THE MOBNiyg OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, 'APRIL' 6, 1905.
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HEAVY FLOUR TRADE
Rush Orders From Japan Make
Shipping Lively.
FOUR CARGOES .NOW IN SIGHT
Shipments From Portland In April
and May Will Be at Least 206,
000. Barrels More Vessels
. May Be Engaged.
The flHlng- of rash flour orders for -Japan
ha Imparted activity to both the local flour
market arid the shipping industry. The Im
provement la the demand was occasioned by
the fart that the Japanese duty on floor is
o bo advanced about 15 cents gold" por barrel
cn July 1, and Importers of that country have
T-aced large orders here early In order to ant-Spate
it. As the steamers of the regular
line could not provide sufficient space for all
he shipments, exporters have chartered two
f "earners on their own aooouot. oik of which,
the Dumbarton, will carry nothing but flour,
and he other, the .Ferixiojva, will take floar
and wheat. The shipments of flour direct from
Portland to the Orient in AprM and May, ae
already arranged, will be as follows:
Barrels.
Arai?onia ... , . 4(5,900
Dumbarton ... GH.UG0
f f'nnpn ...... ... 49.600
Nie.imedla . K).00O
Total 366,60
Aside from the export business there te a
throng local' inquiry for flour aud large ship
ments' are also made by steamer to the Sou-tti.
Lat local prices have boen fully maintained.
"WHEAT The wheat market continued very
'"u. In the past week. Praottcalty U
tuning was done by millers. The Eastern
and California inquiry wac very alow. The
Ofcx-ago market yesterday took a wide Jump
and If the advance ks maintained today,
local prices wilt "bo lifted. Dealers quoted
no change yesterday.
Foreign market conditions are reported by
tl.o London correspondent of the Northwestern
Milier, under date of Maroh 15, as follows:
v "'There Is vary little obange to note in the
general wheat market, and there Is certainly
" cry little disposition shown to speculate for
forward shipment. The shipments to Europe
rave been unexpectedly large during the last
fnur weeks, averaging 1.178,000 quarters a
week, the result being that there has been
a further Increase in the quantity afloat,
which now reaches the unwieldy total of
r-.6G0.000 quarters, c. which no le than
4,235,000 are nominally destined for the Unit
ed Kingdom. Unless, therefore, the continen
tal buyers come to our aid by intercepting a
good many of the cargoes afloat "for orders,"
we are threatened with very large Imports
the next month.
Under thee circumstances buyers pay little
attention to the evidently serious damage
sustained by the Indian crop, and to the fact
"hat the shipments from that country have
largely decreased and seem likely to be dis
appointingly small next season.
The Argentine Republic, however, is getting
Tld of Its wheat with unusual haste, the ship
ments from January 1 being of unparalleled
magnitude, and comparing, as follows with
iliose of previous years. In quarters:
Jan. 1 to Total for
March 9. Europe.
2.675,000
,4-Mt.OOO 9.850.000
1.476.090 6,418.000
20.0 2.415.000
7. 1.140.000 S.740.000
2.200.000 a 250.000
I9t5
i9v?
5902
001
19PO
1S39 .. 1.100,000 7.910.00
l :4ere are no signs 6o far 'of tills year's crop j
b!ng less than last year's in quantity, but i
rather the reverse. The quality; however. Is
distinctly Inferior to last year's, especially is
regard to the Rosario-Santa Fe wheats, which
hitherto have been the favorites of our millers;
iiKst o" the wheat which has arrived so far
from Roiarlo is very deceptive in quality and
I.ght In weight, running from S3 to 01 pound
Instead of from 02 to 65 pounds, as was the
case last year. More attention is, therefore.
rvelng paid to the Bahia Blanca, Barletta
Russo wheats, grown In the province of
Buenos Ayrcs, and some of which weigh 84
to 60 pounds per bushel.
Meanwhile it is a faot that should be noted
hat the strong American spring wheat is
adly missed, and there la, in my opinion,
I'ttle doubt that If next season Minnesota
flours arc abundant and' at reasonable price
as compared with our own, they will regain
their lost ground.
Nothing could be weaker than some of the
continental flours lately imported into this
country.
Russian wheat shipments continue unchecked
and the demoralization on the railways seems
eo far not seriously to have affected wheat.
The exports from Russia, so far this season
easily beat all previous records.
The present temper of the trade in London
perms to be that the time has gone for the
absence of American wheat to have any fur
ther effect thl6 season, and in event of the
growing crops in Europe and America proving
be good, present prices will be difficult to
maintain. At present it may be said that the
rop condition In England would hardly be im
proved. In France, the weather conditions are
now very satisfactory but the orop bad a very
bed start in the center and the East. In Ger
many, the outlook is favorable. In Austria
Hungary, the crops are In excellent condition.
In Roumania. the area is Increased and the
rop has passed through the winter very well.
In Bussia. the autumn-sown wheat crop has
eo tax come to no harm. With regard to the
spring wheat crop which Is much the more
important. It Is regarded as highly probable
that the area sown w4il be xnuoh less than
usual owing to the scarcity of labor. In
Spain and Italy, the conditions are not so
favorably spoken of.
HOPS The hop market has fallen again into
a stagnant condition. The late export flurry
In the East has subsided, but it had the
effect of leaving the market in a stronger
reitlon. so far a holders are concerned. All
the weak dealers have been cleaned out of
the market and the hops remaining unsold
are now In very firm hands. It is impossible
to buy hops from growers under 5 cents or
even at that figure On the other hand, buy
ers are not pressing business and have re
sumed their former waiting attitude
Tho Kentish Observer of March 18 said of
xrnrket conditions in England:
"There -was a slight improvement in the
demand from brewers toward the c4e&3 of
trc week, but the inquiry has again fallen
rrr, and business can only be effected at such
1 w prices as 6 10s to 10 15s per hundred
wight. There are, however, comparatively
few parcels on offer, and holders aro very
firm as a rule. The formatton of the Hop
riamrs' Syndicate has ,ow 'been completed,
and it is understood that about GO per cent
cr -r-r uneoM hops are in the pool.
' W. H. and K. LeMay. hep factors. Lon
don, report: 'There Is n very general demand
nil descriptions of hope at hardening rates,
'"cisumers with six months consumption In
'" nt of them, before another crop can be
Ta:sed, are becoming anxious to secure suffi
'lent to cover their requirements. The spar
?Uy of stocks points to th probability that
many will have serious difficulty in finding
what they require. The foreign markets are
aCvanring. The Imports of bone into Eng
land from January 1 to February 2S.' iocs,
were 18.974 hundred weight. For the correl
spnnding period last year 78.842 hundred
weight. The exports of foreign hops from
England from January 1 to February 28. 3995
're 17-iS hundred weight. For the corre
sending period last year 1X41 hundred
weight.' "
The latoet Nuremburg report mye: "The
endency of the market shows -jh alteration.
Very little business is being transacted Just
row, and present values show a decline of
y about 5s or 6s per hundred weight in compari
to quotations ruling a fortnight - ago."
PRODUCE The collapse of the butter mar
ket was the sensation In produce drrtofi. A
fcudd-n drop of 5 rents a pound was made by
the c'.t creameries, immediately followed by
the country creameries. It was brought about
by the heavy Influx of California butter, -which
owing to the lew San Franolsco market could
be landed here considerably tinder Portland
prices. The San Francisco quotations have,
staee dropped another notch, and a further de
ntine in looal prises seems inevitable. Trading
was mere active immediately following the
declhse, but has si nee been checked, buyers
hesitating to take hold on a falling market.
Eggs have ruled weak as receipts have
been very heavy and the city and outside de
mand slew. Considerable quantities are going
Into storage.
The chicken market Is very strong with light
arrivals and an urgent city demand.
Potatoes are firm so far as fancy stock is
concerned. ' The bulk of the offerings are of
ordinary grade, which are dragging'. Seed
potatoes are plentiful and arc lower. Onions
are steady and 'unchanged.
GROCERIES. MEATS. TC. No changes
were reported in the staple grocery list. New
prices on Mason fruit jars for the fiOS season
were announced, which are somewhat below
those of the opening of last season.
Liberal receipts of livestock at the Portland
.yards met with a generally good demand and
prices were maintained. Dressed moat are
not doing so well. The market is flooded with
veal and much of it Is being put into cold
storage. Perk fe also weak and lower.
DATES FOB, "WOOL BALES.
Fixed by the State "Woolfirro-iTcrs' Associa
tion. PENDLETON. April 5. (Special.) The Ore
gon State TVoolgrowers Association officers
have agreed upon dates for sales days for thi
year as follows:
Pendleton May 22, Juno IS and June 20.
lleppner Mny 25. June 9. Juno 20 and June
29.
Shanlke June 6. June 23 and July 6.
The results of the sales days during the past
three seasons have been or appreciable value
to the sheepmen in the matter of prices re
ceived for their dips. Buyers submit sealed
btda on the different lots of wool and only
those who are the highest bidders are the
successful purchasers. In speaking of tho
benefits of this plan over the old system. J. IL
Owl nil. secretary of tho Oregon Woolgrowers'
Association, yesterday said that the tendency
was to keep the prices up and that a oeat
to a cent and a half more was realised by
sheepmen for their clips. Buyers do not favor
the system and whenever it Is possible thoy
urge the growers to dispose of their clips be
fore the data of the sales days. A number
of buyers for Eastern houses are now In the
city for the purpose of looking over the wool
situation.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc
WHEAT Club. 80S7c per bushel; blue
stem. 9SeOc; Valley. SSc.
FLOUR Patents, i-l.0oe-i.S5 per barrel;
straights, Si.90CM.45; dears, f?.S64: Valley,
S4.lu4H.25; Dakota hard wheat. $e.O47.S0;
Graham, t$3.&o4; whole wheat, S4$4.2&; rye
flour, local, 6; Eastern, S59&.10; oornmeal,
per case. SUM. ,
BARLEY Feed, $23.50 per ton; rolled, $24
2D.
OATS No. 1 white. S28f?2fl per ton; gray,
?S7y2S per ton.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, f 19.50 per ton; mid
dlings. $25; shorts, 522: chop. U. S. Mills.
$19; linseed dairy foods, SIS: Unseed oil
meal, car lots, $29 per ton; lees than car
lots. S90 rer ton.
CEREAL FOODS Boiled oats, cream. 90
pound sacks. S8.75; lower grade. $666.25;
oatmeal, tteel cut, 50-pound sacks, fa per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat
meal (ground). S0-pound sacks, $7.50 por bar
rel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split pea,
$4 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.15;
pearl barley, $4 per 100 pounds; 25-pound
boxes, $1.26 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound
sacks, 2.50 per bale.
HAT Timothy, 5141C per ton; clover. $11
12; grain. $11 12; cheat, $llg12.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc
EGGS Oregon ranch. 1717fec per dozen.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamer-.
27Vic per pound; fancy creamer'. 28c
State creameries:. Fancy creamery. 2527c;
store butter. 16rlSc: California fancy cream
ery. 25c
CHEESE Full cream twins, new, 1415e;
old, 18c: Americans, HglSfcc
POULTRY Fancy hens, 1414fec; old hens.
134?14c; mixed chickens, lSf?13uC; old
roosters, llllc; young roosters, 1218c:
Springs. IVi to 2 pounds, 20925c; broilers, 1
to 1ft pounds, 252Sc: dressed chickens. 15$
10; turkeys, live. 17918c; turkeys, dressed
poor, 17&18c; turkeys, choice, 20622&o;
geese, live, per pound. &6SV4c; geese, dressed,
per pound, 10llc; ducks, old. $8.509;
ducks, young as to size, $969.50; pigeons,
$11.2S; squabs, $22.50.
Vegetables, Fruit, Etc.
VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per .licit; car
rots. $1.25: beets, $1.25; parsnips. $1.26; cab
bage, old. lc pw pousd; new. lVic per
pound; lettuce, hothouse. $1.7562.60 per box;
parsley, 25c dozen; tomatoes. $2.25 per crate;
cauliflower. $2 per crate; egg plant. 124jo per
pound; celery, $4?4.26 per crate: pe&s. SfeOo
per pound; peppers, 25c per pound; asparagus,
10c per pound; rhubarb, $lftl.2S per crate;
cucumbers. $2 per dozen; artichokes, 75c per
dozen: radishes. 15c per dozen.
ONIONS Oregon fancy. $2.8063.25; No. 2, $1
S1.50; buying prices; Australian, 60 per
p&ind.
POTATOES Oregon fancy. 90cfl; common,
7&fS5c. buyers' price; Merced sweets. lc
KA1SINS Loow Muscatels, 4-crown, 7c;
5-layer Muscatel raisins, 7c; unbleached seed
less Sultanas. 0c; London layers, S-crown,
whole boxes of 20 pounds, $LS5; 2-crown, 51-75.
DRIED FltUIT Apples, evaporated. 0$lic
per pound; sundried, scks or boxes, none;
apricots. 10llc; peaches, 9f lOVic; pears,
none; prunes, Italians, 465c; French, 2!fctf3⁣
tigs. California blacks, &c; do white, none;
Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, tic; plums, pitted, tic
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy. $1,750
2.50 per box: choice. $11.25; common, COtf
75c; ngts, B5c$2.60 por box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $2.75
S.25; choice, $2.75 per box: oranges, fancy,
$2.2502.50 per box; choice. $22.2&; standard,
$1501.75; grape-fruit. $2.Sv6 per box;
bananas. 55fec per pound.
Groceries, Kuts. Etc
COFFEE Mocha. 2062Se; Java, ordinary, 3
0- 20c; Coeta Rica, fancy. lS4T20c: good. liSc;
ordlnary. 1012c per pound; Columbia roast,
cases, 100s, $13.38; 50s. $13.38; Arbuekle,
$14.38; Lion. $14.38.
RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, $5.37; South
ern Japan, $8.50; Carolina, 4&8e; broken
head. 2ic.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1-pound
fiats. $1.85; fancy, l$l&-pouna flats, $1.80;
&-pound flat?. $1.10: Alaska, pink, 1-pound tails.
86c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyes,
1- pound tails, $1.85.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $6.30;
powdered, $d.05; dry granulated, $5.95; extra
C, $6.45; golden C, $5.35; fruit sugar, $5.95, ad
vance over sack basts as follow: Barrels, 10c;
half -barrels, 25c; boxes, 60c per 100 pounds.
(Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct
per pound; iU later than 15 days and within
SO days, deduct Uc per pound; no discount
after 30 days.) Best sugar granulated. $5.83
per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15g18o per
pound.
SALT California, $11 per ton, $1.60 per bale.
Liverpool. 50a, $17: 100s. $16.50; 200s, $16;
ialf-ground. 100s. $7; 50?, $7.50.
NUTS Walnuts, lSc per pound by sack, lo
extra for less than park: Brazil nuts, 15c; fil
berts, 14c; pecans. Jumbos, 14c: extra lara.
15c; almonds, L X. L., 18c: chestnuts. Ital
ians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 por 25-pound drum; pea
nuts, raw, 7fcc per pound: roasted, 8e: plae
nuts. 1012Vic; hickory nuts, 7e; cocoanuts.
SSttSOc pr dosen.
BEAKS Small white. 4c; largo white. 35e;
pink. 3tc; bayou, 3fcc; Lima, 5Kc
Hops. Wool, Hides, Etc
HOPS-Choice. 1904, 23HSfcc per pound.
WOOL Valley, 2e per pound; Eastern
Oregon, islic per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 3182c por pound.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16 jKHiads and up.
lefrlofec per pound; dry hip. JJo. 1, 5 to 15
pounds. 14$i15c per pound; dry calf, Ho. 1.
under 5 pounds. 17felSc; dry salted, bulls and
stags, one-third less than dry flint: Iculls,
moth-eaten, badly cut. scared, murrain, hair
slipped, weather-beaten or grubby, 29c per
pound less); salted hides, steers, sound, 80
pounds and over, 9$10c per pound; 50 to 00
pounds. Sfedjac per pound; under 50 pounds
and cows, mrtte per pound; salted stags and
bulls, sound. 0c per pound; salted kip, sound,
15 to 30 pounds, 9c per pound; salted veal,
sound; 10 to 14 pounds. 9c per pound; suited
calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 10c per pound;
t green unsalted, lc per pound loss; culls, lc
per pound less). Sheep skins: Shearlings, No.
1 butchers stock. 25&30C each; short wool. No.
1 butchers' stock, 4050c each; medium wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock. G0S0c; long wool. No.
1 butchers' titock, $14f1.50 each. Murrain pelts,
from 10 to 20 per cent less or 1214c per
pound; horse bides, Mlted, each, according to
size. $1.5062; dry. each, according to size. $i
1.50: coits' hides. 2550c each; goat skins,
common. 10615c each: Angora, with wool on,
25c$1.50 each.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 3fg4c; No. 2
and grease, 2fic
PELTS Bear skins, as to size, No. 1. $2.50
10 each; . cubs, $lj2; badger. 25000c: wild
cat. with head perfect. 2&&50C: house cat. S
10c; fox. common gray, 5Q$70c; red, S33o;
cross, $6f)l$; stiver and. black. $100260; fish
ers. $56: lynx. $4.506; mink, strictly Ko. L
according to size, $1$2.50; marten, dark North
crft. according to. size and color, $10815; mar
ten, pale, pine, according to sizo and color,
$2.50ft4; muskrat, large. 10315c; skunk. 40
50c; civet or polecat, &10c; otter, large, ptlme
skin, S010; panther, with head and claws per
fect. 2tr5; raccoon, prime WfruOc; mountain
wolf, with head perfect, $3.503; coyote, tSOc
ei; wolverine, $&3S; beaver, per skin, large,
$566; medium, $364; small, $191-50; kite.
50h'75c
BEBSWAX Good, clean and pure, 20ff22o
per pound.
CAS C ABA SAGBADA (Chlttam bark) Good.
44H per pound.
OREGON GRAPE BOOT Per 100 pounds.
$364.
FEATHERS Geese, white. 35g40c; gees,
gray or mixed. 25g30c; duek, white 15320e;
duck, mixed, 12915c.
Siesta and Prorlslonj.
BEEF Dressed, bulls, 34c per pound; cows,
45Vc: country steers, 4bc
MUTTON" Dressed, . fanoy, 7c per pound;
ordinary, 66c; Spring lambs (pelts on), $396
each.
VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125, &97c per pound;
125 to 200. 495c: 290 and up. 3f4c.
POBK Dressed, 100 to 150. 7fcc per pound;
150 and up, 7c .
HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 12c per pound:
14 to 16 pounds, 12Kc: 18 to 20 pounds. 12Mc;
California (picnic), &c; cottage hams. 9c;
e boulders, 8c; boiled ham. 20c; boiled picnic
ham. boneless, 14 c.
BACON Fancy brealtfast. 16c per pound;
standard breakfast. 14c; choice, 12c; English
breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 12c; peach bacon,
11c
SAUSAGE Portland ham, 12c per pound;
minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. lTfec;
bologna, long, 5c; welnerwurst. 8e; liver. 5c:
pork, 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese. 5c; bologna,
sausage, link. 4&c.
DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears.
9Uc salt. 10Hc smoked: clear backs. 9c salt.
10c smoked; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds
average, lie salt. 12c smoked; Oreson ex
ports, 20 to 25 pounds average, lOc salt.
llc smoked; Union butts, lo to 18 pounds
average, &c salt, 9c smoked.
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs' feet, -bar-relfi,
$5; J4-barreis, $2.75; 15-pound kit, "$1.25;
pickled tripe, -barrels $5; li.barrels, $2.75;
15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled pigs tongues, hy
barrola, $6: 4-barreis. $3: 15-pound kits, $1 50;
pickled lambs' tongue, j-barrels, $6; ?4-bar-rels,
$5.50; 15-pound kits. $2.75.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered: TIercee,
9c; tubs. STic; 50;, 9"4c; 20s. 10c; 10s, 10He;
Ca. lOVte. Standard pure: Tierces. 814c; tubs.
9Ac; 50s. 9Hp:'20s. 9Uc: 10s. 9Sc; Ss. fic
Compound: Tierces, 6c; tubs, c; Mo. 64c:
10s. oyc; 5s, CSc . .
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 23c; Iron
barrols, 17c; S6 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; Iron
barreUj or drums. 2Cc
COAL OIL Cases. 21 He; iron barrels, 15c;
wood barrels, none: 6S deg.. cases. 22c;' Iron
barrels. lD)c; Washington State test burning
oils .except headlight. per gallon higher.
LINSEED Olir Raw, barrels, 61c; cases, 06c
Boiled' Barrels, 63c; cases, 68c; lc loss in
6-barrel lots.
TURPENTINE Cases, 81c; barrels, 7Sc
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. TUc: 500-pound
lota, 7?ic; leas than 500-pound lots, Sc
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Quoted ct Portland Union Stockyards
Yesterday.
Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards
yesterday were S0 sheep and 64 bogs. The
following priees were quoted at the yards:
CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers. $4;
cows and heifers. $38.50; medium, $1.50dVs.
HOGS Best iarge. fat bogs, $6; black and
China fat, $S.25fp5.&0; stockers, $6.
SID3EP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley,
$4.5064.75; medium. $44.50. ,
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago,
CHICAGO. April 3. Cattle Receipts 15,500;
market 10925c higher. Good to prime steers.
$0ri.6.75; poor to medium. $4.50.fC.75; stockers
and feeders. $2.7596.10; cows, fl.COpVS: heifers,
$2.5095.50: bulls. $264.65; calves. $2.5066.25.
Hogs Becelpts 16.000; tomorrow 19.000; mar
ket 10615c higher. Mixed and butchers. $5.35
08.62'.;; Rood to choice heavy, $5.5566.65; rough
heavy. $6.3565.45; light. $5.309e.57; bulk of
sales, $5.465.55.
Sheep Becelpts 1S.000; sheep 10c lower;
lambs. 10615c lower. Good to- choice wethers,
$6.70C15; fair to choice mixed. $4.5065.65;
Western sheep. $4.5066; native lambs. $L50
7.60; Western lambs. $4.C07.5.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 5. Cattle Be
celpts 0000; market 106lSc higher. Native
steers. $4.5066.25; stockers and feeders. 53.25
65; bulls. $2.65 64.50; Western fed. steers,
$4.504.7S; do cows. $3.50 64.50.
Hogs Becelpts 8000: market 10s higher.
Bulk of sales. $52565.45; heavy. $5 406
5.471; peckers, 56.30 6 5.-f5; pigs aqd light,
$4.2565.30.
Sheep Receipts 8000; markot steady.
Muttons. $868; lambr, $6.5067-50; range
wethers, $6.75; fed cwos, $565.73.
SOUTH OMAHA. April 5. Cattle Be
celpts 2500; market active, fully 10c higher.
Native steers. $4.2566: cows and heifers.
$3.254.90; Westorn stoors, $3,506-5; c an
il ers, $263; stookers and feeders, $865;
calves, $2.75 6.25; bulls, stags, etc. $2.50
64.25.
Hogs Receipts 6500; market 3 10c high
er. Heavy. $5.27 Vz 65.35; mixed, $5.27 6
5.80; light. $5.2665.30; pigs. $4.75 65.25;
bulk of sales. 35.27& 65.30.
Sheep Becelpts 1200; market steady to
strong. Western yearlings. $66G-S0; weth
ers. $5.26 65.75; ewes. $C5.00; lambs, $6:75
67.50.
Mining: Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 5. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks were
as follows:
Alpha Con... .
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher.
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con.
Chollar
Confidence
Con. Cal. & Va
Con. Imperial..
Crown Point . . .
Exchequer
Gould & Curry.
$ .00 Hale & Noroross.$ .71
. .24jJuGtlee 04
, .20lMexIcan l.ttO
.HSjOccldental Con.. .84
. .25iOphIr 8.118
, .44iOvorman 14
. .lSIPotool 12
. .12 Savage 14
, -68'Seg. Bolcher: 03
. L00)54rr& Nevada... .
, .til (Stiver Hill 67
. .09 Union Con-. 66
, .41 Utah Con 07
, .lSIYellow Jacket... .10
NEW YORK, April 5. Closing quotations
Adams Con $ .25
Alice 65
Breeco .25
Little Chief S .071
Ontario 4.00
Onhlr 7.75
Brunswick Con. . .0? Phoenix 05
Comstock Tun... OS'Potosl OS
Con. Cal. & Va. 1.5" Savage 12
Horn Silver 1.65i6ierrs. Nevada... .35
Iron Silver 3.3SSmall Hopes..... .25
Le&dville Con... .OfttStandard 1.85
BOSTON, April 5. Closing quotations:
Adventure . . .$ 5.25'Mohawk $ 32.00
Allouez
Il.SOi
Mont. C & C.
3.50
2C50
Amalgamated.
Am. Zinc .
Atlantic
Sl.SO OId Dominion.
12.00,
Orceola
98.60
27.73
16.00
Parrot
Bingham
30.6S
Qulncy
105.00
125i00
10.63
27.25
Cal. & Hccla.j. C75.00Shannon
Centennial
17.18Tamarack . . .
Copper Range.
76.18jTrinlty
Daly west.
1H.751U. S. Mining.
Dominion Coal SS.OOiU. S. Oil
9.25
Franklin 10.00Utah 42.88
Granby R.OOJVIetoria 4.23
Isle Royale... 24.751 Winona 13.00
Mass. Mining.. 10.50Wolverinc 109.30
Michigan 13.50)
Mrtal Markets.
NEW YORK. April 5. A further shrinkage
took place. In the spot premium rbr tin in the
London market today with both spot and
futures showing a declining tendency. Spot
closed 1 39s lOd and futures 91 84s 5s. Lo
cally the market was quiet but was pretty
well held with spot closing S0.2O37c.
Copper was a shado higher abroad, closing at
07 Ss for pot and 67 12 6d for futures.
Locally the market was unchanged. Lake.
15.37Ug.15.50c; electrolytic. 15.25615.37jc;
casting. 14.Sn4615.2Sc.
Lead Unchanged at 1 12s 3d in London and
4.S&64.GGC Tn the local market.
Spelter was firmer in London, dosing at
28 7s Cd. but unchanged In New York at 6c.
Iron closed at 54e 9d In Glasgow 'and at 49s
4Vd in Mlddlesboro. Locally the market was
unchanged: No. 1 foundry. Northern. $17.95
JS.25; No. 2 do. $17.50618: No. 1 do do. South
ern, and No. 1 do do soft, $17.78618.25.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. April 5. The market for evap
orated aspics continues easy in tone, owing
to the light demand. Common are quoted at
466c: prime at 5.3565.40c; choice at G6c
and fancy at 7c
Prunes are in light demand locally and with
some inferior stock still on the markot the
goneral tone Is easy in contrast to Arm ad
vices from the Coast. Quotations range from
2H65T4C according to grade.
Apricots are steady, with choice quoted at
10fc611c; oxtra choice at llV&lV&c; fancy,
12615c
Peaches also aro steady, with choice quoted
at lOfflOUc; extra choice at lbVt&lW&c and
fancy at llKlZc,
Raisins a eaty except ' for fancy seeded,
which arc stead-. Loose muscatels are quoted
at 4456Uc; London layers at $1.0581.23; and
seeded raisins at 5'.t5Uc
ADVANCE OF THREE CENTS
BULL CLIQUE SENDS JUP MAY
WHEAT AT CHICAGO.
Distant . Deliveries Barely Steady
.Throughout the Session Crop
News Is Bearish.
CHICAGO. April 5. Strength In May wheat
"rati In evidence at tho start, that option
opening He to 4c higher at $1.14 to $L14U.
Distant deliveries, however, were "weak, July
being- off r$So to HS-fce at S7s to 87c
The causa of tho strength of May was an ac
tive demand from shorts in anticipation of
bull raids. Weakness of the July and Sep
tember deliveries was duo to lower cables and
to continued favorable weather conditions.
Frost was reported as far south as Texas,
but temperatures recorded were not low enough
to suggest any injury to the growinjr wheat
crop. Conditions In the Northwest were also
most favorable for seeding. Slate reports from
Ohio. Kentucky and Micsourl were received
and all were extremely bearish. Manipulation
of May by the bull clique, however, was
enough of a factor to counterbalance all theso
bearish Influences. As the session progressed
the price of May mounted higher and higher
unUl it had reached $1.17vi. The strength of
May gradually started covering movement
In July which later developed into quite an
active demand. July rose to 8Sc, where It
closed with a gain of 4lc May closed 3
cents higher at $1.17.
The feature of trading in the com market
was the active covering of May ard a. con
sequent advance of lHc In the price of that
delivery- Jnly closed li'Q'lc up at 4St4,g48Uc
Cats were Arm. July closed 4g:ic higher at
30c
Provisions showed considerable strength and
business was of liberal proportions. The mar
ket closed at the highest point of the day;
with July pork up 20c. lard was up 10c and
ribs were up 15c higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close
May $1.14 .4 $1.17? $1.14 $1.17
July 87 H ..SSTJ .87 .8SH
Sept. 83 -SGTi .82 i .83
COKN.
May .47i .48H .47U .4SH
July 47 VI .481 -47U .48U
Sopt. 47 H .4Sri .47 i ,4S!
OATS.
May 29 51 .30 .29 5i .30 &
July 2954 .SOU -29 Vt .30
Sept. 2S?i .29 .2ST4 .29
MESS PORK.
May 12.83 12.97U 12.85 12.95
July 13.02H 13.17. 13.02 13.17
LAKD.
May 7.22 7.27 7.22 7.27
July 7.40 7.43 7.40 7.45
SHORT BIBS.
May 7.10 7.17 7.10 7.17
July 7.32 7.40 7.30 7.40
-Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Easy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0S6L14; No. 3,
$16L12; No. 2 red. 1.1491.18.
Corn No. 2. 4Sc; No. 2 yellow, 49c
Oats No. 2, 30?4c; No. 8 white, 30
31 c.
Bye No. 2, 7S7Sc "
Barley Good feeding, 37 S 39c; fair to
choice malting-, 4347c
Flax seed No. 1. $L24; No. 1 North
w ee tern. $1.38.
Mess pork Per barrel, $12.90512.93.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $7-157.17.
Short ribs sldes Loose, $77.23.
Short clear sides Boxed, $507.17.
Clover Contract grade, $14.25.
Becelpts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 47.000 32S.300
Wheat, bushels 84.000 81,000
Corn, bushels 1.427.S00 914.100"
Oats, bushels 606.100 800.000
Bye. bushels 17.000 12.000
Barley, bushels 212.500 27,500
Grain and Produce at New York.
. NEW TO RIC, April 5. Flour Receipts 17,
400; exports 6500 barrels. Quiet and steady.
Wheat Receipts 22,000 bushels: exports 17,
400 bushels; spot firm: Nc 2. $1.10gl.ll3i
f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $l.!3i
f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba. $1.01?i
f. o. b. afloat. The wheat opening In response
to lower cables, bearish state reports and
shorts selling was lower. Immediate rallies
followed and In tho afternoon a short scare
developed, advancing prices a cent. The mar
ket closed to, Tic net higher. May, $1.10?$
1.12. closed at $1.11: July. 92 7-l(M?93 ll-16c.
closed 93c; September, SGSsSS?, closed
87c
Hops Quiet.
Hides-Quiet.
Wool Steady.
Petroleum Steady.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 8. Wheat Easier.
Barley Stronger.
Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.47
1.55; milling, $1.5561.68. Barley Feed,
$1.22Sa.25; brewing. $1.32f21.35. Oats Bed,
$1.4061.60; white, $1.421.60; black. $1.32fl
1.45.
Call Board sales: Wheat No sales. Barley
May, $1.19 bid. $1.20 asked: December, S9c
Com Large yellow. $1.32gl.35.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA, April 5. Wheat Steady; bluestem,
93e; club. 6Cc
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. April 5. Wheat May, Cs 6Sd;
July. Gs 6d; September, 6 5d.
UNION PACIFIC STOCK INCREASE.
Announcement Has Unfavorable Effect on
New York Market.
NEW YORK. April 5. The intention to In
crease the preferred stock of Union Pacific by
$100,000,000 was not known to the Wall-etreet
public until this morning, and was a general
surprise. This Incident formed the central
point of interest ,ln the daye stock market.
Union Pacific has been the subject of gossip
and surmise for many months during the courjo
of Its remarkable rise, but none of tho numer
ous conjectures regarding it pointed to the
measure announced this morning. This fact
in Itself aroused a doubt that a large part
of the reports which have circulated regarding
this stock were ill-informed. The effect on
the common stock was unfavorable, as was
not unnatural, in view of the prior privilege
of the preferred stock, now to be doubled In
amount, to dividends to the extent of 4 per
cent. The common stock was offered heavily
both for domestic and foreign accounts. It
was vigorously supported, however, all day.
Brokers before the opening- were making of
fers to take all the stock that anyone would
cell, and the same brokers were diligent buyers
up to the Isvel of last nlgfit. The support was
then relaxed again, but renewed at any periods
of an acute weakness.
Officials of tho company declined to add any
thing to the official circular as to the specific
purposea for 'which tho proceeds of the stock
are to be used or as to the p-oposed time for
Issuing it. Assertions were freely made, how
ever, among the speculators in the stock that
the project had to d with tho proposed com
bination of Union Pacific with New York Cen
tral and Chicago & Northwestern. It was
pointed out that President Harrlman. in main
taining the wisdom of seeking capital require
ments through the Issue of stock rather than
through the creation of fixed Interest-bearing
obligations, had interjected into the official
circular the remark. "Especially such as arise
In connection -with, tho acquisition, of stocks of
other companies." This was adduced to Indi
cate that a merger project 'was in view, but
Wall street had formed the opinion that the
supposed merger was to be accomplished by
the exchange of bonds of a holding company
for existing securities, which would not In
volve a great outlay of cash. The prospect
of a $100,000,000 block of new stock, there
fore, came as a shock to sentiment and em
phasized the Effect of tho huge volume of Is
sues which Is being added to constantly from
many sources.
The determined support of Union Pacific
was supplemented by "notable upward move
ments In a number of sfecial stocks, so that
the depressing effect of the Union Pacific an
nouncement was modified to a considerable ex
tent. The railroad list, the Southern group
and Canadian Pacific wero very strong. The
only news to account for the movement was
based on earnings and reports of possible divi
dend increases. American Smelting headed
another strong group. Including tho Lead
stocks and some others In affiliated metal
trades. The United States Steel stocks were
sluggish meet of the day. but they moved up
late and helped to sustain the general list by
sympathy. A miscellaneous list of Industrial
stocks showed considerable strength. Tho rail
road list as a whole, however, was held back.
Sterling exchange was strong again, in spite,
of the great ease of money In foreign centers.
This was attributed to the selling of stocks
fiere for foreign account. In some of the Very
active stocks the nr rtiin,.. . a....
proved to bo email, and tha market closed ir-
'iuiar.
Bonds were easy. Total sales, $4,420,000.
United States bonds were all unchanged on
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
' Closing
Bdi,Uar0e?erredO:. 7-200
do preferred.; ; q
C. Gt. Western. 2,500 23 U 23 iiu
C. & Northwest. 400 244 -43 u
C-ft V-feiV "'IR? Z "IS
. ier. & Trans. 100 19H 19; 18U
do preferred ljoo jjs rj 34
ni St- r,0 10" 107 107
Colo. & Southern 5,000 2St "2 "Sit
P"--. 400 61 61 61
ij01-- L. & West. 37 U
D & R. Grande. 100 35 35 34
do preferred.. SOO 90 90 89
do 1st pref 3.500 82 Sl -Sli
-ttocklng alley 03
PrefTed.. 100 94 94 94 li
lowa Central... 300 2S SV, s
do preferred n 5?
Kas. City So... 100 30 30 80
Ti,?i-Preferf L- S00 63 65 65
??f.nhatian L"" 100 167 167 169
Metro. Securities 2.800 87 87 87
Metre St. Ry.. 2.600 123 123 12S
Mexican Cent.. 1.000 23 24 24
St. L.. 200 63 63 62
M S P & S S M 1.000 120 118 120
Pr?e.re?- 500 165 164 165
Missouri Pacific 800 106 106 106
Mo.. Kas &T.. 100 31 31 30
do preferred. . 600 63 61 63
N. It. R. M. pfd io
N. T. Central.. 14.300 162 160 161
N. Y.. O. & W. 20.100 62 60 (52
Norfolk & W.. 1.000 85 84 83
do preferred p
Pennsylvania .. 2S.900 143 142 143
P.. C. C. & 8. L 82
Beading 34,200 95 93 94
do 1st pref.... 300 82 92 91
do 2d pref sqv
Bock Island Co. 33.800 35 34 ' 34
do preferred.. 2.400 80 60 80
f'&S F 2d pf. 200 71 70 70
St. L. Eouthwest. 900 26 26 '26
do preferred.. 3,700 63 63 63
Southern Pacific 21,100 67 68 67
do preferred.. 300 11S 11S 118"
South. Ballway. 17.300 33 34 35
do preferred.. 1.400 06 96 96
Texas & Pac... 1.400 38 38 38
T.. Si. L. & W. 4.300 41 39 40
do preferred.. 2.400 50 53 38
Union Pacific. ..185.S00 131 130 131
do preferred.. 1.400 99 99 99
Wabash 300 23 23 23
do preferred.. 1.900 46 46 46
Wheel. & L. E .' . is
Wis. Central... 400 23 23 23
do prefererd.. 100 51 31 51
Express Companies
Adams ..... ..... 244
American 225
United States 127
Wells-Fargo ... 100 230 230 240
Miscellaneous
Amal. Copper.. 61,900 81. 80 81
Am. Car. & Fdy. 5.000 40 40 40
do preferred.. 42,000 103 102 104
Am. Cotton Oil. 1.400 37 36 36
do preferred.. ..... 93
American Ice. .. 100 6 G 6
do preferred. . 400 39 39 38
Am. Unseed Oil 300 10 19 19
do preferred 44
Am. Locomotive 15.990 51 50 51
do preferred.. 300 117 llfi 115
Am. Smlt. & Bf. 68.300 109 104 108
do preferred.. 5.100 126 123 126
Am. Sugar Bef. 26.400 144 142 144
Am. Tob. pf cer. 1.400 99 98 98
Ana. Mln. Co. 600 119 110 110
Brk. Bap. Tr... 2.100 68 67 67
Colo. Fuel & I. 8,100 56 33 56
Consolidated Gas 200 205 205 205
Corn Products.. 100 13 13 13
do prof erred . 64
Distillers' Sec. 2,200 46 46 46
Gen. Electric... 1.600 1S7 185 186
Internal. Paper. 4.600 24 23 24
do preferred.. 5.100 81 7S 80
Internal. Pump 36
do preferred S3
National Lead.. 31.300 51 47 50
North American 800 102 1Q2 102
Pacific Mall... 2.100 46 44 43
People's Gas 6.400 113 112 113
Pressed Steel C. 1.500 42 42 42
do preferred.. 400 95 95 95
Pullman Pal. C 245
Bepubllc Steel. .5.800 24 23 23
do preferred.. 1.400 83 S3 83
Bubber Goods.. 900 33 32 32 Tj
do preferred 101
Tenn. Coal & I. 16,800 105 102 103
U. S. Leather.. 500 12 12 12
do preferred.. 1,100 109 10S ltf
V. S. Bealty.. 900 94 9.1 94
V. S. Bubber... 1.600 43 42 42
do preferred.. 1,700 115 113 114
T. S. Steel 19.300 37 36 37
a ...rr iiTnn nnv 9&i 994
Vlr.-Car. Chem. 1.700 37 06 36
do preferred.. 300 108
Westlnghouse E. 300 1SI
TVtf.rn Union. 200 93
10S 107
180 181
92 93
Total sales for the day. 1.220,500 shares
BONDS.
NEW YORK. April
U. S. ref. 2s rg.104
do coupon 104
U. S. 3s reg 104
do coupon 105
U. S. nw 4s rg.133
do coupon. ... .138
Tt. S. old 4s rcg.104
do coupon 104
5. Closing quotations:
Atchison Adj. 4s 96
D. & B, G. 4s.. 101
N. Y. Cent. lets. 100
Nor. Pacific 3a.. 76
Nor. Pacific 4s.. 103
So. Pacific '4s... 95
Union Pacific 4s. 100
"Wis. Cent. 4s 91
Stocks at London.
LONDON", April 5. Consols for
01 11-16; consols for account, 91.
Anaconda 6 Norfolk & W.
Atchison S9i do preferred.
do pref erred... 105 Ontario & W. .
Baltimore & O..110. Pennsylvania .
Can. Pacific... 154 Rand Mines...
Chcs. & Ohio... 35 Reading
C. Gt. Western. 24 do 1st pref..
C. , M. & St. P.. 187 do 2d prft...
DeBeers 17 So. Railway...
D. & B. Grando. 35 do preferred,
do preferred... 92So. Pacific
Erie 47jUnIcn Pacific.
do 1st pref.... 83 do preferred.
do 2d pref 71 U. S. Steel
Illinois Central. 164 do preferred.
Loul. & Nash.. 146 IWabash
Mo.. Kas. & T. . 31 do preferred.
N. Y. Central.. .167 ISpanlsh Fours.
money,
.. 87
.. 04
.. 63
.. 73
.. 11
.. 4S
.. 47
.. 46
.. 36
.. P9
.. 09
..134
..102
.. 37
..101
.. 24
.. 4S
.. 01
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. April 5. Money on call steady.
33 per cent; closing bid, 3 per cent; offered
at 3 per cent. Time loans steady, 00 and 90
days and six months. 8g"3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. 84 per cent.
Sterling exchange closed strong, with actual
business In bankers' bills at $4.862534.8630 for
demand and at $4.S44034-S445 for 00 days.
Posted rates, $4.8534.87. Commercial bills,
$4.8t64.84.
Bar silver. 55c
Mexican dollars. 43c
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
easy. .
SAN FRANCISCO. April 5. Silver bars,
55C
Drafts Sight. 7c: telegraph, 10c
Sterling on London. 60 days. $4.85; sight,
$4.6"
LONDON. April 6. Bar sliver steady at
25 13-16d per ounce
Money. 12 per cent.
The rate of discount in tho open market for
short bills Is 2 per cent; three months' bills,
2 per cent.
Bank Clearings.
Clearing.
$503; tfi
832.933
417.586
461.070
Balances.
$ 48.957
1 06.151
63.S33
72,034
Portland
Seattle ...
Tacoma . .
Spokane . .
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-Todays statement
of the Treasury balances In the general fund
shows:
Available, cash balance
Gold
.$140.76.5.742
71.441.319
CALIFORNIA SPRING WOOL.
Prices Established on a Higher Basis In San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 5. (Special.)
Prices of the spring clip of California wool
have been established as follows: San Joaquin
and Southern, seven months, 174? 10c; do year's
staple. 13316c: middle county, 17C20c; North
ern free. 19621c; do defective. 18S-19c. accord
ing to quality. The range of prices Is high,
but the demand Is good and buying In the
country heavy. Little city business Is being
done. This year's growth of Kern County
wool Is showing bettertthan for many years.
Nevada wools are quoted, at lC20c.
Hops are firm at the recent advance. The
market is not epecially active but growers are
strong In their views.
Barley was the most active and strong
est feature in the local grain market. Re
ceipts were light and full prices asked and
paid for choice spot. Futures closed at &
sharp advance Wheat options were quiet
and slightly firmer. Oats were steady. Lead
ing fecdstuffs are In scanty supply and firm.
Sound oranges of all grades are cleaning up
well In the local market, as receipts are light.
Five carloads of navels wero auctioned as fol
lows: Ordinary fancy. $1.1591.76; choice, $18
1.40; Standard. S5cg$1.30. All other fruits
were unchanged.
Best grades of oh) potatoes and onions are
selling well at firm prices. New potatoes
are weakening. Asparagus and rhubarb are
weaker. Other vegetables, are steady.
Butter Is weak and on a 20-cent basis.
Cheese is firm. Eggs are steady. Becelpts:
57,900 pounds butter. 4500 pounds cheese, 43,300
dozen egge.
VEGETABLES Garlic. 8f?llc: green peas.
46c: string beans. 1012c: asparagus, 4
Gc; tomatoes. $12: egg plant. lOtfJlSc.
POULTRY Turkey gobblers. lSe20c; roost
er's, old. S4??4.50: do young. $7; broilers,
small. $393.50; do large, $464.50; fryers. $&3
6.50: hens. $3J?7; ducks, old. $ft7; do young,
$7S-
CHEESE Young America. 1213c; Eastern,
16g17c.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 20c: creamery
seconds. ISc: fancy dairy. 17c: dairy second.
17c "
EGGS Store, 10?M6e; fancy ranch, 18c.
WOOL Nevada. 16820c.
HOPS 24626c per pound.
HAY Wheat. $1C13; wheat and oats. $99
12; barley. $S10; alfalfa. . $710; clover.
$7 9; stocks. $687: straw. 23tfo0c
MILLFEED Bran, $20.50621.60: middlings,
$26. 5052S. 50.
FRUIT ApplT. choice. $2: do common. 75c;
bananas, TSegCTo-; Mexican limes. $464.50;
California lemons, choice. $2.50;. do common.
75c: oranges, navel, 75?$2; pineapples. $2.50
.
POTATOES Early Boss. $1.2561.60; River
Burbanks. 75cJ$l: sweets, nominal; Oregon
Burbanks. $1.1061.50.
BECE1PTS Flour. G10O quarter sacks; bran,
1750 sacks;' hides. 654; wheat. 140 centals;
beans, 725 sacks; barley, 1600 centals: com.
29S5 centals; hay. 370 tons: potatoes. 3379
sacks; wool. 509 bales.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. April 5. The market for coffee
futures closed steady at unchanged prices.
Sales, 35.250 baga. Including April, 6.45c: May,
6.45i?6.50c; July. 6.65c; September. 6.S5e; De
cember, 7.057.10c; March. 7.20(ff7.25c Spot
Bio steady; No. 7. 7c.
Sugar Raw steady; fair refining. 4c; en
trtfugal. 96 test. 5c: molasses sugar, 4c
Refined steady: crushed, $6.85; powdered. $6.25;
granulated. $6.13.
Dairy Produce In the East.
NEW YORK. April 5. Butter and cheese,
unchanged. Eggs, firm; Western storage
packed, 18c
CHICAGO. April 5. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creameries, 22628c; dairies. 20625c.
Eggs at mark, cases Included. 16c; firsts.
16c; prime firsts, 17c; extras. 18c
Cheese steady at 12613c
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. April 5. Cotton futures cloeed
quiet and steady at a net decline of 1 point
to an advance of 4 points. April. 7.56c; May,
7.70c: June. 7.5Sc: July, 7.61c; August, 7.64c;
September, 7.6Sc; October. 7.76c
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. April 5. Wool Dull ; medium
grades, combing and clothing. 23422 lc; light
fine. 18f?20c: heavy fine, 14gl5c; tub washed,
3CVg-37c.
COMMITTEE HAS NOT ACTED
Association of Architects Fails to
Discuss New High School.
The committee of the Portland Asso
ciation of Architects appointed to confer
-tvitli the school board with a view to
having the contract on the new East Sloe
High School awarded under a competitive
system has to far failed to get together
and, with H. "Wittenberg now out of the
city, the date of the meeting Is indefinite.
The competitive system asked for by
the architects provides an open competi
tion, in which anyone can submit plana,
the same to be passed on by the board,
assisted by an advisor. The Taxpayers'
"League favors this system of choosing the
plRns.
Nothing further will be done until at
least the return of Mr. Wittenberg.
EXCURSIONS
TO THE
Free Grant Lands
OF
WESTERN
' CANADA
During the months of March and
April there will be excursions on the
various lines of railway- to the Cana
dian "West.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of
the best "Wheat and Grazing Lands
on the Continent free to the settlers.
Adjoining lands may bo purchased
from railway and land companies at
reasonable prices. For Information as
to route, cost of transportation, etc.,
apply to
J. N. GRIEVE, Auditorium Branding,
Spokane, Wash. Mention this paper.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
PORTLAND to THE DALLES
Regulator
Line Steamers
Steamers leave Portland
daily, except Sunday, 7 A.
M.; arrive Dally at 6 P.
M. Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with Colum
bia River & Northern By. Co. for Goldendale
and Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot of
Alder st. Phone Main 014.
S. M' DONALD, Agent.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
Leaves.
UNION DEPOT.
Arrives.
Dally.
8:00 A-M
For Maygers, Bainler,
Clatskanle. Westport,
Clifton. Astoria. War
renton, Flavel, Ham
mond, Fort Stevens,
Geaxhart Park, Sea
side. Astoria and Sea
shore. Express Dally.
Astoria Express.
Dally.
Dall-.
11:10 A. M
7:00 P.M.
9:40 P.M.
a A 8TEWABT. J. a MAYO.-
Comm'l Agf. 248 Alder st. G. F. & P. A.
Phone Main 906.
City Ticket Office. 122 Third St., Thone 680.
20VEELA2U) TEAINS DAILY O
The Flyer and tha Fast Mali! m
SPLENDID SERVICE
UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT
COURTEOUS EMPLOYES
For tickets, rates, folders and full infor
mation, call on or address
H. DICKSON. City Passenger and Ticket
Agt., 122 Third street, Portland, Or.
JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE
S. S. KANAGAWA MARU
For Japan, China and all Asiatic Ports, will
Leave Seattle about April S
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
OlgEGOrY
Short Uni
a 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-ear
(personally conducted) weekly to Chlcagc
Reclining chair-cars (seats free) to the East
Daily.
UNION DEPOT. ( Leaves Arrives.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:15 A.M. 5:23 P.M.
SPECIAL for the East Dally. Dally,
via Huntington.
SPOKANE FLYEK 8 :i5 ' Is A. M.
. x 1 Bally. I Dally.
For Eastern Washington. Tfalla Walla,
Lewiston, Coeur d'Aleua and Great Northern
points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS f-.,XT ,, T... . r
sag gs. "A
BXVEB SCHEDULE.
FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P. M. i3:00 P. M.
way points, connecting Daily. Daily,
with steamer for Hwa- except except
co and North Beach Sunday, Sunday,
steamer Hassalo. Ash- Saturday,
st- dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M.
FOR DAYTON, Ore- 7:00 A. M. 5:30 P. M.
gon City and Yamhill Dally Dally.
River nolnts. Ash-st. except except
dock (water per.) Sunday. Sunday.
4:00 A.M. About
FOB LEWISTON, Monday, 5:00 P. M.
Idaho, and way points. Wednesday Tuesday,
from Blparla. Wash. Friday. Thursday.
Saturday.
TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington.
Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger, City Tick
et Agt.; A. L. Craig, General Passenger Agt.
SAN FEANCISC0&P0ETLAND
S. S. CO.
Steamers COLUMBIA and ST. PAUL, April
0, 11. 16. 21. 26; May 1, 6, 11, 16. To Lo
Angeles and return via St. Paul April H. rail
beyond San Francisco. $38, including berth,
and meals; stop-over privileges.
JAMES IL. DEWSON. Agent.
Phone Mala 26S. 248 Washington Su
AST VIA.
SOUTH
Leaves.
UNION DEPOT. 1 Arrives.
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem, Boso
burg. Ashland.
Sacramento. Og
den, San Francis
co. Mojave, Loj
Angeles, El Paso,
New Orleans and
the East.
Morning train
connects at Wood
burn dally except
Sunday with train
for Mount Angel,
SUverton. Browns
ville, Springfield.
Wendllng and Na
tron. Albany passenger
connects at Wood
burn with Mt. An
gel and SUverton
local.
Corvallls na&sengar
8:30 P.M.
7:25 A. M.
8:30 A.M.
8:00 P. M.
4:00 PM.
10:10 A. M
7:30 A. M.
114:50 P.M.
':30 P.M.
l"8:25 A. M.
Sheridan passenger
Daily. llDaily, except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SEBVIC23
AND
YAMHILL DTVISION.
Leave Portland dally for Oswego at T:30
A. M.. 12:50. 2:03. 3:55. 5:20, 6:25. 7:45. 10:10
P. M. Dally, except Sunday. 5:30. 6:30. SQ,
10:25 A. M.. 4:10. 11:30 P. M. Sunday only.
9 A. M.
Returning from Oswego arrives Portland
daily 8:30 A. M., 1:35, 3:05. 4:55. 6:13. 7:33.
9:53. 11:10 P. M. Daily except Sunday, 6:25.
7:25. 9:30. 10-20, 11:45 A. M. Except Mon
day. 12:25 A. M. Sunday only, 10 A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas and In-
termedlate points dally except Sunday, 4:10
P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:10 A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth motor lln
operates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle. con
necting with S. P. Cc trains at Dallas and
Independence.
First-class far from Portland to Sacra
mento and San Francisco, $20; berth, $S
Second-class fare, $13; second-class berth
$2.50.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Aljq
Japan, China. Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third anS
Washington streets. Phono Main 712.
TIME CARD
0FTRA1NS
PORTLAND
Depart. Arriva,
Puget Sound limited for
Tacoma. Seattle. Olyra
pla. South Bend and
Gray's Harbor points... 8:30 am -4:45pr4
North Coast Limited for '
Tacoma. Seattle. Spo
kane, Butte, St. Paul.
New York, Boston and
all points East and
Southeast 5:00 pm 7:00 cr-
Twin City Express for
Tacoma, Seattle, Spo
kane. Helena, St. Paul.
Minneapolis, Chicago.
New York, Boston and
all points East and
Southeast 11:45 pm 7:00 pra
Puget Bound-Kansas Clty
SC Louis Special, for
Tacoma. Seattle Spo
kane. Butte. Billings.
Denver. Omaha. Kansas
City. St. Louis and all
points East and South
east .- 8:30 am 7:00 ami
All trains dally, except on South, Bend
branch.
A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, 255 Morrison st., corner Third,
Portland. Or.
For South-Eastern Alaska
Carrying U. S. Mail and Express.
Sailing from Seattle For
Ska g way, Haines, Juneau,
Douglas City. Ketchikan.
Wrangel, connecting with
White Pass and Yukon routs
for Dawson and T a. nana,
steamers leave at 0 P. M.
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE
April 7, via Vancouver.
S. S. COTTAGE CITY
April 11, via Victoria.
S. S. HUMBOLDT April 13. direct.
FOR VANCOUVER.
For Belllngham. Anacortes and Vancouver. B.
C S. S. BAMONA leaves from Pier A at 10 P.
M. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sundays. Return
Ing leaves Vancouver at 6 P. M. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Steamers connect at San Francisco with
Company's steamers for ports in California.
Mexico and Humboldt Bay. For further in
formation obtain folder. RJzht Is reserved
to change steamers or sailing dates.
TICKET OFFICES.
Portland 249 Wa9hlnjrt0fi st.
Seattle 113 James st. and docxa
San Francisco 10 Market st
C. D. DUNANN. Gen. Pass. Agt.--10
Market st., San Francisco.
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