N GROWERS' HANDS
About 33,500 Bales of Hops
Are Unsold.
MOSTLY IN MARION COUNTY
Hiijmrnt to Pate Amount to Over
21.000 Bnle Georpe Rose
is-el Is Small Part of His
Big Crop.
The Orison hop market la wry firm for
Choice good u. A considerable number of
new Eastern orders came in yesterday, but
dealers found difficulty In Inducing groweri
to wll. The furling- among holders 1 now
mora bullish than ever.
The most important transaction reported
yesterday as the purchase by the J. W.
8evey Hop Company of 110 bales from
George L- Kow, of Salem, at t cents. Mr.
Rse still has about 900 bales of his crop
left.
Statistics that were compiled yesterday
show more hops remaining; in growers
hands than was expected. According to
tho list, as drawn up by local hop men,
there are about 33.5mI bales unsold In the
state, distributed follows:
Bales.
Josephine l.tfiM)
J.an and Linn 2.700
Marion 12.000
folk S.iUO
Yamhill 3.0'tO
aisijirtKton 3,500
rUcknnus 1,500
llt-ntun 800
Tital ' 3J.5U0
Klnce the opentng of the soason the ship
ments from Oregon have been about Zl,5u0
bals of new hops. It Is estimated that lo
cal and Eastern speculators have bought
and are holding h.re some 11.000 balea.
There is no way of arriving at the quamlty
of hups bought on orders and tak?n In on
contracts but not shipped, but It is caTe
to say the amount is more than thrice as
large as the speculative purchases to da to.
The calculation, hlch. to say the least,
l a rough one, and subject to plenty of
revision, shows the following results:
Bales.
Fhlpnvnts 21.m0
In growers hum's 33,&i0
In speculators' hands ll.i'o
Takrn In and unshipped l' l.tM-0
0"p 90,00
(.lenrral condition In the East and else
where arc rvported by the Now York Pro
ducers Trice Current as follows:
"The local market remains quiet anil un
interesting. In Xow York State there Is
a continued Inquiry for the best crops at
l-'til-'Sc and sewral lots are reported
M at tlwue prices. "Lower grades ane
Komew hat nrgkM-ted and ) ragging. tn the
-axt H'ji- has lHfn paid in K-egon and
prime to choice jrooJo rv held at T 'a Sc
general!-, hut poor grades are entirely neg-l-cie.l
anl nmtd be bought at a (i tic. In
Sonoma T - r c has Wmi paid and those
aro the a.ltinv prices there today for the
he st crops. V a eh In v ton markets are weak
ai ound i 7r There is very little busl
n9 trarspiring with brewers, who are gen
erally hoMing off until after olection. Eng
lish ami German markets are unchanged,
with a weak undertone on everything but
the rhnl.-M goods. The scarcity -of the
rholco goods- the world o-er accounts for
the wide range In quotations which are
beginning to be shown.
London trade report beirlng date of Octo
ber 19 to tl follow:
raity. i.rMlW C. With the exception
ef a mrorg demand for choice coloury hot,
there !s no frah feature to report from the
h"p market. leful grades are being slow
ly picked over at ruinous prices to producers.
Tb miik state of things obtains on the Con
tinent, where there la also over-production.
Fr-m the Pacific Coast cables report a steady
market, with a demand f "r choice qualities.
I.ltt. however, has been done so far fur
Fns'and.
ft i!d. Xeame Co. During the past week
the tone of the market for choice hops from
a I iitricts has been harder. A number of
Kast and. Mid Kent growths have been die
r"d of. realising full current rate. Values
for god mfdlunj are some w hat firmer, in
new of the restricted supply. Quotations
f-ir lower grades are nominal, there heirs;
practically no demand at anything approach
ing relative values.
Msnger Henley The growths are going
rff fairTy well and there Is mora doing In the
brown hops.
W. H. A It. Le May The demand for the
best hop eomlcnee. There Is also more In
quiry for good clean brown hops for copper
rurpoeejt. the low price1 ruling for such be
ing certainly Tery tempting to consumers.
The London Brewers' Journal says of the
Frgllsh market:
A fair amount of business In the new crop
ras ben tranwctwl since last month, but
so far buyers have not eiown any great haikte
to purchase for storage purposes. The crop
may be divided Into three categories. About
is per cent Is composed of fine quality hop.
per cent of sound copper hops with plenty
of condition, but wind-beaten and ugly, while
th remaining 25 per cent is mouldy, dis
eased and a'mct unusable. At preent the
demand Is confined almost entirely to te
best sorts. Hui.dma in the medium hops
1. however. Just commencing, but at present
purcrasr In tbee are for immediate con
sumption only. Prices are ruling low, the
highest figure recorded for the new crop be
irg and the lowest IS. The Continental
crop. Judging by the samples) at present of
fered, has nt turned out of such good qual
ity as was expected, the hops In many cae
being weather-beaten ar.d ugly.
EASTEKX WOOL TRPE VERY ACTIVE
Ore go si istapl he-It at so Advance Big
Kiialnews la Territorlew,
A large ajnountof Oregon wool changed
hands In Boston In the past week, according
to mail advices. Including bales of cholre
Eastern staple at 20c. SOO.COrt pounds Eastern
ap at 1 to l!c and 20.000 pounds No. 2
Valley at 22c. The scoured cost of Eastern
rap: Is placed at upwards, and on sev
eral s.seabie tran.actions l!c and 60e are
gln as the grease and scoured basts, rexpet
Ive.y. In territory wool It was the b!gge week
of the ewr - far. trwiT millions of pounds
belrg sii'd. Idaho. Montana. 'Wyoming. Ne
vada. I'tah and clips from about every sec
t! -n, in fact, have moved In liberal and small
arr.ojr.ts. The market Is very firm and tend
ing upwards. No large advance has been
or can be obtain. !, but in several cases good
Kied deals have been mae at price half
a cent to a cent higher thsn cou'i be. en
g:reerd a fortnight ago.
The bt clothing woo, suitable for comb
ing. cl;j fr-.m Montana. Idaho and othr
se tirs have s-:d at ITc. wools for w hlch
Itk- n the best bid previously. Sates of
th-ee wools are principally at 17 to ISc. The
-'ured c rt Is placed at 52 to Me. Utah
ar. i similar wool have been selling at 46
t- 4$o can and there Ls now nothing but
pv t r rr. a ; e na I to be had a t 45c or Jess t he
scoured pound.
MORE KASTKRVEiiiH ARRIVE.
Thre Car Reach the l-ocnl Market Poul
try IS IHlll.
Three more cars of Easrern eggs were re
ported in yesterday and with the at xk al
ready fa hand, mi-! the market somewhat
ttrhea y. The real cause of the weakness,
however, was said to be the pretence of m ,
cccs:ders.Me quantity of poor grade Kj w-t rn ;
es on the market. wnVh w ere offered at
low rnces. Keveipts ef Oregon reel were a i
l.ttle heavier than usual and they moved i
:o; . with 37" cents the ti price. j
i'vutry euuunucs weak, with the supp?y
large and buyers Indifferent. Chickens were
offered at 11 cents and turkeys at 17-18
cents.
Ttere was no changie In the butter market,
which was quoted firm by most of the city
creameries.
Receipts of Produce.
Produce receipts as reported by the Board of
Trade: Apples. 12 box'?. 1 car; cranberries.
230 barrel: grares, 34 boxes; pears. lo3
box-; cabbage. 3 crates; carrouf. 11 hoxe;
celery, 14 crates; onions. 35 sacks; potatoes,
2SO sackF; sweet potatoes. 1 car; butter, 1.19
cuses. 1 car Kastern; cheje. Itt4 caees; eggs.
112 cases, 3 cars Kastern ; cream. SCSS gal
lons; milk. 1125 gallons: corn. 1 car (bulk);
meat, 3 cars; 'hogs. 3.W; veal. 55; mutton,
17; chickens. 101 co.ps; . ducks. 2 coops;
gees, 2 coope; turkeys, II coops; dressed
poultry, 77m lTt ; clams, 81 boxes crabs. 12
boxes: crawfish, 3 bt.xes; fleh. 143 -boxes;
oyster?, 61 bxes; shrimps. 4 bixes; vinegar,
.5 toarrel; bark. 45 sacks) beans. 1 car;
prunes. 1 cr; toma'iKS. 1 car; canned goods,
3 cars.
AH (iralns Quiet but Firm.
The grain markets show a continued firm
tone, but as yet there is not mm h business
passing. A fair Inquiry for wheat and oats
is reported from California. All cereal prices
yesterday were unchanged.
Receipts for the week to date, as reported
by the Board of Trad.
Wheat, Oats. Bar"y, Flour, Hay,
cars. cars. cars. aks. cars.
Mondar 2 7 1 3on 2ft
Tuesday 44 5 2t .lli72 9
ednsday 1 1 8 1-4S 1
Thursday 32 4 8 .... 8
Two Cars of Navels iHie Today.
Two cars of navel oranges were due last
njht andwill probably be put on sale this
morning. They will 'be offered at $3.50 per
box. Four cars of bananas are due tomor
row. Shipping business was good yesterday, but
the city trade was s'ow. Supptis of all kinds
of fruit except apples were light.
Bank Clearing.
Clearing of' the Northwestern cities yes
terday were as follows:
Clearing. . Balance.
Portland 1 1 v tl;i5
Seattle 2.i.:;K' 17.511
Taenia HKt.Tw: 572
Spokane l.i4.1M J4.4W,
PORTLAND MAKK-KTS.
Grain. Floor. Feed. Kt.
WHEAT Bluestem, 9ic; club. 9c;
fife. 89c; red Russian. 86c; 40-fold, 0c;
valley, soo.
BAKLKV Producers' prices; Feed, 25.50
2t p?r ton; brewing. $7.
OATH Producers' prices: No. 1 white, S0
frHl per ton; gray. 2"J fr :to.
Fl.Ol'R Patents. $4.80 per barrel;
straights. 11 i.; exports, 3."0; Valley. l
J-sa. k grabam. J4.40; whole wneat. S4.j;
rye. ?o iu.
MI1.UTUKFS Bran. 26 50 per ton; mid
dlings, Jlt:; shorts, country, J31; city. 0:
r. s. mill chop, i22; rolled barlej", $27 50
2 o
HAT Timothy Willamette Valley. 1
per ton: Willamette Valley, ordinary. $11;
Ks!ern Oregon. $!6.5O17.50: mixed. $13;
clever. $3; alfalfa. $14; alfalfa meal. $19.
Vegetable and Fruit.
FRESH FKL'IT Apples. 00c a-$2 per
box; pouches, tsctl pr box: pe;irs, 7&c Qi
$125 per box; grapes, 75c4g$l.35 per crate;
local ' Concords. Iu jl2c per half basket;
Kastern Concords. :i5c Pr basKer ;
huckleberries. 10; lb.; quinces, $1 1.2.1
per box; cranberries. $10-50 pr barrel; nut
meg melons, $1 25 per box; casabas. 2 vto
p. r pound ; Spanish Maiuga grapes. $7 per
barrel
POTATOES Buying price, 00c fj $1.00 per
hundr.-d : a eet potatoes. 1 U 2 I4C p-r If..
TROPICAL, FRUITS Oranges, nave la,
$3.60 box : Valencia, lates. $4 U i box ; lemons,
fancy, $4.60$"i.UO per box; choice. $.60'34.W;
standard, 1 per box; grapefruit. $4.j0
per box; bananas. 5c per pound ; pome
granates. $1.5011 2 per box; pineapples, $21
X.5t prr dozen.
ONIONS Oregon. $1.25 per 100 pounds
ROOT V KGETA iilHS Turnips. $1.2$ "pef
ra.k; carrots, b5c; parsnips, $1.25; bee La,
(1.25.
VEGETABLES Artichokes, $1 per doz. ;
beans. 10c per pound; cabbage. mUfccper
pound: cauliflower, 50c(u$l pr dozen; cel
erv. 40(j 76c per dozen; cucumbers, $2 per
box; egg plant. $ per crate; lettuce,
75. $1 pr b.-x; parwley. 15c per dozen; peas,
luc per pound; peppers, $1.?6,3 per box;
pumpkins, ljlHc per pound; radishes,
12 c per dozen; spinach, lie per pound;
sprouts, It'c per pound : squash, 1 Vio
per pound; tomatoes, 50c $$1.
lslry and Country Produce.
BUTTER City creamery, extras. 94 3 35c;
fancy outside cieamaiy, 2y'SZc per
found ; store, 17 & 20c
KjiS Oregon selects, $tc; Eastern,
27 it 3 .' "-c per dozen.
POULTRY Hens, lie per pound;
Spring. He; ducks. old, !2& llic;
-.mi:. 14 i 15c; geese, old, S3Dc; youn,
ttr 10c; turkeys. 17 ISc.
CHEESE Fancy ctain twins, 35a per
pound; fu.l crvam tnp.ets, 16o; fuil creajn
Vourg America, 16c. v
VEAL Extra. '-r per pound; ordi
nary. 77o; heavy, 5c
PORK Fancy. la per pound; large,
$ H 6c
Provisions.
BACON Fancy, 2c pr pound; standard.
20l-; choice, lyc; tngusij, 17 w l; strips,
llic.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
drv salt. 12c: smoked, l.lc; short clear
backs, heavy, dry sil;ed. lie; smoked. J2c,
jr-k on exports, dr salt, lc; smoked. 14c
HAMS 10 to 13 lbs. IS'.jc; 14 to 16 lbs.,
15'te. IS to 20 U.S., 15i-e; hams, skinned,
15 'c; pu nu s. 10c; cottage roil, 11c; shoul
drs. He; boiled ham, 22c i. boiled picnic,
LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces. 13e;
tubs, lavic; 00a, lac; 20s. lasc; 10s. 14c;
bs. 14'wc; 3a, 14nc Standard pure:
Tierces. 12c; tubs, 124c; 5ua, l2V,c; 2ms,
12 Sc; 10a. 13c; ii. 13c; 3s. 13'4c Com
pound: Tierces. c; tubs. 8hc; i0s. tVo'
Js. c; lus. stic; o. o t
sMunHD BEh.l Beef tuiigues. each. 70e;
dried beef sets, lie; drlid beef outsides.
15c; dried beef lnslucs, 18c; dried beel
knuckles, lac
PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet
13; regular tripe, $10; honeycomb trio.
$12; pigs' tongua. $'.9.50: Iambs tongues,
MF.sS MEATri Beef, specials. $11 per
barrel: plate. $14 per barrel; family, $14 pr
barrel : pork. $21 per barrel ; brisket. $29
per barrel ; S P. beef tongues, $20; pig
snouts. $12 30; pig ears. $13-5u,
Hope, Wool, Hides. Etc.
HOPS Oregon, lioa, 7 &a'e per
pound; Hlo7. Ja4c; RtutJ, ljlic.
Easuru Oregon, average best, 19
J 14c per pound, according to shrinkage;
alley. K 10c.
M o HAIR Choice. 1 Sc per pound.
Hilii--S iry fciu-. No. 1. Ifj-Uc pound;
dry ktp. No. 1. 1-ic pound; dry calfskins
10c pound; e-.iitea niucs, ovuc ijuunu,
caJffkins, lnlc pound; green, lc leaa
KLKs No. 1 akins: Bear skrns. as to
size. No. 1. each. J.Vtf 10; cues, each. $1 0
8; badger, .prime, eacn. 25 50c; cL w lid.
with head perfect. 30 V Sue: house. &&20c;
fox, commob gray, large prime, each. 40 0
50c; red. each. $30 5; cross, each. $.$ 15;
silver and black. -h, $10000; Ushers,
each. . i 8; 1 nx. each. $.50&0; mink,
strictly No. 1. each, according to size. $149
S- marten, dark northern, according to six
and color, each. $!0fl5; marten, pale, ac
cording to slxe and color, each. $2 5004;
mukrat. iar;e. each. 12 31 15c; skunk, each,
50 40c; ciet or polecat, each, 5j 15c; otter,
for larze, prime skin. each. $tltf IO; panther,
w ith head aud claw s perfect, each. S2 9 3;
raccoon, for prime large, each. JOtflic;
wolf, mountain, w 1th head perfect, each.
$:0i.': prairies (coote). 6Oc0$l.lu;
o!.rine. ea-'ti. $0 0 4.
CA9CARA BARK Small Iota, 5c; ear lota,
c per pound.
Groceries, Dried Fruits. Etc
DRIELl FRUITS Apples, i'Hc per pound:
peaches. 11 w prunes, ltalans, A
jc; prunes, French, a v 5c; currania, un
washed. cases, y-c; currants, washea. cases,
10c - figs, white, fancy, 50-pouni boxes,
CWc.
COFFEE Mocha. 2428c: Java, ordin
ary 17 ti 20c; Cosli Hi. a. fancy. 1S&20C!
good. Itftflbc; ordinary. lJloc ter pound.
RICE Southern . Japan. 5c; head. 8c;
Imperial Japan. 6 V c.
SALM ON Columbia River. 1 -pound tails,
2 per dozen; 2-pound talis. $2.l5: 1 -pound
lUts $2 10: Al-ista pink, i-pound tails. 95c;
red. 1-pouud tails. $1 45; aockeyes. 1-pound
la v $2.
Sl'GA U Oranulated. $'125; extra C, $5.75;
golden Jj.f-"'; fruit and Iw-rry -ugar, $tj 05;
plain bJg -i.25. 'ei gTinu!a ted. $t.t5;
t ube ibai : els 1. $G C5; pow del ed t barrel).
$t..5. Tth,s: in remif.auc-s nii.iln 15
oi)S dedurt c per pound: if later than
1. dais and within 50 days, deduct e
per pund Maple sugar. liyl.Sc per pound.
NCTS Walnuts, 14 lie per pounJ by
sack; lliaull nuU. HU; diberts. 16c; pecans.
l,c; almonds. 1314c. clwestnuis, Ohio.
2c; ptanut.. ra. i'.'gST' Pr pound;
roai'td, 10c: pinenut. 100 12t; hickory
nuts. 10c; eocoanuts. t0c per dozen
SALT Granulated. $14 50 per ton. $2 per
rale: half gmund. 10 Us. $10 per ton, Oa,
$ lo 50 per too.
STOCKS FED FREELY
Demand Induced by Election
Results Satisfied.
HILL LINE MELON CUTTING
Tune of Market Is Unsettle! and
Hesitating, but Sagging Tenden
cy Is Checked by Strength
of Metal Industrials.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. The Mock market
today rave plain aigns of feeling the effect
of the .peculatlve pare which wa. set for
it yesterday and became unsettled and hesi
tating in the course of the day' business.
The total burinsea fell away considerably
from the large aggregate of yesterday and
the decrease eventually marked the satisfac
tion of the speculative demand Induced by the
election results. Stocks were fed out freely
to meet this demand from the outset. Ail
bids were filled prompt,;, according to the
derinltlon of brokers on the Iloor. After
ward there was a disposition to push the
sales at concessions.
The Impression thus made of the market
having arrived at a stage that discounts the
favorable factors was emphasized by its ac
tion in response to the announcement of the
plan for disbursing fll.23 extra profits on
each share of old Northern Pacific stock, the
new stock on which the final 12H per cent
of subscription ls payable In January not
sharing In the "melon cutting." Northern
Pacific It.-elf had sold as high as Sl.Sui
after the opening, but fell to 1.4S4 before
the dividend announcement and did not
rally to above $1.49 afterwards. The com
pany Is at some pains to declare, In the offi
cial statement of the dividend disbursement,
that "no part has been derived from the
transportation business." The derivation of
these profits ts somewhat obscure.
The Northwestern Improvement Company,
the stock of which Is owned by the Northern
Pacific, owns coal and timber lands In Mon
tana and Washington. Its 2,TT5,OCO stock
in the Northern Pacific treasury is valued
at $2,775,000 in the annual report of the com
pany. The amount to be withdrawn from the
resources of this company to provide for the
IU.L'5 per share dividend on JlSo.COO.uOO of
Northern Pacific stock ls $17,45.1,000, which
amounts to felt) per cent of the stock of the
company. Powjlbly the weakening of the
stock after the news became known owed
something to an apprehension of a sharpening
of legislative pursuit of the company by thto
evidence of lis opulent condition.
The depression of foreign stock markets,
on account of new political complications, re
flected some Influence on this market. Money
rates were slightly firmer, both on call and
on time. The sagging tendency of railroad
stocks was restrained by the show of
strength among -the Industrials, especially the
metal group.
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value,
$7.81S.ooo. I'nlted Etates bonds were un
changed on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales.
Amal Copper .... 44,4"0
Am Car & Foun. R.a'-O
do preferred . . . lito
Am Cotton Oil... 6.;co
Am Hd si Lt pf. 2.6f0
Am Ice tfocurl... 2,KtX
Am Linseed Oil.. 30O
Am Locomotive.. 7.WO
do preferred . . . 7'M
Am Smelt & Ref ES.lHKt
do preferred . . . 2"0
Am SugHr Rer... 2..tol
Am Tobacco pf.. 5.V-0
Am Woolen f'K
Anaconda Mln Co. 14.3;0
Atchison lS.fy
do preferred .T. 2ort
Atl Coast Line.. 5"
Bi:t & Ohio 11,900
do preferred
Brook Rap Tran. lfi.SoO
High.
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Canadian Pacific. 4.1ut
Central leather ..
do preferred . . .
Central of N" J..
Chej & Ohio
Chicago Gt West.
Chicago & N W..
C. M Ft Paul..
C. C C & Bt L.
3,300 2fl'
2C0 !f
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2.400 43
1.500
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Co:o Kue! & Iron I1.4oo
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do 1st preferred.
do 2-i preferred.
Consolidltf d Gas..
Corn Products ...
Tel & Hudson....
I) A R Grande...
do iirf ferred ...
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do 2d preferred. 9"0
General Electric. S.400
3 14
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at Northern pf... 2.r"0
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Inteiborough Met.
S.TOO 1424
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do preferred ... 3.400 31 '4
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Int Pump . . .'
Iowa Central ....
K C Southern ..
do preferred ...
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Mexican f'entrni..
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M St P S S M.
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34
101
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r.2U
x
34
"iS
2
SOS
60 14
1.700
IIS
100
is
3t .11 '4
3(" 324"4
Missouri Pacific.. 3.7MI 58S
ilo. Kan A Texas 4.nH 31
do preferred ... P'O 0T4
National Lead ... 4.6TO 84 S
N T Central 11.1"0 lc!'4
N T. Ont West. 3.H10 42S
Norfolk West. l.OoO 78
North American.. 1.2no f9
Northern Pacffic . 126.4"0 l.ViS
Pacific Mall 4o0 27S
renr.-.vlvanla Sl.8"0 12!
Peop:e's Gas M
P. C C St I... Soo 84 S
Tressed Steel Car S.2'1 37 14
Rv Sleel Spring.. 3.7O0 4.1S
Perdlng 149 2o 136'4
Republic Steel ... 3.4oO 21S
di preferred ... 2.2O0 84 S
Rck Island Co.. I.80O 2"4
do preferred ... 4.2"0 47ti
Rt L S F 2 pf. 300 3ov4
St L Southwestern
do preferred ... 40O 4914
Ploss-Sheffleld ...
Southern Pacific.
2 400
82."0 1114
do preferred ...
Southern sltallway.
do preferred . . .
Tenn Cupper ....
Txas & Pacific.
Tol. St L West
SCO 11S14
4.1
1.31 a
4.7w
7fl
SOO
S.41'0
2.H,
44-4
27
321
ro
17714
P44
3.1
do prererrea . .
Union Pacific ..
do preferred . .
U S Rubber
do 1st preferred
T' q Kreel
m.fioo
fr'O
500
1.4' J02
11.400 .11 '4
do preferrel ... J4..i's n.in
t"tah Copner 2.4tt 44'4
Va-Caro Chemical. M0 R4V4
do preferred
Wabash IS ,
do preferred ... I.20O 28',
Westlnghouse Elec 11.2"0 90
We--tern t'nion ... 6.O0O 61V4
14.300
Wheel A L Krle
W!-orstn Central. 400 2S4 28
Total sales for the day, 1.144.7O0 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. Closing quotations:
r's. ref. 2s reg.lolsIN T C O 3S-- 93H
do coupon. .. .104 iNorth Pacific s. 7414
U s 3 reg. . . . lOOS'North Pacific 4s.lo:t
do coupon lrtos! South Pacific 4s. 93
T S rew 4s reg.l'JOi Union Pacific 4s.lo2'4
do coupon 121 W'lscon Cent 4s. sit v,
Atchison adj 4s. 91t4 Japanese 4s SO
D A H G 4s. . 97 I
Stocks at London.
LONDON. Nov. ft. Consols for money,
S4S: do for account, S4H
Anaconda ... 9S7s'N. Y. Central. Ill 00
Atchison .... t'J..10 "Norflk A Wes 7S.7.1
do pref . . . . I'tl.tto do pref 84.50
Bait A Ohlo.ll'i .'O 'Ont & West.. 42.2.1
Can pacific. . 17S.. 10 (Pennsylvania. 07 00
Ches A Otilo. 4.1O0 IKand Mines..' 6.75
Chi Grt West 7.10 iP.eadlng .... 6ti.21
CM AS. P. 149.-10 ISouthern Ry.. 24.0!)
p'e" Beers ... IXlvSl do pref .17. .10
PAR G... 21.r.7S!South Pacific. 1 14 .17 S
do pref..,. 74.O0 Union Pacific. 181. 50
Erie 32 .1(1 I do pr-f 97.50
io 1st pf.. 4.171 !U. S. Steel... .12.50
do 2d pf . ::voi) ' do pref 117 C2S
Grand Trunk 21.12S!Wahash 1.150
111 Central.. 14.1 .10 I do pref 29.10
L A N 114.10 ISranish 4s... 12. 50
Mo. K A T.. 32 00 lAmal Copper. 84.75
Money, ExchiMige, Etc.
KtW YORK, Nov. S. Money on call
firm. IS 62 per cent ruling rate, closing
bid and offered. 1 per cent. Time loans
shade firmer: 60 days. 3jT3S per cent: 90
davs, 34 3S Per cent; six months. 3S
3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 48
44 per cent.
Sterling exchange weaker. with actual
business in bankers' bills at $4.8.175 for 60
dav bills and at $4.8.190 for demand. Com
mercial bills, $4 83 4.8354.
Bar sliver. 49c.
Mexican dollars, 45c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
firm.
LONDON. Nov. 5. Bar silver, quiet,
22 15-16d per ounce.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short bills ls 2 per cent; for. three
months' .bills,' 2S per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 5. Silver bars,
49 c.
Mexican dollars, nominal.
Prarts. sight. Sc; .telegraph. 6c.
Sterling. 60 days. $4.84 S: sight, $4.86.
India Bank IHsrount Rates.
BOMBAY. Nov. 5. The rate of discount
of the Bank of Bombay was increased today
from 4 to 5 per cent.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 5. The rate of discount
of the Bank of Bengal was Increased to
day from 4 to 5 per cent.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances In the gen
eral fund exclusive of the $150,000,000 re
serve shows: .
Available cash balance $f48.S.14.T42
Gold coin and bullion '. . 36.989.926
Gold certificates 47.194,280
SEATTLE . HAY MEN LONG'
IELAT IX AWARDING ARMY
CONTRACT . tPSETS PLANS.
Oats in Oversupply and Tending
I,ower Wheat Is Also Weak
er in the North.
SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 5. (Special.)
Wheat was slightly weaker on the Mer
chants Exchange today, with bluestem clos
ing 4 cent lower at 9,'j cents. A sale of
one car was made at that price on the
Board. Oats were still weak. The dealers
here are overstocked and until the surplus
stock Is worked off a sagging; market ls
anticipated. Two of the largest houses
here have caIV?d in their buyers from East
ern Washington. The hay supply Is also
heavy. The action of the Government In
postponing the awards for hay for the
Philippines upset the arrangements of
dealers hene and caught several of them
long.
Grapes continue weak, selling at buyere
prices. Concords are scarce. Potatoes sold
as low as $18 with $21 about the top.
Poultry was very easy. The indications
ane that the market will be heavily stocked
next week and that prices will drop slightly.
Eggs were dull at 4042 cents.
QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO.
ITices Paid for Produce In (he Buy City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5. The following
prices were quoted in the produce market to
day: MillstufTs Bran. . $29 .SOtffSl; middlings.
$::3.50'&:i5.i50.
Vegetables Cucumbers, 75cl ; garlic.
8c; green pea. 6 eg-8c; string beans. 69c;
tomatoes, 40f&e5c; eggplant, 65&83C,
Butter Fancy creamery, 32c; creamery
seconds, 27c; fancy dairy, 28c; dairy sec
onds. 20e.
Chee New. 12'?12e; Young America 14
15c; Eastcsn, l"c.
Eggs Store, 47cfancy rancn, oac; x.t.
ern. 2tfHc.
Poultry Roosters, old. 3.rrO4.50; young,
5.308; broilers, small. 34; broilers,
large. $4i4..M; fryers. $55-50; hens, $3.30
69: ducks, old, $43; young. $07. ,
Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocina. 13
tftlSc; Mountain. 4i7c; South Plains and San
Joaquin, 7tfi9c; Nevada. 9?-12c.
Hav Wheat, S1G&21; wheat and oats,
$1(1$ 2U;' alfalfa, $11S15; stock. 1415;
straw, per bale, 55S."-c.
potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $1.4001.60;
Oregon Burbanks, $1.15 1.20; sweets, $1.30
e 1.75.
Fruits Apples, choice, $1.10; common,
40c; bananas, $1: limes, $45; lemons,
choice, $3.50; common, $1; pineapples, $1.50
Receipts Flour, 23 W quarter sacks;
wheat. 95 centals; barley, .t,504 centals;
oats. 1745 centals; beans. 31K0 sacks; corn,
bu centals; potatoes, 2i:i3 sacks; bran, 30
sacks; hay, 500 tons; wool, 322, bales; hides,
7XJ.
Mcfal Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. The London tin
market was lower, with spot quoted at 137
los and futures at 139. The local market
was quiet at 30. 23 30. 73c.
Copper advanced to ti2 16s 3d for ."pot and
62 13a d for futures in the London mar
ket. Locally the market was firm and
showed a continuation of the advancing ten
dency recently noted, with Lake quoted at
14ifi.14.12Uc: electrolytic 13.75-14c, and cast
ing at 13.5V14.50c.
Leal was higher at 13 12s 6d in London.
The local market was firm, but unchanged
at 4.35 4.40c.
Spelter advanced to 20 2a 6d in London.
The local market was firm at 4. 9(4. 95c.
Iron was unchanged in the English mar
ket, with standard foundry quoted at 47a 9d
ani Cleveland warrants at 4h Od. The local
market was unchanged. No. 1 foundry
Northern, $16.50(517.25; No. 2 foundry North
ern. $10.16.75; No. 1 Southern soft, $10.75if
17.C5. t
Irled Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. The market for
evaporated apples ruled firm with new crop
fancy quoted at 8 Vic; choice, 7H74c, and
prime fruit, UK q 7c. Old-crop fruit is quot
ed at 4&Gc, according to grade.
prunes, unchanged with quotations rang
ing from 4 14 to 13c for California, and from
tf4 to T 14c for Oregon.
Apricots are strong in tone and more
active than other fruits, with choice quoted
at 858: extra choice, 89c, and fancy
at 9Va 10 Vic.
Peaches are quiet but are well maintained
owing to the light supplies with choice
quoted at 64 7c; extaa choice, TV8c,
and fancy, 8Va 9c.
Raisins are in better demand on spot and
Coast advices indicate a strengthening mar
ket. Looee Muscatels are quoted at 5 '4 3
6Ur; choice to fancy seeded at 697;
seedless at 4 6c, and London layers at
$1.201.60 to arrive.
Eastern Mining Stocks.
BOSTON, Nov. 3. Closing quotations:
Adventure . .$ 9 00 iQuincy 94.00
Alloues 37.30 IShannon 18.23
Amalgamated 83.02 'Tamarack ... 82.00
Atlantic .... 1 S.n Trinity I9.ni
Cal & Hecla.67u.00 rnited Copper 14.2"i
Centennial . . 35.30 -V. S. Mining. 42-00
Copper Range 79 30 u. S. OH 29 23
Daly West... 9.00 .'Utah ......... 38.50
Franklin i.uu iicior.a . o.w.
Granhy 100-00 (Winona 6.50
lle Royaie. . wami i oivenne . . .34:1.00
Mart Mining. 5.50 INorth Butte.. .Sti.j27S
Mithigan ... 13 75 jButte .Coal... 27. 30 .
Mohawk 68.00 (Nevada "18.374
UAni r St, P .45 I Cal Jfr Arix.. .124.00
Old Dominion 54.5 lArix Com.... ;:6.75
Osceola ureene can, . H.tjLiVi
Parrot 28- W
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. Closing quotations:
Alice 225 Leadville Con. . . 5
P.reece 5 'Little Chief 3
Brunswick Con. 3 jMextcan 50
Com Tun stock. 24 'Ontario 350
do bonds J.i uphir 175
C C and Va 56 Standard 180
Horn Silver 7 (Yellow Jacket... 44
Iron Silver 125
Coffee and fngar.
NEW YORK, Nov. C. Coffee futures
closed steady at a net loss of 10 points.
Sales were reported of 20.0:K) bags, includ
ing November and December at 3.35c;
March and May. 5-25e; July, 5.30c; Sep
tember. 3.233.30c; October, 5.305.35c.
Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio, 6Hc; Santos No. 4,
SSc. Mild, dull; Cordova, 91412Vic.
Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining. 3.45c;
centrifugal, 96 test. 3.5c;. molasses sugar,
8.20c. Refined, steady; crushed. 5.80c; pow
dered, 5.20c; granulated, 5.10c.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ft. Wool, steady. Ter
ritory and Western mediums. 17 2vc; fine
mediums, 15&17c; fine, 12 14c
RALLY AT THE LAST
All the Loss in the Wheat Pit
Is Regained.
SHORTS FORCED TO COVER
Early Market Depressed by Argen
tine Advices Showing Damage
to Crop Not of a Ser
ious Nature.
CHICAGO. Nov. 5. The wheat market
opened (fef U c to He lower, following a
decline of to lVtC at Liverpool, and dur
ing the greater part of the day sentiment
was bearish and a further declino of about
He was recorded. In the final hour, how
ever, the market rallied sharply and ail of
the loss was regained, closing prices being
unchanged to Vfcc lower, with December at
97ic and May at $1.03H.
The Argentine situation was again the
chief influence in the local market, al
though a slump of nearly one cent in corn
prices had a marktd effect. The feature
of today's news from Argentina was an
official statement which estimated that the
recent frosts in that country had resulted
In a loss of about 24.000.000 bushels of
wheat. In view of the fact that this year s
acreage is larger, the amount of damage
was generally considered not alarming.
Today's advices also claimed that the
weather In Argentina was more favorable
for the new crop. The sharp bulge at the
finiFh was due to heavy purchases by a
leading elevator interest which caused a
lively scramble among shorts to cover
sales. The demand was inspired to some
extent by a report that export sales of
wheat at Winnipeg and Duluth the past
two days were in the neighborhood of 200
boatloads, nearly double the amount prev
iously reported from those two points. De
mand for cash wheut here was slow snd no
export inquiry was reported. New York
reported a fair demand for cash wheat but
no actual sales lor export. Clearances of
wheat and flour were equal to" 1,045.000
bushels.
The corn market was weak all day and
prices at the close were c below yes
terdays final quotations. A decline of 1SJ
lVsC In the price of cash grain was a bear
ish factor. Weather conditions were fav
orable for the movement of the new crop
and receipts were increased.
Oats were weak the entire day. The mar
ket closed weak with prices V4 to c lower.
the December delivery showing the greatest
jofs.
Provisions were weak as a result of an
easier tone in the live hog market and be
cause of the slump In corn. Later in tne
day a firmer tone developed on buying by
shorts and the market closed steady with
prices at shade to V4-c higher.
The leading futures -ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. .High. Low. Close.
lc $ .i9i $1.00 $ .99 $ .994
May 1.03 "4 1.03K 1.02; 1.03 54
July 97 .98 .97 .97r
CORN.
Dec 62 .62
May d2 .62
July 61',-, .62hi
.614 .61-
.61 .61
.61 .61
1 OATS.
Dec 4K .414 .47 .47
May 50H ' .50' .49 .49
July 45 .45 .45 - .!,i
MESS PORK.
Jan. ......16.10 - 16.22H 16.00 16.29
May ......16.10 16.10 16.92 Vi 1610
LARD.
Jan 9.42 9.42 9.32 9.42
May 9.50 9.50 9.42 9.50
SHORT RIBS.
Jan. , 8.52 8.52 8.45 8.52
May 8.6? 8.65 8.rr 8.65
Cash quotations wre as follows:
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 3, 94c$1.03; No. 2 red,
$1.00 1.01.
Corn No. 2, 634c; No. 2 yellow,
64 & 68 c.
Oats No. 2 white, 50c; No. 3 white,
47$ 50c.
Rye No. 2, 74 74 c.
Barley Good feeding, S4(g55c; fair to
choice malting, 67tfj.62c.
Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.S6.
Timothy seod Prime, $3.30 ?! 3.40.
Clover Contract grades, $8.70.
Short ribs Sides (loose), $8.37$ 9.
Pork Mess, per bbl.. $14.87 &15.
Lard Per 100 lbs., $9.42.
Sides Short, clear (boxed), $9.25(5 9.50.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls 37,000 37.000
Wheat, bu. 43.000 28.000
Corn, bu 92.000 1M.000
Oats, bu. 109,000 163.000
Rye. bu ' 5.000 1,000
Barley, bu 41,000 33,000
(rain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 Flour Receipts, 34,
000 barrels; exports, 8600, barrels. The for
eign market was quiet.
Wheat Receipts, 05,800 bushels : exports,
640.000 bushels; sales, 1,000,000 bushels of
futures. ' Spot, steady. No. 2 red, $1.09
elevator and IL00 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth, $1.13 f. o.- b. afloat;
No. 2 hard Winter, $1.09 f. o. b. afloat.
W ith the exception of weakness in the first
hour, due to lower cables and better Argen
tine news, wheat was generally firm .today,
and In the afternoon advanced sharply on
big seaboard clearances and a much better
export demand. Final prices were c net
lower. December closed at $1.10, May
closed at $1.10.
Hops and petroleum steady.
Hides dull.
Wool quiet.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. fi. Wheat,
steady; barley, firm.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1.62 1.67 ; milling,
$1.67 1.70.
Barley Feed, $1.40 1.42 ; brewing,
$1.4301.47.
Oats Red. $1..H92. white, $1.601.T3;
black. $2.2.1&2.60.
Call-board sales:
Wheat No trading.
Barley December, $1.43 1.43 ; May,
$1.441.44.
Corn Large, yellow. $l.851?l.fi0.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, Nov. 5.' Cargoes quiet but
steady. Walla Walla, prompt shipment, at
37s; California, prompt shipment, at 37s 6(1.
English country markets, dull, firm;
French country markets, dull.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. fl. Wheat December.
7s 8d; March. 7s 8d; May, 7s 7d.
Weather, overcast.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA, Nov. 5. Wheat, milling, blue
stem, 04 c ; club, 91c; red. flOc. Export,
bluestem, 92c; club, S7c; red, 83c.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle. Sheep and
. Hogs,
Local livestock prices were steady yester
day at the previous range. The quality of
the day's receipts was fair, without any
thing very poor or very choice coming to
hand. The undertone of the hog market
is firm In response to the advance in the
East, and if prices there are maintained
t h.ere will probab I y be som e im pro vem en t
here, unless the local market should be
come overloaded with a poor grade of
hogs. The receipts yesterday were 20cat
tle, 150 sheep, 215 hogs, 150 lambs and
45 calves.
The following prices were current on live
stock in the local market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers. $3. 75 4 ; medium,
$3.25(5:i'3.&0; common, $33.25; cows, best,
$2 75&'S: medium. $2.50fc2.i6; common, $2(3
2.50: calves. $3. 50&4. 50.
SHEEP Best wethers. $3.50; mixed. $3 ;
ewes. $2.50a 2.75; lambs, best trimmed, $4
fc,4.25; untrimmed, $3.503.75.
HOGS Best. SG6.23; medium, $5.255.75;
feeders, not wanted.
Eastern Livestock Markets.
SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. 5- Cattle Re
ceipt, 2000; market, strong to loc higher
Western steers, $3 3 5.35; Texas steers, $2.75
4.4); range cows and heifers, $2.50 j? 3.83 ;
canners. $ 1.75 3 2.00; stockers and feeders,
$2 7." ; calves, $3 Q 5.75; bulls and stags,
$2.2!.'&S.2-V
Hogs Receipts, 5600; market, fic lower.
TEN PER CENT
WE OFFER FOR SHORT TIME
. ONLY
OND
To return the investor
TEX TER CENT.
ROBERTS 6
134 Sixth
DOWN1NG-HOPKINS CO.
ESTABLISHED 18M
BROKERS
STOCKS --BONDS--GRAIN
Bought and sold fvr cajfa and n margin.
Private Wires ROODIS 201 to 204, COUCh BliMflg
Heavy. $5.85((f6; mixed. ?5S0fS5.S5 light,
$5 OOrri 5.S5; pigs, $3.505 25; bulk of Bales,
$5.80fr5.0.
Sheep Receipts, 4100; market, stronger.
Yearlings, $4.25 (& 4.7." ; wethers, $.1.75 (g 4.40 ;
ewes, $3.35 4; lambs. $5.255.QO.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5. Receipts, about 6000;
market, strong. Beeves. $:,.50(g,7.5O; Tex
ans. $3.00 4 05; Westerns. $3.25 fi? 5.90;
stockers and feeders, $2.554.55; cows and
heifers, $ 1.35 5.35: calves, $tlS.
Hogs- Reolpts, about 25.000; market. 5c
lower. Light, f5..10$?f.l.".; mixed, $5,45 9
6.25; heavy. $5.5K?0::iO; rough. $5.505 7O;
good to cholre heavy, $.'.70'0".:iO: pigs,
$3.75tfr5.10; bulk of sales, $5.S06.20.
Sheep Receipts', about 12.000; market,
stead v. Native. $2.tO'?r4.70; Westerns.
$2.11094.70; yearlings. $f.5U5.I5; lambs, $4
&6 25; Westerns. $4 g 6.25.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 5. Cattle Re
ceipts, 7000: marker, strong. Stockers and
feeders, $2.75rp4.GO; bils, $2.20(ffi3-50;
calves, $3.75 g 7. 2.-i ; Western steers, $3,400
6.10; Western cows. $2.-M)(f?3.S0.
Hogs Receipts. 12.000; market, weak to
5c lower. Bulk of sales, $5.65&4i.05: heavy,
$0 It 6. IS; packers and butchers, $5.S56.10;
light. $5.40(irti; pigs, $4 A' 5.25.
Sheep Receipts. 0000; market. weak
Muttons. $3.80 0 4.50: lambe, $4.305.70;
range wethers, $3.504. 00; fed ewes, $2.75
4.25.
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO. Nov. 5. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was steady.
Creameries. 21 28c; dairies, 192rc.
Eggs Firm ; at mark, cases included,
firsts, 27c; prime firsts. 2Kc.
Cheese Strong, 1213c.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5- Butter Firm,
creamery specials, 20Hc; extras, 2Siic
20c; thirds to firsts, 2.0 & 27c; Western imi
tation creamery firsts, 20H&21c.
Cheese Steady, unchanged.
Eggs Steady; Western firsts (grade
raised), 32Vic; seconds, do, 29&31c.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. fl. Cotton futures
closed steady ; November, 8.05c; December,
9c; January, 8.84c; February, 8&0c; March,
6.79c; May. 8.78c; June, 870c; July, 8-69c;
August, 8.60c.
MID fiM STOLEN HCBHCE
GOVERNMENT PLAXS TO KE
COVEH 250,000 ACRES.
Title to Immense Tracts Acquired
by Benson-Hyde Ring Will
Be Assuiled.
ORBGON1AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 5. After six years spent in
bringing to trial the members of the
Benson-Hyde land-fraud ring of fcan
Francisco, and the ultimate conviction
of two members of the ring, the Govern
ment is going to turn its attention to re
covering title to 250,000 acres of public
timber land which, for the most part,
was fraudulently acquired by the con
victed men and their employes and con
federates. In his annual report, made
public today. Land Commissioner Den
nett reviews the Benson-Hyde case, and
adds:
This is one of the most important, if not
the most. Important case that has ever
been prosecuted by the United States against
persons charged with attempts to defraud
the Government out of its public Jands.
For obvious reasons no action was taken
on the numerous selections made by Hyde
and Benson or their associates pending the
determination of the criminal case against
them, all action being suspended by De
partment order. Since, however, the case
has come to trial, there 1b now no reason
why th selections should not be taken up
and disposed of on their own merits; and
as the Department has removed the sus
pensions this office Is now actively engaged
in preparing the cases for final adjudication.
There are in all about 1200 selections, em
bracing about 250,000 acres of land In
volved. Of this number something more
than 200 have passed to patent, and suits
are now pending in the various United
States courts to set aside the- patents on
the ground that they were obtained by
fraud. There are probably 200 selections
based on school lands In forest reserves in
Oregon and California wherein the records
do not disclose any active participation on
the part of Benson and Hyde or any of
their known associates. These cases will be
immediately investigated, and If it is found
that they are free from fraud the selections
will be passed to- patent if otherwise reg
ular. The pending unpatented selections made
by Benson and Hyde, or in their interest,
will be thoroughly investigated. Much evi
dence is now available relating to various
selections. This is being collated and ar
ranged so that it may be readily used as
a basis of further proceedings in the local
land offices. The purchases concerning
which wa have no information must be in
vestigated by special agents: and if, as a
result of such investigation, further pro
ceedings are warranted, hearings will be
ordered in due course of business. Any
plan that may be adopted by this office,
considering the great number of selections
pending, will necessarily require much
clerical work as well as extended Investiga
tion la the field. The theory on which this
office undertakes the investigation rests
upon the recognized duty of the Land De
partment to ascertain the validity of every
title that is tendered in exchange for the
land outside of a forest reserve whenever
the- title so tendered is deemed of doubt
ful character, and to reject the selection If
the title is found imperfect or fraudulent.
Shoe Company Embarrassed.
BOSTON, Nov. 5. An involuntary peti
tion in bankruptcy against Bartels, Thelon
& Co., shoe manufacturers; of Chelsea,
was filed here today by Boston creditors.
The firm on October 6. made a general as
signment. The liabilities are estimated
at 500,000 and assets $230,000. The general
business depression is said to have caused
the firm's trouble.
The experiment to eliminate 'noise op
Chlrrapo's elevated railwsys by usint? gravel
ss ballaBt has been abandoned. Not only
did lt tali in its purpose, but the gravel
held "water to si:rh an extent as to Injure
the steel structure.
COMPANY
Street.
Telephone TSSj
44X241
ATHLETES
TO KEEP IX GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO THE
CONDITION OF THE SKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
All Grocers and. Dinggiata.
Diseases of Men
Varicocele, Hydrocele.
Nervous Debility, Blood
Poison. Stricture. Ulett.
Frostatlo trouble and
all other private dis
eases are successfully
treated and cured by
me. Call and m
about your cane If
you want reliable
treatment with prompt
mnA nermanent reult.
Consultation free and Invited All transac
tions satisfactory and confidential. Offlr
hours 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays 10 to IX
- Call on or address
DR. WALKER
181 First St Cor. Yamhill, Portland. Or
ti. ."S3 1 S par, eSS-k C
rr4 km oifiAC
15
TRAVELERS' GFIUK.
Regular Through Trip to
NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA
Via TAHITI
The wonderlands of the Pacific. Sea
Milford Sound, the Wannanill River
and the Hot Lakes and Geysers sur
passing the Yellowstone. New Zealand
is now ai its best. The S. S. Mariposa,
sails from Sun Francisco November 2-.
Only $267.50. round trip, to Auckland,
New Zealand, first class; single, third
class, $77. uO.
Grand Summer Cruise to West Coatt
Sounds of New Zealand, including Mil
ford Sound, etc., J400.0U.
Send for itinerary. Oceanic Line, 673
Market St., San Francisco.
rOBIUNU KY., LIGHT J-OWUt CO.
CAUs LtAVfc.
Ticket Office and Waltlnr-BoOT.
lrt aad Alder Streets
FOR
Oreeon City A. 6:30 A. M.. and srerj
SO minutes to sod Including- 9 P. M..
hen 10. 11 P M ; last car 11 midnight.
(imbam, Boring-, Eagls Creek. Esla
rsda. Cawidero. Falr,lew and Trout
dale 7:15. S:13. 11:1S A. M.. 1:10, :&
0.15. P. M.
FOK VANCOUVER.
Ticket office, and waiting-room 8eonA
snd Washington streets.
A. M. S:lr 8 50. T:S5. 8:00. :
1-10, :50. 10:30, 11:10, 11:60.
p M. 12:30. 1:10. l:0O. 2:30. 1:1a,
:60. :80, 5:10. 0:50. 6 :0. 3:05, 1:40.
8:13. :25. 10:35". U:5".
On Third Monday In Krery Month
the Last Car Leave, at 7:05 P. M.
Dally except Sunday. "Dally sxcspl
Monday.
COOS BAY LINE
The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port
land every Wednesday at A P. M. from Oak
street dock, for INorth Beod. MarsbHeld and
Coo Bay pointi Freifht received tut 4 P
11 on dby of sailing. Passenger fare, flrsr
clasa, 910; Mcond-elaaa. $7. Includlar berth
a.od meals Inaulra city ticket olllca. Third
and Wblnsioii streets, or Oak-tri dock.
North Pacific S. 5. Ca'a. Stsamj.'ii j
koanoxs and Geo. W. Elds;
Sail lor liuieka., San i raucisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at & V. M. Ticket office 1S2 Third
St., near Alder. Both phones, M.
1314. H. Young, Agent. ,
SAS FRANCISCO PORTLAND S.8. CO.
Only Direct steamer and daylight sailings.
From Aln.worth Dock. Portland, 4 P. si.
8.H. ltoie City, Nov. 6. 20. etc.
8.8. State of California Nov. 13.
From Lombard St., Sun Francisco, 11 A. M.
8 S. State of California, Nov. 7.
S.S. Ku City. Nov- H. . etc.
J. W. KASSOM, Dork Agent.
Main Ainsworth Dock.
M J ROCHE. City Ticket Agent. 142 3d St.
Phone Main 402. A 1402.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Empress Line of the Atlantic
Low rates, fast time, excellent service. Ak
any ticket aent for particulars or writs.
F. R. Juhnsou, P. AM 1-12 Third Street,
Portland, Oregon.