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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1908. 13 L TO BE LOWER Prospects Not as Good as Last Year. VIEWS OF THEO. BERNHEIM MM Output Has Been Sharply Re luced Unfavorable Opinion of Oregon Valley Fleece Less Demand for " Monalr. Theodore Bernhelm, who returned yester day from an extended trip through the manufacturing sections of the Eastern States, believes that woolgrowers will have to accept lower prices this year than they did last. According to Mr. Bernhelm, the market Is now 3 to 4 cents lower than at the close of the last buying season, and the Indications do not point to Improve ment. He said: "I found half of the factories closed en tirely and the others working on practically half time. CertAfn classes of goods are' neglected, especially caslmcres, but worsteds and serges are In good demand. "Stocks of wool are lying heavily on the Boston market, particularly clothing wools which cannot be moved. All the merchants have large stocks, and to effect sales, big cuts in prices have to be made. When wool buying begins In Eastern Oregon this sea son, prices will be fully 3 cents lower than they were last year. "I found Valley wools giving poor satis faction in the East; In fact, they are run ning coarBer from year to year. The mer chants tlnd on opening the bales that the fleeces have not been taken care of and the wool Is generally full of tags. Much of It being damp was discolored on transit. 'Some of these valley wools cannot be used, except as carpet wools. Formerly the Oregon valley wools were all used for combings. The farmers will have to look to It In the future that the tags are kept out of the wools if they want to find buyers. The prospects are by no means bright in the mohair market. Prices have not been established yet, but from present indica tions the market will be several cents lower than it was last year. Many of the plush mills are shut down and others working only part time. One thing that kept the mohair market up last year was the Teddy Bear erase, and now that this fad has about subsided, It wilt have effect pa the market. Several ' large lots of last year's mohair are lying unsold in the East and cannot be disposed of within several cents of what the buyers paid for them." MAftilrtiLATIOX IN TICK HOP TRADE. I'nscrnpuloti Tactics In Which Some of the Smaller Buyers Engage. Prices in the hon market are becoming demoralized, owing to a new scheme of manipulation on the Dart of some of the buyers that does the trade no credit. By means of repeated rejections some of the buyers have been able to so weaken grow ers in certain sections as to get hops far below the market value. Their game is to buy a lot of hops at a certain orice and then reject the lot because of some alleged defect, later sending along a confederate, who goes through the same process, and who Is probably followed by one or two more. In the end the poor farmer is thor oughly subdued and he sells his hops, which may be worth 5 cents or more, for a beg garly 2 ot 3 cents. These gentry are known In the trade as "blue mold artists." as the blue mold scare furnishes the basis of their operations. It is only fair to the legitimate dealers to say they do not countenance any such methods. Furthermore, they are sufferers as well as the growers, aa they are un able to compete for Eastern trade with a bnyer who by repeated "cutting" can get hop for almost nothing. OREGOX APP1.KS IN LOVDOV MARKET Demand Is More Active at Fairly Satisfac tory Prices. The latest weekly apple circular of W. Dennis 8ons. of London, says: We are glad to be able to report an active apple market at fairly satisfactory prices, prices, however, which vary very considerably for the different qualities of fruit. The demand for all classes, how ever. Is much more active, and this, we think, is a healthy sign, but on the other hand supplies have not been unduly heavy. The following prices are those now- ob tainable. California Newtowns, 4-tier. beet quality, ftraiOs ber box; California Kewtowns, 4-tieY, second quality. 8ijfSs; California Kewtowns. 4H-tler, To 6dg& Rd : Oregon Newtowns, Urge fruit, 8s fid 10s 6d; Oregon New towns. 4-ller fruit, 133 size, 12it4s: Oregon Newtowns, extra superior. 17fplRs; New York Albemarle Pippins, best qualltv, loigi 24s per barrel; New York Newtown Pippins, second quality, 10los per barrel. ONTON MARKET IS MICH FIRMER. Sales Made by Growers at J2.40 and $2.50. Arrivals From Japan. It was estimated by onion shippers yester day that not over ltt to 15 cars of onions re main unsold in Oregon. A few cars were sold at J2.40 to $2.00, and the market was quoted much firmer. Shipments to San Francisco in the past ten days have been heavy, but that market continues strong with the best grades quoted at t'S. The Puget Sound markets are temporarily over itocked with Eastern and Japanese onions, the former being quoted to the trade in Seattle at $2.25 repacked, and the latter at J2.S3. Some of the Japanese onlor.s lately re ceived at Seattle have been withdrawn from the market and forwarded to San Francisco. A shipment of onions from Japan will reach Portland on the steamer JCumantia, due about March 2. The first lot brought to the Coast arrived in good con dition. Eggs at Various Prices. Various prices were quoted In the egg market yesterday, most of the sales were made at 18 to 1S4 cents, though business at half a cent above and below these fig ures were reported by some of the Jobbers. Several good out-of-town orders were filled within the quotations named and this ship ping business tended to check the decline. Poultry was in light supply and generally firm In price. The supply of butter, both of city and out side make, is small and the market Is quoted firm. Receipts of California butter are looked "lor next week. New Asparagus and EgKPlant Received. Among the vegetable receipts from Cali fornia yesterday were the first shipments of the season of asparagus and eggplant. The former were of the green variety and brought BO cents a pound. The eggplant sold at 20 cents. A car of assorted vege tables and a car of oranges arrived yester day and another car of small vegetables and ear each of celery and cauliflower are due today. Business continued of very good volume. Wheat and Mlllfeed Firmer. The wheat market was firm yesterday and the quotations of the previous day were stilt In effect. A gradual expansion In the buying movement is noted, but the market Is by no means active, owing largely to the firm holding by farmers. An upward tendency Is noted in all kinds 0 of mlllfeed, and the coming; week will prob ably see s general advance. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland t 743.406 X 83.829 Seattle 1.05.!S1 117fil Tacoma 27.871 Spokane 628.622 94,391 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Club. 82c; bluestem, 84c; Val ley. 82c: red. 80c. BARLEY Feed. $2 per ton; rolled. 2S 30 per ton. FLOUR Patent, 4.80; straight. $4.00; clears, $4; Valley, $4.45; graham flour. $4 455; whole wheat flour. $4.755.2o, rye flour. $5.50. MILI.STUFF8 Bran, city, $24.50; coun try, $2-i SO per ton; middlings, $30; shorts, city. $21; country, $27 per ton; chop, $20 25 per ton. OATS No. 1 white. $27; gray, $27 per ton CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, per barrel. $7; lower grades, $5.50(6.50; oatmeal, steel-cut, 45-pound sacks, $4 per barrel; 9-lb. sacks, $4.25 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds, $4-254.80; pearl barley, $4.50 5 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.75 per bale; flaked wheat, $2.75 per case. CORN Whole. $.12.50; cracked. $33.50. HAY Valley timothy, No. 1, $1718 ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2021; clover, $14 (S 15: cheat. $15; grain hay, $1415; alfalfa. $12 la; vetch, $14. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc DOMESTTC FRUITS Apples, $1S per box, according to quality; cranberries, $8 11 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $3.00i3.50 per box; oranges, navels, $1.75:2.50; Japa nese oranges, 5055c box; grapefruit. $3.50; bananas, ft 5 He per lb., crated, 5 He; pine apples, $4 5.50 per dozen; tangerines, $1.50 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 75c per sack; carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack; garlic, 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. SOc $1.00 per dozen; beans, 20c per pound; cab bage. IS? Hie per pound; cauliflower, $1.85; celery, $4 254.75 per crate; eggplant, 17 He per pound; lettuce, hothouse, parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, 10c per pound; peppers, 17 He per pound; pumpkins, 1 lHc per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spinach, 7c per pound: sprouts, 8 10c per pound; squash, lli4o per pound; tomatoes, crates (6 baskets), $55--50; Mexican, crates. $3.50. ONIONS Buying price, $2.402.50 per hundred. POTATOES Buying price. 40250c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet pota toes, $3. 50(5)3. 75 per hundred. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound; peachos, llpl2Hc; prunes, Italian, 5f&6Hc; prunos, French, 3 5c; currants, unwashed, cases, 94c; currants, washed, cases, 10c; figs, white, fancy, 50-pound boxes. 64 c Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 37 Ho per pound; state creameries, fancy creamery, 323THc store . butter, choice. 16317c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 15c: Young America, 1616Hc per pound. POULTRY Average old hens, 14c; mixed chickens. 1313Hc; Spring chickens, 15 ltic; turkeys, live, 14luc; dressed, choice, 16 17c; geese, live, per pound. 910c; ducks, 1516c; pigeons, 75c$l; squabs, $1.502. EGGS Fresh ranch. 18l&Hc per doxen. VEAL, 75 to 125 pounds, 9c; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds. 56Hc. POltIC Block. 7ff to 150 pounds, 77V4c; packers, 056Hc. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Livestock prices continue strong with ar rivals running light. The receipts yesterday were 98 cattle and 20O sheep. The following quotations were current in the local market: CATTLE Best steers, $4.204.50; me dium, $3.504: cows, $8.253.50; fair to medium cows, $2.75 3.25; bulls, $3c&'2.75; calves. $3.764.50. . HHEEP Good, $5.50a.0O; lambs, $5.75 6.50. HOGS Best, $5.2503.50; lights and feed ers, $5 5.25. Eastern livestock Prices. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 28. Cattle Re ceipts, 1500; market, steady. . Native steers. $-l('5.60; native cows and heifers, $2.75 4-75; Western steers, $3.M)5; Western cows and heifers, $2.fW3.80; cannere, $23; stockers and feeders, $2. 75(4.75; calves, $3 $5.50: bulls and Btags, $2.754.50. Hogs Receipts, 5500; market. 10c higher. Heavy, $4.254.40; mixed, $4-154.25; lights, $4.104.:t0; pigs. $3.254.85; bulk of sales, $4.1504.30. Sheep Receipts, 6500; market, steady. Yearlings, $5.256; wethers, $55.35; ewes, $4.505; lambs, J8.25I36.70. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. 28. There was quite a sharp advance In the London tin market, with spot quoted at 129 12s 6d and futures at 129 2s 6d. Locally the market was quiet but with offerings very light, advanced to 29.15 to 30c. Copper was a shade lower In the English market. Spot quoted at toS and futures at 58 12s 6d. The local market was dull and unchanged with lake quoted at 12.02H 12.87Hc; electrolytic, 12.5012.75c and cast ing, 12.37H12.62Hc. Lead was unchanged at 13 15s In Lon don. The local market was dull and a shade easier at 3.65(& 3.75c. Spelter was 2s 6d lower at 21 2s 6d In London. The local market was dull and un changed at 4.70 4.75c. The English iron market was somewhat Irregular with standard foundry quoted at 40s and Cleveland warrants at 60s. The local market was unchanged on Northern but weak on Southern grades. .Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. The market for evaporated apples was unchanged with fancy quoted at lUHllc; choice. f&; prime, TH&S'ip; prime Canadian, 5Hc and com mon to fair. 7(&7l4c. Prunes are quiet and it is said that con cessions would be reaulred to move stocks freely. Quotations range from 4Hc to 15c for California and from 6Hc to 10c for Oregon fruit. Apricots are in moderate jobbing demand, with choice quoted at 20 21c; extra choice, l'2fii'23c; fancy, -24 25c. Peaches are without further change, choice being quoted at 1010He; extra choice, 11 llHc; fancy,. ll12c; and extra fancy, 13 14c. Raisins are easy, with loose muscatels quoted at 5H7c; seeded raisins. 5H SHc. and London layers, SI. 6501. 75. , Eastern Mining Stocks. BOSTON, Feb. 28. Closing quotations; Adventure ..$ 1.50 Alloues 27.50 Amalgamated 51.75 Atlantic 10.50 Bingham ... 1.50 I Cal & Hecla. 635.00 Centennial .. 23.75 Cop Runge... 62.50 DaJy West. . . 9.00 Franklin 7.87 H Granby 85.00 Isle Royale.. 21.50 Mass Mining. 3.00 Michigan ... S.OO Mohawk .... 52.50 Mont. C. C. 70.00 Old Dominion 'Jo. SO Osceola 82.50 Parrot ...... 1T.00 84.00 10.87 H 67.00 15.25 5.75 32.00 H.75 38.75 4.O0 5.75 50.75 20.00 Qulncy Shannon .... Tamarack . . Trinity United Cop.. U. S. Mining U. S. Oil Utah Victoria Winona North Butte. Butte Coal.. Nevada ..... 9.37 H Cal & Aria. .. 101.00 iAriz Com 18 75 Greene Cananea 8.23 Dairy Produce in the East. CtilCAGO. Feb. 28. On the produce ex change toda the butter market was steady. Creameries, il-tc; dairies, 20(&2Sc. Krxs Easy; at mark, cases included, 19 20c; firsts, 0V4c; prime firsts, 2lc; ex tras, 23 c. Cheese Steady, 12 (ft 14 'c NEW YORK. Feb. 2$. Butter Weak. Creameries, extra. 30c; do, thirds to firsts. 25.HK:; held, common to special, 25 31c. Cheese Steady, unchanged. Eggs Easier. Western firsts, 23c; do, sec onds, 22224c, Coffee and Shout. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Coffee futures closed net unchanged to net 5 points lower. Sales were reported of 13.750 bags, tnclud lny May at S.BSC; September, 6.10c; No vember. 6.10c; December. 6.20c: and Jan uary, tf.20e. Spot, steady; Cordova, 10 V & lavic. 'Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining. BSSHc; centrifugal, fid test, a.SSc; molasses sugar, 3.13H. Refined, steady; crushed, S.OOc; pow dered, 5c; granulated. 4.90c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 28. Wool, steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 212oc; fine mediums, 19 & 20c; fine, 15 Ho GUINS BETTED HELD Improvement at Last Shown in" Stock- Speculation. DUE MOSTLY TO RUMORS Wall Street Greatly Puzzled by the 75-Per Cent Dividend on O. R. & N More Steel Plants to Resume. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. For an hour to day the stock- market took on an appear ance of reviving- animation. It then re lapsed into Its recent condition of lethargy and scarcely moved fo the rest of the day. The grounds advanced for the operations which advanced prices the first hour had to do with unconfirmed rumors for the most part, and betrayed the professional orifiin of most of the activity. Copper mines in Butte, it was said, were to te reopened and an extensive combina tion was to be effected among copper inter ests, which were still workine Independ ently of each other. Inauizics in official quarters failed to verify these assertions. The price of copper metal in the Lon don market suffered a reaction.- The pub lished remarks of the head of the Amer ican Smelting Company permitted the con struction that a deduction in the dividend disbursement on the shares fa in contem plation. The influence of the various ru mors In circulation showed some waning power, therefore, as the day progressed. The report of a large extra disbursement by the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com pany, one of the subsidiaries of the Union Pacific, puzzled the trading element at the stock exchange greatly, owing to the intri cacy of the financial relations between the various companies in that eystem. The operation in itself was regarded as largely one of a change In a book account, but surmise was busy over a possible ultimate bearing on the i'lan for segregation of the Investment holdings of the Union Pacific, of which official Intimations have been given from time to time. Money influences were . affected by the preparations of the March 1 -settlement. The week's known movements of money fore shadowed a loss by the banks on account of this week's absorption by the sub-treasury of nearly fl,00i.000 through withdraw als of Government deposits and also by tha retirement of National notes. The dispo sition of interior banks to retain their re serves at a high point is inferred and is confirmed by the Controller's abstract of conditions of all the National banks as of February 14. This shows a rise in the per centage of legal reserves to deposits of 29 per cent compared with 21.0S9 per cent at the time of the last call on December 3 and with 26.82 per cent on January 26 last year, the nearest -date corresponding to the pres ent. The re-opening ot additional steel plants was an item of the days news that had a favorable effect. Remarks read to the Interstate Commerce Commission by rail road officials who were pleading for post ponement of the nine-hour law for work of telegraphers offered some rather gloomy figures of railroad earnings. The circum stances under which they were made had the effect of modifying somewhat their in fluence In forming judgments. Some late sustaining effect on prices was exercised by the news that the Fowler cur rency measure had been favorably reported to the House at Washington. The succes sive departures on long trips of financiers have the effect of intensifying the dullness In the stock market. The advances, al though not fully held in the late dealings, were better maintained than the first move ments have been previously this week. Bonds were steady. Total saies, par value, J2.1CMJ.000. United States 3s and 4s regis tered advanced Vi and the 4s coupons de clined Vt per cent. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. Adams' Express Amal Copper 47,100 Am Car & Foun. S.2UO do preferred Am Cotton Oil do preferred .... ...... Am Kxnress High. Low. Bid. 17T 62"4 27 61 28 51 27 89 25 85 ISO 18 13H 6 17 32 9o 0 89 m 80 33 6S 83 611 79 80 40 144 180 2 3 142 110 2 15 48 Jli 22 61 40 B9 11 67 147 51 K 15U, 41 29 12 25 U 18 1111 12.1 9 67 18 67 10 SO IS 47 90 18 18 95 130 31 18 48 44 38 94 30 no 80 42 27 112 S6"4 6, 20 71 151 sw- . 88 81 1.-, " IWi 21 V. 21 U 10 25 s 108 9 29 14U 14 S4 113 70 7! 38 '? " 77 2R 92 J1 90 ' 14 3Kl 40 4! 5 13 37 122 1B so 40 118", Am Hd & Lt pf. American Ice .... Am I.inseed Oil.. do preferred .... Am Locomotive. . . loo 13 137 13 1394 do preferred 80 61 114 7s 6iH,i WTs M VJ SO 40 144 00 69 113 'ii'i- 3i4 0 79 80 4014 144 A Am Smelt & Ref. 26.6U0 do preferred 60O Am Sugar Ref... Am Tobacco ctfs. Anaconda Mln Co S.RX) Atchison do preferred Atl Coast Line.... Bait fc Ohio do preferred . Brook Rap Tran. Canadian Pacific. Central of N J... Chea & Ohio Chi Gt Western.. Chicago A N W.. C, M & St Paul.. Chi Ter & Tran. 2,2110 2110 2U0 l,7'i 200 2.300 200 500 27? li0 100 143 6.800' 110 27 3 143 109 u do preferred C. C. C & St Louis Colo Fuel & Iron. 1J 10 23 OK 1 21 61 V4 40 Colo & Southern.. " do'lrt preferred. do 2a prefrered.. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products . do preferred Del & Hudson.... Del, Lack it Wrt. D 4 R Grande. . do preferred .... Distillers' Securi.. Erie 1..VW 2W fK0 100 800 147 147 V, 43 a.i mi 2BVt 126" 67 67 42 28 13 26 500 l.fmn do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. . Oenerul Klectrlc. . Illinois Central .. Int Taper do preferred .... Int Pump do preferred .... Iowa Central .... . do preferred . . . . K C Southern ... . do preferred .... 6' 10 200 ICO 6' 4i 100 124 9 57 67 30O 200 100 3.oco 200 600 '2.' SCO BOO 1O0 11,600 1O0 1.300 500 200 "'200 100 8.000 700 "l6V IS" 47 & 90 IRt, 20 96 i 'SO " 18 4G4 41 Mi 64 3"H 60 "42i.i 27 1124 86 "ii)t 71 47 li 0 19 20 m ii ii 18Vi 4H 45 50 94 80 . 0014 '43" 27 112-i SGM -20t.l Louis & Nashville Mexican Central.. Minn & St Louis M. St P & S S M. do preferred .... Mis-sour! Pacific... Mo. Kan Texas do preferred . National Lead .... Mex Nat R R pf. N T Central N Y, Ont A West. Norfolk A Western do preferred .... North American .. Pacifio Mall Pennsylvania ..... People's On .... P. C C & St Louie Pressed Steel Car . do preferred .... 500 Car Pullman Pal Reading do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. Republic Steel ... do preferred .... Rock Island Co... do preferred .... Ft I, & S F 2 pf . St L Southwest.. do preferred . Southern Pacific .. do preferred .... Southern Railway. do preferred .... Texas & Pacific. Tol. St L & West do preferred .... Union Facific .... do preferred .... U S Bxpre.is U S Realty U S Rubber .. do rreferred .... 64,700 96 K 9.-t.i 100 111 Hi i00 700 6614 US 6.1 I ltt 21 21 68 'io" 30 iiv, 34 tj 113 S11O 200 '200 100 10 30 14't 34 H 39,700 Ui 100 S6, Roo ik 78 92 18 774 2S 92 TJ S Steel . . . do preferred . "Va-Caro Chemical. 2,800 do preferred Wabash MO do preferred -. Wells-Fargo Ex Westing-house Klec BOu Western Union ... p.SOO Wheel & L Brie TTs '40" ' 4814 'i34 121" . 'si" 41 50 13 122 'si" Wiwnn.in Central. 300 15.700 '106 I do preferred Northern pacinc. .. Central Leather .. do preferred . Eloss-Sheffleli .... fit Northern pf . . . Inter Met 3.oo 119 118 l"s 7 100 20 20 do preferred i I Total sales for the day, 317.700 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. is reg.l05N Y C G 3s... 8s do coupon. .. .10i North Pacific 3s. 71 U. S. 3s reg 101 North Pacific 4s. 100 1 do coupon. .. .101 U. S. new 4s reg. 122 dn rnnnnn liiii Union Pacific 4s. 100 Wlscon cent 4s. 81 Japanese 4s..... 7T Atchison adj. 4s 8S L 4c li 49.. 92 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. Money on call, easy. 13 per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 1 per cent. Time loans, firm; 60 days. 3 per cent: PO days, 4 per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile, paper, 46 per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual busi ness In bankers bills at $4.SM5Si4.8t70 for demand and at f 4.836034.S3S5 for BO-day bills, commercial bills, 44.83. Bar silver, 55 c Mexican dollars, 47 c. Government bonds. Irregular;- railroad bonds, steady. LONDON', Fob. 28. Bar silver, quiet. 10 d per ounce. , Money, 34 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills is 3 per cent; for three months' ' bills, 3 3 per cent. BAN1 FRANCISCO, Fob. 28. Silver bars, 6dc. Mexican dollars, 63c. Drafts, sight. 12c; telegraph, 15c. Sterling, 60 days. tt.8i; sight, S4.S7. Trraeury Purchase of Silver. WASHINGTON, Feb! 28. The Treasury Department today purchased 113,300 ounces of silver for delivery at Denver and San Francisco at 65.66A cents per fine ounce. T GROWTH OP BUSINESS XOT , EVEX IX ALIi SECTIONS. February Trade, However, Compares Favorably With the First' Month of the Year. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. R.. G. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: "General business holds the ground re cently recovered from the point of depres sion, but reports of further progress are sporadic. Geographically, the best news is received from the West and South, and more Idle machinery has resumed at the steel mills. Many manufacturers find orders scarce and there Is much complaint of high prices. . while In Jobbing and wholesale de partments th large attendance of country merchants is not accompanied by the cus tomary volume of business. Dealers operate more conservatively, providing only for ur gent needs, but low stocks Bupply a strong statistical position that must eventually pro duce activity in all departments. Consid ering the storms and holidays, February compares very favorably with the month preceding. ' "Contracts for finished steel products con tinue Bmall In size, but are numerous and the aggregate tonnage of new business is larger for the month of February than the previous month, which, in turn was slightly better than in December. Quotations are not materially reduced in order to obtain con tracts, list prices ruling steady, and If con cessions are made they do not appear in re ports, so that the markets remain nominally unchanged. "No Improvement has occurred in the de mand for hides and prices have declined still furtheT." LAKGR DISTRIBUTION OF STAPLES But Merchants Are Still Buying In Con servative Way. NEW YORK. Feb. 2S. Bradstreets to morrow will say: "Distribution of staple goods by jobbers tends to increase as the Spring buying sea son advances and the large number of buy ers' excursions draw merchants to the mar ket, but there Is a concensus of opinion that buying is in a high degree conservative and that staple goods and what may be classed as necessities comprise the heavier part of the business. Retail trade Is very quiet, ex cept -where price reduction on winter white goods tempt buyers. The distributive de mand unquestionably feels the reduced pur chasing power of the public at large, due to short time or earnings In Industry. Wrholesale trade Is quiet as a whole. "Business failures in the United States for the week ending February 27, number 254 against 326 last week. Failures in Canada for the week number 55 against 44 last week. "Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending February 2(7, aggregated 4.244,838 bushels against 3,201,064 bushels last week. For the 35 weeks of the fiscal year, the ex ports are 15,140,258 bushels against 121. 673.662 In 1IKW-07. Corn exports for the week are 2,4S1,364 bushels against 1.530.SS2 last week." Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Bradstreefs hank clearings report for the week ending Febru ary 2T ehows an aggregate of $1,927,287,000 as against J2.161. 709,000 last week and 2. 609.364,000 in the corresponding week last year. Pet. dei-. New York 11,001.348.000 29.4 Chicago 195.071.OOO .4 Boston 103.394,000 22.6 Philadelphia !)8,53:.000 27 6 St. Louis 68-.O78.0Oft 2 6 Pittshurg , 38,2.-.7,000 3t.l San Francisco 27.632.000 30.8 Kansas City 27.183.O0O 3.0 Baltimore 18.103.000 31.0 Cincinnati 21.279.000 22.7 Minneapolis 15,011.000 11.2 New Orleans 14:539,000 24.3 Cleveland 11. 162,000 22.5 Detroit j 11,024.000 33 Louisville 10.170.000 18 3 Los Angeles ' S.462.0OO so.4 Omaha fl.8S7.OOo 3.6 Milwaukee 9.263.000 10.7 Seattle 6.057,000 33.0 Sa. Paul '. S. 651.000 S.S Buffalo 6.747.000 11.8 Denver 6.142.000 9.3 Indianapolis .8o9.000 8.4 Fort Worth 8.178.0OO 4.4 Providence 6.174.000 20.2 Portland, Or 4.671.000 25.5 Alhany 4.141.000 85.5 Richmond 5. 5H1.000 5.5 Washington. D. C 4.487.OH0 11.4 Spokane, Wash 4. 175.000 16.3 Salt Lake City 8.A37.000 27.8 Columbus 3,789,000 27.1 St. Joseph 4,325.000 33.8 Atlanta 3.761.000 31.2 Memphis 4.083.OO0 13.6 Tacoma ' 3.394,0i0 17.0 Savanah 2.627,000 22.5 Toledo. O 2. 7O6.000 48.3 Nashville 2.609.0OO 23.8 Rochester 2,605.000 18.8 Hartford , 2.477.000' 18,0 Des Moines 2,347,000 19.4 Peoria 2.274.000 21.9 Norfolk 1. 678,000 36.0 New Haven .. . 1.874.000 . 3.1 Grand Rapids 3.567.000 22.0 Birmingham 1.S40.000 37 0 Syracuse 1.712.000 U.S Sioux City 1.906.000 15.6 Springfield. Mass 1.462.0O0 12.6 Kvansville 1.630.O0O 9.0 Portland. Me 1.109.0OO 13.0 Dayton ' l.loi.ooo 61.9 Little Rock I.054.000 33.1 Augusta. Ga 1,222,000 14.7 Oakland, Cal r. . . 1,136,000 71.0 Worcester 1. 040,000 27.7 Mobile 1.0S6.00 0 30,7 Knoxville ,. 1.234.000 .... Jacksonville, Fla 1.271. Ooo 2 Chattanooga 1.343.000 12 7 Charleston. S. C 1.100.000 21.0 Lincoln. Nnb 877.0OO Wilmington, Del :. 1.551.000 'jr,M Wichita 1.91I9.OO0 '8.3 Wilkesbarre l.nxo.000 2.7 Wheeling. W. Va 1,057,000 2.7 Fall River 720.0O0 31.4 Davenport 07.0i" "2.0 Kalamazoo, Mich 213,000 24.5 Topeka 813.000 11.9 Helena 4O2.OO0 45.4 Springfield, 111 640,000 14 7 Youngstown 4SH.OOO 11.4 Fort Wayne 611.000 10.4 New Bedford 447.000 12.4 Erie. Pa 481.000 31.4 Cedar Rapids. la 60s,ooo '3.7 Macon 54S.00O 25.0 Akron 409.000 44.8 Lexing'on 771.000 16.4 Rockford. Ill 473.000 10.9 Fargo. N. D 43J.0OO 21.0 Lowell 310.0UO 29.8 Binghamton . - 367.000 0.8 Chester. Pa 390,000 8.6 Sioux Falls. S. D 363.000 '1.3 South Bend. Ind 333.000 17.0 Bloomlngton. Ill 4S6.0OO 20.5 Canton. O 354.00 46.1 Quincv 522.0IK) 12 8 Sprlnineld. O 375.000 0.2 Decatur. Ill i 342.OO0 13.4 Mansfield. O 224.0.10 32.2 Fremont. Neb 1K2.010 47.3 Jickonville, 111 213.O00 13.0 Oklahoma 7:i6.ooO .... Houston 18.051.00il 31.5 Galveston 12,768.000 10.3 Increase. SELL FOR PROFITS Pressure Proves Too Strong in Wheat Market. CLOSE IS AT A LOSS Good Advance at the Opening Fol lows the Rise in Liverpool, but Gains Are Not Held In Face of the Liquidation. CHICAGO, Feb. 28. Wheat opened strong because of an advance of more than two pence at Liverpool, caused by smaller ship ments for the week from Argentina than had been expected. The market continued strong during the first half of the day despite lib eral sales by local longs, but later prices yielded to the selling pressure, the May de livery declining about lc from the high point. The close was easy. May opened o to o higher at 98c to 80c, advanced to 99o and then declined' to 97ig"97c, clos ing at 978Sc- Corn opened firm but soon weakened be cause of liberal selling by holders and offer ings from Canada. The demand for cash corn by shippers was slow. May opened unchanged to o higher at 61 c to 82o and advanced to 62o and then declined to 61c, closing at 61 c. Oats were weak, influenced chiefly by wheat and corn. May closed at the low point, 63c. Provisions were firm the greater part of the day. but weakened just before the close on moderate realizing. The final quotations on May pork were !2c higher, lard was un changed ar.d) ribs were 2c lower. Leading futur-s ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. . .99 t .99 $ .97 S .98 May .. July .. im- .yM .Hr,- .Ji- September... .90 .90 .89 .89 CORN. May 62 ,62 .61 .61 July 69 .:o -.59 .69 September ... .60 .5S .58 .68 OATS. May, old .. .63 .53 .63 .53 May. new ... .61 .61 .51 .51 July, old .... .45 .45 .44 .44 July, new ... .43 .43 .43 .43 PORK. May 11.65 11.70 11.55 31.67 July 12.00 . 12.07 1192 11.95 LARD. May '. T.62 7.65 7.55 7.55 July ... ... T.82 7.86 T.75 7 75 SHORT RIBS. May 6.62 6.65 6 52 6.65 July 602 6.95 6.82 6.86 Cash quotations were as follows: Wheat No. 2 Spring, gl.ORiffl.12; Js'o. 3, 9$c1.10: No. 2 red, 96S09c. Corn No. 2, 58ig50c; No. 2 yellow, 61ig.62c. Oats No. 2, 62't53c; No. 3 white, 61 53 o. Rye No. 2. 62c. Barley Fair to choice malting, 82088c. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, 1.19.- Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls ys.noo 22 400 Wheat, bu 89,000 127.300 torn, Bu .... 234.600 ISO. 800 Oats, bu 53.300 128.200 Rye. bu 4,000 1.3O0 Barley, bu 61.200 37,300 Grain and Produce at Sew York NEW YORK, Feb. 2S. Flour Receipts, 18,236 barrels; shipments, 9500 barrels. Mar ket, unsettled with a moderate demand. Wheat Receipts. 50,000 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 3 red. $1.02 elevator; No. 2 red, $1.03 X- o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth, 81.18 f. o. b. afloat, and No. 2 hard Winter, $1.14 t. o. h. afloat. Following the lead of strong cables, wheat made sharp forenoon advances, which, however, attracted so much profit taking that the afternoon ses sion sustained severe reactions. The market closed steady and easy at c loss. May, $1.03: July, $1. Hops Dull. Hides and wool Quiet. Petroleum Quiet. Gmin at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28. Wheat and Darley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.531.60; milling, $1.65&1.72. Barley Feed, 1.B2 1.3; brewing, $1.32 & 1.40. Oats Red, $1.85 0 2.00; white. $1.50 1.65: black, $2.833. - Call-board sales: Wheat May. $1.51. Barley December. $1.09; May. $1.27 61.29. . Corn-'-Large, yellow, $1.70 1. 75. European -Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 28. Cargoes, firmer: Cali fornia, prompt shipment. 6d higher, at 35s 6d; Walla Walla do, 36d higher, at 35s S5s 3d. LIVERPOOL. Fab. 28. Wheat March. 7s ld: May, 7s 2d; July, 7s 4d. English country markets, quiet but steady; French coantry markets, quiet. Argentine shipments. 6.024,000 bushels; last week. 6.52S.O00 bushels. Northwestern Wneat Markets. DULUTH. Feb. 28. Wheat, No. 1 North ern. $1.08 No. 2 Northern, $1.08; May, $1.06; July. $1.08. At Minneapolis May, $1.064 ; July, 1.05i: No. 1 hard. $ l.l 1 1.12 : No. 1 Northern, $1.090 1.09; No. 2 Northern, $1.07; No 3 Northern, $1.021.05. Wheat at Taeoroa. TACOMA, Feb. .28. Wheat Unchanged. Prices paid by exporters: Bluestem, 83c; club, 8fo;. red, 79c QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in tha Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28. The follow ing prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic, 8S10c; green peas, 8?12c; string beans, 1520c: asparagus, 10((ti30c; tomatoes, $1.602; eggplant, 10 Inc. , Poultry Roosters, old, $404.60; roosters, young, $6.00(537.50: broilers, small, $4fff4.50: broilers, large, $4.5OM5.0O; fryers. $5,809 6.00; hens, $4.509; ducks, old, $46'5; young, $3(8' 7- Butter Fancy creamery, 27c; creamery seconds, 20c; fancy dairy, 23c. Eggs Store. 16c: fancy ranch, 17c. Cheese New. llllc; Young America 1212c MUlstuffs Bran. $:)0331.50; middlings, $33 S 35 , Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 2oi5'22c; south Plains and S. J., 67c; lambs, 6gSc. Hay Wheat. $1217; wheat and oats, $11916 50; alfalfa. S9014; stocks, $7 5008; straw, per bale, 6O90c Fruits Apples, choice, $2; common. 60c; binanas. 75c53; Mexican limes,' $47; California lemonj, choice, 52.50 Common, 5c; oranges, navels, $1.253: pineapples, $1.50 3.50. Receipts Flour, 7813 quarter sacks; wheat. 490 centals; barley. 8400 centals; oats, 570 centals; beans, 570 sacks: potatoes, 6620 sacks; bran, 830 sacks; middlings, 845 sacks; hay, 433 tons; hides, 1023. Daily Treasnry Watemeot. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Today's state ment of the treasury balances shows: Available cash balanaes $264,375,772 Gold coin and bullion 20.liiS.14Ci Gold certificates 40.556,220 Hope at London. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28- Hops at London: Pacific Coast, dull, fl 10s. 2 10s. Telford to Manage Xine. OREGOX CITT, Or., Feb. 28. (Special.) William Telford, who managed the Ore gon City Grays last season, will be the local manager for the Oregon City team in the Tri-City Ueague. Contracts have already been closed with, four players CONDENSED REPORT OF The United States National Bank Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency At the Close of Business February 14, 1908 ASSETS Loans and discounts $3,405,050.36 U: S. bonds to secure circulation 500,000.00 TJ. S. and other bonds and premiums 891,657.21 Bank building 125,000.30 Due from banks ..$ 853,068.87 Cash .. .. 2.401,369.28 3.255.438.15 $8,177,143.42 Attest Correct: Locke, first base; Van Northwick, left field; Chapin, center, and Runnell, pitcher. The last three men were with the Trunkmakers last year and Locke played the initial sack for the DeVoe team. Nefzgcr, of this city, will proba bly be another .pitcher and it is expected that Day will play third base. He was with the Trunks last season. Koberts, of the Salem" High School, will play shortstop. C. A. Partlow. of Portland, is" the owner of the franchise. The league grounds will be at Canemah Park. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS C: U. Gantenbeln and wife to Rernard" J. Lerougo and wife, lots 14, 16, block 4, West Piedmont 750 Security Abstract & Trust Co. to A. L. Foster, lots 9, 10, block 18, Piedmont 1.EO0 Charles W. Strlne to Kdward H. Webb, lots 7, 8, not occupied by road, block 37, Carters Addition to Portland.... 725 Arleta Land Co. to J. W. Hurley, lots 15, lfl, bloci 10, lna Park 462 Alox Sweek to J. W. Hurley, part of tract owned by Harriet Kennedy in Gideon Tibbet3 donation land claim 1 Arleta Land Co. to J. W. Hurley, lot 11, block 12. lna Park 125 J. P. Meuefee and wife to Dudley L. Blodsctt, lot 2. block 34, Irvington... 1,000 Victor Lend Co., to Naomi E. Lutes, lot 15, block 10, Highland Park 125 G. A. Johnson et al to Alice J. PhUllre Scott, lots 1, 2. block 00, Woodstock 1,200 Point View Ksal Estate Co. to William 5. Lauthers and Kiwin W. Godfrey, lots 6 to 12 Incorporated, block 3ti, P-.iint View 000 Arleta Land Co. to Corlnne Johnston, lots 1, 2, block 5. niberta 600 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to F. A. Bates, lot 1, block 10. West Pied mont 325 Henry Hardung and wife to Maria Ze linski, east of lot 18, block 11, Lin coln Park Annex 10 Norman D. Root and wife to Conrad Greene, ea3t of lots 6, 0. block 53, Sunny.V.de 6,000 Patrick Gallagher to Joseph Glicksman and wife, lot 18 and south of lot 17 block B 3t)7. Couch's Addition.. 8,000 R. L. Gllsan to Patrick Gallagher, lot 18 and south H of lot 17. block B 307 Couch's Addition 1 H. J. Mclnnis and wife to Anna Gouter mont, lot 1. blcck 18, Central Alblna . Addition 660 Emeline Shaw to Smith Lake, south 40 feet of lot 7, block 2o7, East Port land 2,000 Charles G. T'.iumberg" and wife to . Jerome 11. Mailctt, lots 3, 4, block P. 411. Sell wood 1.700 Investment Co. to Jeannettte R. Sloat, lot a, block 4. Piec'.m-.nt 1 Georpe A. Brodie and wife to John T. Swift, lot 6. block 25, Fast Creston 308 Axel K. Johnson to Norman D. Root, lota 20. 21. block .14, Tremont Place.. 300 Waller C. Smith and wife to A. H. Cone, lota 7, 8, 9, block 110. Nor wood 760 B. M. Lombard and wire to Toyotaro Basal, lots 1, 2, li. 4. block 5, Rail way Addition to Montavilla 355 6. Priestley and wife to Ida K. Kampe, lots 11, 12, block 7, Foxchase Addition 200 Jones Friedenthal and wife to Nels Andersen, lot 22. block 17, Taborside 10 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to The Rossmere Syndicate, 80 acres bKln nlng 15 chains north of southeast corner of Section 26. Townehlp 1 north, Runge 1 eaet R. B. Rice .o E. A. Measerly lot 11, block 17. First Addition to Holladay Park 6,250 Marie A. Raz and husband et al, di vision of lots 13 to 20. inclusive, block 14; lots 1, 2. block 17. Tabor side, 1 C. M. Fraley and wife to Albert L. Fraley. north 34 feet of south 84 feet of lot 13. park View Annex.. 1 George F. Felts and wife to May L. Dewey, lots 1. 2. 8, 4. 10, 11. 12. 14. 21. 23, block 2, Albion Addition to Alblna; also lot 2, block 4, Sara toga Addition .: 1,600 M. M. Dewey and wife to Portland Trust Company of Oregon, lots 1. 2. 3. 4. 10. 11. 12, 14. ill. 22. block 2. Albion Addition to Alblna; lot 2. block i, Saratoga Addition 10 Geors-e H. Nottage et al to Goodard Hofstrand. east half of each lots 13 and 4, block 12, Burrage Tract. .' 250 J. B. Tanner and wife to R. B. Rice, lot 13. block 6, Holladay Park Ad dition 1.150 Title Guarantee & Trust Company to Mary M. Rice, lots 11, 12. block 17. First Addition to Holladay Park Addition 1.200 Arleta Land Company to Laura Sears, lot 15, block 15. Ina Park 125 William L. Brewster and wife- to William Llnd and George Bauer, lots 11 to 20. block 10, Oakhurst..- 9O0 W. Frank Legg to Hat tie E. Legg. lot 4 and east 14 feet of lot a, block 2. Pleasant View Addition.. 1 Title Guarantee Trust Company to A. O. Gren. lot 2. block 21, South ' St. John 400 Moore Investment Company to EJ. A. Dreohsel, lot 6, block 13. Vernon.. 350 R. B. Keenan and wife to Kerstln Pettcrsen. lot 3. block 6, North east Portland 50 Lelah and H. A. Shields to Ida C. Thumberg, lot 4, block 8, Sell wood 900 J. W. Reed and wife to Dr. A. M. Webster, lots 8, 9. block 80, Sell wood 560 Alfred Wetterborg and wife to J. 8. Greenfield. HOxllO feet, beginning at a point 75 feet north from south east corner of tract "I." Grover's Addition 1.240 Merchants Loan & Trust Company to Fred Deohler and wife, lot 20, block 1. Willamette 10 Merchants Loan Trust Company to Fred Deohler and wife, lot 4. block I. Willamette 250 Edwin H and Josephine Cahalln to City of Portland, lot 7, block 1, sub division of east half of block "7." city 4,750 Moore Investment Company to Mich ael Gross et al., lot a. block 26. Vernon 375 J. A. Roudefcush and wife to Clara E. , Rolfe. lot 7, block 23. Mount Tabor Villa 1.000 C. E. Volslnet to F. S. Hammond, lots 13. 14. block 3, Willamette 1 Flrland Company to B. Goldberg, lot 10 and north half of lot 11, block 1, Flrland 225 W. ,T. and Ruby E. Tucker to C. J. and Jennie C. Cole, lot ft. block 10. St. John Park Addition to St. John 5O0 Total 4.947 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstr.tct Tf Co.. 7 Chamber of Com Of all rarietie permanently cured in a few dnyt without a surgical operation or detention from busineu. No pay will be accented until the patient ta completely ntiified. Fidelity Rupture Cure 714 S WETLAND BLDG.. PORTLAND, OREGON A most wonderful remedy for bronchial affections. Free from opiates, in toxet mj. 11 II P T ti H ti LIABILITIES Capital ' $ 500.000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 445,999.17 Circulation 473,900.0) Dividends unpaid 266.00 Due to banks . $1,764,716.56 Individual deposits 4,992,263.69 6,756.980.25 $8,177,145.42 J. C. AINSWORTK, President. Lester Herrick 6 Herrick Certified Public Accountants Office Weill Farfo Bnfldtng. Other Offleea Ban Francisco Merchants Exchanj Seattle Alaska Bnildlnc Cxs Angeles. Union Trust Bulldlng New York SO Broad Street Chicago. ..1S9 La Salle Street State Medical Institute Specialists OI,DEST in experience RICH EST in medical knowledge and skill CROWNED with unparal leljed success the sufferers friend the people's specialists. We have cured thousands and lJA can cum you. au cnronic, Nerv ri;JvX ft ou"- Blood and Skin Diseases. fyf9 V s""icture. Gleet. Varicocele. Kupture, Flies cured' without tation free. Cures guaranteed. If you can not call. WRITE. Perfect system of home treatment for out-of-town patients. Illus trated book free. STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 172 Wash. Ington St.. Seattle. Wash. IBaYKI.BM' ODZDB. JYorfh (JenhanJZlotd. FAST EXPRESS SERVICE iPLVHOUTH CHERBOURG BREMEN" 10 A. M. Kaiser Wm. IL, Mar. J Kaiser d. Gr....May ( Cecille (new) ..Mar. 17Cecllle (new) ..May 13 Kronprlns Wm Mar. 24Kronprins Wm.. May 1 Kaiser Wm. II, Mar 81:Kaiser Wm U.. May 28 Kaiser d. 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Telephone, Temporary 4704. Jramburg--merican. REGULAR SAILINGS BT STEADY. MODERN. LUXURIOUS LEVIATHANS London-Paris-Hambiirg Vmerlka f new) Mar. Tpatrlrla Apr. 4 raf Waldree.Mar 21 iVrnerlka (new) Apr 9 Pennsylvania, Mar. 28 1 Pretoria. Apr. 11 Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa Hamburg' . ...Mar. 3i;BuIfrarl , Oceana Sp.).. Apr. 2jMoltke , ..Apr. IT .Apr. 23 NILE SERVICE S's uT,,. Luxor, Assouan, etc.. by the Hamburg and Anglo-Am. Nils Co. TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED. Hamburg-American Line, 908 Market St., can Francisco, and B. K. Office (AgenU), at Portland. PORTLAND RY, LIGHT POWER CO. CARS LEAVE. Ticket Office and Waltins-Roeia. First and Alder tttrssts FOR Oregon City 4. 6:30 A. M, and every 20 minutes' to and including 9 P. M., then 10. 11 ?. M.; last car 12 mid night. Uresham. Borinsr, Eale Creek, Este eada. Cazadero, iuirvlow and Xrotudaia 75 9:15, 11:16 A, M., 1:14, 3.4. 6:16. 7:26 P. M. FOR VANCOUVER. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and Washington streets. a M o:15. :. :0. S:M. -10. 9:60. 10:30. 11:10. 11:6a P p Ii12:30. 1:10, 1:60. 2:30. 8:10. s-50. 4:80. 6:10. 6:60, 6;i0. 7;0e, 1:40, allS. 9:26. 10:301, 11:40. On Third Monday in Every- Month the Laet Car Leaves at 7:05 P. &L Dally except Sunday. IDallr except Mondv North Paclflc S. S. Co's. Steamship Koaaoka and Geo. W. Elder bail lor LiureKa, aau iranci&cu and Los Angeie direct every Thursday at 8 P. AL Ticket office 132 Third tit., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1 31-1 . H. Young, Agant San Francisco and Portland Steamship Company Fast and commodious Steamers. Only Di rect Sailings'. Only Sailings by Daylight. From Ainsworth lock. Portland. 4 P. M. 8. S. Senator, March 6, SO, April 3, etc. S.'S. Rose City, March 13, 27, April 10, rit. From Spear St., San Francisco, 11 A. M S. S. Ke City. March 7, 21, April 4, elc. H. S. Senator, March 14, 28, April 11, etc. JAS. H. DBWSON. Agent. Phone Main 26S. Ainsworth Dock- COOS BAY LINE Tha ateamer BREAKWATER le&vea Port land every WedueMluj at 8 P. M. from Oak atreet dock, for ISorth Mend, Maj-alilleld aod Cooa Bay points. Freisht received till 4 P. 11. on day of ailing. Passenger fare. urt clasa, 910; aecond-class. S7. Including bertb and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and "Washington street, or Oak -street dock. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE ftteamer Pomona for Salem. Independence, Albany and Corvallls. leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6:43 A. li sten mer OretfOnia for Salem and war lane inss. leaves Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 8:43 A. M. OREGON CITT TRAXSPORTATI02C COw Carlos and Dock Foot Tsylor Street, i-aons: Uala 40: A itsai. fe-S