 1st Dra. . Corn' Prod., 0.. Del. & Hud. . D. Sc. R. d.. e. do pfd. .... Erie, c do 2d pfd. . do 1st Dfd. . Grt. North., pfd. Illinois central Inter. Met, c. do pfd. L. 4 N Manh. Ry. ... . . Mex. Cent Ry. M. K. & T., com. ao nra Distillers Ore Lands Mo. Pacific National Lead .. N. Y. Central... N. T. O. & W.... N. & W., c N. American . . . N. Pacific, c....: Pac. M. 8. Co Penn. Ry P. O. LC Co. Pr. Steel Car, c. do Dfd. o nfd 72; Rock Island, a;. 24 uo niu 1 ibu St. U 4 S. F.. 2p. 38 H uo xs pia St L. 4 S. W.. C. 234 uu Dia. 8. Pacific, a 122 do Dfd h?u. ou. y., c. .... IB do ofd mu i" at i-aciric. 33 i., 01. i. at w., C 02 do ofd. U. P.. c 183 UO HI fJ. . T Mta U. B. K.. 0 81 do Dfd. 10 Si U. S. 8.. Co. O..I 48V uo Dra. (117 Wabash, c .... 18U do Dfd 48 U Wis. Central, e. 48 2 na- ia Weetinghouse Third Ave .. Cons. Gas . . Big Four ... G. Western K. C. 80. ... do pfd tUArit.t.l, graham, a, 36.lt; whole wheat. Iin; ryst ; mi-i, ii.eo. HAT Producers' prfe-a Nw tlim- thy, - Winametle valley cenei 111 lef eri:rary. iitoia: easiera ortpt, 818: rolad. Sll-6:01t; clovar. Ill nj YE Will PAT TBESE PRICES Xors ....to Xrad nr 1M lbs- M PrmilTaU. iajry-, 7e nIUi PrMae) Baas and Vprtao, ITe XJve Kama a Sprtags . . . . 1M , r ! Tar keys SOs Be-ge ... Market me ITS fAarge ae C "miaeio. We aay lost rreaapUy. All iTadues Mit Be) Ood Fat . Ouallty.- . rxx l sihto iieit co. leaf. 19a i,".r?T lo: 14o per lb; 60 lb tins, 14fco per lb; steam rendered. 10s. ? vr 10- as. 13,0 per 10; com pound. 10s, 9e re- lb. CLAMS Barasbell. per box. 83.40; rH?,rof,lanJf' lzi0 ?r c per dos FISH Hock cod la io; floundera C lb: hallhtit. 7e nav IK- - -" - pwuna; ciinin. 100 Douno: salmon, cblnook. 12Hc; herrings. 6c lb: Soles. Te Mr IK .krln. flu. . lb; perch, fe ner b: lomcmi lee nar lh bstere. lis per lb; fresh mackerel, oer lb: ermwflah aa ra. ian stargeoa ( ) per lb: black baa. ita per lb: Columbia im.lt. i ik- -f ! sm-Ju e per lb; black eod. 7He paw m, rr" n.ai,ii per oniiei OY S TERS- 8 hoal wa tar cay. per gal lon. lt.60: r-er lb. sack, if: Olraa-Pl"-.Pr aailon. 32 49: per Its lb. aack. 14 SI 01 61; canned. e eas, 87.00 dos; eastern in shea 11.76 per IK rateta. nosi.oa. xta, LIN?EEO OIL Raw." bbla 87s: lc; boiled, bbla., 9e; ctaaa, 76: Mta Of li,! nllau la laa- mil cake meal. IIT tea. BENZlk tl dee- rmaaa. - l!a tar rJ, Iron beta, llHiVVinu. fCRPtNTIXB-!; 411 He per se per it. TO! NAILS; 111 112H111 73 I9 143 33 133 113 37 135 24 73 25H 6 19 24H 138 127 26 U 684 0 1 144 13 23 H lift w w 87 21 what of a' Surprise to tno trade. Ths purposs of propogaung salmon . ana n- North -end South Amerlci tot-ether proieoung same, wa inwnum 1 mere are, Droaaiy speaking, five greal batcliery streams, ana wniist mey wr-rc,. whom 433 I an au a tree and over real strength of the cattle situation was snown aunne; tno morning when buyers readily took hold of what suddIIm oama and war quite willing to pay former prices, , . , ., There was only a small run of 'bogs over Hunaay 1 about as Drevl Sheep market nai run ror tne 48 hours. Prices aa pre- yiousiy quoieu, t Today s run or livestock compares not tntareatad In the ClaCkamas river. they wars aura the board had no lurls- aiction on tne wiuameiie. iu r. Is not a hatchery stream, end that the 1 riaharTMnn' rfs 1 41 nriT naa nrMvtiii inn irum oui?y o'uoTei rem tktng salmon In this river, except by was quiet jwith a noml- S.1i" J l?Lla'WXmXTZ,nn t. the wlfh ' thla Am- in r.n.n. . . e.l. ... j -- v I ..Mnl imiuh aa 'II HI.AaM aw. a.a.a.. a. ava,.v,v., v. a 1 , 7 a ,v.. - a.. 4h. - thaw I faulty and do not conform With the in Hoes. ........107 . . - l - -i an . rattle. Shsej 463 144 25 116 126 180 notices that the assistant attorney drew up, at the request of the board, and whloh have Dean puonsnea in in bli the- law. requires, ana that tne; rs tent of ths law of 1901 inasmuch as they state ths object of ths closing or the rivers in Question was ror. tne. purpose of providing an additional closed season, and do not speak of the protecting of salmon for hatchery purposes as tho tow requires. .' - "Afterwards the boara ana 1 aiscussea na aituatlon with Attorney General Crawford who waa of the opinion that tlnna of the fishermen Were correo and that the notices would not hold. No action in tns ma.isr win na tairan until tha meetlna of the board on April and if tho notices are valid you can say for mo that there will he no fishing on the Willamette or Clackamas." lows; 1909 1908 .......t 90 1907 1906 84 1901 ... A year ago today all lines of livestock war quoted very rirm. For tns day hois were 2 60 hla-her: cattle 10a us and sheep unchanged. . V The following Is the general range of vaiues on stock ruling in tns yaraa ror late anipments: Hoars Best east of mountains. 37.25: ordinary. 37: blockers and feeders. 36.76. Cattle Best steers,' weighing 1200 pounds. 36.60: medium - steers. 35.600 6.76; poor steers, 34.7605.26; best cows, 14.60: medium cows, 14.25; bulls, 12.60 03.60. Sheep Best grain fed wethers, 15.60 5. 76: best hav fed wethers. 3505.25: yearling lambs, t.6O0.76: spring lambs, $10; straight ewes, 14.2504.76; mixed lots, $5; sheared sheep, 75o to II less. veal Choice - young calves.. 86.60: neavy ana rough, 84.60 04.76. PRESIDENT JtfbsER NAMES COMMITTEES Out C. Moser. president of the Mult nomah Bar association, today announced the standing committees or that or ganisation. D. Bolls Cohen heads ths legislative committee, which will con sider matters to bo cresented at the next session of tho legislature, and Otto J. Kraemer la chairman of tho member ship committee. The complete list fol- lwa' ieaiBiaiive u. 0011s ionen tcnair-i.- -1 . : ... h.i-i 1. m.ni: William W. Rnnlra C XT HI.. ,ur "' ? man Wont i .n,.tT i Tk I urgea to announce nimsen as a canai n"'.!1 8- Bennett and Judge Thorn-1 far mlv.. of Portland. For aom ir oeen mentionea as one Sllll JOSEPH ASKED TO ill 900 dialects ars spoken; there are four railroads In ths country and traveling is auogemer on mese railroads ana tne many rivers. ... - . . . Mr. Moody gave briefly a sketch of mo exploration work or David Living stone and Henry M. Stanley and oolnted out ths country In central equatorial .nine wnicn was opened oy them. Stan ley reached the mouth xf tho Congo in in i 1 arter a journey across the con- tinent or 997 daya. Mlasionaries Im mediately went into the country . thus onened and consequently all the accom plishment of missionary work In that section or tns country has been within tho present generation. in tne eauatorlal belt which la a. nn small section of Africa, there are now Business Men Urge Him to Become Republican Can didate for Mayor. as O'Day, Membership Otto J. Kraemer (chair man), Seneca Fouts, W. C. Bristol, K. For some time cast he ha who would make a strong candidate, This afternoon a committee of prom! E. Moody and Martin L. Pipes. ii"? f ,,aienmn rilEd unon hTm at . Entertainment William M. Davl "f.n u8'ne, T.a.t U?n J? entering the race. it was ureed uoon Mr. Simon that Ms long residence in Portland, his intimate 68 72V4 81 129 46 88, 79 H 14ZJ4. 132 1122 17 134 21 72 24 4H 38 65 23 (chairman). Georee F. Brlce. L. E. Crouch, Frank S. Grant and B. E. Haney. Auditing T. B. McDevitt Sr. (chair man), J. B. Hosford and Jay H. Upton. The entertainment committee was ap pointed several weeks ago and has made arrangements for the annual banquet which will be held at the Commercial club tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock. It will be an informal affair, with James B. Kerr as the chief speaker. Those who ,have neglected to provide them- seivewi wun uckbis can ootain them rrom any member -or ths membership uuraiiiiiieQ. 183j 94Ti 30V 108 46 11T4 18 47 47Ti '9 3 t basis. 12.46. Jetiaary ., Marck ... May jeir -fi ewiber lMMr ... L-acaiabet Srm Vork Cotloti Marke-t. ' Open. lHrK Lew. H Jn 114 !t 9tt l t . ,t . 4 916 941 911 ?4 921 !7 24 912 . 1 97?H Ht MtMl 941042 : : i IT 9IJ&14 t.ra.'lT!4.,,m4 iewraal. lt a wk te aey pviat. Total sales. 1.041.000 shares. QUIET BUT FIRM TONE Ifl WHEAT Sensational Advance of Sat urday Puts Futures Up to Cash Delirery. BOARD OF TRADB RECEIPTS. Wheat, Flour. Barley, Oat a, Hay, ura, Cars, Backs, METHODIST PASTOKS 1 ELECT OFFICERS Officers to serve for the ensuing year wrrw -jieciea ai loaay s meeting or the Vf .f V-H uf Ulnlata..r . . 1 .. . 1 T- C. E. Cline, president for the past year, was succeeded by Dr. W. E. Jeffrey, pas tor of the University Park church. Dr. J. W. McBougall of Mount Tabor suc- (eeita1 rkr laftr.r am v(a. v.-Aal.. A S ' -0 Poor- - - el Iwood-waa re elected 7i I -ecrewry ana treasurer. t.no.er tne new constitution unit laws adopted today the officers of the association, constitute an executive and program committee. Another Important tiiangB in me conaiiiuiion maKes super annuates and supernumeraries active members of the association, and requires them to pay dues. Heretofore' these have been honorary members of the as sociation and were not required to con tribute toward Its support The meeting of the association was devoid of the excitement and feeling that has characterized the last few ses sions of Methodist ministers. SAYS FRANCHISE IS NOT LEGAL An ordinance oassed by tha eonnnii to give the Lewis Investment company a franchise entitllne- It tn ma nnriin-. of Fourth and Oak streets for an nn. derground conduit waa returned to the city auditor this morning without a valuation by Thomas O. Greone. Ths ordinance had been sent to Mr. Greene, who is the committee on valuation of franchises by order of the council. Mr. Greene declarer the action of the municipal lawmakers In mnii.. such a franchise la lllee-al and ntlntaa an opinion of City Attorney Kavanaugh In which that official supports Greene's contention. Tho company wished to put in a pipe to be Used to convey ... m . .. r...u i . . ' . . " -. iV""1 "uuuing ior nesting purposes The ordinance passed Jty the council -v' ' - wiiwraiion a za-year rran chlse. Moa. . , Sat . rrL . . Thura. . Wed. Tuea. . Car. .11 .19 .19 4. Ill Cars. 4 1 3 h 2 11 T I 10 9.809 S.649 i.a 49 2.414 1.690 While there waa a vwy firm tons la the local wheat mark at. both fer cash and fnture dellyvry tavlaj, prioee are unchanga-j from those la effect daring laat week. The sensaUonsI sdvanr In wheat futures ma ne board of trad siatorday, while aomewliat of a surprise, really wtdfa--rd aeUvorlos em a par with the rash staff. Cmtm grains ars go I at but tfrsa. at Brhaareaf prto-. Board of trade prtee-s today: CLCB WHEAT. Bid. Art. Mir?li jm a a, a,. ., 119 V- lll- rU 116 113 KO. I WHITK OAT-. Merek 1 . 17 April 17H 29 ' ko 8 rr.EO B-fiti rT. Mar-k ll 19 J-prU - 19 UIH acquaintance with local conditions and i his long continued prominence in. public j affairs would insure his nomination. He was promised the support of many of t tho prominent business men of the city j and told that they would rally abound j mm UU1IUK UO liiiuiaiica atl.u u.vi mu,- ing the campaign preceding the munici pal election. It Is understood that the senator does not desire to become a candidate and that thero Is not much probability of his entering the contest. Outside of this development there is not much doing la municipal polities. Dan Kellaher has aoDeared In the offing as an independent candidate. No matter j who is nominated at ths primaries, the senator says, ne is in ma rac ana win not cult until he is either elected lo June or counted out for some other mors successful candidate. A. O. Rushlight has made the an nouncement that ho will become a can didate and it is expeoted that he will make his official appearance during tha Dresent week. Charles E. McDonell Is letvi-rvhe ac-anl"iwillr fl!"1jlS"dolara; tion within a few days. A. A. Bailey is working faithfully, having announced his oandidacy several days ago. The day has been marked by the fact that no hew candidate for councilman has made his appearance. REALTY BOARD IS TO MEET TONIGHT President H. W. Fries has Issued a call for a meeting of the Portland realty board In the Commercial club conven tion hall at 4 -o'clock tomorrow after noon for tha purpose of holding tho an nual election of officers. Heretofore the realty board has regaled itself with a banquet at the March meeting, but Prealdent Fries said this morning that the annual banquet would probably b given at the next monthly meeting. A special meeting: of the real estate brokers will bo held at the Commercial) club tonight, when the subject or. as- slating in raising the 6100,000 boost fund will com o up for consideration. The proposed real estate men's auto mobile parade af tho Rose Festival will also be up for discussion. It Is urged by the committee that every real estate: operator in Portland b present at to night's meeting. over 600 self supporting native churches, 60,000 church members and 76.000 tin. pila In the schools. This country cov ered by this missionary work lies Im mediately throua-h tha heart of Africa and covers as much territory as ths country west of the Rockies In tho Uni ted States. But there Is twice as much territory untouched by tha missionaries in this central section. The missionaries look to ths recently inaugurated Latmen's missionary move ment to save the day for them and to onen up all of Africa to ths light of Christianity. , . , Mr. Moody rays ths remainder of his time to a talk on conditions In ths Soudan, hut since ha has been Instruct ed by the missionary board not to speak In public on this subject, no re port was made. - The work has net-yet been undertaken In that vast country and whether or not It will bo taken up CHECK. ACCOUNTS We have striking j exam ples of persons who opened their first mall bank . ac count with us and who now have large accounts. V f hey have thus gained method as well as thrift by subjecting themselves to business re quirements in the conduct of their business affairs. '. ; This c o m pa n jr renders every assistance h consistent with saf ety to its depositors and p 1 a c e s no 1 i m i t on amount required to open an account . ; v nierchants Savings & Trust Company 217 WASHINGTON ST. ives fieiits. Income earning investments wisely selected are the iounda- tion of great fortunes. 'Those I am offering will bear the clos est scrutiny and can be partici pated in by any persoq having from one hundred dollars up. T. S. McQrath LUMBER EXCHANGE V PORTLAND, OREGON I ' IHilB3ZlUmMSl-'aaa-aa---- ' . f mZmmim jk HEADQUARTERS SAFE FOR THE PBESENT 'tHl MapaUk te The 7oomiL) Washington, March Jt. c T Wm. ner, vtoo oreaident of tk, d.i..j Chamber of Commerco. met Sanator Warren. chairman of the senate mili tary committee In Senator Chamberlain's office today, and brought up the aues tloo of the proposed removal of the Vancouver headquarters. Mr. Whitney waa assured by Sena tar Warren that no removal wmijd take place b.fore the military affairs committee had onoor tunltv to ylalt that clt v i?7, , do thla summer, when all poata would ho visited. Whitney haa been n Kor. folk -and go to New Tork before re turning home. ALL NIGHT FIGHT WITH CHILLING WAVES t7alted Presa Leeaed Wire.) ' Oakland, Cat, March 2. Hovering between life and death at the Central hospital, Paul Hughes, a musician, is putting up'aa game a fight to live as he did during last night when he bat tled with wind and wavee on the wa ters of ths bav and crawled ashors half frosen and totally exhauated. Hughes staggered from Ths wster front. where ha, maris a landlnv early this morning, -to within a block4 of the hospital. Ha crawled for a block on his hands and knees and fell prone at ths hospital door tn a dead faint. - When he was revived and was able to gasp out his story he said that he went fishing on tho baV with his cousin. They started for homo, but were over taken by a squall and he sent his cousin sshoro in a skiff. Shortly afterward his own craft was at fhe mercy of the wind and wares, but after an all'nlxht struggle hs was able to make a landing. Daily arfd Sunday Journal, lie week to any point. , i J PORTLAND OREGON The Merchants National Bank invites busi- v ness and personal accounts and cordially 'ex- ' tends every courtesy to its depositors. - The t officers of the bank invite a personal interview with those who contemplate opening new ac- jw . " - ' counts." " . . S -iUaiuiuHn miiKimmmisHin SPECIAL NOTICE u rmgri and Cccnlry Ilcrchaatt Ship aythinf trd e-verrthing. sn! w will piy yog . . - TOP market pricr. Hens anf Sprinra, alive. ..14 Dre.ted .......... Veal, under 130 ibi... .:.... Large Veal T to Stf Pork, any wt,,. 8tfe Eret htrt mtrVet prke," . . For potatoei we pay f 15 per satk. - Everjtnirry rouft be f extra crw4 ejnality snd 4II temitttBcet - wiu be made pftmiptly. No eommii tioni charged. People's Alnrket & Grocery Co. COR. FIRST AND TAYLOR STS. .PORTLAND. OR. Bitulithic Pavement Brings Satisfaction x ; . And Enhances the Value of Abnttinc Property Mort Than Any Other Pavement -- ' - BECAUSE It is dsrtble. never cracks, makes no noise or rnmble from passing vehicles, collects no dust or mud. ' Furthermore, it givei a sure . looiaoia ior corses. Automobiles win not skid. Warren Construction Co, 817 BECK BLDG-. PORTLAND. OR. I Ovcrbcck Cooke Co. t Commission Merchants, Sleeks; Bends, Cotton, Grain, Elc. t . X16-217. BOARD OF TRADE EUILDINO Ucmbr Chicato Board of Trade, Correspondent! ttt Lottn A Bryaa, i . . - Chicago, New York. Boctetv Z t We here the only private wire connoctint Portland with the eastern J - I . echanf - , - X 5 Kaakers rortlaatg Boarg ef Trade u sTaxrnszxsrnnsnssxxYTrnTzxTZirTZTzrxrrsrrTn S