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15 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 190S. PIGK BY MACHINE Horst's Hoppicker to Be ed in Australia. Test- PROMISES MADE FOR IT Device, if Successful, Will Revolu tionize the Industry Krebs In vent a Plow to Cheapen the Cost of Cultivation. Clam Horst has shipped his much talked of hopplcklng machine to Australia There It will be given a. tryout before being set to work in. his Pacific Coast yards. Hop picking will begin In Australia in the latter part of March. Mr. Hortrt intends to give Ms machine a thorough test there, so that any alterations necessary can be made be I fore the picking season opens in the North ern hemisphere. A final trial will be had at the Horst yard at pleasanton. Cal... where a considerable number of vines have been grown in a hothouse and will mature about eo days before the regular California crop is ready for harvest. No recent event in the hop world has at tracted so much attention as the Invention of this mechanical picker. Hopgrowers have for years been trying to devise a machine that would do the work, generally along the lines of a vine-stripper, but it has here tofore been found impossible to prevent the mutilation of the burrs by the apparatus. Hop men are. therefore, somewhat skeptical as to the merits of the Horst machine. Should the new picker be a success. It will revolutionize the hop-growing industry by greatly cheapening the cost of produc tion, bringing th'e expense of this operation down, to 10 cents per hundred pounds. Un like other labor-saving devices, however, it will cause little, if any increase in the con sumption of the product. The yield Is now fully up to the world's requirements, and besides, the cost of the raw material Is not ' a great factor from the brewers" stand point. One marked effect of the general use of such a machine would be to rob the hop yard of their most picturesque feature, the annual gathering of the army of hop pickers. The hop harvest has been a boon to thousands of persons in the rural com munities by furnishing them with ready moyy at the commencement of each "Win ter, and has also provided a healthful out ing for large numbers of city people. The passing of the old-time hop gathering will be viewed with regret by all who have ever participated in it, but the march of progress cannot be stayed. The Horst picker, however, may not yet be an assured suc cess and it Is too early to say that hand picking is doomed. On top of the news of the mechanical hop picker comes the announcement that Conrad Krebs has Invented a combination hop yard plow that will reduce the expense of cultivation to a minimum. Mr. Krebs asserts that his implement will, in one operation, plow and cultivate the yard, trim the hills and do everything necessary up to the point of training the vines. The cost of this work, represented In the dried product, will be only tt-cent a pound. HOP FCBCHABBS BY BENTS. Iots Secured by Aurora Dealer in the Past Week. WOODBURN, Or., Feb. 26. H. L,. Bents has purchased the following, lots of 1907 hops during the past week at prices ranging from 4c to (VHc: August Rlechel." Woodburn, 66 bales: J. Fershweller, Gervais, 27 bales; John Mc cormick, Woodburn, 114 bales; Charles Mc cormick, Woodburn, 112 bales; J. L. Mc Klnney, Hubbard, 95 bales; Ed Miller, Aurora. 19 bales; Sum Miller, Aurora, 61 bales: Ah Chop. Hubbard, 36 bales; W. N. Elliott, Hubbard, 36 bales; S. J. Pooler, Salem, S3 bales; Crisell Bros., Aurora, 350 bales; Hart & Hubbard. Salem. 203 bales. CITY CKKAMKRY MARKET IB FIRM Eggs Go Off Another Cent-Good Demand for Chickens. There is a very firm feeling in the city creamery market, as supplies are kept well cleaned up, but the - manufacturers are averse to putting up prices, considering them high enough now. It Is expected that the Increase in cream receipts will soon be sufficient to relieve the tension. Outside creamery holds steady. Eggs continue . weak, as the out-of-town and local demand is limited. Arrivals on the street, however, are not as large as at this time last year. ( There was a good Inquiry In the poultry market, for chickens of all kinds and prices were very Arm. SLOW DEMAND FOR FRESH PRODUCE But Stocks Are Kepi Down to the Proper Tolnt. Trade In the fruit and vegetable line can. not be called brisk, but the jobbers have adjusted their buying to the prevailing con ditions and there is no oversupply of stock, except on a few lines of consiuned goods. Among the arrivals from the South yes terday were three cars of bananas in good green condition, two cars of oranges, two of cauliflower and one of mixed vegetables. Another car of assorted vegetables Is due tomorrow. Prices generally were without change. Banana Trnst Barred From Texas. The United FTult Company, better known as the banana trust, which formerly operat ed through Galveston, has, according; to ad vices from that city, been denied admission Into Texaa under penalty of prosecution for violation of the anti-trust laws. The success of two independent fruit Importing- com panies whose vessels use Galveston exclu sively prompted the trust to perfect ar rangements to ag-aln invade that territory. The state promises to protect the Independ ent concerns. Several years ago the trust went to Galveston and drove an independ ent company from the field, after which the trust withdrew from Texas and operates now through New Orleans. Grain Shippers Are More Hopeful. Confidence is expressed In the wheat trade that a turning point has been reached In the market and that the long-deferred up ward movement of prices is at hand, stim ulated by the decreasing .Argentine ship ments. There will have to be a demand in Kurope for Pacific Coast cargoes, how ever, before the local market will show activity. A few transactions In the country were reported yesterday, but for small quan tities. Dealers quoted the trade price on bluentem at S3 cents and on club at SI cents. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. $2os,267 17.1.!H4 .16,178 100,20 Portland Seattle Tacoma fipokane $ 9:14.516 l,;isj.r.:;7 5114.619 85,243 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed, Etc. . WHEAT Club, Sic; bluestem, 83c: Val ley, 81c; red, 79c. BARLEY Feed, $26 per ton; rolled, $22 6 .'(O per ton. FLOUR Patent, $4.80: straight. $400: clears. $4; Valley, $4.45; graham flour, $4 4.vi5; whole wheat flour, $1. 75A'5.25; rye flour. $.1.50. MIL1-STLFKS Bran, city, $24 50; coun try, $20 50 per ton; middlings, $30; shorts. city. 126: country. 27 per ton; chop, $20 2 per ton. j OATS No. 1 white, 8J7f gray, 827 per ton CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, per barrel. $7; lower grades, $5.506.50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 9-lb. sacks, S4.25 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4.25 $4.80; pearl barley, 4 r.03S per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.75 per bale; flaked wheat, 12.75 per case. CORN Whole. 832.50 ; cracked, 833.50. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, 171S ton: Eastern Oregon timothy, $3021; clover, $14 q-1S; cheat, (15; grain hay. fl415; alfalfa. 12813; vetch, $14. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. $13 per box, according to quality; 'cranberries, $8 11 per barrel. TROPICAL. FRUITS Lemons, S3.00a3.50 per box; oranges, navels, $1.75 2.50; Japa nese oranges, 50 55c box; grapefruit, $3.30; bananas, 5$i5feG per lb., crated. 5e: pine apples, $45 per dozen; tangerines, $1.50 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES' Turnips, 75c per sack; carrots,. 05c per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack: gsrlic, 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 90e $1.0O per dozen; beans. 20c per pound;. cab bage, lul Vic per pound; cauliflower, $1.85; celery, $4 25 4.75 per crate; eggplant, 17c per pound; lettuce, hothouse, parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, 10c per pound; peppers, 17Hc per pound; pumpkins. 1 lc per pound; radish'es, 20caper dozen: spinach, 7c per pound; sprouts, 810c per pound; squash, l144o per pound; tomatoes, crates 6 baskets), $53.50. ONIONS Buying price, . $3.28 per hundred. POTATOES Buying price. 050c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet pota toes. $3.50ig3.75 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 10c per pound; peaches, ll?12Vtc; prunes, Italian, 6(8i64c; prunes, French, 35c; currants, unwashed, cases, 9 He; currants, washed, oases, 10c; flgs, white, fancy. 50-pound boxes, 6 Vic; Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Eta. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 87Vkc per pound; state creameries, fancy creamery, 3237Vc store butter, choice, l'917c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 15c; Young America, 1616MjC per pound. POULTRY Average old hens. 1313(c; mixed chickens, 1212Vic; Spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, live, 14c; dressed, choice, 15c; geese, live, per pound, 910c; ducks, 149 15c: pigeons, 75cfi$l; squabs. $1.502. titiUb f resh ranch, 18 19c per dozen. VEAL-I-75 to 125 pounds, Be: 125 to 150 pounds, 7c: 150 to 200 pounds. 5(&6Vfec. PORK Block. 75 to 150 pounds. 77Vc: packers, S&UVic . Cool OU and Gasoline. REFINED OILS Water white, iron bar rels, 11c; wood barrels, 15c. Pearl oil, cases. l8Hc. Head light, iron barrels, 1214c; cases, 19 Sic; wood barrels. 16 Wc. Eocene, cases. lVc. Special W. W.. Iron barrels, 14c; wooa barrels, isc. Elaine, cases, 2Sc. Ex tra star, cases, 21 He. GASOLINE V. M. and P. Naptha. Iron barrels, 12ttc; cases, 19V4C. Red Crown gaso line, iron barrels, 18jc; cases, 25Vc. Motor gasoline. Iron barrels, 18 He; cases, 25 Ho. 86 gasoline, iron barrels. 30c; cases, S7'ic. No. 1 engine distillate. Iron barrels, 10c; cases, 17c Hops, Wool, Rides, Etc. HOPS 1907, prime and choice, 46Vic per pound: olds, ltHVic per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 12 $ 16c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 1SSJ20C. according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, 25c per pound. CASCARA BARK 5c per pound." HIDES Dry, 12 13c; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 lbs., 141?16c; culls, 2c per lb, less; salted hides, 5ir6e; salted calf. 9c; green (unsalted), lc per lb. lees; culls, lc per lb. less; sheep skins, shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 2330c; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, eaoh. 5O60c; me dium wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each. 75c 61.00; long wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. $1.251.50: horse hides, salted, each, according to size, $2.00(92.50; dry. accord ing to size, each, $1.001.50: colt's hides, each. 25tf?r.06; goat skins, common, each. 1525c; Angoras, with wool on, each, 30c $1.50. FURS For No. 1 skins: Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, each, $5.00 ig 10.00; cubs, each, $1 '3; badger, -prime, each, 2550c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3050c; house, 5 20c; fox. common gray, large prime, each. 4050c red, each, $3f$5; cross, each, .".8.15; silver and black, each. $100 300; fishers, each. $5S8; lynx, each, $4,500 6.00; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $13: marten, dark -northern, ac cording to size and color, each, $1015; marten, paie, accoraing to size, and color, each, muskrat, large, each, 12 15c; skunk, each. 30fff40c: civet or polecat, each, 5ti 15c; otter, for large, prime skin, each, $6 10: panther, with head and claws perfect, each. $23 raccoon, for prime large, each, 50$75c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each. $3.5005.00: prairie (coyote), 6Ocig$1.00; wolverine, each, $ 8.00. ' Groceries, Nuts. Etc. RICE Southern Japan, 5V4c: head. 6ia 6.75c. COFFEE Mocha, 24(S28c; Java, ordinary, IT 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good. 10fi?1Sc; ordinary, 3216c per pound. Co lumbia roast cases. 100s. $14.50; 50s. $14.75;' Arbuckle. S16.6S; I.lon, $15.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.05; 1-pound flats, $2.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, 95c; red, l-P'ound tails, $1.45; sockeyes, 1-pound talis. $2. SUGAR Granulated. $5.05; extra C, $5.15; golden C, $5 05; fruit sugar. $5.65; berry, $5.6.1; beet eugar, $5.45; cube (barrels). $6.05; powdered (barrels), $5.90. Terms;- On remittances within 15 days deduct hie per pound; if later than 15 days, and within 30 days, deduct c per pound; Maple sugar, 15180 per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 16V418c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; fllberts,16c; pecans, 16c; almonds, 16 18c; chestnuts. Ohio, 25c; peanuts, raw, 68c per pound; roasted. 10c; plnenuts. 10 a 12c; hickory nuts. 10c; cocoanuts, 8590e per dozen. SALT Granulated. $18 per ton; $2.25 L-'er bale; half ground, 100s, $13.50 per ton; 60s, $14 per ton. BEANS Small white, 44c; large white, 4'ic pink, 4c; bayou, 4c; Lima, 6c; Mexi can red. 8 74 c. HONEY Fancy. 3.5063.75 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 22Ho pound; standard breakfast, 19fcc; choice. 18&c; Kngllsh, 11 to 14 pounds, 14c pound. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 12c pound: 14 to 16 pounds. 12c; 18 to 20 pounds, 12c; picnics, 9c; cottage, 10c; shoulders, -10c; boiled. 24c. SAUSAGE Bologna, long, 8c; links, TVic BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels, $20; half-barrels, $11, beef, barrels, $10; half barrels. $5.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears dry salt, 30c; smoked. 11c; clear backs, dry salt, 10c; smoked. 11c; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds, average, dry salt, 12ttc; smoked, 13c; Oregon exports, dry salt. 12 ',4 c; smoked, 134c LARD. Kettle rendered: Tierces, 12c; tubs. 12 'c; 50s. 12iic; 20s, 12c; 10s, 12c; 5s. 12 c, 3s, 13c; standard pure, tierces. 11c; tubs, ll?4c;-00s, llttc; 20s, llo; 10s llc; Ss, 12c. Compound: Tierces, 75ic, tubs. 7c; 80s, 7c; 20s. 7Ac. . Fresh Fish and Shell Fish. FRESH FISH Halibut. 6c: black cod. 8c; black bass, per pound, 20c; striped bass, 13c; smelt, 7c; herring, 5Mc; flounders, 6c; catfish, lie;, shrimp, 10c; perch, 7c; stur geon, 12Vic; sea trout, 18c; torn cod. 10c; salmon, sllversldes, 9c; steelheads, 11c; Chi nook, I'-c. CLAMS Little neck, $2.50 per box; razor clams, $2 per box. OYSTERS Shoalwater Bay, per gallon, $'-'.2o; per sack, $4.50; Toke Point. $1.60 per 100: Olympias (120 lbs.), $6: Olymplaa, per gallon. $2.25. Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, Feb. 26. Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 1.50 iQuinry 80.00 Allouez 27.50 (shannon 10.50 Amalgamated 44.2.1 I Tamarack ... 65.00 Atlantic 1100 Trinity 14.1214 mngnam ... i.o lumtea cop.. Cal A Hecla. 615.00 u. S. Mining. Centennial .. 23.00 u. 4. Oil 6.75 . 32.00 . 9.75 . 38.00 . 4.00 . 5.2,1 .121.00 Cop Range... so. 12 ts Utah Daly West... Franklin .... 3ranby Isle Royale. . Mass Mining. S.50 Victoria ... Winona .... Wolverine . North Butte. 8.00 80.00 20.75 49.2.1 275 a 2.1 Butte Coal... lOSTtt Michigan . . . Nevada 9.1S14 Cal A Arix... 98.00 lAriz Com 18.75 Mohawk 49.00 Old Dominion 36.12-tt Osceola 78.00 Parrot 16.50 Greene Cananea 8.1!4 NEW YORK, Feb. 2i Closing quotations: Adams Con Little Chief .1.1 Alice 300 Ontario 250 Breece 10 Oplilr 25 jPotosl ji Savage f,0 Brunswick Con. 10 Comstock Tun. . 23 C. C. Va 2 Horn Silver 50 Iron Sliver 13.1 Lcadvllle Con. . 65 lerra Nevada... 40 pmall Hopes.... 18 Standard 120 GIVE UP IN DISGUST Stock Traders Cannot Scalp Even Smallest Profits. MARKET IS NEGLECTED Departure of Morgan to Europe Adds to the Lifeless Condition of Wall Street No Action Taken on Erie Dividend. NEW YORK, Feb. 26. The ataRnant con dition Into which the stock market fell to day leaves It a atetile field from whJch to draw any lesson bearing on general affairs, except as inferences may - be deduced neg atively. The inference is fully justified, for instance, that speculative Initiative has died out of the market. No one Is willing to ex press faith In future events through the me dium of commitments In the market. Ir resolution and apprehension are implied by thla abstention. The scanty attendance at the Stock Ex change gave Its time to the discussion of the grounds for this attitude. The contents of the report of President Truesdale to the stockholders of the Delaware. Lackawanna A Western Railroad, to which much space was given In the day's news, gave direction to this discussion. It was known early in the day that a message to Congress from the Presi dent was to be sent In during the day. and some repressive influence was assigned to this. The neglected condition of the market was unrelieved after the abstract of the mes sage was Drinted. The usually active first hour of the market furnished less than 100.000 shares for trans fer, the second hour's business dwindled to 60,000, and- the noon hour to half of that. Professional room traders themselves gave up In d 1 sgust their efforts to seal p a small fraction of profit out of the sluggish price movement. Some stress was laid also upon the de parture for Europe during the day of J. P. Morgan for his annual Spring tour, as an Indication that no important developments In the financial world were in execution. Pro fessional operators all drew freely on sup positions regarding Mr. Morgan's activities as a motive force for market movements, and his absence from communication with Wall street cuts off a fertile source of material for professional operations. The meeting and adjournment of the Erie directors without taking action on the divi dends on the two preferred classes of stocks was not a surprise in view of the heavy de clines In earnings of the company, the pre liminary step taken In the declaration of the last dividends in scrip and the failure of authorisation of that action up to this time by the New York Public Service Commis sion. The Krle stocks hardened sllgtitly after the non-action of the directors became known. The sluggish movement of prices ehowed the same tendency as for several days to retrace its early course during the later portion of the day. v Bonds were heavy. Total sales par value $1,812,000. United States bond's were un changed on call. CLSINQ 6TOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Bale's. High. Low. Adams' Express Amal Copper 681,800 49 48, Am Car &. Foun.- Bid 177 4894 26 ! 84 V 25 85 180 13 13H 6 31 89 : 5814 89 112 80 32 674 6214 78 83 39 142 176 26 14 3 141 108 2 1.1 .49H 1614 21 V. 61 .40 100 11 57 !4 145 BOO 1514 45 28 H 12'4 26 do preferred Am Cotton Oil do preferred Am Kxpre&a Am Hd ft Lt pf. 100 American Ice 300 Am Linseed Oil.. 100 do preferred 13 13-T4 6V 131, 13 ' 57 Am Locomotive... 1,400 32 do preferred - Am Smelt A Ref. 15.600 5 'A do preferred 200 80 Am Sugar Ref. . Am Tobacco ctfs. Anaconda Mln Co Atchison . do preferred ... Bait & Ohio ... do preferred Brook Rap Tran Canadian Pacific . Central of N J... Ches A Ohio. . . . Chi Gt Western. Chicago A N W. 800 112 111 GOO TiX) 400 900 32 684 62 Vi 78 V, 3174 67 Vi 62 77 '39'4 143 3.8'X) 40V4 3o0 143 400 3 3 107 C. M A St Paul." 4,300 108 Chf Ter & Tran do preferred C, C, C A St Louis Colo Fuel ft Iron Colo A Southern. do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products ... do preferred .... Del & Hudron... Del, Lack A West. D ft R Grande... do preferred .... Distillers' Securi. . 100 300 700 200 40 M'i 22i,4 fill 49 1 21 51 166" 11H 400 10014 300 H14 600 146 !4 145 i!3oo "isvi 300 1,600 28 13 27 T4 12H Brie . do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. . General Electric . . Illinois Central .. Int Paper do preferred .... Int Pump do preferred .... Iowa Central .... do preferred . . K C Southern ... do preferred .... Louis & Nashville Mexican Central -.. Minn' & St Louis. 11514 115 123 9 8 fi7 18 300 116 800 "914 166 "16" '260 'ia" es 10 30 18 59 18 200 l.floo 200 90 18H 21' 89 17 21 ',4 90 1814 M. St P ft S S M 100 93 U 93(4 93 do preferred 130 Missouri Pacific. 8.300 '30 29 30 Mo. Kan ft Texas. do preferred .... National Lead .... Mex Nat R R pf N T Central X Y, Ont A West. Norfolk A Western North American... Pacific Mall ' Pennsylvania People's Gas .... P. C C & St L.. Pressed Steel Car do preferred .... Pullman Pal Car. Reading . do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred . . Republic Steel ... do preferred .... Rock Island Co.. do preferred .... St L A 6 F- 2 pf. St L Southwest.. do preferred .... Southern Pacific .. do preferred .... Southern Railway. do preferred .... Texas A Pacific. Tol, St L ft West. do preferred Union Pacific ... do preferred .... U S Exprei U S Realty U S Rubber do preferred .... 17'4 4614 40(4 17'4 46(4 9O0 47 2,200 41H 41 2.900 9414 "eo"' 94 V so o 100 60 4214 Vo'.ioo ii2?i iiiii 112 85 151 49.900 95 H 84 9.114 77 20O 2no 600 2.W0 2.300 15 66 14 15 65 10'4 2H4 67 1514 ' 65 H14 21 llV i3- 68 8 10'4 2514 2.300 68 67 B8 1814 9,314 700 31 2914 2 16 1414 34 tj 113 . 7R14 200 3414 84 S5.6O0 11414 !!3 80 39 600 1814 1714 1774 7RVi 2814 U S Steel 17.300 do preferred 2.900 Va-Caro Chemical do preferred Wabah 400 do preferred 2814 91 27 91 ',4 01 14 1514 814 TT4 14 Wells-Fargo Ex. . . Westlnghouse Elec Western Union . . . Wheel A L Erie.. Wisconsin Central. do preferred .... Northern Pacific .. Central Leather . . Gt Northern pf. .. Ploss-Shefrield .... Inter Met SOO inn 200 3914 47 , 3914 46 3914 4614 16 37 D.300 121 11974 120H is 100 100 800 1.200 7974 T974 7914 so 14 7 8 7 do preferred 2014 18 20 Total sales for the day. 217.600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK, Feb. 28. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.10.1 In' T C Q 814s... 8S do coupon .... 10.1 (North Pacific 3s. 70 IX S. 3s reg 101 (North Pacific 4s.lM!4 do coupon. .. .101 South Pacific, 4s. S3 U. S. new 43 reg.121 14 Union Pacific 4s.loO do coupon. ..; 121 14 Wlscon Cent-4s. 82 Atchison adj. 4s 87 Japanese 4s 77 D A R G 4S 92 I Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK, Feb. 26. Money on call was easy, at 1?2 per cent; ruling rate. 1 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans were steady: 60 days. ZhLft 8 per cent: 90 days. 34 per cent; six months. 4i per cent. Prim mercantile paper, 41490 per cent. Sterling exchange was weak, wltb actual businees In bankers' bills at $4.88rt54$S70 for demand and at 14.83354.8340 Jor 60-day bjlls. Commercial bills, f4.8G. Bar silver, 65 c. Mexican dollars, 47&c , Government bonds, steady: railroad bonds heavy f LONDON, Feb. 6. Bar silver, dull. 25 l-16d per ounce. A Money. 34 per cent. . - The rate, of discount in the open market for short bills is if 3fc per cent The rate of discount in the open market for three months bills is 8 per cen,t. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Silver bars, 657ic; Mexican dolUra, 63Vc; drafts, sight, 16c; telegraph, 20c. Sterling. 00 days. S4.8414; sight. $4.87. Stocks at London. LONDON, Feb. 26. Consols for money. 87; do for account. 87 7-16- anaconda ... 6.50 N. Y. Central. 91.00 61.75 83.00 :t0.l2!4 67.50 5.00 48.7.1 10.00 32.00 Atchison 69.62V4 Norflk A Wes do Dref.... 86.30 do pref Bait & Ohio.' 80.2.1 !Ont A West. . Can Pacific. .148.62 Pennsylvania. Rand Mines.. Reading Ches & Ohio 275 Chi Grt West 3.50 M. A S. P.111.O0 Southern Ry. . De Beers.... 13.25 do pref D R G.... 16.25 ISouth Pacific. 69.75 119.1214 85.00 23.7.1 94.00 8.7.1 15.O0 91.6214 50.25 do oref . . . . 44.50 Union Pacific. Erie 13.00 do pref do 1st nf.. 23.00 U. S. Steel... do 2d pf . . 20.90 do pref Grand Trunk lti.OO. (Wabash Ill Central... 128.00 Z. ft N 92-00 Mo. K. A T.. 18.50 ao prex Spanish 4s. . . . lAmal Copper. Dally Treasury Statement. a WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Today's statement of the Treasury balance In the general fund showe: Available cash balance $263,127,267 Gold coin and bullion. 20.821.162 Gold certificates 40.235,830 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Price Quoted Looally on Cattle, Sheen and Hogs. There was no change in livestock prices yesterday, which were generally firm. Ar rivals were 120 hogs, 25 sheep and 30 cattle. The following quotations were current in the local market: CATTLE Best steers. $4.204.60; me dium, $3.50g4; cows, $3.253.SO; fair to medium cows, $2.7503.25; bulls, $22.75; calves. $3.75 4.50. SHEEP Good, 5-506.00; lambs, 5.iSS 6.50. HOGiS Best, JS.SoffiS.SO; lights and feed ers, $5 5.25. Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO. Feb. 26. Cattle Receipts, about 22.000; market, steady to a shade lower. Beeves. $3.90 Sf 6: cows and heifers. $1 SO4.90; Texans, $3.75(94.76; calves, $5 7.25: Westerns, $4(2 4.75; stockers and feed ers, $2.754.SO. Hogs Receipts, about ss.otw; maraei. steady Mixed. $.204.50; heavy, $4.20 4.524: rough, $4.2004.35; bulk of sales, $4.404,4-5. sne.ep tteceints, aDout i.vw; mantei. steady to 10c lower. Natives, $3.255.45; Westerns, $3.305.50; yearlings, $5.50Q 6-25; Iambs, $56.90; Westerns. $56.90. KANSAS CJTY. Feb. 28. Cattle Re ceipts, 7000; market, steady. Native steers. $4. M)(S 5.75: native cows and heifers. $2.50 5.2.1; stockers and feeders, $3.254.90; bulls. 3. 2,5 4.50; calves. $4 6.50; Western steers, $1.25'5.50: Western cows. $3.2.104.50. Hoes Receipts. 14,ooo; market, strong. Bulk of sales. $4.154.60; heavy. $4.30 4.45: packers, I4.L-0W4.4U; pigs ana ugncs. $3.80 4.25. Sheep Keeetpts, oonu: maricet, steaay. Muttons. $4.50JiI5.35: lambs. SHIrftOS; range wethers, $50; fed ewes, $4.405. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb- 26. Cattle Re ceipts, 4300; market, steady to strong.' Na tive steers, $43.60: native cows and heifers. $2.5004.75: Western steers. $3.25 4.8.1; Texas steers, $34-10; Texas cows and heifers, $2.2?3.30: canners, 52k; stockers ana feeders. sx.75w4.15', calves, $2.755.25: bulls and stags, $2.504.75. Hoes Receipts, ii.ooo: market, steady. Heavy. $4.154.30; mixed, $4.104.15; light $4(94.20: pigs, 3.Z5EP3.80: bulk of sales. $4.05(5'4.20. Sheet) iceceipts. huuii marset. steaay. Yearlings, $5.256; wethers, $55.35; ewes $4.5095; lambs, $s.25g6.75. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Price Paid for Produce in the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic, 8&I0c; green peas, 10P15c; string beans, nominal; asparagus. 2530c; tomatoes, $1.502; eggplant, 1015c. Poultry Roostsrs, old, $4(94.50; roostera young. $6.007.60; broilers, small, $44.50: broilers, large. S4.505.00; fryers. $j.BO 6.00; hens, $4.609; ducks, old, $46; young, $57. Butter Fancy creamery, 2814c; creamery seconds, 27c: fancy dairy, 23c. Eggs Store, 17c; fancy ranch, ITHc. Cheese New, ll(91114c; Young America 121314e. Mills tuffs Bran, $8031.50; middlings. $3335. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 20j22c; South Plains and S. J., CSo; lambs. ofiSc. Hay Wheat, $12 17; wheat and oats. $111650; alfalfa, $914; stocks, $7.50(99; straw, per bale. 60 90c Fruits Apples, choice. $2; common. ' 60c: tananas, 75c$3; Mexican limes, $2.903.2& California lemon.?, choice. $2.50; common, 75c; oranges, navels, $1.252; pineapples, $1.50 8.60. Potatoes Early Rose, $1.351.50 Salinas Burbanks, 76c$1.10; sweets, $2.603; Ore gon Burbanke, l&cQfl. Receipts Flour, 1790 quarter sacks; wheat. 140 centals; barley. 6C90 centals; potatoes, 6830 sacks; bran. 60 sacks; middlings, 20 sacks; hay, 660 tons: hides, 60. Dried Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK, Feb. C6. The market for evaporated apples is easier and some hold ers appear willing to grant concessions In order to stimulate business. Fancy are quoted at 1014llc; choice, at 914c; prime. at 78c; Canadian prime, at 714c, and common to fair, at 7714c. Prunes remain easy on the spot, but it is said that recent sales at' concessions on the Coast have Improved the situation at usl marjr points. Locally auotatlons range from 414c to 15c for California and from 6H0 to 10c for Oregon fruit. Apricots are unchanged with choice quot ed at 21 22c; extra choice at 23ffl20c fancy at 24 26c Pesches are unsettled with, choice quoted at 101114c; extra choice. ll!4Bllc fancy. 12gil3c. and extra fancy, 131i14c Raisins are slightly firmer in tone, owing to smaller stocks. Loose muscatels are quot ed at 614 7o; seeded raisins at 58V4o, and London layers at $1.60 1.75. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 28. There was quite a sharp break m tne Lonaon tin market with HTHit clnlrinr at 12A 15s and future, at C1?ft 5s. Locally the market was eAy and lower In sympathy, quotations ranging from 28-C214 (828.70c Copper declined to 5T 12s 6d for spot and to 58 for futures In the London market. Locally no change was reported with lake quoted at 12.6214 918.8714 c; electrolytic at 12. nodi 12.75c. and casting at 12.3714 9 12.62 C Lead unchanged at 118 17s 6d in the London market and 3.70tfp3.75c locally. Spelter, unchanged In both markets, be ing quoted at f21 7s 6d 1n the London mar ket and 4.70 ''6c locally. Iron was unchanged to slightly lower In the English market with standard foundry quoted at 49 ana Cleveland warrants a 50s 3d. The local market was nominally unchanged. Dairy Produce In the Kast. CHICAGO, Feb. 28. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady, Creameries, 21Q'32c: dairies, 20(328c Eggs Firm at mark cases Included 1914c; firsts, 20c; prime nrsts. ziq; extras, 23c. Cheese Strong, 1214e. NEW TORK. Feb. 2S.--Butter Weak; creameries. 30c; thirds to firsts, 2Sg29c. Cheese Firm, unchanged. ' Eggs Steady. Crude Oil Advances LIMA. O., Feb. 26. The Seep -Purchasing Agency (Standard! Oil Company) advanced the price of Lima and Indiana crude oils 6 cents a barrel today, placing the North Lima pro duct above the dollar mark, for the first time In "more than a year. The quotations are: North Lima, $1.04; South Lima, 99c; Indi ana, 99c. , St. Lout Wool ' Market. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26. Wool Steady: ter ritory arid Western medium, 21'23c; fine me diums. 1920c; fine, 16&17c SELLING AT CLOSE Chicago Wheat Market Weak ens After Strong Session. UNLOADING BY ELEVATOR Bullish Factors During the Day Are Higher Cables, Small Primary Receipts and" Strong Cash Demand. CHICAGO. Feb. 26. The wheat market was strong nearly all day on an active gen eral demand, but weakened later In the ses sion and closed near the lowest point of he day. tales of about 2.500.000 bushels by a leading elevator concern, together with neavy realizing sales, caused the stump near the close.- The strength during the greater part of the session was due 'to firm cables and small- primary receipts and a continued lively demand for cash wheat here and for Minneapolis. May opened a shade lower to ''0 c higher at 95o to 96c, advanced to 96o and then declined to 95c. The close was easy at 951495'4c. Com was strong all day. but sentiment was less bullish near th close because of the weakness of wheat. The chief strength ening influence was an estimate of the farm reserves in Illinois. Indicating a ma terial reduction from the figures for the cor responding time last year. An advance of 14 U lc In the price of cash corn was an other bullish factor. May opened 14c to 14'S'c higher, at 6074c to 607461c. sold off to 6074 0 to 6074 61c, sold off to 60 c and advanced to 6114c. The close was firm at 61c. Trading in oats was more active than for soms time past and the market was strong. The bullish features were heavy buying by bulls and an estimate showing a radical decrease in the amount of farm reserves, as compared with last year. May opened Vie higher at 52c to 5274c, advanced to 63 lie and closed at 03c. Provisions were weak ail day on selling by local Backers, which was based on a 5-; decline In live hogs. At the close May pork was off 15c lard was 5c lower and ribs were 5714c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .96 $ .9644 S .9514 1 .954 July PO14 .90 .001, .90 September ... .87 -88 . 8714 CORN. May .61 .6114 .5S74 .f.9 .6814 .6 OATS. .60 .68 581 .61 .69 .68 July September May. old . .62 .50 .44 .43 .8314 .61 .44 .4814 .63 -44 1, .4274, .63 ..11 14 .44 li .43 May, new July, old . July, new PORK. May .ll.RO .11.9214 11.62 '4 11.921, 11.3714 11.7714 11.40 11.7714 7.45 7.6714 July LARD. May 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.70 7.45 7.65 July SHORT RIBS 6.60 6.60 6.7714 6.80 May July 6.4214 6.75 6.4714 6.7714 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring, $1.0691.09 No. 3, 97c$1.08; No. 2 red. 94T4(g06c. Corn No. 2, 67 14-58 Uc; No. 3 yellow. 69 (gHOc. Oats No. 2, 5214l8'32c: No. 8 white, 61 RyeNo. 2, Sic. Barley Fair to choice malting, 8089o. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.18. Clover Contract grades, $19.60. Short ribs Sides (loose) $5.871AiSt6.25. Pork Mess, per bbl.. $U.12Vj,iail.25. Lard Per 100 lbs., $7.20. Sides Short, clear (boxed) $6.25 j?6 50. Receipts. Shipments. 6,1,200 3S.600 33.000 136.900 88,40 95,200 63. 1"0 18O.R00 9.000 30,800 118,800 60,600 Flour, bbls. W' heat, bu. Corn, bu. Oats, bu. . . Rye, bu. . . Barley, bu. Grain and Produce at New York. NEW TORK, Feb. 28. Flour Receipts. 27.400 barrels; exports,' 5500 barrels. Market, unsettled, with a moderate demand. Wheat Receipts, 28.000 bushels; exports, 140,300 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2( red. $1.00 elevator; No. 2 red, $1.01 f. o. b. afioat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.1514 f. o. b. afloat; No 2 hard Winter, $1.1114 f. o. b. afloat. The feature in wheat today was active selling of May and buying of July, giving strength to tne latter deuverr. Do mestic cash wheat reports were again bull- lsn ana with light receipts also steadied the market, but realizing caused flnal reac tions and last prices were 54 c lower to 14 e mgner. juiy ciosea r4c. Hops Quiet; Pacific Coast, 190T, 608c; 1906. 4 5c. Hides Easy. Wool Quiet. Grain at San Francisco. FRANCISCO, Feb. 28. Wheat BAN Firmer. Barley Firmer. Spot quotations1: Wheat Shipping. 1.624'61.60; $1.651.7214. Barley Feed, $1 27H1-3214: milling, brewing. I.SZV4W1-4V. Oats Red. $1.8S2.00; white. $1.5001.65 black, $J.653.00. Call board sales: Wheat May, 1.60!6iIM.51. Barley May. $1.29; December, $1.10. . Corn Large yellow. 1.701.75. European Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 26. Cargoes, steadier; California, prompt -shipment. 35e3.ls 3d; Walla Walla, prompt shipment, 34s 9d3os. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 26, Wheat, March. 6a lld; May, Ts T74d; July, 7 214d. English country market, quiet; French country markets, dull. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 26. Wheat. May, $1.04 1.0414; July, $1.04; No. 1 hard, $1.09 1.1014: No. 1 Northern, $1.06 -31 1.0714; No. a Northern. $1.04 1.09 ; No. S Northern, $101.0314. Wheat at Dnlnth. DULUTH, Feb. 26. Wheat, No. 1 North ern, $1.0614 ; No. a Northern. $1.0414 : May. $1.04; July, $1.04. Wheat at Tacotna. TACOMA. Feb. 26. Wheat prices paid by exporters'. Blue stem. S2c; club, 80c; red. 7Sc. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK, Feb. 26. Coffee futures closed quiet, net five points higher to five points lower. Sales were reported of 21.759 bags, including March at 5.85(16.90c; May, 8c; September, 6.16c, and December, 6.25c 8pot Rio, quiet; No. 7 Rio, Oli; No. 4 Santos. 8 6814c.- Mild, quiet; Cordova, 10 (91314 c. Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 3.3.1 3.36c; centrifugal, 96 test, 8.833.86c; mo lasses sugar, 3.083.11c. Refined, steady; crushed, 6.80c; powdered, 5c; granulated, 4.90c. Treasury Purchase of Silver. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. The Treasury Department today bought 100.000 ounces of stiver for delivery at Philadelphia at 66.07 cents per fine ounce. New Tork Cotton Market, NEW YORK.' Feb. 28. Cotton futures closed barely steady in tone, but 12 to 18 points net higher. Initiative and Referendum League. At the regular meeting; "of the Initiative and Referendum League last night in the rooms in the Drew building, steps, were taken to go to the rescue of the initiative and referendum law and to lend what ever aid It can In contesting the attack of- the Pacific Telephone Company. It is expected that Waldemar Scaton will appear in behalf of the league at the hearing of the suit in Circuit Court Match 9. A. W. Parshley presided at last night's meeting;. Those present agreed to co-operate with the Northeast Improvement Association in its fight against the Water Commission. Here after the league will meet on Thursday nights. In new quarters Just secured in the Mulkey building. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Myrtle Gee et al. to Rose Gee, lot 3, block 4. Logan's Add $ 1 6. M. Venard and wife to A. D. Miller, lot 3, block 2, Lochinvar Add. to Al blna .' 10 Chas. S. Prlndle and wife to Amelia Duncan, lot 17, block 3, Evelyn.... V'i Moore Investment Co. to Ocar T. Holt, lot 12, block 12. Vernon 800 Robert Andrews and wife to . Chas. Fernau, 32x100 feet beginning at point in east line of East Morrison street 273 feet eaet of east line of East Twelfth street 1 Arleta Land Co. to .Ruby A. Hurd, lot 6. block 1, Ina Park 80 N. P. Sodor to Charley Anderson, lots 6 and 7, Gardina; also all Improve ments on lots 1 and 2, block 175, and on east 14 of lots 5 and 6. block 168. Hawthorne Park Add 1 Peter K. Petersen to Harriet M. Rob erta, lot a hlrtck 22. nlat of North Alblna. . 400 George Spring, and wife to Andrew ITAlTYtan 1.1 ai-Fpfl In Sec. 2' T 1 S.. R. 2 E 1.696 Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to Girolo Hwth.r. lta 17 1 j. 'A and 20. block 22. Berkeley 400 W. R. Crosier and wife to Wm. Hur- sell, 114 acres beginning at north- eaet corner of lot 16, Troutdale Park 90 S. C. Priestley and wife to Jennie Walling, lot 6, block 14, Foxchase Add Fasquale Caudlello and wife to Gaetano Ladaga. west or lots J ano , block 144. Caruthers' Add 1 Gaetano Ladoga and wife to Pasquale Caudiello. E. 14 of w. 14 of lota and 4, block 144. Caruthers' Add... 1 Gaetano Ladaga to Angela Ladaga, west of lots 3, and 4, block im, Caruthers Add I jj. J. Price and wife to E. E. Dugan. Homestead 1.000 G. W. Priest and wife to H. A. Pitten- ger, lot 5. block 2, subdivision Klver- vlew Add. to AJbina 1.900 Thos. H. Smith . to A. E. Ogllbee. lots 1 and 2. block i, Toiman tract 30 Martin Haley to John M. Pittenger, lot 16. block 17. North Irvlngton.. i J. C. Alnsworth and wife to Karl Nau, lota 6 and 8, block x, ua- hun 450 Daniel M. Lord et al. to Fred Hiram Strong, lot O, DIOCK Z2, irvingwn.. Mary A. Stons et al. to Root. An drews. 100x76 feet Beginning i point In north line of East Morrl rlson street 2W feat eat of east line of East Twelfth street 1 B. S. Stone snd wife to Ole Kittle- son, lot 8. block 4. subdivision tract "D." in M. Patton tract 900 E. L. Wonacott and wife to H. Cat rlne Tharp, lot 28. block 2. Vaugh ton Park 1 Sycamore Real Estate Co. to Marga ret M. Powell lots is ana i. oioca 8. Kern Park -SO G. S. Stoddard and wife to A. A. Hall, north 14 of lot 12. b'.ock ve. Kern Park 250 Sidney J. Gentzkow to J. A. Harbke, lot 3. Block 4, vernon w Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to Frank J. Wlllmann, lot 10. oiocx "D." Portsmouth Villa extended 250 Phebo A. Breyman et al. to John SomervlIIe, tracts 12 and 13. Pala tine Hill, and other property ; 1 Jacob Helzer and wifo to Henry Miller, lot 19, block 8, Lincoln Park . ., SO R. L. StcVene. Sheriff, ti A. H. Featherstone, lots 1 and 2, block 6, Peninsular Add. No. 2 1 F. E. Ferris and wife to Isabella and L. M. Hlckok, lot 18, block "A," subdivision of lots 2. 6. 7 and 9, tract "D," Smith's Add 2. '00 Turin D. and Nellie Campbell to J. W. Mitchell. 87x100 feet, beginning at point 22314 feet east and 30 feet south of city monument at Inter section of F-ast Eighteenth and Di vision streets 1 J. E. Dugan and wife to W. N. Car ter, kits 13, 14 and 16, block 24, Alblna Homestead 2,000 Claudia C. and Clarence S. Samuel to Hattie Saloman. west 83 feet of lot 4, block 12. Simon's Add.: also north 14 of lot 6. and east 18 feet of lot 4, beibg 50x82 feet in Simon's Add Louts Saloman and wife to Claudia C. Samuel, north 4 of lot 6 and east 18 feet of lot 4, block 12, Si mon's Add 1 L. B. Sauvle and wife to C. C. Dar- row, lot 6. block 3. Terminus Add. 850 L. E. Sauvle and wife to Martha L. ' Leasy, lot 6, block 3, Terminus Add 80 Michael Martin to H. E. Noble, lots 6. 7, 8 and 9, block 25. Toiman tract 150 John M. Bennett and wife to C. H. Tfopera lot 23 block 1. Laurelwood Park 1.000 Cnlnmhla Trust Co. to W. S. BOdle. lot 3. block 5. Wlberg Heights 450 J. D. Kennedy and wife to Relnbola Hoffman, 2 acres beginning at point in north line of Simpson street 407.4 feet east of east line of East Thirty third street North 1 Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to Owen Anderson, lots 1 snd 2, block 10. Keystone Add 1 John R. and Minnie C. Fitshugh to Jan Still, lot 1. block 15. lot 16. block 25, West Portland 1 Victor Land Co. to Roy Hither Wooden, lots 3. 4, 23 and 24, block 6, Columbia Heights 8 Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to Jennie Evans, undivided of lots 1 and 2, block 10, St. John.. 212 Sertnna Flgonl to Geo. Mazzel et al.. lots 3 and 4, block 24, Tlbbett's Add Geo. Maxzel et al. to A. J. Davis, lots a and 4. DIOCK 4. ilDoetts Arid 2,700 Max Bromberger to Chas. F. Fulton, east 40 feet or lot 4, block 14. nowa day Park Add Mrs. Leda Curtis to Chas. F. Fulton. aaat 4A feet nf lot . OlOCK 14. HO a dav Park Add 10 J. P. Coffey and wife to Max H. Berg, Mt xl nf lot ft hlock 147. Caru thers" Add 8.200 H C. Epley et al. to American Trust A Ihvtetment Co., 6.73 acres begin ning at corner of Sec. 9, 10, 15, 18, T. 1 N., R. 1 E A. E. French and wife to Grace V. nrt .T. w. Ihman. lot 15. block 59. Sellwood . . t 1.600 Matthew L. White to Calvin P. White, lot 3, block 2, Arleta Park No. 2. . . W. R. Riley and wife to O. W. Taylor, Int 2 A find 4. block 12. North Irvlngtoa 2.000 Jas. T. Welch et al. to Mollis E. and C. Frederick Walrh, lots 27 and 28. block "A," Portsmouth Villa extended Wm. A. McGrew and wife to Roy G. Datson. lot 7, block 1, Flrland Roy G. Datson and wife to Susie S. McGrew. lot 7. block L Flrland John Sommervllle et al. to Phebe A. Breyman, tract 11. 16 and 34, Pala tine Hill, and other property Oregon Water Power Townsite Co. to 4 t? fiifnTiton lot 2. block 18. ritv View Park 250 J. H. and Ada Hecker to Claude H. Wm, lot 7. block 2, Diana Park Rivervtew Cemetery Association to uvl.ra T Rmnrtu lot 40. block 16 sjtid cemetery 150 Rlverview Cemetery ' Association to TPr-mA ftnxnAt'm lot 39. block 16. Said rmptrv 150 Ole Danlelson to Oscar Walln and wlf. E. 14 of E. '4 of lot 4. Sec. 32, T 1 N.. R. 3 E - 1 Wm. Weist and wife to H. A. Thlessen. lots 10 and 11. block 12. Cltv View Park 1.000 B M. Iombard and wife to Jos. Fperl, lots 1, 2. 3. 4 and 5. block 13, Railway Add. to Montavllla 440 J C Roberts and wife to Richard T. Dabney, lot 3. block 18, Hanson's Second Add 750 Richard T. Dabney and wife to F. M. Averil! and wife, lot 3. block 18, Hanson's Second Add 1.000 A. L. Sehnark to J. P. Nelson, lot 17. block 3. Albian Add 228 B. B Holmes and wife to Thos. Gib bons lots 19 and 20, block 2. First Electric Add 300 Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to J. H. Spain, lots 6 and 8, block 2, Til ton's Add 1.S70 Carl M. Nordstrom and wtfe to Ed ward Delcke. lot 6, block 4. Will iams Ave. Add , 2.'600 Jos. T. Ennls and wife to Rimer E. E. Thomas, west '4 of lots 8 and 9, block 46. Vernon 2,350 L. O. Ralston and wife to Solomon Famara. lots 9 and 10, block 7. Sweeney's Add 1,125 C. L. McKenna and' wife to M. D. Hughes, lot 8, block 18, Burrage tract 1.500 Total . - f 40,735 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract A Trust Co.. T Chamber of Com. Gale Will Kill Stranded Japs. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. The Buiny Japanese fishermen and sailors strand ed on the Malaspina Glacier, near Yak utat, Alaska, from the wrecked schoon er Satsuma Maru. for whose rescue the United Statea dispatched the revenue cutters Thetis from Alaska and McCul- Lester Herrick 6 Herrick Certified Public Accountants Office Wells Fsrgo Bnlldlnsfr Other Offices '' San Francisco Merchants Exchange Seattle Alaska Building Los Ang-eles Union Trust Building New York..... 20 Broad Street Chicago 189 La Salle Street loch from Sun Francisco, In all proba bility will perish before the relief ex pedition reaches Yakutat. according to advices received here today. A terrlbfe storm, with a gale blowing; 60 miles an hour. Is reported off the, northern coast, and the McCulIoch and Thetis have had to temporarily ittve' up the voyage to Alaska and put into Neah Bay for shelter. This report came to the Merchants" Exchange In this city, and, Judging from th; severity of tne storm, it would have been use less for either of the revenue cutters to have attempted to keep on to its destination. BONDS FOR CITY DOCK St. John Council Will Submit Ques tion to Voters. The City Council of St. John, at lt regular meeting Tuesday night. In structed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance authorizing tne Issuing of 60,000 of improvement bonds to be used in the purchase of a site and erection of public dock. The, site, on which an option has already been secured from Holbrook & Bingham, is at the foot of Fhiladephia street, on both sides of the street, and Is valued at t;3,SC0. It 13 ex pected that the dock will be 100x500 feet and that the total cost will be J5S.0OO. These bonds will be voted on at the April election. It was the judsment of the Councit that some provision should be made for securing paving material for the streets of St. John. Several propositions have been submitted to the Council to sell the city a rock crusher. One was sub mitted Tuesday night for the city to pny $1000 cash on a crusher, and have three years' time in which to complete the payment, The total cost of the plant would be $0o0. Where the rock would be obtained Is still a problem. Council men Doble, Walker and Lindquist wer appointed to ascertain if a quarry can be secured on the west side of the Willamette River opposite St. John. The county has been estopped from blasting In the quarry lower down, but it Is thought that by going further back from the river a suitable quarry can bo found, and If so the offer of Howes & ' Co. may be accepted. This seemed to the Council the only way to secure material for paving streets, as there Is no rock on the east side of the river. The free ferry proposition has been hung up Indefinitely, as it was found that it' would be necessary for the county to obtain authority from the Legislature to operate a free ferry. ITnder the circumstances the 'Council tabled the measure. Form Club at Junction. EUGENE, Or., Feb. 26. (Special.) The Eugene Commercial Club will visit Junction City Friday night to co-oper ate In the organization of a commercial, and Improvement club In that city. TBAVELEBf GCtDX. IforthQermanAioyd. ' FAST EXPRESS SERVICE PLYMOUTH CHERBOURG BREMEN 10 A. M. ' Kaiser Wm. II.. Mar. 3!Kalser d. Gr....May 5 Cecllle (new) ..Max. 17Cecille (new) ..May i Kronprlnz Wm Mar. 24Kronprini Wm., May 19 Kaiser Wm. II, Mar 31,Kaiser Wm II., May M Kaiser d. Gr Apr. 7Kalscr d. Gr Juns 2 Cecllle (new) ..Apr. 14,Cecllie (new) ...June 9 Kronprlnz Wm, Apr. 21Kronprins Wm, June 16 ttaiser Wm. II. Apr. 2SKaiaer Wm. II.. Jun 2i TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE. PLYMOUTH CHERBOURG .BREMEN 10 A. M. Seydllts Mar. 12 DerfllnKer . ...May 2 Bresiau Mar. 26;Luetasow June 4 Barbarossa April 9! Kurfuerst. . . . June 11 Seydllts April 23' Bremen June 18 Luetzow April 3)j Frlcdrich June 2 Kurfuerst May 7,P. Fr. Wllhelm, Jun ji3 Main '..May 14 iBarbarossa . ..Jun 7 Bsrbaroesa ..May 21 Luetzow . July 9 Bremen direct. MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE, GIBRALTAR NAPLES GENOA. AT 11 A. M. CONNECTING AT GIBRALTAR FOll ALGIERS. Frledrlch . ...Mar. 7Friedrtch Apr. It K. Lulse Mar. 14K. Lulee Apr. 13 K. Albert ....Mar. 2S.K. Albert Hay 2 P. Irene Apr. 4, P. Irene ......May 9 North German Lloyd Travellers' Checks Good AH Over the World. Oelrirhs & Co., Agents. 6 Broadway, N. T. Robert Caprlle, G. A. P. C. 250 Powell St, Opp r.t. Francis Hotel. San Francisco. Telephone, Temporary 4794. PORTLAND RT. LIGHT POWER CO. CAKS LEAVE. Ticket Office and Wsjtinc-Koom, First and Alder streets FOR Oregon City 4, 6:30 A. M, and every 30 minutes to and Including 9 P. M.. then 10. 11 P. M.; last car 12 mid night. Greaham. Burins;. Eagle Creek, Esta Mda. Cawdero, Airvin and Xrootdaia i 8:15, 11:15 A. id., 1:16. 3:46. 6:16. 7:26 P. M. FOB VANCOUVER. Ticket otrica and waiting-room Second and WiJhlnlon streets. A M :15. 6:50. '7:23. 8:00, S:33. B-10. 9:50. 10:30. 11:10. 11:30. p M. 12:30. 1:10. 1:50. 8:30. j:lo, 8-50 4:30. 5:10. 5:50, 8:30, 7:03. 7:40, 8:15. 8:25, 10:351, 11:451. On Third Monday In Every Month the Laat Car Leaves at 7:05 P. M. Dally except Sunday. tOallr except Monde v Korth Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship KoanoKs and Geo. V. Elder faau lui' t.uicia, ban 1 raucistxi and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, U, 1314. H. Young, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO- PORTLAND S. 8. CO. Modern, fast and commodious steamers. Only direct sailings. Only sailings by day light. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland. 4 p. M. 8. S. Rose City, Feb. 28, Slar. 13, 27, etc 8. S. Senator, Mar. 6, 20, April 3, etc. From Spear-st. wharf., San Iran., 11 A. II, . S. W. Senator. Feb. 29. March 14. 28, etc. 8. 8. Ke City, Mar. 7. 21, April 4. etc J AS. 11. DEWSON. A Sent. Main 268. Ainsworth Dock. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BKUAKWATER leaves Pott land every Wednesday at 8 1. il. from Oak street dock, for Norm Head, MurshUeld and Coos Bay points Freight received till 4 P. id. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, Brst cless, (10; second-ciass, $7. Including berth and meals inquire, city ticket office. Tnlrd ahd Washington streets, or Oak-straet dock. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Steamer Pomona for Salem, Independence, Albany and Corvallls, leaves Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 6:45 A. M- fcteainer Oregunia fur Salem and way land ings, leaves Monday. Wednesday and Fridax at 8:45 A. li. UILEUON CITS TRANSPORTATION CO, Office and Dock Foot Taylor Street Fbone: Main 40; A