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THE MOKjNIJS'Ct OSEGOtflAK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1904. GREAT RUSH TO SELL Squall Sweeps Over NewYork Stock Market VIOLENT BREAK IN PRICES In a Rally Near tha End Nearly All the Losses Were Recovered " Wide Fluctuations in the List. NEW YORK. Dec. S. A violent squall wept over the stock market today, which wrought havoc while it lasted, bat which was dissipated almost as quickly as It came. Com pared with the stormy scenes of the day, the final market was as placid as a Summer lake and the buying of stocks was going on as ryatematleally aa if no disturbance had oc curred. A review of tho day's net changes reveals not a few gains, and even the worst of tho losses are confined to moderate proportions. I'nfortunatcly for those who asld their stocks, either from fright at the crumbling tendency of price or from necessity to repay borrowed money, the final prices of the day by no means represented the prices at which the largest of the day's sales were made. There was a time during the market when there was no apparent demand for stocks at any price. Orders to sell a few hundred shares could only be ex ecuted at concession of 1 to 3 points from the preceding sale. Such haste and confusion characterized the selling that the same stock old simultaneously only a few feet apart at variations of $2 to S3 a share. There was no each frantic fluctuation as that Jn Northern Pacific on May 0. 1001. owing to the corner which existed on that stock, but otherwise the movements In the market resembled those on that day, and the day's total sales of 2,003,400 shares compare with 3,051,700 on Way 9. 1001. The day probably will go down In the history of the Stock Exchange as one of those In which the assurance which usually sustains men in action on preconceived determinations deserts them and they do things under the in fluence of unreasoning panic. A list of some of the day's extreme declines is the- best evi dence of this fact, taken in connection with the subsequent almost complete recoveries, when reason had reasserted Its control. Col orado Fuel fell an extreme 11, Amalgamated Copper 10. Tennessee Coal 9. Lake Erie & western 84. St. Paul 7, Brooklyn Transit 73. United States Steel preferred 7. St. Louis & Southwestern 7. Sugar United States Steel 6&; Union Pacific 5U. Missouri Pacific r. Metropolitan Street Railway 6, Metropolitan Securities 5. Consolidated Gas sji. Louisville & Nashvillo 4, and many others lesser amounts. These low prices represented a. drop from the .high level of this week on Monday of such figures as 24 for Amalgamated Copper. 21 for -Colorado Fuel, 15 for Tennes see Coal, 11H for United States Steel preferred. 11 for Union Pacific. 144 for Sugar. 12 for Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and 12' for St. PauL The rapidity arid" Violence of this shrinkage of values abundantly accounts for the fears aroused by lenders of money on stock collateral and the urgent demands for additional margins ent out by brokers carrying stocks for cus tomers. There was undoubtedly some sudden discrimination against the character of col lateral, which added to the stringency of the situation. The source of the selling was not accurately known, and it seemed to come from widely distributed sources. It was somewhat remark able that reports of financial embarassmcnts did not get afloat at any time during the break. The call money rate went slightly above the season's previous maximum, but as everybody was liquidating loans, the actual supply of cash was being replenished Instead of depleted. The sererc break In tho foreign exchange market reflected a .quick resort to that .source of relief, and there were largo offerings of bankers' finance fcllls in that market. Lon don's heavy absorption of our stocks on the break also made a large supply of exchange. The same was true of foreign, purchases of cotton and grain on the break In those mar kets under the reflected pressure from the stock market. The extreme weakness of Amalgamated Copper had a reflex effect In the market for copper metal both here and In London. The first violent recoveries were due to the scramble among the triumphant bears to re cover their short contracts, but the more sub stantial buying sustained the market well to the strong closing. There was no serious con sideration of news developments, the specu lative Inflation and its rupture being held amply to account for the break. The bond market was affected In sympathy with stocks, but In less degree. Total sales, $9,211,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison ...... G0.S00 80 83 Vt 85 do preferred 3,000 102 100 102 Baltimore & Ohio.... 32.700 09 044 Oil do preferred D3W Canadian Pacific 14,500 131ft 127 130 Central of N. J 400 100 189 169 Chesapeake & Ohio... 13,100 48- 43& 4( Chicago & Alton 200 41 40 40 do preferred SO Chi. Great Western. 11.200 22 10 224 Chi. & Northwestern. 3.400 206 2(3 205 Chi., Mil. & St. Paul 52,900 172 1C4 169 do preferred 400 182 10 180 Chi. Term. &. Trans.. 2,700 12 11 12 do preferred 2,500 23 HO 23 C, C. C. & St. Louis 1.600 83 Kt SO Colorado Southerns. 1.100 20 19 20 do 1st preferred.... 800 58 68 57 do 2d preferred , 32 Delaware & Hudson. 4,300 186 183 185 Del., Lack. & "West.. 200 335 385 S32 Denver & Rio Grande 200 31 31 31 do preferred . 1.700 86 83i 85 Erie 89,900 38 34 37 do 1st preferred.... 11.000 75 71 74 do 2d preferred . 3,200 55 53 54 Hocking Valley 100 92 92 90 do preferred 90 Illinois Central 14.700 153 149 153 Iowa Central LOGO 29 25 V- 29 do -preferred 7 53 Kan. City Southern.. 1.200 27 24 27 do preferred 900 49 48 49' Louisville &. Nashv.. 11,800 143 138 141 Manhattan L. 1.900 166 164 166 Metrop. Securities ... 16,700 81 75 80 Meropolilan St. Ry.. ,7.900 122 110 121 Mexican Central 13,700 21 16 20S4 Minn. & St. Louis o M.. St. P. & 8. S. M. COO 89 86 86 do preferred - 144 Missouri Pacific 73.100 107 ibsU 1074 Mo., Kan. & Texas.. 3.200 32 30 32S do preferred 4,700 62 60 02 National pf Mex. pfd. 200 40 40 40$ New. York Central.... 15,400 138 134 1377? Norfolk & "Western... 10,700 76 74 77x4 do preferred 8,900 93 90 90 Ontario & Western 43 Pennsylvania 104,1000 136 133 136 P., C C. & St. L.... 400 77 73 76 Reading.. 120.400 77 73 77 do 1st preferred S00 87 84 88 do 2d preferred 300 82 S0 80 Rock Island Co 20.100 34 30 33 do preferred 7.000 83 81 83 Et L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 4.600 67 C3 C6. St L. Southwestern. 4.200 25 23 25 do preferred 4.300 56 50 53 Southern Pacific 197.600 63 . 59 62 do preferred 2.200 117 115 117 Southern Railway .. 62.500 35 33 34 do preferred 1.2O0 96 94 95 Texas & Pacific 1,100 34 32 34 Toledo. St. L. & . 1.000 35 33 34 do preferred 6.300 54 51 53 Lnlon Pacific 230.400 111 105 110 do preferred 4 "Wabash 3.300 22 20 21 do preferred 0,600 44 41 43 W heeling & L. Erie. 500 16 17 16 Wisconsin Central .. 2,900 22 20 21 do preferred 1,700 45 44 45 Express companies Adams 233 jfan 200 211 210 209 United States 115 Wells-Fargo X.I ... 40 Miscellaneous - Amal. Copper 309.100 65 5S GO Amor. Car & Foundry ft.009 32 So 31 do preferred 1.300 91 89 90 American Cotton Oil. 1.200 36 35 SO do preferred 04 American Ice ....... 2.200 '7 "7 7 do preferred 3.7O0 38 37 37 American Linseed Oil 21,000 16 16 16 do preferred ..... 37 American Locomotive 11,500 33 ho " 33 do preferred ....... 400 102 101 102 Aroer. Sm. & Refining 22.700 So 73 75 do preferred 2.100 111 110 110 Amen Sugar Renfllng 59.100 143 - 134 I4iu Anaconda Mining Co. 4,500 104 US 103 Brooklyn R. Transit.. 52.700 63 66 6174 Colorado Fuel & Iron 00,400 48 37 4G Consolidated Gas ... 15,300 210 205 209 Corn Products 0.200 21 19 21 do preferred COO 79 77 70 Distillers' Securities. 3,300 38 35 37 General Electric 4,000 186 182 185 19 20 76 77 International Pump.. 100 38 38 37 00 preferred ,. ..... 83 National Lead 3,400 24 North American .... 1.700 100" 22 23 97 98 41 107 38 Pacific Mall 6.1Q0 43 39 .people s Gas ..... Pressed Steel Car. 29.700 107 104 ,400 38 34 do preferred 600 SB 87 as Pullman . Palace Car 233 Republic Steel 3.300 15 14 13 aa preferred ....... 2.400 Rubber Goods 6,300 do preferred ....... 400 Term. Coal & Iron... 25.500 U. S. Leather....... 100.900 do preferred 11,100 U. S. Realty U. S. Rubber 6.100 do preferred 2,300 U. S. Steel 401.100 n 26 93 70 13 104 65 24 PO 62 13 98 07 26 90 60 18 104 30 90 2S 89 178 30 27 90 83 29 23 91 84 do preferred 337,700 Westinffhouse Elec. 1.100 176 176 Western Union LO0O 92 Total sales for the day, 2,905,400 shares, BONDS. HEW YORK. Dec 8. Closing quotations U. S. ref. 2s reg.104 do coupon ....104 V. S. 3s reg. ...104 do coupon ....104 U. S. new 4s reg.130 do coupon ...131 I U. 8. did 4s reg.105 do coupon ...106 Atchison AdJ 4s. 94 a & N. W. C. 78.128 D. & R. G. 4s... 101 N. Y. Cent, lsts.100 Nor. Pacific 3s... 75 do 4s 105 So. Pacific 4s... 93 union Pacific 4s.l00 Wis. Central 4s. 92 Stocks at London. LONDON, Dec. 8. Consols - for money, 87; consols for account, 57 15-1 a 4 Anaconda 5 )Nor. & Western. 77 Atchison 86; do preferred .. 94 do preferred ..103jOnt. & Western. 42 Bait. & Ohio ... 9SPennsylvanla ... 69 Can. Pacific 133Rand Mines .... 11 Ches. & Ohio ... 48 Reading ... 39 C. Gt. Western.. 22 C. M. & S. P...175 DeBcers 18 D. & Tt. G; 32 do preferred ..88 Eric 36 do 1st pref ... 75 do 2d pref ... 57 Illinois Central. 156 L. & N 145 M-, . & T. 3i N. Y. Central.. ..141 do 1st pref do 2d pref . ... 45 .. 41 ,.. 35 .. 98 ... 62 ...111 .. 97 ... 26 .. 90 ..23 So. Railway . do preferred So. Pacific . . Union Pacific do preferred U. S. Steel .. do preferred Wabash ... do preferred .. 44 Spanish 4s 89 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Dec 8. Money On call strong and higher, 34 per cent; closing bid. 4; of fered at 4 per cent. Time loans, steady; six months, 34 per cent; 60 and 00 days, 3 04 per cent. Prime mercantile paper !Q4 er cent. Sterling exchange Weak, closing steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at 4.80 (S-M.86 for demand, and at $4.83404.8350 for 60 days; posted rates. $4.84 and $1.87; coramcrical bills. 44.834.83. Bar silver 59c Mexican dollars 46c Bonde Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, weak. LONDON. Dec 8. Bar silver Quiet. 27d per ounce. , Money 12 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 2 13-1682 per cent. The rate of discount 5n the open market for three months bills is 2J2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec S. Silver bars. 69c Mexican dollars 4748c Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, 2c Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Today's statement of the Treasury balances In the general fund shows: Available cash balance $144,132.9S1 Gold 87.54S.S38 Bank Clearings. Clearings. Balances. $ 63.573 113.059 35.6S0 60.476 Portland . Seattle ... Tacoma .. Spokane .. $652,652 620.644 , 581.090 476,623 PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc WHEAT Export values. Walla Walla, SOc; bluestem. S5c; milling. Walla Walla, 83o; blue etem. 68c; Valley, 87c: Eastern basis. Walla Walla, S5c; bluestem. 90c BARLEY Feed. 522 per ton; rolled. $23.50 24.50. OATS No. 1 white, $L30QL32; gray, $1.35 1.40 per-cental. - FLOUR Patents, $4.654.85 per barrel; straights, $4.20 4.45; clears, $3.85 04; Val ley. $4.10(24.25; Dakota bard wheat. $6,509 7.50; Graham, $3.5004; whole wheat, $4 9 4.2; rye flour, local. $4.50; Eastern, $59 5.10. 1 MDL.LSTUFFS Bran. $19 per ton; mid dlings. $25; shorts. $21; chops. U. S. Mills. $19; linseed dairy food. $18; llnsed ollmeal. lc per pound. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $6.76; lower grades, $5,759 0.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $S 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 flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale HAY Timothy, $14(3)16 per ton; clover, $1213; grain. $1213; cheat. $1213. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc. Another lot of grapes was received unex pectedly yesterday, probably the last of the season. Sweet potatoes .axe much firmer. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack; car rots, $1; beets, $L25; parsnips, $1.25; cab bage, lc; lettuce, head, 15 0 per dozen; parsley, 20c dozen: tomatoes, $1.25 per crate; cauliflower. $1 per dozen; egg plant, 1C015C per pound; celery, 6070c per doz.; cu cumbers, 10015c per dozen; peas, 668c per pound; beans, green. 7c; wax. 7c: pumpkins, liflc per pound; peppers, 6c per pound. ONIONS New, $2.10. buyers' prices. HONEY $303.25 per case. . POTATOES New Oregon, fancy. 7590c; common. GO g 65c. buyers' price; Merced sweets, 11C RAISINS Loose Muscatels, 4 -crown, 7c: S-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c4 unbleached seedless Smtanas, 0c: London layers, 8-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; 2-crown. $L75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 0Q Sc per pound; sundried, sacks or boxes, none; apricots, lO&llc; peaches. 901Oc; pears, none; prunes, Italians, 4 6c; French, 23c; figs, California blacks, 6c; do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, cc; plums, pitted, 0c DOMESTIC- FRUITS Apples, fancy. $10 1.75; clean, 75c $1; wormy, 50 00c per box; figs, 85cO$2.50 per box; grapes, Cali fornia, $L25LC5; pears. Winter Nellls, $1.25S1.60; cranberries. $9.50811 per barrel; persimmons, $1.25 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $30 3.75; choice, $2.75 per box; oranges, new na vels, $2.60: mandarins, C070c per box; grape fruit. $3373.60 per box; bananas, 585c per pound; pomegranates, $2.26 per box. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc The poultry market has a weak tone, as more chickens are arriving than arc required. Oregon eggs are strong at the price quoted. There Is no change In the butter situation. EGGS Oregon ranch, 32c; Eastern, 2428c CHEESE Full cream twins. 13015c; Young Americas. 1416c BUT! ER City creameries: Extra cream ery, SOc per pound; fancy creamery, 223 27 c Stat n creameries: Fancy creamery, 2527c: store butter. 12ffl4c POULTRY Fancy hens, ll12c; do old. 11 llc: mixed chickens. 10?llc; old roosters, &9c; do young, 1010c; Springs. 1 to 2 pound. 10eilc; broilers. 1 to 1-pound, 12 313c; dressed chickens. 11 (J 12c; turkeys, live, Spring. 154316c; do dressed. 17lSc; do choice, ia20c: geese, live, 89c; do- dressed. 10Ilc; ducks, old. 56QC.60: do young, as to size. Si 68: pigeons. $1L25. GAME Wild geese. $33.50; Mallard ducks. $363.25; Widgeon. $22.50; Teal. J 1.75 2. Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc HOPS Fancy shippers. 31031c; choice. 30 31c; prime. 20g30c per pound. WOOL Valley, 10320c per pound; Eastern Oregon. i017c; mohair, 25 82 tic per pound for choice HIDES Dry hides. No. L 10 pounds and up. 136lSc per pound; dry kip, N6. 1, 5 to 10 pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1, under S pounds 10c; dry, salted bulls and stage, one-third less than dry. flint; salted, hides, steers, sound. 7 pounds and over. 8bc; 50 to 00 pounds, la 8c, under 50 pounds and cows, U7c; stags and bulls, sound, 44c; kip. sound. 15 to 20 pounds. 7c; under 10 pounds, 8c; green (un salted), -c per pound less; culls, lc per pound; horse bides, salted. $1.50&2 .each; dry. $1 1.60 each; colts' hides. 255ds each; goatskins, common. 1015c each; Angora, with wool on. 25cSl. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 4Q5c; No. a and grase. 23c Groceries. Nats, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 26328c; Java, ordinary. IC20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good, 16lSc; ordinary, 10 12c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases, 100a $15; 50s. $13.25; Arbuckle. $14.SS; Lion. $14.88. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.37; No. 2 Creole. 4.2.1; Carolina, 6c; broken-head, 4c SALMON Columbia Blver. 1-pound tails, $1.65 -per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.40: fancy 1-pound flats. $1.80: -pound flats. $L10; Alaska sink. 1-DOund talis. 87c: red. 1. .pound tails, $1.20; sockeyes, 1-pound talis. i.to: A-pouna uais. ?i.&a. . SUGAR Sack -basis, 100 ioundn: Cube, International Paper.. 6,200 20 do preferred 1.200 77 56.50; powdered. $6.25; dry granulated, JG.15; extra C $5.65; 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. (Terras: On remittance within 15 days, deduct 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; mapie sugar, 15 18c per pound. SALT California. $9.50 per ton; $1.30 per bale: Liverpool. 50a, $16.5u; 100s. $13; 2uus, $14.50; halt-ground, 100s, $5.25; 60s, $5.73. 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, L X. L., 15 916c; m plus ultras, 15c; nonpareils, 13c; chestnuts, Italians, 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw, 8c per pound; -roasted. 9010c; plnenuts, 10O12c; hickory nuts, 7c; cocoa nuts. 85 Q 00c per doses. BEANS Small white, 3c; large white, 3c; pink. 4c; btyou. 3c; Lima, 4c Meats sd Provlslos. BEEF Drcaoed l&tic per pound. MUTTON Dressed, 4)5c per pound; limbs, 6&0c per pound. VEAL Dressed, 100 to 125. 7SSo per pound; 125 to 200. 36c: 200 and up. 334c PORK Dressed. 100 to.-lSO, 6tc per pound; 159 and up. 6c HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 13c per pound; 14 to 10 pounds. 13c; 18 to 20 pounds. 13c; Cali fornia (picnic), 9c; cottage hams. 0c; shoul ders, 9c; boiled ham, 21c: boiled picnic ham, boneless, 14c BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound: standard breakfast. 17c; choice, 15c; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 14c; peach ba con. 13c SAUSAGE Portland bam. 13c per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17c; bolegna, long, 6c; welnerwurst, Sc;. liver, 5c; pork. 10c; blood, 5c- headcheese, 6c; -bologna, sauiage. link, 6c DRY-SALTED MEATS Regular short clears. 10c ealt, 11c smoked; clear backs, 9c salt, 10c smoked; Oregon export, -20 to 25 pounds, average, 10c ealt, llc smoked: Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds, average Sc salt. 9c smoked. PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs' feet, -bar. rcls. $5; -barrcls. $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled trlpc -barrels. $5; -barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled pigs' tongues, barrels. $5; -barrels. $2.76; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled lambs' tongues, -barrels, $8.25; -barrels. $4.73; 15-pound kits. $2.25. LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces, 10c: tubs, 10c; 60s. lOUc; 20s. 10c; 10s. 10c; 5s, 10c Standard pure: Tierces, 9c; tubs. 9c; 60s. 9c; 20s. 9; 10s. 10c; 6s. 10c Compound: Tierces. 6c; tubs. 6c; 60s, ec; 10s. 7c; Ob. 7c OUa. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 21c; Iron barrels, 18c; 86 degrees gasoline, cases, 82c; Iron barrels or drums. 26c COAL OIL Cases, 21; Iron barrels, 16c; barrels, 18c Washington State test burning oils, except headlight. c per gallon higher. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 64c; cases, 59c Boiled: Barrels. 60c; cases, 61c On cent less In 250-gallcn lota. TURPENTINE Cases. 85c; barrels. Sic WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 600-pound, 7c; less than 500-pound lots. Sc EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City. CHICAGO. Dec a Cattle Receipts 11.000. Including 600 Westerns. Market steady. Good to prime steers, $6.007.20T .poor to medium, $3.606.80; stockcrs and feeders. $2.20-34.10; cows, $1.4004.00: heifers. $2.00g4.00; canncra. $1.352.40; bulls. $2.004.10; calves, $3,500 7.00; Western steers, $3.404.90. Hogs Receipts 45,000; CglOc lower. Mixed and butchers'. -$4.2594.45-; good to choice heavy, $4.404.50; rough heavy. $4.2064.30; light, $4.1564.40; bulk of sales. $4.3564.40. Sheep Receipts 18.000. Sheep strong. Lambs 10S15c higher. Good to choice wethers, $4.405.25; fair to choice mixed. $3.5064.35; Western sheep, $3.5065.10; native lambs, $4.0085.65; Western lambs, $4.7564-35. KANSAS. CITY., Dec 8. Cattle Receipts 8000. Market strong to 10c higher. Native steers. $3.50 0.50; native cows and holfers, $3.00 5.00; stockcrs and feeders. $2,500 4.15; Western cows, $1.75 3.30. Hoga Receipts 12,000. Market 5 10c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.20 4.4 5; heavy. $4.454.52; packers, $4.30 0 4.50; pigs and light, $3.9064.33. Sheep Receipts 2000. Market stronger. Muttons, $465.23; lambs .$4.5066.00; range wethers, $14.90; ewes. $2.5004.25. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec 8. Cattle Receipts 3400. Market steady. Native steers. $3.50 6.25; cows and heifers, $2.5063.75; Western steers, $2.9064.70; Texas sheers, $2.7063.80; cows and heifers, $2.40 3.50; canners. $1.75 ;23r stockers and leaders. $2.50424.00; calves, $355.50; bulls, stags, etc, $2 4.50. Hogs Receipts 14,000. Market 510c lower.4 Heavy, $4.254.35; mixed, $4,236 4.45; light, $4.25 64.35; pigs, $3.50 4.35; bulk of sales. $4.25 4.30. Sheep Receipts 3300. Market strong. Westerns, $4.4004.35; wethers. $4.25 4.65: ewes, $464.50; common and Blockers, $2.50 64.40; lambs. $5 6.25. SHORTAGE IN HOPS. This Country Shy 19,000 Bales for Homo Consumption. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 8. According to a table prepared by Herman Klaber & Cc, a leading Tacoma hop firm, the hop crop of the United States is "shy" 19,000 bales for home consumption. Their figures are: Bales. Total crop of the United States 240,000 Exported from New York 40,000 From other Eastern ports 7.000 To Canada. Australia, etc 5,000 En route East tor export, r. 8,000 Thus there are CO. 000 bales exported out of a crop of 240,000 bales; leaving 180,000 bales In the country. Imports to this country for the past ten years have averaged 15,000 bales per year, which amount would bring the available hops to 105,000 bales. According to the 'returns issued by the Department of Agriculture, brew era of the United States used last year 214.000 bales, and as there are no old hops held over It will be seen, according to this estimate that a shortage already exists. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 8. Official closing quotations for mining stocks today- were as follows: Alta ... Andes . ...$ .05 Julia $ .07 Justice 10 Mexican ... .... 1.25 Occidental Con.. .78 Belcher Best & Belcher. Bullion Caledonia Challenge Con. . Chollar Confidence Con. Cal. & Va.. Crown Point Exchequer .21 1.03 .20 Ophlr ... 3.15 ... .08 ... .16 ... .25 411 Overman .12 .13 .83 Potosi Savage ... ... Seg. Belcher . Sierra Nevada .04 .30 1.85 .14 .41 Silver Hill 61 Union Con. .62 .00 .15 Gould & Curry . .23 Utah Con Yellow Jacket Kale & Norcross L10 NEW YORK, Dec 8. Closing quotations: Adams Con. ....$ .55 Alice 25 Little Chief .. Ontario Ophlr Phoenix Potosi Savage. ... ... Sierra Nevada Small Hopes .. Standard ... . .$ .05 .. 3.60 .. 2.75 .. .17 .. .14 .. .21 . . .42 ,, .20 .. 1.90 B recce 1! Brunswick Con.. .1' Comstock Tun... .07 Con. Cal. b Va.. 1.70 Horn Silver .... L50J Iron Sliver 1.90 Leadvllle Con... .02 BOSTON, Dec 8. Closing- quotations: Adventure . . .$ 5.50 Mont. C. & C$ 4.00 Allouez 17.75 Old Dominion. 25.8S Amalgamated. 05.50: Osceola 02.50 Parrot 26.00 Atlantic 16.25 Bingham Cal. & Hecla Centennial . . . Copper Range. Daly West ... Dominion Coal Grancy Isle Royale ... Mass. Mining - Michigan Mohawk 34.031 Qulncy 109.00 655.00 25.?0 Shannon ... . S.23 Tamarack .... 120.00 Trinity 12.00 70.73 122.00, C5.00 U. S. Mining.. 20.23 U. S. Oil . 110.00 5.1 Utah ... .... 44.00 23.30)Vlctorla 4.25 8.50 Winona 118.00 109.00 8.30 Wolverine 52.00 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Dec 8. The market for coffee future? closed at a net gain of 5fl0 points. The sales were 81.750 bags. Including: Janu ary, $767.05: March, $7.20 7.25; May, $7,406 7.43; .July, $7.6067.63; September. $7.7567.80. Spot firm. Sugar Raw firm: refined firm; confectioners' A, $5.40; mold A. $5.90; cutloaf, $6.25; crushed, $6.25; powdered, $5.65; granulated, $5.55; cubes, $.80. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec 8. Cotton futures opened easy at a decline of 6g7 points, and closed veryvsteady at a net advance of 70 points. December. 7.70c; January. 7.77c; February. 7.S5c: March. 7.94c; April. 7.99c; May, S.03c; June. 8.09c Spot closed steady. Middling up lands. Sc; middling Gulf, 8.25c Sales. 26.265 bales. Dairy Produce at Chicago. CHICAGO. Dec. a On the Produce Exchange today the butter market was steady. Cream ery. 16?26c: dairy. lC27c EsgsSfeady at mark, 20625c: Cheese Firm. 11612c. FLOUR SALES LARGE IMPROVEMENT IN THIS DEMAND, CAUSES RALLY IN WHEAT. . Chicago Market, After Bearish Open ing, Overcomes Weakness, and Final Prices Show Gains. CHICAGO. Dec 8. Reports of Improved de mand for flour at Minneapolis helped make a basis for a strong rally In wheat prices hero today. At the opening, the market was weak. May being unchanged to c lower, at $1.106 1.10. One Influence tending to create bearish sentiment was continued liberal receipts In the Northwest. Another factor was a Teport of excellent harvest weather in Argentina. The effect of yesterday's heavy liquidation was In evidence early In the day. and with little sup port tho market became still weaker. Shorts covered cn the slump, but before the decline was checked. May had sold off to $1.00. The sensational break In Wall street la. said to have indicated telling of wheat here by com mission houses.: Toward tho middle of the day, however, the wheat market rallied sharp ly on liberal purchasing by a leader of the longs. The early loss- was quickly regained, and prices soon showed good gains over Initial quotations. On aa excellent general demand, the market held strong throughout tbe remain der of the sesslotu An" unconfirmed report of large ales of flour at Minneapolis was re sponsible for much of the late bullishness. Another factor was the strength of wheat at St. Louis. Shortly before the close. May reached $1.11, the highest point of the day. Final quotations were at $1.11. Trading In corn wan on a fairly generous scale, and the market ruled Arm the entire day. May opened a shode to 6c higher, at 44?s644c mid between 44c and 446c, and closed at 44c Depressed receipts had a strengthening effect on the oats market. May opened unchanged at 30c, and sold between 30c and 30c, and closed at 30c Liquidation of scattered holdings caused weakness In provisions. At the close May pork was oft 10612c. at $12.2712.S0; lard was down 2c at J7.CS, and ribs showed a loss of 265c. at $6.35. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. December $1.08 $1.05 $1.07 $1.0S May ..A L10 J.11 1.09 1.11 July 98 .99 .08 .99 CORN. December 45 .46 .45 .46 May 44 .44 .44 .41 July 44 .44 .44 .44 OATS. December 28 .28 .2S .28 May 30 .30 .S0 .30 juiy ju .M-n -30 -30 MESS PORK. January 12.50 12.50 12.40 12.47 IHJ 1-.6U JZ.t:ft 1 lO 12. w LARD. January 6.65 6.85 6. SO 6.85 May 7.05 7.05 7.02 7.05 SHORT RIBS. January 6.50 6.50 6.45 6.50 May 6.67 6.70 6.G5 6.70 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Stead-. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0861.15; No. 3, $1.02 61.13; No. 2 red. $L0961-13. Corn No. 2. 4Cc; No. 2 yellow. 46c Oats No. 2, 2SJ?2Sc; No. 2 white, 310 31 c; No. 3 white, 2030. Rye No. 2, 75c Barley Good feeding, 3Sc; fair to choice malting, 4247c Flaxseed No. 1, $1.15; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.23. Mees pork Per barrel, $11.25611.60. Lard Per 100 pounds. $6.80. Short ribs side? Loose $0.2566.50. Short clear sides Boxed. $C7566.S7. Clover Contract grade. $12.50. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel? 31,300 16.900 Wheat, bushels 117.100 19.000 Corn, bushels 629.400 81,900 Oats, bushels 14,500 160.800 Rye bushels 9,000 3.500 Barley, bushels 104.600 112,600 Grain aad Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Dec S. Flour Receipts. 16,700 barrels; export 1300 barrels. Market dull and lower to sellers. Minnesota patents, $5.85 6.10; Winter patents. $5.5065.85; Winter straights. $5.256.40. Wheat Receipts, 07,000 bushels; spot irreg ular. No. 2 red nominal elevator; No. 2 red, $1.16 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.23 f." o. b. afloat; No. 1 bard Manitoba, nominal f. o. b. afloat. Wheat was Irregular all day. The main features were a pronounced early break. Influenced by liquidation at Chi cago, easier cables, improving Argentine weather and Wall-street demoralization. This was followed by full recoveries on renewed bull support at Chicago and a scarcity of shorts. Tho market closed lc net higher, except December, which, under liquidation, closed lc net lower. May. S1.U61.13 1-16, cloaCd $1.13; July, $1.0261.04. closed $1.04; De cember. $1.151.16. closed $1.15. Petroleum Steady. Hides and wool Firm. Grain at Saa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 8. Wheat and bar ley easier. Spot quotations- Wheat Shipping, $1.4361.50; milling, $1.62 1.65. Barley Feed. $1.1061.12; brewing, $1,150 1.17. Oats Red. $1.2261.00; white, $1.4261.67; black, $1.2761.62. Call board sales Wheat December, $1.41 bid; May, $L43 bid. Barley December, $1.10. No sales. Corn Large yellow. $1.4261.45. European Grain Markets. v LONDON, Dec 8. Wheat cargoes on passage rather easy; English country markets firm. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8. Wheat quiet; Decem ber, nominal; March, 7s 3?;d; May, 7s 3Td. Wheat and flour In Paris quiet. French coun try market firm. Weather In England cold and damp. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Dec 8. Wheat Unchanged; blue stem. 63c; club.-86c. KEYTEW OF METAL TRADE. Large Increase In Pig Iron Production Predicted. NEW YORK. Dec 8. Our monthly blast furnace statistics foreshadow a very large pro. 'ductlon of pig Iron at an early date, says tho Iron Age Capacity has Increased from 334,000 gross tons on November 1, to 337.000 tons on December 1, and since the opening of the cur rent month there haye been further additions. Preparations are"golng on in different parts of the country for resumption. The Steel Cor poration will, at tho opening of the year, have practically Its entire capacity In operation, there having been blown In lately Idle fur naces In the Pittsburg and Wheeling district. During the past month the steel companies made 960.626 gross tons. Merchant furnaces produced. 519.97C tons In the same time. With the steel works consuming 1.000,000 tons a month, the merchant furnaces shipping 600.000 tons, and the charcoal fumacea, 19, 600.000 tons of pig Iron is being used yearly. This Is a startling change .when compared with tbe condition of affairs a year ago. There has heen some heavy buying of basic pig In the East, sales for the week In the steel works in New England, New York and East ern Pennsylvania footing up 65.000 tons, which were placed on the basis around $15 at furnace. A sharp demand for Bessemer has developed In the Central West. In the Eastern markets fully 30.000 tons of foundry Iron have been purchased by cast lrcn foundries, and 60,000 tons of foundry. pig lias been taken by one Interest In tbe Central West. As a result; the markets arc very Arm. with an advancing tendency, and an Increasing number of sellers quoting higher prices. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec 8. There was another sharp decline In the London tin market, with ppot closing at 131 5s. and futures at 120 10s. Locally, the market was dull nnd easier In sympathy with spot, closing 28.70 628.00c Copper also underwent a sharp reaction In the London market, probably as a result of speculative operations, and closed at 64 15s for spot and 65 2s Cd for futures. The local market was unsettled by the develop ments abroad and In-the 'stock market and Downing, Hopkins &G0. ' y: Established 1893 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Groiind Floor Chamber of Commerce was practically nominal. Lake Is held at 14.87 15.12c; electrolytic at 14.75613.00; casting, 14.50614.75c Lead was unchanged at 4.006--70c In New York and at 12 17a Cd in London for spot. Spelter was a shade caster at 24 17s 6d for spot In London. In New York the mar ket remained quiet and unchanged at 5.75 5.87 He Iron closed at 53s 6d in Glasgow, and at 47s In Mlddlesboro. Locally the market Is firm. No. 1 foundry Northern. No. 1 found ry Southern and do soft at $17617.50; No. 2 foundry Northern, at $ 10.50 17. LONDON. Dec 8. In the market today copper fluctuated considerably and closed weak at 63 17s 6d. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec S. Evaporated apples were moving slowly, and the tone Is weak on all but the highest grades, which are rendered Arm by light offerings. Common, 34c; prime, 464c: choice, 5g5c; fancy. 666c. Prunes firm on the larger and smaller sizes, while medium grades are easier. Quotations range from 2c to Cc for California fruit. Apricots are In moderate demand for Imme diate needs, and rule firm. Choice, 10c; extra choice. 10isilc; .fancy, ll615c. Peaches are in light supply and firm. Choice, 9tf69c; extra choice, 9i610c; fancy, 10 lie. Refined "Sugar Advances. NEW YORK. Dec 8. The following grades of refined sugar were advanced 10c a 100 pounds today: Confectioners A. mold A, cut loaf, crushed, powdered, granulated and cubes. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Dec 8. Wool strong; medium grades combing and clothing, 23629c; light fine, 18622c; heavy. 14618c; tub washed. 20ff40c. Record In Six-Day Bicycle Race. NEW YORK. Dec. 8. At 1 o'clock this morning; the two leading- teams in the six day bicycle race, Vanderatuyft and Dol and Root and Dorlon, had covered 1633 miles and five laps. Gougoltz and Breton and Samuelson and Williams were one lap behind. The Keegan-Logan, Turville- Mettllng and Krebs-Fogler teams stood at 1633 miles three laps, and Dussot and Masan-, Palmer and Agraz, Downing- and Llmberg- had covered 1533 miles two laps, and Sulklns and Rokowltz, 1604 miles and eight laps. The record Is 1SS2 miles four lapy. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. A Schoenfeld. Chgo F S Davis, San Fran A Ross. St Louis 8 T Downs, Kan City J G Tate. Denver E O Dutro and wife. Cascade Locks. Or A Loupe. N Y E M Libbey and wife. Clarkston, Wash Miss Libbey. Clarkstn Miss G Libbey. Clarks Miss E S Fuller. S F L M Wanamaker. New York H Garretson. Tacom J T Dickson, Chlcag J Grove and wife. California H M Grunder, New Y H B Harmon, Ohio C E Rohr. Boston J Jardlne, San Fran R A Dlnsmore, Mnpls W Custer. Chicago H P Fisher. San Frn G Louis. Seattle J C Neville and wife, Chicago M Lewis. Olvmnia M J Gordon. Spokane. W A Robblns. La Crs J Drukker and son, W Seaborg, Ilwaco C P Hill and wife. New York HHlrroKt Air. E P McCormick andJF C Baggs, New York wue, aaiem tu v. aray, Chicago C W Clark: and wlfe.'.B S Varian and wife. Wallace-. Idaho San Francisco W O Spencer and wf, Huntlnetnn T W Pack and wife. San Francisco W E Knight, San Ft( C E Dickenson, Seattl w i scott, Chicago G Strachan, New Yk A C Skinner, city M Lane, Belllngham J B Hayes. Aberdeen K A Hayes. Abrdeen W J Patterson, Abrd L C Wanamaker and wife, New York A M Gardiner. Snn F E D Harthenv. N T J F McNaucht. Lewiston P Somere. New York C F Whalley, St Paul D D Stenhen. San Frn F Loe Seattle iJ C Fltxslmmons. SF THE IMPERIAL. F P Lonergan. Callfr Unlverslty W TT Turnov fnl Tint Raymond Blackman, 1 Baker City Wm DeHaven and wife. McMtnnvtlle C Solomon. Jr. San F E V Carter. Ashland Dr T W Harris. Eujm Chas Kappler. Houlti A WInans, Hood Rvr E A Nelson. Pendletn RHey GIrthoffer. Pndl G E Williams and n-f. Dr L W Brown. Euge W J Furnish. Pendlet Frank B Clopton, do it Alexander, do I Hood River J J Kelley. do (C J Pennington and Walter M Pierce, do I wife. lone Mrs J A Laycock. J C Gallagher. lone John DaV W TT Vnrfly Tnl.n G Putnam, San FramT D Taylor.' Pendlton N W Miller. Pomona IJ C Benner. SDOkane Mrs P A Davis, Sllvr Mrs F M Brooks. Sllv Mrs M J Hayden. Vnc w W Estbrook. Spok W H Hay. San Fran A C Shute. HUlsboro 1 A Webb, GoldendaljChas C llc'aley, St P Mrs A R Shreve. Mrs J F Barker, Rosb Squire Farrar, Salem Cathlamet Mrs A E Nelsenger. iMr and Mrs E de Cathlamet Bamel. Seattle B J Ford and wife. Astoria Miss B Alexander. Pendleton Miss Gertrude Sheri Mrs.L K. Jones. Vlctra Miss S Blackman. Buf dan. Pendleton Mrs C S Blackman. F A Wiggins. Salem Baker City Chas A Billings, Olym THE ST. CHARLES. John Slavin. Republic C H Brockman, Grangevllle Wm Brockman, J W Shelton. Sclo J F Elchman, Keasey R S Lindsay. Keasey E D Albright, city G H Russell, city Grangevllle E C Zentmever. Chsro:1 Mnv tUv H W Robinson, Amity T J McCawley. Seattl Mrs Robinson, AmltyA W Severance. WalW J E Thrasher. U S AJC J Porter. Miller n a carter, u o A (Mrs Porter. Miller Joe A Koth. Washerl J B Wilson, N Powder W F Broshelt. Wnshe Mrs Wilson. N Powdr G W Welch. Marshla C H Walker, Albany Abner Blaln. Newbg Con Relley, Skamokw T Nlnamaker, Toledo D E Welt. Toledo A E Feller. Hubbard Mrs Feller, Hubbard Mrs Wm Doherty, Rainier W S Perkins, Baker C Mrs S B Wiest. Stella Mable Spear, Baker C J W Armstrong. Evrt C Eagan, So Bend S H Donovan, So Bnd J W Rude. Colorado Sylvester E Evans, u t coe. Kalnler E Smith. Rainier L H Carter. Astoria Geo Smith. USA W C Kruger, Newberg fc Ken. Aurora Latourell Falls Mrs Kell, Aurora H Bouge, McMlnnvlS J Woods, Bugby J White. Kansas C. M Morgan. Currlnsvll Francis Wiest, Stella G R Walton. Kent Or Wm Wiest, Stella Mrs Walton. Kent Fred Fllklnt, TangntJ D Holden, Washgl Ella Fllklnt, Tangent W B Johnson. So Bnd H Robblns. Amity S R Baxter. Euirene H Palm. Collins H Sp A Bowman, Stafford G T Ellis, city A M Stewart. SodavIU T W Blacklaw. Salubr L Wilcox. Gaston H A Thomas. Pendlt L Zuttermelster A Thomason, city J B Yeon. Rainier Geo Miller. Collins A Wakefield. Ashlanrl F j Hays. McMlnnvl ;C Egan. So Bend Mrs Mary Tooley, Woodland M J Cunningham, Olympla Robt Crabtree R L Hathawav J II Robinson. N Yam A B Anderson, Rosebg Elva Montgomery, Lyons, Or T E Ohltwell. AshlndjMrs W R Munkers. a upenncimer. s F'G iinir. Birk-Wnn A R Lansdale, Westn L W Mayer, Canby F M Harris, Or City Mrs Harris. Or City C L Look. Connell. Chas Gabbcrt R Hill W R Gould, La Centr THE SCOTT. L M Simmons. S F Mrs Nebergall, city L E Stokes. San Frn Miss C Hayes. Seatl Miss I Fhelan. Seattl io E Phillips, Baker Miss E AIHett. OlympjR G William. S Lake L M Fisher. St Paul Mrs Buell. Eucene W J Redmohd, Oak P J T Hickey. Tacoma IMrs Hickey. Tacoma Miss C McDonald. Seat Mrs Redmond. Oak V M(m Pearl Dillon. Ch Miss V Snyder, Tacm L D Foster. St Paul A Groven. Seattle W F May. St Paul G D Taylor, Lexingtn Mrs Taylor. Lexingtn Miss Jennie WIx, Spk F P Howland. San Fr ;C C Rice. Spokane Mrs M Crawford, Asto L D Mahone, Astoria A C Benton. Oakland Miss G TJansIand, Butte. Mont J E Younc. Victoria John Allen, Everett C E Nebergall, city ' p Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma, American plan. Rates. S3 and up. Hotel Doanelly, Tacoasa. v Slrat-clasa restaurant In connection. NO DEMAND FOR SHIPS SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN FREIGHT MARKET INACTIVE. French Vessel Offering at Eighteen and Nine Fancy Potatoes and Onions Firm. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec & (Special.) The grain freight market remains very quiet. No spot charters were anounced locally this week. A French vessel has been offering at this port for 18s 9d, but at tho present price of grain, shippers are not inclined to accept that rate. Engaged tonnage in port amounts to 12.000 tons; disengaged. 54, COO; on tha way, 179.000. . Wheat here was dull all day. The May op tion had a small rise at the start, but traders were afraid of Chicago's stability, and the price fell back closely to last night's lev4. Barley was stronger for spot and futures. Oats were steady. Bran was firm. Hay was easy. The wool market Is almost hare of stock, as the Fall clip has nearly all been sold. Hops aro Inactive and easy. Citrus frultf, aside from extra grape fruit, were In large eupply and weak. Although the regular auctions will not commence until after New Year's one or two small sales of oranges may be held Christmas week. Re ceipts of apples are lessening, but stocks are still heavy and prices weak. The demand to chiefly for atock that sells at 66 to 85 cents. Eastern and Oregon cranberries are selling at a lower range. Dried fruits are quieter. Fancy Salinas and Oregon potatoes are fairly arm. Ordinary river atock moves slowly. Sweets aro. plentiful and easier. Fancy onions are strongly held. Butter Is steady. Cheese Is weak. Eggs are firmer. Receipts Butter, 37,000 lbs; cheese. 40.000 lbs; eggs, 13,500 dor. VEGETABLES Garlic. 35c; green peas. 3g5c: string beano, 47c; tomatoes, 60cff$l; egg plant. 58c POULTRY; Turkey gobblers, 1618c; roosters, old $4S4.50; do young. $5C6.50; broilers, small. $33.CO; do large. $3.504; fryers. $404.50; hens. $535.50; ducko, old. $5C; do young. $68. CHEESE Young America. ll12c; East ern. 1315c. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 21c: creamery seconds, lie; fancy dairy, 17c; dairy seconds. 15c EGGS Fancy ranch, 35c WOOL Lambs'. 1618c. MBL.LFEED Bran. $18.6019; middlings. J25S2S. HOPS 1904. 2530c. .... HAY Wheat. $1014.50; wheat and oats. $10S!l3.SO; barley. $911; alfalfa, $9gll.50; clover. $7(50; stock. ?3g7; straw. 40263c. FRUIT Apples, choice. $1.25; do common. 25c; bananas. $13; Mexican limes. $4: Cali fornia lemons, choice, $4- do common. $1 oranges, navels. $1Q2; pineapples. $1.5Ckg6. POTATOES River Burbar.ks. 4070c; River reds, 6&365c; Salinas Burbanks. 90c41-0; sweets. 60Q85c; Oregon Burbanks, 75c$1.15. RECEIPTS Flour. 24,225 quarter sacks; wheat, 9400 centals; barley. 12,300 centals; oats. 1013 centals; beans. 3S00 sacks; corn. 24S1 centals; potatoes, 4761 sacks: bran, 7900 sacks; middlings. 20S1 sacks; hay, 90S tons; wool, 248 bales; hides, 571. Boys and Girls in Procession. WAIiLA. YVALiTjA, Wash.. Dec. 8. (Spe cial.) One hundred "boys from La Salle Institute and 150 girls from St. Vincent's Academy took part In the procession which marched Into the Catholic Church at 9:40 this morning In celebration of the golden Jubilee of the Immaculate Concep tlon. Rev. Father Flohr blessed and pre sented to the boys a magnificent silk ban ner, on which -was painted a figure of the child Jesus. Solemn high mass was after wards held by Father Leflie, assisted by 0 altar boys. Murderer's Friends Raise Fund. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec 8. (Special.) Friends of George W. Lauth, convicted murderer of Mrs. Leonora B. Jones, to day raised by subscription sufficient funds to defray the cost of appealing his cases to the Supreme Court. Lauth has been sentenced to be hanged January 27 next, but an effort will be made to secure for him a new trial in hopes 'that the sen tence may be reduced to life imprison ment. OMMISSION 0.i AND STOCK BROKERS We Charge No Interest for Carrying Long Stock Genera! Office S5 MLJiXEATOLLS, SC. X. Alden, Corresponds!, Room 2, Ground Floor, Chamber of Commerce. XUA VT. I . K K.V tiUlUjC. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY gPk PORTLAND to THE DALLES K X Regulator Awluv uivaiiiuo ttXCEFT SOKDAT) 7 A. H. Direct line for Moffett'a. St. Martin's and Collins Hot Sprlnci. Connecting at Lyle. -Wash., with Columbia Hirer St Northern Kr. Co.. for Ccldendale and Kllc&ttat Vailer poiatx. Lnntflny toot of Alcr atrou Phoa Main 914. ii'UuNALU. Aeai For South-tastern Alaska r- LEAVES SEATTLE 0 A. 2d., . v -v 'iLuaA u ir. ii.. oav nr J noo and Sitka);' KAMOXA 5ieIrrT'f, S recw: com vcsieia maKititr reg- sil75r ular S. E. Alaska nort of call: Cottage City calls at Vancouver; Bamona CALLS AT VICTORIA. FOB VANCOUVER. CITY OF SEATTLE Ieavea 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 la reserved to change steamers or sailing date. TICKET OFFICES. Portland 24D "Washington st- Seattle 113 James sc. and luck Sar. Francisco io Market st. C. D. DUNANN. Gen. Pasa. Agt. 10 Market St., San Francisco. "TRAVELERS eCTDX. Smot Lime ax Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist sleep lng-cara dally to Omaha, Chicago. Spoaaas; tourist leeplng-car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car ipersos ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Recusing caalrvcars (seats free) to the East daily. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:15 A. iL 5:25 P. 1L SPKC1AL for tan East Sally. Dally -via Huntington. ttfUfcLANt; 1'Lx.esh t5i. Ji. a:W A. if. for i-u::ra Warning- Dally. Dally, ton. Viaua Walla. Lew iston. Coeur u'Aicat and .Great Nortaen. i points. j ATLANTIC EXPKKs,. P. M. .':13 A. M. tor the Eaat via Hum Dally. I Dally, legton. j RIVER SCHEDULE. i'OR- ASTORIA. amib:U0 P. 1L 5:00 P. ii. way points, connecting! Dally. Dally, with t earner for Hwa- except except co and North Beach Sunday. ouaOax. steamer Hasaalo. Ash- Saturday. street dock (water per.) lu:OU P. M. FUR DAiTON. Ore-l I:uo A. il. JaoV.ii, gon City and Xamhui Dally. Dlly. River point steamers except except Mudoo and Ruth. Aua- Sunuay. bunaay. street dock water par.j FOR LEWISTON. ,;40A.iI. About Icaho, aad way point Dally. 3:00 P. U. from Riparia. Wash., except except steamers Spo&an anc Saturday. Friday. Lewiston. Telephone Main 712. SAX FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO. For San Francisco, every five days from AInsworth dock S. S. Geo. W. Elder. Dec. 2. 12; S. S. Columbia. Dec 7. 17. SalllnSi from AInsworth dock. 8 P. M. PORTLAND & ASIATIC S. S. COalPANY. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamern for Manila, Pore 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 Mala i&i. Upper Alaska Docx. EAST via UUUAI1 C& Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. OVxUOAMD iiX PKEbS 'XRAXiNa BSiOP. X. for aalem. Rune- 7:23 A. it. burg. Ashland. Sic-.-ttiuaniu, ugdsu, sua Francisco, ilojave, 1.0a Augeltan El raso. New urlsaaj uia tbe iirasu aiornlng train con $0 A. U. 7:10 P. M. nects at oodburj. idaliy except Sun- oay) with train to Mount Angei. silver ton, Jbi-owiuvllle. Springfield, Wena- ing ana riairon. 4:00 P. M. Albany passenger -onneeta a.t Wood. 10:10 A. U. zum with Mt. Ange: iaa Biiverioa loou. Jorvallla passenger, .heridan passenger. 7:20 A. 1L 11 XO P. it. 3:30 P. M. 118:2a A. iL Dally. H Dally, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVIC3 AND TAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally for Osweao t 7:30 A. II.. 12:60. 2:05. 3:23. 5:20. tJUO. 7:45. 10:10 P. 2L Dally, except Sunday, 5:30. 6:30. 8:33,. 10:25 A. M., 4:oo. 11:30 P. M. Sunday, ouly, JA.JL Returning from Oswego arrlva Portland dally gft j 1:55, :oa. 4:33. 8:15. 7:33. :33, 11:10 P. H. Daliy except Sunday. tiCii, 7:23, 0:30. 10:20, 11:43 A. M. Except Monday, 12:25 A. M. Sunday only, 10:0o A. M. Leave from same depot tor Dallas and Inter mediate points dally except Sunday. 4 P. X Arrive- Portland. 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor lino oper ates dally to Monmouth and A 1 rile, connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and Independ- First-class fare from Portland to Sacramento, nnd San Francisco. $20; berth, $5. Socond elass fare, ?15; second-class berth, 32.30. 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 OfTRAINS PORTLAND Depart. Arrlva. Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma, Seattle, Olympla, South Bend and Gray's Harbor points 8:30 am 5:30 pra North Coast Limited for Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane. uBtte. St. Paul. New Xork. Boston and all points East and Southeast 3:00pm 7:00 ara Twin City Express, for Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane, Helena, St. Paul, Minne apolis. Chicago. New York, Boston and all points East and Southeast 11:15 pra 7:00 pa Puget Sound-Kansas City- St. Louis Special. for Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane. Butte. Billing. Denver. Omaha, Kansas 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. 235 Morricjoa. St., corner Third. Portland. Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. 8:00 A. M. For -Mays era, Kalnlor, Clatskanlto. Westport, Clifton. Astoria. War renton. Flavel, Ham mond. Fort Stevens. Gearhart Park, Sea side, Astoria and Sea shore. Express Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. Daily. 11:10 A. 2tV 7.-00 P. M. 9:40 P. M. C. A. ETil" ART. J. c. MAIO. Comm'l Age. 243 Alder st. G. F. 6 P A. Phone Main 000. " IIMBreatMortherh: City Ticket Office, 122 Zd st. Fhoas 030. 2 OVERLAND TKAEJS DALLY O SPLENDID SERVICE UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES formation, call on or address H, DlCUiON, City I'abueaser and Ticket A ar.. jLiura street, x'ortiaad. Or. JAPAN-AM ERICAIN LINE S. S. 1YO MARU for Japan, China and all Asiatic Ports, will Leave Seattle about Dec. 131b,