The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings Of I'm
portanes--A Brief Review Of Of the
Growth and improvements Of the Many
Industries Throughout 0nr Thriving Com.
mOnwealth-LAtssi Market Report.


Industries Throughout onr Thriving Com.
monweath-LAtest Market Report.
Philomath will celebrate the Fourth
Of July.
The Hillaboro council has ordered
500 feet of hose.
Sufficient funds have been pledged
for Fourth of July celebration at
Roseburg.
Last week there was 60, 900 pounds
OF wool sold at Blalock for 10 cents
per pound.
Two carloads OF horses were shipped
from Baker City to the East this week
by Susanville people.
S L. Brooks, stockraiser of the
Sandridge, north of Imber, lost his
large barn by fire last week.
The board OF directors of the Hunt
ington high school have decided to
have nine months school this year.
The 18th annual convention of the
Washington County Sunday School
Association will be held June 6 at
Forest Grove.
The Inland Telephone Company has
a crew Of men engaged in stringing
extra wires between La Grande and
Wallowa county points.
The Deep Gravel Mining Company,
incorporated, has assumed control OF
all the mining property heretofore
owned by Winner Bros. & Co., at
Waldo.
The contract has been let for the
hauling of 1900 tons of gypsum for
the Oregon Lime Company from the
gypsum mine to the company's works
at Lime, three miles from Hunting
ton.
There was a SO, 500 fire at Oregon
City the first of the week.
Arrangements are being made to
celebrate the Fourth at Baker City.
The Grand lodge of Odd Fellows
held their encampment at Baker City.
Efforts are being made to develop
the Kaolin deposits, near Huntington.
The people of Forest Grove and vi
cinity are trying to secure a Sunday
train service.
Farmers near Salem say grain is
looking as we'll as it ever did and they
expect large crop this year.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell, aged go
years, an old resident of Oregon, died
at her home in Monmouth last week
The Baldwin Sheep & Land Com
pany, of Hay Greek, will sell at pub
lie auction, June |, 1000, 900 pounds
of wool.
At meeting OF the executive com
mittee of the Columbia River Pack
ers' Association it was decided to raise
the price of canned goods.
Reports from Willamette and
Clackamas river fishermen, near Ore
gon City, say this is the best season
for their work for several years.
The board of trustees of the State
Reform School has let bids for the
laying of 4, 800 square feet of concrete
work, for basement floors and walks.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 60c.; val
ley, nominal; bluestem, 6l@62c.
per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, 81 90@3 40 per
barrel; graham, $3.50.
Oats-White,$ 81. 35@l l.. 40 per GENITAL ;
gray, ST. 30@l. 321a per GENITAL.
Barley-Feed, $l7@l7. SO; brewing,
$l7@17 so per ton
Millstuffs-Bran, SIT per ton midd-
lings, $2l. 80; shorts, $1,000; chop,
$l6.
Hay-Timothy, $12, 50@l4; clover,
$7@950; Oregon wild hay $6@7
per ton.
Hops-12@14c. per lb.
Wool - Valley, Hobo; Eastern
Oregon, 7@l0c; mohair, 20@2lc.
per pound,
Butter - Fancy creamery, 15@
l71ac.; dairy, 13@l4c. store, 1l@
l21ac, per pound.
Eggs - Oregon ranch, l2@121ac.
per dozen.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 1870
36c.; Young America, 13k@14c.
Der pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, So 50@4;
lens, 10000; dressed, ll@l2c. per
lound; springs, $3@5 per dozen
lucks, $5@6; geese, $6@7; turkeys,
i've, 10@l2c; dressed, l4@l6c per
pound.
Potatoes-Old. $1@Ll5 per sack ;
new, 24@216c. per pound
Mutton Lambs 434@5c per
pound groes; best sheep, wethers,
with wool, 81 25@4. so; dressed, 6@7c
per pound.
Hogs - Gross, heavy, $5. 75@6
light, 81 475@5; dressed, 7@71ae. per
pound.
Veal-Large, 61a@7c, per pound
small, 7h@Sc. per pound.
i Beef-Gross, top steers, $5@5. %
cows and heifers, $4 50@4.75; dressed
beef, 8A@S15c. per pound
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