ORIENT'S TRADE BIG
Operations in Past Year Larg
est on Record.
.'0RTS, IMPORTS GROW
Shipments in HIS VaTued at $190,
000,000, a Gain of Nearly $100,
000,000 "In Decade Cotton
3fost Important Item.
Trade between the United States and the
Orienf "n 1912 wu the largest ever re
corder This Is true both as to Imports and
export. The lmporta from Asia and
Oceania combined were, according to a com
pilation Just completed by the statistical
division of tbe Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce. $280,000,000 In "12.
against 16O,0O0v0OO In 1901; and the t
to Asia and Oceania, $190,000,000 l
against $06,000,000 ltf 1902. a decade ago. Thus
Imports from the Orient show an increase
of 75 per cenx in ten years and export
thereto an increase of 100 per cent in the
same period. Even the phenomenall e
exports of 1006, when the requlren '
Northern Asia, due to tha Russo-J, e
War, brought exports to Asia and Oceania
up to tha unusual total of $168,000,000. are
surpassed by the total of $190,000,000 In
1912. the highest -ord of exports to the
Orient which ou eign trade has ever
shown. The gro.. over 1911 la about
$20,000,000 as to exports and about $S0,
000,000 as o Imports.
One striking characteristic of the growth
during 1912 in exports to Asia lies In the
fact that India and China have followed the
example set by Japan some years ago In
the purchase of American cotton. Both In
dia and China are producers of raw cot
ton, India ranking second' In the world's
cotton-producing countries: yet the exports
f raw cotton from the United States to
British India in the calendar year 1912
amounted to 85.000.000 poinds, valued at
$$,750,000, and to China, also a cotton-producing
country, the exports of raw cotton
In 1812 were 14,000.000 pounds, valued at
$1,500,003. This i movement of cotton from
the United States to India, and China Is a
quite recent development in our trade with
that part of the world, the cotton exports
to either of these countries having been
practically nothing prior to 1911.
Japan la a large importer of cotton from
tlio United States, ut the figures of 1912
Tar exceed those of any earlier year, our own
trade figures showing exports of cotton to
Japan In the calendar year 1912 amounting
lo 20s.000.000 pounds, against 142,000.000 In
1911. the high record calendar year In cot
ton movemcnla to that country. The total
exports from the United States to Japan
In 1912 wero J58.OOO.0OO In value, against
$11,000,000 In 1911.
The increase in our exports to the Ori""'
ix-ctirs chiefly In the trade with J
tlm Philippine Islands and India, to
'lirro was a slight reduction In export
Ipg the calendar year, due to a decl
the tiuantity of illuminating oil and c
cods exported that country in the lattei
part of J'J12, c red with the correspond
ing period of . To Japan the Increase
of $14,000,000 in exports chiefly occurred,
as abovs Indicated, In raw cotton, though
flour also shows an Increase of about Jl.BJO.
oim. To the Philippine Islands there was a
marked Increase in exports, the total In
1912 being $25,000,000 in value, against
Jio.000,000 In 1908, the year prior to the
enactment of the law which provides for
free interchange of merchandise between
those -Islands and' the United States. -
DEMAND IN WHEAT S, tKET SLACK
Buyers No Interested Except at lower
Prices Farmer Holding.
Wheat trading Is still on a small scale,
liuyers are not Interested, except at prices a
cent or two below the market, and as hold
ers are not willing to acc pt these figures,
business is therefore light. Should any
large demand for flour spring up in the
Orient, millers would be wI'Mng to offer
nro for wheat, but In the meantime they
disposed to stand back and let the
era carry too wheat. Prices are not
y to recede much, however, with such a
.all supply of wheat left In the country.
The Oriental flour trade is quiet, as la to
l,e expected after "le heavy buying of last
month.
Local receipts, in cars, were reported by
the Merchants Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Alondav 21 ' 9 14 5
Tuesday 72 1 5 u
Wednesday ... ."1 ... " g ;
Year ago -- tt S u
Reason to dat..12,74( llllO 1S.-.9 1 1271
Tear ago ...... O.OSr, 21 Itfll 1107 2007
POTATO HOUUXliS SOW ARE 1ARC.E
Fanners Are Cmrryloar More Stock Than a
Year Ago.
According to the monthly Crop Reporter,
the quantity of potatoes remaining In grow
ers hands the first of the year, compared
with the total 1912 crop grown for market.
as about S9.S per cent. A year ago grow
ers held S3.1 per cent of the 1911 crop. In
1910 thhey held' 40'i' per cent and 1909 41.1
per cent. tealeres held on the first of
January this, year 0.8 per ent of the crop
grown In 1912; a year ago 8.8 per cent; two
years ago 10.9 per cent; three years ago 9.9
per cent.
Both growers and dealers on the first of
tne year held 49.$ per cent of the 1913 crop,
a year ago 41.7 per cent, two years ago
.11.1 per cent and three years ago 61.1 per
cent.
The crop In 1912 totaled 420.647,000 bush
els as compared with 192,737.000 bushels In
1911 and S49.0S2.0OO bushels In 1910.
niMANK FOB APPLES IS BETTER
Higher Prices Are Asked at Interior Ship
pins; Points.
There is a slightly better demand for ap
ples, and selling prices in the country are
10 to lf cents higher than last week. There
are heavy offerings of the smaller sizes.
Vegetables were in light supply on the
street. Cauliflower haa cleaned up well and
lettuca la very scarce. Mexican tomatoes
are quoted higher in the South, and will
hare to advance here.
Firmer Tone la Est Market.
There was a firmer tone in the egg mar
ket, caused by the cooler weather and the
active demand from the North. Fresh lo
cals were quoted at 20 3 27 cents.
The demand for poultry was still slow
and th supply was ample, but prices were
not changed. Dressed meats were steady.
The inquiry for cheese continues to im
prove, and the market is on a firm basls.
Butter Is steady.
Sale of Aurora Hops.
The movement in the hop market con
tinues of small volume, owing to the re
stricted demand. Holders are not offering
freely, and this keeps values fairly steady.
Tl-.o Pardee lot of 70 bales, at Aurora, was
sold yesterday at 164 cents.
Bank Clearings.
Mank clearings of the Northwestern cities
Yesterday were aa follows.
Clearings. Balances.
Portland J'SJH'I
Tacoma ZV-tT
Spokane -
PORTLAND MARKJCTS.
nraln. Floor. Feed, Etc.
WHUAT Track prices: Club. SgS7c:
bluextem. MtjMfcc; 40-fold. 87c; red Kusslan.
tic: ai:v. 7c
BARLEY Feed. $:S.;0 P-.r ton: brrw
Ine nominal; rolled. $ii-50 Q 26.50 pe.- ton.
ro:;!- Whole. $27; cracked. $23 per ton.
FLOUR Patents. $4.70 per barrel;
straights. $4.10; exports. SXSj a) 3.95; Val
ley. $4.74 : graham. $4.44; wholo wheat.
I4.S0. -' '
MILLS TUFFS Bran. $22 per ton: shorts.
$24 per ton; middlings. $30 per ton- .
HAT Timothy, choice. $10017; mixed.
Eastern Oregon timothy. $12 tjli: ce.1 an
vetch, $12: alfalfa. $11.50; clorzt. $l:
straw. $7.
OATS No. 1 white. $26 50927.50 per ton.
Vegetables and Fruit.
FRESH FRUITS Apples, SOc$1.75 per
box; pears. $1.502 per box; grapes, Maia
giis. $8 per barrel.
POTATOES Jobbing prices: Burbanka
SOtyOOc per hundred; sweet potato, 3l
per pound.
TKOPICAL FRUITS Orange: Nav:.
$23: Florida. $4: Japanese. $1.25 per
bundle; California grapefruit. $2.7." 91" :
Florida grapefruit. $5; lemons. $7.6028
per box; pineapples, Co per pound; tanger
ines. $2.25 per box.
VEGETABLES Ar.ichokes. $1.30 per
dozen; cabbage. 1c per pound: cauliflower.
$2.50 per crate: celery, $5.50 per crate,
cucumbers, 75c ft $2 per doz.; eggplant, iOe
pouod; head lettuce. $2.50 per crte: pep
pers, 25c per pound f radishes. 85c per
dozen; sprouts, loc; tomatoes, $- per
0ox; garlic. 5&so per pound.
SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 75o D
dozen; sprouts. 10c: tomatoes, $2 pel
acit: parsnips. 75o per sack.
ONIONS Oregon. $1 per sack-
Dairy and Coon try Produce.
EGGS Fresh locals, candled, 2CS27c per
ozen.
POULTRY Hens. 13ic: broilers, 13 4 c:
turkeys, live. 20c: dressed. choice.
22l.2.1c: ducks. 154Hc; geese, lOfrl-c
CHEESE Oregon triplets. lsc per pound.
EL'TTtfl Or on creamers ouuer. cuaw
36c per pound; prints, riTtfSTc -" pound.
PORK Fancy, loc per pound
VEAL Fancy. U91ia pel
Staple Groceries.
SALMON Columbia River, one-pound
talis, $2.25 per' dozen; half-pound flats.
i An. nn-nnn riata. S2.45: Alaska Dink,
one-pound tails, 85c; sllversides, one-pound
tails. S 1.2o.
HONEY Choice, $3.3583.75 per case.
NUTS Walnuts. ISc per pound: Brazil
nuts. lL'U.ftl.ic: filberts. 14fil5c; almonds,
ISc; peanuts. o5.?c; cocoanuts, 90cSl per
dozen, chestnuts, 11c per pouna;
nuts. 3810c; pecans, 17c; pine, ll,420c
BEANS Small white. .40c; largo whits,
4C86c; Lima. 4c; pink. 4.10c; Mexican.
6c; bayou. 4.65c.
SUGAR Fruit a erry, $3.25; Honolulu
plantation. $5.20: L $5.05: extra C, $4.75.
nowdered. barrels. S5.S0: cubes, barrels. $5.60-
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 24-40c per
pound.
SALT Granulated. $14 per ton; half
ground 100s, $10 per ton; 50s. $10.75 per ton:
dairy $12.50 per ton.
RICE No. 1 Japan, SQihic; cheaper
grades. Mc. Southern head, 5-0'6-nc.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. lc per pound;
apricots. 12&14c; peaches, Sllc; prunes,
Italians, 8 alloc; sliver. Uc; figs, while and
black, 6Hc; currants. 9 He; raisins, loose
Muscatel. 6V. i lie; bleached, Thompson,
like; unbleached Sultanas. 814c: soded,
"H88,ic: dates, Persian. 74o per pcund;
fard, $1.65 per box.
Fl6s Twelve 10-ounce. Sac: 30 -ounee.
1.S5; 70 4-ounce. $2.50; 30 10-ounce. $2.35;
loose. 50-pound boxes, 6tta.7c; Smyrna,
boxes, $1.10(3:1.2.1: candled, $3 per box.
Provisions.
HAJIS lO to 12 pounds, 1814JH9-4C; 12
to 14 pounds, 18V4Sl!c; picnic, 12c; cot
tage roll, 14c
BACON Fancy, 2627Hc; standard, 22
2c; Eugllsh, 10 to 12 pounds, 21c; 12 to
14 pounds, 2C:.
LARS In tierces, choice, 14c; com
pound. c
JRX SALT MEATS Kecuiar short clears
15314'vje: short clear backs, 12 to -t lbs.,
.! Wl-c: short clear oacKS. la to 25 iws
13415b; exports, 14c.
bAKKELKD BfcE' Extra mess beef. $14
mess beef. $13: plate beef, $20; rolled bone,
less beef, $30.
BARRELED PORK Best pig pork. $24;
brisket J' -ikied pork. 23 35c
Bods. Wool and Hide.
HOPS 1912 crop, prime and choice, 18
jer pound; 1913 contracts, 15o per
JH AIR Choice. 82o per pound.
iLTS Dry. 13014c; butcher, $11.U.
rt wooL 7 010c
WOOL Eastern Oregon. 14013b per
pound according to shrinkage; Valley, 21
022Vtc per pound.
HIDES Salted hide. 2o per pound,
.ailed calf, ISc; salted kip, 13014c; green
hides. 11c; dry hides. 22 ft 23c; dry calf. No.
1, 25c; No. 2. 20c; salted bulls. 8c,
CASCAHA Per pound, 4ii4-Jio; ear lota,
4K65C.
GRAIN BAGS In carlo's, 9c
Linseed Oil and Turpentine.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 66c; boiled,
barrels, 5Sc; raw. cases, 61c; boiled, cases.
GJc.
OIL MEAL Carloads, $.17.60 per ton; less
than carloads, $40 per ton.
TURPENTINE Barrels, 54Hc; cases, 67c.
GASOLINE! Naphtha. In iron barrela 16c
in cases 23o: motor gasoline. In Iron barrels
17c, in cases 24c: engine dlr',ate, in ires
barrels 8I3C. In cases 15Vsc
SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at the Bay City for Vege
table , Fruit, Etc. '
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. The fo"ow
Ing produce prices were current here today:
Frult-Apples. choice. 60c; common. 40c;
Mexican limes, nominal; California lemons,
choice. $7; common, 3. 50; navel oranges,
$1.253; pineapples, $23.
Cheese Young America, 16 ISc.
Butter Fancy creamery, 37c.
Eggs Store, 23c; fancy ranch, 24c.
Hay Wheat. $?4?25; wheat and oats.
$21.5023;. alfalfa, $12.3015; barley, $18
Potatoes Oregon Burbanka, 5c?$l;
Salinas Burbanks. $11.35; sweets, $1.85
2.
Vegetables Cucumbers, $3.60: green peas,
nominal; string beans, nominal; tomatoes,
35&6uc: eggplant, nominal; onions, 40655c.
Recclpts Flour, 1030 quarters; barley,
4130 centals; potatoes, 2740 sacks; hay, 61S
tons. s
CDPPERGROUPWEAK
Stocks Sold on Break in Lon
don Metal Price.
TRACTIONS ALSO- LOWER
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, Feb. 0. Copper quiet. Spot,
14.87tjc bid; February, 14.75c bid; March.
April and May. 14. 75-S 15.30; electrolytic,
16.50c; lake, 16.50 16.75c; castings, 16.00$
10.25c.
T'n dull. Spot, 48.66 48.T0e: February,
48 y 48. 70c: ' March, 48.25 48.70c; April,
48 4S.50C.
Lead steady: 4-254.33c.
Spelter weak: 6.55a 6.75c.
Antimony nominal. Cookson'a, 9.73c.
Iron irregular and unchanged.
CoDner arrivals, 550 tons. Exports this
month. 75SO tons. London copper quiet. Spot,
f66 17s 6d; futures, too na uo. Lonaon tin
steady. Spot. 222 5s; futures, 219 15s.
London lead, H6 l"s. London spelter, 26.
Iron, Cleveland warrants, 4s 10 Hd In Lon
don. Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Coffee futures
opened steady at a decline of two to six
points under scattering liquidation. Prices
continued to ease off In the absence of
support, with the close barely steady. 11 to
15 points lower. Sales, 99.750. February,
lS.OOc; March, 13.39c; April. 13.45c; May,
13.53c; June. 13.55c: July. 13.56c: August.
13.60c: August. 13.60C; September, 18.64c;
October. 13.53c; November, 13.61c; Decem
ber. 13.45c: January. 13.45c.
Spot quiet. Klo no. 7, la c: santos no.
4. 154c. Mild quiet. Cordova, loSlSc,
nomlnaL
Raw sugar steady. Muscovado, SO test,
I.PSe: centrifugnl, 96 test, S.4Sc; molasses,
89 test, 2.73c. Refined steady.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Feb. 6. Turpentine firm:
42r4-'u.e. Sales. 22S: receipt. 71; ship
ments, 824; stock, ii.ouv.
Rosin firm. Sales, 4S8: receipts, 6SS:
shipments. 2000: stock. 125.000. Quote: A, B,
$3 5" a 5.60: C. D. J5.75; E, $5.85; F. $5.95:
G, $6.00: H. $6.05; I, $6.15; K. $6.60; M,
$7.00; N. $7.03; WO, T.10; WW, $7.10.
Chicago Dairy Produce.
CHICAOO, Feb. ( 5. Butter- Steady,
Creameries. 27$? 34 tic
Eggs, firm. Receipts, 2900; at mark, cases
Included, 20324c; refrigerator lirsts, 17
17 c; firsts. 24 c.
Wool at St. Louis.
PT. LOUIS.Feb. o. Wool, steady. Terri
tory and Western mediums, 21&25C; fine
mediums, ls2c: lino, 13&17C.
Dried Fruit at New Tork.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Evaporated applea
quiet. Prunes dull and eaay. Peaches quiet
and steady.
Dnlutu Linseed Market.
DULUTH. Feb. 5. Close: Linseed, $1.39;
May. $1.41 bid; July. $1.42H asked.
1 Hop at New York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1-Hops qui
Vancouver Council Moves.
i- v--f-,T--i-Tr-t W b TVh. 5. fSrte-
clal.l Owinc to the crowded condition
of th CMtv riall Dore, tno luusui
, I ... , A y.amMnt nf the
lenseci ouii-To - n,w -
f-..i.t KmiQ Hank buildinsr. where its
sessions will b held In future. The
City Clerk and City tngmeer win aiso
have offices in this basement.
Can Declines on Failure of Directors
to Declare Expected Dividend.
Ttailroad Shares Tend to
Kesist Depression.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Quotations of stocks
drifted downward today in much the same
way as on the previous days of the week.
Sentiment was more bearish and such new
fiuences as were brought to bear helped
j spread pessimistic feeling.
Disappointment at the failure of the
American Can Directors to lane action on
the back dividend on the preferred stock,
legal obstructions in the way- of concluding
tho subway negotiations, and unfavorable
reports of conditions in the copper trade
WHre -esponslble for declines lu the stocK.-.
directly concerned, and the heaviness in
theie shares spread to the general list, al
though the railroad stocks for a time resist
ed the movement.
The copper group was the weak feature,
these shares being sold on the break of the
metal . market in London id re
ports of unsettled conditions in the home
markot. Consumers were said to be holding
back, pending publication this week of the
Copper Producers' monthly statement. It
was predicted that the statement would
show a further gain In stock on hand.
Declaration of a 5 per cent quarterly divi
dend on American Tobacco, with 15 per
cent extra, caused the stock to recover its
loss of over three points.
Bonds were Irregular, witn c lower trend.
Total sales, par value, $2,300,000. United
States 4s coupon and Panama 3s coupon
advanced on call. .
CLOSING STOCK QUO'- TIONS.
Reported by J. Wilson & Co., Lewis
building, Portland.
Sales.
Amal Copper ; . 13,200
Am Beet sugar.
American Can ..
no preferred..
Am Car & Fdy.
Am Cotton Oil..
Am Smel & Ret.
do preferred. .
American Sugar
do preferred..
Am Tel Tel..
Am Tobacco . .
Anaconda
Atl Coast Line..
A T & Santa Fe
do preferred..
Bait & Ohio . ..
Brook R Tran..
Canadian Pac.
C 6c O
C & Q W
C N W.-.lt.. ,
C. M St Paul.
Central Leather
Central of N J.
Chlno
Col Fuel Iron
do preferred.. ,
Col Southern . -.
Consol Gas ....
D L & W
D & R G
Distillers' Secur
General Elec
40f
15.100
3,300
1O0
800
4,500
500
4.S0O '
-.00
300
1.50O
'"406
900
6,900
100
2.100
4.100
5.S00
300
High.
72 V
37
39
12'i
01 H
72
131 Ti
284 t
"7 9
130
103
102W
90
23814
77
Closing
Low. Bid
1
37 M
38 is,
124
53
51
72H
1314
2Sl,
23i
77
200
300
300
400
114
30K
42'
3S?
30
137-54
19
142 5,
113 W
291,
41
38
20
13. 1i
18
141
400
1.SO0
200
' V,6o6
"'400
300
20O
J 00
600
100
1.400
12St4
- 128
84
!
Ill
20
101
iioii
'ii'i
ii'4
120
10s
31
l9vi
SO
lieu
200 40 4
12t4
11314
163
27 "4
24 4,
105
11.000
200
S0.7"O
4"0
6. 700
6.400
100
16.400 100 159
128
128 H
18'4
2 ,
110
204
101
1404
"4i"
iiok'
120
108 ,4
31
19U
0
11ST4
'36Vi
'
-14
27
24 54
105
27
71
37
39
124
53
50
72
100?t
117V.
115
-131H
2S3
37
128
10334
101
102
90
237
77
15
136
113
29
S53
41-
37 44
157
29 X
137
418
21.
18
141
38
1 28
128
18-14
02
111
26
101
138
23
140
27
- 41 -,
62
119
120
IOS
31
109
SO ,
. H8T4
29
39
96
119
per cent: closing bid. tlT4 Per cent; .offered
at 3 per cent.
Time loans steady. ' 40 day. 3?4 4J4 per
cent: 80 days, 4 4j4 per ceut; six months.
?-4 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, IH lo 3 per cent
KtoT-lln ichnii firmer with actual bus
iness In flankers' bills at $4.S3.45 for 60-day
bills and at $4.s..65 for aemana.
t'omrnercial bills. $1.83.
Bar silver. b2,o.
Mexican dollars. 4SC.
Government bond firmer; railroad botua
easier.
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The condition of
the United States Treasury at the begin
ning of business today was:
Working balance $ 83.184.749
In banks and Philippine treasury 33,342.956
Total of general fund 146,947.511
Receipts veeterday 2.47S.0S4
Disburaements 1,265.360
The surplus this fiscal year is $6,256,536,
as against a deficit of $21,03S,343 laat year.
The figures for receipts, dlsburftimeuts.
etc.. exclude Panama Canal and public debt
transactions.
New York Cotton Market. .
N'EtV YORK. Feb. 5. Sooi close1 quiet.
Mid-uplands, 12.S5; mld-galf, 13.20. No
sales.
Futures closed quiet. Closing bids: Feb
ruary, xiz.ai: larcn. .si; April, i-.ii:
May. $12.1:; June, $12: July. tU.04; August.
$11.89: September, $11.53: October. $11.47:
December. $11. -IS: January. $11.50.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5 Spot cotton
steady, unchanged. . Middling, 12 7-16c.
Sales. 660 bales.
HOGS ME DIME'HEB
BEST . LIGHTWEIGHTS BRING
$7.60 AT XOKTH POI!TIAT.
100
26.500
100
200
100
100
32
64
10s-
54
72
T3
32
63
08
114
14
27
24
105
, 27
119
i.-.o
89
32
72
Rt Northern Ore
do preferred. . 300
Illinois Central. l)0
Interboro-Met .. 1.30O
do preferred.. 2.000
Inter Harvester
K C Southern..
Lehigh Valley..
Louis St Nash..
I xlcan Central
8 P 8 S M
Mo. Kan & Tex
51o Pacific
National Lead..
Nat Biscuit . . .
do preferrod. .
N Y Central . . .
N Y. Ont & Weo
Norfolk & West
North American
Northern Pac
Pacific Mail . . ..
Pacific T & T-.
do preferred..
Pennsylvania ...
People's Gas . .
Read'-ig
ReDuolic S & I.
Rock Island ...
Southern Pac . .
Southern Ry . .
Texas Oil .
Union Pacific
do nreferred. .
United Rds S F
U S Steel
do preferred..
Utah Copper . ..
Wabash
Western Union .
Westing Elec ..
Westing Kiec . .
Vlfnnntln rnt.
Total sales for the day, 231.8'
BONDS.
Reported by Overbeds & Cooke Co., Board
of Trade building. Portland.
Bid. Asked.
Amer Tel A Tel conv 4s 1;
American Tobacco 4s 96
American Tobacco 6s. ........ .120
Atchison general 4s 98
Atchison conv 4s 104
Atchison ad J 4s stamped 87
Atchison conv 5s 104
Atlantic Coast Line cons 4s. ... 95
At Coast Line "L ft N coll" 4s. 91
Baltimore & Ohio 3s 9
Baltimore O Ohio 4s
TtMntlvn Tlnnid Transit 4s.... 90
Can Southern first 5s loo
Chesapeake & Ohio 4s
C B & Q gen mtg 4s
C B & Q Joint 4d
C B & Q Bis 4s
C B & Q Denver 4s
Central Pacific first 4s
Chicago & East Ills 4s
Chicago 11 I & P ref 4s
Chicago R I & P Col trust 4s.
Colorado & Southern first 4s.
Denver & Rio Grande 4s
Delaware & Hudson conv 4s..
Erie first cons P L 4s
Int Mot 4s ..
Japanese 4s
Japanese first 4s
Japanese second 4s...
Louisville & Nashville unl 4s.
Mo Kan & Tex 4s
Missouri pacific 4s
Now York central 3
New York Central L S Sa. .
New York Central 4s
New York City 4s of 1067..
Norfolk r Western conv 4. .
N Y Ont & W 4s
Northern pacific P L 4s
Northorn Pacific 3s
Oregon Short Line 4s........
Oregon Ry 4 Nav 4s
Penna Ry 4s of 1948
Philippine Railway 4s
Reading general 4s
T?nniiHlt nf Cllha 5S
Sou' hern Pacific first ref 4s... 93
Southern pacific col 4s 4
Southern Railway 4s 74
SLtlF ref 4s.. .5
Union Pacific first 4s . 90
Union Pacific conv 4s 90
Union acltlo ref 4s 9
Unitec ates Steel S F 3s 101
United .ates 2s registered lui
United States 2s coupon...
United States 3s registered
United states 3s coupon...
United States 4k reiistered
United States 4s coupon...
United Railway S F 4s....
United Railway St L 4s...
Vabash first 4S
Vestorn Union 4s
Westinghouse conv 6s
Wisconsin Central 4s
West Shore 4s
..100
..954
. . 95
.. 97
.. 93i
.. 95
87
. . 65
. . 93
.. 87
.,97
.. 83
.. 87
.. 82
. . 90
.. 88
.. 98 i
.. 86
. . 70
. . 76
.. 77
.. 90
..104
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.. 98
.. 68 .
.. 91
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..102
97
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. .102
. .113
..113
. . 65
.. 65
.. 60
.. 95
.. 93
.. 91
.. 97
1"
53
3
72
3 72
3 72
49
shares.
106
98
104
88
104
95
91
Bl
97X
90
1O0
100)4
96
96
98
96
96
88
65
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98"
MS
88
SI
91
99"
86
70
76
ii"
105
109
94
98
68.
91
95
103
83
97
102
93
91
78
76
99
96
93
101
101
101S
103
103
114
114
06
66
111
96
94
91
98
Stocks at Boston.
BOSTON, Jan. 5. Closing quotations
Aloues - 83 IMohawk
Amalg Copper.. 71;N"evada Con ....
A Z L Sm... SIVNIpissing Mines.
Arizona Com .. 3, North Butte,
B&CC&SM. 6 North Lake
Cal & Arizona.. 5!OM Dominion...
Cal A Hecla 490 lOsceola
Centennial 16 iQuincy
Cop Ran Con Co 46 Shannon
E Butte Cop M. 13!Superlor
Franklin T Sup 4 Bos Mln..
GIroux Con 3!Tamarack
Granby Con ... 67U S S R & M...
Greene Cananea. 81 do preferred...
I Royalle (Cop) 27 ' :Utah Con ......
Kerr Lake. 3Utah Copper Co.
Lake Copper.... 18:winona
La sane copper hwi.wihw v
Miami Copper. . .23 I
M ewes'. Exchange, Ete.
LONDON. Feb. 5. Bar silver, steady, at
28 1 l-16d per ounce; money, 4 per cent:
rate of discount for short bjlls, 4 13-16 O
4 per cent; do, three months' bills, 4 ll-lo
bl per cent.
PAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. etilver bars,
62 c; Mexican dollar, nominal. Drafts,
eight. .01- do telegraph. .03.
Sterling' on London, 60 days. $4.83: do
sight, $4.87.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Money on call
steady, S3 per cent; ruling rate, 2
53
IS
S-4
29
2
48
95
71
11
31
3
30U
39
48
10
63
3
Day's Run Is Small and Prices Are
Steady All Around Steers
Taken at $7.65.
The run of livestock continued Ight yes
terday and a steady mark-t was the result.
The best hogs brought "me over Tues
day's price.
Two loads of prime . -s were sold at
$7.65 and cows sold up to $7.
In the hog market only two loads were
sold. The best brought $7.60 and a lighter
load went at $7.50.
Lambs were firm at $7 for the best offer
ings. Ewes sold at $5.25, the top current
Quotation.
The disposition of livestvjk at the yards
in January was as follows:
Catt. C'vs. H'gs. Sheep.
Union Meat ....2941 64 9012 11.407
Sterrett & C 206 4 849 404
Frank L. Sn. 126 3 933 150
Gill Co 2U7 1 300
Adams Bros 683
R. Fairchild 65 1 495
Misc. Portland 49 16 6 2.557
Misc. Ore- ...4 346 1 0 432 1,001
"eeders. m '57 18
.arstens Co.... 90S 24 4749 479
Barton & 670 0 821 1,253
Frye & Co 141 .. 2405
James Henry 12l .. 678 233
Tacoma Meat Co - .. 100
J. B. Connolly 28
Peoples Market 26
Misc. Washington 208 1 194 441
Receipts yesterday . were: 127 cattle, 522
hogs, 480 sheep and .0 norses.
Shippers were: N. Brown, Roosevelt,
Wash., 1 car of hogs; L. B. Henderson, Mc
Minnville, 1 car of horses; J. W. Havens,
T-vin Falls, 1 car of hogs; W. W. Kent,
aaoore, Idaho, 3 cars of cattle and hogs; R.
W. Gray, Arco, Idaho, 2 cars of cattle; W.
H. Steen. Blue Mountain, 1 car of hogs;
J. A. Sellars, Sterling, Idaho, 1 car of hogs;
Henry Blahn, Heppner, 1 car of sheep; J.
T. Abbott, Hunts Ferry. 1 car of sheep, and
R. F. Bicknell, Buhl, Idaho, 1 car of cat
tle. The day's sales were as follows:
Weight. Price
1 cow 1020 $5.00
2 cows 1200 7.00
3 cows 1133 . 6.50
2 cows 1135 5.00
6 cows 1150 o.75
7 steers ..1000 7.25
9 cow 1114 7.O0
25 steers 1070 7.65
1 steer 1240 7V00
1 steer H0 7.00
25 steers 1058 7.65
2 steers 0 0.30
1 .ta.r 121U 7.25
S cows 1146 5.00
n nu.- 1160 5.70
1 calf 150 9.00
1 stair 6.A5
1 bull 1550 5.25
134 lamb '
15 lambs
71 ewea " -
101 hogj 1'0 ..uO
90 hogs 194 .6o
The range of prices at the yards was as
follows: -nr-m
Choice steers Z' 5i'i
Good steers 7.00 a 7.30
Medium steers .50 7.00
Choice cows " i-!
Good cows 6.00 6.50
Medium cows 5.,0 6.00
Choice calves S.oog 9.00
Good heavy calves 6.50SJ 7.50
Bulls 3.000 5.60
LighfTT- .'l.S69 7.60
6.00 6.60
5.00a 6.15
4.00W 5.23
0.00 0 7.25
Heavy
Sheep
Yearling wethers
Ewes
Lambs ...
Oinaba Livestock Market.
SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 5. Cattl! Receipts
4200: market, steady to strong. Native
steers. $4.508; native cows and heifers.
$4&7: Western steers, $5.507.75; Texas
steers. $4.6(5.15; range oows and heifers,
$3.754.50; calves, $5.309. .
jIob, Receipts, 12,200; market, a shade
stronger. Haavy, $7.25 7.50; Hght. $7,359
7 55; nigs. $67; bulk of sales, $7.337.o0.
Sheep Receipts. 6700; market, strong
Yearlings, $6.506 7.40; wethers, $3.5006.25;
lambs. $7.908.50;
Chicago livestock Market. ,
CHICAGO. Feb. 5. Cattle Receipts. 18,
000: market, steady to strong. Beeves, $6.35
&9 00; Texas steers, $4.903.75; Western
$4.757.60; cows' and heifers, $3&7.50;
calves, (D.ouju.
Hogs Receipts, 80,000; market, slow 5
to 10 cents above yesterday's average. Light,
$7.6097.85; mixed. $7.00 7.S7 ; h-avy.
7.05: bulk of sales, $7.7597.89.
Sheep Receipts, 25.0OO; market, .alow,
steady. Native, $4.75 tg 6; Western, $4.90 m
5.9; vearllngs. $6.4067.8.'- lambs, native.
$6.1 our s.oo; neatciu, ,i,i.s.Dh
CHARTER CHANGE TO BE UP
Eight Amendments Will Be Voted On
at Euftene, April 7.
vrrnirvw nr.- Vph 5 fKr' ' 11 )
The City Council at its me 'a3t
nio-ht - ,irirlftrl to refer to " '-o
eight amendments to the ci ar,
in addition to measures pre e
frrerl. These matters, which . be
voted on April 7, include:
Reform m proceuure ot iraproeuui
of streets and alleys with any sort ot
.,..r.,inff n4 the - coiiHtructlon of
sewers and drains. More notice Is triven
interested property-ownera vl piwyjoru
Improvements, and the city reserves the
right to reject all bids and do the
work under its own superintendents.
Power to levy a tax of not to exceed
fnrn.thirrls of 1 mill for the mainte
nance of a municipal band.
Power to levy not to exceea x per
cent tax for the general expenses of
the city. The present maximum Is one-
half of 1 per cent.
. n ,i!itrlrts r.r the in-
cidiigftnn nf ornamental llarhtlnc- posts
and assess the property benefited.
Revision or powers reKaruins upw
vislon over lights, poles and all man
ner of wiring and piping in the streets.
Authority to issue $16,000 of bonds
for the purchase of water meters for
the municipal system.
Municipal registration of voters.
Power to Issue $100,000 of bonds for
the erection of a city hall, the site for
which was purchased a year ago.
Ben Walker's Fate Worries.
Failure of Ben Walker to Teturn
home Monday night led his brother,
James, to ask the police to investigate.
Ben, unmarried and 21 years old, left
his room, 105 Park street, Monday
morning at 10:30. He told his brother
he was going to work at the Palace
Hotel. Inquiry there proved that he
had not been engaged by the manage
ment. Although his brother carried
little money, James thinks he met with
foul play. He carried a valuable gold
watch and chain and a Ladd & Tilton
bank book.
DROUTH
IS
BROKEN
Rains in India Turn Wheat on
Down Grade.
CLOSE IS QUARTER OFF
Sign of Heavier. Shipments by Aus
tralia and Argentina Also Tend
to Depress Chicago Market.
Reduction in Flour Output.
CHICAGO. Feb. 5. Rains in the Punjaub
and promise of relief from drouth In other
parts of India turned wheat prices today
down grade. Tho market, though firm at
the close, was iic to c under last night.
Corn finished He to Ho off. oats at a decline
of tfl&'-AO and provisions varying from o
cents down to an advance of 2Hc.
Wheat bulls found themselves at a dis
advantage, not only because of the bearish
news from India, but on account of signs
if heavier shipments by Australia and Ar
gentine, which tended also to depress roe
market. Fresh threats of a reduction in the
mlllinir output at Minneapolis told likewise
against wheat. .
Corn suffered . m general selling, the re
sult of -howers .iprovlng the prospeot of
a largei -ield in Argentina. Country dealers
were reported to be hedging here on a big
scale.
Oats weakened with corn and In' conse
quence of pressure from elevator concerns
that recently had been giving the market
support. , m
Concentrated buying as the result ot a
huge decrease in slaughtering this Winter
as compared with a year ago lifted provi
sions early, but subsequently the advance
disappeared. Heavy unloading credited to
a leading packer was responsible for the
reaction.
. The leading futures range aa follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
May $ .934 $ -93
July OlVi .Hi '4
Sept. S3;i .&!
CORK.
May ' ..'.3 '4
July' M , -B4?,
Sept. 45 .-uufe
- OAT9.
May 34 .SIS
July 3414 .84-
Sept. 345, .34
MESS FOR'
Mav 19.45 10.50
July 18.48 18.45
LARD.
May 10.3TT.i 10.40
July 10.40 10.40
Sept. 10.45 10.471.4
Low.
I .9SM
.01
.89
.52 T4
Close
.9S14
.01
.S8
.58 U
.53-4
.54,
.34
.34
.34 M
19.37'4
19.3314
10.3214
10.32 hi
10.40
.34
.34 ti
.3414
19.37
19.324
10.3214
..0.32 14
10.40
10.3214
10.321,
10.40
4814
yellow.
htte, tS
SHORT RIBS.
May ......10.3.- 10.40 10.3214
July 10.3714 10.3714 10.30
Sept 10.43 10.45 10.40
Cash prices were:
Corn No. 2 yellow, 61c: No. $,
494c: do. white, &0ii sr&i 140; 00.
48i4lni50c: No. 4, 4&481tc; do. T
50c: do. yellow, 4 ti 4814 c
Rye 6365c.
Barley 49 70c.
Timothy $3iS4.
Clover $1220.
Pork 1919.3714.
Lard $10.2214.
Short ribs $9.62 14 70.J7 4.
Grains la San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Spot quota
tionsWalla Walla, $1.561.5714; red Jlus
rian, $ 241.(3; Turkey red. $L671a
1.J0; biuestem. $1.67 V, & 1.70; feed barley.
$1.32 y.4f 1.35; brewing. $1.8714 1.40; white
oats. $1.37 14 1.60; bran, $28.5024.00;
middlings, S31.0032.00; shorts. $25.50
$26.00.
call board sales:
Wheat No trading.
Barley $1.3114 bid, $1.S2H aaked; May,
$1.3114 bid, $1.3214 asked.
Fuget Bound Wheat Markets.
TCOMA. Feb. 5. Wheat Bluestem, 9:
94c; fortyfold. 8386c; club. 83iS6c; red
Russian. 8184c.
whnt 33! barlev. one: corn.
one; oats, one; hay, four. ,
SEATTLE, Feg 5. Wheat Bluestem, 93c;
fortyfold. 8614c; club, 86c; fife, 85c; red
Russian. 83c
yesterday's car receipts Wheat. SS; oats,
six; corn, two; hay, four; flour, four.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON. Feb. S. Cargoes on passage
quiet, unchanged.
English country markets quiet. French
coun .-y markets, holiday.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. o. Closing: Wheat
Spot, steady; futures, easy. March, is 5!4d;
May, 7s 3d; July. 7s 24d-
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 0. Close: Wheat,
Mav 8814c: July. 9014c; September, 88T4C.
Cash. No. 1 hard. 8S14C; No. 1 Northern.
86?iS7?tc; No. 2 Northern, 8480?4c;
No. 2 hard Montana, 8794c; No. 3 wheat,
8283c.
. Flax $1.40.
Barley 45i59c. ' .
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriaro Licenses.
BROWN-LONG Charles William Brown,
city. 31. and Mary E. Long. 20.
KELLER-SNIDER Clyde L. Keller, city.
21. and Blanche E. Snider, 19.
ljlL,I.-V.VL,u-rxc.i
$9, nd Bertha Ellen Caughey, 25.
HJSCH-ROSS Louis T. F. Husch, city.
29. and Arra Lovina Ross, 23.
MARTIN-KAliriAAlAW i-nanca
Hubb Or.. 43, and Clara Rahraman. 85.
MT ""-ST. CLAIR George B. Murray,
city Araminta St. Clair. 40.
jj --GOMES Samuel A. MoAnul-
ty, -ry, Idaho, bo, ana x,na uumes.
'r-n aWLER James Curry, city, 34,
and Mai, Lawler, 27.
DABNEY-BUKKE W. M. Kauuey,
wood, O.. 48, and Kate Burke, 38.
REINER-WRIGHT Albert Allen Reiner,
city. 25. and Lulu Ruth Wright, 24.
HERSHBERGER-KIXNAMAN Howard
n i , uonii phfliDolna Islands.
35, and Mary Louise Kinnaman, 3L
PIPER-BREITHUT R. E. Piper, city, $0.
and Mary E. Brelthut. legal.
PUltmN-YEHtiEN C. W. Purdln. HHIs-
boro. Or.. 28. and A. fc. Je.Ken i
BOONiS-Pivl e.tta'jr uu"
city. 33. and Mabelle Peterson. 24.
BONBKD - ARNOLD Frederick Bon
bard, city, 50, and Lizzie Arnold, 4a.
LENOX-MILLS James P. Lenox, city.
33. and Alice Mills. 33.
PUTN'A.M-WILKINS Fred J. Putnam,
city 23. and Pearl M. Wilklns, 22.
TCP.NEY-WII.LS J. C Turney. city. 48,
and Margaret Wills, legal.
FOOLA-1LMAK o,ica rwh v -'.
IdAXD?"sOX-COWAN-William C Ander
son, city, legal, and Katheryn B. Cowan,
'S?'' 1 u ir Tt.,mn Tlxnnett.
f- II, .v . r. i 1 , i.f ...-.. -- ;
city, legal, and Adeline Graham, legal.
JOHN.SOiN-JUrl.i5t-r Java.
27. and Mamie Johnson. 21!.
HERSHliT-BUEHLBR Simon Hershey,
vn.th viains. Or., lairal. and Sarah M.
Bhler, legal c.kw,
25. and Edna Y. Hays. 22.
WKITLEY -KENNEDY D. A. Whitley,
city, legal, and Reba Kenendy, legal.
Births.
RUTHERFORD At 00- East Eighth street.
Tnna,-V 14 tn tha wife of William H.
Rothorford. n- cl- ,
BOEHM At ii"i "',V - ii'
North, January 26. to the wife of Hans W.
BPARMELE-At 870 East Twelfth street
North. January 24, to the wife of Gilbert
H- Parmele. a son.
WILLIS At Capitol Hill, January 25. to
the wife of Albert T. Willis, a son.
MASTRANDREA At 737 East Twenty
second street, February 4, to the wile 01
Vincinso Mastrandrea, a son. .
M'DOWELL At 449 East Eighth street
North. February 2. to the wife of Charles H.
McDowell, a daughter. ... .,
DANIEL At C206 For" ilxth street,
January 21, to the wife of -!es W. Dan-
'elCASPArfY At 871 Gantenbeln avenoe.
January 19. to the wife of John J. Caspary,
READ At 23314 Halsey street, January 2.
to the wife of George M. Read, a sou.
IfOKKINE.V At 700 North Sixty-second
street, January 6, to the wife of David Hok-
klBAEBOUR-At T50 East Sixty-sixth street
North. January 14, to the wife of Edwin F.
Barbour, a son. , ...
HASTINGS At 1209 Halght avenue. Jan
uary 22. to the wife of Arthur Hastings, a
ABELF At 40 Failing street, February
2. to the ife of John G. Abele. a son.
WELNSTEIX At til4 Seconud atxeat, Feb-
Convenience and Accessibility
These two words are important in presont-daj' efficiency.
This bank is most conveniently situated in the very heart
of Portland's business district. It invites your account.
LUMBERPtlENS
National Bank
CORNER FIFTH AND STARK
Resources
6
Millions
L ADD & TILTON BANK
Established 1859,
Capital Stock
Surplus and Undivided Profits
$1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
Commer al and Savings Accounts
Letters of ert , drafts and travelers' cheeks issued, av !
in all parts of the world.
OFFICERS.
W. M. Laid, ProBldent. Robert S. Howard, Asst. Ca alas
Edward Cookineham, Vlce-Prea J. W, Ladd, Asst. Cashier.
W. H. Qunckley, Cashier. Walter M. Cook. Asst. Cashier.
The Bank of Personal Service
When you ar.e forming a banking connection we ask yoor
consideration of our 26 years' experience and ability to ren
der you personal and special service in all departments.
Our Savings Department Pays 4 Per Cent Interest
Merchants National Bank
Under Government Supervision
Founded 1886 Washington and Fourth Streets
First National Bank
Capital $1,500,000
Surplus 900,000
Oldest National Bank West of tha
Rocky Mountain
TRANS-ATLANTIC LINES
AMERICAN LINE
N. Y.-flymonth-Cberbourg--SoatbainpIon
Atlantic Transport line
New York London Direct
RED STAR M"E
N. Y. Dover Antjp
WHITE STAR LINE
New York Qneenstown Liverpool
H. Y.-RymonA-Geriwir -Southamptoa
MEDITERRANEAN JtUfiES
Boston Mediterraoeaa Italy
Canoplo
Cretlo . .
...March IS
, April 5
SOUTH
AMERICA
SF Easter Cruise K PANAMA CANAL
March 12
EWE! "LAURENTIC"
Othrr Cnrirs
Fron
lew Torn
'ibrnary 2-M.
A. . VltiSHY. FA V AGT, 618 8EON
or Looal Kallwaj ma
Ti., MAIN FIXK)B, lUCAT BKATXUC
jsmshlp Asrenis.
ruary 3, to the wlfs sf Max Wslnsteln. s
son,
MASCBA At 8914 Norlh Fifth strest.
January 11. to ths wilo ot Nobujlro Ml
suda, a daughter.
ROSKOWSK1 A.t 188 Tarry street. Janu
ary 24. to ths wife ot. John Roakowskl. a
daughter.
Taylor Is Fruit Inspector.
EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 5. (Special)
George W. Taylor, president of the
Lane County Horticultural Society, was
today named as Fruit Inspector by the
County Court, to succeeo. J. ueene, wuu
has been inspector for the last six
years. Mr. Taylor, who formerly lived
near Medlord, was an assistant oi
Tl V Tl.i -i I. Vl i a flffht D iraf!1t(t
rruioDaui v ub. n
fruit pests and his appointment Is well
UA.in hv tha frlut -men of Lane
County. He was also Indorsed for the
position by Charles a. mum, Diaie
Horticultural Commissioner for' the
Second District.
rhat property of
yours on an unim
proved street would
be much more valu
able if there were
Bituliihic pavement
already in. The first
question a prospec
tive buyer asks is
"How about street
improvements?"
ESTABLISHED U94
jngineers
ACT AS
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
CONSTRUCTING. ENGINEERS
OPERATING MANAGERS
APPRAISERS
PROPERTIES FINANCED
SECOND ST. SANFlNCO
NEW YORK OiU-fcANa
J. C WILSON&CO.
TOCK8. BONDS. CRAIX ADO COTTU.V
BBNBERI
KEW TORK STOCK KXCHAltSss.
KEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGa
CHICASO BOARD OV TRADsa.
TBB STOCK AJMD BOND EXUAMOs
AN FRANCISCO.
P0ETLAND OmCE:
' Lewis Bnildine. 269 Oak Street -
Phones Marshall 4120. A 4187. '
,r INCORPORATED O
consuLiinu ins
CONSTRUCTION ENCINCKRS
PUBLIO SERVICE PROPERTIES
FINANCED and MANACED
SO tn Street NewYorK
TRAVELERS' UCIOE.
sVl.Wia
EXPRESS STEAMERS FOR
Saa Franclaeo and I Anssles
WITHOUT CHANGE
S. S. ROSE CITY aaUs t F. M. Feb. 10th.
THE SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND k. -.
CO.. Ticket Offlra Xd and Washlnstoa (wltsi
O.-W. R. N. Co.).
Phone HarsbaU 4500, A 0121.
COOS BAY LINE
STEAMER BREAKWATER
alls from Alnswortn Dock, Portland, at
A. M. lecomber 8, and thereafter every
Tuesday evening at 8 r. M. Frelsht re
ceived dally except Tuesdays up to & P. M.
Tuesdays up to 3 P. M. Paesenaer fares:
Flrat'Class, $10i second class. $7, Incluc. oe
berth and meals. Ticket ofnc at A l
worth Dock. The Portland A Coos Bay AS.
Line. L- 11. Keatlnc. Aceut.
San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diega Direct
S. S. Roanoke and S. S. ElJer.
Sell Everr Wednesday Alternately at
P. M.
1SX A Third St. Phones Me In 1314. A 1314
IX) S ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO
STEAMSHIPS YALE AND HARVARD
Railroad or any stesraer lo San Frsuclsco,
the Expo City. Usrgest, fast.it and tlie
ONLY strictly flrst-clsss passenger ships on
the Coast. Average speed 28 miles per
hour: cost $2,000,000 each.
SAN i'RANClSCO, PORTLAND A L. A.
b. 8. CO,
UalD SS. Frank Solium, Acent. A 4V&
121 Third btreet.