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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1906)
MM THE MORNING OKEGONIAy, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1906. 19 W T M Eastern Trade Not at Present Interested in Oregon Clip. THREATEN TO BUY ABROAD Valley. Output This Year Will Be Up to Average Movement in East ern Markets Nebraska Hogs Coming. MOHAIR Slow Eastern demand for coming: Oregon clip. "LIVESTOCK Twenty cars of Nebraska. hog will arrive this week. EGGS Downward course again re sumed. POULTRY Receipts good and inquiry strong. BUTTER California shipments on sale today. VEGETABLES Three cars arrive from South. WHEAT Local trade slow and prices unchanged. SUGAR Ten-rolnt advance at New Tork. GROCERIES Sharp advance In Span ish olives. Local dralers in the mohair trade find It difficult lo Interest Eastern manufacturers and doalcrs In the coming Oregon clip. There U a steady consumptive demand for the hair, but the Easterners have paid eo much for it In tho last fpw years that now they are threatening to Import Turkish mohair and ig nore the domestic article, a threat which, however, causes no alarm here. The Boston market In the past wVck is re ported to have been more active and a few al were put through there at 27023 cents for good stock and in some Instances higher prices were paid. Interior lots were sold at figures as low as 23?f23 cent. Turkey hair is moving there in a moderate manner. Th6 latent current quotations at Boston follow: Domestic combing, 33J?33c: carding, good. 31Q34c; carding, inferior. 20g2Gc: noils, 22 25c ' Foreign: Turkey, extras. 4S50c; Tur keys, fair average, 44lSc; Cape, firsts, 41 43c; Cape, seconds. 4041c The Oregon clip this year i estimated at about the ame quantity as last year, around 300,000 pounds. A natural increase was looked for, but It is ald on good authority that many kids have been bought up for trans fermatlon Into "mutton," for which It iff claimed they are a good substitute and which im a profitable investment in the present high stage of the sheep market. Shearing of the goals will begin In the "Willamette Valley in April. The local market Is now quoted nominal at .10 cents for choice grades of Oregon mohair. HOGS FROM NEBRASKA. Twenty Carloads "Will Arrive Here In the Next. Few Uayt. Oregon does not produce onough hogs for leeal consumption, and the trade is compelled to draw on the East for supplies. Twenty 5ublo-deckcd cars of Nobra.ka hogs are on the way to this market, and will arrive be fore the clow of the' week. Ton of the cars are coming lo one packing firm alone, and the remainder will bo divided up among the other local firms. There its cither a prejudice against hog-ralslng in this etate. or the farm ers havo found other products more profitable, for supplies have become eo email and prices s.0 high that the wholesalers found they could buy hogs in the East and ship them here cheaper than to secure them In local territory. This big shipment will have no effect on local prices, owing to the active demand here and at tributary points. Dressed meats of other kinds continue as last quoted, with jlho market firm for every thing except veal, receipts of which are be coming larger. TORN IN EGG MARKET. Dealers Say Downward Course of Trices Will Be Resumed. According to leading egg dealers, the down ward course of prices has again been re sumed. Outside orders, it Is wild, have ceased, and the local trade, for the present, must take care of receipts. This being the case, lower prices must result. At the same time, it Is probable that a drop, will again Induce outside buying. Quotations yes terday ranged from 10 to 17 cent, with the bulk of business said to have been transacted at IC'.a cents. There were fair receipts of poultry, but the arrivals cleaned up readily at full price?. The scarcity in the local butter market will be relieved slightly by the arrival of the steamer shipments today, but until the San Francisco market drops farther no heavy lot will be brought up. Most of the Call fornla butter new coming Is of the better grade, and will cell at regular local prices. SLOW TRADE IN AVI IE AT. Only a Light Demand in Reported From California at Present. The wheat market rules very slow and un changed In price. There la some little demand from California, and more Is looked for when the traders In the southern stats conclude that the bottom has been reached. Until that time come they will, of, course, buy sparingly, though there Is no doubt In the minds of local dealers that their requirements will be large before the new crop comen on. Discussion over the probable future course of prices shows considerable dlffercnccof opin ion among members of the wheat trade. Some look for a very low range of values In view of the fine crop prospects In most parts of the world, while others are equally confident that SOc at Chicago will see the bottom of the present market, and when that figure la reached a reaction may be looked .for. Carloads of Vegetables. Two mlzed cars of cabbage and cauliflower arrived yesterday, also a straight car of cab bage -and .one of sweet potatoes. A few small express shipments of vegetables were re ceived, including a lot of California cucum bers. A shipment of fine Hawaiian plncap pft came in, which were offered at SZ per crate. Tho green receipts moved readily without much change In price. Business was fairly good. Sugar Advances at New York. There was a 10-cent advance In all grades of refined sugar in the New Tork Hiarkct yesterday. Ordinarily, the trade on the Coast might look for a similar movement to follow here, but as conditions are somewhatailxed on this side of the continent at present. It Is a question whether the Eastern strength -will be reflected In the West". f Sharp Advance in Spantsk Olives. The recent sharp advance In Spanish olives' Is at tract hue much attention la the grocery trMtt. Sleeks in Importers hands are ex- WlT. asd a-lmc etuit Wiusnr " ike scarcltr Is asred. Bulk aad beetle eMrea save advanced 30 per cent- la th past jeeath, and another advance of 39 per cent this month Is looked for. There has been a eerioas crop failure in Spate, and no relief li looked for -until the latter part of 1907. Bask Clesu-lagK. -Bank clearing of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as- follows: Clearings. Portland ....9 (56.344 Seattle 1.&11.7W Tacoma Ml, 738 Spokane KH.178 Balances. 9 91.600 SHI, 147 43,143 C2.S05 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grata. Flew, Teed, Etc. J ' FLOUR Patents, $4.104.60 per Toarrel; straights, $3.604.10; clears, l3.f5SfcJ.S0; Val ley. $3.6003.00; Dakota hard wheat, patents, 5.506; clears. f5; graham, f3.S5$3.75; whole wheat. $3.7534; rye Sour, local. 5; Eastern, $5.2'5:.35; cornmeaL per bale, I1.W22.29. WHEAT Club. 67Sc: bluestem. ifttr'Oc; red. 65206c; Valley. 7I72c. OATS No. 1 white feed, $28629; gray, 27.504280 rr ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $17; country. $18 per ton; middlings, $24.50; shorts, city, $18; country. $10 per ton; chop. U. S. Villa, $17.50; llnfteed dairy food, $18; alfalfa meal, $16 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oat, cream. B0 pounds sac Sin, $0,75: lower grader, $2.2596.50; oatmeal, steel but, 50-pound sacks. $3 per bar rel: 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 50-pound sack. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxen. $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. BARLET Feed, $23.50324 per ton; brewlcr, $24024.50; rolled, I24&25. BUCKWHEAT 12.25 per cental. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, $13014 per ton; Valley timothy. $SS: clover. $7.50ffS; cheat, $0i7; grain hay. $73jE- Vegetables. Fruit. Ktr, DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples $102.50 per box; cranberries. $12,500(14.50 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, H-50ST3 rer box; orange, navels. $1.7SS?3.50 box: Japan ese. COc per single box; tangerines, $1.85 per half box; grapefruit, $292.23; pineapples, $3.75 Qi per dozen; bananas. 5c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. $lffl.23 per dozen; asparagus. 13$jl4c per pound; beans, nominal; cabbage. 1'c per pound; cauli flower. 12 crate; celery. $4.755; chlck ory. 23c. cucumbers. $1.25ir.50 per dozen; head lettuce. 35$?37Hc per dozen; hothouse, $1.5031.75: peas. 11c: peppers, 2540c: rad ishes, 205r25e per dozen; rhubarb. $2.75 per boxitpmatoes, California. 2.5032.75 per crate; Florida. $0.507 per crate; sprouts, 6fiS"c per pound: parsley. 25c. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90eQ$l per sack; carrots, C575c per sack; beets. S5C3 $1 per mck; garlic, 10tfl24c per pound. ONIONS Buying prices: No. 1, C5Q70c per sack; No 2, nominal. POTATOES Buying price: Fancy graded Burbanks. GOQ0c per hundred; ordinary, nom inal: sweet potatoes, 2lir2Ac per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 11812c per pound; apricots. 1212c: peaches. SlOHeiZc; pears, none; Italian prunes. 5iCVc; Cali fornia flgs, white. In sacks, 5Vc pound; black. 4fjCe: bricks. 12-14 ounce packages, 75 g 85c per box; 58-ounce, $22.40: Smyrna, SOc per pound; dates, Persian, 5;(iCc pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce package. SQ 8tc; 10-ounce. 0'OlOc; looje muscatels. 2 crown. 77c; 3-crown. U0"9ic; 4 -crown, &Q8bc: unbleached seedless Sultanasl 63 7c; Thompson's fancy unbleached. 12&124c; Lon don layers. 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.75; 2-crown. $2. Butter. Egg. Poultry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 3O032UC per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 2730c: store butter, 18JP lCHc EGGS Orecon ranch. 161317c Tier dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins, 14Vt 15c; Toung America, 154ig:i6c POULTRY Average old hens, lSffl4c; mixed chickens, 12H13o: broiler. 2ij"22c: young roosters. 12jri2J4c: old roosters. 10 10".$c: dressed chickens. 14f?15c: turkeyn. live, 10gl7c; turkeye. dressed, choice, lS320c; geese. live, pound. 89e: gee. dr7ed. per pound, 10Jjl2c; ducks, 103:18c; pigeons. $J 2; equabs, $293. Groceries. Nut. Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 2628c; Java, ordinary. 18ST22c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18620c; good. 16 318c; ordinary. 19ff22c per pound; Columbia roatt, cases. 100n. $14.75; 50s. $14.75; Arbucklc. $16.38; Lion. $16.38. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 54c; South ern Japan. fi.35c: head, 7c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.40: 1-pound flats, $1.85; fancy. 1 to 14-pound flats. $1.80: H-Pound flat. $1.10; Alaoka pink. 1-pound tall. 00c: red. 1-pound talis, $1.25; sockeye, 1-pound tall. $L7Qt SUGAR Sack baslF, 100 pounds: Cube, $6.03; powdered, $5.80; dry granulated. $5.70; extra, C. $55j-goWen -C, $5.10: fruit- -ogr. S5.70. Advances over aek basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; u-barrels. 25c; boxes. SOc per 100 pounds. Terms; On remittances within 15 days deduct ,ic per pound; If later than lo days and within 30 day, deduct He; ugar. granulated. $5.5o per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15018c per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale; Liverpool. 50s $17; 100s. S1C.50; 200s, $16: -pounds. 100. $7; 60s, $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. ISic per pound by sack; c extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts. 16c; filberts. iCc; pecans, jumbos. 16c; extra large. 17c: almond. 14Hfll5c; chestnuts. Italian. I2i16c: Ohio. 20c: peanuts, raw. pound: roasted. 8e; plncnuts. 10612c: hickory nut. 76'Sc; cocoanuts, JJSSDOc per dozen. BEANS Small white." 4e: Urge white, 2Vc; pink, 2Tic; bayou, 4JJc; Lima, 5c; red Mexican. 5c ProvlKlons and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 13c pound: 14 to 16 pounds. 13c: IS tp 20 pound. 13c; Cali fornia (picnic), fijic; cottage ham. $c; shoul ders, Sc: boiled ham, l&c; boiled plcntc ham, bonelese. 14c. BACON Fancy breakfast, 18Uc per pound; standard breakfast. 16Hc; choice. 15Hc; English breakfait, 11 to 14 pound. 144c: peach bacon. 13 Uc PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $18; U barrels, $0,50; beef, barrels. $12; -barrels. $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 13e per pound: minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17c: bolog na, long. 5Jac; welnerwurst. 8e; 11-er. 6c; pork. Sei0c: headcheese. Oo; blood. Cc; bo logna sausage, link. 4 '4c CANNED MEATS Corned beef. pounds, per dozen. $1.23; two pounds, $2.25; six pound, $7. Roast beef. flat, pounds, $1.23; two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds, (2.35; six pounds, $7. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. cry salt. lOJJc; smoked. ll5Jc: clear backs, dry fait. 10Uc; smoked. HHc; clear belllea, 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon ex ports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt, 11c; emoked. 12c; Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds, average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces. 10a;c: tubs. lOHc; 5o. lOSc; 20n, 10c; 10s. llHc: 5s. HHc Standard pure: Tierces. c: tubs. o?ic: 50s. Kc: 20a, ;c: l6. lO'.tc; 5. lOJc Compound: Tierces. 6Vic; tubs. C5ic; 50s, 6?;c; 20s. 7c; 5s, 75,c Uop. Wools, mdes. Etc HOPS Oregon. 1005, choice, 106104c prtme. SeO'ic; medium. 7ff8c: old. 5K,c! WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 16 Q21c: Valley. 2420e per pound. MOHAIR Choice. COc per pound. HIDES Dry: No. 1. 16 lbs. and up. per pound, 18ff20c: dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15 lbs.. per iound. 1616e: dry salf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 18921c; dry salted, bulls and Atags. cne-thlrd loss than dry flint; cull, moth eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, halr-cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby. 2c to 3c per lb less. Salted hide: Steers, sound. -GO Iba! and over, per pound. llflJ2c: found. 50 to 60 lbs,, per pound. 10011c: sound, under 50 lbs. and eows. per pound. 10011c: stage and bulls, sound, per pound. 708c; kip. aound. 15 to 30 pounds, per pound. 10011c; veal, sound. 10 to 14 lbs., per pound. 11012c; calf, sound, under 10 lb., per pound. 11012c: green (un salted). 1c per pound less; cull, lc per pound lefts. Shepaklns: Shearlings, No. 1 butchers aui -law; won "wool. AO. I butch' . V. v L.Mta.i murrain P?Ur0m. 30 l0. M. cnt Jcca, or per pound. 15916c; horse hides, salted, each, according to size $1.5002.50: dry. each, according to size. $101.50; colts hldeis ach. 2&50c goateklns. common, each 15025c: Anaora! with" 'wool on, each 30c$l.ta . BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22036c per pound. FURS No. 1, according to elxe: Bnarskliut. $.".5.30 each; cube. $13; badger. 10950c wildcat, with head perfect, 15c;tjf$1.2fi; house cat, SQSOc. fox, common gray. 5Oc0l 25 red. $205: cross, $5015; silver and black' $1000300; fUhers. $3&10: lynx. 310: mtak! according to size. $105: marten, dark, ac cording to size and color. $10015; xnuskraL large. S20c; skunk. -tOc$2; civet or Twle cat, 525e: otter. $5020; panther. "$1S raccoon. 5Oc0$3.5O: mountain wolf, with LA-erine, $404); btaver, according, to tlze, $1 4V. TALLOW prime, per pound, 404Uc: No 2and grease. 202c CASCARA SAGRADA (chltUm bark) 2K 0C according to quality. OHs. TURPENTINE Cases. fic per gallon. OAL TAR Cases, 20c per rallon; tanks, 14 He oer rallon. GASOLTNE Stove jfaeollne. cares, S5c: W?kJF:JSflLtet 9&c- ,ron tank. lc V.HITE LEAD Ton lots. 7ic; fiOO-pouad lots, 8c; less than SOO-pound lots, SUc (In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price: 1 to 5-potmd tin palls", lc above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin car, 109 pound per cae. S4c per pound above kg price.) LINSKCD OIL Raw. In barrels. 7c; In caeee, 83c: boiled, ta barels. ftc: te caaea. 64c; aSO-galloB lots, lc less. Dreed Meal. . IX to 3MJ pewada. 4Hf4c; 9 peaaAs a vp. 3ViS4c BEJfF Dreaeed bulla. 24ft3c per cowa. SU4Uc: countrr ateers. (He. 3CUTTON Dresaed. fancy. 8Vjtc per pound; ordinary. 4fce: lasabt. Sftc PORK Drewed. 100 to 150 pounds, Sc: 150 and up, c per pound. LIVESTOCK HAKKETS. Prtees Qated LoeaMy ea Catte, SImcb aad Mega. The following livestock prices were quoted yesterday In the local market: CATTLE Good steers. $3.73 & 4 ; fair ta medium. $2.7503.25; cows, good. $3035; medium. $2.3002.70; calves, light. 150 to 172 pounds. $4.50 9 4.75; calves, heavy. $3 3.25. SHEEP Good fat sheep, $5.7506; com mon, $4095. HOGS Best, suitable for packers. $6.25 C.73;- fair medium grades. $5.50; light fat weights. 120 to 140 pounds. $505.25. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prieea CvrreBt at Kaasaa CKy. Omaha aad Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 2S. Cattle Receipt. 17,000; market, strong to 10c higher. Beeves. $3,909 6.40; stockers and feeders. $2.7504.70; cows and heifers. $1.5005; Texas fed steers. $3,659 4.40. Hog Receipts today. 25,000; tomorrow (es timated). 27.000; market. 5 to 10c higher. Mixed and butcher, $6.1006.40; good to choice heavy. $S.306.40; rough heavy, $6.1506.20; light, $6.1006.35: bulk of sales, I6.250&33: pigs. S5.6O06.1O. Sheep Receipt-. 23.000; market, xteadr. Sheep, $3.7506.10; lambs, $4.7507. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 2S. -Cattle Recelpta, 4500; market, steady lo 10c higher. Native steers. $405.60; cows and heifers. $304.50; canncrs. $203; otockers and feeders. $3& 4X0; calves. $306.50: bulls, staga, etc. $2.7504. Hogs Receipts, 13,000; market, strong to 5c higher. Hea-y, $8.12506JO; mixed. $6.10 6.12H; light. $606.124; pigs. $5.5035.90; bulk of ales, $6.O7H0.lite. Sheep Receipts, 7500; market, steady. Tearllnga. $5.4005.85; wethers. $5.2505.80; ewes, $4.7505.40; Iambs, $6.2566.65. KANSAS CTTT, Feb. 28. Cattle Receipts, 0XK; market, steady to 10c higher. Native Seers, $4.2506; native cows and heifers, $2.25 fl5: stockera aad teAnrn. i?.f?4 Srt- Wntmi cows. $2 7504.25; Western steera, $3.7505.60: duus. x-.ti04; calves. $307. Hors Recelpta, ll.OCO; market, to lOo higher. Bulk of sales, $CIO0&22H; heavy. $6.2O06.27U; packers, 6.150t25; pigs and llghln. $5.5006.15. Sheep Receipts. 7000; market, strong. Muttons. $4.8005.60; lamba, $5006.75; range wethers, $5.5S6; fed ewes. $4.2503.35. T TRADE IN MARKET IX aUiTFORXIA IS WITHOUT XEV FEATURE. Three Cars of Oregon Potatoes Ar rive, but Stock Is Xot Fancy. Butter Is Stcad'cr. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 28. (Special.) Tlie several movements to form selling and holding pools as proposed by growers are the only interesting features of the hop market. Local handlers of that product report trade dull, with prices steady and unchanged at SQ 12c. according to grade Wool buyers are waiting for the new Spring clip, which will arrive within a few weeks. There Is still considerable fall wool left in the Interior. Prices are wholly nom inal. Wheat and barley speculative prices had a small advance, without much activity. The grain market generally was in a nar row groove. Cash offerings were ample for requirements. Leading millers report a good consumptive demand for flour, but complain of dullness In export trade. Cold wrather checked the Inquiry Tor frtsh fruits. The market Is now better supplied with oranges, but owing to the strong feeling at shipping points. price hero are well maintained. The auction sale set for today was poitponed to Friday. Large quantities of medium and low-grade apples from cold storage axe being forced for sale. Three carloads of Oregon potatoes ar rived. The stock was not strictly first-claw and the highest sale was 31.124. Onions .were Arm at OOc0$I.OO for upper grades. Asparagus and rhubarb were weaker. Butter was steadier. Other dairy pro ducts were unchanged. Receipts. 41,500 pounds butter, 3.000 pounds cheese, 52,140 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $10)1.50. garlic 50-6c; green pea. 307c; string beans. ISffl'Hc; asparagus. 5010c; tomatoes, JL25 01.75. POULTRY Turkey. 14016c: roosters, old. $505.50; rooster, young. $607; broil ers. $506; ducks, young. $607. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 26c; cream ery seconds. 24c. EGGS Fancy ranch. 16c CHEESE Toung America. 13614c; East ern. 16c; Western, 14 014"Jc HO PS 8 1 2c. WOOL South Plains and S. J., 100 ISc; lambs, 0016c MILLSTUFFS Bran, $19 020.50; mid dlings. $2S&28.50. HAY Wheat, $11016; wheat and oats, $8.50012.50; barley. $S011; alfalfa. $110. 12.50; stock. $7.50 0 8.50; straw, SO 055c per bile. FRUJT Apples, choice, $2; common, 50c; bananas. $102.75; Mexican limes. $606.50; California lemons, choice. $2.50: common. 75c; oranges, navel. $1.5003.25; pineapples, $1.5003.50. POTATOES Early Roe. $1.23 0L4O; Sa linas Burbank. $101.50: sweets. 75c01; Oregon Burbanks 75c 01.15. RECEIPTS Flour, quarter sacks. S.0S0; wheat, centals. 5,764; barley, centals. 2.603; beans, sacks. 12; potatoes, sacks, 4.835; bran. neks. 00; middlings, sacks. 500; hay, tonr, 520; wool, bales. 32; hides, 2.35S. Mlalar Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con....$ .10 Andes ....... .10 Belcher 23 Best & B.... 1.15 Bullion 31 Caledonia 45 Challenge Con .17 Chollar 13 Confidence ... .71 Con. Cat. & Va. 1.35 Crown Point .. .07 Exchequer ... .58 Gould & Currie .14 H, & Norcrosa LOS Julia 07 iJustice . .06 Mexican 120 Occidental Con .00 opnir 0.624 Overman .12 Potoil .12 .40 .10 .05 .32 .00 .45 .04 .11 Ravage Scorpion ...... Sag Belcher .. Sierra Nevada. Silver Hill ... Union Con.... Utah Con..,.. Yellow Jacket. BOSTON. Feb. 2S. Closing Quotations: Green Con....$ .274 North Butte .. ,S4i Adventure .... .054 Allouez 38 Amal gamated . 1.07 H Am. Zinc 134 Mobrwk $ .56 4 OBL u. U .u:fc uiq dominion Osceola Parrot Qulncy Shannon ..... 4Ri .07 .38 X .02 .06U .lOJi 12 r .68 15 .56 H .12H .62 S .074 07 h 1.33 Atlantic ..... .zs Bingham . 4 2i I Tamarack Cal. & Hecla. 6.03 Trinity Centennial ... .23 Copper Range .81 U. Copper .... U. S. Mining.., U. S. Oil Utah Victoria Daly weit Franklin . G ran by ... IS 175i Isle Royale... 2H Winona Mass. Mining. pBHiWolverine Michigan .... USH! NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. Closing quotation: Adams Con...$ .30 Utile Chief .. .07 -Alice 3.G0 Breece 40 Brunswick Con .52 Conutock T. . -OS C. a & Va.. L25 Horn Stiver .. 2.10. Iron Silver . . 4.73 Lcadville Con. .06 Ontario 2.25 Ophlr - 6.50 Phoenix ...... .02 Potori 08 Savage 50 Sierra Nevada. .28 Small Hopes.. .30 Standard ..... 3.59 Coffee- ad Scar. NEW TORK, Feb. -JS. Coffee futures closed steady, net 50 16 points higher, galea. 50.560 bags, including May. 7.1507.20c; June. 7.25c; July. 7.36 07.46c Spot steady; No, 7 invoice, SKc; mild quiet. Cordova, 9& 12 Vc Sugar Xaw srn; fair reaalng. 2ft0 2 15-lfcc: ceHtrifugal 06 tea. 3Sc; molaaees sugar. 2. fit Retoed steady; cnutaed, 35.30; powdered, $4.09; grxfHtletfrd, $4.M. SLUMP IN STOCKS Heavy Liquidation and De s clines at New York. MARKET WAS- TOP HEAVY Restriction In 3roney Sapplr Cause of Selling: Falluro of Projects to 31atcrlallrc on Which Speculation AVas Based. " NEW TORK, Teh. 2S. There were no devel opments in the conditions of affairs today to account la any measure for the ""aeary liquida tion and the -violent declines ia prlcea which occurred In the stock market. An active de mand develoDed for money, and there were considerable withdrawals of credlta from the stock market. But It In not probable that re strictions of credlta were large enough to force liquidation In any proportion to the unusual selling which occurred. The rise in money rate, however, and the selling which was in duced proved amply sufficient to topple over a market which had become top-heavy. A number of the projects which have been subjected to industrious rumors in the n:ock market, and the motives for aome of the moot active advances and the large specula tive buying have come into distrust, and in some cases actual discredit, within the last few days. An important instance is the proj ect for the purchane of the ore lands held by the Great Northern Railroad Company in the Interest of the United States Steel Corporation. The accomplishment of thia project has been accepted aa a certainty, although no authentic or official Information on It terms has ever been given tho public Reports in the last two days of a hitch in the negotiations have aroused a fear that the project might fall through. But the effect of these reports upon the prices of stocks concerned in the project dlsclOM a realization upon the part of the speculative operators that the price move ments in them have been extravagant and be yond anything warranted by the promise of the actual acconplls&hint of the proposed proj ect. The action of the copper and -metal .stocks ahows the results of similar conditions in the speculation. The formation of the Butte Coa lition Mining Company, and the taking over of the opposition copper propertied in Montana In the Interest of the Amalagamated Copper Com pany were recornlxed as Inadequate grounds for -the extent of the speculative advance In the stocks concerned. Rumor baa continued busy in an effort to sustain prices with the alleged farther projects since the Montana settlement, and skepticism oxer the grounds of thwe rumors has been gaining force. Sim ilar cases on a minor Male might be cited at various points in the list of active securities. When the money supply grew restricted to day and active efforts bad to be made to se cure funds by speculative holders of securities thus situated, it wa found that a keen dla crlmlnatloa was used against them as collat eral for lending money. The usual margins de manded upon the market value of securities in the amount of the loans were widely extended, and in some cases it was reported thai suoh stocks were thrown out so collateral alto gether. The banking aituation In New York offered ample explanation for the condition of the money market, the absorption of funds by the Subtreasury operations alon since tho last bank statement amounting to more than the surplus reserves of the banks as it stood last Saturday, which was $5,125,725. Interior cen ter also are withdrawing funds from New York. The course of the money market for some time past has pointed to liquidation, but speculative operators have ignored it. The liquidation seemed to have pent much of It force in the late dealing, but the nerv ous fluctuations at the last were not far from the low level of the day. Losses in ime of the stocks moat twverely affected ran to 10 and 12 point, while the declines ranged generally between 1 and 5 points. Bonds Tvcre weak. -Total isles, par value, $2.630.0CO. United States 2s. registered, ad vanced i per cent on call. STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express. 217 Amalgamated Cop.134.iw Am. car 4 Foundry 9,300 43 do preferred 700 102 Am. Cotton OH.... l.OtO 24 do preferred 30 834 Am, Express ...... ...... ..... Am. H. & L. pfd.. ICO 37 Am, Ice 4.S0O 464 Am. Linseed Oil, 107 40!$ 1014 32V4 03 107i 101 32 v; 92 230 3d?i 4 21 Vg 41 eH lis lOlt lie 67 46 Af Tinf frritl Am. Locomotive... 17,000 71 Va do preferred 100 116 Am. Sm. & Rcfg... PS. W0 159; do preferred 2.200 123 Am. Sugar Refining 12,000 1414 Am. Ton. pfd. cert. 1.000 104 U Anaconda Mining.. 33.-500 27B4 Atchison 26,700 Wi do preferred l.CCO ICCi 65 1, 118 153 122 133 103 tj 2&4 lS8 Atlantic Coast Line 2. to J ikm, 51 Baltimore & Ohio 3.600 iioh jee do nref erred Brooklyn R. Tran. 3.S00 81 U Canadian Pacific... 5,400 17 7H fU im im 42 U -421, L660 43Vs do preferred..... Central of N. J.... Chesapeake A OWa Chicago & AHsa... do preferred a iej 10 i.see Chi. oc Wi Chicago V N. W Ch.. MIL Ml ft. Ch. Term. & Trass. 999 do preferred a. C C & St. 14. Colo. Fuel & Ires. Cdlo. &. Souther.. do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred... Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products .... do preferred..... ...... Delaware St Hudson 400 D., L. Sz W. Denver fc R. G J.6CO do preferred..... 200 DIst. Securities.... Erie do 1st preferred.. do 2d preferred... General Electric... Hocking Valley.... Illinois Central.... International Paper do preferred International Pump .. do preferred..... Iowa Central do preferred Kan. City Sosthem do preferred..... XxutfTrlllo Nash. Manhattan L. Metroo. Securities. Metropolitan S. Ry. 14.S0O Mexican Central... 4.500 Minn. & St. Los Is. 200 M.. S. P. fc S. S. M. TOO do preferred..... 200 Missouri Pacific ... 4.200 M.. K. & T. 4.600 do preferred..... 400 National Lead .... 30.300 Mex. National pfd. N. Y. Central 10.200 N. Y., Ont, & W... 3.400 Norf. te. Western... 5,000 do preferred. x. North Americas.... 1.70O Northern Pacific... 33,100 Pacific Mail ....-1. 1.000 Pennsylvania 43.100 People's Gas 2,900 P.. C C i St. U. 600 Pressed Steel Car.. 6,K do preferred 1.000 Pullman Palace Car Reading lOl.roo do 1st preferred. 100 do 2d preferred... Republic Steel .... do preferred..... Rock. Island Co.... do preferred..... Scblesa-fSaeffleld .. S. L. Sz S. F. 3d PL St. Loul 8. W..... de preferred..... Southern Pacific... 4.300 XOOO 8.409 2.700 1.30O 109 fiOO $00 1100 do preferred., Sotrtiera Railway. 12,500 do preferred..... H09 100'i 9K Tean. Coal & Ire. 2.399 1S0U 144) Texan & PaeMtc... l.SftJ 344 231. Tfrledo. St. L. St W. 209 34 Vi 36 4 do preferred..... ...... ..... .... UntoB PacMe 211.S00 13&H 14H do preferred..... ..... 17. S. Bspress IM 122 122 U. S. Realty 10 S4U S4U U. S. XsiMr w da preferred 499 U. S. Steel 114.-K do preferred 4M Va.-Cara. Chswlwl l.99 prKerred T99 Wasasti XJ999 preferred 3,S 40s o 31 Z 99 ... r. to R... 3W 9tl(4 228 Fa&ra.Ktt 2s 178U 177U eee -m4 is is so see M Mb 07 07 900 C4U 61 61: SOO 34?i 33, 33i I'.'.'.'. bT3 2.0CO 159 IM 158i 300 17Ti 17i 17i ..... ..... 58 204 04- 2H, (50 45 42; 4-1U SS SS a7t 1.7G0 55 53U 53 15.500 43i 41i 42 1.2(J 7S 77 77 1 3.200 CD C7 66S 2.000 170 157 letfli 1I3U 2.300 171S 18S lOSi 200 21 21 -1 4 6C0 S4 &3i HU WO S4i 84i SI POO 31 .TO 30 500 5SU 37 6S 2.200 50 V, 2H 23 00 50 H &9U 10 K 4.00O 146i 13 143 1.400 157 155 155 6.P09 Welte-Farvo Exp. 234 Westlnghouse Elec t2 Western Union ... 460 93 S V1 Wheeling A U B.. S V 2 20 W'lsconain Central. 400 27 2S 28 do preferred 2C0 3d4 5 B5b Total sales for the day. 1.428,800 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Closing Quotations: V. 3. ref. 2s reg.103 ID.& K. G. 4s.. 99 do coupon ...103UIN.Y. C. Gen. 3s 8S 7J. S. Ss reg....l03 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 78H do coupon ...103 Nor. Pacific 4..1044 U. S. new 4s reg. 1234 South. Pacific 4s. 83 do coupon .. .120HUnlon Fac 4s... 104 U U. a old 4s reg.l02Wls. Central 4s. 92U do coupon ... 1 03 (jf Japan Cs ......100 Atchison Adj. 4 05 do 4 Ha 92 Stocks at Leads. LONDON. Feb. 23. Consols for money, 00 9-18: consols for account, 9013-18. Anaconda 14 Hi Norfolk St W. ... &9K Atchison 0241 do preferred.. 93H do preferred.. 108 Ontario Sz West 311. Baltimore & 0.1I3H Pennsylvania ... 71 uncsapeaxe O. 57 i Rand Mines .. Can. Pacific 175 Reading Chicago G. W.. 21 j do 1st pfd... C. M. Sz St. P.-1SS IKntithe Pr. OH 70H 51 38 H De Beers ISkI do preferred.. 10.1 D. Sz R. G 48 (South. Pacific .. 87Ti do preferred.. 01 (Union Pacific ..138 Erie 44 H! do preferred.. 9S do lt pfd.... SOU U. S. Steel .... 42?i do 2d pfd.... 71 '.a! do preferred.. 109 Vi Illinois Central. 177 Hi Wabash 25? Louis. Sz. Nash.. 131 f do preferred.. 54 M. K. & T 38 Spanish 4s OOfi X. Y. Central... 152 Mosey. Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S- Prime mercantile paper, 3f?3H per cent: sterling exchange weak, with actual business in bankers bilts at H.M81.MM for demand at and $4.8245 4.S270 for 60 days: posted rates. $4.834 O 4.S4 and $4.3704.37; commercial bills. $t.S2H. Monsy on call, strong and higher, 4 7 per cent; ruling rate. 8 per cent: closing bid. 4 per cent: time loan, firmer: 60 and 90 day. 5 1 0 3 1 per cent: six months. 5H per cent. Bar sliver. 68 He Mexican dollars, 51 Uc Government bond, firm; -railroad bonds, weak. LONDON. Feb. 2S-Bar sliver, quiet: money. 4 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for-, short bills Is 3? per cent. The rate of discount in the open mar ket for three months bills is 3Ji per cent- SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 28. Sliver bars. 68He; Mexican dollars, nominal: drafts, sight. 12 He: telegraph.' 15: sterling. 0 day. 4.S4; sight). 4.ST. Dally Tresuarr Statement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Today's state ment of the treasury shows; . Available cash balance $151,055,743 Geld coin and bullion 73.019.39S Gold certificates 4S.779.8S0 DRIFT IS ONXiY STOCK MQUIDATIOX WILTj CURE PRESENT SITUATIOX. Ucnry Clews Points Out the Neces sity or Publicity In Big Corporations. Henry Clews, writing of Wall street con ditions under date of New York. February, 24. says: Speculation on the Stock Exchange contin ues to show signs of fatigue. Values strengthened temporarily at times, owing to the covering operations of an Increasing short interest, but the general drift of the market remains downwards. The reasons are the same as already advanced, namely, the over discounting of all bullish Influences, the great increase in new securities and the scarcity or advancing tendency of money. The multi plication of new securities U going on at a rapid pace and further large amounts are. probably forthcoming. This process. If long continued, will produce more or less congestion In the financial markets. Then our local monetary outlook Is atll unsatisfactory. Bank reserve are low, and not being strengthened by the usual Influx of funds from the Interior, because business activity In that region inter, feres. ""Large sums are still locked up in speculative ventures, and stringency here has forced the making of large loans abroad. There Is no cure for the present situation except further liquidation, and any attempt to carry on the upward movement under existing conditions will Inevitably lead to dif ficulty. Now that the mania, for publicity Is at Its height, it Is quite appropriate to consider the question of Utilizing public accountants mere freely. Beyond question many of the corporate abuses of the day are the result of undue secrecy In management. Many of our big corporations whose securities arc scattered among the' public are literally noth ing but blind pools. Stockholders know lit tle or nothing about their financial condi tion or their business progress; regular state ments of earnings and profits are withheld, and nothing is made public except vague statements of liabilities and assets, which are chiefly of Interest for what they conceal. A tew of our railroads have already assumed a commendable policy in this respect, their stockholders receiving elaborate annual re ports which the average investor can under stand. Candor and honesty are written on every page. Such companies secure and de serve public confidence This is not the case, however, with many of our Industrials. These, too, ought to submit regular annual state ments which can be comprehended by the average mind, and such statements should be certified to by public accountants of rec ognised character and ability. The latter Is a growing profession, and one deserving of all -encouragement. In Eng land It occupies k high standing and Is much more frequently resorted to than here. We need a large force of skilled Investigators of this character, controlled by men of unim peachable Integrity. Corporations would thus avoid the objectionable legislative committees, who are usually more Interested in politics than in sound business. A body of profes sional accountants should be established upon a school of ethics as high and strong as those of the lawyer and physician, honesty and eacredness of treat beta? the very founda tion of the profession. A little agitation by a few influential stockholders' committees could easily secure some important reforms In this respect: and publicity of this char acter, showing due regard for matters that should be private, would do much toward averting such a craze for popular tnvestlga tlon'as we are now experiencing, which may easily be Injurious. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. Spot tin was un changed at 165 10s in the London market, but future declined 5s to 1163 15s. and the local market was dull and a shade lower, with spot quoted at 30.13 tf3&35c Copper was about 2s 6d lower in the Lon don market, with spot selling at 78 15s and futures at 77 5s. The local market was firm in toae. with offerings light, although some authorities claim that supplies are ac cumulating in the hands of some of the large producers. Lake la quoted at 18 1244jH8.30c: electrolytic 18.fgl8.50c and cast lag 17.8749 ISc. Lead was unchanged at 5.3C5.45c in the local market, but was higher at 16 3a 6d in London. Spelter was unchanged in. both markets, closing at 23 5s In London and S4f6.10c locally. Iron was higher abroad, with standard foun dry quoted at 4&s and Cleveland warrants at 4 44d. English markets: Locally prices were unchanged. Dairy Predace ia the East. CHICAGO. Teb. 2S. On the produee ex Change today the butter market was firm. Creameries. 17 27 H dairies. 17$24Hc. Eggs Steady: at mark, cases Included. 134c: firsts. 134c; prime firsts. 144c; ex tras. IfHc Cheeae Steady; HH13c NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. Batter Steady; "Western Imitation creamery extras, 21c. Cheese and egg unchanged. Wool at SC Leu. - ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2S. oel Steady: Ter ritory and Western sie4Uaas 22f2fcr tee saedluss, 212$c; e., lS21c . . r ' " ' 0NTHEHS1 Not Much Support Given Chi cago Wheat Market. CLOSES AT THE LOWEST Weakness vis Due5 to Rapid Increase or Stocks at Minneapolis and Dulrtth and Unusually Slack Demand for FlourC CHICAGO. Feb. 28. Despite higher prlcea at Liverpool, the market wasweak the greater past of the day. Notwithstanding numerous reports of crop damage from Kansas and Ne braska, traders generally were inclined to the selling side of the market, and about the only rsupport came from shorts. Several prominent commission houses were perdstent sellers throughout the session. The reasons for the bearish feeling were the rapid Increase of stocks of wheat at Minneapolis and Duluth. and unusually slack demand for flour at the principal flour markets. Moderate weather in the Winter wheat belt also contributed some what toward lower prices. The market closed weak, with prices almost at the lowest point of the day. May opened Ho higher to Hr lower, at SliClS2c. eold off to 8U4C, and closed at 81iSStJc. a loss of ?iOSc. Tho corn market was steady during tho first hour, but at the close the market was weak and He lower, at 43H643:ic. Trading In oats was quiet and the market steady. Jfay closed at 30H30H. unchanged from yesterday. Provisions were firm, and pricea showed moderate advances. At the close pork was unchanged, lard up 2Hc, and ribs were a shade higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Lotv. Close. Mar $0.81 i $0.82 $0.SIH $0.81 July SI, .StH -81 .StU '" CORN. May July ...... September .4.1 H .4T.i; A&Xi, .43i .30H .20 4 ,43Ti .44 .44 H .44 & OATS. .30 .30 H .29H .20S -23 U .23 .43 .444 May July September SOU .29H. 2SH MESS PORK. May 15.474 15.524 July 15.23 15.324 LARD. 15.374 15.224 13.3714 13.22g May 7.S0 7.S3 7.50 7.80 July 7.80 7.02 iA 7.00 7.00 September ... 7.054 8.024 7.074 8.00 SHORT RIBS. May S.174 8.20 S.124 8.13 July J3.20 S.23 8.20 S.20 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Dull and easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring. S0S3c; No. 3, 7770c; No. 2 red. 82ii5S34c Com No. 2, 40g40Sc: No. 2 yellow, 40Hc Oats No. 2. 30c: No. 2 white. 3l4!g32c; No. 3 white. 20; 31 He. - Rye No. 2. 64c. Barley Good ,t ceding, 3Sc; fair to choice malting. 4142e. Flaxseed No. 1. SL06: NO. 1 Northwpjrtern- $1.11.. Timothy sed Prime. $3.1583.20. Mess pork Per barrel. $15.2513.30. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.70. Short rib sldffl Loose. $848.124. Short clear-sides Boxed. $S.353S.50. Clover Contract grade. $14. . . Receipts. Shipments. Flour, hflrr,!, imivi in vr Wheat, bushels 14,000 s',000 Com. bushels 27rt.40O 203.600 oats, bushels 217.500 34S.10O Rye. bushels 3.000 4 000 Barley, bushel G6.SC0 27,700 Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW TORK. Feb. 2Sf Flour Receipts. 23,000 barrels. Exports. 3,300. Dull and unchanged. Wheat Receipts. 16.000 bushels. Spot easy. No. 2 red. S6Uc elevator; No. 2 red. SOc r. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. 91c f. o. b. afloat. A steady opening in wheat today preceded further heaviness and declines based on liquidation, small clear ances and reports of a poor flour demand. Later the market rallied on covering, due to bad Kansas reports, but the close was heavy again under vigorous bear pressure, showing a final He to He net decline. May closed 87Hc; July. S7c; September, SCc Hops and wool steady. Grata at Saa Fraactoo. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S. Wheat and barley, steady. Spot quotations: 1 Wheat Shipping. $ 1.35 1.37 H; milling. $1.40 1.50. Barley Feed. $1.174 1.20. Oats Red. $1.30 1.65. Call board sales: Wheat December, $1.27: May. $1.18. Corn Largo yellow. $1.17H 1.224. Minneapolis Wheat Market. f MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 2S. Wheat May. 70!,c; July. 81!iS2c: No. 1 hard. 70c: No. 1 Northern. 7SHc: No. 2 Northern. 70 He Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 2S. Wheat March. 6s Sd: May. 6s GHd; July. 6s 64d. Weather fine. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Feb. 23. Wheat Lnefcani-,T Exports: bluestem. CSc; club.c: red. 6314c. PIG IN MARKET DULL SOME COJiSTJSrERS BELIEVE TOP HAS BEEN REACHED. Heavy Shipments hy Steel Trust Dur ing: Elrst Part or February. Structural Demand Great. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. The Iron Age to morrow will say: Pig iron is dull, so far as new buying Is concerned. In nearly all markets and almost a deadlock between buyers and sellers pre vails. It la accompanied by the indications of weakness which are created" by a small mi nority of uneasy sellers. Some consumers be lieve that the top has been reached and are withholding orders. " The United States Steel Corporation during February from the 1st to the 17th. shipped to customers a total of 494.500 gross tons of finished material. Of wire products alone, shipments during this period footed up to 76,000 tons. The outlook for the structural mills contin ues brilliant, with much business In sight. It Is estimated that builders and contractors in the metropolitan district alone will place before May 1 a total of 200.000 tons- of shapes aad that there may be added to this 300.000 tons more before the Summer Is over. This includes the Manhattan bridge with from 35, 000 to 40.000 tons and the Hudson River tsnnel terminal with about 30.000 tons. Dur IngFebruary the American Bridge Company closed 60.000 tons. The 'Frisco System has placed 11.000 tons. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Cotton futures closed quiet and steady at a net advance of 101S points. March. 10.42c; April. 10.4c: May, 10.68c: June, 10.72c: July,. 10.75c: Au gust, 16.73c: September, 10.40c: October. 10.30c: November. 10.31c; December, 10.33c. Dried Fralt at New Tork. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. The market for evaporated apples Is in a firm position, swing to light offerings, and any Improve-. meat -I- itemaad tght causa aa advaece 1b prices. Common to fair, 7SVc: good (1301), 8H8Hc: fair to good (1303), Stg 9Hc: prime, SUSD'sc: choice 10c; fancy, 11911HC Prunes are In moderate Jobbing demand, with prices steady at 7!i8c; according to grade. Apricots are being taken in smalt 'lots and for immediate requirements. Choice, lOfclOHc; extra choice. lOHtflOHcfancy 11 12c. Peaches are quiet but Arm, with extra choice. 10c: fancy. 104 11c; extra fancy, HH13c Raisins are quiet and barely steady. LAVA FLOODING ISLAND. Sets Fire to Houses and Drives Peov pie From Savaii. TUTUILA. Samoa.,. Feb. 12. (Via San Francisco. Feb. 28.) The volcano on tho Island of Savaii, in German Samoa, is still "active. The inhabitants of the dis trict of Matautu have abandoned their homes and traders who resided there have removed all their stores. The flow of lava Is alow and people approach close to It. Some persons will not leave their houses until they are actually set on fire by the burning lava. As the lava flows into the-sea, great volumes of steam arise and the only placid lagoon inside the coral reef Is now a mass of hardened lava. The district now belnr destroyed was one of the rich est in the German possessions. The lava, Is flowing along the coast toward Matautu. It ran botween Jan uary 2S, at 7 A. 31., and February 3. at 7 A. M a distance of 1130 yards. It has destroyed all of Salago. Including the home of Mr. Bartley. a well-known resi dent, and Is now nearly halt way through Salcaufa. The flow comes from under neath' the old lava and raises it till it is a field some 20 feet high. The people from Salcaufa. with their personal effects, were taken on board the steamer Maori and landed at Safo tulafal, and the houses and other native effects are beins- taken away by degrees by boats from Faasalcaga. At the town of Maleola the lava has stopped running", but over half of the town has been de stroyed. On February 6 there was a strong erup tion of the volcano, lasting about ten minutes. Several explosions have oc curred, evidently caused by accumula tions of steam In cavities. These arc accompanied by a penetrating odor of sulphur. There have also been at In tervals gushes of steam from innumer able rents In the lava, preceded by a strong hissing noise. t One of the peculiarities of the lam stream Is that It presents the appearance of a flat-topped wall, and this in spite of the numerous fissures it shows. At night It Is most imposing, for then the whole front is one glowing red mass, with innumerable pin points of white lire dot ted about it. A party from the Maori landed at Sa tupatu to look at the lava at Maleola, which place was found to be partially de stroyed. There seems to be llttie doubt that the next fresh flow of lava In that district wIIL reach tho coast at Satu patu. Chicago Danes Feast Mlkkclscn. CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Captaln Bjnar Mlk kelsen, the Danish explorer, who is In Chicago on his way to 3an Francisco, where he will join the Arctic expedition which has Bank's Land for its destination, was tendered a reception and dinner here tonight by representative Danish-American citizens of Chicago. In an" address Captain Mlkkelsen told of the plans that have been mado for the journey, and said that he expected the expedition would be ready to sail by the first of May. Cotton Makes Ijargc Blaze. FALL. RIVERS. Mass.. Feb. 2S.-FIre today destroyed the storehouse of Granite Cotton Mill No. 2. Loss $125,000. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland TV". H. Saint, San Fran cisco: F. H. Hurlburf, San Francisco: M. Dattelbaum. San Francisco: A. Green. Walla "Walla; J. C. Dowlng. San Francisco;' J. M. Hill, New York; O. Buffema, St. Louis; L. B. Kirby and wife. Chicago; Mrs. E. C Grovenor, Spokane: H. Hart and wife. Cin cinnati; A. E. Dutton, New York: -X. D. Parker. Rochester. N. Y.: J. P. Goldsmith, and wife, Chicago: Dr. W. L. Maupln and wife. Fresno: J. Ochner. Sacramento; B. M. Fernald. Poland; G. W. Davis. Montana; J. Coyle, Chicago; A. Rosenberg, New York; P. A. Heubner, New York; R. S. Johnston. Chicago: E. C Cole and wife. Chicago: M. "Wollhelm, San Francisco; Captain and Mrs. H. L. Steele. Fort Stevens; Mrs. L. S. Ryan. Fort Stevens: d. Krantz. Chicago: R. C F. Astbury. Astoria; F. R. Barnhelsel and wife. Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Christy; F. Thompson. San Francisco; Vv", Seaborg. Ilwaco; M. W. .Kennedy. Denver: H. D. Allen. Omaha: E. B. Lyon. Minneapolis; Mrs. C. H. Collins. Seattle; Miss E. Collins, Seattle; W. TV Chapln. Sacramento; R, r. Bodley. Tacoma J H. G. Martell, San Fran cisco: J. J. Stewart, Salt Lake; I. TV. Fran kel. New York: M. TV. Lamb, TV. E. Davis. I. Moffat. Seattle: A. E. Swanson. Barlow. N. D.; Miss Laura Reams, Aurora: TV. B. Lawler. Gervals; TV. M. Cochrlll. Great Falls. Mont,: Mr. Stedman and wife. Chi cago; E- C. Mahlut. San Francisco; J. Bag ley. Tacoma; F. H. McKen: E. R. Baxter, Portland. Me.: R. C. Heather. New York: 0. TV. Murray. New York: L. E. Johnson. Tacoma; F. A. Clark. Seattle; C. TV. Stults, New York. The Oregon Joseph Hare, Bismarck, N. D.; TV. J. Mahony. San Francisco; J. R. Marlarkus. San Francisco; TV. J. Allen. "War ren, O.; A. EL Johnson. Mrs. Johnson. Saa Francisco: R. F. Lytle. Dr. F. L. Carr, Ho qulam; G. S. Melone. TV. F. Sibley. Stockton, Cal.; A. J. Warren. Sacramento; C. G. Stacey, La Grande; Captain M. Thwlng, San Fran cisco: J. C. Lee. Salem; J. Criswell, Washing ton. D. C: Louis Loeb, J. TV. Harding. Chi cago; E. P. Day. Mrs. Day. San Francisco; George Morrison, Los Angeles; George H. Fos ter, Baker City; C. A. Phllbrlck. Mrs. Phll brlck. Seattle: Richard S. Storrs, Charles TVacner. New York; F. B. Sbanllow. North Yakima: E. Duggar, Tacoma; L Engelman. H. R. Harrison. Brooklyn, N. Y.: D. A. Don elson. R. E. Whlleston. San Francisco; E. Hofer, Salem; C. F. Chlsholm. Mrs. Chlaholm. Boston; L. E. Bishop. Lewlston. Idaho; Mrs. T. C. Avary. Stevenson; Mrs. William L. Adams. Hoqulam: II. J. Armstrong, city: J. M. Mason, Seattle; P. F. Schnabel, Spokane; George C. Robb, San Francisco; F. Williams. Arthur. N. D.; C. D. Gabrlelscn, Salem; Mrs. TV. R. Klnr. Ontario: George J. Andrews. Salem: B. U. Korn, San Francisco: M. J. Henchaw, A. K. Aekley, Seattle; Frank E. Bond, J. W. Hayes. St. Paul. Hotel Perkins Effle M. Munson. Chinook. Wash.: Jas. E. Clasby, San Francisco: Clif ford Brown. Forest Grove: James M. Berry. Skamokawa; J. A. Reynolds. Arlington. Or.; Mrs. C. J. Young, Rossland. B. C: Mrs. J. W. Jones, Minneapolis; J. W. Jackson. Arlington: S. G. Cpsgrove. Pomeroy, Wash.; W. M. KHIea. Seattle: W. S. Lyson, Ta coma; C F. Lester and wife, Warrenton; 1. Lange and wife. Montana; J. B. Fogarty. Ellensburg: E. S. Rolfe. Eugene; Mrs. Robt. Lelghton. Vancouver. B. C: D. S. Herrln. Heppner: C N. Wallace. Ccntralla: H. S. McGowan. McGowan. Wash.; L.-D. Bos worth, Condon; H. E. Harmon, Chehalis; John F. Jerrend. Everett. Wash.; John F. Wllharn. Brlckville. CaL: N. T. Hawkes. Omaha; Miss L. Hawks. Omaha; S. H. Rob son. Tacoma: W. J. IfcSorley. Seattle; Mrs. TV. J. McSorley, Seattle: A. L. Cain. Index. Wash.; W. A. Hunt, Walla Walla: R. T. Reader. Centralis; R. H. Reader. Centralia; C N. Wallace. Centralia: J. A. Thompson. San Francisco: Geo. Williams. San Fran cisco: D. B. Bryan. St. Paul; Miss Russell. Seattle: Frank W. Wood. Clalsanel; W. A. Peek. Placer. Mont-: Miss Peek. Placer. Mont.: E. McLennan, Shanlko: R. C. Young and wife. Eureka. Cal.: John Leland Hen derson. Hood River: M. TV. Gortncr. Mc Mlnnvllte: D. W. Secrest and wife. Spokane; Miss Secrest. Spokane. St. Charles T. Grelner and wife. Condon: O. Harmon. Marquam; W. M. Claussen: Mr. and Mrs. Callbeck: D. Berby. C. L. Chapman, Eufaula: E. V. Helsler, Dufur; J. A. Leltzel. M. B. Wlest. Rainier: C. Blaser, W. F. Hoff man. HUIsboro: G. P. Rears; J. Detbman, city; J. Anderson; M. Huggins; E" M. Cor bus, Spokane; J. TV. Murray and family. Echo; E M. Lewis, Sander's Idaho; W. Thurston. Carson; J. Clendenln. Los Ange les; J. Tl. Elerldge, Champoeg; TV. B. Du mars. Salem; S. C. Henry, St. Helens; M. Tlmmermaa. Greenville; C. GruBjr. Gervals; J. P. Holloman. South Bend; C Collins. TV. Simpson. Astoria; G. Webber: E. J. Rhode. Gray's River: M. A. Sheugh; L. A. McKUlIp; O. Poynter. city; A. L. Boxarth, Woodiaad: T. Daniels: E. Daniels; W. H. Heinle: V. W. Gamble; TV. R. Bridges, city; J. MeKIe and wife, St. Helens: Mrs. J. R. Shutt. Salem; Mrs. G. L. Huat, Eugene; Mrs. J. Leavltt. Chehalis: J. W. Collins, Chaispeeg. Hotel DenBenjv Tseewis. Washl ssu European, plan. Rates, 75 seats ta' $2.5 per day. Free 'few mm