THE" 'SIDAY OEEQONLAJNr :PORTLSdi, JAJSTUARY 3i, 1904.
2
TRADING FALLS QFF
Less Activity "in, New Yprk
Stock Market
LITTLE INVESTMENT DEMAND
Far Eastern Situation One of-theRe-actlonary
Factors-Decline in Con
fidence Over .-Revival'-of 'Iron '
and Steel Industry.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30. Trading In stocks
was listless today and the changes In prices
were trivial. The. market .moved hesitatingly
throughout the session, but closed steady at
practically the lowest. The early trading
showed a disposition to carry prices upwards,
in spite ol the free selling of United States
Steel preferred and discouraging opinions cur
rent over the Iron and steel outlook.
Prices gave way after the publication of
the bank statement. The Item of deposits
reached a new record figure today and loans
and cash reserves -went above last -weeks
record figures. The changes In the various
Items were not fully up to last week's un
precedented records, but the Increase In loans,
with last week's and one other exception,
has never before been equaled and the In
crease in deposits never before with last
week's single exception. The loan Item of
the clearing-house banks Is now close to
the billion-dollar mark. The -week's gain in
cash Is considerable- 1n excess of the pre
liminary estimates, but was not sufficient
to make up the Increased reserve require
ment from the enormous growth in deposits
so that the surplus is slightly' Impaired.
The New York banks are putting large
funds Into commercial paper from interior
points and large loans have been mads, on
sterling collateral, so that the rapid growth
of the loan account Is regarded as sound
and safe. But there Is a growth of con
eervaUsm in the feeling about extending
credits for speculative commitments In the
stock market. It is pointed out that the
Increase of banking reserves last year came
to a halt in the last week of January, while
the loan expansion proceeded from that time
to February 21 to the extent of $0.000.Q0O.
From February 7 to March 14 last year the
New York banks lost over $30,000,000 cash,
and the surplus in the same time declined
$27 213,800. These conditions and- precedents
are' a force in causing a halt -in the specu
lative movement. Foreign Influences today
were slight, but were favorable to higher
prices.
There has been a decided falling off in
the activity of this week's stock market and
the animated operations of a powerful or
ganised party for the advance have been
much less conspicuous. Measures of support
for prices have not been altogether aban
doned and the pressure of sales to take prollts
has not been formidable. The principal in
terest attwshlng to the market has been in
the effort to trace the operations of the
Fpeculatlve loaders with the purpose on the
part of the traders to follow their operations
or to meot them as an available basis for
their own counter operations. There has
been little evidence of any genuine invest
ment demand for securities or of any im
portant liquidation. The halt in the specu
lative operations in the advance Is attribu
ted primarily to the failure to attract any
Important outside Interest, such as would
effect a widespread distribution of securities
and afTord a broad market for absorption.
The highly professional character of opera
tions and the artificial character of the ad
vance have awakened a feollng of distrust
and skepticism toward It from the first.
The movement has had to contend this
week with several positive reactionary factors
m,4s. Shat t the war uncertainty has
hwn somewhat in evidence, but is of. ques
tionable force. On several days the stook
market resisted the -Influence of war de
pression on foreign exchanges, and on days
when the decline was attributed nominally
to the war scare the commodity markets
failed to bear out this hypothesis, cotton
continuing to advance and grain holding back.
Of much greater Influence was the decline
in confidence over the revival of the Iron
and steel industry. This Influence was di
rectly shown in the weakness of the United
States Steel securities, but was of decisive
effect on general sentiment. Consultations
during the week to bring about an agree
ment among the Southern iron producers were
reported to be futile, either for fixing prices
or making a plan for merging the com
panies. Humors were In persistent circula
tion during the week of a cut in steel rails,
and some of fhe important "Western Interests
were outspoken In their dissatisfaction with
the present price schedule on the ground
that they did not share in the od'antage
of tho Bastern railways from their carry
ing of steel products as an offset to the high
prices paid for rails. The Iron Age was
also frankly pessimistic over the trade out
look. A reaction in the copper market was
regarded as usual as of parallel significance
In the iron trade, and was of .direct effect
upon Amalgamated Copper. In which an ac
tive speculation was in progress.
The events of the week had the effect of
reviving discussion on the subject of meth
ods of promotion and organization of corpor
ations, and tho sentimental effect was not
favorable to tho market. The tragical ter
mination of tho prosecution and the career
of Whltaker Wright In England was made
the text of moralising In the press, and In
"Wall Street circles, which was not calcu
lated to dissipate any suspicions of methods
of speculative, leadership. An Influence of
the same kind was exerted by the action
of the stook exchange authorities In striking
from the list of securities quoted on the
exchango those of an Industrial corporation.
Tho published details of the efforts to effect
h compromise of the embittered dispute of
the parties to the shipbuilding reorganization
were of additional weight In their effect upon
the sentiment thus aroused.
Reports of net earnings of railroads for
December, published during tho week, were
not calculated to foster a speculation for
their advance. Their influence was moderated
to a degree by tho Inclusion of the favor
ablo Union Pacific statement and that of
the coal carriers ta the returns. But the
Atchison statement, showing the growth of
operating expanses for the first time over
coming the gain in gross earnings, with a
resulting decline in net earnings, ga.rn a
strong Impression of similar forces at work
In the railroad field as a whole.
A hardening rate for time loans served as
a warning that the period of piling up of
cash reserves In the New York banks is
coming to its normal conclusion, promising
a limit to the possibility of the enormous
loan expansion at the rate which has been
in progress by the New York banks since
the beginning . of the year.
The bond market .has shown some sympathy
with the reactionary tendency of stocks and
business has declined in volume. United
States 2s end the old 4s have declined U and
the Ss coupon have advanced li - per cent
on call' during the week.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
New High Jlccords for Loans, Deposits and
Cal.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30. The Flnencier says:
The striking feature of the offlciai statement
of the New York assoaiated banks last week
was the new high records for loans, deposits
tnd cash; also the large Increase in the first
two of these items. The gain In the loans
was lees by ?1.1S2.100 than in the previous
week, while that in deposits was 57.3W.209
lets. The increase in loans, compared with
January 2. 1904. has been. fS5,lS 1.0O0; la cash.
f50.OSS.400; in deposits. (137,704.900. and in
surplus reserve, 515.5S7.173.
As will be seen by the accompanying table.
the deposits are much above the one billion
dollar nark,, and they exceed the arevlecs
maximum, which waa recorded February 21,
1902. when this item was Sl.010.4t4.200; in
that month it may be nott-d that the bltUoa
dollar mark was reached on February 8. and
depot its were In excess of this- sum continuous
ly for seven weeks. The gain In cash last
week was $400,300, an amount closely cor
responding with the $8,745,200 estimated in
crease which jvos based upon the traceable
movements of money during the week.
Loans were expanded S29.4S7.203. this
doubtless being due. as was tho case is the
previous week, to large corporation borrow-
jlng. and-also to the liberal offerings of col-''
lateral loans at call and on time by the
banks. ' The circulation was reduced S402.200;
making $1,038,000 during the fortnight. It
Is noteworthy that the deposits of public
funds were Increased by only $32,700 during
the week. The net gain In .this item since
January-10 has been but J13,000, Indicating
that there has not yet ,'been an accumula
tion of these deposits?" in New York banks
in anticipation of the Panama canal pay
ments. . . - . -
The dally average of cl tarings last week
was S215.000.000. an increase of $2,000,000'
compared " with, the previous" week; the dear-,
lngs- Saturday." reflecting Friday's business.
were 5226.531.306. It will doubtless be of In
terest to note that in 1902. when the de
posits were above the billion-dollar mark, the
cash reserves slightly decreased and the sur
plus reserve fell from S2&C23.350. February L
to -$12,456,650 February 21. Possibly a similar
fall In surplus will occur in. the immediate
succeeding weeks this year. . Comparisons of
the item of loans last week show" that eight
banks gains S24.600.000 net. The cash gains
by seven banks were $8, 009,000 net, and only
one Institution showed an Important loss.
Deposits now exceed loans by $29,391,700,
against S21.23S.400 in the previous week.
- The statement of average of the Clearing
House banks of this city for the week shows:
Increase.
Loans S 994.552.100
29.4S7.200
37.640.500
X403.200
xl.S03.100
10,269,600
8.466.500
9.910,125
X942.723
X935.450
Deposits
. 1. 023.013. S00
Circulation ..
Legal tenders
42,738,000
75.637.500
205.457.500
281.115.000
255.985.905
25.129.050
24,353.600
specie
Reserve
Reserve required...
Surplus
Ex U. S. deposits
xD crease.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Sales. High. Low. Close.
19,700 703 69 (50
220 91ft 91 91
500 S44 S3Vi 83H
100 914 91 91
700 11S& 117 118
159
Atchison .... .....
do preferred
Baltimore & Ohio..
do preferred......
Canadian Pacific ...
Central of N. J....
Chesapeake & Ohio.
200 34V4 34 Hi 34
Chicago & Alton.... 100 36 36 3tl
do preferred 1,100 83 83 B3
Chi. Ot. Western.... 300 16 16 16fc
do B preferred 200 30 29 29
Chicago & N. W 100 167 167 163
Chi. Term. & Trans 10
ao preferred
C, C, C. & St. L..
iD
Colorado Southern ..
do 1st preferred.... .
do 2d preferred
Delaware & Hudson.
Del.,- Lack. West.. .
Denver & Rio Grande
do preferred ,
Erie
do 1st preferred....
300 18 18 17
56
200 26 25 25
300 167 167 165
272
200 21 21 21
72
2.600 27 27 27
700 67 66 06
1,000 47 47 47
do 2d preferred....
Great Northern nfd. 170
Hocking Valley 75
do" preferred 300 83 83 83
Illinois Central 2.000 133 133 133
Iowa Central 20
do preferred.. . 100 39 39 39
Kan. City Southern , 19
do preferred 36
Louisville & Nashv.. 700 107 107 107
Manhattan L 1.SO0 144 143 143
Metropolitan St. Ry. 400 121 121 120
Minn. & St. L.
CO
2,600 94 93 93
"66 39 39 39
- 38
400 119 119 119
- 700 61 - - 60 60
Missouri Pacific ....
M.. K. & T
do preferred
Mex. National pfd...
New York Central...
Norfolk &. Western..
do preferred
Ontario & Western..
Pennsylvania
P.. C. C.i& St. L...
Reading
Ah 1st tiref erred
89
1.200 23 22
2,700 120 12Q
"O.iw "46 45
22
120
e4
45
s
66
47
14
do 2d preferred .
Rock Island Co. 7.300 24
do preferred 100 64
24
64
St. U. & S. F. 1st pf.
do 2d preferred..... 300 48 48
SL Louis S. W 200 15 14
do n referred 200 34 34
Si
St. Paul 4,700 145 144 144
do preferred -. 177
Southern Pacific .... 9.400. 50 50 50
Southern Railway ... 509 23 22 22
do preferred 200 84 84 83
Texas & Pacific 700 2C 26 26
Toledo. St. L. & W. 20
do preferred A 3S
Union Pacific ll.GdO 81 80 80
do preferred ..... ...... 90
Wabash 20
do preferred 1.200 C9 39 39
Wheeling & L. E.... 100 1S 18 17
Wisconsin Central .. 700 20 20
do preferred 600 46 45
Express companies
Adams ...... ..... .....
American
United States '.;......
.220
193
103
205
Wells-Forgo -.. ... ..... .....
Miscellaneous
Amalgamated Copper 14,500
Am. Car & Foundry. 500
48
47
47
19V
19
l
do preferred ua
Amer. Unseed OH... .. 10
do preferred 27
Amer. Locomotive .. 1,300 21 20 20
do preferred 100 70 79 ' 79
Am. Smelt. & Ref... 1.000 50 49 40
do preferred : 02
Amer. Sugar -Refining 5,600 128 127 127
Anaconda Mining Co. 7D
Brooklyn R. Transit. 11.200 48 ,47 47
Colorado Fuel & Iron 300 31 31 31
Col. & Hock. Coal... 400- 15 15 14
Consolidated Gas ... 000 103 103 103M
General Electric 2.400 172 170 170
International Paper.. 100 13- 13 13
do preferred ' 06
International Pump.. 100 33 33 33
do preferred 100 73 73 72
National Biscuit '40
National Lead 100 15" 15 15
North American 86
Paolflc Mall 400 27 27 27
People's Ga 700 101 100 100
Pressed Steel Car .. 300 31 31 30
do preferred ..... ..... 70
Pullman Palace Car . 216
Republic Steel 100 7 7 7
do preferred 300 44 44 44
Rubber Goods 200 21 21 20
do preferred 77
Tenn. Coal & Iron.. 700 3S 33 38
U. S. Leather S00 7 7 7
do deferred 100 7SV1
U. S. Rubber 500 13T4 13 13
do preferred ..... 52
U. S. Steel 7.500 11 10 10
do preferred 82.700 55 54 54
Western Union SS
Northern Securities 94
Total sales for the day, 214, S00 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Clorlng quotations:
U. S. Ref. 2s rg.105 lAtchison Adj. 4s. 89
do coupon 105
C. & N. Con 7s.. 131
U. S. 3s reg 106
do coupon 107
U. S. nw 4s reg. 132
do coupon 133
U. S. Old 4s reg. 107
do coupon 107
U. S. 5s reg 101
do coupon 101
U. & K. G. 43... 9S
N. Y. Cent. lsts. 93 U
Nqr. Pacific 3s... 73
Nor. Pacific 4s.. 103
So. Pacific 4s.... 89
Union Fac 4s.... 103
Wis. Cent. 4s... 89
Stocks at London. .
LONDON. Jan. 30. Consols for money,
S7; consols for account, 87.
Anaconda ....
Atchison ....
do pref
Bah & Ohio..
3
71
94
Nor. & West,
do nref . ....
63
92
23
62
Ont. & West.
16
Pennsylvania
Can. Pacific.
..121 Rand Mines.
9
Ches. & Ohio... 35
Reading 23
C. O. "West 17
do 1st pref..
41
C. M. & SL P. 149
do 2d pref. .
... 31
.. 23
.. 86
.. 83
.. 93
.. 11
57
24
.. 40
DeBeers
10
22
74
So. Railway .,
D. & R. G
do pref.
Erie
ao prer
Union Pacific.
S) do pref ,
do 1st pref... 6S
u. s. steel...
do 2d pref.... 4B
Illinois Cent 134
Louis. & Nash.. 110
M.. K. & T 18
do pref
Wabash
do pref.....
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balancer.
Portland $355,294 $ 79.963
Seattle 449.021 125.46S
Tacema 345.550 32.028
Spokane 251.180 87.239
Clearings of Portland Seattle and Tacema
for tfi week were:
Portland. Seattle. Tocoma.
Monday S 050.048 $ 4S4.531 $ 361.441
Tue?dav 626.159 690.744 S5S.S69
Wednesday 400.571 501.051 393.305
Thursday 511.0S2 473.736 306.441
Fridav 395.700 469.299 3SS.166
Saturday 355,204 449.021 345,550
Totals $2.S95.S32 $3,068,402 $2,153,702
Clearings far the corresponding week " in
former years were:
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma.
1890 $2,103,533 .$L1S0.SS5 $ ,547.020
UX 1.787.03S 1.SA5.507 1.100.000
IftOi 1.752.317 2.005.083 1.595.fijC0
1002 1.930.538 2.374.861 1.1S9.S80
1003 2.SS3.895 3,353.850 1.SS1.477
Money, Exchange, Etc
NEW YORK. Jan. 30. Money on call, nom
inal; no loans; time loans, steady: CO pays.
S per cent; 90 days, 4 per. cent; six months,
464 per cent; prime mercantile paper. 4
tfl5 per cent: sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers' bills at $4,8350
tf4.S553 for demand and at $4.829001.83 for
GO days; posted rates. $4.S3e4.S4 and $4.S6
S4.S7: coronoraal bills. $4.S24.E2: bar sil
ver. 55c; Mexican dollars. 42c; beads,
governments steady; railroads. Irregular.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. Silver bars.
55c; Mexican dollars, nominal; drafts, sight,
12c; do telegraph. 15c: -sterllag oa London,
00 days. $4.84; sight. $4.86.
LONDON. Jan. 30. Bar silver, steady, 25d
per ounce; money. 22.jer cent. The? rate
or discount In thejopen -market, for short bills;
is- 263 per cent. The "-rate cf. discount
in the open market for three months bills
is 3 per cent.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
- . - Grain. Flour. Feed .Etc
All the wheat that is moving sow la find
ing Its way to the mills. "While transactions
.are not large, a- fair amount of business in
the aggregate is being done at former- Quota
tions. WHEAT Walla Walls. 74875c; bluestem,
79SSOc; Valley. 7SeS0c
BARLEY Feed. zo per ton; brewing. S203
20.50; rolled. S2L
FLOUR Valley. S3.75S3.SS per barrel; hard
wbeit straJshU. $3.9034.10; clears. S3.5533.75;
bord Wheat tpatents. S4.204.50; Dakota, hard
wheat. $4.9065.50; graham. $3.75; whole wheat,
14: rye flour. t4.50G4.75.
OATS-No. 1 white. $1.079L10; gray. $L05
1.07 per cental.
imjLSTUFFS Bran, $18318.60 per ton: mid
dlings. $26; shorts. $19.50820; chop. U. 8.
Milis. SIS; linseed, dairy, food, $19.
HAY Timothy, $16318 per ton; clover, $12
13: grain. $12313: cheat. $1213.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks, S6.2S; lower grades. $5.2535.50;
bales, cream. $3.40; other grades. S3; oat
meal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per bar
rel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; oatmeal
(ground). 50-pound sacks, $7 per barrel: 10
pound sacks. $3.75 per bale; split peas. $4.50
per 100-pound sack: 25-pound boxes. $L25;
pearl barley. $4 per 100 pounds; 25-pound
boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10-pound
sacks. $2.50 per bale.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc.
For some unexplained reason the local de
mand for poultry has been slow all week.
Receipts have not been heavy, but even with
the few arrivals supplies would have ac
cumulated had not outside orders come in.
Good shipments of eggs were also made,
which prevented any local accumulation. The
market for best . grades of creamery butter
has continued firm. Eastern butter and in
ferior grades, are plentiful and weak.
BUTTER Sweet cream butter. 32c per
pound; fancy creamery. 30c; choice creamery.
25327c; dairy. 20322c; store. 12314c
BUTTER FAT Sweet cream, 31c; sour
cream, 29c
CHEESE Full cream, twins. 14c; Young
America. 15c,
POULTRY Chickens, mixed. ll312o per
pound; Springs, small. 1314c; hens, I2312c;
turkeys, live, 17318c per pound; dressed. 2uc;
ducks. $839 per dozen; geese, live, 8c per
pound.
EGGS Oregon ranch, 20Q27c per dozen.
Vegetables, Fruit, Etc
The cold weather of the past week has
seriously Interfered with trade" on Front
street. Fortunately receipts of citrus fruits'
and green stuff-have been light. In the case
of the . latter this being due to high prices
ruling at San. Francisco.
EGETAiiLi.S Turnips. C3c Dcr sack: car
rots. 75c; beets. 90c; parsnips, 75c$l; cabbage.
l3Zc; red caooage, lic; lettuce, bead. 15c
per dozen; hothouse. $1.5032 per box; pars-
ie. per aozen. c; lomtuoes. ti.ouoz pet
crate; cauliflower, 75c$l oer dozen: beans,
12c; egg plant. $1.50 per box; celery, 60c per
dozen; pumpkins, lc per pound; artichokes. $1
per dozen.
ONIONS Yellow Danvers. SL1031.25 per
jack, rrowers' prices.
HON WSJ 3.00 per case.
POTATOES Fancy. SOS 90c per sack: com
mon. GOfiSOc growers' prices; sweets. 2c in
sacks: 2c crated.
RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4 -crown. 7c;
3-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c; unbleached, reed.
less suitans, bfic; uonaon jayers, s-crown,
whole boxes of 20 pounds, $LS5; 2-crown, $1.75.
domestic fruits Apples, rancy Bald
wins and Spltzenbergs. $1.50 per box: cooking,
75c3$l; cranberries, $10311 per barrel.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 636a
per pound; sun dried, sacks or boxes, 435c;
apricots. SffilOc; peaches, CQSc; pears. SSc;
prunes. Italian. 434c: French. 333c; figs.
California blacks. 6c; do white. 7c: Smyrna,
small boxes, 60c; large boxes, 75c; tangerines,
$1.60 per box: grapefruit. $3.2533.50 per box;
bananas, 536c per pounds pineapples, $375
34 per dozen.
Groceries, Nnts, Etc
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 5c; No. 2,
6c; Carolina head. ic: broken head, 4c
COFFEE Mocha. 26328c: Java, fancy, 260
82c; Java, good. 20324c: Java, ordinary, 163
20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18320c; Costa Rica,
good. 1691Sc; Costa Rica, ordinary. 10312a
oer pound: Colombia roast, cases. 100s. 513.B0:
50s. $14.25: Arbuckle. $15.75; Lion. $13.75.
Salmon-coiumDia itiver, i -pound tans.
$1.65 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; fancy
1-pound flats, $1.60; -pound flats $1.10;
.Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. 75c; red. 1-pound
tails, $1.20; aockeyes. 1-pound tails. $1.50;
l-pourd fiats. IL60.
SUGAR Sacit basts, per 100 pounds: Cube.
$5.70; powdered. $5.55; dry granulated. $5.45;
extra C. $4.95; golden C $4.85; advances over
sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c: half-barrels.
25c; boxes, 60c per 100 pounds. (Terms:
On remittance within 15 days, deduct c per
pound; if later than 15 days, and within 39
days, deduct c: no discount after 30 days.)
Beet sugar, granulated. $5.25 per 100 pounds;
mapie sugar, ugpioc per pousa.
NUTS Walnuts. 14c per pound by sack.
le extra for less than sacks: Brazil nuts.
,15c; filberts, 15c: pecans, Jumbos, 15c: extra
large, itc; aimonos. l. -v. l. 14c; ne plus
ultras, loo: nonoarieis. isc: cnestnuts. Italian.
a15c; Ohio, 4c per 25-pound drum; peanuts.
r&w. oc per DQuna; reuica. omc; uiDenua.
10312cr hickory nuts. 7c; coacoanuts, S530a
per dozen.
SALT Bale. $2: fine. 50s. S5c: 100s. 65s;
.Liverpool, sot. 50c: loos, osc; zua. 51.20; naif-
BEANS Small white, 4c; "large white. 3c;
nlnl' Ki. VxvniT !.. T in. il!i
Hops, Wool. Bides, Etc
HOPS Choice. 26327a per pound; prime, 25e
medium. 24c .
WOOL Valley. 1731Sc; Eastern Oregon. 12Q
15c: mohair, nazzc
HIDES Dry hides. Nc 1. 16 pounds and uc
15315o per pound; dry kip, Nc 1, 5 to 15
pounds. 12c: dry calf. Nc 1, under 5 pounds.
16c; dry salted, bulls arid stags, one-third less
than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 66
counds and over, sasttc: &o to eo pounds. 7(3
6c; under 50 pounds and cows. 637c; stagi
and bulls, sound. 434c: kip. sound. 13 to 20
pounds. 7c; under 10 pounds, Sc; green (un
salted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound
each, $131-50; colts' hides, eaciv 25350c; goat
tklns, common, each. 10315c; Angora, with
wool on. sscfTSl.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 435o; Nc X
sa grease. z33c
Meats ana Provisions.
BEEF Dressed. 637c per pound.
MUTTON Dressed. 637c; lambs. 7c
VEAL Dressed. 839c; lambs, dressed, 7c
PORK Dressed. 647c
HAMS Ten to 14 pounds. 13c per pound;
14 to 16 pounds. 12c per pound; 18 to 20
pounds. 12c; California (picnic). 8c; cottar
hams. 9c; shoulders, 10c; boiled hams, 20c;
boiled plcnlo hams, boneless, 14c
BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c; standard
breakfast, 17c; choice. 16c; English break
fast bacon. 11 to 14 pounds. 15c
SAUSAGE Portland ham. ISo per pound;
minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17 Vic;
ooiogna. long. tsVic: welnerwum. sc: liver.
S; pork. 10c; blood. 5c: headcheese. 5c:
bologna sausage. lint, ottc
DRY SALT MEATS Regular short clears.
10311c smoked; clear backs. 10c salt,
11c smoked: Ore iron exoorts. 20 to 25 Dounds.
average. llc: dry salt, 12c: smoked. Union
outta. 10 to is pc-aaas, average, so ory sail.
so smokeo.
PICKLED GOODS Pickled nics" feet, -bar-
rels, $5.50; -barrels. $3; 15-pouri kit. $1.85;
pickled tripe, -barrels, $5; -barrels. $2.75;
13-pound kit. 51.25: slckied Din' tongues.
barrels. $6; -barrels. $3; 15-pound -kit. $1.25;
pickled iambs' tongues, H-barrels, 5S.Z0:
barrels. S4.75: 15-nound kit. $2.23.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 9e; tubs,
10c; 50. 10c: 20s. !0c: 10s. ioe: 5s. I0c
stanntxd pure: Tierces. &ic: tuns, c: oos,
9c; 20s. 9c: 10s, 9o: 6s. 9c Compound:
Tierce. Te; tubs. 7c; 60s. 7c
Oils.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 24c; iron
barrels, 18c; S6 degrees gasoline, cases. $2c;
iron barrels or drums. 26c
LEAD Pioneer. Collier and Atlantic whltt
and red lead In lets of 500 pounds or mora,
6e: less than 500 pounds. 7c
COAL OIL Pearl or astral oil. cases. 23e
per gallon: water white oil. iron barrels, 16c;
wood barrels, none: eocene oil, cases, 25c;
clalne oil. cases. 2Sc: extra star cases. 26c:
headlight oil. 175 degrees, cases. 23c; iron
barrels. lSo (Washington. Stats test burning
oils, except headlight, c per gallon higher.)
BENZINE Sixty-three degrees, cases, 22c;
Iron barrels. 15c
LINSEED OIL Pure raw In barrels. 47c:
genuine kettle-boiled. In barrels. 49c: purs
raw oil. in cases. 52c: genuine kettle-boiled.
in cases.- -54c: lots or zm gallons. ic less per
gallon.
TURPENTINE In cases. SSc: wood barrels.
84c: iron barrels and drums. 2c: 10-casc
lots. S7c
London "Wool Auction.
LONDON. Jan. 30, The offerings at the
wool auction sales today numbered 13, SOT
bales. Scourcds and medium and fine merinos
were in large supply and were quickly taken
by French and German buyers.. A fine se
lection ot Victorians caused eager competition.
A few lots of superior greaslts were- taken
by Americans, Greasy, broken fleece real
ized .the highest prices of the series. With
drawals were frequent, prices being against
buyers. The sales will close Monday.
Imports aad Exports.
NEW YORK. Jan. SO. Imports ot dry goods
and merchandise at New York for the week
were valued at $12,550,952. Imports of specie
at New York this week were $36,698 .in .gold
and $14,704 in silver. Specie exports from
this port during the week were $1,095,276
In silver and $263,650 gold.
MOREORDERS FOR PRUNES
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET IN A
LITTLE BETTERL SHARE.
-r- - i
Packers Turn Down Most Inquiries
on Account of Low erlees-Pota-toes
Expected to Decline.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. (Special.) The
prune market is "reported in a little better
shape More orders coming from the East,
but local packers 'and ' distributers are turn
ing most of.-.them down on -account of. low
prices. Dealers; here cannot buy- prunes, ex
cept in a small way. at prices that permit
of sales at Eastern bids. The - nils In situ
ation shows no change, except . tEfct outside
goods obtainable below association, prices are
being cleaned up. Stocks ot other cured
fruits, notably peaches and apricots, are
so small that prices remain firm, but it Is
too early for much business.
The steamer Elder arrived with heavy sup
plies ot Oregon potatoes, which" will not be
unloaded until. Monday, when slightly lower
prices are expected. An authority estimates
that fully 250,000 sacks of California potatoes
are stored in warehouses, chiefly in river
districts, nearly all of which ure owned by
local speculators and bought at high prices.
The market Is likely to be well maintained.
despite the temporary setbacks. Onions con
tinue firm. Rhubarb growers across tho bay.
are forming an association and will Bell the
entire crop through one agent here.
The fruit market Is Inactive and unchanged.
despite the favorable weather. Only? fancy
large oranges and hlgh-grado ' apples ahow
firmness.
'Leading, cereals, hay and feeds; are well
sustained "on account of dry weather, but
trade Is quiet.
Butter is easy.. Cheese weak. Eggs are
firm. Receipts, 33.000 pounds butter; 2000
pounds cheese; 29.000 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Garlic. 536c: green peas.S
36c; string beans, 1017c; asparagus. 50c;
tomatoes. 75c3S1.25; egg plant. 12820C
POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 15317c; roost
ers, old. $535.50; do young. $636.50; broilers,
small, $464.50; do large, $505.50; fryers, $5.50
6; hens. $4.5036.50; ducks, old. $5.5036; do
young. $6.6037.
EGGS Store, 2324c; fancy ranch, 25c;
Eastern. 23c
BUTTER Fancy creamery. . 31c; fancy sec
onds, 27c; fancy dairy. 25c; do seconds, 23c
HAY Wheat, 514017.50; wheat and oats.
$14316.50; barley. $12315; alfalfa. $11,503
13.50; clover, $13314; stocks, $12313; straw,
per bale, 60375c
WOOLFulI. Humboldt and Mendocino, 12
314c; lambs. 9311c
FRUITS Apples, choice. $1.25; common, 40c i
bananas. $132.75; Mexican limes, $434. 50
California lemons, choice. $2.50; do common.
75c;. oranges, navels, 60c3$2; pineapples, $1.50
32.50.
POTATOES River Burbanks. 90c3l: Sa
linas Burbanks. $1.403L65; sweets. $2,103
2.25; Oregon Burbanks, $1.1531.35.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $20321; middlings. $26
28.
CHEESE New. 1112c; Young America,
ll12sc; Eastern, 15316c
HOPS-27330C.
RECEIPTS Flour, 20.200 quarter sacks;
wheat, 2500 centals; barley. 2760 centals;
oats. Oregon. 10.900 centals; bean. 1900 sacks;
potatoes, 10.281 sacks; bran. 20,000 sacks;
middlings, S75 sacks; hay, 486 tons; hides,
800.
EASIER TONE IN WHEAT.
Duo to, "Less Belligerent Advices From the
Orient
CHICAGO. Jan. 30. The less belligerent
tone of news from the Orient was the
main influence in- the wheat pit today,
Small holders took profits, caua.lng a decline
of nearly a cent in both the July and May
deliveries. The leading buU operator sup
ported the wheat market on breaks early
In tho day and there was also scattered
buying by commission houses, but the de
mand. was not nearly so urgent as it has
been recently. In the faco ot higher prices
at Liverpool, .opening quotations here showed
losses. May being oft a shade to 3c at
90 to 00c July opened to c
lower at 82 to 82c. Local holders wcro
inclined to dispose of their lines, and lh
spue or moaerato miymg by tne big bull,
prices began to seek a lower level. May
declining to 89c and July to 82c within
the first halt hour. The market exhibited
renewed signs of life at one time on a re
port that the big holder was selling July
and the price quickly dropped to S2c and
May sold off In sympathy to 89 p. Let
in the day a firmer feeling was 'manifested,
but on renewed profit-taking and evenlng-up
sales, the sentiment again became weak.
May closed c lower at 90 c, while
July was down 3c at 82 c
Corn prices declined slightly in sympathy
with wheat and on selling credited to
leading packer, but, taken as a whole, the
market was steady. The close was weak
with May 3c lower at 50 c
In tho oats market the strength in the
cash article more than offset the Influence
of the easier tone in wheat. May closed
c higher at 43 c
Liquidation by commission houses and sell
ing oredlted to packers caused a weakness in
provisions. A late decline in the price of
hogs added to the depression. May pork
led in the decline, closing with a loss of 30c;
lard was off 12 c, while ribs were down
7 10c
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High.
May $0 90 $0 90
July 82 82
September .... 76 78
CORN.
January 47 47
May , 50 SO,
July 4S 4S
OATS.
Low. - Close.
$0 89 $0 90
82 82
77 77
46 46
50 50
4S 48
40 40
42 43
37 SS
12 97 13 02
7 10 7 10
7 30 '7 30
7 32 7 32
660 662
6 72 6 72
January
May ...
July ...
40
42
37
40
43
3S
MESS PORK.
May .' 13 27 13 30
LARD.
January 715 7 26
May 7 42 7 42
July 7 42 7 42
SHORT RIBS.
May 6 70 6 70
July 0 82 0S2
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady; Winter patents. $4.2034.50;
straights. $44.20; Spring patents, $4JO4.50;
straights. $3.6034; bakers. $2.4033.30.
Wheat No. 3, Spring, 7S8S7c; No. 2 red,
SS392c.
Corn No. 2. 47c: No. 2 yellow, 4 Sc.
Oats No. 2, 40540c; No. 3 white, 4043c
Rve No. 2. 57c
Barley Good feeding, 3S333o; fair to choice
malting. 4557c
Flaxseed Nc 1, $1.10; No. 1 Northwestern,
fl-10.
Timothy seed Prime, $3.05.
Mess pork Per barrel, $13 0O13 12.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $7.1037.15.
Short ribs sides Loose, $6.6536.70.
Short clear eldes Boxed. $6.8737.
Clover Contract grade, $11.25.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 24.S0O
Wheat, bushels 39,100
Corn, bushels 233.500
Oats, bushels 132.700
Rye bushels 38.000
Barley, bushels 107,600
65.100
46.300
322.600
116.100
65.800
17,300
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30. Flour receipts, 6500
exDorts. 16,100. Market quiet, but unchanged.
Winter patents, $4.3534.65; Winter straights.
$4.2034.35; Minnesota patents. $4.7035: win
ter extras. $3.2033.50; Minnesota .baker's,
S3.90fi4.20; Winter low grades, $3$3L30.
Wheat Receipts. 12,600 bushels. Spot, dull
No. 2 red. 93c elevator and 94c f. o, b. afloat
No. 1 Northern, Duluth, $1 f- o. b.. afloat.
Options experienced a moderate decline- this
morning as a result of good weather West
and in Argentina, better news from the Far
East aid an absence of bull support. The
close was a trifle steadier on covering, but
still c below yesterday. May closed 92c
July closed 87 c. September closed 81c
Hops Firm. State, common to choice 1903
crop. 25337c ; 1902 crop. 23327c; olds, 103
15c: Parifle Coast 1903 crop. 26334c; 1902
crop. 23fT27c; olds, 10315c
Hides Firm. Galveston. 20 to 25 pounds,
ISc; California. 21 to 25 pounds, 19c;. Texas
dry, 21 to 30 pounds. 14c
Butter Firm. Creamery, 17322c; state
dairy. 14319c
s Eggs Steady; Western. 33fi36c v
wool iirm. jjoroesruc neece,
Petrcleura Steady. "Refined. New York.
9.10c; Philadelphia and Baltimore 9.05c; do
in bulk, 0.15c
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. Wheat, easier;
cats, dull: "barley, easier.
Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping, $1,353
1.37 r milling. $1.423L47. -Barley: Feed.
$L1O0L12; brewing. $L16S1.1S;. Oats:
Red. SL27ei.S5 white. $1.301.40; black.
$L27L50.
Call board' sales Wheat, easier: May;
$L3S; cash. $1.37: barley, easier; May.
$1.09; corn, large yellow, S1.30S1.35..-.
European ' Grain Markets.
LONDON. Jan! SO. Consols. ' S7; silver.
SSd. Wheat cargoes- on passage- very In
active. English country markets quiet.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 30. Wheat, firm; March,
6s 4d; May, 6s Sd. "Wheat in Paris, quiot.
Flour in Paris, easy. French country mar
kets firm. "Weather in England rainy.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA, Jan. 30. Wheat, unchanged; blue-
stem, 79c; club. 75c.
livestock: markets.
Prices at
Portland Union
Stockyards
Yesterday.
Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards
yesterday were 200 hogs and- 51 sheep. The
following prices were quoted at the yards:
CATTLE best steers, $4.25; medium. $4;
cows, $3.5033.75.
HOGS Best large, fat hogs, $3.25; medium,
large hogs. $4.75.
SHEEP Best wethers, $3.60; mixed sheep.
$3.25.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and
Kansas City.
CHICAGO. Jan. 30. Cattle Receipts. 600.
Market weak. Good to prime steers, $4,753
5.50; poor to medium. $3.7534.50; stockers
and feeders. $2.2534; cows, $1.5034; heifers.
$1.7534.50: canners, $1.5032.30; bulls, $1,750
4.10; calves. $3.5037.
Hogs Receipts today, 23,000; Monday, 37,-
000. Market weak. Mixed and butchers, $4.70
35.02; good to choice heavy, $4.7533.05;
rough heavy. $4.6534.85; light, $4.4034.85;
bulk of sales. $4,753-4.95.
Sheep Receipts. 1200. Sheep weak: lambs
weak. Good to choice wethers. - $4.2034.50;
fair to choice mixed, $3.5034; Western sheep,
$435.25; native lambs, $4.2536.00; Western
lambs'. $4.5035.90.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 30. Cattle Receipts,
500. Market unchanged. Native steers, $3.60
34.70; native cows and helfer3, $2.2533.60;
stockers and feeders, $333.75; Western steers,
$3.5034.20; Western cows, $l.f.033.20.
Hogs Receipts. 5000. Market steady to
lower, bulk of sales, $4.6534.90; heavy, $4.S5
35; packers. $4.7534.90; pigs and lights, $4.25
34.75.
Sheep Receipts, none. Market nominally
steady.
OMAHA. Jan. 30. Cattle Receipts. 100.
Market unchanged. Native steers, $2.5035;
cows and heifers. $2.7033.60; stockers and
feeders, $2.5033.85.
Hogs Receipts. 6500. Market about steady.
Heavy, $4.7534.95; mixed, $4.7034.80; light.
$4.5034.75; pigs, $3.7534.40; bulk ot sales,
$4.7034.85.
Sheep Receipts, 200. Market steady. Fed
muttons. $3.4035.10; wethers. $3.9034.25;
ewes, $334; lambs, $4.5035.S5.
TTYENTY-EIGHT-CENT HOPS.
Josephine County Grower Sells His Crop for
, Good- Price.
GRANT'S PASS. Or., Jan. 30. (Special.)
John Ranzan, one of the prominent hop-
growers of Southern Oregon, has Just sold
his crop to San Francisco dealers for 28
cents per pound. This sale covers three car
loads, or about 60,000 pounds. This dis
poses of practically the last of the Josephine
County crop of 1903. The bulk of the crop,
however, was contracted at prices ranging
from 15 to 17 cents, althqugh some growers
sold at 20 to 25 cents. Mr. Ranzan has
steadily refused to sell' at a lower price and
the sale, was the, result of repeated offers.
At one time he waa preparing to take a car
load to the Eastern markets. Mr. Ranzan
is also quite an extensive hopbuyer. Al
ready a number of growers have contracted
their 1904 hop crop at 17 cents.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. '30. Closing quo
tations:
Andes S .30
Mexican $1.65
Onhir 3.65
Belcher 35
Best & Belcher. 1.70
Occidental Con. . . .93
Caledonia .96
Overman 31
Potosi .22
Challenge Con. . .-
Chollar 22
Savaga , 52
Confidence 1.10
Con. Cal. & Va. . L60
Con. Imperial... 03
Sag Beicner. ..... .ou
Sierra Nevada... .63
Silver Hill 07
Union Con 84
Utah Con 25
Crown Point 23
Gould & Curry.. .34
Hale & Norcross
Yellow Jacket 47
Justice OS
NEW YORK, Jan. B
0. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $ .10
Alice 27
Greece 10
Brunswick Con.. .05
Little Chief 5 -00
Ontario .... o.oo
Ophir 4.50
Pnoenix it
Potosi -. 25
Comstock Tunnel .08
Con. Cal. & va. 1.70
Savage 59
Sierra Nevada. . . .75
Horn Silver 1.05
Iron Silver 1.25
Leadvllle Con... .02
Small Hopes 2P
Standard 1.60
BOSTON. Jan. 30. Closing quotations:
Adventure ...$ 2.2.'i01d Dominion. $ 10.00
Allouez 4.500sceola 53.00
Amalgamated. 4S.S7 Parrot u.w
Daly West..... 34.75 Qulncy 90.00
Bingham 22.00 Santa F Copper 1.S7
Cal. & Hecla. 450.00 Tamarack .... 103.00
Centennial 15.25 Trinity 4.S7
f!oTnr Ranee. 44.00 unitea tsiaics. -u.o
Tlnmlnlr.n Coal 61.00
lUtah
32.73
. 3.25
0.50
72.25
b-rnnklln 8.00
Victoria . .
Isle Royale.... 8.00
Winona ...
Wolverine
Mohawk 30.50
Dried Fruit at New Tori.
NEW YORK. Jan, 30. The market for
..rwvrt snnies is generally aulet and un
changed. Common are quoted at 405c; prime,
5S5c; choice, axtfoc; iancy, wc
'Tnm nn pnv in tone under lhrbt de
mand. Quotations range from 34 to 6c, ac
cording to grade.
Apricots are in good demand for small lots
viniA ctMiAv tn firm. (Tholce are Quoted
at OVlwOHc; extra cnoice at voivac; iancy,
ll15c
Peaches are moving slowly. Choice are
quoted at 7tt7c; extra choice at 7Sc;
fancy, 010c
CoQee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Coffee futures closed
steady, net 515 points higher. Total sales,
168,000 bags. Including March, Sc; May, 8.25
68.35c: July. 8.558.65c; September, 8. SO
8.80c: December, 9.10c Spot Rio, firm; No.
7 invoice, 9c; mild, steady; Cordova, SQ
13c
Sugar Raw, quiet; fair refining, 2 13-16c;
centrifugal, 86 test, 3 5-1 6c; molasses sugar,
2 9-1 6c; refined, quiet; No. 6, $4; No. 7,
$3.65; No. 8. 53.00; No. 0, $3.85; No. 10.
$3.80; No. 11. $3.75; No. 12. $3.70; No. 13,
$3.65: No. 14. $3.60: confectioners' A, $4,25;
mould A, $4.75; cut loaf, $5.10; crushed,
$5.10; powdered $4.50; granulated, $4.40; cubes,
$4.65.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30. There waa a fair
Saturday inquiry in local metal markets, but
no material change in quotations from those
of yesterday. Copper ruled quiet. Lake.
12.62H12.S7Hc; electrolytic 12.50gl2.73c;
casting. 12.37H12.62c Tin was steady;
spot. 2S.2328.35c Fair demand for lead;
spot. 4.4534.50c Spelter, quiet and easy, at
4.905c Iron shows continued dullness, with
quotations nominally unchanged.
Dairy Produce at Chicago.
- CHICAGO, Jan. 30. On the produce ex
change today the butter .market was firm;
creameries, 15 22c; dairies. 13 19c Eggs,
steady; 27 20c Cheese, steady, 10 Q 10 He
Wool at St. Louis. -ST..
LOUIS, Jan. 30. -Wool Nominal. Ter
ritory and Woatorn mediums, lSQl&c; fine
medium. 15 17c; fine. l510c
New York Cotton -Market.
NSW YORK. Jan. 30. Cotton futures
Downing
T Y
norm
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4. Ground Floor
closed steady; February. 16.15c; March, J
16.48c: April. 16.60c; May. 16.70c; June. 16.80c:
July. 16.88c: August, 16.00c; September and
October. 13-EOc; December, 12.40c Spot !
closed Inactive, 70 points hlgheT. Middlings
uplands, ie.75c: do Gulf. 17c Sales, none.
FIRST TRY-OUT HT ATHLETICS.
School and College Boys Test Speed
and Strength In Gymnasium.
The track athletes of Columbia Uni
versity held their first try-out yesterday
afternoon In anticipation of the academic
and collegiate Indoor track meets" they
hope to have In their new gymnasium next
month. The results were very encour
aging for an Institution that has had no
track athletics previously. Only one man
who had ever run on- a track before,
Fredell, competed, yet some good records
were made. Coach "Walter Gearln was
more than pleased with the work of his
men. He said:
"There is plenty of good material and
the boys are working conscientiously, but
they are not used to It yet and they will
do better right along. They ought to
carry off some of the prizes In the meet
we are trying to promote."
Columbia University has a large dirt
floored gymnasium at University Park
that Is considered a fit place for an in
door track meet and the attempt is to
have one held there for schools and an
other for colleges between now and
Spring.
The results of yesterday's competitions
were as follows:
40 yards dash Fredell first, Shell second,
Hlnkle third; time, 0:05.
50 yards dash Fredell first, Shell second.
Jennings third; time, 0:06.
220 yards dash Fredell first, Shell sec
ond; time, 0:33 3-5.
SSO-yard dash Bllodean first; time,
2:16 2-6.
12-pound ehot-put J. Ryan first, dis
tance, 37 feet 8 Inches.
- Runnlngr high Jump Roe first, Munk and
Jennings tied for second; height, 4 feet
8 Inches.
Dallas Defeats O. A. C. Team.
DALLAS, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) The
Dallas College team won from the quin
tet of basket-ball players from the Ore
gon Agricultural College Prlday riight by
a score of 13 to 4. . . ': ,
PROTECTION CAMPAIGN IS ON.
Chamberlain Asks Prominent Men in
Trade Circles for Information.
LONDON, Jan. 30. Joseph' Chamber
Iain's tariff commission today Tnalled
to all manufacturers appearing In trade
directories in the United Kingdom an in
quiry form with regard to trade conditions
as effected by foreign tariffs. The -replies
to these questions are designed to form
the basis of a further Inquiry and verbal
testimonies on which the committee In
tends to formulate a tariff bill which It
will submit to the country.
The form contains 11 questions. A page
In red Ink assures the recipients that their
names or replies will be treated confi
dentially, If so desired. Among the ques
tions are the following:
"What is the proportion of your out
put for the home market?
"What Is the proportion of your output
for foreign markets.
. "What is the proportion of your output
for colonial markets?
"What branches of your home trade
have suffered from competition?
"Are any articles similar to those ypu
manufacture Imported Into, your country
below your cost price? Are such articles
placed on .the British market below tho
normal cost of production In the country
of origin?
"Is your trade suffering from the ad
verse competition of foreign countries ow
ing to a difference In wages, hours, etc?
"Has your export trade suffered In re
cent years owing to the tariff of any for
eign country? What reduction In the tariff
of any foreign country would enable you
to compete successfully with that country
with commodities made therein similar to
those you. manufacture?
"What Is your experience with respect
to forlegn competition In the colonies?
"In your trade do you suffer from the
operation of patent laws or Registration
laws of other countries?" ,
BAHK POE ST. I0UIS FATE.
Controller of the Treasury Approves
the Application.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Controller of
the Treasury RIdgely today approved the
application of President Francis for au
thority to organize the Bankers world's
Fair National Bank, to be located on
the grounds of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. The stock of the bank, which
Is to be $200,000, will be subscribed by the
Individual directors of the several bankers
In St. Louis.
Great Ferris Wheel for 1904 Fair,
CHICAGO, Jan. 30. The giant axle of
the Ferris wheel, one of the principal at
tractions at the Chicago World's Fair,
bas started on its trip to St.- Louis, where
this Summer the monster ring of iron
it n h -rhihlted at the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition. A great part of the
wheel is already m transit to at. xjuis.
but it will be several weeks before the
last of the huge structure has left the
city of its birth.
Tho n-rle. which Is one solid Dlece of steel
nri iron, is more than 40 feet lone and al
most three feet In diameter. Its weight is
76 tons, and It will oe carnea on. two nat
cars. CATHOLICS ABE PROTESTING.
Policy of France Regarding Religious
Schools Is Opposed.
PARIS, Jan. 30. From all the high pre
lates of the Catholic Church in France
protests are coming to President Loubet
against the project of Premier Combes,
which Is new pending in the Chamber of
Deputies, prohibiting Instruction of any
kind by members ot a religious order.
The campaign, which was started by
Cardinals Richard and Langencux, Is be
ing carried among the people, and some
of the clericals In letters published as
sert that their congregations are also be
hind the movement.
It Is positively stated that Premier
Combes has no Intention of withdrawing
the project. ,
Kaiser Tenders His Thanks.
BERLIN, Jan. 20. Emperor William has
published a rescript expressing his thanks
for the congratulations and good wishes
tendered him on bis birthday and on ac
count of his recovery from his recent ni
nes?. He alluded warmly to tho celebra
tions abroad In which citizens of foreign
states joined with Germans, declaring- that
such sympathy contributed materially to
hJs enjoyment of the day.
Spain Opposes His Appointment.
PARIS. Jan. 30. The Petit Farlsien's
Madrid- correspondent telegraphs an inter
view he 'has had with Count da Roman
ones, who was Minister of Public Instruc
tion in the Cabinet of Sencr Sagasta, in
insula
aav
Chamber o! Commerce
which lie states that Premier Maura, to
arranging "with the pope to cancel thVap-'
polntment ot Monslgnor Nozaleda as
archbishop of Valencia, and. saying that
if Consignor Noxaleda attempts, to go to
his post at Valencia, a bloody riot will
be precipitated. Count de Romanones
declares that Spain cannot ignore the fact
that the friars were responsible for all tho
evils In the Philippine. Islands.
DID HE PBOHISE TO "WED?
f'eter Duryca, Is Sued by a WelU
Known Actress,
NEW YORK, Jan. 3L Peter Duryea, a
prominent breeder of trotting horses and
partner of D. Stokes In the Patchen
Wllkes stock farm, at Lexington, Ky., has
been made defendant In a suit brought by
Sara Madden, an actress, tot recover $30,
000 fo r alleged breach - of promise of
marriage, says th.e Herald. George E.
Coffin and Louis A. Cuvllller, of 229 Broad
way, are counsel for Miss Madden, and
the action has been begun in the Supreme
Court of New York.
Mr. Duryea declined to discuss the case,
but his counsel, Benjamin Stelnhardt, of
Howe & Hummel, said Mr. Duryea is em
phatic In the statement that he never
promised to marry Miss Madden and that
the acton Is an attempt to extort money
from him. Miss-Madden boards with Mrs.
Ward McAllister, the widow of a former
society leadere in New York. She alleged
that about eight years ago sho was Intro
duced to Mr. Duryea In New York; that
she went with a number of his friends
to Lexington. Ky., and that there he
promised to marry her. She saw Mr.
Duryea last, she says, about last Christ
mas. Miss Madden has been with a num
ber of theatrical companies.
Mr. Duryea is reputed to bo a man of
wealth, having Inherited a large fortune
from his uncle, Nicholas Duryea. Besides
his Lexington property, he has an estate
in England.
Reye3 Still In New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30. General Rafael
Reyes, special representative of the Co
lombian Government, who, it was report
ed from Washington this ween, was to
sail for Cartagena, did not taka passage
on the Valencia. He Is still in thl3 city.
Robbers Enter Residence.
The residence of Samuel Veatclt was
entered by burglars last night and a small
amount of jewelry taken. The entrance
was effected through the side window, and
all that was missed was a watch chain
and a pair of bracelets.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE TORTLAND.
C A Hawkins, S P
N P Moss. Winnipeg
E C Frady, Chicago
H O Willis, S F
C P Reed. City -
E H McCaffrey. N Y
Mrs McCaffrey, do
Mrs E F Hahn, do
S Hexter. do
w o varney. a F
Mrs Varney. do
J O Johnston. Ohio
J H Albert, Salem '
R M Wallace, Seattle
W S Stltt. Chicago
J A Ulmer, S F
J.N Weideman, N Y
A W Cushlng, do
H E.Barber, Seattle
I0 Clark, do
E Kelly. Frisco
H E Lewis, do
C S Jones. Phlla
J E Judson, do- '
B N Robfson, Omaha
F Howard, Chgo
S J Harrison. Sunnysd
G F Moyer. S F
W M Causey, N Y
C C Mathews, wife
and child. Bohemia
jT von Nelndorff. do
W H Breeding. S F
C Svteney. Spokane
J Hlnchllff. N J
A J McCabe. Tacoma
E L Deputy, Seattle
W E Pierce, Boise
A T wllcor; Mass
M J Ellas. N Y'
M Jacobs, S F
H A Kennedy, Boston
E J) Caxey, Seattle
W A Burnham. do
THE PERKINS
J C Selbrlght. SpoknjF T Rose, Chgo
A Michael, Bak City
C E Selvage, LoulsviL
E J Siarbuck, city
D H Welch, Astoria
R Walker. S F
M Dahl. Stella
Mrs Dahl, do
R L. Bybee, Idaho
C Swanson. Condon
J L Harris. Kelso
R T Curren, Payette
J C Reynolds, 111
Mrs Reynolds, do
Mrs L B Reeder, City
Mlsa Reeder, do
M G Royal, Olympis
W N Barrett, Hlllsboc
Mrs Barrett, do
Mrs M Benson, Aherdn
R D Bloomfleld. Tacm
S J Mossxnan. do
W II Eccles. Hd RIV
J W Wolford. Seattle
L F Richalt. Centralis
J W Bunn. Seattle
Mrs Bunn. do
F C Anderson. Seattle
J F Mossman, St Paul
L C Virtue. Junction
P Fitzgerald, Kas Cty
E A Barns, Raleigh
Mrs Barns, do
Mr Jamison, City
A R Bell. Dallas
P H Lonsdale. Celllo
Dr E Korch, Mdford
E A Potter, S F
Mrs Potter, do
B F Leete, . Washn
H P Ward. Idaho
A L Bratton, City
E Nosworth. Denver
H McCormack. Wash
E H McBee. do
Mrs McBee, do
1. Johnson, Sllverton
T Hlbbard. do
J P Anderson. Tacm
E Crumrlne, wyo
Mrs Crumrlne. do
E Johnson, Idaho
Li Schultz. do
Mrs Schultz. do
f utile, Seattle
Mrs Little, do
Mrs N Martin, da
Mrs H R Fitzgerald,
Minneapolis
A W Bowersox. Albny
Mrs J J Thels. do .
C C Matlock. Eugerio
F H Morrison. Dallas
F A. Hamilton, Cal
A Q Ryan. City
A E Wrlghtman,
Sllverton
K E vellum, do
S E Smith, T Dalles
Mrs Smith, do
Li Rosenberg, S F
T Botteher. Astoria ,
C W Henderson, Seat
Helen Emerson, do
Irene Cllne, do
A C Kemp, We3t Ft
E L Wilson, Astoria
THE IMPERIAL.
S E Florence, Heppnr
J L Thai. Frisco
J H Petherlck. S F
E Li Park. Seattle
A S Froslld, Seaside
R H Thompson. Chgo
w F F.leder. do
F Klenert, Minx
L Wetzel. St I'aul
J L LipRov. Bohemia.
Mrs A F Rober. Astori
L H Miller, Mllwauk
H W Leese. N J
A Hess. City
H P Lively, Seattle
E L Spangler. St L
J W Harris. Eugene
C C Geer, Salem
E Hunter, Chicago
C R Irwin, Heppner
Mrs Irwin, do
J A Wooiery, lone
A. wooiery, do
A D LeRoy. Cott Grv
r .1 ttutcnings, S F
Mrs A Markley, do Katie Jackson, City
Miss M Erer. do
L, F Hart. Tacoma
A C Hawley, Minn
T H Sheldon, N Y
H L Robinson, do
C E Miller. Kas City
Mrs A L Ferrler, .ChglE A Buchanan. Corv
D Connors. Burk
F A Grimm. S F
R J Worcker, Hd Rlv
Mrs Worcker. do
B F Fairchlld, S F
O C Hansen. Minn
C W Younggren, Sll
verton H T Hill, Hell
Mrs Hill, do
W K O'Nell, N Y
S Collins
G L Taylor .& family
Li Li JtrOITeSt, tiUgeno
Mrs W D Washburn,
Brownsville
R E Mason, Albany
THE ESMOND.
E Anderson. Shamnk
C W Hayes, Gervals
P Jones, do
M B Kcmple, Glenwd
Mrs Kemple, do
W Cochran, do
C Herman, Spokane
Mrs Herman, do
R B Lawton, Medfrt
L Hopp, Woodland
Mrs Hopp, do
E Barnes, Cape Horn
S G Woolsey, Calif
C -W Flanders, Brkfld
G H Driscoll. Or City
C ThomDson. do
Mrs woolsey. do
P T Bralsley, S F
Mrs Brnlsley, do
G Johnson. Stella
Mrs F Foster. Cthlmt
Miss Foster, do
L Foster, do
W Lund, Shamokawa
J M Wilson. S F
J Olflnger, Holley
C H Thomas, Ced Mils
M L Andrews, Cast Rk
P J Hobson. Albany
Mrs Hobson, do
J B Dennis, do
P Huntington, do
R R Coleman. Rainier
H Promberger, City
J E Slsson. do
C Keican. Jacksonvill
Miss Keegan. do
W S Gilbert, Mt Tabr
A R Smith, do
E E Sleret, Gresham
G W Sleret. do
.T w sirt. do
C F Rucgg. do
F ioung, neppner
A E Burrell, Tacoma
J Sawola, Kelso
A Robinson. Ashland
Mrs Robinson, do
Mrs B Chambers LaC
Hotel Brunswick, Seattle. .
European plan, popular rates. Modem
Improvements. Business center. Neat
depot.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan. Rates, j3, and up.
Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma.
First-class restaurant In connection.
The St. Helena Hotel, Chehalls.
American plan. First class. S1.50 to CSO
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