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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1908)
T7TF! MOttMXO OPFGOXTAX. SATURDAY, APRIL 23. 100S. ID INTEREST IN BOARD Co-operation of Western Ore gon Fruit-Shippers. JNSPECTION AND GRADING Kesult of Trip of President mid Secretary of Loral Kxclianfce. Attitude of Portland Produce Trade Day' Trnww-thiiw. IYe.-it.ent T. 9. To nenrt and Secret ry fr-d iluller. of th Bard of Trad re turned yeterria from a vlit as far south at Afhlund, made !n the Interest of Board of Trade Work Mr. MuUer aatd of the i rip: "Both Mr. Townufnd and mylf are ST, titled oer the rerulti or thin trip. Tt U really antoiilirhtnc to find the interest taken U the rr.untry merchants In the work of the Hoard of Trade, and It seems strange Bint Is to be rr-K retted, that a fevr of the pi i-du.-ft merchants on Front street are still remaining ahsnt from the .-Mlons of the Hrd. Their owe aelltsh Irtrrests ought to subtest to them the necessity of attending the dully calls of the exchange lr. order to hecp up with the doings of the market. Iwirlng our visit sve hitve had long dis cussions with the fruitgrowing Interest ith a view of arriving at a certain system of Inspection and grading of fruits, satis factory both to the shippers of fruits and fhfi commission merchants on Front street, who receive these goods. The prntlmenL of the fruit Interests Is strongly In favor of a careful c-.-op.ration of the" two intereets in order that thene rules may properly re flect requirement and he entirely satisfac tory to both buyer and seller. "Every trip that hits bet-n made by us hn convinced us of the absolute necessity f the proiluce people get Una together for th purpose of regulating their business, and there Is no better way than to attend th- rerular calls of the Board of Trade. The exchange of opinion on various ques tions at tp.ue is bound to hrtngf about a gradual rectification, and, as 1 said before, from a strictly ttclfish point of view the Kronl-sireel merchants can hardly overtook the benefit the Hoard of TrAde will be to tin m in the transaction of their business. "A meeting of the produce Interests will he held nt S P. M. Monday. April 27. when It Is anticipated some of the suggestions will take definite shape." The attendance at yesterday sesMnn waa a little better than it has been recently. The 1 following offers and sales were posred: frra to sell 2CM canes gallon tomatoes, $2 SO dosrn; Art cases SIh tomatoes. Sl.rtS doieo; about n pounds dairy butter, Iric; 2ih pounds fancy creamery, 2-pound squares, li!c: ton creamery butter, il pDiiini siuares. 23 Sr. Offers to buy 20 cases candled eggs, 17c; about .!( pounda dairy butter, JoV. tule ,v0 pounds dairy butter, inc. NMAM. tflOP CROP IN YAKIMA. timwm Are Kirk of the BimineM and Are Turning to Fruit. Torn Shorten, a well-knoau hovbuyer, f N-Mth Yakima, who Is now In the city. aas the Yakima Valley thin year will produce only atw.ut a third of Its former hop crop. The majority of growers are dlfguetcd with hop-growl!.;, have plowed up their 'yards and gone Into the fruit, bualncsa, aa their land la too vilutthle for hop-ralMng. He esti mates lae coming yield in Yakima at about imm bales and the crop of the entire state of Washington at not to axceed l&.ooo bales. A good deal of business was transacted in the local market yesterday, though mot of the lots changing hands wure small one, .irowern are not offering their hops freely and vtienever a lot ia put on the market It rinds a ready buyer. Fitgrt Sound Buying Butter. ftrdera from Seattle and Tacoma serve to kerp dnwu the accumulation of butter, but production Is steadily on the Increase and the market baa a weak tone, especially on First atreot. Kgg maintain a firm position with 17 to l?u c nta the ruling quotation on thi street. Ther waa a fair demand for poultry yes terday, hens bringing 14 to 7 cents. There was good inquiry fop both turkeys and duck, which were, acan-e. There was also some all for gerse. Untt Cherrleia of the Seaaon. The cherry season opened yesterday with the arrival of three boxes from Vara v tile. Tiny old at HO cents a pound. Receipts of strawberries were light and the market Meady at -5 per crate. A car of mixed vegetable was due last night. The potato market Id Flow and steady. Advices from San Franclavo and Oklahoma arc of congested markets and. as a conse quence, buyer. at thla end are doing but little. The trade looks for a quiet and steady market during the, remainder of the ea$ou, with possibly a spurt at the end. Opening Price on Asparagus. California packers announced opening price n Hun pack of asparagus yesterday. They ore from JO to lo per cent under the prices of laat year. The reduction is due priticl, tally to the larger crop. - Bunk ' retiring. (Hearings of the Northwestern cities yea terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ sT4t..vi: 'J1 1.4ST seutt ie 1 . tt.:i.o"7 i;m.;.34 Tioiiia ttoj,l,".tt K:i.7Td Spokane .; H 4 4 it,".... 4 M BOARD OF TRADE QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour and Feed. WHRAT: Track prices Club. P.1 per lot ft h el : red Russian, S3 tfHic, blues tern, R" ii.ssc; Valley. twt!6c. FL.OT:R Patents. 4.65 per barrel; siralffhte, $3-b5j exports, 3.30t3A5; '.;, M '; 4-sa k graham. 14 li; whole whvnt. J-4.40; rve. n -.HT.RY Feed. $24 per ton; rolled. -'To.!, brewing, $2ti. ATS i white, $21. 50 27 per ton; va. $20 VIM.TFFFS Bran. $2rt per ton; mlrt dUnns. $:U).A0; shorts, country. $2S50; city, t'JT; wheat and barley chop. $27. HAY Timothy. WUIanieUa Valley. $17 pel ton; Willamette Valley, ordinary, $l.s; llas'.ern Oregon. $17.j: mixed. $ld; ciovar. $14; alfalfa. $12; altalfa meal, $20. Butter. Egg and Ponltry. oUTTEK Extras, J3c per pound; fancr, 24-.: choico. mVcc; store, ttic. ttGGS Lo and commission off 17c per doien. HEE-K Fancy cream twin. loVfce pound; full rriam tripitts, lc: full cream Young Americas, ltic ; cream brick. 2uc; S iy hlk . 20c; limt'urper, 2 J He roi l. THY Mixed chickens. 13c per lb ; fancy hens. 14c; roofi r. olil. ; f r; et, dog, 4: broiler, do. t.5ey5; dressed poultry, per lb., lc higher. Fruits and Vegetables. I'OTATOKS Snlect. selling price. 70c per hundred; Willamette Va:ie. baying prte. 4rc per hundred ; Kast UuUnomah, buying prlra. S&c: Clackamas, buing price. pSl hundred; rf w California, 44Hc per pound; sweet. JSc per pound A PFLKS -Select. 2 40 per box; fancy, $2; ciioice. $150; ordinary, $1.M. t.'NluNri Job price, $i 7."-r5 per hundred: hityiug price. $t 25tf 4 o per hundred; Texas Bermudas, $2 7i per erate; garlic, 25c per pound FRESH FRUITS Orange. $2 50t per box; itimons. $2.75X7: strawberries. $2 p-r crate. VEGETABLES Tumtpa, $1 per pack; earrots. $ 1 . SO 1. 75 : beets, $ 1 .25; parsnl pa. H.aft; cahhuge, $2.fti per rwt. : tomatoes. Florida. H.7i"i4 per crate: Mexican. J ; cauliflower, local. JS 7ic; head lettuce. 4ic per dijert; cueunihrs. $173 do2ea; elery, g.c $1 p r doxn : art it hoV s. ;c p-i d-r ; njirmu? rt'; T'tf ptori . (ens. vo Bound. ag pUoit. .31 vo pvr pound: parsley. 1 5c per dosen; peas, TJSc I pt-r pouro. . peppers, roc pr pund; r.d- I Ifhee. ir(r per dotn: rhubarb, 4 4 He per pound; spinach, Shr per crate. Meats and Prmtslosia. fR EMED V EATS Hosts, fancy, T it c per pound; ordinary. 7c; large, ftc; vsal. mti'ton. fanry Joe i HAMS Hams, 1-13 lb., 1."e per pound; ! It-:l in. ijc; ij , i-c BACON Breakfast, ISfittc per pound: pl.-r.;. lO'-; eottese mil. Mo. LKY PA LT A ND hM OK EI Regular sort clear, smok ed, 1 1 c per pound i u n-stne-ked. 10H": unsalted bU lea to-IS lb . smoked. lOglSc: lt-i3 lbs. unimoked, cUar bellies, unsmoked. 13c; smoked. 14c; houldrs. He; tongues, luc La HD Kettle laf. 10a I2n per pound; f o. o-js, tins, lzc; B. renncreo. I'fS, 1144c, 5. llic, compound. lUa, 8c JOBHF.K-H' Qf OTATIOXa. Fruits and Frnduca. FRE5H FRL'ITS Grapefruit, $2 73 9 S 23; tangerlnea, $1 5V per box; bananas. iC per pound; crated, (C; cherries, $S per bog F'SETABLEfi Teas. 45?Te per pound; h'-ftris. 121': Texas iniona $2 ft.". o 2 75 per crate; asparagus. 6 4; 7c; head lettuce, 35 4 40C pT (iu7.fi. dried fui'Its Appita. lOc per pound, peaches, 12l.ac; pi uues, Italian, fite s'nei prune. Frtncu, 3 'if ic; currants, anwashed. case, fte, currauis. washed, case. 10c; Bgs. white, fancy, OU-pound box, 6c Oregon ranch, candled, 17 017 He per doxeji. Groceries. Mnta Etc RICE Euuiucru japau. Asad, VhO To. Imperlai Japau. tt)c. COFKKE Mocna, S4t2e; Java, ordinary, 17;Uc; Com Klva. lanoy, lb0 2lc; aood. Id 4 lac; ordinary, 12 Ida per pound. Co lumbia roast cases, liioa. $14 50; oa, $l.7uj Arhuckle. L.itt; I. ion, $13 tW. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails. $2 per dosen; 2-pound talis. $2.15: 1-pound Cats. $2.1U; Alaska pink, i-pound '.alls, Woe; red. 1 -pound taila $i.4A; socaeyea, 1-pound talis. $2. SI UAH raaulatd. $0.4."-; extra C, $5.5; gold n C, $5.h.'i; fruit and berry sugar, ft..V ; plain bag, tti.:i5; cube (barfuls), $il s;: poadered harrelsl, ttl 70. Terms: On remittances within 16 day deduct ic per pound; if later than 1 days, aud within as days, deduct Ha pr pound; klapi sugar. ISm lSc per pound. M'TS Walnut. 1"C18g per pound bi sack: Brazil nuts, ltc, ttiberts lftc; pecana, jUc; atnionda, ltlVtU'lnc, chestnuta Oh:, 25c, peanuts, raw, -atfSfec per pound; roasted, luc; pine nuts. log lac; bicaury nuts. 10c; cocoanuts, koc pr duxen. tALT Granulated. $18 per ton; $2.25 .er bale; half ground. lUo. $la.d par ion; 60s, $14 per ton. KliANb bniail white. 44c; large whtta 4.40c; pink. 3.cc; bauu3Mc; Lima, 6:; Mexican red. 4'c. HUNKY Fancy. $30003.7$ per box. CEKKAL FOOkfS Rolled oats, cream. 0 pound sucks, per barrel, $7; lower grades, $5 50(1) 3D; oatmeal, steal-cut. 45-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 9-lb sacks, $4.23 per bale; split peas, per 100 pound, $4 254 80; pearl baxle; . $4 5U5 per 1H pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sack. $2.73 par bal; nakei wUeat, $2-73 per case. Hopa, M oot, Hides, Et. HOPS ltfu7, prima and choice, 4 06 per pound; olds, liHic per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, II djl.Vj pur pound, auturding to shrinkaga; alley, 12'jIjc, aocordiiig to quality. MOHAIR Choice, lt 18c per pound. CASCAKA BAKK a(oVo per pound. HlLi6 Ury, ltflSlic; dry taif, io. L under 3 lbs.. 14 4) lUc; culls, 2c per lb, less; salted hides, 6c, suited calf, tc; grec tuiisalted). lc par lb. leas; culls, lc par ib. less ; sheep skins, shearllugs. No. 1 butchers stock, each, 25 anUa: short wool. No 1 butchers stock, each. oOjy tiOc; me dium wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each. 73o 0$l.OOi long wool, No. 1 butchers' stock, each, $l-Sd4L50; hor hides, salted, each, according to size, $2.002.30; dry, accord ing to size, each. $1.OO0LSO; coifs hides, each, 2d 4f 50c; goat sklna. common, eacn, lorfi5c; Angoras, with wool on, each, U0c9 $1.50. FCKS For No. 1 skins: Bear skins, as to also. No. 1, each, $5.00 1000; cubs, each, $lfffi; badger, prime, each. 25950c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 30&30c; house. &20c; fox, common gray. large pi I roe, each, 4O30c red. each, cross, ea.cn, $5 415; sliver and black, each. $loo 300; Ushers, each, $58;llynx. each. $4 50 0 6.O0; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according to sixe. $143; marten, dark northern, ac cording to size and color, each. $10915; marten, pale, according to aixa and color, each. $2 5004; muskrat. large, each, 129 15u: skunk, each, 30&4Ocs clvat or polecat, each, S4 1 5c ; otter, for targe, prime skin, each, $oi&10; panther, with head and claws oerfect. each, $2 93 raccoon, for prima iarae, each 50 75c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, $3. 5095.00; prairie coyote). 00c 9$ 1.00; wolverine, each. $0 Q 00 Coal OU and Onsollne. , REFINED OIL8 Water white. Iron bar rels, 10 V- c ; wood barrels, 1 4 c. Pearl oil, cases, ISe; head light. Iron barrels, 12Sc; cases, 19c; wood barrels. 16 c. Eocene, cases, 21c. Special W. W., Iron barrels, 14c; wood barrels, inc. Elalna, cases, 2Sc Extra star, caees, 21c. UAfOLlNE V. M. and P. naphtha. Iron barrels. 12 l,ic; cases. 10 Vic Red Crown gasoline, iron barrel. 16Hc: cases. SJVic; motor gasoline, Iron barrels. 15 c; cases, 22Hc; 8 gasoline, iron barrels, tfOc; cases, o7Vir; No. I engine distillate. Iron barrels, 0c; cases, 16c. rOKTLAND LIVESTOCK. MARKET. Frioea Quoted Locally on Cattle, 8heefi and The present quotations on sheep eanpnt be maintained long In view of the weakness of the market. Ariivals are heavy and likely to increase as shearing becomes general. Lambs are also very weak and were quoted lower yesterday. Both cattle and hogs re main firm. Receipts - yesterday were Ida sheep, 71 lambs and 10R caftle. The following quotations were current on livestock In the local market yesterday : CATTLE Best steers. $3; medium. $4.50 i 4.7."); common. $3.30i 4; cows, best, $4; common. $3.Ml3.7,rt; calves, $4&4. SO. .SHEEP Best wethers. $6; ewes. $5 9 B.r-O: Spring lambs, $H.30f7. BOOS Best. irt83S; medium, $3.T36; feeders, $3-23'5.30. Fatde-rn Livestock Market. PHICAOO, April 24. Cattle Receipts. 1S0O. Steady to strong. Beeves. $4.00 f-7.23; Westerns. $4.rt0( g Oti; cows and heifers, $-40 'ft 0,30 ; calves, $4.M & 0.30. Hogs Receipts. H.000: HV higher. Light, IV.204i3.73; mixed, $:.:t35.S0; heavy, $.2." i7 25: rough. $3.233.40; pigs, $4.104.0; bulk. $5.50u.V70. Sheep Receipts. (WHKt. Weak. Natives. $4 VMM 43; Westerns. $1 !M',f 0 50; year lings. $0,300 7: lambs, $d.0ui 7. 00: West erns, $0.00 a 7.05. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 24. Cattle Receipts. 2OO0. Strong. Native steers, $3.50 i 7 00; native cows and heifers, $.300.0: mockers and feeders. $:t.5O5.0o-. bulla. :.40 n5.30: calves. $4.5Otd.0O; Western steers, $5.00tf6.SO; Western cows. $;i.50ft 5.25. Hoes Receipts, 00OO; 5i lOc higher. Bulk. $5.4-0 V 5. -53 ; heavy.. $5.50ii3.W: packers and butchers. $3 40Si 3. dO; light. $5.:t0fii 3 30; pigs, $4 .23 41 4 AO. She ;p Receipts. 2O0. Steadv-. Muttons, $3.2" o it 2"; iambs. $Vt.OOf. 7. w: range weth ers. $4 75tft.73: fed ewes, $4.2557vV OMAHA. April 2 Cattle Receipts. 1000 Strong. Native steers, $5.00t tt.73 ; cows and heltera. $:t.301t .no: Western steers. .t.75Sj 3.30; range cows and heifers. '$2.75 tp- 4.30 ; canners, Ji.OO et 3 23; stockera and feeders. $:t.n) 3.;u: calves, $3-OOtf-50; bulls and stags. $o.00$ 5 AH). Hogs Receipt. ftOOO; 310c higher. Heavy. $3.405.471 mixed. $5.S0&3.40; light. $3 30V 5.47W : pig". $3.54145 4.75; bulk, S5.37H U5.42' Sheep Receipts, 2000. Strong. Yearlings. $5,0010.35: wethers. $5.000,00; ewea, $4.50 (j 3.50; lambs, $7.0o47 50. Dairy Produce in the EM. CHICAGO. April 24. On the produce ex change today the butter market waa weak. Creameries. 20tt25-; dairies. lSi'Wc. t-ggs Steady ; at mark, case included, 14V"; firsts. 14c; prime firsts, 14il5zc. Cheese Bfly. 1 Mil2V. NEW YORK. April 21. Butter, steady; unchanged. ljeeso Easv. unchanged. Steady, unchanged. fffre and Sugar. NKW TORK. April 24. Coffee futures eloped stead v. net unchanged to 5 points M finer. Sales were reported of 3,000 bags Including Mgy at 5.60c, July 5.70c. Septem ber 5 S0c. December 5.00c and March 6c. Spot quiet. No. 7 Rio, c; No. 4 Santos. 8i45Stc; mild coffee, dull; Cordova, 8 Sugarr Raw. flrrp; fair refining. 3 92 3 3.USc: centrifugal, d teat. 4.42(&4.4Sc; mo lasses. $.67 a 3.72c. Refined, steady and un changed. New York Cotton Market. NEW" TORK. Aprtl 24. Cotton futures clo,d bareiy steady. April, fc.soc: May. Vri.-: June. 8 42c; Sfptem lr, S4tH;i- veiubcc. tiW; Jauu-irj. o.5U. STOCKS RISE AGAIN Failure of a Bear Firm Helps the Advance. COVERING IS VERY ACTIVE Prnnilnent lsnr Approadi- or Ei-ct--d the High Prices of March. In ion Pacific Continues to He the Leader. NEW TORK. April 34 A furthr tub rtantlal ri In prlc. occurred In th etock market today and tha volume of burine at tha aame time expanded materially. Moat of thl waa achieved In the flrat half of the dar. tha Mies to noon rlslnc to near 5O0.O0O liarn whU-h Is well above tha daily aver Be of total aalea for aome time pant. There waa wmt lull In the latter part of the mar ket, both in the volume of activity and in the rate of the advam. The failure of an Important Block ex change house, announced at the outset of the trading-, offered no Interruption to the advance, and In faet. furthered It. owlnit to the large outstanding ehort contracts which remained to be recovered for accoun'. of .he failed houee. which haa been noted for Its espousal of the bear eifle of the mar keV for many months past. The number of shares bought today for account of the failed firm were said to amount to many thousands and the suspension was pro nounced the most important bear failure that has occurred In yeare. This waa an Immediate Influence In promoting heavy covering of short contracts In other quar ters and the driving In of the bears became a prominent factor In the day's advance of prices. Some nf the heaviest cohering was In l nited States steel, but the stock was held back during all the early part of the session and rose fractionally over last night only late In the day. Many repofts continued to be received of unfavorable conditions in the Iron and steel trades, of rutttr.fr of Iron prices and of declining orders for steel. The rlee In the United States Steel stocks, though small, was sufficient to establish them at new high levels for the year. Union J"acl1lc continued the conspicuous leader In the ad vance and also rose to a new high leveL A number of other prominent- slocks ap proached or exceeded the high prices of March, which were the previous high prices for the year. The lull In the late market came with the publication of the forecasts of the week's cash changes. The promise of an acces sion of between Jll.04Kl.000 and .".(KM, two in the reserves of the bunks must be reckoned In connection with the week's outgo of gold, which ran to 5.f0l.u00. A rate of retire ment from active circulation and from bank ing uses in the Interior, such aa Is disclosed by these figures, gives formidable evidence of the shrinkage of business activity. The showing put a momentary damper upon tha speculative enthusiasm. Prices later ad vanced again, however, and closed generally near the highest. Ulscusslon of tho Pennsylvania bond Issue continued very active and Its Influence on the stock market was still felt. Much In terest was shown In the price realised by the railroad company on the sale, after compensation to bankera and expenses had been deducted. Nothing official could be learned on this subject, aut reports were current Indicating that a substantial dig count from the Issuing price had been ac cepted by the railroad. No additional gold exports were announced and foreign sub scription to the Pennsylvania loan affected the foreign market. rH?nA t"nB- To'' sa'e. $5,138,000. lnited States bonds were unchanged on call. ClSINQ STOCK QUOTATIONS. , Closing Adam Exnree. ' Jjf- Amal Oopper 40.000 eoii Am car I-oun. s,4oo ;u u .sail -Mat . tto Pcef erred ... 2,0 Wt w,? Am Cotton m.. l.goo 2!.i 2l4 'l do preferred t-i A ... ... MinLM ..... ...... . . .. American Ice 1.400 JRlJ 4 U, "til Am Linseed Oil... Kim lot, inS T., do preferred 100 2X "i i"i Am Locomotive ... ,1.700 4,-,u 74u Tilt lo preferred ... 1.2J0 P7 07 S? Am Smelt & Ref. 2S.3H) rj 7014 Tl do preferred ... 1.70O r.T- ,-,? n,M Am Sugar Kef B.000 127. ltt 12714 Am Tohacro ctfs. 700 m y,,.v w1f Anaconda Mln Co 8,201) sou 3574 Atcliieon .. .8.600 73 - 77T, 7014 do preferred ... at 10 go fZ wi All Coast Line... l.ttsj ?U ?o Bait ft Ohio 1,000 85 4 As uo preferred b Druok Rap Trap. 17.KXI 47 'iflii 4714 Canadian Paclflc. 8,!0 lsti lr.fii 15514 Central of N J 170 Ches Ohio 2,rto0 S3; Xj; Chi Gt Weatern... 4..VMI n2 1$ ij Chicago N W.. T.stX) 151 148 loo C M & St Pau . . Z7.U00 122 12u l-'in2 Chi Ter & Tran '-J" do preferred C. C, C & Si L... 20O Ro 'fijl, of,u Colo Fuel & Iron S.SoO 24 MB, v 24 tt Colo aV Southern .. 5,400 32 301J mv .lo 1st preferred. . a,m 0Vj B01 do 2d preferred. otiO r.ti ZitiZ Consolidated ties.. . IK114 nS i1B Com Products ... 3t!0 141$ 4li 14 .lo preferred ... 2n0 m ttx BtiU TJel & Hudson .. 4.SO0 18o3 1531, ltd. Del. Lack West . 45 D ft K (Grande. . . 200 20 2oii 2iti do preferred -.p Distillers' Securl.. 4.100 .1416 'aij - Erie . 12.2O0 intj IK do 1st preferred. 1,400 sr. .".4 .14.V do 2d preferred-. i0 2414 23 4 General Electric. 1.KO0 1.14V i: 13414 Illinois Central .. poo 127W I'M J-7ii lot Paper l.coo 10 10 10 rtopreferred ... TOO 53ti niH4 imiu ..... ..w D. Irt fl... w lh5 tnt ramp 2.7O0 2S ojni do preferred soo 70 1 Iowa Central .... do preferred . . . K C Southern . 1,600 2. 404) 400 I'.. i4'4 ir.tj 5 4 S4" 23 23 V, 2:t do preferred . . . Sir I.oilis ft Nashville l.tVtO I021, 101' I'lift S4 .viextcan central... 3,700 it-.T, isu insi Minn 4 St Louis.. on 24 24 - M, St P ft S S M. 1300 113 1124 11214 do preferred tr. Missouri Pacific... 2.000 4t?ii 45i Isafi Mo. Kan Texas 2.2ii0 2SU do preferred RttO .IK National Lead ... 2. 7O0 67 '4 5.V M ex Nat K R pf. ; p: 1 tentral .... triioo loot, no 14 but, N T, Ont ft West. I.oim) R414 a.v 34 Norfolk 41 YVe.tern l.StXI 5i 631, 6SU. do preferred o North American .. 1.400 6 ,v o."'4 I'sclflc Mail ..... 400 2R 27 2rt'4 Pennsylvania 2S.100 11014 UStj Hi) People's Uas 1,600 1114 poW vl P. C C ft St Louis lofl 70 70 7S I'ressed Steel Car 8.000 27 25 271. do preferred . . . Si'O S2 M S2 Pullman Pal Car. 600 l.V lotj - 757 Reading 165,000 loll', 1071, los'4 do 1st preferred Ho'4 do 21 preferred 7n Republic Steel ... I.30O 1H, T7 17.-U do preferred ftoo 6S 071-. r. ' Rock Island Co.. 8.70O H 151 1514 do preferred ... 7.4o0 2? 2f-. 21 u, St L ft S F 2 pf. too 2J 26 2,;2 Ft L Southwestern 300 14V 14'4 14 do preferred tsoo 34, 34:1, 3414 Southern Pacific .. 34.400 77-i 7 7714 do preferred ... 400 114'. II414 114t4 Southern Railway. 1.4O0 15 !4'i .-,i" lo preferred 4 40-. 40 W 40-14 Texas ft Pacific. 2-JO 173i 17 U 174. Tol. St L ft West 171U do preferred ... 400 31 41 3ia; Union Pacific 163. oo 13344 1.1114 i.ruj do preferred ... 3.3i0 boa 7tfI 7014 IT 8 Expires ! 88 1. S Realty 4t L" S Rubber 1.2"0 211; 2i, 21 do preferred ... S2'4 R2 .c U S S:e. l 72.l :iKf 351, 3S do preferred ... I3.0 loit. f oo;i Va-Caro Chemical. 1.01 1 2n, 21 21 do preferred ... loo ftl4 01 2 Vabash Ton lot, 101; 1054 do preferred ... 1.3oO loi. iH'i 1NU Well-Fargo Ex . TOO " W'eBtinghoupe Elec 4.400 57', 5fit-i of.v, Weatern Union .. " 61 51 '4 So'. Wheel ft L Brie. : .'. - Stt Wisconsin Central. 4ort ir.i 1514 151." do preferred ."I'O . 3.1 :ts .37 1 Northern Pacific... 44.2"ti' 131H 127 U-?t, Central Leather .. 2.4oo 2.1', 22', -J-'. do preferred ... 200 S914 St4 Kit (Moss-Sheffield 4 45 45 Gt Northern pf... 2.Y5"0 121 12414 12-t; Inter Met 2. SOO 11 1014 ids; do preferred ... 2.4' 2ST4 -27 2sJ, Utah Copper I.1V1O 31 3014 3o(i Total sale for the day. 679.800 shares. B0ND3. NEW TORK, April 24. Closing quota tions: U. s. ref 2s rer.l03 N T C O -.'-.. do coupon. ... 104 'North Pacific 3. TJ5. V. S. 3s reg loox, North pac'flo 4f.l004, decoupon . . . -IOO '-4 South Pacific s. srt , U. ' ni-iv reg. 1 IO-.4 Union P.iciMc s.loa, Uo vouAun... .122,WucUA CouL 4. f Atehteon adj 4s T Japaneae ctfa. .. 7 I b 4 K G 1. 4 ; Motyr. Fshjunr. Fte. SEW TORK. April 24 Close Money on can. easv. 1H0 per cent: ruling rate. l; re-sing bid. 14; offered at a per cent. 1 Time loans, quiet, but rather firm; M0 i dsys. m per cent; wo days, tsai per cent; ; six month. per cent. Prim, mercantile paper. 4 e4 4 ner rent. Sterling exchange, steady, with artual business In bankers' bills at 47V". e 4 1W for demand and at 4 47-n-4.H4HA Ffor ao-day bills: commercial bills, S4.Mxt 4.S4.. Bsr silver. -4c. Mexican dollars, 4Tc. Government bonds and railroads steady. LONDON-. April 24. Bar silver, auiet. Utd per ounce. ' Money. 21. per cent. The rate of discount In the open market : for short bills la 2 l-la2 per cent; for 1 three months 2 ll-lft per cent. SAN rBANCISCO, April 24 silver bars. S4c Mexican dollars, Mv,c Drafts, sight. 2Ujr; telegraph, .lc. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.S5y.; i(ht, $4.87. Dally Treaoury NtalenieBl. WASH1NOTON'. April 24. Today's state ment of the treasury balances in the gen eral fund shows: Available cash balances 12-".2.43B.SS :old coin 2.1.040.520 Gold certificate 24,742,420 RETAIL TRADE IS SLOW DULLNESS OONTIMKS IX IRON AND STEKIi IVDUSTKY. Better Toiic In the Lumber Trade In ths Wert Advance In Hides. TCEW YORK, April 24. R. Q- Dun & Co.'a weekly review of trade tomorrow will aay: Light-weight wearing apparel la In bet ter demand In responee to more aeaaonable weather, but retail trade aa a whole show little alteration and tha crops have not made- aulTiclent progress to encourage nor mal preparations for tha future bualnesa In wholesale and Jobbing departments. Pay ments are a little more prompt owing, to the ease of money. Dullness continues in the Iron and steel Industry, the outlook for the year being In dicated by a reduction In the eatlmnte of ore shipments to SO.OOO.Ooo tons. Several mllle have resumed, including some of the leading rail plants, but these are not start ed at more than one-third full capacity. Light receipts of cattle and Increased tanning by packera supply greater atrength In the domestic hide market, nearly all varieties advancing more or lens. &OMK IMPKOVK.MENT IN THE OUTLOOK But Distributive Trade and Industry Are Ba-r-kward. NEW TORK, April 24. Bradgtreeta to morrow will aay . . Improved weather condition! and excel lent crop reports throughlut the greater part of the country, coupled with the favor able construction put upon recent financial developments, have made for the growth of a better feeling aa regards tha outlook, but the actual effect upon distributive trade and lnduFtry ia aa yet alight and conservatism rules operations tqjjn extent not approached In recent years. There is a slightly better tone in the lumber trade In the West and In the Pacific Northwest some logging cam pa have re sumed. Business failures In the United States for the week ending April 23 number iiM against 2tt last week. Canadian failures for the week number 33 as against 29 last week and 23 In this week a year ago. Wheat. Including flour, exports from the t'nlted States and Canada for the week ending April 2.1, aggregate 2,417.003 bushels against 2.SS0.242 this week last year. For the 4il weeks of the fiscal year, the exports are 170.7'.5.tJ9t, bushels against 141,5o5,Stf7 In 1UO6-07. Bunk Clearings. Brad street's bank clearing report for the week ending April 23 shows an aggregate of $1, 989,057. (XK). as against $2,1.87,382. 0ot last week and $2,625,743,000 in the corresponding week last year. The following la a Hat of the cities: P.C. P.C. inc. dec. New York $1,077,572,000 31.0 Chicago 227.40t,000 ..... .3 Boston 11S,J2.(0 .... 10.0 Philadelphia lO2.04.V0 .... 25.7 St. Louie 56. 1.15.000 .... 4.9 PltUburx .1ft,7H3.0tjO .... 34.4 Han Francisco u,214,00O Str.l Kansaa City S,"..005,000 16.1 Fajtlmore 19,o20,u.a .... 2S.2 Cincinnati , 31,770.0(10 .... 18.7 Minneapolis IH.ni.VOOO .... 12.4 New Orleans 1 2,046,01 0 .... 22.6 Cleveland 11.821,0(10 20.6 Detroit 12.tfci.YI.00rt 5.3 Louisville 10, 17H.0HO .... 13.1 Is Angeles .0i3,0K .... 20.2 Omaha ft,3...0(o .... tt.3 Milwaukee ,ui9.0O0 .... 10.8 Seattle 7,G4:UH0 .... 21. o St. Paul 7.422,000 .... Ifl.l Buffalo T,li06,tKi 10.1 Uenvrr 7,.Sl.(nn 6. .... Indianapolis ltf.K2:f.0uO 6.9 Fort Worth 6,7."1.(H0 .... 10.6 Trovldence 5.66,(M .... 14.1 Portland, Or 4TS50M .... 80.0 Albanv 5.2SR.0OO .... 2.8 Richmond 4.9SO.000 .... 11.2 Washington. D. C 4.83T..000 .... 14.7 Spokane. Wash 5.2.V.o0 1.0 Salt Lake City 4.A57.0O0 15.7 Columbus 4,2-.2.0lr0 .... 20.8 Ft. Joseph 4.464,000 .... 22.3 Atlanta 3,97.000 .... 14.1 Memphis 3,Jt8T,tXi .... 8.0 Tacoma S.8S9.U00 .... 10.8 Savannah 2,4tt3.0uO .... 22.8 Toledo, Ohio 3.i)ol.0O0 .... 14.9 Nashville 2.391,000 87. i Rochester 3.050.000 6.1 Hartfcrd 8,101.000 .... 13-1 Des Molnea 2.740.000 2 Peoria 2.376.000 .... 10.7 Norfolk l.tteS.OOO .... 39.8 New H aven 2.odS. 000 .... 1 2 . tt Grand Rapida I,ftt8.nnn ir.l BVrmlngham 1.994.000 .... 13.9 Svracuse 1.631 ,0u0 .... 5.S Sioux City l,7ol,0f0 .... 21.7 Springfield, Maes. . Kvansvllle Portland, Me Dayton Little Rock Augusta. Ga Oakland. Cal "Worcester J.KiH.rtO .... 24.3 1.7CJ.O0O .... 3.1 1.368.000 13.5 1.441,000 10.5 1,20.000 8.2 .... 1.4!7.O00 8.2 J.2r4,00O .... o7.2 1.312.0m) .... 16.7 Mobile 1.042.000 .... 44.0 KnoxvUl Jacksonville, Fla. ... Chattanooga Charleston. S. C... Ltincotn. Neb. ...... Wilmington. Del. ... Wichita Wilkesbarre . Wheeling. W. Va. . . . Fall River Davenport - Kalamazoo, Mich. .. Top-ka Helena SitriTiKfield, 111 Youngstown Fort Wayne New Bedford Krie. Pa Cedar Rapids, Iowa.. Macon .Akron Lexington Rock ford. Ill Fargo. X. D. ...... Leowell Bingharaton Chester. Pa Sioux Falls, S. D... South B?nd. Ind Bk-omington. Ill Canton, Ohio Quinsy. HI PprlTigfleM. Ohio .... T-euatijr. 111. MsnsfieM, Ohio .... Fremont, Neb Jacksonville, III r ikiahoma Houston Galveeton 1.2M.000 .... 18.9 1.423. n0 11.9 1,461.000 12.8 1. 170.000 .... 4.4 H77.(mO .... 28.6 1.005.000 .... 12.0 1.216. Un 8.1 1,141, 'WO 2.7 l,218.t"M .... 18.5 745.000 3.2 Jtfll.OilO .... lfi.0 S'7,000 2.0 9fiM"0 14.il M)4." 37.7 7S3.0.P0 .... 2.3 B47,ti 18.4 7f7,OoO l. .... 672.nO 5.0 .... 23.MXt J.82.-X.O 19.8 ' ft.OOO .... 16.0 627.01 n) .... 25.1 5.3.0mO .... 11.2 6ft4 f K0 .... 3.9 48,000 17.3 - 426,000 .... 8.1 460.000 1.0 301,000 26.3 432.000 18.9 421 .Out .... 10.2 4.S8.0OO 2.1 .... 372.000 88.3 4H8,0t. 18.3 311. OOO l.l 371. Ono 18.5 .... -380.000 1fi6.0(i0 Jft.9 186, tHO .... 2.0 8i4.000 12.S74.0t-0 46.5 U. 307.0 .... 3.0 Iried Fruit at w York. NEW TORK. April 24. Th market for evaporated apple Is quiet with fancy quot ed at 10H & 11c: choice, StfOV; prima, 7H-tt7Hc, and common to fair 596-0e. Prunes ar steady with quotations rang ing from 4 to 14 cents for California, and from 5 to 10 cents for Oregon fruit. Apricots are unchanged with choice quot ed at 18$2'k:; extra choice at 19f$21-c, and fancv, at 2024c. Peaches ate dull but rather steadier In tona with choice at 10j lOic; extra choice. liS?llc; fancy, llafelSc; extra fancy at 13 & 14c. JVool at St. Ijwim. ST. IXM'18. April 24. Wool, steady. Ter ritory and Western medium?. 18 2Vc; line medium lS lTc; fine, a lVc G0QQGR0P0UTL0QK Prevents Advance in Wheat Prices at Chicago. MARKET WEAK ALL DAY Sharp Pcx-reaw! in Argentine Ship ments Has No Kffet-t on Values in View of the Favorable Domestic Kcports. CHirAOO. April 24. The whsat market stras w.ak all rlav and closed at almost the lowest point. There was general aelllns at th atart, owln; to a veak market at IWenool and to the favorable weather con ditions In this country, which caused an openlns; decline of to lc, compared wltlr, yesterday, final quntatlons. -During the day there were several slight rallies on coverlnas by shorts, lut prices failed to advance above the openins; fltrure. The slstistical situation was again favorable to the bulls, but the hrlKht outlook for the new crop eefttned to overshadow all other considera tions. Th. close was weuk. May opened HQ-He to lHtflSe lower at u7tc and closed at 9?Vic. .luly opened from H lo 1-.C lower at 88 H lS',c, aold off to 88 Kc 8nd closed at WSc. The corn market was weak because of the break In wheat, local traders aenerally be 1ns; Inclined to sell. The feature of trad In oata was th. selltns; of September delivery on favorable reporta of the condition of the new crop. Provision, were weak on selling by commission-houses and local packers. Leading futures ranred aa follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Cl-me. May .!S t .! f " -IT -4 July isa'i .M'V; .HKVi .K4, September ... .." .t& M'a . CORN. May B7'i .1, i .fin'-, .T Julv :-. .rails .tKIij -Wi September ... .81 .tu. .61 .til M OATfi. May, old .... .M4 .fiS .M'i Mar, new ... .iil1 J2 .flT. July. 14 ... .4.V1, .4.1 .4fti .4."-:S July, new ... .4:iA .4:'.--, .4:iv, .! September ... .3714 .-17 Vt . -'s --"I'i POKK. May IS.OSfe 1.1.05 12 no 11 1") July 13. 4 11 -K) l:i.22Vi 1.1.J2 September ...111.70 18.70 13.65 lll.oS 1.ARD, May .-. 8.10 8.10 8.02V, 8(i'-Vi July 8.:C2V4 8.:t'Vi 8 1" .lo September ... 802V4 .S2Vi 8.15 8.36 . . SHORT RIBS. May -!.! 6 llfi , B.SO July .. Tiii 7.25 7.1o 7.10 September ... 7.45 7.45 7..H5 7.35 Oash quotations wer. as follows: -Flour Steady. Wheat No. S. 06cS1.0B; No. X red, 97()8c. Corn No. 2. 67c: No. 2 yellow. 67c. Oata No. -2, 62c; No. S white, 50 K 9 B2-4c. Rye No. 2, SOfiSOVic. Barley Fair to choice malting. 74(iH4c. Flax seed No.' 1 Northwestern, J1.20. Timothy seed Prime, I4-.23. Short ribs Sides, (loose). W.50-a..S7Vi. Pork Mess, per bbl., 12.9ti(6i:l Lard Per 100 It., 8. Sldca Short, clear, (boxed). ' $T.207.50. Whiky-T-Basl of high wines. 1.3o. Receipta. Shipments. Flour, bbl s. Wheat, bu. Com, bu. . Oats, bu. . . Rye. bu. . . Barley, bu. J8.HO0 lO.K' O l.(MK 16, GOO 4C..7O0 GrMn at 8nn FranclM.. SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. Wheat and barley firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, 164 &Wc; mllllnir. ll.ftT. I.G7H. Barley Feed. $1.37 3 1.40; brewing, ll.si t.:2 Oats Red. $1.42H 1-35; white, I1.S2V.9 1.05; grays. $t.&Al.C2K. Call-board sales: Wheat No tradinff. Barley May, $1.34; December, 91.27 9 I-2t. Corn Large yellow, $1.65 1.70. Knropean Grain Market. IXNDON. ' April 24. Cargbcs, quiet; Walla Walla, prompt shipment. 3Ss 8dffr36s; California, prompt shipment, 3tisii36B ad. LIVERPOOL.. April 24. Wheat. May, 7 4d; July, 7a 5d: September, 7s d. F.nglish country markets firm; French country markets, quiet but stently. Argentine shipments, 2.73.0O bushels last week. 3.712.000 bushels. Australia fhlp ments, 152,000 bushels; last week, 130,000 bushels. Grain and Prod nee at New York. NEW YORK, April 24. Flour Receipts. 13.60O barrels; exports, 7000; firm, with a moderate Inquiry. Wheat Receipts, 4000 bushels; exports, 08.300 busholn; spot, irreprutar; No. 2 red. 81.064 elevator and $1.07 f. o. J. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.14 H f. o. b. affoat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.124 t. o. b. affoat; May. f 1.0ft U ; July. 92c. Wool and hops Quiet. Petroleum Steady. Northwestern Grain Markets. DTJTA'TH, April 24- Wheat. No, 1 North ern, 81.06H; No. 2 Northern, 91.02; May, $1.03; July. 9103; September, 91c. MINNEAPOLIS, April 24. Wheat. No. 1 hard, $1.0874; So. 1 Northern, $1.06: No. 2 do, $1.04 1.04: No. 3 do, 16 $1.02; May, $1.04 1.04 ; July, $1.03 (1.03; September, 90 c. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. April 24. Wheat, unchanged. Bluestem, 86c; club, 84c; red, 82c. QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. The follow fhg prices we're quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables rile, 20g-25c: green peas, $1.2o$ i l..V; string beans, ir.'u17,'c; asnara gun. 5 7c; tomatoes, $1.502.50; eggplant, 15920c. Poultrv Roosters, old. $4 4.50; roosters, young. $7.!i04 10; broilers, small, $:i3.r,0; broilers, large, $4.50igi5.50; fryers, 87tH; hens, $4.00 tfj 9; ducks, old. $45; young. Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; creamery seconds, 22c; fancy dairy. 21 He. Eggs Store, 19c; fancy ranch. 21c. Cheese New, 11 12c; Young- America, 12 13 He. Millstutts Bran, $30.50 32; middlings, 938 $36. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 20$22c; South Plains and San Joaquin. 59 7c; lambs, filOu. Hops New and old crops, 15c; con tracts, 9& 11c. Hav Wheat. $16ft20; wheat and oats, 8164(119: alfalfa. $9&14; stock, $810; straw, per bale, 55tHc. Fruits Apples, cnoiee. $1-75; common, 60c: bananas, 13. 50; Mexican limes, $0.5007; California lemens, choice, $2.50; common, 75c; oranges, navels. $ 1.73 & 2-50; pineapples. $1.503 50. potatoes Early Rose. 91.33 - 1.50; sweets. $2?3; Oregon Burbanks, 85co$l. Receipts Flour. 2.."U quarter sacks; wheat. 70 centals; barley, 3590 centals; oats, 915 centals; potatoes, 394 sacks; bran, TOO sacks: Kay. 804 tons; wool, 423 bales; hides, 1080. Electricity In Place of Ice. Popular Mechanics. Horseless wagons, smokeless powder, noiseless suns nd Ice less ice boxes! The last Hum consists of an electric motor belted to a pump which keeps a cooling solution moving through a set of pipes which are placed In the re-y ff iterator. These pipes jire similar to the steam or hot water "radiators in tho living rooms, only lhey cool instead of heat tho apartment. The machine Is entirely automatic, rTHE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Portland, UNITED STATES Capital, $500,000 Surplus and OFFICERS- J. C AINSWORTH, President R. W. SCHMEER, Cathler R. LEA BARNES, Vice; President A. M. WRIGHT, Ass't Cashier W. A. HOLT, Au t Cashier - BOARD OF DIRECTORS I. W. Hrllmasj Presltk-nt Wells Fargo Nevada Natioial Hank. S P.; lTnlin Trust Co.. S. K. ; and Farmers & Merchanra Na tional Bunk. Los Aitt'oles. Perrr T. Moraaa President of the California Wine Aaaocla tion. S. F. Rofas MnHorr Of the law firm of Polph. Mallory, Simon A Gearin. ana constant!- maintains whatever de (rree of cold Is selected. The moment tho thermometer rlsea above that point tne machine starts up of Itaelf and works until the apartment Is suffi ciently cooled; then It stops of Itself. Tlte whole affair is so simple as to require prHCticully no attention except an occasional oillne;. which 1 no more difficult than to oil a sewing; machine. At trifling; expense one can also fix up a buscment room as cold storage for larare supplies, such as barrels of apples, jurs of butter, sacks of potatoes, etc.. wntt-h It Is now Impossible to keep In the average residence. In many families the saving effect ed by purchasing supplies In quantities instead of from day to day would be enough to pay the entire cost of oper ating the cold storage system; If not the amount formerly spent for ice cer tainly would. GUN OF MEXICAN WAR Fowling rieve That Fired Firtt Shot ,at Buena Vista. Coorml (111.) Dispatch in Chicago Inter Ocean. An old gun that played a most promi nent part In the history of tha Mexican War is a relic owned by Dr. R. C. Taylor, of this city. The old fowling piece, once the property of General Joseph Lane, has a history of its own and recalls Inci dents of. the stirring times following tne close of the Mexican War. Then the United States, warm in the formative stage and bustling with the fervor of the gold- days on the California shore?, was largly populated with citizens who well knew the ue of a trusty rifle and felt at all times its protecting power, whether on battlefield or in- frontier home. In writing to Dr. Taylor of the old gun. Elder J. W. Richardson, of Boonville, Ind., says: "I well remember the pld gun, 'Huena Vista, and can recall the story that went with the weapon. General Joseph Lane, bear jhunter. politician and warrior, prized the gun as his most valu able asset, and when he made his mem orable and spectacular race for the Vice Presidency on the Southern Democratic ticket against Lincoln and the regular Democratic nominee, he used to recount on the political stump many of th? vic tories he had achieved with old 'Buena Vista.' "The gun got its name while the Mexi can war was waging at its hottest stage. General Lane, fighting under General Taylor, massed his troops on the morning oli February 23, 1847, at Buena Vista post. The flower of Taylor's army had been withdrawn to aid General Scott, and it was a ragged handful of men that was mustered on the raw February day to combat the 20,000 select men massed un der Santa Ana, the Mexican general. The little American army took position at Buena Vista, a narrow mountain pass, with hills on one side and a deep ravine on the other. "General Taylor, astride his white charger, was coolly giving orders, appar ently unmindful of Santa Ana's advanc ing troops. Captain Bragg, a trusted of ficer, was ordered to put in the grape as soon as the Greasers got near enough t feel the sting of it, and General Lane was told to use his riflemen to the best ad vantage. Most of Lane's troops were from Kentucky, Indiana nd Illinois, and knew how. to knock the luster out o a squirrel s eye. Many of the men had rude guns, as comparison with the modern weapons of the Army today would show, but all were patriotic Americans and not afraid of anything. . The Opening Shot. "As Santa Ana advanced with his troops General Lane leveled his old 13-pound rifle at the foremost man and pulled the trigger. His aim was true and the man dropped dead In his tracks. The old gun had dropped the first victim of the fa mous and, as was later learned, the de cisive battle. The firing was hot for the remainder of the day and the ragged lit tle handful of American soldiers stood up like patriots under the galling fire of the skulking Mexicans. Now and then a volley of grape poured into the Mexican ranks and made the Greasers waver, but it was soon seen that if the battle waa to be won It must be left mostly to the backwoods marksmen. "The cracking of the rifles was an swered by shrieks of the falling Mexi cans, and In the final desperate encoun ter the infantry was momentarily over whelmed. It was at this juncture that Captain Bragg made his gallant charge and opened the ranks of the Mexicans. "General Lane, leading his men, marched toward the gap out into Santa Ana's troops, and the Mexicans, fearing the deadly leaden rain the backwoods marksmen poured into them from their rifles, broke aud fled In wild disorder, Santa Ana himself being In sueh haste as to lose an artificial limb. The old gun used by General Lane, by actual count, felled more than a score of men in the final rush, and it became so hot from repeated firing that it had to be cooled before it could be loaded. The braveness of General Lane waa warmly commended by General TaylorXand as the last skulk ing Greaser hurried away the gun was seized ami waved in triumph above the ranks of the American soldiers. It was then that the old weapon was dubbed 'Buena Vista,' and since that time It has gone by that name. "In 1X48 a grand reunion was held In Warrick County, Indiana, and General nane was the principal speaker of the day. When he maunted the platform, surrounded by comrades who had partici pated in the Mexican War battles, he raised the old gun over his head, and e veterans went wild with cheering. A few years later, while on a visit to Boonville, Ind., General Lane gave the gun to An drew Jacjcson Taylor, whom he commis sioned to keep it always as a memento of his friendship and a token of the battle that decided the Mexican struggle. Bncota as True as in the 40s. The oli gun was accordingly handed down by the elder Taylor to his son, Dr R. C. Taylor, who lives in this city, and who Is past 70 yars old. Dr. R. C. Tay lor gave the old weapon to hfs son, An drew Jackson Taylor, thus carrying out the wishes of General Iane. It haa now been in the Taylor family for three gen erations and looks and shoots just as true and straight as it did when It carried death and consternation into Santa Oregon DEPOSITORY Undivided Profits, $400,000 ieorge K. rhamkerlals Oover nor of Orcron. R. I.. Msrlrsj President of th. Mh'-'tv Kstate Co, It. Lea Bnrarsi Vlcp-Prewlilcnl. J. A. Alnaeirtli lre.fdent. Rltn president of tlte Fidelity Trust Co. Bank, of Ta.-otna. Wash. D. W. Wakrrleld Of the real estate firm ol Wakefield. Fries Co. Ana's troops in the late '4o. The (tun weighs 1-1 pounds, and Is now used hut little. It has killed hundreds of deer and many bears, while, wild tur keys have been slain by the hundred with Its huare bullets. It was manu factured In Cincinnati In the early i')s. and has never been overhauled since Its Nild maker pronounced it perfect and placed It on the market. General I.ane, who ran for Vice-President with John C. Breckt-nridge in 1K60, always remembered the olo weapon, and shortly before his death he Inquired about the trusty old gun. What's In a Name? Upplncotr. Not a bison rmimt. the streets of "RuiTal, There are men In Richmond who are poor. Indeed ; St lnil8 Un't saintly. you know. And some of Reading's people cannot read. At Taytnn there are nighta as well as days. While Fredericksburg has msny Jims and Jacks; Tis little mirth that Joliet displays. And peace reigns o'er the icen at Untie Axe. Bur fS fa a trm-Mmmntm Iremsdy tor uooorrona. Gleet. SpormatorrhapK, whU, unnatural die charges, or any Inflamma twnuctoa. tion of mucous wont iEvHtOHtMIOttOt. branes. Hon -astringent Ooltfl by Orasrcfsta, or sent In plain wrapper, by xiras. Drnud. fof 1.00. or 3 buttles. 57.7ft. wools ttA. U nuss iA FOR WOMEN ONLY rr. Sanderson's Compound Sav in and Cotton Root 1'llls. the best and only rllu.ble remfldy f . r I KM.U.K TKOLB1.KS AND IKRM.H I-AKITIKN Curs tha mst obstinate cases In 8 to 10 days. Price $2 per box, or 8 boxes $5. Sold . by druggists everywhere. Address Dr. T J. PIERCE. 181 First St.. Portlnnd. Orecon. Phone Mnin VMiJi TBAVKLtKH' GLIDE. PORTLAND RY., UCiHT POWEB CO. I CAMS I.fcAVK. Ticket Office and Waiting-Room, l-'lrat and Alder Streets FOR Orea-on City 4. 0:30 A. M., and every 80 minutrs to and Including P M-, then 10. II P. M.; last cur 12 midnight. tireshuin, Boring, Kaale Creek, .atu eada, luzaiiero, i-airview and Trout dale 7:1S. 0.15. 11:10 A. M.. 1:15. 3:45. 8:1S. T:S3 P. M. FOR VANCOUVER. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and WashlnKtrjn streets. A. M. U:l... 6: jo. 7:23, 8:00. 8:85, 9:10. :50. 10:30. 11:10. 11:6. P. M 12::lo. 1:10. 1:50. 2:30. 8:10, 8:.v. 4 30. 5:10. 5:50. 0:80. 7:05. 7:10, ' 8:13, 0:25. 10:35). 11:45). On Third Alondny in Every Month the I.a.t Cur Leaves at 7:05 P. M. 'Daily except Sunday. tDally except Monday. . forth QermanJhyd. Fast Express Service PLY MOl'T H - CH KK r )l" RG-BK BM K N", 1 0 A.M. Kaiser d Or. ..May 5:Kronprina Wm.May 19 Cecil !e (new). .May 12;KaUfer Wm II, May 2ti Twin-crew Passenger Service PLYMOL'TH-CH ERIrOn.CJ-UrfRME.NM0 A.M. Luetzow Apr. 301 Harharrw-pa ... May 2 Kurfuerst May Derff lingpr . . . May 2H Meliterranean Service GIBRAt-TAIl-KAI'LES-GBNOA, at 11 A. M. K. Albert May 2 Frtedrioh ....May It! P. Irene May S K. I.ulf May 30 North iierman Lloyd Traveller' Checks. Oelrichs A Co.. Airents, 5 Hroadwav. N. Y- LRolM-rt t upelle, Gen'l Pacific Coast Agent, n San Fran nisco Pal j$amburgSlmerican. WEEKLY SKRV1CK TO I.ONOON PARI! ilAMIH ICG ft GIBRALTAR NAPLLH C.KNOA by Jarg, Luxurious Twin Kcr-w gtf-smrs; all modern appointments. 008 Market hi.. Han FranrisMi, und K. R. Olficen in Portland. Agents. SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINE 10,000 Ton Twin-Screw passenger Steamer. Direct to Norway. Sweden and Denmark . . ..o.ii .". v. i i k at i.itoii. Swin Screw p LT TIFTflFN June 4 Saloon, $7.r. snd up; Second cabin, $.",7.50 A. E. Johnson Co., Minneapolis, Mima. North Pacific S. S. Cd's. Stssmhlp koauokd and Geo. W. Elder Sail tor Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles direct every TUursday at 8 P. M. Ticket oftice 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. U. Young, Agent. SAN I'RANCISCO at l'OKTLAND bTJSAMSHIP CO. From Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 0 A. M. 8.8. "Rose City," April 28, May 9, 13, etc. 8.H. "htrnutor." May t. 16. 80. etc. From Hpcar Pt . Fan Fransco, 11 A. M. 8.8. "Senator," April 15. Muy 8. II. et. S-rj. "Rose Uty," May i. 1. 30. etc. J. W. HA.NSOM. Dock Aareat. Phone Main 268. Ainsworth Dock. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leave Port land every Wednesday at 8 P. M. from Oak fctreet dock, for North Bend, Markblield and Coo Bay points. Freight received till 4 P. M. on day of Bailing, Passenger far flrnt cla. $10; second-cLasa, $7, Including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Watfbincion atreeu. or Gak-irt dooifc $yCUallta M Ml 1 I d.r. I J'JrrW f.L. M s?t I. serial.?. -rV0IIICIsT1.0.( 1
