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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30. 1908. 15 NOT HALF PLEDGED Unless Hopgrowers Take More Interest, Union Will Fail. IS CASE OF SELFISHNESS Promoters Discouraged With the Outlook In Oregon Big: Growers Expect' the Little Ones to Carry All the Burden. SAIEM, Jan. 29. (Special.) Promoters of the Paciflo Coast HopRrowen' Union In Oregon are very much discouraged with the outlook at present, and unless growers take more Interest and hasten to sign the union agreement, the movement will be abandoned. Joseph Baumgartner, who has Immediate charge- of the work here, says that only about 85 er cent of the acreaee has been signed uo thus far. or only .half what Is required by the terms of the agreement. The large growers are the ones who are holding back. "It looks like a case of selfishness.' said Mr. Pftumgartner this evening. "Apparently the large growers expect the small growers to form an association and reduce their acreage or adopt some other plan by which the Dries will be advanced, and then the large growers will get the benefit of It with out aiding In accomplishing the results. So far as I have anything to say about It, that policy shall not win. If the few think they can profit by the sacrifices of the many, they will find out their mistake. If they don't want to loin the union, we will dron the work and let the hoDgrowers handle the situation separately as they have been doing. "Thus far a very few of us have been do ing all the work of orsanlzatlon and have been bearing alt the expense. This should Dot be expected. There are many growers who will sign the union by-laws If some one visits them and explains the plan, but to send men out to do this work and to handle the correnpondence will cost at least 1 1000. If growers want a union formed they must hurry uo with their signatures to the by-laws and also contribute to the expense fund. Otherwise the movement will be abandoned and that without much delay." BUTTER SCRF1XS BEING REDUCED. Shading of prices Cause Country Creamery to Work Off. A somewhat steadier undertone Is ap parent In the butter market and Instead of the expected decline, It Is probable that present prices will be maintained for some time. The heavy surplus that Front street has been carrying is being reduced by ju dicious shading on all but a few brands. The strength of the Eastern market is having more or less of a sympathetic effect here, if the Seattle and Tacoma markets, which are largely supplied with Eastern but ter, stiffen In responso to the advance in the East, It will have a beneficial effect on the local situation. It Is understood, however, that the Sound cities are stilt well stocked. Epg dealers are turning away no cus tomers these days and by pressing sales are keeping their surplus supply down In the face of Increasing receipts. The mar ket was quoted flat at 25 cents yesterday. .Poultry arrived i:htly and with a fair demand the market generally was very steady. The Chinese continue to be strong buyers of ducks. NORTH YAMHILL HOP TOOL SOLD. Most of the Lot Is Disposed of at Home. Olds Sold in Now York. The North Yamhill dooI of 1950 bales of hops, which J. J. Metzler was sent to New York to dispose of, has been sold, most of It. however, at home. W. J. Bishop bought 1370 bles of the pool for T. A. Llvealey & Co., paying 6 and 6 ft cents. This com prised all the 1907 hops In the lot. The 5S0 bales of olds In the tiool were sold In New York yesterday by Mr. Metzlr. ' The price was not learned, but It is understood to be satisfactory for ths class of goods. Mr. Mntslor left New York last night, bound for homo. He will stop off at Cincinnati and Chicago. George K. Dorcas has given up his hop office In Portland and moved to Salem, where he has associated himself with his brother, C. A. Dorcas, the new firm name being the Dorcas Bros. Co. C. A. Dorcas has been with Catlln & Linn for the past year and was formerly with Lachmund & Fincus. FOrR CARS OF ORANGES ARRIVE. Market Rule Firm With Reports of Con tinuous Ruins in California. Four cars of oranges arrived yesterday, but with a good local demand and reports of continuous rains in California, the mar ket held up firmly under the receipts, which came on a market already well stocked. The Chinese are liberal consumers of the large sizes. A car of fancy cauliflower was received from the south. A car of Jersey celery is due Saturday, which will be the first good shipment of this article received in two weeks. Onion, and Potato Dull. Th. onion market is nominal, no business with grower, having been reported this week. Puyr are oftcrlne 21, centa and sellers are asking 3 cents. Tho San Francisco potato market is weaker because of heavy arrivals of consigned lots of Haltnas, and buers are less ready to oper ate in thla, section. Some hope la held out of a probable moverhent later to points in th. Middle Wert as a result of the upward tendency of" the EaMern potato market. Bank CleurinES. tlearlnK of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. . iiki,:i:!2 . S'JU.I.M . S70.07J Balances. $1 00.07 S 1C.7.WI St.8i3 1U4.178 rmtland . Statue . . rOETLAXD QIOTATIOS. drain. Flour. Feed. Etc HEAT Club. F4c; bluestera, S6c; Val ey. M'-; rd sc. OATS No. 1 white. V-8; gray. $2S per tn. PARLEY Feed. $27 per ton; brewing, ti: mi led. -J i; SO. FLOUR l atent, ti 95: atraurht. $4 40. clears, $4.40; Valley, S4.40; Graham flour. f.4o&4 73; whule wheat flour. $4.5005; r lour, $A 50 MII.I-STVFFS Rrnn. city. $24; country. $25 per ton; middling... $:t0; shorts, city. $2.Y'0; country. $l'u.50 per ton; cbop. $1S( per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 0 pound facka. per barrel. $S; lower grades, $u.50Q7.&0; oatmeal, steel-cut, 4Vpound sacks, $8 50 per barrel; s-cound sacks, $4 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. $4.50 r bale split peas, per UKi pounds. $4.25 4 so; pearl barley. $4 $4.50 per 100 pounds;' pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. $2-60 per bale; llaked wheat. $;i.L per case. CORN Whole. $32.50; cracked. $32.50. HAY Valley timothy. No 1, $18 per ton: Fastern Oregon timothy, $20621: clover, $14iy 15; cheat. $;5; grain hay. $14'J15; alfalfa. $13 50: vetch. $14. Batter. Eg-. Poultry, Etc. CUTTER City creameries; Extra cream ery. J5ii7Vic per pound: state creameries, fancy creamery. 30t35c; store butter. choice. 17c CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 16c; "young America. 17ffn7Ue per pound. POI.'LTRY Average old hens. 12rlSc; mixed thickens, 11 i, u 12 nc; Spring chickens 1 2 1 13c : roosters. 8 1 Oc; dressed chickens. 14c; turkeys, live, 13c; - dressed, choice, i6!7c; ftefse. live, per pound, 93 10c; ducks, 18 20c; pigeons. 75c $ 1.00; squabs, $1.5vi2. EGG? Fresh- ranch, candled. 25c per dozen; Eastern, 19fiC20c per dozen. VEAL. 75 to 1W pounds, uVsc; 1'Jo to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. 66Hc PORK Block, 75 to 150 pounds, t47c. packers, 5$ 6c. Vegetables, Fruit, Eta. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $1.25 .50 per box; peaches, 75c&$l per crate; pears, $1.251.75 per boxy- cranberries, $S11 per barrel TROPICAL. FRUITS Lemons. $3 03-50 per box: oranges, navels, $1.7o2.25. Japa nese oranges. 50c per box; grapefruit. $3.50; bananas, 5&5Hc per dox.. crated. 5Vc; pine apples, $4&5 per dozen; tangerines, $1.75 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c per sack; carrots. 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack; garlic, 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 9Oc0 $110 per dozen; beans. 20c per pound; cab bage, 18H4c per pound; cauliflower, $1.75 fa 2 ; celery, $3.3'5 3.75 per crate ; let tuce, hothouse, $11.5 per box; onions, 15920c xer dozen; parsley, 20c per dnxen; peas. 10o per pound; peppers, 817c per pound ; pumpkins, llc per pound ; rad ishes, 20c Der dozen; eplnach. 6c per pound: sprouts. 8o per pound; squash. 114 per pound; tomatoes, $2ffi2.75 per box. ONIONS Buying price, $2.50 per hundred. POTATOES Buying price, 4075c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet pota toes, $3.23 3. 50 per cwt Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RICE Imperial Japan, No. l, 8e; South ern J span. Shi &54,c; head, TiSft COFFEE Mocha, $i(&2&c: Java, ordinary, 17 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good. lU18c; ordinary, 12(fl0c per pound. Co lumbia roast cases, 100s. $14.50; 50s, $14.75; Arbuckle. $16-03; Lion, W5.88. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound flats, $210; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 05c; red, 1-pound talis. $1.55; sockeyes. 1-pound tails, $1.90. SUGAR Granulated. $5.60; extra C. $5.10; golden C, $5.00; fruit sugar, $5.60; berry. $.j.i4; star, $5.50; beet sugar. $5.40. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 day and within 30 nays, deduct c; maple sugar. 15 18c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, i5V4 4?20e per pound by sack: Brazil nuts. 19c; filberts, 16c; pecans, lG18c; almonds, 19 20c; chestnuts, Ohio. 25c: peanuts. raw. SVic per pound; roasted, 10c ; pfnenuts. 10 12c; hick ory nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, 35(g0Oc per dozen. SALT Granuted. $18.00 per ton; $225 per bale; half ground, 100s. $13.50 per ton, BOs. $14 00 per LOIi. BEANS Small white. 4c; large white, 4 U c; pink, 4.20c; bayou, 4c; Lima, tic; Mexican red, 4c, HONEY Fancy, $3.50 3. 75 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 22ftc pound; standard breakfast, 19ftc; choice, ISftc; English, 11 to 14 pounds, 14c pound. KAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 12c pound; 14 I to 16 pounds, 12tyc; 13 to 20 pounds, 12ftc; picnics, 9c ; cottage. 10c ; shoulders. 10c; boiled, 24c SAUSAGE Bologna, long, 8c; links, 7ftc, BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels, $20; half-barrels. $11; beef, barrel. $10; half barrels, $5-50. DRY SALT CURED Regular hort clears dry salt. 10c; smoked, 11 c; clear backs, dry salt. 10 c; smoked, llc; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt, 12ftc; smoked. 13 c; Oregon exports, dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13ftc LARD Kettle rendered : Tierces, , 12c; tubs, 12Vc; 50s, 12 &c; 2Us, I2c; lOs, 12fcc; 5s, 12 c; 3s, 13c; standard pure, tierces, 11c; tubs, 1144c;, 50s, ll4c; 20s, llc; 10a. tUtc; 5s, 12c Compound: Tierces, 7c; tuba. 7c; 60s, 7c; 20s, 7ftc. "Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1W7. prime and choice, 5(57c per poind; olds,, ly.2c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 13 20c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 18 20c. according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 2U30c per pound. CASCARA BARK 5ft 6c per pound; car lots, 7c per pound. HIDES Dry, No. 1. 15 pounds and up. 12ft &13c per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, 12c per pound; dry call. No. 1, under 5 pounds. 14c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flints; culls moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, half-slipped, weather beaten or grubby; 2 3c per pound less; salted hides, 55ftc; salted kips, 5 tie; calf skins. 78c; green hide, 1c per pound less. FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1, $5 20 each: cubs. $l3 each; badgers, crime. 25 50c each; cat, wild, with head perfect, 30 50c; cat, house, 520c; fox. common, gray, large prime, CO 70c each; red. $3&5 each: crobs, $5(jj15 each; silver and black, $100(2300 each; fishers, $58 each; lynx. $4.50fi)6 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord ing to size, $l3 each; marten, dark, north ern, according to size and color, $ 10 0 IS each ; pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.30(3' 4 each; muskrat, large, 12 15c each; skunk. 30 40c each; civet or pole cat, 5S15e each; otter, for large, prime skins. $G10; panther, with head and claws, perfect, $2 S 5 each ; raccoon, for prime, large, 5075c each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3.50$ each; prairie (coyote), 60c $100 each ; wolverine, $6 03 each Fresh and Shell Fish. CLAMS Hardshell, per box, $2.40; razor clams. $2-25 per box. FRESH FISH Halibut, 9ftc; black cod, Sc : black bass, per lb., 20c ; striped bass. UK", smelt, 4c; herring, 5ftc; flounders, 6c; catfish, lie; shrimp. IOC; perch, 7c; stur geon, 12ftc; sea trout, 18c; torn cod, 10c; salmon, sllversides, Oc; steelheads, 12c; Chinook, 12ftc. FOKTXAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. ! Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. Prices ruled steady In all lines In the live stock market yesterday. Receipts Included 210 cattle and 110 bogs. The following quotations were current In the local market: CATTLE Best steers. $4' 4.35: medium. $:l.50ii.4: cows. $:t(r:'.25; fair to medium cows, $2.TOg2.7."; bulls, $t.50g'2.r0; calves, t:t.75f 4.2;. SHEEP Good sheared $4.2o4.T5; full wool. $5S5.50; lambs. $.-i.2i6. HOGS Best, $5.25 3 .as ; lights and feed ers, $4.75 (g 5-25. Eastern Livestock Prices. rHi-'iRa -.inn. 20. Cattle Receipts. 27. 0: market. 15 '2o lower. Beeves, fx.not i: -. ..oii-H and heifers. Sl.rvOt&.OO: calves. si'.tftT: Westerns, $3.704.65; Blockers and f or. C.i liO (h 4. AO. Hogs Receipts. 5S.0OO; market, mostly le lower. Lights, $4.t5S 4.30: mixed and heaw, $4.10W4.4: roughs, $4.io4.i5: pigs, :-jli Ifl- Milk of sales. 4.25 $r 4.35. Sheep. Receipts, 22.0OO: market, steady. Natives. s:'..ft:ir,5: Westerns. $.175(35: year lings, $5$f3.7D; lambs, $57.20; Westerns, $54i7.r,0. BOTTTH OMAHA. Jan. 20. Cattle Rfr celpts. 4700: market, shade to lOc lower. Native steers, $;) B5&.V60: native cows and heifers. $2.25G?4.:;5: Western steers. $.1.25f A ti.-.- western cows and heifers. $2i3.75: canrlers. $1.75 52.75: stockers and feeders. S2.7.1 a 4. it ; calves, s.'uu; duub auu Biuga, S9 T.O lit X Hogs "Receipts. 10.O0O: market, 10 15c lower. Heavy. 4.l'fr4.-.',(t: mixeu anu nuia of sales. $4'8i.l0; lights, $:s.904j4.iu; pigs, h,ep Receipts, soon: market. 1015e lower. Yearlings. (3.4006.10: wethers, $5 rf520; fed ewes, J4..v'o; lamps. ti.jur 6.00. , KANSAS rlTV. Jan. 29. Cattle Re ceipts, I: market, 10c lower. Native steers. Jtw'i flfl: native rows and heifers. $2 4i'ir4 75; Blockers and feeders, $.3(94.5; bulls. S2.S0-5 4 15: calves. $3.25 w .2." : West ern steers. $4 ii 5.75: Westerns, $2.50rr4.50. Hoes Receipts. 24.0'tO: market. 10c low er. Bulk of sales. $4Sr4.2.i: heavy. $4 2.". S 4:5: packers. $t&4.:;.: pigs and lights. IS.W4. .i. S'loep Receipts. 0OO; market, weak to lower. Muttons. $4.50 a 5.25 : lambs, $R,40 a i : range wethers. $4.506: fed . ewes. S4.25j3. tried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK. Jan. 29. Evaporated apples firm: fancy. lOifcpllc: choice. 054 ; prime. 85to8c; 1906 fruit. TTlOc Prunes are more active than other dried fruits and the tone of the market is little steadier. Quotations ranged from 554e to 15c for California fruit and from 6c to 7 c for Oregons 30-60s. Apricots are In light supply, with choice quoted at 2lg,23c; extra choice. 23.25c, and fancy. 25 26c. Peaches, Arm: choice. lOSfllHr: extra choice. 1254 13c; fancy, 131354c; ex tra fancy, 1414 5ic. Kaisins are unsettled.' with loose musca tels quoted at 6'-4(ar7ic: Beeded raisins. 654 4;"vc and London layers, $1.651.75. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 29.- Cotton futures closed steady. January, 11.07c; February, 11.07c: March, 11.20c; April and May, 11.18c: June. 11. 15c: July, 11.02c; August, 10.S3c: October, 10 32c. DR1FTISDQWNWARD Support Is Withdrawn From the Stock Market. PRICES SAG STEADILY Steel Shares the "Weakest Feature, Due to the "Unsatisfactory Quar terly Show ing Check to the Decline in Money Rates. KEW YORK, Jan. 29. No effective obsta cles were Interposed to prevent the downward drift of prices of stock today, which was on a much diminished volume of business from that which has been true for many days past. The pressure to .sell showed no signs of ur gency, but the benevolent control which has been apparent since tho present week opened was . withdrawn. leaving the market to its own tendency. The supporting measures. which have been obvious to even superficial observation, have been attributed to tihe large banking and capital interests, the .supposed motive being the purpose to protect the mar ket from an undue effect from some of the recent developments that had been dreaded. The passing of several of these Incidents may have accounted for the abandonment of pro tective measures In the market today. The appearance of the United States Steel Corporation's quarterly report, with its em phatic testimony to the heavy contraction In the business of the corporation following the financial crisis, was the latest of these inct dents. The tenor of the report, however, had been so clearly outlined In preliminary esti mates, both in the figures of the quarter's net earnings and In the tonnage of orders on hand, that no marked change of sentiment was caused by the reading of the report. The heaviness of United States Steel led the downward turn- In prices. In the opinion of the floor operators, the dominant factor in the depression was the reports of renewed measures . against the ipower of corporations In contemplation at Washington. Definite rumors were In circula tion regarding the contents of the epeclal message from the President to Congress, said to be intended1 for an early day, and bearing on a new employers' liability law, enlarged f)rtllege agirinst discrimination for union la bor and dnastlc restrictions on speculative op erations in the markets under the guise of anti-gambling regulations. There was a note of dissatisfaction percepti ble in the financial district over the delay in retirement of a remnant of the clearine- bouse loan certificates issued to tide over the crisis. That further extension of time for this purpose should be deemed necessary to injure two or three of the smaller banks from embarrassment, which it was believed would be caused by forcing their hand at this time, left the ultimate outcome of the situation in some perplexity. There was a perceptible check today in the downward course of money rates In the time loan department and the reaction in foreign exchange was the response to this condition. The discussion of a forthcoming New York City loan for an amount intended to be from $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 for a long term and to bear Interest at 4ft per cent also was an Influence in the money market. A reduction in quotations dor cooDer at the Jfew York Metal Exchange was an incident of the day. Covering by bears late In the day developed a continued supply of stocks and the sagging tendency gave way to more pronounced1 weakness at the closing. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $5,704,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. Hieh. Low. Cln.w. Aaams express Amal Copper ... 42.400 62 51ft Am Car & Fonn. 9oO 30W 30 180 5H4 2's 881 2 85 li5 14 17 i 29 80 do preferred Am Cotton Oil. .. 200 33 32 do preferred American Express Am Hd & Lt pf. . American Ice .... Am. Linseed Oil. . 700 18 17"d do preferred Am Locomotive .. 1.3C0 3'Vj 37 do preferred Am Smelt & Ref. 18,200 684 66 do preferred W) 93ft 9Hi Am Sugar Ref W 114ft 112ft Am Tobacco ctfs ttJH) 81 "i 81ft 66-4 l 112V4 Anaconda Mln Co. 2.700 33 32 2.200 72 ft 71 lm 87 87 4 AO 70 9!A 3254 Atchison 1 1 Vs 87 H954 do preferred Atl Coast Line... Bait & Ohio 900 SSft 87 87 54 do preferred Brook Rap Tran . . 25, 800 'itii 400 150 85 45 149 54 4IYi Canadian Pacific.. 1405a Central of N" J. . Ches & Ohio . Chi Gt Western . . . Chicago & N W.. Chi Ter & Tran.. 1,: 1,600 700 30 5 25i 614 2054 55s 14JV54 o 15 do preferred C. C, C & St Louis 2,600 51 20 'A 25-., 02 50 r 62 42 ti 10O 13 5054 Colo lue! & Iron Colo Ac Southern, do 1st preferred. 1,000 i54 1,200 31)0 400 do "id preferred . . 42b 42 ! Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products ... 2W loou. 6"0 14 l.-t do preferred Del & Hudson.... Del, Lack & West. . D & R Grande... do preferred . Diftillers' Seeuri.. Erie do 1st preferred1. do 2d preferred. . , General Electric. . Illinois Central .. Int Paper do preferred .... Int Pump do preferred Iowa Central d preferred .... K C Southern do preferred Louis & Nashville . Mexican Central.. Minn & St Louis. M. St P & S S M do preferred ..... Missouri Pacific .. Mo, Kan & Texas. do preferred .... National Lead .... Mex Nat R R pf. . N Y Central X Y, .Ont A West 6: 15354 1MJO 20 58 3214 1514 3tTs 2! 1.18 131 11 (11 18H 7 12 2854 98 1854 27 81 128 434 2354 55 381, 48 14 86T4 32'4 Norfolk & Western 6654 do preferred1 ..... ..... 80 North American... 48 Pacific Mail Pennsylvania QtToo 11454 112 People s Gas t00 85 88'4 p. c c & st Louis ; . . . . ; . Pressed Steel Cur. 300 21 21 do preferred Pullman Pal Car Reading 283,900 10554 101 do 1st preferred do 2d preferred ..... Republic Steel ... 200 17 17 do preferred 26 112 85 70 2-1 i7 160 101 88 8 16 6814 13 27 54 28 14 32 72 111 14 1" 33 H 18 13 3514 122 54 83 80 3S Rock Island Co. . do preferred . St L S F 2 pf St L Sou tih west do preferred .... Southfrn Pacific .. l.aoo 3H 200 '"siio 1454 28 2854 3214 13 27 2914 "aiii 73 111 1" 33 19 14 6,9"0 do preferred- .... r.oo 11 ',.1 Southern Railway. 3in). lo to preferred TOO 33 Vj Texas Pacific.. 8ih lni Tol. St t S West ) 14; do preferred . 2K 351 35 "Dnlon Pacific . do preferred TJ 6 Express U S Realty U S Rubber do preferred D S Steel do preferred . . . . Va-Caro Chemical. do preferred Wabaeh do preferred . . . . 76,30 124 12 10O - 4t.O 7) S4.a 8.4.10 1O0 40 2254 83 29 83 18 40 8114 92 18 81 27 82 17 91 4,000 156 15354 8.6ud '20 '2654 100 58 58 00 33.fi 3254 1.1") 10 18 5O0 32 32 5i "206 12054 120" 30(1 132 132 "200 'oiii 1.500 19 1854 "200 '12" ' "is" 300 30 29", 5.S0O "2054 ig 300 25 24 54 100 82 82 1,000 '4454 "43 200 2354 23 H 2110 56 .'.514 BOO 40 3854 4.200 "is" '&'., 1,800 3354 325, 300 67 6054 8 200 16 16 15 310 200 45 45 44 1(H) 57 57 S0 Wtstinghouse Elec Western Union .... Wheel & L Frie. 54 Wisconsin Central . . do preferred .... 13 40 125 1251S 18, 18 94 831, Northern Pacific... 29.5O0 127 emrai ijeauier . do preferred fit Northern pf Inter Met do preferred . . . SloFS-Sheffleld ... 7K .M.0 84 4.800 122-4 121 I j.ito si- ;ii 3.500 2354 22 40 Total les for the day 588.600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Jan. 28. Closing quotations: V. x ref 2s reg.lo3;N. Y. C. G. 315.123'- do coupon .. 103 "4 jNorthern pa. 3s. 71 U. S. 3s reg...lO0-, do 4s .......lol do coupon. . .101 541Southern Pa. 4s. 86 T. R. new 4s reg-HSTnion Pa. 4s. -.101 qo coupon. . .liMJVs is. (jen. s.... t. Atch. Adjst 4s. 8S Japanese 4s Si u. & K. ti. 4s. . i Stocks at London. LONDON, Jan. 23. Consols for money. 86 9-li; do for account. Anaconda ... 6.73 !V. T. Central. 101. 00 Atchison .... 74.50 Nor. & West. 78-.M) Atchison, pf. Ou.OO do pfd 68.50 B. & 0 90.50 Ont. & West. . 34.25 Pennsylvania ..58.75 Canadian Pa. 154.62. Chp. & Ohio. 35.50 iRand Mines.. 5.75 i:. G. Wfitrn. 5-25 C M. & St. P.117.25 Reading 53. 7 o South. Ry.... 11.50 De Beers... 14.50 do pfd ... 35.00 D. & II. G. . . 2H.O0 do nfd ... 60.00 South. Pac. . . 77.37 h Union Pacific. 127. 62 hi do pfd 8T-0O U. S. Steel. ..' 39.37 H do pfd .... 95.37ft Wabash 9.00 do nfd .... 16.00 Erie ltf.2tf do 1st pfd.. 33.50 do 2d nfd . . Grand Trunk. 111. Central. .135.50 U & N 106.00 Spanish 4s. . D1.0O Mo., K. & T. . 24. 50 Amal. copper. itX.tiZ Money, Lxchaiuje, Etc NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Money on call, easj-, lft fa 2 per cent ; ruling rate. 2. per cent; closing bid. 14 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, somewhat stronger; 60 and 90 days, 4 per cent: six months, 4ft per cent. Prime mercantile pane", D3?5ft per cent. Sterling exchange, easier, with actual bus iness In bankers bills at $4.87 for demand and at $4.8375 for 60 days. Commercial bills, $4.83 4.83ft. Bar si 1 ver, 55 ft c. Mexican dollars, 44c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. LONDON, Jan. 29. Bar silver, quiet; 25Hid per ounce. Money, 3ft3 percent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 3ft 3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for thres months bills is 3ft3 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29- Silver bars, 55ftc. . Mexican dollars, 5Sftc. Drafts, sight. 2V ; telegraph, 7ft. Sterling, 60 days, $4.83; sight, $4. 87ft. OF E AFFAIRS RAPIDLY MEXDING IX FIXAXCIAU CIRCLES. But Effect of tlie Panic Is Being Felt iri Commercial and Industrial Lines. Henry Clews, of New York, writes of the, financial outlook as follows: In financial circles there has been a de cided revival of confidence. The panic there has done its worst, and Is now working Itself off in commercial and industrial af fairs. This revival of confidence is reflected in the greatly lmprovel demand for high- class bonds and stocks by Institutions and rich investors. The bond market is in strikingly favorable contrast with last Mid summer, when the most desirable Issues were practically unsalable, owing to the ab normal rates for money. Many good issues are still being offered at very attractive hgures. What with favorable monetary con ditions on one side and unfavorable business conditions on the other, the outlook is for fluctuating market without pronounced movements in either direction. The depres sion in business is spreading more rapidly ftthan is generally supposed; Commodity prices are already declining and the process of readjustment In the Industrial and com mercial world is now well under way. Of Itself, this is not a misfortune, since there Is no question that once prices fall to a lower and more settled basis there will be a resumption of activity on the lower plane. Tho period of transition, however, is a time of more or less uncertainty and Irritation. As already explained, there are reasons for hoping that the era of business depression will be shorter than usual, owing to the strong .financial condition of our farmers and manufacturers, and the fact that the country is not suffering from over production. There will be, however, more or less curtailment in consumption, be cause of the enforced idleness of many hands and the economies necessitated by changed business conditions. As soon as the industrial situation becomes more settled and the political outlook more clear, there is prospect for an early resumption of business activity if not before. These con ditions, however, are not likely to have any immediate effect upon the stock market: the great improvement in monetary and financial conditions resulting directly from the panic being sufficient to fully com pensate for all the unfavorable conditions elsewhere. QUOTATIONS AT SAJf FRANCISCO. Price Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic. 45c: green peas, 6 7c: string beans, nominal r tomatoes, $1 2.50; egg plant, 010c. Poultry Roosters, old, $4474.50; roosters, young. $5f&.7.50; broilers, small, $44.50: broilers, large, $4.5050 5; fryers, $5fS-6: hens. $4'a9: ducks, old, $45; young. $57. Butter Fancy creamery, 30c; creamery seconds, 25c: fancy dairy, 22c Fruits Apples, choice. $2; common. 60c: bananas. 73c$3; Mexican limes. $3$ $4; California lemons. choice, $2.50; common, 75c; oranges, navels, $1.25 2.25; pineapples. $1.50 S 3.50. Eggs Store, 2254 c; fancy ranch, 23c; Eastern, 15c. Cheese, new, 13 5 14 54c; Young America, 14ii"15c; Eastern, 1754c. Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 224f23c: South Plains and S. J.. 5 8' 8c; lambs. 7 11c. Hops Old, 2(58c: new. lOtfille. Millstuffs Bran, $29.00 30.00; middlings, $32 33. Hav Wheat, $10(&M6; wheat and oats, $10&.i5.50: alfalfa. f0il4; stock, S7.0O&9; straw, per bale, 6O0i'9Oo. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks. $1(91.25: sweets, $2.25i 2 50: Oregon Burbanks. 80c$1.10. Receipts Flour. quarter sacks. 8454: wheat, centals. 560; barley, centals, 3373; oats, centals, 5iO; beans, sacks, 1337; po tatoes, sacks, 8040; bran, sacks, 637; mid dlings, sacks. 75: hay, tons, 270; wool, bales, 59; hides, 860. K astern Mlnins; Stocks. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.' Closing quotations: Adams Con lUttle Chief.. 5 .375 .195 . IO . 54 . 49 . IS .110 Alice 2i-j Breece 10 Brunswick Con.. IO Comstock Tun.. 25 C C. & Va 70 Horn Silver 50 Iron Pllver 75 Leadville Con... 6 Ontario lophlr IPotosi I lavage jlerra Nevada.. Small Hopes. . . Standard s, BOSTON, Jan. 28. Adventure . . 2-25 Allouei 31.00 Amal 51.00 Atlarftio 12.50 Bingham 6.00 C. & Hecla. .670.00 Centennial . . 25.25 Copper Range 63.75 Daly West. . . 8.75 Franklin 8-75 "Jranby 85.0O Isle Royale .. 24.75 Mass. Mining. 33.25 Michigan 12.25 Mohawk 55.00 M. C. & C. .. 11254 Old Dominion 38.1254 Osceola 86.00 nosing quotations: Parrot 13.50 Qulncy ... . . 89.00 . . 12.25 . . 70.00 . . 13.50 Shannon .. Tamarack Trinity ... U. Copper. 6 87 54 U. S. Mining. 33.62 54 u. s. 011 10.00 I'tah Victoria . . Winona ... Wplverlne N. Butte . Butte Coal Nevada . . . 38.00 3.00 12r.!oo 50.5O 19. 62 '4 . 11 1254 Cal. & Ariz.. 112.00 I Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Jan. 29. Tin was higher in the London market, with spot quoted at 1"4 5s and futures at 125. Locally tha market was quiet and higher at 27.50t6r2Sc. Copper advanced 2s 6d in London, with spot closing at 2 2s 6d and futures at 6 15s Locally the market was dull and Blightly lower, with Lake quoted at 13.62'4 T13S75ic: electrolytic. 13.50 13.75c, and casting "at 13 25 13.50c , t Lead was higher at 15 in London, but remained dull and unchanged at 3.743.75c locftllv Spelter closed at 2fl 12s 6d in the English market. .Locally lt was unchanged at 4.45 Ironwss higher in London, with stand mr foundry auoted at 46s 3d and Cleveland Kwarrants st 47s 754d. No change was re ported locally. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Jan. 29. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales, 38.750 bags, including Jan uary," 6c; February. 5.95c; March. 6.05c; May. 6.15: July. 6.25: September. W.35; No vember. 6 40c. and December. 6.45c. Spot coffee, quiet. No. 7 Rio. 65ic; Santos,' 4V4c; mild coffee, dull; Cordova. 954 r 13c. Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining. 3.30e.; centrifugal. 96 test. 3.80c; molasses sugar, 8.05c: Refined, steady; crushed, 5.60c; pow dered, 5c; granulated, 4.90c. Wool at St. Lonls. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29. Wool, steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums. 2023c; fine mediums. lOffiliOc; fine. 15S.17C RALLY ft BRIEF ONE Chicago Market Is Weak Most of the Day. LITTLE CHANGE AT CLOSE Temporary Strength Gven Wheat Prices by Small Receipts and Pre dictions of Loss by Cold Wave in Kansas and Nebraska. CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Wheat was inclined to be weak all day with the exception of a short period near the middle of the session, when prices advanced about 1 cent from the low point on small receipts In the Southwest and predictions of damage by cold weather to 'the Fall-sown crop in Kansas and Ne braska. - The rally was of short duration, the market during the last hour of trading being dull and weak. May opened c to s lower at $1.00 to. $1.01, advanced to $1.01 and closed Weak at $1.00ei.00. Trade In com was quiet and the market was steady. May opened a shade to 54c lower at 60c 'to 61c. sold up to 6154c and then declined to 609460c, where it closed. .The oats market was dull, fluctuations be ing confined within a range of 54c. May opened uncbanged-at &3c. sold up to 53 and closed at 53 C- Provisions were weak. May pork closed with a loss of 754o; lard was down 254c and ribs were 60 lo.wer. WHEAT. Open. High. .$1.01 1.01 . .97 -flSVi . .8476 .U554 CORN. Low. Close. 1.00 1.004 .8754 .87V, .9754 .04 .60T4 -WT4 f8i.i .5814 .58 .58 .53 .53 .51 14 .51 54 .4654 -4654 .44 .44 May July September May ...... July September . - .61 . . 1.50 .. .68 .61 .5954. .59 " OATS. .. .53 .53T4 .. .5114 .51 . . .4614 .4654 .. .44 .4454 PORK. .'.12.61 12.6754 May, old . May, new July, old . July, new February May 12 15 12.5254 12.60 y LARD. .. 7.62V4 7.6254 .. 7.7754 7-80 SHORT RIBS. January May T.65 T.70 January May . . . 6.40 . 6.75 6.75 6.6754 . 6.90 6.95 6.87 54 6.7214 July 6.1)2 4 Cash -luoUitions were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.091-11; No. 3, 09c6.Sl.10; No. 2 red, S654i&98c. Corn No. 2, 6854Sr595c; No. 2 yellow, 59 eoc. Oats No. 2. B0c; No. 3 white, 48548520. Rye No. 2, 5144c. Barley Fair to choice malting. 83j!92c. Flax Seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.2054 Timothy Seed Prime, $4.50. Clover Contract grades, $17.75. Short Ribs Sides (loose), $B.1254'6 6254 Pork Mess, per bbl., $12.125412.25. Lard Per 100 Ins., $7.55. Sides Short clear (boxed), $6.5(?.75. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.35. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 49,300 26.200 Wheat, bu. 71,200 83.8O0 Corn, bu i. 481,800 466.400 Oats, bu 412.500 192.6O0 Rye. bu. ' 18.000 2.700 Barley, bu 104.500 39,700 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 29. Flour Receipts, 2400; export. 4400; steady., with better In quiry. Wheat Receipts 14.000; exports, 122.400: spot, easy; No. 2 red, $1.03 elevator and $1.04 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Du luth. $1.1054 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.13 f. o. b. afloat. Opening de clines in wheat today, reflected easier cables, were followed by sharp advances on cold weather reports and light receipts. Even tually the market broke again on rumors of bank troubles in New York and closed 4c lower. May closed $1.08T4c; July closed $1.04. Hops, petroleum and wool Steady. Hides Firm. Grain at San Francisco. , SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. Wheat and barley, quiet. ' Spot quotations Wheat, shipping, $1.6H 91-65: milling. $1.7001.75. Barley Feed, $1.40(1.45; brewing, $1.62 54 1.87 54. Oats Red. $1.8o32.10; white, $1.55 1.6254; black, $2.85(&3. Call Board sales Wheat May, $1.57 54 1.5854- Barley May. $1.40 1.41. Corn Large yellow, $1.701.75. European Grain Markets. ' LONDON. Jan. 29. Cargoes, dull; Cali fornia, prompt shipment, unchanged at 38s Sd; Walla Walla do. 2Ss. - LIVERPOOL, Jan. 29. Wheat March, 7s 654d: May, 7s 654d: July, 7s 7d. English country markets. Bd cheaper: French country markets, some higher, .some lower. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, " Jan. 29. Wheat May $11.08; July. $1.O901.1O; No. 1 hard. $1.13; No. 1 Northern. $1.1054 1.10 ; No. 2 Northern, si. 0854 (g l.08 ; . No. 8 North ern, $1. 03a 1.0394. Wheat at Dnluth. DULUTH, Jan. 29. Wheat No. 1 North ern. $1.09; No. 2 Northern. $1.06; May, $1.09; July. $1.1054- Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, wash., Jan. 29. Wheat, weak. Blue stem, 83c; club. 81c; red, 79c. Dairy Produce la the East. CHICAGO, Jan. 29. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm. Creameries, 21(&32e; dairies, 2028c. Eggs, steady; at mark cases included 21 22c; firsts, 2C54c; prime firsts, 2354c; ex tras. 25 54C. Cheese, steady; 1118. NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Butter, strong. Creameries, extras, 3254c; Western factory, 17it21c. Cheese, firm, unchanged. Eggs, firm. Western firsts, 24c. DAILY CIT1T STATISTICS Building; Permits. JOSEPH MIPPER To erect one-story frame on East Forty-fifth, between East Lincoln and East Grant; $1000. W. J. LUNDGRUN To erect one-story frame In Maiden, between East Eleventh and East Twelfth; $1900. M. T. THOMPSON To erect two-story frame at Mississippi and Shaver; $1640. J. M. MILLINGTON To erect one-story frame at Mildred, between East Thirteenth and East Fourteenth; $1200. GEORGE H. ELBERTON To erect one and one-half-story frame.at East Thirteenth and Multnomah; $1600. A H. J. HEFTY To erect two-story frame flats at Park and Harrison: $500. F. "C FELTER To erect one-story frame on Sohuyler. between East Twenty-second and East Twenty-fourth; $3504). HUGH LYNCH To erect one-story frame on Allan, near Milwaukie; $1400. JAMES M'KILIXIP To erect one-story frame on East Twelfth between Madison and Skldmore; $1600. H. K. HUNGERFORD To erect one-story frame on East Twenty-seventh, between East Pine and East Ash; $18oO. -GEORGE DEAN To erect one and one-half-story frame on Sumner, between Albina and Michigan; $1300. Births. ' ' CONLON At 1410 East Hoyt. January 16. to the wife of Joseph Wales Cbnlon, a son. HA-RRIS At 4H Dover. January 27. to the wife of Edmund A. Harris, a son and a daughter. EHRECH At 5t. Vincent's Hospital. Jan uary 5. to the wife of William E. Ehrech, a dauphter. TUCKER At 209 '4 Fourth, December 20, to the wife of C. A. Tucker, a daughter. DOUGLASS At 1347 East Tenth, North, N WE OWN AND OFFER Statecf Washington STida Land Certificates These Certificates are in the nature of a first mortgage lien on extremely valuable Seattle, Washington, water-front property. In no case does the amount of the lien exceed 25 per cent of. the actual market value of the property involved, making the security absolute. "We unhesitatingly recommend these Certificates as an exception ally attractive investment, and will be glad to furnish complete information regarding the same upon request. MORRIS BROTHERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE . January 20, to the wife of Arthur Fred Douglass, a daughter. WALTZ At 1798 Woolsey, January 18, to the wife of Arthur B. Walts, a daughter. READ At 869 Thurman, January 2li, to the wife of Daniel L. Read, a son. M'KENNA At 1671 woolsey. January 2a, to the wife of Clement L. McKenna. a son. CORCORAN At 148 East Main, January 18, to the wife of W. J. Corcoran, a son. REEVES At 248 Page, January 24, to the wife of John J. Reeves, a son. WILLIAMS At Rose City Sanitarium. January 12, to the wife of McArthur Will lams, a daughter. Articles of Incorporation. NORTHWEST INVESTMENT & CON STRUCTION COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, OR. Incorporators, F. C- Bernard, H. M. Faucher. C. T. Bernard; capital, $10.O00. PORTLAND APARTMENTS ASSOCIA TION Incorporators, Lewis M. Head, Ben jamin W". Buxton and Walter H. Judson; capital, $30,000. Morriag-e IJcense. ' PETERSON-WOOD Edward C. Peterson, 85, city; Estella May Wood, over 18, city. Wedding and visiting cards. W O. Smith sc Co., Washington bids.. 4th and Wash. Wedding Invitations. Latest styles, proper forms. $5 for 100. Alvln S. Hawk, 144 yd- Real Estate Transfers. Thotf. Howe to Emma Matilda Howe, lot 6, block 15, Olencoe Park $ IB. M. and- Caroline S. Lombard to Millie E, Turner, tots 5. 6. 7 and 8, Railway Add to Montavilla Lucy M. Romans to B. and Rebecca Young, lots 129 and 134, Arleta Park J. S. and Clara McKinney to G. G. . Tooke, lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, block 19, Point View Theodore Bernheim, trustee, to Corde lia Long, lota 1 and 2, block 17, Council Crest iEva and Arthur R. Stringer. Jr., to F. F. Boody. beginning at point on north line of Bancroft avenue 169 feet east of intersection of said north line of Bancroft avenue and east line of Front street, thence east 1 foot, thence north 110 feet, uhence west 1 foot, thence south 1 10 feet -to beginning, in lot 3, block 6, Portland Homestead Jos. G. and M. -Merriam Houston to Standard Oil Co., lots 6 to 17. block 37, Portsmouth J3ammeler Investment Co. to Marie Schwartz, lot 3, block 3, East Port land Height. 6. E. Portland- Real Estate Association to Francois Lombard, lot 4, block 3, First subdivision of McKlnley Park H. K. and Margaret T. Arnold, to Ella B. Michel!, east 54 of lot 11. block 14. subdivision Rlverview Add. to Albina Prospect Park Co. to Merchants Sav ings & Trust Co., blocks 73, 74. 81, 82. 87. 88, 95, 86. 101, 102 and frac 600 355 400 700 10 1,260 1,800 150 SO tional blocks Ti. 63, ana vi, irv ington Helen H. and Jos. H. Hutchinson to S. B. Coulter, southeast 14 of lot 7. block 2, P. Ty Smith's Add. to St. John John and Stella Sullivan to C. S. Pal mer, lot 10. subdivision lots 3 and 4. block 2. Williams' Add. No. 2 Ohae. J. and Anna M. Clement to S. 10 3.000 V. Davldor, lots 7 and . block is. Piedmont 1,200 Wm. M. and Dora Klllingsworth et al. to Jacob Fnrster, lot 1L block n, Walnut Park 1,000 Anna M. and George R. Black to Chas. E. Blucber. lot 5, block . subdivision St. Jobn Heights, t. John 2.500 "Wm. T. and Susannah Sherwood to W. J. and Nancy Zimmerman. 1 acre beginning at point 2428.8 feet north and 242.2 feet west of southwest cor ner of A. C. Dunbar D. L. C 375 10 3,375 400 10 600 10 (Emma Leslie Knapp to Geo. J. and Marrlette Rum Hemmeter. lots snA 22. Wook 4. Rochelle 01. L. and May W. Holbrook to E. L. Barnes et al.. block ao. junction.. Bllas M. Leonard to Jas. E. Bevens. lot 1, block 6, Grimes Add to c. Jdhn 1 J. E. and Anna Peterson to Wm. F. Gilbert, lot 4. block 3. Rochelle Chas. E. Blucber to Anna M. Black, lots 4 and 5. block 6. subdivision St. John Heights. St. John Dorothea Dar.ziger to John Medler, lot 3, block 135, city X, N and Eva Hyndman to D. C. Emery, lots 7 and 8. block 1; Hunt er'B Add IRie-hard and Hannah Scott to Alice H. Wilbur, lot 4, block 2, Nob Hill Terrace Geo. F. and Clara Barringer to Lean der Lewis, lots 1 and- 2, block 20, Mt. Tabor Villa W. D. and Margery Burden to Lean der Lewie, lot 8, block 2, Miriam.. Ceo. A. and Lena Eblen to Thor E. Pedersen. lot 3, block 9. Multnomab Jno. A. and Mary F. Beard to Viola M. Nlsonger. lots 7 and 8. block 1. Ivanhoe Add iRiverview Cemetery Association to Ado'ph F. Swensson, lot 61. section 8. said cemetery . Tattle L. Palmer lo David Wills, lot 1. block 88. Sellwood John and Josephine Bliss to E. M. Grimes. 26 acres of D. L, C. of John Koger Wm. and Annie Reidt to Frances M. Christman. lot 8, block 15, Lincoln Park Annex Jena E. and ExVw. F. Cannon to Mnlehlor Tniliger. lota 11 and 12, block 2. Cannon's Add Melchoir and Magdalena Truliger to Sylvester P. Reeder, lot 1, block 5, Bertha fMoses Yocum to Sylveter P. Reeder, lots 18. 19 and 20, block 17, Mt. Tabor Villa : H. M. Lake to Carl and Johanna Niel son. lots 1 and 2, block 2, Erwin & Watson's Add Portland Realty & TruBt Co. to R. O. McFarland, lot 18, block 2, Wood mere Wm. Slrrel to Jane Phillips, lot 9, block 8, Willamette Add E. L. Stevens (Sheriff) to Chas. E. Wilson, tract 7, Taylor's subdivision of Sec. 2, T. 1 6.. R. 2 E 1,600 10 1 550 950 - 375 600 4,200 10 70 1,500 600 2,250 160 664 Total ...$24,450 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract A Trust Co., l cnamoer oi v,om. HAS MONEY BUT CAN'T PAY Los Angeles Tied Up by Mismanage ment of Business Council. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Jan. 87. While the City Council is buying $4000 auto mobiles for officials and refusing to spend a comparatively small sum in erecting a stockade to house the over plus of prisoners at the disease-breed lng jail, the citizens anxiously are in auirine how it is that an $800,000 sur plus has disappeared and left In Its wake a deficit of $78,000. Through mis management of funds the Council has killed off the surplus and the much heralded "business men's administra tion" Is apparently wrecked on the rocks of Internal discord. Yet the city has money. The Treas urer has been inundated by wealth flowing through the tax and license windows; it has hundreds of thousands of dollars piled high in special funds which it cannot get at till the end of the year and so Its working moneys are so depleted that not even $20,000 can be secured for the much-needed new jail before the first of the next fiscal year. lt is openly charged that the Council, by placing the tax rate at the extreme limit allowed by the charter, is raising $800,000 more his year" than was collected' bv any of its predeces sors, but this golden river has disap- peared in the quicksands of municipal extravagance. Funds have been available, however, to buy autos for sleek city officials but at the same time the Council has been . considering: the issuance of bonds to j Rob Express Office, Are Caught. MANSFIELD, O., Jan. 29. Shortly after midnight last, night two masked men entered the office of the Adams Ex press Company at the Union Station here, knocked William Dcpew, the agent un conscious, and grot away with $3,000, while nearly 60 passengers stood about the sta tion waiting for trains. A bag- containing $40,000 In gold lying dear the $3000 was overlooked by tha robbers. Telegrams were aent to the police of all nearby towns, and as a result John Mc Cue and Joseph Stevena were taken into custody at New London.' Stevens, the police say, confessed, and Implicated Mc- liinty, a friend ol Uepew. btevens sala McGinty. who has a reformatory record, tipped off the arrlvaV of the money, and cooked up the scheme with him and Mc Cue to rob the office. JIcGlnty was ar rested. He denies the charge. Suicide Reveals Her Secret. NEW "yORK. Jan. 29. After sending to the newspapers the announcement of her marriage, which took place September 21 last, Mrs. George B. Sears drank poison last night and is now In a dying condi tion at a hospital. Mrs. Sears was Miss Augusta Bleckman, of St. Louis, and was married when Fhe was 17 to Mr. d'Am ron, of New Orleans. After a few years they separated. On the table in her room beside the bottle which had contained the poison was found a note, asking that Mrs. H. P. Niedringhaus, 5300 Maple ave nue, St. Louis, be notified. There was also a brief note for her husband. Mr. Sears did not live in the same house with his wife, but is said to have been a frequent visitor there. He stated that he knew of no reason why Mrs. Sears should have attempted to commit suicide except that she was to undergo a serious operation February 3. He refused to state why the marriage had been kept secret. Lownsdale at Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 29. (Spe cial.) Millard O. Lownsdale, president of the Willamette Valley Fruitgrowers' Association, this afternon delivered an address to the Clackamas County grow ers at the Courthouse, urging the hor ticulturists to clean up their orchards In order to grow better fruit. The meeting; was well attended and Mr. Lownsdale answered many questions of the growers, WE WANT YOUR POULTRY E0G8 and VEAL and HOGS . Highest CASH PRICES Paid Prompt Returns Write Us SOUTHERN OREGON COMMISSION CO. 87 Front 8t.. Portland. ' W. H- McCorauodale. Manager. Lester Eerrick 6 Herrick Certified 9 Public Accountants Office Wells Fargo Building. Other Offices) San Francisco Merchants Exchange Seattle Alaska Building Los Angeles...'. ..Union Trust Building New Tork SO Broad Street Chirago 189 La Salle Street TBAVULBBS' GUIDE. PORTLAND RY LIGHT'S POWER CO. CAES LEAVE. Ticket Office and Waiting-Room, First and Alder Streets FOR Oregon City :00, 8:25. 7:00, T:3. g-10 8:45 11:20, 5:55. 10:80. 11:05, 11:40 V M 12:15. 12:80. 1:25, 2:00, 2:85. 3:10. 8745 4:20, 4:55, 5:30. 6:05, 6:40, 7.15, 7:50 8:25. :00. ld:00, 11:00. 12:O0 P. M. Gresham. Borlns. Eagle Creek, Keta eada, tasadero, lalrvlew and Troatdai 70 :80. Il:a0 A. M.; 1:U0. S:40. 6:44. T:1S P. M. FOB VANCOUVER. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and Washington streets. A M. 6:15. 6:50, 7:25. 8:00, 8:35, 0:10, 9:50. 10:30, 11:10, 11:50. P M. 12i30, 1:10. 1:50, 2:80. 8:10. 8 50. 4:30. 5:10. 5:50, 6:30. 7:05. 7:40. 8:15, 0:25, 10:35t. 11:45$., On Third Monday In Every Month tha lAst Car Leaves at 7:05 P. M. Dally except Sunday, toally except Mond 1 San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co. Only direct steamers to San Francisco. Only ocean steamers sailing by daylight. From Alnsworth Dock. Portland. 4 P. M.: S 8 COSTA KICA, Jan. 30., etc. S. 6. SENATOR, leb. S. 17, 28. etc. From Bpear-street Wharf. San Francisco. 81 "SENATOR. Jan. 31, Feb. 12, 84, etc. 8. S. COHTA RICA, Feb. 6, 18, etc. JAS. H. DEWsON, Agent, Alnsworth Dock. Main 268. North Pacific S. S. Cos. Steamship Koanoke and Geo. W. Elder Sail lor t-utena, 6aa iraacisco and Lot Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. Al. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, &L 3314. H. Young. Agent. COOS BAY LINE The teamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land every WdnedaT gt 8 F. )L from Oak street dock, for Aurtn .Bend, MarshQeld and Coos Bay poiat Freight received tiii 4 P. M on day of sailing. Pauenger fare, first class, $10; second-class. S7. including; berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Qak-strest dock. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamer Pomona for Salem. Independence, Albany and Corvallis. leaves Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 6:43 A. If. ' Steamer Oregmia for Salem and way lend ings, Waves Monday. Wednssday and Friday at e:4ft A. M. tlEX.ON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO OCClcs and Dock Foot Taylor Street Pkons: Main 40; 2231,