THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901. 1J COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS Trade In the wholesale district presented the usual Christmas holiday aspect yesterday and business -was booming all along the line. "While the Greatest activity was noticeable In regular holiday goods, there was also a line trade in staples. Produce receipts were lib eral, and prices were well maintained. The expected general advance In butter failed to materialize, the parties who had been charg ing more than 25 cents per pound explaining that they had deviated from that figure only when they caught a victim who was unable to secure butter from his regular merchant. Poultry arrivals were larger and found a good market. There was plenty of dressed chickens received, but they appeared to be In smaller demand than the live birds. Geese were a drug on the market, and ducks were not doing so well as on the day previous. In the cereal markets, wheat was weak, and bar ley and oats were quite firm. Portland Tacoma Seattle Bank Clearings. Exchanges. .S575.973 .. 222,100 .. G54.925 Balances. $ 44,454 12,042 110.177 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Etc. Eastern and European markets continued on the down grade yesterday, and the bottom seems about as far away as ever. There was not much doing in the local market. Dealers are unable to pay the extreme figures reached early In the week, and holders have not yet made up their minds to accept lower prices. Walla "Walla was nominal at about CI cents yesterday, with some dealers quoting half a cent under that figure, and the usual reports from the country that higher prices were be ing offered at competitive points in tho Inte rior. The demand for wheat for shipment to rtah and points further East Is still large, and more orders are received for barley and oats than can be handled to advantage. Freights are easier, and owners are again In viting bids, with no one anxious for ships. Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c; bluestem, 62c; Valley. 6061c Barley Feed. ?1C17: brewing, $1617 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, 11 05; gray, 93c$l per cental. Flour Best grades, ?2 703 30 per barrel; graham, $2 CO. MJlstuffs Bran, $17 50 per ton; middlings, $20; shorts. $18; chop. $17. Hay Timothy. $1112; clover. $77 50; Ore gon wild hay, $5Q per ton. Potatoes and Onions. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 85990c per cental; ordinary, 65Q75c per cental? sweets, $1 35 per cental. Onions $1 501 75 per cental for best stock. Batter, EgS", Poultry, Etc. Butter Creamery. 221425c; dairy, 18g20c; store. 12515c. Eggs-203224c for cold storage; 2225e for Eastern. 30c for fresh Oregon. Poultry Chickens, mixed. $2 5003 50; hens. $44 50, 10c per pound; Springs. 10011c per pound. $2 503 50 per dozen; ducks, $55 50 for young; geese, 0 507 50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12Q13c; 124:i5c dressed per pound. Cheese-Full cream, twins, 1313J4c: Young America, 1415c; factory prices, lCUic less. Meats and Provisions. Mutton Lambs, 3Ji3V4c. gross; dressed, 6o per pound: sheep, wethers, 3U03&C, gros; dressed, 60&c per pound; ewes, 3UQ312C gross; dres3ed. GSCHc per pound. Hogs Gross, fitfcc; dressed, (jffC'fcc per pound. Veal 7'sgS$c per pound. Beef Groo. cows, 3$c; steers, 3H34c; dressed, off 7c per pound. Hams, bacon, etc Portland pack (Shield brand) hams. l2?13iAC; picnic, 9c pw pound; breakta&t bacon. 1514lGVc per pound: bacon 14c per pound; backs 12c per pound; drj -salted sides, lie per pound; dried beef, belts. 10c; knuckles. 18c per pound: Eastern la.k, hams, large, 12&c; medium, 13c: small, lo'ic; picnic. 9?ic; shoulders. 93c; breakfast bajon, 1401514c; dry-salted sides, lliic; baccn, sides, 12Vc; backs, unsmoked, Hyc; smoked. 12Uc. butts. DSigiOSic per pound; dried tef. 15'4(jl71tc per pound; dry-salted bellies. HUtf 12U.. bacon bellies. 12';13'4c per pound. Lard Portland (Shield brand). 5s, 13c; 10s, 12c: 50e. 12?ic: tierces, 12$4c; Eastern, pure leaf, kettle rendered. 5s, l2$4c; 10s, 12ic: 60s, Groceries, Nuts, Etc. Cffee Mocha. 232Sc; Java, fancy, 26g32c; Jx. good. 2024c; Java, ordinary. 18tJ20c: Coai Klca, fancy, 18020c; Costa Rica, good. ltKjBc; Cuuu Hica. ordinary. 1012c per pouj: Columbia roast, $11 50; Arbuckle's, $123 list; Lion, $12 13 list; Cordova, $12 3 list. life Imperial Japan No. 1. 5?lc: No. 2, CVc; NcyOrleans, fjQ7c SJjar Cube, $5 50; crushed, $5 50; powdered, $5,lCt Cry granulated, $5 25; extra C, $5 25; grfdea C, $4 C3 net per Back; beet sugar. $5 15 P" sock; hajf barrels, He more than barrels; jrfcks, 10c per 100 less than barrels; maple, &lGc per pound. oney, l2fcG15o per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails. $1 85; twwpound tails. $3; fancy one-pound flats. $2; one-half pound fancy flats. $1 25; Alaska tails. 05c: two-pound tails. $2. Grain bags Calcutta, $8 25 per 100 for spat. Nuts Peanuts, 6l&7c per pound for raw, b& fc&c for roasted, cocoanuts. S590c per dozen; walnuts. llHJ4c per pound; pmo nuts, 10 125c: hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts. $4 5005 per drum; Brazil nuts, 7c; filberts, 14143c; fancy pecans, 1414Hc; almonds, 15lGc ptx pound. Coal oil Cases, 204c per gallon; barrels, 16c; tanks, 14c. Stock salt-50s $10 75: 100s, $19 25; granu iated, 50s, $28; Liverpool. 60s, $28; loos. $27 50; 200s. $27. Vegetables, Frnlts, Etc. Tomatoes, 40c; turnips, C575c; carrots, C55J 75c; beets, 8090c per sack; pumpkins, 75cSf $1; squashes. 75c6$l per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 5075c per cental; green peppers, 5e per pound; celery. 5075c per dozen. Green fruit Lemons, $34; oranges, $33 25 per box; bananas. S2 253; pineapples. $5 per dozen; grapes, $1! 25 per crate; apples. 50cJ? $1 25; pears. $11 25 per box; cranberries, 669c per pound. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 7Sc per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 45c; apri cots. 113i12c; peaches, Sllc; pears, 6Sc; prunes. Italian, 34c; silver, extra choice 5Sc; French. l3'ic: figs, allfornla blacks! 3H4c; do white, 5c; plums, pltless, white, 6c Hops Wool, Hides, Etc. Hops &jnoc per pound. Wool Valley, nominal, HS14c; Eastern, Oregon. 8Q12c; mohair, 2121i4c per pound. Sheepskins Shearings, 1520c; short wool, 25S35c; medium-wool, SOg'GUc; long-wool. COeSJ $1 each. Tallow Prime, per pound, 44Jc; No. 2 and grease, 2&2f3c. Hides Dry hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up, 1515c per pound; dry kip, No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds. 16c; dry calf, No. 1, under 5 pounds, 16c; dry-salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, 89c: 50 to 60 pounds, 7h 8c; under 50 pounds, and cows, 7c; stags and bulls, sound, 5&5c; kip, sound, 1530 pounds, 7c, veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, Sc; green (unsaltcd), lc per pound less; culls lc per pound les; horse hides, salted, each $1 502; dry, each, $l(ol 50; colts hides, each, 25g50c; goat skins, common, each, 1015c; Angora, with wool on. each, 25c(2$l. Pelts Bear sl-lns. as to size. No. 1, each. $5$j20; cubs, $25; badger, each. 1040c; wild cat, 253ue; house cat. 5J10c; fox. common gray, each, 3050c; do red, each, $1 5032; do cross, each, $515; do silver and black, each, $100200; fishere. each. $56; lynx, each, $2Cj3: mink, strictly No. 1. each. SOcJJ $1 25; marten, daik Northern. $012; marten, pale. rine. according to size and color. $1 500 3; ir-uskrats large, each. 510c; skunk, fach 25'j35c. civet or pole cat. each. 510c. otter, fr large pilme skins, each. $57; panther, w.th head and claws perfect, each, $2Q5; raccoon, for .arge prime, each. 3935c; wolf, mountain. w"lh head perfect, each, $3 5035; wclf. prairie (coyote), with head perfect, each. 40?G0c; wolf, prairie (coyote), without head, each. SOJrSOc; wolverine, each, $47; beaver, per skin, lurgc, $5SC: do medium, $34; do small. $11 50; do kits. 5075c XE1V YORIC STOCK MARKET. High Call Loan Rntc Forced a Larpe Amount of Liquidation. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Speculative liquida tion continued In tho stock markot today. In duced by the stringency In money, which ran the call loan rate up to 12 per cent at one time and forced a sood Fliare of liquidation. Other selling was precautionary. In fear of stlil more stringent conditions In the money market. A vory material element in the day's weakness was the short selling by the bears, who became emboldened by the lack of aupport in the market and put out large cnort lines. When the market turned, the bears found they had been following the de cline too closely and they helped on the rally by bidding agallst each other to get back stocks. The rally came when the banks came Into the exchange market for the first time late in the day and offered large sums at the prevailing rate, which was at tho high level. With the satisfaction of this demand by these offerings the rate fell away and the pressure on the stock market was quickly relaxed. The dealings by the bears was the one ele ment in the rally. This was not fully held and the market closed Irregular. The few fractional advances which had been established on the rally were wiped out before the close, and losses are showp practically throughout. There Is nothing obscure about the situation of the money market. With surplus reserves shown to be below $7,000,000 In last Satur day's bank statement and with large season able allowances known to be pending, It was obvious that the money supply would be lim ited. The outgo of gold is continuing in spite of tho need for money, today showing a with drawal of $500,000 for Brazil. Tho renewed demand for interior shipment is also an un expected development, and was continued to day with the transfer of $100,000 to New Orleans. The redemptions of Government bonds are not sufficient to offset the requirements of the Subtreasury, as is shown by yesterday's net gain by that institution of $438,000 In kplte of payment in redemption of bonds of upward of $1,500,000. Besides the general Influence of the money market situation there was some special weakness shown hv Nur Vnrlr rvntrT at a decline of 3 on account of the restrict lion of action yb the directors of the Vander bllt roads at the meeting today to advance the dividend rate on Canada Southern. North western dropped 4 and Omaha 0. The gen eral range of declines ran from 1 to 2 points. The extreme losses were much modified by the final rally. Amalgamated Copper fluctu ated from a high level of 71 in the morning down to 67 In the afternoon, closing at GSM, net loss of 2K. Bonds were active and weak. Total sales, par value. $3,545,000. United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call. Clot-Ins: Stock notations. RAILROADS. Atchison do pfd Baltimore & Ohio... do pfd Canadian Pacific ... Canada Southern ... ChfK2TWflVn X. flMn Chicago & Alton. ..111! oo pia Chi.. Ind. & Louisville. do pfd Chicago & East. Ill ... Chi. & Great Western.. do A pfd do B pfd Chicago & N. W C. R I. & p Chi. Term. & Transfer. ao pia C. C.. c. & St. Louis.. Colorado Southern do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Delaware & Hudson.... Del., Lack. & Western. Denver & Rio Grande.. do pfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Great Northern pfd.... Hocking Valley do pfd Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd Lake Erie & Western.. do pfd Louisville & Nashville. Manhattan Elevated ... Mot. Street Railway.... Mexican Central Moxlcan National Minn. & St. Louis MlHsouri Pacific Mo., Kansas & Texas.. do pfd New Jersey Central.... New Tork Central Norfolk & Western do pfd Northern Pacific pfd... Ontario & Western Penn?yH'anla Reading do 1st pfd do 2d jfd ,..,. St. Louis & San Fran.. do 1st" pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis S. W do pfd St Paul do pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway do pfd Texas & Pacific Union Pacific do pfd Wabash do nM Wheeling & Lake Erie. ao za pia Wisconsin Central .... do pfd , ExprcBs Companies Adams , American .., United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper . Amer. Car & Foundry. do pfd , American Linseed Oil. do pfd , Amer. Smelt. & Refln., do pfd AniLPnnrla Vlnlnp Cn Brooklyn Rapid Transit v.oioraao uei & iron.. Consolidated Gas General Electric Glucose Sugar Hocking Coal International Paper ... do pfd International Power ... Laclede Gas National Biscuit National Lead National Salt do pfd North American ....... Pacific Coast Pacific Mall People's Gas , Pressed Steel Car , do pfd , Pullman Palace Car... Republic Steel do pfd Sugar , Tennessee Coal & Iron. Union Bag & Paper Co do pfd United States Leather. do pfd United States Rubber., do pfd , United States Steel do pfd Western Union American Locomotive . do pfd 28.800 18.50Q 9.100 2.703 7.100! 6,300 2.600 "ij'oo 200 4,100 200 100 200 1.600 400 300 2.200 1.200 400 500 2.700 800 900 900 29.700! 7.300 4.100 1,400 903 1.000 2.400J 700 400 1.4001 26.100 00.200 12.600 1.600 900 1.300 22,200 300 1.000 33.300 13,200, "7260 7,100 41.500: S5.700 5.900 13.600 3001 100) 200 4.S00 44.400: 38,600 42.700 9.100 3,300 81.500 3.100 0.300 13,400 400 7.400 100 119.900 1,700 600 ""l06 4.3U0 3.700 7.500 13.800 4,700 4,100 2.900 100 500 500 100 "400 500 100 100 500 1.000 8.7O0 1.200 81-0, 2.100: 'i.Voo 10.900 9.100 700 200 4.200 1.900 200 59.100 32.400 2.1001 4.100 1.100 7591 98 101H, Vi va 99& 112 111U 45 4d, 34 33 40 T4 45U 73& 22V 22 H 80 "1 85, 43 203 147 15 30 90H 13 55 24 171 243 43 92H 39 70T4' S3 183 62 81H 137 37 72 105 134U 15Si 12 13 IO8M1 102 Z4ft W) 164 55 9IH4 HZ 147 4714 Tint 56! S0&1 6914 27A 58 159H 37' 01& 38 98 88 224 41 20. 0 89 71 30 8sv; 46 43Vi 07V4! 31 018 80--J1 Z13 277H 39 15 20 89 43i 17 62 92 74 45 7H ;rj 83 "(59 120 14 74i 11 81 '51$ 91 I ?0 S7 43 202 140 15 29 96 13 OS, 24 168 242 92 38 69 53 181 CO 80 146 SO 71 65 102 131 HI 1.5 156 22 13 Nil 100 Z 40 160 52 99; 31, 14Q 45 78: 55 50' 80 uu 20 57 157M 56 315S 9Ui ?i: 7 87 21?i 40 6 29 85 '40 42-t; 904 -juy 60 77 :n -71 39 20 89 42 17 62 92 73 43 96 38 -'A 211 68 119 58 13 f3 11 Sl 59l 35 $9 90l 91i :rj 30 87 87 75 97 101) 93 11 M 33 76 45), 73U 134 22-Tj 42 202 147V J"TB 29 00 13 55Hi 24X? 170 243 415i 92 3S 70 6.TV1 181 ei 81 130 36 "1 65 125 103 2, 157, 2Z 13i 103 101 24 'A 49 175 10214 00 99 32 145 43 78 55 52 80 69 27 57 158 187 57 31 90 37 97 87 21 -i 40 17 28 20 40v 185 195 89 180 68 29. 85 10 45 4S 90S 29 79 113 !if 39 14 19 GSK 00 42 10 30 61 02 74 43 97 38 82 V4 211 15 7 110 60 13 73; 11 81, 14 49 40U 9 Total sales for the day. 973.100 shares. BONDS. reg.lOS!Atchlson adj. 4s... 94 ---------- -r. . ...... W. ID-IOOTI 108:p. & R. G. 4s 103V4 10SS, K. Y. Cent lsts...l(MJii reg..l39"Hi Northern Pac 3s.. 72 139 do 4s 104 reg...lllBf outhern Pacific is 91 112L'nlon Paclflc 4s... 104 107 West Shore 4b 114 107kWls. Central 4s... 90 U. S. 2s. ret do coupon do 3s, reg. do coupon do new 4 s. dp coupon do old 4s. do coupon do 5. reg do coupon Bid. Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Dec 12. Money on call, strong, at 312 per cent: last loan. 5 per cent; ruling rate, 9 per cent; closed, offered at 5 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4 5 per cent; sterling exchange, weak, with ac tual business In bankers' bills at $4 80 for demand, and at '$4 S2Ji4 82 for 00 days; posted rates. $4 83. $4 S4 and $4 S7; commer cial bills. $4 824 S2. Mexican dollars 13?ac. Government bonds, steady; state bonds, strong; railroad bonds, weak. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12.-Sterllng on London Sixty days, $4 S4; slgh. $4 87. LONDON, Dec V. consols, 92. -Moaoy. 3 " per cent; Foreign Financial Xevrs. NEW TORK. Dec 12. The Commercial Ad vertiser's London financial cablegram says: Disturbing elements In the stock market to day were a fresh drop in copper to 52 a ton. and In Rio Tlntos to 41 , and the con tinued flatness of American stocks, which failed to hold the opening prices. New York Central again operated as a -elIer, but rallied toward the close. In Amalgamated Copper dividend talK was only momentary, as Lon don thinks the company squeezed resources to support the market. The close was at the bot tom on private cable dispatches announcing dear money in New York. The Bank of Eng land Is still lending. Money Is expected to be light, but tho bank returns show that tne reserve is 4.000.000 higher than a year ago at the sinw time, and therefore nothing se rious is anticipated. Gold to the amount of 20,000 has, gone to the Continent, and the price of metal has risen to 77s lOd on tho Continental demand. Shipments of Gold. NEW YORK, Dec 12. Goldman. Sachs & Co. have withdrawn $500,000 in gold coin from the Subtreasury for export to Europe, on Sat urday. The money Is thought to be intended for Brazil. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec 12. Today's statement of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balances $169,461,446 Gold 115.629,322 Stocks at London. LONDON, Dec 12. Anaconda. 0U; Atchi son, 77; do preferred. 101i; Northern Pa cific 'preferred, 102; Southern Paclflc, 59; Union Paclflc, 101; do preferred, 90H. THE GRAIX 3IAUICETS. Prices for Cereals in Enropcan and American Ports. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. Wheat, easy: barley, quiet; oats, firm. Wheat Shipping, $1 02gl 03; milling. $1 051 07. v Barley Feed. 75??77ic: brewing. S2'.$6S5c Oats-Red. $1 lOgl 30; white. $1 12HG1 30; black. $1 0001 20. Call Board sales:. Wheat Easy; May, $1 00: cash. $1 03. Barley No sales. Cdrn Large yellow, $1 3001 35. Chicago Grain and Provision. CHICAGO. Dec 12. Weakness was felt In all grains today. Wheat had a quiet and heavy market. A severe storm off the English coast prevented the arrival of Liverpool cables, but the weak tone In the London market was thought to reflect the condition at other big markets. Business at the opening was fair and prices remarkably steady. Northwestern receipts were rather light, but later tho pri mary receipts showed heavy Increases and had a depressing effect. Selling was the main In fluence, however. There was practically no country buying, and there was a heavy liqui dation at prices over 80 cents for May. May opened c higher to c lower, at 80 SOc. and on tho absence of support at those figures, sold down quickly to 79-Xc From this point It wan a narrow scalping market. The close was weak, ?ic lower, at 79Hc Corn sold oft heavily the first hour, follow ing wheat. Late In the session several pro feselonals began taking on long lines and frightened shorts, and covering, sent prices back slightly. May closed weak. c lower, at OOtfc Oats followed corn. May closed c lower, at 45c. Provisions were given poor support both lo cally and from the outside. January pork closed 15c lower, lard 2c lower, and ribs 7c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. ..$0 7. $O70 $0 75 $0 75: .. so 8-Vft .. SO 80 CORN. .. 63 63 .. 6&7i 66 .. 66 60 OATS. 44 44 44 45 December May July December May July December ... May July 79" T9',i 62 05 05 43 444 30 63 60H ce 44 45 39 January May ... January May ..jl. 9 95 9 95 16 40 16 80 9 87 0S2 8 32 8 52i5 10 40 16 80 9 87 0 82 8 37 6 55 . 39 40 MESS TORK. .16 55 16 62 .10 87 17 07 LARD. . 9 87 . 9 82 SHORT RIBS. January 8 45 8 47 May 857 8 05 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easier. Wheat No. 3 Spring, 74c; No. 2 red. 79!? 82c Oats No. 2. 46c; No. 2 white, 48S49c; No. 3 white. 4746c Rye-No. 2. 6364c Barley Fair to choice malting. 5SC62c Flaxseed No. 1, $1 43; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 44. Timothy seed Prime. $0 408 50. Mess pork $15 2515 35 per bbl. Lard $0 877i 90 per cwt. Short ribs sides Loose. $8 35!gS 50. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, $7 37"S7 CO. Short clear sides Boxed. $8 758 85. Clover Contract grade, $9 45. Butter Market steady; creameries, 1424c; dairies, 13$r20c Cheese Steady, 010c Eggs Firm; fresh, 2425c Receipts. Shlpm'ts. Flour, barrels 25.000 30.000 Wheat, bushels 147.000 39.000 Corn, bushels 130.000 56,000 Oats, bivhels 176.000 173,000 Rye. bushels 15,000 2.000 Barley, bushels 126,000 31,000 vr York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK. Dec 12. Flour Receipts. 28.075 barrels; exports, $930 barrels; quiet and easy. Wheat Receipts. 62.700 bushels; spot, weak; No .2 red. 85c f. o. b. afloat, 82c elevator: No. 1 Northern Duluth. 84 c f. o. b. afloat. Options had a firm opening on local cover ing, but immediately fell oft on renewed liqui dations frbm public sources, from which they drifted into afternoon dullness In absence of Liverpool cables, ruling barely steady. Closed weak and c net lower. March closed 85c. May 84c. July S4c, December 82c Hops Steady. Hides Steady. Wool Quiet. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec 12. English country markets, quiet and strong. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 12. Wheat and flour at Paris, quiet; French country markets, quiet and steady. Weather In England, rain. LIVERPOOL. Dec 12. Wheat Spot. Arm; No. 2 red Western Winter, 6s ld; No. 1 Northern Spring, 6s ld; No. 1 California. 6s 3d. Corn Spot, steady; American mixed, old, 6s d. SAX FRAXCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 12. Wool Spring Humboldt and Mendocino, 15J?16c; Nevada, 10 12c; Eastern Oregon. 1013c; Valley Oregon. 13015c Fall Humboldt and Mendocino. 10J? 12Uc; mountain. S39c; south plains and San Joaquin, CQSc; lambs, 68c Hops New crop, 10I5c Hay Wheat. $9012; wheat and oats, $3 500 11; best barley. $67 50; alfalfa. $9gl0; clo ver. $6ff7 per ton; straw, 35tf47Kc per bale. Vegetables Green peas. 5J?7c per pound; string beans. 6gOo per pound: tomatoes, 25c tf$l; cucumbers. 30f60c per box; Chile green peppers. 2550c; garlic, 2ff2c; egg plant. 73c S$1 25. Millstuffs Middlings. $17 50fflS 50; bran. $15 50 16 50 per ton. Potatoes River Burbanks, 8Oc0$l 05; Salinas Burbanks. $1 231 00; Oregon Burbanks. $1 lo 61 50; sweet. 50g90c per cental. Onions Yellow, $1 G0($3 25. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers. 12gi4c; do hens. 13fl5c per pound; old roosters. $3 50JM 50 per doz,-n: young roosters. $4 50(75; small brollerx, $3f?3 50; large broilers. $3 50S4; fryers, $4j 4 50; hens. $44 50; old ducks. $3 5G2J4 per dozen: young ducks, $45. Pineapples $3?4. Eggs Fancy ranch, 31c per dozen; store. 2Sc: Eastern. 25c Apples Choice. $1 25; common, 30c per box. Bananas $12 75 per bunch. Citrus fruit Common California lemons, 75c; choice, $2 50; Mexican limes, $3 504- oranges navel, $1$2 25. Butter Fancy creamery.' 23c; do seconds, 18c; fancy dairy, 19c per pound; do seconds, 16c Cheese Young America, 12c; Eastern, 13 15c per pound. Receipts Flour, 30.94S quarter sacks; wheat 80.027 cental: barley. 61,635 centals; oats. 970 cental?; beans. 1S37 Eacks ; corn. 100 centals; potatoes. 356S packs; bran. 2310 sacks; mid dlings. 1070 sacks; hay, 549 tons; wool, 17 bales; hides, 300. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. Dec 12. Cattle Receipts. 12,000; choice, steady; others dull and wtik; good to prime, $067 SO: poor to medium, $403 00; stockers and fecdors, ?2g4 40; cows, $lji4 50; bolters, $1 5005 30: canners. $1Q2 25: bulls. $2$ 4 50; calves. $2 505 25; Texas frd steer'. $4 5005 30. Hogs Receipt, today 47.000, tomorrow 43. 00. left over 15,000; heavy, steady; light, lower; mixed and butchers. $5 S06 35; good to choice heavy. $0 20gt5 60; rough heavy. $5 7506 10; light, $303 75; bulk of sales, $5 S3 eao. Sheep Receipts, 14,000; fat wethers, steady; ewes, lower; lamb3. higher; good to choice wethers. $3 5034 30: fair to choice mixed, $2 733 40; Western sheep, $3$4; native lambs, $2gl. KANSAS CITY. Dec 12. Cattle Receipts. 12,000; market, steady; Texas steers, $34 75; Texas cows, $2 2503 75; native steers, $4 73 6 73; native cows and heifers. 2 755 70; stockers and feeders. $334 50; bulls, $2 40 4 60. Hogs Receipts. 20.000; heavy, steady; light. 5c lower; bulk of sales, $5 90Q6 65; heavy. $0 63S0 80; packers. $6 400 65: mixed, .$6 33 00 C5; lights. $5 7000 50; Yorkers. $5 503 6 35; pigs. $4 50&5 50. Sheep Receipts. 3000; market, strong to 10c higher; lambs, $3 75&4 75; muttons, $334. OMAHA. Dec 12. Cattle Receipts. 30CO; market, steady to shade lower; native beef steers. $47; Western steers. $3 755 25; Tex as steers. $S 50S4 50; cows and heifers, $2 75 4 50: canners, $1 501;2 60: stockers and feed ers. $2 754 40; calves. $3 5003 73; bulls and stags, $1 76$4 10. No hogs or sheep quoted. PRICES OF IRON Will Probably Remain Unchanged Large Production. NEW YORK. Dec 12. The Iron Age says: A decision of far-reaching importance has been arrived at by the managers of the United States Steel Corporation. After considerable dUcusslon and a number of conferences. It has been determined to fix the price of Lake Iron ore for the coming season the same as It was during t!e current season, viz.. $4 25 as the base price for old-range ores at Lower Lake ports. Some of the outside ore Interests show ed a strong disposition to favor an advance, while In Isolated cases a moderate lowering was ad vocated. While an official announcement on the part of the ore producers has not yet tetn made, it may be accepted as practically set tled that present ore prices will prevail for another season. The same tendency has been displayed In certain finished lines. The beam and plate as sociations have held their meetings during tho past week, and after continuing the life of these organizations for another year, have left prices to remain where they are. Our monthly blast furnace statistics furnish further procf of the tremendous consumption which is now going on On December 1 thera were coke and anthracite stacks In operation, with a capacity of 317,358 gross tons, an In crease of 33S3 tons as compared with November 1 In the past month stocks have declined 42.000 tuns. Counting In the charcoal fur naces, wc are now producing at the rate of 16.S50.000 tons per annum, as against the maximum record of 13.7S9.000 tons in 1900, and yet we arc constantly drawing on what little stock the country Is carrying. It should be noted, however, that the dif ficulties In securing a supply of coke made the production of November fall below the quantity Indicated by the blast furnace re turns at the beginning of that month. A study of the figures of November output justifies the belief that this causo caused a deficiency of product close to 100.000 tons. On the other hand, some furnaces had to pllo Iron because they could not get cars to send It to customers eager to secure the raw material. Quite a number of Independent furnace men have contracted for their next year's supply of cake at $2 13 to $2 20 at oven, an advanc over last year. Downing, Hopkins & Co. ESTABLISHED 1M1X WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Co-nmerce If The Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec 12. The feature In the metal market today was the heavy selling of copper "at London. The total of sales, was 430 tons spot and S00 tons futures, and a loss of about 2. which puts both spot and futures on the basis of 52 10s. This Is the lowest price touched at London within the past three yearn. The New York copper market was dull, with spot quoted at $10 5017. electrolytic at $16 37 16 62. and casting at $16. all nominal. Tin prices were decidedly lower at home and abroad. The local break carried prices for spot delivery down to $24 and $25. representing the bid and ask prices. Spot was quite freely of fered. London prices were 1 Cs lower, closing with spot at 109 10s and futures at 103 15s. Lead was quiet but unchanged here. London prices were Cs lower, closing at 10 10s, the lowest price in many years. Spelter was un changed here, at $4 45, and also in London, at 16 5s. Iron wa squlet. Glasgow closed at 56s 2d and Middlcsboro at 43s 3d. Pig-iron warrants. $10 30fll 50; No. 1 Northern foundry, $15 50 16; No. 2 foundry Southern. $14 6015 50; No. 1 foundry Southern. $15 50010. and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $15817. Bar silver, 55o per ounce. 8AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. Bar sliver, 55c per ounce. LONDON. Dec 12. Bar sliver, 25 7-16d per ounce. London Wool Auctions. LONDON. Dec 12. The offerings at the wool auction sales today were much smaller than usual, amounting to but 7326 bales, mainly New Zealand. New South Wales and Victoria sold well, and competition was active for Queensland and Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Fine trades were firm. It Is estimated that America has taken during the present series 2500 bales of the best merinos and fine cross-breds. Coffee nnil sngnr. NEW YORK. Dec 12. Coffee Spot. Rio, steady; No. 7, Invoice, 6 S-16c; mild, steady; Cordova, "tt'ffllc Futures closed steady, 5810 points higher: total sales, 27.250 bags, includ ing December at $6 60: March, $6 75fi-6 80; May. $0 C57; July. $7 20; August, $7 20 $7 30. Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining. 3 9-32c; centrifugal. 96 test, 3c; molasses sugar, 3 l-32c; refined, steady. Cotton. NEW YORK. Dec 12. Tho cotton market closed steady, lt?4 points lower. M'KINNEY, Tex., Dec 12. Three thousand bales of cotton have been sold here for ship ment to St. Petersburg, Runla, and to Rotter dam, Holland. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marrinsc License. C E. Fritz, 29. Mary G. Woodward, 23. nirth Returns. Dec 9 Girl, to the wife of F. B. Lockenby, 346 Benton street, Nov. 30 Boy, to tho wife of J. J. Smith, 164 North- Twelfth street. Dec 9 Boy, to tho wife of John Mad son, 331 GUfan street. Death Returns. Dec 10 Leong Tong, 55 years, Astoria, brought here for burial; paralysis. Dec 8 William H. White, 40 years, Salem; railway accident. Dec 7 Silas L. Fish, 21 years, Salem; rail way accident. Dec 10 Donald E. Sessions, 2 months, 903 Kelly street: peritonitis. Dec 11 Owen Klernan. 62 years, 827 Mis sissippi avenue; pulmonary tuberculosis. Building- Permits. Mrs. Hazard, repairs to dwelling, northeast comer Third and Market streets; $4800. J. McTaydln, repairs to houae, GUsan street, between Sixth and Seventh; $400. Martha Rose Drake, two-story dwelling. East Twelfth street, between East Division and East Caruthers; $1000. T. Bernhelm. two-story dwelling, northwest corner Twenty-third and E streets; $1000. J. W. Dallon, repairs to house, northeast corner Weldlcr and Union avenues; $300. Real Estate Transfers. John Magee to T. B. Howes et aL, trustees Portland Lodge No. 142. B. P. O. E., lots 5 and 0, block 83, Portland $24,500 Mary Mason and husband to John G. Egan, lot S, block 12, Carter's Ad dition The Portland Lumbering & Manufac turing Company to Martin Olson, lots 0 and 7. block 2. Klnzel Park Ole A. Olsen and wife to Clara Barrln ger. lot 13, block 4, Mount Tabor Villa Mary Dwyer to C L. Howe, part or lot 7, block 191. city ... W. M. Ladd et ux. to L. Sexton, lots 7 and S. block 11. Carter's Addition.. T. F. Rourke et ux. to J. C Alnsworth, one-half of northeast quarter, section 15, township 1 north, range 6 east, W. M James P. Jensen and wife to Catherine Johnston, lot 10. block 10, Center Ad dition to East Tortland Alice M. Best to Elizabeth C. Brewster, tract of land on Ella and Everett streets Central Tr. & Inv. Company to H. C Slratton. et al., west half of lots 5 and 0. block 157. East Portland Elizabeth Ryan to August Dippel, lata 13 and 14. block 5. John Irvlng's First Addition Security Savings & Trust Company to Amelia Conrad, west half of lot 4, 1,100 130 700 1,330 500 3.7C0 A block of stock in a co-operative investment company will soon be offered to the general public at par. The whole plan of this company is such that the public will eagerly subscribe lor this ideal security and a great many applications for stock will, therefore, have to be rejected. The next block will surely be offered at a premium far above par. If you will write to us at once, we will keep you posted and will help you to come in on the ground floor. The company in question is investing One Million Dollars in the stocks and bonds of one hundred or more sound and reliable companies and institutions on the following plan : 250,000 DOLLARS in the purchase of stock in at least 25 carefully selected mining companies possessing properties that are known to be of real value and merit, thus providing assets of great speculative possibilities. 250,000 DOLLARS in the purchase of interest-bearing bonds of at least twenty-five reliable and thoroughly sound corporations, thus providing assets of established and per manent value. 250,000 DOLLARS in the purchase of stock in at least 25 different industrial companies and corporations, selected only after the earning capacity, dividend prospects and probable advance in market value of their stocks have been clearly demonstrated. 250,000 DOLLARS in the purchase of stock in reliable, well managed realty corporations in growing cities, such in vestments being certain to double or even treble in value. BY THIS PLAN the investor, acquiring stock in this co operative purchasKig company, gains absolute insurance against loss of capital, and at the same time has the assurance of enormous profits. Carrying all of your eggs in one basket is dangerous. This plan, it might be said, provides a basket for each eg. If one is dropped, the damage is trifling ; yet if Only one out of a hundred or more proves "a golden egg," the profit is great. Truly this is in every way THE IDEAL INVESTMENT, for it not only insures against loss, but it guarantees profits on an unusually large scale. Address at once for particulars BOKSOD! ADVERTISING NEW YORK C. S., Care T.Q. Bojc 1635, Jfet&f yorK 100 50 130 150 3,000 block 39. Woodstock :.... T. Retzlaft to A. J. Stout, parcel of land in section 15, township 1 south, range 3 east, W. M Maria Franklin to George Keck, lots 3 and 4, block 35, West Portland Park.. Samuel A. Murhard et al. to Ahlo S. Watt, 182 square feet In Sherry Ross Tract 2 William H. Kennedy to Alice Brereton et al., lot 1, block 97. Woodstock 1 J. Lovell Smith et al. to Alice Brere ton et al., lots 1 and 4, block 97, Wood stock 1 H. H. Newhall and wife to Alice Brere ton et al.. lot 1. block 97, Woodstock.. 1,500 Ullam H. Kennedy to Alice Brereton et al., lot 4. block 97, Woodstock Walttr J. Burns and wife to I. Van duyn, lots 3 and 4. block 299, Couch Addition Portland Trust Company to Agnes Schneider, lot 1. block 11, Williams Avenue Addition 500 Pacific Coast Abstract. Guaranty- & TruBt Co., A, B. Manley. secretary; V. . Masters, attorney, 204-5-6-1 Failing bldy. The Digestion of China. Nineteenth Century. I am not in the secrets of the Russian Government, but a little reasoning will easily permit us to discover the limits ot Us designs with regard to the Middle Kingdom. Of Chinese territory proper, Russia may be safely eald to have ob tained as much ns she cares for, now that she has annexed Manchuria. She had to get, at all costs, a temperate coast line on the Pacific, and it Is for this paramount object that fine has saddled herself with the administration of i.COO.OOO Chinese. Having, achieved this purpose, there is every reason why she should not contemplate a further advance Into the heart of China. The country Is rich and evidently worth having, but it Is densely Inhabited, Its population numbering hun dreds of millions. Its assimilation, which would follow Its subjugation If this were to be enduring. Is Impossible, not from any constitutional Incapacity of Russia, who, on the contrary, presents, as I have shown, great affinity with the yellow races, but because of the huge muss of humanity China represents. It Is not tne quality but the quantity of the meal that would disagree with the Russian stom ach. Russia cannot think any more of conquering China than of obtaining pos session of India. Russian greed can and will exercise it fi&'f, however, at the expense of all the Chinese dependencies, Mongolia. Thibet, etc., because of the scantiness and back ward condition of their population. For the rest, the policy of the C2ar"s Government In the Far East will aim at keeping up a certain ferment or anarchy In the Celestial community until such time as Russia need not fear reprisals on its part. H S AVood. Blalock.OriJas J McCown. Salem Mat Mosgrove. Milton C H Hcmstreet. Goble I Ledbetter. San Fran THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles. Manager. C Boswell. city Ed Kiddle. Wand Cltj F F Freeman, city ill E Kennedy. Pendltr Dr J C Turtcher.Ko92- F A Scufert. Dalles burg. Or tW J Harris. Spokane C Demls. Or JM P Watson. Seattle H H Kirk. San Fran W Shane. Hoqulam R J Walker, N D Mrs W Shane, do Mrs Walker. N D H L Hawthorne. Vane J C Slwrs. Seattle J N Williamson. Prlne- Rlchard Smith. Spokn j vllle J O Stearns. Lai AngljW H Williams. Chgo Miss McClalne. SllvrtniR A Hlllman, San Fr Mrs J F Calbreath. Sa-iF H Kiddle, island Cy lera JO F Godfrey. Roseburg Mrs H C Thompson, JMrs Godfrey. Roscburg Astoria Albert O Godfrey, do Mrs D K Warren.War-iDr DTK Deerlng, renton Cnlon. Or W C Parsons. Ariz Miss M A Haney. J B Bulwln. St Paul ! Canby Robt S Hyde. Case LkJH A Snyder. Aurora Mrs Y K Mount. SU- jJullus L Haas. San Fr verton JC A Linden. Grd Rpdn A McCulloch. Drain iChas A Parker. Salem J E Hlnton. BakeOvenill Vaughn, barque Hen Mrs E E Laurel.Sevenl rlette Devils (3 Dennis. Portland Mrs J E Kozers. do JH G Van Dusen, As E D Tobln. Baker Cy i torla CHARLES. IB W Illig, Champoeg H Arblng. Champoeg IA B Woodward. Mich Chaa Brown. Ashlandi Frank Brlcc, Rldgetld D Dugan. Kalama lb A McLean. do Geo W Weeks. Salem C Lucler. Cathlamet A McDanlel. HlllsborolJ Senecal. Cathlamet D O Bockert. Aurora J W Storm, Cathlnmet A Bockert. Aurora L I Turber, A Inlock W H King. Scappoosc jJ H Tanly, Castle Rk O C Beck, Athena J W Gant, Bellevue Geo Rich. Hood KlverH W Strong. Corvallls W H Poland. CarrolltniA L Bozarth.Woodland A R Leveny, CathlamtJ B Crantleld. Cathlmt THE ST. H Ford. Corvallls Mrs E V Lelghton. The Dalles AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. D S Kinney, Roslyn C M Crane & dtr Z A Oppenhelmer, NTiW A Scott. Denver R B Klttredge. S F JC Anderson. Salt Lk S B Connell. San Fr B F Cobb. Chicago A E Ransom. Seattle W D Wood. Seattle H Llchtensteln. N Y IR C Smith. Rochester Karl F Kraft, ChlcagoiP F Kellv. wf, chid & Edw Kelly, San Fran nurse. Seattle j C J Jones. San Fran T Baldwin. Spokane J B Wolff. N Y I Geo R Lancefleld & w, F R McConncll. Omaha Ottawa E T Hay & wf, Wll- W S Sherwood. St Paul bur. Wash Oak Nolan, Tillamook Mr & Mrs F Goes, IJos Llndan. San Fran Vancouver Ike New. Chicago J G Wood. Vancouver Mrs J Mortimer Law Jas P Hunter. Phlla ton. N Y C F Damon. NY !G J Scharlack. N Y A B Wood ward.Havre.; Walter B Day. Chicago Wash H E Bla.om. San Fr F W Jackson. NY F P Simpson. Jr. N Y F T Post IWnltcr C Barnhart, Ta- J W Chapman, Spokn i coma A Geary, Spokane JFred S Davis. San Fr W F Lewis. N Y JGeo Flavcl & wf. Aa- T J Beaumont, St Joe torla J F Fowler, Valparaiso! C S Norrls. N Y John F Caples. city IGeo W Sanborn & wf. W H Coots, Saginaw , AMorla THE PERKINS. Mrs P Scover. Boise (Lee Boawell. Frcder R M Horn. Ontarlo.Orj Ickton. Mo L M Martin. Ontario iF Hart, Portland A W Frost. Caldwell !I, B Fredick. Portland C H Finn. La Grande p M Gibson. Ft Stevens Mrs M E MI'.KNewbrs A J Plckard. Eugene F A Lucas. Dalles ij F Wehnlm. Fairfieli L N Orient. Dalles Mrs J F Wehnlm. do I McCann. Spokane iMrs M M Ktan. Forest J Graham. Seattle j Grove. Or F F Freeman. Seattle iMIss Cora Kean. do C Boswell. Seattle iMrs Morrison. Ontario, E B Stalworn. Seattle. Or C R Fowler, CentrallaiMUs Saloma Morrison, L B Larsen. So Bend I Ontario. Or A C Foster. Winnipeg A C Haley. Pendleton H J Bosworth. S-attlc(Um F Cowden.Tacoma Sadie Whitney. Abor- U C Neetey. Wclssr deen. Wash IMrs J C Neeley. do John E Charpcll. Gol-'A L Larsen. Warren. Or dendale. Wash !MI.a Marie Larsen. do Mrs J E Chappell. do ix B Brook. Goldendal Iwm E Pear3on. do IG R Archer. Wa?co 1 Henry Kevne. Stavton Mrs II McMasters, do IMrs Henry Kecn do Miss McMasters, do iMrs M O Reynolds. Wm M Colvlg. .Jack- 1 Denver. Colo j-onvlllo. Or D W KalMon. Mayvllle Chas T Early. Vlento ;a W Mohr, Dalles H J Tucker. Vlento L McKUIek. San Fran Wm Wtatherfcrd. J F Justin. Heppner Wallaburg. Wash E S Bullock, Heppner K B King. Cathlamet Geo Bcmford. do C A Nordstrom. do J C Davles. Iowa J SIddle. B C A J Stone, Rosalia F C Stone, Rosalia Ellis Stone. Rosalia Edw Sandebcrg. city Geo Randall. N Era H C Ingalls. Astoria A J Swabee, Astoria W J Stater. Newberg F O Brldgham & wf. Rldgefield Mrs B Skuza. do W S Long. Union Geo Eberhard, Jr. Champoeg Chas McKllllo & wife. j Forest Grove i K uorwm, sumpter John Kellam. Dallas C C Bush. La Du Ole Relnseth, Wash- ougal S Taylor & wf. Iowa A R Morse & w, Auras- vllle A C Morgan. Douglaa J W Morgan, Coburg A F Getchel. Creswell C M Shelton. Goldendl D S Young, Wasco J A Jones. Vancouver (Frank Propst. Rainier J E Frlck, Vancouver Hotel Bra nil tv tele. Seattle. European, first-class. Rates. 60c to 5L5 One block from depot. Restaurants near by. Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma. American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma. European plan. Rates EOc and up. Stop at the St, Helens, at Chehalls. American plan. TRAVELERS GUIDE. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. For South-Eastern Alaska LEAVE SEATTLE: Steamships Cottage City. City of Seattle, or City of Topeka. at 9 P. M. about every fifth day. For further Information obtain company's folder. The Company reserves the right to chango otcamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. BOSTON, 249 Washington St.. Portland, Or. F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Deck. Ta coma: Ticket Office. 113 James st., Seattle, M. TALBOT. Comm'l Agt.: C. W. MILLER. Asst. Gen'l Agt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle; GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen'l Agts.. San Franclaco. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. TAHOMA. DALLES ROUTE. Winter echedulc Leaves foot Alder street every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday morn lag, 7 A. M. Leaves The Dalles every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday morning. 7 A. M. Stops at all way landings lor both freight and passengers. ASTORIA ROUTE. STR. BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-St. Dock). Leaves P-rtland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Ore?on p;one Main 351. Columbia n'r.nne 351 Master Chappell. do H McMastere. La Camas. Wash e2 Ylo Special Announcement! New S irrice to Mealtcrraaecn. JL O HOW BlHUnilG fcWIM-... Mtt.-w.u. CorataonwKilth," IXOTO ion. Q.0 feet loas. from POSTONTO .tmUt.TEK. NAPLES. I.R.VH AM ALKXlXOBf A. tum. Jan. 4 and Feb. 12. .... o f .., . r. nnvrn Tn r.lPUAl.TLK. tK.NOJ A3D .NArLrfe. Jan. 15. and Feb.25.19CC Tho. Coo A Son. P O. Gen'l ActR. RU Market. St- Sun Francisco. Cal. 5S, TRAVELERS- ULIDE. Jf 1 WH&M . . "i c .ffA v 3--e 8 5I Ivji J s?s? &' ?('& simum wm? m Q &WvQ i JSIF LINE FHREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST JWt?. UNION DEPOT. Leave. CHICAGO-PORTLAND, 9:00 A. M. SPECIAL. f Dally. For the East via Hunt-Ingtoo. SPOKANE FLTER. For Eastern Washing ton. Walla Walla. Lew uton. Cotfur d'AIune and Gt. Northern Points. ATLANTIC EXPKESS. For the East via Hunt- 'nston. 0:15 P. M. D,uly. 8-50 P. M. 8:10 A. M. Dally. Dally. 4:::op. M. Dally. 7-0o A. M. Dally. OCEAX AD RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR SAN FRAN CISCO. SS. Columbia Dec S. 18. 2S. SS. Geo. V. Elder-i Dec 3. 13. 23. t From IAinsworth . . .1. S:0O P. M. FOR ASTORIA andls-fioPM m, U-"VtS- ""ins Daily 'ex. with str. for ilwaeo and Sunday North Beach, str. Has- J' talo. Ash-street Dock. Sat io P. M. FOR CORVALLIS andlfi.. . M way wilnts. str tuttti t"-,J - -" Ah-treet Dock. 't:V-on.- Water permitting.) prV 5 00 P.M. 5:00 P. M. Dally. ex. Sun. FOR DAYTON. Oregon '-... . .. City and Yamhill Rlv-I A--,W- M' r points, str. Modoc. I ?' Ash-MrtetDock. tJ.' (Water permitting.) p3,1- '6:00 P.M. iTmw.. iThurs.. I!!! !:t:OC P. M. Mon.. (Wed.. ,Frl.. TICKET OFFICE. Third and j-eteppone. Main 712. Washington. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STtAiViHiP cO. T.-Fir X.ukoI,ama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers tor Manila. Port Ar thur and Vladtvostock. KNIGHT COMPANION SAILS DEC. 23. For rates and full information call on or ad dress officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co. EAST vu SOUTHS S:30 P. M. S:30 A. M 4:00 P. M. 7:30 A. M. 4:50 P. M. I R3UTES Inl vvjppx Leave ID.pMPIfthnd Alve OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem. Rose burg. Ashland. Sac ra m e n to. Ogden. San Francisco. Mo- Jave. Loa Angeles. El Paso. New Or leans) and the East. At W o o d b urn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with tram for Mt. Angel. Sil verton, Browns ville. Sprlngfle:d. and Natron, and Albany Local for Mt. Ansel and Sll vcrton. Albany passenger ... Corvallls passenger. Sheridan passenger. 7:45.A. M. :00 P. M. 10:10 A. M. 5:50 P. M. S:25 A. M. Dally. Daily except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sacramento and Sun Francisco. Net rates $17.50 first class and $14 second claaj. Second class Includes sleeper; first class does not. Rates and tcket to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from V. A. Schilling. Ticket Agent. 254 cor. Washington and Third. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street. Leavts for Oswego dully at 7:20. U:40 A. M.; 12:30. 1:55. 3-25, 4:40. 0:25. 8:30. 11:30 P. M.; and 9:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at '0.35. b:30. lu:Su A. M.; 1:35. 3:10. 4:30. tf:15. 7:40. 10:00 P. M.; 12:4i A. M. dally, except Monday. 8:30 and 10:o3 A M. on Sundays only. Leave fot Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 0:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 9:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon days. Wednesdays and Fridays at .S:50 P. M. Returns Tuesdays. Thursday and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Mant-ger. R. B. MILLER. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. TIME CARD OFJRAINS PORTLAND Leaves. Arrives. Overland Express 2:00 P. M. 7:00 A. M. Twin City. St. Louis & Kan. City Special 11:30 P.M. Fuget bound L.'mltea. ror South Bend. Gray'W Harbor. Olympla. Ta coma and Seattle 8:35 A.M. 5:20 P. M. 7:43 P. M. Two trains dally to Spokane. Butte. Helena. Minneapolis. St. Paul and the East. A. D. CHARLTON. Asst. General Pas3. Agt.. 235 Morrison street. Portland. Or. Ticket Office 122 Third SI. Phone 630 LEAVE No. 4 6:00 P. M The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul. Minne apolis. Duluth. Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. M. Through Palace and Tourist Sleepera, Dining and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP SHINANO MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic points will leave Seattle About December I7th. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES Depot Fifth sixid I Street. ARRIVES 8:00 A. M. 7:00 P. M. i For Maygers. Rainier. (JiatjKanle. vtestport. Clifton. Astoria. War ronton. F.avel. Ham mond. Fort Stcven3. Gearhart Pk Seaside. A.itorla and Se.mhu.-c Express. " Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. 11:10 A. M. 9:40 P. M. Ticket office 255 Morrison st. and Union Depot. J C. MaTO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or. Salem, Albany, Corvallis. Ore gon Steamer Pomona, for Corvallls, leaves C:43 A. M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Steamtr Altjna. for Dayton, leaves 7 A. M. Monday. Wednesday and Friday. Steamer Leonn. for Oregon City, dally (ex. Sunday). 9 A. M.. 32:30. 4 P. M. Leaves Ore ffon City 7:3 A. M.. 11 A. M.. 2:30 P. M. Round trip. 23c. OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.. Office and dock, foot Taylor st. Phone 40.