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THE M0RX1NG OREG'OSIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1905. 15 WANTED ABROAD Oregon Apples Command High Prices in Europe. nnnnmrv o T . pUMOV CTDIIIT SCARC Y OF FANCY- FRUIT Fine Reputation of the State's Prod- uct Is .Damaged by Scrubby Stock That Visitors See in Local Markets. O eg n apples have commandod high prices in Europe this season. The crop of apples of similar .variety In, the i1. t.'r. is In California whore such fruit Is gwr also in the Eastern districts, was prac- t. tC'y a complete failure; so much so,, that tire was a bbortage of over 60,000 boxes on t":e ITngllsh markets this season as compared w l"t year. In other words, the total rc- ce ;la Sn England of boxed apples from Amer- 1 a from Augutst 4 to January 21. 1003, were IP 639 boxes, as against the total shipments i zm August, 1008. to January 21. 1904, of 7P 703 boxes, or nearly 100 carloads less for last season. Such a condition will not be very rkely to occur again for many years, and the C rrgon growers were fortunate to havo had a fa"r crop when in all other sections there "was a complete failure. On the other hand, the average price of American apple3 of ordinary varieties in England has been $1 per barrel 1cm than In the previous year. This state Is getting an excellent reputation Its fine high-grade apples, but much of ''cKct of this Is lost when Eastern visitors pass through-hcrc and neft nothing In the Port land markets but scrubby and wormy fruit. It wculd seem that this city la In need of a local fruit inspector to condemn this class of r-oduct and prevent Its sale. They hare offi. c:a: of this kind at Seattle. Tacoma and the -n- 'bTi Columbia cities. No wormy' fruit iXT Oregon can be pent over there, and eon- jr-jufnUy most of It la unloaded on this mar ket. Were it kept away from Portland, there w.uld be a bolter local demand for good ap- PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain; Flour, Teed, Etc The break in wheal In the East gave the r-arke: an easier tone, but had little other effect, as trading has been very light. Oats and barley continue slow. Flour Is strong and IteJy to advance, and mlllfced also has an vrward tendency HEAT"VValla Walla. SSc; blucstero, P5e. Valley, 7c pcr bubhel. FLOUR Patents, $4.C0i4.S5 per barrel; -aights. ?4.30ff4.45; clear.. f3.4; Valley. Si -nFM.2Ti: Dakota hard wheat. $0.0ft'7.50; Graham, $3.504; whole wheat, S4jf4.25; rje four local, ; Jatiern, mo.iv; cununwi, pf r cao. $l.it i. Binr.CT-Feed. $23 per ton: rolled. S244C25, 'AT& No. 1 white. SL30&1.40; gray, $1.40 J per eentai. .MiT.LSTUKFS Bran". $10 per ton: mlddllngr. $25. rthorts. $21; clwbo, U. S. Mllle. $10; linseed Ca'rj foods. 1H; unseea oumeax. car iota, Ter tnn. less than car lots. $30 per ton. CERKAL FOODS Rolled- oate. cream, - Im pounds sacks, $0.75; lower grade, $5&G.23; oat -eal. yteel cut, 50-pound eacks. $S per barrel: 10-Dound sack. 54.25 per bale; oatmeal Irtv undV 50-nound 'acks. 57.50 per barrel; 10-I yotmi xackF. $4 per bale; split peas $4 per JOO-ptmr.d pack; 25-pound boxes. $L15; pearl I bar'ev. $4 pr 100 pounds; 25-pound boxea, SI 25 per dox; pasary nour. iu-pouna mcks, 52 60 ner bale. HAT -Timothy. $141B per ton; clover, $11 12. grain. $11012; cheat." sijris. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. Nothing can check the downward Slide in the -rg market but heavy buying, and this la ua- 1 ke'y In the fact of preecnt conditions. Stock lc a'-'umulatlng fast, and offerings arc made as low as 22 fee In.OO-case lots, but fall to move the goods. If receipts continue as they have cf late, there will bo a; 20-cent market In a da or two. California eggs are also In Tlentlfu! supply, and are. offered very low. Poultry of all kinds cleaned up at good prices. Turkeys are firmer. Ducks are scarce, and are selling high There Is not-much demand Soj gese. Butter is firm and unchanged. EGGS Oregon ranch, 23324VjC per dozen. iJt'TTER City creameries; Extra- creamery. 32Vic per pound; fancy creamery. 23 SOc State creameries: Fancy creamery, 27iSl32Ic; atore butter, 13&15c; California fancy creamery, 27tnC. CHEESE Full cream twins, ICS 14c; Young American. HgjJl&Vfcc POULTRY Fancy hens, 13-14c; old hens, 12'45?13c: mixed chickens, 12ftI2H:c; old roost ers, 10tgl0Vc; do young. HCipEiVfec: Springs, 1H to 2-pound, 15QflCc; broilers, X to 1-pound, 21'522'sp; dressed chickens, 14-14c; turkeys. alive, 106t17c: do dressed, poor. 1718c; do choice 20 sj 224c; geese, live. btfSifcc; geese, drcroed, llC512c: ducks, old, $8.50&9: do young, an to size, $09.50; pigeons, $11.25; equabs. S2&2.00. UAME Wild geese. $4?4.50: mallard ducks, $33.50: widgeon, $1.75&2; teal, $1.501.75; snipe, 75c'$l. Vet;etables,.JLruJt. Etc. There nas an Improved demand for frultfi and vegetables, and trading was active Re ceipts include a car each of sweets and Los Angeles cauliflower. The latter offered at $2 per crate. Celery Is also firmer. Potatoes are dull and quoted weak, the principal shipping demand being for seed varieties. Onions are Ann. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per sack; car rots, $1; beete $1.25; parsnips, $1.50; cabbage, t allfjrnla. Ifec; lettuce, head, SOc per dortn; parsley. 25c. cozen; tomatoes, $2.25 per crate; cauliflower. $2 per crate; egg plant, 1013c per pound; celery, $3S.50 per crate; peas. 10c per pound; peppers, 23c per pound; sprouts, Cc ONIONSFancy, $2.20x2.40, buying price. POTATOES Oregon fancy. 7076c; com mon, 60365c, buyers price; Merced aweets, 115 4tl?ic; new California. 3c per pound. RAISINS Loose Muscatels, 4-crown, 7?ic; Z-layer MuEcatel raisins, 7&C; unbleached seed less Sultanas, 6c; London layers, 3-crcwn, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.S5; 2-crown, $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated, tJttc; Pt pound; sundrled. Hacks or boxes, none; apricots, 10llc; peaches, 9J0Jc: pears, none; prunes, Italians, 45c; French. 2Q3c; figs, California blacks, 5?c; do white, none; Smyr na, 20c; Fard dates, uc; plums, pitted, Cc. DOMESTIC FRLTTS-ADDlea. 4-tier Bald wins, $127; Spitzenbergs. $1.755J2: cooking. 75 Cf0c, flgs, 85ef3'?2.50 per box; cranberries. $12.50 per .barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $2.75 3.75; choice, ,$2.75 per box; oranges, standard. 31.3081.73; fancy. $1.002; mandarins. 60St33o pr box; tangerines $r.50g?2 per box; grape fruit, $2.753 per box; bananas, 5g51ic per pouna. Meats and Proyiblons. BEEF Dressed, bulls, 304c; cows, 3i85c; MUTTON Dressed. 6g7c per pound. urffwn, iw to J2n, oVKrOc per jiouna; ii io ii5W"oc: i:w ana up, 485c. PORK Dresssd, 100 to 150, 774c per pound; 150 and up. 7c. HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 12c per pound; 14 to 18 pounds. 12iic: 18 to 20 oounda. v.c! California tplcnlc), 8"4c; cottage hams 9c: naulders fii.e! Rolled hnm v.r.M At.'.. ham. boneless. 14c BACON Fancy breakfast, 16c per pound standard breaktast, 14c; choice, l5c; English Lrt&kfast, 11 to 14 pound?, 13c; peach bacon, lie SAUSAGE Portland ham,. 12c per pouna; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, i7-A:; bologna, long, fctsc; welnerwurst. 8c: liver. '5c: pork 0c; blood, 6c; headcheese, 12jc; bologna tnusase, una. ygc. DRY SALTED MEATS Regular short clears, J):,c salt, J0?ic smoked; clear backs. 9c salt, 30c smoked; Oregon expert. 20 to 23 oounds. average. 10J4c; salt, ll'.i-c smoked; clears, tic palt. 104c smoked; clear backs, 9c; Union buttii. 10 to IS pounde, average, 8o salt, 9c smokea. 15-pound kit. $1.25: nlcklcd Dlrs tontniea. -4rbarrels. $0; -barrels. $3; lS-rund .kits, 1.60; plcklea lambs -tongues, Ji-barrelsv $9; -uarreiB. o.iu; j;-pouna KJW, 2.10. LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces. BKc: tabu 50. e; 20e. 9e; iqs. IOVbc; 5s. IOWc cituumu ijuro. i lercee, n-v; tuna, a;c; wc; 8c; 20. 9c; 10s. 9c: 5. 9Uc Comnound: Tierces. 6Hc; tubs, 6?ic; 60s, 6?ic; 10s, 7iic; Groceries, State, Etc COFFEE Mccha, 20828c; Java, ordinary, 10 (ffzvc; joj'ta mca, isncy, xa?ri.vc; good, 163 ISc; ordinary, 108'12o per pound: Columbia roast, cases, loog. $13.50; 60s, $14; Arbuckle, l D.OB, uiau, IO.J3. RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, ttXV.b; South- em Japan, $3.00; Carolina. -iQOc; brokenhead. 25ic- ... .. salmon Columbia- mver. i-pauna tans. $L75 per dozen; 2 -pounds U1U. $2.40; l-jround nats, Si.io; tancy, miVs-pouna nats, i.eu; Wixmnd flats. $1.10: Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. 5e; red, 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyes, l-Tound tals, $1.85. nuiiAil bacK Da sin. pounos: uqbc, o.iv; powdered. SfLlS: drv cranulatcd. $6.05: extra C, $5.53; golden C $5.46; fruit sugar. $0.05. ad vance over sack basis as fold we: Barrel:. 10c: halt-barrele, 23c; boxes. SOc per 100 pound. ITerms: On remittance within 15 dnya. deduct ic per pound; It later than 15 days and within SO daye. deduct He per pound; no" discount alter SO day.) Best sugar granulated, $5.83 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, l&SflbC per pound. bALT California, $ig per ton per oaic, Liverpool, so. $15.50: oo.. k 200a. $14.50; half ground. 100s. $5.25; 50s. 7S. .NUXB-walnuts, J35c per 4 una oy saca, ac extra for Ice s than sack: Brazil nuts. 15c; Al berts, 14c; pecans. Jumbo, 14c; extra large, 15c: almond. I- X. L.. 16Xc: chestnuts. Ital- nut?, raw. T'-ic per pound; roasted, 9c; pine. nut. io$ri2Vtc; hickory nuts, c; cocoanuia, S5690c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3-Vfcc; large white, 3Tc; pink. 3'Ac; bayou, c; Lima, 5c. Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 23ViC: Iron barrels. 17c: S6 dep. gasoline, case. 32c; Iron barrels or drums, 26c COAL OIL Cas?. 21"4c; Iron barrels, l&c; wood barrels, none; 63 deg., case. 22c: Iron barrels. 15"Ac: Washington State test burning oils, except headlight, c per gallon-higher. l-l..bit.iJ uil, itaw, Darreis, hoc; cases, uic Boiled: Barrels, 5Sc; cases, 63a; lc lees In 230 gallon lots. TURPENTINE Cases, 80c; barrels. Sic. "WHITE LEAD Too lots. 7Uc: 600-pound lots. 75ic; less than 500-pound lotsr 8c Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPa-Choice, 25SI26c per pound. "WOOL Valley. 19&20e per pound: Eastern Oregon, 1217c; mohair. 2529e per pound for choice. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 15&15c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 10 pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. J, under 5 pounds. 16c; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third leai than dry flint: salted hides, steers, sound. 70 8c, under 50 pounds and cows, 6Vs7c: stags and bulls, .round, 44c; Id p. round, 15 to 20 pound?, 7c; under 10 pounds. Sc; grcn (un calted). lc per pound less: culls, lc per pound: horse bides, salted, $1.50fr2- each: dry. $11.50 each; colts' nldes. 2oy0c each; goatskins, common, 1013c each; Angora, with wool on, 25cS$l. tallow Frime. per pound. 4noc: 2.0. l and grease, 2"3c. LIVESTOCK 3IAKKET. Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards Yesterday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyrurda yesterday were 75 cattle. The following prlcea were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. HQ 4.25; cows and helfyrs. $333.25. HOQS Beet large, fat hogs, S6.50; black and China fat. $5.505.75. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $4.25g4.50. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. rrlccs Current at Kansas City, Omalia and Chicago. KANSAS CITT, Feb. 17. Cattle Receipts 4000; market 510c lower. Native Pteers. $5.755.70; native cowa and heifers, S1.75 4.50; stockcrs and feeders, $2.754.25; bulls, $2.003.75: calves, $3.0017.100: "Wwitcrn steers $3.75 3.23; "Western cows. $2.00 4.00. Hogs Receipts, SOOO; market SfflOo lower. Bulk of sales. $4.704.95; hco'. $4.95 3.02 ; packers, $4.80 4.05; pigs and lights. $4,0054.83. Sheep Receipt. 3000; markot steady. aiuttons, $4.75&5.'0; lambs, $7.008.00; range wethers, $4.25 COO; fed ewes, $4.75 5.00. OMAHA, Feb. 17. Cattle Re ceipts, 15300; markot strong. 10c lower; Na live steers, $3.255.50; cows and heifers, $2.70 4.10; cannore. $L752.G0; Mockers " Cure. vww. cat bulls, stags, etc.. $1.603.75, and fcedere, $2.404.00; calves. $3.005.23: Hoku Itecelnts. 2100; tnarVt in. Heavy, $4.754.83; mixed. $4.70 4.75: light. -, ' , T. ,rffljr. . Ti . $4-004.5; pigs. $3.764.50; bulk o sales. $4.704.75 neep itecotpts, 0000: market steady. western j-oarllngs, $3.75436.75: wethers. $5.00(5.75; ewes, $4.50 & 3.50; lambs, $6.50 O7.40. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Cattle Receipts. 13. 000; market 10c lowor. Gotfd to prime steer, $u.0(3'U.10: poor to medium. $3.90&5.OO; etockers and feeders, $2.5004.40; oowa. $1.25(54.40; heifers. $2.O05?5.O0; cannors. $1.262.70; bulls. $2.00Q4.20; calves. $3.30 (tfStOO. iiogs Jieceipts today. 33,000; tomorrow. -:a,uuu; market 10c lower. Mixed and butch era, $4.7or5.u; good to choice heavy. $5.00 05.10; rough heavy. $4.7504.83; light, $4.75 35.05; bulk of sales, $4.605? 5.00. Sheep Receipts, 10.000; sheep and Iambs 6teady. Good to choice wethers. $5,650 6.15; fair to choice mixed, $4.605.30; West ern nheep, $4.7086.10; native lambs. $5.75 8.25; Western lambs, $5.7088.25, Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. Official closing Quotations for mining stocks today were as follows Alta ... . Alpha Con. Andes . . . .$ .05 Julia ... Justice ..$ .06 .10 . .16j . .29 Mexican 2.0 Bolcher ... 15) Occidental Con.. .90 Best & Belcher. 1.10 Ophlr 7.2.T Bullion .zbjuverraan .... .Caledonia .OOlPotosl .. .10 Challenge Con.. 20 Savage ... . .33 .OS .. .50 .. .20 Chollar .21iSeg. Belcher Confidence 85lSlerra Nevada Con. Cal. &; Va.. Con. Imperial . Crown Point . . . 2.03!Sllver Hill .. 01 Union Con. .. .14 Utah Con.. ... Exchequer SOIiellow Jacket Hale & Nor cross 1.45( NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Closing quotations Adams Con. ... Alice , -30 .75' .25 Little Chief . ..$ .0 Ontario ... ... 3 Breece ' Ophlr Phoenix ... . Potoet Savage Sierra Nevada .. 7.00 .. .09 Brunswick Con . .08! Comstock Tun. . .09 .. .0 Con. Cal, &. Va.. 2.00 , .LC3 , 2.10 .. .34 Horn Silver .... Iron Silver .... Leadville Con.. .. .4 Small Hopes .02Standard ".V. BOSTON, Feb. 17. Closing quotations: Adventure ...5 0.88 Mohawk s m in Allouez 20.25 Mont. C. & a. 4.23 A mal gamated . Atlantic Bingham .... .uv om Dominion. 20.2 16.50tOsceoIi 92.00 28.00 32.5C. Parrot Cal. & Hecla.. 695.0uQulncy 107.50 7.00 13L00 Centennial .. 10.50 Shannon .... Tamarack . . . Trinity U. S. Mlnlnir. Copper-Sange. Daly West ... Dominion Coal 70.63 17.5QI 63.00 10. 241.2: Franklin .... Granby Isle Royalc .. aj.uuil. s. on .... 5.13Utah 2ft.00lVlctorla 11.75Wlnona 13.00 Wolverine ... 9.8S 4L 3.00 11.75 112.00 Mass. Mining. Michigan . . . . Metal Markets. ' NEW YORK. Feb. 17. The London tin mar ket showed a continued declining tendency. wun spot closing 131 and futures 130. Lo cally, the market Is quiet. Spot Is quoted at 2S.87ft829.23c Copper was higher at 68 Is Sd for tnot and 65 Ss 8d for futures In the London market. Locally, ths market was unchanged. Lake quoted at 15.50:; electrolytic -13.37815.50, and castlEg. I5fl5.25c Lead was steady at 12 6s in London and 4.4584.60c locally. Spelter, unchanged. 6.108.20c locally, and also unchanged In London. Dried Fruit at w York. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Evaporated apples. quiet; common. 485Uc; prime, 5?iS5Vic choice, 6S0hic, and fancy. c Prunes in moderate demand, though so large lots are changing hands. Quotations range from 2c to 5c, according to grade. Apricots, Arm, with choice 10810Jsc and fancy, ll15c Peaches, firm. Choice, fl&gloc; extra choice, 10H10?c and fancy. Il8i2c Raisins are rather quiet. London layer $1.0581.20. CofTco and Sugar. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Coffee futures olosed steady at unchanged prices. SaJeX 01-200 bag, including; March, 6.9087c; May, 7.15 87.25c; July. 7.4087. 45c; Septomber," 7.60 t.tuc tpot kio. steady; No. 7. SVic Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining. 4 7-1 6c; cn iniagai, w test, 4 10-1 6c; molases sugar. 4 o-lOc; reflned. ftrmr crushed. $6.75; powdered, o.id; granulated, $6.05. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Cottan closed steady ana uncnangea. February, 7.53c: Mareh 7.54c; April and May. T.48c; June. 7.50cJ July, STORMS CHECK TRADING HAVE DEPRESSING EFFECT IN WIDELY-EXTENDED AREA. Confidence in Future Remains Un shaken, and Preparations for Spring and Summer Unabated. NEW TORK. Feb. 17. Dun's "Weekly. Re view of Trade tomorrow will axr: "Weather conditions UU dominate the trade; low temperature and deep now have Interfered with traffic and checked buslneta of the country. Retail distribution Is now main tained. There Is a partial olfse-t In the large ly Increased demand for heavyweight wearing apparel and ether Winter goods, which prom ises to reduce supplies In all positions at the end of the season. Meanwhile there Is evi dence that confidence in the future remains unshaken, preparations for Spring and Summer trade continuing unabated, except where fuel or other supplies are temporarily blockaded In transit. Hallway earnings thus far roperted for Feb ruary were 1.9 per cent smaller than a year ago, probably another result of bad weather. Foreign commerce at this port for the last eek matfe a remarkable record for Import. exceeding In value those of last year. Ex ports decreased $1.M,SSS. Accumulation of packer native hides caused fractional decline in price, but the market Is not actually lower. Fine driers are scarce and firm. The volume of business Is fair. Failures this week number 235 In the Lnlted States, agalnet 27S a year ago. and 4- in Canada, compared with 20 a year ago. HOME l'AYORABIJS FEATURES. Steel Situation Shows Strength Railway Earnings Gaining. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Bradstreefa tomor row will aay: Cold. Htormy weather, the tnost severe ana Idely distributed In some rpects of the "Winter, has had a depressing effect on trade. wholesale and retail, and haa stopped railroad transportation ln'&omc sections and interfered with various lines of Industry heretofore ac tlve. The Southwest and South have fuffered fS-vercly. and the East and Northeast have felt the effect In only a slighter degree. The re sult is a curtailment of the activities of sales men over a wide area, which, taken in con- Junction with the occurrence of a holiday In many states, ha reduced the week's trade to ery small proportions. Despite this drawback, however, some favor able features come to light upon examination. The steel situation is. It auythlng. rather Ftronger. Railway earning for January, though reflecting stormy weather and grain rate troubles. how a gain of 6 per cent; this, however, comparing with a decrease of 3.S per cent In the same month a yfear age. An uncouraglng feature In the dry goods trade at the Bast is the increased Inquiry for. cotton goods for export to China. Thre is mere ease in the market for foreign -raw wools. Failures In the United States for the week number 243, against 207 lant week. In Can ada failures for the week number 17, against 20 last week. Wheat, Including flour, exports for the week ending February 10, are 530, u40 bushels, agalnrt i87.775 last week. 1.037,570 this week last year, 2,713.792 In 1903. and 3.609.435 In 1902. From July 1 to date the .exports arc 41.5S1.488 bushels, agalnat 104,753,1(5) last year, 100,528,709 in 1903. and 172,406, 467 in 1902. Rank Clearing. NEW TORK. Feb. li.The feltowinz table. compiled by Bradstreet, chows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended February 16. with the percentage of lncreaf and decrease an compared with the correspond ing week last year; Inc. Dec 50.2 10.9 12.3 27.4 .... l.tf .... 47.1 .... New York ..$1,475,963,0W llW,9i'5.0oO . . 13O.210.01XJ .. JlU.227.tKW 54.200, W0 4 l.fcVW.V 31.Uf5.U0V in.229.iw 2U.855.000 Ib.vW.VJO 17.37.'JtW 12.780.VV0 12.b55.o0 U.fBU.O'JO 8.551.000 6, t5t8.H 7. :ui.oa'j 5,676,000 5,516.000 6.U70.VW0 3,98.1,000 3.428.OU0 4, 409,00V 5.811.UW 4.721,l0U 4.532.WW 4.104,00U 3.099.VVU 3.4OW.OV0 3.722.0th) 4.93O,l00 3.40U.0UO 3,152,000 3.21)7,000 2.821. 000 r..U04,0d0 2.0SV,0.0 2.KIU.0V0 2.832,00V 1.784.000 2.457.0VO 1.899.000 1.720.000 1.37lf.OCO 1.373.000 1.462.0VV 1. 376.000 1.087.OV9 1.193.O00 1,312.000 l,2t4o,U0i ,,1.235.1HA (Chicago liton Philadelphia St. Louts X!itt.burg San Francisco .... Cincinnati 8.9 08 12.U Haltlmur ........ JCansaa City ...... 19.7 3V.1 New Orleans MlnntajKrtls ...... Clcvoland IoulflvlHe 5.5 8.5 8.8 Detroit Milwaukee Omaha "Providence ...... "Los Angeles Buffalo 4.2 23.S 1.3 Indianapolis 14.6 2.S 32.0 21.8 3.8 St. Paul Memphis St. JiKtepb Richmond Denver Columbus Seattle 35.2 11.3 44.5 11.7 3.1 1S.S 18.V 4.3 32.5 135 19.5 2.9 39.9 1.0 7.7 3t'.i 3.3 12.3 5.2 12.2 9.1 2S.7 Vi.il 14.6 7.5 Washlngten SaVannah ........ Mbany Portland. Or. Fort Worth Toledo. O Atlanta Salt Lake Citv Rochester Peoria Hatttord Nashville Spokane. Wash. . Des Molncs 16.0 Tacoma New Haven Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland, iie Springfield. Mas. Augusta. Ga Evansvllle 15.8 Sioux City Birmingham ..... 1.5 Syiacuse Worcester 21.0 Knoxvlllo Charleston. S. C". 1. 199.O00 24.1 1.V33.1K)0 .... 16.0 !.l23iU0v 2.1 1.V41.000 2.1 .... 824.V90 1S.5 .... 717.0(0 .... 5.7 S2S.000 22.0 920.000 23.2 .... 798.000 11. .... 1.113.100 38.1 .... 644.000 3.S .... 073.000 9.9 .... CTtf.OOO .... f.7 093.000 .... 1.8 426.000 .... 4C.2 445.000 29.1 760.000 22.3 .... 481.000 22.0 592.000 SO. 6 .... 433.000 17.2 .... 428.000 .... 2.0 531.000 .... 7.4 504.000 27.6 429.1100 .... 10.S 442.00V 10.1 .... 43S..M) 19.6 .... 278.CO0 .... 18.9 216.000 47.0 20'i.VOO .... 31.7 290.000 .... 30.9 273.000 10.9 229.000 13.3 .... 161.000 .... 3.0 320,0(K) 76.8 .... 134.000 17.7 363,000 .... H.2 10,504.000 .... 23.1 7.739.O00 6.4 Wilmington. Del.. Wichita Wilketibarre ...... Davenport Little Rook Topcfca Chattanooga ..... Jacksonville. Fla.. Kalamasoo. Mich. spnngnehi. Hi. .. Fall River Wheeling, W. Va. Macon .. Helena Lexington Akron Canton, O Fargo, N. D Youngstown New Bedford Rockford. IIL ... Lowell Chester. Pa B I ash am ton ..... Bloomlcgton. 111.. Hprtusfleld. O. ... Greensburg, Pa. . Qulney, 111. ...w.. Decatur. Ill Sioux Falls. S. D. Jacksonville. 111. . Mansfield. O. .... Fremont. Neb. ... Cedar Rapids .... Houston Galveston Totals. U. S.... Outside N. Y.... $2,296,234,000 S20.26S.000 CANADA. $ 20.970.090 32.4 9.1 Montreal .., Toronto Winnipeg , Ottawa Halifax Vancouver. B. C Quebec Hamilton St, John. N. B.. London. Ont...... Victoria. B. C. - Total Canada 35.4 49.0 24.5 37.6 18.54e.000 4.95v.000 1,934.000 1. 502.000 3.9 ( a o,vw aJ 1H8.000 14.2 1.O3U.00O 812.000 7S0.CO0 565.00H. 1.4 S.2 7.4 5.6 .$ 53.SC6.000 33.1 BAlauces nald in cash. Not included in totals because containing uiucr hujis laaa cteannga. UNION PACIFIC THE FEATURE. Two-Point IUe Givea Strength to Entire Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. The dimensions of the market diminished today to some extent, both In the volume of the transactions and In the size of the fluctuations. A number of thexiess prominent stocks moved widely, but the mass of securities which usually make ud the mar ket were sluggish. Union Pacific reasserted Its leadership in the market, and the strength which it developed served to hold prices else where after a rather distinct sagging tendency had-become manifest. The early movement upward was. fairly gen eral. although it lacked the lately prevalent demand for London account, operations for that center shifting to the selling side today. The movement was generally attributed to a covering up of short contracts put out yester- day largely under the apprehension that the dLsputc in the Equitable Elfe .Assurance Soci ety would prove incapable of being healed. News to account for the movement was not forthcoming, but salts were quite generally at tributed to conditions In the particular trade with whfch the properties were connected and Jo a growth in earnings giving rise to suppo sitions of dividend benefits to be either begun or increased. The two-point rise in "Union Pac!flc to a new hlsrh level was of more effect and ar rested the downward tendency in prices. Ths large size: of the individual blocks of this stock which were dealt in were tesUmony to the large resources enjoyed by the operators In it. The movement had its customary accompani ment in Northern Securities on the curb. The latter stock, on a volume of trading unusual In the curb market, rose, buoyantly several points above Its previous record price to the neighborhood of 160. Great Northern preferred on the Stock Exchange Jumped 10 points on very light dealings. Further deep cuts In the rates on grain for export had a disturbing effect on . sentiment, and wltnerscd to the growing seriousness of the war for that traf fic. A talk of a strike of the New Haven firemen was also of some effect. The forecast of the week's currency move ment .gave promise of a weak bank statement, and the rate for call money ruled slightly higher la consequence. The regular movement with the interior Is still slightly In favor of New York- With the late reaction in Union Pacific prices elsewhere fell back again, and the closing was heavy. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value. $4,415,000. United States seconds advanced 'a per cent on call. -STOCK QUOTATIONS. Ctoslng Sales. Hlgh.Low. bid. Atchison 11.100 870i 87)i 87V do preferred 2.500 1U2 lUljt ion 'Atlantic Coast Line.. 11.S00 104U 1U3U 10-;, 03 Baltimore &. Ohio.... do preferred Canadian Pacific .... Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio.. Chicago ii Alton do preferred Chi. Great Western.. ChL & Nortrwestern. 9.U0O 137:4 137 40O 19SU 103 4.200 33 3vj 200 42 42 137 19S 502 413 to ?; 237, 115': 18 344 23 23,100 23i 22; S00 23S!k 238 ChL. Mil. & St. Paul Chi.-Term. & Trans.. do preferred C C, C & St. L.... Colorado & Southern. dn 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred Delaware & lludon. Del.. Lank. West.. Denver & JUa Qrande S.OtO 17$ 175H 3.3UJ IB ft 19 5,1)00 35 34U 1,900 2(rt 23?i. 37 SCO 1924 191 19lfc ... M 355 uo preferred ... Erl do 1st preferred 87 44 70ft 65 UU't 91K .303,300 . 4.400 44; sou 44 79ii do 2d preferred Hocking Valley do preferred Illinois Central Iowa Central do preferred ....... Kan. City Southern. do preferred Louisville & Nash v.. Manhattan L. Mctrop. Securities... Metropolitan's:. By.. Mexican Central .... Minn. & St. Louis... M.. St. P. & S. S. M. do preferred Mlfsourl Pacific .... Mo.. Kan. & Texas.. do preferred National of Mf. pfd. New York Central... N. Y.. Ont. & W Norfolk & Western.. do preferred Pennsylvania P., C. C. & St. L.... Reading do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred..... 200 924 "a 066 iss 91Ji 157i 1571s Sift 50 2.500 32?i 32 7fe ,172 V 81 121 22', ikS 103 4.200 ISSTi S.tiOO 173U 3.UU0 82H lS7)t 172, 81 U 100 4.800 107 1064i 106H 10,200 Sfl-U 31i ..41i 147 147 50i 51 4.S0O 148 27.700 51V, 4,300 a-lfe 83 83 '92.j 1WH HlVt 81 U t'SW 38,200 140l 58300 03U 139b , 89Ti 10.900 33U 34?i 34i Rock Island Co do preferred St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. St L. Southwestern.. do preferred Southern Pacific do preferred Southern Railway ... do preferred Texas & Paolfic Toledo. St. L. & W.. do preferred MHr 200 71 71 70U 400 26 26 23H" U21i 24.300 67'?; tfTi 67 2,400 120i, HO? 119?i 0,900 34 34Vi SIH U7H 3.00O n$ i.ooo aoTi 36 3o. 36V m I23H W 22tf 10i 24 H Mis 243 228 123 245 74 93i;k Union Pacific do preferred .124.000 126U 124 Wabash do preferred Whet ling & L. Erie, "Wlsctmtrin Central . do preferred 800 2,300 8V0 3,000 5,900 28 47 104 24T 54 "i 22U 4;; 19 21 53!i bocpress companies Adams American United States Wells-Farso Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper 70.200 Amer. Car & Foundry .2,900 do preferred American Cotton OH. do preferred ...... 74-i 3 IT, 4fe U.. 6 39!i lit 38 40 11074 American lea do preferred American Linseed OH do preferred American Locomotive do preferred Amrr. Sm. & Refining do preferred COO "300 9.060 6 "iV 40" 10 'Vi'i 700 S7i 8T?i 87 117i 143i 09H 105i 32 504 Amer. Sugar Refining 4,000 1445, 14.T" .win: louacco pi. cert. -,WU Wsn Anaconda Mining Co. 1,000 10ii 100 Brooklyn R. Transit. 3,700 62?i 62V. iTolorado Fuel & Iron 13.000 51i 50 Conolldated Gas 4.900 2001, 204V4 204 200 20 20j 20Vi Corn Products do preferred 77 SS'h -212 77!, 38 34 103 Distillers Securities. General Electric .... International Paper., do preferred' 2,400 3STi ZSVt 000 187h 1S7 "500 774 77?4 International Pump.. go prezcrreo National Lead North American .... 11,000 34l 500 1034 102?i Parlfic Ma 11 W 4Gi 4G 4liVi People's -Gaa Pressed Sleel Car.... l.00 107 107VI 107 37U 83ii do t) referred Pullman Palace Car. 257 IS 76 28'4 96U 814 12-. 103 SSVi 42Vi U4Vi 32 944 38H lOSTi 160 93U Republic Steel 2. COO 1SU 18 700 27i," 23tJ do preferred Rubber Goods, do preferred Tenn. Coal Sc. Iron... V. S. Leather.. 7.100 iij 81 2.600 12H I2i 2.600 106U 103H 500 90 S9H 15.20-J 44 40'i do preferred U. S. Realty U. S. Rubber do preferred .. .. 11.100 114U 110 U. S. Steel 13.000 33V. 324 15.1 GO 05 mv 1.900 S9 38H do preferred Va.-Carollna Chemical oo preferred . 4OV I0H 107i Westlnchouse Elec Western Union r00 OSti 02U Total sales for the day. 833,700 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s res.l04i Atchison AdJ 4s. 97 do coupon ...1044 JL. & K. G. 4s.. 101 Yx N. Y. Cent. lsts. 90 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77 do 4s . - 106 So. Pacific -Is... 90 Union Pacific 4s. 106 U. S. 3s reg. ...103?: do couDon 103; U. S. new 4s rer.l31n do coupon ...130 U. S. old 4s reg.105 Wis. Central 4s. Oi Stocks at London. LONDON, Feb. 17. Consols for money. 90 3-16; consols for account. 00U. Anaconda GUINor. & Western Atchison 89T4I do. preferred . do preferred ,103UOnt. & Western Bait. Ohio ....10-JH 'Pennsylvania .. Can. Pacific ...140UlRand Mines ... 84 ?i 94 52 S 71 10541 48 47 Ches. & Ohio .. SITilReaaIng C. Gt. Western. 23 do 1st pref .. u.. cz ol. i'..ibvvii ao 2d pref 40 33 DeBeers .18U So. Railway D. &. It. G. do preferred Erie do 1st pref . . 33 SO 45H 81 do preferred . .100 So. Pacific 69 Union Pacific . . 12751 .100 33 .. 97 .. 23 .. 47 .. OITi do preferred U, S. Steel .. do nref erred do 2d pref . . 06 Illinois Central. 161 L. & N 141 iWabash M.. K. & T. ... 32U X. Y. Central.. 157 do preferred Spanish 4s Movtey. Exchange. Etc NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Money on call. steady. 282 per cent; closing bid. 2U per cent: offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, steady: 6G and 00 days, 3 per cent; six months. 383 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3i 84 4 per cent. Sterling exchange, weak, with actual bus! nets in bankers' bill at $4.875384.8760 for demand and at $4.833084.8333 for 60 days. Posted rates. $4,6684 SC and $4.SS. Com merclal bills. $4.8584.S5U. Bar silver. 01c Mexican dollars. 47c. Bonds Government, firm: railroad, firm. . LONDON, Feb. 17. Bar silver. firm. 28 11-1 6d per ounce. . , Money. 283 per cent. The rate of discount in the open, market for short bills la 2 per cent; three months bills. 2"ja62 per cenL . 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. Silver bars. 61c. Mexican dollars, 00c. Tjrafts Sight. 10e; telegraph, 12c Sterling on London. CO days,"$4.S6; sight, 44.S8U. Bask Clearings. Clearings. 'I4. '"".'" 44CS84 413,912 Balances. $183,969 1 50.94 46,247 6S.8S5 Portland Seattle ., Tacoma . Spokane Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. .Mo.. Feb.. 17. Wool-Steady; territory .and Western mediums,. 21322c; fine medium. 17lSc; fine, 16gl7c BREAK IN WHEAT PRICES THE MARKET CANNOT STAND HEAVY UNLOADING. Five Million Bushels Dumped into the , Pit Trading Nervous and Un settled Throughout Session. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. The wheat market was weak from the start, with the opening trading, a large line of long- wheat was placed on sale. The Idea was general that theofferings were made for the account of a leader or the bull crowd. May wai off jc to lc at $1,200 1.21. and July was down H'S'Jic to 48Hc at $1.014 to $1.02. While shorts and commis sion houses were liberal purchasers, offerings were of such magnitude as to cause a still further recession In prices. Before the end of the first hour. May had sold off to $1.1SU8 1.1ST. and July to $1.01. Estimates of the quantity of long wheat disposed of while the selling- prcMure lasted put the" amount In the neighborhood of 5.000.000 bushels. While the general market was Influenced mainly by the action of the May delivery, the extremo weak ness was due in part to bearish news. Re ceipts Inthe Northwest today were larger than far the corresponding day last week for a year ago. The market wai extremely nervous the entire session. May rallied materially on covering by short, but distant deliveries were Inclined to drag. At the close the market was weak, with May at $1.19. July closed at $1.01. Influenced by the slump In wheat, the corn market was subjected to heavy selling- pres sure, several prominent longs being active on that side of the market. May opened t;c to JiffaC t lower, at 46Vi846Vc. and closed at 465tc. Oats were steady at a dentine from the pre. vious cloe. May closed at 3tc rrovilons were a trifle easier as a result of Increased receipts of live hogs. At the close May pork and ribs wore each "oft 2A85c Lard was down. 2lc. . The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. May $1.20 $1.21 July 1.0 1; 4.02 September 9SH .9" CORN. " Tjiw. Close. $1.18i $l;19Ti 1.0l?i t.01 .96 .934 ,46i .46 .47 - .47'i .'30S .31 .3VT " .yoi 12.S0 12.824 ....... 12.92 6.90 .'.2t5 ....... 7.05 6.S8 6-S2ti 6.95 6.93 May, July .404 ,47 -4t5-S OATS. " .. .31 H .31rt .". .21 ,".1 MESS PORK. " ..12.SU J2.S2& LARD. .. 6.92& 6.92V4 May July May July May rvv .July .SHORT RIBS. May 6.R0 Gi$2Vt July 6.93 G.97l.'t 'Cash quotations were as follows: FldilrSteady. Wheat-No. 2 Sprlns. $1.1581.20; No. 3, $1.08 81.18; No. 2 red. $1.1981.22. Corn No. 2. 44c: No.. 2 yellow. 4l9ic. Oats No. 2, 3W;c: No. 2 white, 32?833c: No. 3 white. 3irt8S24j Rye No. 2, 75c Barley Gwod feeding. SSc: fair to choice malting. 4243c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.18; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.26. Timothy seed Prime. $2.S5fI2.S7. Me pork---Por barrel. $12.02812.63. I.ird P.er UX pund ?6.72&r0.75. Miort ribs- sIdesi-Ioyc. $8.62fe8C.7w. Short .clear sides Boxed. $6.7386.87 Clover Contract grade. $12.50. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel . Wheat, burttets . Com. btudtrkt . . Oats, buf hcli . . Rye. bushels ... Barley, bushels ll.OOt) 30.500 2I.00I 108.100 94.100 2,000 16,500 21,400 1K.C00 1VJ.300 4,000 28.400 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Flour Receipts. 18, 800 barrels: exports. 4200 barrels. Market firm, with light trade. Wheat Receipts. 10,723 bushels; spot Irreg ular; No. 2 red. nominal. $1.23 f. o. b, afloat No. 1 Northern Dulutti, $1.26 f. o. b. afloat No. 1 hard Manitoba. $1.12 f. o. b. afloat. Heavy selling of wheat todcy broke Xho mar ket and created a weak undertone all the se- jitou as the trade, here assumed that the bull leaders were unloading May In the West, That option declined severely and closed $1.14 net. lower. May cleed $1.17U: July closed $L03i September closed 96c Hides Quiet. Leather Firm. ' Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 17. Wheat and bar ley, stroager- Spot quotations- Wheat Shipping. $1.30411.53; milling. $1.55 01.65. - - Barley Feed. $l.lStfl.20; brewing. $1.21 e 1.2354. Oats Red. $1.40gI.S5: white. $I.42Sr.67 black. $1.351.65. Call board tales Wheat May. $1.474. Barley May, $1.20. Cora Large yellow. $1. 27.fJ 1.32W- Wheat at Liverpool. LTERPOOI. Feb. 17. Wheat March. 7s 4d; May. Cs. lld;uly. Cs A"heat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 17. Wheat Un changed; bluestem. 93c; club, 87c. SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT WEAK. Influenced by Good Crop Prospects and Chi cago Slump. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17. The local wheat market, influenced by the brilliant crop pros pects In California and the slump in Chicago. was Inactive and weak for speculative options until the close, when prices steadied. Owing to small stocks, cash wheat remained steady. Bullish sentiment again predominated In bar ley, as the market Is scantily supplied, end may "run up to $1.20. with spot prices firmer In proportion. Oats were inactive, but steady. Rye was In good local demand, and being scarce, prices had a sharp advance. Ruling quotations axe $1.52 to $1.5Svi. Hay was dull and weak. Feedstuffs were In light supply and steady. On account of unfavorable weather, depres sion In the market, and the fact that little stock was available for auction purposes, the public sale of oranges scheduled for today was postponed until Monday. The open market for oranges was dull and weak. In the apple mar ket only the fanciest Oregon stock shows any firmness, all other descriptions being weak. Fancy Oregon Burbank potatoea are firmly held with supplies light. Ordinary River grades are weak, with large offerings. Sweets are abundant. Fancy Oregon onions are firm ly held up to 52.85, with stocks light. Garden vegetables were In scanty supply and firm. Butter was easy. Cheese was firm. Eggs were steady, with shipping Inquiries from the North and East. Receipts. 52.900 pounds but ter. 16,500 pounds cheese. 22,500 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Garlic S10c; green peas, 487c; string beans. S frl 5c: tomatoes, $101.75; egg plant, 10$12c POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 16321c: roost ers, old. $535.50; do young. $6.5087; small. $34?3.50; Urge. J4SJ4.50: fryers. $5.5036; hens, $586.50: ducks, old.. $56; do young. $67. CHEESE Young America. ll12c; East ern. 14-&M3C BUTTER Fancy creamery. 26c: creamery seconds. 22c; fancy dairy. 24c; dairy seconds, ""EGGS Store. 20fi22c; fancy ranch, 2223c WOOL Lambs'. l&fflSc HAY Wheat, $10gl4.30; wheat and oats. $10 14; barley. $9ffll: alfalfa, $911.50; clover, $769: stocks. $5ff7; straw. 45363c MILLFEED Bran. $21622; middlings, $20 Cf29, ' HOPS 1904. 23627c FRUIT Apple, choice. $1.75; do common. 50c; bananas. 75c$2.50; Mexican limes, $3 5.50; California lemons, choice, $2.50; do com- mon. $1; oranges, navels, si.ia; pmcap pies, $2-83.50. POTATOES Early Rose, $1.231.60; River Rurbanks, 75 05c; River reds, C070c; Salinas Burbanks. $191.10; sweets, 75c3$l: Oregon Burbanko. $I1.25. RECEIPTS Flour. 2900 quarter sacks; wheat, 3123 centals; barley. 2107 centals; beans. 039 sacks; potatoes. 4006 sacks: bran. 675 sacks: middlings, lot) sacks; hay, 430 tons; hides. 6; Dairy Produce in the East. NEW YORK,- Feb. 17. Butter Strong; Western factory, common to extra, 2082Sc; Western factory. Imitation. 23830c CUeese. strong. Eggs, firm; Western firsts, 33c; West ern seconds, 33834c. CHICAGO. Fab. 17. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm; creameries, 23852c; dairies. 23829c. Eggs, steady at mark, cases Included. 24830c; firsts. 30c Cheese, steady. TWO LYNCHERS IN TEXAS While Seeking Victim, One Mob Finds Body Hanging to Tree. HOUSTON. Tex.. Feb. 17. A. mob near Dale. Caldwell County, took, an unknown Mexican 'from a Constable and deputies and spirited him awav into tbe woods. where he was hanged. The Mexican had assaulted Mrs. Miers, wife of a farmer. SMITHVJX.L.E. Tex.. Feb. 17. A negro charged with criminally assaulting Mrs. Powell Tiffany, has been captured and shot at pieces by a mob. Ho was Identi fied &s the man wanted, and made a full confession. In his confession the negro implicated three others, and it is said that there arc three women involved in the crime. Two of these persons have been arrested, and the third is now belnr? sought. While searching for the negro. the Smithville mob found hanging to a tree the body of the Mexican taken from officers at Dale and lynched. Forged to Give Money to Poor. NKW YORK. Feb. 17. Confessing that she had forged many checks and drawn on her employers bank account since last October, Margaret Connolly, 15 years old. has been taken into custody. The child said she had used the money, of which $500 or $000 is missing, to play philan thropist aniong the poor children living near her home. How Does the Robin Know? John Burroughs in Outing. I recently observed a robin boring for grubs in a country dooryard. It is a common enough sight to witness one seize an angleworm and drag it from its burrow in the turf, but I am not sure that t ever before saw one drill for grubs and brine; the big- white morsel to the surface. The robin I am snea'tinir of had a nest of young in a maple nar by, and snc worKeu tne neighborhood very industriously for food. Hhc would run along" over the short grass after the manner of rob ins, stopping every few feet, her form otilt and erect. Now and then she would suddenly bend her head toward the ground and brlnp eyo or ear for a moment to bear intently upon it. Then she would spring to boring tho turf vigorously with her bill, changing her attitude at ench stroke, alert and watchful", throwing up the grass roots and little jets of soil, stabbing deeper and deeper, growing every moment more and jmore excited, until finally a fat grub is seized and brought forth. Time after time, during: several days. I suw her mine for grubs this way and dras them forth. How did she know where to drill? The insect was . in every case an Inch below tho surface. Did she hear it gnawing the roots of tho grasses, or did she see a movement in the turf beneath winch the grub was at work? I know not. I only know that she struck her game unerringly each time. Only twlco did I see her make a few thrusts and then desist, as If she had been for the moment de ceived. How pugnacious the robin is! "With what spunk and spirit he defends him self against his enemies! Every Spring I see tho robins mobbing" the blue-jays that go sneaking through the trees looklnc: forx eggs. The crow-black birds nest in my evergreens, and there Is perpetual war between them and the robins. The blackbirds devour the robins eggs, and the robins never ceaso to utter their protest, often back ing it up with blows. I saw two rob ins attack a young blackbird in the air. and thsy tweaked out Its feathers at a lively rate. The past Sprinp; a pack of robins killed a cuckoo near mo that they found robbing; a nest. I dia not witness tho killing, but I havo cross-questioned a number of people who did see It, and I am convinced of the fact. They set upon him when ho was on the robin's nest, and left him so bruised and help- leiss beneath it that be soon died. It was tbe first intlmatlan I had ever had that the cuckoo devoured the eggs of other birds. OMMISSION GRAIN and STOCK BROKERS We Charge No Interest for Curying Long Stocks. GENERAL OFFICES: N. Y. Llfo Bldjc, Minneapolis, .Minn. K. K. ALDEN, Correspondent, Room 2. Ground Floor. Chamber of Commerce. N B. Wo will send you our dally Market Letter on request. Ble 6 11 & con.TMiKjners I remedy fcr Gonorrheas, Glset. dpsraatorrbota. Wbttes, unnatural aifl- k. caarges. or any ua&auaa IPnMits MBUiiaa. tion of inn cone xntzf imEYlHsCilUiJAALCO. brxnei. Sca-Mtrlngeat. l i-.xcmiTLQ.r" I Bel mry Bras&Ista, or sent In slain trtitmr. by exjreif, prepaid, fof vU fl.oo. or a oottiss. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY PORTLAND to THE DALIES til 4S Regulator Line ta Steamers Steamer Regulator leaves Portland 7 A. M. Tues day. Thursday and Satur day: arrives alternate days. Connecting at T.te. tvBh.- with Columbia River & North- em Rr Co.. for Goldendale and Klickitat ir.,T. nolnta. Landing foot of Alder at. inini Main 914. & M'DONALD. ASent. For South -tastern Alaska Steamers of the company, Q for which it la agent, leave "SjA SEATTLE 9 A. M., TaCOMA Ships CUTXAUfi CITY (Feb. 114 and 28). via Klllisnoo and .fSHVa I9KAOWAV Tl ;Viiri.. kX W .297 RAMON A IFeb. 7 anrt si! rfvV y t1" yca-ktj uwuus regmar sTps s. bl Alaska ports of ca,i;. v-utuitt; v.iijr cutis at Vancou ver: Kamona cauis ai vixuhla. FOR VANCOITV'ER. rirv nv SEATTLE leaves Seattle Tnmhw Thursdays. Sundays. 10 P. M.; call at Everett and Bellingham. Returning leavco Vancouver Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, calling at Bellingnam oniy. Steamers connect at San Francisco with - Dany's steamers for porta In California. Mex ico and Humboldt Bay. For further Informa tion obtain ioiaer. itic.it is reserved ta change steamers or eauins; uuie. TICKET OFFICES. Portland.... .249 Washlncfan Seattle. .4... 113 James st. and locks San J rancjaco io Market c iJ. uuaakh, uen. fasa. Ait- 10 Marketst., San Francisco. TRAVELER'S GUIOB, SHCiT LIN2 am Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAbT DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist tlee- lng-cara itally to Omaha, Chicago. Spokane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City: through Pullman tourtat- sleeplnjt-car (person ally conducted) weekly to Chlcaxo. Reclining chair-cars (seats free) to the East dally. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. CHICAGO- PORTLAND 0:15 A. M. 3:25 P. M. SPECIAL for the East Dally. Dally, via Huntington. SPOKANE FLYER jjn-41 Uy? Iston, Coeur d'AIene and Great Northern p4nu. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. S:t3 P. M. Dally, 7:15 A. M. Dally. xor the East via Hunt, ington. RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA ami S:CO P. M. 3:00 Pr M. way points, connecting! Dally. Daily, except Sunday.. with rtfamir for Hwa-! except co aart ort!i Beach) Sunday. steamer Ilaasalo. Aah-' Saturday. street dock twater pT.),H:CO P. M. FOR DAYTON. Ore-.-.vi a x 5:30r. M. Dally. , ex. Sun. son City and Yamhill; "naiiv- Klver points. Ash-strectl a,, dock (water permitting)! FOR LEWISTON.!5:40 A. M. About 5:00 P. M. , x- Frl. Idaho, and way point?,! Dally, from Rlparia. Wash. I ex. Sat. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington. Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger. City Tie! et Agent; A. L. Craig, General Passenger Agent. gArl Ji IbAiXUiOUUfKrUttX JjAJ Ji S. S. CO. Tickets on salo at 248 WASHINGTON STREET For S. Oregon. Feb. 20. March 2. 12. 22. S. d. Columbia. Feb. 23, March 7. 17. 27. From Alnsworth Dock at 8 P. M. Through tickets to all points from San Fran cisco. JAS. H. DEWSON, Agent. Telephone Main 268. ASTm SOUTH Leaves. , UNION DEPOT. 1 Arrive OVERLAND EX" PRESS TRAINS.1 8:S0 P. M. ,ror Salem. Rose burg. Ashland. Sac ramento, Ogden, San Francisco, Mojave. !l.os Angeles. Ei 7:25 A. M. Paso. New Orleans and the East. 8:00 P."WJ, r S:30 A. M. Morning train con nects at oodburn ((dally except Sun- Jday) with train tor .UUUUl Hi lton, Brownsville, feprlngfleld. Wcnd- ltns and Matron. 4:00 P. M. Albany passenger! 10:10 A. ML connects at ood burn with Mt. Angel and Sllvcrton local. 7:. A. M. Corvallla pas5enger 3:30 T. 31. S'Xi A. M. 4:50 P. M. Sheridan passenger. Dally. IIDally. except Sunday. ( PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICE AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:30 A. M., 12:50. 2:05, 3:&o, t:-"o, u, :ii, jv.iv P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 5:30, 0:30, 8".oo. 10:25 A. M.. 4:10, 11:30 P. M. Sunday, only. B A. M. Returning from Oswego arrives Portland aajij 8:30 A. M., 1:53. 3:05, 4:5-3. 6:13. 7:35, 9:55, 11:10 P. M. Daily except Sunday. 6:25, 7:28. 9:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday, i: A. M. Sunday only. 10:00" A. -M. im fmm sam denot for Dallas and inter mediate points dally except Sunday. 4.:10 P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:10 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor lino oper ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle. connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and Inde pendence. . i lrst-ciazs tare xxum ruumuu gmi Kan Franclaco. $20: berth. $5. Second- class fare, $15; second-class berth. $2.50. Tickets to Eastern points ana nuroyi, ami Japan China. Honolulu and Australia, rt-nv tipkkt OFFICE, corner Third and Washington atreots. Phono Main 71fc TIME CARD OfTKAINS PORTLAND Depart- Arrive, Puzei uund Limited for 1 aeon, aeaiuc. wij uiym, South Bend and Gray's Harbor points 3:30 am 4:45 pm North Coast Limited for Tacoma, aeatue, opuia, Butte, St. Paul, New York, Boston and all points Ease and Southeast ............ 3:00 pa 7:00am Twin City Express, tor Tacoma. aeaiue, djrjiuumj, Helena, St. Paul, Minne apolis, Chicago, New York, , Boston and all points East and Southeast 11:43 pm 7:C0 pra Puget Sound-i&ansas city- Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane, Butte. Bluings, Denver. Omaha, Kansas City. St. Louis and alt points East , and Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 am All trains. daily, xcept on South Bend branch. a n CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas senger Agent. 255 Morrison at., corner Third, Portland. Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrive j. Daily. For Maygurs, itaioier, Daily. Clifton. Astoria, War- 8:00 A.M. reaton, Flavel, Ham- il;in a yt, Gear hart Park, Htw side. Astoria and Sea- 'ihore. Express Dally. ' Astoria Exprtas. 9:0 v. i Pally. J ' T:00 P- M. C A. STEWART, . J. C. MAYO. Comm'l Agt... 24S Alder at. G. 5". & P. A, Phone Main 900. or City Ticket Office. 122 3d st Phase 630. 2 OVEEIxrVNI) TEATJSS DAILY O The Hyer and tho UmlL il 3UNKT Ti splendid service up-io-daik equipment courteous employes Pot tickets, rates, folders ami foil 1s formatloa. call oa or address H. DICKSON. City l'sssenger and Ticks Agt.. 122 Third street. Portland. Or. JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE 5, S. SHIN AND MARU I"or Japan, China and all Asiatic ports, will Leave Seattle about Pel). 13th, om. at.