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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 17, 1908. 11 L Outcome in Eastern Oregon Is Uncertain. TALK OF VERY LOW PRICES Public Sales May Xot Be as Success ful as in Former Years Little Interest Shown In Valley Clip. Trading in the East. The wool season has been anything but satisfactory to date. There is a fair movement in Valley wools, but the market is without enap. As most of the Valley clips are small, the growers are not vitally interested in prices as they are in Eastern Oregon, and hav ing their other crops to depend on, are generally willing to accept the low prices offered for Valley wools, which range from 10c to 12 In Eastern Oregon it is different. The annual clip is the mainstay of maoy of the stockmen, and the low prices talked of by buyers are certainly dis couraging. While the growers expect ed values to be somewhat under those of last season, the sharp reduction in prices mentioned by the Eastern deal ers the sheepmen regard as extreme. What the outcome will be at the pub lic eales remains to be seen. It is the belief of many members of the trade that the auction sales will not be a success, but that the bulk of the wools will be withdrawn. . A considerable portion of the clip may be consigned. Dan P. Smythe, secretary of the Ore gon Wool growers' Association, who was In Baker City a few days ago, told the Herald that the Oregon clip this year would be heavier and of a better quality than the clipe of previ ous years, .Last year was a banner year for sheep and wool, the prices being the highest that have been known for several years. The growers this year will not receive as much for their product as they did last year, but they will get a good price, never theless, according to Mr. Smythe. The surplus sheep are being sold very slowly this year, but the state is not overstocked, because all the surplus was disposed of last year at high prices. Eastern buyers -are on hand In all the Western wool centers, but they are acting very cautiously regarding the acquisition of the new clip. Only about 4.000,000 pounds have been moved out of Utah, according to latest estimates, and a good part of this is destined for the St. Louis market. A few purchases of medium clips have been made at ,13 46c but mexst of the recorded sales have been at 10c to 11 c. The Williams clip of Nevada, upward of 300.000 pounds, has been bought by a prominent Boston firm at 12c, the scoured landed cost being placed at 45c. The hulk of the Nevada clip has been iuove,d on consignment. The same is true, of Texas and California. The season lias not staited in Mon tana, but about half the clip of Wyom . Ing is reported shorn. Nothing of im portance has been sold there, so far as can be learned.. Three Wyoming clips are reported consigned. Stocks of old Oregon wool in the East are light. Mail advices from Bos ton report the sale In the past week Of 25 000 nminris half-Hi.-., scoured baste of 47c. Of scoured wool sold. 128 bales went at 54c. In old territory wools, a somewhat larger business has been done, mostly in small lots of J5.000 to &0.000 pounds each. A few transfers around 100,000 pounds each were made public. One mill bought about 600,000 pounds in all. There Is no speculation of any kind. Manufacturers refuse to commit them selves on future probable necessities. The goods outlook is too uncertain. The Boston market for good fine clothing was quoted on the scoured basis of 50c to 52c, and for fine me dium at 45c to 48c Among the trans fers of the week were 100.000 pounds choice tine on the scoured basis of 55c to 5Tc; 200,000 pounds fine and fine me. ilium, in the original bags, at 50c; 100.000 pounds graded fine medium at 4Sc; 90,000 pounds half-b!ood Montana at 50c and 50,000 pounds . half-blood Idaho at 4S to !i0i Fine Montana has sold at llc in the greae, to cost about 50c clean. KK( KMTS OF I'KUlr K FOR THE WEEK MutiMJc Compiled by the Uourd of Trad Mill He Extended. Joseph Reed, who has charge of the statistical department of the board, is arranging for a fuller list of produce receipts to invhule fish, cream, milk, lumber and other commodities not heretofore reported on. Complete grain receipts wll probably be added to the list early ln'the coming week. The receipts for" the 24 hours ending at 11 A. Al. yesterday were as follows: 114 boxes asparagus, 218 boxes butter, 18 boxes beans, 2 oxes cheese, 18 crates cherries. 30 coops chickens, 4 coops ducks, 2 roope geese, 1 coop turkeys, 1. box cucumbers, 256 cases eggs. 48 hogs. 39 mutton, 40 sacks peas, 2 boxes dressed poultry, 8 boxes rhu barb, 1851 crates strawberries, 55 veal, 22 sacks vegetables, 2 sacks corn, 2 sacks onions, 4 crates oranges. The total receipts for the week were. 3B4 boxes asparagus. 69 boxes beans, 7 beef, 644 boxes butter, 35 crates cab bage, 3 boxes cheese, 1S4 crates cheiy. rics, 197 coops chickens, 7 boxes cu cumbers. 10 crates cauliflower, 14 coops ducks. 1069 cases eggs, 3 coops geese. 295 hogs. -94 boxes lemons, 10 boxes limes, 92 mutton, 125 sacks onions, 4 boxes oranges, 267 sacks peas. 16 boxes dressed poultry, 119 sacks potatoes. 25 crates pineapples ,17 boxes rhubarb. 6149 crates strawber ries, 85 crates tomatoes. 5 coops tur keys. 439 veal. 205 boxes vegetables. Hit; II PRICE OFFERED FOK BIXESTEM Two-Hundred Ton I,ot Wanted mt th Board t- ' Trade at 85 On I. heat is in irong demand for ship ment to California, as was shown by an offer to buy 200 tons of No. 1 bluest em at 9." cents, posted at the Board of Trade yesterday. An advance of 50 cents per ton was made in th official price of city shorts, and East ern Oregon timothy hay was raised $1 per ton Now that the exchange has been proved a success, a number of the grain men are adding to their printed stationery the words. "Member of Port land; Board of Trade." and it is likelv this custom will be followed by all the merchants who are members of " the Board. The following offers were posted yester day: Offer to buy 200 tons No. 1 blue stem at 95c f. o. b. Portland. . Offer to sell Ten boxes extra cream ery butter at 24c. MAY ORGANIZE LIMBER EXCHANGE -evM-al Mamifeturrft and Dealer Take Vp .Matter With Board of Trade. The lumbermen of this city are con sidering the matter of going into the .ourd of Trade, SecreUrjr MuUer hua WOO MARKET DULL taken up the subject with them, anfl a number of the leading manufactur ers and dealers will adopt the idea should the scheme be favored by a "sufficient number. A separate department of the Board will be organized as a lumber exchange, where business between the members can be transacted and official prices will be posted. Similar organizations exist in ome of the Eastern cities", where the lum ber trade is insignificant as compared with Portland. - OPENING PRICES ON ASPARAGUS Sharp Red act Ion From the Quotat Ions of Last Season. Opening prices on asparagus have been made by all the California pack-' ers, and the figures quoted are consid erably lower than those of last year, while more in keeping with the prices of 1906. Values were exceedingly high last season,- owing to the short crop. This year California has a full crop of asparagus, and as business condi tions are also changed, a more rea sonable level of values was found nec essary. -The reduction in prices as compared with those of 1907 follows: Mammoth white. unpeeU-d .75 ilammoth whit, peeled 1.2A Mammoth greti, unpeeled 75 Mammoth green, peeled 1,25 Large white, peeled .- l.OO Large white, unpeeled 1.50 Large green, peeled 1.23 Laige green, ynpeeled '. l-OO Medium white l.OO Medium green- l.OO Small white 60 Small green 1.25 White tip, pquare. ....... . .35 Green tips, square. .... l.OO White salmon. Cans 25 HOPS STRONG WITH GOOD INQUIRY Effect of Unfavorable Weather Shown in Many Yards. v The tone of the hop market continues decidedly firm, with a steady inquiry on export account. . Among the transactions reported yesterday was the purchase of the I. L. Smith lot of 81 bales, at Inde pendence, by Ernest Wells, for the E; C. Horst Company. The price paid was 6 cents. Kola' Neis also paid 6 cents for a lot and bought another crop at 64 cents. H. L. Hart, on Friday and Sat urday, bought 310 bales at prices ranging from 41 to 5 cents. Reports from many sections of the Valley are to the effect that the crop is. not making good progress, but this is to be expected, considering the weather that has prevailed this month. Lost ground is easily recovered In hopgrowing, and the sickly looking yards may yet turn out good crops. ACTIVE FORENOON' ON FRONT STREET Strawberries Clean Vp at Steady Price, (rood cherries Firmer. The early-closing arrangements worked satisfactorily on Front street yesterday. Retailers did most of their buying before noon and trading was light in the after noon. At 3 o'clock all the wholesale stores closed. Strawberries were in good demand, and the receipts, which were large, cleaned up entirely. California berries were quoted at $1.25 to $1.75 per crate, and Oregons, of ' which "50 crates . were re ceived, sold generally at 12H cents. Cher ries were in better request, and Blacks were firm at $1.50 per box. The common varieties sold at $1 to $1.25. Vegetables also moved well. Asparagus was scarce and higher, with the best sell ing at $1.50 per box. Old celery Is prac tically cleaned up. A car of Los Angeles cabbage was received and another car of cabbage and a car of mixed vegetables are due Monday. Eggs and Butter Firm. The egg market was firm, with lim ited receipts. The price posted at the Board of Trade was 19 cents, and this was the general quotation on the street, though a few dealers quoted 20 cents. Poultry was scarce and firm. There la an urgent call for Spring ducks, very few of which are coming -in. The butter market was .active and firm prices were quoted by the city creameries. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yester day were as follows: Clearing. - Balances. Port land $ 7 5U, 7sS $ . M5 Seattle 1.2ti!,7:t4 2uo,171 Tacoma (;11,41H an,jl,'i7 Spokane fMtT.tUO l; JO, 884 Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the past week and corresponding week In former years follows: ( Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1008 $.'OKHi.7!r f.7.7.248 f4.lHr,34;, HUlt 7.'dlt.0'H 11,371,580 S,41S,ii. 1 ! H Hi fl, 1 .J8, 01!4 W . 0.-)!'. 7."3 4. 1 44 .544 1!M5 4.4..S.1..1 6. 755,418 3,0ii;i,H5 11MH :i.yi7,0;:tj 4,4X8,74 2.008,3:13 UHi.'i 3.2U1.451 4,tHH.41il l.!N.45fl litoi! 2. 7-8. 14-1 :t, 74tt. 5 1 8 9.t5, tC ig liWU 2.;i77.21 2.2:U,lO0 1,041,105 . . . BOARD OF TRADE QUOTATIONS. Fruits and Vegetables. APPLES Select. $2.50 per box; fancy, $2; choice. $1 50; ordinary, si. 25. POTATOES Select selling price, 70c pr lum'red: Willamette Valley, buying price, 45c per hundred; East Multnomah, buying price. 55c; Clackamas, buying price. 55c per hundred; new California, 3c per pound; sweet, 5 He per pound FRESH FRUITSOranges. $2.753.25 per box lemons, $J 7." :t.75 straw-berries, California,- 1.50ji I.S5 per crate; Oregon, lOQ 120 per pound. ONION'S -California red, 3c per pound; Bermudas. $2.50 per crate garlic, 25c per pound f VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per sack; carrots, $1.50 1.75: beets. St. 25: parsnips. S 1.25 ; cabbage. $2.00 per cwt. ; tomatoes. Florida, $:i.754 per crate; Mexican, $2.50; bean?, wax, 12 1.1 ftc, per. pound; cauliflower, California, $1; " head lettuce, 3,5-c ur dozen; cucumbers, $1.501.75 dozen; relery, S5c4"$l per dozen; artichokes, 50e per dozen; asparagus, 7 ffi 8c per pound; ?gg plant, 25iia0c per pound; parsley, 25c per dozen; pas, 0j7c per pound; peppers. 2oc per pound; radishes. 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 2$ 3c per pound; spinach, 85c per crate. Grain, Flour and Feed. "WHEAT Track' prices: Club, 89c per buKhol; red Russian, 86 Sic; bluest em, Sic; Valley, gyo. KL.OCR Patents. $4 85 per barrel; Btraight!i, $3.S54 35; exports, $3-5093 65; Vallej, $4 45; 14 -sack graham, $4.15; whole wheat, $4.40; rve. $5.25. BARLEY Feed. $25 per ton; rolled, $27 brewing, OATs No. 1 white. $2S per ton; gray, $27. MILLSTVFFS Bran. 2rf per ton; mid dlings. $.i0.5O; shorts, country, $28.50; city, $27 "; wheat and barley chop, $27.50. . HAY Timothy. Willamette Valley; $17 pet ton; Willamette Valley, ordinary. $15; Eastern Oregon. $LS.50; mixed, $16; clover, $14; alfalfa, $12; alfalfa meal, $20. , ' Heats and Prortelona. - DRESSED MEATS Hogs.-fancy. 844c pe pound ; ordinary. 7 1 7 c ; large, 6c ; veal, extra, 7c; ordinary, 7c; heavy, tic; mutton, fancy, 10c H A lid Hams, 10-13 lb., 15c per pound; 14-16 lb., 14 4c; 18-20 lb., 14c. -BACON Breakfast, 15&22C per pound; picnics, 10c; cottage roll, tic. DRY SALT AND SMOKED Regular short clears, smoked, llc per pound ; un smoked. IOc; ucsalted bellies. 10-13 lbs., smoked. 10 13c; 10-13 lbs., unemoked, 13c; clear bellies, unsmoked, 13c; smoked, 14c; shoulders. 11c; pig tongues, $19.50. I.1RD W nit li raf His, tLe ir naitnit; s. 12c; 50s. tins. I2c; S. rendered, XOs, llc; 6, 11 fee; compound, lus,. ttc Batter, Egr and Poultry. BUTTER Extras. 24c per pound; fancy, 23c ; choice, 2Uc; etore. Ida. EOOS Loss and commission, off. 10c per dozen. CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 14 Ho per pound;' full cream triplets. 15c; full cream Young Americas, 15 c; cream brick, 20c; Swiss Mk., 20c; Umburger. 22 iic- POULTRY Mixed chickens, 13 14c lb.; fancy hens. r4s&15c; roosters, old, 9c; fry ers, dog-, $4; broilers, doz.. $4 305; dressed poultry, per lb., lo higher; ducks, 16017c; geese. S f 9c ; turkeys. alive, 17 Q ISc ; drwssed, 19 & 20c. JOBBERS' QUOTATIONS. Fruits and Produce. FRESH FRUITS Grapefruit. $27t9 1.25; . tangerines. $1.50 per . fcpx; bananas. 5 4c per pound; crated, 6c; cherries, $1 l.."0 per box; strawberries. California, $1.25, fel.7& per dale, Oteous, $2.0v4-4rf CAe. VEGETABLES Peas, 4 5c per pound: asparagus. $1.23 1.30 per box: head let tuce, 34&40c per dozen; peas, 6 3c; rhu barb. 2fl)3c; eggplant. Eastern. 1320c; Coachella. 15c; California onions, $2.75 per erate; hothouse lettuce, $1 per box; Summer squash, $1.25." DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10c per pound, peaches. ll12c: prunes. Italian, Ge6Vo. prune. French. 35c; currants, unwashed, eases, He; currant, washed, cases. 10c; fig- whit, fancy. 60 -pound box. 6a. EGOS Oregon ranch, candled. 19c per dozen; uncandled. 17 per dozen. POULTRY Fancy hens. 14 13c; mixed. 13H6HC; roosters. 910c; fryers. 2526c; broilers. 21 23c; ducks, 1718c; geese, 9c; turkeys, alive. 14 15c; dressed, 1791m Groceries, Nuts, Etc COFFEE: Mocha, 2428c; Java, ordinary 17$20c; Costa Rica, fancy, IS 6 20c; good 16i&18c; ordinary, 12ltic per pound; Ar buckle, $16.50; Lion. $15.88. RICE Southern Japan. 5c; head, 7c; Imperial Japan. ttVtc. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $2 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.95; 1-pound Ct, $2.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 95c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockayes. 1-pound tails. $2. SUGAR Granulated, $6.45; extra, C. $5.95; golden C, $5.85; fruit and berry sugar, $45.45; plain bag. $6.35; beet granulated, $t.25; cube (barrels), $6.85; powdered (bar rels), $0.70. Terms: On remittances within 15- days deduct c per pound; if later than 15 days, and within 30 days, deduct He per pound. Maple sugar 15 Ct ISc per pound. NUTS Walnuts, lti&lSc per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 16c; filberts, 16c; pecans, ltio; almonds, 16 a 18c; chestnuts, Ohio, 25c; peanuts, raw, Q&Sc per pound; roasted, 10c; pinenuts, lu12c; hickory nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, uoc per dozen. SALT Granulated, $1S per ton; $2.25 per oaie; nan grouna. iwi, 91 per- ton; 60s. ii. ou per ion. BEANS Small white. 4.75c: larre white. 4.75c; pink. 3.85c; bayou, 8-85c; Lima. 6c; an ex 1 can i su, 4 Tz c. HONEY Fancy, $3.503.75 per box. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90- pound sacks, per barrel, $7; lower grades, $5.50 0 6.50; oatmeal, steel-cut. 45-uound sacks, $8 per barrel; 9-lb. sacks, $4.25 per bale; spilt peas, per iou pounds, $4.25w4.80; pearl barley. $4.50 5 per 100 lbs: pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.75 per bale; naked wneai, 92.70 per case. Hop. Wool, Hide, Eta. HOPS 1907, prime and . choice, 56c per pounu; uiu, j. y u c per pouna. WOObKdslera uicguu, average best. 11 15c per pound, according to shrinkage; v aiiey, iuq j. n Mo H Alii Choice, 18l8ftc per pound. CASCARA BARK l4c per pound, " HILfEb Ury, UtfUnv; dry call. Ko. L under 5 lbs., 14vl6c; culls, 2c per lb. less: aUed hides, 5c; salted call. 9c; greea (unsaitea. ic per id. jess; culls, lc per lb. less ; sheep skins, shearlings, ..No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 2b 4011 short wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each. &0&6Oc: me dium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 75a $1.0O; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each, $1.25 1.60; ho raw hides, salted, each, according to size, $2.002.50; dry, accord ing to size, each, $1.001.50; cult's hides, each, 25 ff 50c ; goat skins, common, each, 15 & 25c; Angoras, with wool on, each, ttoc Q $1.50. FURS For No. 1 skins : Bear skins, as to Ue, No. 1, each, $5.00010.00; cubs, each, $1Q3; badger, prime, each. 25 & 50c; cat, wild, with head perfect. SO 50c; bouse, 6 a 20c; fox, common gray. large pi ime, each. 40 50c red. each, 35; cross, each, $513 ; silver and blacst. each. $ 100 1) 300; fishers, each, $5 8; lynx. each. $4,509 6.00; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $13; marten, dark northern, ac cording to size and color, each, $10015; marten, pale, according to size and color, each, $2.504; muskrat. large, each, 129 15c; skunk, each, 30Q40ci civet or polecat, each, 515c; otter, for large, prime skin, each, $6 10; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $293 raccoon, for prime large, each. 5075c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, $3.3095.00; prairie (coyote), 60c $1.00; wolverine, each, $69 BOO. Coal Ofl and Gasoline. REFINED OILS Water white. Iron bar rels, 10 c; wood barrels, 14 He. Pearl oiL cases, 18c; head light, Iron barrels, 12Hc; cases, 19 c ; wood barrels, 16 e. Eocene, cases, 21 c. Special W. W., Iron barrels, 14c ; wood barrels, 18c Elaine, cases, 28c Extra star, cases, 21c GASOLINE V. M. and P. naphtha, iron ba rrels, 1 2 c ; cases. 3 9 hi c. Red Cro wn gasoline. Iron barrels. 16 c; caies, 22 c; motor gasoline, iron barrels. 15c; cases, 22c; 86 gasoline, iron barrels, 30c; cases, 87 c; No. 1 engine distillate, iron barrels, 9c; cases, 16c Fresh Fish and Shell Fish. FRESH FISH Halibut, c per. pound; blffck cod, 8c; black bass, 20c; striped bass, l.'tc; herrings, 5c; flounders. 6c; cattish, lie; shrimp. lOc; perch, 7c; sturgeon, 12c; sea trout, 15c; torn cod, lOc; salmon, 9&10c CLAMS Little neck, $2.50 per box; razor clams, $2 per box. OYSTERS Shoalwater Bay, . per gallon, $2.25; per stack, $4.50; Toke Point, $1.60 per 10O; Olympia ( 120 pounds), $6; Olympia, per gallon, $2.25. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices) Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hobs. An easier feeling was reported In the hog market yesterday, owing partly to the fact that a large proportion of the offerings were not fit for slaughtering. Cattle and hogs continued in strong 0mand and cows were quoted a shade higher, sheep were very weak and mixed lots declined 25 cents. Lamb prices were also shaded. Receipts were 40 cattle, 7O0 Bheep and 150 lambs. The following quotations were current on livestock In the local market yesterday: Cattle Best steers, $5; medium, $4.50 9 4.75; common, $3.50 94 ; cows. best. $4fiK 4.2.; common, $3.5093.75; calves. $4,509 5- 54. Sheep Best sheared wethers. $4.50 9 4.75; mixed. $4.2594.50; Spring lambs, $5.50. . Hogs Best. $6 96.25; mediums, $5-759 6; feeders, $5.25 9 5.50- Kastern Livestock Price. CHICAGO, May 16. Cattle Receipts, about 300; market, steady. Beeves, $4.7?V&7.25; Tex ans, $4.65&7.45 ; Westerns, $5.40ft 6; stockers and feeders, $30t&5.55; cows and heifers, $2.400.40; calves. $4.75'&5.25. Hogs Receipts, about 10,000;, .market. steady. Light. $5.155.42H; mixed. $5,159 6.45; heavy. $5.1Ufc5.42; rough, $5.1065.25; pigs. $4.35f5.15; good to choice heavy, $5.25 95 4214.; bulk of sales, $5.355.40. Sheep Receipts, about 20OO; market, erteady. Natives, $4&1; Wefrterns. $4(&6; yearling, $(to0.65; lambs, $5.257.50;. West erns, $5.207.55. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 16. Cattle Receipts. 1600, including 200 Southerns; mar ket, unchanged. Hogs Receipts. 5000;. market, weak. Bulk of sales. $5.20(fi.35; heavy, $5.30(55.40; pack ers and butchers. $5.2095.35; light, $5,109 $5. SO; pigs. $3.7594.25. Sheep Receipts, 1500; market. steady. Muttona, $4.755.50; lambs. $697.10; range wethers, $4.505.4O; fed ewes, $4.2595.23. OMAHA, May 18. Cattle Receipts, 2O0; market, unchanged. 1 HoRsv-Raceipts, 4300; market, shade higher, heavy, $5,2545.30; mixed, $5.22.95.25; light, $5.17V-95.22t; pigs, $4.25&5; bulk of sales. $5.2065.25. Sheep Receipts, 900; market, steady. Teai lings,, $5.5090.10; wethers, $5.25&-6; ewes, $4.5095.50; lambs. $6.&O97.40. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, May 16. Coffee futures closed easy at a net decline of 5910 points. Sales. 8S50 bags, including May, .6.15c; JIy. 6. 1 5c ; September, 6. 10 9 6. 15c ; December, 6.1096.15c. Spot,' quiet. No. 7 Rio. 6c; No. 4 Santos, 8 '4c. Mild coffee, dull; Cor dova. &912c. Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining, 3.S6c; centrifugal, .06 test, 4.36c; molasses sugar, 3 61c; refined, steady. No. 6, 5.10c; No. 7, 505c; No. 8. 5c; No. 9. 4.95c; No. 10. 4.85c; No. 11. 4.SOc; No. 12, 4.75c; No. 13. 4.70c; No. 14. 4.75c; confectioners A. 5.30c; mould A, 5.5c; cut loaf, .30c; crushed, 6.20c; powdered, 0.60c; granulated, 5.50c; cubes, 6.75c Bankruptcy Law Xot for Brokers. CINCINNATI, May 16. The Federal bankruptcy law does not apply to broker age business, according to a ruling by I'nited" States Judge - Thompson in the suit to throw the George H. Stapley Com pany into bankmptpy, which was pre sented to him today. New Tork Cotton Market. NEW TORK. May 16. Cotton Future cltfred very steadily. Closing bids: May. .tTc; June. .(Wc; July, 9.09c; August, .4tfc: September. 9.36c;-October. 9.3.c: No vember. 9.2ic; December. 9.2-c; January and February. 9.26c: March, 9-2c More Geld for Europe. NEW TORK, May 1. The National City Bank engaged S2. 000. 000 gold, and the RuBSO-Chineae Bank $350,000 for export for Europe today, making the total engage ments for export on the present movement 5.100.000. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. May 16. There was no change in the metal markets ip the ab seage -oX ndoa ..cables. PUSHING UP STOCKS Campaign for Higher Prices Is Aggressively Waged." MARKET A BROAD ONE Union Pacific Ieads in the Advance, Stimulated by the Hopeful Ctter erances of Harriman, Regard ing the Business Prospects. ' NEW YORK, May 16. Operations to advance prices of stocks or. to protect the prices against . operations calculated to depress them were aggressively renamed today, and as the result the average price level touched the highest thus far reached on the movement. The movement was broad and animated, and the general strength of tone was not materially at fected by the large realizing of profits which was accomplished 'by shifting the buying from one to another quarter of the list for sustaining effect, The strongest and most active stock was Union Pacific, and the demonstrative rise in this stock was the immediate outcome of published utterances by the head of the system containing very positive opinions on the prosperous outlook for business. The chairman of th Great Northern Board was credited also with cheerful expressions, regarding more espe ciallv the croo prospects. These publications were the fomenting cause of the renewed outburst of specula tive activity in the markdt and of buoyant advances in prices in many quarters of the list. There was no news of specific develop ments bearing on the market. Additional engagements of gold for shipment to Berlin next week 'were accepted wnn equanimity, in view of the unaffected ease maintained in our own money market. Additions to the new financing effected are announced from day to day, evidencing the working out of the problems left over from the sudden pros tration of credit which overcame the country last Fall. The bank statement showed the growing effect of financing of various sorts In an expansion in the loan item, which while moderate in the average showing, carried the total of that item to a figure greater than has ever before been reached in the history of the clearing-house. The propor tion of the cash reserve stands, however, at about 30 per cent and the percentage of legal reserve held by all the institutions reporting is now 32.30 per cent. Bonds were firm and active.. Total sales, par value $3,210,000. CIJ36ING STOCK QUOTATIONS. CloMng Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams' Express 10 Amal Copper 29.2IO 6896 (57 i est Am Car & Foun. 80O 38 37 Sl do preferred ..tt 903 Am Cotton Oil .. 100 30 30 30 do preferred ......... 90 Am Express',.......... ..... ..... 2o5 Am Hd & L.t pf 19 American Ice .... 2,900 ' 28 2754 27 Am Unseed Oil........ H do preferred 24 Am Locomotive.. 900 M 60 . 504 do preferred " 102 Am Smelt & Ref. 10.2OO 77 77 77 do preferred ... 3'K 0:Si !ia"4 MVt Am Sugar Ref.. 2,900 131V 13(1 131 Am Tobacco ctfs. 1(10 2t4 2y. 92 Anaconda Mln Co 4.900 45 46 454 Atchuson 10,100 84 83(4 8.! do preferred 92 Atl Coart Line.. 600 tr !. 92 Bait & Ohio...... -7,100 -92 9- do preferred 87 BroOk Rap Tran. 7.40O !2tfc 0O 51 Canadian Pacific 2.2UO 159 150 irrt Central of N J IU Che. & Ohio 14.300 43', 44 44 Chicago Gt West 4.3C0 0 e Chicago i- N W.. 6.000 15514. 1M 153 C. M St Paul.. 27,600 "1361s 134 1: Chi Term & Tran 10 do preferred . . 25 ft C, C St L... 10O 59 09 60 Colo. Fuel & Iron 2.8O0 2S 2 2M'i Colo & Southern.. 2,2K 32 .H2 32 do 1st preferred-. 200 59 59i 50 do 2d preferred 50 Consolidated Gas.. 3O0 122 121 121 Corn ProduoW ...j K 17 17 17 do preferred ... 2ik 72 72. . 72 . Del & Hudson 5nO 104 1G3 164 Del, Lack ft West . . 1 . . . 040 D & R Grande.... 600 . 2(1 20 2(i do preferred ... UO 04 4 ' 64 Distillers' Securl -.3.300 36 -36 35 Erie 1.4C0 21 ' 2 2(1 do 1st preferred. 1.5O0 3 38. . do 24 preferred, l.ooo 27 25 27 General Electric. lm 139 137 IKK Illinois Central .. 5.40O 141 138 140 Int Paper 2.510 11 10 11 do preferred 500 59 5 59 . Int Pump 2oo 2.1 23 23 do preferred ... 2"0 73 72 72 Iowa Central. .:. !. ' 17 1 - 17 do preferred ..: 6c0 35 34 85 K C Southern .. 7c0 25 . 25 . . 24 do preferred ... , 2oO. 5 69 . 50 Louis & Nashville 4.200 111 109 110 Mexican Central 16 Minn A- fit Louis 30 M. St P & S S M. 2.500 115 113 114 do preferred 34 Missouri Pacific.. 8.100 52 51 51 Mo, Kan ft Texas 1.400. 29 28 2S do preferred 61 National Lead ... 900 64 64 63 Mex Nat R R pf 4ft N T Central 2.3C0 11 luC 108 N T. Ont ft West 1.5 42 41 41 Norfolk & West.. 1.000 . 72 72 72 At nref erred ... ...... ..... ..... 80 North American.. 200 62 2 61 Pacific Mall 3.400 31, :n's .v; Pennsylvania 22.(K) 122 121 121 People's Gas 30O 92 92 92 P, C C ft ?t L 70 Pressed Steel ,Car 300 29 29 29 do preferred 88 Pullman Pal Car. 100 158 158 158 Reading 106.800 11R 117 117 do 1st preferred. 40O 86 85 86 do 2d preferred. I.80O 85 t 84 85 Republic Steel ... 1!X 2n 111 19 do preferred ... 1.9O0 71 70 71 Rock Island Co.. 1.100 18 18 18 do preferred ... 3.2oO 39 SS 38 St L & S F 2 pf. 100 33 33 32 St L Southwestern 16 do Dreferred 39 Southern Pacific.. 22,100 87 87 87 do preferred ... 200 120 12(1 119 Southern Railway. 2oo 18 17 17 do nref erred ... "o (li 4-H 4t) '4 Texas ft Pacific.. 1.6"0 21 2.1 23 Tol. St L & west 1"" 2i-v4 at rtn preferred ... 3O0 4514 45 4SU fnion Pacific ... 91.700 147 145 14 do preferred ... oo &a 83 8; TJ fl Express ' 85 TT S Realty 100 40 44 TJ S Rubber . 1 28 25 25 do preferred i.o. - hi hi preferred i.o-o t hi hi Steel 8l.T 38 38 3S preferred ... 4.K K'2 102 10214 aro Chemical 6oO 25 25 25 U S Steei do Va-Caro do referred ... W'O K'4 WW 90 Wabash . 00 13 12 12 do preferred ... !." 2'4 2414' 24 Vi Wel!-Frs-o Ex 3t Westinghouw Eliec 3.000 56 52 52 T eptern Union iw ei oo oi Wheel ft L Erie 8 Wisconsin Central 100 18 18 17 do. preferred 39 '4 Northern Pacific. 17.100 138 137 137 Central Leather .. !." zi -zi do preferred I'.'o u?. i-(i wzVa Sloss-Sheffield 51 Gt Northern pr... zo.i"o i-ti's i. . i:i"4 Inter Met 3.000 12 11 11 do preferred ... l.i"" .ii 3" 31 ftah Copper .... 1.200 31 30 30 Total sales for the day, 677,900 shares. BONDS. TJ. S. ref. 2s reg-lOOtN-Y C G 3s... 90 do coupon. ... ivi-i .-onn facinc ab. jiu TJ. S. 3 reg....H0 North Pacific 4s. 101 do coupon loo:south Pacific 4s. 87 TJ. S. new 4s reg.120 X'nion Pacific 4s. lOl do cannon....!-; wiseon uent 4s. 8.1 Atchison adj. 4s 88 Japanese 4s 78 D ft R G 4s 94 I Stocks at London. LONDON, May 16.Consols for money. 80 ; do for account, .86 7-1(5. Anaconda ... 9.25 X. Y. Central . 10S.75 Atchison 85 50 NorllK ft Wes 73.00 do pref . . . . 83.O0 Ont & West.. 42.75 Pennsylvania. 62.25 Rand Mines. . 5.75 Readme .... 60.00 do oref 95. oo Bait ft Ohio. 93. SO Can pacific. .163.25 Chee ft Ohio. 46.50 Chi Grt West 0 50 C. M. & S. P. 137. 75 Southern Ry. . IS.37 j do pref . , 47.50 South Pacific. 89. 12 De Beers.... 10.25 D ft R G. . 27-O0 (iti.oO do pref.. Erie. . . .. . . 21.37; An np.f fi? no ao 1st pt do 2d of 39.00 "!tT. S. Steel... 39.62 2SC0 ' do pref 105.00 Grand Trunk 17.37 ! Wabash, U.Ot 111 Central. .141.00 I do pref 25 00 L. ft N. ..V. 111.50 . 'Spanish 4s... 92.75 Mo. K. ft T. . 29.75 lAml Copper. 69.87 Money, Exehangv, We. NEW YORK.' May Id. Money on call, easy; time loans, nominal, dull and steady; 00 days. 2 ( 2 per cent: 90 days, 3 per cent: six months. 3 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper. 3 4 per cent. Sterling exchange, fairly steady. with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.S705r 4.8710 for demand, and at 14.8503 9 4.8515 for 60-day bills. Commercial bills, S4.64 85. . Bar silver. 52c. Mexican dollars, 47o. Bonds, Governments, steady; railroads, firm. LONDON, May 16. Bar silver, quiet, 24 d per ounce. Money, 1 per cent. -The rate of discount in the open market tor short bills Is S per cent; tor three months bills, 2 per cent. SAN . FRANCISCO. May 16. Silver bars, 52 c. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight. 5c; telegraph, Tc. Sterling, 60 days, $4.85; sight, 44.87. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, May 16. Todays state ment of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance $243,128,152 Gold coin- and bullion 18,148,133 Gold certificates 24,093,700 SMALL DECREASE SHOWN EFFECT OF 30LD EXPORTS AND TREASURY WITHDRAWALS. New York 'Banks' Surplus Reduced for First Time, Except One Week, Since Panic. New York, May 16. The Financier will say: - For the first time since the panic last Fall, with the exception of one week. the Associated Banks of New York re ported for the six days ending: May 16, a slight decrease in their surplus re serves. The statement of actual condi tion made on Saturday shows a loss of 91,024,600 in holding's of specie and legal tenders. But when this fact is taken into con sideration that a small decrease was re ported on the face of export movement of gold amounting to $6,750,000 and the payment by the banks Into the treas ury through the withdrawal of public deposits of an amount approximating $5,500,000, it will be seen that the clearing-house institutions almost made up the loss through the excess of receipt from the Interior and current opera tions with the Treasury. " As a result of the week's changes, a decrease of $3,111,500 was reported in surplus reserves, which, taking the statement of actual conditions as being nearer correct, makes the present sur plus reserve of the New York Clear-ing-House banks $64,001,224. The statement of averages of the clearing-house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $64,607,250 more than the .requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This is an in crease of $723,775 in the proportionate cash reserve as compared with pre vious account. The statement follows: Increase. Loans $1.2ni,120,(00 4.777,aX Deixreitfl 1,276.220,600 6,Ci9,7iK) Circulation f.7,2lH.200 l.fl.4K Legal tenders KJMlM.UtK) 1,521,700 Specie 8i:t,ilS0,5tK) 4f7rt,0H Reserve 3;:i, t2, 400 2.1H7.700 Reserve required .... 31,O.V.irH 1,47:1,025 Surplus tU,07.2rK) 72;j,75 Ex-U. S. deposits .... 72,331,850 1,143,125 Decrease. The percentage of actual reserve n the clearing-house banks at the close of business yesterday was 29.88. The statement of banks and trust companies of Greater New York not members of the Clearing-House, shows that these institutions have aggregate deposits of $897,160,300, total cash on hand $61, 061,400, and loans amounting to $861, 556,200.. The loans, specie holdings and deposits of the clearing-house banks were new high records. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO, Price paid for Produce In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. The follow ing; prices were quoted in tha produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic, 18 20c; green peas, $12; string- beans, 7&9c; asparagus, ZfylViC; tomatoes, $1.50&2; eggplant, 12 Butter Fancy creamery, 23c; creamery seconds, 22 fancy dairy, 22c. Cheese New, llH12c; Young-'America, 12&13c. Eggs Store, 20c; fancy ranch, 21 c. Poultry Roosters, old. $3.50&4.5O; roost ers, young, $7.5010; broilers, small, $2 2.00; broilers, large, $3g4; fryers, $7(8; hens, $4 7.50; ducks, old, $4i5; young. $57. Mlllstuffs Bran, $.32 33; middlings, $33 36. Wool Spring, Humboldt and Meadoclno. 20c; Monntaln, 48c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 8llc. Hops New and old crops, lV67c; con tra ets, 9Si 12c. Hay Wheat, $1620; wheat and oats, $1619; alfalfa. $0&14; stock, $S10; straw, per bale, 655M)c. Fruits Apples, choice, 1 .73 ; common, 60c; bananas, $1 3.50: Mexican limes, $.-a5.a0; California lemons, choice, $2.."rt; common, 75c; oranges, navels, $2& 2.70; pineapples, $1.506. Potatoes Sweets, $2.50 3; Oregon Bur banks, $11.23. Receipts Flour, 5720 quarter sacks ; wheat, ,15 centals; barley, S-'itVo centals; oats, 415 centals; beans, 500 sacks; corn, 250 centals; potatoes, 1500saeks; middlings, 1(H) sacks; hay, C03 tons; wool, bales; hides, 210. Eatem Minim? Stocks. BOSTON, May 10. Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 200 Allouez 2O.50 Amalgamated 6S.00 Atlantic 17.25 Quincy S7.50 Shannon 14.25 Tamarack 0.00 Trinity 15.00 'United Copper 7.75 Bingham ... 50 00 ,00 Cal & Hecla.670. c. h. Mining. . :w.2. . Centennial 00 IT. S. Oil 22.25 Copper Range Daly West. . . Granby Isle Royale. . Mass Mining. Michigan Mohawk .... Mont. C & Old Dominion Osceola .... Parrot ,50 It'tah 42.75 50 (Victoria 4.75 ,75 Victoria 4.75 .25 fWinona .124 'Wolverine . . .1.(7.00 12'North Butte.. 64.75 00 fButte Coal... 74.50 25 (Nevada 13. 00 .00 TCal & Ariz. . .110.50 00 lAriz Com.... 10.(12 H 50 iGreene Cananea .37 NEW TORK, May 16. Closing quotations: Adams Con 5 Little Chief Alice 275 Breece 10 Brunswick Con. 8 Comstock Tun.. 37 C. C. & Va 34 Horn Silver 75 Tron Silver 100 Leadville Con. . 5 lOntario 500 Ophir 240 Fotosi 13 Savago 38 jSierra Nevada. . 35 Fmall Hopes.... 18 Standard 160 r Dried Fruit at New York. NEW TORK. May 16.--The market for evaporated apples continues qutet, with fancy quoted at lO&llfec: choice, 8(Ji) 9J2c: prime, 634&7c; common to fair. Advices from the coast Indicate a very short prune crop, but spot quotations are unchanged. Apricots are unchanged. Peaches continue unsettled, with choice quoted at 9c; extra choice, 9c; fancy, 10&104c; extra fancy, llllfec. Raisins are dull, with loose muscatel quoted at 5 6 c ; seeded raisins, 5 8c ; London layers, S1.25&1.3S. Dairy Produce in the East. - CHICAGO, May 16. On me produce ex change today the butter market was easy. Creameries. 1621c; dairies, i5lo. Eggs Steady ; at mark, cases included, 14414c; firsts, loic; prime firsts, lc. Cheese Steady, 1012He. NEW YORK. May 1.- Butter, steady at a decline; creamery special. 22c; extras, 21 Vic; Western factory firsts, 17c. Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Steady: state, Pennsylvania -and nearby fancy selected, 20W$2lc; prime to choice, 19 620c UUWWIJNCi-HOlf CO. ESTABLISHED ltis T ' , : ; ; , i i BROKERS r STOCKS BONDS - - GRAIN B ht w4 aoM far a and margin. - Private Wires ROOHIS 201 10 204, .1" TVe own and offer, in amounts to suit, the following high-grade bonds: Oregon Vater Powpr & Railway Co. 6s Portland City X Oregon Railway Co. 6s Portland Railway Company First and Refunding Ss Portland General Electric Company First Mortgage 5s All of the amove-mentioned bonds afford a very safe and profitable investment and have a well-established market value under any circumstances. We also own ' a well selected list of Oregon and "Washington school district and various city bonds, and will be pleased to furnish prices and full information regarding same upon request. Morris Brothers - Chamber of Commerce. T Free Movement Depresses Prices at Chicago. CLOSE AT A DECLINE , . , Favorable Weather Reported for the Growing Crop Insect Damage Stories Have ?o Effect on the Market. CHICAGO, May 16. The wheat market opened easy today because of lower prices abroad and favorable weather for the growlntr crop In this country. Local receipts were fairly heavy and state ments from Kansas and other points in the Southwest were to the effect that heavier shipments might be looked for next week. There were some reports of damage by insects, but these were out weighed by the reports of large receipts. The close was weak. July opened c to o lower at 89c to 89e, sold between 88c and 8948c and closed at 88 89c. . . Corn was weak early In the day. July closed at 66c. Trade in oats was light and unimpor tant. July closed at 47c , The provision market was dull, but closed a shade firmer than yesterday. July pork closed 2c higher; lard was unchanged and ribs were 2c higher. leading- futures ranfed as follows: . - WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clone. Hay .W4 1. .! 1M July -HU . .9 September ... .8u& .Soft ' . CORN. May 744 -T4 .74 .74 July ry. -8 .."!4 ., September ... .63 .02 OATS. May, old 54 .MVi .B4 .54 May. new ... .K1V4 -Mia .5.SV4 -MM July, old 4 .47 .47 July, new ... .45V. -45 .451 .45 September ... .S7!4 -3714 .87',, .3iV4 PORK. July 13.40 1342 33.35 13.42 September ...13.65 13.67 13.60 13.67 Vi . LARD. July 8.41) 8.40 8.37 8.40 September ... 8 55 8.57 8.55 S.5. SHORT RIBS. July 7.25 . 7.27 7 22 J.27 September ... 7.47 7.50 7.4 7.50 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Spring patents, $5.305.70; straights, $41094. 85; Winter Tiatents, 4.40 4.90; straights. t4.10&4.70; bakers, t3.1x 4.25. Wheat No. 3, 82c(g .108; No. 2 red, 99c efi.oo. Corn No. 2. 74c; No. 2 yellow, 74475c. Oats No. 2, 64c; No. 3 white, 61S54c. Barley Fair to choice malting. 67"&74c. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern. $1.24. Short ribs Sides, (loose) 6. 757.12. Pork Mess, per bbl., 13.2513.37. Lard Per 100 lbs., $8.32. Sides Short, clear, (boxed) 7-377.62. Whlsby Basis of high wines, 11.35. v Receipta Shipments. Flour, bbls. .j Jo.'SW I- Wheat, bu 13.(W0 Cm bu 199, 4(H) Ml. WW Kv. bu 2.0 1.000 Barley, bu. 44.000 13.2O0 Grain and Produce t New York. NEW YORK, May . 16. Flour Receipts. 19 700; exports. 17,700; steady., but dull. natents. ; 3.St 5.60: Winter straights, 4.30a.4.0U-, , Minnesota bakers-, f4 2O&4.60; Winter extras. S3..10&4.10; Winter patents, X4.50&4.80; -Winter low grades, $3.30il4. Wheat Receipts. 123.300; exports. 133. 200; spot No. 2. 1.05, nominal elevator; No. 2 red, $1.08 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. t Northern Duluth. $1.13 f. o. b. afloat: No 2 hard Winter, $1.13 f. o. b. afloat. With the exception of May. which was higher on manipulation, wheat was generally about ati. inwsr todav on beafVh crop news, weak cables and liquidation. May. $1.03 ft 1.07(4 ; closed. $1.06; July closed sc; September, 9374 6'94 l-l'6c. closed 937ic. Hc.ps steady, racrac losh rjui,. Di$oc; 1906. 35c. Hides Firm. Bogota. 1714c; Central America. 17WC- Wool Qutetr aomestic neece. zu?32c. Petroleum Stesdy: refined, . New York, $$.75: Phlladell.'hia and Baltimore, 8.70; do ifl bulk. $4.95. European Grain Markets. LONDON. . May 16. Cargoes dull and EASY TONE IN WHEA Teiapboms m: $5000.00 HOME TELEPHONE BONDS WITH OR WITHOUT STOCK Must Get the Money Don't answer unless ' you mean business. SI 9ol, Ore gonian. . ' ... lower; buyers withdrawn. Walla Walla prompt snipmnl. (ja lower at 37s; Call- . fornia. prompt shipment, cd lower at 37s w." LIVERPOOL. May IB. Wheat Mv. 7 4Sid; July, 7s 6d ; September, 7s 2d. English country markets Arm; French country markets steady. Australia shipments,- 112,000 bushels. Last week. 256,000 bushels. . . , Grain st Ban Frawfseo. cnAnwow, Ay. v neat nrrah barley steady. "iivi iluuLuuuni: Wheat Shipping, $1.671.70; milling, $1.701.73. Barley Feed, $L451.S0; brewing, nom inal. Oats Red, nominal; white, S1.52a 1.62; gray, $1.631.6S- . Wheat lecember. Stdt't " i Barley December. $l.:t3Si 1.33i. ' Corn Large, yellow, $1.73 1.80. C Northwestern Wheat Markets. p smfl6Arui,in, May id. wneat May,'. SI . T..1., tl tWH . c nn . i k, . .. - v.., wu.j, vi.v.rm, ocificmvei, wvjsc; iso. 2 hard. gl.OKU thj 1 .ORt - Mr, 1 1Mnrtt.B-n .- $1.0001.00: N'n. '2. Korrnern 11 DJUni 1.04; No. 8 Northern, 97c$'l.0o?. D1ILUTH, May 10. Close Wheat, Ho. I Northern. $1.0.-.!4: No. 2. $l.Cr : Mav 11 nm .Tiiiv ci itiu- c.aMwu- mia Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOCIS. May 38. Worn Quiet; terrl- J ,,,L..,uiiis, ItlfVAir, J1I1V medium, irt-frlltf; fine. 1114. TRAVKI.KItS' GUIDE. PORTLAND RY., UGBT 1'OWKK CO. CAKS LEAVE. Ticket Ofrlce and Waiting-Boom, tint and Alder faUeets . . FOR . . Orejron City t, 8:30 A. M., and sverr SO minutes to and including 9 P. M then 10. 11 P. M.; last car 12 midnight. Gresham, Boring, ltagle Creek, su emda. Caxadero, r'airriew and Trout dale 7:16, .16. 11:16 A. M a. 15. S:4, :16. 7:25 P. M. FOB VANCOUVER. Ticket office and waiting-room Second and Washington streets. A. M. 0:15', 6:50. 7:25, 8:00, 8:35. :10. 9:50. 10:30. 11:10. 11:50. P. M 12:30. 1:10. 1:50. 2:30, 8:10. :50. 4:30, 6:10. 5:50, 6:30. 7:05. 7:40. 8:15, 9:25, 10:35t 11:451. - On Third Monday In Every Month the Last Car Leaves at 7:05 p. M. - Daily except Sunday. tDally sxcept ' Monday SAN FRANCISCO A l'ORTI.AVIl K B rn Only Direct Steamers and Daylight Sailings.' From Ainsworth Dock. Portland, fi A. M. S. S. Rose City, May 23, June 6, 20, etc. S. H. Stat of California Muy 30. June 13, 27.- From Spear St., San Francisco. 11AM 8. S. State ol California, May 23, J una . etc. 8. 8. Kw City May 30, June 13, '27, etc' J. W. KAJiSO.M. Dock Agent. Main 2t8 Ainsworth Dock. . tm . 1.1,1.111.. i i nil i i-1 1 . 1 1 ' a ri Phones Main 402. A 1402. STR. CHAS. R. SPENCER FOR ASTORIA Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7 A. M, Return 0 1. M. ;, THE DALI KS ' . . v Tueaday, Thursday and Saturday, 7-A. 9L. Returns lO P. M. Landing;, Washington-Street Dock,' FARE fl.OO. MAI. b19. "' COOS BAY LINE i . Th steamer BREAKWATER leavei Port lmncl every Hedncluj at 8 If. M. from Oak ktreet dock, for ortta Bend, Marnblield mad Coos Bar points. Freight received till 4 . 11. on day of Bailing:. Pauenger fare first clas. $10. scond-ciaB, $7, lncludlm bertlk and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and 'Washington streets, or Oak-street- dock. SEE THE COLUMBIA RIVER via' ' uii:i i i i ii i i rvi u, - Daily service o The Dalles and. i ti ir.' ri a tt return. x noues iuain v-fa xiome COUCfl EllMn