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THE MORNING OKEGONI AN. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1907. 1J HOPS SELLING LOW Business Only Done at Con cessions. MANY CHEAP ORDERS IN Large Quantity Secured for Ship ment to London Operations In AVashlnjrton Review of the Foreign Situation. The hop market Is gradually working toward a lower level and a little more business seems to be In sight at the re duced prices. Dealers have a good many orders on hand, but at prices still lower than those now quoted, and they believe if there is a further decline, the buying, both on Eastern and English account, will be heavy. Ed. C. Herren yesterday secured a lot of 157 bales from an Aurora grower, which grade as choice, at 10 cents. Mr. Her ren's recent purchases In the Aurora section aggregate OfiO bales, and all the hops will go to London direct. Stocks still unsold In that district amount to ahout 1300 bales out of a total crop of 14,000 bales. H. L. Hart returned yesterday from Washington, where In the past three weeks he bought about 240O bales at prices rang ing from 9 to 12 '.4 cents. .The J. W. Seavey Hop Company pur chased 100 bales of primes from a Lane County grower at 0 cents. The London Brewers' Journal, in a long review of the English hop market, shows that the brewers of that country stocked up so heavily in 1903 that they were in different to the short crop of last year. It was an open secret, says that paper, that several of the large brewing firms at the opening of the crop year carried six, 12, or even 18 months reserve supply. Reviewing conditions in England, Man ser & Henley, hop factors of London, say: "It is estimated the loss in the produc tion of the hop crop is 7.".0.I0. The acre age was reduced 2245 last year, and it is expected a larger reduction will take place this year, for heavy grubbing is still going on. Continental hops were cheaper than ours and interfered - considerably. United States and Pacific Coast hops were very badly grown and a good deal blighted, and are quite neglected by the better class brewers. There are about 20,000 pockets, or only one-eighth of the quantity grown, of English hops left In growers" hands the smallest stock for some years." HOI'S MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED. IoIk County J rower Kear Kreze Cauwd l)amat to Vine. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Feb. 4.(SpccIat.) Hop men are not In the best of -spirits, and it Is not due to the prevailing prices of hops, ms one would suspect on first thought, but Is caused by worry as to bow far the late freeze has been Instru mental In causing permanent damage to hopyards. number of prominent growers have been asked whether there has been much damage to the vines as a result of the freeze, and, while it is admitted with some hesitancy that there Is some damage, Just how far it has extended will not h known until the Spring work opens up in earnest. Several growers who had done some work before the recent heavy rains, report that never before have there been so many miss ing hills, and that a careful examination hows that the alternate freezing and thaw ing has had its effect upon the hop vines. The soil utilized for hops principally In the vicinity of Independence is a sandy loam and as such was subject to the unusual alternate freezing and thawing that pre vailed for fully two weeks. In addition to this, before the freezing weather many hopyards were overflowed. -ADVANCK IN POTATOES ( HKCKED. San Francisco Market Weakened by lArge Arrivals. The advance in the potato market re reived somewhat of a check yesterday when advices were received from San Francisco of a weaker feeling there, due to the ac cumulation of rivers and Oregons of in ferior grade. I.arge shipments are also on the way from the North, both by at earner and rail, and when these strike the Bay City markets it is feared there will be a further decline. After that it is probable there will be some recovery, for there will not be a very large movement from here this week. The Roanoke will take a fair quantity, but no potatoes are going on the Costa Rica, and the Columbia will not get out before Satur day night. In about 13 days' time shippefe look for some signs of improvement. One favorable circumstance. fiom a market standpoint. Is the possibility that the East ern blizzard will check shipments to Cali fornia from Minnesota, Cotorado and other points east of the Rockies. In the mean time buyers in this state are going slow but prices are quoted unchanged. EtiGS ARE IN STRONG DEMAND. Receipts Very Mght and Price Very Firm at 40 Cents. Eggs were generally quoted at 40 cents yesterday. Buyers did not hesitate to pay me price ana were more concerned in get ting hold of stocks. Arrivals were very light. The trade still believes there are many eggs in the country, but for some reason they do not come forward. There are no cold-storage stocks on hand and not many Eastern eggs are here, consequently fresh ranch eggs are at a premium. No receipts of poultry vera reported, and the sates from Saturday's carry-over up ply were at the former prices. The movement in butter was fair and prices were steady. Vegetables Are In Demand. The kind of weather that prevailed yeg.' terday put a damper on the fruit trade, but the demand for vegetables was good and a liberal assortment was orfered for sale, the arrivals Including a lot received by steamer and a mixed carload. Firm prices were exacted, and where tho offerings were choice advances were numerous. Head let tuce was quoted higher at 45 cents, sprouts at 8 cents, artichokes at $1.50, peas at 15 cents and chicory at 30 cents. , Sweated Prunes in Eastern Market. Advices from New Tork dated January 30 say of the prune market: "Sweated Oregon prunes offered at some concessions from regular quotations have bad a bearish Influence on the general sit uation, and the tone throughout is easy. It is possible to shade inside figures on Cali fornia stock, though holders in some in stances report a shade more Interest from jobbers. Santa Clara stock Is offered at from 7r to 7V4c In 25-pound boxes on sites 4O-50s. though most holders quote the outside figure. Other sizes In the list are easy, with no important movement report ed. Advices from the Coast report a steady to firm tone among holders, and there is apparently no pressure to sell In any quar ter. Buyers here, however, are not taking kold to any extent for forward delivery." Bank Clearings. Bank clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. ..$1.418.11S $l.l.s.4i Portland Seattle . Tacoma . Spokane 217.551 37.742 132.807 8311.710 754.003 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Butter. Eggs. Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: F.itr. cry, 35&371jO per pound, (state, creameries. Fancy creamery, 32 35c; store butter, 18 'Joe. BUTTER FAT First grade cream, 36o per pound: second grade cream. 2c less per pound. E;c;. Oregon ranch, 40c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 14 H 15c; Young America, 15 ',4 16c per pound. POULTRY Average old hens, lli'.i & 13c; mixed chickens, 1 1 t o7 1 ::c : Spring, l-'ls He; old roosters, IKa 10c; dressed chickens, 14Ci.15c; turkeys, live, Wgli'.sc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2021c; geese, live, per pound, 10S(,i2c; ducks, lBfulbc; pigeons, $1 41-50; squabs, 2fcH. Vegetables. Fruits. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common, -50 iTic per box; choice, $lw2.50; cranberries, $lo per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $4 5 per box; oranges, navels, $2.253. 2o: grapefruit, $14.5U; pineapples, $3.70W 4.50 per dozen; bananas, 5c per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $11.25 per sack; carrots, $t(B1.25 per sack; beets, SI. 25 4f 1.50 per Back; garlic. TntplOc per pound, horseradish, 7 !fj Sc per pound; sweet potatoes. oc per pound; chicory, 3oc. i'tfk-u vri;rtaKLKS Cahbaee. Cali- ; fornia. 2'c per pound: fanno. do per pound: caullMower, $2.50 per dozen; cel 1 ery. $3.504 per crate; lettuce, head, 45c pumpkins. ' 2c per pound ; spinach, 4 oc per pounu; lumaiota, tinio, pais ley. 104t'15c: squash, 2c per pound: art! chokes. SI. 50 per dozen; hothouse let tuce. Sl.i5'n2 per box; sprouts, ac; peas, loc; radishes. 3oc: tlell peppers, Jc per pound; rhubarb, $2.50 per box. ONIONS Oregon, isii.3 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples.. 8ai8't4c pound; apricots. 10S 19c; peaches. 11 13c; pears. Il?ii4c: Italian prunes. -z tooc: canior- nia figs, white, in sacks, 56ttc per pound; olaeK. 4'?'ti,c; DricKs. ijc.j per oox; Fymrna. 18 20c pound; dates, Persian, 6i6Sf 7c pound. Ir'OTA.OiiS Kuylng prices: Oregon Bur banks, fancy $1.401.50. common $11.25? RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2-crown. $2.13; 3-crown. $2.25; 5-crown. $3.10; 9 crown, (3.50: loose muscatels. 2-crown. 8c; S-crown. S'rsc: 4-crown. 9c; seedless, Thompsons. 10'Ac; Sultanas. 912Vic. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club. 6Kc; blueslem. 70c: Val ley, 0ti'i.ti7c; red, 6tc. UAib iso. wnite, ?-.; gray, Fl.OU P. Patents. $3.uU; straignu, $3.33. clears. s:i.S5: valley. S3.4U. BARLEY Feed. 2lr&22 per toa; brewing. $23: roiled, $24&24.5U. RYE SI. 40(jl 1.45 per cut CORN Whole, $20: cracked. S27 per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. $17: country. $18 per ton; middlings, $25: shorts, city, $19; country $20 per ton, chop, V. S. Mills, $15. .10 per ton. cereal foods Kowea oats, cream. 90- pound sacks. $7; lower grades. $5.506.50 oatmeal, steel cut, 45-pound sacks. $8 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale: oatmeal (ground), 45-pound sacks, $7.50 per rarrel; u-pouna sacks. per Dale; split neas. per 100-Dounds. $4.25'4.80: pearl barlev. $44.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound cacKS, sz.iiu per oaie. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $14ff!6 Der ton: Eastern Oregon timothy. $17fi'18: clo ver. $&; cneat. $9; grain hay, $9jfl0; alfalfa, $14. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 9c: 125 to 150 ocunds. 7c: 150 to 200 pounds. c: 200 pound and up, 65i6c. X? 2EjV i-M es&ea uuus, .ac per puunu. cows. 48Tc: countrv steers. 55c. MLV1TON Dressed, fancy, 8S8V40 per J pound: ordinary. U'ttic. PORK Dressed. 100 to 130 pounds. 8SVc; 150 to 200 pouuds. 77ttc; 200 pounds and up. CfttHc. PORTLAXU RESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current locally on Tattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were quoted in the local livestock market yesterday: CATTLK Best steers. $4W4.25: medium. $:t.:!r:i:l.50; eotvs, $:ffi:t..r0; fair to medium cows. $2.25ft2.5i; bulls, $1.502; calves, $4.rnirri5. SHEEP Best, $r.7.Vff. HORS nest, $tt.7.Vn7; lightweights, 7; stockers and feeders. $rt.75??7.2o. $6.75 Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Cattle Receipts. 19.. OOO; strnnR to steady. Beeves, $47; stock ers and feeders. $2..,0'ir 4.70; cows and heif ers. $l.50'it'5.15; calves. $5.27t&7.75. Hogs Receipts today, 33,000; 10c higher. Mixed nntl butchers', $6.80(8 7.05; good to choice heavy, $7fr'7.07H : rough heavy. $G.S0 tots.UU; light. $8.f0i 7.02H ; pigs, 6.10g 6.85; bulk of eales, $74r7.05. Sheep Receipts, i!S,0('0; steady. Sheep, $3. 25 is 5.70; lambs, $4.S5&7. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb..4 Cattle Re ceipts, 0700; market, steady. -Native steers. $4W025; cows and heifers. $2.504.70; Western steers, $2.251$ 5.35; cows and heif ers, $2.2.V?4.25; canners. $1.7512.yo; stock ers and feeders. $2.8Oiffi4.80; calves. $36.50. Hogs Receipts, 531K); market, 10c higher. Heavy, $il.!H)& T; mixed, $0.U0'tf 6.85; light, $6.S5f(t : 0.115; pigs, $5.75&C.50. Sheep Receipts. 5000; market, stronger. Yearlings. $5.756.25: wethers, $5.25(3)5.75 owes, $4.50(ii5.1O; lambs, $6.50 T.60. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 4. Cattle Re celpts, 11,000; market, steady. Native steers, $4f(0.6o; native cows and heifers, $2.255; stockers and feeders, $34.80; Western cows, $2.75(f?,4.50; Western steers. $46; bulls, $2.75(!i 4.25; calves, $.....0 7.50. Hogs Receipts. 7000; market, S'iJIOc hiclier. Bulk of sales. $u.9'& (.05; packers. $6.!OW7.02li ; pigs and lights, $5.755 6.U0. Sheep Receipts, 800U; market, steady. Muttons, $4.b.(ab; lambs, $6. i aw i.fio; range wethers, $5 (a 0.00; fed ewes, $45.25. QUOTATIONS AT SAN .FRANCISCO. Prices raid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. The following prices were quoted in the produce market yes. terday: FRUIT Apples, choice. $2.00; common, 50c; bananas, $lt2.50; Mexican limes, $6?7; Cali fornia lemons, choice, $3.50; common, $1; oranges, navel $1.75(2.75; pineapples. $34. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $1.752; gar lie. 2HW3C; green peas. 12 & 15c; string beans. 12 (&. loc ; tomatoes, $legi.50.. KUUS Store. o2'(ii'30c; fancy ranch, 41c Eastern, 33 Vic POTATOES River whites, $1. 501. 75; River reds, $1&1.1.: Salinas Burbanks, nominal; sweets. $2.oO'&.2. ,5; Oregon Bur- banks, $2.2062.25; Eastern, $1.751.S5; new 4c. $1.85 & 2.30; Eastern, $1.60(ff l.75; new, 4c. ONIONS Yellow. $1(H'1.40. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 40c; creamery seconds, 30c; fancy dairy, Stic;' dairy sec onds. nominal; pickled, 20H22c. WOOL, Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 1415c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 8c; lambs. 8ftllc; Nevada, 15S18c. HOPS California, 1012c; Oregon and Washington, 10(3'14c. CHEESE Young America, 15Hc; Eastern, 10ic; Western, 13c. HAY Wheat, $19 22; wheat and oats. 1S.50; alfalfa, $Sg 12.50;. stock, $79 straw. 35fr70c per bale. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.50 22.50; mid dllngs, $2730. FLOUR California, family extras. $4.85 5.35; bakers' extras, $4.60jj4.80; Oregon and Washington. $3.504. POULTRY Turkeys. gobblers, 1720c turkeys, hens, 1720c; roosters, old, $4(5 young, $6S; broilers, small, $34; broli ers, large, $45; fryers, $56; hens, $58: ducks, old, $5 6; d'icks, youi., $8 8. RECEIPTS Flour, 10.540 quarter sacks wheat, til 10 centals; barley, 5S70 centals oats. 2-1118 centals; potatoes, 2000 sacks bran, 2)0 sacks; middlings. 515 sacks; hay 1003 tons; hides, 1752. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The London tin market was higher, with spot closing at 103 and futures at 102 5s. Locally the market was steady, with spot quoted at 42.304 42.55c, or about 30 points higher on the average. Copper was higher in the London market also, witn spot quoted at 107 10s and fu tures at tlOS 7s tid. The New York market continued steady, hut held very Arm. owin to tiie email uvniiuoie supply. Lake wa quoted at .t'r J-.2.c; electrolytic. 24.75 25c. and casting 24.252S.75c. Lead was 2s (id lower in London at ft Lis lid. but was firmer here, with quotations ranging from be to o.JUe, according to de livery. Spelter was quoted at 26 10s In London, but was hlgner locally at 6.75(fH.85c. Iron was lower in -the EngllBh market with standard foundry quoted at 58s Id and Cleveland warrants 5ils lOVad. Locally the mantel uuvimiiseu. IHtlry Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 4. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady creameries. 21 451 'ic; dairies. 204i2Sc. .ggs, strong; at mark, cases included, : -,ic; nrsts. zue; prime nrsts, 27c: extras. A. 28c. vhsese, stead;, 13 jj loo. STOCKS AGAIN DRAG Subsidence of Pressure in New York Market. FLUCTUATION IS NARROW Disposition Is Shown by Powerful Banking Interests to Sup port Prices Call . Loans Firm. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. There was a marked contraction in the volume of stocks today and the feverish tone of the recent market was largely .eliminated. Fluctua tions became narrow and the movement as Increasingly sluggish. Deductions sug gested by these conditions are a subsidence of the pressure of liquidation of a forced Ind. a disposition to ' support prices ana rotect the market from excessive declines on the part of the powerful banking in terests, the intimidation of the bears in consequence and the cessation of their crce raiding tactics against values. A de mand was forthcoming when prices dipped, but It was totally withdrawn when prices advanced at all. There was a slightly firmer tone to call oans early In the day, but rates receded later. Additional gold was secured in Lon don for New York account, but the New York demand did not make any such sweeping acquisitions as has been dreaded by the London market. The Bank of Eng land continues to secure new gold and its position is growing very Btrong. The ability f the bank to make its 5 per cent rate ITe'ctive In the market has been dependent on fiscal operations of the Kngllsh and Jap- nese governments, which took money from he market and placed it In the bank's de posits. It is probable, therefore, that a further movement of gold from London to New York will proceed without serious unsettle ment of foreign money markets. Foreign banking authorities agree that a large re duction of floating indebtedness by New jork to them has been effected since the urn of the year. The continued advantage of position enjoyed by New York in the nterest exchanges is interpreted as signi- lcant of further obligations to this country on commercial account. It is expected that he foreign attitude toward a New York de mand for gold will be altered with the growth of a perception that the gold move ment does not represent a heavy extension of credits to American bankers. Railroad traffic reports contained refer ence to the difficulties from storm block ades, but offered nothing to show a sub- Idence of pressure of traffic offerings, net earnings for December further reported showing the general Yendency of operating expenses to overtake the growth of gross earnings and so to impair the net return. The sluggish movements In the general market were largely in sympathy with wider movements in a few special stocks. The easy closing was effected by the weak ening of Erie. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $1.40(1.000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CIOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing sales. High. Low. Hid. 2o Adams Exurees... Amalgam Copper. 4t,2tK) lilt 1188 llOf-s 42 42 Am Car & Foundry 4UO 42 V do preferred..... 2ou Am Cotton oil.... loo lol lol 30 101 1, 211 80 23' 1 2',i 83 17 3o do preferred American Express Am Hd & Lt. pf Am Ice Securities 100 '84 841)4 Am Llnaeed Oil.... do preferred Am Locomotive.... 400 70 Yi Hoi, LSli 1 1.1 1, 1.30 .? 272 vi 100, 98 119 115- '72 180 35 10 not, 139-,, 1'2 130 70 no 141 1134 130 do preferred loo Am Smelt & Refln 32. loo do preferred 40 Am SuRar Retinlng 1.4O0 Am Tobacco pf Anaconda Min Co.. 11,400 5ti 270 270 Atchison 17.8O0 99 100 do preferred..... 9oo 98 Vi 119 115 '7i l78a 35 U, 98 "4 Atlantic Coast Line 4oo Baltimore & Ohio.. 1,400 119 114 92 774 178", 354 100 208 48 15 102 14.-, 9 22 84 44 33 4 or, 4 534 1324 22 80 2o8Vj 495 35 79 7o 3.T.4 69 4 594 157 1K4 4 lo5 .157 34 71 154 79 4 33 4 24 4 45 27 58 1.12 '4 22 54 II8 1394 85 35 68 Vi 08 ' 54 4 124'.;, 434 84 4 80 81 1524 32 129 4 95 74 47 P4 "log 119 89 no 334 90 254 5M14 4 42 4 o- . 534 92 J25 844 150 32 2914 50 Vi 170 so 100 70 484 105 4374 I054 324 .106 1 32 275 150 824 124 do preferred Brook Rap Transit 4.400 Canadian Pacilic... 23,700 Central Leather 300 do preferred Cent of New Jersey Chesapeake & Ohio 1,700 40 1M 1H5V4 140 9U 48 10 145 Chi Urt Western.. 200 Chi & Northwestern 3.94(0 Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 42.3tHiO Chi Term & Trans loO do preferred C, C. C. & St. L Colo l1 uel & Iron.. Colo & Southern... 40 Vi 33 Vi, ihh' ' 22 Vi 85 2M 499- 351, do lnt preferred., do 2d preferred.. Consolidated Gae.. Corn Prod ucts ..... do preferred Delaw & Hudson.. De!., Lack. & West Den & Rio Grande do preferred Distillers' Securlt.. Erie , 34 V, 59 Si do 1st preferred., do 2d preferred . . Geneial Electric. . . Great Northern pf Hocking Valley.... Illinois Central.... Int. Met 3-'s 70 15 33 Ii do preferred International Paper do preferred International Pump do preferred Iowa Central do preferred Kan City Southern do preferred Louis & Nashville 13214 22 Vi 56 M8IJ 13SI, 85 35 Vi ';i-j I 124 43 85 Mexican Central... Minn & St. Louis. . M.. S. P. & S.S.M. do preferred Missouri Pacific... Mo.. Kan. & Texas do preferred National Lead.".... Mex Nat R. R. pf N. Y. Central N. Y. Ont. & Weet Norfolk & estern do preferred North American Northern Pacilic... 4.000 Pacific Mail 400 1534 33 1.304 95 4 75 152 32 1284 954 74 Pennsylvania 52.700 People's Gas loo Fits.. C. C. 4 S. L. 400 Pressed Steel Car do preferred Pullman Palace Car Reading 142.6OO0 120 s4 90 344,4 90 54 119 89 4 90 34 9."i 254 do 1st preferred.. 100 do 2d preferred.. 3O0 Republic Steel 900 do preferred l.ooo Rock Island Co... 2.300 do preferred..... Schloss-Shefflcld . . 1,800 6874 68 St. L. S. F. 2 pf St. Louis Southwest do . preferred. .... Southern Pacific... 22.20O 92VJ 117 24 91 14 117 25 do preferred. . loo Southern Railway.. 3.10O lift . preferred ..... Tenn Coal & Iron Texas & Pacific... .300 I24 311 52 171 32 304 5 1V0V4 Tol.. St. L. & West 300 do preferred 2O0 Union Pacific... . . 64.400 do preferred.. V. S. Expreea... IT. S. Realty... U. S. Rubber... 200 2oo 49V4 1054 44 4 1054 334 '104 32 48 105 4 43 do preferred.. U: S. Steel.. 5.300 do preferred..... 5.5M) Virg.-Caro. Chem.. 400 do preferred Wabash 2oo preferred ..... 160 Well Fargo Exp estinghouse Elect Western Union , Wheel & Lake Erie Wlicons!n Central loo 224 46 224 4574 224 454 do preferred 200 Total sales for the day. 612.900 shares. BONDS. NEW TORK, Feb. 4. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.103 ID. & n. O. 4s.. 97 u. do coupon .... 1 05 IN. Y. C. G. SVis 934 TJ. S. 3s reg Ui24'Nor. Pac. 3s. T. 72 do coupon. ... 102Vi Nor. Pac. 4s. ..10174 U. S. new 4s reg.129 ISo. Pac. 4s so do coupon .... 129 (Union Pac. 4s. .101 17. S. old 4s reg.101 Iwis. Cen. 4s... 88 do coupon .... 101 Map. 6s 2d see. 984 Atchison AdJ 4s. 904!Jap. 44s ctfs. . 934 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Money on call easy zipavi per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent, closing bid. 2 per cent; offered. 24 per cent. Time loans easy, 60-day bills, 5 per cent; 90-day bills, 5 Vi per cent; six months 5 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5 fit 04 per cent. X Sterling exchange, firmer, with actual 3.500 47, 200 331 400 ixh" 4.KI 22 600 86 loo 2o9 loo 49"i 400 35, ' "soo "ii" 1S.200 34 2"0 7o 3i 51 300 157S 1,200 1CU "l.'ioo" sivi 300 71 900 15 ""306 '33! i L 800 501) 22:l4 200 56 700 loOti 4O0 140 1,500 m'i 1.700 30 Vi 4.200 ftsii 300 55 5.2110 120 60O 44 4O0 85 business in bankers bills at $4.84.75 if 4. 84. SO 1 for demand and at $4. 80. 55 a 4.80.65 for no- I day bills. Posted rates, $4. hi Vi 4.82 and $4.R. 4.8J. Commercial bills, $4.80 4.80. Bar silver. 00c. Mexican dollars, 53 Vic. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds irregular. LONDON". Feb. 4. Bar silver, steady, 31 15-16d per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 4 4 per cent; do for three-months' bills, 4 11-10'S4$i per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4 Silver bars, 69c: Mexican dollars, 54 Si 3.c. Urafts Sight. 12Vi per cent; do tele grph, 17 Vi per cent. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balance $250,544,559 Gold coin and bullion loo,2oo.88 Gold certificates . . . . 43,202,070 PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Record Day's Business Transacted Market Generally Firm. Business was very" active on the local ex change yesterday, 39,500 shares changing hands. Lee's Creek Gold led in the activity, with sales at 2. British Yukon was also in good demand, selling at 5 and 7. Mammoth was a half point higher at lo2. O. K. Con solidated was firmer at 3V4 and Washougal steady at 24. Associated Oil was stronger and a good tone prevailed in the mining list. Official nrlces were as follows: Bank Stocks Bid. Bank of California 3B2Vi Bankers' & Lumbermen's Merchants' National 175 Oregon Trust & Savings 124 Portland Trust Company United States National 200 Bonds American Biscuit Co. 6s 93 City t Suburban 4s Columbia Southern Irr'n 6s.. ... Home Telephone 5s J. C. Lee Company 6s 92 hi O. R. & N. Ry. 4s ItHVi O. W. P. Ry. fis 100 ii Pacific Coast Biscuit 6s 95 Portland Railway 5s LISTED STOCKS. Asked. 305 105 ihh 120 100 92 U5 95 1O0 loot, 10S 100 101 Miscellaneous Stocks Associated Oil 43V4 45 Home Telephone 30 45 J. C. Lee Company 41 44 Pacific States Telephone 109 111 Puj?et Sottnd Telephone 50 Mining Stocks Lakeview 25 Lee's Creek Gold 0174 02Vi Gatewood 33 35 British Yukon 20 25 North Falrview 05 Manhattan Crown Point 14 15 Washougal Extension 24 25 UNLISTED STOCKS. Alaska Petroleum 00 14'i Blue Stone 10 British Columbia Amal 00 OS Cascadia ' 23 27Vfc Goldficld Trotter 14 74 10 Great Northern 02 V, 04 Mammoth OS 10 Vi Morning 04 04 'i Standard Consolidated 10 12Vl Tacoma Steel 16 ... Coeur d'Alene District Bullion 07 08 Copper King 18 22'i Happy Day 03'i 04 Park Copper 05 v, 06 Reindeer OS1, o('4 Snowshoe ................... OS 06 Snowstorm 2.9(1 3.O0 O. K. Consolidated .03 SALES. 1.000 Lee's Creek Gold 4,000 Lee's Creek Gold l.ooo WashouRal 1.0O0 British Col. IS. 30 days).. 30.000 British Col. (S. 60 days).. 1.000 Mammoth 1.500 O. K. Consolidated 02 02 24 07 05 10'i 03 W NEVADA MINES RANGE UOWXWABl). Uoldrield Consolidated the Only Strung Feature in the Lint. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. Special.) Tonopahs were lower, Jim Butler selling down to $1.20. The business developed on the Goldfleld call was not of sufficient volume to create excitement and prices ranged back from 2 to 5 points. Combination Fraction declin ing V4- On the first call fl was asked for Sandstorm, but Tile was finally taken, being a point over Saturday's price. Jumbo Ex tension sold up to 2.02Vj, and shaded back to '2.oo on the last transaction. Goldfleld Consolidated Mflies advanced c to 874c, this Teing about the strongest part of the entire list. Among the sales were: Montana, $3.95; MeNamara. 03c; Gold Anchor. 40c; Jim Butler. $1.20; Sandstorm, 79c; Blue Bull, 51c; Adams, 23c; Silver Pick, $14; St. Ives, $1.20; Ore, Mc; Atlanta, 88c; Great Bend, $1.15; Florence, $.'!; Daisy, $2.77; Lou Dillon. 25c; Triangle, 64c: Yan kee Girl, 13c; Broncho, 10c; Pine Nut, 24c; Stray Dog, 53c. Eastern Mining Storks. BOSTON, Feb. 4. Closing quotations; Adventure 5.25 ; Parrot" .. . 32.00 . 134.50 . 22.50 . 150.00 Allouez OS. 00 IQulncy .. Amalgamated 110-02 4 'Shannon Atlantic .... 10.00 iTamarack . Bingham ,.. 30.50 (Trinity .... Cal. & Hecla 050.O0 Cnlted Cop. Centennial . 43.0O U. S. Mining 38. OO 71.00 02.73 11.75 7150 Cop. Range.. 93.37 4 1- S. OH Daly West. is. 75 1 tah Franlrlin ... Granby Isle Royale.. Mass. Min... Michigan .. . Mohawk .... Mont. C. C. o. Dominion Osceola .... 25. 00 131.00 30.23 8.25 21. (HI 91.50 1.75 53.50 100.90 Victoria 8.00 IWlnona .... 12.00 IWolverine . .1SS.00 INorth Butte 111. 0O Butte Coal.. 35.00 'Nevada .... 17. 00 )Cal. & Ariz.. 1S3.00 'Greene Cons. 30.87 4 Dried Fruits at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The market for evaporated apples holds steady. Original holders are rather firm In their views, but some stock is offering a shade under the outside prices in the local spot market. Fancy are quoted at 9c; choice at Sfa,SV4e and prime at 8S(ibV,e. Prunes were quiet for the time being and quotations are unchanged, with California fruit ranging from 3c to 9c, according to grade, and Oregon uos to 30s at 6Vi(S9c. Apricots, peaches and . raisins ate un changed. Gasoline and Naptha Higher. CLEVELAND, Feb. 4. Quotations on gasoline and naptha were again advanced 1 cent a gallon by the Standard Oil Com pany today. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN. 111., Feb. 4. Butter firm and un changed today at 32c. Total output for the week 440,700 pounds. Is'ew York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 4. Cotton futures closed steady at a net advance of 8(13 points. TREASURER KILLS HIMSELF Tells Wife Before He Dies Shooting Was An Accident. MARTINEZ, CaJ.. Feb. 4. George "Wiley, for the past four years Treasurer of Contra Costa County, shot and killed himself early today, at his home in Uils city. The shooting occurred in his bed chambet-, and when his wife ran into the room, he told her that he had shot him self accidentally that the gun had slip ped. Mr. Wiley was 50 years of age, and prior to his election as county Treasurer he was superintendent of John F. Boyd's Oakwood stock farm. Say Emmons Is Swindler. CHICAGO. Feb. 4. E. W. Emmons is under arrest, charged with swin dling a number of people through the sales of mining stocks. The arrest was made at the instance of Police Ser geant Bunner, of San Francisco, who alleges that Emmons represented him self as joint owner of a mine at Sis kiyou, Cal., and made fraudulent sales of the stock.. Xegroes to Hold National Fair. MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 4. A negro Na tional fair will be held in this city next November. A feature will be th exhibit of inventions and craftsman chip of negroes. An invitation will be extended to the President of the United States to open the lair. You can have good coffee and tea wherever are tire and water and pot. 3V.UUUitt. O Ity. WET 15 Growing Crop Amply Protected by Snow. NEWS WEAKENS MARKET rriccs at Chicago Close With a Loss of Three-quarters of a Cent Increase in the World's Shipments. CHICAGO. Feb. 4. Numerous reports from the Southwest, asserting that the growing wheat has an ample covering of snow, was the chief reason for a prevail ing bearish feeling today in the wheat pit. Other factors contributing to the weakness were an Increase in the world's shipments of about 1,000.000 bushels above what had been expected, an increase of 1,808,000 bushels in the amount of breadstuff on ocean passage and continued small receipts in the Northwest. The selling was quite general during the first hour, but later the offer ings became much less. The principal support came from com mission houses. ' The market closed weak, with prices close to the lowest point. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 78 78c. .sold off to 77 74 c and closed at 77 74 S 78c, a loss of 4f c. Corn opened at a slight advance on cov ering by shorts, but almost Immediately weakened, because of general selling by re ceiving houses, which reported a material increase in country offerings. Dcspitethe large supplies In prospect, the market 'was well supported on all declines, several lead ing bulls buying actively. This started lively covering by shorts, which resulted in a sharp advance. The close was firm. May opened a shade to V4lc higher at 46Vstfr46Vic, sold off to 4678c and then ad vanced to 46V4c. The close was up Vc at 40't (g'4flc. Because of a scarcity of offerings, trading in oats was dull. Buying by pit traders and a leading bull held the market. May opened unchanged at 39c, advanced to 39 Vic and closed 48c up at 39(i?39V4c. The provisions market was buoyant, ev erything on the list selling at top prices for the season. Small receipts of live hogs, resulting in a 10(6fl5e advance at the stock yards, stimulated the demand for provisions. At the close. May pork was up 20c, lard was 5c higher and ribs were 2V4C higher. Leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. WHEAT. Mav Julv Sept. ..$ .78 .. .7SV4 .. .78 -77 .77', .77 .78 -78 Va .78 COHERED CORN. Feb 43 May 4B'i .4Vi .45'i .40 July 4 . .4lil .45 .40 Sept 44 .40 .46 .464 0AT3. Feh .344 374 Mav 39 .394 ..TO .SOS, July 3B .36 .3 .3Mi Sep. 32 .33 .32 .327, MESS PORK. May 17.50 17.82 4 17.50 17. 0O July 17.95 17.95 17,724 17.75 LARD. Mav 10.074 10.124 9.974 10.00 July 10.0T4 10.174 10.024 10.024 Sept 10.274 10.30 10.15 10.174 SHORT RIBS. May 9.80 9 85 0.7O 70 July 9.874 -"T4 -S0 Onsh quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No 2 Spring. 803c; No. 3, 7 82c: No. 2 red. 7374t74c. Corn No. 2, 43c; No. 2 yellow, 4.34W44C Oats No. 2. 38c; No. 2 white, 39Vfr39e; No. 3 white. 37i3Sc, Rye No. 2. 62Vjc. Barley Fair to choice malting. rWaSSc. Flax seed No. L $1,164; No. 1 Northewest- ern, $1,234- Timothy seed Prime, $4.50'8'4.55. Clover Contract grades. $13.80. Short ribs, sides Loose. $9.5oif9.75. Mepet pork Per barrel, $17.35. Ird Per 100 pounds, $9.85. Short clear sides Boxed, $9.R24'S9.874. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.29. Receipta Shipment. Flour, barrels 31.100 Wheat, bushels 47.000 Corn, bushele 651. fK) Oats, buehcls 237.900 37.2IX 63.300 217.300 109.3K live, bushels ln.ooO Barley, bushels 63,800 4.2HO 35,100 Weekly Grain Htatintics. The weekly grain statistics of the Mer chants' Exchange follow: American Visible Supply. Bushels. Decrease. February 4. February ' 5, February 6, Fehrtmry 1, February 2, February 3, February 4, February 5, February 0, 1907. 1900. 1005. 1904. loo:. 1!02. 1901 . 19IMI. 1S99. 44.851. OOO ' 121,0O0 .48,537,000 .38.979.000 .39.70O.OOO .48,447,000 .37.929.000 .59,707.000 .54.301.000 .28,384.000 407,000 408.000 835, 0O0 KOS.ooo 1,304.001 1.024.000 1.235.OO0 401.000 Increase. Quantities on Passage. W'k ending W'k endin5 W'k ending Feb. 2. Jan. o. Feb. ;i. -uo. TTnr Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. t". K 18.5H0.0O0 17.280,000 22,720,000 Continent ..lo,240.ooo 8,yso,ooo ll,84o,ooo Total 28,800.000 26.200.000 34,560.000 World's Shipments, Flour Included. W'k ending W'k ending W'k ending Feb. 2. Jan, 20. Feb. 3. From Bushels. 1". S.. Can. .2.1O2.O00 Argentina,. .1.600.000 Australia ... 400.000 Dan. p'ts 8:12.000 Russia 1.920,000 India 440,000 Bushels. 3, "28, OOO 1,072. OOO 920.000 9HO.00O 720.0OO 100.000 Bushels. 3.030.0O0 2.192.0(10 2.320.000 720.0O0 3.370.000 66,000 Total .7.924.000 7,160,000 11,720,000 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Flour Receipts. 29.200 barrels; exports. 2000 barrels. Mar ket firm and quiet Wheat Receipts. 42.000 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, 82c elevator, 83 o f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 914c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, 80c f. o. b. afloat. May closed 84 4c July 84c Hops, hides, wool and petroleum steady. Grain at Ban Francisco, PAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. Wheat and barley, quiet but steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.23 1.30; milling, $1. 35 (6 1.40. Barley Feed. f LlOQsl.lS; brewing, $1,124 1174. Oats Red. $1. 30 1.75; white, $I.55fi 1.65; black. $1.75(92.25. Call board sales Wheat May, $1.32 asked; December, $1.32 bid. Barley May, $1.17 Vi bid. Corn Large, yellow', $1.301.35. European Grain Market. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 4. In the grain mar ket today prices closed as follows: Wheat Spot, steady. No. 2 red Western Winter, 0s. Futures, March, 6s 6d; May, 6s 7 74d; July, (is 7d. London cargoes steary; Pacific Coast, prompt shipment, "0s SdW.IOs Od. Weather in England today, cloudy. Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The visible sup ply of grain Saturday, February 2. as com piled by the New York Produce Exchange, was as follows: Bushels. . .44.852.tsl0 . . 7.3 1 4. OOO ..11,848.000 . . 1.709.000 . . 2,642,000 Decrease. 121.000 1 1 3.000 135,000 9.000 60,000 Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley Increase. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Feb. 4. Wheat Unchanged; bluestcm, 70c; club, 6Sc; red, 68c. Coffee and Sugar. XEW, .YORK. Feb. 4. Coffea XutureaA ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 4. (.Special.) DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED ISM BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Bought and mold for cash and on marcia- Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phone Main 37 steady, net unchanged to 5 points higher. Sales 24.2."W) bags, lneludlng February, 5.."Ktc; March, 5.53SI3.0c; May. 5.70c; July. 5.8r,c; September, 5.90(g6c; December. 6.10c; Janu ary, 6.1560.20c. The world s visible supply increased 755.311 bags for the month of January and on February l was 15,133.293 bags. Spot, steady; Rto No. 7, 7c; Santos No. 4. 8c. Mild steady; Cordova, 9S12e. Sugar Raw. stearlv; fair refining. 2 31-32C; ceirtrlfugal. 90 test, 3 15-52e; mo lasses sugar, 2 23-32e. Refined, steady. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. CROMFR-HALFORD Emery S. Cromer, Springwater, Or.. 28; Clara Halfonl. 21. ELLIOTT-GRIFFITH W. F. Elliott. 545 Van avenue. 48; Mary. E. Griffth. 32. ANDREAS-CONNOR Frank I). Andreas. New-berg. Or.. 27; Marie E. O'Connor. 22. HOPE-SMITH Mr. G. Hope, Vale. Or.. 46; Ora c. Smith. 25. WOOD-MILLER Thomas P. Wood. 472 East Eleventh street, 48; Anna V. Miller, 38. ' BENNETT-F1.EMMINU - Asure Bennett, 100 East Twentieth street. So; Josephine Fiem- mlng, IS. Births. BATTAGLIO At 320 Eleventh street, Jan uary 29. to the wife of Joe Battaglio, i daughter. BELL At 740 Belmont street, January 18. to the wife of L. W. Bell, a daughter. BL'ZZELLI At 650 Fifth street, January 21, to the wife of Luigi Buzzell, a daughter. COGHLAN At 3734 Fourth street. Jan uary 22, to the wife of Andrew Coghlan, a daughter. FINLET At Third and Madison streets. February 2, to the wife of W. L. FInlcy. a daughter. GAGLIO At fi7 Fifth street, January 5, to the wife of Frank Gaglio. a daughter. HOYS At 2004 Sixteenth street, January SO. to the wife of S. Logan Hoys, a on. HIGHIjAND At Lents, February 1, to the wife of Andy Highland, a eon. HUNTINGTON At Sellwood, January 22, to the wife of F. W. Huntington, a daughter. JACOHSON At 297 Tillamook street, Feb ruary 1, to the wife of Helmer Jacobson son. JOYCE At 288 Grant Etreet. January 23, to the wife of W. H. Joyce, a daughter. KIRK PATRICK At 892 East Eleventh street North, January 8. to the wife of Gil bert Klrkpatrlck. a daughter. IjOYD At 288 Broadway. January 31, to the wife of Alick liyd. a eon. LOYDGREN At 2S8 Broadway. January 11. to the wife of Leonard Loydgren, a son. LYNCH At 081 Powell street, January 28. to the wife of W. E. Lynch, a son. WENDELL At Portland. January 0, to the wife of John W. Wendell, a dnughter. O'GOOWAN At 073 Hancock street. Jan nary 25, to the wife of J. L. O'Goowan, a son QUIGLEY At 831 Bast Kelly street, Jan uary 28. to the wife of I.. A. Qulgley, a son. HA GONE At 292 Sheridan street. January 31. to the wife of Joseph Ragone. a son. SKIGEREST At 2011 Hall trtreet, February 1, to the wife of Walter Selgerest, a son. VL'NK At Sellwood, January 31, to the wife of C. W. Vunk, a daughter. DCUlllK. FELZBR At ft. Vincent's Hospital, Feb ruary 2. C, G. Felzer, a native of Oregon, aged 41t years. FISHER At 541 Fourth etreet, February 2. Mrs. Ida C. Fisher, a native of Pennsylvania, aged 36 years, 9 months, 16 days. FOWLER At 408 Fast Yamhill street. Feb ruary 1. Harold E. Fowler, an infant. ' GRAF At 621 Ochoco avenue. February 1 Frederick Graf, a native of Germany, aged 73 years. 1 month, 30 days. RENDER At 456 Fifth street. February 1. Denney H. Hender. a native of Vermont, aged SO years, 11 months, 5 days. HENDRIE At 295 Lincoln street, February 1, Robert Hendrle, a native of Scotland, aged 81 years, 30 days.' KNAPP At 242 East Eighth street North. Richard B. Knapp. a native of Ohio, aged 07 years, 6 months. 5 days. MURPHY AT 07O7 Delay street, February 1. Mrs. P. K. Murphy, a native of Iowa, aged 61 years. TRACEY At St. Vincent's Hospital. Feb ruary 2, James M. Tracey. a native of Oregon-, aged 33 years. Building Permits. T. J. BULGER Repairs dwelling. Third street, between Clay and Columbia; $280. JOSEPHINE ANDERSON Two-etory frame dwelling. East Washington street, between East Thirty-sixth and East Thirty-seventh; $1900. JAMES NICHOL Repairs harness-shop, Johnson street, between Twenty-nrst and Twenty-second; $275. BENO & BAI.LIS Repairs hotel. Twelfth street, between Marshall and Northrup; $45oo. JOHN LIDDLE One and one-half-story frame dwelling, Lict Eighteenth street, be tween Surman and Mildred; $1500. GEORGE LEACH One-story frame dwell ing. East Thirty-second, between East Mar ket and Stephens; $17oo. GEORGE RASMUSSEN One-story frame dwelling, East Thirty-fifth, between East Market and Stephens; $15oo. MR. ROSENTHAL Repairs store. Washing ton street, between Seventh and Park; $12$o R. C. WRIGHT Two-story frame dwelling. Baker street, near Clark: $18O0. K. A. BALDWIN Steel work for eight story building. Park street, between Alder and Washington; $18.0oo. PORTLAND HOTEL CO. Repairs, hotel. Sixth street, between MorrUson ana Yamhill $2000. Ileal Estate Transfers. Hannah HIrsch to Caroline L. Dresser, S. W. j of block 22, being lots 3 and 4, Holladay'H Add $ 2 850 T. O. and Nettle L. Sands to Fannie H. McDonald, lot 2, block 105, W. Irving ton 4,150 Max and Minnie Ljewenson to Otten helmer Realty & investment Co., lot 3, block 14, city 60,000 Albert F. and Mary E. Jullen to Mary A. Smith, lot 6. block 33. Patton'n Second Add J. J. Reynolds to Eunice R. Sargent, lots 1 and 2, block 16, John Irvlng's First Add .. H. H. Brown to V. J. Peddlrord and B. C. Hurlbert, south 4 of lot 9, Glenwood Park, excepting a strip 32 1,500 2,500 reet wide along south side of lot p.... 10,000 inos. r. ana saaie j. neoale to Kosella Boyd, lots 3 and 4, block 22, Port land City Homestead 1 Hannah M. Zan to E. 6. and Isabel 51. Jackson, loui 6 and 7. block 4 King s second Add 15,000 Maine ana 21. . uonkel to Eric E. Walgren, lot 20. block 41, 'Fremont.. Geo. W. and Buphemia A. Collins to Caroline S. Lombard, lot 18. block 6, Broadway Add Leda Buren et al. to Mrs. Roy w Welch, lot 15, block 31, Willamette Heights Add Wm. S. and Mary J. Stephens to Lewis W. Strass, lot 13. block 1, Alblna Homestead , Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to L. m! Butler, lot 7, block 3; lota 10 and 17, block 2, in subdivision of lots 1. 2, 7. 8. 9, 10, of N. St. Johns. . Vletor I.and Co. to A. D. Klfson. low 19 and 20. block 8. Marchmont Add.. Henry W. and Hattle A. Fries- to R. 1 Donald, lots 11 and 12, block 67, Fulton Park Otto J. Kraemer to R. L. Donald, lots 10, 17 and 18. block 09, Fulton Park Lily and G. K. Kevin to Irnan J. Orendorff, lot 24. block 3, Reservoir Park Will B. and Ollle J. Purdy to Sarah I)ell Harris, lots 1 and 2, block 4, Tobaseo Add Wm. and Elizabeth Morginson to Geo. W. Collins, lot 18, block 6. Broadway Add L. F. Rydberg to Mrs. L. M. Hale. lots 6 and 7. block 1. Rcsewood... H. G. ami Lilly J. De Pl-dge to August and Elizabeth Dell, lot 5, block 27. Sellwood . -, Harry J. Millatt to Wm. W. and Je?ie K. Indfear. lots 23 and 28. block 2. Arleta Park No. 2 Wm. and Annie Reldt to F. J. Mever. lots 8 and 1(. block 19. Highland Park Moore Investment Co. to Maude A. Lo gan, lot 14. block 20. Vernon Daniel R. and Kate L. Hawkins to John Klaus, lot 10, block 8, Lincoln Park 1.500 6.000 1,075 900 125 600 900 1,000 400 475 60 225 50 10 260 Total $109,857 Have jrour abstract, made by the Securltj Abstract A Trust Co.. 7 Chamber at Commerc. Vjmtern f)i-lprc 'llliufiv PaM I - An examination of the beds planted in South Bay two years ago witli Eastern oysters shows that they, have not been frozen by the cold like the Pacific Coast bivalves. It is the conclusion that the Eastern oyster, inured to cold, is not af fected by the frosts of this climate. TAKE COAL OFF TENDER. Itesldents of Foraker Hold Up Train for Fuel. GUTHRIE. Okla.. Feb. 4. A Midland Valley freight train 'was "held up" at Foraker in the Osage Nation last night and a party of determined men climbed into the tender and without ceremony un loaded nearly all the coal into vehicles. The residents of Foraker had been with out coal for weeks and the fuel scarcity had reached a critical stage. Ketains Old Office Force. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 4. (Special.) Postmaster C'raniniatte has taken charge of the office here, succeeding W. R. Campbell. Mr. Cranimette says there -will be no change in the office force so far as he knows. AT THE HOTELS. Tho Portland W. F. Hume. San Fran cisco; G. W. Underwood. San Francisco; S. J. Mct'aull and wife, Minneapolis; F. A. Jacobs. San Francisco; E. W. Elam. San Franclsro: H. F. Show. San Francisco; D. 1. Moiirlger. Los Angeles; Mrs. C. B. Holmes. Crofton. B. C. : T. Kennedv. city; R. F. Barker. Rainier: G. T. McNeill. San Francisco: J. c. I'lrlch. Chicago; W. E. Draper. Seattle; c. H. Davis. Seattle; Mrs. F. ti. Hoay, San Francisco; J. J. Junnelle. Seattle; w. A. Nlckerson. Tacoma; R. B. Rothchlld. San Francisco; W. H. Hewitt and wife, Seattle; J. H. P. Sllereck, Seat tle; c C. Belknap. Chicago; Mrs. H. F. Couley. Chicago; A. B. Wcatherford. )(V1 bany; M. L. Abrams. New York: N. D. Wood and wife. Seattle; F. Simpson. Pasa dena: M. 1,. Erickson. U. S. A.; T. Mack. Olilcago; M. C. Warren. Llneoln: S. H. Cawston and wife. Seattle; T. Hensha-.v. Oakland: J. O. Humphrey, cltv: S. R. Harrington, city; J. McDevltt. San Fran cisco; G. W. Cureton. Chicago; H. Kauf man, Chicago: M. Voorsaufer. Philadel phia: F. c. Bunfer. San Franrlseo; M. Lapey and wife. New York; F. J. Meliugh. New York; ). T. Samhuelson. Chicago; E. Mills. San Francisco; F. J. Thornton and wife, Seattle: J. J Murphy. Chicago; F. W. Kaiser, Walla Walla; II. D. Andrews. Boston; W. M. Rice. Seattle; H. C. Hall. Boston; w. C. Smith, Tacoma; C. H. Ham ilton. San Francisco. The Oregon O. P. Burrows and wife. Miph Janet Smith, Ilnqulam; ('. V. Maynard, Che halls; C. W. McCormack. New York; B. I.. Loper. elty; Mrs. J. A. Veness, Winloek: J. B. Trumbull, ti. H. Black. ('. B. Garrett. Ssn Francisco: C. R. Jensen. Mrs. N. I. Holland. Seattle; A. F. K. Kenipey, Oakland. Cal.; Leon Woodman. R. F. Allen, San Francisco; Mrs. S". F. Gilkey. Centralis; S. F. Dlether, St. Paul; R. E. Simpson. I'rlnevllle; E. R. Tlchenor. Clnskanle; A. R. Lyons and wife. Cincinnati; H. S." Waggoner. Chieago; J. L. Kendall. Pittsburg; Frank R. I'lerce, port Angeles; Miss llortung. E. J. McDonald, Seattle; Howard A. lnsiee, Cotaldo; S. W. Puhrdy. Cotaldo. Idaho; F. R. Stuart. H. R. MeKlnney. Kelso; J. S. Holt. Seattle: It. A. Madison and wife. Master Marry Madison. Dallas; G .D. Brown and wife, San Fran cisco; J. G. Gladden, Seattle; R. R. Mcpher son. San Francisco; J. T. Ruthern, R. H. Ruthern, Salem; J. C. Fulton., Astoria. The Perkins 1. W. Robinson. Madras. Or.: J. II. Haucr. Prlnevllle, J. M. Welch and wife, L. S. LatiKhlin. L. V. F.ckhardt, Sil verton; S. G. Hughes and wife. Forest Grove; J. H. Llmyant. Huhhard; Chas. Van ErT and wife. Hood River: O. R. Addlton. Lents: T. Conahu. J. c. Beladen. Seattle; C. W. Jensen and wife. Castle Roek; W. Everett. Chicago; J. R. Rogers. Des Moines, la.; F,. J. Mulr, Pendleton; R. B. Whitney, Seattle; W. W. Walker and w-tfe, Eugene; .1. M. Short. Eugene; George Mllvie, Miss G. Hoblnson. The Dalles; It. E. Emerson, Van couver; T. M. Rohln, B. W. Winr;le. n. .1. Wright. Castle Rock; Mrs. R. J. Wright, Corvallls; R. A. Turner. Seattle; O. (i. Paul, Chas. F. Inpman, E. White, Vancouver: Ed Murphv. Dallas: H. A. Boarden. Jr.. Ho quiam; Arthur Arthur, M. E. Miller, E. D. MacDonald, Seattle; E. M. Chester. Ta coma; J. R. Keatney. R. II. Biackburn. Oregon City; Miss Hattle M. Chapman, Cor vallls. The Imperial Wm. E. Draper. Dr. J. M. Hausltisor, Mrs. A. Delfel, Seattle; J. Ock Ing. city; J. T. Roycroft. K. D. Mourney. Troutdaie; E. C. Scrn-.vhedye. Hoover: H. W. Craig. Buckley. Wash.; W. T. Schol fleld and wife. Astoria: H. T. Booth. City; H. E. Pnlmerton, Seattle, Mrs. Tomhlard. Tacoma; K. C. Shrewber. Hood River; E. D. Mowrev. Troutdaie; Thomas Freeman and wife. Westminster; M. P. Mendleson. San Francisco; J. F. Hutching,, city; O. I'. Call. Mrs. Call, San Francisco; Mrs. F. E. Smith, Mis. W. J. Wisecarver. Salem; A. C. Woodcock. EOgene; M. S. Shook. Salem; Mrs. G. H. Conrads. City; B. F. Brock. Stella: Onl Vlehel, Astoria: C. D. Oabrl'l son and wife, Snlem: C. B. Herman and wife, Dert Island; Oliver Jones. Rainier; Leon Girpd, Salem: W. R. Russell, Kelso; W. P. F.lv. Kelso: B. Van Dusen. Astoria; T. B. Kaufman. Erie. Pa.: J. Wheeler. El more: c. o. linrholds. Spokane; Mrs. Ida A. Finch. Mab'f I. Bawling?. Seattle; H. K. Sargent. City: J. D. Strause. Astoria; Mrs. W. Benton. Seattle; W. B. Morse, Sa lem; G. B. Jensen, Astoria: Walter E. Con ner. Seattle; Mrs. J. Relinward. Newherg: F C. Brandshager. San Francisco; Mrs. I. Donnelly. Mrs. M. Keith, Seattle; Mrs. Al ice Parks, Coburg. Tho St. Charles E. Borshorn and sister. Tacoma; M. Victor Horner, Seattle; llarry Jaekson, Kelso: James Rohms, Scappoose; Jess Chafln. Cltv; George Selfert. Emerson Fallls. Toledo, Wash.; W. 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Shumnnn. city; W. H. Porter; R. Field. White Salmon: J. Kennedy. City; R. A. Duncan, Estecada: F. Rudolf. C. L. Jams son. City; E. L. Waldrlp. I.yle. Wash.: H. J. Roake. C. A. Casty. City; E. Carpenter. Woodburn; E. W. LafTerty. Hood River; Jerry W. Seule; Christ Welstnger; C. F. Gisner. Castle Rock: J. W. Newman: R. K. Skinner: H. West. Scappose; n. Moore. B-lt-lsh Columbia; C. E. Morris, W. S. Watson, Centralla. Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma. Wash. European plan. Rates, 75 cant, to $2.51 per day. Frc, 'bus. ON THE CURB is a copter stock which will noon he earn InK. with IS cent copper. L'O p"r cent to 1;. per cent on lis slock and Initial dividends are anticipated at the rate of 10 per cent hortly. lt wouli pay you to ?! cop per stocks which have been boomed beyond their real value and reinvest in this stock, which has not yet participated in any ad vance, because your attention has not been called to the facts. Write or call for special market tetter re garding it. FREDERICK. 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