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- TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 1908. 17 PIFNTY (IF CANTS U1.L.II II Ul Ullll I U Enormous Crop in California This Year. FIRST ARE DUE THIS WEEK Scarcity of Strawberries In Ixcal Market Development in Potato Sltnation English Hop Crop Prospects. The first canteloupea from California should be In market before the .week Is over. The Southern district have begun . making expresa shipment in a email way. 4 but moit of them have gone East. Last year Portland received ita first crate on Afar 26. and it void for $7. This year the crop la a little later. Imperial Valley. California, will begin hipping' In Colorado from El Centra and Heber about June 1 and other polnta In the valley about June 10. According to advices reeelved yesterday. Imperial Valley glvea a promise of a total crop of something more than 2000 can, though this estimate may nave to be scaled down somewhat later. Re cent winds nave set the crop back about a week and have Injured It a little. Besides that, the new ground has not yielded as well as that which has been cultivated be fore. The total acreage la something over TOOO. These) figures do not Include the Coachalla Valley. Brawley alone will have about 800 car loads, according to present estimates, ob tained from growers themselves by agents of the pacific Fruit Express. Brawley Is the big cantaloup center of the valley, but other points give the following estimates: KJ Centro, 8T5; Holtville, 100; Oleason, 80; Molonland. 20; Calexlco, 90; Ueber. i0; im perial, 203; Keystone, 200. Yuma will this year begin to ship canta loupes In carload lots for the first time, and will have about TS cars. Phoenix, Aria., will nave 200 or 8O0 cars. A new cantaloupe country which has just been opened Is the Moapa Valley in Nevada, on the Bait Lake line. It Is just about being settled, but It will have about 75 oars of cantaloupes for shipment this year. They will not com on, however, un disposed of. HOW TITE POTATO GAM3B 18 WORKED Ban Francdsoo Trade Tryinsj to Corn the Market. What appears to be a complicated situa tion exists In the potato market, but the appearance Is probably due to manipula tion on the part of the San Francisco- trade. Dealers In the Bay City are sending tele grams here to the effect that the market Is overloaded, weak, declining and otherwise going to the dogs. This looks like a sad state of affairs, but the telegrams fool no one. San Francisco Is not overloaded with Oregon potatoes, unless storage stocks are much larger than they were believed to be, and a crumbling market Is Impossible with the available supply In Oregon practically exhausted and the end of the season a month and a half off. It Is evident from they want to get Oregons low so they can buy up what Is left and after they have cornered1 the market, let prices take their natural course. If there is going to be an advance, and It looks that way, the Oregon farmer Is more entitled to the benefit than the San Francisco dealer. The growers In this state are fully posted on the situation and are turning down all offers made on ie bast of the lately current prices. No fcuilness In the country was reported yes terday. The local jobbing trade- Is affected by the general situation and the Front-street market has become very firm, pome of the Sealers raised the jobbing price to $1 per Back yesterday. HOP PROHPECTS IX ENGLAND POOR Ironmonger Believes an Import Duty Is Improbable. The hop market has been quiet this week. as dealers hae found It almost Impossible to buy, because of the firmness of growers A good demand Is reported for both new and old bops, both on export and speculative account. J. N. Hoffman, of Forest Grove, who has one of the best lots left In Wash ington County, says- he was offered 7 cents for the lot. but refused to accept It. Ironmonger, of London, yeeteYday cabled follows: S "Estimate grubbing at 0000 acres. Culti vation Is below the average. In our opinion, a tariff on imported hops Is very Improbable. Market Is steadier with firmer feeling.' STRAWBERRY SUPPLY 18 INADEQUATE California Season About at an Knd Nesr Apricots Arrive. There was a shortage In the supply of Strawberries yesterday. The California hipping season Is about over, only 8O0 crates coming up while the Oregon crop Is not yet ready to take the place of the Southern product. The market was conse quently very firm. California Dollars sold at $1.85 1.90, no Jessies arriving. Oregon berries were quoted at 1B17 cents, with not half enough on hand to fill orders. Cherries were also in light supply and firm Gooseberries were plentiful and steady. A few crates of California apricots were re cetved In rather green condition. They sold at $3 per crate. Another car of red onions arrived, also two cars of mixed vegetables. Bermuda enlona are now guoted lower at $2 per crate. Weekly Groin Statistics. Ths week It grain statistics of the Mer chants' Exchange follow: American visible supply Bushel. . .24.072.000 . .S0,7V.,0'M . .31.ttk-MHM :.21.12.04iO . .24.QS4.000 . .27.202,000 . ,3(.21.000 . .4O.rt4.OO0 . . 44.755. 000 Decrease, May 25, 19S. 2.413.000 May May 1!K1 1 DO. 000 1.050.000 1.4::;;.ooo 3.iH)0.OO0 3.45;t.OO0 linn. nn... . IIi4. . ItHKi. . VMVl. . 11HH. . UHfO- . May 'Zit, May 23, May May Mav May 2.U45.O00 2.4:(4.0O0 1.50S.OOO Quantities on passage Week t ending Week Week ending ending May Bushels May lit May ,-,. 0 For V K Continent Bushels Bushel .2.V.-0.tH0 . Ki.(40.U0O 2;i. 040. 000 2S.5rtt.OM0 10, UiO.OOO 2O.240.0O0 Totals ...8S.90O.0O0 30.200,000 4S.SOO.000 exporting World's shtpmente principal countries, flour Included Week ending May 2:i Kupht'is 2.:.'t',ooo 21 0.O00 Voo. p,Vi . 688.000 Week endlnc; May ltj Bushels 2. 7 01, 00' 2..S4,0M 112,000 27 -'.Ooo 1.024.000 Week ending May ar., 07 From t e?.. Can.. Argentina .. Australia .. India ...... twii. porta. Russia Bushel 3.;i0i.ttX 3,tUS,000 4NO,tM0 1.U2.O00 8 4 K. 000 1. TO. 000 Totals 6.T66.C0O 6.0W1.0O0 11.217,000 Northern Inquiry for Butter. A steady Northern demand for butter continues to hold tht local market In a firm position. Poultry ! very weak on the street. Re ceipts are not particularly heavy, but buy lng is ou a small scale, even at the low price Quoted. There was no change in prices or condl tlons In the egg market. BOARD OF TRADE QUOTATIONS. Grain, 'Lour and Kred. WHEAT Track prices: Club. $c pel ushel; red Rus&ian, 87c; bluest em, 02c 1 alley, Wc KT.OTTR Patents. . 4.85 Der barrel traiehts. 4. 05 Gt 4.55: exports, .t."0; Valley, $4.45; M -sack graham, $4; whole wheat, I4.U5: rye. $3 80. - BAKkr.1 Jfeea. Sr.0W per ud, ruwea, :7?50ft2S.50; brewing, $:!6. OAT3 No. 1 white, 27.50 per ton; gray, MTTTSTTTFFS Bran. 2d per ton: mid- lings. $30.50; shorts, country, $29.50; city. $8.o0; wheat and barley chop, Z. ,0. HAY Timothy. Willamette Valley, $17 pei ton; Willamette Valley, ordinary, $15; Eastern Oregon. $18.50; mixed, $16; clover. 14; a. nana, siz; aiiau mem. Meats and Provisions. rminsPTr MEATS Hoes, -fancr. Re per pound; ordinary. 7c; large, 6c; veal, extra, 7c: ordinary, tic; heavy, 6c; mutton, fancy, SOc. - HAMs iiama, io-, ioc per pouna, 14-16 lb., 14Vic; 18-20 lb., 14e, BACON Breakfast, 15 22c per pound! picnics, 10c; cottage roll, 11c. CRY SALT AND SMOKED Regular abort clears, smoked, llic per pound; un- moked, 10c; unsalted bellies, 10-13 lbs., moked. 10tfl3c; 10-13 lbs., unsmoked, 19c J clear bellies, unamolted. 13c ; smoked, 14aj shoulders. 11c; pig tongues, $19.50. LARD Kettle leaf, lus, 12 c per pound; 6s. 2c. L0 tins, 124c; S. rattdered. 0 llc; os, llo; compound, lOs, Vc. Butter, Eggs and Poultry. BUTTER Extras, 25c per pound; fancy. 24c: choice. 20c; store, 16c. EiGGS Candied, 19&20c per dozen;-' un canceled 18 per dozen. CHEESB Fancy cream twins, 13c per pound; full cream triplets, 18c; full cream Young Americas, 14 14 14 c; cream brick, 20c; Swiss blU., 20c; limburger, FOULTKx Mixed cmcKens; liJ-a isc 10.; fancy hens, 13c; roosters. 9c: fryers, 20 22c; broilers, 2225c; ducks, old, lti 17c: Spring, 22i fa'JJtc; geese, bffflK:; tur keys, alive, ltKtrlHo for hens, 14gltJc for gobblers; dressed, I7fipltfc. Fruits and Vegetables, APPLES Select. $2.50 per box; fancy, $2; choice. $1 50; ordinary, $1.25. POTATOES Buvins- nrfce. old Ore SOD. choice, 70$f HOc per hundred; new California. 5c Pr pouna; eweei, dc per pouna. tUJSHH t'Kt n orangen, iancy, sd.vov 3.70.; lemons, $3.75 & 4; strawberries, Cali fornia. $1.8501.00 per crate; Oregon, 15 17 tec per pound: grape fruit, $2. 5&d.3. per dox; Dananas, per pouna; cnemes, $11.50 per box; gooseberries, Oc per pound; apricots, $;i per crate. ONIONS California red. Sl.65ftl.75 Pr sack: Bermudas. $2i per crate: garlic, 20c per pound. VEUBTAeb Turnips, si.oq per sacx; carrota, $1.5001.75: beets. 41.20: parsnips. $1.5; cabbage, $1.752 per cwt ; beans, wax. 78c per pound; head lettuce, 12 15c per dozen; cucumbers, duc&sj dnxen; celery, one per auzen : asparagus, ii.du per dox eesr Dlant. 20c Der pound; parsley. 250 per dozen; peas, 66c per pound; peppers, liuc per pouna; raaisnes. 10c per a oxen; rhubarb, 3c per pound; spinach, 3o per pound; cauilllower, $2.00 per crate. JOBBERS' QUOTATIONS. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound, Beaches. 110124c; prunes. Italian, BOCMo, prunes, French, 3&c; currants, unwashed. eases, vkc; currants, wasnea, cases. xvo flxs. white, fancy, 00-pound boxea 6!4a COFFEE Mocha, 24&2ac; Java, ordinary 17tf'20c; Costa Rica, fancy, lo&20c; good lO&loc; ordinary, lttc per pound; at- buckle. 118.50: Lion. 115-88. . KICK soutnem japan, 5ttc; neaa, ty 7c: Imperial Japan. 04c. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, 82.05; 1-pound Hats, $2.10; AiasKa pinn., i-pouna cans, uoc: red. l-uound talis, sl.45; sock eyes, 1-pound talis, J 2. SUGAR Granulated. $6.25; extra C, 5.75; srolden C lo.OS: fruit and berry sugar. XO.25; plain bag, $0-15; beet granulated. Stt.05: cube (barrels), 16.05; powdered (bar rels), So.ini. ornis: ja remii-t-tiiiuev wiiniu 13 uays acauti per pounu. H iaier mna 15 days, and within 30 days, deduct Wo per pound. Maple sugar, lQayisc per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 16alSc per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 10c; tUberts, 16c; pecans. ltic; aimonas, ioic; cqobiduu, unio, 25c: peanuts, raw. 61i8Vtc per poiuid; roasted, 10c; plnenuts, lotfl2c; hickory nuts. 10c: cocoanuts, wo per doien. SALT Granulated, $18 per ton; $2.25 pet bale: half around, 100s. 81 per ton; 5us, 811.50 per ton. UANa bin a a wnite, 4.10c; large wane, 4.75c: Dink, 4c; bayou. 4c: Lima, tici Mexican red, 4VaC. HONEY Fancy, 83 503.T3 per bog. cereal FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 0- PUUUU BOiiA, lie uaBi, , jvt $5.60 0.50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $8 psr barrel; 8-lb. sacks, $4.25 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4. 254. 80; pearl barley, $4.505 per 100 lbs; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.75 per bale; naked wheat, $2.75 per case. Coal OU and Gasoline. REFINED OILS Water white, iron bar rels, lOVsc; wood barrels, 14c. Peaxl 'oil, cases, lbcj head light, iron barrels, 12o; cases, 10 He; wood barrels, 16 o. Eocene, cases, 21c. Special W. W., Iron barrels. 14c; - wood parreis, o. hiatus, cases, au. Extra star, c&sei, 21c OASOUNfcJ V. M. and P. naphtha. Iron barrels, 12fec; cases, l'Jc. Red- Crown gasoline, iron barrels, ltic; cases, zvftc; motor gasoline, Iron barrels. 15 c; caaes, 22c; b6 gasoline, iron barrets, 30c; cases, 87ic; No. 1 engine distillate. Iron barrels, 8c; cases, 10c Hop, Wool, Hides. Eta. HOPS ltfol. prime ana choice, 68tta per pound; olds, -2tf 'c per pound. . WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 11 15c per pound, according te shrinkage; Valley, lOflplZfec. MOHA1K Choice. lS18Ho per pound. CASCAHA BAKK H hi per pound. HlLEd Ury, ltf 12 dry caif. No. 1, under 5 lbs., 14tfloei culls, fcc per lb, less; jailed hides', bu; salted calx, Uc; ' grees tunsalted). la per lb. less; culls, lo pet lb. less; sbeep skins, shearlings, Mo. 1 butchers' stock, each, 25iduci short, wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each, 50 q ttOci me dium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 75o $1.0O; long wool. No. 1 uutcners' stock, each, $1.251.50; horse hides, salted, each, according to sue, $2.002.0; dry, accord ing to size, each, $l.00(gl.oO; colt' a hides, each, 23(tf 30c; goat skins, common, each, 15 4 20c Angoras, with wool on, each, sOcfj 11.50. FURS For No. 1 skier: Bear skins, as to sue. No. 1, each, $5 00 10 OO; cubs, each, $ I 8 ; badger, prime, each. 35 &50c; cat. wild, with head perfect. $05Oo; house, tWZQc; fox, common gray. large pitme, each. 40 0 60c red. each, $U5; cross, each, $515; silver and blacx. each. $10041 SOO ; fishers, each. $508; lynx. each. $4,500 8.00; mink, strictly No. t, each, according to else, $1&3; marten, dark northern, ac cording to size and color, each. $10015; marten, pale, according to sixe and color, each. $2.50 1 ; muekrat, large, each, 12 O 15c; skunk, each, 3040ci civet or polecat, each. 6K1c; otter, for targe, prime skin, each, $6 010; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $3 93 raccoon, for prime Urge, each. 50 75c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, $35005-00; prairie (coyots), 60c$1.00; wolverine, each, $60 8. 00. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. PortlFd $ 700,674 $ 86.876 Seattle (holiday) Tacoma 726.075 "6.638 Spokane 12J.307 Kastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, May 38. Closing quotations: Adventure . .$ 2.25 Parrot 20.80 Alloues 2i.w0 Quincy 82.50 Amalgamated UXHj iShannon 1XO0 Atlantic 10.25 Tamarack ... 57 00 Bingham 75 (Trinity i;i.50 Cal & Hecla.66.".l0 jUnlted Copper 7.25 Centennial . . 22. 50 U. S. Mining. 37.00 Copper Range tU 75 U. S. Oil. 2-'i.00 palv West... IO.oO lUtah 40..10 Franklin 8.50 IVictOTia 575 Granbv 92.00 I Winona 3.25 Isle Royale.. 11)25 'Wolverine ...133.00 Mass Mining,. Michigan ... Mohawk 3. (H North Butte. Q iMt l"Riitt fnnl... 5300 Nevada 11.75 NEW YORK, May 20. Closing quotations: Alice 225 Leadvllle Con... 5 Breece IO Little Chief.-... 5 Brunswick Con. 8 'Mexican 90 Com. Tun stock 37 Ontario 5624 Com Tun bonds. 175 jOphir 200 C. C. & Va 30 Small Hopes.... l! Horn Silver.... 50 tPtandard 173 Iron Silver 1O0 (Yellow Jacket... 70 Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. May 26. On the Produce Ex change today the butt-r market was Arm. Creameries, 18gr22c; dairies 16$ 20c. Eggs, steady at mark cases included 14414c; firsts. 15 c : prime firsts, 17c Cheese, steady, 10 ii 2c NEW YORK. May 20. Butter, steady,, un ch an ed. Cheese, steady, unchanged. Eggs. ,eay; Western firsts, 10c; seconds, 15H10c New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 2. Cotton futures closed barely steady. Closing; bids:. May. 10:30c: June. 10.32c; July, 10.26c; August. 10.17c; September, 9.40c; October, 8X38c; No vember, 9 2uc ; December, a. 21c; January, 9.17c; February, a 10c; March, 9.16c, PILOT ROCK SALE Better Average Price for Wool Than at Pendleton. , ONE CLIP IS WITHDRAWN Improvement at Boston, Owing to Better Foreign Advices and In creased Buying Active Bid ding at London Auction. PENI5L.ETOX. Or., May 26. (Special.) Nine out of ten clips offered at the Pilot Bock wool sales today were taken by the buyers at prices ranging from 104 to 13 cents. , The total number of pounds sold was something over 200.000. The average price paid was about half a cent higher than that paid at the Pendleton sales yes terday, the reason beins; that the pilot Rock wool is all from foothill flocks and free from sand. The clip, on which the bid were all re fused was only a 12,000-pound one. BOSTOX WOOL MARKET IMPROVES. Iue to Better Foreign 4 d vices and In creased HuyinK. BOSTON. May 26. There la a. better feeling In the local wool trade, due to improved foreign advices and Increased buying. Sales during the past week have run higher than for some months, half a million pounds of Ohio and Michigan quar ter blood fleece golna at 21c to 22c. The movement in new Arizona clip has reached over ouo.ow pounds. California Northern. 43$) 45c; middle country. 37 38c; Southern, 47 38c; Fall free, 3032c. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple. 6S5fte; Eastern No. X clothing. 48 00c: valley No. A, JSI'Z'tUC. Territory Pine staple. 53(350c; fine me dium stable. 60 52c: fin a medium ninth. lng, 434Sc; fine clothing, 4560c: half Diooa, 4ootc; three-eights blood, 44645c half blood. 424Sc. Pulled Extras, 6657c; fine A, 50Si62c; a supers, nf-ioa. Xsondon Wool Sales. LOXDON. May 26. A arood selection. amounting to 13.182 bales, was offered at the wool auction sales today. Merinos sold briskly and a large supply of cross breds Drougm rorwara ruled, in sellers' favor. New Zealand Kreasles wtre In keen de mand for home trade, but faulty scoureds were irregular. Americans bought New Zealand greasy half bloods and fine cross pre as comoings. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, May 26. Wool, dull. Territory ana western mediums, 12 15c; fine me dtum, 1013a; fine, &llc. k QUICK SAliES OF TTEW BURIING TN ISSUE. stocks Decline ae Wheat Prices Ad vane Contraction in the Volume of Dealings. NEW YORK, May 26. The signal con traction of the volume of the stock market was the most notable feature about it to day. Dullness overcame the dealings after the experimental attempt to continue the advanced yesterday. When It became manl iest tnat no important operations were fol lowing this rise in prices, it was concluded mat ine sponsors for tne market were sat isfied with tne protection they had afforded against the acute depression at the end of last weeks Their manifest disinclination to follow the advance with buying prompted tne late ires a outpouring; of stocks. Some Influence was allowed to the sale of Oh lea go. Burlington & Quincy bonds as tne eause 01 tne early advance in prices. The intention to Issue these bonds had not been heard of when the market closed yes terday and the subscription of $16,000,000 was announced almost as soon as business had commenced. The snoflcription price was as compared with 86 at which the Pennsylvania 4s were sold. Modifying con ditions in the transaction were the large amount of the total authorisation for the new Issue. $300,000,000, beins; larirer than has ever been authorised by an American railroad, and th$ lower Hen of the Burling ton bond. The difference was Indicated In the price at which the new bonds were sold "when lseued" on the curb, the first sale at t belnjr subsequently shaded to be low 07, while In the case of Pennsylvania bonds, par vaJ ue was reached before the subscriptions were closed. The auick sale of the offering and the price realized for It were judged by bond men to represent an Improvement over the bond market position, as compared with the Pennsylvania salest The deductions drawn from the Incident were considered Important. A free supply of capital for fixed investment was in- London was a free seller At stocks here early in the day. Reports of flood damage and the sensitiveness of the commodities markets to crop news were not regarded favorably. Declines in discount rates in London and Berlin marked the decreasing force of the probable demand for gold on New York. At the same time. Western money markets reported a gradual change In the course of the currency movement .which marks the approach of the crop moving season. Any further decline In in teres t rates here seems to be arrested, al though there is no positive rise In rates yet to record. The lato break In prices) was a direct re sponse to the .contrary movement in th price of wheat. . Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $2,208,000. United States bonds were unchanged on-call. CLOSING . STOCK QUOTATIONS. y dosing ta:es. Hign. low. Bid. Adams' at press , 181 Amal Copper .... 28.000 63 l; 63 Am Car & Foim. J, loo 36ti 35 35 do preferred 96 Am Cotton. Oil.. 700 81 30 2t$ ao preierrea w Am Express 190 Am Hd & Lt pf.. .- ISft American ice ... o,iw o n Am Linseed Oil 10 do preferred ' 23 Am Locomotive .. 800 494 4S 8 do preferred 102 Am Smelt & Ref 25,100 73 72 724 do preferred ... 900 97 97V 7s Am Sugar Raf... 700 128 12iVs 127 Am a ooacco ens . ow w v w Anaconda Mln Co 3 41 i 4 40 Atchison . , - 8,tK0 81 80 SO, do preferred .. 800 91 6o 90 Atl Coast Line. . . 800 90 87 87 Bait & Ohio 3.400 894 B7 87 do preferred : 8414 Brook Rap Tran. 1.100 51 S 49 49 Canadian Pacific.. 2,400 158 15ii 156 Central of N J 185 Ches & Ohio 8.600 44 H 4314 43Uj Chi Gt Western. 600 6- G 6'A Chicago K W..- 1.800 152 IM4 151 C. M & St Paul.. 86,200 133' i2 129 tni uerm Aran ..... s do preferred 5 C. C. C & St L 57 Colo Fuel & Iron 8,10 28 27 - 2 Colo fe Southern.. 700 32 31 31 ao iai prererrea. zoo tw ovv o do 2d preferred. UK) 49 ' 49V 4ft Consolidated Gas.. 700 125 123 14 323 corn rroaucia . . . 40 10 i do preferred 69 Dei & Hudson 200 100 109 159 Del. Lack v West 640 D A R Grande... 100 20 25 25 do preferred ... 100 64 64 04 Distillers' Securl.. 200 34 34 34 Erie 8.400- 22 21 H 21 .do 1st preterrea. 6,100 -t 31 ' do 2d preferred. 800 29 2S . 2: General Electric. . 7o0 1S6 135 133 Illinois Central .. 1,100 1S64 13 133 Int Paper 400 114 10 10 do preferred 56 Int Pump -.. 600 22 22 22 ao prererrea Iowa Central ... 8"0 16 16 16 do preferred . . . 2oO 84 34 83 It J - fcoutnern... 000 m iA do preferred . . . 800 56 55 55 Louis A. Nashville 2.300 107 105 105 Mexican Central 16 Minn & St Lou if . 2n 29 29 29 M, St P A S 8 M 100 Ul Ul Ul d preferred .' ..... 138 Missouri Paoiflc... S.SOO 58 tSSi & Mo. Kan ft Texas S.4W) S6 26 do preferred ... 200 61 61 65 102 39 60 59 26 119 1 6.' 65 18 102 48 69 80 59 26 119 91 79 27 S3 110 81 88 17 67 29 15 36 83 118 16 44 Natioral Lead ... 34.SRR) Mex Nat R R M Y Central z.ttoo SOO 104 40 70 N T, Out & West Norfolk & West. . do preferred North American.. 900 60 2T 121 Pacific Mall .... 1,300 Pennsylvania 14,8t0 Peoples Gas 100 C C & St L. Pressed Steel Car. 400 27 27 do preferred Reading 162,300 114 "4 18 67 35 jn v. 85 118 V 45 24 110 83" 17 67 i6 87 83 118 16 23 do 1st preferrea do 2d preferred. 200 Republic Steel ... 6(t0 2O0 ioo ao prererrea . . . Bt L & s f 2 pf. St L Southwest.. do preferred . 100 laooo 100 500 1.900 Southern Pacific do preferred ... Southern Railway. do preferred . . . Texas, ft Pacific 1,000 23 Tol. St L & West ' 184 do preferred 600 43 146 Union Pacific ...187,000 142H 88 85 51 25 9014 30H 100 24 1214 25H S05 50 58 16$ 89 180 24H 9414 49V4 81 . 31 do preferred TJ 6 Express . Realty . S Rubber . do preferred 300 200 52 2514 52 25 U S Bteel 40.500 S7 S614 101 100ft 23 23 13 12U 20H 2SVi do preferred ... 6,300 Va-Caro Chemical . 100 Wabash 700 do preferred ... J.200 Welis-Fargo Er Westtnghouse Elec 800 81 SS 10 1TV4 50 68 9 1TK 130 . 24 945 western union ... tw Wheel L Brie. tuu Wisconsin Central. 100 do preferred Northern Pacific.. 18,700 1331 Central Leather.. eoo 24 84 do preferred . . . 200 Sloes-Sheffield Gt Northern pf.. 10,200 159 Inter Met 4.000 12 do preferred ... 8,700 a Utah Cooper 700. SI Tenn Copper 700 37 37 Total sales for the day, 692,500 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, May 26. Closing quotations: TJ. S. ref. 23 reg.103 N T C Q 3. . 80 do coupon 103 North pacinc ss. 71 TJ. S. 3s reg 10 J North Pacific 4a. 101 An ronnnn 100 South Pacific 4s. 88 TJ. S. new 4a reg. 120 I Union Pacific 4.101 ao coupon. .. iwison ueni . . eso Atchison adj. 4fi S8! Japanese 4s..... 78 D & R Q 4s...'. &3t Stocks at London. LONDON, May 26, Consols for money, 73.00 39.75 39.75 62 25 6.00 '88.23 IS. 37 45.50 87.62 149.25 85.00 38.37 104.00 1375 28.3T 92.50 86 0-16; do for account, 86. Anaconda . . , 8.37 Atchison .... 83.2S do pref . Out A West.. Ont A West., Pennsylvania. Rand Mines.. do pref. ... 95.00 Can Pacific. .162.25 Chi Qrt West 7 0O a M. & S. P. 137 00 De Beers 10.62 Southern lly., do pref. South Pacific D A R G 25.50 Erie . . . 22 73 do 1st of. . 4200 Union pacific Grand Trunk 17.50 do pref .... TJ. S. Steel. .. . do pref. . . . Wabash 111 Central... 139. 00 L & N 109.5O Mo. K. A T. . 28.62 N T Central . 1O7.O0 do pref Norflk & Wes 7L50 (Spanish 4s Money Exchange, Ktc. NEW YORK. May 26. Money on call easy, at 11 per cent! ruling rate. 1 per cent: closing bid, -114 per cent; onerea at 1 per cent. Time loans very dull ana steaay: ou a ays. 22 per cent; 90 days, 23 per cent; six months, 3 3 per cent. prime mercantile- paper, dfeB per cent. Sterllnar exchannO steadv with actual bus iness in bankers' bills at $4.8710 for demand and at $4.8525 for 60-day bills. Commer cial bills. $4.84. .Bar silver. oSc. Mexican dollars, 47c. Bonds, Government steady; railroads ir regular. . , . , . LONDON. May 26. -Bar silver steady, 28 ll-16d per ounee. Money, lig 1 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 1! per cent. The rate of discount ln the open market for three months' bills Is 181 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. May 28. Silver bars. 83c; drafts, sight, 9 per cent; drafts, tel egraph, 11 per cent. sterling on London, oo aaya X4.so : Sight. $4.87. Daily Treasury Statement. : WASHINGTON. May 26. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance. S237.166.257: srold coin and bullion, $14,488,567; gold certifi cates, $43,719,450. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prioee Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and . Hog. Former conditions prevailed in the live stock market yesterday. (Sheep were weak, with only the best merinos at top quota tions. Lambs held steady. There was an active demand for the best grades of cattle with the medium grades slow. Prim fat hogs were ln strong demand. Receipt were llO cattle. The folio win (T quotation were current on livestock in the local market yesterday: Cattte Best steers, $5; medium, $4.50 4.75; common, $&504; cows, .best, $4.50(9 6.00. - Hogs Best, 66.25; medium, $5.75 6. Sheep Best sheared wethers, $4 4.25; mixed, $3.T54; Spring lambs, $3. . Eastern Livestock Markets. OMAHA, May 26, Cattle Receipts. 8100. Market slow and 10 15c lower. Native steers, $4-506.75; cows and heifers, $8,000 5.85; Western steers, $8.5041)6.00; Texas steers, $2.75(4.85; range cows and heifers. $2.7594.60; cannersv $2.0O9.50; Mockers and feeders. $3.0O5.26; ealves, $3-.2o6.25 bulls and stags. $3.004i5.25. Hogs Receipts, 12,100. Market shade stronger. Heavy, $3. 1 6 525; mixed, $5.12 5.15; light, $5.1005.17 I pigs, $4.25 j 5.00; bulk of sales. $5,12 95.17. Sheep Receipts, $3500. Market steady. Yearlings. $4.7o5.25; wethers, $4.505.00; ewes, $4.004.55; lambs, $5.750.60.- CHICAGO, May S8V. Cattle Receipts, 2000. Market steady. Beeves." $4-75 6-50: Texans. $4.505.65; Westerns, $4.5005.75; etockers and feeders, $3.40S5.35; cows and heifers, $2.4006.10; calves, $5.0006.50. Hogs Receipts, about 10.000. Market steady. Lights, $5.105.4&; mixed, $5,150 5-47 u heavy, $5.1005.46: rought. $5,100 5.25-; good to choice heavy, $5.2005.45; pigs. $4.004.90; bulk of sales. $5.3005.40. Sheep Receipts, about 1200. Market steady. Natives, $3.5005.20; Westerns, $3.60 03.15; heavy, $5.5006.50; lambs, $4,800 ft.75; Western lambs, $4.5006.70. M KANSAS CITY, May 26.--Cattle Re- peinn onrwi Market steadv to 10c lower. Native steers, $5.007.00: native cows and heifers. $275 06.40: stockers and feeders, $3.3505.25; bulla. $3.OO05.25i calves, $3.50 06.00; Western steers, $4.7506.50; Western cows. S8.2d05.25. Hogs Receipts, 22.000. Market steady to Kc lower; Bulk of sales. $5.1005.35; heavy, $5.25.0540; packers and butchers, $5,200 B-.35: light. $5.O505.O; pigs. HW04.. Sheep Receipts, 8000.. Market steady, Muttons, $4.0004.4"; lamDs, o.Bt06.BO; range wethers. $4.000 4.25 fed ewes, $3,500 4.10. : QVOTATIONS AT SAX KRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce ln the Bar City Markets, BAN FRANCISCO. May 26. The follow ing prices were quoted in th produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlta, 6 06tc; green peas. $1.2502.25; string oeans, o'oc; asparagus, 3 0 7c ; tomatoes, 1. 1 u ; eggpiani, I2015c. Butter Fancy creamery, 24c; cream ery seconds, 23c; fancy dairy. 22c. Cheese New, 11011c; Young America, 1313c. TTcra store. 20 c : fancy ranch. 22c. Poultry Roosters, old. $3.5004.50; roost ers, young, $7.500101 broilers, small, $2.50 03.50; broilers, large, $3.5004.50; fryers. $607; hens, $407; ducks, old, $405; young, 850 7. Mi lis tuffs Bran, $32 0 33; middlings, $33 036. t Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 20c; Mountain, 40 8c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 8011c. . Hops-2 New and old crops, 6c ; con tracts. 8 012c Hay Wheat, $16019; wheat and oats.- $160 $18.50; alfalfa. $P314; stock, $9010 straw, per Dale, ootftfuc. Fruits Apples, cnolce. 81.75: common. 60c; bananas, $103.00; Mexican limes. $5 06.50; California lemons, choice, $2.50 common, 75c; oranges, navels, $2.25 03.5 pi neat pies. $206. Potatoes Sweets, $2.5003; Oregon Bar banks. $101.50. Receipts Flour, 4032 quarter sacks' wheat. 30 centals: barley. 23 TO rentals oats. 969 centals: corn. 65 centals: potatoes. 3070 sacks; middlings. 632 sacks; hay, 250 t tons; woot, o paies; nmes. mu, 81 3fl SHORTS BUY FREELY July Wheat Advances 2 Cents at Chicago. VERY STRONG AT CLOSE Large Decrease in Visible Supply and Unfavorable Weather Cause . the Strength Jump of Over 5 Cents in May Corn. CHICAGO. May 26. The wheat market opened weak because of the failure of the market at Liverpool to respond to yester day's advance here. During the first half of the session the market was nervous and moved easily (n either direction. Toward the middle of the day, however, shorts began to buy freely and the market was strong from that time until the close. Dry weather in Hungary, a decrease of 2.415.000 bushels In tne visible supply, and additional reports of damage by drouth ln Kansas were the prin cipal reasons for the strength. The market closed strong. July opened c to c lower at 903t9Oc sold to BOKe and then advanced to 921c. The close was at 02 c May ranged between $1.02 and $1.06 and closed at $1.04. An advance of 5c in the price of tne May delivery was the feature of trading in, xne corn, mamex. inner options joiq rrom 29c to 2e above the low point of the day. The sharp upturn was due to con tinued wet weather in the corn belt and a forecast of more rain tomorrow in several sections. Bull leaders were moderate buy ers and this caused a lively scramble among shorts for what little- offerings were put on the market. The strength developed durlne; the first half hour continued unabated for the remainder of the day. The close was strong, July at 68 36S c, and May at 7c, the high price: uuts were arm in sympathy with wheat and com. July closed at 45 c. Provisions were firm because of the strength of grain.' The market was fairly active on good demand from shorts and commission houses. At the close, July pork was up 17 c, .lard was 12c higher and ribs were T higher. Leading futures) ranged as follows: WHEAT." Orten. Hirh. Close. tt.0414 Lpw. .87 May ......$1.02 $1.06 July .0 .92 September ... .87 .90 .824 89'i corn:- - May .74 .78 .73 .76" Julv i4 .68i ;fl - 6SJ .73H .110 4 September . .64 .66 .64 .66- OATS. May, old . May, new July, old . July, now MX .55 n .46 S8T .8414 .54 .55 .59 .47 .45 .88 7 .411 ' .37 -47 September ia'7 PORK. 13.52 13.77 July 13.57H 13.75 14.09 September 13.87 14.02 13.8Ti 744 LARD. July 8.45 8.62 8.57 8.75 8.55 beptember 8.80 8.72 SHORT RIBS. July T.32 7.45 September ... 7.57 7.67 T.32W T.42 T.5714 7.65 Cash quotations wer as follows Flour steady. "Wheat No. S. 82oI1.07: No. 2 red, (1.02U VI. OS. . - Corn No. 2, 78c; No. 2 yellow 78 o. Oat No. 8, 55io: No. 1 white, B5o: No. 8 white, S064c. Barley Fair to choice malting, 6265c. Flax aeed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.25. Short rlba Sides, (looae) $6.877.30. Pork Mesa, per bbl., $18.7013.78. Lard Per 100 Ids.. $8.42. Sldea Short, clear (boxed) $7.3787.62 Whisky Baals ot high wines, 11. 36. Kecelpta. . Shipments. Flour, bbls. . . . Wheat, bu. ... Corn, bu Oats, bu Rye, bu. Barley, bu. . . 29.500 28,600 121,000 408,000 855,500. 7.000 84.100 26,800 119,200 638.400 1,100 27,700 Grain and Produce at New York. NKW YORK. May 26. Flour Recelots. 23,700 barrels; exports, ,1200 barrels. Xttill and held nrm. Wheat Racelnts. 177.500 buahelsr exnora. 44,300 bushels. Spot, elrong. No. 2 red. $1.03 nominal elevator ana $1.02 to arrive r. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 11.10 I. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. SI. 13 f. o. b. afloat. Apart from MiKnt weakness at tne opening. wheat was etrona and active all day on bull ish crop and statistical news, a better cash demand and liberal covering by shorts. Final prices showed llc net rise on active positions. May closed at $1.07, July at si.uii ana Mpwmoer at .vic. Hops, niaes ana petroleum Bteaay. Wool Quiet. European Grain Markets. IjONDON. May 26 Cargoes dull! quota tlons nominal. Walla Walla, prompt ship ment at S7s 6d; uaiixornia, prompt snip meni, at twss. LIVERPOOL, May 2. Wheat, Jury, Ts 0d; September, 7s 2.d; Dtcember, 7s ld. English country markets quiet; French country markets nrm. Grain at San Francisco. - SAN FRANCISCO, Mav 26. Wheat, Arm Barlev. easy. Soot Quotations Wheat, shipping, '$1.671.70; milling, $1.70 1.721. Barley Feed. S1.401.4fl: browing. nominal. Oats Red. nominal; white, $1.50 1.62: gray, 11.52 1.62 . Call board sal-es-Wheat. no trading. Barley, May, $1.42; December. $1.27 1.28. Corn, large yellow, xi.ou3 l.ao. Visible Supply ot Grain. NEW YORK. May 26 The visible supply tt grain Saturday, May 23. as compiled by tne jvew lorjt rtoauca jxensus. was as follows: Bushels. Decrease. Corn 8.63S.O0O 537,000 Oats 7,700,000 B.'IS.OOO Rye 520,000 43,000 Barley 1,617,000 133.000 Northwestern Wheat Markets. MINNEAPOI-IS. May 26. Wheat. No. hard. $1.13; No. 1 Northern. $1.11: No. Northern, $1.09; May, $1.09: July, $1.07i 1.07; September. 9393c- DUI.TJTH. Mav 26. Wheat. No. 1 North ern.' $1.11; No. 1 Northern, $1.09; May, $i.ot; July. ,i.uu; septemcer, voc. Wheat at Tacoma. . TACOMA. May 28. Wheat Unchanged Bluestem. buc; ciud, Bic; red, Bbc. . Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May 26. The market for evaporated apples Is quiet, but lt said that no concessions are offered by holders, with Iancy quoted at 1010c. choice at 8tJc prime at 74?7c and common to lair at 5 oc. Prunes are aulet ln the local spot market but are said to be ln better demand ln the Interior. Quotations range from 3 to 13c for California and from 5 to 10c for Ore ron fruit. Local stocks of apricots are cleaning up on a light demand, with chotee quoted at 18 (fKic. extra choice at l4glc aua iancy at 1516c. Peaches are unchanged, with choice quoted at 84gz0c, extra choice at 9c. fancy at lu lo,c ana extra iancy at ii'gu?c. Raisins are aulet on soot, with loose Mus catels quoted at 4?iic. choice to fancy seeded at 64p7e. seedless raisins at 6-6c and London layers at ,1.20101. 80. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May 26 The London tin market is unchanged, with spot quoted at 130 12s Br. and futures at tizu las no. The local market was weak In tone, with ?uotat!ons ranging irora ocsnc Copper was a little lower, spct closing at 56 17s 6d. and futures at 5T 12s 6d in the London market. Locally the market was dull and unchanged, with Lake quoted at 12.75Sclx.Bi .c; electrolytic. 1.2 75c. .nd casting: at 12.37 SJ 12.50c. Lead was 2s 6d lower at 12 IBs ln Lon don. The local market was . . steady at 4.35 4.37 c Spelter declined 5s to 19 12s 6d ln the London market. out was uuu anu on changed at 4.55 4.60c in New York. Iron was unchanged, with Cleveland war rants quoted at AOs in London. Locally no. change was reportea. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. May 26. Coffee futures cloeed quiet, net unchanged to fi points higher. Sales. 250 baKS. including July at 6.15c, September at tt.05fi-6.loc. December at 6.04c rTHE UNITED STATESi NATIONAL BANK Portland, Oregon UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital, $500,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $450,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINSWORTH, President R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier R. LEA BARNES, Vice President A. M. WRIGHT, Ass't Cashier W. A. HOLT, Ass't Cashier - We Issue Direct LETTERS OF CREDIT FOR TRAVELERS Available All Over Europe and the Orient. Drafts Sold On FOREIGN COUNTRIES SAN FRANCISCO 6 PORTLAND STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Office 142 Third Street FARE TO SAN FRANCISCO $5.00 9 S. S. STATE OF CALIFORNIA Sails From Ainsworth . W. RANSOM. Deck Agent. Phone Main 268. and March at 6.15c. Spot, steady. No. 7 Rio. 8o: No. 4 Kantos, 6QS1. Mlli. quiet. Cordova, 9el2,c Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining-, S.TSe; centrllufral, 96 test, 4.iBei molasses sugar, 3.50c Retlned, steady. . Crushed, 8.10c; pow dered, 6.50c; granulated, 6.41k:, REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS nV John Ii. Fowler and wife to Alyda A. Olover. lot 14, blocs. T, t;ioveraaie extension . .......$ 1 1 1 1 250 400 850 10 1,000 2,200 9 600 400 1,800 Henry Clay Baker and wife to H. A. nine, east V, or lots l ana i, block 18. Tibbett's Add M. Carlson and wife to H. A. Htne, west H or lots l and z, oioca io, Tibbetts Add Miles C. Moore et al. to H. A. Hlne, lots 1. 2, T and 8, block 19. Tib betts Add.; lots 1 and 2, block 4, TlbhAtta' Homestead Alfred Thompson and wife to Greta C. nun:, lot z, DioCK 4, unompsuns J. W.' Walker to D.' KeilV,' 76x100 feet beginning at point ao rest west and 3do feet south of northwest corner oi block 8, City View Park ' AUU. - . . . James W. Beatty and wife to & P. (Jlirtstle. lots 11 ana 12, diock o, Oaxden Cltv Park Add Win. M. Ladd et al. to Virginia E. Fulton, lots 7 and 9 and north ft or lot 8. block 224. City University Land Co. to ravld E. Johnston, lots V, 10, 11 ana iz, block 135. University Park Conrad Brill and wife to Casper Von Bergen, lot IO and aoutn ft or lot S. block 18. Highland Park Victor Land Co. to Annetta etella Hackney, lot 0. block 2, Third isiec trlo Add. Tho. Cox, Jr., to Katherlne I. Cox, lot 0. DIOCk 1ZZ. UOUCh'S AQCT B. P. Morcom and wife to Clara B. case, lots 7 ana , nioca: zu, wooa- lawn Add. .......... Victor -Land Co. to Lillian M. Down ing, lot 8, block 8, subdivision ot F. J. Martin tract Hans H. Nielsen and wit to Peter Doctor, south 40 feet- of lot 2. block B8. Vernon John Halsey Jones Co. to Mary H. ttartel, iot z. block ao, joneBmore. . 480 100 100 160 1 460 4,500 B. M. Lombard and wife to Chaa. C. Gregg, lot 48, block 28, Hallway Add. to Montavllla Geo. A. Dyson and wife to Hosea ' vvooa, lot v, block iz, lot a, bioca 16, lot 10, block 17, lot 12, block 88. lot 14. block 28. Portland Julius C. Lang and wife to W. Hosea wood, lots and 17, block 40, iort land Annetta Stella Hackney to Victor Land Co., lot 4, block 2, Third Kleo- AH1 . . W. rf. Chapman to Catherine Bech- tem. lot 18. block . scenic t-laoe... , Jos. Simon et al. to Fred Cooper, lots 1 and Z. block 18. John Irving' First Add. J. W. Walker to D. B. Kelly, begin ning, at point loo feet west or a point 26 feet north and 80 feet west of southwest corner of block 9, City View Park Add., thence west 242 feet, thence north 77.87 feet, thencs east 210 feet, thence south 76 feet to beginning, ln Sec. 23, T. 1 6.. R. 1 E.. exceut rlsrht-of-wav 80 feet .wide Minna Clausen to H. A. Hlne. com mencing at northwest corner or block 16. Tibbetts' Add., thence south 12.66 feet, thence southeast z&7 feet, thence north 173.66 feet, thence west 200 feet 4,650 27000 1,400 1,900 1 1,000 600 1 140 225 860 too 2,000 1 Oscar Scott to H. A. Hlne, lots 1 and 2,- block 4, Tibbetta homestead X. G. Davidson and wife to H. A. Hlne, lots 7 and 8, block 16, Tib betts' Add John F. Buhman and wife to Mary F. Neill, north of lot 14 and south 12i feet of lot 18, block 16, Al bina Homestead Hannah . Scofflns et al. to Mauds B. Tillman, lot 10, block 12, sub division Pro'ebstel's Add. to Albina Maude EX Tillman and husband to Btar Sand Co., lot 10. block 12, sub division ln Proehstel's Add. to Al bina H. D. Woodard to B. B. and Miles W. Trueblood, lota 6 and 8, block 1, Summit Add Margaret Cunningham to Margaret L. Kite, east 24 feet of lot 24 and west 2 feet of .lot 23, block 6, Al bina , Geo. Shlel and wife to Lewis G. Conant, lot 4, block 8, Myrtle Lewis G. Conant to Geo. T. Parry, lot - 4. block 3, Myrtle Northwestern Financial Co. to E. S. Wright and wife, lot 8, block 1, Park Add. to Albina Ormond Noble to John G. Bjehoreh, lot 8, block 8, Laurelwood J. C. Winston and wife to Warren W. Abbott and wife, lot 3, block 2, Miriam i .- C. S. Simmons and wife to Cal C. and At Simmons, south 36 feet of lot 8. E. Paradise Springs . Metropolitan Land Co. to Herbert I and Emma C. Miller, lota 4 and &. block4. Nut Grove , Henry W. Fries and wife to Paul end Adele Bartholemy, west of lets 7 and 8, block 11, Cllrford Jos. H. Nash and wife to Alice J. Nash, lot 8. block 2, Nashvilla Michael O'Brien and wife to O. A. Kelly et al., lot 3, block 6, Lesh's Add., also lot 8. block 1, Albina Heights Add C. L.-Horn to Hancock Street Building Co., lot . block 5, Hancock-St. Add Moore Investment Co. to Samuel Levlen, lots 1 and 2, block 30, Ver non John A. Patterson and wife to Ma tilda C. John, lot 2, block 106, West Irvlngton Frank C. GofI and wife to Nellie Bur gason. lot 8, block 8, Williams' Add. No. 2 A. W. Lambert and wife to Nellie O'Brien, lot 7, block 3. Mayor Gates' Add. 800 10 600 10 4.600 1.200 8,000 200 1,400 Total 839,376 Havs your abstracts mads by the Security abstract A Trust Co.. T Cbambsr of COM. Poses as Marine Officer. CHICAGO, May 26. A man represent ing himself as Rudolph Beck, of United States Marine Service, was ar rested here last night on suspicion that he Is Richard Buuer. who has swindled many persons in St- Louis, Chicago and elsewhere. Beck entered a marine re cruitlng office and asked for transporta tion to Washington, where his oorps was stationed. He said he had been recruited at Detroit, and while ln Chicago his former home, he had been robbed. The appearance of Beck tallied with the description sent out of Richard But INCLUDING MEALS AND BERTH Dock May 30, 9 AM. M. J. ROCHE Ticket Art.. 149 Id St. Main 402: A 1402. ler. -who while posing as a naval officer had swindled a number of persons). Ocean Water for Tropical Fish. NEW YORK, May 26. Tropical fish ln the Nfw York Aquarium are soon to have the privilege of swimming in pure ocean water of the same brand as that in which they were accustomed to disport themselves when In their free and un trammeled state instead of in the mora or less polluted water now run Into their tanks from New York Bay. Many of the choicest nsh were taken in tropical waters and for their benefit a storage tank has been erected in Battery Park, which will be fli.ed with sea water brought as ballast by steamships coming from Bermudan waters. Surgeons Meet at Banquet. NEW YORK May 28. More than 100 eminent surgeons gathered last night at the -Plaza Hotel, the occasion being a dinner given by the Otologlcal section o the New York Academy of Medicines, ln honor of Arthur 8. Cheatl, F. R. C. S., professor of otology in King's College Hospital, London, and Dr. Albert Jansen, of Berlin, one of the most noted special ists in the surgery of throat diseases. The dinner was given in the ball room, which was decorated with American, British and German flags. "Steam ox" and "steam camel" are the . names given to automobiles by the natives of German Southwest Africa. rBAVKLEKS' GCIDS. P0BTLAXD RY LIGHT POWXB CO. OABS UKAVK. Tfaket Office and W si ting-Room. 1 lrst and Aides Streets FOR Oregon city . 8:80 A. M., and ever 80 minutes to and lnoludlng 0 P. MV then 10. 11 P. M.i last car 12 midnight. Oresham. Boring. agle Creek, Ksta eada, Casadero, x-'airview and Troat dale 7:15, 11:16 A. M 1:15. 8:46. 0:15. t:z5 P. M. FOB VANCOUVER. Tloket office and waiting-room Second and Washington streets. A. M. :16. 8:60, 7:26, 8:00. 8:16, 1:10. 0:60, 10:80, 11:10. 11:60. P. M. 12:30. 1:10. 1:60. 2:30. 8:10. 8:50, 4:80, 6:10. 6:6. 6:80. 7:06, 7:40. 8:15. B:25. 10:35t ll:45t- On Third Monday . ln Every Month the Last Car Leaves at 1:05 P. M. 'Daily except Sunday. tDally exoapt Monday. REGULATOR LINE FAST STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT Makes round trips week days, except i-riaay, to Tne Danes, fare 2.J0. Leav ing Portland "7 A. M.. leavinar The Dalles 3 P. M., arriving Portland P. M. SUNDAYS Round trip to Cascade locks, leaving roruana a. al., ar riving back a P. M. Fare 11.00. Steamers DALLES CITY and CAPITAL CITY Operate dally, except Sunday, between .fortiana ana une uaues. caning all way landings for freight and pas sengers. First-class accommodations for wagons and live stock. ALDER STREET DOCK. Fbene Main 914. A 8113. CANADIAN PACIFIC Empress t.ln of tha Atlantic. LESSTHAN FOUR DAYS ATSEA Tbe Empresses sail from Quebec to t.vr pool In six days; two days on th majestla St. Lawrence. Speed, comfort, elegance and safety are combined tn these splendid ex press steamers. Ask any ticket agent for particulars, or write J. R. JOHN'SO-N. Pas. Act., 142 Third St., tortlaad. Or, SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND S. S. CO Only Direct Steamers and Daylight Sailings, From Ainsworth- dock. Portland, 8 A. M. : B teams hip State of California, May 30, Juaf 13; steamship Rose City, June 6, 20, July 4, etc. From Lombard street, San Francisco, 11 A. M.: Steamship Rose City, May 30, June 13, 27; steamship State of California June 6. 20. J. W. RANSOM. Dock Affent. Main !AS Ainsworth Dock. M. . ROCHE, Ticket Agent. 143 8d St. Phones Main 402. A 1403. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER FOR ASTORIA Monday. 'Wednesday and Friday, 7 A. M. Heturss U i M. THE) DALLES Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, T A. M. Returns 10 P. M. LandiiiE, Washington-Street Dock. FA HIS Sl.OO. . MAIN 84110. North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship Koanoke and Geo. W. Eider Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket, office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. H. Young, Agent. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leares Port land every Wednesday at 8 P. M. rrom Oakt street dock, for North Bend, Uttrshileld and Coos Bar points- Freight received till 4 P. U. on day of sailing. Ptuieiigar fare 'flrst class, $10; second-ciaas, $7, includlns; bertn and meals. Inquire city ticket oSlce, Third and Was ulna;ton streets, ex Oak-street dock, the' -