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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1900)
THE MORNING OKEGOiOAN, SATURDAY, AtTGTJST 25, 1900. if COMMERCIAL AND Continued cool weaker has shortened "the demand for fruit and all kinds drag heavily. Peaches are la large stock, caused 'by heavy receipts o inferior quality. TVhile the poor grades sell low, best command 45lto 53 cents. Some pear crowers seem to think that anything they ship to Portland trill find ready sale at fancy prices. A dealer yesterday ex hibited part of a jshlpment of pears he &ad received. The fruit -was plainly In jected -withfeast Jose scale, and each pear was carefaHjr tcrapped In. paper, probably to give it ra. better flavor or to prevent St getting ripe too rapidly. Such fruit is not wtrth the paper covering It, to say nothing of. the cost of the boxes, yet the grower Via hold himself to be great li' wronged If the. Portland dealer does . rcaflf handsomely to him for it. It V& nonsense to ship inferior fruit to Port land "With the present abundant stocks, 31rst grades sell slotviy enough, and no one- cares to bather trfth poor stock. But ter, eggs and poultry are unchanged. All grades of canned salmon have been sharply advanced becJause of the general shortage in the Pacific Coast pack. "Wheat -was' higher at Liverpool, Chi 'cago and New York yesterday, and the local market was firmer and higher. "Walla "SVaHa is now quoted at 34C3 cents, "Valley Da cents, and Bluestem 675S cents. Harvesting and threshing are completed in California, except In a few localities. The crop, according to the bulletin of the California section of the "Weather Bu sreau for the week ended August 20, Is a "great disappointment to growers, both In -quantity and quality. In some of tho great wheat fields, however, a good aver age crop- has been gathered, and the quality is nearly if not quite up to the standard. The San Francisco Bulletin stakes- to task a New York paper which said that reports indicated that Califor nia's yield this year "was "'practically cer tain to be fair and might approach the reat crop of 3SS0." Tho crop of 1S80 was tho largest ever produced in California, amounting to 1,707.600 tons, but the aver age of late years has not been over 1,000. O00 tons. "It was good opinion for two "weeks or more," says the Bulletin, "that the crop this year would not be over C5D.O00 tons, and the crop at no time Bias been estimated at over 1.000,000 tons, ven by optimists." The present cool, moist weather is un favorable to hops, but it is too early yet for any pno to become apprehensive. All recent, reports agree that the crop is thriving nicely, promising fair yield and ood quality. Hop hco have not been Teportod except In Isolated localities, and even then the pest was not serious. But this is tho sort of weather that breeds tho hop louse. Bank Clearing. . Exchanges. Tjprtlona $2i3.5P9 Tacoma. .....i 108,0(16 SUtle x 329.122 -Spokwui .. 252,778 Balances. $7G,C2i 83.305 58,550 S3,u3S POItTLAD 5rATtKETS. Grain, Floor. Etc. Wheat Walla Wnlla, steady, 54C5c; Val ley, 55c; bluestem, 57C8c per bushel. X"Iour Brst grades. ?2 753 10 per barrel; sraham. ?2 C03. Oats "White. 305?S7c; rray, 34,33cper bushel. Barley Feed, ?15Q15 60, brewlne, 17 per ton. Mlllstuffs Bran. $12 per ton: middlings. $20; shorts, $12 SO; chop, $15. IfAy Timothy. ?1112; Uovnr, $77 50; Ore con Wild hayt $0S7 per ton. Butter, TZcgs, Poultry, Etc. Butter-Fancy creamery, 4550c; store-, 232? 27e per roll. Ejrga j7o per dozen. Poultry-Chlckens. mixed. $34 per dosen; hens, $4(54 50; Springs. $2(53; ducks, fSff; Ceese, $5T per dosen; turkeys, live, 14lCc per pound; dressed. lGffl7c Cheese Full cream, twins, A1Q12UJC: Young America, 12JaS,13o per pound. Vegretn.'bleB, Prnlt, Etc. Vegetables Parsnips. $1; turnips. $1; car rots, $1 per rock; onions, $1 251 50 for Cal ifornia Yellow Darners, $lgl 23 for Oregon "Yellow Dan vers, oabbago. $1 752 per cental; potatoes, 40&0c per sack; peas, 3g4c; beans, 4c per pound; cucumbers. 1015c per dozen; tomatoes, 4050o for two-tier boxes; green corn, IO&ISUjC per dozen; sweet potatoes. lc per pound. In sacks; celery. 00Sr05c per dozen Prult lmon. $4 B05; oranges. $3 30ff per box Tor late Valencies; pineapples. $4 50S per dozen; bananas. $2 5093 per bunch; Per sian dates, 7c per pound, peaches, 4555c; pears, 7300o per box, apples, 50c$l per box; 'watermelons. Bogue River. $1 508-2; canta loupes, ?1J1 25 per dozen for California; Oro xon nutmegs, 11 60 per crate; canabas, ?2 per dozen: plums and prunes, 40ffS0c per crate; grapes, Sweetwater, 60c; Muscat, 75 5c; blank. 75S5c; Tokay. $1; Oregon Black Hamburg, .50c per crato. Dried Trult Apples, evaporated. 6IT7o per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 4'5e; pears, un and evaporated, OffGc; plums, pllless, 4Q 6Vsc; prune. Italian, atjffsv&c; silver, extra choice, 5 Oe; figs, Smyrna. 12Kc; California -Wck. 60c; do white. 10c per pound. Groceries, Xnts, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 2828c; Java, fancy, 26frS2e; Java, good. 20$24c; Java, ordinary. lS10c; Costs, Rica. fanc. lSff20c; do good. 10313c; do ordinary, lO$lSo per pound; Columbia. roaat, SIS d, Arbueklc's. ?14 13; Lion. $13 13 per case. ugar Cube. $0 90; crushed, $0 00; pow dered, $ 60; dry granulated. $0 SO; extra. C, $5 80; golden X $5 70 net. half barrels, c mors than barrels, maple bugar, ISfflOc per pound. Salmon Columbia Blver. 1-pouud tails. $1 50 $2, 2-pound talis, $2 25QT2 75; fancy 1-pound fiats, $242 5. H-pounfl fancy flau, $1 lo 1 SO. Alaoka, 1-pound tails, $1 40fil 00; 2 pound tails. $1 W2 25. Nuts Peanuts, ovtgvc per pound for raw. 9c for roasted, eocoanuts 00c per dozen; walnuts, 10 Cf He per pound; pine nuts. 15c; hickory suts, 7c i chestnuts, 15c; Brazil, lie; filberts, 15c; fancy pecans, 12914c; almonds, 1517c per pound Beans Small white. -!U4Uo: largo do, 2 (fie. bayou, 3ic: Lima. Cc per pound. Grain bags Calcutta. J0ff5 12 per 100 for pot. Coal oil Cases, 20c pr gallon; barrels, 16c; tanks. 14c Bice Island, Cyc; Japan, 5&c; New Orlvans, 4HQ$Hc; faucy head, $7ff7 50 per sack. Meat und Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep. ethers and rt, fheatvd. $S 50. dresed, 04S7c per pound. Spring iambs. 4c per pound gross; dressed. Sc Hogs Oros, choice heax-. $3 COS'S 75; light. $5. dressed. 6fec per round. Veal Large, HJSc per pound; smalL SliC Oc per poubO. Bef-Oros. top steers, $5 504; cows, $30 8 60, dnsrd leef, 097c per pound. . Prolkns Portland pock (Shlold brand): Havms. sflfkoked, are quoted at 12H-C per pound; picnic hams. Ssc ir pound, breakfast bacon. 13V. bacon. 10c. baoka, fcUlOo; drr salt e.des. lse. dried beef. 17c. lard. S-pound pails, loc. 10 -pound pails. Dc; 50a. ic; tlorcra. Jto pr pound. Eastern pack (Ham xuond') JIams. large. l2Hc; medium. 12iic; mall, 18,c. picnic hams, SHc; shoulders, Oic; bretkfont bacon. ISc. dry salt sides. Stec; bacon i-ldes. fmOHc. backs. 10Hc; butts. XNsc, lard, pure leaf, kettle rendered. 5s, 105sc; 108. lOSiC. Hops. WooL Htdea. Etc. Hops-2tf.vc jer pound far 1S03 crop. 3JM0c for new crap. Wool Vlly. I3i3c Jor coarse. ISSlCc for best Eastern Oregea, ioi3C; mohair. 25c per pound. Sfceepiktiw-Sh.rluigs. 15920c; short-wool. 23 35c. BMOtura-weel. 3a0c. long-wool. CUc&51 ach. Tl!ow-&94c: No. 2 and grease S4fflc per pound. r4u Seakls. each, as to sire. SglS; cub. ob. $1?S badger, each. 00c: wildcat. lrf&e. honwwmt. lufrMe: fox. ceraraan gray, 4iH?.ert, d 753 W: do crors, ?2 50; Irax. ?5tr 59. jni&u, 40cS$l 73. marten, dark FINANCIAL NEWS Northern, $510; dp pale, pine, $2JM: musk rat. 6 & 12c; skunk, 50$SOc: otter (lend). ?4 eS: panther, with head and elm perfect. $13; raccoon. 253S0c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect. t$ 50 $ 3; wolverine. $2 5036; btaver, per rkta. large, $0S7; do medium, p-r skin. $4g5; do small, per akin. flQ2; do kits, per skin $163. Hides Ir hides. No 1, 10 pounds and up ward, JWeiSr: dry kip, No. 1. 5 to 15 pounds. 05c per pound; dry calf. No. X. under 6 pounds, ISiee; dry salted, cne-thlrd lew than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers, 00 pounds ai.d over, 78c; do SO to CO pounds, 7c; do -under 50 pounds and cow, "c: kip, 13 to SO pounds, TKSSc: ao veal. 10 to 14 pounds. 7c: do calf, under 10 pounds, 1n green (unf ailed), lo per pound lees; culls (bulls, stats, moth eaten, hadly cut, scored hair slipped," weather beaten or mxbby), one-third less. KEW YOBIC STOCIC 3IARKET. Lack of Activity in Sympathy "With Dullness Abroad. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Dullness contin ues to be the most notable characteristic of the foreign security markets, and New York displays tho same lack of activity. The general hesitancy Ib ascribed to the perplexities of the Chinese situation. Spsc ulatlon was uninteresting today as for some time past, and movements In special stocks were attributed to Independent in fluences. A general trend toward lower prices was noted, with the tendency fa vored In part by conspicuous weakness of some specialties. Movements in the railroad list were small, but some large fractions wero clipped off Northern Pa cific and "Union Pacific around midday, when tho general tendency downward as sumed some force. The failure of St. Paul to respond to its increased earnings of $75,341 for the third week in August discouraged buying of the Western stocks. Southern Pacific was dealt in only in the extent of 600 shares, and no transactions whatever occurred after tne announcement that tho Huntington hold ings would not come on the market. Sugar -was quite prominent, and fell off lc on discussion of future trade. Cap ital was made by the bears out of the announcement of tho incorporation of a new company to come in tho Chicago gas field. It did not develop what the re lations of the new company "would be with the People's Gas Company, but the bears put the price down a-point, which was, however, regained toward the end on short covering. Stocks of local corpo rations displayed marked heaviness at intervals. American Ice, Brooklyn Tran sit and Consolidated Gas yielded from lg to 24 per cent. No definite news accom panied the moves, but the weakness of the latter was said to be realizing In duced by its lato notable rise. Some In terest was aroused by a break of 5 points in Lackawanna, which is usually very much neglected. Transactions in tho stock reached 1000 shares, and there was a final rally or 2 points. Statements that the general condition of the Iron Industry showed a decided improvement and that negotiations with labor organizations wero in fair way of being adjusted did not impart any strength to the metal group, which was reactionary all around inside from Tennessee Coal, which im proved ltc. Bonds were irregular, with heavy real izing in St. Louis Southwestern the feat ure. Total sales, par value, $763,000. United States new 4s advanced per cent, and the refunding 2s when Issued de clined y. per cent in the bid price. BONDS. U. S. 2s, ref. reg.103 Gen. Electric DS...115 N. Y. Cent. lsts...l0SiA uu coupon ...... Ha?4 ao os. reg ioa do coupon 100 wN'orthern Pac 3s. 05 do new 4s. renr..l33tt -vj -. i;s Oregon Nav. lsts.,110 do 4s 101 do coupon 13314 uo 01a s, reg.. .110 do coupon 116 jjregon s. L. Cs...i20 do con. 5s 112i do 5s. reg 112W Rio Gr. West, lsts OS St. Paul consols. ..1G7U St. p. c. & p. msm-! do 6s 110H Union Pacific 4S...105H Wis. Cent. lsts.... 88" Southern Pac 4s.. 78 ao coupon ......1114 Xlist. Col, 3-C3S...122 Atchison adj. 4s.. SOU C & K.AV. con. 7sl40 do S P. deb fls 120J4 D. & R. G. Ists..l02 do 4s 071 STOCKS. Tho total sales of stocks today -wero 114,300 shares. Tho closing quotations were: Atchison 27 Union Pac pref. 75S 18$ 2J 14 54 do pref 70 Bolt. &. Ohio 719i Can. Pacific SO Can. Southern ... 49 Ches. & Ohio 27li! Chi. Gr Western. 10V Chi., B. &. Q.... 125U Chi.. Ind & L... 22 j do prer 52 Chi. &. East. 111. 93i Chicago &. N. W..102. Chi. R 1 & P...10GC waoaeh do pref JSVheel. & L. E.. do 2d pref Wis Central P C. C. & St. L Third Avenue 109 EXPRESS CO'S. Adams 123 American ..155 United States 45 Wells-Fargo 123 MISCELLANEOUS Atner. Cotton Oil.. 33i C C. C. & St. L. 5SM,1 1.010. soutnera .. 0 do let pref 42 do 2d pref 16 do pref 8Sv$ Amer. Malting ... 4 do pref 231i Amer. Smelt. & R. 31H do pref SSH Amer, Spirits l do pref 17 Amer. Steel Hoop. 19 do pref 65 Amer. Steel & W.. 34ai do pref 74i. Del. A. Hudson....ll2 Del.. Lack. & W..133U Denver & Rio Gr. 18 do pref GG?i Erie 10 uo 1st prer ns Great North, pref.152 Rocking Coal 14341 liocxing valley .. 34 Illinois Central ..110 Amer. Tin Plate.. 20 do prof ty. Amer. Tobacco .... 02 do pref 12b Anaconda Mln Co. 44 Brooklyn R. T 55s Colo Fuel & Iron. 34", Cont. Tobacco .... X do pref 77 iowa central IB do pr 45 Lake Erie & W... 28, ao pror us Lake Shore 200 Louis & Xash... 713 Manhattan El ... 0W Met St Ry 153 Mex. Central 11 Federal Steel 34 .Minn, ii st. XjOuis ra do pref 3 Missouri Pacific .. 51H Mobile & Ohio.... 37 do pref Citt Gen. Electric 137U Glucose Sugar .... 01i do pret 9b Int. Paper 22 do pref 60 La. Clede Gas 75Vi M.. K. t- T 0 do pref S0H New Jersey Cent..lSG New York Cent. ..120U( National Biscuit .. 31 Norfolk & West.. 33) do pref 844 844 17i ao prei 1541 national Lead .. iNortnern jr'ocmc. ao'U ao pref .... fiSU do pref ii 1 :v National Steel .... 24 Ontario A West.. 20ft O. R & N 42 j do pref 7C Pennsj lranla .... 12Sjfc Reading 10 do 1st pref 5S do 2d pref 2SH Rio Or. Western.. CO do pref ........ 90 St. Louis & S. F. 9' do lst pref..... 67 do 2d pref 334 St. LoVits S W... 13 do pret ........ 294 St. Paul -113k1 do pref 172 Sv Paul & 0 112 I Southern Pacific.. 335t do pret St X Y. Air Brake.. 130 North American .. 15 Pacific Coast 05 do 1st pref SO do 2d pret 64 Pacific Mall 31 People's Gas 90 Pressed Steel Car. 3S$4 do pref 70 Pull. Pal. Car 18GU Stand. Rope & T.. 5 Sugar 122 do pref no Tenn. Coal A Iron. 704 U. S. Leather 105 do pref osu U. S. Rubber 204 Krttitlirrn Ttv . 11 1 uoprei iHUj do prof 02 r.vestern Union . Tflti TAvn JP. Panlflft 1VlDw.MhtlA T f o ...T Union Pacific .... D$ do pref ...I.....' 834" FOREIGN FIKAN'CIAL NEWS. Rumor That the Bank Is Baying; to Sustain Rates. NEW TORK, Aug. 24 The Commercial Board of Trade and Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS STOCKS and COTTON BOUGHT AND SOLO FOR CASH OR CARRIED ON MARGINS 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon CULLISON&CO. Advertiser's london financial cablegram says: The dealings in the markets here today wero insignificant, but the tone was firm. There -was no feature. The bank bought 15.000 gold in bars and lost -25,000 en gaged for the Case. Bill were a little higher on the stiff Treasury statement. It Is rumored that the bank has begun bor rowing to sustain rates. Silver for Europe. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The steamship Lucanla, sailing for Europe tomorrow, will take out 217,000 ounces of silver. Stocks In London. LONDON, Aug. 24. Atchison. "SS; Ca nadian Pacific, ,31; Union Pacific, 7S; Northern Pacific, preferred, 73; Grand Trunk, (; Anaconda, 9. Money, Exchange, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Sterling on London, CO days, $4 4; do sight, $4 sS; drafts, sight. 7Hc; do telegraph, 10c; Mex ican dollars, 4949Vc NEW YORK, Aug. 4. Money on call, VA&M per cent; prime mercantile paper, 45 per cent; sterling exchange, firmer, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4 87 demand, and at $4 S4?i 60 days; posted rates, $4 854 SS4 S9; commer cial bills, $4 S34 S4U: sliver certificates, 6162&c; bar silver, 61Vic; Mexican dol lars, 4Sc; Government bonds. Irregular; state bonds, firmer; railroad bonds, ir regular. LONDON, Aug. "H Consols 93 1-18; money, firm, 2 per cent. THE GRAIN MARKETS. Prices of Cereals In European and American Ports. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Wheat steady, for futures and a shade firmer for spot Barlfey quiet. Oats steady. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping No. 1, $1 05; choice, $1 05; milling, $1 0Ciil OSft. Barley Feed, 73(75c; brewing, E0J85c. Oats Good to choice white, $1 17&1 5; gray, good to choice, $1 101 20r red, good to choice, $11740130. Call board sales: . Wheat Steady; August, $1 10: May, $1 1G; cash, $1 05. Barley No sales. Corn Large yellow, $1 !!! 20. Xeiv York Grain and Prodnce. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Flour Receipts, 19.0S4 barrels; exports, 26,550 barrels; mar ket firm and active. Wheat Receipts, 205,775 bushels; ex ports, 53,493 bushels; spot, strong; No. 2 red, 81?ic f. o. b.; options opened 79c ele vator. Options had an easier opening be cause of unsatisfactory foreign markets, but were quickly turned by predictions of smaller Winter wheat receipts, cov ering, and more rain in the Northwest. Continuing strong through ,the afternoon, they closed firm at c net advance. Sales Included No. 2 red. May closed o42; September, SOc; October, SOcJ December, S2c. Chicago Grain and Produce. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. Wheat opened quiet and easy on disappointing cables, which Induced selling by yesterday's buyers, September starting Vi&c lower at 74&c to 74c. Liverpool showed an advance of only d. The bearish feeling prevailing at the start changed during the first 15 minutes. ThA factor was the extremely gloomy tone of Northwest reports. It was re ported that In many sections of the Spring-wheat territory farmers would not be able to get seed. The rains, It was said, had caused sprouting and growing in shock. This sort of information sent shorts to cover, and their buying, com bined with orders from the Northwest, sent September to Toc. The bulge met profit-taking, but the market held with considerable strength, closing 4?c over yesterday, at 74c. Corn was quiet and easy, for the rains which wore doing damage to wheat in shock were helping tho corn crop. Sep tember closed He lower, at 3Sl&39c In oats, prices hung close to yesterday's mark. September closed He lower at 21i21?ic. Provisions were quiet and firm on a good export demand. There was nothing In the way of fresh information to af fect prices. September pork closed 20c higher; lard 10c higher, and ribs 2&c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening Highest. Lowest. Close. August 50 74 ?0 75Vt 50 74 ?0 75U September ... 74 75 74 74 October 74H 704 744 75ft CORN. August 40 40 SO 391i September ... 38"i Z94 38 39 October 37 3S4 37 37 OATS. August 214 21U 214 214 September ... 21 21 21 21H October 22 22V4 214 22 MESS POR-C Septomber ...1100 1120 1100 11174 October 11074 1130 11074 1125 January 1116 1120 11124 11124 LARD. September October ... January .. 6 724 0 824 0 724 6 24 0 774 0 874 0 774 6 874 0 524 0 55 6 524 0 55 SHORT RIDS. 7 05 7 074 7 05 7 074 September Octoher 7 oo 7 07 ft 7 to i us January 5 924 5 924 5 00 C 924 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Wheat No. 3, 7374ic; No. 2 redr 75ft 5?6. Corn No. 2, 394C9?4c; No. 2 yellow, 40c. Oats 21S'225c; No. 2 white, 25&c; No. 3 white, 2ZS25c. Barley Good feeding, 86c; fair to choice malting, 434uc. Flax seed No. 1, 11 41; No. 1 Northwest ern, 51 4L Mess pork, 511 15(511 20 per barrel; lard, 56 S0Jj6 S24 per 100 pounds; short ribs sides Goose), ?C 957; dry salted shoulders (boxed), J6 37g6 75; short clear Bides (boxed), 57 55S7 C5. Sugars Cut loaf, unchanged. Clover Contract grade, 510. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was firm; creameries, 16204c; dairies, 14glSc. Cheese Firm; lOfllHc Eggs Firm; fresh, l3Hii14c. Receipts. Shlpm'ts. Flour, barrels 10,000 9,000 "Wheat, bushels 2G2.000 278,000 Corn, bushels 110,000 232.00O Oats, bushels 290,000 538,000 Rye. bushels 2,000 Barley, bushels 11.000 7.000 European Grain Markets. LONDON, Aug. 24. Wheat White, firm; red, dull; cargoes No. 1 Standard Cali fornia, SOs Gd; cargoes Walla Walla, 29s; cargoes Oregon, 29s 6d. English country markets quiet, but steady. LIVERPOOL, Aug7i4. Wheat In Paris, quiet; flour In Paris, dull; French country markets, quiet, but steady. Wheat Spot, firm; No. 2 red Western Winter, 6s 2d; No. 1 Northern Spring, 6s 34d; No. 1 California, 6s 34d6s 4d. Futures quiet; September, 5s Ud; December, 6s ld. Corn Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 4s; do old, 4s 14d. Futures quiet; Sep tomber, 4s Hd; October, 4s Hi; Novem ber, 4s Ha. Tncoma Wheat. TACOMA. Aug. 24. Wheat steady and firm; 4c higher. Bluestem, 59c; Club, E6c, both for export. SAX FRAXCISCO MAKKETS. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Wool Spring, Nevada, ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 1014c; Valley, Oregon, 16318c Fall Mountain lambs, SrjlOc; Humboldt and Mehdoclno, 10ST2c Hops 1S99 crop, S412c. Mlllstuffs Middlings, 51720; bran, 512 50 S12 50 per ton. HayWheat, 5S12; wheat and oat. 5S 10 50; best barley, $S f0; alfalfa, 5S&7 50; compressed wheat, 5S12 per ton; straw, 236374c per bale. Potatoes River Burbanks, 35C0c, sweet, new, lgl4o per pound; Salinas Burbanks. 70c$L YegotaWea-Creca peas, 2SSc; per I pound; string beans. 23c; tomatoes, 5 50c; asparagus, 75c$250; cucumbers, 200 30c a box. Green fruit Apples, choice, $1 IS per box; common, 35a Butter Fancy creamery, 24c; do sec onds. 22$23c; fancy dairy, a22c; do seconds, lt20c. Citrus fruit Mexican limes. 556;, common California lemons, $1 502 75; choice, $33 25 per box; pineapples, $2& per dozen. Bananas $12 50 per bunch. Cheese California, flats, 9V10c per pound; Young America, 1010c; Eastern, 1314c " Eggs Store, 15l9c; fancy, ranch, 25c; Eastern. 1720c Poultry Turkeys, gobblers. 910e; do hens, ll13c per pound; old roosters, 53 50 4 per dozen; young roosters, 53 50ff5; small broilers, J22 50; large do, $2 C03; fryers. J3QS 50; hens, ' $3 H3!S per dozen; old ducks, $34 50; gees?, 51 25$1 50 per pair. Flour Receipts, S2S0 quarter sacks; Oregon, S0. Wheat Receipts, 2380 centals. Barley Receipts, 15,705 centals Oats Receipts, 5K50 centals. Beans Receipts, 717 sacks. Potatoes Receipts, 6491 sacks. r Hay Receipts, 452 tons. "Wool Receipts, 13J bales. Hides Receipts, E8L EASTERX LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. Cattle Receipts, 2000; generally dull; natives, good to prime steers, $3 40&6; poor to medium, 54 C055 SO; selected feeders, steady, 54 4 75; mixed stookere, slow, 53 233 90; cows, 52 CS4 40; heifers, 53S6; canners, 522 60; bulls, 52 504 40; calves, strong, $5jr6'65: Texas-fed steers, 54155; grass steers, 53 !54; bulls, 52 CO3 23. Hogs-ecelpts today, 18,000? tomorrow, 12.000 estimated; left over, 500; native, strong to oc higher, top, $5 EO; mixed and butchers, 55 50; good to choice, heavy, ?5 10g6 45; rough, heavy, 54 93 5 05; light, 55 10S5 50; bulk of sales, 53 13 (S5 40. Sheep Receipts, 5000; sheep, steady; good lambs stronger; good to choice wethers, J3 65g4; fair to choice,- mixed, S3 353 65; Western sheep,. 53 mj$Z 75; Texas sheep, J2 G03 50; native lambs, 54 5 CO; Western lambs, 54 75g6 25. OMAHA, Aug. 24. Cattle Receipts, 1S00 head. Market, 510c higher; native beef steers, 5 55 S5; Western steers, ?4 10 4 CO; Texas steers, -53 704 30; cows and heifers, 34 25; canners, 51 75(g2 5; stock ers and feeders, 53 .ri04 75; calves, 535 50; bulls and stags, 52tff4. Hogs Receipts, 5S00 head. Market, 5 10c higher; heavy, 54 935 05; mixed, 55 5 03; light, 55 0245 174; bulk of sales. 555 05. Sheep Receipts, 7800. Market, slow, woik; wethers, 53 t(Vg3 C5; yearlings, ?3 30 3 C5; common and stock sheep, 53 203 60; lambs, 544 80. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 24. Cattle Re ceipts, 4000. Market, steady; Texas steers, 53 25JT5 25; Texas cows, J23; native steers, 51 C05 Co; native cows and heifers, 52 25 4 CO; atockers and feeders, 53 504 75; bulls, J2 403 25. Hogs Receipts, SOOO. Market, strong a'nd active; bulk of sales, ,55.Q55 20; heavy. 54 S55 15; packers, 55 105 224: mixed, 55 035 15; lights, ?4 50S5 SO; york ers, 55 255 30; pigs, 54 905 15. Sheep Receipts-.i 1000. Market, steady; lambs, 33 50S5; muttons, ?3 234. Cotton. NEW TORK, Aug. 24. The cotton market opened easy, with August con tracts unchanged, and other positions 5 and ,7 points lower. The market reacted G7 points on covering, the Interior movement being small, and closed quiet at a loss of 8010 points. Coffee and Sngnr. NEW YORK:, Aug. 24. Coffee options closed barely steady, with prices net 10 points lower. Sales, C5.500 bags, Includ ing September, 57 35; October, 57 35; No vember, 57 40; spot Rio, quiet; mild, dull; Cordova- normal. Sugar Raw, steady; fair, refining, 4c; Centrifugal, 96 test, 4c; refined, firm. The Metal Marltet. NEW TORK, Aug. 24. Tin again scored an advance, but the rest of the list waa weak and heavy, following Paris 'cables and distressing news from Interior points. The former metal was supported by fair demand and Improvement abroad. At the closo the metal exchange called pig war rants weak and nominal, 511; lake cop per, quiet, at 516 624; tin, firmer, at 531 10 mi 25; lend, dull, at 54 25; spelter, easy, at 54 104 25. The brokers' price for lead 13 54, and for copper, 516 75. SAN FANCISCO, Aug. 24. Bar silver, 61Uo. LONDON, Aug. 24. Bar silver, steady, 284d per ounce. Specie From Australia. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Tho' steam er Mariposa, which arrived here today, brought over 51,000,000 In specie from Syd ney, Australia, consigned to local banks. GREAT- BRITAIN'S DEBT. Declines In Peace and Grotva In War Tne Per Capita. New York Journal of Commerce. The award to subscribers here of 528, 000,000 of the British exchequer bond loan, being somewhat more than half of the amount applied for, is a somewhat slender basis on which to accept tho title offered the United Stntes by a London financial Journal of "the world's new banker." But It Is, In many ways, a .high ly significant event, and one whose im portance cannot be fully measured by a reference merely to the amount Involved. There is, of course, nothing sentimental about tho transaction. Over half the loan was placed here because that course offered the simplest and readiest means of repairing the depleted supply of gold in tho Bank of England. Subscriptions wero freely made by American capitalists to the amount of $55,000,000,. because for bonds of the British exchequer, yielding 34 per cent, 93 Is reckoned a low figure. There is a good deal of American money lent oh, less advantageous terms than these, and as the security must be re garded as one of the best that the world offers, It Is not at all surprising that tho Invitation to invest was so largely ac cepted. In spite, however, of the strictly business motives of all the parties to the bargain, it is Impossible to divest it ot international significance, with the ex ception of the recent purchase of a few millions of Russian securities by certain Now York insurance companies. It Is the first considerable Investment In the bonds of a foreign country ever made here. To that extent It Implies the widening of the financial horizon of the United States, no less than the opening of a new outlet for the rapidly growing accumulations of capital that are placed only where the risk Is reduced to a minimum. It is emi nently fitting that at a time when tho f6relgn policy of -the country has, per force, ceased to be merely Continental, there should come an enlargement of the financial vision of the American capital ist. A cosmopolitan habit of Investment, like that which prevails in Great Britain, has a remarkable Influence In enlarging the field of knowledge, as well as that of national sympathy. "Wo can never bo qulto Indifferent to the welfare of our debtors, and while it is difficult to sepa rate tho future progress of this Republic from that of the continued greatness and safety of the British Empire, anything that tends to emphasize the essential identity of interest between the two di visions of the English-speaking world must be held to have a significance be yond its immediate importance. Considered merely as a study In na tional finance, the management of the public debt of England makes one 'of tho most instructive chapters in the financial history of the world. It is the oldest of all teilstlng public debts; having had ltsl Downing, fiopki os & Co, Chicago Board of Trade New York Stock Exchange -Room 4, Ground Floor BOTH TELEPHONES origin under William of Qrantre. Tho t wars of the Eighteenth eenturyv In which England took part, added considerably to its amount; but, from the- flrstT It was a cardinal maxim of British, statesmanship that advantage should be taken ot the In come of the years cf peace to diminish the burden created during years of war. In Spite of all efforts, howeverv the debt In creased two or three times as quickly In I war times as It was paid off in the Intervals of peace. During the 22 years' struggle with France and Na poleon the public, debt of Great Britain Increased three-fold, till In 1S15 it had attained- the prodigious total - of ISC1.C00, 000, with an annual interest charge of 32,645,000. When it is remembered that this Is a larger amount thah that of any national debt In the world today, except the debt ot the French Republfc, and that the population of the United Kingdom at that time did not exceed 15,000,000, the relative weight of such a burden may be partially appreciated. In 1S15, when the British Government needed 36.0CO,000, theyvobtalned It by giving each kubscriber for 10d a 3 per cent bond for 174 and a 4 per cent, bond for 10, representing an interest payment of only a little Icja than 6 per cent. Between the fPeaco of Paris and the beginning of the'Crimead War In 1854, there was a decrease In the British public debt of 92,000,0001 After the closo of the war- it- stood t 808. OOOfCOO a total only , fS, 000,000" mors than that which; after successive decrease" and: increase. It reached in 1S70 Frcm. that year on till tho outbreak of hostili ties in South Africa there v,as a steady decrease;- tho- principal -In 1S93; Including consols, annuity funds, and floating debt, being- 638,000,000, carrying with t It an annual Interest charge, of 17,C0O,00O. Tho debt was started on an upward course agaln.'but even at the preseV-t fig ure its principal represents a burden of only 17 per head of the population of the ;,Upited Kingdom, against 18 per head lh 1SI5, while the Interest charge Is 8s lOd against 56s per head in ISIS. In other words, the principal, measured by population, is only a little more than one third, while the Interest charge Is only one-fourth of the weight of that cf $5 years ago. Considering tho growth of wealth in the Interval and the increase" 6f the ability of the psopl to bear taxation, the burden Is relatively hiuch lighter than even these figures would indicate. Compared with the Brit ish public debt, that of Rutsla stands to day at 978,000,000, or ?4,759.4,57,0CO, on which the annual interest charge is 39 -000,000, or $141,12S,300. While, reckoned by population, the burden of tho Russian debt Is considerably less than that of Groa Britain, gauged by the ability of the people, to bear taxation. It is very much greater. It must, of course, be rei mombered that in the case of Russia a considerable proportion of the debt has been contracted to pny for the building cf new railroads or the purchase of eld ones. and that these' are more or less produc tive investments. The United States has a position of such commanding superiority In the rela tive burden of its debt that it only need3 to be stated to bo appreciated. On July 31 our inte'rest-beartng debt umounted to 51,021,125,160; debt on Which Interest had ceased to 51,176,310, and demand nots bearing no Interest to $3S6,901.005 a total of 51.409.206,075. In addition to this thero are outstanding certificate.0! and 'Treasury notes which are offset by an equal amount of cash In the Treasury amounting to 5724.371,179. so that the gross amount of the visible debt of tho United States was, at the end of last month, -,$2,133,577,254. At Its h'ghest figure, therefore, the per capita burden of our debt is le3s than 530, or, say, f6, against the British burden of 17. JBut It may be affirmed that nono of tho piibllc debts ot Europe, not except ing that of Franco, whose amount Is about 56,250,000.000. represents a bur den whoso weight Is at all comparable to that of Russia, On the whole, it Is hardlv likely that any European nation, with tha possible exception of Germans', could ap ply for a loan in this market with so much success as has attended the offer ot Great Britain. Whethor we are to regard the commercial or tho diplomatic rela tions which have been established be tween the two countries,, this is only what might be expected. Neither country ran suffer by drawing these relations still closer or by reinforcing them with other ties of a financial character, and it Is quite conceivable that both might be con siderably benefited thereby. is hi a aae.au a uw m tssnB BANKERS i Governm't, Municipal, Railroad, Gas and Electric Companies Bought and sold, including total Issues. Letters of Greglif and Oralis Issued on Bank of Scotland, London,. Credit Lyonuais, Paris. INTEREST ALLOWED ,ON DEPOSITS '204 Dearborn St., Chicago. 31 Nassau St., New York. 67 filllk St., Boston. PRIMART, SECONDARY OR TERTIARY BLOOD P0IS0.1 Permanently Cured. You can be treated it home under same guaranty. If you haVo taken mercury, iodide potash, and still have aches and pains. Mucous Patcho3 in Mouth, Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper-Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body. Hair or Ryebrotvs falling- out, write COOK REMEDY CO. 1539 Masonic Temple, Chicago, 111., for proofs of cures. Capital, $500,000. We solicit the most obstinate cases. We have cured the worst coses in 1C to 35 days. 100-patra Btfbk Free. 'CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH 'ENflViOiL P 3LIS unclnal ana Unly Uennlne. SAFE. AIwiti rtllible. Ladlo. ilDnifdit for CIHCHIiSTJKR'S JINGUSn" ia RFD ial Gold metallic boiti ttxlti wlthbli-Hbboa. Tfken other. Kcfma Jloeero Sal).UtuUn nnd Ixalta. Uan. r.uj of yoar Drcf jiJt. or n4 4o. II tmp for Partiralnr. TstlanUl Mit'IteJIerflirLadleVrt UUmr.tr n turn Mail. lO.OOO TealiBuoitU. K.I.Ibr all t)n.iti n)ii.iiMi.. ii.i..i r. Heatlen ttli pyr. Sladiaon Suanre. 1111 LA.. Pa! Bis- Qua noo-eoiioaom remedy for Gonorrhoea, Qleet, SpermatorrUcfta, I White, unnatural dir charees. or. any lnGazcma- i eonuiiea. tion of ran cum menr THWiaCHEuiaLCo. brane. iTocastrlncent. k0IXCtlT),0. I Sold by DrneBleta, or cent In plain wrapper. oy expreni, prepaid, lot ?1.W, or 3 bottlei, 2.75. -o . Circalar sent on request. ibmi Br. Usa lillllla Wf-l.K. p) iS wg Vie & . .i" & ial t J 4y. j frt-ri Qita&tttd j l-4iPl ftkif Bit u isnsiare S&V V B.S.A. 7. r V-1 HESlIESHSS! Mormon BlShOp PUtsaaebeeaLiiaeoTtrso7eatstiytlicItdersoftlie Monsoa Church aca tatir uluwcrj. csiueiy cures the worst cists In old sad youaj ariifae; frora effec ox seutoujc, umijuirai, istcssss, or acitoicinou:;. pctar.cy. fcost Power, N!rxhtLoo3oa. Qparm&torrhoea Insomnia! Pains in Back, Evil Daolros, Samlnnl Cmlsslorio, t-omo rfacx, nervous D- Diiixyi noaaBcnDjuniitnoss io or cdnctmntlon. fatoas Oulckneta or Pls- iirt noauuunviwnuuiova iuvar(iiuj3u VOUBj TyitchtnS Of EyoljdS. Jufccts b.L.j iuut-uvu. tiuui gci ttojwaumt, & omns. trxss!its th bnJn ni aprrs centers, roe a. rAr oddent, a toe a to. a oroey refaoaoi. -with ajxgev. QroiUrt frc. AddrcsSi Bishop Romotly Co., 8an FranclscOj Cat. -- Fot rule-fey AjcrtCU Pbarmac?, Blxta ttad Wasbicffton etrtcts. Portland. Or. BROKERS Chamber of Commerce TRAVELERS' GUIDE. POSSIBLY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAST TIME ; AND f SUPERB SERVICE - Now offered by tha SpICTOrl " WE HAVE 9 DAJLY FAST TRAINS 9 L TO THE EAST L If you cannot take the morning train, travel via the evening train. Both aro finely equipped. "Our Specialties Fast Time Through Service A PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS. EULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPERS. " "PULLMAN DINERS, LIBRARY (CAFE) CAR AND FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Horti; in Time Snvcd to Oraahn, Chlcnfjo, Kamai City, St. Louis, New York, BcTiton, And Other Eastern Point. Tickets good via Salt Lake City and Denver. It Is to your interest to use THE OVER LAND ROUTE. Tickets and sleeplns-car berths can be secured from GEO. LANG. City Pass, and Ticket Agent. J. H. LOTHROP. Oeneral Agent, 135 Third St.. Portland. Or. Ocean to Ocean Vld THE IMPERIAL LIMITED Grand Scenery. Fast Time. Model Accommodation. Tourist and First-Class Sleeping Cars ROSTOV MONTREAL TOROISTO OTTAWA ST. PAUL For Full Particulars Apply to II. H. ABBOTT, Agt. 146 Third street. E. J. COYLE. Portland, Or. Asst Gen. Pass. Agent, Vancouver, u. C And Yukon River Poinb S. S. "OHIO," 3500 Tons $als from Seattle on or about Aug. 25 Reservations can now be made upon applica tion to any railroad or sub-agent of tho Inter national Navigation Company, or to EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION CO.. SEATTLE. 1VASH. Pacific Coast Steamship Co, FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S decant steamers Queen, Cottaso City, City of To?eka and AI - Ki lave TACOAIA 11 A AI., SE ATTLE 0 P. AI.. Aue. 3. S. 1.J, 15. 18. 23. 23; Sept. 2, 7. 12. 17. 22, 27. Oct. 2. and eery fifth day thereafter Por further information obtain company s folder. The company reserves tne right to change steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice AGEN1P X POSTOf.. 240 Washlncton sL, Portland, Or.. P. W CAKtiETOK, N P K. n. Dock. Tncoma. TICKET OFFICE G1S First avc : Seattle. E. W AIELSE. Ticket agt. : II. II LLOYD, Puset Sound Supt.: C W. MIL LER. Asst. Supt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle. GOODALL. PERKINS &Co.. Gen. Agts.. S. F. jiHjREATNORIHERN Ticket Otflce, 26S Morrlsoa Strcit, 'Pfcaai 63) LEAVE. No. 4 0:00 P. At Th Fly r, dally to snC from St. Paul, Minne apolis. Duluttl. Chleasv and all pnlnta K&it. AltltrVE. No. a. 7 00 A M. Through Palace and Tourist Eteevcrs. Dlnlnx and Buffet Smoklnc-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP IDZUMI MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic potass wlQ leave Seattle About Sept. 12th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co, LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For AUygers. Rainier. Claukanle, Wastport, Clifton. AJtcrla. War reaton. Flavel, Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearnnrt Park. Sis!de Astoria and Seashore Express. Dally. Astoria. Express. Dally. Seashore Express. Saturday only. j ARRIVE3 UNION DEPOT. 8:60 A. AL 11:10 A. AI 0:55 P. AL 2:30 P. At Except Saturday. Ticket office. 223 Alorrlson it. and Union dtpot. J. C. UAYO. 0n. Pass. Art.. Astoria. Or. DR. GROSSEIA'S For ihe Cilro of Gonorrhoea, dirts, Stricture", nnd anilo;riiH complulntu or the Oristxu of Generation. Price SI a. bottle. For sale ly drussists. ir 100 HOURS TO Empire Line ' F0RCape Nome C fflX3nZ?v $&8$&gm ion, istcsssa, of drarette-saokinr. O'jrin J-OSt Manhood. Im arr, firimATi. Vnrlr:fiQlfl. 8H charsot Stops Ker- m UnmejU:o. &sc u a wait, a Ar 1 o rr Aiall. cere Is at rand. k6 Restores smill, usderelopcd A wriceo zmrxnua. ta euro Arli TRAVELERS GtlDE. L'sion Depot, Sixth and J Strcata THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST ClIICAGO-PQRTliAND- SPECIAL."' Iives tor tha East, via Uuntinswn, at OilZ A iL. amvts. 4 P. AC. M'OKAA: FLYER. For Spokane, Eastern Washington, and Great Northern points, lertvos at tt P. St.: rty I-A. 1L ATLANTIC EXPRESS. Leaves tor tho East. via. JuutlnBtoa. at 9 P. AI.; arrives at S.4i A. 1L TUROUOH PUIXZIA ANXX T003U3T SLE.AP1SRS. Water lltM clwlu: subject to ehaajr "ll sut node: OCEA.Y AND RIVER SCHEDULE. OCEAN' DEV ISIOX Stamajpa sail tram Alnsworth Dock at b P. AI." Lav Portland atata of California. Sunday, Aug B-, AVednaa Jay, Aue- 13, Saturday. Auc. 22; Tuesday. Mept- i, yrlun7. tfejit. M, Columbia. Friday, Aue. 18; Atonday. Aug. , Thursday. Amt.su; Suaiay, Sept. U , . Prom San Pranclsco Loovitur Spar-Strot Pier No. 24. San FranoUi-o. at H A. AI., follows. State of California. Wednesday. Awy. 1; Saturday, Aug- It: Tuesday. Auff. 3U Srl day. Aue. 31. Monday, Sut. 10. Columbia, Monday. Aug 6. fhurwlay, Aux W, Sunday, Aue. 23; Wednesday. Sept. 5. COLUMBIA IUYKH. DIVISION. PORTUVND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Heraalo Icavva Portland daily. exoepS Susdayv at S.Ou P. AU, oa Saturday at 10:00 ? 11. Returclnr. !e?e Astoria dally. xcBt aua- iar. t T.uO A. JJ. Stearcer Potter, for Astoria and Rwacev leaves Portland every moraine. Returnlnff. leaves IVnaco every evening, when tha tlua serves. "WILIAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEAI. OR. Steamer Kuth. for Snlom and way points, leaves Portland Alcndays. 'Wednesdays and Fri days at tf.00 A. At. Returning, leaves Salem Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at U.0U A-AL TA3IHILL RIVER. ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points, ienve Portland Tueadays Thursdays and ! urdayjr at 7 A. AC Returnins;. leave Daytoa toy rortland and way points Mondays. YV ooesday.t and Ktidays at U A. AI. S.YAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WSH ND LKWTSTON, IDAHO Steamer Lewlaton leaves Rlparla Aug. 10 18, 20. 22. 24. 26. 2S. 00. at S 40 A. AL Return- Inc. tho Lewlstan leaves Lewlston Aue 10. - 23, 25. 27, 29, Jl, at 7 A. At. YT. H. HTrRLBURT, General Pamenaer Agent. V. A. SCHIZX.TNQ. Cltv Ticket Agent. Telephone Alain 712. SO Third street, cor. OaX NewSteatnsliip Lineto tbe Orient CHINA AND JAPAN. TROAt PORTLAND. In ccacectlou with THK OREGON RAILROAD 4 NAVIGATION CO. Hciu-dule. IU0O (subject Xa chanxe): Steamer. Due to Leave Portland, "AIONAfOUTHSHTRE. Sept. 0 -BRAEATAR" Sept. 30 ur rates, accommodations, etc.. apply to DODWELt. &. COAIPANT, Limited, General Acents. Portland. Or. To prlnclprJ points in Japan and Chins. Iicavo Dtpjt fifth, jail Stmts Arrival OVERLAND EX PRESS TKAINd tec Ijalem," Roaa burr. Ashland, Sac ramento, O s d a n. an Francisco. A10 jave. Lea Ar.xelea. EI Paso, New Or leans and th Eac At Woodbun (dally except Sun day), mornlne train connects with train for Sit. Angel. 311 v e r t on. Brownn vllle. Springfield and Natron, and evening train tzt Alt. Acgel and SU erton. Albany passenger Ccrvallls passenr Sheridan pnjaenser S:C0 P. At. 8:30 A. At 7:43 A.AL 8:30 P. IX. 4:00 P. M. J7-30 A. M. :4-eop. n. 10:10A.AU IS'OO P. AL tS:ETA. AC Dally. tDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets en sale between Portland. Sac ramento and ban jfranclnto. Net rate fit flrat class and J't second clas?. including slaeper. Rates and ticketo to Eastern (olnt and Eu rope. Alo JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AC&TItALIA. Can be obtained from J. fl KIUKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third at. TAAIHILL, DIVISION. Passenger Depots loot o Jefferson Street. Leava for 03wego dally at 7.20. l.40 A. M.l 12:M, 1.65. J J5, 4.40. U.2C. S.ao. ll.JO P. ALf and 0 uu A. U. n Sundajs onty. rrtva at Portland dally at a.i5. .u. IO:CO A. M.: 1..TS, J.10, 4.o'0. C 10. 1 40. 10.00 K AI., 12.4U A. AI. (UU), except Alor.uay, S.3i and 10:Oi A. AI. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallaj dally, except Sunday, ax 5:05 P. AL Arrive at Pcrand at 0:20 A. AC Passenger trala lei'vea Dallas for Alrlio Alon cayo. Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:48 P. AC Returns Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturday. Except Sun Jay. R. KOEHLER, C H. MARKHAAf. - Afanager. Gen. Frt. A. Paai. Att- itrir-SSviriiiliK DOUBLE JiAIIiY TRAI3T SERVICE. Tlxe Pioneer DInlnir nnd Obserratloi Car Route. Union Depot, Ethan J JSh No. 2 2 P. AL North Coast Limited, No. 1 7A.AL For Tacoma, Seattle, Jiortn laklma. opo- Kane, mill man, AIos caw. Lewlston. ItoA3 land. R. C, Butt, .Helena, St. Paul, Aim' neanolln. Chlcajn. Uoi ton. New Yorlc and all points East and south east. Nn. 4 11 UM P. AI. Twin City Express, for No. 3 8P. 1L Tacoma. Seattle, Spo kane. Helena, Butte. 3t Paul. Chicago. Bos ton. New rork. umafla, f Kansas City, council Bluffs. St. Louis, and all points eat ami southeast. Throuch train eervlca via Northern Paclflo and Burlington Una rrom Portland to- Omaha, Kansas Cltv. St. Louis. Quick time and ua equaled accommodations. Take North Coast Limited Train No. 2 for South Bond. Olympla and Gravs liaroo? points. See tho North Coast Limited. Elegant Up hcHlered Tourist bl-eplnff Cars, Pullman Standard Sleepers. Dining Car and Observa tion Car. all elctrl Ushted. Solid veUbuld tralrw. Ticketn scld to all points In the United State and Canada, and ba?azo chftclmd ta destination of ticlcets. For Information, tlchets, sleeplns-car ruci vations. etc.. call on or -vrite A. D. CHARLTON Asftlalnmt General Paaiencer Ajrent, 255 Morrison St.. Cor. Third. Portland. Orejron. WHITE COLLAR LINE BAILET GATZERT (Alder-street Docls) Leavie& Jirtland daily everx, jnornins.at T o cjock. except .Sunday. Heturnlng. leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock except Saturday. Orejoa phene Main 86ir Gofijinbki. HSonfSit. FAST dBSkk lO CGCEN4SHASn)-! SA T TTT I tm ggs la