Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 06, 1908, Image 15

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Morning Oregonian., February 06, 1908, Page 15, Image 15

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1908)

Prev Page of 16 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.3 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 16 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTT MOICSIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY,- FEBRUARY G, 1908. 15 BREWEHS IN A PA They Want to Sell Hops, Not Buy Them. EFFECT OF PROHIBITION What J. J. Metzlcr Found on His Trip Through the Eastern States Hops Cheaper There Than Here. ' J. J. Metzlcr returned from New York yesterday with a poor opinion of the future of the hop murker. He says It is practically Impossible to sell hops there, as the brew ers are fully supplied and some of them are try Ins to sell hops out of their own warehouses. They are badly scared by the spread of the prohibitum sentiirrent. Mr. Metzler said, and they cannot be induced to make new committments. He found choice Oregon hops of the 1906 crop offered to brewers as low as 3 cents delivered. Advices were received Vcsterday by a local dealer from a New York buyer to the effect that he had bought 100 bales of choice Oregon 1907s at 7 Vie. This lot vas sold by Allen & Co.. a New York fruit and com mission firm which early in the season so licited consignments In the Nowbersr and other sections. With the frelcht and all commissions deducted, this will net the grower about lie. At the- time the hops were shipped from Oregon, the local market was Around Sc. Trading has subsided materially In this state since last week and the dealers pro nounce the tone of the market easier. Most of the buyers have withdrawn from the market, temporarily at least. Purchases make by Hart & Hubbard this week aggre gate 6 JO bales, secured principally In the Hilverton. Pratum. Switzerland and Sher wood eectionj. McNcff Brcs.. who have oDerated exten sively in the Puyallup and Yakima districts, have opened a permanent office In Portland and Joined the colony in the Worcester building. T. L. McNeft will be In charge, of the local office. The latest report of Cattley, Gridley & Co.. of London, follows: "Since the commencement of the New Year a very considerable trade has been done in English hops. Growers of medium cluality. who during the season held for prices out of proportion to better grades, are satisfied now to acceDt the situation and realize. As values are .now extremely low considering market stocks the general posi tion has developed greater firmness durins the past week. Choice qualities are scarcely obtainable, but realize quite full prices when they do come out. Currency ranges from I'.Og to 100s. the bulk of what Is left being T0s to tt."s. The continental markets are sufficiently active for their home demand to maintain values, but little or no busi ness Is doing for England, our home crop being still cheaper. Trade Is doing In Pacific Coast hops on their home markets, and some export business for England has been arranged, principally of the better qualities. Very little is at present being sent to Lon don on conslKjiment, and there isi little pos sibility of any quantity of realty choice hops coming except to fill contract orders, as the OeniHnd is active for these from home deal ers for their local trade." iOOI DEMAND FOB FRESH PRODUCE I-iu stern Onions Offered at Ixw Price Po tato Are Dull. The fresh produce receipts yesterday were a car of oranges and a car of Jersey Island celery. A car of tangerines is due tomor row, also a car of cauliflower and one of celery. The demand for fruit and" veg etables of all kinds was good. The apple market ehows Increasing firmness. Hothouse leUuco la a drug on the street. t x The potato market is sluggish and weak. Onions are dull as few growers are selling at present. The trade is in receipt of offers of Eastern onions laid, down here at $2-50 2.. 60. There is no need of bringing Eastern onions to thl market and probably none will come, but it shows what may happen to other markets on the Coast. KGGS AGAIN AT TWF.NTY-FTTE CENTS Buying In the Poultry Market la Slow. Butter Without Change. The egg market got back where It was before the cold weather. The general quo tation yesterday was 23 cents and buying was not brisk at that figure. Poultry receipts were fair, but the de mand was small and prices were easy. The large retailers seem to be pretty well sup plied with Eastern goods and pay .little at tention to 'live fowls. Chicken quotations ranged from 12 to 13 cents - and ducks dropped back to the old price, 14 to 13 cents. The butter market was without change. The city creameries quoted it firm, but on Front street prices were barely steady, as receipts were freer than sales. CHEESE M.VKEXO IN TIJLLAMOOK Annual Rrports of the Maple Lenf and Clover l.rf Creameries. TILLAMOOK, Or.. Ftb. 5. (Special.) The annual report of the Maple Leaf Oreamery Association, the largest co-operative cheese factory In the county, shows that last year the association received 3.523.363 pounds of milk containing . 137, 697.16 pounds of butter fat, an average test of .O-TOl per cent. This produced 379.5S3 pounds of cheene and sold for $53,6S.76. The average price of butter fat was 3i.:)5 cents, and the average paid farmers for milk was $1.31-3 per hundred pounds. The Clover Leaf Creamery last year re ceived 1.413.130 pounds of milk, which pro duced 65.602.56 pounds butter fat at an av erage tet of .O.'MKUJ per, cent. The amount of cheese produced was 15Mu8 pounds, which brought $22.2S1.04. an average of 14.1 cents per pound. The average, yield was 11.18 pounds of cheese per 100 pounds of milk and the average price paid for butter fat was a little over 85. cents per pound. Groin Markets Are Quirt. The wheat market continues slow, but the tone is steady. Local buyers are making bids at the previous quotations, but farm ers' offerings are very light. The other cereal markets are also dull. Bank Clearings. Clrarlngs of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balance. Torlland $ 8U3.363 $ 7S.444 Seattle 1,103.415 100. 4iK) Tnt-oma 545,124 27.01S Spokane 010.703 , 103,336 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Butter, Kggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 37 Vic per pound; state creameries, fancy creamery. S0S35C; store butter, choice. 16 17c. OH KKSK Oregon full cream twins, 15c; Toting America, Itlfti 16'-.c per pound. POULTRY Average Vld hens. 12Vi13c; mixed chickens. 12ij 12'-jc; Spring chickens. 1 9 1 3c ; roosters, lll'a 11c; dressed chick ens, 14c; turkeys. live, 14915c; dressed, choice, HlBlTc: geese, live, per pound. 9 10c; cluck. 14 'id 5c; pigeons, 75e((i$l.O; squabs, $1 50j 2. KOilsi Fresh ranch. candled. 25c per dozen: Kastorn, l!)1j)20e per dozen. VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. Do; 125 to 150 pounds. 7c; 150 to S"K) pounds, BSfB'ic. I'OKK Hlock, 75 to 150 pounds, i-'7c; packers, 5 6c. Grain. Flour, 'Feed, Etc. WHEAT Club, 82c; bluestcm, S4c; Val ley. S2c; red. 80c. OAT No. 1 white, $27.50; gray, $27.50 per ton. BARLEY Feed. $26 per ton; brewing, $112: rolled. J2HS30. . FLOUR Patent. $4.93: straight. $4.40. clears, $4.10; Valley. $4.40; Graham Hour, $4.254.75; whole wheat flour, (4.5003; rye f flour, $5-50. i MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $24; country, $25 per ton; middlings, $30; shorts, city, J ('Ja.nO; country, $26.50 per con; chop. $20 -ft 23 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, per barrel, $S; lower grades. $0 507 50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 4Vpound sacks, $8.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 0-pound sacks, $4.50 ver bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4.23 4. SO; pearl barley, $4iS4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks, $2.60 per bale; flaked wheat. $;i.2." per case. CORN Whole. $;i2.r0; cracked, $nn.50. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $171S ton; Eastern Oregon' timothy. $2U021 ; ciover, $l-'iv 15: cheat. $15; grain hay. $1415; alfalfa. (1213; vetch, $14. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FRCITS Apples, table, $1.75 3.00; cooking, (1.25 1.50 per box; cran berries, $sfrll per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $3t3.50 per box ; oranges, navels, $1.75 2.25. Japa nese orange's, 505oc box; grapefruit, $3-50; bananas, S'oVxc per lb., crated, otec; pine apples. $4&5 per dozen; tangerines, $1-75 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c per sack; carrots, 05c per sack; beets, $1.00 per tack; garlic, 6c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 90c f $1.10 per dozen; beans, 20c per pound; cab bage, l c per pound ; cauliflower, $1.75 (u 2; celery, $3.50.4.50 per crate; eggplant, 17VjC per pound; lettuce., hothouse. 50c fi 1.25 per tox; .onions, 1 .Valine per dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, 10c per pound; peppers, 17 Vi c per pound ; pumpkins, 1 l4c per pound ; radishes, 20c per dozen ; spinach, 6c per pound; sprouts. 8c per pound; squash, ljlV4c per pound tomatoes, crates fi bavkottt), $5!U5.50- ONIONS Buving price. S2.50 per hundred. POTATOES Buying price. .460c per hundred, delivered Portland; swee; pota toes, $3.25 6 3.50 per cwt. Groceries, Nuts. Etc. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. 64c; South ern Japan, 553ic; head, 7c COFFEE Mocha. :M2Sc; Java, ordinary, 17 & 20c; Costa Kica, tancy. IS 20c; good, 16ri'!8c; ordinary, 12ltic per pound. Co lumbia roast cases, 100s. $14.50; 60s, J 1 73; Arl.uckle, $16.63; Lion. 15.S8. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.&3; 1-pound Hats, $3.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 95c; red. 1-pound talis. $1.55; sockeyes, 1-pound talis, $1.90. SUGAR Oranulated. $5. GO: extra C. $5.10; golden C, $5.00; fruit sugar, $5.60; berry. $.-,.00; slar. $0.50; beet sugar, $5.40. Advance, sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 15:; barrels, SOc; boxes, 35c per 1O0 poumla. Terms: On remittances -within 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c; maple sugar, 15 18c rer pound. NUTS Walnuts. 15Vs20e per pound'by sack: Brazil nuts. 19c; filberts, 16c; pecans, 1618c;' almonds, 1920c; cneBtnuta, Ohio, 25c: peanuLS, raw. 68Jic per pound; roasted, 10c; plnenuts, 1012c; hick ory nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, 3590c per dozen. SALT Granu'aled. JflS.OO per ton; $2.25 per bale; half ground, 100s. $13.50 per ton, uOs. $14 00 per ton. BEANS Small white, 4c; large whits, 4lc; pink. 4 20c; bayou, 4c; Lima, 6Jc; Mexican red, 4a. HONEY Fancy, $3.503.75 per box. Fresh and Shell Fish. ; CLAMS Hardshell.' per box, $2.40; razor clams. $2.25 per box. KHESH FIfiH Halibut. D'-4c: black cod. 8c; black bass, per pound, $2lK:; striped bass, 13c: smelt. 6c; herring. 5Vc; flounders, 6c; cattied. lie; shrimp. 10c; perch. 7c; stur geon, 12l;c; sea trout. 18c: torn cod, 10c: salmon, silversides, 9c; steelheads, 12c; Chinook,' 12Vjc. PORTLAND 1 LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices quoted locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hojjs. The feature of livestock market yester day was the advance of 253 50c in sheep. Shipments are coming in from Idaho and Montana, as supplies in this territory are limited. Other livestock was unchanged in price. Receipts were 60 sheep and 40 hogs. The following quotations were current In the local market: CATTLE Best steers. .$44.35; medium, $3.50Sf4; cows. $3(ij;Ji.25; fair to medium cow's, $2.502.75; bulls, $1.502.50; calves, $3.75! 4.25. SHEEP Cloort sheared, $4.50Q'5.00; full wool, $5,501(15.75: lambs, $5.256.00. HOGS Best. $3.25&5.35; lights and feed ers, $4.73 5.23. Eastern Livestock Trices. OMAHA, Feb. 5. Cattle Receipts, 8S00; market, active to 10c higher. Native steers, S3. 75GI.5. 75; cows and heifers. $2.254.40; Western steers. $3.254.75: cows and heif ers, $2(i)3.05; canners. $1.75'33.85; stockers and feeders. $2.80414.50; calves. $2.755.50; bulls and stags. $2,254; 3. S3. Hogs Receipts, 11.000; market. oiirlOo higher. Heavy, $4.30ft 4.40; mixed, $4.15 4.25; lights, $4(if4.23; pigs, $3.253.90; bulk of pales. 4.15lj 4.30. Sheep Receipts. 10,000; market, steady. Yearlings, $5.25&6: wethers. $5&5.25; ewes, $4.005; lambs, $6. 50 'n 6. 85. KANPAS C1TT. Mo., Feb. 5. Cattle Re ceipts. 60(H): market, 510c higher. Native steers. $4.25(&'5.75; native cows and heif ers, $2.40ty. 4.75; stockers and feeders, $3i 4.75; bulls. $3ri( 4.20; calves, $3.50tf 0; West ern steers. $45.40; Western cows, $3(g4.50. Hogs Receipts, 17.000; market. 5c higk er. Bulk of sales. $ t.25f4.50; heavy, $4.35 Cr4.55; trackers, $4.254.50; pigs and lights. ! $3.60S' 4.35. Chppn Receipts. 7000: market. steady. Muttons, $4.5051 5.50; lambs, $67; range wethers. $4.7oB6: fed ewes. $4.2535. CHICAGO, Feb. 5. Cattle Receipts, about 18.000; market. 10c higher. Beeves, $3 756.20: cows and heifers. $1.75 '9 6.70; calves. $5i37.25; ' Westerns. $3.60(B4.10; stockers and feeders. $2.005i 4.65. Hogs -Receipts, about 3S.O00; market, 10c higher; llcht, $4.20o4.47li.; mixed, $4.25 ((M.nTVs; heavy, $4.254.574; rough. $4.23 (R.4.30; pigs, $3,6044.25; bulk of sales, $4.40 3'4.50. Sheep Receipts, about IS.000; market, strong to 10c higher. Native. $3.25W5.7); Western. $3.25ft5.75; yearlings, $5(tf)5.70; lambs, $5.257.25; Western, $o.25Q7.25. Metal Markets. KEW YORK, Feb. 6. The London tin market lost part of yesterday's advance with spot closing at 123 5s and futures at fl29. Locally the market was weak and lower in sympathy with quotations ranging from 2.8.12H l'2S.r,2M!C. " Copper was higher in the London market with spot quoted at 62 and futures at 62 (s. Locally the markot was quiet and un changed. Lake is quoted at , 13. 50 13.75c; electrolytic at 13.37 13.62 Vie, and cast ing at 13.12 iffl3.37c. Lead was a little lower at 14 J2s 6d In London, but remained dull and unchanged at 3.653.75c in the local market. Spelter was unchanged at 20 5s in Lon don. Locally the market was a shade higher at 4.504.60c. The English Iron market closed with standard foundry quoted at 47s and Cleve lnnd warrants at 4Ss Sd. There was no change In the local market. Dried Fruit at New Tttrk. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. The market for evaporated apples Is quiet, but firm in tone, with fancy quoted at 10'i(llc; choice, 9ijc; prime, 8i3'S94c and 1006 fruit, 79 10 4 c. Prunes are unsettled and from 6 to To for Oregons 60s to 30s. Apricots are scarce and consequently firm In the face of a slow demifhd. Choice are quoted at 2123c; extra choice, 2S23c; fancy, 24(g2c. Peaches are held well up to recent prices as a rule, with choice quoted at lO'Jfllc: extra choice. 12Vj 61 l.'lc; fancy, 13g133C, and extra fancy, 1414c. Raisins are dull but unchanged, with loose muscatel quoted at 64 7Hc: seeded, 8iSc. and London layers, $1.650,1.75. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Feb. 5 Coffee futures opened steady at net unchanged prices to an advance of five points in response to higher primary markets. Trading was very quiet and there was little change during the day, the elope being quiet, net unchanged to five points higher. Hales were reported of 9750 bags including March at 6.1oc; May, 6.20c; September, 0.4Oc; rvecember, -6.50c. Spot, steady: No. 7 Rio. 6',ic; N. 4 Santos, 8Hc. Mild, steady; Cordova, 8 J 13c. Sugar Haw, steady, fair Tefining, 3.25c: centrifugal. 96 test. 3.7vc: molasses sugar, 3.00c. Refined, steady; crushed, 5.00c; pow dered, 5.00c; granulated, 4.90c, IfiUry Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 5. On the produce ex change today the butter market was firm. Cre.tmerles. 22(Q23e; dairies, 2.1(i29c. Eggs Steady, at mark, cases included, 21 ' j W22'c; firsts, 23c; prime firsts, 24c; extras. 26c. Cheese Steady, 11 12c. . NEW YORK. Feb. 5. Butter, strong; Western factories, 18 26c. " Cheese Firm. Kggs Irregular. T.ondon Wool Sales. LONDON. Feb. 5 The offerings t the woo! auction sales today amounted to 12. ;;94 bales. OomiMUitlon was active, all sec tions buying, freely. There was spirited bidding for a large supply of New South Wales greasy hoggets, Americans paying Is 4d for suitable parcels. DECLINE IS STEADY The Downward Movement of Stocks Is Unchecked. DEMAND AT A STANDSTILL Ileport of Probable Closing Down of Baldwin Locomotive Works Has a Very Bad Effect on the Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 5. Today's market gave early evidence that the demand for stocks held comparatively . to a standstill. The selling pressure was enhanced later by increased professional operations on the short side. This demonstration was en couraged by the manifest lack of support in the market, marking the apparent abandon ment of the policy of sustaining prices which had bepn attributed to powerful hanks and capitalists in association, either by tacit or formal agreement. The assigned motive for the support of the market by large financial Interests was the importance of fostering the growth of confidence in securities and awakening a de mand which would help to further the flo tation of new issues in contemplation which confront many large corporations. This policy was not ln-evldence today certainly, and the bearish professionals showed grow ing boldness in following up their advant age American Smelting was a center of attack and its decline -was influential in un dermining the .whole market. The pro fessed motive for the selling of the stock was the formation -of plans for competition, in business by allied interests in the metal mining industry. There was nothing in the news of the day - to constitute an effective stay for values and several 'ftems were construed as positive factors of depression. Such was the report of the discharge of 10,000 men by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and the of ficial intimation that a total shutdown of that Important industrial concern was in contemplation unless there is a change in present, conditions of demand for its prod uct. Railroad equipment industrials, as a 'group, showed the effect of this information. Additional reports of net earnings for De cember offered, little -promise of resources In hand by railroads for pushing expenditures. Compared with December- of 1906, the per centage of decrease in some of the import ant ' railroad' systems . today reporting net earnings for December, were: Southern' Pa cific, 21 per cent; Union Pacific, 10 per cent; Norfolk & Western, 42 per- cent; Lehigh Valley, 32 per cent, and for the six months ending December 31. Louisville & Nashville reports a decrease of 28 per cent, compared with the previous year. A summary of re sults from 44 roads previously reporting for December shows an average shrinkage in net earnings in the same comparison of 21.60 per cent. Discussion of dividend pros pects was not cheerful in the face of these returns, and several of the industrials were the object.-., of unfavorable estimates of a more specific kind. Some of the selling of stocks, and to some extent of bonds, which appear occa sionally in the market is attributed to clos ing out of bank or trust company loans in the final clearing up of the affairs of these institutions, which were helped through the panic period. Some hardening of the time-money mar ket was perceptible .today and foreign ex change rates continued to decline. A re markable feature of-the price movement of stocks, was the uninterrupted nature of the decline. Even at the last there was no resiliency and last yrices were commonly the lowest. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $l,R40,Ooo United States bonds weiy unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closinr Bales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express ' 180 Amal Copper 2,900 25 2SV4 50 Am Car & Found. 2.9(H) 29, 28;, 2814 do 'preferred .... 100 89 89 87 Am Cotton Oil ... 3O0 32T4 Z2 32 do preferred M 83 Am Express 190 Am Hd & Lt pf 1315 Am Ice 1,000 17 . 16 1641 Am Llnseod Oil ..... 8 do preferred . 25 Am Locomotve ... 3,ir0 37 3R 36!4 do preferred .... 600 HHUt fx Am Smelt & Ref.. 46,900 66'4 60-i 64 do preferred .... 4l0 91 0Vi 90 Am Sugar Ref.... 1,100 112 112 11114 Am Tobacco ctfs 20O SO 79 Anaconda Min Co 200 32 62 32 Atchison S,2u0 72 71 71 do preferred .... 100 87 87 S6V3 Atl Coast Line.... 2O0 m 68 67 B & O . 1,580 84t4 83 Mi do preferred ..... 8? Brook Rap Tran .. 8,400 4'4 444 4454 Can Pacific 2(0 150 150 14914 Cen of N J 600 162 1604, 162 Ches & Ohio loo i4 29tj 294 Chi Gt Western .. 9(.0 4 4 4 C & N W 200 1434 143V 143 C M & St P 13,500 11254 11014 1104 Chi Ter & Tran ..... 5 do preferred 15 C C, C & tit L 100 51 "4 6114 60 Col Fuel & Iron .. 500 18 1S'4 18'4 Col & Southern .. 800 24 24(;J 24 do 1st preferred 100 52 52 62 do 2-i preferred 41 Consolidated Gas . 500 99 9H 9714 Corn Products .... 200 13 12 12V. do preferred loo 63 63 6II4 Del & Hudson 2,200 161 4 14914 14914 Del Lack & West ' SOO D & R G 800 20 19 1!H,4 do preferred 53 Dist Securities ... 800 32 '' 31 31 U Erie 300 15 16 14 - do 1st preferred. 100 30 30 do 2d preferred. 21 . Gen Electric ... 100 11814 11814 118 Illinois Central 100 12714 127 Intern't Paper .'. . ... 10 do preferred .... 3X 61 14 61 61 1t Pump 1,600" 20 18 19 do preferred fco Iowa Central ..... 11 do preferred .. 81 K C Southern ..... ..... 20 do preferred 49 Louis & Nashiville 500 97 96 96 Mex Central ...... 6TO 18 18 18 Min & St Louis .. 100 4 24' 24 M St P & S S M 93 do preferred 130 Mis Pacific 2,600 42 41 41 Mo, Kan & Tex.. 1,200 22 22 22 do preferred .... 2O0 64 64 64 Nafl Lead 1,300 38 37 37 Nat R R of M. pf 100 60- 60 50 N Y Cen '6,700 97 95 96 N Y, . O Se West- SOO 82 82 32 N & West 60 do preferred .......... . . ...... 80 N American . 200 4S 48 47 Pacific Mall 300 27 26 26 Pennsylvania 1T.60O 112 111 111 People's Gas 600 86 85 85 P, C C & St Loui 64 Pressed Steel Car 20 do preferred 78 Reading 24,300 102 100 10O do 1st preferred &o do 2d preferred........ 77 Republic Steel .... 200 10 16 18 do preferred 6g Rock Island Co.. OoO 12 11 11 do preferred .... 4,300 26 4 24.V St L & S F 2 pf 100 ' 24 24 24 St L Southwest " 14 do preferred .. -. . ....... 2914 Southern Pacific ..13.KX) '73 71 71 do preferred 200 111 110 Hoi. Southern Railway. 200 10 10 10 do preferred .... 100 32 32 32 Texas & Pac 2(0 10 19 19' T, St L & West .. 100 14 14 13 do preferred .... 320 32 33 33 Union Pacific 60,900 121 11S 119 do preferred ; ..... 82 V S Express 94 1 U 3 Realty 600 36 36 35 U S Rubber ..... 6"K 21 20 20 do preferred ., 200 81 ' 80 SO U 3 Steel 25,900 28 ' 27 27 do preferred 12,100 92 90 90 Va-Caro Chemleal 17 do preferred -. . 90 Wabash 400 8 8 8 do preferred .... 100 15 15 15 Westinghouse Hlec 4M 42 41 40 Western Union ... 300 65 55" 54 Wheel & L Erie.! ' . si? Wis Central 162 do -preferred 1 40 Northern Pacific ..21,3ii0 125 123 123 Central Leather .. 600 1K is 17 do preferred .... 400 82 82 82 Inter Metl 200 8 8 7 do preferred 20 Gt Northern pf 5.100 124 110 119 Total sales for the day 453.800 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb: 3. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.lOlN Y C G 3s... S!l do coupon. .. .103lNorth Pacitio ;is. 71 U. S. 3s reg 100 North Pacific 4s. 100 do coupon .... 100 !south Pacific 4s. 86 U. new 4s reg.lls U'nlon Pacific 4s. 100 do coupon. .. .1 lflVy'Wiscon Cent 4s.. 87 u. Atchison adj. 4s 87 lj apanese 4s 19 D & R fi 4s 95 I Money, Kichnnge, Etc. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.--Money. on call. easy, (3 2 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per cent: closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2 per' cent. .Time loans, steady. slightly stronger, 60 days, 34 per cent: 90 days, 4 per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Close, prime mercantile paper, 516 per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual busi ness in bankers' inis at $4.S6434.8650 for demand, and at $4.S340ff 4.8345 for 80 days. Commercial bills, $4.8275 (J 4. 83. Bar silver, 5514 e. x Mexican dollars, 46c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. . 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. Silver bars, 55 i c. Mexican dollars, 54o. Drafts, sight, 5c; telegraph, 7c. Sterling, 60 days, $4.83; Bight, $4.S6. IvONDON, Feb. 5. Bar silver, quiet, 25 d per ounce. Money, 33 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for sbort bills is 3W3 11-16 per cent; for three months' bills, 3 per cent. 8tocks at London. LONDON, Feb. 5. Consols for money, 87 ; do for account, 87 9-16. Anaconda ... 6.75 IN. Y. Central. 99.30 Atchison .... 73.87 INorflk & Wes 675 do pref 90.00 do pref. Bait & Ohio 86.00 Ont & West.. 33. 62 57.75 5.62 32.73 10.75 34.00 Can Pacific. .154.87 Pennsylvania. cnee & onio. 30.1212 ittana (vtmea. . Chi Grt West 5.25 Readlnz C. M. & a. P. 113.00 De Beers 14.23 D & R O 20.75 do pref 50.00 Southrn Ry. . do pref South Pacific. L'nion Pacific 124.75 Erie 13.37 do- pref 86.00 do 1st pf.. 32.30 U. 3. Steel... l.!2 do 2d pf . . 22.00 I do pref 94.62 Grand Trunk 17.25 (Wabash 9.00 111 Central. . .132.00 I do pref 16.30 L & N 100.50 Rpanlsh 4s... 91.50 Mo. K. & T.. 23.37Amal Copper. 52.12 Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. ' 5. Today's state ment of the treasury balance shows: Available cash balance $265,454,243 Gold coin and bullion 25.035,399 Gold certificates ' 44.234.240 QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices raid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 5. The follow ing prices were quoted in the 'produce mar ket todny: Vegetables Garlic, 45c; green peas, 37c; string beans, 12 14 (& 20c; tomatoes, $1.S02.50; eggplant, S10c. Poultry Roosters, old, $4 4.00; roosters, young, $5S7; broilers, small, $3.304.00; broilers, large, $4.606; fryers. $3Q0;hens, $4&S: ducks, old, $4Jf5: young, $57. Butter Fancy creamery, 2uc; creamery seconds. 25c; tancy dairy. 22c. Fruits Apples, choice. $2; common. 60c: bananas. 73c3$3; Mexican, limes, $3 $4; California lemons, "choice, $2.50; common, 75c; oranges, navels, $1.252.25; pineapples, $1.50S'3.50. Kggs Store, 23c; . fancy ranch, 24c; Eastern. 15c. Cheese New, 13 14c; Young America, 13 14c; Eastern, 17 c. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 22 23c; South Plains and S. J.. 6 8c; lambs. 1iv 11c. Hops Old, 23c; now, 10llc. Millstuffs Bran, $29.00 30.00; middlings, $32 35. Hay Wheat, $12fE 17.50; wheat and oats, $1116.50; alfalfa, $914; stocks, $7.50a9; straw, per bale. 60(&90c. Potatoes Early Rose, $l(fi)1.25; Salinas Burbanks, 86cfe$1.10; sweets, $2.25ti2.50; Ore gon Burbankfi. 85c(g$l. Receipts Flour, 3446 quarter sacks; wheat, 230 centals; barley, 550 centals; oats. 1200 centals; beans, 237 sacks; corn, 190 centals; potatoes, 57S0 sacks; bran, 559 sacks; middlings, 291 sacks; hay, 270 tons; hides, 710. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON. Feb. 3. Closing Quotations: Adventure . .$ 2.00 Parrot 14 00 00 Allouez 29.00 Amalgamated 50.00 Atlantic .... 11.50 Bingham . . . 5.23 x"al & Hecla. 670.OO Centennial . . 23.00 Cop Range... 62.50 Daly West... 8.75 Franklin .... 9.50 Granby 85.00 Isle Royale.. 23.50 Mass Mining. 33.25 Michigan 11.75 Mohawk ..... 54.00 Mor.t. C. & C. 1.0O Jiiincy 86 Snannon 12. 00 Tamarack ... 6. Trinity 1: 00 00 United Cop. . 6. 7 U. S. Mining. . 33. V. s: Oil 10. i;tah 37. 25 00 50 Victoria 4. SO Winona ..... 5. Wolverine ...125 North Butte. . 48' 25 ' 00 '02 00 25 0 Butte Coal... 18. Nevada 10. ICal & Arts... 110. lArfn. Com . . 1" Old Dominion 37.50 H7 Osceola 83.00 iGreene Cananea 8. 62 NEW YORK. Peb. Adams Con 5 Alice 400 Breece ........ 10 " Brunswick Con. 10 Comstock Tun.. 2-3 C. C. & Va: .... 72 Horn Oliver 50 Iron Silver 75 Leadville Con. . 8 5. Closing quotations: Little Chief 5 Ontario SOO Ophir 2(0 Pototii ...... 11 Savage Sierra Nevada., Small Hopes. . . Standard ...... 53 45 IS 150 New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Cotton futures closed steady. February. 10.78; . March, 10.89; April and May, 10.92; June, 10.67; July, 10.72; August, 10.52; October, 10.03; December, 9.56. Wool at St. Louis. BT. LOUIS, Feb. 5. Wool Steady; terri tory' and Western mediums, 20rj'23c; line medium, 19W20c; fine, 15&17C. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. HOFFMAN At 53 West Park stre'et. Feb ruary 2, to the wife of Robert O. Hoffman, a daughter. MILES At 362 East Eleventh street, February 4, to the wife of Carroll Miles, a daughter. PENNOCK At 591 "Savior street, January 31, to the wife of Charles R. Pennock, a daughter. DARBY At 745 Mississippi avenue, to the wife of Alva A. Darby, a daughter. WATTS At 529 Meridian street, January 10. to the wife of 61evin D. Watts, a daughter. GORDON At Montavilla, January 21, to the wife of Curtis A. Gordon, a son. SMITH At 1257 Borthwtck, street, Jan uary 2S. to the wife of Charles L. Smith, a daughter. VAKDERPOOL At Section House, Al bina. January 19, to the wife of J. S. Van derpool, a son. COLLINS At 1289 Greeley street, Jan uary 1. to the wife of Eenney Collins, a son. ZELLNER At 314 Jackson street, Jan nary 24, to the wife of Frank Zellner, a son. COLLINS At 663 Albina avenue, January 12, to the wife of John Collins, a daughter. rOLKUSH At 212 Hamilton street. Jan uary 11. to the wife of Allen Folkuss, a daughter. WHELAN At the Irving, January 5, to the wife of William W. Whelan. a son. Deaths. HAYS At 607 Front street, February 4. Annie Hays, a native of Oregon, aged 65 years, HAOHENEY At Walla Walla, Wash., February 2, Frank Hacheney, a native of Germany, aged 7-4 years, 1 month' and 4 days. Article of Incorporation. OREGON-WISCONSIN LUMBER COM PANY Incorporators, Lewis Montgomery, E. W. Ring, A. M. Stondall and Russell E. Sewall; capitallzition, $700,000. Marriage Licenses. BAKER-MOODY Joseph W. Baker, 35. City; Bertha I. Moody, 21, .city. NORTON-BENGLEY C. M. Norton, 53, city; Cathryn B. Bengley, 43, city. KINSEL-EBLIOTT H. O. Kinsell, 30. city; Mrs. Catherine Elliott. 26, city. Wedding and visiting cards. W. (3. Smith Co., Washington bldg.. 4th and Wash. Wedding Invluitions.- Latest styles, proper forms. $5 for 100. Alvln 8. Hawk, 144 yd. Russia and China Make Agreement. PK.KIN, Feb. 5. A customs agreement with regard to Manchuria has been con cluded between China and Kussla, and China has 'notified Japan that she today opened stations for the collection of cus toms on the Western llanchurlan fron tier, and that similar stations on the eastern frontier will be opened Febru ary 7. Japan has completed the restoration to Russia ot certain property of which she became" possessed at the time of the capture of Port Arthur. Included in the list are the records of the Russo-Chinese Bank. The Emperor and . Dowager Empress of China today held their annual recep tion to the members of the diplomatic corps in Pekin. It is reported here that the Dowager Empress has recently been encouraging the Emperor to become in terested and participate in affairs of state. New York. There h?s been a large de crease in imports of jewelry and automobile! in January, compared with January llo7 and IfrjO. BIG-WHEAT SURPLUS Argentine Export Statistics . Break Chicago Market. SHARP GAIN IS WIPED OUT Opening Is Firm on Active Buying by Shorts, Based on the Strong Market at Liverpool Oats and Corn Down. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Wheat opened strong on active buying by. shorts and commission houses, which was backed upon a strong market at Liverpool, prices there being up Id. Reports from Canada that" elevator stocks of wheat are 70 per cent less than at the same time last year and that re ceipts from farmers are steadily diminish ing also aided prices. Later, however, the market broke on an English estimate that 144.000,000 bushels will be available for export from Argentina this season, and that the shipments next month will be heavy. May opened He to 34c higher at f7i (6 K81AC. advanced to 9c and then declined to 96c. The close, was easy at &7&C. .Corn held strong until Just before the close, when it weakened in sympathy with wheat. Firm cables, small receipts and unsettled weather were the chief bullish factors. The close was steady: May corn opened H S c higher at el (4 (gOl-j, c. ad vanced to 61 c and then declined to 60?&c;' The close, was at 61c. Oats were strong early, but broke with wheat and corn. May opened c higher at J3T4c, advanced to Stigsmc and then de clined to 53 Uc. The close was at 5 53 He Provisions were Arm early in the day be cause of the strength of corn and a 10-cent advance' in the price of live hogs. The market weakened in the last half hour be--cause of selling by local packers. At the close May pork was off 7Vsc; lard was down 7MsC and ribs were 24c lower. WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clo.-e.i May $ .07-14 $ .HS'4 ( ( .871-1 July i)4U .Wj, .ft:u; fl Sept 81 ii .82 .90 .91 CORN. 1 May Julv Sept .61 .61 .fr ''.Bl -.RftTi ..'!v; : M4 5!V4 .MVs .68j OATS. May, old ... .ray, .Mti .5314 .Rjij May, new .. .ol V4 .51 .51 .51 U July, old ... .46 .46 .4," .45 July, new .. .44i .44-,1-i .44'A .441-4, ' PORK. '; May 12 30 12 40 12.10 121214 July ..... 12.00 12.424 12.42H 12.48; LARD. May 7.7T'-:. 7.77'i 7n 7.60 July 7 82Vj 7.9Z'.a 7.75.' 7.75 SHORT RIBS. ' . 1 May . -. . 6.75 6.77li fl f.214 6.B5 July 67 7.00 B.S7lj 6.87tj Cash quotatlone were as follows: : , Flour Firm. J Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.05 1.07; No.' 3, 95cj41,06; No. 2 red, 03B4c. Corn No. 2, 67S9c; No. 2 yellow, 6014 60c. - " . Oats No. 8 white, 50i852c. ' " , Rye No. 2, 80c. . ' . Barley Fair to Choice malting, 403c. Flax seed No. 1 North Western. $1.22. Timothy seed Prime. $4.70. yy' Clover Contract grades, fl9.no.. Short ribs Sides (loose), f6.Oflg6.S4t4. Pork Mess, per bbl., $11.62811.75. Lard Per 100 lbs., $7.35. Sides ehort clear (boxed). $6.256.50.. Whisky Bas.'s of high wines, $1.33. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 40,foi . 18.500 Wheat, bu 35.H00 86.400 Corn, bu 44,Ooo 257.000 Oats, bu 27O.000 217. HOO Rye, bu 2.0"O 7.40O Barley, bu 62,800 25,500 Grain and Produce at New Tork. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Flour Receipts. 16.000 barrels; exports, 4O0 barrels. Market, steady, with more doing in Spring grades. Wheat Receipts, 21,000 bushels; exports, K.1,4)0 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 3 red, fl.OOVi elevator and $1.02 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $l.lll f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.10 t. o. b. afloat. Bullish cables caused sharp early advances In wheat today, but sentiment was later changed by increased estimates of the Argentine surplus and prices finally broke under bear pressure, closing net unchanged. May closed, $1,051,4; July, $1.01. Hops and hides Quiet. Wool and petroleum Steady. Grain at San Franolsco. SAN FR.ANCISCO. Feb. 5. Wheat, steady; barley, steadier. Spot quotations:. "Wheat Shipping, $1.551.60; milling, $1.671-72H. Barley Feed, $1.37 (4 1.41 ; brewing, $1.50-0)1.5714. Oats Red, fl.S.-iff&OO; white, $1.50 1.65; black. $2.S5(r3. . "Call-board sales: Wheat May,. $1.534. Barley May, $1.3414 01.3O,4: December, $1,113. Corn Large, yellow, $1.70 1.75. European Grain Market. LONDON. Feh. 5. Cargoes, steadier. California, prompt shipment, at 37s 6dH "7s 9d; Walla Walla, prompt shipment, at 37s 3d 37s 6d. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 5. Wheat. March, 7s 6;d; May, 7s July, 7s 7d. English country markets, Hd cheaper; French country markets, 50 centimes cheaper. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 5. Wheat, No 1 hard. $l.0IH4 1.IO14 ; No. 1 Northern, $1.0C. 1.0714 ; No. 3 Northern, fl.04i(p 1.05: No. 3 Northern, 90 1.02W ; May. $1.00; July, $1.05T4. Wheat at Duluth. DULtTTH. Feb. 5. Wheat, No. 1 North ern, $1.06"i: No. 2 Northern, $1.03?4; May. $1.06; July, $1.06. Wheat at Taooma. TACOMA, Feb. 5. Wheat, unchanged; bluestem, SCo; club, 80c; red, 7Sc REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Park Land Company to R, R. Rohr, lois 8 and 10, block 73, University Park $ Park Land Company to Florence Teter lot S, block 73, University Park.....' Nancy J. Sails to J. J. Richardson, lots 15 and 16, block 33, A. L. Minor's Add to St. John Firland Company to Sylvester p. Reeder. all of block 13, Firland Sarah II. Pendleton to Amerleus B Pendleton, lot 19, block IS, Tremont Park Geo. Hartr.oss to Candace M. Hart ness, lots 1 and 2. block 7. Holla day Park Add: lots 6 and 7, block 35. Couch Add Lewis and Ida May Montgomery to John Fletcher Ghormley, lot 3, block I. Wo'Miworth's Add Jerdina F. and F. W. Wood to Jos. Goodman, east 15 feet of lot 6, and west 25 feet of lot 1, and 2, block 8, King's Second Add A. I. Gregory to Jos. H. Nash, lot 5, block 16, Croston Add Jos. H. and Alice J. Nash to Frank ' J. Helliwell, lots il and 4., block 2, Nashville Add River View Cemetery Association to Elbert E. Cable, lot 102, section 101, said cemetery H. R. Moore to Finley O. McGrew, lots. 6 and 7. block 7, town of Lent.. 7. M. Healy et al.. trustee, to Arthur Oldham, lot 13, block 12. Wavcrlelgh Heights Add.. Jessie B. Ilorton to Frank Amato. lots 1 and 2. block 18, Tlbbett's Add Multnomah k Cemetery Con:pany to hitizabeth A. Larse, south 14 of lot 53. block E. said cemetery Arleta Land Company to Elizabeth A. Large, lot 13. block 2. Lester Park.. P. J. and A. M. E. Mann to Pauline E. Schneider, lots 21 and 22, block 12. Chicago J. P. Morris to Mnhel McCarter, lot S, block 6, Stewart Park A. D. and Iuabelle G. Marshall to Wm. II. Lcsh, west 15 feet of lot 6 an' 450 223 825 750 1 14,000 400 100 1 275 4,000 15 150 450 720 WE OWN AND OFFER StateofVVashsngtonBTidaLandCertiticates These Certificates are in the nature of a first mortgage lien 011 extremely valuable Seattle, Washington, water-front property. Tn 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 rts an excep tionally attractive investment, and will be glad, to furnish complete information regarding the same upon request. MORRIS BROTHERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE cast 35 feet of lot 7, block 14. Holla day'Park Add 1,200 Sylvan us and Iucinda Broadhurst to C. W. Beachani, lot B, North Vale Add 190 Anna and James "W. Matt to Victor Land Company, lots 117 and ifS, block 4, Mansfield 6 Sam Neuman to Beatrice K. and Wm. N. Harrison, lot S, block 1, Midway Annex Add 1 Municipal Hallway & Improvtment Company to Frederick and I-yda M. Hanna, lot 8, block 1. Terrace Park 10 Jennie LJndell to Oglcsby Young, lot 6, block d, Stewart Park 1 C. C. and Emma L.. Vaughn to Maude Schneider, lots H2 and Mi, SubdiTieion lot 1 to 4, block TVhitwcod Court o00 Joe. M. Hftaly to The Realty Associa tion, lots 7 and 8, block OS, Kast Portland x 140,000 Gertrude I. Budelman to John Budle man, lot 1 and 2. block J-", Oar uther'a Add to Canither's Add 1 'John C and Jessie C. Tboma to H. F. French, lot 5, block 5, Multnomah.. 10 Title Ouarantee & Truet Company to Gep. Ainalie, lota 5, A. 7 and 9, Alnslle Place 1 Thomas and Janet Ross to ("hrlf t Kurz, lot 12, block 8. Row Addition to iSellwood ." 10 Edna B. Haight to C. L. and T. E Iambert, lot 12, -block 1. Highland Place 500 John Halsey Jones Co. to Herman Knke, lots 7 and 8, block 76, Holla day's Addition 700 Frank and Edith B. Capcll to William K. Gannon, lot 1-4, block 6. City View park 3.500 Charles G. and Marie Strube to IjOulse Stmbe, lot 5. block 1. Oberst 1 Cynthia Clift to Salome H. Grlswold, lot 14, block 3, East Portland Heights 400 Everett R. and IIna V. Spencer to Jeseph W. L.ynch, lots 7 and 8, block -5, Germania. . . lioO Caroline. Strong to Phila Jane Rockey. all my right to the premises includ ed in the right of way now occu pied by the County road called , . Macadam. Road, and the steam railway where the same crosses the land now occupied by said Phila. Jane Rockey.' . 2 Fred- H and Mary Wells Strong to -Andrew Beckmrom, lots 8 and it, block ltf. Creston - 6V R. R. and Ida M. Tingle to GeorK" F. Bodnian, beginning at S. K. corner of lot 8. block 10. Central Addition to East Portland, thence N. 4iS feet. W. 97 feet, S. 45 feet, E. 07 feet SOO Karl and Sofia Koch to Agnes Isabell Harrie. S H of lot 6, and E. 18 feet of lot 5, block 9. Simmons Addition v 2,000 George and Mary E. Shlel to Mrs. I. Adams, Jot 20, block 3, Myrtle lia Margaret I... and IT. G. Hastings to Alice Jeanette Hastings, lot 12, block 9, iKtewart Park 1 Hibernia- Savings "Rnnk to Ola M. Cooper, lot 3, block 2, Swan Addi Uon 300 T. S. and Lulu J. McDaniel to Ed ward Hatz. lot 1J block 2, Rock wood Park 750 Ella and A. P. Van Ilew to Millard Scott Da via, lot 21, block 36. Irving ton Park 300 Furman and M. Buzbee to John H. Broetje. 3.22 acres beginning at point in center of Llnneman Road on S. line of Benjamin Thomas 1. L.. C. 314 feet E. of P. W. corner of said claim; also lot 8, section 20, T. 1, 5. R. 3 B , 3,000 Title Guarantee & Tnwt Co. to Frank E. Ley den, lot 2, block 2. Sub. of lots 1, Z, 7, 8, 9 and lO, N. St. John ... SOO H. X. Scott, Tr.. H. X. and Anna Belle Scott to M. J. Wirta. W. 50 feet of E. 100 feet of lota 14 and 15, block 1. Albina 23 W. F. and Mangie .Stadeinmn to F. B. Rutherford, iot 24, block 5, Arlta Park No. 3 212 Caroline Strong to W. A. dimming, all my intert in the riht of way occupied by Macadam Road & Steam Railway where same crosses land now owned by said Cumnilng near Riverdale 1 Caroline Strong to Amedee M. Smith, all my interest in right of. way oc cupied by Macadam Road & Steam railway where same cros-ses land of said Smith, near Riverdale 2 James and, Innbel Elliott t Fred Jenkinson, lot 8, block 1, Tremont Place 8." Florence L. and William J. Day to Selma Anderson," lot 5, block 3, Hremont Place Arleta Land Co. to Verdie Bews, lots 13 and 14, block 3, Arleta Park No. 2 227 Total $177,776 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract & Trust Co., 7 Chamber of Com. ABJECT APOLOGY MINISTERS' ASSOCIATION OF . BAKER CITY RETRACTS. Declares it Erred in Accusing Judge of Intoxication and Promises to Play Fair. BAKER CITY, Or., Feb. 5. (Special.) A great furore was created in this city when the Evening Herald came out con taining a long article by the Ministers' Association, in which they retract all charges they made against Judge Wil liam Smith, of the Circuit Court. In the famous "pink circular," they accused him of being drunk on the bench and now publicly admit that the state ment was untrue and they are sorry they printed it. They are sorry that they "blundered" and that so "unfortunate" a thing should have happened. They deplore the fact that they brought in the names of two criminals to lend color to the charges, and apologize abjectly to the public, and declare they intend to play fair and give everybody a square deal. The text of their apology follows: "We. the Ministers Association, have be come thoroughly convinced that the charges in the circular against Judge Smith are untrue, and therefore hasten to correct the game. "Wo are convinced of the - error fpr the following reason: We obtained a friendly interview with Judge Smith, after which we made further investigation. We nnd two of the well known attorneys of the Fuller case who give us the unqualltied declaration that during the second trial of the Fuller case, the tnal In question. Judge Smith's conduct was ab solutely Irreproachable ; also the jurors, as far. as interviewed, say the same thing. One of the attorneys In this trial further said that Judge Smith was the best Judge he ever saw, absolutely fearless and Impartial. We further apologize to the Judge and to the public for allowing these charges against the Judge to get into our circular for the following reasons: First The charges were entirely irrele vant to the purpose of our "circular. Second Judge mith believes In the en forcement of the laws as much as we do. We blundered In not seeking an interview with Judge Smith before publishing any thing against him. We did interview the other officials whom we mentioned. The blunder evidently was made through the hurried manner and limited time in which the circular was prepared. Third With humility we confess further our deep regret at making such a blunder as to allow so unfortunate a thing as the testi mony of the condemned men. Kullur and Parker, to creep into our circular. We ab solutely abhor. such a proposit ion as fellow ship with criminals in so noble a causs.as that of law enforcement and civic righteous ness. Fourth We want nothing but what is Lester Kerrlck Merrick Certified Public Accountants Office Wella Fargo Building. Other Offices San Francisco Merchants Exchang 6eattie, Alaska Building Lob Angeles Union Trust Building New Tork .80 Broad Street Chlrago 189 La Salle Street absolutely clean and fair and just and true. We want the public to know that we are in for fair play and that we are Just as fear less and viKorou3 to correct mistakes as we are to push a righteous campaign against vice. Cruber Confesses Train Robbery. BUTTE. Mont., Feb. 5. Henry J. Gru ber, on trial at Boulder for the hold up of a Northern Pacittc train near Butte last May, and the murder of Engineer Clow, today submitted a written confes sion, Implicating George Hastings, still to be- trid, and. George Towers, last week sentenced to &9 years in the penitentiary for the crime. Gruber pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Stanford XJniversity, Cal. W. N. Cooley, of Kalispel, Mont., a senior otudent in the. -n-gineering department was shot and killed early this morning by VV. T'hlman. engineer at the university . power-house. Coo ley got into Uh I man's house by mistuke. Mrs. T'hl man found him groping in the hall. She called her husband, who opened the bedroom dour, called twice and then fired a rifle ahot at a distance of four ft. BARGAINS IN MARCONI WIRELESS American, $27.50 Per Share Canadian, $2.50 Per Share English, $6.50 Per Share Special letter on above stocks mailed upon request. HARVEY A. WILLIS & CO. Established 1U01. Dealers in Unlisted and Curb Stocks. .T Rroadway. New York. FOR SALE Merchants National Bank Stock Block of SO shiires or any part thereof to the highest bidder. Address Peerless Cas ualty lumpuny, Keen. New Hampshire. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. forth Cferman Jloyd. VAST EXPRESS hKHVK E PLYMOUTH CHEKBOrRy KREMEN" 10 A. M. repllle (now) .."eb. 18'Kaler Wm. II., Apr. 28 Kalnfr H'm. II.-Mar. 3 Kalspr d. Gr, ... May 5 reeillp (new) . 31nr. lTll'tcllle (new) ..May 12 Kronprinz Wm Mar. 24 Kronprinz Wm., May 1 Kaisi r Wm. II, Mar 31 Kalsrr Wm II., May 2ii Kaiser d. fir Apr. 7iKaiser d. Or .June J CVcille (new) ..Apr. 14 Ocllle (new) ...Jun? 9 Kronprinz Wnt, Apr. 21!Kronprlnz Wm. June lti THIH-M'RKW PASSKNGKR SERVICE. PLYMOUTH CHBRHOl'RO WIBMB.V 10 A. M. Rarbarossa ...Feb. ll'I.uetzow .- Apr. SO Rhein Feb. 27 Fthln May 7 Scydl.ttx Mar. 12'Kurfurrst' May 14 Br.5lau Mar. 20 Buelow . ......May 21 Rhfln. . ......Apr. 2'BarbarntMta . ..May 2S Zieten Apr. iNei-kar May 30 pydlitz Apr. NiJ.uf-tssow . .. June 4 Barbaro&-a . .Apr. 2jiirenKn June 11 Bremen direct. MEMTEKRA N KA V SE RV ICE. GIBRALTAR NAPLES GENOA. AT 11 A. M. CONNECTING AT. GIBRALTAR FOR ALGIERS. K. Albert Feb. U.K. I.tiuse Mar. 14 Neckar Feb. l.r,;-Neckati Mar. 21 P. Irene Feb. 2!liK. Albert Mar. 2S KriPdrlch . ...Mar. 7,P. Irene ......Apr. 4 Omits Genoa. North German I.lnyd Traveller' Checks iol AH Over the World. Oelrieha & "o.. AffentN. 5 Broadway, X. Y. Robert Cupelle. G. A. P. C. 23 Powell St., Opp fct. Francis Hotel. San Francisco. Telephone, Temorary 4791. PORTLAND RY.. LIGHT POWER CO. CARS LEAVE. Ticket Office and WaitiBff-Room, first and Abler Streets FOR Oregon City 1:00. 0:23. 1:00, 7:35. 8 10 8:45, U:20. bi. 0:.0, 11:05. 11:40 A M.; 12:10. 12:60. 1:28. 2:00. 2:85, 3:10. 8 45 4:20. 4:55. o:S10. 6:05. 6:40, 7:15. 7:50. 8:2i. 8:00. 10:00. 11:00. 12:00 P. M. Oresbam. Uoriug, Eagle Creek. Eeta cada, laadero, 1-airview and XroutdaJa 7:40. U:30, 11:U0 A. M.; 1:00. 3:40. 6:44. 7:13 P. M. l'OH VANCOUVER. Ticket office abd waiting-room Second and Washington streets. A. M. 6:15". 6:50, 7:25. 8:00, 8:39, 8:10, 0:50. 10:1!0. 11:10. 11:50. P. M. 12:30. 1:10. 1:00, 2:80. 3:10. 8:50. 4:30. 5:10, 5:50. 6:30. 7:05, 7:40, 8:15. 9:2,3. 10:5t. ll'45t On Third -Monday In Every Month the lant Car Leaves at 7:05 P. M. Dally except bunday. tLally except Mondav. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co- Announce First Voyage of the S. S. ROSE CITY From Portland (Alnnworth Iock) 4 P. M. February 14. JAMKS H. lWHOX, AfiKNT. phone. Main - Ains worth Dock. North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship fcoauose and Geo. W. fclder ban loi iuieka, Sun ji'iauciscu and Los Augele direct every Thursday at 8 P. AL Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. H. Young, Agent. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leavea Port land every Wednesday at H P. M. from Ouk slreet dock, tor Nurtfl iiend, Murbhtteld and Coos Buy points Freight received till 4 P. M on day ol sailing. Passenger fare, first class, $10; ftecond-claes. 7. Including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and "Washington streets, or Oak-street dock. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamer Pomona for gulcsn. Independence. Albany and Corvallls. leaves Tuesday, Thuisday and Saturday at B:45 A. M- fcteumcr Oreiconta for feuleru and way land lnfs, leaves Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4-45 A. 11. UKtUO.N JLITX TRANSPORTATION Utiles and Dock Foot Taylor Streak Caoue: Main 40: A SUSl. 4