THURSDAY, MARCH , 1908. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. o ifirI If- i (0) 8Tj?3'J orii ran i z Economizes the use of flour, but ter and ' eggs ; ? makes the biscuit, cake and pastry more appetiz ing nutritious and whotoome. Mi il V -v h. w -s M'' I ..-iiliwul Itfw .'.i .M. s lijli..i6 tl 11;. ; ABSOJ-UTELY PURE This 15 the only: baking powder made from Royal (re m of Ptyrtaiv v It Has No Substitute j i There are AIM 4 PUmpHsU e4 Urn Ml tares M at n rwf frtm,,M fcwufcMurf rnrt' t fclta) .., 0 10 MlED IN llER CHaW I Watching (or her Husband who Dis appeared mora than month ago. ; NEW YORK, Mar. 4,-Although Mrs. Margaret Dunn died, physician lay, while aeated In big chair gating out of the front window of her house on Berry Street, Williamsburg some time on Saturday last, the fact of her death waa not discovered until yes terday, rassers-by in the Interim who saw Mrs. Dunn, Jn f her acc'ut tomed place at the window merely glanced up at the familiar eight and thought nothing of her constantly maintained position there. . Accord ing to- the story now told by her acquaintance! It had long been a habit with Mri. Dunn to maintain her vlrgil at the window. She wai not without reason for it. Her aged husband, they said, disappeared about a month ago, while apparently temp orarily deranged, forgetting wher? he llv,d, , while out , ' walking; , It was several days before he came home, finding the place at last, because, while passing through the street, he happened to see his wife at the win dow watching for him, the eight ap parently restoring his senses. When he disappeared again last week Mrs. j3 1 j vUstrLb I fcAeW - BAIflU POWDER. ikahttsPirftv.1 flMsIFIivor. I OreSfrw.j;h.iwwb!tfVknJ . CLOSSETayHllS PORTLAND. CKEtfOM. f i x I f " i f liunl no(nlniic police tad resamcd her place at the window. Yesterday two little girls of the neighborhood, getting 00 response. 40 tbclr accus tomed greeting, a wave 01 trie nana, entered the house to speak to their friend. When she failed to answer them they became alarmed and inves tluation revealed the fact that the aged woman had been dead in front of the' window since Saturday, Her husband is still missing. A severe cold that may develop into pneumonia over night, can be cured nuickly by taking Foley's Honey and Tar. It will cure the most obstinate racking cough and strengthen your lungs. The genuine is in a . yellow package. T. F. Laurlin, Owl Drug Store.,' ; ' POUD fURKFTS muiiiiiu 1. .1 1 V Latest Quotations in the Portland 1 Market Complete Marlwt Reporta Corrected Each Day Giving the wnoiesaie Prices of Commodities, Farm Produce, and Vegetable!. ' 'jtn, IMPORT FIGURES. NEW,' YORK, Mar. 4.-CuriousU contracts appear in the report of Geo Wannamakcr, appraiser of customs o the port of New York, made public yesteruay. 11 snows inai .iw ui mobiles of the appraised value Of $224,531.79 .were imported last month more than three times the number imported in February, 1907. Concur rently at (his marked rise in the value of automobile Imports comes a nota ble falling off in precious stones and pearls brought into the country, the feporti revealing, the fact that imports of the last month were valued at $200,433.23 as against $4,000,000 for the same period last year. .-.-, Given up to Die. B. Spiegel, 1204 N. Virginia street, Evansville. Ind.," writes: "For over five years I was troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry, I lost flesh and was all run down, and a year ago had to abandon work entirely. I had three of the best physicians who did me" no'" good 'and I was practically given up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and the first bottle gave me great relief, and after taking the second bottle I was entirely ctirtd."" Why not let it help you ? T. F. Laurln, Owl Drug Store. February Official Tide Tables Compilerl by the UM3. Government for High Water, Date. MARCH, 1808. Xm. h.m. SUNDAY ...... ll Oll0 BI1NDXT ....... 1111:44 Mondav. . 2 0: 601 Tuesday t 1:SS Wednesday ..... 4 1:06 Thursday 6 8:46 KYldav 81 8:25 flaturdar 71 4:051 SUNDAY ....I.. 8 4:46 WonJiiv S 6:88 Tuesday 10 6:80 WAdnnndav .....111 7:40 : Thursday ........121 8:60, ......181 8:50 nuttiriliLv 14110:40 SUNDAY ' .1611:82 Mnnilav .........161 0:80 Tuesday ....,., i.. 17 0i 47 Warinaidav .....181 1:18 Thursday .......19 -1:45 Friday 80 8:14 ' BiitnrilBW .21 8:44 H1TNDAY ......22 8:20 xrnndav ....... ...23 4:.00 Tuesday ..24t 4:46 Wednesday .....16 6:48 Thnr.dM ....... ssl 7:03 Friday .....87l 8:25 stfttuislav ....... 88r 8:42 SUNDAY .8910:40 unriflov -80111:88 TiiBsdftv 811 0:20 P. M. itk. h.m. (..... 8.8 8.4 1.8 8.0 8.1 8.8 8.6 8.8 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.8 7.3 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.2 (.4 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.8 8.0 T.8 7.4 7.4 1 8.1 8.5 ft 12:86 1:82 8:10 8:00 8:50 4:43 6:44 7:00 8:24 8:40 :40 11:16 11:60 12:06 12:42 1:20 2:00 2:18 8:22 4:10 5:04 e.ia 7:48 0:14 10:18 11:00 11:40 MARCH, 1908. Low Water, Date. , 1 18:28 6.8 7.8 7.1 '4 tS 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.1 8.6 8,8 (.2 6.1 7.1 7.7 8.8 8,7 SUNDAY . Tuesday ........ Wednesday ...... Thuradav . .'. . ... . Friday 'w........ Saturday . ..i. ... 7 SUNDAY 8 Mbnday ......... Tuesday ...... i.. 10 Wednesday 11 Thuraday .......18 Friday I. .13 Saturday .14 SUNDAY , .15 Monday 16 Tuesday .........17 Wedhosday ;. .'..i8 Thursday ., 19 Friday ..........20 Saturday 21 SUNDAY . .i. .1. .82 Monday .........23 Tuesday ....... .14 Wednesday ,....25 Thursday .1.....28 Friday ,.87 Saturday .......881 SUNDAY ......29 Monday ....... ;,80! Tuesday 81) AM. h.m. ft 675o 6:50 7:87 8:17 8:00 8:60 10:40 11:88 0:80 1:46 8:10 4:20 6:14 5:65 6:80 7:00 7:26! 7:65 8:80 9:08 9:65 10:461 11:45 P. M. 1:04 8:40 4:001 6:02 6:50 6:84 2.6 1.9 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 I r 8.7 4.0 4.0 8.7 8.8 8.8 2.8 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 0 h.m. 6:80 7:14 7:64 8:84 9:10 9:56 10:40 11:80 12:40 1:46 2:55 8:66 4:46 5:80 6:05 6:28 7:06 7:84 8:06 8:88 9:14 9:60 0.5 4! 2 4.0 8.4 2 1.7 0.9 0.4W:36! 11:88 '12:55 2:15 8:80 4:80 5:20 6:06 6:48 ft 0.8 0.6 -0.8 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 8.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.9 8.4 8.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.5 PORTLAND, March 4.-The city e . creameries now quote a uniiorm price, 35 cents a pounw, for. their best brand of butter, the few that held off against the decline yesterday announcing a reduction to that figure tnday. All the country creameries were affected also by the decline that took place yesterday, and their quo tations now are 30 to 321 cents. But ter production is now steadily in creasing and there is no prospect for months for a return of the recent high prices. Grain, Flour, Feed. Wheat-Club. 82c; Valley, 82c; bluestem, 84c; red Russian, 80c. Oats Producers' prices: White, $28; gray, $26(227. Flour Hard wheat, patent, .cu; .iralaht. $4.00: graham, $4.50; rye, $5; lmU wheat flour. $4,45; Dakota, $6.406.60; Eastern rye, $6.60; Pillsburg, $7; Corvallis, $4.40. ' Eve fl.40 oer cwt Corn-Whole. $32.50; cracked, $33.50 per ton. Mav Who esale selling prices; ValUy timothy. $17(5!18; Eastern Oreiron. $20(221; clover, $141S; alfalfa: 812ffi)ll ? ' r.rain bass Domestic, eac; Cal cutta, 9c. ' Minted Citv bran. $24.50; coun trv hran. S2S.50: city shorts, $26; country shorts, $27; chop, $22; mid dlincri. $30.50. -r-: ; Barley Producers prices: Brewing $2150; feed, $27; rolled, vm-v. Buckwheat $36 oer ton. Cereal Foods Rolled oats, cream, on-lb. sacks, $7; lower grade, $6.50; oatmeal, steel cut,v45-tb.. sacks, $8; 9-ttv sacks, $4i5 pet bale; oatmeal firroundl . 45-tb. sacks. $7.50 per bar rcl; 9-lb. sacks, $4.00 per bale; split neat. 1 44.50 oer 100-tb. sacks; 25-Ib. tioea. 11.25 oer box ;pastry flour, T 101b. sacks, $2.75 per bale. Fresh Meats and Fiah. nttr Shoatwater Bay. per gal !n. S22S: oer sack. $4.50; Toke Point, $1.60 per 100; Olympias (120 lhi.V S6: Olvmoias. per gallon, SA Fresh Meats Veal, fancy, 1UU ids., averair. SftVSc: 1UO 10 lau loa., oyji 8ic lb.; large and coarse, 57c; hogs, Fnnrv block. 7(S)71c: heavies. 67c; beef. bull. 3ia54c: cows, 4bsc; iteera. 5icffl6c: muttons, meaium sixe, 10Uc; large and coarse, 89c. Clams-Little neck, per box, $5U; razor elams. $2.00 per box. Fiah Halibut 6c: black cod, 8c black bass, per lb., 20c; striped bass, 13c: smelt 7c: herring. Sic; flounders, 6cr catfish," lie; shrimp, 10c; perch, 7c; sturgeon, 121c; sea trout, 18c; torn cod, 10c; salmon, silversldev 9c, steelheads, 11c; chinooks, 12c lb.; lobsters, 25c lb. , ' ,; t J; . ..Fruit. Domestic Fruits Apples, fancy, $1.75(32.50 box; common to good, $1 1.50 box; pears, $1.752.00 box; cranberries, $7.009 per barrel. Dried Fruits-Apples, 910c per pound; apricots, 2729c; peaches, 11 13c; pears, lll14c; Italian prunes, 56c; California igs, white, in sacks, 71c per pound; black, 67c; bricks, 75c$2.2S per box; Smyrnaj 1617c per pound; dates, Persian, 6i7c per Dound. ' Troolcal Fruits Lemons, $2.00(a 3.50 box; limes, 75c per 100; oranges, new navels. $1.7502.50 box; grape fruit $3.SO(ffl4.00 box: bananas. . 5c lb.; crated, 51c lb.; tangerines, $1.40 1.50 box; pineapples, $45 doien, Groceries. Provisions. Etc. Sugar (sack basis) D. O., $5.65; XX. $5.45: beets, $5.45; Golden C, $3.50: extra C $5.15; powdered, $5. boxes. 55c cwt advance over sack basis: fruit or berry sugar,' $5.65; boxes. 55c cwt advance over sack basis (less 1c if pal dfor in IS days). ; Coffee Mocha, 2428c;'- Java, fancy, 2528c; Java,' good, 2024c; lava, ordinary.' 17(S)20c: Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica, good, 16 18c; Arbuckle, $16.63 cwt; 'Lion, $15.88 cwt. Colombia coffee, 14c lb.; Salvador, lll141c. '" i Rice Imperial Japan, No. 1, $6.25; Southern Japan, $5.255.7S; broken, 5c; head, fancy, $66.75. , ? ' Sago and Tapioca-lc. ; i Provisions Hams, ; large, 13c; small. 13ci picnic, 91c; boiled hams, 22c; boiled picnic, 28c; breakfast bacon, fancy ,22c; English, 151c; dry salted short clears, 10c; backs, 10c 1 DatesGolden, 60-tb boxes, 66!c; 1-tb packages, 8c; Fard, 15-tb boxes, $1.40 box. . r Lard Kettle-rendered tierces, life; tubs; 12c; 50s, 12c; 20s, J21c; life, 121c: 5s. 121c. Standard pure: Tierces, lc less; compound, tierces, 8c; leaf, 13c. Raisins Loose muscatels, 3-crown, 771c; 4-crown, 718c; bleached seedless Sultanas. 91012c: unbleach ed seedless Sultanas, 881e; London layers. 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 pounds, $2.00; 2-crown, $1.75. I CinnrA aalmnf!ilflmhia River. lb talis, $2.10; 2-lb talis, $3,00; fancy, 1-tb flats, $2.25; l-lb flats,! $1.40; fancy, l-lb, ovals, $2.75; Alaska tails, pinks, 95c; red, $1.40; nominal, 2s, tails; $2.25. ;" ' I Spices Cloves, 25c lb; chillies, 13ft lb. '":-?." ! Salt-Bales of 75-2s. bale. $2.15; bales of 60-3s, $2.15; bales of 404s, bale, $2.15; bales of 15-lOs, bale, $2.15; bags, 50s, ne, ton, $16.50; bags, 50c; genuine Liverpool, ton, $18; bags, 50s, 1 ground, $13.50; 100s, ton, $13; R. S. V. 20 S-lb cartons, $2.25; R. S. V. P., 3-lb cartons, $1.75; Liv erpool, lump, per ton, $20.50. Nuts-Walnuts. 151020c per ft; filberts, 16c; Brazils, 20c; pecans, 14 (S20c: hickory. 8c: Virgins peanuts, 63c; Jumbo Virginia peanuts, 7c; Jap anese peanuts, 61c; chestnuts, Italian, 10c; Ohio, 25c; cocoanuts, dozen, 90c ($1.00; pine nuts, 171c lb. Product. Butter Country creamery, 321cO 381c; city creamery, 371c; store, 15 16c; butter fat, 33136c , ' ', Eggs Ranch, candled, 1819c. , Cheese Young America, 17c: Ore gon full cream, flats, 1515L ' Honey Dark, ll12c; amber, 12 m3: fancy white, 141(315. ' Poultry Old roosters. 9010c ft; hens, 1213c ft; dressed stock, 1 He higher than live; ducks, 1415c tb: turkeys, live. II 12c lb.; dressed, 15c ft; geese, live, 9 10c ft; pigeons, old, $1 per dozen; squabs,' $23 per dozen. .Vegetables. Cabbane $10125 cwt; cauliflower, $1.85 crate: celery. $4.0005.00 crate; oarsley. $125: hothouse lettuce, lim 0125 box; head, 75c dozen; spinach, box, $1.25; Brussels sprouts, 8c; arti chokes. 90cO$l00 dozen; tomatoes, $4.5005.50 crate; peppers, 221c ft; beans, sreen and wax, 20c ft; peas 10c ft; egg plant, 20c ft; beets, $1.00 oer cwt: turnips, 75cO$l per cwt cafrots, 50c$t per cwt; cucumbers, $202.50 dozen: sreen onions, 40c dozed. Potatoes Buying price, 4050c per cwt; sweets, $3.50 per cwt Onions Buying, price, $2225 per cwt,'.: '".ri", .': .',:-.r.: 5 Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. Hops 1907 crop, 451c ft. Wool Valley. 1618c; Eastern Oregon. 12018c, as to shrinkage. Cascara Sagrada (chittim bark) 4 (S)51c oer ft. ' Beeswax Good, clean and pure, 22 025c per ft. r Tallow Prime. 5c: No. 2 and crease. 206c oer ft. Oregon Graperoot Per 100 pounds, 'Hides-Dry hides. No. 1. 121c ft; dry,! No. 1, 12c ft; dry salted, one- third less: dry calf. 14c ft; salted steers, 5c pound; salted cows, 4c ft; stags and bulls, 3c ft; kip, 5c ft; calf, 9c ft; green ; stock, lc less; sheepskins, shearlings, 1025c; short wool 3040c; medium and long wool, according to ouality, 50ft90c; dry horses, S0c$l; dry colt, 25c; an gora, 80c$l; goat, : ocramon, 10 20& - Oils, Lead, Etc. Coal Oil Union and pearl and as tral oil, cases, 181c per gallon; water white, iron barrels, 11c; eocene and extra star, cases, 211c; headlight oil, cases, 191c; iron barrels, 121c; elaine, cases. 28c. Turpentine In cases, 72c; in wood barrels, 691c; in iron barrels, 65c; in l(Waft lots. 71c Benzine V. M. and P. and Union Naphtha, cases, 191c; Iron barrels, 121c Linseed Oil Raw, S-barrel lots, 51c; 1-barrel lots, 52c; in cases, 58c; boiled. S-barrel lots. 53c: 1-barrel lots. 54c: in cases, 60c Gasoline Union and Red Crown, bbls., 171c; cases, 241c Motor, bbls., 171c: cases. 241c 86 degrees, bbls 30c; cases, 371c Engine Distillate, bbls.. 10c: cases, 171c ' " Lead Strictly pure white lead, in ton lots, 73c; 500-tb lots, 8c less; less than 500 lbs., 8k; red lead and lith arge, c higher than white. REPORT OP THE CONDITION ........ OP THE First National Bank REPORT OP THE CONDITION ,..:,.;'.., OP THE , ffil on At Astoria, in the State "of Oregon"; at At ;Aitoria, in ' the thejcio,e or busiaess, 'February J4, the eIo4 0f b RESOURCES. ' - Loans and discounts $403,597.61 Overdrafts, secured and un secured ........ 1,898.91 U. S. Bonds to secure cir- eulaton . 47.000.00 Premium on U. S. Bonds.. 1,400.00 Bonds, securities, etc. ..... 56,930.00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) -51,204.04 Due from State Banks and Bankers . ...... 46,085.15 Due from approved reserve agents.. 200,595.03 Check and other cash i items . 487.W Notes of other National. Banks 13555.00 Nickels and cents.. ....... 322.51 Lawful money reserve in Bank, viz.: Specia . $194XX). Legal-tender notes. 120 194,120.00 Redemption fund with U. S. (i I rcasurer (3 per cent cir culation; . . .oou.uu Total .$1,019,945.87 ' LIABILITIES. Caoital stock paid in ,.$100,000.00 Surplus fund 25,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid... 24,408.91 National Bank notes out standing.. 47,000.00 Individual deposits sub- ; ject to check.. $646,648.86 4 Demand certificates of de- DOS it a $176,513.10 Certified checks.. 375.00 823,536.96 Total State of Oresroo. business, February ' RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $380,786.75 Overdrafts, secured and un- secured,. 2.814.5S U. S. Bonds to secure cir culation . . 47.500.CT V. 9. uonas o secure w. o. :x n,nn.ll. . .. . . . 2fl (Y1fl (3 Other Bonds to secure U. S. deposit 34.WJU.W Premiums on U, S. Bonds.. 3,045.f1 Bonds, securities, etc...... os,yziA4 Banking house, . furniture, . and fixtures 4.000X3 Other real estate owned... 8233.41 Due from Sute Banks and ' ' Bankers . 9.92171 Due Jrom approved reserve ' agents.. iw,iui Checks " and other cash -. items;.. ' 453.14 Notes of other National Banks 3,600.09 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents. ...... . 964.85 Lawful money reserve in . i Bank, viz: .. Specie. ,..$122,840.15 Legal-tender notes $3,150.00 13090.15 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent ! '' circulation) . . - 2,37130 Toul ; .! $1)19.945.87 State of Oregon, County of Clat sop, ss.: ? . ,. I, S. S. Gordon, Cashier of the ahnv.fiain bank. An aolemnlv iwear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. 5. 5. UUKUUN, 1 Cashier. SiiWrihed and sworn to before me this 21st day of February, 1908. K. r. WUUHAN, , , - Notary-Public Correct Attest: ' w. f. McGregor, J. WESLEY LADD, G. C FLAVEL. ' Directors. .$355,372.63 ASTORIA DANCING SCHOOU Kearney 'Halt,' Exchange St '' Opposite Skating Rink A special Course of 10 Lessons for Ladies. The latest and most approved ideas la Dancing. $2J0 for full Course School opens every after coon and evening. TeL Black '2415. " 'LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in. ......$ 50.W0.G9 Camilla fund ............ 50.000.C3 Undivided profits, less ex- - - i penses and taxes paid.r.. .iCye- National Bank; notes out standing .,. .............. A6$QOXA Individual deposits subject ' ',' to check ......$278,548.34 ' v ' Demand certificate of de- " posit .. ....-..$ 52716.18 t . Time certificates of de posit . . ,,....$31073.67 Certified checks.. ' 90.00 U. S. deposits . . . .$50,000.00 69228.13 Toul. $855,37210 State of Oregon, County of Clat sop, ss.:' I. I. TL Hisreins. Cashier of toe above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement sa true to the best of my knowledge and beliet , '" ' , ' ; J. E. UICC1NS, Cashier. iihscrihcd and sworn to before ma this 24th day of February, 1908. ; ; ' Notary Public . Correct Attest: GEO. H. GEORGE, ' I MANSUR, -A. SCHERNECKAU, '. Directors. MHMHHMtW8MTM848M88M8tWHHtJ Have You Seen ' 1 -.,.' . ) I ,,,.,,1! T-'t a a , j, ' The fash? In Our Hardware Window H The Foard & Stokes Hardware Go ii Dont take cold, but if you do, don' fall to take Kemp's Balsam to prevent serious consequences... Nothing else is so valuable in treating coughs and colds. BOSTON SIGNS McHALE. ANACONDA." Mont., March I - James McHale, last season a member of the Stockton, CaL, club, has been sitrned by the Boston team of the American League. ' i s; 1 i -1 1 fnrf r.rv.n .... ... i 't r-A '"4 60 YEARS A EXPERIENCE f mm . .. n z r Tfiaoc Mmiksj! 'r . Dchicm . St'i . Copyrights As. ..AhM. IW. MUl jlMIVfllfMll HIM anlofclr uoxil our o).ratoo r wliher a "nntfon I. proBhlrpertnWfcn Cnmnnn. UonlcUrTilMmitlai.HASitiOOI! Patent eut fre IMrtert i)r fur ".? Faiou taka throunh SIiuib Co. taoarr Kiai without chre, la th Scientific Jlr.mcax AanKme1rnirratrtMr. Ijwwat i rj:;UCa.Mt,Ks,.t1fcrli ' Bao WLci. OS Bt. Wartln ion. U U , . Incorporated ' Successors to Foird & Stokes Ca First-Class Liquors and Cigars , 602 Commercial Street tr ,r Corner Commercial and 14th. ' ' - ' ' ASTORIA, OREGON :Z T TME OEM C. F. WISE. Prop. Choice Wirieai liquora ';" ' Kwdumta touch ftwa andCigara . r. "530 a. m. to i:3o m. Hot Lunch at All Houra. f 1 ? aj Cents -. Corner Eleventh and Commercial. ASTORIA '(';:' !).?" l.,;;'1'" :';,! 7 '"