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THE OltEGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, JAKUAKY 11, 1904. 13 A2TOTHXB CABLE OOMIJrO. . ' . ' - . - : ,-' .' -" .- - , - - ' : " - ' - .............. ... .. ...t ,. .. TRANSACTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD MEANS DEATH .OF : THE SALT TRUSt soxnuxAi, giyxb msws or cut x ; BAIT 48 HOURS AHEAD DECXJWE OF 81.60 A TOW Mr COABSB AK . 98 CEWTS A BALE XV ' PISTES 6BADES. ' , r f ,i Front Street, Jan. 11. The principal events In tUa local -wholesale markets today were: ' . , , Big decline In salt. , , Chinook salmon lower, - r ' , t Hogs go lower. '. " ' , Eggs still weaken. .' ' 'Predictions Are Confirmed , ; v ' The exclusive predictions which were made" In The Journal on Saturday in "regard to the salt market were con firmed today by the announcement that prices had slumped. According to all si h( imjahci a A aa Vi - t. - .called salt trust, and from this date forth It will be. a free-for-all fight in 'the making of prices and the securing :nf bllHlneRH. Fine tnMa Rait wont ilntun 95 cents a bale, while coarse half -ground salt Is 11.50 a ton lower. Liverpool im ported salt Is unchanged today, but the slump In the other salt market la sure " to make Itself felt In that line also. The ., independent concerns are now more ac tive man ever ana sre meeting every "cut made by the former members of the combine. One thing is definitely known, and that la the wholesale grocers of this city are not carrying very large stocks of salt nowadays; they are Just buying enough to supply their trade from day Vto day,' This looks as If the jobbers do not have very much confidence In the situation themselves. Chinook Salmon Is 3Lower. - ,' The quotations on Columbia river Chinook salmon are S cents a pound IntVAr1 ert o rrtiint it li , ail ttrVif 4 i & in the receipts. The fish markets are welt supplied with all small fish with the exception of smelt. , Bogs Are tower. ' Although the receipts of hogs are not .over large along Front street, still the -market went lower today on account of the fact that former quotations were a 'trifle too t rained and the slight in crease In the receipts caused the price "to go down. Veal is very scarce and Is , bringing top quotations. The beef mar ket is about the same as on Saturday, Eggs Still Weaken. .', Receipts of eggs still show an In crease, and although the movement is a trifle larger the market is only weak. iu iop oi ub mantei loaay was ii cents with a few sales made all the way from 26 cents to that figure. Poultry la Demand. The many conventions which are be ing held In this city during the week will make a large call for poultry, and the market today was quite good for a .Monday. Receipts are-not overlarge. Turkeys, ducks and geese continue to be wanted. V Much Weakness la Cheese., . . Ths cheese market Is very weak .arid ' stock la ulinwlnt onlv a draarsrlnar ten dency. Some sales of cheese were made on the street today at 13 cents for full cream stocks. Receipts continue to show an Increase. - Butter Is Better. The quotations show no change In the- butter market today, but the very best grades of creamery are showing a decided Improvement in tone. Ordinary 'grades continue to drag along wearily . and country store and dairy have the same dragging tone. No changes ap pear in the lists. Opinions oa the Market. , W. S. Glafke company Best butter is fair, but market shows no changes In price. Turner tt Co. Eggs fairly steady; chicken market good; ducks and geese are wanted. , Bell & Co. Steamer day and stuff did not come In on time; car sweet potatoes arrived. - - W, H. Dyer -Qood Burbanka selling; little better tone In city for medium grade potatoes. . , Page & Son Quiet on street today; poultry ana eggs tne same as Satur day; receipts light this morning; Ore gon cabbage Is rather scarce and is in good demand. Mark i: Levy tt Co. Markets opened rather quiet today. i ; . Levy: Bplegl California steamer today and market Is welKaupplled with fresh- greens; shipment of Honolulu bananas came In to fill , in gap caused hy shortage, O. 8. Smith company Veal and chickens' 4n good demand; oranges are moving slowly. ... .. Malarkey & Co. No smelt of any kind In market today; a few more Chi nook salmon arrived.: - ; I Jaggar Potato and onion markets Just steady. - Davenport-Thompson company Car tt sweet potatoes arrived In for various dealers today. . , .'-.-'' Everdlng & Farrell No market on Monday; poultry Is very slow In com ing; eggs weaker. Chatterton & Co. Apples moving off readily, also potatoes; butter market in a deplorable condition. . McKinley Mitchell Nothing new In hope; both in excellent demand at 'high prices; chickens and turkeys needed; prices will be maintained all this week on account of the large Influx of visi tors caused by the many - conventions; these people want the best the market affords. ' ' Toft, Hine &. Co. Larger receipts of . hogs have caused the market to drop slightly from strained figures; veal of all kinds In very heavy demand and all stocks brine the very, ton of the market; chickens are good sellers; eggs remain the same. Today's quotations, as revised, are as follows: , P0BTX.AND WHOLESALE PBICES. a rain, Plott and reed. WHEAT Export quotation New WT Wslla, T874cj bluestem. T8i0TOe; valley, W 8e. ' .... BARl.BY Feerl. i20.00; rolled, $2t.00Q22.0 fcrewln, 121.00(922.00. . t24.MW25.CO nor tonr walte. I22.00iQ22.o0; fra.T, $22.00fil22.50 per ton, fiirmeril' prl. riiUii-rKrn oreenne rteiir. M.i'"fJ 4.40; InfctiM, .flO: vulley, $3.78(ft3.85; git hum' Us. a.40; JOn, 3.70. . MrtXHTiirys Brn, in.oo te ton; mid- tllsim. t24.oo; sherta. t20.oo; enop.- tm.oo. HAY Timothy, l.(Mai.0Oj KnaternOre. son, 10.OOfrj2O.OO; mixed, 114.00; clover. 113.00 fiU.OO; . wheil, (13.0013.00; cheat, 12.00(U 4 00: oat. 13.WI1D.XI. Hops, Wool and Rides. .' ' HOPS New, 2e lor eholce; 204? 22 He for rrlmc; poor gunty, 18t2oc; coutract, 1904, BaiTe. . Wool Vullpy, mn to medlnm. l(?l16V4o) fni, le'aiflHc; T,tra. Orecou, 10015c t sio bslr, ftntnlnnf. B4ii;i7e. SHEEPSKINS 'Shearing, I020e; abort wool, 2nA30c! mertliuD wwl. 804i 60c; lonf wool, Mfft $1 .00 ench. :' TALliOW Prima, per lb, 45c; No, 2 and fiMe, 2a2Hn... . HIOES liry hide. No. 1, 16 lh and SO. J4e ..pee Ih: dry kin,1 NV. 1. to IB lhi. 12c; dry ealf, No. Tl, tiader lbi, 13c diy -V ulted, bulla and tH(t, 1-3 1ea than dry flint; ml (oil hliiea, ateer, aound, so pournia or cor, BfftTc; fm to 00 lba. Bo; undpr 60 Ilia and coma, 6$ ; ataa and bulla, aound. 4; kip, aound, 15 to SO )1, 4e; aonnd, , 10 to 14 lba. 6c j calf, aound, under 10 lba, Sc; green (ununited), 1c per lb lea ; ciilla. lc pur lb kn; hnraa hldea, aaltcd. each, tl.2Ti(iiX.K: dry, eai-h, 1.00l.e0; colw' hides, earn, arWx-; snat aklna, common, each. 10 13c; Angora, wltn wool on, each, 25cl,00. . ' Bntter, Eggs and Poultry. BUTTER Creamery, extra fnnoy, 30e; ordi nary, 274c; cold storage. 2ri(ft27,c; Eaatern. 2r(qZIe; renorated, 2021Vic; dairy, 18 a 17Wri atore, 10n;l2t4(. EtfO Freah Oregon, 2fi27e; eold storage, 24c: bltra, 2fi23cj Eastern, 2S. CHKESE Full cream, twin, 13'ySi4c; Young Amorlm, ise, r , POULTRY TblrkeBS. mixed. 12!12He Tb; Lena, I3V&?13c per lbr rooster, lie per lb; biotlera. UUl31,m per lb; fryera, 12e pet lb; ducka. old, 12c per lb; young, 13c ier lb; gecae 8s per lb; tuikera, lsiJiltfc per lb; drtwrfd, 19620c per lb. ' Traits and Vegetables. . POTATOES 75S0e; , buTera price, for (hipping, TBerHOC'.cw.t; rrdlnary. 6C!t6o! aaek; buying, 0(sj,ttde: aweeta, 2(2)&e per lb; new, 4c per lb..' v. ONIONS Oregon, $1.10ai.2B! buying prlcea. bePt. 11.00; fob. Portland, $1.CB. . t'RESU FEUIT8 Apples,. Oregon, dOctl.BQ ter box orange, navel, I2.SO per box; aaedllng.' $2.00 per boxj Japaueae, 60c ) ba. nanua, B(5Vsc per lb; lemona. choice, $3.06 per box; fancy, ;).50 4.00 per box; llmea, Mexi can, 6T; per 100; pineHpplea, $3.60; peara, 7Sc(jJ 11.25 per box; California, 41.00; cranberries, local, $7.00 per bbl; Jeraey, $10.00; perilm nona. 41. (W. VEGKTABLF.8 Turnip. 85c per sack; car rot. $1.00, par ack; bee ta, $1.00 per aaek radlahea, l2Vjisl&c ir dor; cabbage, Oregon, Kil tie per lb; lettncc, head. 16c per dox; hot hoi.ae lcttiwa, $1.0o(al.B0 per box; green pepr Pra, Sc per lb; horaeradlBh, T8c per lb; celery, local, 6l)e per doai tomatoea, $1.0(Krtl.23 per box; paranipe, $1.25; eucnmber. S0&7&C r er box, butter bean. 10c per lb; Lima beans, 8c; aprouta, to, cauliflower, Oregon, $1.00 per do; artichoke. 15g&Oc per d. uaiiju r ttui lo Arpiea, eraporaien, oieiic Uc fer lb Ie; peache. GfoOc per lb; pear, BVjC i.er lb; - prunes, Italian, 8144vic per lb; 'reneh, : i'4i!4Ms per lb; , ilg, California blhcka, 6ft8c per 4b! do white. 6H$t7 per id; piuma, putea. ora;oe per -in; aaxpa, gt inen, nv, per in; iaro, ft.ou per 10-10 001 RAISINS Seeded, fancy. 1 lb carton. BO package to caae, . 9e pkg; aeeded, 12-ox cartona, 7cj loose MuieateU, W-lti boiea. 7 Hc per lb; Londn layers, $1.8B2.00; clusters, $2.00S8.7B; H. 20c;; M,. BOc adTanca over pound earron. FIG8 Ten 1-lb eartona, choice brand, $t00; 10 I-lb carton, fanvy brand, $1.10; 10 J-lb hrlcka. S-crnwn. Oc; 10 1-lb brick, 8-crown, We; BO 'i-lb brick, per box, $2.25; 4-row lay er, per 10-lb box, BOc; looae, BO-lb boxes, per lb, 60Hc Calimyran Kix-crown, 10-lb car tona, nr bo, $2.00; B-crown, 10-lb carton, per box. $1.76; 4-crowu, 20 Va-lb carton, per box, $1.7B. ; , ... , " . Groceries, Hats, Etc 1 SUGAR "Sack baala" Crihe, $3.T0: poW dered, $B.AS; dry granulated, $5.55; beet granu. lated, $5.35; xtr V. $5.05; golden O, $4.9B; bhla, lOci Vi bbla. 25c: boxea, BOc advance on sack basis, leaa 25c cwt for cash, IS day; maple, 1416 per lb, HONKY 14lBn. - " covr EE Green klocha, 3123c; Java, fancy, 2('$32c; Jars, good, 20ffi2Bc; Java, ordinary, 16i20c: Coat Rica, fancy,. 102Oc; Costa Blca, grod, lfl(318c; Costa Rica, ordinary. Htel3o per lb: backage coffee, $14.25. TEAS Oolong, different grade. 25365e; funpowder, 21w32i$85c; English breakfast, dif irent grade, 12HU65c; splderlejf, um-olored Japan, 30(305c; green Japan (rery carce),30 eoc. . - ' .. SALT Fin Bales, 2a. Ss, 4s. 6s, 10a, $2.00; fin table, dairy, 50, 35c; 0Oa.66c; Imported Liverpool, 60s, BOc; lOOs. 8c: 224, $1.00, Worcester Bbla 2a, Si, $5.B0; 6a, $S.2B; 10, $S.00t bulkt 820 lb, $5.00; aacka, 60, 86c SALT Coarse, half gronnd, 100a, per ton, $7.00; BOa, per ton. $7.50; Liverpool lump rock, $23.00 per ton; 60-lb rock, $7.00: 100a, $6.60. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, 5.75g6.00 per 100. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 6c; No. 2, 4Hci New Orlean bead, Tc. BEANS Small white. &c; large white, $3.40 3.60; pink, 3.40(g3.60; bayou, 3 He; Lima, $4.00. . NUTS Peanut. 87e per lb for raw, BQlOc Ber lb for roasted: ocoanuta. 85ft90c ner do: walnuts, 144it31o per lb; pine nut, 1012Hc per lb; hickory nut, 10c per lb; chestnut, Lbitern, 16(gile per lb; Braill nnta, lee per m: nmerrs, lofaiiiic per in; incy pecan, iu IBe per lb; almond. 14c per lb. WIRE NAILS Present baa at $2.R. HOPE IfUr Manila, 13V4c; standard, 12; Sisal, lOHe. . Paints, Ooal Oils, Eto. COAL OIL Pearl or Astral Caae. t3e per gai, waisr wune, iron uuu, xoyav vt gsi; wooden, ; headlight, cases, 25c per gal; head liaht. Iron bbla. 18V,e Der CaL L1NSEKD OIL Pure raw. In bbla, 43e per gal; cases, 4c per gai; genuine settle Douea, case 60c per gal, Dbls 45c per gal; ground enka, car lot. $26.00 per ton; lea than can, $21.00 per ton. BENZINE 03-det-'. taaea, . 22c; Iron, bbU, lBHc , f. PAINT OIL Raw, bbla SSc per gal, eases 38c per gal; boiled, case 40c. GASOLINK 86-deg., case 82c per gal, iron bbla 20c per gal; store, cases 24fta per gal, Iron bbla lRc per.gal.- TURPENTINE In cases, SSc per gal. wooden M1 7lHe per gaU Iroa bbla 77o par gal, 10-lb case Iota 82c. - WHITE LEAD 600-lb loU 6s per lb, bat lots Tc per lb. Keats and Provisions. FRESH MEATS Inspected Beef, prime, BHc per lb; cow, Bo per lb; mutton, dressed, 64! 5 He par lb; lambs, dressed, c per lb. FRESH MEATS Front street Beef steer. B6c per lb; bolls. 84i4c per lb; cows, 4 Bo ner lb; pork,' block, 6c per lb: packers, BCiOHc per lb; muttoa, dressed. 4H(ft5c per lb; Iambs, dreased, 6Wf8e per lb; vest, small, bSfStye per lb; large. Bale per lb. - , TIAUS. BACON, ETC Portland pack local) hams, 10 to 14 lbs, 1314c per lb; 14 to 18 lba, 13e per lb; cottage, 10c per lb; picnic, se per lb; breakfast bacon, 16H19c per in; regu lar abort clear, unsmoked, 10"4o per lb; smoked, llc per lb; clear baeka, nnamoked, lOUe per ib; smoked, 1114c per lb; Union butts, 10 to IS lbs, unsmoked, So per lb; smoked, 8c per lb. i - IcASTERW PACKED BAMS Under 14 lbs, 14e per lb; over 16 lbs, 13e per lb; fancy, UhiaUc per lb; picnics. per lb; shoulder, 10c per lb; dry-salted aides, unsmoked, 1010 per lb; smoked, Ufce per lb; breakfast bacon, 15U17Ue per lb; fancy, 19Ue per lb. 3A1.- i.AKi-i-Rnie war, os.-1 )04o Per r per r lb; s ner i. Wa per lb; BO-lb tins, lOUe pei steam-rendered, 10s, 9e per lb; 6s, per Ib; Boa, Win per lb; compound tierces, Tfte per IP; tuns. 7e per is.. -. EASTERN LARD Kettle leaf, 10-lb tins. 11a per lb: 6s, Utte per lb; BO-lb tin, lOHe per lb; steam-rendered 10. 6o per lb; 6a, wise per lb: fio, 9He per lb, (Above packing -house prices are net cash, IB dCANNED SALMON Columbia river 1-lb talis. $1.75; 2-lb tails, $2.40; fancy Mb flats, $1.00; H-lb fancy Oats. $1.15; fancy 1-lb oval, $2.00; Alaska tails, pink, 80c; red, $1.60; 1-lb tails, $2.00. FISH Rock cod. 7c per Ib; flounder. Re per lb; halibut, -Sc per lb; crabs, $4.60 per do; rator elama, 94110c per dot; ltttle-necfc elama. 8c; atrlped b.aaa, 12V4c per lb; Pugnt Sound melt. 6c per lb; cattish, 7e per 'b: black cod, per lb: lalmon trout, 12HlBe per lb; lobster. IBe ir lb; perch, Be per Ib! salmon, sllveralde. 6c pep lb; steelheads, 8e per lb; cblnook, 20e per lb; herring, 4c per lb; Colum bia river smelt. 2oe per lb; soles, 6c per lb; torn cod. He per lb, . OYSTERS-Hboalwater bay,' per gal. $2.28; per sack, $3.78 pet: Olympla. per sack, $5.25. P0XTLA1TB CXEARIWa-HOVSX REPORT. The report of the Portland clearing-house for the past week was is follows: ."i. ' f'learance. Balances. ntnndiiT : ........ I HH1TT P!t at 70 iM HI Tuesday " W.753.90 " 107.fl73.4N Wednesday ... .,.,.' A24.5A0.S1 B0,0H9.7ft Thursday,, , T0,(2.83 J51.82ri.30 Friday M2,0M.0 4.1.277.78 Saturday 60d.449.6O 79,163.10 Total for week ending January fl, .1904. .$3,901,070.69 $568,328.73 Corresponding week In 1903 ... 8,611,731.23 641,308.10 COTTOJf KUtZO HIOHIB. ; . Furnished by Orerbeefc, Starr A Cooke Co.) New York, ' Jan. 11. The cotton market opened strong and during (he day ranged about 2r pohita higher. Tue varloui option wer as fellows: . Open. High. Lew. i Close. January.. ,111.34 . 13.B6 . J8.A4 ,JSB1H58 February.. 13 ) 13.79 JH.fift - )3.4Mtl6 Mareh 1380 13.88 . 13.67 13.70181 April. 18.88 13.91 AMt ' 13.BOWI12 Mar.. 14.00 14.10' 13.HT ' 14 nmSKM June 1 14.08 J4.09 14 00 14 OB & 08 July.,...., J4 W 14.18 .14.e.'l 14.11M13 Augtiat.... I-TBJ 16.62 '14.44 13.00WM2 October..,, 11.80 ' 11.60 11.60 11.6076 American itocka In tendon. Tendon, Jan. 11. 2 p. m. Ateblnn preferred dvawed t; Baltimore 4t Ohio advanced ('Mrago A Alton declined Hi Chesapeake A OMn declined i; Chicago, Milwaukee ft Fit. Paul declined H: Erie advanced H. Orals rie. ellnad U: New Tfork Central declined Nor. frlk A Western declined U; Pennsylvania ile cllnrd ta;. Rending declined ,. first 6eellned k: Southern Hallway preferred advanced ; t'rilon Pacillo preferred declined U,: United Stntea Steel preferred declined '; Wabash pra ferrtd declined . Consola adraoced 4., v BROKERS' OPINIONS ON NEW YORK STOCKS (Furninhed by.Overbeck. Starr A Cook Coil 1 Logan A Bryan. New-York: - The stock mar ket continue to Indicate a strong tone and an advancing tendency. In early Improvement aom pixiflt-taklng, but the market closing on tha Vluln.wja a little better than Saturday, Money is easy and there Is every Indication that II ll! keep so. An active general market is koked for stocks are well held and with the lolltiral sltuattoB Anally settled public ln trtt will Increase. On the whole we see very little te Indicate lower prtee at present end think it will gradually work higher. DESCRIPTION. t A rqal." topper Co. .... Atchison, com, .... , . do nr ef erred. ...... . 61 V, 6TM, 80 m BIS, 49 484 .81 H 89 18 . 87H Am. Jtar A Fouijda eonjt. -oo prerrreaj. Am. Sugar., com , . .1 eO 88 67U 12BU, 12SJ Aio. rimelt.. noui.. ..... do preferred. Baltimore A Ohio, com. do preferred Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Canadian Pacific, com,. Chi. A Alton, com...... do preferred... i,,, CM. A (it. West,' com,, (hi., Ml). A St, Paul,.. Chi. A North.,- com,.,. Chi. Terminal Ry...,., , Chesapeake A Ohio..,,. Canada Southern, ....... Coin. Fuel A Iron, com. Colo. Southern, com . . . . do 2d preferred ....... do 1st preferred ...... Delaware A Hudson . . , . Dels., Lack. A West.. t. A R. G.. com....... do preferred.,....... Erie, com. . ;i do 2d pref erred ..... . . do. 1st preferred.. ; .. . Illinois Central. Louisville .Nashville. , Metro, Traction Co. . . . , . Manhattan Elevated. , . . Mexican Central Ry. . , . Minn., St. P. ASte. M. . do preferred.,.,;.,.., Missouri Partfie. ....... M.. K. A T., com...... do preferred New York Ctal. Norfolk Western, com. do preferred .......... North American. ; N. Y.. Ont & West.... Pennsylvania Rnilwar.. 49 son 89 hi 78 SO TBI eu BO 117'4 864 10 16 143' 14 167 If 83 'A 66 2JH4 J8V4 29 H ITT 2 1T 28 66 ii 66 164 269 20 69 28 165 273 JOS 270 70 281s 48 68fi BT4 180 tit 131U 108 g Isi4 12144 142 B82 142 142 13'4 68 116 92M im 119 67 V4 21K 1181 116 117 92i 171 SOW 92 120 67 P. G., L, A C. Co. .,,.,1 HTVt rresana nteei tar, com, do preferred ; , . , Pacific aMIl Steam. Co. . Reading, com...... do 2d preferred....... do 1st preferred. Rep. Iron A Steel, com. do preferred .r.. Bock Island, com...,,. do Dref erred ZS Southern Ry.. com. do preferred..,.. Southern Pacific... ...4 It St. L. A A. F., 2d pfd.. St. L. A 8. W com.... do preferred... Texas A Pacific...; Tenu. Coal A Iron...... X, St. L. A W., com.. oo preferred Union Pacific, com...... do preferred.,, U. S. Leather, com..,. do preferred U. S. Rubber, com do preferred,,i.J U. S. Steel Co., com.... do preferred.'.. Wheel. A L. E., com.... ' do 2d preferred...,,... do let preferred.',..;. Wisconsin Central, com. do preferred..,. Western Union Tele... Wabash, com...,,,,,,,, do, preferred . Total sales for day. 481,000. Money, 2 per cent. EASTERN HOGS ARE 10 TO 15 CENTS DOWN (Fnrnlshed by Overbeck, Starr J: Cooke Co.) Chicago. Jan. 11. Tb receipt of livestock In tbo principal packing center of tb coun try for today show; ITog. Cattle. Sheep. Chicago 64.000 4.000 300 Kansas City ......... 6.000 12.000 8,000 Gioaha ' i. ....... 8,000 6,500 16,000 liog Close lOe to 15c lower; estimated num ber for tomorrow, 44,000; receipt year ago, $;t8,000. Ruling bog price were: Mixed and t-Ptchers, $4.4504.60; rough, $4.4634.70; light, $4.23. ctttle Steady. ' Sheep Steady. HOGS RANGE DOWN AND CATTLE GO UP Portland Union Stockyards," Jan. 11. Receipt of livestock In the local market during tb past 24 hour consisted of 406 bogs. 472 sheep and 16 homes. Cattle, are higher and hogs are lower. Generally all of the market are firm with the following quotation ruling: Hogs Best, efflBKc; medium, 4t4B4e. Cattle Beat, 4.2i24.50; medium, $3,769 Sheep Best, Sc; medium. Sc. i ST. JOSEPH STOCKYARDS. ' St." Joseph, Jan. 11. Tb livestock receipt today aow; Cattle, 8,500; hogs, 6,600; sbeep, 8.500. Cattle Market mostly 10c to I Be lower: native. $3. 35 (US. 80: Tex end Western. $2.65 6.2.76; cows and heifers, $1.75(24.25: bulla and stiig. $2.00a4.25; yearling and calves, f2.60$ 4.00. " Veals $2.B0(Bfl 00. Hog Market 10c to IBe lower on all grades; $4.45tt4.70; bulk of Mle. $4.60Q4.5 , i new yoak oorrxz. New York, Jan. 11. Coffee close: Hid. Ask. January .,...$6.10 $7.oo February ,. 7.05 7.10 March , 7.16 7.20 April T.30 7.40 May 7.60 7.56 June ......,.... T.60 7.6B July 7.65 T.70 August T.80 7.8$ September T.05 8.0B OcU.ber ..... 8.05 8.10 Iwcembcr $.10 8.16 CHICASO LOCAL STOCKS. Chlcrgo, Jan. 11. Local slocks: . ... Bid.' 'Ask. American Biscuit .7 " 87V American Biscuit, pfd. 694 100 American Box American Box, pfd...... ;,. 17 American Can 8-li American Can, pfd. a,,., 82 33 Dlumond Match '27 "4 28 Swift Packing 10nZ 102 (McagoCity Railway....,.,.. 158 16S North Side Railway ................. 80 80 West Hide Kallway 45 60 SAX r&AKCIBCO tOCAL STOCKS. San Francisco, Jan. 11. 100 a. m.t - . Bid. Ask. dntra Cost 14 ,, Spring Valley ,. 42 - 42V4 Kim Francisco Ga A Electrla...... B84 69 Hewallan Sugar 434. 44 Hortokea Sugar 13 12 Uiitcbliison Sugar ................. lax .., Mi.kaweli Kugar 22 '5 224 Piitnhau Kugar 14 . , AluPka Parkers' .....134 1.15 Oceanic Steamship ................ 4 g i jm .i .. . '. , . ' Metal Vajrkt,''i:''' jrT"' New.Tork, Jan. ll.--Th metal efffse Was: Copper Firm, f.ake, $12.76(13.00: electro lytic. $12 62412.87V; casting. $12.501812.75. lead Firm. Spot, $4.46M!4.Srt. ..,. Tin Firm. Spot, $20.60$2M2Vf January, $2n.nOl2.2t4. ' SilverLondon, 27 8-16: New York, B8c ' Close af LWerpool Grain, T.tverponl. Jan. 11. Close: Wheat March, k lower; May, 6-4!, lower. : " . The Tim for Action. As aocw as Elijah II starts for Aus tralia, congress should-pass an exclu sion act, . . WHEAT CLOSED A . HALF CENT HIGHER rapBOTXMEjrr nr cbioaqo was APPAJtXNTLT DVZ TO ABUOUX'S OFEKATIOITS ITEWS OT SAT VAI BZAKISH OOSH AITS FBOTISIOITS A 8SASB trr-OATS QTJXET. " (furnished by Orerbeok. Starr A Cooke Co.) Chicago, Jan. 11. Logan & Bryan ad vise: The wheat market closed about H-cent higher. The Improvement was apparently due to Armour. The news for the day was on the whole bearish. All ' tha foreign markets were lower. Consols were higher and the political news' was' less warlike." Primary" re ceipts are nearly double those of a year ago and the visible supply Increased al most 2,000.000 bushels against less than 400,000 bushels last year. The South west had rain and the cash situation continues dull. Argentine weather? is unfavorable. : Apart from the large Ar mour holdings and operations on this market the situation, looks to us weak and prlcea high. ; ! Com a Bhade. Xlglier. .The corn market is Just a shade higher. Local receipts were fairly lib eral, but the total movement into ' the primary markets Is small, ".There ia some Improvement in the cash demand and It is on the whole a fairly good one. Improvement is about as expected. Armour is supposed to be long, but in ' the main the trade Is rather limited. There Is, however, the same absence of selling pressure to which we called at tention some time past, i Oats Quiet and Unchanged. - Oats are quiet and unchanged." There Is very little doing worthy of comment in a speculative way. Receipts con tinue small and sharp demand furnished an undertone of strength to the mar ket TJnohanged te Bhade SUgaer. Provisions are unchanged to a shade easier. Hog receipts are large and are 16 to 20 cents lower. There was less pressure from scattered selling last week and this accounts for the tone. Conditions are not materially changed, however. Receipts of hogs are large and are likely to continue so. We still think provisions should be sold on the hard spots. WHEAT MARKET GOES TO A HIGH POINT (Fnrnlshed by Overbeck, Starr-A Cooke Co.) Chicago, Jan. 11. Wheat 1 higher today. May opened at 86c, touched 86c aa the high and SSHc aa the low, and closed at 8fl, an advance of ic. : July opened t 81 e, reached Sle, tha highest and Closing figure. Tb varum maraets rangea a xoitowa Open. Wheat ligb, ; Low. Close. AVA .46 .47HA ,46 .46 . .46 .86 ,80U .8H .86 , j. .86lJ .satj Corn May 464 July...,, ,482 Oats 4 May,..;. .88 yt July...... f .86 Pork- Jan 12.50 12.63 May 12.60 12.80 Lard July 6.75 6.82 May 6.67 6.80 Klb Jr.ly 6.BT 6.60 May..., 6.45 ' $.62 12.45 12.60 6.75 6.67 6.BB 6.46 12.45 12.73 83 6.80 6.B7 6.60 CHICAGO CASH WHEAT, Chicago, Jan. 11. Cash wheat tt nooa was Bid. Ask No. g red $. 80 .81 No. 8 red .88 .90 so. 2 bard winter .78 .81 No. 8 hard winter .72 ,711 No. 1 Northern spring .84 .87 No, 2 Northern sprtug ....... .82 .87 No. 8 spring ....................... .79 .87 ' CLOSTXa ORAIIT aUOTATIOMg, San Francisco, Jan. 11. Closing grata quota tiers show : Milwaukee Wheat May, 8686m July. 81Vj&81. Corn May, 4747c; July, 40 He. St. Louis Wheat Mar. 8ic. Kansas City Wheat May, 71 He Corn May, C," . . .. Minneapolis Wheat May, S6e bid, - Duluth 5t4e bid. Sen - Franclseo 11 :80 -- .- n. Wheat May, $1.38 bid, $1.30 asked. Barley May, $1.07. TOTAL ORAIK VISIBLE. Chicago, Jan. 11. The total grain visible snews: Today. Tear ago, . ' . - Buahela. Bushels, Wheat 40.109,000 60.116.600 Corn ,. 6.208,000 6.998,000 Oata 8.200,000 4,687,000 The percentage shrwi Wheat, decrease of 918.000 buahela; corn, decrease of 787,000 bushels; eats, increase or a.ood.ooo busmis. 7ri Whsat and Flour. Pari, Jan. 11. Wheat opened eaay with spot and future V, centime lower; flour la dull with spot 15 centime! lower i future are 20 centime Kwer. . BOSTOir COPPI CtOSK, Bid. close; Bid. 221, 80 Ask. Boston, Jan. 11. Ooppsa Adventure .......... Arcadlaa .......t...... Atlantic Bingham .............. Calumet ............... Centennial Copper Bang Massachusett ......... Michigan Mubawk ............... Osceola Phoenix ............... Rhode Island Victoria Winona Wolverine Old Dominion .......... I.nlted BUte ......... Utah .. 1 ...... .4i 16U- ::::::: 1 4- 87 v ......... :::::::: l A ..,.....,70 ..1041 ........ 19 83 vmmsn oaboeits. -How" mucK a few flowers add ta thel decoration of a room, even If they are only one or two planta! The best way to keep them fresh and green is to keep them aa near the light as possible. As it is a- great trouble to move them all the time you will find It a good plan to have a stand made of light wood or wire with casters, so that you cau draw it away from tha draughts at the window on cold winter nights,' f After the blinds have been drawn, and the daylight shut out, these few flowers seem the only things left to remind us of the outside world. . The Talk of Tonkers. From Yonkers Statesman, 1 Fallence You know Harry, who boards over tha way T Patrice -Yes, yes. Patience Well, he lost hit collar but ton a week ago. : Fatrlce Indecdt Patience Yes; but he found It' yester day In A mince1 pie they had for dinner.' TO tTTBYET BAB. - On Thursday the Uptted States en gineers will begin the work of survey ing1 the Columbia bar to ascertain the depth of tha channel. The work will be undr charge of Engineer G, B. Hegardt of Fort Stevens. , . - . Second line, Between Germany and the ; United States Being ' laid. From the New York Sun. The fourth cable line to connect this city directly with continental ' Europe will be completed next year. " There Is already a German cable start ing from the little island of Borkum, near the mouth of the Ems, and extend ing to this city by way of Fayal in the Azores. The second line- takes exactly the. same route, end has been completed as far as the Acores. - The Gorman government sgreed to pay to the German Atlantic Telegraph company $178,600 If the line was com pleted to the Alores by January 1. 1904. In spite of the very unfavorable weather conditions on the Atlantic during the past few months the line has been laid to the Asoree. and is now in operation between Borkum and Fayal. ' f The second half of the line Is now to be laid,, and the German government has agreed to pay the company? a cer tain sum If it is completed betweerl tlw Azores and New York by January 1, 1806. It is believed the line will be in operation in thi city some months before that time, There will thus be a direct double cable service between Germany and this country. It Is said that the new cable win"be"able to handle a "considerably larger amount of traffic' than the first cable, and the two cables will be likely to assure telegraphic communications at all times, as there Is little probability that-the working of both cables would be simultaneously interrupted. TBJB GXCrAXTXa FILL IITDTJSTBY. The plll-maklng' Industry is described at length In the'eurrent Leslie's Monthly with especial reference to the Detroit factories, the outnut of which is 4.000. 000,000 pills a year, or 60 per cent of the entire American product. If tWe annual pill harvest of Detroit were strung on threads like popcorn, the rope of pills would reach twice around the earth. If this string of pills were cut Into lengths, each of the 86,- 000,000 women and girls of America could have a different necklace of pills for every day in the year, with an extra long one for each Sunday. Aa a mat ter of fact the average consumption of pills in the United States Is about ' 40 per capita a year, " r In these Detroit pill factories large logs of wood from Indian forests are ground up. In the "mass-room" there are dosens of rollers with men at them mixing all kinds of colored stuffs. From here the preparation goes to the "noodle" machines, giant , mechanisms which have a capacity of 2,000,000 pills a -day. The half-finished product Is conveyed next to large copper kettles Which revolve with a pandemonium of noise each, whirling about with a deaf ening clatter 10,000,000 pills which are lri process of gliding or receiving a coat ing designed to make them palatable, - But for most the sweetened coating Is required, and at the great pans bare. armed men stand with ladles in their hands pouring quantities' of colored syrups upon the whirling: pills.- Un numbered thousands of these dance and tumble against one another and up 'the shining sides of the copper pans, dls trlbuting the syrup so evenly over them selves that when they are done no one Is more heavily coated than Its compan ion, . l: : - wehbi snubs ABB ta: Naturalists commissioned by the United States government have discov ered on the distant Uland of Laysan In the Paclflo some new birds and many novel facts In regard to known species. The visiting scientists were perhaps the first human beings whom the myriads of birds that crowd this tiny speck of land had ever seen.' "In consequence, birds representing species which in other lands wing hurriedly away at the sight , of man carffe up to the naturalists, looked curiously into their faces, perched on their writing tables, wonderlngly in spected the tripods and other accessories of the cameras, and permitted themselves to be stroked. The fact that these birds are ordinarily regarded as the wildest species made a profound Impression on the visiting scientists. Among the odd instances of lack of fear on the part of these birds of Iy san was the action of an albatross, which came up and peered into the face of Mr, Fisher, one of the scientists, and, find ing that he was disposed to be friendly, began to make a critical examination of his camera. Many of the young birds of this species on the Island acted as if they had beert reared as pets, so friendly and confiding were they. The miller bird would come and look over the manu script which the naturalists were pre paring on a table, and when the men dined tha Laysan finch and rail walked about their feet, Industriously searching for any crumbs that might fall. On naturalist in trying to nhotosrraDh tha nest of a rail 'stationed his camera not more than two feet away; but while be was in the act of focusing the Instru ment the bird fearlessly stepped into the nest and began to cover herself with the lining of soft fiber. Sha was photo graphed several times, and was then bod lly lifted, off the neat and carried some distance.. The naturalist hastened back to tha camera, but before the photograph could be had the rail was calmly seated on her nest again. h lOt, CABKBGIE'S OABODSB OITT. The plans for the spending of the $2,600,000 given by Mr. Carnegie to his native town outline an architectural paradise likely to excite envy. Even the king who used to sit in Dunfermline castle drinking the blood-red wine would have appreciated 'the comforts of home which ar thus to be placed within the reach-of the. humblest workingman by the bounty 'of the barefoot boy who left tne town to seek a fortune. A landscape effect goes, with each of tha cottages, which blend harmoniously Into a satisfactory color scheme in which details of vlneclad porches, gardens, even tha Interiors with the pictures on tha walls, have been arranged.- The ten ant will live In an environment of ele gance which cannot but elevate him. Musla and dancing, flower shows, lec tures, concerts will be provided to en tertain hirnT and thers wttTbe t library at ms disposal. But will he like it? Will he not some times wish he were back In the lowly thatched cottage? No model village haa ever been entirely a success, whether a Pullman pr a Garden City. No com munity that began full grown has ever prospered not Bugby or Brook Farm or tha numerous Fourier colonies. The town of Shelburne, in "Nova Scotia, wnicn startea witn 10,000. people, is to day a fishing village. YOTJXrO avoxte or TXB HOUSE. By Beatrice Fairfax. -The young daughter of the house does not always get all the care and guidance that she should. She is not made to feel that , her friends are welcome In her home, and o she gradually drifts away from home interests, seeking friends and pleasures that her parents know nothing of. . A girl s best friend and confidante should ba her mother; she should be able to tell her all her little foolish, girlish secrets, sure ef comprehension and sym pathy. She sniould' have' sweet, confidential talks with her mother, telling her of all th4 high hopes and ambitions that make IN THE HEART OP 11,126 Miles Of railway east of Chicago, Peoria, St Louis and the Mississippi River, with . eastern terminals at New York, Boston S and Montreal, ' are embraced in the . New York Central Lines For tickets, information, etc., call W. C. SEACHREST, 132 . W. B. JEROME, Electricity" In Your Home Brings comfort and cheer fulness during the long win ter nights. Enjoy a few comforts while you are alive for you are a long time dead ... Portland General Electric Co. the future ,o bright Every mother should encourage her daughter to talk freely and openly to her of all her doings, her hopes, her failures and her Ideas. She should lis ten patiently, never appearing bored, and never looking as though she thought the tender little confidences silly, v The mother should make a point of meeting all tha daughter's friends, and. If she approves of them, making them welcome guests in her home. - ,. . A great deal of trouble and sorrow could be averted If parents and brothers always made it a point to know all about tha friends the young girl of the, xamuy is mancing. - - There Is nothing in the world so lovely ss a modest, sweet, young girl, Doesn't tt seem a sin to spoil this lovely girlhood by neglect and lack of proper guidance? .: Tommy Atkins' Troubles. (The Mad Mullah has taken to cannl- - balism.) From tha San Francisco Call. Oh, we fights the bloomln Mullah, And wa thumps 'im good an' strong; w en we thinks we 'as 'Im walloped, 'Ere the beggar comes along And 'e punches of us sinful . With "Is bally spear a few, " ' Then 'a thanks us werry kindly -. An' 'e chucks us in a stewl - 'Ere's a go for Tommy Atkins! Makes ;a"fellerg spirit droop When 'e Aggers that tomorrow 'E'll be makln' turtle soup That the bloody bloomln' Mullah. With a smile all pleased an' grim. Will be dlnln' on Ms Innards An' a-cuttln' steaks from 'Imt We can fight the bloomln Mullah An' not have a single fear; For the sound of death an' ruction Is sweet music to the ear; But we 'as to say we doesn't' Like the thought that maybe wa , Will be set before the Mullah In a Christmas fricassee., A BTBAIOHT TIP OX ABCHXS. From the Washington Post -A policeman at the White House re cently got into trouble over some slight neglect of duty. He went to young Archie Roosevelt. "Archie," he said, "I want yon to see what you can do to square this trouble for me." "All rlght'y answered Archie, "we'll see- what ean De-done,'' - - "Speak to your father for me," sug gested the officer. "He'll fix it all right." "That won't do," Archie objected. "We'll see what Lodge can do about It. He's the man to see." , YASIXD SHAPES 8XXRTS. Skirts this season are of different styles, according to the material the costume Is made of. Tailor gowns are cut on flowing lines' with few gores All soft, clinging gowns aire made full and gathered, shirred, or pleated, and some are trimmed with old-fashioned smocking. - The blouse. If worn with your tailor gown, ' must match in color, unless it Is of wash material, then have It white, Crepons are coming In again, and are shown in heavy silk for evening wear.; ' ', - ., ... t". ', , mm A,:-A,-: A Subnrbaa Bumov, - ( ' From PucO "Say. old man, there's been holdup on your road." " "A holdup ?" , ' "That's what they say.7' A tralrt was stopped by a band of masked suburban ites who carried oft all the cooks," THE CONTINENT " t t I on North Pacific Coast Agent, Third Street, Portland, Oregon. General Agent, 134 Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois. ' YOU OBT FREE . FREE. A PRESIDENTIAL WHITE HOUSE COOK BOOK BY US!N(J A Coupon and Receipt In all VIOLET OATS PACKAGES For Sale by all Grocers Albers Bros. Milling Co. MANUFACTURERS . . MABIHB BOTES. Astoria. Jan. 11. Steamer Alliance re turned to dock. " Astoria, Jan. 10. Arrived at 7:30 and left up at 11:15 a, m., steamer ColumbU from San Franclnco. Arrived at U ;4t a. m. and left up t 2;S0 p. m., steamer Aberdeen from Hnn Francisco. Arrived at noon and left up at t p, m steamer O. C Itmlauer from 6i Francisco. . , Arrived down at 1:4 p. m, Italian ship Nlnfa. Sailed at p. ta,, steamer-Aberdsen for San Francisco, - Arrived at M' p. ro.. liarkentlne n,.rl- ner City from San Francisco, San Francisco, Jan. !. Arrived t 10:SO p. m.stearor Oeorga W; v,4r from Portlend. . ' Astoria, Jan. 11.-Owlltloti of tli l.r at S a- m , mmderale; wliid t-t, 1 i,J t; BlK. Oats' weather cloud, .