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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1900)
-' S1 THE MOBNING OBEGQISIAS, WEDESfDAY,. ,. 30,, .1900. II COMMERCIAL AND Aa ImproTejnent In the weather "brought In creased receipt yesterday, and prices wittered slightly In consequence. The strawberries ripened rapidly during, the few hours of sun nhlne on Monday, and 'choice stock was plen tiful yesterday at About 80 for Hood River, and 7c for Southern. Oregon. The potato market Is In a depressed condition, and it requires ultra-select stock to bring 60c a sack at th present time. Kew potatoes and onions are plentiful, and are declining in price. There are plenty of cherries and apricots from Califor nia, and a few Oregon cherries have appeared. They are of the early varieties, and are not yery choice stock, selling generally at 4c and Cc per pound. Chickens are more plentiful this week, and eggs aro also easier. Butter is steady. Bank Clearings. Exchanges. Balances- Portland ...... Tacoma ....... beanie ....:... .$335,847 $90,807 218.910 204.013 77.34a 44,872 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grata, Flovr, Etc. k About the only"wheat moving In Portland at present time Is that which is going from the f-arehome into the ships. There is a pretty good-sized fleet" in the river, considering that It is the lag-cad of the eeason, but. as cargoes have been provided for about all of the ships, their presence does not cut much of a figure on the market situation. Exporters continue to ouote 51c for "VValla ".Valla, and about 5354c for bluestem, with Valley easy at 5051c Freights are firm, with 42s Od nsKea ior mosi anything this side of next year. Wheat Walla Walla. 51c; Valley, Blc; blue Stem. 53S754c per bushel. Flour Bert grades. $2 C5Q3; graham, $2 50; superfine, $2 10 per barrel. Oats White. 353Cc; gray. 324T33c; stained. 030c per bushel Barley Feed. $1415; brewing. $16 per ton. MUlatuEs Bran. $1213 per ton; middlings, $16910; shorts, $1315; chop. $14. Hay Timothy. $10311; clover," $7G7 00; Ore--con wild hay. $Cf 7 per ton. Batter, Ears', PenUrr, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery, 35"40c; store, 25o per rolL Eggs 1313".&c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed. $4 4 50 per dozen; hens. $50; ducks. $5S7: geese, .$0 8 per dozen: turkeys, live, J5c. dressed. 10c per lb. Che FuU cream, twins, 12JS13c; Touni Amtrlca, 14c per pound. Vegetable, Fralt, Etc Vegetobles Parsnips. $1; carrots, 75c$l; turnips, 75c per sack; onions, l"c per pound tor new; cabbage. $1 50 per cental; potatoes, 30 55c per sack; peas, 45c; beans, 10012c; as paragus, 45c; new potatoes, lic per pound. Fruit Lemons, $2 50S; oranges. $383 25 per box for ravels, $2 per box for seedlings; plnesppl, $4 50J0 per dozen; bananar, $2 3t Sptrtmnchi Persian dat, fV4S6e per pound; strawberries, Oregon. GSf8c per pound. ' Dried fruit 'Apples, evaporated. 708c per pound; cun-drled. sacks or boxes, 4(3Tc: pears, mm and evaporated, 56c; plums, pitlesa, 40 5"c: prunes. Italian, 3Hf5Hc; ller. -extra choice. 5 Q Cc; figs. Smyrna. 22fcc; California black, 53Cc; do white. 10c per pound. Groceries), Xnts, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 2feg28c; Java, fancy. 3G32c: Java, good, 2024c; Java, ordinary. lKJr20c; Costa Rica, fancy. lSQ20c. lo eod lVf?18c; do ord'nary. 10312c per pound; Columbia, roast. $12 25; Arbucklo'B, $13 13; Lion. $12 J3 per caw. Sugar Cubo, $5 SO; cruslied, $5 80: powdered, $5 60: dry granulated, $5 29; extra C, $4 70; golden C. $4 pO not; half barrels, c more thaa barrels; maple xugar. 151Cc per pound. Beans Small -white. 3c; bajou. 4c; Lima. Cc per pound. Salmon Columbia river, 1-pound tails, $15? 1 50; 2 - pound tails. $202 60; f ancy. 1-pourid flats, $1 G50. 75; -pound fancy flats, 85005c: Alaska, 1-pound tails, $1 201 30; 2-pound tails. $1 0002 25. Grain bags Calcutta. $0 50ff6 75 per 100 for spot. $ff 12H0C 25 for July-August. Nuts Peanuts, CV07c per pound for raw. 10c for roasted; cocoanuv. 00c per tlocen; walnuts, 10Qllo per pound; pine nuts, 15c; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts. 15c; Brazil, lie; Alberts,! 15c: fancy pecans, J.214c; almonds. 15 17&c pet pound. Coal oil Cases, 21c per gallon; barrels, l'Vtc; tanks. lSHc. Bice Island. 04c; Japan. 5c: New Orleans. 6VSc: fancy head, $707.50 per sack. Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc Hops 208c per pound. Wool Valle). 12013c for coarse, 15916c for best; Eastern Oregon. 1015c;- mohair, -25c pet pound. Sheepskins Shearlings,' 15320c; short-wool. 25 35c: medium-wool, 30050c; long-wool, COc0$l each. Pelts Bear pklns, each, as to size, $5!J15: cubs, each, $105; badger, each, COc; wildcat, 25"B75c: housecat. 5025c: fox. common gray. 4Oc0$l: do red, $17503 50; 'do cross. $2 506; lynx. $204 50; mink, 40cQ$l 75; marten, dark Northern. $5010; do pale, pine, $2041 musk rat. 8012c: skunk. 50080c; otter (land). $4 08? panther, with head and claws perfect, $103; raccoon, 25080c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3 SO 5 wolverine, f 2 5O0C; beaer. per skin, large. $Gff7: do medium, per skin. $405; do small, per skin. $lg2; do kits, per skin, $103. Tallow 505Hc: No. 2 and grease. 304c per pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1, 10 pounds and up ward. 15015t$c; dry kip. No. 1. 8 to IB pounos. 15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 15016c; dry salted, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, sound tceors, 00 pound end over. 8&0Oc: do 50 to CO pounds. S08J4c; da under 50 pounds and cows, 70Sc; kip". 18 to 30 pounds. r0Sc; do veal, 10 to 14 pounds. 74o: do calf. unflT 10 pounds. 7J4c: greon (unsalted). lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, moth eaten, badly cut, scored htlr slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third less. Meat ana Provision. - Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewea. sheared, $3 50C?3 75; dressed. 77o per pound; spring lambs. 5S5c per pound gross. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5; light, $4 50: dressed, 5ff0c per pound. Veal Large, 67c per pound; small. SQ Sc Beef Gross, top steers, $4 ST 4 CO: cows, $3 TAXti: dressed beef, Cg7c per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 18c per pound: picnic hams, 0c per pound; breakfast bacon, 13c; bacon. 0c: backs. i)c; dry silt sides, 8e; dried beef, 17c per pound: lard, 5-pound palls, 10c; 10 -pound palls, 0c: 50s, 0c: tierces. 0c per pound. Eastern pack (Ham mond's); Hams, large. 129c; medium. 13c; small, 13c: picnic hams, 0c; shoulders, 0c: breakfast bacon. 1254c: dry salt sides. SVC 0c; bacon sides, OSlOe; backs, 0ic; butts, 9c: 4-rd pure leaf, kettle rendered, 5s, 10-c; 10a. 30sc KEW YORK STOQK MARKET. SlifiTBt Improvement, "With. Net Galaa ia the Mnjorlty. KEW TQIK. May 20, Several Incident helped professional traders In putting up prices of stocks today. X selling movement In the last 15 minutes of trading, howeer, caused soma wld breaks, and the close- was rather weak, but with net gains saved for the ma jority of stocks. Sugar continued to occupy a large portion, of attention. As advance of fie in refined sugar was the occasion of the strength n the stock. The American Company led In the advance, and its competitors In the "trade quickly followed. "Wall street gave much at tention to the. movements of representatives of th various. companies, as bearing on the prob lem whether the rival interests had or had not come to an agreement for a settlement ct the trade war. The moderate price movement in the stock. In view of the news, keemod to Indicate that the short account had been largely eliminated. After advancing something over 2 points, proflt taklng turned the price backward. .London bought stocks here to the- extent of 20,000 share, Louisville being in special demand for thai ecoun. This buying, which gave the opening tone to the market, waa based on the favorable war news and the easier money in London. Th eve of a holiday invariably leads to closing up of accounts, and buying for short was an element bf strength today. Som relief waa felt at the. nonoccurrence of further nnaneltrt duTlcultles. The Iron and steel stocks were strong, led by Steel Hoop on the favor able annual statement. Railroad earnings, so far as reported, were good. The room traders were disposed to tho bull side on the general ground that It was FINANCIAL-NEWS due for a. rise, in view of the firmness dis played la 'face of the two brokerage failures last week and this. Notwithstanding these various elements of strength. It cannot be said that the sentiment for an advance was very deep roQtpd. Uneaslnecs continues over the re actionary tendency of business, and especially over the decline In freight traffic, and well-defined report, of cutting of rates. The need 0 rain in the Spring-wheat belt is also a cause of anxiety. The bond market was very dull and the price movements irregular. Total sales, $1,535,000. United States bonds were unchanged in bid quotations. - BONDS. V. S. 2s. -ref..... U. S. 2s. reg do 3s, reg ,104 .lOUfc; D. iH.G. 4s 0051 Gen. Electric &S...120 N. Y. Central lsts.lllft do .3s. coupon. lOUWNorth. Pacific 3s.. 07s do jiew 4s. reg,.-134 do 4s 105 do new-is. ooun.lJUUlfWimn Vnv. lsts..lll do old 4s, reg...llSii do 4s 104J4 do, ohj 4s, coup..ll&5i'Oregon B. L. 0S....129 do Ds, rtg 113) do con. 5s 114!4 .do 5e. coupon.... lloinllUo Gr. West. lsts. 03 Pist. Col. 3-C58...122 St. Paul consols.,.170ts Atchison adj. 4s.. 83j,St. P. C, & P. Istsl20 C. & N.W. con. 7sl41 I dos 121 do)S. F deb. 5s.lll jUnlon Pacific 48...10CH P. A B. Gt. lU...101HlVis. Central lsts.. tKt When issued. STOCKS. Thfr total sales of stocks oday were 270,300 tharca. Tho dosing' quotations were: Atchison 25KUnIon Pac prcf 73 uu proi ..,..-,.. 7iino-nasn iiatt. & Ohio..,,.. 7C do prcf 20I i-an. racinc U3V. Can. Southerrf ... 52 j Chcs. t Ohio,.... 27?,1 Chi. Gr. M'estcrn. 12fe a. b. &.q i272' Chi.. Ind. & L.... 22 i Wheel. & L. E 0 do 2d pref 25 Wis. Central 13 P. a. a & St. L.. 50Ji Third Avenue loo EXPRESS COS. ao prer si rThl JO- Ta, Ttl in. Adams ...........115 Uilcaffo & K. W..lC3hfOnltw3 States 45 ;..-.. m. A-bVf Ait...AU( fiM)JUiU ...... AW American 150 C R. r x- p inni! Wells-Fargo 118. MISCELLANEOUS. Amer. Cotton Oil.. 34 do rref 90 C-. C a & SU L. 5bS Cola Southern ... G ao 1st pref 42 ooZd pref.... DeL & Hudson 1UU Amer. Malting .... 354 ..lio'-i ao prer Del.. Laok. & W..170 Amer. Smelt. & R 37i A 17 Denver tc. KIo Gr. 18 do pref :......., do pref esUAmer. Spirits ... JErle j j fl0 pref do 1st pref 30 lAmer. Steel Hoop. Great North, prcf.154 do pref Hooking Coal .... 14 kraer. Steel & W. Hocking Valley .. 38ti do pref , 35 74 Illinois Central ...112 lAmer. Tin Plate. 2J dO Pref Ah Amer. Tnhnrevi flltx, Kan. C, P. & G.. 17 do pref 129 Lake Erie & W... 27!itAnaconda Mln. Co. 42 do pref OVslBrooklrn R. T 71 Lake Shore 212Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 35 Louis. & Nash.... 80slCont. Tobacco 24 Manhattan EL ... O0Vi do pref ., 78 Met. St. Uy 1554iFederal Steel 34 Mexi Central .... 12vl do nref 7 .sunn. & ol jliOuis if luen. Electric ... do pref 00 (Glucoso Sugar .. Missouri Pacific .. 54 do pref Mobile & Ohio..., 3D'iilnt. Paper M.. K. & T 11 J do pref do pref ....... 53 La Clede Gas New Jersey CenU.118tNational Biscuit New York Cent...lSli do pref Norfolk & AVest... 35HtNatlonal Lead .. do pref f... 78131 do pref Northern Pacific .. 0HNatIonal Steel .. do pref 75',) do pref ........ Ontario & West... 21!n. T. Air Brake O. R. N 42 iNorth American do-pref 76 (Pacific Coast ... Pennsylvania ....130 i do 1st pref..... Readings lOlJI do 2d pref 132 40', 09 21J 6- , C5 29- 104 . 07 2Si . 80 127 . .4 . -J9 . 80 . X) . 2SU . 9tK ao lsnprer 5&f Pacific Mall do 2d nref. iS'ilPeoDle'a Oas Rio Gr. Western., do pref St. Louis & B. Fr. do 1st pref do 2d pref st. Louis taw. do pp?f St. Paul C8W Pressed Steel Car. 43 87 do pref 75 10 Pullman Pal. Car.lS 03 (Ttand. Rop A T... 5X , .ISfeSugar 117' 11 do prf Ill SCVilCenn. Coal Iron. 73i 110HIU. S. Leather 11 172 I do pref 43 do pref St. Paul & 0...,..111 U. S. Rubber. 20VS Southern Pacific. . 34) do prof 59 Southern Ry 12tVcstern Union ... 70& do pref , 55K!HepublIc Iron & S. LI Texas & Pacific:.. 10HJ j0 pref ..t 50 Union Pacific 5IH1 Foreign Flonncial Jfevra, SEW TORIC. May 20. The Commercial Ad vertiser's London financial cablegram says: There was .general cheerfulness In the mar kets here today on tho news of Lord Roberts" close approach to Johannesburg. Consols led. The speculative position, however, was vir tually nil. there being no bulls anywhere. The bears occasionally helped the tone by buying In, but business was meager. Americans hesi tated early on selling against options, then' straggling buying In fair amount set In. New York accepted the advance. The close was cLeerful. St. Paul, Tlaltlmore 4 Ohio. Union and Northern Pacifies and Norfolk A Western were scarce. The bank lost .23,000 gold to South America, and bought f44,000 In French coin and 17000 in bars. Moncyt Exchange Etc, SAN FRANCISCO. May 2D. Sterling on Lon don CO days. $4 S5-"5i: do sight. $4 SS. Mexican dollars 48$M0c Drafts Sight, 12c; do telegraphic, 15c. NEW YORK, May 20. Money on call. 12 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3Q'4 per cent. Sterling exchange Heavy, with actual busi ness in bankers bills'' at $TS7 for "demarid and at $4 K4ff 4 8lJ for CO days; posted rates, $4 5 and $4 $S; commercial blllr, $4 S3"ri 4 84. Silver certificates WgrOlc Mexican dollars 47c Bonds Government, steady; state, strong; railroad. Irregular. LONDON, May 29. Money 1 per cent. Steckn la London. LONDON, May 20, Atchison. 20: Canadian Pacific, 05; Union Faclflc preferred. 75; Northern Pacific preferred, 77; Grand Trunk, 7; Anaconda. 'S. THE GRAIN MARKETS. 1'rlcea for Cereal In Enropean anil American Portn. SAN FRANCISCO. May 2ft. Wheat, no sales. Barley, Inactive. Oats, quiet. Spot quotations were: Wheat No. 1 shipping, 00c; choice, 00c; mill ing, 62eflc. Barley Feed, 6770c; brew lng. .77 SOc. 1 Oats Gray. Oregon, $1 07l 10; milling, $1 101 12: red, $11 30, Call board sales: Wheat No pales 'i cash, 00c Barley Inaotlve; December, COc Corn Large yellow.. $1 151 17. Chtcasro Grain and Produce. CHICAGO, May 29. Wheat opened firm, July a shade over yesterday at G7c to GCc. on the strength of cables, Liverpool quoting fu tures d higher, and Farls reporting an ad vance of lc per bushel. The firmness waa of short duration, for the Northwest reported moderate rains, with a prospect of more ot the same needed article, while Budapest and Berlin were Weak. These -conditions sent July down to 00c The crop news from all Winter-wheat sections Kansas and the adjoining regions In tho Southwest excepted were of the most glow ing character. The Indiana crop was said to be threatened with almost total destruction, and Ohio report were nearly as gloomy. Later in the day shorts covered on reports of drouth and -cold weather In France and because of the un favorable domestic reports mentioned. In this way most of the wheat sold early was CULLISON&CO. Stock, Grain " : Provision BROKERS DirectJMresto New York to&txciwfle Chicago Board cf Ink 21 4-215 Chamber of- Commerce Portland, Oregon reptrrchattd, and July rallied to 67HC closing firm. 140Vic over yesterday, at 67Hc Tl3 strength developed by corn was also a support There was & large local trade In corn, and prices were higher. Cables were higher, the weather was considered too wet. country ac ceptances were small, and there was an Im provement in the cash business. July closed firm, 0-Hc over yesterday. Oaa were- quiet but flrav under the leader ship of corn and because of a fair cash de mand. July closed & shade over yesterday. Trade In provisions was of a very.Qnlet or der, but prices were well maintained, as there was n'food shipping demand The list opened a shade lower, and after fluctuating within ery narrow limits closed steady. July porkr 24c lower, lard unchanged and ribs 2c higher. There- will be no session of the Board of Trade tnmorrcw. The leading tuturcs ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opened. Highest. Lowest. Closing. May July ....S0G5; $0CG $0 05 SO OS .... VCl 0H 6 CVA CORN. May July September SCH 37 37U 373 30H 3GTA 8TH' sc: m OATS., 21 21& 21 May July September 21 21 205i 21H MESS PORK. July 11 27& 11301 1123 1127H LARD. July September 680 USO 685 0 82 080 080 6S2J 62y SHORT RIBS. 047 0 52 050 052 July September 0 47i 650 0-52$ 6 52J5 Cash quotations were aa follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3, C20O5c; No! 2 red, 70c Corn No. 2, 37i037c; No. 2 yellow, 37 37c. Oats No. 2. 21i22Hc; No. 2 white. 24Q-I 24c; No. 3 white, 24c Rye No. 2, 55c Barley Good feeding, 3Cc; fair to choice malting. 3S041c Flaxseed No. 1. $1 SO: N. TV., $1 80. Timothy seed Prime. $2 40. Mesa pork-410 150U 25 per bbl. Lard $0 7008 82 per cwt, .Short ribs Sides, loose, $0 3S0Q C5. Shoulders Dry malted, boxed. $Q 506 75. Short clear sides Boxed, $8 0007. Butter Steady; creamery-, 1501Oc; dairy, 13017c Cheese Steady, 80c. Eggs Steady; fresh. llc Receipts. Shlpm ts Flour, barrels 13,0( 3.000 A,Theat. bushels 35.000 Com, bushels 314.00) Oats, bushels 540.09) Rje. bushels ,.., , 8.00) Barley, bushels .. 31,00) 05,000 823.000 232,000 1,000 New Yorlc Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, May 20. Flour Receipts. 28, 477 barrels; exports, 70,777. Market steady. Wheat Receipts. 132,250 bushels; exports, 00,037. Spot, firm; No. 2 red. 70c f. o. b. Op tions opened firm at an advance of Tc on better cables and foreign buying, following fur ther reports of damage and shortage of French wheat crop. Later prices eased off, closing un steady. May closed at 71Uc; July closed at 72c: September closed at 73c Wool Dull. Hops Steady. European Grain Market. LIVERPOOL, May 20. Wheat, steady; wheat In Paris, steady: mur in Paris, firm. Sjrtrt nhcat, dull; No. 1 California, Cs ldGs 2d; No. 1 Northern Spring, 0s 0q, Futures, steady; July, 5s 8d; September, 5s 8d. ' Corn Snot, quiet; American mixed, new, 3s llftd. Futures, quirt; July, 3s 0d; Septem ber. 3s 0"n,d. Available Supply of Grala. NEW YORK. May 20. Special cable and tel egraphic communications to Braditreet's show the following changes In the available supplUs last Saturday, as compared with the previous Saturday: . Bushels. "Wheat, United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease , 2,374.000 -A Coat for and In Europe, decrease 700,000 Total supply decrease 3.074.000 .Corn. United States" and Canada, east or the Rockies, decrease 3,040,000 Oats do, increase 553,000 The aggregate stocks of wheat hold" at Port land, Tacoroa and Seattle decreased 70,000 bushels last week. .SAX FRANCISCO .MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. May 29. Wool Sptlng Nevada, 14Q16c per pound; .Eastern Oregon. 10 lSc; Valley, Oregon, li$S20c Fall Northern, mountain. 10912c; mountain. StflOc; plains, SSlOcJ Humboldt and Mendocino. 1415c Hops 1500 crop, 11913c per pound. Mlnstuffs-Mlddllngs, $17620; bran, 12 500 13 50 per ton. Hay Wheat, id 50gl0; wheat and oat, (? 0 50; best barley. 7: alfalfa, ?537; stock, fj fi5 50; compressed wheat, $7010 per ton; straw, 25f?40c per bale. Potatoes Early Rose. 00&05c; River Bur banks, 35C5c; Oregon Bur-banks 5075c per cental; new potatoes, 70c$rfl 25. Vegetables Onions, T5cQ-$l per cental; gar-' He, 2tf3c: green peas, 75cSfl 25 per sack; string beans, 23c: dried okra. 32c per pound; asparagus, "jIOl 75 per box: egg plant, 6610c per pound. Citrus fruits Oranges, navels, $1 CO Q Z; Mexican limes. $l4 50: common California' lemons, SI 251 50: choice. $1 251 50 pn box, Bananas. SI 5033 -per bunch. Butter rancy creamery, ISc; do seconds, 10 17c; fancy dairy, lCftlGo; do seconds, 14 lBo per pound. Cheese California, new, 7Sc per pound; Young America, 00c; Eastern. 10317c Eggs Store. 13813c; fancy ranch, lOc, Eastern. 15&15c per doren. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, lll2o; do bens. 12313c per pound; old roosters, S3 25g3 50 pet dozen; .young roosters, $530 50; small broilers, $1 752 50; large broilers. S3S3 50; fryers, S3 50Q4 50: hens, 404 50 per dozen; geese, $2Q 2 25 per pair. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 23,254; wheat, centals. 4450; barley, centals. 125Q; oats, cen tals. 400; do Oregon. 450; potatoes, sacks, 2345; bran, sacks. 4S5; middlings, sacks, 20; hay, tons, 342; wool, bales, 40; hides, 841. EASTERX LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. May -20. Cattle Receipts. 2500. Market steady to a shade lowerr butchers stock steady to weak; natives, best on 'sale today, two carloads at S5 35; good -to prime steers, S5 Q 5 70; poor to medium, S4 4084 00; selected feeders, ! 40S5 10; mixed stockere, S3 75 4 25 cows, choice steady, -S3Q3 50.' heifers. S3 25ff5 10;- canners. 2 40S3; bulls. S2 00 4 30; -calves, S5g7 23: Texas fed steers, S1Q5; Texas bulls. S3 253 75. Hogs Receipts. 21,000. Opened strong, closed easier; top, $5 25; mixed -and butchers, S5 5 25; good to choice heavy. $50505 23 rough heavy. $5J3 10; light. ?4 05g5 25; bulk of sales. $5 1505 20. Sheep Receipts. 5000. Sheep and lambs act ive, 10!ff20c higher; good to choice wethers, $5 1S5 50; fair to choice mixed, $4 404 S5; West ern sheep. S4 S55 45: yearlings,- $5 50-ffG; na tive lambs. $5ffT 33; Western lambs. $0g7 33; Spring lambs, $3 75ff7 50. OMAHA. May 23. Cattle Receipts. 4500. Market steady; native beef steers. $1 405 25; cows and heifers. S3 G034-C0; canners, $2 508 3 50; stock era and feeders. $3 TSff-t 25; calves, $307; bulls and stags. $34 25. Hogs Receipts. 15,200. Market 5c lower; heavy, $4 D05( mixed, $4 00; light, $4 SO 4 00; bulk of sales, $4 00. Sheep Receipts. 3200. Market steady; fair to choice natives. $5 1505 40; fair to choice West erns. $4 C035 20; common and choice sheep, $4 50$5; lambs, $5 20$6 -00. KANSAS CITY. May 3D. Cattle Receipts. 10,000. Market steady; Texas steers. $3 00 fl 05; Texas cows, $34; native steers, $3 850 -3 33; -native rows" acfl-ht'lfen', $2ff4 3r"tock ers and feeders. $3 50JJ5 23; bulls, $3 104. Hogs Receipts,- 16.(K0. Marke,t"uS10c lower; bulk of sales, $4. SOS. 00, heavy. $4 &53 05; packers. $4 774 93; mixed lots. $4 7534 00; light. Si 734 OOl Yorkers, $4 S53-4 00; pigs. $8 S5. Sheep Receipts. 3000. Market 10c higher; lambs, $4 5097 50; muttons. S3 50$5 75. The Metal. Market. NEW YORK. May 29. There was a fairly active market for metals today, with the gen eral undertone .about steady, Cables were of better average than anticipated, and the local tin market advanced slightly on this influence, i but closed very quiet at. $29 25523 SO. Lake copper showed well-sustained prices, due to an adance of .Ts 03 In .the London market, clos ing vcrr oulet here at Slfl 75: Plg-lron war 'rants continue weak and nominally unchanged. , Lead ruled dull and featureless at $3 97 Downing, Hqpkins & Q6i Chicago Board of Trade . DOsTaiZITDQ New York Stock. Exchaiifle O lV IX C l O Room., Ground Floor -1 hnbr of Commerce . - BOTH TKLEPHOXES ' . "" CAPE Sv S. GEO. 'W; ELDER, '-S. Si NOME CITY VVril positively sail from Portland oh " . v Saturday;, May 26, 1900. '' r S.S: DESPATCH . Hl ..(.Will, sail from Portland, Saturday,! V . June 2, 1900. Ti : ! Baggage can now be checRcd at the office of the B. & 0?T. Coi, . Cor. FouF.th and FOn RATES XltO IffKORMATlOM APPLY T4 CALIFORNIA & OREGON COAST S- ItO. . . r. P.-BAUHGARTNER, W. A. Mitchell A Co., General Agents. Pacific Coast llftSraM For Cape Nome Gold Fields THE NEW. PALATIAL Senator" will sail frerp Seattle direct Jpne 21, July 2 aiid AnaustO. The "Senator" has a capacity of 2500 tow. Her second cabin and. eteerage accommodations ere superior to the first-clans accommodations of most or the steamers advertised for Nome. The Pacific Cosat Steamship Co. has been rcnnlng Its steamers a Alaska winter and sum mer for 25 ars.'and Is the pioneer Pacifl; Coast line. Seattle freight and i&ssenger rates' ap ply from Portland. For further' information Inquire of QOODALL PERKINS & CO.. General ban rTancifv. ur f. ruoiun. akchi, .x? rttusuisiKiun p., rutiutiu. v. 1 ':." ' , 4 02. Spelter, while no quotobly .lower, ruld a shade easier. In the absence of buyers, and closed easy at $4 4734 52. The broker' price for lend was $3 0, and for copper' $13 50. Bar silver, 59c per ounce. 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 20.-Bar aUyr COc. LONDON. May 20. Bar sIvpr.'2S 0-10d. Boatoii "V00l Market, a BOSTON. May 20. The American Woot and Cotton Reporter will say Thursday: There Is still no lmproement to be noted in the condition of the wool market. In fact, the dullness previously noted has been intensified with tho market in as nearly a. state of com plete stagnation as It fs possible to conceive It. The "mills are pursuing the 'strictly hand-to-mouth policy In the purchasing of wool., becau e of the quietness of the goods trade and-the un certainty as to the stile of goods which will be In demand for the coming lightweight sea son. In the territories, atlft prices. ,are being paid for the new wools, when -there Is, any business done, but growers' Ideas as- a whoie are still considerably above the ideas .of East em purchasers. - The sales of the week In Boston amounted to 1,075,000 pounds domestic ond 75,000 .pounds foreign, making a total of 1.150,000. pound, against a total of 2,353,000 for tho preylous week, and, a total ot 4,435,000 for the corn- J spondlng week last year. The sales, jmce Jan uary 1. 1000. amount to " 01,40(006 pound', against 100.720.SOO pound?" for Utecdrrespond Ing time last year.. f ' . . . , BOSTON. Mar 20. There'Tias bctn no Im provement In the wool market here' thli weelc'j Prices have been made simply to get immo dlate necessities. Th8terrltory--wools meet with slow sale, with prices nominal. Fleece wools are lifeless, about all the demand being for quarterrblod grades. Questions: Territory wools Montana, and Dakota, fine medlupm and'-flne. 10Q2oc; i cour,ed ,55c; staple, SOc Utah and Wyoming, fine medium and. fin-, 17018c; scoured. 54655c; staple, 57j5Sc Idahpv fine medium and" fine, !Bl7c; scouredr 53Q55r medium, 20g21c; scoured, 40lfic" " ' " Australian wools, scoured basis, spot jJrlces " Combing, superfine, nominal, afo"Hff57c; good, 60562c ' " Coffee and SnfrH'r. ' NEW'TORK. May 23. Coftee-Optlons closed, steady at net unchanged prices to 5 points 'ad.-, vane'e; sales, 11.000 bags, including OctQber and November at-T 05: December, f? 23, Spot. Arm; No. 7, Invoice, 7. Mild, steady; Cor dova; 0VilSc ' ' -. " z Sugar Raw, strong; fair rennlhg, 4 l-32c';"1 centrifugal. 90 test. -4 17-32a;'-.rennea, finn granulated J5 40; cut,-loaf, 3 80. i 1 " CROP BULLETIN. General Summary? ' United States Department of Agrjcul-. ture, climate aid crop bulletin of tbs Weather Bureau, Oregon section, for th week ending Monday, May 23: The, week has been considerably cooler than the previous one, especially west of the Cascades, and in the Columbia River, Valley. The maximum, or day, tempera-r turcs In Western Oregon ranged betweenl ai ana w degrees, ana too minimum, 0, night, temperatures between 33" and.'SJ degrees. East of the mountains the; i-nrf.-iMnn Vlr for nv tPrntrhfiTrM' Kft tween 54 and 78 degrees, arid for "night ' "" .. -, - . w j ... ,... w temperatures, between S3 and 52 degrees. Ercept in the Plateau district, -more than the usual amount of rain -has 'fallen, tho most of which occurred Friday and -Sat urday. High winds provailed Wednesday. ana rnaay in me west, part or tne state, which did a great amount of damage by lodging clover and grain, Wowing down hop poles andyoung fruit trees, and whip-, ping the fruit from trees,, bushes a"cd vines. More sunshine and Karroer, weather la badly needed in Western Oregon. Wheat, both Winter and.. Spring, in i&t' Wlllanjette Valley Is not doing aSjWeU'a expected. Complaints of rust and jof its turning yellow are very, humerqus In Lane. Iilrm. Marlon. Clackamas. Douelas and Josephine Counties. , In the Columbia, River Valley and Eastern Oreg"on both Fall and Spring-sown wheat .are doing" remarkably well, and the crop. t.here ts. very promising. . .,-.-,'! Oats and barley are making, good growth and the latter is beginning to'ripeti- Hops are doing fairly well, . and- ther.e . are no complaints of lice. ,'. Corn, potatoes and gardens ar$ in.- good;' . condition, and have mad fair prgres during- the week. " v j All grasses are very luxuriant and thrifty. Hay is being'cuV aCnd a. large crop will be gathered. Strawberries are abundant and the out look for blackberries and ra$pberries Is good. Appies- and French prunes are do ing nicely, and the Italians aro doing bet terytbaa expected. Willamette Valley. Hillsboro. Washington County. D. M. C. Gault Hard rain on Friday, the 25th, J scasonaoie ior apnng grain ana umomy meadows. "Of no advantage- to clover; that crop has made a rank growth, land MANHOOD RtSSTOttED3!,aSv2E ble VIUllr.thepreacrfrtJeacfTSfftiiWsFreaea physician, will quickly en re yon of all nervous or cjsasesut tho generative organs, such as Xrest Xaaboed, Jnsoiantsu Pain la the Ksvck, ScEBlnitt KbiIhIobi. barrens Beellltr. Pimples jJaataeBXojBtsrry, Kxbaastlsssmralua.TaxIrecelcasdCaastJpnilea. It stoja all losses by day or nlthu Prevents quickness ot discharre. which if not checked leads laSDermatorrhcpa and an tho liver, lh all weak Theresaoa aaffereM r not cared by OcetorsLtbreaaeeeOperccntmrs trooblrd-s-lthyroBtatitU, PIDENE the only JCDOirn remedvu mri wtthnnt nn Aiiimtlnn. Kta tmtlmniililt. A written I fprarivMsadraoiirturftMlfbesdBoteaectPcraisa flXOaborforJiW, J bycaal). SendforyHXKclrcnlarandiestimetilBU.' ' T AaaressuAtvij xutiiviaxi c p. o. Box OTtSsa Fraadsco. Cal. For sale by -Alarlcb, priarraacy, 3 txtir -and-"Washington streets. Portland. Or. lVtU -Hi E Stark Streets. 233 Washlnalon St. San Francisco. V r T Steamship :G6., STEEL STEAMSHIP . , the rain has knocked it-down. - Heavy windstorm on Wednesday, the 23d did no damage to fruit, "but waa- disastrous to hops. Poled yards Buffered less tban tho' wired yards,r although they sustained soma damage. . Salem, Marlon County, John "W. Jones The week haB been cold and rainy. High winds on "Wednesday did considerable damage to early hay and fruit trees. Early wheat continues to show a sickly yellow color. Mora sunshine is needed for both grain and gardens. Pastures, excellent. Early cherries turning. Wild strawber ries plentiful. Prunes, oherries and pears, short crop; apples, full crop. Macksburg, Clackamas County, J. W. Smtthr-The weather during the last five days has been cpldr and rainy, with very high winds, which' have done much dam age to fruit trees' m Fa wheat looks very bad, and is turning "yellow and dying. There 4s a great deal of rust on the blades. Early-sown Spring grain is looking baL Hops look bad. Everything looks bad to the farmer. ' K Coait District. Seal Hock, Lincoln County, O. D. Clark Tha- week, has been cloudy and wet, with southwest, winds, which did some damage, to small fruit- Gardens grow- Jng. Grain and oats doing well. Sun ehlne needed.. Colombia niver- Valley. , Hood "River, Wasco County, Harbison Bros. X good' shower of rain "fpll Friday afternoon, which gave the ground the .first pooU'wettlng ft has had for several weeks. j,ne weea. nas ueea coot ana sirawnernes "have" ripened1" rttlhor . slowly. " Warmer , weatner is desireq. i-Yuit, gram and gar dens" cofi'tinue (0 look well, and cood croDS r are eurtf to follow. ' vSput,Hern Oregon. a? OaklandDpuglas County, J. Ij. Hunt A week. of. cool weather, wlthi a-soaking rain. Iiriday ,an-Saturday. rsSomo hay la cut. and many, fields are ready-.,walting for favorable, -weather. Some, rust on wtcot reported;,lt 13 hoped that It is not 8erJpus,.s.We ,woujd cecta.Inly welcome .bright, warm weather. Grass is Immense. Jind.the hay. crop wllL be heavy, If secured. .- Plateau Region. "Union. TInlOn County. E. W. Davis Tha I weather has been all right this week aa it has been too cold and damp for the fruit crop, causing some to drop 'from the trees. A slIghtfroBt the first of the week did sorne damage, but It was ,not general. Haines. Brtker County. J. K. Fisher This aos been a "favorable week for tho fariners. Fall grain all irrigated. ,and now the waterrls being used on the Spring sown! All vegetation is looking fine. Sum mer fallowing-Is half done, which is-one month 'earlier than usual. ' . "' - EDWARD A BEALS. " ' Section Director. Mission to Seamen. The" usual weekly concert will ba in charge of MiS3 Hugglns this evenings and promises to be.a good one. Tho following programme will be rendered: '1 'T&nnhaue,, march....... ...Wagner , TLT . Dnlt.nar flia-t JlR SpIUner, first violin; Mr. S. Harris; second -violin; "Mr. Gels k ; , ter, viola; Mr. Wagner, cello. Mies Huggins, piano. ' ."Twickenham Ferry"..- , Mrs. dgar Felloes. . "Mazurka , : , M! Elsie Smith and Miss Hugglns. "How Fair Thou Art" t Dr. W. F. Amos. "Schelm Amor' quintet. Sons'.. .Selected Mrs. D, H. Norrie. "Tell Her I Love Her So' v T7n Rn" Mrs. B. Felloes "arid MIsa d Almeida. Sons--. .-.. ; (. Selected - Mrs. G-. C. Nicholeon. "JDhe Little Silver RImr". Miss Rose, a' Almeida. "My Hame Is "Where the Heather Blooms" : . " Jits. 'R. A. Foster. 'Rove's Dreasn After the Ball" . '.- Quintet. TRAVEUERS GXJIDp. itr WHITE COLLAR LINE COMJMSIA "RrVTR A PUGET SOUND NAVJ. , . QATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. 'BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-atreet dock) LeaVes Pprtland 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 33L - U. B. SCOTT. President. hflrror ct Imnotemrr. v u ii h ; k cleanses we NOM r -Sjissi il J i i ' I. . , J'Sk&Z-' TRAVELERS GUILE. ww iii iii i i urn i ,i 1 1 ocffKaMWSB. Vnlea Depot, SIxtU asd J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "pniCAGO-POHTLAXD SPECIAL." Leavea for tho East, via Huntington, at 0:13 A. M., arrives, 4 P. M. . SPOICAXE FLYER, For Spokane. Eastern Washington, and Great Northern points,' leaves ar OP. M.; arrlvea at 7 A. M. ATLANTIC EXPRESS, Leaves for tho East, via .Huntington, at 0 P. M.: arrives at S.10 A. M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. Water lines schedule, subject to change with out notice: "OCEAN AND ItlVEH 5CHEDTJLK, OCEAN DIVISION Steamships sail from A!nsorth docket s:00 P. M. Leave Portland Columbia. Wetinesday. May 2: Saturday. 'May 12; Tuesday, My 22; Friday. June 1: Monday, Juno. 11. Statu of California. Monday. May 7, Thursday, May "17; Sunday, May 27; Wednes day. June 0. .... From San Francisco State of t'allf ornla. Thursday. Maya; Sunday, May 13: Wednesday. May 2.1. Saturday, June 2: Tuesday. June 1 Columbia. Tuesday. May 3; Friday, May ls: Monday. May .28; Thursday. June 1. COLUMBIA RIVER. DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Haasalo leave Portland dally, except Bu8day,-JU 8K P. M.; on Saturday at 10:00 P. M.. Beturalng, lta-es Astoria dally, except dun day, at 7:00 A.4 M. . 3 WILLAMETTE- HIVEK PIV15IOX. , PORTLAND AND- CQRVALT33. OR, ' Steamer Ruth, for' Salem. Albany, Corvallla and way polata, leave -Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays- and Saturdays at 4.CW AM. Return ing, leaves Corvallla Mondays, Wsdiieaday and Fridays at 6;00 A. M. , . Steamer MoJoo, for Salem ineewcjrnca and way points, leaves Portlani MofldayWedr.es days and Fridays at 8 00 A.' M. Returning. leaves Independnoe Tuesdays. ,Thurdays. and Saturdays at f-.30 A, M. , , YAMHILL niVEB BOpTE. PORTLAND AND DATTON, OR. . Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points. leaves- Portland Tuesdays. Tlwrsdays-and Sati urdays at 7 A, M. Returning". ItavesDayton for Portland -and way colnta Mondays, Wednesdays and iTridays at 0 A. M. , e ' SNAKE RIVEH ROTJTE. RrPARIA, WASH.. AND jLEWISTOJf, IDHO Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlston leaves Rlparla dally at 3:35 A. M., arriving at Lewis ton at 3 P. M. Returning- the Spokane or Lewlston leaves Lewlston dally at 3 A. M,, arriving at Rlparlasamo evening. "W. H. HURLBURT. General Paasenger AgenL v A Krrmx.Titrin- itr Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 712. 0 Third stroet, cor. Oak. Ne wSteamsliipLine to the Orient CHINA AN"D JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE. OREGON RAILROAD A NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 1000 (subject to change) : Steamer. Due to Leave Portland. "ARGYLL" v. May 23 "MONMOUTHSHIRE" June 27 "BRAEMAR" July IS For rates, accommodations, etc. apply to DODWELL & COMPANY . Ltmlted, General A genu. Portland, Or. To principal points In Japan and China, THE FASTEST AND MOST DIRECT LINE -TO THE EASTANDSOUTHEAST IS THE fft r fi'PfRTOW1 The Direct Mnc to Denver, Omaha, Kansas' City) St. Louis Chicago and Other Eastern Points TWO- DAILY SOLID VEST1BULEP TRAINS. Portland to-Chicago Less Than Thre Days. Only Four Days to New York and Boston, Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Buttet Library Cars (Barber Shop) Dining Cars, (Meals a la carte) Free Reclin ing unair uars. Through tickets, baggage checks, and sleeping car accommodations can be ar ranged at CITY TICKET OFFICE 135 Third. Strati Portland, Oragoa J. H. LOTHROP. GEORGE XJLNO. Oaa't AzBt. City Paaa. Tkt. Xxu GO EAST VIA ON THE FAMOUS "Portland-Chicago Special" OR THE "OVERLAND LIMITED" The only trains running through solid from Portland and Chicago, Kvery car Illuminated with Plntsch gas. Two trains dally. Dlnlnc Cars. Service n la Carte, Library-Buffet Smoking Cars. Palace aad Ordinary Sleeping Cars. FreeTlecllnlnc Chair Curs. Leaves? " iZ. PORTLAND. Arrives. ..4:00 P.M. .3:40 A. M. CITY TICKET OFFICE 142 Third St. Phone Main 383 W. E. COMAN, General Agent. - F. R. OLIN. City Tlckti Agt. Astoria &" Columbia River Railroad Co. LEA'ES tTNlON DEPOT. Tor Mayrers, Rainier.1 Clatskanle, VTtttpQTi. Qifton. Astoria. War renton, Flavcl. Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Oearhart Park. Scanlda. Astoria and Seashors Ezprets, Dally. Astoria Expriss, Dally. ARRrV'ES UNION DEPOT. U:1BA.M. 6S5P. it P:40 P. 11 Ticket office. 235 Morrlsoa st- and Union dipo. J. C MAYO. Gen. Pass. Art.. Astoria. Or. SKAGWAY AND DAWSON Alaska Steamship Company NEXT SAILING. ROSALIE, MAY 31. The only company savins through traffic ar rangements to Atlin and the Klondike. Weekly ratlines from Tacorca. For full Information ap ply to J. L. HARTMAN. Agent. Portland. Or- S Chamber of Commerce. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. EAST m SOUTH Otpt flflfl aaf J Slrwtj Arrlr OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINd for Salem. Ros burg. Ashland. Sue ramento, O g d e n, San Franclscc. Mo-. jave. Lea Angeles, 1 Paso, New Or leans and the East At Wpodbura (dally except Sun da)), morning U-aln connects with train for Mt. Angel. Sll v er t on. Browne vllle. Springfield and Natron, and 'nlng train for ML Angel aad Sl. vertoa. Albany passenger Cctvalll p3tnjer Sheridan paasenger 8:30 P. M. T:45 A.M. S:30A-M. 6-30 P.M. 4rfPtM, J7:30 A. M. 1450 P. M. 10:10A.M. :3.50 P. M. US -25 A.M. Dally, pally except Sunday. Rebate tickets'oa sal between Portland- 5l- ramento and San Francisco. Nat rates flnS class and -f 11 second date, including alee sper. s ana i.cjreis 10 t-nstern po Ints and Eo-. rope. Also JAPAN, CHINA, HONOLULU and nd H. AUSTRALIA. Can bs. obtained from J. wtuvwuMJ, j,icKec gent, Vf Third at. TAMniLL DIVISION, Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson Street. Leave for Oswegodany at 7-20, 9.46 A. M.J 12.30. 1.55, 3 25, 4:40, 0.23. S.30. 11:30 P. M-: and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 6-35, S:30, 10:60 A. M.i I.-3S. 3:10. 4JS0. 0.15. 7.40. 10.00 P. M.. 12:4'. A. U dally, except Monday. S-30 and 10:05 A, M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, al 5-05 P. M. Arrive at Portland-at 0:30 A. M. Paasenger train leavea Dallas for Atrlle Mon-' dayw. Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:45 P. M, I Keturna Tuesdays. Thursdayvad Saturdays. Except Sunday. Rv KQEHIER. Manager. C. H. .MABKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Art. DOUBLE DAILY TRAIN SERVICE. The Pioneer Dlnins aad Observation Car Honte. Leave Union Depot, 6th aad J ms Arrlva jjo. 2 I North Coast .Limited, 2 P. 21. . Ftir Tacotna, Seattle, No-1 TA.M. ,Norta Taklroai opo- kane, iTiuman, Mos cow. Lewlston. Rosa land, B. C Butln. .Helena. St- Paul. Mm- ineapolls, Chicago, lios ton. New York -anil all i points East and South- i east. , vn a ' Twin City ExnrcM, No. S 8 P.M. 11 :ao P. M. i For Tacoma, Seattle, SDOKano. Pullman. Mos cow. Lewlston. Ross- i land. B. C. Nelson. Holena. Butte, St Paul, i Minneapolis. vjnicaKo, .Eostdn. Baltimore, New York, Washington, and all points .East anJ (Southeast Take North Coast Limited Train No. 2 for South Bend. - Olympla and Qrav's . Harbor points. Sen the isortn toast Limuea. iiieant up liolalered Tourist Sl?eplnff Carp, Pullman Standard Sleepers, Dining Car and Observa tion Car. t.11 electric lighted. Solid, vestlbuled trains. Tickets swld to all points in the" United Stales and Canada, and baggago checked to destination ot tickets. For Information,, ticket, sleeping-car reser vations,' etc.; catl on or write l A.' Dl CHARLTON Anslstont; GeneraJPassenger Asreat, 25i 3Ioj-rlaoK St.. Cor. Third, 'Portland, Oregon. SOO rACIFIC LIM2 Offers the LOWEST RATES and BEST 8EKT tec to and from all Eastern points and Euroo, Through tour.at cars from coast to St. Pul Toronto, Montreal cad' Bostoa W1TH0U3 CHANGE. Direct Route to Kootenay Mining District British Columbia Canadian Pacific rrja'l mill ttUEsti?p usm U Japan anl 4nJlrii;a. JTcf rales and Information, apply ts H. H. ABBOTT. Agent. E. J. COYLE. 148 Third street, olty. A. O. P. A.. Vancourer. B. C ' fc Ticket Clfice, 26S Morrison Street, 'Phoae ISO LEAVE. No. c-oo p. ar. Th riyr, dally to and from St. Paul. Minne apolis, Dulutn. Chlcsjm and all points East. ARRXVZ. No. 3. 7:00 A. il. Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dlalot and Bu3et Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP KfiNSHIU MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points U) leave Seattle About June 4th. Empire Line F0RCape Nome And Yukon River Points S. S. "OHIO," 3500 Tons Sails from' Seattle About MAY 24TH Second Sailing about June 30 Reservations can now be made for June sailing; upon application to any railroad or sub agent of the International Navigation Com pany, or to EMPIItE TRANSPORTATION CO.. SEATTLK. "WASH. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S elegant steamer. Cottage City. City of Topcka, Queen and AI-K1 leac TACOHA 11 A. IT.. SE ATTLE 0 P M.. itay 5. 10. 15. 20. 25. SO; June 4. 0. 14. 1C 10. 24. 20: July 1. 4. 9. For further Information obtain company' folder. The company reserves the right to chanss steamers, sailing dates and" hours of sailing. without previous, notice. AGBNTS N. POSTON. 249 "Washington st., Portlan.l. Or.: F. "VV- CARLETON. N. P. R, R. Dock, Tacoma; J. F. TROWBRIDGE, Puget Rn.mH Sunt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle. GOODALL. PERKINS A" CO.. Gen. .Vgts.. S. y. (pJf. swerr -n O 0GCE1I4SKA5XV j Un ROUTES JQJ Ijas-SREATNORTHERNJ