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r -f ..! THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1906. 1 0UT ON HOP CLOTH Growers to Ask Congress for a Reduction. PETITION BEING SIGNED Tariff Works a Hardship on the In dustry and Docs Nothing to Stimulate the Domestic Manufacture. HOPS Cnwmi petition Congress Mr reduction mt duty on baling cleth. WHEAT Quiet and etcady. FRUIT Three cars tf bananas ar- VEGETABLES leal market fully Mocked. WCTTBR Wek and lending lower. BOOS 8to and weak. roCL-TRY Scarce and high. A iOtioi t being circulated among the hopi.iwis T h Pacific Coast, asking Con tmm for a rKhiettn tf the duty on hop bng Etar. TMe ts a maJter that interests all Wfr. Oottangtwwer crt their bagging In Tr !tttt mc a tN.. and the hop producers rsn nndrrnniid why they thould have to rJ 2V etit a yard for theirs. The petition, l befng signed by growers of the three rot Hi tee and also by New York grower. tm nan as folknvs: the undersigned. Amorkan hopgtowers, THtfuMf and most carnQstty petition you and alt ethers havtng Influence in the matter lata- immediate action to mum Finale warp Wx:rC St the lulling of hopi grown in the Cafccd Stater to be admitted tree or duty, or betas donied. then to be admitted under he fmviwx of paragraph 344 of the tariff . tf Juir 24. 1SB7. Previous to the year 1902 slngle-warp jute hacctnc of 1C threads or less to the square tncsi was admitted under the above paragraph, the dwt;- being .5 of 1 cent per square yard. The Importation of single-warp Jute bagging tauule 1m the year 15W2 and thereafter havo " strated under and made to pay duty w4r the -krovistons of paragraph 341 of the arMf art of Jly 24. 1SH7. Thts paragraph carries a duty of cents r- rownd and 15 per cent ad valorem. Ob jwvnril occasions importers of jute bag ting hove appealed to the United States Gen ial Appl-ers for relief from the exces ww dntr on Mngie-uarp bop bagging. A vrvMext before the United State." General .Vptwatrerc at New York. August 0, 1903, wan ".tr-sled ta the following language; "We find ftooa an tnfcctlon of the samples that the :hndiie Is not bagging suitable for cov ering eotton. The question rained h-re was 'Mr dOKWM-ed and decided In G. A. 3135 (T. rv SK.TtDt. Following that decision the pro tsM are overrated and the decision of the .4leHor afflrnnrd In each instance." According to onr Information and belief, no .Hate hagtng for baling is manufactured in he Tutted Stalest, except 111 Walla Walla, tn the State of Washington, where a .mall j3ttt f bagging ha for some years been MaMnTacttired in the state prison by convict . This pr!?n-made bagging may not be Rcnlb erported from the rtate. The bulk of the hop bagging Imported am- from India and is made by native coolie la". Previews to 1992 and when the bagging was a!led to enter under paragraph 344 of the tart? art, as above, much of tho hop bagging impacted was Manufactured In Dundee.' Scot land, hp Anglo-Saxon labor. ""fine annual production -of hops In the United 5at runs from 250.O00 to 300.000 bales. It rnHrs Ave running yards square yards) bagging for each bale of bops, or a total tf 1.SH2.JW to 1.K7K.000 square yards. The dnty imder the paragraph 341 amounts to about 2 cents per ysrd. Under paragraph 34 It if approximately cent )er square yard. Th iota! import tax In. the one caee Is $31,250 to OT.r-no. and in the other J7S12.23 to $H373. It Is evident that the imposition of this high ntte of duty has neither: First Stimulated the domestic manufacture o' the goods. Sooad Prevented the importation of the r-onMe-made goods of India. Three Provided any considerable revenue to the Gvveramont. On the nther hand this imposition of this eot has: Firsi Worked a hardship on the hopgrow og lndurr or the United States. Strand It has caused a discrimination against the hop-growing Industry as compared 'with cotton growing. Third It has fostered the Importation of bagging manufactured In India by coolie la br Fonrth It has caused the practical suspen sion oT importation of the hop bagging from iNmdee. Sootiand, made by Anglo-Saxon la bor Fifth It has caused an element of risk 1 wnccrtalnty an to import duties to be lev), which has had a tendency to unwttle In the United States market. The uni versal beiief In the Injustice of the high duty V- led nce ltKC and the uncertainty as to how long the duty will be maintained causes ' hi porter to contrnct for only as much bag rtng as will supply the annual demand. In t-se f heavy craps there, is a shortage, and, hec crops are short there is a surplus. The United Stales might easily grow the bps for the world if the Industry were ub Jet to a little fostering care. The imposi tion of an excessive duty, which doe not stimulate domestic manufacture of the protected goods. Is un-American; it Is hard ship which is unjust to the hopgrower; it In lcrimlnatlen against a large clara of agricul turists; It is unwise and an unpolitlc species -T special taxation. For thetoregolng. and for other valid rea sons, we the petitioners (and It Is our right) demand that thts matter of duty on bagging for baling of hop bo considered by the p"opr authorities, and acted upon immedi ately, to the end that Jute bagging for our growing crop of hops may be admitted. Into The United States free of duty and the unjust discrimination which has for the last tour rr been, practiced against hopgrowers be abolished. W earnestly solicit action on this matter ty June 1. ABUNDANCE OF VEGETABLES. Cox of Xfaabarb nad Plenty of Green Truck Arrive. The vegetable market was fully supplied with green produce yesterday and the demand for It was strong. In addition to the steamer tuff unloaded, a straight car of cabbage and a car of cabbage and. cauliflower arrived, also tae first car of rhubarb ever brought to this t tj. The latter was placed on sale at $L.25 1 5a Some new California potatoes genuine vBti were received and held at 5 cents a jound Tare ears of bananas arrived during the i In fair condition. Oranges and lemons are strong and- tending upward. BUTTER MARKET TOT HEAVY. AU-Ai ound Cnt la Price Expected Egg Dull and Weak. The butter market is on the point of taklnr a drop. Prices were maintained more or less generally yesterday, but an all-around reduc tion seem to be Inevitable. The largest handler on Front street still quoted 30 cents on four or five of hfc best brands, but de clared that he might have to begin shading any 4 ay now. Most of the city creameries are holding to the 30-cent mark, and report their stocks gradually growing. The break in the San Francisco market yesterday also addo to the weataea caused by larger supplies here. A San Franelooo dealer was in the city yes terday offering California butter to the local trade at 25t cent?, and orders were alio placed in San Francisco by Portland firms at 22 and 23 cents f. o. b. The exchange quota tion dropped during the day to 20 cents. The official quotation there is generally regarded as 2 crnto under the open market value. Eggs ruled very dull and -weak. The local demand was slow and shipping orders were few. Poultry dealers are wondering when there will be an Increase In receipts. Light snip plies are always expected in the egg season, but never before has there been irueh a, scarcity of chickens as at the present time. Average hens are quoted up to 1H cents, with 15 cents occasionally paid for a very fancy coop. Broilers and fryers: are quoted at $406 per dozen, and some of the small ones come to 40 and fX) cents a. pound. WHEAT HOLDS STEADY. But Very Little Business Is Passing In the Local Market. The Eastern wheat markets yesrerday lost their gain of the latter part of last week, but Liverpool held up and cargoes were quoted higher at 30s 6d. Locally, the market was steady and unchanged, with very little busi ness doing. A number of Inquiries received from California Friday and Saturday have not yet resulted in business. The following table shows the American visible supply yesterday as compared "with corresponding dates In former years: Busfoel. Decrease. March 26, 15X8 March 27. 1003 March 21. It'M March 23. IftOS March 24. IJKC March 23. 1901 March 2fi. 1&00 March 27. lb9 March 28. 16HS ..47.32J.000 S7.tH)0 32.818.000 1.1CS.O0O 32.923.(K 471.000 45.033. (t 0 1.01 1.000 .V).M&.tK) 1.040.000 54.71 4.tM) 410.000 M.OS.000 m.OOO 8O.fK$7.O00 "73.000 30.0C1.(ilO 1.356.000 Increase. Quantities on page thelst week and year ago were: 3 JS2 -2 FOR Mi OS h 1 Yin ! United Kingdom. Continent . Totsl ... llMWMXO 1'.1CO!OOOU4'.5CO.(00 P0.04S.i0fU9.320.000i4R.720.XO World's shipments or wheat, flour InoJudod, in the same periods from the prindP8' export ing countries were as follows: a? S? FHOM Si bu. I 2.303.0001 3.53.H)' 2M.0W 2S8.0001 2.144.0001 I bu. I bu. 2,010.000! 1 .04 4.000 2.4PA00O 4.3?.rsv 1.2V).! S20.OfH) 14.0V 320.000 l.SKMrfOi 2,776.000 S.0X! 1.136.O00 U. S.. Canada.. Argentina Australia Danuhtan ports. Russia ......... India -I I- Total I fi.641.O00; S.5S6.000ill0.14.000 Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cillr-s yesterday were as follows1: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ 91&0I $106,061 Soattle 1.73fl.0r. 342.CH Taooma 723.070 125.34 Spakane 746.655 IM.Wf. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc FLOUR Patents, $3.75 Q 4.30 peV barrel; straights. ?3.403.7r.; clears. $3.353.50; Valley. $3.40(33.63; Dakota hard wheat.. pat ents. $5.50 fjO; clears, $5; graham. $X.1U'.S 3.75; whole wheat. J3.75S4; rye. flour, local. $5; Eastern, $5 95.25; cornmeal, per bale, 51.0062.29. WHEAT Club. 6Sc; bluestem. COc; red. CCc; Valle3". COc OATS No, 1 white feed. $27.50; gray, ?27 pe,r ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. $17: country. 518 ton; middlings. $25.50fl20; shorts, city. Slfc; country. $18 per ton; rtiop, U. S. Mills, 517.30; linseed dairy food, 518: Acalfa meal. 5 If pr ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 0 pound sacks. $0.75; lower grades. $5.25 6.50; oatmeal, stfflcut. 50-pound sacks. $3 per barrol; 19-pound sacks. $1.25 per bait; oatmeal (ground). 30-pound sacks. 57.50 per barrel; 10-pound socks. $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes. 51.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes. 51-25 per box: pas try, flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. BARLEY' Feed, 523.50624 per ton; brew ing. $24 24.50;. rolled. $24.50625.50. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy, choice, $17 (SIS per ton; common. $13(714; Valley tim othy. $860: clover. 57.30GP8; cheat. 5C7; grain hay. $76 S: alfalfa, $12. Vegetables, X-rolts, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $1.5062.75 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. 52.7563,75 per box; oranges, navels, $2.75 fa 3.50 per box; tangerines. $1.65 per half box; grapefruit. 52.5063.23; pineapples, $4 (4.50 per doren; bananas, 5c per pound. JTOESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. $1? 1.25 per doren; asparagus. 8c per pound; beans. 22"4c; cabbage. l!il?ie per pound: cauliflower. $22.25 per crate; celery. 1H9 ItOc per dozen; chlckorj. 25c; cucumbers. $1.5061-75 per dozen; head lettuce. 3340c per dozen; hothouse. $1.50 if 1.75; onions. 50c per dozen: pras. 10612Hc; peppers. 2561 40c; radishes. 20c per dozen; rhubarb, $1.50 per box; spinach. $1.25 1.50 per box; toma toes, California. $2.2562.50 per crate; pars ley. 25c. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $161.25 per sack; carrots. 65 6 75c per sack; beets. K5c51 per sack; garlic, 106124c per pound. , ONIONS Buying price: o. l, izqivva per sack: No. 2. nominal. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy grad ed Burbanks. 50 6 55c per hundred; ordinary nominal; new California, 5c per pound; sweet potatoes, 2 U 62 He per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11612c per pound; apricots. 12612c: peaches 10ta6 12lic: pears, none; Italian prunes. 3U 6Uc; California figs, white, in sacks. 35C"4c per pound; black. 4 65c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages. 7585c per box; Smyrna. 20c per pound; dates. Persian. G664c per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages, S6 SHc; 16-ounce. i4 4flOc; loose muscatels. 2-crown. 6H6Tc; 3-crown. C"ii67Uc. 4 crown, 7 67ci unbleached seedless Sul tanas. 067c; Thompson's fancy bleached. 10 611c; London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes, of 20 pounds, 52; 2-crown. $1.75. Butler. Eggs, Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 27 'iff COc per pound! State creameries: Fancy creamery. 27"-j 030c; store butter, 16 (?16c. EGGS Oregon ranch. 16c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins. 14 H 6 15 He Young America, 15 Vi Cf Ifl-HC POULTRY' Average old Ucrls. 14 0-1 He; mixed chickens. 13 Cr 13 Vic; broilers. 28 2&e; young roosters. 13613Hr; old roosters. 11c; dressed chickens. 15616c; turkeys, live. 16 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 18620c; geese, live, pound. 8c; geese, dressed, per pound. 10611c; ducks. 16j?lSc; pigeons, $162; squabs. $263. Groceries, Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 26626c; Java, ordinary. 16622c; Costa Rica. " fancy. 18620c: good, 16618c; ordinary, 19 6 22c per pound: Co lumbia roast, cases- 100s. $14.75; 50s. 514.75; Arbuckle. $16.38; jJlon, $16.38. RICE Ixnperlaf Japan "No. 1. C&C; South ern Japan, 5.35c; head. 7c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $L75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. 00c: red. 1-pound talis. $1.25; cockeye. 1-pound talis. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cubs. $6.15; powdered, $5.00; dry granulated, $5.80; extra C 5.33; golden C 55.20: fruit sugar. 55.80. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c; "-barrels, 25c: boxes, 00c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct Uc per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Uc; sugar, granulated, $5.00 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 156 ISc per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per bale; Liverpool. 60s. 517; 100s. 516.50; 200s, 516: H -pounds. 100s. 57; 50s. 57.50. NUTS Walnuts, 15 Uc per pound by sack; Uc extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 16c; pecans. Jumbos, 16c; extra large. 17c; almonds. 14 H 615c; chestnuts, Italian. 12Vi16c: Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw. 7Vic per pound: roasted. Sc; plnenuts, 100 12c; hickory nuts, 7VJSc; cocoanuts. 35 ff 90c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 4c; largo white, 3"4c; pink. 2 Tic; bayou, 4 He; Lima, 5 "4c; red Mexican, 5c. Heps, Wool, Hides. Etc HOPS Oregon. 1W, choice. lOtflOKc; prime, 8"4&0"4c; medium. 7f So; olds. ft7c WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 10$ 21c: Valley. 246 26c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. aB4f36c HIDES Dry" No. 1, 16 pounds and -up. per pound, lHISOc; dry kip, No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds. Jr lb. lS21c: dry salted, bull and stacs. 1-3 lem than dry flint: culls, moth-eaten, 'bad ly cut, scored, murrain, balr-Ellppcd. weather beaten or grubby, 2c to 3cper pound less. Salted hides: Steers, .sound. CO pounds and over; per pound, 1 Of 11c; steers, sound. 50 to CO pounds, per pound, loigllc; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, per pound. 9&10c; stage and bulls, sound, per pound, 7c; kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds, per pound. 10c; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, per pound. 11c: calf, eound, under 10 pounds, per pound, 11912c; green (unsalted). lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound leas. Sheepskins; Shearlingc; No. 1 butchers stock, each, 25630c; ehort wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each, 50660c; medium wool. No. 1 botchers Mock. each. 75c$l: long wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each. $1J562; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent lesj. or per pound, 15616c; horse hides, salted, each, according to size, $1.5062-50: dry. each, ac cording to size. $161.50; colts hid, eaeh. 25850c; goat skins, common, each. 15625c; Angora, with wool on. each. 30e6$L0. FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to wire, each, $5620; cubs. each. $163; badger, prime, each. 25650c; cat, wild, with head perfect. 30600c; house cat, 5620c; for. common gray, large prime, each. 50670c; red, each. $565; cross, each. $5615; silver and black, each, $1006300; Ushers, each, 5568; lynx. each. $4.5066. mink, strictly No. 1. each, accord ing to size. $163; marterf. dark Northern, ac cording to size and color, each. $10615; pale, pine, according to .size and color, each. 52.5061 4; muskrat, large, each. 12015c; skunk, each. 40600c; civet, or pole cat, each, G6.15c; otter, for Urge, prime okln. each, $6610: panther, with head and claws perfect, each. $265; raccoon, for prime large, each, 50375c: moun tain wolf, with head perfect, each. $3.5005; pralrlo (coyote). 00ctf$l: wolverine, each, XAffrtt lwif.. i. .1,1. t.. r9n n " ' . - -. fVJV, uivut-. $367: small. $161.50; kits. 50675c m.cnii.-Mio, cieaa ana rare. .jy c per pound. TALLOW Prime. ter round. 46-iVie: No. 2 and crease. 263c. OA SCAR A SAG RAD A (chtltaxn bark) 2 3c, according to quality. Provisions and Canned Meal. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 13Hc pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 13Uc: IS to 20 pounds, ISHc; California eplcnlc). 9Hc; cottage hams, 9c; shoulders, IK:; boiled ham, l&'.ic; boiled picnic ham, boncloss. 16c. BACON Fancy breakfast, IS Vic per pound; standard breakfast, 16Vic; choice, 15'sc; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 14 He; peacn bacon. 13Uc TICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $1S; M barrels, $9.00; beef, barrels, $12; --barrels, $6.60. SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17fee; bolog na, long, Ctjc; welnerwurst, Sc; liver, lie; pork. PSflOc; headcheese. Cc; Mood, Cc; bo logna, sausage, link, 4Uc. CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25: two Doundx. 52.23: six noundn. $7. Roast beef, flat, pounds, $1.25: two pounds, $2.25: six pound, none. Roast beef. tall. pounds, none; two pounds, $2.35; six pounds. $7. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 30?ic; smoked. .115;c; dear backs, dry salt Wc; smoked, llfcc; clear bellies. 14 to 1 pounds average, none; Oregon ex ports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry alt, 11c; smoked. 12c; Union btlllt. 10 to IS pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierce 10-4C; tubs, HUc: 50s, llttc; 20s. lle; 10s. llHe: 5s. Uc. Standard pure: Tierce. iHc: tubs. 10Ue; 50s. 10Uc; 20s. 10c; 10s. 10c; 5s. 10?ic Compound: Tierces. 0ic; tubs. 7c; 50s. 7c; 10s. 7tC, 3s. 7 He. Dressed Meat. VEAL Dressed. 76 to 125 pounds, 75? Sc; 120 to 150 pounds. C0 Vic; 150 to 200 pounds. 3 65ac; 200 pounds and up, SUi 4c BEBF Dreed bulls; 2H63c per pound: cows. ,Xt 64 He; country steer. 4 6&c MUTTON Dressed.' fancy. SHSfPe per pound; ordinary. 4 65c; lambs. S6Hc. PORK Dressed. 1O0 to 150 poHndr, Sf Sjc; 150 and up. 6664c per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases, flic per gallon. COAI Cases, 10c per gallon; tanks. 124c per gallon. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, case. 25ic: 72 test, 27c; 86 test. 35c; iron tanks. lc. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7 Sic; 500-pound lots, 8c: less than 300-pound lots, SUc. (In 2fi-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; l to 5-pound tin palls, lc above keg price. 1 to 5-pound tin cans. 100 pounds per case. 2?c per pound above keg price.) LINSEED OIL Raw. in barrels. 4Sc; in cases. 53e: boiled, in barrels. 50c; in cases. 66c; 25-gallon lots, lc less. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Trice Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hog'fc. The following livestock price were quoted yesterday in the local market: CATTLE Good steer. $464.50: light weights. $3.2563.50: cows. good. $3,2563.50; fair to medium, $2.6063; calves, good. $4.50 65. SHEEP Good, fat. sheep. 56&0.23; fair to medium, $3.50. HOGS Good. $767.25; light and feeders, $0.5066.75. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas Cliy. Chicago and Omaha. KANSAS CITY. March 26. OUIe Re ceipts., 10.000; market, steady to a shade lower. Native steels. $4.2565.10; native cows and heifers. $2.2565.10; stocker and feeders. $364.75: Western cows. $3.7564.50: Western steers. $3.7564.50: bulls. $364.25; calves, $36 7.00. Hogs Receipts. 6000; market, 5674c lower. Bulk of sales, $0.17466.2714; heavy. 0.23 6.30; packers, 0.206.30; pigs and lights, $5.4036.25. , Sheep Receipts. 500; market, steady. Mut tons, $4.5065.75; lambs, $5.2566.45; range wethers. $5.2565.90; fed ewes, $4.2565.25. SOUTH OMAHA. March 26. Cattle Re ceipts, 2300; market, steady to stronger. Na tive steers, $463.65; cows and heifers. $2,850 4.40; Western steers. $3.9064,65; canners, $1.50 62.75; stockers and feeders. $2.7364.00; bulbs ctago, etc. $2.5064.10. Hogs Receipts, 3500; market, slow to 5c lower. Heavy. $6.17466.25; mixed. $6,151 6.20: light, $6.10&224: bulk of sales. $6.15 6.224. Sheep receipts, 13.000; market, steady. Yearlings. $5.2560.80; .wethers, $5.1565.70; ewes. $4.4095.25; lambs. $666.60. CHICAGO. March 26. Cattle Receipts, 26. 000: market, weak to 10c lower. Western. $466.25; stock'em and feeders. X7504.S5; cows and heifers, $1.5565; Texas fed steers, $3.7564.00. Hogs Receipts today. 52,000; tomorrow (esti mated). 28,000: market. 10c lower. Mixed and butchers- 50.1560.42"4; good to choice heavy. $4.356 6.40; pigs, $5.9066.20; rough heavy. $8.15 66.25; light, $6.2566.45; bulk of sales. $6.30 0.40. Sheep Receipts. 30,000; market. lOe lower. Shtep, $3.9066.20; lambs. $4.7066.83. MIbIhjt Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alpha Con $ .09 Jull $ .04 Ande ,. .16 'Justice 04 Belcher 16 (Mexican L03 Best & Belcher 1.00 'Occidental Con. .94 Bullion 6 Ophlr 4.90 Caledonia .... Challenge Con. Chollar Confidence . ... .35 .11 .10 Overman .11 Potosi Savage Scorpion ...... Seg. Belcher... Sierra. Nevada. Silver Hill Union Con..... .07 .53 .Ort .04 .26 .SS .63 Con. Cat & V. 1.25 Con. Imperial. .01 Crown Point. . .04 Exchequer .... .50 Gould & Curry .10 Halo & Nor... LOS ,S .02 Utah Con- Yellow Jacket.. .OS BOSTON. March 26. Closing quotations: Adventure ..56.50 iMont. C. & C$ 4.23 Allouez 36.50 IN. Butte S4.60 Amalgamatd 108.37 "4 "Old Dominion 45.75 Am. Zinc... 10.00 'Osceola. 104.00 Atlantic .... -iu Bingham . . . 40.75 Cal. & Heel a 690.00 Centennial .. 26.00 Cop. Range. SLOO Parrot 3S.50 Qulncy . . . 94.00 Shannon .... Tamarack . . Trinity United Cop.. U. & Mining. C. S. Oil Utah 7.50 107.00 10.00 67.00 87.00 12.00 64.75 8.124 Daly West.. 14.00 Franklin 20.00 Granby . 13.00 Green Con.. 29.50 Isle Royale. . 23.50 Victoria Mass. Mlnlnr 8.75 Winona .UO Michigan ... 93.75 Wolverine... 135.00 Mohawk 61.25 I NEW TORK. March 26. Closing quota tions: Adams Con....$ .25 "Little Chief $ .074 Alice 3.O0 jOntarlo 2.00 ' Breece 85 JOphlr 4.73 Brunswick C . .30 Phoenix 02 Comstock Tun. .19 iFotosl 07 Con. Cal. & V. 1.25 (Savage 33 Horn Silver... 2.00 (Sierra. Nevada. .25 Iron Silver.... 6.50 'Small Hopes,.. .30 Leadville Con. .03 'Standard 3.00 Coffee nad Snxnr. NEW TORK. March 26. Coffee future closed dull, net unchanged. Including April. 6.70c; May. 6.80c; July. 77.SOc; September, 7.20c: Oertober, 7.S0c; November, 7.S5c; Decem ber. 7.45c; January, 7.60o; spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio. SUc Sugar Raw. quiet: fair refining. 3 l-16e; centrifugal 96 test, 2 17-32413 9-16c: molasrcs ugcr, 2 2-3S2 15-3 3c: refined, quiet; crushed, $5.40; powdered, $4.86: granulated. $4.70. STOCKS AGAIN RISE Another Advancing Movement in New York Market. READING IS THE LEADER Tradlnc; in Control of Organized Speculative Parties Extraordi nary Earnings Showing by Heading Money Easy. NEW YORK. March 26. The appearance of the market was a good deal improved today. Early advances encountered no Important realizing, and the upward movement of price spread here and there in the market until the show of strength became fairly compre hensive. Buying wax largely concentrated still in a. tew speculative favorites, notably Reading, which absorbed a large proportion of the total transactions of the day. With Reading and a few favorites Included, the expansion In the volume of the aggregate dealings was notable. The opening of the week brought no such shelling out of liquidation as that with which last week opened. This, in itself, was re garded as a favorable symptom of Improved speculative sentiment, flnce the survey of tho course of events for the past week had not induced & feeling of discouragement in holder sufficient to compel them to throw over stocks. Free from the weight of any ouch offerings, the professional contingent was encouraged to take the market in hand for an advance. The return to Wall street In in creasing number of notable figures in the stock market from vacation trips in held to ac count in large part for the great force mani fest In the operations In stocke. With the market free today from any sell ing pressure and with no evidence of strin gency Jn the money market with the near ap proach of tho April 1 period, tho speculative element was emboldened to take step in the market to anticipate the coming demand. Most of the movement reflected the operation of well-defined parties to the speculation. Tho Reading movement naturally associated Itself with the supposed strike outlook in the an thracite mining region. Nenn of actual de velopment either in the anthracite or the bi tuminous mining dispute was vague and meager, but the rumors alleged a favorable prospect for a mttlement. The copper and smelting stocks again moved upwards In oom- mon. The Hill stocks, accompanied by North western, made another center of strength, and. there was a movement in the Vanderbill group in which New York Central fully shared. Atchison had the benefit of tho extraordinary showing of net earning for February, of which the rate of Increase over tho preced ing February was no less than 132 per cent. Current reports of grosj earnings of railroads, however, for the third wtek of the present month showed the unfortunate effect of the stormy weather. A harp drop in foreign exchange, under of ferings of hanker. bills, was a feature of the day. the proceeds going Into the local money market. London discount declined, and there were heavy receipts of gold in the market from Berlin, upposed to be In transit from Russia. The price of gold was marked up In London. New York exchange at Chi cago rose to par from 20 cent discount last week. The Imperial Bank of Germany showed n gain In cash for the week of $7,333,000 with a nominal Increase In lcrt5, but an expansion in note circulation In excess of the cash gain. The jnib-Treasury starts the week with a gain of nearly $1,000,000 at the expena of tho bank, and that institution had a credit at the Clearing-House today of 5S23.0OO. The influence of the Reading movement on the market was sustained, and price went lo the ben of the day In the last hour with th? dosing tone fairly firm. Bonds were Irregular. Total rales, par value. $2,050,000. United States 3s registered ad vanced U. and the 4s coupon .; per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Adams Express -it Amalgam, Copper. 70.70) H8"4 W lOSS Am. Car & Found. 400 43 41S "U do preferred 700 101 ; 101 & I0li Amer. Cotton OIL. 200 34, 3ih, 31 do preferred v'i Amer. Express ... ..... j Am. Hd. & Lt, pf. lOrf 35 33 34 American Ice 34.000 30; 47 60 . Amer. Linseed Oil -lit r!n rmfmeI ...... ..... ..... 43A Amer. Locomotive. 6.300 C0i CSS .! do nrcferred. . . . . .. ... ..... ..... Hi Am. Smelt, & Ref. 19.300 1594 137 150',; do preferred J J 'i lm Knnr florin.. !!( 140 IXSVi ISO's Amer Tobacco prd. 1.300 1044 lilV T0i Anaconda Min. CO. 53.4W 272 272 Atchison 16.300 oiS w wj do preferred 1.9C0 iwii JiN '! Atlantic Coast Lino fr?.. Baltimore & Ohio. l.iOO uife Jiwi aii; Ar wml. 96 Art nrarrr4 ..... ..... lOJ U. Chesapeake & Ohio .6cO MM 30H 39Vt Chicago & Alton Cht SrternV. " 7O0 W Chi. & Northwest. 6.500 23U 231', 2331, Chi,. MIL & St, P. G.100 176ii J744 l.b Cht Term. & Tran. do preferred..... ...... ..... -o"4 a. C. C. A St, L. 1.300 1004 994 100S Oslo. Fuel &. Iron. 6.HX) C4b 62U CiU Colo. & Southern.. 1.600 34 SSU Vi do -pi preferred.. 300 .0U o .0 do 2d preferred -- .U? Consolidated Gas.. 18.200 148!s 1434 147S Corn Products 16Vs do preferred 2lO 54 4 4 Delaw. Hudson. 500 20S 2O0, 2074 Del.. Lack, fc W 440 Den. lc Rio Grands 2.500 434 43; 4.. do preferred 200 87 86-4 b74 Distiller Seeurlt.. 1 1.700 61 .60 W Erie C.400 43U 42?i 43Xt do 1st preferred.. 40O w-4. -i do 2d preferred.. 400 Si 67 618 General Electric 14 Hocking Valley 11 Illinois Central ... 700 172H 1.14 172 International Paper 3.40O 63, 63 63 do preferred 1.000 MH 85 Mb International Pump 35 do preferred 200 85T4 ST. SI lowa Central 300 31 31 31 14 do preferred 200 38 OS 374 Kansas City South. ICO 284 2S4 2Sa do preferred W 6S 5S 55 Vi Louis. &. Nashville 1,900 150i 150, 150I Manhattan L. 1374 MetropoL St. Ry llli Mexican Central .. 1.200 2S 24 244 Minn. & St. LouU. 74 M- St, P. & S.S.M. 1.300 163 1614 162 do preferred..... ...... ..... ..... 175 Miesourl Pacific .. 3.000 96 95 95? Mo.. Kan. & Texan 3.500 33: 354 35 v do preferred 1.800 72; 72"i 724; National Lead ... 6.600 S2U 80-i 81 Mex. Nt, R. R. Pf. 39i; New Tork CentraL 9.000 145 143 1444 N. T.. Ont. & W. 1.200 60i 50 BOtJ Norfolk & Western. 2.400 85 8S iSU do preferred 100 92& 2'$ 91 North American .. 1.0OO 100 99i 994 Northern Padflc .. 31.500 2204 217 218i Pacific Mail 1.300 45U U 5U Pennsylvania 13.400 J33t, 1371 13Si People's Gas ..... 4.300 95i 95 t54 P.. C. C. fc St. L. 100 79 79 SO Preyed Steel Car. 100 52; 524 324 do preferred 400 974 97S 97 Pullman PaL .Car. 237 Reading 151.4no 1364 131T4 135J do 1st preferred.. ..... 91 do 2d preferred 974 Republic Steel.... 900 29 29 294 do preferred ICO 994 99; 101 Rock Island Co... 4,500 264 254 264 do preferred ICO 6d G6Ji 664 Rubber Goods 40 do preferred..... ..... 100 St, L. & S. F. 2 pf. 200 464 464 464 St- Louis Eouthw. 300 23; 234 23U do preferred 100 544 S44 64U Schloes-Sheffleld .. 3.000 83 794 82 Southern Pacific... 12.200 l 67U 67; do preferred 400 118 117 117?, Southern Railway. 10.400 40Ti 40S 404 do preferred ICO 102 102 102 Tenn. Coal & Iron 00 143 146 148 Texaa.& Pacific.-. 1.300 334 33S 334 Tol.. fit, L. & W. 300 33V 30 36 do preferred 200 54 644 544 Union Pacific .... 73,600 1534 152, 1534 do preferred ICO 96 96 95 TJ. S. Express lis U. S. Realty 854 U. S. Rubber 34.100 ZAU MU 53s, do preferred 900 1134 113V 113U U. S. Steel 43.500 404 39T4 40U do preferred 11.700 1064 106H IOR14 Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. .. 51 do preferred 1144 Wabash 2fV 23 23' 224 do preferred 600 51- .5 501 neiis-eaixo jskb... ...... ..... ..... Brook. Rap. Tran.416.9CO S4Vi S3 83J, Canadian Pacific... 4.900 1724 1;2 172'4 Cent, of N. Jersey 100 2174 217J, 210 rvntral leather 1.900 45-i 45U. 454 Westlngbouso Z3ec ..... 160 western union ... ..... WheeL & L. Erie. 600 20 194 194 Wioconsln CentraL 1.200 2S4 27 27 i 00 preierrea i.ew 00.4 Total sales for the day. 7S6.5C0 shires. ' BONDS. NEW TORK. March 26. Closing -quota tions: U. s. ref. 2.1 reg.!034D. k R. G. 4s.. .100 do coupon 101 i N. T. C. G. 3is. ai U. S. 3s reg. ...104 (Nor. Pacific 76fj li. S. new 4 VVg.l3TiU!So. "pacific 4s. 93' do couDon 132.; (Union Pacific 4-.104S U. S. old 4s Ttg. 103V Wis. Central 4s.. 924 do coupon 1044 1 Jap. 6s. 2i Atchlton Adj. 4s 95 VV Jap. 44. d ser..loot cer... 914 Stocks at London. LONDON. March 26. Consols for money. 90;'; consols for account. 904. naconda 13K 'Norfolk West. 004 Atchison 95,! do preferred... 94 do preferred. .106 u Ontario & West. 51 Baltimore & O. .1141 Pennsylvania ... 71 U Can. Pacific 1774, Rand Mines U Ches. & Ohio.. 60 Reading BSU C Gt, Western. 21 '.,1 do 1st pref.... 47 C. M. & St. P.. 180 I do 2d pref 30 Do Beers 184 So. Railway 414 D. & R. Grande. 45 1 do preferred ...105 do preferred.. 90 ISO. Pacific 69 Erie 44 U 'Union Pacific... 1074 do 1st pref... 794. do preferred... 99 do 2d nref. ... 70 U. S. Steel 414 Illinois Central. 176 ' do preferred... 10S Louis. At Nash.. 153 i Wabash 23 H Mo.. Kas. Sc. T.. 36.; do preferred... 32 . i. uentrai. . . 145 .spanisn. p-oura... ai Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK. March 26. Prime mercantile paper. 6635 per cent. Sterling exchange, weak, closing slightly firmer, with actual business In bankers bills at $4.853004.8335 for demand and at $4.8240 4.8245 for 60 days. Posted rates. $t.S3N.834 and $4.86464-67. Commercial billy. $4.S24. Money on call, steady, 3 "464; per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent; closing bid and offered. 34 per cent; time loans, steady; 60 and 90 days. CU per cent; fix months. 5 per cent. Bar silver. 63.;e. Mexican dollars. 50' je. Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds. irregular. t LONDON. March 20. Bar silver steady. SOUd per ounce. Money. 34ff34 per cent. Discount rate, short bill. 34 per cent; three months Mils. 24 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. Sliver bars. fi54r. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight. 24c; telegraph. 5c Sterling on London. 60 days. $4.82; sight. $4.86. DaHy Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. March 26. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances show.: Available cash balances $155,720,216 Rnlil rnln anl Hnlltan OJA ctt Gold certificates 451507.1SO STRENGTH IS NOT HELD CHICAGO WHEAT 3LTvET ENDS WEAK AT TiO-ER. Opcninc; Is Firm, Xotwithstandlns Liberal Crop 3Iovcmcnt and Good Weather In Southwest. CHICAGO. March 26. Despite the number of bearish influences, the wheat market opened Arm ss a result of the strength of the Liver pool market, where prices were up 4d, not withstanding the decline here on Saturday. Traders for a time Ignored the liberal crop movement In the Northwest, and the good weather In the southwest and bought freely. With this support the market held steady at a slight advance durin? the first hour. Later, however, the trading became acttve. and prices declined sharply when it was learned that the Liverpool market closed weak. Shorts fur nished the. principal support of the market during the hut half of th session. May opened Utlfie higher, at 77ifl774o. declined to 774c and clo-ed at 774tx77?4c. a net loss of VSSc. Tho early flrmnef of wheat held corn steady at the opening, but later prices eased off. May elcfed steady. 4c lower, at 43tic. The eat market was weak all day. May dosod at 30ic. a Ion of 4c Prevlslons opened weak, but on a good de mand from Investors there ws a recovery. At the close May perk was off 24c lard was up a shade and ribs were 5c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .78; f .78; $ .774 .77 July 784 .7SU. .77i .77'j September ... .78 .78", .774 .77, CORN. May 444 .444 .i .43TS July 44S .444 .444 .44, September . .4454 .44T, .44 .44&; x OATS. May 30; .30; .30U .30 July aj; . ., September ... .2874 .28; .2Si .2SH MESS TORK. May 16.23 16.35 16.20 16.324 July 16.174 16-274 16-13 16.22), L.VRD. May 8.274 S.35 8.274 8.33 July .8.40 8.434 8J15 8.424 September ... 8.45 o-o-Yj S.5Z4 SHORT RIBS. May S.62U 8.70 S.62A S.70 July &55 S.65 8,55 8.65 heptember B.iO Cash quotations were as follows: Flour DulL Wheat No. 2 Spring. 734 gSOc; No. 3, 704 e79r. No. 2 red. 80884c. Corn No. 2. 324iJ32"4c Oats No. 2. 304!lO4c: No. 2 whitN 81 G324c; No. 3 white. 30c. Rye No. 2, COc. Barley Good feeding. 37433Sc: fair to choice malting. 41850c Flaxseed No. 1. $1.09; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.13. Me pork Per barrel, $15.25. Lard Per 100 pounds, $8.274- Short ribs sides Loose. $5.60QS.65. Short clear sides Boxed, fS.85GS.00. Clover Contract grade. $13.50. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 22.700 77.500 Wheat, bushels 7,C0 50.400 Corn, bushels 234.7CO 12.600 Oats, bushels 201.300 153.300 Rye. buehela l.OCO 2.000 Barley, bushels 5X900 11,600 Grain and Produce nt New York. NEW YORK. March 28. Flour Receipts. 17.400 barrels; exports, 1500 barrel1; steady with quiet trade. Wheat Receipts. 1000 bushels; exports, 34, 972 bushel. Spot, easy; No. Z red. S54c ele vator; No. 2 red. 8S4e f. o. b. afloat: No. X Northern Duluth. SS4e f. o. b. afloat. Option-) closed He net lower. May. iCHc; July, Etc; September, S2 15-1 Sc. Horo Dull. Hides Quiet, Wool Firm, Grain nt Saa Frnadsco, SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. Wheat and barley, easier. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.324t?3-3; mlillnr. $1.374t?L7tl. Barley Feed. $1.1841.2t4. Oat-Red. $1.25f?1.65: white. $1.351.70; black. $1.25?1.40. Call board sales: Wheat December. $1.2614 bid. Barley May. $1.104: December, 96c Ccrn Large yellow. $1.17411.29. MlnBennolis Vbeat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. March 26. Wheat. May, 774c: July. 79Vie; September. 774774c; No. 1 hard. 784c; No. 1 Northern. 774c; No. 2 Northern. 764c. Whet at Tacoma, TACOMA, March 2a Wheat, unchanged; export, bluestem. 6Sc; club, 67c; red, 66c.. Wheat at LlrerpooL LIVERPOOL. March 26. Wheat May, . 6s 74d; July, 6a 64d. Weather, fair. Vl5fel'S apply of Graia. NEW TORK. March 28. The visible sup ply of grain Saturday. March 24. as complied, by tho New Tork Produce Exchange, was as fotlows: Bushels. Decrease. Wheat 43.239.000 '37.000 Corn 13.612.000 1.735.000 Oats 22.68.000 968.000 Rye -28O.00O 75.000 Barley 3,867,000 47,000 Inert. Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established IS91 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce BREAK IN BUTTER Scramble Among Small Sellers at San Francisco. EXCHANGE PRICE 20 CENTS Large OrdcrFilled for Shipment to Portland at Open Market Quota tion Potatoes Fail to Ad vnnec as Expected. SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. (Special.) A stampede among small sellers caused a. marked decline In butter prices on 'change today. Creamery extras dropped 24 cents, flnat-i 3 cents and seconds 34 cents. The of ficial price for extra Is now 20 cents. Most of the large houses ceased offering on the break and hold butter 2 to 24 cents above the exchange basl. They report large sales to Portland and other northern markets at 22 to 23 cents on orders wired today. Eggi were in sharp demand among speculator?, and ad vanced '4 cent for all grades. Cheese was weaker and had a decline of '? cent all around with large offerings. Receipts, 33.000 pounds butter, 45.3CO pounds cheese, 46,650 dozen eggs. Twelve cars of oranges arrived for the open market and auction-room, affording an ample supply for current needs, but the fruit moved well at steady prices, as the fine weather stimulated the demand. Six carloads were auctioned as follows: Fancy. $2-g2.60; choice. $1.2562: standard. $1; seedlings. DOtr 95c. Other citrus fruits were steady. Ap ples and bananas were firm. The potato market was of a disappointing character and prices are barely steady. Re ceipts were ample. Including five carloads from Oregon by rail and SCO sacks by the Coos Bay steamer, besides 1900 sacks from tho river. Three carloads of Oregon onions ar rived, and no les were reported above $1.13. Asparagus was weaker on heavy arrival. Grain wan dull. Futures were weaker. Cash prices were steady. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $192; garlle. 566c; green peas. 66Sc; string beans. 3g'12'ic: asparagus. 34?6c: tomatoes. 75c$$1.25. POULTRY Turkeys. ISfilOc; roosters. oW, $3-301St.60: rocstere. young. $6.5087.50: broil ers, small. $3fJ4: broilers, large. $4.5055.50; fryers. $5.5036.30: hens. $4.5006.50; ducks, old, $51?7: ducks, young. $6S. BUTTER Extra, creamery. 20c; creamery seconds. ISc. EGGS Fancy ranch. lOUc. CHEESE Young America. 104llc; East ern, nominal; Western, nominal. HOPS St? 12c. WOOL South Plains and S. J.. 14?17c; middle counties. 18924c MILLSTUFFS Bran. $17.50fJlS.50; mid dlings. $2S472S.50. HAT Wheat, $11 SIS: wheat and oat?. $10 f?14; barley. $S1I; alfalfa. $10.50$ 11.50: stock. $75: straw, per bale. 30$5Oc. FRUIT Apple, choice. $2; common. 50c: bananas, $1(61.25: Mexican limes. $4.501r5; California lemons, choice. $S; common. $t; orange, navel. $1.5033.25: pineapples. $1.50 65.30. POTATOES Early Rose. 80cg$I: Salinas Burbanks. $161.50; sweets, nominal: Oregon Burbanks. 75c$l. RECEIPTS Flour, 16.000 quarter sacks; wheat, 2500 centals: barley. 8731 centals; oati. 15S0 centals; beans, 500 sacka; potatoes. 5C90 sacks; bran. 100 sacks; middlings. 137S sacks; hay, 430 tons; wool. S4 bales; hides. 1469. Metal Markets. NEW TORK. March 26. There was an ad vance of 10s In the London tin market, with spot closing at 167 13s and futures at 166. Locally the market wan steady and a shade higher on the average of 37.25c Copper waa nervous and Irregular In Lon don, owing to manipulation. Spot closed at 63 5s and futures at 79 3s. Locally the market wan unchanged, with Lake quoted at lS.50H8.75c: electrolytic. 18.35x18. 50c; cast ing. 1S&1S.2RC Lead was quiet at 5.3. fi 6.45c In the local market, but declined to 15 13s 9d In London. Spelter was unchanged at 24 15a In London. Locally the market was easy In tone, but un changed at 6.15iTa25c Iron wa irregular in the English market with standard foundry 47 6d and Cleveland warrants at 47s 6d. The local market was quiet and unchanged. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. March 26. The market for evaporated apples shows a steadier tone, al though no Important transactions are report ed. Common to fair are quoted at 7QSc: fair to good. 1905 crop. 8"4(68ic: nearly to strictly prtme. 99;c: choice. 941100: fancy. He. Prunes are very Arm In tone, with a con siderable Jobbing demand and some holders inclined to look for higher prices. Quota tions range from 44fJ8c. according to grade. Apricots are offering less freely, surplus sup plies from the Interior being very well ab sorbed. Choice are quoted 104c; extra choice. He: fancy. ll4f?124c Peaches ire quiet but steady, with ohoice quoted at 10c; extra choice. 104c; fancy, 10; lie: extra fancy. ll413c. Raisins are selling slowly on spot. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, March 28. On tho Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries. 16?264c; dairies. 15fi23c. Eggs, firm at mark, cases Included. 124c; extras, 15c Cheese, firm. ll134c NEW TORK. March 26. Butter, irregular; street prices, extra, 2SS234c: Western fac tory do. 13frl6c Cheese, strong. Eggs, steady; Western firsts. 154c; do seconds. 15$134c Smr York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. March 26. Cotton future closed barely steady at a net decline of 539 points. March. 10.93c; April. 10.96c; May, 11.10c: June. 11.19c: August, 10.95c; Decem ber. 10.43c; January. 10.45c Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. March 26. Wool, steady; terri tory and Western medium, 26ff29c; fine me dium. 21023c; fine. 18g21c. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN. March 20. Butter, firm and un changed from last week, at 27c Sales for the week. 492,000 pounds. Hops at London. LIVERPOOL. March 26. Hops in London. Pacific Coast, quiet. 2 3ar3 5s. BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Marion. Ind. The High School building burned Monday. Loss. $75,000. Manila. The steamer Sllverton. which on March 24 began laying the Commercial Cable Company's cable, which is to connect Manila, with Shanghai. U now 315 miles from this port, heading toward ShanghaL Kansas City. Mo. Information was filed Monday with City Prosecutor Klmbrell against 56 persons, charging them with registering Il legally for tho coming municipal election or with belnz accomplices in the alleged illegal registration. Buenos Ayres. Though the government has been informed by the United States that sev eral officers of the Central and South Ameri can Republics will be admitted to the Amer ican Military Academy, it cannot make use of the offer, as it has promised Germany not to send officers to any other country during the stay of tha Argentine officers in the Ger man army. Toklo. Jacob Schiff. the New York banker. has arrived and the papers are full of eulo gistic comment on his services in raising" Jap anese loans in America. The bankers of this city are preparing to give him a magnificent reception. Milwaukee, WUi. The' plant of the National Electric Company, including all asset, was sold Monday to Charles L. Sullivan, of Chi cago, for $300,000. Tho receiver's statement shows assets of 51,350.639; llaMlltles. $1,242.- 000. The company was forced into bankruptcy by the defalcation of Frank G. BIgelow, Its hlef promoter. New York. The education of Johann Most's two sons is the tribute which New York an archists will pay to the memory of their lato leader. A theatrical performance was given Sunday for the. benefit of the fund, as well as to commemorate the organization of the Paris Commune and the death of the Czar Alexander II. A mans meeting: will be held next Sunday and a collection will be taken for the memorial fund. Kansas City. Miss Nina V. Brandt, daugh ter of Rev. John L. Brandt, pastor of the First Christian Church, of St. Louis-, who mys teriously disappeared from that city, boardad a Santa Fe train at Kansas City yesterday for the West, raying she was going to San Diego for her health. Miss Brandt, who is 20 years old. had been ill, and her father has telegraphed to have her detained at Las Vegas. N. M., until his arrival there. Washington. The 21st biennial grand arch council of the Phi Kappa Psl Fraternity will be held In this city April 18. 19 and 20. Pnl Kappa Psl has numerous Representatives in Congress. Including Senator Foraker. of Ohio, and Representatives Kelfer. Bannon and Smyser. of Ohio; Bates, Atcheson. Dale and Bingham. Pennsylvania; Needham. California; Hogg. Colorado; Watson and Gtlbert, Indiana; Legar and Finley, South Carolina, and Mc Klnney. Illinois. Runge, Tex. Near Couchee, eight milee south, a Mexican named Ramon overtook a vehicle containing two young women and a little boy Sunday. Ramon climbed into the rear of the buggy and cut the throat of one of the women, causing Instant death. Tha horse ran away, whereupon Ramon shot the othor woman dead from behind. He was actuated by Jealousy. The two dead women were daughters of Alex M. Henry, a well-to-do ranchman of this county. Officers arc searcn Inc for Ramon. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland E. W. Llnforth. Berkeley; J. B. McGram and wife. Idaho; W. S. Wes ton. Chicago; F. A. Wing. Seattle: A. J. Howell. San Francisco; R, E. Strahorn. J. A. Williams, Spokane; O. Fallmeyer. Minne apolis; H. A. Brandon. C. M. Brune. San Fran clseo; J. N. Cruthers and wife, city; S. B. Connell. Seattle; C P. Bratrator and wife. Minneapolis; II. Abraham. F. B. Smith. F. W. Klrske, St. V. MrOlean and wife, New York: A. B. Clements. Butte; Mies B. McKay. Dil lon; W. H. Sample. F. P. Stone. U. S. A.; H. Lmngston. New York: E. Basthelms. San Francisco; S. H. Emanuel, New York: G. B. . Bobbins. Chicago: E. W. Ward. New York. A- M. Brown, San Francisco; A. E. Sparks. Alameda; i. . A. Weyerhauser. Little Falls: M. Pray. J. C. Britlaln. San Francteco; J. K. Straus. New York; J. H. Owen. Los Angeles; J. M. Pundas and wife. J. V. Reed. New York; F. L. Hllmer and wife, San Francisco: R. R. Powell and wife. D. C. Osborne anl wife. New York; A. Wolterstorf. Miss Olga Wolterstorf. Chicago: H. H. Dlckerman. Mrs. S. H. Dickermnn. Springfield: M. Kahn, New York; E. B Webster, Belllncham: J. J. H. Caly. Alaska; S. H. Bell. Ontario: P. C. Houston. Jamestown; II. A. Johnson: Mrs. C. Phllipe. Tacoma; Mrs. E. Garstln. London; Mrs. H. E: Lone; New York; Mrs. D. C. Stone. Seattle; W. S. Powers. San Francisco; F. P. Beeck. Hoqutnm: C. H. C. Moller, London; B. M. Height and wife. Welser: J. F. Forbes. Butte; L. H. McDanlel. New York: O. Lach mond. Chicago; B. Schleslgh. M. D. O'Brien; M. T. Thompson. Vancouver: J. K. Henrv and wife, Seattle; O. Kessler. Philadelphia, E. 31. Whitcomb. Worcester; F. W. Amsburj". Mrs. M. E. Cottrell. 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