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S W W S CHAS. E. LADD, Prest. THEO. B. WILCOX, V. Prest: F. McKERCHER, Secretary 5 CAUSES DEO! Both Local and Eastern : Lard Quotations Drop pluestcm Wheat Is Up a Half Cent on Account of Spirited ' Demand. Lard quotations are showing a down Srard tendency today. Quotations are Becllnod on both the local nnd Eastern grands. The Union Meat' Company an nounces a Vc cut on lard, the quotations being as follows: , Kettle rendered, 6s, 13e; 10b, 13c; 50s, 13Ve; steam ren dered. 5s. 18c; 108, 2c; 60s, 12 He The Hammond Packing Company an nounces the fallowing drop of Jfr'c on alt Its brands of lard: Kettle leaf, 5s, 18c; 10s. lStc;JB()s, lSa; steam ren dered, 10b. life; 6s,, 181,4c; 60s, 12c. j"lie Union Meat Company also announces a. cut of He on regular short clears and clear backs. ' ... - BLUESTEM UP A HALF. 611 account of its Bcarclty and the great demand, the price of bluestem whi&at went up c today. Other grades are unchanged. The quotations are: Walla YVnlla, 72c; bluestem, 79 80c; Vijiey. 76 He. TI RKKYS SLIGHTLY LOWER. ' Receipts of turkeys have been rather liberal the past few days and there has (eM plenty of stock , to supply all de mands at currertt quotations. This morn ing the remainder of the stock was cleaned up at prices slightly below those printed. The strert was also cleaned Op today of all It's surplus poultry stock but the prices secured were. not very large. It is understood among the poul try dealers that commencing with the first of the new year tfiey will not sell feultry by the pound. All sales after that date will be made by the dozen. The claim Is made by the Jobbers that the pound system is unsatisfactory. ! OREGON APPLES TO SIBERIA. One of the Kront street commission Bien has an order for a carload of Hood River apples from Yagdjojlou Bros., Vladlvostock, Siberia. There Is quite a targe demand for the choice Oregon stock from many foreign .countries. The i0caTTfa&n''jirieai marRet" Is Arm With a very heavy demand for pork. JHoeelpts in this line have been quite short the past few days and all stock is cleaned up before it touches the "Street." There is also a spirited de mand for veal and quotations are slightly higher. today's quotations, as revised, are as follows: ?OBTLAND TKOZ.EBAI.E PRICES. . ! Orain, Flour and Feed. ; Wheat Walla Walla, 7i!c; bluestem, J(ii)80c; Valley, 75Hc. Bariey ls;eu, tZl.vv, rolled, $23,000 Sl.00. Oats No. 1 white. $1.15S1.17H: gray. $i.lH'0'116. T Flour Eastern Oregon: Patents, $3.70 &i,2U; Diamond W., $3.86; straights, $2.20(3)3.30; graham, $3.00; Valley, f(.S$ a M6. MlUstuffs Bran, $19.00 per ton; middl ings, $24.00; shorts, $20.0u; chop, la.ouitf 19.00. - Hay New timothy. $11.00012.00; clover, i.KHM0- - ' " Sops, Wool and Hides. Hops 24(260 for choice;' 1903 con tracts, 14 4 16c. Wool Nominal; Valley, 16 15 He; East ern Oregon. j.U'u'Hc. Sheepskins Shearings. HHlHe; short wool. :536c; medium wool, l0 Oc; long wool, cuc'tf$1.44 each. Tallow Prime, per lb., 3H04c; No. 2 and grease, 22Hc. Hides Lry Hides, I.o. JL 1$ pounds and tip, 16fl6Hc per pound; dry kip. No. 1, to 16 pounds, 12e, dry calf. No. 1, under b pounds, 16He; diy salted, bulls and Stags, one-third !esa than dry flint; salted bides, steer, sound, tfO pounds or over, tV tjhHc; 60 to t0 pounds, itji; under 60 pounds, and cows, ic; siaya and bulla, Sound, 66Hc; kip, sound. 15 to 30 pounds, 7c; veal, lound, 10 to i4 pounds, 7c; calf, - sound, unaer li pounds, 8c; green lunsulted. lo pr ..our.U ivst. culls, lo per pound less; lioise liid!, salted, each. $1. 254J11.76; diy. each. $1.0001.60; colts' hides, each, ZaQwjc; goat skind, common, each, i07rM,'. Aiura, wnh Wifol on. each, 2Scii$1.00. Mohair 27c. Butter, jlggs and Poultry . Butter-Creamery, 27 H 30c; dairy, 20 QzzHc: store, 17c. . Eggs Oregon. 30(32 He; Eastern, fresh. - :; cold storage, 22 H WI3c. Cheese Full cream, twin, 161Sc; Young America, 16HO l"c; Eastern. 16c. Poultry Cnlckens, mixed, $3.00$ 1.60 per dos, 9c 10: hens, $3.604.69 per doz; broilers, $2.00ff2.6; springs. $2.603.00; ducks, $5.30 4.50 ier dos; turkeys, live, 17(fflSc; dressed. 1921c per lb; geest, $7.00& fR-O per -dos. Keats and Jrc vicious. 'Fresh Meats Beef. prime. CHQTc; bulls. J 4 He; eowa 4H6c; pork, 77H; tm4 tfsjay-tewuoa, -)4ilstt trmmi LI ' 4 w- - -w.-waasn. Egtfklfe ; -S&vkgs ft EDW, COOKINCHAM, Treasurer CLARENCE CRANCE, ; y, ; Managing Director dressed,, SS&c; lambs, t&ito per Hams, aeon, ti. Portland - pack (local) Shams, 13 Hi piqnto,, lOftcr break fan t bacon, 16 MlSc; light sides, lie; backs, 12c; dry salted, sides, l2Hc; dried beer sets, UiiBides ain knuckles, per lb. , Eastern packed hams, under-li lbs, 14Vic; over lit Ibs. 1314c; fancy, 16c; pic nic, 11 Vie;, shoulders, 1114c: dry salted sides uyismoked, 12 He; breakfast bacon, 18c; butts, 0tl3c. Local lard -Kettle leaf, 5s, ltfcc; 10s, 13 c: . steam rendered, 6s. 13c; 10s, 12e. , Eastern ard Kettle leaf, 10-lb tins, 13c; 5s, 3c; 60Wb.tlns. It Ho; steam renderaOr iOs, Wc; Bs. 13c; 60S, UHo.' Above packing bouss) prices ars set cash, ly'dnyg. j- . ' ' t '- Fish Rock' cod. ?c; fKmnders. -10: hali but, 9c; ling cod, Ic; jcrabs, per doa 11.60; rasor clams, iOe dox; red a nap iters, 8(6o: .black cod. 89; stripped bass, 10(9l2Ho; salmon, t&loi soles, kc; smelt; cc; lobsters. 12Ho; shrimp, Pugst Sound, 16o lb. . aroosrlts, XTuts, sto. Sugar, "sack basis," cube, f 5.6S; powd red, (6.40; dry granulated, $6.3(1; extra C, $4.s0; golden C, (4.70; barrels, 10c; H barrels, 36c; boxes, 60c auvance ou sack basis, less 26o per cwt for cash, maple, 12HH16o per pound. Honey lie per tram. , Coffee Oreen Mocha, tl78C; Java, faiicn, Z6toii2; Java, good, 2vB2ic; Java, ordinary, 18 4 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, lu 20c; Costa Rica. good, ltfijilke; Costa Rica, ordinary, lvwlio per pound; Columbia roast, (1Q.63; Arbuckles' 11.2s list; Lion. $10.75 list; Cordova, $11.25. . ,f Teas--Oolong, duterent gradeflt SB 66c Gunpowder, M, ii to Boo; English ijieak fast, difterent grades, I2ac; ajjiidur Legs, uncoloied Javmn, SUVbOc; green Ja pan, -ery scarce, SOfiiSOo, ' esaii ais, tm, a, s, os, ids $2.(0; fine table, oairy and Imported Liverpool, 60a. 62c; 10ii-Wr KO a, (1.9 per bag. Salt Worcester salt. bulk, bbia ln. $5.oo; Worcester 140 2s, $6.60; VVor cester, t00 Ss, $6.60; Worcester, 40 6s. 6.25; Worcester, 30 10s, $6.00; Worcester! Unen sftok. 60s, 86c. Salt-Hearse, half ground, 100s, per ton. $lb.to; 40s per ton, $lt.00; Liverpool iumo. rock, $M.0 per ton; 60-lb rcok, lOUs, -v tiraln bags Calcutta, $(.60 per 100. Nuts Peanuts, t47o per lb. for raw, 8Hti'8c. for roasted; cocoanuts, b6tbuc per doz; walnuts, new to arrive, 14Htfl6o per lb; pftie nuts. loiHc; hickory nuts, 16c; chestnuts. Eastern, 1610c; Biasil nuts, 10c; nlberts, 16&lGc; lancy psoaus. 14415o; almonds, 14416c Coal oil--Pases, 23c per gallon; tanks. Water White, iH net;, tanks. Headlight. ltHo net. Klce- Imperial. Japan. No. 1. $Hc; No. 2, 6c; New Orleans, head, 77He. Salmon Columbia iilver, 1-ib tails $1.70; 2-lb talis. $2.40; tincy. 1-lb flats. $1.85; H-lb fancy flats. 14.20: Alaska t&iht. pink. Hit.- rsdv (1.2i; 2.1b tails, $2. beans Small wh:teKt4.00: large white, $3.90; pink, $2.60; bayou. $3.76; Lima., 6 He. Tobacco Plug cut. smoklrtc. i !! ni packages: Seal of North Carolina, 71c lb; Mastiff. 680; Pixie Queen. 40o; Red Bell, 39c: Pedro, 60c; Golden Scepter, $1.16: flno cut. Cameo, 41c; Capstan. $1.86; Duke's Mixture. 40c; Bun Durham, (He; Old English Curve Cut. .4c; Maryland Club. 71c; Mall Pouch, 38o: Yale Mixture. $1.40;. Plug tobacco. Drummond Nat ural Leaf. 58c; Piper Heldsleck. 6Sc; Something Good. 4ic; Standard Navy.' S8c; T. & B., 63c; Spear Head. 43c: Star, 44c; Fine cut chewing: Golden Thread. eSciWast Mall. 70c. Frnlts and Terstablea. Potatoeo0c; sweeU. $1.76 240 cwt. . . Onions Oregon, 90c$l; garlic, 6c lb. Fresh fruits Crab apples. 3c lb.; fancy Oregon. 76cil.60; cooking, 50i5c box. Oranges, navals. $2.85i3.75 box; Cali fornia tangerines, $1.00 1.25; bananas, $2.00i.75 bunch. Fall pears, 85c $1.25 box; pomegranates, $1.602 box; cranberries, Tillamook or Coos Bay, $8; Jersey. $11 barrel; huckleberries, 10c lb. Vegetables Tomaties. $i.001.25 box; turnips, $1.10 sack: carrots, $11.10 saok; beets. (1.25 box: radishes, 12H16c dos; cabbages, California, $1.2601. SO pound, lettuce, head, per doz., 12 H 4 16c; green peppers, 60c box; squash, $1.60 cwt.; pumpKins, $1.50 cwt; horseradish. 8c lb; celery. 66 0 86c dot: hothouse lettuce. $1.762 per box; sprouts, 80 b; green peas, 9 10c. lb. Dried fruits Apples, evaporated. 7 Hc; apricots. 77Hc; peaches, 7H9c; pears, 8Hc; prunes, Italian, 4H6Ho. French. SH4Hc; figs. California blacks. 6Hc: do. whke. 7Uf nlllm. nlftxl - t6c; raisins, seeded, fancy. 1-lb cartons. 60 packages to case, SHe'pkg; seeded, choice, 12-on cartons. 7Hc; loose Musca telles. 60-lb boxes. 6H?7Hc lb; London layers, $1.753.00. KITE OBSERVATIONS. (New York American.) A novel and perilous mode of spying has been adopted in the Russian naval serv ice. The "tops" of a big battleship will enable a man to see anything of im portance several miles away. On a tor pedo boat, though, the highest point from which an observation can be made Is the bridge, and this la only a few yards above sea level. If the water is at all rough, therefore, the prey for which such craft is searching, or the big ship from whose guns It is necessary to escape ere It Is too late, cannot be readily detected. To in crease the efficiency of torpedo boats the Ruaslatts have introduced an Ingenious practice. Kites of a suitable size and design, from which are suspended bags, In which men can be stationed, are sent up and kept alqft by tne progress of the boat. A windlass secured to the deck of a boat and operated by a sailor makes It a simple matter to haul in and let out the line. The watchman is thus enabled to reach in elevation 26 or 30 feet greater than would otherwise be possible. From that lofty but unstable post he can com municate with the officers by waving a flag, as in army signaling. So long as the boat is In motion 4ie can stay aloft with out difllleulty. He could remain on duty, if nccesnnry. for hours at a time. The Russians call these kites "flying dragons." and the name is highly appropriate. The widespread aeroplane of the kite looks like a gigantic pair of wings, while the observer, together with the tail which floats bhlnd and below the huge sack which holds him, must present tbe ap pearance ol a pterodactyl Tirbi oriEfloVpAitTfrjbiniyix; ; www,,- w-v ...- VY"'" ' . 'v.' come a large one. The trowlh iip ib an The Beginning of Money Stringency Canadian Pacific and L & N. Stock to Rise After the First of the New Year. Nfew YORK, Dec. 24 The New York, Sun says: The beginning of whatever money stringency may be ex pected In the next two weeka were vis ible today in the rise on the stock ex change in Ure TafeB-fof the "use of. call money to 10 per cent. Most of the loans made during the day were at rates well above the legal figures. The stock market was adversely affected by the circumstances, and prices at the end of the day showed general declines. H?ih rates for money invariably put in aa appearance at this time of year. Now that the rally Is over, speculators find it hard to make up their minds whether the declines is to be resumod or whether an Indefinite peitafl "of dullness awaits the rnarket .or whether srter a dull and hesitating market during the holidays. prices will again slowly hapden. Any one can get a fine variety of opinions on the subject by visiting the leading com mission houses in Wall street.- But we will find . one apparently who expects a bull market right -a, way. Stocks to Bis on Wsw Tsar. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. The New York Chronicle says: Two stocks which are said to be booked for a big rise early in the new year are Canadian Pacific rnrt L. N. ft Is ureed in favor of fba first named that Important developments in Canadian Territory and which wilt have a vital bearing on the Canadian I'acltic road are not far off. Ofilctals of the company say that emigration next year will be very heavy and they look for a notable increase in population In their companies' country. - Then goad crops and large earnings are also men tioned as powerful factors in this con nection.' It Is understood that these Incentives have Impelled the repurchase of many thousand shares of Canadian I'aoiile by people wit were behind the (ill lien no l?oBTjlAyD TOpyEisDAr IrrEytyG, pecksibek .54; 1002. REAL ESTATE 240 i t !.? f, "'W VCS "TUB OLDEST TRUST COMPANY 1IN Portland Trust Company of Oregon The, Portland Trust Comparjy of Oregon waa of the P6rHand Trust Company of custoniers. ' It riumWaamofig it stockholders some of the riches and most iniluenti&l citizens of Portland. Its stock Is also held in larji blocks byitillKnarre capitalists of Baltimore, Md,; attd jn Philadelphia, New York, Scotland and France, It is thus enabled to handle JargB transactions with comparative aasa, J. ' It conducts every branch 0! financial business, and affords to It customers every facility that the most advanced Trust Companies are able to offer. , :.. It conducts a general banking business uw buys iind setts' exchange, vt,.-.., tt..-. It receives savings deposits on which it pays Interest. It Issues 4rtificates of deposit payable on ten days' call, thirty days' call, or ninety days' call; and, on these certificates it pays in terest at rates governed by the Wngth of the call. It loans money on mortgages, collateral And 0eeds-of-irust, arid offers for sale gold mortgages at attractive rates of interest. ' It conducts a general trust and agency business,' acts as trustee under mortgages to secure payment 0 bonds, and as register and transfer agent for the stocks and bonds of corporations. It holds in trust much real property as trustee under private agreements, and takes stocks, bonds and other personal property in escrow. ' ' 1 m.' It owft.s large amounts of real property, on which it builds houses for intending purchasers, who may pay for the same in instal ments, thus enabling men of moderate means to become owners of their own homes. Its officers are; Benj. I. Cohen, President; W. H. DunCkley, Acting-Vice-President; Dr. A. S. Nichols, Second Vice-President; B. Lee Paget; Secretary, and J. O. Goltra, Assistant Secretary. ' ", , v. v PortlandLWTrust Company of Oregon, 109 Third Street. last great upward movement in the stock. Kiilhsli talk by Morgan follow ers toKi'tlu r with steadily increasing earnlnss. is rosposslble for strong views on Louisville, whtch it is predicted will get a very substantial advance during the first ipiarter of 1903. It Is learned from exrt Unit authority that sales of Gas by t!i- lVOples Gas Company In No vember wcrv the largest ever known and exceeded the business of the same month taffrycar by more thait SS'per cent and Dect'iuJ';r bids fair to be equally as good, New York Summary. NEW YORK, Deo. 24. American stocks in London are Irregular and mostly under parity. The St. Joseph and G. I. passed the first preferred di vision. Tlie Canadian Pacific Interests added larly to its holdings in Soo preferred There is no probability of a dividend on Rock, Island at present. Common stork has received full rate for one year. It is further reported that the Rothn hllds have Invested JlO.tOO. 000 In the Interborough Company. Chi cago reports Eastern railroad stock to be centering and that the railroads are swamped with business. The Twin City earnlnps on preferred stock show an increase of nearly six per cent. There 'Is further rtfnors that $300,000 pre ferred stock will be retired. Detroit Mackinac and Marquette land "grant bonds were nuPchafied in open market today. There K a growing opposition In WashiiiKtiin to the Cuban reciprocity In view of tlie closer relations between the American Sugar Company and the beet I sugar industries: There Is no proba bility of peace between the conflicting copper interests. Since Friday the J banks have gained from the sub-tiw- ury J422. "00.12. ' ; Cattle ana Soft. CHICAOO. Dec 24. Union Stock Yards: , Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. , Chicago 1.25.000 12.000 13.000! Omaha fj.60 13.000 2.000! Kansas City ..... 7,000 4.000, 1.000 i Hog 0"ne4 strong: 3.100 left over, i Light. $50to.I0; mixed. t5.H6tK6i; heavy. $ 10iS.v;xoUgh. $.10j:10. Cattle Steady. Sheep Steady.' Liverpool acssksts. LIVERPOOL, l5ec. 24. Close. December, 6-2 ?4. unchanged: -Wheat March. 6-14. lower; May. 9, lower. Corn January. unchanged; Marcn. -z. ft tower. LATER- Wheat December, 6-2. unchanged; Juarch, lower; May, un changed. Corn January, unchanged; March, ViJ iver - . N lower. &am Ooasols. LO..iXN. Dec 24. London consols Money unchanged; eecount, down 1-14. The Christmas atuaber'of The JomraaL to any address, fee easts a sopy. All .. a A M Am . . tbs iwmwj wi mm snMssess ana ih i kuiuiw w .a uw w revs. ss w m i copy isolades postsfs. '? LOANS Definite -. " - ... ''V -1, ' INCORPORATED APRIL. 22, Incorporated on April aand, 1887. Oregon has been due to Its painstaking and courteous attention to the FORTUNE THAT SULLIVAN MADE Immense Sum of Money Earned by - Oacs'Pcpsfer Fighter Tlie following Is given aa a conserva tive estimate of what John L. Sullivan, bankrupt, made in the prise ring: May 16, lfl John Flood, Yonkers, N. Y , eight rounds I 760 Feb. 7, lSMf-l'addy Ryan. Missis sippi, nine rounds 1,000 July 17, 1SS2 Tug Wilson, New York, four rounds 18,000 May 11. 1883 Charley Mitchell. New York, three rounds, stopped t.000 Aug. 6. 1883 Herbert A. Blade (Ma ori), New York, three rounds ... 14,000 Tour of the country under Al Pmlth's management .v 500,000 June 3d. 1884 Failed to meet Mitch ell, New York, money split 5,000 Nov. 10, 14 John M. Laflin, New York, tltree rounds 12.000 Nov. 17, 18W Alf Greenfield, New Yortt. four rounds 12,000 Jan. 12. lSK-Alf areenlield. Bos ton, four rounds " 5.000 Jan. 19, 1885 Paddy Ryan, New lork, 30 seconds 13,0u0 June 13. l."5 Jack Burke, Chicago, live rounds 8.60Q Aug. 29, 1885 Domlnlck McCaffrey, Cincinnati, six rounds ll.OuO Nov. 13, 1885 Paddy Ryan, San Francisco, three rounds 5,000 Jan. IS, lSH Patsy Cardiff. Minne apolis, six rounds (broken arm).. 5,000 Dec. 9, 187 Statrcd tour of Eng land and Ireland, management of " Harry Phillips 100.000 March 10, 1888 Charles Mitchell, in France : July 8, ISRft Jake KDraln, In Missis sippi 15.000 inn 'Successful theatrical tour 25.000 18M Australian tour 10,000 Sept. 7, 1882 Lost to James Cor bett Aug. 21, 1S Tom Sharkey, no de rision. New York 2.0M) Benefits at different times 10,000 Total, about 1785.000 NEW jriOIITTNO WONDER. Sam Horton, of the San Francisco Ev ening Post, must , feel elated over the re markable showing that bis latest find, Toothpick" Kelly, has made sine bis debut In the prise ring. Kelly is a"Wonf der and will undoubtedly make the big fellows step lively in the course of a year or two. San Francisco sports think they have an embryo world's champion in Kelly. He ts absnit feet t Inches htgn. and- weighs 340 pounds, trained. Ho is Plan; Payable in Montly Installments STREET. PORTLAND, OREGON ORGOON," 1887 It began business as a small institution; it has be fatit, and he kimws how to wi-nd them in. YOUNG KDD1K HANLON. San Francisco boasts of another fighter In the person of Young lOddiu Hanlon. Ilanlon is one of the liveliest fellows that ever floniud the gloves, and has fought some excellent fights during the pust i'MT. lie is a, IxMly fighter, and plays havoc with tlie ribs of his opponents. One (rT''rffiiifiit?r-TtvirlB 4s- ;ak Nals. who was pill out of business last night by Harry Forbes. One year ago Hanlon and Nea! fought a draw, and slnco that time both have improved jnlderably. Hanlon Is quick as a flash, hard as rock and displays remarkable ring general ship. Outside of the archa Kddle Is one of the most gentlemanly young men that a person would care to meet. Ho Is bright and witty and employs none of teh fisticuff vernacular thut characterizes most fighters, in manner and disposi tion he resembles Frank Krne. who re cently lost to Sun Francisco's stajr, Jim my Britt. BASEBALL AT STANFORD. STANFORD UN1VKRS1TY, Dec. 21 A!l Indications are that Stanford will turn out next semester the strongest barn-bull tfiim ihe has had tur several years. Only a single member of last year's stjuad, ivrllopi:. '0L', is alseiit this year, and he will prutislily return next semester. Kx-Cirtain Dave V. Cnwdon, 'IC, .has returned to the university mid will dim the short-sleeved shirt next term. This gives Stanford the same team which, last year, while detViiRd in the initial game, foueht It "uf" to tho elev enth Inning In the second game of the series, and then was beaten only by 2 to 1. Coach Swindells, '01, has returned and will put his men vigorously to ork nvxt semester. Yet in spite of the number of veterans here there are scores of fresh men who will hustle the wearers of tlie "8" for thefr second erplitem. 'AT " least S5 Infants have been out for work tli.a tall and some of them are very clever,. vcrjj elevi WALKING AS AN ART Walkmjf Is an nrt, almost -said one of the lost arts, says Country Life in America. It is astonishinK how few know how to acquire the iiu-nsured I stride, the springy step, tlio t-asy- polse of the l ly ami the kwiug of the arms, which make walking ul one? one of the most healthful and enjoyable forms of physical exercise. For the real j httwurv ot walking one must turn to the country. Pavements nr- suit dead, un yielding matter at best. In the turf of the country there Is a spring In response to the t ressure of tho nt which Is a delight and an inspiration In iuelf. The purity of the air sets the blood to racing gloriously. , Good walkers lind 20 miles a day a com fortable average, allowing of plenty, of time to rest and "loafing.'' Two weeks thus spent a HI afford memories to last tor all time, and with them a measure f health asd atrength. a quickening of ths vital forces, aervous suergy which a. interests of its will find expression In Increased power for accomplishment In the world's Work, REPLY FROM ,i SOUND an Seattle Chamber ot Commerce Fitr ally Answers Manufacturers. Secretary Melsaac, of the MsnufaO turei's' Association of the Northwest, is feeling niilte happy today. The reason of this joy is the fact that the Seattle Chamber of Commerce has finally ponde scended to reply to hts letter sent rbout two months ago relative to the proposed Joint action of the Paoiflc Coast com" merclnl organisations In getting better distributive rates. The reply states that the secretary Of the Seattle organization had the pleas ure of referring the matter to th Merchants' Association uf that city. Who have probably found it of littl import, unce. as they have as yet not written ta the local orgs illsat ion. The secretary of the Chamber ot Com merce at Seattle questions the advisa bility of Tiisturblng -the present rates, and Investigating the matter ot nil.? H further states that the letter-sent by the local organisation' was not'" quite explicit, and requests ' further informa tion. Secretary Mc Isaac says that h has written definitely, what the propo sition was and could not understand the meaning of a request for furthef definite information. ' ' HARD TIMES IN GERMANY LONDON. Dec 2-i Germany contin ues to suffer from the hard times fol lowing a long periou of industrial de pression Destitution Is widespread be cause hundreds of thousands of: Jn are out or work. The people are heavil) taxeo to support the army ana the vasi naval plans of the Kaiser, and taxes must be, paid, however hard te times A 'ie-rman statistician has been' mak ing some estimates of the financial bur den Incident to a general mobillxatlos of the army. Taking as a basts the L40 per man per day, which was the average cost during the wsr with France.- it . estimated that the dally cost of the German army oa a war foot ing would be IW.O0O.O0A. ' Harris Trunk Co., for suit cases ac( bags. . ' v - The Christmas number of The Journal to any addxtss, for S cents a ccpy. A ', ess has to do is to tan la or sead i the money ani! the aldrecses and l ., jcmrnaJ win fle the rest. Tire oea'.s oopy iBolodcs postase.