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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1903)
f THE MOKNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, OUTOJBEK S, 19U3. 15 GOOD FALL DEMAND Merchandise Moves Well and Collections Are Easy.. SLOWER TRADE IN PRODUCE Wheat-Bayers and Sellers Apart in TJteir Views Lack ot Hop Orders! From the East Local Jobbing and Prodnce Quotations. No complaint "is heard from Jobbers of the character ot business now under way. There is a good Fall demand in all merchandise 1 lines and collections are reported satisfactory. In produce there is not as much doing as. a week aco and prices are more or less de pressed. The wheat market is particularly quiet, and bops are also slow. "WHEAT The firm views of growers and the unwillingness of shippers to pay prices above what have lately prevailed have resulted in a condition of almost stagnation in the wheat Tjsarket. The amount of business done in the past week was less than in any correspond Jng period in the past five years. "Values are prac tically at an exporting basis and the move ment -would be good if shippers could only get -wheat. The market yesterday "was quoted, sveak and unchanged. Of market conditions abroad, J. W. Rush, of London, writes in the Northwest Miller of September SO: It cannot be said that there has been any ttnerease in Activity in the wheat market this week, but there has been more firmness, cnainly due to the delay in the English wheat Sarvost and the disappointing reports received .regarding the Russian and American wheat crops. The September report of the Washington bu reau is taken here as indicating a total crop of not more than 650,000,000 bushels, which -means that the surplus for export this season will not exceed 175,000,000 bushels, against 203,000,000 exported last season ending June .20 and 235,000,000 In the previous one. As I showed in my letter In the Northwest ern Miller of September 2, the import require ments of the various countries will amount to about G10.000.000 bushels, a. statement which I see no reason to modify. This being so, it will be felt that there will be no difficulty in absorbing all that America has to spare, and if reports received by cable this week of se rious damage to the Manitoba crop be correct, there will also be a marked falling off in the cupplles from that quarter. From Russia, however, the movement con tinues to be liberal, far, exceeding the exports from the United States, although a prelimi nary oiiiclal estimate puts the wheat crop at 68,000.000 quarters, against an official estimate last year of over 73,000,000 quarters, -which is generally believed, however, to have been an exaggerated estimate. In the six weeks since August 1, the follow ing quantities have been shipped to Europe, compared with the total for last year, in quarters, hundreds omitted: Since Aug. Same time Total Total From 1005. last year. 1002-3. 1001-2. V tf And Canada 2,210 3.875 23,800 27.000 Argentina 431 a? s,u5 2,030 Russia 1,400 1.000 10,800 10,100 lanublan ports . 1,000 India CS3 Sundries 145 955 320 130 5.500 5,100 J.3S5 1.220 I.UU5 2,500 Total 0,020 C.3S7 50.740 49.015 It may be estimated that the weekly re quirements of European Importing countries in the presont season will not be less than 1,075, 000 quarters, to that up to the present this amount has not been reached. There Is, how ever, a temporary lack of demand on the -t" trtinc-nt. owing to the Kupplles of homo grown "wheat from needy farmers. In France the position has changed com pletely; two months ago it was confidently believed that the crop would be very defi cient, today most of the estimates point to a big yield, but ot poor quality, the . crop, in fact, is estimated by come as likely to reach 45,000,000 quarters, which would render France quite Independent of foreign wheat, except the usual supplies of Russian at Mar ts. Hies, where the export flour trade necessi tates an admixture of strong foreign wheat. The French markets also take this view of the question, seeing that native wheat is now selling at 32s to 34s per 480 pounds, which is about 8s per quarter below the importing level of foreign wheat. Cabled reports from Buenos Ayres received this week state that the area under wheat this year is estimated at 30 per cent more than last scar, -which would indicate a total area of 10,075,000 acres, against 7,750,000 acres of ficially estimated last year. Early estimates of the Argentine, however, are prone to be very rosy, and should be received with caution. Meanwhile, however, the crop conditions are -excellent. The Immediate future of wheat prices, apart from the action of the American markets, the lnfiuence of which Is of course paramount, teems to me to depend upon the action of Rus sian sellers. A yery large quantity will have to be obtained from Russia this season, prob ably 17,500,000 quarters, and It will be very surprising if, after the inevitable pressure to ecll at the beginning of a new crop has sub sided, that country remains a free seller be low 30s per quarter, which is about the pres ent value of good wheats. No. 1 Northern, TJuluth wheat, on the other hand, is worth S2s c. 1. f. for September-October shipment. and No. 1 hard Manitoba, 32a Cd. The cheap est wheat at present is Indian, at 20s23s 6d lor Kurrachec, and 30s 3d for Calcutta. FLOUR. FEED, ETC The local flour- mar- Jset is fairly active and prices have been main tained in the past week. The export situation does not present any very alluring features. The advance in steapship freights will have a tendency to shut off business, at least tem-poi-arily, and for the next month a very light demand la anticipated from the other side. Asiatic buyers, however, will have to come to the terms asked, and even if the restoration of rates is permanent, the trade should even tually be restored to normal conditions. There is no change in the feed market. A moderate business is under way in millstuffs and oats, barley and hay are as last quoted. HOPS For some reason not entirely clear. trading in hops has slowed down. The pri mary cause of the inactllty, ot course, is the lack of buying orders from tho East, but whether this is duo to a condition of weakness or an effort to bear the market Is more than the trade here can fathom. The fact is evi dent that no one is In a hurry to buy hops at the prices that have ruled for a week, and growers are equally determined not to sell at lower figures. Latest mall .advices from the Continent report a strong statistical "position. Tre total 1903 Continental crop was variously estimated at C55.000 to 715.000 cwt. and the consumption at 735.000 to 785,000 cwt.. which would indicate that the Continent could not pof-lbly spare hopj for export. The United fciates crop is variously estimated at rroxn ouw t l'.coo bales larger than last year. More thir ctTseivlng this ipcreaBe, it was figured t.-.i t'.-- imports will be 20.000 bales less than last year; exports 15,000 bales more and re- srvc stocks are 20.000 bales smaller. thu sv owing that the supply of hops to meet the requirements of tho trade for the current crop year Is 40,000 to 50,000 bales smaller than last year. WOOL The American Wool and Cotton Re Ttrtcr of October 1 says of Oregon wools in the East: urcgun wools are t In only moderate move ment, with some sales of clothing at a clean cost of about a half dollar. The w.iol market generally Is not yet ac tlve. although there has been a somewhat bet ter inquiry the past week, but It has been in spots, and the business going has, as a rule. been of a hand-to-mouth character. In all cases tho mills appear to bo buying only what they are forced to buy by their actual necessities, and in many cases where they havo taken on wool they have been Insistent that it be shipped Immediately. Some fair- sized lines of medium wools have been moved, both in. fleeces and territories, and staple ter ritories, both fine and medium, have figured a little more in the business proportionately; but there has been no movement of million pound lots such as characterized the market a year ago. The Reporter quotes Oregon wools at East ern seaboard markets as follows: Eastern staple, 1717c; Eastern Oregon choice cloth ing, 15lGc; Eastern Oregon average, 13$14c; Eastern Oregon heavy, 12013c; Valley Oregon No. 1, 1020c; Valley Oregon No. 2, 19620c; Valley Oregon No. 3, 18010c; Valley Oregon lambs, 16-317c PRODUCE The fruit trade is now entering on the dull period of the year. The season for Summer fruits is at an end and the time for heavy receipts of citrus products has not come. In the interval, much of the attention of the trade will be taken up with apples, a good supply of which is already on hand. The demand Just now is strongest for low-priced stock. Country produce has ruled uneven this week. particularly eggs. "Weak and plentiful a. few days ago. fresh Orcfron ranch ecrs ar now hard to get hold' of and the market is corre spondingly firm. Many dealers are drawing on cold storage stocks to supply the local de mand. The poultry market continues to bo over-supplied with chickens, -which arc easy and lower than a week ago. The butter market is without feature. GROCERIES, MEATS. ETC The only im portant change in the staple grocery list in the past -week was the advance of 60 cents in package coffees. The differential between, cane and beet sugar has been increased to 15 cents. Livestock receipts continued satisfactory, ex cept hogs, which came in so heavily as to break the market. In dressed meats, veal and pork were quoted -weak, but not materially lower. No changes have been made in bog products since the last review. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT "Walla. Walla, 73c; bluestem. 77c: Valley. 7677c BARLEY Feed. J20 S21: rolled. $21021.50. per ton; brewing. OATS No. 1 white, $1.10; gray, S1QL05 per cental. FLOUR Valley, J3.75S.5 per barrel, hard wheat straights. $3.75 4.10; hard wheat patents, $4.20 4.50: Dakota hard wheat, $4.85 (j 5.00; graham, $3.3503.75; whole wheat. $3.55(2 4; rye wheat. $4.50. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20 per ton; mid dlings, $24: shorts, $20; chop. U. S. mills, $1S; linseed, dairy food, $10. HAY Timothy, $15 10 per ton; clover, $12; grain. $10; cheat. $10. CEREAL FOODS Flaked oats, 90-pound sacks, $5.30 per barrel; rolled oats, 00-pound sacks, $4.90 6 per barrel; 30 two-pound packages, $3.50 per case; oatmeal, st'eelcut, 50-pound sacks, $7 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $3.75 per' bale; oatmeal, ground, 50 pound sacks, $0.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $3.50 per bale; split peas, 50-pound sacks, per cwt., $5; 25-pound boxes, per box. $1.30; pearl barley, 50-pound sacks, per cwt.. $4.50; 25-pound boxes, per box, $1-23; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, per bale, $2.30. Batter, EfiTgrs, Poultry, Etc BUTTER Fancy creamery. 25t327&c per pound; dairy. 186220c; store, 15 10c. CHEESE Full cream, twins, 14c; Toung America, 15VifflCc; factory prices, 1 lc less. POULTRY Chickens, mixed, 10 10 Vic peR pound; Spring 10c; hens, ll&llic; broilers, $1.75 per dozen; turkeys, live, 14 15c per pound; dressed, 10lSc; ducks, $5tfC per dozen; geese, $7&8. EGGS Oregon ranch, 25c; Eastern, fresh, 23H24c; Eastern. April. 22 023c. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc, VEGETABLES Turnips, C5c pr sack; car rots. 75c; beets. 90c; parsnips, 50$p75c; cabbage, ltfiVtt; lettuce, head, 15c per dozen; pars ley, per dozen, 25c; cucumbers. 15c per doz en; tomatoes, 30 & 40c per box; cauliflower, C5c3$l per dozen; beans, 45c; green corn, 1520c per dozen; egg plant, 4c; celery, 75c; pumpkins. llc- ONIONS Yellow Danvers, 70 60c per sack. HONEY 1415c per No. 1 frame. POTATOES Oregon, C575c per sack; sweet potatoes, 2c RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4 -crown, 7c: 3-layer Muscatel raisins, 7 'Ac; unbleached seedless Sultans, Ofec: London layers. 3- crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $LS5; 2- crown. si.7&. DRIED FRUITS Apple. evaporated. 56fec per pound; sundrled. sacks or boxes. isCfafec: apricots. 8 (a) 10c: reaches. 50c; pears, 8SHc; prunes, Italian. 4 4c; French, 333c; figs, California blacks. 5c; do white. 7 "Ac: Smyrna. 20c: plums, pitted, 414 3 Vic DOMESTIC FRUITS Annies. 40cGS1.25 box; peaches, C0cJil.25; cantaloupes, 50c 4s $1.23 per cratcj casaoas, $i.50j?2 per doz.; plums, 75 Q 50c per crate; pears, $1&L10 per box; prunes, 255Cc per -rate; grapes, 75c $L25 per crate; quinces, $A per box; cranber ries, 9 per barrel. TKOF1CAL FRUITS Lemons. $2.753.75; per " box: oranges, Valencia. S2.75tr3.50: grapefruit, $3 per box; bananas, 5c per pound; pomegranates, $1.25 per box; pineapples, $3.50 per dozen; persimmons, $1.25 per box. Groceries, Tint, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 252Sc; Ja-a, fancy, 20 32c: Java, good, 20 & 24c; Java, ordinary, 1620c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS?20c; Costa Rica, good. 16CflSc; Costa Rica, ordinary, 10 12c pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s, $11; 50s, $11.25; Arbuckle's, $1LC3 list; Lion. $1LC3. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.05 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; fancy i-pouna nats. 5L.bu;. y -pound nats. si.io: Alaska, pink, 1-pound tails. 75c; red, 1-pound tails, 71.20; socbeye, l-pound tails, $1.30; 1-pound flats, $1.00. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.87: No. 2. $5.50; Carolina head, $7.75; broken head. $ SUGAR Sack basis, per 100 pounds, cube. $0; powdered. $5.85; dry granulated. $5.75: extra C. $5.25; golden C, $5.15; advance over eacK oasis as follows: Barrels. 10c; half barrels, 25c: boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, de duct Vic per pound; if later than 13 days and within 30 days, deduct He; no discount alter 30 days.) Beet sugar, granulated. $5.00 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15 10c per pouna. NUTS Peanuts. 651c per pound for raw. S8Vic for roasted; cocoanuts, S5i)0c por dozen; walnuts. 15 c per pound; pinenuts, 1012Vic; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts. 10c; filberts, 15 10c; fancy pecans, 17c; al monds. 14 15c; chestnuts, lCc SALT Liverpool, 50s, 48c per sack: half ground, per ton. 50s, $14.50; 100s, . $14; Worcester salt, bulk, 320s, $3 per barrol; linen sacks, 50s, 80c per sack; bales, 2s, 3s, ts, 53 ana 10s, 5-. 10 per bale. Meats and Provisions. BEEF Dressed. G7c per pound. VEAL small. 7sc; large, &V0e per pound. MUTTON Dressed. 5 05Vic; lambs, dresa- ea, lie PORK Dressed. 74 Sc. HAMS 10 14 pounds. lCc per pound: 140 16 pounds, 15 Vic per pound; 1S20 Rounds, none: California (picnic), lOV&c; cottage hams, none; Union hams. 40 pounds aver age, none; shoulders. lOc; boiled hams. 22c: boiled picnic nams. boneless. 10c BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c; standard. breaKiast. jsc; cnoice. luc; isngusti break fast bacon. 11 14 sounds. 154c DRY SALT MEATS Regular short clears, llH12Vic smoked: clear backs. HVic salt. 12 Vic smoked: Oregon exports, 20 25 pounds average, lliic dry' salt, 12Vio tmoKea; union butts, lot? is pounds aver age. 9c dry salt. 10c smoked. SAUSAGE Portland ham. 13c per pound; minced ham, 10Vc; Summer, choice dry. 17Vic; bologna, long. CVic; welnerwurst. 8c; liver, otc; porn, iuc: biooa. oc; bead cheese, 5 Vic; bologna sausage, link, BJic. PICKLED GOODS Portland pigs' feet. Vi barrels, $5; V -barrels, $2.85; 15-pound kits, S1.25. Tripe. U-barrels. $5.50: U-barrels. $2.75: 15-pound kits. $1; pigs tongues, barrels. $o: "i-Darreis. si: 15-pound kits. $1.25. Lambs' tongues, V4.-barrels, $8.25; V4- barrels, $4.75: 15-pouna Kits. .3. LARD Kettle rendered; tierces. 11 c; tubs. 12c; 00s. izc; ::us. r:c; 10s, l2Vic 5s. 12?c. Standard pure tierces. 11 Vic; tubs. llVic; 50s, HVic; 20s, ll?ic; 10s. 12c; 5s, 12 Vic Compound.. tierces. Sc; tubs, SVic Hops, "Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1903,. crop, 242Gc per pound; 1902 crop. 20Q21c TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4 5c; No. 2, HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 1C pounds and up 15 15 Vic per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 13 pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds. lCc: dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint: salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over. S9o; 50 to CO pounds, 7$rSc; under 50 pounds and cows. 7c; stags and bulls, sound. 53Vic: kip, sound. 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds, 8c; green (unsalted), lc por pound less; culls, lc per pound less; horse hides, salted, each, $1.502: dry. each. $1L50; colts' hides, each, 25 50c; goat skins, com mon, each, 1015c; Angora, with wool on. 25c$l. WOOL Valley, 17 16c; Eastern Oregon, 1215c; mohair. 35S7V;c - Oils. COAL OIL Pearl or astral oil, cases. 22 Vic per gallon; water white oil. Iron bar rels. 10c; wood barrels. lSVic; eocene oil. cases, 24 Vic; clalne oil, cases, 27Vic; extra star, cases, 25Vic; headlight oil. 175 deg., cases, 24 Vic; Iron barrels, lSc (Washington state test burning oils, excent headllcht. He per gallon higher.) GASOLINE Stove casollno. cnMs 54 Up- Iron barrels. lEe? Sfl Anrrreit tmirnll 2SHc: Iron barrels. 22c at,n.i2E 03 degrees, cases, 22c; iron barrels. 15 Vic LINSEED OIL Pure raw. In barrelt 4fe: genuine kettle-boiled, in barrels. Hie? Tiura raw oil. In cases. 34c; genuine kettle-boiled. m cases, 00c; lots or 230 gallons, lc less per TURPENTINE In m fin. h... rels, 76Hc; iron barrels, 74c; 10-case lots, LEAD Col II pr Jltlnntln TtrVilt nr 1. IS JotB ' 500 pounds or more. Cc; less than 500 pounds. OVic. LUTESTOCK: MARKET. Receipts and Ruling Prices at Port land Union Stockyards. Receipts at the Portland Union stockyards yesterday were 133 sheen. 35 .hoc and s Persian fat tall sheep. The following prices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best steers. $3.75: medium. S3 3. 60; cows, $2.502.73. HOGS Heavy, fat hogs. Cc: licht. fat hogs, 35V4c; stockcrs. 4lic SHEEP Best wethers. $2.75: mixed sheep, $2.50. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chi and Kansas City. CHICAGO. Oct. 7. Cattle Recelnts. 27.- 000, Including 500 Texan a and 5000 ' West erns. Market, 10 15c lower. Good to Drlmo steers. $5.25 0; poor to medium, $3.50 4.80; stockers and feeders, '$2.254; cows. $11004.25: heifers, $205: canners. $1.40 O 2.50; bulls, $24.25; calves. 3.5005.40: Texas-fed' steers.- $2.503.50: Western steers. $3 4.50. Hogs Receipts, today, 23,000; tomorrow, 0,000. Market. 15 23c lower. Mixed and butchers, $5.40 CIS; good to choice heavy, $5.305.S5; rough heavy, $55.30; light, $5.505.03; bulk of sales, $5.405.S0. sneep Receipts, 30,000. Market, steady. Lambs, steady to strong. Good to choice wethers, $3.3504; fair to choice mixed, $2.253.25; Western sheep, $2.25 4.23: na tive lambs, $3.5Q5.65; Western lambs, $4.405.50. SOUTH OMAHA Oct. 7. Cattle Re ceipts, 9000. Market, steady; native steers. $3.755.65; cows and heifers, $34; West ern steers, $3.104.20; Texas steers, $2,000 3.C0; range cows and heifers, $23.10; can ners. $1.50 2; stockers and feeders. $2.75 4.20; calves, $35; bulls, stags, etc, $1.75 2.50. Hogs Receipts, 3500. Market, 5 10c lower. Heavy. $5.3005.45; mixed, $5.33 5.45; light, $5.505.55; pigs, $55.30; bulk of sales, $5.35 5.50. Sheep Receipts, 20,000. Market, steady. Fed muttons, $3.503.85; wethers. $3.25 S.G0; ewes. $2.75 3.23; common and stock ers, $2.25 3.50; lambs. $3 4.50. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 7. Cattle Receipts, 15,000, including 2300 Texans. Market, was steady and strong. Native steers. $4.25 5.50; Texas and Indian steers, $2.25 3.50; Texas cows, $1.30 2.20; native cows and heifers, $1.2504.25; stockers and feed ers. $2.253.S0; bulls, $1.752.60; calves, $2 C; Western steers, $3.154.75; Western cows. $1,250-2.00. Hogs Receipts, 7000. Market, a&ioc lower. Bulk of sales, $5.C05.90; heavy, $5.62H5.70; packers, $5.035.80; medjum, 5:75 0 5.95; light. $3.SoG.03; Yorkers, ,$5.95 (5 0.05; pigs, $5.255.05. Sheep Receipts, 5000. Market, strongs Muttons, $2.C04; lambs, $2.0005.30; range wethers, $2.250.3.25; ewes, $2.253.50. Sheep Shipment. An Elgin paper says a shipment of 10,000 bead of mutton lambs is being sent out by Frank Hlrsby, a well-known sheep dealer of Nebraska. They will be taken to Idaho Fails aud fattened for the market. Most of the lambs were raised by Aaron Wade, a promi nent sheepman of Wallowa County, who raises mutton breeds exclusively. This fact is par ticularly gratifying to Mr. Wade at present, as he has no difficulty in disposing of his lambs at fair price while those who raise Merinos are unable to find a market for them. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 7. Official closing. quotations today, for mining stocks were- as follows: Alpha Con $0 06! Justice .... -.....$0 05 Andes 19Mexlcan 105 Belcher ... 18IOccidental Con. 24 Best & Belcher. 1 40Ophlr SlOverman ....... ir2Potosl , 30Savage , 255eg. Belcher .... 1 60 Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con. Chollar Confidence .. .. 4Sierra Nevada .. Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 35iSllver Hill Con. Imperial .... 3: Union Con. ..." Crown Point 10 Utah Con Gould & Currie.. 28 Yellow Jacket .... Hale & Norcross.. 571 NEW YORK. Oct. 7. Closing quotations: Adams Con. $0 lOlLlttle Chief . $0 06 450 Atlce 15IOntarlo Breece lOJOnhlr 152 23 Brunswick Con. .. 4! Phoenix Comstock Tunnel. CVilPotosl Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 25ISavoge 26 56 20 175 Horn Silver 1 OOlKIerra VAvnrtn iron Silver l 45JSmall Hopes . Leadvllle Con. ... 2IStandard .. ., BOSTON. Oct. .7.-CIosing quotations: Adventure .. ..$ 3 75J01d Dominion 4 25Osccola . 39 00 Parrot . 39 50Quincy . 21 505anta Fe Copper. $ 550 Allouez .. . . 51 00 Amalgamated . IS 00 S3 00 Daly West .. Bingham 1 12 Cal. & Hecla Centennial . 10a wi lamaracK no io virrnnity 3 25 -opper Range .. Dominion-Coal. . Franklin Isle Royale .... Mohawk .. .... 4S37Unlted States 17 50 24 25 .1 001 Utah 7 121 Victoria .. .. COOjWlnona 37 75 Wolverine .. 300 6 75 63 00 Coffee and Sngnr. new YORK. Oct. 7. Coffee Futures opened steady at an advance of 5010 points ana ciosea steady. Total sales, 76.750 bags. Including, October. $4.05; November. $4.55 4.75; December. $4.S05: January. $4.95 C.05; February. $5.10; March, $5.055.20; May, $5.2005.25; July. $5.405.43; Septem ber, $5.&r0i.co. Spot Rio, steady; No. 7 Invoice. SVic; mild, steady; Cordova, 5Hc Sugar Raw, steady; refined, quiet; No. 0. $4.35; Ko. 7, $4.30; No. 8. $4.25; No. 9, $4.20; No. 10, $4.15; No. 11. $4.10; No. 12, $4.05; No. 13, $4; No. 14, $3.95; confection ere A, $4.60: mold A $5; cut loaf, $5.35; crushed, $5.35; powdered, $4.S5; granulated. $4.75; cubes. $5. " Dried Fruit at Sew York. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. Tho market for evap orated apples Is quiet; small Jobbing safes ot old apples are reported at firmer prices, but new. fruit shows unattractive quality and rules neglected. Common are quoted at 45c; prime. o'po?ic; cnoice, offGHc; fancy. G5i7Vc Spot prunes are firm, with Coast advices in mealing bullish views among holders. Quota tions range from 3VJc to 7c for all grades. Apricots also are firm, with choice quoted at yiOW; extra choice, 9i10V4c and fan cy. lOH012c Peaches are quiet, 7V47?ic for choice; 7$1 o?iu 101- eiira cnoice. ana OVWIOHC for fancy. Xew York Cottou Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 7. The cotton market opened firm with an advance of 1S points ana closed steady, 11010 points higher. October, 9.17c; November. 9.23c; December and January. 9.2(c; February, 9.29c; March, it.Jic; April, 9.33c; May. 9.34c; June, 9.33c; juiy, v.joc bpot cotton closed quiet, 10 points higher. Middling uplands, 9.60c; do Gulf, 9.85c Sales, 412 bales. Dairy Produce at Chicago. CHICAGO. Oct. 7. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was weak; creamories. 1320c; dairies, 1418c Eggs, steady, IS 19c Cheese, steady, 11 HHc Wool nt St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Oct, 7. Wood Nominal. Ter ritory and Western medium, 17lSc; fine me dium, 15017c; fine, 15016c Xctt York Banker AsirifrnH. ALLEGHENY, N. Y.. Oct. 7. Wil liam Dye, the surviving member of the Dye Brothers, bankers of Allegheny. made an assignment today to Clare WII lard, of Allegheny. The deposits In the bank amount to $220,000, and It Is not expected that the loss to creditors will exceed 10 cents on the dollar. Thirty per cent of the deposits will be paid the creditors at once, and as much more, It is expected, will be paid in 30 days. Boy Polly, want a cracker? Bird Fire, nut or Georgia'. Judge. STEEL HOLDS ITS "OWN HEAVY SELLING ORDERS IX STOCK aiARKET. Accepted by Banking- Interest Con- General List .Heavy. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. Tho stock market moved In a rather bewildered way today, but the dealings represented little more than a groping by professional traders to discern the sentiment of the real holders of stocks. The reduction In the Steel dividend brought in some heavy selling orders, but they were all accept ed at first by one hefase, which was credited with acting for banking Interests connected with the corporation. Support was accorded this stock, especially the preferred, during the rest of the day, and the personality ot the brokers employed for this purpose caused a surmise that the market management of tho stock had come back to the hands that wero intrusted with the first flotation. The common stock was forced down over a point at one time, and the general list was heavy after the opening firmness. The marked weakness ot Amalgamated Cop per, which lost more than three points at one time, had a decidedly sympathetic effect on the general list. Traders who sold the stock pointed to the fact that as an Industrial on a. 2 per cent dividend basis, it was too high com pared with United States Steel, now on the same basis. But the Inferences drawn from the movement of the stock as to the market attitude of the large capitalists controlling this corporation were of much more effect on sentiment than any dividend comparisons. Tho accompanying weakness of St. Paul gave em phasis to this view of the market attitude of the Standard Oil party, and made the contrast stronger with the support in evidence for a number of Morgan stocks, including the Steels. Erie (was also notably firm, notwithstanding the depression among the coalers, as a group. Assertions were heard that the coming cold weather offers little prospect ot an absorption of tho accumulation of anthracite. The late strength in Atchison, which rallied the whole market, seemed to be based upon the declaration of the regular quarterly divi dend of 1 per cent, and to the growing sense of security as to the safety of the com crop. The insufficiency of dividend considerations to hold prices ot the industrials was shown In the cace of American Car, which fell a point In spite of the retention of Its 1 per cent quarterly dividend. The preferred stock also fell three points. The decrease In net earnings for the past quarter ot $4,338,4S7, compared with the corresponding quarter ot last year, of the United States Steel Corporation, and the fall ing oft of 1,714,265 tons In the unfilled orders on hand for the same period, had a depressing effect on all the Iron and steel industrials, and. Indeed, upon sentiment as a whole, as being the most conclusive evidence of the extent to. which .the commercial reaction has already ex tended, and the danger of Its still-further ex tension. Money conditions are growing unmistakably easier, and the demand for commercial paper for New York account is reviving decidedly. Tlmo money is in increasing supply, while the demand at prevailing rates is almost wholly nqminal. The Increasing ease of money Is having Its effect In the growth of some Invest ment demand for railroad bonds of a good grade. Total sales, par value, $3,220,000. United States 2s declined Vi per cent on the last call. Closing Sales. High. Low. blu. Atchison....' 34.300 C4H 63V4 64Vs. SSVi 74VI eevi 120& 150 30 21VS 60 do preferred 750 bSVfc 87j4 73i 87 120U 154 20Ts 211 01 ' 15 15754 "ii" Baltimore & Ohio 16,000 74 do preferred 100 St Canadian Pacific .... 400 120V1 Cent, of New Jersey 100 154 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 1.100 30 Chicago & Alton... 1,100 100 900 IV4 do preferred 01 15 Chicago &. GU West. do H nfd Chicago & N. W. Chicago Term. & Tr. 100 157U i66 i7H 157 OH 17's 69 V 12V4 48H 20 152 232 19 00 28- 06V4 do preferred ,'. C. C. C. & St, L... Colorado Southern .. do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred.... 800 50H 400 20 Vi 3,200 15SVs 100 232 500 20 Vi 48H 20 153 232 19Ji 27H 66Vi Delaware &. Hudson. Del.. Lack. & West.. Denver & Rio Grande do preferred Erie 79.200 2SV4 67 do 1st preferred.... 1,800 do 2d preferred.... 1,000 4Ss 7i 48 Great Northern pfd 160 Hocking Valley 07 do preferred ........ Illinois Central 300 600 100 7SVL 77 12951 129H 130Vi 10Vi Iowa Central 19H 18Vi do preferred Kansas City Southern do preferred Louisville & Nashv. Manhattan L. 35 i7: m COO 1SV4 500 33 3.700 98H JOOrt IHIli 31 31Vi 97H 0Si 130 130& "Metropolitan SU Ry.. 1,000 105 104ft 103 43 Minn. & St, Louis..., Missouri Pacific .... M.. K. & T. do preferred Mcx. National pfd... New York Central... Norfolk & Western... do preferred ....... Ontario & Western.. Pennsylvania P., C, C. & St, L 10. C00 S9 200 17s COO 30 83 Vi 17V4 35 89 17 35 37 116 57 SS 5,100 100 "7 5SVi 117 56 1.500 21 47.500 11834 20 20 117 118 60 Reading 1.800 47 40 do 1st preferred.... 400 76 70 do 2d preferred Rock Island Co 5,200 23 24 do preferred 500 5S 57 St. Louis & S. F. do 1st preferred do 2d preferred.... 100 46V4 46 St-. Louis S. W. 300 14 13 do preferred 200 31 . 30 St, Paul 21.000 137 135 do preferred Southern Pacific .... 8.800 42 40 Southern Railway ... 4.250 18 18 do preferred 5.100 76 76 Texas & Pacific 500 23 23 Toledo. St, L. & W.. 100 17 17 do preferred Union Pacific 38,900 71 70 do preferred 200 84 84 Wabash ,.. 100 19 19 do preferred 1,600 31 30 Wheeling & L. E 100 15 15 Wisconsin Central ... 300 16 16 do preferred 100 36 30 Exprets companies Adams 150 224 224 46 S 62 5S 50 60 46 13 31 137 170 41 1S 76 17 24 71 84 18 30 14 16 35 175 100 201 American United States ... Wells-Fargo .... Miscellaneous 67,700 41 37 3S 2,800 26 25 25 300 78 75 76 9 100 30 30 30 200 15 15 14 600 80 80 80 4.200 42 41 42 507 S3 87 87 1.600 111 110 111 200- 69 GOV! 69 0,300 33 33 33 200 41 41 41 100 11 11 10 do preferred Amer. Linseed OH... do preferred Amer. Locomotive ... do preferred Amer. Smelt. & Ref.. do preferred Amer. Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Co. Brooklyn Rapid Tr... Colo. Fuel & Iron.... Columbus & H. Coal. International Paper ' 11 do preferred 100 62 62 62 jDicrnauonsi rump.. ...... ..... ..... do preferred National Biscuit Pacific Mall 200 19 19 People's Gas 1,100 02 91 Pressed Steel Car.... 900 34 33' 35 75 36 1S 01 33 do preferred rti Pullman Palace Car . 210 Republic Steel 400 9 " 9 9 do preferred 10O 61 01 61 Rubber Goods 225 14 14 UV, do preferred 67 Tenn. Coal & Iron U. S. Leather do preferred .... U. S. Rubber do preferred .... U. S. Steel do preferred .... Western Union ... 300 33 31 32 600 7C0 7 77 6 70 6 76 10 36 1C 65 83 50.780 52.170 1.80O 17 05 R3 16 64 Sl Total sales for the day, 523.700 Shares. BONDS. U. S. ref. 2s, reg.l06Atch!son adjt. 4s 0014 uo coupon iuu do 3s, reg 107 do coupon 103Vi do new 4s, reg.. 135 do Coupon 135 do old 4s. reg... 110 do coupon 110 do 5s. reg. 102 do coupon 102 C. &. N. W. cn. 7s.l31 D. & R. G. 4s 0S Northern Pac 3s.. 70 do 4s 100 Southern Pac 4s.. 85 Union Pac 4s lOOU Wis. Central 4s.... 89 Stocks at London. LONDON, Oct, 7. Consols for money, for account. 89. 83: Anaconda Atchison do pfd B. & O Can. Pacific ... C. & O C. G. W. St. Paul De Beers D. & R. G do pfd Erie do 1st pfd..., do 2d pfd.... 111. Central .... L. & N M., K. & T.... N. Y. Central.. . 3 . C5 . 97: . 76 .124 . 31i . 16 .141 N. & W. .. 59 .. 00 .. 21 .. 61 .. 0 .. 24 38 .. 32 .. 10 .. 80 .. '42 .. 73 .. 83 .. 18 .. CC do pfd O. & W. Pennsylvania . Band Mines .. Reading do 1st pfd.. do 2d pfd... Southern Ry . do nfd . 19 . 21 . 72 I Southern Pac 2S Union Pacific . . 6SUI do nfd . 49 U. S. Steol 133 do pfd ..101 Wabash 20 .. lSVi ..121 do pfd 33 Money, Exchange, Etc. rEW XORK, Oct, 7. Money on call, steady; highest, 2Va per cent; closing. 2 per cent; time ' money, nominal; 60 days, 4Hu" Pr cent; uo days and six months, 5 per cent; prime mer cantile paper, steady, GGV per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual, busi ness In bankers bills at $4.856504.8570 for demand and at $4.823004.8235 for 60 days. Posted rates, $4.S3 and $4.S6Vff4.87; commer cial bills, $4.82. Bar silver. 59Jic Mexican dollars. 43Vic Government bonds, easier; railroad bonds, steady. LONDON, Oct. 7. Bar silver, firm, 27 9-lCd per ounce. Money, 1H02 per cent. The rate of discount in tho open market for short bills is 3?$ per cent, The rate of discount in the open market for three months' bills Is 3H per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 7. Sterling on Lon don, 60 days, 4.S2H; sterling on London, sight, 4.S0K. Silver bars, 594c. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight, "Vic; telegraph, 10c Bank Clearings. Clearings. Portland $303,072 Seattle 917.247 Balances. $ 81.802 164.743 41.979 78,110 Tacoma 325.676 Spokano 521.910 Dally Treasnry Statement. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Today's statement of the Treasury shows: y Available cash balancca ?23S.30,7SC Gold 107.740.S13 STRONG WHEAT PRICES. Better Market nt Chlcnsco, Due to Unfavorable "Weather. CHICAGO, Oct, 7. Everything considered, wheat prices were strong, due largely to the unfavorable weather throughout the entire wheat belt, although smaller receipts added to the general apprehension among shorts. Opening prices were firm, with December a shade to H0Vic higher at TTVic to 77?4c, not withstanding the rather indifferent tone of cables. With some improvement in the cash demand and on covering by shorts, the price advanced early to 775i77?ic, but later sold off again on prospects ot more favorable con ditions, the weather map showing clear skies tomorrow for the West and Northwest. Sell ing pressure was augmented by a private crop estimate of over 700,000,000 bushels for the crop year. Commission houses were good buyers late In the day and the market rallied to about the opening figures. December closed lie higher at 7777?ic Corn ruled firm. Influenced mainly, by the heavy rains throughout the corn belt. De cember closed V0Hc higher at 45Sc Oats were firm. December closed 4c up at SCVSc . Loss of confidence among outside holders of provisions was given emphatic expression In the form of general liquidation of long prop erty. The selling was heaviest In October lard and ribs, which showed losses of 45 and 55 cents respectively. Packers apparently made no effort to support the market. The close was weak, with January pork down 20c, lard oft 10c and ribs 57Hc lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. HIsh. Low. $0 774 77 Clogs. $0 77 7SH Dec. (new)... May (new)... ?0.77Vi $0.77 CORN. October . December May 44 44 45 '44 44V5 -.. OATS. 33 30 36 36 36 37 MESS PORK. 11.00 11.00 44 !4 r,u. October . December May . . . . 35 35 38 36 3CV4 36 10.90 12.15 . 12.30 10.93 12.15 12.30 January 12.25 12.25 May ... .12.40. 12.40 LARD. 7.35 7.S5 0.97 6.97 0.S0 6.80 SHORT RIBS, n aa n An October . December January 6.07H 6.97H 6.70 7.00 6.G7H C.72 October January S.T 8.C0 0.50 6.52V4 6.52 6.47 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 3 Spring. SO081c; No. 2 red. 777Sc. Corn No. 2. 45c; No. 2 yellow, 46c. Oats No. 2, 36c; No, 3 wnlte, 3303Sc Rye No. 2, 53c Good feeding barleys-Fair to choice malting, 48055c Flaxseed No. $1.02. 1, 96c; No. 1 Northwestern, Mess pork Per barrel. $10.95011.07! Lard Per 100 pounds, $7. Short ribs sides Loose, $S.3508.4O. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, $6.5006.75. Short clear sides Boxed. $3.5008.75. Clover oCntract grade, $10.75011. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels .... Wheat, bushels . . Corn, bushels Oats, bushels .... Rye. bushels Barley, bushels ... 34.300 15.000 ....145,000 ....487,100 ....432.000 .... 5.100 2p,SO0 27.200 S93.100 183.700 3.000 44.000 Grain and' Produce at Xew York. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. Flour Receipts, 25.223 barrels; exports, 6626 barrels. Quiet but steady. Wheat Receipts, 40,800 bushels. Spot, firm. No. 2 red, 80c elevator and S2o f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 89 c t. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 91 c f. o. b. afloat. On light Northwest recolpts, rain through tho West and stronger outside markets, wheat displayed considerable fore noon activity and advanced. The closing was c net higher. May closed 82c; De cember closed 84 Vic. Hops, hides and wool Steady. Petroleum Firm. Butter Receipts, 4400 packages. Markot, steady. State dairy, 13 19c;" extra cream ery, 20c Eggs Receipts, 7400. Market, unsettled. Westerns, 1825c Grain rat San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 7. Wheat Firm, Barloy Firmer. " Oats Weaker. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.371.40; milling. $1.42 01.50. Barley Feed, $1.1001.12; browing, $1.15 1.18. Oats Red, $1.201.32; white, $1.25 1.32; black. $1.4001.63. Call-board sales: Wheat Firm; December, $1.38; cash. $1.40. Barley Firmer; December, $1.11. Corn Large yellow, Jil.37 0 1.45. Northwestern "Wheat Markets. COLFAX. Wash., Oct, T. (Special.') The wheat market rematns firm at 60 to 02 Ktnii fnr pliih unit ru tn Pfi cent9 for blue- I stem at Palouso country points, with few sales, farmers holding for higher prices. Oats and barley are weaker, dealers offer lng but 82 cents per 100 pounds for oats and 75 cents for barley, with no sale3. TACOMA, Oct. 7. Wheat firm and un changed: bluestem. 78c; club. 74c. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Oct. 7. Wheat Cargoes on passage, steady; English country markets. quiet. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 7. Wheat quiet, wheat in Paris, aulet: flour in Paris, weak; French markets, quiet; weather In Eng land, cloudy. October, 0s 2d; December, 6s 3d. 3Ietal Markets. NEW YORK. Oct. 7. There was a decllno nf 7 in the London tin market, spot thero a, fii-t and futures at 114 10s. Lo cally, tin was quiet, with spot at 26026.35c Copper was unchanged In London, with spot closing at 54 17s Cd. wnue xuiures aavancea Is 3d to 55. Locally, copper was quiet and more or less nominal. Lake and electrolytic. 13013.25c and casting 12.S7c Lead was quiet and unojnged at 4.50c In New York, but London reported an advance of 5s to 11 6 3d. Spelter was unchanged at Cc In New York, as it was also in London, where it closed at 20 10s. Iron closed at 60s 3d in Glasgowand at 44s In Middlesboro. Locally, Iron remains quiet; No. 1 foundry. Northern. $16017; No. 2 foun dry. Northern, $15016; No. 1 foundry. South ern. and No. 1 loundry. Southern soft, $15 15.50. Refined Sugar Declines. NEW YORK. Oct 7. All grades of refined sugar wero reduced 5 cents a uundred pound3 today- HOP MARKET IS QUIET QUOTED "EASIER AT GISCO. SAX FRAX- Xevr Oranges Expected Soon From Portcrvillc Fall "Wool Arriving; Freely Potatoes Are Weaker. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Oct, 7. (Special.) j Most of today's large receipts of wheat j were from Oregon and Washington. Wheat options were higher, following Chicago, but j trading lacked activity. Barley strength ened for spot and futures on lighter arriv als. Chevalier was In better demand for ex port. Oats were steady. Hay had another j sharp advanco with good demand here and in the country. Most of the hay crop is In strong hands and higher prices are looked for. Fresh fruits wero quiet, with supplies ample and prices easy. Stocks of lemons were large and tho demand slack. New or anges are expected to move East from Por tervllle a week hence, and if the fruit ia sufficiently colored, a carload will be here for the regular trade In ten days. Bananas wero In good supply. New crop California chestnuts were plen tiful and lower. The whole lino of dried fruits was firm, with prunes and raisins In active demand for Eastern shipment. Local hop dealers are quoting a quieter and easier market, with more sellers than buyers, and the latter holding off. Fall wools arc coming In freely, but not being taken much,, and the market Is dull and largely nominal. Potatoes wero quiet and depressed. Fancy onions were In better demand at a sharp advance. Three carloads of sweets sold at steady prices. Butter and cheese were weak. Eggs wore higher for choice ranch. Receipts, 19,000 pounds butter, 4700 pounds cheese, 18,000 -)dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 30050c; garlic. 23c; green peas, 22c; string heans, 1 2c; tomatoes, 20050c; okra, 30 0 30c; egg plant. 30 050c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 15022c: roost ers, old, $4.0005; do young, $5.5006; broilers, small, $2.5003; do large. $3.5003.75; fryers. $404.50; hens. $405; ducks, old. $45; do young. $405. , BUTTER Fancy creamery, 23c; do sec onds, 26c; fancy dairy. 24c; do seconds, 2lc EGGS Store, nominal; fancy.ranch, 42c; Eastern, 2227c. WOOL Mountain. 10012c; South Plains and San Joaquin, S10c. HOPS 220 23c. CHEESE New, JSo; Young America, 13 14c; Eastern, 14016c HAY Wheat. $13 10.50; wheat and oat. $12.50 15.50; barley, $10 13; alfalfa. $8.50 011.50; clover, $3010.50; stock. ?S3?iu.au; straw, per bale, 1560c. FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.35; do common. 35c; bananas, 75c$2; Mexican limes. $4.5O0o; California lemons, choice. $2.50; do common. $1; pineapples. $1.5002.50. POTATOES Kiver uurDanics. oo3.ac; saunas Burbanks, $1.1001.45; sweets. $l.o0; Ore gon Burbanks, 80090c MILLSTUFFS Bran, $20.5021.3O; mid dlings. $2420. RECEIPTS Flour, 32,103 quarter sacKs; wheat, 38,950 centals; barley, 60C2 centals; oats, 1358 centals; do Oregon, 930 centals; beans. 0300 sacks: potatoes, 5440 sacKs; bran, 2300 sacks; middlings, 1535 sacks; hay, 209 tons; wool, 839 bales; hides, 242. Indian Council Bills. LONDON, Oct. 7. Indian council bills wero allotted today at Is 4d. The Puget Sound Olyrapla, Wash. Exclusive manufacturers of bored wood water p'pe. Made from selected Puget Sound yellow flr. PRICE LIST. Thin-shell pressure pipe, finished with wood or steel couplings, ready for laying. if 4 ?! ?! ! 5! L ?r ?r -r s.r ? ? - ?tt ? gsr gV -3- tJeJ & & c" . T 3 r A ? i . it a la On Z . tn . . 2 6 6 8 9 10 2i 7 74 9 10 11 3 9 9 11 124 13 34 9A 10 1H 13 14 4 13 14 15 16 17 5 15 16 17 18 19 6 18 19 21 23 26 7 19 20 23 26 30 8 20 22- 26 31 36 10 26 28 32 36 40 12 30 32 36 40 50 13 36 38 42 47 55 Thirty-flve years o successful com petition with Iron pipe, and growln'r In public favor every year. Freight rates, weights per foot, testimonial and otner desirable infor mation mailed on application. Strength, durability and all other desirable features of a flrst-claas water pipe thoroughly established. Correspondence solicited. The Puget Sound Pipe Co. OLYMPIA, WASH. Portland Office, 515 Morrison Street Scott's Santal-Pcpsin Capsules A POSITIVE CUBE Por Inflammation or Catarrh of the-Bladder and Diseased Kidneys. No care no pay. Cures qalexly and Perma nently tho worst cases of Gonorrhoea and Clet, so raattcrofhowlong stand lap. Absolutely harmless. Sold by drugjists. Price 81.00, or by mn!L postpaid, JL00j3boxes ; 02.75. thTsantai-pepsih cu., DEU.EFONTAIN5, OHIO. LAUK-DAVI5 DRUG CO.. Portland. Mr. TRAVELERS GUIDE. For South -Eastern Alaska LEAVE SEATTLE 0 P. M. Steamships COTTAGE CITY. CIT1 OF SEATTLE Or CITY OF TOPEKA, Oct. 2, S. 13, H. 20. 20. 23. Nov. 1. Steamers connect at San Francisco with company's steamers for ports in Cali fornia. Mexico and Humboldt Bay. For further information obtain folder. Right is reserv ed to change steamers or sailing dates. AOEXTS CHARLES II. GLEIM. 240 Wash ington St.. Portland; F. Yv CARLETOX. 007 St.. and Ocean Dock, Seattle. San Francisco ticket offlce, 4 New Montgomery St., C. D. DDXAXN. Gen. Pass. Agent, San Francisco. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE STEAMERS- ALTOXA AND POMONA For Salem and "Way Landings. Leave foot Taylor sU dally (ex Sunday) at C:43 A M. OREGON CITY TRANS. CO. 3?IIONE MAIN 40. TRAVELERS GUIDE. mm Short line Unson pacific AMD 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist sleep ing cars dally to Omaha. Chicago, Spokane; tourist sleeping -car dally to Kansas City.; through Pullman xourist sleeping car (person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Kansas City. Reclining chair cars (seats free), to tha East dally. UNION DEPOT. Leave Arrive. CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:20 A M. 4:30 P. il. SPECIAL. Dally. Dally. For the East via Hunt ington. SPOKANE FLYER. 0:00 P. M. 7:33 A. M. For Eastern Washing- Dally. Dally, ton. Walla Walla. Lew Iston. Casur d'Alene 1 and Qt. Northern points FTrTC EXPRESS. S: P. M. 10:30 A. M. t or tho East via Hunt- Dally. Dally. " ington. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, From September. 0, 19. 29. Alaska bteamer Columbia. Sep- Dock. tember 4. 14. 24. For Astoria and ways:O0P. M. " pclnts, connecting wltn Dally ex. Dally steamer for Ilwaco and Sanoay; except p2?Jt ffCh.Vatf- ? J' Saturday. Sunday. Potter Ash-st. dock. 10 P. M. K?-,,,Leson 7:00 A. M. 3:00 P.M. i.anil-.?amnm Rtvei" Tuesday. Monday. ?. ' . IDore' Asa-St- Thursday Wedn'day, dock later permit- Saturday Frllay. ting). FOR LEWISTON. Ida- 4:05 A M. About ho. and way points. Dally. 5:0O P. M. from Riparla. Wash., except dally, ex. ateamers Spokane or Saturday. Friday. Lcwlston. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington. Telephone Main 712. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai taking freight via connecting teainers tor Manila, Port Ar thur and Vladivostok. INDRASAMHA SAILS ABOUT OCTOBER 23. For rates. and full information, call on or ad dress officials or agents of O. R & N. Co. EAST vi SOUTH Leave Union Depot. Arrive. OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem, Rose burg, Ashland, Sac ramento, O g d e n, San Francisco. Mo Jave, Los Angeles, El Paso, New Or leans and the East. Morning train con S:30 P. M. 7:43 A. M. S:S0 A. M. 7:00 P. M. nects at Woodburn tdally except Sun day) with train tor Mount Angel, bll vsrten, Browns ville, Springfield. wenaung ana .a tron. 4:00 P. If. 730 A, M. 4:00 P. M. Albany passenger connects at Wood burn with Mt. An gel and SUverton 10:10 A. M. 3:50 P. M. S:23 A. M. local. Corvallls passenger. Sheridan passenger. Daily. I (Daily, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OS WEGO SUBURBAN SERVICE AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally ror oawego at 7:30 A. M., 12:S0. 2:05. 3:23. 3:20, 0:23. S:30. 10:lO P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 5:30, 0:30, b:33, 10:25 A. M., 4:00, 11:30 P. M. Sunday, only. 0 A. M. S 11-ift -p M nailv. exce 0:30, 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday, 12:23, A. M. Sunday only. 10:00 a. M. Leave from same depot for Dallas and Inter mediate points daily except Sunday, 4:00 P. M. Arrive Portland 10:20 A. 31. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates daily to Monmouth and Alrlie. connecting with S. P. Co.'s trains at Dallas and Inde pendence. First-class rebate tickets on sale from Port land to Sacramento and San Francisco; net rate, $17.60; berth. 5. Second-class fare. 513. without rebate or berth; second-class berth, $2.60. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Alto Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and Washington streets. Phone Main 712. TIME CARD OF TRAINS PORTLAND uaparu rnv. Puget Sound Limited for Ta coma, Seattle, Olympla, South Bend and Gray s HaVbor points --.3:30 am 5"30 pm- North Coast Limited for Ta coma. Seattle. Spokane. Butte. St. Paul, New lork. Boston and aU points East and Southeast -..3.00 pm 7:00 ata Twin City Express, for Ta coma. Seattle. Spokane. Helena, St. Paul. Mlnne apolisr Chicago, New Ttork. Boston and all points Ease and Southeast 11:45 pm 7:00 pra Pueet Sound - Kansas Clty Su Louis Special, for Ta coma. Seattle. Spokane. Butte. Billings. Denvei. Omaha. Kansas City. St. Louis and all points East and Southeast S:30 am 7:00 am All trains dally except on South Bend branch. A D CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas senger Agent, 255 Morrison St., corner Third, Portland. Or. THREAT Northern Ticket Office 122 Third 3L Pnone 633 2 TRANSCONTINENTAL vj TRAINS DAILY Direct connection via Seattle or Spokane. For tickets, rates and lull information call on or address H. Dickson, C. T. A.., Portland, Or. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE SM1NANO MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic points, will leave Seattle Abont October 20. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. 0GtENaSKASXAJ-j i ROUTES ?Qj Leave..' UNION DEPOT. ArrU-M. Dally. For Maygers. Rainier, Dally. Clutskanle, Wtport, Cilfton. Astoria. War S:00a.m. renton, Flavel. Kam-11 :10 a. re m6nd. Fort Stevens. Gearhart Park. Seaside. Astoria and Seashore. 7:00 p. m. Express Dally. Astcria Express 0:40 n. m. Daily. C. A. STEWART, J. C- MAYO. Comm'l Agent. 2iS Alder st- G. F. & P. A Phone Main 000.