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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1901)
-THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1901. II COMMERCIAL AND Tho -weather yesterday -was decidedly unfavorable for business, and the local retailers kept off the street as much as possible. Receipts of produce -were larger than they were on "Wednesday from rail and steamer points, but the -wagon men, who have been hauling potatoes, onions and apples from near-by points all re mained at home awaiting better weather. Poultry came In quite freely, and sold well, dressed turkeys going at 15 cents, with live held at 12& cents. There was no change in the price of eggs, but the market shows decided signs of weakness, a feature which may be removed, if the present weather continues for any great length of time. Pork receipts -were large yesterday, the firmness in the market ap parently attracting shipments to this city. The grain markets were quiet, with no features of special interest. Bank Clearlnjrs. Exchanges. Balances. Portland $518,007 00.082 Spokane 153,337 Seattle 343,803 Tacoma 1S2.018 13,247 102.401 37,267 POIITLAXD MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Etc. The Eastern -wheat markets showed a few signs of animation yesterday, and price fluctuations were sufficient to make it moderately attractive, but at the close. It rested where it closed the day pre vious. In the local market K cents Is still bid for Walla Walla, but there Is very little selling at that figure, holders apparently awaiting another reaction In their favor. Bluestem is in nominal de mand only, and but few of the exporters will grant a differential of more than 2 cants per bushel, except for a round lot of choice milling stock. Wheat Walla Walla, 55255c; Valley, nominal; blues teiri, 5S6SVJc per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2 9033 40 per bar rel; graham. $2 GO. Oats White, 4142c per bushel; gray, 40 41c. Barley Feed, $15015 50; brewing, $16 36 SO per ton. MlIlstuffB Bran, $15 50 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $18; chop, $16. Hay-Timothy. $12012 E0; clover, $75 8 DO. Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. Butter, Ertks, Poultry, Etc. Butter Fancy creamery, 5055c; store, 25e32c per roll. Eggs Eastern, 2022Vc; Oregon ranch, 2527c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2 503 50; hens, $44 50; ducks, $56; geese, $69 per dozen; turkeys, live, US12c; dressed, 13 15c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, lS12c; Young America, 1314c per pound. Vegetables, Frnlt, Etc. Vegetables Parsnips, 85c; turnips, 75c; carrots, 75c sack; onions, $1 503J2; cab bage, $1 251 50 per cental: potatoes, 500 COc per sack; sweet potatoes, lc per pound; celery, 60g65c per dozen; Califor nia tomatoes, $1 2o per box. Fruit Lemons. $2 503; oranges, $2 2 75 for navel; $22 50 for seedlings, per box; pineapples, $4 50jiG per dozen; ba nanas, $2 601?3 per bunch; Persian dates, 7c per pound: pears. 75c?l per box; ap ples. 50c$l 25 per box. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 56c per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 34c; pears, S9c; prunes, Italian, 57c; silver, extra choice, 57c; figs, Califor nia black, 5c; figs, California white. 5 7c; plums, pltless, white, 78c per pound. Mont and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, sheared, $3 50; dressed. 6&7o per pound: Spring lambs. 3c per pound gross; dressed. 77Jic per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5 6035 75; light, $5; dressed, SMc per pound. Veal Large, 77c per pound; small, 89c per pound. - Beef Gross, top steers, $3 50g4; cows, $33 50; dressed beef, 607c per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand) hams, smoked, are quoted at 12o per pound; picnic hams, 9c per pound; breakfast bacon, 1315c; bacon. 100 lHc; backs, 104c; dry-salted sides. 9 10c; dried beef. 15c; lard, five-pound palls, 18c; 10-pound pails. 10:: 50s. 10&c; tierces, 10c per pound. Eastern pack .Hammond's): Hams, large. 12c; me dium, 12c; small. 13c: picnic hams, 9c; shoulders, 9ic; breakfast bacon. 13 15ic; dry-salted sides. 9&i104c: bacon, sides. lft4Hc; backs, lie; butts, 104c: lard, pure leaf, kettle-rendered, 5s, 10c; Jte. 1051c; dry-salted, bellies. 10ll?ic; bacon bellies, lli12c; dried beef, 15a Hop. "Wool, little, Etc. Hops New crop, 1214c per pound; 1S99 crop. 0C7c Wool Valley, 1314c; Eastern Oregon, lHflSc; mohair, 25c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings-. lSgSOc; short wool, 3t3Sc; medium-wool. SOfiSOc; long wool, 00c$l each. Tallow 4c; No. 2 and grease, 2j3c per pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1, 1C pounds and upward. 144?15c: dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 16 jtounds, 15c per pound: dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, lSlSc; dry-salted, one third less than do flint; salted hides, sound steers, 60 pounds and over. 7Sc; do, 0 to 89 pounds, 7c; do. under 50 pounds and cows, 7c; kip, 13 to 30 pounds, 7t6Sc; do. veal, 10 to 14 pounds, Ttfcc; do, calf, under 10 pounds, 74c; green (un Faked), lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, hair slipped, weather-beaten or grubby), one third less. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, $5 15: cubs, each. $1; badger, each. 50c: Wildcat. 2SC75c; housecat. 525c: fox. common gray. 4ce?$l. do. red. $1 75p3 50; do. cross. $2 SOffH. lynx $24 50; mink. 40 Q$l 75: marten, dark Northern. $510; dp, pale pine. $2fM: muskrat. Sjl2c: skunk, 50tc; otter (land). $4S; panther, with head and claw perfect. Jl3; raccoon 35 fl"80c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $8 50f: wolverine. $2 5ftf 6; beaver, per skin, large, $SfC7; do. medium per skin, $45; de. small, per skin, $12; do, kits, per skin, $193. Groceries, Xutu, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 232Sc: Java, fancy, 26 S2c; Java, good. 2024c: Java, ordinary. 18Sc; Costa Rica, fancy. lS20c: Costa Rloa. good, letflsc: Costa Rica, ordinary, 16lSc per pound; Columbia, roast, J13 75; Arbuckle's. $13 SS; Lion. $12 75 per case. Sugar Cube. J6 35; crushed. Si 60; pow dered. $6 Si. dry granulated, $5 75. extra C. H 26. golden C, $5 15 net: half barrels. He mere than barrels; maple, 15-S16c per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails. U SOCK; two-pound tails, J2 254J2 50; fancy one-pound flats. $22 23; -pound fancy flats. $1 1091 30; Alaska, one-pound tails, $1 40JT1 60: two-pound tails. 51 90 $2 25. Nuts Peanuts. 6H"7c per pound for raw, 9c for roasted: cocoanuts. 90c per dozen, walnut. KVfHlc per pound; pine nuts, 15c. hickory nuts. 7c; chestnuts. 15c: Brazil, lie: filberts, 16c, fancy pecans. 12 Cite; almonds. 15H17c per pound. Beans Small white. 4ic; large white, 3&94c: bayou, S?ic: Lima, 6c per pound. Grain bags Calcutta, J66 124 per 100 for spot Coal oil Cases. Wc per gallon; bar rels. lSVtc: tanks. 13Vc Rice Island, 6c. Japan. 5c: New Or leans. 46c: fancy head. J7g7 50 per sack. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Prlcen Fell Back Generally Tlironirh ont the Lint. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. There was a de cided further falling off of activity of the trading In stocks today, and prices fell back very generally throughout the list. There -vere abortive efforts to continue the advance, both'at the opening and at different times during the d3y. but the market did not at any time show any decided stiength. The mest that the bulls were able to achieve was to check the I change hours there was a growing dlspo reactlonary tendency. The pressure to I sltton toward profit-taking. Grand Trunks FINANCIAL NEWS sell was much relaxed during the latter part of the day, and the demand to cover from the shorts lifted the level of prices considerably above the lowest. The spurt In Louisville & Nashville Just at the close on the increase In the dividend rate helped the market somewhat, although there was no general response. The clos ing was, in fact, decidedly unsettled .and irregular, and at a substantially lower level of prices. The first movement of the bulls was In the Southwestern3 and some of the spe cialties, Including Texas & Pacific, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Delaware & Hudson, People's Gas and Western "Union. The last-named stock was the only one of the group which showed sustained strength, with an extreme advance of nearly 3 points. Missouri Pacific was marked at one time to 87, but fell back below S5 in the sharpest reaction of the day. Still later there was a movement in the Tobacco stocks, which carried Conti nental and American Tobacco up 3 points, Tennessee Coal 4. and General Electric 8. But the general disposition to realize profits and the rather aggressive mood of the bears frustrated all attempts to advance the market. The rather violent break in St. Paul of 4 points at the opening had a decidedly disturbing effect upon speculative sentiment, and some of the other stocks which have been the sub ject of the most persistent stories of in clusion In vast new consolidations were also quite acutely affected. The repeated disclaimers by the finan ciers concerning any of the stories which have been circulated regarding these com. blnations have been totilly disregarded heretofore by the speculative element, but something like continuation was borne In upon them today, and while the belief was unaffected that something very im portant had been going on In railroad quarters, the speculators awoke to- the realization that the elaborate details pub lished from time to time were based on very flimsy evidence, and that they did not know much about the actual transac. tions. The extreme decline in St. Paul was 1, and it reached from 1 to 3 in practically every important stock in the list. The Bries, the Readings, the Grangers, Penn sylvania and the Pacifies were most af fected. Rubber prefered broke VA -points; Pressed Steel Car. 4V4, and the preferred 6. The bears were timid, however, about pressing their advantage. This element is so eager to discount the expected reac. tlon that they keep the market well filled wltii short accounts, and upon any con siderable reaction they begin to buy eager ly to cover. The existence of the persistent short Interest Is a material factor In the re sisting power of the market. It played its part In effecting the rally from tho extreme low paint After the first drop in prices and the dislodging of the weak er speculative accounts there was a de cided falling off in the pressure of liquida tion, which added much to the timidity of the bears. The rally extended to 24 in St. Paul, 2 in Erie first preferred, 2 in Delaware & Hudson, and between 1 and 2 points In quite a number of st.c-c.k9. The marked feature of the trading after the heavy selling ceased was the dullness and the sluggish movement of prices. Prices of bonds moved irregularly, in sympathy with stocks. Total gales, par value, $3,400,000. United States refunding 2s advanced 24 on the last call. BONDS. U. S. 2s, ref. reg.l05N. T. Cent. lsts.. .1004 do coupon 103 Northern Fac. 3s.. 71 do 8s, reg 109Vi do 4s 104 do coupon no Oregon Nav. lsts.. 100 do new 4s, reg.. 137 do coupon 137m do 4 .. 103i Oregon S. L. G3....129 do old 4s, reg.. .lit do coupon 114 do St. reg... ,...112 do ooupon 112 DIst. Cot. S-05s.. 125 Atchlton adj. 4s. . 80 do con. ds liuft Rio Gr. West, lsts 00 St. Paul consols. ..180 St. P. C & P, lstillTU do 5a ISO Union Pacific 4s. ..100 Wit. Cent lsts.... 86 Eouthem Pac 4a. . 83 West Shore 4s J.14& C & N.W. con. Ttl39 do S. F. deb. Ss 123 D. &. n. a. Am 09 Qen. Electric 0s. .155 I STOCKS. Th total sales of stacks today were 1,274,500 shares. The closing quotations were: Atchison 46Vi1 do pref 804! Bait. -&. Ohio 90b do pref 80 Can. Pacific ...... 01H: Can. Southern ... 57 Ches. & Ohio 39 Chi. Gr. Western. 16 C . B. & Q 144UI Chi., Ind. & L.... 23 do pref 60Vj Chi. & East 111.. 04 Chicago & N. -W.,171 C. R. I. & Pac. ..125 C. C. C. & St. U 754 Wabash -..., 12 do pref 27 Wheel & L E.... 17 do 2d pref 28 Wis. Central ..... 15 Third Aenuo 123 Js'attonal Tube .... 00 ao prei iw EXPRESS CO.'S. Adams ,.,..145 American 17S United States .... GS Wells-Fargo 180 MISCELLANEOUS. Amer. Cotton OH.. 30Vi Colo Southern ... 7J4 do 1st pref 42W do 3d pref 16Vl do pref 89 Amer. Malting .... 43 do Dret 2G pel. & Hudson. ...143ft Del., Lack. & V.195 Denver & Rio Or. 31 do Dret 83 Amer. Smelt. &. R. 57 do pref 90 Amer. Spirits 2 do prer 17 Erie 27 do 1st pref OiM, Gr. North prer...l90Wj Amer Steel Hoop. 29 do pref 70 Amer. Steel & W. 42 Hocklne Coal .... 15 ao prer t Hocking Valley .. 43W Illinois Central ..132H Amer. Tin Plate... 69 do pref 00 Amor. Tobacco ...114 do pref 139 Anaconda M. Co... 46 Brooklin R. T 83 Colo Fuel & Iron. 52 Cont. Tobacco .... 4J do pref 05 Federal Steel 63 do pref 75 Qen. Blectrlc 190 Glucose Sugar .... 49 Iowa Central .. do pref Lake Erie & W do pref Lake Shore ... Louis. & Nash. Manhattan El Met. St. Ry.... Mei. Central .. Minn & St. Louis 6S do uref 103 Missouri Pacific .. 85,1 do prer s4 Mobile & Ohio.... 4. M.. K. & T 16V; do pref 47 New Jersey Cent. 131 New York Cent. .144 Norfolk & Wet.. 41 do pref 82 Northern Pacific.. 81tf do pref S54 Ontario & West... 31V4 O R & N 42 do pref .,., 70 Pennsylvania ....148 Rc'adlng 32 do 1st pref 71 do 2d rref 4S Rio Gr Western.. 05 do pref 92 St. Louis & S. F.. 23 do 1st pref 79H do 2d pref 5GH Kt lunula S. AV.... 22 lnt Paper 23U do nref (2 La Clede Gas 70 National Biscuit .. 43 do cref 94 National Lead .... 18 do prer ... 90 National Steel .... 40 do pref 111 N X. Air Broke.. 188 North American .. 19 Pacific Coast 60 do 1st prer irc do 2d pref 05 Pacific Mall 41 People's Gas ..,,,104 Pressed Steel Car. 45 do pref 76 Pullman Pal Car.108 Stand. Rope & T.. 5 Sugar 118 do pref 118 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 57 U S. Leather 13 do pref 75 U S. Rubber 19 do pref C0 Western Union ... 87 do pref 4DV4 St. Paul 152 do pref 191 St. Paul & O ....183 Southern Pacific. 42H Southern Ry 21tf do pref Texas & Pacific TTnlon Pacific .. 72 Amal. Copper .... 91 2flilRenubllp Iron & S. 15 83! do pref 62 do pref 33IP. C. C. & St. L... For continuous quotations on stocks, bonds. Chicago grain and provisions, call on R. W. McKInnon & COj. 8 and 9 Cham ber of Commerce, who aremembers of the Chicago Board of Trade. Telephones. Oregon. Main 313; Columbia, 725. Money, Exchange. Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4 S3; sterling on Lon don, slghL. $4 87: drafts, sight; 15c: drafts, telegraphic, 17c; Mexican dol'ars, 5061c NEW YORK, Jan. 10 Money on call steady at 203 per cent; last loans, 2 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 45 per cent: sterling exchange firm, with actual business In bankers bills at $4 87 demand and at $4 S3H04 83 for 60 days; posted rates. $4 S34 84 and $4 874 8; commercial bills, $4 S24 82; silver cer tificates, 64&jC5c; Mexican dollars, 48?ec. LONDON. Jan. 10. Money, cent; consols, 97id. 2V403 per London Money Market. LONDON, Jan. 10. Money was easy and abundant today. It Is believed the Bank of England Is taking steps to reduce the floating tupply. but this probably will prove a difficult undertaking, with such a plethora. Itcounls were steady. Out side cf the American department, the operations on tie Stock Exchange were opened dull, reacted, hardened, fluctuated featureless trie approach of the settle ment restricting transactions. Americans and closed weak and lregular, with some further declines After regular Stock Ex- were lower, the traffic returns belngxless favorable than had been expected, this being atributed to the inclusion of West ern receipts. Foreign Financial Nevrs. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were slack and idle today, and there was evidence that Inter est Is passing from American securities to those of the home market. Americans t egan heavy, and after displaying a hard ening tei.dency broke sharply on reports of the New York opening prices, St. Paul falling j poaits in five minutes. Eries and Northern Pacific were also adversely affectea, the lasl mentioned being sold from Berlin on private cables, Intimating that the Hill' deal is not going quite as easy as was expected. The close was flat and disheartening. Discounts were higher, affected by yes terday"s rise in Paris, while Jthe bank began borrowing on consols. Money how ever, was plentiful, although the bank returns showed repayments by the mar ket of 3.500,000. These, however, were absorbed by money returning to the prov inces, leaving the market balances unimproved. Stocks In London. LONDON. Jan. 10 Atchison, 47; Cana dian Pacific, 94H: Union Pacific preferred, S5-J4; Northern Pacific preferred. S9&: Grand Trunk. 7; Anaconda, 8. THE GRAIN MARKETS. Prices for Cereals In European .and American Port. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. Wheat and barley futures inactive. Spot wheat firm er. Spot barley quiet. Oats quiet. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping, No. 1, $1; choice, $1 01; milling, $1 02Vil 05. Barley Feed, 7275c; brewing, S0S2&c. Oats Black, for seed, $1 22&1 30. Call board sales: Wheat No, sales; cash, $1 01. Barley No sales. Corn Large yellow, $1 J5l 17. Chlcnco Groin and Produce. CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Wheat was only moderately active today, but still nervous. Trade was largely local. May opened i?ic higher, at 78 to 78Uc. because Liverpool was firm in the face of the de cline here yesterday. On lack of support, the market dropped to 77c, but rallied to 78Hc on a private Argentine estimate that the exportable surplus of that coun try would be but 35,000,000 bushels. This Influence soon died out, however, and May dropped to 77V!r77?4c. Here the mar ket steadied on the New York report of 50 loads taken for export and the cloae was a shade higher at 7777c. Corn was quiet, opening higher on the unsettled weather and in sympathy with wheat, but selling off later on the wheat Indifference to bullish news. May closed a shade lower at 38o. Oats were quiet, prices fluctuating nar rowly under the Influence of other grains. May closed easy, a shade lower, at 25Vsc. Provisions opened higher In sympathy with an advance at the yards, but prices gave way later under pressure. The short Interest seemed to bo pretty well protected and packers were more liberal in their offerings. May pork closed 20c lower, at $14; lard, 6c lower, and May ribs 7&c depressed. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. January $0 76 $0 75V4 ?0 74H February .... 76 70 75 May 73V4 78H 77H CORN. Close. $0 74 January ZS February 3T May 39 37 January May .,. 23 25U 23? 23 25J4 2 ,23 MESS PORK. January . 15 00 15 00 May ....... ...14 SO 14 30 14 40 13 05 14 40 14 00 LARD. January 7 45 7 45 780 7 82 7 43$ 7 30 7 32 7 45 7 02 7 17 March 7 42 7 45 May 755 7 57 SHORT RIBS, January ...... 717 7 17 May 7 22 7 27 Cash quotations were as 7 02 7 07 follows: Flour Dull and steady. Wheat No. 3, 6774c; No. 2 red, 76c, Corn No. 2 37&c; No. 2 yellow, 37c, Oats No. Z. 24c; No. 2 white, 27o; No. 3 white, 36Vi'S'27c. Rye-No. 2, 54c. Barley Fair to choice malting, 5762c. Flaxseed No. 1, fl 63; No. 1 Northwest ern, $1 63. Prime timothy seed, $4 75. Mess pork, $14 7515 per barrel. Lard, $7 307 45 per 100 pounds. Short ribs sides (loose), J6 907 20. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), C6Hc Short clear sides (boxed), $7 S07 40. Clover, contract grado, $10 75. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was dull; creamery, 1522o; dairy, 12K)e. Cheese Dull; 10Uc. Eggs Dull: fresh, 19c. Receipts Shlpm'ti, Flour, barrels 30 000 4S.000 Wheat. InioholH m.000 Corn, bushels ..340,000 Oatt, bushels ,326.000 Re, bushels . ., , 4,000 Barley, bushels 02,000 41.000 230.000 170,000 4 000 10,000 Chlcajro Grain Gossip. The firm of F. G. Logan's Chicago grain letter to R. W. McKInnon & Co. says: Wheat The opening here was active but later ruled dull and rather heavy. Liverpool was c higher. The volume of trading has been much lighter today. Broomhall cables that the Liverpool streryjth -nas due to reported sales of Argentine wheat previously made. New York exporter also gets Argentine cable estimating the exportable surplus at not over 35,000,000 bushels, and probable move ment small. These Items did not, how ever, induce much speculative buying. There are indications of better export inquiry, but transactions have not yet transpired. In vew of tho foregoing con ditions, the adtlon of this market is dis appointing. With an improvement in tho supply and demand a bull market may easily develop. Primary receipts, 474.000, against 493.000 last year; shipment?, 230,000, against 263,000 last year: estimated cars for tomorrow. 77. New York Grnln and Prounce. NEW YORK. Jan. 10 Flour Receipts, 15.400 barrels; exports, 11,600 barrels; mar ket Inactive Wheat Receipts, 56,700 bushels; exports, 39.9S0 bushels; spot, steady; Nq. 2 red, 82Hc f. o. b. afloat, S0c elevator. Options opened active and firm as a response to higher English markets and bullish esti mates on the Argentine surplus. Under sales for long account, prices lost the advance and the market closed easy at unchanged prices. January closed, S0o; March. 8lc; May, 82c; July,,81c Wool Quiet. Hops Quiet. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Jan, 10. Wheat cargoes on passage quiet; cargoes Walla Walla, 29s 6d. English country markets firm. LIVERPOOL, Jan 10. Wheat an$ flour In Paris dull. French country markets part cheaper. Wheat Spot, strong; No. 1 California, 6s 5d; No. 2 red Western Winter, 6s 2d; No. 1 Northern Spring, 6s 4d. Futures, steady; March, 6s 2?4d; May. 6s 2d. Corn Spot, quiet; American mixed, new, 4s; American mixed, old, 4s ld. Futures, steady: January, 3s lld03s Hd; March, 3s 10d; May, 2s 9d. IRON TRADE ACTIVE. Sfcvr Year Starts In Under Very Fav orable Conditions. NEW YORK, Jan. 10, The Iron Age, in Its Issue today, will say, of Iron trade conditions: The monthly blast-furnace statistics show that we entered the new year with a considerable increase in the active ca paclty. Tho furnaces were producing at the rate of a little over 250,000 tons a week, as compared with 229,000 tons De cember 1, 1900. and 294,000 tons, January L 1900. Furnace stocks of all kinds of iron were down to about 550,000 tons Jan. tiaryl, as compared with 557,000 tons De cember and, 670,000 tons, October 1, 1900, The steel billet-makers had a meeting during the past week, but did not touch prices. Reports from Europe Indicate the decline which has taken place there. Ger man steel is being offered at 4 2s at Rotterdam, and correspondingly low prices are quoted in England.,. Aside, from the report that the Fort Wayne Bridge, at Pittsburg, calling for about 10,000 tons, has been closed, no large transactions have taken place ' in structural material. There is some talk of an extensive track elevation in Phil, adolphla, which should bring out a large tonnage. A sensation has been created by the anouncement that the Carnegie Steel Company is to build a large plant at Con neaut, O., on Lake Erie, for the manu facture of merchant pipe. This is said to be merely, the forerunner of similar un dertakings In other directions'. Since it Is proposed to produce the steel from the ore up it does not affect the question of securing an outlet from surplus steel tonnage In the Pittsburg district. "In fact, it Is positively assjarted that relief there Is to be sought "by "the building of a. large sheet mill. In the trade the move of th leading Pittsburg producer to the lake Is regarded as a significant recognition of the advantages of a lake location. SAN FRAXCI8CO MARKETS.' SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 10. WooJ Spring, Nevada, ll13o; Eastern Oregon, I014c; Valley, Oregon 1517c. FalJ Mountain lambs, 910c; San Joaquin plains. 68c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 1012c Hops Crop of 1900. 13&17V4c ' . Hay Wheat, $913 50; wheat and "'oafs, $9S12 GO; best barley. $9 50; alfalfa, $7 10; compressed wheat, $913 per ton; straw, 3547V4c per bale. - Mlllstuffs-Mlddllngs, $16 S019 50; bran, $14(514 50 per ton. Potatoes River Burbanks, 40??65e;- Sa linas Burbanks, 85c$l 15; Oregon Bur banks. C095c; sweets, 5O90c. Butter Fancy creamery, 34c; do sec onds, 20c; fancy dairy, 19c; do seconds, 18c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 30c; store. c; Eastern, 25c. Citrus fruit Mexican limes, $4 5M$5: common California lemons, o0a; choloe, $2 50; navel oranges, $12 25 per box,; pineapples, $233 per dozen. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, 1213c; do hens, 1314c per pound; old rosters, $3 50 4 per dozen; young roosters, $4 60 3; fryers, $44 50; hens. $304 50 per d6zen; small broilers, $22 50; large do, $33 50; old ducks. $34; geese, $1 251 0u per" pair. Green fruit Apples, choice, $1 per box; common. 90c per box. : Bananas $12 50 per bunch. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 6200; do Oregon, 11,500; wheat, centals, 1500; barley, centals, 3000; oats, centals, 860;, do Ore gon, 260; beans, sicks, 2490; 'potatoes, sacks, 4435. do Oregon, 3300; hay, tons, COO. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. JanrlO. Cattle Receipts, 8000, Including 600 Texana. Steers, strong to 15a higher. Butchers stock firm. Texans, 10c higher. Good to prime steers, $5 356 10; poor to medium, $3 G05 25; stockers and feeders, steady, $2 754 40; cows, $2 6504 25; heifers, $2 754 gO; can ners, $2tf2 60; bulls, $2 754 40; calves, $4 6 25; Texas fed steers, $4 1004 90; Texas grass steers, $2 5003 50. Hogs Receipts, 30,000; tomorrow, 29,000; left over, 7000. Opened 10c higher; closed with advance lost; top, $5 474; mixed and butchers, $5 1505 47; good to choice heavy. $5 3005 47; rough, hoaVy. $5 150 5 25; light, 5 1505 42; bulk of sales, $5 20 05 35. Sheep Receipts, 10,000. Sheep and lambs steady to 10c higher. Good to choice weth ers, $3 8004 75; fair to choice mixed, $3 60 3 85; Western sheep, 43 8504 65; Texas sheep, $2. 6003 60; native lamb's, $4 2505 60; Western Iambs, $5?T5'60. KANSAS CITY, Jan. .10. Cattle Re ceipts, 4000; market, steady; Texas steers, $3 5004" 60; Texas cows, $1 7502 90; native steers, $3 4005 40; native cows and heif ers, $1 5004 75; stockers and feeders, $2 50 04 60; bulls, $3 0003 80. Hogs Receipts, 14,000; market, 10c higher; bulk of sales, $5 2505 85; heavy, $5 2205 40; packers, $5 25 05 40; mixed, $5 2005 35; lights, $5 1505 35; Yorkers, $5 3005 36; pigs, $4 9005 20. Sheep Receipts. 2000; market, steady; lambs, $4 0005 40: muttons, $2 5004 90. OMAHA, Jan. 10 Cattle Receipts, 1500 head. Market, active and strong; natlvo beef steers $4 0005 4Q Western steers $3 75 4 40; Texas steers, $3 0003 75; cows and heifers, $304 25; canners, $1 5002 75; stack ers and feeders, $3 0004 50; calves, $4 000 6 25; bulls and stags, $2 5004 00. Hogs Receipts, 7700 head. Markot, 10c higher: heavy. $5 2205 80; mixed, $5 22 5 25; light, $5 2005 27; bulk of sales, $5 22 05 27. Sheep Receipts, 600. Market, steady; fair to choice notlves, $4 00045; fair" to choice Westerns, $3 9Q04 15; common and choice sheep, $3 7003 85; lambs, $4 5005 33. The Metnl Markets. NEW YORK, Jan, 10. Bearish condi tions continue to bo dominant In metal circles generally. Tin 'was again lower, both hero and at London, owing to the lack of speculative interest, despite the fact that arrivals for this year to dat,e have only reached the small total of 42 tons. The close o.t London was weak at 118 7s 6d. The local market opened easy, ruling slow all day with a weak un dertone and finally closed easy at $26 300 26 50. Although reports rrom London re garding copper were of an unfavorable purpose, showing an easy situation there at 72 Is 3d, the looal market for that option hold quite firm at fully maintained prices $17 for Lake Superior and $16 62ft for cast'ng and electrolytic. Domestic Iron markets continue In a somewhat nominal manner, but sentiment was bulllshly In clined on account of an unexpected large Inquiry In the near future. English mar kets wero Is lower at Glasgow to 55s 9d and MIddlesboro at 48a 6d. Lead and spelter were Inactive and barely steady with the closing basis at $4 37ft and 4 10 4 15, respectively. Bar silver, 63c. SAN FRANCISc6TJan. 10. Bar silver,. 63c. LONDON, Jan. 10 Bar silver, 29d. Prunes Are Cheaper, ' SAN JOSE, Cal., Jan. 10. The Califor nia Cured Fruit Association has reduced the premium, on large sizes of prunes and the price of small sizes below a hundred. No reduction Is made below the basis price of 3 cents for 80s and no reduction at all Is made In the 'four sizes. "The new prices are: 20 to 30, 10 cents; 30 to 40, 7 cents: 40 to 50, 6 cents; 50 to CO", 4ft cents; 100 to 120. 1ft cents. "Provision in made for a rebate in cash to all Jobbers having stocks on hand at former prices. Also permission Is given to packers to allow a cash rebate of 1ft cents on all orders or cash, or sight draft with bill of lading on arrival and inspection. This applies to all purchases regardless of amount. No change has been made In differentials for foreign trade and the management says none will be made." Coffee andU Snpar. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Coffee options closed steady, with prices 510 pplnts net lower. Sales 22,000, Including March. $5 80; May and June, $5 5; July, $5 85 5 90; spot Rio, easy: No. 7 Invoice, 7fto; mild, easyj Cordova, 8(802ftc. Sugar Raw, firm, but quiet; refined, steady. The Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 10, The cotton mar ket today -was unchanged, closing with prices. 1 point- higher. Shoe That fild Jfot Fit Them. Alexander Riorda,n vras sentenced yes- Downing, Hopkins & Co. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, -Ground Floor BOTH TELEPHONES terday In the Municipal Court to "90- days in the courfty Jail on a charge of robbing a ,.orth End hotel. The arrest was made by Detectives Snow and Kerri gan, and the police say that Riordan and another prisoner named James Newman will shortly have to answer a charge of stealing women's shoes from a North End store which they visited, ostensibly to make purchases. Will Flsht Asphnlt Trust. CHICAGO. Jan. 10. The Tribune this f morning says: The International Asphalt Company, Incorporated at Springfield yesterday, has been organized to fight tho National Asphalt Company, known as the "asphalt trust." R. F. Conway, F. J. Reed and J. J. McCarthy are the lncor poratftrs. It Is said that asphalt beds In South America will pass Into control of the new company, which will engage in the Importation of raw material. The capitalization Is $100,000. "The International Asphalt Company," said Mr. Reed, "has been organized as a rival to the trut. The company con trols a large supply of asphalt Hn South America and will engage In the business of importing It. Such contractors as care to patronize an anti-trust company will be supplied with the raw material. We hope to place asphalt on the market at a lower figure than the trust has been do lus." Will "indy School System. NEW YORIC, Jan. 10. The Board of Ed ucation, at Its meeting last night, was addressed by Torajlro Watase, of Toklo, Japan, a member of the higher imperial industrial council, editor of the Japan Agriculturist, and a member of the Toklo City Council. He has come to this coun try at the command of his government to study school systems. Mr. Watase was Introduced to the mem bers of the board by President Miles O'Brien, and made a little speech, In which he said he believed the cause of this country's greatness was Us system of education and that he was much Im pressed by our liberality In that direc tion. AT THE HOTELS. THEJ PORTLAND. M Fritz & wf. Harlan, Mrs J T Ross. Astoria Iowa I J O Megler & wf P Greenbers. S F (J F Dwyer, city Geo K Burton. S F jjonn uaugms. .uenyer Sam Ofner. Chlca Dr & Mrs E DeWltt C W Dow, San Fran J M Gamble, N Y Fred W Graham. S F Conntll, city O A Schneider. N Y M E Ulmer. S F F H Bushnell, S F James F Leahy, 8 F W A Howe, Carlton.Or H R Robertson, Seattle L Royal Scott, Chgo Li J.Lachman. K C F W Pettygrove. S F O D Colom. Seattle F Elcheniand & wire. Vancouver, ash S Soule. San Fran D Corlmer, St Joseph E C Campbell. Dawson F H Osgood, Seattle J E BaHer, N Whatcra W S Leelln. N Y W W Rldehalsh. As toria Nat Goldsmith, St Joe D S Johnston, Tacoma .los Berdon, Nome Chas S Hardy, Boston Geo H Fargo, cnicago Sherwood Glllespy. Seattle D J Norton, Jr, N Y J M Sltton. N Y THE PERKINS L A Loomls. Ilwaco A M Smith, Biggs J F Gilbert. Lents, or Lloyd Du Bols, Vanovr H P DlBher. Wasco S G Cosgrove, Pom- eroy. Wash Mrs Cossrrove, do W O Ronald. Seattle Z M Brown. Prlnevlllt E F Falrchlld. N Y W O Chajiman, Ta coma B L Eddy, Tillamook Chas Redmond, Ashlnd T F wood, me uauea Mrs Wood. The Dalles John W Ronald, Great Falls, Mont JB F Mulkey, .Moftmth Henry D Kay, Tekoa Mrs Kav, TeKoa J, H Harcourt, San Luis Obispo, Cal Mrs J H Harcourt, do yelda Dunlap, Wasco Ge6 W Kummer, Seattle G Lo Blano. Tacoma E B Millard. Salem Mrs E B Millard, do R J Glnn, Moro, Or L M Watrus, Adams T J Kirk. Athena Claude Brlggs, North Yakima O James, uasue rvwn. W H wonrung, iiiiisoa J A Gelsendorffer, The Dalles John Rodgers, Seattle E M Dodelo, wens V S U'Ren. Oregon Cy W F Matlock, Pendletn J Klein, Pendleton J F Gilbert, Lents Alice Gilbert. Lents H Haines. San Fran Ed Price, Spokane F'A Losekamp, Leav enworth, Wash A J Stewart. Aberdeen D A McAUster, La Gr! A. j Aicuearn, .ciihu M McDonalo, rialem Thos 'l ftleyers. Iowa J C Kllgore, Monmouth Mrs Kllgore, Monmouth C M Rodsers. do Mrs Rodeers. do Henry enen, ao Bert Huffman. do A V Andrews, do J E Connor. do R XV Turner; Chicago B. L Burkhart, Albany r G Palmberg, Astoria J H Starling, Corinth, Miss S Palmberg, co Jas Flnlayson, S F Theo Johnson, Astoria J P Johnson, Astoria Mrs E R Howea, do Miss lone Howes, do Miss Newell, "Wash ington, D C C C Loucks, city S D Handera. San Fr lowa C H Olsen, Catlln A I Smith, Pt Townsnd M T Nolan. Dalles A D Clark, Seattle M J Cummlngs, do E F Porter, Kent, Or lp W Cade, Denver A E Reld, Spokane O M snanK, Astoria. B F Welllncton. 8 F L XV Stewart. San Fr J Baer & wife, San Fr W R Macfarland & wf. J R Goulter, Hwaco T H McGulre.Antelope H A Wright, wf & fy, Pt Townscnd Mrs Lee WUklns W Bdllons, Pepdleton C R Little, do V H Johnson, Dufur W I. Collins. Butte CosmopolK Wash E W Vest, Tacoma Hazel Kirk Vest, do Cella Burnett, ' do Mrs H C Barley, Skag- xv ay Mrs AV L. coiiins, ao A T nftniimnn. TndD Mr' M A Ernst, ao lfr a J Goodman, do C J Sampson. do A Goodman, do V qonltt, Seattle THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. John A Jones, Sumptr J P Dana, Seattle O P Green, Butte T W Webster, S F Geo Miller, Arlington H Hays, New York John D Daly, Corvallls John L OJwell, Central Point C W Fulton, Astoria E jj uriggs, Asniana Walter Stewart, Toledo W A Carter, Gold Hill F C Reed. Astoria Thos Thwalte, Spokn Thos Parker. Spokane E H Test, Ontario Chas Carter, Ontario J J Cartrlght, Ontario J F Eggert, San Fran J B Irwin, McMInnvl l D Hume.Wedder- burn W W Stelwer, Fossil A B Towne, Seattle W J Plymale, Jack sonville jl L Patterson. Salem iE C Christ, Chicago 1A E Dunham. Tacoma M Meyer, San Fran C A Homan, San Fran C F New comb, victoria Fred Schrocht, 9an Mateo, cal J W Hamakar. Klam ath Fans Thos Nelson. Astoria rt M Lambern, Astoria d T Welch. Astoria Mrs R C Smeltxer, D E McKlnney, Salem! Mrs H Logan, Daaies C A Laying, San Fr R R Hull, Colo C W Elklns. Prlnevlll Seattle Mrs H V Haskell, Ta coma Mrs C L Johnson, Hel Mrs Elklns, Prlnevllle E L Smith, Hood Rlvr Geo H Baker, Goldendl ena J A Segben, Chicago O C White. Olympla Edmond Rice. Jr, do Mrs A F Madden, Hel ena, Mont XV H Brunner, Seattlo Miss G E Bray, Boston J S Bunker, Duluth Mrs Bunker, Duluth Miss Bunker, Duluth D XV Stuart. San Fran J C Darland. do XV C Cougill, Baiter C M A Butler. Baker Cy Mrs Butler, oo Miss J Carter, do 8 P Newman, Ontario 3 If Babcock. do j N Wllllamson.Prlne-, vmo THE ST, CHARLES. A C Latham, olty XV Q Hodgln B W Copeland Adam Bums, Whtte- aker E C Downing, do Glen Howell. Waldprt W M Breakes, Gervals J C MeDonald'Salem C" Kalaham. Kalama J A Simmons, NYarnh H A Pollock. Pendle-tn' Jos Howe, Dallas J Ayer, city C H Balrd, Carrollton B F Smith, city F Benge. Stella B Turner, Dayton patci Manary, Oak Ft John Fair, Stella n W Lonegren, Qulncy A McGlllvray, ciats , kanle J o Hasrln. Chinook J B Lonegren, do L Bradley. Uobla Miss S Jensen, Chinook J B Coole, Salem Miss J rresi. ao J Anderson, Salem J Ough. Camas Jessie Thompson, city P O Davis. Arthur Ed Hobart, Astoria XV H Buoy. Toledo, O P Lortan, Woodburn J Duggan, Astoria XV F Zenor. La Grande R C Bristow, unaristn Bene Ward. do H M Klrchem. do A a Powers, Natron B F Smith, city J R Osborne, vanovr D J Wle3t. Deep RlverU W Bennett, Palmer MUSI guuuu. 4TyM iv. .., w.v J B Bsnnett, city r Robins F Malone, city W Lyon, Kelio J M Snyder. Stejla J L Richards H A Latourell, Latou rell, Or I F Soberer. Buttevllle M Ayers. Buttevllla Geo M Brown, city F W Foster. Goblo w T Butler. Tenn Ceo W Ross, Knappa Hotel nrtmvvriclf. Seattle, European; first-class. Rates, 7So and up. Ono bfocic from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma. American plan. Rates, tt and' up. Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma. European plan Rates, 50c nndup. . i ... i South 'Carolina Tea, CHARLESTON, S. C Jan. 10. The suc cessful cultivation of tea at PInehurst Chamber of Commerce farms, Summerville, near this city, has attracted Northern capitalists, Vho will go Into the business on a large scale, and who expect to raise 300,000 pounds an nually for the American market. Col onel A. C. Taylor and Major R. D. Trimble, of New London, Conn., and Ba ron J. Von Brulng. of the German Le gation, at Washington, have bought 4000 acres of pine land along the line of the Charleston & Savannah Railroad for tea- ralslng. About 2400 miners are employed in the Coeur d'Alene district, whose aggregate wages amount to more than $250,000 per month. $250,000 Salt Lake City, Utah 4 Water Bonds, Datca Oct. 1. 1000. Optional after 1P10. Due Oct, 1, 1920. Denomination $1,000, Interest payable semi-annually Oct. 1st and April 1st at the American Exchange Nation al Bank, New York City. Official Financial Statement. Assessed Valuation ,...$31,050,210 Total Indebtedness $2,79S,000 Less Water Dobt 708.000 Leaving net debt ? 2.000,000 Population V. S. Census 1900. 03,531. In addition to a sufficient tax levy, the- net revenues of the City's water plant (now amounting to about $50,000 per annum) are pledged for the pament of Interest and prin cipal of these bonds. No other bonds of the City are so secured. Price 10.T and Interest nettlnp 34; per cent for the first ten years, and 4 per cent thereafter. Bonds are offered subject to sale and change in price. Delivery free at any bank. Orders may be wired at our expense,. We will take In exchange GOVERNMENT BONDS at the market. E. D. SHEPARD & CO., Bankers 31 NASSAU ST, NEW YORK. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. The Yellowstone Park and Pioneer DIning-Car Route Leave. Union Dtpst, 6th an J J StS Arrive. No. 12 1:45 P. M. Overland impress l i South fcleiid. .ibeidecu. No. 11--7.00 A, M. Hoqulam, Cosmopot:, Uiympia. Tacuma, jJh attle. North Yakima, Klizvllle, Sponanv. Puunmn. Moscow, Lew Is rwn. araugevllte. Holland. B. C , Butte. lillllucs. Faico. SU Paul. Minneapolis, Chi cago. Boston, "Vasu Ineten. D. C. New York, and all points tast and southeast. No. 4- ll:JO P. 1! Kansas Clty-St. Louis" No.. 3 7:30 P. M. Soeclal tor Tacoma, be attle. North Yakima. Rltzvllle, Spokane. Hossland. Lew Istou. Helena. Butte, Billing. Deadwood, Jjenver. Omaha, St. Joseph. Kansas City. St. Louts. Chicago, Washington. Raltlmore. New ork. Boston, and nil oolnts east and southeast. Baggage checked to destination ot tickets. Union Depot connect'ons In all principal cities. Through car service via .Northern Paclnc Burllngton Route, train No. 4, for Omaha. St, Joeph, Kansas City, St. fouls Oulck time and unequaled accommodations. The only line running Pullman standard and Pullman up holstered tourist sleerers. the finest In thf 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 Ansixtnnt General PnttsenKer ARCnt, 205 Morrlnon St., Cor. Third, Portland, Oregon, PREAr$0fiTHERN Ticket Office 268 MorrUsnSt. "Phone 680 LEAVE. No. 4 6 00 P.M. The Flyer, dally to and from bt. Paul, Minne apolis, Duluth, Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. M Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining and Buffet SmoklngHprary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP TOSA MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points will leavo Seattle About February 4th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygers, Rainier, Clatskanle, Westport, Clifton. Astoria. War renton, Flavel, Ham mond. Fort Stevens. Gearhart Pk.r iieaside. Astoria and Seashore Express, . Dally. Astoria Express, Dally. ARRIVE3 UNION DEPOT. 8.00 A, M. 11:10 A.M. 7:00 P. M. 0:40 P. M. Ticket ofUce 233 Morrison st and Union Depot J. C, MAYO, Gen. Pass. AgL, Astoria, Or. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S steam ships Cottage City, Senator and Al-Kl leave TACOMA 11 A. M . SEATTLE 0 P. M.; Jan, 5. 10. 15. 20. 25, 30; Feb rl. 0. 14, 10. 24; March 1. Steamer leaves every fifth day thereatter. Further informa tion obtain company's folder. The company reserves the right to change steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing without previous no tice. AGENTS N, POSTON. 240 Washington St., Portland, Or. F. W. CARLETON, N. P. R. R. Dock. Ta coma. TICKET OFFICE, 618 First ave , Seat tle. M TALBOT. Com'l Agt: C W MILLER, AssL Gen'l Agt. Ocean Dock. Seattle.. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. General Agents, San Francisco. Steamers Aliona and Pomona Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence. Satem and all way landings. Leae Portland 6.45 A. M.: leave Salem 7AM; Independence, U A, M. OfQco and dock, foot Taylor it. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. IHJomuJAIc Union Depot, 31xth and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL." Leaves for the East, vis, Huntington, at 0i0( A. M.; arrives at 4 30 P. M. SPOlCANE FLYER. For Spokane. Eastern Washlnf ton. and. Great Northern, points, leaves at 0 P. M.f armes at 7 A. M. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. Leaves tor the East, via Huntington, at O'.Ot i'. m.; arrives at 8.40 A. ai. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAN AXD RIVEU SCHEDULE. Water lines schedule subject to cbansa with, out notice. OCEAN DIVISION From Portland, leavi Alnsworth Duck at 8 P.M.; sail every f daytl Gsp XV. Elder, Jan 2, 12. 22; Feb. 1. 11. Co. lumbla. Jan. 7, 17 27. Feb. 0. 16. From San Francisco Salt every 5 days, Leave Spear-streot Pier 24 at 11 A. M.; Co. lumbla. Jan. 3. 13, 23, Feb. 2. 12. Geo. W. Elder, Jan. S. IS. 2S. Feb. 7, 17. COLUMBIA RIVER. DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer H&ssalo leaves Portland dally, ex. cept Sunday, at 800 P. M.; on Saturday a 10.00 P. M. Returning;, leaves Astoria dallr, except Sunday, .at 7 00 A. M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND 8ALEM, OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Independence and way points, leaves from Ash-street Dock at i A. M. on Mondajs. "Wednoedays and Fridays. Returning, leaTes Independence at 5 A. M , and Salem at 8 A. M.. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. CORVALLIS AND ALBANY. Steanvw .Modoo leaves Portland at 9 A. M. on Tuesdays. Thursdays and baturdays. He. turning, leaves Coryallls at 0 A. M. on Men. da) s, Wednesdays and Fridays. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Oregon City. Buttevllle, Champoe?, Dayton and way landing's, leaves Portland. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday! at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesday and Friday.! at 0 A. II. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. R1PARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTQN, IDAHO Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlston leaves Rlparla dally at 3.40 A. M.. arriving at Lew lston about 3 P. M. Returning, the Spokane ot Lewlston leaes Lewlston dally at 8:30 A. M., arriving at Rlparla same evening. W. IL HURLBURT, General Passenger Agent, V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 712. SO Third st. cor. Oat, STEAMSHIP LINE TO THE ORIENT CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. For rates, accommodations, etc., apply to OREGON RAILROAD & NAV. CO.. Agsnts. Portland. Or. EAST ,IA SOUTH Depot Fifth and I Streets. Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, fer Salem. Rose Durg; Ashland, bao r a m e n to, Ogden. San Franolsco. Mo Jave, Los Angeles, El Paso, New Or leans and tho East. At Wood burn (dally except Sun day), moraine train connects with train for Mt. Angel, fSlJ v" e r t o n, Browns ville, Sprlnga eld, and Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel and Sll. verton: Albany passenger Corvallls passenger Sheridan pass'gr .. 830 P. M. 7:45 A. M. 3:30 A. M. 0:30 Pj M. 4:00 P.M. 117:30 A. M 4:30 P.M. L'lOilO A. SJ HatBOP M 8:25 A. M Dally. Dally except Sunday, Rebate tickets on a!e between Portland, 8ac ramento and San Franolsco. Net rates 117 nrst Class and $11 second class. Including slgeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu. rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B, KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent, lfl) Third street, YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot foot of Jefferson street, Leav for Oswego dally at 7 20, 0j40 A. M.j 12 .ao. 1.50. a 23. 4.4o, o is. a jo. nsw'p. m.; and 0.00 A. M, on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 0.33, 8.30. '10 BO A. M.; 1-35 3.10. 4 M, 0.15, 7 40, 10.00 P. M.; 12.40 a! M. daljy. except Monday, HiM and 100i A. M. on Sundays only. . Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 0 05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0 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. R. KOEHLER, Manager. C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt, & Pass. Act. ONLY 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO ...VIA... TWO TRAINS DAILY TO THE EAST NO CHANGE OF CARS to Donvr, Omaha, Kanjai City and Ch'cago. Only Four Days To New York.' Boston, Philadelphia end Washington. - , Palace Sleepers, Tourist Sleepers, Dining Cars, Library Cars, Free Reeltnlng-Chalr Cars. Steam Heat, Ptntsch Light. Fast Time. Union Depots. Baggage checked to destination. CITY TICKET OFFICE I3S Third Street Portland, Oregon 3. H. LOTHROP. Gen'l Agent. GEORGE LANG, City Pass, ft Tkt. Agt. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. HERCULES takes the placa of BAILET GATZERT (Aider-street Dock), Leaves Portland dally every morning at t o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night it 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 33 L ff SUNSET -n tp rojtes nnj 'S PCTOfV pBSsjzsBSBBBasBeasasssassaBBssBBHaMssBni UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO. , OREGON SHORT LINE R. R. CO. OREGON R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. Liuwn i pi is i msasBEESssna i