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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1903)
THIS' ii'OKmJNli OKEGONIAS, SATUKDAY,- JUY 18, 1903. IS OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT General Trade Conditions Are Satisfactory. REPORTS SHOW IMPROVEMENT Two Disturbing; Factors in Recent Months, Labor Controversies .and. Bad Weather, Cause Little Trouble Large Full Trade. NEW YORK, July 17. R. G. Dun & Co.'b weekly review ot trade tomorrow will say: Conditions' continue satisfactory, many re ports indicating further improvement. During recent months the two disturbing factors have been labor controversies and weather conditions, but each week has brought better things in these two respects, until the outlook contains much that Is encouraging. Crops are making rapid progress and the army of un employed is diminishing. Railway earnings thus far reported for July exceed last year's toy 18.0 per cert. In the retail trade there is less than the customary midsummer Quiet, "while the positions of Jobbers and manufactur ers Indicate a large business in Ye.ll trade. Unsettled conditions still exist in forgo and foundry pig iron markets, while Bessemer iron Is only barely steady. Supplies of cotton goods in first hands are low and there is no effort to make spot sales, Ax supplies diminish there is a corresponding stiffening of quotations. Mills are steadily curtailing production both hero and abroad. Row light weight wools ore being opened with fair results only. TRADE EC THE SOUTHWEST. Feeling; Grows That Large Fall Busi ness Will Be Done. NEW YORK, July 17. Bradstreefs tomorrow will say: Well nigh perfect Bummer weather .helps crops, increases Fall trade and stimulates railroad Summer resort business. Lower prices ,for many staples are really an encouraging .de velopment. The present railway business is the largest ever handled for a midsummer period. The salient feature in trade reports this week is .the better tone of trade advices from the Southwest, where the feeling grows that a large business will be done. The wool market Is strong with more doing, both in the raw ma terial and In the manufactured product. The Iron trade is quiet enough on the sur face, but production and consumption are alike enormous, though pressure of the latter tends to ease in quotations for iron and steel. Tin and copper are weak and lower on larger shipments in tho rase of the former and an alleged overproduction in the case of the lat ter. Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending July 16, aggregate 3,052,78 bushels against 2,380.410 bushels last weak and 3,775, 222 bushels this week last year. Business failures in the United States for the week ending with July 10 numbered 173 against 154 last week and 174 in the like week of 1002. In Canada for the week 13 as against 14 for the week before and 19 this week a year ago. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. July 17. The following table, complied by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended July 17, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year: Clearings. Inc. Dec. New York $1,318,187,000 .... 9.8 Chicago 1C8.003.000 3.5 Boston 137.415,000 .... 4.1 Philadelphia 112,123,000 3.5 St. Louis 50,184,000 5.7 Pittsburg 47.303.000 1.0 .... San Francisco ....... 30,203,000 6.2 .... Baltimore 25.2C2.000 3.1 ! Cincinnati 24.S12.000 1.8 .... I Kansas City 20.447.000 13.1 .... Cleveland 18.391.000 ! Minneapolis 13.072,000 7.4 .... New Orleans 10.001.000 34". 4- Detroit 10.723.000 .... 4.7 Louisville . 10.635.000 9.8 .... Omaha : 8,238,000 28.4 .... Milwaukee 7.771.000 .... '1.4 Providence 7,389.000 4.0 .... Buffalo 7.650.000 17.5 . St. Paul 8.320.000 9.2 . Indianapolis ,. 8,178,000 41.7 Los Angeles C. 657.000 28.1 . St. Joseph 4.514.000 .... 7.2 Denver 4.828.000 .... 10.7 Richmond 3.194.000 .... 1.8 Columbus 5.102.000 24.2 .... Seattle 4.471,000 19.9 .... Washington ,.t 4.072.000 1.1 .... Savannah 2.822,000 9.4 .... Memphis 8.158,000 21.3 .... Albany 3.314.000 6.5 Salt Lake City 2,996,000 14.4 Portland. Or 8,482,000 7.9 .... Toledo 2.922,000 3.4 .... Fort Worth 8.347.000 Sl.S .... Peoria 2,543,000 13.9 .... Hartford 8,460.000 6.5 Rochester 2.547,000 S3.1 Atlanta 2,455,000 9.4 .... Des Moines 2,418.000 26.7 .... New Haven 2,060.000 Nashville 2,541.000 4.3 .... Spokane, Wash 2,370.000 33.3 .... Grand Rapids 1,877,000 7.1 .... Siour City 1,297.000 6.1 .... Springfield, Mass ... 1,993,000 23.1 .... Norfolk 1,680,000 6.4 .... Dayton 1,774.000 1.9 .... Tacoma 1.698,000 3L2 .... "Worcester 1,628.000 6.8 Augusta, oa 859,000 22.1 .... Portland, Me 1,733,000 S.B .... Scran ton 1.765.000 29.6 .... Topeka . 1.150.000 Syracuse 1.463,000 Eransville 827,000 .... 20.7 Wilmington, Del .... 1,209,000 .... 1.7 Birmingham 1,127.000 13.0 .... Davenport 851,000 .... 4.0 .rail .River .. 791.000 6.2 Little Rock ROK ooo s .1 Knoxvllle 1.079.000 40.1 Macon TKfl fioo 'y o Wllkesbarro 951,000 36.2 .... Akron 823.000 .... 6.6 epringfleld. III 605.000 Wheeling. "W. Va... 825,000 10.2 .... W'lchlta 525.000 7.7 .... Youngstown 590.000 Helena ... 672.000 10.8 .... Lexington 642.000 11.8 .... Chattanooga 773.000 45.0 .... Jewell - 539.060 .... 17.5 New Bedford 597.000 .... 3.7 Kalamazoo 735.000 84.8 Fargo. N. D 476.000 3.0 .... Cant011. O 472.000 .... 11.1 Jacksonville, Fla .... 369,000 4 8 Greensburg. Pa 475,000 ".. Rockford. Ill 578.000 30.1 .... Springfield. O 410.000 9.6 ... Binghamton 449.000 11.1 ... Chester, Pa 817.000 100.6 .... Bloomington, HI .... 36S.000 10.0 .. Quiney. Ill 394.000 26.3 . " SIOux Falls. S D 238.000 5 1 Mansfield, O 220.000 Jacksonville, 111 .... 172.000 17.3 Fremont, Neb 148,000 7.2 ..." Utlca ' 2.0S9.000 7.1 Decatur, HI C2S.O00 96.8 ..." Houston ....i 10.306.000 11.0 .... Galveston 5,25(5,000 20.9 ... Charleston. S. C... 1.064.000 Totals, U. S $2,163,273,000 57 Outside New .York.. 849.OS0.O00 2.1 .... CANADA. Montreal $ 23.442,000 17.2 .... Toronto 16.768,000 22.7 .... Winnipeg 4.515.000 31.0 Halifax 1.C96.0O0 9.7 .... Ottawa 2.535.000 34.9 .... Vancouver. B. C... 1.335.000 .... 2.6 3uebe,c 1.621.000 5.3 .... Hamilton v.-'vs 1.044.000 10.1 .... frV .JS.hn K 060,000 5.6 .... Victoria, B. C 543,000 12.6 .... London SS9.000 Totals. Canada ..$ 54.469.000 19.0 .... PORTLAND MARKETS. Sagar Advances 10 Cents. All grades of refined sugar advanced 10 cents a hundred yesterday. According to tele graphic advices from the East, conditions", warrant another advance at this end and tho trade is advised to keep a good stock on hand. Grain, Flonr, Feed, Etc. The local wheat market Is quiet without change in quotations. Oats are quiet and bar ley fairly active. Hay continues scarce and flijm. Cr?-H:T"nIia Walla' "&2'Sc; bluestem, Btfc, valley. 76070c J?1.1-?'11'.-503-80 Pr barrel; hard X SJ VftSfft 3-5,3-"5: hard wheat pat 4 -lOeH.GO: Dakota hard wheat, $4.10 JwewheS g-263-75' whole weat. $3.65 ; fe&Ifoo 19 pir ton: brew,n' 20: I iis0-1 KhUe 1-07; P j liULLSTUFFS Bran, $23 per ton: middlings. $27; shorts, $23; cnop, U. E. mills, $18; linseed dairy food. $18. HAY Tlmothj, 22224 per ton; clover, nom inal; grain, nominal; cheat, nominal. Butter, Effgrs, PeHltry, Etc Poultry is' In good supply and moving slowly. A strong local demand for eggs ke)ps the market steady In the absence of shipping In qulry. Butter is plentiful ana unchanged. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 2022o per pound: dairy, nominal: store, 16017c. CHEESB-Full cream, twins, 15)jc: Young America. 10c; factory prices. llV5c less. POULTRY Chickens, mixed. llllic; per pound; Spring, 1617e; hens, ll12c; broil ers, $2?3 per dozen; turkeys, live. 10S12c per pound; dressed. 14315c; ducks, $45 per dozen; geese, $336.60. EGGS Oregon ranch, 21c. Vegetable's, Fruit, Etc. Melons and cantaloupes are cleaning up well. The first Oregon peaches were offering yes terday at 75c$l. A car of bananas arrived. A mixed car of fruit is due from Newcastle to day. VEGETABLES Turnips, 65c per sack; car rots, California, $1.50; beets, $1 per sack; cabbage, lUc; lettuce, head, 15c per dozen; parsley, per dozen, 25c; green artichokes, 8540c per dozen; asparagus, Oregon, 4050c per dozen; California, $2 per box; cucum bers 20c per dozen; tomatoes, $1.25 per box; cauliflower, $1.10 per dozen; Summer squash, $1 per box; beans, 4c; green com, 25c per dozen. POTATOES Old Burbanks. 7075 per sack, growers' prices; new potatoes, Oregon, $1.25 per sack; California, lc per pound. .DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated, 6V4c per pound, sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 6c; apri cots, 8Uc: peaches, 5Sis; pears, 8S8J4c; prunes. Italian. 4&6c; figs, California, blacks, 6c; do white, 7c; Smyrna, 20c; plums, pitted, 4ttQ15c. DOMESTIC FRUIT Cherries, 57c per pound; apricots. $1.1501.23 per crate; new ap ples, $1.601.75 per box; peaches, Oregon, 75c 1; cantaloupes, $2.503.50 per crate; water melons. $3.25 per dozen; plums, 90c$l per crate; pears, $1.60 per box; grapes, $1.50 per crate. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $3.5035 per box; oranges, sweets, $2.2332.75: navels, $3J10: Valencia. $2.7603.50: St. Michaels, $2.7503.25; grape fruit, $2.50 per box; ba nanas, 5c per pound; pineapples, $3.604 per dozen. ONIONS New California reds, $1 per sack; silversklns, $1.25. RAISINS Loose MusdateL 4-crown, 7$c; 3 crown, 7Vic; 2 -crown, 654c; unbleached seedless Muscatel raisins. 7Hc; unbleached seedless Sul tans, 6c; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.85; 2-crown. $1.75. HONEY 16c per No. 1 frame. Groceries, Nats, Etc COFFEE Mocha, 2628c; Java, fancy, 23 82c; Java, good, 2024c; Java, ordinary, IWsS 20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 16020c: Costa Rica, good, 1618c; Costa Rica, ordinary, 10312c per pound; Columbia roast, $16.75; Arbuckle's, $11.13 list: Lion. $11.13. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, $1.65 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; fancy 1-pound fiats, $1.80: -pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis. 75c; red. 1 -pound tells, $1.20; sockeye, 1-pound tails, $1.50; 1-pound fiats, $1.00. SUGAR Sack basis, per 100 pounds; cube, H-SIJ45 Pwdred. $3.724: dry granulated. $5.62H: extra C, $5.124: golden C. $5.02&; less c per pound for spot cash. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c: half-bar-nl5-.-25c: bo"8. 50c per 100 pounds. Maple, 1516c per pound. Beat sugar, granulated, $5,624 per loO pounds. BEANS Small white, 4tc; larre white. 4c; pinks. 4e; bayou, 4,4c; Lima, 5c per pound. "iy-t' imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.75; No. 2, 5C?JJ&1 Carollna nead. $7.75; broken head. $4. NUTS Peanuts. Oftc pef pound for raw, 8 8c for roasted: cocoanuts, 8390c per dozen; walnuts, 13VS14Hc per pound; pine nuts. 10 12&c; hickory nuts. 7c; Brazil nuts. 16c; fil berts. 1516c; fancy pecans. 17c; almonds. 140 15c; chestnuts, 16c. SALT Liverpool. 60s, 4Cc per sack; half ground, per ton, 60s, $14.50; 100s, $14; Worces ter salt, bulk. 320s, $5 per barrel: linen sacks, 60s, S6c per sack; bales, 2s, 3s,- 4s. 5s and 10s. $2.10 per bale. WHEAT SACKS In lots of 100. OOtfc Meats and Provisions. BEEF Gross steers, $3.75fH.25; dressed, 640 7Hc per pound. VEAL 748c per pound. MUTTON Gross. $3; dressed, 5J4?6c; lambs, gross. $3.60: dressed. 7c. HOGS Gross, $5.50i3.75: dressed, 6VJ7a HAMS 1014 pounds, 15Uc per pound; 14 1C pounds. 14$ic per pound; 18&20 pounds. 144c; California (picnic). lOUc; cottage hams, none: Union hams. 46 pounds average, none; shoulders, lO&c; boiled ham, 22c; boiled picnic bams, boneless, 16c. BACON Fancy breakfast, 18c: standard, breakfast. 18c; choice, 164c; English breakfast bacon, 1114 pounds, 15c. DRY SALT MRlTfi-n.mtl,. eV,n, .i. 1254c smoked; Oregon exports, 2o25 pounds ax-eroge. 12V4c dry salt. l3Uc smokca; Union" butts. 1CK31K rounds avprnrB OL An .pit 10c smoked. . LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, llc; tubs, llc; 50s. ll4c; 20s, llc; 10s, ll?.c; 6s, ouumwc pure xierces, HRc; tubs, 10c; 60s. lOHc; 20s. lOftc; ios. lie; 5s. llc SAUSAGE Portland hum 1v .v.- nA. minced ham. lie; Summer, choice dry. 17c: """s""- '"us, oc; weinerwurst, wc; liver, 7c; yvin, ivc; Diooa. c; neaacneese, 7c; bologna, ttusan. llnlr IILr. PICKLED GOODS Portland, pigs' feet, .barrels. $5; 14 barrels, $2.83; 15-pound kitsT $1.25. Tripe. barrels, $3.50; barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kits, $1; pigs tongues. barrel, $6; it, barrel, $3; 15-pound kit. $1.25. Lambs' IS.,.'1' 823; bant, $4.75; 15 pound kit, $25. " Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1002 crop, lelSc per pound. .TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4&5c; No. 2 and grease. 2403c. HIDES Dry hides, No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 16154c per pound: dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 15 pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1, under 6 pounds, 10c; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, S9c; 60 to 60 pounds, 76-Sc; under 50 pounds and cows, 7c: stags and bulls, sound, 5S?64c; kip, sound, 1520 pounds, 7c; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 8c; green (unsalted), lc per pound less: culls, lc per pound less; horse hides, salted, each $1.5002; dry, eaclv $101.50; c w cach' 2550c: eoat skins, common, each. 10016c; Angora, with wool on. each, 25c iiS9Fr"Vf1,.e3r' .l6H"c; Eastern Oregon. 11014c; mohair, 350374c. Otis. COAL OIL Pearl or astral oil, cases, 22c per gallon; water white oil, iron barrels, 154c; wood barrels, 18c; eocene oil, cases. 24c; clalne oil, cases, 27c; extra star, cases, 25c; head light oil, 175 degrees, cases, 24c; iron barrels, 174c GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 244c; iron barrels, 18c; 86 degrees gasoline, cases. 2SUiv Imn (urml, BENZINE 63 degrees, cases, 22c; iron bar rels, 154c LINSEED Boiled, cases. 63c: barrels, 48c: linseed, raw, cases, 51c: barrels, 46c; lots of 250 gallons, lc less per gallon. aT,URPBNTINECaBe8' 70c: wood barrels, 664c; iron barrels. 64c: 10-case lots. 69c. LEAD Collier Atlantic white and red -lead in lots of 600 pounds or more, 6c; less than COO pounds, 64c EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Cklcaaro, Omaha and Kansas City. CHICAGO. July 17. Cattle Receipts. 13,000. Steady. Good to prime steers, $5.1005.60; poor lo medium, $405; Blockers and feeders, $2.50 4.50; cows, $1.6003.40; heifers, $2.2304.75; canners. $1.6002.60; bulls, $2.2504.35; calves, $306: Texas fed steers, $3.2504.75. Hogs Receipts today, 10,000: tomorrow, 10, 000; Wt over, 2000. Light, 5c lower: others steady. Mixed and butchers, $5.1505.85; good to choice heavy. $5.4505.60; rough heavy. $5 5.S0; light. $5.3503.70. Sheep Receipts, 6000. Steady to 10c higher: lambs, steady. Good to choice wethers, $3,750 4.20; fair to choleo mixed, .$3.75: Western sheep and yearlings, $2.6004.75; native lambs. $3(56.35. KAN3AS CITY. July 17. Cattle Receipts, 1500. Market strong and quiet. Native steers, $3.5005.20; Texas and Indian steers, $1,750 4.10; Texas cows, $1.2502.75; native cows and heifers, $1.7504.25; stackers and feeders, $2J50 04.30; bulls. $203.35; calves, $20.5.25. Hogs Receipts, 7000. Market, steady. Bulk of sales, $5.3505.40; heavy. $5.2005.374; pack ers. $5.3005,374; medium, $5.3503.40; light. $6.3005.35; Yorkers, $5.4005.45; pigs, $5.40 5.45. Sheep Receipts, 1000. Market, steady and strong. Muttons. $304.00; lambs, $3.2006; range wethers, $305; ewes, $304.00. SOUTH OMAHA, July 17. Cattle Receipts. 900. Market, steady. Native steers, $3.8305.25; cows and heifers, $304.50; Western steers, $3.5004.50; canners, $204; stockers and feed ers, $3.5004.25; calves, $2.6005.25; bulls, stags, etc.. $2.6004.25. Hogs Rcci-lpts, r300. Market, 10c lower. Heavy, $505.25: light. $5.2505.30; pigs, $5 5.30; bulk of sales. $5.1505.20. Sheep Receipts, none. Market, steady. Fed muttons. $3.7504.25; wethers, .$3.2503.75. Xctt VorU Cotton Market. NEW YORK, July 17. Cotton futures opened steady. 3 points lower to an advance of 3 points and closed steady, 2 points lower after a quiet day. Futures closed, July. 12.20c; Au gust. 12c; September, 10.40c; October. &67c; Novomber, 9.52c; December, 9.51c: January. 9.49c; February and March, 9.47c Spot closed 20 points decyne. Middling uplands, 12.60c; db gulf, 12.75c. :les, 200 bales. RECOVERY IS RESUMED STOCK LIST IS LIFTED TWO OR ( THREE FOIXTS. ) General Feeling Over the Money Out look Is Brighter Inflow of Cur rency From the Interior. NEW YORK. July 17. The recovery In prices of securities, which was interrupted yesterday by the late slump in Amalgamated Copper, was resumed today. It showed some hesitation at various times, owing to the un settled effects of sudden breaks In special stocks. But It gathered force as the day pro gressed and In the final hour the whole mar ket was lifted between 2 and 3 points over last night. New York Central and St. Paul led the advance, but gains of 2 points or more were made by Pennsylvania, Reading, Erie first preferred, Illinois Central, Union Pacific, Atchison, Amalgamated and Smelting. Among tho inactive stocks there were some larger gains which represented recoveries from recent low levels. The opening advance In tho market was first checked by a renewed attack oh Amalgamated Coppen which carried 4t back to yesterday's low re!eord level. But the stock showed deter mined resistance and became strong, notwith standing a report of an additional cut in the price of the product. Another backset was cause by the drop in Sugar to 1 below last night, which followed the announcement of a rise in the price In refined sugar and was with out other explanation. Colorado Fuel then made a violent slump of 6 points to the low price for the year, and this break was fol lowed by a break in Toledo, St. Louis & Southwestern securities. Rock Island was the last stock to show notable weakness and its decline of 1 ended the resistance to the ad vance In the general market. The market was not notably affected by any ot these breaks and this caused an impression that covering movements on a large scale were going on under cover of the depression in spots. This gave color to the supposition that the occasional breaks were due to raiding tac tics, although there were indications of tho closing out of some accounts by forced liqui dation. The general feeling over the money outlook was brighter. Estimates of the week's cur rency movemlffrs pointed to a net gain by tho banks of over $3,000,000. The rise In interest rates here seem:, to have Induced a large In flow of currency from Interior points and tho Subtreasury made heavy disbursements yes terday and today for special accounts, thus largely reducing the week's early loss by the banks to that Institution. The offerings of foreign funds in this market nave also re lieved the situation. Sterling exchange, bow ever, made some recovery today from yester day's sensational break. Discounts hardened In London and Berlin and sterling weakened at Paris. Today's movement in stocks reflected a feeling of confidence that the banking situ ation Is materially Improved. The market closed active and steady at about the top level. Bonds were inclined to rally, but there were some weak spots which made the tone Irregu lar. Total sales, par value. $2,305,000. Unltcu States bonds were all unchanged on the last calL STOCKS. Atchison do preferred ......... Baltimore & Ohio do preferred Canadian Pacific Central of New Jersey. Chesapeake & Ohio.... Chicago & Alton do preferred Chicago G. W do B preferred ...... Chicago & Northwest. Cbl. Term. & Transfer. do preferred C, C, C. & Su Louis. Colorado Southern .... do 1st preferred do 2d preferred....... Delaware & Hudson... Del.. Lack. & Western. Denver & Rio Grande. do preferred Erie J do 1st preferred do 2d preferred 61.050' 66 89i 85 93 64' 60 88 89 82&1 84 92 02 224,1234 3,252 21.240 300 15,400 123?i 163 I 4O0 4.750 1.800 500 34.600 160 160 344; 354 35$ 254; 24, 23s Wl 664 6 17j 17 ! 174 34'AI 344: 34U 200; 1.900: 400 900 105?il034,164fc 124! 124! 12 1.500 7S? 76Vi 77-4 430 423 15 63 23 "4! "4 52HI 63 700 000 . 700 ' 300, 3i.356 22fc: 23Vi 16S4 2?0 26 70U 254 244 31 674 64 30; 51 9.000 67 3.050j ""soo; 53 54 175 86 1S1 22 384 4 lOTf Great Northern pfd. Hocking Valley .... do preferred Illinois Central ...... Iowa Central do preferred 7S4 73 0.400 000! 300 100 131ty 129U 22 38 23 3S& Kansas City Southern. do preferred Louisville & Nashville. 23 3,000 108 11064; Manhattan L ...... Metropolitan St. Rv 3.S00 1.300 133H;1324;1334 119lllSill94 Minn. & St. Louis.... Missouri Pacific Mo., Kansas & Texas. do TiT'tfrreA 20.100 600 100 0841 K 2041 21, 42fc 431.4 J 19 30 S4 1164,117 634 644 S84 234 24 1204-1214 21 44 400 National R. R, of Mex. ao preierrea New York Central.. Norfolk & Western.. do preferred Ontario i Western.. Pennsylvania 100 39 24.000 1184 2,300 IH4 3.100 24 39.700 121 200 71 Pitts.. ., C. & St. L. 1 Reading .1 do 1st preferred do 2d preferred Rock Island do preferred St. L. & S. F. lt pfd. do 2d preferred St. Louis Southwest... do preferred St. Paul do preferred Southern Pacific Southern Railway .... do preferred Texas & Paclflc Tol., St. L. r& West.. do preferred Union Pacific do preferred Wabash do nrefenwl 64,900 504 49 -' 68 "564 154 ""goo "es 33.800 30 72 63 63 57 15 344 1.500 674 " 200 67 400 15 400 3i 334: 41,900 icoi 16.700 3,300 1.800 200 2.500 6.300 1434 141 14?4 173 173 173 4T&1 45. 4 224 224 86 86 204; 274 184 201,1 864 23$ 33 32 334 33.200 78S Til 78 300 86 6 22 224 2,100 5.600 23 40 19 385i Wheel. & Lake Erie.. Wisconsin Central .... do preferred Express companies Adams American United States Wei Is -Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper.. Am. Car & Foundry.. do preferred American Locomotive.. do preferred Am. Smelt. & Refining. do preferred Am. Sugar Refining.... Anaconda Mining Co... Brook. Rapid Transit.. Colorado Fuel & Iron.. Col. & Hock Coal Consolidated Gas General Electric International Paper ... do preferred International Pump ... do preferred National Biscuit ..... National Lead North American Paclflc Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car .... do preferred Pullman Palace Car... Republic Steel' do preferred Rubber Goods do preferred Tenn. Coal & Iron.... United States Leather. "do preferred United States Rubber.. do preferred United States Steel.... do preferred i Western Union 1,000 184 30 100 185 221 180 103 1S5 494 34 86 19 S74 42 91 52 55 03.300! 2.300 300 1.000 500 1.900 494 464 344 35V1 864 -uy. 19 40ol 02U 41 90 16.20011174 114 bo 7.200 6.200 400 1.500 2.500 6! 52T4 584 16 183 168 154 1864 188 166 167 300 144 14 674 14 164 84 244 954s 4S S4 200 07 400 164 164 844 200 S4 200 244 24 95 17 1.500 600 400 1,200 500 110 96 s 202 201 201 134 13 71 21 13 71 20 sa si 12 43 26 834 2.800 950 1,200 1.100 200: 48 81 13 . 484 26: 77 834 46 6 i 80: 124 48 '1 23 37.300 9,700 5,400 Ex-dlvldend. U. S. ref. 2s, reg. do coupon U. S. 3s, reg do coupon U. S. new 4s, reg. do coupon U. S. old 4s, reg. do coupon U. S. 5s, reg do coupon ..... BONDS. .106! Atchison adj. 4s.. 100la & N. AV. con. 7s io7:d. a r. a. 4s.... 10S4North. Paclflc 3s, lS4j db 4s 1354;Pouth. Paclflc 4s. Ill j Union Paclflc 4a., Ill IWest Shore 4s 101; Wis. Central 4s.., 103 S84 130 974 .101 85 100 107 874 Stocks at London. LONDON, July 17. Consols for money, 92 5-10; consols for account, 02 7-lfl. ' Anaccnda , 4NorfoIk & West... 634 Atchison 67l Oo pfd r,p do pfd 91 Onu & Western.. 24 Bait. & Ohio 83; Pennsylvania ..... 62 Can. Paclflc 126 IRando inu Ches. & Ohio 36 I Reading 204 Chicago G. W 18 ! do 1st, pfd " 42 Chi.. M. & St. P.144. do 2d pfd.. 35 DeBeers S Southern Ry 234 D. & R. G 26 do pfd JfS do pfd 824 Southern Paclflc . . 474 Erla 31,Unlon Pacific 7i do 1st pfd 674 do pfd 80 do 2d ptd. 50 iU. S. Steel ....... 27 Illinois Central.. .131! Co pfd 784 Louis. & Nash...,1004jWahah 234 Mo.. Kan. & Ter. 2I4. do pfd 41 N. Y. Central 1194' Subtreasury'a Heavy Debit. NEW YORK. July 17. The Subtreasury had an unusually bcavy debit at the clearing- house today. $2,216,717. resulting from pen slcn payments, mail transportation and $50o, 000 payment to the Hong Kong A Shanghai Bank for the account of the Army in the Phil ipplnes. Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, July 17. Money on call, steady, at 2403 per cent: closing. 2 percent. Time money, firm; 60 days, 4464" pecent; 90 days, 405 per cent; six, months, 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5406 per cent. Sterling exchango firmer, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.86.2504.86.30 for demand and at $4.83.9004.84 tor GO days. Post ed rates, $4.84404.85 and $4.8704.874- Com merclal bills. $4.83. Bar silver 53Hc Mexican dollars 424c Government bonds, steady; railroads, irregu lar. LONDON, July 17.-Bar uiver Steady, 24!d per ounce. " Money 1402 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for" short bills Is 2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market tor three months' blllsj Is 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17,-Sllver bars 63?c Mexican dollars 12c Drafts Sight, 24c; do telegraph, 6c Sterling on London, 60 days, $4,844; do sight, $4.66. (Northern Pacific Dividend. NEW YORK, July 17. Announcement is made that Norihern Pacific directors yester day declared tho regular quarterly dividend ot 1 per cent, payable August 1. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. July 17. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available. cash balances... Gold .$223,308,765 . 100,433,708 Bank ClearinKs. . Clearings. Balances. $558,236 $ 82,632 846.5S6 216,060 309.4G9 63.534 360.462 47.420 Portland Seattle Tacoma Spokane "CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Close Is Firm at & Gain ef a Quarter ot a Cent, CHICAGO, July 17. The early wheat mar ket was easy on bearish crop news and lower cables and prices declined from tho opening on free stop loss selling. September opened 40 c lower at 76s76c and sold off to 76c Buying by comnlsslon-houses checked the decline and the tone became firmer on ex cellent cash prospects and reported small coun try offerings. Under these Influences, Septem ber sold up to 764c, but lost some of the ad vance on renewed selling on the upturn. The close was firm at 774c, a gain or 'Ac. There was considerable selling In corn early on the better crop prospects and lower cables and the feeling nt the start was weak. Local bulls gave support at the decline, howevej. and a fair demand from scalpers followed causing a recovery, the market holding steady until the close. September was up a shade at 504350c There 'was a fair trade In oats. September closed steady at 4c ndvance at 330334c. after ranging between 3340334c Commission-houses supported lard apd bro kers took on ribs and pork. The result was a strong market except for aa easy start in lard. September pork was up at the close 15c at $14.65. with lard 100124c higher at $3. and ribs 10c higher at $8,574. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. .$0.70 75 70 7C High Low. 76 76 Close. $0.76 764 77 774 July (old).., July (new).. Sept (old).., Sept (new).. $0.70 76V 104 764 77 CORN. -494 40 49 50. 40 404 OATS. 33 3S S34 334 334 34 MESS PORK. 11.20 14.30 14.30 14.574 - LARD. 7.82 7.924 7.95 8.20 7.75 7.80 SHORT RIBS. 8.43 8.574 8.524 a CO 7.95 8.124 July .... Sept .... December 49 18 49 50 49 38 33U 334 July Sept .... December 374 33 33 July ... Sept ... 14.20 14:25 14.30 14.23 July .. 7.80 7.024 7.674 ' 7.924 8.19, 7.774 bept .. October July .. Sept .. October 8.45 8.40 7.95 8.574 8.574 8.12g Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady and unchanged. Wheat No. 2 red, 7576c Corn No. 2, 50c: No. 2 yellow, 50c Oats No. 2, 360364c; No. 2 white, 41c; No. 3 white. 36040c. Rye No. 2. 60c. Barley Good feeding, 41c; fair to choice malting. 46050c t Flaxseed No. 1, 03c; No. 1 Northwestern, 97c Timothy seed Prime, $3.45. Mess pork Per barrel. $14.30014.35. Lard Per cwt.. $7.8507.924. Short ribs Sides, loose, $8.3508.45. Dry called shoulders Boxed, $7.7507.874. Short clear sides Boxed, $3.5O0S.624. Clover Contract grade, $12012.50. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . . Wheat, bushels .. Com, bushels . . Oats, bushels ... Rye. bushels .... Barley, bushels . 25.000 11.080 .. 24.000 ..146.300 ..237,450 .. 4.750 .. 22,000 83,000 834.000 304,700 Grain nnd Produce at Nctt York. NEW YORK. July 17. Flour Receipts, 14.450 barrels; exports, 19,720 barrels. Steady and unchanged. Wheat Receipts. 21.650 bushels; exports, SS.100 bushele. Spot, steady. No. 2 red, 83o elevator and 85c f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 North ern Duluth, 924c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 92c f. c b. afloat. Options developed early weakness under liquidation, bearish ca bles, large Argentine shipments and favor ablo weather news. Rallying at noon, the mar ket was later advanced by bullish estimates and large weekly clearances. The close was c higher. July closed, 844c; September closed. S2c Hops Quiet. Paclflc Coast, 1902, 160214c Hides Steady. Wopl Firm. Petroleum Steady. Molasses Firm. Butter Receipts, 7500 packages. Bteady. State dairy, 14020c; creamery, 1540204c Eggs Receipts, 6000 packages. Irregular. Western seconds and extras, 140134c Grain at aan Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. Wheat Strong er. Barley Stronger. Oats Steady. Spot quotations S Wheat Shipping, $1.37401.40; $1.4501.60. milling. Barley Feed, $101,034; brewing. $1,124 1.174. Oats Red, $1.1501.25; white, $1.22401.324; black, $1.12401.174. Call board sales Wheat Stronger. December, $1.39; cash. $1.40. Barley Stronger. December, 034c Corn Large yellow, $1.4001.45. European Grain Markets. LONDON July 17. Wheat Cargoes on .pass age very active. English country market quiet. Indian shipments of wheat to United Kingdom, 172,000; to Continent, 4000. LIVERPOOL. July 17. Wheat Quiet. No. 1 standard California, 6s 7d- Wheat and flour In Paris quiet. French country markets steady. Weather in England fine. Dairy Produce at Chicago. CHICAGO, July 17. On the Produce Ex change, today, the butter market was easier. Creameries, 17020c; dairies. 16018c Eggs, steady. At mark, cases Included, 1240144c Cheese. ' steady to firm. 100114c Coffee and Sagar, NEW YORK, July 17.The market for coffee futures closed dull at a partial decline of 5 points. Total sales, 1750 bags. Including Sep tember, $3.80; .December. $4.23; April, $4.45. Spot Rio, quiet, No. 7Jnvolce, 5 3-16c Mild, quiet. Cordova, 7011c Sugar Raw, firm. Fair refining, 8 3-16c; centrifugal. 93 test, 3 ll-16c; molasses sugar. 2 15-16c; refitted, firm; No. 6, $4.60; No. 7, $4.55; No. 8, $4.50; No. 9. .45; No. 10, $4.40; No. 11. $4.35; No. 12, $4,305 No. 13. $4.25 No. 14. $4.20; confectioners' A, $4.85; mold A, $5.25; cut loaf, $5.60; crushed, $5.80; pon dered, $5.10; granulated, $3; cubes, $3,20, FRUIT. FOR PORTLAND SHIPPING STOCK IN DEMAND AT SAX FRANCISCO. Wheat Options Close at a Sharp Ad. ranee Potatoes Quiet and . Weak Butter Steady. SAN FRANCISCO. July 17. (Special.) Wheat options opened lower, but closed at a sharp advance. Spot prices were very Arm. Barley had a better tone on smaller arrivals, Oats were firmer despite uncertainty as to Government purchases, receipts being l!gbr,and consumption good. Flour and mlllfeeds weie firm. Hay was steady. Cool weather and the usual Friday dullness affected the fruit market. Shipping stock was in fair demand for the Portland steamer. Crated apricots were quite firm, but bulk lots were easy under large arrivals, which sold chiefly to canners. Hale's early peaches were abundant and weak, while choice yellow were firm under light receipts. Gravensteln apples and Bartlctt pears were easier. Or dinary plums and prunes were plentiful. The first muscat grapes of the season arrived from Coachella and sold well. Other early grapes were mostly unripe and neglected. All melons were In liberal supply and easier. Receipts of berries and currants are lessening and prices rather firmer. Huckleberries have again ar rived. Citrus and tropical fruits were un changed. Potatoes generally were quiet and weak. Onions were firmer. Tomatoes and most de scriptions of other vegetables were more plenti ful and easier. Receipts of poultry were lighter and tha market was In better shape. Butter held at previous prices, but the demand was moderate. Cheese was Arm. Eggs were steady, with less Inquiry. Receipts. 70.000 pounds butter. 50, COO pounds cheese, 34,000 dozen eggs. Choleo wool wis scares and -firm. Hops wero quiet with a weak tendency. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 3Oc0$l; gar lic, 203c; green peas, 2404c; string beans, 304c; asparagus, $102125; tomatoes, 5Oc0$2; onions, 60070c: egg plant. $101.50. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 26c; do seconds. 24c; fancy ranch, 24c; do seconds, 22c EGGS Store, 10021c; fancy ranch, 25c; Eastern. 18019c. POULTRY Roosters, old. $4.5005; do young. $608; broilers, small. $203.50; do large. $30 3.50; fryers. $404.50; hens, $405; ducks, old, $303.50; do young, $3.3004.60. WOOL Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino. 18 020c; lambs, 9014c HOPS Crop of 1902, 15018c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $23.50024.50; mid dlings. $28028. HAY Wheat. $10012.50; wheat and oats. $10012; barley. $S01O.5O: alfalfa. $8lu; clover, $8010; stack,. $7.5003.50; straw, per bale. 46060c. FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.40; do common. 60c; bananas. 75c0$2.5O; Mexican limes, $4.50 05; California lemons, choice. $3; do common, $1; oranges, navels, 75c0$2.5O: pineapples, $1 2- POTATOES Oregon Burbanks, $1.2501.50; new potatoes, 63c0$J.5O. fjntiti loung America, 124013c; East ern. 15010c. RECEIPTS Flour. 10,710 quarter sacks; wheat, 70 centals; barley. 7015 centals; oats. 1100 centals; beans, 1839 sacks; corn. 575 cen tals; potatoes, 1965 sacks; bran. 845 sacks; hay. 471 tons; wool, 132 bales; hides, 671. HIGH PRICES FOR RAISINS. California Growers Also Expect a Great Crop. NEW YORK. July 17. M. Theodore Kearney. of Fresno, Cal., ex-presldent of the California Ralslngrowers' Association, who is in thia city on his way to Germany, says Indications point to a grent fruit crop of good sl2e and quality In California, and. in view ot shortages elsewhere growers are, he said, expecting high er prices this year. The signing of contracts by growers to deliver to the Ralslngrowers Association is progressing satisfactorily and he believes the one-year agreement will be signed generally. Mr. Kearney's attention was called to re ports that the Smyrna raisins coming on this season are likely to be a heavy crop. He was asked what effect. If any, this would have on prices here. "As far as the foreign crop Is concerned," he said, "the Spanish crop last year, for in stance, was very large; In fact, tho largest for many years, and owing to the failure of the crop In on district prices ruled higher. Nevertheless, practically the entire crop was taken up at home and there was no effect on the American market. In view of that fact there seems to be no danger ot foreign raisins being sent here this season In quanti ties large enough to affect prices. There Is a custom duty on raisins, and furthermore, it Is the policy of the California association not to put prices so high as to Invite foreign com petition." WOOL MARKETS. N Montana Record Afrnin Broken at Great Falls. GREAT FALLS. Mont.. July 17. The stato record was again broken in the local wool market today when a clip was sold for 17a a pound. The last record was made earlier in the week, when a Montana clip brought 174s in this market. Qver 312,000 pounds of fleece were sold today. This has 6een the greatest season for wool In the history of Montana. LONDON. July 17. The offerings at the wool auction coles today numbered 12.435 bales. Trading was animated. Fine grades were Arm. Coarse and medium cross breda were in demand at an advance' of 10 per cent. Tasmania n3 were in .keep request, several parcels be ng - taken by American buyers. ST. LOUIS. July 17. Wool Steady. Terri tory and Western mediums, 16018c; medium, 140154c; Ane, 130154c Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. July 17. The official clos ing quotations tor mining stocks today were as follows: Andes $0.08' Justice $0.14 Belcher 41! Occidental Con ... 30 Best & Belcher... 2.00,Oph!r 1.40 Bullion 3, Overman 25 Caledonia 1.30;PotosI 22 Chollar 10, Savage 17 Confidence 1.25, Seg. Belcher ...... 7 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.35, Sierra Nevada ... 54 Con. Imperial ... 4 1 Silver Hill 80 Crown Point .... 20. Union Con ....... SO Gould & Curry... &8Utoh Con 34 Hale & Norcross. 65. Yellow Jacket .... 63 Mexican 98 NEW YORK. July 17. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con $0.03! Little Chief $0.06 Alice 18;Ontarto 6.50 Brecce 15iOphlr 1.45 Brunswick Con .. 3PhoonIx 8 Com. Tunnel .... 7 Potosl 22 Con. Cal. & Va.. L30:Savage 16 Horn Silver 1.00. Sierra Nevada ... 52 Iron Sliver 1.50SmalI Hopes 25. Lead vllle. Con .... 2)Standard 2.60 BOSTON, July 17. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 3.75 Osceola $50.00 Allouez 4.50' Parrot 18.25 Amalgamated... 49.00' Quincy 96.50 Bingham 23.15' Santa Fe Copper. Cal. & Hecla.... 425.001 Tamarack 88.00 Centennial 16.001 Trimountaln 84.00 Copper Range... 48.75 Trinity 4.75 Dominion Coal.. 97.25! United States ... 20.00 Franklin S.OOlUtah .- 26.25 Isle Royale .... 7.001 Victoria 3.50 Mohawk ., 37.00) Winona 7.50 Old Dominion .. 1C.75 Wolverine 63.00 Metal Markets. NEW YORK, July 17. There was an ad vance of 5s for spot tin In London to 122 15s, while futures advanced 10s to 120 5s. In New York tin was also a little higher, being quoted at 27027.15c Copper In London was slightly higher, gain ing 5s on spot, which closed at' 56 12s 6d and 2s 6d'on futures, which closed at 55 15s. Lo cally, however, copper was lower, being quoted at 13.50013.624 for lake and electroly tic and at 13.124013.25 for casting. f There was a dccllno of Is 6d for lead In London, where It closed at 11 7s 6d. Locally, lead was quiet and unchanged at 4.124. Spotter declined 2s 6d In London, closing at 20 7s 6d. In New York spelter was quoted at 6c Iron closed at 52s 4d in Glasgow and at 46s Gd in MIddlesboro. Locally Iron was quiet. No. I foundry Northern, $17.500150; No. 1 foundry Southern and do soft, $17.73015.23. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. H. M. Jensen. 31; Christine Rodbro. 23. Carl Cornelius McFarland, 21; Grace .May Porter. 20. Hyman Herman Cohen, 23; Jennie Van Sklke, 24. Building' Permits. E. B. Holmes, East Nineteenth and Halsey, two-story dwelling, $2300. J. F. Wilson. Sacramento, between Williams and Rodney avenues, two-story dwelling." $1100. Mrs. J. J. Wurfleld, Miller avenue, one-story dwelling. $1000. N. M. McDanlel, St. Helens road, two-story dwelling, $1500. Cate & Powell. Hawthorne, between East Twentieth and East Twenty-first, two-story dwelling. $2250. W. A. Zimmerman, East Fourteenth and Belmont, two-story dwelling. $3500, Portland Fish Company, Front and Ash. re pairs. $150. S. G. Reed estate. Second, between Wash lngton and Stark, three-story brick, $15,000. Deaths. July 14. Oscar Nelsen. 17 years, 521 23 street, pneumonlsf. July 13. Charles G. C. Wert, 13 years, 91 East Ninth North, tetanus. July 15, Thomas F. Struble, 13 years, 30 Twentieth North, tetanus. Births. July 13, girl, to the wife of Ross F. Jones, Front and Nlntcenth. July 16. girl, to the wife of John C Alns- worth. 534 Elizabeth. July 15, boy, to tho wife of John Henwood, 714 East Salmon. Real Estate Transfers. D. Goodsell et al. to the City of Portland and the public, dedicating diock e. East Portland Heights $ B. R. Nichols to I. C. Sanford. lot 7, block 2. Brush's Addition Ellis q. Hughes and wife to the Public, dtdlcation Clinton street Portland Trust Company to W. H. Ken nedy; lot 3, block 46. Woodstock George M. Strong and wife to J. H. Weilman. lot 7, block 1. Goldsmith's Addition Carrie Howe to L. E. Kern, 5 acres near Howe's Addition Carrie Howe, executrix, to L. E. Kern. 5 acres, east Howe's Addition A. S. Ellis and wife to a E. and M. B. Young, south 63 feet lot 1, Alblna Homestead Addition C. B. and B. Y. Whltehouse to C. J. Reed, trustee. lots 3 and 4. block 310, Gllllhan'3 Addition W. E. Borden and wife to Charles and Josephine Anderson, lot 10. block 15. Alblna O. O. Benson and wife to Martha White. lot 15, block 1. Portsmouth Villa Annex A. B. and J. C. Hanson to William C. Demarest, lots 1, 2 and 6, block 8, Logan's Addition H. J. and Caroline Lund to B. H. Bow man, lots 1 to 8, block 10, Klnzel Park Ida May Kayser and husband to Union. Trust & Investment Company, lots- 6 and 10, block 10, Ivanhoe J. V. Coffey and wife to M. M. Cau thorn, lot 1. block 49. Woodstock George A. Pease to G. D. Young, east half of lot 7 and east half north 40 feet lot 6 block 53. Couch's Addition Sheriff, for G. B. Bell et al., to M. W. Smith. lot 9. Palatine Hill Sheriff, for B. J. and H. Orchard, to Western Assurance Company, of To ronto, Canada, part block 8, James Johns' Addition to St. Johns C. E. and R. Fendell to R. W. Wilson, lots 5 to 9. and 12 to 18, block 48. Sellwood Sheriff, for D. H. Stearns, to Western Assurance Company of Toronto, Can ada, parcel land north of block 51, Carter's Addition Park Land Company to J. P. Kennedy. 1 1 300 4.850 1 3,750 1.850 1 750 700 500 1.400 200 5,000 2S6 500 10 6,102 ioi5f ana 14. mock 2, University Park 300 Finest Cherries Out of Reach. On many deces of about the city are fruit trees apple, pear and cherry trees some of large size, and Deanns nne crops, although often cramped for room. The owners of such trees are envied bv manv. nnd n.r nttti proud of their trees, but most of them nuuiu uo smu jj. iney couiq get na or them Without exnense nr trnnhl na it ta often more bother to rather the fruit than it is worm, one tall, line cherry tree was noticed yesterday loaded with laree. ripe cherries. The tree Is nearly 50 feet in Jielght, about twice the height of the house on the quarter block, but an effort was being made to secure the tempting iruit aispiayea on tne higher limbs, which aDDearcd the best. Two ladders hnri hn put end to end and a shorter one placed over tne connection ana nrmly fastened with ropes. They reached nearly to the tOD Of the tree, but onlv a small nirin could hope to climb them In safety, and It would need a tall, long-armed man to reach the highest limbs and secure the fruit. The owner wished he had a bal loon to send some one else up In after his cherries, and it Is nrnhahl that nt-rt year the tree will he cut down whn rhnr ries are ripe. In many places the cher ries on sucn trees are allowed to hang till they fall off. when most of them are wasted. Blood Poison Is the worst disease on earth, yet the easiest to cure WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DQ. Many have pimples, spots on the skin, sores la the mouth, ulcers, falling hair, bone pains, ca tarrh, don't know It Is BLOOD POISON. Send Pa., for BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. $2.00 per bottle, lasts one month. For sale only by Frank Nau. Portland Hotel Pharmacy. TRAVELKU3' GGIDB. Ticket Office 122 Third St Phone 653 2TRAINSCOJNTirNENTAI o TRAINS DAILY" A Direct connection via Seattle or Spokane. For tickets, rates and full information call on or address H. Dickson, C. T. A., Portland, Or. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE SHINANO MARU Tor Japan. China, and all Astatlo point, m About July 25. S. S. "Ohio" SAILS FROM SEATTLE ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 1, FOR Nome and St. Michael CONNECTING FOR ALL POINTS OH Yukon, Tahana and Koyukuk Rivers EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 07 FIRST AVENUE, SEATTLE. ANCHOR LINK U. S. MAIL STEA1ISHIP3 NEW TORK. LONDONDERRY, GLASGOW. NEW TORK. GIBRALTAR AND NAPLES, The comfort of passengers carefully con sidered. SlnKle or itound Trip Ticket Uaueu DClnKU mm. uuui, .u(U3a, Ansa and all principal continental points at at tractive rates. Send for Book ot Tour, ior tickets or general Information apply 10 uny local agent ot the Anchor Line or to HEN'DfiRSiON BROS.. Crea'L Agenu, Chlcaxo Til WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE FOR SALEM Steamers Altans- and Pomona leave dally (except Sunday), 0:45 A. ii. FOR OREGON CITY 24. 3. 6:15 P. M. Leave Oregon City,"?, 10 A. M., 1:30, 40 P. M. Round trip, 45c XICKCu toou uii vitcguu cars. iJOCK loot Aiijiur bu raooe Alain -tu. OREGON an Union Pacific 3 TRAILS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and Tourist sleei-lnc-cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeplng-cara (person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Kansas City. Reclining chair cars (seats free) to tha East dally. UNION DEPOT. Leave , Arrive CHICAGO-PORTLAND 0:20 A. M. 4:30 P. SPECIAL. Dally. Dally. For the East via Hunt lngton. SPOICANB FLTEK. -l;UO P. il 7:33 A. X. For Eastern Washing Daily. Jaily. ton. Walla Walla. Lew laton. Couer d'Alen and Gt. Northern point i ATLANTIC EXPRES ;15 P. iL 0:30 A. M. For the East via Hum ially. Jally. lngton. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR SAN FRANCISCO 8:00 P. il 5:00 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder. From Juy 1. II. 21. 31; Alaak lttraerCoIumbla. Jul lock. "0,r , Astoria and way S:00 P. il. 5:00 P. iL points, connecting with Daily ex. Dally steamer for Ilwaco and Sunday. except North Beach, steamer Saturday. Sunday. Hassalo. Ash-at dock. 10 1. 34. i oJP? aII "dates TasFsI" docKWuly urdaA: I&P.lrM17' A- M'; July 13 (Sat' -iOR DAXJON, Oregon 7:00 A. 34. 3:00 P. 34. lJ..?n,iamhin Klver Tue. Mon. points, Elmore. Ash-st. Thuis. Wed. dock (water permit- Sat. Frl. ting). LE.WISTON. Ida- 4:03 A. 34. About ? way Points. Dally 5:00 P. M- ff2m.,pala. wart-, except Dally ex. steamers fapokane or Saturday. Friday. Telephone Main 712. PORTLAND Oz ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ,JPT Yokohama, and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar thur and Vladivostok. , INDHASAMHA SAILS ABOUT JULT 23. For rates and full information call on or ad dress official or agenu of O. R. & N. Co. EAST VIA. SOUTH Leave Union Depot Arrlro OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem. Rose burg. Ashland. Sac ramento, Ogden. San Francisco, Mo jave, Los Angeles, EI Pasu, New Or leans and the East. Morning train con nects at 'Woodburn (dally except Sun day) with train for Mount Angel, Stl Terton. Browns ville, Sprlngneld, Wendllng aha Na tron. Albany passenger. Connects at Wood burn with Mt. An gel and SUverton local. fnrv11l .... 8:S0 P. at. 7:45 A. M. 3:30 A. 34. 7:00 P. M. 4:00 2. it T:30 A. M. 114:00 P. 3X. 10:10 A. M. J 13:50 P. M. Sheridan passenger. s:23 A. M. Dally. (Daily, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICE AND TAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally lor Oawego at 7:30 A. M.. 12.50, 2:05. 3:25. 6:20. tl:23. B:30. 10:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 6:30, 6:30. H:33 10:23 A. M.. 4:vo. 11:20 P. M. Sunday, only. 0:00 A. M. Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland dally 8:30 A. M.. 1:63, 3:05, 4:35. 6:1B, 7:35. 0:53. 11:13 P. M. Dally, except Sunday. 0:23, 7:25. 0:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday. 12:23. A. M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M. Leave from sam depot for Dallas and Inter mediate points dally except Sunday, 4:00 P. M. Arrive Portland 10:20 a. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates daily to Monmouth and Alrlle. connecting with S. P. Cc's trains at Dallas and Inde pendence. First-class rebate tickets on sale from Port land to Sacramento and San Francisco; net rate, 217.50; berth. S5. Second-class fare. $13. without rebate or berth; second-class berth. 52.50. Ticket to Eastern points and Europo. Also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITT TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and Washington streets. Phono Main 712. TIME CARD OF TRAINS PORTLAND Denaxt. Arr!,. Puget Sound Limited for Ta coma, Seattle, wiympja. South Bend and Gray's Uarhn. nnlnfl 8:20 am E'V.n nm North Coast Limited for Ta coma, Seattle, Spokane. Butte. St. Paul, New York. Boston and all points East and Southeast 3:00 pm 7:00 aas Twin City Express for Ta coma, Seattle. Spokane. Heiena, St. Paul. Minne apolis. Chicago. New York. Boston and all points East mnA SnuthMJit i 1l4!t ti T.rJ Puget Sound - Kansas City- bi. juouis opeciai, ior ia coma, Seattle, Spokane, Butte. Billings. Denver. Omaha, Kansas City. St. Louis and all points East and Southeast . 8:30 am 7:00 am All trains daily except on South Bend brancn. wnwr Aeent 252 Morrison f mm TV1I.H Portland. Or. For South -Eastern Alaska LEAVE SEATTLE. 2) P. M. Steamshlpa COTTAGE CITY. CITY OF SEATTLE or CITY OF TOPEKA. July 2. 6, 10. 14, 18. 22. 20. 30; August 3. Steamers connect at San Francisco with company's steamers for ports in Cali fornia. Mexico and Humboldt Bay. For further Information ootain xoiaer. mgnt is reserv ed to change steamers or sailing dates. AGENTS CHARLES H. GLEIM. 240 Wash ington St.. Portland: F. W. CARLETON. 007 Paclflc avc.. Tacoma: GEORGE W. AN DREWS. N. W. Pass. Agent. Ticket Odlces 113 James St.. and dock. Seattle. San Francisco Ticket office. 4 New Montgomery st., C. D. DUNANN. Gen. Pass. Agent. San Francisco. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Daily. 8:00 a. m. 2:30p. m. (Sat. only.) 7:00 p. m. (Except Sat.) For Maygcrs. Rainier, Clatskanltf. Westport. Clifton. Astoria. War renton. Flavl. Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Park, Seaside, Astoria, and Seashore Express. Daily. Astoria Express. Dally. Dally. 11:10 a. a 9:40 p. raj E. L. LEWIS, J. C. MAYO. Comm'l Agent. 248 Alder St. G. F- & P. A Phone Main 006. fppf SUNSET r, Un ROUTES jqI