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THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 4, 1904. 15 HQPNIARKETSTEADY Local Dealers Report Trading Is Quiet, OUTLOOK MOST FAVORABLE Easterners Are Beginning to Make Inquiries Brewers' Contract Stocks Nearly Exhausted London Orders Expected. The hop market Is still quiet, but prices re main on a Ann baste, as the great majority of growers refuse to be frightened by the bear talk of the abort sellers and are holding for ihe advance they arc 6ure will come before Spring. Dealers look for an awakening of the Eastern demand In the near future and exporters say they have reason to believe that England is aboutj to come In the market again. In the event that the latter surmise la true. It will mean an Inevitable rise In prices as the available supply Is becoming scanty. There are men in the trade willing to wager large sums that the market will ad vance In the next ton days, and none doubt that higher prices will come after the turn of the year. The Eastern brewers who have been heMing back have been running on hops f ecu red on contract, and this supply Is known to be limited and will soon bo ex hausted. Should the Eastern buyers come In the market at the samo Umo that the English brewers reappear, there will be a flurry be-r-lie wMeh the excitement of last month will fade into Inwlf-nlflcancc. A report from Salem says that seven or eight of the dealers there have orders now, though for the past two weeks they had icen idle. James Pincus, of Taooma, who was In the rlty yesterday, has sold 63 bales at 23fc rents and as ho never before was offered ucta a high price for that grade, this Indi cates that values are being fully maintained. Tie Tacoma Neivs says of the hop market there: Pincus & Son recoived the following cable gram from Ihelr London correspondent this morning: "The hop market Is steadier with firmer feeling. Many growers are holding for higher prices. We are not afraid of the market." fc While for two or three weeks the local mar ket has boon very inactive there is a. much firmer feeling on the Pacific Coast, and yes terday one lot of 100 bales was bought from a grower In Oregon at 30i cents per pound. A prominent grower In discussing the situa tion says: Tao situation Is actually more dangerous t brewers than it has been for many years, even more risky than in the memorable year of JSS2. Stocks of old hops are infinitesimal as compared with what were .then on hand and the consumption of beer has Increased by 25 per cent, while no calculation or device can Increase the crop of this year. The outlook lor growers who aro holding their crops is bright. We need more hops than have been grown, and all that are disposable are wanted and badly wanted, too. And. although tho present tactics of dealers seem to cloud over and conceal tho strength of tho hopgrowors position, and ' the danger of tho brewers'. It is none tho less critical." 2few York Hop Market. 2CEW YORK, Dec a. Hops, quiet. State common to choice 190 crop, 30f?38c; 1903 crop, 3035c; olds, 14c. Pacific Coast 1004, Seffeec; 1003. 2S2"S4c; olds. 1417c PORTLAND MARKETS, j Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc Wheat dealers have not done much busi ness In tho past week. A few email lots were bought hero and there for tho East, but the inquiry was very light. Prices are steady and unchanged. WHEAT Export values. "Walla "Walla, SOc; bluestem, 85c; milling. "Walla Walla, S3c; blue ctfin, SSc: Valley, STJic: Eastern basis. Walla Walla, 85c; bluestem. 00c BAKLEY Feed. S22 per ton; rolled, $23.50 24.50. OATS No. 1 white. $1.30 1.32 H; gray, (1.33 1.40 per cental. FLOUR Patents, $4.6504.85 per barrel; straights. $4.304.45; clears, $3:634: Val ley. (4.10 (3 4.25; Dakota hard wheat, $0.50O 7.50; Graham, 3.504: whole wheat, $40 4.2";; rye flour, local, $4.50; Eastern, $50 5.10. MILLSTUFFS-rBran. $13 pec ton; mid dlings. $25: shorts. -$21; chops. D. S. Mills. $19; linseed dairy food, $18; Unseed oilmeal, lc per pound. , CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $0,75; lower grades, $5,750 0.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $8 yer barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; spilt peas. $4.00 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.25; pearl barley. $4 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy. $1410 per ton; clover, $12618; grain. $12013; cheat. $12313. Vegetables. Fruit, Etc Front street was very qulet yesterday. The cokl weather apparently checked the demand for all kinds of fruits, of which there was a plentiful supply. Grapes are still coming In. but dealers expect every shipment to be the last. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack; car rots. $1; beets. $1.25; parsnips. $1.25; cab bage. lc; lettuce, head, 15c per dozen; parsley, 20c dozen; tomatoes, $1.25 pef irate; cauliflower, $1 per dozen; egg plant. Jt12e per pound; celery, 300c per doz.; cu cumbers. lug 15c per dozen; peas, CgSc pel pound; beans, green. 7c; wax. 7c: pumpkins, lliluc pervpound; peppers, 5c per pound. ONIOXS-5few, $22.10, buyers' .prices. HONEY $o&3.25 per case POTATOES New Oregon, fancy, 75S0c; common. 6065c. buyers price; Merced" 6 wee tr. 1-ifflftc RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-crown, 7c: 8-layer Muscatel raisins. 7Vic; unbleached Medics Sultanas, tific; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $LS5; 2- erown, $1.75. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. CO 8 Vic per pound; sundrled. sacks or boxes, none: apricots, 10 11c; peaches. 8610Hc; pears, none; prunes, Italians, 405c; French, :S3c; figs. California blacks. 5c; do white, none; Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, 6;; plums, pitted, Cc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy. $1 1.75: clean, 75e$l; wormy, 5060c per box; Cgs S5c$2.50 per box; grapes, Cali fornia, $1.251.C5; pears, W"lnter Nellis. $1.25jpl.5Q; quinces. $1; cranberries. $0.50 11 per barrel; persimmons. $1.25 per box TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $39 3.75; choice, $2.75 per box; oranges., now na vels. $-.50; grapefruit. $3(g3.50 per box; ba nana. 6g3"c per pound; pomegranates, $2.25 per box. Batter, Eggs, Poultry. Etc Poultry stocks were cleaned up yesterday, dealers in some cases making concessions In order to do It Oregon eggs continue scarce and firm, but it Is doubtful whether prices will advance much further. Butter is weak, but no lower. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream, ery. SOc per pound; fancy creamery. 25 (J 27 He State creameries: Fancy creamery, 25831c; etock butter, 12314c EGOS Oregon ranch, 3132c; Eastern, 22H S25c ""POULTRY Fancy hens, llHgl2c: do old. 11 fefllttc; mixed chickens. lOgllc; old roosters, 8$f9c: do young, 10SMOc; Springs, 1 to 2 pound, lOHCfllc; broilers. 1 to Impound, 12i 13c; dressed chickens. ll12c; turkeys, live, bpring, 15316c; do dressed, 1718c; do choice 195520c; geese, live. SffOc; do dressed, 10llc; ducks, old. $&6.50: do young, as to size, $3 S; pigeons, 5101.25. GAME Wild geese. $33.50; Mallard ducks. $363.23: Widgeon. $22.50; Teal. $L7562. CHEESE Full cream twins. 13Vs14c; Young Americas. 14g?14c Groceries. Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha. 2028c; Java, ordinary, I020c; Costa Rica, fancy, IS 20c; good. 10018c; ordinary, 10 12c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases, 100 a. $13; 50s. S13J55: Arbuckle.' $14.88; Lion, $14.68. BICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, $5.374; Ka 2. Creole, $4.2.5; Carolina. Cc; broken-head, 4c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $1.65 per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2.40: fancy 1-pound flats. $1.80: -pound flats. $L10; Alaska pink; 1-pound talis. 87c; red. 1 pound tails. $1-20; cockeyes. 1-pound talis, $1.75: 1-pound flats, $1.85. UGAR Sack, basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $6.50; powdered. $6.25; dry granulated. $6.15; extra C. $5.65; golden C, $5.55; fruit sugar, 56.25. advance over sack, basis as fol lows: Barrels. 10c; half barrels. 25c; boxes. Mc per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Uc per pound; If later than 15 days ami within 30 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet sugar granulated. $6.05 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15 18c per pound. SALT California, $9.50 per ton; $L30 per bale: Liverpool, 50s, $15.50; 100s. $15; 200s. $14.50; half-ground, 100s, $5.25; 503, $5.75. NUTS ."Walnuts. 15 ?ic per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack; Brazil nuts. 15c; Alberts. 15c; pecans. Jumbos, 15c; extra large, 14c; almonds. X. X. L., 15&16c; no ?lus ultras. 15c; nonpareils. 13c; chestnuts, tallans, 15c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; peanuts, raw, 8c per pound: roasted. 0010c; plnenuts. 1012"nc; hickory nuts, 7c; cocoa nuts. 85 90c per dozen. BEANS Small white, 3ic; largo whit. 3lc; pink, 4c; bryou, 3Hc; Lima. 4ic Meats and Provisions. BEEF Dressed 44; 6c per pound. MUTTON Dressed. 4&5&C per pound; lambs, 5VS06c per pound. VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125. 7K08c per pound; 125 to 209. 506c; 200 and up. 3H&4c PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 62 disc per pound; 150 and up, 5c HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 13c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 13c; Is to 20 pounds, 13c; Cali fornia (picnic). Sc; cottage hams. 0c; shoul ders. 0c; boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnic ham, boneless, 14c BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound; standard breakfast, 17c; choice. 15c; Eng lish breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. 14c; peach ba con. 13c SAUSAGE Portland ham, 13c per pound; minced hm 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17Hc; bologna, long, 6c; welnerwum, 8c; liver. 5Vic; pork, 10c; blood, 6"Ac; headcheese, 5&c; bo logna sausage, link. ottc. DRY-SALTED MEATS Regular short clears. 10c talt, 11c smoked; clear backs, &c salt, 10c smoked; Oregon export, 20 to 25 pounds, average, lOfcc salt, IVnC smoked; Union butu, 10 to 18 pounds, average, 8c salt. Oc smoked. PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs feet. ,V-bar. rels. $5; -barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled tripe, -barrels, $5; -barrels, $2.76; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled pigs' tongues, barrels. $5; "ji-barrels, $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1.25; pickled iambs' tongues, -barrels, $S-25; J4 -barrels. $4.75; 15-pound kits. $2.25. LARD Kettle-rendered t Tierces, 10c; tubs, lOKc; 50s, 10Uc; 20s. 10c; 10s. 10c; 6s. 30c Standard pure: Tierces, 6Hc; tubs, 9Hc; 50s. 9Vrc; 20s. 9; 10s. 10c; 5s, 10c Compound: Tierces, 6c; tubs, 64c; 50s, 64c; 10s, 7Uc; Co, 7?ic Hops, WooL Hides, Etc HOPS Fancy shippers, 3131"c; choice, 30 31c; prime, 29530c per pound. WOOL Valley. 1920c per pound; Eastern Oregon, I017c; mohair, 2526c per pound for choice HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 1C pounds and up. 15015Vc per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 16 pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1. under 6 pounds, 16c; dry. salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry. flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 7 pounds and over. 8&8h; 50 to CO pounds, 7(9 8c, under 50 pounds and cows, 6&7c: stags and bulls, sound, 44fec; kip, sound, 15 to 20 pounds. 7c; under 10 pounds, 8c; green (un salted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound; horse hides, salted, $1.5022 each; dry. $1 1.50 each; colts hides, 2550c each; goatskins, common, 1015c each; Angora, with wool on, 25c$l- TALLOW Prime, per pound, 435c; No. 1 and grease, 23c Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 24e; Iron barrels, JSc; 86 degrees gasoline, cases, 82c; Iron barrels or drums, 26c COAL OIL Cases, 21&:: Iron barrels, 16c; wood barrels, none; 63 degrees, cases. 22c; barrels, 18"c Washington State test burning oils, except headlight, c per gallon hlgner. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels, 54c; cases, 59c Boiled: Barrels, SOc; cases, 61c Ont cent les In 250-gaIlon lots. TURPENTINE Cases. K5e: barrels, file WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7Hc; 600-pound, 7!4c; less than 500-pound lots. 8c livestock: market. Prices at Portland Union Stockyards Yes terday. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards yesterday were 200 -cattle. 341 sheep And CS6 hogs. All kinds of stock show more firmness. The following prices were auoted at tho yards: CATTLE Best steers, zs.'Ztt'a&.w)', medium, $2.7503: cows, $2g2.50. HOGS Best large, fat hogs. $5.25135.50: light hogs, $4,258-4.76. SHEEP Bet Eastern Oregon and Valley, $3.25g8.50; lambs. $3.25. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec 3. Cattle Receipts, 600; market, unchanged; native steers, $3.75 6.25; cows and heifers. $3.50C80; "Western steers. $3.004.75; Texas steers, f 2.7523.75; cows and heifers, $2.40S3.50; canners, $1.750i 2.35; st oc Iters and feeders, $2.504; calves, $3 5.25; bulls, stags, etc, $24. Hogs Receipts. 11.600; market,- steady; heavy. $4.4564.55; mixed. $4.45t.50; light. $4.4534.55; pigs, $44.40; bulk of sales. $4.45 04.50. Sheep Receipts, 1500; market strong; Westerns,'- $4.304.65; wethers. $4.2024.60; ewes, $404.50; common and Blockers, $2.50 4.30; lambs. $506. CHICAGO, Doc 3. Cattle Receipts, 400; steady; good to prime steers, $6.1067.25; poor to medium, $S.755.0O: stockers and feeders. $2.25-L25; cows, $1.504-10; heifers, $2SS; canners, $1.S5Q2.40; bulls, $204.65; "calves, $3.503l7; Western steers, $3.505. Hogs Receipts, 22,000; tomorrow, 44,000; stronger; mixed and butchers, $4.45S?4.70; good to choice heavy. $4,6034.72; rough heavy. $4.404.45; light, $4.454.60; bulk of sales. $l.G0Q 4.65. Sheep Receipts, 3000; sheep, steady; lambs. strong; good to choice wethers. $4.405; fair to choice mixed, ,$3.B0JH.30; western sneep. $394.90; native lambs, $4.506.15; "Western lambs, $4.506, KANSAS CITY. Dec 3. Cattle Receipts 1500. Market steady. .Native steers, $3.50 C.25; Southern steers, 5 2.50 Q1 4.25; Southern cows, $1.5004.25: native cows and heifers. 51.50&&.00; stockers ana feeders. $2.nuf 4.uo: -bulls. ?23.50; cajves, $2.50 1& 6.25; "Western steers. $3 4.75; "Western cows. $1.5003.50. Hogs Receipts 5000. Market steady to strong. Bulk of sales, $4.30 4i60; heavy. $4.55 4.70; packers, $4.454.C0; pigs and light, $44.50. Sheep Receipts COO. Market steady. Mut tons, $3.7505.25; lambs. $4.504? 6.00; rang wethers, $4 4.90; ewes. $2.50 4.25. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3. Official closing quotations for mining stocks today wer as follows: Alta $ .061 Justice S .11 Andes ... .. .25Mexlcan 1.30 Belcher 24 Occidental Con.. .78 Ophir 2.7C Overman ........ .11 Bert & Belcher. 1.15 Bullion Caledonia ... . Challenge Con. Chollar ... ... Confidence .22 .00! Potosl .18 .15 .17 Savage- Seg. Belcher . Sierra Nevada Silver Hill Union Con. Utah Con. Yollow Jacket .31 .06 .55 .60 .65 .08 rI8 .85! Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.05 Con. Imperial ... .01 Exchequer ..... .45 Gould & Curry . . Halo & Norcross 1.10 NEW YORK, Dec 3. Closing quotations: Adams Con. ..$ Little Chief ....$ .05 Ontario 8.50 Ophir 2.45 Phoenix 17 Potosl 16 Savage .27 Sierra Nevada .. .-45 Small Hopes .20 Stanard 1.90 Alice 60 Breece 13' Brunswick Con.. .18 Comstock Tun.. .08 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.80 Horn Silver .... 1.45 Iron Eilver 2.05 Leadville Con. . . .02 BOSTON, Dec. 3. Closing quotations Adventure ...$ 5.50Mohawk $ 64.50 AUoues 1v.ZDi.M0nt. c u. C. 4.2; Amalgamated. S.SSiOld Dominion. 27.00 Am. Zinc 13.13! Osceola 96.00 Atlantic 17.60 Bingham .... 37.25 Parrot 30.00 Qulncy 114.00 CaL & Hecla.. 675.00jShannon 8.88 125.00 12. SO 28.23 11.50 45.25 S.63 11.00 107.50 Centennial 28.25Tamarack ... Copper Range Daly West . . . Dominion Coal Franklin Grancy ...... Isle Royal 0 . . . Mass. Mining. Michigan .... 00.23JTrinIty 13.001U. S. Mining . 85.50 12.00 5.25 36. OO; .63j U; a Oil ... Utah ... . Victoria .. Winona . . Wolverine 8.50 1 Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec ' 3. Today's metal mar kets were quiet. The prices held about steady at yesterdays oasis, uopper was quoted at 14.87H15.12Hc; electrolytic 14.7515c; cast lng. 14.5014.75c Tin. barely steady, in fluenced by prospective heavy shipments from the Straits; spot, 29.2oj29.50c Lead. 4.6 4.70c Spelter, 5.75g5.87Hc. Iron, unchanged In price and as to general situation. Imports and Exports. . NEW YORK. Dec 3. Total Imports of dry goods and general merchandise at the port of New York for the week ending today were valued at $12,649,125. Exports of specie from New York for the week were $1,853,000 gold and $338,000 silver. Imports of specie at New York curing tho week were $8370 in silver and $617,769 gold. . STRENGTH IS UNEVEN STOCK MARKET AFFECTED BY IN DUSTRIAL REPORTS. Steel Touches the Highest Record of the Year on Account of News From the Trade. NEW YORK, Dec 3. Today's stock" mar ket was strong, but tho strength was uneven and a few of the most prominent stocks closed the day at fractional declines from last night. The strength in tho market grew out of condi tions In the cotton, coaf, copper and lro& and steel trade. Even in the groups affected by these trades, there was some profit-taking, as in Louisville & Nashville, which closed lower after erratic fluctuations. "United States Steel touched another high record for the year on account of rumors of still higher advances In prices of steel producteand the maintenance of present prices for steel rails. Tho large dividend declared on Boston & Montana, a subsidiary etock, was the motive for the buy ing of Amalgamated Copper. Outside of these quarters of the market and of a list of spe cialties, the movement was Irregular. Western grain carriers especially showing a lagging tendency, . The bank statement carried over averages from last week's gold shipments to Cuba, so that tho cash dec re a so exceeded the estimates made, but the $11,000,000 loan contraction modified the effect so as to leave a nominal in crease in the surplus reserve. In view of the week's large operations involving heavy capi tal outlay. It is evident that the trust com panies' activities in tho money market are taking over large accounts from tho banks. Total sales of bonds, par value, $3, 040,00a The conspicuous points of strength in this week's stock market have been sufficient to give tone to the whole market and have sustained those securities In ,whlch realizing was clearly in progress, so that such declines as they have suffered have been limited to small figures. The volume of business has averaged nearly 1.500.000 shares a day, show ing the sustained speculative interest in the market. Records of the November transac tions at the stock exchange show a total of nearly 22,000.000 shares of stock which changed hands during the month, which is more by one-third than that of any previous Novem ber In the history of the exchange The sales of bonds also amounted to $256,853,500 par value, made up largely of tesues selling below par and of a more or less fpeoulatlve charac ter by reajgn of convertible privileges, con tingent interest claims or dependence on cam. ings of collateral stocks of the same com panies. Tho force of the tide of tho market is sufficiently shown by these figures. The cheerful view . of the outlook for Im provement In business, the prospect for pros perous ' harvests and the expanding demand for nearly all classes of merchandise form the broad underlying basis of the market, as from the outset of the movement these Influences have been supplemented by 'reports, mor6 or less vague, of developments applying more especially to Individual properties. The supplies of the money market also have proved ampin up to this time to care for the needs of the large speculation and the growing volume of new capital leaucs offering for ab sorption. " These include an installment on the Cuban loan floated in this country, the final Installment on the new Southern Pacific pre ferred stock, beside various railroad stock and bond issues, the sale of which has been an nounced during the week. It Is Interesting to note In this connection that the individual corporations for November of $1,000,000 capital and over, while reaching an aggregate of over $121,000,000 and thus rising considerably abovo the aggregate for November for either last year or tho year before, arc moro than half accounted for by the new Chicago Subway Company and the Now York, "Westchester & Boston Railroad. It Is thus evident that the present revival in tho market has not yet stimulated anything like the activity in indi vidual combination and formation of new com panies which reached such huge proportions in tho last great stock market boom. Tho proportions of the new bond and stock iffsues of railroads, both those already absorbed and those known to be yet provided for, in cluding American participation in the Japanese and Cuban loans arc nevertheless a subject of consideration in the financial future. It will bo remembered that the late etate of indi gestion in which the securities market was in volved gave rise to very larfjfe borrowings on short tlmo obligations and at high rates of in terest by several of the great railroad cor porations. It is to bo taken for granted that the present absorptive power of the securities market will bo taken advantage of to fund all of these obligations. A considerable part of them have already undergone this process of substitution. Thero Is not lacking a widespread belief that the present condition of the stock market has beon generally fostered by the most powerful financial Interests In the country to further the flotation of these new capital Issues, both by supporting prices in the etock market and by guarding the money market from disturbance and stringency. Confidence is unabated among speculative enthusiasts that this effec tive guardianship of the money and stock mar kets will continue through the year and de mands upon the money market, except tho spe cial needs of that period, and which are rec ognized, will be put under the restraining In fluence which Is at work in tho market. The event of the week with most bearing on safeguarding the money supplies was the re taxation of the continental demand for gold and the easing off of foreign exchange rate. The slump in cotton induced large foreign buying of cotton and has replenished the sup ply of foreign exchange. London continues to sell stocks here, however. It Is expected that remittances of subscriptions on the Cuban loan will Involve further shipments of gold to Ha vana either before or after January 1 and the possibility is canvasued of gold going to Japan for American subscriptions to the Jap anese loan. The January requirements also include the surrender of $10,000,000 of Gov eminent deposits with the National banks on January 15. These contingencies aro not ig nored In considering the probable supplies of funds available for maintaining prices in the stock market. Unconfirmed reports that were an Influence in the week's stock market dealt with the supposed Northern Securities settle ment, the acquisition of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company for consolidating tho an thracite situation, the conversion Into sinking fund bonds of the remaining $50,000,000 of United States Steel preferred available for that purpose, and plans for ho absorption by larger systems of various minor railroads. The bond market has been active and some what irregular. United States new 4s coupon have advanced & on call during the week. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Atchison 7.500 88 8814 88H do preferred 1.400 ll;i 103 103Va Baltimore &. Ohio.... 35.800 P9i 9tJi do -preferred - 95 Canadian Pacific .... 9,500 134 134 134 J, Central of N. J 300 191 191 191 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 7.600 50?i 5U 60 Chicago & Alton 600 44 44 43& do preferred 80 Chi. Great Western.. 4.800 25i 24 & 24H Chi. & Northwestern. 600 211 210 211 ChL. Mil. St St. Paul 4,400 176- 175J4 175! do preferred 100 165 185 184J1 Chi. Term. & Trans.. 800 13 13 13H do preferred 24 C, C, C. & St. L.... 200 92i 92 82 Colorado Southern .. 300 -22 J 3 22g 22Vi do 1st. preferred - 5SVi do 2d preferred 100 35 33 34?i Delaware & Hudson. 1,000 188 187 180 Del., Lack. & West.. 800 343 340 340 Denver Si Rio Grande 33 do preferred 2,700 S8i 87 88 Brie 19.600 40U 39 39 do 1st preferred.... 2.800 74 73V 73 do 2d preferred..... 600 67 56I 56 Hocking Valley 300 90 89 89 do preferred 200 01 01 0114 Illinois Central 21.500 15S 157 157J, Iowa Central 100 30i 30U 30 do preferred 100 66 56 66 Kt. City Southern.. 300 305i 304 30 do preferred 400 64 52 52 Louisville & Nashv.. 28.300 14S 146 140 Manhattan L. 1,700 168 168 16T Metrop. Securities... 400 82 S2 828 Metropolitan St. R. 7.500 125 124 124 Mexican Central 6.300 22?s 22 22 Minn. & St, Louis... 400 63 63 63 M.. St. P. & S. S. M. 200 91 91 ) do preferred 145 Mlsfnurl Pacific 12,200 lll?i 110 110 MO.. Kan. & Texas.. 1.300 33 83 33:54 a -,r.- uv da" rci '551 ao prererrca yy Ontario & "Western... 16,600 45 43 44 Pennsylvania 23.3000 139 138 138 P., C. C. & St, L... MOO 78 76 78 Beading 110.700 70 78 - 79 do lrt preferred.... 300 89 SO 8S do 2d preferred 1.200 82 80 81 Rock Island Co 8,200 36 36 36 do preferred 100 85 85 84 Et L. Southwestern. 1.500 27 27 25 do preferred ..- -3,000 59 5S 68 Southern Pacific .... 6,600 67 66 60 do preferred ....... 300 117 117 117 68 68 68 38 3U 30 96 85 06 36 36 35 Southern Railway - . 77,700 do preferred 4.300 Toledo, St. L. -W.. 200 do preferred 000 K &3 M Union Pacific........ 15.300 116 115 llSri do D referred 500 u5Vi 95 U. 'J44 Wabash - 23 do preferred 900 47 46 46 wneeung Bz. l. Erie. too 20 20 19 2a 47 Wisconsin Central .. 600 24 47 23 47 do preferred ... 300 Express companies Adams ....... 240 210 120 240 American ........... United States "Wells-Forgo i. Miscellaneous- Amalgamated Copper 63,900 Amer. Car & Foundry 6,600 82 34 93 34 slit 81 33 33 "8 37 81 34 92 33 92 8 38 "8 38 34 103 81 do preferred boo American Cotton .Oil. 500 do preferred American Ice 1,800 do preferred 400 American Linseed Oil do preferred American Locomotive 2,100' S5 34 do preferred .... St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd. 100 6,700 82 81 200 113 112 4,900 149 148 700 117 116 2.200 68 07 4,400 67 56 3.400 215 214 2.500 23 22 100 80 80 800 39 30 1.500 191 191 1,300 20 20 700 7S 77 100 40 40 do preferred Lmer. Suirar Refinlnc Anaconda Mlnmg Co, Brooklyn R. Transit,. 115 67 56 215 22 79 39 191 89 Colorado Fuel & Iron 4,400 Consolidated Gas ... Com Products ...... do preferred ....... Distillers' Securities. General Electric .... International Paper..' do preferred International Pump.. do preferred ... S3 300 . --I 24 24 National Lead North American .... 400 104 104 104 Paclflc Mall 00 48 47 47 People's Gaa 8,800 112 41 91 240 17 111 40 90 240 171.5 70 27 97 75 14 07 82 33 90 32 94 184 02 111 40 91 239 lTti 70Ts 28 U6 76 14 0S 81& 32H iressed steel car.... 4,iw do preferred- 400 Pullman Palaco Car. 700 Republic Steel 20.00 do preferred 200 Rubber Goods 70j000 28 97 76 15 9S 82 33 93 3274 do preferred 100 Tcnn. Coal &. Iron... 3,300 U. S. Leather 51,800 do preferred 700 U. S. Realty 100 U. S. Rubber 100 do preferred 6.600 V. S. Steel 14.100 do orefemed 3.S00 95i Westingbouso Elec 200 184 182 02& "Western Union 100 02 Total tales for the day, 890,200 shares. BONDS. NEW YORHv Dec 3. Closing quotations: U. S. rcf. 2s reg.104 do coupon ...104 U. S. 3s rcg. ...104 do coupon ...104 U. S. new 4s regl30 C & N. W. C 7s. 12S D. & R. G. 4s.. 101 N. Y. Cent, Ista.lOlU Nor. Paclflc 3s., 75 do 4s 105 So. Pacific 4s... 93 do coupon ...131 TJ. S. old 4s reg.105 (Union Pacific 4s.l06 do coupon ...106 Wis. Central -4s. 02 Atchison Adj 4s. 04 Stocks at London. LONDON, Dec 3. Consols for money, 87; consols for account, SS. Anaconda ..... 6 Atchison .. ... 91 do preferred ..106 Bait, & Ohio ...102 Can. Paclflc ....137 Ches. &. Ohio ... 51 C. Gt, Western.. 25 a. M. & St. P...1SI DeBeers 18 D. & R. G 34 Nor. Si "Western. 18 do prcforred .. 9 Ont, & Western. 44 Pennsylvania ... 71 Rand Mines .... 11 Reading 40 do 1st pref ... 45 do 2d pref ... 41 So. Railway ... 37 do preferred .. OS do preferred 89 So. Paclflc 6S Erie 41 Union Pacific ...119 do preferred .. 97 U. S. Steel 33 do preferred .. 06 Wabash ,.24 do preferred .. 47 do 1st pref ... 75 do 2d pref .... 58 Illinois Central. .162 L. Sz N. 150 M., K. & T. .... 34 N. Y. Central.. 144 Mosey, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Dec 3. Money on call, nom inal: no loans; Time loans, firm; 60 days and 90 days and six months, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4S1 per cent Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.S656 for demand and at $4.8375g4.83S0 for 60-day bllK Posted rates, $4.84 and $4.87; commercial bllL, $4.83. Bar silver. 59c Mexican dollars. 47c. Government bonds, steady; railroad jfbonds. Arm. j SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3. Silverf bars, 59c; Mexican dollars. 46ff47c SlghtdrafU, par; telegraph drafts. 2c Sterllrtg cn4Lon- don. 60 days, $4.84; sight. $4.87. LONDON, Dec. 3. Bar silver. 27 7-16d pr ounce. Money, 2 per ce rate of discount In the open market f bills Is per cent; the rate of dlsi the open market for three-months" 2ft2 15-16 per cent. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. Unexpected Decrease in Cash and Contrac tion in Loans - and Deposits. NEW YORK. Dec 3. The Financier says: Tho striking features of the Now York associated banks last week were a further contraction of loans, an unexpected net de crease in cash and an Important reduction In deposits. As the result of a decreaso m reserve requirements, the surplus, was slight ly augmented. The contraction of $11,818.- 000 In loans was probably caused in part by cancellation of those deals made by the banks who had deposited preparatory to tho disbursement of December interest. The net loss of $3,025,900 in cash was surprising be cause the preliminary estimates, which were baked upon the traceable movements of money during the week. Indicated a gain of $661,100 In cash. The discrepancy between the estimated gain and the officially report ed loss may possibly be accounted for on the theory that the banks counted as cash coupons falling duo December 1 which had been deposited for collection. After these coupons were paid and the proceeds dis tributed, the cash holdings of the banks woub), if the coupons had been so counted. bo reduced by tho amount of -that item. De posits decreased $16,334,400. which' closely corresponded with tho sum of the reduction in loans and of the loss of cash: therefore. t.fmnnt showed a good balance. Be causa of the reduction in deposits, reserve requirements were decreased $4,083,600, de ducting from which the loss of cash left i.uO as the Increase In the surplus re serve. Computed upon the basis of deposits less those of $23,33S,200 public funds, the surplus Is $14,372,375. It may bo noted that the reduction of . loans last week makes total of $51,063,700. since October 29, the loss of cash makes $27,393,400, and the decreaso in deposits $76,556,100 since tho abovo date. The statement of averages of tho clearing house banks of this city for the week shows: Decrease. $11,818,000 16,334.400 Loans Deposits $1,000,602,900 1,127,678.100 42.120.500 77.947,500 212.561.100 Circulations .... Legal tenders .. Specie Reserve Reserve required Surplus Ex. U. 8. deposits 1.470.800 5.306.700 3,925.000 4.083.600 157.700 147.550 2D0.59Si600 2S1.969.525 3.539,075 14,372,373 Increase. Circulation same as last week, no in crease or decrease. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland , $573,423 $ 74.729 Seattle 771.373 182.651 Tacoma 524.565 62.156 Spokano . . 469,668 33,765 Clearings of Portland, for tho week were: Portland. Seattle and Tacoma Seattle. $ 044.460 788.418 806.266 780,666 799,354 771,373 Tacoma. $ 557,784 573.780 436.474 629,872 454,789 524.565 Monday $ 890,460 Tuesday 623.080 Wednesday 918,200 730,721 703.440 673.428 Thursday . Friday . . . Saturday . Totals . . .$4,440,229 $4,887,537 $3,077,264 Clearings for the corresponding week in for mer years: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma, 1809 $1,910,638 $2,040,905 $ 967.721 1900 2.135.863 2.154.505 1.061,582 1901 2.318.176 3.179,481 1.068.693 1902 2.600.8S9 3.505,568 1.766.823 1903 3,143,439 3.553,218 1.721.622 r Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec 3. The market for evap orated apples shows no material change Com mon. 3ff4o; prime, 4c; choice. 65c; fancy, &86c Prunes are moving out fairly well In small lots as a result of a scattering demand from jobbers. Quotations, range from 236c, accord ing to grade. Apricots are In moderately good demand and choice are quoted at 94fl0c; extra choice. 10910c, and fancy, 11615c. Peaches are bringing full quoted prices with moderate purchases. Choice, &9c and ex tra choice. &H10c jteady, A. The iW short count in Jills is COTTON MARKET SLUMPS PRICES BREAK BADLY ON GOV ERNMENT report: ,"7 Official Estimate of the Crop Surr prises Even the Bears-Excite-ment in Exchanges. WASHINGTON. Dec 3. According to the Agricultural Department's report today tho total number of hales of cotton produced lor the year 1904-05 Is 12.162,000. Round bales have been Included In this estimate and re duced to their equivalent In square bales. The estimate does not Include, llnters. The ' esti mated production by states will be made pub lic December 5 at 11 A. M. Excitement at New York. NEW YORK. Dec 2. Tho Government esti mate for the cotton crop, placing the yield at 12.162,090 bales, issued today, was a surprise to more people, perhaps, than any Government report of recent years. While a few of the more extreme bears had been talking 12.000,000 bales or. over, the average opinion even in bearish circles locally was that the Govern ment estimate would be under that figure. The announcement was followed by another sensational break In prices. The decline that has been In progress now for over a -month and carried the market down from 11 cents to 8 cents proved insufficient in the estimation of the trade to fully reflect the new condition of affairs, and a crop of the size reported. There was undoubtedly a big short Interest In the market, but. In spite of covering, prices declined nearly -ccnt In less than halt an hour of trading. The market was very excited, with trading exceedingly active. Cotton futures closed barely steady, with prices net 524J57 points lower. December, 9.71c; January. 9.80c; February. 8.10c; March. 8.11c; April. a25c; May, 8.31c: June, S.52c: July, 8.35c; August, 8.23c. Spot cotton closed quiet, 40 points decline. Middling uplands, 8.60c; middling Gulf, 8.83c , No sales. Slump at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 3. A heavy slump marked the announcement of the bureau report on the cotton exchange today, and a wild scene ensued. Prices fell from 4S to 52 points within a few minutes, representing about $2.50 per bale. Many excited country bankers were on the floor. They had been lending" money on a basis of 8 cents and above. January tumbled to 7.88c, March to 8.02c and May to S.04c There were slight recoveries from these figures. ALL FACTORS STRENGTHENING. Gradual Advance -in Wheats Prices at Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec 3. Among thf!s factor. that created strength, abroad were indications of a decrease in world's shipments, and the wheat market opened firm wlth May up ?3c at $1.101.10. France was asserted to bo on an importing basis-and wan reported as hav ing recently been a buyer of Indian and Aus tralian cargoes. For the momont, however. tho domestic situation appeared rather less bullish, snow having fallen in some sections of tho AVlnter wheat country- Receipts in tho Northwest also were somewhat larger than last week. In May, tradors were Inclined to Ignore foreign conditions and were quite lib eral sellers early. The result was a reaction 4n prices. May declining to $1.10. But the weakness was only temporary. The anxiety regarding the Winter wheat crop was in creased by the Ohio report, which mado the conditlor of growing wheat In that state 75, a low of 12 points within a month. This showing was quite enough to create consider able apprehension regarding the general effect of the prevailing- weatfier. Throughout tho last half of .tho session sentiment in the pit was bullish and prices gradually advanced. The market closed practically at the highest point of the day. After touching $1.11, May closed c up at $l.llei.ll. Expectation- of enlarged receipts In the near future v.as the cause of persistent selling "of com. May closed at 45S43c, leas of euc Influenced by the weakness of com, oats were quiet. May closed off c at 31c Provisions were weak. Fro-incotD of lower prices for com was an influence contributing to tho weakness. At the close pork was off 7c and lard and ribs wore .each down 2c. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Onen. Ilich. Low. Close. December ....$1.09 $1.09 $1.08 $1.09 May 1.10 1.11 1.10S I.U July 09 -99 .09 .99ft . CORN. December .... .48 .4S .47 .47 May 45 .45 .45 .45 July .45 .45 .45-? .43 OATS. December 29 .29 .29 .29 May 31 .31 .30 .30 MESS PORIC January 12.97 12.07 12.82 12.85 May ....1B.22 13.22 13.10 13.15 LARD. January 7.00 7.02 6.07 6.07 May 7.20 7.20 7.15 7.17 SHORT RIBS. January 6.fc 6.2 6.60 6.62 May 6.82 6.85 6.S0 6.82 Cash quotations were as folows: Flour Steady: Winter patents, $5.10ffC20; do straights, $4.S05: Spring patents. $4.50 5.40; do straights. $4.80414.90; bakers', $3,504$ 3.90. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0S31.15; No. 3, $1.0381.12; No. 2 red. $1.12tl.WJ4. Com No. 2. 47c; No. 2 yellow, 48c. Oats No. 2, 29c; No. 3 white, 30c. Rye No. 2, 74c Barley Good feeding, 38c; fair to choice malting. 4249c. Flaxseed No. 1, $1.15; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.23. Timothy seed Prime. $2.70. Mess pork Per barrel. $11,50011.55. I.ard Per 100 pounds, $6.97. Short ribs nldes Loose, $GJ!2f?6.75. Short clear sides Boxed, $6.87Q7. Clover Contract grade, $J2.50. Receipts." Shipments. Flour, barrels 29,600 10,900 Wheat, buehols 3f.60 50,300 Corn, bushels 438,200 245.300 Oats, bushels 137.00) 6S.300 Rye. bushels 700 Barley, bushels 87.500 21,800 Grain and Produce at Nevr York. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Flour Receipts. 16. 200 barrels; exports. 77.000 barrels; dull and featureless. Minnesota patents. $5.S56.I0; Minnesota bakers. $4.404.75; Winter patents, $5.5O$5.90; Winter straights. $5.25g5.45; "Win ter extras, $3.6564.30; Winter low grades, $3.4594.10. Wheat Rccselpts. .304,000 bushels; exports, 23,500 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red. $1.20 f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Du luth. $1.21 t. o.'b. afloat; No. 1 hard Mani toba, $1.05 f. o. b. afloat. Very cold weather west with light or no precipitation led to fur ther strength in vheat today. Shorts wero also alarmed by the prospects for lighter world's shipments and the firm vcablcs. Later the price receded on realizing and closed partly c higher. May closed at $1.12. July at $1.03 and December at $1.17. Hides Firm. California. 2125 pounds, 10c Wool Firm. Domestic fleece. 32 g 35c Petroleum Steady. Roflned New York. 70c; Philadelphia and Baltimore. $7.90; do In bulk. $3.00. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 3. Wheat and bar ley, steady. Soot quotations Wheat: Shipping. $1.459 1.60: milling. $1.52e,1.6i. Barley: Feed. $1.10 $1.11; brewing. $1.151.17. Oats: Red. $1.2211.50: white, $1.42&1.57; black, $1.27S1.62. Call-board sales Wheat, December. $1.41. Barley. Decomber. $1.10. Com. largo yel low. $1.45(11.47. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Dec 3. Wheat, firm. De cember. 7s 2d; March, 7s 4d; May, 7s 4d. "Wheat in Paris, steady. French country mar kets, quiet. Weather in England, fine. LONDON, Dec 3. Wheat cargoes on pas sage buyers Indifferent. English markets, firm. Imports of wheat to United Kingdom, 472,000 quarters: Imports of wheat into-United King dom, 206,000 quarters. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Dec 3. Wheat, unahanged. Blue stem, SSc; club, 85c. Cofleo and Sugar. NEW YORK, Dec 3. Coffee futures . closed steady at an advance of 5810 points. Total Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1893 H ifcAT AND STOCK BROKERS 4. V Room 4, Ground Floor sales. 6571 bales, including: December. 6.80c; January, 6.05c; February, 7.10c; March, 7.15 C7.20c: May. 7.357.40c; July, T.uoe; Sep tember, 7.707.75c Spot Rio, steady; No. 7 Invoice, 8c; mild, steady; Cordova. 1013c Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining, 4c; centri fugal OC test, 4c; molasses sugar. 4c; refined, firm; No. 6. 5.03c; No. 7, 5c; No. 8. 4.00c; No. 9. 4.85c; No. 10. 4.80c; No. 11, 4.70c; No. 12. 4.65c; No. 13. 4.60c; No. 14, 4.60c; con fectioners' A, 5.30c; mould A, 5.80c; cut loaf. 6.15c; crushed, 6.16c; powdered, 5.50c; granu lated, 5.45c; cubes, 5.70c. PRUNESTOCKS DECREASED. California Supply Only Half That of a Year Ago. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 3. (Special.) Au thorities variously estimate the holdings of prunes In California at 600 to 800 carloads, or only about half the quantity held a year ago. Stocks are steadily being reduced, and large sizes are somewhat scarce Prices have a firm tendency. Export shipments continue The raisin nfarket is quieter, as the Eastern, trado has hardly accepted the recently advanced prices, though, tho latter appear warranted by conditions, and no element of weakness exists. Fancy, seeded is very firm. Business in other dried fruits Is quieter, but quotations are firm. In the absenco of any largo stocks. Although the open market Is overcrowded with oranges, not enough auction stock may arrive for the public sales, to commence next week, and salesrooms are by no means ready. Prices for all citrus fruits continue weak. Five oarloads of apples, including one from Colorado, arrived, and nearly all grades remain depressed. Grapes were dull and nominal. Tropical fruits were quiet. Fancy potatoes wero In moderate supply and firm. Other grades were quiet and weak, with stocks large. Sweets were steady. Onions were firm, but the demand was not urgent. Garden vegetables wore la fair supply and steady Speculative prices for wheat had a small advance following Chicago. Barley -was easier for futures and snot. Receipts of barley were large, and chiefly for warehousing against De cember deliveries. Dairv Droducts were dull at previous prices. Receipts, 32.000 pounds butter, 7000 pounds cheese, 16,100 dozen eggs. vwiT.-T'iTjrE'Kfiarile- 4A5c: green peas. 3g5c; string beans, 38 Cc; tomatoes, 50c!8$l; irir ntnnt 43Sc POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 1618c; roost ers, old. $44.30; do young, $oSfb: Drouers, .smnit saft! KOr do lanre. S3JJ3.50: fryers. $4 4.50; hens. $4.506; dticka. old, $50; do young. $697. CHEESE Young America, ll12c; East- BUTTER Fancy creamer, 21c; creamery eeconds, 17c; Iancy dairy. Jwc; aairy seconu. 15c EGGS Fancy ranch, 37c. WOOI Lamhs". 16lSc MILLFEED Bran, $18.50010; middlings, $25 HOPS 1004. 27aic t-iav whsat. 104rl4.50: wheat and oats. $1C (113.50: barloy. $911; alfalfa, $911.50; clo ver. $7B9; stock. $507; straw, 4065c FRUIT Apples, choice, $1.25; do common, 25c: bananas, $108 Mexican limes, $4; California lemons, choice, $3; do common, $1; oranges, navels, $16": pineapples, $1.504. POTATOES River Burbanks, 4070c; Klver reds, 60fg75e; Salinas Burbanks, 90c$L40; sweets, 7&&85c; Oregon Burbanks,. 75c$l. RECEIPTS Flour, 35,600 quarter sacks; wheat, 22,700 centals; barloy, 21,052 centals; oats, 1000 centals; beans, 1874 sacks; com, 2700 centals: potatoes, 342S sacks; bran, 2966 icks; middlings. 127S sacks; hay, 470 tons; wool, 224 bales; hides. 722. Dairy Produce In the East. NEW YORK. Dec 3. Butter Market strong. Creamery, 27c: common to extra, 17927c; state dairy, common to choice, 1325c. Cheese Unchanged. Eggs Strong. Western, average best, 30c CHICAGO, Dec 3. On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm. Creamery, 16$t26c; dairy. 14?22c Eggs Firm at mark. 18024c; firsts, 24c. Cheese Steady, llJ15c FATAL FLEE DT NUHSES' HOME Fireman Is Killed in Effort to Save Young Women From Flames. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3. One man was burned to death and four youns women nurses were soveroly Injured by jumping from windows and In runnlnjr through the flames while escaping from the Nurses's Home of the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium, which was partially de stroyed by firo today. Frank Roberts, a fireman employed In the sanitarium, lost his life in his attempts to save the nurses. Fifteen nurses, besides .the matron, were sleeping in the house when the fire broke out. None but those mentioned were in jured, but all had narrow escapes. Tho fire, which is believed to have started from tho furnace, spread so rapidly that whe,n the firemen arrived the structure was In flames from top to bottom. Venezuela's Delay Irritates America. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Venezuela's attention will, again be called in a very firm manner to the disappointment this government feels at the continued delay in tho decision by the Supremo Court of "Venezuela in the case of an American asphalt concern, which has been pend ing for a logn time. The dlsssatlsfactlon of this country with affairs in Venezuela is shared by the powers of Europe. The policy of this government will not be announced for tho present. The State Department Is acting with all the patience It can command, and the American Le gation at Caracas will again endeavor to obtain at least an intimation regard ing the probable dato of a decision in tho asphalt case. This decision may or may not leave the way clear for the con sideration of grievances equally Import ant. Exhibit of Grand Ronde Products. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec 3. (Special.) Members of the Commercial Club and citizens aro raising money for an exhibit hall in La Grande, and they aro now only a little short of the required amount for this hall. Fruits, grains, grasses, vege tables, etc.. grown' in the Grand Ronde will be continually on exhibition in this building for the inspection of all passing through. S AT THE HOTfELS. THE PORTLAND. II A Brandon. S F N Story and wife, Saginaw. Mich "W W Reese PralrieC C O Anderson, Rochst J "W Considlne, Seattl H J Solomon, N x F W" Wortman. McMlnnville. Or S Kauff. Dayton. O 11 c paviason. N Y H Loop. San Francisco W G Richard?, San F W R Hume, Astoria C B Coleman, Wayne S H Bell. Sumpter W E Davidson. Pendl A Conn. San Fran C H Brown, Mllwauk E Recorde, San Fran G W Rockwell and wife. Pittsburg. Pa H B Munger. Chicago R Llndenberger. Asto G M Van Poole, USA Mrs A D Schenck. Fort Stevens Mis Schenck, Ft Stvn Miss Van Dyke. Ft St R Dew, Vancouver W' S.Meyer, New lork W S Reed, Oakland It Lesser. San Fran F Pearson, Pittsburg" C W T Koch, Cbgo J E Ransom, Chicago A M Drake. Bend. Or O E Seizor, Des Moln A R Kitr. Now York J G Megler and wife, Brookfleld W C Lewis, San Fran R P Flanders. San Fr F W Gaston. Tacoma G C Fulton, ABtoria Mrs G C Fulton. Asto E H Fosdeck, St Louis R Kulln, Cleveland A M Llndauer. Chcgo N L Walter, San Fr Mrs F E Bergeson, Seattle Chamber of Commerce J P Merrill, New YrkC E Raup. Milton. Pa o j. jjavis, -ixs Angiu uonraa. waync THE PERKINS. C P Pruett. Salt Lk :C P Hurburt. Junctin Mrs Pruett. Salt Lake A B Smith. Qulncy Mrs W H Vessey. , North Yakima C H Spalding,. N Yak S Barnes. St Louis B H Nelson. Reno S Leave tt. San Fran John Dobson. Chehlst Mrs Barnes. St Louis Herman Leser. Tacm Otto Wllkenson. Asto H L Guenther. Vancv W H Hiler. Wal Wal N D Kneute. Pomery H P Brandes. Portld X L Fountain, do !W A Leach. Walla TV It N Ross. do C P Smith. Walla Wal F H Kiddle, Island C J C Chrlstensen. Elgin Frank Wade. Olex Mrs Ross. do Edward Wilson. Astn Gus Anderson, Barnes L JS Morse, Hood R :jw Bradley, Dayton Mrs Morse. Hoai Ttv Mrs Bradley, Dayton W E Greenwood, The L J Bancourt, New ik L W Robblns. Monmth U E Simpson. Monmth M H Smith. Rulo. U'n Dalles VT H Cuhb. San John Vought, La Grl Mrs H M Ducher. IWF Hammer, Haysck Aberdeen I A T. Prottnn' n....L- Ma1 A Ducher. C S French, Eugene C Smith. Aberdeen W J Poole. Truckee Margaret Annette, ; iiugene Miss Annette, Eugene C -fc. Edwards. Omaha ? . cV.er" San FranlF Taylor, Los Angeles E C Skile. 7n.-ifn Jacob Ascheder, Los A. D C Washburn, June John Fleming, T Dlls THE IMPERIAL. M E Robinson, city M "Wriirht. Twl-jf nn A C Smith. San Fran H Rlnghouse, Bloom- ington E L Webe. Croswell T P Bums. Ban Fran J O Booth. Gr Pass Sy Lewis, Seattle N Curtis, Fresno Mrs Curtis, Fresno M C Little, San Jose L E Bean, Eugene J B Eddv. Eusreni J K. TVeatherford. Albanv Mrs4 Weatherford, Albanv E B Sealwook. Marshf A L Brown, Salem G T Wentzell, Seatle P C Brooks. San Fran J Clark. Seattle Astoria Football Club; Mrs M K Bryant. SF A C Stockton C H Abercrombie A Hughes, IE H Streumeyer M D Kimtser a M Riley. St Paul C M Keen. Idaho W H Maney, Wal Wl J x Allen. Astoria J C L Rhyne, S F C D Jessup, Salem Wm Bates, city Mrs Bates, citv C Gammard S C Welch E R Blair L P Graham T C Greene. Lowlatn J Bay J W Matthews T J MaJIorv. Madm J E Hoskins, Tacoma W G Painter A "Wilhelm. Moro Dr J A Regan C P Prultt. Salt T.atr E R, Sutton Mrs Prultt. Salt LkC Jones x- rcruui, wOrvaills THE ST. CHARLES. J A Brown C Wilson. Astoria D R Flagg. Rankin Mrs H Wllbern. Eagle J D Murphy, SUctz E A Hill, Lafayette Mrs Sadlo Bowen Bert Weaver C M Dustln Wm Weed J W Townsend W D Redmond, USA Frank Wilson. Linntn (M B Inglos, Clackmas F J Chambers, King's iv m Roy USA IW P Morris. Phllomth valley F B Mather, Perrydl TC Peebles, Cascadla G R "Ward, OstranderfW T Coleman. Champg Mrs Ward, Ostrander IJames. Borden, USA C B Pope, city IB A Legg, city A Jetto Mrs Jette "W W Glllett. PendltlJ Mav Julia Johnson, Cascdsjj B Yeon. Rainier W Weir. St Louis, MoH Conlee. Moro C E Graves. IndepndciG Manley, Astoria H "W Davis E O Scripps, city Mrs Davis U B Dlntel. Aurora John Simpson.-BoringJ Owenston Frank Reynolds, GrshfC Miller Geo Reynolds, GreshmjA G Waggner Capt Hazen. city ;C G TulJ, Barlow C S Atkinson, BremrtjG ELInn, city H H Bcntley w Thatcher. Salem L E Barber, city IChas White, Ostrandr N H McKay, SauvieslChas Jones, Damascus Fred Henmngin. Morojchas Jenks, Tangent Henry Palm, Collins SJMrs Jenks, Tangent John Jenks, Tangent THE SCOTT. Thos C Collins. Fargo F J Panke. Sacramt J N Buell. Eugene 13 Willis. San Fran L E Stokes. San Frn Mrs McMillan. Wasco J W Peterson, city Mrs J J Clark, Evert Miss Clark. Everett A C Benton. Oakland Maxim Schumann, SF C H Brown. Seattle G H Demlor, San Fr Mrs Demlor, San Fran M Wescott, San Fran B J McArthur. St L R L Duvall. city J P McMillan and i H TV Brown. Seattle H M Smith. Skamokvtt C C Rice. 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