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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1906)
. -THE MORXIXG -OREGOXIAir4. T.UE8PAX, JANUARY 9, 190. 13- LOSS IS NOT GREAT Damage to Citrus Crop by Frost Not So Bad as feared. ESTIMATES OF SHORTAGE Fiftccn-Ccnt Advance in Refined Sugars Fruit Inspection on Front Street Firmness in Country Produce. The injury to the cltrua crop of California by the late frost was not so severe as was feared. The Citrus Market Report, of Red lands, dated January 4, said the damage done was less than In other cold spells in oast years. It will be about two weeks before the exact amount of damage can be learned, but crowers show no alarm as to the outcome. Regarding the general shortage, the Report states that there is no Instance where a grove has produced more than 00 per cent of a crop and many will fall hort 25 to ISO per cent, and some 00 per cent. The heavy winds that have occurred lately wlU also reduce the .amount to be shipped, and now the frost will further cut It down. Private advices received yestorday from Ventura County say that lemons in bloom wero badly hurt by the frost in places, and some small fruit was also injured somewhat, but lemons more fully grown suffered no damage. Notification has been received from the Cali fornia Vegetable Union that it ha severed Its connection with the Merced & Turlock Sweet Potato Growers Association and will here after ship sweets Independently of the associ ation. The Coacholla Valley Producers Association, at a meeting held Saturday, appointed the Pcarson-Page Company, of this city, its agents for 1006 in the handling of canteloupea, melons and sweet potatoes. Among yesterday's arrivals on Front street were three cars of bananas In excollent shaje and a car of fine navel oranges from the Azusa-Covlna-Glendora Exchange. FRUIT INSPECTOR INDORSED. Leading Front-Street "Wholesalers Have Only Praise for Mr. Reid's Work. The leadlns: wholesale fruit merchant of Portland do not approve of the attack made upon County Fruit Inspector James H. Reld by an evening paper of this city. They In dorse his work in the highest terms and are certain it will be productive of the most bene ficial results. Some of them expressed their opinions as follows: Fred II. Page, of J. H. Page & Son Mr. Reld is a faithful, 'conscientious and hard worker and has done not only great cood for the applegrowers of this district, but for the trade as well. He makes regular visits to the street and certainly more than earns his pay. W. B. Glafke To find fault with Mr. Reld for his efforts to enlighten the applecrowers is the most absurd thing imaginable. That is what he should be doing at this time of year. He is going to the root of the ei-il when he teaches farmers how to spray their trees and improve the quality of their fruit. George H. Pearson, of Pearson-Page Com pany We have no fault whatever to find with the Fruit Inspector, who has been attending to hie duties faithfully and has done grand work for the applegrowlnc industry of this section. Mark Levy Mr. Reid has been untiring in his efforts to improve the apples of this part of the state and deserves the highest praise. The appropriation under which he works is insufficient, yet he has done all that any man can do. I do not know who is back of this attack upon him or what is the reason for It, but it is certainly most unjust. V. II. Dryer, of Dryer. O'Malley & Co. Inspector Reld has done fine work toward im proving the quality of the apple output. His appropriation only allows him to do a cer tain amount of work on the street, the rest of his time he must spend In the country dis trict. He is not only teaching the farmers how to improve the quality of their fruit, but is also keeping a close watch on their orch ards. John A. Bell The work done by Inspector Reld must be commended. It is only a be ginning, but is sure to produce the best re sult. His plan to educate the farmers up to producing better fruit is a wise one. ADVANCE IN' SUGAR. All Grades of the Refined Article Are Up Fifteen Cents. ' A general advance of 15 cents in all grades of refined sugar was announced yesterday, the first change that has been made in this staple for many weeks. It was expected, as the New York market for raws has "been steadily gaining since before the holiday. Some interesting sugar statistics have been prepared by a New York firm to show the progress made by the bet sugar industry In the United States during the past 14 years. The production stated for the present season (1005-6) is necessarily estimated, as some, fac tories have not yet complctod their run. (sugar produced. Factories Tear operated. 1005-06 53 1001- 05 51 1003-04' 57, 1002- 03 44 1001-02 3SI 1000-01 34 1800-1000 si 1888-80 ir, 1S07-08 ft ISO0-07 t 1835-OC 1804-05 z, 180.1-04 -. 1S02-03 Tons (2240 lbs.) 283.000 200,722 208.133 105,403 103.120 70,850 72.044 32,471 40.300 37,530 20.220 20,002 10.550 12.018 HOr MARKET ACTIVE. Several Sales Reported in the Country at Full Values Local Market Lively. The second week of the year has started out with no abatement in the demand for hops. At the same time, offerings are large, and this inclines some dealers to the bollef that the market is weaker, but it is observed that when a choice lot Is put up .for sale It finds a ready taker. Most of the hops offered on the market arc held by dealers. The most Important transaction announced yesterday was the purchase of the Hedges & Davidson lot of 274 bales at Independence by Klaber. Wolf & Ncttcr at 10& cents. The same firm bought several lots In other sec tions, but the details were not learned. There was a rumor current In. the market that another big lot had been secured from. & grower up the Valley, but tho particular In this case were also withheld. Catlln & Linn, of Salem, bought the Ten nell & Mcndelball lot ' of 07 bales at Inde pendence at 10V4 cents. .Other purchases in tliat section were the Tweed lot of 120 bales at 10 cents by Charles Livesley and the Hunt lot of 60 bales et 0 cents by "William Brown & Co. There was an unconfirmed report that Joseph Harris had bought the Cain lot of some 150 b&Iee at Dayton at 10 cents. There were several trades between local dealers and a number of trannactloss between? ifee I-erUuMl aa Ba4m trade. Fred Shenc, acting as a . broker, reported a sale of 581 bales of npot hops to L Relnstcin at 10 cents. , HIDES QUIET BUT STRONG. Causes oT the Sharp Advance la ' Prices la tbe Past Year. "While some dullness is thop in the hide market, as is to be expected at this time of year, the firmness of the market continues and there are no factors in view that can tend to its weakness in the immediate future. Prices, therefore, ohow no change. Dun's An nual Review of Trade says of the market in the past year: The year 1005 has been characterised by one of the strongest markets in the history of the hide trade. Prices have steadily ad vanced and at present are well maintained at the highest level that has ever "been reached in a generation. The bull market really start ed last year and its beginning dated from the strike In the beef-packing establishments dur ing the Summer of 1004 and the Russlan Japancre War that was responsible tor the large cxportatlons of leather to Japan. The great strength of the market has not been confined to this country alone, as values throughout Europe have ruled fully as high, if not higher, than here. The cattle-raising Industry has not kept pace with the increase in population, and a falling oft in the con sumption of beef has caused a scarcity of hides in a year like the present when general prosperity creates more than the usual de- mand for leather. Another cause for the in creased demand for hides is that in recent years leather has come into great favor Sor upholstering fine furniture as well as for mural decoration. Automobile manufacturers also use large quantities of leather and numerous other caur-s for Increasing the demand for hides do not augment the supply. Receipts of Eggs Light. Receipts of eggs were light again yrwterday and some dealers complained that they could not get enough to fill their orders. Prices quoted were 20 and 30 cents. Very little poultry came In and it met with ready sale at former irlew. Butter holds steady' In price, though tbe supply is good. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,003,020 $154,420 Seattle 1,485.770 2S0.253 Tacoma 700.350 48,037 Spokane 000,070 07,400 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc. WHEAT Club, 72c; bluestem, 74(J75c; red. 00c; Valley. 73c OATS No. 1 white feed, $27; gray. $20.50 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $4.30$ 4.70 per barrel; Mtralghts. S3.S0 4.1l; clears. $3.G53.S0; Valley. $3.CO0'3.OO; Dakota hard wheat, pat ents, $5.50 (gC: clears. $5; graham. S3.25Q' 3.75: whole wheat. $3.7504; rye flour, local $5; Eastern. $5.25 01 5.35; cornmeal, per bale. $1.00 2.20. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $17; country. $18 per ton; middlings, $24.50; shorts, city. SIS; country. $10 per ton; chop. U. S. Mills. $17.50: Linseed Dairy Food. $1S; AUalfa meal. $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00 pound sacks. $0.75; lower grades. $S.25' C.50: oa'tmeal. steelcut, 50-pound sacks. $8 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.2 per bale: oatmeal (ground), 50-pourtd sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes. $1.40: pearl barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. BARLEY Feed. $23 23.50 per ton; brew ing. $24 6 24.50; rolled. $23.50 r 24.50. BUCKWHEAT $2.50 per cental. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $13.50 6 14.50.per ton; Valley timothy. SOfilO; clever, $9 10; cheat. $8.5000.50; grain hay. $80. Vegetables. Fruit. Ec. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 75c1.50 per box; persimmons. $1.25 per box: pears. $1.25 (g 1.50 per box; cranberries, $13613.50 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemon. $303.50 per box: oranges, navels. $2.256 2.75 box; Jap anese. 00c per single box: grapefruit. $3.50 Q'4.50; pineapples. 52.S04J4.50 per dozen: tangerines, $1.75 per box; bananas, 4H5c pe.f pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. $7.40 per dozen; beans. 20c per pound; cabbage. 1 2c per pound; cauliflowers, $1.25 per dolen; celery. $303.50 per crate: head let tuce. 40c per dozen: hothouse. $1.25 6 1.75 per box; peas. 15c; peppers. Cc pound; pump kins. ifclc pound; radishes, 25c dozen: to matoes. $1.50B1.7S per crate; sprouts. 7Sc per pound: squash. 0'lc per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 00c Q$ per sack; carrots, 056 75c per sack; beets. 85c$l per sack; garlic. 10t?12Vic per pound. ONIONS Oregon, No. 1, $1 1.25 per sack; No. 2. 75 00c. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded Burbanks, 65(3750 per sack; ordinary. 30 00c; Merced sweets. 2c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11 12c per pound; apricots. 1212Hc: peaches. 10 "6 12c; pears, none; Italian prunes, S"iG-ic: California figs, white, in sacks. S4c per pound; black. 45c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages, 75085c per box; SS-ounce, $2 2.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates, Pcr- slan. SsHf0c per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounee packages, S fic; 10-ounce. 0410c; loose muscatels. 2-crown, 77c; 3 -crown, 7U ff'7c; 4 crown, 8?S"sc; unbleached seedless Sul tanas. fli'7c; Thompron's seedless, un bleached, SfrSHc; Thompson's fancy un bleached. 12(?'12Hc; London layers. 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds. $1.75; 2-crown. $2. Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 3032c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamer'. 27fcfj'30c; store butter. 1C fii iC,y-c. EGGS Oregon ranch. 20g00c; Eastern, 25c 25c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins. 14 & C?15c; Young America. 15?lGc POULTRY Average d hens. 12HjlSHc; Springs. 1214Vsc; mixed chickens. 12 l-'Vto: broilers. 15010c; dressed chickens, 14 15c; turkeys, live. 14CHCc; turkeys, dressed, choice. 1720c; geese, live, pound, 0 lg 11c; geese, dressed, per pound. 12 13c: ducks, 15 10c; pigeons, $lp2: squabs. 52 $2.75. Groceries. Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 22Sc; Java, ordinary. 18 22c; Costa Rica, fancy. ISC 20c; good, 1018c; ordinary. 10 12c per pound Colum bia roast, cases. 100s. $14.25; 50s. $14.25; Arbuekle. $15.88; Lion. $15.S8. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. 3 He; South ern Japan. 5.35c; head. 7c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2.40: 1 pound fiats. $1.85; fancy 11-pound flats. $1.80: H-Pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1 pound tails. OOe; red. 1-pound talis, $.25; soekeye. 1-pound tails. $1.70. SUGAR Sack bat-lf. 100 pounds: Cube. $0.05; powdered. $5.80. dry granulated. $5.70; extra C, $5.25; golden C. $5.10; fruit sugar, $5.70;. Advancot over sack basis as follows: Barrels". 10c; ij-barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c per'100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days deduct 4c per pound: If later than 15 days and within SO days, deduct He sugar, granulated, $5.50 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. ISfrISc per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.00 per bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17; 100s. $1C50; 200s. $1: 14-POunds. 100s. $7: 30s, $7.50. NUTS Walnuts, 13Uc per pound by sack; Mc extra for less than sack. Brazil nuts, IGc; filberts, ICc; pecans, jumbos, 10c; xtra large. 17c; almonds. 14H15r: chestnuts, Italian, 12Vi & 10c; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw. 7J.sc pound; roasted. 0c; plncnute. 1012c; hickory nuts, 7Sc; cocoanutr, 35(r00c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 4c; large white, 3c: pink, 2c; bayou. 4c; Lima. 5c; red Mexican. 5c r PrevUlens and Canned Meats. . HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 12c per pound: 14 to 10 poundB. 12e; 38 to 20 pounds. 12c; Cali fornia (picnic). 8c; cottage hams. Stjc: shoul ders, 8c; boiled ham, I8I3C; boiled picnic ham, boneless. ISHc. . BACON Fancj breakfast, 18c per pound; standard breakfast. 10c: choice. 15c; English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 14c; peach bacon, 13c. , PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels, $18; Vi barrels, $9.50. Beef, barrel, $12; -barreis. $0.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 13e per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17c; bolog na, long. 5c; welncrwurst. 6c; liver. Cc; pork. 010c; headcheese, Co; blood, Cc; bo logna sausage, link. 4c. CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen, $1.25; two pounds. $2.25; six pounds. $7. Roast beef. flat, pounds, $1.23; two pounds. $2.2!) . six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds, $2.35; six pounds. $7. Lunch tongue, pounds, $2.75, Roast mutton, six pounds. $8.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry -salt, 10V&C; smoked, 11 He: clear backs, dry salt 10o. smoked. llVac; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds a-erage, none; Oregon ex. porta, 30 to 25 pound average, dry salt 11c smoked 12c;. Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard kettle rendered: Tierces, lOVc; tube. 10jC; 90s, 10Sp: 30s. 103c; ICs. llic; 5. llttc. Standard pure: Tierces. c; t, c; M 9c; fcc; X. lOiic; .5. 10ic Compound: Tierces. 6VJc; tubsi CJic; 50m. 65ic; 20a, "Uc; 3, 7ic- Uops, Weel, HWe. Etc HOPS Oregon, 1006. choice. lOSlIc; prime, S&QOHc; medium, 70 So; olds. 587c. WOOL Eastern Oregon average bestt 10 21c; Valley. 242Cc per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 1018c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 10 pounds. l561Cc per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 17 10c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain. hlr cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby, 23c per pound less). Salted hldesteers, sound. 60 pounds and over. 10 11c pr pound; 50 to CO pounds. SVj&lOo per pound f under 50 and cows. S&lOc per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to SO pounds. Oc per pound; salted veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds. Off 10c per pound; raited calf, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 10llc per pound; (green unmlted. 1c per pound less; culls, lc per pound less). Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. 25&50C each; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 4O$50c each, medium wool. No. 1 butchers stock. G00c; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock, $11.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12614c per pound; horse hides, salted, each, accord ing to size. $11.50; colts hides. 23g50c each; goatskins, common. 10 15c each; Angora, with wool on. 23c$1.50 each. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 2022c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 3H3?;c; No. 2 and crease, 23c. FURS Bearskins, as to sire. No. 1. $2,500 10 each: cubs. $12; badger. 23650c; wild cat, with head perfect. 25050c: house cats. 510c; fox. common gray. 50 70c; red. $3 5; cross. $515. silver and black. $1002200; fishers, $50: lynx, $400C; mink, strictly No. 1. according to size, $12.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10615; marten, pale. pine, according to size and color. $2.50$ 4; rouskrat. large. 10615c; skunk. -1 0650c. civet or polecat, 510c: otter, large, prime skin. $0610; panther, with head and claws ierfect, $265; raccoon, prime, 309 50c: mountain wolf, with head perfect, $3.50 5; coyote. 60c$l; wolverine. $CgS; beaver, per skin, large. J-'fiO; medium, $34; small, $l1.50: kits,- 50ff75e. CASCARA SAG RAD A (chltUm bark) 24 3c, according to quality. Dressed Meat. BEEF Dressed bulls. Ig2c per pound; cows. 3c; country steers, 44c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125. pounds. SfiSV&c: 125 to 200 pounds. 4SHc; 200 pounds and up. aecvic MUTTON Dressed, fancy. CgCHe per pound; ordinary. 45c; lambs. 7S7Vic PORK Dressed. 100150 pounds, 77iac; 150 and up, CgCUc per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. 80c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7e; SOU-pound lots. 8c; lees than 500-pound lots, 8Uc. (In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 3-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to 5-sound tin cans, 100 pounds per cane, 2&c per pound above keg sriee.) COAL Oil Cases. $2.05 per case; Iron bar rels, 15e per gallon; wood barrels. ISc. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 25V$c: 72 test. 27c; 0 test. 35c; Iron tanks. LINSEED OIL Raw, In barrels. 31c; In cases. fWc; boiled, in barrels. 53c; In cases. 5Sc; 259-callon lots, lc less. PRICES ARE SCALED DOWN AUCTION BKItfGS ORANGE VAL UES TO lROPEH LEVEL. San Francisco Potato Market Almost Bare of Fancy Stock Grain Speculation Quiet. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. & (Special.) The result ef the first auction sale ef citrus fruits ef the season, held here today, was to bring the orange market. Which has been dull and nominal for weeks, down to a truer level. Only three carloads, all navels, were offered, and prices had a sharp and general decline. Extra fancy sold at $2.05. fancy, $1.00; extra choice. $1'.C5; choice, $1.151.60; standard, 55 05c. Street prices were scaled down in pro portion, the range now being 75c ft $2.25. with extra fancy higher. Wednesday's auction Is expected to more definitely establish the mar ket. Other fresh fruits were quiet and un changed. The potato market is almett bare of ixmlly fancy stock, and buyers arc anxiously await ing arrivals of that grade from Oregon- and Salinas Valley, which, if moderate, may bring higher than current quotations. Large pur chases of cheap potatoes in River districts against Government contracts arc steadying that class of goods, but them is no advance here. Fancy onions are steady at $1.3561.40. Speculative dealings in grain were small, wheat weakening with Chicago, and barley being firm on dry weather. Cash prices for tbete and other cereals were well sustained. Hay and feedstuffs were firm. Butter was 4-cent higher for California fresh extras and firsts and Eastern cold-storage extras. Eggs and cbevse were steady and unchanged. Receipts. 20.600 pounds butter, 1000 pounds cheese. 11.400 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. C0e$1.75; gar lic. iJc; green peas. hglOc; string beans, 1517c; tomatoes, 75c$l; egg plant, $1.50 2. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 17010c; roost ers, old, $4.5005.50; broilers, large, $3,509 4.50; broilers, small, $2M; hens. $57; ducks, old, $5fi5.50; ducks, young. $5,507. BITTER Fancy -creamery, 20c; ereamery second. 23 Vic EGGS Store. 2SO0c; fancy raneh. 33c; Eastern, nominal. CHEESE Young America. 13615c; Eastern. 15V4lCc; "Western. 1414&c WOOL South Plains and S. J., 14013c; lambs. 0!Gc HOPS 7llc. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $18.50020; middlings, $2S29. HAY "Wheat. $111G; wheat and oats, $0 14; barley, $S011; alfalfa. $7.50010.30; stock, f0.5O27.50; straw, per bale. 30055c FRUIT Apples, choice $2: common, 40c; bananas, $103; Mexican limes. $5fr3.50; Cali fornia lemons, choice. $2:50; common. $1; or anges, navel, 75c0$2.5O; pineapples. $205, POTATOES Salinas Burbanks; $1.101.50; sweets. uc$l.25; Oregon Burbanks, 75c $1.15. RECEIPTS-FIour. C274 sacks; wheat. 31(C centals; barley. 5354 centals; oats, S53 centals; bran. 1253 sacks: corn. 1200 centals; potatoes. 5462 racks; bran. 235 sacks; mid dlings, S00 sacks; hay. 7fS tons; wool, 27 bales; hides, 70S. Mlnlnc Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S. The ' official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta Alpha Con. Andes .... Belcher . . . .$ .02 - .04 . -IS Uustico $ .05 Kentucky Con. .01 Mexican LIS (Occidental Con. .t2 lOphlr 5.R7H Overman ..... .22 Best & Belcher 1.15 Bullion 26 Caledonia 54 Challenge Con. .IS Chollar 14 Confidence 65 Con. Cal. "& V. 1.15 Crown Point... .12 Exchequer .... .40 Gould & Curry -22 Hale & Nor... 1.00 Julia 07 Potosl 03 Sfcvage 51 Scorpion .12 Seg. Belcher..'. .10 Sierra Nevada. .27 Silver Hill 94 CI- uoo uojUi Utah Con 0.1 Tellow Jacket.. .12 NEW YORK, Jan. S. Closing quotations: Adams Con....$ .25 Allc 1.85 LTcec 50 Eruntwlck C. . .57 Comittock Tun. .OSVi Little Chief.... $ .07 Vi Ontario s.oo Ophlr 5.5S Phoenix Potosi ., .02 .03 .48 .2rt .31 3.05 Savage Horn Silver. . . 1.73 aSferra Nevada. Iron Hllvor 3.50 Leadvllle Con. .06 4 Small Hopes.. . Standard BOSTON. Jan. . Closing quotations: Adventure -.$ S-SS jMont. Ci &.C-$ 4.: Allouez 43.25 IN. Butte. SCOO A.malramatd 108.75 lOld Dominion 30.50 Am. Zinc... 1C00 lusceoia ..... JParrot iQulncy Shannon .... Tamarack 100.00 Atlantic .... 27.25 Bingham ... 30.25 Cal. A Hecla 705.00 42.00 107.00 6,75 115.00 10.75 rt.75 47.00 71.50 C1.50 R.25 7--.0 134.09 Cop. Range. S2.. Daly "West.. Dominion C. Franklin . . . Gran by ..... IMe Royale.. 17.12Vi'Trinlty SL00 'United Cop... 18.25 it. S. Mining 07.50 U S. Oil S2.12Vilttah Mass. Mining 10.00 H'lctorla .... Michigan ... li.oo jwmona Mohawk . -. 38. & 'wolverine .. Offee ana Krar. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The market for cof fee futures closed steady at a net advance of 5010 points. Sales were 64,000 bags. In cluding January. 6.&04jC60c March, 6.505? 6.70c; May. 6.75f6.85c; July. 6.00c; Septem ber. 77.06c; Decewber, 7.1 5 7.20c Spot, quiet; No. 7 Invoice. Sc; mild, quiet; Cor dova, 012c Swftr Raw. firm; fair refining. 3 S-16 3c: centrlfaal, 99 test, 3 11-164 54c; an Usms wear, S Jted, stey- RANGE IS NARROW Free Selling of Stocks Checks Advancing Tendency. HOLDERS AFTER PROFITS Extensive Selling of Americans In London Market Money More Prcely Offered Trunk Lines Strong Features of JLIat. NEW YORK, Jan. S. There was a broad and active market for stocks today, as Is obvioua from the day's total transactions. The movement of prices, however, was rather unexpectedly narrow, the tendency to advance being repressed by free feejlng on the part of the previous holders of stocks in ocer to take profits. Prices were opened higher in most cases, but In some Instances holders set about profit-taking promptly at the opening. The new demand- wm o broad ana conn- dent as to afford "opportunity for general buy ing during tbe first hour without resortinr to any strong artificial support for the market, and the realizing was pursued without re straint until a very general yielding of prices was perceptible. After that there was some rather obvious support by the "bidding up of prices in one quarter of the market, while the profit-taking was pursued at others. There wan a very manifest growth of public interest In the market at the opening, which was naturaHr induced br the progressive strength shown laet week. There seemed a well-defined. speculative senUment, though the definite re laxation in money which had occurred by the end of last week had marked the passing of the restraint on the expected outbreak of. a general speculation. Based on this con clusion, there was a general inrush or Buy ing orders this morning from miscellaneous source. The moderate effect which this buy ing was allowed to produce on prices was a determination of the extent of the realising which was going on. London advices reported that there was ex tensive selling of Americans in that market before the opening here. This was . attributed to the closing out of some large accounts which had been transferred from New York to London during the period of acute money stringency here. Money was much more freely Aered. but the decline In rates did not make much progress below the level reached last week. It became evident that some of the larxe operators who had held stubbornly to their stocks through the severe money stringency of December. Instead of taking advantage ot the relaxation In money to extend their hold ing, were Inclining to lighten their leads. Thin action suggested that the coming of easier rates for money had been awaited for its stimulating effect on the outside demand for securities to afford a basis for profit taking rather than for an extension of spec ulative operations on the part of last month's operators. The . week etarted with a contri bution to the money market from the sub Treasury operations of $2,403,000. The rates for time loans relaxed together with the easier rates for call money. New York exchange at Chicago, however, showed a yielding ten dency. On the side of the foreign exchange market, there was a decided increase of pressure on New York, an active demand for remittances sending tbe rate for demand sterling up over last week's closlnr rates. The day's realizing was most conspicuous In stocks which have already enjoyed the most striking advance. The copper and smelting stocks and the Pacifies were notably affected. The strong feature?, on the other hand, were stocks which had not been pushed up In Uut month's speculation. The trunk line rail roads, Atchison and a number of industrials were the notable examples. The selllnc to realize recurred persistently, many stocks touching tbe lowest point of the day In the final hour and the gains In the strong imues were largely reduced or wiped out. The clos ing was confused. Irregular and active. Total sales of bonds, par value. $4,755,000. United States bonds were all unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. CkMlng Sales. High. Low. Adams Express.. ..... ..... bid. 235 109 4m 00?i 3SS 02 AmaU Copper b7.000 100i 10SH Am. Car & Foun. S.700 41 40S preicrrea..... j.uuu ll'J 00T4 Amer. Cotton Oil.. 1,700 304 do preferred American Express. 33 ; Am. Hd. & Lth. pf. 700 American Ice .... 6,500 Amer. Llnoeel OH do preferred Amer. Locomotive. 14,200 40 40 40 4 41 0U 41 78?i 7H do preferred 400 US 117b IKS 163H 1C45, 127 127 Am. SmelL & Ref. 21.600 165 do preferred 1.300 127 Am. Sugar Refining 40.100 157 154 ; 153Vj Amer. Tobacco pfd. 1.2CO 1G3T 105i 105 250 ij 01 ?l (uuwniu, Mill. lCL -IO.IW -! Zj7 Atchison 109.S0O 05i 04 do preferred 2,600 103U 102 IG3 Atlantic Coast Line 000 160 150 1504 iwuiaurc ol vinio. joW 114? iHij OSVi Brook. Rap. Tran. 19.2O0 80 &7U Canadian Pacific. 5.000 174 174 Cent, of N. Jersey 100 225' 223 Central Leather... 44.000 4S 48 do preferred 4.10O 1051J 10414 Chesapeake & Ohio 11.600 37 4 &' Chicago & Alton do preferred Chi. GU Western. 13,600 211 21 U Chi. t Northwest. 4,400 223 221 U Chi.. MIL & St. P. 21.400 1S44 1S3U Chi. Term. & Tran. 100 13 13 do preferred 100 a w S7?; U4 U 223 105 MS 30 CO 21 223 li 1S3H 12 34 Colo. Colo, do do Consolidated Gas. Com Products ... 5.100 do preferred..... 700 Del. Jfc Hudson DeL, Lack. & W Den. & R. Grande 1,600 do preferred 700 Distillers Secur.... 0.500 Erie 30.100 do 1st preferred.. 500 do 2d preferred.. 15.100 19b 50 10 57 17 7 221U 4 CO 3S 331 fS 53b 49 61 b 3SS SS M SS SI 52 454 81 ?4 74 General Electric... 1.100 170 178U 1784 nooning aiicy ... iw llflti 11C4 Illinois Central ... 3.W Kfljt 17TH I75t 23i 24- do preferred 8,000 Ss" International Pump ...... ..... do preferred...,. ...... Iowa Central .... 000 TS0i do preferred 1.40-3 GO: Kansas City South. 6.600 3 66 S7 60 30b m 35S sou 00 35 co preierrea soo 70 no4 Loukrv. & Nashv. 5.300 154 133U i.vi Manhattan L. .... 400 161 161 1614 Met- Securities ... 2.200 74 73 73 2 Met. Street Ry... 10.500 123 124 1-4 Mexican Central... 10.6(4 23 25 5 .Minn. e cu ixKjis. a.ZW NJV, M- St. P. & S.S.M. 3.700 146 do preferred 400 ITS 81 143 143 174 174J Missouri Pacific ... 12.500 101 100 100 Mo., Kan. fc Texas 22,000 33 37 37 do nreferred can TrtT' -n -n 70 70 Xailonal Tsil IftTOrt ' f Mex. XL R. R. pf. 4!oO0 40 67 SO 155 30 152 31 86 -New lorx Central 53,SiO 156 X. Y.. OnL A W. 1.P0O 52 Norfolk A. Western 10.600 66 66 Northern Pacific... S.100 303 205b 2041 North American... 4,000 101b 00 100b Pacific Mall 600 48 47b 47?4 144 i ropies vias ..... ow 1 Dl P.. C C Jt St. L. 100b lOb Pressed Steel Car. 4.000 M 55 do preferred 600 100 ' 100 55 I'ullman Pal. car 24 Reading 87.100 144 1434 143 do 1st preferred.. 1.500 do 2d preferred.. 200 04 ru U( t 34 07 07 Republic Steel ... l."C500 35 34 do preferred 2. SCO 107 106 106 Rock Island Co... 42,500 24 21 21 do preferred... 300 62b 62 62b s Rubber Goods .... do preferred..... Schloas-Sheffleld .. 40 100, 6S i.y 88 b S. U i S. F. : V 48 4S St. L. Southwestern 1.660 21 21 do preferred..... 1.800 m 56 54 Southern Pacific... 12.600 67 66 do preferred 309 118 HSU 11844 Southern Railway. 2S.MO 37 37 37 do preferred 300 109 100 100 Tenn. Coal A irota 4.600 14 143 143 Texas PadRc... 3,409 34 Tot. gc-i tc yr. S3 33 I. ttl. U 3.000 107 106U 106 . Fuel & Iron. 32.000 5Si 57 u . & Southern.. 11.000 32I 31U ni 1st preferred.. 2.300 70U to mi: 2d preferred.. 4.G00 B six: utZ do preferred TiA s L'bIab Pac1c ....13C.4M is 154 . do -Keferred.... M9 ' 99 g. Xxstrem..... ...... ..... ..... V. S. KeaXy 19 S fid M 154 117 U. S. Rubber 500 53 53 83 do preferred 500 111 HI lH U. S. Steel 1 67.600 45 44 44 go preferred 36.BOO ioi"4 1084 i Vir.-Caro. Chem. 3,100 54 53 53 no preierrea too i13a iish ii Wabash l.OOiJ 20 20 23 do preferred 200 41 41 41 "Wells-Fargo Exp.. 10O 24) 240 235 "Westlnghouse E3ec 600 173 173 173 western Union ... 300 03 03 JW "Wheel. &. L. Erie 17 "Wisconsin CentraL 1.700 .11 29 30 do prcrerred oco 62 61 nh ToUl sales for the day. 1,597.800 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Closing quotations: TT. S. ref. 2s reg.!02D. A R, G. 4s. ..100 do coupon 102IN. Y. C. C. 3s. S U. S. 3s reR....102Nor. Pacific 3.. 77 do coupon 103 iNor. Pacific 4s. .103 U. S. new 4s reg.l30iSo. Pacific 4s... 93 do coupon..... 130 biunlon Pacific 4s. 105 U. S. old 4s reg.103 Wis. Central 4s.. 93 do coupon. ... .103 Jap. 6s. 2d ser. . 09 Atchison Adj. 4s OlHlJap. 4s. cer 93 Stocks at Leadea. LONDON". Jan. 8. Consols for money. SO 3-18; consols for account. S0. Anaconda ...... 13 Atchison 07 Norfolk & West. 88 do preferred... 97 Pennsylvania ... 74 do preferred... 103 Baltimore &. O..HSRand Mines. Can. Pacific 170 (Reading 73 Ches. & Ohio... -iH C Gt. Western. 22 C.. M. & St. P. .183 do 1st pref.... 48 do 2d pref 40 So. Railway.. .... 38 D. & R. Grande. 40 do preferred... 103 So. Pacific 60 Union Pacific... '.138 do preferred. ..101 V. S- Steel 43 do preferred... 90 Erie 50 do 1st pref. ... 83 do 2d pref.... 76 Illinois Central. 180 do preferred... 110 Louis. Nash.. 157 Wabash .... 21 Ma. Kas. & T. . 34 do preferred... 42 N. Y. Central... 158 Ontario & West. 53 Spanish Fours... 91 Money. Exchange, Etc NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Prime mercantile pa per. 56b per cent. Sterling- exchange, steady, with actual business In bankers' tbllls at $4.863084.8635 for demand and at $4.8295 4.S3 for 60 days. Posted rates. $4.63 and $4.87. Commercial bills, $4.S24.82. Bar sliver. 65c Mexican dollars. 50c. Bonds Railroad, firm; Government, steady. Money on call, firm. 588 per cent; rutins rate. 636b per cent; closing bid, 6; offered. Time loans, easier. 60 and 00 days, 6 per cent; six months. 5 per cent. LONDON, Jan. S. Bar silver, firm. 20 l-16d per ounce. Mopey. 2f?2 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills let 3 per cent; do for three month W1!j, 3 per cenL SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. S. Silver bars, 65c Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight, 3c; do telegraph. 5c Sterling on London, 60 days. $4.S2; sight. $4.80. POLK COITY HOPS MOVE HEDGES & DAVIDSON LOT SELLS AT JO 1-2 CENTS. Bought by Klaber, Wolf & Xcttcr, of Portland First Sale Since the Holidays. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) The first sale of hops here since the holidays la the sale of the Hedges & Davidson lot of 274 bales. They were sold through Dorcas & Young, agents for Klaber. Wolf Sc Netter. The .price received was 10 cents. Hops In London. LIVERPOOL. Jan. S. Hops in London, Pa cific Coast, steady, at X3-SI3 15s. livestock: markets. Prices Quoted Locally oa Cattle. Sheep and Hots. The following livestock prices were quoted yesterday in the local market: CATTLE Good steers. $3.5093.73: fair to medium. $2,7563; 150 to 175 pounds. $4,300 4.75; calves, heavy. $3?3.25. HOGS Meat, suitable for packers. $5.756; fair to medium grades, $5.50; light fat weights. 120 to 140 pounds. $585.25. SHEEP Good fat sheep, $4.5034.75; choice lambs. $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Curreat at Kansas City, Osaka aaa Chicago. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Jan. 8. Cattle Re ceipts, tXJOO; steady to. strong: native steers, $4Q6; Mockers and feeders, $384.50:: Western cows, $2.50g3.75; Western steers. $3.5085.50. Hogs Receipts. 5000: market. o&lOc higher; bulk of sales'. $5.2065.33: heavy. $5.3085.37 ; packers, $5.30g5.37b pigs and light. $4.75 5.25. Sbeep Receipts, 8000; market strong to 10c higher: active; muttons, x4.5086.10: lambs. $647.60; range wethers. $5.7586.60; fed ewes, $4.5005.50. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 8. Cattle Receipts. 3500: market utrong; 5Q10c higher: native steers. $3.5084; cows and heifers. $2.5084; canners. $i.5t3.4o: stocxers and feeders, $2.5084: calves. $2,508: hulls and stags, etc. S284.50. Hogs Receipts. 4500; market 510c higher; heavy. $5.22fi5.30: mixed. $5.22e5.23: light. $5.20B527b: pigs, $1.4084.85: bulk of sales. Jx. V3t7'-- i- Sheep Receipts. ll.OCO: market. steady: Westerns. 5ttOU.au; wemers, o.ooao.yj; ewes, $4.7585.50: lambs. $787.50. CHICAGO. Jan. S. Cattle Receipt. 27.000: steady; beeves. $3.6586-13: stockers and feeders. $2.5Ofi4.30; cows and heifers, $1.20-9 4.75: Texas-fed steers. $3.5084.23. Hogs Receipts, today. 40.000, tomorrow 28. 000: 5810c .higher; mixed and butchers. $5,206 5.22 b: oJ to heavy. $5.4083.52: rough heavy. uov&-m: MgRi. a.ioaT.t- ; pigs. $4.7585.20: bulk or sales. $5.3585.45. Sheep Receipts. 23.000; steady; sheep, $4$ 6.10; lambs. $..iWo.co. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The London tin mar ket was about 15s higher with spot quoted at 1164. and futures at fI64 10s. Locally, the market was firm and higher in sympathy with spot, quoted at 36.15836.30c Coaper advanced 3s to 79 10s for spot and 70 5s for futures in the London market. The local situation was unchanged apparently with lake and electrolytic still quoted at lS.75f 10c, and casting. 1 8.37b 81S.87bc Lead was 5s lower at 17 7s Cd in London, but remained unchanged locally at 5.6086c Spelter abo was lower at 20 2a 6d in Lou don and unchanged at 6.5086.60c in the local market. Iron was higher abroad, with standard foun dry quoted at 73s 6d and Cleveland warrants at 54s 10d. The domestic market was firm and unchanged: Xo. 1 foundry (Northern is quoted at $18.75810.35 No. 2 foundry North era. $18.50?1S.85; Xo. 1 foundry Southern at $16.50818.75; Xo. 2 foundry Southern at $18 g 15-25. Dried Trait at New York. XBW YORK. Jan. S. The market for evap orated apples is quiet and the quotations given represent the holders views rather than ac tual, transactions. Common are quoted at 7Sc; nearly prime, tg9c; prime, 00c; choice. 10c; fancy, lie Prunes are rather quiet at the nj.om.ent. following the recent spurt in the demand, but priced are firmly held and range from 4 8c accordlnc to xrn.de. Apricots seem to be attracting a little more attention again and the market rules firm. with choice quoted at 9$10c; extra choice, 10b810c; fancy, 11912c Peaches are unchanged, with .choice quoted at 10c; fancy, 10ClIc: extra fancy, 10 CISC. v Orders are belnr taken for seeded raisins subject to approval by the new holders, and spot quotations are unchanged. Loose mus catels are quoted at o$ic: needed raisins. 5$0c; London layers, $1.60. Dairy Predate la the Eat. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. On the rroduco Ex change today the butter market was firm; creameries, 18826c: dairies, 1323c Eggs Steady at .mark, cases Included, IS 923c; firsts. 22c; prime firsts, 35c; extras. 27c Cheese Firm.. 11913c NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Butter Firm: "West. era factory, common to ant, 1518c; do Imitation, 2121bc Xgcs Firmer; Western toeat selected. 27c; ia IrHi. 39c. Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1893 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Operators Cause Fluctuations in Chicago Market. MAY LOSES AN EIGHTH Decline Started by Free Selling: by Commission-Houses, "Who After wards Turn Active Buyers. Day's INews Bullish. CHICAGO. Jan. S. Sentiment in the wheat pit at the opening was firm, the May deliv ery belnr unchanged to He higher at S7& S7"4c Durlntr the first half hour, pit-traders purchased moderately and their demands carried the price of May up to 87c The world's shipments were email, belns over 500.- 000 bushels less than last week, and tho amount of breadstuffa on ocean passage decreased- 560,000 bushels. Reports from India declared -that serious damage had been done to the wheat crop In unlrrigated dlMricts. From Argentina came reports of further de lay to harvesting because ot rains. These factors. In conjunction with a steady market at Liverpool, caused the early flrmnesa on the board here. Before the end of the first hour, however, the market commenced to weaken. Several prominent commission houses were free sellers and many local bulls followed their lead. This started a decline which car ried the May option down to Sdrsc. During the last half hour commission houses made active bids for wheat, and this caused a re covery of a large part of the earlier loss. Practically the only news ot a bearish char acter during- the day was an increase In the visible supply larger than had been estimated. The market closed steady with May He lower at 87c Trading in the com pit was dull, but the market bad a firm tone. The market closed firm, with prices HKc up at 44I&(M4:5ic. Oats were easy. May closed He off at 32Hc Provisions were In active demand by shorts and the market was strong. A 10-cent ad vance In the price of live hozs was the chief cause of the buying. At the close. May pork was up 22Hc lard was up 12c and ribs were 15c hisher. Tbe leading: futures ranged as follows: "WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May ? .87ft ? .87i ? .fcH $ .87 July 84 .84H .38 . .S4 CORN. January ..... .40! .41H May 41s .44i July - 43 .45 H OATS. January ..... .31 H .31 H May 32 .32 July 30 .30i .40 .41 H .44ft .44 .45 .43H .31 .31 .32 i .32 U .30 .30ft MESS PORK. January 13.87H 13.87H 13.85 13.83 May 14.05 14.17 14.06 14.12 LARD. January 7.(52 7.82 7.60 7.fi2 May 7.67 7!77 7.67 7.73 July 7.77 7.83 7.77 7.S3 SHORT RIBS. January 7.50 May 7.57 7.67 7.57 7.67 July 7.75 7.77 7.75 7.77 Canh quotations were aa follows: Flour Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring. SSSSflc; No. 3, 82 80c; No. 2 red. SgSS?ic Corn No. 2. 42c: No. 2 yellow, 4264240. Oats No. 2. 31c; No. 2 white, 3234c; No. 3 white. 30ie32Uc. Jlye No. 2, 6Cc Barley Good feeding, 3C37e; fair to choice malting. 41i40c Flaxseed No. 1, ?1.10; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.15. Mess pork Per barrel, 13.85013.87. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.62. Short ribs sides Loose, $7.357.50. Short clear sides Boxed. $7.607.70. Clover Contract grade. 13.15$13.25. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 8.40O 7,200 Wheat, bufihels 34,000 24,700 Corn, bushels 350,500 74,100 Oats, bushels 213.600 196,000 Rye. bushels 4,000 l.SJOO Barley, bushel:! ...: 61.400 31,000 Grata and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Flour Receipts, 20. 000 barrels; exports. 40, SCO barrels; market, steady, with fair demand for Spring grades. "Wheat Receipts, 105,000 bushel; exports. 68,000 bushela. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, 00c elevator: No. 2 red, 04ic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 04 c f. o. b. afloat. Tho early wheat market was steadier on small world's shipments and cold weather In the Northwest, but changed to heavy pressure at noon and broke sharply. Partial recoveries followed In the last hour on heavy seaboard clearances and the close was steady at a partial He net advance. May closed Olc; July. 83c Hides and wool Firm. Hops Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Wheat, steady; barley, steady. Spot Quotations: Whcat-i-Shlpping; 1.37gi.42; milling. n.47et.55. Barley Feed, ?1.201.23i ; brewing. $1.23 6L27H. Oats Red. $1.2531.62: white, $1.30S1.65; black. $1.25gl.75. Call-board gales: Wheat May, $I.30T. Barley May. $1.23. Corn Large yellow, $1.324si.37. Minneapolis Wheat Market. .MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 8. Wheat May, 83c; July, 88Hc: No. 1 hard. 83Hc; No. I Northern, S2ic; No. 2 Northern, S0c Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 8. Wheat March, Gs lld; May, 6s D&d. Weather, damp. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Jan. 8. Wheat, unchanged; blue stem, 73c; club, 71c: red, 68c Visible Sapply of Grain. NEW TORK, Jan. 8. The visible supply of grain Saturday, January 6, as complied by the New York Produce Exchange, was as follows: Bushels. Increase. Wheat : 45.226.000 2.273,000 Com 12.S01.0CO 403,000 Oats 27.510,000 y34,000 Ryo 2.380.000 13,000 Barley 6.200.QOO 110.0CO Decrease. Sally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Today's "statement Of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance $144,212,517 Gold coin and bullion 85,080,106 Gold certlflcatM 4 4,354, DUO 1 Wool at St. Leak. ST; LOUIS, Jan. 8. Wool, steady; me dium grades, combing and clothing. 230c: light flat, 212Sc; heavy fine, ltfg21c; tub wasted. 3341c . 11 New York Cotton Market, ' NKW YORK, Jan. 8. Cotton futures closed jiteady at a et advaa ef "37 polatr. Jaaa- 11 Chamber of Commerce ary. 1.1.26c: February, 11.33c; May, 11.53c; July, 11.6Cc. Elgin Butter Advances. V ELGIN. III., Jan. 8. Butter advanced 1 cent a pound today, beln: quoted at 27c Sales for the week were 423.000 pounds. ' PERSONALJWENTION.'. Mr. and Mrs. J. Block left last evening: for San Francisco where they will remain until May 1. Mr. and Mrs. C. It. Hansen. Jr., have returned after a three weeks trip through. California. NEW YORK. Jan. S (Special.) Northwestern people registered today as follows: From Portland W. T. Goldman, at the Gilscy; G. Atiyeh, at the Continen tal. . From Port Townsend. "Wash. li. B. Hastings, at the Grand. From Sumpter, Or. F. D. Fuller, at the Cambridge Court. From Seattle V. H. Goldson, at the Astor. CHICACk), Jan. S. (Special.) Oregon ians registered today as follows: From Portland B. Chancy, Miss W. E. Hurd. C. S. Unna. at the Auditorium: J. A. Miller. Jr.. at the Morrison: S. T. Dove, at the Briggs. From Salem R. A. Montirnmerv nt th Grace; li. M. Kagy, at the Great North ern. Acrobat Accused of Burglary. I. W. Wilson, an acrobat, who rentlv terminated an engagement at one of the local vaudeville theaters, attempted to leave town last eveninir fnr rnilfnmin and at the same time "forgot" to restore several valuable articles of ivorv war a that he had taken from the room of Miss Bertha TruIIlnger at the rooming-house at 351 Stark street. Miss Trullinger missed the articles and gave chase to Wilson, overhauling him as he was about to board the California express, and at her solicitation Patrolman Tichnnr ar rested Wilson and took him to the sta tion, where, upon being searched, the missing articles were found upon his per son. He was locked up on a charge of burglary- Car Shortuge Overcome. C. F. Overbaugh. traveling freight agent ot the Harriman lines, has returned from a trip over the lines of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad, and is much pleased with the outlook for business in the Immediate future. The car shortage that has retarded the movement of freight for some time has been overcome and It is" stated.;hat there are now suffi cient cars to taki: care of all the business being offered. Make Trip of Inspection. J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the Harriman lines, and R. B. Miller, general freight agent, left yesterday for Spokane where they will visit several days. While on the trip a general inspection of the lines of Eastern Washington will be made. The travelers will return to Portland toward the end of the week. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland H. M. Lloyd. New York: J. H. Burton. Seattle: Mrs. J. B. Adams, Du luth. Minn.: Mr. R. II. Bennett. .Mlnne apolfs; E E. Bergln. San Francisco; E. II. Foster. Baker City; Mrs. A. P. Hennlngsen. Miss Hennlngsen. Butte; J. O. Johnston, Bend, Or.: C. O. Johnston. Columbus, O.; C. Nler. Los Angeles; T. Peters. G. W. Coepl. B. F. Stone. San Francisco; 11. Dunlup. Kathrlne Nugent. Miss L. McMillan. R. Mac kay. Miss D. Tennant. Mlas J. Olgea. F. Trueadale. New York; W. H. Lober, San Francisco: J. L Rake. Philadelphia; U. Man helm. New York; G. C. Salch. R. Morehead. San Francisco; O. Turner. New York; M. Ab raham, city: A. L. Wheat, Wheeling; E. T. Conner. Colfax. Wash.; A. Haas. New York; C. Pike. San Francisco; G. Mitchell. New York; J. A. Bennett. St. Joseph: Mrs. C. W. Thompson. Cascade Locks; A. Ottensose. New York; C. F. Jackson, Mrs. C. L. Long. Miss Ford. San Francisco; W. B. Gray. H. E. Gray. St. Paul; R. Cox and wife. Seattle; W. A. Williams. Chicago: C. W. Thompson. Cas cade Locks; J. Rlesenburg, Cincinnati. O.; J. M. Ferriss. Jr.. Tacoma; E. B. O. Leary. "Washington. D. C: W. E. Knight. San Fran cisco; Miss Flavel. 5Ils3 K. Flavel. Astoria; L. E. Wilson. Ft. Stevens: E. T. Shepard. Hood River; Mrs. W. J- Blackwell. Seattle: L. A. Porter and wife. Lewlston. Idaho; W. P. Reynolds. J. N. Sneckford, Tacoma. Tlie Oregon If. R. Eaton. Portland; J. O'Conner. Seattle; G. A. Baldwin, New York; N.. H. BIglow. Chicago; G. D. Phillips. J. M. Phillips, G. R. Simmons. Seattle: L. H. Sammons and wife. J. R. Mackley, N. A. Peterson. San Francisco; R. G. Stone, F. S. Burroll. E. B. Barthrop. Seattle; C. F. Chis Jiolm and wife, Boston: George E. Monroe and wife. J. M. Riley and wife. S. S. Argyle: V,'. M. Folllnger. Chicago:- M. E. Wallace and wife, Minneapolis; Mrs. C. N. Wallace. Miss Mabel Blrge. Centralla. Wash.; W. II. Powers. San Francisco; J. F. Peters. Thfc Dalles; C. A. Ferris, Tacoma; W. W. Wood ward and wife. Cincinnati. O. ; H. Rosen bluth. New York: W. M. Rise. Seattle; W. H. Wright. San Francisco. Tho Perkins) Roy C. Burke, J. C. Porter. Hood River; C. L. Spauldlng. Newberg. Or.; W. P. Simple. Pendleton; J. H. Goddard. Tacoma; W. S. MacPherson and wife, As toria; J. W. Bruce. Waltsburg. Wash.: P. A. McNabb. Vancouver: Fred E. Miller, city: J. A. FlUsimmons. Vancouver; W. S. Fusan. Seattle; John Bocart. Woodland. Wash.: N. D. Knottle. Pomeroy; Colonel John Wheloni. Pueblo. Colo.; S. E. Klrkpatrlck. Seattle: J. R. Gilbert. Roseburg. Or.: H. G. Masterson. Elgin. Or.; F. B. Field. San Francisco; R. G. Davenport. The Dalles; Mrs. W. A. Cusiek, Mrs. W. B. Morse. Salom. Or.; C. Adams. Tygh Valley. Or: A. A. Glllis and family. Baker City; H. C. Grotes. Antelope: A. C Benton. Ashwood; F. Harris. Starbuck. Wash.: C. R. Dllley and wife. Maygers. Wash.: P. W. Totter. F. H. Wilson. Silver ton, Or.; P. E. Chase, Monmouth, Or.: J. L. Lewis. Corvallls. Or.: John Galln and family. Centralla; E. P. Cranston and wife. Mrs. George B. Struglll. Baker City; James Ran nln. Great Falls, Mont,; C. K. Marshall and family. Hood River; A. S. Bennett, Tho Dalles. The Imperial n. J. Cox, Michigan: A. Curtin, Victoria; J. T. Tucker, Seattle: C. F. Johnson. San Francisco; C. C. Bradley, city; T. J. Berrisford. St. Paul: E. S. Lamberson. city: A. H. Wilbalk. Eureka; S. P. Rcos. T. Q. Swetland, city: M. Foard and wife. Mrs. W C. Logan. Astoria: J. Rosier. Pendleton; E R. Toke. Corvallls; Mrs. J. R. Sutherland. Roseburg; J. Wlthycombc. Corvallls; J. Fln layson, Astoria; J. M. Eddy, Eugene; G. R. Sibley: L. Smead. Albany; C. M. Strauss and wife. HHIsboro: A. J. Whitman. Tacoma; A. C Callam, Seattle: Mrs. Jessie Hayes, Sump ter A. SchulU, city; C. R. Closser. Seattle: B J Goldman, San Francieco: Mrs. W. E. Conrad. Butte; Mrs. G. A. Heldlnger. Spo kane: O. 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Dufur; J, J. Goodman and wife, Dallati; J. A. Elder. Wasco: C Nelson, city: M. Erwln, Orient; F. Sandell; J. Elder, Hood River. Hotel DoBaelly. Tacema Wa3baxtea. European plan. Rates. IE ceats to $2.59 per day. Free 'bus. " Habitual constipation cured and ths bowels strengthened by the regular' h of Carter's Little, Liver Pill la swal! doccs. Don't forget this," IS1