13 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1900. WOOL CLIP OF 1808 American Output Estimated by National Association. PACIFIC COAST FIGURES Total Clip of the Country Increased Nearly FItc Million Pounds Over That or the Previous Year, but Value Wn Much The National Association cf Wood Manu facturer tn tta annual estimate of the do mestic wool product based upon the num ber of sheep fit for shearing April 1. 1901. Kfi some Interesting figures. The statls t!c were com pi It J by the secretary of the association. John Bruce McPherson. The number of sheep fit for stearins; Is placed at 40.JU.HS. an Increase of 1.4T4.S1T over 1307, when the total stood at St.St4.931. The number of sheep In Oregon and the other Pacific Coast States In 1S0. 107 and la9S. the banner jear. follow: ijnt i.o? 19J Orcin S.ft-t'MfiO 1.S00.0O0 5.4.'.';.f77 f'aiiforni . .. . 1. 0'i l,7?.t.tf.O 4,1:1.37: Nevada 7".n.A"A Tr'.H.Ot'O .V.",,ll t'raii 2.1"w.w"0 ?.f7j.0'0 2.117.-" Montana 4.K".i.it 4.(t.i...i n Wyi.mlng 4,.-..i HM:t;l l.l!'S..-.o7 Idaho 2. $",,.! 2. ion) 7t4.0" Washington ... 4S0.GU0 57.".. 000 The total clip, excluding pulled wool. Is S70.1SVS21 pounds, an Increase of 13.S2a.S71 pounds, as compared with last year. The scoured equivalent la 106.630.(48 pounds, an Increase of .C7I.a pounds over last year, due partly to the lighter shrinkage of tha wools In the present season. Ths clip of Oregon and the other Western States In the three years ane shown below: ! 197 13 Orecon l.r.tO.lii0 15.S'"VonA 19.R4M.Alft California ...13.i". l..t;s7.;.oo r.sns.44 Neada .'Mtu.0n ,lin.00 4.441.444 1 tah 14. 7" ""0 13 .5'!. .". 14.V-3.03S Montana 3'..,f"i.ooi) ro.JOi.ot') 1 7.t;.6:'S Wyomlm 3..oo.noo 33.637.1)00 1 0.1 7. S :.' Trt.Tho 17.5"0.oni) l7.;so o.lO .111. Washlngtun . 4.010.000 4 00.O00 &. 766. 775 In lSlH.'as In 19o7, Wyoming Is credited with having produced the largest amount of wool In the crease, a total of 36.ooo.0O0 pounds, but owing to the greater shrinkages of Its wools Montana's product, amounting to 32. toe. 000 pounds, tn the scoured condi tion, still maintains a slight lead, the re spective figures for the two slates being 11.170.000 and 11.592.000 pounds. Of the 190t clip In the West, ths average fleece weight, shrinkage and scoured weight are shown In the following table: Average Wool P.O. weight washed shrink- Fcoured Rmmti nn washed, weight Oregon t.lll.t'OO 4,-f.?0M0 California ...I Nevada .....7 T'tah 7 Montana ....7 Wyoming ... 8 Idaho ....... 7 13.3n0.0i! 69 6.W0.0K0 67 1.860.000 14.70n.00 64 4.S5i.0"0 32.200.0110 64 ll.f.l2.0"0 36.0"0,!10 61 11.520.000 17.SoO.noo 67 f 77r. C"0 Arisona 8.1 r.i'oo.(oo i i.mo.ovo Washington .8.23 4.010.000 69 I.lti4.s00 The amount of pulled wool has been moat carefully considered, and because of the ap parent decrease in the number .of sheep slaughtered and tlx scarcity of pulled wool at times during tha year, the total has been reduced from 42.000.000 to 41.090,000 pounds. The shrinkage la continued at 30 per cent, making the yield equal to 28,700. OOt pounds of clean wool. Th-a total production of the country for ltos. Including pulled wool. Is. therefore, 311.139.321 pounds. equal to 135.330.643 pounds of scoured soul 4.971.530 pounds In excess of the estimate for 1907. The total value of the wool clip, scoured, for the year, estimated on the price In Bos ton. October 1. was 361.C94.618 for 135.330. 143 pounds of wool. Last year 120,359.111 pounds were valued at 378.243.165. which Indicates the losses suffered through the panlo by the wool growers of the country. The average value per pound of the fleece wool was 4t.t. the lowest figure touched since 1902. The same Is true of the 41. t cents paid for the scoured pound of pulled wool. The average weight of fleece, for the en tire country la t.70 pounda, an Increase from 6 60 pounds In 1907. The weight for 1S0S was t.tt pounds; for 1905. t.St pounds; for 1904. t.St pounds, and tor 1903, t 25 pounda The average shrinkage was tO.t per cent; for 1906. 61.8 per cent; for 1905, tl.t per cent; for 1904, tl.t per cent; and for 1903. to. 8 per cent. The following table gives the production of scoured wool, fleece and pulled, for a aeries of years: Pounds Product. Deeroase. Increase. 11 13S.S91.9..5 3.94.730 19 134.7!'5.30 1.796.60S 19 13v.62s.2J4 4.832.S70 I'M 139.320. 703 301.517 11 145.300.314 t.973.61S 1J 161.103.776 ., 803.4-i 1554 140.29J.2-8 10.Jll.C0t ! 125.71H.6Ji 14.I73.57t 1? I1S.2H4.S7 10.434.111 1n7 111.8;S.'7 3.9H.592 1S8 111.661. 51 29VE94 19 113 9."S.4i 1.26.M7 1?"0 UV223.124 4.24.652 ivu I26.sit.s9t s.59i.;;o 1'3 137.91-'. 05 11,07,385 1'ot 124.3k6.4S 18.54S.0 lt'4 123. 915. Ill 431.28 3905 l:-i.5J7.12l 2.591.974 l'1 129.410.942 2.S3.21 19'7 130.559111 94V171 1908 135.330.648 4.971.530 BETTER FEELING IX BOP MARKET Semvey Company llnys 33S Rales at Prices Better Than Cents. Indications of strength are plain In the Tbop market. The demand from the East is gradually broadening and It la dally becom ing more difficult to buy In this state. The storm make operations difficult, but aside from this, thene Is a firmer feeling on the part of growers. Orders are said to be quite plentiful at more satisfactory limits tbsn those lately received, and should export buying also be resumed. It would undoubt edly have a stimulating ffeot on prices here. The J. W. Seavey Hop Company has done considerable buying In the lost two dajs. ecuring about 350 bales at prices better than t cents. Among the lots bought wend 121 bales from O. A. Lowe, of Ellverton. 70 bales from Ewert. of Mt. Angel, the J. A. Johnson lot at Sllverton. and others. Harry L Hart bought, among other lots. 130 bales from Jamea tiewalL of Hlllsboro. Hop market conditions In England are re ported by the Kentish Observer of Decem ber "4 as follows: Since our lust report there has been a fair amount of business dune in medium copper bops, the lalue of which remains steady Some few parcels of very low col ored have changed hands at quite nominal prices, far below the cost of picking. Choice hops are still In demand, but are not to be found. Best sorts Continentals are wanted, but very few are offered, the home demand having almost exhausted the supjdy. More trade is pssslng In Pacific Coast hops at steady quotations. London trade circulars, bearing dates of December 21 to 22. say: Manger and Henley. The market Is over shadowed by the holidays and a better trade la hoped for at the turn of the year. Exchange and Hop Warehousea Business remains ratlwr quiet, as Is usual at this time of year. Good quality hops continue to be sought after, but prices do not Im prove. A great quantity of the crop has now been disposed of. and It Is expected that the new year will open with a good trado at Improved rates. Wild. Neam. and Co. There has been very little doing during the week owing to the near approach of the end of the year. Values remain firm. W. U. and, U. Le at ay. The market thla week has opened quietly In view of the ap proach of Ohrlntmaa. prices remsin about the same for all classve. CALIFORNIA IN'QtTKKS FOR GRATN' Begins to Realise the Shortage of SnppUea on the Coast. California Inquiries for wheat and oats were more numerous yesterday. TJp to the present time tha Californlans apparently have not reallxed the shortage In grain and feed supplies, but the fact Is dawning on them now. Judging from the Inquiry and the stiffening prices below. Choice milling bluestera wheat la quoted In thla market at 1. but anything under choice In quality would not command this price. Oats continue very strong at 333. and the market has an upward tendency. Inqulriea for oats have been received from Salt Lake, but business with that quarter la not possible at present prices. The barley market holds steady. ' Bid and asked prices were quoted at the Board of trade as follows: WHEAT. e Bid. Asked. Jsnuar-r S-1 .93 Keoruary .921 .34 OAT3. January fl t2H II 65 February l.tJfc l.74 BARLET. January 1.S7H 1.384 February 1.3 ' ' 140 Reooipts, In cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange as folloue: Total last Jan. 2-1. Jan. 4. Jan. 5. Jan. . W'k Wheat 63 35 8 IS 224 Hsr.ev 4 3 3 II I Kl.-ur 14 6 1 7 44 oats 2 3 . . - 1 10 Jiay 18 10 3 1 30 rOKTT.AND MAY H WE EG FAMINE rnJeaa ths Weather Moderates Soon, Short age Will Become Active. fnles there Is a change In the weather very eorn. Port'ar.d may have to face an egg famine. P.ecelpts have become light and are not likely to Increase while tne snow lasts. Only a few rases of country eggs were delivered on the street yesterday and stocks of Eastern eggs were not heavy. Retailers were early buyers and as a re sult of the firmness, prices showed an ad vanre cf SH cents nil around. Guaranteed fresh ranch eggs sold readily at 45 cents and the best Eastern brought S3 certs. Poultry receipts were not heavy, but tuj ers supplied most of their wants earlier in the week and Wednesday's quotations gen erally were followed. The butter market was alfO stronger be cause of the cold snap. Receipts of cream have fallen off about B0 per cent since Monday and It would "occasion no surprise were city creamery prices raised. FIVB-CKNT ADVANCE IX ONIONS. Association Price Raised, but No Stock Is Offered. The association price of onions was raised C cents yesterday to $1.23 at country points. No sales of association stock were reported. The potato market Is warming locally, but there has not beeit enough Improvement yet In the shipping trade to acim'ulate val ues . The fruit and vegetable market continues to suffer from the effects of the cold wave. Shipments of perishable stuff to outsldo points has nearly ceased and local retailers are buying very sparingly, though their stocks are much reduced. Tao cars of or anges were due last night. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday ere as follows; Clearings. B.llnnres. Portland 8 "H." 111.VS.1 Seattle 1.4:i7.w U4l,S:jtl Taronia ti -.;,$ 01. -MS Spokane 1.1 11. J 15 145.SU8 FORTIAX MARKETS. . Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc BARLEY Producers' prices: Feed, 3,27 27Twi t'er ton: brewing. $JH. WHEAT Trick prices: Bluestem, 31; club. lil-; 11'': red Russian, SDc; 40-fold. 95o; Valley. 91c. fr'LOl'll I'utwfits. $3 00 per barrel; straights. 84.05: exports, J:).70; Valley. 84.65; K,-sa'k graham. 84 40; whole wheat. 34.85; rye, $3.50. OATs Producers prices: No. 1 whltet 133 per ton. JIII.ISTl FFS Bran, $201r26.50 per ton; middlings. aj; nhortn, JSiuO; chop. tJOfclli; roliUd Larley. $2S'y'J'. HAY Timothy. Willamette Valley. $14.00 per ton; EaWern Oregon. $1718; clover. $1200: alfalfa, $12.00 j 13.00; grain hay. $12.0018.00. Vegetables and Fruit. FREPH FRUITS Apples. 73cg$:? box; pears. 11-31.75 per box; quinces, HSfliS per box; cranberries, $14 3015 per barrel; Spanish Malaga grnpes, $7 30 OS per barrel; persimmons, $16 1.25. pnTATOKS liulng price. S0r90c per hundred; sweet potatoes. 2c per pound. TKOl-li'AL FRlll'a Oraiig.es. navels, J 6 3 per box: Japanese. 76c per box; Vomons. fancv, 84 i; 4.50 per box: choice. S3'3.50; standard, 12.75 box: grapefruit, $4.25 box: bananas. GSc per pound; pomegranates. $1.50-0 2 box; pineapples. $33.75 pur dozen; tangerines, $1.75 per box. ONIONS Oregon, buying price, $125 per hundred. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $1.25 pe sack; carrots. $1; parsnips, $1.23: beets. el.BO: horseradish, SjilOc per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes, $1.40 dox ; beans. -e lb; cabbage. lc lb; cauliflower. $125 dox.; eelerv, $4 50 per crate: cucumhera, $1 .73 2.2-5 box; eggplant. 11c lb : lettuce. $141 1.2.5 por box: parsley. 3oo doxen: peas. ii"e lb.; pepf-ens. iriZi2e per lb.; pumpkins. lHHic per lb.; radishes. 30c per ioz. ; spinach, 2o per lb ; sprouts. We per lb; s'luash, ltfi'io per lb.; to matoes, $L.75i2. Ialry and Country Troduce. BUTTER City creamery, extras. 36337c; fancy outside creamery, y2i$35c per lb.; store. lSir'JOe. KGO.S Oregon ranch, 424 45c: East erns. 3o it ::."c per doxen. I'tilLTRV-iHent, l.'c lb; Spring. large, 142-lSc; small. 16 J 17c; mixed. 14u"14,-c; dinks. 19u20c; geese, lotullc; turkeys, 18 ti JOc I'HKESE fancy cream twins. 1514lfla per lb.; full cream triplets. lS'iCflOc; full cream. Young America. lf,HV17c. VEAL Extra, lOtflOHc per pound; ordi nary. 78o; heavy. 5c. l'i i Fancy. 8c per lb.; large, 75r7'4o. ML TON ousc per lb.: lamta, buS'.ac Grocevtes. Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 7ic per'pound: peaches, lliflc: prunes. Italians, o) 84c; prunes. French, 3ar5c; currants, un washed, cases. 9Vic; currants, washed, cases, 10c; tigs, white fancy, 30-pound boxea. 8!e dates. 7 Vi lj"'jC. COFFEE Mocha. 24 92Sc; Java, ordinary. 17'a20c; Costa Rica, fancy, lSi20c; good. 10;; is-: ordinary. 12, ulllc per pound. UICE Southern Japan. 4c; head. i& ;,. , SALMON Columbia River, t-pound tails, $2 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.03; 1-pound flats. $2.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, 95c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyes. 1-pound ta!ls. $2. SI'GAR Granulated. $5.93; extra C, $3 4S; golden O. $3.35: fruit and berry sugar, $3 05; plain bar, $5.75: beet granulated, $5.75; $.20. Tirms: On remittances within 15 days, deduct c per pound; If later than 15 days and' within :i0 days, deduct tc par pound. Mrtple sugar. 156lSc per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 14 'u lie per pound by sak; l'.razil nu;, lrtc; rilherts. 10c; pe-anj, l.ic; almonds. 1 :: 1 1 4 : chestnuts. Italian. 11c: peanuts, raw, &(r6c; plnenuts. 10 12c: hickory nuts. 10c; cocoanuts. 90c -sier dozen. SALT Granulated. $14.50 per ton, $S per bille; half ground. 100s. $10 per ton; 50s, $10 30 per ton. BEANS Small white, 5.33c; large white, 4,c; Lima. 5c; pink. Snc; bayou. 34c; Mexican red. 4c. Pro visions. BACON Fancy, 21 '.4c per pound; stand ard. ISc; choice. 17c; English. IBUlOjc: strips. 13c. DRV SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c; smoked. 13c; short clear backs, heavy, dry .salted, 12c; smoked. 13c; Oregon exports, dry salt. 33c; smoked, 14c HAMS 10 to IS lbs.. 14 c; 14 to 18 Iba 14Sc; la to 2- Iba. 14Ujc? hams, skinned. 14-c; picnics. 10c; cottage roil, lie; shoul ders. 11c; boiled hams, 20&20Vic; boiled picnic. 17c- I.ARD Kettle-reudered: Tierces, HHc; tubs. lS-tc: 50s. l:ic; 2s. 13He; 10s. 14c; Bs. I44e; 3s. 14?c. Standard pure: Tierces. 12e: tuhs. UUc: B's. l'Ji-jc; 2is. 12c: l's, 13c: 3s. l.Tc; 3s. 13c. Compound: Tierces. 8c; tubs. 8"c; tWls, Siic; 2os, 8Hc; 10. Hf: Ss. 8 'c. SMOKED BEEF Bees tongues. each. en,. ArtmA 1Ai, Arled beef OUt side's. 15c; dried beef Insides. 18c; dried beef knuckles. ISc. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs feet. $13; regular tripe, $10; boneycomo tripe, f-2- nirs tonmitts. 810.30. MESS MEATS Beef, specials. $1t per barrel; plate. $14 per barrel: family, $14 per barrel; pork, $21 per barrel; brisket, $25 per barrel; s. P. beer tongues. fv. e snouts, $12 041; pig ears, tu.ou. Oils. Coal Oil rearl and estral oil, cases, 18V4e per gallon; water white. Iron barrele. lie eocn and extra attar, cases. 21Vo: head light oil. cases, 2oc; iron barrels, 18c; elalne, easel". 2Sc. Gasoline Union and Red Crown, barrels. 15c; ca.e. 22"J,c: motor, barrels, 16V4c; cases. 23iic; 80 degrees, barrels, 8i; caees, S7"c; engine distillate, barrels, Oc; cases, 1 a.. Linseed Oil Raw, barrel lots, 2c: i In eases, 0-Sc; bollel. barrel lots, oic; m out 70c i Hons. Wool. Hides. Flo. HOPS 190S, choice, 77l4e per pound; rood prime. 63 0,r; lair prime, o-rc. medium, 85Viic; 1907. 2 3 2V4o; 1906. 1 11;- WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best. 10 45 14c per pound, according to snnnaage. Valley. J .-. vi c. MOUITD Chnlf IRfllfli. Tier TOUnd. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. lOloc pound! dry kip. No 1. 13W140 pound: ary can skin. 1701716c pound: salted hides, heavy, 4ifc; light and cows, 8(84fec; salted salt L,tn - ',7) i 2 u, n nound: crcen. lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat, $1 to $1.2.3; badger. 23todc; bear. $520: beaver, $a 50Si S.50; cat. wild. 60c$l; cougar, per fect head and claws. xj'iiu; nsner. uar.i. $73rt,ail; pale. $1,0057; rox. cross. $3 i.t $5; fox. gray. 6e to 80c: fox. red, $2.23 to $4; fox. silver. $35 to $100; iynx. $10s 13; marten, dark, f'lfi-: mink. IbcHt 50; muskrat, 10 315c; otter, $7; raccoon. 4jc mic: sea otter, $19 2.50. as to size; skunks, no fi 73c: civet cat. 10315c: wolf. $2'43; coyote. 7ocfti$1.10: wolverine, dark. $3&'5; wolverine, pale. $20 2.50. CASOARA BARK Small lota, titc; car- lota. 6sc per pound. EGSS lie it SEATTLE XOT KVOl'GH OX THE MARKET TO FILIj ORDERS. llrst SJilpmont Over Winter Trail to Fairbanks Fancy Onions Go to 2 Cents. SEATTLE. 55'aah., Jan. T. (Special.) Eggs Jumped to 50 cents today and will be higher tomorrow If the weather does not moderate. Today's receipts were not sniffl' dent to meet orders. Some of the best Ems ern stock that arrived yesterday was put out at 40 to 43 cents, so urgent was the demand An order for 100 cases) of fresh eggs for Fairbanks has been placed. These will be the first fresh egge to go In over the Winter traB. They will be shipped via Valdex. Every egg Is being wrapped and the cases will also bo wrapped In canvas. The eggs brought S oents above the market. The presence of thla order is helping In the up ward movement. Twenty cases of Portland eggs, due In the morning, will sell at 50 eenls. Oregon eggs sold as high as 49 cents today. The lowest price on storage was 34 cents. Fancy onions will be quoted everywhere tomorrow at 2 cents a pound. There was nothing doing in wheat today. There are no chickens on the market. Bens advanced to 16 cents today. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. The following prices were quoted In the produce market today Millsturrs Bran. $28.50030; middlings, $32,504 35.50. Vegetables Garlic, 8910c; green peas, 6feSc; string beans, 10ujl2Vc; tomatoes, 60c Si $1.50. Butter Fancy creamery, S3e; creamery seconds, S2c; fancy dairy, 27c; pickled, nominal. Cheese New. 1Uj14c; Young America, 15 '-a it 10c; Eastern, 17c. Eggs Store, 43c: fancy ranch, t4c; East ern. 35c poultry Roosters, old. Hit 5; young, $79 9: broilers, small. 33. 5UHJ4 5U; broilers, large, 84 50(5.50; frjers. Jlt7; hens, $5010; ducks, old. $4u5; young. 8SS8. Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, 16 i lc; Mountain. 4 u!,c; Nevada, ViJUa. Hay Wheat, 81S23; wlreat and oats. tl8(a22; alfalfa. Sliitf 18.50; stock, 812.o0(u 16; straw, per bale, tiOfc1 90c. Potatoes Early Rose, $1.3.51.50; Sa linas Burbanks, 11.25 1.50; Oregon Bur banks. $1.151 1 25; sweets, $1 '.'Aw 1.75. Fruits Apples, choice. $1.25; common, 40c; bananas, lii3; limes. $4.505; lemons, choico. $3.25; common. $1; oranges, darnels, 81.50 j 2 60. pineapples. 82 & 4. Receipts Flour. 2S50 quarter sacks; wheat. 75 centals;' barley. 40.290 centals; oats, 200 centals; benns. 43 sacks; corn, 125 centals; potatoes, 7073 sacks; bran, 240 sacks; middlings. 113 sacks; hay, 360 tons; wool, 91 bales; hides. 540. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, An active demand and only moderate supplies hold prices in the livestock market on a good firm basts. Should arrivals con tinue as small as they have been since the storm began. It is probable that quotations In some lines will be advanced. Everything that came In yesterday cleaned up readily, the cold weather having stimulated con sumption to a considerable degree. The re ceipts for the day were 80 cattle, 331 sheep and lambs and 165 hogs, all of fair to good quality. Ical prices current yesterday were as follows: CATTLE Best steers. $4 2534 50; me dium, $4&4.2i; common, $3.504?3.75; cows, 'beet, $..25 fi 3.50; medium. $:('a3.23: com mon, 2 JO'q 2.75; calves, $4.505. SHEEP Rest wethers. $4.50'a 4.73: mixed, sheep and lambs, $4.50-(5; ewes, $44.50; lambs, best trimmed, $5; untrlmmed, $4(9 4.25. HOGS Best. $.1 2.5 1f 8.40; medlsm, $8,789 6; feeders not wanted. Eastern livestock 31 ark eta. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 7. Cattle Re ceipt. 5000: market, strong, lOc higher. St.nkers and feeders. $3.2595 25; bulls. $.1.20tr3; calves. $3.5038: Western steers, $4 i0. Western cows. $2.83)4.75. Hogs Receipts. 14.000: market, 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $5.50 h 3.95 ; heavy. $6,909 005: parkers and butchers. $5.tJie8; light, $3.:iOH3.80; pigs. $4.50 ii 5.223. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market, strong Muttons, $4 23 83 54); lambs, $0.23 4? 7. 75, range wethers, $41.00; fed ewes, $345. CHICAGO. Jan. 7. Cattle Recsipts. es timated. 7000; market. steady. Beeves, $40'j7 50; Texans, $3.804.90; 'Westerns, 14 11 o.ou; stocKers ana teeaers, ii;bvv4 bji cons and heifers, $1.755.10; calves, $7.50 U9.30. Hogs Receipts, estimated. 80.000; mar ket, steady. L.ght, $5.3306: mixed, $5,659 6 2; good to choice heavy. $5.83 6.23; plF. $4.5093.50; bulk of sales, $3 S06.10. hneep Keceipis, estimated, in.uoo: mar ket, steady. Natives, $4 93 30: Westerns. $.lfi5rxl; yearlings, $4.75'w7; lambs, natives $4.73 41 H. westerns -rT3- POUTH OMAHA, Jan. T. Cattle Receipts. 3'rt'0; market, steady. Western steers. $0.50 9 6 30; Texas steers. $.13.2.5; cows and heifers, $2,756-4.30: eanners. $23: stockers and feeders. $2."58S.40; calves, $3.50(i7. Hogs Receipts. 7400; market. strong. Heavy. $5 8340.03; mixed. $3.755.85: light $3.004? s 00: pigs. $3.5093.25; bulk of sales, $5 7 Oil 3.90. s-'heep Receipts. 9501 ; market, 10015c higher. Yearlings. $r,?rfl.Sj; wethers, $4.30 5.50; ewes. fH'O'S: jambs, $0.737.75. Fasten Mining Stocks. BOSTON, Jan. 8. Closing quotations: Adventure . .$ 9.87H Michigan ... 13.00 Allouex ..... 31.30 Amalgamated 84-23 Arls Com... 30.75 Atlantic 17.50 Butte Coal... 28 50 Cal & Arlx. . .117.50 Cal & Hecia. 00000 Centennial . . r.2.23 Copper Range SO. 50 llaly Weat... 10.00 Franklin 15.50 Gran by 1OS.00 Greene Can.. 124.00 Isle Royale.. 24.25 Mass Mining. 6.50 Mohawk 70.25 .Mont C C. . 20.50 Nevada 18.B2V4 Old Dominion 50.50 Osceola 135.12', Parrot 29.25 Quincy 93.50 Shannon ..... 17.23 Tamarack 16.30 (Trinity U S Mining.. ItJ 8 OIL.... Utah ... 15.00 43.75 29.00 45.50 Wolverine .151.30 North Butte. . 84.00 NETW YORK, Jan. 8. Closing quotations: Alice 2O0 ILeadvllIe Con... 5 Brunswick Con. 3 ! Little Chief 7 Com Tun stock. 23 (Mexican S3 do bonds 14 (Ontario 325 C C -Va 70 lOphlr 160 Horn e?liver.... 75 (standard ..130 Iron Silver 110 Yellow Jacket... 70 SPURT OF ACTIVITY Buoyant Rise in Stock Prices Late in the Day. MINOR ISSUES IN DEMAND Subsidence of Selling Pressure in Xew York Central and Consol idated Gas St. Paul and Soo Advance. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. The most signlO cant events of today,, from a financial standpoint, were occurring outside the stock exchange and the volume of business done on the floor of the exchange shrank matei lally until the spurt of activity that accom panied the buoyant rise late in the dav. The points of positive strength were rouna outside the list of stocks ordinarily most active In the trading and mostly in those of a minor grade. New York Central and Consolidated Gas gave substantial evi dence of relief from selling pressure and their strong recovery was a great help by sympathy to the rest of the market. In the Colorado Southern stocks, order again made their appearance apparently for all offerings of those stocks up to desig nated figures. It was a&sumed that further details of the purpose of the Chicago, Bur lington A Quincy towards these securities were reflected in these movements, but no announcement was forthcoming to throw a light on the subject. Et. Paul's movement was Incident to a supposition that the authority for Issuing bonds on the Pacific Coast extension mlgat contemplate the reimbursement of stock holders for funds embarked in the building of the extension. There was a volatile ad vance In Minneapolis, St. Paul A Sault Ste Marie in response to rumors of the acqui sition of this or that railroad In the United States that would serve to give the power ful Canadian Pacific system an entry Into the country's railroad fVafflc. The number of new bond Issues and sales was the feature of the day's financial news. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, $0,832,000. United Btates bonds were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper ....25,500 US &3ft 84 "-4 Am Car & Foun 49 ' do preferred In8 Am Cotton Oil.. 500 43a 42' 42 Am Hd A Lt pf. 6.O0O 87 H 3d'., 71. Am Ice Securi... .9o0 2j 189g 19 Am Linseed Oil 1414 Am Locomotive.. 2.40O 68V. 67 ft 67 5, do preferred Ill Am Smelt 4 Ref 70.300 89 85 "4 P9 do preferred ... 1,30 104V4 l":iT, 104 Am Sugar Ref.. 4o0 129 128V 128 do preferred ... 100 vaL OSii 83 Am Woolen loo 81 31 3014 Anaconda Mln Co 2.9O0 So 4 in, AO Atchison G..IOO loort 1111. IOI "4 Atl Coaet Line... 200 110 10914 10i Bait & Ohio H 111-1, llvi., inn. do preferred ... 300 93 P.1 82 Brook Rap Tran. lS.9nO 71 7o"4 71' Canadian Paelnc. 36,5"0 177 17B 170", Central Leather., a.ooo 32 31)4 32 do preferred ... 60O 101 V lol loM Central of N J 220 Ches ft Ohio 11.600 6SV4 60 57 Chicago Gt West. 1.400 10 7lj 8 Chicago ft N W.. 4.0o0 179 176 178i C, M ft St Paul. 2o.2' 151 144 15-U, C. C. C St L.' 12(K 70t GHU, 70i Colo Fuel & Iron 60.3O0 45 Z 404 40 Colo ft Southern.. 13.2O0 03 " 65 do 1st preferred, o. iou eVs o'li do 2d preferred. 4.900 844 82 84 Consolidated Gas.. 13.3O0 130 120 128 18 Mi 18 17NU, 17914 88 ? 3'J Corn Products ... 9.8ou 19 Lei ft Hudson 6u0 180 D ft R Urande... 6.600 8 J7, do preferred ... 1,100 i? 7a 8i PL-tillers' Securi. 400 371, S7 37 Vi Brie 13,80 3 824 834) do 1st preferred. VM ui 48;, v.'Yt do 2d preferred. 100 39 89 3814 General Electric. . 700 157 156 157 Gt Northern pf... 18.900 140 145 14 140' Ot Northern Ore.. 7,H 72'j, 71 71', Illinois Central .. T.0OO 147A 10 no" nterborougtl Met. S."0 18 lsj do preferred ... 2,600 48 48 48', Int Paper 100 12 12 12 do preferred 00 Int Pump 2.7O0 41 29 40 Iowa Central .... S,2"0 30 30 30 K C Southern.... 4,200 40 8ti 4o do preferred ... hK 71 1014 io-, Louia ft Nashville 2o0 125 123 128 Minn ft St L 6O0 58 57 59 M. St P ft S B M. .3o0 145 13R"4 144 Missouri Pacific.. 3.O1.K) 70 69V 70 Mo. Kan & Texas 12,000 4214 41 42'A do preferred ... 1.100 73H 72 H 73 National Lead ... 2.600 794 77"4 79 N Y Central 122.400 1284 124 128Mi N Y, Ont ft West. 2.7O0 47T, 471, 4, Norfolk ft West. 3.M00 B'i b.t4 oo-s, North American.. OOO 74 il 74 Northern Paclno. . 18.2'JO 142 140'4 142 Pacific Mall 60O 35 S4U, 34 Pennsylvania ll.OoO 134 l.i.i 14 Peoples Jas .... z.kv J' a'"- P. C C ft St L. . 8.100 89 88 88 Pressed Steel Car '0 43 H 42 Pullman Pal Car loo 170 17o 160 Ry Steel Spring.. B" si ' '" Reading T4.6( 141 1.19 141 Republic Steel ... 8.SO0 20 25 Vi 2o do preferred ... 60O S7 8, 81 Rock Island Co.. 22.9C0 25 24 24 do preferred ... 13.100 61 60 00 St L ft S F 2 pf. 600 4d 40 40 St L Southwestern 100 22 22 22 do preferred "i filoss-Sheffleld .... 78 78 . Southern racinc. si. zoo aiwie J'" JA.-? do preferred ... J.i Jf"''S -'', Southern Railway. 1.700 2'! 25 0 do preferred ... i.zoo 01 01 01 Tenn Copper .... 1,2.(0 4, 4r, 4, Texas ft Paclno. . Tol, St L ft West. 1,300 48 48 48 do preferred ... 2.0O0 72 71 71 Cr7ionP PaSflo ...123,000 IBl 17!2 181 do preferred ... r'7 TJ S ttubber 700 81 4 a do 1st preferred. 9"0 lofl 103 105 U S Steel 65.8"0 53 52 63 do preferred ... s.w ii.'-i ':" rtah CouDer 1.000 46 4ts . ens. Va-Caro Chemical do preferreo .-- W 11 hash 1.3X 10 l J do preferred ... 8.100 t0, 49 60-2 Weft'e-rfunTon! S3 &?t g wlaco'n.. OenfrLL -1.800 8T Am Tel ft Tel 600 127 12. 127 Total sales for the cay. Kiju.ucv inu . BONDS. KEW YORK. Jan. 8. Closing quotations: TJ S. ref. 2S reg.103 N Y C Q 3s .. 93 do coupon 103 North Pacific 8a. 73 -4 TJ a 8s reg. .. .100'North Pacific 4s. 102 do coupon 100'South Pacific 4s. 91 TJ a new 4s reg.110 Union Paclflo 4s. 102 do coupon 120'Wlscon Cent 4s. 135 Atchison adj 4s. 92'Japanese 4s 81 D ft K O 4s.... 99 I Money, Exchange, Eto. unmr -vvoir T .1 LMnnar nn . nail easy. 2&2 per cent: ruling rate, 2i . .' k,a ' 1. AfTered IU. Time loans dull and easy;'eo' days. S per cent, and 90 days, 24 03 per cent; six months, 8 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 84 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8490 4.S405 lor 60-day bills, and at $4.8693 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.84 4.84. uop Kllver. 5114c. Mexican dollars, 43c. Government bonds stsady; railroad bonds Irregular. BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. T- Sliver bars, 51c. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight, 6c: telegraph. 10c. . Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.85: sight, $4.87. LONDON, Jan. T Consols. 83; sliver, 23 13-16; bank rate, 9 per cent. . Irrted sTVult at New York JTEW YORK. Jan. 7- The market for evaporated ' apples continues quiet. Fancy, 89HC; choice. 78c; prime, 67c, and common to fair. 66c. Prunes are firm, but business Is quiet New crop California, 47c; Oregona, 6 8c. Apricots are dull. Choice, 99o; ex tra do, 9 10c: fancy. lliSc. Peaches held firm. Choice, 07o;extra do, 78c; fanoy. 8 lie Raisins, dull and unsettled. Loose musca tels, 66c; choice fancy seeded, 6-9 7c; seedless, 46c; London layers, $1.30 1.60. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Coffee futures closed net unchanged. Sales. 44.250 bags. January, 6.Mc; May, 8.85 g5.f0o; July. 6.660; December, 60 5. 00 o. Spot, firm; Rio No. 7, 767c; No. 4 Pantos. 8 9 8c. Mild, dull; Cordova, 9612c. Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 3.23c; centrifugal. 96 test, 3.75c; molasses sugai, 2.09c. Refined, steady; crushed, $5,33; gran ulated. $4.65. KETCHEL HAS LOVE AFFAIR 1 Unwelcome Kind, Tliough, In Shape . of Breach of Promise Suit. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 7. Stan ley Ketchel, pugilist, was arrested today on the complaint of Elizabeth Houraan. 18 years old. who charges that Ketchel Is pruilty of breach of promise. She asks $10,000 damatres. Ketchel declares the chnrtreK constitute1 blackmail. Amusements What the Frees Agents Say. Tonigfat Twice Tomorrow. Tonight at 8:15 o'clock and continuinR with a eperlal matine tomorrow (Satur day) afternoon, Saturday and Sunday nipht. the attration at the HMllfC The ater, Fourteenth and "Washington streets, will be the favorite, actress, Florence Rob erts, presented by John Cort, in a magnifi cent production of the interesting drama, "The House of .Bondage." "Zaza" Three More Times. There will be but three more perform ances of the great emotional play "Zaza." which the Baker Stock Company is pre sen tins with such, success at the Bungalow this week, tonight, tomorrow matinee and night .and everyone should take advantage of this rare theatrical treat, which la one of the best offerings of the season. The revH'a Auction" at the' Baker. Tale's wonderful "Devil's Auction' the attraction this week at the Bakor ,is one that -iMver falls to draw packed houses. It is the wonderful spectacle which for 28 years has been before tb publics Laat three performances tonight and tomorrow matinee and night. 'Jane yre" at the Str. "Jane Eyre." Rowland & Clifford' most recent production, is the attraction at the Star Theater this week. The dramatist has succeeded in brightening the gloom of the book by comedy and has discarded the style of the past generation for the more concise construction of present-day Eng lish. AT THE TACPEVIIXE TItEATKRS. Mis Heme at the Orpheum. "A Mountain Cinderella," a one-act melo drama played by Miss . Julie Heme and company, tells the story of life among the illicit whisky stills in the Tennessee Moun tains, it was written by Miss Kerne. The little play Is both pathetic and thrilling. Miss Heme is clever as J.ia Hutchina. in love with Jim Cannon, a still owner. Mysterious Illusion. Oreo, the mysterious Illusion, which Is shown at -the Grand this week, defies dis covery. The performer takes a few sim ple articles and places them In the center of the stage, after which a woman appears, apparently created from the articles. There has leen no other illusion like this In Portland or elsewhere. It Is something new. Clever Vaudeville Bill. There are so many good, smart acts on the bill this week at Pantages Theater thai it Is hard to distinguish which number is the most pleasing. For a flrst-rlass acro batic act the great Fiorenz family, late of the New York Hippodrome, certainly fill the bill to perfection. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Seat Selling; for "Great Divide." Seats are now selling at boxoftlce of the Helllg Theater. Fourteenth and Washing ton streets, for Henry Miller's splendid cast and complete production of the bril liant American play. "The Great Divide," which will be the attraction at the above theater for. three nights, beginning next Monday, January 11, with a special matinee Vednesday. "Babe In Toyland" Coming;. Mana-R-er Baker .announces the forthcom ing week as the greatest In the history of the Baker Theater, Sunday afternoon the beautiful operatic extravaganza, "Babes In Toyland." will open, and this weli-known production at popular prices is an innova tion In theatrical circles In this city. The music Is by Victor Herbert and the book and lyrics by Glen McDonough. "Masters of Men" Next Week. The Baker Stock Company will present for the first time In this ctly Avery Hopwood's powerful political play. "Masters of Men," all next week, opening with the usual mat inee Sunday afternoon at the Bungalow. The play's central theme is the fight made by an ambitious young lawyer against the powers oti gaft. "Thorns and Orange Blossoms." English customs-and class distinctions are thoroughly exploited in that superb comedy drama. "Thorns and Orange Blossoms," a dramatization of Bertha M. Clay's world famous novel. The plot deals with a young English girl of poor parentage and a noble man. "The Tan Dyck" at Orpheum. 'The Van Dyck," which Harrison Hunter will present at the Orpheum next week. Is a one-act classic that is one of the most pre tentious literary works ever presented -in vaudeville. "The Van Dyck" In New York last censon served to bring out Arnold Daly Into new prominence. Something for Children. There will be at the Grand next week an act of especial interest to children. This will be "Buster Brown and His Dog TIge." This act is now being sent to the Pacifio Coast for the tlrst time. It is an arrange ment for vaudeville of the famous cartoons of the New York Herald and The Sunday Oiegoulan. DAILY CITY: STATISTICS Articles of Incorporation. LIBERTY AMUSEMENT COMPANY In corporators, K. S. Bernard. F. L. Waters and F. S. Bennett; capital J15.000. MONARCH LUMBER COMPANY Incor porators. Lester W. David, Gorge P. Heus ner, S. S. Somervllie and J. A. MacDougail; capital. 70O.0'K. LEWIS INVESTMENT COMPANY Incor porators, John C. Lewis, L. A. Lewis and Robert W. Lewis; capital. (500,000. Marriage Ucenses. WILSON-VADER J. W. Wilson, 62. Leba non; Jenet A Vader. 64. city. FLETCHER-CR1SPEN Joseph H. Fletch er, 25. city; Bess Crlspen, 17, city. DIBTRICH-HALTPTMaN John Dietrich, 24, city; A. Haupfman. over 18. city. PALMEK-M'CLliMENTS Charles F. Palmer, 85, city; Elsie . McClementa, 24, city. HANKINS-COX H. W. B. Hankins, 86, Rainier; Olcle Cox. 8L city. GOODRICH-JENSEN Edwin E. Goodrich. 2. city; Laura B Jensen, 22, city JOHNSON-WALKEK C Anson Johnson. S4, city; L. Ann Walker, 80, city. DOUGHERTY-SMITH tjare H Dough erty. 25. city; Theresa J. Smith, 23, city. WISE-CHAMBERS Arthur J. Wise, 22. city; Margaret Charmbers. UK city. BRKCK.ENRIDGE-GU13NESS Alexan der L. Breekenriuge, over 111. city; Elltn orah C.i Guineas, over 18. city. ELLIOTT-BARRETT E. K. Elliott, 28, Cape Horn, Wash.; Mcbel Barrett, over IS, city. .' Wedding and visiting cards. W. G. Smita Co., Washington bids., 4th and Wash. Max M. Smith, florist. ISO Fifth St., opp. Meier & Frank. M. 7216. ; Smoke Drives Out Lodgers. Roused from their slumbers by cries of "Fire." and driven by dense clouds of smoke Into the cold street in scanty at tire, the 50-odd lodgers of the Dewey House, corner of Second and Bumside streets, were rendered homeless last night between 12 .and 1 o'clock, while the Fire Department fought a chimney fire which burned through two rooms, the. wall facing the street and the roof, causing damages of $300. The Are, caused by too much wood In a stove, started In the flue in -lckson's saloon, directly underneath the rooming-house. Jack Dunne, proprietor of the rooming-house, was the heaviest loser. The fire apparatus had difficulty In responding, some of the vehicles requiring extra horses. , It Is estimated by a New York builder that there are buildings under construction in the city which will aggregate la value more than $100,000,000. DOWNING -HOPKINS CO, ESTABLISHED JS81 BROKERS STOCKS -- BONDS - - GRAIN ' Boeurht and sold for esuib and en margin. Private wires Rooms 201 to 204, Couch Bolldictf Ie,,,2 HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS We have- several good issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. S17 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. BULLISH AT START Foreign News . Makes Firm Opening at Chicago. LATERTHE MARKET REACTS Estimate of Record Shipment for Week From Argentina Causes Selling and a Lower Range of Prices. CHICAGO, Jan 7. Foreign news usurped the field occupied In the last two days by the cold wave In this country and inspired a fair degree of bullishners In the wheat pit. Reports from India and Argentina caused a firm tone here early In the day. Later In the session the market reacted on an esti mate of the week's shipments ot wheat from Argentina, made by a well-known crop statis tician. This estimate placed the movement for the week at 800,000 bushels, the largest total ever recorded for the first week of any year. Trade was dull the greater part of the day and prices fluctuated over a ic range. The wheat market closed easy, with May at f 1.074l.OT9 and July at OSc. The continued unusually small movement of corn from the farms was the basis of a strong market for that grain. The market closed firm, with prices up to Vic to V VsC with May at 6194c and July at 62c. Kxtreme dullness marked trading In the oats pit. The market closed with prices V,"S V.0 above the previous close. Final quota tions on May were 519io and on July ti:)s 46iic S Trade in provisions was quiet and the mar ket was steady. A 5c advance In the price of live hogs Inspired some demand for pro vlstone. At the close prices were 254c lower to Be higher. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. J1.07H S 04 High. l.osi, .9S .84 Low. 1.07H .1)8 Vfc SM54 Close. 1.07 .US 4 .94 54 May Juiy Sept. CORN. May , .01 i .62 54 .62 .82 .61 H .62 .0254 .6114 .62 .6254 OATS. May i July Sept. .Bl4 .46". .SB 9, .M'i .4(154 .39 5i .n .4(1 a .39 .Blfi .4C.'3 MESS PORK. Jan 1(1.4754 10.47 54 16.73 10.4254 N1.U7 54 10.42 54 18.07 54 May . 10.7254 LARD. Tin 950 9 47 54 9.72 54 9.73 9.70 SHORT RIBS. 8.4S 8.45 8.45 R K0 8.80 8.75 Jan. May 8.4754 Jan, 8.45 8.7J May Cash quotations were as follows: Flour fcteaay. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.07 54 9 1 09: No. 3. $1,0011.07 54; No. 2 red, $1.05 S 1.00 '4 . Cofu No. 2 63c; No. 2 yellow, 5!54w 60c. Oats No. 3 white, 495i31VjC. Rye No. 2, 74 54c. Barley Good feeding. 6054 61 54c; fair to choice malting. 6256354c. Flaxseed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.50. Timothy seed Prime, $4.00. Clover Contract grades, $0 35. Short rihs Sides, loose, $S.O0 8.50. Mees pork Per barrel, $10.45(iJ 10.50. Lard Per 100 pounds. $'.(.47 '4- Short clear sides Bpxed. $8 508.15. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel 32, son 2.1. soo Wheat, bushels .oo I3.:i"0 Corn, bushel 220.400 240.UK) Oats, bushels 101). noo 3o2.!"i0 Rve. bushels 3.0mi 13.400 Barley, bushels 40.200 30.700 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Flour Receipts, 21.700 barrels. Exports, 8SO0 barrels; dull, but steady. Wheat Receipts. 28.800 bushels. Exports, 179.0O0 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red. $1.07 1 084 elevator and $1.08 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.19 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, $1.16 f. o. b. afloat. Wheat weakened under predictions for snow West and closed rather easier at 54o net decline. May closed $l.l(i)s; July, $100 54. Hides and petroleum (steady. Hops and wool Quiet. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. Wheat, steady; barley, firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.62 54 fl 1-8754 ; milling, $1.6754 Q 172'4. Barley Feed, $1.4254 145; brewing, $1 4754 01. 5254. Oats Red. $1.5754 02.10; white, $1.83 L80; black, $2.25&2.G0. Call-board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.3954. Corn Large yellow, $1.75 1.85. European Grain Markets. I LONDON. Jan. 7. Cargoes. quiet but steady; nominal. Walla Walla. prompt shipment, at 86s 6d; California, prompt shipment, at 7s Ud. LIVERPOOL, Jan. t. Wheat, March, 7s THd; May, 7s 65d. Weather tine. Wheat at Tacomn. TACOMA. Jan. 7. Wheat, milling blue stem, $1; export bluestem. 95c; club, 90c; red, 88c. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. The London tin market was lower with spot quoted at 1.10 5s and futures at 131 lOs. The local market was weak in consequence with spot quoted at 28.40g.29.fl5c. Copper declined 12s 6d In London with spot closing at 0:1 8s 6d and futures at 0.1 17s 6d. Locally the 'market was quiet and unchanged with lake quoted at 14 50 m 14 0254c: electrolytic at 14.12 54 14.37 54c. and castlns at 14fl- ir.ic. Lead was unchanged at 1.1 3s 9d in Lon don and at, 4. 17 5s 4.22 14 c locally. Spelter was unchanged in both markets, closing at 12 Ss in London and 5.1254 5.17540 locally. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO, Jan. 7. On 'f.ie Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady, creameries, 2223c; dairies, 2154 25c. ggg Firm at mark, cases Included, 2354 29 54c; nrets. 80 54 c: prime firsts, 8154 c Cheese Steady, 14 15c. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Butter, steady, un changed. ' Cheese Firm, state full cream specials, 14 54 & 15 54- Eggs Firm, Western firsts, 3254c. New Vork Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Cottion futures closed steady. Closing bids: January and February 8.99o; March, 9.01c; April, 8U7c; Mav 9c; June. 8.93c; Julv. S.93c; August. S.Slc; September. S.OHc; October, S.63c; No vember, 8.00c; December, 8.00c. , Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances $102.30(1.201 '(Jold coin and bullion UT.lo.yti'.jM Gold certificates 40, .102.400 Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7. Wool firm; territory and Western mediums. 17ta.21c; tine medi ums. 15(j17c; fine, 12 14c. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 7. Flax closed $1.53 ?4. IV. S. Thompson, of Fossil, Pies. FOSSIL, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) W. S. Thompson died of heart failure here last evening at 8 o'clock. He had lived at Fossil 37 years, and was widely known in Kastrn Orpirnn. Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGralh Lumber Exchanga PORTLAND, OR. C. Gee Wo THE CHINESE DOCTOR This (freat Chinos doctor la well known throughout th North weat becauM of his wonderful and marveloua cures. (at nti atf hr -J , . s 11 1,1. is ftiaeu vjr in patients as the latest of h! kind. He treats any and all diseases with powerful Chinese roots, herbs and barks that are entirely unknown to the medical science o this country. With these harmless remedies he guarantees to cure catarrh, asthma. lung troubles. rheumatism, nervousness, stomach, liver and kidney troubles, also private die eases of men and women. C OXStXTATION FREE, patients outside of city writ for blanks and circulars. Inclose 4c stamp. The C. Gee Wo Medicine Co. 102Vs tlrst St.. Near Morrison., Portland, Or. 0 copaq IBAVEI.EKS' GUIDE. COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land every Wednesday at 8 F. M. from Alnswortb dock, for North Bend, Marsh Held and Coos Hay points. Freight receive 1 till 4 P. M. on day of EatlinK Passenger fare, lirst-class, $lu; second-class, $7, In cluding be-th and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and ' Washlnston streets, or Ainsworth dock. Phone Main 269 SAN i'IlAX(lCO It rOKTLA.VD 8. 8. CO. Only dirert steamer and dayilicht sailings I'lom Ainsworth Lock, Portland. 4 P. M. 8. S. Senator. Jan. 8, 22. p.. S. Ko- City, Jan. 15, 29. Fj-nm Lombard St.. .-i:in Francisco. 11 A. M. . S. S. Kuk City. Jan. 9, 23. . B. U. benutor, Jan. 1G, 30. , J. . ltaiiaiiin. Dock Agent. Main 2iiy Ainsworth Dock. M. J. ROt'HK, City Ticket Agent. 142 3d St. Phone Main 402. A 1402. NorthPacfflc S.5. Cj'i. Stamii? koaooia and Geo. W.Eldar bail lor Eureka, ban Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phone, M. 1.114 H. Yr.unsr. Asrent. CANADIAN PACIFIC Empress Line of the Atlantic Weekly sailing to Liverpool. Write for 190U sailliiB llt. rates and booklets. V. R. JOHNSON, V. A 142 Third et., i'ortuand. Or. U3W'sy-.