THE MORNING OREGONIAN, .MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1900. n" COMMERCIAL AND , Spring trade was very much In evidence dur ing tho latter part of last week, and 11 the new month maintains the commercial pace with which it started. It will make a much more t favorable showing than Its predecessor. Ship ments o wheat were quite large laat week, and there will be a fair amount moved during the next 10 days; but after that time there will be a period of light business, on account of a scarcity of ships, and tho disinclination of holders to meet the prloes warranted by the j Liverpool markets. The springlike weather had the effect of reducing prices In some Unea, and potatoes have declined to about the loweat point reached in three months; with receipts holding up fully as large as they have been any time this eeaaon. Shipments to California are running from 10,000 to 15.000 sacks per steamer, and the San Francisco market does not absorb them as readily as It did a short time ago. Oregon butter could no longer withstand the pressure of the stock which California has been dumping on this market, and at the close of the week prices declined to 50 cents for best grades of creamery, with seconds dull at 45 cents. Nearly all of the receipts of Califor nia have been sold at lees money than they cost laid down In Portland, and unless prices should go much lower in San Francisco, there will be but light receipts from that quarter from now on. Eggs shared In the weakness of butter, and prlcea declined all through last week, and on Saturday sales were made as low as 11 cents, with prospects favorable for their reaching 10 cents this week. Veal and pork were a shade weaker on more liberal receipts. A few spring lambs came In last Saturday, and sold at prices almost too high to quote. In the grocery markets prices ruled Ann throughout last week, although there was a slight disturbance In package coffees. "WHEAT With no more ships In port to fill and most of those anywhere near at hand pret ty well provided for, wheat In Portland seems Inclined to drop back to about export values, and on Saturday 52 cents was about the best, quotation for "Walla "Walla, with a few deal ers giving out 61 cents as the limit. The European market toward the close of the week failed to present many encouraging aspects, and with continued stiffness in freights, there la very little Inducement for exporters to do anything at present. The demand for flour continues heaT. and the mills axe accordingly buying a little all the time, but the sales In the aggregate last week were less than half as large as they were the week .previous. Valley continues to trail behind Walla Walla, and It required pretty good stock to bring 52 cents oa Saturday. Reviewing th nltuatlon from, an Eastern standpoint, the American Agriculturist last Saturday has the following: Speculative Interest has been listless, opera tors apparently waiting for new Incentive. Little can be said of crop conditions, anything along this line being little better than guess" work, so far as the Northern Hemisphere la concerned, during the month of February. In our own winter wheat territory we know the crop has been Indifferently protected, and there lo plenty of time for frost damage. The month of March will prove an Interesting one, and con ditions will bo closely watched. Our export trade In wheat and flour Is con siderable in the aggregate, but just now seems powerless to help prices much. It la inter esting to note, however, that while the market shows more or leas dullness and occasional periods of heaviness, there Is no concerted ef fort on the part of bears to force prices to a lower level, the market meanwhile maintaining something of a waiting attitude. Cable ad vices bring forth few developments, of special importance. Argentina has a considerable part of her crop still to ship to Europe, but other wheat-producing countries are not Just now particularly forceful competitors of the Ameri can producer. Crop conditions on the continent of Europe are somewhat uncertain, news often conflicting. Some recent advices continue to insist that crop conditions in India are bad. But that country has not been an important exporter of wheat In recent years. Saturday Bank: Clearings. Exchanges. Balances. Portland $257,933 $50,503 Seattle 320.407 90.858 Tacoma 11O.7S0 2O.7S0 Spokane 150,718 33,310 Bank Clearing:. The bank clearings for the principal cities of the Northwest for the week ending Saturday, March 3, were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. Monday ... Tuesday 2G2.572 390.240 1G4,J)S0 "Wednesday ..... 202.242 410.118 141.30$ Thursday 3C1.45G 300.822 118.741 Friday 311.024 410,041 130,781 Saturday 257.933 320.407 110.780 oTtals $1,870,004 $2,24G,G30 $834,440 The totals for the corresponding weeks In for mer 3 ears were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1800 $1,618,001 $1,000,624 $070,228 180S l.bC2,000 1.732.731 D27.910 1S97 1.020.089 439,734 3S7.G70 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Etc. "Wheat "Walla Walla. 51052c; Valley, 51002c; bluestem, 54055c per bushels. Flour -Best grades. $2 7003; graham. $2 60; emperfln. $2 10 per barrel. Outs White, 3530o; gray. 33034c; stained, 29030c per bushel. Birley Feed, $14015; brewing, $17018 pel ton. Mlllstuffs Bran, $12013 per ton; middlings. $18010; shorts, $1315; chop, $14. Hay Steady; timothy, $9010; clover, $70 7 50; Oregon wlld.ay. $C7 per ton. v . - V i Yefirctnulcs, Fruit, Etc. Vegetables Parsnips, $1; carrots, $1; turnips. 90c; onions. $1 5002 50 per cental; cabbage. 90cS$l per cental; potatoes. 50070c per sack; sweet potatoes, 2&02$4c; peas, G&c; beans, 10c per pound. Fruit Lemons. $2 5003; oranges, $2 7503 per box for navels, $2 for seedlings; tangerines, $1 76; Japanese oranges, 75c0i$l 50 per box; pineapples, $4 5O0G per dozen; bananas, $2 W 03 per bunch: Persian dates, 7V40Sc per pound; apples, $101 50; pears. 75c0f 1 25 per box. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated. 7 0 Sc per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 400c; pears, sun and evaporated, 50-Gc; plums, plUss, 40 5fcic; prunes. Italian. 3H5&c; silver, extra choice. 5 Oc; figs. Smyrna. 22&c; California black. 50Gc; do white, 10c per pound. Butter, Eskh, Poultry, Etc. Butter Weak; fancy creamery, 45050c; sec onds. 42Hi03c; dairy. 3O037Hc; store, 25&32&C per roll. Eggs ll12c per dozen for Oregon. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3 5004 60; hens, $4 5005; duisks. $505 50; geese. $5 5007 60 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10011c; dressed, 1214014c per pound. Game Mallard ducks, $3; widgeon, $1 6002, teal. $101 50 per dozen. Cheece Full cream, twins, 12J-i13c; Tounc America, 14c jut pound. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. Coffee Mochs, 2302Sc; Java, fancy, 20032c; Java, good, 20C24c; Java, ordinary. 16020c; Coota Rica, fanry, 18020c; do good, 10016c; da ordinary, lO012o per pound, Columbia, roast, $12 75 per cai; Arbuckle's, $14 25 ; Lion. $12 75. Sugar Cube. $5 85; crushed. $5 85; pow dered, $5 80; dry cranulated, cane, $5 35; beet, $5 25; extra C. J i 85; golden C. $4 72H net, half barrels, Kc more than barrels; map'.i pugar, 15010c per pound. Beans Small wblt, 3c; bayou. 4c; Lima. 6c per pound. Salmon Columbia river, 1-pound tails, $10 1 60; 2 - pound tall. $202 50; fancy. 1 - pound flats. $1 6501 75; Hi pound fancy flats, 65095c, Alaska, 1-pound tails, $1 2001 30; 2-pound talis, $1 9002 25. , Grain bags Calcutta, $707 10 per 100 fox cpot. $0 5O0G C2& for July-August. Nuts Peanuts. G07c per pound for raw, 101 for roasted; cocoanuts, 80c per dozen; walnuts. 10011c per pound; pine nuts. 15c; hickory nuts. 7c, chestnuts. 15c. Brazil, lie; filberts. 15c; fancy pecans, 12014c; almonds, 15 0 liftc pe pound. Coal oil Cases. 21c per gallon; barrel, 17Jc; tanks. 15c Rice Island. C&c; Japan. 5e; New Orleans, 4ls05&c: fancy head. $707 50 per sack. Meat and Provision. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes. $1C4 25; dressed mutton. 707J4c per pound. FINANCIAL NEWS Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5; light, ?4 50, dressed. G364c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers. HQi 50; cows, 3 U CJ4; dressed beef. 04?ic per pound. Veal Large, 766JsC per pound; tnnall, SQ 10c. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 13'.ic per pound; picnic hams, fltfcc per pound; "breakfast bacon, 13&c; bacon, O&c; backs. 8c; dry salt sides. 84c; dried beef. 17c per pound; lard, 5-pound pails, lOo; 10 - pound palls, S:c; 60s. 0c; tierces. Olfec per pound. Eastern pack (Ham monds): Hams, large, 13c; medium. 13c; email, 13;c; picnic hams. 8$ic: shoulders. 0c; breakfast bacon. lEfcc.; dry aalt sides. SViGf3bc: bacon sides, t310Vic; backs, 10c; butts, Sc; lard, puro leaf, kettle rendered. 5s. lOVlc; 10s, 10ha Hops, "Wool, Hides, Etc. Hops 38c per pound. "Wool Valley. 12lSc Tor coarse. 1320c for best; Eastern Oregon, S814c; mohair, 27Q30a per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings. 1520c; short-wool. 2J 035c; medium-wool. 30050c; long-wool, COcSJl each. Pelts Bear sktrtB, each, as to -tfxe, f515; cubs, each, $165; badger, each. lCSHc; wild cat, 2540c; housecat, 5 3 10c; fox. common gray, 40C0c; do red. $1 2501 75; do cross, ?2 50 6; lynx. $1 502 50; mink. 30c$l 25; mar ten, dark Northern. $S8; do pale, pine. $1 23 63; mu-krat, 8 & 12c; skunk, 2540c; otter (land), $4$G; panther, with head and claws per fect, $103; raccoon, 2550c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3 5065; wolverine, $2 5005; beaver, per skin. large, $007; do medium,- per skin, $405, do small, per skin, $102; do kits, per skin. 5Oc0$L Tallow 55c; No. 2 and grease, 3i3ic pet pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1, 10 pounds and up ward. 15015&c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 10 pounds, 15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, 15016c; dry salted, one-third lees than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers, 00 pounds and over. 89c; do 50 to GO pounds, 808VSc; d under 50 pounds and cows, HSc; kip, 13 tn3l pounds, 7i408c; do veal, 10 to 14 pounds, Ttjfi; do calf, under 10 pounds. 7&c; green (unsaltedX lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, moth eaten, badly cut. scored hair slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third less. NEW YORK STOCK 3IARKET. Cloning Quotations of Bonds and Stocks Saturday. BONDS. U. S. 2s reg. do 3s reg.. .103 lOen. Elec. 5s 120 .lllVt N. T. Cent. lsts.. 10014 .1113iNorth. Pacific 3a. GGi do 3s coup. ao new s reg.. I3i do 4s Jt5 do new 4s coup.l37WOregon Nav. lsts.,110 do old 4s reg llGi do 4s 102 do old 4scoup...ll7fcjO. S. L. 0s 127& U. S. 5s reg 115:1 do con. 5s 114 do 5s coup 115H R. G. W. lets.... 07 Dls. of Col. 3-C5S..11S ,31. Paul con 1G7 Atchison adj. 4s.. S24l3. P. & C. P. lsts.liW C. & N. W. con. 7nl41 1 do 5s 120VJ do S. F. deb. 5s. 121 ,UnIon Paclflo 4s...l044 D. & R. G. lst3...103i,Wls. Central lsts.. DSfc do 4a 8S J STOCKS. Tho total sales of stocks today were 271,400 shares. The closing quotations were: Atchison Union Pacific .... 49 do pfd 74 Wabash ,. V do pfd 201 Wheel. & L. E... 10 do pfd G5":i Bait. & Ohio Can. Pacific . Can. Southern 01?i .. 9SV( 4j Ches. & Ohio 28VW do 2ds pfd 27V. Chi. Q. W mWls. Central 17k 2SJ cm., li. 3C W..--l-M?ii'.oC C Jt St. J-. OS Chi., Ind. & Louis. 21 EXPRESS CO. 3. do pfd 53 Adams 115 Chi. & East 111... 95' American 145 ChL & N. "W 158 Unlted States ...... 45 Chi.. K. L & Pac.107 jWells-Fargo 122 C. C. C. & SU L. 69U MISCELLANEOUS. Colo. Southern ... G (Am. Cotton OH ... 33) do lsts pfd 42) do pfd 93 do 2d3 pfd ...... 1G Am, Malting 4 Del. & Hudson.. .115 do pfd 22 Del.. Lack & W..lS0!Am. Smelt. & TU. 39 D. & R. G. ...:.. 19" do pfd 90V4 do pfd 71JAm. .Spirits ....... 2 Erie lsts pfd ... 37 j do pfd 17 Grt. North. prd...l50 I Am. Steel Hoop ... 37 Hocking Coal 16 do pfd 79 Hocking Valley... 13VAm. Steel & Wire. &5 Illinois Central ..112$i do pfd 91 Iowa Central 14 'Am. Tin-Plate ... 32 do pfd 4S&I do Dfd 81 K. C. P. & G... 12ViAm. Tobacco. 105 L E. & Western. 204 do pfd 83H Lake Shore 194 I do Dfd 135V. Anaconda M. Co... 44 Brook. R. T. 07 Louis. & Nash..'. 81 w Manhattan L..... 04l coio. .Fuel & iron. . Cont.- Tbbacco ... 30& aiet. St. iiy iu I Mexican Central.. 11V do pfd bay, Federal Steel .... 51 Minn. & St. L.... 01W do pfd 72 do pfd 92 Gen. Electric 125 Mo. Pacific 95. Glucose Sugar .... 50 Mobile & Ohio ... 43"jt do pfd 98 Mo., Kan. &Tex.. lO&In't'n'l Paper ... 20 do pfd 324 do pfd CG N. J. Central 113"viLaClede Gas 75 N. Y. Central ....132( National Biscuit... 30 Norfolk & West... 3 ) do pfd 00 do pfd 74Natlonal Lead .... 23 sortn. i'acinc , do pfd Ontario & West, O. R. & N , do pfd Pennsylvania .., Reading do lsts pfd .... do 2ds pfd .... R. G. W , do pfd St. L & S. F.. do lsts pfd do 2ds pfd 52 do pfd 103 73JuuuniLi oieci 42" 23"jB do pfd . 42 . 70 N. T. Air Brake, North American Pacific Coast .. do lsts pfd..., do 2ds pfd..., 128 14 49 SO 0 37 .134 . ICk Pacific Mall People's Gas 96 Pressed Steel Car. 54 . S7 . 10V do pfd SI CSVkPull. Pal. Car.... 183 34, Stand. R. & T.... 7V5 St. Louis. S. W... 12 iSuirar 100 do pra aw do pfd lWi St. Paul 121'dTenn. Coal a Iron. Vl do pfd 171 IU. S. Leather ... 10!l St. P. & Omaha.. 105 do pfd 71 Southern Pacific.. 37V U. S. Rubber .... 33 Southern Ry 13 do pfd 92 do pfd 66) Western Union.... 82y Texas & Pacific... 10 Rep. L & S 22 Money, Exchange, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. March 3. Sterling on Lon London GO days. $4 85; do sight, $4 8S. Mexican dollars 48049c Drafts Sight, 17c; do telegraphic, 20c. NEW YORK, March 3. Money on call, oteady at 2 per cent; last loans, 2. Prime mercantile paper 105 per cent. Sterling exchange Steady, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at $4 SGV04 80 for de mand and at $4 82i04 83 for CO days; posted rates. $4 8404 84; commercial bills, $4 82-3 4 82. Sliver certlflcates-59-i0-CO5ic Mexican dollars 177ic , Bonds Government, -weak. LONDON, March 3.-Consol8 100. London Stock Market Inactive. LONDON. March 4. "While the stock ex change recehed the news of the surrender of General Cronje and the relief of Ladysmlth with the utmost enthusiasm, events have en tirely failed to stimulate business. Although prices continue Arm. there Is little doing In any of the markets, and this is especially true of African mines, which have had little outside support. Rands show a rlse of 5-16, but most others are fractionally lower. Americans have been for eeveral days unsatisfactory and closed below tho best figures for the week. Among the declines were: Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul, which fell 1; Denver & Rio Grande preferred. ; Union Pacific preferred. ; Northern Pacific. ; Southern. . Money was In good demand, the discount rate ranging from 3 to 4. per cent. Three months' "bills brought 3 to 3 per cent. Less Favorable In Berlin. BERLIN. March 4. The condition of the money market have grown less favorable. The tightness In money reacted unfavorably upon speculation. Coal and Iron shares have aire .suffered, one cause being the prospect of Amer ican competition. The sales of American Iron last week In England at $2 below the English figures attracted much attention. London Stock Market. LONDON. March 3. Canadian Pacific, 100; Union Pacific preferred, 70; Northern Pacific preferred, 70; Atchison, 23; Grand Trunk, 8. THE GR.AIJT MAnivETS. Prices for Cercaln In American and European Ports. SAN FRANCISCO. March 3. "Wheat, quiet; spot. Inactive. No sales of barley. Oats, quiet, firm. Spot quotations were: "Wheat Shipping, No. 1, 03c; choice, OCUc; milling. 97c0$l. Barley Feed. 70075c; brewing, 80085c Oats Gray. Oregon, $1 O701 12; milling. $1 1501 17; red, $1 1201 20. Call board sales: Wheat Quiet; May, 97c per cental; .Decem ber, $1 07; cash. 9Cc. Barley No sales. Com Large yellow. $1 O201 05. Chicago Grnln, Produce, Etc. CHICAGO. March 3. Wheat In the wheat pit bullish feeling was awakened early by the firmness of Liverpool and further encouraged by the strength of Paris, and reports cf a se vere frost In France. There was considerable pessimistic talk concerning domestic crop dam ages. The report of statisticians now, making .farmers' holdings of wheat 40.000.000 bushels less than a year ago, was also an Incentive to buyers, who In some Instances overlooked the fact that last year excepted, the quantity npw In reserve is the largest since 1894. With this encouragement, and backed by reports of 300, 000 bushels cash business done here yesterday, shorts hurried to cover. Foreigners and the Northwest were also buyers here, and the trade generally became animated. May opened a shade up, at G5065c touched C5c and then rallied to GSTiffCCc The bulge was met by proflt-taking sales, which caused a break to C5Hc, but the market recovered quickly. May ascended to CGgJc. and closed strong, HS over yesterday, at 63T$0GGc Com was heavy. Country offerings were a bit freer from some sections. The estimates of snow, making reserves of corn 151.000.000 bush els over last year, had a depressing effect. Longs liquidated throughout the session. May closed weak, "&0-"Hc lower. Oats were barely steady, the weakness of corn having a depressing effect- May closed unchanged at 23-js023tc Provisions enjoyed a fair trade, and held steady. The com weakness was felt- somewhat, but as packers were fair buyers, and offerings were not large, the price did not suffer. May pork closed 5c up. May lard, ' Unchanged, and May ribs, a shade higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: "WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Clo. March $0 OH$ $0 04 $0 01 $0G4 May irca' cm. r.-jv. an. 6G-& G5- 60 July ceu 6T 00 6T CORN March May 34 July M 83 34 31 34 M 35 35 34Tfc 3414 September .... 35 35 OATS. May 23 23 July 22 22 2SS4 22 23 22 VJ MESS PORK. May 10G2 1070 10 00 10 C5 July 10 70 10 75 10 67 10 70 LARD. May July G87 5 00 C 87 5 S7 6 95 5 07 6 07 0 00 SHORT RIBS, May 6 S3 5 87 July 587 500 5 82 585 5 85 5S7H Spot quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet; winter patents, $3 4003 GO; straights. $2 9003 30; clears, $2 1003; springs, $3 80; patents. $3 1003 45; straights, $2 G0 8 00; bakers'. $202 40. "Wheat No. 3 spring, G40CGc; No. 2 red, G7flic Com No. 2, 33034c Oats No. 2, 23023c; No. 2 white, 2502GC. Barley No.- 2. 3S039c Flaxseed No. 1. $1 00. Timothy seed Prime, $2 GO. Mesa pork Per barrel, $0 70010 C5. Lard Per cwt.. $5 1205 77. Short rlbo Sides. loce, $5 7005 95. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, OVt0Gc Short clear sides Boxed. $5 0506 05. Butter Strong; creamery, 16024c; dairy, 10021c Cheese Firm, 12013c Eggs Firm; fresh, 10c Becolrts. Shipments Flour, barrels 27.000 . 23.000 Wheat, bushels 29.000 31.000 Com. bushels 210.000 107.000 Oats, bushels 212.000 103,000 Rye. bushels 5.000 Barley, bushels 58.000 8,000 New York Graliv. and Produce. NEW YORK. March 3. Flour Receipts. 1S. 719 barrels; exports, 27,245. Market quieter but firm: Minnesota patents, $3 7003 90; winter straights, $3 4O03 50. Wheat Receipts. 41.C00; exports, 76,428 bush els. Spot, strong: No. 2 red. 73Hc elevator, 74c f. o. b. Options opened firm oa higher cables, and with an energetic demand from shorts attained positive strength; later In the day damage reports from France exerted consid erable Influence; market closed strong at 01c net advance; March.closed at 74c; May, 72c; July, 72ic; September, 72c Wool Steady. Hops Quiet. European Grain Markets. LONDON. March 3. Wheat Cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, buy ers Indifferent operators; No. 1 standard Cali fornia, 20s 3d; English country markets, weak. LIVERPOOL. March 8. Wheat, firm; wheat and flour In Paris, strong; French country mar kets, weak. Spot wheat, firm; No. 2 red West em winter. Ga; No. 1 Northern spring, Gs lld Futures, Ateady; March, 5s 9d; May, 5s Sd; July, 6s Sd. Corn Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 3s 8Xd; do old, 3s 9d. Futures, dull; May, 3s 7d; July, 3s 7d. SAN FRAXCISCO MAItKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. March 3. Wool Spring Nevada, 12015c; Eastern Oregon, 12010c; Val ley, Oregon, 20022c Fall Northern, mount ain, 10012c; mountain, S01Oc; plains, S01Oc; Humboldt and Mendocino, 15017c per pound. Hops 1S99 crop, 11013c per pound for choice. Mlllstuffs Middlings, $17020; bran, $12013 per ton. liny Wheat, $709 50 per ton; wheat and oat, $709; barley, $5 5007 50; alfalfa, $607 60; clover, $706 per ton; straw, 30045c per bale. Potatoes Early Rose, 75065c; river Burbanks, 50075c; Salinas Burbanks. SOc0$l 10; Oregon Burbanks, G5c0$l per sack; sweets, $202 15 per cental. Onions $1 7502 23 per cental. Citrus fruit Mexican limes, $406; cotnmos California lemons. 75c0$l 60; choice. $1 7501 Tropical fruit Bananas, $100 0 2 50 pet bunch; plne&pplet, nominal. Apples-$101 25. Butter Fancy creamery. 21c; do seconds, 19020c; fancy dairy. 17018c; do seconds, 150 10c; pickled. 22024c; flrkln. 2122c per pound. Cheese New. 80Oc; Eastern. 1617c per pound; Young America, 10g-10c; "Western, 13 014c per pound. Eggs Store, 11 0-1 3c; Eastern, cold storage, nominal; ranch. 10c per dozen. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 18,100; wheat, centals. 238.707; barley, centals, 12,450; do Ore gon. 360; beans, sacks, 700; corn, centals, 1200; potatoes, sacks, 2G50; bran; sacks, 1500; mid dlings, sacks, 415. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. March 3. Cattle Receipts. 800. Market nominally steady; natives, good to prime steers. $500; poor to medium, $404 80; selected feeders, $3 1504 70; mixed stockcrs, $3 400 8 90; cows. $304 25; heifers, $3 100-4 10; can ners. $2 3003; bulls. $2 0004 25; calves. $50S. Hogs Receipts today. 18,000; tomorrow (es timated), 33,000; 1500 left over. Market closed easier; mixed and butchers, $4 6504 90; good to choice heavy. $4 SO04 92; rough heavy. $4 C504 75; light pigs, 5010c lower, $4 000 4 80; bulk of sales. $4 7704 S3. Sheep Receipts, 2000 head. Sheep and lambs, steady; good to choice wethers, $5 COQ-O; fair to choice mixed, $4 7506 60; Western eheep, $5 50 05 90; yearlings. $000 50; native lambs, $50 7 40 per cwt. Week's receipts Cattle, 41,200; hogs, 143,000 sheep, C1.000. OMAHA. March 3. Cattle Receipts. 300. Market dull; native beef steers. $3 8005 40; Western steers, $3 7004 G5; Texas steers. $3 05 04 30; cows and heifers. $3 2504 25; canners, $2 2503; stockers and feeders. $3 0005; calves. $407 50; bulls and stags, $2 7503 S3. Hogs Receipts. G300. Market shade to 5c higher heavy, $4 7004 80; mixed, $1 G704 70; light, $4 C204 7p; bulk of sales. $4 6704 70; Sheep Receipts, 1GO0. Market strong; fair to choice natives, $5 7000 10; fair to choice "West erns, $5 2306 75; common and stock sheep, $4 2505; lambs, $C 2507. KANSAS CITY, March 3. Cattle Receipts. 200. Market unchanged: Texas steers. $3 250 4 80; Texas cows. $2 5003 30; native cows and heifers, $2 2004 60; stockers and feeders, $3 23 5 25; bulls. $2 S504. Hogs Receipts, 5000. Market steady: bulk of sales, $4 6504 77; heavy. $ 6504 75; pack ers. $4 GO04 77; mixed. ?4 5004 72; light, $4 4004 07; Yorkers. $4 6004 67; pig. $3 4 25. Sheep Receipts, 600. Market steady; lambs, $500 75; muttons. $405 90. The Metal Markets. NEW YORK. March 3. The brokers' prlc for lead was $4 45, and for copper $16 25. Bar silver, 69Hc per ounce. SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. Bar silver, per ounce, 69c LONDON, March 3. Bar sliver, 27L Coffee and .Sugar. NEW YORK. March 3. Coffee Options closed steady at 5010 points net advance; sales. 32,250 bags, including May at $6 65; July, $6 G5; Au gust, $0 70. Spot, Rio, steady; No. 7, Invoice, CAPE NOME 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 and Yukon river points. . First Sails FOR RATES AND INFORMATION APP LY TC F. P. BAUMQARTNER,2)$3 Washrhaton St. IV. A. Mitchell & Co., General Agents, San Francisco. Pacific Coast memmi For lHKiill the Cape Nome Gold Fields THE NEW PALATIAL STEEL STEAMSHIP "Serjator" aviII sail from San Francisco, May 14. Seattle, May 19. Subsequent trips will be from Seattle direct, namely: June 21, July 21 and August 20. The "Senator" haa a capacity of 2500 ton. Her second cabin and steerage accommodations are superior to the finrt-class accommodation of most of the steamers advertised, for Nome. The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. haa been running Its steamers to Alaska winter and sum merfor 25 yean, and la the pioneer Pacific Coast line. Seattle freight and passenger rates ap ply from Portland. For further Information Inquire of GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. General Agents. 10 Market, San Franclaco. or N. P03fONAgeaU 20 Washington fit.. Portland. Or. S 3-lGc; No. 7. Jobbing. 8 H-rGc' Mild, quiet; Cordova, O&c " Sugar Raw, barely steady; refined, quiet. The Tohacco Output. CINCEnNATI. March- 3. The figures on the product of tobacco for 'January show an In crease for Cincinnati and vicinity over lasl January. The Increase in the tobacco output, according to the Western Tobacco Journal, waa G.G42.&50 pounds, or 37 per cent over Decem ber, 1SG9, and 2,049,005 pounds, or 14 per cent, over January, 1&09. Ilopa at London. LIVERPOOL. March 3. Hops at London, Pa cific coast, dull. 3 luftlZ IBs. ' MORPHINE HABIT PENALTIES The "Most Destructive of Modern' A'erve Diseases. Boston Herald. That the morphine "habit is increasing among tho people of this country there is no doubt. Physicians, druggists and tho importers and dealers themselves attest to this. In one city 50 per cent of all the morphine used is purchased by persons who use it without a physician's order. The habit is usually acquired through the victim having first taken the drug to allay pain or discomfort. , The fascination of tho change from pain. distress and insomnia to quietness, com fort and sleep Is very lntenae, and over comes all reason and Judgment. After a short timo of repeated us.e of morphine the reason is obscured. First the higher ethi cal brain succumbs, and all sense of right and wrong slowly disappears. The failure of veracity is the first symp tom. This goes on to extreme lengths. As sociated with it is egotism, which grows with the degeneration of the victim. Often this is the most prominent sympton. Se cretlvcneas and cunning also Increase to an astonishing degree. Some of the most dangerous among forgers nnd confidence men are morphine takers. Fortunately, the period of great mental acuteness along these lines is of short duration. The unstable brain state does not permit any continuous line of acts to be performed with equal cunning and Judgment. While the secretlveness lasts, together with 'the low cunning and selfish nees, it is found after a time that the reasoning faculties become benumbed, so that they cannot originate or adapt them selves to new conditions. During its first five years tho morphino habit is often practically unnoticed. The patient may be a little odd in some re epects more bright or dull at one time than at another, or perhaps now sensitive and again indifferent. His ordinary occu pation may be carried on without notice able changes. His habits will deteriorate, nnd ho may explain them as due to some physical condition. Later, however, more marked changes appear. The business man becomes un reliable and changeable, and the aociety woman develops a taste for slander and exhibits unusual emotional changes, and Anally retires from society. The workman becomes unfit nnd uncertain, nnd is dis charged, or maybe detected In some dis honest transaction. The failure of tho "higher brain takes away the former con sciousness of duty and respect for law and order. Impulses to. steal become very prominent In some cases. Immoralities of all kinds and eeneless intrigues follow. Childish lying and foolish concealment, with egotistical boastings, are often com mon. Sometimes these faults are associated with much acuteness," and the writings of some authors have been marked by deli rious imaginations and egotistical concep tions which for their strangeness and nov elty have been considered original. Curi ously enough, these productions are not uniform and vary widely. They are rare ly on the same key or of the same quality, and have a decidedly Insane tinge. Many morphine takers, having good con stitutions, are able to use the drug for many years and partially to conceal tho habit. They are likely, however, to be come Invalids, or to seek seclusion, and the erratic character of their bruin work nnd reasoning suggests the disturbances polng on. Others become greatly broken down, or Imbeciles, criminal?,, tramps or paupers, and eventually die of some inter current disease. It Is a fact not well known that p. con siderable proportion of the crimes and business failures which dkturb the world are the result of the secret use of mor phine. Scandals In society. intrigusst di vorces, stupid, unreasoning acts among persons of previously average pense. are often due to this same causo. Tramplsm, pauperism, prostitution and many other evils are very often associated with the use of morphine and excesses of other drugs. In most cases the use of nar cotic drugs has preceded these conditions. In some cases the use of liquor leads 'to Indulgence In drugs. The narcotism which comes from beer and spirits very often finds fir Ircreaaed pleasure and relief In miphine. nnd hence turns to It. Moron-rlFir- is the most fatal and de sttrctive of modern nerve diseases, and when err contracted Is with great dlfll eulv escaped from. TnnKht to Omit God. Baltimore Sun. New York. Feb. 24. Carl S. Bltner, steward of a German labor union, was a prisoner In Morrisania Police Court today because he persisted in refusing to Fend' his boy Carl. 12 years old. to tho public school?, in violation of the compulsory education law. The "boy recently attended public school No. C2. His teacher pave as a dictation exercise an extract from Longfellow: Let us do our work well, both the unseen and the reen: Make the house where God may dwell beautiful, rntlre and clan. Young Bltner left out the word '.'God." He said bls father 'had "forbidden Tilm to No'me, York and StrNichacl , .15. . Steamship Co. speak or write the"word,as "there was no j mich thing." The teacher aent him home, j In court, Bltner said this was the third j time he nad been compelled to take his J children away from the public schools because the teachera insisted on religious teachings. He said he was an atheLst and did- not want his children to "learn mm sensical Ideas." Magistrate Duel told Blt ner if ho did not send the lad to school ho would have him arrested again. Bltnef consented to let tho boy go. "THE BEST JAN..- . tloe "Wnlcott Proves That tlie Terrier Can Sometimes "Whip the Bulliloff. New ""Fork Sun. Prom tltno to time the Sun has presented the arguments that chanced to point to this or that individual as the most re markable "man" among men. John L. Sullivan was a wohderful man. So was Jack Dem"psey,vor George Dixon, or, be fore them, Thomas Sayers. Barclay of Ury was a wonderful man. Llttlewood, who holds the recdrd for six days going as ono pleases, belonged to the same class. Captain Webb was another. So Is San dow. The list of physical marvels is long find extremely varied. But last Friday night there appeared in New York rfn as pirant for the very top place of all among them in tho person of Joseph Walcott. This 5 feet 14 Inches of length and -.140 pounds of weight of negro outboxed Jo seph Choynski, a Polish "Jew, who has nearly reached the very first class among heavy weights. Choynski is but a little short of 170 pbunds in weight and riot far from six feet tall, a man of beautiful physical form and quality, a most accom plished boxer, and, as a fighter, as game ash is, -practised. But the little knot of Africanism that faced him took his pow erful blows as though it was a stone with out' senses, and in return rained blows on poor Choynski with such crushing vigor and frightening rapidity that In less than one-third of tho time nIowed for the con test the Jarger man was utterly beaten. When Charles Mitchell, the British heavy weight, an artist of great skill and power, first came to this country' some years .ago, the lightweight Billy Edwards thought that his own unusual ability to hit and great spryness on foot would enable him to boat Mitchell; and so tho match was made. In that case it took but a few moments for the bulldog to eat the ter rier. "Walcott was scarcely bigger com pared to Choynski than Edwards was In comparison with Mitchell;, yet In Wol cott's affair 'the terrior ate the bulldog. TJie little man -won overwhelmingly. As a "human being of metallic, dulness of the nerves as to pain or shock, yet of the very highest nervous organization as to muscular strength and keen Intelli gence in the us of it. "Walcott Is an ex tremely interesting Ktudy. n o EhJ anil Flow. New York Sun. On Thursday last two prizes' of gold wero awarded by the Now England Anti Imperialist .Lcaguo'for tho "best essay, on anti-Imperialism." Four years ago a prize was given in San Francisco by on advlcate of the Chicago platform for tho best essay defending tho free coinage, of silver at tho ratNj'of 16 to 1. Tho Sun told the other day how the winner. Mr. C. C. Hutchinson, now re pudiates hi3 brief for 3ilver. having beca convinced that Its philosophy, and hence its argument, was unsound. Before long, ther essayists for the Anti Imperialist League, after the manner of Mr. Hutchlnednr will abandon their nar row and mistaken views and stand by ex pansion In all stages of . Nasal Catarrh there should be cleanliness. Experience proves that Ely's Cream Balm Is a cleanser, soother and healer of the diseased inem- ..an T Mir Mt.nirh and a cold" In the head vanishes 5 1 nuleklv. Kli 1 Cream Balm is placed Into the nostrils, spreads i over the membrane and Is absorbed. Relief It I Immediate, and a cure follows. It Is not dry ing does not proouce isnuoe. i-aiigc ii. ovu, at druggists' or by mall. Trial slie. 10c, by mall- .. .. . ELY BROTHERS. 50 Warren Street. New York. MEN NO CURE. NO PAY THE MODERN APPLI- .i-iT- H s..iifh --iv t T?,frf Tnn?iinrwi Everything elw fall The VACUUM TREAT MENT CURES you without medicine of all ncrvpua or diseases of tht generative organs, such aa lost manhood, exhausting drains, vari cocele, lmpotency. etc. Men are quickly re stored to perfect health and strength. WMte for circulars. Correspondence confiden tial. .'THE HEALTH APPLIANCE 0., rooms 47-4R Safe Deposit building. Seattle. Wagh. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. ! Astoria & Columbia River Railroad (lo, LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygers, Rainier. Clatskanle, Westport.' Clifton. Ajitorla. Wnx renton. Flavel. Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Park. Seaside. Astoria and Scashora Express, Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. ARRIVE3 UNION DEPOT. 8:00 A.M. T.-00 P. M. 11:15 A.M. 8:40 P. it. Ticket office. 255 Morrison at. and Union dtpot. J. C MAYO. Geo. Pass. Art.. Astoria. Or. VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION CO. S(eamer Undine, Captain Charles T. Karnm. leaves Vancouver at 8.30 A. M. and 1 P. M. Leave Portfand at 10:30 A. M. and 4:30 P. M. Sundays excepted. For frelcht or pnnxiEe ai- irply & board, foot of Taylor street. Hound trip. . 30c ' Lsm fr8j -v'fe.irJ);! gqg TRAVELERS' GUIDE. """TT-MTfW n HI in BUI if iri"W Union Depot. Sixth and J Street:. TWO TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "FAST MADL AND PORTLAND - CHI CAGO SPECIAL ROUTE." Leaves for the East via Spokane dally at 3.-15 P. M. Arrives at S.00 A. M. Leaves for the East, via Pendleton and Hunt ington, dally at S:00 P. M. Arrives, via Hunt ington and Penclton. at 6:45 P. M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS.. Water lines schedule, subject to change -with out notice: OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. OCEAN DIVISION Steamships sail fr-m Alnsworth dock at SOO P. M. Leave Portland Columbia sails Saturday. March 3; Tuesday, March 13; Friday. March 23; Monday. April 2; Thursday, April 12. State, of California sails Thursday. March 8: Sunday, March IS; Wed noiIay. MArch 2S: Saturday. April 7. From San Francisco State of California sails Saturday. March 4; Wednesday. March 14; Sat urday. March 24: Tueidav. Aorll 3: Friday. April 13. Columbia sails Friday. March 0: Mon day. March 10; Thursday. March 20; Sunday. April 8. COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Stenmcr Hassalo leaver Portland dally, ercept Sunday, at 8j00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10:00 P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria, dally, .except Sun day, at 7:00 A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND CORVALLI3. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salens. Albany. Corvallls and way points, leaves "Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at 6:00 A. M. Return ing, leaves Corvallls Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays at 0:00 A M. Steamer Modoc, for Salem. Independence and vay points, leaves Portland Mondnys.Wodnes days and Fridays at 6:00 A. M. Returning, leaves Independence Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at F.30 A. M. YAMHILL. RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way polnU. leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat urdays at 7 A. M. Returning, leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays at 0 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO. Steamer Spokane or ateamer Lewlston laves RIparIa dally at 1:20 A. M.. arriving at Lewlston. at 12 o'clock noon. Returning, the Spokane rr Lewlston leaves Lewlston dally nt S:30 A. M.. arriving at Rlparia same evening. W. H. HURLBURT. Oeneral Passenger Agent. V. A. SCmLLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 712. NewStetunsliipLinetotiieOrient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE OREGON RAILROAD NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 10O0 (subject to change) : Steamer Leave Portland. Fb. 20 "ABERGELDIE" March 21 "MONMOUTHSHmE" April 3 For rates, accommodations, etc.. apply to DODWELL &. COMPANY. Limited. General Agent. Portland. Or. To principal points In Japan and China. THE FASTEST AND MOST JNE TO THE The Direct Line to Denver, Omah j. Kansas City and St. Loub. Only ZXA Days to Chicago, Onfy4 Days to New York and other Principal Eastern cities TUronarb. Tollman Pnluce Sleeper Tourist Sleeper Dining? Cars (xneals a In enrfc), nnd Free Reclining Chnlr Cars Operated Daily on Fast Mull Trains Through tickets, baggage checks and sleeping. ear accommodations can be arranged at CITY TICKET OFFICE 1 35 Third Strset Portland, Oregon J. H. I.OTHROP. Gen'l Agent. GEOROE LANG. City Pass. Sc. Tkt. Agt. THE DINING CAR ROUTE FROM PORTLAND TO THE EAST. THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO THE TELLOW- STONE PARK. Lenve Union Depot, fllti ui I 5t; Arrive No. 2. Fast mall for Taco ma. Seattle. Olympla. Gray's Harbcr tad South Bend points. Spokane. Rossland. D. C. Pullman. Moscow. Lexrlston. Buffalo Hump mining country, Helena, Minneapolis. St. Paul. Omaha, Kan sas City, St. LouU, Chicago and all points east and southeast. Puget Sound Express for Tacoma and dealt la and Intcrmed.ate points No. L 11:13 A. M. 5:30 P. M. No.4. U:30P. M. No. 3. :CO A.M. Pullman first-class and tourist sleepers to Mia nea polls, St. Paul and Missouri rlyer points with out change. Vestibulod trains. Union depot connection is all principal cities. Baggage checked to destination of tickets. For handsomely Illustrated descriotlvc matter, tickets; sleeping-car reservations, etc, call on or write A. D. CHARLTON Aaslntnnt Genernl I'ntucnger Axrent. 255 Morrljon St.. Cor. Third. Portluntl. Orecou. The Magnificent Trans-Paclflc Passenger Steamship TACOMA Registered tonnage, 23U tons; capacity, 4000 tons; passenger accommodations, 100 first class, 900 second class. This steam ship has just been released from the gov ernment 6ervlce as a troopship, and has every modern comfort and convenience and Is the largest steamship in tho Cape Nome trade. "Will sail from Tacoma and Seattle on or about the 25th of May. For rates and full Information apply to DODWELL. & CO.. LTD. Telephone, Main, SG. 232 Oak Street. EASTANDSOUTHEi IS THE Lirriw TRAVELERS GUIDE. r apt 50N LivJl via fef& SOUTH p Lea-re Cepot HfHl acd I Streets Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for Salem. Rose 700 P M burg. Ashland. Sac- ,.,.. , 4 .w f. 2i. rajnento. O g d e n. BJ5AX San Franclo. Mo- . a v Jave- Los Angelef. 8.30 A.M. , Pas0f jj4w 0r. ,KPnM.j leans and the East v . At Woodburn 1i (dally except Sun- ' . ' day), morning train , t connects with train, .- for Mt. Angel. Sll v e r t o n. Browns- vllle. Springfield and Natron, and , -j evening train for Mt. Angel and SU- ' ; Vertcn. J7:30 A. Mi Corvallls passenger 3:5 ? . ':4:30 P. M. Sheridan paojenger $8:25 AM. Daily. JDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sac rrmento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 first class and $11 second class, including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern pointy and Eu rope. Also JAPAN, CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B. KJRKLAND, Ticket Agent. 140 Third at. YAMHILL DIVISION. Pa.senger Depot, foot of Jefferson Street. Lave for Oswego dally at 7:20, 0:40 A- M.; 12:30. 1:53, 3:25. 5:15. &.2S. 8:05. 11:30 P. M.; and 0:00 A. M. on Sundajs only. Arrive at Portland dally at G:30. 8:30. 10:50 A. M.: 1:35. S.15. 4.30. 6:20. 7:40. 10:00 P. M: 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday, 8:30 and 10:05 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 4:30 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon dr.jo. Wednedas and Fridays at 2:45 P. M. Returns Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEKLER. C. H. MARKHAM. Manager. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. SOO PACIFIC LINK Offers the LOWEST RATES and BEST SERV tce to and from all Eastern points and Europe. Through tour.st cars from coast to St. Paul Toronto. Montreal aau Boston WITHOUT! CHANGE. Direct Route to Kootenay Mining District British Columbia Canadian Pacific rrrit will i:uiun'atp lines U la par anl tsi'.ral.s, I ci rale and information, apply to H. H. ABBOTT. Agent. E. J. COYLE. HQ Third street, city. A. G. P. A.. Vancouver. B. C jREATWOWHERNll Ticket Omcet 122 Third St. 'Phone OSO LEAVE. No. 4 The Flyer, dally to nr.-l from St. Puul. Minn- ARRIVE. No. X 8:00 A. M ipolts, Duluth. Chicago 3:45 P. M. i anJ all points East. Through Palace and Tourbrt Sleepers, Dining and Buffet Smoklng-Ltbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP KINSH1U.MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic points -wllj leave Seattle. About March 12th. Pacific Coasi Steamship Co, FOR ALASKi. THE COMPANY'S elegant steamers. Cottage City, City of Topelca and Al - ICl letwo TACOMA 11 A. M.. SEATTI.D 9 P. M., Feb. 4. 9. 14. 10. 24. Mar. 1, 11. 16. 21. 26. 31. Apr. 5. and oery fifth day there after. For further Information ..btaln. company's folder. The eompan reserves th9 right to change, steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON. 2-10 Washington st.. Portland. Or.; F. W. CARLETONV N. P. R. K. dock. Tacoma: J. F TKOWBRIDGE. Puget Round Supt.. Ocean dock. Seattle. GOODALU PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Asrts.. 3. F. WHITE COLLAR LINE COLUMBIA RIVER & PUGET SOUND NAV1. GATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. 5i' --CT Sb22&j BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street dock) Loaves Portland dally every morning at T o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon 'phone Main 331. Columbia "phone 351. U. B. SCOTT. President. CAPE NOME MARINE 8NSURANCE We are nrepared to Insure cargoes to and from all porta on the Pacific at moderate rates. Shippers should bear In mind that goods aro liable for general average contribution In ad dition to losses which may occur to goods. 31. C. HARRISON & CO.. 415 Chamber of Commcraa. H ' i I HERE'S YOUR I CHIGA80 THAia- J t the Electric-Lighted Limited be g W 2 j tween St. Paul nd Chicago, via I jM it j the Duriin;ton Rente. ! y, I It's a wondrocily beactlfal jj i i train. Bright as day from head- SI ft Cf $ light to rear platfonn. Homelike IjB ri.J a 8 ' aj your '"rn omc Luxurious 8 n Pit a a lio-a!ar hotel. I fl ?jf It's the traia the "knowing M Q ones' take. I JB 2j All ticket agents sell tickets I jjS H ! by it. Write for information. 9 m il jlilmipUUU General Agt., IH m BSPSfl '"Thwst, SI Ij itUtrcaJ3.rn) Portland, Ona. H jp.B.. - 1. 1 i-n..ii . jiiuuiibi i '""'''''; jj Sipfeli PIl " ' '' - in t ir"