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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1900)
THE MOEKTKG OEEGONIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 19G0. XT COMMERCIAL AND The, -wintry vwatlnier ef. teat -week van- ket also, and a carload of very fine ap Mm4 atmeet a quieter & K oatae, so pies camo In from that state early in the quickly, In feet. that H. fatted to chock -vreek. Oranges and lemons are still plen xeoeipte of yaciatiaMa prepuce leas enough , Utul, at unchanged prices, and grape to cause an advance la prices whk wmM hoM over two days. The strength, of the wheat Market was one of the f eat wes of bwstooe teat week, ate vanished with retunateg spring wealfeer, and the market has been very qiriet ts week, with prices e the own grade. Potatoes are weaker, under heavy receipts, and an easier tone to the Saa Farookioa aaar ket. Shipments to date have been very larger but steeke tM heM the country are heavy. Otnons are steedr, d for fancy stock the irlce fe about 36 cents per cental abov the Sea Fraaoteee market. BuUer is firm, hi spite of reeelpte from San FranoJeee. Usee are getag dawn so fast afc stocks are cleaned up wtth dif ficulty. Powlffy Is steady to Arm. Ap ples are comtag hi ae tefttUr tor s. good market. Sarly vegetables are now coming from California, but prices are rather high as yet. WHEAT ihetr-ejgttt cents seenw to be a charmed ftgure for May wheat in Chi cago, for the oetes.1 has Knee toving ly around that figure for three days, never tiUimt; farther away Sor ter of a eent, and X that nmH change has been ht the shape of an advance, K quickly retreated back fio $ before the buinshlj Inclined public had. much of an opportu nity to grow enthusiastic over It. There was a slight advance in the European mar ket last week, and oonskterabte wheat was bought ht the Northwest around the crest of the bulge. Most of this was sold as soon as It was bought, and the wis dom of the apatasOBs was apparent by the course of the market since then, Liver pool cargoes yesterday dropping back to 27s 6d, a loss of Vk eents per bushel over 'he highest pe reached last week. The milling demand aeiiWnuoc liberal, and this Is keeping the price of wheat up a cent or two higher than It would be K seller were dependent entirely on an export market. With ships hi port and near at hand chartered at rates varying from 89s Sd ta 42s 6d, it Is natural flhat there should be a wide range m price. The man with a cheap ship, if he is so disposed, can pay 1 cents per bushel more than the man who is feroed Ve pay the extreme price now asked for ships. In most lines of business a man would be Inclined to pocket the profit on his cheap ship, the same as he would the losses on a high priced ship, which be might have to fill in lonuwUsloit with, a cheap one; but in the wheat business buyers are occasionally philanthropic, frequently combative and always independent, consequently prtoes on the same day show a wide variance. Walhu Walhx is generally quoted about M cents, and Valley H cents, wit some dealers shading those prices a cent, and the usual "rutuor" that a cent more Is being paid 44up the country." For biue ntem there is a moderate demand t 56 cent. A cargo of blueetetn for South Africa i nnhming this week, and possibly one more may follow tMe season, although Austral is now taking e most of that trade. Itt freights, the market continues remarkably firm, with no new business reported flbr Portland since Monday. In San Francisco at least two big carriers have been taken at 4to M, and as high as 43s Sd is salted. This would indicate that California growers are making up their mind to move the old crop before u new one is thorn. Thp growing crop Is reported to have- suffered Mttle or no damage by the recent cold snap, and up to date everything is Savorabie for a big crop of wiioat, with -nrespecte favoring an early harvest and n attendant ac celerated movement of the old crop, in order to Ink care of the new. Crop conditions m other parts e the United States are also eutte favonsWe on the whole, Latest Snropean advices are t the ef-rt-ct that the weather has been very favor able for the crop in Ruseia, the tempera ture having been milder, with snowfall In the Asoir districts. In Roumanian and Bulgaria, orop prospects remain quite iJt vorabfc Austria-Hungary reports thv miAr rrnif anl verv well nrotected by snow, but Che plants looking wcil, and but little anxiety on the score of possible late damage. From India general rains are reported in the northwest provinces and Oudh. the Punjab, and in parts of Central India. The Com Trade News, in commenting on the Indian situation This Is the third week m succession that rains haw been reported, but there a still wide areas winch have not been favored wh the much-needed moisture, urd the latest reports even say that fod dtT and wnber are scarcer in various dts tri ts. The rains will have enabled late . w ing of barley and other crops to be n ade, but they came too late for wheat 1t these hUe-eown crops do well, they mas rc ace wheat for some consumption to a 'trtaln extent, and possibly set free somo VOO0 quarters of wheat for export; but Ih must be BBwnMerct a maximum quan- Fiance nan had peetty heavy rains, but from late advices It Is apparent that the oather has hwpwvoa so that the dam aged wheat neWs can be reeeeded. In Germany be weather has continued un ; sonablr mold, but not very wC There - m unoasy footing regarding the oom ! p crop, but no damage has been done t could not be set right by fine weather lat.r on. Holland and Belgium report i& orabte woaeher. and hi Italy and Spain conditions are reasonably good. I)TATO6 Tho cold wave caught a ev,imort of im sacks of potatoes before th v were loaded on the steamer last week, and white It fatted to nip them ver deep, the damage was sufficient to cause the San Franotece buyers to view thm with suspicion, the potato-buying population of tho Bay city demanded a liberal discount on anything with the Oregon brand on unto their fears of frost-bttten potatoes subsides. With an easier market in the Bay ejty, laoai buy ers have shortened up their bide, but fancy Burbankswni still command 8S eents per sack, and a pretty fair article will sell for cents, with ordinary stock from the lowlands going down ac low as U cents Onions are still quite Arm in PorU&nd, and as high as $t tt per cental is asked for special brands, with others equallr 8ed selling at $2 and $t X per cental. The latter ngure is the extreme price for any kind of onions In the San Franeiseo market. FRUIT The market Is pretty wett stocked with appies, and the Impression is gradually gaining ground that K was all a mistake about the Oregon apple crop being a failure. On grower In Southern Oregon sent up a tot bust week, and re ported that ho had MM boxes of similar stock to solL 'From other growers have come advtees of Iota ranging from 3M to 1M boxes. Choi os Red-Cheek Pipphtc and similar apples soH at m per box. and sosno Inferior stock is ptenutfut at $t and St X per box. Idaho Is in the mar- FINANCIAL NEWS fruit and tangerines are also in good sup- ply. Two carloads of bananas arrived Sunday, the fruit being In fine condition and. selling readily at good prices. BUTTER Contrary to expectations, the receipt of California butter in this city had no effect on prices, and the market for best Oregon creamery is as firm as It has been at any time thla winter. No attempt has been made to force the price above 55 cents, but it is not Improbable that it would stand that price In a limited way. Store butter is. a, little more plenti ful than, tt was last week, but it is still inadequate for the demand, and prices are firm at 23 and 30 cents. ' There is a good demand for shipment to the north. EG-GS Receipts of eggs for tho first three days of the week were heavier than they have been before this season, and themarket has weakened perceptibly under such a burden. During tho cold epell an effort was made to send prices up to 16 cents, and at these figures the movement was checked, and stock accumulatd so that at the present It Is a difficult problem what to do with the surplus. The San Francisco market Is down to a figure where eggs cannot be shipped there, ex cept at a loss, and the demand fromjhe north Is also easier. Yesterday some dealers were offering to clean up at 13 and 14 cents, with single cases offering at 14- and 15 cents. Should the present mild weather continue, lower prices will pre vail. POULTRY The market for chickens is in better shape this week than it has been for a long time. Poultry-raisers who have kept their fowls through the winter are not so desirous of Belling them as they were a few months ago, and receipts have been Mght this week, with the demand excellent. Best coops of old hens sell readily at $4 50 and $5 per dozen, and large mixed ooops In good condition bring ?4 50 without much difficulty. Geese and ducks are very dull, and quotations are strictly nominal. Turkeys are doing a little better this week, and dressed will move all right at 14 and possibly 15 cents, with live steady at 11 and 12 cents. The market will not absorb large quantities .at these figures, but moderate shipments can he worked wlthoHt difficulty. Onnlc Clearings. Exchanges. Balances. Portland - $246,207 $38,840 Seattle 301,385 74,023 TaeoBW. 129,830 23,034 SjxJkane 204.242 14,550 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Etc Wheat Walla Walla, B354c; Valley, C2c; btuestem, B6e per bushel. Flour -Best grades, ?2 703; exaham, $2 B0; euperflre. $2 10 per barrel. Oats White. 35SGc; gray, 336340; stained, 2930c per bushel. Bsrley Feed, $14Q15; brewing, $17J18 p ton. Milkstufls Bran. ?1213 per ton: middlings. ?18f"10; shorts. $1315; chop. $14. Kay Steady: timothy, $1011; clover, $7Q 7 60; Oregon wild hay, $G7 per ton. Vesetables, Fruit, Etc. VecetabKs Parsnips. $1; carrots, $1; turnips, 08c; onions, $1602 per cental; cabbage, lc per,pound, potatoes, 55S5c per sack; sweet potatoes, 2y42c per poand. Fruit Iemens. $Z508; oranges, $2 753 per box for navels, $2 for oeedllncs: tangerines. $1 76; Japanese oranges, 75o(fl 60 .per box; pineapple, $1 60fC per dozen; bananas, $2 CO JS per bunoh; Pej-slah dates.. i&Q&Q per pound; apples, $1 1 00; pears. 75c$l 23 per box; eranberriea, $0 507 per barrel for Ilwaco, $7 7560 for Eastern. , Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 7 8c per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 45c; pears, eun and evaporated, 50c; plums, pltless, 4Q fcfcc: prunes, Italian, 35c; silver, extra efeelce. 5 f Cc; figs, Smjrna. 22c; California blaek. GGc; do white, 10c per pound. Butter, Egffs, Ponltry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery. 6065c; seconds, 42H 45e. dairy. 3te37ic; store, 2532c per roll. Egg 1415c per dozen ror Oregon. roultry Chickens, mixed, $3 50f4 50; hens, $4 &0S; ducks. $5S 00; geese, $0 507 00 per oses; turkeys, lle. 10llc; dressed, 12Mf14c per pound. Game Mallard ducks, $3; widgeon, $1 602; teal, $11 00 per dozen. Cheese Full cream, twins, 1213c; Young Amerloa, I4c per pound. Groceries, Tiutn, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 23g2Sc; Java, fancy. 2G32c; JBa, good, 2oif24c: Java, ordinary, lS20c: CosAi Rica, fanoy. lSSOcJ do good, lGfflSc. do ordinary. 1012s per pound; Columbia, roast, $12 To per case; Arbuckle's, $14 25; Lion, $1S 2S Sagar - Cube, $5 85; crushed, $5 85; pow eered, $5 85, dry granulated, cane, $5 35; beet. fft 26; eK-a C. $4 SO; golden C. $4 72& net. halt barroV- c more than barrels; mapl wjgar, lBfJlOc per pound. Beans SmAVl white, 3c; bayou, 4c; Lima, 0c per pound. Salmon Cotuvnbla river. 1-pound tails, $1Q 1 SO; 2 - pound tUs. $22 60; fancy. 1 - poun flaw. $1 061 70; H-pound fancy flats, 80g05c; Alaska, 1-pound ta&s. $1 201 SO; 2-pound tails, $1 80S 20. Grain bags Calcutta, ?" 10 per 100. Nuts Peanuts, O&ttfc: per pound for raw, 101 for roasted; cocoanuts, tX)c per dozen; walnuts, le?Ue per pound; plBe nuts. 10c; hickory nuts, 7c. chentnui-. 10c. BraA'. He; lllberts. 10c; fancy pecans, 1214c; altuonds. 15 17&C pe; pound. il oH-Caees, 21c ptT gallon; barrel lTVfcc; tanks. 15Hc Rice Island. 0c: Japan. 5Vv. New Orleans, 4UjtWc: fancy tuad, iG 00 pV sack. Ment and ProlMoim. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wetherv and ewes; $4C1 25. dreseed mutton, 7714c per Kund. Hogs GroM". choice heaT. $5; UgJlv. $4 50; dressed, 0c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $44 00; cows,. $3 W SJ4. dressed beef, H7?ic per pourul. Veal Large, 7Sc per pound; small, SHS 0c Provistoas Portland pack (Shield branuV Hams, TMjked, are quoted at 13c per poun.1l ptCmG naHlt 9c per iwuuu, uit&imum. mh-'iu, 18Uc: bacon. 9&c: backs. 9Msc; dry salt side, x Sr; drld beef. lTe per round: lard. 0-pund pallu, 10c; 1-pound palls. 9!ie; 60s. 0?ic; ttercis, 9H,e per pound. Eastern pack (Ham manoa): Hams, large, 13c; medium, 13c; sman. 1314c; pleslc hams, 9c: shoulders. VAc. breaktattt bacon, 12c; drj- lt sldea. SV4Vi hacim dtdes. 104c; backs. 10c; butts. Sc; lard, pare leaf, kettle rendsred. Ss, lOVic; 10s, 10Vi Hops, Wool. UldCh. ' Hops 3tSc per pound. Woel Valley, 1213c for coars, 15f:20c for beat; Eastern Oregon. S(rl4c; mohair. 2730c per poafid." Sheepricine SlearHng 1520c: short-wool. 23 dtSOc: medium-wool. 3050c; long-wool, 00c9$l each. Felts Bear skins, each, as to size, $513; cubs. each. $15; badger, each, 1014c; wild cat, 2S40c. bousecat. 5 10c; fox. common gray. 4000c: do red. $1 251 70; do cress, $2 09 , b'nx. $1 S04r2 50; mink. 30c$l 25; mar ten, dark Northern, $46, do pale, pine. $1 25 f. musferat. Sialic; tkunk, 2540c, otter (Ud). $46, paather, with head and claws per fect. $13. raccoon 25Wc. woir. mountain, with head perfect, $8 56. wolverine, $2 SOG. beaver, per skin, large, $07: do medium, per ekte. $4?6; so small, per skin. $12; do klbs. per skis. 50c$l. Taltew &g0V4c; Ko. S and gre&se, 34c pe: Hids Dry hides'. No. 1. IS pounds and up ward. lSrlSHc. dry kip. No. 1, S to 16 pounds, 10c per poand; dry calf. Na. 1, under 0 peundn, lSO16e; dry salted, one-third lees than dry Met: sahed bides, found steers, GO pounds and ever. SCte: e 50 to 06 pounds. Sesfec; t under 5 peuads and cows, 7US kip. 13 to 34 pauaos. 7n6c; do veal. IS to 14 pounds, Vfrz ob eaK, under 10 pounds, Hc; green tuiusaltidX lc per pound less; culla bulis, stags, moth- I eaten, badly out, scored hair slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third less. XEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Interest Was Restricted and Onera-. tlons Largely Professional. ITKW TORK. Feb. 21. Interest in the stock market continued very restricted today, and operations were largely in the hands of profes sional traders; ss on the- earlier days of the week. The dullness was in part due to tomor row's holiday, the traders hesitating, to put out new contracts on account of doubt over the speculative outlook. Even the oleeing up of contracts Incident to the eve of a holiday was on a small scale. Indicating that outstanding commitments on either side are small. The mere fact of dullness and apathy on the buying side Is lfkely to Invite aggression, because the bear party had the encouragement of positive weakness of some stocks, of which People's Gas, Third Avenue and Leather were most affected. declined in these three ranging from 2 to 3, the latter In People's Gas. There was; further more, the hardening tendency of the money market, which was only evident In quotations for time money and mercantile paper, call money remaining- easy. But, in spite of these depressing' factors, the undertone in the general list was rather nota ble flw firmness, and In the railroad department net losses, are the exception, rather than the rule The grangers and Missouri Pacific suf fered meat from selling. The undertone of firmness was due to aggressive strength in a number of individual stocks, notably Norfolk & "Western, Southern Railway preferred, Read ing first preferred, Krie Telephone and the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville stocks. Lon don was a liberal buyer, the buying being es timated at 35,000 shares of various intern itional stocks. A disregard by the speculative public of the diminishing bank reserves through ab sorption by the United States treasury Is ac counted for to same extent ny the fact that suf ficient is being received from Canada and from California to partly offset the drain of the was a sharp recovery in New York ex- f change at several interior centers today, indi cating a cessation of pressure from, that source. Speculators argue that with the passage of the financial bill, now in conference between the two houses of congress, the banks will take out all the circulation to which they are entitled, which would Involve an expansion of currency of about 100 per cent of the present national bank-note circulation. Today's buying of stocks by London, the hardening tendency of the local money market, and an Increase in the supply offering of grain and cotton bills, resulted In a considerable relaxation of sterling- exchange rates, demand sterling dropping' and cables no less than Vi per cent. Business in bonds was on a moderate ecale. Total sales, $2,005,000. United States 3a ad vanced , and old 4s and 0s per cent in the bid price. BONDS. U. S. 2s, reg 103 IGen. Electric 5s... 116 do 3s, reg 109N. T. Central lsis.lllVi do 3s, coupon. ..100&I Northern Pacific 3s 66 ao new 4s, reg134Mi do 4s 103 do new 4s, coup.l34iOregon Nav. Ists..ll0 do old 4s, reg.. .115fy do 4s 101 do old 4s, coup..ll5ViOregon S. L. Cs....l27& do 5s, reg-. 113.&I do con. 5s 115 do Go. coupon. ...113aRIo Gr. "Wes.t. lsts. 07 Disk of Col. 3-CBS.118 SU Paul consols. ..167V4 Atchison adj. 4a... 82,3t. P. C. & P. Iste.ll9fci a & N. W. con. 7sl41W do-Ba 120U do S. F. deb. 5s. 120 Unlon Pacific 4s...l04 D. & R. a lsts... 1031 Wis. Oent. Ists 00 do 4s OSii Offered. STOCKS. The total sales of stocks today were 426,700 shares. The closing quotations were: Atohison 20?ilTexas & Pacific.. 16W do pref C3)iUnion Pacific 50 Bait. & Ohio 62 do pref Wt Can. Pacific DSrWabash 6 Can. Southern ... 48V4( do pref 20 Ches. & Ohio 2&W'Wheellng' & L. E.. 10 Chi. Great West.. 13 do 2d pref 2S& C, B. & Q 123ftWIecOitein Central. 18 Chi., Ind. & L 20iiP. C C. & St. L.. 70 do pref 52W EXPRESS CO.'S. Chi. & East. 111... JGblAdams ,....115 Chicago & N. W..120 JAit.erlcan 146 C, R. I. & Pao....l0S (United States 40 C. C, C. & St. L. 00V4Wells-Farco 123 Colo. Southern ... 6. MISCELLANEOUS. do 1st pref 43iAmer. Cotton Oil. do 2d pref 16 dopref 04 Wj 15 40 oo 2 17 Bel. &. Hudson. ...110 Amer. Halting .... Del., Lack. & W..182 do pref Denver & Rio Gr. 20 Amer. Smelt. & R. do pref 72'Kl do pref Erie 12IAmer. Spirits do 1st pref 37! do pref Great North. pref.l07a Amer. Steel Hoop, 40 Hocklnjr Coal .... 1 do pref 84li Hocking Valley .. 34 Amer. Tin Plate... 33 do pref S2U Amer. Tobacco ....10i do pref 130 Anaconda Mln. Co. 44 Illinois Central ...11341 Iowa Central 13 do pref OO'aI Kan. C. P. & G.. 129 Lake Brie & W... 21 Brooklyn K. a' tm do pref 84jsCoIo. Fuel & Iron. , Lake Shore 194 Cont. Tobacco Louis. & Xash.... 82V4 do pref 84 Manhattan El 07Mj Federal Steel 54 Met. St. Ry 177Vi do prei 74 General Electric ..127 Glucose Sugar .... 03 do pref 100 Int. Paper 22V1 .Mexican Central .. 1Z Minn. & St. Louis tt2 do pref u Missouri Pacific .. 45 Mobile & Ohio... M.. K. & T do pref New Jersey Cent New York Cent. JZ do prei us 10lLa Clede Gafl 75 33 National Biscuit .. 30 117 do pref ., 00 133 National Lead .... 24 31 do pref 105 Norfolk & West do pref 74-Ndtlonal Steel .... 48V4 Northern Pacific .. 03U do pref 00 do pref 74 N. Y." Air Brake. ..124 Ontario & West... 24North American .. 14 O. R. & N 42 'Pacific Coast 00 do pref 76 I do 1st pref 83 Pennsylvania ,...134 do 2d pref 63 Reading lSPaclflc Mall 51 da 1st pref 0SPeople's Gas 90 do 2d pref SOVi.Presaed Steel Car.. 05V5 Rio Gr. Western.. 4bMii do pref 87 do pref S7 Pullman Pal. Car.187 St. Louis & S. Fr. 10 Stand. Rope & Tw. 7 do 1st pref CS (Sugar 112 do 2d pref... .. 35 , do pref 112 St. Louis & S. W. 12 Tann. Coal & Iron. 09 do pref 30!U. S. Leather 13 St. Paul l'lt do prer do pref 1'IWU. S. Rubber St. Paul & 0 110 do pref Southern Pacific .. 38' Western Union .. Southern Ry 12'RepublIc Iron & 8, do pref oS'.ii ao pref Kx dividend. 5 331 05 . 83 23 CSV Foreign Financial News. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. The Commercial Ad vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were cheerful most of the day on persistent rumors of the relief of Lady emlth, but toward the close African mining shares broke on pessimistic reports that Colenso had beep reoccupled by the Boers, that Colonel Plumer's relief column had been broken up, and that General MacDonald was severely wounded. There was no authority for these Btorlefi, except as to MacDonald, but the mar kets were depressed by them. In the street there was a rally on a circumstantial statement that General Cronje was surrounded. Business was at no time large, and the settlement waa easy, exchange money being difficult to place. Americans were the most active market on Lon don buying, but they Magged on New York sales. The bank bought 5000 gold in bars. The week's outflow was 134.000. Call money wae easy this morning, and. a little was repaid to the bank, but in the afternoon there was eonslderable fresh borrowing. Bills were scarce. Silver was heavy on an Influx of Mexican dol lars. Money, Exchnnce. Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Sterling on Lon don 80 days, ?4 85; do sight, ?4 80. Mexican dollars 4S4Sc Drafts Sight, 15c; telegrpph, 17c .NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Money On call: t&idy at per cent; last loans, 2; closed offoved at 1 per ccijt. Pi'h'ue mercantile paper 15 per cent. St6.x)4nE exchange Weak, with actual busi ness ltr. bankers' bllle at $4 87 for demand and at A S8'44 84 for 00 dajs; posted rates, f4 SO aivx $4 83; commercial bills, $4 S3 4 83. Silver eerJv1cates-5&9iSCfc54c Mexican dotltrs 47c. Bonds GovA-nment, strong; state, strong; railroad, IrreguXiyr. LONDON, Feb. .Consols 101. London ttock Market. LONDON. Feb. 21.--nadlan Pacific, 101; Union Pacific preferred.70; Atohison, 21; An aconda. 0V1: Grand TrunX.- S. IzsJ f an THE GRAIN i,iuiuj M. 3 x tr"rrw!C! Prices for Cereals in American and European ForJs. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. Nfc,x sales of -wheat and barley; spot market quiet ev&d unchanged. Oats, duH. Spot quotations were: Wheat No. 1 shipping, 97c; cbce, 08c; milling. ?11 01. 4 Bariey-Fd. 7076c; brewing, 77&.'?S2c Oatw-Gray, Oregon, U 071 1T; frilling, $1 1591 17Vi: red; $1 12fel 20. Call board sales: Wfceat No sales; oash, aSc Barley No sales. Cora Large yellow. SI 051 05. Chfeaffo Grain. Produce, Etc CHICAGO, Feb. 21. May wheat. Influenced oaoeaoeeesseoooooeooooeecooeooooooeeoeeeoo Wheats Stock Brokers DIRECT WIRES TO e SECOND FLOOR o oeoeoeooeeooeoeaoooeoeeeqooeoooeeoooooooeoeoeeeoeeeoo. CAP S. S. GEO. W. ELDER, S. S. NOME CITY S. S. DESPATCH The above first-class steamers will sail every 10 days during the season' for Cape Nome. York a.nd St Michael and Yukon rjver points. First Sailing, May 15. ... ' FOIt RATES AND INFORMATION APS LY TO F. P. BAOMGARTNER, "IV. A. Mitchell & Co., Gcnernl, Agents, by easier cables, opened a. shade lower, at 07 08c The strength of corn caused some buy ing, which lifted the price to CSVSc There was a good deal of eelllng: on foreign account up to the last minutes, but there "was a falr commission-house demand around OSc. The- market ranged until near the end between 673J8c Tho break In corn during he last half hour of the aeselon. depressed the market. May touched e7c, and closed steady, $iUp under"yester day, at 6TG7T6c. Corn opened Arm on the wet weather and higher Liverpool cables, May at c lmr provement, at 3533 Oats trade was email. Elevators were re ported full and the country districts long. May closed o lower. Provisions were weak, depressed by the ex ceptionally heavy hog receipts. The price was gradually forced down by liquidation, and the close was weak. May york closed 10317c lower. May lard 15o down and May ribs 10 12e dowvn. There will be no seeslon of the boqrd tomor row. , Tie leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Clot. February $0 6GVi $0 60 . ?0 60J4 $oe6 May .. .. tfi'A 03ft Oift Oi'M ... OStf, & 63 CS'4 July CORN. February May .., July .... 33 30 35 . 35 s5 . 35 35 34 35! 0 OATS. . 23 23 23 23 May MESS PORK. .10 05 10 07 .10 05 10 07 LARD. . 0 02 005, . 612 612 SHORT RIBS. . 6 00 6 02 . 000 002 May . July . 10 85 10,87 002 600 5 02 5 02 10 851 10 87 5 02 600 5 05 503 May July May July Cash quotations were as fojlows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3 spring; 63CSc;'No. red, 70 71c. Corn No. 2, 34c. ' Oats-No. 2, 2323c; No. 2 white, 2526c; Rye No, 2, 53c. Barley No. 2, 37045c, Flaxseed No, 1, $1 00. Timothy eeed Prime, ?2 Aty$ 45. Mess pork ?9 0010 S5 per Ijbl. Lard-$5 775 S2 per cwt. Short ribs Sides, loose, $5. 80ft 10. Shoulders Dry salted, bused, 0 56 50. Short clear sides Boxed, JOQC 10. Butter Firm; creamery, 1024c; dairy,, 10 22c. Cheese Pirm, 1213c Eggo Weak; fresh, 1313c. Receipts. Shipment Flour, barrels 08,000 39,000 Wheat, bushela 64,000 14,000 Corp, bushela 707,000 170.000 Oats, bushels 414,000 105,000 Rye, bushels ....,,,,.... 5,000 7.000 Barley, bushels 03,000 25,000 New Yorlc Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Flour Receipts, 19, 610 barrels; exports, 16,200. Market quiet and steady, Wheat Receipts, 141,600 bushels; exports, 153,558. Spot, weak; No. 2 red, 75o elevator, 77c f. O. b. Options opened firm on good local and foreign buying, but were depressed later by disappointing cables and prospects of snow in the wheat belt ahead of cold weather, light demand, and easier tendency of corn. Closed weak at 6c net decline. No. 2 red, March, closed at 75c; May, 73 15-1674 7-16c, closed at 74c; July, 73TO 3-10c, closed at 73c; September, 7374c, cjosed at 73c. Wool Steady. Hops Steady. Enropcnn Grain Mnrlseti, LONDON, Feb. 21. Wheat Cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes ot passage, nothing doing; No. 1 standard California, 20s Od; Eng lish country markets, slow. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 21. Wheat, dull; wheat and flour In Paris, weak; French country mar kets, quiet and steady. Wheat Spot, dull; No, 1 California, stocks exhausted. Futures, quiet; March, 5s 9d; May, 5s 0d. Corn Spot, American mixed, new, quiet at 33 8d; do old, quiet, 33 Od. Futures, quiet; February, 3s 8d; March, 3s 8d; May, 3s Td. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. Wool Spring Nevada, 1215c; Eastern Oregon, 1216c; do Valley, 2022c. Fall Northern, mountain, 10(3 12c; mountain, 8 10c; plains, 810c; Humbolli and Mendocino, 1517c per pound. Hops 1809 crop, ll13c for choice. Millstufts Middlings, $17 50S20; bran, $12 13 per ton. Hay Wheat. $6 509 50 per ton; wheat anJ L cat, ?0 5069; barley, $57: alfalfa, $67 60; clover, ?7S per ton; atraw. 30943c per bale. Potatoes Early Rose. 80S5c river Burbanks, G075o; Salinas Burbanks, S0c$l 10; Oregon Burbanks, 75c$l 10 per sack; sweets, $1 1&3 1 85 per cental. Onions $1 752 25 per cental. Citrus fruit Mexican llmei, $45; common California lemons, 70cO$l 00; choice. $1 7&3M Tropical fruit Bananas. $1 00 Q 2 SO pet bunch; pineapples, nominal. Apples 41l 25. Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; do seconds, 2J 22c; fancy dairy, 1020c; do seconds. 1718c; pickled, 2224c; firkin. 2t(J22c per pound. Cheese New. lOQMc: Eastern, 1017c pel pound; Young America, lullc; Weitera, 1310 per pound. Eggsj Store, 1215c; Eastern, cold storage, nominal; ranch, 17c per dozen. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 25,324; do Or egon, 8736; wheat, centals, 23,450; oats, cen tals, 600; do Oregon, 2030; beans, sacks, 225; potatoes, sacks, 805; bran, sacks, 200; do Ore gon, 1045; middlings, sacks, 211; do Oregon, 331; Tiay; tons, 516; wool, bales, 15; hides, 325. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. Feb. 21 Cattle Choice about KlA,TTti-ll 11 . u'0 "uer,iaBprescnpHonoiainmousfcrancnpnys,jaon,wui qniwciycnreyou 01 au nervous or diseases of the generative organs, such as Lost SInnhood, Innoinnla, Paiito In Ibe Back, Seminal Embilem, KervaaS Debility, Pimple VstfHnes to Murrj, Exhaultne ilrnln. Tarlcooolf and Conatipntiosu It stops all losses by day or night. Prevents quickness of discharge, which If nut checked leads to 8nermatorrhcea and all tho horrors pt impotency. i'UPIDENE cleanses the 11 er' l v-e fc,dnera MMl U16 urinary orjaus of all Impurities. CUPIDEME atrengthena SQd restores small wpak onrans. TrrT?SISn.,8uffer.Br8 ? not CTrea y Doctors bbecause 0 per cent are troubled with ProstaMtl. OUPIXIENE Hie only known remrdy to cure without in operation. 5000 testimonials. A written fi?n,Jeo,ve1n,Md'ani,,y WturnMllfflhoxesdoesnot effect a permanent cure, iU&box,0for$&G0. byjnali. Send for KHUKcfrcul.-.r and testlmonlms. , 1 1 Qoresa a w uii xi JtiuitijsE c.. po. Box S078, San Francisco. Ca J For sale by w"oodart. Clarke & Cp.. Portland. Ox. ieao9ooou, e New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NO M s, s. 2S3 Washington St. San Francisco. steady; others slow to shads lower; choice Texas bulls steady; cow market and canners steady to weak; feeders dull; good to choice. $5 10 5 80; poor to medium, $4Sn 1o; mixed etockers $3 403 SO; selected feeders; ?4 254 75; good to choice .cows. $3 $034. 35; heifers, $3 404 60; 'canners, ?2 203 00; bulls, $2 604 60; can ners. $2 203 00; bulls, $2 604 30; calves, $4 60&8; ied; Texas beeyes, ?4jgv5. Hogs Market, 2 to 5c lower; top, $5; mixed and butchers', $4 705; good heavy, $4 855; rough heavy, ?4 704 SO; light, ?4 654 87; bulk of sales, $i 804 05. Sheep and lambs Steady; native wethers, SM 005 75; Western wethers, $4 75 65; lambs. ?5T; Western lam.0. $67. Receipts Cattle, 18,000; hogs, 42,000; sheep, 14,000. OMAHA, Feb. 21, Cattle Receipts, 3100. Market sjow to 10q higher; native beef steers, $4S 35; Western steers, $3 804 70; Texaj steers, $3. C54 25; cows; and heifers, $3 25 4 25; canners, $2 253 25; stackers and feeders, $3 G04 85; calves, fi7 25; bulls and stags, $3m 10. Hogs Receipts, 0300. Market 5c lower; heavy, 754 85; mixed. $4 724 75; light, ?4 C54 75; bulk of sales, 4 724 80. Sheep Receipts, 0000. Market steady; lambs, $5 5035 70. KANSAS CITYt Feb. Si. Cattle Receipts, 0000. Market 5$10c lower; Texas steers, ?3 50 4 80; Texas cows, 2 752& 25; riatlve steers. $3 75g5 35; native cows and heifers, ?24 20; stockers and feeders, $3 255 35; bulls, $3 '4 10. Hogs Receipts, 12,000. Market 5c lower; bulk of' sales, $4 704 77; heavy. $4 72 4 85; packers. $4 704 82; mixed. H 054 70; lights. $4 30(1 72; Yorkers, 54 704 72; pigs, $4 104 60. Sheep Receipts. 2000. Market steady; lambs, $5 COgS GO; muttons, ?3 30 75, -The Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Except for a slight concession in the price of spelter and a nominal advance In tin, the market for metals was with out change, so far aa prices were concerned. Business, If anything, was less active, althougb dull enough to begin with. Lake copper closed at $16 25; tin, after Ipactjve and almost nomi rial market, closed at $31 2512; spelter, closed, with a downward tendency, at $4 554 05; lead closed dull and more or less nominal on the basis of $4 704 75. The firm that fixes the gelling price for miners and smelters quotes lead at f4 45. at the clpoe. Bar silver. 00c. SAN FRANClSCOt Feb. 2L Bar sUvex. 69c. LONDON, Feb. 21. Bar silver, 27d. Coffee n,nd Sugar. NEW TORK, Feb. 21. Coffee options closed barely steady at unchanged prices, to 10 points decline; ruled fairly active. Sales, 37,250- bags, including March, fT3T 05; May, $7 107 15; July, $7 157 20; spot Rio, dul; N,o. 7 invoice, 8c; No. T. Jobbing, 0o; mild., quiet; Cordova 014c. Sugar fiaw, steady to firm; refined, quiet. An Infant InduBtry. New York Times. Take the government out of the part nershtp demolish the tariff wall behind Which these incredible profits have "been gathered in, and the Carnegie company would no longer be able to tax the busi ness of the country as it has. taxed ft for the last eight years. "What a monstrous and -wicked He the plea for the protection of our Infant industries appears to be In the light of these revelations! Bin C 11 a non-DoIsonom remedy for Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Spermatorrhea, Whttee, unnatural dlr "oujuur1 'IkluSdtji. OauintMd at (o lUUittu charces. or any influmma- IPrcTtau ceautlea. tion of inuconi mertf theEyANSChehIOM.Co. branes. Non-Mtringcnt, LCIKCIK3ATI.0.I J Sold ly Jttmcelatm, t.S. A. 7. Hor fent In plain wrapper, v - - 1 uj QAprcvB, prep&m, 101 S VU 91-(, or 3 bottles, p.75. nubiuar m uu rsqiMit. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Astpria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES . UNION DEPOT. For Mftygers, Rainier, Clatskanle, Westport, Clifton, istoria, War renton. Flavcl, Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Park. Seaside. Astoria and Seashore Expreflj. Dally. Astoria Express. Daily. ARRIVES UNION DEPOT. 8:00 A.M. 11:15 A.M. 1:00 P.M. 8:40 P. M. Ticket ofUce, 253 Morrison st. and Union depot. J. C. MAYO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or. WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. Steamship "CITY OF SEATTLE" will leave Seattle at 8 P. M. on Thursday, Feb. 22. and every 10 days thereafter, tor Vancouver, Ketah ikan, Juneau and Skagway, making trip from Seattle to Skagway in 72 houra, For .freight and passage inquire of DODWELL & CO.. LIMITED. AGENTS, VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION CO. Steamer Undine, Captain Charles T. Kamm, leaea Vancouver at 8:30 A. M. and 1 P. M. Leaves Portland at 10:30 A. M. and 4:30 P. M. Sundays excepted. For freight or paage ap ply on board, foot of Taylor street. Round trip. 30c. - -j 7mmr . ... . . ovt tr"Tw TRAVELERS GUIDE. "Union Depot, Slxtb and J Streets. TWO TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "FAST MAIL AND PORTLAND - CHI CAGO SPECIAL nOOTB." Leaves for the East via Spokane daily at 3.45 P. M. Arrives at 800 A. M. Leaves far the East, via Pentfletoa and Jl ington. dally at 8.0 P. M. Arrives, via Hunt ington and Pendleton, at 6:46 P. M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. Water lines schedule, subject to chage with out notice: OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. OCEAN DIVISION Stoamsblps sail fr-m Aluswerth dock at 8:00 P. M. Leave Portland Columbia, sails Thursday. Feb. 1. SwHtay. F 11; Wednesday, Feb. 21. State of California sails Tuesday, Feb. 6; Friday. Feb. 18; Mon day. Feb. 20. ., From San Franciscor-State wf California Friday, Feb. 2, Monday, Feb. 12. Thursday. Feb. 22. Columbia sails Wednesday. Feb. : Saturday. Feb. 17; Tuesday. Feb. 2. COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally. exeet Sunday, at 8 00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10:0 T. M. Returning, leaves Astaria dally, except Sun day, at 7:00 A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION v PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem, Albany. CrvaHis anS way points, leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at 6.00 A. M. Return ing, leaves corvaius jHonaays, vybubctimjo Fridsrs at 6:00 AM. m - Steamer Modoc, for Salem. Independenee an way points. leavta Portland MoBdays.'WedBW- hdays and Fridays at 8.00 A. M. Returning. leaves tnaepenaenee Tuesdays, rnursimja ami Saturdaj-s at 5 30 A. M. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamor Elmore, for Dayton and way potato, leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat urdays at 7 A. M. Returning. leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesday and Fridays at 0 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH., AND LEWISTON, IDAHO. Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewieton leaves Rlparia dally at 1:20 A. M.. arriving at LewlsWn at 12 o'clook noon- Returning, the Spokane or Lanlston leaves LeWLston dally at S:30 A. M., arriving- at Rtparla same evening. W. H. HURLBURT. General Psosenger Agent. V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent, Telephone Main 712. NewSteamsMpLinetotheOrient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 100 (subject to change): Steamer Leave Portland, , Fes. 20 "ARERGELDIE" March 21 "MONMOUTHSHIRE" April 8 For rates, accommodations, etc., apply to DODWELL & COMPANY. Limited, General Agents, Portland, Or. To principal points in Japan and China. EAST SOUTH Leave Drpot Fifth aal I Strejti Arrivo OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS. far Salem. Rose burg. Ashland. Sac raments, Ogdtn. San Francises. Me lave. Los- Angeles, EI Paso, New Orw leans and the EaJt. At Woodbura iflally except Sun day), morning train c&nnects with train far Mt. Angel, Sli v e r t on. Browns ville. Sprtngfl 1 d and Natron, and evenfvg train for Mt. ACgel and SU verton. Corvallls passenger. Sheridan passenger.. 7:00 P. M 9:15 A. M. 7:00 P. 34. 117:30 A. M 114:30 P. M. 115:50 P. M. ItS-S A. M Dally. IIDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland, Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rate $17 first class and $11 second class, including sieepvr Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be ooUIned frem J. U. KIRKLAND, Ticket Agent. 134 Third st. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, toot of Jefferson Street. Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20. 9:40 A. M. 1?:30, 1.05, 325, 5:15, 8:25, 8:00. 11:38 p. jj ! and 8:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive a: Portland daily at 6:35, 8:30, 10:fi0 A. M.' 1:35. 3:15, 4:J0, 6:20, TrfO, lO.Ofe p. ir.; 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday, 8:30 and 10:05 a. M. on Sundas only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sundav. at 4:30 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 9:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves. Dallas fer Alrlie Mon days, Wednesdays and Frldaya at- 2:40 P. 11 Rpturna Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Manager. C H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. Pacific Coa3t steamship Co. FOR ALASKA THE COMPANY'S elegant steamers. Cottage City, City of Topeka and Al - Ki leave TACOMA 11 A. M-. SEATTLE 0 P. M.. Feb. 4, 0, 14, W. M. Mar. 1, 11. 16, 21, 20, 31, Apr. 5, and every fifth day there after. For further Information obtain company's folder. The company reserves the right to change, steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON, 248 Washington at.. Portland. Or.; F. W. CARLETON, N. P. R. R. dock. Tacoma; J. F. TROWBRIDGE. Puget Sound SUpt., Oeean dock. Seattle. GOODALL. PERKJNS & CO., Gen. Agts.. 3. P. SOO PACIFIC LINE Offers the LOWEST P.ATE3 and BEST SERV Ice to and from all Eastern points and Eurooa. Through tour.st cars from coast to St. Paul. Toronto. Montreal and Boston WITHOUT CHANGE. Direct Route to Kootenay Mining District British Columbia Canadian Paclfle ttjil vail uvxibjxH, lines u la par anl Antral. Fci rate and Information, apply to H. H. ABBOTT. Agsac. E. J. COYLE, 146 Third street, city. A. q. P. A.. Vancouver. B. C WHITE COLLAR LINE COLUMBIA RIVER & PUGET SOUND NAV1- GATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. ?E BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street dvex) I Leaves Eartland daily every mernlas at 7 o'ojook, except Sunday. Relurnlng, leaves As toria every night at T o'otoct exempt Sttactai. Oregon rooae ilaki 331 Cotumbta pnese 331. U. DL SCOTT. Presbleat. IZzI SUNSET -Tl O occeuv shasw. TRAVKLSRV GTOIDS. THE FASTEST AND MOST DIRECT lINE TO THE EASTANDSOUTHEAST IS THE S airToR The Direct Line to Denver, Omaha. Kansas City and St. Louu. Only 34 Days to Chicago, Only 4J4 Days to New York and other Principal Eastern cities Tbroujpk Pallmaa Palaee Sleeper Teartst Sleepers Dining- Can (meals la earte), a Free RccllHlnsr Chair Cam Operated Dally ea Vxt Mali Trataal Through tickets, baggage cheeks and sleeping car aeeemmedattena en be arranged at CITY TICKET OFFICE 1 32 Third Stcc et ParMaHd, Otegoa J. H. LOTHROP. GSOROS LANO. Gta'l Agaac 0y Psm. .V "Sk.. Agt THE DINING CAR ROUTE FROM PORTLANQ to the sxm:. THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO THE YELLOW STONE PARK. Leave fates let,r!ttt Hi Str Arrive No. 2. raet BMtt Mr "Baee- i 39 U ma. Seattle. Gray's Haeber aaJ 9tith Bend potnto. C. PuUbmb. Mxeaw. t9 P. M, LewisWR. Buffalo Hump mining country. Helena. Minneapolis. I St. Paul. Omaha. Kan sas Cltx. 3C hoHH. Cbleago and all polnu No. 3. r:W A. M. est and sotttneoac 11:30 P.M. PBKdt SMIltal Kpta fer Tacosaa and 3al and mteraiedte paints Pullman nrst-class and tsttrlM irteepers to Min neapolis. St. Paul and Mtemm river 9tmta wlih oat change. Vestlbulad trains. Union depet eonnccttoos 1 all principal cities. Baggage cheeked to feMtnattoR f tickets. Fer handeonvely Illva4ratea deecrlnttve 0Mlter tickets, sleeping-ear reeervausa. k., eall oa ox write A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Passeagtr Asreat, 255 aiorriuen St.. Car. Thlrtl, Portlajid. Oregea. Thro9 Car Every Monday and TlmMuVny, the Burlington d Kertlkorn Paclfte railways run tttremsh tourist 9lping-cr from Seat tle to Kansas City. It leaves Seattle at 4:3( P. M. Passengers from Portia! con nect with K. at FuyalhiPt leav ing Fortkuia at 11 : A- X. This is the OXLT through torfet ear from the 7vgt sound cowtry te Mia aeuattnaot. Tlekto and feerMig at Ticket OfHoe, MO 3d Street, mtmt S4rl, PwHiai, fcjM. R. HP. FOSSEBR, GBO. S. TAYLOR. City Passenger Age!. GO EAST VIA THROUGH SALT LAKH CITY, DEXVEIfe OMAHA. OR KANSAS CITY. WITH CHOICE OF TWO ROUTB5. Via the fast malt line er the seenle Ma tbrtHirt Colorado. THE PORTLAND-CHICAGO SPECIAL Is tne ftnec-etiined trabi in tn Went, feat ures betng' eptendid dtarias-ear srvte (meatt a la carta). ad the modern Bwet-14brarjr car. lEAVwe PMKifD m t&tt, mx. xi im ?. i Far rallread aaJ sHqnlng-ear tickets and all etner tnfrmathm annty te CLTY TICKET OFFICE 124 Third Street Portland, Oregaa W. K. COMAN. J. R. NACBL, eeserat Ageac City TttWtt Agt. JIBHE :RN Ticket OfBeet 122 Tlstrd St. Than a H LEAVE. No. 4 8:43 P. M. The Flyer, dntly to maA from 5c Paul. Mlnne.' spoils. Duiutn. Catcag' and all inu Msec ARRIVE. No. 5. Tcroqgh Palo.ee and Teartst 3r, DtBtsj and Kenan deaening-Ltbenry Cars. JAPAIS - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP TOSA MAFU) For Japan, GMaa and alt Asiatic petals ta leave Senteta Afeeert Feerttary 22tL SaJNKtf,! iS 3& j. a- mMm