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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1907. 13 ill! BE AT BOTTOM Jobbers Do Not Believe Sugar .Prices Will Go Lower. THEY LOOK FOR ADVANCE J Co liners Plainly Are Tired of the War ti.h It.- Kuinous Price Cu 1 1 1 n c Co n ( 1 n it ed Act i v i t y In the Hop Market. Grocery jobbers and other large liandlera of sugar have com to the conclusion that the market has Mruek bottom. If this Is the case they argue that an early advance Is In evitable. The refiners can be counted upon tu Mft prices as soon as they see their way clear to do It. so at the most the era of low prices cannot last long. The only development in the California situation yesterday was a reduction of loc !n cane suj;ar by the Western Sugar Ke nning Company. This put the Spreekels company on a parity with the 'California & Hawaiian Sugar Kenning Company, which had been 10c lower. Tho latter made no further move up to t he close of business hours and the trade believes that the basis now reached will he maintained for a while and that the next price changes will be up ward. The policy of the refinery managers, however. Is never made public, so this sur mise, may not prove to be a correct one, but nevertheless the Jobbers would be much surprised if the warfare between the rival refiners were carried further. What leads the tru.de to believe that the sugar-makers have had enough of the fight and will soon take' steps to recover some of the money lost during the ruinous price-cutting Is the announcement made by the "Western that It will only accept orders for reasonable quantities and for Immediate shipment. WEEKLY ;KAIN STATISTICS. Thet weekly grain Matlstics of the Mer chants' Exchange Follow. American visible supply- Bushels. Decrease. Feb. 2. HW7 -n..M:UH" TZ.tutQ Keb. 2rt. liMtfi 4(l,!)0J.fHM .t.'tO.OlM) Feb. '-7, 1fos WVottft.Ottf) irjo.niM) Feb. 1004 sn.s-i7.noo l,:;7t.ono Feb. '2'-i, I no:;. 4:,(.!4,wn ri4.oiH Feb. M. 1tt2 M.SHTi.itoo l,117.imn Feb. 2., IIHH .-7.r.ti.mo 14i.MM) Feb. 2K. 11MKI .Vi.444.MH 2l'."..(MM) Feb. 27, 1MI9 Sft.ttiO.OOff o02,0(M) (Quantities on passage- 3 - 3 ." - 03 n c tu ;r 5 c n c 'B F -. i. ' 5 FOR T". ' Kingdom. . !:iO, 20. OOO -J4.4SO.OOO 11. S40.000 Continent .... 1 14. Itto.otio 1:1. Ttio.noo 14. 720.000 Total 4S.440.OflO ."!S.20.00 44..-0.0(10 World's shipments, principal exporting countries (flour included) jj Sj H from 3 3 I3 lT. ?. and Can! 2.0S2,oooj 2..VK.oihV 2,3."7.h"0 Argentine ,..! ;i,72S.ooo 4.::o4.4mol 3.:t7H.ooO Australia . . . . 1,2-srt.nnfi i.r3ii.ooo! sso.ono D'nuhi'n ports! l,o:;2.00oj i..".04.oH); 712. ono Russia ; io.oKi. 1.2o,ooO; i,:;08.ik0 India I 224.Hiol ltfO.OOo1 1 i Total 1 in,i3,ooo n,204, ooo; s.093,000 No Chnnge Yrt in Flour. No changes were announced yesterdaj- in local flour prices, but It is understood that an all-around advance will be made in a few days. The wheat market was firm and unchanged. Other cereals were also firm. POTATO MARKET NOT LOOKING UOOI) hu Francisco Irie lHntorall7.ed by I -ante Kweipt of Inferior Slock. There is no immediate improvement In J"tgrtt in the potato market and it begins to look as If common potatoes, which Is about all there Is left now, have seen their best days, so far as this season is con cerned. The San Francisco, market is de moralized and the weakness has been com municated to all parts of the Coast. itecelpts much too heavy to be absorbed have completely upset prices in the Cali fornia metropolis. The arrivals at San Francisco on Friday were seven cars by rail and as it was a holiday there were no sales. On Saturday the Columbia's cargo, equalling it) cars, was unloaded and 12 cars more were received by rail. This, with the Friday receipts, broke the market, accord ing to advices at hand yesterday, and the present week opened with prospects of a still further drop. Added to the large ar rivals was the inferior Quality of most of the offerings and this was an important factor In depressing the market. Another wire yesterday said there was a good demand for fancy grades, but buyers expected to get them at lower prices than hac pre ailed. As fancy stock is very lim ited, however, it Is not likely chat cuures slons will be made. .Shlma. the Japanese, who is controlled the supply of California rivers, has, it is said, from lTi.ooo to 2O.0O0 sacks left, though It was reported some time ago that he was cleaned out. The onlou market In San Francisco is also quoted weak, owing to the full supply, and some sales of Orcgons have been made there at DOc and SI. fEVKKS CONNECTION WITH HORST. Krnest Wells Returns to Oregon to Go Into Businesa on Hi. Own Account. Ernest Wells, formerly the Portland rep resentative of the E. C. . Horst Company, returned to this city yesterday from San Francisco, where he went immediately after the (re 10 assume charge of the Horst In teresta. Mr. Wells gave up his connection with the Horst Company on February 1 and comes back to Oregon to engage In business on his own account. The price of hops has undergone no change in the past few days, although the volume of business has increasfd some what. Enough sellers can be found to sup ply the needs of buyers and the latter do not find it necessary to bid up in order to HU their requirements. It is said thtre are enough Eastern orders on hand to insure a fair amount of business for the remainder of the week. The latest deal reported In .Ijtne. County is the sale of the Smith lot of lotf bales at Kugene to Kola Nels. The price is 'reported to be 9l4c. H. I,. Bents bought the C. D. F. Wilson lot of 64 bales at Aurora at 10c. H. L. Hart .ecured a small lot at 9c. KGGS BEGIN TO ACCTMIXATK. Shipping Order. Are at Too Low a Price to stimulate Movement. For th, first time since the cold snap. eggs have begun to accumulate on Front '.treet. Ip to the present time shipping or ders hav. kept the surplus down, but yes terday arrivals were larger than could be disposed of In this way. Most of the Job bers were holding out for 20c. but not much business, except of a hand-to-mouth char acter, was done at this price. There was. an outold. market ca th basis or 19c. and it was reported that several fairly large ship ments were made. - Arrivals of poultry were light and .the inquiry was also slow. A quantity of geese and turkeys were carried over from last week and found no buyers. A good demand fr chickens is expected In the early part of the week. In the butter market, the supply and de mand holds about equal and steady prices are the result. Steamer, Vegetable in tiood Order. The only fresh produce arrivals yester day were the steamer goods. The shipments came through in good shape and cleaned up readily. Asparagus is quoted lower at 17c. Khubarb is somewhat more plentiful and brings 11c per pound. Hothouse lettuce is again in good supply and is quoted at $1.73 to per box. Bank C lea rings. Hank clearances' of the leading cities' of -the Northwest yesterday were: Clearing.. Balances. Portland $1.708.ri98 17L,2l Seattle 2.074,812 11S.0.: Tatoma P"7.24S 4H..M1 Spokane , 1,177,721 141,100 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club, 70c; bluestem, 72c; Val ley, "Oc; rd, 6Hc. OATS No. 1 white. $23; gray. $28.50. FLOUR Patents, $4. US; Straights, $350: clears. ::.fu; Valley. $:(55. BARLEY Feed. $22.60 per ton; brewing. 52.t- rolled. 23. flfXrt 24.50. RYB $1.401.50 per cwt. MILLSTL'KKS Bran, city, $17; country, $18 per ton; tnlddiings, S2A-g2g; shorts, city, $20; country. $21 per ton; U. S. Mills dairy chop, $15.A0 per ton; Tactfic grain, $16.50 per ton. CORN Whole, $24.50; cracked, $22.50 per ton. 'KREA It FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks.. $7: lower .trades. $5.506.50 oatmeal, steel cut, 45-pound sacks. $S per barrel ; 9-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 45-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. 4 per bale; split peas, per 100-pounds. $4.254.80; pearl barley. $4 4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.30 per bale. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, 914?16 per Ion ; Eastern Oregon timothy. $1 7I8: clo rer. $9; cne&t, $9; grain hay. $910; alfalfa, $14. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 35c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 32 ft : 35c; store butter, IS U -Oc. BUTTER FAT First grade cream, 33 He per pound; second grade cream. 2c less pet pound. K iGS Oregon ranch, 10 (ft 20c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 14 H 15c: Young America. 15 ft 16c per pound. POULTRY Average old hens. 13 ft (jy He; mixed chickens, 12 13c; "Spring, 13 14 fte; old roosters, 1Q 10c; dressed chickens, 14 ch t."c; turkeys, llv. 18fi17ftc; turkeys, dressed, choice. IS 20c; Reese. live, per pound, Ofr lOc; ducks, 16gl8c. pigeons, $lftj 1.50; squabs, $2 y3. Vegetables. Fruits. Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common. 75ci $1.25 per box; choice. $l.&0"i? 2.50; cran berries. $10 per barrel. TROPICAL FHl.ITS Lemons, fancy. $.1.25(r4 box; oranges, navels, $1.752.2o; grapefruit," $333.50; bananas. 4Q5c per pound; tangerines, f i.oOfa 1.75. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. tl1.25 per sack; carrots, $1 1.25 per sack; beets. S 1.23 m 1.50 per sack; garlic. T;10c per pound, horseradish. 7c per pound; sweet potatoes, 3Vic per pound; chicory, 30c. FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage. Cali fornia, 2V&C. per pound; cauliflower. $2.25 per dozen, ceiery. $3.7."i&4 crate; lettuce, head, 45c per dozen ;oulons, lotg12ic per dozen; tomatoes. $2.25 crate; parsley. i-Va-SOc; arti chokes. $1.50 per dozen; hothouse lettuce. $1 .75 fh'i per box; sprouts, lie; peas, loc: radishes. 255 30c; Bell peppers, 30fi35c per pound; rhubarb. 11c per pound; cucumbers, $2?i2.50 per dozen: asparagus1. 17c per pound. ONIONS Oregon. $lftrl.l5 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples, tto pound; apricots, 10(ai9c: peaches. :i13c: pears. UteffUc: Italian prunes. 214 60c: Califor nia figs, white. In sacks. StfiiVic per pound: black. 4Hfaric; oricks. 75c?$2.25 per box: Eymrna. 1620e pound; dates. Fenian, 69 1c pound. POTATOES Ruylne prices: Oregon Bur banks, fancy, $1.;:5'U 1.50; common, 90c$$l. RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2-crown, $2.15; 3-crown. $2.25; 8-crown. $3.10: 6 crown. $3.50; loose muscatels. 2-crown, 8c; 8-crown, 8c; 4-crown, 9c; seediest, Thompsons. 10Vc: Sultanas. 9012HC. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, T512S pounds, 8H9o 125 to 150 pounds. 7e: 150 to 2UO nounri.: Ac: SOU pound and up, 6H8c. uressea Dulls. per pound; cows, 4H5ttc; country steers, 6'6'AC. MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 85$6&o per pound; ordinary, 6C7c. PORK Dressed. 100 to 130 pounds, 8W8c; 150 to 200 pounds. 77M; 200 pounds and up. Gttc (Iroceries, Nuts, Etc. RICF3 Imperial Japan No. 1, 5c; South ern Japan. 5.4nc: beerl. .75c. TKFBK Mocha. 2i2!tc; Java, ordinary. 1STi22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18i2"c; good, 16 18c: ordinary, lK-q'22e per pound. Columbia, roast, cases, loos. $15.25: 00s, $15.50; Ar buckle. $l.63; I.lon. $15.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $l.i.r per doz.: 2-pound talis. $2.4": 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, fiSc: red. 1-pound tails. $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound tails. $1.7(1. . SUGAR Sack, bayis. 100 pounds. Cube, $4.i7 ; powdered, ?4.87V: dry granulated. $4.72i.,; extra C, $4.22U; golden C, $4 12H; fruit sugar. $4.721...; berry, $4.l24; P. C.. $4521..; St. Francis. $4.52: tar. $4.52'-. Advance sales over sack bas sis as follows: Barrels. 10c: Vs bar rels. 2.V: boxeo. 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 davs deduct 4c per pound: If later than 15 dan and within So days, deduct j,c. Beet sugar, $4,421, per 100 pounds: maple sugar. ISS'lSc per pound. NUTS Walnuts, ltiii,lff20c per pound by sack; Rrazll nuts. lc; filberts. 10c: pecans, jtimhtw.. 2::c. extra large 21c; almonds, 18 iH2oi'; chestnuts. Ohio 17U.C, Italian 14i-j il5c; peanuts, raw 6?Ru.c per pound; roasted, loc: plnenuts. lofiil2c: hickory nuts, loc: cocoanuts. ."io'a HOe per dozen. SALT Granulated. $14 per ton; $1.95 per bale: half-ground, 100s, $10 per ton; 60s $10.50 per ton. BEANS Small white. 3c; large white. Re; pink. 3c; bayou, 3c; Lime, 5,c; Mex icans, red. 4c. HONEY Fancy. $3.2553 50 per box. Provisions and Canned Meat.. BACON Fancy breakfast. 21 He pound; standard breakfast, lbc; choice. 17ic; Eng lish. 11 to 14 pounds. 17c: peach, I'iUjc. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds. I7c per pound; 14 to ltf pounds. lc; 18 to 20 pounds. Inc. picnics, 12c; cottage., HHc: shoulders, 12c; boiled. 24-; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c. HA RR FLED GOiDS Pork. barrels. $20; half-barrels, $11: beef, barrels, $10, half-barrels, $5..v. SAL'S AGE Hani. 13c per pound: minced ham, loc; Summer, choice dry. 17Hc; bo logna, long. 6c; welnerwurst. 10c; liver. Be; pork, 10c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bologna links. 6!c. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12Hc; smoked, Utc; clear backs, dry salt. 12ivc: smoked. 13Vc; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average. dry salt, 13c; smoked, 14c; Oregon exports, dry salt, 12ic; emoked, K-msC. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 13c; tubs, 13-,c: 5os. 18Vc; 20s, 13o; 10s, 13ic: 5s. 13c. Standard pure: Tierces, 12c; tubs, 12i,c; 60s. 12V.c; 2os. 12c: 10s. 12ic: 5s. 12"sc. Compound: Tlerce9, 8Hc; tuba, 8ic; 60s, 8c; IDs, 9c; 5s. Uc. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 9glOHc per pound, according to quality. woor. Eastern Oregon average best. 13 ISc per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley 20fft2:tc, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice. 2ofS2Sc. HIDES Dry. No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 20c pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15 pounds, 16f?18c per pound: dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 2W22c: dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint: culls, moth-eaten, badlv cut scored, murrain, hair-slipped,- weather-beaten', or grubby. 2c to 3c per pound less; salted stefis. sound. 60 pounds and over ll'Jflln.c pound: steers, sound, 50 to 60 pounds loillc pound: steers, sound, under 50 pounds and cows. Italic pound; stags and bulls sound. 7''iRo pound; kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds, lo'ii'ftllc pound: veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, lliuc: calf, sound, under 10 pounds 12130 pound: green (unsalted). lc pound less culls, lc pound less; sheepskins, shearlings' No. 1 butchers' stock. 25p30c each; short wool No. 1 butchers' stock. 50'ouOc each: medium wool. No. 1 butchers stock, $1.252 each murraln pelts. -from 141 to 20 per cent less, or 15f&16c pound: horse hides, salted, according to size. $2112.50 each: hides, dry, seconding to size. $1i51.50 each; colts' hidej). 25S50e each; goatskins, common, 1525c each; goatskins Angora, with wool on. 3oc$r$1.50 each. - FURS Bear skins, a. to sizs, No. 1, $3'5"20 each; cubs. $13 each; badger, prime, 25fc5oc each: cat. wild, with head perfect, 30f50c; cat, house, 5-?r20c: fox. common gray, large prime. 5Nn7Uc each: red. $:j-5 each: cross, $fyfrl5 each; silver and black. $100i300 each,-fishers, $ry&8 each: lynx, $4.80(1 each: mink, strictly No. 1, according to size. $l-e-3 each; marten, dark northern, according to size and color. $lOfal5 each: pale, pine, according to size and cob'r. $2.5t4 each: muskrat. large, J2fi15c each: skunk, 30(i4iic each; civet or polecat. 5150 each: otter, for large, prime skin. $(V9 lo each: panther, with head and claws perfect, $25 each: raccoon, for prime, large. 50W75C each: wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3..V -us immt icoiotej, owuji; wolverine. each; beaver, large, $5 per skin;, medium, $3'a4: small. $11.50; kits, 50n:75c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 22S25e per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4i-Vc; No. 2 and grease, 2 3c. CASCARA SAG R ADA (chittam bark) Old, per pound. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Price Current Ixtcally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. All the livestock markets were strong yesterday with advances In cows and hogs. The following prices were quoted in the local livestock market vesterday: CATTLE Rest steers. $4,504 4.75; me dium. $44. 25; cows. $3.75W4; fair to me dium cows. $3.253.50; bulls. $1.50&2; calves. $4.50(3)5. SHEEP Best, $.2.-.. HOGS Best. $7.2i6 7.35; l.lghtweights. $7.254j7.o5; stockers and feeders, $6,753? 7.25. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 25. Cattle Receipts. 9000. Market, eteady to 10c lower; beeves, $4.106.85; stockers and feeders. $2. 50' 4.75; cows and heifers, $1.605.25; calves, $6. 00 '6 7.50. Hogs Receipts today, 50,ooo. Market 5c lower; mixed and butchers, $fl.So7.10; good to choice heavy, $7. 007.10; rough heavy, fl.75'S 7.90; light. $0.85 7.02 Vj ; pigs, $6.15 &. 75. Sheep Receipts, 25,000. Market, steady; sheep, $3.501j 5. t'5; lambs, $4.507.65. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 25. Cattle Re ceipts, 45.OO0. Market, steady; native steers. 4.00 ft 5.75 ; cows and heifers, $2.50' 4.50; Western steers, $3.25r(jf 5.25; cows and heifers. $2.254.20; stockers and feeders, $3.00a 5.00: calves, $3.00fo 6.50. Hogs Receipts. 600O. Market. 5c lwrr; heavy. $.75a 85: mixed. $rt.77V$ "g.6.80; light. $6.75r6.80: pigs, $5.75-a 6.50. Sheep Receipts. 50,000. Market, steady to easier; vearllngs. $5.756.75: Western wethers, $5 25a-5.60; ewes. $4.50 5.30; lambs, $6.507.25. KANSAS CITY, W. Feb. 25. Cattle Re ceipts, 11,000. Market, steady: native steers. $4.25 6.50; native cows and heifers, $2.504.90: stockers and feeders, $3.50ii 5.io; Western cows, $2.75 4.50; Western steers. $4,006 3-80. Hogs Receipts, P0O0. Market. 5W7HC low er; bulk of sales, $.R2-4 .2i4 ; heavy, $6.(6.!I5; packers, $6. SO 'g 6.92 ',4 ; pigs and lights, $5.506.83. Sheep Receipts. 14.000. Market, 10c lower. Muttons. $4.50& 5.75: lambs, $6,600 7.30; range wethers, $5.00rq6.40. QUOTATION'S AT SAN FRANCISCO. Price. Paid for Produce in the Bay City Market.. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket yesterday: FRUIT Apples, choice, $2. common 50c; bananas, $1'?2.50: Mexican limes, $8'(il0; Cali fornia lemons, choice, $3.50, common $1; oranges, navel. $l(ftl.75; pineapples. $3'o4. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $1. 251.50; gar lic, 2!i3c; green peas, 85'10c: string brans, nominal; asparagus, 512c; tomatoes, 50c$ $1.65. EGGS Store, 18 19c; fancy ranch, 21c. POTATOBS River white. $1.6in1.S5; sweets, $2.505 3; Oregon Burhanka, $1.75'g'2; Oregon seed Burbanks, $1311.40; Eastern. $l.40iai.75; Garnet Chile, $1.25 (6 1.40; new potatoes. 4c; Nevada, $2.35. ONIONS Yellow, $191.30. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 32c; cream ery seconds, 28c; fancy dairy, 31c; dairy sec onds, nominal; pickled, 2122c. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino. 14 15c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 7calc; lambs. 8rsTlc: Nevada, 17fl8c. HOPS California. lOfi 12 c. CHEESE Young America, 13Hlc; Eastern, 17!ic; Western, 13VaC. HAY Wheat, $Hi22; wheat and oats. $109 1S.50; alfalfa, $8.50?jl3; stock, $7.50ij'J.5o; straw, 40$ 75c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $2021.50; mid dlings. $2730. FLOUR California, family extras, $4.80$ MO: bakers' extras, $4.4osj4.60; Oregon and Washington, $3.50f&4. POULTRY Turkeys. gobblers. 15W17c; turkeys, hens, 1718c; roosters, old. $4.5iKl5: young. $7. 508.50; broilers, small, $4.5op 5.50; broilers, large, $5.5Ck-6.50; fryers, $6.50 J7.50: hens. $56; ducks, old, $5rti; ducks, young. $68. P.ECEIPTS Flour. S56S quarter sacks; wheat. 1190 centals; barlej-, 1845 centals; potatoes. 404O sacks; bran. 150 sackai .mid drlngs. 15 sacks; hay. 1373 tons; hides, 565. I Dried Fruit at New York. .NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The market for evaporated apples Is very quiet 'fend prices are practically nominal In the absence of transactions. Fancy are quoted at 8 9ic; choice, &cpSc; prime. 73?7,c. Prunes are moving out In small lots which, however, averaged a considerable total. Cal ifornia, fruit, loos to 20s are "quoted at 38 13c; Oregon prunes, 70s to 20s, SHeiOc. Apricots are In light supply and rule Arm with chioce quoted at 18c; extra choice, 18Hlc; fancy, 19(&20c. Peaches are in. light demand, offerings are a little heavier, the result being a some what easier tone. Choice are quoted at ll'c; extra choice, 12V. 13i,4c; fancy, 12 j'14c; extra fancy. 135T15C. Raisins are steady with loose muscatels quoted at 8fr9c; seeded raisins, 7Vi104C; London layers, $1.. "5ft 1.45. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. There has been quite a sharp advance In the London tin market ' since the closing prices of last Thursday. Spot tin Is quoted at 191 His and futures 190 15s. Locally ths market was easy in tone, but spot wa3 quoted at 42 42.25c. Copper was higher In the London market with spot quoted at 107 10s and futures at 109 17s. Locally the market was unchanged. Lake is quoted at 2525.25; electrolytic, 24.7525; casting, 24. 25 24. 75. Lead was unchanged at 19 10s In London and unchanged at 6.SO6.90c locally. Spelter was 5s higher at $26 in London and unchanged at 6.80g'6.90c locally. Iron was higher In the English market with standard foundry quoted at 54s Od and Cleveland warrants at 55s 3d. Locally the market was unchanged. Coffee aJid Sugsr. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Coffee futures closed Bteady at a net advance of 5(15 points. Sales were reported of 620,000 bags, Including March, 5.8355.90c: May, 5.901P 5.05c; July. 5.956c; September. 6.05fl.10c, October, 6.106'6.I5c; November. 6. 106r6. 15c: December. 6.156.25c. Spot coffee, steadv; Rio. No. 7, 7 Vic; Santos, No. 4, 8c; mild coffee quiet; Cordova, 912V4c. Sugar Haw, steady; fair refining, 27.4c; centrifugal. 96 test. 3sc; molasses sugar, 2ac. Refined steady; crushed, $5.40; pow dered, $4.80; granulated, $4.70. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Feb. 25. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 2232Hc; dairies. 20S,30c. Eggs, easy; at mark, cases included, 2314 24c; first, 25c; prime firsts, 20c. Cheese, 14 ig 16 !4 c. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Butter, firm. Western factory, common to firsts, 17 hi fa 21c; Western Imitation creaemry, extras, 26 27c. Eggs, easy; Western firsts, 2Sc; seconds, 27 (4c. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Cotton futures closed steady at a net advance of 3 If 8 points. January. 10.17c; February, 9:21c; March. 9 25c; April, 9.33c; May, 9.43c; June, 9.60c; July, 9.56c; August. 9.59c; September! 9.60c; October, 9.87c; December, 9.65c. Wool at St. Loais. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25. Wool, steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 242Sc; fine mediums, 1822c: fine, 1417c. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN. 111.. Feb. 25. Butter, firm, un changed, 33c. Output for the week 440,500 pounds. Hops in London. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 25. Hops In London: Pacific Coast, quiet, 3i4. 1 Tillamook County Loses Suit. SALEM. Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) Judge Burnett of the State Circuit Court hag handed down decisions dismissing the proceedings brought by Tillamook County against the estate and bondsmen of the late H. H. Alderman, a former Sheriff. Four suits were brought by the county, and all were dismissed and judgment given on the pleadings of the defendants, on the ground that the county had failed to present its alleged claim against the estate to the administration. The claim was based on an alleged debt of the Sheriff's estate to the qounty on account of taxes collected. R. R. Duniway ap. jggjpearedi as lawyer for the defendants. THROWOVERSTOCKS Alarm Seizes Financiers of Wall Street. PRICES GO TO PIECES Fear of Public Hostility Toward Corporations Is Intensified by the Progress of the Har riman Investigation. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. The action of the stock market today, gave full warrant for the assumption that a' spirit of extreme de spondency had swept over the sentiment of the operators. The selling was constant and the demand was so small as to be a negligi ble quanrvty. except as the concessions in the price level uncovered some buying. This de mand was not aggressive in character and interposed no effective obstacle to the con tinuous droop of prices. The progress of the testimony of E. H. Har rlman before the Interstate Commerce Com mission was the subject of universal dis cussion and the weakness of stocks was gen erally attributed to this cause. Wall street sees In this prospect a supply of fuel for the anger against the railroads and other cor porations, which is active in shaping legisla tive measures and in directing public policy all over the country. The fear has gained ground In financial circles that the stability of the country's prosperity or the averting of coming industrial depression is to be de cided by the course of public sentiment on these lines. Money rates here are Inclined to work higher. Large maturities are falling due on loans made last Fall during the period of high rates and It ' is reported that Interior lenders, Instead of renewing, are disposed to call In their funds for use at home. ' A survey of the day's net losses shows a severe impairment of values and prices In some important stocks at the lowest of the year. The Western and Northwestern rail road stocks generally came within the special efTects of the feeling growing out of the Harrinian testimony. These special stocks show losses extending from 3 points or over UP 10" 0!j in the Hill stocks. Elsewhere the losses were generally from 1 to 3 points and last prices were usually the lowest. Honds were easy. Total wtles t. i-i $1,628,000. I'nited States 2s, coupon, advanced !,, the new 4s registered 54 and the old 4s tj per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing High. Low Bid 2SO 1123! HO"., 110g 45 43H 43:'t 1021a 31 3I 31 230 25 Adams Express Am Cotpn oil iod do preferred .... Am Express " Am Hd & Lt pfd Am Linseed oil .. Viici '33 " "33"" 80 32 Am locomotive ... 4.UOO 74 71 1'4 U9 preferred tank 1101.1 i,...T Am Smelt & Rfg.. 16.W0 143-. 141 141 do preerred 300 H5 115 114 Am Sugar Rfg S.l 133 131?; 131;, Am Tob pfd ctf.... 500 96 54 95i Anaconda Mln Co.. 40.tHK) 29314 "81 83 Atchison 21,000 102 loo-V lo do preferred .... 500 US", 984 98'! Atlan Coast Line.. 700 n ni; una; Bait & Ohio 13.200 inn 1051, 108C do uref.-rred ---- Jo" o..." ,u. B c. Brook Rao Tran... 7 jipo 79 l. V,,iz Canadian Pac 9,800 iht.i, 1N2V, 182s! J,en of N J mo 200 200 200 Cent Leather l,60u 373 37 37 do preferred Ches & Ohio 21, 1100 ftni, 4ai 40a: Chi Gt Western 1 , 111? Chi & Northwest... 2.U0O 12' 158 157 ,... 1-. btP-30,600 146 143I4j '14314 Chi Term & Trans ..." do preferred rt C C C & St L Z-r, Col Fuel ft Iron.. 6.400 47 U ' i't'C 44s, Co & Southern ... 200 35 u 35 34tl 00 ISt pfd or if do 2d pfd Si Consolidated Gas ftijn iTii mo '1 Corn Products .... sno 22N, 22 iT vau ao preferred 500 87 86 87 Del & Hudson 1,600 20614 205 out Del Lack & West.. 2ti0 5oo 600 500 O&RG. ....... ...... . 3614i do preferred 100 fnij '79 liu. Distillers- Sec .... 2.400 7.V 74W 74vi Br'e 12.1O0 35 as a 11s do 1st pfd Suit 69i finu KM do 2d Dfd 1 9il soaZ i" General Electric .. oo ins 157 157 Gt Northern pfd.. 4400 15(4 16014 l'iu Illinois Central .... 200 158 158 157 Internat Met fl0 33 14 .v 32V do preferred .... 100 711 70 7,5 Internal Paper ... 1.000 16', 15: 1514 o prererrea ... ...... 79i Internat Pump .... 100 asi 'sail 31? do preferred 200 79. 78", 78i Iowa Central " ,1 r.nbr.-A '" ..... J do prefeFi-ed . Kan City South .. .. 4313 do preferred 100 581, 58K 58U Louis & Nash 4,4oo 13214 128iX 1281, Mexican Cen 500 23 23 Vi '3 Minn ft St 1 20O 56' 55V 55-ii MStP&SSteM. 100 119H 118 1184 do preferred 144 Missouri Pac R.SOO 83 'si U 82 M K & T 8.30O 4 Hi ans? soTi do preferred 300 ?nu 70 o National Lead 2.200 70 H 67 67?; Nat R R of M pfd m2 1 t entrai 6,300 126U 124l, 124 N Y Ont & West.. 300 43 43V, 43V, Norf & Western... 2,100 85V, 83V, 83 do preferred go North American .. 400 81 'so " 80 North Pacific 9,700 151 H 14614 146 Pacific Mail 400 34 33 s-il Pennsylvania .. .. 33.900 12WV4 18V People's (His 1.200 83U 92V4 92 P C C & St I Ti Pressed Steel Car.. 900 51 49 49 do preferred .... 100 9a 9.8 9s Pull Palace Car .. loo IfittVi 1!V4 lfl Reading 257.1O0 119$, 116 lis do 1st pfd 200 89 88 86 do 2d pfd 2is 90 89 80 Republic Steel .... 1,700 34 S3 33 do preferred 300 98 9714 97 u Rock Island Co ... 10.5O0 25 241.4 24, do preferred .... fioo 5714 irta,. 551'i St L & S F 2d pfd.- 4O0 42 41 V, 41 St L Southwest... 600 23 22 22 Schloss Sheffield .. 70O 68 66 66 Southern Pac 22. 10O 92Vi 91 90TB do preferred .... loo 117 117s; J17 Southern Ry 10.TO0 2BiJ 25 "sal do preferred l.loo -84 79U 80Vi Tenn Coal Iron.. loo 149 149 4 Tex & Pacific 700 33 .12 3 Tol St L & West.. 300 29 2914 29 do preferred .... 2O0 51 ife 5ft fio Union Pacific 107,900 172V4 109V4 1K9V4 do preferred .... 100 90'i 90V 90V4 IT S Express t 105 U S Realty , 800 SRf 85 Vi 85 U, S Rubber 200 52 51 tj 51 flu pie'erred .... 1.200 107 106 14 105'4 U 8 Steel 65..VMI 434, 43 do preferred .... 3.900 104ti 103 103a; Vlr Car Chem 5110 3414 3314 33 do preferred .... 2.O0O 1061-i IO6V4 06 Wabash inn 16v lev, 1 do preferred 200 31 30 31 W Wells Fargo Ex 270 Westing Electric .. 300 I.w J,v 15ft Western ITnion ... Ksl 83 S3 82V4 Wheel ft L Erie... 200 12 12 12 WuKonsin Cen .... 2"i0 21 14 2114 21 do preferred .... 300 44 44 43 Total eales for the day, 913,800 shares. BONDS. NEW TORK, Feb. 2-5. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.to.-.Vs D. R. G. 4s... 95H do coupon 100 In. Y. C. G. 3V4s. 93 14 U. S. 3s reg 102!North. Pac. 3s... 72 do coupon. ... 103 V, North. Pac. 4s. ..lot V. S. new 4s reg.129V!south. Pac. 4s... 90 do coupon. .. .129 'Union Pac. 4s.. .100 U. S. old 4s reg. 101 ft! Wis. Cen. 4s.... 87 do coupon. .101 4Map. 6s 2d ser 98"$ Atchison adj. 4s 91: Jap. 4V4s efts... 89 Stocks in London. LONDON. Feb. 25. Consols for 8674; do for account, 80. Anaconda 15' X. Y. Central. Atchison 105V4,Nor. ft West.. do pfd 103 I do pfd B. & 0 114!Ont. ft West.. Can. Pac 191 iPennsylvanla . Ches. ft 0 52 Rand Mines... Chi. G. W. . .. lBVsiReadlng money, . .13014 88 . . 88 .. 45 .. 66 .- . . 61 M. & St. F. .150.Southern Ry.. .. 27 De Beers . 30, do pfd . 38V4!South. Pacific. . 83 lUnion Pacific. . .56 j do pfd . .2 (U. S. Steel.... .63 do pfd . 165 IWabash D. & R. G. . . do pfd Erie do 1st pfd. do 2d pfd. .. 95 177V4 . . 46 107 Vi 111. Central.. . . 17 Louis. & Nash..l3flV4" do pfd M., K. 4 T.... 42V-Spantsh 4s . . 32 14 .. 9SV, Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW. XOBK, Feb. 25. Money- on coll, steady, 3V4W5 per cent; ruling rate. 4 per cent; closing bid. 3Vi per cent: offered at 4 per cent. Time loans, firm; 6O and 90 days and six months. 5 V4 5 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 54 03 per cent. sterling exchange, firm, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.8465 4. 8470 for demand and at $4 .804004.8045 for 60-day mils. Posted rates, $4.SOVi 4.S5V. Com mercial bills. $4.8014. nar silver. 69c. Mexican dollars. 53c. ' Government bonds. Arm; railroad bonds. easy. LONDON. Feb. 23. Bar silver, steadv. 31 15-16d per ounce. Money, 4 5 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 4 15-1K5 per cent; do three months' bills, 4 13-16'B4'4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25 Silver bars. 69c. Mexican dollars. 54c. Drafts, sight. 13c: do telegraph. 20c. Sterling on London, 00 aays, $4.81 v; do sight, $4.85. Dally Treasury statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Today's state ent of the Treaudry balances in' the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balances !$24.4S0.9?.8 Gold coin and bullion 110.921.5tl Gold certificates 45,555,486 rORTLAND SIOf'K EXCHANGE. Week Opens With Active Trading; on the Loral Board. . The week opened with a good show of busi ness on the stork board.. Two lots of Lee's Creek gold brought 214. and Potlcie was trad- d- In at 1214. Bluestone suffered a slump with the sale of iOOO shares at 1. Associated Oil was steady and the mining stocks were b!4 for at around Saturday's prices. Official prices were as follows: BANK STOCKS. Bid. " Auk. Bank of California 363 Bankers & Lumbermen's 99V4 105 Merchants' National 176 185 Oregon Trust ft Savings 123 Portland Trust Co.. 120 United States National.. 200 LISTED SECURITIES. Bonds American Biscuit Co. 6s 98 loo City & Suburban 4s 92 Columbia South. Irr'n Hs .... 60 Home Telephone 5s 97 V4 J. C. Lee Co. 6s 100 O. R. & N. Ry 4s 99 IOI O. W. P. A Ry. 6s 100 I03V4 Pacific Coast Biscuit 6s 9614 100 Portland Railway 5s 100 Miscellaneous stocks Associated Oil '. 43 44 Home Telephone 30 J. C. Lee Co 75 Pacific Stales Tel 110 Puget Sound Tel 50 Mining Sitosks ' British Yukon 24 25 Denny Dulin 0914 10 Gatewood 30 35 Lakevlew 25 Lee's Creek Gold 02? 02 V4 North Fnirview 05 Manhattan Crown Point 14!4 15 Potiile Mining Co 11V, 12"4 Washougal Extension 24 4 26 UNLISTED STOCKS. Ore. City Mill ft Lumber 04 Vi 05 Vi Yaqulna Bay Tel : 04 05 Alaska Petroleum 1 13Vj Blue Stone O'i 0:1 British Columbia Amal osvi o Cascadia 23 28 Goldfleld Trotter 18 24 Great Northern 0214 05 Mammoth 10 15 Morning 03 04 Standard Con 00 11 Tacoma Steel 14 1614 Coeur d Alene District Bullion ' 07 -OSM Copper King 13 l.i Happy Day 04 05 park Copper 4 " Snowshoe o Snowstorm -8" - O. K. Con 00 v J SALES. 10 Associated OH 434 6000 Lee s Creek Gold 02 14 6000 Lee's Creek Gold .'. 0214 501.0 Potlcie 121, 1O0O Potlcie 12V4 looo Blue Stone 01 Vi SILVER PICK IS DISAPPOINTING. Big Jump Expected Over Holiday, But Falls to Come. y SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. (Special.) Goldflelds were stronger for the greater part of the list. There was a disappointment In Silver Pick, which sold in Oakland on Thursday for $1.75 and a strong rumor was out for a jump this morning, but $1.55 was the highest price realized. Hudgens bid Potlatch up from SSc to 95c. with most of the stock bought below BOc. Red Top Exten sion continued to absorb most of the inter est and most of the business, over 80,000 shares changing hands at an advance of 5 points on the call, which closed at 60c. It was some time before all the trades were registered, and was one of the longest calls had for some time. Daisy sold up to $3.3714 on brisk trading. The "Merger" was In good demand at strong prices. $10.25 being the last price made and $10.37 V4 bid for it at the close. Among the sales were: McNamara, 62c Jim Butler, 1.0T; Booth, 98c; Blue Bull. 54c; Silver Pick. $1.55; Oro, 34; Atlanta, 89c; Great Bend. $1.20; Daisy, $3.25; Com. Fraction. $5.87V4: Kcwanas. $1.73; Lou Dillon, 22c; Goldfleld Con.; $10.23; Triangle, 66c; Gold Bar. $1.20: Cowboy. 7c; Pine Nut. 25c; St. Ives. $1.70; Booth, $1; Adams. 22f. Eastern Mining Stocks, NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Closing quotat ions: Adams Con $ .15'Uttle Chief $ .05 Alice ..: Ontario Breece 2. Ophlr 7.50 2.50 .in .85 .73 .45 2.U0 Brunswick Con.. .fiO'Potos! Comstock Tun.. .30Savage Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.0o.Slerra Nevada.. Horn Sliver 1.70;small Hopes.... Iron Silver 4.20 Standard Leadvllle Con .05j BOSTON, Feb. 25. Closing quotations: Adventure . .$ 5.00 (Parrot ' $29.00 Allouez . . : . 68.00 (Qulncy 136.00 Amalgamatd 110.67 V4 .Shannon .... 21.K7'4 Atlantic 16.2.1 iTamarack ... 150.00 Bingham ... 28.50 (Trinity 31.67 H cal. ft Hecla 965.00 lUnited Cop.. 70.00 Centennial .. 43.00 It. S. Mining 62.23 Cop. Range. 93. 12 Vi 'U. S. Oil 12.00 Daly West.. 18.75 Utah 69.12V Franklin ... .26.00 Victoria 9.00 Granbv .... 146.00 j Winona .... 12.00 Isle Rovale. 30.00 Wolverine .. 196.00 Mass. Mining 8.30 iNorth Butte. 112.50 Michigan ... 20.50 (Nevada 17.50 Mohawk ... 81.50 'cal. ft Aria.. 193.00 Mont C. ft C 2.00 j Ariz. Com... 33. OO O. Dominion 56.00 ' 'Butte Coal.. 35. OO Osceola .... 174.00 (Greene Con.. 31.00 YOUNG WOMAN ARRESTED Laura Barks Accused of Stealing Dresses From Apartment-House. Laura Barks, known on the stage as Laura Whitehouse, was taken into cus tody at Sixth and Washington streets by Detectives Mallett and Hill last night and lodged In the City Jail on a charge of larceny from a dwelling. The com plainant Is Anna Lafrans, who roomed at the apartment house where Miss Barks uvea, aim ucuuruuiK iu ncr cumpiairii ine prisoner stole all her clothing one week ago, during a temporary absence of the owner. After securing the wearing apparel, Miss Barks is said, to have fled to Mc Mlnnville, where she remained until yes terday, when, believing the matter to have blown over, she returned to Fort land. Detectives Hill and Mallett were given the warrant to serve several days ago. and had been keeping a sharp lookout for her. The officers had a good de scription of the woman and of the cloth ing she had stolen. Last evening thev saw a woman answering her description at Sixth and Washington streets and ac costed her by. the name she was known at the rooming house and she admitted her identity. At the time of her arrest she was wearing one of the gowns taken trom tne room of Miss Lafrans. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth B sure and use that old and well-tried rem edy. Mrs. Wlnslowa Soothing- Syrup, lor children teething. It soothas the child, softens the gums, allays ail salaw aura wind colic and diarrhoea. Many persons keep Carter's Little Liver Pills on hand to prevent bilious attacks, sick headache, dizziness, and find them just what they need. DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED UBS BROKERS STOCKS, - BONDS, GRAIN Bought and sold for cash and margin. Private Wires ROOM 4. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phons Main 37 DEMAND IS URGENT Wheat Prices Advance in Spite of-Bearish Statistics. GAIN SHOWN AT THE CLOSE May Oats at Chicago Sell at the Highest Point for the Crop. Corn Is . Weakened by Liberal Receipts. CHICAGO. Feb. 25. The market was In clined to be weak during the first hour of trading because of the bearish character ot the weekly satistlcs. The world's shipments for last week were 11,012.")0 bushels against 8.800.000 bushels for the same week last year, and the amount of breadstuffs on ocean passago increased 3.312.0O0 bushels. The; factors were supplemented by a free move ment in the Northwest, and bv mtlder weather which it is expected will greatly fa. eilitate the movement. The demand became more urgent as trading progressed. The market lost some of Its strength late In tile day on realizing sales, but the close was firm. May wheat opened a shade lower to a shade higher at 7Sc to 7SVc. sold off to 77ic and then advanced- to 78'ft 5i 7KV4C. Final quotations were up Vifb Ue at 78itc. Liberal receipts had a weakening effect upon the corn market. The market closed easy. May opened a shade, higher to "-io lower at 47"c to 47 47Sc sold at 47ic and then declined to 47c, closing ViftM4C lower at 47'i&47Hc Oats for May delivery sold today at 424c, which is a new high-record mark for the crop. The advance was caused by heavy buying by local buHs and a lively demand from cash houses. Cash oats were also in good request for export. May opened a shade lower to V, Of higher at 42c to 42Vc. sold off to 4l"ic and then advanced to 42 c. The close was Vj,c to Vic up at 42Vbc. Provisions were quiet and easy. Pit trad ers sold moderately because of the heavy receipts of lve hogsand the demand was not urgent. At the close May pork was off 5c at $16.03. Lard was down 7!ic at $l.72"i. Ribs were 15&17He lower at $9.12 Vi b 9. lo. WHKAT. Cash quotations were a follows: Oncn. Hlrh. I.ow Close. $ 78't, .78H .47 "i .7Vs May $ .7sii $ .isa; j Jul'.' 788 .tOVs September ... .78r -781, .78 1 CORN. May 47; .47., July 47 .47 vi .471, .46 's OATS. 42V4 .42-; May September 41 Tt .42V; .32",, .37-; July ..... .37 .38'i MESS PORK. May . .16 80 . .16.90 16. SO 16.1(0 LARD. 16 to 16.75 1 16.75 July- May 9 80 9.8214 9.80 9.K2li 0.72-i 9.721, .87ia 19.72H 9. 72 , 9.871, .Inly September SHORT RIBS May fl.30 fi.30 9.12S 9 15 July 9.37Vi 9.40 9.25 9.25 Flour Steady. Wheat Xo. 2 Spring. 8CK6S4C; No. 3, 72SfS3c; No. 2 red, 74ii75Uc. Corn No. 2, 43f4c: No. 2 yellow, 44V4c Oats No. 2. 40e; No. 2 white, 43c; No. 3 white, 41(6"42i-ic. Rye No. 2, 65 Vjc. Barley Fair to choice malting. 61fi63i':e. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.17Vi: Xo. 1 Northwest ern. $1.24Vi. Timothy seed Prime. $4.55. Clover Contract grades. $13.50, , Short ribs Sides (loose). $0fi9.12vi. Mens pork Per barrel. $16.63. I.ard Per 100 pounds. $9.57 Vi. Sides Short clear (boxed). $9.25'59.50. Whiskey Basis of high wines, $1.29. Receipt. Shipments. ..- 19.70O 19,100 Flour, barrels . . Whfat. bushels . Corn, bushels ... Oats, bushels Rye, bushels Barley, buehels . . 16.oM lo,4)0 .428.800 190. 2o0 250,500 89,600 7.000 43.0OO 5.000 17,500 Grain and Produce at New York, ' NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Flour Receipts, 25.500 barrels; exports, 14.800 barrels. Steady but slow. Wheat Receipts. 60.000 bushels; exports, 88.000 bushels. Spot, Arm. No. 2 red. 83 Vic elevator. 84Vic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth, 93c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, 87Vic f. o. b. afloat. With the excep tion of an early Vc break, under big re ceipts and good weather news, wheat was generally firm all day. Strong buying devel oped at noon on export rumors, big clear ances, unfavorable Russian weather reports and large shipments to the Orient. Part ot this was finally lost and the market closed So net higher as follows: May, 83 Tic; July, 85Hc; September. 84"ic. Hops Quiet. Hides, wool and petroleum Steady. Grnln at San Francisoo. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. Wheat and barley, firm. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1.27Vi tf 1.32V4 ; mill ing. $1.331.45. Barley Feed. $1. 12li 1. 15; brewing. $1.15 1.17Vi. . Oats Red. $1.30$ 1.75; white, $1.551.63; black. $1.1-102.211. Call board sales Barley May, $115V bid; December, $1.04 Vi bid. Corn Large, yellow, $1.30-3 1.35.- Kuropean Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 25. Wheat March. s 6"4d; May. 6s gid; July, 6s 3Vid. The weather In England today wag fair but cloudy. London Cargoes, quiet but steady. Pa cific Coast, prompt shipment, 30s 0dS30s9d. Minneapolis wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 25. May wheat closed at 79"igS0c; July, SOHc; cash wheat was In fairly good demand. On track. No. 1 hard. 82S2jic; No. 1 Northern, 81 81iic. x Wheal at " Taroma. TACOMA, Feb. 25. Wheat, unchanged. Bluestem, 71c; clu-b, 69c; red, 67c. Visible Supply of (iraln. NEW TORK. Feb. 25. The visible supply of grain Saturday. February 23, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, was as follows Bushels. Increase. Wheat 45,153.000 72.00o Corn 9.037.001 149.00O Oats 11.450.ooo 200.000 Rye 1,620.000 4,ooo Barley 2,479,000 6,000 Decrease. Japan Buying Steel Rails Here. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. A cablegram re ceived here on Saturday from the Japan ese government called for the Immediate shipment of the largest tonnage of steel rails ever made to the Far East, and for which a premium will be paid. Fifty thousand tons of steel rails have been or dered from the United States Steel Cor poration. The rails will be used for laying the first connections of the extensive net work of railroads to be built in Manchu- 1 ria by the Southern Manchurian Railway Company. In addition, all the large con-. tracts tor lwomotlves, cars, bridges, etc., will be placed in this country. Portland Delegation Denounced. ASTORIA. Or.. Fob. 25. (Special.) The Chamber of Commerce at its meeting this evening adopted resolutions condemning the action of the Multnomah County in securing passage or the Port of CoiumbU bill without consulting the wishes of the people of Clatsop County, indorsing the steps taken by the Clatsop County Court to test the legality of the measure. If it becomes a law, and pledging the sup port of the Chamber in lighting against the enforcement of the measure. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland J. S. Stanton Chicago- W v. Stuart. Forest Groe; J. R. Fretnerlng ham. 51. Schurman. New York- R I. Wclisch. F. F. Plowden, .-an Kran'-isco- Ft. . , Pra''- Hood River; C. A. Orav and wife silem; W. W. I.leber. R. Tra'titner. San 1-rancii.co; Miss M. Fiety. Seattle; W H. TVallace. Tampa: K. W. W. Alles.in and wife. Seattle; c. II. Thomas, Chicago: B l.lnder berger. Astoria; 11. s. Taylor, ship Rrolllck ( aMIe; .1. A. Connors, Mrs c. H Clark Mrs. t! B. Kittinger, C. Davis. O. M. Svlvester and child, .1. 51. McDodc, r. Remschel. Peal tie; C. P. Welburn and wife. Chicago- F. I.. Moore. New York; A. W. LafTcrtv cltv M. P. Kltzmaurice. Chicago; H. Kelso ' S;. Louis; H. F. Wilson, San Francisco; C M. Blanrhard. Waterloo; I.. A. Schoppenhsle, Milwaukee; .1. u. Turnhull and wife. Winni peg; H. t;. Hopkins. K. S. t arr, .1. Ruben stein, G. F. Stetnherger and wife o. o. Stone and wife. New York; L. A Sprv. Chi cago; S. Benson, rity: O. A. Baker. Chicago; '' S- Brooks, Denver: M. Spearman New lork: W. s. Hammond, Jr., Chicago; J. J. Stonewall, Salt Lake. The Oregon S. C. Morton. T. Hutchlngs and sen. Knapptnn; E C. Evans, Seattle; C. L. Carpenter. New York: P. F-. Barnes, San Francisco; J. r. Wilson. Chicago: M. D. Neniy and wife, St. Paul; C. H. Vaughn and wife. Hood River: J. M. Craig. W. Co man. Louisville; W. C. Welch, Seattle: A. K. Johnson. San Francisco; J. Crlpnell, Washington; Mis. K. A. I.augharv. Mrs. C. W. Kills. Seattle; D. W. Phillips, San Fran clso: S. F. Stephens. Monroe; H. A. I'randv, Chicago; c. F. Phipps. Seattle: F. .1. Bar tholomew. San Francisco; O. Krantz. Chi cago: W. F. Hedges. J. r. ScharfT. city: W. F. McKee. Peqnn: -T. T. Albert, cltv: Mrs. E. K. Sax. C. E. Sax. Albany: Dr. C. M. Mc-Arlhur. Salem; L. A. White, Mdford; A. K. Fletcher, Xew York; Mr. sod Mrs. Bamberger. F. H. Mollis, Baker Cltv; B. E. Allen. St. Paul: J. E. Williams. T-laker City: W. H. Brooks. Ontario; I,. W. Wade, W. A. Eraser. Seattle; J. w. Shumate. Eu gene; Mrs. J. D. Rice. Chehalls; Le.da Voting. Tacoma; Mrs. L. Carnahue. Mrs. Ford. Mrs. M. Snell. Miss Emms l.ee, Se attle; J. M. Stevenson. Cascade; s. A. Buy. Stevenson: B. c. Larhanvcr. Tacoma: Mrs. It. L. Clarke, Barton: E.,S. Wilson. Seat tle: Mrs. M. Stephenson. Miss N. Neshitt, ('oldendnle; J. L Plnkham. Seattle; C. Hub bard and wife. Independence; C. J. Robert son. Spokane: D. O. Tea!!, Tacoma; A. K. Fuller and Son. Denver. The Perkins P. O. Barnes. San Francis, o: O. A. Allgood. Tacoma: Richard Reach, ft. II. Lloyd, Denver: W. II. Schneider. Mi M. E. Phelp.s. Seattle; W. H. McNalr. M. .1. Howe. Juneau; E. T. Heath, Vleo. Prescott, c. s. Barnes, J. R. Wayne, city; B. McKav' W. E. Moody, A. L. Rlake. N. O. Tavlor." Sraillr; A. K. Weld. Henry H. Schott. E. O. Ke,-k. North Yakima: Dan Kvans. city; L. C Ph: mer. Vancouver: Miss K. R. Ball. Mrs. Chrl--man. McMlnnvllle; Otto K. Carlson. Orton: John Hill, A. Nordine. Astoria: C. I). .Mark ham, city; H. S. McOowan. MoOowan: Wm. Cowen, New York; (l. B. Aagaard, La Center; B. L. Rrotherton. H. C. Showman. F. .!. Reams, city; J. F. Barker. Rosrburg: J. A. Beeva, city: Wm. Kerlgen. Grand Rapids: !r. C -M. McArthur. Salem: W. A. Schwartz. Ta coma; W. c Welch, Seattle; R. c tine and wife, Aberdeen: .J. G. Andrews. Vancouver; H. L. Crosby, Tacoma; Mrs. A. Jackson. Seat tle; J. E. Macfsrlane. Miss Edith Macfarlane, Vancouver: T. A. Winter, wife and rh'M, Cotvllle; Alvtn Jones. Seattle; A. Devine. Vt.--constn: M. F. Davis, Union; ('. W. Stccn and wife. Milton ; Mrs. N. A. Stecn. Miss Steen, Walla Walla; Mrs. W. J. Fox. Rugene; Koiit. Stewart. San Francisco: J. D. Drake and wife, Sllverton; Hargrave sisters. Ashland: I.. I. Johnson and daughter, Astoria: Dan Evan. Oeo. McFarlane, Bourne: Bertha M. Iithani, Aherde-m; Mrs. F. G. Pennington, Tacoma; Ella Klemelbach. Spokane; Kalhem Mewker, Mrs. Wallace, Centralis; Perry S. Olsen, Little Falls: A. A. Dow and wife. Vancouver: John K. Miller. Seattle: D. L. McKav. Chippewa Falls: B. F. lughlin. The Dalles; W. A. Myers and wife. Washougal; J. R. Coma.i. Esther Knight. Mrs. W. M. Grant. Seattle; '. T. Kllhurn. Centralla: F. Trarp. New Westminster: F. L. Thomas. Hood River: . W. Clarke. San Franclftco; R. F. Beck and wife, Seattle: H. T. Prince and family. Dun-, dee: D. Alerton and wife, city. The Imperial B. Por.nansky. San Francis co; W. T. Coulter. Home Valley; W. S. Myers, Condon; John W. Cochran, rltv; ft. N. Donnelly. Fossil; H. J. Wherity. Astoria; O. C. Turner. Weston; Charles H. Carter. Tendleton; J. s. 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('les son, Castle Rock; W. Wallace; M. C. Churchill. H. Cronklte. Holton: T. H. Moore. Medford; .las. Robins. Scappoose: S. M. Berry. A. Bergreen; W. S. Lawyer. Woodland: Walter Roblson, Salem; Jake RUyen, Albany; W. B. Whitten, Scappoose: Chas. I,arj9en, Astoria; Fred H. Harrington, 1'. S. A.; B. Chainhei lin, Cal Kosher. C. T. Smith, city: Albert I.ar-i-en. yuincy; Mrs. M. Allahan; Frank Moss, Vancouver; W. D. McGee. Madras; C. w. I 'dell. Stevenson: J. Banks and wife, Tacoma; G. S. Allen, Fisher; PS. Thompson, J. Oloen, city; L. Bradford. Aberdeen; J. F. Morris, city; Geo. Kane. Eufaula: W. T. Allplln. Al bany; O. Bronsen. San Francisco: Bd I'tlgre, Elsie irtigre. Canh ; H. S. Graham. Marsh land; J. Conkln, Salem; H. C. Mlnans. Cant Ion: Miss Rea Shelton, Bertie McComher, Albany; M. H. Stoner, David Bliss, Ham mond; Mre. D. Crawford and family; Albert Palmer, Qulncy:- Geo. W. Bacon.. Forest Grove: E. C. Simpson. Mrs. Nellie Johnson. Sheridan: Mrs. Ella Murray. Waadland: r. G. 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