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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1911. FARMERS IIOLDltIG POTATOES FOR AN; AH) FIGURE Too Busy : With Farm Work at j Present and AreJ Asking for ':' More : MonepSlifomia Market Again Lower. Portland Wholesale Jttaret. - 4 Dressed hogs steady, i Dressed veal easier, v More oranges coming. - ( - Asparagus weaker. ' f -, v "Eggs steady. ' - - - r r-Poultry steady.'" !?f Butter and cheese firm. - 4 Sugar firm In east ' " Hop trade Quiet - : 4 The market (or potatoes here la holds-tog -rather-firm-- with only -limited business passing. ' ' ' ' Dealers generally are offering 11.40 : per cental at country , shipping points . fop good shipping stock,, but. as high as 11.60 continues to be offered for se locted stock. ' Only a few cars of the l latter remain unsold In this section.. , " Fanners generally are of the opinion & that higher prices will prevail for po : tatoes. and for that reason many ' are ... s gala inclined to hold back, Just what -they expect to get for their stock they are unwilling to say except that more money will be offered after a while. Notwithstanding this determination to bold for an advance, lower prices are gain ruling in tne souin. At can F ran cisco Oregon potatoes are down another i nickel. y v -.r.ti. , -; v-' I This 1 duh to the greater shlnments 1-from other : places recently. An effort is oetng made' by some speculators to check the movement from Oregon, so as to make a better market for their . stock at San Franclsoo. - Jn the former they have succeeded, but tbe work has a yet had no effect upon the southern trade. . - .,'? v Dtunend for seed potatoes is asraln i showing an Increase here. Planting Is . now general apd plowing Is show everywhere. Fancy American "Wonder seed sells rrom fi.eoi.se per cental on Front ,treet. while Burbanks go at 11.60. , : - CAR CELERY ARRIVES Small Sizes 'Coming Forward as a t Result of Recent; Rains. A car of celery came forward from the south in fine condition, although the slses are exceedingly small on account of the heavy rains recently. ' A- ear of mixed vegetables and a "tar of grape fruit were likewise among the receipts rrom tne somn, ; trt'RE SAP MAPLE HIGHER Advance of SO Per Cent Caused By . the Greater. Demand saliva state that sn advance 6f about , 20 Penth.been madetn th.prlcrT 01 pirre sap raapio syrup1 i iiie cainyo on fo UTS OT elnce feet BANANAS DUE THURSDAY Six 1 Carloads to Come to Portland Market Is Good. Six loads of bananas are due to ar rive here from New Orleans on Thurs day. The market In in good shape, al though the late shipment was not of very good quality. SEATTIiE LETTUCE. HERE Hothouse Stock Comes Front Sound on Account of Local Scarcity On account of the sreat scarcity of local hothouse lettuce as .well as head lettuce from the south, a' shipment of -hothouse stock has been brought here ' from Seattle. It was in fair condition end was quoted at $1.25 a box 'of four dozen. OIUXGE SUPPLY TO GROW Better Weather, In California Will , . Enable packers to , Work. . .. Much better supplies of oranges are expected in this market during the com. Ing week on account of Improved weath er conditions in the south. For a while the rains were so heavy there that packing was Impossible. SHADING OLD HOP PRICE Eastern Orders Come as Lower Fig- : ures for Olds. ' Prices on older growths of hons are feeing shaded In thsffeicwmg irtis wievri u "lJUio. ' lln AV Ull$ hops remains quite fair but all interests want to buy at shaded figures. Spot hops are' quiet, but firm. Contracts quiet with growers holding back. TURPENTINE 19 HIGHER Adraace of, 8c a Gallon Announced , by the Standard Oil Company. An advances of 8c a gallon is being guoted in the price of turpentine by the t&ndard Oil eompanyr Revised quota tions: . Cases, $1.19, wood barrels, 81.16 Ht iron barrels, $1.1$; 10-caae lots, $1.18 per gallon. , j t . FORECAST FOR SHIPPERS Weather Burean Sends Oiit Notice to the Prodnce' Men. . United States weather bureau sends out the following forecast for ship . perS!' ' ' .' '-) V -'-s' ,v.,j. , ; , . Protect sbipments as far north as Se attle agalnftt temperatures of" about 86 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 82 de grees;: southenst to Boise. 80 degrees; south to Siskiyou, 34 degrees. ;' Lowest temperature at Portland tonight, about 40 degrees. ; .. . ;. FRONT STREET QUOTATIONS '$ Uops,:, Wool ;.-and . 'Hides,; -v HOP8--Contracts, 1811 crop, 16H 16c; nominal; 1910 crop, choice, 184 18Hc; prime to choice. 17 He; prime, 17o: medium,, 1616Hc;; 1909: growths, , 1 WOOL-Nomlnat. ' 1910, Willamette valley, - 16017c; eastern Oregon, 18 16e. -.?:. .-!'---r : . SHEEPSICINS Shoarlng, " 10ito each; short woo,-,2660c; medium wool, 6Oc$1.00 each; long - wool. 75c$L$5 each. !'. .v.; ...-?-'. ....... , , TALLOW Prime, per lh.c) Ma I and grease. 2 2 Ho. - ' ;' . V: t . CmTTIM ; EKliK 1909. nominal.;; 14 HIDEB-rrry Aides. I6M1 lHt lb, J green, 6H?Tej. bu.ls, green, salt, '0 lb.; kips. VA91e', calves, green, 12 MOHINlomtoal:: 1911,-$9$0oV K Bnttet. Eggs r.sd Fonltir.U BUTTER Extra creatnery. cubes and tubs. Ilo; prints, i? wast ft c storage ltJ 83c; eaaUrtf, prita,-2687aUfsaUr4 BUTTER FAT F.' o. b. Portland, per pound, $2 9 40c. f - V . POULTRY Fancy hens, 20c; mixed, 1920o per lb.: broilers, 2425c; geese, l$Hl$o; live young ducks. 21 EGG STORING HAS BECOME GENERAL Operators Paying 19c a Dozen : -Storage- Men : Recover From Fright. Storage of eggs has become general all along the Pacific coast. " Receipts for the fresh egg market are not so liberal and tne trade here is hold ing firm at 20c a dozen for small lots of candled goods. . - Storage operators are generally offer ing l9o a dozen for supplies landed at Portland, and these do not enter the trade at all. ? :. - For a while it was believed that the stricter government regulations, would have a tendency to stop the storage of eggs to some extent but after the first scare the trade har settled down , to a normal 1 basis. It has been proposed that the government prohibit the hold ing In storage1 of eggs longer than three months, but the trade in general ex pects - the measure to be amended so that a year's time will be ullowed. - In California - the governor recently .signed Senator Hare's bill that provid ed that egrs or butter held in storage more than three months shall be labeled with the date they were put In storage when exposed for sale. 'This measure la expected to atop the selling of stor age eggs as fresh Stock by commission men or retailers. PRICE OF PRODUCE- AT SAN FRANCISCO 6an Francisco, March 11. Wheat Australian and propo, J1.52H; Sonora, id propo, ' California ji.oawi-oo; caiirornia club, II-45 1.47V4; northern wheat, blusteifl, $1.52Yi .1.67 Hi club. $1.47401.50; Russian red, fl.46 1.47 Ml milling grades higher. , Barley Fteda good to choice, $1.20 1.22ft: fancy. ll.U; poor to fair. $1.16 1.1$; shipping and brewing, $1,25 I. 80. Chevalier nominal. f-.-. Eggs California fresh, Including cases: Extras, 21o: firsts, 19o; seconds, 17C- ' V v. ... . Butter California - fresh: ; . Extras, 28c; firsts, 26c; seconds, 2 !.". Cheese-NeW California flats,' fancy, 14o; firsts, HHc; seconds, 10c; Califor nia young America, fancy, 16c; 1 do firsts. 16c; Oregon fancy, UHC Stor age: Oregon fancy. 14c; do young Amer ica, 17c; New Tork daisies, 17c;-slngles, 17c; Wisconsin do, 16c. v Potatoes-i-Per cental: River Whites, II. 6601. 96: Salinas Rurhnnlra 12 25(f 2.40; Oregon, $1.8603.10; sweots, 89e per pouna. Onions Per sack, $2.408.60, Oranges Per box, new navels, stand ard. 41.fiOM6; choice, $3.162.40. - 28c: turkeys, alive, 222Sc; dressed, 25 26c; plseons, 2 dosen. - CHEESE? New Oregon faner full cream, triolets and daisler. liiUUc: Young Americas, 1616ic; storage flats, lSH14c. EGGS Local extras, 1J 20c; eastern iresn, ., X3c...r.l,. U i .:: Q rain, Plour and Say. WHEAT Nominal. Track delivery iuu, 4ivomi obojc, xoriy- rold. 85c; Willamette valley, 82c; red Russian, 82c; Turkey red, 85o. ; BARLEY Producers' price 1910 reea, z4tfz.ou; rouea, w, brew ing, $28. MILLSTTJFFS Belling tirlc Bran I $20.00i?21.00; middlings, $21.00; shorts, kKT7mlV' pffi arlei. RO 11.00; eastern Oregon. $19.00 020.00: mixed, 16.0017.00i. clover, $11.00; wneat. in -oo: cneat iiz.ootBis.eo: ai falfa, 112.00 4? 12.60; eats. $13.0014.O0. FLOUR Old crop, patents. $4.75: Willamette, $4.80 per barrel; local straight. $3.864.66: bakeTs. $4.46 4.65; export grades, $8.60; graham, half sacic, it.70: rye. s.b: Daies, Groceries, Unts, Etc SUOAR Cube, $8.30; powdered, $5.40; fruit or berry, "$5.40; dry granulated, $5.40; 0 yellow, $4.70; beet, $5.20; Fed eral Fruoerry, - 6c rasa than v'rult or berry; Honolulu Plantation cane granu (Above quotations are 80 days net cash.) RICE Imperial Janan No. 1. 405c: No 2, 4c; New Orleans head, 7c; i Creole 6 c. SALT Coarse, half around 100s. $8.60 per ton; 60s. $3.00: table dairy, 60s. $18: 100s. $17; bales; $2.26; extra fne bar rels, 2s. 6s and 10s, $46; lump rock, $20.80 per ton. - - BEANS Small white, $4.26: large white, 4. 25; pink, $6.76; bayou, $5.90; Lima. 7.io; reas. js.zb. HONEY New. $8.76 rer case, rsnlts and Tegetables. POTATOES Sfilllna- Drices Best $1.65; seconds," $ltt51.60. Buying car loads select, 6I.360 1.60; ordinary, $1.15 1.25. FRESH FRTTITB Oranges New na vels. $1.752.60 box; bananas. 5c lb.; lemons,-$3.?04.0u; grape fruit. $3.25 pineapples, 67o lb. tangerines. $2.26. VEGETABLES New turnips $1.25; beets. $1.25; carrots, $1.25 per sack: cab bage, $1.50(51.75 per cental; tomatoes, Mexican, $3.00 2.25 Per box; beans, 14c 40. norseraaisn, - s 9 iuc; green . onions, 80o per dozen; peppers,-, bell, 20o lb.; head lettuce, 45tr60o dos.; hothouse, 11.25 Dox: ranis lies 2 ocaoj5fJLliuncUesi celery, 90c per duiierr eggplant, 1 temper lb.: cucumbers, tt.00fil.25 ner box: oeas. 12 He; cauimower. iz.voz.zb per crate; sprouts, xev asparagus, lzwizhit lb. ONIONS No.' 1. $2.4002.60: No. 8. $2; gnrne, TOTse per id.. APPLES-r$1.008.00. Keats, risa and Provisions. FRESH BEEF Wholesale slaughter era' prices: ,' Best steers. 1010Hc; ordl nary, 10Hc; best cows, tftc; oral nary sc. v ; - DRESSEO MEATS Front street hogs, fancv. 10V4ffillo per lb.; ordinary. 100 ib;T heavy.9 M creais. -extrarl2 8D 13ct oroinar" iipuc; yoor. 11c; spring J . rv 1 4 A 1 . MM. m lamo, muiiup, suaia, iwwj beef, 69c . . - - LARD Kettle leaf, tierces, 18c; steam rendered, tierces, 120 per lb.; compound, tierces, 870 per lb. r OYBTERS Shoalwater bay,, per gal lon, ( ); per iou id. sacs, n.t)U: oiym nin ner saltan. 83.26: ner 100 lb. sack $11.60; canned eastern, 65o can, $6.60 dos.; eastern in snen, si.ioiaii per 100. HAMS. BACON. : ETC. Hams. 16JAi 18c; breakfast bacon, 1 8 2 7c ; boiled ham, 2225c; picnics, ISt4c; ; cottage roll, 16t4c per lb.; regular short clearjj, smoked,' 15c; backs; smoked, 169ie; pickled tongues, ooo put ju. . TTtsH Nominal Rock cod. 10c ner lb. flounders, 6c. halibut. c per lb. striped bass, 20o; catfish.' 1212c; salmon bass, 20o; cetnsn.' lzevisttc; sa 16 16c; froxen salmon, 8c; 1 ?c ner lb.! shrimps, 12 He lb. ; p 78c; tomeod, 80; lobsters, !6c; soles, perch, : her rings, 66c; black bass, 20c: sturgeon, 18c lb.; Columbia smelts. lV42c lb.; silver smelts, 7c per lb.; black cod. 7e; crabs, small, $1; large, $1.50; medium. $1.26 oos.; t.aniornia snaa, i ) in. CLAMS Hardshell, per box, 4o lb.; raior clams, ize oosen, 12.2s per box. v ' raiats, ooal oil. Stc N LINSEED OIL Raw bbls., $1.0$; kettia boiled, bbls.. $1.07: raw in. cases. $1.10; boiled, In cases. $1.12 gallon; lots OI Kit iiivua, iv iM, ua cwf meal fnnn, lii markets. s . - ! WHITE LEAD Ton. lots,, 80 per lb.; 600-lb. lots, 80 per lb.; less lots, 6 Ho per lb. &-rh,;'VM-M:. BENZINE 86 degrees, cases, 240 gallon; iron ddjs., ma per gai.on. - ROPE Manila. 8c: si.tal 7Uo. COAL OIL Cases: Pearl, I60;' star, 19c per gauon; eocene, iva ganon; eiaine 28 Ue ration: headllrht. ltlUfl nillon: extra, star. 19 We rallon: water white. bulk, 8l2c per gallon; special water white, i2f ic. . O A SOLlNE Red crown and motor, 15H82ealion-fraiKliii-8 3 6 H 0 gallon ; V. M. & p. naphtha, 1 4 1 21o call on. - TURPENTINE In cases. 81.19: wdod barrels, $M6HJ ifon barrels, $1,13 -ter ganon. WIRE NAILS Basis, $J.70. YARDS FOR FIRST Til OF SEASON nitial 1911 Stuff Coms From Junction City; Hogs Weaker and Price Getting Down 'to Eastern Basis. - Za the Stockyards, North Portland Hogs weaker and lower; : cattle firm; ' sheep firm. , , ....... ' South Omaha Hogs lOo high er; cattle steady to strong; sheepritrong.T" , '.Tr . Chicago Hogs 10 to ISa high er; cattle steady; sheep steady. - ,. J ' - 1 t xxa&rsvaxxa xaxbs. , First spring grass lambs of the sea son arrived to the stockyards today from Junction City, The shipment was ia ex cellent condition. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Calves. Sheep. Tues. , 44 10 St Mon Sat . ...... Frl. . .... Thurs. . . , , Wed,:. ..... Week ago.. 173 92V '66 661 429 81 828 238 2,229 - eSS 404 8,617 ,480 1$ 163 '- I The market for livestock was at a standstill this morning on account ot exhibits at the yards, but late trading shows definite direction of values. Re ceipts, for the day were nominal, but tnis- was a point in xavor 01 - Doner values. , , ' hosts toon a turn ror the better an through the east today, advancing at all centers.' . There was an advance of 10c at South Omaha, which nut the toi ton nrice there to 86.56 or 36.75 to lan here, while Chioago was generally 10c aoove yesterday, with tne run not so liberal. Locally the hog market Seems Inclined to droD to the basis of what stuff ' can be landed here from the east, and latest sales ' have been made but a fraction above the cost of Omaha supplies.' Market lor sheen is firm at tne aa vance auoted exclusively by The Journal yesterday. Only a nominal number of sheep came forward to the market to day. . Among tbe nippers, Mixed stuff J. & Flint Junction Citv. Or., one load hotrs and sheen: R. N. Howard, Westport,- Or., one load cattle and norses. me Horses R. F. Howard drove in A year aco today there was a renerai good feeling in tne enure uvestocK iraae. Official Livestock Seals. Following are official transactions. They are secured direct from sellers. and are therefore absolutely correct as regards averages ana nrice: ffTEERS. Average Lbs. ..1373 1386 1268 Price 6 9 20 31 26 26 , 2 2 1 1 $6.60 6.35 6.25 1308 1161 6.26 6.06 6.85 $.75 6.76 6.60 6.00 ,.1083 ...1221 ...1880 COWS. ...1080 1315 12S0 1078 1266 BULLS. ..Jim .,1800 ..1010 $6.00 6.00 6.50 6.00 4.60 $4.60 4.00 . 4.00 $7.75 $5.25 6.25 'A'.'.'.'.'. 10, bulls rbuii 1 bull . HOQS. 97 hegs , 202 SHEEP AND LAMBS. 262 lambs 85' 262 lambs 81 134 sheen 89 S.76 Kniiowmr is tne renerai ranee or values in effect In the North Portland jll-. ' :. ... . I..ATTL.13J uram rea Bieers, o.zoqp 8.60; best hay fed steers, $6.756.00; fancy, $5.75; cows, best, $5.25 5.60; or- j . ,EAA. .a rt . , ,. t4 AAfRli AA. u, - gnd bulls, $3.00 4.00, : . HCHiH nest iignt, sy.ow s.uu; orai narj, $7.76; heavy, $7.00; feeders, $8.75. BHEEr west yeaning wetners, n. BOO: old wethers. $4.60 4.76: grain ted lambs, $5.266.60; ewes, $4.00. CALVES nest 7.7t; ordinary. .uu poor. $3.00 4.50: - OMAHA HOGS HIGHER Advance of Dime Was Made In tho Yards There Today, ' South Omaha. Neb.4 March 2L Cattle, receipts 1600; market steady to atrong; steers, $8.1006.25; cows and heifers, $4.304.70. sKogs TRBcrtpta-&2fl0- yeTybeafclflc hitrhpr tsalee. Jtt.U(a6.tD. " .... ... Sheep Receipts 6700; market stroni tearlings. $5.26f 5.50; wethers. $4.75(( 5.00; lambs, $6.QO0.U; ewes, $4.40j 4.85. , CHICAGO HOGS HIGHER Run Slightly Lema Than Tear A$jto; Other Lines Are Steady. Chicago, March 21. Run: Hogs, It, 000; cattle, 2600; sheep. 14,000. ' Hogs opened 58" to-loo Tilgherrlosed 10c to 16c above yesterday. Left over, 8300; receipts a year ago, 12,000. Mixed. $6.607.00; heavy, $6:70(96.90; rough; $6.45 6.66; light ,.6.7507.06. Cattle Steady.- Sheep Steady. NORTHWEST,. BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. Clearing today ...$1,888,380.03 Clearings year ago ....... 1,478.625.41 Cain today ..... Balances today . . t Balances year ago ........$ 409.884.63 2fl8.8S8.01 i . . . 68,404.77 . Seattle Banks. Clearings today Balances today ........... $1,782,390.00 248,793.00 Taooma Banks. Clearings today ,$ Balances today ........... 941,432.00 205,068.00 New York Cottoli Market. - Open High. Low. Close. Jan. 1251 53 March April May ... 1445 1447 1459 1448 1446 13S6 1267 144S 1450 1445 1395 1370 1258 1442 1447 1446 1448 1433 1381 1264 1258 144244 144849 144749 1485 (ft 37 1488 35 138884 124J5 1256 (ff 58 125865 Juns .. July Aug. . . ucu kT. M "V. ...... Deo. . . . 1200 VanconveMVenatchee Debate. -Vancouver, Wash.; Mareh 21. The de bating team of the, Vancouver high school will debate with Wenatchee at Vancouver on Friday, March 81. The debate will decids the championship in this district, and the local team is W(urklag.liatd,tor ,., siirtiflu,,,.. f'TltaIa.i come Tax" will be. the subject of tlis cussion, and Vancouver will be on the affirmative" side of the question. . The team has heretofore taken the negative and has bead successful, , FRUIT CROPS HAVE A GOOD OUTLOOK Geo. Davenport Reports .Con ditions -at M osier as Good - as the Best. The last car of apples from the' Mo- sler district has been sent out this sea son. The shipment was made ; to a local produce house. ' ' Fruit crop prospects In the Mosler eountry could not be brighter, accord ing to George I Davenport, formerly In the commission business here, who has just returned from his old home at Mo sler. . '. ., ; i : - "Crop prospects,''! he states, "are un usually good in the Mosler valley; In fact, they could not ' be, better. The weather is Just right for the growth of the buds and the 'orchards are being put In shape for the coming growth. 'While at Mosler I shipped jut car load of apples to Texas but the last car to De sent rrom there this season went to this city.". Cherry buds are now coming out' in the Willamette valley and soon the trees are expected to be in full bloom. While some growers rear that this season will be a repetition of three years ago when a late frost appeared and the fruit crop was ruined, others assert that condi tions are entirely different GOULD STOCK HAS A AT New York. March $1. There was sood buying of Missouri Pacific and a sub sequent advance in the early trading to day, nut tne closing was lower for most issues. - Trading was limited with call, loans nominal at $H per cent Norfolk k. Western has discharged 800 men on account of the smaller traf fics American stocks were heavy in the London market today, but changes were not great. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washing ton railroad has sold $6,434,000 bonds to Hpeyer & co. Range of New York :' prices furnished ny uverpppK & cooka company Description I Open Hlgh Low Amal. Cooper Co. 64 64 63 Am. c. & k ., o. do pf d Am. C. O., c . .. Am. Loco., c . . . . Am. Sugar, C. .. . Am. Smelt, c. . . do pfd A. M. CO Am. Woolen, o.. 115 60 39 60 38 131 120 76 104 3K 36 LAtchlson, c do ptd 1U8 ' 102 D. 0 U., G. M . . . do pfd Bklyn R. T..... Can. Pac, c . . . . Cen. Leather, c. . do pfd .; C. & G. W., c... . C, M. & 8. P... C. & N.. c....'. . Chesa. & Ohio.. C. F. & I., c... Colo. South., c. , . do 2d pfd do 1st jpfd.. ... Corn Prod., c.... do pfd 103 V 87 77 218 29 90 21 21V.I 21 122 1122 145 145 122 144 82 32 63 72 75 Zi 83ft 14 79 82 29 48 ii 79 32 29 48 14 79 U 79 29 is" Del. & Hud...... D. & R. O.. e... Erie, c do 2d pfd do 1st pfd.... O. North., pfd,.. Illinois Central. . Int. Met., c do pfd L. & N.... M., K. & T., e... do pfd Distillers Ore Lands . , . . . Ooldfleld Cons... Mo. Pacific National Lead .'. N. Y. Central .. N. Y., O. & W o. do. pfd North American. 168 82 2 87 47 127 127 127 127 135 19 84 19 64 19 19 58 144 84 84 '84 '38 67 86 86 , 61V 6tl 6 63 51 i08 61 52 108 107 72 125 108 108 41 107 107 107 72tt 72 71 North. Pacific, c. 126 124 126 106 124 126 Pa. Railway . . . P. O., L. & C. Co, Pressed 8. C, c. do. pfd. Reading, c do. 2d pfd. . . . do. 1st pfd. . . Rep. I. & 8. do. pfd. ., Rock Island, c. . do. pfd 126 127 106 107 106 33 07 168 168 157 167U 97 88 33 97 30 69 41 63 31 67 97 97 30 97 29 80 S. L. & S.' F., 2pf 48 42 42 ao isi prn . , S, L. & 8. W., c do pfd So. Pacific, c. Southern Ry., c ' do pfd 82"' 81 117 117 26 117"'- 117 26 5 64 28 i 29 23 61 Texas & Pacific 28 '61 29 61 T., S. L. & W.. do pfd Union I'Ficlfic,"o do pfd U. S. Rubber, c. M 176 177 176 176 91 43 'A 43 44 43 Jin pia 113 U. B. Steel Co.. i do pfd Wabash, o do pfd ...... W. U. Telegraph Wis. Central, c. Westlnghouse . Beet Sugar Utah Cons Third Avenue., loo Securities.. Cons. Oas Biff Four 79 79 78 118 78i 119 119 118 17 17 17 68 72 66 66 45 72 72 67 46 45 24 67 46 44 24 144 146 Railway Springs do pfd. ....... i K. City southern see a do pf Virginia Chem. do ptd,..i.'. Gen. Electric. 66 66 '68 149 149 Wheeling L. Erie Allis Chalnwirs iaiqwrs-.v i. j-. do "pfd. , Am. Can do tofd 8? 9 'is si ' Alton ,Comv;; ;-m o. w. pro ... . . Nevada Cons,,.. Lehigh Valley... Harvester Com.. Mox. National... 18 18 174 174 118 173 118 118 Total sales. 263 300 shares. Money closed 2 per cent News In Brief. (Spwlal Dlffptch to The Jonrniil.) Vanf ouver.. Wash.. March . 21. Lee Brooks of () Vancouver barracks and Miss Ruth Victoria1 of Kentucky were quietly married nt Portland on March 14. Mrs. B. P. Youmans, who is critically ill at St. Joseph's hospital. Is said to show no slfms of improvement John R. Knight of this city and Miss Maudo Henley of w.oodburn. Or., will be married at noon tomorrow at the bride's home In Woodburn. Carl Ouam- berg of Vancouver will act as best man. They win roeiao in-. Vancouver. Mrs. E. Horner of Prosser and Mrs. Albert Hebble of Seattle and families are visiting their sister, Mrs. A. T. MacPherson, of Vancouver barracks.' . Sues for 95000 Damages. (Special plupateh to The Journal. 1 Vancouver, v Waah, March 21. Suit was filed in superior court yesterday Uy .Tnhn Roche, actlnsr for Walter Roche. GAIN OPENING 66 64 64 63 V '60 60" 89 38 121 120 76 76 76 104 10 104 '36" '86 -86" 108 109 107 102V. 102 102 103 103 103 '78" '78" 77 218 219 218 29 29 29 121 145 til HIV. 83 Mr-wardragalwse 44-H-.gmtttrfor-dnfit4 ages in the sum of $5000 and $200 doctor bill.. The complaint sets forth that tbe defendant committed an as sault on Walter Roche and destroyed tbe sight of one eye; EUROPE IS BUG FED LOWER PRICE ' WHEAT BY OMRS Argentina, Australia and Rus sia Offer so Freely That the Foreign Price Is From 4 to 7c Below Ours. . ' By oha XngUs. Great Bend, Kan., March 81. w Dodge to Kinsley, wheat does not show up much yet but im- proving dally, as there is plenty of moisture. There will be some abandonment of acreage in tnis section, but the extent cannot oe determined yet Wheat improves from Kinsley to Great Bend; stand fair to good; weather warmer. World's Wheat Market Portland Cash club, 83$40i blue- stem, 870. . ; Buenos Ayree wneat tteaay. Calcullta Wheat quiet Melbourne Wheat quiet Llverpool Wheat to d lower. Budapest Wheat 4 lower. Berlin Wheat unchanged. Chicago Wheat to lo lower. Minneapolis May, 97 o. Winnipeg May 93 ft RnMmiiatora continue to force the mar ket for wheat here and are paying the same quotations for Portland delivery as for Puget sound. Other buyers say they ho.ua nnt Mil nhnVA ftlfl for club, al though sales have, been conlirmed here as high as 84c EVen the lower figure is a cent aoove wnai ine-sani mwi- ata hitvn Vvnnn offerinr. On the basis of export shipment the wheat market here today is far beyond a business price. Export price for club here is about no traca oenvsry or o under the lowest figure offered and 7o below the highest price. Foreign inter ests sre not keen to take hold, even at the low prices. Ruropa Is still being fed all the winter wheat need. South Amer ica and. Australia, as well as Russia, are the principal shippers at this time and as long as the offering is free at current quotations, no. advance for the Pacific northwest grain may be expect ed for exporting. ; . , . Coarse grain market Is gaining strength, but values are generally sta tionary with only a nominal movement now reported. Hay remains quiet BIG PEOPLE SELL WHEAT Valentine and Armour Supposed to Be Bears tn Chicago. Chicago. March 21. Big people were sellers of wheat today, especially the May option. Closing was Ko'to lo lower. May wheat suffered from severe sell ing pressure, said to be due to the heavy short deals by Valentine and Armour. While the market opened unchanged the closing was a cent lower. July opened c lower and closed a further quarter down. September was unchanged at the start but lost a quarter at the end. Forele-n markets were weak and ren erai ly lower and this gave the market ! here its hesitating tone at the opening. European visible supply of wheat I shows an Increase of 620,000 bushels compared with an increase of 164,000 , bushels last week and a decrease ot 1,118,000 bushels a year ago. Range of Chicago prices furnished by Overbeck & Cooke Co.: WHEAT. Open. i. High. Low. Close. 91 - S9 90 A 8BH 88?i 89 A 89V4 83 88f4 CORN. 49 48 48 A 60 60 60HA 61 61H 61HA OATS. 81 80 80 A 81 8lC 81 31 80 30 A May July 91 89 H Sept ... 89 May July Sept. May July Sept. May July May July Sept. May July Sept. 49 60 em 81 H 31 31 PORK. 1692 1626 LARD. 890 882 880 , RIBS. 946 877 880 ,.1682 ,.1626 .. 882 .. 882 .. 880 .. 927 .. 876 .. 872 1872 1612 879 872 867 925 876 867 1692 1626 887 682 877 932 882 872 Chicago Cash Wheat. Chicago. March 21. No. 2 red, 90 9 91c; No, 3 red, 8990c; No. 2 hard win ter, 90491o; No. 3 hard winter. 88 90c; Ho 1 northern springy 98cf!?$1.01; No. 2 northern spring, 98c $1.00; No. 3 northern spring, 9799c No. 2 spring, 92 96c; No. 3 spring. 9095o. Liverpool Wheat Market. Liverpool, March 2L Wheat Open. March . ..$s 8d May , .6s 9d July , . .. ....... .6a .$d Close. 6s 8d 6s 8d 6s 8d New Tork Metal Market, New Tork, March II. Metals: Bar silver 62 o; Mexican dollars, 46c; London silver unchanged. Copper Lake, $11.80911.90. Lead $4. 40 4.60. Tin $40.7641.OO. SEATTLE PRODUCE PRICES FOR TODAY (TTnlted Preae Leaad WlreJ Seattle, March 21. Butter Washing ton creamery, firsts. 31c; eastern' stor age, 22 23c; eastern fresh, 29 (8) 30c Eggs Local ranch, 22: eastern stor age, 1618c; eastern fresh, 20c. Cheese Tillamook twins, 1414c; Tillamook YoOng Americas, 18J019c; Wisconsin, 14H: Wisconsin i Young Americas, 18 19c; Washington twins, 1416c; Wairhtngton Young Ameri cas, 18 19c; Swiss, 20c; Umburger, 17c; cream, 17a . f . " - - - . ' Sues on Contract, Vancouver, Wash., March $1. Suit was filed in " superior court yesterday afternoon by N. A. Miller vs. A; H. Everlll Machinery company and Ira C. Cresap. The plaintiff alleges that he owns 120 acres of land in section 4. township 8 north, range I east. Clarke county; that he entered into a contract with W. McKlnzle to sell the timber from the farm and was to receive $600 that he did not remove the timber,- but gave a mortgage on it to the A. II. Ever Ill Machinery company, and Sheriff Ira Creeap advertised it for sale. The plaintiff asks a temporary in junction restraining the sale -until such time as title Is decided in court , - THE1 BARBER ASPHALT PAVING-COMPANY Constnicts Asphalt and other "Bitum inous Pavementa 605-608 Electrto Bldg Portland, Or. Oskar Huber, Manager, PIONEER OF 44 DIES AT OSVEGO, AGED 70 : ; ; ? j ; - 8peeil Dimpatch to The Journal.! i Oregon Clty,; March 21-A. H. Bul lock died at his r.ome in Oswego yes terday morning at 1 o'clock: Death was caused by heart trouble. . Mr. Bullock was born in Tennessee. Januarv 8. 1841. He crossed the plains with his parents in 11 4. u was married to Martha Bell on June 14, 1868. Mr. Bullock was s resident of this eity for many years and was well and favorably known here. Besides his widow, he leaves six chil dren: John Bullock of Portland, George Bullock of Oswego, K. Bullock of f Sa lera, Mrs. Harry Baxter of Camas, Wawh... Mrs. Ed Csmpbell of Portland, and Miss Blanch Bullock ot Oswego. The funeral took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church, in Oswego. Rev. Zimmerman of this city officiated. The Interment was in the Oswego cemetery. T Realty Company Incorporates. rr (Special pinpitcb to The Journal) " Vancouver, Wash., March 81. Arti cles of incorporation of the Columbia company, with a capital stock of $45,000, were filed with the countr auditor -yesterday afternoon. H. M. Sawyer and E. W, Hardy are tho incorporators. The trustees are H. F. Davidson of Hood River, Or., Isaac W. Anderson of Taeoma and A. Welch of Portland. The company will .deal in real estate, and Vancouver will be the principal place of business, The corporation, Is to run for 60 years j - Displays Big Beet, (flpecial Dlapatch to Tbe Joernal.) Oregon City, March 21. J. Rowe has on display at the Oregon City Fruit and Produce union warehouse a mammoth table beet that heraised on his farm near Gladstone. The beet weighs IT pounds and la attracting a great deal of attention. Bank Security Savings anrj Trust Company Ovrtjett Building, Fifth and Mortison Streets Capital and Surplus $950,000' Invites Accounts of Merchants, Individuals and Saving! lumber mens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND STARK STREETS CAPITAL UNITED STATES CEPOSITORT. Merchants National Bank . POBTIU.VD1 OK3BGioiirs V,; '.'t 'i'.j"; .f'i'i!:". Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 - TSAITSAOTS A GXUrBXAXt BAHKHTO BVSiarXSS. 4 INTERE8T PAID ON 12-MONTH CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED AVAILABLE THE WORLD OVER. COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. " WE Invite Accounts of Individuals. Firms and Corporations. Assuring Them of Courteous, Considerate Treatment and Every Accommodation Consistent With Conservative Banking. ; ... orrxcess .....1, M h!t. MaTOTrJJSBltalt -f. T. Watsoo. Durham, nest K. In Holbrook. Torres. O. W. Hoyt, Oasalei M. a Catcbing, Capital Surplus Oldest National -Rocky Overbeck & Cooke Co. Gmmiion Merchants : Stocks, Bonds Cotton, Grain. Etc Boarcl of Trade Building Members Chicago Board ot Trade, -Correspondents ot Logan ft Bryan. . CJhJc.g(jrgrkqetonw, We have1 the eniy private wire connecting Portland .with the eastern exchanges. . ' . ... . ...1.. , " - - i . . - , t -i Firstationalflank BUSINESS lil I'll ORGANIZE LI HE EAG (Special Dlipatch te The Journal. 1 , Vancouver, Wasn.,' March . 21, A meeting "waS held at the Commercial club rooms last night for tho purpoa of organizing a business men's league to further the business and. social in terests of the city. Guy Bennett was elected temporary chairman and W. C Stumberg temporary secretary. N. A. Perry ot Holton, Or., president of the Retail Merchants' association of . Oregon., was present and addressed the meeting. Postmaster Chatles B. . Mer rick of Portland "also spoke to some . length on the subject of organisation. ' A committee composed ot WIL llarn--ilton W. . S. Wood and T. Henrichsen, was appointed to look up data and ar range plans for a permanent organize tlon. W. C fltumberg, ,P. Flynn and , C. D. Hayes were narilecTasaommittee j on by-laws. -i. .. -.. ' A meeting will be held next Monday , evening at tbe .Commercial club,, when a . permanent organisation will be perfect ed and officers elected.;K::rJP'f,i.;:tyTK . To Open BraJich Stored ; (Special Dtppatetf toTbe Jraty2.- Vancouver, Wash.. March 21. Wur gaf t Brothers, Harry, Robert and Charles, who conduct a wholesale fruit and grocery store at Eighth and Main ' streets, will . today open a brar.cb store in the public, market arcade on Washington street be-, tween First and j Second. -They have taken a lour" year lease on the apart ment and i will ertabllsh a permanent business. They , commenced business less tharf a year ago, and Jnthat time have built up a trade that warrants more room, and the public was selected as a suitable place for a branch store. Several cars of fruit and supplies ar rived yesterday and were placed la read iness for opening today. . , ., s - Journal Want Ads bring resulta - Notice $500,000 akd dxbectobs. A. T. Smith, .l ; Wm. T. Knir, Asslstaat Cashier. $1,500,C01 $750,003 Bank West of th Mountains ' MORE from the FIRE Cfiiefa: .. "Our (horses never have slipped onbitulithic paved streets exctpt when the paving was covered with : snow and ice."--Fire Captain TJ ""ArTit," Tiww. i ... Wash. in 5