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-l- - -f- tx . r .,-frr TnB MOANING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902. 13 .--s--T n-m COMMERCIAL AND General trade has Blackened a little during the jast few days on account of the approach of the time generally known as "between sea sons." Receipts of produce were quite heavy yesterday, but the market Feemed to stand up well under them, and. except In a few cas.es, there was but lhtle weakness shown. Potatoes and onions were easier, not so much on account of the liberal receipts as for fear of a break In San Francisco, which continues to be about tlie only market which Portland can reach at present. Colorado has a big crop of both po tatoes and onions, and she Is now placing them In territory formerly supplied by Port land at rates slightly lower than those that can be quoted by Portland shippers. The hop mar ket continues very firm, but the stock still remaining unsold has been worked down to a figure vhert It Is difficult to make reliable quotations, as prices are governed almost whol ly by the needs of the buyer. Eggs have held up remarkably well, considering the weather conditions, and there is much firmness In poul try. Butter is steady, with increasing re ceipts. Veal Is weaker, and pork is firm. Oats and barley are higher in sympathy with a firm wheat market and unfavorable weather conditions In California. Groceries show no change, the expected trouble in sugar and coffee, apparently, being Indefinitely postponed, although wholesalers assert that they arc sell ing sugar without a profit. WHEAT Wheat freights struck 25s In Port land Tuesday, but there has been no heavy silling movement following this remarkable reduction. This is In a measure due to the fact that the competition of the mills and a. few exporters has been so keen for tho past few weeks that a considerable portion of the buy ing that has been done has been on the basis of 25s freights, long- before they reached that figure. With so little wheat selling, accurate quotations nrc very dlfllcult to secure. Most of the exorters are quoting around C5c and C5V4c for Walla Walla, but fiOi Is reiorted paid In the Interior, and c'en higher prices are reported bid at some points where com petition Is brisk. The foreign market has been Inclined to drag this week, and the East Is stationary, ready to waver either way. ac cording to the bullish or bearish cast of the news which comes to hand each day. The San Francisco market has been on the up grade for several da., the poor crop prospects and weaker freights combining to Infuse more strength Into that emotional market than it has shown for a long time. Parley has also been showing remarkable strength In San rrancisco. The crop situation in the Pacific Northwest Is as yet not much of a factor in the market. There are the usual rciorts of serious damage by cold weather, but in view of the experience of past years, all of these reports are received with due allowance for improvement later In the season. The decline In freights is by far the most Im jwrtant factor In the local wheat market, and while, a considerable portion of the effect ot tho present low rates had been discounted, the actual presence of a 25s rate has had .1 strengthening effect on the wheat market. The figures at which ships can now le char tered are undoubttdly down close to the point whero there is no money in the ship-owning business, but the tonnage situation Is so weak that It Is by no means certain that tho bottom has been reached, and some operators are pre dicting a 20s rate before tho present conges tion In shlppipg Is relieved. The Cincinnati Price Current. In reviewing its crop corns-t-pondencc for the week ending last Saturday, has the following: With snow covering general over the Winter wheat, no materi.il change can be noted in the crop situation. Rej.orts from tho Ohio River Valley still make note of the poor appearance of the crop before the snow covering, and In the southern part of Illinois a covering of Ice Instead of snow Is believed by some to be in jurious to the crop. In a few localities in Kansas It Is thought that the soft variety of wheat has not fared very well. However, with these tint v. barks in view, the general condition may still be regarded as fair to good, with th qualification heretofore mentioned, that the tender condition of the plant makes It more than ordinarily susceptible to hard weather conditions In the future. In Ohio and Indiana the wheat Is still covered with snow, but late corre-pondence continues to note the poor ap pearance of the plant before the covering, especially in the southern counties. In Illinois the growing wheat is under a cover of snow nnd ice; there is some appre hension In the south that the Ice covering has done harm. The condition is more favorable In the northern part of the state. In Iowa Winter crops are regnrded as In good condition, now covered with snow. Corn movement is moderate, but generally feeders are the bjst bidders. In Missouri the snow covering the wheat Is considered good for It. Not much grain is marketed, and stocks of wheat back ar not regardtd as large, and oats and corn are scarce. In Kansas the wheat Is generally regarded In favorable condition, although there Is a little 'apprehension of Injury to the soft variety; snow covering still general. The Liverpool Corn Trade News, under date of February 4. has tho following regarding the crop outlook In some of the principal foreign countries: Russia Severe frot and some snow have been reported from the center of Russia, but in the south the weather has continued mild. Our Odessa correspondent says that the Winter so far has been almost unseasonable, but the sea ton is now so far advanced that the danger of a. long spell of frost Is greatly diminished, con sequently the crop" outlook must be considered fair, but It lr certain that any late severe frost would give rise to Immediate complaints. The export movement for wheat Is liberal, and for maize very large. Inlda The drouth continues 'to prevail, and the latest report from the Viceroy mentioned somewhat worse crop conditions. Prices, how over, still keep down generally, and this Is about the mott satisfactory feature of the situation. France The weather has turned more season able and heavy; general falls of snow have now been reported. Business has continued dull on the whole, for millers still complain very much of the bad sale for their products. Wc notice that a steamer of California wheat has just been ordered to Havre from St. Vin cent. We can hardly suppose that this gialn Is for home consumption, owing to disparity between the prices of native and foreign wheat, when the latter Is burdened by the heavy Im port duty, and it therefore follows that the wheat Is being taken in for the temporary ad mission trade, because In the future It will no longer be rosslble to export flour from the northern against wheat Imports at Marseilles. Germany Alo In this country there has been a change from wet. mild weather to snow and frost, the change being most welcome for the crops. Hamburg reports, however, that the market has been quite Arm. with plenty of buying offers. Argentina Rather more wheat was reported shipped last week, but the movement generally Is very slack, and reports concerning the har vest in the north certainly do not Improve. A private letter received at I,iveriool yesterday from a Santa F miller says that they have to pay far more for milling wheat than the price obtained for export, so that of course nothing can bo sent from there to Europe. As the season advances and it becomes increasingly certain that the crop in Santa Fe is Indeed a very poor one, more Interest is show as to tho Importance of the different provinces as wheat-growfrs. and as bearing on the rolnt. we give below the latest oltlclal area returns: Province Acres. 1001-2. Acres. 1900-1. Santc Fe 3.417.000 3.G33.O0O Buenos Ayres 2.403.000 2.203.000 Cordoba 1,440.000 1.540.000 Entre Rlos ., 61)5.000 0IM.O0O Other provinces ISVxK) 177,000 Total 8.140,000 S.343,000 It will be seen that the Santa Fe is still the most Important province considered merely as to the breadth of land under the chief cereal, but Its relative Importance now Is not so great as It was a year or two ago. when half the wheat area of the country was situated In the Santa Te. With regard to yield, the northern province has to take second place. Indeed, last year It made a very poor show! with only Sfe bushels per acre, against 14V bushels obtained In ISuenos Ayres. but still, owing to its large area, it produced fully one third of the total, or 3,2."i0.000 quarters, or a total out-turn of fl.000.000 quarters. Latest private estimates of the exportable surplus of wheat give the quantity as not over 3,000.0u0 quarters, against 4,500,000 quarters last year. f.200,000 quarters in 1900. S.200.000 In 1S09 and 2.200.000 in 1S97. OATS AND BARLEY Oats are not coming out very freely at prices now offered by local dealers, and in order to get much of a stock, it vrould be necessary to advance prices quite materially. In the last few days some strength has been Imparted to the market by the sen- t FINANCIAL NEWS Rational advance in barley In San Francisco. For a tlms after the awarding of the last Government contract in San Francisco that market was Inclined to weakness on oats, but It Is now very firm, with an advancing ten dency. Barley In the local market Is following the bulge In San Francisco to a considerable extent, the price here being about the same as the San Francisco price, plus the freight, as Portlaiyl Is largely dependent on that market for stocks, now that the surplus has been nearly all shipped from the Pacific Northwest, Feed barley Is now quoted at $20 and ?20 50 per ton. and brewing nominally $1 more. HOPS The stock of hops still held on the Pacific Coast has worked down to but little, over 5000 bales. OY this amount. 2000 bales are held In Orcgcn, 5C0 bales In Washington and 27S0 bales in California. There Is a good, strong undertone to the market, as the bulk of these small remaining stocks are In firm hands, who will not sell except at fancy fig ures. The ruling quotations In this market are lSJjlSsc. J)Ut little or nothing can be bought at these figures, and It would require at least a cent or two above these prices to move very much of the stock still unsold. The situation In the East continues quite firm, and the New York Journal of Commerce, under date of February 15, says: The tone of this market, responding to re ports from primary sources, and under an In creasing demand from brewers, is still harden ing. Several sales have been made by dealers to consumers at 18c, and that Is a general quotation for choice. Other grades arc propor tionately higher. Private advices from up the state report that some 300 bales have changed hands between growers and dealers within the past few days at lSgiOc In its last Issue tho Watcrvllle Times says: "Although It is stormy, unpleasant weather, that probably does not explain why no business is doing. The few holders of hops In this lo cality are easily reached by the dealers, and were transactions desired by both parties sales could easily be made, but the holders are very firm, and refuse offers of 10c. and buyers have so far hesitated about offering more. At pres ent the situation seems to Ik.- in the holders favor, but how long this Mill last no man knowcth. Developments are awaited with In terest." During January there were exported 2050 bales from outports, 1555 bales going from Newport News and 504 bales from Philadelphia. POTATOES AND ONIONS The jKJtato spec ulators are awaiting with fear and trembling the effect which the largo consignment which went south on the lost steamer will have on the Fan Francisco market. They are not only "skeered" of v. hat may happen to that lot. but are afraid that another heavy consignment to follow may further demoralize matters. Some of them.rcfused to pay over $1j1 10 yes terday .and $ I 25 was an outside quotation for best Burbanks. Stocks still on- hand In the country aro large, and the outlook for high prices is hardly as bright as It was a short time ago. Onions are sharing In the weakness in potatoes to a certain extent, but are not causing so many cases of "cold feet" as hnvo been caused by potatoes, and the general quo tation yesterday was around $1 75 and $1 5, with fancy stock still commanding $2 and bet ter. BUTTER Receipts of butter have been in creasing this week, but there Is still consider able firmness in prices. As high as :50c has been sr-cured in a small way fur some select brands, but the bulk of the sales for fancy creamery are still made at 27c. and most of the dealers will be satisfied to hold the market up to this figure for awhile yet. Store butter Is also more plentiful, and prices arc weaker. It requires something fancy to bring 15c. and much of the stock that Is offering sells at 13c and 14c per pound. EGGS The egg market, which has withstood the breath of Spring In much better shape than was expected, broke yesterday, and before tho close of business fresh stock sold over a pretty wide range of prices. Some dealers started off business In the morning at 25c Others wre satisfied to get 24c, and by noon sales were made at 22bc, 23c and 23l-c. Receipts were quite heavy yesterday, and nothing but a pret ty good demand from outside joints prevented a break to 20c. Pu'get Sound cities, which usually 'buy heavily in the East at this season of the year, were caught short on account of expecting to buy cheaper from Portland, and the demand from that quarter alone In the past few days has been sufficient to hold prices up to pretty full figures. POl'LTUY Good chickens have been selling readily at full prices this week, with no accu mulation of stocks. Best old hens have sold around $5Ji5 SO. and for choice stock ?C Is not infrequently received. Springs are steady nt from ?12 under this figure, and dressed at 104712c jer pound, according to quality. Cce and clucks are both In very poor demand, the former being exceptionally hard to mo-e except at sacrifice prices. Some very good coops of geese were sold yesterday at fG per dozen, and they were difficult to move even at that figure. Ducks are In mfh the same condition, the de mands of tho Chinese for the New Year's fes tivities being satisfied, and there being but little call from other quarters. Turkeys soil in a limited way at 14c and 15c dressed, with some birds occasionally bringing a fraction more. Live arc nominal at 12&c and 13c per pound. nnk Clearing. Exchnr.ses. Balances. $4.043 $ 43.12-.) 5-.S.1S7 207.5IR) 2IV4.41S 45.43S 157.722 41,007 Portland . Seattle .. Spokane, . Tacoma . I'OUTLArVD MAKKISTS. Grnln, Flour, Etc. Wheat Quiet but steady. Walla Walla, Go? GGc: bluestem. CGQGnc; Valley. O50C5V4c Barley Feed, $2oi2i) 50; brewing, $21 per ton. Oats No. 1 white. $1 15JT-1 25; gray, $1 103 1 20. y Flour Best grades $2 S0S3 40 per barrel; graham, $2 50JT2 SO. Mlllstuffs Bran. $10 per ton; middlings, $21; shorts, $21 50. cnop. $17 50. Hay Timothy. $12fl3; clover. $7 50gS; Ore gon wild hay. $5JfC per ton. I'otatftCM and Onions. Potatoes Best Burbanks, $1 lOfcl 15 per cen tal; ordinary. 75'uS5c per centnl. growers' prices; sweets. $2fc"2 25 per cental. Onions $1 5oS2 per cental, growers' prices. Butter, Eggn, Poultry, IStc. Butter Creamery 25Q27jc: dairy. lS320c; store. 13ft 15c Eggs 224:524c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins. 1313UC; Young America. 14i?15c: factory prices. lmc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed. $3 50g'4 50; hens, $5Ji5 50 per dosen. 105712c per pound; Springs. Ur per pound. $3 4 per dozen: ducks, $5$jG per dozen; turkeys, live, 12&(13c: dfessed, ISJICo per pound; geese, $0 per dozen. VeprctnUIcH, Fruit, Etc. Tomatoes. $1 251 75; turnips, C5C75c; car rots. 0575c; beets, SOgOOc per sack; pumpkins, Sigi 25; squashes, $11 23 per 100 pounds; cauliflower, 75$JS5c per cental; celery. 75c per dozen. Green fruit Lemons, $233? oranges, $2j2 50 per box; bananas. $2 25v?3; pineapples, $5 ,or dozen; apples, OOcfiflSO; cranberries, $11J12 per barrel. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 75Sc per pound; sun-dried sacks or boxes, 45c; apri cots. HUG 12c; peaches, St?llc; pears. GftSc; prunes Italian. 3ff4c; figs, California blacks. 3H4c; do white, 5c: plums, pities, white, Oc Groceries, Xuts, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 23'2Sc; Java, fancy, 2GQ'32c: Java, good 20024c; Java, ordinary. lSg2Uc; Costa Rica, fancy, lS'a-0c: Costa Rica, good, lCQlSc; Costn Rica, ordinary, 10Q12C per pound; Columbia roast, $11; Arbuckle's, $1175 list; Lion, $11 25 list: Cordova. $12 03 list. Rice Imperial. Japan No. 1, 5J4c; No. 2, 5Vc; New Orlean 5517c Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails, $1 85; two-pound tails. $3; fancy one-pound flats. $2: '--pound fancy fiats. $1 25; Alaska tails, 05c; two-pound talis. $2. Sugar Cube. $5; crushed. $5; powdered. $4 70; dry granulated. $4 75: extra C, $4 50; golden C. $4 15; net per sack; beet sugar. $1 05 per sack: half barrels, Vic more than barrels: sacks. 10c per 100 less than barrels; maple, 153 lGc per pound. Honey 124 15c per pound. Grain bags Calcutta, $G 12VSG 25 per 100 for July-August. Nuts Peanuts, BHS"c per pound for raw, SQ Sic for roasted: cocoanuts, SSJJDOc per dozen: walnuts. 10HHc per pound; pine nuts. 10J? 12'ic; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts. $3 50Q5 per drum: Brazil nuts 7c: filberts, 15jjl6c; fancy pecans. 14i 14se; almonds, 12Q15c Coal oil Cases, 20Hc per gallon; barrels, lCo; tanks, 14c Stock salt 50s, $10 75. 100s, $10 25; granu lated, 50s. $2S; Liverpool, 50s, ?2i; 100s. $27 50; 200s, $27. Mcntn nnd Provisions. Mutton Gross. 4c per pound; dressed. 1Q7c per pound. Hams, bacon, etc Portland pack (Shield brand) hams. 13313'-c: picnic, 9c per pound: breakfast bpron, 15'xglOiic per pound, bacon. 14c per pound; backs ,llU612'ic per pound: dry-salted sld-, lie per i round; dried beef, setts, lCc; knuckles, ISc per pound; Eastern pack hams, large. 12?ic; medium. 13c: smalt. 13Hc: ,ilcm S3;c; shoulders. Oric; breakfast bacon, I4ffl514c; dry-salted sides. llVic; bacon sides, 12'sc: backs, unsmoked. HUc; smoked. 12'ic: butts. DS10ic per pound; dried beef, 15HliJ17Uc per pound; dry-salted bellies, HVitJ 12'ic: bacon bellies. 12i;C13tc per pound. Hogs Gross, 5c; dressed, CHS7c per pound. Veal SftSt-c for small: 77Hc for large. Beef Gross, cows, 3;j4c; steers, 454?; dressed. Gifj,&c per pound. Lard Port.and (Shield brand), 5s, 13c; 10s, 12"(,c; 50s. 12c: tierces. 124c; Eastern, pure leaf, kettle rendered. 5s, 12?c; 10s, 12c; 50s. 12Uc Hops, "Wool nnd Hides. Hops I2ff l.T.tc per pound. Wool Nominal; Valley, 13jl5c; Eastern Ore yon SB 124c; tholalr. 2121c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlngr. 1520c; short wool. ZSSjJSc; medium wool, 30J?00c; long wool. COo $I each. Tallow Prime, per pound, 4Q'4ic: No. 2 and grease. 2i83c Hides Dry hides. No. 1, 1C pounds and up. 15T15Vc per pound; dry Kip. No. 1. 5 to 15 IKiunds. 15c; dry calf. No. 1 under 5 pounds, lGc; dry-salt-d, bulls and stags, one-third It? han dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. CO pounds and over. SfiOc. 50 to CO pound. 74r Se; under 50 pounds and cows, 7c: stags and bulls, sound, 5C,.Vrc; kip, sound. 15 to 3u pounds 7c; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 7c: calf, found, under 10 pounds, Se; green (un saltcd), lc pr yound les3; culls, lc per pound less; horse hlles. salted, each. $1 50Jj2; dry, each. ?lfl 50; colts" hides, each, 25050c; goat skins, common each. 10fjl5c; Angora, with wool on. ?ach. 25cf 1. Pelts Bnr sy.ins as to size. No. 1, each. $5 20. cubs. $205; badger, each. lOglOc; wild cat, 25f?30c; house cat. 5gl0c; fox. common gray, each. 30"0c: do red. each. $1 50?2; do cross, each $515; do silver and black, each, $100(200: fisherr. each. $5ftC: rynx. each. $2ff3; mink, strictly No. 1. each. 39ci$l 25; marten, dark Northern, $Cftl2; marten, pale, pine, ac cording to size and color, $1 503: muskrat.', large, each. 5i10c; skunk, each, 25fl35c; civet or polecat, eaeh. SfflOc. otter, for large prime skins, each. $55?7; panther, with head and claws, perfect, each, $2175; raccoon, for large I rime, each, 30fi35c: wolf, mountain, with heed perfect, each. $3 50f?5; wolf, prairie (coy ote), with hiad perfect, each. 40fiCOc: wolf, prairie (coyote), vlthout head. each. 3047 25c; wolverine, eah, $4C7: beaver, per skin, larxe. $5t5C: do medium, $3ff4; do small. $11 50; do kits, 504T75c OIIAIX MARKETS. Sliort Selling In IVIicat nt Clilcncjo Sends Prices Duwii a Trifle. CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Early trade In wheat was somewhat nervous, with the tendency to ward lower prices. Cables were lower, flour news was weak, and the weather for Winter wheat was good. This lndueed some short sell ing and sent prices down a trlfl. Northwestern receipts were libers!, and predictions from that country Indicated a better shipping movement. The seaboard was bidding, but at prices lc lower. May o;ened H0vc lower, at 7SK'?'7Sc. and remained at about that price for over an hour. Weakness in coarse grains helped to depress wheat, and May eventually touch-d 77ie. Most of the loss was regained on the ensuing covering movement, nnd May closed steady. He down, at 7SV,fj7SVc. torn was depressed at the opening by commission-house selling. One large professional bought In to some extent and buoyed the mar ket for a time, but when he threw ver the crowd went short, and May slid off to C0ic May closed steady, a shad lower, at 01lie Oats had little life, and followed corn close ly. May closed only '4e down, at 43c The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. ...$UiK, $0 7Si $0 77, ?0 7J5V. ... 7SK 7)t 7iVj 7 77vh n;4 & 77i CORN. ... cm 0.1U C0-?; CIV, ... ci ;i; co oiu ... C0,4 G') 50 CO OATS. May July September May July September May July September -1i 43 43 3V, 3f?il . :uv 31',i 31 ::il 31V- MESS TORK. May 15S214 15 S5 15 70 15 77V- July 15 00 15 05 15 i2 15 97.s LARD. May 9474 0 50 9 37V. 0 42". July 0 57Vi 9 GO II 50 " 0 52 SHORT RIBS. May July September . S 47 S 474 8 42V1 S 45 . S 57 8 575 t B2V6 i 55 . S 2i.i C2'4 b 0 b 024 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Slow and easy. Wheat No. 3 Spring. 70;75c; No. 2 red. S4 gS5Vic Oats No. 2. 43vji4.V5;c: No. 2 white. 45 40eUc; No. 3 white. 44y,945U.c. Rye No. 2. Clc Barley Fair to choice maltlig. GlffifiSiAc. Flaxseed No. 1. $1 G7V6: No. 1 Northwest ern. $1 72V4. Timothy peed Prime. $1 40. Mesa jKrk $15 55?15 00 per bbl. I.ard $0 2060 22i per cwt. Short ribs sides Loo?. $S 3017S !5. Dry salt.-d shoulders Boxed. $7 1247 25. Short clear sides Boxad. $S 70ffS feO. Cover Contract grade. $11 25. Butter Steady; creameries, IS',5 2SUc; dairies. 1 St 24c, Cheese Firm. lOfi 12y,c. Eggs Excited; fresh, 34c. Receipts. Shinm't. r lour, ttarrels Wheat. buthelH , Corn, bushels Oats, bushels , Rye. busheln Barley, bushels 3S.00 2U.0-M J.4.000 R.1.00H Ol.lKK) 37,yj0 4 lHO iOjMX) LOW 1.000 55.000 23.000 Xcw Vorlc Grnln nnd Produce. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Flour Receipts. 0100 barrels: exports, 11,001 barrels. Market quiet, but firmly sustained, at old prices. Wheat Receipts. 22.800 bushels; exports. 00. 07G bushels; spot steady; No. 2 red. S8l4c f. o. b. afloat: l04c elevator. It was a slow market all day In wheat, generally easier at first, be cause of disappointing cables, propects for larger receipts, liquidation and short selling, but steadier in the last hour on covering and exjiort rumors. Market closed steady at Vc net decline March closed SlUc; May. S4c: July, S3"Cc: September. S3c Hops Firm. Hides Quiet. Wool Firm. Sun Francisco Grnln Mnrliets:. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. Wheat steady. Barley steady. Oats quiet, but firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1 10?? 1 11; milling. $1 124ffl 15. Barley Feed. 03i05c: brewing. 03fl7,c Oats Red. $1 224$fl 42Vj; white, $1 25J? 1 424: black, $1 15tfl 30. Call board rales: Wheal Steady: May. $1 13; December, $1 13; cash. $1 11. Barley Steady; May. 01c; December, S4Uc bid. Corn Large yellow. $1 35fl 40. Enroiienn Grnln Mnrljcts. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 10. Wheat quiet; wheat and flour In Paris dull. Weather In England cold LONDON. Feb. 10. Wheat cargoes on pas sage, firmer tendency: cargoes Walla Wallu, 293 0J English country markets firm. NEW YOHIC STOCK MARKET. Principal Activity Concentrated in the Finnl Hour. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. The principal activ ity In today's stock market was concentrated In the final hour, when Union Pacific and St. Paul, after being quiescent all day, were sud denly pressed up about a point over last night. At tho same time there was an urgent demand for Tennessee Coal, the reason for which wus not explained, but which carried the price 3' over last night. These movements, coming on top of desultory advances In a number of stocks not usually prominent. Induced a hard ening tendency all around, and disposed tlin shorts to cover. The earlier strong points meantime suffered from realizing, so that the closing was Irregular but active. The specu lative activity was confined to the high-priced Industrials and the stocks of some railroad sys tems up to that time. The movement In Su gar and Amalgamated Copper was very erratic, and after traversing a wide range they closed the day with net gains of only a fraction. The dealings In the United States Steel stocks were very large, and buying by brokers usually, used by syndicate Interests was on a large scale, but the speculative public refrained from fol lowing this Initiative, which was supposed to be based upon the tentative proposition to con vert the preferred stock Into a 5 per cent bond. The Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville stocks and the Evansvllle & Terre Hnute stocks made sensational advances on the belief that they are to be included In a coming consolidation. The United States Rubber stocks were moved upward on the basis of the wet weather.' which Increased the demand for the company's goods. There were wild movements In other stocks, showing new strength In places, and others dropping back sharply after recent unexplained advances. The general market was Inclined to be reactionary during the morning, the Read ings especially showing the effect of profit taking. The question of gold exports tomorrow was an open one nil day, and the decision not to send gold was an Influence In the late rally. Rates for money arc unchanged, but the un dertone Is firm. With the uncertainties of tho Northern Securities case and tho coming du bious period regarding the next wheat crop, speculators are disposed to go cautiously. The movement of prices for bonds continues Irregular, owing to occasional profit-taking. The general tendency, however, was firm. To tal sales, par value, $3,005,000. United States refunding 2s. registered, advanced per cent on the last call. Closing Stnclc Quotations. J"3 r 2 a DESCRIPTION. Atchison do pfd Baltimore & Ohio do pfd Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton do pfd Chicago. Ind. & Louis.. do pfd Chicago & Eastern 111. Chicago & Great West. do A pfd do B pfd Chicago & N. W Chicago. It. I. & Pac... Chicago Term. & Tran. do pfd C. C. C. & St. Louis.. Colorado Southern do Lst pfd do 2d pfd Delaware t Hudson.... Del.. Lack. & Western. De-.vr & IUo Grande.. do pfd Erie do 1st ptd 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 ... M-.tiopolitan Street Ry. -Mxlr:in Centra! 20.000 23.000 2.300 3400 C00 4,400 3f 77 7 77s 07? 1014 04 115 fctlHi 45 35, 01 Va 1414 24U b5 10 210 lG3is 10 07,! "V5; 105 I104U, iitiiy i54 40"T45f 30 S434 7U! 7flV cm i nsii 21.100! 8.700 81 I 70ft 100 1.200; ""ibo niy.tniy 24UI 24 4G 104 40 1.5C0 l3s 100 1G4 104 2001 314 3141 Wl 20J1C24;102'W101 2.S0O 1Sb 1SHI 1S-i 500 G0!s tWlt! 054 2.300 344! 311!,, 31 100172 172 172 I I2S3U 1001 44 44ts 44w 1.S00 3-l 03 03!i 0.2001 301 394 30V l.S00 G0-4 U04 G04 000 5d4i 50 ' 50?8 800 ir.u4,iouH,ii,04 10 S OS 071 200 S4 I Sift! S4 1.CU0 141UI140 1141 2.S00 48 4S 4&4" 5JO S04 SO J0 300 GS4 07 GS4 , .....133 "24r"6!i65ji64i05 2.300) 133 ,1331 1 133 3.oooii7ov,iey--r, 170 500j 235j,i 2, 251, 1.700 KM lClij 104 i.iooiiio,ioovio;iH 5.700 ie,TM103,104 . Mulran Vatlnn.nl Mir.niolli & St. Louis .Missouri racinc , Mo., Kansas & Texas do pfd , New Jersey Central.. New York Central... Norfolk & Western.. do pfd Ontario & Western.. Pennsylvania Reading 100 25i 25?si 700 5G j 551,1 ?i 10.1 1.100 lG4U,lC34,lMV'i inn r.rL.1 -.?ii .ti,. I !K4 34-SJ ". 150-V,131 57k. 5bS, G.7O0 347,1 500'151-h 24.100! 5SI do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis & San Fran.. do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis 5. W do pfd St. Paul do pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway do pfd Texas As Pacific Toledo. St. Louis & V. do pfd Union Pacific do pfd Wabash do pfd Wheeling & Lake Eric. do 2d pfd Wisconsin Central do pfd Express Companies Adams American United States Wells-Fargo M tscella r.eous Amalgamated Copper .. Amer. Car & Foundry do pfd American Linseed OH.. do pfd Amer. Smelt. & Refln.. do pfd Anaconda Mining Co... Brooklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fuel Iron.. Coiu-olldated Gas Cont. Tobacco pfd General Electric Glucose Sugar Hocking Coal International Paper ... do pfd International Power ... Laclede Gas Nathnal Biscuit National Lead National Salt do pfd North American Pacific Coast Pacific Mai! People's Gas Pre.wd Steel Car do pfd Pullman Palace Car.... Republic Steel do pfd Sugar Tennewee Coal & Iron.. Union Bag & Pnper Co. do pfd United States Leather.. do pfd United States Rubber... do pfd United States Steel uo pfd Western Union American Locomotive .. do pfd 3. 10-5 34.100 oOO &1-S1 S4 , bi 70 ,St C01, 01 01 014 400j -.I 73!S ...., 25U 700 50 5Sy, 5bi 13.500 1GHV',J1C5 100 3CO100 1 100 1 100 10. loot cr,!. gg4i C04 2,200 33 334 33, 4.200 0041 OGiw QO'a 3.000 42-i.l 42-n 42, 1.10O, 2l, 214 21 1.0001 42 , 41-ft.l 414 22.SOOJ104 102S10.5 6oo so?; ao.1,1 gsv- 2.300) 24,! 24H; 241- 503 44 43?i 44 1.7oo 20U 10-,,, 10T, 1.1001 .124) 31-T( 31-, 100) 214 214 211, 1.000 41?U 41-Js) 411, 105 230 114 100 400 4G.400 500 wc cs4i coy. 20 2i4 2iO 20 48 464 JV7U. WW 413', 40U ":"00'33' 32 3 i.i mil lias 4.500 S71I 024, C2-L fcitt a 10.000,222s 22141222 117' 11G15 mi Onl 100 11 400 202v ji : ui. 45 IS 20-?; : 444 bCO 174 20 174 204 751, SO 01 47 IS 23 on 400 100 935, 4GZ loo 831. 0374 034 700 200 300 200 434' 46 ooiiijoi; 30Uj 39 S2;t( 81V, 120 J210 lcv.i ioy, ttlLCa TO 300 ?21U! 2.7001 lO-V, 2.500 70 37.500 132 42.0O0 70 1204,1304 1.5001 17 i4i 10$; b0 SO 11 H Si 4 Si 4 144, 151, 52 53H 44 444 047, 04 01 01 31 31V 02U 02 2O0 loo; 2.200 2.500 1.000 3.4011 20.S00 80; S1H 15i 544 05 01 100 1.100 3K;i 400 024 Total sales for the day, 530,200 .shares. BONDS. U. S. 2s. ref. reg.lOS,! Atchison adj. 4s... O.Vi do coupon 10S7,;C. & N.W. con. 7s.l3S do 3s. reg 10StvD. & R. G. Is 1G2'- do coupon !031,!N. Y. Cent. Ists...l034 do new 4s. reg..l30H,,Northern Pac. 3s.. 747, do coupon 130S.I do 4r. 105 do old 4s. reg.. ..112 .Southern Pac. 4s. . 05 do coupon 112 Unlon Pacific 4s. ..104 do 5s. reg 10:1 iWe-t Shore 4s 113 do coupon 106 I Wis. Central 4s... SOU. Stocks nt London. LONDON, Feb. 10. Closing quotations: Anaconda G7i, Norfolk & West. Atchison 701il do pfd do pfd 100'4Ontnrio & West. Halt. & Ohio 107. Pennsylvania .... Can. Pacific 11SW,. Reading Ches. & Ohio 47& do 1st pfd Chi. Gr. Wetern. 25 do 2d pfd Ch!.. M. & St. P. 1004, Southern Ry D. & R. G 1541 do pfd do pfd 057, 1 Southern Pacific . Erie 40. Union Pacific .... do 1st pfd 71711 lo pfd do 2d pfd 5S JU. S. Steel Illinois Central ..141. do pfd Louis. & Nash.... 1 o7 Wabash M.. K. & T 2Glil do pfd do pfd 57 .Sranlsh 4s , N. Y. Central 16S 1 . 50', . 021, . 35 . 774 . 30 . 43 .. 344 . 344 .. 0S4 .. GOli ..1037, . 02V, .. 45 . 7M, . 27 ' '-, .. 77 Money. Exclinnpfo, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. Sterling on London-Sixty dajs, ?4 S5U; sight. ?4 SS. Mexican dollars 15-x Drafts Sight, 124c: telegraph, 15c. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Money on call steady. 21i?i24 per cent; rrlme mercantile paper, 4SM4 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 S7 for demand and at S4 S4H for CO days: posted rate(s, 5 S3 14 and $4 83: commercial bills. $4 S4Kfl4 514. Mexican dollars 437ic. Government bonds firm; state bonds Inactive; railroad bonds firm. LONDON. Feb. 10. Consols for money, 01; for the account. 01 7-10. Money, 2il?3 per cent. The rate of discount In the open mar ket for short bill3 Is 2 per cent; three months bills, 2;4 per cent Dnlly Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances $172,400.0S2 Gold S0.242.45S Foreign Flnnnclnl XeT. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. The Commercial Ad vertiser's London financial cablerram says: The stock market continued weak early" today on renewed liquidation of Kaffirs, but the sell ing ceased around noon. Paris came a buyer, and the close wns cheerful. The consolidated Aft lean Copper Trust was Introduced today without a prospectus. The capital Is to be 000,000. Instead of 2.500.000. oa was rumored on Monday. The market dislikes the company, which It describes as another Barnato bank, asking blind confidence on the part of the pub- Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1593. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor The BEST of EVERYTHING. ft vk- O iTfompjTJ'y. t3i ', ,: jui ! ' rGM'- Western Line to Chicago B By way of the TWO BIG GITIES Minneapolis and St Paul. All Thro' Trains from North Pacific Coast connect with trains of this line p Xn Union Depot, St. Paul. M gj CALL OR WRITE I? W. H. MEAD. General Aqent, - .'.&i2EM!Si lie The American department was steady and unlnterestlnK- New- York bought United States Steel, but neglected railway shares. Rio Tlnt03 were steady and money rates were unaltered. SAX FIIAXCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. Wool Spring Humboldt and Mendocino. 15ilGc; Nevada. l(KS12c: Eastern Oregon. 10S13c; Valley Ore gon. l.lfflSc. Fall Humboldt and Mendocino. 10fil2i$c; mountain. S10c: south plains and San Joaquin. GgSc; lambs. CgSc. Hods New crop, 1317,.-bc. Hay Wheat. ?10ffl3; wheat and oat. 10 13; best barley. JSJtlO 50; alfalfa. $0ril: clo ver. ?74?8 50 per ton; straw, 45'(7COc per bale. Vegetables Green peas, SfiSa per pound; strlnjr beans, 10ffl7Sc per pound; tomatoes. $1 5C2 25; cucumbers. 50c5i$l pr box; parllc. l'4ff2Uc per pound; egg plant. 20525c ; okra. 13'ffl4c. Mlllstuffs Middlings, ?1SKJ21: bran. $1S 50O 10 per ton. Potatoes Early Rose. $1 50-gi 75: River Burbanks. $1 101 35; River Reds. $ sngi CO; Salinas Burbanks, $1 50fzl S5; Oregon Bur banks. $1 3501 75; sweets. $1 40ftl 50 per cental. Onlons-$l 7552 50. Poultry Turkey gobblers, 12Ugi4c; turkey hens, 14915c per pound: old roosters. $41?4 50 per dozen; young roosters, $5 50?5; small broil ers. ?3 5CKJ4: large broilers. ?4 50; fryers. ?5ff 5 CO per dozen; hens, $4 50G; old ducks. $535 50; young ducks, ?&J7. Eggs Ranch. 20c Bananas $lf?2 75 per bunch. Citrus fruit Common California lemons. 50c; choice. 52 50. Mexican limes, ?405; or anges, navl, 75cfi2 75. Apples Choice. ?1 25; common. 30c per box. Pineapples $3f? 4. Butter Fancy creamery, 2Sc; do seconds, 25c; fancy dairy, 27c per pound; do seconds, 20c Cheese Young America, HHc; Eastern. 13Q" 15c: new. lH4c; old. lie. Receipts Flour, 30S0 quarter sacks; wheat. 115.004 centals; barley. C1S3 centals; beans. 1410 sacks; potatoes, 3450 sacks; do Oregon. 371 sacks; do Australian. 12 sacks; bran. 700 sacks; hay. 311 tons; hides, 3S5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Cattle Receipts. 1S.0CO. Good to prime steers. ?G 50g7 20; poor to me dium. ?4fi 40; stockers and feeders. $2 50f?5; cows. $1 25f?5 35; heifers. f2 50-35 50; canners. $1 25fi2 30; bulls. ?2 50-ft4 GO; calves, 2 50ft 7 25; Texas fed steers, $4 50Q5 75. Hogs Receipts today. 40.000; tomorrow, 44, 000. Market opened strong to 5c higher, but closed with advance lost. Mixed and butchers, $5 75SG 30; good to choice heavy, ?0 20fj0 40; rough heavy. $5 OOflrt 15; light, ?5 50TJC 10; bulk of ales. ?5 !Ht5G 20. Sheep Receipts. 20,000. Market for sheep steady; lambs, weak to 10c lower. Good to choice wethers. ?4 75(jf5 25: fair to cholco mixed. $3 C'g4 CO; Western sheep and year lings, 4 COSO; native lambs, ?3 75QG GO. OMAHA. Feb. 10. Cattle Receipts. 3200. Market active and stronger. Native steers. $430 00; cows and helfors. $3G; Western steers. ?3 7.V55 25; Texas steers. $3 GO'5'4 (VJ; canners, 51 50fi2 SO; stockers and feeders, $2 75'34 CO; calves, ?47; bulls, stags, etc., ?2 75ff4 50. Hogs Receipts. 11.500. Market strong. Heavy. ?5 OOfiG 15; mlxd. ?5 75S5 00; light. ?5 4035 95; pigs. ?5 25j75 35; bulk of sal3. $5 SOJjG. Sheep Receipts, 1500. Market steady. Fed muttons. ?5f?G: Western, ?4 504fi; ewes, 543 4 70; common and stockers, ?2 754 50; Iambs, $5 256 G 50. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 10. Cattle Receipts 4000. Including 1000 Texans. Market steady. 10c higher. Native steers, sold at $GSG 35; Texans and Indian steers, $4 25?5 G5; Texas cows. f2 754 50; native cows and heifers, ?3 7.VJ5 25; stoekcrs and feeders. $3f4 DO; bulls. 53 254 75; calves, $4 GOfjO 50. Hogs Receipts. 15,000. Market active and steady to 5- higher: bulk of sales. 55 P5?G 25. Heavy. fG 205ft 30; packers, ?5 IiOfiG 20: me dium. ?5 K?G 25; light. ?5 35G 10; Yorkers. $5 35tC: plBS. 54 155 30. Sheep Receipts, 2500. Market strong. Mut tons, $4 50fT5 73; lambs. ?G JEW? ft GO; range wethers, ?4 75?5 50; ewes. ?4 75175 40. Mrtnl Mnrlceta. NEW YORK. Feb. II). All the local metal markets were quiet "today, with copper nnd tin a shade lower, but spelter was a trifle higher. The local market for tin closed with spot quiet, quoted at 24;&t?251ic. while at London spot was 10s lower, and futures off fl 5s. Spot closM nt UG 10s and futures at f lf.f) 13c Copper was 5s lower for spot at Ixmdon. with futures 7s Gd off. spot closing at 55 10s. and futures at 54 15s. Local prices closed with Lake at 124fl'12'tc. electrolytic at 12H12c, and casting at 12t4S12$,c Lead was steady and unchanged at 4l&c. London lead closed unchanged at 11 12s Gd. Spelter wns firm at 54 12454 17H here, and London was unchanged at 17 I7s Gd. Iron was firmer. The English markets wre somewhat higher. Glargow closed at 53s 3d. and Mlddlesboro at 47s 10jd. Pig Iron war rants closed hero at fll C0312 30; No. 1 foun dry Northern. ?17 50?18 50: No. 2 foundry Northern. 5I701S; No. 1 foundry Southern, ?1G 5017 50; No. 1 foundry Southern soft. $16 50317. Bar silver, 55Vc. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. Bar silver. 55Uc per ounce. LONDON, Feb. 1S. Bar silver quiet. 23 7-lCd per ounce. Whisky Quotations Suspcniled. PEORIA. HI.. Feb. 10. Whisky quotations were suspended on the Peoria Board of Trade today for the first time in tho history of the exchange. This arose from complications grow ing out of tho unauthorized posting of 51 23 basis for finished goods yesterday by a local firm without knowledge of the New York man agement. Coffee anil .Sngor. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Coffee Spot Rio dull: No. 7 Invoice, uc; mild quiet; Cordova. 8ftl2c. Futures closed steady, net 5 points lower to 5 points higher. Total sales. IS.000 bags. Includ ing March, 55 55; July, 55 70; December, $0 10 5a 15. Sugar Raw firm; fair refining. 3U,c: centrif ugal, 0G test, 4rc; molases sugar, 2c; refined firm. CIiIcoko Provisions. CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Provisions were quiet, but were depressed by general selling following the early grain weakness. May pork closed 124c down, lard 5g7c lower, and ribs 3c lower. Cotton. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The cotton market closed steady, with prices net 339 points lower. Decline to Enter the Combine. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Canadian in terests in the Dominion Iron & Steel Company and the Dominion Coal Com pany, in Cape Breton, have succeeded, says a Montreal dispatch to the Times, in preventing: the "Americanization" of those companies. As a result. H. "W. "Whitney will, it Is stated, resign the presidency of both concerns and be suc ceeded by James Ross, of Montreal. Vice President and General Manager A. J. Chamber of Commerce ljSJKSMSffi4fi2al53 .... .. rr . a wnb you gefc 11 yuu Liiivti uy mc k FOR INFORMATION. 248 Alder Street, PORTLAND, ORE M2&l3i Moxham, who was brought from Pitts burje. also will retire. It Is further stated, and be succeeded by Herrick DuRan. a Canadian. These changes are interpret ed as meaning- that there will be no further steps taken toward combining with the United States Steel Corporation. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. J D Touser. San Fran.F W Bradley. San Fr H W Rea & wf. city Edmund Baker. S F G J Sweet. San Fran Cfcas W Pike. San Fr Chas E Cant, San Fr Frank Sancho, New Or B L Moshbacher. Chg W McClair. N Y Geo K Burton, Han Fr J D Brayton, Chicago D C Compton. Cleveld jGeo P Tracey. Chicago J R Har..en. San Fr L Dresrel. Chicago G X Brown, Chicago ;l H Plerson. San Fr M B Travis. Chicago W J Kelly. N Y E F Brittlngham. N Y W A Bissell. San Fr A G Hawley. San Fr E Chambers, Los Angl F II Dean & wife. HI E Vernon, Los Ang Whatcom ,W C Donnelly. San Fr D McGarrlty. San Fr (z T George. San Fr N Dlllman. Seattle iChas H Frye. Seattle S E Forest & wf, St Y Bert Hontg, San Fran T H Reynold. Denver,Jas Furst, Cincinnati J K Hamilton &. wf. R K Cobb, Salt Lake Wis j A Icrcidel. Baker City A C Rullfrpm. San Fr,H H Smith. Phila J F Yocum. Seattle ;C H Green. Saginaw W H Curran. Mlnnplsjw M Gallagher. Du W C Sharkey. N Y I luth M C Eden. St Paul Geo W Sanborn & wf. Julius Siegel. San Fr A Shilling. San Fr i Astoria j Geo W Simon, Chicago A C Emmons R L Baker. Chicago G W Simon. Chicago C W Hlgglns G F AVentworth, Ta- Geo O Somer & wife, coma j St Paul J M Hagerty. Oka- iMrs A L Craig, city r.osan IW D Washburn & wf. W E Graves & w. S F, Chicago THE PERKINS. P F Wilbur. Astoria ,Mrs Hansen. Falrhavn C W Mertz. Astoria L O Waldo. Pekln. CU W G Bean. Walla W , Peter Centzer. Ho- J J Jones. Malad City 1 qulam. Wash Miss Jon-s. do James Penn. Mrs A Buol. Butte C W Pettlt. Miss E Buol. Butte J W Watson. do do do Elmer Waldrep, Spokn.Chas II Itaymer. do Geo Addy, Chicago E F Radlger, Victoria. J C North. Picton.Ont M D Wood. Hlllsboro L C Thompson.Carlton. James Pur.der, South Miss Mlna Thompson, Bend. Wash Carlton IZ M Brown. Prlnevllle C E Fielding, Grant'3 (Jesse II Read, Tacoma Pass Mrs J M Nicholson, E Hutchinson. Senttle Seattle A M McLeod. Goldendl F A Hollabaugh. S F E F Halton. Baker Cyl Eugene France, Aber J M Berry. Baker City, deen Wm L Cummlngs, Sa-iMtss Sterling. N Y lem (Capt H Johnson, Ala- J F Heffner, Vancvr meda Mrs Watts. Reuben.OriL S Dennis. Jr. San F B F Laughlln. Dalle3 J P Anderson. Vancvr W B Kurtz. Dalles ,A N Tavlor, Gervals J H Watson. Shanlko (Roy Smith. Gervats" Mrs J H Watson, do G L Real!. Dallas H Crofts. St Joseph (Mrs It Mather. Everett Chas S McNtchols. ll F Lytle. Hoqulam Washington. DC G H Small. Hoqulam Mrs Julia B Schubert. Mrs J E Black Philadelphia ,U G Bean, Wail W THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles. Manager. II M Ballet. San Fran R S Balles. San Fr Louis GoUlstlne. city Mrs Goldstlne, city II M Pyeser. Astoria Mrs Harnett. Canada Mrs De Mers. Seattlo J D Nice, Olympla Mrs Nice, Olympla Capt Hamilton. Eng C W Hawxhurst. S F m Lewis. Seattle Miss Grace Gray. BrI-JS Hartman. Chehall. dal Veil Mrs Hartman. Chehalls R S Bryson. Pendleton Mrs Bryson. Pendleton Peter Valeten. Montana Geo W Fisher, Huntp, Idaho Dr S S Partello. Ciigoi i- n uoiter, saiera Mls Bolter, Salem Mrs F J Bolter, do Thoa Barry. Butte Mrs Barry. Butte C R Smead. Blalock H M Brace. San Fran F E Simpson. Athena Jan T Moylan. Car- rollton Chas A Gray. Salem Mrs Gray. Salem BenJ Young. Aftorla JGeo T Halt. Jr. Eugeno MTf Hall. Eugene F W Chaussc, Grant's Pass D C Mathews. Salem jMrs Mathews. Salem J H M liner. Marshllcld Mrs Mllner. Marshileld Master Bill Mllner. do A II Davis. Elb-nsburg Samuel Krelder. do M T Rarey. Seattle John H Hullnes. Mich J T Wll'on. umar.a iC S Brown. Astoria Mrs Walter Hamilton. iMrs Brown, Astoria Locklesley Halt ill Hamblet. Astoria F L Harrison. Shedds iMrs Hamblet. Astoria Mrs Harrison. Shedds Archle Gilchrist. Goblo F K Lovell. Salem Uas Hagedom, Goble Jas Hurley. San Fran , Elmer Goldberg, S F A Barnett, Canada THE ST. CHARLES. Hcnry Gilchrist Eu- IG W Doney & wife. ! H.atnn sene Mire Rose Scollard, Champoeg Mrs Lottie Davis. do 1L H Rclfe. city M P Scollard. do iThos Pennle. C'entralla A S Lowe, city J Mrs Crie, Mayger N Merrill, Olatskanle (A. J Gragg, Deer Islnd II B Via. Forest Orv John Eldred. do F M White. Cape Hrn R W French. Dalles J W Stronc & wife. Woodland H Buttman. city A Dahl. Woodland E P McClure, Forest )C W Lovetfren, Clats- J R Rand. Howl Rtveri .. .... I ....... . N Merrill. Clatskanle C Nelson. The Dalles A B Caples, Copies landing W J Stater. Ne where n .ucrenouhe. uo ii j j uarry, icn- C H Burkholder. Cot- f tralla tage Grove S F Eaby & wf. Vancv C J Leavltt, Newberg Mlss Lena Tucker, do Jasper Smith. TlllamkjG H Tucker & fmy. R Livnlle, Vancouver Sa!m L Snider, Vancouver JO C Hathaway & w, do Ceo Archibald. Goble J II Wenner & wf. do Matt Clark. Pike Co. JA B Daly, Marshfleld Mo jRoht Jones, Marshfleld D W Horner, HeppnerF Porth. Scappocse C C Schmaud. ToIedoiJoe Emerlck. do Chas Scott & wf, do FC Carpenter, do L Hartley. Corvallls Hotel BrunHTvIclc. Seattle. European, first-class. Ratee, 50c to 51.30L One block from depot. Restaurants near by. Tnconm Hotel. Tncoma. American plan. Rates. 53 and up. Donnelly Hotel. Tncoinn. European plan. Rates 50c and up. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. TIME CARD OF TRAINS PORTLAND Leaves. Arrives. Overland Express 2:00 P.M. 7:00 A.M. Twin City. St. Lou! & Kan. City Special... -11:30 P.M. 7:43 P.M. Puget Sound Limited, fo South Bsr.d, Cray's Harbor, Olympla, Ta coma and Seattle 8:33 A.M. 5:20 P.M. Two trains dally to Spokane. Butte. Helena, Minneapolis. St. Paul and the East. A. D. CHARLTON. Asst, General Pass. Act.. 235 Morrison street. Portland. Or. Salem, Independence, Albany Corvallis and McMinnvilic. Steamer POMONA, for Corvallls. leaves 0:45 A. M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Steamer ALTONA. for McMlnnvlIle. leaves 7 A. M. Monday. Wednesday and Friday. OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.. OQce and dock, foot Taylor at. Phone 40. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. OREGON1 SftOgp- .LINE' Mmn Pacific MUD THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST UNION DEPOT. Leave. Arrive. CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:00 A- M. 4:30 P. M. SPECIAL. Daily. Dallx. For tho East via Hunt ington. SPOKANE FLYER. 0:13 P. M. 7:00 A- . For Eastern Washing- Dally. Dally, ton. Walla Walla. Lrtf Iston. Coeur d'Alene and Gt- Northern Points. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. 8:50 P. M. 8:10 A- M For ;o East via Hunt- Dally. Dolly. "acton. OCEAN AXD RIVER SCHEDULE. FOn SAN FRAN CISCO. ES. Columbia Feb. 0. 10. 20. ES. G-o. W. Elder Feb. 1. 11. 21. From Ainswortb. Dock. 5:00 P. M. FOR ASTORIA and S:Co P. M. 5:00 P. M. Dally, ox. Sub. way points, connectlngDaily ex. wua sir. ror nwaco and (Sunday. North Beach, str. Has-1 eaio. Ash-strcat Dock-jSat. 10 P. M. FOR CORVALLIS andl0:45 A. M 6:00 P.M. Tues., Thurs., Sat. way points, str. MO 'Mon.. DOC. Ash-street Dock. (Water permKMng.) Wed.. FrL FOR DAYTON. Oregon City and Yamhill Riv er points, str. Elmore, Ash-streetDock. (Water permitting.) 7:00 A. M. Tues., Thurs.. Sat. 3:00 P. M. Mon.. Wed.. FrL. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Wahlnto. Telephone. Main 712. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calltnc at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting Bteamers for Manila. Port Ar thur and Vlndlvostock. THYRA SAILS ABOUT FEB. 2S. For rates and fall Information call on or ad dress officials or agents ot O. R. i N. Co. LAS 1 VIA SOUTH Lea-re Depot Kifth nml I Street. Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem. Rose burg, Ashland. Suc r a m e n to. Ugden. San Francisco, Mo lave, Led Angeles. El Paso. New Or leans and the East. At W o o d b urn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with train for ML Angel. Sll verton. Browns ville. Springfield, tnd Natron, and 8:30 P. M. 8:30 A. 21 :43 A. M. 7:00 P. 3L Albany Local for Mt. Angel and Sll verton. Albany passenger ... Crrvallls passenser, '10:10 A.M. '5:20 P. M. 4:00 P. M 7:30 A. M. I4:G0P. M. ISherlrtan passenger. 8:25 A. M. Dally, linally except Sunday. t Rebato tickets on sale between Portland, Sac-v ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17.30 first class and $14 second clas3. Second class Includes sleeper; first class does not. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained at Ticket Of fice, No. 254. cor. Washington and Third. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street. Leave Portland dally 7:20 A. M., 12:30. 1:55, 3:25, 4:40, 0:25, 8:30 P. M. Dally except Sun day. 5:30. 0:40 A. M.. 5:05. ll:3u P. M. Sun day only, 9 A. M. Arrive Portland dally. 8:30. 10:50 A. M.. 1:35. 3:10. 4:30. 0:15, 7:40. 10 P. M. Dally ex cept Sunday. 8:35. 0:30. 10:50 A. M.; except Monday. 12:40 A. M.: Sunday only. 10:03 A. M. Leave for Dallas dally except Sunday, 5:u3 P. M. Arrive Portland 0:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mondays. Wednes days and Friday at 3:50 P. M. Returns Tues days and Saturdays. Except Sunday. V. A. SCHILLING. R. B. MILLER. City Tkt. Act. Gen. Frt. & Pass. AgL Pacific Coast Steamship Co. fafrgfr Fir South-Eastero Alaska !tm iinve scniue u mt. n. Steamships COTTAGE CITY. CITY OF SEATTLE or AL KI. Feb. 4. 14. 16. 10. 23; Mar. 1. 6. 12, 10. 21, 24. 31. For San Francisco Leave SEATTLE at 0 A. M. every fifth day. For further Information, obtain folder. Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates. AGENTS N. POSTON, 240 Washington at.. Portland: F. W. CARLETON, N. P. R. R. Dock, Tacoma; Ticket Office. 113 James at., Seattle. M. TALBOT, Comm'l Agt.; C. W. MILLER. Asat. G-n'l Agt., Ocean Dock. Seat tle; GOOD ALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen'l Agta., San Francisco. yMo (pJ( SUNSET -n O 0GCEN&SHASTA ! un routes yoi Ticket Office 122 Third SI. Phone 6W n.,VP line riyer, uanjr 10 ana No ,4 Uom St. Paul. Mlnne- Mr'p' T (apolls. Dulutb. Chicago ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. it. Through Palace and Tourist Sleepera, Dining and Buffet Bmoklng-Llbrary Cara. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP KINSHIU MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points wilt leave Seattle About February 25th. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. Tl.n l?;f4 1. ..! LEAVES ,.....,. ARRIVES For Maygers. Kalater. Clatskanle. Westport. Clifton. Astoria. War renton. Flavel. Ham mond. Fort Steven. Gearhart Pk.. Seaside, Astoria and Seashor Express, Dally. Astoria Express, Dally. BtOQA. M. 11:10 A. M 7:00 P. M. Ticket olllce 255 Morrison st. and Union Depot. J C. MaYO. Gen- Pass. Agt.. As:orla. Or. WHIT COLLAR LINE STxi. TAiivjIA. ' DALLES ROUTE. Winter scheuuic Leaves lout Alder street every Monday. Wednesday and Friday morn ing. 7 A. M. Leaves The Dalles every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday morning, T A. M. Stops at all way landings for both freight and passengers. ASTORIA ROUTE. STR. BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-st. Dock.) Leaves Portland dally every morning at T o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon phone Main 251. Columbia phone 35L,