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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1904)
THE MORNING OBEGOSlAy, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1904. 19 Will SAVE THE FEED Eastern Oregon Ranges Are in Fine Condition. WINTER OUTLOOK IS .'GOOD Large Part of the Stock Has Already Been Sold Off Ranchers An ticipate No Difficulty in Wintering- JOHN DAT. Or.. Dec 4. The- past month fcae broken the recwrd, as contained In the -.faory e the "eMettt. Inhabitant." ror fine ia..!ty of weather. There have been gentle "a tjb, plenty ot svtwMne. no storms at all, &-1 -vtry little freezing and frosts. The rain waa ample to Mart the grass growing on the xarges almost as if It were Spring, and the Trarm, eacsbiay days have kept It growing at a g;od clip. This will result In a great sav ing of feed, which Is unusually plentiful for t'ls tlm f the year. Stock Is making a E"2 living on the range In most case, so t" even the pastures have been given an crr-rtanity almost to double their feed cars-r In the present circumstances It seems alir.ost out of the question to anticipate any fl'-ulty In -wintering the smaller number of and borrfe now In the oountry. This : in sharp contrast to the conditions at. a cor rejcrndlng period lent season, when the un rsua 'y large holdings wore extremely 6hort - eed of all kinds. If the price of cattle xnu'd move wp to the average, stockmen w ti:3 be MgMy pleased with the situation. There 1 at prewnt but little movement In "k, as .meet of the surplus In horses, cattle ar3 sheep hoc been disposed of. Such rales as are taking place JicAv are among local srorkmen. some of the largest raiders buying tp young stock cattle. The horse buying eea srn has been the busiest the county has ex perienced in reeent years, many thousand head faring been taken from the county. Sheep saes. too. Have bwn hoavj', so that tho range cannot be overstocked, unless by outside (sheep con- rg in from some of the sheep counties. T- s wlU probably be regulated better than erer before, as last eason'e experience proved t"ai there Is very little profit left outside cwrers1 who ran stock In upon home owners w".v. iut a proper understanding. GROWERS HOLD FIRM. Woodburn Hop Men Look For 35 Cents For Their Product. IVOnoBURN. Or.. Dec B. (Special.) Ab6ut S9f bales of horn remain unsold and in the tar.ds of growers in this vicinity, and thee : la cannot be purchased for less than 85 cents per pound, as the holders are strong in t-elr opinion that an excited market and r ger prices will yet rule for hops In Ore gon They point to the fact that several large crerator6 In Oregon with New Tork whole salershave soW to brewers many thousands of bales ebort at prices ranging from 20c to 25c f. o. b. cars Oregon. These sales call for January 1 and later deliver', and some sales have been made for delivery during the entire eeaFoa On this account, and through these large dealers, brewers and dealers have been prevailed upon to withdraw from the market f?r a time, with the hope that prices will de- One prominent grower refers to the fact that C. S. Poraerdy, agent for Lillenthal, bought cne year ago today over S00 bales of hops, grading from prime to choice at 12c to JOMc per pound. Onli'wSftf fiayr thereafter hose same hops were selling at better than 25c per psund on cars at Woodburn. At no time 'in 1K3, after the baling of hops, until the 1904 crop waa harvested was the real value of hops lees than 25c Manipulation alone forced prices down to 12Uc for prime hops. The short sellers again propose to play the same game in the same old way, but with the most remarkable shortage ever known since 1SS2 the bears and ehort sellers will find grow ers and holders generally standing firmly for S5c per pound or better for choice hops. Growers of intelligence and experience scout the idea that the insignificant production of hops in New Zealand figures at all in the markets of the world, and point to this asser tion of the bears as ehowlng the extremity to which short sellers are put to conceive an ar gument far lower prices. Eastern advices are of julet but firm markets, with no decline in prices to be noted, and all agree that within 60 days the probability is that much higher prices will be offered for Oregon hops. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Feed Etc. The wheat market la dragging, neither farm ers nor dealers apparently being anxious to do business. Quotations are largely nominal, but the undertone of values is steady. WHEAT Export values. Walla Walla. SOc; fcluestcm, S5c; milling. Walla Walla. 83c; blue stem. SSe; Valley. 874c; Eastern basis. Walla Walla, S5c; bluestem. 80c BARLEY -Feed, $22 per ton: rolled, $23.50 24.50. OATS No. 1 white. S1.301.32; cray, $135(&L40 per cental. FLOUR Patents. $4.05 4. 85 per barrel; straights, S4.S0igi4.45; clears. $3.S54: Val ley. $4.1004.25; Dakota hard wheat. $6,509 7.50; Graham, $3.5004: whole wheat, $4CJ 4.2Z; rye flour, local. $4.50; Eastern, $54? 5.10. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19 per ton; mid dlings. $25; shorts. $21; chops. U. S. Mills, $18. Unfteed dairy food, $18; linseed ollxneaL lVc per pound. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $0.75; lower grades, $5,759 0.25; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks. $8 per barrel: 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel: 10-pound sacks, $4.25 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 Hour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale HAT Timothy. $14 10 per ton; clover. $12313; grain. $12013; cheat, $12013. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc A car Of sweets comprised about the only re ceipts yesterday, but other varieties of vege tables and fruits were plentiful. Trade on the the whole was quiet. Potatoes are In good supply and 6teady. Onions are firm. VEGETABLES Turnips. $t per sack; car rots, 41; beets, $1.25; parsnips, $L25; cab bage, l&e; lettuce, head. 16c per dozen; parsley, 20c dozen; tomatoes, $L25 per crate; cauliflower. $1 per dozen; egg plant 10&12c per pound; celery. 50870c per dqz.; cu cumbers. 10015c per dozen; peas, OSoo per pound; beans, green. 7c; wax. 7c: pumpkins, liiic per pound; peppers, 5c per pound. ONIONS New, $22.10. buyers' prices. HONEY 53(43.25 per case POTATOES New Oregon, fancy, 75000c; common. 60g55c. buyers price; Merced sweets. 1V1Hc. RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4 -crown, 7c; E-layer Muscatel raisins. 7 He; unbleached seedless Sultanas, 6&c; London layers, 8-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $LS5; 2-crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. C 6s c per pound; sundried. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. 10011c; peaches. 910Uc: pears, none; prunes, Italians, 45c; French. 2:32fec; figs, California blacks, G&c; do white, none; Smyrna. 20c; Fard dates, 6c; plums, pitted, Cc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy. $1 175; clean, 75c$l; wormy, 5000c per box; figs. S5cS2.50 per box; grapes. Cali fornia, $1.2501.65; pears. Winter Nellia. $1,2501.50; quinces, $1; cranberries. $9.50 9 11 per barrel; persimmons. $1.25 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $30 S 75; choice, $2.75 per box: oranges, new na vels. $2.50; grapefruit, $303.50 per box; ba nanas. 5gHc per pound; pomegranates, $2 25 per box. Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc There is more .steadiness in tho butter mar ket, and if the cold weather continues, prices are apt to go up, instead of down. Just now Front-street values are weakened by the pres ence of California butter. Oregon eggs are still ecarce and firm, and Eastern, though more plentiful, are steady. There was prac tically no poultry market yesterday. Game was plentiful and easy. EGGS Oregon ranch. 31032&C; Eastern. 2427Hc CHEESE Full cream twins, 1315c; Young Americas. 14015c ILVTER City creameries: Extra cream cry. 20c per pound. Xancy creamery. 22H9 -iViC 3 tat creameries: Fancy creamery. 25S27c; stock butter. 12014c POULTRY Fancy hens, 11012c; do old. 11 Cllc; mixed chickens, 10llc; old roosters; bgSc; do young, 100100; Springs, Vh to 2 pound. lOVi011c: broilers. 1 to lH-pound, 12 13c: dressed chickens. 11012c; turkeys, live. Spring, 15016c: do dressed. 17018c; do choice; 1920c; geese, live. 809c; do dressed. 10011a; ducks, old. $606.50; do young, as to size, $3 08; pigeons. $101.25. GAME Wild geese. $303.50; Mallard ducks, $303.25; Widgeon. $202.50; Teal. $1.7502. Groceries. Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 2O02Sc; Java, ordinary, 16020c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18Q20c; good. 16018c; ordinary. 10 12c per pound: Co lumbia roast, cases, 100s. $13; 50s. $13.25; Arbuckle. $14,831 Lion, $14.75. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, $5.3714: No. 2 Creole. S4.25; Carolina, 6c; broken-head, 4c SALMON Columbia Jtlver, 1-pound tails, $1.05 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; fancj 1 -pound flats, $1.80: j -pound Oats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. 87Hc; red, 1 pound talis, $1.20; sockeyes, 1-pound talis, $1.75; 1-pound flats, $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube $6.50; powdered. $6.25; dry granulated, $6.15; extra C. $5.65; golden C, $3.53; fruit sugar. $6.25; advance over sack basis as fol lows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounde (Terms; On remittance within 15 days, deduct fee per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar granulated. $0.05 per lOv pounds; maple sugar. 15aPlSc per pound. SALT California, $9.50 per ton; $L30 per bale: Liverpool, 503, $15.5u; 100s, $15: 2ovs, $14.50: half-ground. 100s, $5.25; 50. $5.75. NUTS Walnuts. 15 c per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 15c; filberts. 15c; pecans, jumbos, 15c; extra large, 14c; almonds, I. X. L., 15fe16c; ne ;ilus ultras, 15c: 'nonpareils, 13c; chestnuts, Italians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw, 8c per pound; roasted. 0 10c; plnenuis. 1012&c; hickory nuts, 7c; cocoa nuts. 85090c per dozen. BEANS Small white, 3?ic; large white, 3&c; pink. 4c; bryou, 3Jic; Lima. 4c Meats end Provisions. BEEF Dressed 400c per pound. MUTTON Dressou. 4Q5fec per pound; lambv 5W06e per pound. VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125. 7&8Sc per pound; 125 to 200. 566c; 200 and up. 3H04c PORK Dresed. 100 to 150, 66-tttec per pound; 150 and up, Cc HAMS Ten to 14 pounds. 13c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 13c; 18 to 20 pounds. 13c; Cali fornia (picnic), 9c; cottage hams. 9c; shoul ders, 9c; boiled ham. 21c; boiled picnic ham, boneless. 14c. BACON Fancy breakfast 18c por pound; standard breakfast. 17c; choice, 15c: Eng lish breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. 14c; peach ba con. 13c. SAUSAGE Portland ham, 13c per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17c; bologna, long, 6Vc; welnerwurst, 8c; liver, 614c; pork. 10c; blood. Bc; headcheese, 5c; bo logna sausage, link, 5&c. DRY-SALTED MEATS Regular short clears. 10c 6alt. 11c smoked; clear back?, 9c rait, lOic smoked; Oregon export, 20 to 25 pounde, average lOVic salt, llfcc emoked; Unloa butts, 10 to 18 pounds, average 8c ult. 9c smoked. PICKLED GOODS Plcklod pigs' feet, i-bar-rels. $5; -barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled tripe -barrels. $5; Vi-barrels, $2.7; 15-pound kit, $1.25; plcklud pigs tongues, Vr barrels. $5; Vi-barreto. $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled lamba' tongues, i-barrels, $S.25; -barrel 6,4.75; 18-pound kits, $2.25. LARD KXtle-rendered: Tierces. 10c: tubs. 1014c; 5Cte. lOtfc; 20s. 10-c; 10s. 10ic; at. 1014c Standard pure: Tierces. 9Mc; tube, 94c; 50s. 9c; 20a. 9; 10s. lOo; &a, lO&e Compound: Tierces. Olsc; tubs, 6!ic; 50s, Q&c; 10s, 7Uc; 6s. 75ic Hops, Wool. Hides, Etc HOPS Fancy shippers. 3131'Ac; choice 30 0le; prime, 29030c per pound. WOOL Valley. 19020c per pound; Eastern Oregon. 10017c; mohair, 25026c per pound for choice. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up, 15 015 1. per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 16 pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 16c; dry. salted bulls and stags, one-third lew than do, flint; salted hides, steors. sound. 7 pounds and over. 80S Vic; 50 to 60 pounds. 7 8c, under 50 pounds and cows, 0Vi7c; stags, and bulls, sound, 40Vic; kip, sound. 15 to 20 pounds. 7c; under 10 pounds. Sc; green (un salted). 1c per pound less; culls, lc per pound: horse hides, salted. $1.5002 each; dry. $1 1.50 each; colts' hides. 25050c each; goatskins common. 10015c each; Angora, with wool on, 25c0$l. " TALLOW Prime, per pound. 405c; No. 1 and grease. 203c Oils. ' GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 24 Vic; iron barrels. 18c; 86 degrees gasoline, cases. 82e; iron barrels or drums, 26c COAL OIL Cases. 21Vzc; iron barrels, 16c; wood barrels, none; 63 degrees, cases, 22c; barrels, lSVsc Washington State test burning oils, except headlight. V?c per gallon higher. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 54c; cases. 59s. Boiled: Barrels, 0c; cases, 61c One cent less In 250-gaIlcn lots. TURPENTINE Cases. 85c: barrels, 81c WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7c; 600-pound, 7c; less than 500-pound lots. Sc LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices at Portland Union Stockyards Yes terday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 655 hogs, 360 sheep, 6S cattle 7 horses. The following prices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best steers, $3.2503.50; medium, $2.7503; cows. $202.50. HOGS Best large, fat hogs, $5.2505.50; light hogs, $4.2504.75. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, $3.2503.50; lambs, $3.25. EASTERN LIVESTOCK Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City. CHICAGO. Dec 5. Cattle Receipts. 31.000. including 3000 Westerns; market steady; good to prime "risers, $6.1007.25; poor to .medium. $3.7505.05; stockers and feeders, $2.2564.35; cows, $L5O04.1O; heifers, $205; canners, $1.35 02.40; bulls, $204.25; calves. $3.5007; West ern steers, $3.0005. Hogs Receipts today, 50.000; tomorrow, S3.000; 5c lower; Mixed and butchers. $4.40 4.65; good to choice heavy. $4.6004.65; rough heavy, $4.3504.50: light, $4.4004.55; bulk of sales, $4.52&04.57i$. Sheep Receipts, 25,000; sheep, steady; lambs, steady; good to choice wethers, $4.4005; fair to choice mixed, $3,500-4.30; Western sheep, $3.2504.90; native lambs. $4.5000.15; Western lambs, $4.5006. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec S.-CatUe-Recelpts. 3000; market stronger; native steers. $3,750 6.25; cows and heifers, $2.5003.80; Western steers, $304.75; Texas steers, $2.7503.85; cows and heifers. $2.3003.40; canners, $1.7502.30; stockers and feeders. $2.5004; calves, $30 5.50; bulls, stags, etc, $204. Hogs Receipts, 7000; market 5c lower; heavy. $4.4004.55; mixed, $4.4004.45; light. $4.3504.50; pigs, $404.35; bulk of sales, $4.40 04.45. Sheep Receipts, 1500; market strong; West erns, $4.3004.75; wethers, $4.2004.60; ewes, $3.9004.35; common and stockers, $2.5004.40; lambs, $506. KANSAS CITY. Dec 6. Cattle Receipts, 11,000; steady; native steers, $3.6006.25; na tive cows and heifers, $1.7505; stockers and feeders, $2.5004; bulls, $203.50; calves, $2.50 6.25; Western steers, $304.75; Western cows, $1.7503.50. Hogs Receipts, 7000; steady to 5c lower; bulk of sales, $4.3004.60; heavy, $4.5504.67$; packers, $4.4504.60; pigs and light, $404.45. Sheep Receipts, 300; market 510c higher; muttons. $3.7505; lambs, ?5.506; range weth ers. $404.90; ewes, $2.5004.25. Metal Markets. NEW TORK, Dec 5. The London tin mar ket eased off slightly, with spot closing at 133 10 and futures at 122 17s 6d. Locally, the demand was quiet, and prices were off in sympathy with the situation abroad. Spot closed at 29.30029.60c. Copper unchanged at 65 lfa for spot and 67 3s Od for futures. Locally, the market was quiet. Lake, 14.87H0l5.25c; electrolytic, 14.75015c; casting, 14.5O0il4.75c. Lead, unchanged at 4.6004.70c locally. It was unchanged abroad, with spot at 12 15s 6d. Spelter was unchanged at 5.755.87V4c in the local market and at 24 17s 6d in London. Iron closed at 53s Gd in Glasgow and at 4Ss 7Hd "in Middlesboro. Locally, iron was un changed. Dairy Produce In the East. NEW YORK. Dec 5. Butter Strong; 6treet prices, creamery extra. 2SVic; common to ex tra, 17027c; Western factory, common to choice. 130i64c Cheese Firm. Eggs Strong: 'Western finest selected, 310 32c; selected average beat, 30c. CHICAGO. Dec 5. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady to Arm: creameries, 16022 Vic; dairies. 16020c Eggs, firm, at market, cases included, 19H 24c; firsts, 25V4c Cheese, steady, 11012c j Wool at St, Louis. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Dec C Wool Nominal; territory and Western medium, 21022c; fine medium. 1701Sc; fine. 16$17c GOLD BARS FOR EUROPE RENEWAL OF EXPORT DEMAND WEAKENS STOCK MARKET. industrials, Notably Leather, Are Ex ceptions, and Record Substantial Gains Rally Poorly Held. NEW YORK. Dec 5. Dealings in stocks expanded again -today and the level of prices receded, in spite of marked gains in a number of the stocks in which the trading waa heav iest. Tho sustaining power of these marked advances was active during the early part of the day. and had small effect on prices. But on the unexpected announcement of tho pur chase of 51, WO, 000 in gold bar at the Assay Office for export to Europe tomorrow, the market gave way quite generally. The effect of this news waa aggravated by the informa tion that all available supplies of gold bars had been bespoken for contemplated further shipment. What extraordinary need there may be for gold at any point that causes such a special inducement as muat be necessary to take gold from New York in the present state of the foreign exchange market is a mystery The sharp decline in the price of exchange on Saturday, and again this morning under the largely augmented supply of cotton bills caused the definite dismissal of possible gold exports from the realm of stock market factors. Sentiment was all the more affected on that account by the news of the engagement. The transfer through the Treasury Department of $500,000 to San Francisco, and of $300,000 to New Orleans made the feeling over the' money outlook very sensitive. Tho strength in the market was general at the opening. The rise of Reading to near S3 was not accounted for by any news regarding the property, and there was disposition to re gard the movement as involving a campaign against an outside line ot bucket shops. A number of tho industrials made striking move ments, notably the Leather stocks. Railroad earnings for the fourth week of November showed good increases. The assembling of Congress Invited some discussion, and 'the pos sibility was canvatssed of developments at Washington to which the stock market might prove susceptive The market closed above tho low point, but the rally was rather In differently held. Bonds were heavy. Total 6ales. $5,115,000. United' States 2s and old 4a advanced h, and the new 4s regular-U per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison do preferred Baltimore i; Ohio. . do preferred Canadian P&einc . . Central ot N. J.... Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton.... . 12,700 68 88 8b4 600 im lUSfe lOKfe . 83.300 lUtH, IrtJfc V6h 200 t6 5 . 6.500 184?, .133H 1 . 2.W0 1013 1 i? . 0,400 oi3 W5i 100 45 do preferred Chi. Great Western.. 16.100 245i 21 Chi. &. Northwestern. Sou 210Vi 2WV5 Chi.. Mil. & St. Paul 12.500 176 do preferred 100 1S4? Chi. Term. & Trans.. 2,800 14s do preferred C. C, C. &. St. L.... Colorado Southern do lfet preferred.... do 2d preferred Delaware & Hudson. Del., Lack. &. West.. Denver & Rio Grande do preferred ....... do lft preferred.... do 2d preferred Hocking Valley do preferred - Ill inois Central .... Iowa Central do preferred Kan. City 'Southern.. do preferred Louisville & Nash v.. Manhattan L Metrop. Securities... Metropolitan St. Ry.. Mexican Central .... Minn. & SU Louis... M.. St. P. & S. S. M. do preferred ....... Missouri Pacific 30.000 111U llOVa H0& Mo., Kan. & Texas.. 16.000 34ft 34 34U do preferred 17.700 65 03 & 64. National of Mex. pfd. 100 42 42 4?Vs New York Central... 4.600 141, 139 140 Norfolk & Western... 12;300 76 755 75 do preferred 100 91 94- 94 Ontario &. Western.. 12.400 4 5 44 k 44 Pennsylvania 120.700 140 130 139 P.. C. C. & St. L... 3.800 SO 78V6 Reading 28.100 82 70g do 1st preferred..-.. 4.300 91 89 do, 2d preferred..... 3.300 82 82 Rock Island Co 14.400 37 36V4 do preferred 1.100 85H sis St. L. & S. F. 2d- pfd. 600 69 68 St. L. Southwestern. 6.800 29 27 Vi do preferred 23.700 60S SS Southern Pacific .... 10.600 67 66i S1& 91 84 2i 60S 60 do preferred 11 Southern Railway ... 84.600 37 36i 30?4 do preferred 5.400 97U 96$ 97 Texas & Pacific 6,800 37 37Vi 3714 Toledo. St. L. & W.. 300 30 30Vi 34Vi do preferred 54 Union Paoific 45,100 115 114V4 114 do preferred 1,300 95 95 95V1 Wabash 1.700 23 ' 23 23 do preferred 1,700 47 46 46 Wheeling A L. Erin. 100 OV. 1 t. n? Wisconsin Central .. .600 23 23 23- do preferred 600 47 47 Express companies Adams .... American 100 240 240 235 211 120 242 United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper 34,800 Amer. Car & Foundry 2,700 do preferred 1,100 American Cotton Oil. 11,000 do preferred 82 34 93 37 80 34 so?i IS" 7 38 18 41 35 102 American Ice 4,800 8 do preferred 1.100 39 American Linseed OH 2,500 17 do preferred 400 42 American Locomotive 4,900 35 do preferred 700 103 Amer. Sm. & Refining 4,600 82 do preferred 14.100 113 7 38 42 34 lOSVi 81 81 112 1125 Amer. Sugar Refining 6,000 149 148 58 .88 213 23 SO 39 1S0 21 78 3 85 24 103 45 111 40 Anaconda Mining Co. 200 116 116 Brooklyn R, Transit.. 16.900 6S 67 Colorado Fuel & Iron 4,500 58 56 Consolidated Gas ... 11.300 215 212 Corn Products 7.000 24 23 do preferred 11.000 80 79 Distillers' Securities. 8.600 40 30 General Electric 2.000 192 168 International Paper.. 17,900 22 20 do preferred 400 78 77 International Pump.. do preferred National Lead North American ...... Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car.... do preferred Pullman Palace Car. Republic Steel 1,400 24 1.000 104 2.900 47 6.100 112 3.100 41 000 02 23 102 45 111 40 91 91 200 230 233 239 1,000 17 16 17 do preferred 1,900 70 Rubber Goods ....... 6,900 28 do preferred 1 900 97 Tenn. Coal & Iron... 3.000 77 TJ. S. Leather 17.400 17 do preferred 23.100 106 TJ. S. Realty 400 82 U. S. Rubber 200 33 do preferred 400 .93 IT. S. Steel.... 102.600 33 69 28 06 75 15 9S 82 S3 92 1825 92 Sofc 75 17 106 81 33 02 El 'if ao prererrea Ut,-uo tft Weetlnghouse Elec. 900 J.84 600 02 western union Total sales for the day, 1.673,500 shares. BONDS. NEW TORK, Dec 5. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l04lC & X. W. C. 7s.l28 do coupon ....104 D. & R. G. 4s ..101 N. Y. C. lsts ...100i N. P. 3s 75 N. P. 4s 105 S. P. 4s 94 U. P. 4s 106 Wis. Cen. 4s .... 92 V. 8. 3s reg 104 U. S. coupon ...104 U. S. new 4s reg.130 do coupon ....131 U. 3. old 4s reg. 103 do coupon ....100 Aac Adj. 4s ... 94 Stocks at London. LONDON, Dec. 5. Consols for money, 88; consols for account. 88 3-16. Anaconda ... Atchison . . . do Pfd . . . B. & O Can. Pacific Cbes. & Ohio C. G. W. ... 6 Nor. & West. .. 78 .. 91 do pfd 95 ..106 ..102 ..13S .. 51 Ont. & West .... 45 Penn. 71 Rand Mines .... 11 Reading j.. 41 do 1st pfd .... 45 do 2d pfd 41 South. RalL .... 3S do pfd 98 S. P. 0S u. p. ns do pfd 97 25 a. M. & St. P.. .180 DeBcers 18 D. & R. G 34 do pfd 90 Erie 41 Erie 1st pfd ... 75 Erie 2d pfd 5SlU. S. Steel 33 Illinois Central .163 L. & N. 151 M., K. & T. 35 N. T. C. 144 do pfd 97 Wabash 24 do pfd 48 Spanish 4s 88 Money, Exchange, Etc LONDON, Dec 5. Bar sliver, steady, 27 d per ounce.. Money, 12 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2 J3-102 per' cent. The rate of discount in the open market for three-months bills is 2 02 per cent NEW TORK, Dec 5. Money on call Eteady..23 per cent; closing bid 2," off ered 3 per cent. Time loans firm; 60 days and 60 days, 4 per cent; six months, 4 4 00 4& SO '4X 2105-, 184 184 13 14 900 2o "U a 200 91W 9Ui 80 600 22ft S2U 22 1.3U0 5SIt 5SU SVs 400 35 MM 3Hi 4.40O 189 188 1SSU 1.200 355 34S 325 600 84 XiVs 34 S.000 8Si 87 S7 23.600 4(J4 394 40Vi 22.300 74Mi 7 74 2.200 57 54 87tf 29.000 90?i -90 9i 700 i3 M Olfe 14.900 150 157V lS7i 300 30& SOU 90 600 66 56 50U 000 3ot 30H 28 1.300 53 51 h $2 20.4UO 1474 H6i 145 2.200 168 1679s 167H 2,500 82', 82 Slf 1.000 124V3 123i 123 14.100 28 22 22?i 200 63$; 0?4 6S 900 90 9U 90 SOD 147 1454 147 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 494 per cent. ' Sterling exchange opened weak, closed firmer, with actual business- in bankers' bills at $4.86154.S630 for demand, and at $4.635004.8360 for 60-day bills. Potted rates. $4.844.S4 and $4.S74.S7. Com mercial bills. $4.83. Bar silver, 59 c. Mexican dollars, 4Sc Government bonds strong; railroad bonds heavy. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 5. Sliver, bars, 50c ' 1 . Mexican dollars. 4647c Drafts Sight, par; telegraph. 2c Sterling on London 60 days, $4.83; sight. $4.86. Bank Clearings. Clearings. Balances. Portland $791,756 $ 76.459 Seattle 885.672 100,664 Tacoma 618.391 5S.875 Spokane 626,075 50.946 Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec 5. Today's statement of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance l..,.$143.S01.1S6 Gold ; 85.326.434 ARGENTINE CROP IN DANGER. Extremely" Bullish News Affects Chicago Wheat Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 3. Wheat at the opening manifested a firm tone. As the session ad vanced, this developed into rampant bull ishness. Indefinite news from Argentina to the effect that harvesting is being delayed by wet weather was the principal cause of the firm opening. May was up a shade to c at $1.11. With an active commission-house demand, prices steadily ad-, vanced. News from the Northwest was bullish, advices from. Minneapolis stating that large sales of flour had been made there. A private cablegram front Australia said that the wheat crop la being seriously damaged by extreme heat. Additional bull ish enthusiasm was created- by the report from. a Chicago crop expert, who is now in Argentina. According tof this authority, the wheat crop of the South American country Is in a critical condition, nearly one-half of the total crop having been damaged by rueL The report gave no -details, but It stated that, notwithstanding an increase of nearly 2.000.000 acres planted, the total crop is 15,000,000 bushels less than last year. These figures were alarming to shorts, and throughout the remainder of the day there was an urgent demand from that source. Just prior to the close. May sold at $1.13. The markot closed at $L13. A large increase in the movement of the now crop was the dominant influence in the corn market. May closed unchanged at 45c Oats wore weak. May closed unchanged at ,3030c The provision market was steady, although prices showed a email decline. Pork closed 7I0 cents lower; lard Was down 2c and ribs 21-."! cents lower. ' The leading futures ranged as follows: ' WHEAT. Open. High. Low. CImo. December ....1.09 $1.11 $1.09 $1.11 May 1.11 1.13 i.lij 1.131 July 994 1.00X -99U 1.00 CORN. December .47Ji .47fc .4G& .49- May i. .45 .4&y4 .44 .4 July 45 .45 . .45 , .45 ''OATS. December 2SJ4 .29 .28 .25 May 30 .31 .80 July 30 .30 .30 .80 MESS PORK. January ....1.12.S2 12.85 12.75 12.82 May 13.MT 13.12 13.02 1K.0G LARD. January , 6.95 6.97 6.92 6.92 May 7.15 7.17 7.15 7.15 SHORT RIBS. January C.57 6.60 G.67 0.60 May 6.75 6.80 6.75 6.0O Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.13; No. 3, $1.03 1.14; No. 2 red, $l.lltl1.13U; Corn No. 2. 4647c; No. 2 yellow, 47c. Oats No. 2, 28S29c; No. 2 .white, 30 31c. . Rye No. 2, 74 c Barley Good feeding, 3Sc; fair to choice malting, .42g"51c,. Flaxseed No 1, $1.15; Nc 1 Nortfiwestern, $1.23. " Mcas pork-Per barrel, $11,45811.50. Lard Per 100 pounds, $6.90. Short ribs sides Loose. $4.37e0.62. Short clear sides Boxed, $6.S77. Clover Contract grade, $12.50. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 15,400 20.600 Wheat, bushels 69.000 106.1W0 Corn, bushels .'409,600 501,400 Oats, bushels 137,800 111,100 Rye. bushels 13.200 ...... Barley, bushels 88,000 73,300 Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW' YORK. Dec 5. Flour Receipts. 2700 barrels; exports, 2700 barrels. Market, firm. Wheat Receipts, 92.000 bushels: exports, 24,000 bushels. Spot, strong; No. 1 red, nom inal elevator. $1.21 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.21 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, $1.03 afloat. Options were strong and higher today on bullish crop news from Australia and Argentina, supplemented by a better Northwest flour demand. Final prices showed $lc advance. May closed $1.15; July closed $1.05c; December closed $1.19c Hops, hides and wool Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 5. Wheat and bar ley, weaker. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping,. S1.4581.S0; milling, $1.52 1.65. Barley Feed, $1.1091.11; brewing. $1.15 1.17. Oats Red, $1.221.50; white, $1.42 L57; black, $1.27S1.62. Call board gales 0 Wheat-May, $1.44. J L: HJ. Barley May. $1.0S. MLiiUt! Corn Large yellow. $L451.50. .iJll European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec 5. Wheat cargoes on pass age, buyers Indifferent; wheat and flour on passago to United Kingdom, 2,880,000; to tho continent. 1,690,000. LrVERPOOL, Dec 5. Wheat firm; De cember, 7s 2d; March, 7s 4d; May, 7s 4d. Weather in England fine. Visible Supply of Grain. NEW TORK. Dec 5. The visible supply of grain December 3, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, la as follows: Bushels. Increase. Wheat 36.860,000 1.265.000 Corn 3.171.000 1.329,000 Oats 24,407,000 225.000 Rye 2.018.000 143,000 Barley 6,530,000 492.000 Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash.. Dec 5. Wheat lc higher; bluestem, SOc; club. SSc Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Dec 5. Evaporated apples quiet; common, 3Q4Uc; prime, 4f4.c; choice. 55c; fancy. 66c Prunes firm, but unchanged. Apricots quiet. Choice, 010c; extra choice, 1010c; fancy, US' 15c. Peaches quiet; choice, 960c; extra choice, 9O10c; fancy. 10llc Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec 5. Coffee Futures closed steady. 510 points lower. Sales, 12.750 bags, including: March, 7.107.15c; May, 7.30 7.85c; September, 7.65c Spot Rio. steady. Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 4c; centri fugal, 6 test, 4c; molasses sugar. 4c; refined is flrm; crushed. $6.35; powdered, $5.55; gran ulated. $5.45. , Hops at London. LIVERPOOL, Dec 5. Hops In London: Pa cific Coast, steady. 7 15sjS 153. Cabdrivers Voting on Strike. NEW YORK, Dec 5. Fifteen hundred cabdrivers began early today casting a referendum vote on the Question of whether the Liberty Dawn Association, local of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, shouia strike against the Livery Stable Keepers Association, which has declined to grant 22.25 a day and one night off In six. The opinion among the men Is that a strike will be declared Im-. mediately. Cabstands about the leading hotels and restaurants will be chiefly affected. Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 189.3 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce PRODUCTION OP COTTON TWELVE MILLION BALES, SAYS DEPARTMENT REPORT. Further Break in New York Market News Causes Great Excitement at Liverpool. WASHINGTON', Dec. 5. The report of the Department of Agriculture today Indicates a total, production of cotton In the United States In the year 1004-5 amounting to 12,162,700' bales. The area picked or to be picked is estimated at 30.053,700 acres, a reduction or 1.076.600 acres, or 5.3 per cent, from the acreage esti mated as planted. The report iy that, from present indication.- the average of bales Is not likely to fall below 500 pounds. Decline at "cw York. JCEW TORK, Dec. 5. The cotton market showed a continued weakness today. The opening was at a doeilne of from SO to 60 points. Ths near months sold down to about 7c a pound during the first few minutes of trading, or a decline of practically 10c a pound since the" culmination of the bull cam paign last Winter. The close waa very etoady at a net losa of 2D35 points. Sales were esti mated at 500.000 bales. . Futures clojed: Deeember, 7.62c: January, 7.60c; February, 7.74c; March. 7.S0c; Aprl. 7.D0e; May. 7.06o; June. 7.0Sc: July. S.OTc; Augttttt, 7-OSc. Spot closed 'quiet. 50 points lower; midland uplands, 8.10c; do Gulf, S.35c Sales, aSOO bales. The cotton exchange will be closed Decem ber 24. 26 and 31 antf January 2. Excitement at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 5. Owing to the Agri cultural Department's report on the American cotton crop, and the .consequent break In the New York cotton market Saturday, the cot ton market here today opened very excited. The first transactions were a sale of March and April 44s 4d. a loss of 25 points. This was followed quickly by running eales down to 44s 2d. January and February- opened 34 points lower. Trading waa very heavy. After the opening the market was fubject to fits of excitement. When tho first New -York prices were received, January and February dropped from 42s 5d to 41s Sd. and other options were correspondingly lower. A slight rally followed, and at 3:30 prices" were about 40 points under Saturday'o close. APrLE MARKET CONGESTED. Oregon Fruit Rot tic? on the Tracks at San FruncUco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5.-(Speclal.)-Stocks of oranges are accumulating. Cool weather and the unripe condition of. a large portion of the offerings restrict trade. Prices are very weak, except for a few ftpeclal brands, such as Redlanda Sunflower. Eight carloads of oranges arrived for the open market today, adding to the depression. Promoters of the auction sales announce that the sales will not begin until after January 1. Lemons and grapefruit are dragging and weak. Plenty of bananas are o'ffering. .with prices unchanged. The apple market Is badly congested and weak. In addition to a big accumulation at the store, one flrm alone has 11 carloads of Oregon and "Washington apples standing on the Tairroad track waiting to be moved. Much stock la spoiling for lack of trade, and round lossca will be netted. Recent rains have prac tically wound up the grape crop. Very little good stock Is now available. Receipts of river potatoes were heavy, and mostly common grades, -which moved slowly at weak prices. Really fancy Salinas and Ore gon Burbanks are flrm, but the market will only take a limited quantity. Six carloads of sweets arrived, forcing prices down. Fancy onions were In light supply and firm. Sales of Oregon were reported at $2.40. Dairy products were quiet and steady. Re ceipts. 4S.000 pounds butter, 3700 pounds cheese, 11,000 dozen egga. Leading cereals were dull. Speculative prices were slightly higher. Spot values were steady and unchanged. VEGETABLES Garlic, 41485c; green peas, 335c; string beans, 336c; tomatoes. 50c?l; egg plant, 5Sc. POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 16lSc; roost ers, old, $42-1.50; do young. ?56; broilers, small,. $282.50; do large. ?33.50; fryers. $4 4.50; hens, S4.506; ducks, old, $56; do young, ?67. CHEESE Young America, 12312c; East ern. 1214c. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 21c; creamery seconds, 17c; fancy dairy, 17c; dairy seconds, 15c EGGS Fancy ranch, 37Hc "WOOL Lambs', 16S13c. MHiLFEED Bran, S18.5019; middlings, $23 HOPS-1004. 27331c HAY Wheat. 510014.50; wheat and oats, $10 13.50; barley. $911; alfalfa. J0311.50; clo ver, $769; stock. $57; straw. 40365c. FRUIT Apples, choice, $1.25; do common, 25c; bananas. $133; Mexican limes. $4; California lemons, choice, $3; do common, $1; oranges, navels, $1?2; pineapples. $1.50314. POTATOES River Burbanks, 40370c; Rtver reds, 60365c; Salinas Burbanks. 90c1.40; sweets, 60375c; Oregon Burbanks, 75cg$l. RECEIPTS Flour. 12,832 quarter sacks; wheat, 7270 centals; barley, 6653 centals; oats, 405 centals; beans, 25S2 sacks; corn, 1800 centals; potatoes, 4901 sacks; bran, 1055 sacks; middlings, 315 sacks; hay, 920 tons; wool, 920 bales; hides, 832. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.--Offlclal closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Andes $0.23 Blecher 24 Justice $0.10 Mexican 1.30 Occidental Con . .78 Ophlr 2.S5 Best & Belcher . 1.10 Bullion Caledonia Chal. Con Chollar Confidence .... Con. C & Va . Con. Imperial Crown Point .. Exchequer .... Gould & Currle. Hale & Norcross Overman Potest Savage 28 ,87ag Botcher 05 1.85Sierra Nevada . .50 01 Silver Hill 60 Union Con. ,. .62 Utah Con. OS Yellow Jacket . .15 .17 .40 .24 1.05 Adams Con $0.25 Little Chief $0.05 Alice 60 Ontario 3.50 Breece 12 Ophlr 2.65 Brunswick Con . .12 Phoenix 17 Com. Tunnel ... .OS Potosi 16 Con. C. & Va.... 1.S5 Savage 2S Horn Silver .... 1.40 Sierra Nevada . . .50 Iron Silver .... 2.00 Small Hopes 2ti LeadvUle Con -. .02 Standard 1.S0 BOSTON, Dec 5. Closing quotations: Adventure ... Allouez Amal Am. Zinc .... Atlantic Bingham .... Cal. & Hecla Centennial . - Copper Range Daly West . . . Dom. Coal ... Franklin .... Grancy Isle Royale . ,$ 6.50Mohawk $ 54.25 . 17.50 M. C. & C 4.23 80.75(Old Dom 28.00 12.75 Osceola . 96.00 30.00 114.00 9.00 17.50 Parrot ... 37.2: Qulncy .. Shannon . Tamarack OSO.OOj .28.131 125.00 03.75TrInIty 12.50 13.30 U. SJ. Mining . . 27.63 65.73 U. S. Oil 11.63 12.50 Utah 45.00 5.20 Victoria 4.50 25.50IWInona 11.50 Mass. Mining 0.63iWolverine 106.00 Michigan 9.001 Tricky Chinese Contractors. Justin Burns In Engineering Magazine. The Chinese contractors on the Canton Hankow Railway practically completed their embankment contracts, but It was necessary to take the bridge work out o their hands and complete these structures under foreign foremen supervising native labor. In the case of the embankments It was not difficult to obtain coolies who had been skilled in the handling of clay in con structing and repairing the innumerable dikes which filled the country. With these Orientals the element of time never seemed to be thorougly understood, and. generally speaking, no contractor ever paid any regard to the completion of his work at the time promised. Much has been written In praise of the Chinese characteristic of faithfully ful filling a contract or business obligation In the spirit and letter of the agreement, even though there were no written evi dence of a promise, and even though the transaction would Involve pecuniary loss to the Oriental. It Is to be regretted that this railway work In South China cannot substantiate this much quoted and praised characteristic. It may have been that the Chinese builders were reared in a differ ent school of business ethics from the merchants; the railroad contractors were certainly thoroughly grounded In the fine arts of equivocation and scientific dishon esty of action and Intent. YACHT SAILING AN ART. To Excel in It Man Must Have Love for the Sport. Scrlbner's. That boat sailing la an art and not a mere trade, something which must bo born In a man and that cannot be acquired by mere teaching, is beyond all question. The successful skipper must be ono who follows the calling not from mere gain, but because he loves it. Ho must bo a man ot independent thought, of iron reso lution, but with an observing and reten tive mind two qualities not always found must be capable of taking Infinite pains with his boat; of neglecting noth ing, however difficult or Impossible, or however trifling in Its results, which may in any way contribute to her Improve ment. He must not spare, himself, and It follows that ho Is likely to be very ox acting with his crew. They will re spect him, but they generally do not lova him except when he Is at the wheel. To the born boat sailor a race Is an in spiration; his face glowa and his eyes fairly flame vith the same expression that animates a great artist absorbed in the creation of a picture, his eyes burning like an eagle while he sees In the air the scene ho is depicting. This really great boat sailor Is in truth an artist, In3plred by his work to point where he rises superior to all Immaterial and trivial things nnti sees only the essentials which make for victory. What would not some wealthy yachts men pay to experience for even an hour the Joy and exultation of power that comes to a man In a close race? The boat Is alive, responding to the touch of the wheel like a mettlesome horse to the spur; she bounds onward and her master Is deaf to all but the buzz of the wind and the surge of the sea to leeward! Hear the ring of his voice as he gives the sharp command. "Ready, about," and watch the spell of that voice on the crew how they spring Into action as ono man, and throw the force of a giant on to the head sheets. . With such a personality as this, success ful results are possible only when all dis turbing Influences are absent; there must be as few as possible about him at the wheel; no one personally inimical to him must be near at hand, as the Influence of such a man is fatal to the speed of the boat. Xo suggestions or remarks should be made by the friends of the owner, and. In fact, the fewer of the owner's friends on board the better for the boat. Couldn't Afford Anything Better. Phoebe Wrlghtson, aged 6, had to sit on one of the old dining-room chairs because when her mother had company there were not quite enough of the new mahogany ones to go around. Her table manners disappointed her mother so much that she was obliged to rebuke her openly. "Well, mother," said she. "you can't expect mahogany manners from any one that has to sit In one of our old chalr3." Whenever her conduct at table fell be low .par after this her "mar" had only to peer around to make sure that she was sitting In one of the best chairs In order to get an Improvement in her behavior. OMMISSION GRAIN and STOCK BROKERS We Charge No Interest for Carrying Long Stock General Office fSI Si MINNEAPOLIS, uxzrcr. . . Alden, Correspondent, Boom 2, Ground Floor, Chamber of Commerce. TRAVELERS" GUIDE. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY U-d PORTLAND to THE DALLES Regulator Line Steamers 1lLY (EXCEPT SUNDAY) 7 A. . Direct line for Moffett's. St. Martin's and Collins Hot Springs. Connecting at Lyle. Wash., with Columbia Blver & Northern Hy. Co.. for Golfiendale and Klickitat Valley points. Land Ins foot of Alder street. Phone Main 814. B. M'DONAJLU. Aeeau For South -Eastern Alaska LEAVES SEATTLE 0 A. M., TACOMA 0 P. M., day pre- L.V V1UU3, Dieasusuips LU1 lAUtt A fTTV m.A K 'i i cir imiriv DIRECT; Dec. 17, via Killls- noo and Sitka): RAMOXA (Dec 13, via KlIHsnoo and Sitka: Dec. 23. Skagway di rect); both vessels making reg ular S. E. Alaska ports of call: Cottace City calls at Vancouver; Ramona CALLS AT VICTORIA. FOR VANCOUVER. CITY OF SEATTLE leaves Seattle Tuesdays, Thursdays. Sundays, 10 P. M.; call at Everett and Belllngham. Steamers connect at San Francisco with com pany's steamers for ports In California, Mex ico and Humboldt Bay. For further informa tion obtain folder. Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing date. TICKET OFFICES. Portland 219 "Washington st. Seattle 113 James st. and Dock San Francisco 10 Market at. C. D. DUN'AJW. Gen. Pass. Agt. 10 Market st, San Francisco. XXAVELEKS GCIDK. 1 Sk&t Line am Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist le lsr-cara daily to Omaha. Chicago. (Spokane; tourist eleeplns-car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist aleeplng-car tpersoa ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Reclining ccali-cars (seats free) to the Eaac dally. CNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. 9:10 A.M. 5:25 P.M. Dally. Dally. j:15 f. M. d.tX) A. M Daily Daily. ! I V ;15 P. M. .:15 A. M. Dally. ! Dally. CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL for the East via liuatlDgton. sjOliANE FLl-iJti. for Jbjitern 'Wajouig too, NvaHu Walla. JUu Utuo, Cueur u'Aiesi and Great Noruitr. pointa. ATLANTIC EXPRE& lor the Kjut via Uust icfton. HIVER SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA and way points, connecting witn steamer for llvva- S: C0 P. M. Dally, except Sunday. Saturday. 10:00 P. M. B:0O P. 1L Daily, except Sunday. co and North Beach steamer jiassaio. ash street dock (water pr.) FOR DAi'TON". Ore con City and i'amhlil T:wA-M. 3:30 V. M. Dally. I Djiy. except I except River points steamer! aioqoc ana itutn. Ann ureet dqck twater per.j FOR LEW1STON. Idaho, and way potnu from Rlparia, Wash., e tea. triers Upokanu and LewUtoa. Sunuay. i Sunday. 1:40 A. M. Dally, except Saturday. About J:00 P. M, except Friday. TICKET OFFICE. Third and -Washington. Telephone Main 712. SAN FRANCISCO & 1'ORTLAND S. S. CO. For San Francisco, every five days from Ainsworth dock S. S. Geo. "VV. Elder. Dec. 2. 11'; S. S. Columbia. Dec. 7. 17. Sailing from Ainsworth dock. 8 P. M. PORTLAND & ASTATIC S. S. COMPANY. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar thur and Vladivostok; S. S. Nuraantla. Dec. S; S. S. Arabia. Dec. 31. For freight and further particulars apply to JAMES H. r 3WSON. Agent. Telephone Main 203. Upper Alaska Dock. EAST v. SOUTH Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. OVERLAND EOC PRL'aa TUAusS 8:80 P. M. tor salem. Rote burg, Ashland, sac rauteniu. ugacu. a. in Francisco, Mojave, Los Angelts. El 7:23 A.M. Paso. New urltaas nd the East. Morales train cos. 5:30 A. M. 7:10 P. M. nectb at Woodburn (dally except sua- oay) wltn train tot Muunt Angel, bilver- ton, .Brownsville, apungficiu. VVcnd ilng and Natron. 4.-0C Pt M- Albany paseenger connects at Wood. 10:10 A. M. burn with Mt. Angel and allvertoa local. 7:20 A. M. P. M. Corvallla passenger. 3:30 P. JL 118:23 A. M. Sberioan passenger. Dally. H Daily, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVIC3 AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally lor Osweso t 7:30 A. M. 12:50. 2:05. 3:25.. 5:2o. G:25. 7:45. 10:10 P. v ' Dally, except Sunday. 6:30. 0:30. 8:35, 10:23 A. V.W. 11:30 P. M. Sunday, ouly, 0 A.M. Returning from Oswego arrive Portland daily S:3 ii.. 1 1 53, 3:08. irsS, 0:15. 7:35. 8:55, 11-10 P. M. Dally except Sunday, 6:25, 7:S5 9-30 10:20 11 .5 A. M. Except Monday, 12:23 a' M. Sunday only, lu:0o A. M. Leave irom same depot lor Dallas and Inter mediate pointa dally ' pt Sunday, P. M. Arrive Portland, 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper it dally to Monmouth and Alrlle, connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and lndepend- "vfrnt-elass fare from Portland to Sacramento rJd 1 San Francisco. $20; berth U Second class fare. $15; eecond-clasa berth. 2.50. TlekeU to Eastern points and Europe, Also nnVn China Honolulu and Australia. CTTX TICKET OFFICE, corner Thirl and. Washington streets. Phone Main 712. TIME CARD URRAINS PORTLAND Depart. Arrive. Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma, Seattle. Olympla. South Bend and uray'a Harbor pointa 8:30 am 5:30 pm North Coaat Limited for Tacoma. Seattle, Spokane, uBtte, St. Paul. New York, Boston and all points East and Southeast 3:00 pm 7:00 am Twin City Express for Tacoma. Seattle, Spokane. Helena, St. Paul, Minne apolis. Chicago. New York. Boston and all points Eaac and Southeast 11:43 pn 7:00 pst Puget Sound-Kansas Clty- bt. Louis Special, for Tacoma, Seattltt, Spokane, Butte, Billings, Denver, Omaha, Kahsaa City, St. Louis and all points East and Southeast ... 8:30 am 7:00 am All trains dally, except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas senger Agent. 255 Morrison at., corner Third. Portland. Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. f?f su?iarr O ogcen&shasta -111 Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. For Mayjcers, Kalnler, Dally Clatskauie. Westport, Clifton. Aatorja. War 8:00 A. M. "aton. Flavei, Ham- u :10 . mond. Fort Stevens. Gearhort Park, Sea side, Astoria and Sea shore, Express Dally. 7:00 P. M i Astoria Express. 9:40 P U. I Dally. J C. A. STEWART. J. C. MAXO. Comm'l Agt.. 248 Alder st. G. F. & P. A, Phona Main 008. "P-Oseat Northern City Ticket Office. 122 3d. st. Phone 089. 2 0VEELAHD TRAINS DALLY O The Fly:r and tho Fast Mall. SPLENDID SERVICE CP-XO-DATE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES Tas Tickets, Bates, Folders and full la formation, call on or address H. DICKSON, City Passenger and Tickei Agt., 122 Third street, Portland. Or. JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE S. S. 1YO MARTJ For Japan, China and all Asiatic Forts, will Leave Seattle about Dec. 13th. i