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MB MORNING OREGOyiAN,, THURSDAY, , APRIL , 13,.; 1905. 13r WANT -MORE FLQU Japanese Buyers Again in the Market. REQUIRE LOW FREIGHT RATE Exporters Consider the Chartering of Additional Tramp Steamers Small Quantity of Wheat Re mains Unsold Hops Dull. " demand from Japan Aw Pacific Ooaei f -r hoKJfc good. The order, however, bre arrd jn a lower freight rate than is given the regular trane-Paclflc stearntihjp Hrv, -rl ran only be filled by the granting of -a estions by the steamship oompanios or ' the chartering of impendent vessels by xp-rters. Te regular tariff cmi flour to Ja an Is $5 per ton, TramfT s4taRKM- can r had at a $4 rate. "and as .lit business t ffrod ran -fee v,wkod on this basis. U Is table that more engagement wilt be maic -s the n'.ar future. unless better terms are t, cn by the established Knee. At the re- fnt meeting of the steanMhip companies at ScHlr it was determined to maintain the rs'abllfhed ue throng boat the comiafr month. - believed in Mme quarters, however, that r i r.es -will" And a -war of getting around it .a t!f than fee the buntnoss go to the out i '. At any rate the flow is likely to f moved, tie only question -being wfeotfccr " 'tramsbin companies or the exporters pro- " the tonnage. Tic fiteanwhtp Drombartsu.. c bartered by tic Portland Flouring mills. Is in the feaf jt and will begin loading for Japan at r-e The FtM-ndonc will be here In two KKie to take out a mixed cargo to be pro drd by T. M. Stevens & Co.. the Mukno Mills and Balfour, Guthrie t'Co. The a'cst fixture made was that of the Brink urn, to be loaded1' at Seattle f Balfour, lu'hne & Co.. and tbe Ceatewilal Milk. All .f tvf se vess4s were chartered independent ly l the regular line, and at a i rate. The transpacific companies claim that they have jvnty of regular business in sight, which ; r bab!- account for their Independent atti U'J", but they would seem to be undermining t" r position bj' altowtng outside stalpown--s ' underbid them in the flour carrying illness ta HEAT The -local wheat market ia slow, a if anything weaker in tone pi nee Chi- ag- began eliding off. There Is no proasure i'uy, except ..on the part of ome of the r :f r.. who ha export orders for flour, and t ' say i hey can secure a sufficient quantity hrat on the basis of 85 cents, Portland, - . lub and SU cents for biuewtcm. A little 4. jung in Valley wheat at SS cents. The .a rn demand for wheat has fallen off on- and there is very little doing just r j- with San -Friincieoo. Iealer8 ar of the r nl'-tn that the surplus Mocks of the North vstfrn States arc about exhausted and that - ' .much more remains on band than will f liome requirements. California Is even w - rse off with an actual Mortage in Algol. ndKioiw in foreign markets are reported 1 j V c London corresion4ent of the North- 'ee-n Miller, of April b. a -follows: V it wheat trade, has paaeed through an 3ii;T dull -week, and prices have beon dlflkmH maintain. Argentine whoata. in fact, ae rreepeni t to sixpence cheaper, and nara S""tn rather prcaeed for ale foj; eargeae afloat. The ahifHnents front this country have ecn truly enormou?. namely. 2,300,000 uar ' ra m the usi flve weeke, the whole of which Is now afloat. 60 to 70 per cent of H tj thf United Kingdom. Th consequence I-as ben a verj' great increase In the cjuan t ty on passage to Europe, which is bow 860.000 quarter?, against 4,rb),tvJ0 quarters s month ago; 5.0S6.000 quarters at this time Ft year; and 8,660.OM quarters in 100S. V e have never had so large a floating quantr. at this linn- of the year, and the -f t',' is that, for the present at any rate, tV confirmation officially of erhus damage 1 the Indian crop is practically ignored, a'trough it te a fact that the growing i- arrity of Indian wheats has caused the re',atie values of these wheats, compared vjih others, to be much higher than before. A4ed to toe. enormous La Plata shipments at e mentioned, we And ' Russia shipping ' u h rr.ore freely than wa expected, the fCi.H being that for the last five weeks the tctal shipments to Europe 'nave averaged 1 200,000 quarters a week, whereas the pros . rut requirements of the European importing ountries do not probably ejeceed 1,050,000 charters a week, owing to the slackness In "he Continental demand. continental buyers, However, it Is well known, never operate freely with a large Qjarittty afloat at this reason; but it is a de- t.dci revival in this demand, now that prices c' La Plata wheats have come down to & '-'rnpn'-atively low level. Jteertlng once more to the Argentine crop, ve have thio week received by c&blo the pre 1 mlnary officfal 'estimate of the w'heat crop, v h; h is given at no less than 4, 000,000 tons. Farly In the season the area' was officially esti mated at 12.700.WO acres, so that the yield I t acre is estimated at about HVfc bushels. Thee" preliminary estimates, liowever. have -equently been very much higher than the final reports in past years: thus last year "e arreage was at first octlmated at 10.470. 0i0 a-res and the yield at S.7&U.0OO tone, but the final report gave 3.8S0.OO0 tons on 9.270,000 a res. Some modification of the present estimate f r this year is highly probable, especially in regard to the acreage, but it Is a fact that "e yield in the Buenos Ayres Province is phe nwnally large thta year, so that rthe pres ent official preliminary estimate may for tr.e not be far wnong. The very large aliip nfents fince January 1 this year would go to eurport thia view. I give below the -comparison for the last sever years of the. otUeial estimates of the -wheat and linseod craps in Argentina, in tons - 22-10 pounds; "Wheat. Linseed. :fiflS-J 2,787.000 219,000 T-99-0 2,706.000 225.000 i9-io-i ,o3.ooo - ayfltooo 'S '1-2 1.43S.0&H 385,000 1S"2-n 2,71.000 " 764.009 U '1 4 J... WM.WO 93S.O00 11 j 4.t00.t)00 8W.tK0 t rc present "'feelhlR In the" wheat trade here j- that it wtlt be very dlflicuit to move prJcos , ward5 for the "next month, owing , to tbe xrry large prospective arrivals, and that af tef that period the condition of the growing crop in Kurope and in America will boeome an important factor. The trade has appar ent made up Its mind .that fre can do with- ut American wheat a least for" the present season HOPS-The hop market has fallen back again Into the watting 'position that has i r.aracteriaed It throughout the latter part of the aeaaon. Grwwerc are holding firm. reru?ing to accept current offers. while vrewers are standing, back, believing their 'T.acttvity wtM break the market. The utlder t. n is quoted strong or weak, according to the standpoint of the jmrtie Jnterestod. There -s more doing In California than in Oregon, and a late sale at 20 cents Is reported In ir.e Southern state. It is probable that eueh b-rwer as must have hops are operating in tilifornia and ignoring tbe comparatively 'leavy Ftocks left In this state In an effort Vj weaken the position of holders. Here, Ncw Yurk mail advices of April S said; Advices received from up the State report ed a limited amount of trading, but at slilht- Iftwer prices. .The businesfl reported imounted to SO0 bales choice states at 26c. Tue Coast markets were reported quiet: buy- ,s were indifferent, but offerings wore light, r inrs continuing to express confidence in titration, and they held ft- full values. The local market was reported quiet and un changed. Exports for the week amounted to SIS -bales and Imports were 45 bales. PftODCCB The butler market Is tqp heavy, with prices apparently too high, considering the fupply and demand. San Francisco is on an 18 -cent basic, 'and Seattle quotes 24 cents as the top. but some of the creameries here rtlll maintain a quotation of 27 cents. Tbe bulk of the city made creamery, how ever, is offering at 25 cents, and most of tbe -manufacturer contemplate a still. lower cut, aj, stocks'-must be moved. The following top quotations on city brands of extra creamery wie reported yesterday: Hazel wood. 27" conts; Oregon. 25 cents; White Clover. 25 cents; Weatherly. 25 cents; Sunset. 25 cents, lloct of the heusos on Front street are cwamped and are seriously- thinking of stor ing. Beet grades of country creamery were offered yoeterday as low as 21 carits, but buyers would not take hold. Retailers are satisfied that the market will lower, and refrain from purchasing except for Immedi ate needs. The egg. market. has a belter tone, but is by no means active. The Improvement Is due to Smaller receipts, rather than asr im provement in the demand. Quotations -hold at 17tClS oents. Poultry has been sarec all week. Any kind of chiekens, except old rooslnrs, wilt bring IS cents, but nor some reason the farm ers will not -make shipment. Better receipts are looked for after the sotting season . Is over. Potatoes are ingood demand, and very firm. Common offerings readily bring Sag 90 cents and better than &0 cents is quoted on fancy toek. Shippers say they cannot pay over 51 for- top grade, but some fine slock has been bought at $1.10, and even $1.15. The percentage of strictly fancy potatoes sent In. however, is very small. Onion arc also strong and In small supply. There Is a moderate Inquiry for good ap ples at current rates, and dealers are draw- ) ing steadily on cold-storage sunpJios. GIIOCBRIBS. MKATS. HTCA good im provement is reported in the volume of the grocery business. No changes were mad in the past week in staple prices. Receipts of livestock at the Portland stock yards have been fairly large this woek, but prices have been well maintained, with cat tle strong and higher. Drexsod meats are not po active. Veal is quoted east' and quiet, pork Moady and mutton firm. Spring lambs are dull and lower. In nog products, a slight advance Is noted in beoon. S1IKKP SHEARING IX GILLIAM. Ontput of the County Will Be About 1,500, 0C0 rounds. ARLINGTON. Or.. April 12. (Special.) Sheep shearing commenced in Gilliam County today, and will be general throughout the county by the 20th of the present month. Everything considered, conditions are very favorable for the sheep industry. The range is covered with grass. The lambing teason is almost over and a large per cent of lambs has been saved. About 1.500,000 pounds of wool will be shorn this season of an extra fine' quality'. Prices arc ranging from IS to 17 cents, or 2 and 5 cents higher than last year. Considerable of this elip has been con traded for at IS and 17 cents. This, together- with the high price of sheej), makes the, sheepmen feel Jubilant The new. rail road from Arlington to Condon Is nearing completion, and -will cause much wool to come lo Arlington that has in past years gone to other railroad points. All the wool on this new line will be brought to Arlington to be baled and graded. The wheat crap of this ssason will from present Indications be the largest the county has ever had, as the acreage will be nearly 26 per cent larger than In form or years. This increase la .more perceptible in the Southern portlotr-of the county than the northern half. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, recti. Etc "WHEAT Club. 85gS6c per bushel: WuMtsm. 919c: Valley. S8c. FLOI R Patents. $3.904.75 per bushel: straights. $3.75i4.40: clears. $3.6004; Val ley. $3.0&$4.25; Dakota hard wheat. $6.50a $7."o; Graham. 3..VHj4: whole wheat. $4$ 4.25: rye flur. local, $5; Eastern, $565.16; oornmeuU inrr caee, $1.90. - BARLEY Feed. $2S.50 per ton; rolled. $24 2T. OATS No. 1. white. $2829 per ton; gray, $27g2S per ton. MILLSTIIFFS Bran. $19.50 per ton; mid. dlings. $26: shorts, $22; chop, U. S. Mills. $19: lliweed dairy food. -$18. CEREAL FOODS-Rollrd oats, cream. 90 pound sacks. $6.75; lower, grade. $5e6.25; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sack. $s per barrel: 10-pound sacks, $4.2J per bale; oat meal (ground) 50-pound .sacks, $7.50 per bar rel; 10-pound sacks. $ par bale; split peas, $4 per 100-peund sack; 25-pound boxae. $1.15: pearl barley. 54 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy. M4Q16 per ton: clover, $11 12; grain. $1102; cheat. $1112. Butter, Eggs, roultry, Etc KGGS Oregon ranch, 1718c per dozen. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 250274c per pound. State creameri; Fancy creamery, 21tc24c; store butter, 15 lCc: California fancy creamery, 22ttc CHEESE Full cream twins, new," 14gl5c; Young Americas, 15(f16c. POULTRY Fancy hens. 1415e; old hens. 134014c; mixed chickens, lg13V4c; old Springs, llHVic; young roosters. I2flsc; Springs, V2 to 2 pounds, 20fc2&e: broilers. 1 to 1 pounds. 252Se; dressed chickens. 15 16c; turkeys, live. 17lSc; turkeys, dressed IHHr. 17lSc; turkeys, choice. 20322V&C" geese, live, per pound, SBSHc; gofwe. dressed, per pound. lOg-llc; ducks, old. $S.500 ducks, young as to size, $99.50; pigeons. $1.5002; squabs. $2.503. bWU Vegetables, Fruit, Elc VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per saok: car rots. $1.25; beets. $1.25; parsnips. $1.25; cab bage, old. lfce per pound; new. lVoper pound; lettuce, hothouse. $1.2501.76 per box; parsley. 25c dozen: tomatoes. $2.25 nor crate: cauliflower. $2 per crate; celery, f4$4.-95 per- v an.-, jjuMij, cmvc troc pouns; peppers. zc per pound; asparagus. SK$9c per pound; rhubarb. 4c per pound; cucumbers. $2 per doaen; artichokes, 7?c per dozen; radishes, 15c per dozen. ' ONIONS Oregon fancy. $8.504: No. 2 $1.592.50. buying prices; Australian. 5c per pouna. POTATOES-Oregon fancy. $11.15: common. SOfjfWc; buyers price; new potatoes, 3c per pouno ; Aiereea sweets, ivj;ic per pound. RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-rown. 7?ic: 5-layer Muscatel raisins. ' 7Hc: unbleached seedless Sultanas, 6c; London layers. 3- crown, wnoie noxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 664c per pouna; sunaricu, sacius or ooxes, none; aprioots, lOffllc; peaches. OSTlOWc: Dears. none; prunes, Italians, 4Q5c; French, 2W o?c; ngt. iauiomia DiacKS. sac; ao white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, Cc; plums, pitted. 6c. DOMESTIC FRUITS-A Poles, fancy. Sl.1T.-a 2.50 per box: choice, $11.25;; common 50 75c; flge. S5f-50 per box; strawberries. $3 ver crate. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fanev. S"TS ffS.25; choice, $2.75 per box; oranges, fancy. J2.25&2.5U per box; choice. $22.25; standanl, $1. 5991.75 : grape fruit. $2.50ff8 per box; ba nanas. 5ff54c per pound. Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc HOPS-rCholee. 1901. 23l425c per pound. WOOL Valley. 2022c per pound; Eastern Oregon. ISjflKc per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 31 32c per pound. HIDES Dry bides. No. 1, 1C pounds and up. lO&lblic per pound; dry kip. No. J. 5 to 15 pounds. 11&15C per pound; dry calf, No. 1. under-5 pounds. 37lSc; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint: (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr ellpped, weather-beaten or grubby, rgfsc per pound less); salted hides, steers, sound. 00 pounds and over. 910c per pound; 50 to 60 pound3. SJs&Oe per pound; under 50" pounds and cows, big9c per pound; salted stacs and bulls, sound, Cc per pound; salted lUp. sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 9c per pound; suited veal, sound, 10 to 11 pounds, 9c per pound; salted calf, sound, under lo pounds, 10c per pound; (green unsalted. lc per pound less; culls lc pet pound less). Sht-ep skins: Shearlings, "No. 1 butchers stock, 25Q30C each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, 40050c each; medium -wool. No. 1 butchers stock 00S0c; long- wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, $1&1.50 each. Murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less or 1214c per pound; horse hides, salted, each, according 10 size, $1.5062; dry. each, according to size, $1Q 1.50: coils' hides, 2550o each; goat skins, common. 10gl5c each; Angora, -with wool on. 25c$f$L50 each. TALLOW-vPrlme, per pound, 3J4Sc; No. 2 and grease, 22.1c. PELTS Bear skins; as to size. No. 1, $2.50 10 each; cubs, $102; badger. 2550c; -wild cat, with head perfect. 25g'5uc; houe cat, 5 10c; fox, common gray, 50S70c; rod. $S$r5; cross, $5S'i5; sliver and black, $1uC&2oO; nail ers, $5;Jy.nx. $4.5036; mink, strictly" No. I. accordinx fovBlze, $1?2.50; mrten, dartc Jorth. ern. according to size and color, $10$15; mar ten, pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.604; muskrat, large, 10I5c; skunk, Wc; civet or polecat. 510c; otter, large, ptime skin, $CS10; panther, with head and claws per fect. $2j 5; raccoon, prime. 300500; mountain wolf, with bead perfect, $3.50&5; coyote, eoc &l; wolverine, StiQS; beaver, per skin, large, s5&6; medium. $3g4; small, $101.50; kits, 50&75c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 0$r22e per pound. CASCARA SAG R ADA CChlttara bark)-Good. 4r-'ic per pound. OREGON GRAPE ROOT Per 100 pounds. $34. FEATHERS Geese, white. 35CN0cJ -geese, gray or mixed. 25jj0c; duck, white, lJST-'Oc; duck, mixed, 12&15C Groceries, Nnts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 2GS2Sc; Java, ordinary. 10 j20c; Costa PJca, fancy. lbS2yc: good. lUU-ISc; ordinary. lOQlZc per pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s, $IX3S; Via. $13.38; Arbule, $14.38; Lion. $14.38. KICK Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.37: South era Japan, $3.50, Carolina, -i'AirOc; broken head. 2ic. SALMON Columbia Rlrer. 1-nound talis. $1.75 per dozen: 2-pound talis. $2.4U: 1-pound flats. $1.85; fancy. llH-Pound flats, $1.80; 14-pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 85c: red. 1-pound tails, $1.45; wickeyea. 1-pound tails, $1.85. . SUGAR Sack, basis. 100 pounds; Cube, $6.30; powdered. $0.05; dry granulated, $5.95; extra C. $5.45: golden C S5.S5: fruit sugar. $5.95. ad vance over sack basis as follows: Barrels, luc; nait-barreis, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Vic per pound; if later than 15 days and within 3U days, deduct lie per pound; no discount after :0 days.) Best sugar granulated, $5.85 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, lSJJlbc per pounc. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.00 per bale. Liverpool, COc, $17: 100s. $16.50; 200s, $16: jalf-ground. 100s. $7: 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 1394c per pound by sack, lc extra for iess than sack: Brazil nuts. 15c: fil berts. 14c; pecans. Jumbos. 14c; extra large. 15c; almonds. L X, L., 16c; chestnuts,' Ital ians. 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw. 7 rc per pound; roasted, 9c; pine nuts, lo512'c; hickory nuU. 7c; cocoanuts. b&690c per dozen. BEANS Small white 4e; larc white. 3ic: pink. 31ic: bayou, 314c; Lima, 5ic Meats and .Provisions, BEEF Dressed, bulls. 3tf4c nor ttound: cows. 4 gCc. country steers, -ifhVc. muhoh-urcssa. fancy, ic per pound; ordinary. 4J5c: Spring Iambs. S$9e. VEAL-Dressed. 100 to 123. !&7e iter nouM: 125 to 0u. 4Q$:; 200 and up, nftSMc. Dressed. 100 to 150, Tg-TUc: ISO and up, 7c per pound. HAMS 10 to 14 iounds, 12c per itound; 14 to 1G pounds. 12Vtc: IS to 20 pound, l'-iic; California (picnic). Sc; cottage bams, ur; shoulders. 8 We: boiled bam. 20c: boiled sicntc ham. bonelet, 14c BACON Fancy breakfast. 17c per pound; standard breakfast. 15c; choice. 13fec; KnglUh breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds; 124c; peach bacon, ll4c SAUSAGE Portland nam, 1-ViC per pound; minced bam. 10c-. Summer, choice dry. 17c; bologna, long. 5c: welnerwurst, 8c; liver. 5c; pork, 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese, 5c; bologna sausage, link. 4je. DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears. 9'c salt. lOVtC smoked: clear backr. 8c milt. 10c smoked; clear bellies, 14 to 17 pounds average. 11c f-ftK. 12o smoked: Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average, Kilt. 11V:C smoked; Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds average. 8c palt. 9c smoked. PICKLED GOODS Plekled p"lgs' feet, -bar-rels. $5; i-barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled tripe, ti-barrels. $5; U-barrels. $2.75; 15-pound kit. $1.25: pickled pigs' tongucr. 4 barrels. $6: U-harrels. $3: 15-pound fclta. $1.50; pickled lambs' tongue. VJibarrels, $9; K-barrels. $5.50: 15-pound kits. $2.75. LARD Iaf lard. ketUc-renderod: Tierces. e: tubs, 9c; 50s. 9ftc; 20t. 10c; 10s. 10c; 5s. 1014c. Standard pure: Tlorcn. S-ic: tubs, fl!4: 50h. Vie; 2s. 9Vie; 10. 0;er 5s. ic Compound: Tlerres, Cc; tub. OKc: 50s. GMc: 10. Oc; St. 6Tic Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, caws. 23 Vic: iron barrels. 17e; 86 deg. gasoline, cases, 32c; iron barrels or drums. 26c COAL OIL Cases. 214e: Iron barrels, 15e; wood barrels, none: C3 deg.. cases. 22c; iron barrels. IRUe; Washington State test burning oils, except headlight. J4o per gallon higher. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. llc; cases. 9c Boiled: Barrels. 6Jc; cases. 6Sc; lc lew In S-barrel lots. Tl TR PBNTINES Ca es. R7c: barrels. S4e. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 74c; 500-pound lots. 7ic: lees than 500-pound lttts. Sc. -LIVESTOCK MARKET. Trlcct Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards Yesterday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards res-terday were" 80 e-attle. 146 sheep. "TBS hogs pnd 11 korsa The following price wore quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern Orecon steer. A25; "cows and heifers, H?3.50: medium. l.r2. HOGS Best large, fat hogs. $6: black and China fat. $5.255..VI: stockers. $5. SHRHP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $4.5095; medium. $44.50. EASTERN A VKSTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City. Omaba end Clilcago. KANSAS CITY. April 12. Cattlo Receipts. 7000: market, steady to strong. Native steers. $4.756.60: native cows and heifers. $2.5f 5. Mi: stockers and feeders. $3.505.2S; bulls. $2.75 if -4. 50: ralvfs. $3Qfi.25; WeUrn fed steers, $4.75ii6.25; Western- fed cows. $S.f06. Hogs Receipts. 9000: market steady to strong. Bulk of ales. $5."n'C'.45: -heavy. $5.40jrr'j.47'4: packers. ?5.35f6.45; plgn and lights. $4.25R.42H. Sheep Receipts. 5000: market, steady; mut tons. $56; lambs. $G.50G.75; range weth ers, $5.5096.65: fed ewes. $55.65. Hogs Best, weighing 175 to 300 pound. $6: China fat and block, $55.59; steexers, $5. SOUTH OMAHA. April 12. Cattle Reeeipts. 4000: market steady and active; native steers. $4.25&6.50; cfivs and heifers. $3.5095.10; Western steers. $3.75tr5.25: canners, $298.50; stockers and feeders. $2.S0g.05: calves. $g0; bulU, slags, etc.. $2.5094.25. I'ogfi-Recelpts, 9000; market steady to strogner: heavy. $5..t95.38; mixed. fS.ftOfe Z.X: light. $5.27146.32H; Hgs. J-4. 7595.25: bulk of salrr. $3.50S5.324. Sheep Recelpis. 5500: market steady to easy; Western yearlings, $0d6.75: wethers, $5.2495.90; ewer. $595.60; lambs, $8,7597.55. CHICAGO. April 12. Cattle Receipts. JS. 000; good to prime steers. $6.15fC85; poor to medium. $4.709t.5; stockers and feeders, $2.655; cows. $4.759.-0: heifers. $35.75; canners. $1.6098; bulls, $2,5091.75: calves. Hogs Receipts today. 23,000: tomorrow. 22. 000; market strong to 5c higher: mixed and butchers. $K.50g.7U: good to choice heavy, $5.65S.72'4; rough heavy, $5.509t5.0p: light. $5.4995. G24: bulk of sales. $5.6095,05. Sheep Receipts. 2000; sheep and lambs, strady: good to choice wethers. S5.7596.15; fair to choice mixed. $4,5095.05: Western sheep, $5f6.10; native lamba. $4.5095.7O; Western lambs. $.7597.S5. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. April 11. The Official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con $ .lOjJustlco ......$ .07 Andes 32.Iexican 2.50 Belcher 20jOccldental C. .S Best & Belcher. 1.65iOphir 10 6Vi Bullion 34!overman .... '.21 '" Caledonia 59Potosl - 15 Challongc Con.. .17iSavago JKl Chollar 17!scorpien 7 Confidence 80!Seg Bolcher . . .14 C., e&Va.... l.?0sicrra Nevada. .4 Crown Point ... .It'.SlIver Hill .. .73 Bxchequer 50 Union Con 78 Gould & Currie. IJUtah Con .'11 Hale & Nor .S2jYoHow Jacket. .27 NEW YORK. A,pril 12. Closing, quota tions: Adams Con $ .2CLita Chief v....$ .07 Alice J7Ontario 4.00 Brecce !$Ophir 9.00 Brans. Con 5 Phoenix OS Comsteck Tun... .OSJPotosl ijt C. C. & Va 1.7PSavago ." 28 Horn Silver l.OSlSlerra Nevada... .40 Iron Silver , S.OOfSmall Hopes 25 Leadvllle Con... .05;Standard 1.85 BOSTON. April 1L Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 5.00 IMohawk $ 52.75 Aiiouez "iu iMont: C. &. C. 5.00 Amal SS.12 Old Dominion 26.00 Amor. JCInc Atlantic . . Bingham . 12.00 15.50 33.25 Osceola . . 98.00 . . 2S.0O . - 106.ti . 7.12 - 12S.00 Parrot ; . . Qulncy . . Cal. &. Hecia. 675.00 Ce&tcnnlal 1S.00 Shannon . Tamaraqk Cop. Range. Daly West. Dom. Coal. Franklin . . Granby Isle Royale. 70.75 14.00 Trinity 9,75 U. a Mining. 30.02 IT. S. OH n nn 80.00 u.feirtan 42.75 6.00 (Victoria 4.00 24.00 iwinona l"n Mass. Mln..t 10.50 IWolvorljie .. 109.00 Michigan .. 13.00 1 Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUia April 12. Wool Dull; medium grades combing and clothing. 23925c; light fine. &920c; heavy fine, 14913CJ tub washed. 30S87c ' NeAvYortCotton. Market. NJ3J'R:vTApr1il2. Coitort'futu'rcs eloped steady at a set lots ot 3S5 palau, TRADERS ARE SUSPICIOUS LIQUIDATON AS RESULT OF ' WHEAT-POOL OPERATIONS. Situation An Far East Also Has Re straining Influence Union Pacific Is Strong. NEW TORK. April 12. Movements of stocks continued to give evidence .today of much uncertainty on the part of speculative operators. The current news failed to ac count for any depression and conjecture pointed to various explanations of the palp able weight upon the market. Signs of con siderable strength and of sharp weakness succeeded each other all day. Aggressive strength shown by a few docks failed to overcome the skeptical and suspicious atti tude of the trading. Some of those -who sold stocks protested that they saw indubitable evidence of selling for the account of some of the persons who have been the most demonstrative leaders of the bull campaign. Considerable liquidation was attributed to. the account of orders received from West ern sources, and the conviction held that this represented measures of precaution and a strengthening position on the part of those committed to the speculative deal In wheat. The wheat market Is watched with keen at tention from the stock market point of view, owing to the identity of extensive specularton both In the wheat and stock markets. The share taken by this Interest In the bull cam paign which has been conducted In stocks Is" variously estimated nd the extreme estimates current, if they should prove justified, would sufficiently explain the uncertain tone of the present market. The substitution of Amos T. French in he Northern Securities directorate for the head of the Union Pacific party was belittled on behalf of both sides to the old quarrel In that property. - Fears of an outbreak of this old quarrel were declared to be In the main unjustified. But the Wall-street view of this matter has gone considerably beyond a mere quieting of the old dispute and has adopted a view of thorough harmony and co-operation, followed to new projects of even larger seope than ever of the past. There has ben unquestionably speculation In stocks based on this view and the rather curt manner of yesterday's action of the directors shakes the confidence held in that supposi tion. Definite news from the hostile fleets In the China. Sea was eagerly looked for, and the possible outcome of the threatened sea fight wjis a restraining influence on the se curities market. Notwithstanding the discussion of the North ern Securities decision. Union Pacific was jflrm to strong all day. The other principal points of strength were In the Industrial list, notably Smelting. Amalgamated Copper and loeomotlve stocks. The weakness of New York Central was a strong contrary. In fluence and Illinois Central also suffered frorn free realizing on yesterday's wide ad vance. The electric stocla? suffered on rumors of a rupture of a working agreement and of tbe expansion of competition in .their field. A sharp break in People's Gas was also an effective Influence. An enthusiastic weekly review of the Iron trade awak-ncd a lively demand for United States Steel preferred and an active absorption of Union' Pacific at the same time carried the market upwards to a strong closing. Bonds were heavy. Total ' sales, par value. $2,790,000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Atchison 90 89i $0?i do preferred 10SU 10-1 103 Atlantic Coast Line 118U 147 lis Baltimore & Ohio 600 10&s JosSs 1091$ dopref erred 100 96 96 95 Canadian Pacific .... 11.800. 154h. 153 it 15l-i Central of N. J 200 202 2ul. 202 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 1,900 57 5UU 57,i Chicago & Alton 2W) 40 40 39 do preferred 200 81 81 Chicago Gt. Weatecn. 1.5U0 235 23?4 28 Obi. & Northwestern. 700 241 210 241 Chi.. Mil. it St. Pawl. 10,600 179 178 179ft Chi. Term. s Trans 17 do preferred 200 34 S"l 34 C, C. C. & St. L.... 700 107 108s 106 Colorado & Southern. 3,800 28 27 27 is do 1st- preferred . do 2d preferred. atm .$57.i 30 .tr Delaware & Hudron. 2.000 194 192, 1V& Del.. Lack. & West. -72 Denver & Rio Grande ...... Su do preferred ". Sgji Erie 9.400 15 41 f5 do 1st picfertcd .... 800 S0H 80 K' do 2d preferred .... 500 U7i 67 - 67 Hocking Valley ' 9' do preferred 100 94 94- 91 Illinois Central 19.000 168 166H ISYt Iowa Central 29 do preferred 5l$i K. C. Southern SCO 815 31 319g do preferred 1,00 61 63 64 Louis. & Nashville... 3.10O 112 141 142 Manhattan L 600 1PH. 166 166?i Met. Securities 7.tW0 87?; Ss Sd Met, SU'Ry . 12.100 123 122 122- Mexican Central 3,300 23 21 24 Minn. & St. Louis t2 M.. at. P. & S. S. M. POO 118S 117 lid do preferred 1.000 l-'li 161 163 Missouri Pacific 2.100 107 106i 107 Mo.. Kan. & Texas.. 2.500 81 51 31!j do preferred 13.000 68 06 68 Nat. of Mexico, pfd. WO .30 80 38 New York Central 33.500 158 156 158 N. Y.. Ont. & West. 11.400 61 61 01 Norfolk & Western .. 3.200 85 S4 85 do preferred 92 Pennsylvania ....... 19,100 142 141 142 P.. C. C. & St. L 80 Reading 56.700 95 94i 95 do 1st preferred Vl do 2d preferred 89t Rock Inland Co 8,500 35 34 34 do preferred .'. . 1,200 80 79 - 70 St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 300 70 .7u 09 3t, L. Southwestern. 200 26 26 26 do preferred 900 65 05 64 Southern Pacific 12.500 C7?i Ci 7 do preferred 200 118 118 J1S Southern Railway... 4,100 34 3 34 do preferred 200 9u" 96 93 Texas & Paclfie 22.100 - 38 37 38 Toledo. St. U & W.. 1.900 43 42 .424 do prof erred 2.300 65 63 "62?I Union Paclfie 171.100 133 131 132:'i do preferred 900 99 99 99 Wabash -2 do preferred 500 46 45?i .46 Wheeling & L. Brio 18 Wlflconeln Central ... 700 23?i 28 2 do preferred 600 M 51 il Express Companies Adams 240 American 2.11 United States 12? Wells Fargo 24a Miscellaneous , , Amal. Copper .1SS,400 $ 86 8S . Am. Car & Foundry.. 5,SCK 40 ,a; 40- do preferred 800 101 101 101 Am. Cotton Oil-. 1,300 35 35 85 ao preferred 93 Am. Ice . 200 6 C 5J do preferred 5.400 41 40 40 Am. Linseed Oil 19 do preferred ..; 42 Am. Locomotive 4.800 60 56 59 do preferred 6.100 121 119 121 Am. Smelt. & Refng.112.400 120 115-14 119 do preferred 3.700 120 123 1254 Am. Sugar Refining. 4.600 142 141 142 Am. Tob. pfd. cert... 1.900 9S 97 97 Anaconda Mining Co. 6,400 129 125 125H Brooklyn Rapid T... 10.900 70 69 69 Colo. Fuel & Iron.... 29.800 53 51 52 Consolidated Gas 3.400 204 203 204 Corn Products 2.300 12 11 11 do preferred 1.000 60 59 59 Distillers' rVcurit!en.. 3.200 44 .44 44 General Electric .... S.S0O 184 184 188 International Paper.. 800 23 23 23 do preferred 2.000 $1 81 81 International Pump 35 do preferred j 87 National Lead 8.709 49 47i 48 North American .... 1,900 102 101 102 Pacific Mall 200 45 45 45 People Cm 17.400 110 108 108 Pressed Steel Car 1,000 42 41 41 do preferred 100 97 97 96 Pullman Palace Car. 100 245 245 215 Republic Steel 2.000' 23 23 23 do preferred l.Crv) 82 80 82 Rubber Goods 1.500 34 32 XI U do preferred : 300 107 107 107 Tenn. Coal & Iron... 11.600 100 96 100' U. a Leather 200 12 11 11 do preferred 100 U. S. Realty ....... 100 93 93 9X U. S. Rubber 700 44 43 43 do preferred 1.400 117 116 110 U. S. Steel 64.100 37 36 37 do preferred 61.600 102 VfV 102 Ve. -Carolina Chcm... 400 35 35 35 do preferred 100 107 107 107 Westinghousc Elec... 1,400 177 175 175 Western Union "00 93 93 ' 93 .Total sales for the day 1.194,800 shares. BONDS. NEW YOrfK. April 12. Closing quota tions: U. S. ref. 2s rg.l()4jAtchIson Adj. 4s. 90i do coupon 104D. & R. G. 4s... 101 U. S. 3s rcg. . .104iN. Y. Ccn. lts..(100 do coupon 105 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 76 U. S. new 4s reg.133 iNor. Pacific' x4a. .101 do cotipon 133 (So. Pacific 4s... 95 U. S. old 4s rcg.l04Unlon Pacific 4s. 106 do coupon. .. .101 t Wis. Central 4s.. 94 Stocks at London. -1 LONDON. April 12. Consols for money. 90 15-16; consols for account. 91 1-16. Anaconda 1i do preferred... 91 Atchison ..r 92iOntario. & West. 03 do preferred. ,106 (Pennsylvania. ... 73 iBalUmore & 0.112UlRand Mines., JJJL 10 Can,' Pacific. . . Ches. & Ohio. . Chicago G. W. . C, Mil. & St P. DeBeera D. & Rio G do preferred.. Erie do 1st pref. . , do 2d pref Illinois Central. Louis. & Nash.. Mo.; Kan. & T.. X. Y. Central.. 15S4FRcadlng 4Sr 47 40 35 5S?ti do 1st pref 243 do 2d pref... 1S4 U (Southern Ry . . . I7i, do preferred . 99 05 Southern Paciflc.69U 92 Union Pacific. ..1351 4?il do-preferred ..102 S3 U. S. Steel... 70 do preferred 172 U Wabash 140i do preferred 32lSpanlsh Fours, 163 il 374 104 U 23 47 90 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. April 12. Money oa call steady. 39? per cent: closing bid. 3 per cent; offered at 3U per cent. Time loans, steady; CO days, S per cent: 90 days and six months. per cent. Prime mercan tile paper. 3i94 per cent Sterling exchange, weak, closing steady, with aetual business In bankers bills at $4.S615Q 4.SC20 for demand at $1.843594.8440 for 60 day bills. Posted rates. $4.85 and $4.87. Com mercial bills. $4.8414. " Bar silver. 56jsC Mexican dollars, 43ic Government bends, steady; railroad bond's, heavy. , - ' LONDON. April 12. Bar silver, steady. 26ld per ounce. Monoy. 114 per cent. -- t The rate of discount ln-the or-en market for short bills Is 2 per cent; for three months bills. 2 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. Sliver, bars. 56c Mexican dollars, nominal. TJrafl. sight. 714: do-telegraph. 10c. Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.85; sight, $1.87. Bonk Clearings. Clearings.' Balances. $ 786.225 $ 33.807 l.PSft-;8$4 126.114 504.357 58.155 660,152 22.S32 Portland .. Seattle ... , Tacoma ... Spokane ..' . Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. April 12. Today's state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance $l':6.054,140 Cold 71.400.952 Bank of England Bond iMtie. LONDON. April 12. The Bank of England today announced the issue of $50.CKl00 ten yar exchequer bonds at 2 per cent Interest. Tho bonds are repayable at the rate of $5,000. 090 annually Tenders are deliverable before 2 - P. it..' April IS. Siock .Market Holiday. 4 NEW YORK. April 12. The governing com mittee of tbe stock exchange today voted to suspend operations oh Good Friday. BULLISH FROM! START. Wheat Operators at Chicago Expect Another May Squeeze. CHICAGO. April 12. Bullishness was" man iferted in-the wheat pit from the start. In itial quotations on May were up Ki'S,lc. at $1.15fc91-15- July was unchanged to a shade higher at 87e to 87'4987&c Immedi ately after the opening, shorts bid up the price of May to $1.16. The demand was brought out by a rumor that- a leader of a Wall-street clique, said to control a long line ot May wheat, had arrived In Chicago. An intimation that the visit of the Eastern speculator might have as an object a fur ther squeeze In May wheat was the main cause of the sudden advance in the price of that opKon. On the pharp upturn, offerings were liberal and the price quickly reacted to $1,15. Firmness of distant futures was due largely to higher prices at Liverpool. Cold weather In the Northwest also had a bullish .effect. Later the market received additional strength from a report by a Minneapolis crop expert, alleging that the Government crop report recently issued is altogether too opti mlstle. Damaging reports were also rccelvd from Kansas and Nebraska. July reached the highest point of tbe day at S7SRc. Part of the gain was lost . later because of profit-taking. The market, however, closed firm with July up a shade at S7&S7c. Final quota tions on May were C,c hlgber. at $1.15. Sentiment in the corn pit was inclined to bullishness. July closed itnchangrd at 4Sc. Oats showed considerable -strength. July rtoeed; practically unchanged. Prlstna were. firm, but tha volume of buines was exceedingly small. At the close July pork was unchanged, lard and ribs eaeh up a shade. Tho leading futures ranges as fellows: - WHEAT. Open. Ilfcrfa. Low Close. $1.15 .87-5, .$2 May. July Sept. $1.15 $Lln $3.15 6i ."S3 82 2 COBN. 4S .45 16 .48 48 .45 OATS. SOW .80 29 . 2S .29 MBSS PORK. 12.S7 12.96 13.15 13.15- LARD. ' 7.80 7.80 ...... 7.45 7.476 7.60 7.02 -S7 S2 May July Sept. 8 .48 .48 8?i 18 May July Sept. .30 .29 ,2S 074 J .29 May July 12.85 12.85 13.07 13.10 May July Sent. 7.27 7.42 7.57 7.27 7.45 7.60 SHORT RIBS. Mav July- Sept, 7.12 7.87 7.35 7.12 7.57 7.55 7.10 7.85 7.12 7.7 7.55 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Stead. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.069'1-1 No. 3, SU1. 13; No. 2 red. $1.1591.1tS. , Corn No. 2. 4flc; No. 2 yellow. t0& Oats-No. 2. 80c: No. 8 white. 30!g32c Rye No. 2. 78$78c Barley Good feeding. 57989c; fair to choice malting. 4'464ee. Flaxseed No. 1. $1.24; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.38. Mesa Pork Per barrel, $12.8wfa25. Lard Per 100 pounds, 7.15i7.17. . Short ribs eides Loote. $77.12. Short clear sides Boxed. $797.12. Clover Contract grade $14.-35914.49. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 21,500 10.10 Wheat, bushels 8.00 28,oo Corn. buhols 838.800 371.200 Oats, bushels llO.UOO 121.400 Rjv. htHhei 4.000 2.950 Barley, brahels 96.800 S.SW) Grain and Produce at New "York. NEW' YORK. April 12. Flour Receipts. 23.300 barrels; exports. 10.900 barrels. Mar ket, dull and unchanged. Wheat Receipts, 2000 bushels; spot, firm: No. 2 red. $1.08 elevator, and nominal f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.10 f o. b. afloat. 'Moot of - the day wheat was 'firm. Influenced by higher1 cables, reports ot dry weather West, a bullish crop estimate from Minneapolis, small receipts and the strength of outside markets, especially In the price of May. wheat advanced sharply un til the last hour, when realizing caused a set-back. New crops closed unchanged and May lc not higher. May closed $1.08?;; July dosed 92c; September closed 86c. Hops and wool Firm. Hidos Quiet. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. April- 12. Wheat and barley, steady. Sui miniatlAns; Wheat Shipping, $1.4591.52; milting, $1.55 91.66. Barley-Feed. $1.21f1.2a: brewing. $1 i an Oats Red. $t.401.00 white. $1.4294.60: black. ti.K-feHi.ia. Call board sales: Wheat May. $1.44. Barley May, $1.16. ' Corn Large yellow. J1.2791.3Q. Wheat ot Tacoma. TACOMA. April 12. Wheat. unchanged; bluostom, 93e; club, S6c. SAN FRANCISCO BUTTER MARKET Shows " More Steadiness on Northern Orders. SAN, FRANCISCO. April 12. (Special.) liUllcr was no nigner. uui mc marKci snows steadiness despite liberal arrivals. Some good packing orders are being filled and nume ous inquiries came from the North today that arc likely to result in much business. Cheese is selling readily and firm. Eggs arc steady. Receipts. 65,700 pounds butter. 61,600 pounds cheese, and 44.850 dozen eggs. Onions are still booming. . A carload of fancy Oregon sold quickly at $4.90. the high est price of the season for Paclfie Coast tock. The last carload to come from the North Is expeeted next Monday, and Is like ly to bring $5. Australian onions are offered at 25 to $5.50 oa spot, and $5.50 to arrlveX so, that price: have about reached the top limit. Fancy old potatoes are advancing. A carload of Oregon Burbanka from Fairvlew sold, at $1.60. New arrivals from Coos Bay arcjgaspected to bring $1.75 or higher. A prominent aeaier predicts tor tancy 01a Oregon before the season ends. New; potatoes in the meantime are declining under increas ing receipts. Asparagus is steady. Gren peas are weaker. Rhubarb is dragging. Other early vegetables arc scarce and. firm. Wheat and barley options were inactive- and lower. The spot marker fer both cereals was easier. Oats were quiet and uncharged. The northern oats ex Olympla are still on tbe seawall hanging like a cloud over the mar ket, and jobbing at $1.461.47. Frulta were quiet. Fancy oranges were firmer. Six carloads of nave's auctioned as follows: Fancy. $1.2591.75; choice. 90c$1.50: standard. 70c9$1.20. VEGETABLES Garlic. SSlOc: green peas. 395c: string beans. 7912c; asparagus, 2?6c; tomatoes. $2.2592.50; egg plant. 15c. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 18921c: roost ers, old. $4i4.50; do young. $797.50; broilers. small. $390.50; do large. $4.505; fryers. $61? 6.50: hens. $5.5097; ducks, old, $&97; do young. $79$. CHEESE Young America. 12gl3c; East ern. 1617c BUTTER Fancy creamery. lSc; creamery seconds, 17c; fancy dairy, 17c: dairy seconds. 16c EGGS Store. 17917c; fancy raneh,;fl9c. WOOL Nevada. 16920c. ' HOPS 2 1 926c per pound. HAY Wheat. $10913; wheat and oats. $99 12; barley. $8-10; alfalfa. $7910; clover. $7 9; slock. $5.5097; straw. 25950c M1LLFEED Bran. $21g21.50; middlings. $26.50929. FRUIT Apples, choice. $2: do common. 75v; hananaj. 75cQ$2.75: Mexican limes. $194.50; California lemons, choice! $2.50: do common. 5c: oranges, navels, 85c9$2.25; pineapples. $2.5094. POTATOES Early Rose. nominal; Rlvr Burbanks, 75o9$1; sweets, nominal; Oregon Burbank. $1.1091.60. RECEIPTS Flour. 1101 quarter .ack.; wheat. 16S0 centals: barley. 451 centals; beans. 850 sacks-, corn. 1625 centals; potatoes. 2029 sacks: bran. 9915 sacks: middlings. 200 sacks; hay. 515 tons; wool. 451 bales; hides, 1512. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, April 12. There was a fur ther development in the squeeze in spot tin In the London market, where there was an advance ot about il on spot, while futures were unchanged. Spot closed at 145 and futures at 136 5.t. Locally the market was quiet and practically nominal. Spot is held at 3.95931.25c. The Londcn copper market was a shade lower, closing at 67 7s 6d for spot and 15s for futures. Locally the market shows no change. Lake is quoted at 15.37915.5c; eleotrolytle at 15.25fJ15.37c, and casting. 14.S79 15.25c Lead steAdy at 4.5094.60c locally and un changed in London, where spot is quoted at 12 16s 3dr Spelter was higher at 23 12s 6rt abroad. Lo cally the market was dull and unchanged at 6c Iron closed at 54s 4d In Glasgow, and 49s 3d In Mlddlesboro. The local iron market is quiet. No. 1 foundry Northern is quote! 817.50 91S.25: No. 2 foundry Northern S1717.75: No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft. $17.7518.25. Dried Fruit at Now York. NEW YORK. April 12. The market for evaporated apple continues quiet. Holders are still asking 5.40c for prime, but buyers views are below that figure. Common are quoted at 495c; prime, 5.3595.40c; choice, 696c. and fancy 7c Prunes are cleaning up on spot, but tho market shown no Improvement. Quotations rapge from 2c to 5c, according to grade. Apricots remain quiet' wl(h buyers indiffer ent. Choice arc quoted 10910c; extra choice. llc. and fancy. 12915c Peaches unchanged, 10910c tor eholce; 10 9l0c for extra choice, and ll12c for fancy. Raisins continue quiet: loose muscatel?, 4 96c: London layers, $1,0591.25; seeded rais ins. 596c Cofleo and Sugar. NEW YORK. April 12. The market for coffee futures closed easy at a decline of 10920 points. Total sales were reported of 74.250 bag. Including May 6.3596.45c July '6.6V. September 6.7096.85c. and December 6.9597.05c Spot Rio easy; No. 7 invoice. 7c; mild steady, Cordova 10913c. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. 4 3-16e; cen trifugal. 96 test. 4 15-16c; molasses sugar. 4 1-16-?. Refined, firm; crushed. $6.85; pow dered. $6.25; granulated, S6.15. Dairy Produce In the East. NEW YORK. April 12. Butter firm; atreot prices, extra creamery. 219C2c: official prices unchanged. Cheese, steady, unchanged. Eggs steady. CHICAGO. April 12. On the produce ex change today the butter market was firm; creamery. 23929c: dairy, 22926c Eggs, steady, at mark, cases ineluded. 16c Cheese, stoady to Arm. 13gl3c Standard Oil Cuts Price. PITTSBURG. April 12,-The Standard Oil Company made another reduction In the price ot all grades of crude oil today. A cut of 3 cents was made in the higher grades and 2 cents in the lower grades. Chinese Lottery Raided. Sergeant of Police Hofreboom and. Po liceman Wade last night gained entrance to a room In the building In which the store of Bow Wo. Company Is located, at SO Second street; seized a quantity ol lottery tickets and arrested Ah Sec and Jim Lee. Both Chinese tvere locked up on charges of having lottery tickets In their posses sion. They were released by Captain Moore on bonds of $100 each. They will have a hearing before Municipal Judge Hogue today. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY PORTLAND to THE DALLfS Regulator Line Steamers Steamers leave Portland dally.- except Sunday, 7 A. M.; arrive Dally at 8 P. M. Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with Colum bia River & Northern Ry. Co. for Goldendals and Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot ot Alder at- Phono Main 914. S. M'DONALD. Agenl Astoria & Columbia River Railroad C 0. Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. iFor Mangers. Rainier, I Call-. IClatskanle. West port, Clifton. Astoria. War- 8:00 A. M renton. Flavel. Hara-j ii:in A-M mono, nori elevens. Gearhart Park. Sea side. Astoria and Sea- 1 shore. Express Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. :0OP. 51. 9:40 P. M. C. A. STEWART, j. c. MAYO. Cotnm'l Act.. 243 Alder st. G. F. & p. a. Phone Main 906. City Ticket Office, 123 Third St., Phono 680. 2 OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY O The Flyer and the Fast MalL m SPLENDID SERVICE UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOrES 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. IYO H&RTJ. For Japan, China and all Asiatic Ports, will xeftve &eauie adou, .nay ief TRAVELER'S GUIDE. OREGON ax Union PAcrnc 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standards and tourist sleeping-cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spo kane; tourist sleeping-car dally to KansaNi City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car (personally conducted) weekly to Chicago, Reclining chair-cars (seats free) to tho East Dally. UNION DEPOT. Leaves Arrives. CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL for the East via Huntington. 9:15 A.M. 3:25 P. M. Daily. Dally. 'SPOKANE FLYER P" ,P M- l8"0.-11- I Dally. I Dally. For Eastern Washington. .Walla Walla. Lewlston. Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern points. ATLANTIC EXPRESS . , M f ortthe East via Hunt- ' RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA, and 8:00 P. M. .5:00 P. M. way points, connecting Dally, I Dally, with steamer for llwa- except I except co and North Beach Sunday, 1 Sunday, steamer Hassalo. Ash- Saturday. at. dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M. FOR DAYTON, Ore- 7:00 A. M. 5:30 P. M. son city and Yumhlli Dally Dally. Klvtr nolnts. Ash-st. except except dock (water per.) Sunaay. Sunday. 4:00 A. M. . About Monday, ,5:00 P.M. Wednesday! Tuesday. Friday. Thursday. i Saturday. FOR LEWISTON. Idaho, and way poinu. from Rlparla. Wash. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington. Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger. City Tlok et Agt.; A, L. Craig. General Passenger Agt- SAN FEANCISC0&P0RTLAND S. S. CO. Operating the only passenger ateamsrs foi" Ean Francisco direct. "COLUMBIA" April 16. 26. Ma 6. 16. 26. "OREGON" April 21. May 1. 11. 21. SI. and alternately every five days thereafter, front AINSWORTH DOCK AT 8 P. M. Through tickets to all points beyond San Francisco by rail or water. JAMES H. DEWSON. Agent. Phone Main 268. 248 Washington St. EAST Leaves. UNION DEPOT. rpEPOT. . Arrives. OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for Salem. Ros burir Ashland. 8:30 P.M. 7:23 A. M. Saerumento. Og- den, ban Franc!- cf. ifotave. Loi Angeles. El Pa&o. New Orleans and the East. Morninz train 8:30 A. M. S:00 P. M. connects at Wood- burn daily except Sunday with train far Mount Ansel. Silverton. Browns ville, spnngneju. Wendllng and Na tron. Albany passenger cornects at Wood burn with Mt. An gel and Silverton local. iTnrvallls nassen?er 4:00 P.M. 10:10 A. M 7:30 A. M. ft4:50P. M. 5:30 P. M. ttS:25 A.M. Sheridan passenger Dally. HDally, except. Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICB AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:30 A. M;. 12:50. 2:03. 3:35. 5:20. 6:23. 7:43. 10:10 P. -M. Dally, except Sunday. 5:30. 6:30. S:30. 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., 1:33. 3:03. 4:53, 6:15. 7:33. 0:35. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday, 6:23. 7:23. 9:30. 10:20. 11:43 A. M. Except Mon 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 lino 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 Mala 712. TIME CARD OF DODTI A Mn t i Depart. Arrlva. Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma. Seattle. Olym pla. South Bend and Gray's -Harbor points... 8:20 am 4:45 pmt North Coat Limited for Tacoma. Seattle. Spo- . kane. Butte, St. Paul. New York. Boston and i all points East and Southeast -- 3:00 pm 7:00 ara. 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 pna- Paget Sound-Kansas Clty St. Louis Special, for Tacoma. Seattle. Spo kane. Butte. Billings. Denver, Omaha. Kansas City, St, Louis and all points East and South east S:3uara 7:00 am All trains dally, except on South Bend branch. A- D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pas senger Agent. 253 Morrison at,, corner Third. Portland. Or. For South-Eastern Alaska Carrying U. S. Mall and Express. Sailing from Seattle For Skagway, Haines. Juneau. Douglas City, Ketchikan. Wrangel. connecting wita , White Pass and luzon rout for Dawson and TaiMua, steamers leave at 9 P. M. S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE April 7, via Vancouver. S. S. COTTAGE CITY Aoril 11. via Victoria. S. S. HUMBOLDT April 13. direct. FOR VANCOUVER. For Belllngham. Anacortes and Vancouver. B. C S. b. RAMONA leaves from Pier A at lo P. M. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Return ing leaver Vancouver at 6 P. M. Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Steamers connect at San Francisco wtthK Company's steamers for ports in Callfornla Mexico and Humboldt Bay. For further in formation obtain folder. Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates. TICKET OFFICES. Portland 249 Washington at. Seattle 113 James st. and docks San Francisco....... .....10 Marks! tu C. D. DUN ANN, Gen. Pass. Agt. 10 Market. St., Saa Francisco lOlCGXMiarWJR-tJI SOUTHiljp'