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THE 'MORNING. OREGONIAN, WEDXESDATr FEBRUARY 20, 1907. 13 DRIED FRUITS FIRM Orders From Siberia Strength en Coast Markets. STOCKS ARE NOT LARGE English Inquiry for Prunes Is Also a Factor in This Line of Trade Change In Local Sugar Prices. San Francisco wires report a Mrong de mand from Siberia for dried fruits. These inquiries have materially strengthened the dried fruit market all along the line and Insure sttfT prices during the remainder of the season. Another elevating influence in this de partment la the export demand for prunes that continues in the Eastern market. While it has not yet stimulated buying on the Coast by the Eastern trade, the holders of such stock as remains are making no effort to Interest buyers by offering concessions, believing that better prices will . prevail later. Regarding this export movement, an Eastern trade paper of latest date says: "The principal point of Interest Is In tha export demand for prunes, which apears to b Increasing. Some sales have already been made and there are negotiations pending which will result in considerably larger vales according to present Indications. The wile for export of any important quantities will have & tendency to force up the price on alt stocks now left, since total supplies re not over sufficient." CHANGES IN HVGAR PRICES. Refinery Affairs Have No Bearing on Pres ent Local Conditions. Regarding the reduction in certain brands of sugar In the local market, one of the largest sugar handlers In the Northwest aid yesterday : - "No decline In sugar prices has been made by the refiners, notwithstanding the Irresponsible statement of a newspaper of this city. Portland Jobbers, having an ex cess stock of the P. C. and St. Francis 'brands, which are not moving freely, decid ed on a 10-cent reduction in these brands in order to move the stocks. This change will e only temporary, as the stocks will be exhausted In about three weeks when prices will go back to the old standard. As for the report that tly Western Refinery has been absorbed by the American, there Is absolutely nothing In It." Egg Show Little Change. Arrivals of eggs were liberal, but not quite up to expectations. Stocks were moved one way or another with little change in price, most of the business being around 22 and 2-1 cents. Som outside offers- of 1M i cents were turned down, but they may look good today. . There was a steady inquiry for chickens and where the quality was good top prices were Tal!xed. Geese and turkeys were not asked for. Chinese are still buying ducks, but are not keen purchasers. There ( some Increase in receipts of butter and cream, but not enough to affect prices. Celery in Strong lemand. A car of celery arrived yesterday morn--' Ing and, as the market was quite bare. It cleaned up quickly at a firmer price. An other car was due last night. A car of small vegetables and a car of cabbage and cauliflower also came in. In the express re ceipts was a lot of Mexican bell peppers, which were quoted at 25c per pound and some Mexican tomatoes, offered at $2.23 per crate. Little Doing in Hops. A small number of Eastern hop orders mere In the market yesterday and are in proceea of "bMng filled. Two or three small dgals were closed, one of them being the Catching lot of 89 bales at Forest Grove, which W. J. Bishop paid 6 cents for. A cable was said to have been received which quoted a decline of 10i In the London market. Gallon Apples Advancing. Another season of nigh prices in most lines of canned goods, as well as dried fruits. Is looked for by jobbers. Gallon ap ples are especially Arm and It Is believed by the trade that before the season is over, these goods will have advanced to $4 per case. The opening price was about $2. GO. Wheat Receipts Again Checked. Receipt of wheat have again been checked by washouts on the O. R. & N. and the market is once more a nominal affair. Very little spot wheat Is offering, but in view of the declines In other markets, prices here are quoted with an easier undertone. Bunk Clearings. Rank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were : v'learfngs. Balances. Portland $1.172.fi57 $ K;,fi7fl Prattle X,5:trt.04J l2..V2l Tacoma T12.SH2 40,313 Spokane S18.917 ,B70 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Butter. Eck. Poultry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. S5c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 324 35c; store butter 14 20c BUTTER FAT First grade cream. 3314c per pound; second grade cream. 2o less xef pound. E'i-GS Oregon ranch. 22Vi23c per dosen. CHEESE: Oregon full cream twins. mil e$.5-c;..Yeun America. 15tt!tJc per pound. POULTRY Average old hens. 13Hfrl4ct mixed chickens, 12613c; Spring. 13 U 14c; old roosters, U10c; dressed chickens 14 a 15c; turkeys, live. 17fel7 c; turkeys' drewwd, choice. 2021c; Steele. live, per pound, lfte; -ducks, li&lSc; plgeuns. i 1.30; squabs. $2fe3. . v Grain. Floor, Feed. Etc WHEAT Club, 69c; bluestem. 71c- Val ley. Mile; red, 67c. ' OATS No. 1 white. 129; gray, 128.50 FLOUR Patent.. $4.05; straight.. 3.50; clears. 3 50; alley. $3.55. " ,..BARLEJY-:See.dv" 50 rer ton; " brewing-. V23: rolled. g2I.Mi934.fiu. ' RYB 11.4S1.6o per cwt. CORN Whole. $24.50; cracked. $22.80 rer ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. $17: country $18 per ton; middling.. S2.12H; ehorts. city $20 country. $21 per ton; u. S. Mills dairy chop.' $15.50 per ton; Pacific grain. $16 50 per ton CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream im pound Backs, $7; lower trades. $5.5036 50 oatmeal, steel cut, 45-pound sacks. is Dsr barrel; 9-pound sacks), $4.25 per bale eatmeal (ground). 45-pound sacks. $7 50 per barrel; 8-pound neks. $4 per bale; split pes., per lOO-pounds, $4.2534.80; pearl barley $4&4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks, $2.30 per bale. v HAT Valley timothy. No. 1. I141M& Mr Ion; Eastern Oregon timothy, $17&ig- clo rer, $8; ooeat, $8; grata hay. $63 IU; alfalfa. Vegetable. Fruits. Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common. 75c(gr$1.25 per box; choice, $1.502.50; cran berries, $10 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $3.2r!JM box: oranges, navels, $1.752.25; grapefruit. 3j3.60; bananas. Hac per pound: tangerines. $1.. ".0(11.75. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $11.25 fer sack: carrotB. $1?1.25 per sack; beets, 1.25(91.50 per sack; garlic. 7H&10C per ' pound, horseradish, 7 8c per pound; sweet potatoes, 3lr per pound; chicory, 30c. FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage. Cali fornia, 2l-,1'3o per. pound; Fanno. 3c per pound; cauliflower, $2.25 per dozen; caU ery, $3.73 per crate; lettuce, head, 45c per dozen; onions. 1012 V4c per dozen tomatoes. $2.25 crate: narslev. 25 30c: art! choker, $1.50 per dozen; hothouse lettuce, $1.75 ff 2 per box: sprouts, 9c; pea. 16c; radishes, 2.Vf?30c; Bell peppers, 304r35c per pound; rhubarb. $1.75 per box; cucumbers, $2&2.54) per dozen. ONIONS Oregon. $101.35 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 88Ho pound j apricots. 16919c: peaches. 11013c: pears. llttL4c: Italian prunes. 26c: Califor nia figs, white, in sacks. 56Hc par pound: black. 4 5c: ortcks. 75c $2. 25 per box; Eymma. 1820c pound; date. Persian, 60 7c pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur banks, fancy. $1,356 1. SO; common. $1(9 1.25. RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2-crown, $2.15; 8-crown, $2.25; 5 -crown. $3.10; crown, $3.50: loose muscatels. 2-crown, 9c; 8-crown, 8 H c ; 4-crown. Oc ; seedless, Thompsons. lOttc; Sultanas. 912c. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, T5?T125 pounds. SHP't 125 to 150 pounds. 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. 6c; 200 pounds' and up, SH6c. BEEF Dressed bulls, 2(4J3ttc per pound; cows, 4H5Vc; country steers, 6ii 6 ',4 c. MUTTON" Dressed. fancy, 86c per pound; ordinary. 6Q7c. . PORK Dresaed. 100 to 130 pounds, 8"-ig9c; 150 to 200 pounds, 77Hc; SOU pounds and up, egevic QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Frlcea Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket yesterday: FRUIT Apples, choice $2, common 50c; bananas, $1(6 2.50; Mexican limes, $810; California lemons, choice $3.50, common $1; oranges, navel. $I?T2. .10: pineapples. $8(4. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1.251.50; gar lic, 2yjfr3c; green peas. 8-10c; string beans, nominal; asparagus. 10820c; tomatoes, $1.50 165. EGGS Store, l!Mf21c; fancy ranch. 22c. POTATOES River whites. Sl.eoftl.8S; sweets. $2.50Sf3; Oregon Burbanks, $1.80 2.40; Eastern. $1.80$ 1.05: Garnet Chile, $1.35(5 1. T0; new potatoes, 4c; Nevada. $2.35. ONIONS Yellow, $1(61.30. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 33V4c: cream ery seconds. 28c; fancy dairy. 31c; dairy seconds, nominal; pickled, 2118-230. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, -14 tf(15c; South Plains and San Joaqain, 71r9c; Iambs, 8-ffllc; Nevada, 17frl8c. HOPS California, 1012;ie. CHEESE Young America, 13H15Hc; Eastern, 17Vic; Western, 13VvC. HAY Wheat. $l22c; wheat and oats. $1018.30; alfalfa. $8.50 13; stock, $7.50 9.50; straw, 40(Jj75c. MILL.STUFFS Bran, $2021.50; middlings-. $27 30. FLOUR California, family extras, $4.80 5.10; bakers' extras, $4.40i 4.60; Oregon and Washington, $3.50(5-4. POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers. 17ilflc; turkeys, hens. 18fr20c; roosters, old, $4(&5; young, $0SS; broilers, small. $34; broil ers, large, $45; fryers, $56; hens, $J(g8; ducks, old. $5f6; ducks, young, $6S'8. RECEIPTS Flour, 6031 quarter sacks; bar ley, l.llo centals; oats. 2300 centals; bean?. 670 sacks: corn. 25 centals; potatoes. 3100 Backs; middlings, so sacks; hay, 419 tons; wool, 17 bales; hides, 210. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally . on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Receipts of cattle at the yards yesterday were light and a good strong demand was In evidence. Best steers sold readily at firm prices, but nothing over $4.75 was realized on the days sales. Fair to medium steem and cows also moved readily. The market for sheep and hogs was firm. The following prices were quoted in the local livestock market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers. $4. 508-4. 75- me dium. $41-4.23; cows. $3.30 3.73; fair to medium cows. $2.30fg3; bulls. $1.50&2; calves. $4.r0'S3. SHEEP Beat, $R(52.-.. HOGS Best, $77.2.-.; lightweights $7 i.Jj; stockers and feeders, $6.73 7.25. Eastern Livestock Prices. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 19. Cattle Re ceipts. 6300; market, 3c lower. Native steers. $4?5.75; cows and heifers, $-.2jQ) 4.70; Western sters. $3. 25 SB 5.10; canners, $2ig3; stockers and feeders, $2.S0-5; calves $3ft6.30. , Hogii Receipts, 12.000; market. 3c lower. Heavy. $6.77 Vi & 6.82 1 ; mixed. $6.75 6.87'4: light. $8,756 6.77H; pigs. $S.75W6.oO. Sheep Receipts. 6200; market, steady. Yearlings. $5.756.40; wethers. $5.25ijj 3.65; ewes, $3,504 5.75; lambs. $6.507.40. p Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. in. Evaporated ap ples, quiet and unchanged. Fancv, 8Si(g;Uc: choice. Sf4-&SHc: prime. 7Sc. Prunes firm with a fair demand, particu larly for Oregon fruit. . California grades range from 3c to He and Oregon 40s to 30s are quoted at 3(fic. Apricots, quiet and unchanged. Peaches, firm. Choice, ll'alivtc- extra choice. 2''ttf l3hi; fancy, 12(140; extra fancy, 13' 13c. Raisins, quiet but firm. Loose muscatel, 7'src; seeded raisins, 7 14 10c; London layers, $1.33 1.45. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. IK. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged- to 5 points lower. Sales. 03.000 bags, including March. 3.45;g3. 50c: May, 5.555.A0ct July. 5.3ra 5.70c: September. 5.735.85c: October. 5.80 5.85c; November. 5.85c; December, 5.00 5.95c; January. 5.95(&;6c. Spot, steady; No. 7 Rio, 7c; No. 4 Santos, 8c; mild, quiet; Cordova. 9 fif 12 toe Sugar Raw. quiet; fair refining, 27c; centrifugal. 90 test, 3c; molasses sugar. 29&c. Refined, steady and unchanged. FORTUNE GOES WITH GIRLS Wealthy Belllnghain Farmer Wants to Select His Son-in-Law. BKI.LINGHAM. Wash.. Feb. 19. (Special.) A well-beaten bachelors' trail promises to point the way to the oat fields of Daniel Sullivan, a wealthy fr.rmer of Fuget Sound, because he lias advertised to the world that he will settle from $10,000 to $20,000 each on his three comely daughters when they are married to the men .who are satis factory to him. It does not matter so much about the daughters, but the applicants must please the father. Farmer Sullivan is amply prepared to make his promise good, for he is worth at least 1250.000. including a thousand acre farm in the fertile Samish oat belt. The three daughters range in age from 18 to 25 yearB. Their names are Nellie, Mary and Kate. They have all that money can buy and are sprightly and good to look upon, but they all have one and the same defect a slight Impediment of speech. This failing, the fond father fears, handi caps them in the race for husbands, and he has resolved that the men who take them unto themselves shall be rewarded from the oat earnings of the Sullivan farm. The only restriction, that the suitors shall be satisfactory to the father, is one that is imperative. One daughter wedded a man the father thought be low her station, and in spite of his pro test; she will not receive a cent of her father's fortune. Unless he re pents, Sullivan will leave her nothing in his will. Bringing Mrs. Wentworth Here. SEATTI,E, Wash., Feb. 19. (Special.) Mrs. Bessie Wentworth, wife of D. A. Wentworth, of Portland, was arrested to night on a charge of desertion. She and Carl K. Lewis, the former cowboy and "bad man." who eloped with her last month, will be taken to Portland tomor row. Mrs. Wentworth Is 19 years old, tall, blonde, and a striking-looking girl. Veteran Placed Vnder Bonds. DALLAS. Tex., Feb. 19. General W. B. Cable, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, United Confederate Veterans, was today placed under a bond of $5000 In connection with the Honduras lottery matter. The case will come before the Federal Commissioner March 2 for bearing. SELLING IS HEAVY r . nu,. n x ' nuinuio ricty inipui idiii rail in Stock Speculation. FEW OF "THEM VERIFIED Cental of Others Have a Steadying Effect on Prices, but Consider able Losses Are Shown In the List at Close. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The selling of stocks today was of a volume andJn a man ner to seem portenttous. and was the oc casion of an unuBually large number of ru mors. . Many of these proved unfounded and none was actually verified during the ses sion. This situation offered the alternative of puppotlng these rumors were set afloat to force .prices lower, or that they repre sented tha blind groping after the real causes of the selling. The most persistent ruruors had to do with the affairs of the EquStable Life Assurance Society, and they became so specific and bo confident in their form that the president of the Equitable was led to Issue a formal denial of them. Recovery set in after the Issuance of this disclaimer. Previous to that the impres sion was conveyed that some of the heavy selling In the market was from the treas ury of the insurai.ee company. The coming resumption of the Interstate Commerce Commission's inquiry into the Harrlman railroad combinations and the information alleged to have been prepared by the head of the system for use in his examination were said to be of formidable Import to the market. The special weak ness of Union Pacific was due to this im pression. Another favorite theme was the expected investigation of banks and trust companies by the State Banking Depart ment. It was said that the coming change In the administration of the Treasury De partment ' was the occasion t for misgivings cn I he part of the powerful financial groups. The pressure r.gainst Pennsylvania was directly traceable to the Intimidation of another . note issue,, the announcement of which was made formally during the day. The importance of the operation was modi fied by the fact that for the total issue of $n,000,000, $50,000,000 is designed for the extension of notes already outstanding. An additional mitigating efTect was the accom panying announcement that this would com plete the necessary financing for the com pany this year. The report of the terms of the isVie caused a violent rebound in Pennsylvania snd added to the recovery elsewhere which followed the statement from President Morton, ot the Equitable Company. The recovery was held fairly well to the closing, but considerable losses remained at some points of the list. Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, ' $1,220,000. I nited States 2s regis tered advanced V. the coupons 14 and the 4s c union Vt per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sale. High. Low. Bid. Adams Exnres :;v it?,,, Amalgam Corper.. W'U 114 lOh 1 IJ'i, Am Car & Foundry 2.100 44 48 do preferred 10- Am Cotton OH 3.100 33' 32 3J-J4 do preferred American Express Am Hd & I.t pf tf Am Ice Securities - Am Linseed Oil... 000 i' 14 do preferred Am Locomotive... 5.700 74 i.8 i-i1 do preferred Am Smelt & Refin 12.300 J49H 143? 144 -do preferred ...... I?1" Am Sugar Refining 3.1O0 135V. l-"4 134-H, Am Tobacco pf... 3"0 ' B-'4 Anaconoa Mln Co.. PS.300 2Wi 201 2!j lAtohieon 3U.5U0 103'i ivv i".s- do preferrea Atlantic Coast Line BOO 120'i 120 12i Baltimore & Ohio 2.70O 113 112'6 11-14 do preferred 200 1)1 0Vi 0 Brook Rap Transit 5.100 74 73- i3i Canadian Pacific. 10.20O 1H71 1M lS5-4 Central Leather SOU 3K-4 38 3M, do preferred loo 11 W1t lolVj Cent of New Jersey Chesapeake & Ohio 4..VJ0 o2H ai jfH Chi Great Western Chi & Northwest.. l.BOO l.1Vj 14 15V Chi., MIL S- St. P. 43.O0O 140 146', 14. Chi Term & Trans S do preferred -JJ C C. C. & St. L. 100 M f-fl Sfl Colo Fuel & iron.. 6.WJ0 40 4SV, 4KU Colo & Southern.. BOO 3tm 36 3V do 1st preferred -t . do 2d preferred.. 1.100 B's - Consolidated Gas... 300 13K 138 13. M, Corn Prr1ii,-t 3ll 23 22 22!i do preferred 2 WS R' 'i Delaw & Hudson.. loo 211 111 2 Del., Lack. Vet 5O0 Den & Rio Grar.de -J' J4 do preferred ' Distillers' Securit.. .4(lO 7I1S 75 Erie 1.V70O 3BV1. 35H, S.'i'V, do 1st preferred Jj" do 2d preferred ?o- General Electric... S Jn 1S Great Northern pf T.ooO 1B0H 17 IBS Illinois Central.... 2o0 lfil 181 1J9 Int. Met 4..MIO 34V, 33 34 do preferred 40O 71 i0t International Paper 2.oun 17 lflH 1V4 do preferred 200 80", 80Vs 79 '4 International Pump 34 do preferred 1 ' Iowa Central 700 24 14 23 V, 24 H do preferred 44t, Kan Citv Southern 200 28 28 2SU, do preferred 100 M 59 Louis & Nashville l.ooo 134 13314 134 Mexican Central... 300 24 u, 24V, 29 Minn & St. Louis 2'io RB'i 5H 55 M. St. P & S.S.M. 2.00 124lj 120 121 do preferred 300 14S 145'4 148 Missouri Pacific... 3. (.no 8.IV4 Ri S3 Mo.. Kan & Texas 21.600 47 Vi 41 41 do preferred ""Hi National Lead 1.300 72 71 . 1'4 Mex Nat R. R. pf .-JJ N. T. Central 10.2OO 12'i 12B 12. H, N Y. Ont. West 2O0 45 44 4i Norfolk & Western 700 86Vi 8 f do preferred H- North American ' "1 Northern Pacific... 8.200 153", 152"i 153l4 Pacific Mail 400 34 1 33 Pennsylvania 101. 80 131 120 130 Peoples Gas 1.00 MV, 93H 03 Pits., C. C. S. L :. " Pressed Steel Car.. 1.900 51 Kov; 50 do preferred 9S Reading 240,700 124 121 122 do 1st preferred '. BO do 2d preferred 90 Republic Steel 1.700 35 34Vi 3iVi do preferred 1.200 8 S 07 Rock Island Co 800 . 28 26 28 do preferred 1.000 W"4 50 50 . Schloss-Sheffield .. l.OOO 70 HU, Ft. L. S. F. 2 pf 000 43Vi 42V, 42V, St. L. Southwest 23 do preferred 100 58 58 56 Southern Pacific. .. .27.500 84 B2 A2 do preferred... 117 Southern Railway., -i.ooo 27 2'i 28H do preferred 200 85 . 85 84 Vs Tenn Coal & Iron 105 Texas & Pacific 2.200 34- 34T4 34 To!.. St. L. West 11.000 30 2fl 2f4 do preferred 200 51 Vi 51 5014 Union Pacific 236.300 175 172 173 do preferred 100 90Vi 90VJ 90V, IT. S. Express 105 1!. 8. Realty 1.100 8714 Rfi R U. S. Rubber 100, 5H4 61 Vi "1 do preferred..... 107 U S. Steel 57.30O 48 45 45 do preferred 5.000 104 104V, loju, Virg.-Caro. Chem.. ' 500 35 , 34 - 34 do preferred... ' 108 Wabash 16 do preferred 400 324 32 32 ki Wells Fargo Exp 275 Westlnghouse Elect 150 Western Union 100 82 82 82 Wheel Lake Brie 12 Wisconsin Central ... ' 22 do preferred 45 Total salea for the day. 1.086,700 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Feb. 19. Closing quotations: U. 8. ref. 2s reg.105'Atchlson adj. 4s. 91 do coupon. .. .105iD. & R. G 4s... 14514 r. S. 3a reg 102 'N. Y. C. G. 3s. 93 do coupon. .. . 103 1,. North." Pac. 3s. . . 72 U. 8. new 4s reg.120 iNorth. Pac. 4s... 101 do coupon. .. .120 ISouth. Pac. 4s... 80 U. S. old 4s reg.ioi iUnion Pac. 4s.. .101 do coupon 101IWis- Cen. 4s 88 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 19. Money on call, firm. 4 5 per cent; ruling rate. 4g 5 per cent; closing bid, 5 per cent;" of fered at 5 per cent. Time loans, stronger; 00 and 90 days. 5 per cent: six months, 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, '5 -Sterling- exchange, -steady, -with, - actual. business in bankers' bills at $4.84504.8455 for demand and at $4.8030 4.8O85 for 60 day bills. Posted rates, $4.84 4.85. Commercial bills, $4.80. Bar silver. 68c. Mexican dollars, 53 c. Government bonds, strong; railroad bonds, heavy. LONDON. Feb. 19. Bar silver, steady. 31 13-16d per ounce. Money, 45 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills la A per cent; do three months' bills, 4 per cent. - . . . 1 haiivioWi 1 1 . f . Oliver UF1 , 68 c. Mexican dollars, 54c. "Drafts, sight, 15c; do telegraph. 20c. Sterling on London, 80 days, $4.81; do sight, $4.85. Eastern Mining; Stocks. BOSTON, Feb. 19. Closing quotations: Adventure . .$ 44. iParrot $ 30. 00 RO 87 00 75 50 00 .-i0 50 25 no 00 )0 Allouez 71. jQulnry Shannon ..... (Tamarack ... iTrlnlty krnlted Cop.. U. S. Mining lU. S. Oil Utah vlotor.!a .... Winona .... W'olverine . . INorth Butte. 'Butte Coal. . . INevada VilCai. & Ariz. . lAria. Com. .. iGreene Con. . 145. 2 15! 30 71. 83 12 71 8. 12 197 112 ArrialK&matd 113. Atlantic 17. Blnitham . . . 30 ai. & riecia hk. Centennial . . 44 Cop. Range. 94 Dalv West.. Franklin . . .' 19. 14a Granby Isle Royale. Mass. Mining Michigan . .. Mohawk Mont. C. C O. Dominion SO. 8. 20. 93. 2. 58. 36. 17. 191. 50 34 .00 Osceola .... 17 75 RUSSIA HAS ENOUGH WHEAT I'AMIXE XO LONGER A FACTO K IX THE MARKET. Prices AYeaken at Liverpool Chi cago Is Further Depressed by Large Movement In X'orthwest. CHICAGO. Feb. 19. The wheat pit was weak ah day. Small holders and pit traders sold freely at the opening because of the in creased movement in the Northwest and clear weather throughout the Spring wheat terri tory. Weakness at Liverpool was attributed to a report that the Russian Government has secured sufficient wheat for all relief require ments for several weeks to come. About the end of the first hour commission houses began to sell on stop-los orders and this caused still further decline. A moderate rally oc curred late in the session upon the report that the exporters were buying freely at New York and Duluth. The, market closed weak, May lc lower. May opened to Vic lower at 77;7Sc, sold off to 7pc and closed at 77Tc. . Leading futures ranged as followss WHEAT. Open. High. Imw. Close -llo -W -7 $ .77 September ... .77 .77 .78 CORN. ...ft. 77 Ma 4, .47 .48 .4B July 4li .48 .4i 4fi September ... .47 ' . .47 !40 -OATS. M-v 40 .40 .40 .40 "'y 37 .37 .38 ,:lt heptember ... .:a ,32N ;j2 MESS PORK. Ma" 1"5 18.85 18.50 " 18.77 Jui' 16.95 18.97 18.(3 18.87 LARD. M" 9K5 9.82 ' 9.82 9.85 'ul- 9.85 9.70 9 2 September ... 9.77 0.95 9.77 8.82 SHORT RIBS. ""' B 27'5 -22 .. Ju'J" 9.32 8.45 9.37 9.42 . , , Receipts. Shipments. St ; f"is, '"5" -0-7oo V heat, bushels 20,ll 18.900 torn, bushes 872.00 1 00.000 Cats, hushels BI8.50O 1O0.O.1U Rye, bushels --15 0M) N 0.10 Barley, bushel? gauo u;2oa Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 19 Flour Receipts. 27.100 barrels; exports, 7400 barrels: sales, 3800 barrels. Market, dull and 'barely steady. Wh-a; Receipts. 21,000 bushels: exports, 24,900 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. 81 o elevator and S3c f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. 1! f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter. 86c f. o. b. afloat. May, 84c; July. 84Hc; September. 83c. Hops, wool, hides and petroleum Steady. ' Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. Wheat and barley, quiet. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping. $1.27 iff 1.32 ; milling. $1.35 1.45. Barley Feed, ? 1.11 113 ; brewing 1.151.17. Call board sales Wheat May, $1.:;0 asked. Barley May, $1.15; December. $1.03 Corn Large, yellow. $1.30(g 1.35. Kuropean Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL Feb. 19. In the grain mar ket today prices closed as follows: Wheat Spot, steady: No. 2 red Western Winter. 6s. Futures. March. 8s 6d; May 6s 0!d; July. 6s 2d. In the London market Pacific Coast car goes, prompt shipment, 30s$7,30s 6d. Market dull. Weather In England today, cloudy. Wheat at Tacoma- 1 TACOMA. Feb. 19. Wheat Bluestem. 71c; club, 09c; red. 67c. Changes in Available Supplies. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Special cable and telegraph communications received by Bradstreets show the following changes in available supplies, as compared with pre vious account: Bushels. Wheat United States, east of the Rockies, decreased 1,343.000 Wheat Canada. Increased 346.000 Total. United States and Canada, decreased . . 007,000 Afloat for and in Europe, increased. 1,400,000 Total American and European sup ply, increased 403,000 Corn I nited States and Canada. Increaaed 1.393.OO0 Oats United States and Canada, - decreased 165,000 WOOLS FIRM, BI'T NO HIGHER. Fair Demand for Various Grade of Terri tories at Boston. BOSTON. Feb. 39. The. wool market is Arm. No, upward tendency is noted, how ever. There Is a fair demand for various grades of territory wool. The movement on old contracts Is large. The demand for fine wocls Is good. For pulled grades there is also a fair request. Foreign wools are firm. Quotations: California Scoured basis: Northern choice. 67'S SRc; Northern good. 86 67c: middle counties, 566c; southern, 62-5 63c; Fall free. 64 55c. Oregon Scoured basis: Eastern. No. 1 staple. 72J73c; Eastern. No. 1 clothing. 68 70c: valley. No. 1. 80 St 62c. Territory Staple scoured basis: Fine, Tl (3 72c; fine medium, 68T0c; medium. 659 60c. Ordinary basis: Fine. T072c; flne. medium, 68i3i70c; medium. 6363c. Pulled Wools Scoured basis: Extra. 70 73c; flne A. 656Sc; A supers, 67 60c; B supers, 47 57c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 19. Tin In London, unchanged, 190 ITs 6d. Locally, easy, without material change. Spot, 41.50& 42.10c. Copper, unchanged to 2s -Bd lower In London, spot showing the loss and quoted at 107 10s. Futures closed at 108 17s 6d. Locally, the market was firm; lake, 25 25.25c: electrolytic, 24.75 25c; casting at 24. 25 24. 75c. Lead, unchanged. Spelter. 2s 6d lower at 26 in London and unchanged at 6.80 8.90c In New York. Iron was lower In the English market with standard foundry quoted at 54s 6d and Cleveland warrants at 55s 3d. Locally, the market waa unchanged. Ttalry Produce In the Eaat. CHICAGO, Feb. 19. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 2232c; dairies, 20S'30c. Eggs, firm: at mark, cases Included, 2218 24c: firsts. 2425c; prime firsts, 25c; extraa, 2Tc. Cheese, ateady. J.4i&;6c. HER FULLY EXONERATED AXTI-SALOOX LEAGUE COMMIT TEE REPORTS. Finds No Basis for Charges of Mal feasance Against State Superin tendent of Organization. The headquarters committee of the Anti-Saloon League yesterday submit ted its written report in the matter of the investigation of the conduct of Rev. Paul Rader as state superinten dent of the league, thereby closing the Incident. The report is to the effect that there was no basis whatever for the charges of misappropriation of funds and offi cial misconduct, substantially as fore cast by the Oregonian yesterday. Mr. Rader says he is now ready- for aggressive work, and will preach next Sunday. The report of the committee follows: To the Board of Trustees of the Anti-Saloon League of Oregon: Your headquarters committee, charged by the constitution of the league with the management of its finances and with the duty of seeing that the business of the league is conducted in an "honest and sys tematic manner, beg to report as follows: As to the present financial conditions! Under the direction of the auditing com mittee of the headquarters committee, the books of the league have been examined by an expert accountant. George T. Murton. The accountant's report is a voluminous document, going into minute details, ana "may be examined by any trustee at his lei sure. The summaries of this report har monize with the previous financial report of our auditing committee. However, the ac countant's report says: "There is & deplor able lack of system throughout the whole set of books, making it almost impossible to arrive at the true condition of affairs. The books have evidently been handled by some one who knew little or nothing about ac counting and this has made it extremely dif ficult to check up the books with any degree of satisfaction. However, I have not been able to find any Indications of fraudulent entries; the errors seem to be errors ot omission and errors in the principles of ac counting. From -the general appearance of the books, I do not believe any erroneous entries were Intentionally made with a view to deceive, conceal or defraud." In this connection, it is but fair to state that the books were not kept by Mr. Rader. but rather by office employes who were not com petent bookkeepers. As .to alleged Irregularities on the part ot the superintendent in keeping the accounts of the league: Herewith, we give an ex-, tract from the auditing committee: "The blame for any irregularities, in the esti mation of the auditing committee, should be divided between the headquarters com mittee of last year and the superintendent, with the burden on the headquarters com mittee, because the constitution of the league very clearly sets forth the duty of the headquarters committee in article 8, which says that the headquarters committee shall act as the finance committee of the league and shall see that the business of the league Is conducted in an honest and systematic manner. Theheadquarters com mittee appears to have left this largely 11 not altogether. In the care of the super intendent, without supplying him with a competent bookkeeper, while, according to the constitution, they were at leaBt equally responsible for the way in which the ac counts snould have been kept." As to the allegations affec ting the charac ter and touching the methods of the super intendent in conducting the affairs of the office: First As to the $100 received from the City for the defense of Detectives Kay and Burke, we find that $20 was retained by the detectives to cover the costs and $80 paid into the league as attorney's fees. We find nothing Irregular In the matter, except the complaint of the attorney, who was under salary from the league, to the effect that this money should have gone to apply on his salary, rather than Into the treasury of the lcaRue. Second-r-ln regard to the $500 item alleged to have been paid by Jonathan Bourne, to "Mr. Paul Rader, O." A. L.," Dr. Clarence True Wilson, who made the charge before the board, has railed to produce any evi dence that Jonathan Bourne gave $500 to the league and acknowledged to members of your committee that he was mistaken and the committee, upon the strictest Inquiry, has not been able to find any evidence from any other source that any such sum was contributed by Mr. Bourne. Third As to the alienation that the $500 in question wajs contributed to the league by another party, we find that such an amount was received by Mr. Rader, but the preponderance of evidence agrees that it wa received by him in connection with a bust ne3s transaction' of a personal nature. As to the sundry items alleged to have been received by the superintendent and not credited: First The witness, referred to by Dr. Clarence True Wilson regarding two such items in Salem, appeared before the com mittee and stated that he had presented for collection a subscription for $8 and found that it had been paid to a collector of the league early last year; that one other small collection against another party in Salem was not presented for' the reason that he thought probably it had also been paid. These were both subscriptions made prior to Mr. Rader's administration. Second As to the alleged Irregularities In the crediting of subscriptions taken by Fleldworker Orall; Mr. Ovall testified that he did not know of a single complaint and stated positively that Dr. Clarence True Wilson must have misunderstood him. Third As to the $50 from Moro. Or., al leged not to have been credited on the booKw and upon which special stress naa Deen laid by Dr. Clarence True Wilson; we find that the same was received and regularly credited upon the books on May 28. last. Concerning the alleged improper use of the, office in furthering the Interests of Mr. Bourne and other candidates: First That the letters alleged to have been sent out of the office In the interest of Mr. Bourne were not sent out by Mr. Rader, but bv Mr. McAllister In ttre absence of the superintendent: that the letters were not written on the letterheads of the league nor signed by any officer of the league, but on plain paper ana signea oy eionop .oar riav. of the United Brethren Church. , Second That the office and mailing list o the league were used by Dr. Clarence True Wilson and other members of the board In the Interests of Mr. Carter, who was a candidate for state treasurer, anu, nire the committee would not justify this use of the office for political purposes. It Is but justice to Mr. Rader to say that he was not responsible or accountable for the use or misuse in question. As to the causes which' led up ' to the .M..n financial condition: We find that Immediately following the engagement of Mr. Rader by the neaaquariera committee t !. vear. some very active work waa necessary to get into the churches of thib city and of the state and was Immediately followed by the fight for the defeat of the liquor dealers' amendment to the local option law; that no adequate provision waa made for tne campaign "-'- n perintendent and his Held staff; that as a matter of fact, the superintendent did spend hi. nwn nrivate funds during the campaign; that but a very small part of his salary has been paid; that in order to meet actual living expenses, he has had to sell a lot .r,rt .ir. monev bv doing literary work. We also find that by reason of the failure ot the headquarters committee to provide a plan for raising funds, that campaign bills, which have proven a great source of em barrassment and annoyance to the super intendent, are still unpaid and the under signed committee wonder at and comment upon his fidelity under all -theee disheart ening circumstances. Further We And nothing fraudulent or dishonest In the management ot tne league or Its funds by Paul Rader, its superinten dent; and we find further that his efforts on behalf of the league during the cam paign of last Summer and the masterly manner in which he conducted the cam paign against the liquor dealers' amendment to the local-option law were the prime fac tors In Its aeteat. Kespectruuy suommea (Signed.) SAMUEL CONNELL, J. R. W-ILSON. A. S. PATTULLO, Special Committee. E. NEISON ALLEN, E. QUACK EN BUSH, J. J. ROSS. E. S. MUCKLEY, R. KELLEY, Headquarters Committee. In preparing the written report of the 'findings of the headquarters committee to the board of trustees, the cnarge that Mr. Rader had uttered a falsehood to the nom inating committee In stating that Dr. Clar ence True Wilson would not be a candidate for re-election to the presidency of the 0 THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Third and Oak Streets, Portland, Oregon. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY. J. C. Ainsworth, "President. R. W. Scbmeer, Cashier. R. Lea Barnes, Vice-President. A. M. Wright, Ass 't Cashier, W. A. Holt, Ass't Cashier. Absolute safety, good service, considerate attention are guar anteed the patrons of our institution. The accounts of business men are invited. CAPITAL, $500,000. RESOURCES, league, was inadvertently omitted and was made verbally before the trustees Monday The committee reported that Mr. Wilson had stated in the presence of Mr. Radet and one of the trustees that he would not stand for re-election; that the church board would not allow him the necessary time to attend to the work; that Mr. Wilson had repeatedly stated the same thing to the headquarters committee and that when con fronted with the evidence, he had frannly admitted that he had made such statement, and been mistaken In making that charge against Mr. Rader. VV.IP,.I tslgned.) v-.-. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. AKLOW At 103 Sixth street. February 13 to the wife of Shadad Akiow. a aaugu- ter. . ... v BUSCH At 47 rseventn street n.i.i ruary 12. to the wife of cnaries n. uu... a son. . . MARTHA At .07 Hoover avenue, r ary 12, to the wife of Julius Martha, a daughter. . MURRELL At B30 Harlem street, Feb ruary 12. to the wife of .John Murrell. a daughter. RUTHERFOKD At ! -uon """ February 11. to the wife of Cyrus W. Ruth erford, a son. , . WATSON At XO vaugnn ruary 17, to the wife of Walter l. waison. a daughter. Jleainit. BARROWS At Good Samaritan Hospital. . , - f.i..k.u narrows. native reoruai) it, r.n'.m of Oregon, aged 2 years 8 months IS days. COVR At lrtil n.uaii an. J id Dm. ip cnv. n native of rOegon, aged 42 years 0 months 10 days. ruary 17, Mrs. Francis Crawiora, " of Kentucky, aged OS years l moiun days. t . CUSSICK At ivat ; ci rt i looor a t'nssiek. a native oi Oregon, aged 23 "yMirs 10 months IS days. . . . . . . . -, . ' UncnllBI Kfh. 1ALK1 At 51. inciriii . - ruary 10. Dan Daley, agea k HENDRICSON At t. Vincent" n..i..-., February 14. S. Hendrlcson. aged 25 years. r ... o. Y-ts - liniinltal. February IT, Mrs. Catherine Perkins, aged 63 years. , HOSSFELD At 46S East Tenth street, February 17, Henry Hossfeld. a native of Germany, aged :i years i iiiumi... KE-ITH At 91 Gllsan street, February l.l.AUstalr Keith, a native of Scotland, aged 29 years. ... MACHETTE At St. Vincent's Hospital. trhrarv id. Catherine Machette, a native MCOjie-i-L. ai oi. - - February IS. Mrs. Nensulla McConnell, a native of OTegon. aged 25 years. Building Permits. FRED FRITZ Repair store, Burnside street between Second and Third; $000. PORTLAND TRLST COMPANV One story frame dwelling. Roselawn street be tween East Twelfth and East' Thirteenth; $lf- . GEORGE C. SIMFSU.-N one-story ..... shed Tenlno -street between East Seventh and East Eighth; $100. F FELDMAN Two-story frame dwelling. East Morrison street between East Nine teenth and East Twentieth; $4800. E D. DEWERT Excavating. Northrup street between Twenty-third and Twenty fourth ; $250. COLUMBIA INVESTMENT COMPANY Repair office. Third street between Stark and Oak: IOO. ......... . .-in-L-V P.nolr 1 W 1 1 ! 11 If . Hall street between Front and First; $S75. O J. COUK LumrAn i crete stable, Davis street between Seventh and Eighth: $100O. . v- v- n i 1 1 v Twn-1nrv frame dwell- inc." Brown street between Union andj Grand: $K,O0. G. E. FISHER Two-story frame dwell ing;. Delaware street between Holman and Portland; $100. AUGUST DELL Two-story frame dwell ing. East Eighth and Multnomah streets; $1200. , Heal Kstate Transfers. a W. and l.vdla Cochran to H. L. Nutting. undiNided V, of lot 1. Mock a". James Johns Addition to St. Johns - l 1 Northern Counties Investment Trust Ltd. to Marv li. ncotr. o oi k. section 27. T. 1 N.. R- 3 E H E and Addle M. Stemler to A. J Leo. E. .15 feet of lots 1 and 2. block fl. Holladay's Addition.... G W and Nellie E. Miner to A. E. Eastlund. lot 1 and N. 6 fee t of lot 2 bloek 4il. Stephens Addition I and Sarah E. Peters to Addle Schwarts. E. ' of lots 5 and . block 4, Evans" Addition to Albina May Day to Margaret Day, lots 1. 1. 3 and 4. block 2: lots S. . 7 and . block 3. Henry's Fourth Addition and other property O S and Etta Hill SchnaurTer to O. C. Braman. lot 3, block 10. Maeg ly Highland ............. Title Guarantee & Trust Co ,0J..r' .Ineobsen. lot 11. block A. Holla day Park Addition Lone Fir Cemetery Co. to E. Turney. lot ST. Mock 3. said cemetery. . James W. Going to Mrs. Susan Burk holder. lots 15 and 17. block 11. Highland Park Addition Portland Trust Co. to Louis and Mat tie H Rurkhardt. lots 21. 22 and 23 block 33. Tremont Park 1.025 1.250 3.000 10O 600 S73 40 40O 240 I. and T. Cobler to r. v. rnu-.. L 6. 32 feet of W. 7S feet of lot 3. block o. couch AatloBr--4--i--1; 6000 Ane and K. J. Thomaa to H. L. Ball Ane . ' . . i it n Me et a!.. acrr ... rm Sycamore Real' 'ifs'tate' Co. to . O. . and Flora Shelton. lots 35 and 3B. block FHdatLrundPMad iob'-'tt.' Kmgery.' loi 1. block 37. Sunnyslde The Land Co. of Oregon to J. R. and Dora Green, lot 13. block 19. City MVR.WSeUa!.mir'et" aV.'to' w". K'n'nard and T. L. Adams. W. 50 feet of lots 13 and 14. block 4. Railroad Shops Addition to Albina . . F. and Anna B. Lusher to J. E . ! Scott. N. W. W of S. W. 14 of section 22. nlile C r" rXvlson" to' J." B. Davison. lot 4 Mock 52. Holladay's Addition; also lot 12. b'ock 1. Albina.. J. B. Davison to Mle C. Davison. W H of lots 5 and . block 4. Holladav's Addition; alsc . K. 35 feet of lot 4. block 7. McMlllen s Addition 'pjy jiicciure to G. E. Reed, lot fl. block 5, Arleta Park C.NW. 'and' Daisy ' McClure to P. L. Reed, lot 8. block 5. Arleta Park Angeline ' B. ' Richardson to George Schenk. lot B, block 11. Blberta E. C. and Grace L. Bronaugh to P. V. Dick, lots lO and 11, block 2. Arbor Lodge Nellie Kuck to F. A. Piatt, lot 2. block 2. Northvale, and other prop ertv Columbian Cemetery Association to Omerlne Flevel. N. '4 of S. cen ter tier, block 23, Columbian Cem etery Portland Brewing Co. to Delia Grace Ross, land commencing at point in E. line of Twentieth street. 100 feet 8. from Intersection with S. line of Vaughn Amelia Rhodes to Delia G. Ross, part of William Blacklstone D. L. C. In section 23. T. 1 S., R. 1 E. . Peninsula Bank to Sarah F. Jones, 3.900 215 10 250 1.050 187 187 125 225 SURPLUS AND PROFITS, $340,000. OVER $8,000,000. J W". H of lot 5. block 2. Oak Park Addition to St. Johns . . W. and Lizzie Hon to Bernice D ,ot 28- block 13, renlnsular Addition No. 2 W. and Lizzie Holl to Ruth F. kiliow', lot 25. block 2o. renlnsular Addi tion Xo. 2 Security Savings & Trust Co." to ' F Klernan, N. E. V of section 20, T. 1 N., R. 6 E Frank and Agnes Klernan" to" Bridal v ell Lumber Co., N. E. of section -o. T. 1 N.. R. 8 E Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to L J Vlhbert, lot 5. block 20, South St. Johns E- W. Maxwell to J. p. (jil'iette.' lot 3. block 12. Central Albina R. L. Stevens (SherlfT) to Hlberr.la Savings Bank, lots 1. 2, 3 and 4 block 15S. Couch Addition F. H. Baldle et al. to A. W. Ocohock. lot 12, block 1. Windsor Addition.. Mary J. Scully to Agnes T. Gleason. lot 16. block 21. Woodlawn Glenn and Gertrude Howell to Julius Stark, lot 1, Arleta Park Fannie and C, P. Bishop to J. Mar shall, trustee, lots 1 and 2. block 13.1. city W. F. Hughey to Ruth S. Carslev, E. H of lots 8 and 9, block 2. Red llchton W. F. Hughey to Hattle M. Dunlevv, Wr. 14 of lots 8 and 9, block 2, Redllchton ' Victor Land Co. to W. D. and Delia Caldwell, lots 3 and 37. block 12, Peninsular Addition Wtllda Butkman to Rebecca Jane Kettering, lots 0 and 7. Eastwood.. G. W. and Calla M. Kenney to Oltver J. Brown, all those certain tracts which they own in the Joseph Se ror tj. L. C. In section 32, T. 1 N.. R. 3 E T. L. Jones to J. P. Lipscomb, lots 11. 12 and 13. block 44. Unlversltv Park Honeyman Trust Co. to H. E. and Katie A. Reed, land commencing at point on X. line of Elm street, 175 f.-et W. from S. E. corner of block H, Carter's Addition: also part of bltck HO. Carter's Addition Ada G. Haskell to H. H. Haskell, lot 4 and S. u of lot 5. block 27. Sun nyslde W. and Nellie Gadsby to T. S. Brooke, lot 3. block 2. city Sycamore Real Estate Co. to J. E. Shelton. lots 33 and 34. block , Kern Park C. N. and Eva B. Rankin to F. C. Hoecker. lot 3, block 148. East Portland E. L. and Amanda I. Thompson to F. H. Page, parts of lots 4 and 5, block 61. Carter's Addition Delia A. Doud to Carra and Kate . Klngsley. lot 2. Mock 106, East Portland S. Rlggs to T. S. Brooke, lot 4. block 2. city, together with riKhts to partv wall on S. side of lot 3... H. and Minnie Wlttenbecher to W. Reldt. lots 141, 140 and 147, Arleta Fark 1 I 1 1 : in 275 10 14.634 300 1 1 15.500 200 175 120 3O0 1.000 34.0OO 155 2,250 10 11.000 60.000 l..VM Total ...$163,317 Have ranr abstracts made hr the Security . Abstract Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commerce. BOOM IN 1-CENT STAMPS Souvenir Postal Card Craze Leads to New Book Issue. Postmaster Mlnto yesterday received samples of a new form of stampbook. containing 24 one-cent stamps, the book being similar In size to the one now Issued containing- stamps of the two cent denomination. In the new hook issue there is printed information about the registry, postal and money order systems, and domestic and foreign post age rates. The book sells for 25 cents, but contains only 24 stamps, the Gov ernment making a profit of the greater part of the one cent. The new book is Issued to meet the demands of that class of the public in terested in the souvenir postal card craze, which la a fad the Government seems desirous ot encouraging, since the. souvenir card business is said to bring in. more revenue, comparatively speaking, than any other branch of the postal service. Tourists, commercial travelers, ordinary travelers In fact, all who want to note the progress of a trip send souvenir cards to their friends and rela tives from every city through which they pass, and the Government, realiz ing that it pays to have the general public spend its money freely In this way, has made It convenient by issuing the one-cent book. The new one-cent stamp book will be Issued for general us some time next month. Will Improve Mount Scott Une. Ths Portland Railway, Light A Power Company will Improve Us line between Hawthorne avenue and Lents on the Mount Scott line by constructing double and passing tracks. About one and a half miles will be double-tracked. By the Improvements contemplated the move ment of cars will tie greatly facilitated. VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL BANK SAFE GLASS&PRUDHOMMECO., AGTS. PORTLAND, OREGON 20 mmmm& i 10 Lilly tsi ii -ir Isiasrf