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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1905)
THE MOENING OKEGONIA'N, SATUHDAX, 1TAEOH 11, 190o. 15T BUYERS HAVE LEFT No More Contracting in the Wool Districts. ADVANCE HAS BEEN CHECKED Most Activity Is in California, Where the Jew Clip Has Come On Status of the Boston Market. The local woo market Is dun. so far as fu ture 'business IB concerned, and contracting in Eastern, Oregon has also been suspended. Pri vate advices from tfee Eajst and London are not encouraging, and contractors have conse quently drawn off. The woo bought to date has been at prices averaging fully 20 per cent over those paid last year. Local dealers cay bat not over a quarter of the entire Oregon i Up has been contracted for. In Idaho, bow ever, the output has been well bought up. Oregon wool has made its appearance again In trading in the Boston market, according to he Commercial Bulletin of March 4. A line f staple haa len closed out at better than 20c. Its scoured cost was well up to the highest quoted on such wool at any ttme this reason. California wool la fairly active In Boston in sales of baled sooured lots. Aver age Fall with a slight defect sold at 50&5c, and up to 58c was obtained for so-called free wool Heavy operations in Carl lorn ia are be l"g concluded at extreme prices.. For heavy "c hills wool, shrinking 70 per cent and up ward, 15c has been paid. The Merced wools have brought as much as 20c and growers in some cares have refused to contract at oven hat figure, Northern California clips that sold in Boston at 22c last year are costing that wurh now in California. The Commercial Bulletin says of general renditions: There have been no fresh developments. The market Is a waiting oe. though rather more Inquiry and a slight expansion in, the volume of business has given more confidence. A bet ter general demand 'Is expected this month and larger sales. Those wh have supplies the-? wish to market can see evidences of s'refsgth. prominent- among which is the ex tensive consumption, equal if not In excess of any period Jn the history of wool manufactur ing "n this country. Manufacturers' holdings cf raw material are being steadily reduced, -passing out of sight In the production of cloth. In 'me they must be replenished. It Is this condition which buoys up large holders of foreign woof, for they believe that there will be found a place for their property between now and the appearance in large quantity of the new United States clip. There Is perhaps less anxiety on the score of foreign wool sup plies than formerly, though it Is admitted they arj; still a burden that at present it Is difficult to get relieved of. Large manufac turers are receiving direct consignments, and,. are th6rcby well supplied. They are in no burry to make additions to their holdings, and will not until they are In need. The fact that they haTe ben Importuned by numerous sell ers has not helped matters. When Iroportefl supplies are offered at cost, ae In the case of South American wool, the buyer thinks that it Is a good time to wait. "With plenty of pa tience and the requisite amount of "sand," lt Is believed that importers will 'come out all right on the bulk of their foreign purchases, despite the scare of a fortnight ago. -when it was thought that there was more wool coming In than could be handled, except at a loss to the owner. In prices there Is not much change from a week ago. They still favor buyers, partlcular " op one-quarter blood and below. There Is not much confidence in- low Wools. Argentine cross-breds can bn bought at the landed cost. Domestic medium, "faille scarce, cannot be quoted over 30 cents. Territory wools that frOts-breds do not influence are quite Arm. Fine fleeces have sold this week at full former figures. Western growers have refused to close con tracts except on n basis far above the views of Eastern dealers. Trading of this character has ceased In the territorial wool section, but Is still aggressive in California, where very high prices are being paid. East of the Mis sissippi there appears to be little doing. The Arizona clip is about leaned up at prices that make contract rates look sick. Buyers have left the section, many of them empty handed. Throughout the "West the Eastern merchant is showing unusual anxiety to pos sess wool. Grain in Farmers' Hands. "WASHINGTON, March 10. The monthly re jert of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics rf tho Department of Agriculture will show 'he amount of wheat remaining in formers hands on March 1 to have been about 111,000. O00 bushels, or 20.1 per cent of last year's crop, asi compared with 20.8 per cent of the crop of 1008 on hand on March 1, 1004. and 24.0 per cent of the orop of 1902 on hand at the corresponding date of 100S. The amount of corn In farmers hands on March 1 was 3S.7 per cent, or 054.000,000 bushels, and of oats 3S.S per cent, or 347,000, 000 bushels. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc There it no local wheat market, and prices are wholly nominal. Some movement Is re verted In oats and barley at former quotations. Ha Is plentiful, slow of sale and weak. Flour Is In good local demand and firm. WHEAT Walla Walla. SSc; blucstem. 82c: alley. 87c per bushel. FLOCK. Patents. $1,603-4.85 per barrel; straights, $4.3034.45; clears. $3,S5g4; Valley, f4.10tf4.25; Dakota hard wheat. $6.5037.50; Graham. $3.50itt: whole wheat. J-504.25; rye floor, local. $5; Eastern, $585.10; cornmeal,' per case. $1.90. BARLEY Feed. $23 per ton; rolled. $24325. OATS No. 1 white, $1.3581.40; gray, $L40 91.45 per cental. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $10.50 per ton; mid dlings. $25; shorts. $22; chop, U. S. Mills. $19; linseed dairy foods. $18: linseed ollmeal, car lots. $28 per ton; less than car lota, $30 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pounds sacks. $0.75: lower grade, $56.23: oat. meal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $8 pec barrel: 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal ground). 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; 10 pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas. $4 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.15; pearl barley, $4 per 100 pounds: 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound tacks, 32.50 per bale. HAT Timothy. $1416 per ton; clover. $UCJ 12. grain. $11812; cheat, $11)12. Butter, Eggs, roultry. Etc Eggs wero quoted steady yesterday. Plenty of chickens were on hand, but prices wore maintained. There Is a better inquiry for turkeys. No gee&e are wanted. Creamery butter Is scarce and Ann. The supply of store butter Is short of the demand. EGG S OrejroB ranch. ITHfJlSc per dosen. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery, 2c per pound; fancy creamery. 30c State creameries; Fancy creamery. 27Ae82Hc: dalr. 14lCc; store butter. 14fcl5c; California. 300 Sic CHEESE Full cream twins, new, HfflSc: old. 13c; Americas. 14ffl5ttc POC"LTRY Fancy hens. lul4Vc; old hen? 12U1S mixed chickens. 13W14Hc; old roest ?Qlc: 2 y?unC HH12Hc: Springs, ls to 2-pound. 17819c; broilers, 1 to 1H pound. 22C25c; dressed chickens. 14i15He: pound. CSTSWc: do dressed. Tier caand. iivtmia..- ducks, old. $S39;jIo young, as to.slie. $3 Vegetables. Fruit Etc. Among the California supplies that reached Front street yesterday was a car of sweet potatoes, the first shipped up by the Merced &. Turloek Sweet -Potato Growers Association. A car cf cabbage was also received, and potatoes and onions continue strong. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack; car iota. $1.25: beets. S1.2S; parsnips. 51.50; cab bage. California. lo; lettuce, hothouse. 25c per dosen; parsley. 25c dozen; tomato?." $2.25 per crate; cauliflower. $2 per orate; egg plant. 12 per pound; celery. $3,25ija.50 per crate; peas. '10c per pound; peppers. 25c per pound: cprovtv 6c. asparagus, Sc per pound; rhubarb. e per -pound; cucumbers,- $25 per dozen: artichoke. 75c per dozen. ONIONS Fancy. $3; No. 2. $IL59, Imytag price. POTATOES Oregon fancy. SfretfSI: commea. 70fS5c buyers price; Merced sweets, lH5f l?ic RAISINS Loose Muscatels, -crown. TJJo; 5-layer Muscatel raisins. Tc; unbleached seed lets Sultanas. Cc; London layers. 3-crawn. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $L8S; 2-crowa. (1 73. DRIED FRUIT Apples evaporated. 6tr3; per pound: sundried. sacks or boxes, nose; tpiicola. 108 11c; peaches. 9gl0c; pears, nose; prunes. Italians, 406c: French. 2iiS04c; flgs, California blacks. 5c; do white, none: Smyr na. 20c: Fard dates, tic; plums, pitted, 6c DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 4-Uer Bald wins, $l-25!srl-50. Spltzenbergs. $L(52: cook ing. -tOgbOc; figs. 65c&$2.50 per box; cran berries. $12.50 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2,753 3.75: choice, $2.75 per box; oranges, standard. $1.452; fancy. $22.25: mandarins. 604365c per box: tacgfilnea $1.502 per . box; grape fruit. $2.7583 r box; bananas. iSGVic per pound. Groceries, .Nats, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 26828c; Java, ordinary, 13 620c; Cotta Rica, fancy. lbS'Jtxj- sooJ, 1G& iSc; urdlnT. 10tfl2c per pound; CoiuxafcU roast, cases. 100b. $13.83; 5te. $13.88; Ar buckle. $14.86: Lion. $14.88. RICE lm;ertal Japan. No. 1, $5.37!; South ern Japan. 3.5tf; Carolina, 4V.WC-;. Srokenfccart. 2c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $L75 per dozes; 2-pounds tails. $2.40; 1-pound Cats, J 1.85; fancy. 101V4-pound flats. $1.80; 24-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, l-poana talis. 85c; red, 1-pound talis. $1.45; sockeycj, 1-pound tols, -$1.85. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds; Cube; 56-30; powdertd, JG.05; dry granulated. $S.8&; extra C. $5.45; golden ?. $5.35; fruit sugar. $6.65. ad Vance ever sack basts as fololws: IsarreL. 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 1UU pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, otduct c per pound; if later than 15 days and within SO day. deduct fc per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar granulated, $5.85 per luo pounds; maple sugar, 1581SC per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale, Liverpool, 50a. $17; lOue. $16.50; 200s, $16; half-ground. 100s. $7; 60s. $7.60. NUTS Walnuts, lake per pound by sack, la extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 15c; Al berts, 14c; pecans. Jumbos, 14c; extra large. 15c; almoedr, L X. L.. 10?tc; chestnuts, Ital ians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 2i-pound drum; pea nuts, raw, 7tjc per pound; roasted, Uc; plae nuts, lu4$12fec; hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanr.:, 859M0c per dozen. BEANS S mall white. 4c; large white. 3jc; pink. 34c; ba-o, 3Hc, Lima, 5ic Oils. GASOLINE Steve gasoline, cases. 2S&C; iron barreis. 17c; bt deg. gaMllae, cascfl, SSc; Iron barrels or drums, Cc COAL OIL Cases 2IHc: Iron barrels, 15c; wood barrels, none; ta dec-, eases; 22c; Iron barrels, 15&c; Washington State test burning oils, except headlight, ic per gallon higher. LINSEED OIL Haw. barrels. 50c; cases. 61c Boiled: Barrels. SSc; cases, tc; lc leai in 250 gallen lots. TURPENTINE Cases. SSc; barrels. Sic WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 74c; 600-pound lots. 7wc; leas than 500-pound lots. Sc. Meats ami Provisions. BtSBF Dressed, bulls. 34c; eows. SWtfHc; country steers. 4tr5(iC. MUTTON Dressed. 67Hc per pead. VEAL Dressed. 1O0 to 12S. 7&c per iKMind; 125 to 200. 64Hfec; 200 and up. SKV-tc lORK DrvEsed. 100 to 150. 7&9$c per pound; 150 and up. TSTVtc. HAM fo Ten to 14 pounds. 124c per pound; 34 to It, pounds. 1214c; 18 to 20 pounds. 12 Vic; California tplcalc). Sc; cottage hams, ac; shoulders. Sfec; boiled nam. 20o; boiled picsio ham. boneles-, 14c BACON Fancy breakfast. 16c per pound; standard breakfast, 14c; choice. 15s; Eagltsh breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 13c; peach bacon. 11c SAUSAGE Portland ham, l-ho per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 47o; bologna, long, 5fcc: weinerwurst. 8c: liver. 5o; pork. 9c; blood, 5c; headcheeae. 12;; bologna isautage, link. 4c DRY SALTED MEATS Regular short clears. 83iC salt, 10c smoked; clear backs. 8c tsalt. 10c brooked; Oregon export, 20 to 25 pounds, average. 10&c: salt, ll4c smoked: clears. 'J Ha salt, IOV4C smoked; dear backs, 9c; Ualia butts, 10 to 18 pounds, average, 8c salt; 9s smoked. PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs feet, lj-bar-rels. $5; 4-barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.26; pickled tripe, -barrel $5; -barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit. $L25; pickled pigs tongues, -barrels, $6; -barreis, $3; 15-pound kits, SI. 50; pickled lambs' tongues, -barrels, $0; .barrels. $5.50; 15-pound kits, $2.75. LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces. Xc; tubs. 6c; 60s. Ofcc: 20c. 9c; 10s, 10Hc; 5s. 10Uc Standard pure: Tierces. 8c; tubs, 8Tc; 5oc; 6ne: 20s. 9c: 10s. 0.c: Ss. O'Ac. CemDOund: Tierces. Cite; tubs, Ce; 60s, 05ic; 10s, 7Jic; os. 7ic r Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc HOPS 1904. 24i724c per pound. WOOL Valley, 10ff2oc per pound; Eastern Oregon. 12217c; mohair, 25320c per pound for choice. UTTYtfG Tin, .M "V'rt 1 IC inAm - n 15Q1SY&C per pound: dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 16 sound. 12c: dry calf. Nc 1. under 5 sounds. 10c; dry salted bulla and stags, one-third leas than dry flint: salted hides, steers, sound. TO 6c. under 60 pounds and cows, OjSiTc: stags end bulls, sound, 4Mc; kip, sound, 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds. Sc; green (us salted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound; horse hides, salted. $1.5032 each: dry. $101.50 each; colts' hides.. 25f50o each; goatskin common. ICQ 15c each; Angora, with wool on, 25c&$L TALLOW Prime, per pound, 485c; Nc 1 ana grease, -iioac. LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards yesterday. Receipts at the Portland "Union Stockyards yesterday were 175 cattle. 400 sheop and 100 hogs. The following prices were quoted at tho yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon oteors, S4; cows and heifers, $398.25. HOGS Best large, fat bogs. $C; Mack and Chine, fat. $5.2595.S0. SIIEBP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley, $4.2614.50. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. SOUTH OMAHA. March 10. Cattle Re ceipts 2300; market lower. Native steers. $8.6005.60; cows and heifers, $3 4.25; can ners, $1.75G3: stockers and feeders, $2.50 g 4.10; calves. $300.25; bulls, stags, etc., $2 04. Hogs Receipts 8200; market steady.. Heavy. $4.90 5.02; mixed, $4.8504.90; light. $4.704.87; pigs. $2.-594; bulk of salev. $4.82 04.00. Sheep Receipts fKKW: market slow. West ern yearlings. $6.7S6.75; wethers. $3.23 4T5.SO; ewes. $4.7596-50; lambs, $0.50 T.40. CHICAGO, March 10. Cattle Receipts 2000; market stronger. Good to prime steers, S5.1S6.25; poor to medium, $3.604.90; stockers and feeders, $2.00 4. CO; cows. $30 4.50; heifers, $35; can ners. $LG092.4Q; bulls. 2.50 4.23; calves. $207. Hogs Receipts today, 19,000; tomorrow, 15,000; market steady to weak. Mixed and butchers. $4.S0Q5.10; good to choice heavy, $5.05 05.17: rough heavy. $4.8505; Hght. $1.70 5.03; bulk of sales. $4.0005.10. Sheep Receipts 7000; sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers. $5.6006.10; fair to choice mixed, $4.7505.40; "Western sheep. $4.5006; native lambs, $3 07.03; West ern lambs, $3.5007.65. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 10. Cattle Receipts 2000; market steady te 10c lower. Native steers, $405.75; stockers and feed ers. $304.65: bulls. $2.5004.10; Western fed steers. $405.23; do cows. $304.30. Hogs Receipts 6000; market steady. Bulk of eales. $4.850 5.05; heavy. $505.05; pack ers, $4.0005; pigs and lights. $4.1504.95. Sheep Receipts 3000; market weak. Mut tons, $1.7305.05; lambs, $0.50 07.35; range wethers, $5.40 00.65; fed ewes, $4.7505.35. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. March 18. The London Un market was firm and higher again, wkh a good speculative " demand reported. " Spot closed 134 12s Cd, and futures at 138 7s Oi. Locally, the market was higher In sympathy, closing at 20.25020.55c The London oopper market tsus higher at S 12s 6d for spot aad 09 for futures. Lo cally, prices were unchanged, but the tone was reported firmer. Lake is Quoted at 15.370 15.50c; electrolytic, 155015.37c and castiag 14.S71 6.25c Lead, unehanged at 12 5s in London, and at 4.45?4.00c in the local market. Spltor. steady, but unchanged at 24 Ja use London market, while locally prices were, a shade lower on the outside at 0.105Oc. . Iron dosed at 5 In Glasgow and Sta Sd is Mlddlesbere. Locally, the market Is 'on changed at generally Ann prices. London Wool Sales. LONDON. March 10. -The offertngs at the wool auction sales today numbered 14,590 bates. Continental buyers and the home trade I competed strongly for well-srewn greasy and eoewred merinos At fll rates. Faulty were caster to br, Croas-breds were Arm and un. Changed, Americans buying a few tertn. .Caste 'Of Good ,Hepe creasy was In spirited demand. MARKET BROAD AND FIRM HIGH-GRADE STOCKS SHOW RE VIVED ACTIVITY. Speculation Is Apparently in Profes sional Hands, Though Free From Rumors Money Is Easy. NEW YORK. March 10. The breadth as well as the strength of today's stock market was very notable. While many low-grade and ob scure stocks were numbered among the gain ers, the standard railroad dividend-paying stocks showed revived activity and strength, and gave tone to the whole market. The trunk Uses and Pacifies particularly came lata premiaenee and great activity. The ab sorption of Pennsylvania was on a very large ecalc So widcaspread was the advancing tendency that th heavy spots are more easily "noted as the excepfiea to the rule. Some of these were affected by realizing, following advances yesterday, which "was especially, the ease with Reading. Others were hold by a torpor which they have been usable to throw elf, in spite the active advances elsewhere Tho United States Steel stocks are conspicuous exaraptes. The buying was somewhat Intermittent and shifted constantly from one point to another of the market. Individual commission houses executed a large proportion of the orders in special stocks. Such operations give the mar ket a highly professional appearance and sug gest the activity of pools, and combinations embarked 'n a speculative campaign. The market was comparatively froe, however, froos rumors eoBceraing soeolxl stock?, such as are usually usd by speculative pools to nolp on the advance In their favorites. In a few eases there were reports of special application, such as that the preferred stock el Hocking Valley was tq, be retired, and that Amalgamated Cop per was to begin tho Issuance of periodical reports of earnings and financial condition. The day's movement was plainly for the moet part, however, due to general considerations. The extraordinary ease of money to given inost Importance lr. the general field, but is effectively supplemented by Ute reports of the prosperous conditions in trade and Industry. Yesterday's reduction ia tho official rate of discount by the Bank of England continued to exercise aa influence In keeping up cosSdence In lht future ease, of the money market. The forecasts of the currency mavomit for the past week Indicate another shift In the Interior movement In favor of this center, prosriefng a moderate addition to the cash Item in tomor row's bank statement. In spite of the absorp tion in SHbtreatury operations. The Agtires of the production of gold la the Rand Dor February called renewed attention to the steady expansion. In the rate of gold production, to which tho other great void floMs are also coatribtitlBg their share The buying of Chesapeake & Ohio became such excited la the late dealings oa the rise to a record level at & This rved to check the rather Irregular tendency which had de veloped on account of selling to railize sad sake the doslBg firm. Bonds were irregular. Tetat sales, par valae, $4,470,000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison . 28.600 $ 92 i do preferred 2.100 10414 10S Baltimore & Ohio.... 19.800 111 HOHi HI do referred 2U OVA 87 M. 'Jd Canadian Pacific .... 52,800 14S 1474 1481, Central of N. J 390 201 200 w ChesatMsake & Ohio.. 109. 40 58 69K S7 Chicago &. Alton 400 40 Wfe - do nreforred 200 81 SI be ChL Great Western.. 4,500 234 22 22S ChU & Northwestern. HDD 243 242 Chi.. Mil. & St- P.... G0.200 181 I'M 18ri Chi. Term. & Trans. . 600 18Vi 18 18 34 do preferred ' C. C., C. & St, L... Colorado & Southern. do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred... Delaware & Hudson.. Del., Lack. & West.. Denver & Bio Grande do preferred 500 6.000 34 V, Sifc 90 26Ti te 37 200 26Ti 200 (K 200 371i 02 181 308 1 MK 191k 1A1 800 398 3S 200 33 38 800 8S 88U 48 47 63U S2U 71 ser, 0S 1W Erie do 1st preferred.. do 2d preferred .. Hocking .Valley ... do preferred ..i 39.100 8.800 4.000 1,800 1,200 Illinois Central 3.400 100 163V Iowa Central 100 2o do preferred K. C Southern ..... 100 SO do preferred 00 0614 Louisville 1 Nashv.. 6,200 142$ Manhattan L X.O00 172& Metropolitan Secur... 2d,200 8S Metropolitan SC Ry. 13,100 124 Mexican Central .... 20,300 25 M.. St. P. Si Stc M.. 1,700 110 do preferred 1.700 1634 Missouri Pacific 10.700 108 Missouri, K. & T 400 32 do preferred 200 65 National of Max. pfd. 100 51 New York Central... C2.G00 160 N. W., Ont, &. West. 31.100 50 Norfolk & Western.. 24.100 S6 do preferrI ..... Pennsylvania 231,300s 145 122 124 i'., j. c & fct. l..... wo Biy Heading Wi.WO do 1st preferred do 2d preferred .... 400 Rock Island Co 23.300 do preferred 2,000 St L. i S. F.. 2d pfd 2.000 St, L. Southwestern do preferred 600 Southern Pacific .... 21.300 994 98 "92" 92 30 81 so 71 71 63 " 62 70 do preferred 200 118 Southern Railway .. 10.000 36 do preferred 700 9s Texas & Paoiftc .... 5.100 30 "Toledo. St. L. & W- 600 30 Tlo preferred 4,600 3Si union I'aomc 100.400 135 do preferred 2.100 100 Wabash 300 23 do preferred 1,700 47i Wheeling & L. Erie Wisconsin Central .. 600 24ft do preferred 00 52ts Express companies Adams ..... American ........... .... ..... United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper.107,600 Sl 52 Amer. Car & Foundry 2,400 do preferred 900 95 Amer. Cotton Oil... do preferred , American Ice , do preferred 100 400 300 Amer. Linseed Oil..., 16 do preferred ...... Amer. Locomotive .' do preferred , 100 400 44 43 400 113 113 Am, Sm. & Refining. 4.400 ao preterits 2,100 123 Jim. bugar itenning. Am, Tobacco p Anaconda Mln. Brooklyn R. Ti Colo. Fuel & Iron... 21,600 63 caasonaatea cas ... Com Products do preferred Distillers Securities. General Electric .... International Paper. do preferred International Pumn.. do preferred ....... ..... 66 .n ouuuiu jciLa North American ... Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car... do preferred ...... Pullman Palae Car. Republic Steel .... do preferred ...... Rubber Goods ao preferred Tenn. Coal & Iron... 17.300 U. S. Leather 4.400 do preferred ....... 5.700 V. E. Realty 2,800 U. S. Rubber LS00 do preferred 1.300 113: u. s. steel so Too nRti do preferred 1S.S00 90 95 Va. -Carolina Chem.. 600 36 36 pramre suu JOS IBS 107 wesunghouse Elec .. 100 182-; lS2i 1S2 "Western Union L600 94 93 83 Total sales for the day. 1,531.000 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. March 10. Closing quota tions: "U. S. ret. 2s regl0S do coupon -, . . 104 TT. S. 3s reg....l04U Atchison Ad J 4s. 97 D. & R. G. 4s.. 101 N. T. Cent. lsts.lOvH do coupAH ...104 (Nor. raclflc 3s. ,6V, U. 3. new 4s reg.lS2 do coupon ...132 U S. oM 4 reg..l04 do 4s lOSTS So. Pacific 4s... 96 union raoiac 4sie do coupon ...103lWIa. Contral 4s. 94 Stocks at London. LONDON March 10. Contois for money, 91; oomoIs for account. 31 11-1G. Aaaoonda 0 Atchison 95 do preferred .107 Bait- & Ohio.. 114 Nor. & Western. S7 do nreforred .. St Ont. & Western. 57 Pennsylvania 3 Can. Pacific ...152 Hand Mines 10 Ches. & Ohio .. S3:Readinr 31 C. Gt. Western. 24 I do 1st pref . C M. SC P.. 164 I dQ 2d pref . DeBeers 1SiSo. Railway .. D. & R. G SI do .prefererd 4' ( .101 .162 - -t73i - 9SS ao preferred . ji i (union Pacific Erie 4SULi preferred S4hX S. Step! .". 72 ' do preferred do 1st pnf do 2d pref 22i5 122 . 144 143 144 pr. cert ooo 97 97 97 n. Co... 8,900 122 120 120 Transit. 12.200 07 6C'i 6fti: 51 62 3.400 213 212 212 900 19 1S 18 200 74 74 74 L000 36 3S 38 COO 1S3 167 187 8,200 24 28 23 6,200 SG 80 81 10O. 3D 3D S.Mi. 700 103 102 102 600 46 46 Wl 8.700 111J 110 111 3.C00 37Ti 37 37 1,500 90 &! 89 248 4,000 20 19 20 "3,000 77 76 77 200 25d 25 2M4 9S 'M 92 13U 12 13 100 1W1 J 06 0S 90 97 43 42U 42U S 11251 112 -UHI W St Illinois Central. lCffISo. Pacific .-.".. 72i U & N 14tWabash 28 M.. K. &.T. 38 I do preferred .. 47 N. Y. Centraj... I6S Money, Exchange. Etc NBW "YORK. March 10. Money oc call, steady. 2ta per sent; losing bid. 24 per cent; offered at 3 per cent- Time loans, steady; 60 days. 3 per cent: "90 days, 36SU pr cent; six months. ZVL per cent. Prim tsercaalile paper. SSi per cent. Stertlnz exchange, steady, with actual buai noes In bankers' bills at $4.S67546S0 for demand, and at $4-SiT54.S50 for 60 days. Posted rates. $i:S5g4.S7. Cemmorclal bill. $44. Bar silver. &9hC Mexcaadollers. 4Zc Beads Government, steady; railroad. Irreg ular. SAN FRANCISCO. March 1Q. Silver bars. 58;c , r Mexioan dollars, nomliial. Drafts Sight, 7yc; telegraph. 10c. Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.&5; sight, $4.'S7H. LONDON. March 10. Bar eHver, -firm, 27 6-lCd per ounce Money. 208 per cent. The rate of discount In tho open market for short Mils u 2U2 per cent-three months' Wlls. -202tt per cenL Dally Treasury Statement. WASHES GTON, March . 10. Today's state ment ef tie Treasury balance chews: Available cash balance $142,008,074 Gold - 57.0S3.14t link Clearing?. Clearings. $731,704 f 365.546 $09,697 , 391.790 N Balances. $111,637 . 37.282 135.2S1 14.762 Portland Taeoma. Seattle . Spokane FAVORABLE CHOP WEATHER, Reports Canto Weak "Wheat Market at Chicago. CHICAGO. March 10. Reports of favorable conditions of Fall-sown wheat caused a decline of 24&2K here today in the -price of the July option. Part of the loss was subsequently re gained oa covering by shorts. The close, how evor, was weak, with July down lc May. was off 5ic At the start the fee J Ins was rather nervous, InitVil quotations on May be ing H0ic lower to Uc higher, at $L13?1 to $1.144. July was a shade higher to He to o lower, at 93c to 34 Sic. Ae trading pro-; grossed, however, a steadier tone developed, shorts becoming fair buyers. Selling was scat tered. May advanced to $1.14 and July to 94u08iic Toward the mlddlo of Che day sentiment suddenly became bearish on, crop news. With very light demand, July declined to 92c May sold off to 51.13. On the break shorts covered moderately, causing a partial rally. The close, however, was weak, with May at $L130L13. July closed at 920 92c Light acceptance from the country gave a firm tone to the corn market early In the "day. bet the market became easier along with the slump In wheat. May opened a shade to 04e higher, at 4S!ic to 4Sc and dosed at 4Sc Weakness of wheat and corn caused a slight ly lower trend in oats values. May closed un changed at 31H2c Provisions were weak on selling of pork and ribs by pit traders. At the close May pork was off J0gl2c. at $12.32. Lard and ribs were each down 7c at $6.05 and $6.77 re spectively. The leading futures ranged as follows: "WHEAT. Open. High. Low, Close. May Jiily September ,$L13 $1.14 $1.1 . .USfi .Ji . -S7 .87 CORN. . .4SU .4S?i . .4Si .48 , .40 .49 OATS. .92 .8 -80 May Jaly September .47 M May July September .32 .31 .30 .31 .31 .29 .31 .. .31 .. .30 .31 -20 MBSS PORK. ..12.65 12.85 ..12.80 12. SO LARD. .. 7.00 7.00 .. 7.12 7.12 SHORT RIBS. .. 6.62 C.65 .. 7.00 7.V0 May July .... 12.52ft 12.52 12.07J5 12.J7 May July 6.95 7.10 0,95 7.10 May July 6.776 6.95 Caah quotations were as fellows: 'Flour-Steady. Wheat No, 2. Spring. $1.1001.15; No. 3. $1.0501.11; No. 2 red, $1.1401.17. Corn No. 2, 4Cc; No. 2 yellow, 47c Oats No. 2. 31031c; No. 2 white, 32fic; No. 3 white. 312i0S2c Rye No. 2, 7Sc BarleyGood feeding, 3S04Oc; fair te chotee malting. 44047c v Flaxseed, No. 1, $1.27; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.39. Mess pork Per barrel. $12.50012.55. Lard Per 100 pounds. $6.6O0.82. Short ribs sides Loote, $0.6586.75. Sltort dear eides-Boxed, $d.7506.S7. Clover Contract grade, $12. S3. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels "Wheat, bushels .... Cora, bushels ...... Oats, bushels ...... Rye. bushels Barley, bushels 30.800 12.900 bV.OOO ..399.000 ..25330 .. 1.000 ..125.500 38,300 315.400 114,200 4.S00 42. COO Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, March 10. Flour Receipts, 16,000 barrels; exports, 16,000. Dull and barely steady. Wheat No receipts; spot easy; No. 2 red. nominal, elevator: No. 2 rod. $1.18 f. o. b, afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $L22 Lab. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, $L10 f. o. b, afloat. Opening higher on cables and bullish Argentine news, wheat eased off, rallied again on bull support and cold weather In the North west, but In the afternoon turned very weak. This break was explained by a bearish Mod ern Miller report.'-heavlness la the Southwest and prospect-i for bearish Government figures, which left the market finally weak at Ts01o net decline May closed $L12; July closed 97c; September closed S9c Hoi, hides and wool Quiet, Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 10. Wheat, stronger. Barley, easier. Spot quotations- Wheat Shlpplnr, $LCO0L55; milling, $1.55 JL67. Barley Feed. $L210L23h; brewing. $L23 01-25. k Oats Red, $L4O01.C5; white. $L4201.6O; black. J1.3501.C5. Call board sales , Wheat-May. fL4S-4; December. $1.27. Barley May, $L21; December, Stc Cera Large yellow, $1.3501.40. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, March 10. Wheat-March, nemlnal: May. 6s 9d; July, Cs 10d. Wheat at Taeoma. TACOMA. Wash., March 10. "Wheat Un changed; bluestesi, 94c; club, SGHc Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK. March 10. Tho market for evaporated apples continues firm, with aval able stoeks llgbt and holders confident. Com-, men, 45c; prime, 565c; choice, 636c, and fancy, 7c Prunes continue in xair cemand and rule firm, with quotations ranging from 2c for 90-lOOs to 4c for California, and as high as 7c for Oregon, fruit. Apricots unehanged. Choice, 10c all; ex tra choice. ll012c and fancy 12015c Peaches are also unchanged, with choice quoted at 10014c; extra choice, lO01Oc and fancy. ll012c Raisins are a UtUe steady In tone, .without. however, showing any change In prices,. Coffee and Sugar. NSW YORK, March 10. Coffee Futures dosed steady at unchanged prices to a decline of five points. Soles. 72.500 bag. Including March at 60clOc: May. A20S6JQc; June. 6.40c; July. G.4Qfj6.roc; September. 6.5506.70c; December, 6.7506.90c; January, C63c; Febru ary. 6.9507c Spot qnll; Jfo. 7 Rio. 75ic. Sugar Raw, easy; fair rcflntag, 4 9-166- cnuiiugsi, ru ink, u l-xc; molasses Sugar, 4-5-lCc Refined, quiet: crashed;, $6J3; pow- tiereo, b.ii. grsnuLatea. xo.03. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. .March 10. Cotton Futures! dosed steady at n. net gain .of 103 points. Maroh. 7,40c; April and Jul; 7.45c; . May, 7.46c; Angtist, 7.47c: September, '7.51c " ' " ' " '- "v. CONFIDENCE IS GENERAL WEATHER IS FAVORABLE FOR TRADE IN MOST SECTIONS, i erchandise Movement Expands in AH Sections Except Portions of the South. NEW YORK. March 10. R, G. Dua Jt Co.s Weekly" Review of Trade will say tomorrow: Confidence Has become general through re- surapries of work. Improving of Spring trade. and expectation that the war will soon ter minate, leather conditions' are favorable In roost sections of thecountry. and there Is lit tle Interruption becaoee of labor controversies. Some Inconvenience was caused by the local strike, and retail trade suffered temporarily. but'la the aggregate the commercial Jos was not extensive. The most gratifying news of the week emanates from, the Iron and steal industry. v Commodities are In good demand. Dun's In dex number advancing slightly to $101,932 on March 1, against $101,042 a month previous, which indicates that the people are consuming freely. This is also shown by tfee large In crease In merchandise Imported of late, al though for the last week there was a decreaso of $2,9C4.22S compared with last year. Ex ports gained $2,071,013. Traffic conditions are getting better, few complaints of delay being heard; and railway earnings for February were only 4.2 per cent smaller than In 1904. Hlde9 continue firm, considering the season. Failures feis week numbered 214 la the United States, against 250 last year, and 25 ia Caneda. against 25 a year ago. MERCHANDISE MOVEMENT GOOD. Railroads No Longer Suffer From Congested Car Trouble. NEW YORK. March 10. Bradstrecfs to morrow will bay: The merehandlso movement in practically all secliOBSi except la portions of the South, has expanded considerably. The railways have be- jrun to come out of the congested car trouble ana are Handling a large iraiuc. mparauau for an active building season arc reflected In the market for material, and the Iron and steel and allied industries report keen demand and unprecedented consumption for. thia sea son, the only co-aplaint being that deliveries of crude and finished products are not up to consumers needs. No diminution in the hitherto existing confidence regarding the out look for the year's trade Is visible, and an im mense turn over at profitable rates Is evident ly expected. Business failures in the united States for the week ending March S -number 100. against 206 last week, and 200 In the like week In 1904. In Canada failures for the week number 40, as against 22 last week and 27 In this week a year ago. Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending March 9 are 1.2S5.9S6 bushels, against 907.937 last week, and 1.834,632 bushels this week last year. From July X to date the ex ports are 44. 90S, 362 bushels, against 110,324.315 bushels last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. March 10. The following table. compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended March 9, with, the percentage of Increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Inc. Dec 88.4 11.7 26.5 .... 41.1 .... 4.2 3.3 .... 31.9 .... 14.1 . 16.4 .... 11.4 11.0 20.3 9.3 21.2 19.9 .... 9 29.5 8 24.9 12.9 .... 5.0 8.4 New York... Chicago .... ...$1,826.766,S63 ... iae.480.M7 ... 137.557.931 ... 128.416.4S7 68.218.362 45,298,644 37,650.900 21.552.000 "Boston Philadelphia. St, Louts Pittsburg San Francisco .... Cincinnati Baltimore Kansas City ...... 28, 874.066 23.9S2.053 17.861.641 15.SS3.452 13.971.553 12.12S.333 10.462.896 7.634.475 10.670,875 6.670,400 9.746,757 U.29S.796 5.637.SS2 6.648.624 6.140.456 5.280.725 6.2S0.725 6.0S5.650 . 4,967,160 4.76.463 4.MW.327 2.853,016 4.240.015 5.225.015 6,417.787 3.701.930 3.472.051 2.453.2SS Jt.GlS.122 3,58242 4.020.246 3.162.6S3 2.763,262 3.504.3CS 2.951.620 1.802.250 1,966.419 1.843.921 1.63L10 1.519.850 1.561.8S2 1,282.411 1.193,290 1.947.940 1.305.079 1.167,376 1.355.210 1.248,6SO 1,122,285 1.016.571 1,153.617 832.570 1.5C4.446 904.612 1,153. 7S4 938,524 1,244.999 797.S18 922.461 678.233 756.856 493,421 621.730 980.729 431.000 735,000 470.C3S 6G5.9S2 600.798 675.472 45S.34S 447.931 450,500 800.434 400.106 431.631 499.614 385.883 S64.S99 422.927 840.629 . 320,781 1,628,715 11.551.434 lLoaottoo 'New Orleans ...... Minneapolis Cleveland Louisville Detroit Milwaukee Ox&aha Providence Los Angeles Buffalo Indians poll St, Paul Memphis ...i. St. Joseph Richmond Denver Coltimbus Seattle Washington Savannah Albany Portland. Or Fort Worth Toledo. O Atlanta :. Salt Lake City Rochester Peoria Hartford Nashville Spokane, Wash ..... Des -Moines Taeoma New Haven Grand Rapids Norfolk ., Dayton Portland. Me Springfield. Mass.... Augusta, Ga.. Evansvllle Sioux City 'Birmingham ........ Syracuse ............ Worcester Knoxvllle Charleston. S. C Wilmington, Del..... Wichita Wllkesbarra Davenport Little Rock Topeka Chattanooga Jacksonville. Fla.... Kalamazoo, Mich.... Springfield. Hi Fall River Wheeling. W. Va.-.. Macon Helena Lexlngtoa Akron Canton, O Fargo, N. D Y'oungstown New Bedford Rockford. Ill Lowell Chester. Pa. Blnghamton Bioomlngton. HI Springfield. O Greensburg, Pa Qulncy, 111 Decatur. Ill Sioux Falla, X. D.. Jacksonville HI r Mansfield. O Fremont. Neb Cedar Raplda Houston .. Galveston 1S.4 38.1 4.2 18.1 23.3 sols 60.9 77.1 6.7 16.3 10.4 40.7 15.2 33.6 9.7 2S.1 23.S 3S.5 15.3 15.S 17.0 28.3 6.3 56.1 'V.Z 30.3 12.6 3A 12.2 15.4 11.7 hub 23.1 48.2 17.2 14.2 16.9 24.8 6L7 1.7 17.0 S2.S ... 10.4 7.8 20.4 13.8 7.0 6.1 21.2 3.6 's'.i 25!o 43.5 72.5 36.9 23.4 27l5- 57.B 19.1 63.6 4-4.2" 25.0 10.1 sb'.i 9.7 18.4 10.0 33.0 4.0. 44.1 '24 6.0 Total TJ. S $2,753,281,847 Outside New Tork. 923,524,943 CANADA. .Montreal . Toronto .. 28,315,313 20.170,584 6,475,503 2,003.796 1,506. OSS 1.478.914 1,470.408 1,227.581 1.023.2S3 1.042.842 621.517 Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax Vancouver, B. C... Quebec Hamilton St, Johns. N. B London, Ont ....... Victoria, B. C .. Total Canada $ 62,425.726 .33.1 Balances paid in cash. Mining Stocks. . SAN FRANCISCO, MarchlO.-Offlclal Ing quotations for mining stocks today "as follows: clos were s .03 Alta $ .OiUulla Alpha Con. .lO'Justlce 00 .24iKenthck Con.... .10 -lGJMexIcan l.so .OSIOccldcntal Con.. .90 -2S'Oph!r C.C2 .57iOverraan .is .16'Polosl .15 .16!Savare nn Andes ... Belcher Best & Belcher. Bullion Caledonia Challenge Ccs... Chollar ... Confidence -70ScorpIon .24 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.65iSg. Belcher .09 Con. Imperial .. .OllSlerra Nevada .. .44 Crown Point ... 10lSllver Hill C4 Exchequer . .51 (Union Con. 67 Gould &. Curry . .22'Btah Con. 09 Halo Si Norcross 1.13fYellow JackeL .. .15 NEW YORK, March 10. Closing quota tions: AdanurXon. $ ,201LltUe" Chief $.06 Alice .otuniano 3.75 Breece Brunswick Con. . Corostock Tun Con. Cal. ks Va.. Horn Silver Iron Silver Lead vl lie Con... .23IOpnlr . .. 0.50 .OdlPhoenlx od .OSjPotosl .14 1.65iSavage J20 l.'SiSlerra Nevada. . . .40 2.60'Small Hopes .... .30 ,05'Standard .1.75 BOSTON, March 10. noslnp quotations: Adventure , ..S 8-OOlMohawk. , 5 '56.73 . AUouex ... ...v 23-OOJMont. -Cs & C. . S;75 Amalgamated, ""SO.SSlOld Dominion. Am 7Anr- TI nftirVxwtnl. Auuuc ..... luouiarrot Blnrhum 31.SS Qalncv 6SO.0OShannon ...... 19.25 Tamarack .... 75-tt3ITrlnlty 15.60IU. a Mining.. 71JVU. S. Oil lLOOIUtah- 5.63 Victoria 25.501 Wlnonn. Centennial . . . Copper Range. Dal- WMt Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Itovnl Mass. Mining.. 12M 31 Wolverine .... Michigan 14 POTATOES AT "SAN FRANCISCO. Market Is Easier on Larger Supplies Port land Stock Lower. SAN FRANCISCO. March 10. (Special.) yrie potato market ia better supplied with good stock and easier. The feature was the offer ing of about COOO sacks brought by the steamer Columbia, this morning. Fully COOO sacks wero sold at $1.10 to $1.30. These Orcgons did not grade very high, and buyers held off for the boat due from Coos Bay tomorrow, which Is said to have some fancy Burbanks. There were increased arrivals of river Burbanks of Improved quality, which contributed to the easiness of tho market. New potatoes am quiet and weak. A carload of sweets sold at 75 to 90 cents. Onions were offered more free ly. Fancy Oregons are held at $3.50. but lower grades arts selling- down to $3.25. Rhu barb was lower. Asparagus was firmer. Fruits -were quieter. Apples wec in larger supply, with several carloads of Northern on the market and cold storage stocks -freely drawn upon. Prices were easier, but no lower. Oranges were steady Two Carloads of choice and fancy Redlands are offerings In tho open market at $1.502. Five carloads of ordinary navels auctioned aa follows; Fancy, $1 to $1.55; choice, S3c to $1.40; standard. 70c to $1. Liberal shipments of repacked standards bought at $1.25 will be made on the steamer for tho Sound tomorrow." Wheat was weaker on a good crop outlook. Barley options were weak and spot ten. Oats were 6teady. Butter and cheese were weak. Eggs were firmer on active storing. Receipts, 62.S00 pounds butter, 45,200 pounds cheese, 30.900 dosen eggs. VEGETABLES Garlic 610c; green peas. 37c; strlns" beans. 715c; asparagus. 3S$c; tomatoes. 75c$1.50: egg plant, 1215c POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 19g20c; roost ers, old. $565.50; do young, $6.6067; small. $3S3.60; large. $484X0: fryers. $5.5096: hens, $5850: ducks, old. $50: do young. $67. CHEESE Young Amorlca, 13313c; East ern. 1516e. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 28c; creamery seconds, 24c; fancy dairy. 25c; dairy seconds. 24c. EGGS-3ftore, lftgl7c; fancy ranch. 20c WOOL Lambs. 16818c HAY Wheat. $10&14: wheat and oats. $10 13; barley $9910; alfalfa. $S10.50; clover, $7 60 stocks. $567; straw. 4 OS 50c. MILLFEED Bran, $21821.50; middlings, $26 629. HOPS Apples, choice, $2; do common. 75c; bananas. 75cf2.50; Mexican limes. $484.30; California lemons, choice, $2.50; do common, 76c: oranges, navel. 75cg$2; pineapples. $24. POTATOES Early Rose $L30S1.76; River Burbanks; 75cg$l; River reds. 65ff75c; Salinas Burbanks, nominal; sweets. 75300c; Oregon Burbanks. $1&L40. RECEIPTS Flour, 16.067 quarter sacks; wheat. 2373 centals; barley. 9076 centals; oats. 3782 centals; corn. 1247 centals; potatoes. 8825 sacks; bran, 1829 sacks; middlings, 1040 sacks; hay. 662 tons; wool. 70 bales; hides. 1160. Dairy Produco in the East, NEW YORK. March 10. Butter, cheese and eggs unchanged. CHICAGO. March 10. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries, 20824c; dairies. 1&S23C Eggs easier at mark, cases included, 18c; firsts, 19c Cheeso firm, 12JJ13c Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. March 1.0 Wool Steady; terri tory and Western mediums. 2223c; fine me dium, 19621c; fine, 17013c Portland Mine Suit Continues. COUXCTL. BLUFFS, la,, Marclt 10. Reading of depositions "vras continued In the trial of the Portland Mine suit today. The defense objected to the affidavit of Charles Bovard, of Cripple Creek, but It vr&a admitted. Bovard testified that he saw the names of both Boyle and Burns on the Tidal "Wave claim stake. Depositions of other -witnesses stated that they saw the two men working to gether on the clalmv which Is one of three In controversy. DAMIANA Rail CillfarnU nni.,. ntti-.. : . . ativcwTtgorator and nervine The xnostwonderfal : aphrodisiac and special toaic for the ssxsalorgsns of bath shtm. TTn M.n'n. t c -j : the kidneys and bladder. Sells on its own nnotR, AUd CC BtiUIit Agents ! S23 Market St San Francisco. Send fcr drcalar. ror zaiz ay an arufjasts or liquor dealers. BITTERS LOODi Is the worst disease on earth, yet tho easiest to cure WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. Ttfanv have nImTle POISON spots on the skin, sores in tne mourn, uicers. falling hair. bene pains, catarrh, -and don't know It la BLOOD POISON. Send to DR. BROWN. 935 Arch at.. JPhlladelphla. Pa., for BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. $2.00 per bottle; lasts one month. Sold la Portland only by FRANK NAU. Portland Hotel Pharmacy. l,,riB.-iei4I CNCT-ISM ENNYROYAL PILLS Orizlal ad Only Cennljic. SAFZ. Xlnjt TiiitXI. Ladleu it Drerrltl k is TZ ud Cold BiUBls tare. Mild I jitk bl rlkbaa. Tnkc other. RtTm ' Dnnnu B ubfltltntiAsa an A I ml La tin. Bay f yor Dnjjiit. or acsd 44. la fir I'arttenUn, TeatbasKlals ua -- Jituer r uia!e,"m utter, y nv tnrn Mmll. 1 0.000 TcstlauifJi. S14.ir lltDluillu. CKkliMlCli,nlIIV. Sett;lMJf.pr. 3fsdU flqoaro, PiltlV, 1'JL, TRAVELERS' GUIDE. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY nnnn itint. tuc mi irr d?iv rut. I LAI1U 10 I UC UALLU A I ti- Line Steamers Steamer Regulartor leaves Portland 7 A. If.. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; ar rives alternate days. Connecting at Lyle. Wash., with Columbia River & Northern Ry. Co. for GoWendale and Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot of Alder st. Phone Mala 014. a M'DONALD. Agent. For Southeastern AJaska Carrying V. S. Mall and Express. caning uku sea.ue &. COTTAGE CITY. 9 A. M -S. S. RAMONA. 9 A. M.; S. S. HUMBOLDT. 8 P. M. From Taeoma same day, 5:45 i A. M. and 5 P. M. RAMONA March 6. via Vic toria and Skagway; March 18, via Victoria and Sitka. HUMBOLDT March 10. via Vancouver ana sjcagway; March 23. via Vancouver and Skagway. COTTAGE CITY March 29. Vancouver and Sitka. All ships will make regular Southeastern Alaska ports of calL Above sailing dates Ub. jet to change without notice. S. S. Humboldt will not call at Port Townsend. FOR VANCOUVER. CITY OF SEATTLE leaves Seattle Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays, 10 P. M.; call at Everett and Bellln sham. Returnlnjr -leaves Vancouver Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, calling at Bellingham only. Steamers connect at San Francisco with com pany's steamers fcr ports in California. Mex ico and Humboldt Bay. For further Informa tion obtain folder. Right is reserved to change steamers or saillnr date. TICKET OFFICES. Portland 249 Washington st Seattle : 113 James t. and docks Ean Francisco..., 10 Market st. C. D. DGNANN, Gen. Psss. Agth JLO Market sU. Saa Frarclacn. P f 27.00 TRAVELER'S GX7TD& i 91.30 -' 20.00 1011-00 Show? Lime am Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist sleep, ing-cars dally to Omaha. Coles go. Spokane; tourist aleeptnx-car dally to Kansas Cltyr through Pullman tourist steeplng-car (person ally cunductdj weekly to Chicago. Reclining cfcalr-cars (seats free) to the East daily. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. I Arrives. CHICAGO- PORTLAND 9:15 A. M. 3:25 P. M. Dally. I Dally. sr-EClAL for the East via 'Huntington. SPOKANE FLYER 6:'5 r- M. 3:00 A. M, For t,m w2.,.n "tt?T ,Ull-, laton. Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern points! ATLANTIC EXPRESS. 8:16 P. M. 7:15 A. M. ior ut ast via iiui.t- lngton. DaUy. Dally. RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA and ,3:00 P. M. 5:00 P.M. way points, connecting Dally. Dally, wlin uteamer for llwa- except excepi co and North Beach Sunday, Suaoay. steamer Hassalo. Ash- Saturday, street dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M. FOR. DAYTON. Ore- , M gon City and Yamhill 7 'J 5nany Klver points, Ash-strcet ,?aiA dock (.water permitting) amu aun- ,F9R LEWISTON. 5:40 A. M. About - Idaho, and way points. Dally. 5:00 P. M. from Riparia, Wash. ex. Sat, ex. Fri. .'i-i-w. uriiui, xnira ana wasningion. Telepnoae Main 712. C. W. SUnger. City Tick et Agent; A. L. Craig. General passenger Agents SANFRANCISCO&POETLANl) S. S. CO. Tickets on sals at 248 WASHINGTON STEEET For S. S. Columbia, March 17, 27, April 6. 15. 3. S. St, Paul. March 12. 22, April 1. 11. Leaving Alnaworth Dock at S P. M. Through tickets to all points beyond San Francisco. JAS. H. DEWSON. Agent, Telephone Main 26S. EAST VIA. SOUTHS UNION DEPOT. OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for Salem. Rose- 8:30 P. M. 7:25 A. M. burg. Ashland. -Sac ramento, ugden, ban branclsco, tojave, Los Angeles. El a.'aso. New Urieans and ths East. Morning train con- 30 A. M. 3:00 P. M, .ects at Woodbum oaliy except Sun' .uyj with train rur jduunt Angel, alUcr- toa. iJrowcavuie. EDrlnglleia. Wend- tmg una matron. 4:00 P. M. Albany passenger connects at Wool- 10:10 A. M. burn with Mt. Angel and Sllverton local. 7:30 A. M. 114:50 P. M. Corvallls passenger, 5:50 P. M. 113-25. A. M: Sheridan passenger. Dally. UDally, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVIC3 AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:39 A. M 12:50, 2:C3. 3:55, 5:20. 6-3. 7:45, 10:10 P mT Daily, except Sunday, 5:30. 60, S JO. lo"-23 A. M.. 4:10. 110 M. Sunday, only. 9 A. M. Returning from Oswego arrives Portland dally 8:30 A. M.. 1:55, 3:05. 4:55, 6:15. 7-35. 0:55.. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 0:25, 7:25. 9:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday. 12:23 A. M. Sunday only. 10:00 A. M. Leave from same depot for Dallas and Inter mediate points dally except Sunday. 4:10 P. M, Arrive Portland. 10:10 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle. connecting with S. P. Co. train at Dallas and Indo- PeFtrst"lass fare from. PorUand to Sacramento and Ean Francisco. $20; berth. $3 Second class fare. $13: eecond-daas berth. $2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also Janan China. Honolulu and Australia. CITS- CKET OFFICE, corner Third and TIME CARD OFTRAINS PORTLAND Depart. Arrive. Puget Sound Limited fcr - Taeoma. Seattle. Olympla, South Bend and Gray's Harbor points S:30am 4:43 pa North Coast Llmltet. ror Taeoma. Seattle, Spokane, Butte. St. Paul. New York. , Boston and all points East. and Southeast 3:00 put' . T:00 am Twin City Express ror i - . Taeoma, Seattle, Spokane, Helena. St, Paul. Minne apolis. Chicago, New York, Boston and all points East and Southeast 11:45 pm '7:00 pea Puget Sound-Kansas Clty- St, Louis Special, for Taeoma, Seattle, Spokane, Butte, Billings, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City. St, Louis and all points East and Southeast. ... S:30am 7:00 am All trains dally, except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas sesger Agent, 255 Morrison st. corner Third. Portland. Or. Astoria & Columbia , River Railroad Co. Lsavea. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. For Maygers, Rainier. Clatskanle. Weatport, Clifton, Astoria, War renton, Flavel. Ham mond. Fort Stevens; Gearbart Park. Sea side, Astoria and Sea. shore. Express Daily. Astoria Express. Dally. Dally. 8:00 A. M. 11:10 A. JL 7:00 P.M. 9:40 P. M. a A, STEWART. J. a MAYO, Comm-'l Agt. 248 Alder st. O. I". i?. 1 Phone Main 908. City Ticket Office, 122 Third St., Phoss 635. 2 OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY O The Flyer and tho Fast Mail, ". SPLENDID SERVICE UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES For tickets, rates, folders aad full la formstlan, call on or address H. DICKSON, City Passenger aad Ticket Agt-. 122 Third street, Portland. Or. JAPAN-AM ERiCAN LINE S, S. IYO MAIU For Japan, China.. aad alt AsIaUd Forts, will I (1 fnnrcif sur-il '11