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Newspaper Page Textit;- OFFER II NEW PUN Washington Hopgrowers Want to Cut Down Output. THEIR IDEA OF A UNION Oregon Directors of Association May Announce Today What Steps They Will Take Trade in Ijooal Market. ' Local hop men aro' much Interested in the outcome of the canvass now beins made by the promoters of the Hopgrowers' Union movement In Oregon, and It was said yes terday that an official announcement mluht be expected today as to the success or fail ure of the plan. A good many growers are contemplating entering into contracts with dealers, but having signed up with the asso ciation, cannot take any stens until they know whether the union plan will jro through. The hopgrowers of 'Washington will hold an Important meeting at Puyallu'p today to take action on the sublect of co-operation. A great many growers of the northern state are desirous of forming an association, but not on the lines proposed by the California and Oregon hop men. The Washington peo plo want a union that will first of all. work for a reduction of the output, believing that when this object is accomplished, the mar ket will take care of itself. They propose to send a committee into this state to con fer with the Oregon growers and try to convert them to their idea, and they may also send a committee to California. Krcbs Bros., of Salem, are circulating the following petition among the growers of this state: 'We. the undersigned hopgrowers of Ore gon, are opposed to the pending prohibition measures which aim at the destruction of the Oregon hop industry and aro a blow to personal liberty, progress and prosperity. We earnestly request you to oppose same." Every grower in Oregon will be given an opportunity to sign the petition, and when all the signatures are in. it will be sent to each of the Oregon Congressmen and Sena tors at Washington. The hop market exhibits a fair degree of activity and In some sections It Is said to be ertFier to buy than was the case last week, though In other carts of the state growers are not pressing Bales. The most impor tant transaction yesterday was the sale of the entire Hofer & Zorn crop of 800 bales at Champoeg. The lot was bought by Oscar Weldner and Ernest "Wells, but the price was not learned. The same buyers secured 200 bales at Hlllsboro.. The J. W. Peavey Hon Company bought 203 bales of choice hops on the West Side at $14 cents, also fiii bales of lower grades at Sherwood, jnd 72 bales at Eugene. , The latest reports received from the English hop trade, bearing dates of Janu ary 13 ' to January 15. follow: Wild. Neame A Co.. London. There is more Inquiry for bright, sound copper hops, tut medium and low grades are more or less neglected. Quotations are without al teration. Manger & Henley.- London. The demand for good copper hops continues, and some considerable business has been done. W. H. & H. LoMay. London. The busi ness passing Is principally In the Low priced hops suitable for copper purposes, but there are a few inquiries for choice hops, the prices for which are now very reasonable and below the cost of production. J. H. Meredith & Co.. Worcester. The small consumptive demand prevailing for Worcesters is mainly supplied out of mer chants' stocks in the absence of any large quantity offered by growers. Values aro without alteration. Last week 35 pockets passed the public scales, but the small sup plies In first hands are generally held above current values. EGO QUOTATIONS ARE ADVANCING. Cold Weather Sends Front-Street Prices rp One Cent. The sudden change to cold weather gave the egg market a healthy boost yesterday, and prices were quoted 1 cent higher than on the previous day. Thursday, jobbers tried to force sales hy making concessions, in some cases offering to shade prices fully a cent under the market; yesterday they did not eeera to care whether they moved their Mocks or not at full pricey. Buyers were awake to the turn in the . market and doubled the size of their purchases. It Is purely a weather market now. and quota tions will depend on climatic conditions. Poultry prices alsd stiffened and the light arrivals were worked off speedily. The only thing that dragged was dressed geese, of which an unusually large quantity was re ceived. SOME SALES OF ONIONS REPORTED Ontslde Conditions Affect the Market Po tato Trade Dull. More disposition to sell onions is shown by growers In some of the nearby sections and several cars are reported to have been taken at $2.50t. " Other growers, however, are as firm as ever and are holding out for $3 and a few ol them ask $,3.25. The disturbing factor is the movement of Eastern onions to Coast points and the expected early arrival of new-crop onions from other sections. These facts give the market a somewhat unsettled tone and tho speculative holders do not entertain as cheerful views as they did a short time ago. , The potato market is a dragging affair and the tone is weak in response to easier advices from the South. WHEAT MARKET ONE CENT LOWER Local Prices Drop in Sympathy With Slump Eaet and Abroad. The local wheat market went off another cent yesterday in sympathy with the break abroad and In the East. The heavy Argen tine movement was given In advices as the cause of the slump, but the opinion pre vailed that manipulation nad" much to do with It. lxcal buyers were not disposed to operate in view of the unsettled condition of the world's markets and at the same .time it was said, farmers were not offering their wheat as freely as would be expected on a fulling market. In some sections, however, holders are showing, signs of weakening' as tax time approaches. WEATHER CHECKS PRODUCE TRADE Shipping Budiness Is Eneclally Affected by the Freezing Temperature. Th cold wave checked trading materially In the fresh produce line yesterday and the dealers devoted more time to protecting their stocks from the freezing temperature han to filling orders. Shipping business es pecially was affected, owing to the lack of refrigerator cars, as It was considered risky business to use ordinary freight cars under the circumstances. No produce losses were reported nlong the street, but it was said a considerable quantity of potatoes were frozen on the docks. There were no carlot arrivals during the day and prices were generally maintained. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Club, Sic; bluestem. Sic; Val ley, v.ic; red. M'c. OATS No 1 white. $28; gray. $28 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $27 per ton; brewing. $32; rolled. $2ur!30. FLOUR Patent. $4 05; straight. $4.40. clears, $4.40; Valley, $1.40; Graham flour. 4-254 75; whole wheat Hour. (4.3005; rye Dour, jfa au. M FT .1 STTTtrieK Rran rllv fA. Miinfrv ?25 per ton; middlings. J30; short, city. country. L'ii.iu per ton; chop. flS& 4l' ncr ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 Aniiml EH(?kL tier barrel. SK- nwp wi-nri.. , $13.507-50; oatmeal, steel-cut. 4Vpound ' sacks, $A--0 per barrel; 9-pound sacks. SS per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4.50 ir bale; spin peHs, per iuu pounas, )i.v4.w; pearl barley. $44.50 'per 10K pounds; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.60 per bale Ilakort wheat. $:25 per case. CORN' Whole, r'upltpil V1 50. MAY Valley timothy. No. 1, 17lil8 ton; r.Hstern (.ffepon timothy, 32wt -1 : clover. 15: cheat, $15; grain hay, $1415; alfalfa. aiils is; vetcn, $14. ButLer, Eggs, I'otiltry, Etc. WUTTKR City creameries; Extra erf cry. &7zc per pound: Htate creame fancy creamery, SO 35c; store bu choice. Itf017c CHBE.SE Oregon full cream twins, Young America. lliAKi'R per pound. rwivjjinT Average old nens, mixeiL chickens. 121"c: Spring chick 1.1frtl4c; roosters, l(lG.12c; dressed chj 14c; ens, Hr.ifrf chick ens. 14c: turkevs.' live. 14faI5c: dressed choice. 10''q?17c: peese. live, per pound, 0 ic: ducks. iST0c; pigeons, 75c(;$1.00 Sflunhs. Sl.riDSii KG'JS Fresh ranch. candled. 2?t&: per dozen; Eastern. 10 r 20c per dozen. VEAL 73 to 12.-. pounds. 89'tc; 125 !6c to ijv pounas, tc, la iAJ puuiius, u(uu?s FORK Block, 73 to 130 pounds, 7ip7'.i packers, 5rtc. He Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. DOMES-TIC FT-UITS Apples, table, $1.7v 62.50; cooking, $1.251.50 per box; cran berries, $S4i 11 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. S33.50 per box; oranges, -navels. S1.75&2.25. Japa nese oranges, 5035c box; grapefruit, $3.50; bananas, ioc per lb., crated, nic; pine apples, S4(g5 per dozen; tangerines, $1.75 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. T5e per sack; carrots, 63c per sack; beots. $1.00 per same. sc per pouno. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. BOeO $1.10 per dozen; beans, 20c per pound; cab- np-ge, mc per pound; cauliflower, $1.73 S2; celery, $3.503.75 per crate: eggnlant. 17 V c per pound; lettuce, hothouse, $1.25 t(T'i.. per .box: onions. 13&20c tier dozen parsley, 2fic per dozen; peas, 10f per pound; peppers, li'fce Der nound:- rjumnkint. 1 ti IVic per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spmacn, jsc per pound; sprouts, 8c per puunu, Bquasn, italic per pound; tomatoes, crates 1 1; baskets), sssis so. ONIONS Buying price. $2.50 per hundred. POTATOES Buying price, 4Cj?60c per nunarfa, delivered Portland; sweet poti- loes, tj.z.ttr-s.so per cwt. Differential Chaneed In Kiie-nr. The differential between the sack and barrel basis In sugar prices has been In creased 5 cents per hundred by an advance of that nmount In barrel, half-barrel and quuitiuuiis. Bunk Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland iW,2i:4 $70,138 Seattle 11M.42H 'JS.llil '""""a 6..5.613 2.(51 BpoK.lne , (K10.S42 S8.727 Total clearings of Portland for the month just ended were $21.(!0,M as compared with $2S.lJil.S48 In January. 1K07. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and , Hogs. The livestock market holds steady at the quotations that have ruled for several davs past. The following quotations were current in "ie meal marKei: . CATTI.K TiMt tora Ati11- $3.50 3? 4; rows, $3rrj3.25; fair to medium .-..uraz. io; puns, $i.302.50; calves, $3.75 i 4.25. SHEEP Good sheared, $4.23ijJ4.75; full wool, $5(9 5.50; lambs. $5.25&o. HOOS Best. $3.25 8 5.35; lights and feed ers, $4.75 4j 5.23. Eastern Livestock Prices. OMAHA, Jan. 3i. Cattle Receipts. 700; market, stronger. Native steers. H3.7S 5 30; cows end heifers.-$2.23g 4.35; West- eiii liters, i9W4.ii): cows and heifers, $2J 3.5; canners. $l.7z2.'i5' nrnrknro onri rov ers, $2. 7394.75; calves. $3Sj6; bulls, $3.50 & 4. Hogs Receipts. 6000: market. BlSlOc niKiier. neavy, S4. 04.35; mixed. $4 15w 4.20; light. $4.054.23; pigs.. $3.253.85; bulk, $4.10.78 4.25. Sheep Receipts. -300; market, steady, yearlings, $5.40(83.00; wethers. $3to5.20; ewes, $4,000-4.90; lambs, $U.306.75. CHICAGO, Jan; 31. Cattle Receipts, about 2500: market, steadv. Rppvps. .i an 'd O.IO; cows and heifers. $1.704.60; calves. $5W7: Westerns, $3.706; - stockors and iccuers, J.uu((i' 4.0U. Hotrs RecelntR. fthniit ?:l (Wld- m.,l,.i K 10c higher. Lights, $4.10i 4.40; mixed. $4.20 w't.o--; neavy, 5t.-'ii'(f'4.il ; rough. $4.20' 4.30; pigs, $3.GO4.45; bulk of sales, $4.30 04.45. ' Sheep Receipts. about 4000: mirVm. strong. Natives, $4.235.00; Westerns. $.1.25 V J.w; yearlings, i.yii'go.BV; iambs, $.'i 7.13; Westerns. $3(S7.20. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Jan. 31. Cattle Receipts, 2000; market. steady. Native steers. 4.u,i.To; native cows and heifers. $2 40c' 4 85; stockers and feeders. $3(S4.75: bulls, $337 4.15; calves. $3.25 6.25; Western steers. siia.zu; western cows, $3a4.50. Hogs Receipts, 10,000; market. 5()10c nigner; bulk or sales. 14. 20 4.40: heavy. $4.30o4-45; packers, $4.20(0,4.40; pigs and lights. S3.708lJ4.25. Sheep Receipts. 2000: market. strong. Muttons. $4.23115.50; lambs, $6'i 6.00; range wethers, $4.5O6.20; fed ewes. $4.255. Eastern Mining; Stocks. HOSTON, Jan. 31. Closing quotat ion; $13. Adventure . .$ 2.00 Allouez 30.00 Parrot 00 OO .SO. 00 .50 00 .50 00 50 00 25 00 OO 25 Quincy S7 12 70, 15 6. 33 10, 38 5, Amalgamated 51.JS7 y. Atlantic 12.30 Bingham .... 3.23 Cal & Hecla. 670.00 Centennial . . 24.00 Cop Range... 04. K Daly West... 8 75 Franklin 9.50 Granhy 85.00 Isle Royale. . 24.50 Shannon Tamarack . . Trinity United Cop. U. S. Mining. V. Oil Utah Victoria .... Winona .... Wolverine . . 125, Mass Mining. 3..0 Michigan ... 11.50 Mohawk .... 55.00 Mont. C. At C. 11. oo New Idria . . S.00 Old Dominion 3S.25 Osceola 80.00 North Riitte. . 50. (Butte Coal... in. lO. Nevada Cal & Arlx... Ariz Com .... S7H 113 It). 8 1HI SO Greene Cannea NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Closing quotations: Adams Con. . . . Little Chief... . 6 .3.i0 .285 . 12 . ItO . .00 Alio ;;oo Breece 10 Brunswick Con. 10 Comatock Tun.. 25 C. C. & Va.... SI Horn Silver. .i0 Iron Silver 75 Leadville Con.. 0 Ontario Onhir Potosi Savatre 'Sierra. Nevada. . Ismail Hopes 18 Standard ...... .120 I Dried Fruit at New York. NEW TORK, Jan. 31. The market for evap orated apples was firm and some demand la reported for export. Fancy are quoted at loc; choice at Dc; prime, 814&i!5ic and livoti fruit at TlOc. The statistical situation of prunes is said to be 8 iron p. but the demand la light and the tone of the market is barely steady. Quo tations rane from 5 to 15c for California fruit and from 6 to T-'Jic for Oregon s B0 to 30s. Apricota are dull but firm with choice quoted at 21fc23c; extra chofte, 23(525c; fancy, 24ir.Mc. Peaches unchanged with chok quoted at H11't.-c; extra choice, at HZfyl'dG; fancy, 13't i;ic; extra fancy, 1414ic. Raisins are dull with quotations ramrlnfr from i to "H'O for loose muscatel, i,,4'S bc for seeded raisins and $1-&j&1.75 for Lon don layers. Iairy produce in the East. CHICAGO, Jnn. 31. On 'the Produce Ex change today the butter market was firm. Creameries, 212c; dairies, 2t4i28c Eggs Steady; at mark. cases included 21 22r; firsts, 22 'c; prime firsts, 2.'Uc; extras, 25U,c. Cheese llil3c. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Butter Firm. Com mon to special, 18fi24c. Cheese; Firm, unchanged. Kggs Easy. Western firsts, 24c. London Wool Saie. LONDON". Jan. 31. Th offering at th wool auction sales today amounted to 13.352 hale. Fine merino met with a spirited sale, but all, other descriptions! ruled in buyers' favor and withdrawals wre frequent. Scoured wer lew active. Americans bought a few lots of superior cross-breds and light greasy merinos. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31. Wool Steady. Me dium grades combing and clothing. ' 21fi23c light tine. lO'tv; heavy fine, lO&ltfc: tub washed. 2tvg;ivc. New York Cotton Murk ft. XKW YORK. Jan. 31. r-t . . steady. February. 10.07c; March, 11.08c; AprM. ll.OSc; May. Il.(v4c; June, ll.Oflc; July, 10.S5e; August, lo tklc;- October, 10.15c. Hihih nt London. 1.IVWNPlH. Ian M i , DRIFT IS SLUGGISH Absence of Animation in the Stock Market. PRICE CHANGES NARROW Dullness Increases After the Appear ance of the President's Message. Korccasts of the Bank State ment Are Favorable. It would be difficult to deduce any well formed opinion of the outlook for business prosperity or the future values of securities from the desultory drift of prices and the insignificant dealings in today's stock market. It was assumed during the dull period of the morning that the appearance of the Presl dent's message was awaited, but when Its publication was followed by even greater dullness, the conclusion was forced that no radical shifting of ownership of stocks was being prompted by the communication of the Chief Executive's views to Congress. Prices hardened Immediately after the circulation of the printed report of the message, but It was obvious that this was a professional movement on the part of those who had sold stocks yesterday on the supposed direction takes by the expressed animosity on the document and were seeking the occasion of Us publication to get their stocks back again. The late afternoon presented an appearance of almost complete stagnation In the mar ket. Operations in a few epeclal stocks were without influential effect, as the lifft moved in contrary directions, illustrating the entire lack of any consistent trend to the move ments. In one case this was due to the trans fer of a considerable speculative amount from one stock to another by selling one and re- buying the other, sales of Pennsylvania being made against purchases of Reading. There was an attempt to arouse interest in the unit ed States Steel stocks and connect a rise In their prices with the consultations among leaders In the steel business, which were in progress In this city yesterday. Preliminary estimates of the week's cur rency movement indicated another large ad dition to cash holdings of the New York Clearlng-House banks, although the flow of funds from the Interior appears to be on a much diminished ecale from that of last week and the week before. The end of the month requirements, coming together with the usual special demand of a Friday at the stock ex change to carry over loans until the follow ing Monday, had a probable effect on the ease of the call? money market. There seems to be a feeling that the willingness of the combined Glearing-House banks to see the weaker members drop out without offering the customary means to tide them over argues a confidence in exemption from harm to the general banking position, that is In Itself a tribute to Its strength. The official announcement of a coming issue of J00.C0O.000 of New York City 4 per cent bonds offered material for much conjecture as to the possible success of the flotation and the average premium which may be obtained. The ready absorption of the wbole amount is taken for granted, but the price It may bring will have an Important bearing, as an Index of the present eagerness .of capital In seeking an Investment on the prospect for other Intended .capital Issues. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, . par value, $4,380,000. United States registered declined & per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams' Express Amal Copper S2.50O 62Vt 51 'A Am Car & Foun. 100 3lVi 30 51 3i 89' 32 83 100 1414 17 7 V. 20 37 00 do preferred Am Cotton Oil 70U 30 32 iao" 90 'A 67 Mi do oreferred . American Exprese. ioo 190" Am Hd & 1A. pf. American Ice 4O0 17 Am Linseed Oil.. do preferred Am Locomotive . . 400 3S do preferred .... Bl 11 Am Smelt & Ref. 21, Too K84 7 do preferred .... ano wl'i B1V4 Am sugar Ref. . . . Am Tobacco ctfs. 600 114V 113 114Vi Anaconda Mln Co. 1.8O0 3314 Atchison 6,100 72H 33 71V4 8014 '83ii 3314 7iV. 87 68 V4 M 83 do preferred 100 87 Mi Atl Coast Line Bait & Ohio 1,100 84 do preferred Brook Rap Tran.. 8..1O0 47 4 41114 Canadian Pacific. 500 15114 ir.014 1301a Central of N J UO 170 170 Kill Chs & Ohio C'XI 2U-T4 . 2A Chi Gt Western.. l,oo 5 Chicago & vv.. ioo 14 J4B 141) C, M & St Paul.. 4.000 113 ' 112 11314 Chi Ter & Tran C, C, C & St Louis Colo Fuel & Iron 15 700 lino 6iO 10O 300 .12 20 &2'i 42 51 1 52 42 90 . 1314 10 Colo & Southern.. do 1st prc-ferred. do 2d preferred. . 4214 Consolidated Uas. Corn Products . . . do preferred 400 4 B.'!74 t!3 Del- & Hudson 1,600 1S2 100 152 &i0 Del. Lack & west. D & R Grande.. 200 20 20 20 00 32 Vj 200 1514 1514 " 15 37 21 200 120 120 1.1014 127 ion. 400 6114 6b 60 MiO 1H 18 18 3"0 2)1 2r"4 20 100 22 22 22 5014 ' 1U0 300 19H 18 18 4)0 24 . 214 24 " 000 0414 6214 03 130 600 43'A 43 43 23 500 5514 6.". 54 100 3014 3014 30 47 14 2.SVQ 074 0T4 0H 100 32 32 33 Wi 100 80 80 7! 20 484 HM, 48 100 2714 2714 27 T33.000 113 11214 112 200 85 85 S5 70 2014 156 11,000 103 102 1(3 RS do preferred .... Distillers' Securl.. Erie do 1st preferred), do 2'i preferred.. General Electric. . Illinois Central .. Int Paper do preferred . . Int Pump do preferred . K C Southern .... do preferred .... Louis & Nashville Mexican Central . . Minn A 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 N Y, Or.t & West Norfolk & Western do preferred .... North American.. Pacific Mail Pennsylvania People's Gas P. C C'& St Louis Pressed Steel Car. Heading oo 1st preferred. do 2d preferred 7814 11 6814 13 26 28 14 1414 3214 Republic Steel ... 200 1T4 68 13 27 1T4 68 14 13 20 '4 do preferred .... 100 Rock Island Co.'. 240 do preferred 2.900 Pt Li & S F 2 pf. 6t. L Southwest do preferred .... 200 3214 32 Southern Pacific .. S.3I0 74 Mi 734 do preferred .... 100 11114 11114 11114 Southern Railway. 00 11 10 11 no preferred .... 100 100 3314 l14 S3t 3314 1914 1014 Texas & Pacific. Tol, St L & West. 14i(, 100 34 34 33 39.400 123 12214 1224 83 90 3S do preferred .... Union Pacific . . . do preferred TJ S Express TJ S Realty u S Rubber IOO 22 22 22 8114 S7.0O0 20 2814 28 0.900 93 93 924 1714 83 1,900 9 814 8 900 15 15 15 810 100 4314 4314 43 TOO 55 5414- 5414 514 14 40 11,400 126 125 125 18 83 do preferred . TJ S Steel do preferred .... a-Caro Chemical do preferred .... Wabash do preferred . Wells-Fargo Ex... Westlnghouse Elec Western Union . . . Wheel & L Erie. Wisconsin Central. do preferred .... Central Leather . . do preferred . . . . Sloss-Sheffleld 3914 12114 8 Gt Northern pf... 2.000 122 120 Inter Met iv) 8T4 8 do preferred 700 23V 2214 22 "Total sales for the day. 358,000 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Closing quotations: TJ. S. ref. 2s reg. 1034 N T C Q 3148.. lo: do coupon. ... 103 T4 North Pacific 3s. 71 North Pacific 4s. 101 14 South Pacific 4s. 8714 Union Pacific 4.101 Wiscon Cent 4s. . 84 TJ. S. 3s reg 10O do coupon .... 101 14 U. S. new 4s reg.118 do coupon .... 111 Atchison adj 4s 8S14 Japanese 4s 79 D & K U 4S 94 Stocks at London. 1X5NDON. Jan. 31. Consols for money. S6 9-16; do for account, 86 9-18. Anacoad Ai IN. Y. Central. 100.00 Noflk A West 6S 00 00 SO 25 6214 25 12 OO 0214 S7 00 75 25 5 50 SO do pref. . . . Ont & West.. 3.3. Pennsylvania. 58. Rand Mines. . 5. Reading 52. Southern Ry. . 11. do pref 35. Kouth Pacific. 75. Union Pacific. 125. do pref 87. U. S. Steel. ... 28. do pref 03. Wabash 9. do pref 16. Spanish 4s...'. 91. Amal Copper. 52. Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. CVpse Prime mer cantile paper, 514i614 Per cnt. Sterling exchange, easier, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills, at S4.87(u4.8705 for de mand, and at 4.83vi)4.8385 for 60 days. Com mercial bills. ?4.85. Money on call, easy. 12 per cent: rul ing rate. 2 per cent ; closing bid and offered, 1 per cent. Time loans stronger. 60 days. 4 per cent; 90 days and six months, 41, per cent. Bar silver 55'4c. Mexican . dollars 44c. Bonds Government easy, railroads irreg ular. T -ON DON. Jan. Til. Bar sliver Quiet, SSSd per ounce. Money. 31ti1i4 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 31s3 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for three-months' bills Is 314413 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 81. Silver bars 6514 c. Mexican dollars 5314c Drafts Sight, 6c; telegraph, 714c. Sterling 60 days. $4.83: sight. 4.87. Treasury Purchase- of Sliver. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The Treasury De partment today purchased 100,000 ounces of silver for delivery at New Orleans at 55.706 cents per fine ounce. . t Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. Today'a statement of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balances .$2(13.340.4.14 Gold coin and bullion 20,623.618 Gold certificates 44,437,520 . Met nl Market. NEW YORK. Jan. SI. No change la re ported in the London tin market. Spot la quoted at 124 5s -and futurea at 175 6.". Io cally the market was dull and unchanged at 27.75fi28.C0c. The London market for copper was un changed at tl 2s 6d for spot and 61 los for futures. Locally the market was dull with Lake quoted at 13.62 Hfi 13.87Vjf ; electrolytic at 13.5(15 13.75c and casting at 13.25f 1.3.50c. There was a decline of Is 8d to 14 18a !d In the London market for lead, but locally that metal was unchanged at 3. 70 3.75c. Spelter was unchanged at f20 10s in London and at 4. 451 4.55c locally. Iron was unchanged in the English market with standard foundry quoted at 46s and Cleveland warrants 47s 6d. Locally the mar ket for Iron was quiet and unchanged. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Building Permits. P. T. CARL.ESS To erect two-story frame ata Missouri and Michigan; $2000. A. L. WHITTBN To erect two-story frame on Going, between Bast Ninth and East Tenth; $3000. F. C. GREEN To erect two-story frame on Emerson, between Denver and Concord; $2000. L. G. WRIGHT To erect two-tory frame on Alblna, between Simpson and Jessup; $1200. J. F. Shouer To erect one-story frame, on Nelson, between East Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-eighth; $1800. ROBERT KILLAND To' erect one-story frame on TTmatllla, between East Thirteenth and East Fifteenth; $1500. J. R. COPELES To ereot two-story frame on Bureton. between Dixon and Duoont: $2000. W. F. DICKENS To erect one-story, frame" on Denver, between Holman and Milton; $1000. W. A. M'KENZIB To erect one and one half story frame on East Thlrty-eecond, be tween East Stark and East Oak; $1700. MRS. K. L..BOY To erect two-story frame on East Couch, between East Twenty-third and East Twenty-fourth; $2300. Births. WBRSCHKCL-At 615 East Burnslde. Jan uary 28. to the wife of Stanley Q. Werscto kul, -a son. LA SEN At 2CS Second. January 24, to the wife of Frank A. Lasen, a daughter. ALLEN At 823 Myrtle. January 22, to the wife of James M. Allen, a daughter. HOHMAN At 652 Tacoma. January 21. to the wife of Robert Hohmar,., a daughter. ' BIEtNDLEY At 828 Michigan, January IS. CUPLES At 12e9 East Yamhill, January 20, to the wife of Hugh J, Cuples. a daugh ter. " Caldwell At 437 East Sixteenth North. January 6, to the wife of George W. Cald well, a daughter. SALVO At Kelly and East Twenty-ninth, January 18. to the wife of G. O. Salvo, a daughter. TOFT At 76T East Sixth, January 20, to the wife of Henry P. Yost, a daughter. WILSON At 184 East Twenty-third. Jan uary 22, to the wife of Herbert G. B. Wil son, a daughter. SINNER At 842 Eifet Tenth, January 28, to the wife of Con. Sinner, a daughter. FEHLER At 807 Williams avenue. Jan uary 26, to the wife of John George Fehier, a daughter. - , SPADY At 810 East Tenth. Januarv Mi. to the wife of JcJhn Spady, a son. HE1NL At 742 Grand avenue. January 29, to the wife of Matthias J. Helnl. a daughter. KELLER At 843 East Twelfth North. January 18, to the wife of Nick Keller, a daughter. Deaths. M'CULLOLGH At 61 East Nineteenth North. January 23, Julia Benton McCullough, native or Mississippi, aged 79 years. 8 months and 23 days. FKUK At Salem, Or., January 28. Nels Joseph Feuk, a native, of Sweden, aged 60 years, 10 months and 16 days. Articles of Incorporation. ST3ARNS-HOLLINSHEAD COMPANY In corporators, W. C. Stearns. EX A. Hoilinshead and Irving R. Stearns: capital $10,000. CROSBY COMMERCIAL COMPANY In corporators, B. E. Meredith. W. F. Crosby and Bartlett Cole; capital $100,000. : . Marriage Licenses. CROSS-LINSEY Frank Cross. 25. city: Ruby Linsey. 24. city. CANFIBI-D-STEPHENSON J. B. Canfleld. 41, city; Minnie Stephenson, 28, city. BENNETT-WEST Leroy F. Bennett. 21. city; Henrietta West, over 18, city. HERREL-WEAVEH-C. F. Herrel, 30, city; T. B. Weaver, SO, city. Wedding; and visiting carda W. Q. 6mUb Co.. Washington bids-.. 4th and Wash. Wedding Invitations. Latest styles, roper forms. $3 for IOO. Alvln S. Hawk. 144 Vd, Shonts Makes No Settlement. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. A pre-nuptial agreement has been signed by Miss Theo dora Shonts," daughter of Theodore P. Shonts. and the Due de Chaulnes, who are to be married February 15. This agree ment, it is announced, ts purely forma!, and Is necessary in the case of a mar riage between a foreigner and an Ameri can. It is formally announced that no settlement has been made on the bride groom. It Is also announced that the wedding will be simple and in accord with American custom. "The marriage of Miss Shonts and tha Due will be according to the customs of this and of no other country," said Mr. Shonts yesterday. "No question of a set tlement on the Due haa arisen as an Issue and none will. I am saying this regretfully, because such subjects never arise when the bridegroom is an Ameri can." Last in Championship Series. .ALBANY. Or., Jan. SL (Special.) Arrangements were completed today for the final debate to decide . the championship of the Central Oregon district in the state high school series. Lebanon will meet Brownsville at Brownsville Friday evening:, February 14. The question chosen for discussion is: "Resolved, That Oregon shduld enact a law providing; financial aid from the state Tor the building of wagon roads." Lebanon will support the affirmative, Brownsville the nega tive. New York The American Ice Co. expects to have an abundant supply of ice for next Kummtr, the cut already running ahead of that of 1907. Atchison ....'73.6214 do prcf.... O0.OO Bait Ohio Rfi.SO Can Facli. .154.S714 Ches & Ohio 35.50 fill Grt West 3.00 ' C. M. & S. P.lld.OO De Beers.... 14.30 D & R G 20.75 do pref . 00.00 Erie 15:75 do 1st pf . . S3 25 do 2d. pf.. 22.00 Grand Trunk 18.75 111 Central. . .132.00 L & N 100.5O Mo. K. & T... 23.8714 THREE-GENT BREAK Worst Slump of Season in Chi cago Wheat Market. TRADE IS DEMORALIZED Enormous Shipments From Argen . tlna Start Kverjbody Selling. Coarse Grains Also Af fected by the Drop. CHICAGO, Jan. 31. When it was an nounced at the opening of the market that the shipments from Argentina were 5,045,000 bushels, the largest ever exported in any week from that country, the market broke badly. Large holders sold out, in some cases, apparently, regardless of price. Pit traders joined in the selling movement which re sulted In an almost demoralized condition. Prices at the opening were about 1 cent lower compared with the final quotation of. yesterday and the decline continued until May had touched 95H which was more than 3o below the close of yesterday. A ' small part of the loss was regained during the last few minutes of trading, but the close was weak. May opened 4c to 1J Hc lower at 97 98c, sold off to 95&C and closed at 93 c. . The violent decline In wheat caused a weak market for corn. The buying was scattered and mostly by shorts. The market closed weak. May corn opened c lower at 00 60 He. sold oft to 98c and closed at 68 c. Oats were also bearlshly affected by the break in wheat prices, being off c. The market closed weak. May opened un changed to He lower at 524i'32c, sold off to 5H4c and closed at 31 &c. Provisions opened firm, but the market soon yielded along with grain. May pork closed 4o lower, ribs were 2022ic lower and lard was 17c lower. Tha leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. ' Close. May $ .98 $ .98 . $ .oflii July 94 .94 .92 .!2 September ... .9H4 ,.91 .90 .00 CORN. May 60'i .60H .WM4' .68 July BS-I. .58 .f,7V .f7 September ... '.56 &S'8 .5714 -t?Yi OATS.' May, old . .,. . .S2 .52 .01 H .61 May. new . .4'.Hn .4ftT .4914 .4914 July, olif .4-1 .441 .444) July, new 43 ',4 .4JV4 .42 .42 PORK. February .... 11.-2 11.72H 11.75 Vi. II.T214 May 12.7714 12."7a 12.10 12.2244 July 12.90 12.90 12.40 12.30 Lard. , January 7.50 7..V) 7.43 7.45 May 7.85 7.85 ' 7.65 7.05 July 7.90 7.90 7.774 7.80 SHORT RIBS. , February 6.374 6.374 6.25 6 25 May 6.S2',4 8.82 6.52 4 B.57'4 July 6.05 6.95 6.73 0.77H Cash quotations were as follows:- Flour Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.061.08; No. 3. 92cfT$1.07; No. 2 red, 91ViG964c. Com No. 2. 5S591tc: No. 2 yellow, 6S14 59c. . , Oats No. 2. 4Sc;' No. 3 white, 48851c. Rye NO. 2. 78c. Barley Fair to choice malting. 82fJ92c. Flax feed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.19, Timothy seed Prime, $4.3. Clover. Contract grades. $18.75. Short rlhs Sides (loose) $0 0liff0.374. Pork Mess, per bbl., $11.75Cill.S7Vj. Lard Prr 100 lbs.. $7.45. Sides Short, clear (boxed) $6.50?B.75. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.35. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 27.000 3X.R00 Wheat, bu 17.000 5.3I0 Corn, bu 47,1"H 322, (h Oats, bu. 234.UC0 247.000 Rye. bu 1S.0OO 4.300 Barley, bu ,. -30. 400 18,500 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Flour Receipts. 19. 800 barrels; exports, 17,000 barrels; dull and lower. Wheat Receipts, 26.000 bushels; exports, 129.000 bushels: spot, weak; No. 2 red 98Tsc elevator and $1.0OH f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.14 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $l.(i8:i f. o. b. afloat. Abso lute demoralisation seized today's wheat mar ket and made new low records. Tremendous liquidation occurred on account of Argentine shipments and last prices were 2 and 2;VrC net lower. May closed $1.0.1 15-10; July closed $1,001,.. Hops Dull. Hidts Steady. Wool Steady. Petroleum Steady. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Jan. 3. Cargoes very dull. Cali fornia prompt shipment 3d to 6d lower at 37s 9d. Walla Walla prompt shipment 3d to 6d lower at 37s 6d. ' LIVERPOOL Jan. -31. Wheat March. 7s 4i.jd: May, 7 44: July, 7s 6d. English country markets easy. French country markets weak. India shipments, nil; last week, 112,000 bushels. ' Grain at Saa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31. Wheat Weak, lower. Barley Qult, weak. Svot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.55W1.60; milling, $1,674 1.724. Barley Feed, $1.374L42H ; brewing, $1.50 ffl.5714. Oats Red. $1.8562.00; white. $1.501.65; black. $2.sr.(53.io. . . Call board 5ales Wheat No trading. Barley Mr.v. 1.3HU,; December, $1.13"4j.' Corn Large yellow. ?1.7)Si 1.75. Wheat Receipts at Tacoma. TACOMA. Jan. 31. Figures given out to day ,by the State Oraln .Inspector show the total wheat receipts at this port since the beginning of the cereal year, September 1, to have been 11.114.3.-.3 bushels, valued at $8,891,484. All records for this port have been broken by these receipts, which are more than a third heavier than those for the first five months of the last cereal year. This month's receipts were the heaviest for any January and amounted to 134V0 cars of wheat besides other grain. Minnranolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 31. Wheat No. 1 hard. $I.08H: No. 1 Northern. $1.05; No. 2 Northern, $1.03: No. 3 Northern. 9Sc $1.01SJc; May. $1.031.04; July.-$1.04 4. ' Wheat at Duluth. t DT-LUTH, Jan. 31. Wheat No. 1 Northern. $1.04; No. 2 Northern. $1.01; May. $1.0494; July. $1.04. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Jan. 31. Wheat 1 cent lower. Blue stem, 82c; olub. 80c; red. 78c. . QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. - SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 31. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic, 45c; green peas, 8ffi9c: string beans. lg15c; tomatoes, $12.50; eggplant, 610c. Poultry Roosters, old. $4 94.50; roosters, young. $57.50; broilers, small, $44.50; broilers, large. $4.505; fryers, $56; hens, $45? 9; ducks, old. $45; young, $.'! 7. Butter Fancy creamery. 2Sc; creamery seconds, 25c; fancy dairy, 22c. Fruits Apples, choice. $2; common. 60c: bananas, 75cS'$:j; Mexican limes, $3 $4; California lemons., choice, $2.50; common.. 75c: oranges, navels, $1.25 2.25; pineapples, $1.50'i(.3.50. Eggs Store, 21c; fancy ranch, 214c; Eastern, 15c. Cheese, new, 13V4 144c;- Young America, 14if8 15c; Eastern. 176. Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 22 g 23c: South Plains and S. J.. SifSc; lambs. 7fflllc. Hoiis Old. 2g9e; new. lOWllc. Millstufts Bran. $29.00 3O.O0; middlings. $32 35. Kay Wheat. $10 IB: wheat and oafs, $10frl5.5O; alralfa. y14; stock. $7.304j9; straw, per bale, 60fi :00c. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks. $1(S'1.25: sweets. $2.25 U 2.50; Oregon Burbanks. 90c $l.lO. j , Receipts Flour. 3400 quarter sacks; wheat. I 925 centals; barley, 1305 centals: oats, 171M) centals; beans, 576 sacM; corn, 625 centals; ! potatoes, 401CT- sacks; bran, 370 sacks; mid- ; dllngs, 105 sacks; hay. 387 tons; hides. 177. rTHE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Portland, UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY . Capital, $500,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $400,000 OFFICERS- J. C AINSWORTH, President R. W. SCHMEER, Cashier R. LEA BARNES, Vice President A. M. WRIGHT, Ass't Cashier W. A. HOLT, Ass't Cashier BOARD OF DIRECTORS I. W. Hrllman President "Wells Farsjo Nevada National Bank. S. V.: Union Trust Co.,-S. F.. and Farmers & Merchants Na tional Bank, Los Angeles. Percy T. Morgia President of the California Wine Associ ation, S. F. Rufus Mnllory Of the law firm of Dolph, Mallory, Simon & Gearin. , IMPROVEMENT IS SLOW TRADE AND FIXAXCIAL DEVEIi OPMEXTS IRREGULAR. Conservatism In Buying Is a Country-Wide Condition Failures Are Decreasing. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Trade and financial developments have been of a rather irregular character, but on the whole In the direction of Improvement at the larger centers. Conservatism in ordering is noted as a country-wide condi tion, but recent - price reductions have un questionably stimulated Interest. The sus pension of four banks at the metropolis was. after all. only negatively unfavorable, these being the aftermath of last autumn's finan cial storm. Underlying financial conditions are certainly no less favorable, money shows Increasing ease, not only in this country, but all over the world, and improvement in collections, which are still slow as a whole, is in many cases the result of easier money. The week's failures total Is the smallest for a month rtast. Lower prices for builders' -hardware are reported to have stimulated some Inquiry, and there is talk of possible cutting of plumber prices, which is not, however, likely to prove permanent with any particular ex pansion In activity In the Spring. The can collation of orders Is still a disturbing ques tion In some lines, but there seems this week to be rather more reports of rein statement of orders previously rejected. Tanners are buying hides very conserva tively. There are widespread reports of large numbers of unemployed in all sections of the country, and some Southern reports point to a return, by idle city labor, to the farms. Pig iron continued quiet, despite com paratively low prices. Stocks are said lo be light, and In the Pittsburg district, ship ments exceed production. Finishing mills are a little more active, but on' the whole recovery is slow. Business failures in the United States for the week ending January 30. number 350. acainst 409 last week. 211 in the like week of 1907. 22S in 1900i 239 in 1905. and 216 in 1904. There were 44 failures In Canada this week, against 51 last week and 26 in this week a year ago. Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada, for the week ending January 80. aggregated 4.328,205 bushels, against 2.102.261 this week last year. For the 31 weeks of the fiscal year, the ex ports are 140.050,220 bushels, against 110, 063,682 bushels In 1906-07. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, Jan. 81. Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending Janu ary 30, shows an aggregate of $2,287,418,000, as against $2,717,775,000 last week, and $2, fc34.744.000 in the corresponding week last year. Canadian clearings for the week, total $65,355,000, as against $75,495,000 last week and $76,124,000 in the same week last year. Followlns la a list of the cities: P. C. Dec. New York $1,344.S4.000 20.0 Chicago 214.3S8.000 6.2 Boston 131,630.000 18.6 Philadelphia 104.347.000 28.5 St. Louis 57,107,000 1.8 Pittsburg 44.781.000 1S.8 Ran Francisco 33,315.000 26 4 Baltimore 24.270.00O 17.1 Kansas City 32.630.000 15 0 Cincinnati 24.H0S.OOO , 10.5 New Orleans 18.140.000 ' 20.6 Minneapolis 18.301.000 21.5 Cleveland ' 14.6511.000 10.7 Detroit ....'.., 11.303.000 5.3 Louisville 10.9T4.0O0 7.2 Los Angeles . 7.555.000 36.7 Omaha 10.9N0.IKW M0.9 Milwaukee 0.631.000 5.9 Peatile 6.212.000. 27.8 St. Paul 9.405,000 '177 Providence 0.487,000 18.3 Buffalo 6,007.000 4.0 Indianapolis 5.022.OOO 2S.6 Denver 7.040.000 2.6 Fort Worth 6.044.000 20.5 liichmond 6.327.000 4.3 Albanv 4.4S9.0O0 35.3 Washington .- 4.0B7.00O , 27.4 Salt Lake City 3.712. 0i0 27 9 Portland. Ore 4.455.0OO S.6 Columbus. Ohid 4.6.':S,OlHt 16.6 St. Joseph .4.950.000 3.3 Memphis 5.2rt3,00i S.T Savannah 4.441, OHO 15.9 Atlanta 4.S51.0OO 3.0 Spokane. Wash 4.1S9.0O0 8.0 Toledo. Ohio 3.505.000 7.9 Tacoma 3.544.000 18.1 Nashville :.. 3.500.O0O 4.4 Kochester 2.620.000 1 5.8 Hartford 2.5O0.0HO 17.5 Peoria 2.034.000 1.7 Des Moines 2.3HI1.0O0 12.6 Norfolk 2.100.000 19.0 New Haven 2.027.000 0.3 llrand Rapids l.SciS.Ooo 21 4 Dayton 1.331.0O0 22.6 Portland. Me 1.H51.000 10.7 Sioux City 1.902.00O '1.7 Springfield, Mass 1.594.000 0 2 Evansv-tlle 1.7U.0O0 0.3 Birmingham 1.671. 00O 28.8 Svracuse 1. 603. 000 "8.2 Augusta, Ga 1,978.000 '8.8 Mobile ; 1.228,000 , 81.4 Worcester 1.104. OoO 21.6 Knoxvllle 1,570.000 Wilmington. Del 973,000 18.9 Charleston. S. C 1.S70.000 10.0 Chattanooca . 1.23O.0O0 10.5 Jacksonville. Fla. 1.20O.OO0 10.4 Wichita 1.310.0(10 10 7 Wllkesbarre l,23o.ooo '1.6 Davenport 047,000 30.0 Little Rock 1.408.OO0 3.3 Wheeling. W. Va 1.244.000 25.1 Fait River 1.0!6.0(I0 5.0 Kalamazoo, Mich. 84S.OOO 3.7 Topeka .: '. . . . 866.000 0.5 Sprincneld. Ill 7os.ooo 1.6 Helena 635,0(Ki 14 0 Fort Wayne, lnd 8(H.0oo 18.8 New Bedford 0'.'4.0()0 1.0 Lexington ." 601. 0(10 3.6 Youngstown 609.000 14.3 Erie, Pa. 402.OO0 32.4 Macon 6H3.000 6.i Akron 443,000 24.1 Rockford. 111. .'. 4K0.OO0 13.8 Cedar Rapids, Iowa .... 62(1.000 21.0 Chester, Pa 415.000 1 6.3 Blnghamton 434.1)00 15.5 Fargo. N. D 21S.000 25.8 Iwell 448.0(10 0.2 Canton. Ohio 303.0(10 11.2 Bloomlngton. Ill 413.000 55.4 South Bend. Ind 343. duo 6.7 Quincy. Ill 422.000 'lt.4 Springfield. Ohio 306.000 11.0 Sioux Kails. S. D 307.000 12 9 Mansfield. Ohio 246.ooo 20.3 Decatur, III. 433.O00 40.3 Fremont. Neb 301.000 Jacksonville. Ill 209.000 21.7 Lincoln. Neb 1.120.000 11.3 Oakland. Cal 1.2S2.(Mio oe.S Oklahoma 737.000 Houston 21.AU4.00O s13.3 Galveston 16.074,000 s 3.1 CANADA. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg . Ottawa Vancouver. B. ' Halifax Quebec ' Hamilton St. John. X. B. London. Ont. . 23.210.000 18.:i70.ono 0.076.O00 2.457.OO0 2. 803.04 to 1.378.0(10 1.57S.OO0 1, 186)000 1.002 (IO0 939,000 Oregon tteorsre K. Chamberlain Gover nor of Oregon. R. t,. Maclcay President of the Macleay Estate Co. R. Lea Pnrnes Vice-President. J. C Alnsworth President, also president of the Fidelity Trust Co. Bank of Tacoma, Wash. D. W. W'nkcflrld Of the real estate Arm of Wakefield, Fries & Co. Lester Herrick 6 Herrick Certified Public Accountants Office Wells Farg;o Ball din. Other Offices ' San Francisco Merchants Exchange Seattle... Alaska Building !b Angeles Union Trust Building; New .York 33 Broad Street Chicago 189 La Salic Street Victoria, B. C P54.0O0 22 A CalKary l,ltn,(HM Edmonton SSy.ooo Not included In totals because contain other items than clearings. Not In cluded In totals because comparisons are in complete. Last week's. RETAILKKS STOCKS MICH REDUCED. Favorable Feature Is Demand for Prompt Delivery By Buyers. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. R. G. Dun fc Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Seasonable weather and a further increase in the percentage of active machinery com bined to improve the trade situation, al though there Is still a larg-e number of un employed, and dealers proceed cautiously in preparing for future bu;inf?js. Prices of commodities have declined on the whole, yet nroducts of the leading industries are fairly well maintained. Mercantile collec tions are irregular, despite the ease .in the money market. More Iron and steel plants have resumed, and the outlook is brighter. The situation is better because of the ex tent to which consumers set.'k prompt de livery. Indicating: that the recent Heaaon of conservatism haa nearly exhausted stocks, and suggesting that when confidence is fully restored, a vast tonnage of deferred busi ness will be d laced. Coffee and Sugar. NBW YORK. Jun. 31. Coffee futures clewed eteady, net unchanged to five points higher. Sales were reported of 7.VK bugs. Including March at (J.lOc; May. 6Joc; July, 6..10c; v tt niber, 1.4c and October 6. 4bc. Spot Kiu No. 7, VjC; No. 4 Santos, 8Vac; mild coffee, stpftdy; Cordova 0V,iftiac. &ugar Haw, quiet; fair refining, 3.2Tk;; cen trifuga., .UH te?t. 3.7re; molase sugar, Sc. Refined, steady; crushed, 5.t(oc; powdered, 6c; grnmihtte, 4.fT. FOR WOMEN ONLY Dr. Sanderson's C o m p ound Savin and Cotton Root Pills. The best and only reliabla remedy for DELAYED PER IODS. Cure the most obstin ate cases in 3 to 10 days. Price J3 per box, or three boxes J5. Sold by drufrKlKts everywhere. -Address T. J. PIERCE. 181 First St.. Portland, Or. fft H nan-BOTtationl I remsdr for 6onorrnoa Wbis. unnatural iis ata eMtedaa. tion of m u o o n p menr ATHEvNSOl1tHloll.O, branes. Non4strlBKnA kOraciiislTI,0. "I oIa fcy Bramrlata. wnt in plsin wrsppsr, by xsms. sropsid. fol 41.00. or 8 bolfies, 12.7a. ureal? i TRAVELERS' GUIDE. PORTLAND RT. LIGHT POWEB CO. ( AKS LEAVK. Ticket Office and Waiting-Room. 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Third and WaslUngton streets, or Oak-street dock, WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamer Pomona for Salem. Independence. Albany and Corvallts. leaves Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 6:45 A. M- teteamer Oregooia for Salem and way land tags, leaves aloaday. Wednesday and Jrldax at 6:43 A M. UKfcGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO, Offica and Dock Foot Taylor Strati, faone: Mala 40; Z2iU