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THE MOKNING OREGONIAN, . TTEIDAY, MARCH 13, 1905.
BOUGHT BY TRUST
Absorption of California-Hawaiian
Sugar Refinery, x
CAUSES FLURRY IN THE TRADE
Crockett Company 3a'tie Its Areata
to Stop Selling la the Xortli Dried
Fruit Ontlook Portland
Quotation.
SAX FRANCISCO, March 12. The news of
the absorption by the sugar combine of the
plant, output on hand and raw products, -which
had been contracted for, of the California-Hawaiian
Sugar Refining Company, at Crockett,
has caused quite a flurry In the sugar trade
here- Raw sugar Is Arm. and the beet sugar
market firm. The California-Hawaiian Com
pany has stopped taking orders and notified Its
agents at Ixs Angeles, Portland, Sacramento,
Seattle and other places to stop selling for Us
account. Orders have been received by Import
ers to deliver ship's cargoes of raw sugar des
tined to the California-Hawaiian Company's
wharves to the Spreckles people.
DRIED FRUIT OUTLOOK.
Condition Favorable for Good Crops
the Coming Season.
Discussing the dried fruit situation on the
Faclfie Coast. V. A. Seggermann. a heayy deal
er of New York, who lately visited California,
Is quoted as saying:
The outlook for the coming season is favor
able for large crops of apricots, peaches and
prunes. The weather during January and Feb
ruary was cold and wet. The first Is consid
ered a favorable condition, since it prevents
an early setting of buds, and the second in
sures plenty of moisture. There Is said to be
more snow on the mountains now than has
been known for years, and this Is favorable,
as It jromises a plentiful supply of water for
irrigation during the coming season. The posi
tion t stocks on the Coast Is favorable for a
clean-up on most descriptions. Raisins are. I
think, in strong position. The total stock Is
estimated not to exceed 300 carloads suitable
for peedlng, and of all descriptions there are
not in excess of 500 carloads. The holders are
not showing any easiness, particularly on the
seeded, since the period between now and the
new crop under ordinary conditions of demand
will see the stocks practically cleaned up from
first hVnds.
The stock of apricots Is very light, particu
larly on good, fruit. Estimates on the total
linldlnes flrure a 6u:ply not to exceed 70 car
loads all told. There are between 30 and 40
carloads In the southern part of the state, of
which nnlv about 10 carloads are of really
good quality. Peaches appear In good supply
and stock is not moving freely. Prunes are
generally In firm hands. The easiness shown
of late is due. In a measure, to the fact that
small holders have been endeavoring to reduce
their holdlmts prior to March 1. on account of
the high personal tax. From now on the Coast
position ought to improve.
CURRANTS ARE FIRM.
The Advance Expected J to Follow
Strength of Grcclc Markets.
Currants show marked firmness in Eastern
markets, and ft corresponding strength is ex
hibited In local prices. Late cables from Greece
reporting that market as stronger and higher
would seem to indicate that the movement is
somewhat speculative. One cable. It Is stated,
quoted 10s 8d per hundred weight for prompt
ehipment, this price being fully on the parity
of values in the East. A New Tork trade cir
cular says ot currants;
AVhile the position remains practically un
changed, some good-sized parcels have been
moved during the past few days. Holders of
round lots, however, have repeatedly refused to
sacrifice their holdings at anything under the
market price. Stocks in the hands of the small
er dealers are now virtually exhausted, and a
mu'h better feeling is evident. It would seem
probable that buyers will be forced to advanco
their limits In order to replenish their stocks
far the early Spring trade, and should lmprove
m r n 1emand be seen, which may naturally
be looked for at this season of the year, some
adance In price must be expected.
Vulcanlxed Tlmher.
The Liverpool Daily Post prints the follow
ing on the subject of vulcanized timber In Eng
land. A considerable amount of interest has been
aroused by the announcement, as the result of
a prolonged series of experiments, of a method
of so treating timber as to secure even from
soft wood a largely Increased toughness and
hardness. The process Is described as one of
vulcanizing, comparable in some respects with
Bessemer's process of converting Iron Into steel,
and is tho Invention of Mr. Powell, a Liver
pool merchant. The treatment to which the
timber is subjected is, roughly speaking, that
of saturation at boiling point with a solution
of sugar, the water being afterwards evap
oraed at a high temperature. The result is
t3 Ieae the pores and interstices of the wood
mid In with solid matter, and the timber vul
canlzrd, preserved and seasoned. The nature
of moderately soft wood, it Is claimed. Is In
this way changed to a tough and hard sub
stance, without brlttleness, and also without
any tendency to split or crack. It Is also ren
dered remarkably Impervious to water. Hard
wsods similarly treated derive similar benefits.
Moreover, it is claimed that the process may
be completed and timber turned out ready for
ue in a few days. The invention, which has
been patented. Is to be brought before the at
tention of the timber trade by a series of prac
tical demonstrations and lectures. It Is stated
that inquiries from Russia and other foreign
countries have already been received.
Salt Mackerel Scarce.
Mall advices from Gloucester, Mass., say of
salt mackerel:
The market seems to be developing a very
ex.-eptlonal bcarclty for mackerel of all descrip
tions at this time of year. The Irish are re
ported all cleaned up. and In very limited hold
ings, with only about 300 barrels to come for
ward ta one of the principal Importers. The
total catch on the coast of Ireland during Jan
nary Is stated to have been only 500 barrels,
valued at ?2720. compared with 1063 barrels,
va'.ued at $11,474 In January last year. It Is
said that if there were any 350 count Irish la
the market the holder would get his own price
for them. Those available are about 200 to 280
court Of Norway ones the market is bare as
to first hands, although one dealer reports a
few Norway bloaters, which are firmly held at
S45. Other prices are firm, with an unusually
gzzi demand.
Dig Snle of Yakima Hops.
NORTH YAKIMA. March 12. (Special.) The
first big sale of hops made in Yakima this
W.n!er was closed by D. E. Lesh, representa
tive of the Moxee Company, today. He sold
110 bales to the Seattle Brewing & Malting
Company, at 26Hc abound. The last sales
rr-aic hti, two weeks ago, were for 25c and
26c. There yet remain In the hands of the
growers of the valley 3000 bales, which are
bc!ng held for 30c a pound. The growers say
they aria not sell till they get SOc They claim
the markot conditions warrant such prices and
that '.hey are able to stick 4t out with the
brewers and buyers, who are attempting to
break donn- the price. There will be about 400
acres planted to hops in this valley this year.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc.
The mills are doing a little buying of wheat,
but are paylnc about lc less for It than, for
merly Exporters are out of the market.
WHEAT Walla Walla, 74875c; bluestem.
S6c, Valley. 76CS0c
BARLEY Feed. $23.50 per ton; brewing. $24;
rolled. $24.50.
OATS No. 1 white. $L153L20; gray, $L12H
(fl 15 per cental.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19 per tost; middlings.
$24. shorts. $20; chop. $18.
HAY Timothy, $11612: clover. $Sfl; grata.
$0ftl0 per ton
FLOUR Valley. $3.70 per barrel: hard wheat
straights, $&33.65; sard wheat pates U, $4.30
4.70: Dakota lara wheat, $4.2005.36; Graham.
$3.45S3.SE. .
Batter, JEggt, Pealtry, Etc.
The egg market hold its own, with receipts
about the same, aad the local demand quite
good. Chickens are taken up as fast as offered.
Butter Is unchanged. The quotation printed
yesterday on California creamery. Fancy
Oregon gisdts are still scarce. Cheese is Arm.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 30g32Hc per
pound; dairy, 30iJ22ic; store, 15SlSc
POULTRY Chickens, mixed. 12313c per
pound, young, H$412c; hens. IIS 13c; turkeys.
live. lGgl7c; dressed. 20g22c; ducks, ?77.50
per dozen; geese. fOQS.
CHEESE Full cream twins, -ie17c;
Young America, TtHQlSMa factory prices 14
1&C less; Eastern, l'Ql'Mc per pound; Cali
fornia, leei&Sc
EGGS Oregon ranch, 15c
"Vegetables, Frait, Etc
A car of cahbage and celery came up yester
day. The supply of these vegetables is about
done, as Is also cauliflower. Feas are scarce
an-! hither. Bad weather in California retards
shipments.
VEGETABLES Turnips, S0g90c per sack;
carrots, SOQWc: beets. $1 per sack; parsnips,
fl per sack; cauliflower, $1.85 per crate, cab
bage, JJic per pound; red cabbage, 2c per
pound; celery, Los Angeles, $2.1ZQ2.ZiO per
crate; lettuce, head, 35c per dozen: hothouse,
fLSO per box; green onions, per dozen. 12c;
Brussels sprouts. 6c per pound; squash. $2.23
per hundredweight; peas, per pound, 10c; pars
ley, per dozen, 25c; radishes, 23c; green arti
chokes, f 1.50 per dozen; asparagus. 30c per
pound; rhubarb, 12V4c per pound; cucumbers,
?2 per dozen; tomatoes, 13.50 per crate.
GREEN FRUIT Apples, table. $162 per box;
cooking, 75S5c; cranberries, Jersey. $11.
TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons. $2.7523.25 per
box; oranges, navels, $232.75 per box; seed
lings. $1.502; tangerines. $2; grape fruit, $2.50
per box; bananas, $2.253 per bunch; pine
apples, $5.50 per dozen.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. TKc per
pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, CQCc; apri
cots, 10c; peaches, 7HQ9c; peart, THeS&o;
prunes, Italian. 4i6c; figs, California blacks.
6c; do white, 7SJc; Smyrna, 20c; plums, pitted.
HS3Hc
RAISINS Loose Muscatel. 4-crown, "iic; S
crown. "lie: 2 -crown. 6c; unbleached, seedless
Muscatel raisins, 7&c; unbleached seedless Sul
tans, Cc; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes
of 20 pounds. $1.S5; 2-crown. $1.75.
POTATOES Best Burbanks, 50055c per sack;
ordinary. 40g50c growers' prices; Merced
sweets, $2.602.75.
ONIONS Oregon and Washington. 75c 0 J 1 per
cental; shippers' price In carload lots, 50c per
cental.
Heps, Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS 1902 crop. 2325c per pound.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 10 pounds and op.
1515H per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15
pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds,
10c; dry raited bulls and" stags, one-third less
than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 60
pounds and over, SJjr&c; 50 to 60 pounds, 7 J 8c;
under 50 pounds and cows, 7c; stags and bulls,
sound, 5r5c: kip, sound. 15 to 20 pounds, 7c;
veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; calf, sound!
under 10 pounds, 8c; green (unsalted), le per
pound less: culls, lc per pound less; horse
hide's, salted, each, $I.502; dry. each, $1
1.60; colts' hides, each, 25250c; goat skins,
common, each. 1015c; Angora, with wool on,
each. 25c0$l.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4C5c; No. 2 and
grease. 2H3c
WOOL Valley, 12"415c; Eastern Oregon.
SS14c; mohair, 2528c
Groceries, IV'ats, Etc.
HONET 15c per No. 1 frame.
COFFEE Mocha. 232Sc; Java, fancy, 26
32c; Java, good, 20ff24c; Java, ordinary, 1&9
20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; Costa Rica,
good lG18c; Costa Rica, ordinary, 10812c per
pound; Columbia roast, $11.75; Arbuckle's,
$12.25 list: Lion. $11.75.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails,
$L65 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; fancy
1-pound flats, $LS0; -pound flats, $1.10;
Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 75c; red. l-oun4
tails, $1.20; cockeye, 1-pound tails, $1.45; 17
pound flats. $1.60.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, S3.62H; No. 2,
$3.124: Carolina head. $7.25; broken head, $4.
SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, per 100
pounds; cube, $5.35; powdered. $5.20; dry gran
ulated. $5; extra C. $4.50; golden C. $4.40.
Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels.
10c; halt-barrels. 25c: boxes. 60c per 100
pounds. Maple. 15ff 16c per pound. Beet sugar,
granulated. $4.00 per 100 pounds.
BEANS Small white. 4c; large white, 4c;
pinks, 3Sc; bayon. 3iic; Lima, 3c per pound.
NUTS Peanuts, 6c per pound for raw, 8Q
8Vic for roasted: cocoanuts. S5(?80c per dozen;
walnuts. 13VilVc per pound; pine nuts, 10
12V4o; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts, 16c; fil
berts, ICQICc; faney pecans, 17c; almonds, 140
15c; chestnuts. 16c.
SALT Liverpool. 60s. 45o per sack; halt
ground, per ton. 5Cs, $14.50: 100s, $14; Worces
ter salt, bulk, S20s. $5 per barrel; linen sacks.
50s, 80c per sack; bales, 2s. 3s. 4s. 6s and 10s,
$2.10 per bale.
OILS Coal oil, cases, 23c per gallon: iron
barrels. 16c; wood barrels, 10c; linseed,
boiled, cases. COc; barrels. 54c; Unseed, raw.
ca,ses. 57c; barrels. 62c; gasoline. Iron barrels,
19'ic: cases, 26c; turpentine, cases, 78c; wood
barrels, 74c; Iron barrels, 72c; lots ot 10 cases
or more. 77c Collier and Atlantic white and
red lead. In lots ot 500 pounds or more, 6c;
less than 500 pounds. CHc.
Meats and Provision.
BEEF Gross, cows. $3ff3.75i steers, $4(J4.75:
dressed. 6H6'7c per pound.
VEAL SQ9c per pound.
M CTTOX G ross. $4.50S5; dressed. CSSc
HOGS Gross. $77.25; dressed, 7&QSc i
BACON Portland. 15917&C per pound; East
ern, fancy. 17c; standard, heavy, 15jc; bacon
bellies. 1SH&
HAMS Portland. 1414Hc per pound: picnic,
10c per pound; Eastern, fancy, 14Q143&C
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 12$c; tubs,
13c; 50a. 13c; 20s. 13Hc; 10s. 13?Jc: 5s. IStfc
Standard pure: Tierces. 12c; tubs. 12c; 60s.
12Vic; 20s. 12c; 10s. 12Hc; 5i. 12ic. Com
pound lard, tierces, S&c; tubs, 8c.
SAUSAGE Portland, ham. 1215c per pound;
minced ham, 1014c; Summer, choice dry, 17c;
bologna, long, 8c ; weinerwursts, 8c; liver, 7c;
pork, 9c; blood, 7c; head cheese, 7c; bologna
sausage link. 7c
PICKLED GOODS Portland, pigs' feet, Vr
barrels, $4.50: -barrels. $2.50: 15-pound kit,
$L Tripe, -barrels, $5.50: Vi-barrels. $2.75;
15-pound kit, $1; pigs' tongues; H-barreL $6.
DRY-SALTED MEATS Portland clears. 12tf
1314c; backs. ll12ic: exports. 20323
pounds average. 12H613HC; butts, 310c
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. Official closing
quotations for mining stocks:
Andes $0 12IMexlcan ..$1 40
Belcher C2JOccIdental Con ... 46
Best & Belcher... 2 SO.Ophlr 2 05
Bullion 0 Overman 5S
Caledonia 2 55 Potest 42
Challenge Con ... 64 Savage 3'
64) Savage 37
14 Seg. Belcher 31
Choliar ...
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va...
Crown Point ....
Gould & Curry...
Hale & Norcross.
1 60 Sierra Nevada
2 OO.SIlver Hill ....
43Unton Con ....
43iUtah Con
77Yellow Jacket .
87
CO
1 15
30
62
NEW YORK. March 12. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Coa $0 501LUUe Chief . $0 OS
Alice S3 Ontario 6 00
Breece SOjOphlr 2 00
Brunswick Con .. 2Phoenlx 8
rnmstfvk Tunnel. lllPotosi 40
Con. Cal. & Va... 2 OOlSavage 3S
Horn Sliver 1 25Slerra Nevada ... 82
Iron Sliver 1 25Snrall Hopes ..... 40
Leadville Con ... Slstandard 2 00
BOSTON, March 12. Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 12 50!Osceola $ 75 50
Allouex .
a OCHParrott it: w
Amalgamated .
Daly West ....
Bingham .....
Cal. & Hecla..
Centennial ....
Copper Range
Dominion Coal
74 62 Qulncy 120 00
39 OOJSanta Fe Cop... 2 62
, 35 25iTamarack ISO 00
. 550 00 Trlnltr 11
. 29 50;Unlted States .. 26 00
, 71 50! Utah 30 50
122 00! Victoria 7 75
12 SOTWlnona 10 50
Franklin .....
Mohawk 56 OOIWolverines 76 00
Old Dominion . siwi
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. March 12. Tin advanced 10s In
London to 140 5s for spot and 13S 10s for
futures, but was Irregular and unsettled. Lo
cally. It held higher, with spot closing at 30.60
31.25c.
Conner had a sensational day in London,
nrices there belnr rapidly advanced, and the
market closed net 2 5s higher, at 66 10s for
spot and futures. The local copper market was
hlcher today, but continued unsettled and ion
lnal. Standard is quoted at 14c; Lake and
electrolytic at 14,75613c, and casting at 14.621&
Lead was unchanged In New York at 4.3714c
while In London It advanced 2s Cd to 15 15s.
Spelter also advanced 2Gs In London, closing
there at 23 3s Sd, but here it remained cn
changed at 5-20t?5.25c
Iron closed at 56 9d in Glasgow, and at
61s THd In Mlddlesboro. In New York iron
was quiet and unchanged. No. 1 foundry
Northern is quoted at $24ff240; No. 1 foun
dry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft.
$23.50f 24.50; Nc 2 foundry Northern, $22
2Z.W. warrasta coetlaue asausaL
RELIEF NOT REQUIRED
TREASURY DEPARTMENT "WILL XOT
.4 rp THE MOXEY MARKET.
Growth, ot the Trade Balance Ih Oar
Faver-Flabtaatleas 1r Stocka-Re-daced
te a Small Maxgia.
NEW YORK. March 12. The stock market
today started out with its recent tendency to
reverse its position of the day before. This
vacillating course Is usual toward the termi
nation of a wide price movement, but the arc
measuring the oscillation fell to such small
portions today that the room traders became
discouraged la their efforts to scalp a profit,
and In the end abandoned the market to seml
stagnatlon. Speculative attention reverted to
special causes affecting Individual stocks, and
today's largest deliveries and widest move
ments were in this class.
There was no evidence of further urgent pres
sure of liquidation, and call loans were made
on the Stock Exchange at 5H per cent, and In
exceptional cases at 5 per cent. This was partly
due to the release of funds by the liquidation
of stocks, and partly to the decreased demand.
In view of the speculative dullness. It Is clear
that such funds as have come to New Tork
have been attracted by higher Interest rates,
and the sources from which they have been
drawn show the effect in a tightening of their
own money rates, as in the case of Chicago.
Tho volume of credits has beea more disused
than reduced.
Wall street was obliged to accept the Intima
tion received today that the Secretary ot the
Treasury had decided that the present money
situation In New York, did not require action of
relief by his department. The fact is beginning
to be better understood that any release of
Treasury holdings now will Increase the neces
sity of drawing upon Government deposits with
the banks to make the Panama canal payment.
In so far as the payment shall be made by
drawing on funds actually in the Treasury, It
will go to Increase the available cash. As to
whether this cash goes abroad in the shape of
gold exports or remains here must depend upon
the international exchange situation at the
time. It Is clear that these payments will be
available to foreigners, but they will neverthe
less Increase the supply of loanable funds, and
may be aa actual relief to the New York
money market by borrowing.
Today's report of the exports of domestic
products for February gave a good indication
of the growth of the trade balance In our fa
vor, showing as It does an Increase compared
with February of last year of over $20,000,000.
The culmination ot the speculative rise in cot
ton and the heavy selling at the reaction give
promise of continued replenishment of our for
eign credits by the outgo of cotton.
As for the immediate money situation, the
Subtreasury yesterday took another $500,000
from the market. There was a deposit of $200,
000 today fcr transfer to New Orleans and a
small Subtreasury debit balance at the Clearing-house
foreshadowed another heavy require
ment by tomorrow's statement. There la some
anxiety lest the payment on Monday of $20,
000,000 of Standard Oil dividends may disar
range the money market, as it has been ehown
inai me tunas collected for this purpose have
been out In loans and will have to be recalled
xne sioca marKet closed dull and iro.v nr
the day's special movements, the rise In Amal
gamated Copper was due to the excited Jump
in the copper market. St. Paul was lifted
apparently on the declaration of the regular
dividend. Sugar weakened on the fear that the
Guban treaty will be defeated. Union Pacific
declined on the call for proxies by the South
ern Pacific minority.
Bonds were about steady. Total sales, par
value. $1,075,000. Unfted States bondTwereU
unchanged on the last call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
2
STOCK.
2
r
Atchison ...............
do pfd .
Baltimore Si Ohio. ....I
do pfd
Canadian Pacific
Canada Southern '
Chesapeake & Ohio.....
Chicago & Alton
do pfd .
Chicago. Great Western.
do A pfd
do B pfd "
Chicago & N. "SV
Chicago Term. & Tran.
do pfd .. .
C.. C. C & St. Louis..
Colorado Southern ..
do 1st pfd "
do "n nfd
10,800
if
82&
sis
87H
92
128S
73
46U
li
69
24
1.400
m
3.100
' eVooo
120
128H
400
46U
32
is
700
100
681
l.TOOj
60
39?;
600
39
1001157
1S&1
200
16tt
16U 16U
400,
7t
28141 29-J4
01
1.400
400
300
700
Vod
2514
66
39 I
169
2514
60H
l4
39k
1C914
Delaware & Hudson...!
Del., Lack. & Western.
40
170
255
jjenvcr & iuo Grande..
do pfd ,
Erie
do 1st pfd ,
do 2d pfd
Great Northern pfd...
Hocking Valley
do pfd
lci
67fc!
53W
37
1 3714
100
56
m
66
52
11.200
37.
1.800
2.400
52H
192
102
9714
Illinois Central
Iowa Central
1.300:
800
100
200
140
139
139
37:
37
66
41
do pfd
Si
Lake Erie & Western..
1314
43
M J1U ...............
Louisville & Nashville.
113
118
2.600
119
US
Manhattan Elevated ...
Metropolitan Street Ry.
Mexican Central
Mexican National
19,700
"3&
iaiy
14214
142
11,800
1.100
13Z
13244
1
26
17
00
200
100
17
1IV
.U.U1U. U M. -LJUIS. . . . .
Missouri Pacific
M.. K. & T
1.000
loss
107
10S
1.100
200
52
do Pfd
07
New Jersey Central....
177
13S
Jew xork Central ....
Norfolk & Western
4.500
140
Ussi
2,200 j
719s!
304
OK,
do pfd
S9
30
Ontario & Westera
Pennsylvania
Reading
2.600
30?4
13.000
4.900
14414
143
OS
N
84
7114
70
2414
6614
168
1SS
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd
100
100
8414'
71
71
78
Ct Louis &. San Fran..
1.40M
7
70
do 1st .pfd
do 2d pfd
40o!
300!
400
36,800!
300
69
24
St. Louis S. W
24
do pfd
53
07
St. Paul
16914!
do pfd
lift)
Southern Pacific
5,500
4,000
200
631!
62
62
Southern Railway .....
32
31
13$
do pfJ
144
83
Texas & Pacific........
2.000
3SH
37S
25?I
42
01
91 !
27Ti
S
37
Toledo. SL Li W.....
300
100
25
41
81
80
27
23
33
26
50
do pfd
Union Pacific
do Pfd
42
92T4
9111
28
49
43.700
1,000
800
2.400
Wabash
do pfd
Wheeling & Lake Erie.,
do 2d pfd
Wisconsin Central .....
000
2614
do pfd
Express Companies
200!
Adams
American
215
15
United States
Wells-Fargo
Miscellaneous
ISO
120
Amalgamated Copper ..
rr.eoo
75
39
Amer. Car & Foundry.,
do pfd
American Linseed OH..
do pfd
1.200
300
100
100
500
500
2.S0O!
3,200!
1.000
S9
9014
15
40?,
49
JO
14
39
4S
9514
Amer. Smelt. & Refln..
4S&
85
124
64
do pfd
Anaconda Mining Co
9314
1Z5
123
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
659
tH
63
Colorado Fuel d: iron..
65W
Consolidated Gas
Cont. Tobacco pfd
General Electric ......
Hocking Coal
800!
rV?
Zt
100
115
lid
191
114
300
192
200
l
17
15
19
11
International Paper ...
do pfd
International Power ...
500
"406j
"i'oo1
100
17
54
73
5414
5414
Laclede Gas .......
National Biscuit ...
National Lead .....
North American" ...
Pacific Coast
Pacific Mall
People's Gas .......
Pressed Steel Car..
ia pfd
Pullman Palace Car.
Republic Steel
do pfd
Sugar
"464
25
64'
TO
46
46
5
105
100
100
coo'
64
64
38
36UI
3614 1
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101H
101
000!
611i
61
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220
L0OO
20
79W
20H
2015
400
33.100
12514
I22i;
Tennessee Coal Je Iron.
L500I 63U
62
12
Union Bag & Paper Co,
do pfd
United States Leather.
do pfd
United States Rubber.
do pfd
United States Steel....
do pfd
Western Union
American Loccmottve .
do nfd ,
200 12
121s
"i.'soo ii
400 92
16
1214
12 U
mi
91
15'
51
37
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15141
li.O0O!37U
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8515
400 94
84
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Kansas City Southern..
do pfd
Rock Island
do pfd
200! 53
S.100 4354
2.100 Tfia
42U
4P
42
6! 77
Total sales for the day. 473.500 shares.
BONDS.
U. S. 2s. ref. reg.lOTU'Atchlson adj. 4a... 91
do coupon lOTli'C & N.W. con. 7s.l31
do Ss. reg 107!D. & R. G. 4s 8S
do coupon 108 JNorthern Pac 3s.. 72
do new 4s. reg.. 135 do 4s 103 i4
do coupon 138 'Southern Pac 4s.. 90
do old 4s. reg...lOS;UnIon Pacific 4S...102.'
do coupon 109 West Shore 4.... ..110
00 as, reg......-iiu ivtis. v.entrai is.... si
do coupon 103 (
Stacks at Loadea.
LONDON. March 12. Closing quotations:
Anaconda C. Norfolk i West 72
eaiu a vao..... iu o jks .......... Wi
SaS'iOatarte fc Western 31
do nfd ISO
Peaasylvaala ..... 73T
Caa. Pacific ..132
Reading 30
ces. . onto 47
Chi. Gr. Westera. 25
ChL, M. & SC. P.172t
Denver & Bio Gr. 3SH
CO 1st JHQ. ... 44
CO 2d ptd 36
Seat&era Ry 32
do Bfd 96
do ptd seiltSoetfcern Pacific
iine ............. ua;uaica .raciac
9VA
do 1st nf4 9fi4i1 da TDfd 9
do 2d pfd 54 U. S. Steel 3j4
Illinois Central ..143 I do pfd g
Louis. St Nasa....l21 Wabash 28
M., K. &. T...... 28S do pfd 5h
N. Y. Central 142!
Meaer Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. March 12. Meaey oa call firm
at 5T86 per cent; highest, 6 -per cent; -closing,
5H6 per cent. Time mosey steady; 60 days
and 90 days, 6 per cent; six months,
per cent: prime mercantile paper, 3 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady at the advance,
with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.8675
for demand and $4.83254.S330 for 60 days;
posted rates. $4.84 and $4.8TH: comerclal bills,
$4.S2&4.83.
Bar silver, 48c
Mexican dollars, 3SHc "
Government bonds steady; state bonds in
active; railroad bonds steady.
LONDON, March 12. Bar silver weak. 22d
per ounce.
Money, 34g-4 per cent.
Rate of discount for short bills, 3 per cent;
for three months, 3 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. Silver bars,
49c per ounce.
Mexican dollars, 30c.
DrrJts Sight, 1214c; telegraph, 15c
Sterling oa London Sixty days, $t.84U: sight.
$4.SS.
Bank Clearings.
Clearings.
Portland t $665,009
Seattle 754.8S0
Tacoma 335,470
Spokane - 331,730
Balances.
$ 06.444
223,006
54.C32
63,504
Daily Treasary Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 12. Today's state
ment of the Treasury shows:
Available cash balances .. . .$223,083,192
Gold 118,273,546
WHEAT atARICET EASIER.
Light Trade and No Special Demand
From Foreigner.
CHICAGO. March 12. Wheat opened firm on
higher cables and colder weather in the North
west: May was unchanged to He higher, at
75?iS7514c The strong close at Paris caused
a fair amount of buying, and the price ad
vanced to 75c but with the Ught trade and
with no special demand from foreigners, the
market eased off. Just before the close there
was general selling of May, and the price
broke to 74c and final figures were, at 74
75c, a loss of -?iS14c
Trading in corn was dull, and prices ruled
about steady. Predictions of colder weather
Induced some selling, and the market eased a
little. The close on May was tic lower," at
47H47Hc
Oats were exceedingly dull. Prices ruled
steady, but broken when wheat declined. May
closed lieiic higher, at 34c
Following a Arm opening in provisions and a
strong hog market, the whole list slumped
quite sharply, local traders being .disposed to
r?'d vthe Good. buying of lard and
ribs by packers caused a rally, and. the close
was easy, -with May pork 15c down, lard 7c
lower, and ribs unchanged.
Grain and Produce at New Yorlc.
NEW TORK, March 12. Flour Receipts, 31,
400 barrels; exports, 8000 barrels. Market dull
and lower to sell.
Wheat Receipts, 19,850 bushels; exports. 49.-
890 bushels. Market easier. No. 2. red, S0c
elevator, 81c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern
Duluth, 8Sc f. o. b. afloat. Following an early
decline In response to local pressure, wheat
rallied on strenrth In the Northwest, smaller
Interior receipts and covering. Dullness at
midday, however, soon developed Into positive
weakness, and the afternoon market was heavy
under liquidation and light export Inoulry.
closing 6c lower. March closed 83c; May,
owc; juiy, uc
Hops Quiet
Hides Firm,
Wool Firm.
Petroleum Steady.
Butter Receipts. 3S00 Dackaces. Market rm
State dairy, extra, 2627c; creamery, 20c; June
creamery, Jife-ajiC.
Eggs Receipts.. 4300 packaces. Marki Arm
State and Pennsylvania. 19 Vic: Wpxtrm m,.
canaiea, ivc
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing,
May
July
71
711!
September
70 7034
CORN.
7014
44
2S
18 10
17 62
17 4CT
70
May ,
47
44
4316
July
September
43
OATS.
34 34
31 31
28 2sg
MESS PORK.
May
34
31
July
September
2S
May 18 35 18 35
1817
July 17 S5 17ST
1. ttl
17 47
September ...17 65 17 e5
LARD.
May 10 25 10 25
July 1015 1015
10 12
10 00
9 87
10 15
10 02
September ... 10 10 10 10
WW
SHORT RIBS.
0 07 10 02
980 - 080
May
0 85
8 70
8 57
9.87
July ,
75
965
September
8 65 9 67
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Quiet and easy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring, 77c; No. 8. 70878c;
No. 2 red. 73g73c.
Corn No. 2, 45c; No. 2 yellow. 45c.
Oats No. 2, 33c; No. 3 white, 3436c.
Kye No, 2, SOc
Barley Good feeding. 42o3o: fair to choice
malting, 4753c
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.09; No. 1 Northwestern,
31.11.
Timothy seed Prime. $3.55.
Mess pork-S18lS.12 per bhl.
Lard $10.0710.12 per cwt.
Short ribs sides Loose, J9.80S10.'
Dry salted shoulders Boxed. J8.S7S9.
Clover Contract grade, Sll.50ll.75.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 30,600 29.500
Wheat, bushels . 21.300 20.100
Corn, bushel zsz.500 zh.goo
Oats, bushels - 274,100 188.200
Rvp. bushels 11.400
Barley, bushels 55.600 8.500
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 12. Wheat steady.
Barley strong. Oats quiet.
Soot Quotations:
Wheat Shipping. $L40gl.45; milling. S1.50S
1.65.
Barley-Feed. $I.12L16; brewing. L1S
1.21.
Oats-Red. Sl.2031.30; white. $1.25L42;
black. S1.151.22.
Call board sales:
Wheat Steady; December, 1.20; cash,
$1.45.
Barley Stronger: May, $L07; December,
S7c
Corn Large yellow, S1.S7(?L42.
Enropcan Grain Markets.
LONDON, March 12. Wheat Cargoes on pas
sage, buyers Indifferent; Walla Walla, 30s Cd.
English country markets quiet.
LIVERPOOL, March 12. Wheat firm; No. 1
standard California, 10d. Wheat and flour
In Paris firm. French country markets quiet.
Weather In England fine.
Wool Markets.
LONDON, March 12. The offerings at the
wool auction sails today numbered 13.344 bales.
The attendance was large. New South Wales
merino combing sold briskly to the Continent.
Crossbreds were chiefly taken by the home
trade and Continental buyers. Broken fleece
wools were In keen demand. Cape of Good
Hope and Natal offerings -were large. Fine
grades were firm, but low and greasy sorts
were dull.
ST. LOUIS. March 12. Wool Unchanged.
Coffee and Sagar.
NEW TORK. March 12. Coffee Spot Rio
steady: No. 7 Invoice, 6c Mild quiet. Fu
tures closed steady, net 5 points higher. Total
sales, 7500 bags. Including: March. $4.304.35;
May, $4.5034.53; July, $4.70; September, $4.85
64.80.
Sugar Raw, steady; fair reanlsjf, 3c; cen
trifugal. 96 test. 3c; molasses sugar, 3c; "re
fined steady: crashed, $5.40; powdered, $4.50;
granulated. $4.60.
Dairy Prodace at Caicaso.
CHICAGO. March 12. On the Produce Ex
change today the batter market was steady;
creameries, 18a6c; dairies, 1424c
Eggs Easier, 17c
Ceee Steady, 1213c.
Atchlsea ...
AFFECTS APPLE MARKET
HEAVY RECEIPTS OP RHUBARB AT
SA FRANCISCO.
Old Potatoes la Larger Saapiy aaa
Slow Batter Lower and EsS
a. Sfaade Firmer.
civ '-trn an-CISCO. March 12.-SpeclaL
Grala opUons closed easier on showery -wcath-
Spot wheat was urmw
shipping demand. Several vessels were ut
tered to load for South Africa. Spot barley
and oats were steadier on-light receipts. Bran
and middlings were extremely scarce and Arm
Fancy and choice navel oranges are la mora
demand firmer, but standards are weaK. Mex
ican. Umes are nearly all sold., and the price
raised to 36.50. Lemons are firmer In sympa
thy, but supplies are ample. Ripe bananas are
more plentiful, owing to tne warmer
, . of rhubarb are beginning to
affect the apple market, especially cooklngva-
rictles. .Trade Is slower ana
stock keens up. A carload of Southern 1 Ore
gon Ben DavW arrived and sold slowly at .50
- n larzer supply and slow
at previous prices., The Columbia's consign
ments are not yet unloaded. Sweets advanced
and may brins 31.75 tomorrow. Choice old
onions are steady. Green peas are in moderate
supply and steady. String beans and green
peppers are scarce ana nisuer.
lower under larrer arrivals. Asparagus is in
lighter supply and steadier. No good tomatoes
are here. ...
Tho poultry market Is firm, witn youns wa
ter and hens hlsher. The fourth carload os
Eastern for the week sold readily. Domestic
receipts of poultry are moderate.
The butter market Is lower under large
stocks. Creamery Is closely down to a 25c ba
sis. Cheese Is very weak. Eggs are a shade
firmer, with a good demand. Receipts: 57.800
pounds ot butter. 23,000 pounas 01 caeese
36.330 dozen eggs.
Wool and aops are unchanged.
Quotations are as follows:
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 75c$1.75; gar
lic 232c per pound: green peas, 59c per
pound; string beans. 15g20c; asparagus. 10
17c: tomatoes, S1.752.50; onions, cuftoc.
FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.75; do common,
GOc; bananas. $102.50; Mexican Umes, $6g6.50;
60c: bananas. $162,50; Mexican limes,
California lemons, choice, $2.50; do common.
75c; oranges. $162.50; pineapples. $33-50.
POTATOES Early Rose, $11.15; river Bur
banks. 35950c;- river reds. 3035cr Salinas Bur-
banks. 75cg$l: sweets, $LW; urcgon uumanns.
65cQ$l.
POULTRY Turkey gobnjers, itiic; ao
hens. 15U7c:' old roosters, $53.50; young
roosters, $8.5037.50; small broilers. $55.50;
large broilers, $5.5066: fryers, jwauoo; aens.
SSflfl: old ducks. $5fl6; young ducks, $698.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c; do seconds.
24c; fancy dairy. 24c; do seconds, 23c
EGGS Store, 1414c; fancy rancn. 10c
CHEESE Toung America, 1314c; Eastern,
IfVttlTUrv
HAT Wheat, $11S1; wheat and oats, $11
13; barley. $10SU; alfalfa. $10312; straw. 45
E5c ter bale.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $30:i; miaoiings, $-tj
27.
WCOL Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 13
14c; mountain, 8310c
HOPS 22025c per pound.
RECEIPTS Flour, 83S0 quarter sacks; do
Oregon, S578 quarter sacks; wheat, 170 centals;
do Oregon, 4150 centals; barley, 2090 centals:
oats, 73 centals: beans, 31 sacks: corn, 73
centals; do Eastern, 1200 centals; potatoes, 3491
sacks; do Oregon. 4711 sacks; middlings, 1801
sacks; wool, 208 bales; hides, 115.
REVIEW OF 1ROX TRADE.
No
Rnsk to
Make Ore Contracts
Foandry Buyers Waiting;.
CLEVELAND, March 12. The Iron Trade
Review says:
Buying of Lake Superior ores for 1803 began
with this week, but too little time has elapsed
since the announcement of prices for any esti
mate as to the attitude of the furnace men
toward tho advance of from 25c to 35c on old
range ores, and of about 75c on Mesaba ores.
Some contracts have been made, but there Is
no rush, and probably Will, riot be until the pig
iron market takes a start.
In Bessemer pig Iron, while some recent
statements concerning negotiations by the
United States Steel Corporation have not been
borne out. It Is known that the corporation and
several other large steel companies are ready
to buy for the second half, but there are dif
ferences between buyer and seller aa to price.
There Is some surprise at the small amount ot
Bessemer Iron for sale for the second half, the
Bessemer furnaces having less than 150,000 tons
to, offer for such delivery, while It is believed
the demand from the leading steel .companies
alone Is for twice that amount. Present offers
are in the neighborhood of $20 at furnace, and
the asking price about $21.
The effort of foundry buyers to break the pig
Iron market by waltlnr, continues. There Is
some irregularity In prices on Iron available
for the flrst half, of the year, but in respect to
the second half the "unwillingness of sellers to
make concessions could scarcely be more pro
nounced If there were concerted action. Here
and there a large buyer has provided for his
requirements, but such cases are the exception.
Forge Iron has been quoted lower by some
Southern makers, but there is no considerable
buying, though it is known that large require
ments In the second half are yet to be provided
for. Sellers have quoted as low as 15.75 Bir
mingham, but even $15.50 on round lots does
not bring business. At Pittsburg a sale of 4500
tons of gray forge, delivery In the next three
months. Is shipped at $21. Basic Iran for early
delivery Is scarce, and Importation for the sec
ond quarter Is probable. For the second half
quotations are $20320.50, Central Western fur
nace. -EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices CHrrent at Chicago, Omaha
and Kansas City.
CHICAGO, March 12. Cattle-Receipts, 5000.
Market slow and steady. Good to prime steers,
$5Q5.75; poor to medium. $3.504.80; stockers
and feeders. $2.7534.80; cows. $1.404.40; heif
ers. $2.25ffl.60; canners, $1.502.5O; bulls, $2
4.25; calves, $37.40.
Hogs Receipts today, 17.000; tomorrow, 18.
000; left over, 6000. Market opened steady to
strong and closed weak. Mixed and butchers,
$7.3087.63; good to choice heavy; $7.707.80;
rough heavy, $7.307.60; light. $6.907.35.
Sheep Receipts, 12,000. Market for sheep
steady to strong; lambs, steady to lower. Good
to choice - wethers, $53.75; fair to choice
mixed, $4.255: Western sheep, $53.75; na
tive lamos, o'df..iu.
OMAHA. March 12. Cattle Receipts, 2500.
Market strong. Native steers. $3.SO5.20; cows
and heifers, $3.254.10; canners. $23; stock
ers and feeders, $34.50; calves, $3. 026. 50;
bulls, stags, etc. $2.504.10.
Hogs Receipts. 8000. Market steady. Heavy.
$7.3037.43;. mixed. $7.257.30; light. $7.10
7.30; pigs, $6.5057; bulk of sales, $7.257.33.
Sheep Receipts. 3500. Market steady. Fed
muttons, $5.406; wethers, $4.8033.60; ewes.
$45.20; common and stockers, $204.50; lambs,
KANSAS CITV. March 12. Cattle Receipts,
3000, Including 200 Texans. Market strong to
10c higher. Native steers. $4.1025.25; Texas
and Iridian steers, $2.654.50; Texas cows, $2.50
3.10; native cows and heifers, $1.7504.43:
stockers and feeders, $3.S04.85; bulls, $2.75
64; calves. $2WgG.75; Western steers, $335;
Western cows, $L7333.
Hogs Receipts, 6000. Market steady to
strong: bulk of sales, $7.30S7.45. Heavy,
$7.3767.60; packers, '$7.2037.37; medium,
$7.307.45: light, $6.8037.30; Yorkers. $7.25
7.30; pigs. $5. COg 6. 85.
Sheep Receipts, 3000. Market strong. Mut
tons, $3.606: lambs. $466.85; range wethers,
$3.3535.50; ewes. $3.5065.70.
TOBACCO TAX REBATE.
Appropriation to Sapply Deficiency
in the Payment.
The following circular Is Issued by the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue;
Washington. March 5. 1803. To Collectors of
Internal Revenue and Others: The act ap
proved March 3, 1903, making an appropriation
to supply a deficiency In the appropriation tor
payment of rebate of tax on tobacco and snuff
under act of April 12, 1002, and for other pur
poses provides as follows:
"That claim for rebates on tobacco and snuff
as set out in section 4 of the act of April 12,
1802, which were presented after the 60 days'
limit therein specified, shall be allowed and
paid upon proper proof: provided, -that the to
bacco and snuff on which such rebates are
claimed were duly inventoried oa July 1, 1802,
In accordance with the regulations of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue; but no such
claim shall be paid unless presented prior to
April 1, 1803."
. All claims included In the foregeias pro-
Downing, Hopkins & Go.
Established 1893.
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor
visions presented to Collectors or their deputies
pricr to April 1, 1903, will be received and for
warded to this office In the regular order, the
same as though they bad been regularly pre
sented within 80- days after July 1, 1902. The
date of the receipt by the Collector must be
a claim before transmittal to tht
J. W. TERKES, Commissioner.
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IMrs H T Gutridge, Po
ll catello. Idaho
J P Tamlesle.Hlllshrol
H H French. Cove, Or Grant McClure. Or
Mrs H H French, do I Laura. Hicks, Sllverton
Fred Graham, Boston V G Henshaw, Iowa
H Blackman. Heppner IM Gelnsberg. N Y
C L Hubbard, Dallas Vernon E Floyd, John
F 8 Stewart, Chicago -Day
THB IMPERIAL.
H J Call, Olympla
Mrs Call, Olympla
A Draz. St Paul
J M Stark. Ind
A J Gustafsen. Astoria
J H Albert, Salem-
H G Van Dusen.AstoraJ
iiiss young, Astoria
Dr Lackey, Astoria
Mrs Lackey, Astoria
M JHanthorn, Astoria
D D Fagan, Seattle
a .Langford. Astoria
G D Bradford, Waverlyl
Mrs Taft, Salem
C W Thompson. Cased
Rhoda Graham. Blalrs
ville u A Molder. Goldendal
(Mrs Hugh Logan, The
S B Baldwin. Pendletn
uaues
rars .Baldwin, Pendletn
b p Zimmerman, Troy,
Mrs Hasbrouck, do
lum
R C Wills, Heppner
J C Allen, Shedds
Wm Albers. city
r w De Huff. Dalles
W F Rand. Hood River
John Donovan. Coeur
F Schoenberg. Hlllsbro
Mrs Donovan, do
G W Field. Rapid Cy J S McClure. Seattle
T -rtr trav ri i - x r i -. . . . .
Mrs McClure. Seattle
W Hum sell. Ft Collns
L W Letter, city
O S Wells, city
H B Cox. Seattle
Geo' B Baker, Dayton
W L McCabe. Seattle
W R Glass, San Fran
R L Ockley, Spokane
Mrs Ockley. do
Dr T W Harris, Eu
gene W B Schoefleld, Wis
Mrs Schoefleld. Wis
M Splndler. Lea Ansrls
Frank J Lea. N Y
lutwin boss. Et Helens
Mrs Boss. St Helens
W Chilvers. Springfield
Airs unuvers. do
M Nesbltt, Goldendale
ifredorick Farrlston,
Baltimore
J R Flynn, city
C"W Hawxhurst, S F
J W Opp, Jacksonville
A A Townley, Sidney,
Ohio
W M Griffin, Baker Cy
LeRoy Browne, Silver
ton. Or
F Walz. St Paul
M A Goodlng.Berkeley
Miss uooding, co
A C Jennings. Eugene
B W Haines, Forest G
Thos F Ryan, OregonCj
THE ST.
August Rodlum, Da
mascus C A Hancock. Kelso
CHARLES.
Jack Kurtls. city
Wm Adkins, city
james fiaaier. iulso
B J Taylor. Arthur
Geo Card, do
W A Grtdley, Edge
wood. Cal
G B Heath, da
Geo B Gunn, Charlotte,
Mich
May Porter, do
J A Rowell. Scholls
Fred D Adams, do
O D Bower, Salem.
ueo iaoaka, city
Li a Chambreau. citr
Mordln Keeney, Cor-
J F Graham. Clatskanl
vaiiis
li potter, Kelso
F A Elchman. Or
John Greenwell, Ho
qulam. Wash
R A Moore. Brownsvlll
IC Jows, Salem
J N Turner, Scio, Or
Mrs F D Nelson, Star-
n j uurKe, seaside
Jas Kester. Lebanon
huck. Wash
Mrs E D Durand, do
G R Shaw, do
N S McCrav. Trout Lk
Lit smoole. do
W It Stone, Kelso
)J F Graham, Clatskanl
W M Nelson, Los Angl
L Tlllotson. EmDlre
Mrs w m Kelson, do
R P Bradley, Kalama
W Armltage, Kalama
John Bradley, Mani
toba W Shields, do
Chas Foss, Sunnyslde
Dean Btanchard, Rain
,Wm Mace, Malta, Ills
JoeeDh Aucknard. do
C Emmonds, Lexington,
Geo R. Emmonds, do
G J Dulpous, Tacoma
Mrs G J Dulpous. do
L Mathews. Butteville
F Atwood. Prtneville
ier. Or
W E Anderson, Dalles' S A Laselle. Albany
Fred Will, Aurora
Dan McCann, Cbam
C R Johnson, Linnton
Orin Able. Artnur
W A Wright, Wash
ougal Mrs W A Wright, do
E R Halt, city
Alex Slmson, Wash
ougal
Frank Talbert, Clack
amas J1 C Morris. Hlllsboro
Ed Trout, do
Mrs C W Anderson, do
M Wilbur. Los Angls
Mrs M Wilbur, do
M V Smith. Tacoma
W S Van Dyke. San Fr
James ilanary. do
J D DInsmore, Salem
H Canles. CaDles. Wn
U H Thomas, Newberg
THB
ESMOND.
F Howard, Kelso
W N Forbes, Wasco
W W SUvenet, Brook-lC H Davolt, Catlta
field ivv uyon. Kelso
R Caples, Brookfleld lJ Otis. View
J Hillln, Cape Horn JC D Brock, Eufaula
E Hayes. Goldendale L W Moore, Buena V
L W Ball, Quinns A K Doud. Lebanon
F McAdam. Heppner F Adams, Lebanon
Roy Huggett. TacomalJas Stock, Lebanon
J P Merrlfleld. SeasIde'Mrs Stock, Lebanon
H A Duraan. data- !J L Peasley. Jetty
kanle R R Erwin. Hood Rlvr
J S Earles, Rldgefleld rt Gadd, Hood River
W L Reld. Chicago
C Themis. Hood River
Mrs M B Howard,
Mullno
J B Yeon. Rainier
n Bovr. Clats kanle
F w Fluhrer. Mayger
M Susman, Astoria
A Susman, Astoria
ti .ueDDer. oak -e oint
P Oler. city
A Hllllard. Hubbard
H Sloan. Oak Point
W A Proctor. Cottrell
A J Palter, Cottrell
L Cherrall. Vancvr
T. "Knnn. Vancvr
W B Coffey. Montavllla
J D Scharff. city
T T Martlndale, Kelso
S S Strong, Iowa
A Johnson, Stella j
T A Henderson.Tacma
Mra Henderson, do
Otto Wilson, Tacoma
M B Wilson S: fmy,
Oregon City
.T TT Mason. Tacoma
B E Weymouth. San Fr
w L Reld. Chicago
A K David. Lebanon
M S Griawold. Ilwaco
J Monohan. Dilley
Mrs Monohan. Dlller
L Wade, Carson. Wash
.airs wace, co
Mrs Albright. Glencoe
A D Munroe, Rainier
Mrs H A Young, Oak I Geo Gibbons. Mayville
Point IV w naycs, uervais
W S Wilson, Oregon CI
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CREDITSITUAT10NSTR0NG
FINANCIAL .POSITION STREXGTH
. -EXEO ABROAD.
XoBt Unsettling; Factor Is the
Threatening; Demands of Labor
May Start a Reaction.
NEW YORK. March 7. Henry Clows' week
ly Wall street letter says:
The stock market has experienced rather
sharp declines this -week, the result of uaset
tllng rumors, firm rates for money and further
forced liquidation. A considerable short In
terest had been created, and covering on this
account served to check the decline at end of
the week. While the market was In this sensi
tive condition no attention was paid to good
railroad earn In ra or other favorable features:
and the knowledge that several syndicates had
quietly liquidated recently at a loss or witnous
profit only served to Increase the selling pres
sure. In present monetary conditions tne con
gested condition of the security market was
made very amarent. and the knowledge tnat
further Important creations of new railroad cap
ital were pending was. ot course, uniavoraoia.
to values. Many of the. financial leaders are
absent, and until their return and the effect
ot stringency incidental to the end ot March Is
passed, no Veal change for tha better Is antici
pated, although it may prove tnai me wow
now being gradually discounted.
Continued liquidation must eventually im
prove stock; market conditions. More disap
pointment than necessary -was, perhaps, snowa
at the failure ot the AldrJch bllL Unquestion
ably some additional relief would have been
afforded by the liberty which" It gave the Treas
ury to accept other high-class bonds than Gov
ernments as collateral for Government depos
its; but failure to secure this assistance is not;
really a serious menace to the situation. It
will compel continued conservatism on the part
of leading bankers, which has its advantages,
and may hasten the adoption ot a common
sense modern, credit currency system. If it
furthers the latter object tho Aldrich bill will
not have died la vain, and its enemies will
have wrought more jjood than they knew.
The monetary situation probably shows mora
underneath Improvement than the weekly bank:
statement indicates. In spite of low reserves
and big loans, the credit situation is probably
stronger than a year ago. In tho flrst place,
a very large amount of our foreign Indebted
ness has been canceled, a considerable portion
having been transferred to this side. This
notably strengthened our position abroad; for,
having demonstrated our financial abilities,
Europe Is tho more willing to respond to our
present demands, the course of the exchangs
market Indicating the replacing of American
loans abroad. Tho chief trouble here la that
large .sums of money are still locking up in
underwriting syndicates, not in ordinary stock
speculation. Fortunately, most of these syn
dicates are well backed, and the losses arising
from their liquidation or expiration have fallen
upon those best able to bear them. It seems
very likely that further syndicate liquidation
will have to be faced, and the securities thus
released must find a resting place before the
market resumes a really healthy condition;
but from the nature ot the case such a move
ment is likely to be gradual and accompanied
by frequent fluctuations. One Of the most sat
isfactory features Is that tne puoiic is not
suffering from these or recent declines. Com
mission houses are generally in exceptionally
strong condition, conservative concerns having
persistently advised their customers to Hghtea
their holdings for months past. In consequence-
the losses are railing upon weauny ooiueia,
whose earlier profits render them abundantly
able to meet present depreciation; in fact. In
many cases the losses are not real, but only a
failure to turn paper profits Into cash. Never
theless, the financial situation is so contused
by overdoing In some directions and by un
mistakable strength In others that no safe pre
dictions can be made as to the future. Further
liquidation, as we said. Is Inevitable in soma
Quarters, and If business continues good, if tha
next harvest proves satisfactory, it we escape
serious stringency next Fall, and If undesirable
speculation be held firmly In check, the market
may eventually be gradually ana saieiy guiaea
Into a stronger position.
The most unsettling factor in the Dusiness
situation today Is the threatening and often
unreasonable demands of labor. There aro
signs that these demands have been pushed to
the breaking point, simply because costs of pro
duction have been pushed so high as to se
riously curtail, It not destroy, profits and to
check new enterprise. Such an attitude on tha
part of the labor leaders Is foolish to .the last
degree, and will prove most unfortunate, not
only for capital, but for labor, which In tho
end will be the chief sufferer from Its own ex
cesses. Should present demands be enlarged
and pushed to the point of rupture, it may
easily start a reaction, which. If wisdom and
moderation prevailed, could be Indefinitely post
poned. Those who control large capital and
large enterprises view the situation with serious
concern. American labor Is already securing'
generous reward; and if costs of production ara
to be further raised our Industrial supremacy,
like that of England a few years ago. will re
ceive a blow requiring years of suffering and
repentance for recovery. It should not be for
gotten that we are unavoidably an Important
factor in the world's markets, and we cannot
withdraw If we would. Great Britain and Ger
many, our chief rivals, are rapidly adopting
all our best methods of organization and equip
ping their plants with improved machinery; so
that, with lower costs for labor and smaller
capitalization, they are already able to outrun
us In the foreign: markets until we come down
to their cost ot production. The latter event
must fall with most severity upon American
labor, because Its present extortionate policy
plays right Into the hands of foreign labor.
enabling Germany and England to undersell
the American product and secure a foothold
from which they will be driven out onlj;
through costly sacrifices and struggle.
New Yorlc Cotton Markets.
NEW YORK, March 12. The cotton markee
closed steady, net 1 point higher to 6 points
lower. Futures closed steady. April and May.
8.73c; June and July, 8.51c; August, 8.27c;
faeptemoer, 8.53C; October, S.53c; November,
8.45c; December, 8.44c Spot closed dull, 10
points lower. Middling uplands, 10.05c;, dq
Gulf, 10.30c; sales. 1100 bales.
Aaron Jones to Speak at Salem.
SALEM, Or., March 12. (Special.)
Aaron Jones, master of the National
Grange, will deliver an addres3 In the City
Hall In this city tomorrow, evening". Ho
will be Introduced by Governor Cham
berlain. very Woman
U Interested and shoald know
about the woaderfnl
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