THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1904.
15
FRUIT FROM FLORIN
California Strawberry Season
fill Open Today.
NEW SELLING ARRANGEMENT
Neither Excessively High Nop Low
Prices Will Be Permitted
Crop of the District Un
usually Large.
Six crates of Florin strawberries -will reach
Front atreet this morning. They -will be the
flret to arrive this season from the celebrated
district which for years has supplied the North
ern country with California berries. Some In
ferior strawberries have come up from around
Los Angeles, but the real opening of the sea
son Is when the Florins arrive. Today's rc
celpta will offer at $8 a crate, and the price
will be gradually lowered as the season ad
vances, so as to permit of a steady movement.
A new selling arrangement has been effected
this year that should be satisfactory both to
the growers and the trade. Heretofore the
Florin output has been handled by three firms,
the Oppenheim Fruit Company. W. O. Davles
and the Florin Fruitgrowers' Association. This
season Oppenheim has secured two-thirds of
the berries, and as the others were glad enough
to go in with him, they have organized the
Berrygrowers' Union, which will handle the
crop, having but one agent In each of the
Northern cities. A more liberal policy has
been adopted by the union, which will be to
chip only on direct orders. This will prevent
any oversupply and demoralization of prices.
On the other hand, high prices will bo avoided,
which will naturally mean the selling of more
berries.
The acreage in the Florin district is larger
this year than ever before. The crop is esti
mated at 70,000 crates, of which Portland will
take from 16,000 to 20.000" orates. The re
mainder will go to other Northwestern cities
as far East as Montana. Only the slop-over
will be disposed of in California. The crop
will be about two weeks late, and shipments
will continue until Hood Klver and Mount
Tabor berries are marketed. Opening at ?G a
15-pound crate, prices on Florin berries are
expected to drop to 51.50 by May 1, and to SO
or DO cents by the middle of the month. Hood
River berries will probably command good
prices, as the big shippers intend to regulate
the supply. When tho local fruit begins to ar
rive, quotations can be no longer controlled.
Polk County Mohair Tool Sold.
DALLAS. Or., April 15. The Folk County
Mohair Association sold its pool today to H. L.
Fenton, of Dallas, at 34 cents. The pool rep
resents 40,000 pounds. It was sold at public
auction.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
Quiet and unchanged cereal markets are re
ported. "Wheat has a weak undertone, with
Eastern markets lower and no business doing
here. Oats also rule quiet, as buying has
ceased for the Government order. Barley is
firm, but unchanged. Hay is slow.
"WHEAT Walla Walla. 75c; bluestem, 82c;
Valley. SOSSlc. export values.
BARLEY Feed. $13.50 per ton; rolled, S21.60
G25.
FLOUR Valley. $3.90(24.03 per barrel: hard
wheat straights, $4fH-25: clears. $3.S5Qi.lO;
hard wheat patents, $4.404.70; Dakota hard
wheat. $5.25S0; graham, $3.S04; whole wneat,
464-23. rye flour, local. $4.50; Eastern, $53
C10.
OATS No. 1 white. $L17'.0L2O; gray.
S1.121.15 per. cental.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $19020 per ton; mid
dlings. $25.50(27; shorts. $20321; chop, U. S.
Mills. $18; Unseed, dairy food. $10.
HAT Timothy. $151G per ton: clover, $10Q
11; grain, $11012; cheat. $11(8)12.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90
pound sacks. $C25; lower grades. $5.255.50;
bales, cream, $3.40; other grades, $3: oatmeal,
steel-cut. 60-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10
pound sacks. $4 per bale; oatmeal (ground),
50-pound sacks, $7 per barrel; 10-pound sacks.
$3.75 per bale, split peas. $4.50 per 100-pound
sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.25; pearl barley. $4
per 100 pounds, 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box;
pastry nour, iu-pouna EacKs, fz.ou per Dale.
Vegetables, Fruit, Etc.
The steamer stuff yesterday came up In much
better shape than usual, and prices generally
were a shade lower. Tho potato market Is ex
cited by the high values ruling In California,
and buyers here are bidding up to $1.35, and
lor very fancy lots $1.40 is being paid. Onions
are slow and not in much demand.
VEGETABLES Turnips, SOc per sack; car
rots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, 51; cabbage, 1
2c; red cabbage, 2c; sprouts, 7&c; lettuce,
head, 2540c per dozen; hothouse, $2 per box;
parsley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes. Mexican, 4
basket, $2.25: Florida, G-basket, $4 per crate;
cauliflower. $1.75; egg plant, $1.50 per box;
celery. 0090c per dozen: squash, 2c per pound;
artichokes, 75c$l per dozen; cucumbers, $1.75
2 per dozen; asparagus, Sc: peas, G&c per
pound; rhubarb. 79c per pound: beans, 10c
ONIONS Yellow Danvcrs, $22.40 per sack,
growers' price.
HONEY $363.50 per case.
POTATOES Fancy, $1.2001.35 per cental;
common, 75c$l, growers' price; new potatoes,
34g per pound; sweets, 5c per pound.
RAISINS Loose Muscatel. 4-cro wn. 79ic;
2-layer Muscatel ral3ins, 7J4c; unbleached seed
less Sultans. Cc; London layers, 3-crown,
whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; 2-crown
$1.75.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated. 40
Gc per pound; sundried, sacks or boxes, 4y-c;
apricots, 910c; peaches, C7c: pears. 9V
lie; prunes. Italian. 47c; French, 2
oc; figs, California blacks. Cc; do white, 7c;
Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, $1.50; plums, pit
ted. 6c
DOMESTIC FRUITS Strawberries. $C per
crate; apples, fancy Baldwins and Spltzen
bergs, $1 5002.50 per box; choice, $101.50;
cooking, 75c$l; cranberries, $1011 per bar
rel. TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons. fancy. $3.25
3.50; choice, $2.75 per box: oranges, na
vels. $1.5002.50; tangerines. $1.23 per box;
grapefruit. $2.5003 per box; bananas, B06a
per pound: pineapples, $3.7504 per dozen.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc
Very little poultry Is coming to hand, and
offerings are quickly taken. Eggs also hold
up well at former Quotations. Butter contin
ues weak.
EGGS Oregon ranch, 1718c
BUTTER Sweet cream butter. 30c per
pound; Taney creamery, 25c; choice creamery,
22H024e: dairy and store, nominal.
BUTTER FAT Sweet cream. 28&c: sour
cream, 2CHc
POULTRY Chickens, mixed. 130134c per
pound; Springs, small, 20c; hens. 13y014c:
turkeys, live, 10017c per pound; dressed 18
20e; ducks, $S0 per dozen: geese, live. So
per pound.
CHEESE Full cream, twins, 12013c; Young
America. 14015c
Hops, Wool, nides, Etc.
HOPS 1003 crops. 23025c per pound.
WOOL Valley. 10017c; Eastern Oregon, 12
14e; mohair. 30031c per pound for choice.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 10 pounds and up
156154c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 10
pounds, 12e; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 Dounds.
16c: dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less
than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound, CO
pounds and over. 8Sc: 50 to 60 pounds, 70
Be; under 50 pounds and cows, 6V407c: stags
and bulls, sound. 404c; kip, sound. 15 to 20
pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds, Sc; green (un
saltcd). lc per pound less; culls, lc per
pound less; horse hides, salted, each. $1.5002;
dry. each. $101.50; colts' hides, each, 25050c;
goat skins, common, each. 10015c; Angora,
with wool on. 25c0?l.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 405c; No. 2
und grease. 2H03c.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, Glic; No. 2,
4 Sic: Carolina head, Cc; v-oken head, 4c
COFFEE Mocha. 2602Sc; Java, fancy. 269
32c; Java, good, 20024c; Java, ordinary, 169
20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18020c; Costa Rica,
good, 16018c; Costa Rica, ordinary, 10012c per
pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s, $12.50; 50s,
$12.75; Arbuckle. $12.87: Lion. $12.87.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$1.65 per dozen, 2-pound tails. $2.40: fancy
1-pound flats. $l.i0; u-pound flats, $1.10
Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 75c; red 1-pound
tnlls. $120; cockeyes. 1-pound tails, $1.50;
1-pound flats. $1.C0.
SALT Bales. 60c$2: fine. 50s. 35c; 100s.
C5e; Liverpool. 60s, 50c; 100s. flSc; 224s. $1.90;
half-ground. 100s; $0.50; 50s. $7.
SUGAR Sack basis, per 100 pounds: Cube,
$3.80; powdered, $5.65; dry granulated. $5.55;
extra C. $5.05; golden C. $4.95; advances over
sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-
barrels, 25c; boxes, COc per 100 pounds. (Terms: T
wa remittances witmn IB flays, ccauct c per
pound; if later than 15 days and within 30
days, deduct c per pound; no discount after
30 days.) Beet sugar, granulated, $5.45 per
100 pounds: maple sugar, 15010c per pound.
NUTS Walnuts. 15c per pound by eack,
lc extra for less than sacks; Brazil nuts, 15c;
filberts 15c: pecans. Jumbos. 15c: extra largo,
14c; almonds. L X. L., 14c; ne plus ultras,'
15c: nonpareils. 13c; chestnuts, Italian, 15c;
Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw,
8c per pound; roasted, 9010c; plnenuts. 109
12Hc: hickory nuts, 7c; cocoanuts. S509Oo per
dozen.
BEANS Small white, 3c: large white,
3Hc; pink. 8c; bayou. 3?ic; Lima, 4c,
Heats and Provisions.
BEEF Dressed, 574e per pound.
MUTTON Dressed. C07Hc per pound;-Spring
lambs. Sc
VEAL Dressed, C08c per pound.
PORK Dressed. 7&0S.
HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 124c per pound: 14
to 16 pounds. 124c; 18 to 20 pound. 12Uc;
California (picnic). 9c, cottage hams, 9Hc;
shoulders, 10c: boiled hams. 20c; boiled picnic
bam, boneless. 14c
SAUSAGE Portland ham. ISo oer nound:
minced him, 10Hc; Summer, choice dry, 17c:
bologna, long. 0V4c: welnerwurst, 8c; liver
6Hc; pork. 10c; blood, 5Hc; headcheese, OHc;
bologna sausage, link 64c
BACON Fancy breakfast, 16e; standard
breakfast, 15c: choice, I4c: English breakfast
bacon. 11 to 14 pounds, 13c
DRY SALT MEATS Regular short clears.
10011c smoked; clear backs. 10c; salt, lie
smoked: Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds, aver
age lie: dry salt. 12c: smoked Union butts.
10 to 18 pounds, average, 8c; dry salt, 9o
smoked.
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs' feet, -bax-rels,
$5.50; H-barrels. $3; 15-pound kit. $1.35;
pickled tripe, -barrels, $5: i-barrels, $2.75;
15-pound kit. $1.25; pfeklea pigs, tongues. 4
barrels. $0: -baxrels. $3; 15-pound kit, $1.23;
pickled lambs' tongues. 4-barrels, $8.25; -barrels.
$4.75: 15-pound kit, $2.25.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. lOVSc: tubs,
10c; 50s. 10-Sc; 20s, 10Hc; 10s. 10c; 5s.
He; standard, purse, tierces, 9c; tubs. 9?ie:
50c 9c: 20s, 94c; 10s, 9c; Cs, 10c Com
pound: Tierces, 7c; tubs, f&c; 60s, 7&c
Oils.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 24Hc; iron
barrels. 18c; 86 degrees gasoline, cases, 22c;
Iron barrels or drums. 26c
LEAD Pioneer. Collier and AtlanUc white
and red lead in lots of 500 pounds or more,
6c: less than 500 pounds, 7c
COAL OIL Pearl or astral oil. cases, 23c
per gallon; water white oil, Iron barrels, 164c;
wood barrels, none: eocene oil, cases, 234c,
elalno oil, cases. 264c: extra star, cases. 264c;
headlight oil. 175 degrees, cases, 25c; Iron bar
rels, 184c (Washington State test burning
oils, except headlight, 4c per gallon higher.)
BENZINE Sixty-three degrees, cases. 22c;
iron barrels, 154c
LINSEED OIL Pure raw. In barrels, 52c;
genulno kettle-boiled in barrels, 64c: pure raw
oil in cases. 37c; genuine kettle-boiled, in cases,
69c: lots of 250 gallons, lo less per gallon.
TURPENTINE In cases, 85c per gallon.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices at Portland Union Stockyards
Yesterday.
Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards
yesterday wero 951 sheep and 248 hogs. The
following prices were quoted at the yards:
CATTLE Best steers, $4.75; medium, $4;
cows. $3.5003.75.
HOGS Best large, fat hogs, $5.50; medium
large bogs, $6.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon wethers, $4.25
4.00; mixed Valley, $3.5004.25.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Kan
sas City.
CHICAGO, April 15. Cattle Receipts, 2000.
Market, strong to 10c higher. Good to prim
steers. $5.1005.65; poor to medium. $3,759
6.60; stockers and feeders, $2.7504.25; cows,
$1.5004.25; heifers, $204.75; canners, $1.50
2.40; bulls, $204.10; calves, $204.50; Texas
fed steers, $404.60.
Hogs Receipts today, 16,000; tomorrow, 12,
000. Market, 5c lower. Hogs, firm; mixed
and buyers, $5.1005.30; good to choice heavy.
$5.2505.35; rough .heavy. $5.1005.25; light,
$4.S305.15.
Sheop Receipts. 5200. Market, steady.
Lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, $5.25
5.05; fair to choice mixed, $4.6006; Western
sheep, $4.5003.50; natlvo lambs, $403.75;
Western lambs, clipped, $4.5005.75; Western
lambs, wool, $5.7506.40.
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., April 15Cattle
Receipts, 1500. Market, steady to stronger.
Native steers. $3.5005.25; cows and heifers.
$2.7504.75; canners, $23; stockers and feed
ers, $2.7504.70; calves, $2.5005.75; bulls,
stags, etc, $2.3003.00.
Hogs Receipts, 7000. Market, shade strong
er. Heavy, $4.8505; mixed, $4.8504.90; light.
$4.7004.75; pigs, $404.00; bulk of sales. $LS24
04.90."
Sheep Receipts, 3000. . Market. steady.
Westerns, $4.8005.60; wethers, $4.7005.55;
ewes, $4.2505.25; common and stockers, $3
4.00; lambs, $506.25.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 15. Cattle Re
ceipts, 1000. Market, steady. Native steers,
$3.7504.S5; native cows and heifers. $404.45;
stockers and feeders, $3.4504.00; bulls, $2.60
3.85; calves. $2.7505.50. Western steers, $3.60
04.60; Western cows, $204.
Hogs Receipts, 4000. Market, weak. Bulk
of sales, $4.9005.05; heavy. $505.10; packers,
$4.9000.05; pigs and light. $4.2304.90.
Sheep Receipts, 1000. Market steady. Mut
tons, $4.5005.60; lambs, $5.5006.23; range
wethers, $505.60; ewos, $3.2505.25,
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. Official
lng quotations for mining stocks today
ns follows:
clos
were $ .02
.77
Andes ........
Belcher
?
,31
35
Justice .......
Kentuck Con. .
Best & Belcher .
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con..
Chollar
Confidence
Con. CaL & Va..
Con. Imperial ..
Crown Point
Exchequer
2.00
Mexican .......
.05
.83
5.13
.4
o
.49
.15
.06
.09
.89
.12
.17
Occidental Con..
.82
.27j
.20
.75
1.65
.02
Ophlr
Overman .......
Potosl
Savage
Seg. Belcher ...
Sierra Nevada .
Silver Hill
Union Con.
Utah Con.
Yellow Jacket .
.17
.84
Gould & Currle
.31
Hale & Norcross .85
NEW YORK. April 15. Closing quotations
Adams Con. ...$ .20 Little Chief ....$ .06
Alice
.18i Ontario
4.23
Breece
Brunswick Con..
Comstock Tun..
.10 Ophlr ..
.031 Phoenix
... 4.75
r.. .10
... .18
.09 I'otosi
Con Cal. & Va.. 1.50 Savage
.42
.04
.15
2.63
Horn Silver
1.25 Sierra Nevada
1.70Sxnall Hopes ..
02Standard
Iron Silver ..
Lcadvlllo Con.
BOSTON, April 15. Closing quotations
Adventure ...S 2.00
Allouez 4.75
Amalgamated 49.00
Mohawk $41.13
Mont. C. & C. 2.00
Old Dominion.
Oececla ......
Parrot
Qulncy .......
12.00
57.50
Am. Zinc ... 10
Atlantic 7.75
23.50
85.00
S.13
95.00
4.00
20.50
0.38
33.25
3.23
0.00
72.00
Bingham ...
CaL & Hccla
467.
00
Shannon
Centennial
19.
rr.
Tamarack ...
Copper Range 42.00;
Trinity .,
Dnlv Wot
21.75
u. a. tuning..
U. S. Oil ....
Dominion Coal
Franklin
Grancy
Isle Royale .
Mass. Mining.
Michigan ....
01.50
7.50
Utah
Victoria
Winona ......
7.00,
4.00
Wolverine .....
0.00
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. April 15. There was & sharp
advance Jn the London tin market, spot clos
ing 1 2s 6d higher at 128, while futures were
1 higher at 127 15s. Locally, tin was a llt
tlo higher, closing at 27.S742S.80c
Copper also was higher in London, advanc
ing 5s to 58 2s 6d for spot and 2s Cd to 57
17s 6d for futures. Locally, copper remained
unchanged. Lake is quoted at 13.25gl3.024c;
electrolytic. 13.124013.25; casting. 12.8740)
13.124c
Lead was Is 3d higher in London at 12 7s
Cd. but remained unchanged here at 4.6004.65c
Spelter was unchanged at 5.2505.30c In New
York, and at 22 7s 6d In London.
Iron closed at 02s Cd in Glasgow, and at 44s
9d In Middlesboro. Locally, iron was un
changed. No. 1 foundry Northern is quoted
at $15.23015.75; No. 2 foundry Northern,
$14.75015.25; No. 1 foundry Southern and No.
1 foundry Southern soft at $14.25014.75.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, April 15. The cotton market
closed at a net advance of 3$?8 points on the
old crop, while the new was unchanged to 1
point higher. April, 14.18c; May. 14.24c; June,
14.46c; July, 14.46c; August. 13.55c; Septem
ber, 12.42c Spot closed quiet, 15 polnui
higher; middling uplands. 14.40c; middlings,
Gulf, 14.65c. Sales, 3400 bales.
Dairy Produce In tho East.
CHICAGO. April 15. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was easy;
creameries. 1423c; dairies. 12421c Eggs,
steady, 164616ftc Cheese, weak. 90104c
NEW YORK. April 15. Butter, firm; fresh
creamery, 14922c; state dairy. 15g20c
Eggs Steady; Western storage selections,
18lS4c; Western firsts. 16c
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., April 15. Wool-Steady;
territory and Western mMinm isftw.-
mediums, 15517c; fine, 1410c
ERIE STOCK A LEADER
UNEXPLAINED BUYING IN NEW
YORK MARKET.
Week's Currency Movement Indicates
Another Extraordinary Accumu
lation of Cash There.
NEW YORK, April 15. Today was another
day of languid speculation and moderate op
erations by a small contingent of professional
traders, who were not bold enough to follow
prices to any distance from last night's level.
Outside of professional operations, there was
little In the market so far as could be de
tected. The most conspicuous movement of the day
was that In Erie, and the steady accumula
tion of that stock made some impression on
the general list, resulting In a rally from the
early decline. The buying of Erie was unex
plained, but the existence of divided holdings
In the stock by the same opponents as those
arrayed In the contest for the control of
Northern Pacific revived some of the old ru
mors about the extension of the contest to
Erie, which were In circulation at the time
of the first contest In the Northwest. The
early heaviness centered largely in the Penn
sylvania group, and was due to tho announce
ment of a $10,000,000 note issue by the Balti
more & Ohio. Thcso temporary expedients for
funding operations are felt to be piling up
ahead of the market's absorptive power. This
has the effect of discouraging buying of se
curities. The week's currency movement Indicates an
other extraordinary accumulation of cash at
this center. The Sub-Treasury operations In
clude both the payments for gold bars ex
ported and for Japanese gold deposited In San
Francisco, and have netted to the banks $5,
163.000. Besides this, the regular express
movement with the interior has been heavily
in favor of New York, estimates running the
amount over $3,000,000. Sterling exchange con
tinued very firm, and it is considered probable
that further gold will be exported at favor
able opportunities. The exports of grain for
the week show a falling off from last week of
640.000 bushels and 445.000 bushels of corn.
The Bank of England policy in reducing the
discount rate this week is believed to encour
age the repayment of London obligations to
Paris, and this would not relax the pressure
on New York for gold at Paris. The London
Statist said recently:
"It is highly desirable that the immense
amount of foreign money which has been em
ployed In this market should be materially re
duced. It Is a dangerous thing for a market
like that of London to be dependent to so
great an extent as It has been for four or five
years upon foreign moneys, which might have
to be withdrawn at the most Inconvenient
time."
London is plainly able to command gold in
New York at present for repayments in Paris.
The market closed inert, and with insignificant
net changes In the general list.
Bonds were irregular. There was a sharp
advance in the Central of Georgia minor Is
sues. Total sales, par value, $2,030,000. Unit
ed States bonds were unchanged on calL
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Sales. High. Low. Close.
Atchleon 17.C0O 73 73 73H
do preferred 500 93H 934 0-h
Baltimore & Ohio... 10,100 79$ 70U 78ft
do preferred...... 90
Canadian Pacific .... 100 116H llOJs 11
Central of N. J.....
157
Chesapeake & Ohio..
Chicago & Alton....
do preferred.......
Chi. Gt. Western....
Chicago & N. W.
Chi., Mil. Sc St- Paul
800 32 32
3SN,
37
200 10 164
500 170 170
170
6,800 14434 144H 143-4
175
9
do prcierreo.
Chi. Term. & Trans
do preferred
C, C., C. & St. L... ..
Colorado - Southern
do 1st preferred....
10H
17
04
2J4
1534
270
214
714
274
654
424
co 2a preierrea.....
Delaware & Hudson.
Del., Lack. & West.
Denver & Rio Grande
200 154 154
do preferred....
Erie
do 1st preferred.
32.700
1,000
500
27J4
63
424
as
41
ao u preierrea
Hocking Valley ....
do preferred.......
Illinois Central
Iowa Central .......
do preferred
Kan. City Southern.
do preferred
Louisville & Nashv..
Manhattan L
Metrop. Securities...
Metropolitan St. Ry.
Minn. & St. Louis...
M.. S. P. & S. S. M.
do preferred
Missouri Pacific ....
M.. K. & T
do preferred.......
Mex. National pfd..
New York Central...
Norfolk & Western.
do preferred.......
Ontario & Western..
Pennsylvania
P., C., C. & St. L....
Reading
do lt preferred....
do 2d preferred
Rock Island Co
do preferred.......
St. L. & S. F. 2d pf.
St. Louis S. W.
do preferred.......
Southern Pacific ....
Southern Railway ...
do preferred
Texas & Pacific
Toledo, St. L. & W.
do preferred
Union Pacific
do preferred.......
Wabash
do preferred
Wheeling & L. E....
70
804
130H 130N
184
35
184
800 130
35
108
142
78
113
47
61U
117
934
17
384
384
900 10S4
1,000 1424
1,000 70
1,700 113
10SU
142
78
113
300 614 Gift
6,100
400
200
034
174
394
92T4
"4
39
1,100 117
H0H li
574 57
88 SS
2lfl 2154
9UO W
100
200
ss
-1
118
40,500
1174 115
61
6,500 45 44ft
45
23
63
47
14
Si!
SS
244
234
374
65 J4
024
45
34
17
18ft
40
200
4.000
400
300
'i'.ioo
7,600
1,100
""666
100
200
21.600
600
1.500
18,100
300
200
634
23
63
474
654
234
03
47
35 34
4014 41
214 2
404
1ft
244
254
37f4
864
024
194
88
184
41
244
254
37
S5ft
92
1S
374
1S
404
Wisconsin Central ..
do preferred
COO
Express companies
Adams
American ......
United States .
Wells-Fargo
Miscellaneous
Amalgamated Copper 15.900
Am. Car & Foundry
do preferred
1S5
107
203
J&ft 49ft
40U
71
98
7
27
8
28
21
82
48
924
127ft
208ft
134
704
iH
11
66
SSft
75
18ft
83
204
DCft
29
Amer. Cotton Oil....
do preferred
American Ice
do preferred
Amer. Llneeod OH...
do preferred
Amer. Locomotive ..
do preferred
Amer. Smelt. & Ref.
do preferred
Amer. Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mlninc Co.
1,100
100
100
00
7
28
90
2i
200
100
700
21
82
48
21
82
48
2.900 1274 126
300 74 72
Brooklyn R. Transit 12,500
Colorado Fuel & Iron 400
40ft 43ft
SliS 31Vi
consolidated Gas ...
Corn Products
do preferred
Distillers' Securities.
General Electric
International Paper..
do preferred
International Pump..
400 2034 200
100 13ft 13ft
100
300
100
11
67
39
11
39
ao preierrea
National Lead 700
North American .. 200
Pacific Mall . aoo
People's Gas 500
Pressed Steel Car
18ft
834
27
06
18ft
83
26
94
ao preferred
7.4
Pullman Palace Car. 208
Republic Steel
100
7W.
7
do preferred
Rubber Goods
do preferred
Tenn. Coal & Iron..
U. S. Leather
do preferred
TJ. S. Realty
do preferred
U. S. Rubber
do preferred. ....
U. S. Steel
do preferred.......
Westlnghoupe Elec...
Western Union .....
Northern Securities..
200
5,100
700
2.100
200
1.000
700
200
500
S00
2.100
17,500
40
18ft
78
46
14
764
3S4
7
79
6
55
13ft
67
60ft1
46
15
764
3Sft
79
Cft
"
12
56g
11
604
160
SSft
OSft
30
7
79
7
05
134
58
lift
00
Total soles for the day, 288,000 shares.
' BONDS.
JEW. YORK. April 15. Closing quotations:
U. a ref. 2s rg.105
u. & N. W. a 7S.1204
D. & R. G. 4s... 08
N. Y. Cent. lsts. 984
Nor. Pacific 3s.. 72ft
do 4s 103
So. Pacific 4s.... 89ft
Union Pacific 4s. 894
Wis. Central 4s. 83ft
do coupon ...105
U. S. 3s reg ...103
do coupon ...107
U. S. new 4s reg.132
do coupon ...1324
U. S. old 4s reg.107
do coupon ...107
Atchison Adj. 4s 91
Stocks at London.
LONDON, April 13. Consols for money,
SS 1-16: consols for account, 88 1-16.
Anaconda 3
Atchison 73
do preferred ..00
Bait. & Ohio ..814
Can. Pacific ...1194
Ches. & Ohio ..33
C Gt. Western. 17
C M. &. St. P.. 148
DeBccrs 19ft
D. & R. G 22ft
do preferred -.73
Erie 27
do 1st pref. .. 06ft
do 2d pref. .. 43
Illinois Central. 134
L. & N. lllft
M., K. & T. ... IB
N. Y. Central... 120
Nor. & West 304
do preferred ..90
Ont. & Western. 22
Pennsylvania ... 60ft
Rand Minnt mil
Reading 23'
do 1st pref. .. 40ft
do 2d pref. .. 33
So. Railway ... 22ft
do preferred ..87
So. Pacific .... 30ft
Union Pacific ... SS
do preferred ..93
U. S. Steel .... n
do preferred .. 004
Wabash 19ft
. do preferred. . . 39
Spanish 4s 82
Sfoaey, Exchange, Etc
NEW YORK, April 15.-Money on call, 1
14 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered, T
lft per cent. Time loans, easy and dull; 60
and 99 days, 2ft4 per cent; six months, 34
63 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4S44
per cent.
Sterling exchange strong, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at $4.873394.8740 for de
mand, and at $4.8564.8310 for GO days. Posted
rates. $4.654$4.&S. Commercial bills. $4.S4
4.84ft.
Bar silver, 53ftc
Mexican dollars, 4Sc.
Bonds Governments, steady; railroads, ir
regular. SAN FRANCISCO. April 15. Silver bars,
5214c
Mexican dollars, nominal.
Drafts Sight, 124c; telegraph, 15c
Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.83; sight,
4.88.
LONDON, April 15. Bar ollTer, ascertain,
24 7-10d per ounce.
Money. 2&3 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills is 282ft per cent; three months
bills, 2 9-1682ft per cent
Baak Clearlags.
Clearings.
........ $86C248
........ 562,747
8I4.S2S
, 334.155
Balances.
$407,291
109,021
51.000
55.383
Portland.
Seattle...
Tacoma..
Spokane.
The Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. April 15. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances shows:
Available cash balances $221,146,241
Gold 111,698,833
BETTER CROP PROSPECTS.
Weaken the Teas of the Chicago WTaet
Market.
CHICAGO, April 15. Small receipts and pre
dictions of freezing- weather In Kansas had a
strengthening influence on wheat prices at the
opening. July being up a shade to ftSfto at
87c to S7ftc Crop damage reports were
again in evidence. In addition, the Informa
tion that came from the Northwest In regard
to seeding was still bullish. The pit crowd
was In a humor to listen to that kind of
news, and matters of an opposite character
were given scant attention until after many
of the bulla had bought what wheat they could
carry. That was done easily, for there were
few orders from outside traders. In the mean
time tho market had developed added firm
ness, the July delivery having sold up to SSftc.
Toward the middle of the session sentiment
suddenly veered, and the market weakened
rapidly. Tho cause pf the pronounced change
la attitude was a 'report from Minneapolis
that the Spring wheat in the Dakotas and
Minnesota would probably show a small In
crease, notwithstanding expectations of a de
crease. Lower prices in all outside markets
emphasized the weakness here. Several of
the larger commission houses had long wheat
for sale, and there was also some selling for
short account. The market lacked any In
fluential support, and continued weak until
the close. After selling off to S6?rc, July
closed at S7c.
July corn opened unchanged to ftc lower at
OOftc to Blc, sold between 49ftg50fl51c and
closed at 50c May ranged between 51ftS53ftc,
closing at 52ftc July oats opened a shade to
ftc higher at 37ftc to 38c, sold between
37ft334c and closed at SSJ3Sftc Provisions
closed easy, with July pork down 124c; lard
was oft 5c, and ribs closed 74c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Clos.
May $0934 $094 $092 $0 92
July (old) ... 89 SH SSft
July (new) .. 67 8S S6ft
SSVi
fc7
83ft
Sept. (old)
S4ft 84ft
83ft
CORN.
534 63ft 51ft 52ft
50ft 61 49ft 00
00 50 40ft 49
OATS.
May
July
September
Mar 38 38
38
384
88
32ft
July ....- 3734 384 37ft
September .... 32ft 32ft 32ft
MESS PORK.
May 1225
July 1245
12 274 12 17ft 12 17ft
12 47ft 12 35 12 37ft
LARD.
May 6C0 663
July .. 6774 080
637ft C57ft
0 75 6 75
SHORT RHJS.
May 6 37ft 0 42ft 6 37ft 6 374
July 005 860 650 652ft
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Dull and 10c lower.
Wheat No. 2 Spring, 9097c; No. 3, S396c;
No. 2 red, 959Sc
Corn No. 2, 32353c; No. 2 yellow, 62
53c
Oats No. 2, 3Sft3Sftc; No. 3 white, 410
42c
Rye-No. 2, 69870c
Barley Good feeding, 32336c; fair to choice
malting, 4455c
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.08; No. 1 Nortfiwestern,
$1.16.
Timothy seed Prime, $2.85.
Mess pork Per barrel, $12.124012.25.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $6.55$f6.57ft.
Short ribs sides Loose. $6.25g6.37ft.
Short clear sides Boxed, $0.533.75.
Clover Contract grade, $10.75. ,
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 22,300 23,000
Wheat, bushels .... 19.000 84.800
Corn, bushels 123.200 45.700
Oats, bushels 127.600 109.000
Rye, bushels 5,000 5.600
Barley, bushels 39,500 33,100
Groin and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. April 15. Flour Receipts. 20.
000 barrels; exports. 20,100 barrels. Market,
quiet, but steady at last night's prices.
Wheat Receipts, 19,000 bushels; exports, 15,
940 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. $1.03 nom
inal elevator and $1.061.09 nominal f. o. b.
afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.01ft nom
inal f. o. b. afloat. Options opened steady, and
were well sustained for a time on the bullish
character of the crop news and cold weather,
but weakened through efforts of professionals
to get proflts, and closed ftc net lower.
May closed 05c; July closed 91ftc; September
closed S5ftc; December closed S5ftc
Hops, quiet.
Hides, steady.
Wool, firm.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15. Wheat and bar
ley, stronger. ,
Spot quotations
Wheat Shipping, $1.3031.374; milling.
$1.42431.45.
Barley Feed, $1.11T1.13; brewing, 1.16
01.17ft.
Oats Red. $1.S01.33; white, $l.S01.87ft;
black, $1.2581.35.
Call board sales
Wheat May, $1.33ft; December, $1.33.
Barley May, $1.11; December, $1.
Corn Large yellow. $1.42ft1.45.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, April 15. Wheat Cargoes on
passage, quiet.
LIVERPOOL. April 15. Wheat Steady; May.
6s 5d; July, 6.6ftd: No. 1 standard Califor
nia, 7a Tftd. Wheat and flour In Paris, steady; '
French country markets, quiet.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, April 15. The market for
evaporated apples continues quiet, with -prime
seldom bringing above 5ftc and other grades
moving well within quotations. Common are
quoted at 4C5c; prime. 6ft?5ftc; choice, 6
64c and fancy, 77ftc
Prunes seem to be attracting a slightly bet
ter demand, and remain easy, with prices
ranging from 4c to 6c, according to grade.
Apricots are in light demand. Choice are
quoted at 9410c; extra choice, 10gi04c
and fancy, ll13c
Peaches are steady, with choice held at 7
74c; extra choice, 78c, and fancy. 8ft
10c
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, 'April 15. The market for cof
fee futures closed steady at unchanged prices
to an advance of 5 points. Total sales, 71,500
bags. Including- April, 5.90c; May, 5.0026c;
July, 6.15ti.25c and December, fl.7036.80c
Spot Rio, steady; No. 7 Invoice. Tfto; mild,
steady; Cordova. 10013c
Sugar Raw, nominal; fair refining, Sftc;
centrifugal, 90 test. 3c: molasses sugar, 2ftc:
I refined, quiet; crushed. $5.40; powdered, $4.80;
I ..1.I d -A
fiiiwuiaicu, fi.iv.
Young Oysters In Great Demand.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., April 15. (Spe
cial.) George "Wilson, Jr., State Oyster
Patrol, was In the city and states that
80 boats -were engaged In the Nema re
serve taking young oysters for transplant
ing. Tho boats average 60 baskets ot
oysters on a tide. This will bring In quite
a revenue to the state. In addition to tho
fAfl nf S5 - nh ovRtirm.n hun tn nw
I.- - - - - rj
yearly for bedding out the oysters.
NOT ENTIRELY FAVORABLE
SPRING TRADE DISAPPOINTING
IN MANY LINES.
Backwardness of the Season Largely
Responsible for the Depression
Throughout the Country.
NEW YORK, April 15. Bradstreefs tomor
row will say:
The industrial situation has not been entire
ly favorable. Iron and steel, coal, coke, lum
ber aad naval stores Interests bote either ac
tivity in production and consumption or Im
proved demand from various sources, but the
cotton goods industry Is curtailing production
steadily; there is less activity In shoe manu
facturing due to severe Winter weather cur
tailing demand or diverting it to rubber goods,
which have been active, and the building and
other industries are marred by labor troubles,
which, while not Involving large numbers of
men, result In annoying and expensive delays.
The woolen goods demand Is not up to ex
pectations. The strength of a large number
of staples, such as hides, leather, Iron and
steel, cheese, tea, flour, copper and lead, Is &
noUceablo feature.
While Spring trade has been disappointing in
many lines, and immediate business is not up
to expectations, the number of markets re
porting good orders for future delivery is
large. Collections show little or no improve
ment. Iron is rather quieter this week, less
eagerness to obtain supplies of pig being noted
at several markets.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the week
ending April 14, aggregate 1,213,855 bushels,
against 1.834,370 bushels last week, and 2,977.
777 bushels last year. From July 1, 1903, to
date, they aggregate 119,050,859 bushels,
against 170,732,053 bushels last season.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, April 15. The following table,
compiled by Bradstrcet, shows the bank clear
ings at the principal cities for the week ended
April 14, with the percentage of Increase and
decrease as compared with the corresponding
week last year:
Inc Dec.
New York $1,140,024,000 10.7
Chicago 179,041.000 5.6
Boston 129,049.000 .... 6.2
Philadelphia 104.976.000 1.5 ....
St. Louis 04,804.000 1.7 ....
Pittsburg 34,776,000 .... 12.2
San Francisco ..-. 27.860,000 .... 0.1
Baltimore 22,035.000 7.9 ....
Cincinnati 24.S7O.O0O 10.4 ....
Kansas City 21.971,000 .... 1.5
New Orleans . 15.937,000 17.6 ....
Cleveland 15.230.000 .... 11.3
Minneapolis. 12.S73.000 7.4 ....
Detroit 9.713,000 .... 3.2
LOUHvlllo 10,545,000 7
Omaha 7.604,000 8.0
Milwaukee 7,099.000 1.5
Providence ..., .... 6.35S.000 13.1
Buffalo 5.630,000 3.0
Indianapolis 6.121.000 0.2 ....
St. Paul 5.636.000 0.1 ....
Los Angeles 6.9S9.000 7.8 ....
St. Joseph 4.53S.000 15.6
Denver 4.130,000 .... 10.0
Columbus 0.139.000 7.5 ....
Memphis 4.087,000 2S.3
Seattle 4.001.000 8.8 ....
Richmond 0,005,000 33.0 ....
Washington 4.104,000 1.7 ....
Savannah -... 2,590,000 11.5
Albany 3.768.000 13.0 ....
Portland. Or. 3.605,000 8.6 ....
Fort Worth 3.912,000 27.5 ....
Toledo. 0 3,409,000 .... 5.4
Bait Lake City 2,620.000 1.9 ....
Peoria ... 2,370.000 0.1
Atlanta 3,133,000 10.1
Rochester 2,554.000 13.8
Hartford 2.S75.00O .5 ....
Nashville 2,696.000 7.0
Des Moines 2,103,000 12.5
Spokane. Wash 2,486,000 3
Tacoma 1.881.000 .1 ...
Grand Rapids 1,703,000 3.0 ....
New Haven 2,325,000 33.0 ....
Dayton 1,832,000 4
Norfolk 1.814.0uO 8.1
Springfield, Mass. ... 1,666,000 .... 4.0
Worcester 1.039.000 .... 34.9
Portland. Me 1,462,000
Augusta, Ga. 944,000 .... 17.6
Topeka 939,000 .... 23.1
Sioux City 1,025.000 .... 31.7
Syracuse 1.178.000 .... 14.8
Evansvllle 1.318.000 1.1 ....
Birmingham 1.219.000 .... 14.2
Wilmington. Del..... 1.090.000
Knoxville 1.229.000 10.5 ....
Davenport 1.218.000 20.7 ....
Little Rock 940,000 15.5
Wllkeebarre 931.000 25.0 ....
Fall River .. 931.000 .18.0
Macon 1,275,000 101.4 ....
Wheeling, W. Va.... 760,000
Wichita 1,029.000 17.4
Akron 566,000 34.4
Chattanooga 791.000 1.1 ....
Springfield. Ill 712,000 5.9 ....
Kalamazoo, Mich. 905,000 30.9 ....
Youngstown 621,000 .... 2.6
Helena 081,000 .... 2S.3
Lexington 837,000 43.2 ....
Fargo. N. D 411,000 5
New Bedford 576,000 .... 17.0
Canton. 0 685,000 .... 21.2
Jacksonville, Fla. ... 888,000 105.5 ....
Lowell 511,000 4.2 ....
Chester. Pa. 421.000 38.0 ....
Greensburg, Pa, .... 39S.000 10.5
Rockford. Ill 474.000 2
Blnghamton 006,000 4.7 ....
Springfield. O. 437,000 8.6
Bloomlngton, HL .... 373,000 13.3 ....
Qulncy 111 381.000 .... 1.5
Sioux Falls, S. D... 277,000
Mansfield, O. 193.000 ... 19.5
Decatur, 111 237.000 ,.
Jacksonville, III..... 186.000 .... 6.2
Fremont, Neb 127,000 .... 7.3
Houston 12.561,000 7.9 ....
Galveston 7,857.000 4.0 ....
Charleston. S. C... 1,007,000 8.7 ....
Cedar Rapids 470,000
Totals. TJ. S $1,975,820,000 .... 0.5
Outside N. Y. 826.796.000 .2 ....
CANADA.
Montreal $ 20.339,000 41.2 ....
Toronto 16,581.000 50.2 ....
Winnipeg 4.S05.000 38.9 ....
Ottawa 2,193,000 43.1 ....
Halifax 1.6S6.000 17.0 ....
Quebec 1,278.000 10.3 ....
Vancouver, B. C... 1.31S.00O 31.0 ....
Hamilton 1.107,000 23.5 ....
London. Ont. 063.000 34.5 ....
St. John, N. B 946,000 25.9 ....
Victoria, B. C 770,000 173.6 ....
Totals, Canada ...$ 51.980,000 49.8 ....
CASE OF COMPLAINT.
Friday Spring Weather Makes Restoration
of Trade Difficult.
NEW YORK. April 15. R. G. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
Tardy Spring weather following an unusual
ly severe Winter, makes it difficult to restore
satisfactory trade conditions, but It Is encour
agalng to find at many points this unseason
able weather the only cause of complaint, and
there is always hopo that the early losses may
be made up, at least In large measure, when
the normal conditions arrive. In the mean
time sales of dry goods are restricted and
stocks in all positions from producer to con
sumer are larger than Is desirable. Aslda
from the cotton states, where business la brisk,
the week's dispatches Indicate that early gains
were maintained, but little further progress
occurred. Labor controversies are still an
adverse factor.
Railway earnings in the first week of April
were 7.0 per cent smaller than last year. No
definite check to progress In the Iron and steel
Industry is discerned, although it lacks uni
formity, and in some departments It is diffi
cult to find encouragement.
Firmness and activity continue in the Chi
cago packer hide market, and foreign dry
hides are held steady by the prompt absorp
tion ot arrivals.
Failures this week number 225 in the Unit
ed States, against 212 last year, and 16 In
Canada, compared with "16 a year ago.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Nonarrivsl of Manifest Causes Trouble Over
Potatoes.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. (Special.) Tho
Oregon mall Is 16 hours late. The nonarrlval
of tho steamer's manifest Is still causing con
fusion as to ownership ot potatoes brought by
the Oregon, and vexatious delay In marketing
them. A few lots identified sold readily within
the range of $1.50 to $1.75. Seven carloads ar
rived from Oregon, and aro selling well at
quotations. River potatoes are closely held
and Arm at $1.40 to $1.60. The whole market
Is strong, with higher prices predicted. Onions
are In fair demand and steady. Asparagus
receipts are moderate and prices firmer, with
good shipping and canning demand. Green
peas and rhubarb arc lower under heavy sup
plies. Mexican tomatoes are plentiful.
Oranges are abundant, quieter and weaker.
Nine carloads were auctioned at 50c to $1.60,
but no extra fancy were offered. Standards
were in poor condition. Lemons were firm.
Other fruits were unchanged.
Wool receipts are incrcaSlng. but buyers are
indifferent and the market slow and nominal.
Scourers complain of lack ot orders. Shearing
In Saa Joaquin Is nearly over. Wools there
are very defective. In northern sections shear- J
lng has Just commenced, and within a week
country buying will be active. Hops are quiet
and firm.
Except wheat options, grain was well sus
tained. Ranch eggs were firm. Other dairy
products were weak. Receipts. 7S.000 pounds
butter, 17,000 pounds cheese, 38.000 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 50cS$1.23; gar
lic, 15c; green peas, 70c$1.50; string beans,
1017ftc; asparagus, 3ft6c; tomatoes. 50c
$1.25; egg plant. 20825c
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 1618c: roost
ers, old. $55.50; do young, $7S; broilers,
small, $23; do large. $4.50S5; fryers. $6
6.50; hens. $3.50SG; ducks, old, $5.506.50; do
young, $6.5007.50.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 19c; creamery
seconds. 17c; fancy dairy, 17c; dairy seconds,
10c
EGGS Store. 150174c; fancy ranch, 20c.
WOOL Spring, 8llc; lambs, 9llc
HOPS 25274c.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $1920; middlings. $26
2S.
HAY Wheat, $1616.50; wheat and oats,
$13.5015.50; alfalfa, $1213.50; straw, 60
70c
FRUTT Apples, choice, $2.25; do common.
50c; bananas, $12.25; Mexican limes, $4
4.50; California lemons, choice, $3; do common,
$1; oranges, navels. 60c$2; pineapples, $1
25.
POTATOES Early Rose, $1.401.75; river
Eurbanks. $1.401.60; sweets, $3.503.75; Ore
bon Burbanks. $1.501.75.
RECEIPTS Flour. 9974 quarter sacks;
wheat. 1489 centals: barley, 13,226 centals;
oats, 1222 centals; beans, 1433 sacks; potatoes,
5033 sacks; bran. 30 sacks; hay, 278 tons; wool,
311 bales; hides, S13.
TO WHT NATIONAL GRANGE.
Committee Organizes to
1904 Convention.
Bid
for
A meeting was held at the Commercial
Club yesterday afternoon for the purpose
of arranging for securing the next an
niral session of the National Grange,
which it Is proposed to hold In Portland
for ten days commencing November 7.
Richard Scott, of Milwaukle, presided,
and Secretary J. D. Lee, of the Board of
Trade, acted ns secretary. The others
present were Ben Albers, of the Chamber
of Commerce; J. H. Fish and A. L. Mor
ris, of the Board of Trade; EL H. Kelham
and W. H. McMonles, of the Manufactur
ers Association; Hugh L. McGulre, of
the Commercial Club; F. E. Beach and C.
H. Welch, representing the Oregon and
Washington State Grange, and A. P. Mil
ler and Thomas Paulson, from the local
Granges; W. E. Coman and Frank Lee,
of Portland, and Dr. James Wlthycombe,
of Corvallls.
The chairman was authorized to ap
point committees on finance, entertain
ment, reception, transportation and an
executive committee. These appointments
will be announced later. It was decided
to raise a fund of $2500 to defray the ex
penses of entertaining the National meet
ing, which will probably bring several
thousand people to the city during the
ten days of Us duration. The National
Grange consists of the masters of the
various state Granges and delegates to be
chosen from each state. It Is estimated
than 500 people from east of the Rocky
Mountainsa will come and the Pacific
Slope will have large delegations. The
National executive committee requires a
fund of $CO0O from the city which Is des
ignated for Its meeting place, and a guar
anty of sufficient hotel accommodations at
prices not exceeding $2 per day. Each of
the local commercial bodies and the Ore
gon State Miners' Association are co
operating with the state Granges In urg
ing the claims of Portland as the 1S04
convention city and it seems practically
settled that the Grangers will accept the
Invitation.
One of the special features contemplated
by the committee In case the meeting can
be secured will be an excursion for the
delegates o Corvallls on the west side
of the river returning on the east side.
The citizens of Corvallls have signified
their willingness to assist in defraying
the cost of such an excursion, and are
enthusiastically In favor of securing the
National meeting for Portland. In this
state alone there are 100 Granges, having
a membership of 6000, and the membership
in Washington 13 even larger.
The railroads have already given as
surances that they will grant liberal rates
and are prepared to assist the movement
In every way. An adjourned meeting of
the committee will be held next Friday
afternoon in the Commercial Club at 4
o'clock, at which time the subcommittees
will be announced.
Blr Out non.-Dofjonoei
I remedy for Gonorrheas,
Gleet. Sperm a torr hoes,
'Whites, unnatural air
charges, or any tnflimmv
ceauziea, tion ot mucous men?
iTHEEtA.NSCHEHICH.GO. branei. Non-aitrlngent
Said hy Drugclstx,
or seat in plain wrapper,
by exprent, prepaid, fot
$1.00. or 3 bottles, $2.75.
Circular tv. on rsocrti
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XEAVELEBS GUISE.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
6gMs PORTLAND to THE IALLES
Regulator
'n,
Line Steamers
ijWtA DAILY (EICEPT SUflDAT) 7 A.U.
DIRECT LIKE fir Mtfttt's, St. Vartt'$ is Ctiltas'
Kit Springs.
Coaaectinr at Lyle, Wash., with Colom
bia River & Xorthera By. Co. for Golden
dale and Klickitat Valley points. Loading:
foot et Alder street. Photo Main OH.
8. aTDOXALD. Ac-eat.
For South -Eastern Alaska
:LEJLVR KEATTl.U n vr
tteamships COTTAGE CITT.
CITY OF SEATTLE. RA.
MONA and HUMBOLDT.
April 1. J, 11. 13. 16, 21.
Steamers connect at San
Francisco with company's
steamers for ports In Cali
fornia, Mexico and Hum
boldt Bay. For further la-
Inrmitlnn nhtsln ..t4..
jtlght u reserved to chanrs steamers or sail!
us caw.
TICKET OFFICES.
Portland 249 Washington at.
8tUa. ........ ....113 James at. and Socle
tea Francisco.... 10 Market su
C. D. DUNAK.V. Oan. Pass. AU
29 Market at San Francisco.
ANCHOR LINE U. S. MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
NEW TOP.K. LONDONDERRY AND
GLASGOW.
NEW YORK. GIBRALTAR AND NAPLES.
Superior accommodation, excellent cuisine
thn comfort of passengers carefully considered!
Single or round trip tickets between New York
and Scotch, English, Irish and all principal
Scandinavian and Continental points at attrac
tive rate. Send for Book ot Tours. For tlck
etx or general Information apply to any local
agent of the Anchor Line or to Henderson
Bros Gen. AcenU. Chlcaso. 111.
frt
laltoSdT. I
Lrfrl GU Ij
j7L'-aj eat a nnttare.
L,7-jir
VoS
V D.S.A. y n
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TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
MESiOW
SMOfp Line
AM?
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Through Pullman standard and tourist sleep
lng cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokans;
tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City;
through Pullman tourist sleeping-car (person
ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Reclin
ing chair cars (seats free) to the East dally.
UNION DEPOT.
Arrives.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND
SPECIAL for tha East
via Huntington.
0:15 A. M.
Dally.
3:23 P.M.
Dally.
srOKANE FLYLR.
for Eastern Washing
ton. Yralla. Walla, Lew
iston, Coeur d'Alene
and Great Northern
points.
7: P. M.
Dally.
S:0U A. M,
DfcUy,
ATLANTIC EXPKEaS.
for tha East vU Hunt
ington. 8:15 P. M.
Dtiir.
9:00 A. M.
Dally.
OCEAN AND KIVEB SCHEDULE.
FOR SAN FRAN
CISCO. S. S. Geo. W.
Elder. April 0, 10, 2U;
S. S. Oregon. April 1,
11. 21.
8:00 P. M.
iO:OOP. M.
From
Alaska
Dock.
lOR ASTORIA anc
way points, connecting
with steamer tor It
waco and North Beacn.
steamer Ha&salo. Ash
street dock.
b:00 P. M.
Dally
except
Sunday.
Saturday
10:00 P. M.
5:00 P. M.
jjauy
except
Sunday.
FOR DAYTON. Ore
gon City and Yamah.
Klver points steamer
Modoc and Elmore
Ash-street dock iwate.
per.).
.:00 A. M.
D&lly
except
unday.
5 JO P. M,
.uaiiy
except
Sunday,
FOR LEWISTOr.
Idano, and way polnu
from Rlparla, Wast.
Steamers Spokans ani
Lewiston.
i:40 A. M.
Dally
except
Saturday.
About
5:00 P. M.
Dally
except
Friday.
TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington,
Telephone Main 712.
Portland & Asiatic steamship
COMPANY.
For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at
Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking trelgni
via connecting steamers for Manila, Port
Arthur and Vladivostok.
For rates and full Information call on ot
address ofncials or agents of O. R. & N. Cs,
lAui via
SOUTH
Union Depot.
Uk,LAU V-
PRESd TRAINd.
1:30 P.M.
for balem. ltus-
7: A It,
Durg, Aanland. Sac
ramento. O g d a n.
San Francisco. Mo-
jave, Los Angeles,
leans and the East.
Morning train con
nects at Woodburn
(dally except Sun-
S :20 A.M.
7:00 P. M,
lay) wita tram ror
Vfnunt AnceL Sll-
verton. Browns-
r 1 1 1 e, bpnngueio.
Wendllng ana Na
tron. 4:00 P, M.
Albany passenger
connects at Wood
burn with Mi. 'Angel
and Sllverton local.
Corvallls passenger.
lOUO A, M.
7:30 A. M.
0:00 P.M.
H-I.-OO P. M. ISherldan passenger. 8;23 j
Dally. ((Daily, except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVIC3
ANL
YAMHttL DIVISION.
iATO Portland oaliy ror Onwcio at 7:30 A.
MZl2:50 2:00. 3:23. 6:20. 6:23. :30, I0:li
P M. Daliy. axcitpt Sunday, buiO. Uzio, b:i5,
10":25 A. M, 4:00, 11:30 P. M. Bunday. only.
fi A M-
Ratursinz from Oswego, arrive Portland daily
Siao A. MT. 1:55. 8:03. 4:33. B:15. 7:3. 8:54;
11-10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 0:23, 7:2y
J -SO. 10:20. 11:43 A. M. Except Monday, UUtj
iVM. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M.
Tava from samo depot for Dallas and Inter
mediate points dally except Sunday. 4:00 P. M.
Arriva Portland. 10:20 A. M.
Tha Independence-Monmouib motor Una oper
t. (Lallr to Monmouth and Alrlle. connectlnsj
with B. F. C-' t11 L Dallas aad Inda-
viM?Slass fare- from Portland to Sacraments,
and San Francisco. $20: berth. W. Secoad-daa
fare $15: second-class berth. $i50.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europa. Alsoj
,.n China. Honolulu and Australia.
ArTY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third, afij
Wsinlaxtoa street. Phone Mala 712.
HIE CARD
OF TRAINS
PORTLAND
TJnart ArrlT
Puget Sound Limited for
Tacoma. Seattle. Olympla.
South Band and Gray's
Harbor points 8:30 am 5:30 pK
Nortn Coast Limited for
Uacoma, Seattle, Spoknae.
Butte, St. Paul, New
vnrif. Boston and all
points East and South'
3:00 pm 7:00 ;
Twin City Express, for
Tacoma. aeaiun, ovuauuu.
Helena, St. Paul. Minne
apolis. Chicago. New
York. Boston aad all
oolnts East aad South
east ? 11:45 pm 7:0apai
Puiret Sound-Kansas City
Bt. Louis Special, for
Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane.
Butte. Billings. Denver.
Omaha. Kansas .City, St.
L&uls and all polafcj
at and Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 arr
jSi trains dally except on South Bead
branch. CHARIrON, Assistant General Pas-
Sanger Agent, --
Third. Portland. Or.
un..r Agent, .-yo .--... w, wu
Sreat Northern
Ticket Office 122 Third St Phme 6S3
2 TRANSCONTINENTAL
TRAINS DAILY &
Direct connection via Seattla or
Spokane. Tor tickete, rates and full
information call on or address H,
Dickson, 0. T. A-, Portland, Or.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP IYO-MARU
Tor Japan. China aad all Asiatic points, win
leava Saattla
ABO c. m.x.ix 8th.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
pp siwsrr ri
IcnV KXTTES jQl
r
Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives.
Dally. For Maygers, Rainier. Dally.
Clatskanle. Westport,
Clifton. Astoria. War-
8:00 A.M. renton. Flavel, Ham- U:10A.M.
ciond. Fort Stevens.
Gearhort Park. Sea
side. Astoria and Sea
shore.
Express Dally.
7:00 P. M Astoria Express. j:40P. M.
J Dally.
C A. STEWART, J. c. MAYO.
Comm1 ABt.. 248 Alder st. O F, & P. A,
J?hono Mala oa -