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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1908)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1903. 15 L DOK FDR GOOD PACK Outlook for Columbia River Canning Season. PROBABLE SALMON PRICES Las-t Year's Values Likely lo Be Maintained With More Profit to the Packers Prospects in the .North. Columbia River salmon canners are look ing for & good pack this year because of the exceptionally fine run of fish In the river . at the present ' time. No accurate forecast can be made of prices, but It seems likely that the values of last year will be main tained. In view of the strong position of the salmon market It Is not probable that any l-ower opening prices will be named and on the other hand the quieter condi tions In the business world make an ad vance unlikely. With last year's prices ag-aln in force the canners will see an in crease in their profits, as pig tin this sea yon la 50 per cent lower than It was a year ago and boxes are -about 13 per cent cheap er. White labor may also be obtained lower, though Chinese labor will be the same as 0 last season. The Brady, Plchot Company, of Seattle, express the opinion that 10OS should be a good all around year for Alaska salmon with a tendency to very high prices on Co lumbia River chinooks and sockeyes unless the general financial condition should cause packers to be more moderate in their de mands. Still 10O7 prices will probably be maintained during 11M8 on sockeyes . and chinooks, they say. Alaska will no doubt bring home a good pack, but it Is generally felt that Alaska has reached its maximum pack. It may keep Its present level for a few years, but will hardly exceed that of the last four years, which ran for all kinds during 1004-6-7 over 2.000.AOO cases each year, and in 1005, 1.8&5.00O. The Fpot red Ala-ska mar ket is practically bare now and there will probably not, be one single case in packers' hands when the mos park arrives. It seems reasonable to surmise that with a price like last year of $1.13 the pack will be sold out completely. This is the minimum price to expect, and stork on hand during this Summer will probably reach $125 f- o. b. Pacific Coast. The imports of salmon ly England during 11)07 were the lowest for the last 12 years, which averaged over t .000,000 cases an nually. During 10O6 the total imports were 1.3.019; during 1007, 501,506 cases. Thus 1007 was 700,000 cases short of 1006, 50O, OOO cases short of the average. But as the carryover from the previous year would be estimated at at least 2:10.000 cases, one might estimate the 1007 net deficit at about U.0.000 cases. It is especially significant with storks practically all cleaned up on the Coast. No pinks run this year' on Puget Sound, hut Alaska and Coast generally can be de pended on for all the pinks that are needed, though If a pood run in red in Southeastern Alaska should occur the packers will fill the cans taken North with red fish, and even witb plenty of pinks available the pack of the latter might be somewhat short. South America and the islands of the Pacific are taking increased quantities each year. Prices will probably remain about the same as during 1007. rNxonn nors i,kft rv orecon. Salem Denlers Tlgiire- the Amount at 26,400 Bale. Salem ho'pdeaiers have TevUed the lint of unsold holdings in Oregon and found a number of lots which had previously been sold. Thoir figuring brings stocks now in growers hands down to 26,400 bales. This Is. some 10.000 bales less than the first list showed. Even if the latest revision is cor rect, the quantity remaining in the state l too large to be readily absorbed at this late period. The only transaction reported in the mar ket yesterday was the purchase by Kola Neis of the Steel lot of 171 bales at Beunavista at 5 la cents. Among the out-of-town nopmen in the city yesterday were George E. Dorcas and Julius Pincus, of Salem. . SOUTHERN ORANGE MARKET FIRMER Navel 8eaon Will Not last as Tong ae Kxpected. The orange market is very firm in Cali fornia with prospects of shipments of navels ending much earlier than expected. Locally the market is active and prices are well maintained. Two cars of oranges are due today, aUo three cars of bananas. Japanese oranges are about cleaned up on the street. The delay on the railroad prevented the arrival of a car of mixed vegetables yes terday,, but an assortment of Southern truck was received by steamer. Among the lot was a shipment of mint, which was quoted at 40 cents per dozen bunches. Local hothouse lettuce and Walla Walla spinach are a drug on the market. A car of South ern cauliflower is scheduled to arrive to day. S--TOCK CONDITIONS ARE FIRST-tXAMt Because of the pn Winter. Very Uttle Feeding Hum Been Pone. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) .Thomas yarstens, representing one of the largest packing concerns in the North west, la her- Invi-attKttting dock conditions. Mr. Carotene expresses the belief that con dition generally were never better through put the ranees of the Northwest. The Winter has been extremely mild and not mueh more than half of the feed stored up for the cold ecajion has been consumed. Many of the mailer cattle herds have scarcely been taken from the range in the smaller vajleys near tiie foothills. The Carstens cattle Interests feed exten sively in the Umatilla country, near Kcho, Weston and' Hermfpton, in all of 'which re gions stock has done equally well during the Winter. Mr. (Tars tens Is on his way Into the Oregon range now. Buy ads have nearly exhausted local source of supply this season. They began heavy shipments from this point six weeks ago. Much of these early shipments were for Alaska. S K ATTT.E IN MARK ET FOR BUTTE R Egjr Price Show Another Iecllne Poultry Js Quoted Firmer. , The Front-street egg market was very w ealc at 19 rents yesterday. The local in quiry waa poor and still lower prices were demanded by out-of-town .buyers. Poultry receipts were small and with a steady demand prices were very firmly maintained. The butter market wa In good position as regards both city and country make. Strength waa added to the market by tSe demand from Seattle for fresh creamery, though the price offered was but 33 cents. California Potato-irowrm Want Outlet. The potato-growers of California have made an urgent appeal to the Southern Pa cific Railway Company to reduce freight rates so that they can dispose of their prod uct in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico In competition with the Colorado product. Statistics presented to the San Jose South ern Pacific office show that there are at present in the Pajaro Valley 75,000 sacks of potatoes. In the Salinas Valley 73,000 sacks, in the Lompoe Valley 100,000 sacks and in the tacramepto and San Joaquin Valleys 700.000 sacks, all unsold, and the new crop Is already coming in. A move In the same direction was started in Oregon, but without result. Wheat Is" Quoted Higher. Although quiet, the local wheat market has a very firm undertone and dealers yes terday quoted M cent on bluestem and S3 cents on qlub. The lack, of foreign demand, however, prevents activity in this section. Bank CI earing. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland . , . .$1.01S,S&2 $ L70.87-I Seattle 1,3L-5I5",7 175.844 Tacoma 705.472 :J0.1S3 Spokane 848,306 131,703 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Club. 82c; bluestem. Sic; Val ley. 82c; red. isDc. BARLEY Feed. 26 per ton; rolled, J22 0"JO per ton. FLOUR Patent, 4.0: straight. 4.00: clears, $4; 'Valley. $4.4; graham flour, $4. 45375; whole wheat flour. $4.T5'5-2o; rye no.ur. 5.M. MILL-STUFFS Bran, city, J24.30; coun try, lil.5 per ton; middlings, $-H); shorts, city, $2t; country, 27. per ton; chop, $JVt 25 per ton. OATS No. 1 white. $27; gray. $27 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, per barrel. $7; lower grades, J5.50e6.5O; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 9-lb. sacks, ?4.2j per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4. 2j!4-80; pearl barley, J4.5UU5 per loo pounds; pastry (lour, 10-pound sacks, $2.75 per bale; naked wheat. $2.75 per case. CORN Whole. $i2.30; cracked, $33.50. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $1718 ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $202;1: clover. $11 41. 15 ; cheat. $15; grain hay. $14 15; alfalfa, $1213; vetch, $14. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. $153 per box,' according to quality; cranberries, $89 11 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $3.0093.50 per box; oranges, na,vels, $1.7o250; Japa nese oranges, 50 355u box; grapefruit, $;.50; bananas. 5'5c per lb., crated, 5',c; pine apples, $4(6 5 per dozen; tangerines, $1.50 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 75c per sack; carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack; garlic, 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 90c $1.00 per dozen; beans, 20c per pound; cab bage, l314c per pound; cauliflower, $1.85; celery, $4?54.75 per crate; eggplant, 17c per pound; lettuce, hothouse, parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, lOc per pound; peppers, lTVic per pound; pumpkins. 1 1V.C per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spinach, 7c per pound; sprouts, 8 10c per pound; squash. 163 14 c per pound; tomatoes, crates (is baskets), $55.30. ONIONS Buying price, $2.25 per hun dred. POTATOES Buying price. 40(B50c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet, pota toes. $H.50ra 3.75 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; peaches, ll12',4c; prunes, Italian. 56ic; prunes, French, 3 5c; currants, unwashed, cases, 9c; currants, washed, cafes, 10c; figs, white, fancy. 50-pound boxes, 614 c. Butter. Fggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 37c per pound; state creameries, fancy creamery, 304j.3T4c; store butter, choice, l'i3;17c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 15c; Young America, .dK?c per pound. POULTRY Average old l-ns. 12V413c; mixed chickens, 12&.1214c- Spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, live. 14c; dressed, choice, 15c; geese, live, per pound, 9 10c; ducks, 14 15c; pigeons. 75c&$l; squabs, $1.502. EGGS Fresh ranch, lac per dozen. VKAL 75 to 125 pounds, 9c; 120 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 664c. PORK Block. 75 to 150 pounds, 77Vc; packers, 5ti1,c. - Coal Oil and Gasoline. REFINED OILS Water white, iron bar rels. 11c; wood barrels, 15c. Pearl oil, cases, 18'c. Head light, iron barrels. 12(ic; cases, lDtec; wood barrels, ltlc. Eocene, cases, 2U2C Special w. W.. iron barrels. 14Vac; wood barrels. lS'-c. Elaine, cases, 28c. Ex tra star, cases, Hl'-fec. GASOLINE V. M. and P. Naptha, iron barrels, 12 ',c; cases, 19Vic. Red Crown gaso line.' Iron barrels, 18c; cases, 25foa Motor gasoline, iron barrels, lSc; cases. aSVic. Mi gasoline, iron barrels. 30c; cases. 37 c. No. 1 engine distillate, iron barrels, 10c; cases, 17c. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. . HOPS 1907. prime and choice, i3Zc per pound; olds, lGfltic per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, avei-age best, 18 firlXlc per pound,-according -to shrinkage; Valley. 1853 20c, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 230c per pound. CASCARA BARK 5c per pound. HIDES Dry, 1213c; dry calf, No. 1, under 5 IhSi, 14'llc; culls, 2c per lb, less; salted hides. 5fti6c; salted calf, 9c; green (unsalted). lc per lb. less; culls, lc per lb. less; sheep skins, shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 2530c; short wool, No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 5O60c: me dium wool. No. I butchers' stock, each. 75c $1.00; long wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $1.25 1.50; horse hides, salted, each, according to size, J2.0Og2.5O; dry, accord ing to size, each, $1.001.50; colt's hides, each. 25450c; goat skins, common, each, 1525c; Angoras, with wool on, each, 80c $1.50. FURS For No. 1 Bkins: Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, each, $5.0010.00; cubs, each. $13; badger, prime, each. 25 50c; cat. wild, with head perfect, SOSiSOc; house, 5it20e; fox. common gray, large prime, each. 405Oc red, each, $35; cross, each. f'.IHS; silver and black, each. Jino 300; fishers, each. $58; lynx. each. $4.50(gi BOO; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according to size, $l(g'3; marten, dark northern, ac cording to size and color, each, $10tfJ15; marten, pale, according to size and color, each. $2.5Qfr4; muskrnt. large, each, 12a 15c: skunk, each. 3040c; civet or polecat, each, 5 15c; otter, for large, prime skin, each, $010; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $2r3 raccoon,- for prime large, each. 5075c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, $3.5005.00; prairie (coyote), 6OcC?$1.00; wolverine, each. $Gl 8.00. w Groceries, Nuts. Etc. RICE Southern Japan, BVic; head. 8 6.75c. COFFEE Mocha, 24-52Sc; Java, ordinary. ,17r'jnf: Costa Rica, fancy. 18220c; good. ItHt'lSc; ordinary. 121 16c per round. Co lumbia roast cases. 100s, $14.50; 50s, $14.75; Arbuckle, $16.03; Lion, $15.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.95: 1 -pound flats, $2.10: Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 95c; red. 1-v.ound talis, $1.45; sockeyes, 1-pound tails. $2. PIIOAR Granulated, $5.05: extra C, $3.15: golden C, $5 05; fruit sugar. $5.65; berry, $5.65; beet sugar, $5.45; cube (barrels). $fl.0."; powdered (barrels), $5.90. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct Uo per pound: if later than 15 days, and within 30 days, deduct He per pound; Maple sugar, 15 18c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 1614 18c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts. 16c; filberts. 16c; pecans. 16c: almonds, 16j18e: chestnuts, Ohio, 25c: peanuts, raw. 0-g8V;c per pound; roasted. 10c; plneniuts. 10rgsi2c; hickory nuts, 10c; coeoanuts. 35f5590c per' dozen. SALT Granulated. $18 per- ton; $2.2S l-'er bale; half ground, 100s, $13.50 per ton; 60s. $14 per ton. BSAN8 Small white, 4Vic; large white, 4Hc; pink. 4c; bayou. 4c; Lima, 6c; Mexi can red. 3TsC. HONEY Fancy, $3.5Q3.75 per box. rrovlxlons and Canned .Meats, BACON Fancy breakfast, 22 Vac pound; standard breakfast, 19'ic; choice. 18',ic; English. 11 to 14 pounds. 14c pound. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 12c pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 12c; 18 to 20 pounds. 12c: picnics, c; cottage. 10c; shoulders. 10c; boiled, 24c. SAUSAGE Bologna. long. 8c: links, 7 'Ac. BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels, $20; half-barrels. $11, beef, barrels, $10; half barrels. S5.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears dry salt, 10c; smoked. 11c; clear backH. dry salt. 10c; smoked. 11c: clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt. 12!ic; smoked. l:iic; Oregon exports, dry sair, 12Vjc; smoked. 13M:c. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 12Y: tubs. 12'ic; HOs. 124c; 20s. 12c: 10s. 21c: 5s, 120; 3s. 13c; standard Pure, tierces. 11c; tubs, lllic; 50s, llHc; 20s, llc: 10s 11 c: 5s, 12Sc. Compound: Tierces, 7c. tubs. 7c; 50s, 7c: 20s, 74c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 25 The market for evaporated apples Is quiet and unchanged. Fancy are quoted at 10U i nc.; choice 9",c; prime Sfi'S'fco. and 1906 fruit at 7ffl l0'-.c. Prunes appear to be slightly steadier "in tone, as holders of spot fruit are less wil ling to make concessions. Quotations range from 4V, to 10c for California fruit and from 6V to 10c for Oregons 60s to 20s Apricots are In light supplv. with choice quoted at "17 22-; extra choice 23(u25c. and fancy at 24'5'26c. Peaches nre easier, as some holders have shown a disposition to clean up their sup plies and have ottered concessions. Choice are quoted at inrii,c: extra choice nii3 Ll'ic; fancy 12 ft 13c: extra fancy 13iii4c. Raisins are nominal, with loose muscatel quoted at !v$$j'7c; seeded raisins G'&'Sc. London layers are quoted at $1.65': 1.75. CIMS ABE SPILL New York Stock Market Al most Neglected. OUTSIDE DEMAND LACKING I Eusincss Confined Entirely to Ttoom Traders Effect of tlie Money Situation on Speculation. Bond Market Easy. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The neglected con dition of the stock market was unrelieved today. Rather, after a temporary increase of activity in th morning It was aggravated In the later dealings. Business originated almost entirely within the walls of the Stock Exchange. An example of the character of the tran sactions and of the lack of' consistency in the- traders' arguments was offered in Union Pacific. The bookB of that company for trans fers of stocks close tomorrow and conse quently the value of the 2i per cent divi dend will be deducted' from the price of the stock. One party of traders bought the. stock on the ground that the deduction of 2 points from ' the price tomorrow will make it look cheap and invite demand. Another party sold It on the ground that shorts had beon covering in the stock because they would be obliged to pay the amount of the dividend in carry ing charges tomorrow, but would be prepared to put out fresh short lines when the divi dend Is deducted. The . professional traders themselves designated . such market as "trading Jackknives," as they derive as lit tle profit from It as schoolboys engaged In that transaction. The bear party among the traders tested the market with short sales at the outset on the assumption that the Treasury cajl upon the National banks, except those of the smaller class, for the return of $35,000,000 of Government deposits during March might prompt some liquidation of stocks. This call has boen clearly Indicated by the downward course of the margin of the Government's free working balance of cash. Moreover, the money supplies are now so considerable that the banks can pert with this sum without embarrassment while the Treasury will be correspondingly . strengthened in Its facilities to help with relief for the money market when cash begins to leave the reserve cen ters to move the crops. The rapid retirement of bank notes con firms the need of contraction in the circula tion of deposits of lawful money for that purpose at the Treasury, having already ex ceeded $9,000,000 for February, . although that figure was fixed as the limit for retirement in any one month by the amended law of last Winter. These returns of Treasury de posits and retirement of bank notes help to explain the moderate degree in which cash has been accumulated in the central banking reserves since the panic passed, and also the absence of any Influx movement of gold ex ports. Other reasqns, however, are discernible. The beginning of weekly statements of con dition by the New Tory trust companies In volved a heavy accumulation of cash reserves by thoso institutions, which made an Im portant requirement It is evident also, that neither the banks outside the reserve cities nor the banks In reserve cities are Inclined to place as large a proportion of their re serves on deposit with the central reserve banks as was done before last October, and as it Is still permitted by the National Bank ing law. Incoming reports of conditions of the banks on February 14 in response to the call of the Controller, shows that the reserves are Delng maintained at a high point. Public and leg islative discussion of the desirability of rais ing the requirement for actual cash reserves In banks outside the .central reserve cities doubtless has its influence on this situation. Poor earnings, fears 'of coming dividend re ductions and an injunction against the dis tribution of a dividend already declared were specific causes for weakness In individual stocks today. Re-purchases were made of stocks sold short and -the day's chances in prices are of no consequence. Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value. $3,538,000. Erie general 4s broke 8 points to 55. United States 4s advanced per cent, on call. . . CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ' . ' ' Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express 177 Amal Copper 25,000 4tl4 4!Hs Am Car &. Foun. 500 SOVj 26Vs 2',i do preferred 80 Am Cotton Oil 2514 do preferred ..... ..... 85; Am Express 18o' Am Hd & Lt pf 13 American Ice .... 400 1314 1RH 13 Am Linseed Oil.. 200 6 67s 7 do preferred 18 Am Locomotive .. 1,500 324 31 31 do preferred .... 100 89 89 89 Am Smelt & Ref. 30,9"0 .19 5714 5SSJ do preferred 300 Do' 89 89 Am Sugar Ref Soo 112"j4 112 litis Am Tobacco ctfs 80 Anaconda. Min Co. 7,700 32 31 Atchison 8,000 684 6 67 do preferred 83 Atl Coast Line.... 300 6314 62W, 62 Bait & Ohio 1.200 f, 78i4 T9s do prefererd .... 100 81 81 80 F.rook Rap Tran. 6.100 40$ 89'4 S'i Canadian Pacific .. 300 142ai 142' I42U Central of N J loo 1621'.'. 112"t 175' Ches & Ohio 100 2fi 264 2BH Chi Gt Western.. 600 3tl 31- 3u, Chicago & N W.. 400 14311, 142 142U C, M & 6t Paul. 7.3UO 108'4 107'4 108 Chi Ter & Tran .'. ..... 2 do preferred r, C, C. C & St Louis 411U Colo Fuel 4; Iron. 300 16li 16 16H Colo & Southern. 8"0 22'j 22 21i do 1st preferred. 100 51 bl 61 do 2d preferred ..... 40ii Consolidated Gas ' 991k Corn Products ... 2oo 1114 1 1. do preferred 2"0 57li 57U 57U Del & Hudson 4.500 147V 146 145 Del, Lack & West 510 D & li Grande... 100 16 16 15ti do preferred ; 4"i Distillers Securl. .. 200 29 27', 281; Erie 1,2110 1.1 J24 124' do 1st preferred. 400 26 26'i 2;:ii do 2d preferred .'. ..... lg General Electric .. 200 116 lis" 11514 Illinois Central. .. 200 123 123 123 Int Paper 300 fla 014 9 do preferred 500 68i4 58 57 Int Pump J() do preferred e'tj Iowa Central 30 do preferred so K C Southern 100 18 18 IK do preferred 46?: Iiuis & Nuehville KiO 8954 89'li 89 U Mexican Central .. 7.1"0 1 S3 17 177 Minn & St Louis.. 2io 21 li 21 '4 "ili M. St P & S S M. 510 94 Bi 93 do preferred i;;( Missouri Pacific .. 7,500 3114 31114 'kh Mo, Kan & Texas. . 1,200 1SU 17H 17 do preferred .... ' 7on 4St 47V. 47' National Iead .... 400 41 - 40 40 N" Y Central 1,000 ' 9414 94 u, 94.11 N Y, Or.t &- West 4CJO .101, 3c 97A Norfolk & Western 100 60 (50 - m North Anmrlcan 42 Pacific Moil 1'in 27t 27U 26U Pennsylvania 6.6"0 132", 111 111 People's Gai p P. C, C & St Louis K.-.i- Pressed, 6teol Car. 100 19j 194 19 do preferred 73 Pullman Tal Car 151 Reading 107.800 86!s 94 K, do 1st preferred K8 do 2d preferred K1 Republic Steel ... 2"0 ir.Ti 15 15t4 do preferred 500 6r. 66 65 Rock Island Co.. 4oo 11 114 11 do preferred 800 22 21 22 St I. & S F 2 pf. 1O0 21 21 20 St L Southwest.. 100 11V4 1H4 10'4 dr preferred 25 Southern Pacific .. 4.OO0 OR'.; R7S S dn preferred .... l.OoO IC914 I118U loSli, Southern Railway. 300 10 9 9 do preferred 30J.4 Texas Pacific 16 Tol, et L & West 14 do preferred 100 34 '4 34 'i 34 ",4 Union Pacific. 39.200 116 115 116 do preferred 8OI3 IT S Express 80 1 S Realty 37 U S Rubber 100 19 19 1S 'do preferred .... 2"0 7S 78 7S TJ S' Steel 21.300 2K'4 27 274 do preferred 8.000 91 91 91 V. Va-Caro Chemical. ICO IB"!. 16!i 15 do preferred tt Wabash 81 do preferred 15 Wells-Fargo Ex ..... 300 Wrstlnghouse Elec ;.. 39' Western Union . ..... ..... 45 6 Hi 5 15H 36 120 1BU 79 u '3914 XlH'.l 1 18 Northern Pacific Central Leather do preferred . Sloss-Sheffleld . (Jt Northern pf. 8,600 121 120 . 100 100 700 go 39 118 80 39 117V4 inter Met do preferred "... Total sales for the day. 299,300 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.105 NYC G 3,4s.. 88 do coupon. . . .105 U. S. 3s reg 101 do coupon. .. .101 tr. S. old 4s reg. 121 tt do coupon .... 121 V4 .Atchison adj. 4s 86 North Pacific 3s. 71 North Paclflo 4s.lOO?4 South Pacific 4s. 85 Union Pacific 4s. 84 74 Wlscon Cent 4s. 82 V. Japanese 4s 78 U K n u 4S.... 94 I Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Money on call easy. lVtf?2 per cent, ruling rate 1, closing bid 1. offered 1. Time loans steady. 60 days 3Vj to 3 per cent. 90 days 4 per cent, six months 4'-i to 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4,1rfg5Vi per cent. Sterling exchange easier at reaction with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.S680W $4.8685 for demand and at $4.835084.8360 for sixty days.. Commercial bills $4.S3V. Bar silver 55T4c. Mexican dollars 47Hc.' Government bonds firm, . railroad bonds easy. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Silver bars 55c; Mexican dollars 53'4c: drafts, sight, 15; drafts, telegraph 20. Sterling. 60 days. $4,847:; sight. $4.67V:. LONDON. Feb. 25. Consols 8714; 25 13-10; bank rate 4 per cent. silver Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON; ' Feb. 25. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund shows: Available cash balances Gold coin and bullion . . Gold certificates . .$261,803,336 . 20,231.746 $39,014,610 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Tha livestock market yesterfiay ruled from steady to firm without change. Re ceipts were 220 sheep. 65 cattle and 110 hogs. The following quotations were current in the local market: CATTLE) Best steers, $4,201? 4.50; me dium. $3.504; cows. $3.25gi3.50; fair to medium cows, $2.753.25; bulls, $22.75; calves, $3.75(4.50. SHEEP Good. $5.506.00; lambs. $5.75 6.60. HOGS Best, f5.255.50; lights and feed ers, $55.2S. Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO. Feb. 25. CattleRecelpts. about 4000; market, steady. Beeves, $4,0)6; cows and heifers, $1.853: Texans, $3.70321 4.75; calves. $57; Westerns. $44.75; stockers and feeders. $2.754.75. Hogs Receipts, about 22.000; market, strong to 5c higher. Light. $4.154.40; mixed. $4.154.40; heavy, $4,153)4.50: rough, 4.154.25; pigs, $3.604.25; bulk pf sales, $4.35J4.45 , - Sheep Receipts. 12.000; market, strong. Natives. $3.25 5 50; Westerns. $3.405.60; yearlings. $53 6.30; lambs, $5i&6.90; West erns, $5S7. OMAHA. Feb. 25. Cattle Receipts, 5000; market, steady. Native steers, $4 5.50; cows and heifers, $2.504.75; Western steers. S3.254.75; Texas steers. $34.10; cows and heifers. $2,254) 3.80; canners, $23; stockers and "feeders. $2.754.75: calves, $2 755; bulls and stags. $2.50(4.50. Hogs Receipts, 12,500; market. 510c higher. Heavy. $4.10?4.25; mixed, $4.05 a) 4.15: light. $4Cr4.15; pigs, $3.253.75; built of sales. $4.05(4.13. ... Sheep Receipts, . 6500: market, steady to strong. Yearlings. $5.25ft?5.8o; wethers. $5 5.30; ewes, $4.D05; lambs, $S.256.65. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 25. Cattle Receipts, 8000, Including 800 Southerns; market, strong to 10c higher. Native steers, $4.40($ 7.75; native cows and heifers. $2.40j75.25; stockers and feeders. $3.254.10; bulls, $3 '4.25; calves. $3.50'6.5O; Western steers, $4.255.50: Western cows, $3S.4.50. Hogs Receipts. 21.000; market, 5c high er. Bulk of sales, $4.10 34.35; heavy, $4.25 64.40; packers. $4.10i&4.35; pigs and lights. $3 604.25. Sheep Receipts. 9000; market, steady to 10c lower. Muttons, $4.50ft 5.35; lambs, $6 6.70; range wethers. $4.75 i; 6; fed ewes, $4.25 4.90. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, Feb. 25. Closing quotations: Adventure . .$ 1.50 Quincy 80.00, Shannon 10.50 Allouez 27.50 Amalgamated 40.00 Atlantic 10.75 Bingham ... 1.62 H Cal & Hecla.617.50 Centennial . . 22.50 Cop Range... 69.75 Daly West. . . 8..17M: Franklin .... 8.00 Granby 80.00 Isle Royale. .. 20.50 Mass Mining. 7.25 Mohawk 50.00 Mont. C & C. 92.00 iTamarack . . . 64.00 Trinity 13.75 United Cop... 5.75 U. S. Mining. 32.00 U. S. Oil. 9.73 Utah 27.00 ' 4.00 5.75 . 115.00 49.25 19.62 Vt 9.50 99.00 Victoria Winona Wolverine .. North Butte. Butte Coal . . , Nevada "al & Ariz.., Old Dominion 34.75 Osceola 79.00 Parrot ., 16.50 Ariz Com. 1' iGreene Cananea 8.00 NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Closing quotations: Adams Con 5 Little Chief 55 lOntarlo 250 Alice 340 Breece . . lo Brunswick Con. 10 Comstock Tun.. 23 C. C. & Va 62 Horn Silver.... 50 Iron Silver 80 Leadvllle Con. . 75 Ophir IPotosl lavage (sierra Nevada., Ismail Hopes Standard 12 50 40 18 110 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices, but near months eased off during the day.' owing to easy French cables and liqui dation by local longs. Most of the business consisted of switching from near to late po sitions In preparation for the first March notice day tomorrow. The market closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales were reported of 69.250 bags, including: March, 5.90c; May, Oc; July, 6.05c; Septem ber, 6.15c; December, 6.25c; January, 6.30c. Spot coffee, quiet- No. 7 Rio, 614c: No. 4 Santos. 88r4o. Mild coffee, dull. Cordova. r9v.,i3V4c. Sugar Raw, Arm; fair refining. 3. 203. 23c; centrifugal, 96 test. 3.703.73c; molasses sugar, 2.952.98c. Refined, steady. Crushed, 5.60c; powdered, 5c; granulated, 4.90c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The London tin market was lower, with spot quoted at tl30 and futures at 129 6s. Locally the market was eaey at 28.624 to 29c. Copper was a little higher in the English market, with spot quoted at 58 2s 6d and futures at 159 12s 6d. Locally the market was quiet and unchanged, wtth Lake quoted at 12, 62 i 12.8714 c, electrolytic at 12.80(g) 12.75c and casting at 12.37Vi12.62"4c Lead was lower at 13 17s 6d in the London market, but remained quiet and unchanged at 3.7063.76c locally. Spelter was unchanged at- 21 7s 6d In London and at 4.70tg-4.75c In the .local mar ket. The English Iron market was higher, with standard foundry quoted at 40s and Cleveland warrants at 60s 6d. The local iron market was unchanged. Boston Wool Mavrket. BOSTON, Feb. 2i5. Local dealers believe that the wool market is reviving after many weeks of stagnation and declining prices. Prices hold fairly steady and especially In the better grades, but in other lines deal ers are disposed to shade quotations. Per haps the largest sale reported was 400,000 pounds of Idaho wool at 20 cents clean, or 56 to '57 cents on a scoured basis. Some half blood was also sold at 60 cents on a scoured basis. Other wools continued dull. f'alifornia, 60('6le; Middle County, 55(8 57c; Southern, 5'f?35c; Fall free, WSJ 48c. Oregon, Eastern No. 1 staple, 6870c; Eastern No. 1 clothing. 6062c; Eastern average. 5S60c; Valley No. 1. 5860c. Territory, scoured basis, line staple, 68!? 70c; fine medium staple, 6rQ'67c; fine me dium clothing, 55(5'57c; fine clothing. 58 60e; half-blood, 5760c; three-eightha-blood, 5558c; quarter-blood, 4548c. . Pulled, extra, 0365c; fine "A." 5657c; "A" supers, 4748c. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 25 On the Produce Ex change today the butlr market was steady. Creameries 21'ij32c; dairies 203, 28c. Eggs easy at mark, cases included. lS'iJlSVac; firsts 19c. prime firsts 20c, extras 22c. Cheese steady, 1012c. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Butter, easy. Western factory, firsts. 23c. Cheese, firm, unchanged. Eggs. eay. Western firsts. 21 73 c; do seconds. 21c. American Stocks in London, LONDON. Feb. 25. Americans started the day on the Stock Excliance moderately steady. They then dropped below parity, offerings failed to find buyers and the busi ness was meager. Canadian Pacific was de pressed, owing to decreased earnings. The close was heavy. Wheel L Erie. 200 6J4 Wisconsin Central do preferred RECEIPTS FULL OFF Strong Cash Demand for Wheat in the East. SHARP BULGE IN PRICES Chicago Market Opens Weak on a decline at Liverpool, but Later Turns Strong and Closes Sear the Top. CHICAGO, Feb. 24. A sharp bulge in wheat followed a weak opening. At the start prices were about lc below yester day's Tinal quotations, owing to a decline of more than Id at Liverpool. Later, shorts and - cash houses became active bidders and prices steadily advanced throughout the re mainder cf the session. The domestic situ ation furnished the chief reasons for the rally. Primary . receipts today were only 846.000 bushels, compared with 754,000 bush els the corresponding day a year ago. and the-demand for cash wheat in the local market at Kansas city and St. Louis was unusually active. The market closed strong at almost the highest point. May opened to o lower at 94 to 94'4e. sold off to 9314c and then advanced to 95T4 96c. The close was at 93 95'c. Corn was bearishly affected to some ex tent early In the day by the weakness of wheat, but small receipts and wet weather in the corn belt eventually offset completely this, Influence. The close was strong. May closed at 60 c. Oats were rather weak at the start, but rallied along with wheat and corn. May closed at 02'ic, the high point. Provisions were etrong nearly all day. owing to the strength of grain and to a 5c advance In live hogs. Shorts and local packers were the principal buyers. At the close May pork was up 25c. lard was 12 Vic higher and ribs gained 13c. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .9414 f .96 f .93 f .95 July 88 .9014 .JWAfc .90V4 September ... .8614 .8714 .86V4 .87Vi CORN. May 60 .60 .60 .60!4 July . .f9'4 .58 .58 .H September ... .67-;4 .581B .5754 -b&H OATS. May. old .K . .62H .52tt .62 May, new ... .5014 .o0i .49, .6014 PORK. May 11.30 1I.B7 11 274 11.55 July 11.70 11.95 11.70 11.95 LARD. May . T.3714 T.BO 7.374 70 July 7.60 7.72M, 7.5714 7.72H SHORT RIBS. May 6.40 ' 6.R2tj 6.374 6 52'4 July 6.074 6.82"ii 6.674 6.S2'i . Cash . quotations were as follows: . . FloutSteady. Wheat No. 2 Spring, f I.001.09; No. 8, 79c $1.08; No. 2 red. 93",(R95c. Corn No. 2, 674H53SV4c; No. 2 yellow, 69 60c. Oats No. 2, MUffMc; No. 2 white, 67Uc; No. S white. eifjSSc. Rye No. 2. 81c Barley Fair to choice malting. SP8."c. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.174. Clover Contract grades, $19.50.. Short rlbs Sides (loose) $5.80?f6.20. Pork Mess, per bbl., $11.2511.274. Ird Per 100 lbs.. $7.25. Sides Short, clear (boxed) $6.12V-6.37"4. Whisky Basis of high wines. $1.35. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 20.000 1S.0OO Wheat, bu 31.000 107,000 Com, bu 204.000 15,400 Oats, bu 322.500 169.0O0 Rye. bu. ........... 4.B0O 7.800 Barley, bu 92,400 34,900 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK; Feb. 25. Flour Receipts. 39. 000 barrels; exports, 4400 barrels. Firm, with a moderate inquiry. Wheat Receipts, 42,000 bushels; exports, 40,100 bushels; sales, 3.250.000 bushels fu tures. Spot, strong. No. 2 red. 994c ele vator and $1.0: f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth, $1.154 f- o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.10 f. o. b. afloat. Except for a brief opening break on weak cables, wheat was generally strong all day, reflecting an active cash demand, very light receipts and talk of lighter Argentine shipments. The market closed, at l4c net advance. May closed at $1.03; and July at 8794c 'Wool and hop.s Quiet. Hides Steady. Central America, 17c Petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. Wheat; quiet; barley, quiet. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, f 1.524 1.57'4 ; milling, fl.ttS1.72,4. Barlay Feed, f L274 L3314 ; brewing, fl.4081.50. Oats Red. fl.852; white, 11.5091.60 black. $2.85 3. , Call-board sales: Wheat May. $1.494. Barley May, $1.29; December, $1.00 & 1.1014. Corn Large, yellow, $1.701. 75. Changes In Available Supplies. NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreets show the following changes in available supplies as compared wtth previ ous accounts: ' Decreased. Bushels. Wheat. U. S.. east of Rockies 1,738,000 Canada 821,000 Total, V. 6. and Canada 2.059.000 Afloat for and in Europe 3. 100,000 Total, Am. and European supplies. 1,041, 000 'Corn. IT. S. and Canada 199.000 Oats. U. 8. and Canada.... S68.000 Increase. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 25. Cargoes easier. Cali fornia prompt shipment 3d lower. 5s; Walla Walla prompt shipment 8a lower, 34s 8d. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25. Wheat March a 1044; May Os 11 "td; July. 7s lid. English country markets steady; "Errenoh country markets aulet. Northwestern Grain Market. DULUTH, Feb. 25. Wheat No. 1, North ern. $1.06-4; SO. 2. fl.0414; May, fl.04'4; July, $1.044. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 25. Wheat May. $1044; July. $1.04: No. 1 hard. $1.00 1.094; No. 1 Northern. $1.06-)4; No. 2 Northern, fl.04; No. 8 Northern. fl.OO 1.03. Wheat mt' Tacoma. TACOMA. Feb. 26. Wheat Unchanged. Bluestem, 82c; club. 80c; red. 78c QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Faid for Produce in the Bay City Slarkets. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25 The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic, 810c; green peas, 7&'lc;' string beans, J5'3;20c; tomatoes fl502; eggplant, 1015c. Poultry Roosters, old. $4 4.50;. roosters, yjung, $5.5O4j7.60; broilers, small, $4&4.5o; broilers, large, $4 505.50; fryers, $5.50 6.50; hens, $19; ducks, old. $4jji5; young, $57. Butter Fancy creamery. 2Si4c; creamery seconds, 274c; fancy dairy. 23c. Eggs Store, 17c: fancy ranch, 1754 c. Cheese New, lKgllVic; Young America 12&12(4c MUlstufTs Bran, $303L5O; middlings, $33.(3 35. Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 22 5 23c; South Plains and S. J.. 6Sc; lambs. 7Gr'llc. Hay Wheat. $1217; wheat and oats. $111650; alfalfa. $9-"H4; stocks, $7 506 9; straw, per bale. 60(f?90c. Fruits Apples, choice. $2: common, 60e; bananas. 7k-fi $2.50: Mexican limes. $4 5; California lemons. choice. $2.50 common, 75c; oranges, navels, fl.252, pineapples. $1.5003.50. Potatoes Early Rose. $1.851. 60; Salinas CONDENSED REPORT OF The United States National Bank Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency At the Close of Business February 14, 1908 ASSETS Loans and discounts $2,405,050.36 U. S. bonds to secure circulation : . . TJ. S. and other bonds and premium Bank building: Due from banks ..$ 853,068.87 Cash .... 2.432,369.28 500,000.00 831,657.21 125,000.30 3,255,438.15 8,177.143.4"2 Attest Correct: Burbanks, 75cig$1.10; sweets, $2.853; Ore gon Burbanks. 75c$l. Receipts Flour, 13.350. quarter sacks; wheat, 6095 centals; barley. 4O05 centals; oats, 70 centals; beans, 2505 sacks; pota toes. 1600 sacks; bran, ISO sacks; mid dlings, 835 sacks; hay, 343 tons; wool, 35 bales; hides, 910. New Tork Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Feb. 25. Cotton futures closed steady at a net decline of 16317 points on old-crop months and 4 points on the later positions. February. 10.25c; March. 10.28c: AprH. 10.38c; May, 10.46c; June. 10.38c: July. 10.31c; August, 10.11c; October, 9.91c; De cember, 9.91c. Wool at St. louts. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25. Wool Steady; me dium grades, combing and clothing. 2l23c: light fine, 1720c; heavy fine, 14816c; tub washed, 26 33c. WOULD RAISE QUARANTINE San Francisco Shippers Lose on South American Embargo. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. Dr. Rupert Blue, of the Federal Marine Hospital Service, and Dr. Martin Regensberger. of the State Board of Health, today held a conference with the State Board of Harbor Commissioners to determine measures for lifting the partial quaran tine raised against this city by countries of Central and South America. For some time past Mexico. Ecuador and other countries south have placed an embargo on shipments of flour and food stuffs from this port and the consequent loss to large shippers has been consider able. It Is propped to establish a large rat proof dock on the waterfront, where grains and foodstuffs may bo brought, stored and reshipped without the danger of becoming infested with infected rats. This will remove the objection raised and the South American countries will then be' prevailed upon to lift their quarantine. At a meeting of the Board of Health with the citizens' health committee to day, D. Masuda. a Japanese banker, rep resenting the Japanese Consul, promised co-operation In the work of improving the city's sanitary condiltons. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. HILL At 967 East Thirty-first, February 9. to the wife of James C. Hill, a son. MORGAN At .".50 Fourteenth, February 23, to the wife of Robert Morgan, a daughter. ELRYN E At 433 Sixteenth, February 23. to the wife of Alex EIryne, a son. . MATSEY At 344 hi Front. February 24. to the wife of Fred A. Matsey. a sun. Building Permits. O. W. GILBERT To erect two-ttory frame flats, at Cherry and Wheeler; $8X0. MRS. H. 1 MARTIN To erect one and one-half-story frame, on Hassalo, between East Seventh and East Eighth; $5000. . OEOftu-J AI,BRETH To erect one-story frame, on Garfield, between Falling and Sha ver; $1000. W. J. FARRELIj To erect two-story frame on Belmont, between East Twenty-third and East Twenty-fourth; J2ooo. E. W. GASSETT To erect one-story frame, at Virginia and Vermont: $1000. S: W. ANDERSON To erect two-story frame, on East Twenty-second, between Di vision and lvon; $200o. ST. CHARLES HOTEL CO. To alter and repair brick hotel at Front and Morrison; $2750. J. A M'NETL To erect one-story frame, on East Thirteenth, between Tenino and Ta coma ; $2000. W. F. WEHTOB To erect two-story frame, on Fargo, between Union and Rodney; $1500. J. DANIELS To erect one-story frame, on Eliza, between East Sventh and Grand; $1500. JOHN SULLIVAN To erect onenstory frame, on East Thirty-third, between Francis and Gladstone; $1400. H. W. ADRIAN To erect one-story frame, on East Thirty-eighth, between Hawthorne and Market; $2000. J. E. HAZELTINE To erect two-story flat on Stout, between Main and Salmon; $5000. J. E. HAZELTINE To erect two-story frame, on stout, between Jefferson and Madison: $1000. DISHMAN To erect one-story frame, at Halsey and East Seventeenth; $2500. H. PETERSON' To erect two-story frame at Salmon and East Twenty-fifth; $J5O0. P. COLLINS To erect one-story frame, en Fast Nineteenth, between Going and Wygant; $14X. JOHN LEHMANN To erect a t-we-etory frame, on East Flanders, between East Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-eighth; $2000. Marriage Licenses. NIM MO-HARRIS Edward Nlmmo, 39, Ar cher Place: Mrs. Bella Harris, 33. city. PRENDF.RUAST-M'KINLEY William A. Prendergast, 24, city; Minerva McKinley, over 18. city. . NET-FRANCIS W. H. Ney, over 21, city; Eadje M. Francis, over 18, city. Wedding and visiting cards. W. Q. flmltk tt Co.. Washington bids.. 4th and Wash. BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH Los Angeles, Cal. Gov. Joseph K. Tools of Montana, whose resignation on account of Ill-health takes effect on April 1, is here. w York. It U estimated that over $2,000,000 will have hen paid by patrons of opera before tho present season ends In April. Riverside, Oal. E. J. Ehey. who escaped from the custody of an officer while on his way to the California Htate prison. Is wanted In Illinois and a heavy reward is offered for his capture. New York. A committee of 100 women, headed by Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J. P. Morgan, will meet March 6 to con sider plans for Improving working condi tions in factories by personal appeal to em ployers. New York. Having been left an annuity of $-.100 a year as long as he remains In college and lives in a college dormitory, W. C. B. Kemp has contrived to remain at Co lumbla University 27 years without gradu ation. Chicago. During a auarrel that the po lice believe started In Servla. Ruta Dusbla -was stabbed to death at Indiana Harbor Monday nicht. Znlnio Nelolzad and his son, Morsket Nelolzad, were arrested charged with murder. New York. At a pantomime and tableaux vlvanta given foo ch.rlty at the Plaza Hotel. Monday, Mrs. James B. Eustts. pre senting the famous picture "Sal am bo," ap peared with a six-foot boa constrictor around her neck. " " Chicago. The Internal revenue officials of Northern Illinois have begun .a campaign r.Kalnst dealers who are coloring oleomar garine to Imitate butter and thus evade the Kedral tax. They make a profit of 9 cents a pound by this device. Ios A n g-Mcs. Cal. John McCoori. for merly chaulfeur for a prominent Salt Lake mau. ha ben interrogated in this city by Plnkerton detect! vos in regard to the Mb berv reported & few weeks ago by the Utah National Bank of Salt Lake City. Xbw York. Falllna 70 feet over the cliff LIABILITIES Capital $ 500.000.00 Surplus and undivided protlts 445.999.17 Circulation 473.900. 0) Dividends unpaid 266.00 Due to banks . $1,764,716.56 Individual deposits 4,992,263.69 6,756,980.25 $3,177,145.42 J. C. AINSWORTK, President. Lester Kerrick 6 Herrick Certified Public Accountants Offles Wells FarSo Bnlldlnc Other Offices Ban Francisco Merchants Exchange Sei"le Alaska Building Los Angeles Union Trust Building New York J9 Broad Street Chicago 1X9 La Salle Street In Mornlngside Pai k. Harlem. Monday. J. S. UroKan. 17 years oid. struck the sidewalk tielow and was killed, while enga-rod in a sno-vhail battle on ttiD of the old Revo lutionary blockhouse, known as Fort Horn. Stockton. Cal. .Safecrackers Tuesday morning wrecked the safe and office or the ltalnler Bottling Works, but -tot nolhln-;. An attemm waa made lo blow ojien the Novelty Theater safe tiunday morning, and there were three daylight burglaries Mon day. Fred Orr and J. C Roberts are in Jail for the burglaries. I-amar. Mo. I.. E. Hart, a coal hauler here, Monday nisht shot and killed Mrs. Joseph K. Edward?, his mother-in-law. shot and seriously wounded the latter's husband, then committed suicide by lying ucross th track and lettint! the St. Louis fast express run over his body. Hart first hot at Ins wife, but she escaped with a slight llcsh wound. Washington. Representative Fosshas in troduced a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to give golrl medals to Rtslio'.' Charles Fowler of the M. E. Church, lor heroism on the wreck of the steamer I.adv Elgin, oil Evanston In lP,t; to Bishop .1. C. Hartsell of the M. E. Church, -for heroism at the wreck of the steamer SlOrm In 184; and to Edward Spencer of California, for saving 17 Uvea in the wreck of the 1-ady Elgin. . . New York. That Mrs. William B. Leeds paid jrHd.OdO in Paris'ln IIMirt for the pearl necklace that has become famous through litigation was biought out In the testi mony In the suit in the United States Court of Bernard Citreon to recover $110,000. al leged to have been paid In excess duty. H brought the pearls in unstrung, and says ho should pay only 10 per cent duty, but the customs house charged that they were really a necklace and charged 60 per cent; Oregon City. Or. H. P. Diamond was thla afternoon acquitted on the charge of dumping sawdust in the waters of Clear Crck. Ha obtained a Jury trial. IKAltLKRH' GLIDE. Hamburg -Jtmerican. REJULAH SAILINGS BY STEADY. MODERN, LUXURIOUS LEVIATHANS Londpn-Paris-Hamfcurg' Amerlka mew) Mar. "Patricia Apr. 4 5raf Waldersee.llar 21 imerlka (new) Apr 8 Pennsylvania, Mar. 2S Pretoria Apr. U Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa Hamburg . ...Mar. 31 Bulgaria. Oceana (Spl.).. Apr. iiMoltke . . Apr. IT Apr. me ernmrr Ttnnklncrs made for 1X1LC CMLiWllL ii,. Kits to Luxor. Assouan, etc.. by the Hamburg and Anglo-Am. Nile Co. TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED. Hamburg-American Line. 008 Market St., ban Francisco, and it. B. Olfice (Agents), at Portland. PORTLAND BI, IJGHT FOWL II CO. CABS LEAVE. Ticket Office and Waitinc-Boam. Flrsc and Alder titreets FOR Oregon Mty . 6:30 A. ST.. and every 30 minutes to and including 8 P. M.. then 10. 11 P. M. ; last car IS mid night. .... t.reshnm. Boring. Englo Creek, Esta rada Cazadero. ialrview and lroutdais "is :lT 11:15 A. M.. 1:16. :, 6:14. T-ia P- M. FOB VANCOITVEB. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and Washington streeta A 146:15. 7:"K. 8:00. 8:8. 010 D:M. 10:o0. 11:10. 11:50. P li 12:30. 1:10. l:SO. 2:30. 3:10. g-50 4 30. 5:10. 5:50. 6:30. 7:05. T:ft. 8:15! 0:23. 10:35J, ll:45f- On Third Monday in Every Month the jgt Car "Leaves at 7:05 F. M. Dally except Sunday. tDally axespt Hondo . North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder Bail lor Eureka, bau .Francisco and Loa Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. AL Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phone, M, 1314. H. Young, Agent CANADIAN PACIFIC Empress Line of the Atlantic. I,K8 THAN FOUR IATS AT SEA. During the Summer season the Empresses sail from Quebec to Liverpool. Fast and luxurious. Nine hundred miles in sheltered waters of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf. Short ocean trip. Use this route and avoid senalckness. Summer sailing lists and rates now ready. Apr.ij to any Ticket Agent, or F. R. JOHN. SON. Pass. Agt., 143 Third st.. Portland. Or. SAX FRANCISCO PORTLAND S. 8. CO. Modern, fast and commodious steamsrs. Only direct sailings. Only sailings by day light. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland. 4 p. M. S. S. Rose City, Feb. 28, Mar. 13, 27. etc S. S. Henator. Mar. 6, 20, April 3, etc. From Spear-st. wharf., San Fran.. U A. M. 8. 8. henator. Feb. 29. March 14. 28, etc S. 8. Bom City, Mar. 7, 21, April 4, eto JAS. H. DBWSON. Agent. Main 268. Ainsworth Dock. COOS BAY LINE Tho steamer BREAKWATER lave Port land every H eUueitUujr at 1. Jd. from Oak tieet duck, tor .Norm tiend, Aiurntili-rM and Coo Bay points. Freight received till 4 P. M- on day of alllng. Passenger fare, flret class, $10; econd-ciaas, $7. including berth and meal a. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Oak-street dock. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Fteamer Pomona for Salem, Independent-. Albany and CorvalUs. leaves Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 6:45 A. U- bt earner Oregon ia for Kalem and -wayland-inga leaves U. on day. Wednesday and Frldag at 6:45 A. M. OKtiON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO. OCT ice and Dock Foot Taylor Street Vkoiia. Main 0; A tUU