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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-28
S. v. WORK SUSPENDED
Heavy Snow and Non Arrival
Of Rails Causes Assigned.

For several DAYS past II has been re.
ported on the streets that work had been
suspended on the extension oi the sum y.
ter Valley road. The tumor has not gen.
orally been given uedrnSr, owing To the
tact that the road Is completed 10 within a
few miles OF Whitney, the next end 'oi',he.
track townsi,e. which the company owns.
!, has been argued thi, number u, lots
have been sold aud buildings erected, or
contracted tor, On the theory that the new
town would I've an important, shipping
poin, this winter.
Wishing to get a straight story, IHE
MINER ielephonri Ia Generd Traits
Agent Barton Monday afternoon, regard.
Ing the authenticity oi the report, and this
Is what he said, saving that he was read
ing Il from u written statement, which he
had prepared ior publication:
he management ol the Sump,er Val
lev railroad has decided that on account
oi the unexpected DELAY IN getting track
material Tor the completion OF the Whit.
ney extension. and also on account ot the
heavy fall Of SNOW, making the handling
al the heavy mountain engine, without
proper track facilities, almost impractlta-
bic, that work viii br suspended until
these difficulties can I've overcome, aud
work continued under more favorable
conditions"
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less, placering is carried on to quite an
extent. This Is not so evident now a.
DAYS because the output OF the placerS, In.
stead ot being nearly all marketed from
Baker City, now finds its way 10 the
mintS from several different points along
the lines OF railroads. II is therefore, also
difficult TO say wha, the output for 1000
will amount to. Information as 10 the
product OF placer mines is hard to get.
For some reason or another placer miners
ar- averse TO telling the public what
amount OF gold dust they get out OF the
gravels. 1t Is understood, however, that
the outru, Tor the reason just closed OF
the Win,erNille platers amounted to $50,
900. Extensive modern improvements
have been inaugurated IN some OF the dig.
gingS. A, the Wea,herby platers, a 500.
900 dredeer has been installed. Six hy.
draulic giants have operated IN Rive Val
lev. Placer ground has been found IN
most OF the gulthr> which form the head
drainage channels oi the Blue mountains
to the Burnt, Pow der and John Day
rivers, hu, the taking M Of the bottom
lands Tor farming lu,erier's with liberal
development ot the placer hells.-bakrr
CITY correspondent oi the san Francisco
Mining and Engineering Journal.
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Placer Mining In the Inland Empis.

The inland Empire has In the past been
more generally known as placer mining
region than q lode mining country. OF
recent years the lode mines have become
predominant In prominence, but neverthe.
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Rocky Mountain Scenery BY Day Light.

Rocky Mountain Scenery BY Day Light.
Day light stop over at Niagara Falls.
Through hrst.class tourist sleeper from
Pacific Coast weekly for Chicago, Boston,
New York and other eastern points via
Rio Grande Western (Great Salt Lake
Rou,el, Denver & Rio Grande, G.. r. !.
4 p. and Illinois Central to Chicago,
connecting in the Union Depot with Mich
igan Central's similar car tor points east.
For full particulars call on or address.
h. n. TRuMBULL,
Coml Agent Ills. Cent. R. r.
43i Third ST., Portland. Oregon.
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Genuine Olympia oyster cocktails TO
rider at Henry Fingers.
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TOWN OF WHITNEY

A limited number of lots will
he sold to bona ilde building
purchasers. No boom. Let your
eyesand foresight be your Judge.
The cars will be running into
Whitney by December 10.
Don't overlook a good thing.
The coming town at the west
ern terminus of the Sumpter
Valley Railroad.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12

AMMuNlTIoN-Powder per key. 81. oos
AS; blasting powder 5, % per key drop shot.
per sack sl.S5 buck $3.50.
BACON-ENtra short clear In sacks 7I.6
7Ms; regulars. 7ss9I%; boxed, &c higher
smoked bellies SsISi4c; Now York sale hel.
lies 7&GSe; breakfast bacon aI5al0sc'
BAGGlNG AND TIES-Lsss than cariots
from Houston BaSslng,- Glib e%c; 2A ID
CANDY Stick. wrapped, basis "a, 6isasx
per 10: srecia; sizes nc higher.
CANnLEs--Star full weight, l2Hc; Gran
lite full weight use; Electric llghis lie.
;, eEMENr-Portland' Ss'75&fs.2S. Rosepdals.
coFFEE-Rio fair sMGsc. prime. ega,os.
choice i0Ao; peaberry. l2%misc: Coriovs
nae Roasted conees; Arouckles Ariosa
Y s0o delivered; Lion loom cases lie. Apex
cRAcKERs-A b soda. bulk. boxes :,
Lib. cartons iisc. giager snaps sc: cream.
FLoUR-Texas star Muls: Teai wavs
!4.lo; Sea Fairy, 1910: Sea Nympa "a ca,
Sea Jewel $50 rye nour s. 60; nunnnSS
niekei. $40. Special rates for shipments 10
interior points. Quarter sacks are iOc highsr
!hen bali sacks and wood lse higher than
FARiNAcEous eooDs-erl,s. hom,nv an,
cream meal; IN barrels, s2,655e.TS. pear
meal, In io-lb sacks, 81 S0Ii IS per Dbl Of ION,
sacks; Scotch oats. $3.50; Friends oats s. se.
Columbia oats ss.35; Hawkeye oats s. SIS
LAkD-Rehned, tierce. compound, eild6iSc.
leaL .h9 Sc So-lh cans &c higher thar
p psgses' io,lp cans &e hlsher; s-lo 10
llAMs-Standsrd i0ist. picnic hams ~.
HONEY In barrels. 50I60c per gallon. n,
9Th cans, eStracted. 5d6c IN comb. agiiae
~ aa-le ssns. eNtrayted, 9'sa7c. pound SCI
:, L.I,ME--Buls, 500 per barrel, soop.r.a.
Observation-Disclosures. fall ,sAcisc. prln.
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r ", Gieuny & Go. OF New Orleans ga.
indsr date Of January p
A great deal o. liquidation has now taken
nlaoe on both sides Of the market but with
the reduction Of weak long interest and the
increase In The number OF psople who have
now gone short Of cotton. the position would
BE- q stronger one In the event Of market
influences again taking bullish turn.
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IN THE STOCK MARKET.
Considerable Speculative Activity by tht
Bear Contingent.
DECENTRALIZATION IN THE ACTIVE STOCKS
u,terapces of President Havemeye'
Caused the Attack on the In
Observation-Disclosures

New York. January 1l--Today's stock market
was characterized by considerable speculative
activity on the part of the bear contingent
The raid, however, was restricted to a small
number Of stocks, all Of them in the list OF
what are called speeialties. including the New
York City public utilities and the older high
priced lndustrials. There was positive de-
liberalization in these active stocks, in con
trast to the fairly firm undertone OF the gen
eral list and especially the railways. The
reason Of the attack on the lndustrlals was.
of course yesterdays utterances by the presl-
| dent OF the American Sugar REFINING COM
pany The friends OF otner stocks In tne
| Industrial list made strenuous enorts TO al
| ferentiate their movement from that of sugar
AMI marked them up briskly at the opening in
the face OF violent break in the price OF the
| stock named, but the bears met this nanoeu-
yer with selling in such volume and with sueh
| crrmbled and fell through a storm of dis
lodged stop orders. Even the railways were
affected at last and the earlier gains In that
| department were generally wiped out. the
only prominent railroad stock In which the
net declines reached a point were Baltimore
| and Ohio, Burlington, Missouri Pacific, Penn
| sylvania and Delaware and Hudson. Lacka-
wanna declined points. The rally before the
| close reduced all net declines In the railways
TO fractional limits and registered fractional
gains ~ some cases. The course of Sugar
A. the low level 1t was over points below
last night and below the low level in the
December panic, its net loss of points All
of New York traction and lighting shares
we're lower. Metropolitan showed an extreme
decline OF 9is, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
Third avenue 6i.. The gas stocks Manhat-
tan, Peoples Gas, tobaccos, Federal Steel.
Sugar preferred and Tennessee Coal and Iron
we're OF from TO Az. The borrowing demand
for Sugar sent IT to a premium in the loan
| crowd before the close. A large preponder-
ance of the total dealings was made up by
this group OF speclaltles. AT no level Of prices
was there any activity in railway stocks. The
| strength IN foreign markets GU the reduc.
ton OF the official discount rates of the Bank
OF England and the Bank OF France was re-
tlected 10 this market and foreign arbitrage
brokers were good buyers until prices rose
above parity. Commission houses continued
practically idle and there was no disposition
to speculate in railways The reaction in
prices we're sympathetic. The London buying
was in sufficient volume to cause notsb
besvness in the sterling exchange market.
where the demand for bills was very light.
The New York bankers are receiving large
remittances from the interior as we'll as from
the subtreasury and rates on all classes OF
loans we're notably easier.
The bond market was dull, but held firm
throughout. Total sales sl,205. 600
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st, Louis Grain ana rroviston..

81 Louis. January H. wheat-No. red
cash and January esls; MAY 7ta70ls July
and January S0is May 32L Oats-No 3
cash 2il January PA; May 275s: No. .
Mhite e, Pork steady; iobbinr l0l2,h old,
ehoire 5.S7lf. Flour dull and unchanead
Timothy seed 2.ooG2.45 Corn meal 5Od
!: q. bran hiGhori y cked east track 66eI
bS%. Hay Timothy st lady, II 00dl2 90; prai-
gie strong. $50 Whisky steady, f. 2slS Iron
cotton ties. baggiug and henp Irvine un-
changed. Dry salt meats Extra shorts
shorts s.l2is clear ribs 6,aj; shorts 6.s7Ik
Receipts Flour 5000; wheat 5000. corn l. 900
cats $4,000 shipments Flour lo0p; wheat
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Especial 20 TIL. Post.

New Orleans. January i1.-w. H. sscncller
4 Co., Ltd. say OF cotton
Cable. today record Improvement in both
Livernool DEPARTMENTS, besides such factors
az diminishing receipts and ansli reeervs III
the hands OF foreign spnners we're features
that should have dominated The failure Of
the market 10 respond IN fnll can he attrlb-
utsd 10 combinations abroad. vet the la,
prcvement In the English markets NAV hs
accented as rejecting more -oaasured view
or AFFAIRS at the seat Of war. Southern spot
markets remains firm. and the situation is
IN the hands OF SPOT holders feature IN
the Improvement ia the fact that increased
offerings OF spot In the leading markets were
absorbed at higher level OF prices Re-
ceipte continue light and our advices are ex-
tremely bullish.
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three or four days about 2oo.o 900 August. New
Orleans advanced 1-1ec with sales OF 1000,
including 5000, II is said. for Japan. savannah
ticsiio. Ga, writee; "Holders Of cotton need
not be anxious. Some cotton had In stock,
but not bale to be picked on plantations and
not bale can be bought here. Holders won
talk about IT." st Louis wires that stocks
~ cotton IN uncounted towns in that terri
tory and expected receipts from now on In
the season VIII not be over 80 per cent OF re-
cepts and shipments in the same territory
from January /. 1899. 70 September l, 1899.
Thie If based on a thorough canvass In nearly
every town IN Arkansas. Mississippi and In
dian Territory We think May Ia going 70
cen
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Especial to The Post)

New York, January lis. Mum, Sou &
Co say OF stocks:
| Trade on stocks broke on rumors that the
rapid transit commission is ready TO 90 a head
With measures TO secure genuine rapid tran
| sit for the city as the city finances are in
| proper shape Tor the work The time is ap-
preaching for opening bids for the schems.
| Also the State tax commissioners state that
! s6b. 0U0 OF real estate not on the regular
| assessment rolls will fall subject to the
special franchise tax This and rumors the,
/ the Brooklyn Rapid Transit is 10 ISSUE some
new securities for Improvement and another
! drive at Sugar caused sharp break in trac-
/ tions and lndustrlals generally though rail
| road stocks were relatively hrm owing to
/ favorable Lon0on adyices and easier rates
| for money IN London and on the continent.
| The Bank OF England rate was reduced / 10
J. per cent and the Bank Of France rate = 10
/ per cent, while London private discounts
wert only 31s per cent. The ci,y hanks have
gained s., 0no thus far this weak and /,
| looks like good hank statement Saturday.
! Money was to > per cent closing at per
half cent and cable transfers one ~ arter, ow-
| ing to lower London discounts There was 2
TAR supply Of cotton and grain bills, London
bought ABOUT 1900 shares and voulc have
pougnt more only our prices were too hig
! for arhitrage Boston hammered Sugar and
! STANDARD OIL brokers sold It, Lawson offered
the next dividend az IA per cent on the rre-
terred, The regular rate has been per cent
| quarterly Northern Pacific common sold
TX the regular aud extra dividends in all
por cent money is more freely offered than
at any time for three months. Bonds firm
with Colorado Southern firsts feature. Totni
stock sales 575. 900, bonds 81 3Gs 500. sueal
ana the fractions are the vulnerable points,
but year ago Mr. Havemeyor also talked
niue, yet the dividends were maintained. The
standard railroad stocks We believe 10 be a
purchase,
20 FoilSwins are the quotations on stocks in
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12

Ney York, January 1.-THE cotton trade OF
larsel continues to show a halting attitude
and She volume of business today was quite
smanI although Liverpool cables were better
than Expected and the movement Of the crop
in thN country was still small in contradt-
ton on forecasts OF an expanding movement
The market opened Arm at an advance OF to
pointf and continued to rule generally firm.
although quiet throughout the session at The
best ppnt. showing a net gain Of 10 10
points with the Improvement helped by Wall
street, Southern and European buying as we'll
as covering by the shorts, foreign conhicilng
political news from abroad and respecting
the true condition OF affairs in South Africs
Continued hullsh accounts from the Southern
markets were also factor on which tho
market closed steady and quiet with net
gain Of 20 70 40 points
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GALVESTON STOCK.
on shipboard. not cleared;
NAUrICAL NOTFs.

The steamship CepellSt, having finished tak-
ine IN grain, has been shifted to pier IS where
she will finish loading TOR Liverpool
The British steamer Shillito, from Galveston
for Aarhuus, which was wrecked at Jacderen,
near Stayanger. Norway. on November ~
and from which part of the cargo was saved
has been sold al auction for s450 aud the
cargo left on board for flsO, fr
The British steamer Turkistan from Cal
weston arrived at Hayre January 2.
The British steamer Richmond Castle from
Galveston arrived at Antwerp January s.
The British steamship Hutton sailed from
Port Tampa, Fla, January for Galveston.
where she will load cotton for Kobe, Japan.
A large poruon OF her cargo is nov on the
wharf awaiting the arrival OF the steamer.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

Paris January 1.-The rate for discount
for the Bank Of France was reduced from AZ
10 per cent TODAY.
Paris, January I.-Three per cent rentes
1901 for the account exchange on London
25f 29c for checks
Bombay January II The rate Of discount
Tor the Bank Of BOMBAY has been increased
from TO S per cent,
New York January il.-Clsarings sr0i. StT. .
h26. balances N217G,oS0
London January il-On the street TODAY
kaffir securities we're weak, owing 10 a
rumor from Paris that General Butler had
met With another defeat
London, January 1.-The rate Of discount
Tor tho Bsnk Of ENGLAND was today reduced
from Is 70 5 ner cent
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COFFEE.

New York. January 1t.-Coffee --Market for
changed 10 5 points lower in sympaihy with
weakness in European markets, Later trad
ing was vigorous. Prices advanced IS points
from the forenoon depression and the market
was finally steady at prices rs to % points net
higher. Total sales rs 500 bags, including Janu-
airy at 675, February 7.65, March 6.60I6.15.
APRIL 7.1O. May dS0Gi7.20 June 100, July 90i
October 7Iod75O. November 7l0a7 20, pa
ceulher 715d75O Spot coffee-Rio very
Irregular and excited, prices largely nomi-
nal No. invoice. ia; No. Z jobbing, SIS.
Mid. quiet; Cordoya. SiR412ia.
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Decrease.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE; I'D.
London FinnncIaI Csbls

New York. January li.-Ine ssb.61
Advertisers London fnanclal. So
says: Stocks were stagnAnt sop ,ss Bel
tone was firm. The action o. ~. Asi
England in reducing its minin ~ he y.
rate to DER cent and the seauel csnt ~,
ton of the French rate 70 ip re- aai y
ish fours. but neither I-ondon ~
showed any revival OF spscula.,,',,sl ID j
cans were neglected. The tendene.s,, To- q
market was toward higher RI ~ ~
Money was s;ill cheap at zg-~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Local Wheat Was Snubbed by the Liver
pool Advance.
II BROUGHT sTfADIStss TO THIS SIDE
Corn Was Firm Though Genersil,
DuIi--onts Were Firm and Pro-
visions strong and Active.

Chicago. January 1.-THE wheat market
was steadied today by the Liverpool advance
and the 6rmness Of provisions May closed
Ease over yesterday. Corn closed &c ~
and oats unchanged Final fgures in pro-
visions we're 1od12lAeup.
Liverpool administered a anub to the local
wheat market today. showing an advance al
though there was a loss here yesterday Not
further to offend her best customer. first
prices in the pit here were shade over yes
terdsy's close, May at sfaQ677s. The market
was not a broad one and fluctuations were
narrow the greater part of the time. There
was fair demand early and as offerings
were not large the market rallied to 6sqssisG
6sA. On selling against calls this was lost.
May recedng to 617sas7a, The strength of
provisions had steadying effect The
strength OF corn was ALSO an influence Elk
cepting come activity at the opening the ses-
sion wac dull There was no Improvement in
me cash demand nor IN the export demand,
othefwise might have been done was smut OFT
by a lack OF cars shorts covered near the
end OF the session, probably Influenced as
much as anything by the uncastness over the
! south African sltuation. May closed firm.
7 1sGhc over yesterday, at CSC. New York re-
portet ten loads taken for export Seaboard
100000 bushels. Primary receipts were 49,,
900 ht shells, against 6iS. 900 last year. Mime
apohs aud Duluth reported III cars, compared
with $40 last week and ~ year ago. Local
receipts were "A care.
Corn was Arm, and, though generally dull
showed little more activity than has been
the rule recently. support came from the
strength OF provisions and the small country
offerings which influenced most of the buying
The elevators reported It almost impossible tc
nake purchases West at present hgures. Re
celpts here were Az cars The shipping de
msnd was slow
| Oats were firm IN sympathy with corn ant
provisions. The speculative trade was light
| New York being the best buyer. Little bust.
ness was accomplished. Local receipts 1Sl
carg.
| Provisions were strong and active tn,
gIeoter part Of the session, the prices agair
touching the high mark established last week
May pork closed a shade higher; May larC
12lsc and May ribs l0o up.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat. so
corn, ifo' oats, 10 cars; hogs, 10000 head.
y..A
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New York MONEY.

New York. January u.--Msne r.
easy at sdsis per cent. last lary 1f,s
ruling rats per cent. tfl,nnrbslEt
paper GAGS per cent: steriing Sdls q .
with actual business in banker ,lsv
TO- demand and 4.sSa So ss,t "a, ~
posted rates 4 S4la and 4,ssu ,,rtlfcsir I,
5sis. Bar silver 5s2; Mexican ssris
Ccl errment bonds weak; sta'e
tive: railroad tends Arm.
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WHARF COMPANY oFrIcERs

At the regular meeting Of the directors OF
the wharf company held this moruing the
following officers were elected, George Sraly.
presldent, VI, A. I-aRdes wise pro siaent; Iohn
El HSihs secreisty, treasurcr and general
manager; =. }. Davis, cashier and " q
Ogilvy. auditor t ttst
All Of the above gentlemen we're reelected.
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lspscial to The Post. ,

New York. January i1.--Atwood Violet &
Co. say Of cotton:
The worlds spinners must take our cotton
as they can get II and at whatever price
they can secure 1t. Liverpool spots will be
AZ pence by May l. perhaps sooner
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nousroN wHorrsArp rH,cr,,
Current Quotations on Round Lots of
Staple EonmodtfIra
HEAVY STABLES.

These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can he relied upon. TIE prices ara
those ruling IN Houston wholesale markets..
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For Manchester SIS Niceto. 1855 S. srrins
we'll, 1881
For Liverpool. So MsdYileno. Sss7 IS Rydal
Han, Sa7i, So Gapella. 1892 as Ida, 2l1a ~
Maria, 500
For Havre SIS Patriu, PISA; ss Aston Hall,
aoss SIS Maritime, t7o2.
For Bremen; So Taunton. ass IS Rectn
5000, as Nordfarer osll 80 Hemisphere. s2It
For Rotterdam: SIS Cape Colonns. H2, SIS
Roseheld 80.
For Hamburg: SIS Endenvour. 1875, rs Phos-
be, 1877 IS Dargat, 700,
For Antwerp; SIS Middleham Castle, 5s61.
For Japan SIS Hutton, S29a.
For New York; Mallory line, $3.50.
Total ss,o64.
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New York, January li-Market conditions
are without change OF any moment. Spot
demand for staple cotton. dull on both hom-
and export account and mail order busInes.
indinegent Tone steady and prices nm
changed. Prints quiet, hut prizes maintained
Glnghfms firm. Print eIoths inactive and ~.
change IN prices. Cotton linings hrm Sen,snJ
moderate. Mohairs and alnscss tendins 49,,
both etston and WOODEN lines ana m. on
Of the Market good. 'ons
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ouinine. ioIi2c per ounce. IN Bottle: NOR.
phno, s. 10 per ounce; cocaine s5.o5 pe2
ounce: horax, SIC ner pound in OO-pound
packages. copperas 81 40 per pound IN bar
rels. castor Oil, s. 90 per gallon in 5-gallon
packages; epson salts, 81, so per hundred In
barrels alcohol, s. 60 per gallon; sulphur.
Sc 50 per hundred in barrels alum. 21sc per
pound in barrels; saltpetre &c per pound in
barrels. camphor, 5Sd6Oc; wood alcohol. 81 l5