THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, ' THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1910.
2X
TURKEYS GO HIGHER
Choice Dressed Stock Moves
at 25 and 26 Cents.
RECEIPTS -AflE VERY LIGHT
Co an try Districts Drained by the
Excessive Shipment to the
Thankfftr1ng Market Re
tall Prices Advanced.
The turkey market bfgan to mora rrd
yesterday. otn vale were mad lo the
fiTtiooi at cents, but wbtn u wa found
that i-ece'pta war light and dealer b-eame
flraaar and ad rancid ttaetr price ta S3 and
74 casta. Tt.es pi-tee rfr ly to cholca
tort- ftaraavda, craakad-bona fa a la and
alia could ba had at 52 to n cent a.
Who tha shipping order vera fu'.ad
ibara was bat Ilttla Ml. tor tha local trad,
and moat of tha ramnanta wara dlapoaad of
bafora I ha day cload-
As all tha large shipments known to ba
haadad for rront trt bava now bee ac
ran n tad for. It la likely tbaa tha market
daring tha remainder of tha week will gain
la s:ragth. A prlca of S7H eanta on
c hoi ra offerings will probably prevail today.
Tha ratall market baa alao mo red up.
Tha larger retailer, who at tha beginning
of tha week quoted 13 cents, yeeierday
rataed their aelllng prf-r to 3 can la.
A good deal or atoraga aiork la being
worked off to the cheaper trade at a n
r:eiy of prtea. Tbeaa held-OTer turkey
are cot being eoid aa freeh. and being la
ad candtitlon. ara g-vlng eat if act ion.
Tha majority of retailer hav bought
turfcjs a the country and ara now getting
them In. A few, probaMr. aeenred a suf
ficient quantity la th-'a way to supply their
trade, but other hart not, and It la this
belated demand that will Itkely keep tha
fobbing market strong up to the cloee.
Tha tuortneea of the awpplr uf fresh
Chrtatmae stork la belieTad to b due to tha
xrsaU-e shipment to the Thanksgiving
market, which drained the country. Ship-
aewt In everything; they could get hofd
of at that time. especttn a repetition of
iaat eara very high price. As a result
the Tt.anksglvtng market was tha lowest
la years.
The demand for dressed ducks and geesa
waa active and the prtcea of Tuesday were
again quoted. IJv poultry of all kinds an Id
well at unchanged prices. Several lots
jarkrabblta were reeelved and found good
" tale at II-9 4..V-9 per dngrn.
HlOHKftT riUCK rll, DK HOP?.
It. L. Hart Bay lw Bales at ladepeadcare
at US Ceata.
H. U Hart yeaterday bought W0 bales of
bopa from J. T. Founnet. of Independence,
at 15 rents. This la the highest prlca
paid for Oregnu hope thla season. PLxteen
ceata la known to have been offered for two
lota and refused by tha holders. Mr. Hart
also bought lid balea from Yakima grow
ere yeaterday.
California wlrea reported that market
fully aa strong aa the Oregoa market, wit
tha grower refusing to aelL According to
Indoa cabla received yeaterday. tha Loo
dan market for Oregon hops ha advanced
ft abiding. Tha London and tha Oregon
markets are now on a parity.
Tha condition of th New Tork State mar
ket Is given by tha latest Watervtlls Times
aa follower
"Prlca have advanced all along the Una
thla weak for 110 bopa. and tha market ta
aald to ba firm and stronger for tha few
lata now left In grower hands. Thla week
haa aeea the further depletion of tha hop
la tha towns of aangerfield and Marshall, so
that there ara now by actual count only
balea left. The lota eold thla week ara tha
Edard Harrla lot of 53 balea, tha T. Brady
lot of five balea and tha Keppler Beck
lot of 1 balea. Tha Ml of tha F. A. Cody
lot of 113 bales, grown at Vernoo Center.
waa made to New Tork dealers thla week
for 1 cents. Thla la tha bast prlca paid
for some time.
BARLET Feed. 2 per ton; brewing, Jt
3t.SO pr ton. .
MI-Ulti;KKS Brgn. 2X30 St l.0 per
to: middlings. abort, l.ttf Jo--J
rolled barley. 923 0 2. .
KLOt'R Patent. SS.1I par
straights. i.t; exports,
ley. fc :o; graham. .; n
m,,m-rm,-m IB
H a T Track nrtc: Timothy. WUlamatta
Va.Icr. SIB tx 20 p-r ton: eastern Oregon.
t.'H;2, alfalfa. fU: grata
r!ntr. Ill A 14.
CORV Whole, tzti cracked. fit par to a.
OATS No. 1 white. per ton.
barrel:
.: Vai-
hol whaab
RECORD BEEF PRICE
Fine Steer Brings $14.50
Hundred at Stockyards.
PI'LTRT Allv: Hens. 14 v, ISc; Sprint-s.
WU4r: turkeys. SJwSJc: duck.. lSB'.vc;
wr. 13 (lie. Vrrmmra: Turkey cnolc.
nek n !2Uc: rrflf. 1. ISC
V:iUVl 1 Irrrr.n r.nnh. CIV I1- 4 H "
KitTtrn. April SO 3ic D-sr dozen; Euwn
frh. JItc p-r dozen. ........
CUEESS Full cream, twin 17 11 17 Ha
Bt'TTFR City cr.ajn.ry mr. 1 jmd S
pound prtnu. In bo. Tc per pound; leM
tjt.n rtoxea. carton, ana ueiivery uin.
ITlRk' Finrr 1 lo ur Uuund.
VEAL, Fancy. M to 14 pound 13914.
per pound.
BROUGHT FROM CALIFORNIA
TegTablee aad Iralt.
APPLFS King. 409 75c per boat: Wolf
P.lver. To)l; Waxen, T-cV tl: Paldwln.
c 11 25: Northern tfpy. TJctiiMJ; anow.
F.&nans, gl.7w.U; Red Check Pippin. &C
8AC1C VEGETABLES Carrot. Slgyl-SS
bandred: paranlpa. HO LJU; turnlpa. gi.
beeta. Il.13wl.fi0.
OR1EN FRLTTS Peara. $1.2S3 par box;
grapes. 1.T0 2 per box; Malagas, u.jO
' oer barrel: cranberries, f 1301X30
aer barrel: oersttKmona. S1.R3 ner box.
VEGETABLK Beana. 12He Pr pound;
eabhage. $.0lZi p-r nundri; cauuxiowsr.
liroaiM m Ttmt eelerv. Cali
fornia. $3 par crate: cucumbers. $3
per box: eerxoUnt. tl1.2A nei4 crate: garlic.
10 9 1 per pound : green onions, lie par
doxen: head lettuce. lOaM per aoaenj
bothousst letiuctL tlsflii ner box;
peppars. loa bar In.: pumpkin. 1 9 1 " par
lb. : radishes. lAn0c oar doxen: spnrace.
TCtSc: so una h. laMtt par lb.; tomatoaa.
1 23 per box.
tropical PTiiTITS Orxnrea. naeala.
t?2.2.7i per box: Jananes. pocdisi per
bundle; lemons. 14; Klrida irrapatruit.
Iltfl; California grapa fru.'t. fl.s; ba
nanas, lo per pound; plneapplaa. o par
pound : pomegranalea, tl-76 pr box.
POTATofcn Ores-on. I.w l.X pr bun-
area; swet potatoes. per nunur-u.
Buying price, fl.o per nunarva.
WIIEAT MARKET
Se. Meh B
HHADE
Lacally
VI CAKF.lt.
aeaa Deta
ba Cava try.
Wheat was a shade weaker yesterday,
dealer Quoting club at SOtySle and blue-,
stem at IJf Mc. Trad wa quiet and I
expected to continue ao until after tha
hot I days.
The barter market waa quoted firm at
ICS for feed and 924 a 34.30 for brewing.
Oata war steady.
A eteadler undertone prevails In thi
mill feed market aa there la leas pree-
eur to aell br tha Interior miller.
Iocal receipts In car were reported by
tha Merchants' Rxchanaw as follows:
xfonday ....
Tues.lav . . .
Wednesday ,
Tear agn . .
aeaaon to
3t
4
data ..... ?K7
Tear ago ..abat
3 Id a 17
2 11
1 13 IX
KITS
: 7e
:i 1NI7 w& 13
potato rKor or imtcd states.
Lews Thata Last Year. Bat A bore tha Tew
Year Avermge.
Tha crop reporting board of tha De
partment of Agriculture baa issued the
following; st at l st lea of the potato acreage
and yield of tba In I ted States for tha past
tern yeara:
Tar. At " Bushel
i!t n .vti tPo x si i.tx
i ia s o .-."a. xi 7. om
t 3.-.7.nH 27 Oinft
10t 3. 1 ',4.4n r7 H'J.lNrt
t -a ...... ........ . s. n i a. t :o smitt.ia
lo. 2 IMHV 77 u.T41.294
lf"M .t.01VK7A S .1ih
1 Pft3 2 t d. a., 2 47.1 7. strt
i"- 2 ty.w 3f4..rx7T
li 2. l7.:.y.uT
The averaaa prlca per bushel thia year
waa rents and last year .M P centa. Tha
farm atue of tha crop thla year la placed
at tla7.PA0O0. and In lu at f 08-4i,000.
TRADE rACKH BWAXA FAMINE.
Tare Car Arrlea Ciree-a aad X Mora Dw
far right Day a.
There will ba a banana famine before the
next ahipmeat reachea Portland. Three
car cam ta yesterday la green condition
aad ao mora will antra for eight daya.
Yeaerdaye shipment came In. unexpectedly,
ft waa only eight daya out from New or
lean by the Pout hern Pacific.
Baaiaesa continue brisk la tha fruit and
vegetable market and eome linos ara al
ready beginning to rua low. prlca hold
ateady.
Artie Diaaaad for Ea.
The morement la egg Is still largo, but
there l a sufficient amount of stack to go
around. Tha best candled locals are bold at
42 S ceata.
The tone of tha batter market la ateady.
Tba supply af city creamery la not large.
but there, la plenty of Eastern batter oa
band
All kind of country dressed meats ara la
goad demand at firm price.
Baxdt rWrtBga,
Rank clearings af tha North weetera cltlea
yeaterday wera aa follows:
Clearings. Balance.
Peel lead Jl.i3 7'n ,171.2
aeattle l.."-rt.(k.M 27V4
T aco ran ... 73 042 7 '. '
bpokane Md.242 2vl
poRTLAJro mar surra.
Qrwtm. FWaar. Peedu Fte.
WHEAT Track prices : Ftuestem. 2
axe: stub. arir: red Rusaiaa avc; Valley.
AAa. ow-falo,
tRfwrertea. Driral Frttlta. Eta.
DKIEU FKL'IT Anolea. lOe per ponnd;
curraota. UStlV:. apricot. 14 HO inc.
dates, packare. Hi;c per lb.; 3s. bulk.
white or biatk. br sick. SHc: ati ll.aff
I T..: 12-1--S. oOc, 36-U VX'. lU-ia. oc;
Smyrna iSc
rALMO.N Columbia River. 1-pound tails
f : lo per doaen; 2-pound talis. a.va: t-
pound Tata. 12.25: Alaska pink. l-pouna
tails. II 5JV rrf 1-nounrf tails, lac
COfcirt t Roasted, in arums, ltd) 11
per pound
NL'TS Walnut. 1lTc per pound: Bra
in nuts. J2c: DllMTts, jnc; aimonus.
llf iHc: pt-cans. IHc: cocoa t nuts. POcflSl P-
doa; oaestnuta. 2c par pound; hickory
nuta. IOIOc per pound.
SALT Granulatod. 13 per tr-n; Hall
grour.d. loos, f 9 &0 per ton: 50a. $ per to.
BbAM small wnita. nc; large wm.e.
He: Lima. &c: pink. 6'.c; red HexVcana,
lie: bavou. iue.
RICE No. 1 Japan. 4ie: cheaper grades.
S3 .V 4 Z- SAUthrn head. SHff TC
HONEY Choice. S3. 7 per caae; strained.
I"?c p-.r pound.
til'GAR Drv cranulated. fruit and berry.
teet. g3.SH; extra C. golden C
f 4.im: el!ow !.. 4.6: cube barrels).
SVl: kow derail. S4.H3. Terms on remit
tances within l-t days, deduct Vic per pound,.
it laer tna-.i 13 days ami witoin v oars.
deJuct itmc per pound. afapla sugar, ldtf
IMc per pojnd.
Animal Is a Thoroughbred Durham
and Weighs 1750 Founds.
Cattle Market in General
, Is Strong.
All records for high livestock prices wera
broken at tb a Portland Union Stockyard
yesterday when a beef ataar weighing ITS
pounds, tha finest steer erer seen at the
yards, sold at tha remarkable prlca of li.eO
a hundred. Tha animal was a thoroughbred
Durham and was shipped In by Goods la A
Caaaldy from Montag-ua. Cai. Tha aala waa
made through Bunt Je Lacey to tha Cnlon
Meat Company. ,
Tha strength of tha cattle market In gen
oral waa shown by the aala of a bunch of
1 steers at $7.0. an advance of a half dol
lar over the beat previous prlca on prima
beef steers. Choice cowl brought $3.50.
Several lots of good hogs were sold
ft. 73. Tha lambs on offer moved at 14. IS
and $.& and sheep brought 14.25.
Receipt yesterday wara 111 cattle, t
harp and J hogs.
Shippers of tha stock wera: J. Worthing
ton, of Miller. Idaho, 2 cars of sheep; A.
Dcmaris, of Milton, 2 cars of cattle
and hogs: A. J. Logsdon. of Winona. Wash.
1 car of cattle and hogs; W. 8. Merton, of
Montague. Cal.. 1 car of cattle; Hayes
Brothers, of Montsgue. 2 cars of cattle; J,
B. Matthews, of Montague, 1 car of cattle,
ana tioodaie St Caseidy. of Montague, 1 car
of cattle.
The day's sales were a follows:
Welch t. Price.
7 hoga .63 $9.00
? hogs 244 M.73
3 steers 104C 5 9
t steers 1182 ti.2&
4 cows 4.7&
1 bull 1444 4.00
1 cowg lit; b. SO
29 hogs 2b'Z .7o
ZH lambs 4 4.SS
2K sheep J01 4.25
l&a lambs ...................... 70 5.50
14$ Umba 70 5.5
14 ewes 91 2..10
10 cows utQ
cows ana 4.76
1 cow HiO 4.15
27 cows 10l ft. OS
re cows ms 4.S5
2fi cows ?i 4.85
I steer t7,vj , 14.30
27 steers .?5
i steers T.50
& co i S50 4-75
PTettans.
II A Si- 10 to 12 pounds. 17'c: 17 to 14
pounds. 17e: 14 to 16 pound k, 16Hc: skinned,
16 He: t ten I cm. lic: cot tare rol' 13c.
BACON Fancy. 30c; atandard. 29c; choice,
23c; Enallsh. Ho.
tiMOkED M CATS Beef tongues, 73e;
diid beef seta. 2tc; outside, none; la-
aldes, 2c: knuckles. 22c.
DRY oALT CURKD Regular abort cleara.
dry aalt. 15c; smoked. Iflr; backs, light,
salt, lee; smoked, lac; ba-ka. heavy, salt.
14c: smoked, lac; export be 1 Ilea, aalt, lafeo;
amoaeo. toe.
LAKP loa. kettle rendered. 12 He; stand-
ard pure, llc; choice. 12e; shortening
13 54C
Hope, Wool. Hide. Et.
HOPS 1910 crop. 14yldc; 1-H9 oop.
lOc: contracts. 12il2Wc.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 1301?e ponnd;
anev. irtvlBc per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 3ftS3c per pound.
C AFC A It A BAltK IHc uer pound.
II tIF.H Salted hides. 7c per lb.
salted- calf. 13c; 'salted kip. 7vc; salted
stags. c; green - hides, lc lass; dry hides.
Ids A 17c: dry calf. 176 lac: dry atags, 11
fa liv.
PELTS Iry. 10e: salted., buferhara
take-or f. 40 75c; Bprloe; Iambi. 35t9 4(
Price current on the various classes of
st ck at the Portland Union Stockyards
were aa follows:
i Prime steers $0.75(jr $7.50
ko. io cnotce steers .......... o.outi1 o. Mr
Pair to guod steers 25 U 5.73
Common steers 4.502 1.2
Choice to prima cows S.SOir 1.75
ouou to cnoica oeex cowa a.oog b.oo
Pair to choice beef cows 4.5A4 3.00
Common to fair bef cows 2.00 gD 4.00
trooa to cnoice neircrs 4.7.tin) a.uu
rnir io goon neitern 4..o& 4.7r
c ommon tu rnir hcirer 4.uov 4.2
Choice to good fat bulls 4.25 4y 4.50
rair to rooa rat otitis a. .too 4.0:1
1 oniraon bulls 2.ftOA 3.
Good to choice light calves.... 7-00& 7.50
Fair to good light calves 6.uO'dl 7.00
(I nod to choice heavy calves.... S.2.19 6.00
Fair to aood heavy calves .7I& 3.23
t ommon calves n.iT, tt 4.
Good to choice stags 4.50 o.OO
Fair to Rood staas 4.0w 4.A0
Choice hogs 8. 75ft S.85
Good to choice hogs 8.509 1-73
learJing wethers, gram-fed 4 7.10 5.00
1 Old wethers, grain-ffd 4 2.10 4. no
Choice ewes, grain-fed 3.73$ 4.00
I Good to choice ewea, grain-fed.. 3.-tf 8.73
Feelera 2.2r B OO
1 C hoice lamns, grain-ted t bOCti 7.00
Good to choice, grain-red .00tr, C.fit)
, Poor lambs 4.03tf R.O0
iiav-iea aneeo ana lamos mm lower tnan
grain-ieo.
(His.
LINSEED OIL Pure, raw in barrels, 9C
kettle boiled. In barrels PHc: raw. In cases.
$1.01: kettle boiled. In caaoa, $1.03. Lots of
250 rations. X cent less per calkin.
COAL OIL Water White, cases 17c, wood
bbla.. lSVsc troa bbls. 9a; HeadUght. cases 1
Is He wood bbls.. -ioHc Iron bbls.. 11 c;
ocene. caaea 20c: special Water White.
wood, bbla. 17c, Iron bbla. 13c; Elaine, case
27c: Extra Star, rases 2oc: V. M. 4k P.
Kan tha. cases. 224c: Iron bbls.. 1540.
GASOLINE Ked crown or motor gasoline.
caaea, 24c: Iron bbls.. 17c; 8d gaaoUne, case.
i He, iron Dbia. avc; Aroiurps. case c.
troa bbla.. Soc; angina dUUUaia. caae 15c.
troa bbla.. so.
Chlcagro Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Dec, 21. Cattle Receinta. es
timated, iri.ftno: market. 5910c higher
Beeves, $4.fl6 to 7.3; Texaa ateera, $4.256 5.80
Western steers, $4.1006; Blockers and feed
ers, I3.45V5.80; cows and heifers, $2,509
6.23; calves, $7.23fy.25.
Hogs Receipts, estimated. 24.000; market.
104rl3o higher. Light. $7.5007.83: mixed.
$7.r,57.SK; heavy, $7.5037.85; rough, $7.50
V i.w, ooa 10 cnoice neavy, i.wJOT.D.t;
pigs, $7.10y7.83; bulk of eaJes, J7. 10 7.80.
boeep Keceipta, estimated, jn.ooo: mar
ket. strong to luc higher. Native, $3.6011
4.40: Western, $3t4.40; yearlings, $4.75&rt;
lambs, native. $4 Qi 6.70; Western. $646.73.
PKODCCE AT MX FRANCISCO.
Qvatatlew Carreat hi tit Bay CUf Mm
ket.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. The follow
ing produce prices were current today:
Vegetables Cucumbers, S2&2.50; garlic.
4 6 5c: green peas, 498c; string beans. 100
15c: tomatoes, ftucw$1.25; eggplant. 6tf9c.
Butter Fancy creamery. 384c
Eggs Store. 3c; fancy ranch. J7c.
Cheese Toung America, ldt17c.
31 uu tut fa irD. w a0; miadiinga, $32)
syo.
Hay Wheat. $P014; wheat and oat, la si
4 4.4V, WW ,
Fruit Applee, choice. 63c: common, aoo:
rxicM iiiuf 4v a.ovw; -waiirornia lamaas.
choice. j 30; common. t2; oranges, naval.
Potatoes Salinas Hurbanks. tl T0t nr.-
sweets. 2.633; Oregon Burbanka, 1.5o
Onion a 1 1 23 fr 1.40.
Receipts Flour. 7.H3A quarter sticks -
wheat. T33 centals; barley, ld.273 centals;
oata, 2320 cental;; potatoes, 870 scks;
middlings, 50 sacks; hay. 479 tons.
DIVIDENDS ARE LARGER
I.EIIIGU VALLEY COMMON" OX 1 0
PER CENT BASIS.
.Mal jiaxkMa.
fcW TUniv. VC. II. standard rannr
au.i. i-inti. i-,mo,r. January, noru.rv.
lZ0liUe; Marcti. ltl'iu 11)-. London
qul.t; .put. M IS. futun, 1A7 1.1. d.
Ou.iom-IIou rrt um. .how rx.rt. of j..v4
na mo i.r ini. monin. i.oral d.al.ra r.twvrt
whll. Lading iirodurT maintain thctr a.k
In. prtra. wins of th. outsider, continue to
ofter PPr at concwl.na. tmpartlns ralh.r
an un.ttlvl ton. to th. .Ituatlon. Iike.
3, UiV: ,lM:trotttc. lTibl;k: caattus.
Tin .ar. spot and ncmoer. 3T.S0 B.tfie:
Jann.tr,. S7 v .17-.h:: K.hruary and March.
ar.M t ..ic. Lonion Zlrm; .pot. Va;
futures (172 l'Ja
1.(1 dull: 4.US4.IUC ?..w York. 4 .-..-,
4.4n? Caat tt. Iuuta London, .(hh HZ ."
Tork. .4'ie Et u Louia. Lon
don, .pot 1 24.
Iron, ciw.iana warrant.. .'. lOHl in
lxndon. Locally Iron waa dull and noml-
llv uacnancd: 7.O. 1 founiiry North. rn.
ft 1. - u No. 9 foundry Northern.
14.73m 1.7: No. foundry sontn.rn and
Mo. 1 foundry Southern TCft. tll.Zi1tll.7i.
Cttf mm Kocar.
NPWT TORK. Dec SI Coffee future.
e!(Ml ateady. net unrhanyed to ten point,
h.b.r. tialea wer. re:rtel of T o0 baaa.
loalna bki.: I3eremtr. January. 11c: v.h
ruary. ll.o4o: Marrh. ll.t'7c; April. 11c;
May. lo.iitc: Jure, lo.snc; July, lawc: Au-
fusL lo.74 : Heptemher. lu.7c; October.
i..7c: November, laAc.
Spot .teadv: No. 7 Klo. 1S1C; No. 4 8a n-
n. ljt,c Mild cuffr. QUlet; Cordova. 13 -4
riaw lufir .teady; atuacvaao. ,n9 teat.
S.49Sc: cutrtruaal. .91 teat. IHSHc; mo-
laaaea vuaar. -Su ln, S.33SC. Keflncd quiet.
Orie. limit, at
New Tork.
Mff TORkt. nec. SI. Rvaporated apple.
firm. Price, nominal. On th spot fancy
quoted at i:4SUc: cboic. UflllSiOi
prim.. IS 11c.
rrunee quiet. i:nn on .mail onexinita:
mtatlona ranee from 74t lovo for Callfor-
laa up to 30.40. and 9b low. for Oregon,
ram . to 3a.
Peache. firm: choice TVc: extra ch.lca.
tttc: fancy. .ttDc
Ckirac. IMftirr Preduca
CHICAGO. tVc. SI. Butter Steady;
crramerlea. 1 WC; d.lrtea. ;i 026c
Ktem Bteaay. receinta. iwt cuei: at
mark. caav. lnclnn:d. lv.w22S.; nrata.
2SV: prime ncta. 21c.
nirvewina; aaiaiea, iA;ir.r: twlna.
Ike: Vounc Amertva liWuldbc: loan
b.rna, Uf Jic
Other Increases -Are Announced.
Front Taking Reduces Prlctrs
at the Last.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Th. course of to
day', stock market was itoverned largely
by th. meeting, of th. Lehigh Valley and
Reading- nrectora. In the case of - the
former, much surprise waa manifested when
announcement waa mad. in th. early after
noon that common shares had been placed
on a 10 per cent basis. The newa waa fol
lowed by an advance In the stock to 180H
tun point above tne high price of th.
previous day. This was followed by pront-
taking In LeMgh Valley and other stocks
th. entire list reacted and relaDsed
Into 1. dullness of the early session.
Th. market was mainly Irregular. Busi
ness was In lighter volume than on the
two preceding days, and while the demand
for bonds was again broad, those issues
showed less strength, numerous recessions
from th. blgb prices of yesterday being
recorded.
In addition to the Increased dividend of
Lehigh Valley, other dividend Increase, were
announced by several Industrial and finan
cial corporations. The regular dividend waa
declared by a number of the Vanderbllt
lines.
Final transactions were generally below
the best of the dny and th. tan. at the
cloee waa unsettled.
The market for foreign exchange waa
weaker and local money conditions were
ier. On tb. present showing of the
weekly money movement, tb. local banks
and Institution, ar. likely to mak. a fur
ther Increaa. in their cash holdings.
LODaon s operations here today were Terr
light and the demand for Americans In the
London market was almost negligble.
The outflow of gold from th. Bank of
England was continued today. 21.00o.000
being withdrawn.
Grgas sale, of bonds, par value. 23.1.6.000.
t'nlred State. Government bond, were unchanged.
CLOSIXO STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High. Low. Bid.
A Ills Chal pf si
Araal Copper .. 5.000 64 83 14 M S
Am Acrlcult 4."VUj
Am lioit Sugar. 5.2iO 42s. 41 H 42
luO W SO
American t an..
Am Car Kdy.
Am Cotton Oil.
Am Hd Lt pf
Am Ice Hecart..
Ara Linseed . . .
Am Locomotive.
Am Bmel tt Ref
do preferred..
Am Pteel Fdy..
Am Sugar Itef.
Am Tel Tel..
Am Tobacco pf.
Am Woolen ...
Anaconda M Co
tchlaon
do preferred..
Atl Coeat Line.
Bait & Ohio . ..
Bethlehem Stee!
Brook K Tra.
Canadian Pac...
e.000
mo
54 o
2.500
74
103
142
T44
13 1.
ioi 1
100
Too
2706
vuo
11
loss
"in".'
is
3S
Y16 '
105 H
ir.ii
3J'
so
C8
'jiM
n
11
30 V4
744
ll'i!.
42
ii.-;
1421.
in
32
30
Hi
102
1I5
ins.
2t
rr.-.
l:s
1,900
200
J0O
S.0O0
00
700
O0
do preferred..
Central of N J.
Ch-. ft Ohio . ..
Chicago A Alton
Chi ut west ..
do preferred.. .
Chicago ft N W
C. M 61 P ..
C. C, C 81 L .
Col Fuel Iron .
Col J Southern. .
Consol Ga. . . ..
Corn Products..
Del s: Hudson. .
D A R Grande.. .
do preferred:. .
Distiller Secur
Erie
do 1st pf
do 2d pf
Gen Electric .
Ot North pf
Gt North Ore . . .
Illinois Central. .
Intorbor Met ..
tin preferred. .
Inter Harvester
Inter Marine pf
Int Paper ..... -
Int Pump
Iowa Central . .
K c Southern. . .
do preferred.. .
Laclede Gaa . .
Louis & Nash. . .
Minn 4r St L . .
M. 8 P ( S S II .
Mo. Kan at Tex.
do preferred. . .
Mo Pactllc
Nat Biscuit ...
National Lead ..
Mex N Ry 2 pf .
N T Central . .
N T. Ont it Wee
Norfolk ft Wei
North American
Northern Pao ..
Pactllc Mall ...
Pennsylvania ...
People's Gas .
P. C C ft t It..
Pittsburg Coal..
Pressed 8 Car..
Pull Pal Car..
Ry Steel Spring.
Reading 108.10O
Kepubllc Pteel .
do preferred. .
Rock Island Co,
do preferred. .
St L ft 8 F 2 pf
St L Southwest.
do preferred..
Sloas Sheffield ..
Southern Pac . .
Southern Ry . .
d preferred..
Tenn Copper . .
Texa, 4V Pac . .
Tol. St L ft We.
do preferred..
Union Pac
do preferred..
U S Realty ...
U S Rubber ...
U S Steel
do preferred..
Utah Copper ...
Va-Caro Chem.
Wabash
do preferred..
Western Md . .
Westing Elec ..
Western Union..
Wheel ft L K. .
Lehigh Valley
81 i SO
100 22 22
142".
123
134 V
1644
34
23
142
122
133
15 (.
34
28
1,300 123V. 123
2.500
3.900
1U0
700
2O0
100
166
266
200
100
30O
V.ioo
' l'.BOO
' V.ioo
' '1,566
100
'666
.MX)
100
S.2O0
700
1110
SDO
2IM)
2X
.-.in)
31.8"l
1.0OO
2lV
40.9OO
7I0
J.IMMI
2HO
2MJ
204
36
111
41
184
iosvi
'27 W
'ii'i
47 '
117
50 :4
ii2
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151
30s
40
26 ,-
194
641
111
40 H
IT
105 '
"274
"id"
117
66 14
128-4
14!) Ti
30
30
25 V4
100
2110
1164
21m
624
34
234
S2ti
1714
92
'34 i
73 'i
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4.-.
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624
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170-4
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72
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7
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111). 100 18( 1774
10S
2HO
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142
122
31
ao
134
15
1A2
2li
70
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4
341
15
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. 133
ID
00
110
. 15
12
40
19
30
64
10
14S
2:
131
31 4
62
40
1 IU
5S
33
112
40
llio
. 64
110
28
128
Jll.ili
97
17
30
in
31
, 1.10
30
pa
29
OO
38
2d
61
48
115
26
61
34
25 V
' 2
52
170
U2
9
34
72
11'4
4
62
16
;t4
' 47
Hi
73
5
180
Total sale for the day. 320.3O0 shares.
BONDS.
vrw tork. Dec. 21. Closing quotations
U. S. ref 2s reg.lOO IN. Y. C. gn 3s i
do coupon . . .lon..Vo. Pacific ;is... 7
1- k 1. Tt.w 103 iXo. Pacific 4S...KIO
' do coupon 102 (Union Pacific 4S.101
r. a. new 4s reg.l Wis. Central 4s. 2
do coupon .. .lLIIJapanese 4s 89
D. ft R. G. 4s.. 9.1BI
Money, Kxcbsnge, YAc.
NKW TORK. Dec. 21. Money on call
,.,i v mi tm :: D.-r cent: ruling rate. 3
i.mii hlrt 3U : offered at 3. Time loans.
dull, n-lth easing tendency; w aays ana vu
d:ivs. 304 per cent; six months, 394.
Prime mercantile paper, uvo Per cent.
Ktnrllnv exchange neavv wnn actual ousi
In bankers' bills at X4.82.'IOir4.8240 for
(.Hiay bills and at 24.8535 for demand. Com
mcrclal bills, 4.MB4.82.
Bsr silver. 54c.
Uarlnn rinllnra. 45c.
Government bonds ateady; railroad bonds,
irregular.
LONDON, Dec. 21. Bar silver, steady at
2s d per ounce.
klonev. 2V3 ner cent.
The rate of discount in tha open market
for short bills Is 3 per cent; do for three
months' bills, 3 7-1603 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21. Sterling on
London. 60 days. 24.42; Sterling on Lon
don, sight, 14.85.
Drafts, sight. 4c; telegraph, c
CHICAGO. Dec. 31. Exchange on Now
Tork. par to 10c premium.
Condition af th. Treasury.
WAKHlNfiTON. Dec 21. At the begin
ning of business today the condition of the
united states treasury was: ,
Working balance In Treasury oitices,
l1m kii?: In hanks and Philippine Treasury
$'14,084,290: the total balance In general
fund waa M6.949.506: ordinary receipts yes
terday were $1,990,860, with disbursements
of 22.597.94.: the deficit to date this -meal
year is $7,306,044. aa against s29.iau.iuo nt
this t me a.t year. 1 nese ligures exciuuo
Panama Canal and public debt transactions.
Stack at Boston.
BOSTON, Dec 21. Closing quotations:
Allniie. 39 Mohawk 45
Amalg. Copper.. 6.1 Nevada Con. ... 18'4
A. Z. L. flC am.. ."Mpiw.ing mine... ivt.
Ari.ona Com. .. 14 North Butte Zli',4
Atlantic S North Lake 6
R ft C C ft S M. 13 Old Dominion.. 38B
Butte Coalition. 18 Osceola 12
Cal. ft Arisona. 49
Cal. ft Hecla...550
Centennial 16
Cop. Ran. C Co. 61
E. Butte Cp. M. 12
Franklin 9
nlroux Con 38 Tamarack
Greene Cananea. 6 U. S. S. R.
Parrott S ft C1.112
Quincy .-. . 70
Shannon 11
Superior 42
Sup ft Bos Mln. . 51
SUD ft Plttg COP. Iri'i
ozts
ft M. 35
I. Royale Cop.).17 I do preferred .. 40
Kerr Lake 6 Utah Con 13
I .a.ke Copper 33 Utah Copper Co. -45
La Salle copper 7 (Winona S
Miami Copper... 19!Wolverin. 11.
New Tork Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Cotton futures
closed ateady, 2 to 4 point, lower. December,
14.85c; January, 14.87c; r'ebruary. lo.uic;
March, 13.18c; April. 15.28c: May, lS.XTc;
June. 15.39c; July, 15.30c; August, la.OTc;
October. 13.70c
Wool at St. Ixiuls.
RT LOUIS. Dec 21. Wool Unchanged:
territory and Western mediums, 21&22c; line
medium., 17luo: Sn. 12013c.
Duluth Flax Market.
DULUTH, Dec 21. Flax on track and to
rrive, $2.33; December, $2.32 bid; May.
2.39 asuea.
Hop. at New York. .
NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Hops Firm.
SOUTH BEND WANTS ROAD
Council May Grant Franchise to
Pennsylvania Capitalists.
SOUTH BEND. Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe-
ial.) The largest attendance at any
Council meeting: ever held In South
Bend waa witnessed last night, the oc
casion being the first reading of the
ordinance granting J. D. Crary of
Aberdeen, who represents Pennsylvania
capital, a franchise for an electric car-
ne through and between tne cities 01
South Bend and Raymond.
A mass meeting, held a week ago.
had demonstrated that a large majority
of citizens favored the granting of the
franchise, although it was an open
secret that thre. Councilmen. enough In
this instance to defeat the measure,
were more or less opposed and the
presence In the council cnamDer or
more than 200 citizens was taken aa a
demonstration in favor of the paasage
of the ordinance. A large number of
those present spoke In favor or its
passage and only thre; against it.
The ordinance will come to Its final
readlng'at the first Council meeting in
January and, it is now believed, will
pasa without difficulty. Mr. Crary
promises to begin construction work as
early In tne Spring as the weather will
permit.
DAMP AREA LARGE
Entire Winter Wheat Belt Gets
Rain
RESULT IS WEAK' MARKET
Last Prices at Chicago Are Almost
the Lowest of the ' Session.
Foreign News Is Also
Bearish.
CHICAGO. Dec. 21. Wheat closed at al
most the oottom price, of the session. The
market waa fully as depressed a. it has been
buoyant the preceding day. A downfall ot
moisture that reached eastward Into Central
Kansas made even the hardiest bulls lose
enthusiasm. According to the Government
forecast, the damp area was to bo widely
extended within 36 hours, so that no part
of the Fall-sown crop would be without
some benefit. Primary rsceipts were liberal
and another flour mill at Duluth shut down,
leaving, only on. email concern there run
ning. Foreign news, too, was bearish. May.
after ranging between 93'4c and 96c, closed
He off. at U5ta 5Hc
In corn, the forecast of unsettled weather
was thought to mean lessened sales by the
country, but thla condition had an offset
In the light cash demand. May fluctuated
from 47 4. c to 47tt474c. and closed at the
first-named price, a shade under last night.
No. 2 yellow finished at 46 (4 47c
There waa aelllng pressure in oata May
varied between S3, 34c and 34V.?34Wc
with last sales at S4c th. same aa last
night.
January shorts and May investors ad
vanced provisions. When the pit was
cleared, pork showed 27c to 47c rise, com
pared with 24 hours previous; lard. 27c
to 30c and ribs 27V.C to 30c. In the last
three weeks pork has advanced more than
$3 a barrel.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
- WHEAT.
Open. High.
Dec $ .PI $ .9114
May ) .96
July .43
CORN.
Dec 45", : .45-4
May 47. .47i
July 48 'i .iS'i
Dec. . .
May. .
July. .
Sept. .
Jan. ..
May. .
Jan . . .
May. .
Jan. . .
May. .
OATS.
.SI. .31 'i
.34 .4"4
.:i4 .34 ',
.32-, .33
MESS PORK.
Low.
I .91 "i
.95
.93",
.45
.474
.4814
.S1H
.14
.33'i
.3254
Close.
I -9Hi
.95-,
.925.
.45
. .47.
48 U.
lumbermens
National Bank
CORNER FIFTH and STARK ST RE tff i
PORTLAND, OREGON
Capital $500,000
Merchants National
Bank
' Portland, Oregon.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS,N $350,000.00
Accounts of Banks, Corporations, Firms and Indi
viduals solicited.
Every courtesy consistent -with, prudent and con
servative banking extended to our depositors.
205 19 85
18.85 18.50
LARD.
10.90 10.75
10.45 10.25
6HORT RIB8.
10.75 10.77. -. 10.13
H.S24 10.05 9.81)
were as xoiiows:
19.85
18 40
10. SO
10.30
31 "A
.34
.33!,
.32 "
20.00
18.85
10.87H
10.45
10.75
10.05
I'ash quotallom
f lour bteaay.
Rye No. i. SO, a
Barley Feed or mixing. CO $ 70c; fair to
choice malting. 80sc. .
Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, 82.24; No.
1 .Northwestern. $2.35.
Timothy seed 10.
Cover 1S.
Pork Mess, per barrel. 19.75(g20.
Lard Per 100 pounds. 10.90 9 10.92 A.
Short ribs Sides (loose). 810.2510.75.
Sides Short. clear (boxed), 810.75 9
10.8714.
urain statistics:
Total clearances of wheat and flour were!
equal to 207,000 bushels. Primary receipts
were 30,000 bushels, compared with 570.000
bushels the corresponding day a year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 88
cars; com. 515 cars; oats, 212 cars; hogs.
27,000 bead.
Laclcl 8 TiltoiL Bank
, EfUUiflhed 1869. L&V-t'ii
OLDEST BANK ON THE PAC1TI0 COAST
Capital $1,000,000 -
SURPLUS AND PROFITS $600,000
TV, m. Lija, President. R. . Howard, Jr., Ass't Cashier.
Edw. Cookingkam, Vice-President J. tv. Ladd, Assistant Cashier.
V. U. DuMckJe-rt Cashier. Walter 51. Cook. Ass't Cashier.
Flour, barrels
Wheat, bushels
Corn, busneis .
Oats, bushels .
Kve. ousneis .
Barley, bushels
Receipts.
27.200
73.200
827.600
640,800
11.500
223,500
Shipments.
12.500,
08.800
317,100
377,900
1.300
61.000
Euro-Man Grain Markets.
LONDON. Dec. 2L Cargoes dull but
steady. Walla Walla for shipment at 35.
6d.
English country - marjtete, quiet; French
country markets, quiet.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21. Wheat De
cember. 6s mid; March. 6s 11 Md; May, 6s
llftd. Weather, overcast.
Minneapolis Wheat Market. '
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 2L Wheat
December, S 1.00H 6 LOO : Ma;. fl.Og; July,
! nan. Cash. No. 1 hard. 81.024: No. 1
Northern, Sl.01fl.02: No. 2 Northern, 8840
(alLOO; io. g wneat, vipvvc.
Grain .9 San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Wheat and
barley Steady.
Snot Quotations;
Wheat Shipping. 11.424 1.47 per cen
tal.
Barley Feed, $1.10 per cental; brewing,
tl.12 WSJ 1.15.
Oats Red. 1.051.25 per cental: white,
1.47 hi 9 1.65; black, si.oi sj
Call board sales:
Wheat No trading.
Barley December, 81.124 asked; Kay,
81.1414.
Grain Market, of the Northwest.
TACOMA. Dec. 21. Wheat: Bluestern. 84
8414c; forty-fold. 83sc; club, 82t824c; red
Russian, 80tSO-c.
Receipts, wheat IS cars, oats and hay 1
each.
SEATTLE. Dec. 21. Milling Quotations
T1uestem. 85c: fortrfold. 83c: club. 82c;
Fife, 82c; red Russian. oc.
Export wheat: Bluestem, 82c; fortyfold,
80c: ciub. 79c: Fife. 70c; red Russian, 77c.
Yesterday . car receipts, wneat cars, oata
cars, hay 14 cars, barley 7 cars, corn
car. .
MILLERS TAKING WHEAT
SEATTLE AXD CAIJFORXIA BUY
ERS IX THE MARKET.'
Washington "V" to Greet Educator-.
UN1VERSITT OF WASHINGTON, Se
attle. Dec 21. The faculty of the Uni
versity of Washington is making; elab
orate preparations for the annual meet
ing; of the Washington Educational As
bi,..uii,ii i .;.,i ti, otfu-.'o De
cember 2S and 29. The sessions will be
held in the untvgrsity auditorium, at
which leading; members of the faculty
will address the visitors. President
Thomas Kane said today that he ex
pected that there would be fully 3000.
teachers present at the meeting;- The
students will dine the visitors on the
campus Thursday, December 2.
Turkey Receipts at the Northern
City Are "Light and Market Is
Very Firm.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec 21. (Special.)
Considerable demand for svheat developed
today. . The Inquiry came almost entirely
from local and California millers. Weakness
of outside markets, however, offset the bull
ish effect of local purchases and the market
closed weak, with club offered at 80 cents.
Barley and oats were dull, but firm. Brew
ing barley -old at z.s.ov ana oats as nign
aa 829.79. Oriental flour orders are still
coming In.
The iresn-aressea turaey maraet was very
rm. All top stock sola at ze cents wun-
out difficulty. Receipt, were llgnt. ine
market is cleaned VP tonight ana only a
moderate supply In sight for tomorrow.
Meanwhile, frosen stock Is offering at all
kinds of prices, depending upon the quality
and quantity the various dealers have to
offer.
Eggs were dull at 42 centa Local dealers
have clipped a half cent from th. price
of Tillamook twin cheese, making the new
price 17 cents, and Young America. 19
centa
Seattle will have to get along without Cal
ifornia grapes this Christmas, for none ar.
In sight. An effort was made to get a part
of the car that reached Portland this week,
but Jobbers there reported the stock all
sold.
Although the supply of Japanese oranges
is heavy, the price pf fancy atock holds at
about TS cent-.
Potatoes were steady from $28 to $30. '
CHINA TO GET NAVAL BASE
English Flrtns to Build' $7,500,000
Yard and( Arsenal, Is Report.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 21. Negotia
tions are in progress at Pekin be
tween the government and British con
tracting firms for the construction of
a naval dockyard and arsenal at a
cost of $7,500,000 as a base for the
First National Bank
Capital $1,500,000
Surplus 750,000
' Oldest National Bank West of tho
Rocky Mountains
CUNAE9D CHUiSES f
, -J RIVIERA
MADEIRA GIBRALTAR J
ALGIERS VILLEFRANCHE CENOA;i I
JAN. 7.
NAPLES ALEXANDRIA FIUME
A.LA CARTE SERVICE
fMjtm WITHOUT CHARGE . tfSVV
"4 FRAMCOHIA CN---
JAN. 21. FEB. 18. MAR. IT.
I
FOR PARTIC U L4R S APPLY .TO OUR ACFNClI. AT
Mgw TORK. ..OSTOHj. CHICAGO-. M I N It K . O L I S . PHILADELPHIA, ST LOVtt
.AN PMANGI.CO. TORONTO, PUll ixcnt. aw o winnirtt on
LOCAL
Chinese navy, according to advices
brought by the steamer America.
The Thames Iron Works is reported
to have agreed to undertake the work
on payment of 40 per cent, loaning the
balance. Prince Tsai Hsun and Ad
miral Sah are drafting a programme
for the reeeneration of China s navy,
and steps are being taken to start a
zealous propaganda tnrougnout unina
and abroad for popular subscriptions
for naval construction.
The Chinese Senate has taken up the
question of buying back the Kalping
Coal Mines from a uritisn synaicate
which has held them since tne Boxer
trouble, so that the government may
have a coal supply near Cnmgwantao
when that place is made a Chinese
naval base.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
The Royal M
Klamath Falls Man Killed.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Dec 21,
(Special.) Thad Lambert, killed by
train at Brayv Cal., last Friday, is well
known in this city, where he was em
nloved all last Summer in the Great
Northern oojt ractory.
Stand ont
from the
crowd com-,
mand success
in your' real
estate affairs
boost for
BITULITHIC
s-t-r-e-e-t-s
TRAVELERS' OUIDB.
Canadian Pacing Empross lm of sta.ra.ra
s-illna ' weekly tat-nn Montreal and Utw.
pooL Wireless en .11 ateamera Ask ai
ticket .cent or writ. V. R. Joiun, O, A,
1 - Tfclra st -psrtlsj-a.
Stern racket
CompaB-f
m litvlMf mm I. six. tm
Cuba-West In dies-Panama-Bennnda
BBTrVrY YKA1..' Ezpeti-nc. in
tli. West Indies Pa-seotc-r Tr.de.
Weekly SsilinfB from Kw Mere". 8 '-'"'
Bennada-Caba-Jainaica wrt nmui
On Alternsle n-tt.TS lv wiil-ll
Sba-jners nd Interr-nlne K.lmuAV. T s.
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Sanderson Son, 149 La Salle St., Chicago
COOS BAY LINE J,
STEAMER BREAKWATER sails from
Alaska Aleck, Portland, 8 P. M. Dec. 13, 20,
2T. Jan, S. 10. 17, 24. 81. Feb. 7. 14..21. 28 and
every Tuesday night thereafter during- th.
Winter. Freight received at Alaska Dock
until 8 P. M. daily. Passeni-er fare first
class, 110; second-class. 7. including meal,
and berth. Tickets on sale at Alnsworta
Dock. Phones Main 26s. A 123': .
Sao Francisco, Los Anjeles anJ
San Diego Direct
North Pacific 8. g. Co.. a. S. Roanoke
and 6 B. Ja:ider s.ll .vary Wednesday
alternately at a P. M. Ticket exile. 1U
-iiilra .t.. near Alder.
sLAitlilir J. Hit LEX. Pas-encer
M. 11. SLCaciuK, FreOgUt Aieab
Aa.ac at. 1X1. A U14.
SAN FBAKCISCO PORTLAND SS. CO.
New service to Los Angeles via oaa Fran
cisco every live days.
From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, 4 P. M.
8.8. Hose City Dec. !!3. Beaver 2S. Bear
J mi. 2.
From San Francisco, Northbound, 12 M.
S.S. Beaver Dec. it. Bear !!-. Roe. City
Jan 1. t
From San Pedro, Northbound.
S.S. Bear Dec. ZS, Rose City 30. Beaver
H.0. smith. C T. A.. 14" Third St
a. XV. Ransom. Agent, Ainsworth Dock.
Phone.: Alain 402, 6; A 1402.
O. R. & N.
" Astoria Konte.
8TEAMK -HASSAIsO
L.caTs Portland daily except Satard&r X
00 p. m. Makes all way landing. Arrive
at Astoria at fl:00 A. ii. Leaves Astoria
dally, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. Arrive
Portland at 6:00 P. M. Makes direct con
nection with steamer Nahcotta for ifagltr,
liwica. Lode Boacb aad U POlnta tU
ilwaco Batlroad,;