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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1904)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 19-04 lo DULL HOLIDAY WEEK Trade Slows Down in Produce and Jobbing Markets. WHOLESALERS TAKING STOCK Dealers in Grain, Flour and Hops Ex pect Resumption of Activity After Opening of New Year But ter Prices Uncertain. Holiday tveok has never been an active one In the markets, and thin year Is no exception to ihe xtrte. Stock-taking Is under way In the heavy wholesale bouses, and little else Is be ng done. The Front-street produce markets ae very dH. Flour, -wheat and other cereals fiT neglected, but the Arm undertone of val ves has net been affected. The hop market la &o in & waiting attitude. WHEAT There is no buying or selling In export wheat market, and in view ot the vr leMfng rv3tion of shipowners, no business is l:kely to ensue, at least so long as Amer san and European values stand, as they are. The only prospect of trading Is with the Bast, tut at thr moment this business is affected by the holiday trading. Some considerable ra ea were made- for St. Louis account last week. The mills aro buying sparingly, as the Inquiry tor flour is slow. The- foreign situation Is reviewed by the Lcndon correspondent ot the Northwestern Miller in lis issue of December 21, as follows: The wheat trade has docidedly- shown, more activity this week and prices have recovered threepence to sixpence a quarter, with more disposition to buy for forward shipment. Bus flan shippers aro holding back, and now ask prices quite above buyers" ideas. Indian 'wheat is still plentiful and relatively cheap at 29s 6d$21s per 492 pounds c. 1. f.. according to quality, which compares with 37s per 480 pounds c I. f. obtainable for No. 1 Northern Manitoba, sow the dearest wheat owing to Its scarcity. Somewhat contradictory cabled reports have Theen received from the Argentine Republic. "With regard to the crop outlook, the harvest has begun, but every other day wo receive cables announcing wet weather, damaging 'J-e crop and tending to delay or protract the Larvesu Mall advices or November 15 report vf-y heavy rains in Santa Fe and Cordoba, e ng much damage In those provinces, the Krca Of which undor wheat is more than half of the total of the republic In Buenos Ayres province, where about one th'rd of the wheat Is grown, the conditions are relatively better. On the whole, however, there Is reason to believe that. In spite of the in-reasc in the area, at present unknown, the total crop may not even equal last year's, while a late harvest Is regarded as practical ly certain. Vndcr these circumstances, and In view of he Inevitable decrease In the Russian shlp rrents. the trade is disposed to view the future with more confidence than has been shown for icnc tlinc, the more so as with nearly half !." ssi gone, we are no nearer to Amcr-.-n wheat and. floar than before. "t may also be regarded, I think, as toler- j certain that the European countries will T.rrt rooro largely in the coming sir months tm was the case last year or In 1002. It 1 b easily seen that the comparatively high j. fs which have obtained elnce July have ,s '-acted a greater proportion of the homes'- wn wheat In the various countries than Vrrwise womM have been the case; by con teiuenfe there Is so much the less to come for asT'I in the remainder of the season. F Ma August 1 to October 31 European c intrtee' net Imports of wheat and flour aro cs follows. In quarters: Augt 1-to"' ' Total for Oct. 31 season. t ... 35.050,000 -X.T!. 13.233.000 56.325.000 1PT2. 15,151.000 56.217.000 K1. 14,000.000 52,170,000 France. Germany, Italy and Spain have all rime extent declared their purchases of for .gn wheat, and will in the remaining nine rrcnths ot the season Jtnport much more freely, I jtm convinced, than last season. There are, .ndeed, already signs of this, for France Is truvlng Australian wheat for Spring and Sum trer dellverj-. and the Farls option price for March-June delivery is not within 8a per quar ter of an importing price. I.vldcnee ot the immense demand for foreign wheat In the United Kingdom this season is alio tolerably clear. In the past nine weeks June-August 1 we have imported on an aver age 620,000 quarters of wheat and flour a week, which, under ordinary circumstances ould have added no less than 1,100,000 quar tern to our stocks during the past nine weeks, whereas, as a matter of fact, our xcrt stocks on December 1 were only 800,000 C-arters larger than on September 1, thus In dicating a weekly consumption or distribution cf foreign wheat of no lew than 530.000 quar ter a week. FLOUR, FEED, ETC. It is hoped by mil lers that the foreign demand for flour will Improve after the tern of the year. At the present time It Is docidedly slack. A few stray Inquiries are coming In from the Orient, tut practically no business Is being worked. There is still & fair movement locally. The feature of the milling trade Is the strong demand for mlllfeed In California. Largo sales have been made on San Francleco account, and at better prices than, the local trade warrants. A alues hero are very firm, and will go higher If there Is an advance at San Francisco. Oats and barley are still strongly quoted, but fading in those grains Is dull. Hay Is steady sni moderately active. Rye flour and rye meal advanced during the week, and are -now quoted at $5 and, $4.75 respectively per barrel. HOPS Most of the men In the hop trade be lieve that business will pick up about the mid dle of January, & period. In which the market usually become active. Brewers do little vylng before the close of tho year, but after thrlr Inventories are taken and account set tled up, generally resume purchases. Other dealers are not so sanguine that the market Wi'l revive al such an early date. They point cut that three-fourths or more of the crop Is .n the hands of consumers, and will last them or about three-fourths of the brewing year. T r this reason they do not think there will be raurh buying before early Summer, except of a 'hand-to-mouth character. On the other haid. It is conceded by all that, should Eng land come Into the market suddenly, things w V wear a different aspect. Tnrhmgod markets are reported In the East arj abroad. The New Tork Journal of Com rrT -e of December 24 said: "A quiet and -r.:ereUng market continued to be reported, rvrlngs were light, sellers generally show ng confidence in tk-e future of the market, ex pe tfng , revival of business activity follow ing the tars f the year, and held tho very rrr rae supplies they had to market for full r-ice. "RODDCK More Interest is felt in the de- e --ments In the butter market than In any c'Ver line ot produce. Friccs are about steady r2w but may go up or down without much warning. "Weather conditions will have more cr less to do with prices. Should it turn cold a"d th diminished supply of cream be rc-c-L an advance may be looked for. On the OVr fcnad. the San -Francisco market Is off agam. and as It was the recent advance there fas' stiffened this market last week, the change. In the California prices will likely have a weakening effect here. The trouble In San Francisco seems to be due to the heavy nupply, - Eastern butter carried, amounting to 2,000. 000 pounds. Speculators there are now flgur--.g on the disposal of it, and may ha-e to ship rvjrh cf It back to the East. regn eggs are easing off. and were yoster dai quoted a fuM cent lower by many house. KerMpts are increasing, and a .steady .decline i looked for. , .-. , j . -, The poultry market Is brightening up with the New Tear demand, but prices are elew to advance. The onion market is quiet and Inclined to"oe weak. A fair movement is reported In pota toes. New California potatoes aro in better supply, and the assortment has been increased by several shipments from San Francisco of what are known as "manufactured" new po tatoes.' These are small potatoes of last year's crop, probably sent from this state, but have been run from a machine and brushed up until they are a fair imitation of tho new article. They may fool the buyer, but the consamer quickly detects tho fraud. Garden truck la In plentiful supply, three carloads arriving from San Francisoo yester day, but It moves slowly. There is a good Inquiry for oranges, and prices are firm, as receipt of late have been light, rains in California having interfered with picking. The apple market is dull and weak. California strawberries drag even at out price. GROCERIES. MEATS. ETC No changes were announced in staple grocery prices dur ing the week. Great interest centers In tho sugar market, owing to the Jobbers row at San Francisco, but It Is impossible to predict what prices will be from day to day. Coffee Is dull and unchanged. Japan teas are Btrongcr. Choice grades of rice aro firm. Livestock prices at the Portland yards are as last quoted. Dressed beef Is slightly firmer for fancy. Dressed pork is alfo well held. There is a good demand for fancy veal weigh ing 75 to 125 pounds, but large ones, even if fat, are neglected. Hog products ape un changed in price. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc "WHEAT Export values. Walla Walla, 81c; bluostem. S5c; milling, Walla Walla, 85c; blue item, BSSSOc; Valley, S7c; Eastern basis. Walla Walla. 83383c; blueetem, J0c. BARLEX Feed, $22 per ton; rolled, f23.50gi 21 50 OATS No. 1 white, $1.32&'&1.35; gray. $1.35 TL40 per cental. . , FLOUR Patents, S4.C5S4.85 per barrel; straights. S4.30S4.45; clears. S3.S5M: Valley. f4.10iJ4.25; Dakota hard wheat, Q.ZOQi.oO; Graham, $3.504: whole wheat. S4&4.25; rye flour, local, S3; Eastern. f5Sf5.10. MILLSTUEFS Bran, S1U per ton; middlings. S25; shorts. $21; chops, U. S. Mills. SID; linseed dairy food, $18; linseed oilmeal, lc per pound. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 03 pound sacks, $0.75; lower grades, $530.25; oat meal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, S8 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, .$4.23 per bale; oatmeal (ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel: 10 pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; split peas, 54.50 J . m r.r . . . - . . J tnw-Aa CI pr juv-nounu rac&; --iiuii uu v tail umvi;, Y yi aw jwmm, -- , 1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10:pound sacks. 2.50 per bale. HAi Timothy, $14110 per ton; cover. jiva 12; grain. $11612; cheat. $121S. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per 6ack; car Tots. $1; beets, $1.25; parsnlpF, $1.25; cabbage, California. l4c; Danish, lic; lettuce, head. 15c per dozen; parsley. 20c dozen: tomatoes, $1.25 per crate; cauliflower, $1.002 per crate: egg plant, lOfTlSc per pound; celery. OOGOSc per dozen; peas, C8c per pound; beans, green, 7c; wax, 7c; pumpkins. IffflUc per pound; peppers. 5c per pound: rhubarb, $1.85 per box. ONIONS New, $2&2.15, buyers' prices. HONEY $33.25 per case. POTATOES New Oregon, fancy. 75385c; commonfl C0SC5c, buyers' price; Merced sweets, 1141c: new California, 4c per pound. RAISINS Loose Muscatels, 4-crown, 7?ic; 5-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c; unbleachd seed less Sultanas. C&c; London layers, 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.85; 2-crown, $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 68Hc per pound; eundrled. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. lOifllc; peaches. 010c; pears, none; prunes. Italians, 405o; French. 243c: figs, California blacks. 5;c; do white, none; Smyr na, 20c: Fard dates. Cc: plums, pitted, 6c DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy, $1L50; cooking, 0075c; figs. S5c$2.50 per box; grapes. California, $1.2561.05; pears, pound, 75c S$l; cranberries. $9.50011 per barrel: persim mons, $1.25 per box; strawberries, $11.50 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $2,759 3.75; choice. $2.75 per box; oranges, new na vels. $292.50; mandarins. 00970c per box: tangerines, $1.50 2 per box; grapefruit. $80 3.50 per box; bananas. 5g5Vic per pound; pome, granate $2.25 per box. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. EGGS Oregon ranch, 312c; Eastern, 24 fa25c. CHEESE Full cream twins, 1315c; Toung Americas. 14015V4C. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery. 30c per pound; fancy creamery, 22tf2Gc State creameries: Fancy creamery. 25Q27&C; Califor nia, fancy creamer). 2520c; store butter. 12314c. POULTRY Hens. UrffdlKc; old hens, 3c; mlzed chickens, 809c; old roosters, 77J4c; do young, OVic; Springs. VA to 2-pound, 10c; broilers, 1 to 1-pound, 12,,s'810c; dressed chickens, ll12c; turkeys, dressed, average, 1517c; choice. 20322c; geese, live, $S3D; do dressed. 10312"ic; ducks, old, $C37; do young, as to size. $738; plgeond. $131.25. GAME Wild geese, $333.50; Mallard ducks, $2.5033.50; widgeon. $2; teal. $1.50L75. Meats and Provisions. BEEF Dressed, bulls and cowa, 23c; steers. Zn4ViC MUTTON Dressed, 3g5c per pound; lambs, 543Gc per pound. HAMS Ton to 14 pounds, T12ic per pound: 14 to 10 pounds. 12c; 18 to 20 pounds. 12c: California (picnic), 9c; cottage hams, Dlic: shoulders, 9c; boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnl ham, boneless. 14c VEAL Dressed, 100 to 125, 78c per pound; 125 to 200. 50e; 200 and up. Stt4c PORK Dressed. 100 to 150, GSC',4c per pound; 150 and up, 5&Gc. BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound: standard breakfast. 17c; choice. 15c: English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 14c; peach bacon 13c. SAUSAGE Portland bam, 12,c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17ic; bologna, long, 5c; welnerwurst, 8c; liver, 5c; pork. 9c; blood, 5c; headcheese, 12c; bologna Bausage. link. 4c. DRY SALTED MEATS Regular short clears, 10c salt, 11c smoked; clear backs, 9?ic salt, 10-Xc smoked; Oregon export, 20 to 25 pounds, average. 10&c salt. llc emoked; Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds, average, 8c salt, 9o smoked. PICKLED GOOD Pickled pigs feet, "-barrels, $5; -barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled tripe, -barrels, $5; -barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.23; pickled pigs' tongues. barrels. $C; 'i-barrels, $3; 15-pound kits, $1.50; pickled lambs tongues, ti-barrels, $9; -barrels; $3.50; 15-pound kits. $2.75. LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces. 04c; tubs. 10c; 50s. 10c: 20s. 10c; 10s. 10c; 5s. 10c. Standard pure: Tierces. 9c; tubs. 9Vfce: 50s, ic; 20s. 9c; 10s, 99ic: 5s, 9c Compound: TJerces, CHc; tubs, 0?ic; 50s. 64c: 10s, 7c; 5s.7c. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 20328c; Java, ordinary. 16 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18320c; good. 1031Sc; ordinary. 10312c per pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s. $13; 50s. $19.25; Arbueklc. $15.38; Lion. $15.38. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.C7Vi: South ern Japan. $3.50; Carolina, 430c; brokenhead, 2 Sic. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; I-pound flats. $i.so; rancy. ifi-pound flats, $1.80: la-pound flats. $1.1 0;Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 85c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.45: rockeyes, 1-pound talis. $1.75: 1-pound flats, $1.85. SUGAR Sack .basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $6.00 powdered, $6.25: dry granulated. $6.15; extra C, S5.65; golden C. $5.55; fruit sugar. 6.15, ad vance over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; rialf barrels, 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. tTerms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct mc per pound; if later than 35 days and within 30 days, deduct c per pound; no discount after liO days ) Beet sugar granulated, $6.03 per 100 pounds: maple sugar, 1531Sc per pound. SALT California. $9.50 per ton; $L30 per i'fJ'eV 'jrpool. Ms, $15.50; 100s. $15; 200s, 51rSL:f.hi? ground. 100s. $5.25: 50s $5.75. jNUTS ValnuU. I3c per pound by .sack, 1c extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts. 15c; Al berts, 14c; Pecans jumbos. 14c: extra large, 15c: alfflnds, I. 3C L., lfrc; chestnuts. Ital ians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw. tic per pound; roasted. 0c- ulne- SJ'fil: h,ckor' ". TcToaSutsT WfpwOc per dozen. .B?ASilman wh,te. e; large white. 3c; pink. 3y4c; bayou. 3e; uma. 5ytc n Hops, WooL Hides, Etc. HOPS-ChoIce. 29330c; prime, 2732Sc per pound. "WOOL Valley. f9320c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1017c; mohair, 25326c per pound tor choice. ,JS.1."?.ES-Dr" hldc- No- s 1C pounds and up. 15315c per pound; drj glp. No. 1. 6 to 1 pounds, lie; drj- calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 16c; dry. salted bulls and Btags, one-third less fnan dry, flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 7 Tc: under 50 pounds and cows, 637c: stags and bulls, sound. 44 He; kip, sound. 15 to 20 mon. 10315ceach; Angora, with wool on, 25c$l pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds. Sc; green (unsalt fd. lo per pound Ices; culls, lc per pound; horse hides, salted, $1.5062 each; do. $11.50 each; colts' hides. 25g50c each; goatskins, common 10S15c each; Angora, with wool on, 25cO$l. ' TALLOW Prime, per pound, 435c; No. land grease, 2V403c. Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 24c; iron barrels, 18c: 86 dep. gasoline, cases, 32c; iron barrels o r drums, 20c COAL OIL Cases. 21c; Iron bafrels. Htc; wood barrels, none; 63 dcg.. casea. 22e; barrel lS&c Washington State test burning oils, ex. eept headlight. c pr gallon higher. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels 54b; cass. 59c Boiled: Barrels. 50c; cases, Glc; lc lass In 250-galIon lots. " TURPENTINE Cases. 85c; barrels. Sic "V HITE 'LEAD Ton lots. TUc; 500-pound, 7?tc; less than 500-pound lott, Sc. INTEREST NOT LARGE STOCK TRADING AT NEW YORK IN PROFESSIONAL HANDS. Annual Lifting of Prices by the Great Corporations Trade Re ports Very Favorable. NEW TORK, Dec 28. The same dull, rising market and the same largely profes sional share in, tho dealings wcro la evi dence again on the Stock Exchange today. Tho stocks which were picked for advances were much less influential In sentiment by their movements than were the high grade standard flocks which were conspicuous yes terday and still showed evidences of realiz ing today. This was notably true of New York Central, the strength of which Infused confidence throughout the whole market yes terday. Low grade Industrial stocks came for ward Into notice today. Ncw was uniform ly favorable for values, and the extraordinary ease of money afforded means for embarking in stock market commitments. But the dimen sions of the day's business Is sufficiently con vincing that there was no widespread Interest In the market There Is a general belief that the lifting of prices is due in some degree to the desire among great financial institutions to help out that Item In their annual statements which Is entitled. "Market Value of Securities Held." There is no doubt of "tjie scarcity of stock offerings at present, so that tho process of marking up prices is conducted at a minimum of the expense Involved .in absorbing offerings on tho advance. Tho opinion Is widely held that an active demand for securities will be revived -In January, and it is supposed that present holders of stocks aro anxious to sec prices at a profitable level for themselves, when this expected demand awakens. Ad vances for these causes are justly attributed to somewhat narrow professional factors, rath er than to a broad market demand for secur ities, but they are significant of the underly ing strength o market conditions nevertheless, without which the professional tactics would be unavailing to move prices. The interest manifested in the industrials to day was stimulated by the color of trade ad vices, especially from all departments of tho Iron and steel trade. Railroad buying was the most conspicuous factor, and dealt especially with bridge matters, steel rails, freight cars, locomotives, and. In fact, all forms of rail road equipment. Amalgamated Copper re sponded to a fresh advance on a revival of the demand for the metal. The cotton market reflected the growing conviction that the Gov ernment's estimate of an unprecedented yield of that crop arc warranted, a fact that may have Its naturally beneficial effect on stocks, modified by the reflected effect of speculative losses In cotton. Much importance was at tached to tho relief by the breaking or drouth from some serious restrictions on industrial activity. The market closed quite active and firm. Bonds Firm; total sales, par value, $5,135, 000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison 15,700 8J St!Jl 87 ao preferred 3.&00 101 lot iui4 Baltimore & Ohio.... 39.400 102ft ft 101 102v 95fi 9354 132 132-i Co preferred ....... sou uu Canadian Pacific 9.000 133 Central of N. J - ISO Chesapeake & Ohio.. 2. COO 48:4 4S 4b Chicago & Alon 1.800 .4.r?i 42 42& do preferred 300 S31i S3 81 Chi. Great Western.. 9,100 22j4 22 Vi 22 Chi. & Northwestern. 200 206 206 205 Chi., Mil. & St. Paul 10.600 1726 171ft 17l do preferred 500 183 182 lS2i Chi. Term. & Trans.. COO 12 12b I-k do preferred ...... 1,300 23 22 23 C C, C. & St. L Colorado Southern .. 1.300 23:4 23i 25 Vt, do 1st preferred.... 400 02i 6254 6254 do 2d preferred 30 Delaware & Hudson.. 5.600 187?i 18454 186 Del., Lack. &. West 335 Denver & Rio Grande 300 32 3154 31ft do preferred 500 865 8054 86 3rle 11.500 37 37fc 37 do 1st preferred.... 4,200 75 74 75 do 2d preferred... 900 55 54 55 do preferred Illinois Central Iowa Central ........ do preferred Kan. City Southern.. do preferred Louisville & Nash v.. Manhattan L. Metrop. Securities... ""200 f2" "r)154 S05 700 15054 155 156H 29 200 50U 36 55 COO 29 2S 28 300 5354 53 5X 700 141 140 141 164 700 80 79 79Ti 2,300 121 120 12154 55 Minn. & St. Louis M.. St. P. & S. S. M. 1.200 90 8954 90 do preferred 12,300 147 14754 1475A Missouri Pacific 12.300 107 100 107V4 Mo., Kan. &. Texas.. 1,000 32 31 3254 do preferred 300 . 63 6354 6854 National of Mex. pfd 40 New York Central.... 14.S00 143 14454 144 -"sorxoiK 61 wcsiero... 4,uoo 7u4 79 79?k ao preterrea 700 94 94 93 Ontario & Western.. 2,700 41 5f 4054 40 Pennsylvania P.. C.. C. & St. L. 46.400 1384 187 13S Reading C7.500 t 8 70 do 1st preferred.... 1.000 9154 91 in do 2d nrcferred rtft ftOrt Rl SU. Kiii Rock Island Co 5.C00 3754 30 36 do preferred 3,000 85 SI 54 84 St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd 67 St. L. Southwestern 25 do preferred 300 58i 58 5754 Southern Pacific .... 21,100 05 6454 85 Southern Railway ... 20,900 35 34 33 do preferred 300 97 97 964 Texas & Pacific 3,300 354 34 35 Toledo. St. L. & W. 5,200 30 36U. 3j do preferred 500 5454 54 " 5354 Union Pacific 44.000 112 1115i 112 do preferred ....... 1,100 97 97 " 97' Wabash 800 2254 22 22 do preferred 200 43 4354 4354 Wheeling & L. Erie 1054 Wisconsin Central .. 1,800 2254 22 22 u. do preferred 800 40 43U. 46 " Mexican Central .... 000 21 2054 -1 do preferred 3.300 119 118 11954 Express companies Adams . 236 American .. "J03 United States 119 Wells-Fargo 100 243 243 237 Miscellaneous -Amalgamated Copper 50,100 70 67 00 Amer, Car & Foundry 9,500 35 34 35 do preferred 700 94 93 93 American Cotton OH. 3.500 37 37 37 do preferred 95 American Ice 2,000 6 5i 0 do preferred 300 30 3654 36' American Linseed Oil 15 do preferred 33 American Locomotive 18,400 36 34 35 do preferred 1.000 104 10' 10854 Amer. Sm. & Refining 7,900 82 8155 81 do preferred 112ft Amer. Sugar Refining 9,300 143 14254 143f4 Anaconda Mining Co. 200 105 105' 105 Brooklyn R. "Transit. 5.200 61 61ft 6154 Colorado Fuel & Iron 2,200 48 45 4Si Consolidated Gas ... 800 20354 201 ' 208H Corn Products 400 21 21 "u do preferred 2.100 78 7fi 77V4 Distillers Securities. 700 40 39 40U General Electric 1854 International Taper.- 3.600 24 2R 24 do preferred 400 7754 76 76' International Pump as do preferred ............. ..... sa national ieaa . . , 3U ao preferred 700 Oft on ni Pullman Palace Car. 100 233 2X4 2S5 Republic Steel 4.700 17 10 17U do preferred 2.100 70 00 70ft Rubber Goods 1,700 27 27 '211 do preferred ....... ...... ....'. 92 Tenn. Coal & Iron... 2.000 73 71 73 U. S. Leather 20.500 15 H n do preferred ....... 11.500 10254 101ft 102K U. S. Realty.. 78 U. S. Rubber........ GOO 33ft 33 SSft do preferred 700 Mft 95 Pflii U. S. Steel... 53.700 30 29 30 do preferred 51.700 94 92Ti 911 Westlnghouse Elec.. 1,400 182 181 181 Western Union 1.000 93 92 92 Total sales for the day, 836,200 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Dec 2S. Closing quotations: V. S. ref. 2s reg.l044 C. & N. W. C. 78.129 ft do coupon ...104H U. S. 3s rcg...l0454 do coupon ..10454 U. S. new 4b reg.l30i do coupon ...130 U. S. otil 4b rf-.ior;i u. A: j 1. u. 4s.,1025i N. T. Cent, lsts.101'4 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 75 Ti do 4s 105 So. Paclfl" 4s... 94 Union Pacific 4s.l06 do eounnn . lflrtii !A'! r.nini f c ' not'. Atchison AdJ 4s 94 551 " ". Stocks at -London. LONDON. Dec 28. Consols for money. &S5-1G: consols for account, 86. Anaconda Nor. & Western. 61 do Dref erred .9514 Atchison 8954 do preferred .1025 Halt & Ohio ..104 Can. Pacific ...136 Ches. & Ohio .. 49 a Ot. Western. 2354 C. M. & St. P.. 175 54 DeBeers 1S54 D. & R. G 32 do preferred . 4155 Erie 3S do lsj. pref . . . 76 do 2d pref ... 5655 Illinois Central. .159 - Ont. & Western. 45U Pennsylvania ... 7014 Rand Mines .... 11 Reading 4054 do 1st pref ... 46 do 2d nref 42 So. Railway ... 36 do preferred 90 1 So. Pacific RRU Union Pacific ...114 ft do preferred 95544 ITi.'S. Steel ..... 31 ao 'preferred .. 95 Spanish 4s 89 L. & N. 144 Pacific Mall 1.000 42 42 43 People's Gas 2,200 107 107 107 Pressed Steel Car.... 200 40 39 40 23 45 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Dec 28,-Money on call. steady, 25i33 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 3 per cent. Time loans, easy; GO and 90 days. 303 per cent; six months. 343354 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4 6- aer cent Sterling exchange, quiet, with actual business in bankers bills At $4.872034.8723 for demand. and at $4.S4S064,.84S5 for 60 days. Posted rates, $4.83fJ4.SS. Commercial bills, $4.84. Bar silver, 6ic Mexican dollars, 48c Bonds Government, steady; railroad, firm. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 28. Silver bars. 6lc . . ' Mexican dollar. 61c i Drafts Sight, 254c; telegraph. 5c Sterling on London. 60 days,"$4.85; sight. fl.87. LONDON. Dec 23. Bar silver, quiet, 2Sd per ounce Money, 25433 per cent. The rato of discount in the open .market for short bills Is 233 per cent; three months bills, 2 11-1632 per cent. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Today's state ment of the Treasury balahccs. shows: , Available cash balance... $141,564,475 Gold 80.399,500 Bank Clearings. Clearings. $511,930 800.039 404.400 . 418.715 Balances. $ 49.414 163.886 23.316 35.463 Portland ... Seattlo Tacoma .... Spokane INCREASED HOP ACREAGE. California Expects to Produce Large Crop Next Season. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2S.-(Special.) Since the recent decline, the local hop market has been Inactive and without new features. Lead ing authorities now estimate the California yield this year at fully 63.000 bales, and be lieve that, under favorable conditions, tho coming output will be larger, as there Is a greatly Increased acreage. The local wool market is dull and nominal, with no stock of consequence left to work upon. Poor wire service from the East caused dull-t-M ln.Jocal, wheat speculation, but prices showed firmness -Xqp futures and spot. Barley also displayed all around strength, arid oats were firmly held, but trade In the latter was of a small Jobbing character. Rye was In light supply and firm. A few dealers report an easier feeling In bran, and aro quoting 50 cents lower. The orange market is generally quiet and weak, but several special brands of well-colored navels from- leading districts of the South cold well at top prices. Apples of good me dium and fancy grades move off readily at steady prices, receipts being light. The mar ket Is well stocked with bananas. Receipts of potatoes are light. Fancy stock being scarce and firm, the trade gave more attention to Iowec grades, and the latter be came steadier. Offerings of onions largely exceeded the demand, and prices remained weak. Dairy products are quiet. Receipts, 29.000 pounds butter. 5C00 pounds cheeso, 8430 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Garllc OgSc; green peas. 3. 6c; string beans, .CffSc; tomatoes, 90oS$1.50; egg plant, 5Sc POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 20S22c; roost-' crs, old. $44.50; do young, S5S6; broilers, small, $2.503: large. $33.50; fryers. $4.503; hens. $406; ducks, old, $5g3.50; do young, $5.500.50. CHEESE Young America, 1213c; East ern, 13J?15c. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 23c; creamery seconds, 10c; fancy dairy. 19c; dairy seconds, 17c , EGGS Store, 2830c; fancy ranch, 40c WOOL Lambs. 161Sc HAT Wheat. $1014; wheat and oats. $10 13; barlej-, $911; alfalfa. $9011.50; clover. $760; stock. $5g7; straw, 4555c MILLFEED Bran, $15319; middlings, $25 23. HOPS 1004. 25ff2Sc. FRUIT Apples, choice, $1.50; do common. 50c; bananas. $13; Mexican limes, $4; Cali fornia lemons, choice. $2.75; do common, $1; oranges, navels. $2; pineapples. $1.50S3.5A POTATOES Early Rose. SlS'l.lO; River Bur banks. 50080c; River reds; 504160c; Salinas Burbanks, $11.45; sweets, 60375c; Oregon Burbanks. 85c$1.10. RECEIPTS Flour, 4333 quarter sacks; wheat. 2298 centals; barley, 4965 centals; oats, 400 centals; corn, 1700 centals; potatoes. 3724 sacks; bran. 905 sacks; middlings. 2700 sacks; bay, 2S0 tons; wool, 17 bales; hides, 1925. INCREASE IN COTTON. Government "Report of Production In 1904. WASHINGTON. Dec 28. The Census Bu reau today Issued a report giving the quantity of cotton ginned, in 737 counties up to Decem ber 13 last to have been 11.9S6.614 running bales, which Is the equivalent of 11.84S.113 commercial bales. The commercial bales re ported to the same period for 1903 amounted to 8.747.669. In arriving nt the number of commercial bales, round bale3 are counted as half -bales. The report to the same date last year cov ered 812 counties, as against 737 this year. The report for the present year covers the out put of 29.057 ginneries, while 29.527 were in cluded in the report for 1903. The product of the different states for this year, in running bales, reported to December 13, Includes the following: Indian Territory. 43,373; Oklaho ma, 294,041; Texas, 2.9S2.S19. Lowest Point at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 2S. The cotton market broke 30 to 35 points on the Census Bureau's glnners report. Indicating a crop In excess of tho Government's estimate. There was heavy trading on the decline. The bears' contended that the glnners' report probably forecasted a crop ot nearly 13,000,000 bales. Following tho report, prices, which had shown weakness since the opening, broke sharply, with January selling around 6.CCc. March 6.81c. and May 6.96c. or a net decline of 22 to 25 points and a brenk of practically $6 a bale In two weeks time. The market was very active during the afternoon, with big short Iiftercsts covering, while there was also heavy liquidation, and on every little bulge the bears seemed disposed to withdraw their buying orders and sell more cotton. The low figures reached In. the slump are the lowest that cotton has reached In nearly three vears. Slump at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. Dec 28. With the read ing of the glnners' report on the Cotton Ex change today, cotton slumped 47 to 55 points, attended by extraordinary excitement. The re port that 11,848,113 bales had been ginned, with. 82 counties yet to hear from, came as a sur prise, 'although a bearish report was expected, and the market was hammered with great energy. The report today showed 1.8S4.259 more bales already ginned this year than the total crop of last year. After the first excitement the market grew quieter, though the decline was not checked. January cotton went to 6.40c which Is a de cline of about 4 cents In the last three months. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec 2S. There, was another sharp advance In the London tin market, with spot closing at 134 10s, and futures at 134. The New York market was Irregular, but steady, with spot quoted at 29.35229.50c Copper was firm again In London, with, spot closing at 67 15s and futures at 6S 2s 6d. Locally, the market continues firm, and while some parties are still quoting 15c for Lake, the general range of prices is as follows: Lake. 15.12C15.25c; electrolytic. 14.73 815.25c: casting. 14.503 14lS5c. Lead was unchanged locally, while In Lon don the price was higher at 12 15s. Spelter was firm at 636.1254c In New York, and at 24 17s Gd In London. Iron closed at 53s Cd in Glasgow, and at 50s 454d In Mlddlesboro. Locally, Iron continues firm. No 1 foundry Northern, unchanged; No. 2 foundry Northern ranges from $17 to $17.23; Southern grades are quoted at $17.75 flat for No. 1 foundry and No. 1 foundry soft. ' Coffee nnd Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec 28. Coffee Futures closed net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales, 17.750 bags, including: January. 7.60S7.65c; Febru ary. 7.80c; May. 7.80c: July. 8. 258. 35c; Sep tember. 8.50as.60c; November. S.60c. Spot, steady; No. 7 Rio. SUc Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining. 4c; centri fugal. 96 test. 4ci molasses sugar. 4c; re fined, quiet; crushed; '$6:85; powdered. 45.75; granulated. $3.65. M., K. &. T. ... 32 J Wabash N. Y. Central.. 149 I do preferred WHEAT UNDERTONE WEAK SUCCESSION OF BEARISH 'RE PORTS DEPRESS PRICES. Latest Reports From Argentina De clare the Crop Is In Excellent Condition. CHICAGO. Dec 2S. The wheat market was weak at the start. Influenced by lower prices at Liverpool, many of yesterday's buyers were liberal sellers when trading began. With only a moderate demand, flnal quotations showed losses. May being oft c to c. at, $1.1401.14. Additional Selling soon de veloped upon receipt of a cablegram from Ar gentina by a local commlsslon-houso claiming that the crop was In excellent condition, and that shipments will begin In about four weeks. As a result, the market became still weaker, May gradually declining to $1.13. There was also some selling occasioned by the heavy fall of enow, which, it Is claimed, would greatly benefit growing wheat. Weakness at Minne apolis was another factor that contributed to tho decline here. Two or three longs sold during the latter part of the day. Orders were readily taken by shorts, and In conse quence part of the early loss was regained, but the prevailing undertone was. ono of weakness. Final quotations on May were 55 c lower at $1.14. The corn market was weak. May opened a shade lower and closed at 45e. Trading In oats was of small volume. May' opened a shade lower at SHi'gSlftc; sold off to 31c and closed at 31c At tho closo May pork was off a shade, at $12.85-612.87. Lard was down 2ic, at $7.10 7.12. Ribs were 2g5c lower at $6.70. Tho leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. December ....$1.13 $1.13 $1.12 $1.12 lay 1.14 1.14?, 1.13 1.14 .......... .vTB CORN. 9 December 46 -.46 May 45 .45 July 45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .43 OATS. December IIWi .f?nii .29 31 .31 hilay 31 .31 .31 July 31 .31 -31 MESS PORK. January 12.50 12.5754 12.50 12.55 May. 12.92 12.02 12.80 12.'S7i5 LARD. January 6.65 6.87 6.82 6.83 May 7.12 7.12 7.0754 "-12 SHORT RIBS. January 6.42 (U5 6.425s 0.45 May 6.7254 0.72 6.07 6.70 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat-No. 2 Spring. $1.08fil.l6; No. 3. $1 1.12; No. 2 red. $1.151.17. Com No. 2, 43c; No. 2 yellow, 45c Oats No. 2, 29c; No. 3 white, 305i'd31c Rye No. 2 7355c. Barley Good feeding, 37c; fair to choice malting, 474Sc Flaxseed No. 1, $1.17; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.23. Timothy seed Prime. $2.7255. Mess pork Per barrel. $11.3O5'11.40. Lard Per 100 pounds. $8.75. Short ribs sides Loose, $6.1596.30. Short clear sides Boxed. $6.255g6.75. Clover Contract grade, $12.75. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels - 23.200 29.500 Wheat, bushels 107.000 08.500 Corn, bushels 1,322.100 416.S00 Oats, bushels 210.100 173.S00 Rye bushels 8.000 5.200 Barley, bushels 143,300 11.700 Grain and Produce at Nerr Tork. NEW YORK. Dec. 2S- Flour Receipts, 75, 000 barrels; exports. 1600 barrels. Market, higher, but trade quiet. Minnesota patents, $3.S5f 6.20; rye flour is quiet. Wheat Receipts, 99,000 bushels; spot, nom inal elevator: No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.24 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba. $1.0S f. o. b. afloat. In response to easier Liverpool cables, where strength had been expected, and a bearish visible supply statement, wheat broke a cent today. Bull shorts were lacking. Near the close prices rallied slightly on cov ering, but still left oft lc net lower. May closed $1.14; July closed $1.05; December closed $1.20. Hops Quiet. Hides Steady. Wool Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2S. Wheat, firmer. Barley, easier. Spot quotations Wheat-Shipping. $1.45g1.50: milling. $1.52 1.05. Barley Feed. $1.121.15; brewing, $1.16 61.15. - Oats Red. $1.401.55; white. $1.451.57: black. $1.301.62. Call board sales Wheat May, $1.44. Barley May. $1.0951. Corn Large yellow, $1.2731.305. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec 2S. Wheat Cargoes on pass age, quiet; but steady; English country mar kets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec 28. Wheat Quiet; March, 7s 55d; May, 7s d. Wheat ln Paris, steady: flour in Paris, steady; French country markets, quiet. Weather In England, light rain. Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. The visible supply of grain Saturday. December 24. as compiled by the New York- Produce Exchange, is as follows: Bushels Wheat 39.715.000 Corn 7.208,000 Oats 23.672.000 Rye 2.110.000 Barley 6.850.00O Decrease. 1,333.000 1.649.000 157.000 55.000 206.000 Increase. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash.. Dec 28. Wheat Un changed; bluestem. SSc; club. 85c LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices at Portland Union Stockyards Yes terday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 313 nheep, 60 cattle and 73 hogs. The following prices were quoted at tho yards: CATTLE Best steers, $3.2593.50; medium, $2.7583; cows, $2?2.50. HOGS Best large fat hogs, $5.25; light hogs. $4.254.75. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $3.2533.50; lambs, $3.25. EASTERN IXVESTOCK. Trices Current In Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha. KANSAS CITY, Dec 23. Cattle Receipts. 3000. Market strong to 10c higher. Native steers. $3.7536.25; native cows and heifers. $1.75f?5; stockers and feeders, $2.754; bulls, $2.2564: calves, $390.50; Western fed steers, $3.505.50; Western fed cows, $1.753.50. Hogs Receipts, 4000. Market strong to 5c higher; bulk ot Fales, $4.4034.65. Heavy, $4.65 04.75; packers. $4.5oif4.65; pigs and light, $3.75 4.55. Sheep Receipts, 2500. Market strong. Mut tons, $4S.25; Iambs, $56.25; range wethers, $4&5.60; fed ewes, $3.504.50. OMAHA, Dec. 23. Cattle Receipts, 1400. Market strong. Native steers. $3.5OQ6.10: cows and heifers. $2.204.10; Western steers. $3 4.75; Texas steers. $2.753.05; cows and heif ers. $2.3033.60; canuers, $1.5092.23; stockers and feeders, $2.504; calves, $2.50u.50; bulls, stags, etc., $1.7523.50. Hogs Receipts, 1300. Market 3c higher. Heavy. $4.5O&4.60; mixed. $4.534.57; light. $4.57544.tI5; pigs. $424.50: bulk of sales. $4.55 64.57. Sheep Receipts. 200. Market strong. West erns. $4.7595.30; wethers. $4.7030.20; ewes, $3.75fM.30; common and stockers, $2.5064.50; lambs. $5.2566.25. CHICAGO. Dec. 2S. Cattle Receipts, 10,000. Market 5tfl0c higher. Good to prime steers. $6.2556.55; poor to medium. $3.0066; stockers and feeders. $2,356-1.30; cows. $1.6064.35; belt, crs. $2.2064.85: canners. $1.6062.60; bulls. $2.20 64; calves. $3.4067. Hogs Receipts today. 9000; estimate for to morrow. 'll.OOO. Market 10c higher. Mixed and butchers, $4.4064.70; good to choice heavy. $4.6564.75; rough heavy, $4.45 4.55; light, $4.40 64.60: bulk of sales. $4.5564.65. Sheep Receipts, 10,000. Market for sheep strong; for lambs. 5c higher. Good to choice wethers. $4.8563.30; fair to choice mixed. $4 4.65; Western sheep. $4.3363.25; native lambs. $5.1065.70; Western Iambs, $3.5565.60. SEATTLE PRODUCE MARKETS. Christmas Week Closed With an Absolute CIcan-Up ot Poultry Stocks. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec S. (Special.) The Seattle produce market closed last week with a grandstand finish. All lines trere In brisk demand during the week, but tho high pressure limit was not reached until Fri day and Saturday. Friday the stocks be gan melting away and from the opening of business on Friday morning until long af ter the regular closing hour on Saturday evening there was a regular deluge of buy ers on the street. The feature o the two days trading was the absolute clcan-up of poultry stocks and nt higher prices than have ever been known at this season of the year. Tho informa tion given In this column last wcok. If It had been followed by our producers, would have been of great value. Turkeys at 25c per pound, best apples at $1.50 per box, and potatoes at $22 per ton should surely look good to the producers within reach of this market. Wheat, feed, grain and hay have held steady, with no sign ot a material change in the near future. There Is no move of any moment expected in the grain market until after the holidays. The. prospects are that this market will be good for high grade apples, butter, eggs and potatoes for some time to come. Quotations are: WHEAT Club. 87c; bluestom. SOc OATS White, per ton. $28629; gray, per ton. $26628. BARLEY Feed, per ton. $23624. HAY Timothy, per ton. $19620; clover, pet ton. $14613; grain, per ton. $22. POTATOES Fancy, per ton, $22. ONIONS Fancy, per cwt.. $2.5062.73. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 28c; ranch, 24 27c EGGS Best ranch, per dozen, 3&6G8c APPLES Fancy, por box; $1.2561.50. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Evaporated apples quiet and without change. Prunes, according to mail advices, are very flrmly held on the Coast, In some cases above a parity with local spot quotations. The mar ket ranges from 2c to 5c, according to grade. Apricots, dull, but holders show confidence and aek full late prices. Choice, 10c; extra choice, 1055611c; fancy, ll615c reaches, quiet, but firmly held. Choice. 054c; extra choice, loi610c and fancy. 11 612c. Dairy Produco In the East. CHICAGO. Dec 2S. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was Arm; creamery, 17620c; dairy, 16624c Eggs, strong. 19622c; firsts. 22c: prime, firsts. 24c; extra do, 2'Jc Cheese, firm, ll12c. NEW YOBK, Dec, 28. Butter Very rm. Street prices, extra creamery, 275462Sc; offi cial prices, creamerj". common to extra. 17i 27c; state, do. 16626c; Western Imitation creamery, 10622c Cheese and eggs, unchanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Cotton Futures closed barely steady, and sentiment was very apprehensive of a bad slump In the Southern spot markets, as a result of the report and the decline in futures. The total lorn of the day was from 31 to 38 points. December, 6.49c; February, 6.58c; March. 6.66c; April. 6.75c; May. 6.Slc; June, &69; July, 6.95c; January, 6.50c. Gold Engaged for Shipment. NEW YORK. Dec 2S. Lazard Frercs an nounced today an engagement of $650,000 gold bars for shipment to Paris tomorrow. The same Arm has bespoken all the gold bars up to January S. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Dec 23. Wool Nominal; territory and Western medium, 21622c; fine medium, 176'ISc; fine. 16617c. Refined Sugar Advances. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. All grades of reflned sugar were advanced 10c per 100 pounds today. Bids for Jetty Work. Specifications are being prepared by the United States Engineers for bids to be taken shortly on stone for the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. The amount of stone being bid for Is now un certain, as the Engineers do not know how much money they will have with which to carry on the work. When you suffer from sick headache, dizziness, constipation, etc.. remember Carter's Little Liver Pills will relieve you. One pill Is a dose. GRAIN and BROKERS We Charge No Interest for Carrying Long Stock Genera! Office lva MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. X. XL Aid en. Correspondent Room 2, Ground Floor, Chamber of Commerce. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY PORTLAND to THE DALLES Regulator Line Steamers DAILY (EXCEPT SUkOAY) 7 A. M. Direct line for Moffett's, St. Martin's and Collins' Hot Springs. Connecting at Lyle. Wash., with Columbia River & Northern Ry. Co.. for Goldendale ana Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot of Alder st. Phone Main 014. S. M'DONALD. Agent. For South -Eastern Alaska Steamers of the comDanv. or for which it Is agent, leave SEATTLE 0 A. M.. TACOMA 06 P. day previous steam- tsmps luiiaus uxi (Dec. 5. 51. BKAliWAl DIRECT; Dee. 17. via Kllllsnoo and Sit ka); RAMONA (Dec 13. via Klillsr.oo and Sitka: Dec. 2.H. Sksgway direct); both vessels making regular S. E. Alaska ports of call; Cottage City calls at Vancouver; Ramona CALLS AT VIC TORIA. FOR VANCOUVER. CITY OF SEATTLE leaves Seattle Tuesdays Thursday. Sundays. 10 P. M.; call at Everett and Belllngbam. Steamers connect at San Francisco with com pany's steamers for ports In California. Mex ico and Humboldt Bay. For further Informa tion obtain folaer. Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing date. TICKET OFFICES. Portland 240 Washington st. Seattle .113 James st. and Dock San Francisco. 10 Markeret. C. D. DUNANN. Gen. Pass. Art. ao Market st., San Francisco. I 7 WWll 1 TRAVELER'S GUIDE. tsmsSK 0gEGO!f SiSOEp- JUNE 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist sleeping-cars dally to Omaha, Chicago. Spokane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car (person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Reclining chair-cars (seats free) to the East dally. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. . CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:15 A. M. 5:25 P. M. SPECIAL for the East Dally. Dally, via Huntington. SPOKANE FLYER. 6:" M- ft- A- M . I Dally. I Dally. For Eastern Washington. Walla Wala. Lew lston.Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern points. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. K.,- t, m , for the East via Hunt- SnnnM' rm; lngtori. Daily. Daily. RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA and 8:C0 P.M. L:00 P. M. way points, connecting Dally. Dally, with steamer for Ilwa- except except co and North Bcacli Sunday, Sunday, steamer Uassalo. Ash- Saturday. street dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M. FOR DAYTON. Ore- 7.rn . .ftTJ gon City and Yamhlli 7A;M- ,:,PkM- River point Ash-strcet Si dock (water permitting; cx-Sun- ex. Sun. tZ&T LEWISTON. 3M0A.M About tr50Tna ,wa P01"13- Dally. 5:CO P. M. from Riparia. W ash. ex. Sat. ex. Frl. TJilY,7Z ,,f " iV inlrtl and Washington. Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger. City Tlck et Agent; A. L. Craig. General Passenger Agent. SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO. For San Francisco, every five days, froiu AInsworth dock-S. S. Geo. W. Eldr, Jan. 1. 11; S. S Columbia. Jan. 0. lrt. Sailings from AInsworth dock, 8 P. M. PORTLAND Jfc ASIATIC S. S. COMPANY". ,.F)r Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers for Manila, Port Ar thur and Vladivostok; S. S. Aragonia, Jan. 22. &, S. Arabia. Jan. 2. For freight and fu.-ther particulars apply to JAMES H. DEWSON. Agent. Telephone Main 268. Upper Alaska Dock. Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. OVBR'-ANTi V.X. 5RESS TRAINS 8:30 P. M. for Salem. Tios. 7:23 A. M. fburg. Ashland, Sac j.amento, Ogden, San I ""ranclsco, Mojave. Los -Ies, Et Paso, Lew Orleans and the East. Mnrnlnir train ron.! 9:30 A. M. 7:10 P. M. nects at Woodburn .(daily except Sun day) with train for iiount Angci. swver ton. Brownsville. 3nrinefleld. Wend. hing and Natron. 4:00 P. M. Albany passenger; 10:10 A. M. tconnects at wood' Ihurnwlth Mt, AngelJ ana anverton local. 7:30 A. M. Corvallis passenger. 4:30 P. M. jSherldan passenger. x-r.n p. if. NS.25 A. M. .Dally. 'jDatly, except Sunday. FORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICE AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland daily for Oswego at 7:30 A. M.. 12:30. 2:05. 3:23, 3:20. 6:25. 7:45. 10:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 5:30. 6:30. 8:35, 10:23 A. M.. 4:00. 11:30 P. M. Sunday, only. 0 A. M. Returning from Oswego arrive Portland daily 8:30 A. M., 1:55. 3:05. s:35. 6:15. 7:35. 0:55. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 6:25, 7:25. 9:30. 10:20, 11:45 A. M. Except Monday. 12:25 A. M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M. Leave from same depot for Dallas and inter mediate points daily except Sunday, 4 P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates dally to Monmouth and Airile. connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and Indcpend ence. First-class fare from Portland to Sacramento and San Francisco. 20; berth. $5. Second class fare. $15; second-clssa berth, $2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Al3o Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and Washington streets. Phone Main 712. . : j TIME CARD OFTRAINS PORTLAND Depart. Arrive. Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma, Seattle. Olympla, South Bend and Gray's Harbor points 8:30 am 5:30 pm North Coast Limited for Tacoma. Seattle, Spokane, Butte, St. Paul. New York. Boston and all points East and Snuthraat S'lW nm' ?.n Twin City Express, for lacoma, seatue. spoKane. Helena, St. Paul, Minne apolis. Chicago, New York, Bostpn and all points East and Southeast 11:43 pm 7:00 pra Puget Sound-Kansas Clty- St. Louis Special, for Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane. Butte. Billings, Denver. Omaha. Kansas City, St. Louis and all points East andv Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 am All trains daily, except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas senger Agent, 255 Morrison St.. corner Third. Portland, Or. Astoria & Columbia iver Railroad Co. Leaves. Dally. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. For Maygers, Rainier. Clatskanle1, Wcstport, Clifton, Astoria, War renton. Flavcl, Ham mond. Fort 'Stevens, Gearhart Park. Sea side, Astoria and Sea shore. Express Dally. Astoria Expresj. Dally. Dally. 8:00 A. M. 11:10 A. M. 7:00 P. M. 9:40 P. M. C. A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO. Comm'l Agt... 243 Alder st. G. F. & P. A Phone Main 900. City Ticket Office, 122 3d st.. Phone 630. 2 0VEELAND TltADTS DAILY 9 Th FlvrT- onrf h Taat "If nil Am SPLENDID SERVICE UP-TO-DATE EQUirjIENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES For tickets, rates, folders and full in formation, call on or address H. DICKSON. City Passenger and Ticket Agt.. 122 Third street, Portland, Or. JAPAN-AMERICAN L8NE S. S. KANAGAWA MA!?U For Japan. China and all Asiatic Ports, will Leave Seattle about Jan. 17th. EAST dfa SOUTH W nWrX i