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THE MORNING OBSfGONIAS, WEDNESDAY, MiROH 29, 190o.
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WOOL IS STRONGER
Unex-p
ected Keen Demand at
London Sales,
SHORT -SUPPLIES iN EUROPE
Dealers Who Bought West En
couraged Over Situation Con
tracting Renewed at Higher
Prices Boston Quiet.
y
BOSTON. March 28. Although the trading
1 quiet, there Is distinctly a better feeling
la the -wool market- The unexpected keen
demand for wool at the London sales and the
general strong demand abroad have shown
the trade that there Is a scarcity of wool
In Europe and it Is apparent that dealers
who have bought In the West are feeling en
couraged oyer the situation- Territory wools
ere quiet, but pulled -wools are in better
demand. Foreign grades are steady. It la
f aid that more advance contracting for the
next clip Is under way at higher prices. Quo
tations, territory:
Idaho, fine. 10(T20c; heavy fine. 16617c; fine
medium, 19g20c; medium. 21622c; low medi
um, 23024c
TYyomlng. fine. 17lSHc; heavy fine. 15
"Iftf flno moMtlm 1B1Q- TTXwMlim l!523c:
low medium, 2324c
Utah and Nevada, fine. 17018c: heavy fine,
15tfl6c; fine medium. 174lSc; medium. 22
23r; 'ow medium, 2321c
Montana, fine, choice, 21622c; fine average,
I9S20C, fine medium, choice. 21022c; aver
age. 1820c; staple, 22ff23c; medium. 23
25c.
ST LOUIS. Marefa 2S Wool Dull; medium
trades combing and clothing, 2325c; light
fine, 18620c; heavy fine, 1415c; tub
washed. 30374c
DIRTY. HOP riCKIXG.
Growers' Carelessness May Ruin Reputation
of Oregon Product.
SALEM. March 28. (Special.! Acting upon
the theory that when hops are scarce "every
thing goes," Oregon growers were lenient with
plrters last macon and let them put in a
much largr proportion than usual of leaves
nd vines. Many protests have been received
from erry market in which Oregon hops are
. Id, ard it is evident that this practice cannot
continue without damage to the reputation
of the Oregon product.
One of the latest of these protests came
from F TV. Simondri & Son, of New York,
who write John Carmich&el as follows:
"We have received bitter complaints in re-
gad to the way the urowors picked their
v-ns last j ear, and certainly these complaints
were justified. "We have never in all our-ex'
perience known the Oregon crop to have been
t-o carelessly handled in this respect, and
unlets grower in the future pay more atten
tion to the handling of their craps and see
that the leaves and stems are kept out. the
Oregon crop will lose its prestige. In pre
vious years one of the principal features of
Oregon hops and one that appealed to tho
"English brewers was that "Oregons were -well
and cleanly picked, and growers in their tvn
Interest should see that the rcputaUon of
the crop should be kept up to, the high stand
ard of previous years. This Is a. matter of
vital importance to Bll concerned In the
Jiand'ing of "Oregon. and we ask you to put
the matter before .your growers in as strong
a way an you possibly can. Unless growers
take the tnatternnlljnstnl--ioti!lt-thai
Were Is no repetlUon of -last year's care
lersneis. it cn only mean the decadence of
the Oregon crop. Let the growers of Ore
gon take heed of the fate of New Tork state,
has suffered enormously for this very
reason This matter cannot be rut too strong
ly, as It means much for everyone concerned.
"F. TV. 613IONDS & SON."
C ALIFOKXIA BUTTEK COMING.
St. Paul 6"ring Light Shipment to Tort
litnd Cheese Is Steady.
BAN FRANCISCO. March 28. (Special.)
The cheese market Is steady under a fairly
good demand. Receipts from California In
terior points are 25 per cent below tho cor
responding period last year. One reason for
this Is that cream can be sold to better ad
antage to condensed milk factories than to
cheese factories The butter market Is ay,
The St Pul took light shipments for Port
land at prices netting local sellers 24 to 25
cents, and would have taken much more at
23 ceru. had that figure been accepted. The
indications arc that prices will be shaded for
he nxt et earner to the. Sound. Epgs are
abundant and weak. Receipts, 54.200 pounds
butter. 12. 100 pounds cheese; 44.760 dozen
eggs
The orange market was less active and
easier, buyers having loaded up largely yes
terday and the bulk of present stocks being
In such soft condition that sales must be made
qulcklv. Bananas were easy under largo offer
ings of ripe stock. Strawberries are arriving
daily In fair -condition. The cherry crop Is
likely to be early this season. Apples are
lna"tl."e.
Fancy old potatoes are firm at full figures
jwd off grades dragging. New potatoes aro
easy, but receipts are, moderate. Best Ore
gon, onions are firm at 3.25. but plenty of
.poor stock is offered much lower. About 3800
crates of Australian onions arrived, to be
held, for shipping. Asparagus was steady.
Other early vegetables were easier.
The grain market wsa quiet, with option
prices weaker ar.d spot lots held quite steady.
VEGETABLES Garlic, Sllc; green peas,
23Uc; string beans. SglSfee; asparagus, 49
6c; tomatoes. 1.25 2; egg plant. 12 Vi 6 15c
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 18gC0c; roost
er, old 44j4.CO; do young; 7: broilers.
small, SSfiCfip; do large. 4-4.50; fryers. 6
6.60. hens. 557; du:ks. old, J&S'i; do young,
S76S.
CHEESE Young America, 12313c; East
cms. 18gl7c
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 25c; creamery
seconds. 3c: fancy dairy, 23c; dairy seconds.
22c
EGGS Store. 16gl6Hc: fancy ranch. tSc
WOOL- -Lambs'. 16SI8c.
HOPS 23325c per pound.
HAY "Wheat. 10313.60; wheat and oat. 9
12, barley. SfflO; alfalfa. 8310.50; clover.
70. stocks. &7; straw. 25ef0c
MILLFEED Bran. 20.5021.50; "middlings.
2S.O0ST2S.50.
FRUIT Apples, choice. 2; do common. 75c;
bananas,' 102.50; Mexican limes, 454.50;
California lemons, choice. 2.50; do common,
75c. oranges, navels. 75?2; pineapples. 204.
POTATOES Early Roe. Jl. 4061.03: River
Burbanka, 75sffl; sweets, nominal; Oregon
Surbanks, fl1.40.
-RECEIPTS Flour, quarter sacks. 12.600;
-wheat, centals. 3600; barley, centals. 1241;
cats, centals. 10.464; beans. 3954 sacks; com.
cectata, 1263; potatoes 2411 sacks; bra l 990
-racks; middlings, 605 sacks; hay. CIS tons;
wool. 14S bales; hides. 503.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc
A few Eastern orders continue to come la
for wheat, but buslsew -with California la
-jerr lisht. Millers are also buying epartegly.
lOAls ana oariey re. wow i sieacy rates.
Hay s dull and easy. Standard rolled oats
;have Advanced 50 cents per bard.
WHEAT Club, S5eS6c per bushel; blue-
stem, psbiwhc: valley. &.c
PLOUK-Patents. $4.604.S5 per .barrel:
traJchts. 54.3034.45; clears. 3.S5S4: Valley.
4-10g4.25: DakoU hard wheat, T8.5O.gr.50:
Graham. 3.5CK54; whole wheat. t$4.25: rye.
,Hourt local. 5; Eastern. 5g3.10; cornmeel,
'per case. 1.1.
BARLEY Feed. 2S per ton; rolled, 24
OATS No. 1 white, 1.37U31.42; gray. 1.50
; per cental.
MTLLSTtTFFS Bran. 19.50 per ton; mid-
Ungv. 25; shorts, S22; -chop, U. E. Mills,
S19; linseed dairy foods. 515: linaeca on
meal, car lota. 29 per ton; In thaa car
lot 30 per ton-
CEREAL IWUs noiiea uau, iuitoju.
pound sacks. fC-75; lower grade. 56S.25:
oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound, sacks, $3 per
barrel: lO-pound socks. Z per oiic. ui-
meal (crotrad). 50-pound sacks; 7.30 per bar-
.rel; 10-pound sacks. H per bale; split peas.
x per juu-pouna sack; iZfpaunu otocb. vi-jw,
pearl barley, $4 per 100 pocnis; 25-pound
boxes, J1.2j per box; pastry flour, 10-pbund
fackr. 52.50 per bale.
IIAi Timotny. mwiu per icn: ciover. ii
12; grain, 11612; cheat, 411612.
Bntter, Eggs, Poultry, "Etc.
The heavy receipts of eggs and slower de
mand have combined at last to break the"
market. "While IS cents was the general quo
tation yesterday, there was more or less shad
ing of this figure. Poultry was In good de
mand and receipts cleaned -up within the
former range of quotations. Butter oontlnues
very weak, nearly every Front-street house
going 30 cents for state creamery brands.
EGGS Oregon ranch. 1."-Hj18c
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, S2&C per pouna; isncy creamery, c
State creameries; Fancy creamery. 27fc
32Kc; dairy, 15S17c; store butter, 14315c; Cal
ifornia, 2S&031&C
CHEESE Full cream twins, new, 14jri3c;
old, 18c: Americans'. HOlSlsC
POULTRY Fancy hens, 140-14ic; old hens,
13lSiic; mixed chickens. 12Mjgl4c: old roos
ters, lCKjllc. young roosters. livtWi'Jtsc;
springs, ikz pouncs, l.yiwc; Droiiers, itjii
pouncA 22ffZ5c; cresses cmcKens, iv,uc;
turkeys, alive. 1618c; turkeys, dressed poor,
17UaiSc: turkevs. choice. 20S22c: geese, live.
per" pound, Stc; geese, dressed. 1012c; ducks.
old. JiTJ; aucKs, -young as .to size, usv.ov;
pigeons. 11.25; squabs. 2-2.50.
Vegetables, rralt. Etc.
Testerdays receipts Included a car each
of oranges, cabbage and sweet potatoes. Prices
as a rule were steady. Trading was fairly
good.
VEGETABLES Turnips. $1' per sack; cr
rots.'L25; beets. $1.25; parsnips. L50; cab
bage. California, l4c; lettuce, hothouse, 51.25
1.5o per box; parsley, 25c dozen; tomatoes.
$2.25 per crate; cauliflower. ?2 per crate; egg
plant. 12Hc per pound; celery. 3.50 per crate:
peas, 04J7c per pound; peppers, 30c per pound;
asparagus, "ugSHc per pound; rhubarb, 1
1.25 per crate; cucumbers, 2 per dozen; arti
chokes, 75c per dozen: radishes. 15c per dozen.
ONIONS Oregon fancy. $2.6023; No. 2. $1
1.50; buying prioes; Australian. 5c per pound.
POTATOES-"Oregon fancy. 8590e; common,
C5SrUc. buyers' price; Merced sweets, Ifcc
RAISINS Loose Muscatels, 4-crown, 75ic:
5-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c; unbleached seed
less Sultanas, Cftc; London layers, 3-crown.
whole boxes of 0 nounde. S1.S5: 2-crown. 5L75.
1RIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated, egC&c
per pound; sundnea, eacKs or Doxec, none;
apricots. lOSHc; peaches, SglOHc: pearat
none; prunes, Itallace, 4Q6c; French, 2o3fc;
figs. California blacks, 54c; do white, none;
Smyrna.. 20c; Fard dates, tic; plums, pitted, Cc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Annies, fancy. 1.7543
2.50 per box; choice. 1&1.25; 'common, 509
75c: figs. S5c$2.50 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. 2.759
s.25f cboicc. ?2.i5 per txsx: ,orangcs, fancy,
$2.2582.50 per box: cholc. 1.7582; standard.
L25Sfl.75; tangerines. 1.50$2 per box; grape
fruit. 2.5053 per box; bananas, 6Q5Uc per
pound.
Hops. tV'ool, Hides, Etc
The hop market continues depressed so far
as the tone Is concerned. Growers are anxious
ly awaiting the promised advent of exporters.
as such an event will undoubtedlyscnd prices
up, provided the buying is on a. large enough
scale.. The only transaction reported In tho
local market was the purchase by Seavey &
Metzler of 218 bales from Charles Tooze. at
Wllsonvllle. They cost the buyers 21 cents.
HOPS Choice 1904. 23321c per pound.
WOOL Valley, 100:20c per pound; Eastern
Oregon. I2(ri7c per pouna.
MOHAIR Choice. 284JC0c ntr pound.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up.
1G&16UC per pound; dry kip. No. 1. S to 16
ixfunds. ll!S15c ner sound: dry calf. No. 1,
under 5 pounds. 1718c; dry salted, bulls and
stags, one-third less than dry nint; cuu.
moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, halr-
sllppod, weather-beaten or grubby. 2Sc per
pound less); salted hides, steers, sound, CO
pounds and over, 910c per pound; 60 to 60
pounds. 8;0c per pound; under 50 pounds
and cows. bt)c per pound; salted stags and
bulls, sound. Ge per pound; salted Kip. sound,
15 to 30 pounds, 9c per pound; salted veal,
sound. 10 to 14 pounds. fc per pound; salted
calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound;
(green unsalted. lc per pound less: culls, lc
per pouna lefs). b&eep sums: bnearwigs, -o.
1 butchers stock, 25030c earn; snort wool. no.
1 butchers' stock. 4050c each; medium wool,
No. l butcners ntocK, iwjboc; long -wool, ro,
1 butchers' tock. lib 1.60 each, iiurram pelts,
from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12914c per
pound; norsc maeu salted, cacn. aocordlng to
size, L50S2; Ary. each, according to size. Hit
1.50: colts' mat. XVSHOc eaoh; gvat skins,
common. 1 Off 15c each; Angora, with wool on,
25cfi1.50 each.
tallow-xTime, per pouno, Jltvjc, o. -and'
grease. 283c
PELTS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. 2.50
010 each: cubs. S1Q2: badger. 25050c. -rIM
cat. Trltn head perfect. 2&7KHif: noue cat. f 5J
10c: fox. common .gray. 50870c: red. J3fi.
cross. 513)15; silver and black, 100200; fish
ers, 56; lynx. 4.50$l: mink, strictly No. 1,
according to size, marten, car ortn-
em. according to size and color. Jioais: mar
ten, pale. pine, according to size and color.
2.50&4; muskrat. large. log'15c; skunk. 400
00c; civet or polecat. 5&10c; otter, large, pilme
skin, 0010; panther, with head and claws per
fect. f(s j; raccoon, prime. 30w3Oc; mountain
wolf, with head perfect. 8.5CHTS; coyote. 60o
1: wolverine, 0B8: beaver, nor skin, larifc.
z'av: mcaium, hz-Vf; email, jioi-W); uts,
504175c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20tf22o
per pound.
CA5CARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark) Good,
4&414C per pound.
OREGON" GRAPE ROOT Per 100 pounds.
FEATHERS Gecee. white. 3540c; geesi,
gray or mixea. ifUrc; aucic, tvntte, l&yzoc
quck, roixea, j.ii&c
Meats ssd Tro visions.
BEEF "Dressed, bulls, 3t4c per pound; cows,
4rHrc: country steers, teri?e.
ordinary. 636c; Spring lambs (pelts on), S2.50
qs.m) cacn.
v-KAif uressea. iw to is, tivow per
pouna; io 10 zuu. ixao;, -w ana up, iH-iC
uresfea. aw to lit, e jer pound
150 and up. 7ig8c
HAMS Ten to 14 pounds. 12Uc ptr pound
14 to 16 pounds. 12V4c: IS to 20 pounds. 12Uc
California (picnic). Sc: cottage hams. Ve
shoulders, SVjc; boiled ham, 20e; boiled picnic
nam. noneies. hc
BACO"S Fancy breakfast. 16c ter nound
standard breakfast, 14c; choice, 12c; English
oreaKtast. n to n pounds, ue; peach bacon.
lie
SAUSAGE Portland ham, 12c per pound
minced bam, 10c; Bummer, choice dry; 17c
brtlocTva. lone &Uc: welnerwurst. R- Hv.f
.pork. 9c; blood. 5c; hoadcueee, 3c; bologna
sausage, iuik. -tvc
XRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears
9c salt. 10Uc cnoked: clear backs. 9c salt.
10c smoked; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds
average, lie sail, ic sxnoKed; Oregon
ports. 20 to 25 pounds average, 10Uo salt.
llt&c smoked; Union butt. 10 to 18 pounds
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs feet. U-bar.
rew. ?; -barrels, 52.75; 15-pound kit, SL25
nlrklsd trine. Vi-barrels. IS: r:.V.-r.i. n r-r
15-pound kit. L25; pickled pigs' tongues, vi-
pickled lambs' tongue, "4-barrels, 9; U-bar.
rels. 5.60; 15-pound kits. 52.75.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered: Tierce
B;c: tubs flTic: 60s. 20 Ifi in. fnai-.
6s. 10Hc Standard pure: Tlerc. SHc; tubi
fUc; 10s, AJc; 5s' QVc
0c; tub 6lic; 60s, 6c;
ic; vs, ic
cwnpounc: Tierces,
10s. Cc; Ss. 6?c
Groceries, Nuts. Etc
COFFEE Mocha, 26S2Sc; Java, ordinary, 10
620c; Costa Rica, fancy. lb3T20C; good, loyisc;
ordlcar-. 10312c per pound: Columbia, roast,
cases. 100s. 13. SS; 60s. 13.XS; Arbuckle.
X14.3S; Lion. S14.5S.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 5.37; South'
era japan, Sa.&o; carouns, V12; Dronen
neaa. -'-4c.
C T XTriV r-lnnUo TTIir LnnotiJ fall
1.73 per dozen; 2-pound talis, 2.40; 1-pound
nats. xlk: iann. lQi-pouna nats, ji.tu;
ij-pound flats. $L10: Alaska pink, 1-pound tails,
lS5c; red. 1-pound talta, 1.4S; sockeyes.
1-pound tans. 5i.cw.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube. 6.30
powdered. 6.05: dry granulated. 5.95; extra
C. 5.45; golden C, 5.35; fruit sugar. H95. ad
vance over sack basis as folk) wo: Barrels, 10c;
half-barrels. 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 sounds.
(Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct
Uc per sound: If later than 15 davs and -within
30 fayti deduct c per pound; no discount
after .to ca-s.) Best sugar granulated. 5.S5
per iw pounds; maple sugar; ISWlSc per
pouna.
SALT California. 11 per ton. 1.00 per bale.
Liverpool, oue. i; jwe, liaO; rvOe, 16
half-rround. 100s. 7: 60s. $7.50.
NUTSrqJVelnuts. lS4c per pound by sack, lc
extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. IBc: Al
berts. 14c; pecans, jumbos, 14c; extra, large,
15c: almonds. I. X. L.. lS&ci cAestnuts. Ital
ians. 15c; Ohio. 54-50 per 25-pound drum; pea-
nuts, raw. 7o per pound; roasted, 9c; pine
nuts, 10012c; hickory nuts. 7c: cocoasuts,
5890c per dozen.
HEANS Small -white, 4c; large white. SJie;
pink. 3c; bayou. 3c; Lima. 5?ic.
Oils.
GASOLINE Sfcve gasoline. 'cases. 23;; Jron
barrelB. 17c; 80 deg. gasoline, cases, S2c; Iron
barrels or drums. 23c
COAL OIL Cases. 21c; Iron barrels, 16c;
wood barrels, none: 63 deg.. cases. 22c: Iron
barrels, 15c: Washington State test burning
oils .except headlight. c per gallon higher.
LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 61c; cssts. 64c.
Boiled: Barrels, 63c; cases. 68c; lo leta In
f-birrel lots. i
TURPENTINE Cases, Sic: barrels. TSc.
WHITE - LEAD Ten -lots " -TUc; 500-pound
lots, 7ic; less, than COO-pocnd lots, Sc.
1
RALLIES POORLY HELD
ACTIVITY IN STOCKS- ON A DE
SCENDING SCALE OF PRICES.
Preparations Made for Subscriptions
to . Japanese Loan Lead to
Some Apprehensions.
NEW YORK. March 2S. Today's stock
market was an affair of -constant fluctuations.
giving an appearance of uncertainty to the
temper of the speculation, but the fluctuations
were mostly below last night's level. The
occasional rallies were poorly held, and the
end of the day showed the average of prices
considerably below last night. The activity
was nearly all on a descending scale of
prices, the occasional rallies leading up to
dullness and neglect, showing the subsidence
of demand from the shorts at the higher
level. Call mosey again touched 4 per cent.
and the outlook in the money market plainly
was the most direct factor In the operations
of the cay.
Preparations were being made for the sub
scriptions to the new Japanese loan, which
Is to be offered tomorrow, a 75.000,000 in
stallment being New York's portion. Thoso
In charge of the offering claim that every
safeguard will be adoptee to protect tho
money market from disturbance, and that
the operation will be largely In the nature of
transfer of book accounts between banks.
But Wall street has an old experience of such
cssurapcc4 and Is well aware that an opera
tion of that magnitude Is not perfected witn-
out a necessary shifting of loans on a large
scale. The amount of disturbance resulting
In the money market is likely to be dependent
on the width of the margin surplus above
the legal reserve requirements. As the sur
plus is Just now unusually low for the period
of the year, there were soma natural mis
givings that the money market might not
escape the Spring flurry.
In addition to the money situation, the mar
ket had to pass another day without any
verification of numerous merger or dividend
rumors. A Southern Pacific, dividend had
been definitely set down for yesterday, and.
not being forthcoming, there was disappoint
ment on the part of an element waicn naa
bought on that report. v
The report that St. Paul contemplated me
exoendlture of 100.000.000 for an extension
to the Pacific Coast was formally dele4 by
the chairman of the board of that company.
The denial was effective In Inducing selling
of the stock, although similar denials, of
ficial or Informal, have been made of nearly
all the recent deal rumors.
There was evident unloading also of Read
ing on the part of recent large speculative
buyers of that stock. Wlfh the speculative
favorites. Including Union racinc, si. mm.
New York Central and Reading thus under
pressure, small Influence was exerted upon
sentiment by the few Advances in ise in
dustrial class, which still manifested tBem-
selves in a scattered manner. London was a
heavy seller In this market, and there were
reports of a violent disturbance . en the St.
Petersburg bourse- Pans was especially i
f ected In sympathy, bt the manifestations
wen, received, as a sign of eosilng peace.
which Is a development hoped for In the se
curities markets. ,
Rtnrllne- exchange was strong ana roovea
decisively away from the goW import point
or Its immediate prospects.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, tz.wo.vw.
United States bonds were an uncnaaseu uu
call. V
troth. yuuiAuu.w.
Closing
Sales. High. Low. bW.
Atchison ?-28,b00 fttt o
te pSsf erred 2 WIVi V31H 1
Atlantic Coast Line.. 1.60O 141V 139Vi 1S9U
BUmore & Ohio-.. 9.100 IIS 107?, 107.
do n referred
200
7.800
OCV 96 95
Canadian Pacific ....
14714 146 146!i
199
fS 56T 5k
Central of N. J
Chesapeake & Ohio..
Chicago & Alton
15.400
200
200
40 40 4&i4
do preferred
81 SI 150
23 23 .
Rmt -Wtrn.- 4.000
Chi. & Northwestern. 2.C0O 214 241 241
Chi., Mil. & St. Paul 28,900 175 17ST IT
Chi. Term. z irans.. iw 'o
IS
do nrefered. i,vw mts xis
334
107i
24U
60
34S
C Ci C. & St. 1 000 1S 107
Colorado fc Southern.
900
n'i 24;t
do lit preferred....
do 2d srof erred
300 34
500 18SW
300 3SS
100 3;i
34
187
SS5
av
44i
79H
61
"wi
1JU
27
3l"
H5
ltt
I67t;
sei
122-4
2li
Delaware & Hudson..
1S7
Del.. lAck. &. west..
Denver &. Rio Grande
3SH
do preferred
Erie
25.600
1.700
2.500
"K0
7.000
1.300
45H
79T
7
93H
150S
23
44
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred
7SH
66
Hocking Valley
4
93
150
do preferred
Illnois Central
Iowa Central
do preferred
2SU
58
Kan. City Southern..
4.800 314
3.1KX) CCU
6.400 14
1,000 16S
1.380 7
C.400 124U
2.700 245i
SIVi
do preferred
Loulsvillo & Nash v..
65U
13U
Manhattan L.
167b
Metrop. Securities ... .
Metropolitan bt- iiy..
Mexican Central ....
24
Minn. & SL Louis...
yVO
....sin
M.. St. P. & S. S. M.
do preferred
Missouri Pacific ....
Mo.. Kan. & Texas..
do preferred
0.700 100
700 31
900 6s y,
36200 161
42.300 K2?i
2,400 iS
105 106
30 39
C3
6o
National of Mex. pfd.
4
160
1
19"
60
S4H
New York central...
N. Y.. Ont. & West.
Norfolk 4: Western..
do pref' red
Pennsylvania
P.. C. C. k St. L....
Reading
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred.....
fc-4
81,700 141?4 1404
14lh
81,500
100
94 M
92
92
92
as
91H
V3
Rock Island Co.
1.OO0 31 3
700 70 U 7Si
700 76U 70
2,400 68 624
33
do preferred
St. L. &S. F. 2d pfd.
St- L. Southwestern..
IS
65;
do preferred
RiO 64 U 63
V4
Southern Pad fie .... 33,600
7r 64
do preferred
116 IIS
5.400 34 XX
117
southern a,
away ...
id
do nreferrPd -r. 300 B7ti Q-.
Texas & Pacific 300 3S 37
Toledo. St. L. z W.. 200 30 30i
37?,
37
do preferred 400 asu 57
ST
Union IPaclfio 179.600 128 127V 127
oo preierrec
Wabash C.PO0 22?; 22
do preferred 3.300 46U -45
Wheeling & L. Erie
Wlsconeln Central .. 400 23U 2
do prafererd COO 17 51
Express companies
Adams' ...
American 100 230 230
43
IS
23
Mil
United States izfl
Wclls-Fargo f. sq
Miscellaneous-
Amalgamated Copper 49.900
Aroer. Car & Foundry 3.600
do preferred 600
American Cotton OH. 100
do preferred ....... ......
American Linseed Oil
do preferred
American Locomotive 2,200
do preferred i.ooo n
Amer. Sm. Reflnlntr 1fLV mil
do preferred 1.300 12141 120U 120
Amer. bugar Ranlng 69.100 112 140i 140
Am. Tobacco pt cert. P6s
"'""S ...... ..... ..... 11
Mrpomyn K. Transit. 17.200 67 6J 66
67 63
5G 55-
voioraoo i-uel & iron 20.800 5G 55-i 55
Corn Products ....... 300
do preferred 1.400
Distillers' Securities. 9.700
General Electric .... 100
International Paper.. 100
do preferred 300
International Pump.. ......
do preferred
15 14 13U
W C4 64U
43
44 44
184 164 U
21 21
1S4
22
78
77 77
30
43
national Lead .....
North American ....
Pacific Mall
People's Gas .......
000 43
500 100H
300 44i
100
43
110
100
43(4
110i
110
i-rstsea steel Car.... 1.200
40U 40
94 0g
!8 216
401.
93
00 prererred 700
Pullman Palace Car. 200
Republic Steel 10.800
do preferred 6.000
Rubber Goods 3,100
do preferred '-rm
SIS
"4 21
21
1
79
at
98
29
29
97
974
B4s;
Tenn. Coal & Iron... 17.300 97
j. a. ijeauier......
do preferred
U. IS. Realty
U. S. Rubber.
do preferred
U. a Sted
S00 13VI 13
1.400 100 105
100 93 02?;
1.700 42 4I
13
304
P2
42
112
34
20 113
IK
ins'
59.300 35
34
go preferred 47.300
a--Carollna Chemical 000
do preferred
Westlnghouse Elec
Western Union 200
5i
34 ,
94
34
107
175
92 92
92
Total sales for the day, 1.050,500 shires.
Ex dividend.
BONDS.
NEW YORK, . March 28. Closing- queta
tlons:
u. a. rer. s rg.HHiD. r. g. -4s.. .101
ao i'JU(m iva a. 1. uent. lets. 100
u. o. res.- - wiTsj.or. x-acinc Ss. . 751
U. S. new 4s rg. 132 !Nor.' Pacific 4s..lOC'
do coupon.'... .lS2ISo. Pacific 4s... ne
TJ. S. old 4s reg. 104! Union Pacific 4s. 103
VtU VVUJAlll. ... . IVOT II . UEU II,,, V
Atchison Adj. 4s 96 Hi
Stocks at London.
LONDON. March 2S. Consols for money.
JrO-i-lG: consols for account, -90 1-16.
Anaconda ...... - -C- iNcrfolk &VTt;-.; f-S"-
Aicxuson ....... vj 1 ao preierrec. . . 93
79 751 77i
89 3S as
99 07I R)
34 84 34
92
17
. 44
C1K AO 60U
1 Mm ifirti'
do preferred.. -103l4!OntarIo & "West,. 63i
Baltimore &. O.. Ill H Pennsylvania. ... 72 H
Can. Pacific.. ...152 IRand Mines..... 10H
Ches. & Ohio... 595iReadlns 4SU
C Gt. Western.. 24 ldo 1st pref 47
C, U. i St P..1841.4i do 2d pref 46
De Beers
17
bo. itauway isii
do preferred. ..lOCVi
D. & R. Grande
do preferred..
Erie
do 1st pref. .
34
90
40S
So. PaclCc 69
Union Bacl9c....lSli
82
CO
do preferred.. .102"
U. S. Steel 35 i
do 2d ptef
Illinois
Central. 1641 do preferred... 97 ?J
Louis. &. Nah..l43H'Wababs 2.1 H
Mo- Kas. & T. . 31 ! do preferred.
47
Oils
N. Y. Central... 166 'Spanish Fours.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows; "
Alpha Con .09' Justice .05
Andes .Sl.MexIcan ... 1.50
Belcher -20)OccIdental Con.. -SS
Best & Belcher. . .9S!Ophlr 7.23
Bullion 9 -2flOvennan .. 14
v-aicoonia ...... .tuiruiuni ..........
Challenge Con.
.14 Savage
.15
Chollar
Confidence
Con.. Cat & Va.
Crown Point....
Exchequer .....
Gould & Curry..
Hale & Norcross.
liSeg; Belcher.....
.63fSlerrk Nevada..
1.55iStlver Hill.......
.OSIUnlon Con
.4 r.', Utah Con......
-07IYellow Jacket...
.87!
-.Ofl
-.30
.65
.62
.07
.11
NEW YORK, March,2S. Closing quota
tions: Adams Con -25Llttle- Chief S .06
Alice
B recce ........
Brunswick Con.
.S5Ontarlo
3.00
ilOnhlr
7.00
.10
1.04
OSiPhoenlx ...
Comstock Tun... .08'Potos! ...
Con.. CaL & Va. ZS) Savage
Horn Silver lrTOSlerrs. Nevada..,
iron silver 3.ooiHtnaii iiopes.
Leadvllle Con..
.05!Standard 1.S5
BOSTON. March 28. Closing quotations:
Adventure .... 5.50
Mohawk . .t... 53.00
Allouer 2L50!
Mont. CtC.
3J50
Amalgamated. 77. SS;
Old Dominion..
20.00
93.00
28.00
103.00
7.63
120.00
101.00
8.00
20.13
9.50
42.00
4J50
12.50
,110.00
Am. Zinc 12.00
Atlantic 16.00
Bingham ..... 31.75
Osceola
Parrot
Qulncy
Cat. & Hecla. 678.00iShnnnon
-Centennial
17.25 (Tamarack ......
Copper Range.
75.00 Trinity
15.00lUnttel Copper.
STuOOiU. S. Mining...
10.00IU. S. Oil
5.8SiUtali
24.00 Victoria
10.25! Winona,.
13.00jWolverIno
Daly .West
Dominion Coal
Franklin
Granby
Isle Royale....
Mass. Mining . .
Michigan
Bank Clearings.
Clearings.
729,949
752,309
443.90S
410.713
Balances.
50.801
. 171.140
SQ.439
93,303
Portland ..
Seattle ....
Taeema ....
pokane ...
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. March 2S. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances shows:
Available cash balancs 13S.316.352
Gold 6S.I2S.200
Money, Exchange, Etc
NEW YORK. March 2S. Money on call
strong. 3U&-( per cent: closing bid, 3 per
cent; offered at 4 per cent. Time loans steady:
CO and 90 days, 3 per cent; six months.
3G Pr cent. .Prime mercantile paper, 3XQ
Vl per cent,
Sterling exchange strong, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at 4-S59034.S595 for
demand and at 4.839084.84 for GO days.
Posted rates. 4.8lfi4-S5 and 4.86fi4.S7.
Commercial bills. 4.S4HQ-4.S4X.
Bar silver. 55c
Mexican dollar. 43c
Government bonds strong; railroad bonds
irregular.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2S. Silver bars
53c
Drafts, sight, 7c; do telegraph, 10c.
Sterling on London. 60 days, 4.SIU; do
sight, 4.86U.
LONDON. March 28. Bar silver, uncertain,
25d per ounco. -
Money, 2UG2!u. per cent:
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills la 2 per cent; for thre months.'
bills 2"ie5-18 per cent.
"LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Quoted at Portlsud Union Stockyards
Yesterday.
There were .no receipts at the Portland Union
steekyards yesterday. The following prices
were quoted at tho yards.
CATTLE Best Eastern Oreroa steer. 4
eows and hellers, 3(13.25: medium. 41.5062.
HOGS Best large, fat hojes, 6; black and
China fat. 5.25fl5.50, stockcrs. 5.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley,
1.5054.75; medium. 4$4.30.
EASTERN "LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, March 25. Cattle-
Receipts 10,000; market steady. Native
steers. 4.25 5.75; stockers and feeders. 3
64.90; bulls. 2.504; Western fed steers,
4.25 5.50; do cows. 4 3.25.
Hogs Receipts 12,000; market 5c lower.
nuiK 01 sales. sa.iucs.i ; neavy. 0
5-32; packers. 5.15 5.25; pigs and lights.
4.3595.20.
Sheep Receipts 4000; market strong to 10c
higher. Muttons. 4.85&5.90; lambs. 6.509
7.50; range wethers. 5.2566.65; fed ewes.
54.SC 5.65.
SOUTH OMAHA. March 28. Cattle Re
ceipts 5000; market steady. Native steers.
3.8065.50; cows and heifers. 3 4.20; can
ners, 233; stockers and feeders. 2.75 O
4.50; calves, 3.75 5.75; bulls, stags, etc..
2.30 4.25.
Hogs Receipts 10,000; market 5c lower.
Heavy. 3.1063.15; mixed. 5.07 65.10
light, 5.056 5.10; pigs. 4.5065; bulk of
sales. 5.07. 65.12.
Sheep Receipts EOOO; market steady,
Western yearlings, 5.906C70; wethers.
5.2065.70; ewes. CJi0e5.40; lambs, 0.73
67.50.
CHICAGO. March 28. Cattle Receipts, 6500
market, steady. Good to prlmo steers, 5.256
6.23;kpoor to. medium, 465; stockers and feed
ers, 335; heifers, 3S5.25; cows, 364.75
bulls, 2.3064-SO; canners, 1.6062.40; calves.
366-50.
Hogs Receipts, 25,000; tomorrow, 33,000
market, 5610c lower. Mixed and butchers,
5.2565.45; good to choice heavy. 5.3565.47
rough heavy. 5.2065.23: light. 3.1566.87
bulk of sales. 5.3085.40.
Sheep Receipts, 18,000; sheep and Iambs,
steady; good to choice wethers. 5.756L25
fair to choice mixed. 4.&OS5.50; Western
shsep. 4.fi06-23; native lambs, 567.80
Western lambs, fOQl.bOr
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. March 23. The London tin
market was irregular, being higher at US
2s 6d for spot, while futures -were tower
at 134, 17s 63. Locally the market was
quiet, but was held higher with spot quoted
29.75630c
Copper was easier abroad, with London clos
ing 67 17s 64 for spot and 63 7s for futures.
Locally the market was unchanged. Lake
quoted 15.37615.50c; electrolytic 15.256
16.37. and casting. 14.87&15.23. It U re
ported that the prices given are being shaded
In some Instances, particularly la lake.
Lead, unchanged. 4-60S4-60c locally, and
12 Es 9d in London.
Spelter weak locally at yesterday's late de
cline to 5,87c for spot. London remained
unchanged at 23 12s 6d.
Iron closed Ms in Glasgow and 49s ld in
Mlddlesboro. Locally tha market was quiet.
and while unchanged seems to be a little
easier In tone.
. Dried Frelt at New York.
NEW YORK. March 2S--rEvaporated apples
show no Improvement, and ths market seems
easier In tone, though no change has taken
place In prices. Common. 406c; prime, 5
5c; choice. 666; fancy, ic
Prunes are still somewhat unsettled owimr
to pressure to dispose of Inferior stocks, but
the general range was unchanged at 2S5"JiC
according to grade
Apricots in small supply and firm. Choice,'
106Hc; do extra, llei2c; fancy, 12615c
Peaches, firmly held, choice 10910o: do
extra. lOHeitBic and fancy. lIS12c
RaUtns continue to show an improvement in
tone, but quotations remain within the pre
vious range. Loose- muscatels. iiieKic; Lon
don layers. 51.05S-1.25. and seeded raisins 56
6!ic -
.Coffe and Sagar at New York.
NEW - YORK. March 28. Coffee futures
closed steady at a net advance of 10615
points. Sales. 105.750 bags. Including March.
6.40c: May. 6.55c: July. 6.7566.S0C-. Septem
ber. 6.9066.95c: December, 7.1067.20c, .Spot
Jftio, UAdri-No 1 Invoice. .754s:.. mild,, steady.
Sugar Haw,- quiet; fair Tecnlnr, - 4 3-19
centrifugal. 96 test. 4 13-16c; molasses sugar.
315-Ite. Refined, quiet; crashed. 0.75; pow- I
ceru. Ouio; 5Tanuiate.
Total Cotton Crop of 1904. f
WASHINGTON. March 2S- The Census Bu
reau today Issued a bulletin showing the to(al
crop of cotton ginned for the season of 1904
to be 13.597.7S2 bales. Theao figures In
clude llnters and count round bales as half
bales, and the total Is ap.utvalent to 13.
584.457 bales ot 500 pounds. The square bales
numbered 13,103,447; the round bales, 296.151:
the Sea Island bales. 104.317; the llnters. 241.
942; total running bales. Including llnters.
13.745.857. Included In these totals are 132.
275 running bales, estimated by glnners as
remaining to be ginned.
CHICAGO. March .28. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creamery. 22g29c: dairy. 2I623c.
.Eggs, steady. 16Kc; firsts. 16c; prime. 17c.
Cheese, steady, lt?13c.
'
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S- Wheat and
barley, steady.
Spot quotations:
Wheat-Shipping, 1.5031-55; milling. 1.55
1.67.
Barley Feed. 1.221.23; brewing. $1,259
1.30.
Oats Red. 1.4O31.70; white, 1.42SL60;
black. L22ei-43.
U Call beard sales:
Wheat May. 1.44: December. 1.27.
Barley May, .1.17 asked; December, S3c
bid.
Corn Large yellow, 1.3381.40.
Changes In Available Supplies.
NEW YORK. March 23. Special cable and
telegraphic communication received by Brad-
street's show the following changes in avail
able supplies as compared with last report:
Wheat United States and Canada, east of
the Rockies, decrease. 1,506.000 bushels:
afloat for and In Europe, decrease. 1.400.000
bushels; total supply, decrease. 2, COG, 000.
Corn United States and Canada. -asi of tbs
Rockies, increase. 142.0C0.
Oats United States and Canada, east of the
Rockies, Increase. 4SO.00O bushels.
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. March 23. Wheat-May,
d; July, 6s 8d: September. 6a 7d.
Never Heard of Doyle's Interest
COUNCTX. BLUFFS. Ia.. March 23.
Victor G. .Hills, a mining engineer of
Golorado Springs, tvas on the stand to
day In tho Portland mining suit. He
gave evidence as, to his surveying all the
disputed claims, being employed to do so
by Jaracs F. and Thomas F. Burns. Tho
witness said he got his pay from these
men and that In all his frequent visits to
the claims he never heard Doyle speak of
owning an Interest In them. This was
victory for tho defense, as that portion
of the evidence was ruled out at the pre
vious trial. For testimony in this suit.
HilVs testified he received J100 per day as
a mining expert.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
It Ellis. La Grande 1G W Tacklebury, Cln-
D Llpman. Seattle I clnnati. 0
J B Hardy. St Paul (C E Flower. Boston
T II Curttss. Astoria W H Bell. Frisco
O Relnach, Tampa. IE A Kempe and wife.
Fla I Minneapolis, Minn
C A Jewett and wtfe.iJ 51 Sinclair, Frisco
J A Cloringlr, Kalam
P.Baker. San. Francis
Sioux Falls
L Briatow, Wash.
T Watson. Wash
J C Goodrich. Seattle
Mrs Clapham. Vic
Mrs j 1 Aiwooa, ao
Miss Holliday. do
toria. B C
Miss Clapham. do
W I Ellis and wife. La
J C Towncend. Balti
Grange
W C WandelL Chicago
more. Md
H Richardson. Van-
W C Barrett and wife,
Miss Richardson, do
San Francisco
C B Fernald. Mil
S Rosenthal. Frisco
waukee
G H Young and wife.
G II Patten. N York
P C Olds. Frisco
San Francisco
C E Metzgcr. N York
W Jackson, Baltimore
X R Ditsmare, Sara-
tors. N Y
J Gait and wife, Win
E 51 Bartlett, Frisco
nipeg
P A Farrell and wife.
I Mrs Spryet. Vic B C
New York
J F Dengler. N xorK
E Klramel. Pullman
C C Schepmoes. do
D V Geldes. Frisco
B W Roert. Rainier
U Goodrich. Seattle
H B Dalton and wife.
W E Denning, Chey
San Francisco
enne, wo
J C Enghart,
do
do
C B RIchsrdson, do
ij Herman,
T Buford.
H B Henderson, do
do
A Mabee. St Louis F S Murphy. Perry. Or
E Ji Hutchlns. ChlcaglE E Baker and wife.
M E Mccarty. II Rlvr Aurora. Ill
G K Campbell. spoknlE Evans. Frisco
T Kuhn, New Tork I -
THE PERKINS.
M M Leonard. Los AnlM T Hadsen. Seattle
E C Cullev. Tacoma (Mrs Madsen. do
Robt Sicker. Tacoma IF B Sonthtrfek. Salem
H Tyler. Los Angeles F Davenport. H River
J it Bridgeford. IR L Cartwright. S1I-
Seattle.
verton
J A Crlswell. Chicago!
pi L Irwin, Salem
J J Bryant. Tacoma
C Christian, F Grova
Mrs T S Burnell. S F
Geo Llttlehales. do
ilrs N -Li Pracht. Ash-
C A Packingham. Che-
1AA
halls
A E Wood. Payette
Mrs A E Wood, do
R E Huchinson. Vancr
J W Hartman. Mc-
W N Rlnehart. G Pass
Mlnnvllie
C-A Johnson. Richmd
A McRae. Walla W
G F Hartman. do
Capt J S Anderson,
It Mlndlch. Chicago
Mrs R Mindich. do
Seattle
M C Marken, F Grove
A M Cunningham,
Lima. O
J E Bis well. Newbcrg
F courhlll. G Beach
W D Squires. Frisco
T J Ecrogglns. Elgin
E B Jones. Albany
L A Marker. F Grove
H D 2ICNUI. do
John Anderson, do
W H Kllburn, Harris-
K l, oisen. do
burp
E Simmons. do
C K Spauldlng. Nwbgjj McRea, Newberg. Or
Mrs Scauldlng. do
C E Altln. Newberg
JR A Wicker. Seattle
Mrs J B Crab tree.
Nowberg
C B Upton. Walla W
O R Rollins. Grass V
G H aterryman.
Klamath Falls
A S Bennett. T Dalle
L G Rockey. Spokane
C W Henderson, do
Josephine H Table,
Forest Grove
J G Thompson, do
:J J Luckey. Hd River
W A wann. Eugene
W E Wann. Eugene
J Benson. "Wenden
F O Paxton. Salem
C A Hill. Wattsburs
C K Henry, Hlllsboro
R TJIrlch. New York
j uennings. saiem.
R B Conley, La Grand J K W'llson. City
A Baker Goldcndale H Jacobson. Astoria
D Levin. Tacoma IA L Booth. Astoria
N J Wlke, Chicago
THE IMPERIAL.
L Green. Lebanon
WH Holmes. .Salem
Thomas Fay. Frisco
H Tlnnen, Eugene
J O'Brien. Providence
N L Atkins. F Grova
Walter Ccx. Frisco
J Enberg; Astoria
G TV Morley, SilvertnlA S Darner, City
H Rlnghousa. City
G M Booth. T Dalles
F A StowelL City
C C Dalton, Seattle
F W Van Dyke.
Grant's Pais
R Meredith and wife.
Chicago
J L Thai. Frisco
F V List. Seattle
S C Shaw, St Paul
N Meyer. Frisco
M OXKlitten. Los Anr
w J BrtcJCjToronto
u t: wagner. bldney
G M Brown. Roseburg
K C Fisher, Saerment
it e xaucington, salm
Mrs I Parker. Frankft
J Stillrnan. Jackson
ville C W Holderman. As
toria TV H White. Seattle
A Parkinson. Burndal
Mrs A Parkinson, do
ID P Wetxel and wifs.
Wellington
Miss Pollock. F Grove
A P anker. Ashland
Mils E M Hunter.
Seattle
F J Scogglns. Elgin
Mrs C A Mooro, Min
neapolis W D Squires. Frisco
F N Fulton. Seattle
J S Cooper. Independ
ence THE ST.
E Healer and wife.
tiioomington,
K TV Healer. do
J Bahler. Ilwaco
Mrs J B abler. Ilwaco
MlsaBabler, Ilwaco
A Babler, ilwaco
Y J Carney. Astoria
M T Scholfield. do
CHARLES
MIss E Hansen,
F W Uollenbeek.
Glencoe
CiatsKanie
E R Morton. Beavertn
H C Robison, Mc-
C H Albert. do
F W Llnoman, do
L N Albers, do
C C Cates, Olympla
Roy Hard. Newberg1
L S Chapman, dor
Minnville
G E Huntly, Aberdeen
F W-Jones. Philomath
J F Mangle. City
ii u itugnun, iortn
iamtun
J Gates. Forest Grove
Frank Larson
R Baron. City
B Hall. Salem
W F Hollenbeck.
R D Lockwood, do
Henry Haynle. do
A A La Mont, do
B Hanson. McMlnn
vlll A "Woodman, do
T L Daniel. do
D Tall man. Newberc-
uiencoe
Mrs O Wentx
L F Coin, Jlamraond
u spurbedc. Idaho
O W Welch. Mara hind
TV M Pope. Los Anglsj
H A Whlker
JJ m snanks. Astoria
M Leach. Ashland
TV Bowman, Missouri
Mrs TV Bowman, do
Mrs Morris
C S Kinyon
E L BushnelL H Rlr
R E Jones. Newberg
f.rs r e Jones, do
U F Huneck. Laurel
D A Clolnger, Scap
poose
R H Mason. Astoria
Rebecca Smith, New
F C Jackson. Woodbn
berg
D E Juvnlall, Cal
Eddie Piii&id
Eva Plnard
J S Avery
F W Overland, She!
-aon. Minn
O Ness. Houston
Mrs Melts. Manning
G S Allen. Fisher. Wn
Mrs Philips. Manning
E Mills. Mannine
Mrs G S Allen, do
R Moms. Eugene
jJIrs A C Dunn, Kalam
TV Ourys. Yale, Wash IB Chase
H L Colvln G B. Prettyman 1
Tacoma Hotel. Tacossa.
American plan. Rates. 3 and up.
Hotel DoHselly. Tscssa.
First-class irestaurant In conaectlssv
MMENSE WHEAT CROP
EXCELLENT
WEATHER CONDI
MIDDLE WEST.
TIONS IN
Bearish Advices Cause a Sharp Break
In the July Option at
Chicago.
CHICAGO. March 2S. Weakness was mani
fested In the wheat market from the start,
the July delivery opening 6c lower to a
shade higher at 9Q90c May was un
changed to He higher at 1.1261.12. Lower
prices at Liverpool and continued excellent
weathsr conditions in the United States were
the factors contributing to the initial weak
ness of the July option. A feeble rally oc
curred shortly after the opening, resulting In
May advancing, to 31.13 and July to S0c
Moderate receipts In the Northwest were
partly responsible for the upturn. The show
of strength however, was only momentary.
the market soon easing off again on persist
ent selling of July. The May option was
comparatively inactive throughout the day.
.Many additional reports regarding the ex
cellent condition of the new crop were re
ceived, and these added to the weakness ot
the situation. One example of these bear
ish advices was a report estimating the
total yield ot wheat in Kansas at 115.000,000
bushels, which is 45.COO.000 bushels in ex
cess, of the average crop. The market be
came extremely weak late In the day, and
the close was almost at the lowest point.
Final quotations on July were at SSSc. May
closed at 1.12, a net loss of lie
Sentiment la the corn pit was bearish, and
prices showed a material decline. May opened
shade lower at 48c, and closed at -oc.
Good weather, the break In other grains and
the weakness of the cash article caused heavy
liquidation of oats, resulting in declines In
all options. May closed at 29c.
Provisions were weak. In sympathy witn tno
decline In grains'. At the close May pork was
down 1012J. at $12.6761-70- Lard was
Off 5c. at ?T.10S7.12. Ribs were 265c
lower, at 6.9266.93.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open.
....L12
69
High.
LIS
.90
low. Close.
5t.lli 1.12
.85 -88?i
83U .83.
.471 . .
.4S .48
.4S4 .4854
.29 -2a
.29 -20
.2S?i .2S:
i2.67 12.70
I 12.80 12.S2
A.m 7.12
, 6.92 6.B5
7.12 7.p
May ....
July
September
83 .S4?i
CORN.
.. .4S .4S31
.. .48H .48
.. .4afi .49
OATS. "
.. .30 .30U
.. .30 .SOU
.. .29 .29
MESS PORIC.
..12.73 12.77
..12.90 12.92
LARD.
May ...
July
September
MaK
July
September
May
July
May 7.15
July 7.27
SHORT
May 6.93 6.97
July. 7.12 7.15
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Easy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 1.0S1.12; No. 3, 1
1.11; No. 2 red. 1.U&91.14.
Corn No. 2, 47o; No. 2 yellow, 47$4i Ic.
Oats No. 2. 2c: No. 3 white, 2033tUc
Rye No. 2.- 7878c
Barley Good feeding. 3740c; fair to choice
malting, 4347c.
Flaxseed No. 1, 1.23; No. 1 Northwestern,
1.36.
Timothy peed Prime. 2,8.;.
Mesa pork-Per barrel, 12.6012.65.
Lard Per 100 pounds. 8-9767.
Short ribs sides Looe. 6.877.
Short clear sides Boxed, 6.S7S7.
Clover-Contract grade, 13.35.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels
... 24.200
2S.TO0
Wheat, bushels ......
.... 80.000
....633.400
,...394.400
5.000
117,700
347.000
388,200
241.600
Corn, bushels
Oats, bushels
Ilye. bushels
l.OJT.
13,100
Barley, bushels .....
Grain and Produce at Nerr York.
NEW YORK. March 2S. Flour Receipts.
32.700; exports. S500: market dull and lower
to fell.
Wheat Receipts. 5500 bushels; spot easy;
No. 2 red, nominal elfvator: No. 2 red, 1.14
. b, afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 1.151
o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 1.04
f. o. b. afloat. The- only steadiness In wheat
was shortly after the opening, when fears
of colder weather Impelled covering. Oth
erwlse decided heaviness prevailed. New crop
months reached low levels. Bearish crop news.
lower cables, stop-loss selling and heaviness
In the Northwest were features. The close
showed c net decline. May closed 1.09H:
July closed 93c and September dosed SS-'tC
Hops and hides Quiet.
Wool Steady.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. March 28. Wheat Unchanged.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. March 28. Cotton futures
closed steady at a net decline of ll14
points. March and April 7.39c; May and June.
7.41c; July. 7.42c; August. 7.46c; September,
7.47c
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
PORTLAND to THE DALLES
Regulator
Line Steamers
Steamers leave Portland
dally, except Sunday, 7 A.
M.: arrive Dally at 6 P.
M. Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with Colum
bla River & Northern Ry. Co. for Goldendale
and'KIickltat Valley points. Landing foot of
Alder at. Phono Mam 914. s,
S. MDONALD, Agent.
For South -Eastern Alaska
Carrying U. S. Mall and Express.
bailing from Seattle 5. S.
COTTAGE CITY, 9 A. M.
S. S. RAMONA. 9 A. M.
8. S. HUMBOLDT, 8 P. M
From Tacoma same day.
0:4a a. Ji. and 5 P. M.
RAMONA March 6, via
victoria and. Skagway: Mar.
IS. vis, Victoria and. Sitka.
HUMBOLDT March 10.
via Vancouver and Skagway:
March 23, via Vancouver and Skagway.
COTTAGE CITY March 29. Vancouver
and Eltka.
All ships will make regular Southeastern
Alaska ports of call. .Above sailing dates
subject to change without notice. - S. S.
Humboldt will not call at Port Townsend.
FOR VANCOUVER.
C1TT OF SEATTLE leaves , Seattle Tues-
aays. Tbursdays. Sundays, 10 P.-M-; call at
.t-vereit and iielllngnam. Returning leaves
Vancouver Monday. Wednesdays and Frl
days, calling at Belllngham only.
Steamer3 connect at San Francisco with
'company's steamers for ports in California,
Mexico and Humboldt Bay. For further In
formation obtain folder. Right Is reserved
to change steamers or sailing1 date.
TICKET OFFICES.
Portland....... .249 Washington st.
Seattle ...113 James st. and docks
San Francisco...... -10 Market st.
C D. DUN ANN, Gen. Pass. Agt..
10 Market st. San Francisco.
Ireat Northern!
CHy Ticket Office, 123 Third St., Phone 680.
2 OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY O
The Flyer and the Fast MalL
SPLENDID SERVICE
UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT
COURTEOUS EMPLOYES
For tickets, rates, folders and full infor
mation, call on or aouress
H DICKSON. City Passenger and TIcke
Agt.. 122 Third street, Portland, Or.
JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE
S. S. KANAGAWA MARU
For Japan China and all Asiatic Ports, will
Leave heatue asout .apm a.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
UKCUOR
SHOir Line
ah Union Pacific
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Through Pullman standards and tourist
sleeping-cars dally to Omaha, Chicago. Spo
kane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas
City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car
(personally conducted) weekly to Chicago.
Reclining chair-cars (seats free) to the East
Dally.
UNION DEPOT. f Leaves Arrives.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND 0:13 A.M. 3:23 P.M.
SPECIAL for the East Dally. Dally,
via Huritlngton.
SPOKANE FLYER S'
For Eastern Washington. Walla Walla.
Lewlston, Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern
points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS jo. in -p m 7-15 AM
ington! Ea3t VU HUDV! ".fe.
RITT3R SCHEDULE.
FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P. M. 3:00 P. M.
way points, connecting Daily. Dally,
with steamer for Ilwa. except except
co and North Beach Sunday, Sunday,
steamer Hassaio. Ash- Saturday,
st- dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M.
I FOR DAYTON. Ore- 7:00 A. M. S:30 P. M.
con City and Yamhill Dally Dally.
River notnts. Ash-st. except except
dock (water per.) Sunday. Sunday.
FOR LEWISTON. 3:40 A. M. About
Idaho, and way points. Dally 3:00 P. M.
from Rlparia. Wash. ex. Sat. ex. Frl.
TICKET OFFICE. Thirrt ftnd Washington.
Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger. City Tick
et Agt.; A. L. Craig. General Passenger Agi.
SAN FR A NCISC0 &P0ETL AND
S. S. CO.
Steamers COLUMBIA .and ST. FAUIi.
April 1. 6. 11. 16. 21. 26. "To Los Angeles
and return via St. Paul -April 11. rail be
yond San Francisco, 3S Including berth
and meals; stop-over privileges.
JAMES H. DEWSON, Agent.
Phone Main- 268. 248 Washington St.
EAST VIA
SOUTH
Leaves. UNION DEPOT. 1
Arrives.
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
8:30 P.M. ifor Salem. Rose-
7:23 A. M.
burg. Ashland,
! Sacramento. Os-
den, San rrancib
co. Mojavc, Los
Angele3, El Paso.
New Orleans and
the East-
8:30 A.M. 5 Morning train
1 connects-at Wood-
8:00 P. M
burn dally except
Sunday Wtta train
for Mount Angel.
Sllverton. Browns
ville. Springfield.
Wendllng and na
tion.
4:00 P.M.
Albany passenger
10)10 A, M.
cornects at wood
burn with ML An
gel and Sllverton
local.
7:30 A. M.
4:50 P.M.
.Corrallis passenger
Sheridan passenger
3:50 P. M.
i8:2S A. M.
Dally. "'Daily, except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICB
AND
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Leave Portland daily for Oswego at 7:30
A. M., 12:50. 2:05. 3:55. 5:20, 6:25. T:45, 10:10
P. M. Daily, except Sunday. 5:30. 6:30, 8:30.
10:25 A. M., 4:10, 11:30 P. M. Sunday oniy
9 A. M.
4 Returning from Oswego arrives Portland
dally 8:30 A. M., 1:55, 8:03, 4:55, 6:15. 7:33,
9:55. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 6:25,
:25. 9:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except aton-
.day. 12:25 A. M. Sunday only. 10 A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas and. in
termediate points dally except Sunday. 4:10
P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:10 A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth motor Una
operates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle, con
necting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and
Independence.
First-class fare from Portland to Sacra
mento and San Francisco, 20; berth. 3,
Second-class fare, 15; second-class berth,
2.50.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also
Japan, China, Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and)
Washington streets. Phone Main 712.
TIME CARD
OFTRAiNS
PORTLAND
Depart- Arrive,
Puget Sound Limited for
Tacoma, Seattle. Olym
pla, South Bend and
Gray's Harbor points... 8:30 am 4:45 pnt
North Coast Limited for y -
Tacoma. Seattle. Spo-
kane. Butte, St. Paul.
New York. Boston and
all points East and
Southeast 3:00 pm 7:00 ant
Twin City Express for
Tacoma. Seattle, Spo
kane. Helena, St. Paul.
Minneapolis. Chicago,
New York. Boston and r t-
all points East and .
Southeast .11:45 pm 7:00 pnj
Puget Sound-Kansas Clty
St. Louis Special, for
Tacoma. Seattle. Spo
kane. Butte, Billings,
Denver. Omaha, Kansas
City. St. Louts and all
points East and South
east 8:30 ain 7:00am
All trains daily, except on South Bend
branch.
A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, 255 Morrison St., corner Third,
Portland, Or.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
UnV -gnat JqJ
Leaves, t "UNION DEPOT. Arrives.
Dally. For Maygers, Rainier. Dall-
Clatskanle. . Westport.
Clifton. Astoria. War
8:00 A. M renton, Flavel. Ham- xi:io A- M
mond. Fort Stevens.
Gearhart Park. Sea-
side. Astoriav-and Sca
f shore.
Express Dally.
7:00 P.M. Astoria Express. 9:40 P.M.
Dally. '
a A. STEWART, J. C. MAYO.
Comm'l Agt.. 248 Alder st. G. F. & P. A.
Phone Main 008.
DIRECT PASSENGER SERVICE TO
NORWAY, SWEDEN DENMARK
By the fast 10,000-ton twin-screw jtessws.
HELLIG OtiAV. from New York. May 10
UNITED STATES.
May 2-4
" June 7
" v " June 21
' July (5
OSCAR IL.
HELLIG OLAF. " v "
UNITED STATES. " V
oscar rr.,
S CANT) INiV VIAN-AMEXI CAN
July 13
LtNE.
No, 1 Broadway, NeV York;