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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1900)
THE HORNING OBEGONIAN, PEIDAT, AUGUST 24, 1900. IX COMMERCIAL AND The Trtjeat market brightened up a bit yesterday. Liverpool "was Una for spot -and steady for futures, irith advances all clang- the line. September closed higher sit Chicago and gained lc at New York. IxicaHv thu market had a. steadier tone, but there "was no change In Quotations. Receipts of all kinds -were large on Front Btrect yesterday. "Watermelons .move alone satisfactorily, bpt apples and peaches drag. Cool weather has slightly slackened the demand for watermelons and the inside price has been shaded. A small lot of black Hamburg grapes came fln from Eastern Oregon 'and sold readily sit CO cents. Hfcey are of excellent qual ity. Exceptionally heavy buying of beans Iby the Government has caused a rapid advance In prices at Pacific Coast points. -About 250,000 poupd3 were purchased re cently at San Francisco and it Is re ported that 50,000 pounds more will be called for scon. The demand is chiefly Jor small "-whites. At Portland small "whites Tiave been advanced from oaic to iyc Surprise is expressed all along the street af tho way In which -the sup T&y of fancy creamery butter keeps up. Che stock Is just naturally coming on 'the market and none of It appears to 2iavo been held for higher prices and 3iow unloaded because quotations have not advanced. The steadiness of the sup ply is exfalned by the fact that cream erics vhlch had been expected to de crease their outputs have in reality in creased them. However, the market is jtoot in any sense overstocked and prices 'continue firm. Ebbs are steady at l"c Reports received from the hop districts aire that the growing crop is looking ex ceptionally well and the prospect for fine quality is Tgood. A buyer who has vis Ated the country several times this year says the Oregon crop 'will be approxi mately 70,000 bales. The shortage In New 1'orlc, California and "Washington have given the local market a strong tone, with speculative features. Contracts are still being made on the basis of 9310c. Tho announcement that the British Co lumbia salmon pack Is only 125,000 cases or about (500,000 cases less than In 1S33. makes it possible to estimate the probable Shortage in the total pack of the Pacific "oast. British Columbia and Puget Sound combined are 925,000 cases short. This, added to the shortage in Oregon amd California, verifies the estimato of a Chicago Sinn that, excluding Alaska, the pack of the Pacific Coast will be short 1,000,000 cases. Bank Clearings. Exchanges. Balance. Portland. $218,702 $ 42.497 Taooma.. 148.003 30.894 Seattle,.. 312,470 112.020 , PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flonr, Etc. "Wheat Walla "Walla, nominal, 54c: Valley, Qu55c; bluestem, 5G57c per LuEhel. Flour Best grades. $2 70SJ3 10 per barrel; Hpraham. $2 G03. Oat "White. SOSUTc; (tray. 3485c per bushel. , Barley Feed, $ir15 CO; brewinc. ?1 per xon. MUlstuffB Bran, $13 per ton; middling, $20; shorts, $15; chop, $15. Hay Timothy. $1112; clover. $77 CO; Ore cron wila hay, f CS7 per ton. Butter, Ese Poultry, TZtc Cutter Fancy creamery, 45350c; store, 23p 27c per roll. Eg(r 17c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mired, ?34 per dozen; hens, $44 CO; Springs, $2gT3; ducks. $34; fftxiso, ?f7 per dozen; turkeys, live, 14lGc pf r pound;, .dressed, 1517c ChfW6e Full cream, twins, HCJ12o; Toting America, 12Vi3'13o per pound. VejretnMea, Fruit, Kto. Vecetables Parsnips. $1; turnips, $1; car Tots, $1 per rack; onions, $1 23JT1 50 for Cal ifornia Yellow Dam-crs. $Hgl 25 for Oregon Yellow Danvcrs; cabbage, $1 75g2 per cental; potatoes, 4050c per sack; peas, Sff4c; beans, 4c per pound; cucumbers. 10013c per dozen; tomatoes, 40f?30c for two-tier boxes; green corn, 10fM2c per dozen; sweet potatoes, lc per pound. In sacks; celery. COJfCSc per dozen. Fruit Lemon-. $4 C04J5; oranges, $3 C0(?4 per box tor late Valenclas; pineapples, $4 DOSfG per dozen, bananas, $2 SOS'S per bunch; Per- s'an dator. 7c per pound; peaches, 453"55c; pears, 750c prr box; apples, 500$! per box; wntprmclons, Rogue Hirer. $1 C0&2, canta loupes. $11 25 per dozen for California; Ore Bon nutmegs. $161 CO per crate; casabns. plums and prunes, 40$f50c per crate; grapes, Sweetwater, 50c; Muscat, 75ffS5c; black, 73Q &'c, Tokay. $1; Oregon Black Hamburg, 50c per crato. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, GgTc per pound, sun-dried, sacks or boxes. 4ff5c. iiears un and evaporated, S-Oc; plums, pltlem, 4(9 fite. prunes, Italian. StjOTHic; silver, extra choice, S 61 Gc; flcs. Smyrna, 12J4c; California black, hQHc: do white, 10c per pound. Groceries, IVuta, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 3g?2Sc: Java, fancy, 20S,32c; Java, good, 20324c; Java, ordinary, !Si0c; Costa Rica, fancy. lB20c; do rood, 10918c; do ordinary. lOJrlSe per pound; Columbia, roabt, (IS 03; Arbuckle's. $14 13; Lion. $13 13 per rose. Sugar Cube. $0 00; crushed. $8 00;, pow flered. $8 CO; dry granulated. $0 30; extra C. $5 SO; golden C. $5 70 net; half barrels, c more than barrels, maple sugar, 15lCc per pound Salmon Columbia Ritcr. 1 -pound tails. $1 20 1 00, 2-pound tails, $22 50; fancy, 1-pound Cats. $1 CSffl 75; -pound fancy flats, S5QD5c; Alaska. 1-pound tails, $1 sOffl SO; 2-pound tails, (1 8052 25. Nuts Peanuts. CST7c per pound for raw, Oc for roasted, cocoanuts, 00c per dozen; walnuts, 10 & lie per pound; plno nuts. 15c; hickory nut. 7c; chestnuts, 15c. Brazil, lie; Alberts, 15c; fancy pecans. 12?14c. almonds. 15j?17Jic per pound. Beans Small white, 4c. large do, 4c; bay ou. 4c; Lima, Oc per pound Grain bags Calcutta, $68 124 per 100 for spot. Coal oil Cases. 20c per gallon; barrels, ICc; tanks, 14c Rice Island. Cttc; Japan. rc: Xcw Orleans, MiJolsc. fancy head, -$77 50 per sack. Meat and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewrs.heared, $3 50. dressrd, 04870 per pound. Spring lambs, 4c per pound gross, dressed. Sc Hogs Gross, choice heavj. $5 C0$5 73. light, $3; dressed, CHc per pound. Veal Large, GHffSo per pound; small, SHO Oc per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $3 80Q4: cows. $33 3 50. dressed beef, 07c per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand): Haras, smoked, are quoted at 124c per pound; picnic hams, 0"4c per pound: breakfast bacon, 13Se, bacon. 10c. backs, Dlsf-lOc. dry Ealt sides. tV dried beef, T7$sc; lard, 5 -pound pails, 10a. 10 -pound palls. 8c; 00s. 95ic; tlercM. PJsc per pound. Eastern pack (Ham mond's), Haras, large, 124c; medium. 124c; rroaU, 134c; picnic hams. 9Hsc; shoulders, 3Vrc; breakfaKt bacon. 13c; drj- salt Bide. SStc; bacon hides. 9?10tic; backs. lOfec; butts, OHc Iftrd. pure leaf, kettle rendered, 5s. lOc; 10s. llc Hops. "Wrool. Hides. Etc. Hops SSc per pound for 1S& crop. 0JT10; for new crep. Wool Valley, ISlSc for coarse. lSfflflc for best; Eastern Oreson, lOJJISc; raohalr, 25c -per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings, I5ff20c; short-wool. 23 035c. medium-wool. 3050e; long-wool. UcCP$l each. Tallow Sestic: Jfo. 2 and grease SJ-3'4c per pound. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, $3813; cab, each; $1C3: badger, each. 50c; wildcat. 25$TSe, hourocnt. 3923e. fox. common gray. 40-5l de red. $1 TSffS 50; flo crow. $2 60CC; lrnx. $24 50; mink. 40e$l 73; marten, dark Xortr'wn. $510, do pale, pine. $264; musk rat, 8 eT 12c, skunk, COOSOc. ctter (land). $4 TrS; panther, with head and claws pejject. f 13. raccoon. 5S0c. -wolf, mountain, with bead perfect, $3 503"; irolverlne, $2 50C; J FINANCIAL NEWS bearer, per skin, large, $637; do medium. pr skin. $45; do email, per tkln. $12; do kits, per skin $13. Hides Dry hides. No 1, 10 pounds and up ward. 1QlGr; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 16 pounds. 15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, l."Vfrlt)c: dry salted, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers, 00 pounds ail over, 7Sc; do 60 to 60 pounds, 7c: do un der 50 pounds and cows, 7c; kip, 13 to 30 pounds. 74Sc: do veal, 10 to 14 pounds. 7c; do calf, under 10 pounds. 7e: green (unsalted), lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, moth esten. badly cat. scored hair slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third les. :tew -oiuc stock market. Another Bay of Business on a Small Scale. NEW TORK, Aug. 23. Business on the Stock Exchange today was again of small proportions. Some irregularity occurred In the movement of prices and net changes showed about an even distribu tion of small gains and losses. Special movements were under tvay in individual stocks, but their tendency had no effect on tho general list. Stocks which have tended upwards recently continued In that direction today, particularly Consol idated Gas, New Jersey Central and St. Louis Southwestern. The latter was tak en on reports of a possible dividend on the preferred stock, but common shares also rose a point. While no corrobora tions haB been made regarding the reputed deal "in New Jersey Central, that stock moved up 2 points, but only retained a net gain of , At no time during the day was there any indication of strength in Western railroads, which tvere inclined to sag on reports of damage to the "corn crop in Kansas. Liquidation developed in American Ice on talk that interests connected with the property were dis posing of their holding. An extreme loss of 2& occurred, but almost a point was recovered in the closing dealings. Arbi trage houses ceased trading early but sold about 5000 shares of various stocks. A bid of .2 per cent was made for call money late In the afternoon, but there were no transactions at that rate. Busi ness throughout the day was at the re cently ruling figures of lYt'SVA per cent. Reductions In various grades of soft su gars had no material effect on the price of sugar stock, which figured for dealings of less than 3000 shares. In the last half hour the prices yielded and the close was easy in tone. Tho feature of the bond market today was the heavy absorption of St. Louis Southwestern firsts and seconds, which gained 1 per cent Total sales, par value, $1.205,O. United States Govern ment bonds were unchanged In bid prices. BONDS. U. S. 2s. ref. reir.104 Gen. Electric 5s. ..110 N- Y. Cent. lsts..l0SV4 Northern Pac 3s.. C5H dn 4r lot do coupon 104 do 3s, reg I0y do coupon 100 do ne- 4s, reg.. 133 " do coupon ......133 do old 4s, reg. ..113 do coupon 115 do ts. reg: Il2j do coupon 112J4 DiFt. Col. 3-05S....122 Atchison adj. 4s. .100 Oregon Nav. lots. .100 ao -is liuvi Oregon S. L. 0s...l2C', do con. lis Iiyj Rio Gr. "West, lsts OS' St. Paul consols. ..107 St, P. C. & P. Istsll7?4 ln lis linu VJ. i V. con. 75140 ----.- --.-. W 1UVU i UWUV. J...1UU,1 TTnlnn DntAn 4a ,!:, ao o. . aeo. os.iaj'j wis. Cent. lsts... 83 In S. J?. dh i! TXV u. & 11. u. lsts.. 102 West Shore 4 Ill, do 4s i3 l&oumcrn .fac. ts... 7014 STOCKS. Tho total sales of stocks today were 9S.SO0 shares. The closing quotations were: Atchison 27 I Union Pac pref... 70 do pref 70sWabash 8 Bait. & Ohio 72 1 do pref 18k Can. Pacific S9V4 "Wheel. & L. E.... b"u Can. Southern ... 49 I do 2d pref 23 Ches. & Ohio 27141 w'8 Central 134 v-m. ur. western. 10 f- U., U. & St. L. 54 Chicago & N. W..1G2U, United States .... 45 uni.. K. I. & p ..106U.1 Wclls-rargo 123 C.. a, C & St. P. CO J MISCELLANEOUS Colo. Southern .. 0 jAmer. Cotton Oil.. 33V4 do 1st pref 42 do pref bS do 2d pref i jAmer. Malting .... 4U Del. & Hudson 112 ) do pref 23 Del., jack. & W..15S Amer. Smelt. & R. 3iU Denver & Rio Gr. 10 do pref bi do pref covjAmcr. Spirits l Erie lojfc, do pref 17 do 1st pref..... 33iAmer. Steel Hoop. 10V4 Gr. North, pref.. .152 do pref CO Hocking Coal .... i4WAmer. Steel & W.. 35 Hocking Vallev .. 34 do pref 74 Illinois Central ..linVsiAmcr Tin Plate... 25U Iowa Central ls4l do pref 7C do pref 43' I Amer. Tobacco 0314 Kan. C P. X' Cl iru dn nrf 19S Lake Erie & "W.. 2SHI Anaconda Min. Co 44 Erie & "W.. 2SH Anaconda Min. Co 44 pref yz (Brooklyn R T 50'$ Shore 20.t Colo Fuel & Iron. 34' i. & Nash 71! Cont. Tobacco 2514 rattan El ... 01Til do pref 77 Lake . Xrfpuls. Manhattan El ... 01Ti Jiru be. ity......iu.94 Mex. Central .... llt Minn. & St. Louis 55 Federal Steel 34U do pref CG?s Gen. Electric 138 Glucose Sugar .... 1,2 do pref 08 Int. Paper 23 do pref 93U,; Missouri Facinc .. 51 Mobile & Ohio.... 37 M.. K. & T snj do pref CO tlfS .ion? , iTo PUil. r?nn 9 4 1 1 New Jersey Cent.l3evat,onal Biscuit .. 31 .rv aorit ieni...iiyl "v iirei ......... ozft Norfolk & "West. 335. National Lead 17 do pref Northern Pacific do prtl Ontario & West. O. R. & N T4&. I an Tirpf 51V4J National Steel 2514 70V4 21K, do nref .. S4& ..130 .. 15 .. 53 .. 60 ., 04 N. Y. Air rake, North American Pacific Coan ... 42 dn nrpf Trt Pennsylvania 129V4 Reading 17 do 1st pref 59 do 2d pref 2S5s Rio Gr. Western.. CO do pref 90 St. Louis & S. F. 91i do 1st pref 68 do 2d pref 33K SL Louis S. W... IS do 1st pref do 2d pref Pacific Mail , People's Gas ..... Pressed Stinl Cm- SI 9014 33')i da nref . 71 Pullman Pal. Car.lSG Stand. Rnno T ft Sugar 122 do pref 110 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 094 do pref 29H. St. Paul 113HJ u, s. Leatner 10 do nrpf ftR! uo pref 12 j St. Paul & 0 112 Southern Pacific S3 Southorn Ry Ill, do pref 52 Texas & Pacific... 14 Union Paclllc 5SV U. S. Rubber 3 do pref 944 W'ertern Union ... 70 Republic Iron & S. 11 do pref 53 FORCIGX FIXAXCIAL NEWS. London Speculation Influenced by Rumors of Wnr. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The Commercial Advertiser's tendon financial cablegram, says. In the absence of speculation in the markets here today the tone was heavy in the early hours. Influenced somewhat by foolish talk of an impending war with France. In the afternoon the bears closed some of their contracts on heavy re ceipts of gold. Americans were neg lected. Paris sold copper shares on the relapse in the metal. Money, Excliange, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23. Sterling on London, 60 days, KS4i; sterling on Lon don, sight, t SSli; drafts, sight. 7Hc; tel egraph. 10c; Mexican dollars, -4949V4c NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Money on call. Board of Trade and Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN v PROVISIONS STOCKS and COTTON BOUGHT ANO SOLO FOR CASH OR CARRIED ON MARGINS 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon CULLISON&CO. 111 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 45 per cent; sterling -exchange, firm, with actual buslnss in bankers bills at U 57 4 ST demand, and at H $iL34 84?s GO days, posted rates. W S54and4 S8fc4 89; commercial bills, $4 S3S4 S4; silver certi ficates, C114214c; bar silver. 6116c; Mex ican dollars, 4Sc; Government bonds, steady; state bonds, strong; railroad bonds, firm. LONIX5N, Aug. 23. Consuls, money, 224 per cent. 9S14c; Stocks in. London. LONDON, Aug. 23. Atchison, 2S;" Cana dian Pacific, 89; Union Pacific preferred, 78; Northern Pacific preferred, 7311; Grand Trunk, 6fe; Anaconda, 91. THE GRAIX MARKETS. Prices of Cereals In European and American Ports. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23. Wheat Easier on call and stronger In the spot market. Barley futures quiet; spot bar ley, steady. Oats Unchanged. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping No. 1, $1 QC4; choice, Jl 03i; milling. ?1 C6Vtgl CP&. ' Barley Feed, 73i75c; brewing, S08Sc Oats Good to choice white, Jl 1T1 T5; gray, good to choice, $1 101 20; red, $1 12tJ 130. Call board sales: Wheat Easier; December, 51 11; May, 51 11: cash, Jl 03. Barley No salea. Corn Large yellow, $1 lT! 20. Sew Yorlc Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Flour Receipts. 12,377 barrels; exports, 7602 barrels; mar ket, firm. Wheat Receipts, 44,00 bushels; exports, 23,875 bushels; spot, strong; No. 2red, 7Sc elevator; options opened 81"c f. o. b. Options opened firm on stronger cables, and then weakened under foreign selling, together with local unloading, during tho afternoon prices recovered on big export transactions, however, and the close was strong, at l(gle net advance; September closed 79c; October, EOVbo; December, 81'c Wool-Quiet. Hops Quiet. CIiIciiro Grain and Produce, CHICAGO, Aug. 23. September wheat opened a shade up, at 73g'73ic. Liver pool showed a id advance, heavy rains in the Northwest were reported as interfering with harvesting, and traders generally expected a falling off in pri mary receipts In the near future. Jn the face of this, the opening figures were a disappointment Tho cause of this unre sponsive attitude of the market was to be found In selling ,by outside peopls through commission nouses. In. disgust, local traders, followed the outside lead and September dropped early to 734c. Later the pressure of an export demand began to be felt. This started the mar ket upward and early sellers turned buy ers, but found offers very scarce. Sep tember rallied sharply to 74c and closed strong, c higher, at l14te. Improvement in the weather, as viewed from the standpoint of corn-raisers, caused considerable liquidation in that cereal. September closed Uf&Kc down, at :9W339Vic. Oats were again under the depressing influence of September liquidation. Sep tember closed Hc lower, at 2121c. Provisions were, dull early, but later some activity was stirred up by a cash demand, particularly for lard and ribs. This, in view of scarcity of cured meats, caused a stronger feeling in the pit. Sep tember pork closed 7V4c higher; lard, 7yc better, and ribs, oc Improved. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHCaT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Close. Ausust $0 73V4 $0 74 ?0 73 SO 747s September ... 73 74 73yt 74t& October 74fe 7515, 74 75 CORN. August 30 September ... 30 33 38 3UI4 October 88 3S 37 83 OATS. August 21 21 21 21 September ... 21 21 21 21 October 22 22 21 22 MESS PORK. September ...1100 1102 10 07 1102 October 1100 11 10- 10 90 11075 January 1100 1112 10 97 1110 LAUD. September ... 0 07 6 72 8 67 0 72 October 0 72 0 77 0 72 0 77 January 0 47 0 02 6 41 0 52 SHORT RIBS. September ... 0 97 7 05 6 07 7 05 October 0 02 7 00 0 02 7 00 January 5 S7 COO C S7 5 90 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm; No. 3 Spring wheat, 73c; No. 2 red, 74c. Corn No. 2, 3939c; No. 2 yellow, 40 40c. Oats No. 2. 22c; No. 2 white, 24 2i; No. 3 white, 23?ig25c. Barley Good feeding. 638c; fair to choice malting, 41'46c. Flaxseed No. 1, Jl C9; No. 1 Northwest ern, 51 40. Timothy seed Prime, $3 85g3 93. Mess pork Per barrel, Jllll 03. Lard Per 100 pounds, $S 70g)G 72. Short ribs sides (loose), $6 S5S7 CO. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed), 6g6?4c Short clear sides (boxed), $7 507 GO. Clover Contract grade, J3 25. On the Produce Exchange today, the butter market was firm; creameries, (16 20; dairies, 1418c Cheese, steady, 10 11 c. Eggs firm; fresh, 1314c. Receipts. Shlpm'ts. Flour, bnrrols 15,000 20,000 Wheat, bushels 320.000 527,000 Corn, bushels 102,000 220,000 OnU, bushels 237.000 240,000 Rye, bushels 3,000 Barley, bushels 10,000 7,000 European Grnln Mnrkets. LONDON, Aug. 23. Wheat Cargoes on. passage, rather firmer; cargoes No. l standard California, 30s 6d; English country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 23. Wheat and flour in Paris, steady; French country markets, firm; wealher In England, showery. Wheat Spot firm; No. 2 red Western Winter, 6s 2d; No. 1 Northern Spring. 6s Sd; No. 1 California, 6s 3d6s 4d. Fu tures steady; September, 5s lld; Decem ber, 6s ld. Corn Spot firm; American mixed new, 4s 4d; do old 4s ld; futures quiet; September 4s 4d; October, 4s d; November, 4s d. Tncoma "Wheat. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 23. Wheat, c higher; bluestem, 5Sc; club, 55c; both for export. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23. Wool Spring, Nevada, ll013c; Eastern Oregon, 10l4c; Valley, Oregon, lOgiSc. Fall Mountain lambs, 910c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 1012a Hops 1S99 crop, 813c. Mlllstuffs Middlings, $1720; bran, $12 13 50 per ton. Hay Wheat, $S12; wheat and oat, ?S 10 50; best barley, $S 50; alfalfa, J&S7 60; compressed wheat, $S12 per ton; straw, 2537c per bale. Potatoes River Burbanks, S5S63c; sweet, new, llc per pound; Sallnaa Burbanks, lOcfffJl. Vegetables Green peas, 24c; per pound; string beans, 23c; tomatoes, ?5 50c; asparagus, 75c?2 50; cucumbers, 20 30c a box. Green fruit Apples, choice, ?1 15 per box; common, 35c. Butter Fancy creamery, 2423c; do seconds, 22g23c; fancy dairy, 2122c; do seoonds, 1720c Citrus fruit Mexican limes. J5S6; common California lemons. $1 502 75; choice, $33 25 per box; pineapples, ?33 per dozen. Bananas Jl2 50 per bunch. Cheese California, flats, 1010c per pound; Young Amertca,10gl0c; Eastern, 13g?14Uc. Eggs Store. 1519c; fancy ranch, 25c; Eastern. 1720c. Poultry Turkeys, .gobblers, sglQc; do j hens, llglSc per pound; old roosters, 53 50 4 per doen; young roosters, $3 505; small broilers, $22 50; large do, .$2 503; fryers, ?33 50; hens. 53 504 30 per dozen; old ducks, $3t?4 50; gtes, H 2331 50 per pair. Receipts Flour, S5SQ quarter sacks; do Oregon. 8987; wheat. 500 centals; do Idaho, 440 centals; do Oregon, 1400 centals; bar ley, 363 centals: do Oregon, 1160 centals: oats, 4110 centals: beans, "3SS sacks; corn. Eastern, 600 centals; potatoes, 8396 sacks rr bran, 46 sacks; do Oregon, S2io sacks; nay, 82S tons: wool". 54S bales; do Oregon, 36G bales; hides, 735. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. OHIOAGO, Aug. 23. Cattle Receipt, 5500, Including 2500 Westerns and S00 Tex ans. Native' steers, steady; -Westerns and Texans, steady "to slow. Natives: Good to prime steers, $5 406 00; poor to medium, ?4 555 S5; selected feeders, ft 004 75; mixed " stockers, $3 253 CO;' cows, 52 G54 40; heifers. $3 005 00; can ners, $2 002 60; bulls slow. $2 5034 40; calves, $4 50g6 50; Texas fed steers," $4 15 5 00; grass steers, J3 204 00; bulls, W 50 m 25. c Hogs Receipts today, .22.000; estimated for tomorrow, 19,000; left over, 43O0. Top, ?5 52; mixed and butchers, S4 953"43; good to choice heavy. ?5 006 40; rough heavy, ?4 S54 95; light, J5 155 52$; bulk of soles, ?5 125 35. Sheep Receipts, 11.000; slleep, steady; lambs, steady to strong. Good to choice wethers, $3 654 00; fair to choice mixed, 53 333 65; Western sheep, $3 233 75; Texas sheep, $2 503 50; native lambs, $4 00(g4 25; Western lambs, $4 75(35 23. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 23. Cattle Re ceipts, 12,000; market, beat -steady, others weak; Texas' "steers, $2 855 15; Texas cows, ?2 2o2 30; native steers, $4 15 55; native cows and heifers, $1 755 13; stock ers and feeders, S34 00; bulls, $2 504. Hogs Receipts, SOOO; market, steady to weak; bulk of sales. $5 125?0; heavy, 54 95'rI3 17; packers, Jo 12(5:5 27; mixed, $4 955 15; lights, $1 92?f5 30; yorkers, $5 235 30; pigs, ?4 85S5 15. Sheep Receipts, SOOO; market, steady; lam.bg, ?3 50g5 25; muttons, ?34. OMAHA, Aug. 23, Cattle Receipts, 3300; market, slow, steady; native beef steers, H 005 75: Western steers, $4 10g4 S3; Texas steers, ?2 504 30; cows and heifers. $34 60; canners, Jl 732 85; stockers ami feeders, $3 60S,4 75: calves, ?3fia 50; bull3 and stags. ?2 754 23. Hogs Receipts, 8500; market. shade low er; heavy." J4-S05 03; mlxed,"4 905; light, ?4 90g5 10; bulk of sales, $4 005 03. Sheep Receipts, 7100; market, slow, steady; yearlings, ?3 402 70; wethers, $3 40 3 70: common and choice sheep, S3 23 3 60; lambs, 4 204 90. The Metal Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Tin took a firm er course today c.n Increased demand and better news from abroad. The othe? de partments, however, ruled dull and weak with prices tending doward under heavy cables and neglect. At the close tho 4Metal Exchange called pig Iron war rants weak and nominal at $11; Lake copper very quiet at $16 62; tin higher at $30 9031; lead dull at $4 25; spelter easy at $4 104 25. The brokers' price' for lead is $4 and for copper $16 75. SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 23. Silver bars, 61c an ounce. LONDON, Aug. 23. Bar silver, steady at 28d per ounce. Cotton. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Cotton futures opened steady at an advance of 7 points on August and about 4 points on other futures. After the opening of the mar ket there was an advance of 3 points on covering, followed" by a break of 10 polnls on further reports of rain In the central and eastern sections of the belt. At noon, a net loss of 4 to 6 points was apparent, with subsequent changes unimportant and trading was very slack. The market closed quiet in tone at 47 points net lower. Coffee and Snernr. New York, August 23. Coffeo options closed steady with prices net unchanged to 5 points higher. ''Sales, 2S.000 bags, Including September."?? 35: October, $7 35; December, $7 657 CO; January. $7 55 9VC0. Spot Rio, easy? No. 7 invoice. Sc; mild, barely steady; Cordova, nominal.- SugarRaw, Sieady;"refined, steady: - STREAM OF IMMIGRATION. How It Hns Muddied Since Onr Prosperity Resumed. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Tho stream of immigration flowing from the Old World into the New World" has' grown greater In volume and muddler in substance from the beginning of the pres ent .period of prosperity In the United States. In the fiscal year 'which ended June 30, it almost reached the high-water mark of 1892, tho year In which 343,422 im migrants arrived at the port of New York. In 1893 prosperity was succeeded by extraordinary financial, mercantile and industrial depression, and the conse quence was that the number of immi grants of that year who entered the-same port was reduced to 219.043. The decrease was thenceforth continuous till 189T, when there were landed at Castle Garden 178, 74S aliens. In 189S, business conditions having improved, the Increase again be gan. During tho fiscal year ending June 30, 1690, the official records, carefully compiled by Assistant Commissioner Mac Sweeney, show that 245,650 foreigners en tered the United States through the port of New York alone. That large number was increased during the last fiscal year by nearly 100,000 aliens, tho exact figures being 341,711- That Is the greatest num ber arriving since 1893. and nearly as groat as that of 1892. The present year, it is estimated, there will enter all the American ports at which official records are kept upwards of 500,000 Immigrants. In its comment on the report of Com missioner MaoSweeney, the New York Evening Post says: In view of tho general opinion that Immigra tion durtnz the next few years Is sure to in crease. Increasing apprehension has been man ifested as to the quality of the Immigrants that are now being landed. In one day in May, for example, SOOO immigrants were passed through tho Barge Offlco, and tho Immigra tion officials and other attendants at the office were not especially edified and encouraged with tho quality of tho aliens with whom they had to deal. The older omployes recalled the days when the majority of thosa who passed through their hands were Irish, German, Eng lish or Scandinavian, and found a striking contrast in the Italians, the Toles and the mis cellaneous races of the Austro-Hungarlan Em pire, which commanded tho larger part of their attention. They were also" forced to recall that, whereas, in former days, an Oriental a Syrian, Armenian or Turk was a curiosity, he had now Krown to be a rather familiar sight In the detention pen; and such -unaccustomed-figures as Greeks, Maygars, Slovaks, Croa tians, Lithuanians. Montenegrins, Servians and other stnuurers from tho Balkan State?, were altogether common. Whereas, m 18S2 the banner Immigration year, flath for quality and quantity the center Of the area was Berlin. Paris and Antwerp, it has now shifted to Vienna or Budapest. In tne past year, for ex ample, nearly 100,000 of tne Immigrants, al most a third, were Italians, and tho larger part of theso wens undesirable people of the southern provinces of the peninsula. The In crease in the immigration rom the Russian Emplro is also marked thero having been IANHOOD blo Yltallrer. the prescription of a fa'mous French physician, will quickly cur -you of all nervous or fill eases of the generative organs, such as Lost Manhood, Iniomnla, Pains ttx the Ilnclr, Seminal Emissions, Xervon Debility, Plmpleo, Unfltna to Marry, Exhsnutlne Drains, Varicocele and Constipation. It stops all losses by day or night. Prevents acickness of discharge, which if not checked leads to 8per- inatorrhoea and all the horrors of lmpotency. CUPIDENE cleanse the liver, tho kidneys and the urinary organs of all impurities. CUPIDENB strengthens and re stores small weak organs. - - - - - The reason sufferers are not cured by Doctors is because 90 per cent are troubled with. Proatatlo. CUPIDENE the only known remedy to cure without an operation. 5000 testi monials. X written ffuarantee given and money returned If 0 boxes does not effect a per manent cure. 41.00 a. box.- 0 for 85.00. by mall, -Bond for FREE circular and testimonial". Address DAVOL MKDICIKE CO.. P. O. Box 2070. San Francisco, Cal. ?9f rals br Aldiich Pbsnoxcjr, -SJxto and Wsshlngtoa trcct3,pertuad, Or, -A Chicago Board of Trade New York Stock Exchange IJoom .4, Ground -Floor- BOTH TELEPHONES 44.000. against 2700 m tho previous year. It Is also Interesting that twico as many Finns a ace that hitherto has been fairly well satisfied to remain at home como over in lSOD-lOOO-.as in tha-previous year, Few of the' large numbers of aliens who ar rived last year were highly educated, either in the arts and telenets or In the manual trades. Of tho 341,000 immigrants, there were TD.060kover 14 years of ago. who could not read nor write which would probably place the total 'illiteracy at at least S3 per cent. Ac- 'Cordihg tO races, the illiterates were as fol lows: ' Croatian 2,330;itallan, M 1.762 Finnish CO' Italian. S.: SS,I Germans l.OOOSLIthuanlan 3-U Greek ,.. O.llMagyar -.. 1.T19 'Hebrew 8.n.l!Pdlts ...,...,, 10,12 Irish OlllSlovak U,N1 The redeemlns features of this showing are the Finns, the Germans and the Irish; but of tho Italians and Poles a third were totally il literate, and of the Slovaks and' Lithuanians one-qdarter jvere in tho same unfortunate con dition. In view of the volume and, especially, of the quality of the new immigration, it does not, seem wholly unreasonable to suggest, to urge, even, that those In authority should, at least, consider It it would not be wise and expedient to regulate, if not to restrict, "the ever in creasing flow from tho Old World to this country of alien blood, so much of which Is poisoned with lgnoranco, vice and squalor. If the flood continues to rise as steadily and certainly as it has been doing since 1837, can this clean-blooded, moral. Intelligent people absorb without deterioration the tainted blood which characterizes tho greater portion of the present "immigration? The question ap pears to demand an answer. There is only so much physical,-moral and mental strength and. purity "In the blood of the American people. Can Its safe, whole some quality be preserved If all that Is Ignorant, .vicious and squalla " In the lower strata of the Old World life Is mixed -with It In such enormous quan tities" as our immigration reports prove is being forced into tho veins of this Nation? If Congress will examine the 'social conditions of the coal and Iron mining districts here In Pennsylvania, or some of our great Industrial cen ters; It will find conditions of labor, of foul,, vile living, of Ignorance,, vice and crime, which arc wholly at variance with American life or of what the life of any .people should be. If Congress will investigate some of what are called the "foreign colonies" of our great cities, it will be .strange, Indeed,, if it does not conclude that there Is something too much of that unrestricted, uncontrolled, unregulated' immigration which has so commonly reduced the American wage rate, 'Which aas demoralized tho'ie parts of tho cities. in which it herds In filthy, unsanitary, disease-breeding conditions and numhor?. Congress . has set up alleged barriers as frail as straw against trie pauper wages of the Old World by Imposing high' Qr prohibitory duties on tho pro- ducts of foreign labor Imported by us. But what protection to our labor is af forded by our tariff laws," when all our ports are flung and kept wide open at all times for the admission of the Old World's pauper wage-earners, who, com ing here Jn hordes, bring their pauper wage rates with them to enable them to compote suqcessfujly with American la bor? Congress has 'Juggled with the immi gration evil fbr years. Tho reports of ts own special committees, which have investigated It, have proved It to bo both a social and political evil of groat pro portion' and dangerous character. But Congress does nothing to mitigate it. Congress perceives the peril of Its ex traordinary Increase, but It makes no laws' to abate'or restrain, it It was long ago time that Congress took saga clous, action with reference to this ques tion. Unlimited, unrestricted, uncon trolled, unregulated Immigration is a na tional danger and menace, and should be resolutely dealt with by tho Govern ment of the people. What Is Rngr Time? . Everybody talks about "rag-time" music arid very few know anything about how-.the effect Is secured. Not even all musicians know much of it, for most ot them, disddln it, and it seems probable that almost any kind of unaccustomed accentuation will soon run the risk of be ing Sef- down under that head. Some body recently asked Mr. "Krehbicl, the musical editor of the New York Tribune, what "rag time" means, and his reply, the clearest description of It thus far seen, jfn print, .Is as follows: "Tho question looks simple and ought to be easily answered, but it isn't. 'Rag time'" is a rhythm which is the most characteristic feature of what may be called American negro music. Its foundation- is the effect which results from the division, of the accented part of a meas ure Info two notes, of which the first Is the shorter, a sixteenth and dotted eighth in common time, for instance. The re sult Is peculiarly propulsive and stirring, and tho fondness of the negro for It Is -doubtless vdue to the strong rhythmical" sense 'which Is Innate with him. It is pos'slble also that It is a product of some African" .languages, this being a reasonable deduction, by analogy, from th fact that a similar1 effect, which might be called the "Magyar' snap,' Is the most marked characteristic of Hungarian music, and Is there unquestionably the fruit of ver bal meter. In Magyar tunes, however, tho syncopation occurs In a different part of the measure the last half and the effect is described by the term 'alia zoppa that Is.' in a lisping or halting stylo. As to the origin of the term 'rag time,' the writer confesses his Ignorance, and he has not even a theory-" It doesn't seem to have occurred to Mr. Krehbiol that this ''division of the accented part of a measure," which to the ear edu cated to conventional rhythm seems vlo-, lent Targely because unaccustomed, may have suggested to some one the violent tearing of a woven fabric which results Jn rags, and hence the term. However, long wearing results In rags, too. On the whole, one would better, like Mr. Kreh blel, "give It up." Don't wait until you are sick before try ing Carter's Little Liver Pills, but get a vial at once. You can't take them with out benefit. - More cases of catarrh have been cured by Hocd's Sarsaparilla than by any other medicine. '. TVioeainv Canauleanrp simerlc i i- D.. .fr.-.ik, X"k. CubcbsorlniectionsandfMJil miRF.INiiR HOURS V U the same diseases without! inconvenience. Sold by all drncfistt. - RESTORED CUPIDENE" Thl rreat Vecnta- hSS ii Xi'flfrt Hopkins & Co. BROKERS Chamber of Commerce TRAVELERS GUIDE. POSSIBLY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAST TIME AMD SUPERB SERVICE Now offered bv the SpjCTOK WE HAVE DAILY FAST TRAINS TO THEAST 2 If you cannot take the morning train, travel via- the evening train. Both are finely equipped. "Our Specialties" Fast Time Through Service PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS, PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPERS. PULLMAN DINERS, L1ERARY CAFE) CAR AND FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Hour In Time Saved to Omahn, Chicnco, Kamnn City, St. Loula. New Yortt Soaton. And Other Eastern Points. Tickets good via Salt Lake City and Denver. It Is to your interest to use THE OVER LAND ROUTE. Tickets and sleeping-car berths can be secured from GEO. LANG, City Pass, and Ticket Agent. J. H. LOTHROP. General Agent, 1S5 Third St.. Portland. Or. 100 HOURS Ocean to Ocean Via THE IMPERIAL LIMITED Grand Scenery. Fast Time. Model Accommodation. Tourist and FIrfet-CIass Sleeping Cars nosTorf 3IOXT51EAL TORONTO OTTAWA ST. PAUL For Full Particulars Apply to H. H. ABBOTT, Agt. 146 Third Street. E. J. COYLE. Portland. Or. Asst Gen. Pass. Agent, Vancouver, 3. C. :mpire une FOR a And Yukon River Points 5. S. "OHIO," 3500 Tons Sails from Seattle on or about Auq. 25 Reservations can now be made upon applica tion to any railroad or sub-agent of tho Inter national Navigation Company, or to EJIPIIIE TRANSPORTATION CO- SEATTLE. WASH. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S elegant steamers Queen. Cottage City, City of Torcka and a1 - X! leave TACOMA 11 A. M.. SE ATTLE 9 P M.. Aus. 3. &. V., 15. IS. i. 123; Sejt. 1'. 7. 12. 17. 22. 27. Oct. 2. and every flfth day thereafter. Tor further information obtain company 3 fomi-r The company reserves me right to change steamer?, calling dates and houra of calling. Without previous rotlce. AGKN1S N. POSTON,, 240 AVashlngton St.. Portland. Or ; F. AV CA.KL.ETOX. X. V. R. R, Dock. Tncoma. TICKET OFFICE 018 First ave.; Seattle. E. "W MELSE. Ticket agt.: H. H. LLOYD. Puset Sound Supt.: C. W. MIL LER, Aest Supt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle. GOODALL. PERKINS & Co . Gen. Agts., S. F. PLEASURE TOURS FALL 1900 Round the World ';; Sept. 6 From Mew York Sept. 22 holy Land Other tours to Europe and else where. Progrrammes mailed free on application. THOS. COOK & SON 621 Market St. San Francisco TjiMgREATNORTHEBH Tlciet Office. 2SS SUrrissa Stre:t. 'Pftons S3) LEAVE. No. 4 0:00 P. ii. Til J"ljr, dallr to a3 from St. Pnul. Minne apolis, Duluih. Chlcam oinl all point iCxtt. ARRIVE. No. a. 7:00 A- M. Through, Palace and Tourlt SleeveTJ. Dlninj snd Buffet SznokinK-Llbrary Caxa. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP IDZUM! MARU For Japan. China and all Aalatto points trill leave Seattle About Sept. 12th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVE3 UNION DEPOT. For Mayjer. Itainler. CiaUkanl. Wtport. Clifton. Aitcrla. War ren:on. Flare!. Ham mond. Fort Sttvenj, Gearhart Park. SsnJld. Jutoria and Scuhor Ezpr, Daily. JLMtortz. Kxpra, Dallr. Seashore Eiprers. Saturday only. ARRIYE3 UNION DEPOT. 11:10 A. M 0:40 P. M 0-A0 P. M. 0:55 P. M. 230P. M Except Saturday. Ticket office. 2Z& Morrison st- end Union depot. J. C MAYO. Oca- Pmi. Afft.. AstcrU. Or. -i. "HW . .V. lr wSaaSi TO TUAVEIiEIlS GUIDE. iiTirairT,ritjiMfl Uaioa Depot, Mxth. unci J StrctfU THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICGO-ronTLASD -SPECIAI? Leaves for tho East. Via Huntlastoa. at 05ES A. M.; arrives, 4 P. M. SPOICA.NK FU'ER For Spokane. Eastern Washington, and area NortWu points, leavea at tl P. M.: arxivea ax 1A.H ATLANTIC nXPHESS. Leaves for tho East, via Uuutbujton. at P. ii.- arrives at &.4U A. M. YttKOUGH PULLMA2C AND TOURIST SLKEPHHS. Water lines schedule, subject to cnans 'wtt ut EdUea: OCEA axtj rivrr scheduie- OCBAX DIVISION Steamships sail froaj, Alasworth Dock at a P M. Lsava Portland State of California. Sunday, auj. 5; TVedne y. Aug. 10. Saturday. Auff- 25. Tujsdayv Sajt. 4. Frid.y. Sept. 14. Columbia. Friday. Aug. 10-. Monday. Aus. 20, Thursday A"K- JUI Sunday. Sept. a. From San Francisco teavlng Spear-Strw Pier Mo. 24. San Francisco, at 11 A. IU follows: Stat ot California, Wednesday. AUf 1: Saturdaj.. Au 11; Tuesday. Aus. 2d. Sri day. Auj. SI. ilonday, Sept. 10. Columbia. Monday. Augr G. Thursday, Auff. 13; Sunday, Aue. 26. Wednesday, Sept. 0. COLU3HJI, IUVKR DIVISIO.1. pSrtland and ABTOIUA. Steamer liaesalo leave Portland dally. soept Sunday, at b.00 P. H.. on Saturday at 10:00 7. it. Returning. leaves Astoria dally, tfcopt aua. dny. at T W) A M. Steamer Potter, for Astoria anil Ilwaco. Ieae3 Portland every mornlny. Keturnins. leaves llwaco every evening, when, tha tlda terves. "WILLAMETTE RIVEK DIYtSJOX PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR. Steamer Ruth, foe Salem and way points, leaves Portland Mondas, Wednesdays ana Fri days at G.00 A. M. Returning, leavea Salem Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at U.0U A.M. YA3IM1LL niVEIt ROUTE. POKTLANO AND DAXTON. OH. Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points. leaves Portland Tuesday. Thursdays anil 1 urdaj at 7 A. M. Roturalnjr, leavea Dayton fas Tortland and way points Moudays. YKindJ nu rirfnvs at A. M. S.VAKE IIIVEU UOUTE. RIPARIA. M ASH . AND LEWISTON, IDAHO Steamer Lewis ton leaves Riparla Aug. 18, IS. 20, 22. 24. 2C. 23. SO. nt 3.40 A. M. Return ing, the Leivlston leaves Lewiston Aujr. 10, -1 2a, 25. 27. 20. 31. at 7 A. M. , W. H. HURLBURT. General ?anr Aat. V. A. ftCniLMNa. Cltv Ticket Agvnt. Telephone Main 712. 80 Third street, cor. Oax, New Steamship Line to the Orient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND, la connection wltn THK OREGON RAILROAD Jt NAVIGATION CO. ichedule. 1300 lsubjct ta chance): Steamer. Duo to Leava Portland. "MONMOUTHSHIRE" Sept. 0 "BRAEMAP." Sopti 30 rr rates, accommodntlorj?. etc.. apply to DODWEI, A COMPANY. Limited, General AxenU, Portland. CS. To principal points in Jupan and China. H-i?NarMHMa"BaaMM"C"wMaBM AST vu riU 1 VIA. ? 3UN35T SOUTH W Leave Dtfst fHth aait Strestl ArrW. OVKKLAND EX PRESS TKAINd for Salem. Rose- . .. bury. Ashlund. Sac- .. S.oO P. -I. w wonts. 0;dcn. -s A.M. San Francioco, Mo- -n -. . .. lave. Los Angeles. 3:30 A. M. Ei Paso xow Ot- G:30 P. St. leans and th Eait At Woodhura (dally etcept Sun day), morning train connects with train for Mt. Ansel. 511 v e r t on, lirownw vllle. SprlncDeld and Natron, and evening- train for Mt. Angel and SL erton. 4:00 P.M. Albany passenger 10:10A.JL. t7:30 A. M. Corvalllo passenger 13:50 P. M. $1:50 P. M. Sheridan paasenKr J3-25 A. M. Daily. JDaily escept Sunday. Rebate ticket? on sls between Portland, Sa rammio and Snn r'ranci.wo. Net rtea 17 flrs class and 11 aei-ond clas. including- sleeper. Kates and ticVetn to Eastern points and Eu rope. AL-k JAPAN CHINA, HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from, J. B. KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third at. TAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefrerson Streot. Leave for Oswego dally at 7.a. 0.40 A. if.j 12:JO. 1.03. J.25. 4.IU, o.23. b M, H.ZU P. M.J and 1) w A. VI. jr buncuy only. -Vrrlve ai Portland dail at 0.35. n.SU. -10:150 A. 3S.1 IMS, 5.10, 4 ..10. U 15. 7.4C. 10 00 P. M., 12. 4 J A. M. dall). except Monday. S.30 and 10:03 A. M. on Sundays only. Leavn for Dallas daily, except Sunday, ai 5. 06 P. M. ArrUo at Portland at 0.30 A. M. Pas-ionger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon da. Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:45 P. M. Retutno Tuesdays. Tnursdaya and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOSIILKIt. C. II. MARKHAM. Manazer. Gen Frt. & Pass. Azt. DOUBLE DAILY KAIS SEHYICE. TIic Pioneer DInlijsr and Obaervatlozl Car Hoate. Dnfon TJcpaf, 6tfj ani J $ti No. 2 2 P.M. North Coast Limited. For Tncoma. octattlo. North Yakima, opo kane. Pullman. Mos cow, Lewiston. R(j land. B. C. Btttt. Helena, St. Paul. Mm ueaDolls. Chicaso. Boa- No. 1 7 A.M. ton. New Yorlt and all points .East anu aoutn east. Twin City Express, for Tacoma. Seattle, Spo No. 4 lliOP.M. No. Z 8 P. it. kane, Helena, Suite. St. Paul. Chicaco. Bos ton, New York. Omaha, Kansas City. Council Bluilt. St. Louis, and all points east and southeast. Througa train servica via Northern Paclflo and Burjlngton line rrom Portland to Omaha. Kansas City. St. Louis. Qulelt tlmo and ua equalcd accommodatlon. Talca North Coast Limited Train No. 2 tor South Bend. Olympla and Gray5 Haroaf points. S?ft the North Coast Limited. Eleirant Up holstered Tonrlnt Sloping Cars. Pullman Standard Sleepfrs, DlnlnC Car and Observa tion Car. all electrla Hshted. Solid vestlbulod trains. Tickets sold to all uolnts In tho United Stated and" Canada, and bassaga cheeiced ta destination of tickets. For Information, tickets. Blecplng-car rasw vatlons. etc.. call on or writs A. D. CHARLTON Asatatant General Paasenger Acrent, 253 aiorrlaon St.. Cor. Third. Portland. OreKan. WHITE COLLAR LINE BAILET GATZERT (Aider-street Dock Leaves Portland dally every momlim at 7 o clock, except Sunday. Returninff. leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clocfc-eicept -Saturday. Otsfcu jfbens iTaln -S3J- Columbia pbocs iii.