THE MORJflXG ORISGOJS'IAN, W JEDJi ESD AY, FEBRUARY 28t . 1WX5.
17
II LIGHT SUPPLY
Stocks of Canned Goods and
Dried Fruits on Coast Small.
PRICE TENDENCY HARDENS
Local Market Fully Supplied With
California Vegetables Country
Produce Steady Hops
Continue to Move.
GROCERIES Advancing tendency
in dried and canned Trults.
BUTTER Small shipment coming:
from California.
EGGS Outside orders being filled.
POULTRY Strong: demand for
chickens. N
VEGETABLES Market well sup
plied with California produce.
FRUIT Thrco cars of fine bananas
arrive.
MEATS Veal weak and pork more
plentiful.
HOPS Olds sell at better prices.
Mpst interest in the grocery trade con
tinues tc center In the strong position of
pot canned goods and dried fruits, of which
stocks are at a low ebb. Prices are there
fore steadily working to a higher level and
extreme quotations now put out cause no
remonstrance -on the part of buyers. Canned
fruit and vegetable stocks on the Coast are
practically exhausted. So far as the outlook
tor the 3000 crop is concerned, there has
.been an ideal Fall arfd Winter. The reason
promises, to be rather early. For Instance,
the flrst car of fresh asparagus was phipped
from California this season something like
20 days before the first shipment last year.
The only disturbing condition in California
Is found in connection with pears. The
blight, it Is said. Is likely to cause even more
trouble than, in the past.
Slocks of all kinds of dried fruits are in
very small compass. Practically no prunes
are left in growers' hands, and the virfble
supply on the Coast to less than ever before
known at this season. The utock of peaches
remaining In California Is estimated at 50
cars. A 10c price is predicted before Spring
In view of the tremendous demand from now
on for goods of this kind from points west of
the Missouri River and export to New Zea
land and Australia, &n well as to Alaska. It
is estimated that only 25 cars of apricot are
left on the Coast, consupmtion of this fruit
having been greatly increased by the low
prices quoted during the entire season.
Raisin stocks arc alto low and are said not
to exceed 2000 tons.
In Eastern canned goods the opening prices
lately made on 3006 Maine corn have result
ed in shading, according to the trade pa
pers, one New York seller quoting SO cents,
presumably on 1005 pack.
CALIFORNIA BUTTKIt COMING.
Small Shipment "Will Arrive on the Next
Steamer.
A small shipment of California butter will
arrive on the next steamer, but dealers are
ordering sparingly, saying they cannot buy
at the quotations made by the San Francisco
airy . Exchange Yesterday's quotation by
that institution was 26 cent. Local stocks
were extremely light yesterday.
There was no change in the "egg situa
tion. Shipping ordcra kept dewn the accumu
lation, and prlcps were steady.
Poultry was in good demand and cleaned
up at full prices.
Harris Buys Old Hops.
There were no de-clopments of interest in
the hop market yesterday. A number of
sales were made between local dealer and
a few small lots wero bought in the country.
A report was current that Joe Harris, of Sa
lem, had 'bought the McKay lot of 230 bale
of olds at Champoeg at something better
than 6 cent. He was also reported to have
secured a number of lots of 1005s. Herman
Klaber, of Tacoma, was in the city yester
day on his way to San Francisco.
Green Produce la Good Supply.
Three cars of )ananas in fine condition, two
mixed cans of California vegetables and one
car of oranges arrived yesterday. A car of
cabbage and cauliflower is due today and
a car of oranges later In the week. The mar
ket was well supplied with almost everything
and trading was on a good scale. Small vege
tables are becoming more plentiful and are
gradually declining' In price. Oranges con
tlnue to be the strongest feature of the fruit
-market.
Veal Market Weak.
The weaker tendency is more pronounced
in the veal market, with a gradual increase
in supplies, but prices have not yet declined,
Pork has been ruling very scarce and firm.
but the receipt of a heavy shipment of sev
oral cars of Eastern hogs-by local wholesalers
will relieve the famine for a week or two.
Mutton ia in light Supply and strong, and
beef Is steady.
Bask Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
ystcrday were as follows:
Clearing. Balances.
Portland $ S24.160 5131.2'
Seattle 1,707.403 4TO.104
Tacoma -. G36.S2S 2S.C33
siOKanc -. u,U4U 81.03
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc.
FLOUR Patents, $4.10S4.GO per barrel;
siraignts, j.&Jtff4.iv; clears, a.vir(fv.w; val
ley. $3.603.00: Dakota bard wheat, patents.
$5.506; clears. $5; graham. $3.25 3.75; whole
wneat, .70(ij; rye nour, local, iiantern
$5.25(5.35: cornmcal. per bale. $1.0032.23.
WHEAT Club. 67eSc: bluestcm. 6SQ70c;
red. KstJ6c; valley, iiibtm.
OATS No. 1 white feed, $2S20; gray
$27.5O2S.50 per ton.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $17; country. $18
per ton; middlings. $24.50; shorts, city. $18;
country. $10 per ton: chop. U. S. Mills. $17.50:
linseed dairy food, $18; alfalfa meal, $18 per
ion.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 00-
pounds sack. $6.75: lower grades, 55.25aC.50
oatmeal, stcelcut. 50-pound sacks, $3 per bar
rel; 18-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal
(ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel:
10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per
100-pound packs; :-potfnd boxen, $1.40; pearl
parley. $4.a per loo pounds; ss-pound boxes,
$1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks,
$2.50 per bale.
BARLEY Feed, $23.0024 per ton; brewing,
r-wi-i.w. rolled. $'J4?25.
BUCKWHEAT $2.25 ter cental.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $13914"Mer
ton; vauey timothy. $SSf: clover, $7.504fS
Vegetables, IthUm. Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples ?12.50 per
box; cranberries. $12.50014.50 per barrel.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $1.5043 per
box; oranges, navels, $L753 per box; Japan
ese. 60c per single box: tangerines. $1.85 per
Half box: grapefruit, $23.25; pineapples, $3.75
;f 4 per dozen: bananas. 5c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, $11.25
per dozen: asparagus, I3f?l4c per pound; beam
nominal; cabbage, li2ic pound: cauli
flower. crate: celery, $4.75&o: cnick
ory. 23c; cucumber, $1.2501.75 per dozen
head lettuce. 35fi37'ac per dozen: hothouse,
1.50fil.75: peas. 11c; pepper. 25ff40c: -rad
ihee. 20$ 25c per dozen; rhubarb. $2.75 pef
box. tomatoes. .California, $2.5002.73 per crate;
Florida. 6.50j?7 per crate; sprouts. 6f7c
per tound: parsley. 25c.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 00c Si $1 per
sack; carrots, 6M7Sc per sack; beets, 8tc41
$1 pr aack; garlic. 2$C124c per pound,
ONIONS Buying prices: No. 1. W&c per
sack: No 2. nominal.
POTATOES Buying price: Fancy graded
Burbankit, 60970c per hundred; ordinary, nom
inal: sweet potatoes. 2Utf2Hc per pound.
. DRIED FRUITS Apples, llf 12c per pound;
apricots. 12124c: peaches, $10U&12He;
pears, none; Italian prunes. G(i6c; Cali
fornia figs, white. In sacks, 5 lie pound; black.
405c: bricks. 12-14 ounce packages. 7TS5c
per bor: SS-ounce. S2S2.40; Smyrna. 20c per
pound: dates. Persian, 560c pound.
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packagm. SQ
SV4c; le-ounce. 8H310c; loose muscatelfc, 2
crown, 77c; 3-crown. "H67ie: 4 -crown.
88"4c; unbleached aeedleas Sultanas. CCj7c:
Thompson's fancy unbleached. 12ffl2Hc; Lon
don layers. 3-crown, whole boxes o 20 pounds,
$1.75; 2-crown, $2.
Butter. Egg, Pesltry. Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery. 3O0324c per pound. State creamerfc:
Fancy creamery. 274r30c; store butter, 10
EGGS Oregon ranch. 1C's837c per down.
CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins. 14 a
glSc; Young America, 13"-i'316c.
TOULTRi Average old bens, isaicc:
mixed chickens. 124613c: broilers. 20ff22c;
young roosters. 12i2c: old roosters. 10&
lOc: dressed chickens, 1415c: turkey, live.
Jtttiiic; turKcya. dressed, cnoiee. is-nc;
geese, live, pound. Svc: geese, crossed, per
pound. 10Sl2e; ducks. lOfflSc: pigeons, il&
2; squabs, ?23.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc
COFFEE Mocha. 2Gfi2Sc; Java, ordinary.
l&&22c: Costa Rica, fancy. 1820c: rood. 16
filSe: ordinary. 10022c per pound: Columbia
roast, cases. J 00. $14.75; 50s, $14.75; Arbuckle,
-fiaus; Lion, $16.3S.
RICE Imperial Japan No. J. &4c; soutn-
cm Japan. 6.25c; head. 7c.
salmon Columbia River, i-pouna tans.
$1.70 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1-pound
flats. S1.S5; fancy. 1 to Hi-pound flats, $1.80:
i-pound flat. J1.10: Alaska pink; 1-pound
tails. 00c: red. 1-nound talis. S1.23: sockcye.
3-pound talis, il.70.
SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube,
$6.05; powdered, $5.80; dry granulated, $5.70;
extra C $5.25; golden C $5.10: fruit sugar,
$5.70. Advances over flack basis as follows.
Barrels, 10c; -barrels. 25c; boxes, 00c per
100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within
15 days deduct He per pound; if later than
lt days and within 30 days, deduct He; sugar,
granulated. $5.50 per 100 pounds; maple sugar.
itgiitc per pound.
SALT California, ill oer ton. LV Pr
bale; Liverpool. Ns $17; 100s, $1:30; s,-
siu: --pounas. iw. iios..r.;w.
u ij walnut. j&ur per pound dj sacic;
"4 c extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts.
10c; filberts, 10c: pecans. Jumbos. 10c; extra
large. 17c: almonds. 14"ytrl5c; chestnuts.
Italian. 12410c: Ohio. 20c: peanuts, raw.
7c pound; roasted. 9c; plnenuts. 10$fl2c:
hickory nuts. TflSc; cocoanut, 35fil0c per
dozen.
BEANS Small white. 4c: large white.
3c; pink. 2"c; bayou, 4c; Lima, f?c;
red Mexican, 5c
Provisions and Canard Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13c pound; 14
o 16 pounds. 13c: J 6 to 20 pounda, 12c; Call
'oroia (Dlcnlc). 8ic: cottage hamn. Oci shoul
ders, SSic: bolIM ham, 18c: boiled picnic
ham. boneless. 14c.
BACON Fancy breakfast, jsac per pound;
standard breakfast, ,164c; choice. ISc;
English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. UVc:
peach bacon. 13tjc.
PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels, $18:
barrels, $J.50; beef, barrels, $12; . --barrels.
$6.50.
SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound: minced
ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17".4e: bolog
na, long. 5c; welnerwurst, Sc; liver, Gc;
pork. oaiOe: headcheese. 6c: blood. Gc: bo
logna sausage, link. 4Vjc.
CAitNLD meats cornea oeef. pounds.
per dozen. $1.25: two pound. $2.25; sis
pounds, $7. Roast beef, fiat, pounds, $1.23:
two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast
ueef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds. 2.35:
six pounds. $7.
DRT SALT CURED Regular short clears.
dry salt. 10e; smoked, ll4c; clear backs,
dry salt. 10"c: smoked. 13 c; clear bellies.
1 to 17 pound average. I none: Oregon ex
ports. 20 to 25 pounds averatre. dry salt. 11c:
smoked, 12c: Union bellies, 10 to IS pounds.
average, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces.
loic: tubs, loc: so. lOHc: 20. I0ic;
10s. HUc: 5s. llic. Standard pure: Tierces.
y"-ic; tubs, Sc; 50s. 0ic: 20s. 9ric: 10,
iohc; s. joinc. compound: Tierces. 6ic;
tube. C5ic; 60s. 64c; 20s, 7Uc; 5s, 7c.
Hops, Wools. Hides. Etc
HOPS Orejron. 1005. choice. 10filOte:
prime. SHOtjc; medium. 7(JSc: old. &jf7c.
wuub eastern uregon average nest, 16
021c; Valley. 24020c per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 20c per pound.
HIDES Dry: No. 1. 36 lbs. and no. ner
pound, 1820c: dry kip. No. 1, S to 15 lbs.,
per pound. 1616c: dry fcalf. No. 1. under 3
pounds, 18921c; dry salted, bulls and atags,
one-third less than dry flint: culls, moth
eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr-cllpped.
weather-beaten or grubby. 2c to 3c per lb.
les. Salted hides Ster. sound. GO lbs.
and over, per pound. UR12c: sound. 50 to
CO lbs., per pound, lOjfllc: sound, under 50
lbs. and xjowb, per pound. 10811c? -stags and
bulls, sound, per pound. 7?8c; kip, sound, 15
10 w pounas, per pouna, j?srjic: veal, sound,
10 to 14 lbs., per pound. 114:12c: calf, sound,
dnder 10 lbs., per pound, 11012c: green fun
salted), lc per pound less; culls. 1c per pound
lees. Shensklns: Shearling. No. 1 butrfierK
itock. each 25030c; hhort wool. No. 1 butch-
era mock. iOiflttoc acii; medium wool. No.
1 butcheis' stock, each 75ci$l; long wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock, each $1.2532; murrain
pelts from 10 to 20 per cent lee, or per pound.
iagjuc: norse niaes, saiica. eacn. according
to size. $1.502.50: drj". each, according to
size. $11.50; colts' hide;, each, 25350c;
goatskins, common, each 15025c; Angora.
with wool on. each 3Oc0?I.5O.
BEESWAX Good, clean and mire. 22fl55e
prr .pouua.
FURS No. 1. according to Izer BcartktRn.
$595.30 each; cubs. $1(53; badger, 1 OS 50c;
wuacau who neaa pcrxeci, ic;ial.-i; nouse
cat. r?2wc; iox. common gray, 50ce1.25;
red. $25: cross. $515: sllx-er and black.
$100ST300; fishers. S3&10: lmx. $3910; mink,
according to size. $105; marten, dirk. ac.
cording to size and color, xioscis; musk rat,
large, 8020c; skunk, 40cfi$2; civet or pole
cat. 55f25e: otter. $5fi20: nanther. $16?S;
raccoon, 50c6$3.50: mountain wolf, with
head perfect. $1.75f(8: coyote. 50c?$L50: wcl-
vennc, ; oeaver. according to size, XI
a JO.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 4944c: No.
2 and grease. 2&3c.
cascara sagrada (chlttam bark) 24
qc, ac coming 10 quamy.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. 89e ner rallon.
COAL TAR Cases. 20e per rail on: tanks.
ic per eaiion.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. .2TV:C
72 test. 27c; 86 test. 35c: iron tanks. 19c
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7:c: .VO-nound
lots. 8c: less than 500-pound lots. S.4c. (In
25-pound tin nails, lc above kee nrice: 1 to
5-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-OOUnd tin nan If HI Mtinili rr- SMiftj.
per pound above' keg price.)
LINSEED OIL Raw, in barrels. 57c: in
canes, G2c; boiled. In barels. 50c; In cases.
01c; goiion iota, lc less.
Dretd Meals.
BEEF Dressed bulls. 24f3q per pound;
cub. jimvjr; country steers, 4sr:c
auu u. uressea. rancy. sviSDc per
pound: ordinary. 45c; lambs. 800 ic
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 noundsl 74fi6c:
125 to 200 pound. 4V,gGc: UOO nnundR and
TORK-Dressed. 100 to 150 pounds. 89fc;
I
Mining stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb..27.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as ioiiows;
Alpha Con $ .10 j Justice $ .06
Andes 10 (Mexican L20
Belcher 23 'Occidental Con. .00
Best & Belcher 1.10 JOphlr 5.62
Bullion .
.23 lOverman 12
Caledonia ....
.46 iPotosi 30
Challenge Con. .1
Savage 48
Chollar 12
Confidence 71
Con. Cal. & V. L35
Crown Point. . .07
Exchequer 57
Gould & Curry .13
Hale & Nor. .. 1.05
NEW YORK. Feb.
Adams Con. ,..$30
Alice 3.50
Breece .40
Brunswick C. . .55
Comstock Tun. .08
Con. Cal, & V. 1.25
Horn Slrver. .. 2.10
Iron Silver ... 4.75
Leadvllle Con.$ .06
'Scorpion ...... .11
beg. Belcher... .05
Sierra Nevada.. .32
Silver Hill 90
Union Con... .45
Utah Con .01
27. Closing quotations
iLIttle Chief $ .074
wawrw .......
Ophlr 5.374
t-noenix ....... .02
Potosl .08
Savage 40
Sierra Nevada.. .30
Small Hopes... .30
Standard 3.50
BOSTON. Feb. 27
Adventure ..$ C.25
Allouez 40.00
Amalgamatd 111.25
Am. Zinc... 13.50
Atlantic .... 24.00
Bingham . .. 44.25
CaL & Hecla 093.00
Centennial .. 20.50
. Closing quotations
JMont. C. & C$
IN. Butte
'Old Dominion
lOsceola
IParrot
iQulncy
iHhannon ....
Tamarack . .
ITrlnltv
'United Cop..
. S. Mtntng.
!r. h. 011
.Utah
4'Vletoria ......
S5.7S
45.50
88.00
39.00
04.00
6.73
107.00
10.73
73.00
06.75
12.50
04.00
7.50
S.00
132.00
Cop. Range.
Daly West..
Franklin ...
Granby
Isle Royale . .
Mass. Mining
Michigan ...
Mohawk ....
M.50
15.00
18.00
0.50
23.50
8.02
33.50
Winona
57.00
IWolvcrlne
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. The market for
coffee futures closed steady at unchanged
prices to a decline of 100 points. Sales. 57.
750 bags. Including March, C.05-7c: April.
7c: May. 7.10f7.20c: July. 7.25 7. 40c; Sep
tember. 7.4fr.60c; December. 7,7O0C.SOc
January. .755.Sc; Spot Rio, quiet: No.
invoice, 8 7.16c; mild, steady: Cordova. 9s,
12c.
Sugar Raw. firm; centrifugal. 6 test.
3 3-163 7-16c Molsso utar. 2Ni62 ll-JSc
Refined, quiet: crushed $5.20; powderfd, $4.60
granulated, $4.50,
ILL WHEAT HURT
Damage by Storms- Causes
Firmness in Chicago Pit.
MAY OPTION GAINS QUARTER
Narrow FIuctHRtloas Due to Lower
Cables, Large Northwestern Rc
" cclpts and Slack Minneap
olis Flour Demand.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27. During the early part
of the session the market was barely steady
on lower cables, large Northwest receipts
and an extremely slack demand for flour at
Minneapolis. The market rallied several
tlxnea during the first half of the seeslon. be
cause of a fairly active demand by commls-
tlon-honses. but each time selling by local
longs forced the price down again. During
the last half of the aasslon. however, the
market became firm en report from. th
Southwest of damage to Fall-sown wheat by
severe wind and sand etorms. The market
closed firm. May c higher, at SITic, The
option opened unchanged to Cc lower, at
SlticQrSlKc and .sold between fclUc and
Sl-?ieS2c
The corn market was a trifle easier at the
start, but became firmer because of covering
by shora and buying by cash Interests and
commission-houses. May closed Uc higher,
at 43tl643c
Oats held steady. May clce4 4c nn. t
304c
Provisions wero caey early In the day on
profit-taking by local holders. Later, bow.
ever, the market became firm and at -at
close May pork and lard were each up 74c
and ribs were 10s higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Clore.
May S .614 .82 $ .81U X .81;,
July 81 .SIH .80 !4 -81 H
CORN.
May 43U .43H .43i .43H
July 4ST4 .44 .43U
Septv 44U -U
OATS.
May 304 .30; .30 H .30 H
Julv 2S .29 Jfe -2H
Sept. .28 H .25 H .23i -2SH
MESS PORK.
May 13.35 15.37U 15.25 15.37 Vi
July 33.15 13.13 13.05 13.13
LARD.
May 7.75 7.77 H 7.73 7.77 H
July 7.824 7.85 7.80 ..63
Sept. 7.82 H 7.03 7.02 Vs 7.83
SHORT RIBS.
May $.10 8.124 8.074 S-124
July 8.15 8.17i 8.10 5.14
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Dull and easy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 80tfS3ej No. 3. 76
83c; No. 2 red. 82 V S3 4r
Com No. 2. 40c; No. 2 yellow. 40 Uc.
Oats No. 2. 30Uc; No. 2 white. 3lic; No.
3 white, 304-31 c.
Rye No. 2. C3c.
Barlej Good feeding. SSc: fair to choice.
miHing. 41660c.
Flax seed No. 1. $L07; No. 1 Nortnwest-
ern..$1.12.
Timothy seed Prime. $3.20.
Mess pork Per barrel. $15.25015.50.
Lard Per 100 pounds. $7,674
Short ribs sides Loose. $7.03 6 &
hort clear sides Boxed. $8.35 &S.40.
Clover Contract grade. $14.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels.......
40.00
30.&00
Wheat, bushels.....
.... P.0O0
.....254.500
.....241.500
21.000
11P.1O0
10.500
215.500
313.000
8.300
24.100
Com. bushels.......
Oats, bushels
Rye. bushels
Barlej. bushels
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Flour Receipts.
4500; exports. 2000 barrels. Barely steady and
quiet: Minnesota patents. $4,3594.60; Winter
straight-. $3.753.S5.
Wheat Receipts, Ifl.OOO bushel. fipot.
firm; No. 2 red, 6Sc elevator and Kisc
f. o. b. afloat; No. 3 Northern Duluth. lc
f. o. b. afloat. Opening rather weak at new
low price for the season. Influenced by lower
cables, wheat recovered and for the re
mainder of the day. while at times irregular.
was generally well -sustained on covering due
to reports of crop damage in Kansas. Tho
close represented 4Si.e net advance. May
closed S7'ic. July. 874c September S611-16c
Hops and bides Steady.
Wool Quiet.
Change la Available Supplies.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Special cable and
telegraphic communications received by Brad
street's today thow the following changes
In available -supplies as compared with pre
vious account:
Wheat United States and Canada, cast of
the Rockies, decrease 300.000 bushels: afloat
for and In Europe, dec re aw 3O0.000 bushels.
Total supply, decreased 409.000 bushels.
Corn United States and Canada, cast or
the Rockies. Increased IW.000 bushels.
Oats United State and Canada, east of
the Rockies, decreased LWO.000 bushels.
Grain at San FrancUco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27. Wheat and
barley, steady. Spot quotation:
Wheat Shipping, $L35iJ1.3T4; milling.
$1.4031.50.
Barley Feed. IL17 4 !--
Oats Red. $1.30$ 1.C5; white, L553.70;
black. $1.2581.70.
Call board sales: Wheat May. $1.29: De
cember. $L264 bid. Barley May. $1.20.
Com Large yellow. J1.17 461-224.
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 27. Wheat. March. 6s
Stfd; May. Cs 64d; July, Os 64L Weather,
overcast.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Feb. 27. Wheat, unchanged.
Club. 67c: bluestcm. e$c; red. 654c.
UPWARD LIMIT REACHED
RETRACING OF PRICES IX THE
STOCK 31ARKET.
Depression in Public Utilities Af
fects Entire Iilst Reading Falls
to Respond to Iabor Xcws.
NEW TORK. Feb. 27. The reversal In the
direction of prices today from that of yes
terday, does not alter the fact that the
stock market wax similar In character to that
of yesterday. The dealings were highly pro
fessional and limited in ecope. The retrac
ing today of the upward course of yesterday
feemed due largely to the fact that the
available limits of the upward movement
were reached, so far as professional op
erators dared to carry them. There were
Kme advances In the early dealings today,
but thl wa taken advantage of by yester
day's buyers to ell stock.
Pf r.tlmrnt showed Itself more affected today
by sympathy with the depression of the New
York public xitllltles. The local traction
group Joined the recent declining tendency
In Consolidated Gaa, presumably on tee ap
prehension that the public service corpora
tions might be subjected to measures of reg
ulation clmllar to the restriction of the price
of ga la New Tork City to 80 cents. Con
solidated Gas showed evidence of support at
I he further decline and rallied with some
Krength, the demand from the uncovered
short Inttrest helping to that result.
The news regarding prospects for the et
tlement of the labor controxercy In the coal
trade was even more hopeful than that of
yesterday. Reading, however, failed to hold
its advantage on that ecorr and shared in
the aeneral decline.
Many rumors circulated of an alleted hitch
la t)w mach-dlKWK4 j4r for the sale of
ore UMm to Ute Unhe4 States Steel Cerrora
tlo. No authentic Information on thte al
leged, plan has beta fart cow lax at any
time and today's rason of its fall a re wero
equally without authoritative warrant. The
price of copper was raUed another fraction
In this market without aralllnjr to hold
Amalgamated Copper against the downward
tide of the market. This may have been due
In part to the fact that the price of copper
yielded In Losdoa in spite of the marking
tip of the price here.
The continued liquidation of Kaffir stocks
In the London market had a disturbing ef
fect In various foreign markets, which was
aggravated by the continued anxiety over the
outcome of the Algeclras conference.
The course of affairs In the money market
offered more substantia basis for the aban
donment of yesterday attempt to revive the
speculation In stocks. Sub-Treasury' absorp
tions for the week rote to $3,62&000. and the
Government Institution again showed a
creditable balance at the clearing-house.
Some of the interior cities are said to be
withdrawing funds from New York and the
continued advance in silver makes shipments
of gold to Mexico for the purchase of silver
coins a profitable operation. Tlmo loans were
reported firm and higher, but the foreign ex
change market yielded. The closing was
weak and at conspicuous losses for the day.
BondVt were Irregular. Total sales, par
value. $3,510,000. United States 3s and old
4s advanced 4 per cent on call, and the
new 4s declined U per cent on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Bid.
243
1104
434
1014
334
02
232
384
464
224
44 '
71 ;
1164
Onen. High. Low.
Adams Express.
Amal. Copper.. 5.000 112H
110
.13
102
33 i
234
4
Am. C A. F.... 2.700 434
do Preferred. . - 100 102
Am. Cotton Oil 1.106 34;
do preferred
Am. Express. . .
200 234
Am. IL & L. pf.
American Ice.. 3.600
Am. Linseed Oil
47U
"734
do preferred.. ......
Am. Locomotive 2.000
71 i
1594
1234
0U
104 4
do preferred
Am. S. Jk R... 29.000 1624
do preferred.. 600 124 -
1504
123
141
Am. Sugar Ref.. 10,000 1434
a. tod., pr. cer. 2.000 104?
Ana. Mln. Co.. 32.200 284 U
Atchison 8.400 314
do preferred.. 300 303
Atlantic C. L. . 400 161
Baltimore & O. 1.600 117U
do preferred
Brk. Rap. Tran. 27.200 83 U
Can. Pacific 3.800 1714
Central Leather 6.500 44 i
do preferred.. 400 106 ii
Central of N. J
Che. & Ohio.. 2.2O0 57 U.
Chicago & Alton ......
do preferred .....
C Cu Western 1.700 214
C i Northwest. 2.300 229
C. M. & St. P. 11.600 181 i
C Ter. & Tran.
do preferred
C O. C & S. L. 400 101 i
Colo. F. A. I..! 47.100 66?i
Colo. & So 4.100 334
do 1st pref... SKX 73
do2dpref.... 1.600 534
104 .
2784 280 4
Sf4 W4
1024 1024
160 150;
1104 1104
97
824 81
1704 1W)4
44
434
106
564
106
215..
564
30
214 214
226 4 2264
1794 180
124
32
101
634
3li
724
101
644
344
!4
:4
324
uon. uas
Corn Product
IS. POO 159U 1564 J 58 4
do preferred.. ...... ...
Del. & Hudson 700 209
D-. Lack. & W.
56 4
206 4
455
144
874
544
434
7S
CO
I604
113
1714
214
84
30
80
314
5S4
304
504
1464
136
66
1124
244
73 '
1534
173
1004
35
694
804
394
14S
504
218
86i
90
905
44U
1384
964
73
564
00 i
265
138
92
100
304
1044
261,
654
46
24 4
56
St 4
664
1174
384
100
156
344
34
534
1514
054
121
84
50
104
414
1064
104
1144
244
324
234
162
934
20
2074
874
314
45
694
1694
173"
214
Si 4
324
D. & R. Grande 2.500
do preferred. . 1.000
DIs. Securities. 2.600
Erie 5.700
46
884
554
434
no 1st pref
do 2d pref... 1.100 70
Gen. Electric... 1,100 171
Jfocking Valley .
Illinois Central.
Intern. Paper..
do preferred. .
Internl. Pump..
do preferred. . .
Iowa Central..
do preferred. . .
200 173
500 22 4
700 S44
300 33
"lOO "52"
500 '364"
1.700 CO 4
3O0 1484
Ka. City So..
do peferred..
Louis, tt Nash. .
Manhattan L..
304
394
146
137
C34
111
244
76
151
1664
344
"so"
394
1474
504
216
87
M4
434
1354
964
364
300
Met. Securities. 12.700 OS4
Metro. St- Ry.. 16.000 316
Mexican Central 1.600 254
Minn. & Kt L. 200 76
M. S P i .1 S M. 100 134
do preferred
Missouri Pacific- 8.500
Mo, Kas. &. T.. 4.400
do preferred..
National Lead.. 5.600
N. R. R. M. pfd. 300
101 Ti
334
S3
394
N. Y. Central.. 300 1404
N. Y.. O. & W. 3.200 514
Nor. Tacinc 2S.100 222U
Norfolk & West. 3,700 S74
do preferred.. ...... ......
N. American... 600 100
Pacific Mall. .. 400 444
Pennsylvania .. 14.500 1394
People's Gas.... 4.300 074
V.J Or- . L. ......
Press. Steel Car 1.600
do preferred. .
Pull. PaL Car
Beading 91.300
do 1st pref... 100
574
141
924
13
924
304
105
264
f-"4
46
214
564
544
664
1174
3S4
154"
344
374
554
1514
do 2d pref.... . .....
Republic StecL- 3.000 32
do preferred,. 1.OO0 106
Rock Wand Co. 4.700 274
do preferred.. 3.800
fi L &. S F 2d pf. 30O
S. L. Southwest. SOO
do preferred . 200
Settlor Sheffield GOO
So. Pacific 3.WJ0
do preferred.. 600
So. Railway 11.000
664
464
234
58
83
674
1174
394
do preferred
Tenn. C. tc I... TOO 1564
Texas & Pa cine 1.600 324
T.. St. L. & W. 2O0 374
do preferred. . 200 55 ti
Union Pacific. 136.300 1544
do preferred .....
17. S. Express
V. S. Realty
U. S. Rubber.. 400 304
do preferred.. 300 100
50
ios:
414
106 4
50
24 4
374
V. 8. Steel B6.300 42 4
do preferred.. 14.400
Vlr.-Car. Chera. 2.500
1074
504
do preferred
Wabash a 1.300
254
33H
do preferred. .2.400
weiis-Fargo Ex.
Westinghouse E.
Western Union.
300
1,000
100
934
21
274
564
934
20
274
Wheel. & L. E..
Wis. Central. ...
do preferred
100 564 564 564
Total sales for the day. SCS.000 shares.
BONDS.
NEW TORK. Feb. 27. Closing quotation):
U. S. ref. 2 reg.l024lD. & R. G. 4s... DOU
do coupon 1034 'N. T. C G. 34. OS
U. S. Ss reg,...103 I Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77
do coupon 103 Nor. Pacific 4s.. 104 4
V. S. new 4s reg.12041.So. Pacific is... 934
do coupon 1294Union Pacific 4s. 105
U. S. old 4 reg.l024jWls. Central 4.. 924
do coupon 103 4 Jap. 6s. 2d ser.. 1004
Atchison Adj. 4s 95 jjap. 44". cer.... 00 4
Stocks at London.
LONDON. Feb. 27. Consols for raoner.
90 5-16; consols for account. 904
Anaconda 144!Norfolk & West. 894
Atchison 934: do preferred... 934
do pref erred.. 106 iOntario & West. 524
Baltimore &. O. 1144'Pennsylvanl ... 714
Can. Pacific 176 iRand Mines...... 6
Che. & Ohio... 5S4lReadlng 724
C. GL Western- 22 1 do 1st pref.... 47
C 11. i St P. .1864' do 2d pref 31
De Beer 184'So. Railway 404
D. & B, Grande. 464 ; do preferred... 103
do preferred.. 914'Po. Pacific 60
Erie 454. Union Pacific. ...15S4
do 1st pref... 804' do preferred... 9S4
do 2d pref 71 4:1. S. Steel 434
Illinois Central.-17S ' do preferred. ..1104
Louis. & Nash.. 153 'Wabash 23 4
Mo.. Kas. & T-. 36 I do preferred... 634
N. T. Central... 153 4 iSpanlsh Fours... 91
Money . Kjchanre. Ktc
NEW TORK. Feb. 27. Money on call,
firm. 4 5 per cent: ruling rate. 4444;
closing bid. 44: offered at 3. Time loans,
firm. GO day. 54 per cent: 90 days. 34 q
34: six months; 5054. Prime mercantile
paper, 3654.
Sterling exchange, easy, with actual buI
ne in bankers' bills at $.M2ft4.8523 for
demand, and at $4.82SOf?4.$2S3 for CO days.
Posted rate. 4.S3464.M and J4.S464.S4 4.
Commercial bills. $4.fe24-
Bar sliver. 634 c
Mexican dollars. 51 Kc.
Government and railroad bonds. Irregular.
LONDON. Feb. 27. Bar silver, steady.
SO 1S-1&1 per' ounce. Money. 4 per cent. Dis
count rate, abort bill. 34 per cent; three
month- bllW. 34 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27. Silver barf.
644c Drafts, sight. 10c; telegraph. 124c
Sterling. 60 day. $4.84; sight. $4.57.
Dally Treauwry Ktateaest.
WASIHSGTON. Feb. 27. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balance In the general
fund bows:
Available cash balances $150.19I.&91
Gold coin and bullion .74.U10.4W
Gold certmcaie is.-oi.iuu
New York Cotton Market.
NEW TORK. Feb. 27. Cotton futures
closed steady. 29 points net higher. Febru
ary and March. 10.24c; April. 10.34c; May.
10.47c; June. 10.56c: July. 10.63c; August.
10.60c: September. 10.3"c; October. 10.2Vr;
November. 10.21c.
Hep rsalr al Eugrtsr.
EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.) Toose
it .Page, of Wood burn, -today purchased 2S3
bales of hops from Shields tr Skiff, of Ger-
alf, al 19 cents.
SHEEP PRICES SOAR
Five Dollars Is Paid for Two-Year-OId
Ewes at Wallowa.
AND MARKET IS ADVANCING
One Hundred Thousand Head of
Sheep Have Been Sold Iiatcly
In "Wasco. Crook and
"Wheeler Counties.
WALLOWA. Or.. Feb. 27. Special.! The
sheepmen of this county are feeling great ly
enosuraged of late by"reports brought back
by Roas Falconer. wealthy sheepman who
went East last Winter for the purpose of
Investigating the sheep question In that sec
tion. He has returned well pleased with his
trip, and Is now ready to purchase aera
sheep.
When he sold early In the Fall he at that
time received what was a top price, but
now It has been advanced until a band was
recently bought by Frank Stubblefleld near
Enterprise for $3 per head for 2-year-old
ewes. Tola price Is now considered 1W
and a quarter advance has been offered, but
no one Is in the market as yet for that price.
The dealers ft cure that ewes will reach the
$6 mark soon, and with a May delivery, they
will make good money on paying $3 tor
yeartinga as well as 2-year-olds.
Wool la being contracted b; many of th
sheepmen at 20 cent per pound, while others
are holding for a high aa 24 cents. They
contend that when wool from the Northern
States l worth from 30 to 34 cents. Oreson
wool is at least worth within a few cents
of the Eastern-grown product. Even when the
sheep of the Eastern States are washed be
fore shearing. Ihey do not have aa strong
a wool aa that yielded by the Oregon anlmaL
The wool I of a finer grnde than Western
product, but they believe there should not be
(Rich a great difference In value.
The fatting season for hoga I rapidly draw
ing to a close, and the post few weeks has
taken hundreds of the finished ones out of
thie county to tho Portland market. The
price have ranged better than for tome
time, owing to the better grade and a finer
condition of top hogs. The remaining bunches
will be consumed by local packers.
CENTRAL OREGON SALES HEAVY.
Buyers Have Secured 100,006 Head of Sheep
In Three Counties.
One thousand head of ewex at $S per head.
said to-be the higher price ever paid for
range sheep in thl state. Is the latest sale of
Central Oregon livestock to go on record.
according to the Prinevllle Journal. The sheep
were purchased of T. 5. Hamilton, of Ash
wood. The Shanlko Republican estimates that
ICO.OOO head of sheep have been sold out of
Crook. Wheefer and Wsr Counties and
enumerated over one-fifth of that number which
have been disposed of by stockmen throughout
the Antelope and Shanlko district. The Re
publican says: ,
The Central Oregon sheep market has opened
up In earnest, and since February 1 the field
has been full of Eastern buyers. The tota:
number, aggregating about ICO.OOO head of
sheep, mostly yearlings, have been sold In
Wasco. Crook and Wheeler Counties, at price
ranging from $2.73 to $3.00 per head with the
wool off. and are to be delivered after shear
ing. The price that are now being paid for
sheep are perhaps the highest that have been
recelred by Oregon woolgrowen In 25 years.
At the present price of wool the sheep that
have been sold In this section of the country
will shear $2 worth of wool, which will bring
tho priee; of a yearling, np to $3 per head.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Price Quoted Locally oa Cattle. Sheen and
Hogs.
Th following livestock price? were quoted
yesterday In the local market:
CATTLE Good steers, $3.75-fil: fair to me
dium. 32.75fr3.23; cows. good. $335; me
dium. $2.582.70; calves, light. 150 to 173
pound. $1.5094.73; calves, heavy. $3$3.23.
SHKEP Good fat sheep. $3.75416; common.
$ 4.508S.
HOGS Best, oultablc for packers. $6.25?
6.73: fair medium grad. $5.50; light fat
weights. 120 to 140 pound. $505.25.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Kana City. Omaha and
Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27. Cattle Receipts
3500; market steady to strong. Beeves.
J3.t-0fx6.40: stockers and feeders. 32.730
4.70; cows and heifers, $1.00 0 4.90; Texas
fed steer. $3.6364.40.
Hogs Receipts today. 20,000; tomorrow.
estimated. 27.000; market SfrlOc higher.
Mixed and butcher. $6J6.274: good to
choice heavy. $6.2096.30; rough heavy. $
6.10; light. $686.23; bulk of sales. $6,150
6.23; pigs. $5.7006.05.
Sheep Receipts 12,000; market steady.
Sheep. J3.60O3.S5; Iambs, $1.7567.
SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 27. Cattle Re
ceipt 8500; market steady. Native steers.
94&5.60; cows and heifers. J3f?4.50: stock
ers and feeder. 33 f? 4.30; calves. $3 g 6.30;
bulls, stag, etc. $2.75 ft 4.
Hogs Receipts 12.000; market 5c higher.
Heavy. JOGfaiO; mixed and butchers. $6
6.05; light. $5.9566.05; pigs. $55.75; bulk
of rales, $606.05.
Sheep Receipts 3300; market -steady.
Tesrllng. $3.603.&0: wether. S5.255.65;
ewes. $4.5065.23; lambs. $6.4066.65.
KANSAS ClTT. Mo.. Feb 27. Cattle Re
ceipts 10,000; market strong to 10c higher.
Native steer. $4 66.10: native cows and
heifers. $36-1.73; Western eowr. $2.30
4.30: Western steers. $X7565.60.
Hogs Receipts 14.000; market 3374c
higher. Bulk of sales. $6.0366.15: heavy.
$6.1066.20; packers. 36.0586.174: pigs and
light. $3.5066.074.
Sheep Receipts SOOO: market steady.
Muttons. J 4.25 S3 SO; lambs. J5.3066.70:
range wethers. $5.5066.10; fed ewes, $4.23
65.33.
QUOTED AT 26 CENTS ON" SAN
FRANCISCO EXCHANGE.
Eggs Also Decline Under Heavy Re
ceipts Fancy Oregon Potatoes'
Scarce Best Onions Firmer.
RAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27. Special.)
Heavy receipt of butter and eggs, present
and prospective, are causing renewed depres
sion In those market. On change today
California extra creamery butter declined 1H
cents, and was officially quoted at 2tl cents.
Other gradrrt were 1 cent lower. Eggs also
had a sharp drop of 1 cent on all grades of
California fre?h. The official price of Cali
fornia selected Is now 18 cents, the lowest
figure of the season. Fancy new cheese was
firmer with sales of fiats at 14 cents, an ad
vance of 4 cent. Receipt. -t3.SGO pounds
butter. 5100 pound cheese. G3.5&0 dozen
egg.
The approach of the annual tax day on
Monday next Is causing the usuat apathy
In local grain circles. Little business Is In
progress and price changes are narrow, with
a steady tone predominating. Fecdstuffs and
bsy are quiet and easy.
No really fsncy Oregon potatoes have ar
rived for. several days. Such stock would
bring up to $1.13 and higher for selected
Two cars of choice Burbanks arrived today,
and the market w unsettled and easy, with
21.10 a full quotation. A the end of the
'seasos approaches and garden vegetables are
more alraadant. the demand for, potatoes is
slackealag. Fancy oatona are firmer with
sales Hp to $1. Asparagus and. rhubarb are
la large supply and lower.
Fresh fruits are la fair demand. Receipts
of oranges are light and prices firm.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 50c41: garlic
5fSc; green peas. 2 4 ft 6c; string beans. 158"
174c; asparagus. 510c; tomatoes. $L23tr
1.75.
POULTRT Turkeys. 14916c: roosters, old.
$533.50: roosters, young. $6g7: broilers. $5
6: ducks, young. $6tJ7.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 26c; creamery
seconds. 24c.
EGGS Fancy ranch. 16c.
CHEESE Young America. 13614c; East
ern. ISc; Western. 14fJI44c.
WOOL South Plains anl S. J.. lOglSc:
Iamb. 9316c.
HOPS S832c.
MILLSTUFFS
Bran. $19Q20.50: mid-
dllngs. $284125.30.
HAT Wheat. $11316: wheat and oats.
$S.30ff 12.30: barley, $Sffll: alfalfa, $llg
12.50; stock. $7.5098.50; straw. 3035oc per
bale.
FRUIT Apples, choice. S2: common. 60c;
bananas. . $182.75; Mexican limes. 46S6.50:
California lemons, choice. $2.50: common. uc:
oranges, navel. $1.5033.25: pineapples. $1.50
93. CO.
POTATOES Early Rose. $1.2361.40; Sa-
Hnas Rurbanks. SIC 1.50: sweets. 73c?$l: Ore
gon Burba nk.f. 75cio$!.15.
RECEIPTS Flour. 6574 quarter facka:
wheat. 2000 centals: barley. 2273 centals;
beans. 330O sacks; potatoes. 4220 sacks; bran.
550 sack-; middlings. 40 sacks; hay. 140 tone:
wool, 51 bales: hides. 1142.
LARGE BLOCKS SELLING
TERRITORY WOOLS FEATURE
OF BOSTOX MARKET.
New Foreign Clips Attract Much At
tention Pulled Wool. Quiet.
Prices Are Firm.
BOSTON. Feb. 27. Large blocks of wool
have been sold during the past week. The
market held Interest from all sides with
firrn prices obtaining. Scoured territory
wool has been a feature, one big consign
ment going to a Philadelphia house. All
grades of territory arc now well exhausted
after the steady and Increasing demand.
The new foreign wools, both Australian and
South American, are attracting consider
able attention. Supplies are being steadlly
decreased. Pulled wools are quiet. Terri
tory: Idaho Fine. 22623c: heavy fine. I9620e:
fine medium. 22623c; medium. 26627c: low
medium. 27628c.
Wyoming Fine. 2223c; heavy fine. 19
620c; rine medium. 22623c; medium. 266
27c: low medium. 27628c.
Utah and Nevada Fine. 23 6 24c: heavy
fine. l620c; fine medium. 2324c: me
dium. 26627c; low medium. 2762Sc
Montana Fine choice. 23626c: fine aver
age. 24 625c: fine medium choice. 2520c:
average. 2 1 625c; staple. 27t2Sc; medium
choice. 27628c
Wool at St. LouU.
ST. LQUIS. Feb. 27. WooL steady. Me
dium grades, combing and clothing. 236
2Sc; light fine. 206 24c; heavy fine. 1S6"21:
tub-washed. 32 6 40c
Metal Market.
NEW TORK, Feb. 27. The London tin
market was unchanged to 5s higher, with
spot closing it 1163 10s and futures at 163
10s. Locally the market was a shade higher
at 36.20630.35c
Copper wai Irregular In London with spot
quoted at 78 37s 6d and future at 76 37s
6d. Locally - the market showed continued
firmness, with lake quoted at 18.124618.50c;
electrolytic. 18318.50: casting. 17.674618c.
Lead was unchanged, but spelter was 3s
up. at 23 5s in London and remained quiet
at 6ti6.10c locally.
Iron closed at 47s 6d for standard foun
dry and at 4Sa 3d forCleveland warrants In
the English markets. Locally no change was
reported.
Dried Fruit at New Vorfc.
NEW TORK. Feb. 27. Tho market for
evaporated apple ueems to be working Into
a strong position in spite of a continued
light demand. Common to fair, i6S4c; good.
1901. 8468ic: fair to good. 1905. 8U694c;
prime, 0494c; choice. 10c; fancy, 116114c
Prunes continue firm to steady, 4T4c to 8c,
according to grade.
Apricots are In demand, but prices show no
change. Choice. 106104c; extra choice. 104
610ic: fancy. 11812c
Peaches are quiet but steady; extra cnoiee.
104611c; extra fancy. 114613c
Raisins are unchanged.
Dairy Produce la the East.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was firm;
creamery. 17g274c: dairy, 17(2i4c. Eggs,
firm at mark. cass Included. 134c; extra?,
Itt4c Cheese, steady, llgiac.
NEW TORK. Feb. 27. Butter,
weak
Cheese and eggs, unchanged.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
WARD-KENNEDY Thomas Henry Ward.
47. McKay building; Margaret iiartnett Ken
nedy. 46.
NELSON-SMTTH-AIonzo Nelson. 22, 285
riranrf a.vinuer Inez Smith. 19.
BLACK-WALLACK H. R. Black. 42, 286
Grand avenue; Marie V. wauacK, J.
Births.
MiTRPHT At 604 Albtna avenue, February
tn the wife of Huxh Murphy, a daughter.
OLIVER At -" aiagnoua. avenue, rroru
ary 1. to the wife of Robert Oliver, a son.
STEPHENS At 1010 Francis street. Feb
ruary IS, to the wire 01 Joaepn aiepuens.
a tntL
GILLIS At 041 AlDina avenue, teoruary
11 tn th wlf of Anrua Gill It, a eon.
GANSNEDBR At 237 Stanton street. Feb
ruary 7, to the wire 01 jacoo uansneacr. a
son- . . . ,
TURPIN In this city, ieDruary 10 ine
wife of J. F. Turpln. a daughter.
siunxs At Portland Maternity Hospital.
February 21. to the wife of P. K. Simon, of
Redmond, or., a son.
MtT.T.T-m At Portland Maternity Horoltal,
February 26. to the wife of. Charles F. Miller,
of Forest urove, ur. a aaugaier.
Deaths.
wnrrsMT At 734 Irving street. February
26. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wricht,
b native or 1'Ortianu. aeu ua.
GjTES At HOd Gladstone avenue. Febru
ary 2ft. Walter JU., imam ton 01 air. ana
Mrs. cnaries i. uaieo, uauifc ut iuhww
ml t div.
BEAGLES At 447 East Twelfth street
North. February 28. Mrs. Daraxa Jane, Beagles
a native or Kicnmoau. jnu., jtr
.1.- A IE illM
BECKETT On Sauvles Island. February 27,
t-,.h- infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam Beckett, a native of Oregon, aged 10
months and 1 day.
Building Permits.
vriLilAN 4. M'COY Foundation for
stores. Fifth street, between Stark and Oak
W. B. COBB Dwelling. Spokane avenue,
between EaHt Seventeenth and East Nine
teenth; fl'KK).
t n WHITNEY ReDalr of saloon, lam
hlll street, between First and Front; 1125.
MRS. NELLIE ROBINSON Repair of
dwelling Fourteenth and Montgomery: X120O.
PA??rAGE3 THEATER COMPANY Re-
nalr of theater. Fourth and Stark streets; fSO.
jlfta, .v. n. v . ....... '
in.Mi)i rot near Linn: J.TOO.
N M. PETERSON Dwelling. East Twenty
ninth street, near Gladstone; fl20O.
A MARAFTTTE Barn. Beech street, near
MUslMlppl avenue: $130.
E. C. FETY Dwelling, Second and Grant
f TftrLl I?Jil I
B. KRETCllMAR Dwelling. Belmont ttreet,
between East Jrounrenin anu rts. rinrrmu
A- IX MOODY Store. East Water and East
Washington streets; -vw.
H. L. CAMP Apartment house. Taylor and
Fourteenth streets; iwj.
Ttallroad Passes and Abuses.
Leslie's "Weekly.
The abolition of passes by the great
railroad systems of the country was
nroner and sensible thing to do. provid
Ins It Tva done with a right motive and
for a. good purpose, and was not actuated
by a petty spite provoked by tne discus
slon of rate legislation. Government own
crahip and the abuses of railroad raon
opoly. The Administration and general
conduct of the roads in the immediate
future will show -whether these suspicions
as to motive are just and well founded.
It Is claimed that the railroads of the
country will save 510.000.CCO a year by
the change. If so, will this amount go
to swell the already enormous income
of the few men who practically own most
of the roads, or will this extra sum bo
expended in supplying- new and greatly
needed safety appliances, better road
beds. Improved rolling- stock, and more
comforts and conveniences for the trav
eling: public? With an added income of
$10,000,000 the companies can afford to
abolish, for instance, the annoyance, of
"tips' to employes on every class of
coaches; they can rescind all concessions
to peddlers on their trains; they can pro
vide windows that will open and doors
that will shut: they can provide seats
for all who pay for them, and not sell
any class of seats over twice for the
same ride, and last, but not least, they
can provide many of their small stations
with buildlnps and furnishings consider
ably above their present grade of play
pens and stableyards. We might sug
gest other ways In which this extra $10.
000.000 might be expended to the advan
tage of the traveling public.
MAY FIND AUTO MURDERER
Chleiigo Witness Coming to Coast to
Identify 3Ir. Dove.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27. Detective Ed
ward Burns, of the local police force,
and Edward Slavin. telephone operator
t the Auditorium Hotel, left for Cali
fornia today to identify a man who la
now on the Pacific Coast as the mur
derer of "William Bate, the chauffeur,
whose body was found In his automo
bile near Lemont. III., November 19,
904.
Bate was called to the Auditorium
Hotel to receive a passenger who tele
phoned for nim and who called himself
'3Ir. Dove." They rode away and in
the morning the body of Bate watr
found In the machine 2. 'miles distant
and Mr. Dove has never since been
seen. Slavin did the telephoning- for
Mr. Dove, ' and Is the only person who
saw him and Bate ride away together.
IiOSt $5,000,000 on Shipping Trust.
NEW" YORK, Feb. 27. It became
known in "Wall street today that recent
selling of bonds of the International
Mercantile Marine Company has been
for tho account of a member of the
syndicate which underwrote the bonds
to the extent of ?30,000,ODO in 1932. The
syndicate operation was unprofitable.
the total loss to the participants be
ing- csimated at $.',000,000.
Wnterspout In Madagascar.
ANTANANARIVO, Island of Mada
gascar. Feb. 2 1. A waterspout de
scended upon Nahonoro, February 21,
destroying the village and drowning
many people.
AT THE HOTELS.
The Portland J. Jacobs. Louisville: S. L.
Blumauer. San Francisco; P. M. Roth. F. J.
Shields and wife. Chicago: F. Sturgls. New
York: A. Howard and wife. Victoria: D-
Welntkoff and wife. Minneapolis; A. H. Lucas.
Chicago: J. P. Jenkins. Spokane; C. R. Davis.
F. S. Holland, San Francisco; A. A. Hosford.
Spokane; M. A. Dunham, L. F. Ryan, Seat
tle; L. A. urccniy ana wire, city; .. v.
Watts. Los Aniteles: W. H. Bell. San Fran
cisco; Bertha Williams. Foreat Grove; S. J.
Hammond. San Francisco: 1". mulligan. Al
bany; Mrs. B. S. Rofle, Eugene: Mrs. C. H.
Hamilton. Mrs. Annie Shaw. Seattle: J. R.
Bland. W. Anck'cr and wife. Dr. A. Wanstall.
Baltimore: C E. Cartler. Ludtngton; u. j?.
Taylor, Chicago; F. L. Warren, Warrenton;
. a. jjc vry, a. Atorton. eeawe; .. v.
Settle. New York.
Th Oresron Miss E. S. Fax. LaCrosse.
Wis.; Mrs. M. J. Levy. Newark. N. J.; Miss
Douglas. v. E. Douglas. Peruana : i.. u.
Hopson. New York: J. B. Koehnet and wife.
Chicago. S. C. sweetiana, airs, wiiiiara.
PIgott. E. F. Blethen and wife. Seattle; K-
N. Canfleld. Omaha; H. E. Dlggles. San.
Francisco: W. C. Welch. T. F. Manvllle and;
wife. Seattle; W. R. Davis. Pendlaton; C V.
Brown. Astoria: J. J. Dalrymple, Salem. Or,;
H. C. Paulln. Philadelphia; C. L. Scherr.
Chleaco: Charles A. Hardy. Eutteno. Or.;
A. E. Chandler. San Francisco; C. C. Conkle,
Denver. Colo.; Joseph Barton, liaiser: airs
K. i'. Baldrv. New York: S. C. Harris. W.
White. Spokane: W. B. Greeley. V. 3. ForesC
Service: J. l. jjamon. sseatuo; v. u. uisn
man and wife. Spokane; Phil Schlesslnger,
Chicago: R. H. Husbands. Seattlo: E. H.
Palley. T. K. White. Lincoln. Neb.: 3. G.
Stacey. La Grande. Or.: Captnln Milton Irv
ing. Steamer Harold Dollar: Frank Burch
Centralist, wasn.: k. k. uoiiin. aeaiwe: v.
H. Molate. San Francisco: T. H. Claffey. So-atn-
T. P. Hunt. Mankato. Minn.: E. C.
Boecker. Davenport, la.; C C. Critcher. Spo
kane; R. E. Jarvls. Seattlo: A. r . iiarvey.
New York.
-r Trr-btn Charles Ruth. Seattlo: J. M.
Cook. Junction City; D. L. Keys. Perry dale;
C. K. Henry ana wue. .mwsDoro; u.
Bofiworth. Condon: Airs. J. v. vai3on, As
toria: J. W, Hay ward ana wire, victor; i
Smith, Vancouver: F. J. Ryan and wife. Ho
qulam: J. R- Upson St. Paul: J. M. Martin,
Eugene: W. MCUlure. twiae; -irs. a- rumciuj,
v, TMnttn- n. p. Hoff. Salem: W. H. Ec-
HnH niver: I. H. Ralnka. Astoria: N
L. Tucker. Boston; W. W. Mason. Hood River;
F. J. Spear, snangnai; j. vv. araiui, jjjiom
kan; J. Malone. Antelope: W. M. Calvig. Jock
onvlU: W. C. Husk. Olympla; F. L. Hus
ery. Wasco; K. N. Jones, Spokane; A. L,
Anderson, White Salmon; W. O. Hadley,
Moro; J. A. Allord. Seattle; F. Davenport.
Hood River; W. McBride, Athena; H. V. Bag
ley A. B. Christie. Port Townsend; W. S
Wheeler. J. F. Uhlhorn. Seattle: W. Foster!
Hidden, Vancouver; v. n. .num.
Walla; A. Le vine, aeatue; it. u. uuo,
trvonM.- IV . Scott- Seattle: W. W. Kll-
eap. Heppner: A. Hamilton. F. C Perrln. J
E. Merrill. Seattle; W. E. Newhouse. Rainier;
w viL-Bt- -a tl Nickev. Princeton: V. .
S. Ly'fons. Kelso: R. E. T02ler and wife. Miss
Nelin. Arlington; neaiaon. mo
E. G. RInfleld. G. Crawford. Condon: Mrs.
G. House. Mrs. W. Leldle. W. Von Vactor
Goldendale; C. B. Horn. i-poKane.
Tlie Imperial C. B. Simmons. The Dalles;
A A. Marvftl, Boyd; it. u. nanay ana lam
Uy. Frances; A. U. Mlnard. G. A. Mlnard.
Astoria: Miss M. Slorrlfl. Mrs. B. Morris,
Lenz: W M. Roberson. The Dalles: Agnes M.
O'Keefe.'J. W. Roland, Salem: W. H. Ar
buckle and wife. Astoria; E. R. Lake, Cor
vallls; D. Blanchard. Rainier: D. Smith. Pen
dleton: J. Dullenhoefer. Olympla; A. C. Wood,
eock. Eugene; C. A. Johna. Baker City; R
A Booth and wife. Eugene; F. B. FInley ana
wife. Seattle: F. A. .Seurert. Tno uaues; r.
A. Baale. Blaine; W. M. Oyler, Tacoma; W.
W. Morey. Columbus; R. Crofoot, Kelso: G
Pnpe. Ashland: W. C. Day. W. F. Nelson,
Settle. C. M. Pilgrim. M. V. Dodlsman: A.
Carmlchael and family, Ilwaco: H. J. Bean,
Pendleton; A. McAllister, rne ijaiics.
The St. Charles G. L. Alllnghara. city J
R. A. Kohler. Chicago; C. S. Tank: E. B
Gardner. Sauvles; Mrs. Minnie Gaston ana
son. Woodstock: L. J. Gray. Woodland: A.
L. Douglass. Stevenson: J. Kirk; Jennie
Crane. Mayvllle; Stella Brown. Fossil; J.
Genner. Rainier; C. B. Horn. Spokane: Miss
H. Wunder. Oregon City; W. D. French,
Clem; R. D. Celanar: J. Peterson. Wood
land: A. A- Cummlngs. Boston: H. O. Matby,
O. Olson. Vermillion. S. D.: G. Slate, Tan
gent; J. E. Eldrldge. Champoeg; E. J. Row
land. Louisville; G. Rockey. Rainier; B. C.
ralmer. Ostrander;. T. Hollenbcck; S. G.
Kerckam and wife. Oregon City: J. Henrik
son. Washougal; E. Kautz. Hood River: H.
E. Dart. T. G. Ellis. Woodland; C. E. Moc
Farlane. Vancouver: M. A. Slavls and fam
ily Coble: C. F. Hamilton. Chlcngo: Mrs.
A. G. Dillon; T. N. Dillon; F. Wiest. Stella:
J. Davis. Forest Grove: J. W. Gunsaulls and
wife; Mr. C. Gray. A. H. Stenslnnd. Astoria;
C Harris: B. Drby. Eufaula; C. Chapman;
J. Dethman and wife, city; W. A. Gray.
Woodland: J. Corley. Cape Horn; W. D.
French, Clem: C. W. Helsler. Dufur; C. L.
Knapp. Granite Falls; I. Hutton. Cazadero;
F. W. Tobey. city;- E. Lovegren. Stevenson;
G. C. Walker, Chicago: W. E. Jule. Boston.
Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma, Washington.
European plan. Rates, 75 cents to $2.59
per day. Free 'bus.
H. P. WILSON. V. ENGINGEX.
FRANK L. BROWN.
BROWN, WIISON S CO.
INCORPORATED.
FINANCIAL AGENT
INVESTMENT SECURLTIW
SAN FRANCISCO.
UNION XKUST BIiDG,
NEW YORK.
TBIN1TY BLDG,