THE 3IOKXIXG OltEGOXIAX, FltllUY, FEBliUAKI' 18, 191Q. 21 BENTS BUYS FREELY Takes 1000 Bales of Hops for London Shipment. STRENGTHENS THE MARKET home nf the Purchases by the Aurora ExjKrter Conditions In thci Kast and A or on d More AVheat Trading. The heavy buying by Henry L. Bents has rescued the hop market from a condition bordering on weakness, and growers and dealers alike now take a more cheerful view of the future. Mr. Bents operations bear out the belief that has prevailed that England will continue to draw on Oregon or supplies throughout the remainder, of the season. He Is practically alone In the buying, however, and It is this absence erf competition that prevents prices getting out f the old rut. Mr. Bents' purchases up to last night aggregated about 10OO bales, taken at 20 o 21 cents. Among the lots secured were those of H. F. Edmondson. of Goshen, 03 bales: 400 balos from Thomsbury & Seavey, mostly around Eugene, and 111 bales from e Silverton grower. Mr. Bents made offers of 204 cents to a sumber of Salem holders yesterday. A California lotter reported the sale of a lot of Mendoclnos by Sanford Bros, to C. C Donovan at 17i cents.- The Kentish Observer of Feburay 3 re ports the English market as follows: There is a little more inquiry for hops, . but no great amount of business Is being done. Prices remain very steady for all de scriptions. Continental markets are very firm at extreme prices for all good kinds, the supply of which is not equal to the demand. American reports speak of slow trade, but good qualities fetch full quota tions. London factors' circulars say: . Wild. Neame & Co. There has been rather more Inquiry during the past week and al though the actual amount of business pass ing Is small, a somewhat better tendency Is noticeable. Manger & Henley The amount of business passing is of a restricted character and for Immediate requirements only. Values remain firm. W. H. & H. Le May The market con tinues quiet, but the few parcels that are being taken day by clay for consumption sensibly l educe the stocks. Trices are firm. l iijullttons In New York State are reported by the Waterville Times as follows: We hear of practically no sales herea bouts and the general tone of the market hows no change from recent reports. Those who have held their hops up to this time show no signs of weakening. There are said to be Inquiries for the better classes of hops from day to day. but as for actual business done, there appears to be none. Poorer grades seem to be out of demand. Even should the market liven up. the amount of hops left on our market would make no special stir. tVHKAT MOVING AT LOWER, PRICE. Borne Business With California Inder Pre vious Quotations. There is a fair amount of business under way In the local wheat market, principally by houses having California connections. The tendency of values, however, seems at the present time to be toward a lower level, notwithstanding some improvement in the markets East and in Europe. A full quota tion on bluestem yesterday was $1.13. and come business was reported at $1.12. Sellers at these lower figures, however, are not numerous. Red Kussian has changed hands Ht $1.04.- Ihe committee appointed .by the members of the Merchants' Exchange to draw up a Set of rules for the conduct of business on (the exchange held a special meeting yes terday and will report to the exchange aV a. general meeting Monday noon. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange yesterday as fol lows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 2K 4 15 a 15 Ouesdav . 4 . 8 2 11 Wednesday .... lo 3 2 8 Thursday 2."i 4 4 5 8 fyear ago :!2 .... 3 .... 4 Season to date.107!) 1158 1521 1219 S5 3 ear ago .....8444 138:1 842 B33 2003 ;0OO SlrTLY OF CAXJFQRNIA TRUCK Two Cars of Mixed Vegetables and One of . ' Celery Arrive, jlia vegetable supply on Front street was Increased yesterday by the arrival of one car of celery and two cars of mixed truck, from California. Aside from head lettuce, avith which the dealers were overstocked find which was weak at 40 to 75 cents a l2ozen. all vegetables were firm. Sweet po tatoes are cleaning up well and it is not likely that many more will be brought up tiuring the remainder of the season. Oranges and apples are going Into con sumption at a satisfactory rate. J.IK'AL RECEIPTS OF EGGS LARGER Bint With a Good General Demand the Mar ket Is Steady. The egg market was steady yesterday at ES cents, though receipts were larger than they have been for some time past. There V&s a good general demand. Poultr was in moderate supply and with ft good inquiry prices were firm, especially on chickens. There were no new features in the butter and cheese markets. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings for the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,814,435 $;120,73S Seattle 1.750.153 272,375 'J'acoma 034.101 140.503 Epokane 6S1.870 78,318 POKTLANP MARKETS. Grain. Flonr. Feed. Ete. WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem, club. $1.00: red Kussian. $1.04; Valley, $1.50: 40-fold. $1.10. BARLEY Feed and brewing. $282S.O0 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $6.15 per barrel; Sttraightcf. $5.75; export. $4.50; Valley, $5.81); graham. $5.70; whole wheat, quarters. $5.i0. CORN Whole. $35: cracked. $30 per ton. Mt'LLSTUFKS Bran, $2426 per ton; middlings, $34; shorts, $25(&28; rolled bar ley. $32&:3. OATS No. 1 white, $.".1 W31..ri0 per ton. HkY Track prices: Timothy: Willam ette' Valley. $1SW20 per ton; Eastern Ore gon. $216i 22: alfalfa. $17ii18: California al falfa, $10ipl7; clover. $16; grain hay. $17 r IS. Vegetables and Fruits. FRESH FRl'lTS Apples. $1.233 box; eare, $1.50Cf1.75 per box: Spanish Malaga, $5.5U6 per barrel; cranberries, $8 per barrel. POTATOES Carload buying prices: Ore gon, 70?i'80c per sack; sweet potatoes, 2jc per pound. VKOKTABbES Artichokes, $IW1.,1B per dozen; cabbage. $1.506t2 per hundred; cauli flower, $1.75 per dozen: celery. $4.00 per crate: eggplant, 25c pound; head lettuce 4Gi75c per dnz. ; hothouse lettuce. $1.25 0i 1.50 box: garlic. 12'yjc .lb.; horseradish, P'&lOc per pound; green onions. 3540c per dor.; radishes, 25c tier doz. ; rhubarb, 15c lb.; sprouts, do per lb.; tomatoes, $3.25 3. 50 per crate. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges. $2 2.75; lemons, $3&4-50; grapefruit. $3.604 per box; bananas. 5$l5Vjc per pound; tangerines, $1.75 per box; Japanese oranges, $2 per bun dle. ONION'S Oeegon. $1.50 per sack. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.25 per Kick; rutabagas, $111.25; carrots, $1; beets; f 1.25; parsnips, $1. Dairy and Country Frodoea. , BUTTER City creamery extras, 37Q3$c; fancy outside creamery, 3o39c per lb.; store, 20i 23 Vie. (Butter fat prices average Itac per pound under regular butter prices. F KOGS Fresh Oregon ranch, 2Sc per dozen. CHEESE Full cream twins. lfl20c per pound: young Americas, 2fy21c. PORK Fancy. 11g12c per pound. VKAL Fancy. 12fj12MsC per pound. POULTRY Hens, 17VilSc; Springs. 17H f 1c: ducks. 1SS20c: geese. 1314c: tur keys, live. 2325c; dressed, 274j30c; squabs, $3 per dozen; v Groceries, lried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples, 10c per pound; peaches. 7c; prunes. Italians, 4(Soo; prunes. French. 45c; currants. 10c: apri cots. 12c; dates, 1na per pound: fige, 10O half pounds. $3.25 per box; 5o six-ounce. $1.75 per box; 12 12-unce, 75c per box. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails' $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.'J5: 1-pound flats, 2.1DVi: Alaska pink. 1-pound talis, BOc; red 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockeyea, 1- nmmrl tails. ' COFFEE Mocha. 241P28c: Java, ordinary I7B 2nC; Costa Rica, fancy. i'if;oc: go-ju, 16318c: ordinary. 124 10c per -pound. NUTS Walnuts, 15c per pound: Brazil nuts, 12A&'15c; filberts, loc; almonds, lt&17c; pecans, 15&l'ic; coooanuts, 90c$?$l per dozen. BEANS Small white. 5.60c; large white, 4V-c; Lima, 5c; pink. 5.20c; red Mexican. 7c. S1TRAR Drv granulated, fruit and berry. $0.05; beet, $5.85; extra C, $5.55; golden C. $5.46; cubes (barrel). $6.45; powdered (barrel), $6.30. Terms on remittances DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 15c:- smoked. 10y4c; short clear back, heavy dry salted. lBo; emoked. 17c; Oregon exports, dry tlted. 16c; emoked, 17c. within 15 days, deduct "c per pound, if later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct Vic per pound. Maple sugar, 150 ISs per pound. " . SALT Granulated, $14.50 per ton; half ground. 100s, $10.50 per ton: 50s, $11 per ton. HONEY Choice. J3. 26 3.50 per case; trained, 7o per pound. Provisions. BACON Fancy, 25c per pound- standard, 21c; choice. 20fec: English. 19j?20c. HA MS 10 to 13 pounds, 17c; 14 to II pounds, 17c: 13 to 20 pounds, 17c; hams, nkinned. l'Mc: picnics. 12c; cortage roils. 13V.C; hoiled hams. 23&24c; boiled picnics, 20c. LARD Kettle rendered, 10s, 1714c; standard pure, los, ItiVic; choice. 10. 15Vfcc; compound, lSWe. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, ch, 60c: dried beef sets, 10c: dried beef outsldes, 17c; dried beef lnsides, 21c: dried beef knuckles, 2uc. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs' feet. $13.50: regular tripe, $10: honeycomb tripe. $12; lunch tongues, $1:1.50: mess beef, ex tra. $12; mess pork, $25. ! urs. Fl'RS Mink. Northwest Canada and Alas ka. $6.50(ii a; Colorado. Wyoming. Montana. Idaho and Utah. $5.50 7: Oregon. Wash ington and California. $4 5.50: British Co lumbia and Alaska Coast. $4i5 Red fox. Canada and Alaska. $8410-. Oregon, Wash ington. Idaho and Montana. $7 Lynx, Alaska and British Columbia. $28; Pacllic Coast, $22. Raccoon, 75P&-1. Skunk. Canada, $2.50; Pacific Coast. 75c;a'$150. Wolf and coyote, Canada. $4(5.5; Idaho. Montana, Wyoming. $2 75IU.3 25; Oregon. Washington, Utah, Ne vada, $1.50&3. Beaver, Oregon. Washing ton. Canada. Alaska. $5.50a7: Idaho. Mon tana, ITlah. Wyoming. $fl.50fi.7: cubs. $29 2.50. Otter. Canada, Alaska," $12.50(514: Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Montana, $10 C13. Wildcat. Alaska. Canada, British Columbia, $3 4. 50; Pacific Coast, $1.75p 3.50. Gray fox. Pacific Coast. $1.75S2.50: Bear, black and brown. Alaska. Canada, $16 fr20: cubs. $1215; Pacific Coast, $10ffll5; cubs. $5Ji7; grizzly, perfect, $25(&35. Badger, $2. Mufkrat, Canada, Alaska, 40c; Pacific Coast. 30c Marten. Canada. AlasKa. $12fc18; Pacific Cast, $10ii;12. Fisher. British Columbia. Alsska, $1520: Paciflo Coast, $04(115. Wolverine. tKTuS. Silver fox. $30050(. Cross fox. JIOWIS. Sea otter, $200(ii 450. Blue fox. $8 10. White fox. $124j 20. Swift fox. 40c. Ermine. 40c. Moun tain lion. $5 10. Ringtail cat, 35 75c. Civet cat. 10 & 30c. House cat. 5(& 25c. Hops. Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1000 crop, prime and choice. 20g 22c: 1908s, liHc; l07s, 11 Vic per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon, 1623c pound; olds, nominal. MOHAIR Choice. 25c pound. CASCARA BARK 4'i(firc per pound. HIDES Dry hides. IStLSViC per pound; dry kip. 18ifl8c pound; dry calfskin. 19(SP 21c pound: salted hides. lOtlOc; salted calfskin. 15c pound: green, lc less. BUY WHEAT FOR MEXICO NEW BUSINESS IS REPORTED AT VAXCOUVEK, II. C. Nothing Is-Dolus at Seattle in This Line Potato Market Is " Firmer. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 17. (Special. Seattle ffrain men have so far been una-bla to Becure any of the wheat orders now be ing placed in the Northwest for shipment to Mexico. alihouKh sales were reported at Vancouver Tor that trade today. The local market was somewhat firmer, due to the activity at Portland and Vancouver. Prices did not advance and no salea of any conse quence were reported. About the top quo tation was 51.14 for bluestem. A little ac tivity was reported In the country. Packers asked 13 cents for lamb here to day and 14 Vi cents for year. Sales of prime bef were reported at 9 cents, a slight de cline over recent prices. The potato market was considerably st If fer with most dealers holding Yakimas No. l, at a cent a pound. The demand for fancy stock is brisk and the supply none too liberal. There is an overstock of cheap tu bers, however, which are selling as low as $15 a ton. The market Is overstocked with tomatoes. Cubans sold as low as $2 for four basket crates. cauliflower Is also a drujf. Celery Is more plentiful and ."10 cents lower. Snow and cold weather diminished the re ceipts of fresh local ranch eggs, but the plentiful supply of California stock holds prices at the 30-cent level. Dealers look for some Increase In the poultry supply in the near future. ' QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce la the Bay City Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. The follow ing: were the quotations in the mark-et today: MillstufTs Bran, -'5.50 27.50 ; middlings. $33 -36. Vegetables Cucumbers, $1.253il,50; gar lic. 4 5c; green peas, 7 10c; string beans, nominal. Butter Fancy ' creamery, 32c; creamery seconds, 31c; fancy dairy. 29c. Ke?s Store, 22Hc; fancy, 23c. Cheese New, lS19c; Youns Americas. 18 & 20c. Hay Wheat, $1419; wheat and oats, $12 (5 16; alfalfa. $912; -evock. $69; straw, per bale, 5075c. Hops 18 2 2c per pound. Wool South Plains and San Joaquin, 8 10c. Fruits Apples, choice, 75c $1 ; common, 50 tl 7"c; bananas. 75c $3 ; limes, $4 4.50 ; lemons, choice. $2 & 2.50 ; common, $1 & 1.50 ; oranges, navels, $1.251.75; pineapples, $2(fr 2.50. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. $1.25 (3)1.30 ; Salinas Burbanks, $1.40'3'1.55; sweets. $2(62.25. Poultry Roosters, old. $55.50; young. $7 9; broilers, small, $34; large, $4.50 5; fryers, $G7; hens, $5g10; ducks, old, $5.50 6.50; young, $79. Receipts Flour. 43."6 quarter sacks; wheat, 515 centals ; barley, 72,r0 centals; oats, 1GO centals; beans, 500 sacks; potatoes. twiti sacKs; sacks icks; Jran, 010 sacks; middlings, 60 hay, 3S2 tons; hides, 957. New York cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Cotton spot, steady; mhl-uplands, 14.80c; mid-gulf, 15.05c. SaltjS. 1261 baks. J'utuies closed steady, 2 to 11 points higher. February. 14.51c: March, April and July, 14.5 c; May. 14.03c; June, 14.55c; August, 14.00c; September, 13.12c; October, 12.70c; November, 12.50c; December: 12.53c. Wool at St. LouIh. ST. LOriS. Feb. 17. Wool, unchanged. Territory and Western mediums. 25(&29c; fine mediums, I'O'fr J4c ; fine, 121i;21c. STOCKS RISE AGAIN Hallways to Carry Clielialis Logs. ELMA, Wash., Feb. 17. (Special. The completion of the Grays Harbor branch of the Union Pacific Railway means that no more logrs will be floated down the Chehalis River to market. With the Northern Pacific following the tnorth side of the river and the Union Pacific the south bank, loss can be delivered from any point in the in terior without being floated. Hun dreds of thousands of dollars have been lost In logs that have been hung up along: the river and never recovered, in addition to millions of feet that have been swept out to sea. Union Pacific and Steel the Strong Leaders. READING UNDER PRESSURE Ileassuring ltcports From the Iron and Steel Trade; Southern Pa cific Uouslit for liondon Ac countBonds Aro lfirm. XEff YORK. Feb. 17. Prices of elocks roae further tod-ay, althouKh it wa notice able that Reading, which made up more than one-third of the aggregate dealing, yesterday, was prcsaed for pale ateadily in realizing profits on the sharp rise yesterday. There wan no one stock as prominent today es was Reading yesterday, but the conges tion of dealings in Vnion Pacific and United States Steel , and the aggressive upward movement of these stocks carried out the in dication ofiarge professional participation in the transactions which made up the body of the market. Another fact pointing to the same conclu sion was' the manner in which new interpre tations were placed on facts that have been public knowledge for some time. This ap plied particularly to the view taken of the expected Supreme Court decisions bearing on the anti-trust law. Reassuring views of the iron and steel traile from a trado authority, which expressed conviction that the lull in demand was due as much to obstructions to deliveries by weather blockades of freights as to any falling off in consumptive demand, were a sustaining influence in United States Steel and by sympathy to other stocks. There were large purchases of that stock and Southern Pacific for London account. The fresh storm blockades all through the West ern country and the predictions of their ex tension were without sufficient Influence to turn the prevailing tide of eentiment. One of the points advanced by professional buyers of stocks was the hope that -the dis cipline dealt by tho stock exchange to the members concerned in the Columbus & Hock ing Coal & Iron pool might invite public con fidence and attract outside participation In the stock market. The engagement of $1,250,000 in gold for shipment to South America for London ac count was without appreciable effect on the money market. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value, $3.373.!0. United States bonds were un changed on call. m CLOSING STOCK QUOTATION'S. Closing Low. Hid. Sales. AIlls Chalmers pf. 1X Amal Copper 4-i,t4H Am Agricultural .. 4m Am lieet Sugar .. hoo Am Can pf . . . 3oo Am Car 4c Poun. 3, WO Am Cotton Oil .. u.ixm Am Hd &. Lt pf.. tiUO Am Ice Seouri Am Linseed Oil 5)0 Am Locomotive .. l.Ttoil Am Smelt & Ref.. 2B.2O0 do preferred . . . loo Am Sugar Ref 700 Am Tel & Tel.... 1,4"0 Am Tobacco pf .. Sio A m "Woolen SCO Anaconda Min Co.. ll.ltuo Atchison 16.TOO do preferred ... 2tio Atl Coast Line ... 2 Bait & Ohio 2.000 do preferred ... loo Rethlehem Steel Rrook Rap Tran.. 3,W) Canadian Pacific .. Duo Central Leather .. 6,200 io preferred Central of N" J Chea & Ohio .... Chicago & Alton .. Chicago Ot Went.. 4.300 Chicago & N" W... 3.100 C. M & St Paul .. 12.100 C. C, C & St L Colo Fuel & Iron.. 2.BOO Colo & Southern .. 1,400 do 1st preferred. ... do 2d preferred Consolidated Gas.. 8.&00 Corn Products ... 700 Del & Hudson 300 I & R Grande ... 3.iO do preferred ... 200 distillers' Securl.. sort Krie 2.0M do 1st preferred. iiO do 2d preferred, l.ooo General Electric .. 900 , Gt Northern pf ... 2.7O0 Gt Northern Ore l.ftio Illinois Central 00 lnterborough Met.. 2T.OCO do preferred 2H.3O0 Inter Harvester .. 1,400 Inter Marine pf6 Int Paper 1.4(o Int Pump 200 Iowa Central .... 4no K C Southern ... P'o do preferred . . . 5'10 Louisville & Nash 1,000 Minn St Louis M. St P & S S M. 2.100 Missouri Pacific .. 2.30 Mo. Kan & Tfui 6.C00 do preferred ... ... National Biscuit National Lead ... 1.400 Mex Nat Rv 1st pf N Y Central 8.1)00 N Y. Ont & "West. 1.70O Norfolk & West. 11,100 North American . . 800 Northern Pacific .. 4.tW0 Pacific Mail 1.200 Pennsylvania. !U.3'iO People's Gas 1,S( P. C C & St L... 1.4no Pressed Steel Car. 1.200 Pullman Pal Car. 100 Ry Steel Spring.. H00 Reading 12A.80O Republic Steel .. 4,100 do preferred ... l.CM'O Rock Island Co.. 46.2O0 do preferred . . . 700 St I. & S F 2 pf l.HiiO 9t L Southwestern 6.4O0 do preferred ... 5t'0 Slosta-ieffield Sout;Tn Pacific .. 2f.H"0 Southern Railway. 2.0W do preferred ... 1.C00 Tenn Copper . 100 Texas Pacific., l.ooo Tol. St L A West. 1.400 . do preferred . . . 710 Union Pacific 105.3OO do preferred . . . rtiX U S Realty 300 TT S Rubber '. 1.600 U S Steel 144.800 do preferred ... l.fioO Utah, Copper 1.900 Va-Oaro Chemical .6.300 "Wabash l.SOO do preferred . . . lo.ftOO J,tWH High. 42 77 47 3!l 7i' 2-s 0'a 3S!-j ' jr." ' ri M -li 107 125 l.'Jli'.i :i x 35 .'1 h 11B I''--! Ts 121t 111 94 74 181 li 41 li 10.500 bo 32 1571, 14Vs " 4Y ' 61 U 147 i 1 175 41 'i, 74 32 29 46 311 .lOfl'4 i:i7i 71 Ts 143 22T4 57 v; i-i 49 23 i sr; 09 149! 144" 71 4 42 757tt 46 ! . ::(-- 76-,'i 62 65 3S 83 1"7 125 130 3 Vs 35 50 115 103 129 111 94 18o 40 v 848 3" 1BB 145 i "asi-i 6014 145i; 1R3S 175 40 79" 31 2914 46 36 154 3?i 142 2HS 55 8714 . "ii" ' 4S 23 S SS4 69 149 SIT 81 i2o-i 45 1'2 80 137 12ti 133 llfi. 08 44 19S 43 169 40 102 Tt 49 87 491i 30 74 126 29 6". 32 -A SO 45- 6614 187'4 102 74 42 Rl'4 120i,i 50 r,r. 22 4S-4 48 69 73 119-i 4514 Ull i 70 136 301', 1327 110 9714 421i 198 41V4 KiS 4014 1021; 48 -SB 74 4SW. 28 li. 73 125 28 65 32; 8 30 44W, 65 1S5U 102 74 42 H 79--(, 119 fioOTi f5 21 47 47 69 '4 7274 42 7 47 38 70 74 62 ot: 39 23 14 51 8374 I07 124 l.'lS 35 ' ;w 1 13M, 103 76 128 7a HIT:. 9174 28 73 180 40 107 295 84 56 3214 157 148 77 397 60 V 81 79 14514 18 175 4174 791-1 31 29 45 35 155 13714 71 143 23 88 20 14 4874 23 'A 38 69 14914 4274 142 70 43 70 108 '-4 Ml Yt 60 119 45 10174 so ".J 136U 321,4 13374 110 97 4314 19014 42 1687 40 10214 49 8674 48V4 30 74 7574 126 28 65 3274 :io 45 65 182 102 79 42 120 no 14 21 4 4 69 WJestern Md Westlnghouse Bleo 3f) Western Union ... 200 Wheel & L Brie 54 Wisconsin Central. 4O0 5014 50 49 Pittsburg Coal ... 1,800 5014 50 49 Am Steel Fdy 400 59 08 59 Lniiea ury uooas.. jit, lis Laclede Gas 1,000 P 9974 8974 'lotal sales for the day BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l0014jX. Y. C gn"374s 90 do coupon ...10014!No. Pacific 3s... 73 U. S. 3s reg 102No. Pacific 4s... 101 do coupon . . .10214 Union pacific 4s. 101 U. S. new 4s reg.ll414lwis. Central 4a. 94 do - coupon .. .114 14 'Japanese 43 .... 92 D. & "R. G. 4s..9614B 829,300 shares. Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Money on call easy; 23 per cent; ruling rate and clos ing bid. 2; offered at 3. Time loans, steady; 60 days, 314 per cent ana u aays, J'r4; six montns, 34. Prime mercantile paper, 414 5 per cent, Steriing exchange, steady, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at S4.8440rai4.S450 for 60-day bills, ana at S4.sti4t ror demand. Commercial bills, $4.83 14 4.84 . Bar silver, 52 74c. Mexican dollars. 44c. Government bonds, steady; railroads firm. LONDON. Feb. 17 24d per -ounce. -Bar silver, steady; Money, 11 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills Is 2 3-l per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for three months bills Is 2 3-16 per cent. Consols for money, 82; for account, 2 1-16. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17. Sterling on ixinaon, no ia?s. i.od; signi, 94. sj Silver bars, 52c - Mexican dollars, 45c. Drafts Sight, 10c; telegaaph. 1274o. TaJly Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 Tha condition of the Treasury at the beginning ncss today was as follows: Trust funds Cold coin V Silver dollars 4 S Iver do lars of ismo Silver certificates outstanding... 4 General fund Standard silver dollars in gen eral fund Current liabilities Working balance in Treasury of fices In hanks t credit of Treasurer . nf the IT. S Subsidiary silver coin Total balance in general fund... of busi- 2.19.R9 80.502. 0O0 3,860.000 SU.S02,00O 4.S90.S05 95,176,316 21,447.883 34.ST2.85t 1.215. Oil:-. 81,995,605 Eantern Mining Stot-kn. BOSTON, Feb. 17. Closing quotations: Allouez 53 IMIaml Copper .. 2.1 Amalg. Copper. 76;MohawK A. Z. L. & sm..3i jA.evaii im .. Arizona com. . 39 Nipissing Mines 9 North 4Jutte .. Atlantic B C C & C rts.. 1974 North Lake B Jfc C C & S M. 17 74!Oid Dominion Butte coalition. 26;Osceola Cal. ifc Arizona. 70 Parrott (S & C) Cal. & Hocla. . .G35 IQuIncy Centennial . ... 26 Ishannon Cop. Ran. C. C. 76 Superior K. BUtte tjp. Al. -.-:Up te r.os .viii. I . I" . 32 74 . 1SU . 4i .151 WHEAT- PRICES OFF 20 88 15 58 13 '.a Franklin lUiSup & Pitts Oop. 13 Giroux Con. Granby Con. Greene Cananea. 9 'Tamarack . 73 7 89 9 I. Royalle (cop) 22 Kerr Lake Lake Copper . . 9 82 La Salle Copper. 1.V4 U. S. Coal & Oil. 39 U S. S. R. AM. 44 do preferred... 49 Utah Cons. ..... 31 Winona IO Wolverine 141 CATTLE MET STEADY SO TOP-GRADE STOCK OFFERED AT THE YARDS. Prices Realized Are Good Consider ing the Quality Day's Re ceipts Are Small. All the, business reported at the stock yards yesterday was in the cattle line. None of the offerings was of top grade stock and consequently the prices realized were not up to those of the previous day. The tone of the market in general was steady. One lot of steeers brought $5.40. but most of the sales were at J5.25. Cows ranged in prices from $3.50 to $4.75 and other cattle moved at the previous prices. The receipts were 173 cattle and 93 hogs. Shippers were A. R. Ford, of North Yam hill, one car of hogs; Brazee Butcher Com pany, of Na.npa. Idaho, four cars of cattle, and Thirman & Harris, of Baker City, three cars of cattle. ' The davs sales were as follows: Weight 200 steers, good 25 steers, good 24 steers, 32 steers. good good 3 steers, common . 4 steers, fair ...... 10 steers, common .. 19 steers, good 2 steers, good ..... 10, cows, good 4 cows, good 2 cows, good ...... 1 cov, fair 32 cows, extra good 7 cows, good 1 calf, fair 1 yearling, common 1 stag, good 3 bulls, good 2 -bulls, common . .1171 . . . 121)0 . . .1299 . . .1 187 . . .1150 . . .1115 10SH . . . 1390 . . . 113S . . .1000 IOOO 1040 1100 982 . . .107O . . . 450 . .. 600 . . .1550 . . . 1 800 1 000 Price. $5.25 5,. 5.25 5 25 4.25 5.00 4.75 5.41) 5.10 4.50 3.50 4.25 3.50 4.75 4.25 4.75 3.00 3.50 3.50 2.10 V,ll foil- ltH Prices quoted on tne various ciaea stocks at the yards yesterday were as fol lows: - CATTLE Best steers, $5.50(5-5.70: fair to good steers, $4.503'5; strictly good cows. $4.504.75: fair to good cows. $3.75fl4; light calves. $5.50&6; heavy calves. $4&'S; bulls, $3.50fi3.75: stags. $3i4. HOGS Top, $99.25; fair to good hogs, $8.50S.73. , SHEEP Best wethers, JO (fi 0.25; fair to good wethers. $53.50; good ewes, $0; lambs. $06.50. Ka stern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Cattle Receipts es timated at 9000; market, steady to strong. Beeves $4.45to7.85; Texas steers, $4.108 5.20; Western steers, S4.20Tt.IO; stockeis and feeders, 4.20(& 5.55 ; cows and heifers, S2.30i3.00; calves, $7(&9.20. Hogs Receipts estimated at 24.000; mar ket. 10(fil5c higher. Light, $S.759.25; mixed, 8. i'5 (!J-27 14 ; heavy. $8.85 fr.32 , ; rough, $885;9; good to choice heavy, $9(51 9.3214; pigs, $7.9O(&y.0o; bulk of sales, $9.10 (& 9. 20. sbcep Receipts estimated at 8000; mar ket, strong to 10c higher. Native, $4.503l 7 25: Western, $37.15: yearlings, $7..jOi? 8.60: lambs, native, J7.25 4j9.10; Western. $7.20 9.10. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Fe1 17 Cattle Re ceipts. 3000; market, strong to loc higher Native steers, $5.25i87.50; native cows and heifers, $3ti.25; stockers and feeders, $3.75 r 3.(10; bulls, $4fi5.30; calves. $4.509.00; Western steers, $37; Western cows and heifers, $35.25. . , . Hogs Receipts. 9O00: market. 10c hither. Bulk of sales, 8.8009.05: heavy. $94),9.10; packers and butchers. $S.90t.10; light, $8.70 8.95; pigs, $7.50 (S 8.25. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market, strong. Muttons, $5.5067; lambs. S49; fed West ern wethers and yearlings, $08.5O; fed Western ewes, $3.50j0.75. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 17. Cattle Re ceipts, 2J00; market. 10c higher. Native steers. $4.507; native cows and heifers. $3.505.50: Western steers. $.1.25 (icC; West ern cows and heifers, $2.80(f.4.80; canners, $2.50(53.50: stockers and feders, $3(&'5.70; calves. 4(SS.2'3: bulls, stags, etc., $3 (ft 8. Hors Receipts. 10.700; market. 10c high er. Heavy. $s.90(d0.O3: mixed. $S10S.9O: light. $8.70(ffiS.90; pigs. $7.73 & 8.50; bulk of sales. $S.80t8.90. Sheep Receipts, 92O0; market, stronger. Yearlings. $70810; wethers, $0&C.SO; ewes, $3.23(g 0.O5; lambs, $7.50fc'S). " Hog. High at Denver. DENVER, Feb. 17. Hogs were quoted on the Denver market today at $9.35 per hun dred poupds. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb.' 17. The market for standard copper on the New York Metal Exchange was dull today, with spot and all deliveries up ' to the end of May clos ing at 12.8 7 74(8)13.000. The English mar ket was steady, with spot quoted at 59 and futures at 59 17s 6d. Ixcal dealers quote lake copper at 13.6 2 74 13.87 74 ; electrolytic at 13.3714 13.6214c; casting, 13.1274 Q) 13.37140. Tin was Irregular, with spot closing at 32.2532.60c: February, 33.30 33.45c ; March, S3.2033.35c; April, 33.25 33.50c The London market closed firm at an ad vance, with spot quoted at 152 5s and fu tures at 153 7s. Lead was dull, with spot quoted at 4.40S 4.55c New York and at 4.304 4.40c East St. Louis. The London market was lower at 13 Es. Spelter was weak, with spot quoted at 5.405.55c New York and 5.20 5.30c East St. Louis, and London was unchanged at 23 is. Iron locally was unchanged. Dried Krult at New York. ' NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Evaporated ap ples, quiet. Fancy. 1014 llc: choice, 9 914c; prime, 6&7c; common to fair, 6(g 5 He. Prunes steady. California up to 30-40s, 29 74c; Oregons, 6l9c. Apricots firm. Choice. 117illic: .ex tra choice, 11 74 ?12 14c; fany, 12 74 i' 13 74c. Peaches unsettled. Choice, 6i7c; ex tra choice, 7 7 74c: fancy. .7 8c. ssn1nlnn dull. Loose muscatels. 4534c; choice to fancy seeded, &fp6c; seedless, 31464c; London layers. $1.131.:5. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Feb. 17,-Coffee closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points higher. Salea were reported of 24,250 bags, includ ing -March at 7.00c; May. 7.10c;- August, December and January. 7.1Se. Spot quiet. No. 7 Rio, 84c; No. 4 Santos, 9 14 9 14c. Mild quiet. Cordova, 9974c. Sugar Raw. firm. Muscovado 89 test. 3.70c: centrifugal 9 test, 4.20c. Molasses sugar 89 test, 3.45c Refined, steady. Crushed, 5.85c; granulated, 5.15c; powdered, 5.25c. Dairy Frodnce in the East. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Butter Steady. Creameries. 23 Q1 28c: dairies, 21(t25e. Eggs, steady, receipts 3132 cases. At mark, cases included, 16 ra 23c: firsts. 25c; prime firsts, 20c. Cheese, steady. Daisies. lOifS'llc; twins. IS1 16-T4c; Young America, 1614 iec: long horns, 1614&16c. NEW YORK. Feb. IT. Butter. firm. Creamery specials. 31c: extras. 30c: third to firsts. 25(29c. Cheese, firm. unchanged. Eggs. firm. Western firsts. 2T4f27c; sec ondB, 26c; refrigerators. 22 23c Brief Show of Strength in Chicago Market. EARLY GAINS ARE LOST After Touching $1.15, tlic May Option Declines Steadily to $1.13 5-8 Corn and Oats Close Rather AVeak. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. A strong demand in wheat early today carried May up to $1.15. Bearish sentiment then took control and prices drifted downward, the futures sagging from 1 to 1 1,4.111 54ajr delivery went down to $1.13HS113!!4. The- close was weak at near ly the low point In all futures, with May at $1. 13 fi 1.137,. Light offerings and the strength in wheat gave an upward trend to corn prices. Heavy realizing ales took the edge off the market later and the slump in wheat -had a further dragging effect. May fell off from the high point of th day. 68 c to 6714c. The close was weak.' final figures for May being 877i,c. Trade in oats showed the general characteris tics ot the other grain markets. May ad vanced to 48!4c and declined to 4774c The close was jctak. with May at 47T-8e. Provisions closed 7 74c lower to 13c higher than yesterday. The leading futures ranged as follows: . WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Mav $1.15 $1.15 SI. 134 $1,137 July 1.05 . 1.05 34 . 1.04 1.04 M, Sept. 1.00 '1.00 .93 .99 CORN. May .BS .6SS .67- .fiTTi July 9" .69-1, -hS -Ts .68 Sept 6914 .697s -68U .6S1 OATS. Mav 48ii .4l?i4 .4774 .48 July 45 Is .45 14 .44 1s .44 74 S-apt .41 .tl',4 .tl MESS PORK. Mav..'. 23.70 23.82U 23.65 23.70 July 23.75 23.77 7 23.6214 23.6214 LARD. Mav 12.90 12.90 1 2.7 7 74 1 2.8 2 74 July 12.S0 12.8274 12.721a 12.821a SHORT RIBS. Mav 12.55 12.55 12.42 14 1250 July 12.50 12. 60 12.40 12.4774 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Rye No. 2. SO 81c. Barley Feed or mixing, 611J6Si4c; fair to choice malting, 69(&73c. Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, $2.09 r No. 1 Northwestern. $2.19. Timothy seed $4.05. Clover- $14. PorkMoss, per barrel, $23. 75 (ci 24. Lard Per 100 pounds. $12. 2 1 Cu 12.85. Short ribs Sides (loose). $12 (u 12.50. Sides Short, clear tboxed, $12.50 (ji 12.75. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 200,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 356.000 bushels, compared with 496, 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 17 cars; corn, 439 cars; oats, 132 cars; hogs, 22,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. Flour. barrels 23.900 24.0O0 Wheat, bushels 37.200 41.900 Corn, bu.xh.jls 406.200 232.000 Oats, bushels 172.800 137.000 Rye. bushels 5,000 1,700 Barley, bushels 106.500 12,600 Grain and Produce at New York. ,EW YORK. Feb. 17. Flour Steady, with a fair inquiry. Receipts, 15.536 bar rels: shipments, 2064. Wheat; Spot easy. No. 2 red, $1.31 nom inal elevator domestic and nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth and No. 2 hard Winter, $1.274 nominal f. o. b. afloat. More bad crop reports from the Winter wheat belt sent prices up early, but th market weakened in the afternoon under pront-taking by longs and less active buy ing on reports of a good snow covering in Kansas and Missouri, closing at 74 to c decline. May closed $1.21 ! ; July, $1.1214 Receipts, 2400 bushels. Hops and hides Dull. Petroleum and wooi Steady. Kuropean Grain Markets. LONDON. Feb. 17. Cargoes, a firmer feel ing, but buyers reserved. Walla Walla for shipment at 40s. 3d. English country markots. quiet but steady. French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 17. Wheat March. 8s 2d; May. 8s 1; July. 7s llljd. Weather, rain. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 17. Wheat May. $1.13; July. $1.1374 1.1374. Cash: No. 1 hard, $1.1574411.16: No. 1 Northern. $1.15 &11574; No. 2 Northern, $ 1.12 jj' 1. 13 74 ; No. 3 Nortnern. $1.004111.12. Flax CJosed at $2.19. Vorn No. 3 yellow, 0Oi,4 5fC0c. Oats No. 3 white. 40ri4Oc. Kye No. 2. 7570c. Grain at San !Franclsro. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. Wheat Firm, Barley Firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1,900 1.0714. Barley Feed. $1.3214 (if 1.40; brew ing, $1.4114 (fill. 4214. Oats Red, $1.50(6,1.00; wnite. i.62 1 91 1.70; black. $i.3O2.30. Callboard, sales: Wheat No trading. Barley May. $1.3314 ;- December. $1.2S( 1.2i!4. Corn Large yellow, $1.75(14 1. SO. Grain Markets of the Northwest. TACOM A, Feb. 17. Wheat Bluestem, $1.14 1.15; Club, $1.061.07; Red Russian. $i.u. SEATTLE. Feb. 17. Milling quotations Bluestem. $1.12: Club. Jl.ua; Fife. $1.09; Red Russian, Sri. 04. Export wheat Blue stem, $1.09; Club. $1.06; Fife, $1.06; Red Russian, $1.04. car receipts, up to noon Wheat, 16 cars; oats, one car. Yesterday': receipts: Wheat, 4 cars; oats, S cars; bar ley, 4 cars. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS S. H. Gruber and wife to Robert S. Offiey, lot 2. block 18 Albina S 10 E. B. Holmest et al.. to Robert S. Of fiey et al.. lot !, block 18. Albina 3.000 AOila L. wrlgnt to Charles A. King, lot 19. block "K." Portsmouth Villa Extension 1,000 Christine 1'arsen and husband to Ef fie V. Enttxr et al.. lots 1. 2. block 4. Portsmouth Villa Extension 100 Maria Louisa Hughes et al.. to Ar thur S. Brasfi.-ld. lot 16 and S. '4 of lot 17, block 19. Irvington 2,700 Homer V. Carpenter and wife to Marie Ccrbett. lot 27, block 2, Ral ston's Addition . 500 John B. Goddard and wife to M. L. Thompson et al., lot 1. block 1, Stewart Park Addition 1,350 C. N. Wonacott to Isabella Wonacott. lots 10. 17. 18, block' 4. Wlberg Heights 10 Columbia Trust Company to Beacon Investment Company, lots 13. 14, block 4. Wiberg Heights 1,600 T. G. & T. Co. to Oliver L. Roe. lot 3 blodk 39, Rossmere 600 Joseph Bohrer and wife to EX E. Bowe. lot 13. block 9. S. St. Johns.. 425 F. C. Walker and wife to William Holl. lot 2. blofck 50. Vernon 10 Clara B. Watklns and husband to A. Singer and W. Raznek, lot G, block 4. Lester Park BOO George Evans to Richard Evans, lot 4. block 2. Evanston 10 Mary G. Hart and husband to S. A. Olsen. lots 3. 4. Mock 23. Katherine 850 K. Stone and wife to Wrllllam H. Stone, lot 16. block 83. Sellwood... 6O0 F. E. Potter and wife to John H. Smith, lot 1, block 5, Brentwood 10 T. S. McDaniel and wife to Ralph E. Blaco. lot 6. block 2. Brush's Second Addition 1.000 Marv F. Finch and husband lo T. S. McDaniel. lot 15.. block 8. East Portland Heights 10 S. J. Barber and wife to John Cork- ish. part of lot 6. block 319. City. 9,750 Alameda Land Company to Arthur W. McCain, lot 2. block 18, Ala meda Park 935 Moore Investment Company to Frank H. Hailing, lot 1. block 55. Vernon 600 George I. Brooks and wife to Aima I.. Handsaker et al.. lot 1. block 76, Holladay's Addition P.000 Edw. A. Baldwin and wife to M. Barde and sons, lota 17. IS, block 20S. Couch Addition 10 W. H. Nunn and wife to Leopold Ber- gler. lot 3. block 20. North Irvington 50C Dora W. Savage and husband to Agnes V. Lester, lots 5. 6. Riverside Homestead Annex l.SOO Lumber mens National Bank CORNER FIFTH AND-STARK STS. Capital $250,000 off: CI. K. WEXTWOI1TII . JOH.V A. KEATING . tiliO I,. McPHEItSOS . II. M. STORY .... K. A. FREEMAX' . . . (ji 11 A If AM DiKEHART CERSt . TreMident . . A'lce-PrrIdcnt . . Vlee-Ireiildent . -Cannier Assistant Cnshier . Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS 1 G. K. tVent worth t hai. S. Itusscll tltorge G. Uinsham 1,103-d J. IVenrworth John A. Keating P. S. Rrumhy Dr. K. A. J. Ms.ckenr.le J. K. Vheeler . (George r,. McPhrnton II. 11. Story Robert Treat Pintt BITULITHIC PAVEMEN Bitulithic practically consists in a foundation of crushed stone cemented with a bituminous cement. Its wearing surface is a very dense mixture of graded, comnfinuted, crushed stone, mixed with a bituminous cement. This is a successful form of pavement which is durable, dense, elastic, and not slippery. It is suited to many streets and will sustain business traffic, while at the same time it permits pleasure car riages and automobiles to travel at fast speeds without slipping. American Bank & Trust Company OF PORTLAND, OREGOV. Samuel Connell, President. G. L MacGibbon. Cashier. CAPITAL $150,000.00. Invites you to become one of its rapidly Increasing number of de positors. Transacts a general banking business, both, commercial and savings, and accepts deposits without limitation as to amount. CORNER SIXTH AND OAK STREETS. Mary E. Kins and husband to P. .1. and Charlotta Nelson, lot 2. block 10. Elisabeth Irvine's ' Addition .. . 3.600 Ibex Land Company to R. H. Thomps son. lots 1, 2, and fractional lots 7. 8. block 104. Caruthers Addition to Carulhers Addition and all of lot 8. block . Coles Addition 100 Harriet J. Mansfield to Alexander H Kerr. N. . lot 2. block 312 City 25.000 Moore Investment Company to Mary A. Brauer. lot 5. block 52. Vernon 700 Amelia Zwelner and husband to V. T. Hill et al.. lot 0, block 2, Kose dale Addition . 1.000 Hubert Kublk and wife to same, ljt 8. block 2, Rosedale Addition 1,200 W. E. Van Horn and wife to Georpre P. Lent, lots 19. 20. block 1. Kern Park 1 The Mansfield Company to Sophia A. Metcer. lot 12. block 2, Terrace Park 1 C. A. Hoy and wife to J. E. Runkie. lot 5. block 1. Mayor Gates Ad dition 3.400 Pene Hoffman to William Mlttlesta- det. lot 21. block 1. Havelock 1,500 H. Hamblet and wife to Bertha E. Goeser, lots 5, 6. block 2S, Fair port Addition 050 Georgo W. Bates & Co. to A. L. Fish, lot 15, block 15, Holladay Park Ad dition Flelwchner Real Estate & Investment Co. to Fecurlty Savings & Trust Co.. southwest i of Sec. 20, T. 1 X., R. 2 E 1 O. E. Stovail and wife to Robert . Morrison, lot 12 and north 15. feet ' of lot 11. block 6, Central Albina... 775 Union Guarantee Association to Belle Smith, lot 4, block 21. Hlfthland... 1 Edw. F. Peterson and wife to Henry Derlng, lot 3, block 13. Lincoln Park 700 R. Kennedy and wife to Portland Trust Co.. lot 23, block 1. Maple wood Add 500 S. E. Hus-.on and husband to Philip Jones, 47x100 feet, beginning on ' north line of Jefferson street 21(7 feet westerly from 14th 4.700 L. R. Bond nnd wife to Louis Burk hardt et al.. 3 acres In E. Cres well D. L. C. Sec. 14, T. 1 S.. R. 3 E. ; also lot 20, Lamargent Hts. . 3,000 Edw. A. Baldwin and wife to M. Barde ft Sons, lot 16, block 20b. Couch Add 10 Holt c. Wilson et al. to William Jones, trustee, lots 7. 8, block 20, Kenilworth Hibernla Savings Bank to James W. Burt, lot 4. block 6, Swan Add.... 350 H. M. Carlson to M. L. Grady, lots 20. 21. block 14, Riverside Add 1 R. L. Stevens Sheriff) to M. L. Gradv, los 20, 21, block 14. Klver slue Add 562 Swinton Land On. to Maggie Butrlck, lov 10. block 24, Swinton 400 M. C. Black and wife to Anna M. Leahey, lot 5, block 3, Portsmouth Villa Ext 850 James 'H. w. Wilson to T. T. Palmer, lot 3, block 4, Rosary 75 O. Young to Fannie Olive DuPuls, lots 120. 1S4. Arleta Park 3,300 Thomas R. Howitt to Augusta Con way. 4 acres, beginning 756 feet west and 761 feet south of north east corner of the Plympton Kelly D. L. C. In T. 1 S-, R. 2 E 3 r,O0 Bonds Investments Timber Lands McGrath & Neuhausen Co. 701-2-3-4-5 Lewis BIdg. PORTLAND, - OREGON E. H. Wills and wife to John Lahtl, lot block X. Wlllumbla 2,000 Security Savings & Trust Co. to J. rt. Weatnerbee. lots 7. S. block 11. John Irvlng's First Add 10 XA.W YEKS" ABSTRACT A TRUST CtX, Room . Board of Trade bias. Abstracts a specialty. GUARANTEED certificates of title and ab stracts made by Title & Trust Co.. Lewis bidg., cor. 4th and Oak sts.. Portland, or. GIFT LIQUOR IN NEW TACK F'ederal Court Appeal l-'ailing Iayton Case Before State Tribunal. DAYTON. Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) Foilod in an attempt to secure habeas corpus writs in the Federal Court for C. A. Walters and X. J. Howell, con victed here of giving; away liquor. Attor ney Will H. Fouts, today filed an appeal to the superior court. He says the penal izing the piving away of liquor is not constitutional. Owing to the fact that several towns in the Northwest have ordinances making this act an offense, general interest cen ters about the case here. It is said local "wets' are providing funds with which to fight the case and are using it as a campaign issue against tlio 'drys" in the local option fight. The election will be held March 29. Walters and Howell are released under bonds of $100 each. INDIAN ON HORSE DROWNS Klamath Kalis Motloc Lost in l-'ortl-ln Sprngue on Wild Steed. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) Krnest Brown, a young Modoc Indian, was drowned in Sprague River on Friday, while fording on a wild horse. His body was found yesterday 200 yards below the ford. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Experienced Travelers Acknowledge the excellence of the HAMBURG-AMERICAN 1INE NEXT SAILINGS Pl3-mouth. Cherbourg & Hamburg. rS. S. Kaiserln Aug. Vic. .March . 12 noon S. Pres. Lincoln March 12, 10 A. M. fHamburp direct. For Oberavmnierfran Passion-play Berlin KxhilltUn IU1: lirusM-ls Kxhihilioo 110, and all other interesting Kurtipeim events, inquire of our Tourist leurtment. lOO l'owell Mt., San traoiimo. Cal., and local railroad agents in Portland. SAN KRANCISCO PORT LA N F 8. S. cA. Only direct steamers and daylixht sailings From Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 4 P. M. S.8. "Ksnsaa City." Kel. 18. Mar. 4. (S.S. "Rose City." b. 25, Mar. II. , From Pier 40. Han Francisco. 11 A. M. S.H. Rose C ity. Feb. 19, Mar. 5. S.8. Kansas City. Feb. 36, Mar. 12. M. J. KOCH E, C. T. A.. 142 Third St. Main 402. A 1402. J. W. RANSOM. Dock Agent. Ainsworth Dock. Main 208. A 1234. NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. S. S. Santa Clara sa::s for Eureka and San Francisco March 12-26, at 4 P. M. S. S. E'der sails for Bureka. San Francisco and Los Angeles, March 1. 15. 29. at 8 P. M. S. S. Roaiioke sails for San Francisco and Los Angeles, March 8. 22, at 8 P M. Ticket office 132 :d st. Phonea Main 1314. A 1314. H. Youngs, Agent. COOS BAY LINE The steamer RAMONA leaves Portland every Wednesday, 8 P. M, from Ainsworth dock for North Rend. Marshfieid and Coos Bay points. Freight received until 6 P. M. on day of sailing. Pa-ssenger fare, first class, $10: second-class, $7, including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Alnaworth dock. i