THE HOBKISG OBEGONIA2f,t jlATURDAT, MAECH 18, . 1905.
IS
WEATHER TOO COOL
Warmer Temperature Needed
to Promote Spring Trade,
BUT IMPROVEMENT IS SHOWN
Unprecedented Imports of Foreign
Merchandise in the Month of
February Exports Are
Also Larger.'
NEW YORK. March 17. H. G. Dun &
Ox's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will
ay:
Higher temperature is still needed to bring
out full Spring activity at many points, but
Improvement Is discerned In almost all de
partments. Mercantile payments are also more
prompt. Railway earnings, which have been
Jailing behind In comparison with last year.
wfre 8.1 per cent larger for the first week of
March and there is comparatively little com
plaint of freight congestion. Manufacturing
plant, especially In the iron and steel In
dustry, show great activity.
Flood have done some damage on the Pa
cific Coast, but farming prospects there, as in
most other sections, aro decidedly favorable.
Large farm reserves of corn and oats are not
accompanied by depressed prices and the email
wheat stocks are neutralized by most profitable
Quotations.
Foreign commerce relations show unprece
dented Imports In February, and for the last
week at this port alone there was an Increase
of $6,375,168 compared with the corresponding
period of 1004, while export rose $1,759,818.
Hide continue firm.
Failures this week numbered 250 In the
Vnlted States against 228 last year, and 26
in Canada compared with 21 a year ago.
Bank Clearings.
NEW TORK. March 17. The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear
ings at the principal cities for the week ended
March 16, with ibe percentage of Increase and,
decrease as compared with the corresponding
week last year:
Inc. Dee.
88.2 ....
10.6 ....
28,5 ....
27.3 ....
3.1
20.4 ....
11.2
5.3 ....
11.1
12.2
7.6
30.5
6.4
15.8 ....
7.8
0.6 ..
15.4 ....
17.0 ....
23.1 ....
4.2 ....
6.2 ....
4.
10.4
10.6
4.3
39. 5 ....
24.2 ....
33.6 ....
85.5 ....
73.7
11.1
85.7 ....
100.5
22.9 ....
12.0 ....
.9 ....
50.5 ....
8.0 ....
16.5 ....
32.1
21.2
.... 4.8
33.0-
67.9 ....
2.7
1.8
.... 11.8
11.8
1
7.6 ....
12.5 ....
53.2 ....
19.3 ....
1.9
50.9 ....
4.8
7.8
7.3
2.4 ....
7:s ....
22.2 ....
11.8
58.9 ...
:68.B ....
11.6
21.9
'i'.i
43.5
47.9
S3.1
10.9
11.2
46.4
60.7 ....
11.0
22.0 ....
.2.5 ....
3.8 ....
.2
10.6 ....
46.9
.9 ....
7.4 ....
11.5 ....
8.8
20.5
61.5
49.5 ....
91.9 ....
1
1.2
4.4 ....
57.0 ....
16.1
61.5 ....
47.1 ....
32.9 ....
19.8 ....
4.9 ....
17.6 ....
35.6
6.0 ....
17.2 ....
16.1 ....
45.1
4Ti
New York
Chicago ........
Boston
Philadelphia ...
St. Louis
Pittsburg .... M,
San Francisco ..,
Cincinnati
Baltimore .......
Kansas City ...
Kew Orleans
Minneapolis .....
Cleveland
Louisville
Detroit
Milwaukee ,
Omaha
Providence
Loo Angeles ....
Buffalo
Indianapolis
EL Paul
Memphis
St. Joseph
Richmond
Denver . . . . . .
Columbus
Seattle
'Washington
Savannah
Albany
Portland, Or, ...
Fort Worth
Toledo. O
Atlanta
Bait Lake City...
Rochester
Peoria
Hartford
Nashville
Spokane, "Wash.
Des Molnea
Tacoma
New Haven
Grand Rapids ...
Norfolk
Dayton
Portland, Me. ....
Springfield, Mass.
Augusta. Ga. .....
"Evansvllle
61oux City ,
Birmingham ....
..11,071.617,000
.. 195,036,000
.. 152,490.000
.. 128,077,000
59,650.000
-42.472.000
S3.350.000
22.039.000
25.860.000
22.888.000
18,769.000
10,042.000
14,132.000
12.862,000
10.100,000
8.677.000
8,749.000
7.802.000
S.4S7.000
0.513,000
5,131.000
6,150,000
5,372.000
. " 4.856.000
4.781.000
5.855.000
8.203.000
0,478,000
0.101,000
3.246.000
3.62.t,000
4.731.000
3.729,000
3.821,000
2. 694. 000
8. 449.000
2,920,000
3.283,000
3.249,000
2,000,000
2,545.000
2.829,000
2.727.000
1,927,000
L704.000
1.450.000
1,666,000
1,497,000
1.601.000
,. 1.647.000
1.612:000
byracusc
Worcester
Knoxvllle
Charleston, S. C
Wilmington, Del...
Wichita
Wllkesbarre
Davenport
Little Rock
Topeka
Chattanooga
Jacksonville, Flo....
Kalamazoo, Mich. .
Springfield, III. ...
Fall River
Wheeling, W, Va...
Macon .
Helena
Lexington ,
Akron ...............
Canton, O
Fargo. N. D
Toungstown ......
New Bedford
Rockford. Ill
Lowell
Chester. Pa. .......
Blnghaxaton
Bloomlngton, HI. .
Springfield, O
Greeneburg. Pa, ...
Quincy. Ill
Decatur. Ill
filoux Falls. B. D..
Jacksonville. 111. ...
Mansfield, O.
Fremont, Neb
Cedar Rapids ......
Houston
Galveston
1.191.000
1.418,000
. 1.151.000
1.139,000
1.026.000
1,107,000
823.000
827,000
881.000
.982,000
976.000
1,142.000
817.000
922,000
830,000
852.000
021.000
789.000
864,000
500.000
760.000
725.000
672,000
554.000
563.000
400.000
S75.O0O
440.000
623.000
410.000
332,000
464.000
S21.O00
216.000
302.000
335,000
284.000
446,000
11,001,000
9.136.000
Totals. IT. S....,
Outside N. T....
...52.OO0.O3S.O0O
... 928.421,000
CANADA.
25,789.000
18.535,000
5.398,000
2.101.000
L557.000
1.380.O00
1,622.000
1.005.000
871.000
67,000
768.000
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Halifax
Vancouver, B. C.
Quebec
Hamilton
8t John, N. B...
London, Ont, ....
Victoria, B. C...
Totals. Canada ....$ C
Balances paid in cash.
rACTFIC COAST TRADE.
Good Reports Received With Improvement
in Lumber Demand.
NEW TORK. March 17. Bradstreefa to
morrow will say:
Spring trade and outdoor activities gather
force as the month advances. Lumber and
building materials show moot activity. All
reports Indicate great activity in railway
circles. Gross receipts for January gained 0
per cent while net Increased 12 per cent. A
feature of the Spring outlook is the confi
dence in a very large amount of building
bolng done in nearly all parts of the country.
Pacific Coast lumber Interests report continued
Improvement. From the Pacific Ccast good
reports come, particularly from Los Angeles.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the week
ending March 16 were 895,742 bushels- against
1.2S5.956 bushele last week and 2.606,124 bush
els this week last year. From July 1 to date
the exports are 45,594.104 bushels against
112.930,409 last year.
Business failures in the United States for
the week ending March 16 number 186 against
190 last week and 103 last year. In Canada
failures for the week number 22 as ag&lnst 40
last week, and 17 In this' week a year ago.
CHANGE FOB BETTER.
Tacoma Hop Firm Believes Conditions WIG
Soon Improve,
The following letter to the ."hopgrowers of
Oregon and Washington hai been issued by
l6aac Plncue Bon. of Tacoma:
It is reported that some of -the largest
lionses In the East are selling out and this is
being used as an argument to induce growers
to sell. Now it is a peculiar thing that these
bouses would hold hops for three months on a
declining market and sell Just when tho
change Is here. Their answer would probably
be that they now see their mistake. Wo
would like to ask them this: If they made a
mistake last Summer in selling 1904 hops at
SO and Si cents more than they needed, ex
pecting hops to go higher, and made a third
mistake in holding these 30 and 31 -cent hops
until tho market dropped to 25 cents, does'it
not demonstrate that tbey are not "infallible
and may be' making a mistake again in sell-
lng out now (if tier are jelling)? The fact
of the matter is that a. large percentage of
Use sales being made between dealers sow.
both In Oregon and New York, aro "wash
sales, that Is. fake sales, e Imply made to in
fluence the market-
Wires are being sent out from New Tork
City that Pacific Coast hops aro being offered
there freely at any price. The truth is that
there are not 750 bales of Pacific Coast hops
in New Tork. A month aro the bears ufri-l
ervinir that lVi-r vu,M y. nn . i
crying that there could be no recovery la
our market because English growers -were
going to pieces and selling their hops. Now
when the English growers have pooled they
say the dangerous feature is the large Quan
tity pooled, which is & menace to the market.
The true situation today is that the English
market is firm and advancing and the Contl
rental markets are the came. Almost every
tale of hops that was held by weak speculators
In the country has been bought up, and the
only hope for the bears is to break the market
before the weather is the East gets warm and
brewers demand deliveries. They are now
making their last desperate effort, the success
of "Which depends upon the grower. The grow
ers are the only holders of hops now excepting
three firms In Oregon and Washington, who
will hold until July, regardless of what grow
era may do.
When the buyer tells yon in one breath that
bops are going down and in the next tries
to buy your hops, tell him that you do not
want to see him lose any money and you think
you win carry tnem a little longer yourself.
Pay no attention to any reports you mar hear.
as anything is liable to be eald at this time to
demoralize the grower. The btara realize that
they must win soon, or not atall, and wlH
let nothing stand In their road in their en
deavors to do so. Let us fight the battle to
a finish,
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc
WHEAT Walla Walla, nominal. Sic; blue
stem. 82c: Valley, 87c per bushel.
FLOUR Patents, 84.6004.85 per bar
rel; straights, 54.3004.45; clears. ?3.S54;
Valley. 4.108-4.25; Dakota hard wheat, 46.60)
7:50; Graham, $3.5004; whole wheat, (4
04.25; rye flour, local, 25; Eastern. $3
5.10; cornmeal. per case, SLVO.
B ABLET Feed, $23 per ton; rolled $24
Q25.
OATS-No. 1 white. SL37j4SL42; gray, 1.50
per cental.
. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19.50 per ton; mid
dlings, S23; shorts, S22; chop. U. S. Mills,
$19; linseed dciry foods. SIS; linseed oll
mcal, car lot's, $29 per ton; less than car
lots, $30 per ton.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90
pound sacks, $6.75; lower grade. $5 Sf 0.25;
oatmeal, steel cut, 60-pound sacks. $8 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale;
oatmeal (ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; spilt
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 sacks, $2.50 per bale.
HAT Timothy. $14 16 per ton: clover,
$UQ12; grain. 511012; cheat, $11012.
' Batter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc
Indications point tc a lower egg market next
week. Speculators are not buying freely for
storage and outside orders are also falling off.
The drop in the East has enabled Seattle buy
ers to land Eastern eggs there cheaper than
they can buy them here. The local demand
is also a little slower and stocks are accumu
lating. Jt is not likely that the price wilt
decline far. Poultry is in fair demand, good
stock selling well. There is a strong inquiry
for Spring broilers of 1HQ2 pounds. Ducks
and geese are firm. Choice turkeys are In
demand. Country and California creamery but
ter is quoted weaker. Store butter la firm.
EGGS Oregon ranch. 16c per dozen.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 32Hc per pound; fancy creamery. 30c.
State creameries: Fancy creamery, 27l.4
32Uo; dairy. 15017c; store butter. 14015c:
California. 2Ve31"4c
CHEESE Full cream twins, new. 14015c:
old. 18c; American, 14 015Uc.
TOULTBI-rancy hens. lS?lHc; old hens,
13343 'ac : mixed chickens, 12&'18c: old roost
ers. lOllc; young roosters. ' HH12Vic;
Springs. lht(3 pounds. 17619c: broilers. 13114
pounds. 22625c; dreesed chickens. 14-15c;
turkeys, alive, 17218c; turkeys, dressed poor.
1718c; turkeys, choice. 2022"4c; geeae, live.
per pouna, &jto; geese, areseeo, italic;
ducks, old. SSfrd: ducks, young as to size.
$939.50; pigeons, $1L25; squabs, $2&2.50.
Vegetables, Fruit. Etc
Fruit and vegetable receipts, were light yes.
terday, but a good working supply had been
carried over, granges' are growing scarce and
ripe bananas are also hard to flnd Four cars
are due .Monday, but may be delayed.
VEGETABLES TamlPH. $1 oer sack: car
rots. $L25; beets. 31.25; parsnips. 51.50; cab
baccCallfornla. iy.c; ljpttjice, hothouse. $L25j
i.ou per oox; parsiey. -uc cozen; lom&ioes, sz3
per crate; cauliflower, $2 per crate; egg plant.
7rc per pouna; ceiery, per crate;
pea. 10c per pound; peppers, 25c per pound;
sprouts. Gc; asparagus. 8c per sound: rhubarb.
8c per pound: cucumbers. $2.25 per doten: "artl-
-chokes, 75c per dozen.
ONIONS Fancy. S2.fi0O3.10: No. 2. Siai.50.
buying price.
POTATOES Oregon fancy, 90cg$l; common,
OcgSSc. buyers' price; Merced sweets,
RAISINS--Loose Muscatels. 4 -crown, tv.c:
5-layer Muscatel raisins, 7c; unbleached teed
less Sultanas, CMc; London layers, 3-erown.
whole boxes of 20 pounds. $L85; 2-crown, $1 75.
per pound: sundried. sacks or boxes, none:
apricots, 10llc; peaches, 9S10&:; pears, none;
prunes. Italians. 45c; French. 2Jt?JJic: flgs,
California blacks, 5c; do white, none; Smyr
na. 20c: Fard dates. 6c: plums, nltted. 6c
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy. $1,753
2.50 per box: choice, $iei.25; common. 500
75c; flgs, 85ce$2.S0 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2,753
3.75; choice. $2.75 per box: oranges, fancy,
J2.fJ2.25 per box; choice. $1.50Q1.75;standard,
$1.25ttl.50: tangerines, $1.502 per box; grape
fruit. $2.5003 per box; bananas. 55c .per
pound.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc
Arbuckle and Lion coffees each declined 60
cents a hundred yesterday.
COFFEE Mocha, 2GQ2Sc; Java, ordinary. io
20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c; good, 1652.18c;
ordinary. 1012c per pound; Columbia roast,
cases 100a. 13.88; 50s, $13.83; Arbuckle,
$14.S8; Lion. $14.38.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.87: Ssuth
ern Japan. $3.50; Carolina, 4&&6C; brokenhead,
2c.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$1.76 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound
fiats. $LS5; fancy lBl--pound flats, $1.80:
Ji-pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound
tails, 85c; red. 1-pound tails, 51.45; cockeyes,
1-pound tails, $1.83.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $6.80;
powdered, $6.05; dry granulated, $5.95; extra
C. $5.45; golden C. $5.35; fruit sugar, $5.95, ad
Yance over sack basU as follows: Barrels. 10c;
half-barrels, 25c; boxes, ,50c per 100 pounds.
(Terms: On remittance within 16 days, deduct
Uc per pound; if later than 15 days and within
SO days, deduct o per pound; no discount
after 80 days.) Best sugar granulated, $6.35
per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 155? lso per
pound.
SALT California, $11 per ton, $1.60 per bale,
Liverpool, 60s $17: 100s. $16.50; 200s, $16;
half-ground, 100s. $7: 60s. $7.50.
NUTS Walnuts. 18?ic per pound "by sack. 1c
extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 15c; fil
bertz, 14c; pecans. Jumbos, 14c; extra large.
16c; almondis L X. L-, 16c; chestnuts; Ital
ians, 15c. Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea
nuts, raw. "Vio per pound: roasted, 9c; pine
nuts, 1012tcr' hickory nuts, 7c; cocoanuts,
85300c per dozen.
BEANS Small white, 4c; large white, 3c:
pink. 3J4c; bayou, 3Je; Lima, 6c
VSTeats end Provisions.
BEEF Dreesed, bulls, ZQ4c; cows, 4354c;
country steers. 4CHc
MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 7C7He: ordinary.
5Sa
VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125. 'MQSMc per
pound; 125 to 200, 65c; 200 and up, 3H64e,
PORK Dreesed. 100 to 150. Sc per pound:
160 and cp. 7Hc
HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 124c per pound;
14 to 16 pounds, 12c; 18 to 20 pounds. lZVic;
California (picnic). c; cottage bams, 8c:
shoulders. She; boiled ham. 20c; boiled plcnlo
ham, boneless, 14c
BACON Fancy breakfast, 16c per pound;
standard breakfast, 14c; choice. 15c; English
breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 13c; peach bacon,
11c
SAUSAGE Portland bam, I24c per pound;
minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17Hc:
bologna, long, 6c; welnerwurat, 8c; liver. 6c;
pork, Oc; blood. So; headcheese, 12Uc; bologna
sausage, link, 44c
DRT SALTED MEATS Regular short cleari.
9tc salt, 10fc smoked; clear backs, 9c salt.
10c smoked: Oregon export, 20 to 25 pounds,
average, 1014c salt- liuc smoked; clears. Oiie
salt, lOJio smoked; clear backs, 9c; Union
butts, 10 to IS pounds, average. $0 salt, 9c
smoked.
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs feet, -nar-ls.
$5; -barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit, $L25;
Pickled tripe, la-barrel. j5; t.-barreli $2.73;
16-pound kit, $1.25; pickled pigs tongues. Vs
barrels, $6; V&mtcIk, $3: 15-pound kltt. $L6o;
pickled lambs' tongue. H-barrels, $9: U-bar-rels,
$5.60: 16-pound klta, $2.76.
LAi??tUe-.??n1r'e1; Tierces. 8ic; tuba,
9c; 50s. 9Hc; 20s, 9&c: 10s. lotfc: &, lOUc
Standard pure: Tierces. S⁣ tubs. "8c; 6us.
SJic; 20s. 9c; 10s. SHc; 5s. flUc. Compound:
?Ierf?r" Xc; 60s. 63ic; 10s. TKc;
6s. tz.
Sops, Wool, Hides. Etc
HOPS Choice 1904. 23HQ21c per pound.
WOOL Valley. 190200 per pound; Eastern
Oregon. 12lc per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 252tJc per pound.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 18 pounds and tap.
16P16tjc per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 13
pounds. 14215 per pound; dry calf. No. L
under 5 pounds. 17018b; dry salted, bulls and
stags; one-third less than dry fllntr Ccalls.
moth-eaten. badlV etrt. sr-r- TnitrT!n ' TssItw
slipped, weatherbeaten or grubby, 2S3c per
wuna Jessy; saiuo Bices, steera. sound. t
pounds and over. 910c per pound; 50 to 60
uu.. ortyry per pouna: unoer potmns
and cows. 609c per pound; salted stags and
bulls, scund. Cc per pound; salted kip, sound,
15 lS pounds. 9c per pound; salted veal.
-uiuiu. w u j pounos. sc per pound; salted
Calf, sound. Under 10 oounfl nr ivmni-
Cgreen. unsalted, Ic per pound less; culls, lc
per pound leoO. Sheep skins: Shearlings. Nc
1 butchers stock. 25830c each: abort woof. o
i 1 butchers Stock. 40&50c each: Tn!Iti-n wnol
No. 1 butchers stock, eogsoc: long wool. No.
I b.n,tchr. ei-50 each. Murrain pelts.
w -v per cent lew, or 12214c Kr
pound: horse hide, salted, each, according to
ikX. " liH vTj cca acconung to sue, 1Q
jjjucb, oxswc eacn; goat calns.
25cSL50 elc'lT n; . Angora, with wool on.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. SUgHc; No. 2
and grease 23c
Z. .t'l. "" Danger. sa&SOc; wild
cat, with head perfect, 25550c: house cat, 6Q
10c; fox. common gray, 50970c; rd, 5335;
cross. $5(315; silver and black. ?100soO: fish'
ers. $56; lynx. $4.50S?; mlnk strictly No. 1.
acccrdlngto tizt, $132.50; marten, dark Northl
10 size ana color, $10315: mar.
ten, pale. pine, according to sue and color.
S2.50S4: muskrat. large, 10Q15c; skunk. 409
60c: civet, or rolecst. swine--t. l.-.-.
5WP fSg": Pander, with head and cUwi per
raccoon prime. 30350c: mountain
wolf, with head perfect. $3-50g3; coyote. UOc
f. r-41-1. euu, iq i.kju; Kit.
BEESWAX Good. rlen nr,A ns..
CASCARA SAGRADA Chlttam bark) -Good.
44Jc per pound.
OREGON GRAPE ROOT-Pcr 100 pounds.
.FEATHERS Geese, .white, 35040c; geese.
3. MpTiseScf4' ucK wh,te 15S30?-
Oils.
v An advance was announced" yesterday in lin
eeed oil. raw cases being quoted at 66c and
boiled cases at 68c Turpentine in barrels is
quotable at 82c.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline. eacc- !3tc Iron
barrels, 17c; S3 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron
uaireis or arums. 26c.
COAL OILCases. 21Uc; iron barrel. 13c;
wood barrels, none; 63 deg.. cases. 22c; iron
barrels. 15V4c; Washington State test burning
headlight, lie per gallon higher.
nl.rUSEiD OJL-Raw, barrels. 61c; cases. OCc
Bailed: Barrels. 63c; cases. 6Sc; lc less lc
o-barrel lots.
RPENTINE-Cases. S5o; barrels. 62c
WHITE LEAD Ton lou- 7Vic; 500-pouna
lots. 74c; less than 600-pound Joti, Sc
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards
Xesterdoy.
Receipts at the Portland Union Etockrards
yesterday were ISO cattle, 1343 ehcep and 52
hog. Tho following prices wer onottd at
the ya-da:
CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. 44:
cows and heifers. $3S3.25:
HOGS Best large, fat hoxs. 16: blaeV ti
China fat, $5.2505.50.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Vl!-r
$4.2564.60.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago.
KANSAS CXTT, March 17. Receipts. 1000:
market steady. Native steers, 5i.00S4.75; na
tive cows, $2.0034.76; stock era and feeders,
S3.O0S4.65; Western fed Meera. $4.6525.40:
Western fed cows, $3.00S4.50.
Hogs Receipts, 5000; market stronit to r,r
higher. Bulk of soles. 54.00S5.10: heavv.
$5.0505.15: packers, $4.9505.10: riffs and
lights. S4.902.05.
Sheep Receipts, 1000; market sttadr. Mut
tons, $1.8585.00; lambs, 5 0.5037.25;. range
wethers. $5.256.40; fed ewes, 55.S0g5.85.
SOUTH OMAHA, March 17. CatUe Re
ceipts, 1500; market steady. Native steers,
$3.7525.60; oows and heifers. $2.504.25; can
ners, $2.0093.00; stockers and feeders. 53.003
4.50; calves. 32.75g5.75; bulls, stags, etc.
$354.25.
Hogs Receipts. 6500; marllet 5 higher.
Heavy. $4.9562.10; mixed, $4.9035.00; light.
$4.8095.00; pigs. $4.0034.75; bulk of sales.
$4.9595.00.
Sheep Receipts. 200; market steady. West.
ern yearlings. $5.75S.5; wethers. S5.00
6.75; ewes, $4.7535.40; lambs, $fl.507.30.
CHICAGO. March 17. Cattle Receipts. 2000:
market steady. Good to prtmo steers, $5.10
C.25; poor to medium, 53.75S-4.65; stockers and
fjeders, 52.504. CO; cows, 52. 75 64.50; heifers,
$3.005.C0; canners, $1.602.40; bulls, $2.50&
4.00; calves. $5.00e0.75.
Hogs Receipts today, 20.000: tomorrow. 15.-
000; market 510c higher. Mixed and butch
ers, $4.9595.25; good to choice heavy, $5,159
6.27!$; rough heavy. $4.955.75; light, $4,953
6.17H: bulk of eales. $5.1035.25.
Sheep Receipts. 6000; cheep and lambs
steady. Good to choice wethers. $4,602-8.10:
fair to choice mixed, 5i.752fl.40: tVestem
sheep, $5.006.00; native lambs, $6.0037.60;
Western lambs. $0-6O7.00.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 17. Official clos
ing Quotations for mining stocks today were
as follows:
Alpha Con.
Andes
..$ .lOjKenruck Con $ .01
.ipwcui ... .... 1.73
llOccldental . Con.. .90
Belcher ... ....
Best & Belcher .
Bullion
.95 Ophlr
7.00
.14
.13
.10
.19
.06
.41
.66
JW
-07
.02
.20 Overman ... .
.44 Potosl
.14 Savage ... ...
.14 Scorpion ...
.eojSeg. Belcher T.
L65Slerra Nevada
.OSISIlver Hill
.47Unlon Con. ...
Caledonia
Challenge Coru
Caoilar ... ....
Confidence .....
Con. Cal. & Va..
Crown Point
Exchequer
Gould & Curry
.lTJUtah Con.
Hale & Norcross .70Tellow Jacket
Justice 061
NEW TORK. March 17. Closing -quota
tions:
Adams Con. . . .$ .25
Little Chief
Ontario ...
Onhlr-
...$ .06
... 3.75
Alice LOO
Breece ... ..... 3.00
6.75
06
10
Brunswick Con..
.OSiPhoenlx
Comstock Tun... .08
Potosl
Con. CaL & Va..
LSSiSavage 12
Horn Sliver .... 1.60,
sierra Nevada ... .35
Iron Silver 3.251
Small Hopes ... -25
Standard ... ... LS5
Leadville Con... .03
BOSTON, March 17. Closing quotations:
Adventure ...$ 6.001 Mohawk $ 53.601
Allouez
LOO Mont- C. & C
3.03
26.75
07.50
28.50
106.00
7.C3
182.00
1L00
25.75
9.SS
13.30
113.00
Amal gamated. .
79.13'Old Dominion..
Am. Zinc ....
1LO0;
Osceola
Atlantic
16.75
32.00
695.001
Parrot
Quincy
Bingham .....
Cal & Hecla..
Centennial ...
Shannon
lS.0OTamarack
Copper Range.
76.00.
16.00
790
11.00;
'Trinity
Daly West -. -
U. a Mining.
U. a Oil
Dominion Coal
Franklin .....
Granby .......
Isle Royale ...
Mask. Mining..
Utah
6.00 Victoria'
25.00
Winona
lL63Wolreiine
Michigan 14.001
ilctal Markets.
NEW TORK, March 17. The London tin
market was firmer, with epct closing at
133 10s end futures "at 131 6s. Locally the
market was easier and closed at 28.4022D.COc
copper was lower abroad, closing at 68 5s
for spot and ICS 12a 6d for futures. Locally
the market is reported firm- Lake, 15.37HO
15.50c; electrolytic, 15.2515.37Uc; casting.
14.87ffl5.25c.
Lead was unchanged at 4.4504.00c In New
Tork. but was easier in London i X2 7s .fld.
Spelter was unchanged at 23 15s In London
and steady locally at 3 Vic
Iron closed at 53s Ed la Glasgow and at
49s 7Hd in Mlddleaboro.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW TORK. March 17. Evaporated apples
are easier, but quotations unchanged. Com
mon, iSVic; prime. 5iSUc; choice, 68Hc;
fancy, 7c
Prunes are less active and easier from 2e
5 7-16C
Apricots are firm. Supplies limited. Choice.
lOHS-Hc; extra, choice, llH6'12c: fancy. 129
15c
Peaches are firm. Choice, 1010Uc; extra
choice. iOHOlOc; fancy. 11H12c
Raisins aro unchanged. Loose Muscatels.
-teCUc; London layers, $L05S"L25; seeded
raisins. 5HJ?ic
., Coffee and Sugar.
NEW TORK. March 17. The market for
coffee futures closed at a net advance of 5S13
points. Total sales. C2.750 bags. Including:
March, 6.156.20c; May. C30135c: June.
6.40c; July. eSOc; September, 6.S5S6-75c; De
cember, 6.86.90c Spot, quiet.
Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. 4ic; centri
fugal, 05 test. 6Hc; molasses sugar, 4ic
London Wool Sale.
LONDON, March 17. The offerings at the
wool auction ales today amounted "to 12,550
bales. Americans, after keen bidding, secured
about 1000 boles of croxs-breds and , severs!
lots of light condlticned wools. " "
UNLOADING BY POOLS
MONEY OUTLOOK PRINCIPAL MO
TIVE FOR SELLING OF STOCKS.
Industriars and Speclaltis Advance,
but Railroads Are Heavy and -Touch
Lower Level.
NEW TORK. March 17. The money outlook
was a dominant influence in stocks today
and the days price movement wag downwards'
on tho average. The Industrial stocks and
specialties were quite sharply divergent from
the railroad list and furnished quite a large
record of advances. This class of securities is
largely dependent cq factors of individual ef
fect, being less responsive to general develop
ments than the railroad list.
The Individual influences today -were not
known In all oases. It was Inferred from the
movement in the Metropolitan stocks that
hopes were entertalnod of a share by those
Interests In future Subway work. A common
property interest might be traced in some of
the other stocks which -Advanced and it was
assumed pools were at work In them. The
copper stocks and the railroad equipments had
some share in the show of strength.
On the other hand, the heaviness in the rail
road list was quite general, although the move
ment during the day was hesitating and Irreg
ular. Prices touched a considerably lower
level, however, than yesterday. It was sup
posed that pools and speculative syndicates
were unloading to a considerable extent and
there was no doubt that the money outlook
was the principal motive for this action. This
was a sentimental influence to some extent as
there was very little withdrawal of credits by
calling loans, according to the reports of
money brokers. There was. however, quite a
large paying off of loans on call, which fol
lowed the precautionary liquidation of stocks.
It was said that a considerable part of the
call loans paid off were liquidated with the
proceeds of time loans. Operators In stocks
hitherto have refrained very persistently
taking out time loans, even at the invitingly
low level of rates, being satisfied to rely on
day to day accommodations.
A feature of the day was the renewal of
the demand for gold from France; which
made luelt felt in London. This gave rise to
renewed conjectures regarding a Russian, loan
and was the cause of some une&sincas over
possible disturbances in France This con
tributed to the growing weakness of the later
stock market. During the same period call
loans fell to 2 per cent. The market closed
weak at about the lowest.
Bonds were easy. Total sales. $3,685,000.
United States bonds were all unchanged on
call.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High. Low. bid.
'Atchison 13.500 90 SSU 834
do preferred 2.700 103J4 10314 103
Atlantic Coast Line.. 3.600 144 1427 1424
Baltimore & Ohio.... 13,700 101)U 107H 108
do preferred ...... 200 07 07 96
Canadian Pacific ....-20.200 14&& 145 147U
Central of N. J. 200
Chesapeake &. Ohio.. 7GL500 50 67H 574
Chicago & Alton 300 43 42 41.
do preferred 1.100 82 81 804
Chi. Great Western.. 9.2CO 24d 24 24
ChL & Northtwestem 600 241 240 240
Chi.. Mil & St. Paul 19.S00 lSlil 17o5 1794
v.ni. a era. & urans..
1,200 18 17
1,600 84 33
17
do srtsferred . ...
S3
105
23J5
tlk
'903
260
s
894
46W
bOH
es
94
04B
161
29
65
a. C, C &. St, L....
200 106 103
Colorado & Southern.
do lit preferred....
do 2d preferred.....
Delaware & Hudson.
DcL. Lack. & West.
2,300 23'
jot ei
200 35
600 192
100 375
ei
35
191
375
35
90
161
29
66
29tt
Deliver St Rio Grande
200 35
do d referred
1.400
80!
Erie
lo 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred.....
Hocking Valley
do preferred
RUnols Central
Iowa Central
do preferred ,
43.900
2.300
1.000
4
All
100
109
95
93U.
3,000 162
100 29H
100 56
eoo 294
Kan. City Southern..
do preferred
Louisville & Nashr..
141
Manhattan L
100 1694i 169U. 169U
Metrop. SecurltleK ... 77.000 01 K7H 83;
Metropolitan St, Ry.. 40.600 1254. 123i 123
Mexican Central 4.700 25U 24H 24H
Minn. & St. Louis 69
M.. St. P. fc S. 3. M. .000 1164 "J US
do preferred S.&OO 1624 162JS 163
ju.sEouri i-aciac .... cow iwVl iui4
no., itan. ft Texas.. wj &zy.
do preferred 1.600
00
41
161
CO
National of Mex. pfd. - 800
7ii
Nev VrtrV mtn IT TO(l
4
1
92
143
M2V4
IMJs
92
91
So
71
26
N. T OnL & West. 18.700 6lii
oou
Norfolk & Western.. 3,700 86 83
go preterred
Pennsylvania 46,400 1444 142t
P.. C C. & St- L 300 S4T& 2X4
ao 1st preferred.... 400
do 2d d referred 200
92U
ei'i
84ji
83li
71H
27
65V
Rock Island Cc 12,400
do preferred 400
St, L. & S. F. 2d pfd, 800
St. L. Southwenterzi.. 3,000
80
71
26H
63i
do preferred 10,300
Southern Pacific .... 21,100
03
00
oo preferred ....
100 118- 11SH 11H
SOO 35Vi 34-i 34;
Southern Railway
10,300
do preferred
00 90-4
Texas & Pacific..
3.300 394
7.100 40T
3,500 59
38H
Toledo. St. L. &
W.
381-1
33lS
100 t
45
24"
63U
-3i
do preferred
69U
Union Pacific ......
113.400 134
1.000 100-
131H
99
22
455
isk
24
52Ti
do preferred
Wabash
1.400 234
do preferred
Wheeling & L. Erie
Wisconsin Central .
400
200
do preforred
Express companies-
53 Vi
Adams
24
225
130
250
American
United Ctates ,
100 230
100 132
220
132
Wells-Fargo
.Miscellaneous
Amalgamated Copper 53.700
804
m
35
"3.
"is
79
37
98
374
95
54
Araer. Car & Foundry 11,600
do preferred 400
American Cotton Oil. SOO
93ii
S5
"oil
894
43
do preferred
American Ice t 100
do preferred 100
American Linseed OH
do preferred 100
42
47
American Locomotive 14.900
4St4
4CT4
do preferred 300 115TA 115U 114
Amer. 8m. Sc. Refining 80,900 103U 8SH ioiu
Amer. Sugar Refining 7,'c00 44U 142J
Am. Tobacco pf. cert. 1,000 97U 97
Anaconaa Mining: uo. .sco llSfe 11 Mi
roosirn iu Transit. s.ioo &s fMi'
Colorado Fuel & Iron 18.700 64 63
Consolidated Gas
2.000 20S Vi
Com Products
do preferred
1.600
4.000
2,600
800
400
Distillers' Securities.
General Electric ....
International Paper..
uo preierrea
International Pump..
co preierrea
National Lead
6.700
3S S3l
North American ....
L10O 103U 1024 1024
Pacific Mail
400 45U
40
urn m
Peoplye Gas
Pressed Steel Car....
9.800 113U
4,200 3S
33 ss
9 Hi 92
do preferred
200
Pullman Palace Car.
Republic Bteel
200
1.300
1.400
5,000
2. WO
200
2i5Vj 243
19TI
77
29.
IB
74tt
23H
ao crererrea
Rubber Goods
6H
do preferred
93
89
Tenn. Coal & Iron...
91U
12?
04H
mi
S3
12V,
U. S. Leather
do preferred ....
200 104
104 104
U. a. Keaity.
SOO
t 83
U. S. Rubber. 1,600
414
40 40W
do preferred 1.500 112 111 llli
U. S. Steel 34.700 S3U S5S S5U
do preferred 20,500 B5v4 9 96
Va..CardlInk Chemical 200 25 Vi 35 35
do preferred ....... 107
Westlnghouse Elec... COO 1814 181U 150
Western Union 000 94H 91 944
Total sales for the day, 1,147,000 shares.
Ex dividend.
BONDS.
NEW TORK, March 17. Closing quota
tions:
U. S. rel, 2i reg.l044
do coupon ...104"$
U. a 3s reg... .1044
Atchison AdJ in. 964
D. & R. G. 4s ..101
N, T. Cent. lstslOOii
do coupon
1044Uor. Pacific as.. 76
U. S. new 4e reg.l32H
I ao -s 100
So, Pacific 4s,.. 03
do coupon ...132H
U. 8. old 4s reg.104 Union. Pacific 4s. 106
do coupon ...105W1. Central 4s. 044
Stoeks at Leados.
LONDON, March 17. Consols for money.
91H: consols for account, Sl4
Anaconda 51Nor. Ss Western. SSi
Atchison 02 H
do preferred 04 U
do preferred .106Vi
Ont St Western. 62 i
Bait. & Oslo ...112
Pennsylvania
. 74H
. 10H
.. 49H
- 47
. 404
. 30 H
.1014
. 71
-135H
Can. Pacific ....150H
Ches. & Ohio .. 61H
C. Gt. Western.JSH
Rand Mines
Reading ...
ao 1st pref
C., SL. Sc. St- F..IS5H
ao sa pref
DeBeers
17 U 1 So. Railway
D. & R. G
36
do preferred
do preferred
924
84
So. Pacific ...
Union Pacific .
Erie
do 1st pref
834
do preferred ..101Ji
do 2d pref ... 70KTJ. SL Steel
r. SL Steel ..... S6T4
Illinois central .IB7H
L. & N 1474
ao preierrea .. 88 Ji
Wabuh ... .... 24-
do preferred -47U
iL. K. Sc T. ... 321
N. T. Central ..16744
Spanish 4s 914
Koaey, Exefcuage, iNe.
NEW TORK, March 17. Money oa call,
strong, StXt per cent: dosing bid. 3M per cent;
offered. 34 per cent Time loans, easy; 60
I days, 3 per cent; 90 days. 34H r cent; wSx
& 63H
M 83Vi
3-B 70 J214
424 41U 4lg
90jI 1S3H isavj
23M 23U 23
79g 79. 79
88
....1 83
months. 2Uf34 Ter cent Prime mercantile
paper. 3494 per cent
Sterile s exchange heavy, with actual busi
ness In bankers' bills at Ji.S6S084.863o for
demand and at S4.S435fi4.8440 for 60 days.
Posted rates, $4.S5M.Stt and f4.87JH.57H
Commercial bills. J4.S4SI.844.
Bar silver. 574c
Mexican dollars, 444c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
easy.
BAN FRANCISCO. March 17. Silver bars.
fiT&c Sight drafts, TVic; telegraph drafts, 10c
Sterling on London, CO days, 4.S5; sight, J1-S7.
LONDON. March 17. Bar silver, steady.
2Sl-16d per ounce. Money. 2jf2H per cent
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills Is 2 per cent; the rate cf dis
count in the open market for three-months'
bills Is 2H2S per cent
Rank Clearings. ,
Clearings.
3 751.305
... 1.009.749
4S3.211
457.353
Balances.
S133.120
194.062
34.352
71.03T
Portland ..
Seattle ....
Tacoma ....
Spokane ...
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. March 17. Today's state
ment of the Treasury shows: .
Available cash balances $143,548,680
Gold 63,415,772
OPTIONS SHOW IMPROVEMENT.
Shorts Principal Buyers In San Francisco
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. March 17. (Spe
cial.) Tho local wheat market showed im
provement in all positions, encouraged by the
stubborn strength of Chicago. Shorts were
principal buyers of options, chiefly December,
at a sharp advance. Cash wheat was strongly
held and quoted lUc higher. Oats and other
cereals were quiet and steady. Feedstuffs
were in light supply and firmly held, but the
demand was limited. (Swing to the abundance
of green food.
Despite the steadily improving crop pros
pects, no vessels are being chartered- for fu
ture loading to Europe, so far as known, but
buslnees in this line will probably soon be an
nounced at the minimum rates of the Ship
owners' Union.
A large Installment of Southern oranges, de
layed by the railroad blockade, arrived and
relieved the stringency In the market Ccld
and threatening weather checked trade, but
prices for email sizes and fancy navels re
mained firm. Five carloads, including one of
fancy Redlands, auctioned at L252 for
fancy. 90cft 1.45 for choice and 65c(ftL15 for
standard. Other citrus and tropical fruits
were inactive. Apples were weak.
The market la well stocked with ordinary
potatoes, which remain easy. Fancy Bur
banks are in good demand and steady. Onions
are easy at the recent decline. Asparagus
Is slightly higher. Rhubarb and peas are
weak. Al) dairy products are'' easy. Receipts:
61,700 pounds of butter, 13,000 pounds of
cheese and 41,400 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES GarUc. fc10c; green peas,
3-S5c; string beans. 15i$20c; asparagus, 363c;
tomatoes, $L252; egg plant 15c
POULTRT Turkey gobblers, l&320c; roost
ers, old, 535.50; do young. SS.508T.50; broil
ers, small, fJg4; large. $4.5033.50; fryers.
5.50$t; hens. 57; ducks, old. 5tfO; do
young. $6.607.50.
CHEESE Toung America, 12HI3c; East
ern. 15916c
BUTTER Fancy, creamery, 23c; creamery
seconds'. 23c; fancy dairy, 23c; dairy sec
onds, 22c
EGGS Store. 174S19c; fancy ranch. 21c
WOOL-Lamhs'. lOtflSc
HOPS 23325c per pound.
HAT Wheat J10&14; wheat and oats, $109
18; barley, JOg-lO; alfalfa, 58ei0.50; clover.
479; stocks. 037; straw, 4050c
1ULLFEED Bran. 520.50321.50; middlings.
$28328.50.
FRUIT Apples, choice, 2: do common, 75c;
bananas, 75c6$2.50: Mexican limes, 344.50;
California, lemons, choice, $2.60; do common.
5c; oranges, navels, 75cSf2; pineapples, $2
POTATOES Early Rose. Sl.50ei.75; River
Burbanks, 75cSl; river reds, 65975c; sweets,
75cgtl; Oregon Burbanka, SI 1.33.
RECEIPTS Flour. 2400 quarter sacks: bar
ley, 6100 centals: wheat, 6000 centals; beans.
23 sacks; potatoes, 2300 sacks; middlings, 430
eacka; hay. 430 tons; wool, 376 bales; hides,
1140.
Dairy Produce In the East.
NEW TORSC. 'March 17. Butter and eggs.
unchanged.
Eggs Firm. Western firsts, 17c; Western
seconds. 164c
CHICAGO. March 17.-On the produce ex
change, today the butter market was steady.
Creameries, 21g2Gc; dairies, 18223c
Eggs Easy at mark, cases included, 14Hc
Cheese Strong, 1291334c
' New York Cotton Market
NEW TOBK. March IT. Cotton futures
closed steady at a net decline of 14 points.
March, 7.63c; April, 7.67c; May. 7.72c; June,
7.60c; July, 7.69c; August 7.71c; September,
7.74c
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. March 17. Wool Dull. Medium
grades combing and clothing, 21325c; light
fine, 13320'Ac; heavy fine, lt&lSc; tub-washed.
S037c
SUED POE HEEL OH DEAD MAN
Associated Henry B. Hyde With
James and Sospy Smith.
DENVER, ilarch 17. Charges of crimi
nal libel against George J. KIndel, aris
ing from the alleged publication and cir
culation by the defendant of a pamphlet
in -which the .picture 0 Henry B. Hyde,
founder of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, appeared between the pictures o
Jesse James and "Soapy" Smith, under
the title, "Klndel's Famous Gallery of
Dead Characters," are embodied in three
Informations filed In the Circuit Court
here today by District Attorney SUdger.
A capias was issued for Mr. KIndel.
KIndel is alleged to have published the
offending circular February 20, 1S05, and
to have circulated it by means of the
mails and otherwise, Trtth the intention
of Insinuating that Henry B. Hyde con
sorted -with outlaws and confidence men.
Charles Vy. Mitts. Inspector of agencies
ofthe Equitable Society, who made the
-affidavits on which the informations are
based, said that the prosecution was in
stituted after all other -means had failed
to Induce the author of the circular to
discontinue the publication of alleged de
famatory Insinuations regarding one "who
Is dead. The- circular had not Injured
the company's business, and It was not
for business reasons that the complaint
was filed No notice was taken of an
other pamphlet by KIndel, In which he
made a direct attack upon the company.
The object of thelactlon, Mr. Mills stated,
was solely to stop all such attacks upon
the character of the deceased father of
the present head of the Equitable.
Mr. KIndel was actuated In issuing the
circular by the failure to realize the
amount he expected on a 15-year policy
In the Equitable, according to Mr. Mills.
Will Protect Mines From Yaquis.
"WASHINGTON. March 17. Recently the
local agents here of tho Yaquf Copper
Company, an American corporation,
whose mines are located in the" state of
Bonora, Mexico, applied to the State De
partment to secure protection for its
nrowrttp. The mines nrA nhnti i.1
distant from the nearest Mexican farri-
tsoa post, aau me uves 01 me caretaKer
and his family had been placed In
jeopardy from bands of hostile Taqul
Indians. Ambassador Clayton was com
municated with, and today he telegraphed
from the City of Mexico that the Mexican
Minister for Foreign Affairs had Informed
him that orders had been immediately dis
patched to the- nearest body of troops to
send protection to the mines.
Pastor Resigns His Charge.
ASHLAND, Or,. March 17. (Special.)
Key, Konaia iiciiJilop. pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Ashland for the past
inree years, nas tendered his resignation
to take effect On April L Mr. McXillop
goes 10 maiasDurg-CaL
LOOK FOR WHEAT FLURRY
ACTIVE TRADING IN MAY DE
LIVERY AT CHICAGO.
Firmness Is Aided .by Continued
Small Receipts In the
Northwest.
CHICAGO. March 17. Trading in the May
delivery was the feature of the wheat market
today. From the start this option showed con
siderable strength. Initial quotations were-up
At sH3ei.l3tf. July was unchanged
10 uc lower at OlHdOlUc. The firmness of
May was due largely to continued small re
ceipts in the Northwest and to a belief that a
flurry In this delivery la possible. Shorts were
active buyerayot May throughout the entire
session. Higher prices at Minneapolis being the
mala incentive. Prices reached the hiehest
point of the day Just prior to the close. May
selling at 51.144 and July at 0202c. The
close was almost at the top, final quotations
being: May. X1.14H. and July. 02-rig02c
Strength of wheat wan the main influence
in the corn -market. Ma? closed at 4&Uc.
Business In the oats pit was extremely quiet
Mar Closed at 31;i,g32e.
Provisions were firm on a good demand from
packers. May pork elated with a gain of
7Hc and lard and ribs were each up 2ViS5c.
The leading futures ranged aa follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
.SL134 $1.14; S1.13U "1-H?i
. -01H .82 .31 .922
. .85i .6 .. .S5i -8tt
CORN.
. .48 ".49U .4SK .4S
. .40 AOV . .40 .49?i
.49 .4015, .4'J .4UH
OATS.
.' .314 -32 .31i .31T4
. .311 .31U .3U4 -31H
. .2 .20si .29 ,29T
MESS POTUC
.12.80 12. W) 12.S0 12. S3
.12.97J. 13.05. 12.97H 13.00
LARD.
. 7.15 7.17H 7.15 7.17H
. 7.30 7.S2W 7.30 7.30
SHORT RIBS.
. 6.92 7.00 6.924 6.97U
. 7.10 7.17 7.10 7.15
July
September ..
May
July
September
May
July
September ...
July
May
July
July ....
Cash quotations were as follows:
FIour-rEasy.
TVheat No. 2 Spring, $1.CS31.12; No. 3, $1.02
1.11; No. 2 red. 31.14481.16.
Corn No. 2. 4314c; No. 2 yellow. 484c.
Oat No. 2. SIHc; No. 2 white. 34c; No. 3
whit j. 31L9Zlc.
Rje No. 2, 78'Jc
Barley Good feeding. 3S40c; fair to choice
matting. 43347c.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.26; "No. 1 Northwestern,
$1.38.
Mess pork Per "barrel, S12.S0312.85.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $7.Q24S7.05.
Short rlba sides Loose. fs!874g7.
Short clear sides Boxed. $5.8747.05.
Clover Contract grade, 13.35.
Receipt-. Shipments.
Flour, barrels ..,
"Wheat, bushels
Corn, bushels ...
Oats, bushels ..
. 41.S00
23.100
... 44.000
...517.400
...261,000
481,000
230,500
209,000
21,000
26,300
itye. bushels
11,000
Barley, bushel 84,400
Grain and Produce at Ne-w York.
NEW TORK. March 17. Flour-Recelpte.
13,200 barrels: exports, 12,200 barrels. Dull
and unchanged.
Wheat Receipts. 20.000 bushels; exports. 38,
600 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red. nominal
elevator and $1.1SH f. o. b. afloat: No. 1
Northern Duluth. $12 f. o. b. afloat. From
an easier opening, due to bearish foreign
news and unfavorable weather, wheat had a
strong rally, lasting most of the session. It
was based on covering, notably of May, and
the strength in outside markets. Close: May,
11.124; July, 88Uc: September, 90c
Hops Easy.
Hides Steady.
Wool Quiet.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, March 17. Cargoes are nominal
today. California, and Walla Walla wheat,
prompt, retain the same position aa yesterday,
both being quoted at 33 shillings. The mar
ket has been in rather an unusual state, as
California wheat generally ranges a shilling
above Walla Walla. The English country
markets are firm.
''LIVERPOOL. March 17. May wheat opened
today at 6s 8d. a decline of 4d as compared
with yesterday's closing, and a further drop
was recorded at the closing today, when the
quotation was 6s S&d. July, closed at 6s 84d.
The French country markets aro firm and
steady.
Grain at Son Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 17. Wheat and
barley, steady.
Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping", $1.30
$1.55; milling, $1,558-1.67. Bariey: Feed.
$1.22481.25; brewing. $1.25 1-27. Oats: Red.
$1.401.55; white. $1.423L60; black. $1.33
L65.
Call-board sales Wheat: December, $1.28?i.
Barley: Hay, 51.21 bid; December. 86T4c
Corn: Large yellow, $1.331.40.
Argentine Wheat Shipments.
CHICAGO, March 17. Argentina, shipments
reached 4,248.000 bushels this week. Last
week they were 3.383,000. Shipments to India
were 360.000 bushels against 832,000 bushels
last week.
s Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. March 17. Wheat Unchanged.
Bluestem. 94c; club. 6&c.
Hood's Sarsaparllla is peculiar to Itself
in merit and curative power. Take only
Hood's.
ECrttOrtfctiTEWS. CNUUtiH
ENNYROYAL PILLS
. Wrlnai tm4 TIy G ex nine.
. la XEB ul Coil BttkSU ben, tealti
Hth bin rtbtm. Take no other. SeraM
1 waajrerovs 8abUtnt4eas aad Imlu.
uemt. Bit f TTur Dntzltu cr vai 4c. ta
mf Hfc. PartfotilK. TMttnoalaU
taraVaJt. 39,999 TtMimmU!-. 8Mbr
Ktttk-a till ppr. M4n, Snaaw. ,"H,A.. VlZ
TRAVKLERS' GUIDE.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
PORTLAND to THE DALLES
Regulator
Line Steamers
Steamers leave Portland
daUyr""except Sunday, 7 A.
M.; arrive dally at 6 P. if.
Connecting' at Lyle, Wash., with Columbia
.River & Northern Ry. Co. for Goldendale and
Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot of Alder
at. Phone Main 914. S. li'DONALD, Agent.
For South -Eastern Alaska
Czrrylzz V. S. Mail and Esurese.
COTTAGE CITY, 0 A. 31. -S.
S. RAMON A. 9 A. il.
S. S. HUMBOLDT. 8 P. ii.
From Tacoma same day. C:i5
A. M. and a P. M.
RAMONA March 6, via Vic-
via Victoria, and tlitka.
HUMBOLDT March 10, via
viuHiurur uuu aaagway
March 23. via Vancouver and Skagway. "
COTTAGE CITT March 28, Vancouver and
Sitka.
All ships will make regular Southeastern
Alaeka porta of calL Above sailing dates sub
ject to change without notice. S. S. Humboldt
wUi sot call at Port Townsesd.
FOR VANCOUVER.
CITT OF SEATTLE leaver Seattle Tueedays
Tharedays. Sandays. 10 P. M-;.caU at Everett
and BelliaKbam. Returning leaves Vancouver
Mondays. Veaedays ana Friday calling at
BeUlsgham only.
Steamers ceeJwct at San Francisco with com
pany's steamers for porta la California, Mex
ica and Humboldt Bay. For further Informa
tion ofetata folder. Right !m reserved to choose
eteamers oc sailing date.
TICKJ3T OFFICES.
Portland 249 Washington it
Seattle 113 James at. -and docks
Saa FraacUco .-.10 Market st.
- C D. DUN ANN. Gen. Pas. Agt.,
10 Mrket sc., Han 3"rancteeo.
TXATELER'S GUUJaL
tfP?to-W
Shqv? Um
ax Union Pacific
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
JSSPil1. -"a standard and tourist sle-p-SSnff
"T t0 Omaiso. Chicago, Spokane;
P"- dally to Kansas CUyj
iiw b ul'aa tonrlat sleeplngar (person
ally conducted), weekly to Chicago. Reclining
chair-cars (seat free) to the East dally.
UNION DEPOT. j Leaves. 1 Arrives.
CHGOrpOOTLJB 9oTa:m7 3:23 P.M.
SPECIAL for the Eist Dally Dallr
vU Huntington. w
SPOKANE FLYER l:13 P. M. 8:00 A M.
ter?. Washington. wJila Wauf'L-w-lston.
Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern potata.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS. fl... ,r . '
lor tne Et via. iiuritl 8-I"
lngton. Daily. Dally.
RIVER SCHEDULE.
OR ASTORIA and 8:0o P. M. 5:00 P. M.
way points, connecting Dally. Dally,
with (steamer for Hwa- except except
co and North Beach Sunday, Sunday. 1
steamer Haisalo, Ash- Saturday. t
street dock (water p-rO 10:00 P. M.
iOR DAYTON, Ore- T. . c . . '
gon City and rarnhlll 7:gaM- 5:F"M
Uv points. Aah-strett JL Da"f-
dock (water permitting) Bun . Sua
t?R LEWI3T0N, 3:40 A.M. About
Idaho, and way points. Dally, 8:00 P. M.
irom Rlparia, Wash. ex. Sat. ex. Frl.
Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger. City Tick
et Agent; A. L. Craig. Qeneral Passenger Agent-
SAIfEBANCISCO&FOBTLAND
S. S. CO.
Tickets on sale at
248 WASHINGTON STBEET
For
S. 8. Columbia. March 27. April 8. 16. 23.
S. S. St, Paul. March 22. 27. April 1. 11, 21
Leaving Alnsworth Dock at 8 P. M.
Through, tickets to all points beyond Sa
Francisco. JAS. H. DEWSON. Agent.
Telephon Mala 2UH.
EASTvu
SOUTH
UNION DEPOT.
Arrireev
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
tor Salem. -Kojk-ourg.
Ashland. Sac
8:30 P.M.
T2S A. M,
ramento, Ogaen, San
.rnnci.-ico, joojavs,
uai Acgtleu, Ei
.'aao. New orlcdiu
.nd the Else
Morning trun con
.ecu at Woodburn
dally except Sun
.ay) with train' for
3:30 A. :
S:C0 P. M.i
uunt Angel, BUvtr
ton, HruwEvtli,
'springfield. Wend-
ling xatroa
4:00 P. M.
Albany passenger
10a0
connect at wood-
(burn with M.U Angel
ana biiverton locii.
1
7:30 A. M.
5:30 P. Mi
ttS-25 A.--M.
4:50P. il.
Sheridan passenger.
Dally. IJDaUy. except Sdoday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICa
AND
YAMHILL DIVISION.
T ....... tn.lt. altv fi. O.ttt. . .
A. 1250. 2:J. 3:55, 530, 6:20. T:43i 10UO
ty'. 1 laT'j, cjLL,eyt. ouAuojr, ou, iu, ov.
io-25 A. 410, 11-30 P. M. Sunday, only, 9
A. M. V
Returning from Oswego arrives Portland dally
8:30 A. II.. 1:55. 3:05, 4:55. 6:15. 7:35, 8t55.
11:10 P. .M. Dally except Sunday. 65, 7:25.
8UJ0, 1Q-J2Q, 11:45 A. if. Except Monday, 1235
A. M. Sunday only. 10:00 A. M.
T.,m fr&m Kama denot for Dallas and inter
mediate points daily except Sunday. 4:10 P. M.
Arrive Portland, 10:10 A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth, motor line sper-
.... .iiir tn Mnnraonth and AJrlle. eonneetlnf
with S. P. Co. traiiu at Dallas and Inde
pendence. First-class fare from Portland to Sacramaet
and San Francisco, $20; berth, 5. Second
class fare. $16; eeccnd-claa berth, ,
Tickets to Eastern pointa and Europe. Al
Japan. China, Honolulu and Australia.
- Arnrv tipitt? mrPTfTTJ? MMner Thlrf a&a
Washington streets. Phone Main TIE.
TIME CARD
OFTRAINS
PORTLAND
DeoartL Arrlra.
Pnget Sound Limited for
Tacoma, aeatue. uiympia.
South Bend and Gray's
Harbor points.. soara 4:4 pat
North Coast Limited for
Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane,
Butte. St- Paul. New York;
Boston and all points East
and Southeast 3:00 oca 7:00 aid
Twin City Express for
Taooma, Seattle, Spokane,
Helena. St. Paul, Mlnne- '
a polls, Chicago. New York.
Boston and ail points East
and Southeast M 11:45 pm 7.-00 pal
Pugec Sound-Kansas City-
Bt. Jyouia ppecuu, lor
Tacoma. Seattle, Spokane, ' .,
Butte. Billings, Denver, ZSZI"
Omaha, Kaneas City, St. 1 '-
Xiouis and all points East
and Southasjt.. ........ sQam 70t(ts
All trains dally, except oa Seuth Hand briaclu
A. D. CHARLTON. AS4ltaat General
stager Agent. 2S3 Morrison St.. comer Tbtfdk
Portland, Or.
Astoria & Columbia
' River Railroad Ca
Laaye.
UNION DEPOT
ArrtvwL'
Dally,
For Maygero, Rainiar,
Clatskanle, Westport,
Clifton. Astoria, war-
Daily.
S-.CO A. M.
renton, FlaveL Ham
11:10 a. 3t
mond, Fort Stevens,
Gearhart Park. Sea.
side. Astoria and Sea
shore. Express Daily.
Astoria Expree. j
Dally. i
7:00 P. M.
:40 P. M.
C. A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO,
Cofflni Agt-t Aiuer Bb. Ij. J. as fV A.
Phon Mala $09.
City Ticket Oe&c 122 TiW St., Pkwe M.
OVEELAITD THAIXS DAJLT O
The Flyer aad te Xat HkiL .
Br-XU-UAIS XQJIPSCSNX
C0UKEJCOC8 XEIATU&
Vnr Irtr(. ratea. foliar cmj s.
IL DIOESON, City Juee-eger mm. 34ee"
Agt, 122 Xh&a street, Port&MHL. 0.
JAPAN-AWESlCAN LINE
. S. KANAGAWA MAtj -For
3an, Chiaa a-ea all Aiiath. rcia. Zm
Leave. Seattle bKt drJr .v