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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1903.. IS EATS ALL RECORDS Spring Orders Largest in History of Grocery Trade. SHIPMENTS ABOUT TO BEGIN California Dnylnp; of Ore-ron Wheat Checked by Loircr rrlces Tlultns nt San I'rancleco Hop Market Cxpcctcd to Improve Soon. Cereals Wheat, aulet, steady; ' oats and barley. eUill; flour. steady. Hope Quiet, with buyers and' sellers apart. Wool Oregons neglected In the East. Country Produce Esgs, lower and weak: poultry, weak: butter, steady. Green Produce California vegetables. In full supply- and generally steady; citrus fruits, plentiful; apples, scarcer. Groceries All lines active; package coffee. higher. Meals Pork, mutton, beef, scarce; veal, plentiful. rrcrlsloca Unchanged. The grocery Jobbers are preparing; for the largest Spring builness In the history of the trade. The movement has hardly commenced yet, but enough orders are In to make certain a volume of business In excess of that of any preceding year. The past week has been an active one In all the local wholesale markets, with an Improved demand, both from the city and country. In produce, the restore has been the slump In farm produce and the heavy re ceipts of green stuff from th'e south. The wheat market has ruled dull, and the flour market about steady. Hops have been quiet. WHEAT The bulk of the trading In the past strong inquiry from California millers. Wheat stocks In that state are depleted, and the consequent rise In the San Francisco mar ket permitted California buyers to enter this territory. At the moment the business has been checked by the decline at San Francisco and the fact that Oregon growers hare' ad vanced their views, as was to be expected un der the strong demand. Most sales reported were within the range of "8c to 80c, but farm ers are now asking on the basis of MHc or Sic Portland. About 10,000 tons of Oregon wheat were bought for shipment to San Francisco by water, and a considerable quantity- la going south by rail, principally Intended for Stockton millers. The foreign demand for wheat li re tarded by the high prices ruling on the Coast, but the movement of wheat previously sold con tinues fairly satisfactory. What effect the marketing of the Argentine crop will have on the demand from Australia remains to be seen. If the Southerners should take it Into their heads to buy from Argentina, the business that the Pacific Coast ports have enjoyed for many months will come to a sudden stop. Of the situation in tbe world's wheat mar kets, J, W. Ituch, of London, writes In the Northwestern Miller: There has not been much activity In the whAt markets of Europe during the week, but the tone keeps firm, owing principally to the small stocks on hand in most of the chief cen ters. The one feature which checks speculative enterprise in the wheat market Is. of course, the probability of large Argentine supplies. Last week I mentioned that the preliminary 1 omciai estimate oi the Argentine crop was 3,100,000 tons, which indicated a .surplus of 2,100.000 tons; but recent mall reports throw considerable doubt upon this estimate, which Is probably put forward for 'stock exchange purposes. It Is, la fact, regarded as tolerably certain that In the south of the province of Buenos Ayrcs the yield Is comparatively defi cient, and that In Entre Itios It Is below an average; In other parts of Buenos Ayres and in portions of Santa Fe the yield. Jt Is true. Is extraordinarily large, but I shall be surprised if the total yield exceeds 2,750.000 tons, thus giving a surplus of 8.000.000 quarters, compared Wltn an export last year of 3,150.000 quarters. That this quantity, large as" It Is, will be handled with comparative ease In Europe. I am tolerably certain for the following reasons: The net imports of wheat and flour in Europe for tbe five months ended December SI are re turned as follows; 1002. or lfiOI. nna loon United KlnuKdom.II.127.GOQ 10.022.dOO lo iris im -. . .......... ,w,vuv . J, lp I .IJ Oirmany. ........ S.833.000 S.2'5.000 1.735.000 Belgium 2.07.000 2. 2O1.000 2,050.000 Holland 1.130,000 1.240.000 1.038.000 Italy 2.400.000 1.500.000 1.000,000 Spain 150,000 276.000 278.000 Sweden fim im rjvr mvt kk s f r, np . . . i Ann nnn ... .... Switzerland and Greece 1.200.000 1.200.000 1,200,000 Total 2t.252.O0O 22.710.000 19,179.000 Rate per annum.. HS.200.000 5i.500.000 46.000,000 In spite of tbe Immense imports, stocks In the countries named were actually rather smaller on January 1 than on August 1. So It may be inferred that tbe weekly consumption of foreign wheat In these countries has been no less than 1,120,000 quarters. Tbe extra-European countries, such as China, the Brazils, South Africa, South Australia, etc. have, during the same period, received about 150,000 quarters per. week, thus giving a total as follows: Qrs. per week. Europe ...1.120.000 Extra Europe 150,000 Total v 1.270.000 It is not to be supposed that the European , countries will require during the next seven months an equal quantity. The signs already are that 100.000 quarters per week less Is being made to suffice. Extra-European countries. however, may easily require more, because Aus tralasia will require to Import about 1.500.000 quarters this year. I believe, therefore, that the requirements during the remaining seven months of the season will be as follows, in quarters, per week.: Europe ... 875,000 Extra Europe 150,000 Total ...1,125.000 To obtain this quantity, we have to look to America. Argentina, Russia and Itoumanla. with a small contingent from India. From Ar gentina the maximum shipments cannot exceed 250,000 quarters per week. Russian supplli will depend to some extent upon the price ob tainable. Hitherto Russia and Boumanla have exported 450.000 quarters per week. The max imum during the remainder of the season is not likely to exceed 350.000 quarters per week, because Roumanla's surplus is now a small one. Russia doubtless has plenty of wheat, but be low 30s per' quart tr c L f. Is not likely to be a wining seller. Otbercountrles, Including. India, may be reck oned on to supply -perhaps 75,000 quarters per week: thus we have a probable total from all countries, apart from America' and Canada, of 675,000 quarters per week, so that 450,000 quar ters per week remains to be furnished by Amer ica and Canada, which countries have since August 1 exported exactly this quantity per week to Europe. ( American holders will prob ably be in the best position to know whether such a quantity as this will be easy to obtain during the next six months, and will, therefore. oe in tne best position to Judge the outlook. FLOUR The local demand for flour continues about even. and. quotations on most brands are unchanged from a week ago. One mill has seen fit to drop its price 10c, because when It pre viously made an advance It went higher than wheat values would justify. The Oriental de mand, particularly from Hong Kong, shows signs of Improvement, but from other quarters then Is no changer The Portland mills are . doing nothing with European business, owing to the recent Are In their mills. The Commer clal-West of February 21 says: At times tor the last six months Australian flour, buyers 'have endeavored to purchase flour of Northwest Canadian mills, and some sales have been made. During the Fall, several rep- , resentatlves of Australian houses were through .the orcnwest. to iook oyer tne situation, with a 'view, to making connections, and .they visited Minneapolis at that time. While they made some Inquiries here regarding the. posslbUItes of business, their preference was for Canadian connections, based on sentimental grounds. But prices were so far out of line at that time business was impossible. During tbe last week there has been a rumor of a 00,000-bsrrel sale of flour to Australia, by a Minneapolis milling company, though up to this time the company has refused to verify the report. But In view of the high prices of Pacific Coast wheat and an apparent Inclination on the part of the Great Northern road to develop such business. It is not Improbable that flour has been sold by Minneapolis mills for Australia. HOPS The hop market rules dull. In the past week only two sales have been reported, those of the Miller and Frye lots at Aurora, at 25c Growers generally are not offering at this figure, and buyers will not pay more. Several dealers are In the market with good-sized lots offered at 25c, and find no takers. The trade, as a rule, does not expect any Improvement in ths demand for the next two or three weeks, but. beginning with the latter part of March, when brewers begin to brew freely, an im proved demand Is expected from both brewers and dealers to cover their contracts. The report from California that holders are more willing to meet the market, desiring to reduce their holdings before the state tax falls due on March 1, Is not generally credited here. This tax. It is claimed, will not amount to more than He per pound, and It also Is stated that In placing valuations on bops the author ities will not assess them at more than two thirds of their market value. A recent dispatch from Honolulu says that two dozen roots of hop plants have been re ceived there. They were sent from San Fran cisco by Agricultural Commissioner Taylor, who proposes to experiment with them. The raising of hops has never been tried In Hawaii. WOOL The American Wool and Cotton Re . porter of February 10 says of Oregon wools In the East: Oregon wools have been neglected, no busi ness having bees done in these as far as can be ascertained. Eastern staple Oregon is of fered freely at 18c On the clean basis, strictly staple Oregon Is offered freely at 18c On the clean basis, strictly staple Oregon Is quoted at 55c and clothing at &0SS2C the latter being an outside quotation. For California, also, there has been but little inquiry, but the position of these wools is pret ty strong by reason of the fact that supplies of choice stock are pretty well cleaned up. A lit tle detective wool Is reported to have sold at 33 6" 35c. clean, and some choice Northern stock at S2c The Reporter qdotes Oregon wools at Eastern seaboard markets as follows: Eastern staple, 17?lSc per pound; Eastern Oregon choice cloth ing, 15916c; do average. 13tfl4c: do heavy, 123 13c; Valley Oregon, No. 1, 20tf21c; do So. 2, 20321c; do No. S. liS2oc: do lambs, 10817c COUNTRT PRODUCE All Interest In this market centers In eggs. Receipts now average 250 cases a day. The shipping outlet is prac tically closed, and retailers are buying sparing ly, as they have no desire to stock up on a falling market. The result Is that stocks are rapidly accumulating and the market Is going down at the same rate. A week ago 25c was quoted. Yesterday morning business opened at 20921c, and before the day closed eggs were offered at 17ic. How' low the market will drop Is a question, but there Is almost certain to be a decline of several cents before bottom Is reached. High prices of poultry have brought In large receipts In the last few days. The demand, which was formerly equal to the supply, has not Increased with the heavier receipts, and the market Is left In a weakened condition. Fancy creamery butter la still scarce. This la the season when receipts usually grow more plentiful, and quotations begin to slow down. That the supply Is not increasing this year Is due partly to tbe fact that condensertes are taking up more of the country's milk supply. The decltne In the California market may let In some shipments from that state soon. An. other car of Eastern butter Is understood to be on the way for a local retailer. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES The fruit market Is liberally supplied with oranges, lem ons and bananas, the demand for which Is en tirely satisfactory. Apples are less plentiful, and are firmer in price. The vegetable marketIs sttkVd.op.wlth all varieties of California produce except celery. which Is scarce. Five or six carlots of vege tables arrived during the week, mostly from Los Angeles. Cauliflower and cabbage are Arm with the advance at San Francisco. Sweet po tatoes are in full supply. GROCERIES, MEATS, ETC. Great activity prevails In tbe grocery line, but price changes during the week have been limited to an ad vance In package coffee, and some fluctuations In a few of the minor lines. . In live and dressed meats, trade Is up to the usual mark. Pork, mutton and good beef are scarce, but veal is more plentiful. Hog prod ucts are unchanged from a week ago. PORTLAXD aiAUKETS. Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Walla Walla, 75377c: bluestem. 87ST8Sc: Valley, TSSSOc BARLEY Feed, f 3.50 per ton; brewing. J24 rolled. 124.50. OATS No. 1 white. S1.159I.20; gray, X1.I2H GL75 ner centaL . - MILLSTUFFS Bran. Il6"per ton: middlings. 124; shorts. 120: chop. 118. HAT Timothy. Mien; clover, tS30: grain. xaeio per ton. FLOUR Valley. $3.75 per barrel; hard wheat straights, $3.4583.75; hard wheat patents, $4.20 64.85; Dakota hard wheat, 11.2085.35; Graham, 13.459 3.85. natter, Pgks, Poultry, Ktc. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 30g32ttc per pound: dairy. 20O22HC; store, 15018c POULTRY Chickens, mixed, 11S123 per pound: young, uhgizhc: nens, i:hc: turkeys. live. lSeific: dressed. lSS20c: ducks, $787.50 per dozen: geese. JigS-W. CHEESE Full .cream twins. 16017J4e: Young America. ITHOlSHc: factory prices 1 l4e less: Eastern, 13HC per pound. EGGS Ranch, 17H621C per dozen. Vegetables, Frnlt, Etc. VEGETABLES Turnips. TSCSOe per sack carrots. 75880c; heets, $1 per sack; parsnips. $1 per sack: cauliflower, $1.75 per crate, cab bage, lVio per pound; red cabbage, 2c per pound; celery, Los Angeles, $2.7583.50 per crate: lettuce, neaa. aoc per aozen: noinouse, $1.7582 per box; green onions, per dozen. 12Vc: Brussels sprouts. 6c per pound; squash, $2.25 per hundredweight: peas, per pound. Sjfcc; pars ley, per dozen. 25c; radishes, ac; green art! chokes. $1.23 per dozen. GREEN FRUIT Apples, table. $18L75 per box: cooking, 50883c: cranberries, Jersey. $1L TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons. $2.7583.50 per box; oranges, navels, $232.75 per box: seed lings, $1.5082; tangerines, $2; grape fruit, $2.50 per box; hananis. $2.2582.75 per bunch; pine apples. $5.50 per dozen., DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. Tife per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 586c; apri cots,, 8810c: peaches. 7H89c; pears, HS8Hc; prunes, Italian. 4H66c; figs, California blacks. 6c; do white, 'He; Smyrna, 20c; plums, pitted,' 4854c RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4-crown; 7Xe: 3 crown, 74 c: 2-crown. 6c: unbleached, seedless Muscatel raisins, 7Hc; unbleached seedless Sul tans. 6!c; London layers, 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; 2-crown, $1.75. POTATOES Best Burbanks, 00875c per sack; ordinary. 4050c growers' prices; Merced sweets. $2S2.50. ONIONSj-Oregon and Washington, 75cS$l per cental: shippers' price In carload lots, 50c per cental. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1902 crop, 24826c per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. J. 16 pounds and up, 15815H per pound; dry kip. Nc 1, 5 to 15 pounds,' 12c: dry calf, Nc L under S Dounds. 10c: dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less man dry sint: salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over. 880c; 50 to 00 pounds. TgSc; under 50 pounds and cows. 7c: stags and bulls, sound. 585Hc; kip, sound, 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. 7e; calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 8c; green (unsalted). le per pound lees; culls, le per pound less; horse hides, salted, each. $L50S2: dry, each. $10 LEO; colts' hides, each. 25850c; goat skins, common, each. 10815c; Angora, with wool on. each. 25c8$l. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 45c; Nc 2 and grease. 2H63c WOOL-Vslley. 12H815c; Eastern Oregon. S8144e; mohair. 25828c Groceries, Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha, .23828c; Java, fancy. 26 2c; Java, good. -208240; Java, ordinary, 18 20c; Costa, BJca. fancy, 18S20e; Costa Rica, I good 16918c; Costa Rica, ordinary, 10812a per pound; tuiumui& mn, fiw. "utnc , 112.23 list: Lion. 111.50. I SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. I1.CS per dozen: 2-pound talis. 12.40; fancy 1-pound flats. M.S0: H-pound Cats, 11.10: Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 75c; red. 1-pound tails. IL20; sockeye. 1-pound tails, 11.45; 1- pound flats. 41-03. RICE Imperial Japan. No. L SS.GZH; no. x. 15.12H: Carolina head. 17.25; broken head. 14. HONEY 15c per No. 1 frame SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, per 100 pounds; cube, 14.85: powdered, 14.70; dry gran ulated. 14.50; extra C, 14 ; golden c eiWJ. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c: boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Maple, 15816c per pound. Beet sugar, granulated, 14.40 per 100 pounds. BEANS Small white, 4,4c; large white, 4c; pinks, 3c: baron. SXc; Lima. 5V4o per pound. NUTS Peanuts. 6c per pound for raw, 83 8Hc for roasted; cocoanuts. 85800c per dozen: walnuts. 13814c per pound; pine nuts. 1031254c; hickory nuts. 7c; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts. I5gl6c; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds, iteisc; chestnuts. ICc SALT Liverpool. Sos. 45o per sack; half ground, per ton. 50s, $14.50; 100s, $14; Worces ter salt. bulk. 320s. $5 per barrel; linen sacks. 50s. SOc per sack; bales, 2s, 3s, 4s. 5s and 10s, $2.10 per bale. OILS Ccal oil, cares. 23c per gallon: Iron barrels, 104c; wood barrels. 19c: Unseed, boiled, oases, 50c; barrels, 54c; Unseed, raw, cases. 57c; barrels, 52c; gasoline, iron barrels, 19Hc; cases. 26c; turpentine, eases. 7Sc; "wood barrels. 74c; Iron barrels. 72c; lots of 10 cases or more, 77c Collier and Atlantic white and red lead, in lots of 500 pounds or more, Oc; less than 500 pound. 64c. Meats and Provisions. BEES' Gross, cows, $383.75; steers. $484.75: dressed. 64074c per pound. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 12e; tubs, 13c; 50a. 12c; 20s. 13c; 10s, 13"e; 5s. 13Hc Standard pure: Tierces. 12c; tubs, 12o; 50s, 12tic; 20s. 12V4c; 10s. 12Sc; 5s. 12c Com pound lard, tierces. DHc; tubs, OVic N VEAL OVriTO Via per pound. MUTTON Grose, $4.5085; dressed. CgSc HOGS Gross. $6.5086.75; dressed. GWffTHc BACON Portland. 1581'Hc per pound; East ern, fancy, 17&:; standard, heavy, 15c; bacon bellies. 15Hc" HAMS Portland. 14144c per pound: picnic lOVic per pound: Eastern, fancy. 1481454c SAUSAGE Portland, ham, 124c per pound; minced bam. 104c; Summer,- choice dry, 17r4e; bologna, long. 8c: welnerwursts, Jc; liver, 7e: pork. be; blood. 7c; head cheese, 7c; bologna sausage link. 7!Jc PICKLED GOODS Portland, pigs feet. H barrels. $4.50; K-barrels. $2.50; lSpound kit. $L Tripe, barrels. $5.50; U-barrela, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1; pigs tongues: H-barrel, $6. DRY-SALTED MEATS Portland clears, 128 12c; backs. HVsQlid; exports. 20825 pounds average. 12H81JV4c: butts. 0810c WHEAT TJXCIIAAGED AT CIIICAGO. AVcnkncss nt the Close Prevented by Lltrht OfTerinRs. CHICAGO. Feb. 25. Lower cables and favor able weather brought out considerable selling In the wheat pit at the start, and a good many longs sold out, while commission bouses had sales for the short account. May opened 6So lower, at 7643T7c but soon advanced on a good demand from commission houses, said to be acting for St. Louis people, selling up to 77ic A little weakness In other grains caused some selling by locals, and a reaction to 77c followed. The light offerings late In the day were tbe main cause tor the fairly Ann feeling which pervaded the pit at tbe close, and final figures on May were unchanged, at 77K877Vtc Corn met an active demand from provision people, and following a slight dip at the out. set. tbe market turned strong. Unsettled weather was a bull factor, as was the poor grading. The close was strong and U6H0 higher at 4G840c for May. The early weakness In corn and wheat af fected oats, but on the advance In grain the market became firmer. The close was strong, with May Ufi&c higher, at 35Hc Provisions were strong throughout the day on good buying by packers, and the close was at a higher range of prices. May pork was up 17Hc." lard was 587Uc higher, while ribs were 1012Hc better. Tbe leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. May $0 76 10 77H $0 76 $0 77U July 73VI 7SV4 Tsg 73. CORN. February May .... July .... 444 44U IS. 4H 454 464 45H 44S . 44fe 4 1 OATS. . -J5 854 . 524 23 MESS PORK. .17 55 17 724 .17 074 17 20 .16 67 16 75 LARD. ,. oran 0 65 . 060 065 . 0 45 0 55 SHORT RIBS, May , July May July September February . May , July , 34H S254 17 55 17 074 18 67H 8 C2V4 9 60 045 067H 0 4714 940 3. 17 724 17 20 16 75 965 DtS 955 9 75 9 57 050 May 0 674 0 73 July. 0 474 0 574 September ... 0 40 0 50 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 77079c; No. 3. 7175c; No. 2 red. 7S'!iS74Sc Com No. 2 and yellow. 44Vic Oats No. 2. 34c: No. 2 white, 3Se; No. 3 white. 34836c Rye No. 2, 49c Barley Good feeding, 43846c; fair to choice malting. 4S85SC Flaxseed No. 1. $1.13; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.1T. Timothy seed Prime, $3.95. Mess pork $17.50817.624 per bbh Lard $9.6089.624 Per cwt. Short ribs sidesLoose. $9.4589.65. Dnrsalted shoulders Boxed. $S.1248S.23. Short clear sides Boxed. $9.874910. Clover Contract grade. $11.80. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 44.100 Wheat, bushels 35.200 Corn, bushels ..396.200 Oats, bushels 35X.20O Rye. bushels 2.000 Barley, bushels 78.100 25,700 19.000 281.900 302.700 1.000 11.000 Grain at Snn Francisco. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Flour Receipts. 37. 755 barrels: exports. 14,187 barrels. Market steady, with a moderate volume of trade. Wheat Receipts. 30.400 bushels; exports. 84,- 000 bushels. Market for spot steady. Nc 2 red. 814c elevator. S2ic t. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. 894c f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba, SOc f. o. b. asoat. An early decline under weak cables and barish crop news yielded to later covering on the corn strength. small Northwest receipts and steadier late ca bles, the afternoon market holding about steady and closing net unchanged. March closed 83Kc: May. 80 13-16881 3-1 6c closed Sic: July. 78 1-16 7SHC, closed aBitc; eeptemoer, iurXf.i4,c closed 76jc Butter Receipts. 7100 packages. Market firm. State dairy. 15825c; creamery, extra, 2Sc: creamery. 18827c Eggs Receipts, 18,000 packages. Market easier. State and Pennsylvania, lOttc; Westerr uneandled, 16c Hops Quiet. HidesFirm. Wool Firm. Chances In Avnllnble Supplies. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Special cable and tel e graphic advices to Bra ("street's show the fol lowing .changes in available supplies, as com pared with last accounts: Bushels. Wheat, United States and Canada, east of Rockies, decreased................. 474.000 Afloat for and in Europe Increased. ...1,890.000 Total supply Increased 1,326,000 Corn. UnKed States and Canada, east of the Rockies, Increased 298,000 uats, uniiea ciates ana cansaa. east of tbe Rockies. Increased 1.4O9.000 Grain sit San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Wheat weaker. Barley weaker. Oats firm. . Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.45S1.524; mining, $1.57 VL.OU-. Barley Feed. $1.188L20; brewing, $1,218 Oats-Red. $1.258LJ2ti; white. $L27H8J.45; oxacx, si-sut; !? Call board sales: Wheat-Weaker; May, $1.43T,; December. $l.Z3?i; cash. $1.5214. Barley Weaker: May. $1.154. Com Large yellow. $1.S5Q1.40. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 23. Wheat Cargoes on pas sage nominally uncnangea: cargoes No. standard California, 31s Sd. English country markets steaay. LIVERPOOL, Teh. 25. Wheat Oulet: No. standard. California, 6s HHd. Wheat and flour in fans auiu French country markets quiet out sicaoy. tteswer m jngiana fine. Wheat at Tacoma. TAjCOMA. Feb. "S Wheat Unchanged .and sicaoy; oiucsism, sec; C1UD, 70c STOCKS ARE DEPRESSED UXDEIlTOXn OP THE NEW YORK MARKET IS WEAK. Tlehtenlnsr of Money Contlnnea to Be the Dominant Factor In Ilnmpeii lntT Speculative .Enthusiasm. NEW TORK, Feb. 25. The undertone of the stock market continued depressed today, al though the movement of prices was feverish and Jrregular throughout. There was quite a general show of strength at tbe opening, and Individual points of strength at different times afterward, but nothing In the way of gains was left it the close, which wai dull and weak. The tightening course of tbe money market continued to be the dominant factor In dampen ing speculative enthusiasm. Time money rates continued to harden, and lenders do not care to do business at lower rates than 4K83 per cent for any period. This waa the decisive In dex of the money situation. There was a tight ening here and relaxation there In other matters bearing on tbe money situation, but they were the result of offsetting factors. Yesterday's heavy demands from Chicago Introduces a new factor of Importance Into the situation. The Subtreasury was not called upon today to make any further transfer to that point, but New York exchange at Chicago declined 10 points to 40o discount, showing a continuance 01 tne pressure for funds. Yesterday's transfers through the Subtreas ury, combined with very large customs collec tions, brought the loss to the Government In stitution for tbe day up to $2,219,000, making the aggregate loss since Friday on that account $3,330,000. There Is some talk that this heavy drain upon cash resources will be offset by a large contraction In the loan account of tbe banks by a transfer to foreign lenders. As a matter of fact. loan bills made their reappear ance in the foreign exchange markets today, and were principally responsible for the easier tone In that market, although there were large export takings of com today, and London bought stocks slightly on balance. On the oth er hand, sterling exchange at Paris reacted again. It was not known, however, until after the close of the market that arrangements had been made for the .shipment of $750,000 In gold to Buenos Ayres. This Is described as a special transaction, but Its effect on cash reserves Is not different from the regular transactions. It Is not Improbable that the weak closing in the stock market was due to an Inkling of this news. The lack of confirmation of yentenJay's ru mors regarding Wabash and St. Louis & San Francisco as to possible deals connecting those railroads with other large systems naturally led to realizing. The advance in Rock Island had the appearance of an effort to revive the influence of the rumors. The special pressure against Metropolitan Street Railway was also regarded as rather ominous. The rise In St. Paul was due to the possibility that the di rectors at tomorrow's meeting may take action on the proposed new stock Issues. Amalgama ted Copper felt the benefit of an advance in the selling price to Europe of the metal. Laclede Gas and North American reflected tbe report of the purchase of the former by the latter. The buying of Sugar was attributed to favor able trade reports. . The bond market was quite broad, but the price movement was Irregular. Total sales. par value $2,450,000. United States bonds were' all unchanged on the last call. CLOSING- STOCK QUOTATIONS. STOCSa. 1 87W Atchison do ptd Baltimore & Ohio do pfd Canadian Pacific ...... Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio.... Chicago Sl. Alton do pfd Chlcaco A Eastern III. 11.1001 S6VI son riainirmu. S.600 1.400 100 100U iw.i loon 07 ii 9M 03H 07 U 93M 3.100 137?, 137S 5i; 55H 'ssvi 15 604 35 Chicago Great Western. uo A prd , do li pfd , Chicago & N. W Chicago Term. A Tran do pfd 200 200 200 334 C. C, C a. St. Louls UO "joiorado Southern dr 1st pfd do 2d pfd . Delaware & Hudson.. 8001 ITOK Del.. Lack. & Western. Denver A Rio Grande.. co pia Erie do 1st pfd , do 2d pfd Great Northern pfd.. Hocking Valley do pfd ...... Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd ....... Lake Erie & Western do pfd 100 8.000 l.sro 1,200 "360 2.000 884 100'i 106 VJ 14494 USUI 1.500 144V. Louisville A Nashville..1 400il254 1.70O142U 35,100 137H I Jiacnaitan iterated ... Metropolitan Street Ry. Mexican central ...... Mexican National Minn. & St. Louis Missouri Pacific M.. K. & T do pfd New Jersey Central Norfolk & Western. .... do pfl Ontario & Western Pennpy'vanla Reading do 1st pfd do v pfd...; St. Louis San Fran do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis S. W. do pfd St. Paul do pfd Southern Padflo Southern Railway do pfd Texas tt Pacific Toledo. St. L. & W.... do pfd ............... Union Pacific do pfd -Wabash do ptd Wheeling A Lake Erie. do 2d pfd Wisconsin Central do pfd Express Companies Adams American United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper ., Amer. Car & Foundry- do pfd American Linseed Oil do pfd Amer. Smelt. A Refln.. do pfd Anaconda Mlnlnr Co. 2.500 1.500 10O iooiioo4 12,20041 Iff 100U8O 1.800 74K "i'soo 3.000 8.100! 4.000 5001 sow 200 10O 0.000 wl 1,300 35t 100 235 400! .1.500! 1001 4.600 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4,400 L200l joioraao Kuel & iron.. consolidated Gas , Cont- Tobacco pfd...... General Electric Hocking Coal International Paper ... do pfl Laclede Gas National Biscuit National Lead ......... North American Pacific Coast , iPaciflo Mail People's Gas Preseed Steel Car , do pfd Pullman Palace Car... Republic Steel do pfd Sugar , Tennessee Coal Iron. 21HI JOOjlOO tioo 100 1.000' 2tlX 119 264 116 l.JfOllMV TOO) 634 7001 04i loaii 04 W 4.400! 224 VUW ri 2. 400' 123 Union Bag & Paper Cc go pro United States Leather. do pfd ............... 134' 92Hl United States Rubber.. 00 prd United State Steel.. do pfd Western Union American Locomotive do ctd CQll 1.2P0I SOS Kansas City Southern.. 1.500 3 ao pra Rock Inland do pfd S0O 58V 74.200' 504 ! Total sales for the. day. 4S7.700 shares. BONDS. res.lOTH'Atchlson adj. 4s V. a 2s, ref. do coupon do 3a, reg. do coupon do new 4s, ...1074'C & N.W. eon. 7S.132 1UI IU. & It. U. 4S ......juittlAonriem i'ac 3S.. ?zy reg.. 136 do 4s 103 lUWBouthera Pac 4s.. 02 reg.10SU Union Paclflc 4S...103 , do eld 4a. do coupon do Ss. reg. do coupon 100 IWgst Shone 4s 1114 102?4fV71s. Central 4s.... 02VI v7t Gold for Sonth America. . NEW TORK. Feb. 2S.-A shipment of $750, 000' American gold will be .made to Buenos Ayres tomorrow by -New York banks. The gold Is reported to' bare been taken from the Subtreasury. This Is the first shipment of cold to South America In some weeks. There are reports of further shipments. Money. Excaance, Etc NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Money on call steady. .2483 Per cent: closing. 2 per cent. Time money firm: all periods. 4133 per cent; prime mercantile paper. 4K85 per cent. Sterling exchange easier, wits actual business In tankers' bills at $4.875084.8755 for demand and at $4.842584.8430 for 60-day bills; posted rates. $4.S54 and $1.884: commercial bills, $4.83484.84. Bar silver. 4SC Mexican dollars. 3Sc Government bonds steady: railroad bonds ir regular. LONDON. Feb. 25. Bar silver Arm. 22 5-16d per ounce. Money. 3t03 per cent. Rate of discount tor short bills, 3H per cent; for three months' bills, 34 per cent. Consols for money, 02 7-16; for account, 824. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Silver bars. 4SSc per ounce. Mexican dollars, 3S83SHc Drafts Sight, 15c; telegraph, ITHc , Sterling on London Sixty days. $4.864; sight. .8S-4. London Money Market. LONDON. Feb. 25. The release of $15,000,000 In connection with the retirement of treasury bills, in addition to disbursements tor railroad dividends, temporarily eased the rates for money In the market today, but tbe effect was lessened by the call for $10,000,000 for the Japanese loan. The lndebtednes to the Bank of England Is now about $33,009,000. Bank Clearings. Clearincs, Balances. $122,814 104.813 37,339 33.8S3 Portland $805,579 Seattle 767.752 Tacoma t.. 415.054 Spokane 293,241 Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Today's statement of the Treasury shows: Available cash balances $221,666,914 Gold .. ... 104.614,260 EASTliltX LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chlcaxo. Omaha and Kansas City. rntiCAOO. Feb. 25. Cattle Receipts. 21,000. Including 200 Texans. Market active and 10 15c. lower than Monday. Good to prime steers. $5.3585.90: poor to m odium. $3258-.7S: stock ers and feeders. $2.3584.60: cows. $1.4094.50; heifers, $284.00; canners, $1.4082.50: bulls, $2.3584.25: calve. $3.2584.75; Texas fed steers. $3.5084.50. Hoes Receipts. 37.000: tomorrow, i,ww; leit. over, 600. Market opened slow; average strong. Mixed and butchers. $8.8037.15; good to choice heavy,' $7.1587.35: rough heavy. $6.3087.10; light. $6.4386.80; bulk of sales, ia.voyi.ia. Sheep Receipts. 23,000. Market steady .and lower. Good to choice wethers, $585.60; fair to choice mixed, $484.75; Western sheep, $4.75 85.50; native lambs, $1.7586; Western lambs, $4,758. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25. Cattle-Receipts, 700 head. Including 300 Texans. Slarket steady to 10c lower. Native steer. $3.5083.25: Texas and Indian steeTS."-$3.1084.20: Texas cows. $2 83: native cows and heifers. $1.5084.25: stock era and feeders. $384.90; bulls. $2.2583.00; calves. $2.7587: Western steers. Western cows, $1.8583.05. Hogs Receipts, 9000 head. Market weak to 10c lower; bulk of -ales. $6.8537. Heavy. $0.85 87.05; packers. $6.6593.90: medium. $6.S09 6.95; mixed. $6.4086.80; Yorkers, $6.7586-80; pigs, $5.9086.20. Sheep-Receipts, 3000 head- Market steady to lower. Muttons. $3.5086; lambs. $3.6086.75; range wethers. $385.70; ewes, $3.2585.45. OMAHA. Feb. 25. Cattle Receipts, 4500. Market steady to easler.v Native steers, $3,758 5.25: cows and heifers. $384: canners. $1,758 2.75; stackers and feeders. $384.50; calves. $3 06: bulls, stags, etc. $.53.ia. HOgs Receipts. 8500. Market 5c lower. Heaw. lg.S0ft6.95: mixed. $6.7536.80: light. $6.7086.75; pigs, $686.70; bulk ot sales, $6.75 6.80. Sheep Receipts. 9500. Market steady. Fed muttons. $3.2583.75; Western. $565.40; weth ers, $3.7584.60; ewes, $284.23; common and stockers. $58i. SAX FHAXCISCO MAItKETS. Prodnce Prices Current In the Day . City. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Flour Is steady. Apples are fairly steady. Fancy potatoes are steady. Onions are easy. Vegetables Garlic 2V4C3o per pound: green peas, 488c per pound; string beans. 20o per pound: tomatoes, $282.50; onions. 35875c: egg plant. 20c Bananas 75c6-50- Limes Mexican. $484.60. California lemons Choice, $2.50; common, 75c Oronges Navel. $1.258250. PlneaDDles $2.5083.50. Potatoes Early Rose, $1.108L25; River Bur- banks. 40855c: river reds. 358-40o; saunas Burbanks. 75c8$I; sweets. $1.60; Oregon Bur banks, 65cfi$I. Butter Fancy creamery, 33c; do seconds, 31c: fancy dairy. 32c: do.seconds, 29c Eggs Store, 18019c; fancy ranch, 2lc; East em. 18319c Cheese Young America, 1448150: 'Eastern. 16817HC Wool Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 139 14c: mountain, 8810c Poultry Turkey gobblers. 15817c; do hens. 15817c: old roosters. $583.30: young roosters. $6.5037.50: small broilers. $484.50; large broil ers. $585.50; fryers, $5.5066.50: hens, $586; old ducks. (586: young ducks. $688. Hay Wheat. $11814; wheat and oats, $118 13.60; barley. $16811: alfalfa. $10812; clover. $100.50: straw. 45855c per bale. Hops 21826c MUlstuffs Bran. $20821; middlings. $26827. Receipts Flour, 15,662 quarter sacks; wheat. 73,006 centals: barley, 3605 centals: oats, 540 centals: beans. 5 sacks; potatoes, D66S sacks; bran, 1161 sacks; middlings, 568 sacks; hay, 441 tons; wool, 65 bales; hides, 233. Metnl Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-rTIn was very Arm In London again today, advancing 1 to 133 15s for spot and to 131 4s for futures. Locally, the market was Arm. but trade was quiet. Prices were advanced C closing at 29.508 29.75c Copper followed up Its recent gains with an other advance of 3s Od In London, closing there at 59 Is 3d for spot and 59 3s Od for futures. It was higher here also. Standard Is quoted at 12.624c: Lake and electrolytic 12.12S 13.37HC; casting. 12.87H81S-12HC Lead was quiet and unchanged here at 44c and In London at 12 3s Od. Spelter was 2s 6d higher In London, at 21 10s, but locally It was quiet and unchanged at 5.0585.10c Iron was higher abroad. Glasgow, closed at SSs Od and Middlesboro at 50s 7Hd. Locally. Iron remained quiet. No. 1 foundry Northern Is quoted at $24824.50; No. 2 foundry Northern. $22822.50: Nc 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $23.50824.50. Warrants are nominal. GLASGOW, Feb. 25. The pig Iron market was excited today, the quotations reaching $14. It was reported that a big buying order had been received from America. St. Louis Wool Slarket. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 25. Wool Lower; territory and Western mediums. IKilBc; fine, 13316tic; coarse. 138154c GREAT HORSEBACK RIDE. German Officer "Will Cross Asia and Europe to Berlin. VICTORIA. B. C. Feb. 25. Lieutenant Ton Saltiraann. who has bee3connected with the German forces lfi China, has left Tien Tsln to ride to Berlin on horseback. He'rodc an Australian horse, and had with him one JIafu and two ponies. He Is rid ing via Talhuan Fu, Shansl, Han Chow, Kau Chau. Kansu. the Tien Shun Moun tains via Chiral, East Turkestan, Kara shar, Aksu, Kashgar. and then over the Terek Pass Into the Russian Province of Ferghana to Khokand, thence via Sa markand, Bokhara.and Merv to the Cas pian Sea. After a short star at Constanti nople he will go direct to Berlin, where he arrives in. May. McGravr Filed Bankruptcy Papers. DETROIT, Feb. 25. Homer McGraw. one -of the directors of the wrecked City Savings Bank, of this city, today filed a petition tn bankruptcy. His liabilities total JS0CO0O, and his assets, besides real estate, $7061 Mr. McQ raw's bankruptcy was contributed tn largely by the ruling of the Circuit Court holding him and Charles Anderson, the cashier, and also a member of the school board. liable for iiV31 of the school funds that were on deposit in the bank when It suspended. Mr. McGraw was one of the sureties. HURTS PRUNE DEMAND HEAVY SCrPLY OF CHEAP APPLES IX EASTERX MARKETS. Cut-Itnte Offers on Xevr-Crop Lima Beans Salmon Packer Withdraw Low Prices an Fntnres. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. (Special.) Under a quiet Jobbing demand, prunes show some steadi ness on 40-50s and 50-COS in 25-pound boxes, but other sizes through the list are under a quiet Jobbing demand. Prunes show some steadiness on the large sizes, but the. small fruit is easy. Offerings of outside fruit In sties 60s to 90s press somewhat, and sales are reported to near by points at 4Hc for 60s. 4c for 70s and 3Vjc tor 90s In 25-pound boxes. Irregular counts In the small sizes are also depressing the situation. For 40-50s on outside fruit, these figures can be shaded. The heavy supply of cheap apples has Inter fered with the demand for prunes usual at this season. Coast wires still note easiness, but low offerings are not attracting buying.- The for eign markets are quiet. Oregon prunes sre steady. Offerings of 1903 crop Lima beans are made by a Chicago Interest at $4 per hundred weight for October, and $3.75 for November, tab. Coast. Old crop offers at $4.20 f. o. b. Stocks In first hands are figured at 250.000 bags, of which 75,000 bags are in weak hands. Spot Is easy at $3.05. Salmon Is quiet. Sockeye halves offer from one holder at S5o here. Cheap grades are easy at 65c for pink and 65c for chums. The Alaska Packers' Association Is withdrawn on futures. Hops closed featureless. Coffee and Sngar. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Coffee Futures closed steady. Sales, 117.000 bags. Including: March. $4.3084.35; May, $4.5084.55; June. $4.60; July, $4.6584.70; September. $4.8084.00; October, $4.95; November. $4.05; December, $5.2085.25. Spot Rio quiet; No. 7. 5Hc Sugar Firm; fair refining. 3,,c: centrifugal, 96 test. 3i,c; molasses sugar. 3c Refined un settled. Crushed, 6.45c; powdered, 4.S3c; gran ulated, 4.75c Xevr York Cotton Slarket. NEW YORK. Feb. 23. The "cotton market opened weak at a decline ot 7611 points and closed firm, net 2 points lower to 4 points high er. Futures closed steady. March, 9.83c; April. 0.82c; June. 0.62c; July, 9.63c; August. 9.31c; September. 8.78c: October. 8.46c; Novem ber and December. 8.38c. Middling uplands, 10.05c; do Gulf, 10.30c; sales, 300 bales. Dairy Produce at Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 25. On the .Produce Ex change today the butter market! was steady; creameries. 186274c; dairies. 14824c Eggs Easier. 14 He Cheese Steady: 12H813HC ILLUSTRATION NO. 1. The Oldest Trust Company In Oregon. PORTLAXD TRUST COMPANY OF OREGOX. Incorporated April 22. 18S7. Many people have money lying idle awaiting Investment. Many banks and trust companies Issue time certificates ot deposit on which they pay interest-People do not take these because they do not want to lock up their funds for long periods. WB issue certificates and pay interest there on without this objectionable feature. We shall be glad to explain It you will call on PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON P00S0N, PELOUBET & CO. Public Accountants New York Chicago St. Louis Butte . 20 Broad Street Marquette Building Chemical Building Hennessy Building TRAVELERS' GUIDE. CHICAGO and. all points East and South are best reached from Minnea polis and St Paul Tlx tcsTRMiairfl The peer of all Una trains between these large cities la the famous NORTH-WESTERN LIMITED For Lowest Hates, Time of Trains. Etc., Address H. L. SISLER, General Ascent, 248 Alder Street, Portland, Or. TIME CARD OF TRAINS PORTLAND Desart. Arrlre. Pugtt Bound Limited for Ta coma. Seattle. Olympla, South Bnd and Gray's Harbor points 8:50 am B:30pni North Coast Limited for Ta coma Seattle. Spokane. . ....! XT... Va.V Boston and all points East and Southeast Twin Cttr Express for Ta ' 2.-00 pa T.-00 am coma. Seattle. -Spokane. Brians. St. Paul. Mlnae asolts. Chicago. New Tors. Boiton and all points East, and Bouthtas;...... .U:S pa T00sm North Coast-Kanjos City- " St. Louis Special, for Ta-co-na. Seattle. Spcaane. Butte, Billings. Denver. Omaha. Kansas City, St. Louis and all points East and Southeast 2:00 pm 7 .-09 am AU trains dally except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pas sengtr Agent. 233 Morrison St.. corner Third. Portland. Or. Willamette River Boats Steamers ALTON A and RAMONA leave Tay. .lor street daily except Sunday at 6:45 A. M. for Salem. Albany, Independence. Corvallls and way landings. OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO., Offloe and dock, foot Taylor St. TRAVELERS' GTJIDKt. OREGON Short Line m and mim Pacific 3 TRAINS to the East DAILY - Through Pullman standard and Tourist sleeping-cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City: through Pullman tourist sleeping-cars 'person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Kansas Cltr. St. Louis and Memphis; recital eg chair cars (seats free) to the East dally. UNION DEPOT. Leare. ArrlTo. CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:20 A.M. 4:30 P. iU SPECIAL. Daily. Daily. For the East via Hunt- ington. SPOKANE FLYER. ' 6:00 P. M. T:33 A. M. For .?.aftem Washing- Daily. Dally, an. Walla Walla. Lew- lston, Coeur dAlene and Gt. Northern oolnts vJJi? . E?pRS S:13 P. it. 10:30 A. M. Ington? ' DmUr VtUT' OCEAX AXD ltlVElt SCHEDULE. FOR SAN FRANCISCO Vs. GS? w Elder- From Feb. 21; Mar. 3. 13. Alnsworth s q r-M v., Doe. 3:00 P. M. a. s. Columbia 8:00 P. M. Feb. 26; iiar. 8, 18. JS1?, ASTOrjA .'lDa wtr SM p- i!- 3:00 P. Jt. points, connecting with Dally ex. Dally i?!;tS!'r,or ilwaco nd Sunday. except North Beach, steamer Saturday. Sundiy. Hassalo. Aih-it. Dock. 10 p.m. c , ... 0:A.M. About For Salem. Corrallls Mondays. 8:00 P. M. and'way points, steam- Wednesday Tuesdays, jr Ruth. Ash - street Fridays. Thursdays. Dock (water permitting) aatnrtays. FOB. DATTON, Oregon 7:00 A. M. 30 P. M. Cty and Yamhill River Tuesdays. Mondays, points, steamer Elmore, Thursdays. Wednesday . trttt Dock. Saturdays. Fridays. ' (Water permitting.) For Lewlston. Idaho. 4:03 A. M. About t?T WT Points, from Dally 0:00 P. M. Rlparla. Wash., steam- except Dally ex. ers Spokane or Lewis- Saturday. Friday. ton. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington. Telephone Main 712. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. J7"5r Jokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar thur and Vladivostok. INDRAVErjJ SAILS ABOUT FEBRUARY 28. For rates and full Information call on or ad drera odclals or agents ot O. R- A N. Co. EAST via QAIITH UVUlll Ss Leave Union Depot Arrive- OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, 80 P. M. far Salem. Rose burg. Ashland, Sac 7:43 A. If. r a m e mo. urflen. San Francisco. Mo ll ve. ucm Angeles, El Paso. New Or leans and the -East. Momlnr train con- 8:30 A. M. :7:00 P. It, nects at Woodburh (daily except sun day) with, train for Mount Angel. Bil verton. Browns ville. Springfield. Wendling and Na tron. Albany passenger .. Connects at Wcod burn with Mt. An gel and SUverton local. Corvallls passenger. 40 P. M. 10:10 A K. 7:33 A. M. 3:30 P. M. H JO P. M. I Sheridan passenger. S -23 A. X. Dally. IIDaliy except Sunday. PORTLAND-OS WEGO SUBURBAN SERTICB AND YAMHILL DITVI3ION. Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:30 A. M., 12:50. 2:05. 3:25, 5S0. 825. 8:30, 10:19 P. M. Dally except Sunday, S:SO, 6:30. 8:33. 10:23 A. M.. 4:00, 11:30 P. M. Sunday only. 0 . 00 A. M. Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland daily 8-30 A. M.. 15. 8:00. 4:35. 6:18. 7:33. :S5. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 823, 7:23. 8:30 10:20. 11:43 A. M. Except Monday. 12:23 A. M. Sunday only, 100 A. M. Leave from same depot for Dallas and Inter mediate points daily except Sunday 4:00 P. M. , Arrive Portland 10:20 A. M- The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates dally to Monmouth, and Alrlle. connecting With S. P. Co." a trains at Dallas and Inde pendence. First-class rebate tickets on sale from Port land to Sacramento and San Francisco: net rate. 817.SO: berth. 85. Second-class fare, 813. without rebate or berth; second-class berth. ''rickets td Eastern points and Europe. Also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and Washington streets. Phone Main 712. threat Northern Ticket Office 122 Third SL Phone 68 Cheap rates from all points East February 15th to April 30th. ChlcnRO .33.00 St. Panl 925.00 For full Information call on or write H. Dickson. City Ticket Agent. Portland. Or. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE KAGA MAFJU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points, will leave Seattle About March 10th For South-Eastern Alaska Leave Senttle D A. M. Steamship COTTAGE CI I t or CITY OF SEATTLE, Feb. S. 11. 17. 23; Mar. L Steamers connect at Ban Francisco wltn companya steamers for ports In Cali fornia, Mexico and Humboldt Bay. For further Inform- linn nht.ln enliWr. Itlgnt reserved to change steamers or sail, lng dates. AGENTS TL L. MURTON. "249 Washington St.. Portland: F. W. CARLETON. 901 Paclao ave.. Tacoma: Ticket Office. 113 James St.. Seattle. GEO. W. ANDREWS. North-Western Passenger Azent. San Francisco. Ticket Of fice. 4 New Montgomery St. C D. DUN ANN Ccn. Pass. Art.. San Francisco. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. lO OC-WSSrUOTtJ-21 LEAVES Depot Fifth and I ARRIVES I Streets. j For Maygers. Rainier. Clatskanle. West port. Clifton, Astoria. War- renton. Flavcl, Ham 8:00 A M. mond. Esrt Stevens. 11:10 A. 2C Gearhart Pic.. Seaside. Astoria and Seashore... Express Dally. 7:00 P. M. Astoria Express, 9:40 F. M. Dally. Ticket ocice, 2S3 Morrison st. and Union Depot. J. a MAYO, a en. Pass, Act.. Astoria, Or. -,tr