THE SUNDAY OEEGOKIAN, POEl'LAND, MAVT 13, 1900.
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FORPROMPTLOADING
British Ship Allerton at Last
Secures a Charter.
RATE BETTER THAN 40 SHILLINGS
Freight Market Shoirs Few Sigma of
Weakening: Too Much Wheat oa
Spot Dominion Uelnssrance.
The British ship Allerton, after three
weeks' Idleness la the river, has at last
been chartered to load "wheat at. Portland
lor tho United Kingdom, and for a few
hours yesterday the port was without a
disengaged ship. Tho Lizzie Bell, with
& general cargo from Antwerp, dropped In
about 10 o'clock, and Is reported to be on
the free list, but she will not be available
for two or three weeks. The Allerton woa
chartered by Kerr, Gl fiord & Co., on pri
vate terms, which are reported to be
slightly under the 41s 3d which she was
asking, and higher than the 40s which
she had been repeatedly offered during
her idleness. There Is a considerable
amount of wheat on spot, which is in the
way of the exporters, or the owners of
the Allerton would not have been so for
tunate In Securing as much as they did,
as there Is not much In the English mar
ket that Justilies 40s, if the present views
of farmers regarding prices are met.
Tliere Is still a disengaged ship, the
Mount Stuart, on Puget Sound, and one
in San Francisco. The Euphrosyne, which
was the latest grain ship to reach San
Francisco, has been chartered at 40s. The
Commercial News reports the freight mar
ket in the Bay City as follows:
"In wheat freights tho week has been
an uneventful one. Values have been
maintained on a steady footing, but there
has been a general feeling of Indifference,
which "will probably continue to dominate
the situation until there Is a change in
the European market. Of this there Is for
the moment no Indication whatever, the
supply of wheat being ample for all Im
mediate wants, with a very fair world's
crop In prospect. On this coast the case
Is a particularly favorable one In this
respect, while-large juppi;es of old wheat
stl 1 await a market. In the North, con
citlons are quite similar, with as little
prospect of any Immediate change. Hold
ers of wheat are firm and shippers are
apathetic, while the crop condition Is fine,
marvelous growth being reported in some
sections.
"In lumber freights, declines of Is Sdg1
2s 6d are noted In Melbourne and Ade
laide, while advances of Is 3d in Callao
direct, and of s 6d in United Kingdom,
are quoted. Shanghai and Vladivostock
arc. on the other hand. 5s lower.
"For lumber, prompt loading at North
ern ports, rates are as follows: Sydney.
B3s 9dj52s; Melbourne or Adelaide, G2s Cd;
Port Pirle, 57s Cdg-COs; Fremant'.e, C8s 9d
70s: Geraldton, 70sig71s 3d; "West Coast,
C2s Cd05s Puagua range; Calloa direct,
62s CdG3d; Buenos Ayres, 70s71s 3d;
Shanghai, 70s; Klao Chow, 70s; Nagasaki,
67s 6d; Port Arthur, 70s; Tien TEln, 75s;
Taku, 70s; New Chwang, 70s; Vladivo
stock, 65s; South Africa, 70s!g72s 6d; United
Kingdom, 2s 6dS5s."
SCARCITY OF SAILORS.
Iiife on Shore Is Proving Quite At
tractive for Jaclc.
There are 10 grain ships in the river.
.1 of which will be ready for sen. within
'bout 30 days. As each of these ships will
lieed from eight to 15 men, it will probably
fep the boarding-house men rustling to
fdrum up enough sailors to man them, as
'life on shore at the present time ls quite
attractive for Jack. The crew of the lost
bark Iolanl were paid off in this city
yesterday and. like the rest of the in
coming sailors, will not be ready fof
sea again until they have had their fling
ashore and spent their money. San Fran
cisco Is apparently short on sailors at
present, and the Chronicle to hand yes
terday says:
"There ls a greater scarcity of able sea
men along the water front than for many
months past, and considerable Inconven
ience Is caused to masters of coastwise
vessels In consequence. Ships that for
merly had no difficulty In procuring crews
are In many Instances delayed several
days, notwithstanding the fact that wages
of $40 a month are paid to sailors as
against only $25 a few weeks ago. The
bark Levi G. Burgess ls the last vessel to
be In need of a crew. She is all ready to
sail for the North, but lacks her entire
crow. The scarcity of men ls explained
by the fact that the Nome-bound vessels
have taken many sailors In their crews
and quite a number of sailors have gone
to Alaska to try their luck, at mining."
AX ACETYLEXE GAS BUOY.
To Take the Place of LiBlitunip on
rmntllln Reef Temporarily.
ASTORIA. May 12. The acetylene gas
buoy thnj ls to be placed In the position
occup.d by the Umatilla Reof lightship
while tho vessel ls being repaired has
arrived at the Tongue Point buoy station.
It is fully charged, and will be taken
around to" Umatilla Reef on the Manza
nlta in a few days. The present Intention
ls to place this buoy off the mouth of
ithe Columbia after It ls removed from
Umallla Reef.
The British bark Lizzie Bell, which ar
rived In today from Liverpool, reports a
rather uneventful passage of 143 days.
Some roucli weather was encountered soon
after leaving port, but no damage was 1
done the vessel. The only unusual Inci
dent happened three days out. when Emln
Peterson, an able seaman, jumped over
board and was drowned. On the following
day, John Eton, another member of the
crew,, died from Inflammation of the stom
ach, and was buried at sea. One of the
crew ls 111 now with consumption, and
was taken to the hospital this evening.
The bark has a general cargo for Port
land and 2000 boxes of tin, which willl be
discharged at Astoria.
3ICTIXT AMOXG PASSEXGERS.
Slovr Snlllnf? of the Pitcnirn Causc:l
the Tronble.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. There Is
trouble among the 30-odd passengers who
left here March 12 on the ex-mlssionary
brig FUcairn for Cape Nome. From last
accounts the Pltcalrn was In Dutch Har
bor, with the passengers In a state of
mutiny. They had deposed Captain Nes
bltt and placed the chief officer In chargo
of the vessel. Among those who went
on the moKslonnry brig were Ed Shott,
the well-known wharfinger. In a letter
from Dutch Harbor, he says that the Plt
calrn is not thoroughly provisioned; that
there is no break In the ice in Behring
Straits, and that the chances are it will
be June before a sailing vessel can make
any kind of an approach to the gold fields.
The brig took 47 days to make the run
to Dutch Harbor, and that fact made all
the passengers down on the captain. A
meeting was held, and his resignation
was demanded, after which "the chief offi
cer was made captain.
ARGUS IX PORT.
Victor in the Iolnnt Collision at Co
lonin Doclc
The British ship Argus arrived, up early
yesterday morning and docked at Coloma
dock, at the foot of Pine street. It is
an unusual .occurrence to have a deep
water ship so far up in the harbor, and
the Argus attracted considerable atten
tion. There was added interest to this
particular ship on account of her collis
ion wjth the IolanL
The Argus shows quite plainly the re
sults of her participating In the mix-tip.
and several hundred dollars of the un
derwriters money will bo left In this city
for repa re the 8hlp- The cr&yr ot the
lolanl cat ,e up lrom Astoria on the Argus
and -were "?a,d off 3"esterday by James Mc
Craken. v "presents the Hawaiian
Governmen. to this port.
Kelnst 'X(isce on DomlalnH.
' Reinsurance the baJk Dominion
days out from fof W" has
been quoted at nt-
for this quotat to? ls, so, much be
cause the Doml. ls alarmingly over
due, but because ? a.E, & nV?
story was receiv. rom Victoria stat
ing that wreckage " a larc "
had been dlscovere asfcore n,ear, -ueen
Charlotte Sound. A - comparatively new
boat, painted red. an a sign-board with
part of the letters of Dominion
wat 1ieftT-ftrAfl rn th- v-"... -. ww
Se wreckage from
tlon has arisen. Was t.
the bark Dominion or fr
nn the large Brit
ish vessel of that name tl
at was posted as
igo. and which
driven ashore
missing about one year
Is thought to have beecn
along the coast of Alaska?
Mnrlne Xotes.
The British ship Aspice le
river vesterday morning. The
t down the
John Cooke
will follow on Tuesday.
The Thyra will finish loading
The Argyll will reach Astoria by
'.-Tuesday,
the time
the Thyra is ready to depart.
The Renee Rlckmers. with 1.820. V;
and the Glenalvin. with l.SXH.000 '"J.0
lumber, sailed last week from Chei "nu3
for .Europe. t
Tides at Astoria.
Week beginning May 14, 1300.
3 t, '
L 2- W
DAT. S ?
' . r : r
High water J B
Monday 0:08 8.5) 1:21 6.8
Tuesday 0:42 S.SJ 2:02 7.0
Wednesday 1:1s S.Si 2:44 .0
Thursday 2:00 S.Si 3:2b .l
Friday 2:43 8.6i 4:12 7.2
Saturday 3:34 S.3 5:03 7.4
Sunday 4:32 7.8 5:55 7.7
Low water
Monday 7:050.3 6:51 3.4
Tuesday 7:400.6 7:31 3.3
Wednesday 8:1S 0.8 8:14 S.3
Thursday 9:000.8 9:00 3.3
Friday 9:420.6 9:54 3.2
Saturday 10:30-0.410:55 3.0
Sunday 11:20-0.1
Domestic and Foreljrn Ports.
ASTORIA, May 12. Arrived British
bark Lizzie Bell, from Antwerp; United
States steamer Manzanlta, from cruise.
Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth;
wind south, weather cloudy.
San Pedro, May 12. Arrived Schooner
Emma Utter, from Gray's Harbor.
San Francisco, May 12. Sailed Schoon
er Monterey, steamer Areata, for Coos
Bay; schooner Esther Buhne, schooner C.
H. Merchant, for Gray's Harbor. Sailed
May 11 Steamer Empire, for Coos Bay;
United States ship Adams, for Seattle.
Arrived Steamer Queen, from Victoria;
steamer Bristol, from Comox.
Seattle Arrived May 11 Steamer Ruth,
from Skagway; British bark Lakemba,
from Port Los Angeles. Sailed Schooner
Bowhead, for Cape Nome; steamer Dirlgo,
for Skagway.
Port Townsend Arrived May 11 Ship
Berlin, from Hong Kong.
Honolulu Arrived May 1 Bark Tidal
Wave, from Tacoma.
Victoria Arrived May 11 Steamer Sikh,
from Yokohama.
-New York, May 12. Arrived Maine,
from Bremen.
Philadelphia, May 12. Sailed Pennland,
for Liverpool.
Liverpool. May 12. Arrived Lucanla,
from New York.
New York, May 12. Arrived Michigan,
from London.
MONTREAL. May 12. Arrived Samari
tan, from Glasgow.
FIRST TRAIN TODAY.
Cars 'Will Ilcncli Sunnilco Over Co
Inmbln Southern.
Archie Mason, who has Just completed
the grading contract to Shaniko, ls In ths
city. He thinks the first train will run Into
the new terminus today, but a large force
of men will be retained for some time, to
surface up the track. There are 200 Japa
nese employed for this purpose, and the
prove themselves very efficient, he says,
none of them desiring to go on a spree.
They are paid ?1 25 a day, while white
men are paid $175. MY. Mason says he
has no trouble setting hands.
"There are 500 carloads of general mer
chandise and 200 of lumber at the various
stations of the Columbia Southern be
tween Biggs and Shaniko waiting for the
track to reach the latter point, when they
will be run In," he said. "A band of T00
sheep is also being herded near Shaniko.
to be shipped to Huntington by the first
stock cars available."
Ho looks for the Immediate construction
of another railroad up the John Day Elv
er, from John Day station, on the Colum
bia River. A large force of surveyors, un
der Mr. Jamleson. ore now driving stake
at a point some 20 miles east of Shaniko,
This new road, he thinks, will open up a
large territory in Eastern Oregon without
Interfering with Shaniko. He expects b!g
times for railroad building In that portion
of Oregon for the next few years.
Rnllrond Xotes.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Charlton, of the Northern Pacific, ls back
from Spokane.
Traveling Freight Agent Kelly, of the
Union Pacific, ls back from a two weeks'
trip In Eastern Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
General Agent Lolhrop. of the Union
Pacific, has returned from Astoria, where
he looked Into the matter of salmon ship
ments. General Freight and Passenger Agent
Markham. of the Southern Pacific, left
last night for San Francisco. He expects
to return the latter part of this week.
F. R. Olln. formerly ticket agent of the
Northern Pacific at Spokane, entered
upon his new duties In Portland yester
day, as ticket agent of the Oregon Short
Line. He succeeds J. R. Nagel, who has
been made traveling passenger agent.
PERSONAL MENTION.
C. F. Jackson, of Rossland, B. C, ls at
the Portland.
H. C. Rees, of Cove, Or., are registered
at the Perkins.
Charles A. Payne, of Chinook, Wash., la
at the Perkins.
H. F. Norton and family, of Seattle, are
guests of the Portland.
Mrs. Dr. Grace Albright, of Salem, Is a
guest of the Imperial.
P. R. Alexander, of Independence, is reg
istered at the St. Charles.
Del Hart and wife, of San Jose. CaL.
are guests of the Perkins.
Louis K. Church, of Everett, Wash., Is
registered at the Portland.
Mrs. E. P. Marshall, of Pendleton, Is
registered at the Imperial.
Mrs. Guerin and daughter, of Bellevuo,
arc guests of the Imperial.
O. E. Elliott, a Marshland logger, is
registered at the St. Charles.
S. Wllkerson and wife, of The Dalles,
ore registered at the Perkins.
J. H. Smith, a business man of Astoria.
Is registered at the Imperial.
Mrs. C. B. Macneill and Master C. Mac
nelll. of Vancouver, Wash., are guests of
the Portland.
J. D. Clambert and wife, of Denton. 111.,
registered at the St, Charles yesterday, on
their return to Portland, after an absence
of 10 years.
Qmeercd II In Cane.
"Madam. I am soliciting for home chari
ties. We have hundreds of poor, ragged,
vicious children like those at your gate,
and "
"Sir, those children are mine." and the
slamming of the door could be heard In
the next street, Weekly Telegraph,
LOCAL MONEY MART
Infa-Tt.. n -,!,, D.-,-: x. I
nwiiwi uaiifto i ichiaimy iu ,
Wool Trade.
COLLECTIONS REPORTED GOOD
Xevr York Stock Market Experienced
an Unfavorable Week Loan Ex
pansion in Xevr York Ceases.
The bank clearings of the past week5
were more than $300,000 greater than those
of the corresponding week last year.
uiougn mis is a quiet Ume of year, be-
tween crops and without anv of th vrmt
tween crops and without any of the great '
TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT.
Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes From the
Northwest.
FOR PORTLAT).
Nam.
Flap
and rig.
Mar. 25Marechal VlUIera
Fr. bark
Br. ship
1 Br. bark
jBr. ship
Rionald
Jan. 29
Jan. 11
Wendur
Nlcoll
Caddell
Manson
Barrett
Putt
Flfeshlre
Feb. 12
.fentnesllea
Deccan
Feb. 14
ur. snm
Br. bark
Br. bark
asSasoj
Grenada
Lydgate
Jones
lznU roiPlnmoro
Br. bark
Maxwell
.. Alice
Ger. ship iKuhlmann
.. w ..
Australia
Genista
ur. banc 'Jones
Br. ship
Br. ship
IHearn
Leicester Castle
if
Crowest
Plander
Griffiths
Ger. ship
Br. ship
Br. ship
Br. shlo
Ger. ship
Br. ship
Ger. ship
Ger. ship
Mar
HRlversdalB
Conway
Franklstan
Ward
Atkinson
Bandelln
Tyers
Baako
Leopold
.. tt'Mabel Rlckmers
furealla
, -prtlckmer Rlckmers
, Rigel
, JSemantha
.. lw. J.Plrrie
. West Lothian
ur. ship
urowe
Br. bark j Jenkins
ur. shin .uurtis
Harlech Castle
: lirius
1 lobert Rlckmers
Br. shm
Flndley
Behrlng
Rubarth
Griffiths
Ger. ship
Ger. ship
Br. bark
C algate
C vri
C tn Macpherson
St rn
Su. "herlandshlr
Ger. bark
Br. ship
(McDonald
Nor. bark.EHIncsen
Br. ship Nlcoll
ljup Iter
Dan. shin Funder
Mni on uignthody
Nltl Bdale
Bow TJan B. Law
Arde icralg
Br. ship Cordlnar
Br. bark
Br. bark
Steven
!Gulli5on
Cairns
Collins
Jones
Br. shin
Centu non
Dalca. mlo
Olga
Br. ship
1st. snip
osterix w
Port Ci HedJ-rala
'Br. bark
Anton
Dechm'. mt ,
Br. ship
Br. ship
Elstnn
Hnyden
Griffiths
Witt
Rltche
Queen v Jet orla
Astra caija,
Br. ship
Br. bark
Br. ship
Loerawav
An5rtto
Cooatyitc mburgh
Eurttre
Br. ship
Tode
Ft. bark jMuller
Br. ship iHunter
Br. bark McDonnell
lLaniRxIb
INorrco
Total toniAaye en route, 92.3SS.
SRAI7T TOXXAOE
Name.'
Flag
and rig.
Master.
ApriS 9IAspice
April 13 John Cooko
April nlForthbank
Aprii;J2lAllerton
May HSylfid
May 7tDovcnby Hall
May 9Argus
May 101 East African
May "JSt. Mlrren
May 32Llzzle Bell
I Br. ship
Bremner
Magee
Paterson
Toyc
Ahlw'k
or. ship
Br. bark
Br. ship
Rus. ship
Br. shin
Wlckham
Br. ship
Hunter
Decent
Wllklns
Whelan
Br. baric
Br. ship
IBr. bark
Totsil tonnage In the river, 16,255.
G&AIX TOXXAGE EX ROUTE TO .VBVET SOCXD.
Name.
Flag
and rig.
Mar. SlGlenogii IBr. ship
Jan. 3lllmberhorne Br. ship
Stevenson
Lever
Harris
Tupman
..ICarneddHeweuyn 1 Br. snip
Jan. 29Brusse!s
Br. bark
Br. bark
Br. ship
Br. ship
Br. bark
Ger. ship
Ger. ship
Br. bark
Ger. ship
Br. ship
Br. ship
Br. ship
Br. bark
Br. ship
Br. bark
Br. ship
Br. ship
,...! Wanderer
Tonkin
Mtir. 12Cabul
Mxr. 3l(Glenard 2
Johnson
Turner
Gllmour
...r JFortcviot
April 26Henriette
Seeman
Hansen
Dixon
Hashagen
Anderson
Doty
Swan
Balfour
Melkie
Corning
Fraser
Hunter
Mai V0 Rodenbek
Mat l4!Dunreggan
Mas HCarl
April 4Llnlithgowshiro
....luumaoi
i...Clty of Delhi
May 1 KillmaWIe
Brynniiua
Howard F. Troop
Queen Margaret
.VBcn Lee
Totrii tonnage en route, 37,533.
GRA1X TOXXAGE
Flag
and rir.
Master.
Mai-. 16IAchnnjhle Br.'bark
Aprl.- 5!Elglnshir Br. ship
April 24Mount S-uart Br. ship
April S4ICK Cotttsworth Br. bark
May SIShandon Br. fihlp
May ,5Rhuddlaa Cast' Br. shlp
TotaT tonnage in port, 995L
Longmulr
Hannah
Olsen
Griffith
Beard
Roberta
factors of .trade, such as the movement
of wheat or wool, to influence business,
the banks r.tport a steady Improvement
and the outloik for a busy year assured.
During the Veek the banks of East
ern Oregon sent In numerous orders for
currency which thcy will need In the
handling of the fol clip. Buyers are
now on their way -Vra the East to the
wool centers in the pastern part of the
state, and the banks- will require cur
rency for their custonXprs fox the East
ern exchange which will -po pdld them for
their wool. At the ruVng prices, the
amount of money which VJl -be paid for
wool In the state will be large enough to
put growers In good e!rcunuVnces. and
as they, in turn, will put their .money al
most Immediately Into circulation, the out
look for a grtwlng trade throughout tho
state ls very bright.
In Portland trade continues active.
There is a large demand for almost every
commodity on sale, and the fact tha col.
1 .t ..n, ..,- n.iirvifA thar
1.- "," LJTI '. CJilZ i. ;7Ttw
iiCVIJlC aic WW. fuj..B ...w.w ... . - - 1
pay for.
Even thus early In the year bankers .are
beginning to look for signs of the stagna
tlon that Ls the usual accompaniment of a
Presidential election year, but me aBA
yet visible, and it ls believed that the re
moval of the control of the currcscy be
yond the reach of the President will ln
sure confidence to such an extent that;
Investment will not be retarded or capital
frightened Into hiding. The effect of four
years of a gold-standard Administration
Is Illustrated In a complimentary manner
by the statements of the Nntlonal banks
of Portland, which show a gain since 1S9S
ot nearly $1,000,000 In loans and discounts.
nearly J3.C00.C00 In deposits, and $250,000 In
circulation.
Paper currency Is coming Into more gen
eral use in Portland and throughout the
Pacific Coast. Tho Increased volume of
business makes a more convenient circu
lating medium necessary, and the banks
find that their customers are less Inclined
to take the gold that Is always offered
in the West, unless currency ls asked for. ! West Indies, were cited by the bears as
and more disposed to demand paper! further ;rround for speculative depression,
money. A few years ago the ordinary' The report of a small decrease In the
business man did not consider himself i loan account of the banks for the week,
competent to Judge whether or not a bill instead of a heavy Increase, was a sur
of large denomination was genuine. Edu-l prise to Wall street. It did not alter the
cation In tWs matter las been Yery ren- belief ln tie. reported loan to the Pennsyl-
eral of. late, and the Indications are that
paper money win soon oe as cululuv. u. m
Portland as It is in the East.
Bank Statements.
The bank clearfnrs for tho tare principal
cities of th Not
cities of th Northwest tor the weex eaalas
Saturday. May 12. were as follows:
Portland. Seattle. Tswaa.
Monday J 403.712 $ 417.17? vJSt.101
Tuesday 350.000 002.057 'i"0.41S
"Wednesday 24&0SS 422.225 09.SC4
Thursday 3S4.20f 313.201 12S.S7G
Friday 300,577 231,13s 1S1.7SS
Saturday 24G.OOO 2LC.CC2 124.330
Totals $1.04 0,554 52.301 .547 fSOS.400
The clearings for the correspoa lnc weeks la
previous years were as follows:
Portland SeatU e. Tacoma.
1S00 1.37.53C ?1.44S,1 M $ 744.044
1S03 2.030.4U7 1.071.C 1.034.45)2
1SD7 9SS.5CS 404.110 37&.007
The clcarinrs yesterday were as, follows:
Eichanfi es. Balances.
E? 3
44.Gt
13.1G3
SS.ZCJ
01.470
Seattle 310W3
Al-!Spokan 197.S43
Money. Excliance. -Etc.
Money, Excliance
SAN FBANCHSCO. May 12.--SterHng on
Masttr.
From.
Consignees.
1705 Montevideo I 491.
1SS6 Calcutta.
13S1 Antwerp-
104i P. F. M. Co.
115 B.. G. &. Co.
90) B., G. & Co.
SS M.. W. & Co.
1663 London
1S36 Hamburg:
2106 Honolulu
2350 Shanghai
23jT.. Y. & Co.
.
22S6iNagasakl
ii
2062 Japan
2097Honolulu
lTlSlShanghai
2009lShanghal
1670, Klao Cbou
205SHamburg
1776!Shanghai
1900! Nagasaki
1SS5 Hiogo
170SiShanghaI
1914 Hong Kons
1S79 Nagasaki
2211 Shanghai
2516'ShanghaI
h737lHong Kong
lR02Honolulu
173CIJapan
2174!Hlogo
2227'ShanghaI
OrCIUnTinllll,,
15R6iCape Town
::.1
14C7IHonoluIu
1549. Hong Kong1
1651'Tsintau
2063INewcaJtle
i...
1535!Shangha!
135S Yokohama
lP91Sta. Rosalia.
lTMNagasakl
UffllShanchal
1340lSta. Rosalia
1510IKiao Chou
224fiiSta. Roralia.
lM2lHonolu!u
PM7
!R73lHamburg
1779lHamburg
lC35!Tokohama
2070I Shanghai
2070!Grimsby
M.. W. & Co.
T.. Y. & Co.
lffS'Liverpool
(B.VGr&"Co.
15MHonc ivong
IX THE RIVER.
From.
Agents or
Charterers.
Berth.
ISOSIHonolulu
P. F. M. Co J Astoria
175SISharghai
G. W. McN.I Stream
1332 Honolulu
192SlHong Kong
149SHlogo
lJaSIShnnghal
1513Arstwerp
15WHouolulu
1S55 Yokohama
103CLivarpool
Port. G. Co. Montg.2
K. G.. & Co.1 Astoria
K.. G. & co .victoria
Enplnger
Grecnw. 2
Coloma.
Astoria,
T.. Y. & Co.
K i. ec uo.
Port. G. Co.iAstorla.
M.. W. & Cc Astoria
:")
Master.
From.
Consignees.
2193ILondon
I 69R. P. Rlthet
1997
1G0S
1937
2717
1397
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101J
Hamburg
Liverpool
Shanghai
Rotterdam
M., W. & Co.
lTSCIAn-twerp
2962 Antwerp
1705!Cardlff
London
1916lLlverpool
M.. W. & Co.
Robt. Ward
B G. & Co.
13571Antwerp
1S79 Japan
1127 London
1519Cardiff
1403IChcefoo
2nS0Shunghal
1953 Hone Konsr
2204iSt3i Rosalia
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Agents or
Charterers.
From.
Berth.
2334
203S
Liverpool
Liverpool
London
Guatemala
Cardiff
Cardiff
K.. G. & Co.!
Seattle
Victoria
Tacoma
Tacoma
Esquimau
R. P. Rlthet
115S
M..W. & Co
McNear
R, P. Rlthei
1031
1397!
1993
R, P. Rithetl
Esquimau
I London. 60 days, $4 S5; sterling on Lon
don. sight. $4 SStf. Silver bars, C0c Mex
ican dollars. 4S349c. Drafts Sight, 15c;
telegraph, 17c
LONDON, May llConsols, 1C0?. Bar
silver, 27 9-16.
Stocks In London.
LONDON, May 12. Atchison, 21; Cana
dian Pacific. 95; Union Pacific pfd, 75;
Northern Pacific pfd; 76; Grand Trunk,
"PA; Anaconda, sy.
SEWYORK STOCK MARKET.
Uncertain, and Feverlih Tone, With.
Mnn!fcst Desire to Sell.
NEW YORK, May 12. The tone of the
trading In stocks was feverish and un
certain today, and the disposition to sell
was still evident. There was an effort
to support some atocks. and the short sell-
Ing by. the bears was followed by buying
.l " cn" ""; n7Xvfw t
"f " SS"- &
carrying the railroad list with It. The
I grangers, especially Burlington and South
ern Railway preferred, were pretty well
supported, after the rally in Continental
Tobacco preferred from Its 6-polnt slump.
This stock recovered almost completely
J e-toS
ly at the higher level of prices, and de
clined to the lowest on the appearance of
tho bank statement. People's Gas. the lo
cal tractions, and tlye steel stocks were all
notably weak, and large losses were reg
istered In a number of shares which have
not been traded In during the recent de
clines. Somo effort was made to rally prices aft
er Uhe bank statement, because It failed
to si'iow the expected heavy expansion In
loam, but It was successful only In. lso
I jateS Instances. Tb? close generally waf
unxtQidy, and net changes were mixed
The ;vckly reports of the mercantile
agencies confirmed tho feeling that the
business reaction had not yet reached Its
limit, and that opinions expressed In the
Senate yesterday -of the possibility of
1 foreign complications on account of the
. Monroe Doctrnc, as applied to the Danish
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vanli, whlcJh ls today icported to be
forn $15,000.ax) to 520,000.00). The placing
of such a loan late In t'.se week would
figure in the bank statement for the av
erage, of onlj one day. The icalllng of
loans earlier la the week, in preparation
ure disproportionately In the averages.
The effect would le to throw the showing
In the statement of the ntxt week. The
clearings statements are tower thaw they
were a week ato. after a week of great
Irregularity and, uncertainty In mo-tf iment.
For two days the market looked as
though general .liquidation bad sec in, but
the quldk recovery on "VKadncsdatr after
noon wrs tho ssult of a. movement to
cover bythe beaxs who iad becftv sellim;
short, but who became i-tlarmcI at the
cessation of thw prcssuni to liquidate.
Llquidadoh. In lacu seemed to be com
pleted for the time being, and Its limited
extent gavi- color to the supposition that
It had been due to selling out of a pool,
whose members "had growm tlrsd of their
nonsuccrss tn get Ing prices up The strong
and skillful manipulation irith which the
market was susailned white the liquida
tion was being el Tec ted showed that the
sellers had large resources sua a wide
reaching concert of action. The market
rallied consldcrabtw from the Mow point on
the demand to cover bear contracts, and
efforts were mado by bull -pools to extend
the advance, but rthe gencxJ demand 7or
stocks continued ttxtremely q pathetic, and
the market fell lack into dullness and
renewed weakness
Wall street Vanta to knotv how much
further the decline Jin prices of commodi
ties must go before .renewed consumption
will be Invited In suScent volume to ab
sorb production. Upon the answer to this
question, depends future pro! Its for Indus
trial enterprises, as well as earnings bj
railroads. So far as events of. the week
have furnished any light on the problem,
they Indicate that the reiidjustment o!
prices ls not yet complete.
The present ease of moajy ls regarded
In an unfavorable light, asi a reflection of
the diminished tra.Ie in tile Interior, but
It affords means fcr meeting the present
special demand for fold frjm Europe. On
the other hand, should traile revive In the
Interior with the Iotrer prco of commodi
ties and the money :markt become' more
cctive, any stringency on foreign markets
might become embar.Tasslng. The volume
of American credits row placed in foreign
loans makes the h(imo money market
more than ever sensitive to the course of
foreign markets. The .statements for the
past week for the grea c. government banks
abroad show that moi ey conditions there
are easier for the threTeing, in spite of
the stronger position c t these Institutions.
Bonds reacted In syr jpathy with stocks.
and subsequently sho red some recovery.
United States- Tefundlr k 2s, when Issued,
tho 3s and old 4s declined and new is
14 In the bid price.
XEW YORK 1UXAXCES.
Dank Statement Sht w First Loan
Decrease in Si x. 'Weelsa.
NEW YORK. May 12. The New York
Flnanqler says:
After a continuous expansion in loans,
which lasted over six weeks, and added
WS.000,000 to the totals o.; tho New York
banks, the clearing-house Institutions re
ported May 12 a decrease of $237,900 In the
loan item. The decrease Is of small mo
ment, but It ls lnterestlrfe at this time,
as showing the culmination of operations
which have been a constant factor In the
weekly report for a cons klerable period.
The assertion has been made that the
New. York banks are carr:'lng sterling to
the amount of J40.000.COO. 'i!his plainly In
terpreted means that they are not loan
ing that amount to Europti; while there
ls no means of verifying the statement
there Is no question that tht rise In loans
has been due more or less to that cause.
"At any rate, now that a ctual exports
of gold arc being made. It is not to be
expected that the banks will add to out
standing commitments. It 1 las been ex
pected that the $14,000,000 loan of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company would
Influence the current stateme nt, but there
Is authority for saying that this trans
action was completed too Irtfe to enter
the statement calculation. :fid, besides
that, quite a large percentile went to
trust companies and Philadelphia Institu
tions. The cash changes In &ic statement
are Immature. The banks lost to the
Treasuny on account of gold exports, and
Interior gains- did not offsett these de
creases; The result was a reduction ot
5S77.000 in cash holdings. Tills was not
evenly distributed, as one ba.ak alone re
ported an increase of $4,000,00(1 In specie.
The Changes In loans and clash account
for the decrease of fl,900,000 In deposits,
the first shrinkage noted sin ie March 24,
after a steady rise amounting to 567,000,000.
The surplus reserve for th week was
reduced $645,750, and now stinds at $15,
332,725. Taken as a whole, the statement
ls better than had been expected. "Tho
chief Interest for a week or two centers
in the volume of possible .sold exports.
Already the moviements amount to over
156,000,000. The gold has gone to France,
and If England does not demand remit
tances the shipments may be less than
now Indicated. It is worthy of note that
time loans are now being cn-sajjed to run
over the Presidential election, the Impres
sion being that mc-eiey rates -will harden
considerably later oz- In 183S money dur
ing the latter part o" the Prerfldentlal con
test loaned at 100 per cent and above. New
Yorlc still continues 10 be the cheapest
money center In the world.
The weekly bant statement la as fol
lows: Surphis reserve, decrease J
Loans, decrease ...... .4..
Specie, decnxise ... ...l....
Legal tdnder. Increase..;. .
Deposits, decrease ......
Circulation, decrease ...-
645.750
2S7.904
1.6S7.100
566,100
1.909.000
90,000
The banks now hold 05,152,725 In excess
of requirements of the 25 jper cent rule.
Millions in Mrnorals.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. The yield
and value xf the mineral substances of
California during the year 1899, according
to the report of the State Mineralogist,
were $29,313,460. The valuB of the gold
products was $151,356,031; cepper, $3,990,534,
and petroleum, $200,793. As the total min
eral product for tho prevl pus year was
valued at $27,2S9,079, the Increase for 1S23
ls $2,024,3S1.
Dally Treasury Stattement.
WASHINGTON, May 12. Ttoday's state
ment of the Treasury "balances In the
general fund, exclusive of tP)e $150,000,003
gold reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance ....... -.$141,432,707
Gold i. 75,901,93
German Way.
Foot passengers on the streets who
complain of the recklessness of bicyclers
may thank their stars they are not in
Germany. They used .sometimes to pun
ish bicyclers there for rftnnlng Into- pedes
trians; then this practice fell Into disuse,
and now a Berlin court, according to tho
Berliner Tageblatt, has jut sent a man
to Jail for two months for recklessly run
ning across one of the principal streets
and knocking a bicyclist oft' his wheel.
The man was running home because his
wife was about to become a tnothyr for
the seventh time. The prosecution, how-
j-t-WA Ih(pa imm Vn lAfA rf Vttk to TX
that' pedestrians must leave the streets
free for bicyclists; or, in case it was bso
lutely necessary to crore. must give' rtvery
warning to bicyclists. These elemcary
measures of precaution having been ne
glected. It was only the fact that the
fallen bicyclist received no Injuries tint
Induced the court to let the culprit" off
with so light a punishment.
Mnde a Difference.
Lady ot the house I cannot employ ytu
because you were everywhere dischar;red
for eavesdropping, even at my friends.
the wife of the Councilor.
Servant You wouldn't believe, m'am,
what I heard there.
Lady of the house Oh, is that so? Well,
I think you may begin work, for ime.
Fllegende Blaetter.
CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE
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BEYELOPMEXT
NEARLY ALL BRANCHES.
BBlldlBff of Railroads In the Greatest
Factor la the Improved Order
of Affairs.
China's foreign trade, and especially her J
trade with the unttea states, aeve.upeu
very rapidly In 1S99, as Is shown by a
statement Just received by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics. The statement in
question, from the "Returns ot Trade."
by the Imperial Maritime Customs Serv
ice of China, shows especially rapid de
velopment In the section where railways
have recently been opened. The follow
ing are extracts from the report In ques
tion: "The foreign trade of China during the
year 199 was characterized by an as
tonishing development, and merchants,
both foreign and native, made handsome
profits In almost every branch. The po
litical situation, although still unsettled,
gave rise to no Immediate fears; exchange
remained remarkably steady; the nca crop
was abundant: the Spring weather during
the critical period for the silk worms was
unusually favorable, and, except for a re
crudescence of piracy on the West River,
there were no disturbances to cheok
trade. The gratifying result was that
the year beat all previous records and
showed an advance without precedent. The
total trade was valued at 460,533,283 halk
wan taels (the average value of the halk
wan tael was $L14S In 1S90, $0,697 In 1S38.
and $0,722 In 1S99). a rise of 91.916.S05 halk
wan taels on 1S9S, and more than double
the figures for 1S90. The internal trade
of the country was also unusually brisk,
and the Important changes which will be
brought about by the extension of rail
ways have already been proved.
"New Chwang and Tien-tsin have
promptly responded to the stimulus of bet
ter means of communication, and the
trade of these ports has leaped .forward, al
though the former suffered from a severe
outbreak of the plague. It Is found that
immediately trains begin to run, districts
though which there was little traffic, such
as between Paotlng and Peking, suddenly
commence to hum with life and activity,
and there springs up a flourishing trade
which was formerly undreamt of and Im
possible for want of cheap transport. The
Russian line has been completed as far
north as Moukden, and the extraordinary
richness of Manchuria will soon become
evident. The Lu-Han Railway, from Pe
king to Hankow, makes steady progress.
Within six months It ls expected that
trains will be running as far south as
Chlngtlng. The difficulties In the south
ern section, where extensive tunneling ls
required, make construction slower there,
but rails have been laid for 40 kilometres
northwards from Hankow, the track Is
now being made as far as Slnyanh to
which place It is hoped to run trains
within two years and the whole line of
1200 kilometres ls to be completed In five
years. Including the difficult engineering
feat of bridging the Yellow River. The
line between Taku, Tlen-tsln and Peking
continues to advance In prosperity, and
the extension beyond Shanhalkwan to
wards New Chwang will shortly be con
nected by rail with the capital.
"Difficulties regarding the question of
control are hampering the concessionaries
of various other lines, but It Is to be
hoped that these will soon he satisfac
torily arranged, as there ls no longer any
doubt that the effect of cheap transport
will, lead to an enormous development of
China's trade.
"The net value of the Import trade was
264.718,456 haikwan taels, being an advance
of 53,122 haikwan taels over the previous
year, and double the figures fa" 1890. . . .
The trade In cotton good3, whih remained
practically stationary for three years,
made a great advance, the value having
risen from 77,61S,S34 haikwan taels to 103.
465.048 haikwan taels. It would be tedious
to particularize all the gains, but every
article mentioned In the table of Imports,
with the exception of gray shirtings (In
significant decrease), T-cloth3. English
and Dutch Jeans, and English yarn were
Imported In quantities exceeding the fig
ures for 1S9S. As regards the falling off
in T-cloths, It Is explained that their
place is taken by what are generally
known In the trade as 'Continentals.'
which are included In our returns under
the heading of sheetings. English sheet
ings showed an advance from 523,366 to
763.762 pieces, and the Increase must be
ascribed partly to continentals and partly
to the higher prices which prevailed In the
United States. American sheetings rose
again, from 2.4S3.991 to 3,975,903 pieces.
.Speaking generally, the year commenced
with small stocks on hand, and demand
was brisk. A short cotton crop through
out the world gradually raised prices, but
contracts for delivery In China were made
so far In advance that Importers were
able to lay down their goods at prices
which realized handsome profits. Towards
the close of the year higher prices tended
to check business, and It ls possible that
Importers may have to face some delay
In disposing of the Importations which ar
rive at dearer rates.
"The feature meat worthy of note was
the continued advance of American and
Japanese goods, the latter especially
showing very rapid development. The
class of" white shirtings now imported Is
greatly superior to what came formerly,
the people demanding a better article. It
Is worth noticing, as evidence of pros
perity, that what may be described as
cotton goods, such as chintzes, printed
twills, cambrics, etc., and handkerchiefs.
Jumped from 305,314 to 678,356 dozens. Cot
ton flannel showed a remarkable Increase,
from 153.SS5 to 397,469 pieces, and Japanese
cotton flannel from 56,835 to 176,676 pieces.
English cotton yarn suffered a falling off,
while Indian and Japanese Increased, the
latter having now risen to 779,700 plculs.
It Is probable that the local mills will
gradually get the better of their foreign
rivals. The yarn made from Chinese cot
ton Is much whiter than tho Indian yarn,
and obtains better prices, which explains
why Japan Imports raw cotton from China
to mix with Indian.
"Woolen goods, though not showing such
a promising progress as the cotton goods,
made a distinct advance, camlets, lastlngs.
long ells and blankets all having In
creased. "The metal trade remains inelastic, and
the total value was slightly below that of
xhe previous year.
"The value of the exports was estimated
at 195,784,832 haikwan taels, an Increase ot
36,747,683 haikwan taels over the previous
year's total, and, as In the case of Im
ports, more than double the figures for 1890.
J In view of the fact that rallwas are
now opening up districts previously cut off
from communication with ports. It ls fair
ly safe to predict that In less than an
other 10 years the trade will have again
Joubled. Exports are at present checked
by price and Inferior quality the former
due to cost of carriage and heavy taxa
tion, the latter to adulteration or faulty
methods of nreDaration for fnroJi-n m,.-
jjlsets. Prices will come down when rail
ways bring the goods more cheaply to the
nd Increase the supply."
Went Throngrn a Bridge.
LORDSBERG. N. M., May 12. A wreck
occurred on the narrow-gauge road run
ning between this place and Clifton, in
which Engineer Schlottman, Fireman Mc
Afee and four tramps were instantly
Ztlllcd and nine carpenters were more or
ess seriously injured. One will die. The
onglne and seven cars were demolished.
The wreck occurred at a point near Clif
ton, which Is 80 miles north of here. A
bridge, which was burned out a few weeks
ago. was being repaired by a bridge gang.
It is charged that the foreman In charge
of the bridge failed to display the proper
signals warning the engineer of the un
safe condition of the bridge.
When la, the center, the bridge, tvhldi
I
was SO feet high, gave way. and engine
and train were precipitated Into the
depths. The carpenters hurt were work
Ins on the bridge which went down.
LORD ROBERTS PROGRESS.
Reports the Advance of His Farces
Tevrard Ivroenstad.
LONDON, May 12. Lord Roberts tele
graphs to the War Office, under date ot
Geneva Siding. May 11, evening, as fol
lows: "My headquarters, with Pole-Carew's
division, marched 20 miles today, and now
are at Geneva Siding, four miles from.
Krconstad and about six miles from
Boshrand, where the Boers are holding In
trenched positions. Gordon's brigade la
in touch with them; Tucker's division is
a short distance southeast, and Hamil
ton's force Is still further east
"Broadwood's brigade overtook. & part
of the enemy's convoy, at PotgIeter3
laager, southeast ot Ventersburg. and
captured several wagons and some pris
oners. French, with Porter's and Dick
ens' brigades, and Hutton's Mounted In
fantry, ls some distance due north of this
place. We have taken nearly 100 prison
ers during the last two days.
"All the Free Staters who could give a
good account of themselves have been
disarmed and allowed to return to their
farms. The nights are getting much
cooler."
The War Office also received the fol
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts:
"Boshrand, May 12. 9 A. M. I am eight
miles south of Kroonstad. The enemy
evacuated the firs line of lntrenchments
during the night. We are now reconnol
tering towards Kroonstad. General
French's cavalry seized the drift over the
Valch River at 4:30 last evening. Just in
time to prevent his passage being op
posed by the enemy."
A dispatch received here today from
Cape Town says that General Sir Charles
Warren has been gazetted Military Gov
ernor of Cape Colony, north of the Orange
River, with the exception of Klmberley.
Arrival at Geneva Sldlnir.
GENEVA SIDING. May 12.-The Brit
ish forces have arrived here, General
French in the advance. Firing waa heard
yesterday In the direction of his force.
Some of the Innlskllllngs had approached
a kraal where a force of Boers were
concealed. A white flag was flying from
the kraaL While the troopers were un
saddling their horses, a deadly fire was
poured In upon them from tha windows
of the farmhouse, killing several of the
Innlskllllngs. A score of them were also
captured, most of whom had been
wounded.
It ls expected the' railroad to the Zand
River will be completed tonight Tonight
the line was almost deserted north of the
river, but beyond, where the British are.
the Boers retreated from their positions
too hastily to do much damage.
Tho Boers are reported to be entrench
ing themselves around Kroonstad, 20 miles
oil.
In Thnbanchu District.
EDAN, May 12. The Boers retired
somewhat today, but It is impossible to
say where they may turn up next, owing
to their great mobility. General Grenfell
succeeded In pushing them back near
Rapulshop, while General Brabant pushed
forward In the direction of Brandt's Drift,
along with General Campbell and the Six
teenth Brigade.
A body of Boers has appeared at Ve
rona, on the Ladybrand road.
COPPER COMBINATION.
To Take in a Xnmber of Mexican
and United States Mines.
NEW YORK, May 12. It has Just been
learned, according to the Times, that a
new consolidation of copper properties is
soon to come into the field. It will take
over a number of Mexican and United
States copper mines, and be known, prob
ably as the Pan-American Copper Syndi
cate Company. One of the men interested
in the project said that it was now sure ot
success, and that the company will be In
corporated with a nominal capitalization
In New Jersey, probably within the next
ten days.
"It will be put on a conservative basis,"
said he. "The aggregate capitalization of
the companies to be merged ls over $70,
000,000, and the new corporation which
takes them all In will be capitalized only
at $15,000,000 to $18,000,000. We Intend short
ly to apply to have the stock listed hero
and on the London exchange. Besides
mlneowners, a number of bankers and
railroad men are going Into It We now
have two experts examining the proper
ties in Mexico, and the services of Pro
fessor Rickets, of Columbia, will also be
utilized."
The Mexican properties Include, among
others, tho San Luis mine at Durango,
Mexico; the San" Luis mine at Chihuahua.
Mexico; the San Anlto, comprising four
of those classed in the Boleo group, and
located at a village called Cabblo Bula.
and the San Pedro, or San Pablo (which
Is the capital of the State of Durango. a3
Chihuahua is the capital of the State of
Chihuahua). Most of tho mines In the
Boleo group are said to be controlled by
the Rothschilds, but not any of these
come into the combinations.
One of the American companies to be
absorbed Is the Arizona, Eastern & Mon
tana Company, which has mines at Tomb
stone, Cochise and Mayer, Arlz.v and runs
a smelter at Blgbug Postoffice, Ariz.,
which It leases from the old Commercial
Mining Company, controlled by Phelps,
Dodge & Co., ,of th3,pity.
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FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN.
Uneasy in Regard to Recent Conrt
Decisions.
YOKOHAMA. April 25. The feeling of
alarm among the foreigners with regard to
their being placed under Japanese Juris
diction has been increased by the recent
decision of a native court In the case of
the Kobe Water Works Company, Involv
ing a sum of nearly 500,000 yen. The
decision was given against Mr. Morse, of
the American Trading Company, who had
sued the water works for non-fulfillment
of the terms of a loan made by him to the
water works.
Among the Japanese themselves, there is
going on a healthy discussion as to the
character and competency of the native
Judiciary. This has been stimulated by
the report of the government commission
recently sent abroad to investigate the
standing of the- American and European
courts. The conclusions of the commis
sion are that Japan's Judges must be bet
ter paid and given a far higher social
standing before the nation can hope to
place Its courts upon a par with those of
the Occident.
In financial affairs the past week has wit
nessed a sharp and sudden fall in Japanese
securities. The railway stocks were tho
chief sufferers. The rates of Interest rulo
high and the principal banks are offering
seven per cent for six months deposits and
5 on current accounts.
There Is much uneasiness in the air.
chiefly on account of the course of foreign
trade. Imports up to the middle of the
month exceeded the exports by 44,000,000
yen, or about $22,000,000.
His Plaintive Appeal.
An Evanstcn man whose wife carries
the pocketbook and manages to be in
debt every Saturday night has fired up a
neat sign, which he always bangs down
stairs in the hall before ho goes to bed.t
His wife, by the way. Is terribly afraid
ot burglars?, and never retires at night
without expecting a visit from them be
fore mornlpg. The sign in the hall is:
: MR. BURGLAR: IF YOU :
: FIND ANY MONEY IN THIS :
: HOUSE, PLEASE DON'T GO :
: AWAY WITHOUT WAKING :
: ME UP. j; WANT TO SEE :
: IT. :
Chicago TlmesiHerald.