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Newspaper Page TextXHB MORNING OREGONIAN,, THUSDATV DECEMBER 18, 1902. IS TURKEYS FROM EAST A Carload Coming for the Christmas Trade. STRONG DEMAND FOR FRUIT Wheat Market Dhu and Flour Firm and Hisrlier Jfo Inquiry for Hops Batter JKarUct WeakeBcd by Mack Poor Product, Cereals Wheat, dull, steady; barter and oat, unchanged; flour. Ann, -with patents higher. Hops No business reported locally. "Wool Quiet trading in Orcgons In the East. Country Produce Eastern turkeys coming; chickens, weak; eggs,, steady o firm; butter, weaK. Fruit and regetables Tropical and citrus fruits, in strong demand; green produce, steady; potatoes, weak. Merchandise Manila rope, lower; gro JjO&fs, unchanged. Ifjteats Beef, mutton and lambs, high er? hams and bacon, lower; lard, un-btanged. There Is a steady movement in merchandise and In Terlshable produce. In groceries the Fall trade has been about disposed of, so far as orders are concerned, but a good deal of shipping is still being done. The fruit and vegetable markets are fully supplied for the holiday trade, .and the demand is strong from both city and country. The poultry market is unsettled. The feature of this trade is the expected arrival of a carload of turkeys from le East. The grain markets have been dull "during- the week, with few changes. Hops are very quiet. WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. There have been but few transactions in wheat since the last report, and the majority of sales have been in small lots. Most of the wheat in the country is out of first bands, and the trading going on now is of a cleanlng-up nature. Sales of club wheat were at a range of 7172c, and bluestem sold at about SOc Very few purchases have been made for millers, most of the wheat taken going to Australia or South Africa. The de mand from that direction Is for bluestem wheat, which accounts for the wide difference in the values of the two varieties. The ton nage market is stagnant at the moment. The grain fleet in port numbers SI vessels of an aggregate tonnage of 57,351. The en route fleet .numbers 29 vessels of a total of 61,016 tons. The local and export demand for flour con tinues steady. The Portland mills have ad vanced the price on patents in order to adjust the differential between that grade and straights, bringing them Into proper relation with the rullnr values of club and bluestem wheat. The barley market is Arm, but Jin changed. The crop of barley for the year 1002 has been a great disappointment in both quality and quantity. Early in the Fall, the Government reported a crop of 135,000,000 bushels. The basis of this estimate was the large Increase of acreage in all kinds of grain. Since this report was Issued, however, it has become ap parent that.crrors were made in computing the There are no changes in the local quotations on oats. The oat crop is also not proving. as large as originally estimated, and should oats strengthen up materially after the first of Jan uary, as, they frequently do, low-grade barley will bo largely depended upon for feeding pur poses. On the whole, malting barley will be generally wanted until the supply is exhausted. According to the latest estimates the crop of 1002 shows a total of 1.028.220.000 bushels. These figures, eays the Market Record, natural ly make speculators feel cautious about Invest ing in futures. It is, however, understood that there is a larger percentage of unmer chantable oats than in "any previous year. Moreover, It is learned "from abroad that the oats crop of fair quality is much below the average, and that European countries will have to import larger quantities than usual, and that they are now willing to pay top prices for choice oats for future delivery. HOPS Hops are dull, and will undoubtedly continue so for a month to come. The demand from the brewing interests is expected to ma terialize some time 'In January. Growers gen erally look for an advance before Spring. Of the Eastern situation the Journal of Commerce of the 10th says: Despite the reports of dull business which have been received from the Coast the past two weeks it was stated that a Cincinnati firm purchased during this period about 1400 bales prime hops at 25c f. o. b. cars, and It was also stated that the sales for export dur ing the past few days amounted to about 400 bales. Reports from up the state reported business as dulL The principal English export buyer has withdrawn (for the present at least) from the market, and 35c is now being quoted, as an outside figure. It is claimed, however, that practically all supplies of strletlv chnirn hops have been marketed. Common grades were renorted offered at 30c Locally, a slow market was reported, and revised quotations show slight reductions. The Watcrvllle Times of December 1 says of hops: The few growers who still have their crops are holding back and dealers do' not feel like paying more than the market prices, therefore there is nothing doing. Mali advices from London report the imports of hops from the Continent during September and October at 53.C0Q hundredweight, and. it is understood that the imports during November were also large. "WOOL The American "Wool and Cotton Re porter or December II says -of Pacific Coast wools in the East: Business has continued light In Oregon wools These wools being in light supply, prices are firmly maintained. For California there has been but little In quiry, but prices oro firmly sustained. Choice Northern stock has sold In a small way at 20 lc, and middle county at about 16e. Defec tive wools continue to be taken In' moderate amounts at a clean cost of 3033c. The Reporter .quotes Oregon wool at Eastern seaboard markets as follows: Eastern staple. 18(5 10c per pound; Eastern Oregon choice cloth ing. !G17c; do average, 1516c; do heavy, 12fl3c; Valley Oregon No. 1, 2021c; do No. 2. 2021c: do No. 3, 1920c; do lambs, lC17c COUNTRY PRODUCE Receipts of chickens have been too large in the past few days for the cood of the market, and in order to keep supplies down, quotations .have been shaded. Not many turkeys came in. and some of yes terday's receipts sold at better than the estab lished prices. The feature -of the poultry mar ket during the day was tho announcement that a carload of Eastern turkeys is on the way for the Christmas trade. The birds must sell at a good price tomake the deal profitable, but there is no doubt they will find a ready market, as turkeys in the East are dressed and packed in the highest style of tho art, and besides many people here still believe that corn fed turkeys are the only ones fit to eat. Oregon eggs have been rather scarce during the week, and sales have been made up to 33c, though most houses held for 32J4c Eastern eggs are plentiful. N The butter market Is dull and generally weak. "Fancy brands of creamery sell readily enouch. but there Is an- excess of second-grade butter on hand.4 Much of this is supposed to be cream cry, but its quality is poor. The cause is sup posed to be too many roots in the cattiafood. GREEN PRODUCE-Under the stimulating effect of the near approach of the holidays, a big bjsslaew has been done ia fruits, especially is tropical aad' serai-tropical varieties. Oranges are plentiful. Southern California new suppty Cac the trade with excellent trait. There are' also plenty of Japanese oranges on hand, and they aro sellnlg fairly well at 75c per small box. Receipts of bananas la carload lots ure alraosf a daily occurrence. The market is fully, supplied with seasonable Oregon vegetables, also plenty of California stuff, which comes up In very rood condition. The potato market is very dull, and dealers quote it weak, with an absence of demand I from San Francisco. GROCERIES, MEATS. ETC. The heavier staples In the grocery line have not changed in price since the last report. Jobbers are at a loss to know Just where sugar stands. The market went up recently, following advances In New Tork, but the Coast did not respond to the New Tork decline of two days ago. Rice, tea, beans and canned goods ar.e Arm at former prices. Two declines of c each have been made In Manila rope. New prices for future delivery of fruit Jars have been announced, and show quite a decline from the old figures. Meats. live and dressed, have been active and firm.. Beef, mutton and lambs are higher. Good mutton is very scarce. Since last week, hame and bacon have each declined 4c. Lard is unchanged. COFFEE Bickford's coffee circular says: Advices from numerous sources in Guatemala as to tho actual, or even approximate, damage sustained by the recent volcanic eruptions there are conflicting, and an authoritative estimate is impossible. Some place it at 400,000 quintals lost to this crop, while others go variously to the opposite extreme. Important estates near the volcano are known to be permanently ruined. Others, more distant, will occupy a season or seasons in recuperating. As the dis tance Increases the damage lessens, and many who felt themelves ruined at first .will now partly or largely save their crops. Still others will lose, not as the direct result of the erup tion, but by neglect occasioned through the fleeing of their native laborers and the delay and difficulty in securing their gradual return. The area Involved has been pretty generally well defined, and there Is no doubt that the aggregate loss will prove severe, but the plant ers seem unable to more than approximate their figures. As a rough hazard we would put the shortage of this croo at 250,000 quin tals, say 185,000 bftcs. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc. FLOUR Valley. $3 40363 per barrel; hard wheat straights, $3 303 65; hard wheat pat ents, $3 &0&4 40; Dakota hard wheat, $4 I0 5 30; graham. $3 3033 60. "WHEAT Walla "Walla, 7172c; bluestem, SOc; Valley, 76c. export values. BARLEY Feed, $23 CO per ton; brewing, 524; rolled. $24 50. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $18818 per ton; mid dlings, $2324; shorts. 1920; chop, $18. OATS-No. 1 white, $1 151 17 J; gray, $1 12H 1 15 per cental. HAY Timothy, 1011; clover, $9; wh'iat, $SQQ per ton. Batter, "Eggs, Poaltry, Etc. POULTRY Chickens, mixed. 11c per pound; young, 10c; hens, llllc; turkeys, live, 133) 14c; dressed, 15l?Hc; ducks. $56 per doren; geese. $6 5037. CHEESE Full cream, twins, 16H17J5c; Young America, 1718c; factory prices 1 lHc less; Wisconsin, 16c per pound. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 27S30c per pound; dairy, 20224c; store, 15lSc EGGS 2535c per dozen. 1 SO; eeUs hides, caea. 260c; seat -skins, cosubob, each, 15c; Aazora. with wool a, each. 25cf fl. VSroOLr-Valley. 12415c; Eastern Oregon. 8, 14j; mohair, 2828c. PELTS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. each, $58 20; cubs, ?25; badger, each. 1040c; -wildcat,, 23$50c; house cat, 5$lSc; fox. com mon gray, each. 3050c; do Ted, each, $1 502; do cross, each. $56; do silver and black, each. S100S200; fisher, each, $56: lynx, each. $23; mink, strictly No. 1, each, 50c?l 50. marten, dark Northern, ?G12; marten, pale pine, according- to size and color. $1 5002; muskrats, large, each, 510c; skunk, each, 4O6,50c; civet or polecat, each, 510c; otter, for large prime skins, each, 30650c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each. $3 5085; wolf, prairie (coyote), without head, each, 30 35c; wolverine, each. $47; beaver, per skin, large, $50 do .me dium. S34; do small. Ul 50; do L'.ts, 50375c. SHEEPSKINS Shearing. 15 20c; short woql, 2535c; medium wool, 3080c: long wool, 60c gjl each. TALLOW Prime, per. pound. 45e; No. 2 and grease, 2&?3c DECE3IBER CORX SLUMPS. Attempt to Corner the Option CaHsses n. Loss of Over Five Point. CHICAGO, Dec. 17. There was considerable excitement In the corn pit, due to the action of December delivery, which suffered a severe setback, owing to continued heavy liquidation, with practically no support. As a result of tho downward plunge In prices, the attempted corner of the December option, which had been engineered by a St. Louis clique, went completely to pieces', Judging from the way the long corn came out, "with apparently no effort on the part of the "pool" to support the mar ket. Large quantities of December corn, it was said, were sold In the pit "for the account of whom It may concern," and the supposition was that those who had been endeavoring to bull the market had failed to respond to calls for margins. Liberal receipts and favorable weather were responsible largely for the anxie ty of loners to dispose of their holdings. De cember opened Ulc lower, at 5252c, and declined gradually, with now and then a slight rally, until 47c was touched. A little better support developed at the bottom, but the close was 5c lower, at 47c May was dull and featureless, but held firm, closing a shade higher, at 43Hc. Wheat ruled dull and weak, the favorable. weather throughout the Northwest causing longs to unload freely, and this, together with selling on short account, was the main factor In bringing out the easier feeling. The sharp break In December com affected wheat, as aid also the foreign news, which was a trifle bear ish, the large stocks reported at Russian ports being taken as an Indication that the Govern ment yield In that country was entirely cor rect. There was a little better demand toward the close, which was about steady. May being a shade higher, at 7714c December closed c lower, at 74c Oats were dull. May closed c. lower, at 32?ic. Provisions were extremely dull and were weak. January Dork closed 10c lower, lard a shade lower, and ribs were off 2fec. ' Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. VEGETABLES Turnips, 7580c per sack; carrots, 75680c; beets, $1 per sack; parsnips, (1 per sack; cauliflower, ?1 752 per crate; cabbage, lttc per pound; celery. Lob Angeles. 6076c; Denver, $1 per dozen; lettuce, head, per dozen, 25c; hothouse. $1 752 per box; green onions, per dozen, 12Vc; cucumbers, 75c $fl per box; green peppers, 45c per pound; dry Chile peppers. 20c per pound; Brussels sprouts. 6c per pound; squash, $11 50 per hun dredweight. GREEN FRUIT Apples, table. 85c0fl "50 per box; cooking. 5075c; pears, 75c$l 25 per box; grapes. Niagara, 50c per crate; Concord, 2030c per basket, 15c per half basket; Cali fornia Tokay. $1 40 per crate; Muscat, $1 25 per crate; Cornichon. $1 25; quinces, Oregon, S5c?l per box; cranberries, Jersey, $11; "Wis consin, Bell & Cherry, ?1111 50; persimmons. $1 25 nor box. TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons, $3 50 4 per box; oranges, new crop navels, $2 753 25; seedlings, $1 752 50: grape fruit, $3'50 per box; bananas, $2 252 75 per bunch; pineap ples, ?5 50 per dozen; pomegranates, $1 CO per box. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 74c per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 5 6c; apri cots, 8010c: peaches, 749c: pears, 7J4i,4c; prunes, Italian, 46c; figs, California blacks, 6c; do white, 7Hcr Smyrna. 20c; plums, pitted, 45Hc RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4-crown, "He; 3 crown, 714c; 2-crown, 6c; unbleached seedless Muscatel raisins, 7c; unbleached seedless Sul tans, 6"4c; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1 S5; 2-crown. $1 75. POTATOES Best Burbanks, 6070e per tack; ordinary, 5060cper cental, gri rs prices; Merced sweets, f2 per cental. ONIONS Oregon and Washington, 75cj?$l per cental: shippers' price in carload lots, 50c per cental. Groceries, Vnts. Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 2328c; Java, fancy, 200 32c; Java, good, 20 24c; Java, ordinary, 18 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18220c; Costa Rica. good, 163lSc; Costa Rica, ordinary, 1012o peril pound; Columbia roast, $10 75; Arbuckle's, $11 25-list: Lion. $10 75. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; Carolina head, 77c SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $1 85 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2 75; fancy 1-pound flats, $1 80; H-pound flats, $1-25; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 90c; red, 1-pound talis, $1 30; sockeye, 1-pound tails, $1 45; 1 pound flats. $1 60. SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, per 100 pounds: Cube. $5 30; powdered, $5 15; dry gran ulated, $5 05; extra C, $4 53; golden C, $4 45. Advances over 6ack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Maple, 1516c per pound. Beet sugar, granulated, $4 95 per 100 pounds. HONEY 13c per No. 1 frame. BEANS Small white, 4c; large white. 4c; pinks, 3Hc Bayou. 3c; Lima, 54c per pound. NUTS Peanuts. 6?io per pound for raw, 80 Sc for roasted; cocoanuts. 8509Oo per dozen: walnuts, 13314c per pound; pine nuts, 10 12l&c; hickory nuts, 7c; BrazlL nuts, 10c; Al berts, I516c; fancy pecans, 17c; almondc, 14 15c; chestnuts, 16c. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, $6 25S6 50 per 100 for spot. SALT Liverpool. 60s. $20 SO per ton; 100s, $20 40; 200s. $19 50; half ground, per" ton. 50s, $16; 100s, $15 50; Worcester salt, bulk, 320s, $5 per barrel; linen sacks, 50s, 86c per sack. OILS Coal oil, cases, 23 o per gallon; iron barrels, 16c; wood barrels. 19c; linseed, boiled, cases, 59c; barrels, 54c; linseed, raw, cases, 57c; barrels, 52c; gasoline, iron barrels, IShc; cases, 26c; turpentine, cases, 72c; wood barrels, 68c; Iron barrels, 66c; lots of 10 cases or more, 71c Collier and Atlantic white and red lead, in lots of 500 pounds or more, 6c; less than 500 pounds, 6&c Meats and Provisions. BEEF Gross, cows, $S3 75; steers, $44 50; dressed, 647Hc per pound.. VEAL 78Uc per pound MUTTON Gross, $3 50; dressed, 647c LAMBS Gross, $3 50; dressed, 7c HOGS Gross. $00 25; dressed. 77Hc LARD Portland, tierces. 13Uc per pound; tubs, I3c; 60s. 13c; 20s. 13c; 10s. 13o; 5s, 14c s Compound, tierces, 9Vic per pound; tubs, 9Vic; fine. 10s, 15Vto; seconds, 5s, 14e; 10s, UUc BACON Portland. lOSlS&c per pound; East ern, fancy. 17c; standard, heavy, 15c; bacon bellies, 154c HAMS Portland, 13c per pound; picnic, 10Hc per pound; Eastern fancy, 13414Hc c DRY-SALTED MEATS Portland clears, 124 134c; backs, 1213c; bellies, 1516c; exports, 20625 pounds average. ,1314c; butts, 9$10c SAUSAGE Portland, ham. 12o per pound; minced ham, 104c; Summer, choice dry, 1714c; Bologna, long, 8c: welnerwursts, 0c; liver, 7c; pork. 9c; blood. Tc; head cheese, 7c; bologna sausage link, 714c PICKLED GOODS Portland., pigs' feet, 14 barrels, $4 50; H-barrels. $2 50; 16-pound kit, $1. Tripe, 14-barrels, $5 60; U-barrels, $2 75; 15-pound kit, $1; pigs tongues, 14-barreI, $6. Hops. Wool, Hides,. Etc. HOPS Choice, 2514G26Uc per pound; prime to choice. 24!425c; prime, 24c; medium, 22 23c per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up. 151514c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, 10c: dry salted bulls and stags, one-third les than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, 89c; 50 to 60 pounds, 7C8c; under 50 pound and .cows. 7c; stags and bulls, sound, 59514c; kip, sound. 15 to 20 pound, 7c; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pousds,. 7c r calf, spttad, under 10 pounds. 8c; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound' less; horse hides, salted, eftsfe, $1 502; dry, each, $19 The leading futures ranged as follows: . WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. December $0 74 $0 7414 $0 73 $0 74 May 77 , 77 76 . 7714 July 74 74U 73 74 524 46 474 4514 4314 3114 3215 16 55 15 524 10 1714 0 70 81214 8 37 825 47 45 43 16 57 15 57 10 22 9 70 012 8 37 8 27 CORN December .... 52 January 46 May ..43 4395 OATS. Dec (new) ... 31 3114 May o2 32 MESS PORK. January 1C"70 16 70 May 15 70 15 72 LARD. December ....10 20 10 22 January 9 77 0 77 May 9 17 9 17 SHORT RIBS. January 8 45 8 45 May 8 32 8 32 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet and steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 7476c; No. 3. C8 72; No. 2 red. 7374c. Corn No. 2, 4750c; No. 2 yellow. 47?4c Oats No. 2. 311432ic; No. 3 white, 30 32c. Rye No. 2, 40c Barley Good feeding, 3840c; fair to choice malting, 4455c Flaxseed No. 1, $1 17; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 25. Timothy seed Prime. $3 65. Mess pork $17 per bbl. Lard $10 1510 20 per cwt. Short ribs sides Loose, $8 37S 62. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, $8'25(g8 50. Short clear sides Boxed. $8 759. Clover Contract grade, $10 75. Receipts, snipments. Flour. ' barrels . Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels .. Oats, bushels .. Rye. bushels .. Barley, bushels .lKO.noo .163,000 .470.000 .645.000 . 30.000 .248,000 27.000 9,000 naooo 18,000 29,000 Ruined ly Fnilnre of Corner. CHICAGO. Dec 17. W. W. McCleary & Co.. - ti..i r Troo firm. reDresentlnjr the St. Louis "blind pool," which attempted to corner December corn, nave suspenaeu. on! w close out all trades for their account waa pqst-1- (V.. Vnorri at thi rinse of the day. Mr. McCleary declared that he would pay j -11 nii,r nr.d he nrobably would be ready for business tomorrow. He said that his order to have all nls traaes ciosea was icrcea because of excessive calls on nim ior margins. Mr. McCleary Is a brother-in-law of Mr. Cleage. nr. n,'i! nnnl has about 8000 members. He haa been operating in St. Louis, Kansas -u.. rMmfrn And at one time is said to have had as much as 11,000,000 bushels of corn In these three markets, 01 wnicn .uw,wu Dusn els was In Chicago. on t nrrfe Tiw 17. John Thvson. of the Thyson- Commission Company. SU Louis, repre sentative OI V. . JU.CVlCttlJ' vu., 1.44 c tum ..mnnnv Tonnriffl susnended. said: "We have not one bushel of corn that was reported bought In Chicago on our orders. You can also say that we have paid for every bush el bf cash corn that was delivered us, and we have met all the excessive margin calling that has been maae upon us. Mr. Thyson said he knew of no "blind pool in St. Louis formed to corner December corn. Grain and Produce at Tfew Yorlc. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Flour Receipts, 19,- 100 barrels; exports, C900 narreis. - aiarKet auii hut steady. Wheat Receipts, 62.400 bushels. Market for spot steady. No. 1 red, 83c elevator, 79c f. o. b, 'afloat; no. 1 xoruiern uuium, 00c 1. o h. afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba, 86c f. a b, afloat. Up to midday wheat was Inclined to ward weakness under liquidation. Later it re covered on the small Western movement, cov erlng and export rumors, closing 14c net higher. May, so ii-itji a-ioc, ciosea oic; July. 78147Sc, closed 78c; December closed 83c Hops Quiet, Hides Steady, Butter Receipts, 5400 packages. Market steady. State dairy. 202Sc; creamery, extra. 30c: creamery, z-sjiaic Eggs Receipts, 6700 packages. Market steady. State and Pennsylvanis,.l29c; Western uncandled, poor to fancy, zoqstc Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 17. Wheat easier. Barley easier, uats eieaay. Snot Quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1 371 42; milling, 1 iKAl J7U Barley Feed, $1 2141 22; brewing, $1 25 1 2614. Oats Red, $1 221 35; white, $1 251 40; oiacK, i zuio'i. 00. r11 hnnrd Killes: Wheat Easier; December, $1 37H; May, $1 HVVli casu, -,3. Barley Easlerj May. $1 23. Corn Large yellow, $1 301 37. v, - ; European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec 17. Wheat Cargoes on pas sage firm, but not active: cargoes No. 1 stand ard California, 3is 3a; waiia walla, 29s 3d. English country market quiet ana steady. LIVERPOOL. Dec 17. Wheat Steady; No. 1 standard California, Cs 8d. Wheat In Paris quiet. Flour in Paris steady. French country. markets auii. w earner in ingiana, aamp. Sale of Sealskins. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 17. Cable advices were received this vafternoon by the Victoria, Sealing company, to tne eiiect mat tne annual sale of eealsklnstook place at Lampson's and tho Hudson a y t;ompany, in ivondon. this morning. The prices realized were larger than last year, the catch being smaller. The skins brought from $18 to $20, according to size and quality. . 7'ew Yorlc Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec" 17. The. cotton market opened steady at a decline of 1 to an advance of 1 point, and closed barely steady at net unchanged prices to a decjlne of J points. WARNING FROM BANKERS ANOTHER SELLING MOVEMENT CARRIES DOWN THE STOCIC LIST. Object Is to Dlsconrase Indulgence In Speculation Tunnel Franchise ' Passage Helps Pennsylvania. NEW YORK. Dec IT. The movement- of prices In today's stock market' was an almost exact repetition of that of yesterday. Tnere was the same broadening show of strength up to the last hour, when a selling movement de veloped; which wiped out practically all ot the earlier gains and jcarrled some pnce3 Deiow last night- The reaction today was rather more- gradual, and not quite so severe as yes terday, and was .followed by a. steadier tone Just before the close. There is no reason to doubt that the late selling movement today caine from tho same sources, arid with the same objects as that of yesterday, that is to say. from sources in touch with the bankers money pool, anil with the object of discouraging any indulgence In speculation. The sharpness and suddenness of last .night's decline led to tho supposition la some 'quarters that It was due to some coming bad .news regarding the Venezuelan situation. Today's decline had uo such suspicions to account for It. The early strength In the market was due in no small part to the falluro of yesterday's sin ister rumors to materialize. The facts devel oped overnight regarding the Venezuelan situa tion, although containing some unfavorable features, were so much less threatening than had been feared, that speculative 'sentiment showed encouragement, and a disposition to buy stocks was manifested on that score. A number of special Influences also helped the show of strength. The passage of the Penn sylvania tunnel franchise by tho New York Board of Aldermen helped the stock of that company and its subsidiary companies. Stocks of other companies with terminals on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson were also affected. Sugar continued to reflect the hope of bene fiting from the Cuban reciprocity treaty, but the leaders of the speculative advance were clocks ln which powerful pools are known to exist. There were rumors current that sqme members of these pools had ventured to go short of the stocks Involved during the recent decline, and were now liable to be called on for their share of the pool noldlngs, wnicn naa figured In loans of stock or clandestine short sales. The money market continued to show tho sentimental effect on the formation of the bankers $50,000,000 protective pool. The Sub- .treasury drain upon the market Is greatly re laxed, owing to heavy pension payments and the practical cessation of deposits for transfer to the Interior. Bonds were Irregular In sympathy with stocks. Total sales, par., value, $2,070,000. United States bonds were ail unchanged on the last call. New YorJc Stock Market. STOCKS. Atchison do pfd Baltimore & Ohio do pfd Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton. ...... do pfd Chicago. Ind. & Louis.. do pfd Chicago Great Western. do A pfd... do B pfd Chicago & N. W. ...... Chicago Term. & Tran. do pfd C, C, C. & St. Louis.. Colorado Southern do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Delaware & Hudson.... Del., Lack. & Western. Denver & Rio Grande. do pfd '.. Ele do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Great Northern pfd Hocking Valley do pfd v Illinois Central Iowa Central..,. , do pfd' . Lake Erie & Western.. Louisville" &"NaVhvllieN Manhattan Elevated ... Metropolitan Street Ry. Mexican Central Mexican National ...... Minn, & St. Louis Missouri Pacific M., K. & T do pfd New Jersey Central.... New York Central Norfolk & Western.... do pfd Ontario & Western Pennsylvania Reading do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Lou la & San Fran.. do 1st pfd do 2d pfd. St. Louis S. W .... do pfd St. Paul do pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway ...J. do pfd Texas & Pacific Toledo. St, L. & VT..1.. do pfd Union Pacific do pfd Wabash do pfd Wheeling & Lake Erie. do 2d pfd Wisconsin Central do pfd Express Companies Adams American United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper .. Amor. Car & Foundry.. do pfd American Linseed OH.. do pfl Amer. Smelt. & Refln.. do Pfd Anaconda Mining Co... Brooklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fuel & iron.. Consolidated Gas Coat. Tobacco pfd General Electric, Hocking Coal International Paper do pfd International Power .., Laclede Gas National Biscuit National Lead North American ....... Pacific Coast Pacific Mall Paople's Gas Pressed Steel Car do pfd Pullman Palaco Car.... Republic Steel do pfd Sugar Tennessee Coal & Iron, Union Bag & Paper Co. do pfd . ..." United States Leather do pfd -. United States Rubber.. qo pfd United States Steel.... do pfd Western Unton Amtrican Locomotive . . do ptd -. , Kansas City Southern. do .pfd Rock Island do pfd 29.500 1.600 16.800 . 400 6,000 400 14,300 700 3.500 "200 400! "5OO1 20O; 800 300 700 2,900 200 300 600 18,000 1,500 600 700 700 700 3,600 ,100 81 08 03 Si 12I5--4 70 46 31 30 30 04 20 0S 41 162 244 37 89 31 G20i 43 I S3 100 142 86 2142i:, -& 4.700 0,000 3.300 2,200 100 28.800 2,400 600 "o.Vooj 4,600 520 39.800 30.000 300 500 1,500 300 600 700 4,600 00.000 '53.Y06 11,200 400 LOW 200 100 40.600 -2.100 700 1.700 400 ZOO 1.200 600 4.800 700 2.300 11.400 3;300 1,300 300 1,100 100 700 300 0001 800 2,700 400 62,000 900 1.200 800 400 43.400 20,700 2.400 1,200! 300 '12,200 5.300 159 UWli 243-a4254 120 145 137 21 15Vi 104 151 03 28 1534 BUVi 85 68 80 08 25 59 17014 li 31 01! 2714 45 07 20 40Vi 22 311 24 49 215 5G14 33 30 63 76 ill 115 174 44? 251 114 57 75 124 54 11 80 I 05 01 93'V 12T, 5. 15 31 23 "(I Si 80 97 04 03 125 73 68 2:5 SO 30 30 04 25 68 41 30ft 40 37 8S! 31 62 4314 188 98 96 142 36 119 ; 143 137 21 15 102 24 53 150 6S 27 152 85 75 3S S8 31 62 43 187 09 06 140 .38 03 46 115 119 144 137 14 106 102 24 63 165 150 694 90 27 152 58 85 75 061 67 67l 24 57 16S 50 30 90 3S 45! 05 90 25 37 31 23 4S 215 55 32 62 75 209 114 171 112 100 06 18 75 121 53 32 S2 OS 20 '29j '381 80 70 11 60 31 81 87 25 20 24- 57 108 100 00 30 90 38 20 45 96 91 25 30 22 31 2 48 200 215 120 215 55 33 87 14 35 39 90 85 62 75 209 114" 172 18 1-j4 70 55 83 44 25 100 65 37 100 57 80 ov 18 1L554 53 12 76 11 86 15 50 32 81 87 25 01 29 52 37 79ti four and six months; 6 per cent; prime mercan tile paper 6 per cent. ... "Sterling" -exchange easy, with actual business In bankers bills at 54 80.75 for demand, and at $4 S3.1254 83.23 for 60 days' bills; posted rates. $4 84 and $4 S74 SS; commercial bills, $4 S24 83. Bar silver,, &. Mexican dollars. 3814c. Government' bonds steady; railroad bonds Ir regular. LONDON, Deal 17. Bar sliver firm. 22d per ounce. . . Money, 35 per .cent. Rate of discount for short bills. 3 per cent; for three months"'blils, 3 13-16 per cent Consols for money, 02; for account, 92. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Silver bars, 4Sc per ounce. Mexican dollars Nominal. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, 2c . ,- Sterling on Londonf-Slxty days, $4 83; sight, $4 -7. Bank ClenriAss. Clearings. Balances. Portland - .'.$53.880 $110,459 Seattle C05.224 l8-?2 Tacoma f.,... 350.420 52.154 Spokane 370.554 - 60,500 Daily Treasury Stn.teia.eHf. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances.-.: $208,097,680 Gold 121,310,329 GERMAN MARKETS HIGHER. Cables Report an Advance of Tliree Maries in Hojjb. NEW YORK, Dec 17. (Special.) The local hop trade is quiet. Stocks are. accumulating. On states, the market Is easy on low grade3. but choice are" firm at 35c. German cables re port strong market, with on. advance of 3 marks. London cables a steady situation. Today's Coast wires reporting the supply of prunes practically In the hands of packers and speculators Induced more firmness among, hold ers here. There are few sellers In round lots on spot, but sales of several .carloads ot Cali fornia 40-SOs in transit are noted atfull spot prices. Exporters are reported making efforts to buy, and offer 6c net cash for sizes 40-60s, inclusive. A few odd lots sold at this figure out of shipments due tomorrow. The Remand on spot is mainly for small lots, and full prices are paid. The size 70-80 is in a little better supply, but the last sale was at 4c. A bid of 6c made to the Coast on 40-50a In 25-pound boxes wa3 declined. Oregon, stocks are ilght and goods aro held at 7c for .30-403 and 6c for 40-50s In round lots. Supplies ot 20-30s and CO-6O3 are cleaned up. A dull but steady feeling Is noted In salmon. Lima beans show better movement, and strictly choice are held a shade more firmly at $3 05 per bushel. Oft grades continue easy but there are no sales. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Knnsns City. CHICAGO. Dec 17. Cattle Receipts, 16,000. Market stronr to 15c hlnher. Good to prime steers. $5 40S6 50; poor to medium, $35 25; stockers and feeders. $2S4 60; cows. $1 25 4 60; heifers. $24 75; canners, $1 252 40; bulls. ?24 50; calves, $3 757 25; Texas fed steers, $3 754 50. Hoks Receipts today. 31,000; tomorrow, 30, 000; left over, 8000. Market opened 10c hlsher and closed with advance lost. Mixed and butch ers, $5 OSffO 40; good to choice heavy. $6 50 0 80;, rough heavy. $60 45; light, $5 75Q6 25J bulk of sales. $6 20416 40. Sheep Receipts. 18.000. Market steady to strong: lambs 1015c higher. Good to choice wethers. ?3 75?-i 40; fair to choice mixed, $2 753 75: Western sheep, $3 75S4 40; native- lambs, $3 75S6; Western lambs, $4 504 03. OMAHA. Dee. 17. Cattle Receipts, 4000. Market steady and stronger. Native steers. $3Si6: cows and heifers, $2 7504; Western steers, $&J?4 50; Texas steers, $34 25; cows and heifers, $2 75?4: Western steers. $3g4 50; Texas steers. S3w4 25: cows ana neiiers. range, $2 503 75; canners. $1 5002 50; stockers and feeders. $2 603 50; calves,. $6 iiwtfu; duus, stags, etc.. SI 753 10. Hosrs Receipts. 8000. Market 510c hlghe: Heavy. ?0 25JB 32; mixed. $8 200 25 r light. $6 156 25; pigs, $56; bulk ot sales, $6 20 m 25. Sheen Recelnts. 8000. Market strong. Fed muttons. $404 60; Westerns, $3 5004 10; wethers, $3 75S4 25; ewes, $3 304 40; com mon and stockers, $1 503 35 J lambs, $4 50 5 50. ( KANSAS CITY. Dec 17. Cattle Receipts, 80C0, Including 1600 Texans. Market steady to strong. Native steers, $3 75?0 25; Texas and Indian steers, $2 .8003 55; Texas cows, $2 25 2 60; native cows and heifers, $1 854 35; stockers and feeders. $2 25 4 35; bulls. $2 20 3; calves. $2 256; Western steers, $35 15; Western steers, $3 5 15; Western cows. $1 75 3. Hogs Receipts, 10.000. Market 1015c high er; bulk of sales, $6 206 35. Heavy, $6 22 66 45; packers. $8 120 32; medium. $6 25 6 40; light. 30 176 30; Yorkers; $6 25 6 30; pigs. $6 6 20. Sheep Receipts, 5000. Market strong to 10c higher. Mutton. $31 10; lamb3. $3 605 45; large wethers, $34 60;wes, $34 20. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Vegetables Cu--cumbers, 75c$l 25 per box; garlic, 22c per pound; green peas, 47c per pound; string beans, 610c per pound; tomatoes. 40c$125; onions, 50075c; egg plant, 1012c. Apples Choice, $1 75; common, 30c. Bananas 75c$2 50. Limes Mexican, $44 50. California lemons Choice, $2 502 75; com mon, 75c. Oranges Navels, $1 502 75. Pineapples $1 504. . Potatoes Early Rose, 7585c; River Bur banks, 2550c; river reda, 3345c; Salinas Bur banks. 75c$l 10; sweets, $1251S5; Oregon Burbanks, 75c $1. Poultry Turkey gobblers, 10318c; do hens, 16 18c; old roosters, $4 506; So young, $56; small broilers $33 50; do large. $404 50; fry ers. $4 505; hens, $4 605; old ducks, $34; do young. $4 506 50. Butter Fancy creamery, Slc; do seconds, 29c: fancy dairy, 30c; do seconds. 27c. Eggs Fancy ranch, 37c; Eastern, 2429c. Cheese Young America. 1617c; Eastern, 1617c Wool Fall Humboldt and Mendocino. 13 14c; mountains, 810c. Hay Wheat, $1216 50; wheat and oats, $12 15; barley, $S5010 50; alfalfa, $801150; clo ver, $7 508 50; straw, 5065c per bale. Hops 2326c. Mlllstuffs Bran, $18 5010; middlings, $23 25. r-Recelpts Flour, 30,046 quarter sacks; do Ore gon, ii.oia auarier sacKs; wheat, 3S0 centals; barley, 663 centals; do Oregon, 810 -centals; beans, 683 sacks: corn, 650 centals; potatoes, 5564 sacks; do Oregon, 729 sacks; bran, 1995 sacks; middlings, 155 sacks; hay, 422 tons; wool, 5 bales; hides, .6038. Total sales for the day. 630.900 shares. BONDS. reg.l07'Atchlson adj. 4s... ...... iva ju. at is.w. con. 7s. 107;D, & R. G. 4s 107 N- Y. Cent. lsts... reg,.135 (Northern Pac. 3s.. 135 I do 4s reg...l08,Southern Pac. 4s.. 109 Union Pacific 4s... 103!West Shore 4s...,. ...i..103Wl9. Central 4s... U. S. 2s, ret do .coupon do 3sxeg. do coupon do new 4s, do coupon do old 4s, do coupon do 5s,TCg do coupon 89 133 100 102 72 103 80 104 113 01 A Stocks at London. LONDON, Dec. H.-Closlng quotations: Anaconda ....... 41Norfolk & West. . . Atchison 83141 do pfd do pfd 100,Ontario & Western ,Balt. & Ohio 08Pcnnsylvanla ..... uan. facinc izu-j.neaaing Ches. & Ohio 47 Chi. Gr. Western. "24 ! Chi.. M. & St. P.174 j penver & Rio Gri 37; ao pia Erie do 1st pfd.... do 2d pfd.... Illinois Central Louis. & Nash', SC. K. & T.. N. Y. Central.. r.il64( do lt pfd...... do 2d ufd. ' . Southern Ry ... "do pfd 90L-Southern Pacific 32,Union Pacific ... 64 I do pfd 45tU. S. Steel...... 144r do pfd 123Wabajsh 4 I do pfd 71 94 28 78 30k 44 38 30 03 61 99 03 32 83 20 40 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW- YORK, Dec 17. Money on cajl .steady at 56per cent; closing offered at 3 per cent. Time money easier' 60 and 90 days, 7 jer cent; Mining: Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Official closing quotations for mining stocks: Belcher $0 20OccIdental Con . ..$0 17 Best & Belcher... 1 OO.Ophlr 25 Caledonia 1 81'Overman 10 Challenge Con ... 18 Potoai 20 Chollar ISfSnvage 14 Confidence 80,Seg. Belcher 6 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 25; Sierra Nevada ... 31 Crown Point 15 Silver Hill 51 Gould & Curry... 15iUnIon Con 32 Hale & Norcross. 27Utah Con 7 Mexican , 50lYcllow Jacket .... 20 NEW YORK, Dec 17. Mining stock3 today closed as follows: Adapis Con $0 lo.'Lltile Chief Alice Breece Brunswick Con .. Comstock Tunnel. Con. Cal. & Va... Horn Sliver Iron Silver ....... Leadvllle Con ... ISiOntarlo 40Ophlr 3j Phoenix 4,PotosI 1 TSO.Savage 1 25 SIerra Nevada 75:Small Hopes ., 3;standard .$0 09 . 5 75 . 1 25 6 . 20 . 15 . '35 3 10 BOSTON, Dec 17. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 12 50OId Dominion ..$ 15 25 Alloucz 2, SOJOrceola , 50 00 Amalgamated . 53 50Parrott 22 25 Daly West .... ' 30 50 Qulncy 101 50 Bingham 26 00Santa Fe Cop... 1 50 Cal. & Hecla. Centennial Copper Range-. Dominion Coal. Frankjln ..,., Isle Royale ..... Mohawk ....... 433 00 Tamarack 140 00 15 25 United States 52. 37Utah , 120 OOlVIctorla 8 OOlWInona 10 O0 Wolverines .. 36 00 ' 20 87 23 50 4 62 4 25 58 25 f Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Tin lost 12s 6d of its recent advance In London today, closing at f 110 7s 6d.for spot, and at 116 16s for futures In that market, while It was also easier here, with spot quoted at 25.7523.87c Copper -advanced .3s Od in London to 50 lis 3d for spet and 51 for futures, but remained, dull and nominal in the local market. Stand ard Is quotad at 10.75c; Lake. 11.95; electro lytic and casting. lt.45c Lead was unchanged and quiet locally at 4c but declined Is 3d In London, where It closed at 10 IBs 3d. Spelter was dull and .unchanged ia New York at 4.90c. aad in London at 19 17s Sd. Iron la Glasgow closed at 54s. and la Mld- dlesboro at 46a 10d. Locally, the-market Was dull and unchanged. Warrants continue nom inal. No. 1 foundry Northern is Quoted at $2325; No. 2 foundry Northern. No. 1 foun dry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft. f2V23. . THE PALATIAL OFIEMI BUILDING Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Tipo 17 .Tho morVsl frrr- --vlVon futures Closed aalct nnri nnohDnm n K nnlnt. lower. Total sales, 11,000 bags, including! De- Kcujuer. 40 ; January, $4 60; March, $4 70; May, $4 00; September. $5 155 20; November, $5 30. SDOt Rio OUletr No. T tnrolra KUr. Mild dull; Cordova, 712c bugar Raw steady; fair refining, 3 7-16c; centrifugal. 96 test, 315-16c; molasses sugar. 3 3-16C Refined firm. Dairy Produce at Chicago. CHICAGO. Dee. 17 On "v, th-., -c change today the butter market was quiet-and steady; creameries, 1828c; dairies, 1725c i.-ese aieauy, UiilZc. Eggs Firm, 2425c fAT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. H E Boyrie & wife, Seattle H O Harrison, San Fr Chas O MIddleton,Clnn N P Coughlln, Denver S R Davidson, Seattle W -T Hislop; Pendleton u .uippman, N Y L Kauffman, San Fr Mrs John B Stevens, Tacoma H N Pony. Seattle W A Lelber, San Fr Gay Lombard. Tekoa H V Reeves. N Y D V Gelder, San Fran a H Martin, Minn P J Keeler. N Y Wm McCabe. WallaW J C Coleman. N Y J W Lalng. N Y F W Morrison. Stanford C L McClIne. Chlcaeo Susan V Duff, Victoria Mrs h smith. San Fr John B Stevens.Tacma Miss Solomon, Tacoma G W Dcrman, St Paul John Arnett. San Fr W B Cochran, city B Hockhelmer. N Y Fred Balnbrldge. Spokane R A Perry, San Fran Howard D Thomas, Seattle JWIII Conlan. St PauL Wm L Hasbrouck. K C Paul, ciark & w, spokn J W Fordney, Saginaw I W Frankel, N Y Geo K. Burton, san ft Mrs F I Dunbar.Salem J A Borie. Pendleton John B Bercsford, Omaha L L Leadbetter, do F C Felter. Chicago Tom P Robertson, S F F S Francis. London Leo Fox. Chicago Mr & Mrs Sam Caro, N Y Jake Joseph. San. Fran ill ss jj. j josepn. qo Mrs A T Hughes, Minn J A Hughes. Minn Thos L Lillls, St Joe Joe L Elsendrath.Chgoc W Stlckney & wife, F C Conklln, Chicago Florence Armstrong, St Paul Ethel Armstrong, do Alice Conlan, do Henry Conlan, Jr. do G E Weller & wf. do Mr & Mrs Royle, "Friends" Co J R Scott, do Irene Gray, do Wright Kcamer, do THE A M Rider, St Pl.Mlnn C L Lindsay, Spokane C S Howarth. do D B Henry. Colfax J R MacMaster, Pom eroy. Wash, W E Walthers, Dalles W. A Calkins. Centervl M-Pallock, Spokane W-'W Reed. Rochester W B Kurtz. Dalles J T Bedfleld. Newell, Iowa Mrs J T Redfleld, do E P Anderson, do Mrs.E P Anderson, do J K Miller, do V C Ward. Chicago Chas- Pfelffer. Albany Mrs Pfelffer. do Paul Everton, N Y John Goodnow, N Y H B Bradley, N Y J O Jones, Butte Mrs J O Jones, Butte H Hlrschberg. Indp J H Acketman. Salem Alger Zocow, Sheridan .Mrs A zocow. do Mrs J Lacy, Sheridan Wm Dixon. Chinook John H Smith. Astoria O N Darling, Helena P W Wilde. San Fran Mrs P W Wilde, do Jennie Gompper. Sid ney, O Wm RIefenberg, Bay City, Or 6 C Gum, Honolulu S D Wlnton. Astoria. Master' Jas Wlnton, Keatlngr Or Mrs Joseph Baker, do H S McGowan, Mc Gowan. Wash Mrs H S McGowan, do C T Blagen, do Mrs C T Blagen. do E W Hazlelon, .city J H Roulston, do L Weil. Boise t Mrs W Winters, Spok: ti Masters. Spokane H H Boomer, city Mrs H H Boomer, city Miss Alice Jackson, do Mrs Johnson, San Fr Miss Miller. San Fr Mrs H H Myers, For est Grove H A Cedladcr, San Fr H L S Bales, San Fr N whealdon. Dalles THE IMPERIAL, Seattle J M Gilbert, N Y W G Hall.- N Y (Albert J Casno.Cleveld R B Ross & w. Seattle F Crowther, Chlco J Frank Dean, Me Mrs Dean, do L Humaston. Llberton L D KIght & wf, Clin ton. Ia A M Macleod, Rossland PERKINS. Mrs E A Bragg. Cas tle Rock. Wash Mrs Albert Dout, do Mrs j M Burrows. Seattle Mrs F Snider. Hamil ton. Ont C H Olsen. Catlln Mrs C H Olsen. do E J Hardtson. Seattle W A Gunn, Seattle Li a Geer, Salem Mrs L B Geer. Salem Mrs M J Taylor, White worse, ur H Young. Oak Point Mrs H Young, do Miss Young, do Mrs G E Metcalf. WW it mirceii. Spokane W R Hlgglna,- Spencer, lowa Mrs W R HIgsIns. do J W Mllas. do Geo Francis, Canton, O Mrs w E Leach, .Lex ington, Or J C Cooper, McMlnnvI F R Forrest, San Jose W A May. Dallas, Or Mrs W A May. do M S Woodcock, Corval- lls. or A Rood, Heppner Mrs A Rood, do E F Rice. Albany Dick Smith, Corvallls J A Tozler, McCoy, Or B T Jones, Toledo, Or T Wigman. city J S King, San Fran Mrs J S King, do A E Koehler, Tacoma Frank Brown, N Yam V Mossman. Chicago J Fred Yates. Corvallls Li ii Clifford, La. Grnd W Li GIfford, La Grnd A L Gibson. Arlington D W Ralston, Mayvllle James Snipes. Dalles Victor Anderson, Wasco H Fay. Tacoma A J Morton. Salem John L Sweeney, do Ed C Judd. Hopewell M L Jones, Brooks, Or Ed lioya. ugaen Geo Prlr.ger, Milwau kee. Wis W L Fulton, Cheney H S GraBy, La Grande Master Grady, do O S Burns. "Robert Downing" Co E L Payne, Wash Ed T Judd, Aumsvllle R L Wall. St Louis H F Mcllwaln. Albany (jura h Mcllwaln, do j u sneenan, Seattle E E Paddock. Indp John P Booth. Chlcatto H Caswell. Olympla u it tiootn. uaues Mrs Hugh L Logan, do Mrs. LAcy, Dalies Mrs Chas A Buckley, Grass Valley A P Mallon. Anaconda John R McBrlde.Spokn u w Fulton. Astoria T A Reed. Wash. D C Miss Mayers. Seattle I J Newman, Pittsburg CHARLES. J M Sears. Dallas W H Hurley. Condon Lewis Nelson, Condon J Turner. Condon J W Heegle, Kalama Mrs Gray Sc. son. Sea side. Or R G McMullIn, Vancvrj Mrs McMullIn, do L Lobeck R Wells, Butte E Glllem, Kan City H Egland, city John Robertson, Ta coma Prof F R Blockberger, Rossland A C Shute, Hlllsboro F A Davis, Oakesdale Mrs Davis, lo J E Howard.- city R G Hullman. San Fri W T Leeds, Salem D J Fry. Salem Mrs Fry, Salem T T Geer. Salem W H Holmes & dr. do H G Van Dusen.Astora J B Markley, San Fr E B Parsons, Seattle THE ST. H J Buyserle, Cham poeg J T Reynolds, Carson A Merrick. Dalles J T Totten, Steyenson Ed Holloway, Brownsville J T Boothby. Heppner Dr H C Epley & wife, J N Bahr, Pendleton O Pearson. Heppner H Blackford, Maygers J Eppcrly & wife, Buttevllle Mrs Mascewltz, Jleubn J Laws, Aberdeen J J Laws, do Mrs H Wllber, Eagle Creek J J Donovan & wife, Big Bend H Bell, Wrangel H Fredrlckson, Kerns D B Hall, city S Calhoun, city J T Moody, city G Sandman, Vancvr H Hanson, do D L Kelly, Kcappa R D Snider. Scappoose J D McDonald, Dalles DMA Brian, Newbrg C M Baxter. CastleRk L Michael. Stella W Betz. city I Salem P Clark & wife, do A Blackburn. N Yam D A Elliott, Clatskanle James Manary, do T M Burget & wf.Moro ti. Hemagen & wf.Hood River O H Davenport.TllIamk K Wilson & fmy. do a aicDonaid, Redding J E Hughes. Redding J A Leep. Myrtle Pnt W E Leep. do B J Mills & w, EagleCt J Fowler, Ladu. "Wash W H Knapp. Dot. Wn F Storm. Tower J B Galbreth. Jefferson A Kitchman. Wcodbrn J :McGl!llvary. Cath lamet C A Clark, N Yakima A Lewis, Catlln, Wash D L Marble, Mt Pleasnt Hot a darlc office in tho Bnlldlnet absolutely fireproof electric -Hgkts and artesian iivateri perfect sanita tion and thorough ventilation. Ele vators run day and night.. E J Dunne. Corvallls Hotel Hranavrick, Seattle. European plan, popular rates. Modern Improvements. Business center. Near depot. Tnconin Hotel, Tacoma. American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Hotel Donnelly. Tacorna. First-class restaurant in connection. naialcr Grand Hotel, Seattle. European plan. Finest cafe on Coast. Hdqrs. navaf, military and traveling men. P.oomj en suite and single. Free shower baths. Rates. $1 up. H. P. Dunbar. Prop. Any one can take Carter's Little Liver Pills, they are so very small. No trouble to -swallow. No pain or graping after taking. P0GS0N, PELOUBET & CO. Public Accountants Hennsssy Building, Butte New York Office 20 Broad Street ' Rooms. ALNSLEE, DR. GEORGE. Physician... 413-414 ANDERSON. GTJSTAV. Attorney-at-Law..612 .ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. L. Powell. Mgr..80Q AUSTEN, F. C, Manager for Oregon and Washington Bankers Life -Association- ot Des Moines, Ia ........ 50S-60J BAKER G. EVERT. Attorney-at-Law COT BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION OF DES MOINES, IA.; F. CAusten. Mgr.. ...602-503 BENJAMIN, R. W.. Dentist....; 814 BERNARD. G.. Cashier Pacific Mercantile Co .' 211 BINSW ANGER, OTTO S.. Physician and Surgeon ,...407-408 BROCK, WILBUR F., Circulator Orego- nlan -. ....501 BROWN. MYRA. M. D 313-314 BRUERE. DR. G. E., Physician... 412-413-414 CAMPBELL. WM. ii... Medical Referee Equitable Life .Jk...70O CANNING, M. J 602-803 CARDWELL, DR. J. R.. Dentist 5CMJ CADK1N, G. E.. District Agent Travelers Insurance Company 713 CHICAGO. ARTIFICIAL. LIMB PO.; W..T. Dickson. Manager , ........901 CHURCHILL, MRS. E. J.. 716-71T COFFEY. DR. R. C, Surgeon f 4Q5-4W COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY..-. G04r603-Wi-613-J14-615 CORNELIUS, ci'W.. Phys. and Surgeon... 200 COLUER, P. F., Publisher; S. P. McGulre, Manager 1 .. .413 COX. RALSTON. Manager American Guar anty Co., of Chicago .....503 CROW, C. P.. Timber and Mines........... 515 DAY. J. G. & L "N ,...313 DICKSON, DR. J. F., Physician ...713-714 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder Street EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO CIETY; L. Samuel, Mgr.; G S. Smith, Cashier , 306 FENTON. J. D., Physician and Surg... .600-10 FENT.ON, DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear... .511 FENTON. MATTHEW F. Dentist 509 GALVANL W. H.. Engineer and Draughts man 600 GEARY, DR. E. P.. Phys. and Surgeon. ...403 GIESY, A. J., Physician and Surgeon.. 700-710 GILBERT. DR. j. ALLEN, Phy3iclan...401-403 GOLDMAN. WILLIAM, Manager Manhat tan Life Ins. Co., of New York 209-210 GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-s '-Law 61T GR1SWOLD & PHEGLEY. TaUors Ui Sixth Street HAMMAM BATHS, Turkish and Russian.. i 300-301-302 HAMMOND. A. B 310 HOLLISTER. DR. O. C. Physician and Surgeon . i 504-503 IDLEMAN, C. M.. Attorney-at-Law.:41ff-17-18 JEFFREYS, pit. AN NICE F.. Phys. and Surgeon Women and Children oiily, .400 JOHNSON, W. C... 313-31B-317 KADI. MARK T., .Supervisor of Agents, Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co 605 HTTLEF1ELD. H. R.. Phys. and Surg 208 MACKAY, DR. A. E., Phys. and Surg.711-712 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK; W. Goldman, Mgr 200-210 MARSH, DR. R. J.; Phys. and Surg....404;40U McCOY, NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law. 713 Mcelroy, dr. j. g., Phys. &. sur.701-702-703 McFADEN. MISS IDA E.. Stenographer. . .201 McGINN. HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law..311-12 McGUIRE, S. P., Manager P. F. CoJIIer, Publisher 415 McKENZLE, DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg..512-13 METT, HENRY .-. .....213 MILLER. DR. HERBERT C, Dentist and Oral Surgeon ., .608-009 MOSSMAN. DR. E. P., Dentist; 51S-514 MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.; Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agents. .604-803 NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. AUonvey-aL-Law.7JQ NILES. .M. M.. Cashier Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New .York. .209 NOTTAGE. DR. G. H.. Dentist.,.. .,.,....60J OLSEN, J. 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