TT 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of the buyers have withdrawn from the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
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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.
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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.
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