The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, April 29, 1900, PART TWO, Image 23

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Newspaper Page Textfs$ini "5fSS(7?1seirBp rfy p 23 THE SUNDAY.. OREGOKIAN, PORTLAND, APKIL 29, 1900. COMMERCIAL AND The last week in April, from a trade standpoint, tu highly satisfactory, and oa reflected In bank clearings, shows a ' material gain over the corresponding -week last year. Perhaps the worst feature, of the business is the continued weakness In I .the wheat market, although. In spite of a great many bearish factors, the price does 1 mot show much of a change for the worse. I The Eastern wool dealers are still holding aloof, being unable to bring the grower and consumer together at a satisfactory price, but this is not affecting general trade, as growers can secure all tho money they need as advance on their clip. There lias been a decided improvement In the market for potatoes, and prices advanced over 10 cents per cental during the week. Tho demand from San Francisco has picked up again, and the prospects are fa vorable for good prices for all of the belt stock still unsold. The onion season Is about over, and receipts are so small that an accurate quotation is Impossible. They are selling In a small way at 6 to 7 cents per pound, but the steamer due from Cali fornia tomorrow will probably bring som: new crop onions sufficiently well matured to answer the purposes of the old stock at much lower figures. There is no change in the hop situation, the first-class stock being practically all out of the way and the remnants selling at all sorts of prices except high prices. There was considerable strength displayed In the egg market during the week, and prices moved up over a cent. They sold on Friday as high as 14 and lVi cents, but were Inclined to drag at II yes terday, and sCmt of the dealers are afraid that a mistake was made in holding them above 13 cents. If arrivals are large in the coming week, the price may recede 'again. Poultry, after a couple of weeks of strength, flattened out yesterday, and some concessions were made in order to clean up stocks. Spring chickens ore espe cially plentiful and difficult to sell at good prices, end for anything but fancy stock. very poor prices were gladly accepted yes. terday. The butter marxet, after a con siderable display of weakness, seems to have made a pause around 33 and 37 cents. There are a few selects still bring ing 40 cents, but conditions are not fa vorable for this figure being maintained for anything much longer. Tho market will probably settle down reasonably steady at about 33 cents. In the fruit line. California strawberries ore coming along .quite plentifully, and sold yesterday as low as 10 and 12J4 cents per pound, with the best going at 13 cents per pound. Call. fomla cherries are in the market, but as yet are too high to be quotable. Another car of bananas Is due tomorrow, and or anges are still coming In quite freely for the late varieties, although the navels are no longer plentiful. WHEAT. In from 30 to 40 days, harvest ing' will be under way in some of the fa vored spots east of the mountains, and in less than 60 days it will be In pretty full owing. The experience of the past has taught us that a vast amount of damage can be done to the North western wheat crop in less than 30 days. In fact, in less than 30 hours, but, compared with past seasons, there has never been a time in the history of the country when tho out look was more favorable for a bumper crop than It Is at this date. The Pacific Northwest has no monopoly on this fa ' vored condition of affairs, for, with few exceptions, much Uie same reports come from all over the United States. On tho Coast, California alone reports a rather dubious outlook for a conslde'rable portion of tho crop. The San Francisco paper! mention the matter rather guardedly, but from private advices received In this cltj the outlook does not favor as large a crop in California as was harvested last year. At -the same time, there Is such a large amount of wheat to be carried over In California that there will be no shortage that will have much effect on a very strong tonnage situation. That shipowners have unbounded faith In tho continuance of present high rates la apparent by the action of the owners of the Allerton. This vessel has remained idle at Astoria for a week and during that limo has refuted several offers, of 40 shillings. Tho inability of exporters to secure shlpj at reasonable rates naturally prevents them from buying wheat, and the market for tho past week has been about as life less and uninteresting as it ever gels to' be. The general run of quotations .have been around 52 and S3 cents for Walla Walla, with a few small sales of heavy stock reported at prices a shade higher. Valley has been in nominal demand only at 52 and S3 cents, and Bluestem at about K cents. There Is not much business done at these-prices, and the market is bound to drag until either' shipowners or wheat holders give way. irjhWaiAIlKCT. Grain, Flonr, Etc, "Wheat-Walla Walla. 02953c; Valley, 523 CTe: bluestem, 50c per buihel, Flour Best grades. 2 COS'S; graham. $2 60; superfine. 12 10 per barrel. Oats White, 35c: gray, 32833c; stained. SOO SOc per bushel. Barley-Feed. 314014 60; brewing. 317 per ton. MIIlatuEsBran. $12813 per tonr middlings, 118318; shorts. $13813; chop. $14. Hay Timothy. 810; clover, $7C7 60: Or on wild hay. $087 per ton. Batter, Effgs, Poultry, Etc. Butter Weak; fancy creamery. 35g40e per roll: dairy. 30c; store, 20835c per roll. Eggs 13H614C .per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed. 184 60 per dozen; hens, $4 50Q3; ducks. $C87: geese, 3S810 ;er dozen: turkeys, lire, 16c; dressed. 17 Q 18c per pound. Cheee-Full cream, twins. lSHOlSc; Touri America. 14c per pound. Vesretnblcs, Fruit, Etc Vegetables Parsnips. 008750; carrots, 60c; turnips, CO 75c; onions, 304c per pound for a)w, 0H87o,for old: cabbage. 90c831 per cen tal; potatoes. 40&C0C per sack; aweet potatoes, 3c: peas, 4c; beans. 10312c; asparagus, 4Q5o, .new potatoes. 2&2t&c per pound. Fruit Lemons. $2 6083; oranges, $383 S3 per box for navels. $2 per box for seedlings; pineapples. $4 6080 per dezen; bananas. $3 64 C3 per bunch; Persian dates. 7H3Sc per pound; strawberries. $1 5082 per crate. ; Dried fnilt Apples, evaporated. 78Se pel pound; sun-drledr sacks or boxes, 485c: pcara sun and evaporated. 5884: plums, pltless. 44 &V4e: prunes. Julian. 3VjS5Hc: silver, extra choice. 5 8c; figs. Smjrna. 22Hc; Calif ornla black, 680c; do white. Oc per pound. Groceries, Tints, Etc , Coffee Mocha. 2332sc; Java, fancy, 20332c, Java, good, S0824c: Java, ordinary. lSOSOc Costa Rica, fancy. 18820c: do good. lcSISc; d ordinary, 10812c per pound; Columbia, roast, $13 S5: Arbuckle's, $13 75; Lion, $12 75 per case. Sugar Cube. $3 724: crushed. $3 724; pow dered. $3 724: dry granulated, cane. $3 22Ji: beet. $5 12H: extra C, $4 72H": golden C, $4 CO; net; half barrels. He more than barrels; maplt sugar. 15816c per pound. Beans Small white. SSc; bayou. 4c; Lima. Ce per pound. j Salmon Columbia river. 1-pound tails. $10 1 50; 2 - pound tails. $282 60; fancy, I-poung flats. $1 C581 75; Vi-pound fancy flats, 58&Sc; Alaska. 1-pound tails. $1 2081 30; 2-pound tails. $1 0082 23. "Graln bags Calcutta. $77 10 per 100 for spot. $0 5080 G2H fcr July-August. Nuts Peanuts. 637c" per pound for raw, 10c FINANCIAL NEWS for routed: cocoa nuts, 00c per dozen: walca'ja 10011c per pound: plnenuts. 13c: hickory nuts 7c: chestnuts. 13c; Brazil, lie; alberta. 13c fancy pecans, lSSKc; almonis. 15 17 pel pound. Coal oil Cave. SIVjc per callon; barrels. 17Uc: tank. IS Vic nice Island, 6c: Japan. S4c; New Orleans, 4VsCriyc: fancy bead. X7C7 SO per sack. Hops, Wool, Hldec Etc Ilopa SSSc vr pound. Wool Valley. 12 Q ISc for coarse, lG31Se fof beat: Eaatera Orecon. 10615c; mohair. 2C(S7c per pound. Sheepskins Sh'earllnrs. 1520c: short-wool. SI 33c: medium-wool. 30350c; loss-wool. G0c6U each. PelU Bear akin, each, as to alxe. 35815; cubs. each. IlfcrS; baiter, each. SOc; wildcat, 2SS?73c; housecat. &2c: fox. common Cray, 40cfil: do red, 31 7593 50; do crora. 12 WKJ0; lynx. 2M 50; mink. 40c6l 75; marten, dark Northern. 13910: do pale, pine. 2t4; musk rat. 12c; skunk. JOgSOc; otter (land). U 6S: panther, with head and claws perfect. 3163; raccoon, S5gE0c: welt, mountain, with bead perfect. 3MS: wolverine. S3 6006; beaver, per skin, large, G&7; do medium, pet skin, S4Q6: do imall. per skin. S1G2; do kits. per akin. $103- Tallow 565Hc; No. S and Ereaae, 3!rtHc pet pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1. 10 pound and up ward. ISOlC'ic: dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 1C pounds, 15c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 15310c: dry salted, one-third leas than dry Olnt: salted hides, sound steers. CO pounds anj over. SHCitc; do 50 to CO pounds. sOSKc: d under 50 pounds and cows. 7tQSc; kip. 13 to SI pound. THO So: do veal. 10 to 11 pounds. THc; do calf, under 10 pounda. 7J4e: Kreen (unaalted), lc per pound less; culla (bulls, atars. moth eaten, badly cut. scored hair slipped, weather beaten or grubby), one-third less. 3Ient and Provisions. Mutton Orosa, best sheep, wethers and ewes, sheared. 33 5003 75; dressed. 7(7V4o per pound; spring lambs, 5(5VsC per pound gross. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, 33; light. 34 50 dressed. &CC4C per pound. Veal-Large. CHGTUc per pound; small. 80 SVsc Deef Cross, top steers, 34 Q 4 50: cows, 33 60f?4: dressed beef, OVjeme per pound. Irovtslonj Portland pack (Shield brand), llama, smoked, are quoted at 13e per pound: picnic hama. OJJe per pound: breakfast bacon Vtyfil bacon. OHc; backs, 9Vjc; dry salt sides, Sc: dried beef. 17Hc per pound: lard. 5-pouna palls. 10c; 10 -pound palls, DJj,e; 60s. OVS tierces, 0ie per pound. Eastern pack (Ham mood's): Hams, large, 13c; medium. 13Hc small. 13?ic; picnic hams, oyjc; shoulders. tHc: breakfast bacon. 13;e; dry salt sides, 8JJ VOMfii bacon sides. OQlOUc; backs, 10c; bull. 8c: lard, purs leaf, kettle rendered, 3s, lo!c, 10s. lOftc NEW YORK STOCK MARKETS. BONDS. U. S. Ss, ref. lOaWGen. Electric 3s... 120 U. 8. 2a, rtg WhN. Y. Central IstS-lluS do 3s, reg. UNrfciNorth. Paclnc 3s.s tvlH do 3s. coupon. ..11TJ4I do 4s 1W, do new 4s. reg135?Oregon Nav. lts..l( do new 4s. coup.l54S do 4s 103H do old 4s, reg..114BOregon 8. L. Gs..,.li3 do old 4s. coup. .114 i do con. 5s 115 do Cs, reg 112 Rio Gr. WesL lets M do Ss, coupon,...1131,St. Paul coasols...l72K D1L CoL 3-C5J...112 .St. P. a A P. lsulSU Atchison adj. 4s..lOU do 5s L2 C. i N.W. con.7U3 Union Pacific 4S...101U do S. -F. deb. 6s.l21H;Wls. Central lsta.. Jl- D. A R. G. Ists...lu5 (Southern Pacific 4s bSfc do 4s jWHi When tabued. STOCKS. The total sales of stocks today were 214,000 sliares. The closing quotations were: Atchison JomUnloa Pacific 3M do Dref 70hi Union Pac .pref... VJi Bait, i Ohio b3, Can. Pacific ysfc Can. Southern ... 5-1 Ches. & Ohio 30 Chi. Gr. Western. 13. C-. B. & Q lSDi, ChL. Ind. & L.... SSjil Wabash bh do pref Wheeling L. E. do Sd nref 3 -r: Wisconsin Centr&L 17.4 P. C C. A St. L.. HO EXPRESS CO. S. Adams 2o American ....... Hi, United States 4.1 Wells-Fargo 123 MISCELLANEOUS Amer. cotton Oil . S." do pref W Amer. Malting .... i do pref 21 Amer. Smelt. c R. . wj prei ........ pi Chi. & East. 111. ..li-2 Chicago & N. W..181 C It. L & I'ac.l.i'JH a. C. C. & St. L. 5li Colo. Southern ... "t do 1st pref 42V, do 2d pref lGi lku e uuason....iid DeL. Lack. & W..1T& Deier k Rio Or. 'UUi do Drvf W ei !it,Aner. spirits Erie lot. do pref 17 do 1st nref :ovl Amer. Steel Hoop. 21 do pref 75 Amer. bteel A Vk.. 3S Great North. prvf.ir.Tiji Huitiux i-oai .... it Hocking Valley .. 40 Illinois Central ...111S do pret ,7V. Amer. Tin Plate... 27 Iuwa Central ..... I7H oo pret 'a .Vmer. Tobacco ...104H do pref 1-3 ..do pref 501 nan. c. p. & a. is ii Erie & w, do pref Lake Shore .... Louts. & .Nash Mai&attan El . Met. St. Ry l Anaconda Mln. Oi. 4? 13 210 urookij-n R. T.... 74H Colo, r'uel t Iran., si . H2U1 Cont. Tobacco .... 3fct . do pref oiVi Federil Steel 4 do oref . irt .lM!i Mexican Central.. WS Minn. & St. Ljulk 04 General Electric ..VSKK do pref !: Glucose Sugar .... 49 , do ticf x. Int. Paper 2 do nref ...... tu Missouri Pacific S7V Mobile A Ohio.. .. -3U, M K. & T V UO piTX JJ New Jersey Cert..ll-J Ij. Clede Gas 71H national Biscuit .. 31-W do pref hojs National Lead .... 22 do pref 104U National Steel .... 33 do pref jo N. T. Air Brake...l23 North American .. 14V New orlc Cent...l35?i Norfolk & West... IS do pref H)i Northern Pacific :V do pref 75 uniano & west... 3 O. R. A N., 42 do pref "6 Pacific Coast 51k PennsIvanla ...AX! Reading )!H. do 1st pref 6S do 2d pref 3't Rio Gr. Western.. & do rr;f ........ 82 St. Le-uls & S. rr JO'S do 1st rref 70 do 1st pref 83 do 2d pret U Pacific Mall 33H Pecple's Oas loifc Pressed Steel Car. 4o do pref SO Pullman Pal. Car.185 Stand. Rope & T.. fl Sukar lint. do 2d rref... r. K5'4 St. Luuls i S. T." jx uo piei .........III to, Tenn. Ccal A Iron. 81U 119'.i U. S. Leather 12? .173 do pref low .119 U. S. Rubber 3l 35VI do pref 07 . :sV, Western Union ... Mi(. , 67SlIlerubllc Iron A S. 17K , 10',, do pref 55, df- prsf St. Paul ..". do prrf - Ht. I'aul 4. O. .. Southern Pacific . Southern Ry . .. do pref ....... Texas & Pacific. Stocks In London. LONDON, April 2S.-Canadlan Pacific. SSH: Union Pacific preferred, 77: Northern Pacific preferred, TSr Atchison, 27T: Grand Trunk, S; Anaconda, ST4; Rands, 3C?i. TUB GRAIN MARKETS. Prices for Cereals In European and American Ports. SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. Wheat steady on call and quiet In the epot mar ket. Barley quiet Oats 'dull. Spot quota tions were: 'Wheat Shipping, No. 1, 93c: choice, 9SHc: milling. SSHc$l 01H. Barley Feed. 72HST5c: brewttig. 80g824c Oats Gray Oregon, $L07H1 12H: milling. $1 13 (TllTH: red. S5cSU 15. Call board sales Wheat steady: May. 91Hc; December. Jl 03J: cash, S6Hc Barley quiet: Decem ber, TSHc; corn, large yellow, $1 15l 20. Chlcniro Grain and Produce. CHICAGO. AprU 28. Whllo wheat did CLLL1S0N&C0. Stock, Grain and Provision BROKERS . Direct Hires to - New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon not show any great strength at tho openr ing. prices started a trifle higher than yes terday's dose, and the feeling was steady. Liverpool cables were a trifle improved, but were not considered as responsive to the strength here yesterday. There was a fair disposition to buy, but this disposition took shape in orders which were scattered, and generally unimportant. The antici pated decrease in tho visible Monday, and the fact that more attention is being paid to bull news nowadays, occasioned a spas modic advance early, but somebody began selling, presumably a long line, and the puny bulge withered up and was blown away. Liquidation was small, a fact especially prominent by reason or the nearness of delivery day. A little export nibbling was reported and Ignored. There was little difficulty experienced la changing options at a spread of lHc May ranged from 6CQ66HC to CHc and closed K6le under, at GSHc; July, from CT&c to 67?ic. clcsirz KTJc down, at 67,c. Feeling at the close was heavy, while the whole session was remarkable for its lack of action. The corn market was dull and firm part of tho time, but closed easy. The only feature of the trade was the early demand for May. May closed He under yesterday, at EWSZTiic: July. He at 40Kc Oats were weak, even wnen corn ana wheat showed firmness. The good weath er and the Increased country offers wera factors. May closed He lower, at 22c; July, He lower, at 2SHc The provisions market was quiet, open lngteady In sympathy with the Arm hog market, but easier later on lack of support. Pork closed 12c down, at $12 TTii; July lard, 12Hc lower, at $7 23, and July ribs, 12Hc depressed, at $5 37HST. There will be no session of the Board of Trade May L Dewey Day. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opened, lllghest. Lowest. Closing. April IO15W May 30C5J4 JOOCH 30C5S 05, July H n7i C7- OiS beptember ... C3H 0? OiVt P' CORN. AprU 33 i May 39 40 3H 30J July 4lC 41V; 40 40), September ... 4lij 41, 41H 41M OATS. April May 23 23 22 22, July 2TN4 23'4 2J 2JV, September ... 22i 225, 22'i 22i, MESS PORK. May 1270 1270 12574 125JH July 12 tS 12 87H 12 73 12 77b LARD. May 732H 735 720 720 July 7 37S "37H 7 23 7 23 September ...7 35 7 3T 7 22',4 4 25 SHORT RIBS. May 702H 705 G'OS 003 July 710 710 CU7H 700 September ... 7 07H 7 07H 0U5 UUIb Cash quotations were oa follows: Flour quiet; Winter patents, t3GO3?0; straights. 2 9353 40; clears. $1 7vtf3 70; Spring samples. 33E0S3M); patents, 1310 3 : straights. S C0Q3; bakers' tlQZ 45. Wheat No. 3 Spring. G4GGSc: No. 2 red. 70c Corn No. 2. 33HeSf5c. Oats No. 2. 24S324Hc: No. 2 white, 27c; No. 3 white, 2(27'.ic No. 2 rye, 53HS3V4c No. 2 bar ley, 41Q44C No. 1 flaxseed. 3173. Prime timothy seed, C 40. Mess pork, per bar rel, Jll COJjl! B. Lard, per 100 pounds. J7 15 a 22H- Short rlhs rides (loose), IS OOST 15. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed). JJ 75S7. Short clear eides (boxed), 37 20Q7 GO. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels ... Wheat, bushels .. Corn, bushels ... Oats, buzbels ... 11.000 l.oou .... 02.000 ....23U.0U0 ....233.000 .... M0 20.000 302.000 25O.00U Rye. bushels , 2.000 14,000 Uatlvy, bushels 31.000 On the Produce exchange today, the butter market was llrm: creamery, 13H5 lSc; daln. lIIiWHc. Cheef e. firm, 10Q12C. Eggs-Firm, lOc. Xeir York Grnln ami. Produce. NEW YORK. April Si-Flour-Receipts, CM; exports, 21.6C2. Slow and barcly steady. Wheat Receipts, TS.IjO bushels; exports. 15,ESS bufc-hels. Spot, easy; No- 2 red, TSHc, f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 red, 7GVc elevator: No. 1 Northern Duluth. 7C4c, f. o. b. alloat to arrive. Options opened firm on light offerings and foreign buying, in face of bearish cables and fine home crop news. Subsequently, the market yielded, how ever, losing its advance under local real izing. Closed easy at HSHc net decline. May. 73 1-1C73 3-lto, closed 73Hc; July closed 72ic: Stptcmber, "4H. Hops Quiet; Pacific Coast ISM crop, 3S5c: ISO crop, 10gi3c Hideo-Steady. Wool-Dull. European Grain Markets. LONDON. April 2S. Wheat Cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; English coun try markets, dull. LIVERPOOL, April Si Wheat Firm; wheat and flour in Paris, weak. Wheat Spot, firm; No. 1 California, 6s 4dQte 4Hd; No. 1 Northern Spring, Ss llHd: futures, quiet; April, nominal; May, i B-id; July, Ss Sd. Corn Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 3s 4;d; futures, May, 4s 3Ud; July, 4s lHd; September, 4a lid. Wheat at Tncoma. TACOMA, Wash., April 28. Wheat-Unchanged and market dulL Bluestem, D6c; club, 53c. SAX FRAXCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. April 2S. Wool Spring Nevada, HyiCc; Eastern Oregon. 12B16c; VaHey Oregon, SOTc; Fall Northern mutton, 10SI2c; mountain. 'SO 10c; plains. &10c; Humboldt and Men docino, 14315c Hops 1639 crop, 11Q13C. Millstuffs Middlings, JITgM; bran, 3129 13 per ton. Hay Wheat. J5 S310: wheat and oat, 3S 69; best barley, $iS7; alfalfa, 3506 CO; stock. 354jS DO; compressed wheat, 3739 51 per ton; straw, 25 10c per bale. Potatoes Early Rose. COgCSc; River Burbanks, 40j75c: Oregon Uurbanks, 75c Qil per cental; sweet potatoes, 32 532 40 per cental. Vegetables Sllverskln- onions, IGgs per cental: garlic. 2H93fec: green peas, 73c6 Jl 25 per sack; string beans, 7010c; dried okra. 31Hc per pound; asparagus, S1Q2 per box; egg plant, .4il0c per pound. Apples Choice, U 25; common, COc. Citrus fruits Oranges, navels, 11 25 S 50; Mexican limes, UQZ; common Cali fornia lemons, II 25Q1 50; do choice, 31 21 1 60 per box. Bananas 11 25Q2 25 per bunch. Butter Fancy creamery. 1717tic; do seconds, l&SISVjc; fancy dairy, 15Hc; do seconds, 1315c per pound. Cheese California, new, 7Sc per pound: Toung America, 35c; Eastern. 1G417C. Eggs Store, 14515c; fancy ranch, 17c per dozen. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, ll12c; do hens, 1314c per pound; old roosters. 34 25 4 50 per dozen: young roosters, JCg"; small broilers, 32 5033 50; larger brollera, 3t4 50; fryers, J5SC; hens. 3535 50 per dozen; geese, 3232 25 per pair. Receipts Flour, quarter sacks, 12,SS9: wheat, centals, 22CS; Oregon, 2556; barley, centals, 60,542; oats, centals, 3D0; beand, tacks, 37S; potatoes, sacks, 2733;'mlddllngs, sacks, 205; hay, tons, 423; wool, bales, 161; hldeo, 976. Eastern Livestock. CHICAGO. April 2S. Cattle Receipts. 500; nominally steady; natives, good to prime steers, 11 0035 S3; poor to medium, 34 254 SO; selected feeders. 34 25Q5 05; mixed stockers, 33 404; cowa. 3334 50; hclfere, 33 2534 S5; cacners, 32 202 30; bulls, 32 9031 30; calves. 34 506 60; Tex ens, fed steers, 3165 23; bulla. 33 2533 75. Hogs Receipts today, 16,000; Monday, 25,000, estimated; left, over. 1000. Active. 5 cents higher; top, 35 62; mixed and butchers', 35 3535 60; good to choice heavy, 35 4535 62; rough heavy. 35 2035 60; light, 35 2535 62; bulk of sales, 35 455 65. Sheep Receipts, 1000. Sheep slow; Iambi steady; good to choice wethers, 35 2535 60; fair to choice mixed, 31 7535 25; Western sheep. 35 405 60; yearlings. 35 5036 25; na tive lambs, 35 5037 30; Western lambs, 1GQ7S0. OMAHA. April 23. Cattle Receipts. 300 head: market, steady: native beef steers, 3S3 30: cows and heifers, 33 G0Q4 SO; Tan ners. 322S3 50: stockers and feeders, 33 73 5 10; calves, 3337; bulls and stags, 32 SO 4 23. ' ' Hogs Receipts. 7100 head; market, shade higher: heavy, 35 3705 424: mixed. 35 35 5 S7V4: plg. 2535 : light, J5 30Q5 SVAl bulk of sales, 34 75gS 27H. Sheep Receipts, 500: market, dull; year lings, 33 50Q5 00; stockers, 34 503 40; fair to choice Westerns, 35 255 70; lambe, 357. KANSAS CITT, April 2S- Cattle Re ceipts, 100: market uncjianged; Texas steere, 33 603 50; native teers, 4 503503; carmers, 32 5033 25; native cows and heif ers. 33 3034 60; stockers and feeders, 343 550. Hogs Receipts, 2000; market, strong to 5c higher; bulk of ealc. 35 255 40; heavy, 35 3035 45;t packers. 33 27K35 40: mlxcl. 35 2035 45; lights. 34 736 10; yorkers, 35 23 5 30; pigs, 338510. , Sheco Receipts. 500; market, otrons: lambs, 35 lOffl: muttons, 34 7036. Money, Exchange, Etct. NEW YORK. April 28. Close: Money on call, steady at 2 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 435 per cent; sterling exchange, firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at 34 ES1 SSH for' demand, and J VAV 4 S4i for CO days: posted rates. 4 JSH& 4 S5: commercial bills. 34 S334 34H: sil ver ccrtiacatet. SHtHc; bar stiver, 50c; Mexican dollars, 47. State bonds, inactive: railroad bonds. Dteady: Government bonds, steady: refunding-2s, when Issued. 102H: 2s regis tered, 9SJ4; 3s registered, 10H; coupon, 1C9S; new 4s, registered, 133; coupon, 134; old 4s, registered, 114: coupon. 111; 5j, registered, 112; coupon. 113. Coffee nnd Snirar. NEW YORK, April 2S. Coffee-Spot Rlt steady: mild market and quiet; futures closed steady at net vaia points msneri total sales. 17.790 bags. Sugar Raw steady; fair refining, 3 15-1C34 I-16c; centrifugal, M test, 41-16c; refined quiet; standard A. 4.Kc: confectioners' A. 4.$Gc: mold A, 5.40o: cut loaf, 53c; crushed. 5.53c; powdered, 6.23c; granulated, 5.15c; cubes, 5.30c The Metal Markets. NEW YORK. April 'iS-The brokers' price for lead was 34 43 and for copper. 317 23. SAN FRANCISCO, AprH 23 Bar silver. D9T4C. LONDON. April 23. Bar sliver. 27 7-16d. MAINE'S PACKS OF WILD D03S Slaylnir, Wolf-Like Descendants of Some Collie Mother. Even- man whcee opinion Is worth quot ing says that there have been no wolves in Maine for 10 years. For a score of years the Maine Legislatures appropriated jOJ a year for bounties on wolves, paying 35 for the nose and forepaws of every wolf captured, and last Winter when the bounty act was repealed more than 35000 remained In the treasury because nobody could bring dead wolves enough to get the mnnt-v xine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand men admitted that the Maine wolf was as dead as Pharaoh'a army. The thousandth man about a dozen of him said there was a pack of wolves around the abandoned extract works near Duck Lake, and was willing to prove it, if anybody would pay him. A whole lot of men wanted a chancu to kill wolves, or anything else for day's pay and keep, but when the offer was made recently to pay 310 a head for dead wolves, and no wolf no pay. there were only three men who were willing to take the risk. Tho story of this hunt, which occupied three weeks, and as told by the New York Surr, Is full of lntercst- Uattinsr the Ground. The first week the hunter put up In the abandoned camps of the men who had boiled hemlock bark tor extract, putting out bits of fresh meat among, the clear ings to take the anlmalo to the neighbor hood. The meat was untouched for two nights. The third night the Invaders came, eating up all the meat and killing and devouring the horse which was 'In n hovel close by the camp where the men stayed. The next night 20 steel traps were put out and carefully baited. The catch consisted of one skunk, one half-starved fox and four lean and ehaggy dogs. The dogs were larger than a wolf, of a grayish-brown color, and might be mistaken .for wolves by those who dM not know the distinction between the two anlma'-a. Three of the bodies were skinned and the pelts were stretched and treated to salt and alum for preservation. The fourth was frozen to show what kind of animals ran loose in Eastern Maine. Then tho party moved on to Great Pond, carrying their goods on their backs, be cause the horse wae dead. The hunters t(ed an old wether to a stump In a clearing and waited for the wolves to come to eat It. The wether, stamped in the snow and bleated protests until nearly 10 o'clock. Then something howled from the north end of the pond. Five minutes later It howled again, and was atvsm ered by a long cry from the pines on the east shore. The wether pricked up his cars and pleaded eloquently for aid. 'The wolves are coming," said Ed Ken nedy. "Chuck your magazines full of 45 Ws and get ready to shoot." Woods Full of "Em. In a few minutes the woods we.re, full of walls and barks and angry growls. The beasts wero converging upon their prey from eouth, east and west. A half-grown moon was dipping to the west, affording light enough to show the dusky forms as they raced acrces the white pond. The wether tugged at his line and dashed to and fro In terror. Two galloping animals reached tho bank and rushed 'upon their prey. Before they were done" drinking the warm blood- 20 more had arrived, and more were coming. "Take the middle. Bill." said Kennedy, In a whisper. "You, Jim, plug away at the left, whllo I'll see what I can do for the rlghL Ready! Let 'em have it!" They emptied their magazines among the fighting pack, and had fired a few shots from the second loading before the surviv ing beasts fled to the woods. The body pf the wether was scattered over many roaa of snow, which was mapped with pools and splashos of frozen blood. Lying around singly or in heaps, as they had fallen, wero 18 dead or dying animals,, wun snarp ears ana long, bushy tans. Kennedy walked among them, kicking tho bodies and swearing with emphasis. "Dogs," said he In disgust. "Eighteen dead and not a wolf in the lot." It Was a Costly Xnp. To begin with, he's "a good fellow." That's a phrase easier understood by men than by women. It gonerally means well, it means he's an all -round good sort in the male line. Saturday afternoon he was feeling pretty good. He had been quite thirsty, .If what he had taken was. to be judged as a cri terion. And the libations left him in a thoroughly good humor, and he felt at peace with the world. In this delightful mental and physical state he bethought him of a friends of his in Providence. R. I. And he further thought that he would call up that partic ular friend on the telephone. So he went to a Broad street hotel, told the young woman there who had charge of the 'phone that he wanted to speak to Mr. So-and-So, In Providence, and wouldn't she kindly call up the party. The girl did as she was bade. , "Party's on the "phone," she said, and the man went into the telephone box. sat down and put the receiver Xo his ear. And then he calmly and sweetly dropped off to sleep. When he woke up he owed the telephone company 333 SO. He said ho wouldn't pay lt-ut he did. I Philadelphia Press. SOURCE OF OPPOSITION DATA QUOTED AGAITfST ALLovi:a HAWAIIAN SHIPS A YEAR. Copy of Letter Sent to Concrressman In That Interest Origin Wns San Francisco. WASHINGTON. April . When tha Hawaiian MIL was about to go to the con ference committee, th Interests at San Francisco which were opposed to allow ing foreign bottoms., now participating In the Hawaiian, trade between the Islando and American ports a year in which to arrange their transportation or carrying trade sent out some Interesting data. The following letter, which was sent to Con gressman Janxfl T. McCleary, Is a fair samplo of the manner in which the oppo sition was manifested. Some paragraphs in thb letter will prove of particular interest to North Pacific Coast shipping Interests. Pugct Sound la singled, out for unfavorable mention, as compared with San Francisco, and Con gressman Cushmon. of Washington. Is called down on the charge of presuming to speak for the Atlantic as well as the Pa cific It appears that the Atlantic Coast ship ping Interests were aroused to oppose the granting pf 12 months' time to toe foreign bottoms. bccause,.some of the sailing craft carrying sugar sail around Cape Horn en tered at Atlantic Coast ports. The application of the 12 months' time limit to foreign bottoms without prevent ing, the extension of the navlsratlon laws would havo brought more satisfactory re sults and. on behalf of the foreign bot toms In the Island trade, the amendment should have merely provided that such bottoms how actually engaged In the shipping business between the Pacific Coast and the glands should be allowed to continue for one year. Thus the nav igation laws would have been extended without Interference with the foreign bot toms for a period of 12 months. The San Francisco Interests, as well ffs tho Atlantic Coast shipping Interests, that became active, opposed allowing foreign shies to participate In American coasting trade any longer. The bill, however, pro vided for the Star of France, the 'Star of Russia, tho Euterpe, Falls of Clyde and the Wllscott. These vessels are largely owned by San Francisco partl, although doing buslnees largely with Puget Sound. Tho weakest rflrt of the argument ad vanced In opposition to extending the time limit seems to be that it is claimed the foreign bottoms are old and of little con sequencB. and yet that If they wero al lowed to continue a year longer In the Island trade great damage would result to the San Francisco and Atlantic Coast shipping business. The particular vessel mort interested in the desired extension- of time Is the steamer Blccmfontein. plying between Pu gct Sound and Honolulu. The s'ster steam er, Garonne, having received the flag and an American register, is not prevented from 'entering the coasting trade. The letter sent Congressman McCleary U as follows: The SlRntflcnnt Letter. "We are aware that not Infrequently legislation Is enacted by Congren? or meas ures are permitted to pass either house without a complete and perfect knowledge of results which might possibly follow. In this conrrection we are prompted to address you concerning an amendment to the Hawaiian bill (Senate 222) recenily 'passcd by the House of Representative, and which Is about to go to conference. This amendment defers, ror one year, the application of the navigation laws of the United Siates to the okmds, while the original bill makes Immediately operative those laws upon Its approval by the Pres ident. We are strongly opposed to this .amendment, for the reason that It will. If it is enacted Into law, operate as great a hardship to the American merchant .ma rine. "As stated above, the effect of the amendment will be to postpone fcr one year tho application of the navigation laws to Hawaii. In the meantime, forelgrl've sels will be at liberty to ply between that territory and all ports of the United State's. "This legislation, as proposed, is de signed to benefit a small number .of old, foreign steamers flying a foreign flag, which run between Honolulu and North Pacific ports, together with such addi tional foreign tonnage as may choose to take advantage of the opportunity. Should the amendment meet with the final approval of Congress, the damage to shipping Intercuts In San Francisco and on the Atlantic Coast would be very great. "For two years It has been a matter of public knowledge that the laws of the United States would without doubt be extended to Hawaii, and there has never been a suggestion or a suspicion that there would be an exception made at to the navigation laws. If such an Intent existed. It was kept a profound secret by those Interested. "During these two years the shipping Interests of the country, both on the At lantic nnd Pacific Coasts, have been in teresting capital and providing for the expected change. "Pacific Coast merchants in 139 and 1900 purchased not less than 25 American ves sels, of a total cargo capacity of up ward of 113,000 tons, and at an advance of fully 50 per cent In valuation over and above that pertaining prior to the an nexation of Hawaii. This tonnage has been purchased with the express view 'of-providing for tho increased Hawaiian trade and the extension of the naviga tion laws to those islands. At the pres ent time American tonnage Is so plenti ful on the Pacific Coast that ships are actually leaving San Francisco In bal last for Honolulu, for the purpose of load ing sugar for Atlantic ports, there being Insufficient outward cargo to provide for more than the regular Island vessels en gaged in trade between the islands and Pacific Coast ports. Mentions North Puclno Forts. "The trade with Hawaii by North Pa cific ports Is small as compared with San Francisco, owing to the fact that all thj Hawaiian sugar destined for the Pacific Coast is shipped via San Francisco, thus making it difficult for North Pacific ports to engage tonnage at equal rates. It Is simply and purely a question of benefit ing two or three ports in the North Pa cific at the expense of all other iiorts in the United States. It is not a question as to a sufficient supply of tonnage to do the business. It Is, on the contrary, the result of the neglect of; the northwest section of the Pacific Coast to take ad vantage of the two years" notice, virtu ally given, which the shipping Interests at large have already made ample pro vision for, while they have relied upon using foreign tonnage, which they con trol, to build up their business with Ha waii. "For example, the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company is now constructing and will shortly launch from American shipyards four steel steamers of $500 tons capacity each, and are contracting for additional tonnage with American build ers for this prospective Increased trade. These four steamers now under construc tion will be In operation within the next two to four months. They represent a value of over 32,000,000, and were built expressly for the Hawaiian trade. "The Oceanic Steamship Company, of San Francisco, has also been Increasing Its service for the same trade, and Is about launching three steamers of prac tically 9000 tons each to supplement Its present service. These steamers, with the large addition of sailing vessels pur chased on the Pacific Coast, will more than supply the- requirements of the Ha waiian trade for the next year, and the postponement of the immediate applica tion of the navigation laws will work much hardship, as can readily be seen, oa this Invested capital, by bringing Into Downing, Hopkins & Co. Chicago Board of Trade New York Stock Exchange Brokers Continuous market quotations at principal centers of trade received over our own wires. Branch offices at Seattle. Tacoma Spokane, Walla Walla, Colfax. Wash., Vancouver and Victoria. B. C Room 4, Ground Floor, Chsmbir of Commtrcs. Both Telephone. CAPE NOME S. S. GEO. W. ELDER, S. S. NOME CITY S. S. DESPATCH The above first-class steamers will sail every 10 days during the season for Cape Nome, York and St. Michael and Yukon River points. First Sailing, IVIay 24 FOR RATES AD IXFOU3IATIOX APPLY TP CALIFORNIA & OREGON .COAST S. S. CO. F. P. BAUMGARTflER, 233 Washlnalon St. "IV. A. Mitchell Jt Co- General Ascents. San Francisco. Pacific Coast Cape No&Eie Caold Fields THE SJEW PALJLT1AL, STEE1. STEAMSHIP iilllliflM " "Senator" will sail from San Francisco, May 14. Seattle, May 19. Subsequent trip will be from Seattle direct, namely: June 21. July 21 and August 20. Th "Eenstcr" Ess a enpscitr of 1500 tans. Htr second cMn snd rtwnir accommodation sre superior to the flrst-cUsa tcccmmcJstlons of mrt cf the steamers drertled fcr Nome. The Pacific Coast SteamshtD Co. has been runnlnr Its ateamer to Alakaiflnter and stisw mer for 23 years, and Is the pioneer Pacific Coast line. Seattle frrtcht and puier.cer rates ap ply from. Portland. For further Information In iulr of GOODALL. PERKINS CO.. General Axects. 10 Market, San ITaocco. or N. P03I competition at the very commencement of these new shipping enterpris.es cheap, old and obsolete foreign vessels. "ScIfUh Interest Govern." ..ah .!.- ,.. v v .... statistics of shipping in San Francisco, and we reiterate that it u not a ques tion of tonnage which has prompted the amendment In question, but the selfish Interests of a vers few transportation companies in the North Pacific, which are employing and wish to employ for eign tonnage. 1 "Mr. Cushman. In his remarks to the House, perhaps unintentionally, assumed to b peak for the shipping Interests cf this country, the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts alike. He had no authority to do so. Hit does not represent those Interests on the Atlantic, nor yet those of California and Oregon on the Pacific They do not want this amendment adopted. It Is highly In jurious to their Interests, and they protest most earnestly and most vlgorously agalnstlt. Had notice of this amendment been given to the country. It would never have passed the House, for the ship owners, shipbuilders and merchants, of both coasts, with the exception of the State of Washington,, would have united In a protest ngalnst such unjust and dam aging legislation. "It does 'not seem reasonable that en terprising American shipowners located throughout the country should suffer for the benefit of a few Interests on Pu get Sound. "In view of this statement of facts, demonstrating, as we believe, the Injus tice which the enactment of this amend ment would perpetrate, we recpcctfully but earnestly request that you will use every honorable means In your power to prevent it from becoming a law. "It Is proper we should disavow any Intention of reflecting upon Mr. Cushman In this matter. His integrity and high standing are well known to U3. He has simply been misinformed." The Hawaiian bill does not take effect until two months after Its approval, which Is one month longer than as orig inally drawn. DRUNKENNESS A CRIME. Continuation of the Arprument Over Lrtcnl Definitions. SEATTLE. April 25. (To the Editor.) I beg the indulgence of The Oregonlan to reply once more to Mr. Thornton. Since he ignores the authority and tes timony of all the standard dictionaries of the English language and calls me an ldolator for auotlnK them In proof of the statement that Intemperance Is a crime. I will refer the gentleman to the legal authorities on the question. - lllackstone. vol. II. pages 5. Ill: "Third ly, as to voluntary, contracted madness by drunkenness or intoxication,, which, de priving men of their rcapon. puts them in a temporary frenzy, our law looks upon this as an aggravation of the offense, rather than an excuse for any criminal misdemeanor. 'A drunkard.' says Edward Coke, 'who is volentarlus daemon, hath no privilege thereby, but what hurt or HI soever he doth his drunkenness doth aggravate It," In Greece a law of Atti cus enacted that he who cbmmltted a crime when drunk should recele a dou ble punishment, one for the crime itself and the other for the inebriety which prompted him to commit It. The law of England, considering how easy it is to counterfeit this excuse and how weak an excuse it Is, will not suffer an)- man thus to privilege one crime upon another." Again, vol, 11. "p. 63, x: "Drunkenness is also punished by statute. 4 Jac. 1 C. S. with the forfeiture of 5s, or the sitting six hours In the stocks, by which time the statute presumes the offender will have regained his senses and not be -liable to do mischief to Ms neighbors." Bishop on Criminal Law, vol. II, chap. 22. says: "A person drunk In public may be deemed a sort of a public nuisane'e; and so the legal doctrine scemd to be that one going about as a common drunkard, commits thereby an Indictable offense." This law applies in all cases of "an habit ual drunkard." . A Massachusetts statute provides against "being a common drunkard." Again "Bishop on Statutory Crimes," Book V, ch. xlll, says: "On Drunkenness A grand Juror Is Indictable at the com mon law for getting drunk while on duty. thereby disqualifying himself for the dis charge of the office of a Juror. In New Hampshire It was held under a statute, providing a punishment for any person found drunk In any street, alley or other public place In Tennessee, notwithstand ing we held that a single act of public and notorious drunkenness to be Indict able, we think it always safest to charge EEs; the offense as in The State v. that is. making tho charge on of a common drunkard. In most of the states, there are etatutcs covering this general ground, and the Indictment will generally be drawn upon them. A statute In Massachusetts made It an offense to be-a common drunkard. In Rhode Island. where a statute makes tho being intox icated under such circumstances as to amount to a violation of decency, a pun lehable offense, a complaint as sufficient which charges the defendant with, havlns Steamship Co, Ulyti. . Acrct. HO Waa&lEcton St.. Portland. Or.j been Indecently drunk contrary to tho provisions of the statute. In ilassachu- setts, an tllegatlon of a former convic- j tlon of drunkenness, introduced as a Part of complaint, under the statute miVlnif nniwiruT. lTil-rnic: mnra Tilrs'rl ly punishable than the first, when It was set forth that tho defendant at a tlmo and before a court named was duly and legally convicted of the crime of drunk- 1 ""a- committed at a spec-al time and, place, was held to be sufficient.' According to the laws of V.'asfclngton. drunkenness is held to be a crime. Tha Deputy City Attorney of Seattle said to me today: "There can be no dcubt that dninkenmcs Us regarded as a crime in. AVashington." The Captain of the Police Department said: "".Ve punish men every day In Seattle for the crime of drunken nos." Daniel McLauchlan. of Portland, said to me: "Drunkenness fa a crime, and is so put down on the calendar, and we ar rest men and punish them almost every day In Portland for the crime of drunk enness." The question Is not whether Mr. Palmer, by a slip of the pen. called the Standard Diction try for which Mr. Thornton haa no respect "lie. she, it or they." but wlll my Ifgal friend admit that a layman has beaten him In the evidence and argu ment? RAT PALMIER. "Vniioleon's Privacy. From Dr. O'ileara's Unpublished Diary In ths Cer.tuo Took a drive with X. In his carriage. ToM him what Sir Thomas Iteade told me, viz.. that the Russian Commissioner did. not take any part In the letter wrltteu of ficially to the Governor to see him. That It was only the French and Austrian Commissioners who had applied: tha; th Russian would be very proud of winev Introduced to him. not In an official ca pacity In fact. In anj- manner which; would not constrain him He appeared surprised at this, nnd yai.1 that he bad been told that the Austrian and Russian, had applied, and not the Frenchman. Hs made me repeat It to him again. He said that they the two who had applied had taken their measure? very badly It tney wanted to be preen'.ed to him. That alt the powers of Europe could not force h!m to receive them. "It is true," said he. "they can break open the door or level thai house down, and then find me. where, where? .' . . If tbey are not satisfied; with the Governor's report that I amr here, cannot he cau-e thm to come up) when 1 am walking In the garden? They can see me from the other side of tha ditch walking. If they do noi credit thla ' Jailer of a Governor, this chief of spies." He than remarked what coglioneria (non-. sense) it was to send such a set out with. out any official authority, unrecognized! even by the Governor, and again said that no powers should force him to see them against his will; that 2.W0.M0 men In arms, should not make him do It, I told him. that the Russian was a man of talent, and. very much esteemed by those who knew him. Ininltlns Creature! The ancient lady clerk, whose term of departmental service began not with tha era of Hykos Kings of Egypt, but with, the beginning of the regime of the lament ed General Spinner, had Just stooped be hind her desk screen the other afternoon to dab her nose with a qhamols-skln pow der rag preparatory to a one-mlnute-to-four departure when the new male sten ographer who was audibly checking off on account for one of the auditors., sang out: "Flour two hundred weight!" 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