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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. MARCH 23, 1907. 17 J BOOM IN POTATOES San Francisco Prices Have Begun to Soar. CUT OFF FROM SUPPLIES Oregon Not in a Position to Profit by the Advance, Owing to the Blockade on the South- ) ern Pacific. The San Francisco potato and onion, mar- ! kets went soaring skyward yesterday, and there is nothing to prevent them from soaring some more today. Three-cent potatoes are a possibility in the Bay City markets, and onions will probably sell at a price that mould make the Oregon grower rich If he had any onions and could sell them there. From around the 2-cent mark Oregon Bur banks sold, in San Francisco yesterday at 42.35 and onions took a sheer jump from 41.10 to $1.40. The California flood Is re sponsible for the bulge. San Francisco Is face to face -with a po tato famine. The high water In the Sacra mento and San Joaquin Valleys has cut off the supply of home-grown stock, which was a I road y considerably reduced, and the wash outs on- the Southern Pacific have prevented that market from procuring supplies In Oregon. Eastern potatoes cannot be brought to the Coast within the time limit now set for the blockade on the Shasta route. These are the reasons for the boom In the San Francisco trade. At the same time, the Oregon speculators and farmers are not in a position to profit to any great extent by the San Francisco bulge. There is no way of sending potatoes beyond the Siskiyous by rail and only a comparatively small quantity can be for warded by water, owing to the press of other freight on the few through steamers. The Costa Rica, which went out Thursday night, carried only 24UO sacks, and the Co lumbia next Tuesday night cannot take to exceed 4000 sacks. The shippers who are fortunate In getting freight space will do well, of course, on the small shipments. With no other chance of getting In on the Ean Francisco rise, the old stagers In the trade" are lying low, but there are a few dealers who are showing some traces of excitement and have already commenced to bid up on lots In the country. Whether, or not they can move them Is a question, but this does not concern the farmers If they can get cash down on their sales, and on this basis many of them will probably sell. The more conservative buyers, however, know that when the roads are opened a crash is likely to occur, as some GO cars are loaded or rolling this side of the block ade, and these will be dumped almost simul taneously on the San Francisco market when the tracks are again ready for trains. It is also most probable that they will be fol lowed by a flood of Eastern potatoes, at tracted by the high prices now ruling. A knowledge of the San Francisco potato mar ket makes it easy enough for the experi enced traders to forecast the course of prices for the next few weeks. As only about 250 cars of potatoes remain in all hands in Oregon, it is thought that this spurt, whether or not It yields profit to the dealers of a speculative turn of mind, may materially cut down the surplus. NOTHING DOING IN HOP MARKET. lall Grower Khlps HIa Crop to London on . Consignment. No sales were reported in the hop market yesterday. A few dealers have -orders, but they are generally at low prices. P. S. Oreenwood, of Dallas, has shipped 262 bales to London on consignment through T. A. Rlggs. The latest English hop factors' circulars, as given In the Kentish Observer of March 7, are not encouraging. They follow: Wild, Neame Jk Co., London A few lots of hops have been sold during the past week at a reduced level In prices, but busi ness generally continues very dull with some pressure to sell. Manger & Henley, London The market does not show any very great strength, not withstanding the Increased trade that has passed during the last fortnight. W. H. ft H. Le May. London One or two good-sized lots have been cleared during the past week, but the general trade con tinues quiet and prices remain without al teration. The Exchange & Hop Warehouses. London Business remains exceedingly quiet, very law lots having been sold during the week, present consumptions continue to be met with out of merchants' stocks. There is a small demand for 1005 and old hops, but prices offered are exceedingly low and quan tities very small. J. It. Meredith A Co., Worcester Trade is very slow and merchants stocks suffice for all requirements, no hops having passe J the public scales here for some weeks. Growers' hops are seldom offered, and al though some holders are inclined to take 1hs money, sales can only be effected at a reduction which they' are not inclined to con cede. ONLY ONE rMCE FOR BCTTKR. Ton Must Pay 37 H Cents Now or Go With out It. The advance in butter prices yesterday was general. Not only did every city cream, cry quote 37 cents, but this price prevailed everywhere on Front street where any but ter was for sale, T he rise did not check the demand In the slightest degree. The main thing was to get butter and the price was a second consideration. It Is likely that the higher price will bring In some outside butter, which will relieve the local scarcity, but no great Quantity from the East or California U expcted. The continuance of the present quotations will depend largely upon weather conditions. Eggs were very firm, notwithstanding some Increase in receipts. The generally quoted price was 20 cents. There was a moderate Inquiry for chick ens and the old prices prevailed. Nothing More This Side the Break. Two cars of oranges arrived from San Francisco yesterday, marking the last of the Southern rail shipments until the railroad Is opened again. The steamer due Monday will bring a larger assortment of vegetables than usual, including a carload of celery." Among the smaller truck will be a lot of fancy bunch asparagus that will offer at 17 rents. Vegetables are becoming scarce otf the street, and some lines are already ex hausted. Bank Clearings. fUnk clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yevterday were: 'ltarinir. Balances. Tortland ...... il.m.irs $tw.HS4 Seattle - l.14.32i 2tf.K77 Tacoma 7tH. Mi 7. 21S Spokane 773.ot& iH,lo4 rOKTULXO QUOTATIONS. Grain. Floor. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club, 72c; bluestem.'y 74c; Val ley. 70o; red. 71c. OATS No. 1 white. S2&S30; gray. I2829 FLOUR Patents. 4. 13. straights. $3.00; clears, S3. 60; Valley. U.65i?3.75; graham flour, ia.754j-l.2r; whole wheat flour, $444.60. BARLEY Feed. $ 50 per ton; brewing, t23: rolled. S23.5"tr240. RYB 1. 45a 1.60 per CWt. MILL6rUFF3 Bran, city, f IT; country, IIS ptr ton; middlings. 2592"i shorts, city, 120; country. t2l per toat U. 8 Mill dairy shop. SlS.fiO per ton; Paotflo grain, $10,50 par too. CORN Whole, S34.S01 araofced, $l.-o per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 0O pound sacks, IT; lower grade, $o.oO9a.M oatmeal. - steel cat. 46-pound saoxs. M per barrel: 9-pound sack. 1 4.1fl per bale; eatmeal (ground, 45-pound sacks. $T.B0 per barrel ; ft-pound sacks. S4 per bale; sdIU feaa. per 100-pound. 4-2t-94S0; pearl barley, 4&4.60 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.30 ner bale. HAT Valley timothy. N. 1, $15tS16 per toa: Eaitfi Oregon timothy. $17G1B: clo rr. Sv; MMt. S; grain bay. ?91u; alfalfa, tie. Butter. Err. Poultry. Eto. BrTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 37Hc per pound. State creameries; Fancy creamery. 35i37Hc; store butter, 1&-&20C BUTTER FAT First grade cream. 35o per pound; second grade cream. 2c less per pound. CHEESES Oregon full cream twins, 1BHO 16c: Young America, 16H5'17c per pound. POULTRY Average old hens, 15c; mixed chickens, 14c; Spring, fryers and broilers, 20(&22c; old roosters, 1012c; dressed chickens. 1617c; turkeys, live, 13 l-5c; turkeys, dressed. choice. 18&20c; geese, live, per pound, Sc; ducks, lu&18c; pigeons, $1&1.50; squabs. $2(ft3. ' EGGS Oregon ranch, 20c per dozen. . TeretabTea. Fruits. Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common, 75c $ 1 . 25 per box ; choice, $ 1 . 50& 2 ; cran berries. $10 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $3.2tV54 per box; oranges, navels, $2&3.25; grapefruit, $33.50; bananas. 4-oc pet pound; tangerines, $1.501.75. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $1(91.25 rer sack; carrots, SI 4? 1.25 per sack; beets, 1.25 0 1.50 per sack: garlic. Ts (d lOe par pound; horseradish. 7Q3c per pound; chicory. 30c. FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage. Cali fornia, 2i3c per pound; cauliflower, $2.50 per doz. ; celery, $3.o0r4 crate; lettuce, head. 35 45c dozen; onions, lu12c per dozen; tomatoes, S2.5(wff2.75 crate; pansley, 25g30c artichokes, 73 & 80c doz.; hothouse lettuoe, $2 box, sprouts. 9c; peas, 12c; radishes, 30o per dozen; asparagus, 10c per pound; Bell peppers, 30 (& 30c per pound ; rhubarb, 2.25 per box; cucumbers, $2. ONION" Oregon, $1(31.25 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. S8c pound; apricots. 16 10c: peaches, tl 3i3c; pears, HMttftWc: Italian prunes. 2O0c: Califor nia flgs. white, in sacks, 564c per pound: black. &"c; oricka. 75c $2 25 per box; Errnrna, 1820c pound; dates, Persian, eH9 1c pound. POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur banks, fancy $1.40fil.55; No. 1 choice, $1.20 1.30. RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2 -crown. tS.io: 8-crown. $2.20: S-crown. $3.10; e crown, $3.00: loose muscatels. 2-crown. 8c; S-crown. 8Hc; 4-crown. Be: seedless. Thompsons. 10c; Sultanas, 12Ha Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75123 pounds, 8',49c; 123 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. 6c; 200 pounds and up. 56c. BEEF Dre&sed bulla, 33c per pound; cows. 54j-6c; country steers, 67f;. MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 1010e per pound: ordinary, 89c: spring limbs, lStltlc. PORK Dressed. 100(130 pounds. 9c; 150 to 200 pounds, 747c; 200 pounds and up, 66Vc PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Only One Sale Reported on tbe Local Board. There was only one sale at the Stock Exchange yesterday, a block of 6000 shares of Washougal Extension moving at 25 the pries of the last sale. Twenty-eight was the asked price of J. C. Lee Company. Ore gon Trust & Savings Bank' was bid up from $120. Thur&day's figure, to $125. Telephone stocks were steady and mines unchanged. Official quotations were as follows: Bank Stocks Bid. Asked. Bank of California y5 Bankers' & Lumbermen's..... 302 Merchants' National 183 Oregon Trust & Savings 325 Portland Trust Company iio United States National 200 ... LISTED SECURITIES. Bonas American Biscuit Co. 6s 98 300 City & Suburban 4s 92 Columbia Southern Irrn 6s... r. Home Telephone 5s.: 84 0 R. & N. Ry. 4s lift 100 O. W. P. & Ry. 6s 100 303 Pacific Coast Biscuit 6s 95 30O Portland Railway 5s " 99 Miscellaneous Stocks A Rsiciated Oil 43 43 14 Home Telephone 30 ... J. C. Lee Company ... 2k Pacific States Telephone..... ... 109 PugPt Sound Telephone ... o0 Mining Stocks Lakview 2? Lee's Creek Gold 01 V Oi North Falrvlew ... 05 Manhattan Crown Point 18 20 Votlcie Mining 13 Washougal Extension 25 26 UNLISTED STOCKS. Taquina Bay Telephone 5i 7 Alaska Petroleum l:1 18 British Columbia Amal...... 04 4 09 Cascadia 22 28 Gotdfield Trotter 32'.4 15 Great Northern 01 04 Mammoth OS 17 Morning 03 06 Mount Pitt OS 14 Standard Consolidated 07 10 Tacoma Steel 12 15 Coeur d'Alene District Copper King , 14 151, Bullion 07H OS O. K. Consolidated 03 Vj 05 Happy Day 05 05 H Park Copper 06 06 Pnowshoe 42 45 Snowstorm 2.80 2.85 SALES. C000 Washougal Extension 25 LOW-PKICED G O LI FIELDS ACTIVE. Prices Strengthen on Good Baying Orders Tonopuhs Strong. SAN FRANCISCO. March 22. (Special.) The Tonopahs strengthened, Jim Butler getting back above the $1 mark and selling at $1.05, buyer 60 on the last sale. There were some reactions on the Gold field list, especially among the stocks that had made a bulge, and more Interest was centered In the more moderate priced securi ties. Sandstorm sold up to nearly 60 cents and Columbia Mountain advanced 4 points over the bid of last night. Jumbo Exten sion held its advance on yesterday's curb. St. Ives went up to $1.72 on a 12-point ad vance, with several thousand shares traded in. Atlanta did not maintain the high prices last made and with a volume of 15, Ono shares to handle, 71 cents was the clos ing price. On some of the stocks, bids and offers were wide apart. In most of the cases prices were Inclined to strengthen on good buying orders, but there seemed a lack of support to some of the high prices that did not give the advance movement a strong foundation. Most of the leaders held to their advance. Red Top Extension carrying 35,000 shares at the uniform price of 50 cents. Combination Fraction sagged slight ly, while Goldfleld Consolidated went to $8.37 t on good buying orders, $S being the last bid price. Triangle sold to 51 cents, with that price bid, and predictions were made for another advance at the In formal. m Everything is said to depend on the labor problem, and no one had a definite Idea on the situation during the regular call. Among the sales were: Montana. $3.70; McNaraara, 49c; Midway, $1.77; Gold Anchor, 30c; Boston, 12c; Sand storm. 60c; Blue Bull, 50c; Adams, 20c; St. Ives. $1.70; Oro, 45c; Atlanta, 71c; Daisy, $2.25; Combination. Fraction. $4.35; Ke wanas, $1.50; Lou Dillon, 18c; Triangle, 51c; Gold Bar, $1.17; Victor. 25c; Broncho. 13c; Pine Nut, 20c; Stray Dog, 33c; Silver Pick. $1.27. Eastern Mining Stock,. BOSTON. March 22. Closing quotations: Adventure . . 3 S7ii:Osceola $140.50 Allouez 5S.0O Parrot 23.00 Amalgam. Atlantic . 91.8714 Qulncy 119.0O jrj.w nannon ... 1H.87H Bingham 20.30 Tamarack . . 120.00 (Trinity 22.50 (United Cop. . 65.00 IL. s. Min.. 35. oo Cal. & Hecla 8W).0O Centennial 33.' Cop. Range. . Paly West.. Franklin ... Granby Isle Royaie. . Mass. M in. . . Michigan ... Mohawk .... Mont. C. & C. Old Dom SI. 00 1O.O0 lfl.50 13.25 21.30 0.00 u. s. on.... rtah 10.00 B0.STH 8.50 W.OO 100.00 ao.23 29. 73 100.00 23.37 H 'Victoria .... inona ... Wolverine . . 15.30 S2.00 iNo. Butte.. IButte Coal.. l.h. HlCal. & Arlx. 49-50 IGreene Con.. Daily 'Twa-oury Statement. - WASHINGTON. March 22. Today's state ment ot Treasury shows: Aallabl. cash balance, f 256.761.307 Gold coin and bullion 123.405.4S4 Gold certificates 47,005,500 Xtllwaukle Country Club. Eastern and California races. Tag, SeOlwood or Oregon City Of atartlnj tram First and Aider street. SLUMP Hi ERIES They Carry the Entire Down With Them. List PACIFICS ARE AFFECTED New York Stock Market 13 Also In fluenced by the Advance In the Bunk of France's Discount Rate. NEW YORK, March 23. The stock mar ket turned very weak again today. Some of the stocks which were under special pressure broke through the low level reached in the panic last week. This was notably true of the Eries. arid the weakness of those stocks was of large sympathetic effect upon the whole list. The other dominant factor In the market was the consequences feared from the advance yes terday In the Bank of Prance's discount rate. The aggravating cause of the weakness of the Eries was clearly due to the an nouncement of the management that It would abandon projected betterments in the State of New York from fear of Inter ference with the Intended methods of fi nancing the work proposed by legislation for control of public utilities. Back of this open legislation there were current many rumors of internal dissensions in the com pany and of disappointment as to the re sults of appointments already made. The bears. In fact, operated in the securities of the company very freely and very bold ly. They were not opposed, however, by any protective measures lor tne securities i" the market. This supine attitude of the friends or controllers of the property had a discour aging effect on any .views favoring an ad vance In prices. Instead of the turn against .the supposed large outstanding short inter est which was talked of during the hard ening period of prices yesterday, the bears undertook fresh operations on a large scale and had good success in precipitating rresn Itouldation in various Quarters of the list. The Morgan group was especially affected when the entire lack of support in the Eries was perceived. Ths weakness spread to Southern Railway and to the whole Southern railroad group. The Hills and Harrlmana also were acutely affected and had the usual effect of dragging down Bt. Paul. Atchison and Reading. United States Steel was heavily sold, but on a narrower price range than the Iow-pricea snares. The effect of the advance in the Bank of France rate was heightened by reports from Paris that a further rise was expected next week. The action Is directed against a movement of gold to London and also to Berlin. Its special Interest to New yoric Is that payment for participation in note Issues of American railroads are supposeu to be involved in both these movements. This movement of capital out or r ranee ev identlv is -intensified by the wide dlscrep ancy between the ruling Interest rates In Paris and tne rate of return on tnese nign- grade note Issues. The Bank of France finds. It unwise to persist in keeping home Interest rates so far out of line with the world's average, even with the advantage of j siahilltv In the mnnev market for business and trade. It Is as a recognition of the I rise in money rates that the action of tne French bank Is regarded rather than from any likelihood cf banking reserves in other centers being affected. Private cables from London reported some anxiety there regarding the outcome of the stock market settlement next week. Preliminary estimates of the week's cur rency movement indicate an increase of upwards of $0,000,000 in cash holdings of the banks. It is expected also that the drastic market liquidation of last week, as it came ' late in the week, will affect the averages of the loan account this week as much as last. A strong bank statement Is thus Indicated. The market closed weak and around the low point, at severe declines, the effect of thebreak In the Eries being aggravated by the slump in Canadian Pacific. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par vnlne. Sl.7a2.000. United States 2s reg. declined 14 per cent, the old 4a per cent and the new 4s per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express a9 Amalgam Copper.. 16.9O0 3 91 9114 Am Car & Foundry 1,400 36?. 35 35Vi do preferred Am Cotton Oil 28 do preferred S American Express 2oo Am Hd & Lt pf 22 Am Ice Securities 7O0 78 77 7i Am Linseed Oil. . . 300 14 13 13 do preferred- 27 Am Locomotive BoO 64 2;S 62 do preferred 1"3 Am Sme:t & Refln 64.9O0 123 118 1)8 do preferred 2,200 100 1($4 H56 Am Sugar Refining 1,300 122 121 121 Am Tobacco pf... 600 91 9o 00 Anaconda Mln Co 21.900 4 62y4 624 Atchieon 60,200 !2 114 94 Atlantic Coast Line 2.100 102 100 100 Baltimore & Ohio 6,400 99 96 90 do preferred 87 Brook Rap Transit 5.300 54 52' 52 Canadian Pacific. 34.900 171 103 l3lfi Central Leather 1,400 29 29 do preferred 500 95 . 94 94 Cent of New Jersey 170 Chesapeake & Ohio 2"0 41W 39 39 Chi Grt Western.. 3u0 13 13 13 Chi & Northwest.. 2.000 149 142 142 Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 13.O0O 133 129 129 Chi. Term & Trans ' 5 do preferred 14 C. C. C. & St. L 70 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 7.400 3 34 34 Colo & Southern.. 1,600 27 26 29 do 1st. preferred 61 do 2d preferred.. 48 Consolidated Gas.. 400 121 120 118 Corn Products SU.O 1976 19 19 do preferred 500 82 82 81 Delaw & Hudson.. 2,100 177 173 173 Del., Lack. & West 100 470 470 468 Den & Rio Grande 1.000 31 30 30 do preferred 73 Distillers' Securk.. 2.500 70 08'i 6K Erie 30.500 28 24 25 do 1st preferred.. 5.000 63 09 60 do 2d preferred.. 8.700 45 36 1 37 General Blectric. 500 146 144 144 Great Northern pf 8,900 .14-5 138 137 Illinois Central.... 600 141 140 140 Int. Met 3,61)0 25 24 24 do preferred 1.200 59 58 68 International Paper ...... . . 14 do preferred....: 7h International Pump .... .. 28 do preferred...... ...... . . . , 78 Iowa Central ..... ..... ll do preferred 33 Kan City Southern 3.60O 23 21 21 do preferred 700 S3 51 51 Louis & Nashville 4.300 118 114 114 Mexican Central... 6,700 20 19 20 Minn A St. Louis 50 M-. St. P. S.S.M. n0 108 103 103 do preferred . 600 134 130 -30 Missouri Pacific... 2.700 73 71 72 Mo.. Kan. & Texas 6.500 36 35 SB do preferred...... 3O0 65 64 64 National Lead 1.900 59 57 57 Mex Nat R R pf. . 100 50 50 50 ' N. Y. Central 7,400 118 116 110 N. Y. Or. & West 2,000 38 36 37 Norfolk & Western 78 do preferred 75 North American... 700 74 73 73 Northern Pacific... 11, 800 127 123 123 Pacific Mail 300 26 23 25 PennsYjvanla 33.200 122" 12" 120Ti People's Gae 200 R8 88 88 Pits.. C. C. & S. L. 9 Pressed Steel Car.. 1,000 35 34 33 do preferred m Pullman Pal Car.. 600 162 160 159- Reading 124.900 104 101 101 do 1st preferred 82 do 2d preferred 80 Republic Steel 1.200 20 2,1 25 do preferred 2.410 84 83 S3 Rock Island Co.... 4.100 21 2 20' J do preferred .. 200 46 46 45 Schlose-Sheffleld .. 30O 53 52 82 St. L. S. F. 2 pf 700 36 .'13 35 St. L. Southwest.- fa to 21 20 2t do preferred..,.. 200 51 5o v so Southern Pacific... 30.900 81 79 79 do preferred OO 115 114 114 Southern Rai'way.. 2.000 22 20 20 do preferred 2.300 73 70 71 ' Tenn Coal & Iron.. 2uo 140 139 139 Texas & Pacific. 8o0 28 28 29 Tel.. St. L. & West ..... 29 do preferred 600 51 50 4! Tnlon Paciflc 101.200 130 132 133 do preferred 400 87 87 m r. S Express 10 U. S. Realty 200 79 78 7S U. S. Rubber 43 do preferred 400 102 101 100 U. S. Steel 78.1O0 37 33 ss do preferred 12.3O0 10 jir p4 Virg.-Caro. Chem. . 1.2O0 29 28 ' 27 do preferred 2o0 lo4 102 102 Wabash j.tn do preferred 1.800 25 28 25 Wells Fargo Exp 222 WeMlnghouse Elect - ... . 549 Western Union 200 S0 So 70 Wheel A Lake Erie Wisconsin Central 17 do preferred. 95 Total sales for th. day. 816.300 shares. BONDS. NSW YORK, March 33. Closing quota tions; U. 8. ref. 2s reg.104 D. & R. G. 4s.. 95 do coupon . ...103 N. Y. C. Q. 3s. 91 U. S. 3s reg 103 iN. P. 3s 70 do coupon 103: do 4s 100 TJ. 8. new ss reg.130 '8. P. 4s 87 do coupon 130'U. P. 4s 100 TJ. 8. old 4s reg..l00 IWis. Cen. 4s .. S do coupon 101 Jap. 6s 2d series 99 Atch. Adjust. .. 92 !Jap. 4s ctfs... 88 Honey. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, March 22. Money on call, firm, 4 $4 per cent; ruling rate. 4 per cent; closing bid, 4 per cent; offered at 4 per cent. Time loans, strong; 60 days, 6 per cent; 90 days, 66 per cent: six months. & per cent; prime mercantile paper, 6&6 per cent. ' Sterling exchange, strong, with actual business In bankers bills at $4.8355S4.83G0 for demand and at $4.70 for 60-day bills. Posted rates, 4.804.80 and $4.84 4.85. Commercial bills, $4.78. Bar silver. '66c. Mexican dollars. 51 c. Government and railroad bonds, irregulas. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. Silver bars, 66c Mexican dollars. 01c. Jrafts Sight. 5c; telegraph. 10c. 8terllng on London Sixty days, $4. 79; sight, $4.84. LONDON. March 22. Bar silver, steady, 30 d per ounce. Money. 3 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 55 per cent; do for three months' bills, 65 1-16 per cent. RETAIL THE INCREASES SETTLED WEATHER IN EAST HELPS BUSINESS. Merchants Stocks Run Low and Or ders on Jobbers Are Heavy Iron in Demand. NEW YORK, March 22. R. G. Dun 4b Co.'b weekly review ot trade tomorrow will nay: Business has responded to the Influence of settled Spring weather and the proxim ity of Easter has Increased retail sales of dry goods, millinery and footwear. Many dealers had underestimated requirements and urgent demands are made upon Jobbing houses. Some of the leading tanners - have re mained out of the hide market so long that most varieties have begun to accumulate. Holdings of native hides are notably large and prices are correspondingly weak. Packer hides are relatively firmer. Reshlpment of receipts indicates that the Hamburg market Is much firmer than New Tork. SPRING TRADE AT ITS HEIGHT. Promise to Exceed Even last Year's Big Business. N 3W YORK, March 22. Bradstreef s to morrow will say: Sra-inst trade Is at its height and the turn over bids fair to exceed even last year's, the stimulus being furnished by more favorable weather, the . approach of Easter and the visit of country merchants to tbe larger cen ters. Demand for finished lines in iron con tinue good, and San Francisco has figured to the extent of 1500 ton in the contracts placed for structural material. Wool Is quiet and less tendency to contract for new clips is shown by dealers. The strength of foreign marketa la tbe sustaining feature at Boston. Little la doing in the West. Domestic hides are quiet, tanners demand ing concessions and are willing to see lower pricf s. Business iailu.es in tbo- United Statea lor the week ending March 21 number 157, against 188 lost week and 170 In the like week of 1U06. Canadian failures for the week num ber 32, as against 23 last week and 2l In this week a year ago. Wheat and Hour exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending March 21 aggregated 1,876,614 bushels, against 2,ZtM. 0U3 mis week last year. For the past 3S weeks of the fiscal year the exports are 127, bushels, against 101,445,h4 in llHd-06. Bank Clearings. NE3W YORK, March 22. .Brads tree t's Bank Clearings Keport tor the ween ending March 21 showa an aggregate of $3,,(4.", oou, as against $3,.d2,2Zu.ouu last week and $3.7&ti, 4oa,trW in tne corresponding week last year. Canadian clearings for the week total 8tj,ioS, Ooo, against 77,tft4,lrUu last week and $oO,ooU, UW in tne same week last year. The following is a list of the cities: i-.C. P.C. Inc. dec. New York $2, &46, 070,000 4(.X .... C'uicago 24o,ij,00O 20.7 .... lOrfton ... l&s.iri.iA'O 2..6 ... r-nl.auelphia ......... lo4, via.iAW 15.4 .... St. IrOUlS tto,uui,wo ID. 2 .... r-lttsburg 54,ii,vou B.4 San 1 1 anclsco ...... 4.i,oiv,ou0 .... 1.2 Baltimore 3o,i5.ono 25. tt . . .Kansas City 3i,l,6,wo 3.0 .... Cincinnati 28,ozo,wrt 12.7 .... New Orleans 2u,14i,t n.(j .... Minneapolis lii,a4tf,oo(i ll.tf Cleveland : l!tou,inx 42.8 .... Detroit la, 749, ouO 7 . tt .... Louisville I4,ui5,u00 9.5 .... Los Angeles 12,ti2S,000 5.3 .... Omaha 12,on,(HN 22.3 .... Milwaukee 2o,78t,OtM lu.l .... Seattle 10,14, oK 0.1 St. Paul tMJ,000 30.3 .... Providence tt.nita.tM x 17.6 . Buffalo . 8,b4o,000 21.1 .... Indianapolis 7.743,oK 43.2 .... Denver 8,44mh 44.7 .... Fort Worth 7.r,"2.0OO -24.6 .... Richmond 8, d 15,000 11.5 .... Albany 7,807 ,0U0 C4.5 Washington tt,04y,ooo 17.9 .... Salt Lake City 5.8-rtti,000 30.5 .... Portland. Or. 8. 153.000 5ti. I Columbus, O fi,409.oo0 7.5 .... St. Joseph 5.57.'UKX J3. .... Memphis 5.930,000 J...' 6.0 Savannah 3.58,000 2.5 .... Atlanta 5,47,000 21.3 .... Spokane, .Wash 5,331,000- 38.7 .... Toledo, 0 4.401,000 27.8 .... Tacoma 4.026,000 33.8 .... Nashville 4,21. 0OO .... 1.6 Rochester S.waa.OOO 2 Hartford 4.222,000 46.8 .... Peoria 2,972,ooO 14.7 .... Des Moines 3,188,000 25.1 Norfolk 2, 8:19,000 40.6 .... New Haven 2,58.000 27. 1 Grand Rapids 2.012.OOO 22. 6 .... Dayton 2.472,000 29. 1 .... Portland, Me 1,948,000 46.5 .. Sioux City 2,379,000 25.4 .... Springfield, Mass. ... 2.082.0OO 19.8 .... Evansville 1.843.OO0 40.0 .... Birmingham 2,283, 000 3S.3 .... Syracuse 2, 1 17,000 33. 1 . . . . Augusta, Ga 3,186.000 25.7 .... Mobile 1.7t4,000 25.T .... Knoxvllle 1.S08.00O 12Jt Wilmington, Del 1.450.000 22.7 Charleston. S. C...... Chattanooga Jacksonville, Fla. - . Wichita WUkesbarre Davenport Little Rock Wheeling. W. Vs.... Fall River Kalamazoo. Mich. ... Topeka Springfield, 111 Helena .......... Fort Wayne. Ind. ... New Bedford ........ Lexington .......... Youngstown ......... Erie. Pa. Macon Akron ...... Rockford. Ill Cedar Rapids, Iowa.. Bloomlngton. I1L .... Qulncy. 111. Springfield. O Sioux Falls. S. D. ... Mansfield, Ohio ...... Decatur. 111. Fremont. Neb. ...... Jacksonville. 111. .... Lincoln. Neb. Oakland, Cal. ..' Houston Galveston 1.358. 000 I.5S5.000 25.8 .... 1.885.000 32.9 .... 1.300,000 3o,2 .... 1.249.000 33.4 .... 1.106.000 . 7 .... 1.433.000 20.1 679.000 35.3 .... 1.229,000 64.0 .... 1.944.000 J4.8 .... 920,000 29.7 033.000 25.0 .... 733.000 1.3 .... 7,024.000 11.5 B74.O0O 7.3 710.000 7.5 1,618.000 24.0 .... 744.000 37. 2 .... 695.0UO 15.5 .... 74S.0UO 40.3 .... OtW.OOO lp.9 .... - 742.00O 37.9 413.000 16.8 552.0UO 61.8 .... 447,0110 31.4 .... 432.0H0 27.8 .... 3M0.0O0 30.4 .... 401.000 2n.l .... 32o.0l0 48.4 .... 226.000 .... 6.6 I.3.SO.O00 3.319.000 23.8S1.00O 32.2 .... 13,640,000 23.4 .... CANADA. Montreal 64.397.000 30. S ... Toronto 25,913.000 28.0 .... Winnipeg 9.9H4.000 42.3 . Ottawa 3.091.000 27.2 ... Vancouver. B. C 3.771.000 78.9 ... Halifax 1.85300 2.4 ... Quebec f - 1.9.S1.0K 27.3 Hamilton ' 2.0O8.0OO 68.0 ... St. John. N. B 1.177.000 27.3 ... London. Ont 1.315.000 44.9 ... Victoria. B. C - - I.IO8.000 21.6 . Calgary 1.2.-W.00O Fjlmnnton 521,000 .... ... TOO HOT FOR WHEAT High Temperature in Okla homa and Kansas. MORE GREEN-BUG ADVICES Two Are Responsible for Advance In Chicago Market Active Cover- " ing by Shorts Corn and Oats Are Weak. CHICAGO. March 22. Tbe green-bug ad vices today were supplemented by reports from Oklahoma and Kansas that the un seasonably high temperatures which have prevailed during the last tew days will have a serious effect on growing wheat. As a result of these reports the market was extremely nervous all day. Immediately following the opening, prices advanced somewhat on active buying by shorts and commission-houses. Later this firmness dis appeared because of the weakness of corn and oats. Sellers were also encouraged by denials of green-bug damage In Oklahoma and Southern Kansas. Late in the day. however, fresh advices1 were received re affirming the reports of damage. This started covering by shorts and prices soon advanced. The close was firm. May opened unchanged to H14c higher at 75c to 70i75c, sold between 754c and 76 Vic and closed He up at 7614c. The corn .market was weak all day on active selling by bulls. The chief reason for the weak market was a decline In the price of cash corn, it being feared that the warm weather will seriously affect the con dition of the grain. Trading in oats was smalt and the market was inclined to be weak in sympathy with corn. Provisions closed firm on active buying by local pack ers. ' Leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. WHEAT. May .75 S .7614 .7514 .7614 July 771 .77 .7vB .77 Sept. -7S .78Va ."'7 CORN. May 46 .46 .45 .46 July -4 .46', .45'i Sept. 40 .46ft .45 .46 Vs OATS. May .4214 .4214 July -. 4714 .47H Sept .42 .42 .4114 .41 .41!, .37 .32'4 .32 MESS PORK. May . ..15.55 15.70 15.55 15.65 July .... .15.S0 15.80 15.67V4 15.75 LARD. May 8.6214 8.7714 8.8214 S.75 July 8.75 8.7714 8.70 8.M14 Sept 8.60 8.U0 8.85 H.'JZ'A SHORT RIBS. May 8.55 8.6714 8.55 8.6214 July 8.8214 8.7714 8.624 8.J2V4 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 80$4c; No. 3, 73 8314c; No. 2 red. 73!474!4c. Corn No. 2, 4414; N'o. 2 yellow, 4445c. Oats No. 2, 41c; No. 2 white, 4243c; No. 3 white, 4S42c. Rye No. 2, 65c Barley Fair to choice maltilng, 6670c. Flax seed No. 1, $1.15; No. 1 Northwestern, $122. Timothy seed Prime, $4.45. Clover Contract grades, $14.75. Bhort ribs, sides Loose, $8.45'8.60. . Mess pork Per barrel. $15. 7S15.80. Lard Per 100 pounds, tS-CSm hi. Short clear sides Boxed, $8.751).12!4. . Whisky Baals of high wines, S1.29. , ' Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 26.800 26.900 Wheat, bushels 13.000 24 9oo Corn, bushels 415,2fK 314.200 Oats, bushels 339.000 292.400 rue bushels lO.ono 3.000 Barley, bushels 65.70O 30,700 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. March 22. Flour Receipts, 25,900 barrels: exports, 11.S00 barrels About steady, with a better Inquiry. Wheat Receipts, 47,000 bushels; exports, 65.100 bushels. Spot, Arm; No. 2 red, S2c; elevator No. 2 red. 84c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 91 c f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter, 8614 c f. o. b. afloat. -j --- - " no. ulEgulW U conflicting crop news, with a downward 1 tendency that Induced rather liberal short aeiung. rvear tne close tne short Interest was aroused by reports of damage stories, last prices showing 14 14 c net raise. May. 838414c: closed 8314c; July, 84 M (f 84 closed 84c. September, 84 5-16S4c CJ'Jseu B-t-ftC- Hides and hops Quiet. Wool and petroleum Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. Wheat, quiet; barley, strong. Spot quotations: -Wheat Shipping, $1.301.35; milling, $1.42 1.4714. Barley Feed, $1.16,1.20; brewing, $1,176 1.20. Oats Red, $1.30g l.75; white, $1.551.65; black. $1.85 2.25. Call-board sales: Wheat None. Barley May, $1.2314: December, $1.18. Corn Large yellow. $1.301.35. . European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, March 22. In the' grain market today prices closed as follows: Wheat Spot, steady: No. 2 red Western Winter. 6s. Futures March, 6s 414d; May, 6s 4d; July, 6s 214d. In the London market Paciflc Coast car goes, prompt shipment. 30s 6d30s 9d. The weather in England today was fine. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 22. Wheat May, 77 678c; July, 7!479c; September, 7S14c: No. 1 hard, 809ic: No. 1 Northern. 70c: No. 2 Northern, 7714 g78c; No. 3 Northern, 74 76c. POR1XAND MVE8TOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hosts. The following prices were quoted in the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, $4.504.75: me dium. $404.25; cows, $3.503.75; fair to medium cows,' $3t&3.25; bulls, $1.602; calves, $4.50 5. SHEEP Best, $6&6.25. HOGS Best, $7.257.50; lightweights. $7 67.25; stockers and feeders, $6.757.25. Eastern Livestock Markets. KANSAS CITY, March 22. Cattle Re ceipts, 2000; market, steady. Native steers, $4.256.25; native cows and heifers, $2.759 5.20; stockers and feeders, $3.755.25; Western cows, $34.50; Western steers, $4 5.75: bulls. $34.25; calves, $3.50 7. , Hogs Receipts. 7000; market, steady to 5c lower. Heavy and packers, $6,2566.25; pigs and lights, $5 6.27 14. Sheep Receipts 3000: market, weak. Muttons. $5.25&6; lambs, $77.75: range wethers. $5.50t6; fed ewes, $55.75. SOUTH OMAHA. March 22. Cattle-Re-celpts, 22,000; market, unchanged. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market, 5 Q 10c lower. Heavy. $696.2214; mixed, $6.15 6.1714: light, $6.056.1714: pigs, $5,506 0. Sheep Receipts. 1500; market, steady. Yearlings, $5.806.5u; wethers, $5.256.15; ewes, 55 60; lambs. $7 r 60. CHICAGO, March 22---Cattle Receipts. 1500; market, steady. Beeves, $46.70; good to prime steers, $5.356.70; poor to medium. $4fz5.30; stockers and feeders. 2.7514.75: cows. $1.60tfi4.75; heifers, S2.50 ft4.75; calves, $5.5O&7.50. Hogs Receipts. 22.000; market, 5c lower. Mixed. $6.30 & 0.4714; good to choice heavy, S6.256.4714 : heavy. $6.15(6.45; rough heavy. $6.156.2S; light. $6.30gi6.47'4. Sheep Receipts, 7000; market, weak. Na- E2 The United States National Bank pi Good It ts good business policy for you to deposit your money with this bank. It brings us closer together and makes our Interests mutual. Our depositors receive absolute assurance that we -will extend every courtesy and convenience that can consistently be extended. Capital, $500,000. Surplus and Profits, $350,000. Deposits, Over $7,500,000 Third and Oak Streets, tives, $4!$8.20: lambs. $67.90: Western fed sheep, $46.30: yearlings. $67.30. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prlees Paid for Produce In the Bar City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. March 22. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket yesterday: FRUIT Apples, choice. $2, common. $1; bananas, $162.50; Mexican limes, $5.50C; California lemons, choice, $3.00; common, $1.75; oranges, navel, $14 3; pineapples, $466. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. Jl. 23 1.75; garlic, 3 4f4c; green peas, 15c; string beans, nominal; rsparagus, 5&8c; tomatoes, 75c 6 $1.50. EGGS Store. 1714 20c; fancy ranch, 22c. POlAIOtS Early Rose. LoUf I 75: sweets, $44.50; Oregon BurbanKs. $l.75 2.3j. Oregon seed Lurbanks, 1.30(s 1.4M; Eastern, $1.50411.65; Garnet Chile, $1.25(4 1.40. ONIONS Yellow. 50c$1.40. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 8214c; cream ery seconds, 30c; fancy dairy, 3114c; dairy seconds. 2(lfec; pickied, 24fe26c. WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino. 1314c; Nevada, 16 17c; South Plains and San Joaquin. 68c: lambs, 7 4 10c. HOPS California. 812c. CHEESE Young America, 131614c; Eastern, 1 i 14ci V estern, I6c. HAV Wheat. Sly to -j:.o0: wheat and oats, $1019.50; alfalfa. $811; stock, $7.50 (jt10; straw, 40 75c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $2223; middlings, $27 30. FLOUR California, family extras, $4.80 65-30; bakers' extras. $4.6034.S0; Oregon and Washington, $3.75 4. POl'LTKi Turkeys, gobblers, nominal: turkeys, hens, nominal; roosters, old, $4.50 5.50: young, $S4fO; broilers, small, $33.50: broilers, largo $4.5O5.50: fryers, $67; hens. $5.50 10; ducks, old, $56; ducks. RECEIPTS Flour, 9564 quarter sacks;! wheat. 870 centals; barley, o-i&u cenutisr oats, 600 centals; beans, 821 sacks; potatoes, 3450 sacks; bran. 125 sacks; middlings, 1020 sacks; hav, 80 tons; wool, 118 bales; hides, 1612. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, March 22. The London tin market sold back to Just about the Mow point of Wednesday, with spot quoted at 180 and futures 184. Locally the market was weak, and spot was quoted at 40.50 45.60. Copper was lower in the English market, with spot quoted at 106 and futures 107. Locally the market was quiet, but un changed, with Lake at 25.3714 25.75o; electrolytic. 25.1214 25.3714c, and casting at 24.621424.8714c. Lead was Is 3d higher at 19 15s in Lon don. Locally the market was unchanged, with quotations ranging from 6cs'6-30c, ac cording to demand. Spelter was unchanged at '26 5s in the London market and at 6. SO 6.90c in tbe local market. Iron was lower in the London market, with standard foundry quoted at 53s 3d and Cleveland warrants at 54s. Locally the market was quiet and unchanged. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, March 22. Evaporated ap ples continue quiet, with the tone easy. Fancy are quoted at 814814c; choice, 7 8c ;prime. 6 14 S 6 14 c. Prunes are In light demand and are some what unsettled, owing to offerings by sec ond , hands. Quotations for California prunes range from 3 to 13c. and Oregon prunes at 514 6 10c. Apricots Unchanged, with choice at ISc; extra choice, 181419c; fancy, 1920c. There seems to be quite a little demand for peaches, and the Increased offerings re cently noted are being well absorbed. Choice at ll1114c; extra choice. 121214c. Raisins are Arm. but demand is less ac tive. Loose muscatels at 810c; seeded raisins, 714llc; London layer at $1.50 $1.65. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK, March 22. Coffee futures closed steady at a net advance of 510 points. Sftis. 34.750 bags. Including: March, 600 605c; May. 600 605c; July, 775 giSOc Spot coffee, firm; Rio No. 7, 714c; Fantos No. 4.' 814c Mild coffee, quiet; Cor dova. 9 (S 12 14c. Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 3c; cen trifugal, 96 test, 314c; molasses sugar, 2c; refined, steady. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. March 22. On the Produce Exchange today the butter market was firm ; ftreameries, 222214c: dairies, 2027c. Eggs Firm; at mark, cases included, 2614c; firsts, 1714c; prime firsts, 18c Cheese Easy, 1617c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Deaths. ' BAILEY At 726 East Twenty-second street, March 22, Nathaniel N. Bailey; aged 86 years; widowed, native of Kentucky, carpenter. PETTEYS At 30H Clay street, March 20, Mri. Sarah A. Petteys, aged titt years; mar ried, native of New York. ROSKI At Good Samaritan Hospital, March 20. Ernest Roskl, aged 4 years; na tive of Minnesota. RILE A At 305 Flllburrow street, Monta villa. March 10, William Rllea, aged 77 years; married, native of Ohio Births. HENDRICKSON To the wife of Albert Hendrlckson, 553 North Raleigh street, March 19, a son. ROSSBACK To the wife of Herman Al fred Ross back, 107 Idaho street, March 20, a son. HAWKINS To the wife of Erail J. Haw kins, 19 East Thirty-first street, March 19, a daughter. PARRISH To the wife of Frank Fairish, 1088 Bast Alder street, March 22, a son. WHITESIDE To the wife of Dr. George S. Whiteside, at Portland Maternity Hos pital, March 14. a son. WIESE To the wife of George Wiese, Fulton Park, March 20, a son. GROSS To the wife of Nathan Gross, at Good Samaritan Hospital, March 19, a daughter. HUNTER To the wife of Glenn O. Hun ter, March 17. a son. Bulldinjt Permits. J. A. VALENTINE To erect 'one-story OWN VOL JR. OWN HOME I ISJ .Rose City Park 3 i mri jn OF PORTLAND J. C. Alnsworth. President, R- Lea Barnes. Vice-President, R. Tv. Schmeer, Cashier. A. M. Wright, Assistant Cashier. W. A. Holt, Assistant Cashier Business Policy Portland, Oregon frame dwelling on Gantenbeln street, be tween Falling and Shaver streets; $130. C. M. H INKLE To erect two-story frame dwelling on Albina street, between Blandlna and Humboldt streets; $1200. Ready to Make Bowling Agreement. TORONTO, Ont., March 22. Three dele gates have been elected by the Canadian Bowlers' Association to confer with the American Bowling Congress, the Western Bowling Congress and the National Bowl ine Association to effect an agreement for the avoidance of conflicting tourna ment dates. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem edy. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, tor children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collo and diarrhoea. EUROPE $150 SIXTY TOURS $1195 All Expenses Included. ALL ROUTES. 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P. C. 756 Tan NesM Ave.. San Francisco. Cal. SOUTHEASTERN AI.ASITa ROUTE. From Seattle at 9 P. M. for Ketchikan. J n n e a n. Ekagway. White Horse. Dawson and Fairbanks. S. S. Cottage City (via Vancouver and Sitka) Mca. SI. S. Humboldt, March 23. NOME ROUTE. 5. 8. Senator. June 1. 6. S. President, June 3. FOR SA1 FRANCISCO DIRECT. From Seattle at 9 A. M. Umatilla, March! 16. 81; City of Puebla, March 6. 21; City of Topeka. March 1 1. 26. Portland Office, 248 Washington St, Main 229. C. D. OCNANN. G. P. A.. San Francisca. North Pacific S.S. Cos Steamship "Roanoke" Sails for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles direct Tues day, March 26, at 8 P.M. Ticket office 132 3d Street, near Alder. Phone Main 1314. H. YOUNG, Agent SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN UM 10,000 Ton Twin-Screw PiHtngef 8tcamcrs Direct to Norway, Sweden and Denmark Sailing from New York at noon. -C. F. Tietgen. .May 2Unlted States. .June 6 Oscar XI May 9iC. F. Tletgen. June 13 Helig Olav. ...May 23jOscar II June 20 Saloon, $00 and upward; 2d cabin, $50. Af ter May 10. Saloon $70 and up; 2d cab., $55. A. K. JOHNSON Jfc CO., 1 Broadway. N. Tt. 100 Washington Ave. So. Mpla., Minn. SanFrancisco & PortlandS.S.Co. Operating the only direct passenger steamers From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, at 8 P. M. H. S. IOIAMBIA," Mar. 26. April S, IX (9 A. M.). 8. ri. "COSIA RICA," Mar. M, Ap. 10, SO (0 A. M ). From Spear-st. Wharf, San Francisco, at 11 A. M. S. 8. "COSTA RICA," Mar. 7. April , 16. S. 8. "COLUMBIA," April 1, 11, 21. JAMES H. DEWSON, Agent. Phone Main 2tlS. 248 Washington St. Columbia River Scenery HJiOUl-AlOK U.Nli WTKAWKKJL Dally service between Portland and Th Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 A. M.. arriving about 3 P .31., carrying fielght and pasp.engers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and livestock. Dock foot of Alder St., Portland; foo't ot Court ' st., Tba Dallas. Phone Main 814. Portland. WiLLffiTIE RIVER ROUTE For Curvalll&r Albany, Independence, Sa lem Steamer "POMONA" leaves 6:45 A. M. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 7r Salem and way landings Steamer "OREGON A" leaves 6:45 A. M., Mondays, Wedef-aayi and Fridays. OiUOO-N C1T Y T KAN SPORT ATION CO, Foot Taylor Street. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER WuhlngrtoB-street Dock. Dally, except Sunday, for The Dalles an way landings, at 7 A. M-. returning 10 P M. Fast time, best service. Phones: Main, S184i Home, A, 11, 84. 6.