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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1904)
THE SUNDAY OREGOSIAtf, PORTLAND, OYEBER 20, 1904. IS HOPS GOING EAST Active Shipping Movement Is On at Salem. ELEVEN THOUSAND BALES GO Holder of Unsold Stock Not Worry ing Over the Lull In Trade Next Year's Prospects . Are Bright. - SALEM, Or., Nov. 19. 8pecial.) Though there is little activity in the hop market at 'Salem, there is gTeatactlvlty ja shipping and hops are coins out of this city as rapidly as cars can be secured to carry them. About 125 carload, or 11,000 bales, have been shipped already from Ealera and more are coming in as fast as room is made in the -warehouse. By far the greater portion pi the hops are coins to London. About three carloads a day are sow being shipped and they would bo go ing still faster if the. heavy freight business at this time of the year did not take eo'masy cars. Shippers say, however, that the scarcity of cars causes only slight delay and so loss either to dealers or brewers. A considerable portion of the hops already shipped from here were brought In in small lota -from other points to be loaded for trans continental shipment In large lots. Growers in the immediate vicinity of Salem have been slow sellers and It Is estimated that 6000 bales are still is first hands in this vicinity. Ealem growers, therefore, have the greater part of the unsold hops and they all seem to be firm holders. The top of the market is sow about SI cents for choice. It is probable that 81 'cents would buy a few lots of hops below choice in quality, if offered, but the majority of present holders are awaiting developments without having fixed any certain price as the figure at which, they will sell. Every advance of a cent will probably move a few more bops, but according to the way some of the grower talk, it will take 35 to 40 cents a pound to loosen the grip of the more confident. The apparent inactivity in the market does sot seem to weaken the faith of growers in a material advance later in the eeaeon and as long as they remain firm holders they aro sot afraid of a decline. Growers sot only have confidence in the fu ture of this year's market, but the outlook for next year ,1s bright for them and they are preparing to harvest as large a crop as pos sible. Tards ace being carefully plowed and cleaned Up, sew yards are being set out and some of the growers are using commercial fertilizers for the purpose of increasing the yield next year, feeling certain that the short crop this year will mean a bare market and a. good price next year, giving the grower a re turn sufficient to warrant an expenditure for fertilizer. MARKET CERTAIN TO ADVANCE. New York Dealers Say Hops "Rill Soon Go to 35 or 40 Cents. "The prospect for an advance In bop prices was sever brighter than it is sow," said C. L. Fitchard. a Utica, N. Y., hop dealer, at the Imperial Hotel yesterday. Mr. Fitchard has been in this state for some time and has thoroughly canvassed the situation. "It all rests with the holders In this state," he said. "whether hops go up or down. The natural tendency now Is upward and the only thing that will prevent this will be unwise selling at this time. If the farmers who still hold bops will present a bold front and not weaken a naturally .strong situation by unloading, they will win their point. Prices are certain to go up to 35 or 40 cents before long and the growers might as well get this as the specu lators. It Is the shorts who are trying to force prices down. The brewers are actually in. want of hops and will soon have to come Into the market after them, so matter what the price may be. It is a positive fact and no us denying It that brewers' stocks are almost bare. Furthermore there Is no supply of extract is this country, notwithstanding the assertions of the bears. "I am very glad to see the Oregon growers holding as firmly as they are. It is not true that the market Is flooded with hops for which there are no buyers. I have had standing offer out for a week to buy choice hops at 32 cents and the farmers will not even consider the offer. That does not look Ilka weakness on the part of producers. If they maintain this attitude they will bring prices up to where they want them." i Mr. Fitchard estimates the Oregon crop at about SO, 000 bales. Of this quantity he says 60.000 bales have been shipped out of .the state and 20,000 bales are In Southern Pacific ware houses awaiting shipment, half of them marked for London. This leaves only about 10,000 bales remaining In' the hands of grow era and small dealers In the country. .Woodburn Has Bull News. WOODBURN. Or.. Nov. 10. (Special.) Re ports of Portland dealers that a decline of 2 cents on hops has occurred in the English markets Is fully disproved by private .New York advices received today by dealers in this city. Both foreign and New York markets are reported as very firm with holders fully determined to await a more active and higher market In this city and. not a bale of hops Is offered at any price. New York Hop Market Firm. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Hops Firm. State common to choice 1904. SlSSc; 1903. 31ff30c olds, HfflSc; Pacific Coast 1904. 30Q37c; 1903, 303c; olds, 1418c. WILL PLANT MORE "WHEAT. Grain Acreage In rMarion County Will Be Increased. SALEM, Or., Nov. 19. (Special.) According to 'reports from the farming districts around Salem the acreage in grain next season will tie -materially greater than this year. The rea sons "for this -are several. The Fall has been favorable and farmers are putting in a large amount of Fall wheat. The. higher price this year has served to encourage fanners to put in wheat, for they see a probability of prices that will- make It profitable. Many farmers who found their soil depleted a few years ago because it had been too long used for growing grain took up the practice of growing clover and sow they find the soil rejuvenated and fit for growing wheat again. It Is said that on many of these farms wheat will be gmw, li next year and that when next harvest comes around Marion County flour mills will sot find so. much -trouble in getting wheat as they sav in the last few years. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc. The wheat market is quiet and weaker, but quotations are so lower. Should. there be no recovery in the East Monday, It Is likely that prices hem will be lowered. vvHEAT "-Walla Walla, export value, SOc milling, S3c; Eastern basis, 85c: bluestem. So nigber; valley. 87c BARLEY Feed, $22 per ton; rolled. $25.50 624.50. OATS No. 1 -white. $LS0L32; gray, SL359L40 per cental. FLOUR Patents, $4.6504.55 per barrel straights; S4.30S4.45; clears. S3.S5Q4; Vol ley, S4.1094.25; Dakota hard -wheat. $8,500 7.H; QfOaB, .: whole wkei. f4 4.25; rye flour, local.. $4.50; Eastern, 339 ,10. MILLSTUFFS Bras. 419 per ton: mid dlings. $23.50; aborts. S21; chops, TJ. 8. Mills, SIS: linseed dairy food, SIS; llsseed eiuaeai. icptr pcuau. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00- pound sacks, $6.75: lower grades, $5,750 0.25; oatmeal, steel cut. ou-pouna. sacks, ss per barrel; 10-pound sacks. 54.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground). 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; split peas, $4.50 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. S1.25: pearl barley. $4 per 100 pounds: 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry fiour. 10-pound sacks, sz.50 per bale. HAY .Timothy. 51410 per ton: clover. $116112; grain, $11012; cheat, $12913. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc The stormy weather caused some abatement in the demand for fruits, but a good healthy holiday trade is looked for next week. Pota toes are coming in quite freely, but most of them are poor. The rain will probably check receipts. Onions .are firm. VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per sack; car rots, $1; beets. $1.25; parssips. $L25; cab bage, IVic; lettuce, head, 15c per dozes; parsley, 20c dozen; tomatoes, 30050c per box; cauliflower. $1 per dozen; egg plant, $1 per crate; celery, 60070c per aozen; cu cumbers, 10O15c per dozes; peas, 405c per pound; beans, green, 4 5c; wax, 4 5c; pumpkins, llc per pound; peppers, 5c per pound. ONIONS New, $1.7531.85, buyers' prices. HONEY S3 3.25 per case. POTATOES New Oregon, fancy. 755 S5c buyers' price: Merced sweets, liiSlic RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4 -crown. 7e: 3-layer Muscatel raisins. 7c; unbleached seedless Sultanas, uc; Lononn layers, 3-crows, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.65; --crown. $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 00 8Hc per pound; sundricd. sacks or boxes, nose; apricots, 10 11c; peaches. 901Oc; pears, nonet prunes, Italians, 4 5c; French. 23ic; figs. California blacks, 0c; do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, $1.50; plums, pitted. 6c domestic rnUiio Apples, fancy. 510 1.76 ; clean, 75c $1; wormy, 50(0c per box; figs, 85c $2.50 per box; grapes, Cali fornia, $1,253)1.65; pears. Winter Nellla. $L2501.oO; quinces, $1; cranberries, $9,500 11 per barrel; persimmons. $1.25 per box. TROPICAL JfKUiTa Lemons, fancy, $3.25 04: choice. $3 per box: oranges, new na vels, $3.503.75; Valencia. $4.50(35 per box; grapefruit, $4 per box: bananas, SQS He per pound; pomegranates, $2.25 per box. Butter, Eggs', Foultry, Etc It is too early to accurately forecast tha turkey market, but the Impression seems to be general that there will be no scarcity. There ore plenty of turkeys In the country and none too much feed, so meat commission men look for heavy receipts this week. A few were received yesterday, but some of them were not very good. Other poultry was rather scarce and cleaned up. Eggs and butter are steady. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. SOc per pound: fancy creamery. 258 27 He State creameries: Fancy creamery. 25 30c; store butter, 1214c Eastern: Ex tra creamery. 27 tic; fancy creamery. 23 Q 25c EGGS Oregon, ranch. 30fl314c: Eastern. fresh. 27c; storage, 19025c. POULTRY Fancy hens. llSllic: do old. lOailc: mixed chickens. D&gioc: old roosters. V&Q&c; do young, 1010Hc; Springs, li to pound, JOViallc; oroucrs, l to lit-pound, 12VslSc; dressed chickens. 1212ic; turkeys, live. Spring. J5lCc: do dressed. ie17c: do choice. 10220c; geese, live. &3&c; do dressed. 9l410c: ducks, old. JOS 0.50: do young, as to sue, wb: pigeons, lai.zo. UA2112 wiia geese. s.jna.ou: juauara aucxs, $34; Widgeon, $22.50; Teal, $22.25; China pheasants, $6cr: ao native, 5yo; grouse, $u 4J6.50; quail, $2.5003. CHEESE Full cream twins, HQ 14c; Young Americas, 12lCc Groceries. Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 2O02Sc: Java, ordinary. 160120c: Costa Rica, fancy, loGPZOc; gooo, lOtflSc: ordinary. 1012o per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $13;, 60s. $13.25: Arbuckbs. $14.75: Lion. 314.75. rice imperial Japan, no. i. S3.37: no. Creole. $425; Carolina, 6c; broken-bead. 4c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $1.65 per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2.40: fancy 1 -pound flats. $Lb0: -pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, S7Hc; red, 1- pouna tails, ji-u; eocKeyes, i-pouna tails. ?i.7o; i-pouna nats, $i.to. sugar bacic oasis. iuu pounds: cuDe, 6.50; powdered. $0.25; dry granulated. 0.15: extra C. $5.05; golden C 55.55; fruit sugar, 53.25; advance over sacK oasis as 101 lows: Barrels. 10c: half barrels. 25c; boxes. SOc per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, aeaact He per pouna; u later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct kc ter pound: so discount after30 days.) Beet sugar granulated. $0.05 per 100 pounds; mapje sugar, is vise per pouna. SALT California. S9.S0 Per ton: SLS0 per bale; Liverpool. 60a. $15.5y; luoe, $15: 2O0&. $14.60; hair-ground, juus. oo, ous, k.o. NUTS walnuts, l&'fc.c per pouna oy sacK, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 15c; pecans. Jumbos, 15c; extra large, 14c: almonds, I. X. L., 15 10c; ne plus ultras, 15c; nonpareils, uc; cnesinuu, Italians, 15c; Ohio, $4.50 per 25-pound drum; neanuts. raw. Sc per pound: roasted. 910c; plnenuts, luyJUinc; sicKory nuts, c; cocoa- nuts. K5(cfU0c per aozen. BEANS Small white, 8c; large white. 8iic; pink, 4Hc; bayou, jc; xama, c Hops, WooL Hides, Etc HOPS Fancy shippers, 32c: choice. 31c: prime. SOc; medium. 28c per pound. WOOL Valler. 19220c per pound: Eastern Oregon. 1017c; mohair. 25g26s per pound for choice. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up, 150151-ic per pound: dry kip. No. 1. 6 to 16 pounds. 12c: dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 16c: dry. salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry, flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 7 pounds and over, JJOSifcc; oo to eo pounds, oi Sc. under 60 pounds and cows. 6VjB7c: stags and bulls, sound. 44Uc; kip, sound, 15 to 20 pounds, tc; unoer iu pounos, oc; green iun salted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound; horse bides, salted, $L50?2 each; dry, $10 1.60 eacn; coits- nines, ajfsuc eacn; goauxins; common, 10215c each; Angora, with wool on. 25c$r$i. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 4C5c; no. and grease. KG3c Meats and Provisions. BEEF Dressed 4QCc per pound. MUTTON Dressed. 4&5&C per pound: lambs. SHtfCc per pound. HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 13c per pound: 14 to 16 pounds, isc: ia to so pounds. 13c: can fomla (picnic). 10c: cottage hams. 10c shoulders, none; boiled htjx, 21c; boiled picnic nam, uoneiess, uc VEAL Dressed, 100 to 125, 7HC8c per pound 125 to 200. 5Oc; 200 and up, 334c PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 6fitiVic per pound 150 and up, 5c BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound standard nreaiuast, 17c; cnoice, 15c; Eng Ush breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 14c . SAUSAGE Portland ham. 13c per pound minced ham. lOUjc; Summer, choice dry, 17 Vic bologna, long. 6Vc: welnerwurst. Sc: liver. 6Vc pork. 10c; blood. 5Vic; headcheese, SVjjc; bo logna sausage, lime oc. DRY-SALTED MEATS Regular short clears, 10&C salt, llic smoked; clear backs. 10a salt, 11c smoked: Oregon export. 20 to 25 sounds. average. 10c salt, 11 Vic smoked; Union butts. 10 to 18 pounds, average. Sc salt. 9c smoked. PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs' feet, 44-bar- reis. -Darrcis, $z.o; 15-pound kit, $LZ5 pickled trlpc barrels. $3: -Vi-barrels. 52.75 15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled pits' tongues, Vt- Darreis. 40; vt-Darreia, z.io; lo-pouna Kit, picuea lamDs tongues, Vroarreis, (3.23 ii-barrels, $4.75: 15-pound kits. $2.25. LARD Kettle rendered: Tercet lOUc; tubs, 10Hc; 50s, 10Hc; 20s, 10Hc; 10s, 11c; 5s. iiic istanaara pure: Tierces, Dttc; tubs, 94c; 60s. 0c; 20s. Syicj 10s. 10y.c; 5s. xuttc wompouua: Pierces, otjc; tUDr, o)tc; 60s. ec;xius. vac; as, 7ftt Oils. GASOLTNE Stove gasoline, cases, 24c; Iron Barrels, isc; degrees gasoline, cases, szc; iron barrels or drums, 26c COAL OILCases. 21 Vic; iron barrels, 16c wood barrels, none: G3 degrees, cases. 22c barrels, IS Vic Washington State test burning oils, except headlight. Vtc per gallon higher. LINSEED OIL Raw, barrels, 64c; cases. 50c Boiled: Barrels, 50c; cases, Glc One cent leas in uo-gauon lots. TURPENTINE Cases. 85c; barrels. Sic j WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 714c; 600-pound, 1 ,c: less uran ouu-pouna lots. 6c Dairy Produce In the East. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Butter, cheese and eggs, -unchanged. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. On the produce exchange touay tne cutter market was steady; creamer ies, 0S24c; dairies. 15g21c Eggs-Firm, lSVtff22Vic; firsts. 24c; prime nrsts, zw: extras, zsc Cheese Steady, "lOVillc New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Cotton futures opened easy at a decline of 24 points and ruled very steady, with prices giving ground very slowly. Novemuer. v.iOc; January. 0.05c February. 9.73c; March. 9.7Sc; AprfL 9.82c May. .S0c; June, 9.91c: July, 9.95c; Decern bcr. 9.75c Snot cotton closed dull; sildland uplands, 10c; midland gulf, 10.25c Sales. 145 bales. - Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Nov, 19. Today's metal mar. ket, while .showing continued firmnens. was lees active. Offerings were limited and it was necessary to pay full prices to obtain supplies. Copper, firm; lake, 14.50S15c; electrolytic 14.50S14.75c; casting, !4.25gl4.1B2?ic Tin. quiet. 24S?24.l7t4c Spelter, Arm; spot, C50& C.SOc- Lead, 4.a4.70c Iron, strocg asd )gilally 'tiscaacecd. RELUCTANT JO ADVANCE REACTIONARY TENDENCY AGAIN CONTROLS STOCK MARKET. Appearance of Bank Statement Causes Upward Movement, but It' is Not Maintained. NEW YORK, Nov. If. Today's stock mar ket contested the reacUonary tendency which whlchvdeveIoped -yesterday, but prices showed reluctance to advance There was sllchtlv unward movement after the ap pearance of the bask stalement, but it was not held, and the closing was Irregular and generally below the beat. During the first our many prominent stocks went below last night's level. The "bank statement seemed to reassure sentiment to some extent. The decline In cash was rather larger than indicated by tbe eeks currency movement, but the loan contraction reduced the deposits and the reserve requirement so as to raise the sur plus slightly. But some misgivings over the znonsy outlook was reflected In tbe lato re newal of tbe pressure to sell. The bask statement reflects this week's gold outgo to Frasce only In part, owing to the average system of computation. Today's shipments, both to Paris and to Cuba, are not" reflected at all and go over to next week's statement. The bespeaking of oil the available gold bars at the Assay Of fice for export to France sext week shows the unsettled requirement from that source, and, the $1,500,000 shipment arranged for sext week to Cuba Is also to be reckoned with. The loan contraction was sot unex pected. It Is obvious that the week has made a large encroachment on the available supply of loanable funds by reason of the active speculation In ths stock market as well as for subscriptions to the $30,000,000 Japanese loan and tbe purchase of $25,000.- 000 of Rock Island bonds. The diminishing supply of loanable funds gains effect on speculative sentiment because of the Treas ury call for $10,000,000 of Government de posits by -January 15 and tho $15,000,000 to be withdrawn by March 15. The closing tone was irregular. Total sales of bonds were, par value, $4,780,000, The news of the week has offered much to confirm the expectations that business and industry would be stimulated by the pass ing of Vho election contest. In the stock market there, have been traces of hesitation based on the doubt whether the rise In prices of securities which preceded the election had not been sufficient to cover the en hancement of values based on improvement In business. Very heavy selling to take profits has been the evidence of this appre hension, and this has caused occasional lr regularity. But the absorptive power of the market had the effect of dissipating the fears of speculators to a large extent and the latter part of the week showed a re vival of speculative confidence and some sensational advances in market values as a consequence of a rush to buv certain stocks. Bonds were very active, but business was still largely In speculative Issues. United States bonds were unchanged on call for the week. CLOSING STOCK. QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison 81.100 SUVi 83 SCVi do preferred LW 1U3V4 103 103: Baltimore & Ohio 3,000 97fc 07Vs 9; do preferred Canadian Pacific ... 5,000 134Vc 133 134 central 01 N. J 141 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 5,100 50U 60 50); Chicago & Alton. 4.900 900 9,600 49Vi 40Vs S5 85 23 Vi 25 48 83 co preferred Chi. Great Western.. Chi. & Northwestern , lib ChL. Mil. & St. Paul 9.700 174 172T4 173S do preferred 1S2VS Chi. Term. & Trans.. 8.500 4.000 15 26 13 24 do preferred C. C, C Si St. L... Colorado Southern .. 88 23 58 300 23 23 do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred..... 38 Delaware Hudson. 100 lbti 160 180 DeL, Lack. & IWcst. 323 Denver & Rio Grande 300 33 33 inn tM ka 33 do preferred ...... 85 Erie 13.600 305$- ao4 38 do 1st preferred... do 2d preferred.... 600 300 100 200 73 2!4 73 54 64 84 O0 Vi 54 84 90 Hocking Valley ... 83 Vi ao preferred Illinois Central .... Iowa Central 1.400 150 1491& 140Vj ..... auvi do preferred ...... 200 100 57 Kan. City Southern. 30 54 30 2S 63U 33 do preferred 1.200 Louisville & Nashv. 5.000 139 139 138 Manhattan L. Metrop. Securities.. Metropolitan St. Ry. 00 168 1C754 167 nu eU ai ta 2,400 125 1243& 124 65 63 91 147 147 108 109 iiinn. & bl Louis.. 100 63 M.. St. P. & S. S. M. .... do preferred 200 147U Missouri Pacific 2,700 100 mo.. Kan. & Texas.. 23,000 35 35 35 ao preferred 100 64? National of Mcx. pfd. 1,400 44 New York Central.... 500 ISO 40V1 44 13515 135 75 74 Norfolk & Western.. 400 75V4 do preferred w Ontario & Western.. 100 4254 42Vi 42 Pennsylvania 20,400 130- 136 136 P.. C. C & St, L... 100 70Vi 75A 78 r.eaaing j.uvu 75 5 do 1st preferred.... 200 do 2d preferred 88 3b":4 83 '25 63 67 S7 "bb"" S3V4 "23 53 664 35 V4 m KTli S9i Rock Island Co 17.300 30 do preferred 2.500 82 St. L. & S. v 2d pfd. 07 24 53 67 du .u. &outnwestem. 100 do preferred 600 Southern Pacific .... 14.000 Southern Railway ... 12,100 36 35ri 95 37H do preferred 300 95 37H 31 62 Texas & Pacific 1.000 Toledo. St, L. & W. COO do preferred 1.400 61 52 union i'acinc 500 115 114 115 do preferred 1.400 OIVj 94H IH Wabash 1.000 24 3.400 j 47(4 24 24 47 do preferred 46 Wheeling & L. Erie. Wisconsin central .1 do preferred 4S Mexican Central .... do preferred Express companies 117 117! Adams .... 240 216 126 240 American United States 100 125 125 Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper 38.100 80 301 70 30 Amer. Car- & Foundry 1.200 ao preierrea American Cotton OH 300 87 34 34 31 do preferred 83 American Ice 200 0 SH 8 do preferred 200 37 37 American Linseed Oil 18 do preferred 40 American Locomotive 12.900 33 31 22 ao preierrea ....... o,uw irj imt Amer. Em, & Refining 100 79 79 79: do referred 1.O00 115 114V4 114: Amer. Surar Refining 14.700 155 164 151 Anaconda Mining co. ow lis lis n Brooklyn K. Transit, in.sw w ixs ts Colorado iruei & iron z,ou -tt? Consolidated Gas ... 45,300- 218 Com Products 600 26 do preferred 200 80 Distillers' Securities. 300 37 4' 47 21S 25 SO 218 ?3 37 37 General Electric 4.100 185 1S1 18 International Paper.. 1.S0O 20S 20V5 20 do preferred 000 79 70 78 International Pump 40 do preferred 83 National Lead North -American .... Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car.... do preferred Pullman Palace car. Republic Steel do preferred Rubber Goods -do preferred Tenn. Coal Cz Iron... U. S. Leather do preferred U. S. Realty U. S. Rubber. do ri referred ....... 900 24 24 600 100 IOS 2 103 48 1.800 40 43 1.700 109 10S 103 JOO - 34tt 34 Vi 34 83 100 230 1.000 17 229 16 1.600 1.000 24 87 75 14 94 81 33! 87 U. S. Steel 20.000 do preferred ....... 24.800 27C 8SU 87T westlnghouse Elec Western Union . 4.400 177 174 100 82 82 b; Total sales for the day, 6S9.500 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Closing quotations U. S. Rf. 2s reg.104) do coupon ...104 U. S. 3s. reg... 104 do coupon ....104 U. S. new 4s. rg.130 do coupon- . . . 30 U. S. old 4s. reg.100 do coupon 106 Atchison AdJ 4s. 94 C. & N. con. 7s..l2S D. & R. G. 4s... 101 N. Y. Cent, lsts.100 niortn. rae. as. . 73 do As 105 U South. Pac 4s.. 96 Union Pac 4s.. .106 wis. central 4s. 93 Stocks at Xoedon. LONDON, Nov. 10. Consols S8; consols for account, SS. for money. Anaconda C N. & Western... 77 Atcmson ....... bow ao pra 84 do pfd 105 0. & Western .. 43 B. &O. 99iPennsylvanla ... 70 Can. Pacific . ...l97Rasd Mines . ... 11 Chesa. &. Ohio.. 51 Reading 3S C G. W. 2B co 1st pro. ...-.45 C. M. & St. P. .177 00 2a pra .... 41 DeBeers lSiSouthernRy D. & Rio G. do pfd ... Erie ........ do 1st pfd ' do Sd pfd ... 34 do pfd as ... 88 ... 40 ... 74 South. Pacific Union Pacific CSV 11 do pfd .$ 55U. S. Steel 600 21 24 3,000 48 48 2.600 22 21 100 117Vj 230 10 GO 63 24 24 7, GOO 76 7534 2,100 14 14 800 95 95 0,000 82 80 100 33 33 400 87 87 27 26 R714 111. Cetral ..1J3 I Ao pfd 89 A. N. UzUlWasaah 23 M., K, & T, .... do yii ....... 48 N. x. ceatr&i . . .13V Xeasy. Kxefcasg-t, Xie. NEW YORK. Nor. Is. Mosey cm call nom inal ; so loans. Time loans, steady; 60 days. 3UC3V4 per cent: 90 days and six raorttha. 3&& per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4X94 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business bankers' bills at $4.87 for demand and at $4.S4054.8410 for 60-day bills. Posted, rates. $1.8584. S7V4 and $4.83. Commercial bills, $4.S3He4.S3)L Bar silver. ESXc Mexican dollars. 46Vic Government bonds, steady. LONDON, Nov. 19. Bar 'sliver, steady, 28T44 per ounce. Money. 2g2Vs per cent. The rati of discount, in the open market for short bills o per cent; the rate of discount in the open market for. three-montbs bills Is 3' per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10. Silver bars. 6SUc; Mexican dollars, 46c Sight drafts, 2Vic; telegraph drafts. 5c Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.84Vi: sight, $4.S7H. .NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. Shows Decreases la Loans asd Cash and Increase la Surplus. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. The Financier says: .The striking features of the official statement of ths New York associated banks last week were tbe large decreaso In loans, which was expected a the result of stock market liquida tion; a decrease In cash, due chiefly to exports of gold to Paris and to Cuba, and a com paratively slight gain In surplus reserve, prin cipally tbe result of the decrease In reserve requirements caused by the reduction in de posits. Though the withdrawals of cash from the basks lncldeat to the exports to Paris and to Cuba during the bank week amounted to about $8,000,000, the averages of the sums withdrawn were a little less than $4,000,000. The decrease of cash shown in the statement was. however, $3,346,700, indicating that the offsetting gains of $1,290,000, resulting from the Interbank movement, and of $1,600,000 re ceipts of new gold were not fully reflected is the cash item of the return, therefore there was a discrepancy of about $1,200,000 between tha loss as reported and that which was esti mated upon the basis of the traceable move ments of money during the wek; the state ment was consequently made on declining averages for. cash. The statemWnt of averages of the clearing house banks of this city for the week shows: Decrease. Loans $1,112,710,700 $12,379,200 16,167,400 125.400 706,400 2,640.300 3,346.700 4,001.850 695.150 690,620 Deposits .......... Circulation ....... Legal tenders...... 1,168,877.600 4Z.1&8.&00 75.640,700 223,013.400 299,559.100 289.960,400 9.580.700 16,434,900 Specie Reserve Reserve required... Surplus Ex-U. S. deposits.. Increase Basic Clearings, Bank clearings of tbe leading cities - of the Northwest yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $063,763 $ 81.333 Seattle t5J7,704 j3J,ia Tacoraa 500,109 66,727 Spokane 353,818 42.022 Clearings of Portland. Seattle and Tacoma for tbe week were: Portland. Seattle. $ 983.284 975.433 787.905 769.101 765.658 6S7.754 Tacoma. $ 605.245 549.054 524.394 597.529 577.963 500.189 Monday Tuesday .. .$1,051,493 . 769.512 . 678.984 . 827.934 . 799,000 . 6C3.765 Wednesday Thursday . Friday .... Saturday .. Total $4,820,696 $1,973,135 $3,354,384 Clearings for the corresponding week In for mer years were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1?9 1900 $2,440,956 $2,692,252 $1,149,108 .. 2,702,546 .. 3.566,360 .. 4,528.017 .. 4,396,947 3.0W.U04 S1,41W,A0 1901 3,820.835 1.542.378 3.175.301 2.240.B39 4,511.418 2.037,320 1902 1903 Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Nov. 19. The statement of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balances $144,616,611 Gold 83,858.533 Gold Engaged for Export. NEW YORK. Nov. Jfl. Larard Freres today engaged $1,500,000 Is goSd bars' for shipment to Paris next Tuesday. RAISINS ARE ADVANCING. Packers Paying Stiff Prices la California for Them. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19. (Special.) Much activity Is reported among ralslngrow- Packers are paying stiff prices, In some cases two and three times higher than pre vious to the rain and break-up of the asso ciation. It Is predicted that by May not over 100 cars of raisins will be unsold in tne state The present quotations for packed stock Is regarded as cheap on the basis of prices paid to growers. Fancy-seeded rais ins are likely to be 1 cent above ruling quo tations when the schedule is readjusted. Large and small prunes are In good demand. They are rapidly going out of first hands and prices are hardening. Heavy shipments of prunes are being made by sea. Little variation Is - noted In other cured fruits. Stocks are low and prices firm for nearly everything. Almonds and walnuts are very firm. Wheat options had a sharp drop following Chicago. Spot rates were easy but un changed. Barley was quieter, but firm. Oats were steady. The cheaper grades of bay were relatively better sustained than choice grades. Fruits were more active. Oranges .asd apples are Is good supply asd easy. Lemons are more plentiful asd a shade lower. Grapes are dull. ' Dressed turkeys are steady. River potatoes are In larger "supply and prices less firm. Sweets are slightly higher. Fancy onions firm at $22.2S. The butter market is overstocked and weak. Several houses are making op a carload of fresh stock for shipment to New York as an experiment. Cheese Is easy. Eggs are steady. Receipts, butter, 36.000 pounds; cheese, 8000 pounds; eggs, 15,000 dozen. VEGETABLES Garlic, 44c; string beans, 33tfc; tomatoes, 40cS$l; egg plant. 75c$L POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 15818c; tur key hens. 18620c; roosters, old, $494.50; do young, $5.5096; broilers, small, $10 1.25 do large, $3.50 04; fryers, $4.50 Q 5; hens. $4.5005; ducks, old, $4.5005.50; doyoung. $507. BUTTER iFascy creamery, 20c; creamery seconds, 16c; fancy dairy, 16c; dairy seconds. 14c CHEESE Young America, 1112c; East ern, 1214c EGGS Store, 25g30c; fancy ranch; 45c WOOL Lambs'. ltf18c MILLFEED Bran. $17.50018.50; mid dlings. $21027. HOP 1904, 20032c HAY Wheat, $1015; wheat asd oats. $10 14; barley, $012; alfalfa, $91L50; els ver. S7.99; stock, $507; straw, 45005c FRUIT Apples, choice, $1-25; do common. 25c; bananas, 75c $3; Mexican limes, $40 4.50: California lemons, choice, $3.50; do common. $1; oranges, navels, $1.5002.75; pineapples. 75c 0 $3. POTATOES River Burbanks, 40 070c River reds. 60070c; Salinas Burbanks, 90c $1.35; sweets, 75090c; Oregon Burbanks, 75c $L RECEDPTS-; Flour, 2500 quarter sacks wheat. 3600 centals; barley, 1890 centals oats, 900 centals; beans, 5100 sacks; corn. 600 centals: potatoes. 5500 sacks; middlings. 300 sacks; hay, 2160 tons; vrooL 150 bales; hidesM 476. -Coffee aB Ssgar. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. The market for coffee futures closed steady, with the rang a showing net unchanged prices to a decline of 10 points, but the list was generally points set lower. Sales, 71,500 bags. Includ ing December. 6-50 6.53c; January. 6.70c March, 8.838.S5e; Js-ly.- 7.20 7.23c; Sep tember. 7.3507.45c &d October, 7.50c Spot Rio arm; No. 7, Invoice,. 7 pi mlldV dull Cordova, 19913c Sagar Raw, Arm; fair retaisg, 4 3-1 Gc sewtrifagaL 96 tost. 4 11-1; soImm sscar, t lf-Mc; WHEATSLIDESDGWNWARD BREAK OF TWO AND ONE-HAUF CENTS IN CHICAGO MARKET. Lower Cables, Good Weather in Ar gentina and Heavy Northwestern Receipts the Factors. CHICAGO. Nov. 19. A continuous decline marked trading In tha wheat pit. At the open ing the market was Influenced by the Indefinite tone of cables, foreign grain markets being lower in the face of a fair advance here yes terday. Another influence that contributed mors to the initial weakness was a report from Argestlna stating that prevailing excel lent, weather Insured a bumper crop of wheat. In this connection the fact was pointed out that rao diminution was shown In the move ment of ths crop In the Northwest, receipts to day being much larger than for the correspond tug day last week. Selling was general at the start asd opening prices were at a loss, December being down c at $1.10. May was off c to c at 1.101.11. Houses with Northwesters connections were prominent among the sellers. Several large local longs also had plenty of wheat for sale. Predictions of showers In the West Increased the deslrn of many traders not to carry any wheat over Sunday. There was so letup to the selling pressure throughout tne day, prices declining almost uninterruptedly or? a lack of any material de mand. The decline brought out numerous stop loss orders. Just before the close December sold at $1.0S. & fall of 2c from last night's closing figures. May went down to $1.09. De cember closed at $1.08 and May at $L09- The feature of trading In corn was heavy liquidation of December, resulting is a sharp decline is the price of that delivery, Decem ber opened Uc lower at 4BS49c, sold off to 4Sc and closed at the bottom. May ranged between 4045c and 45c and closed at ths low point. A steady tone prevailed In the cats market. December closed at 28c May closed at 31c At the close. June pork was down 12c; lard and ribs were each 2c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. $L10 Low. $1.08 LOO .97 Close. December ....$1.10 $1.08 May L10 l.Jltt J.US .97: July OS .93 CORN. December .49 .43V5 .49 45 .43 .45, .48 May .45 OATS. November .... , .29 December .... May 2S .81 .23 .31 2S .31 2S .31 MESS PORK. January- 12.60 12.60- May 12.70 12.70 12.45 12.55 1Z.UO LARD. January .. .. 7.00 .. 7.15 7.00 7.17 6.07 7.12 7.00 7.15 May ...... SHORT RIBS. . 6.50 6.50 . 6.55 6.65 January May 6.45 6. CO 6.47 6.62 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet. Wheat No. 2 Spring, $1.10; No. 3, $1.10; No. 2 red. $1.120L14. Com No. 2, 53c; No. 2 yellow, 57c Oats No. 2fc 31g32c; No. 2 white, 31 32c; No. 3 white, 30i31c Rye No. 2, 78c. Barley Good feeding. 3S338c; fair to choice malting. 42052c Flaxseed No. 1, $1.10; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.18. Mess pork Per barrel. $11.O50U.1O. Lard Per 100 pounds, $6.9500.97. Short ribs sides Looee. $8.62S6.87. Short clear sides Boxed, $8.6536.87. Clover Contract grade, $12.25. Recelnts. Shlnraent iiour, carreis Wheat, bushels 24.100 .... 02,000 ....476.800 ....120.700 ... 11.200 ....103,900 40.100 186;80O Corn, bushels 17.900 Oats, bushels ........ Rye. bushels Barley, bushels 228.300 139.200 Grain aad Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Flour Receipts. 8600 barrels: exports. 86,200 barrels; sales. 3400 packages. Market dull and lower to sell. Minnesota patents. $6.106.33; Minnesota bak ers, $4.5004.85: Winter patents. S5.60(SS6: Winter straights. $5.3005.50; Winter extras. $3.8004.23; Winter low grades, $3.4004.05. Wheat Receipts, 47,800 bushels; sales. 3,700,000 bushels futures. Spot weak; No. 2 red, $1.19 f. o. bT afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.23 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 bard Manitoba. $1.08 f. o. b. afloat. Tne wheat market was fairly demoralised this morning by a severe break In the Northwest, backed up by reports of no flour demand. The demand was also affected by other bearish Argentine cables and lost about lc a bushels In the first hour. Closlsg figures showed 101c set decline. Sales Included: No. 2 red May closed at $1.11; July closed at $1.02, De cember closed at $1.16. Hides Firm. California, 21025 pounds, 19c Wool Firm. Domestic fleece, 32033c. European Grata Markets. LONDON, Nov. 19. Wheat cargoes on pas sage, easier and neglected, English country markets, quiet. Imports wheat into United Kingdom, 477.000 quarters, flour, 184,000 quar ters. LIVERPOOL. Nov. 19. Wheat, quiet; De cember, 7s ld; March. 7s 3d; May, 7s 2d. Wheat In Paris, quiet. Flour In Paris, quiet. French country markets, quiet. Weather In England, fine. Grabs at Saa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19. Wheat and bar ley, steady. Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping, $1,470 1J2; milling. $1.520L63. Barley: Feed, $1.O70L12; brewing; $L15L17. Oats Red. $L2201.6O; white. $1.471.5T; black, Jl.27e1.63. Call-board sales Wheat. December, $1.44 barley, $1.C9; corn, large ' yellow, $L370 L45. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Nov. 19. Wheat, 102c higher bluestem, SOc; club, 87c EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Currest at Chicago, Omaha aad TTnnnitin City. SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. 19. Cattle Receipt's, 100: market unchanged -native steers, $3,750 0.25; cows and heifers, $2.5003.85; Western steers, $2.9004.76; range cows and heifers, $2.3503.50; stockers and feeders, $2.5004.05. Hogs Receipts, 7000; market. 5c lower; heavy. $4.6004.67; mixed. $4.624.e5; light. $4.6004.65; pigs, $404.50; bulk of sales, $4.62 04.85. Sheep Receipts, 2000; market steady; West ern yearlings. $4.2504.60; wetners, $IH.50 ewes, $3.8504.50; common and stockers, $3,500 4.M; WUS08, CHICAGO, Nov. 19. Cattle Receipts. 600 steady: good to prime steers. $5.0006.73; poor $204.20; cows, $1.2504.25; heifers, $1.7503.25 cannew. $1.2502.40; bulls. $204.25; calves. $3.5006.50; Western steers, $306.33. Hogs Receipts. 21,000; Monday; 28.000; soar, ket, steady to 5c lower; mixed asd butchers, $4.6004.80; good to choice heavy, $4.7504.80 rough heavy, $4.4004.60; light, $4.004:75 bulk of sals. $4.6504.75. Sheep Receipts, 4000; sbeep steady; lambs. steady, good to choice, wethers. $4.3505; fair to choice mixed, $3.504.30; Western sheep. $005; native lambs. $4.5086.30; Westers lambs, $406. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 19. Cattle Receipts; 300: market unchanged: native steers, ,$500 8.50; native cows and heifers. $LSO05; stock. era asd feeders, $204.10; bulls, $1.750350 calTea, $2.5005.75; Westers steers, $304.75 Westers cows. $1.503.50. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market 3010c lower; bulk of sales; $.5004.75: heavy. $4.0006 packers. $4.5004.75; pigs and light. $404.70. Sbeep Receipts, pone; market steady. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Total Imports of dry goods and general reercbaadlse at the port, of New York, for the week ending today were valued at $13,360,301. The exports of specie for tbe week were $7,431,3 gold aad $M3,93 silver, Ths Imports of sfecto were $17,839 silver and $14,575 gold. Bried FraK at New Ysrk. XIW YORK. Nov. It. gyassrsti aaplia. seem to be attraetiac, JtHS mure, atlsatssa aad the toae is stsasaer; iHnrlug. stysy.' 'IH MfctcaL astd'yiUsm'afcasr as Downing, Hopkins & Co. 1 ' Established 1893 - WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Common, 344c; prime, 44c; choice, 5Q5c; fancy, 66c Prunes show so change. Quotations for California fruit range from 2 to 5c, accord ing to grade. Apricots, unchanged. Choice, 910c; ex tra choice. 10c; fancy, 11915c Peaches Steady; demasd light; choice, 90 9Hc; extra choice. 910c; fancy 10 lie Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 10. Wool-Steady. Terri tory and Western medium. 2225c; fine me dium, 19621c; fine, lolSc Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19. Tho official closing quotations tor mining stocks today were as fololws: AUa .,90.07! Justice $0.06 Anaes .zu Mexican lio Belcher .. Occidental Cos. . .80 Best & Belcher... L10 Ophir ....UA... 2.20 Bullion 24 Overman .14 Caledonia .52 Potos! .20 Challenge Con.., .14 Savage ......... .24, Chollar 14 Seg. Belcher 06 Sierra Nevada.. . .43 Confidence 85 Con. Cala & Ta, . .203 Silver Hill 51 Crown Point - .18Unlon Con 57 Exchequer 44 Utah con 09 Yellow Jacket .x .18 uouia &: curry. .13 Halo tc Norcross .03 NEW YORK, Nov. 19. Closing quotations: Adams Con $ .SOlLlttle Chief ....$ .05 Alice .70 Ontario 3.75 Breece 12 Ophir- 2.15 Brunswick Con.. .14 Phoenix 14 Comstock Tunnel .OSIPotosl OS Con.. CaL &. Va 2.00 Savage Horn Silver L55 Sierra Nevada. .. .70 Small Hopes 25 Iron Silver 2.00 Leadvlllo Con.. 03!Standard 1.00 BOSTON, Nov. 19. Closing quotations: Adenvture ....$ 6.00 Allouez 18.50 Mohawk $ 55.50 wont. u. 6c u . . 4.SU Amalgamated.. 79.75OId Dominion. 27.73 American Zlsc 13.50 Osceola ....... 94.75 Atlastlc 20.00 Parrot 32.50 Bingham ..... 37.63 Qulncy 21.00 CaL fc Hecla.. 690.00 Shannlng 7.50 Centennial 29.00 Tamarack 71.75 Trinity 135.00 15.50 Cop. Range Daly West 13.50 u. a. mining... U. S. Oil Utah Victoria Winona ......... Wolverine . . . . 24.50 12.37 46.00 5.37 1L50 107.50 Dominion Coal 62.75 Franklin 13.00 Grancy 5.371 31.00 Isle Royals .. Mass. Mining. Michigan ..... 7.12 9.75 CIVIL SERVICE MUST PREVAIL Greater New York Requires Medical Experts Pass Examination. NEW YORK, Nov. 13. The Civil Ser- vico Commission of Greater New York has ruled that tbe commission of medical ex perts, appointed last year by the city air thorfties to Investigate pneumonia and Its causes, cannot employ assistants In other cities unless the physicians so em ployed first come to New York and under go a municipal civil service examination. The ruling- has surprised the expert commission, 'which comprises some of the most distinguished medical men in the country. It Is made up of Professors "William Osier and William H. welsh, of Johns Hopkins University; Edward Q. Janeway, of New York University; T. Mitchell Pruden and Emmett Holt, of the College of Physicians and Surgeons; Frank Billings, of Rush Meedlcal College. Chicago; John II. Musser, of the Univers ity of Pennsylvania, and Theobald Smith, of Harvard. Reports of Distress Denied. CONSTANTINOPLE Nov. 19. It is asserted In official circles that the re ports which have reached the United States of great distress in Macedonia from cold and hunger are -without foundation. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. L M Hemdel. Crgo G C Kroll and wife J J Oscher do Chicago H C McConnell, N Y G Keller, Indpls C A Lustes. Duluth. W I Reed, Oakland H A Forbes, S F C H Westler. Chgo J W Consldlne asd J Mlnhelmer, do S Ofner. Chicago wife. Seattle W L Vinson, Bak City W M Palmer. Gd Rap W E Porter and wife, Denver R F Lytle, Hoqulam A C Brodle. Louisville r L Carr. do Miss i Tongue, Hills A J Candon. Chicago boro J V Elchbaum. S F A W Dow. S F W W Case, Jr. Dnvr W G Hartraup. Seattl C H Selg. N Y W W Wily, Tillamook R C Astbury. Astoria M Ralner. iJuCalo H Llndley, S F F C Moyer. N Y M Menu, Chicago H A Gallagher, S F L Thash&user. N Y W A I Coulter, city M Leopold. Chicago jC S Wells, Boston e a coin, a i H E Sefton, N Y G Rose. S F R T Bishop, Salem F G Hood. Detroit W Rosesbcry. Rchter O Becker, N x P L McDermott do J A Clover. S F a P Deeback. St Paul M T Kellogg and wf. E Blockley. S F do W C Aiken. do Miss T C Aiken do G A Lewis, N Y S B Nelson. Pullman J H Robinson, Denver G I Badges, Pbila H M Blsselt. USA (Mrs Blssell, do E J-i jonnston. a C M Ramsay, Boston Mrs Hawks and child' j u Kusseu ana wire. ren, Tacoma Los Asgeles R, T Close, Duluth J R Meyer. S F M Asher, S F J V G Posey and wife, - Los Aniceles E Callahan, Bakr City G E Brldgett, S F THE PERKINS. Percy R Kellcy, AlbylR C Brock. Hd Rlv D. Masseyj Toneph tamona Lane, ao S D Short. Oakland Theo Weber, do John Smith, Tonaplt Mrs F A Word. 8 F Ray Word, do Mrs P P Perrln. Jack sonville E H McCIure, Albany P Haunton. McMlnnvl K Belat. Whatson J P Fuller, Seattle G McKay, Waterson Llszle McKeszle. Til lamook Mrs M C Huckesby, Walter Weber, do M Warmer, city G W Young. S F Ruth E Garner, As toria 'J Martin. Tacoma Mrs Martin, do- Miss Martin, do L Ernest, do W S Wells, do Eva L Todd, Astoria L Byaden, Boise D D Greer. Amity Mt Hood T C Thornton. Dalles Mrs Thornton, do Miss Thornton, do W H Stoats, So Bnd C D Williams. S F Miss Williams, do Wm Bedding, Oaklsd F T Rose. Denver J P Arroes, do O L Swift, do Mrs C S Earler, Hd Rover Mrs E B Haynes, da Mrs M Hlckelson. do A L Lawrence, De catur, Mich Mrs Lawrence, do Wm S Harris. Huron LA A Osborne. Rosebg Mrs Osborne, do Miss Osborne, do L Butler. Hd River W W Francis. Albany J E Ornbey. do H L McLaughlin, N Y so. jaerriu, juiooa E Kilbon. do W H Edwards. Indpls Mrs D J Khejvey, Asta ii j- jones, iirooKs S G Morrison." Salem W B Walker, Beavrtn J A Imbrln, HUlsboro Mrs imcrin, ao E W Barnes, Bvrtn Mrs Frances Caw- D G McKlrcher, St P Mrs J F Laurln. Astlaj thorn, Kelso A T Karr. Hoqulam W J Manner: Blalock Mrs J F Duam, Oakld! J.A Karr, do Mabel Duam. do Mrs Irene Dalton, Miss H L Jinapp, ri Yakima Monmouth THE IMPERIAL. F Kesnedy, Roseburg B B Colbath. Salem F J Crane. S F F L Carr, Wash Mrs Geo H Kelly. Eugene W H Frost, Chicago Lory Paul, Cleone lira Paul, do G Coote, Corvallls X D Madlock, Eugene F D Fegart, Cleone J H Albert. Salem E B Hanks. Frst Grv X A Arthur, city G N Wright, Phoenix Mr Wright, do O W Denin. do H O Skinner, Chicago i i Kdwaras. Seattle Mrs B Lurch. Cot Grv Mrs Lurch, do Miss Cetla Lurch, do Dr J F Calbreath, Sim w o Minor ana wire, Heconer A Odell, Tower City Dr W C Baker, s 1 Mrs A S Fraslld. Sea- J Meyerburg. do aide U T Bridges. Roseburg Mrs Otto Gengelbucn. J O Fuller. Seattle Clatskanis H P Spraga. Elgin H S Henderson. Ore gon CJty Mrs Henderson, do F P Wilson, do Mrs Wilson, do C D Gabrielson. Salem M N Ochman. Reedvll 3 A Heed, ao P Metscban. Jr. Hpn: Mrs Metscnan. ao ID HulL Wasco J C Hostetier. uaiies W S Thomas, Bolsa G W Ott. Col City THE ST. CHARLES. R E Gordon, SpngwtrlJ M Mallory; Toledo Mrs uorcon, ao lay .cease, cuy C J Litlleaaxe. Latll IMrs Pease, do C L Forbes. La CentriW E Loomis. Toledo Mrs Forbes, do IA Nelson, do W H Storey. Castl RklE Brayford, Hd River W o Gsrasas. Gd Fas Frank Wilson, city J. E CbImvib. Astoria J P Kalfer, Aberdeen T S lUKV, USA W Jopus, Astoria A S Ekras, Jlalsisr Mrs Jo9lln do 8 V X1vm, Yr-jBert Claytoa. do imc!i IMrs Clavtoa. d Jt B lasH. JfatarilJaja MsnriU. Dr Isiaad. Chamber of Commerce B Richards, do G Miller. UJ5 A Glsbon. Lo&m J P Mortan. Rainier J Weston, do R M Lovelace, do Mrs Glsbon. do Hester Stein, do Mrs Lovelace, do Miss Lovelace, do. i,yua atem. ao c iioryer, ao T J James, Eugene Thos Hunter, do w i iilma, vancouvr .airs . ax Douglass. Troutdale Mrs Rlrna, do A a Martin, Rainier G Finey, do J Bradt, do Mrs Bradt, do Belshe, do H Glenn. Dalles Bessie Reld. do a Bldweu. Astoria Robt Figgns. do B Barnett. USA L E Wing. Kockfora Mrs Wing, do Mrs R L Russell. Rocklln Mrs C C McDougall, do Grace Lightfoot, do Walter Weber, do Wm Alexander, city w a Austin. Liberal Roy Btratton. USA O Ockerman, Kelso o D Robbins. Logan Mrs Bobbins, do M Hayden. Alsea Hayden, do THE ESMOND. F R Howltt, Greshm 'J S Burns. Orion. IU J. li iletzger, ao E F Palmqulst. do F J Peterson. Mist Nettle B Peterson, do J F Myers, Aberdeen R Stark. Westport i uirers, ao J MeKee. Dallas W H Annan, Stella Mrs Myers, do J M Irwin Victoria Mrs irwin. do R Griffith, do H Gray, do W H Rose. Mist J L Vale, Dtrolt H W Lang, Boring A Remlor, do R Hand. Detroit u Cline, Albany Mrs M A Dllland. Mn J Nervine. Cape Horn C Johnson. Clatskanis J N Rice, do ri x u raves, ao F J Brown. La Center F Oxman. Bteua E A Banzer, do G A Peterson. Astora',0 E Wonderly, Ranler W Brookmas, Stltes H C Langley. do N Levison, Phlla J McKee, Dallas Mrs Levison, ao Miss Levison. do S A Dawson, Albany W C Fisher. Rainier Mrs S C Miller, Clat- H J Foster. Astoria J D Mcintosh. Seattle tr watts, ao H H Klapp. Scappooso A Clonlnger, do F C Klapp. do A J Burns. Rainier skanle Mrs C Johnson, do F Brown. Frst Grove B W Jones. Gervals J N Murphy. Grnts Ps Mrs Murpsy. do Miss Murphy, do H B Henderson, Tldp Mrs Henderson, do Tacoraa HoteL Tacema. American plan. Rates, $3 and up. Hotel DoHseTIy, Tacoma. First-clacs restaurant In connectloa. Marconi Wireless The Marconi System is sow In successful commercial operation. It is now used by the British Admiralty ex clusively. The annual revenue of the cowfoanv for 1803 Increased 700 per cent over that of the previous year. The Marconi Srstem is now employed by tha Italian Government exclusively, in all depart ments. It Is now In dally ooeratlon 'on nearly 100 steamships In the Mercantile Marine. Under a 14-vear contract with Lloyd's great ShlDDlnsr Agency. It Is employed all over the world In reporting vessels registered with that corporation. 1 The British Pcstofflca Department has entered Into a traffic agreement with, the Marconi, Sys tem to deliver its messages to all parts c Eng land. Ireland. Scotland asd Wales. The earslsgs of one department of this com pany (the trans-Atlantic), when In full opera tion. New Year's day, 1005, will alone be suffi cient to pay-en annual dividend of 150 per cent on the present capitalization. The Marconi System has been heavily subsi dized by the Canadian Government, and there are now in active operation on Canadian soli upwards of 15 stations In ths service of the government. The Western Union Telegraph Company and the Postal Telegraph Company haVe each en tered into trafll c agreements with, the Marconi System to deliver Its messages to all parts ct the united States and Canada, The Marconi System Is now a permanent fac tor is American business Ufa, by the commer cial establishment of ftvt, stations In daily use. in the transmission of ordinary telegraphic mes sages. The Marconi System Is now operating In tha service of a daily newspaper, published Is mid- ocean os board Cusard steamships. It Is esti mated that this branch, of the Marconi business will bring Ova company a net annual profit oc $700,000. These are but faint indications of what may be accomplished through, the .thorough, estab lishment of the Marconi system. Full details concerning tnis and other matters of import ance bearing upon the Marconi System may bo obtained by writing us today, we wm sena. you complete literature and explain our easy- payment plan of owning stock In this company. SOUTHWESTERN SECTJKTXXES COv, 514 H. W. Hellman Balldlsg, Los Angeles, Califoraia. E 10MMISSI0N GRAIN and STOCK BROKERS Wc Charge No Interest far CsrrylHf Leng Stock Gcncrsl Offkfc uqJ-e buildixo MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. E. X. Aides. CorresBondeat. Room S, GrotiEil Fleer, Chamber at Coras: eree. MEN CU RED Our Vacuum Organ Develop er will restore you without drugs or electricity. STRIC TURE and VARICOCELE per manently cured in from 1 ta 4 weeks: 90.000 In use; effect Immediate; not one failure; none returned. No C. OJ). fraud. 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