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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAX. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1903. 13 FALL TRADE OPENS Conditions Are as Favorable as a Year Ago. COMMODITY PRICES LOWER Distribution of -.erchamllse So Heavy Tluit Kail war Equipment Proven Inadequate Irua and Steel Purchase Restricted. KEW YORK. Ang. 7. R. G. Dun & Co.' "Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say; Trade advices from nearly every section con tinue to chow as favorable conditions as a year ago, and In rainy lines the transactions have been Increased. Jobbers report Fall business opening with excellent prospects and manu facturing plants are well occupied with the ex ception of cotton mills- Distribution of mer chandise Is so heavy that railway equipment already proves Inadequate, although crops aro not the factor that they will be In a few weeks. Earnings In July exceeded last year's by 12.7 per cent and those of 1901 by 20.2 per cent. On the whole, news from the farms 1$ less fa vorable, but no serious curtailment Is assured and many sections make very bright reports. A ducUne of 1-5 per cent In commodities in July Is evidence that prices are less Inflated, since the change was mainly in meats and other food, which have been ruling M an ab normal position. The consumption of Iron and steel Is on a large scale and In many departments tue past week has witnessed the signing of numer ous contracts, but there Is a tendency to re strict purchases beyond early needs. This conservatism 1m not surprising In view of the uncertainty regarding the security and finan cial markets, together with considerable In terruption to structural work through labor controversies, The rate of consumption and the moderate size of orders, however, indl cate that stocks are running low, which en courages furnacemcn and mill operators to hold quotations fairly steady. A moderate tonnscre of file Iron has hen nrrlfrid. and In L partly finished products the best feature Just now is the bidding for agricultural Implement makers. More pig Iron was Imported In July than anticipated and German billets are still offered at Pittsburg, but the domestic makeu announce their intention of meeting foreign competition. There Is pressure for tin platen. the peculiar weather extending the canning season and giving more time for delivery of cant. There Is full occupation In all branches of this Industry and In merchant pipe, alsii, the mills have full orders booked for many months. No change Is noticed In the attitude of cot ton goods buyers, who appear determined to -postpone business during the readjustment uf prices for raw material. Owing to the gradual reduction In mill stocks there Is a similar dis position to delay undertaking new contracts and the result Is further added Idle machin ery. In view of the comparative steadiness of retail prices and the actvlty in dry goods trading at many points, it Is evident that stocks In other than first hands were larger than was believed when the speculative ad vance begun. Although Jobbers report bright prospects for Fall trade, it is remarkable thai they make so little effort to secure forward de liveries. Irregular distribution of orders is reported in woolens, some lines being withdrawn, whne others make little progress. An Increase in the number of buyers Is encouraging and In the aggregate sales are fully .up to normal. Healthy conditions continue In footwear, some grades advancing In price, while New England shops are not able to accept orders for delivery In xeveral months. There were 17S commercial failures this week In the United States against 100 last week and 106 last year. In Canada, 10 against 10 last week and 21 last year. FUTURE IS PROMISING. Brlfrht Outlook for Gcueral Trade In the West. NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Bradstreets tomorrow will say. Summed up In a sentence. It may be said that the past week in trade and In dustry is satisfactory while the future, despltfl some mainly sentimental drawbacks. Is highly promising. Divided geographically. It Is to be noted that the East feels the effect of specu lative liquidation and the dulling effects on manufacturing of high prices of raw material, or of strikes, while the West and South con template the prospects of good yields of staple crops and remunerative prices for the same with confidence and even optimism. Staple prices sare drifting lower. Food products certainly tend lower. Other develop ments In actual trade and manufacture ara favorable. There are more buyers of dry goods and clothing, hats, shoes and hardware lu Western markets and In nearly all lines busi nest is said to bo equal to. or :n excess, of last year, so fat. The dry goods season has open ed well at New York In all lines except cot ton goods. a , For the first time In weeks something ap proaching Ufo Is seen In the Iron trade. Railway earnings thus far reported for the month of July Indicate a gain of 14 per cent over the same month a year ago, and therefore, to this extent, are the best ever reported for that month. Hides are easier. Lumber Is active at the West, but new enterprises In volving Its use at the East are reported held up by financial uncertainties. Reports of car shortage troubles are Increas ing, the latest sufferer being the Western lum ber trade. Wheat. Including flour, export? for the week ending August 6, aggregate 3,uJ.2C9 bushels against 3,101,442 bushels last week. 4,244.363 , bushe's this week last year. 8.S31.100 bushels In 1001. and 3.318,760 bushels In 1000. Corn exports for the week aggregate SS4, 428 bushels against 028.830 bushels last week. 70.311 burhels a year ago. 000.714 bushels In 1001. and 2.SW.754 bushels In 1000. "Wheat TO Ccntr- at Pendleton. PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 7. The price of wheat went up to 70 cents per bushel yester day afternoon, and there Is every Indication that It will go etlll higher. Never in the his tory of the country did farmers hang on so doggedly for bigger money as they are do lnir this season. No large contracts have been made, and it ts not likely they will be made for some time. Farmers are refusing to sell for anything less than 70 cents, and some of them, are asking even as high as 75 cents per bushel. Of course these quotations are for blurstem, and club Is se .Ing at 3 cents lower. Practically the only buying "done at the present time Is by the flouring mills. They need a supply and have to pay what the farmers are asking. If the mills did not buy new they would be forced to shut down, and In fact some mills -of this section of the coun try have already suspended operations. There ore no export buyers In the country beyond the few who are living In the "wheat centers. These men cannot at the present time pur chase wheat at the high price and ship It at a good profit. There is one advantage the farmers have th.s season, and that is that most of the wheat wi:i be classed as No. 1. Some of the wheat wh'rh has been brought into Pendleton has Hated as high as 63 pounds to the bushel. That Is even better than last year's crop. Thermits Hop Sale. CHEHAL1S. Wash., Aug. 7.-MSpeclal.) C McCarthy and JohniReagan have sold their 1902 hop crops. 146 bales, to Klaber at terms which they declined to make public. Aa of fer of 20 cents a, pound was made to one of the big growers today for the second halt of his 1003 crop, the first half having been con tracted some time ago. Hay Sales at Sanay-alde. SUNNYSTDE. Wash.. Aug. 7. (Special.) The following sales of this season's hay (three cuttings) have ben made at $5 per ton In stack, hay to be, measured November 1; Dr. Chamberlain and Otho Burton 300 tons to Pete -OUtTier, a sheepman r Huh Mercantile Company to W. H. WeUcomb, of Spcksas, 200 tons; W. .H. Ola-, 1,000 tonsj ET J. Tocng. 400- tons; S. J. Harrison. 1,000 tons; J. E. Tay lor, 273 tons; W. S. McClaln. 100 tons; C. P. fTieeler. 65 tons; C O. Blddle. 300 tons; -H. , Burroughs, 100 tons; F. A. Earner, J. H. Newklrk. I. Hadley. J. T. Balrd and O.' S. Pratt. 1,000 tons. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Floar, Feed. Etc The wheat market Just now Is a milling proposition and the exporters are out of It. Club li being bought quite freely at 7&S7S cents and some better prices are reported. By crs. at rendleion, having bought quite a lot at 70 cents there. . WHEAT Walla Walla, 7Cff78c; blueatem. 70S61C Valley, 79&SOC. FLOUR Valley. l3.Cue3.S3 per barrel; bard wheat stralgnu. $3. 00-33-S3; hard waeat, pat ents I4.10&4.50; Dakota hard wheat. 14.103 5.00; graham. $3563.75; whole wheat, $3.S5? 4: rye wheat, ?4. BARLEl -ied. $20 per ton; brewing, $21; rolled. $21621 -SO. OATS No 1 white. ?1.07H: gray. SL05 per cental. MILLSTUHFS Bras, $23 per ton; middlings (27; shorts, 23; chop, U. S. mills. $18; linseed dairy food. $18. HAY Tlmothhy. old $20 per ton; new, $149 15; clover, nominal; grain, $12; cheat, nomi nal. CEREAL FOODS Flaked oats, 00 -pound sacks, J 1 .30 per barrel: rolled oats, 90-pound sacks, $4.00tS per barrel; 30 two-pound pack ages, $3.30 per case; oatmeal, steel cut. 50 pound sacks, $7 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $3.75 per hale; oatmeal, ground. 50-pound sacks, $6.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $3.50 per bale; split peas, 50-pound sacks, per cwl, $5; 25-pound boxes, per box. $1.30; pearl bar-' ley, 50-pound sacks, per cwl. $4.50; 25-pound boxes, per box, $1.25; pastry Hour, 10-pound sacks, per bole, $2.30. Batter, Egg, I'oaltry, Etc The poultry market was well stocked yes terday. There was a good demand for old hens, but Springs were neglected. Eggs are plentiful, dull and weak. The supply of butter has diminished and the market has a decidedly firmer tone. Some dealers quoted creamery brands at 2224 cents, but others stuck to -he old price. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 2Ctf22$4s per pound; dairy, nominal; store, 16&17c' CHt-ESE r'uil cream, twins, 14c; Young America. 14&c; factory prices, ltllHc less. POULTRY Chickens, mixed. Utfllc pea pound; Spring, lC317c: hens, 1212fec; broil ers, $23 per dozen; turkeys, live, lutflSc per pound, dressed, 14&15c; ducks, ;i6j3 per cozen; geese, $50.50. Euub Oregon ranch, 10Q20C ' Vegetables, Fruit, Etc Watermelons were scarce on Front street. The California combine Is trying to compel the Portland -trade to buy melons by the dozen and is diverting shipments to the Sound. Can taloupes and nutmegs are abundant. Craw ford peaches are scarce. Early California varieties are exhausted and the late kinds have not come in yet. Some early Crawfords from Southern Oregon are offering. California tomatoes are about done for, and the market is In good shape for the Oregon product. VEGETABLES Turnips, 65c per sack; csr rots, 00&$i; beets, per sack; cab bage. 1V.C lettuce, head. lic per dozen; pars ley, per dozen, 23c; asparagus, Oregon. 404 50c per dozen; California. $2 per Ux; cucum bers, 15c per dozen; tomatoes, $1 per box; cauliflower. $1.10 per dozen; bummer squash, '$1 per box; beans, 4Q5c; green corn, lSO-ioc Per cozen; green peat 4c per pouna: egg Plant, loc POTATOES-Old Burbanks. 70675c per sack; growers prices; new potatoes, Oregon, Sooty i per sacs; California, lc per pouno. ONIONS New Cailiornia ieds, we per sack-, silversklns, SL25. itAiaiAs iu&c Muscatel, 4-crown, 75ic; 3 crown, 7Uc; 2-crown, 6&c; unbleached seealess jluscaiei raisins, ifec; unbleached seedless Sul tans, ofec; London' layers. 2-crown. whole boxen of 20 pounds, $l.o5; 2-crown. $1.75. fcONiSi-loc per No. 1 xrame. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated, &eo&a per pound; sun-driea, sacxs or boxes. tYjQj'r;; apricots, bQlOC; peaches, 56c; pears, txabfec; prunes, Italian, 44f4Vc; French, 3iu3jc; nss, California blacks, 5c; do white, 7 fee; Smyrna, 20c; plums, pitted. 4fetf5fec DOMESTIC FRUIT Cnerries, 5$llc per pound, apricots, 75cft$l per crate; new ap ples. il.501.73 per box; peacnes, Oregon, 40 (j65c; California Crawtords, 65tf75c; canta loupes. Coachella, $3.23 per crate. Fresno, 2.5u; watermelons, fl.10tfl.25 per cwt; plum. 50cftSl per crate; pears, $1.50 per box; prunes, t553iKc per crate; grapes, $l.5o per crate. TROPICAL FRL ITS Lemons. $3.5utj5 per box; oranges, sweets, f2.25tf2.75; navels, t50; Valtnclat. $2.73$3.5u; St. Michaels.' 75Q3.25; giape fruit. $2.50 per box; ba nanas, 5c per pound; pineapples, $3.504 per dozen. Groceries, iats, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 20T2Sci Java, fancy. 2CO 32c: Java. good. 20fi24c: Java, ordinary. Ilia' 2uc; Costa. Rica, fancy. 1820c; Costa Rlc. gooa, iodise; costa uica, oruinary. lojji-c per pound; Columbia roast, $10.73; Arbuckle's. $11.13 list; Lion. $11.13. $1.65 jer dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; fancy 1-pound flats, $1.80; fe-pound fiats, ' ?l.iu; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 75c; red, 1-pound tans, i.j; socKeye, l-pouna tans, $i.m; 1-pound fiats. $1.00. SUGAR Sack basis, per 100 pounds; cube, J5.67V: powdered. S3.'2A: dry granulated. $5.U2Vb extra C. $5.1i; golden C. $3.02;' less iic per pound for spot cash. Advances over sack basis as follows. Barrels, 10c; half-bar- reis. zoc; noxes, &Qe- per loo pounds, staple. 15016c per pound. Beet-sugar, granulated, $5.52tj per 100 pounds. RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, $3.87ii; No. 2, $3.50; Carolina bead, $7.73; broken bead. $4. NUTS Peanuts. 6c per pound for raw. tsg Sfec for roasted; cocoanuw. S5tf 00c per dozen, walnuts. 15Vic per pound; plnenuts. lo&'lc hlckory nuts. 7c: Brazil nuts. 16c: nlbert&. 15S16c; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds, 14315c; chestnuts, 16c. SALT Llverpoot. 50s, 43c per sack; half- Erouna, per ton, oos. $14.50; 100s. $14; Worces ter ru.ii, uuik, ous. is per narrci; linen sacks, 50s, SOc per sack; bales, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and los, $2.10 per bale. WHEAT SACKS-In lots of 100. SHc Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1002 crop. 15ffl6c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 4tf3c; No. 2 ana grease, 3hJ3c HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and uc, 15B13HC per pound; dry Kip. No. 1. 5 to 15 pounds, 12c; ary calf. No. L under 6 pounds, 16c; dry salted, hulls and stags, une-4hlrd less than dry film; salted hides, steers, sound, 60 pounds and over, SjjOc; 50 to 60 pounds. TfiSc; under So pound and cows. 7c: stags and bulls, sound. SifStc; kip. sound. 13S20 pounds. 7c: under 10 pounds. 8c: green lunsalted). lc per pouna ites; cuiis. ic per pound less; horse hides, tailed, each, $1.3062; dry, each, $11.50; colls' hides, each. 25930c; goat skins, common, each, lOfi 15c; Angora, 'with wool on. 23c WOOL Valley. 171Sc; Eastern Oregon. 12 Oils. COAL OIL Pearl or astral oil, cases, 22c per gallon: water white olL iron barrels. 15V.c: wood barrels, 18c: eocene oil, cases. 24c; elalne oil. cases, 27c; extra star, cases, 23c; head light oil. Ii5 degrees, cases, 24c; Iron barrels, 17iC GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 24Hc: iron Barrels, lho; ss degrees gasoline, cases, 2SHc: iron barrels. 22c. BENZINE 63 degrees, cases, 22c; Iron bar rels. 15iC LINSEED OIL Pure raw. In barrels, 44c; genuine kettle boiled, in barrels. 46c; pure raw olL In cases. 49c: .genuine kettle boiled. In cases. Sic Lots of 250 gallons, lc less per gallon. TURPENTINE In cases. 73c: wood barrels. 63 Vic: Iron barrels. 67c: 10 -case lots. 72c LEAD Collier Atlantic white and red lead In lots it 300 pounds or more. 6c; less than wo pounds, 6h& Meats and Provisions. BEEF Gross steers. J3.75g4.23; dressed. 6ft U'c per pound. VEAL Sc per Dound. MUTTON Gross. $3; dressed. 5H6c; lambs. ktosi. iao; aressea, c UOGS-Gross. $3.5063.75: dressed. 7c HAMS 1014 pounds, 16c per pound: US pounus. joc per pouna; istju pounds, none; California (Dlcnlc). 10te: cot tare hams. none; Union hams. 486 pounds average, none; shoulders. lOte; boiled bain, 22c; boiled picnic BACON Fancy breakfast. 20c; standard, breakfatt. ISc. choice. lOVjc; English breakfast bacon. 11014 pounds. 15Vc. ..PRY.ALT MEATS Regular short clears, llWc 12rc smoked; clear backs, llttc; salt. 12fcC staoked; Oregon exports, 20g23 pounds average. 12c dry salt. 13c smoked; Union butts. lOfilS pounds average. Otic dry salt. lOHc smoked. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, 10c: tubs lOitc: 60s, 10Vc: 20 lovr; las, lOHc: lid Standard pure Tierces, 0ic; tuba, 10c: 60a. 10c: 20s. loVic; 10s. lojc; ox, lVic CompomfS Tierces, Sc; tube. Stic SAUSAGE Portland, ham. 13e per pound; minced ham, lOHc. Summer, choice dry. 17Uc bologna, long. 7c; welnerwurst, SVie: liver 6c pork. 10c: blood. 6c; headcheese. 6c; bologna sausage, link. "Vic PICKLED GOODS Portland pigs' feet. barrels. $3; U barrels, J2.S3; 13-pound kits. $1.23. Tripe. & barrels. $5.50; barrels. $2.70; 13-pound kits. $1; pigs' tongues, H barrel. $4; U barrel. $3; 13-pound kit. $1.23, Lambj' tongues, li barrel. $&3; barrel, $4.73; 13 pound kit, $2.23. f Coffee and Sasrar. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. The market for coffee futures cloed steady. 3 points higher to 3 points lower. Total sales, 30,590 bags. In cluding August. $3.60; September. $3.6363.73; December. $4.2004.23; January, $4.30; .March, $4.4004.43; No. 7 Rio. 5Vic Sugar Raw. market firm. Fair refining. 3 3-lCc: 06 test, 3 U-lSc; mclasses sugar. 15-1 Cc Refined, market firm. Crushed, $3.00; powdered. $3.10; granulated. $3. BUYING POWER SHOWN PLENTY OF SUPPORT BACIC OF THE STOCK MARKET. N Reaetral of the Tone of Demoral ization That Characterised the Previa as Day. NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Today's stock market soared upward In continuation of yesterday's late movement toward recovery, but It be came apparent very quickly that the further advance in prices was encountering sales to take profits In yesterday's late rise. The buying movement also seemed to have spent Its force and there was no disposition shown to follow the ad ranee in prices. On the other hand. It was apparent that support was fortn comlng for the market on declines and there was no renewal of the tone of demoraixatlon such as characterized the market yesterday before the rally set In. Even the resumption of liquidation In spots, which waa. easily per ceptible, was taken calmly by the market, whlen developed no appearance of disorder at any time. There was free selling of some of the West ern grain-carries, New York- Central and the specialties. The pressure was renewed In Vlr-.glnla-CaroUna Chemical and It was believed that collateral for loans was being thrown on the market again. Later In the day raiding tactics by the bears showed Itself directly, espe cially In Canadian Pacific, which was forced down four points on the circulation of baseless rumors alleging that the closing of the Mon treal Stock-Exchange was due to financial dif ficulties there. Even this did not disturb the market. The tone was heavy and sluggish all day, but the character of the market was very dif ferent from the acute weakness shown In the later stages of the recent decline. It was believed that some very large settlements had been elected by the taking over of Important holdings of various stocks by private agree ment. 'Yesterday's demonstration of buying power was accepted aa evidence that Import ant financial Interests were prepared to afford support to the market .If necessary to prevent Its running into demoralization. Yesterday's supposition that a vigorous upward movement of prices had been determined upon by tne financial powers was seen to be without founda tion. But this did not prevent a feeling of comfort over the check to the neadlong down ward course of prices and the consequent con traction of loans which was threatening dls- .aster. One of the developments of the day was a steadier tone In the foreign exchange market which seemed rapidly approaching the gold Import point. The heavy offerings of the last few days have not been against commercial exports, but have been of banxers' loan1 bills which It was feared represented an urgent pressure for credits that could not be satis tied at home. The lighter offerings of this class of bills today was viewed with satu faction. Tomorrow's bank statement promises to show a small loss in cash, the receipts on balances from the Interior being so much smaller than last week as not to wipe out the loss by the banks to the sub-treasury of $3,500,000. The outlook for the loan Item ts ob scure and there Is nothing to Indicate that the week's liquidation in stocks will be any more reflected In the Joan Item than was the. dis appointing case last week. Bonds were all unchanged on the last call. Total sales, par value, $2,135,000. Atchison 34.3b0l 59 575, 58 oo preierrea ......... Baltimore &. Ohio 1 do preferred Canadian Pacific Central of New Jersey. Chesapeake & Ohio..,. Chicago & Alton do preferred ......... Chicago Great West... l,tH, bVi ol 15.0001 811 79-Ai bO a (VI, bbti ts33)t 83 Vi 6S.40u;1227i,lld )118;t .1175 2,21i M i 23 24 1,425 20-4. 20 20V, iW. 62i 62Ut S.1S0; l.'.b, 14i H 600, 2Sfc, 21. 27 SOOllWft.lW ,13ti 300 Ohi 8U, 8i 330; lOfe, IShi lfe 550 7UH 0' 1.3b0 ViUi Hf.J.,11 2.7101 43 46kl 56y, 2,300 lOJfcl 17 IS 600;138 133 136fc do ti preferred j. Chicago 4t North west.. Chi. Term. & Transfer, j do preferred .........j C. C, C i St. Louls.. UI'JiOUU OUUUIC1U .... Co 1st preferred....... do 2d preferred...... Delaware & Hudson.!. Del., Lack. &. Western. Denver & Rio Grande. '""200!22iir22"'l 22 do preferred ..........j I i I 74l S2.30UJ 25 24i 23 .ne i do 1st preferred do 2d preferred j Great Northern pfd.... Hocking Valley do preferred Illinois Central Iowa Central do preferred Kansas City Southern. do preferred ......... Louisville & Nashville. Manhattan L Metropolitan St. Ry.... Minn. & Su Louis Missouri Pacific Mo., Kansas & Texas.. do preferred Nat. of Mex. pfd Ne w York Central ... . Norfolk & Western.... do preferred Ontario & Western.... Pennsylvania bOO; 47 46 j 4d?i ; 163 300 69 I 68 I 68! 1 j so 2,270:130 l23blS 1 17 100; 33 33 I 32ii 200 36 l 35 I 30 6,100,102H'10liii.KU?i 3,900, 1314: 130, ,130 1.1UU,11D 113K 113 1 50 26.300! 02U: POU, yOi; S0u lSVkl 1 i lh 1.200, 37Hi 37 ! 37 1.1001 37 J 30 ' 3Ci b.buu;iui, libit, llvi 2.3001 UlSl OOh ; S3 2.300: 215; I 20K. 20ti 15,300 122,12114 12l4 Pitts.. C a & St. L.. 1UU1 Kl .OV 55.1001 49 . 47KI 43 200 SO 7fli,. 70 itesaiag do 1st preferred do 2d preferred , Rock Island Co do preferred St. Louis & San Fran., do 1st preferred do 2d preferred 100 6'J j 66 i 66 14.500. ,21 20K 1,WV w 1 OO I UJ I I M i 60 300 46 45V4! 54 800! 13H. IS 12U 7001 27t; 23 28 27.835; 13SV 13C 136i4 130.170 ,170 ilOO 11.600 42H 40Pi 41V St. Louis Southwestern do preferred ....... St. Paul do preferred Southern Pacific . . . Southern Railway .. do preferred Texas & Pacific 18.010 20i 1UU 10t 400; siiii si 3.600! 23 1 22 bli 22W 2s' 19 Tol.. St. Louts & West. do preferted Union Pacific do preferred Wahash do preferred Wheel. & Lake Erie.. Wisconsin Central ... do preferred Express companies Adams American ............ United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous AmaL Copper -. Am. Car & Foundry.. do preferred Am. Linseed OH do preferred Am. Locomotive do preferred 23.330: 72 70i l.coo; 205! 10 I 10U 41 VMM Mlu TILL, !!&. so 33i 15 37H 31H 31S' 1.400 1 -JAiV U54 n ii4 ' la ' SO' 30 j 30i ..'221 ..!l76 03 200 25.050 2.430 40 32 E2 30 31 31 82 9 320; 31H 100 '3.6o6 bi 9 17 18 l!3O0l S2 82 Am. Smelt. & Refining. 1,000! 42 oo preierrea ........ Am. Sugar Refining... Anaconda Mining Co. Brook. Rapid Transit. Colorado Fuel & Iron. Col. & Hoek. Coal.... 3.S00;ll3l!t 400! 60Ki 6.000- 43- 112 112U 6SH' 674 ; 42ti 42i 43 I 4.1H 300! 44 I. i 1- 1T2V1 172 Consolidated Gas 1.623175 General Electric , International Paper ... do preferred , International Pump ... do preferred National Biscuit ...... National Lead North American -..... Pacific Mall ......... People's Gas .......... Pressed Steel Car ... do preferred Pullman Palace Car.. Republic Steel , do preferred ........ Rubber Goods , do preferred Tenn. Coat &-lron..., United States Leather do preferred , United States Rubber. do preferred United States Steel.... do preferred ........ Western Union -. loot iou. 10H, 10H XW. IHS 3!i 04 :::: ::::: ::::: S 400 35H 341; 34 i.6!72H!7i4' 7 iv 2?.H w; li, 1SH 2.1S0! 93U lii 500 39 73 210 10 2.130 62 61 60TJ l.SUO' 13H 13 C4 36 7 760 3S 2,325! 7H 633' 79 100' Si 30t; S5, .6 34 2a2soii2 riiti 1H C9 13.0001 7014' flSf 1.150! S2S! 81H 62 VS Total sales for the day. 333,700 sharea. BONDS. do coupon "-....106V4iC.& N. W. con. 7a,129 8S W. O. MB, k jv. VI. -IS.... do coupon 10614 North. Pacific 3s.. OS 7?7i do coupon ' 1344, Smith. PaclSc ii'I H mi do coupon ...I!l00iiWest Shore .."l07 U.S. 6s. res lOljWls. Central 4s... SSH Stoclcs sit London. LONDON. Anp. 7. Consols for money, 014; csnsois zor account. 81H. Anaconda SH'.Norfolk & Western 63 Atchison 60J. co pfd SS do pfd 80 jOnt. Western.. 22 Bait. & Ohio 8S?i; Pennsylvania 63 Canadian radfic.125;, Rands 94 uoiff.... vniiteawnff .......... 20 Chicago G. W... 14V do 1st rfd 41 Chi . M. & St. P.132 I do 2d pfd 33iZ Be Beers - lOSj Southern Ry 6O14 s u. j to y.a .......... 8 do. pfd 70 Vi, Southern Paciflc... 43U Erie KUlUalon Pacific 74 do 1st pfd...... SS do pfd 87U do 2d pfd. 4SiU. . Steel. ..i... 23) STOCKS. ? f ? F l '. I H minols Central ..133H1 o fti 71 & Louts. & Nu... 1061,1 Wabash 21 jao.. Kan. & Tex. as I co pia N. Y. Central ...123HI Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Mosey on call steady at mtf3 per cent, closing at 22 Vi per cent: time money, firm: 80 days, 4H per cent; 90 days, 5 per cent; six months. SHS'O per cent; prime mercantile paper. 386 Jr cent. Sterllnc exchange firmer with actual business la hankers' bills at $43504.S335 for demand, and at $4.S3104.S315 for 60 days; posted rates. $4.84 and $4.S6H; commercial bills. $4.S3-.S2. Bar silver. 54 jc Mexican dollars 42Kc Bonds Governments, steady; railroads. Ir regular. LONDON, Aug. 7. Bar silver-Steady; 25ftl per ounce. Money-262. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills ls2Ti per cent. The rate of discount in the open market on three-months bills is M per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. Silver bars, 54JJ.C, Mexican -dollars 42Hc Drafts Sight. 7Hc; do telegraph, 10c. Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.64; do sight, 4.6CH. Montreal Market Depressed. MONTREAL. Cue.. Aug:. 7. There U no trouble In Montreal financial circles, although the market Is slljhUy depressed because of the selling. In the- Neir York Stock Exchansc. of Canadian Pacific The Montreal Ezchanse will hold no afternoon sessions during August. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Today's statement of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance S231.177.3S9 Gold 101,38113 Bank Clesirlnsn. Clearings. Balances Portland ;4b9,64S S 08.333 Sattle 6Ctf,7fil 172.127 Tacoma 272,370 S2.722 Spokane ; 466,366 W.IW AVaEAT has a setback. Closes "VVealc and Lower at Cnlcaso. CHICAGO. Mix. 7. Wheat had a sharp set back from the advance It made yesterday and the market ruled weak the greater part of the day. Opening prices were weak on a severe decline at Paris, together with excellent har vest weather In the Northwest, and Septem ber was oft H6Hc at 79i784e- There was quite general selling at the start with seme of the large commission houses .and some local longs prominent on that side of the market, and aftsr touching SOc, September started on the down grade, and although there were some reactions, the general tendency was toward lower prices. The Northwest and St. Louis markets were lower, which added to the depression here. After selling down to 79Jtic. September rallied somewhat, but the close was weak and Hc lower at 7SKc. Notwithstanding the weakness In whsat. corn prices held comparatively firm, but traa- lng was of a small volume. The weather gen erally was more favorable for the growing crop and the movement was freer, cables were strong, and but for the decline In wheat, the market would have made a good advance. September closed unchanged at 02 &c Oats ruled fairly active and held steady In spite of the weakness In wheat. The close was steady with September He lower at 34V&C Provisions sold off sharply eany In the day, due to offerings from outside sources and some selling by packers, but later a fair demand de veloped for lard and the whole list responded to the upturn. September pork closed 20c low er; September lard was 2Hc higher and ribs were off 124c The lcadlrig futures ranged as.follovs: WHEAT. Osen.- HIch. Low Olose. oepi iuiaj.....9u.cj v.o.s;4 fv.iUTO tu.iva Sept (new).... 70; 8u 70 u 70$s December S014 S1H 60S 8O74 May 82-4 S3 J2t 82 CORN. Sept 324 - 524 32 52H December .... Sift C-'r. 51T4 32 May B2 52 52 62 OATS. Sep; 34H 34H 34H 34 December .... 55H 35 33 354 MESS PORK. B$pt 13.4Q, ,13.40 'i'3.13 - 132J4 LARD. Sept 7.87 7.92U 7.S2tt 7.02U October 7.b2h 7.67h 7.U0 7.67ft SHORT Rl&a. Sept 7.0214 7.82S4 7.S0 7.074 October 7.S0 7. SO 7.70 7.72 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet and easier? . Wheat No. 2 Spring. 76080c; No. 3. 763 76-ic: No. 2 red, 7C76;c Corn No. 2, SlJic; No. 2 yellow, B2ia Oats-No. 2, 34V4833W; No. 2 white. 33143 3GHC Rye No. 2. 60?4c. Barley Fair to choice malting. 4&333c Flaxseed No. 1. 03Hc; No. 1 Northwestern, 87HJ. Timothy seed Prime. $3.40. Mess pork Per barrel. $13.20213.25. Lard Per cwt., 7.50g7.75. Short ribs Sides, loose. S7.3067.75. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, f7l507.62H. Short clear sides Boxed. fS.12i4g8.23. Clover Contract grade, 5irtfl2.C0. , Recelpu. Shipments. Flour, barrels 15.---00 H.60O nneai. ousneis 101.500 130.600 Corn, bushels 100.600 253.000 Oats, bushels 203.000 85.300 ye. bushels 4.SOO 11.000 .4w, uusutu U.WU UO.DOO Grain and Prodnce nt Xevr York. NEVV TORK. Aug. 7. Flour Receipts, 33,- v- uarrciai expons, 1u,aUZ. ljulet Wheat Rccelnts. 31.000 hh-i. 30.000. Snot ea?r: No. 2 rrd. Sic ,',x.r SSTic f. o. b. afioat. The wheat market was irregular wun tne aitcrnoon weak under lib eral sales for lonir account. Th r,.. Irregular and TjtHie net decline. September tiii-ru w,c; 01a. ec; December, S3Uc. Hops Firm; Pacific Coast, 1002 crop. 16322c taiura oieaoy. Petrol eumS teady. Wool Firm. Sugar Firm. Butter Receipts 700 packages. Marie steady to firm. State creamery. 1431SC Eggs Receipts, 6200 packages. Market strong, western extras. 16320c San Francisco Grain aiarkcts. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7. Wheat Stronger. Barley stronger. Oats steady. Spot quotations: " - Wheat Shipping. $1.46Uff 1.474; mlllin- ?l.5t?l,62H. Barley Feed. SL03?i1.06U: brewing. 11 12U 61.20. n Oats-Red. 1.10gl.3O; white. 31.2501 33 black. 51.12H61.20. . Callboard sales: "VTseat Stronger; December, JI.47TC: cash Jl.47. Barle Stronger; December. $1.054. Corn Large yellow. Jl.STHgLOO. European Grjrtn 3Iarkets. LONDON, Aug. 7-Wbeat English country Markets strong. LIVERPOOL. Aug. 7. Wheat-Firm; No. 1 standard California. 6s 8d; wheat and flour la Parts weak; French country markets steady. Weather In Enjland. fine. Svaeat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 7. wheat Un changed. Bluemem, S2c; club, 75c. The SEetal 'Markets. NEW TORK. Aug. 7. Tin was rather Irregu lar in London, spot advancing II to 129. 10s, while futures were 8s lower at X124. In New Tork, tin was lower and firm, closing at 29.15 629.30. Copper advanced 5s on spot In London, dos ing at X37 5s, but futures were unchanged at 35 10s. Locally, copper was quiet and nom inally unchanged, with Lake quoted at 13X00 13.12c; electrolytic, 14.00 and casting at 12.75c Lead advanced Is 3d In London 'on spot, but was unchanged here at 4.20c , Spelter was unchanged In London at 20. 2s 6d and quiet here at 5.S53.87Hc Iron closed at S2s In Glasgow and at 46s 7V4 Ja Mlddlesboro. Locally. Iron, was quiet; No. 1 foundry. Northern, ts quoted at 317.50Sls: No. 2 foundry. Northern, $16.S0ffl7; No. 1 foundry. Southern, and No. 2 soft. $16.73017. Dairy- Produce at Catcasre. CHICAGO. Ang. 7. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 14f ISttc: dairy. 1317c Eggs Firm. ll13iic. Cw-Eiiler, lOHCHHc INJURES FRUIT TRADE CORXER PEDDLERS XOT ALLCrViED AT SAJ( FRANCISCO. Potatoes Firm, and ObIohs-HlRher Batter In Large SapnUes and TV e ale. -SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. T. (Special.) Cash wheat Is still firmly held at figures which prohibit much trade. Futures were lower in sympathy with Chicago. Barley was weaker for spot and futures. Heavy deliveries of bar ley are being made at tidewater, but chiefly represent prior purchases for export. Oats were fairly active and firm. Flour, feedstuffs and hay were well sustained. The fruit market was quieter, as usual on Friday. The city ordinance prevent peddlers selling on street corners is causing less local demand. Supplies ot most kinds of .tree fruits are ample aad prices easy, except for strictly fancy apples, pears, peaches and -plums. Ar rivals of Bartlett pears were heavy, but nearly all go to canners on contract. Figs were still scarce. Grapes were abundant. Black Mai volse and Rose, of Peru are now arriving and Tokay Is expected soon. Cantaloupes and nut meg melons were weaker.. Watermelons were steady with some shipping demand. Mexican limes' were steady despite liberal arrivals. Bananas and pineapples were scarce. Potatoes were active and firm. Onions -were higher. Tomatoes were more plentiful, but selling welL Fancy cucumbers were firmer. Green corn was steady. Other vegetables wers easy. " Poultry was steady, excepting poor hens. An other carload of Eastern on sale. Butter was In large supply and weak. Cheese was eas. Eggs were steady. Receipts Butter. 71.000 pounds; cheese, 36,- 000 pounds; eggs. 25,000 dozen. Wool and hops were quiet and firm. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 33 g 30c: garlic 2tJ3c; green peas. 233c; string beans. 3g4e; asparagus, nominal; tomatoes, 33330c; onions. OS We: egg plant. 23050c POULTRY Roosters, old. 34.5063: do young. 53.507.50; broilers, small, 2.504J3: do large. J3IJ3.50; fryers. 44.50; hens. J45; ducks, i old. $363.30; do young. J3.30S4.6O. I BUTTER Fancy creamery, 24c; do sec onds, 22&c; fancy dairy, 22c; do seconds, 20c ; EGGS Store 1023c; fancy ranch, 25 c; East ern, 18921c I CHEESE Western, 1416c WOOL Spring Humboldt and Mendocino. 18320c; lambs. 9$14c HOPS 17HS20C HAT Wheat, $11614: wheat and oat, $10.50 12.50; barley, $8.50811; alfalfa, $SX10; clover. $8610; Hock. $839; straw, per bale. 45g65c. POTATOES Oregon Burbanks. $1.231.30; new potatoes. 855390c FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.10; do common, 35c; bananas, 75c3$2.50;. Mexican limes, $? 64.50; California lemons, choice. $2.30; do common, 50c; or&nges, navels, $1.3033; plno applese. $1.50ff2.50. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $2423; middlings, $27 29 per ton. ' RECEIPTS Flour. 33,210 quarter sacks; wheat. 26,020 centals; barley. 73.S33 centals; oats, 6542 centals; beans. 230 sacks; corn, 415 centals; potatoes, 3983 sacks; bran. 450 sacks; middlings, 330 sacks; hay, 903 tons; wool, 72 bales; hides. 707. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City. CHICAGO, Aug. 7. Cattle Receipts. 4000; slower. Good to prime steers, $5-55.40; poor to medium. -$3.654.30; stockers and feeders, $2.504.25; cows. $1.3082.40; heifers. $2 4.50; canners. $1.5082.70; bulls, $2l.20; calves $2.30S7; Western steers, $3.2564.50. Hogs Receipts today, 22,000: tomorrow, 10. 000; left over. 2000; steady to 3c lower. Mixed and butchers. $4.9385.60; good to choice heavy. $5.3035.50; rough heavy, $4.70fi5.25; light, $3.3003.40. Sheep Receipts, 5000. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, $1.433 3. SO; fair to choice mixed, $2.5083.25; Western ,sheep. $3.7383.80; native lamps, $3.23g4; Western lambs, $4.30fi5.C5. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 7. Cattle Receipts, 1000; market slow. weak. Native steers. $3.90 65.30; cows and heifers, $3-34.30; Western steers. $3.504.30; canners, $1.3032.50; stock ers and feeders, $2.504; bulls, stags, etc, $2.2384. Hogs Receipts, 6000; market weak, 5c low er. Heavy, $4.95Q5.05; mixed. f&23.03; light. $5.C3g5.20; pigs, $335.10; bulk of 'sales, $5tf 5.05. Sheep Receipts. 100; .market steady. Fed muttons. $3.3034: common and stockers. ?2-2o 63.40; lambs, $3.6063.50. KANSAS C1TT. Aug. 7. Cattle Receipts. 5000. including 730 Texans. Market steadj. Western steers, $334.90; cows, $283.05; native steers. $3.503.20: Texas and Indian steers. $2.25fJ4; Texas cows, $2.2082.90 "native cows and heifers. $1.53 4. 25; stockers and feeders, $2.5084.15: bulls, $283.25; calves. $25.25. Hogs Receipts. 2CO0. Market weak to 74c lower. Bulk Of sales, $3.155.30; heavy, $3.03 5.20; packers. $5.12i485.27i; medium. $3.23 T3.30; light. $5.155.45; Torkers, $3.4U&3.43; pigs. $5.3535.45. Sheep Receipts, 3000; Market steady. Mut tons, $2034.75: lambs, $335.75; range weth ers, $2.834.70; ewes. $2.6084.75. Hank Clearings. NEW TORK. Aug. 7. The following table, comDlled bv Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended. August 6, with the percentage ot increase ana decrease. s compared with the corresponding week last year: , , Clearings. Inc Dec New Tork $1,101,331,000 . .... a.l Chicago , 165.08S.000 .... 2.3 Boston 123.446.000 5.2 .... Philadelphia v 1U.760.000 4.1 .... St. Louis 48.108.000 10.3 .... Pittsburg .., " 40.45S.O0O 9.3 .... San Francisco 29.653,000 ,23.8 .... Baltimore 21.600.000 1.0 .... Cincinnati 21.680.000 13.8 .... Kansas City 22,285.000 S.9 .... Cleveland 15,342,000 .... .... Minneapolis 12.446.0CO 6.4 New Orleans 10.008.000 11.5 .... Detroit 10.737,000 3.3 Louisville 10.774.000 5.5 .... Omaha . 0,739,000 2.4 .... Milwaukee 7,243.000 5.4 .... Providence ,211.0u0 .... 6.1 Buffalo 6.238.000 9.3 .... St. Paul 3.H10.CO0 4-J .... Indianapolis 6.232.000 16.4 .... T-rw Asceles U.WH.000 31.3 .... St. JoseDh 4.232.000 1.3 Denver 4.757,000 11.1 Richmond 4,800.000 20.2 Columbus 3,40f,000 6.6 Seattle 4.S34.000 2S.4 Waxhlnrton 3.571,000 .... Savannah 2.237,000 .... 2.6 Memphis 2,508.000 39.8 Alhnnv 3.771.o6o 15.7 Salt Lake City . 3.208.000 17.5 Portland. Or 3.346.000 16.0 Toledo 3.320.000 4.3 Port Worth 2.O42.0C0 2 Peoria i...... 2,399,000 .... 3.4 Hartford 2.531.000 3.6 Rochester I. 2.703.000 Atlant 2.070.000 1.4 ... Des Moines 1.7S2.0CO .... 26.: New Haven 2.240,000 378 ... Nashville 2.483.000 94.0 ... Spokane. Wash 2.263.600 30.1 ... Rtui Ranlds 1.978.000 21.4 ... Rlnnx v 046.000 .... 19.3 SorlnKfleld. Mass .... 1.436,000 .... a Norfolk 1.453.000 10 Davton 1.602,000 .... 3.6 Tinma. 1.660.000 24.6 Worrester 1,365,000 .... 9.1 Augusta Gx ........ 736.000 19.0 Portland, Me 1.604.000 21.1 Scrantcn 1.623.000 26.3 ToDfia. 1.429.000 9.5 Svracuse 1.263.000 .... 1.8 Evansvllle 1.130.000 2.3 Wllmlnrton. Del .... 1.213.000 11.1 Blrmlnrham 1.109.000 S.9 Davenaort OSS. 000 .... 2.1 Fall River '.. 636.000 .... 18.1 Little Rock 745.000 3.9 Knozville 1.037.000 47.3 Macon : 657.000 .... 9.1 Wllkesbarre 1.010.000 31.4 Akron 620.000 .... 10.9 Springfield. Ill 672.000 7.S Wheeling, W. Va.... 716,000 3.1 Wichita 571.000 1.2 Toirarstown 755.000. 37.0 Helena ' 482.000 .... 1S.5 Lexington 323.000 Chattanooga .... 812.000 55.2 Lowell 434.000 1S-5 New Bedford 450.000 0.2 Kalamazoo 357.000 33.3 Fargo, N. D 417.000 5.0 Canton. O 6SS.CO0 40.6 ... Jacksonville. Fla .... 445.000 26.4 ... Greens burg. Pa. ..vs. 431,009 Rockford. Ill ........ .343.000 .... 3. Springfield. O 409.000 .... 3.3 lBlcghamton 454.000 30.1 Inc 35.5 39.1 22.1 Cheater, Pa , Bloomlngton. ni .., Qulncy. Ill Sioux Falls. S. D.. Mansfield. O Jacksonville. Ill ... Fresnoat, Neb ..... UUcjl Decatur. Ill Houston ........... Galveston ......... Charleston. S. C 10.S 28.3 2O.0 8.0 22J0 18.9 Totals, "U. S.......$l .932,439,000 3.S uuisias tw iorsc.. CAN Montreal ......$ Toronto Winnipeg t.... Halifax Ottawa ...v Vancouver. B. C.... Quebec Hamilton St. John, N. B Victoria, B. C....... London 791.107.000 DA. 19.449.00O 12.361.000 4.303.000 1.93S.00n 2.161.000 1.472.000 1,S51.0CO 1,063,000 1,129,000 643.000 911.000 5.5 201 4.9 4.0 34.3 2a7 49.2 12.3 7.1 Totals. Canada 46,997,000 5.2 .... Mining- Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7. The official dos ing quotations for mining stocks- today were as follows: Andes $0.19? Justice $0.13 Belcher 41Kehtuck Con 3 Best & Belcher.. 200, Mexican 1.23 Bullion 41 Occidental Con ... 33 Caledonia L30.Ophlr L70 Challenge Con .. 45; Overman 25 Chollar 20tSavage ... 20 Confidence ....... 1.20) Seg. Belcher 12 Con. Cal. Se. Va.. 1.50; Sierra Nevada ... 6S Con. Imperial .... 4 Sliver Hill 76 Crown Point 20; Union Con 86 Gould & Curry.. 42; Utah Con 34 Hale & Norcross. 53iTelIow Jacket 71 NEW TORK. Aug. 7. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con $0.12 Little Chief $0.06 Alice 22, Ontario 6.30 Breece 13,Ophlr 1.65 Brunswick Con .. 4;Phoenlx 8 Com. Tunnel .... 5Potosl 79 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.50; Savage 19 Horn Silver l.uO. Sierra Nevada ... 60 Iron Stiver 1.3o Small Hopes 20 Leadvillc Con .. 24 Standard 3.00 BOSTON. Aug. Adventure Allouex Amalgamated . . . Bingham Cal. & Hecla... Centennial Copper Range .. Dominion Coal. Franklin Isle Royale .... Mohawk , 7. Closing quotations: $ 5.23; psceola . 4.73; Parrot 39.00, Qulncy .-21.50, Santa. Fe Copper. 425.00' Tamarack . 14.50; Trlmoun tain . 41.tt1Trlnlty . 8.C0I United States ... . aoOutah . &z3VlctorI& , 35.30WInona , 11.30, Wolverine $50.00 17.50 90.00 1.25 80.00 . 80.00 . 5.00 . 17.00 , 24.00 31.75 6.60 Old Dominion ., , 63.00 Xcw Tork Cotton Market. NEW TORK. Aug. 7. The cotton" markut closed 7 to 12 points lower. August. 11.50c; September. 10.42c: October. 9.84c; November, 9.S7c; December. 9.67c; January, 9.67c; Feb ruary, 9.66c; March, 9.68c Spot closed steady and quiet. Middling uplands, 12.75; do umt. 13.00c Sales, 1200 bales. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 7. Wool Unchanged. SUGAR TRUST WINS. Important Decisions on "When Im portations Can Be So biassed. NEW YORK. Aug. i.-udge Ray, In the United States Circuit Court, handed down two decisions today, overruling the de murrer taken by George R. Bldwell, when collector o the port, in the suit 01 tne American Sugar Kenning Company to re cover duties on certain sugars drought Jrom Panay, In the Philippine Islands, and from Porto Rico. The reflnins: company sued for $58,027. with interest from October 11, 1S33. In the matter of the Philippine sugar, and for $21,723 In the Porto Hico sugar, with in terest from April IS. 1S39. The allegations ot the plaintiffs say that the amounts were illegally extracted and collected. The action was begun in the Supreme Court and removed to the United States Circuit Court. Collector Bldwell demurred oir the cround. in the Panay matter, that when the sugar was shipped on March 14. 1899. the Philippine Islands were for eign territory, as the treaty ot Paris was not ratified by the Spanish authorities un til March 19, and the Washington authori ties until April 1L Judge Ray held: "It would seem that merchandise Is to be deemed imported on the day when it arrived at the port of entry, and not be fore. The demurrer of the defendant must be overruled with costs. So ruled.' The same arguments were advanced by the Collector and the plaintiff in the Porto RIcan sugar matter, and the Collector was again overruled, Judge tRay stating- that "this court is of the opinion that the transportation of goods on the high seas was an act preliminary to importation, and not any part of the Importation. Had the vessel with its cargo been lost at sea, it is clear that the sugars would not have been Imported Inta the United States, nor would they have been imported had they been thrown overboard during stress of weather." "The best pill I ever used," is the fre quent remark of purchasers of Carter's Little Liver Pills. "When you try them you will say the same. Jcott's Santal-Pepsin Capsules A POSITIVE CURE For Inflammation or Catarrh of the Bladder and Diseased Kidneys. No care no pay. Cores anlckly and Perma nently iho worst esses ot Conerrhsra aad Gleet, noasitsrof how long stand ing. Absolutely harmless. Bold by druggists. Price tl.CO. or by mall, postpaid, l.C0,3boxes;2.75.f THE SANTAL-PEPSIN GU., SELLEFONTAINE. OHIO. LAUE-DAVIS IinCG CO.. Portland. Or. TUAVELEIIS' GUIDE. IsBreatNorthern Ticket Office 122 ThirdSL Phone 6S0 2 T RANSCONTINENTAL O TriAIINls UAILY & Direct connection via Seattle or Spokane. For tickets, rates and full information call dn or address H. Dickson, C. T. A., Portland, Or. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE TOSA MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points, will leave Seattle Aboat A acres t 8. S. S. "Ohio" SAILS FROM SEATTLE ON OR ABOUT SEPTEiWBER 2, FOB Nome and St. Michael CONHECriXS FOR ALL FOISTS Q.T Yukon, Tahana and Koyukuk Rivers 'EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, flOT FIRST AVENUE, SEATTLE. WILLAMETTE RrVEB ROUTE FOR SALEM Steamers Altons. and Pomona leave dally (except Sundajr). 6:43 A. IL FOR OREGON CITY Steamer Leon, leaves dally, SU30. 1130 A. SL. 8. 6:15 P. M. Leave Orexon City. 7. 10 A. SL. 1-30. -i;E0 Pv IL Round trip. 4ic Tickets sood on Oregon City can. Xtoc& loot Taylcr it. Phono Mala 40. CUaricjES.'. 451.000 405JOOO 364J900 227.000 210,000 249.000 174.000 2.S03.C0O 331,000 1204.000 3,438,000 717.000 TRAVB&ERS GUIDE. Oregon Shorj Line an Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY ThfOUrt Tttllr.n t.nrfn.A 1 . I. .... tng-cam dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokane: tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car (persou- -y "juuucieaj weesiy la wnicago. Kansas City Reclining chair cars (seats free), to the East dairy. UXION DEPOT. Leave. Arrive. CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:20 A. M. 4:30 P. M. SPECIAL. Dally Dally. For the Easfvia. Hunt- r lngton. SrOKAXE FLYER. 6:00 P-M. 7:35 A. K. . r ,T?.tern Washing- Dally." Dally, ton. Walla Walla, Lew- V laton, Coeur d'Alenc and Ut. Northern polnu pJ10 EXPRESS. 3:15 P. iL 10:30 A. H For the East via Hum Dally. Jally. lngton OCEAJf AXD IUVER. SCHEDULE. FOR SAN FRANCISCO 8:00 P. M. 5:00 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder. From August 10. 20, 30. Alaska Steamer Columbia, Au- Oock. gust 5. 15, 23. For Astoria and way 8:00 P. M. 3:00 P. il. points, connecting with Dally ex. Dally steamer for llwaco and Sunday; except North Beach, ateamei Saturday, Sunday. Hassalo. Ash-sU dock. .0 P. M. POTTER sailing dates fAih-m. doelcW Au. sust 4. 11:30 A. M.; August 5. 12:30 P. M.; Aucust e. 1:15 p. m.; August 7. 2:00 P. iL; August 8 (Saturday). 2:30 P. M. FOR DAYTON, Oregon City and Tamhlll River 7:00 A. M. Tuesday Thursday Saturday 3:00 P. M. Monday. Wedn"day Friday points. .Eimore, Ash-st. dock (water permit ting). FOR LEWISTOX. Ida- 4:05 A. il. Dally except Saturday. About . 5:00 P. M. oo, ana way points, from Rlparla, Wash., steamers Spokane o Lewis ton. dally ex. PTlaay. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington. Telephone Main 712. PORTLAND )t ASIATIC STRA3ISIIIP COMPANY. For Tokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers lor Manila. Port Ar thur and Vladivostok. INDRAVELLI SAILS ABOUT AUGUST 2S. For rates and lull Information call on or ad dress officials or agents of O. R. fc N. Co. EAST m SOUTH Leave Union Depot. Arrive. OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS. 8:30 P.M. for Salem, Rose- 7:43 A. M. ourg. Asmana, Sac ramento. O z d e n. San Francisco. Mo- jave, .ixs Angeles, El Paso. New Or leans and the East. 80 A. M. Morning train con nects at Woodburn (dally except Sun' day) with train for Mount Angel. SU verton. Browns T 1 1 1 e. Springfield. Wendllng and Na tron. KXP.M. Albany passenger connects at "Wood burn with ML An '10:10 A. M. gel and Sllverton local. Corvallis passenger. 7:30 A. M. 5:80 P. M. JI4:00 P.M. I Sheridan passenger. I8:25 A. M. 4 Dally. ItDally, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICa AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:30 A. M.. I2:C0. 2:05. 35. 5:20. 6:25. 8:30, -10:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday. 5:30. 8:30. 8:33, 10:25 A. M.. 4K)0, 110 P. M. Sunday, only. 8 A. M. Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland dally 8:80 A. M.. 1:55. 3:05. 4:35. 6:15. 7:35. 0:55. 11:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 6:25, 7:23. 9;30, 100. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday. 12:25, A. M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M. Leave from same 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 dally to Monmouth and Alrlle," connecting with S. P. Co.'s trains at Dallas and Inde pendence. First-class rebats tickets on sale from Port land to Sacramento and San Francisco; net rate. S17.50; berth. $5. Second-class tare. 1 10. without rebate or berth: second-class berth. 12.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and Washington streets. Phone Main 712. TIME CARD OF TRAINS PORTLAND Depart. Arrlr. Paget Sound Limited for Ta coaa. Seattle. Olympla. South Bend nd Grays Harbor points SaO aa 5:30 pa North Coast Limited for Ta coma, Seattle. Spokane. Butte. EL Paul, New Yoik. Boston and all points East and Southeast 3:00 7:00 aai Twin City Express for Ta coma, Seattle, Spokane. Ueieoa, St. PanL Minne apolis, Chicago, New York, liiwtoa and all polnu East and boutheast 11:45 pm 7:00 pes Puget Bound - Kansas Cltj Su Louis Special, for Ta coma, Seattle. Spokane. Butte. Billings. Denver. Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louts and all points East and Southeast . 8:30 am 7:00 aa All trains dally except on South Bend branco. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas senger Agent. 235 Morrison su. corner Third. Portland. Or. For South -Eastern Alaska LLA'tK scAlTLt., it L: i. Steamships COTxAGE CITY. CITY OF SEATTLE or ClTiT OF TOPEKA, August 3, 0, 14.' 15, 21. 27. XS, September 2. bteamers connect at San Francisco with- company's steamers for ports In Cali fornia. Mexico and Humboldt Bay. For (urther information b tain folder. Right Is reserv- ri tn rhanr ateamers or sailing dates. AQENTSHARLES H. GLE1M. 210 Wash- EOEA trpws N W. Pass. Agent. Ticket Offices 113 JaVnes St.! and dock. Seattle. San Francisco Ticket office. New Montgomery st.. a D. DUNANN. Gen- Ps- Agent. San Francisco. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co, (O OaI4SMASXM-ll IcnV Rwres JOJ Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. For Maygers. Kalnler. Dally. . ClaUkanle. Westpori. 3rOO a. m. Clifton. Astoria. W'ar 230?. ra. renton. Flavel. Ham- 11:10 a. a (Sat. mond. Fort. Stevens, only.) Gearhart Parle. Seaside, Astoria and Seashore 7.-00 p. jo. Express. Dally. (Except Astoria Express. 9:4? p. is Eat.) Dally. K. X. LEWIS. J a MAYO. Co-nm'l Agent. 243 Alder St. C. F. il'.X, PhoB Main S00.