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Newspaper Page Text-wTJ r" " S-Xv Vt,V?&r ""F -" -P!WMyl3Ti THE MOENDfa OKEGOmAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900. 11 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS The last "week In the month opened Tip quite iaorably from a business stand point yesterday, and, while receipts of fruit and produce -were unusually large. there was not much change in prices. The Xereign "wheat market showed a ma terial Improvement, tout the American markets -were slow to respond, an in crease in the visible supply being one of. the factors which prevented a full re sponse to the strength abroad. In the lo cal market it Is still difficult to get accu rate quotations, as occasional lots -wanted for a special purpose are selling abova export values. Walla "Walla is nominal at & and 6 cents, and Valley at 3 cents, with much higher prices paid in the in terior, where -warehouse "scrapping" is Btlll going on. The freight situation con tinues very strong, owners retuslng to meet the views of exporters regarding rates, although, a very large carrier was reported fixed yesterday at a rate not made public, Tu reported to "be about 2s 6d for December. The HIversdale, the only fipot ship la port, Is still .holding out for 46s 3d. and has refused 45s. In the fruit markets, peaches continue in the lead, and while receipts yesterday were smaller than on Saturday, they were still Quite heavy. Some of the flnest-flavored peaches that have been received In this market are coming from Huntington, Or. They are a high-colored Crawford, .and ore exceptionally Arm and palatable. Jblulrs are coming from California, and a few have been received from Southern Oregon. Butter is still a trifle unsteady, but eggs are firmer, and 17s cents is ob tainable occasionally. Veal is easier and pork is firm. Portland Tkooma. .......... Seattle Spokane ......... Basic ClearlnKs. Exchanges. $321,112 1C2.529 , 408,682 177,012 Balances. $ 49.MS 35,701 149.4C3 37.481 POUTIiAWD MARKETS. Grain, Flonr, Ktc Wheat Walla "Walla, steady, 55ff50c; Val ley. B5c; Dluestcm, 58339c per bushel. Tlour Best grades, $2 853 10 per barrel; er&ham, $2 COS. Oat White. 3B5?37c: gray. 3435c per bushel. Barley Feed, $15 15 CO; brewing, $17 per tea. JtUIlBtuffB Bran, ?13per ton; middling?, $20; shorts, $15; chop, $15. Hay Timothy. $1112: Uovcr, $707 50; Oro Coa wild hay, $627 per ton. Batter, EtrjrB, Ponltry, Etc. Setter Fancy creamer'. 45350c; store, 23fi !7c per roll. EcO 1717c per dozen. Ioultry Chickens, mixed, ?34 per dozen; hens, $4$H CO; Springe, $2&3; ducks, $34; geese. $57 per dozen; turkeys, live, 14lCc per 'pound; dressed, 1517c Chooae Fall cream, twins, lllic; Young America, 12M:13c per pound. Vegetables, Frnlt, Etc. "Vegetables Parsnips, $1; turnips, $1; car rots, $1 per sack; onions, $1 251 SO for Cal ifornia Yellow Danvcrs. SlGTl 25 for Oregon Yellow Danvcrs; cabbage, $1 752 per cental; potatoes, 4O350o per sack; peas, 334c; beans, 4c per pound; cucumbers, 1015c per dozen; tomatoes, 4050o for two-tier boxes; green pom, 1012Uic' per dozen; sweet potatoes, lc per pound, in sacks; celery. 60C5o per dozen. Fruit Lemon. $4 505; oranges, $3 504 per box for late Valcnclas; pineapples, $4 50C per dozen; bananas, $2 5023 per bunch; Per sian dates, 7o per pound; peaches, 4000c; pears, 75&00o per box; apples, S0c$l per box; watermelons. Regno River, $1 502; canta loupes, $11 25 per dozen for California; Ore gon nutmegs, $1(31 50 per crato; cosobas, $2 -per dozen; plums and prunes, 4050c per crate; grapes, Sweetwater, BOc; Muscat. 70 3o; black, 7585o; Tokay, $1; Oregon Black Hamburg, BOo per crate. , Xrled fruit Apples, evaporated, 037o per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 405c: sears, i eun and evaporated, 50c; plums, puleos, 40 the; prunes, Italian. SViig5$c; silver, extra choice, 50c; flgs, Smrna, 12c; California JbJaoX 680c; tto white, 10c per pound. Groceries, Ifnts, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 232S';; Java, fancy. 26332c; Java, good. 2024c; Java, ordinary, 1820s; Costa Rica, fancy. 18320c; do good, lG18c; do ordinary, 10lio per pound; Columbia, roast. fl3 03; Arbuckle's, $14 13; Lion, $13 13 per caws. Sugar Cube, $0 0; crushed, $0 00; pow dered, $6 60; dry granulated, $0 30; extra C, $5 80; goldon C $5 70 net; half barrels, c snore than barrels; maple sugar, 153lCo per jiound. Salmon Columbia River, 1-pound talis, $1 50 2; 2-pound tails, $2 252 75; fancy 1-pound flats, $32 25; -pound fancy flats, $1 10 1 80; Alaska, 1-pound tails, $1 40j?l 60; 2 pound talis. $1 00S2 23. Nuts Peanuts. 6T7c p.r pound for raw, $o for roasted, cocoanuts, DOc per dozen; walnuts, 10 O Ho per pound; pine nuts, 15c; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts, 15c; Brazil, lie; Alberts. 15o; fonoy pecans, I2614c; almonds, 15l7Jie per pound. Beans Small white, 44'4c; lRrge do, 3& 4o; bayou, 3c; Lima, Co per round. Grain bogs Calcutta. $86 12J per 100 for spot. Coal oil Cases, 20o per gallon; barrels, lCc; tanks, 14c Bloe Island, 6lc; Japan. 5c; New Orleans, 4fc05V4c; fancy head, $77 CO per sack. Meat and Provisions. 'Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and wos, sheared, $S 50, dressed, 6VSS7c per pound, Spring lambs, 4c per pound gross; dressed, Sc. Hogs Grose, choice heavy. $5 005 75; light, $5; dressed, 6e per pound. Veal Large e"jf7&o per pound; email. 8 BHc per pound Beef Gross, top eteers, $3 504; cows. $3 8 50; dressed beef, c7c per pound. Provisions Portland pack ShIeld brand): Bams, smoked, are quoted at lTc per pound; plenle hams, Jw pound; breakfast bacon. ISc; bacon. 10c. backs, 10c; dry salt etdes. &o; dried beef, I7ie; lard, 5 -pound palls, lOo; 10 -pound pells, Aftc; 60s. $o: tierces, !io per pound Eastern pack (Ham mond's)! Hams, large. 12uc; medium, 12c; small. lSVic; picnic hams, 9Vie; shoulders, 3Uc; breakfa.it bacon. 13c; dry salt eldee, 0i?0-ic; bacon Udes, 5f?10-,c. backs. lt)t$c; butts. He; lard, pure leaf, kettle rendered. 5s. lOSc: 10s. lOJiC was an absence of buying demand. The weakness of sugar found no explanation in any news of today. Approach of the quarterly dividend period gives oppor tunity for the usual manipulation-of the stock, and the room traders Jubilantly trail on, to any movement In the specula tion which promises an appreciable move ment of prices. The stock got down to within of IIS, and closed- only a. frac tion above that upon the demand from tho room shorts. Pressure against People's Gas and Brooklyn Transit seemed to be coupled with the movement against sugar In the eany dealings, and later American To bacco was knocked down, but these stocks, except the last, showed a ten dency to recover, Brooklyn Transit ris ing above Saturday's leveL Losses ex tended to a point or over hare and there in other stocks, and New Jersey Central fell 24. London discounts hardened to day, and while money conditions in Eer lin are for the moment easier, expert authorities affirm that very heavy obli gations will have to be met In that mar ket during the coming month and later. Available funds In Xew Tork continue ap parently abundant, but the season for the interior movement of currency is fast approaching. The bond market was dull and reac tionary. Total sales, par vcffue, $770,000. United States 4s advanced W. per cent In the bid price. BONDS. XS. s. do coupon ref. reg.l03Ji Gen. Electric 5s 103 X. Y. Cent, lsts oo Js, reg 109 do coupon 103 do new 4s, reg.. 134 do coupon 134 do old 4s, reg.. .115 do counon us do 5s, reg H2H do coupon 112V4 "u v-oi. a-uas.,.122 Atchison edj. 4s.. 85 C. &. X.W. con. 7sl40 do fi. F. deb. 5s.l20 D. & H. G. lsts.. 102 do 4S 08 .115 .10J?i Xorthern Pac Ss.. C5a do 4s 104 Oreyon Nav. lsts. .100 do is 102tS Oregon S. L. CS...12CW 'do con. 5s, 122 Rio Gr. West, lsts 0S St Paul consols. ..107 St. P. C & P. lstsllS do 5s 118H TJnton Pacific 4s...l05 Wis. Central lsts. 78 "West Shore 4s UlS Southern Pac 4s.. 78v . , STOCKS. The total sales of stocks today were 200.000 shares. The closing quotations were: A5?1fon. I Unn Pac pref... 70S r?. Pfefr C3 Wabash ... .."... 7 Bait. & Ohio 7l2 do pref ........ IK finn e;;:" "" """. v- -- uuu ... u i ao za pref.... &? Sr10.- 20S Ivte. Central V, rZT " terxu ioi i. c. a & St. L, don financial correspondent cays: The American gold which has been ar riving all week has again been the chief factor In governing discount rates. Thesa in the early part of the week steadily slipped back, although they received a temporary check from the announcement made last Saturday that 1,000,000 in treasury bills paid off on the 15th, and 1,588,000 maturing on the 30th, were to be replaced by the new Issue tendered for Friday. The effect of this, however, was only momentary, as on Monday fur ther large disbursements by the Govern ment glutted the market with credit and rates persistently easd until threo months bills could bo melted at 5 per cent. Toward the end -of tha week the mar ket began to realize that the end of tho month was approaching when In addition to the usual window-dresBlng require ments of the banks, money would have to be found for consols and general set tlements on the stock eschange. Bates then began to creep up by the same mi nute stages as they had gone down, and this upward movement was strengthened by the discovery of the publication of bank returns that Government money had been absorbed in repayment of the ad vances made against bullion in transit, and that the market was poorer by over 900.000 in consequence of Its share of the Installment due on exchequer bonds. Then came the news that the bank was again absorbing as much floating credit as It could get and the week closes with discount at 3g3i. with a good prospect of hardening still further on rumors that an impending Russian loan of 15,000,000 may be placed In Paris. Tenders for the above mentioned treas ury bills amounted to 8,935.000, and the allotments we're 1,000.000 for each 6 and 12 months and 58S,O00 for nine months, all at an average as nearly as, possible of 3 per cent Downing, Hopkins & Co, Chicago Board of Trade -New York Stock 'Exchange Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce BOTH TELEPHONES ni, ii. & Q.... 124i do pref ., sx Chi. & East, Hi.. OQi v.n cago VSc X. W..1C11J, Chi., R. L & P..105? Vi 23W 13h rj Third Avenue 10014 EXPRESS nns (Adams 12.1 American 165 United States 45 Wells-Forgo 123 MISCELLANEOUS. Amer. Cotton OIL. 33 ao pref DeL & Hudron....ll2 Del., Lack. & W..175 Denver &. Rio Gr. 184 do pref cat. S"0 -- 10 tt ! C.. C, a & St. L. 68 Colo. Southern .. A 1-. .T-- do 2d pref io Amer. Maltlnir 4! ..1151 I At rf ft do Dref Amer. Smelt & R. ao pref ......... Amer. Spirits .... do nref (Amer. Steel Hoop. 23 30H 8SH 17 IS 65Vi 34fc 14 do 1st nref ?i it. xvortn. nref.. i.vii i HnrkliX S.1 "fcUmer. Steel & W. Hocking Valley .. 34yl do nref aninois central ...11841 Amer. Tin Plate.. 274 Iowa Central ' ISIl do pref ..:...... 77 ToSLPS ;,,:" 4i ! Tobacco ... 917i Lake E & W.... 271 do pref 128 t v pJvf M Anaconda. M. Co.. 44 t...S50i . 'a0B 5Wn R. T 65 xS N"?,h- 71UColo. Fuel & Iron. Si Manhattan El ... 04 Cont. Tobacco .... 25J Met. St. Ry J52U d0 pref 77 Mex. Central 115s! Federal Steel 334 Minn. & St. Louis 55 I do pref 03H do pref ....... 83 Gen. Electric ....1374 ,ls.ourl Pacific .. 50i,i Glucose Sugar .... 61 Mobile & Ohio.... 30 do pref 034 y & T UXilnt. Paper 224 do prof 3of4 do pref 00 Ivew Jersey Cent.l34Vii La Clede Gas 75Vi 11 " .."'" '-"'iias uauonai uiscuil .. 31 Norfolk & West.. 33?J do pref b2 x.o P"t 744NatIonal Lead .... 17 Northern Pacific 604 uu proi ........ 71 Ontario & West.. 20 u. XV. 0 X........ 4Z do pref 70 c.ijioj-.Yumti ....ms Reading 1(34 do 1st pref. 54 00 01 do 2d Dref . 3S "St. XkuIs S. W-.lSi do pref ........ 29 St Paul 112U.I do prof ........172 St Paul & 0 112 Southern Pacific. 334 boumcrn ny ao-prel do pref 8SW National Steel .... 25 do pref 844 N T. Air Brake. .130 Pacific Coast 654 do 1st pref 83 do 2d pref 64 THE GRAIN MARKETS. Price for Cereals in. European and. American Ports. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Wheat In active; spot, unchanged. Barley Quiet, easy. Oats Quiet and steady. Spot quotations were: Wheat No. 1 shipping, Jl 05; milling, $1 0741 11. Barley Feed, 6567c; brewing, 77 874c. Oats Good to choice, $1 17Hil 35; gray, $1 101 20; black for seed, 51 121 25; red. $11241M. Call board sales: Wheat Inactive; December, $1 0714. Barley No sales. Corn Large yellow, $1 0S1 22&. do 1st pref 074PaelncMall"rr.I.; 314 do 2d pref 27 Peopled Gas 054 a.u ur. ivcsiern, do prof St. Louis & S. F-, Texas l& Pacific... Union Pacific .... Pressed Steel Car. 3' do pref ......... 75?; Pullman Pal. Car. ISO Stand. RoDe & T... 5 Sugar ... ...11S' do pref 110 ITcnn. Coal Iron. Q94 u. a uudiucr. ivyi do pref GSVi U. S. Rubber 294 do Dref 94 10 Vt Western Union ... 70H 52 I Republic Iron & S. 12 do pref cav "Sloney. Exchange, Etc SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 27. Sterling, on London, CO days, ?4 $S4, sterling, on Lon don, sight, $4 S5. Mexican dollars, 49i?491e. Drafts Sight, 74c; drafts, telegraph, 10c. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. Close: Money on call, steady, at WiSVA P?r cent. Prime mercantile paper, 44 per cent Sterling exchange, easy, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 8744 S7vs for demand, and at $4 S44 S44 for CO days. Postal rates. J4 S34 S54, and ?4 8S 4 9. Commercial bills, $4 8344 S4. Silver certlflcates, 6V&G2.c. Mexican dollars. 4S5gc. Government bonds, strong; state bonds, inactive; .railroad bonds, irregular. LONDON, Aug. 27. Money, 2& per cent; consols, 97 15-lCc Chicago Grain and Produce. CHICAGO, Aug. 27. In wheat through out the session there was a disposition to get on an even keel to float over the holiday tomorrow. Trade was at all times quiet, but there was an undertone of firmness pleasing to holders. Outside trade was lacking, which left the sup port of the market to local Interests. A moderate amount of buying sufficed' to do this. Liverpool closed 4d higher in face of a declino of lc here Saturday; world's shipments were less than the previous week's "by 11,152,000 bushels,- and the amount on ocean passage fell off li 360,000 bushels. Liverpool reported cargoes off coast strong. The visible, which had been ex pected to show an increase of 1.500,000 ousneis, increased only 203,000 bushels. Northwestern reports of the harvest "of Spring wheat were still freighted with the greatest despondency. September opened at 73 to 73c and gradually sold up to 745tc, closing Arm c over Sat urday, at 7440744. Corn was" quiet, but Arm, on a moderate amount of business. Liverpool was high er. Shorts were the best buyers. Sep tember closed ?sc up, at 394c. Oats Were dull, but Arm," in sympathy with wheat. September closed 4c im proved, at 21c. Provisions started easy because hog receipts were 18.000 head more than- Sat urday's estimate, but steadied to buying by packers. September closed10flower; lard 574c down, and :rlbs unchanged. Trade was very quiet throughout. The leading futures ranged'as follows: WHEAT. V.t ?JJeJJ,,.,!s- H'Shst IOtvest. Close European Grain Markets. LONDON, Aug. 27. Wheat Cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; cargoes, Wal la, 29s Gd; English country markets, gen erally 6d dearer. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 27. Wheat In Paris, steady; flour in Paris, quiet; French country markets, steady. SO 73li 744 394 8al 21 21 10 874 10 05 1100 50 744 "744 40-1& 304 384' 10 95 11074 1100 CG74 0 724 CC5 6 074 000 5i5 G70 C75 0 55 700 700 0 874 Hops, Wool. Iltdrs, Etc Hops 3Jo per pound for ISM crop, 3010a for .new crop. Wool Valley, lSeiSc lor coarse. 15gl0c for best; Eastern Oregon. lOfflSc; mohair. 25c per pound. Sheepskins ShearllngN520c: hoK-wool,23 C55o: medlam-wooL S0ff50c; long-wool, OOujJSl each. Tallow &QS4c: No. 2 and grease 34glc jyet pound. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to rl:, 5.15; cubs. each. $15; badger, each. 50c; wildcat. 2575c: hotisecM. r25c, fox, common gray, 4CMPM do red. $1 758 50; do cross, $2 50fl; lrnx, $24N 50: mink. 40eff$l T5; marten, aark Northern. 4&10, do pale, pine, (23-4: musk rat S 9 12c. skunk. BOgSOc. otter iland). $4 OS; panther, with head and daws perfect, JlffS, raccoon, 25S0c: wolf, mountain, with head perfect, !iO$i: worierlne. $2 3CVgfl; beaver, per skin, large. $Gg7: do medium, -prr skin, $496 Ao smalt per skin. ?l$f2, do kits, per sMn ?ljf. .JIide-Pr hide. No 1. 18 pounds and up ward, 14ffl5c; dry JUp, No 1. 5 to 10 pounds. Vie per pound: dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 134?18c, dry -jilted, one-third less than dry nlnt: raited hide, sound -teors, GO pounds ai.d over. 7Sc, do 50 to GO pounds, 74c; do un der CO pounds and cows, 7c; kip," 13 to SO pounds. 748c- d veal. 10 to 14 pomnis. TUc: do calf, under 1 pounds, 74c; green (unsalted), le per pound 1, culls (bulls, stars, moth. aten badly cut. soorefi hair slipped, weather beaten or grwbbj-), one-third lets. XEW YORK STOCK MARKET. treakuess la Sntrar Had Effect on Entire List. NEW TORK. Aug. 27. There was some disposition to sell stocks today, and the market showed a settling tendencv throughout. Sugar absorbed dose to one fourth of the day's total dealing, and Its marked weakness doubtless had some sympathetic effect on the rest of the list Sentiment was aJTeoted also by the ap parent abandonment of any pool opera tions for a rise. Unless the woaknfls of supar might be oalled such, there wa as urgency in the liquidation, but there Koreisrn Financial Xewa. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were as dull as ditch water except for slight activity In Wes trallans and in Paris which is screwing up tintos. The bank bought 10,000 gold In bars. Stocks In London. LONDON. Aug. 27. Atchison, 27; Can adian Pacific. 91Vi; Union Pacific, pre ferred, 773i; Northern Pacific, preferred, 7S: Grand Trunk, 64; Anaconda, 9. LOXDOff MONEY MARKET. American Gold the Chief Factor in Discount Rates. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. The Times' Lon- AUgUSt SO 73V SO TAR! September ... 731i 74S October 7494 744 CORN. August SOU 4034 September ... 38 80 October 37 384 OATS. August September ... 213J 2164 October 21 224 MESS PORK. September ...10S"4 1105 October 10 f5 11 iii January 1100 11 05 LABI;. September ... 6 074 6 724 October 0 724 6 774 January 6 55 0 CO " SHORT RIBS. September ... 7 00 7 00 October 6 00 7 024 January 5 00 5 00 Cash quotations -were as follows: Wheat No. 3 Spring, 734c; No. 2 red, 764c Corn No. 2, 40c; No. 2 yellow, 404404c Oats No. 2, 224c; No. 2 white, 24 254c; No. 3 whltd, 234243.c. Rye No. 2, 61c. Barley Good feeding, 374c; fair to cholco malting, 4246o. Flax seed No. 1, $1 42; No. 1 Northwest ern, Jl 42. Timothy seed-'Prlme. $4 15584 25. Mess pork Per barrel. SlQ.95fflL Lard Per 100 pounds, J8 7087 024. Short ribs sides Loose, $6 507 25; dry salted shoulders, boxed, 65G?4c; short clear sides, boxed, ?7 S07 CO. Clover Contract grade, J9 7510. On the produce exchange today tho butter market was firm; creamers', lGQ"21c: dairy. 14gisc. Cheese Firm; 104114c Eggs Firm; fresh, 1345140. Receipts. Shlpm'ts. 14,000 230,000 270.000 210,000 1,000 50,000 10 50; best barley, ?S 50; alfalfa, J&ft7 50; compressed wheat, ?S12 per ton; straw, 25374c per bale. Potatoes River Burbanks, 3530c; sweet, new, l14a per pound; Salinas Burbanks, 70c?l. Vegetables Green pens, 24c; per pound; string beans, 234o; tomatoes, 25 50c; asparagus, 75c?2 50; cucumbers, 202 BOc a box. Green fruit Apples, choice, $115 per box; common, 35c. Butter Fancy creamer, 24c; do sec onds, 2223c; fancy dairy, 212$c; do seconds, 1720c. Citrus fruit Mexican limes, ?5 506; common California lemons, 1 502 75; choice, $3?V5 per box; pineapples, 23 per dozen. . Bananas $12 60 per bunch. Cheese California, flats, 910c per pound; Young America, 1010c; Easfern, 134l44c Eggs Store, 1519c; fancy ranch, 25c; Eastern, 1720c. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, 9loc; do hens, ll(gil3c per pound; old roosters, ?3 50 4 per dozen; young roosters, $3 50$5; small broilers, ?22 50; large do", ?2 E03; fryers, ?33 50; hens, ?3 505 per dozen; old ducks, 534 50; geese, ?1 250150 per pair. Receipts Flour, quarter .sacks. 28,085; wheat, centals, 1S00; barley, centals, 2?, 800; do Washington, 1100; oats", contals, 9697; beans,' sacks, 00; potatoes, sacks, C500; onions, sacks, 700; bran,' sacks, 00; middlings, sacks, 1150; bay, tons, 1500; hides, GOO. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. Aug. 27. Cattle Receipts, 21.100, Including 5000 Westerns and 700 Texans. Good to choice, grades .stronger. Common to fair, weak to a shade lower; butchers' stock, Arm. Westerns and Tex ans, steady to strong. Natives, best on sale today," two 'carloads' at ?0 10! good to prime steers, $5 45C 10; poor to me dium, $4 C05 40; selected feeders, ?44 75; mixed stockers, steady, 83 353 90; bow's, J2 754 60; heifers, $35; canners, $8i2 65; bulls,, $2 754 50'; calves, $56 15. Texans Recelpt8f 700. Best on sale to day, two carloads a ?3 55; Texas-fed steers, $4 155; Texas grass steers, 13 35 4 10; Texas bulls, ?2 503 40. Hogs Receipts today, ,48,030; tomorrow, 19,000, estimated; left over 6000; 10c to 15c lower; top, ?5 45; mixed ""and butchers'. 14 905 40;v good to choice heavy, S5)5 35; rough, heavy, 54 804 95; Ugtft, 85 1Q5 45; bulk Of sales, ?5 105 30. Sheep Receipts, 20,000; sheep and lambs active, 10c to '15c higher. Good t6 choice wethers, S3 603 S5; fair to choice mixed, $3 353 CO; Western sheep, $3-403 75; Texas sheep, $3 5033" 65; native lambs, J4 5 60; Western lambs, 84 755 60. OMAHA, Aug. 27. Cattle Receipts, 7800; market, steady; native beef -steers, 84 SOiy 5 75; Western steers,- 81 004 65; Texas steers, 83 504 25; cowb and heifers, 83 15t 4 2o; canners, 81 75B3 00; calves, 83 003 50; bulls and stags, 83 2&QM 20. Hogs Receipts. 8100; market, 510c-loW-er; heavy,- 84 90,go 00; mixed, 54 955 00; light, 84 905 05;bulk'of sales, 54 953 00. Sheep Receipts, 12,500; market, about steady; fair wethers, 83 253-50; fair year lings, S3 25?i3 50; common to choice stock sheep, 53 X)3 40; lambs, 84 004 90. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 27. Cattle Re ceipts, 5000; market, best, steady; others, 5c lower; .Texas steers, 52 754 90; Texas cows. $2 25g3.75; native, steers, $3" 905.'90; native cows and hejfers.. 81.004 55; stock ers andf eeders,- S3 JOSSf.SOji.hurs, 52 004 10. Hogs Receipts. 000; market, weak; bulk of sales, 85 03So.l7; heavy, 84 955 13; packers, 85 0ftfr5 18; mixed, 83 1085 20; llghts,i55 155 20; Yorkers, 55 155 DO; pigs, 85 005 15, Sheep Receipts, 20,000; market, steady; lambs, 83S5; muttons, 52 753 75. Coffee and Sagar, NEW YORK, Aug. 2T. Coffee Spot, Rio, steady; No. 7 invoice, 84 bid; mild, quiet. Futures closed steady at a net ad vance of 15 to 20 points. Sales reached 43,000 bags, Including September, 87 30 7 .; .December, 57 657 70; January, 57 70. Sugar Raw, strong; fair refining, 44c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4c; molasses sugar, 4c; refined, steady. On the 14th Mr. "Penland purchased two carloads of unbroken horses from TdnT Rhea, of Heppner. weight from 1250 pounds upwards, at 519 per head. Th four carloads wero shipped by Mr. Pen land to British Columbia. FAMED FOR GOOD DEEDS. alary, Countess of Wnlderaee, an American by Birth. Chicago. -News. Mary, Countess von Waldersee, wife of the famous German General who It is said will lead the allied army in China, Is an American by birth. Her father was David Lee, a New York merchant, who left a largo fortune to his wife and live children. Mary was. the youngest of the daughters, the second of whom married an officer In. the Brltlsli Navy and the third Boron August von Waeohter, Am bassador of the King of Wurttemburg to France. The Baroness induced Mary to come to Paris to live. There she met and married a Danish Prince with the rather formidable name of Frederick of Schleswlg - Holsteln - Sonderburg-Augus-tenburg-Noer. Ho wa3 an exile, having, been driven from his country by the Austro-Prusslan Army in 1864. He saved his estate and gaining the good will of ru? Emperor of Austria accepted from him the title of Prince of Noer. Mary was then 28 years of age, while her hland was up In the 70s. While they wlVi on their wedding tour in the Holy Lanu, tho Prince died, leaving the wtdow a fortune estimated at 54.000,000. The Princess de Noer returned to Paris, and again made her home with her sis ter, the Barones3 Waechter. When wan broke out between France and Prussia ithey went to Wurttemburg. Hfr,e the' young widow became thek wife of Count von Waldersee. She was a favorite at the German court and ,for years .was a close j friend of Emperor Frederick and Empress -Victoria. The' Countess is tamed throughout Germany for her benev olent deeds and for devotion, to her dis tinguished Tnisband. It Is" sa'ld that her tact and. good xsense have on mora than one oqcaslon saved' the General from seri ous mlstakds, In her youth she was re garded as dne of the belles of ' Paris. She Is now 63 years old. . Her sister, the Baroness, Is living at Stuttgart. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. STUDIED "THE PLANETS. Flour, barrels 14 nnn Wheat, bushels ........343,000 Corn, bushels ...130,000 Oats, bushels .... 514,000 Rje. bushels ......,, , 7,000 Barley, bushels .-. .... 14,000 CULLISONaCO. Board of Trade and Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS STQCKSand COTTON BOUGHT AND SOLO FOR CASH OR CARRIED ON MARGINS 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon Xeiv Yorlc Grain and Produce. NEW YORK. Aug. 27. Flour-RPlnf 23,630 barrels; sales, 7300 packages. Mar ket quiet all day and about steady, with out change. Winter patents, S3 754; do Straights. 83 603 CO. Wheat Receipts, 1S8.B50 bushels; ex ports, 128,722 bushels. Spot, steady No, 2 red. S0?c f. o. b. afloat, and 7840 ele vator; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 84Hc f. o. b. afloat! No. 1 hard Duluth, S7U f. 0. b. afloat: options were generally Arm all day In face of big receipts. Offerings were light, and demand stimulated by higher English cables. & small Increase in tho visible and the strength of corn; closed Arm at c advance over Saturday's curb. September, 79K78&c, closed 7Bc October, 79as79!4c. closed 79TBc; Decem ber, closed SlJie. Hops DuIL Hides Finn. Wool Dull. Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. The visible sup ply of grain Saturday, August 25, as com piled by the New York Produce Exehanire. Is as follow: Wheat Corn . Oats .. Rye .. Barley Inc. 205,000 Bushels. .40,000.000 . 7.430.000 . 8.008,000 1,044,000 . 734.000 53.000 . C17.000 123.000 Dec 1.072.000 SAJT FRAKCISCO afAKKETS. SAN FRANCISCO" Aug. 71. Wool Spring. Nevada, ll13c; Eastern Oregon, 1014c; Valley. Oregon. 1618c. Fall Mountain lambs, 9-glOc; San Joaquin plains, 6Sc; Humboldt and Mendocino. 10312c Hop; 1S99 crop. SHSjlSc. Mlllstuffs Middlings, 81720; bran, $12 50 613 50 per ton. Hay Wheat, 8Sgi2; wheat and oat, JS I The Cotton Markets NEW YORK, Aug. 27.. Cotton futures The market started easy in. tone, with the prices. 1 point higher to Z points lower. A few df tho more wary shorts near midday quietly turned for cover, but be fore they succeeded In protecting their accounts as desired, prices jumped fully 6 points, with the pit In general nervously buying cotton. Then followed a protract ed spell of apathy, and minute varia tions. Near the Close another dash Of shorts Increased the advance, with the market Anally steady, 9 to 11 points not higher. Tlie Metnl Markets. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. A generally weak undertohe prevailed in the metal market today. Iron and steel ruled dull and weak, with pig Iron warrants 50 points lower at 810 0, on account of the depressed Southern iron markets, where Nd. 4 foundry and gray forge sold at 510 for warrants. Copper In London was quiet, and about unchanged. Locally, tho market was quiet at 516 62&. Tin was Weak and somewhat lower In sympathy with a decline of 2 abroad. The close was "weak and still tending downward, at 5337,30 5O. The American Smelting & Refining Company advanced the price of lead to 54 37& the market, Tiowever, continuing 'dull. Spelter ruled easy, ow ing to a lack of demand, closing at 54 054r15. The brokers' price for lead was 54. and for copper 516 75. 'Bar lllver l&c. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Bar silver, 61c. LONDON, Aug. 27. Bar silver, 2S?Jd. American Coal Abroad. LONDON, Aug. 27. On the coal ex change American coal was offered for sale, but did not affect prices. Probably no serious complication Is apprehended. Sales of Wheeler County Horses. Fossil Journal. Last Saturday, George McKay, of Wat erman, this county, sold his band of range horses, consisting of belween 500 and 600 head, to Mr. Simon, of Sioux City, la. The price was 515" per head, the horses to be delivered at Heppner by Mr. McKay next Monday. About half of the band will make "heavy draft horses. This sale serves two good purposes: It will bring Mr. McKay over 8S0OO, and make room,on the range for more profit able stock. Mr. Simon will return to Wheeler County for 400 more horses, about the flrst of September. On the 13th Inst., William Penland, who has been makings his headquarters In Fossil several weeks, purchased 'two carloads of mares and geldings, includ ing 10 broken ones, from Charles White, of Paper Sack, at 514 per head. The horses weighed from 1125 to 1175 pounds. China Led th.e Western.' Xntlons In Astronomical Science. , .. Chicago News. At Pekln. 'exists highly, curious proof of Chlna'S'earlysuperlorlty over Western na tions5" In the shape of the wo'nderfUl ob servatory close to tlie city walls. The oldest or Its curiously beautiful bronze instruments were old when Kubla Khan conquered the city" In-1279. Metal astrono mical Instruments were unknown In Eu rope before Tycho Brahe. Astronomers whom Kubla brought with him found that some of the Instruments, which were trophies of ancient wars, were unsulted to the latitude of Pekln, so tho conqueror had others constructed. Two of these can still be seen among the others vhere thoy1 stand exposed to all weathers ahd apparently uninjured by time or cli mate. Other lratruments were added about the year 1670, at the beginning of 'the pres ent "dynasty, when the Jesuit fathers were in favor with tho Emperor Kang Hsi. .jQne or them. Father Verblest, who was director of the astronomical board, caused .some six Instruments to be ,et up. The largest cqllectlon of Instruments Is found on a, huge terrace of brickwork about 40 feet square, and 7Q feet high, which over looks, and forms part of the city wall. At the top of the stairs, whlcij jead to the ter race the visitor Is confronted by a huge celestial globe. It is 7 feet 6 Inches in di ameter, and has the planets and principal constellations shown by raised stare of a bright yellow bronze fixed upon tho chocolate-brown body of the globe. The ob servatory Is now disused, and children play unrebuked and trees grow unchecked among the Instruments, here and there displacing the masonry and disturbing the appliances. Union Depot SLrtb aad J Streets. THREE TRAINS DASLY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICAGO-PORTLASD SPECIAL." Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 0:13 A if.; arrives. 4 P. M. SPOKAXii FLYER, for Spokane, Eastern Washington, and Great fioruiern points, leaves at 0 P. JO.; arrivcs-ax I A M. ATLANTIC EXPRF.SS, Leaves tor the East, via Huntunrtoa, at P. H.; arrives at 8:40 AM. - . . THROUGH. PULLMAN AND TOURIdT SLEEPERS. Water llnea aeheUu.'e, subject to chanss wits. at notice: OCEAN" AND RIVER SCHEDULE. OCEAN DIVISION Steamships sail from. Alnsworth Dock at S P. it. Leave Portland State of California, Sunday. Aus. 5, Wednes day, Aus:. is. baturday. Aujr. J3; Tuesday, Sept. 4; Friday, Sept. 14. Columbia. Friday, Aus. 10; Monday, AUgr. '20; Thursday. Auff. H; Sunday, Sept. . From San Francisco Leaving Spear-Street Pier No. 24. Snn Francisco, at 11 A. M.. aa follows: State of California. Wednesday. Aug. 1; Saturda, Aug; It: Tuesday, Auff. -1; Fri day. Aur. 31; Monday, Sept. 10. Columbia. Monday. Aug. 0; Thursday, Aus. 10; Sunday, Aug. 20; Wednesday. Sept. 6. COLUMBIA IlIVEU. OIV1SIO.T. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer HiLssalo leave? Portland dally, excep: Sunday, at S:0o P. M.; on Saturday at 10.00 P. M. Returning. leaves Astoria dally, except Sun day, at 7.00 A. M. Steamer Potter, for Astoria and Ilwaco. leaves Portland every morning. Returning, leaves Ilwaco every evening, when the tide sen es. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. Portland and salem. on. Steamer Ruth, for Salem and tvoy points, leaves Portland Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days -at tl:00 A M. Returning, leaves Salem Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at U.Otf AM. , YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAN d AND DAXTON. OB. t Steamer Elmore, for Dai ton and way points, leaves Portland Tuesday. Thursdays and Sat urday at 7 A. M. Returntax. leaves Dayton lor Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesday nd KrldM at G A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH . AND LEWISTON. IDAHO Steamer Lewiston leaves Rlparia Auk. 1C. 13, 20, 22. 24, 20. 23. SOT. at 3:40 A. M. Return Ing, the Lewiston leaves Lewis ton Aus. 10, 21. 23, 25. 27. 29. 31. at 7 A. M. W. H. HUELBURT. General Pasvonstr Assnt. , V. A. SCHILLING. Cltv Tlck.t Acent. Telephone Main 712. 0 Third atroet. cor. Oak. TRAYEIERS' GUIDE. POSSIBLY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAST TIME AMD SUPERB SERVICE How offered by tha 'Spl&TQW WE HAVE DAILY FAST TRAINS TO THE EAST 2 If you cannot take the morning train, travel via tho evening train. Both aro finely equipped. "Our Specialties" Fast Time Through Service PULIMAJT PALACE SLEEPERS, PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPER& PUXiLMAX DINERS, LIBRARY (CAFE) CAR AND FREB RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Honn in Time Saved to Omaha, ChicnRo, Xnninn City, St. Lonls, Jfew YorJf Eotton. And Other Eastern Polnti. Tickets good via Salt Lake City and Denver. It Is to your interest to use THE OVER LAND ROUTE. Tickets and steeplng-car berths can be secured from GEO. LANG. City Pass, and Ticket Agent. X. H. LOTHROP. General Agent. 133 Third St.. Portlnnd. Or. -4 NewSteamsliipLinetotueOrient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE OREGON RAILROAD te. NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 1900 (subject to chanfe): . Steamer. Due to Leave Portlvnd. ''MONMOUTHSHIRE" Sept. 0 ."llRAEMAR" Sept. SO tor rates, accommodations, etc.. appl lu DODWELL fc COMPANY. Limited, General Asents. Portluftd. Or. To principal points In Japan and China. iEASTV SOUTH IZZi SUNSET -n O 0GDEN&SJ1ASW i Leave Depsl Fifth 33 J I Stfcttj Arriv. Mnniclpnl ExtruviiRnnee. Saturday Evening Post. Cities, ought to have the same right and power as the individual or corporation to employ tho best help obtainable for tho price paid, and should be enabled to rec ognlze'ftnd utilize to the utmost special ability lnthe public service, and should have full power to compel an honest and conscientious day's work for a liberal day's wage. So long as the cities pay better wages than private employers they ought to receive as good service, and Bhould have the power to compel that service and to remove tho shirk, tho lag gard and the incompetent. OVERLAND EX TRESS TRAIN J for salem. Rose burs. Ashland, buc Tamentc, O a i e Is. San Francisco, Mo Jave, Los Angele?, EI Paso, New Or leans and the Eait At Woodburn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects v 1th train for Mt. Ansel. 311 V e r t on. Urowne vllle. Sprinsfleld and Natron, and evenlnr train for Mt. Angel and 31. verton. Albnny passenger Corvallls passenger Sheridan paasenjrer Dany. tDally except Sunday. 7:43 A.M. 6:30 P. M. 10:10A.M. 15 -CO P. M. tS. 23 A.M. BdUlilUsttUil Are You Going East? It will pay you to call at our office or write for particulars before making other arrangements, as we can give you choice of any line, best accommodations and the very lowest rates. TICKET OFFICE Cor. Third and Stark Sta. R. VT. FOSTER, City Ticket Agent. 100 HOURS Rebate ticket on sale between Portland. Sac ramento and San t"ranclSo. Net rate 417 flrit cla and $11 second claas. including sleeper Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu. xtikvniiil CHINA HONOLULU and YJ?. L16- Can ba obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third at. TAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, root of JeGersdn Street Ocean to Ocean Via THE IMPERIAL LIMITED Grand Scenery. Fast Time. 3Iodel Accommodation. Tourist and First-Class Sleeping Cara Another "Mean Thing-." Chicago Times-Herald. "You wouldn't believe," she said, as suming her most babyish way, "that I was "a grandmother, would you?" "Oh. I don't know," the big coarso thing replied; "was that young man who Just threw a kiss this way one of your grandchildren?" Great victories over disease won by Hood's Sarsaparllla. aro dally TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Leave for Oawego daily, at 7 JO, 0:-i0 A M.S 12:30. 1.63. 3J5. 4,-io. 0:25. 8.JU, ll:io pT mT; and 0.00 A. VI. ,n Bundaya oniy. rrlve at Portland dally at e:35, 8130. io 00 A iX.: 1:35, 3:10, 4.J0. 0:10, THO. 10.00 P. M., 12.4U A 51. dally, except Monday, 8.3l and 10.03 A M. on Sundays only. .a J.ar DalIas hsl'r. except Sunday, at 5 OS P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0JJ0 A M. Passenger train leaves Dallas fortvirlle Mon day. Wednesday and Fridays at 2:43 P. M. Returns Tuesdays. Tbursdayo and EatUrdaia, Except Sunday. R. KOEHLKR. Manager. C. H. MARIvHAM. Ocn. Frt. & Pass. Alt. Round tlie World j:: Japan Holy Land FALL 1900 Sept. 6 Oct. 17 Nov. 3 Sept. 6 From New York Sept. 22 Othejr four to Europe nnd elae vrhere. Programmes mailed jtreo on application. THOS. COOK & SON 621 Market St. . San Francisco TO BOSTOX MOATUEAXi TORONTO OTTAWA ST. PAUL For Full Particulars Apply to E. J. COTTLE. Asst Gen. Pass. Agent, Vancouver, B. C. H. H. ABBOTT. Agt. no xniru street. Portland. Or. DOUBLE DAILY TRAIN SERVICE. The Pioneer Dlninfr nnd Observation Car Rontc. No. 2 2 P.M. No. 4 11:30 P. M. Ikkrt Office, 2S5 Borrisua Street, 'Phone S3) LEAVE. ( JTh nyer. daUy to and .,, KR f apoll. Dnlotn. Chleaxn No. . 6:00 P. M. J and all polnU Bast. I 7;00 A. M. Through Palace and Tourist Sleenerj. Dlnln and Buffet Etnoklns-Llbrary Cara. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP fDZUMI MARU For Japan. China, and all Asiatic points iria , leave Seattle About Sept. 12th Union Depot, 6Hi and JSt$ North Coast Limited. For Tacoraa, Seattle, jMorw laKlma, opo- ane, i-uuman, aios- cow, Lewiston, Rosj. land, B C. Butte, Helena! St. Paul. Min neapolis, Chicago, IJ03 ton. New York and all points izaat and South east. iTnln City Express, for Tacoma. Seattle. Spo kane. Helena. Butte. Paul. Chicago. Boa- ton. New York. Omaha. Kansas City. Council Bluffs. St. Louts, and all points eajt and L southeast. No. 1 7 A.M. No. 3 8 P.M. Through train service via Northern Pacific and Burlington line rrom Portland to Omaha. Kansas City, St. Louis. Quick time and ua equaled accommodations. Take North Coast Limited Train No. 2 for South Bend. Olympia and Gray's Harbor points. See the North Coast Limited. Elerant Up holstered Tourist Sleeping Cars, Pullman Standard Sleepers. Dining Car and Observa tion Car. all electrla llthted. Solid vestlbuled trains. Tlcketn sold to all points In the United States and Canada, and baecago checked to destination of tickets. HlSBSE2S3M!aw3SSM8MB .!. -.: rr. .- ...-..... wurssj boa: nanni riV?J!l7,S"Lw";9f.omiatorrhB8 k'tii?r.-01.SMV:i'VMJ"'Pi"1!. 'wyon. inrrv ri-yJ3r"tvi"'4",! lap a tic st Manhood. Irn Ineomnla. TPalno sack, norvoua Do Semen, Varicocele, charge, Stops Kor- Jmpirrrijjor ind potency ta w.1'.. .m... k w. M X . . ,. Bkl-IJLJCJC . . '. "1"" W'K- mvtrt. toors&SlsaL iddrSS. mtiZSKZZi,: AracSSS.'SS!- For sale by Aldricti Pharmacy, teth and Washington streets. Portland. Or. ,&pormatori Sv ItCh In ff CI HVat IrfiZ. FArru us barofMiAie. rinn. Vietnr m- aip.Tu m l ... . mniA. StJrcrfs ,i.SlZZZ ZZZ. lrr"""f fg . "n3. . ", ' - n "- ...ff. m. wa c 1.CU.C13. JOC IrVf.. Q I3T For Information, tickets, sleeplns-car rejtr vatlons. etc.. call on or write A, D. CHARLTON Assistant General Pasieneer Acrent, 55 Morrison St., Cor. Third, Portland, Oreiroa. FOR fi J5B1 CaF And Yukon River Polnb S.S. "OHIO," 3500 Tons Sails from Seattle on or about-Aug. 25 Hesenratlons can now be made upon applica tion to any railroad or sub-agent of tho Inter national Navigation Company, or to E3IPIIIE TliANSPORTATIOW CO., SEATTLE. WASH. Pacific Coost Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA, THE COMPANY'S elegant steamers Queen. Cottaga City, City of lopeka and Al-Kl lavo TACOMA 11 A M., SE ATTLE 9 P. M.. Auff. 3, 8. 13. 13. 18, S3. 28; Sept. 2. 7 12. 17. 22, 27. Oct. 2. and every fifth day thereafter For further Information obtain company s ioiaer The company reserves mo right to change steamers, sailing datps and hours of sailing, without previous not'-e. AGENTS N POSTON,, 240 Washington at, Portland. Or . F. W CAKLETON. N. P. R. K. Dock. Tacoma TICKET OFFICE 618 First ave.; Seattle, E. AV MELSE, Ticket agt: H. H. LLOYD. Pucet Sound Supt.. C. W. MIL LER. Asst. Supt.. Ocean Dock., Seattle. GOODALL. PERKINS & Co., Gen. Agts.. S. F. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. 8:00 A. U. 6:55 P. M. 2-30 P. M For Mayctrs. Rainier. Clauka.nl, TVtaort. Clifton. Ajtorla. War- renton. Flarel. Ham monj. Tort Stereos, Gearnirt Park. Sen-Ms Astoria and Heashora Express. Dally. Astoria, Expreis, Dally. Seashore Express. Saturday only. Except Saturday. ARRIVB3 TTNION DEPOT. 11:10 AM 8:40 P. u. 0:40 P. M. Ticket office. 3S5 Morrison st. and Cxlaa depot. J. C MATO. Gen- Tin. Act.. Astoria. Or, WHITE COLLAR LINE BAILEY GATZERT CAlder-street Dock! Leaves Portland dally every mornlnsr at 7 O'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock except Saturday. Oregon pnone Main 3S1. Columbia poena 33L WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO Tho fast mall steamship "CITY OF SEAT TLE," selllns" from Seattle every 10 days for Skagway, calling at Port Towns end. Ketehlkan and Juneau. , Steamer 'ABERDEEN" and "RUTH," Se attle to Skagway. and Intermediate points. every seven days. Through ttcAeta to Dawson, 578. first-class; and $56 second-class. DODVl ELI & CO , Ltd . 2C2 Oai: at. 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