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TITG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, DECE3IBER 18. 1909. 17 HOMOHOFSHOHTAGE Argentina May Have Partial Crop Failure. ALL WHEAT MARKETS RISE Prices at Chicago Advance to New iliiil. IZeeortls for Hie Crop. Kxtroiue lliillislmeos Irc ail in the Pit. Tho hiclft prices of the current cmp rear ir being: paid in the Portland and Northwestern wheat markets. The upwal tendency of values Is keeping pare with tho rise in the East, and farmers are kept In a bullish mood. The larger holders east of the mountains, who declared they would sell bluestem when It 'reached $1.20. have changed their minds n4 are now holding: for a higher figure. This price was offered by buyers yesterday and some wheat was socured, but the quan tity was very smalt. The purchase of 50, 000 bushels of club at $1.10 shows that other varieties, as well as bluestem, are climbing. Moat of the lots offered for sale B ow, however, are smaller. The weakness that has developed in the barley market doos not seem to have af fected holders of oats. They are still ask ing $33 for spot oats and some business at $33.50 for January-February is reported. While the undertone in the barley market la weak, as a result of the decline- at San Francisco, local prices have not , been changed, aa sellers refuse to make con cessions. Weekly foreign shipments of wheat, as reported by the Merchants Exchange, were: This Wk. Last Wk. Last Yr. Argentina lfl.OoO O4.ooo ISH.OOO Australia 820,000 lUs.oni) lliO.OOO India 2SU,Oj0 Local receipts. In cars, wore reported by the Merchants Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley P'lour Oats Hay Monday 77 lo 21 12 14 Toon-lav 4 IS U .... 11 Wednesday . . - 7 17 3 14 Thursday 24 S Irt 2 7 Friday IS 4 TJ 3 :m i 4 8 .01 JMt 1015 $50 Year kro t Season to date.ti.ti Year ago soil ll!70 47U 34'J 1614 MOVKMKXT OF HOPS TO THE EAST. Brewers Have an Vet Secured Only m Small Tart of Their Needs. A few rales are taking place from day to day, 'hut the market in general is quiet. hs is to be expected in the holiday pei iod. Tin. J. . w. Senvey Hop Company, by the piiirh;iK T 1 4u bales at Hrownsvllle, has practically fiennd out that section. The Senvey purchase was at 21 cents. l-'iKures compiled yesterday show that the shipment f hops from Oregon for the sea ton to date have been approximately 40,000 l.ajos. of which 33.0O0 bales were new and "moo bales old hops. About 3 3,000 bales of these new hops went abroad, the re mainder were for Eastern brewers. Ship ments of California hops to the East are hImo estimated at 20.000 .bales and Eastern shipments from Washington are figured at lo.ixNi bales, making a total of 50.000 bales forwarded from tlve coast for account of American brewers. The brewers have also secured about 30,000 bales in New York, or a total of 80.000 bales of American hops to date. The importations of foreign hops have been very light, and as the consump tion In this country is 225,000 bales, annual ly, it can be seen that the brewers have provided for but a small part of their re quirements out of the new crop. As what is usually the active trading sea son is now past. It follows that the brewers must either be carrying large reserve stocks of old hops, or have "paper hops' on which they are relying. There is plenty of evidence, however, that the supply of old nop is not heavy, and, therefore, the trad ers here are confirmed in their suspicion that a. short Interest ofxxtenalve propor tions exists in the American market. With the hops now In growers and speculators hands strongly held, there seems ground for the belief that the winding up of the short deal will react against the short sell ers. They must either bid up in their ef forts to cover In the Spring, or welch. I either case prices should be benefited, to even welching by a dealer will not avaij the brewer, ifthe must have the hops. KKI SHirVIXG TRADE IX PRODrCE C-y Holiday rtemand Will Not Open lTp I'ntil Monday. Shipping business in the fruity and vege table line was active yesterday," but locally there was not much doing. The city holiday trade will not open up before the first of the week. Jobbers look for an ample supply cf everything by the tithe buying begins. Several cars of Southern vegetables are vue Monday. A shipment of Japanese oranges arrived ? twterday from Seattle by express and were offered at $1.75 per bundle. A car of celery was distributed. Four cars of bananas are due Sunday. Turkey Jt-ecfipts Increasing. Heceipts of turkeys yesterday were the ' largest of the month. The demand was fair and price were moderately firm at 25 2 cents. Chickens were slow sale at 1S IS1 cents. There was but little Interest shown in Xhe etrg market. Current receipts were light, but ample stocks of Eastern were on hand. Butter and cheese were reported firm at last prices. Ralph Wolf Vtfdts Front Street. Ralph H. Wolf, formerly in the commis sion business in this city, and now in the Vigar business in Manila, was a visitor on Front street yesterday. Mr. Wolf is staying with his wife at the Portland Hotel for a few days. Hunk Clearing. Hank clearings of the Northwestern cities esterday were as follows: Clearings. Balance. 1 'art la nd $ I. :.s 2 t; $ o WUi Seattb 2.oj;.;i71 204.2KA Taconia ili.4iU iL'ti.StS Spokane s;t'J.70J 12o,70U TORT LA XD MA KKET9. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Traek prices: Ttluesteni, SI. ISO 1 20; Wuh. Sl.vS9t.10 red Klsslan, J 1.00; Valley. l.tn. HARt.KV Feed and brewing, $30 per ton. KLOl'K Patents. $6.15 per barrel; straight .S5; export. S4.55; Valley. 5.70: graham. 45.50; wlioV vheat. quarters. $5.70. I'ORN Whole. $:t5; cracked. $30 per ton. M1LLST1TFS Bran. 28 per ton; mid dlings, $33. shorts. 5 2 50; rolled barlev. $;;i. OATS No. I white. $32.(10033. BO. HAY Timothy: Willamette Vall-ey, $189 -N per ton; Kastern Oregon. $1S21.50; al frt'f.i. $16 16.50; clover. $135 16; cheat. $15 u 16; grain hay. S13&1R. Dairy mod Country Produce. Pl'TTKR City creamery extras, 39c; fsnoy outside creamery, 34 39c per lb.; store. 221 24c (Butter fat prices avrtRt mo per pound under regular butter prices.) VOl'l.THY Hen. 13 4? IS ci Springs. 13 fj13 1,: ; i-or wtrs, 1 'K ; a ucks. 1 6ii lSVic ; Kese. 1 1 n 1 1:-; turkey., live. 21 g 2l'c; dressed. 2S fi27o. Kiii i-S rr" t O rcgon c x t ras. 40 & 42 c per riozvn; Katrn. : d M.V per doxn. OHF.KSK Full cream twins. 1S-J184o per pound: young- Americas. 1 J POltK Fatif , 10rKMac per pound. VEAL Extras. Uitlsc per pound. Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Apple. Jl C 3 box; pears, 1C1.s9 per box; Spanish Malaga. 5737.50 per barrel; quinces. ?1.251.50 per box ; cranberrrles, $9 per barrel ; per simmons, $1.1.0 per box. POTATOES Carload buying prices: Ore gon. e3i75e per sack; sweet potatoes, 1 2c per pound, TROPICAL. . FRUITS Oranges, $2.503; lemons, fancy, $6 ; choice, SS.50; grape fruit 53.504 per box; bananas, 5 5 fec per pound ; pomegranates, $ 1.50 per box. Japanese oranges. SI. SO'i 1.75 per bundle; tangerines, $1-75 per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. 76c per dozen; beans. 10c per pound; cabbage, lc per pound; cauliflower, $2 per dozen; celery, 2.7"'ff 3 25 per crate; eggplant. $1.75; hot house lettuce. $1.50 per box; peas. lOc per pound; garlic, 10c per pound; horseradish, J1.50 per box; pumpkins, llilc; radishes, lr.e per dozen ; sprouts, 8c per, lb. ; squash. 1 . 1 Vi c; tomatoes, 75c $ SI. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack ; carrots, 1 ; beets, 1 1- o 0 ; parsnips. SI. 5. : ONIONS Oregon. $1-50 per sack. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 27c per pound; standard, 22c: choice. 21c; English, 20.33-20 Cj DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 15 ic; smoked. 16 c; short clear backs, heavy dry salted, 15Vic; smoked, 162c; Oregon exports, dry salted. 16c; smoked. 17c. HAMS 10 to 13 pounds. 17c; 14 to 16 pounds. 17Vc; 18 to 20 pounds, 17c: hams, skinned. 18c; picnics, 13 Vic; cottage rolls, lie; boiled hams. 242ac; boiled picnics, 21c. LARD Kettle rendered. 10s. 17c; stan dard pure, 10s, 16 hici choioe. 10s. 15 c Compound, 10s. llVic. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each, 60c; dried beef sets, 19c; dried beef outsidea. 17c; dried beef insides. 21c; dried beef knuckles, 20c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet, $13.50; regular tripe, S10; honeycomb tripe. $ 1 '1 ; lunch tongues. $1 9.50 ; mess beef, ex tra. $12; mess pork, $25. Hops, Wool, Bides, Etc HOPS 109 crop, 1823'4c; 10S crop, nominal, 1907 crop, 12c: 106 crop. Sc. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 16 23c pound. MOHAIR Choice, 25c pound. CASCARA BARK sVfcc per pound. HIDES Dry hides, 18 l9o per pound; dry kip. 17 18c pound; dry calfskin, lOip 21c pound; salted hides. 10llc; salted calfskin. 153 16c pound; green, lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Goatskins, 15ct?r $1.23: badger. 25&60c; bear, S6c320; beaver, $6.50f 6.50 ; cat. wild. Toe1 1-50; cougar, perfect head and claws. S310; fisher, dark. $7.30011; pale. $4. CO 7; fox, cross, $3 5 ; fox. grav, CO 80c ; fox, Ted. $3 5; fox. silver. $35-g100; lynx. $S 16; marten, dark. $8(L 12; mink. $3.50 3.30; muskrat, 15 3 25c; otter. $2. 50(g) 4; raccoon. 60375c; sea otter. $100 250, as to size and color; skunks, B5 80c; civet cat. 10(9 15c; wolf, $33.50; coyote, 75cfiJ $1.25: wolverine, dark, $35; wolverine, pale. $2 3)2.50. Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples, 10c per pound; peaches, 8c; prunes. Italians, 4 5c; prunes, French, 4 5c ; currants, 10c ; apri cots, 12 ic. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $2 per dosen; 2-pound talis, $2.05; 1-pound flats. $2.10 Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 0c; red. 1-pound talis, $1.45; sockeyes, 1 pound talis. $2. COFFEE Mocha. 2428c; Java, ordinary. 17 20c; Costa Rica, fancy. lS20c; good, 1618c; ordinary, 123i16c per nound. NUTS Walnuts. 15c per pound ; Brazil nuts, lSlilg'loc; filberts, 16r&)17c; almonds, 16H17c; chestnuts, Ohio, 20c; cocoanuts, 90c&$1 per dozen. BEANS Small white, 5c; large white, 4 Vc ; Lima, 5 c; bayou, 6 a; pink, 40; red Mexican, 7c. SUGAK Dry granulated, fruit and berry, $5.15; beet $5.75; extra C $5.45; golden C. $".o5; cubes (barrel). $6.35; powdered K barrel), $6.20. Terms on remittances within 15 days, deduct c per pound, if later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct hnc per pound. Maple sugar, 15lSc per pound. SALT Granulated, $14 per ton, $1.90 per bale; half ground, 100s, $3.50 per ton; 50s, $9 per ton. HONEY Choice. $3.25350 per case. Oils, Turpentine, Etc-. COAL OIL Pearl, astral and star, cases. 10c per gallon; eocene, cases, 22c per gallon; Elaine, cases, 28c per gallon; extra star, cases. 22c ner callon: water white, iron bar rels, ll&c per gallon; wood barrels, 15Ho per gallon; special water white, iron Darreis. 15c per gallon. GASOLINE Red crown and motor gaso line, iron barrels, 16c per gallon; cases, 23o per gallon; 86 gasoline, iron barrels, 30c per gallon; cases, a.y-c per gallon. BENZINE V. M. and naptha. Iron bar r?ls. 13tc per gallon; cases, 20c per gal lon; engine distillate, iron barrels. Oo per gallon; cases. 10c per gallon. TURPENTINE In cases, 78c per gallon; wood barrels, 7o te per gallon ; aroturps (turpentine substitute), iron barrels, 3bc per gallon; cases, 4rc per gallon. LINSEED OIL Raw, in barrels. 75c; boiled, in barrels. 77c; raw. In cases, 80c; boiled, in cases, 82c. PRICES ARE HELD WELL GOOD HOGS SELIi AT QUOTATIONS. Carload of Thoroughbred Registered Polled Angrus Cattle Is Received From Missouri. Yesterday's trade in livestock at the yards was confined entirely to nogs, except lor .Inrle sale nf lambs. The best lot'of hors offered brought $3. 60 and other lots of Rood quality moved SS.40S.o. The lambs were sold at the former price of 6.00. Amonir the receipts was a car of regis tered Polled Angus cattle, shipped by Bitts & Yaaer. ..cattle-breeders ox rlopKins, juo. They were consigned to the Mokel-Bruce Commission Company and are for the Brown Diking Company. They will be placed on the company ranch, down the river. The arrivals for the day were light, con sisting-only of 25 cattle and 75 sheep. The sales of the day were as follows:" Pr. $S.fi0 fVt. 17:i 150 217 Pr. 90 "hogs. . 7 hogs. . S hogs. . Fiit hogs. . 67 hogs. . 208 S3 20 4S hogs. . hogs. . hogs. . hogs. . lambs. 8 40 115 7.K0 8.4l .s 8.00 8. SO1 1-J 09 8.65 8.601 40 106 6.0O Prices tiuoted at the yards yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Best steers. t4.504.75: fair to good. S4lfi 4.2S; medium' and feeders, $3.5otfr. S.73: best cows. S3.r093.75: medium, $3 3.75: common to medium. $2.C03.75; bulls, S2rg2.."0; stags, $2.5O8.S0; calves, light. J5-2f)(& 5.50; heavy, Ji44.7u. HOGS Best, JS.oO'S'S.SS; medium, $7.50 8.00: blockers, S6.50a6.75. SHEEP Best, wethers. S5.00Jf3.50: fair to good. 4.254.75:' best ewes. $4. 50 5.00; fair to good, ;i.oufl4.uu; lamos. ?o.uu0-. Kdrtero Uvestock 31arket. CHICAOO. Doc. 17. Cattle Estimated receipts, 4O00. Market, Steady. Beeves, $;t.SO S.H0: Texas steers, $3.804.70; Western steers. 4.0orrf 8 ,:iU: stockera and feeders. ;i.W4i T. lO; cows and heifers, $2 005.40; calves. i.0lru s.tio. Hogs K.st inxated receipts. 2S.00O. Market strong, higher. Light. $S.'0 6-45 : mixed. SS.giia' :'S.04; heavy. s .23 (fi '85; rough. $s.2? i S.40: good to choice heavy, $8.40 & 8. Go , pigs. $7.001- 8.00; bulk of sales, $3.35$? S.5r. Sheen Estimattri receipt's. 12.000. Market steady. Native. 5 :;..". 'p' f).6t : Western. JHj'ip f.b-: yearlings. $t..oi i.rn; iambs, native, 5.7o8.00; Western. 5.7aS 00. OMAHA. 'Dee. 17 Cattle Receipts. 120O. Market, stronger. Native steers. SJ.Miw i. cows and heifers $3-Oti r.0 ; Western steers. S3.5i6i 6 cows and heifers. 2.SOfts 4.V0: canners. S.o W 3.23 : stockers and feed ers. $2.75ftf-3.1a; calves, $3-257. 50; bulls and stasrs. etc., $2. r'y -t.tto. Hogs, receipt. 000. Market. 510c high er. Heavv. $.2,"'rtS.:i712; mixed. $S.2048.. light. $iv.HJ'iJ.U0; plgp. $fi.75&7.75. Sheep Receipts. i0. Steady. Tearlinrs; $5.85 7.0O; wethers. $4.75 5.60; ewes, $4 25 ftf5.5: lambs. 6.50 ig 7.80. KANSAS CITY. Iec. 17. Catt'.J Receipts. K). Market, steady. Native steers. $4.75i 7.25; cows and heifers. $2.75$?' 6.50; block ers and feeders $:;.25 o' 5. 10 : bulls. $3.25'$ 4 75: calves. $H.50ii 8.2." ; Western steers, $3.75$i5.75: Western cows. $2.7554.75. HoS8 Receipt 7000. Strong. Heavy. $3.40 & 8.50; packers and butchers. $8.15 8.40; light. $7.00fc S.:t5; pigs. $0.750 7.50. Sheep Receipts. 2000. Steady. Muttons, $4.25r5.75: lambs. $6.50S25; fed West ern wethers and yearlings, $4.75'u 7.15; fed Western ewes, $4.255.25. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. D?c. 17.-Coffee future closed firm at a net gain of 610 points. Sales 60.000 bags. December. 6.55c; March. 6.75 g 6.S&C ; July. 7.00 7.0oc ; August, 6.95c; September, 6.05 7.06rr Spot quiet. No. 7 Rio. S c : No. 4 Santos, Sc. Mild quiet. Cordova. ti 11 o. Sugar Raw steady. Muscovado SI test, 3.67c; centrifugal J6 test. 4.17c; molasses sugar lest. 3.42. Rerinod s:eady. crushed. $5. Sic; graiulated, 5.15c; powdered,- LARGER THAN EVER Volume of Business Greater Than in Former Years. CONFIDENCE IS RESTORED Commercial World Preparing for the High Price Era to Continue In definite! y ITo3 i I a y Trade of Good Vol u me. NKW YORK. Dec. 7. R. . Dun & Co.'l weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: The year is closing with the volume of business back to more- than normal, and the confidence full restred. The prevailing high commodity prices Indeed produce con siderable irregularity and there is much dis cussion among trio close students or eco nomic conditions as to their efC?ct on the money market and on the industrial and labor situation. But the business world seems to be adjusting itself to the convic tion tnat an era or nign prices has set in to continue for an indefinite period. The sustained value of raw cotton, fol lowing the Government cotton renort. has confirmed selling prices of cotton goods and additional advances are made in bleach eA. eoods, dxmns. colored cotton and wideprint cloths for converting purposes. itetau ary goods traae is very active ana a large holiday business is being done. Dull ness in export trade in cotton goods is com bining witn tn airncuity or getting prices upon heavy cottons to force a curtatlm-ent or the output lor a time in the Eastern and Southern mills mi .nufacturing them. Men's wear lines for Fall of 1910 are about ready and staple overcoatings have opened at prices ranging from 10 to 20 per cent ad vance over last Fall. "A good volume of business is received by New England manu facturers and most of them .are busy. Heavy shipments reflect a substantial in crease in footwear production. All kinds of leather are only moderately active, but prices hold firm. Dullness continues to pervade the hide market, especially in Packer stock, as prices are aoove tne tanners views. An advance of $1 p-er ton on wire nails and other wire products became effective last Saturday, and the present level is $5 a ton above the low point touched last May, aitnougn still under prevailing prioes of a year ago. Extensive buying in the first half of 1910 is promised. HOIJCDAV TRADE ON LARGE SCALE. Jobbing Business Is Also of Good Volume. Seasonable Christmas WecUheir. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Bradstreefs to morrow will say: Retail and holiday trade has been helped by neairona-ble weather and the approach of Christmas, and makes good com-parisons with preceding years, a few markets, in fact, reporting a record turnover for the season. Best results come from the North and West, but Southern trade also shows expansion. Jobbing trade, reports are cheer ful, with special stress upon the volume .of reasserting demand to fill broken stocks. In many lines of raw materials there is a tendency to "down or stop" buying until after the New Year, but it is noted that while iron and steel are rather quiet, so far us new business is concerned, and pig iron shows weakness, the volume of specifications on orders expiring . with the year Is full. Industrial operations are still active on old orders. The Northwestern switchmen's strike still interrupts trade in sections affected. Business failures in the United States for the week ending with December 16 "were 273 against 259 last week, 311 in the same week of 10O9, 300 in 1907. 227 In 1906 and 2:15 in 1905. Business failures in Canada for the week number S3 against 30 last week and 31 in the same week of 1908. Wheat (including flour) exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending December 16. aggregate 3,845,258 bushels against 3.990.457 last week, and '5.045.285 this week last year. For the 24 weeks - entling " December 16, exports were 80.270,705 bushels against 107.822,407 in the same period last year. ' Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Bradstreefs bank clearings report for the wsek ending De cember 16 shows an aggregate of $3,621, 184,000 as against $3,4 23,700,000 last week and $3,353,655,000 in the corresponding weekly last year: P. C. Inc. New York $2,266. 733. OuO 4.4 Chicago 95,098.000 12.8 Boston 775.117,000 .3 Philadelphia 170.043,000 22.8 fct. Louis 77.077,000 7.8 Pittsburg 54.337,000 31.6 Kansas City 50,179,000 18.5 San Francisco ......... 47.219.000 15.6 Baltimore 34,054.0 Ort 21.7 Cincinnati 23,439,000 6.7 Minneapolis ........... 2:1,587,000 3.2 New Orleans . , 2 6,117,000 23.7 Cleveland 20,524,000 17.7 Detroit 17.548.000 15.0 Omaha 15,388,000 .2 Louisville 16,479.000 8.2 Milwaukee 2,949,000 4.6 Fort Worth 8,832,000 33.9 Los Angeles 16,596,000 34.5 St, Paul 10.483,000 2.-2 Seattle 13.88G.000 4 0.2 Denver ....... . . 9.753.000 7.6 Buffalo 10,158,000 22.4 Indianapolis "'.... 9,542,000 3.0 Spokane, Wash 5.014,000"""" 28. 7 Providence 9.995.000 20. S Portland, Or 9.787.0O0 32.0 Richmond S. 875. 000 21.8 Albany 6.4C9.000 12.7 Washington,' D. C 7,321,000' 16.0 St. Joseph 6,725,000 .5 Salt Lako City 7.407.000 7.7 Columbus 6,339 000 22.3 Memphis 7,317,000 10.8 Atlanta 13,784,000 120.9 Tacoma 1 5.811.000 9.5 Oakland, Cal. 4, 056,000 14-2.7 Sacramento 1.396,000 44.6 Helena 1.O62.000 2.6 Houston 30,620,000 .2 Galveston 16,140,000 4.2 Decrease. - - , LONDON MAY TIE GOLD WAIX STREET FEARS KKSU3IP TIOX OF EXPORTS. Stock Market in a State of. Xeglect. Louisville & Nashville Affect ed by Dividend Increase. NEW; YORK, Dec. 17. A state of neglect, such as thte stock market fell into today, is sometimes ascribed to "holiday dullness." It was not entirely free today from a feeling of disquiet as being due possibly to some unfavorable factor underlying the situation. The continued strength ot the foreign ex change market kept attention on the pos sibility of gold exports. Additional goid was engaged for shipment to South America next week on London account, but larger in terest centers in the question of shipments to London direct. The ronduct of the po litical campaign is expected to prolong the strain in London beyond the end of the year. What may be the erfect on the New York market becomes of renewed Interest in view of expected larger requirements during January for subscription to new capital of ferings. The promise of a substantial Increase for the week In New York's cash in banks was grateful and the appearance of the prelim inary estimates of the week's currency move ment was followed by a decided show of strength In stocks. The hanks have gath ered apparently from the interior and from the sub-Treajsury upwards of $7,800,000. The effect of the increase in the Louis ville & Nashville dividend proved more stimulating than did the Reading increase. Not oniy did that stock itself advar.ee, but Atlantic Coast Line benefited from its hold ings of a majority of the IouisviUe & Nash ville stock, while its collateral bonds jumped a full JO points. The movement gave rise to surmises of a redemption of the bonds to rvleuse the stock, as was done in the case of Rook Island's holding of St. Louts & San Francisco Stok. The bonds subsequent ly fell l-.ack several points without touching the rdmption price, which is 15. Supplies offered in the money market in cresaed largely after the publication if the week's currency movement. Iarge sums were placed on call at 4 per cent, "carrying over until Monday. The bid price on 0 days and six months loans fell to 4 per cent. This iaoonsidered the more significant V in view of the payment due tomorrow of a $25,000,000 installment on subscripVons to new Pennsylvania stock. Bonds were; irregular. Total sales, par value. $6,949,000. United States 2s coupon advanced and the registered c on caI. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. . ; ClOffing ' Sa lea. High. Low. B id . Aliis Chalmers pf. 20 55 55 54 Amal Copper 10.5w0 88. S' S7TS Am Agricultural .. Ant" Beet Sugar . . Am Can pf Am Car i& Foun . . Am Cotton Oil .. Am Hd & Lt pf. Am Ic Securi 45 tj 2X 47 47 -4rt4 CU.M) 83 Vi 82?4 600 721 72 71 7 4 4O0 25 25 Am Linseed oil 15 a. Am lcomotlve . . 400 61 HI ftl Am Smelt & Bef. S.U0O 101 1016 X'lIC do preferred j 1 1. Am Suvar Ref .. 2"0 128 123, 123 Am Tel & Tel l.OiO 12 - 141 142 Am Tobacco pf .. 1X 9ft fMJi 6 Am Woolen 600 3S 3S i 4 Anaconda Mln Oo. 2.4"0 5"i 4ni 38Ti AtoWBon 8,"( 12-i, 122' do preferred .. . COO 104 34 1.J4 Hj lt-S, Atl Coa Una ... S.SW 13S 13,'.u, 137 U Bait Ohio 7.800 118ij 117s 11V. do preferred ! Bethlehem Steel .. 34 V, 344 33 Brook Rap Tran. l-.Vtft soi 7!7i "It. Canadian Pacific .. 4'1 ISO'-, lsf.'i TSiH. Central Leather .. 465. 46 4iil do preferred ... 10O 108 108 ' 107 Central of N J 313 Oheo Sc. Ohio I.500 R7 S7l S7VJ Chicago & Alton .. 30 6 7V; Chicago Gt "Vest . 30O 21V 21 21 C Chicago X W.. l.loo 1S1' ISl'i 181 ti C. M & St Paul.. 6.100 J5i l.'8Va .158 C. C. C & St L... 1.100 7!S 7 7!)i.. Colo Fuel & Iron.. 2.700 52 515, 51 Colo & Southern ' 54 do 1st preferred ..... 81 do 2d preferred. ST Consolidated Gas.. 3.50O 152t!j 151 4 151 Corn Products ... 800 . 22 " 225 22 Vi uei t nuamn .... i842 184 D & R Grande ... fl,!K0 SI,- 5t)'i 51 do Dreferred ... S.KOO 871 Sftvi 87 rMMillere' Seourl 37 Erie 1,500 34 34 34 do la preferred 504 do 2d preferred. . 200 41 41 41 General Blectric .. TOO lo 59 159 Gt Northern pf.. 2.BOO 143'J 143 1431J Gt Northern Ore .. 600 81 V4 80i &0"Z Illinois Central .. 1.BO0 149li 148 149 Interboroush Met., l.soo 24 2X 24 do preferred ... 4.300 60i Git 60 Inter Harvester .. 6,oX llSli ' 112 112 Inter Marina pf.. 800 23 23 23H 1111 raper lft Int Pumn 5014 Iowa Central 294 K C Southern ... 3.70O 45 43 44?i do preferred l.lOO 724 71 . 72 Louis & Nashville lft.oo 157 153 156 Minn & St Louis. 20O 53 53 52 M, P 8 M. lOO 141 141 140 Missouri Paciflo .. 3O0 72 71 71 Mo. Kan & Texas 4,800 49 49 49 do preferred 74 National Biscuit 115 National Lead . . . 200 88 88 87 Max Nat By 1st pf 400 59 58 58 N T Central 2.S.O 124 123 123;, X Y. Ont & West. 6iO 49 43 4" Norfolk & Wem... 2.0O0 loo'i loo 99 North American .. 1.R0O 85 U 84 Vi 84 Northern Pacific .. 4.500 14554 144 145 Pacific Mail 1.300 43 41 42 Pennsylvania . 17.4'M) 137 134 135 People's Gas 2.3(10 115 114 115 P. C C & St L. S.400 09 9St4 98 Presssed Steel Car. 1O0 52 52 52 Pullman Pal Car 190 t Ry Steel Spring 51 Reading 45.910 170 1P 1R9 Republic Steel ... 2.5-JO 47 46 40 do preferred 104 Rock Ifrtand Co... 19.400 43 42 43 do preferred . . . 9oo 89 88 89 St L & S F 2 pf. 700 59 58 5R St L Southwestern 5"0 : 33 33 do pref arred . . . 500 SO 80 80 Klo."s-Sheffleld 500 86 86 Srt Southern Pacific .. 45.10O 135 135 - 135 Southern Railway. 5.000 32, 32 32 r preferred ... 9.3O0 74 74 74 Tenn Copper 38 Texas & Pacific. 700 35 35 35 Tol. St L & West. ' 30( 53 52 52 do preferred ... 40O 70 70 69 Union Pacific 35.2O0 204 203 203 do preferred ... 4.200 104 104 104 r 3 Realty 81V- U S Rubber 8.700 54 53 r.: TJ S Steel 114.8O0 92 91 92 do preferred ... 70O 125 125 124 Ttah Copper .... 15.300 C2 01 61 Va-Caro Chemical. 1.400 50K. 50 50 Wabash 500 21 21 21 do preferred 2.000 58 57 57 Western Md 6.800 551-'. 54 55 Wertinffhoune Blec 1.800 82 81 82 Western ITnlon 78 Wheel A I Rrle. . 2oO 8 8 S Wisconsin Central , 49 Total sales for the liny, 484.300hares. ' BONDS. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Closing Quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l01'N. T. C. G. 3sJ 92 do coupon. ... 101 !North Pacific 3s. 73 U. S. 3s reg. . . .101 iNorth Pacific 4s. 102 do coupon. ... 101 (union Pacific 4s. 102 t.'. S. naw 4s reg.114 Wiscon cent 4s. 94 do coupon. .. .115'Japanege 4s S8 D. & R. G. 4s. . 96 I Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds Gold coin gL . . $S7fl,OfiS,869 Silver dollars 489,397.000 Silver dollars of 1990 3,fi61.000 Silver certificates outstanding... 4S9.S97.000 General fund Standard silver dollars in gen eral fund 201.6S0 Current liabilities 111,251,115 Working balance in Treasury offices 22.133.503 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 36.790.425 Subsidiary silver coin 15.8S-J.2S0 Minor coin . .. 1,021.037 Total balance In general fund... 78,709,493 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Money on call firm, at 3 3 per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent; closing bid, 4 per cent; offered at 4V. per cnt. Time loans very soft; 60 day, 4 per cent; 90 days. 4 04 per cent; six months. 4(34 per cent. Prime mercantile paper closed at 55 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.S4404.8450 for tiO-dav bills and at $4.SS for demand. Commercial bills. $4.844-S4. Bar silver, 2c. Mexican dollars, 44c. Government bonds, firm ; railroad bonds, irregular. LONDON, Dec. 17. Bar silver, steady aX 24 3-lfld per ounce. Money, 3 4 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 4 per cent; do for three months bills, 4 per cent. Consols for money, 82 o-16c; do for ac count, 82 c. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Sterling on London. GO days. $4.84; do sight. $4.88. Mexican dollars, 45c. Drafts, sight. 2c; telegraph. 5c. LARGE SAXES OF WESTERN WOOL Roston Market Elrm an a Result of the Good Demand, BOSTON, Dec. 17. The Commercial Bul letin, of Boston, will say of the wool market, Saturday: Large sales of Territory, California, Texas and quarter-blood fleeces are reported, and the. total activity is about 5.000,000 pounds for the week. Carded woolen manufacturers are eager buyers to meet their consumptive requirements, which are increasing steadily. The market is very firm as a result of the general and sustained demand. The shipments of wool from Boston to December 16, inclusive, were 255.916..1S6 pounds, against 189.745.073 pounds for the same time last year. The receipts to De cember 16. inclusive, were 895,162.209 pounds against 256.727,303 pounds for the same per iod, last year. N Wool at St. Lou In. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17. Wool, unchanged; territory and Western mediums. S4x2Sc; fine mediums. 2125c; fine, 12 20c. Eavtera Mining; Stocks. BOSTON, Dec. 17. Closing quotation Adventure Allouez Amalgaamied Arii Com Atlantic Butte Coal. ... Cal & Aria. . . . Cal & Hecla.. Centennial . . . Copper Range Daly West . Franklin fMohawic ."h Nevada . ". . . . . 27 -3 ir.8 2 sr. 16 6S 10 sr. : 4.-. 4 12 145 57 s7 JOld Dominion. 47 Vj : Osceola ...... 1 2 i Parrot 2S5& 'Quincy IOI 'Shannon 6-"i3 'Tamarack . . . . (Trinity Sl I". S. Mining.. 8'TJ. S. Oil lti'ltah . .. . 10:1 Victoria Gran by Greene Cananea 1 I ' Winona ...... Itfle Royale 27 'Wolverine Mass Mining.... 7 ;North Butte Michigan 7 J Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Evaporated apples steady. Spot new crop fancy. 10illc; choice. 9c; prime, t 4 8c; old crop prime, 7V,c; common to fair. 6 7c. Prunes steady. California, 30 to 48, 2i ft 9c: Oregons. 6$ Sc. Apricots steady. Choice. lt?s '-Hc; ex tra choice, lis 12c; " fancy, 121 "g 13 c. Peaches Inactive. Choice. fi?i i7c; extra ehoice. 77;c; fancy, 7 3c. Raisins, moderately active. Loose musci' tols. 4 &'5c; choice to fancy seeded, 5 fertile seedless. 314oac: London lay era. $1.17 l.S TOP PRICES OF YEAR Wheat Values Are Steadily Advancing. BLUESTEM SELLS AT $1.20 La-rsce Deal in Club Wheat at $1.10. Farmers Are Kirm Holders. " Oats Prices Are Well ' Maintained. CHICAGO. Dec. 17. Wheat pric ad vanced to new high records for the crop here today, owing to rumors of a crop shortage in Argentina, The December de livery at ona time old at $1.174 per bushel. The top for May van reached at $1.13i. Extreme bullishness prevailed In the wheat pit. December was exceedingly strong, sell ing between -$1.15 hi and $1.17H. the top point today being 2c above the previous high mark for the season. May sold be tween 1.1 17 and J1.13S. the new high point being lhkc below the former record. An advance of 174 to 2Mic in the price f wheat at Buenos'Aypes seemed to confirm the fears of a partial failure of the crop, while a bulge of He to 19c at Liverpool, re flected the feeling of Kuglish traders re garding the possibility of a shortage in the world's supply. Prices declined a trifle in the final half hour, but the close was strong, with prices up 1 to 2c, compared with the final figures of the previous session. De cember closed at $1.16 and May at $1.12 1.13. Corn was weak, notwithstanding the un usual strength, of wheat. Prices closed 4 to c lower. Trading In oats was quiet. The weakness of corn had a depressing effect. The mar ket closed steady, with prices a shade higher to 2 Vic lower. Provisions closed unchanged to 12c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Dec $1.15& $1.17z $1.15 $1.16 May 1.131, 1-13 1.11 1.13 July 1.01. 1.02 9, 1.01 1-024 . CORN. Dec .61- .61 .61 4 61 May 66 .66 .65 V- .65 July 60 .60 .65 .65 OATS. Dec .48 .43$, .484 -43 July 4 14 .42 .43 -42Vfc MESS PORK. Jan 22.25 22.80 22.10 22.20 May 22.02 & 22.25 21.92 22.15 LARD. Jan 18.00 13.00 12.95 12.95 May 12.12Vi 12.17 12.10 12.15 July 12.05 12.15 12.02 12.12 SHORT RJBS. Jan 12.10 12.10 12J2V4 12.10 May. ..... 11.5 7 & 11.65 11T52 S 11.60 July 11.57S 11.65 11.57 11.60 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Strong. Rye No. 2, 77c Barley Feed or mixing, 56361c; fair to chpice malting, 65 6 V- c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, 1.84; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.94. Timothy seed 3.75. Clover $9.5014.25. i Pork Mess, per barrel, $22.7523. Lard Per 100 pounds, $13.37. (ri 13.40 Sides -Short, clear (boxed), $12.25 12.50. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 3o,uoo bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradstreefs, were-equal 10 j,6io,uuu ouaneis. primary receipts were 419.000 bushels, comnared with K9finoft bushels tb corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, cms, corn, ito cars; oats, ill cars; hogs. 16,000 head. Receinrir ShIrTnent Flour, barrels 25.500 u 000 Wheat, bushels 20,400 35,500 Corn, bushels 348,700 179,500 Oats, bushels 221,400 300,000 -ttye. busneis 2.000 i.sno Barley, bushels 37,500 4,000 I Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Flour Nominally higher, with a Quiet trad-s. Receipts, 31, 640 barrels: shipments. 14,697 "barrels. Wheat spot firm. No. .2 red, $1-27 ele vator domestic and $1.26s f. o. b. afloat nominal; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.26 and No. 2 red Winter, $1.27 t. o. b. afloat, nominal. Wheat was strong at top prices of the season on bullish Argentine news. firm cash, markets and covering by shorts. The close was lc to lc net higher. De cember closed at $1.24; May, $1.19; July, $1.-09 c. Receipts, 78,100 bushels; ship ments, 82.626 bushels. Hops and Wool Steady. Hides Quiet. Petroleum Steady. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17. Whasec-Decem- ber, $1.13: May, $1.12. Cash. No. 1 hard, fl.1401. 16; Nor 1 Northern, $1.13 (5.1. IS: No. 2 Northern, $1.11 l.ia No. 3 Northern, $1.10 1.11. Flax $1.96i. . Corn No. 3 yellow, 61 ji-62 c. Oats No. 3 white, 4141bc. Rye No. 2, 72ii72c. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Wheat Firm. - Barley Weak. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.V52.00 per cental; milling. $i.yr.. BarleyA-Feed, $1.47 ' 1.50 per cental ; brewing, $t51 V 1.52 , ; Oats Red, $1.65Sz 1.75 per cental ; white, 91.75&1.80; black. $2.252.50. Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.48 1.S0 per cental. Oorn Large yellow, $1.75 1. SO per cen tal. European Grain Markets. LONDON", Dec. 17. Cargoes, firmer, with more inquiry. walla "Walla, for shipment, at 40s 3d. . Englibh country markets, firm; French country markets,- quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8.H 3d: March. 8s Weather cloudy. 17. Wheat December, d; May. 7 10'd- Grain Markets of the Northwest. LEWISTON. Idaho, Dec. 17. (Special.) Markets unchanged. Bluestem. $1.02; 40 fold. 92c: club and Turkey red. 90c: ivd Russian, S8c; oats,- $1.35; feed "barley, $1.20. TACOMA, Dec. 17. Wheat Bluestem. 91.17 & 1.1 8 ; club, $1.07 1.08; red Russian, $1.05 ft .1.06. SEATTLE. Dec. 17. Wheat Bluestem. $1.12; club. -$1.01; Fife. $1.01; red Russian, 99 c. Export wheat. . bluestem, SI. 09: club, 99c; Fife, 99c red Rus sian, 9trsc. Dairy Produce In the Kat. CHICAGO. Dec. 17. Butter, steady. Creameries, 27i34c; dairies, 25&30e. Eggs Strong: receipts, 2751 cases: at mark, cases included. 20-25e; firsts, 34c; prime firsts. 35 c. Chere Firm; Daisies. 161t&e: twins, 4c; Young America, l4c; long horns, 16c - ( - NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Butter. ery strong. Creamery specials, 36c; extras. 35c; thirds to firsts, 28(iz34c. Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Steady. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec 17. Spot cotton closed quiet, five points lower. Middling uplands. 15.10c; middling Gulf. 15.35c. Sales, 1300 bales. - ' - Cotton futures, closed steady. December. 14.84c; January, 14.3c; February. 15.1-Oc; March, 1-V30c: April. 15.43c; May. 15.Wc; June. 15.50c; July, '15.5Mn; August, 15.30c; September, l3.yi)c: October, 13. 45c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. The market for standard copper on the New York Metal Ex change was easy today, with spot Decern be pr, January and February closing at l.S7! 1 13.12 c; March. at 1 3.00 e 1 5.25c No sates were reported. The London market closed steady, with spot quoted at 59 17s $4 and futures at 80 17s 6d. .Sales th-ere in cluded 600 to-jK.pot and S00 tons future. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,000,000 OFFICERS J. C. AINSWORTH. President. R. LEA BARNES. A. M. WRIGHT. Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE -DRAFTS Drawn ON ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT . It insures against dost, mud and street noises. It insures ngainst slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs. It assures a sanitary and durable street. It assnres conscientious workmanship and best materials. It assures perfect satisfaction. BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST. WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 BECK BUILDING. PORTLAND, OR. Ciaiil4- Offer and Large SAXCNIA" . Far Full Particular and ..r THE OINARD STEAMSHIP CO.. Ltd. New York. Bwton, Chtc.RO, Mlnmapelts. Philadelphia. St. Louis. San Francisco. Toronto ana Muuml. or Local Ajrfnt. Iocal dealers quote lake copper at 13.25 13.61' Y.c; electrolytic at 13.12'i (il3 37c and casting at 13.00 13.26c. Tin was easy, with spot and Decembfr quoted at 32.75 33. 50c; January at 32.75 S32.90e; February, 32. 75 32.85c, and Itfarch and April at 32.7532.90c. London market easy, spot 149 10s and futures 150 15s. Lead firm. Spot 4. 57 ry New York and 4.50 4.5oc East St. Louis. Lon don unchanftred. Spelter quiet. Spot G.SOc asked New York; &.10c East St. Louis." London unchanged. Iron was higher in London with Cleve land warrants quoted at oOs 6d. Locally the market was unchanped. APPLES BARELY STEADY SKATTL.E HAS IjARGE SUPPLY AND DEJIAXD IS LIGHT. Eggs Drop Eight Cents on Heavy Heceipts Xo Turkeys Are Arriving. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 17. f Special.) With larger receipts of apples and only a moderate demand, the market is barely stead v. While $2.73 is still quoted In some quarters for the best Spitzenbergs and other fancy apples. $2.50 is all that is asked in other quarters. A carload of Rogue River apples reached hene today. Three cars of bananas that reached the lower yards yesterday and were opened this morning- were found to -haws been chilled in transit. As a result,- the available sup ply is limited and outside prices were of fered for good stock. Oniona are inbetter demand, prices rang ing from $1.25 for Walla Walla stock and $1.75 for Fannos. A carload of cekery reached Seattle today. The supply is now liberal. Fresh eggs slumped badly, going as low as 50 cents, or a drop of 8 cents per doaen. The highest price reported today was 52 cents. Heavy receipts and light demand were responsible for the drop. Turkeys were featureless. None are arriv ing and dealers are about discouraged. Con siderable quantities of live and dressed hens and Springs are offered. Veal sold at tbe top at 13 cents today. There was little activity on hay or grain. QUOTATIONS AT 8 AST ITtANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In tbe Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. -The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce market today: Vegetables Cucumbers. 75c: string beans, 8 412 c; tomatwi, $1 1.75 ; garlic. 4f6c; green peas. 8 4i lOc; eggplant, 57c Jdillstuffs Bran. 6 &ou: middling ao.r0'ii37.o. , Butter Fancy creamery, 35 '.ic; creamery second. 31c; fancy dalrjs. 28c. Eggs Store. 45c; fancy, 54c. Cheese is -ir, 1 8 18 Vic; young Amer icas, 17 S 19c. Hrfy Wheat, $14(g19; wheat and oats. (13tfrlT; alfalia. $9(12; stock, $810; straw per bale, oufoTQc. Fruits Apples, choice, 75c $1.00; com mon, 50 5b tl5c; bananas, 5'c& a.25; limes, moii. &oat5c; bananas, 75c "Jx $3. 50; limes, $44.50; lemons, choice, $3.504; com mon, $1.75 ftl 2.75; oranges, navels, $1.65 ? i:.50; pineapples,- $2q.Z. x Wool jfiouth Plains and San Joaquin, It 10c; Spring Humboldt and Mendocino l!&15c. Hop? 172-'1ic per pound. potatoes Oregon Burbanks, $1(31.25; Sa linas Bur banks, $1.15 1.40; sweets, $1.0O(a. 1.50. Receipts Flour. 4185 quarter sacks; bar ley. 13.250 ctntals; beans, N4U sacks; pota toes, 3175 sacks; bran. 320 sacks; middlings, lOO sacks: hay, 1!4 ton;, hides, 135. London Sheepskins $le. LONDON, Dec. 17. A sale of Cape of Good Hope and Natal sheepskins was iicld here tcda.v. The olTering-s amounted to "iG2, 1ti!. of vhfh 2tr. r.'.it vpn The jt- Portland Spokaae Downing-Hopkins Co. BROKERS Established 1893. ROOMS 01-04 COtCH BLDG. STOCKS AA D PO.NDS PRIVATE GRAI.N . , WIRES OREGON R. W. SCHM5ER. Casiier. Vice-President. W. A. HOLT, Assistant C aside r. the unsurpassed in Luxurious Comfortable Ocean 1 ravel Ed By the great 20,000 Ion (teamen "CARONIA" Jan. 8, Feb. 19 3 "CARMANIA" Jan. 22, Mar. 5 ( triple - rcrew turbine in the World Feb. 5, Mar. 19 Twin-Screw, 1 4,300 tons Jtmmtitn apply cS' tendance was good and the demand strong, especially for long-wooled skins. Shorn skins and lamhs were unchanged and coarse KVin dolind M TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Italv AND THE Nile " CONVENIENTLY REACHED BY OUR , MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE The splendid, large "steamships HAMBURG, Jan 6, Feb. 15. March 2!, CIN CINNATI. Jan. 29, etc., for Gibraltar. Na ples and Genoa Cwith occasional calls at the Azores and Madeira Islands). Excel lent connection with steamers of Hamburg & Anglo-American Nile Co.'s services up the Nile through EGYPT. IlMinh nnc-American Line. 160 Powell St., fean .FruneitHio, and Local Agents, Portland. GOING TO EUROPE? Safety -Steadiness Comfort on -thm HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE NEXT SAILINGS Plvrnouth. Cherbourg & HanVburff. S.S. Pres. Grant. Dec. 25. 9 AM. S.S. Kaiserin Aug. Vic, Jan. 5, 1 F. M For Oberammergau Passion-play Rerlin Exhibition 1J10; Brussels Ex hibition 1910. and all other inter esting European events. Inquire of our Tourist Department. Hamburg-American Line, J 60 1'owU St.. Hsuk fnuicicu. and Local Agents, Portland. gpgnrngimcH $325 AND UP tuirjisrj! IEMT LaSEnmmra go DAYS mrawEaasj Grand-Cnnse by S. S. CINCINNATI from N. Y.. Jul. 29. IS d.ys in Egypc and Hojr I Land. Send for ilkmrued boos. 9 tmjmmmmsmmmmwmwMKBEsm HamburgAiiiericanLiDe IfiO POWET.T, ST . PAX FRANCISCO. NFW 7FAT AND New 8ervlc xhit- illi II liLrtLrtHiJ Delightful South Sea Tours A1KTRAIIA for Reflt Health and nUOIIVALin Pleasure. New Zealand, the World's Woaderland. Geysers. Hot Lakes, etc. The favorite S. S. Maripo.sa sails from San Francisco Dec 23, Feb. t. Mar. 10, etc.. connecting at Tahiti with. tTnion Line for "Wellington. N. Z. The only pasoemfrer line from I . H. to New ZealaDd. Wellington and back. $2Co: Tahiti and back. $12i. ls-t class. SOUTH SEA ISLANDS all of tbem). three months' tour, 4Kt. Book now for sailings of Dec 28 and Feb. 2. Line to Hawaii, $110 round trip. Sailings every 21 days ' OCEANIC S. S. CO., 67 & Market street. San Francisco. FOR TILLAMOOK Steamer "Oshkosh." will receive freight at Couch-street dock, com mencing Wednesday, December 15. Merchandise, $3.00 per ton. Sails every Saturday evening. Telephone Main 861. ' . COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land every Wednesday. 8 P. M-, from Alns worth dock, for North Bend. MartUitleld and Coos Bay points. Freight received until 4 P-M- on day of sailing, passenger fare, first class, $10; second-class. $7. including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington street, or Alnswurtn dock, pbone Main 268- NORTH PACIFIC S.S. CO. For Eureka San Fran cisco and Los Angeles direct. Sail every Tues day at S P. M. Ticket office y433 Third, near Aider. Phone M. 1314. A 1314. Send for folder. H. YOUNG. Agt SAN FKAN. TOKILAX'I) S. 6. CO. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, 4 P. M. S.S. Kansas City. Oe. S4. Jan. 7. S.S. Kufw Ity. 31. Jan. 14. From pier 40, San Krariclpoo. 11 A. M. S.S. Rim- ity. ljrr. Jan. a. S.S. KiitiMn. i'itv: .lan. 1. 15. H. J. ROCHE, C. T. A.. 113 3d tit.. 3. W. Rmbmid. Dock Awt, Aimworth Dock. Mala 402, A 1402. Phone Main 268. A 123..