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23 THE SUNDAY 0BEG01NIAN, PORTLAlttD', MAY 20, 1900. RECORD STILL GOOD Portland's Fine Showing as a Wheat Exporting Point. DECREASE ONPUGETSOUND1SLARGE Oregon Metropolis Has Handled Larger Proportion of Shipment This Season Than Laat Xotea. For the first 10 months of the present cereal year Portland has shipped more than 9 per cent of all the wheat that was shipped from the United States. During the same period last year we shipped but 7J4 per cent of all that -was exported from the United States. There has been a heavy falling off In all ports, but the last statement of the Bureau of Statistics, giving the detailed shipments by rival ports, shows that Portland has felt this decline less than her compet itors. For the first 10 months of the sea son Puget Sound has shipped but 2i per cent of the total amount set afloat from all ports, while for the same period in the previous season she shipped over 4 per cent, thus showing a loss propor tionately where Portland showed a gain, although neither of the ports have shipped as much this season as they did last. The figures in detail for all ports, as com piled by the Government authorities, are as follows: Ten months ending May 1 Port 1900. 1SS9. New York 18.519.120 37,838.446 Galveston 12,25!,n4 13,254,411 Boston ahd Charlestown 8,751,330 11.922.151 6an Francisco 8.59S.1S4 z..0j.i0 Portland. Or 7,603,335 9,206,594 New Orleans . 7.10i,sj ILvW, a2 Baltimore 6,S00,1j1 13,9oo,001 Superior 3,UL2,2il 3.261,So2 Philadelphia 3.004,2)3 5..S5.633 Puget Sound .ft.... 2.9S7.525 4,tU.-S6 Duluth 1,S01,854 1.632.472 Newport News 703.S--3 l,tl0.92 Mobile 50.239 225 000 Norfolk and Portsmouth 40,304 5t9,350 Other district! 2,3-3,9.3 3,651.236 Totals 83.652,305 121,767,127 The shipments for the month of May from all ports were as follows: 1900. 1893. Galveston L157.7C0 5S0.363 8an Francisco 974.9s llt.,.t0 New York 9-23.S49 1,1,22 Boston and Charlestown 700,121 5,.1& New Orleans 51.231 513,035 Portland. Or 5t9.5ol 603,lo4 Philadelphia 473.974 92,tS7 Puget Sound 413.123 11.011 Baltimore 3G0.S95 418.551 Superior 25S,Oj1 90 Newport News 137,902 Duluth ICO.OOO Norfolk and Portsmouth 4.100 Other districts C65.241 3C0.2S4 Totals 7.406,649 4,620,328 STRUCK THE SPIT. Gasoline Schooner Monterey in Trouble at Coos Bay. MARSI .I2L.D, Or.. May 19. The gaso llen boat Monterey, while crossing Coos Bay bar this morning, her machinery be coming disabled, struck on the South Spit and was roughly handled. She lost her deckload, and the masts went by the board. After striking she drifted back into the channel, and was afterwards picked up by the tug Columbia. The Monterey was loaded with lumber for San Francisco, and was owned by the E. B. & A. X.. Stone Supply Company, of Oakland, Cal. She is now laying at the stave mill dock. one mile below Marshfield. She is in a .water-logged condition, and her spars are gone; also, about 40,003 feet of her deck load. The crew escaped without Injury, but they had a hard struggle for their lives among the breakers. The cause of the accident was the shipping of a sea which disabled her machinery and left her to the mercy of the waves. The amount of damage cannot be ascertained until she Is put on the drydock here. XOME CITY EN ROUTE. Xeiv Alnslcn. Liner Sailed Front the Bay City Yesterday. The new steamer Nome City. Just out of the builders' hands, sailed from San Francisco for Portland yesterday, and on arrival at this port will take aboard a full cargo of freight and passengers for the Alaska gold fields. In whose honor she was christened. The steamer was meas ured at San Francisco Wednesday, and her dimensions, as reported by the Gov ernment surveyor, are: Length. 230 feet; beam. 38 feet; depth of hold, 23.5 feet; gross tonnage. 1660; net tonnage. 1294 tons. Her ofllclal number Is 130.859. and her signal letters K. P. V. E. She was built at Fulrhaven. Cal., by H. D. Bendlxen. and will be commanded by Captain Lev lnson, formerly master of the steamer Fulton, which was on the Portland and San Francisco route In the service of the California & Oregon Coast Steamship Company. The steamer Despatch, which is also scheduled to leave Portland for Cape Nome, also sailed from San Francisco yesterday. FOUR XOME SHIPS. Northtvard Rnsh Is Sow "Well Under Way. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19. Four ves sels sailed today for Alaska, the steam ers Homer, Nome City. San Bias and Centennial The passengers of the Homer will leave the vessel at Dutch Harbor, as the vessel is under contract to carry mill tc all Alaskan points. The Nome City only took away about a dozen passengers. From here she goes to Port land, where 400 gold hunters await her. The San Bias goes to Seattle to load passengers and freight for Nome. The Centennial also goes to Seattle, where she will load freight and passengers for the gold fields. The Zealandla will sail Monday for Nome direct, with 750 passen gers; the Sequoia will get away Tuesday, anl then every day thereafter for a.weok one or more steamers will Join the rush to tr North. THE BUBONIC SCARE. Steamer Queen Inspected by Health Officer at Port To vras end. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash.. May 13. Under orders from the department quar antine officer, H. M. Foster made a thor ough inspection of the steamship Queen, arriving from San Francisco today, for Indications of bubonic plague. He has also received Instructions to inspect all vessels arriving from that port, whether coming direct or -via British Columbia ports. All vessels are required to come to Port Townsend for inspection. Accord ing to Dr. Foster, San Francisco has not been officially declared an infected port, but the Inspection of vessels is a precau tionary measure to prevent all possibility of the plague reaching this section from Infected Chinese quarters in San Fran cisco. The Tanner Floated. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash,, May 19. Brig Tanner was successfully floated this evening at 9 o'clock and towed to an an chorage here by the tug Boj-den. The ex tent of damages sustained by the brig has not been ascertained. Sailed for Nome. TACOMA, May 19. The steamer Sena tor sailed for Cape Nome at noon, with 501 passengers. The steamers Olympla, Alli ance and Lakme are to sail late this after noon with ;0p0 men. The Garonne and Oregon sail tomorrow with 1000 passen gers. Five other steamers sail the first three days of next week with an aggre gate of 2000 passengers. Mast of these vessels stop at Seattle the afternoon after leaving Tacoma. Marine Jtoten The Oriental liner Argyll finished dis charging yesterday, and shifted down to the lower harbor to commence loading her outward cargo. The British bark Forthbank left down yesterday morning, and the Sylfid is in the stream ready to follow tomorrow. The John Cooke is still at Astoria. The Lizzie Bell arrived up from As toria yesterday noon, after a very fast trip. She left Astoria at 7:30 Friday evening, and kept under way the greater part of the night. The steamer Columbia is due from San Francisco this morning, and the matter of her being held up at quarantine at Astoria is still in doubt In the absence of official knowledge of the plague in San Francisco she may be permitted to continue her Journey. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, May 19. Condition of bar at 5 P. M, rough; wind west; weather clear. San Francisco, May 19. Arrived Steamer State of California, from Port land; schooner Enterprise, from Tilla mook. Arrived May 18 Schooner James A. Garfield; schooner Gotama. from Coos Bay; schooner Amethyst, from Waldport. Sailed Steamer Nome City, for Portland; steamer Despatch, for Portland; schooner Viking, for Golovan Bay, by way of Coos Bay; schooner Queen, for Gray's Hcrbor; steamer Homer, for Alaska; steamer Willamette, for Seattle; steamer San Bias, for Vancouver: steamer Universe, for Chemalnus. New York, May 19. Arrived Minneap olis, from London; L'Aquitaln, from Havre; St Louis, from Southampton. Sailed Graf Waldersee, for Hamburg; Campania, for Liverpool; Maasdam, for Rotterdam; Werra, for Genoa; Menomi nee, for London; Furnessla, fcr Glasgow. Hamburg, May 19 Arrived Batavla, from New York. Genoa, May 19. Arrived Georglc, from New York. Hong Kong, May 19. Arrived previously Doric, from San Francisco. Liverpool. May 19. Sailed Lldianla, for New York. Havre. May 19. Sailed La Touraine, for New York. Southampton, May 19. Arrived Fried erich der Grosse, from New York for Bremen. Cherbourg, May 19. Sailed New York, from Southampton for New York. Boston, May 19. Arrived Ultonia, from Liverpool. Philadelphia, May 19. Salled-Rhyn-land, for Liverpool. Queenstown, May 19. Arrived Etrurla, from New York for Liverpool. Bremen, May 19. Sailed Barbarossa, for New York, via Southampton. Liverpool, May 19. Arrived Etrurla, from New York. Movllle, May 19. Sailed City of Rome, from Glasgow for New York. Spoken. May 1G, 50 north. 12 west, French bark Louis Pasteur, from Oregon for Queens town. May 2, 5 north. 20 west, German bark Edmund, from Hamburg, for Santa Ro salia. AT THE IIOTKLS. THE PORTLAND. Jos L Elscndrath. ChcjU F Tortman, San Fr tx c. --" ,r""-r"ii. i. . , zs ' iThos Doile. Tacoma San Francisco Alfred Alderdlce, Bel tost. Ireland Win Russell. Denver T J Lesher, Lansing F H Green. Abeideea F A Ogden, Madison. Wis C Robertson. Seattle Mrs H It Robertson.Uo Capt H It Robertson. Seattle W A Macarey, Ade laide. S A H O Drummond, Lon don G S Randebush. St L J E Telling. Chicago L L, Rosenthal, do F H Medbury. N Y Thos H Craig. N V Mji HlllimiinMv R T? J r Theurer & wife. MlltlAUK. Will iWm Ellery. Boston Chas I Flynn. Caker C i-ainr w Hoimes.cneo Dick Snrinwr r?hl.n S Straus, fean Fran S M Cooper, Saa Fran ueo v aiewart, ails H J Ottenhelmer. S F C Van H Kins, San Fr V H Flcldhouse, Chgo A R Jacobs. Oregon Cy wytne Dentoy & wife, Junnu. AlnaVn IC G Jacobs. Oreg-on Cy u uiarkj. 31 d, st Li J S SInkey. Middleton.O E H Slakoy. Denver I A Crump . wf. S F A. G Jacobs. Orpcon f?v Dr L Neuman. Son Fr U X, liert. USA E L. David xrf. Psr. if! A Mrfnrm. Itw bonado - Frank V Cornish. S T H Gawthrop & w.PhllafS It Bomanjl, Bombay D Drysdale. San Fran Henry L Llsler. St PI Theo Schwan. Brig- H H Shutts, Chicago Gen. U S V Chas G Brlgns. Qulncy. C E Hawkins. First Or Lt, 7th Cav. A D C I THE PERKINS. W H Weber. IValla WtL E Sells:. Astoria O S King. Walla W J C Blngher. San Fr H H Warner, do IF E Atkins, Palmcr.Or O H Flthlan. St Louis j John Peterson. do J w luvcrs. Salem W S Stone. Astoria Homer Lewis. Astoria Will Clayson. Seattle Mrs H Belant. Merrill. Wis Miss Mnrv TtMnnt. An m Aehlson. An jGeo R Venon, Jr. Tho jj&nes C M Engle. Omaha Mrs C J Crandall. The Dalles H Hlshbur InAn Cty Miss Acne Belanudo C E Dason. Hood It Mrs Dason, Hood K I U" M Springer, Gales- Chas F Lee. San Fran ....u. W1.CA, MU V iMUOMJUi LVL UIUIUD T W McEly. N Y City A M Sanders. Da.las.Or Mrs T W McEly. do iO E Pardee. Chicago T J Lively, Morrison, A Saxe. Seattle 111 IO C Fondason.Hoqulam J H Cook, Cooksbur. G W NInemlre. Montc- Pa J rano. Wash X Bangs. Duluth jJohn Galom. Central la P W Heine. OHva.MlniW G Hopklns.Aberdecn Mrs P W Heine, do IF E Thompson. X lak Master Heine. do C M Murray. St Louis aiiss Mina Jeek. do noui rj iwisiau, jva- u a. Amcson, iiood U Lima AVush R A Kunt-r. San Fran H N Aldrlch. BrldalVl Mrs H N Aldrlch. do Harrj- T Booth. Bak C W E Patrle. Boise Win N H Myers. For est Grove C W Rollins. St Louis B J Bonton. St Paul S Livingston. Oakland, Cal IT A lgman. San Fran a J Johnson. Astoria J W Ganer. Astoria a Marxnam, iitraco W H Weber. Walla W t: Mcuowan, Warrendl T W Smith olw C HoCtensteter, Tacoma I Hon Pat McXell.Dalles THE IMPERIAL. C W. Knowlcs, Manager. J Rnflrh. Minn Bessie Warmouth, TroutdalK Mrs Revarh Minn Miss Roach. Minn -""-' -u.u. ..iii.ii v ?viii, lone John A Parks. Chicago! R Commlngton. C B Spcrry. lone D I)l In Ran J3VT 1 uanvon nttv Al Ray. i,a Grande L L Rosenthal. Chgo F J Fortalne, M A C John Hunt, do K IjlAin Hn I . F cowdrey. Hardmn v a unaer, la Grand - a. tiames. Hardman D G OverhnIr Con r (Miss L Ovcrholt, do Joseph McElroy, do jiirs u u Asoury. Mc- Mlnnvllle J M Hamlll. St Paul A B Snder. San Fraa MIs Estelle XolL Mc- A Castello, N Kohn. K Moshbergcr, G Keller, A Porter, F Xa?h, E Goelver. do do do do do do do iuinnviue L R Stone. San Fran Rudolf Pomtsch, Gcr- mnnv C Watson, do "Ptt W It. Gnu Tn H W Korper, San Fran L M Stuart, Oaktd.CalE W Brundy, Wis Mrs H E Clark,Oyster J G Barnett, St Paul Miss Anna Metschan. -uie Mrs R O Langford, do M M Lewis, Oakland Xti-. T T R.nl Clf TV racoma E Desjardnes. Chgo Mrs J S JnHM. fTYilin-n J C Borchers, Heppner U S Murphy, Astoria iienry isiacxman. 00 Mrs D W Horner, do airs Jiurpny. Astoria J H Forney, Moscow THE ST. CHARLES. E Thompson, San Fr 11 G WIckstrom.Kalatna Clarence Coe. New berg W TV Cn.,4 Tl L T Dewey. Newbtrg F Frisco. Xewberg B Hay. Seattle Mrs Hay. Seattle H T Covington. Mos cow, Idaho A McGIllUray. do J B Lonegln, Clats- kanle J B Stevenson, do H Purvis, do M Dorian, do J E Maygers. do W E Kelso, Rainier A E Close. Warren Hugh Bugle. Kalama C P Conner, Kalama Max Cohen, city D C Allard. Warren O A li&RlIlrnn H.nnn.. W F Lamon. H.nnni.r W Henrj" Gray, do Con Lane Sllmrtmi John Chltwood. do at u Reefl. jf Yamhill E GraYbeal. V Vini.m C Coulson. X Yamhill ueo uunk. Conallis E Blower. Corvallls Daniel Barklow, Myr tle Point John Ransler, do W W Phllltpj. d. J A Callura. Coqalll- Lwis HiuuIttn 1 r A H Partridge. Xer.hn; u v.nanes. wrtig R Shaw. Xcvbrg F S Sha.Tr. Vrhr Wm Francis. St Helnsj Stewart Shepherl. Pii- D C Bartowskl, Fort Ste ens Mrs M L Henderson. rvnnl rTlr oai veil Geo Snenh.nl. at Gus Wagner, Jr.Vancvr j ai f ox, jre,jm 1 .i G W Etepu-u. do T E Coe. Cripple Crek u xi voe. wrippic ursu cicpu-i Mrs Coe. Cripple CrecklP P Collins do j tv tMiKins, ao 1 J 11 onni. co E McLeman, Mich JJ X Hartley, Olequa F J Johnson, do I Hotel BroBSTvlclc, Seattle. European; fir?t cUse. Ratfs. Tie and up. One block from depot. Restturant next iloor. Taoema Hotel, Tacoma. Strictlj- flrst-class; newly furnished throughout; tourist headquarters. MONEY IS ABUNDANT Funds- Seeking Investment Fill the Banks. OUTLOOK FAVORS A GOOD YEAR JCew Torlc Stock Market JtcvteTT Weekly Bank Statement For eign Financial Xetrs. The most noticeable feature In local financial conditions last week was the abundance of money. Banks have more than they know what to do with, mom than they want, in fact, on deposit, for j they are naturally dependent on their TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT. Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes From the Northwest. FOB. PORTLAND. Name. Flag and nr. Master. Mar. 23Marechal Villiera Inn. MlWwnrlii Fr. bark Rfonald Jan. llJFlfeshlre Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. AhiD Br. bark Feb. 12i Pcnthesllea. Feb. U Deccan April 27 Grenada April 20 Lydgate Br. bark Br. bark April 20 Plnmpre Alice Ger. ship Australia nr. bar Br. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Br. ship Jones' Genista Nicoll Caddell Man son Barrett Prut Jones Maxwell Kuhlmnnn Hearn Crftwest Plander Griffiths Leicester Castle Nesala Mar. E; Rlversdalo Conway nr. snip Ward rranklstan Br. ship Atkinson, Bandclin. Tyers Mabel Rickmers Ger. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Ger. ship Br. ship Br. bark- lOreaua (Rlckmer Rickmers Baaxo Klgel Semantha W. J. Pirrio Leopold Crowe Jenkins (West Lothian Br. ship Curtis Harlech Castle or. snip Findley iblrlus Robert Rickmers Ger. ship Behring ucr. snip Br. bark Rubarth Galgate Griffiths Carl C an Macpherson Ger. bark Shoemaker McDonald Elllngsen Nicoll Fonder Br. shin uorn Nor. bark Sutherlandshira Br. ship Dan. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Jupiter .Marion Lltrntbodv Cordlnar Steven Nithsdale IBowman B. Law Gulllson Cairns Collins Jones Engel Ardencralg Centurion IDalcarnie Olga Osterbek Ger. bark uer. oars uieseKo Port Caledonia pechmont Oueen Victoria Br. bark iBr. ship lAnton Eistan Harden Griffiths Witt Ritche Tode Muller Hunter McDonnell Rowehl isr. snip Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Fr. bark Br. ship Br. bark .lAstracana Lucmara Andreta County Edinburgh Europe Longdate Norma INomla May 15AmlraI Courbet Ger. bark Fr. bark Total tonnage en route, 94,313. GUA1JT TOXNAGB Name. Flag and rig. Master. April 13John Cooke April 21 Forthbank April 22lAlIerton May HSylfld May 7Dovenby Hall May 9 1 Argus May lOlEast African May UlSt. Mirren May 12Llzzle Bell Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Rus. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship ' Br. bark Magee Paterson Toye Ahlwlk WIckham Hunter Decent Wllklns Whelan Total tonnage In the river, 14.146. GRAIX TONNAGE EN ROUTE TO PUGET SOUND. Flag and rig. Name. Mar. 51Glenogii Jan. 31IImberhorne ICarnedd Llewellyn Jan. 29Brussels IWanderer Mar. 12Cabul Mar. 31 Glenard jFortevlot April 26Henriette Mar. 20Rodenbek Mar. 14IDunreggan May HCafl April 4 Linlithgowshire (Durham Br. ship Stevenson Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Ger. ship Ger. ship Br. bark Ger. fihlp Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Lever Harris Tupman Tonkin Johnson Turner Gllmour Seeroan Hansen Dixon Hashagen Anderson Doty Swan Balfour Meikie Corning Fraser Hunter iClty of Delhi May 1 iviumume Brynhllda Howard F. Troop Queen Margaret Ben Lee Total tonnage en route. 37.533. GRAIN TONNAGE Flag and ng. Name. Matter. Mar. 16 Anrll 5 Achnashle Br. bark Br. ship Br. .ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Longmulr Hannah Olscn Grlfflth Beard Roberts Elginshire April Z4 April 24 Mount Stuart Ch. Cotesworth Shandon May May OJRhuddlan Cast Total tonnage In port, 7617. Joans and discounts for their Income. The loans and discounts of the local banks are not large, but are not growing as rapidly as the deposits, and while this state of affairs Increases what may be called the factor of safety in trade, it is not altogether welcome to the financial institution. The cause of the rapid growth of de posits, however, is one which bodes much good to the business of the Northwest. It is the steady Influx of money from out side the state. Men with money to In vest in farm lands, in timber lands, and in many business enterprises, are coming Into Portland and bringing their moner with them. Deposits ranging from $2000 to $10,000 are made every day by newcom ers, and other Eastern men are sending money to be invested by agents in Port land. AH this money Is going into the banks, and as the business houses have all they need, comparatively little Is going a state of affairs, however, will not be tor long. The money which is here for investment will soon be employed, and with the development of farms and mineSj. much money will be required and will be available. Bankers find the situa tion a most hopeful one, and look for ward to one of the best years In the his tory of Portland. NEW YORK FINANCES. Movement of Interior Fnnds to City Causes Gain In Cash. NEW YORK, May 19. The Financier eays: The changes in the totals of the clearing house banks for the week ending May 19 are unimportant. The principal feature la a gain of 5L566.000 in cash, due principally to the movement of Interior funds to this center. Pension payments by the Treas ury offect.the gold withdrawn for export, and the b'anks really ended the week aa creditors In this respect. The rapid rise In the loan tntal noted over the last two months lo seemingly at an end. Following a small decrease for the week ending May 12 the banks 'have made a illgbt expansion of STCW during the k)3t six days, but this is due to local causes. The deposit item is $1,374,0M higher, and the week closed with a reserve of $1,222, E00 In excess of the previous statement, making tbs total surplus $16,556.S. There is roason to believe that the gold export movement is at an end, and as Western ban.V are reporting a remarkably easy condition of the money market, the Infer ence Is that New York will receive come heavy currency shipments before the crop season opens. The redemption of the outstanding 2 per cent A tension bonds by the Treasury will also operate In the direction of casing the marUet, go that the future eppears to favor lot'" rates. If Is not to be forgotten however, that the Presidential campaign is nearly At hand, and as this will create more, or es disturbance, prudent borrow ers are taking advantage of the present opportunity In order to secure themselvca against a possible hard market later on. Of course, it .Is Impossible to estimate how much money will bo needed in the Fall for crop purposes, but with the strength ened position of the Western banks and the possibility of adding to present sup pi es of funde. through thu iesue of new bank notes) anything approaching From. Consignees. 1705IMontevlde& J 55 flllP. F. M. Co. ISOojCalcutUt. 13S1 Antwerp 1663 London lS35Hambure 210Si Honolulu 122 B.. G. & Co B-.. G. & Co. M.. W. & Co. 2250!Shanghai T., Y. & Co. 22S5I Nagasaki Japan 2097! Honolulu 171S 2009 16701 Shangha! Shanghai Klao Chou 205S Hamburg- 76E. Baker 1776! 1S00 1S9 Shanghai Nagasaki HlOEO T., Y. & Co. 170S Shanghai 1914 Hong Kong 1879iNag3sakl 2211 Shanghai 2316! Shanghai P1737 Hong Kong 1S02I 1726 Honolulu Japan 2174 Hiojro 2227 Shanghai Honblnla Cape Town Honolulu Hong Kong Tsintau S5S 15S6 1467 1549 1651 2063 1535! 135S Newcastle Shanghai Yokohama I-- lSQISta. Rosalia ITMjNagnsaia 1700 snancnai Sta. Rosalia 1340 1510 Klao Chon 2246 Sta. Rosalia 1M2Honolulu 1R87 ..... 1R75 1779 Hamburg M., W. & Co. T., Y. & Co. Hamburg Yokohama, Shanghai Grimsby Liverpool Hong Kong Klao Chou 1635 2070! 20701 1SS9 1999 19251 B., G. & Co. I Nan tea IS THTT RIVER. From. Agents or Charterers. Berth. (175SShanghai G. W. McN. Port. G. Co. K. G.. & Co. K.. G. & Co Epplnger T.. Y. & Co. K. G. & Co. Stream Stream Victoria Victoria Col. No. 2 CoL No. 1 Wcldler's Greenwie 1332 Honolulu 193S 1498 Hong Kong Hlogo Shanghai Antwerp Honolulu Yokohamx Liverpool 1S9S! 1543' 15SS 1&55 1036! Port. G. Co. M.. W. & Cc Mersey Master. From. Consignees. 2193 London 76 R. P. RIthet 111 .... M..W. &Co. 10SJ '"681M."."wV&Co. 51 1 21 M.. W. & Co. G) G3 20 Robt. Ward 45 B.. G. & Co. 20 V.V.V." v.v.v.v. 1S97! 1S0S Liverpool Hamburg Liverpool Shanghai 19971 2717! 13971 Rotterdam 17S6 Antwerp Antwerp Cardiff Hamburg London Liverpool Antwerp i952 1705 1602 1477 1916 1357 1S79 1127 Japan London 1519 Cardiff 1409! Cheefoo Shanghai Hong Kong Sta. Rosalia 20S0 1999 2204 ON PUGET SOUND. Agents or From. Berth. Charterers. 2334ILlverpool K.. G. & Co. Seattle Victoria Tacoma. Tacoma 2038 Liverpool London Guatemala Cardiff Cardiff R. P. RIthet 115S M..W. & Co McNear R. P. Rlthei 1031 1397 Esaulmalt 1993 B., G. Sz Co.! Esquimau stringency, oven with a Presidential elec tion impending. Is out of the question. At any rate, conceding that domestic supplies of currency should be absorbed In various ways, it will be an easy mat ter to recall eome of the Immense sums now being loaned to Europe or due on current trade balances. The very fact that merchandise exports have exceeded imports in three years by nearly 51,500,000, 000 shows that gold imports can be forced at any time. The weekly bank statement is as fol lows: Surplus reserve, Increase Jl,222.r01 Loans, increase 743.301 Specie, Increase 1,133,401 Legal tenders. Increase 427,600 Deposits, increase 1,374.000. Circulation, increaso 30S.901 Banks now hold $16,555,225 in excess of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule. Weekly Bank Clearing. The bank clearings for the principal cities ot the Xerthwest for the; week ending- Saturday, Mar 10. were as follOTrs: Portland. Monday .......$ 475.794 Tuesday .... 205. 4SG Wednesday .... 324.532 Thursday ..... 27G.773 Friday 270.4S1 Saturday 217.281 Seattle. Tacoma. $ 418.807 $ 101.240 361.574 14S.OS7 370.104 187.437 300.960 12D.13C 30S.03S 243.475 376.084 147.721 Totals $1,873,347 $2.316,e0G $L017.705 The clearings for the corresponding' weeks In previous years were as folio wo: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1S80 .$1,4S2.S17 $2,000,392 1 707 .200 1E08 1,007.700 1.G0O.S0O S01.347 1S07 030.GG6 455.2S4 3G5.3G0 The clearings yesterday were as folloira: Exchanges. Balances. Portland $217,281 $ 36,423 Taemna 147.721 53.041 Seattle 370.0S4 84.017 Spokane 24S.632 07,154 Exports and Import. NEW YORK. May 19. Exports of gold and silver from this port to all countries for this week aggregate $1,300,205 silver bars and coin and $331.464 gold. The Imports of specie this week were $24,375 gold and $75,2S2 silver. Foreljrn Firmnclnl Nvrs. NEW YORK. May 13. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The city was seized with Mafeklng in 3&nlty fpday, and the SRjurnalla exceed- ed even that following the jrellef of Lady- j smith. The exchange was- swimming in champagne and flag flourishing, trumpet blowing and patriotic anthems supersedea business. The tone was cheerful, but it was almost Impossible to obtain prices. Money, Excbaage, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. Sterling on London. 60 days. $4 SS'y. do sight, U 2Hi- J Mexican dollars. 45W&49c Drafts Sight, 15c: telegraph, 17c NEW YORK, May 19. Money on call, easy, 2 per cent; prime mercantile. paper, 3g4c per cent; sterling exchange, steadi. with actual business in bankers' bills at ?i S7i64 SS demand, and nt $4 Sii4 S3 61 days; posted rates, U 85tg4 SS. Commercial bills, U S44 SVA. Silver certificates, &Hi60c Mexican dollars, 47c. Government bonds, buoyant. State bonds. Inactive. Railroad bonds, strong. " LONDON. May 15. Money, 22 cent. Consols, 101 11-15. per Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. May 19. Today's etate ment of the Treasury b.dances in the gen eral fund, exclusive o' the $150,000,000 goid reserve in the division of redemption, ehowa: Available cash balance.... ......42,424.121 Gold reserve ...!. 70.806,753 Stocks In London. LONDON, May 19. Atchison Zp,i; Ca nadian Pacific, 96: Union Pacific, pre ferred, 75?: Northern Pacific, 76fcj; Grand Trunk, 7: Anaconda, S&. United Staten Treasury Ahea.il. Until recently the Bank of Russia has led the world in its gold holdings. The Bank of Russia Is to Russia what the United States Treasury is to the United States. Returns for May 1, compared with those of European banks for May 3, show that the United States Treasury has at last surpassed Russia, in its stock of gold. On the 1st of May the gold in the United States Treasury amounted to $426,959,371, or at $5 to the pound sterling, 53.397,874. This compares with the totals In the national banks ot Europe for May 3 as foilows: United States Treasury Russia France Austro-Hungary England Germany ...STvTJ7,S74 ... S2S04.000 ... 77,071 ,4Stt ... 37,610.000 ... 32,5.512. ... 20.-lSt.OOO NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Fairly Good Tone "Was Maintained, Despite Dlncourasrlner Factor. NE7W YORK. May 19. The stock market maintained a fairly good speculative tone today, in spite of the continued discour aging reports by tho mercantile agencies over the course of commodity prices. Rail road stocks generally are higher on the day to the extent of a fraction, and some of the specialties show larger changes. Sugar was the leader of the market, with out any news to account for its strength, beyond the suggestive parallel that might be drawn between its case and that of the New York gas companies, whose cost ly conflict seems to be ended. With the profitable period of the year approaching In tho sugar trade, it is natural to sup pose that the Incentive to settling a con test that takes away the profits of the business is augmented. Consolidated Gas reflected the pressure of speculative realizing, and the tobacco stocks showed signs of weakness. The lo cal traction stocks continued strong. The market was largely one of specialties. There was some demand for the Vander bllt stocks, apparently en the reported re turn from Europe of William K. Vander bllt, which was denied after the close. Union Pacific gained a large fraction. Burllngtbn and Norfolk & Western halted in the advance which was the feature of yesterday's market, while traders took their profits. The bond market showed a decided Im provement, both in the volume of the de mand and the prices brought. The sharp advance in Government bonds was, of course, in response to the announcement from Washington of tne calling of the extended 2 per cents. Prices of railroad stocks have partly recovered this week the losses incurred last week. In the In dustrial department of the stock list, on the contrary, there has been some formid able Inroads upon prices. Business has been largely In professional hands, and the volume of dealings has been less than 500,000 shares a day on an average. A large part of the demand was evidently from the bears, who had oversold the mar ket on the previous decline. Professional manipulation against the shorts was a fac tor in the advance. After the middle of the week, the market showed renewed tendency to sag with the satisfaction of the demand from the short Interest, and with the efforts making to realize by pro fessional traders who had turned bulls for a turn. The London money market found unex pected relief by the receipt of $5,000,000 In Russian gold, and this has resulted in some buying for London account in New York, which has been a sustaining Influ ence each day In the New York market. It has also resulted In alleviating the fears of a heavy drain of gold from New York to relieve the European money markets which might upset the home market. Crop prospects are playing an imposing part in speculative considerations, and the firmness of Western railroad, shares has been helped by this consideration. Wall street, nevertheless, was rather depressed and uncertain, due to the obvious fact that buying of commodities Is still withheld in waiting for indications that bottom prices have been reached. The fact that Investment buying of bonds has been dull. In spite of low rates for money, has been a discouraging factor In the stock market. United States refund ing 2s, when Issued, advanced 1&: old 4s and 5s, 1; new 4s, , and the 2s and 3s in the bid price. SUEZ CANAL BUSINESS. Total. Tonnage Last Year 9,S93,0i:2, the Largest In History. Last year's business of tho Suez Canal was the largest in its history, according to a report to the State Department from Vice-Consul General Hunter at Cairo. Vessels to the number of 34SO of a ton nage of 9,893,022 passed through the canal, paying for the privilege $17.510442. The United states stood 11th in the list ot nations with only 25 ships, the same num ber that Turkey sent through the canal. British vessels were the most numerous, the number passing the canal being 2207. The Germans came next with 37S, the French third with 223, the Dutch fourth with 205 and the Austrians fifth with 102. the remaining nations having each less than 100 ships to their credit. Pious Ideas. From "Lighter Movements From the Note Book of Bishop Walsham How." The Duchess of B had an old Pres byterian nurse, who was once persuaded to attend the beautiful church they had built. The Duchess afterward asked, her If it was not very beautiful, and she said, "Oh, yes; very." "And the singing," said the Duchess, "was not that lovely?" "Yes, your Grace," she said, "It was love ly; but it's an awfu' way of spending the Sabbath." A Scotch lady and her gar dener used to worship together, not agree ing with any form of church doctrine. A friend remonstrated with her and asked, "Do you really think you and your gar dener are the only two real members of the true church on earth?" to which she replied, "Well, I'm nae sae sure o John." A Scotch minister from a large town once visited and preached in a rural parish, and was asked to pray for rain. He did so, and the rain came In floods and de stroyed some of the crops, whereupon one elder remarked to another, "This comes o' Intrusting sic a request to a meenlster who Isna acquentlt wl' agriculture." I EXPORT WHEAT BUSINESS VIEWS OF A MINNEAPOLIS EDITOR. J)X THE TRAl'FIC. Thinks the Element of Speculation "Would .Take Away the Breath of an Eaaxern Banker. Mr. F. J. Clark, of the Northwesters. Miller, of Minneapolis, is still giving his readers the benefit of Ills observations ie gardlng the wheat business of the Pacific Coast. In the last lssae of his valuable paper, Mr. Clark discusses the export bua.ness in the following manner: "The wheat business on the Coast is carried on in an entirely different manner than in the East. The firms engaged in the trade are mostly old English houses, resident partners being in cnarge bere. The wncat, as well as other grain, is pick ed up in small lots from the interior and accumulated at tidewater until a cargo is got together, and then lt is loaded into a etalltng vessel and sent around the Horn to Liverpool or other foreign des tination. The average time consumed In reaching Llerpool is 135 days. "The matter of contracting for vessel room for tho grain is a special feature of the business. Such contracts have to be entered into three to six months before the vessel is in port, and since the rate has to oe agreed upon that far in .advance and is the vital point of the contract, freights are quite a speculative com modity. Often there are abnormal condi tions, which advance or depress rates at certain times, but with 'this the exporter must be prepared to contend. In fact, there is an element of speculation perme ating the whole business which would take away the breath of an Eastern banker who is used to loaning money to elevator or grain men only when there is a positive 'hedge' against their purchases or eals. For instance, an exporter may sell a cargb of wheat to sail six months hence. He probably does not possess the grain and will have to go out and buy it In small lots. Before he is able to purchase any considerable part of it, his competitors may have, 'caught on' to the fact that he is 'short' and run up the price. Again, he may have a cargo on the water unsold, in which case he Is subjecc to losses that may result from prices ciecllnlng below what he paid for the grain. At the best, the exporter Is deprived of the protection which the Eastern trade regirds as so essential to a safe and conservative busi ness. On the sailing of a cargo, drafts are usually drawn on conslgnpes at oO days ilght. .At neither Portland, Tacoma nor Seattle are tnere any regular grain exchanges, and prices, are made by offerings back and for ward between buyers and sellers. Under this astern, prices vary greatly, lt not infrequently being tho case that in transac tions quotations will differ fully 2c per bushel. Portland has an official grain in spector, from, whom buyers can have a certificate if they desire, and some foreign buyers avail themselves ot the service. Washington, has a State Inspector, and deputies are stationed at Tacoma and Seattle. "In Washington and Oregon the ralSroada pursue a. policy of encouraging competition in wheat; buying at the various points on their lines. The elevator mea complain about this and say that the situation ia this respect 13 quite unlike that in Minne sota and the Dakotas." BRI'JHSH SHIPPING TRADE. Heavy Increase In the Prices of Vessels. The April steamship circular of H. E. Moss & Co., of Liverpool, contains some very interesting figures regarding tho growth of the shipping trade abroad, it reads as follows: The opinion that we expressed In our circular issued early last year, that 199 would be a profitable year for shipowners, was amply verifled: and, apparently, this result was arrived at by .other causes than. the war in South Africa. The enormous quantity of tonnage chartered by the Gov ernment has not caused the upward move ment in freights which might have been expected from such a number of steam ers being taken off the market; on the contrary, freights generally are lower to day than they were six months ago. Al though this may be a disappointment to shipowners, it should be a matter of con gratulation to the rest of our countrymen. 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Call on or addrea Docter W!kcr, 132 Firt3t.t Corner Alder, Portland, Or. being an increase of 43,221 tons over tha output of 1S9S. Of these 1.4167791 tons;. V 167,530 tons were built ror British (Unfiad: Kingdom and colonies) account, and 3iS. 261 tons for foreigners. Of the latter Ger many was our best customer, having taken 6S.057 tons. Austria-Hungary next, wltbt S6.S37 tons, and Norway third, with 23,41 tons. The year 1S0O commences with 1, cQ,751 tons of merchant shipping being un der construction In the United Kingdom this being about 100,000 tons less than, at the corresponding period of 1SS9. Prices for new vessels increased about 7 per cent during 1SS9, and at the end of the year we should say prices were about. 2 per cent higher than tney were at thei highest point they reached in 1SS0. andi about 372 per cent up from the lowest, point in 1S95. So far as we can see, prices: are not at all likely to be lower during: 1900; the builders, on an average, have 12 months' work on hand, and the cost of! production is very high, steel ship platesi being a little over 8 per ton. Continental shipbuilding is Increasing: very fast; the output in 1S9S was about: 260.000 tons of Merchant Shipping, 1S98 It was about 470.000. Of this Germany alone has produced over 210. OCO tons, as against: 153.000 tons built by her in 1S3S. There has been, a brisk demand for neo ond-hand steamers; a large number of them changed hands, and at very good prices. The construction of sailing ships In the United Kingdom was very small, but under the influence of the state boun ties, a number of large sailing shlp3 were constructed in France 24 ships of 2003 tons, or larger, having been launched from the French yards during 1S99. Again we;have to draw attention to th increase in the size of steamers built. At the head of the list Is the Oceanic, of 17.274 tons, and both companies and tramp own ers show an Inclination, when ordering new boats, to have larger ones than pre viously. The new express steamer build ing for the Hamburg-American Line, tho Deutschland. is nearlng completion-, and, although smaller than the Oceanic, she will be faster in fact, she is expected to be the fastest ocean steamer in the world THE CARRYING TRADE. Subsidy Advocates Endeavor to Con fuse It With Export Trade. The subsidy advocates are at consider able pains to keep two distinct subjects as -much confused as possible, says the New York Journal of Commerce. One of these is the sea carrying trade: the other Is the export trade. As the result of this confusion persons are clamoring for sub sidles, when they are only Interested la the export trade and regrets for tho scarcity of American shipping are fre quently mistaken for regrets that Ameri can exports, are lacking. For example, the subsidises are quoting our Consul at Cheefoo as lamenting the non-appearance of American merchant steamers. Wa are paying an enormous percentage of the value of the trade, he says, to alien flagsi for carrying our cargoes. "During recent: years many new lines of steamers havet been Inaugurated on the Pacific Coast, all. of them depending for support up'on out cargoes: on the other hand, we show a constant and steady diminution of trans pacific shipping." It Is clear from this that our cargoes are going out; the oppor tunities of shipment are Increasing, for new lines have been established for the purpose of carrying out our rapidly grow ing exports: lt isn't any inability to ship goods that that consul deplores; It Is that the goods are carried on foreign vehicles. The pay for transportation is going to for eigners, and the consul says it is enor mous; but if it were enormous enough to be tempting to Americans they would go Into the carrying business themselves. They keep out of it only because otbei business is more profitable. In some cases I they do charter the foreign ships that carry American cargoes and so keep the profits under tho Star Spingled Banner. Tide at Astoria. (Week beginning May 2L) DAY. t 1 zr High water Monday a 5:39 6:50 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.S 0.5 1.0 1.S l.S 2.1 I Tuesday Wednesday ... 6:5i 7.uj rAs 6.S SzsS SaO Thursday Friday a:zi 6.9 3:oO 6.9 9:30 10:2S l Saturday .... 11:25 7.0. 11:07 7.111:53 Sunday Low water Monday Tuesday Wednesday ... Thursday ... . Friday Saturday Sunday 12:20 0.00 2.71 2.2 12:14 l:0o 2:14 1:10 1.6 0.9 o.l 2:10j 3:20 4:20 3Ul 4:1 3:16 6:03 -0.51 5.0612. 5:5S 2.S -1.0 State's Fast Ran. The steamer State of California made a rattling run on her last trip down. She left Portland at 8 o'clock Thursday even ing, and crossed out from Astoria at S o'clock the next morning, reaching San Francisco at 6 o'clock last evening, 45 hours from dock to dock, including a two-hr-ir stop at Astoria. 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