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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
"OLO COMPARISONS"
An Eccentric westerner who Has Gained
the SObriquet.

An Eccentric westerner who Has Gained
the Sobriquet.
The people around the little mountain
town, says the Yakima Wash. Herald,
called him ''Old Comparison, and
knew Ill a general way why the sObriQuet
had been given him, but did not, during
my months stay, have an opportunity
to test it, though / had a speaking ac-
quaintance with him. One day 1 was
passing his house and he was sitting on
the steps of the little vine clad porch
in front.
Good morning." I said. Its a
lovely day"
Finer silk he responded.
"HOw are you this morning." =,
"Friskier' a colt"
"How's your wife,"
"Pearter'n a pullet.''
THE weather is very hot and dry for
this season, don't yOu think"
"Hotter'n a run horse and drier'n a
clean shirt
81 suppose you went to the wedding
last night in the meeting house? a
pretty bride, thought.
Purifier a speckled dog"
1.-The young man is very rich, l hear. ="
"Richer'n fertilizer "a foot thick"
by the way, are you willing to sell
me those saw logs Brown couldn't take
off your hands,"
Williner'n girl to get spliced."
when can see them
Quicker lamb can shake his
tail"
And the old man grabbed his hat and
stick and led the way to the river, offer
ing no remark, but answering all Ques-
lions as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
Sweet Innocence.

When l grow up" said Ethel. with
a dreamy, imaginative look, I'm going
TO be a schOolteacher.'
We'll. Pm going 10 he a mamma and
have six children" said Edna.
We'll, when they come to school 10
me I'm going TO whip 'em, whip 'em.
whip en-
You mean thing exclaimed Edna
as the tears came into her eyes.
What have my poor children ever
done TO you:"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11

An old woman from Tasmania,
saurterins through the chamber of hor-
rors at Melbourne wax works. in Aus
tralia, recognized the figure of a hang
ed murderer George Chamberlain as
that OF her long lost SON Up 10 then
the poor old woman had been hoping
that her offspring would turn up at
any time with an affectionate greeting
and big bag OF money for mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
Insect steeds Ridden by Insects.

At recent meeting Of the Entomo-
logical society of Washington some
specimens Of phrysopa, species of
golden eyed fly, which had been collect
ed in the White mountains, were exhib-
tied as curiosities. because each carried
on its back one or more minute cecido-
myiid flies. The opinion was expressed
that this was a true case of smaller
species Of insect using a larger species
for the purposes of Iocomotion from
place TO place. Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
After the Battle.

$50 Jones was not reelected.
mo, he was fired ont 1"
II wonder if be still believes office is
a public trust
II doubt It He regards ii more in
the light of 4 public thrust. New
York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
c. T. FOSTER, Nj. D.
Physician and Surgeon.

once between Third and Fourth avenues on
Twentieth street once hours: TO II g. n.
2to4p m. and 7 to p. N. Night calls from
ofsce Phone 4oS4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11

The greater part of the cast off uni
forms Of British soldiers find their way
into the shops of dealers in secondhand
clothing. The coats are then either cut
up, sold 10 theatrical managers or ex-
ported 70 Africa and elsewhere for trad
ing purposes with the Kaffirs and other
unciyiliZed people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11

J.. r. BURKHARr, M
MRS HADA n. BURKHART, n.
DIS. BURKHART & BURKHART,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
Physicians.

once Tremann block. once hours TO ~
q m / TO 5 and Z TO D. N. Phone No 4O02.
Rock Island, IL. Night calls answered from
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
PHYSICIANS.
T. II. FIRST, N. d.
Physician ard Surgeon.

Phone 4 on 1887 once, S2o Twentieth
street once hours: 10 to - q m; TO and
ITO p. M Sunday, e:3O 70 $50 g. m; LEO TO
p. m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
DIR. CORA EMERY REED,
Homeopathic Physician

Special attention TO ciseas of women snc
children, also diseases of eye, ear, nose ant
throat once hours-e:30 TO l2 a. M 20 p
M 32l Sixteenth street, Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
DR. S. II. MILLER,
ve,erin1 y Surgeon and Dentist,

AlldIseases of horses and cattle treated on
approved prin cples. Surgical operations per-
formed in a scientific manner. Dogs treated.
All calls prom pity attended to- Residence,
1925 Fifth aveEue. Telephone 44Ol. once
and infrma-y. 1615-15l7 Fourth avenue
(Mauckers st .ble), opposite No. hre house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
DIR. H. EMMETT STEEN,
Davenport, Iowa

Specialist and expert in the treatment oil
nervous, private and all chronic diseases OF
men and W. men.
Hours: 10 tol2, o4, 6tos, Sundays 10 to ~
Harrison and Second streets, opposite new
Boston store,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04
MARINE NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Arrived March
Str Fulton. Portland; str Queen, vjceesn
str Charles Nelson. Seattle Saileo-o1
Czarina, Seattle: str Liilebonne. 60
harbor
EUREKA Arrived March 2-H
Woollahra. from Honolulu.
PORT TOWNSENp-Arriv MsseA =
Schr Sequoia. from Newport.
PORT LEpLOW--Arrived March -
Orient. from Port Gamble
ASTORIA-Arrived March 2-~Br 81 -
ley Hall from Liverpool.
EFERETSr-Sailed March 2-Schr
Baxter, for Honolulu.
TACoMA~~Saiiea March Str 49,
raw. for San Francisco. Arrived -
Ssh Dashing Wave. from Port La l.
geies.
GRAYS HARROR--Arrived Magth q
Bktn Tam OShanter from San IL
co: sehrs Ida May. Maggie G. Rus
Mary r. Russ. San Francisco.
PORT BLhKELEY-Arr,vs Mare1 q
Schr Seuuoia. from New port.
NEAH BAY-Passed March a~-Str
cola from San Francisco for Tacoma 3
CLALLAM BAY-Saiiad March r.
Enterprise. for San Francisco.
PORT GANBLE~~Arrived March -
J. NJ Golman. from San Francfse8s
James ~. Bruce. from San Pedr0.
NASATMo Sailed. Marca ), 81
for San Francisco.
HooUTAM March arrived ~
san Francisco. schr Ida MCKAY
Maggie kuss. and schr Mary Run
Aberdeen. and bktn Tam o SBanus
HdnuAam. 49,
MANILA--Arriyed March Str -
City. San Francisco.
CAHDfFF-Arrived March i-Bf az
Mackenzie. from Oregon.
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NEW YORK Mareh 3--R - Dams
weekly review OF trade wili say tomorrow
TIE business for the past month was tn.
greatest ever done ia February Clearing
house exchanges wef. about s. Ms t,sg D D
aganst sa.5A ,5,s} So last year and a. per
cent larger than ia 1867 In all the years OF
weekly commercial reporting there has been
no other week in which the reports from
all parts Of the country have been OF the
whole so good as they are this week
Moreover. during the past week there
has bssn general advance In wages Inn
mediate Or prospective At u1oss points tng
advance OF n pr cent more was entirely
voluntary II has averaged 10 10 per
cent In fiuniste works and a bout 10 per
csnt ~ ether cases ard & affects much
ose4 10 ss.s hands II vii greatly add TO
tne purchasing power II the wage sarner<
TIE returns Of failures In February
~ nib. showing larger liabilities than In Jar.
nary. are highly encouraging 4 rather
unusual number o, large failures IA sat-
tered branches OF manufacture has swrlied
ne aggregate. including ORE concern f1r
3 gss Gtss Ia electrical apparatus hsis in
nearly all branches. ths statement 5nGssa-e1
4 remarkably SFa1ihy condition in spite
o. taess failures while in trading he d.
g@slit~d liabilities are smaller than IN Jana-
sry or say previous winter month for six
years IN prices tSe striking feature Aag
been ire - sid advance il Irora ard s.e~i
products. resulting tfosn demand sreaiGr
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.


san FRANCISCO. Marcia 3.-Wheat aud
barley quite active. owing 10 rain celsi..g.
Spot market for wheat was firm IN sym
pathy with the rise IL futures. but was
not quo.able higher. Spot barley ilrmly
held, but little business was done. Oat
prices steady, with light trading. Spot quo
tationS were:
Fiour-Net for family extras. s9O44.l0:
bakers extras, s. sou3.s5; Oregon and
Washington, $SI3.6o.
Wheat-Shipp.ng. H.iii. for No. and
$ll2i2 for choice: milling. N.i5dl-20.
Barley-Feed. $i.25al.2 ss4: brewing. si.s2is
aLs71a.
choice. sl.s2lsal.25. fancy feed. a.s7lsal. 40:
gray si.3oul .32ia; milling, 81 .32isal35: Sur
prise. sl40i l.5o: black for seed, nominal:
red. nominal.
Flour. quarter sacks 800. do Washing
ton 2.3oo. wheat. centals, %. do Oregon,
$500; do Washington. leo: barley, centals
LOO; Washington, l.eoo: oats. .centals.
Washington. 800; beans. sacks. A.: po.a-
toes sacks zoo; onions. sacks, s55: bran.
sacks. 40; middlings. sacks. 10; hay. tons.
32l: hides. number go; quicksilver TASKS.
q; wine. gallons. oso.
Closing Quotations.
Wheat-Easier: May. $l17a December.
81 POS.
Barley-Easier: new, lob.
Corn-Large yellow, 81. ioql.l2is.
Bran-sls. 50M 90.
Wool and Hops.
W OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VVi-12s. IL
Oregon, loal2c: valley. oregon, l5nl'c.
Fali-Northern mountain Sall0c: mountain
lambs. 7mSc; San Joaquin plains, sac;
Humboldt and Nendocino. 9alic.
Hops-Crop OF 1898. Ice for choice.
Produce, Fruits. Etc.
MISUNDERSTANDING, s21Q23; bran. $3.50
m20 30 ger ton.
Hay-wheat. sl3. seals 81: wheat and oat.
$l3.5osii6 best barley. sl3 5o4ti4, alfalfa, 81
az: straw, per bale. 40n sAc.
Potatoes-Fsarly Rose STA 10. river Bur-
banks. s0cMSl.10 sweet 81. Goal -.
Vegetables-Siiver skin Oregon onions
60cnsl: cucumbers. dollhouse, $150n2 doZ:
garlic. 1ISc: green peas case; string beans.
iaiac per ID, tomatoes. 81 25nl.l .; fancy as
paragus sMl0c. egg plant 12ienlJc.
Fruits-Apples. choice SIS: common. SOC:
oranges. navels. sl15ft2.,5: Mexican lines.
re-pack. s. seas common California lem
ons 75cnsl. 25 choice California lemons,
81 .5ofi2: bananas si.50I2 20 bunch.
Bn,ter-Fancy creamery, 23M24c: seconds.
22u22i@c: fancy dairy. 20a2ec: seconds. l6gr
1ac: picked, l5m17c: firkin. 16GlSc.
Cheese-New, l0izniic; California cream
cheddar l2c: Young America. Haze: East
ern l9ieu l3iyc Western. 1IisGl2
Eggs-Store 13Ti4c: fancy ranch l5fIls
Poultry-Turkey gohhlers lac n: turkey
hens 141l5c old roosters. s5u5.so: young
ROSTERS $7m1,50: small broiIers. g. s0lt4 ~
large hroi.ers $5m5s0: flyers. $l50ffs 30;
hens. Ase15.50; old ducks 81 5oGss9; geese.
81 5oGfo pair: old pigeons. 81. 50GIi 20: young
pigeons s. 25m2.5o
Exchange.
Sterling on London. sixty days s4s5i.
sterling on London. sight. SASH
Financial.
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MARINE OBSERVATIONS

Special Dispatches to Post-Intellleeo1l
NEAH BAY March ;. p. m.-HosVG
eter. 1929: cloudy; wind west, fifteen ~
Inward, str Mineola, 1853 q. M: shlD
tow of Holyoke. AZ y. m: str WellinGl
3:l5 p. m. Outward, a schooner, 1919 : \;
tug Wanderer. 1850 y. m. Y. s. str Cuoo
bine In the bay. In the strait, bound 01
a schooner and steamer.
PYSHT. March 3. D. m.-Heavy -
light west wind.
PORT CRESCENT, March 3, & p. ~
Barometer, 30:26: cloudy: wind west, tusl1
miles.
PORT ANGELES. March 3. .. ~
Cloudy; calm Passed up, a steAmes, g
a. m: steamer. G.45 n. M: 4 two-nn1oa
schooner. 6:3S a. M: a large three.un1l1
In tow. 3:l5 a. m: n three-masted b1foGo
tine. 1910 p. m: small schooner. = =.
n small schooner. LILO p. M. large sf1n4
er, u. IN. Outward. large twossnnncl
steamer. l1:f5 a. m; n large steamer. u
m. In the bay, an Montgomeryshire ~
Echo and schr Eric. Tug Rabboni q ~
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% c ~
LIVE STOCK MARKETS


CHICAGO. March 3--Cattie were SLOW
and price,. nominal Fancy cattle. Sea-
$50: Choice steers S5.3otia.sS: Western fed
steers. s. a06i5 80. calves $351G6.sa.
Hogs were steady early. but weakened
and ruled 2i245c lower in the late dealings.
Fair to choice, S. SO, packing lots, $3.50
as. 12ix: mixed. sS.559s. 50; butchers. $3.50
3s5: light. $3.5a43So: pigs. S. 2ol36s.
The rain checked the demand for sheep.
as the fieeces were full of water Inferior
to fancy lots sold al s2.5euiSo: yearlings,
81 S0fl4. 20; lambs. <36oui.a5.
Receipts-Cattie. i,5o0; hogs, e4,ooo; sheep.
$500.
Omaha.
OMAHA March 3.-Caitle--Receipts,
LEO: marke; active: native beef steers.
81 10n5. 30: Western steers. $3.SuitS, Texas
steers. sS.60gt4e0; cows and heifers, 81. ESQ
40: Gamers. s.. a5ai325: stockers and feed
ers. s3.som5: calves. s45oa6,75. bulls and
stays. $3u4.
HogsReceip,s. 900: market weak and
SC lower; heavy. $5sm3.s5: mixed s.. 501
s.Eli: light. ss5o@3.55 bulk Of sales. $s.5oa
$50
Sheep-Recelpts. 400: market steady;
fair 10 choice natives. s3.so0435: fair to
choice Westerns, ss.75d430; common and
stock sheep. s.. 75a36n. lambs, Aa475.
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I VIC AGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO March Mild and rainy
weather to lie followed 3y Il cold wave
together with Independent strength Of th..
foreign markets were the items of in
formation from y ,IlCn raiders imn asd the
slight GecoVtipN ~ nuiiish spirit that was
Indicated ~ Il - advance tn the prlcs. OF
May wheat a. the start. Argentine ship
reDts during the week amounted to
g. az bushels Of " heat compared VITA
$500 bushels the week before Tn. in
crease had aearish effect upon 80.
crowd bat ghr news from tn. country
spondentS go commission 3ouseS con
corning the condition II wheat Nax geu~
Grady Rad. ana held any extensive sell
ing in check. AdviCeS from California
Mere - tile effect that tae rains tr..
hears have been pa king much OF her..
old not fall where ~ heat u growing - any
extent and taat 'h0 drought STILL contin-
Ced. with wheat ruling "a "a sharp add
xaare Ia prics. The market wHS exceed
snzlv fuU throughout ard fluctuations
We're confined within the limits az -ss.c
aasi SSiSc CiostnE at &c buyers
corn was frn within narrow HINTS
MsV left of a shade lOwrr
Oats we're very dali the close being 49,
advance.
Provisions were sCr0ew nat heavy and
SLOW with the range heavy "a &, could
bs Local spec uIatGrS aid very little and
outsiders nothing Pork declined =, and
ls RI and rtiS changed
TEE reading futures ranged as follows.
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;eneral Quotations.

General QuOtati0ns.
F-ioBr-Receipts, - 20 btls. exports, IL
i-s bbls: market duil and about steady
and unchanged.
wheat Receipts. los No. bu. exports. e19-
So bu. spot quiet. No. red. s5ae9.ec {.
o b. Options opened steady and for time
EayorahIy aTecied by cold wave preciis-
lions over the winter wheat oeli following
q rain storm and oy heavy cleaEances- A
setback under realizing occurred N the
afternoon with rally al the close; May
closed at 1sizc.
Woo.-F1ru
Hops-Stea0y.
Coffee-optfo1as closed unchanged 10 >
points higher: sales. i0(sG bags including
May. SOC; July. 5.45ff5. 5oc; August. 5-5oc.
S.pts moer, 5-.9c; spot RIO dun and easy;
No. invoice. ei.c: No. jobbing, Ga;
18lld QlEet. cor1osa, s8l4c.
Sugar-Raw. firm. fair refining. J5.c:
centrifugal. - test. SIC; refined. firm
Metals.
Pig Warrants $S..5nIo.
copper-i4ake. sl1.o0ai 7.i5.
Tn-xA =
Spoilers 2sq6.Fa.
I.ead-si 22lalIi %
The firm that fixes the selling price for
miners and smeiters quotes lead az Sal
Go 60 60
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HEAT. wainscosing. sI1ais. rustic. SzGzs;
"a shingles 81 3 standard shingles. Tie
1-inch finish L Ii and - feet. $1sU34:
and 10 feet Szsg35. pickets. ST.
kiin-drfea. 81 IN advance 81 green.
Uraydge, SIC
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

Local boats report an increased Tt
all lines Of freight.
The golfers Progceso and i.selanAgs +
laden for San Francisco. cleared poszsF
terday.
Yesterday proved 30 10 one OF tne 5s1s
est days along the water front -
wind blew inshore all day ana nv
small craft not securely anchored -
in consequence.
All steamers from the north are 49,
by head winds and heavy tide. Ne
IL raging, but merely small 81 L.
blowing in the direction of the N0fe II
Naysgators OF northern waters ~ s
the iast blow Of the season.
The T. s. revenue cutter fsrank
sn the stream. landed several o.
ficers, with frunkg. etc. on shof4
was no easy task for the jachD
heavy suFf running made the y
trunks from small beats dinie ~
and some Of the uniforms tn the
Iosibtetily got more salt water tn s sss
before In service.
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PORTLAND WHEer MARkET.

PORTLAND March S.Naha Waiia
wheat ~ fairly steady az as}fas., oft ~ re-
euires a cent or TWO above this Asule III
move much - il, Valley and bsuss+em arss
quoted at .a6a4e-
fHgreign af4eax shipments from Portland
for the week ending tocay were Z'"s's
sssasaelS
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allure, ~ degrees. m;niuum, 80: ueaA
Weather. partly cloudy: no ram.
&. n. SALtSBUHYsg
Section Director Weothor NucoGr
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Wheat-MarkeG unchanged: export. No.
club. ssrs No. I bsuestem. sic. milling
No. ! club. &c. No I hlaestenu- &c.
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Efour-Sfeady.
Wheat-No. spring. seI~sr7ox.c: No.
spring Z. q. D.. 6sels7tsc. No. red, &c.
rorn-No ? sc.
Oats-No. = sc: No. white S,c: No
white - zfSrxe-
Rye-No. > SHE.
Earies-~So ? 4 10 Sic.
EIaxseei-No. l. sil4srib1e.
Seed-Prime timothy. 8. 80
Purk-Mess. per bhl. s.. s5s.a.54
Lard-Psr lta lbs S. sst9saxziz
Short rfos-Sieies Ooose>. si-1SrA-s =.
Shnuiders-Dry saited tbcxedl. 4hHs1sc
Sides-Short clear tboxedp. $500
Wnisky- DistiIlers finished goods, per
c.at
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TACOMA, March -waeat--Cinb. 5si1s,
o,aesfsrs, sllxEfs-i.c
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
Eina ncial.

NEW YORK, March 3.--The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cahlegram
says:
The markets were again staguant today
and universally duh. Paris sold Africans.
London Americans The final tone was
slightly better. on a partial recovery in
Americans They opened fiat. profession
ais freely unloading below parties for the
first time since the depression began. But
market by purchases OF Ontario & West :
ern ST. Paul, Atchison preferred and Cen
trail Paclfcs London took no hand. Cop
perS were heavy: Tintos. 39e; Anacondas.
O. Ttahs sts Bostons rs. Both the latter
looked sick.
Closing Quotations.
LONDON. March 3.--Canadian Pacific
a2ss. Northern Pacific. s0a4; Union Pacific
Ear silver steady, - 7-lsd per ounce;
money, la.m2 per cent
Breadstu6s.
LIVERPOOL. March 3.-Wheat steady
No. red Northern. spring. ss I'd. Futures
closed quiet. March. IS 1asd: May. % Ind:
July 5s I'D Wheat In Paris. steady. Flour
I'm Paris dull. French country markets.
quiet.
Corn-Spot quiet: American mixed. new.
IS Gzd; good Is Cd: futures. quiet: March,
IS 6isd: May. IS SD: July, 3s sad.
Ffour-St Louis fancy winter. IS Sd.
Weather In England. fine.
Cotton-Upisnds. 1884.
LONDON March 3.-Wheat-Careoes off
coast. more inquiry: cargoes on passage,
near positions in demand No. standard
California 2Ss ii.d Waia Waila. 29s sd.
English country markets. firm.
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than the works in the country can supply.
All the works OF Importance have been
crowded with orders running 10 july ana
later. Belatei buyers have given life to
concerns long inactive. and as these can
add but little to the output the market
has been entirely controlled by the buying
demand. All sorts OF prices have been
paid for early delivery. and some for deiiv-
cry after July. but $3.50 is quoted for
Bessemer pig at PIt,sburg, $40 for gray
forge. and at the East $la.2a Is quoted for
anthracite No. l.. Prices Of finished pro
for Eastern and Western bars, plates and
structural forms. and 81 for wire nails.
The demand has not We. been checked. ana
some heavy orders have been taken at all
points even at the highest prices named.
but the export business Is likely to be
stopped for the present Holders or
wheat have been looking for the report
Of the agricultural department on stocks
held by farmers March I. bu. commercial
reports indicate that such are the largest
ever held at this date. They have To sup
port them the Western receipts. which
have been larger than for past years in
February for four weeks I2.5!i.fn0 BUSH
els against local go bushels last year,
while Atlantic exports have been for four
weeks IL. ea9 T5s. against 9.sIs Csc last year.
The Pacific exports have been si6, 1Si bush
els for the week, against si,g3 last year.
and from other ports iN,sZa bushels have
been shipped during the past week. Rare
IL IL ever has there been great de-
rnand for grain as at this season but the
price has yielded lac for the week. al
though corn has advanced l2c for spot. the
receipts having fallen. The textile indus
tries are making progress. There has
been strong Increase in the demand for
cotton goods, and further advances In the
prices for SOME while in wooden goods
slight advance, notwithstanding a decline
In the price OF wool during February. The
decline has not been general H. wool nor
has the advance in goods. The heavy
weight season has been disappointing. and
the manufacturers are willing TO get on
for the time as best they can I'm the hope
tina, larger demands viii come from the
ciothiers little later.
Fixtures FOR the week have been In the
United States ish against lai last year,
and 81 in Canada, against y last year.
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Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. March 3-Today's
statement Of the condition OF the treasury
shows
Available cash balance -. ...... S2sa. s2ifTi
Cold reserve ....-,s.... ~, bv.1Js
~--------~.-.-~----~------------~-
THE WEATHER.
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY.
Portland March s. 1870.
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Bank ClearinKs.

The following table. complied by Brad
street, shows the bank clearings a, all
principal cities for the week ending March
.. with the percentage of increase and de-
crease as compared with the corresponding
week last year:
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Dairy Products.

On the produce exchange today the out
ter market was steady. Creaneries, liu
a,c: dairy. uts<r11i2c.
Eggs-Firm: fresh aac.
Cheese-Steady, unchanged.
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fmmhev and building Natrrtn,.

.ses SWfeFfAf 38al7iF, pfr n N -
ssss s12@vc hantssh}e 81. s. ssssE Is. n
cedar &ss taszstnoEs. sef " xgs
y.srssss saks s. sa. cedar sA nEle f.9ssa 3 -.
Rs4s fpflst-s sReHsh 8, Alea fns~A s,.-
fsssss sas .sT $50 Ssssrs, ; - a nd - 4s,rs,.a.
y lae st$1 asngfAe : ts - fees. sg,egs..t
3esktst~ Sss sssr N ~x5F& eHs- 5arh fr1sA
y5SaszS, Bi sefga ~ aexa-D g g@f Il ~vsYs
s4oerfns efe~=t3 a0i matched a 50
ssesfS s4safftg -trett ss&s< sa~tGss-~ 8 ss.s
IS Es-4m~h s,Snss k'Emetsse NJ a. A-l--s
ns-sr - Ne = s. or ssfeAure{ rsssts-
80 AraV akAsns afs ~ 3ss s!sfsf.
8jt fss3~f sssa5s mwA scasst}aFsA~ rs.sssa
= v u ssals. : ilNiA
fss,v Nzaefst~ So "a, > ana sU g.
s. see5tx sea He<3 fTsassg f.asFtgs@sf Raaxh
sSss 5s~sas alftas ~etgAt IS I1e ss4@lEss
ss.GfssN wwAEfss Ne snss = s-swrh
J. ~ lks Aoa~ :. : asa : ssss<a a !As
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MARKET AND TRADE REVIEW.

Seattle March 1. 1855
Exchanges al tie Seattle. Tacoma, spo-
Kane and Portland clearing houses today
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

New York.
NEW YORK. March 3-Cotton-Dun:
middling. Csc
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS March 3-Cotton--
Steady: m:dding. &c.
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