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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1900)
THE MOUSING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1900. II COMMERCIAL AMD The trade situation -was devoid of. feat ures of special interest yesterday. Holi day business continued on a large scale. "with country order -plentiful and of good proportions. The wheat markets -were a ehade lower in the Eist, but as Euro pean quotations 'were satisfactory, then was no change In theMoteal market. The egg market continues linn "with Eastern stock cleaning up about -as- fast as it ar rives. Oregon eggs are still moving at SO cents, and there is "no accumulation at that figure. The outlook for poultry continues quite, favorable, andmuch bet ter prices "Are 'feeing realized Jhis week. XTnless fhere should be a much larger supply .of turkeys, than 1 .expected these bird wllL Qomman4 much better pdces for the Christmas trade than was secured for 'Thanksgiving. Bank: Clearing. - Exchanges. Balances. tr.u...:....:;,.r.T?rnr.7Kr - sicwsr ..... i.. 393,743 v 70.574 I .Tacoma Seattle.. SpoJsane 171.078 27.28 J PORTLAND .MARKETS. .Srain, Flonr. Etcv Ttt'ero wars "a llttfe more strength In the European tvheat markets- yesterday morning, and it ouod some reflections locally. Sales were made at 51 cents for "Walla TValla. and there were well-founded, reports that from half, a cent to a cent 'better "was paid. There is nothing doing in ireignts. The Blalrhoyie-rnissed her cancelling date, -and Is offering at 43s Sd; a rate is "3d lower than she would have secured, had 'she made port 'prior to De-' cember 1. Wheat Walla Walla. 53g54c; Valley, nominal; bluestem. 5S56"4c per, bushel. Flour J3est grades, ji S05T3 40 per. nar rel; grah.am, $2 6a t . Oat-Whlte, 4345c per bushel; . gray. 4Jff43c. Barley Feed.. 1515 SO; , bre-R-ing. $16 $18 5r- per ton. Mlllstults Bran, J15 50 per ton: mid dlings, $21; snorts, $17; ehop, $16. Hay Timothv. $125312 HJ clover. $7 O 50. Oregon -wild hay. $67 per ton. Batter. Bggi, Poultry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery, 50355c; store. 25Jf32c per rolL Eggs Eastern. 22&25c; Oregon ranch. 30c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed. 2 75433 50; liens, $3 5054 50. ducks. $3 50350; geese, 1&&S per dozen; turkeys, live, Ugl2c; dressed, 13f?15c per pound. CVese Full cream, twins. 1313c; Young America, 1314c per pound. Tsrclnbler Krultsti Etc. 4 Vegetables Parsnips, S5c; turnips, 75c; carrots, 75c sack; onions, $1 501 757 cab- bage. $1 25gl 30 per. cental; potatoes, 50 60c per sack; sweet potatoes, lc per pound: celery. 60g65c per dozen; Califor nia tomatoes, $1 25 per boi. Fruit Lemons. $2 E03; oranges', $2 503 3for navel; $2 002 50 for seedlings, per bo; pineapples, $4 50g6 per dozen"; ba nanas, $2 S03 per bunch; Persian dates. "7c per pound; pears. 75c$l per box; ap ples. 50c$l 25 per "box; grapes, Muscat. . SOcSSl; Tokay, $1 per box. ' . , "Dried frilt Apples, evaporated, 56c per pound; sun-dried, sacks . pr bpxes, 34c; pears. Si5?9c; prunes. Italian, 57c; silver, extra, .choice, 57c; fige, Calif or- nla black. 5c; figs, California white,. 5 7o;- plums, pltlesa, white, 7bc per- pound. 31nt nudProvUIon. Mutton Gross, best sheep, .wethers, .ana ewes, sheared. $3 50; dressed, fig7c Iier pound; spring iambs, 3?c per pound grass, dressed, 7Gc '. .Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $560il5 75; light, $5; dressed. 53C"ic jer pound. Veal Large, 66fjc per pound; small. 7Sc per pound. Beef Grois, top steers. $3 5004; cowi. $3f3 50;-dressed beef, 67c per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 12c per pound: picnic hamv 9c per pound; 'breakfast bacon. 1Sa$15c: bacon, U)&0 HHc batiks. 1014c; dry-salted sides, $L 10c: dried beef. 15c";'lard, five-pound pails, 10Kc; 10-pound pails. lOHc; 50s, "l0Ktc; tierces, 10c per pound. Eastern pack (Hammond's): Hams, large.. 12c; me dium. 124c; naU, 12c; picnic hams, 9c; shoulders. 94c; breakfast bacon 13?i jl&Xc. dry-salted sides, -.S10c: bacon, sides. 104611'c: backs, lie; butts, 10ic; lard, puie leaf, kettle-rendered. 3s, 30c; 10s. lOSic; dry-ealt. bellies. 104gxt?ic; bacon bellies; liy12c: dried beef. 15c. Groceries, Nats, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 2328c; Java, fancy, 26 32c; Java. "good. 2053te; Java, ordinary. 1820c?. Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; Costa Rica. good. 10lSc; Coita Rica, ordinaryr 1012c per .pound: Columbia roast. $12 13; Arbuckle's. $13 25; Lion. $13 13 per case. Sugar-Cube, $6 35; crushed. $6 CO; pSw dered, $5-95; dry granulated. 55 75; extra t. $5 25, golden C. $5 35 net; half barrels. c more than barrels; maple, 1515c per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails. $1 5J2; two-pound tails. $2 25ffr2 50; fancy one-pound flats. $22 25; -pound fancy flats. $1 101 30J Alaska, one-pound tails, $1 401 10; twb-pound tails, $1 00 $2 2b. Nuts Peanuts. B'A'gTc per pound' for raw, 3c for roasted: cocoanuts, 90c per dozen; walnuts, 10llc per pound; pine nuts, 15c; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts. 15c; Brazil, lie: Alberts, 15c; fancy pecans, 12 14c; almonds, 15gl7c per pound.. Beans Smar vhitc. 4&c; large,"' white. 3?;$?4c; bayou, 3ic: Lima, 6c pe,r pound Grain bags Calcutta. $G612j per 100 for spot. Coal oil Cases, lSc per gallon; bar rels. 14&c; tanks, 13c Rico Island, G4c; Japan, 5c; New Or leans, 44Q5c; fancy head, .$77 50- per "sack. Hops, "Wool, Illden, Etc. Hops New crop, 12 14c per pound; 1S99 crop. 667c. Wool Valley, 13?l4c; Eastern. Oregon, lOfiISc: mohair. 25c Tier pound. Sheepskins Shearlings. I520c; short wool, 25g35c; medium-wool, "303SOc; long wool. 60c4T$l each. Tallow Jc; No. 2 and grease, 2Sc per pound. Hides Do, hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and upward, 14(fl5c; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 16 pounds, 15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 15016c: dry-salted, one third less than dry fllntj salted hides, sound steers, 60 pounds and over. 75c: do. 50 to 60' pounds, 7"c; do. under 50 pounds and cows, 7c; kip, 13 to SO pounds; THSSc; do. veal. 10 to 14 poupds. "c; do, calf, under 10 pounds, 74c; green (un salted). lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, nalr sllpped, weather-beaten or grubby), one third less. Pelts Bearskin? each, as to size. $59 $15; rubs, each, $la; badger, each, 50c; wildcat, 2575c: housecat, 525c; fox, common gray. 40e5f$l; do. red. $1 75g3 50; do. cross. 42 50g6: lynx, $24 CO; mink. 4O0 1 75; marten, dark Northern, $5J10; do. pale pine, $2?4: muskrat. S12c; skunk. 60ffS0c: otter (land). $tf?S; panther,- with1 head and claws perfect, $15f3; raccoon, 25 -OSOc: wolf, mountain, with head perfect. $3 505: wolverine, $2 506; beaver, per skin, large. $667: do. medium, per skin, $45; do smalL per skin, $12; do. kits, per skin. $13. SEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Active Liquidation In. Force TJironBbont Mont of the List. ICEW YORK. Dec. 13. The stock mar ket today was less under the Influence of the strength of individual stocks and more udder the coming exigencies of the money market. Even the sensational and buoyant rise In the Erie stocks in the last half hour hardly served to more than check the liquidation, which was in' active force in the general jnarkeL Tweaty clgfit years is given as the elapsed period since an Erie Company stock sold as high - FINANCIAL NEWS as 50 on the stock; exchange. Today the first preferred sold at 52 in the late deal ings. Extreme advances for today in the com pany's stocks -were for the common, 3; J for the first preferred. 4. and for the second preferred, 54. The authoritative announcement that a contract of sale had been signed between the Pennsylvania Coal 'Company and a syndicate headed by the Central Power in the anthracite trade was the cause of the buoyancy. The effect nn the other anthracite stocks, however, was very small. Some firmness was manifested in the Southwestern railways on buying, seemingly in the interest of the bull pool, notably Wabash -securities. Otherwise selling was general throughout 'the list, and those stocks "which have persisted iri their upward movement this week vere as a rule the weakest. This way notice ably '.true of the steel group, la which the declines .ran up to. 2polnts orroverv Sugar 'and the New York public utilities fell from about-2 points -to 34 in Consolidated Gas and a number of other prominent stocks both in he railroad and Industrial list fell from 1 to V&. ,. The bonds -of the Erie Company and some of the Southwestern railroads were in .demand today. Otherwise the bond market waa rather reactionary. Total 6ales;.par value, $4,755,000. United States Tefunding 2s advanced and" the old 4s and 5s & per cent on the last calL ' BONDS, tl. Sx 2s. ref. rcs.l04H!K. T. Centrists. ..109 do coupon 103 (Northern Pac 3.; 701 do 3. ree.....KK do 4s ...-105'i do coupon . ...103-lOrrson Nav, Jsts-lOO . jlo.new 4s. reg.,138 do 4s .'.... x10i. do coupon' lSsVOregon S. L. 6si..:129 do old 4s. Ttg...ll4?i do con. 5s. ...k... 117 do coupon" 115mio Gr. W. lets... 1004 do 5s,. Tf8... U3"h I St. Paul consols.. 178" do coupon lKJUiSt. P. C & P. l6tsl20V4 Hist. CoL 3-65S...124, do 5s 122 Atchison adj. 4a.-. & Union Pacific 4s... 107 a, & N,V. con. -& Wis. Cent. lts.... $7 . do S. F. db. 5s.l21 Southern Tac. 4s.. 2& D. & R. G. 4s lOmhVest Shore 4s .115 Gen. Electric 5s..H0Vii STOCXS. The total sales of stocks today were 720,300 chares. Tbe closing quotations were: Atchison". SOHlWabash .......... 104 do pref .. hd do pref 23ti Bait. & Ohio 80 IWheel. & L. E.... 10 do pref ........ bo do 2d pref 28h Can. PacltSc 87 Wis. Central 11 Can Southern.... 5741 P. C. C & SL L.. M Cbes. & Oblo 3T"Third Avenue 115 Chi. Gr. Western. 16! National Tube . W C, B. & Q.. 13bV do pref ....104 Chi., Ind. & L..... 3 do pref 5S CM. East. 111..." 97 Chicago it N. W..1G9 C. U. L & Pac.USH C. C., C &. SU L. 07 Tolot Southern ... 7U EXPRESS cos. Adams 144 American luS United States .... CI YeITs-Farso 133 MISCELLANEOUS. Amer. Cotton OH.. 31 do pref 00 Amer. Malting ... 451 do pref .....;.... 23 Amer. Smelt. &r R, ,54U do nref 03?i do 1st Di-cf 4fti do 24 pref 17V Dei. & iiuason....ii9 Del.. Lack. & W..1S5 Penver & Rio Gr. 254 do pref 79lAmer. Spirits 2 Erie 2t)Ui do pref ., 17 do 1st pref 51 Uf Amer. Steel Hoop. 304 Gr. North, prof... 170 $4!" do pref . 77 Hocklnc Coal .... 10 (Amer. Steel & W. 43 Hocking Valley .. 38H1 do pref 87 Illinois Central ..124,jAmer. Tin Plata.. 40J4 Iowa. Central 19Vi do pref K do prer 4UAmr Tobacco ...1074 Lake Erie & W.. 3y do pref . 130 do pref 103 lAnaconda M. Co... 474. Lake Shore 223 IBrooklyn I. T.... 72?i Loots. & Naxh. 82vslCoto-Kuel & Iron. 51V4 Manhattan El ...109 Cont. Tobacco .... 3414 Mot. U.Rj- rtCO I do pref.....t.. Mex. Central Kiuf Federal Steel 5l Minn. & St. 'Louis C6Vi do pr&f ....... W& do"?ref . 101 (Gen. Electric .... 170 Missouri Pacific C09i Glucose Susar .... S2K Mobile & Ohio.... 42 do pref 100 M.. IO& T....... MSllnt. Panoc 224 do rrof 3Dis do pref 73 New Jersey Cent. 144 La, Clede Gas 70 New lorK cent...i4is xatlonar BUcult .. S7 Norfolk & AVest.. 42141 do pref 90 do pref SI National Lead 104 D2U 37S 01 Northern Pacific. 71".;t do pref 8241 National Steel do pref . ViJU<U X lVa..H AI7JM A1U IiC. .,...... H.-.H 11.. OTf'l ji K... O. R. & N.... it K x. Air uraKciiH do prer ,..-. Pennsylvania . Reading- ...... .. 7(5 ANorth American .. 18 ..lWi Paclflc Coast 53 IHl do 1st Psefj.-..4 85 do 1ft pref..-,.. C8 do -W pret. Kt Pjw?ifloMaIl ,. 4T. People's Gas 08Vi da2d pref,. ...-344 Rio Or. Western., no .do urf .,.... 94 j Pressed. Steel Car. 40 St. Louis & S. F. do 1st pref...... do 24 pref St. Louis S. "V... 10i do pref .- 83 Pullman Pal. Car. 109 74 49 1 Stand. RonC& T.. 5 lsmsujpir .., 12 da oref ........ 37- St. -Paul 12CI do Tref ,.178 St. Pad o 120 ftoutbern Pacific,. 411. do prer ....r....ll4Vj Tenn Coal & Iron. 00 V. S. Leather 13 do pref ....1.... TS-"1! r. S. Rubber 27,i do pref 794 Western Union ... 8.14 Southern Ry 1S4I do pref OT Texas. lacine... aiKitHepuwic 11 Republic Iron & S. 15A f do Dref C5A "Union Paclflc .... 7lSr do pref . do pref 814iAnuil. Copper 9ljs For continuous quotations on stocks, honds, Chicago grain .and provisions, call on R. W. MoKlnnon & Co.. S and 9 Cham ber of Commerce, who are members of the Chicago Board of Trade. Telephones, Oregon, Main, 313; Columbia, 725. Mncy, Exchnnge, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 13. Sterling on London, GO days. $4 S64; do sight, $i S24. Mexican do'lars-SOVfcSSlc. r Drafts-felght, 2c; telegraphic, 5c. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Money on catt 36 per cent; last loans, 4 per cent? prime mercajitite paper, 4UBo per cent; sterling exchange, firmer, with actual business in bankers bills at $4 84-4 for demand, and at $4 803i for 00 days; ported rates, $4 Slil Q4 S2, and $4 53HT4 85; commercial bills, $4 S0ff4 8V&. Silver certificates 4G5c. Mexican dollars 50c t Bonds Government, strong; state, weak; railroad, Irregular. . LONDON. Dec 13. Money 22i per cent. Consols, 97. Foreign Financial Xevrii. NEW YDRIC, Dec, 13. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram saysr The stock market here was idle today. Business moat of tiie session was dull. American shares opened rather lower. There was a fair amount of business in this department, but more to the Erie Is sues than all others put together. Money was in good demand- in connection with the stock exchange settlement. Stoclci In London. v LONDON, Dec 13. Atchison. 41; Can adian Pacific. S9I4: Union Pacific pre ferred, hni: Northern Pacific preferred, 85; Grand Trunk, 64. THE GRAIX MARKETS. Price for Cereals In European and American Porta. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 13. Wheat and barley futures quiet. Spot wheat steady. Spot barley quiet. Oats strong. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping No. 1. 97Uc; choice, 974c: milling, $1 01U1 0SSL Barley Feed, 72i7&e; brewing, 77ifc SOc Oats Gray, nominal; black, for seed, $12rtilL Call board sales: Wheat-No sales; cash, 9,74c , Barley 'No sales; - - - Corn Large yellow, $1 121 K. Chicago Grain and Prodnce. CHICAGO Dec 13. In the wheat pit, considerable- stuff recently acquired was turned adrift on a moderately active market. May opened unchanged, at 7Jt4 to 74c,. being for the moment supported by the steadiness of the Liverpool and Antwerp markets and vague fumors of export business done yesterday. There after the. tend.eicy was downward. Re ceipts Were liberal,- and holders feared tha usual "jearishness of the Government crop report, due Monday. A prospect that Jhe. Soutawesternp shocks for the week would show an Increase of 1,200,T)00 bush, els was -not encouraging, -May-during the forenoon dropped to V3Vg73sC. steadied for a- while -and then- continued the de cline'Mo 74c The close was weak. May fec lower, at TOXc Corn was quiet and prices were de pressed by freer country offerings and excellent weather. May closed He lower, a 3siQ3Sj8C December closed c down, at '5c, - s Oats were qulet May closed a shade lower, at 2531c "" Provisions were dull but Arm, because hog receipts , were under the estimate. Shorts bid for lard early, but none was offered January pork closed 10c higher, lard 2c up, and ribs a shade Improved. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opentn?. Highest. Lowest. Close. December ....$0 7OH $0 IS SO 70 January 71 704 734 May . 73 " 73? CORN. 874 S7J4 35? 35 3CH -3Cs OATST 21H 214 2334 .234 December January .... May 3ff& 355 Sis 21H 3 December May v 21 23 MESS PQRK. January ...;.J2iQ "1227 12 20 12 23 12 15 May 12 12J4 12 13 LARD. 1212H JJeceinber January . May .... 7 174 -20 683 HVO G90 095 7174. 0K5 GOO 720 C8IH 62v, SHORT RIBS.' C 25 C 25 6 22 January CSS G35 May 032& "33 032 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet, easy. Wheat-No. -3, 6971Sc; No. 2 red, "724 T4?4c Corn No. 2, 35437c; Nd. 2 yellow, 36i 37c Oats No. 2. 23c; No. 2 white; 26c; No. 3 white, 25Q261ic. Rye No. 2. 43SS0c Barley Fair to choice malting. 3OSG0C "Flaxseed No. 1. $1 C2l C3; No. 1 North weatern, $1 651 C5A. Prime timothy seed," $4 40. Mess pork. $11 23ll 374 per barreU Lard, $7 1T"47 20 per 100 pounds. Short ribs sides (loose), $6 256 50. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 5466c Short clear sides (boxed), $6 tS6 75. Clover, contract grade, $1010 23. 'On the produce exchange today the but ter market was dull; creameries, 15g24c; darles 1320c: Cheese, active, 10Hi?ll4c.- Eggs, quiet; fresh, 25c Receipts. 5hlpm"t. "Flour, barrels 2.0o0 17.000 wneat. oustieis ....110,000 lo.ow Com. bushels .151,000 82.000 Oats, bushels 134.000 90.000 Rye. "bushels 2,000 2,000 Barley, bushels . 38,000 13,000 vr York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Floun-Recelpts, 24,236 barrels; exports, 7454 Barrels; mar ket nulet. Wheat Receipts, 24,050 bushels; exports, 32,027 bushels, Spot, easy; No. 2 rea, ac i. o. b., 76c elevator. Options -after opening steady on better cables, yielded to unloading, and for the rest of the day r ruled" easy to weak. The close was weak at &"$c net decline. January closed TTHcMarch, 79c; May, 79c; December, Wool Quiet. Hops Quiet. European Grain Market. LONDON, Dec. 13. Wheat Cargoes on passage, quiet and steady: cargoes Walla Wallar 2Ss 104d; cargoes No. 1 standard California, 30s.. English country markets, .s.teady. . LIVERPOOL, Dec 13. Wheat-Steady; No. 1 standard California, 6s 2"Ad; wheat in Paris, qulc't; flour In Paris, dull. French country markets,, firm. Weather in England, rainy. Wheat Spot, quiet; No. 1 California, 6s 2d; No. 2 red Western Winter, 5s il?id; No. 1 Northern Spring, 6s 2td. Futures, quiet; December, 5s llUd; March, 6s id. Corn Spot, American mixed, new, steady, 4s lid; do old, firm, 4s 2id. Futures, quiet; December, 4s 2$d; Janu ary, 3s-104d; March, 3s- 94L "Wheat nt Tacoinn. . TACOMA, WTash., Dec 13. Wheat, quiet and unchanged. Blueatem, 57c; club, 54c. SAX FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13. Wool Spring Ncva'da, llCTlSc: Eastern Oregon. 10S14c; Valley. Oregon, 15017c Fall Mountain Limbs, fljjglGc; San Joaquin Plains. 6$TSc; Humboldt and Medocino, lOfflfc Hops, 1900 crops. 13417c Hay Wheat. $913 50: wheat and oata. JSgUM: best barley. $9 50: alfalfa, $7 10; compressed wheat $$S13 per ton; straw. 3ag474 per bale. Millstuffs Middlings. $16 SOfflD 50; bran. $14514 50 per tun. Potatoes- River Burbanks. 30ff65c: Sa linas Burbanks, SOcSl 10; Oregon Bur banks. 65c$l: sweets. 25690c Onions $1 65 per cental. Butter Fancy creamery. 284'?29c; do seconds, 27g2Sc: fancy dairy. 2426c; do seconds, 1923c Cheese California flats, lOiJ'ffllc per pound: Young America, ll612c; East ern. HTlac , Eggs Fancy ranch, 44c; store, 2SS4c; Eastern, 2C0c Citrus fruit Mexican limes, $44 50; common California lemons. 75c; choice, $2 50; navel oranges. $1 50C 50 per box; pineapples. $2(i3 per dozen. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, ll12c; do hens. l&13c per pound; old roosters, $3 50 4 per dozen; young roosters, $37534 25; fryers. $3 50g4, hens, $: &o$5 per dozen; small broilers. $22 50; large do. W3 50: old ducks. $304; geese, $1 251 50 per pair. Green, fruit Apples, choice, $1 per box: common, SOc per box. Banapas $102 50 per bunch. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 50,910; wheat, centals, 192,305: barley, centals, 3602: beans, sacks, 2407; corn, centals, 725; potatoes, sacks, 5S57; bran, sacks, 390; mlcdling:s, sacks, 503; hay, tons, 360; hides, 796. Enntcrn Livestock. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. Cattle Receipts. 9500." Generally 10c lower; slow, includ ing butchers' stock and Texans. Good to prime steers, $4 25g6 30; poor to medium, $3 755 25; selected feeders, $3 754 25; mixed stockers, $2 253 65; cows, $2 50J74; heifers, $2 604 S5; canners. $1 754 20; bulls. $2 404 35: calves, $3 505 25; Texas feed steers. $1S"4 75; grassers, $3 254; bulls. $2403 40. Hog Receipts today, SS.COO; tomorrow, 30,000 estimated; left over, 4000. Active, steady, closing firm. Top, $4 93; mixed and Jmtchers, $4 654 95; good to choice heavy. $4 704 95; rough heavy. $4 55CT4 G5; light, $4 65SP4 924; bulk of sales, $4 80 4 90.. Sheep Receipts, 17,000. Sheep and lambs, choice, stronger; medium, steady; fancy lambs, $5 90Q6; good to choice wethens. $4 10g4 60; fair to choice mixed. $3 90ff4 10; Western sheep. $44 50; Texas sheep. $2 504 GS; native lambs, $4 255 S5; Western lambs, $5g5 SO. ' OMAHA. Dec 13. Cattle Receipts, 2GO0 head: market, dull and lower; na tive beef steers, $4 2S5 40; Western steers, $4 0j?4 60; Texas steers, $3 0OJT3 75; cows and heifers, $3 004 25; canners, $1 73 2 75; stockers and feeders, $3 004 50; calves, $4 006 00 buls and stags, $2 00 4 00. Hogs Receipts, 10.000; market, closed 6c higher; heavy. 4 S04 85; mixed, $4 80 4S2; light, $4 774S7; bulk of sales, $4S04S5. Sheep Receipts. 3200; market, eteady to strong; fair to choice natives, $3 S5fc4 10; fair to choice Westerns. $3 754 00; com mon to choice sheep. $3 50g3 0; lambs, $4 25g5 50. KANSAS CrrY,"Dec IX Cattler-Ro-celpts. 5000;. market, steady; Texas steers, $2 75S3 90; Texas cows, '$2105310; native steers, $4 25C&2S; native cows and heif ers, $1 50g5 00; etockers and feeders, $2 35 4 25; bulls. $2 503 75, Hogs Receipts, 17,000; market, steady to stronger: bulk of sales, $4 85t?4 S7; heavy, $4 S24 9Q: packers. $4 2g4 92; mixed. $4 034 87; lights. $4 754 90; York ers. $4 S5g4 90; pigs, $4 254 80. Sheep Receipts, 3000; market, steady; lambs. $4 0055 73; muttons. $3 05-1 23. The Metal Markets. NEW YOBK, Dec 13. The most Im portant -factor In local metal markets was the new records .for this year of lead and spelter, made at" London; where lead closed very weak, at 16 2s Cd, Downing, Hopkins & Co. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room .4, Ground Floor BOTH TELETOOXES while.' the local market ruled dull and nominally Unchanged on tho basis of $4 37 Spelter at London closed weak, S1 12s 6d: this had a weakening In fluence on our market, which sold off 2 points to $4 1534 20, and was very weak at the decline. Tin waa rather unsettled with trading confined chiefly to supply ing Immediate requirements. Prices, 'however, showed a .gain of about 50 points over last night's close, to $26 75 in sympithy with a similar advance at Lon don, where the market closed firm at a rise of 1 103 to 117 10s. Copper ruled quiet and nominally quoted at $17 for Lake Superior, and $16 62A for electro lytic and casting. In London, copper was 2s 6d lower, at 71 2s 6d. Trading in the domestic Iron markets was of a 'hand-to-mouth character, and the under tone at nominally unchanged prices. Eng lish markets for iron were weak and un settled. Glasgow at the close was quoted at 60s 4d, and Mlddleboro, 55s 6d, nom inally. Bar silver, 64sC SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 13. Bar sil ver, 644c LONDON. Dec llBar silver, 2 13-16. Whent Prospect Good. WICHITA. Kan., Dec 13. Wheat Is growing so rank in the Arkansas Valley wheat belt, embracing the territory that produced over 40,000,000 bushels last year, that tho farmers are advertising to take stock free for the purpose of eating it down. The indication at this time for the crop are 25 per cent more favorable than they were at "the same period last year. It is now estimated that Sedgwick. auaner ana uarton counties, Kansas, In connection with Kay County, Oklahoma, will produce 20.(00,000 bushels of wheat next year. The Cotton. Market. . NEW YORK. Dec 13. The cotton mar ket started today with prices unchanged to 8 points higher, and climbed further upward until January reached $3 46; March, $9 30, and May. $9 22. The wire interest refused to let go on trie down turn, and this show of strength le"d to a retreat of the bears. The market closed practically unchanged to 9 pqlnts higher. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec 13. Coffee options closed steady, 5510 points decline. Sales. 37,000 bags. Including February. $5 JO; March. $3 S5g5 90: May, $5 95g6: Spot Rio, easy; No. 7 invoice, 7c; mild, quiet: Cordova, 946134c Sugar, raw, firm. OPPOSED TO METRIC SYSTEM Would Mnke Too Much ConfnnIon Among- the People. ASTORIA. Or., Dec 7. (To the Edi tor.) The Oregonlan of this date con tains a dispatch from Washington stat ing that the House committee on weights ad measures unanimously reported a bill to legalize the metric system, mak ing it the standard of all weights and measures In the United States from and after January 1. 1S03. This is ono of th questions that should be very carefully considered by the people, before a step' be taken that will lead them into endless turmoil and difficulty. At the risk of be ing called out of date by the professors. I enter a protest as one of 76,000,000 of people. March 1 last. The Oregonlan print ed rather a full review of the question by the writer In protest against a like effort being made at that time. The pro fessor having charge of what Is called science, or physical geography In the High School, attacked me before his class in a rough manner, declaring that I should have signed myself 'out of date." But he didn't have the sand to some out and show publicly why I was wrong. If the advocates of this system will per mit the subject to bo openly discussed before the people there is not a shadow of doubt as to how it will terminate. I do not attack the system as a sys tem. There is perhaps no question that if It had been employed from the be ginning it would have b'een. vastly bet-' ter, but It was not. To Introduce It now means the reconstruction of 76,000.000 of people, establishing in the mind a stand ard of weights and measures of which we have no conception. We have all got to school ourselves. We will then be com posed of two standards, with their accom panying confusions and Inaccuracies. In my communication of last March I stated that men and women were simply ani mals, plus what knowledge had been add ed through environment. Take away this knowledge and they are simply animals still. A part of our man and woman hood In America, and therefore an In tegral part of U9. Is ounces, 'pounds, tons gills, pints, quarts, bushels; inches, feet, yards, etc. That is our conception of weights and measures and what these represent. To substitute the metric sys tem means to reconstruct our conceptions of weights and .measures a Herculean task. Everything we see or use or come in contact with Is constructed along the lines of out present weights and meas ures. There are some evils that never can be remedied, because the attempted cure would be a still greater evil. This Is one of them. Years ago the metric system was made a standard of weights and measures In Norway and Sweden, and to this day there is turmoil and confusion. I am told by one of Norway's brightest sons that all the adults, who were on the stage of -action at the time of the intro duction of the metric system, have been in "hot water" since The children are acquiring a knowledge of the weights and measurements of the metric system, but so soon as they attempt to apply them they "run squarely against the old sys tem once planted in their parents and confusion its the result. Norway Is a lit tle country. Think of the immense changes that will have to be made In this country. I challenge any of the advocates of the metric system to -even define a meter so that it can be under stood by Americans without using the terms of our present measurements, and using distances as stereotyped in our minds. Legalizing the metric system In the United States and making it the stand ard of weights and measures means a big Job fdr somebody, and the people will have to foot uie bill. Every schoolbook In the land referring in the least to weights and measures will have to be reprinted and patrons of schools will have to walk up to the counter and set tle. Of course, all parties Interested In the printing of books will be in favor qf the metric system. This is a great coun try. Whenever parties seek business on a large scale they make a bee-line for MANHOOD Me VlUlIser. the prtccrSpttoa of a faxaow French physician, will qslcklr ear yeu of an nervosa or dbeuea of the rs&eratlTe organs, such aa Lost Sight. Prevents enickaes of -autorrboea. nd all the horrors of igtpotency. CPPIDKXE cleanses the Mrec, tbe ktdners aad the crlnsry eraas of all Impurities. CUPIDEK13 streacthesa aad re stores small weak orgaas. The nuts sufferers are not esr4 by Doctors Is because 90 per cent are troubled with Prostatic CUFXDZN1S the oaly known remedy to cure without an operation. 5000 testl tne&Uls. A written guarantee given and mosey returned If 0 ixrxn dees not eSeet per tKAaeot core. 1 60-. box. -9 f-r46.M. by mall. Seed for rRKS circular oad le itlanatiU. Address DAVOL MEDICIKE CO.. F O. Box 2076. Sn Francisco. CsL rr 4ie fey Alirich Pharmacy, Sixth and Washington streets. Portia ad. Or. ' Chamber of Commerce Congress, and Congress, out of the good ness of Its heart, and desiring to be abreast of the times, grants the neces sary aid often without thought of the consequences. There seems to be noth ing small about us. It is urged in the dispatch that the United States and England are the only two nations that have not yet adopted the metric system. I believe that these same advocates of the metric system claim that these two nations are the lead ing civilized Christian nations of the world. Let us beware of what we do. This Is one of tho great questions that will ad mit of free and full discussion. Congress has. no right to make a break like that when the people have had no chance to speak. Many are led astray by the ap parent simplicity of the system, but fall to see the Inextricable difficulties it will lead us Into in tearing upside down our present system and substituting that In Its place. A hundred years will not suffice to restore an equilibrium. Why do not the advocates of this system ad vocate the universality of our money measurements? mills, cents, dimes and dollars. There Is more confusion and variance In the money systems of the world than that of weights and measures. I have no objection to the metric system only as It will serve to create confusion and inflict great and unnecessary burdens upon the people. I would like to say a word on the subject of the schoolbook commission to be appointed hy the Governor. I hopo that whoever is appointed will not take the mercenary view in selecting books. It Is well to look to costs of books, but what should come first Is quality. A book that is Inferior In Its make-up. Is incorrect In its statements, and confus ing In its manner and matter, would be dear as a gift. On the other hand, a book that rs clear and correct in its state ments and methods Is what it should be Is cheap, even at a high price. The child's Interests and nature must be tak en into account in selecting hooks before the dollir. As to the composition of the board, one or two should be shrewd busi ness men. There Is not one business man in a thousand that is capable of passing on the quality of a schoolbook. because from the very nature of things his mind runs in other channels, but when a bargain is to be made involving dollars and cents, he Is a whole team. Educators should constitute a majority of the board; I do not mean school teachers. There are many schoolteachers that aro not educators. Educators are born: net made. Any man or woman that is broad in his or her views, that un derstands chlldllfe, and Its capacities; that has made a success In broadening and lifting the youthful mind Into ac tivity; that has been a power to develop character and 1 honor in youth is a good Judge of a schoolbook and that Is what Is wanted. Add to thla firmness and in dependence, free from prejudice, with an. eye single to the good of the community, and you have an Ideal member of the schoolbook commission, and you can rest assured that the books selected by such a commission. If they exist, will be sat isfactory and give good results. When the bill was pending in the Leg islature. I advocated, through The Ore gonlan, the selection of, the books through a secret ballot by all the teachers of the state. I still think that would have been the better way. W. HAMPTON SMITH. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Renl Estate Transfers. George Wright Post to E. C. Dick, lots 7 and . block 14, Central Al bina, January 14. 1S3S $500 William M. and Lenore A. Gregory to Charles W. Gay. south half of lot 3, block 9. Portland Homestead, No vember 13 1 Schuvler C. and Hattle E. Priestley to Mrs. K. L. West, lot 17, block il, Sellwood. November 24 1000 Estella May and Thomas Smith to William Frazlcr, hnlf interest in lots 7 ana 8, block 59, city, December 11.. 9CO0 Edward I. Dick to Mrs. Ida Johnson, lots 7 and S. block 14, Central Albina, Tafomhnr 15 CS0 P. H. Marlay to Thomas H. Smith, block 16. Holman Tract: lots 4 and 5, black 8, Falrvlew; and subdivision C, lot L block B. Portland Home stead. December 13 1 Marrlnjre Licenses. George A. Du Rette and Mrs. E. M. Smith; C. H. Dane. 29. and D. C. Golds worthy. 29; J. C. Miller, 22, and Annie Thle). 22. ' .. Death Returns. December 10, Oscar Ritzlnger, 331 Cable street, typhoid fever. Pecember 9, Emma H. Efflnger, 3S7 North Sixteenth street, cerebral hemor rhage. Birth Return. December 12, to wife of Augustus L. Polltte, 572 Front street, a girl. Contagions Diseases. December 9, Pete Anderson, at Wash ington Hotel. Third street, typhoid fever. Statement From Mr. Ford. PORTLAND, Dec. 12. (To the Editor.) Will you kindly grant me space in The Oregonlan to make a statement regard ing a Hillsboro dispatch, published this morning, stating that suit had been com menced against me as tax collector of Washington County for the year 1S95, to recover $S43 30. alleged to be due the county, and not properly turned over to the County Treasurer. I filled the position of Sheriff and tax collector of Washington county for two terms. 1S92-1S96. During that time the several grand juries met In regular ses sion in the months of March and Novem ber of each year. The grand Juries in variably appointed a committee of experts to make a rigid examination of the books of Sheriff and tax collector. Among the men who acted In such capacity were Charles Keep, banker of Forest Grove; Con. Caples. merchant. Forest Grove; W. H. Wehrung, State Senator elect; H. S. Hudson,-Deputy Collector Internal Revenue: Edward Schulmerich, mer chant; John M. Wall. attorney-at-Iaw; William Moore, merchant, Greenville; Wilson Brock, merchant. At the several times the grand Jury experts examined and reported their find ings to the court, now on file, I made settlement with the County Treasurer in strict accordance with the same. If there is any existing deficiency 2 nave certainly not been aware of It, and considering the capability of the several experts examin ing the books, I feel assured that I am in no wise indebted to Washington County on account of tax collections for the year 1S95 or any other portion of the time I had the honor to serve the people of that county as Sheriff. H. P. FORD. Ex-Sheriff and Tax Collector. After serious illness Hood's Sarsaparllla Imparts tho strength and vigor so much needed. RESTOREDl"?!.: TMs crt Vrt dljchsxre. -which If net checked leads to S&r- TRAVELERS GUIDE. Union Depot, Sixth and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CniCAGO-PORTLAXD SPECIAL." Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 0:00 A. M.; arrives at 4:30 P. M. SPOKANE FLYER, For Spokane. Eastern Washington, and Great Northern points, leaves at 0 P. ii.; arrives at 7 A. M. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at OtOO P. SL: arrives at i:40 A. M. THROUGH PULLMAN' AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAX AXD RIVER SCHEDULE. Water lines schedule subject to change with out notice. OCEAN DIVISION From Portland, leave Alnsworth Dock at 8 P. M.; mul every 5 days: Geo. W. "Elder, Dec 3. 13, 23; Jan. 'A 12. 22 Columbia. Dec 8. 18, 28; Jan. 7, 17, 27. From San Francisco Sail every 3 days. Leave Spear-street Pier 24 at 11 A. M.: Co lumbia. Dec. 4. 14, 24; Jan. 3. 13. 23. Geo. W. Elder, Dec 9. 10. 23; Jan. S, 18. 2S. COLU3IBIA. mVETl DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally, ex cept Sunday, at 8:00 P. M.: on Saturday at 10:00 P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dallr, except Sunday, at 7.00 A. M. AVILLA3IETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Independence and way points, leaves from Ash-street Dock at 0 A. M. on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. Returning, leaves Independence at 5 A. M.. and Salem at a A. M.. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. CORVALLIS AND ALBANY. Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at 6 A. M on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Re turning, leaves Corvallls at 0 A. M. on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Oreron City, Buttevllle. Champoeg. Dayton and way landings, leaves Portland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesday and Fridays at 0 A. M. SXAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEW1&TO.. TDAIIO Steamer Spokane or steamer Lew lston leaves Rlparla dally at 3:40 A. M.. arriving at Lew Iston about 3P.1L Returning, the Spokane or Lewlston leaves Lewlston dally at 8.30 A. M., arriving at Rlparia same evening. W. H. HURLBURT. General Passenger Agent. V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent Telephone Main 712. SO Third St.. cor. Oak. STEAMSHIP LINE TO THE ORIENT CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. For rates, accommodations, etc, apply to OREGON RAILROAD & NAV. CO.. t Agents. Portland, Or. EAST m SOOTH? Leave J DepoJ FKth and I Arplve OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem, Kose tiurg, Ashland. Sae ramento, Ogden, San Francisco. Mo Jave. Los Angeles, El Paso: New Or leans and the East. At Wood burn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with train for Mt. Angel. Sil ver t o n, Browns ville. Sprlngfl eld. and Natron. and evening train for Mt. Angel and Sil vorton. Albany passenger Corvallls passenger Sheridan pass'gr . . 8:30 P. 3L 3:20 A. M. 7:43 A. M. 0:30 P. 21. 4:00 P. M. 7:30 A. M 4:50 P. M. 10:10 A. M 3:C0P. M. 113:25 A. HI Daily. DalIy except Sunday. Rehat tickets on bale between Portland. Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates 317 first class and $11 second class. Including sUeper. Kate and tickets ito Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN, CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third streets TAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depct, foot of Jefferson street. Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20, 9:40 A. JL; 12:30. 1:55, 3.25. 4:40. U:25, 8.30. 11:30 P. 1L; and 9:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 6.33. 8:C0. Io.50 A. M.; 1135. 3:10, 4:30. 0:15. 7:40. 10:00 P. M.; 12:40 A. II. dally, except Monday, 8:S0 and 10:05 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 5:05 P. M. Arrive .it Portland at 9:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:45 P. M. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. B- KOEHLEK. Manager. C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. ONLY 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO ...VIA... TWO TRAINS DAILY TO THE EAST NO CHANGE OF CARS to Denver. Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago. Only Four Days To New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. Palace Sleepers, Tourist Sleepers. Dining Care, Library Cars, Free Recllning-Chalr Cars. Steam Heat. Plntsch Light, Fast Time. Union. Depots. Baggage checked to destination. CITY TICKET OFFICE 135 Third Street Portland, Oregon J. H. LOTHF.OP. Gen'l Agent. GEORGE LANG. City Pass. & Tkt. Agt. Steamers A.fona and Pomona Dallr (ex. Sunday) for Independence, Salem and all way landings. Leave Portland 6:45 A. II.; leave Salem 7 A. M.: Independence, 0 A. M. OtHco and dock, foot Taylor st. OGXNS SHASTA M ROUTES jril & . NlOAyTnKvVX UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO. ; OREGON SHORT LINE R. R. CO. OREGON R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. j TltAVELERS GUIDE. The Yellowstone Park and Pioneer Dinlng-Car Route Cnloa Dcjjt, 6ti-3l JSU Arrtr. No. 12 1J45 P. M. Overland Express for No. 11 7:00 A.M. South Bend, Aberdeen. HoQulam. Cosmopoils, Olympla. Taconia. 3a, attle. North Taklmo, Rltzvllle, Spokane. Pullman, Moscow, Lew lston, GrangevlUe, Rossl&nd. B. C. Butte. Billings. Fargo. St. Paul Minneapolis. Chi cago. Boston. "Vash- Ington, D. C. New York, and all points east and southeast. No. 4 11UJ0P. M Kansas Clty-St. Louts Special for Tacoma. Se attle. North Yakima. Rltzvllle. Spokane. Rossland. Lewlston. Helena. Butte. Billings. Deadwood, Denver. Omaha. St. Joseph. Kansas City. St. Louts. Chicago. . "Washington; Baltimore. New York. Boston, and all points east and southeast. No. 3- 7:30 P. M. Baggage checked to destination of tickets. Union Depot connections In all principal cities. Through car service via Northern Paclflc Burllngton Route, train No. 4, for Omaha, St. Joseph. Kanas City, St. Louis. Quick tlrao and unequaled accommodations. The only line running Pullman standard and Pullman up holstered tourist sleepers, the finest la tha world. Portland to Minneapolis and St. Paul without change. For any additional Information, tickets, sleeping-car reservations, maps of routes, etc.. call on or write to A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Pnimenger Agent, 25" Dlorrison St., Cor. Third, Portland, Oregon. AND SOO LINE FIRST-CLASS AND TOURIST SLEEPERS DAILY PASSENGERS BOOKED TO AND FROM ALL POINTS EAST ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP OFFICE For full particulars apply to H. H. ABBOTT, Agent. 146 Third st.. Portland, Or. E. J. COYLE. A. G. P. A., Vancouver. B. C Ticket Office 263 Morrbn5L 'Phone 680 LEAVE. No. 4 6:00 P.M. The Flyer, daily to and from St. Paul, Minne apolis, Duluth, Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. M Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dining and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic points will leave Seattle About January 7th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygers, Rainier, Clatskanle, "Westport, Clifton. Astoria. "War renton. Flavel, Ham ARRIVES UNION DEPOT. mond, Fort Stevens, Gearhart Pk., Seaside. Astoria and Seashore Express, Dally. Astoria Express, Dally. 8:00 A.M. 7:00 P. M. 11:10 A. M 0:40 P. M. Ticket offlco 255 Morrison st. and Union Depot J. C. MAYO, Gen. Pass. Agt, Astoria, Or. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S elegant steamships Cottage City, City of Topeka and Al-Kl leava TACOMA 11 A. M.: SEATTLE 0 P. M., Dec 1. fl, XL. 16r 21, 20, 31: Jan. 5. 10,&2f). 25. 30; Feb. 4. Steamer 'leaves every fifth day thereafter. Further Information obtain company's folder. The company reserves ths right to change steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON, 240 "Washington st, Portland. Or.; F."W. CAKLETON. N, P. B. R. Dock. Tacoma. TICKET OFFICE. 618 First ave., Seattle; M. TALBOT, Comml. Agent; C W. MILLER. Asst. Gen'l Agent. Ocean Dock. Seattle. GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts.. San Francisco. Hong Kong, via Yokohama and Kobe. Due. at Portland as follows: SS. MONMOUTHSHHtE Nov. 23 SS. MILOS Dec. 23 SS. SKARPSNO Jan. 28 For freight or passage apply to T. 1 Stew & Co Jug. 0-8-10 Columbian bldg.. Third and Oak sts. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. HERCULES takes the place of BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street Dock), Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 351. MEN No Cure No Pay THE MODERN APPLIANCE. A posltlv way to perfect manhood. The VACUUM TREATMENT cures you without medicine 01 all nervous or diseases of the generative or gans, such as lost manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, lmpotency, etc. Men are quickly r stored to perfect health and strength. "Writs, tor circulars. Correspondence confidential. THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO. rooms 47-49, Safe Deposit Bldg., Seattle, "Wash. WAL-MID1 Thssoiiny Capsules are superior 19 Daisam ot opzina,- a Cubcb3orlnectionsand(MIDlJ OURfe IN A3 HOURS V the same diseases wltfaot Inconvenence. Sold by all dmtgitts. l-fiREATfjOHTHERNll Steamers i r it