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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1903)
THE H023&I3G OKEGONIA2S. .THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1903. lb ARE STOCKING UP Interior Merchants Prepare for Big Winter Trade. GOOD WEEK FOR JOBBERS Hop Mnrltet Hott Yet Opened Activ ity in "Wheat Expected Soon . Local Produce and 3Ier chandixe Quotations. Local trado In the past -week -was the best af the season, acordlug to the reports of gro :ery Jobbers. Interior merchants are stocking op well, anticipating a biff business-this Win ter, In view ot the good prices received for ill kinds of crops. The hop market is ex pected to open within the coming weckl "Wheat fading is light, but a period of activity is txpected as soon as prices get to an ex pert basis. The produce trade was only mod erate last week. "WHEA7 There is not much activity in the wheat market,, as the lower price has checked idling. The tendency Is downward and the market la approaching the actual export basis. If there Is no change In the situation It Is expected that farmers will become liberal sell ers In the next two or three weeks. Quota tions yesterday were 77- cents for club, 81 cents for bluestom and SO conts for Valley. The foreign trade situation Is thus euramarized by J. "W. Rush, of London, In the Northwestern Miller of September 0: The wheat market in this country remains extraordinarily quiet and unaffected in face cf the continued bad weather for the English Crcr. not 20 nor rnnr f -V,IM la nrnhoMv jet cut, and of which perhaps only halt a uozen tnresnea samples have yet been seen. This Is nearly a month later taan an early eea con and at least a fortnight later than the average. It is now quite clear that the English wheat crop will be poor In quality and rather short In yield, and unless the weather soon changes for the better very little will be in condition to be threshed this side of Christmas. The nrosnect. therefore. Is for demand for foreign wheat during the ;next few months. 'just as was the case last year, owing to the poor condition of Enelish wheat which led to a gradual improvement in the ot most sorts and especially of American Spring wheat. It is worth noting, however, that today's J prices of Spring wheat are -is per quarter nigner tnan at this date last year, while In dian and Russian wheats are Practically at the name level. The trade here is In the meanwhile very slaw to move, hoping almost against hepe that the weather 'after all may set In dry and fine and enable the crops to be harvested in gooa condition. The traae is imnrcssed hv the 'nrtliwtsrn Miller's figures as to the Northwest Spring wneat crop cabled as 1G4.000.000 bushels for Minnesota and North and South Dakota; es timates being also cabled at 147.000,000 and 1C5.000.000 compared with 187,000.000 last I year. If these be correct It is argued that In view cf the exhaustion of old stocks of Snrln wheat this country can not expect the usual supriy or tnis sort of wheat nor can it be expected that Spring wheat flour from Min nesota will be offered cheaply. The weak point In the situation and one that checks speculative buying on any im portant scale is the position In France. In the south and part of the center of that country good crops have been harvested wnll nnd th I lew rrice of 33s Cdf3Gs fid per -ISO pounds as oeing accepted. In the north, the crop re mains in the fields, and according to a. ronoi-t recently issued, it is said by the Ministry of Agriculture, much damage has been done by me recent neavy storms. The north, however, can buy native wheat in the south nnil PAnlnr at much lower prices than the .present level oi xorcign wneat, so that France remains out of the running as a competitor for foreign wheat. N It is nillfp nrnhnlilA 1innoii' I- t. next week or vo, K the weather continues unfavorable, price In France will rise again to an Importing point, and, this would have an Immediate effect upon prices. My advice, therefore. Is, watch-theFrench markets closely mm uo not part with your wheat too freely, for if ever there was a season in which the whole of America's surplus, if it do not ex ceed 175.000.000 to 200.000.000 bushels, will be absolutely wanted by the importing coun- tries, it is thli present season of 1303-04. LOUR, FEED. ETC The local flour mar ket is active at last week's quotations. There is a good demand for old wheat flour from bakers and grocers, who usually stock up at this season. As It is a scarce article, the buying has stimulated the city trade. There has been no improvement in the foreign situ ation in the week. If any chanse has oc curred, it has' been the other way.There is considerable demand from the Orient, but a I prices below what millers are asking. This means tlint the buyers on the other side will I have to advance -their ideas, or wheat holders jm this country will have to let their grain I go at lower prices than thoy have been hold ing for. There Is a good forward movement let flour on old contracts. MKlfeed of all kinds Is Arm at prices quoted i wcrk ago. Oats, barley and hay are un- I changed. . 1 EOrS The local hop market has not opened' I yet. Picking will be completed by Saturday ! night and baling will blunder way next week, wheu tome transactions arc lkely to be made! I At the moment prices are wholly nominal at I20Q-21 cents for both new and old hops. A few samples have been received and they vary greatly in quality. The feature of the foreign situation is the firmness of German I markets, which are from 5 to 10 shillings higher. WOOL The markets in this state aro t. tremely quiet and will remain so for the I rest of the season. The American "Wool and Cotton Reporter of September 10 said of Ore gon wools in Boston: ' Oregon wools aro quiet, but prices rule I very steady. Oregon fine wool, if well blood ed and containing a good percentage of staple, will sell for about 03 cents, clean. Tne Reporter quotes Orogon wools at Eastern I seaboard markets as follows: Eastern staple. IlV31Sc; Eastern Oregon choice clothlnir 15 I&lCc; do average, 13Mc; do heavy, 1213c; Valley Oregon No. 1, 1020c: do No. 2. 190 20c; do No. 3. 18lc; Valley Oregon lambs, 110 17c Of the general situation in the East, the Reporter says: The market Is still nnlrt ns n -u-hnt i. I though for certain descriptions' of stock there t... . t, "kj .itiunj. iippues, es pecially, of course, to medium craflw n.-ln-Vit Iwoclr. have been conspicuously active, owing ito tne quite HDerai takings of a well-known rew nampsnire concern, whose representative has purchased some rood-slzMl line r h.i Ithree-clghths and quarter-blood stock, com- rrismg. it is reported, Missouri, Wisconsin and Indiana wools. The same eonrorn c oi reported to have purchased of Irish wools -iiiu oi incuiuai lerriiunes to some xtfnt Jne cr two Philadelphia concerns have par lcinatod in the nurchaflncr of mMliim of stock In fleeces and territories n ,. iatter some large business Is said to be pend ng, involving the sale poslbly of several xnll lon pounds, which may or may not be con summated, although the chances are, at this "writing, that it will. be. Certain lnrrp mn. turners, whose advent into the market had been bxpected long before this time, have not yet tjaue ineir appearance, hut others have, al- houch their taklnes. mfnnt In thA mk r- rerred ts, have been of only moderate quan tities or wool during the ipast week. PRODUCE-The trade in fresh fruit has only been fairly active this week. Receipts have peen good, but the demand, both from the city nd country, has been slow. "With "regard to he Interior, there Is no doubt that dealers are burinir fim Inral (crHtnn- -n-.ii .v, lobbing trade Is ' Interfered with by farmers eddllng their own products. The best de mand is for oranges and lemons which. In view of -the limited demand, are firmly held. Prices of green truck of all kinds are generally steady. The, eggmarkct has been somewhat excited this week by a. strong demand, coming on top of a light supply. Priceaadvanced to 23 cents for fresh ranch, but later dropped back to 24 cents, as storage stocks were drawn upon. Chickens 'have been coming in freely, but sell readily at the established -quotations. GROCERIES. MEATS, ETC No changes have occurred In the -list of staple groceries during the week. Linseed oil advanced 3 cents a gallon yes terday. - Receipts of livestock have been rood and former prices have been maintained. Dressed meats are as last quoted, except pork and veal,' which have declined slightly. Canned meats have advanced from 2 to 10 cents. Provisions are unchanged. PALOUSB '.WHEAT CROP. Good "Weather Prevail and Work Is Being Rushed. COLFAX, "Wash., Sept. 4G. (Special.) Beau tiful harvest weather is now prevailing throughout the Palouse country and harvest work, which was suspended for several days, has been resumed and will be rushed as long as the good weather prevails or until all the grain is safely harvested. Investigation shows that "but little damage has been done by the rains. Practically all the grain In "Whitman County has been cut and fully CO per cent Is threshed. Two more weeks of good weather will see the last of the crop saved. There are plenty, of machines and men to complete the work in a short time. All teams not engaged in harvesting are rushing grain to the warehouses, which are rapidly filling "up. . The price holds firm at 65 cents for club and red; 66" cents for Sonora and. 69 cents for bluestem. Oats are worth 85 cents "per 100 pounds, and barley 774 cents per 100 pounds. "While there are no large lots being sold, the average dally sales aggregate a large amount. From 1 to 2 cents above these quotations has been offered for large lots of wheat, but has been refused by the farmers. Wcuhlnffton Crop Bulletin. The. "Washington "Weekly Crop Report says: The abundance of moisture was very bene ficial to pastures and ranges, and root crops and cabbage were greatly Improved. It is thought that late potatoes will In some cases be increased in size, as & result of the moist ure. The ground has, as an. effect of the abundant rainfall, been put in excellent con dition for plowing and the seeding of Fall wheat. Previous to the rains but little ot such work had been done, but It will now go rapidly forward. Late apples will probably be larger on account of the rainfall. Harvesting v and threshing were Interrupted by the bad weather, and completely stopped on the 11th. .Good weather will enable these operations to be resumed on the 14 th," and a few fine days would see harvesting finished in all localities. "Wheat In the shocks in the eastern counties, and oats in the west ern counties, were quite badly wet by the storms, and the grain will be considerably damaged. Fortunately harvesting was more than three-fourths done. Considerable hopplcking was done in the earlier yards, especially of the Yakima coun try. It wae much delayed and Interrupted, and Anally stopped by the rainy weather. The rain was injurious td the hops, adding ib the injury already done br mold in a number of yards. -In parts of the eastern counties high winds and hall damaged fruit and standing grain to some extent. Considerable late wild hay was spoiled. The wet weather was bad for plums and prunes, causing them to crack and rot on the trees. Polk Corfnty Hop Crop Saved. DALLAS. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) The hop harvest in Polk County is rapidly drawing to a close and with a continuation of the present dry weather .. most of the hops will be Indole bale by Saturday night. The crop lias been saved in excellent shape, and very little' mold is reported. The yield will be about up to the average. PORTLAND MARKETS. Gratn. Flour, Feed, Etc "WHEAT Walla "Walla, 77c; bluestem, 81c; Valley, Soc. BARLEY Feed, $10Q20 per ton; brewing, $21; rolled. $2121.50. OATS No. 1 white, $1.10; gray, $1.051.10 per cental. FLOUR Valley, $3.6503.85 per barrel, hard wheat straights. $3.604; hard wheat, patents, 54.204f4.50; Dakota hard wheat. $4.1035.00; graham, f3.353.75; whole wheat, $3.S5Q4; rye wheat, S4.5U. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $21 per ton; mid dlings, $25; shorts. $21; chop, U. S. mills. $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. HAY Timothy, $14 per ton; clover, nominal: grain, $10; cheat, nominal. CEREAL FOODS Flaked oats, 90-pound sacks, $5.30 per barrel; rolled oats, 90-pound sacks. $4.1066.00 per barrel; 36 two-pound packages, $3.50 per case; oatmeal, steelcut, bU-pound sacks, $7.00 per barrel; 10-pound sacKs. $3.75 per Dale; oatmeal, ground, 50 pound sacks, fO.50 per barrel: 10-pound sjttks, $3.50 rer bale; split peas, 50-pound sacks, per cwt., $5.00; 25-pound boxes, per box, $1.30; iiean oaney, wpouno bacKs, per cwt., $4.50; pouna Doxes, per dox. ?l.o; pastry .flour. ouna tacKs, per Daie, $z.30. Butter, Ekkh, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 25g27Hc per pound; dairy. 18q20c; store, 15lbc. CHEESE Full cream, twins, 14c; Young America, 1516Jic; factory prices, lle less. POULTRY Chickens, mixed. l212Vic per pound; Spring. 1414c; hens, 12tfl3e; broil ers, $2 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10&12c per prouna; dressed, 14(?15c; ducks, $44.50 per dozen; geese, $56.50. EGGS Oregon ranch, 24c; storage and East ern, littriu Vegetables.. Fruits, Etc. VEGETABLES Turnips, 65c per sack; car rots, 75c; beets, 90c per sack; cabbage, 1& lVsc; lettuce, head, 15c per dozen; panley, per dozen, 25c; cucumbers, 15c per dozen; toma toes, 3050c per box; cauliflower, 6585c jer uoztn; ucatis, (j5c; green corn, 153 20c per dozen, green peas, 4c per pound; egg plant, 5c; celery. 5c. RAISINS Loose Muscatel. 4-crown, 75ic; 3 layer .Muscatel raisins, V;c; unbleached seed less Sultans. 6?ic; London layers, 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.83; 2-crown, $1.75. POTATOES Oregon, 6575c per sack; sweet poiatot-s, 24j"2vtc ONIONS xellow Danvcrs, 7590o per sack. HONEY 14(& 15c per No. 1 frame. DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated, 3& else per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes. 4& 5!c: apricots, 810c; peaches, 56c; pears, bfrbc; prunes, Italian, 44fcc: French, 3Q 3iic; figs, California blacks, 5c; do white, 7itc; Smyrna. 20c; plums, pitted, 4H5Hc DOMESTIC 'FRUITS Apples, 50cl per box; peaches, 60cigf$l; cantaloupes, $1.251.50 per crate; Casaoas, $l.iafl1.50 per dozen; watermelons, 6ob0c per cwt.; plums, 25S50c per crate; pears, 50c&$1.25 per box; prunes, 2550c per crate; grapes, 75c$l per crate; Concords, 4550c per basket; cranberries, $i) per barrel. TROPICAL BRUITS Lemons, $2.7534.50 per box; oranges, sweets, $2.252.7i; Valencia, $3.50; St. illchaels. $2.753.25; grape fruit, $2.50 per box; bananas, $33.25 per bunch; pineapples, $3.50 per dozen. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 2628c; Java, fancy. 26 32c; Java, good, 2024c; Java, ordinary, J6$f 20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18(g2oc: Costa Rica, good. 16S18c; Costa Rica, ordinary, 1012c pound; Columbia roast, $16.75; Arbuckle's. $11.13 list; Lion. $11.13. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $1.65 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; fancy. 1 pound fiats, $1.80; -pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 75c; red, 1-pound talis, $1.2u; socxeye, 1-pound talis, $1.50; 1 pound flats, $1.60. SUGAR Sack basis, per 100 pounds, cube, $0: powdered. $5.85; dry granulated. $5.75; extra C. $5.25; golden C, $5.15; less c per pound for spot cash, advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds: -maple. 15216o per pound; beet sugar, granulated, $5.65 per 100 pounds. RICE Imperial Japan, No. L $5.87H: No. 2, $5.50: Carolina head. $7.75; broken head, $4.00. NUTS Peanuts, O&c per pound for raw, 8 S&e for roasted; cocoanuts, 8590o per dozen; walnuts. 15VSc per pound; plnenuts 1012Hc; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 15&16c; fancy pecans, 17c; 'almonds, 14015c: chestnuts, 16c. SALT Liverpool, 60s, 48c per sack; half ground, per ton, 50s, $14.50; 100s, $14.00: Worcester salt, bulk, 320s; . $3,00 per barrel linen, sacks, 50s. 80c per sack; bales, 2s, 3s 4s. os and 10s. $2.10 per bale. Meats and Provisions. VtEAL Small, 88c;. large, 6J7c per pound. MUTTON Dressed. r,e:.U(- iimh. a a 6c ' "'"""' PORK Dressed, tj$SUc. HAMS lftfff'14 TVinnfla ik i.o.o pounds. 15Hc perpound; 1820 pounds', none; v,uiuvium uutuii-v, iu4c, cottage nams, nono; Union hams, 46 pounds average, none; shoul ders, 10Hc; boiled hams, 22c; boiled picnic hams, boneless, 16c BACON Fancy breakfast. 20c; standard, breakfast. 18c; choice, 16Hc English breakfast bacon. 11Q14 pounds. 15Hc DRY SALT MEATS Regular, short clears, 10ic; UXc smoked; clear backs, 10ic salt. llc smoked; Oregon exports, 20925 pounds average, 11 He do salt, l2Hc smoked; Union butts. 1018 pounds average, 9c dry salt, 10c smoked. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, lie; tubs. 1V&C'. 50s, llHct 20s. llc; 10s. HUc; 5s. lOJic; 60s. 105W; 20l. 10: 10s, HUc: 8s lO&e- Compound Tierces, 8o: tubs. 84c - SAUSAGE Portland ham, 13c per pound; minced ham. 10Hc; Summer, choice dry, l?Kc; bologna, long. 7c; welnerwurst, 8o; liver. 6c; pork. 10c: blood, .6c; headcheese, 6c; bologna sausage, link, 7c PICKLED GOODS-Portland pigs' feet, barrels, $5; -barrels, $2.85; 15-poUnd kits, $1.25. Tripe, -barrels. $5.50; -barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kits, $1: pigs' tongues, H-harrels. $6; 14-barrels, $3; 15-pound kits, $1.25. Lambs tongues, 4-barrels, $8.25; -barrels, $4.75; 15 pound kits, $2.25. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1902 crop. 20S21c; 1903, 2021c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 405c; No. 2, and grease, 2H3c HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16 'pounds and up, 15&15Hc per pound: dry kip. No. -1. 5 to 15 pounds. 12c; dry calf, No. 1, under 6 pounds, 16c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound,- 60 pounds "and over, &S9c; 50 to 60 pounds, 78c; -under 50 pounds and cows. 7c; slags and bulls, sound, 55V4c; kip, sound. 15 and 20 pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds. 8c; green (unsaUsd), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound less; horse hides, salted, each, $1.502.00: do, each; $1.00 1.50; colts' hides, each, 25650c; goat skins, common, each. 10913: Angora, with wool on. 25cgJI. WOOL Valley. 17J18c; Eastern Oregon, 12 15c; mohair, 35837i4c Oils. COAL OIL Pearl or astral oil, cases, 22o per gallon; water white oil. iron barrels, 15V&c; wood barrels, 18c; eocene oil, cases, 24o; elalne oil. cases. 27c; extra star, cases, "25o; headlight oil. 175 degrees, cases, 24o; iron bar rels. 17Hc GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 24Hc: iron barrels. 18c: 86 degrees gasoline, cases,. 28o; irbn barrels. 22c BENZINE 63 degrees, cases. 22c; Iron bar rels. 154c LINSEED OIL Pure raw. In barrels, 49c; genuine kettle boiled, In barrels, 50c; pure raw oil. in cases, 54c; genuine kettle boiled, in cases, C6c; lots of 250 gallons, lo less per gal lon. TURPENTINE In cases, 78c; wpod barrels. 74c; Iron barrels, 72c; 10-case lots; 77c LEAD Collier Atlantic white and red lead in lots of 500 pounds or more, 6c; less than COO pounds, Gc. UPTURN IX COriX Helps Chicag-o "Wheat Market at the Opening. CHICAGO. Sept. 10. Wheat opened with con siderable activity on the upturn in corn, with December 0c higher at .83 to 8354c, but the news from the NorVhweat soon became more reassuring with foreign news rather tame and these influences, together with a sharp break in September at Minneapolis, caused the strength to desert the pit, and Decem ber relapsed to &24c Local traders followed' the action of, brokers supposed to be act ing for Armours, who sold wheat generously. The trade was large and the late market took on a better tone. December closed unchanged at 8282Hc Shorts In the corn pit made a concentrated rush to cover at the opening and the blddmg continued vigorously until the price had gained Vfyz on the closing quotations last night. But at the advance -iJfferings from holders with profits became so free that they checked the upward movement. The late mar ket showed a dividend sentiment, but there was little - short selling. December closed strong at 51M525aC, a gain of iy,lc. The oats market was strong, with light offer ings. December closed &c higher at 38 3STc. Provisions were strong with corn and higher hog prices. The close was firm at a gain of 10c for October pork, 2c for lard and 5c for ribs. The leading futures ranged as follows: "WHEAT. Onsn. High. Low. C!ne. Sept. (new)....$0.81H $0.81 $0.80 $0.80 Dee. (new) .... 83 83 Vs 824 82 May -. 84 84 84 84$ CORN. September 52 52 52 52 December .52 52-Vt 52 52 Mar 52 52 52,i 52 OATS. September 37 37 37W 37 December 38 38 SS 3S May 40 40 39 40 MESS PORK. September 13.60 13.60 13.60 13.60 October 13:85 13.87 13.72 13.77 May 13.82 13.S7& 13.75 13.82 LARD. September 9.30 9.40 0.30 9.87 October 8.40 8.40 8.30 8.37(5 January 7.45 7.45 7.37 7.42 SHORT RIBS. September ..... 8.90 8.95 8.90 8.95 October 9.05 9.10 9.00 0.05 January T17 7.17 7.12 7.15 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour 20c higher. Wheat-No. 2 red, 80?i82c Corn No. 2, 52c; do yellow, 54c. Oats No. 3 white, 3739c. r Rye No. 2, 5758c. Barley Good feeding, 4851c; fair to choice malting, 53ff59c Flaxseed No. 1, $1.04; do Northwestern, $1.09. Timothy Seed Prime, $3.10. Mess pork Per barrel, $13.60313.65. Lard Per 100 pounds. $0.350.37. Short ba Sides (loose), $8.75Q1L-Dry-salted shoulders Boxed, 66ic Short clear sides Boxed, 88ic Clover Contract grade, $0.7510. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 34,105 6,343 Wheat, bushels 207.150 14,545 Corn, bushels 763,200 244,335 Oats, bushels .320,150 160.S57 Rye, bushels 10,350 Barley, bushels 149,477 1,040 Grain and- Produce at Nevr York. NEW YORK. Sept. 10. Flour Receipts, 17, 800 barrels: exports, 8338 barrels. Sales, 8700 barrels. Market, dull, but firmly held. Wheat Receipts, 3059 bushels. Spot, dull; No. 2 red, 87c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth. 93c f. o. b. afloat. Wheat opened firm and higher, reflecting on the storms West. It then sold off under realiz ing. Poor export Inquiry and llght clearances, closing c net lower. May. 88?489c closed 88c; September closed 88c: Decem ber, 88 3-6ffS8 15-16C, closed, 88c Hops, hides and petroleum Steady. Wool Quiet. Butter Receipts, 10,400 packages; firm. Stato dairy, 15019c; creamery, 15S20c Eggs Receipts. 9900 dozen; unsettled. Western. 17S-23c " Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. Wheat market J-Easler. Barley Easier. Oats Firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.431.46; milling, $LB01.00. Barley Feed. $1.121.15; brewing; $1.17 1.25. Oats Red. $1.301.32; white , $1.22 1.32; black. $1.451.G0. Call-board rales: Wheat Easier; December, $1.40; cash. $1.46. Barley Easier December, $1.15. Corn Large yellow, $1.501.55. Changrcs in Available Supplies, NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Special cable and telegraphic advices to Bradstreets. show the following change in the visible supply, as com pared with the last account: Bushels. Wheat, United States and Canada , east of the Rockies, Increased ....1;043.000 Afloat for and In Europe, increased... 5.000 Total supply Increased 6 043.000 Corn. United States and Canada. east of the Rockies, increased 1.020,000 Oats, United States and Canada, east of tho Rockies, decreased .... 220,000 European Grain Markets. LONDON, Sept. 16. Wheat Cargoes on pas sage, quiet and easy; English1 country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 16. Wheat, quiet; wheat In Parts, steady; flour In Paris, firm; French country market, quiet; weather In England, fine. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Sept. 16: The wool auction sales were continued today. A superior selection, consisting of 13,797tfales, was offered. Scour eds were In splritep demand and practically all were sold to France and Germany. The lower grades of merinos sold In buyers' faVor. A small selection of Queensland new clip was In good "demand. The home trad bought croESbreds freely. Some medium and coarsa lota of crossbreda wero taken for America. CROPS PARAMOUNT ISSUE REPORTS OF DAMAGE t STILL AF FECT STOCK PRICES. Heaviness of Steel Securities Cea tinHes Jfetv Yerk Baaks Leaing-Cas-SxcXBge Steady". NEW YORK, SepL iu.-Xhe same Influences that have dominated the stock market' for soma, time past were again In control today. The crop situation continued to be the paramount issue, and out of the mass of sensational ,rumors and reports recently circulated, it . Is, at last clear that serious barm- has . been wrought to crops In certain sections of the Northwest. From Georgia- and Alabama came reports today of damage to cotton by high winds and heavy rainfalls. Trading during the early session was note worthy chiefly for a' reaewal 6f yesterday's selling movement for "Western .account, Chi cago taking a leading part. -As in the early week, the Steel securities were again con spicuous for their heaviness, both the com mon stock and the 5 per cent bonds declining to new low levels. Sales of the bonds were very heavy, transactions for the first two hours aggregating considerably more than "one halt of the operations for that period In the bond department. Decllne'rs in the list were general at the outset, but the tone soon changed to relative steadiness. Atchison seemed to be taken up qulelly, and Union Pa cific was another of the' few stocks that of fered resistance to the early selling pressure. Commission houses reported Uttlo business and out-of-town operations were doubtless cur tailed by the storm, which caused serious" Interruption to all telegraphic service. u The specialties were almost entirely neglected, a notable exception being International Paper preferred, which declined almost 3 per cent telow the last recorded sale. .Brooklyn, Tran3ft registered a 2 per cent loss, but later made almost complete recovery. At midday tho market was almost at a standstill. A rally in no sense proportlonato to the early decline soon followed, on buying attributed to Important local Interests, but support was still lacking In the Steel Issues, the common selling lower than In the morning, while the bonds continue to be pressed for sale. Sugar, which has Takri a place in the inactive list, was sold for Boston Interests, it 1b said. The steady tone of tho late after noon was more attributable to short covering than to' any real buying demand. The Steel bonds more than regained their loss of the early part of the day. The local money situation continued un changed. It is estimated that the banks will lose at least $7,900,000 in the course of the week. There is a partial offset to thls how ever, in additional Australian gold Imports, another shipment of $1,500,000 being now-on the way to the Pacific Coast. Bankers believe that because of the easy rates for call money, the Secretary of the Treasury will not antici pate the $3,500,000 Interest due on bonds Oc tober 1. Foreign exchange showed more stead lne&j at a slight advance. The bond market was slightly lower this morning, following the sharp break in United States Steel second 5s. The tone improved later, but the close was eomewhat Irregular. Total sales, par " value, $1,610,000. United States 2s toupon Advanced 1 per cent on the last calL ' STOCKS. Atchison do preferred Baltimore & Ohio .... do preferred Canadian Pacific Central of New Jersey. Chesapeake & Ohio .... Chicago & Alton do preferred Chicago & Gt. Western. do preferred 47,440 3.700 4,500 05 90 I 80 64! 03 80 fx 86 1.100 122 121 121 158 700 32 22 32 22 m W 29 160 9 20 71 13 61 20 255 100 1.000 500 63 63 15 28 J, 160 V Chicago & Northwestern Chi. Term. & Transfer 900 160 do preferred C, C, C. & St. Louis. Colorado Southern .... do 1st preferred do 2d preferred Delaware & Hudson.... Del., Lack. & West Ddnver & Rio Grande.. do preferred . Erie .. do 1st preferred -. do 2d preferred .... Great Northern pfd.... Hocking Valley do preferred Illinois Central Iowa Central do preferred Kansas City Southern.. do preferred Louisville. & Nashville. Manhattan L Metropolitan St. Rv.... 500 72 13 430 110 31 161 235 100 23 23 22. 75 28 66 49 200 7.400 1 4 28 50 7 27; 2,300 00 50 4U0 160 69 78 280 io6 131T4 131J132 19V4 36 19 19 100 30 36 21 37fc 7.100 103 103 103 133 100 132 132 Minneapolis & St. Louis '"100 57 57 56 90 10 351 40 .Missouri Faclnc Mo., Kans. & Texas.. do preferred Nat. R. R. of Mex.. Pfd. New York Central .... Norfolk & Western ... do preferred Ontario & Western Pennsylvania Pitts.. C. C. & St. L.. Reading do Jut preferred .... do d preferred Rockusiand Co ........ do preferred .....7"... St. Louis & San Fran. do 1st preferred .... do 2d preferred St. Louis Southwestern. do preferred BU Paul do preferred Southern Pacific Southern Railway do preferred Texas & Pacific Tol., St. Louis & West. do preferred .Union Pacific do preferred . Wabash do preferred Wheeling & Lake Erie. Wisconsin Central .... Express Companies Adams American' "United States ' Wells Fazgo Miscellaneous I 13.000 ?9 89 200 200 " 800 19 40 40 120 600 01 S8 1.100 21 124 21 4,500 19.G0O 120 '18.300 100 123 60 J 10 65 26 63 54 65 48 to 7S ?5 63 900 540 50 15 34 it 300 34 H0 139; J.825 43 43 21 85 20 32 " 2,650 500 Oi 72 20 32 17 17 223 160 100 210 Amalgamated Copper . Amcr. Car & Foundry . do preferred American Linseed Oil . do preferred American Locomotive . do preferred Amcr. Smelt. Refln.. do preferred American Sugar Refln. Anaconda Mining Co... Brooklyn Rap. Transit. Colorado Fuel & Iron . Columb. & Hock. Coal. Consolidated Gas General Electric International Paper ... do preferred International Pump . . do preferred National Biscuit ..... National Lead North American Paclflo Mall ?... People's Gas Pressed Steel Car do preferred Pullman Palace Car .. Rubber Goods do preferred Tennessee Coal & Iron. 12.430 '49,'200 73 ""200 '26 300 32 200 17 400 17 441 43 S0 30 81 81 11 10 '18 ii 'ih" '42 90 00 114 112 77 76 38 36 43 Hi" iioji 158 157& G5' 04' '75' 74 38 38" 'io ie 70 70 87 30 .!?!.?? 'l9 19 69 67 83 83 2,000 165 ft 25 43 -300 ""666 ""666 225 5.400 800 24,992 120 44 38 43 13& '" 390 170 157 200 ""Voo 70 38 14 74 21 93 78 1.300 520 215 300 . 100 16 69 37 7 40 8 83 1,010 300 100 United States Leather do preferred United States Rubber do preferred United States Steel . do preferred Western Union 2i 29.890 11.400 442 Total sales for the day, 315,700 shares. BONDS. Union Pacific 4s . U. S. ref. 2s. reg. do coupon U. S. 3s, reg .... do coupon U. S. new 4s, reg. do coupon U. S. old 4s. reg. do coupon U. S. 5s, reg.,. 99U. S, coupon ....101 108 Aicnison aaj. 4s . 90 109 108 10S u. & w. w.con:7s.l30 Denv. & Tt. n -. Northern Pacific 4101 iJAlffl uo 00 .......... 7 135 ao as 71 135 fr Southern Pacific 4s 86 ,ivu west snore 4s . .100 110 I Wisconsin Cent. 4s 89V4 101 Bank Clearing. Clearings. $5nr,ss ,.i 716,635 .- -357.570- ...t.... 36.706 Balances. ? 83,722 60,220 41,083 41,226 Portland Seattle . Tacoxna , Spokane Daily Treasury Statement. "WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash -balances $237,358,460 Gold 107,591.850 Money, Exchange, etc. NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Money on call, steady; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2 per cent: time money, firm; 60 days, 4 5 per cent; 90 days, 55 per cent; six months, G3J per. cent. Prime mercantllo paper, 6J per cent. Sterling exchange, firmer, .with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4,863-4.8605 for de mand and at $4.82154.6220 for GO days. Post ed rates. $4.83 and $4.87. Commercial bills, $4.834,83. Bar sliver, 5Jc. Mexican dollars. 44c Government bonds, firm; railroad "bonds, Irregular. - LONDON. Sept. 16. Bar silver, steady,. 26d pet ounce.. Money, 83 per cent. ' i The rate ot discount in the open market for short bills is 3 per .cent. The rate of dis count In the open market for three months' bills Is 3 15-16 per cent. v SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. Silver bars, 57cv Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight, 7c; .telegraph., 10c. Sterling on London, CO" days, $4.83; do sight. $4.86. LIVESTOCK ;MARKET.- Receipts andStuling- Prices at Port land Union Stockyards. Receipts at the Portland Union stockyards yesterday were 250 cattle. SO sheep and 360 hogs. There was no change In quotations. The following- prices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best steers, $3.75; medium, $3 3.50; cows, $2.5032.75. HOGS Heavy (175 pounds and up), $65; medium fair hogs, $5.50gC. . SHEEP Best wethers, $2.75; mixed sheep, $2.60. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha ana Kansas City. CHICAGO, Sept. 16. Cattle Receipts, 21. 000. Market, 1520c lower. Good to; prime steers, $5.406;fpoor to medium. $3.90fj?5.23; stockera and' feeders, $2.5004.60; cows, $1.50 4.50; heifers. $24.80; canners, $1.502.60; bulls, $3.5064.10; calves. $3.357.10; Texas fed steers, $304.40; Western steers, $3.25 4.40. Hogs Receipts, today, 20.000;. tomorrow, 20. 000. Market, &3-10c higher, closed easier. Mixed and butchers, $5.650.30; 'good to choice heavy. $5.9566.20; rough heavy, $5.605.00; light. $6.7566.35: bulk of sales. $5.S5$6.10. Sheep Receipts, 21,000. Market, strong, 5 10c higher. .Lambs, 10015c higher. Good to choice wethers, $3.234.25; fair to choice mixed, $2.253.55; Western sheep, $2.75 3.75; native lambs $3.506; Western lambs, $3.5Kg5.45. SOUTH OMAHA, Sept. 16.-Cattle Receipts, 6900. 'Market, eteady, easy. Native steers. $4.2535.60; cows and heifers, $3S4; Western steers, $34.50; Texas steers, $2.753.So; can ners. $2.253.50; stackers and feeders. $2.75 4.15; calves, $2.505; bulls, stags, etc., $2 3.75. . Hogs Receipts, 6500. Market. 5o higher. Heavy, $5.505.65; mixed, 5.65S5.75; light, $5.7035.85; pigs, $565.76; bulk of sales, $5.65 5.73. Sheep Receipts, 6800. Market, active, 10 15c higher. Fed muttons. $3.253.75; weth ers, $33.05; ewes, $2.50S3.10; common and stockers, $2.253.50; lambs, $44.80. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 16. Cattle Receipts, 7000, Including 2500 Texans. Market, weak, lower. Native steers. $43.60; Texas and In dian steers, $2.5003.35; Texas cows, $1,750 2.50; natie cow3 .and heifers. $1.50Q5.40; stockers and feeders, $2.254; bulls, $1.755; calves, $1.755.50; Western steers, $3.654.40; Western cows, $1.752.S5. Hogs Receipts, 6000. Market, strong and higher; bulk of sales, $5.85 0; heavy, $5.85 6; packers. $5.056.05; medium. $5.95:0.10; light. $5.900.05; Yorkers, $66.05; pigs, $5.60 fi5S5. Sheep Receipts, 5000. Market, strong; mut tons, $2.6034; lambs, $2.905.10; range weth ers. $2.25(23.80; ewes, $2.303.75. SAX FRANCISCO MARKETS. v Valencia Oranges in Fair Shipping Demand Fresh Fruit Firm. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 10. (Special.) Cash wheat was dull and nominally un changed and futures were weak all day on ac count of tbe failure of tho Chicago market to hold. Barley had little change, December being fairly firm and spot lots steady under small available receipts. Oats were quiet and. steady with arrivals moderate. Flour was In good export demand and firm. Feedstuffs and hay wero generally easy. Fancy peaches, pears, apples and prunes were Arm, receipts of that grade being light. Can ners resumed purchases of bulk peaches and paid good prices for clingstones and Salways. Supplies of grapes were moderate, and choice varieties for table use and shipping wero steady under .good demand. Wine grapes were weak and dragging. Choice figs moved well. Pomegranates and quinces were easy. Valencia oranges wero in fair shipping de mand and 600 boxes will go to Honolulu by tomorrow's steamer. Mexican limes again ad vanced, the market being almost bare. A steamer is duo tomorrow with small supplies. Prices for grape fruit were marked up on account of scarcity. Lemons were firm. Burbank potatoes were In llgftter supply and steadier. Sweets wero easier. Onions were unchanged. Tomatoes were quieter and easier as leading canners have ceased purchasing, having too much contract stock. Other vege tables were generally steady. Poultry was In ample supply, but selling well. Butter and eggs were very firm. Cheese was easy. Receipts, 18,000 pounds butter; 10,000 pounds cheese, 21.000 dozen eggs. Labor troubles are causing a quiet market for wool. " VEGETABLES-Cucumbers. 23(340c; garlic, 2 3c; green peas, 23c": string beans. If3c; tomatoes, 35C5c; onions, 3040c; egg plant, 3040c BUTTER Fancy creamery, 31c; do seconds, -25c; bananas, 75c$1.75; Mexlcas limes, $S9; California lemons, choice, $2.50; do com mon, 24c POTATOES River Burbanks, 0090c; Sa linas Burbanks, $11.40; sweets, $1.5D31.60. HOPS 2125c. WOOL Mountain. 1012c; plains, 810c RECEIPTS Flour. 12,562 quarter sacks; wheat, 360 centals; barley, 81,322 centals; cats, 6570 centals; beans, 3051 sacks; corn, C65 centals: potatoes, 1550 sacks; bran, 418 sacks; middlings, 1058 sacks; hay, 1185 tons; wool, 103 bales; hides. 231. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Andes $0,171 Belcher 26 Best & Belcher .. 1.75 Justlco $0.08 Mexican 1.03 85 1.80 25 24 26 10 64 72 16 53 Occidental Con Ophir Overman Potosl Savage Seg. Belcher Sierra Nevada .. Sliver Hill Union Con Caledonia , Challenge Con . 'Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. & Va, Crown Point ... Con. Imperial ., Exchequer ..... Gould & Gurrle . Hale & Norcross 91 33 23 so; 1.50 13; 4 12 29( Yellow Jacket ... I LONDON, Sept. 16. Consols for money, consols for account. 80. 80; Anaconda. ..... 3 I Norfolk & Western Atchison . .... do pfd Bait. & Ohio Can. Pacific . Ches. & Ohio 01 92 do nM Ontario & Western Pennsylvania ..... Rand Mln . 82 .125 .. 33 Reading Chicago G. W 16 ao 1st, pra ...... do 2d pfd Southern Railway. do pfd Southern Paclflc... Union Pacific .... do pfd United States Steel I do pfd Wabash do pfd C. SI. & St. P.. .144 DHeersi 20t4 D. & R. -G.... do pfd Erla do 1st pfd . . . do 2d pfd ... Illinois Central . 24 . 80 . 29 67; . 52 j .136 .106 Mo.. Kan. & Tax. 104j N. Y. Central ..121 BOSTON, Sept. 16. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 6.00 Osceola 69.00 19.00 88.00 l.2 80.00 6.00 18.87 25.50 3.75 d-.oo .00 Allouez 4.75 Parrot Amalgamated . Daly West .. Bingham Cal. & Hecla Centennial .... Copper Range Dominion Coal -Franklin Isle Royale .. Mohawk . 4.75 Qulncy . 39.50 Santa Fe Copper . 23.75 Tariiarack .450.00 Trinity . 16.50 United States ... . 55.75 Utah ..71.00 Victoria . 81.25 Winona . 7.001 Wolverlna .. 40.00 ' NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Mining stocks closed today as follows: Adams Con ?0.10IL!ttle Chief .30.08 Corns tock Tunnel 7 Ontario ;.. 5.00 Ophir 1.75 Con. Cal. & Va. 1.40 Alice 17 Brcece 15 Phoenix r Potosl Savago Sierra Nevada .... Brunswick Con... 31 , 23 GO 20 2.00 Leadvllle Con Iron Silver 1.40 Small Hopes Horn Silver . l.OOJ Standard New York Cotton Market. V NEW TORK. Sept. 16.-The cotton market ) opened firm at an. advanca of 1 to 4 points on all months except Septemoer, which was x point lower. The close was very 'steady' net 11019 points higher. September, 11.20c; Oc tober, 9.98c; November, 9.89c; December and July. 9.93c; January, February and March, 0.91c r- April, May and June, 9.B2c Cotton closed steady for spot. Middling up lands, 11.73c; do Gulf, 12c. Sajes. 5000-bales. Metal Markets. , NEW YORK, Sept." 16. The London tin mar ket was quiet and lower, spot declining 12s 6d to 120 10s, while futures- were 5s loweij at 120 7s 6d, but In New York tin was firm with buyers at 27.40c Spot copper also declined In London, losing 2s 61 and closing at 36 Is, while futures were unchanged at 56 2s 6d. Locally copper was quiet with quotations more or less nominal. Lake Is quoted at 13.75cr" electrolytic at 13.6213.73c, ' and casting at 13.3713.50c. Lead declined 10s-3d to 11 3s 9d In London, and firm locally at ,4.50c Spelter was unchanged at 21 5s In London, and at 6c In New York. Iron closed at Bis in Glasgow and 45s 10d in Middlesboro. Locally Iron was quiet No. 1 foundry Northern is quoted at $17; No. 2 foundry Northern at $16.50; No. 1 foundry southern and do soft. $15.1 Dried Fruit at Nevr York. NEW YORK, Sept. 16. The market for evaporated apples Is quiet. Tho new fruit ar riving Is ot ordinary quality and prices favor buyers with quotations ranging from 5 5c for prime. Common are quoted at 45c; prime, 85-ic: choice, 6c, and fancy, 6 7c. - Prunes are in moderate demand and the general market shows little change with prices still ranging from 37c for all grades. Apricots are firmly held. Choice are quoted at 90c; extra choice, 910c, and fancy 105J12c. Peaches are steady with a quiet demand. Choice are quoted at 775ic, and extra choica 7?Sc Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Sept. l6.-Coffce futures closed steady with net unchanged to 6 points higher. Sales were 27.750 bags. Including October at $4.204.25; December at $4.50 4.60; March, $4.00; May, $4.05; July, $6(35.03. Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio, 5c. Sugar Raw. quiet; fair refining, 3c; cen trifugal, 98 test, 3c; molasses, 3c Refined Is quiet; crushed. $5.50; powdered, $3; granu lated. $4.00. r Dairy Produce at Chicago. CHICAGO. Sept. 16. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries: 1520c; dairies,' 1317ftc Eggs, firm. 1718o. Cheese, steady, 10llc. "Woolat St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 16. Wool Nominal; ter ritory and Western mediums, 1718c; fine medium, 1517c; line, l&5$I6c. "Wheat at Tncoma. TACOMA, Sept. 16. Wheat Unchanged; bluestem, S2c; club. 78c. FALLS TWENTY STORIES. Rock From Skyscraper Causes One Death and a Panic In New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 16. A huge block o stone coping fell from the upper part of the. 20-story Flatlron building. Twenty third street. Broadway and Fifth avenue, early today. The mass landed on the Firth avenue aide of the building with a crash that could be heard toA blocks. A largo hole was torn In the pavement and frag ments of the stone flew in all directions. One of the pieces struck John Rupple, a bartender, as he was passing along the avenue half a block away, and broke his leg. Another fragment hit a passing team of horses and caused them to run away. A Broadway car, comfortably filled with passengera, bound down town, was also damaged by the shower of small stones. Half a dozen of the windows In the car wero shattered and several of the passen gers were slightly injured. No cause for the loosening of the stone could be ascertained. Tho Flatlron build ing, a comparatively new sky-scraper of peculiar build and great size, stands In one of the busiest quarters of the city and at any other hour the falling stone would have caused several fatalities. If you aro tired taking .large old-fashioned griping pills, try Carter's Little Liver Pills and take some comfort. A man can't stand everything. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S QUEUE. It Hid a Luxuriant Suit of Straight and Very Dark Hair. The Father of his Country concealed a luxuriant suit of Jiair beneath his 'queue" wig. Many now wish the old fashion were in vogue, to conceal thlnnSd hair or bald ness. Yet no one need have thin hair nor be bald. If he cure the dandruff that causes both. Dandruff cannot be cured by scour ing the scalp, because It is a germ dis ease, and the germ hasto be killed. New bro's Herpicide kills the daiVdruff germ no other hair preparation will. "De stroy tho.cauee, you remove the effect." There's no cure for dandruff but to kill the germ. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10 cents In stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit. Mich. Blood Poison Is the wotst disease on earth, yet thft easiest to cur WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. Many have pimples, spots on the skin, sores in the mouth, ulcers, falling hair, bone pains, ca tarrh, don't know it is BLOOD POISON. Send to DR. BROWN. 035 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa., for BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. $2.00 per bottle, lasts one month. For sale only by Trank Nau. Portland Hotsl Pharmacy. Radway's Ready Relief Is a curs for every pain, toothache: headache, neuralgia, rheumatism. TRAVELERS GUIDE. TfiREAT Northern Ticket Office 122 Third 5t Phone 680 2 TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAINS DAILY , Direct connection via Se-ttlo or Spokane. For tickets, rates and iull information call on or address H. Dickson, C. T. A., Portland, Or. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE IYO MARU For Japan. China and ail Asiatic points, will leave Seattle About September 10th. i For South -Eastern Alaska LEAVK SEATTLE, 0 P. il Steamships C'OTTAGIJ C1TV yJyOF TOPEKA. Sept. 2. 8. it. 1 I". -"i Wl 4. I I Mtnmfra runner . a Francisco with company's steamers for porta In Cail- xormu, -uejuco- ana HUmboidt Bay. For further information uumui nisui is reserv ed to change steamers or sailing dates. AGENTS CHARLES i-. GI.iaJJ. 24U -Washington st., Portland; J. Vr. CARLETON, UOT Paclflc ave., Tacoma, Ticket offices 113 James St. and Ocean Dock, Seattle. San Francisco Ticket Office, -1 New Montgomery st., C. D. DUN ANN. Gen. Pass. Agent. San .Francisco. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE FOR SALEM (jcrprsndiyTir011 -iea w FOR OREGON CITY Steamer Leans, leaves daily. 8:30. 11:20 a M.. 3. "0:15 P. II. Leave Oregon City 7 i5 A. M.. 1:30, 4:30 P. il. Round trip. 45c. Tickets good on Oregon City cars. Dock tool Taylcjr iU. Phon aia 401 t YUft TRAVELERS' GUIDE; OREGON and Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist aleep cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokane; tourist sleeping car dally to Kansas City: through Pullman lourist sleeping car (person ally .conducted), weekly - to , Chicago. Kansas City. Reclining chair cars (seats free), to the East daily. UNION DEPOT. Leave Arrive, CHICAGO-PORTLAND 0:20 A. if. 4:30 P. M. SPECIAL. Dally. Dally. For tho East via Hunt- lngton. - SPOKANE FLYER, 0:00 P. II. 7:35 A. M. For Eastern Washing- Daily. Dally, ton. WaUa Walla. Law- . - 1 lston. Coeur d'Alene ,and Gt. Northern points I ihT?0.?3' 8:15. P. M. 10430 A.M. Tor the East via Hunt- Dally. ' Dally lngton. OCEAX AND RIVER SCHEDULE. frrflr FRC0 8:00 3:00 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, From. September. 9, 10. 20, Alaska Steamer Columbia, Sep- Dock, tember 4. 14, 24. ' For Astoria and way's:00 P. M. points, connecting wltn Daily ex. Dally steamer for Ilwaco and Sunday; except North Beach, str. T.' J: Saturday. Sunday. Potter Ash-st. dock. ' 10 P. M. FOR DAYTON. Oregon 7:00 A. k. 3:00 P. M. City and amhlll River Tuesday. Monday, points, Elmore, Ash-st. Thursday Wedn'day. dock (water permit- Saturday FriJay. ting). FOR LEWISTON. Ida- 4:05 A.M. About ho, and way points. Dally, 5:00 P. M. from Rlparla, Wash., except dally. exA steamers Spokane or Saturday. Friday. Lcwlston. TICKET OFFICE, Third and Washington. PORTLAND fc ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar thur and Vladivostok. INDRA'PURA SAILS ABOUT SEPTEMBER 28. For rates and full information, call on or ad dress officials or agents of O. R & N. Co. EAST m SOUTH Leave Union Depot. Arrive. OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem. Rose burg, Ashland. Sac ramento, O g d e n, San Francisco, Mo Jave, Los Angeles. El Paso, New Or leans and the East. Morning train con nects at Woodburn (daily except Sun day) with train for Mount Angel, Sll Yerton, Browns ville. Springfield, Wendllng and Na tron. Albany passenger connects at Wood burn with Mt. An gel and Sllverton local. Corvallla passenger. nao P. 3 7:45 A. JC, 7:00 P. 3C 10:10 A. 2. 8-fSOP.JC 4:C0P.H. 7l!0 A. M. 4(4:00 P. M. I Sheridan pasMnger.l823 A. M. Dally. I 'Dally, except Sunday. PORTLAND -OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERV1CS AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland daily for Oswego at 7:30 A. M., 12:50. 205. 8:25. 5:20. 6:25. S0. 10:11 P. M. Dally, except Sunday. 5:30, 6:30. 8:33, 10:25 A. M., 4:00. 11:30 P. M. Sunday, only, 8 A. M. Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland dailj 8:E0 A. M., 1:55. 3:05. 4:35. 6:15. 7:35. 11:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday. 6:25, 7:25;, 8:30, 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday. 12-20, A. M. Sunday only. 10:00 A. M. Leave from same depot tor Dallas and Inter, mediate points dally except Sunday. 4:00 P. M. Arrive Portland 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line open ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle. connecting; with S. P. Ox's trains at Dallas and Inde pendence. First-class rebate tickets on sale from Port land to Sacramento and San Francisco; net rate, S1T.50; berth, $5. Second-class fare, $15, without rebate or berth; second-class berth. J2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Alse Japan, China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and Washington streets. Phone Main 712. TIME CARD OF TRAINS PORTLAND TJenart. Arrive. Puget Sound Limited for Ta coma. Seattle, Olympla, Souur- Bend and Gray's Harbor points S:30 am 5:30 pm. North Coast Limited for Ta coma, Seattle. Spokane, Butte, St. Paul, New York, Boston and all points East and Southeast 3.00 pm T:Q0 am Twin City Express, for Ta coma, Seattle. Spokane. Helena. St., Paul. Minne apolis. Chicago. Now York, Boston and all polnta East and Southeast 11:45 pm 7:00 pm Puget Sound - Kansas City--St. Louis Special, for Ta coma, Seattle, Spokane, Butte. Billings. Denvet, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and all points East and Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 am All trains daily except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas senger Agent, 255 Morrison st.. corner Third, Portland. Or. ' BIS SAILS FROM SEATTLE ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 3, FOR Nome and St. Michael CONNECTIVE) FOR ALL POINTS 01 Yukon, Tahana and Koyukuk Rivers EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 607 FIRST AVENUE: SEATTLE. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co ROUTES 7Qj Leave. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally, For Maygers, Rainier, Dally. Clatskanle. Westport, 8:00 a. m. Clifton, Astoria, War ren ton. Flavel, Ham-11:10 a. m. mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Park, Seaside, Astoria and Seashore. 7:00 p. m. Express Daily. Astoria Express 0:40 p. m. Dally. C A. STEWART, J. C. MAYO, Comm'I Agent. 248 Alder at. G. F. & P. A, Phone Main 007,