.THE SUNDAY OREGONIAK, PORTLAND, JANUARY 29, 1905. 15, LETTING HOPS GO Numerous Small Sales Made In Past Week. LARGE ' HOLDERS ARE FIRM Constant "Feeding" by Timid Grow ers Has Weakened Market Un dertone Is Satisfactory Pick ing Methods Criticized. Hop ealts in the past week have aggre gated about 200 bales, ranging' from prime to choice While many of the sales were made by dealers, still a large proportion of the hops were secured from Email growers. Chinese growers were prominent among the sellers, eg Is usual at this time of year, when the Asiatics get rid of their holdings in anticipa tion of the Chinese new year and the annual closing up of their accounts. The large growers of this state who have not yet sold re holding firmly, and nothing seems able to shake their confidence in the future. Sales reported in the past week ranged from a .fraction over 2G cents to 27 cents. A Tacoma j aper says a small lot of prime Taklmas was sold at cents, but it Is difficult to see bow there can be such a wide range between "Washington and Oregon prices. "Boosting" Is evidently still going on, but what the peo ple connected with the hop industry want are actual facts. ' While the surface conditions in the market are undeniably weak, it can be stated there Is a good steady undertone that would develop more prominently but for the constant "feed ing" that has oeen going on o late. Con sumers are not going to force their way Into the market and lift prices 'so long as weak kneed holders arc offering their goods. When these small holders have been disposed of. the actual basis of the market will be dis closed. There are some growers lef. who yet want to realize, and they can be counted upon to keep the market In its present wav ering condition, but when this element has been shaken out. things should improve. A number of the largest consumers of the East and the Middle West have not yet laid In their stocks for the season's brewing, and what is more Important a few of the largest brewers abroad, using fully 30,000 bales an nually, have thus far covered only a email percentage of their requirements. These peo ple will have to re-enter the market as buy ers In the next few months, and this fact, to gether with the indisputable figures of the world's shortage, are amply sufficient to keep up the spirits of speculative holders. Various opinions are expressed as to the Immediate future of prices, some dealers look ing for a drop to 25 cents before the tide begins to turn; but such speculation is of lit tle moment, as one roan's opinion ts about as good as another's. A dispatch from London states that British holders have pooled Interests and have with drawn 40,000 bales of hops from the market. but this has not been confirmed. The following letter from Herman Klabcr & Co.. bearing on an Important feature of the hop Industry, has been received at this office: TACOMA. Jan. 25. To the Editor.) We have just received a letter from one or our London correspondents, and considering that it Is of all lmportanc to the growers of Oregon, we take pleasure In giving tou ex tract of the letter referred to. which Is of date January 7, 1005. and which reads sub stantially as follows: "Complaints are now coming in from English brewers regarding the shockingly bad picking of the Oregon crop of 1901. We ad vise you to publicly inform your growers of this and to impress upon them strongly that they will ruin the reputation of tho Oregon product unless their hops are cleaner picked in future years." Submitting the admonition of our London friends to the careful consideration of your growers, we beg to remain. HERMAN KLABER & CO. The natcst figures received from the Xew York Custom-House show tho movement of hops at that port to be as follows. Receipts. Exports. Imports. Bales. Bale. Bales. Week nndlnir Jan. 20. 1.090 400 1. Blnce September 1... 91.505 61.&S2 5,472 LETTER TO HOFGROWERS. Krebs Bros. Tell Why They Believe Market Will Advance SALEM. Or., Jan. 28. Krebs Bros., hop- growers of this city, have issued the follow ing letter to the hops rowers of Oregon, giv ing their opinion of existing conditions and the ultimate outcome of the market: We shall aim to answer some of the false hoods or willful misrepresentations of the bear element. Of course, we have no time to reply specifically to every misstatement of the bears which has been made in the news. papers. We assume that the holders of hops can sec through the fabrications of the bears. In 1904 the United States produced 255.000 bales, or 6100 bales more than in 1903. In 1PM England raised 2S2.300 hundred-weights, or 139.000 hundred-weights less than In 1903. In 3903, during the entire year, our exports amounted to 50.000 bales. During October. Xovember and December. 1904. our exports aggregated between 78.000 and SO. 000 bales, or 30,000 bales more than the entire exports of the hop season of 1903. At the beginning of the brewing season of 1903 there were some old hops extant, but at the opening of the season of 1904 no sane man claimed a sur plus. Tho weather in the Spring and Summer of 1903 was the coldest throughout the world that has been reported for 20 years. Still the United States revenue reports show an increase in the manufacture of beer. Experts estimate the probable production of beer of tho United State for the year 1904 at 51.000. D00 barrels. Estimating the requirements at U pound per barrel, we need 206,783 bales, and. in addition. 10.000 to 12.000 bales are roncumcd by patent medicine companies, yeast manufacturers, bakeries, dyer-, etc. that rtows a requirement of 210,000 to 218.000 bale. Subtracting the exports of 80,000 bales from the crop of 253.000 bales, and taking It for granted that the additional exports will be equivalent to the imports, wc have remain ing for home consumption 175.000 bales, which shown a shortage of 43.000 bales. One bale of shortage is mfflclent to bring fabulous prices, because the hops are not equally distributed among brewers. The growers and a few speculators are holding for high prices, which tnufit purely come. A few brewers use ,a pound per barrel. Tho majority use i to 1 pound, so we think our estimate of pound per barrol Is reasonable. In 1899. 1900 and 1901 the crop of the world amounted to S.337.900 bales, or 614,000 more than the total production for the years 1002. 1903 and 1904. Notwithstanding the surplus Rt the beginning of 1002. the market ad vanced to 27"A cents. The boars shouted that the brewers had adopted a hand-to-mouth peHcy and are using the surplus as "well at old olds. None of the bears have come out with sta tistics attempting to show a surplus. All ay the market will ultimately advance con siderably. They want to put the market down, so that they can buy cheap hops and hold them for an advance: In other words, they want to freere you out. why are they io Interested In telling you the market will decline? What motive have they in telling you to sll? My friends, "there is method In their madness." They want to make large profit on your hops. What did they do In 1903? Tou know that the bears succeeded In knocking the growers out of thousands of dol lars. We kept telling the growers not to sell, and the bears told them to sell. The result wax that the dealers got hold of the hops and the price advanced to 29c. The buyers told you that If Krebs Bros, think the market will advance, then why Aoa't they buy? We did buy. bat then was a limit -to our buying ability, otherwise we would have made the greatest fortune that ever has been made by .any firm In hops. To day we would buy all the hops In the state if we only had the money. We are satisfied that the market will advance To better than 40 cents. We are not offering a bale for sale. We will wait until the market ad vances considerably. All the weak dealers are sold out. so the buyers must come to the growers. The growers refuse to sell, con- sequently the price must advance. We growers have it In our hands to put this market to 50 cents. In May we will eee the highest price. Of course, the market may advance at any time, but we do not expect to see the real high prices until April or May. KREBS BROS. Hops at Xew York. NEW TORK, Jan. 2S- Hops Quiet. State, common to choice 1904. 29036c; 1903. 303 33c; olds, 14'lGc; Pacific Coast 1904. 2935c; 1903. 29382c; olds, 14glCc rOKTXAXD MARKETS. Grain. Hour, Teed, Etc There is very little trading in wheat at the moment. Some grain has been bought for fhlpmcnt to St. Louis, and there is inquiry from California, but nothing doing in an ex port way. Farmers as a rule arc "low sellers. WHEAT Walla Walla. 83c; bluestem. SSc; Valley. S7c per bushel. riOUM- ratents. st.eosi.so per barrel: straights. S4.E0S-t.49: clears. 13.8584: Valley. $4.1034.25: Daaota nard wheat. J 5. 50 3-7.50; Graham, $3.&034; "whole wheat. $igl.2i; rye flour, local, $5; Eastern. 15&3.10; oornrnral. per ciuc, BARLEY Feed. $22.60 per ton; rolled, $23.50 24.U. oats no. i wwte. iusuQi) gray, w.35 1.40 per cental. MILLSTUKFS Bran. 510 per ton: middlings. $25; shorts. $21: chops. XL 5. Mills, $lfi: linseed dairy iooas. 51s; linseea oumcat. car 101s. fz per ton: less than car lots, $30 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $6.75; lower grades. $5tfG.25; oat meal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, $8 per barrel: 10-pound lacks, $1.25 per Date: oatmeal (rround). 50-pound backs. 17.60 per barrel: 10- pound sacks. $4 per bale; split peas. $4 per 100-pound sack: 25-pound boxes. $L1S; pearl barley, $4 per 100 pounds; 25-pound boxes. $1.25 per box: pastry Cour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAi 1 lino in y. )Hffi per ion: cjover, ant 12; grain. 311S12; cheat, $12C?1S. Vegetables. Trait. Etc The demand for fruit and vegetables was very quiet. A car of oranges was included in the day's receipts. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack: car rots. $1: beets. $L25: parsnips. SL25: cabbace. California lVrC, Danish 2c: lettuce, head. SOc per dozen; parsley, 25c dozen; tomatoes. $2 per crate; cauliflower. $1.9092 per crate; egg piant, lusjiac per pound; celery, ws?C5c per cozen; peas, 10c per pouau: beans, green. 12&c: wax. 11c: DCDoars. 8c ner oound: sprouts. 6c ONIONS Fancy. $232.25. buying price. POTATOES Orecon fancv. SSOfcOc: common. CO S76c, buyers' price; Merced sweets, VQ liic; new uauiornia. sc per pound. RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4 -crown. 7ilc: 5-layer Muscatel raisins, "lie; unbleached seed less sultanas. ec: London layers. 3 -crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; 2 -crown, $1.75. uuiKD riiuiT Apples, evaporated. CtfSHc per pound: sundrled. sacks or boxes, none; apricots, 10llc; peaches. USlOV.-c; pears, none: prunes. Italians. 4G5c: French. 2ft3ic: figs, California blacks. 6c: do white, none; bmyrna. -uc: i am dates, ec; plums, pitted, Cc JOJMESTit; FRUIT Apples. 4-uer Bald wins. $1.25: Spitzenbercs. $L75Q2: cooking. 75090c: figs. S5c0$2.5O per box: cranberries. iv.wttn per carrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2,753 3.75: choice. $2.75 per box: oranges, standard. $1.30Q:1.75: fancy, $L902; mandarins, G0G5s per box: tangerines, $1.502 per box: grape fruit. $2,750:3 per box: bananas. ZiQZy-c per pound ; pomegranates, $z.za per box. Butter. Eggs. IToultry. Etc. The firmness an eggs was the featur in this line yesterday. The poultry market was weak, but cleaned up very well. The trouble during the week was the poor city demand. and but for shipping orders prices would have gone lower. EGGS Oregon ranch, 25c. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery. 30S32'c per pound: fancy creamery. 224(2 27Hc State creameries: Fancy creamery, 25 eiuc; store ouiter. J-'ijlZHC CHEESE Full cream twins, 13ffl4c; Toung Americas. KniKC POULTRY Fancy hens, 12H13e; old hens. UtttJi-'c: mixed chickens, llfcHVc: old roost ere. 9310c: do young, ll&ll&c; Springs, IK 10 --pound, nsrioc; Drouers, 1 to lH-pouna. 162Uc; dressed chickens. 13014c: turkeys. alive, 17(817c: do dressed, poor, 17618c: do choice. 2222&c; geess, live, per pound. vc: od aressea. mwviVic: aucxs. old. 9; do young, as to size, $99.50; pigeons, $10 Lza; squaDs. JH 00. Game Wild geese. $434.50; mallard ducks. 33&3.50; widgeon, l.703: teal. $i.3ogi.73. Meats and Provisions. BEEF-r-Dresscd. bulls, 2bGf3&c; cows, 334c; country steers, Htjic MUTTON Dressed. 507c per pound. VEAL Dressed, 100 to 125. bitib'Jc per lb.; 125 to 200. DVitjOc; 00 ana up. -tooc. PORK Drce&ed, 100 to 150. 6J4S7C per sound: 150 and up. bVia.c. HAMS Ten to 14 pounds, 12Uc per pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 12Vtc; 18 to 20 pounds, 12!c. California (picnic), vc; cottage nam. Uc; shoulders. 9c; boiled bam, 21c; boiled picnic nam. noneieas. uc. BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound: standard breakfast. 17c; choice, isc; English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, uc; peach bacon. 13c SAUSAGE Portland ham. 1214c per pound: minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17Hc: bologna, long, 54c; weinerwurst, sc; liver, 5c; pork. 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese. 12 He; bologna taut age. link. 4ftt DRY SALTED MEATS Regular short clears, 9?ic salt. 10ic smoked; clear backs. 9s salt. 10c smoked; Oregon export. 20 to 23 pounds, average, lOVtc salt, ll&c smoked; Union butts. 10 to IS pounds, average. 8c salt. Sq smoked. PICKLED GOODS Plokled pigs' feet, -bar- reis, $5; u-narreis. $2.73; i&-pound iut, fi.23 nickled time. W-barrels. $5: li-barrels. 52.75 15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled pigs tongues. H-barreis. $n; u-oarreis. $3; 10-pound kits, $1.50; pickled lambs' tongues, -barrels, $9 2 -barrels. $5.50: 15-nound kits. $2.75 LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces. 9Jc; tubs. lOiic: 00s. loifcc: zms. iwac; a us. ioxc: ss. 103ic. Standard purer Tierces, SHc; tuba. 8 -ic; 60s. sifcc: s, w&c; ios. sac; as. vc. Compound: Tierces, H4c; tubs. C?ic; 60s, Giic; 10s, 7Vc; as, Groceries, Nuts. Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 26iff2Sc; Java, ordinary. 18 C?20c; Costa Rica, fancy. 18920c; good. 10Q 18c; ordinary, logl-c per pound; Columbia roast, cases, 100s. $13.50; 50a. $14; Arbuckle, sia.ss: x-ion. tia.as. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.37. Southern Japan, $3.50; Carolina, 4&S6c brokenheaa. z,c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1.75 per dozen: 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats. ?i.sa: tancy. ii4-pouna nats, $1.80; -pound .fiats, $1.10; Alaska pink, l-po&nd talis, soc; rea, l-pouna iaus, socaeyea, 1-pound talis, $1.75: 1-pound flats. $1.85. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $6.50 powdered. $&25; dry granulated, $6.15; extra L, $o.(io; goiaen to.oa; iruu sugar. 30.10, aa vance over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c half-barrels. 25c: boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Vic per pound; if later than is cays and with in 20 days, deduct Vic per pound: no dis count after 30 days.) Best sugar granulated. $5.05 per 100 pounds; maple sugar, 15318c per pound. SALT California, $9.50 per ton; $L30 per bale. Liverpool, bos. ji&.W): 100. sis: zoos. S14JW: nan ground, ions. K.i: ws. 35.75. NUTS Walnuts. 13ic per pound ty sack. 1 extra for less than sack: Brazil nuta. 15c: fll berts, 14c; pecans, jumbos. 14c; extra large. l&c; aimonas. 1. J 1.. itic; cnesinuu. ItaJ tans. 15c: Ohio. $4.50 ner 25-pound drum; tea nuts, raw, 7fec per pound; roasted. 9c; pine- nut&. I012ttc: uexory nuts. c; cocoanuts. SSErPOc per dozen. BEANS Small white. 9c: large white. 3c pink. 3lic: nayou, srtc; una, oiic Oils. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 2414c: Iron barrels, 18c; S deg. gasoline, cases. S2c; iron barrels or drums. c COAL OIL Cases. 2lc; iron barrels, 15Hc; wood barrels, none: w ceg.. cases. sivc: bar rels. 18c; Washington State test burning oils. xceDt headllcnt. 4c per gauon niroer. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrets. 54c; cases. 69c Boiled: Barrels. 50c; cases. 61c; lc less la 250-galIon lots. TURPENTINE Casis. S5c: barrels. Sic WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7Uc: 500-pound lota. Tiic; less than bw-pouna jots, be Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc HOPS Choice. 27T2Sc per pound. AVOOL Valley. lDQZOc per pound; Eastern Oregon. 10ylc; mohair. 25S2&C per pound for choice. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 15i15c per pound; dry glp. No. 1, 6 to 16 rounds. 12c: dry calf. o. 1. ender S sounds. 16c; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third lets taau dry mm; eaitea niaes. steers, sound. ij Sc; under SO pounds and cows. CHf7c. stags and bulls, sound. 4&4Hc: ktp, sound. 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds, sc; green (un- salted;, lc per pound less; cults. 10 per pound horse hides, salted. $1.5062 each: dry. $181.50 each; colts' niaea. zasoc eacn; goatskins, common., 10316c each; Angora, with wool on. 25cC$l TALLOW Prime, per pound. 4Q5c; No. and great. 2Hg3c. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 28- Cotton futures cloeed steady, about 2 6 4c nt higher. Janu ary, B.Tlc. February. 0.73c; March. 6.S0c April. tt.83c; May. 6.S7c, June, 6.04c. Jury. 6.97c; Acgust, T.vlc STOCKS PUSHED UPWARD DECISION IN SECURITIES CASE IS EXPECTED MONDAY. Union Pacific Advances Sharply on enormous Dealings inner Af filiated Issues Strong. NEW YORK. Jan. 2S. The sudden out break of pyrotechnics in a group of stock which Is sensitive to developments in the Northern Securities case was the feature ot the stock market, and these occurred late In the session of the market. Union Pacific was the central figure, and broke through the restraint which has held It below 120 and was rushed up to 121i. The transactions on the rise were in enormous volume. St. Paul responded vigorously, and sensational ad vances were made by Great Northern and the Chicago Northwestern group. Northern Securities itself In the curb market was rush ed up several points above its previous high price, to the neighborhood of 153. There were large transactions in Erie throughout the eesrion. but the stock encountered heavy profit taking. It has been the professed ex pectation for several days past that the de cision of the Supreme Court In the Northern Securities Company would be handed down at Washington Monday. Beyond this there was nothing to explain the excitement re garding these stocks. The tone of the general market showed strength, but by no means in the same de gree as in this special group. The greater activity which developed after the appear ance or the hank statement was probably not due to Its showing, although the gain In cash reserve was much larger than was prom ised, and the loan expansion hardly as great as was expected. With gold going out In a stream because there was no adequate use to be found for It at this center, any accu mulation of banking reserves here had little Importance. The strength and activity of a large num ber of obscure Industrials was still a lea' ture today. Outside of the buoyancy In the transcontinental group, the market closed slightly Irregular. Total sales of bonds were 5.440.000. The crisis in Russian affairs which devel oped last Sunday has been a dominant In fluence this week on all the world's securl ties markets, and New York suffered its full share ot the shock. Monday's outlook seemed to threaten Immediate revolution in Russia. and whatever might be the opinion of the ultimate results to flow from such an event. Its immediate effects could not be contem plated with cquanamlty in the world of fl' nance. The holdings In this country of Rus slan securities, outside some of the great Insurance companies are known to be small. and English investments in them are small But holdings In France and Germany are eonaous, and "the effect on those markets of the overthrow of the authority of the con trading power would evidently Involve a con vulsion in the markets Immediately affected. Other markets, in the close bonds which now knit them together, could not possibly escape the serious reflex effects of a commotion In the Paris and Berlin markets. The very fact of strength in the outside markets woeld throw upon them a heavy burden of the liquidation by the weak centers. It was -promptly demonstrated that the Paris and Berlin markets were not demoralized by the conditions In St. Petersburg, and greater tranquility was consequently restored in all markets. The local market withstood the shock with good resistance. But after the first recovery there was considerable speculative llqulda tlon, which was believed to come from the sources responsible for the large operations of last week on the long side of the market In the cnvlctlon that the Russian complica tion would serve as a sufficient repression on the demand for- securities to cloud the hope of any large advance in prices until It had been cleared up. The market of the latter part of the week In New York showed clearly the benefit of the shaking out of the weak holdings overhanging tho market, and also of the clearing up of the Russian situation. The industrial dis turbances and the discontent In Russia were looked upon as containing an element of prom Ise In the coercing Influence they might exert towards the conclusion of the war In tho far East. For several days the markets were regaled -with rumors of proposed steps toward mediation between the belligerent powers to end the war. The great storm was a depressing influence, and the downward turn in the rate of gross. earnings of railroads for the second and third weeks of January and the testimony of rail road traffic officials to a lull In the trade ac tivity of the interior give additional force to the consideration of traffic conditions. Dis putes over grain rates as between the Gulf and Atlantic port lines bore on the same question. While the reaction was in progress stress was laid on the demands of local traction employes In New York, the projected Con gresslonal investigation of the United States Steel Corporation, the authorization of a $50, 000,000 bond Issue by the Atchison, and the con tinued discussion of measures for Government control of freight rates. These considers tlons dropped out ot sight with the recovery In the market. The agreement reached by the Pennsylvania and the Inter-Borough Rapid Transit with their employes eliminated those Influences. The reports of large orders placed with the United States Steel Corporation help ed the recovery In those securities. The strong Influence of the widespread belief in the work. Ing out of important projects Incident to the Northern Securities settlement reasserted It self, and the determined accumulation of the Eries at all levels festered a belief in Its In elusion in some large deal. The Southern Pacific refunding was the subject of varying surmise in the absence of official lnforma tion, but the effect was strengthening on the Karri man stocks. The prosperity of the an thraclt trade established a firm support for the coalers. The resumption of operations In the Fall River cotton mills was regarded as a factor of far-reaching Importance In the general business outlook. The. great abundance of money resources and the persistent case of loan rates kept alive confidence In the absorptive power of capital and ot- Its being forced Into the securities market to find adequate and profitable em nloyment. The pressure of capital into available In vestment was especially conspicuous In the bond market and led to a broad and actlv demand for bonds, especially for all grades yielding a return of 4 per cent or upward on the investment. There was also a con tinued demand for a number of the favorite speculative bonds. United States 2s advanced U and the new 4c U per cent on call on the WMk KTOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sates. High. Low. bid. Atchison 3.200 S7i S7H S7H do preferred !. 101 101 100t Atlantic Coast Line.. 200 1354 125 Baltimore & Ohio 2.500 162 102 102 do preferred Canadian pacific .... Central of N. J Chesapeake & Ohio.. niiMto jc- Alton..... StJ 7.4(0 133 133U 1 SOT IVb 1U5 114 3.400 48 48 4S 200 42 42 4Z do preferred 200 83i 82 Chi. Oreat Western.. 7.600 23?i 22 Oh I Jt- Northwestern. 8.400 240 22tSW 231 Chi., Mil. & St. Paul 35.100 176 174 176 i rm icv isic iwu 18 do preferred ?1H C. C. C i St. L... Colorado He Southern, do 1st preferred.... do 2d preferred Delaware &. Hudson. 24 62 nfiu. 00 183 182 183 DeL. Lack. 4: West. ... Denver & Rio Grande do preferred 200 Erie 104.400 do 1st preferred.... 7.600 do 2d preferred 5.000 Hocking Valley ..... ..... 31 86 86 86 43i 81 fil 81 67U 66 tflH Co prererrea Illinois Central Iowa Central do preferred Kan. City Southern.. LSOO 15S 1C7 15S 100 30 30 29 55 w a 700 59 58 5S do preterm! ... Louisville & Naihv- 1,800 137 137 137 AUltiSUKU 1-.. ..... ..... i IU Metroo. Securities... 100 76 76 76 Metropolitan St. Ry.. 500 116 116 116 Mexican central .... i.iw Minn, fc St- Loulfl 55 M.. St. P. & S. S. M. 1.000 5 SW ST do referred 500 15S 157 156U Missouri Pacific .... 43.000 16 103 10S Mo., Kan. & xexas.. .w 3 sz do preferred 6O0 66 65 65 National of Mex. pfd. 600 43 43 42 New York Central... 11.500 145 144 145 N. Y-. Out & West. 3.300 45 44 44 Norfolk & Western.. 300 79 73 7 40 preierrra ............ ..... ..... ui Pennsylvania 18.900 1S7 136- 137j 78 Reading 12.400 do 1st preferred.... -200 S3 92 87 91 ST. 91 do 2d preferred... ..... Rock Island Co. 13.200 2A An nMfrmtA At C11. 87 5 33 a Kl 81 HI lEt. L t S. F. 2d pfd. 200 70 .0L 70 9.50O 32i 31 900 9ft 94 6.200 25 23 100 61 61& St. L- Southwestern.. 300 26H 25K 25 67i 118 34 97. 34 35 53 07 21 43 18 21 45g 240 223 120 240 72 do preferred Bl w Southern Pacific .... 31,600 67T1 66 do preferred ....... M 11BH Southern Railway 4,900 34i 34U co nreferrea ww 7 Texas . Pacific ... 1.600 34 Toledo, St. L. & W.. 200 36 33?J 5314 llBti 21S 43 18 m uo prererred au .vivs Union Pacific 163.500 121 do preferred 00 w 200 21H 300 43i 100 IS 600 22 100 45 do- preferred Wheeling & L. Erie. Wisconsin Central .. do preferred ....-. Express companies Adams American United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous- Amalgamated Copper Amer. Car & Foundry 9.700 1.100 400 100. "406 700 72 v72 33. 33 33 93 33 93 6 svl Vi 37 111 8C 119 142 94 106 61 4S 202 20 76 37 1S5 21 76 38 86 27 1 43 107 uo preferred .. . 93 93 American Cotton OH. 34 34 do preferred ...... American Ice ....... c 37 6 37 Co preferred American Linseed Oil co preferred j- ..... American Locomotive 8.900 37 37 111 do preferred XfiOO 1114 Amer. Sm. A Reflnlnr 11.500 844 85U ao preferred ....... 1.300 nsii Amer. Sugar Refining S.30O 142U 141 Am. Tobacco pf. cert. 600 94H 94& Anaconda Mining co. -too 107 lin Brooklyn R. Transit. 800 01 00 Colorado Fuel & Iron 3.100 46 45H Consolidated Gas ... 2,400 2031; 202V, Corn Products ....... do preferred 100 76l5 72ii 100 37 37 fino 165H 184 .Distillers' Securities. General Electric .... International Paper.. 00 prererred 200 100 77U Internationa Pump.. 3SU 3Sti ao prererred National Lead .. North American .... 3,900 300 274 444 99 Paclflo Mall People's Gas ....... Pressed Steel Car.... 400 4Z 1.000 107U J06 600 36i 36H 200 D1U 91 36 do preferred ....... 91 240 C33 Pullman Palace Car. Republic Steel 1.300 16U sir 27 1ft 69 26 95 71 co preferred 300 Rubber Goods 800 20i 94 71 13 do preferred 400 Tenn. Coal & Iron... 200 U. S. Leather 3.900 ISTi 13 do preferred 900 102U 102 10 S. Realty 1.700 fxv SO 80 3C 100 30 U. S. Rubber 1.300 37U 37 do preferred 500 100 100 U. 5. Steel 40.400 31 30 do preferred 47.000 O.Vi 04 U 94 Va.-CarolIna Chemical 500 34$i 34 U 34 do Preferred 1UT 180 Wertingbouse EJc... 100 1804 lSO-i; Western Union 200 92 XCM 92 Total sales for the dar.- 704.200 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Jan. 2S. Closing quotations: U. a ret. 2s rg.l04iiAtch!son Adj. 4s 95 do coupon 1044!D. & R. G. 4s.. 101 U. a 3s reg 103N. Y. Cent. lets. 100; do coupon.... 104 Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77 U. S. new 4s rg.l30HNor. Pacific 4s.. 105 do coupon. ...131So. Pacific' 4s... 96T U. S. old 4s reg. 105 Union Pacific 4s. 103 do coupon 105WIs. Central 4s. 92 Stocks at London. London, Jan. 28. Consols for money, SS 1-1C; consols for account. SS 9-16. Anaconda 5 Nor. ti West.. .. Sl .. 93 .. 46 Atchison 89 do preferred. do preferred.. 103 Ont. & West.. BaL & Ohio 104 Can. Pacific 136 Pennsylvania . Rand Mines. . . Reading .. 70 .-. 11 .. 44' .. 47 .. 44 Ches. & Ohio.. 49 C. Gt,' West 23i do 1st pref.. do 2d pref.. C M. & St. P.. 170 De Beers 17 So. Railway... .. 33 .. 09 .. 68 ..122 ..100 D. & R. G I 32 do preferred. do preferred.. 78 So. Pacific... Erie 44 Union Pacific. do preferred. U. S. Steel.... do preferred. do l.t pref... 81 do 2d pref.... 63 . 31 Illinois Central. 159 . 96 Louis. & Nash. 147 Mo., Kas. & T. 42 N. Y. Central.-.14S Wabash . 22 do preferred. . 4 Bank Clearing)!. Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were as follows: Clearings. .Balances. Portland $3G2.2tO $ 01.127 Seattle 664.878 224.850 Spokane 396.190 62.723 Clearings of Portland and Seattle for the week were: Portland. Seattle. Monday Tuesday ....... , $ 656.335 $ 803.032 UHS;OGI 75H.047 .. 553.817 674.534 Wednesday Thursday 427.442 784,920 Friday Saturday ... 470,757 695,313 .. 3624ICU 661,878 Totals $3,069,361 $4.3S3.7uO Clearings for the corresponding week In for mer years were: I'ortiand. Seattle, 1900 $1,513,924 $1,864,167 1901 1.718.944 1.948.875 1902 2.205.724 2.72S.5S3 1903 3.34Z.454 1904...". 3,369,157 3.675.770 Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Jan. 2S. Money on call, nominal; no loans. Time loans, steady; 60 days. 2 (?3 per cent; 90 days, 3 per cent six months. 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 3 4 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual bust ness In bankers bills at $4.87S5(r4.SS8 for demand and at $4.85306' 4. S3 CO for 60-day bills. Posted rates. $4.8604. SS. Com mercial bills. $4.84 045. Bar silver. 01 a Mexican dollars, 47c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 28. Silver bars. 61c; Mexican dollars. 50c Sight drafts. 7c: telegraph drafts. 10c Sterling on London. 60 days. $4.86; sight, $4.SS. LONDON, Jan. 2S. Bar silver, quiet, 2Sd per ounce. Money, 202 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2 7-16?2 per cent: the rate of discount In the open market for three- months' bills is 2 per cent. , Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund shows: - Available cash balance $135,198,838 Gold 53,035,563 LIVESTOCK MARKET. , Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards Yestfrday.- Recclpts at the Portland Union Stock yards yesterday were 325 shesp and 00 cattle. The following isrices were quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best Eastern- Oregon steers. $4 4.25; cows and heifers. $363-25. HOGS Best large, fat bogs. $5.50; black and China fat. $'.5094.75 J SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Val ley, $4.2504.50. -. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Quoted at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. riTlfTAnrv Jan. 23. Cattle RecelnU. 300 market- steady. Good to prlmo steers. $5,409 CJ30: poor to medium. $3.5065.20: stockers and feeders. $2564.25; cown. $L25S4.23; heifers. $265; canners, $1.2582.55; bulls. 5233.90; calves, $2.4utf.25. Hnn Recelnts today. 3S.000: Mondav. 55. Cob; market, 510c lower. Mixed and butch ers. $4.6564.75; good to choice heavy, $4,706 4.62; rough heavy, $4:5584.65; light, $4,550 4.65; bulk ot sales, $4.C0U4.id. Sheep Receipts, 1000; sheep, steady; lambr, weak. ' Good to choice wethers. $4.9065.60; fair tn choice mixed. $484.80: Western sheen. $4.3065.55; native lambs, $5.5067.60; Western lambs. $5.506 45. snrrrir OMAHA. Jan. 29. Cattle Receints 400; market, unchanged. Native steers. $3,500 5.50: stockers ana iecucr. ttnn Recelcts. .12.700: market. 10c lower. Heavy, $4.6564.70; mixed, $4.5064.55; light. $4.4064.55; pig. $o-ot-4; duik of sales Sheep Receipts, none; market, nominally steady. . y v-ivcis riTV Jan. Taftlr- TJ-In(. 'stockers and feeders, $2.7564.15; Western fed alters, $3.5065.35; cows, un RArvlrai SflOOi market, weak tn lower. Bulk of sales. $4.6064.60; heavy, $1.75 tft.K; pigs ana usau, mi iu. Earthquake Smashes Glass. GADS.DEN, Ala.. Jan. SLpadsdto. and Attala experienced an earthquake shock; durinp the night. In some instances glassware was thrown Xrom tables. CURED-FRUITTRADE LIGHT BUT GENERAL TONE OF MARKET REMAINS FIRM. Foreign Inquiry for Frunes, but at Low Prices Cereals More Active. . SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. "28. (Special.) Sea- sonal dullness continues in' California cured fruits. Evaporated apples are firmer and quoted a little higher on the best grades. Apricots, peaches, pears, plums and silver prunes show light stocks. The general tone ot the market remains firm. Some foreign In quiries for prunes are coming, but European buyers' Ideas are too low. and little business is resulting. Prices have & wide range ac- "corfllng to s4ze and circumstances ot sale. The raisin market Is Inactive and conditions remain as heretofore reported. Leading cereals were slightly more active and better sustained. The stubborn strength of the Chicago market helped wheat. Barley was strengthened by the sale of 50C0 sacks choice feed to an Oakland mining concern at $L2l. the top notch cash price of tho sea son. The statistical poslUon of barley Is very strong. Stocks all over the state are light and leading operators are bullish. Oats, feed stuffs and flour aro firm. Oranges are still depressed, with liberal stocks on" hand, but dealers expect more move ment next week, chiefly In large sizes, on ac count of the Chinese new year celebration. Only high grade apples show firmness. Com mon grades -are abundant and easy, with large receipts expected next week. Bananas are overplcntlful. The demand tor potatoes Is light, but prices are unchanged. Onions are In larger supply. but holding steady for fancy. Butter is quieter. Cheese and eggs are easy. Receipts. 28,900 pounds butter, 10,600 pounds cheese and 10.500 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Garlic 810c; green peas. 36Cc; string beans. 6612c; tomatoes, $16 1.50; egg plant. 8610c. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 19621c: roosi ers. old. $4.5063; do young. $3.5066.50; broil ers. small. $2.5063; large $383.50; fryers. $4.5065.50; hens. $4.5066.50; ducks, old, $4.50 65.50: do young. $C67. CHEESE Young America. ll812c; East- em. 13615c BUTTER Fancy creamery. 29c; creamery seconds, 26c; fancy dairy, 25c; dairy seconds, 22c EGGS Store. 24625c: fancy ranch. 27c WOOL Lambs', 16618c HAY Wheat. $10615; wheat and oats. $10 14; barley. $9611; alfalfa. $9611.50; clover, $T 69; stock. $566; straw. 45083c. MILLFEED Bran. $20.50611.50; middling?. $25.50628. HOPS 1904. 27630c. FRUIT Apples, choice, $1.73; do common. 60c; bananas; $75c62.50: Mexican limes, $4.50 65; California lemons, choice. $2.50; do com mon. $1; oranges, navels, $162; pineapples, $1.5063. POTATOES Early Rose. $1.2061.35; River Burbanks, 75995c; River reds, 53C3c; Salinas Burbanks, $161.40; sweets. 90cQ$1.10; Oregon Burbanks. $161.30. RECEIPTS Flour. 13.255 quarter sacks; wheat, 55.000 centals: barley, 1200 centals; oats. 483 centals; beans. 2372 sacks; corn. 750 centals; potatoes, 3634 sacks; bran, 6S5 sacks; middlings. 750 sacks; hay. 506 tons; bides. 2100. LIGHT TRADE IN WHEAT. Revised Figures on Surplus of Argentina and Australia. CHICAGO. Jan. 28. Reflecting lower prices at Liverpool, the market here was easy at the opening. May started c to c oft at $1.15 to $1.15. The decline abroad was said to be due to Increased shipments from Australia. At the start there was considerable scattered selling, commission houses and pit traders being prominent on that side ot the market. The slight decline, however, brought out a fair demand from shorts. In consequence. there was soon a firmer undertone. May ad vanclng to $1.16. Receipts In the North -wes today were quite small, and news of the cash situation at Minneapolis was rather bullish. A revised estimate made by an English crop expert regarding the exportable surplus of wheat from Argentina and Australia ma terially reduced former figures. This gave some activity to shorts and resulted In add! Uonal covering. Trading, however, was com paratively light throughout the entire session. The market closed firm, with May at $1.15. Selling by cash houses and scalpers caused a rather weak corn market. May opened un changed to c lower at 45c to 45c, and closed at 45c Larger receipts than expected were partly rcsponslble for a small decline In the price of oats. May opened -.a "nhade to c lower at 31c to 31c to 31c. and closed at 30c A decline of 10 cents In hog prices started moderate profit taking In provision, and re sulted In lower prices throughout the list. At the closo May pork was oft 12615c, at $12.82. Lard was down 7c at $6.95. Ribs were, off 265c at $6.82. The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. $1.15 $1.15 .OSh 42 .44 .45 .4 .45 30 .30 .30 .30 .30 12.65 12.65 12.82 12.82 6.75 6.77 6.95 6.95 7.07 7.07 6.60 6.80 6.82 6.95 6.93 May $1.15 $1.16 July 9S .98 CORN. January May .... .45 .45 .45 .45ft OATS. July January May July .31 .3U '-30 MESS PORK. 12.70 12.70 12.05 12.95 LARD. 6.77 6.77 January May January .. May 6.97 0.97 July 7.07 7.10 SHORT RIBS. January May 6.S5 July 6.95 6.85 6.97 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady: Winter patents, $5.105.20 straights. $4.8065; Spring patents. $565.50; stralght. $4.5064.90; bakers. $2.6063.80. Tieat No. 2 Spring. $1.1261.16; No. 3. $1 61.15; No. 2 red. $I.171.19. Com No. 2, 43c; No. 2 yellow, 43c Oats No. 2. 30c; No. - white, 31c; No. white. 50g31c. Rye No. 2. 75c ' Barley Good feeding. 37c; fair to choice malting. 4348c Flaxseed No. 1, $1.16; No. 1 Northwestern. $L23. Timothy seed-Prime. $2.S092.S2. Mesa pork Per barrel, $12.65612.70. Lard Per 100 pounds. 8.77. Short ribs sides Loose, $6.5066.70. Short clear sides Boxed. $&626.87. Clover Contract grade, $12.50. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . Wheat, bushels Com, bushels .. Oats; bushels . , Rye. bushels . Barley, bushels ........ 11,700 18.200 .119.100 93,500 120.600 253.400 127.100 , LOGO 54,200 147.500 9.400 2S.600 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Flour Receipts, 4300 barrels; exports. 11.200 barrels. Steady but dull. Minnesota patents. $565.20: Min nesota bakers. $4.30 9 65; Winter patents. $5.3065.65; Winter straights. $5.2565.40 Winter extras. $3.6564.30; Winter low grades. $3.43 64U0. Wheat Receipts. .24.000 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red. nominal, elevator; No. red. $1.24 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.28 t. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba. $1.1161.11 t. o. b. afloat. Op tions opened lower on account ot poor ca bles. prospective bearish statistics on Mon day and realiring, but rallied by bull sup port, closing dull at a partial c net ad vance. May closed at $1.15. July closed at $1.02, September closed at 96c Hides Firm. Galveston, 20625 pound. 18c; California. 21625 pounds. 19c; Texas dry. 24 6 30 pounds. 14c Wool Firm. Domestic fleece. 32 35c Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Jan- 28. Wh eat March, ld; May. 7s d; July. 7s d. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Jan. 25. Wheat unchanged. Bluestem, 90c; club, S5c Grain at San TraHckco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28. Wheat and barley. firm- Spot quotations Wheat; Shipping, $1.50 Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1S93 . WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor .32: milling. X1.338LG5. Barley: Feed. $l.I761.21; brewing. $1.22 1.23. Oats: Red. $L40L53; white, $1.42 .57; black. SL350L65. Call-board sales Wheat: May. $1.48; December. $1.31. Barley: May. $1.22: December. 96 c Corn, large yellow, $L25 L32. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. I Striking Gains Shown la All the Principal Items. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. The Financier says: The official statement of the New York as sociated banka last week showed striking gains In. all the principal Items of. loans, cash and deposits; This was the mora remarkable- be cause It followed Important gains in these Items in the previous week for the fortnight. making an expansion of $51,333,000 In loans, a gain of $20, OCX), 000 tn cash and an Increase ot $70,636,000 in deposits; The loan Increase last week was, doubtless, due In great part to syndicate borrowing as was the case in the week ending January 21. for commtsston houses were not In the marker for loans to any extent, though rates for money for fixed periods were offered at very attractive figures. The aggregate loans now are within $30,356,000 of the May record. The cash last week was much greater than was estimated upon the basis of the traceable movements of money during the week, with estimated gain was $3,193,400; the discrepancy wa;, in part, caused by the averages of the gold exports lor tne week, and partly because of unreported re ceipts by some of the larger banka through transfers of trust company cash. It may be noted that tho surrender of 10 per cent ot public deposits under the Treasury call, which matured In the week, ending January 21, has caused a net reduction, of $1,822,800 In hold ings cf such deposits by New York institutions. compared with January 7. The bank state ment made a good balance, the sum of in crease in loans and ot the gain in cash being only $507,400 greater than the increase In de posits. Comparisons show that eight banks increased loans by $14,200,000 net cash. Tho statement of average of the Clearlng- Housa banks of thia city for the week showa: 1 Increase. Loans ,-..$L115. 643.200 $16,831,700 Deposits Li89.S2S.600 26,031.400 Circulation 42.682.2C0 68,500 Legal-tenders 92,911.500 2.253,700 Specie ............... ,iaAi Reserve 324.436.700 9,749.100 Reserve required 297,457.150 6.503.S50 Snrnlus 26.979.550 .3.245.750 Ex U. S. deposits.... 32,221.650 3,242,400 Decrease. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 28. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta . Andes $ .04"Justlce $ .14 .30 Lady Wash. con. .02 Belcher 24 Mexican 2.10 Occidental Con.. .87 Best & Belcher. LOO Bullion 26 Ophlr i 6.63 Caledonia .... Overman ...... POtOSl ; Savage - Seg Belcher.... Sierra Nevada. . Silver Hill Union Con Utah Con Yellow Jacket.. Challenge Con .13 .35 .06 .41 .59 .62 .18 .25 Chollar 29 Confidence 90j Con.. Cal. & Va. 1.63 Con. Imperial.. Crown Point... Exchequer .... Gould & Curry. Hale & Norcross 1.30 NEW YORK. Jan. . 28. Closing quota: 20Litt!e Chief .65) Ontario .18 Ophir .03 Phoenix .09 Potosi .55 Savage .53 Sierra Nevada. . :Ions: .$ .03 . 3.50 . 6.50 . .10 . .13 . .32 . .40 '. 1.50 Adams Con $ . Alice Breece Brunswick Con.. . Comstock Tun. . . Con., Cal. Sl Va. 1. Horn Silver 1. Iron Sliver ?, Leadvlllc Con... . ,00Small Hopes.... 02iStandard BOSTON. Jan. 28. Closing quotations: Adventure Allouez .-. $ 6.50 20.251 Mohawk $ 52.25 Mont. C. & C. 4.3S Amalgamated. Am. Zinc Atlantic Old Dominion. 26.00 93.30 27.00 110.00 12.23 17.23 31.00 Osceola Parrot Bingham .. Qulncy CaL & Hecla.. 690.00 Shannon Centennial ... Copper Range. Daly West Dominion Coal Franklin Granby Isle Royale... Mass. Mining. Michigan . ... IS. Tamarack 128.00 67.50 16.001 60.38 Trinity 8.00 U. S. Mining. U. S. Oil 21.75 108.00 41.50 4.88 10.73 Utah Victoria 5.13 Winona 12.00 10.38IWolverlne .... 106.00 12.23 London Wool Sales. LONDON. Jan. 28. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 11. 101 bales. Despite this large number, the trade bid freely. The withdrawals to date amounts to but 6000 bales, of which some have been sold since. Fine grades, owing to the slackening American demand, were only occasionally dearer than the last sales. Me dium and coarse were 5 per cent lower. To day's selection was varied, good wool being firm. They were taken quickly by home and .Continental buyers, while occasionally Americans secured lots ot superflnes, paying Is 4id for half-bred. Scoureds were in good demand and sotd briskly to Germany. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK. Jan. 28. Coffee futures closed steady at a net gain of 515 points, Sales. 61.750 bags, including: January, 7.35c; February 7.40c; March, 7.457.5oc; May. $7.757.80c; July. Sc; September, 8.200 8.25c; December, 8.43c Spot, nominal; No. T, S9-16c Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining. 4ic; cen trifugal. 9G test, 54c; molasses sugar, 4 Vie; refined, firm; crushed. $6.S5; powdered $6.25; granulated, $6.15. Dried Irult at w York. ' NEW TORK. Jan. 28. Evaporated apples are quiet. Common. 45c; prime. 511 Q 5Hc; choice, 5H6c. and fancy, 6H7c Prunes remain quiet and are without any notable change, prices ranging from 2 514 c. according to grade. Apricots are unchanged at 10104c for choice. HO 12c for extra, choice and 1215c for fancy. Peaches are quiet but firm, with choice quoted 910c. extra chotce 10 H 10 "4c and fancy 11 H 12c Metal Markets. NEW TORK. Jan. 28. There wan the usual Saturday inactivity In metals and prices underwent no material change. Tin was firm at the insldtr price, a little higher. the range being from 29.50S0.50c Copper Unchanged at J5.50c for lake. 15.37015.50 for electrolytic and 1513.25c for casting. Lead Quiet, 4.454.55c Spelter Quiet, 0.20 6.30c Iron remained firm at recent prices. Imports and Kzports. NEW TORK, Jan. 28. Imports of mer chandise and dry goods at the port of New Tork for tho week ending today were valued at $13,612,457. Imports ot specie at the port of New Tork for the week ending today were $23, 860 gold and $11,150 silver. Exports ot specie from the port of New York for the week ending today wera $4, 545.028 gold and $347,740 silver. Dairy Produce In the But. CHICAGO. Jan. 28. On the produce ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries, l29c: dairies, 18H24c Eggs Steady at mark, cases Included. 21S26C Cheese Steady. l!C12c NEW YORK. Jap. 23. Butter, strong: of ficial prices: Renovated, common ta extra 1623&c; Western Imitation creameries, common to choice, 19f?24c Cheese and eggs, unchanged. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S. Wool, nominal. Ter Chamber-of Commerce ritory and Western mediums. 21622c; fine meuium. 17018C; fine, 16l7c SMOOT CASE IS CLOSED. Final Argument of Counsel xn Polyg amy and Divine Revelation. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S. The Investiga tion or protests against Senator Smoot, o Utah, retaining- his seat In the United States Senate was concluded today by the committee on privileges and elections, and tvhen a report Is dratted by the com mittee the investigation will pas3 to the whole Senate. One question. o great moment which will be lought over on the floor ot the Senate Is whether a two thirds vote or a majority o the Senato is required to expel a member. Mx. Tay ler, counsel for the protestants, holds that a majority vote will suffice. In the? same mannner that a majority vote will prevent a Senator from Srst taking his seat. It will be several weeks before the com mittee will be. able to report. The com mittee allowed counsel until February 4 to revise their arguments and file writ ten briefs. Only one session of the com mittee was held today. Mr. Worthlng ton, counsel for Senator Smoot, con cluded his argument, and Judge Tayler closed the case for the protestants. Mr. "WorthJngton discussed, the political rule of the church, which, he declared, meant nothing beyond the fact that a Mormon shall not remain a high officer of the church, or In other words, he must resign his church position to run for a political office. If tho church thinks he cannot perform the duties ot both offices. He took Judge Tayler to task for his statement that a man who prayed for the counsel of his Creator Is unfitted to hold a seat in the Senate. The decrease in the number of polyga- mists was discussed at length, and Mr. "Worthlngton reviewed a great deal of testimony on that subject to show that It Is the consensus of opinion among Mor mons and Gentile? that within a few years the practice would entirerjr dis appear. He declared that in all tlie mass of testimony offered, only one plural mar riage had been proved since the mani festo, and that a case in Mexico, where it was not shown that the man perform ing the ceremony bad been informed that the contracting husband had another wife. "It appeared," said Mr. Worthlngton, "that Apostle Taylor has taken plural wives since the manifesto, though no proo' .is offered, and I will say that Senator Smoot and his counsel went to the president of the church and told him Taylor should be produced as a witness." Mr. worthlngton closed with the state ment that a great deal has been said about the matter of the protection of the home, which was said to be the real rea son for the prosecution of Senator Smoot. If this is true. I contend," said Mr. Worthlngton. "that Mr. Smoot should re tain his seat, because it has been shown that he has counseled nothing but good. and Gentiles who voted for him did so because they know he believes In uphold- ing the laws of the land and that he led a pure life." Judge Tayler, in closing the arguments. made no effort to follow any particular line of argument, but he declared that Mr. "Worthlngton had misinterpreted, his remarks on the subject of revelations. He stated his position anew, but fol lowed practically the same line as in his opening statement of the case. Judge Tayler declared the "divine order," known ae the manifesto, to have been the result of "the politicians club," the mani festo having been issued at a time when the country was stirred by the Roberts investigation. M1S3 Alexander It seems to me, Mr. Daw son, you do everything well billiards, gr-1 football, bowling, archery Mr. Dawson Well, I have my dear old father to thank for that He really skimped himself to give me a col lege education. 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