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THE MORNIN& OREGOKIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEK 7, 1904. EFFECT OF MESSAGE Causes Comprehensive Ad vance in -Stocks. GENERAL BREAK COMES LATER Tumble Said to Be Due to Concerted Raid on Amalgamatecf'fcopper Profit-Taking Also Weakens the Tone. NEW TORK. Dec 6. Individual stock made volatile advances today, but they were of a character less impreselve to stock market sentiment than some of those that have shot up In the recent past. There were also fewer sains. SfwctjUters who have bought stocks recently in the hope that they would hit Upon the one that wai to enjoy the new movement upward and have hoped that the whole market would le earned along In sympathy with the strength 0f specialties, are Teginnlng to realize their disappointment by seeklngSov6ell out. The general level of the market B; not been responsive to the advancing ten dencics for several days past, and the steady rroSt-taklEg at different points throughout the Hit ha caused the fear that a reaction la at hand. News of general conditions does r.?t offer an explanation for a decline in rrtocks, for the reason that prices may have been pushed higher than was warranted by actual Improvement In conditions. There was some remaining disquiet this morning over newly resumed gold exports, but the distinctly caeler tone of money made any ro.idtude on this subject sesm misplaced. There was a disposition among the traders to ascribe the dull and neglected market to & devlre to await the President's message. The hour after the message appeared was the strongest period of the day's market, and resulted in a fairly comprehensive advance to about last night's level in the standard stocks, which had hung back up to that time. It was after an Interval of hesitation that the market broke to the extreme low level which was modified only by the scram ble of room shorts to take quick profits, caus ing some sudden rallies. This c ramble of shorts gave color to the supposition that the break was due to a con certed raid, especially on Amalgamated Cop per. In whieh the attack was trumpeted by ad vance advertising. Others attached Impor tance to the discussion which arose over the President's recommendation of authority to the Interstate Commerce Commission to gov ern railroad rates, although some such sug eta lion has come from the railroads them selves as the only means to do away with the artl-trust law provision against agreement on rates. By others It was Inferred that the. studied ignoring of the subject of the tariff In the message was to be accepted and & probable advocacy of a revision. The news of the day was favorable to property values. Bonds were eteady. Total sales, par value, S4.S0O.00O. United States bonds were steady. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison do preferred ..... Baltimore & Ohio... da preferred ...... Canadian Pacific ... Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio. 11,000 88 87ft 87 1.300 103& 103 103 63,500 101 10(4$ 200 85 85 04 3,100 134ft 132 132 700 104 103 1U- 49,100 00V4 49 600 41 42Ji 49 Chicago & Alton 40 80 do nrcforrcd Chi. Great Western.. 0.200 24 23 23 400 210V. 210 208A Chi. & Northwestern: Chi-. MIL. & St. Paul 10,800 176 170ft lid?, do preferred .. 3UU 183ft 184ft 18i Chi Term. &. Trans., do preferred ....... C C . C. & St. Louis. 1,000 14 1,400 25 4l6o 22 800 50 200 34 14 13 5 22 58 13 00 68 33 187 350 32- 80 30 75 56 Colorado boutnem do 1st preferred.... ?o 2d preferred..... Delaware & Hudson. Del., Lack. & West.. Denver & Rh Grande d preferred ....... trie do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred Hocking Valley do preferred ....... Illinois Central ...... Iowa Central do preferred .. Xan. City Southern.. do preferred Louisville & Nashv.. Manhattan L. Mctrop. Securities... Metropolitan St. Ry.. Mexican Central .... Minn. & St. Louie... M St P. & 8. M. &t tnvferred .... 33? 7,300 190 187 000. 350. 358 300 500 34 3: 88 41 77 58 04 80 30 88 03 0.500 4.300 3,000 500 00 03 l.TOa 05 02 10.400 157 1W 150 2.400 31 1.200 57 5d 5G 20 20 51 31 500 30 100 51 16,000 147 1.C00 1C8 144 144 107 107 3.000 6.300 0,000 8lk 81 123 21 62 00 145 110 38 64 42 130 76- 4)0 124 123 22 22 300 01 00 800 147 UC Miaurl Paelfle 19.700 111 100 34 64 139ft1 75?i Ma. Kan. & Texas.. 2,500 34 do preferred ....... .,900 National of Mex. pfd. 100 New York Central... 2,200 Norfolk &. Western.. 12.000 do preferred ........ Ontario & Western... 7.700 04 77 44 44 43 Pennsylvania 0,300 130 138 138 X . v v. oc ou ujuia wj to to Reading 111.800 do let preferred.... 200 do 2d preferred..... 300 Rock Island Go 12,400 do preferred 1,700 St L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 000 St L. Southwestern.. 2,300 do preferred 6,800 Southern Pacific .... 14.500 do preferred 1,000 Southern Railway ... 28.S00 do preferred 2.200 Texas & Pacific...... 2.600 Toledo, fit. L, & W.. 3.100 do preferred 2,000 II14 83 30 84 0 80 01 82 35 83 OSVi 27 59 05 117, 35 05 37 35 54 113 05 23 45 20 23 - M 82 35 83 OS 2 59 C5 30 05 37 55 114 05 23 20 23 46 6S? 28V 00 117 IP 3: 5Ci Lmoa faeinc ....... dft preferred Wabash do prefered Wheeling & L. Erie. Wisconsin Central .. do preferred Express companies Adams 235 American 200 212 2111 211 I nlted States Wells-Farg Mlscelaneous 120 244 A Rial. Copper 100,400 Axner. Car & Foundry 2,000 do preferred ....... 700 77 33 02 ac 05 8 3S 17 93 37 00 s 30 Aroer. Cotton Oil.... do preferred ....... American Ioe do preferred American Llneeed Oil do preferred 5.OO0 300 1.500 1.000 05 8 as 38 American Locomotive 3.700 ar.u S4U turn. do preferred 100 102", 10214 102U Amer. Em. & Refining 8,600 81 81 81 do prefered 100 lis 113 iiota Amer Sugar Refining 23.700 150 147 147 Anaconda Mining Co. 2,100 112 111 111 nrooKim xv. uransii. 1U,1W Oi. 65 66 7 Colorado Fuel & Iron 13,000 57 54 consolidated Gas ... 2,400 213 212 Com Products ....... 2.200 23 23 do preferred 800 80 78 Distillers Securities. 2,800 30 30 General Electric 300 lno 1RQ 23 70 25Vi ltSH intemattonal Paper.. 21,000 IV? r9. 21U 212i4 co preferred Internatlopal Pump.. do preferred ....... National Lead North American .... Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car.... 800 ,Si4 iHi.i -Tfi do preferred ....... Pullman Palace Car. Republic Steel ...... 500 do preferred 1,300 Rubber Goods 8,500 do preferred Tenn. Coal & Iron... 6,800 V S. Leather ... 22.300 do preferred r. S. Realty., r S. Rubber, do preferred r. S. Steel.., do Preferred 200 81 .. 1.700 .. 1.200 .. 56.700 33 03 32 04 183 30.000 300 200 Westlnghouse Elec. Western Union 02 Total sales for the day. L4&5.400 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Dec C. Closing quotations IT. S. ref, 2 reg.104 do coupon ...104 V. S. 3s reg. ... 104 4 C. & N. W. C. 7s.l2S5i D. & R. G 4s. .101 VI N. Y. Cent, lsts.100 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 74 do 4s 105 So. Pacific 4s ... 03 Union Pacific 4sl06 Wis. Central 4s. 02 do coupon . . . 104 T. S. new 4s reg.130 do coupon . . ..131 C. a olds 4s reg.103 do coupon ...106 Atchison AdJ 4s. 04 Stocks at London. LONDON, Dec C. Consols for money, 67 : consols for account, 88 11-10. Anaaonda 5Nor. & Western. 7ft Atchison 00 do preferred ..106 Bait & Ohio ...103 Can. Pacific ....137 Ches. & Ohio ... 51 C Ot. Western. . 25 do preferred .. U5 Ont, & Western. 451 x-ennsyivaEla. ... 71 Rand Mines ... . liu, Reading 42 do 1st -pref ... 40; 41.W0 115 800 05 1.000 23 3,100 46 300 20 000 23 300 47 5,200 25 24 24 000 103 102 102 6.000 46 45 44 1.000 111 110 110 2.200 40 39 30 200 01 01 00 23S 18 16 16 70 6S 60 20 28 2S 05 78 74 74 10 17 17 106. 103 103 80 70 32 32 03 02 31 Sl 03 03 182 182 02U 02U 160 18 84 00 41 77 102 149 35 144 do 2d przf . So. Railway .. do preferred So. Pacific ... Union Pacific do preferred U. S. Steel ... do preferred Wabash do preferred Spanish 4s ... .. 42 .. 38 03 .. 63 U .118 .. 07 31 .. M .. 24 .. 47 .. 89 Basic Clearlacs. Clearings. Portland $723,200 Seattle 783,578 Tacoma ........... 501,290 Spokane 487,774 Balances. $123,622 109.244 47.354 77.172 Dally Treasury Statement. "WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balance J143.O24.017 Gold 85,535.010 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc There la but little demand for wheat, and the market is almost stagnant. Pritos. though largely nominal, show more firmness. WHEAT Export values. Walla Walla. SOc; bluestem. 85c; milling. Walla Walla. 83c; blue stem, 88c; Valley, 87c; Eastern basis. Walla Walla, 85c: bluestem. SOc BARLEY Feed, $22 ?-r ton: rolled. $23.50 924.50. OATS No. 1 white. SLSO0L32; gray, $1.35 1.40 per cental. FLOUR Patents. J4.6504.S5 per barrel; straights, $4.30 4. 45; clears, $3-S54; Val ley. $4.10 4.23; Dakota, hard wheat. $0,500 7.50; Graham, $8.50(24; whole wheat. $4 0 4.2;; rye flour, local. 54-50; Eastern, $59 5.10. MILLSTUFFS -Bran. $10 per ton; mid ftajdllngs, $25; shorts. $21; chops. U. S. Mills, n-T$18i linseed dairy- food. $18; linseed ollmeal. lc per pound. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 00 oound sacks. $0.75: lower grades. $5:720 M.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $S per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 30-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; spilt peas, $4.au per juu-pouna sack; zd-pouna boxes, $L25; pearl barley. $4 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes, $i.zs per box; pastry nour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy. $146plU per ton; clover. sizvis; grain, xizuis; cneau sizma. Vegetable. Fruit, Etc. The California steamer yesterday brought only a small assortment of produce, prlncl pally grapes and lemons. The inquiry was alow, and there was not much life to trade. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per sack; car rots. $1; beets, $1.25; parsnips. $L25; cab- Dxge. iytc; lettuce, nead. 15c per dozen; parsley, 20c doren; tomatoes. $L23 pet crate; cauliflower. $1 per do ten: ere slant. lo915o per pound; celery, 59S70c per dor.; cu- cumners, iuoioc per cozen, peas. taoc per pound; beans, green. 7c; wax, 7c; pumpkins. lUic per pouna ; peppers, oc per pouao. ONIONS New, $2g2.10, buyers' prices. HONEY $33.25 per case. POTATOES New Oregon, fancy, 75SOOc; common, wvwc, ouj era price; jaercea sweets, lK&la RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4 -crown, 7?4e: S-layer Muscatel raisins. 7 He; unbleached seedless Sultanas, 0c; London layers, 8-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $LS5; 2 -crown. $1.75. . DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 60 8o per pdusd; sundrled. sacks or boxes, none; apricots, 10911c; peaches. 010c; pears, none; prunes. Italians, 495c; French, 23c; figs, California blacks, 5o; do white, none; Smyrna. 20c: Ford dates, 6c; plums, pitted, 6c DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy, $10 L75; dean. 75c$l; wormy, 50 Q 00c per box; figs. 85c $2.50 per box: grapes, Cali fornia. $1.2501.65: pears. Winter Nellie $1.2591.50; cranberries. $9.50311 per barrel; persimmons, t- Per oox. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. S3C1 3.75; choice. $2.75 per box; oranges, new na vels. 12.50: nranefrult- S3B3.50 Der box: hi. nanas. 5$3c per pound; pomegranates, $2.25 ptr box. Batter, Esjci, Poultry, Etc Poultry Is coming in. more freely, but moves off well at the established prices. Two more cars of Eastern eggs were received yester day and checked any rise in this article. But ter is quoted steady to firm by the local creameries, but on Front street It Is quoted weak. EGGS Oregon ranch, 31032c; Eastern, 242Sc CREESE Full cream twins, 13015c; Young Americas. 1415c BLi'lwiisiR City creameries: Extra cream ery. 30c per pound; fancy creamery, 22 27 c Stat creameries; Fancy creamery, 2527c: stock butter. 12014c POULTRY Fancy hens, Il12c: do old. 11 llc; mixed chickens. lO&llc; old roosters. b0c; do yobng, lO01Oc; springs, 1 to 2 pound. 10llc; broilers. 1 to 1-pound, 12 13c; dressed chickens. ll12c; turkeys, live, Spring, 15316c; do dressed. 17618c; do choice, 1020c; geese, live 6O0c; do dressed, 10311c; ducks, old, $66.50; do young, as to sire, $a 68; pigeons. $1&L25. GAME Wild geese, $393,50; Mallard ducks, $3ff3.23; Widgeon, $22.60; Teal. $L7502- Groceries. Nats. Etc, COFFEE Mocha. 20Q26C; Java, ordinary. 10020c; Costa Rica, fancy.- 1820c; good. 10lSc; ordinary. 10012c per pound; Co lumbia roost, uses, 100s. $13; 50s, $1313; Arbuckle. $14. SS; Lion. $14.75. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, $5.37.; Na 2 Creole. $4.25; Carolina, 0c; broken-head, 4c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tail $1.05 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40: fandf 1-pound flats. $1.80; -pound flats. $L10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis. 87 c; red. 1 pound tails, $L20; sbckey.es, 1-pound talis. $1.75: 1-pound fiats, $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis.. 100 pounds: Cube. $0.50; powdered. $6.25; dry granulated. $0.15; extra C. $5.05; golden C, $5.55; fruit sugar, $6.25; advance over sack basis as fol lows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, dednct c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct c per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar granulated. $6.05 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15 18c per pound. SALT California. $9.50 per ton; $1.80 per bale; Liverpool. 50a, $15Jw. loot, $15; 2uos, $14.50: half-ground, 100s, $5.25; GO $5.75. NUTS Walnuts, 15 o per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuu. 15c; filberts. 15c; pecans, jumbos, 15s; extra large, 14c; almonds, I. X. L., 13(?16c; ne ?lus ultras, 15c; nonpareils, 13c; chestnuts, Italians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw, Sc per pound; roasted, 9 9 10c; plnenuts. 1012c; hickory nuts, 7c J oocoa nuts. 85 Q 00c per dozen. BEANSSmall white, 3c; large white, 8c; pink. 4c; bryou, 3c; Uma, 4c Meats end Provisions. - BEEF Dreaoed ltd Uc per pound. MUTTON Dressed, 4Q5c per pound; lambs, 66&c per pound. VEAL Drested. 100 to 125. 7eSc per pound; 125 to 200. 506c; 200 and up. 3?4c PORK. Dre&sed, 100 to 150. 03cper pound; 150 and up, 6c HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 13c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 13c; 18 to 20 pounds. 13c; Cali fornia (picnic), Oc; cottage hams. 0c; shoul ders, 9c; boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnic ham, boneless, 14c, BACON Fancy breakfast 13c per 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 bam. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17c; bologna, long, 6c; welnerwurst, 8c; liver. 6c; fork, lOo; blood. 5c; headcheese, 5c; bo ogna sausage, link, bc DRY-8ALTBD MEATS Regular short clears, 10c salt, 11c smoked; clear backs, 9c salt, 10c smoked; Oregon export, 20 to 25 pounds, average. ioc salt, liftc omoaea; union duiu. - 10 to IS wounds, average. Sc salt. Oc smoked. I PirvT.rn imnrta PlrvA nit- fw u.hn relE. $5: -barrela $2.75: 15-pound kit. $1.25: pickled tripe, -barrels, $5; -barrels, $2.75;. lo-pouna Kit, $1.25; picklea pigs tongues, ft barrels, $5; -barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $15; pickled lambs' tongues, -barrels, $8.25; -barrels. $4.75; 15-pound kits. $2.25. LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces, 10c; tubs, 10c; 60s, 10c; 20s. 10c; 10s, 10c; 5s. 10c Standard pure: Tlerce6. 9c; tubs, 0c; 50s. 0c: 20s. 9; 10s. 10c; 5s. 10c Compound: Tierces. 6o; tubs. 6c; 50s, 6c; 10s. 7c; 6s. 7c Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc HOPS Fancy shippers, 81fiI31c: choice, 30 31c; prime, 20330c per pound. WOOL Valley, 10620c per pound; Eastern Oregon. 1017c; mohair. 25&2&0 per pound for choice HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up, 1515c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 10 pounds, 12c; do calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 10c: dry, salted bulls and stags, one-third less than do, flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 70 pounds and over, 838c: 50 to 60 pounds, 7 Sc. under 50 pounds and cows, 67c; stags and bulls, eound. 44c; kip. sound, 15 to 20 -pounds," 7c; under 10 pounds, 8c; green (un Raited), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound; horse hides, salted, $1.5002 each; dry. $10 1.50 each; colts hides, 25Q50o each; goatskins, common. 10315c each; Angora, with wool an, 25c$L TALLOW Prime, per pound, 435c; No. 1 and grease. 233c Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 24c; Iron barrels, ISc; S5 degrees gasoline, cases, 82c; Iron barrels or drums, 26c COAL OIL Cases. 21c; Iron barrels, 16c; wood barrels, none; 63 degrees, cases. 22c; barrels, 18c Washington State test burning oils, except headlight. C per gallon higher. "LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 64c; sases. SOc Boiled: Barrels. 50c; cases, 61c One cent less in 250-gallcn lota. TURPENTINE Cases. 85c; barrels, file WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7e; 600-pound, Tc; less than coo-pohnd lets. 8c C. Sl'& St. P.. DeBeers D. & B. O do preferred .. Erie do 1st pref ... do 2d pref . . . Illinois Central. L. & N. M., K. & T.. .... N. Y. Central ... ARGENTINA THE FACTOR CROP! REPORTS CAUSE FLUCTUA TIONS AT CHICAGO. Material Decrease in World's Availa ble Stocks Partly Responsible for Late Upturn in Wheat. CHICAGO, Dec 6. A practical denial of yesterday's sensational report of damage to the wheat crop in Argentina caused an easy opening In wheat here Those who doubted the authenticity of yesterday's damage re ports received much encouragement from the comparative weakness of the wheat market at Liverpool, where prices were barely steady, notwithstanding the 2 cents advance here the previous day. Toward the middle of the session, sentiment became decidedly bull ish and the market advanced sharply. One cause of the rally was a partial confirmation by . well-known British crop statistician of the damage reports from Argentine. Another factor partly responsible for the upturn was a material decrease In the world's available stocks. Small primary receipts also gave ad ditional impetus to the advance In prices. Late in the day the market became weak on profit-taking. Closing quotations on May were c lower at $1.13. The corn market was under strong selling pressure throughout the day. May closed 0 c lower at 4444c Liquidation of December delivery by com mission houses was a feature of trading In oats. May closed c lower at 30c Provisions were weak as a result of liberal receipts of hogs at the yards. At the close May pork was off 1720c; ribs were 5ff7o lower, and lard was 5c lower. The leading futures ranged as folows: WHEAT. , Open. High. $L11 $r.ii 1.13 1.14 1.00 1.01 'CORN. .46 .46 .44 .44 .44 .44 OATS. .28 .28 .50 .30 .30 .30 MESS PORK. Lowr-Close. .$1.10 $L10 December May July December May JUlr 1.12 .00 l.Wft .46 .44 .44 .30 .30 December May July .28 .80 .30 January 12.77 12.77 12.60 May 13.02 13.02 12.80 12.62 12.87 LARD. 6.00 6.00 7.12 7.12 January .. May 0.87 7.07 6.87 7.10 SHORT RIBS, January 6.57 6.57 May 6.75 6.77 6.52 6.70 6.55 6.72 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Wheat No. 2 Spring, $1.101.16; No. 3, $1.03 01.15; No. 2 red, $1.149431.10. Corn No. 2. 46c; No. 2 yellow, 47c. Oats No. 2. 2Sc; No. 2 white, 3132c; No. 3 white, 2931c. Rye No. 2, 74c Barley Good feeding, "" 38c; fair to choice malting, 42Q51c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.13; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.27. Timothy seed Prime, $2.70. Mess pork Por barrel. $U.35il.40. Lard Per 100 pounds, $6.85. Short ribs sides Loose, $0.37(?6.67. Short clear sides Boxed, $6.877. Clover Contract grade, $12.50. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels .'. 759,000 89.000 Wheat, bushels 16.000 70,000 Corn, bushels 700 400 oats, bushels 402.700 121.830 ye, Dusneu 104.000 Barley, bushels 14,000 5.500 23,000 Grain and Produce at 2'ew York.. NEW YORK, Dec 6. Flour-Receipts, 44, 700 barrels: exports, 1048 barrels; firm and nominally higher. Wheat Receipts, 20.000: spot easy: No. 2 red, nominal; elevator and $1.20 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern. Duluth, '$1.25 f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 bard Manitoba, $1.08 f. o. b. afloat. Opening a trifle higher on covering, wheat yielded to disappointing Liverpool ca bles and denials of the Argentine rust dam age. It rallied again ongood .support at Chicago, and a bullish statement of stocks. The market finally gave way. Under bear pressure and closed 3c net lower. May closed at $1.14: July. $1.04; December, $1.18. Hops QuleU :.' Hides and wool Firm. y. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 0. Wheat and bar ley steady. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1.4531.50; milling, $1.52 G1.C5. Barley Feed. $1.1031.11; brewing, $1,159 1.17. Oats Red, $1.22$jl.62; white, $L42 1.07. Call board sales Wheat May. $1.44. Barley May, $l.0S. Corn Large yellow, $1.451.47. Changes in Available Supplies. NEW YORK. Dec 6. Special cable and tele, graphic advices received by Bradstreet's show the following changes in available supplies, as compared with last account: Bushels. Wheat, United States and Canada, east of Rockies. Increase .2,076.000 Afloat for and In Europe, decrease.... 4,700,000 Tfttal cunntv o Mi nM Corn, United States and Canada) "east ' ' ui nies, increooea... j...., bi5 w0 Oats, United States and Canada, east of Hockles, Increased 464,000 European drain Markets. .uw.iw.., Awi j, ncuTwgDes on pas sage firm, but .not active; English country markfts nnlut Tint ctMHt- LIVERPOOL. Dec 6. Wheat firm; wheat lh Paris firm; flour in Paris firm; French country markets firm; weather In England, heavy rain. Wheat a Taooma. TACOMA. Dec 6. Wheat TTnphnnrvrf. stcm, 80c; club, SOc. HOP POOL FORMED. Washington County Growers Withdraw From the Market.""" FOREST GROVE, Or.. Dec. & SpedSt 4- Hop dealers In this vicinity today formed a pool and will hold their output for a. higher price. Tho pool includes between 450 and 500 bales o hops. LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices at Portland Union Stockyards Yes terday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 5 sheep, 00 hogs and 02 cat tle. The following prices were quoted at the yards: Cattle Best steers. $3.2563.50; medium. $2.7563: cows, $282.50. Hogs Best large, fat hogs, $5.2565.50; light hogs. $4.2564.75. Sheep Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $3.2563.50; lambs. $3.25. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec 6. Cattle Receipts, 3600; market active and strong; native steers. $3.7566.25; cows and heifers, $2.5063.80; Western steers, $2.0064.75; Texas steers, $2.73 63.75; cows and heifers, $2.3063.50; canners. $1.7563.20: stockers and feeders, $2.4064.00 calves. $365.50; bulls, stags, etc. $264. Hogs Receipts, 0200; market 5c lower; heavy, $4.3564.05; mixed. $4.3584.40; light, $4,350 4.S0; pigs. $464.30; bulk of sales, $4.3534.40. Sheep Receipts, 0000; market stronger; fed muttons, $4.304.3S; Westerns, $4.2064.65; ewes. $3.0064.50: common and stockers. $2.50 64.35; lambs, $566.15. CHICAGO, Dec C. Cattle Receipts. 0000: Including 600 Westerns; market steady; good to prime steers, $067.60; poor to medium. $3-25a 0.00; stockers and feeders. $2.2564.15; cows. $1.5064.10; heifers. $265; canners. $1,356 2.40; bulls. 1 29 4.23; calves. $3.5057: Texas-fed steers, $3; Western steers, $3,506?. Hogs Receipts, today. 42,000; tomorrow. 43.- 000; market, shade lower; mixed and butchers: $4.404.62; good to choice heavy. $4,409 $4.62; rough heavy. $4.354.45; light. $4.82$ 4-50; Tnilk of sales. $4.504.53; Sheep Receipts, 22.000; sheep strong; lambs shade -higher; good to cnoice wethers. $4.40 5.10; fair to choice mixed, $3.504.S5; West ern sheep, 4835; native lambs, $4.508.25; Western lambs. $4.5036.10. KANSAS CITY, Dec S. Cattle Receipts, 12.. 000; steady; native steers, $3:5036.23; cows and heifers, $L755; stockers and feeders, $3.30tf 4.15; bulls. $24; calves, $2.506.25; Western steers. $234.75; Western cowa $2.5033.50. Hogs Receipts, 17.000; steady to 5 cents lower; bulk, $4.304.55; heavy. $4.504.60; packers. $4.3564.55: pigs .and lights, $3,753 4.40. , Sheep Receipts. 6000; steady and active; muttons, $485; lambs, $4.50S6; range weth ers. $134.75; owes, $204.25. Wool Markets. BOSTON, Dec. 6. Trading In the wool mar ket Is quiet. This Is due partly to tho fact that the manufacturers have practically sup plied their wants, but particularly It is due to the fact that selections of desirable wools are very much broken. The year will, opparently, dose with a small stock on hand. Territory wools are firm, with small holdings. Pulled wools are steady. The foreign market main tained a Arm tone. Quotations: . Territory, Idaho, fine. 1810c; heavy flnc, 16$17c; flne medium, ISflOc; medium, 22323c; low medium, 23824c. Wyoming flne. 1718c; heavy flne. l'5lCc; flne medium, 17l8c; medium, 23324c; low medium, 2324c. Utah and Nevada One. 1718c; heavy fine, 15916c; flne medium, 1791Sc; medium, 22g 23c;' low medium. 23824c Montana flne choice. 21622c; average, 1320c; fine average, IDS 20c; flne medium choice, -1622c; staple, 22623c; medium choice. 230 24c; average. 21622c ST. LOUIS, Dec 6. Wool-Nominal; territory v:1-"' iucuiums, swjrc; nne medium, .li&lfii; fine, 16Sl?c Moaey, Exchange, Etc. JFS7 rifJK0- on call, steady; 363; closing bid. 2; offered 2g2 per cent 4 mt mercantile paper. 4 Sterling exchange, firmer, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.863064.8635 for wSa0 "f(i 4-837,e4-8375 for CO-day bills. Posted rates, $4.84 and $4,876-4.37. Commercial bills, $4.8364.S4. Bar rtlver! Mexican dollars, 48e. Government bonds, steady; railroads, steady. iONDON, Dec 6.-Bar silver, firm, 27d 5SC; mfu ey 1HS3 r The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is . per cent. Tho rate of discount In the open market for three months bills Is 2 per cent. . J.AN .fRANCTSCO. Dec. 6.-Sllver bars. 60c Mexican dollars. 46647c Drafts, sigh, par; do. telegraph, 2c. Sterling, on London, 60 days, $4.83; sight, $4,86. ' Metal Markets. NW YORK, Dec 6.-Tbe London tin mar ket was Irregular, with spot higher at 134. whllo futures declined to 132 1G. Locally the market remains quiet. Quotations range from 20.25c to 20.50c. Copper was a little lower In the English market, with spot closing at 66, and fu tures at C0 7s 6d. Locally, the market re mains unchanged Lake Is held at 14.87 15.25c; electrolytic at 14.75315c and casting at 14.5014.75c Lead was unchanged at 12 17s 6d in Lon don, and at 4.6064.70c in 4be local market. Spelter was higher at 25 In London. Lo cally, the price stood at 5.7565.87c Iron closed at 53a Od In Glasgow, and at 49s 4d In Mlddlesboro. Locally. No. 1 foun dry, Northern. No. 1 foundry. Southern, and do. soft are quoted at $17I7.50; No. 2 foun dry Northern at $16.50617. Dried Fruit at New York, NEW YORK. Dec 6. The market for evap orated apples Is quiet. There is a moderate Jobbing demand for the higher grades, but prime and lower qualities are weak. Common are quoted at 364c, prime at 364c, and fancy at' 666c , Prunes show considerable firmness, partic ularly larger sizes, which are in demand. Quotations range from 2c to 6c, according to grade Apricots are In a firm position. Demand la not particularly pressing, but there Is com paratively little fruit offering. Choice are held at 10c; extra choice. 10llc; fancy, ll6l3c. Peaches also are firm. Choice are quoted at 060c; extra choice. 0610c; fancy, 103 11c Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec 6,-Coffce futures closed steady net 5 points higher; sales. 34.500 bags, including January. a8586.00c: March. 7.10c; May. 7.256.7.30c; July. 7.45c; September, 7.60c, and October, 7.R5c. Spot Rio steady. Sugar Rutt. firm: flr running. 4c; cen trifugal, 06 test, 4c; molasses sugar, 4c. Refined is firm; crushed. $8.15; powdered, $5.55; granulated, $5.45. Dairy Produce la the East. NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-Butter, firm; West era factory, common to choice, 13617c Cheese, unchanged. Eggs, strong; Western, fine selected, 32c; do average, best. 30631c CHICAGO. Dec 6. On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm; creamery, 16626c; dairy, 10622c Eggs, strong at market, 20625c. Cheese steady. 11612c New York Cottoa Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 6. Cotton futures closed steady at a net loss of 11613 points. De cember. 7.50c: Januarv. 7.5Se? Trtrttarv T March, 7.73c; April, 7.77c; May, 7.82c'; July,' T.ooc; August, 7.SOC Spot closed quiet. 10 points lower. Mid dling Uplands, 8c; middling gulf, 8.25c; saies, none. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL BEPORT. PORTLAND, Dec. -6. Maximum tempera ture, 43 deg.; minimum, 37. River reading at 11 A. M., 2.7 feet; change lh past 24 hours, none. Total precipitation, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., none; total since September 1, 1004, 10.14 Inches; normal, 12.03; deficiency, 2.84. Total sunshine December 6, 1904. 8 hours and 49 minutes; possible, 8 hours and 48 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level), at 5 P. M., .. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Wind. Si Si STATIONS. Baker City .. Bismarck ... Boise Eureka Helena Kamloops, B. 40!0.00 300.00 W NW W Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Cloudv lo.oo) u.w 0.00 NE N or" C. UV1VI.W '3Slo.no ortn Head Pocatello Portland Red Bluff ........ Roseburg Sacramento Salt Lake qlty... San Francisco Spokane Seattle -. Tatooah Island .... Walla Walla 0.00 lo.oo 18SE Clear BW E ' NE IN W NE Clear Clear Clear 0.00 jo.ooj Clear 54 O.00 Clear 42 0.00 530.00 Clear Clear 34 0.00 SW SE Pt. cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 40'0.00 50 t ; 3010.00 20 AiNlCl oudy Light. T trace. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Cloudiness has Increased In the Sound coun. try, and a light sprnkle of rain Is reported at Tatoosh Island. Elsewhere In the North Pa cific States fair weather continues, with tem peratures slightly below normal. The Indications are for occasional light rains In Western Oregon and Western Washington Wednesday, and continued fair weather east of the Cascade Mountains. The temperatures will Slowly rise during the next 48 hours. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland at 8 P. M. for 28 hours ending at midnight, December 7: Portland and vicinity Increasing cloudiness, followed by light rain; southeasterly winds. Western Oregon Light rain along the coast; Increasing cloudiness, folowed by rain in tho interior; southeasterly winds. Western Washlngtbn Light rain; southeast erly winds. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Northern Idahor-Increas'lng cloudiness. RnntbJtrn Idaho Fair. POTATOES ARE FIRMER CHOICE STOCK SELLS WELL AT SAN FRANCfSCO. Choice Oregons Bring $1 and Fancy Worth $1.10 Low Grades Slow and Weak. SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, Dec 6. The Mer chants' Exchange will probably Issue Its statement tomorrow of stocks of flour and grain in the state on December I. May wheat was active and higher In the early trading, and despite some reaction, closed Arm. Spot wheat had a firmer tendency. Barley was Inactive, but steadier for spot and futures as receipts have lessened. Oats met with more Inquiry. Feedstuffs were steady. Hay was dull. The apple market Is depressed, but leading dealers expect much lighter shipments from outside points as a result of low prices. Complaint is made that the lately arrived Washington apples are not averaging well In quality. The flret carload of Missouri pip pins of the season arrived from Colorado and are held at $1.25 per bushel box. Stocks of all citrus fruits are large, and the mar ket Is weak. A carload of Coos Bay cran berries Is on the market at current rates. Two carloads of Eastern cranberries, eald to be the last of the season, arrived. While low-grado potatoes are slow arid weak, with 23.000 sacks from river districts lying unsold on one wharf, fancy stocls Is In limited cupply and firm. A lino of 350 sacks of Oregon Burbanks, choice quality, received by the Elder, just sold at $1, and fancy would probably bring $1.10. Onions are firm. A carload from Oregon is due tomorrow, and consignees expect to get $2.50. A carload of soft stock from Utah Bold at $1.7562. Dairy products were quiet, but steady. Re-, celpts, 23.000 pounds butter. 12,000 pounds cheeee. and 13,000 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Garlic 465c; green peas, 366c; String beans, 366c; tomatoes, 50c6$l; egg plant 668c POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 16618c; roost ers, old, $484.50; do young. $$65.50; .broilers, small, $363.50; do large, $3.5064; fryers. $4 4.50; hens, $565.50; ducks, old, . $566; do young. $668. CHEESE Young America, 12612o; East ern, 12614c v . BUTTER Fancy creamery. 21c; creamery seconds, 17c; fancy dairy, 17c; dairy seconds, 15c EGGS Fancy ranch, 37c WOOL Lambs, 16618c MILLFEED Bran. $18.5010; middlings, $25 628. HOPS-1004. 27631c HAY Wheat, $1014.50; wheat and oats. $10 613.50; barley, $9611; alfalfa. $0611.50; clo ver, $760; stock. $567; straw, 40665c FRUIT Apples, choice. 51.25; do common, 25c; bananas, $163; Mexican limes, $4; Cali fornia lemons; choice, $3: do common, $1; oranges, navels. $162; pineapples, $1:5064. POTATOES River Burbanks, 4070c: River rede, 6065c; Salinas Burbanks, 00c61.40; sweets," 60676c: Oregon Burbanks, 75c6$l. , RECEIPTS Flour, 72S8 quarter sacks; wheat, 76,653 centals; barley, 3182 centals; beans, 3160 sacks; corn, 135 centals; potatoes. 6213 sacks1; middlings, 300 sacks; hay, 361 tons; wool, 155 barrels; hld, 158. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 6.-Officlal closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta $ .05 Andes 23 Belcher ... .... .23 Beat & Belcher. 1.03 Bullion 21 Caledonia' 42 Challenge Con. . .14' Chollar 15J Hale & Norcros8.$1.75 Justice .10 Mexican ... . Occidental Con, Ophlr Overman ... . Potosl Savage 1.23 .7S 3.06 .10 .17 .27 .05 .51 .00 Confidence ... . . .85 Seg. Belcher Con. Cal. & Vn.. l.SblSlerra Nevada- Con. Imperial .. .17SlIver Hill. - -. Crown Point 17 Union Cpn 62 Exchequer 45 Utah Con .. .07 Gould &. Curry . .24 Yellow Jacket .. .17 NEW YORK, Dec 6. Closing quotations: Adams Con. Alice ...$ Little Chief .. Ontario ... Ophlr ... .4.. Phoenix Potosl Savage Sierra Nevada Small Hopes . .05 .. 3.30 Breece 12 Brunswick Con.. .10 Comstock Tun... .08 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.85 Horn Silver .... 1.50 Iron Sliver ... . 2.00 Lcadvllle Con... .02 .. 2.80 .. .17 .. .15 . . .23 .. .40 .. .60 .. 1.70 Standard BOSTON, Dec. 6. Closing quotations: Adventure O.OOIMont. C. & C..$ 4.23 Allouez 18.50OId Dominion . 28.00 Amalgamated. Am. Zinc .... Atlantic Bingham ... . Cal. &. Hecla . Centennial .... Copper Range. Daly West .... Dominion Coal 13Osccola . 03.00 12.73 Parrot 17.30 Quincy 56.75 Shannon 675.00 Tamarack . . . 27.75 Trinity 60.38 U. S. Mining 13.00 U. S. Oil 63.30 Utah . 20.30 . 115.00 0.00 123.00 in. 11. CO 27.63 11.75 44.50 4.75 11.23 160.00 Franklin 12.00 Victoria Grancy 5.001 Winona Isto Royale . . 24.00 Wolverine Mohawk C4.00 CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. Frank L. Gesford. 47. Tacoma, Wash.; Fran ces A. Templeton, 26. George Holzapfel, 24; Lena Belnhard, 25. Deaths. December 1. George A. Carnahan, IS years, 713 Bralnard; consumption. December 2, Yoes Marie, 33 years, Mersey dock; drowning. Births. November 20, to the wife of Joseph K. How ard, 180 Seventeenth, a boy. Building Permits. C. Kehrll, Crosby and Halicy, alterations; $500. H. T. Griffith. Mill, between Water and Front, two-story frame; $600. Henry Melster, Johnson, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, shed; $300. A. Lehman, Mississippi, between Alblna ave nue and Borthwick. dwelling; $600. Lydla M. Willis, East Ninth, between Beacon and Bowman, dwelling; $2000. Adolph Dckum, Twenty-flret. between Carter and Terrace road, two-story dwelling; $7000. J. M. Ru&sell, Ford, between Main And Mad ison, two-story dwelling; $6000. Articles of Incorporation. D. H, Smith. H. C. Allison. L. B. Reder, M. G. Royal and R. J. Owens filed articles of In. corporation Of the Cedarbrook Town3lte & De velopment .Copany In the County Clerk's office yesterday; capital stock, $100,000. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. C A Marnd. MilwklclA Berg, San Fran 6 S Long, TacOma L Peacock, Chicago R J McCormlck. TcmlCapt Maxey and wife, W X. Mccormick. Tcmi rt Missoula H D Rolust. USA P M Edmlnster and M Grcenbaum. Chgo U S Wood. Wayne. Ill wife. San Fran W B KUlle, St Louis R G Dunn. San Fran E 8 Wetmore. Warner F R Silversmith, N Y D C Schwelter. N Y L J Schiller. N Y J G Garrotson. city F H Gilman and wf. J R Barker, San Fran Seattle J Anderson, Seattle Mrs R B Wood. N D C B. Avery. Eugene C H Sschmldt, Eugene H A. Selgell. N Y C R Shlpman, Chlcgo M H Durst and wife, Alameda, Cal II W Ogllble. San F P Jewell. North Dak W H Oliver. Seattle W S Brewster. Seattl J A Plerson. Ft Miss H J Boedlnskopp. KC C F W HolIIster. Den L McMullan and wife, P B Gosllnsky, S F A Cohn. Chicago ban t rancisco F Jayne. San Francis C E Burg, Burlington Miss E L Wlghtman. A Garcia. Chicago Miss F Yates. San Fi F- Graham and wife, Seattle F M Gray, Ban Fran R T Reed. Seattle A Gullett, Seattle S Thall. N Y W W Cameron, Palo A W H Groat, San Fran E E Whell. Chicago G W Grunbaum. N Y E T Turner. Banks A K Delarvy, Juneau Miss Delaney, Juneau B Turner. Seattle A Schlater, San Fran THE PERKINS. H E Hobart. La CentFrank Koontx, Toledo! J P Murphy, Spokane Will French, For Gr J S Waggener. Hillsb John Johnson. Aitc H A Walker. Astoria' John Fleming, T Dlls Lee Owsley. La Grnd A B Daly, Coos Bay Mrs C Benson. San Fj J E Bean. Pendleton! Bent Gilford, The DIsiA P TurwelL San Frn F MMulfcer. Clatila Ct R Black. San Fran C-W-Hugglns, Seattle F A Hugglns. San Fra halls M Goldle. San "Fran C L Hoffman, So BndlMrs Goldle. San Fran H W Burns. Setatt! Paul Fundman, WI1 Mrs Burns. Seattle E C Rogers, Dayton C Butt. Newberg Miss K J Ralne. do F Water. Chicago Mrs Waters- f!h lamina D D Martin. For Grov S B Reynolds, Los A M Ward. Deer Island Mrs Ward, Deer Islnd Mrs H M Duthen. Abd Mrs W A Tluthn Ahrd John Smith, Chicago Airs amun, Chicago A B Webdell. Prlnevll John Bo Cart. WnmlMWR Tlz-Vinof " A IVrnnv N Ward. Deer Islnd IE J Slocum. Heppner 5 Ward. Deer IslndMrs C Larson, Wal W V p Harris, city ja H" Flsk. Chicago l0,me3. Seattle C H Frasier. CastleR 5 ?,:EerabaU' Grd H E Mitchell. USA H F Toney, La GmdJC W Maynard, Chehls THE IMPERIAL. J D Noyes, Ballston J E Presnell, Newbg Frank Alley, Rosbrg A T Buswe!l.'San Fr J W Walker. Snnknns. Miss Jennie Green. Troutdalo B Lurch. Cottage Grv a a Williams, Mc Murray H B Tblelsen and wf F W Settlemeler. aaiem J H Ackerman, Salem J M Haberly, Salem S B Thompson. Chgo J H Davis, Tacoma S A Madge, Olympla Henry Garbutt and wife, Sycamore D Urquhart. Cheh&H Woodburn R Earlle. wife and daughter. Cottar CI A J Colllnger and wf. Ilwaco Miss Markham, Ilwac R P Huffman, Callfor Airs t D Rockwell, Seattle W E Macomber. Chls C B Samson, Topeka F Fancher. Chehalls C H Warren and wife, Catblamet Mrs Samson, Topeka B B Dobbs. Seattle Mrs Dobbs. Seattle L D Heater. San Fran W C Darmuth. San F Wm Sweeney, Seattle IF E Vanshan. Vanev A Hansen and wife". C M Hutchinson, city Seattle THE ESMOND. F V FTuhrer, Mayger IF Burke. Centralla r. xoung, oak Pt T E Bellinger. Knlam A Nelson Kalama T Anderson, Kalama W.T Howard, Kalama P F Harris. Pendletn J Johnson, Pendleton Mrs Johnson. Pcndltn W G Snow, Hood Rvr W L Upson. Hood Rv A Spencer, Seattle Mrs Spencer. Seattle E T Journal, Connell Mrs Journal, Connell F Wilson, Llnnton j C N Proud, Holbrook B Watson, Holbrook L Strauss, Skamokwa J O'Brien. Skamokwa P J Wad ley, Boston J Davidson, Boston H H Moeller, Grand R J Hobbe. Grand Rap9 J R Catlln, Catlln G F Oyster, Catlln G Mcintosh. Pueblo F L Brlttain, Centrla' N Youner. Centralla J F McKlssIck, Lewis Mrs McKlssIck. Lewlst P Hillary. Astoria J D McDonald. Dallas W W O'Connor, Tolcd F Patton, Boise B Chambers. La. Cent. Mrs Chambers, La Cen W D Forbes, Ogden S Blshar. Clatskanie G Gunderson. Cathlam J G Voget, Salem J P Meeker, Santa Ros Mrs Meeker, Santa Rs k. A. corey. Baker Ct N Wise. Ilwaen W Fredonburg. Ilwaco h w Nott. Ilwaco H B Btannv. fJravu Tv J Palmer, Huntington Mrs Palmer. Huntlnirt IB Phempy, Missoula J L Engstad. Kalama Mrs Engstad, Kalama E Anderson, Stella Mrs Anderson. Stella Mrs Mcintosh, Pueblo Miss Mcintosh, Fueb J A C Freund, DllleyJO P Jenkins. Astoria THE SCOTT. H Palmer, Salem M F Troxel. Woodbn' Mary Palmer, Salem QCo E Martin, McMn' W A Straus. do 1 H H Turner. Oaklnd A D Le Rov. ChL'O IT C Collins. Farcrt R Grubbe, Victoria D N Mlchell. Seattle A D Soardman, Vane A B Curtis, Hartford Mrs Curtis, Hartford L C Hicks, Kansas C W M Sick. Oakland Dr Stoddard. San Frn Jas McMillan. Wasco Chas Cook. Tacoma A R Lansdale, Wcstn F J Bnnke, Sacramn J D Buell, Eugene M Schumann, San Frn IE J McArthur, St Lou IR L Duvall, city J P McMillan. Wasco J Yi Peterson, city Mrs J J Clark, Evert H T Jones, Roseburg Parker Ellis, Seattle Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma. American plan. Rates, $3 and up. Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma. FIrst-clacs restaurant In connection. .$6.50 R00K 1. , IOO PAGES, t PICTURES. nserr copy cot isco CUV Thk wonderful booh, teila everything you wonl lo know and everthteg iyou should know in regard to blood notion "Ignorance begeis myenj:-kncwri edae bring health and happiness: . written sv The vuests. rvmr au Acecvrza mesa uml ouajluttsc Fitate Medical Instituted ttZ Seeoaa Ave. Soutb. Seattle, Wash. OMMISSION GRAIN and STOCK BROKERS We Charge No Interest for Carrying Long Stock General Office ?S S8S5ia MIXXEAFOLIS. MENTf. 2 K. Alden. Correspondent. Boom 2, Ground Floor, Chamber of Commerce. XKAVEXEUa CUIUS. COLUMBIA RIVER 'SCENERY PORTLAND to THE DALLES Regulator Line Steamers f iiLt (EXCEFT SOXDAT) 7 A. U. Direct Una for Moffett's. fit Martin's and Collins' Hot Springs. Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with Columbia River Si N'orthtrn Ky. Co.. for Goldendale and Kllcklut Valley colaU. landing foot of Alder street. Phono . . . , . o M'li. iv t r Foifuth-tastern Alaska VC CrSV TACOMA 0 P. 21.. dav or! T. v!ou3. steamshlDs COTTAGE CUCITY (Dec. 5. 31, SKAGWAY VS I 'DIRECT; Dec. IT. via Klllls- (Dec. 13. via Kllllsnoo and Sitka: Dec. 28. Skazwav di rect); both vessels making reg ular S. E. Alaska pons of call: Cottage City calls at Vancouver; Ramona CALLS AT VICTORIA. FOR VANCOUVER. CITY OF SEATTLE leaves Seattlo Tuesdays. Thurdays. Sundays. 10 P. M.; call at Everett and Belllngham. Steamers connect at ban 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 chance steamers or sailing date. TICKET OFFICES. Portland 240 Washlncton st. Seattle 113 James su and Dock San Francisco 10 Market st. C D. DUNANN, Gen. Piss. Agt. 10 Market it.. San Francisco. F Janney, Corvallls Wra Livingston, S F H-F Mlndorf, San F Mrs Carl Motter, Che- YRAVELEES GUIDE. Short Line am Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist sleep, lsg-cara dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car l person ally conducted! weekly to Chicago. Reclinta chair-cars (rests free) to tho East dally. UNIOy DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. CHICAGO-PORTLAND 0:15 A. M. 3.25 P. M. SPECIAL for tho EaiR Dally. IaUy. via' Huatlngtoa. tsPUKA.NiJ FLl'bK, j;13 f. M. 3:tX A. M. for luutern Waamg- Dally. Sally, ton. Viuu. Walla, Lur Ittuo, Coeur aAi2t and Great Nortcrr. pumta. ATLANTIC EXPREi,. ,;13 p. M. . :15 A. M. for tho East via Hum Dally- Uallr lagtoa. w ItlVEIt SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA and, way points, connecting! with steamer for llwa-i -co and North Bech: steamer Hasaaio. Ash- S:co P. M. Dally. except Sunaay. Saturday, 10:00 P. M. 5:00 P. M. Dally, except Suiidor. street dock twater per.J FOR DAYTON. Ure gon City and Xamniu River points steamer Modoc and Ruth. Ash street duck (water per.j 7:oo A. At. Dally, except Sunday. Zxu V. it. DaUr. except Sunday. FOR LEWISTON, Idaho, and way points from Rlparta, Wash., steamers tipokas and Lewlston. 1:40 A. M. Dally, except Saturday. About 3:00 P. M, except Friday. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington. Telephone Mala 712. SAN FBA'CISCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO. For San Francisco, every flvo days from Alnsworth dock S. S. Geo. W. Elder, Dec 2. 12; S. S. Columbia. Dec. 7. 17. Salllng3 from Alnsworth dock. 8 P. M. PORTLAND A ASIATIC S, S. COMPANY. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai taking freljrat via connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar thur and Vladivostok; S. S. Numantla, Dec. 8; S. S. Arabia, Dec 31. For freight and further particulars apply to JAMES H. DEWSON. Agent. Telephone Main 2tft. Upper Alaska Dock. EAST via SOUTH Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrivtm. UV&rtLAND EJC- S-30P. M. lor sal em. i;o4c- 73 A. M. burs. Ashland. ao rttb.cutd, Usueu, aan e rancuco, iiojave. Lua AiiKelfcu. k., faao. Xw urleaos ki.a the Kast. Morning train con tiS0 A M. 7:10 P. M. !necta at oodouri. (dally except aun utyj wltn train to. iiuunt Angci, anvr ion, iiiUWOaVui aptinKfleiU. W'ena ins ana matron. 10:10 , cura with ml Anxel and SUvertoa local. TlSOA. M. 110 P. IX. Corvallls passenger, iheridan sassenger. 5:30 i. iL 1185 A. M. Dally. Dally, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICD AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally lur Osweso t 7:30 A. M., 12:50. 2:05. 3:25. 5:2u. 85. 7:45, 10:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 5:30. 0:30. 8:25. 10:25 A. M., 4:v0. 1110 P. M. Sunday, ouiy. 8 A. M. Returning from Oswego arrlv Portland dally 8:30 H.. 1:55, 3:05. 4:S5, 0:15. 7:35. 8:55, 11-IO'p. M. Dally except Sunday. 0:25, 7:i5. 0:30. 10:20, 11:45 A. M. Except Monday, 12:25 A M. Sunday ouly, 10:0o A. M. Leave from same depot lor Dallas and inter, mediate points dally except Sunday, 4 P. 11. Arrive Portland. 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle, connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and Independ- "Flfst-class fare from Portland to Sacramento r.nd can Francisco, $20; berth, 45. Second class fare. $15; second-class berth, $2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and, Washington streets. Phona Main 712. TIME CARD ORRAINS PORTLAND DeDarc Arrtv. Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma, Seattle. Olympla, South Bend and Gray's Harbor points ------ 8:30 am- 5:30 pm North Coast Limited fur 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. Now York. Boston and all points East and Southeast 11:45 pm 7:00 pra Puget Souna-Kansas City- Bu Louis Special, for Tacoma. Seattle, Spokane. Butte. Billings. Denver. Omaha. Kansas City. St. LouU and all points East add Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 aa All trains dally, except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas. senger Agent. 255 Morrison st.. corner Third. Portland. Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. Silk I O (OGCEJHAXA 1 V JJ Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrtv. Dally. 'r Maygers, Rainier, riailr Clatskanie, Westporc " Clifton. Astoria. War 8:00 A. M. reaton. Flavel, Ham- m.io ' m ' v 1 mond. Fort Stevens, "'10 Gearhart Park, Sea side, Astoria and Sea shore. Express Daily. 7:00 P. M Astoria Express. aunw a Dally. j ",u "Comm'l Agt, 24S Alder st. G. F. ii p a. Phons Main 003. City Ticket Office. 122 3d, st. Phona C80. 9 OVERLAUD TEAINS DAILY O The Flyar and the Fast Mali. m SPLENDID SEBVICE UP-TOiUATE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES For Tickets, Bates, Folders and full la. formation, call on or address U. DICKSON, City PaMenger and Ticket Agt.. 122 Third street, Portland. Or. JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE S. S. IYO MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic Ports, will Leave Seattle about Dec 13th.