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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1905)
THE lOKNING-OREGpiflN, FBID AY, . JANUARY 20, -ISOo.. lo MOREBANKING DONE Portland's Clearings.Increased Over 7 Per Cent Last Year. IN RANK, THIRTY-SECOND CITY Large Growth in Transactions at St. Louis as Result of -World's Fair Comparative Figures of Large Eastern Cities. Portland ranked 32d among the cities of the United States last year in ameunl ot bank clearings. The total for the year, as compiled by Bradstreet's. vu $I&S.&13,4C6- In the preceding year, -when Portland stood In the ame rank, ;be clearings were $175,553,741. The increase in 1904 over 1003 was 7.6 per ent. Seattle last year dropped to 2Sth place rom 27 Ih in lf03. with clearings showing a gain of 7.3 per cent, the amount In 1904 being $222,217,300 and in J303 $20,913.S21. Taooma maintained hr rank as the 4Sd city, with tieariiigs of $115,763,900. a gain of 15.2 per cent over the preceding year, when the figures were $100,474.16. Spokane advanced from 42d to 41st place in the list, with a gain of 10.0 per cent in clearings, those of 1904 being" J12J.1CS.C11 and of 1903 $111,935,820. In the California cities. San Francisco re mained In seventh place, with clearings of 91.534, 634.130 last year, an compared with 31.SZ2.19S.48S in 1003, or a decrease of 7.10 Tfr cent. Loa Angeles showed a gain of 12.3 per cent and advanced from 22d to 19th in rank. Ten years ago Los Angeles was number 38 In a Old of 75. Clearings in 1904 amount ed to $345,343,956 and In the previous year to 307,81C,S30. Of the great Eastern cities New" York leads -with clearings more than half as large as th-e of the entire country combined. In 1904 New York's clearings were $08,049,418,673 and in 1SG3 $65,970,337,955, having Increased 4 per een. Chicago was second with an Increase f 2.7 per cent, the clearings last year being SS.flS9.0S3,761 and the year before $8,775,553, 650. The 'World' Fair at St. Louis was respon rtble for an increase of 11.2 per cent in the cltarlng-houbc transactions of that city. The clearings of St. Louis last year were $2,793, 233.918 and in IMS $2,510,479,245. Ninety-two cities contribute to Bradstreet's compilation. The grand aggregate for 1904 is $111,784,452,867. a gain of 2.9 per cent over 1903. The latter year, it may be recalled, -howed a lo&s ot 7. per oent from 1902. which in turn showed a decrease of a frac tion or 1 per cent from the record year 1901. Of the 92 cities reporting. G2 show Increases ever 1908. while 32 show decreases. In other words, about two-thirds of all cities show gains. A grouping of the cities showing de creases brings out the Tact that New England and the Middle States groups furnish six each, tho State of Ohio by itself seven and tho South three, while the balance Is scat tered widely among the other groups. Four "arge cities Bostou. Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Baltimore show decreases, the first two' ot about 1 per cent each, the third of 12,4 per cent and the last-named of 3.7 per cent. The decrease or 13.4 per cent hown by Cleveland Is no doubt traceable to effect of quiet in1 lake "flde growing out ot depression In Iron, the lae opening of navigation and the lake strike early In tho shipping season. The largest gain made by any city Is that reported by Ja ksonvlllc. Fla.. 49 per cent, but Wichita i-hows a gain of 37.6 per cent and Memphis cne of 21.7 per cent. The largest decrease re ported l that by Topeka. 36.3 per cent, fol lowed by Worcester with a loss of 21.5 per -ejit, and at a little further distance tiy FaJJ River, Akron and Toungstown, with losses of abeut 21 per cefjt each. tlianges in rank from 1903 among prominent cities are not very numerous. It might be noted, however, that Cincinnati passed Balti more, taking eighth place from the scacoast city, no doubt aa a result partially of the great fire early in the year. Minneapolis also took twelfth place from Cleveland, which fell behind over $100,000,000. while the former In creased by that amount: Louisville moved up one point at the expense of Detroit, gaining 6 4 per cent, while the latter increased 0.5 per cent Milwaukee took ICth place away from Omaha. In 1903 these two cities were almost tied Among- Canadian cities Vancouver and Quebec showed the only changes, the former taking sixth place away from the latter. Montreal lost about $48,000,000 from 1903. while Winnipeg gained $48,000,000. Decreased tock speculation at the former, and the growth of the latter city in keeping with the Northwestern development are no doubt rea fn for'thlF. METAL TRADE QUIET. But Mecl Corporation Working Nearly Full Time. NEW TOHK. Jan. 19. -With norae minor rx or-iienx the markets all along the line have been rather quiet during the past week and t--r are. says tho Iron Age. some alarmists who fIiow symptoms of uneasinefiji. The very 1 that the trade Is producing and consuming eo enormous a quantity for thl season of the ears seems to Inspire doubts as to tho pons I -b'llfy or maintaining the pace. On tho other Vjunl, the principal preoccupation of other conservative interests is that there may bo danger of a runaway market as the usually busy reason--Spring approaches. Powerful in furnroB are arrayed on the sHe of keeping rri'-ea of finished materials at the present 1 et. with the poselbjr exception of wire rroduots. .ind this causes hesitation on the "art of smaller manufacturers to book much additional business whn they must cover the nw material at the present range of price. Pome of them look forward to another period er premium over official prices for prompt delivery. in spile, of the fact that the Steel Corpora ti. n is turning nearly every wheel It controls, the management Is forced in many finished !lce to pro-rale shipments in the order In which specification have- been received, being vrable to All (Ih demands of all. Tho Steel Corporation Is running 94 per cent of Its blart furnace capacity, has every teel plant, ex cept Columbus. In operation, is operating 93 per cent ot the tin-plate mills. 8S per cent of the sheet mills and U runing full on tubes, bars, plates and shapes. considerable tonnage of re is being con tracted for. Eastern furnace men have taken fvcral hundred thousand tons of non-Bessemer Mesaba ores on the basis of $3 a ton. as compared with $2.40 a ton last year. The Eastern furnace already liave bought koikp otisidcraM quantities ot European and Cu ban ores, while Eastern home producers are crowded for deliveries beyond their capacity. The event of the veek has been the purchase cn the part of the Steel Corporation of 25,009 tosa of Bessemer pig at $15.50 valley fur rare. Otherwise, the crude metal markets vne been exceedingly quiet In all the disturb- 1g centers. TJte attltudo of sellers and buyers as to the u ure ha been InMeated by the outcome of tnv targe Inquiries far the second half of 'he vear. The makers asked, an advance of $1 a ton over present prices, which the sellers dr. ,,ne to consider. fhere has been wmtewhat marked activity an. J mr advaiK-o of about $3 a ton in Su'elp. 71! re have ie)n a number ot larpe Irani-ar-t' ns in Pittsburg, the eastern and central PT.nsyfv2U mills participating Jn the busl ine rleel nurket U quiet. The makew ooti t'nue ctmAdenr. and count on kome very heavy irjrns later for the West and Suthw-jft. POKTXAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Ktc. WHEAT Walla Walla. 83c; blueteai. SSe; Valley. S7c per bubliel. FLOUR Patent. $4.654.S5 per barrel: trr.ighta $4JOi-(.45; clears. $3.85fi-t; Valley. S4 104 25: DaKOta nard wheat. $8.o0ff7.50; Graham. S30$-4; whole wbwu. HQ4.2!; rj-e f.our. local. $5; Eastern. $5tr5.10; oornmeaL per case. $1.P0. BARLEY Feed. $22.50 per ton; rolled. $23.50 OATS Na I white. $L32H:CfI.35; gray. $1.33 CI 40 per cental. MILl-STX'FFS Bran. $13 per ton: middlings. $2S abort. $21: chop. U S. Milk. $19: Unseed dairy foods, (18; Unseed oilcieal. car lota. $29 per ton. lea than car lots. $30 per ton CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90- pound sacks, 35.75 , lower grades, $506.25; oat meal, steel cut. 50-pcund sacks. $S per barrel: 10-pound fades. $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 60-pound ecko. $7.50 per barrel; 10 jwund sacks, $4 per bale; epllt peas. 54 per 200-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.15: pearl barley, $4 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes'. 51.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy. 14816 per ton: clover, $110 12; grain. $11312; cheat. $12313. Vegetables. Fruit. Etc. There was more activity than usual on Front street yesterday. Receipts were mod erate, but the market ifas well supplied with all varieties of vegetables and most kinds ot fruit. Apples were rather scarce and firmly Quoted. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per aack; car rots. $1; beets, $L25; parsnips, $1.25; cabbage, California lVic. Danish 2c: lettuce, heart, SOc per dozen; parsley, 25s dozen; tomatoes, S2 per crate; cauliflower. $1.902 per crate; egg plant. 10915c per pound; celery, 60865; per dozen: peas. 10c per pound; beans, green. 12 Vic; wax. 11c; pumpkins, l&lc per pound; peppers, be per pound; sprouts, 6c ONIONS Fancy, $1.852.25. buying price. POTATOES Oregon fancy, 8385c; common. 60975c. buyers' price; Merced sweets, XV-'Q ! RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-crown. 7c: 6-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c; unbleached seed lets Sultanas, tf$c; London layers, 3 -crown, whole bcxes of 20 pootids. $LS5; 2-crown, $1.76. DRIED FRC1T Apples, evaporated. GtfSVic per pound; sundried. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. 10311c; peaches. 8glOVic: pears, none; prunes. Italians, 45c; French. 2V&&8c; figs. California blacks. 5 Sic; do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, Cc; plums, pitted. G. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. 4-tler Bald win. $1.25; Spltzenbergs. '$1.7582; cooking, 75685c; figs, S5r$$2.50 per box; cranberries. $9.&uQll per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2,759 3.75; choice, $2.75 per box: oranges, standard. $1.3061.75: fancy. $L902; mandarins. G9C5; per box; tangerines. $1.602 per box: grape fruit, $2.7503 per box: bananas, S&5&C per pound; pomegranates, $2.25 per box. Butter. Eggs, roultry. Etc. The chicken market ehowed less firmness yesterday, as buyers held back, most of them being overloaded with game. Dressed turkeys were in good demand. Eggs were easy and about a cent lower under heavy receipts and less Inquiry- No changes were made In but ter prices. EGGS Oregon ranch. 2S823c; Eastern, 24c per dozen. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery. 8032Jic per pound; fancy creamery, 22Hgr26c State creameries: Fancy creamery, 25jj27iic: California, fancy creamer'. 25Q27Hc; store butter. 12S12Vic CHEESE Full cream twins, lSglSc; Young Americas, 14T15Hc POULTRY Fancy hens. 13Ji0Hc; old hens, 12nc; mixed chickens. Il,gl2c; old roosters, 10211c; young roosters. lliiS12c; Springs. 1HST2 pounds, 14H5c; brollera. lftVA pounds, 18i20c: dressed chickens, 13i414ic: turkey, all-e, 1717fec; turkeys, dressed. 103 2ic; turkeys, choice, 22Jiff23e; seesc. live, per pound, SSOc: geese, dressed. llV412'.-c; ducks, old. $7.50&6; ducki, young as to size. 58.5069: plseons, $11.25. GAME Wild geese. $3,759-4.25; mallard ducks. $3.253.75; widgeon ducks, $1.7532.25: teal ducks, $1Q1.50. Heats and Provisions. BEEF Dressed, bulls. 2ViV4c; cows, 3Q4c; country steers. 405c. MUTTON DreseeJ. 5g'c per pound. VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125. bV-$9c per lb.; 125 to 200. 5Vi86c; 200 and up. 4fcc PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. CVj7c per pound; 150 and up. GQC'c HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 12c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 125ic; 18 to 20 pounds. 12ic: California 'picnic), 9c; cottage bams, 9&c; shoulders. 9c; boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnic bam, boneles. 14c BACON Fancy breakfast. ISc per pound; standard breakfast. 17c: choice. 15c; English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. 14c: peach bacon, 13c SAUSAGE Portland ham, 12Vjc per pound: minced ham, 10c: Summer, choice dry. 17c: bologna, long, 3Hc; welnerwurst. Sc; liver. 5c; pork. 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese. 12Ke; bologna sausage, link. 4jc DRY SALTED MEATS Regular short clears, 10c salt. 11c smoked; clear backs, 9iio salt, 10c smoked; Oregon export, 20 to 25 pounds, average. lOfeo salt. HHc smoked; Union butts. 10 to IS pounds, average, Sc salt, 9c smoked. PICKLED GOODS Tickled pitaf feet. 4-bar-rels. $5; U-barrels. $275; 15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled -tripe. H-barrels. $5; U-barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled pics' tongues, barrels, $6; U-barrels, $3; 15-pound klt, $1.50; pickled lambs' tongues, -barrels, $9; -barrels. $5.50; 15-pound kits, 52.75. LARD Kettle-rendered : Tleroes. 8Vic; tubs, 10c: 60s. 10c; 20s. lOHc; 10s. lO&c; 5s. 10ic Standard pure: Tierces, ,9c; tubs. 9Uc; 60s, PUc: 20s, 9ijc; 10s. 9?ic; 5s, 9c Compound: Tierces, Che; tub. 65ic; 50s, 6ic: 10s. 71ic; 6s, 7C .Groceries. Not. Etc. Beet sugar declined 10c per 100 yesterday, and is now quoted at 20c below dry granu lated. Eastern advices reported a 10-polnt advance In refined grades. COFFEE Mocha. 262Sc; Java, ordinary. 16 620c; Costa Rica, fancy. 16220c: good. 169 v18c; ordinary, 10012c per pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s. $13.50; 50s. $14; Arbuckle, $15.58; Lion. $15.3S. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.37: Southern Japan. $3.50; Carolina, 4h&6c; brokenhead. 2c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $1.7G per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.S5; fancy. lrlU-pound flats, $1.80: 3.i-pund flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 85c: red, 1-pound talis, $1.45; sockeyea, 1-pound talis, $L75: 1-pound flale, $LS5. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $6.50: powdered. $6.25: dry granulated. $6.15; extra C. $5.65; golden C, $5.55; fruit sugar. J6.15, ad vance over eaek basis as follows: Barrel f, 10c; lialf-barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c per 100' pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Uc per pound; If later than IS days and with in 30 days, deduct He per pound; no dis count after 30 days.) Best uugar granulated. 55.95 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, ISglSc per pound. SALT California. $9.50 per ton; $1.30 per bale. Liverpool. 50s. $15.50: 100a. $15: 200. $14.50: half ground. 100s. $5.25; 50s, $5.75. NUTS Walnuts. 13c per pound by sack, lo extra for less than back; Brazil nuts, 15c: Al berts, 14c; pecans, jumbos. 14c; extra large, 15c; almonds, I. X. L., 16c; chestnuts. Ital ian::, 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum: pea nuts, raw, 7-c per pound: roasted, Pc; pine nuts. l0i?12Hc: hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanuts. fc5ft90c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 9c: large white, Sic; pink. SVic; bayou. 3c; Lima. 6 Vic. Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, coses, 24Vtc; Iron barrels, 16c: 86 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron barrel or drums. 26c COAL OIL Cases, 21c; Iron barrels, 15Hc: wood barrel x. none; 63 deg.. cases. 21Hc: bar rels, 18c; Washington State test burning oils, occpt headlight, ,tc per gallon higher. UNSEED OIL Raw, barrels. 54c; cases. 59c Boiled: Barrels. 30c; cases, 61c; lc less In 25b-gallon lots. TURPENTINE Cases, S5c; barrels. Sic. WHITE LEAD Ton loU. 7ic; 690-pound lots. ?c; less than 500-pound lots, Sc. Hops. Wool, niden. Etc HOTS Choice. 28329c; prime, 27c per pound. WOOL Valley. 19&20c per pound; Eastern Oregon. 1017c; mohair, 2526c per pound for choice. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 15ST154c per pound: dry glp. No. 1. 5 to 18 pounds, 12c: dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds. 16c. dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than do flint; salted hides, etoers, sound. 7Qi Sc; under 50 pounds and cows. CM9"c: stags and bulls, sound. 4ff4Vic: Up, sound. 15 to 20 pounds, 7c: under 10 pounds. Sc: green (un called), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound: horse, hides, salted. $1.50$2 each: dry. $161.50 each: colU bides, 25Q-50C each: goatskins, common., 10915c each; Angora, with wool on. 25cJl TALLOW Prime, per pound. 435c; No. 1 and grt&M, 21i53c t Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Jan. 19. The London tin mar ket was higher, with spot quoted at 131 10c and futures at 131. Locally the market, while quiet according to all accounts, bowed a firmer, tendency, with pot quoted at from 29.50c to 30c Copper was higher in the London market. Spot. JCC3 7s &I; futures. 6S 10c The local market continues firm with some producers taJd to bo asking prices that are enough above the quoted rate to be prohibitive for the time being. Lake, 15.50c: electrolytic. 15.S7H9 15.50c. and casting 15$15.25c. l.ead quiet hut Arm at 4.03N.7Oc in tho local market and At 12 17s 6d in London. Spelter unchanged In Louden. The local market tihows a slightly easier tone, with spet quotod at 6.23ff6.30c Iron doted at Ms in Glasgow asd at 45s 7l-d In MMdlesbore. I.ocaMy iron was un changed. Wool Purchases In Australia. BOSTON. Mass.. Jan. 19. Cable advices from Melbourne state that 69,000 baleo e wool have parsed through the Americas Con sul's office. 50.000 at Melbourne and 19.000 at Sydney. Aggregate purchases for the UnMed States are about 70.000 bales. .New Zealand w-orks are in full .swing with prices on a. par with December London quotations, and trans actions Xr English account very large. Buenos Ayre? prices are. unchanged with Americas buying strongly In evidence. A little CaX fcrpla and Texas wool is wiling at 20921c Wool AucUoa Postponed. LONDON. Jan. 13. The wool sales which, were to have born held here today were postponed on account ot tog. ADVANCES IN READING CAUSE CORRESPONDING DE CLINES IN OTHER STOCKS. Manipulation of the Coaler Is "Sus pected Amalgamated Dull De spite Action on Dividend. NEW YORK. Jan. 19. Transactions oa the Stock Exchange were aot as large today as yesterday, but 'sales reached about tho 1.000, OOO-ahare mark asd the leas congested dealings in Reading sufficiently accounted for the contraction In the total. The movement of prices was hesitating and irregular, the level fluctuating constantly' throughout tho (lay. The violent advance la Reading, instead of proving an Incitement to thebuylng of stock elsewhere, developed Into a positively deterrent factor. The rocket-like rise In that Mock ta above. 90 In the first hoar proved a wet blanket to speculative enthusiasm, and tho upward course which prices had taken, at the opening was reversed. When Reading was let back and quieted somewhat, prices were .pushed up ward at some ether points and efforts made to rvive the animation of the market. It was diligently sought to "convey the impres sion that the excited rise in Reading was due to its heavy earnings and the highly prosper ous condition of the anthracite trade rather than to any large outstanding abort interest or to any danger of a corner in the stock, as began to be feared yesterday. Rumor con tinued very busy with associations of a abort interest In tho stock which was in distress and there was much conjecture as to its iden tity. At the same time, the way in which the prosperity ot the anthracite trade and the earnings of tho coalers were enlarged upon caused a diversion of the speculation into the other coalers, the easiest recourse for the mar ket leaders. The movement turned Ont into Ontario &. Western and then Into the Erles. Amalgamated Copper enjoyed an early ad vance on the strength of the increase of the dividend disbursement by a subsidiary coia jiany and the expectation of corresponding ac tion by its own directors during the day. But the speculation in the stock proved unusually quiet for a day set apart for dividend action, and it was under pressure on reactions with, the rest of the market. Besides the misgivings aroused by the feats of trouble among a short interest In Reading the threatened strike ot trainmen in the Pennsylvania service caused, an undertone of anxiety throughout the whole market. The earnings for the second week in Janu ary, which came to hand, failed to fchow the same rate ot increase over thooe of last year, which has been the rule in the recent pa&t. thus confirming the views of traffic officials that a Intd-Winler lull had occurred in trade activity. Talk of disputes over Western and Southwestern grain rates also received atten tion. Brooklyn Transit weakened on 'the re port submitted to the State Railroad Commis sion concerning the large outlay which would be required to secure the effective operation of the system. This movement and pressure against Reading and Amalgamated Copper helped to make the closing eaty. There was a. broad and active demand for bonds of practically all grades and the course of prices was generally upward. -Total sales, par -value, $6,006,000. United States bonds were all unchanged oa the last call. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison 8,300 ifiH 8T &7i do preferred ooO 10i Hirii lw?i Atlantic Coast Line.. 400 122fe 122 122 Baltimore & Ofaie 20,100 KJK IWtfe 1WR do preferred iHHt Canadian Pacific .... 700 13 13b Central of N. J 500 105 ll 194 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 7,500 5ttV4. 4pfe Chicago & Alton.... uOO 42b 42 41 do preferred Su Chi. Great Western. 11,309 23fe 225 23yi Oil. & Nerthwebteru. 7.200 213 2tVj 211 Chi.. Mil. SU Paul 11.1HW 174ft 170 173 Chi. Term. & Trans. . 400 S?s 9 do preferred 1.000 lb IMa 18f C. C. C & St. L... 2.U00 l2fe Difc 2U Colorado & Southern ..... 22b da 1st preferred.... 300 Oils 01 Ol do 2d preferred 33) Delaware &. Hudson lS2fc Del.. Lack. & Wort. 338 Pcnvcr i Rio Graade 100 S2U 32i 32?i do pref erred M Brie 155.500 41fi 40 41i do 1st preferred.... lU'.OO 7f4 78 7tj do 2d preferred..... tt.400 63 6I74 CT-i Hocking Valley SU do preferred 1.100 iCb 01 00 Illinois Central ..... 5.300 156 Vi 155 V, 150 Iowa Central 29b do preferred 55b Kan. City Southern.. 6. 400 30?i 3b do preferred 13.200 50 56 5Sb Louisville & Nash v.. 2,800 141)4 Utn 140 Manhattan L. 1.500 100 16Si ltfcVj Metro p. SocuriUes ... l.OuO 7db 74 73b Metropolitan St. Ity.. 1.200 117U H&? UM Mexican Central 3.500 23? 2$b 2SA Minn. & St. Louie... 200 GO 00 57 M., St. P. & S. S. M. 800 04 USb &3U do preferred 100 140 141 148b Missouri Pacific .... C.100 107;, 107 107, Mo.. Kan. & Texas.. 6,100 3SU 32T4 3b do preferred 2,400 07b 6b Wi National of Ilex. pfd. 400 44W 45 42 New York Central... 7.O00 144b 142b 142 N. Y.. Out. & West.. 43.200 45V 44 44 Norfolk A Western.. 4.900 73U 7b 7ft do preferred ...... tc Pennsylvania 27. KK) 187li 136S 137 P.. C. C & St. L. 75i Reading 20S.400 Wl S7 87V, do 1st preferred .. 2.500 9ii P2Ji SSV do 2d preferred 2,000 SO 87 S7b Rock Island Co 57.600 37 37 b 37b do preferred 1.90O 83 .sx' ha St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 200 7lVi 71t, 71 St. L. Southwestern. 3.3O0 2T, 26 24PA do rrefrrc-d 2,600 01b fi 61 Southern Pacific .... 23.S00 67 63 67 do preferred !KK 11 "U H7b 117 Southern Railway ... 9,500 35- 24 SS do preferred ..... 99 Texas & Pacific 700 34 3414 34U Toledo. Si. L. & W.. .'. 34 do preferred 53 Union Pacific 84.400 llBji 118H 113H do preferred P7 Wabash 200 21Tt 2l?i 21 do preferred 100 -3 43 -43H Wheeling & L. Erie 18b Wis con bin Central .. 400 21 21 21b Ao preferred 200 45 46- 45b 1 Ixprees companies Adams 25$ American .. 300 22 220 23 Vnited States ise WllE-Fargo 23s Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper 56.S00 76 74 Anier. Car & Foundry 2,500 S3 33 SH do preferred 400 JfSb 92H American Cotton Oil. 600 33 36 34 do preferred VI American lc 300 6b b do preferred 400 374 37 37b American Linseed Oil ..... 15 do preferred . .. COO SS 36 36 American Jcomolve 200 35 34 b do preferred . 200 10514 105' 105 Aroer. Sm. & Refining S.400 83 S4Ti S3 do preferred 1.100 114 113b 113 Amer Sugar Refining 6,200 144 148. l4Si Am. Tobacco pf. cert. iVY) A3 02b 02b Anaconda Mining Co. 100 112 112 Ho Brooklyn R. Transit. 15.200 64 621 62U Colorado Fuel &Jron 2.200 47i 47 47 Consolidated Gas ... COO 165 197 197b Corn Products 100 20 1 lu do preferred 76' Distllers' Securities. COO 573i 37U 37U General Electric .... 400 1RSH 1K7 cr International Paper.. 300 2S 22b 22 do preferred 200 78 77 77 International Pump 3S do preferred ..... h National Lead 2 North American ..... pj Pacific Mall 2.100 46 . 45 45 People'e Gas 2.600 107U 10UU ion. (Jessed Steel Car 000 37' 3 37 fifo preferred 100 S9 68 a 2'uJlman i "a lace Car. 280 246 246 244 Republic Steel 260 j6 15 13 dV preferred ....... AGO no OS CSU Rubber Goods 3C0 27 26 20b do preferred 200 b Mb JMb Tenn. Coal & Iron... 300 72b 72 71b IT. S. Leather 3,200 13 13 1 do preferred JtfO losu 102 lor" U. S. Realty 200 7P 70 7S TJ. S. Rubber........ 2.2O0 3tU 2C. 36 do preforred 000 IOOC loo 10 U. S. Steel 48.0rj0 3U 28 3b do preferre 50.000 9U m Va.-Carollaa Chemical 1.1V 3ijj 35- 355 do preferred 3.60O ICS 10S 187'i WesttagtNHwe Elec... 200 lS2b J'b 1S1 WeMern Vaton 380 ft2Jfe 92b 92 Total salts fur Ux- day. 1.017.269 shares. BONDS." NEW YORK. Jan. l'J. Closing quotatiofts: U. S. ref. 2s rcg.lOlblAtchlson AdJ 4a. 05 do t-oapon ...104JD. & It. G. 4a.. 101 S LT. S. 3s rep. 10JN. Y. Cent, lsts.100 do coupon ...104bNor. Pacific 3s.. 77b U. S. new 4s reg.1801 do 4s lOSVs do copo ...131iJS. Pacific -Is.. S0b I", a M li reg.JWVe Union Pacific 4s.lft5 do coupon ...lOSblWis. Central 4s. 91 Stocks at London. LONDON. Jae. 19 Consols for money, SS's ; consols for account, SS 5-1C. AnaoeBda 5 Nor. & Western. Sib Atchl&en St( do preferred .. Pi do prefermd .105 jOnt. & Western. 46 Bait. A- Ohio , -105VPennsylania - . 70 Can. Pacific ... 137i Rand Mines ... 11 C Gl Wcsttra, 25 Reading . . 43b ( M & St. P 177 ! 1st pref .. 47 DeBeera . ..... 17 Til do 2d prst ... 44 . 36 . PS - 63b ..122 . 09b . so . 06 - 22b N. Y. Central... 145b I do preferred . Money. Exchasce, Elc NEW YORK. Jan. 19, Money on call steady: per cent: closing bid. 2 per cent; of fered. 2 per cent. Time leans easy; CO days. 2 per cent: SO days. 3 per cent; she months.-23-3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 48-4' per" cent. Sterling exchange strong, with acutal busi ness In bankers' bills at ?4.S775 for demand asd at S4.8535 for 60 days. Posted rates, H.8G?4.SSb- Commercial bll, 54.84ff4.83b. Bar silver. CObc. Mexican dollars, 47bc Government bonds steady, railroad bonds firm. LONDON, Jan. 10. Bar silver quiet. 27 13-lCd per ' ounce. Money. 1S2 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for abort bills is 2 per cent; for three months bills, 2b per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. Silver bars. cobc. Mexican dollars. 50c Drafts, eight. 5c; telegraph. 'He Sterling on London. 60 days. ?i.S5b; sight. 54.SS. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances $130,314,002 Gold 00.7S6.413 Bank Clearings. Clearings. .-,...5021.202 640.03S 403.653 472,44$ Balances. ? 122.626 1K4.426 60.616 - S3.9b3 Portland Seattle Taooma, Spokane HEAVY ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS. Cause Break Id Chicago Wheat Prices Feeling of Uncertainty. CHICAGO. Jan. 19. The wheat market opened fairly steady, with May unchanged to HSc lower, at $1.16gLlGb to Sl.16. Trad ing, however, lacked animation. While pit traders generally were bearish, a feeling of uncertainty held them in check and prevented any great amount selling. The fact that the tig holders were doing nothing in the way ot marketing their wheat bad a tendency to re strict 1 offerings. News In general was favor able to the tears. The highest point on May was reached at 51.16. Late In tho day a sharp break occurred and May sold oft to 5L14. The decline was primarily due to an announcement by a British statistician that this week's shipments from Argentina would approximate S00.000 bushels, as agaltut 216.000 bushels last week. The break was accom panied by heavy selling. The market closed weak with May at 51.14. Influenced by higher cables and light re ceipts, the corn market was firm early in the day, but weakened on heavy selling and the break In wheat. May opened unchanged to be, higher at 45c to 45c, and closed at 44fM4c x Continued light receipts Imparted a firm tone to the oats market at the start, but later prices sagged off a trifle In sympathy with the weakness of wheat. May closed Uc to c lower at 30H631c Only a limited volume of business was transacted in provisions. At the cloee May -pork was off 2b35c. at 3!2.G2b- Lard and riha were each unchanged at 36.S5 and J 8.07b 6.70 respectively. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Lew. Close. May 51.16 SMOb $1-14 51.14 Jaly .OSfe' .6 .05 .03 CORN. January , May July .42 .44 .43 45 .4Sb 43?i ,45b .44 .45 OATS. January .30U May .......... .31. July 31 .39 .5b .3fl'.i .30?! . .31 .31 MEtS F.QRK. . January . 12.37 b 12.62b 12.63 May ... . 12.62b 12.65 LARD. January' 6-B2b 6.62b 6.65 May tali 6-S5 6.82b R.85 July 6.05 6.07b 6.05 6.07b SHORT RIBS. January .....I 6.42b May ...... 6.67 C.70 6.67b -70 July e.S2b CS2b 0.80 6.0255 Cash quotations were as fotows: Flour Easy. Wheat-No. 2 Spring. 51.1231.15; No. 3, 51.02 1.14; No. 2 red. 51.161.1K. Corn No. 2. 42c; No. 2 yellow, 43c. Oats No. 2. 3014c: No. 2 white. 32c: No. 3 white, 31lc Rye No. 2. 75c Barley Good feodlng, 3773Sc; fair to choice malting, 43648c. Flaxseed No. 1, 51.13; No. 1 Northwestern. II. 12. Mess pork Fer barrel, 512.403EM5. Lard Per 100 pounds. 55.12b Short ribs sides Loose. 56.25gC.50. Short clear sloVw Boxed. 50.5060.62. Clover Contract grade, 513. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 23.100 25.00 Wheat, bushels t.(O0 Corn, bushels 273. XK) iro.&.'jO Oats. buKheH .............. 64.000 102,200 R-e, bushels 1.C00 3.000 Barley, bushels C1.000 10,4'j0 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Flour Receipts, III, 000 barrels; exports, 32,000 barrels; quiet with prices lower. Wheat Receipts, 23,400 bushels: exports. 25,661. No. 2 red, nominal, elevatcr; No. 2 red. fl.l&K. f. o. b.. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 51.25. f. o. b., afloat: No. l.hard Manitoba. 51.11b. t. o. b.. afloat. Options opened easier on account of commission sell ing and after a brief rally on Western bull support were weak all day. declining rapidly after mlddaj. The close showed be to lc set loss. May closed at 51.14; July closed 51.C2H. Hides Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. Wheat aad barley stronger. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. 51.47bSl.32b: milling, .55!-65. Barley Feed. 5L16g.l.l7: brewing. 51.18 e-1.20. Oats Red. 51.40S1.K. Call board tales: Wheat May. 51.46U. Barley May, $1.17. Corn Large yellow, 51. 23 tr 1.30. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Jan. 10. Wheat cargoes oa pas sage quiet, but steady; English country mar kets Una. Wheat at Liverpool steady; March, 7s d; May and July, Cs lld- Wheat In. Paris firm: flour la Paris steady. French country markets dull; weather In England foggy and cold. Wheat at. Tacoma. TACOMA. Jan, 13. Wheat unchanged; Muestem, 00c; club, 5c Dried Trait at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Evaporated apples are rather less active: common. 4itSc; prime. 5U4Wic; choice, 3bfc. and fancy. 6b7c Thero Is seme export Inquiry for prunes from the Vocal market, but prices offered are below hoMera views and the situation chows little improvement. Quotations ranee from 2c to 3"c. a coo riling to grade. Apricots are Arm. Choice. lOgiO'.ic: extra. H. and fancy 12$ 15c. Peaebcs are practically the same as apri cot. Choice held at 9c; extra, choice, lObf 10c; choice. ll12c; fancy. 12815c. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 19. Cotton rutures rioted steady. 3 to 6 points net higher. January, 6.78c; February. 6.81 o; March, 6.86c; April, 6.0U; May, 6.95c; June, 6.00c: July, 7.05c. The Cotton Exchange here will be closed on Saturday, February II and Monday, February 13, in obervance of Lincoln's birthday. Woo! at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 19. Wool nominal. Terri tory and Western mediums, 2122c; fine me dium. 1771Sc; fine. 16617c. Eeilned, .Sugar Advances. -NEW YORK, Jan. 18 -All grades t refused sugar advanced 10c a hundred today. D. & R. NG. .... 33jSo. Railway do pref erred 5S1 do preferred . Erie .. '41bISo, Pacific .... do 1st pref ... 79UnIoa Pacific .. do 2d pref ... 63 f do prefered . Illinois Central. 1C0 IV. a Steel .... 4 N ..144 I do preferred . M. K. & T. 34 IWahash Downing, Hopkins & Co. Eitab'lahed 1893 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor FOR ORIENTAL ACCOUNT MORE INQUIRIES FOR BARLEY, OATS AND HAY AT 'FRISCO. Grain Freights at a Standstill Apple Market Firm Potatoes Continue Strong. SAN FRANCISCO. CaL. Jan. .-(Special.) Rumors that additional inquiries for barley, oats aad hay for Oriental shipment are in the market are current asd serve to keep holders firm. The steamer Tottenham Is loading large quantities of these products, bought e time ago. for either Russia or Japan. Two vessels are saki to be beading this way to load for this account, but it is sot definitely known what supplies they will take. Specu lative prices for leading cereals opened weaker, owing ;o dullness and lower Eastern markets, but closed steady. Spot values were well maintained. No oats have arrived for two days and holders exact full prices fer choice. Hay and fecdstuffs were quiet on local account, as green feed Is plentiful. Grain freight to Europe are at a standstill, but business with the Orient Is helping out the market. All grades ot oranges, exeept a few fancy brands, are easy. Lemons are plentiful. Bananas are in large supply. Good medium and fancy apples are in fair demand and firm. Supplies were moderate today, but larger re ceipt arc expected soon. Arrivals ot river" potatoes were less liberal and the market continued Strang asd active. The steamer Columbia, with small shipments, arrived too late for today's trade. Fancy sweets were higher. Onions wero strong at 52.25 to 52.O0 and an advance Is expected to morrow. Garden vegetables In shipping con dition were firm. All dairy products are steady, but quieter. Receipts. 24.SOO lbs butter. '.7,200 lbs cheese, 15.G0O dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Garlic. SglOc; green peas, 385c; string beans. 6910c; tomatoes. $131.50; egg plant. SglOc POULTRY Turkey gobbler;. 20822c; roost ers, old, 5464.50; do young. 55.5036.50; broil ers, email. $252.50; large, $34?3.50; fryers, 54 64.50; hens, 5 1.50S6; ducks. . old. S36: do young. $6-7. CHEESE Young America. Ilbl2bc; East ern. 13CH5c BUTTER Fancy creamery. 24c; creamery fteconds, 20c; fancy dairy, 20c; dairy seconds. 10c KGGS Store. 252rtr; fancy ranch. 27bc WOOL Lambs'. IGSISc HAY Wheat. 510815; wheat and oats. $108 14; barley, 50$11; alfalfa. 59811.50; clover. 57 t?0; stock. 55S7; straw. 45805c MILLFEED Bran, 510.50g20.50; middlings. 525Q2S. HOPS 1004. 27330c FRUIT Apple, choice". 51.75; do common, COc; bananas. 75et52.50: Mexican limes, 51.50 6; California lemons, choice. 52.50; do com mon. 51; oranges, navels, Sl2; pineapples, 51.5033. POTATOES Early Rose, 5t-301.45: River Burbanks. C5300c; River reds, 53ft65c: Sa line Burbanks. 5I4J1.45; sweets, 00c34l.O5; Oregon Burbanks, 5161-25. RECEIPTS Flour. 5605 quarter sacks: wheat, 59,022 centals; barley, S2SI centals; corn, 105 centals; potatoe. 7114 backs; hay. tns, 716; wool, 6 bales; hides, 457. UYESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards Yesterday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 457 hogs and 237 sheep. The following prices wur quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steera, $4 tH.25; cows and heifers. 53g3.25. HOGS Best large, tat hegs. 53.50; black and China fat. 54.60&4.75. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, 54.25g-i.50. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. rrlcc and Receipts at Kan,as City, Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 19. Cattle Re ceipts 7000; market slow to steady. Native steers. 53.50 35.75: Blockers and feeders, 53.0I4.25: bulls, $2.25 g 1.00; Western fed steers. 5X50&3.23; Western ted cows, $2.00 3.50. Hogs Receipts 13.000; market strong. Bulk of sales, $4.GU4.S0; heavy. $4.56, 4.8S; packers, $1.C5$4.S0; plga and lights, $4.0004.70. Sheep Receipts 3000: market steady. Muttons, $4.2565.75; tamDs, $6.0007.50: range wethers. $5.506.60; ted ewes, $4.00; G5.10. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 19. Cattle Re ceipts 3200; market steady. Native steers. $S.505.55; cows- and heifers, $2.60 & 4.70; canncrs. $L50&2.50; Blockers and feeders, $2.50:4.00; bulls, stags, etc, $l.i03.40. Sheep Receipts 7200: market strong. Western yearlings, 53.509025; wethers. $5,0043.50; ewes. $4.25(15.25; lambs. $6.40 (T7.53. Hogs Receipts 0500; market steady, heavy. $1.5064.55; mixed, ? 1.50 tf 4.55: light. $4.2594.55; bulk of sales. $4.504.57b. CHICAGO. Jan. 10. Cattle Receipts 17. 000; market steady to slow. Good to prime steers, $5.73 8 0.25; poor to medium. $3.75 tJ 5.50; stockers and feeders, $2.254.25; cows, 5L25&4.50; heifers, $2.0035.25; can ncrs. $L252.43; bulls. $2,100-1.10; calves. $3.00 7.00. Hogs Receipts today 35,000. tomorrow 26,000: market steady. Mixed and butchers, J4.40g4.65; good to choice heavy, $L65 4.70; rough heavy, $4.4084.55; hulk ot sales. $4.45&4.60. Shcp Receipts 20.000; sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, $5.05 5.C0; fair to choice mixed. $4.0065.002 Western sheep, $4.3503.60; native lambs, $5.75 6 7.75. Coffeo and Sugar. NEW TOKK. Jan. 10. Coffeo futures closed steady at unchanged prices to a decline of 5 points. Sales 27.500 bata. including Febru ary. 7.00c; Mareb, 7.S0c: May, S3S-05c; July. &20c: September, S.40S.45c; December, S.63 4j?6.60c Spat steady; No. 1 Rio, S"c Sugar Raw firm; fair refining, 4ic: cen trifugal. 06 test. 5iic; molasses sugar, 4bc Refined firm; crushed. $6.75; powdered, $0.15; granulated, $6.05. Dairy Produce In the Eat. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Butter and cheese unchanged. Eggs easier. Western selected, choice, 28c; Western average best. 27c. CHICAGO. Jan. 10. On the Troduce Ex change today tho butter market was easy: creameries. 19850c; dalriee. 13K!T24c. Eggs weaker at mark. cao. 19Q25c; cheese firm. Hfl2c Races at Ascot. L03 ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. IS. At Ascot today favoritei and second choices wero successful in all tout two races?. Weather j clear; track fast. Results: One Mile Montana Peeress won. Ban- 1 dlllo second. Flora Bright third; time, j 1:42. Five xurlonsff-WItehhaze! won. Sweet 1 KitUe Bellalrs second. Light of the Day 1 third; time. 1:00. . Five and one-half furlongs Dalvay j won. Tim Hurst second. Pasadena third; I time. l:CCb. i One mile, handicap Oxford won. High j Chancellor second. Princess Tulane third; time. 1:40. . One mile and one-sixteenth. DatUol J Chamber of Commerce von, Akela second, Varro third; time. Six furlongs St. Winifriedc won, Komo mobo second. Durbar tliird; time, 1:1L ' SHAEFER DEFEATS H0PPE. Billiard Experts Play in Denver and Make Another Match. DENVER, Jan. 19. Jake Shacfer defeat ed "Willie Hoppo at JS-inch balk-line bill iards before the Democratic Club tonight. Tho game was for 4C0 points, and Shaefer scored in 13 Innings. His highest run. which was the highest of the game also, was 98. Hoppe made 215 points with a high run of 75. Th t-Wfl fTftffB nrr tAilav mit.hiw1 . play in St- Louis for the world's chamXj plonship and $2300 bet, the date to be sc- iccieu later. Races at Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. Three fa vorites won at Oakland today. "Weather cloudy; track sloppy. Summary: Three furlongs Busy Bee won. South ern Lady second, Achellta third; time. 0:37i. Five furlongs Batidor won. The Ha waiian second, Em Rcubold third; time. 1:03. Five and one-half furlongs Mabel Bates won. Mogregor second. Dust third; time, 1:14. One mile Briers won. War Times sec ond. Barrack third; time. l:45i. One mile and one-quarter Lansford James won. Glenarvon second. Theodora L. third: time, 2:14?;. Six furlongs Salable won. Bob Ragon second. Squire Johnson third; time. l:lo!. Zllinlng Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. Official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows. Alta . .$ .031 Julia $ .04 Andes "l).TnM-. . .17 . 2.15 . .88 . G.3S ,. .23 .. .14 . .38 . .00 Belcher 20 Mexican Best i Belcher. l.lOJOccldental Con. Bullion 23Ophir Caledonia 40i Overman ... . Chalenge Con... .21Potosl Cliollar .2SlSaragc .OOiSeg. Belcher Confidence .... Con. CaL & Va. Con. Imperial . LTOiSicrra Nevada .48 OljSilver Hill 6S Crown Point .. . . .16 Union Con. f.8 Exchequer 32 Gould & Curry.- .23 Hale 4: Norcross 1.45 Utah Con :2o Yellow Jacket NEW YORK, Jan Adams Con $ . Alice Breece 10. Closing quotations: 20jLlttlc Chief .$ .05 .001 Ontario .lOIOpblr OSfPhoenfcc 09lPotoaI .55Savage ... ... 30 j Sierra Nevada .00 Small Hopes . 02 Standard ... . 8.00 .08 .17 .37 .38 .25 1.30 Brunswick Con.. Conistock Tun Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 Horn Silver .... 1 Iron Silver 2 Lcadvlllc Con... BOSTON. Jan Adventure . . .$ Alloues Amalgamated. Am. Zinc ... . Atlantic Bingham . 19. Closing quotations: 7.23Mohawk $ 33. :Q.50iMont c. & r 1 26. 94. 29. 115. S. 130. 74.50joid Dominion. 12.25Osccola ... ... l.50lparrot 32.75)Qulncy CJjO.OOIShannon 21.00Tamarack .... 0T.50Trlnltv 10.501 L S. Mining.. Cal. & Hecla.. Centennial .... Copper Range-. Daly West . . .. Dominion Coal Franklin Granby . Islo Royale ... Mass. Mining. Michigan 21. 10 uv.wmu. S. Oil 11.50 5.38 27.00 10.38 Utah 42. Victoria ... Winona ... 5. 11. 108. Wolverine . 12.75! Sale of Speculator Held Up. BUTTE, Jan. 19. Judge Donlan has mado an order restraining the Speculator Mining Company from selling its prop erties to the Amalgamated Coppcn Com pany, or any of Its tributary companies. The order was asked for by Steohen Northey, through his attorney, Bernard Coon, and the order of the court wa3 made returnable January 23. It was stated that the Amalgamated Company has a ten days" option on all the Speculator properties. Northey has a suit pending, and he alleges he would be Ir reparably injured in the event ot a sale. Banker J. A. Creighton, of Omaha, owns the controlling interest of the Speculator Company. Tho Speculator Company sev eral days ago bought the Edith May mlno for $150,000. OH OMMISSION GRAIN and BROKERS We Charge No Interest for Carrying Long Stock Genera! Office SSn auxNEJUroua, uccr. S. Alien, CcmspoBdeat Koom 7, Ground Floor, Chamber ef Coauscrca. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY rUKILAnUlO IHCUALLti Regulator Line Steamers WILY (HCEPr SUIOJH) 7 A. u. Direct line for MOCett's. EL. Martin's nnn Collins Hot Springs. Connecting at Lyie, Wash., with Columbia. River & Northern ity. Co.. for Go!dcndal anu Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot of Alder at. Phone Main 014. S. M'DONALD. Agent. For South -Eastern Alaska SUamcrs of the company, or i0i.SS1.cil iL u ant. leave SBATTLE a A. M. Tiwui 6 P. M.. day previous; steam. una aiiKa: Jan. 17. 31. SKAGWAT DIRQJT.) RAMONA (J4n. 10. 24. bkag. way direct); both veswis ma ic ing regular S. E. Alaska ports 01 -au; ..uilkc Liiy calls at Vancouvr: Ramona CALLS AT VICTORIA. FOR VANCOUVER. CITT OF SEATTLE leaves Seattle Tuesdays. Thursdays. Sundays, 10 P. M.; call at Everett and Belilngham. Returning, leaves Vancouver Mondays. Wednesdays and .Fridays, calling at Belllnxham only. Steamers connect at San Francisco with com pany's steamers tor ports In California, Mex ico and Humboldt Bay. For further informa tion obtain folder. Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing date. v TICKET OFFICES. Portland.......... ..249 Washington tV Seattle. , ..112 James sr arxf Dock. Sen Francisco . -.10 Market st C D. DUN ANN, Gctf. Pas Agt.. 20 Market sr.. San Francisco. TRAVELER'S GTJIDX. S0.E&N. ax Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Throngh 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. J Leaves. Arrlvea. chicago-portlan d SPECIAL for tb Kajt via Huntington. 3:13 A. M. Dally. iiy. SPOKANE FLYER. 8:15 P- Is.-00 A. JC. For Eastern Washington. Walla Walla, Lew laton.Coeur d'AIese and Great Northern points. ATLANTIC EXE-RESS. for the East via Hunt Ington. S:l5 P. 31. 7U5A.M. Dally. Dally. RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P.M. 5:00 P. M way points; connecting Dally, Daily with steamer for Ilwa- except ext-nr co and North Bach Sunday. Rand.T steamer Hassalo. Ash- Saturday, street dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M. got? WOfc. oTmT lE?? LEKSStP!!' 3:40 A. M About ? nd Points. Dally. 5:00 P. M. from Rlparia. Vaaa. ex- Sit. ex. FrU , - "j , T iimu nail Y tt3uuifi.u. Telephone Main 712, a W. Stlngtr. City Tlcx t Agent; A. L. Craig. General Passenger Agsnt. 8AN lltANCiaCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO. For San Francisco every five days, at 8 P. M.. from Ainworth dock. S. S. Geo. W. Elder. January 21. 31; S. S. Columbia, January ZS, February 5. PORTLAND ASIATIC S. S. COMTANI. For Yokohama, Kobe, Mojl and Hong Kone. taking freight via connecting steamers lor Nagasaki. Snanghal, Manila. Port Arthur and Vlldavostok S"- S. Nlcomedla, February 17; S. S. Numantia. March 9. For freight rates and further particulars, apply to JAMES H. DEWSON. Agent. 248 Washington st. Telephone Main 2Cd. Upper Alaska Dock. PAQT SOUTH Leaves. UNION DEPOT. KEda TRAINS 3:30 P. M. I for balem. Ito- 7:23 A. M. Durg. Abliund, sac .amuitu, ogdn. San ' "'ranclsco AioJav, Los Angela, Ki Paso, Ntw or 1 tans jand the East. i j Morning train con jnects at Woodbum itdaily except SUn- 8:30 A. M. 7:10 P. M. jcay) wlta train fori iMount AngeL Sllver-i ton, isr6nsvill, Springfield, Wena.' Unz and Natron. . 1 I Albany passenger 10:10 A. M, Iconnectr at Wooi-I burn with Mt. Aogell and Silverton local, j 730 A. M. iltJO P. M. Sheridan passenger. Ja 3 A. "M. Dally. HDally. except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVIC3 AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Pottland dally' 'or Oswego at 7:50 A M., 12:50. 2:05. 3:25, 5:3). 65. 7:45. 10:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 3:30, :30, 80. 10:25 A. M.. 40, 110 P. M. Sunday, only. 9 A. M. Returning from Oswego arrive Portland daily 8:30 A. 11., 1:55. 3:03. 4:35. 6:15, 7:33. a;55. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 6:25, 7:23. 9-JO. 10:20, 11:45 A. M. Kxcept Monday;' 12:25 A- il. Sunday only 10:00 A. aL Leave from same depot for Dallas and inter mediate points dally except Sunaay. 4 P. it Arrive Portland. 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle. connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and Independ ence. Flrst-claas fare from Portland to Sacramento and San Francisco. 23; berth, $3. Second class fare. $15; second-clssa. berth. $2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe Also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and Washington streets: Phone Main 712. TIME CARD OFTRAINS PORTLAND Depart. ArrlTe, Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma, Seattle. Olympia. South Bend and Gray's Harbor points 8:30 am 5:30 pea North Coast Limited for Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane, Butte. St. Paul. New York. Boston and all points East and Southeast 3:00 pm 7:00 aa Twin City Express, for Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane. Helena. St. Paul, Minne apolis; Chicago. New York. Boston and all points East and Southeast -.11:45 pm 7:0 pa Puget Sound-Kansas Clty- St. Loula Special. for Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane. Butte. Billings, Denver. Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and all points East and Southeast ... 8:30am 7:00 aa All trains daily, except on South Bepd branch. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas senger Agent, 255 Morrison st-, .comer Third, Portland. Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. mm. Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. For ilaygers. Kilmer, Daily Clatakanle, Westport, Clifton. Astoria, War- 8:00 A.M. renion. Flavel. Han. u:10 a. It mond. Fort Stevens. Gear bar t Park. Sea side. Astoria and Sea shore. Express Dally. 7:00 P M. AstorDs.EyprtM- . 9:40 P. M. A. STEWART. J. CC MAYO. Comm'l Agt... 248 Alder at. , O. T. & P. A. Phone Main' 005. City Ticket Office, 122 3d it, Phone 630. 2 0VEELA2TD TBADJS DAILY O Tho Flyer and the Hail. SPLENDID SERVICE UP-TO-UATE EGtnPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES For tickets, rates, folders and full In formation, call on or address . H. DICKSON. City Passenger aad Tlckei Act.. 122 Third street. Portland, Or. JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE S. S. SHINANO MARU For Japan, China and ail Asiatic Ports, will Leave Seattle about Feb. 15th, 1 1