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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1906)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, DECE3IBEK 12, 1S06. 13 BUTTER IS SCARCE Stocks Are Small All Over the Country. DEMAND GOOD AT ADVANCE Fresh Creamery at Dollar a Roll Not an Impossibility Before the Winter la Over Storage Supply Is Small. T BUTTER Later price may b I higher. POTATOES Heavy buying for Call- fomla shipment. nuro r uui wvu-ccni emo nrpw idu. FRUIT First arrival of Japanese orangee. POULTRY Good demand for chick ens. EGGS Local market steady. CHEESE Firm, with upward ten dency. Butter men are talking of the prospect of &0-ccnt creamery butter. No one ventures to predict that this price will be reached, but should it be the case. It will cause no surprise. The recent advance of the city market to 85 cents had no effect on the demand, and supplies are now shorter than ever. Butter markets all over the country are stronger than was ever known in years, and there Is no producing section that can be drawn upon where prices are lower than they are here. With the demand unaffect ed by the high prices, and the supply stead ily diminishing, everything points to a fur ther elevation in values. Should & cold Fnap come on, an advance would be al mo&t certain. Consumers seem to be able and willing to pay whatever prices are e?kedf as they must have butter. All of the city creameries are on the 35 cent basis. On Front street, four or five brands are held at the same price. Some cold storage butter la moving at 23 to 27 his cents, but the supply that Is left -is small, and this Is what helps the general market. One firm recently filled orders for 20,000 pounds of storage butter. The cheese market 'is very firm, with an upward tendency. Some of the Coast factories have advanced their prices. HOP DEALERS GET CARS AT LAST. Railroad Company HI ling Its Back Order. Fourtecn-Cent Deal. Hop dealers, report a gratifying improve ment An the car situation. The Southern Pa cific he begun to All its back orders and almost every shipper has been notified of cars blng available. They are determined, how ever, that this shall not stop the agitation for a proper car aervlco In the. future. The market continues active with a good Katilern demand In evidence. Growers of cholco good? are holding out for stiff prices and there is also sime difficulty in filling or ders for lower grades. Lachmund & PIncue bought two lots yester day aggregating IS" bales from Miles Porter field, of Independence. The prices paid were reported, to be 13 and 14' cents. J. J. Metzier bought 1 10 bates from "Wong We Chick, a Butlcville Chinaman, at 13 centa. J. Bishop, on- Monday, and Tuesday, bought SCO bale, mostly in small lota, at from 10 to 12 cents. IMPROVEMENT IN POTATO MARKET. Shortage in California Crop Indicates Good Prices This Season. Everything points to an active market for Oregon potatoes at good prices during the remainder of the season. The California crop has proved to be a short one, and as stocks In that state are concentrated in a few strong hands, there is no apparent likelihood of a slump in prices this "Win ter. .Dealers are actively buying good ship ping stock in Southern Oregon and there are considerable operations In other sec tions. The demand now is for the best table stock, but the lower grades are ex pected to be in request before long. Ship pers are paying from $1 to $1.10 for fancy potatoes and from 75 to S5 cents for ordin ary grades. Taken altogether, the prospects for the Oregon potato growers are much better this year than they were last. If the grow ers, however, get their ideas too high, the trade Is likely to run Eastern potatoes Into the California market, and the Oregon farmer will then have a surplus on his hands. Japanese Oranges in Market. One car of cranberries arrived yesterday, and another car that was due Is promised for today. The first shipment of Japanese oranges of the season arrived via Seattle and were quoted at 76g85c per box, or $1.50 1 .70 per bundle. A lot of package dates came in and were quoted at $J.50 per 60-pound box. The demand for bananas was active. A few small lots of- Califor nia grapes are still on the market. Good Demand for Poultry. There were good receipts of poultry yes terday, but the demand proved strong and full prices were realized. Spring chickens and fancy hens selling up to 14 cents. Steady prices were still maintained in the egg market. Dealers reported some In crease in receipts of Oregon ranch stock, tut not enough to affect quotations. Bank Clearings. Bank clearances of the leading cities of the Jiorthwest yesterday were: Clearings. Balances. Portland $1,203,704 flf2,82i! Seattl l,fc"iS,372 251, 5.(4 Toma 811.0HU S.i.;i74 Spokane 1.037,154 179.25 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Batter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City cre&merles: Extra cream, ery, 3.c pr pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 3itr:tro; store butter. IfitfjlTc. KGGH Oregon ranch, 35-37 Hjc per dozen; Eastern storage, 2U27c; Eastern fresh, 30 CH EEST5 Orpon full cream twins. Hi? Juc; Young America, li1Jhec per pound. POULTRY Average old hens, 1o14c; mixed chickens, U yj 13c; Spring; J'du 4m old roosters, 94?llc; dressed chickens, 14tfn5c; turkeys, live. 17fH7 Viic; turkeys, dr&seed, chute e, 2122ic; geese, live, per pound. 10c; ducks, l&I6c; pigeons, $11.50; squabs, $2(3. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common to choice, 00tf75c per box: cnoice to fancy, yi 2.50; pears. $1(51.50; cranberries, $1213 per barrel; prrdimmons, 1.50 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemona. fancy, $8-37 per box ; oranges. navels, $3. 5003. 75 ; grapefruit, $4.POfi5; pineapples, S5 per dozen; bananas, 5c per pouna; pomegranates, $2.60 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. icl per sack; carrots, 00cffl per sack; beets.' $1.25 - 1.00 per sack; garlic, 7u10c par pound; horseradish, 01 Oc pec pound; sweet potatoes. tf'-CT-c per pound. FRESH V F.G ET A BLF5 Cabbage, l91Uo pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen: celery, iHtyHOc per dozen; egg plant, $1.50 crate; lettuce, head. 30c per dozen; onion. IOISc per dozen ; bell peppers, 8c; pumpkins, 1 yAc per pound: spinach, 45i5c per pouna; tomatoes. $2 per box;, parsley, 10315c; Fquash, 1 Clc per pound ; artichokes. 65 j 75c per dozen; hothouse lettuce. $1.50 oer box. ONIONS Oregon. 73c eg1 SI per Hundred. . POTATOES Buying prices; Orepron Bur banks, ffincy. $101.10; common, 77-ff85c. DRIED FRUITS Apples, SSfcc pound; apricots. 16iJ 19c; peaches, ll?13c; pears, limj'Hc: Italian prunes, 2&c; California tics, white, in sacks. 56U per pound; black, 4Vj65c; bricks, 7k-$$2.25 rr bes: Smyrna, 20c pound; dates. Persian. S9c pound. RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2-crow a. $1.65; 3-crown, $1.75: 5-crown. $3.10; 6-crown, 3.50; loose muscatels, 2-crown. 8c; 8-crown, 8Ve; 4-cTown. 9c; seedless, Thompsons, I0c: Sultanas, 612 Vic x Grain, Floor, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Export basis: Club, 65ft6c; blue atem. 67 68c; Valley, 66tt7c: red 63c. OATS No. 1 white, $25S.50; gray, $24.50 C25. V LOUR Patents, $3. 90 ; straights. $3. 35 ; clears, $3.35; valley, $3.40. BARLEY Feed, $217$ 2 1.50 per ton; brewing,- $rJ. 50; rolled, $22.0024. BYE $1.4001.45 per cwt CORN Whole., S26; cracked, $2T per ton. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $16; country. $17 per ton; middlings. $25; shoru. city, $18; country, $19 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills. $15.50. CBREAL FOODS Roiled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.60(6.75; catmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $H per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.60 per bar rel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas, $5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl bailey, $4.25 per 10o pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks, $2.50 per bale. HAT Valley timothy. No. I, $11012 per ton ; Eastern Oregon timothy, $ 14 Q IS; clover. $78; cheat, $T.508.50; grain hay. $7.508.50; alfalfa. $11.60; vetch bay, $7 7.00. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 89 BMtc; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; mo to 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pound and up, 5Vi36c BKfcF Dressed bulla, l&2c per pound; cows, 4r?5c ; country steers, 55 c. MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 8Q9o per pound; ordinary, 007c PORK Dressed, 100 to 130 pounds, 8c; 150 to 200 pounds, 77c; 200 pound and up, Q'WQbkc Groceries, Nuts, Eta. RICK Imperial Japan No. 1, 6 He; Southern Japan. 6.40c; head, ti.75c. COFFISB Mocha, 2628c; Java, ordinary, 18 622c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS&20c: good, 160 16c; ordinary, lft22c per pound: Columbia roast, cases, loOs, $15.25; 50s, $15-50; Ar buvkle, $17.25; Lion, $15.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talla, $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails, doc: red, 1-pound talis, $1.25; sockeye. ..-pound talis. $1.7$. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube, $5.30; powdered, $5.20; dry granulated, $5.05; extra C, $4.55; golden C, $4.45, fruit sugar, $5.05; berry, $5-05; P. C, $4.05; C. C, $4.1(5 ; atar, $4.85. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 lbs. Terms: On re mittances within 15 days deduct c per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c. Beet sugar $4.85 per hundred pounds; malo sugar, IDitfliic per pound. NUTS Walnuts, 16,ff?20e per lb. "by sack: Brazil nuts. I7c; Albert. 15c; pecans, jutnooM, 10c; extra large, 2tc; almonds. I8'2c; chest nuts, Ohio, llM-c; Italian, 14 & 15c; pea nuts, raw, 6i&8VjC per pound; roasted, 10c; pinenuts, 1012c; hickory nuts, 10c; cocoa nuts, 35oc per dozen. SALT California dairy, $13 ton; Imitation Liverpool, $14 per ton; half-ground lOua, $&; 50s, S0.50; lump Liverpool, $19.50. BEANS Small white. 4c; large white. S4c; pink, 2o; bayou, 3c; Lima, 4c; Mexicans, red. 4 Ho. HONEY Fancy, $3.2503.50 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats, BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound; standard breakfast, 17c; choice, 16c; English. 11 to 14 pounds. 15Vjc; peach, 14c. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 10c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds, ll-fcc; IS to 20 pounds, 15c; CaHfornia (picnic), lOc; cottage, HV-c; fchoulders, none; boiled, 24c; boiled picnic, boneless, 20c, PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $21; half-barrels. $ll; beef, barrels, $10; half barrels. $5.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17Hc; bo logna, long, 6c; welnerwurst, loc; liver, 6c; pork, 10c; headcheese, 6c; bloqd, 6c, bolog na link, BHc. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c. smoked. 13c; clear backs, dry salt, 12c. smoked. 13c: clear bel lies. 14 to 17 pounds'average, dry ealt none, amoked none; Oregon exports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt 13 Vic smoked 14 He. Union bellies, 10 to IS pounds aver age, none. LARD Kettlerendered: Tierces, 12 He tubs, 12 c ; 50s, 1 2 c ; 20s, 1 2 c ; 10s, 13 14 c; 5s, 13 c. Standard pure : Tierces, lltto: tubs, llc; EOs, llc; 20s. llc; 10s, 12c; 5s, 12c. Compound: Tierce 8c; tubs, 84c; 50s. 814c; 10s, 8c; 5a, 6C. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases, 8Sc per gallon COAL OIL Cases, lUc per gallon; tanks, 12 c per gallon. GASOLINE Stove, cases, 24 He; SO test, S2c; Iron tanks, 26c. WHITE LEAD Ton lots, Tc; 500-pound lots, 8c; less than 500-pound lots, 814c. (In 25-pound tin palls, 1c above keg price; 1 to 5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2fec per pound above keg price.) LINPEED Raw. In barrels, 50c; In cases. 55c : boiled, in barrels, 52c,. in cases, hie ; 250-gallon lots, lc less. BENZINE Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks, 12 c per gallon. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 11 (d per pound, according to quality. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 13 ISo per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley. 20 & 21c. according to fineness, MOHAIR. Choice. 6&2Sc. HIDES Dry: No. 1, It pounds and up, per pound, IS (g 20c; dry llp. No. 1, 5 to 15 pounds, lS21c per pound; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, hair-clipped, weatherbeaten or grubby, 23c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers, eound, 60 pounds and over, per pound. 10(3 lie; steers, sound 50 to 60 pounds, 10$ Ha per pound,; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows, 910c per pound; stags and bulls, sound, 7c per pound: kip, sound, l& to 30 pounds, 10c per pound ; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 11 12c per pound; green (un&a'ited). lc per pound less; veals, lc per pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1, butcher stock, each. 25 & 30c; short wool. No. 1, batchers' stock, each. 60 60c ; me dium wool. No. 1. butchers stock, each, $1.253; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15 16c per pound. Horse bides: Salted, each, according to size, $1& 1.50; colthldes, each. 2j q oOc. Goatskins: Common, each. 15 23c; Angora, with wool on, each, a0c$150. FURS No. 1 rkins: Bearskins, as to size, each, $5j20; cubs, each, $13; badger, prime, each, 25&50c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 30 50c ; house cat, 5 20c ; fox, comomn gray, large prime, each, 5U$70c; red. each, $o5; cross, each. $5(&15; silver and black, each. $4.50(6; mink, strictly No. 1. each, according to size, $lg3; mar ten, dark. Northern, according to size and color, each, $115; pale pine, according to size and olor, ' each. $2.50 4; musk rat. large, each. 12 0 15c ; skunk, each, 40 60o, civet or polecat, each, 5 13c. other large fine skin. each. $6t&10; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $23; raccoon, prime, large, each. CO 75c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.50 3; prairie (coyote), 60c$l; wolverine, each. $68; beaver, per skin, large. $56; medium, $3 7; small, $11.50, kits. 60 75c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 229 25c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound, 444c, No. 2 and grease, 23c . CASCARA SAGRADA fehlttam bark) New. 6Vjc per pound: 1904 and 1905, carlots, 7c; less than carlote. 6c Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Dec. 11. There was an ad vance of 5s In the London tin market, with spot quoted at 106 15s and 196 for futures. The local market was steady, with spot quoted at 42.82jc bid and 42.85c a?ked. Copper was higher In the English market, with spot quoted at 109 5s and futures at 106 &s. The local market was Arm, with lake quoted at 22.7523c; electrolytic. 22.32 Vi 22.621-.C, and casting at 22.12,i22.37c. Lead was firm and unchanged at 5.75?6.05c In the local market. In London the price was higher, at 19 5s. Spelter was 2s 7d higher at 27 17a in Lon don. The market was also firm and higher cere, with epot quoted at 6.35&6.60C. Iron was unchanged at 1 to 3d higher in the finish, with standard foundry quoted at 62s 6d and Cleveland warrants at 6."a. Locally the market was Arm and unchanged, with No. 1 foundry. Northern, at $26.2526.25; No. 2 do., $24.75(25.75; No. 1 foundry. Southern, at $25.5027.50; No. 2 do., $25(f27. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 11. The market for evaporated apple ts quiet and It is said that holders are offering no further concessions for future shipments. Fancy are quoted flG?JHc; choice, at &c and prime In cases, 8S4c. Prunes are in fairly active jobbing demand and rule firm, with California fruit ranging from 3 to 9c, according to size. Apricots are nominally unchanged, with choice quoted at 16c; extra choice, at 17f??18c, and fancy at lStj2rtc. Peaches are In limited demand, but supplies, are also light andVthe tone of the market Is firm. Choice are quoted, at 12c; extra choice, at 12'3c. and fancy at 13c. Raisins are unchanged, with muscatels quoted at l'jtdShijC. seeded raisins at 1 10c and London layers at $1.6561.75. UP WITH A BOUND Stocks Respond Promptly to Shaw's Relief Measures. SHORTS CAUGHT IN A TRAP Largo Buying Orders Pour Into the Market During vth Day Trad ing, Largely Congested in Kecognized Kavorites. NEW YORK. Dec. 11 Ther. wu a prompt and emphatic response today by the money market and slock market to the relief measures by the Treasury Depart ment for thd money stringency, announced at Washington after the market had closed yesterday. The readjustment of the price level at the opening of the stock market was almost spasmodic In Its violence. There were successive advances by sudden Inroads of large buying orders at different periods during the day. The first quotation for money at the Stock Exchange waa 10 per cent. There was a flurry to 18 per cent In the day. but the ruling rate was lower than the opening. Sterling exchange made a sudden rebound from Its rapid fall of yes terday towards the gold Import point .and the feeling of relief in London over this relaxation of the threatened strain on that market's resources was so great that the open market rate for discount rates there receded. There was a decided expansion In the volume of transactions at the stock ex change. The emphasis of the response to the action of the Secretary of the Treasury was a surprise In view of the general ex pression of opinion that the amount of as sistance to result to the money market would be moderate. It Is not supposed that any means to be supplied by the plan be came immediately available to the money market today and It Is considered probable that there may be considerable delay in the total amount becoming available. Of the X10.000.QOO of deposits to be made with the banks, but $l.oUO.OOO will come directly to the New York banks, the remainder being distributed among banks In ten other cities with the likelihood that these outside banks will have to make efforts to secure proper bonds as security for the Government. The offer to purchase Government bonds is al ways slow to bring response, and the terms offered by the Treasury provide no premium over the current open market price for the bonds. The ready response of the stock market to this influence was regarded, therefore, as evidence of the strong latent sentiment on the buying side which existed In the mar ket. . It was evident also that a short Interest1 of unsuspected proportions was left in a vulnerable position by the easing of the money market. The technics of a bear ac count In the stock market involves not only the borrowing of stocks but the lending of money. The recent high money rates, there fore, offered attractions for the short side of the market not only for the speculative chance of a fall in prices of stocks, but for profit in lending money. The Increased speculative tendency ' was largely congested in ' stocks which are the recognized favorite for operations by pools and groups of large capitalists. The Jump In St. Paul was accompanied by rumors of an early announcement of subscription rights to new stock. Reading and Amalga mated Copper waa affected by gossip of in tended dividend increases. An overextended short Interest was credited with special in fluence in the rise in Canadian Pacific to a record price. The Sub-Treasury continued to absorb funds from the market and $150,000 was de posited for transfer to New Orleans. It was a subject of comment that no part of the Intended Governmefit deposits had been set aside for San Francisco, notwithstanding the large part played by demands from that city In the depletion of cash holdings in New York. Money brokers reported the- time money market sentimentally easier, but no large amounts came out In offerings. Profit taking unsettled the late market somewhat and the closing was irregular. Bonds wore steady. Total sa: s, par value, S2.5S2.000. United States bonds were un changea on cab. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Expreps 280 Amalgam Copper.. 90.2"0 115Vi 11474 115 Am Car A Foundry 3.400 r 44 44'4 do preferred 500 1IH4 lol Vt 101 Am Cotton Oil.... 100 32 3a 31 hi do preferred 89 American Express 24i Am Hd & IA pf.. 100 31 31 30i Am Ice Securities 400 S7T4 87 87 Am Llns?ed Oil 38 (io preferred 38 Am Locomotive. . . . 200 75 75 74-,4 do preferred 700 111 111 lld'.j Am Smelt & Refin 11.40O 154?i lo;i-Tj 153 lo preferred 500 117 110 lltii Am Sugar Refining 7,000 13714 ltlUi VM Am Tobacco pf 300 10014 p Anaconda Min Co 63,400 292 2h!'a 2li Atchison 30,400 10.V4 104 105 do preferred..... 700 102' 102 lo2'4 Atlantic Coast Line 200 137Hi 13HV4 13B-4 Baltimore & Ohio.. 3.200 119Hi 11H 118 -i do preferred 92 Brook Rap Transit 44.900 82 79 81 'i Canadian Pacific. 11.200 IDS VHt 196;i Cent of New Jerspv ., 220 Chesapeake fc Ohio 17.800 5014 57'4 S8 Chi Great Western &H 18 17i J8 Chi Northwest.. 5.800 211 210 21014 Chi.. Mil. & St. P. 178,600 1891 184 l$8hto Chi Term & Tran 9 do preferred 22 C, C, C. & St. L. 100 93Vi 934 92'4 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 24,000 5SVa 57S 67 Colo & Southern... 20O 37'i 37fc 370f, do lt preferred.. 100 es S 68'4 lo 2d preferred.. 2,300 67 v. 67. 57 Consolidated Gaa 138Vj Corn Products 1.0O0 21H 21'4 21 !4 do preferred 200 80:14 80i 804 Central Leather 200 3B'S '36lj 3?4 do preferred 500 louil loon 100'. Delaw & Hudson.. 200 230 2291a 228ii Del., Lack. & West. 525 Den & Rio Grande 100 4314 41 l,i 424 do preferred 100 8 8 . 84 Vj Distillers'" Securit,. I.90O 71V4 . 7014 70"4 Erie 13.4O0 454 ! 45 do 1st preferred.. 300 7rt 75i 75 do 2d preferred.. 300 67 67 General Electric. 1,6"0 Ki2. 1B2 161 Great Northern fi.600. 231T4 22814 228V4 Hocking Valley. 12 Illinois Central 175 International Paper 300 18 18 18 do preferred 200 824 82 82 International Pump 100 414 414 4114 do preferred 100 81 !4 811. 80 Iowa Central " 2914 do preferred 50 Int. Met 1,400 37 37 37 do preferred 200 75 75 744 Kan City Southern 400 30 3014 29yi do preferred 1,000 61 14 61 60 Louis & Nashville.. 2,400 147 14V4 1464 Mexican Central.. 8,700 27 2654 26 Minn & St. IjjuIs 64 M.. St. P. & S.S.M. 1,700 150-4 149 150 do preferred loo 1H8 1S 168 Missouri Pacific... 1.4O0 95 '4 94 94 Mo., Kan. & Texas 3,''h'0 4114 41 do preferred B!0 73 72T4 72 National Lead 400 76 75 7514 Mex Nat R R pf.. 9O0 59'4 58 674 N. Y. Central 7.SOO 135 133 1344 N. Y. Ont. & ffmt. 800 40 48 4S4 Norfolk & Western 1,100 92!4 92 92 do preferred 90 North American... 200 90 90 9014 Northern Pacific... I8.500 223-4 221 222 Pacific Mall 300 41 41 41 Pennsylvania 25.300 139 I3S-4 1.! People's Gas 7,200 tH 93 93 Pits.. C. C. & S. L 80 Pressed Steel Car.. 900 55 65 544 do preferred 58 Pullman Palace Car 30O IRS 14 1R5 184 Readins 243.600 152 150 150 do 1st preferred.. 90 do 2d preferred , 94 Republic Steel B.S00 41 40 ' 40 do preferred 3.700 102 102 102 Rock Island. Co 6.S0 3IJi 31 31 do referred 400 GK 67 60 8t. L. S. F. 2 pf 2.700 49 48 48 SI. Louis Scuthwes 25?i do preferred 205 B0i 60'4 60 Southern Pacific... 22.900 95 94 94 do preferred 1'tO 120 Vt I20V4 120 Southern Railway 3.50O 34-K, 34 34 do preferred 30O 94 94 94 Schlose-Sheffleld .. 3,400 79 77"i 77 Term Coal & Iron lfio Texas & Pacific... 3.40O 38 37 37 Tol.. St. L. Sc West 10O 34 S4 34 Union Pacific 124. POO 187"4 1R5 386 do preferred..... 300 93 93 93 U. S. Bxnrees 115 II. 8. Realty 85 U. S. Rubber 2.000 53 53 53 do preferred loo 107 107 107 U. S. Stael 94.20O 40 48 4!) do preferred 14.7(iO lor, 104 104 Virg.-Caro. Chcm.. ls900 39 384 39 do preferred I0K-4 Wabash 19'-, do preferred 200 43 43 42 Welt Farito Kxp 205 Westlnghou-e Elect loo J54 154 153 Western Union 1.000 87 8tf Sri Wheel & Lake Erie ..... 16 "Wisconsin Central.. 2 25", 25 25 00 preferred 1.200 62 .51 52 Total sales for the day. 1,227,400 shares. BONDS'. NEW YORK. Deo. 3. Closing quotations: V. 3. ref. 2s reg.104 'D. & R. G. 4s.. 99 do coupon 104lN. Y. C. G. 3s. 89 V. S. 3s reg ...102N. P. 3a 75 .do coupon ....102 do 4s 103 TJ. S. new 4s reg.l:Mi4 'S. P. 4s 103 do coupon ,...130!i:. P. 4s 103 f4 U. S. old 4s reg.100 Iwis. Cen. 4s ..90 do coupon . . . .101 "4 'Jap. 6s 2d series 964 Atchison Adj. 4s. 92 'Jap. 4 a ctfs .. 91 Stocks In I.eiidon. LONDON, Dec. 11. Consols for money, 86; do tor account, 86. Anaconda 15'N. Y. Cen 139 Atchison 108lNorfolk & Wrest- 98 00 preferred. .106 do pra 13 B. & O. Can. Pac. 123!Ont. & West... so'i . .204 Pennsylvania .. 71 . . 60 Rand Mines ... 3 . .18 Wending 79 . . 21'Southern Ry ... 35 ..191 I do pfd 97 . . 89 Southern Pac... 97 C. & O , Chi. G. W. ... De Beers C M. & St. P. D. R. G. do pfd. ... Erie , do 1st pfd. do 2d pfd . . . 89 Union Pacific. .. 47 do pfd .. 78 u. S. Steel . .. .. 70 I do pfd .... 192 96 51 10R 21 III. cen. . .8l:warasti Louis. & Nash. ..151 I do pfd 44 M.. K. & T. 43!Spanl"-- Fours.. 95 Money Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec. 11. Money on call. strong, 6j?13 per cent; ruling rate, 8 per cent; closing bid, 8 per cent; offered at 8 per cent. Time loans, easy; 60 and DO days. 8 per cent: six month. 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 6t6 per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.839094.8395 for demand and at ?4.79154.7925 for 60-day bills. Posted rates, S4.S0?4.85. Commercial bills, $4.78. Bar silver, 68c. Mexican dollars, 62c. Government and railroad bonds, steady. LONDON. Dec. 11. Bar silver, steady. 31d per ounce. Money, 34 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is & per cent; for three months' bills. 5tj'5 per cent. SAN FKANCISCO, Dec. 11. Silver bars. 68c. Mexican dollars. 54c. Drafts, sight. 2c; telegraph, 6e. Sterling on London, 60 days, S4.79; sight, 4.84. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. Today's state ment of the Treasury balance In the general fund shows: Available cash balances f234.118.029 Gold coin ajid bullion 106.323.P57 Gold certificates 68,194,750 NINETEEN THOUSAND SHARES SOLD ON 'CHANGE. Mammoth Vp Several Points on Of fers Large Sale of Great North ern Advance in Lee Company. There was strong bidding on Mammoth and Oregon securities on the local exchange yesterday. The former was up 2 on the bid price and 1000 shares were sold at 1G. Four thousand shares of the latter sold at 2. , J. C. Lee stock was very strong and advanced ten points in the bidding and 25 in the asked price, but no sales were made. Nine 6-per cent bonds of the Lee company sold at 100. Moaning and Rambler Cariboo held steadjV. A lot of 10,000 shares of Great Northern sold after call at 1, at which price it moved Monday. Total sales of the day were 19,000 shares and nine bonds. Official prices were as follows: Bank Stock Bid. Asked. Bank of California 367 Bankers' & Lumbermen's 105 Equitable Savings & Loan 97 Merchants' National 155 Oregon Trust Savings 110 145 United States National 200 Bonds City & Suburban 4s 92 Columbia Southern Irr'n 6s.... 60 95 O. R. & N. Ry. 4s 99 100 O. W. P. A Ry. 6s 100 103 Portland Ry. 5s lol J. C. Lee Co. 6 97 100 Miscellaneous Stocks Associated Oil , 60 51 Cement Products 50 Home Tel. , 20 30 J. C. Lee Co 51 75 Oregon City Mill & Lumber 6 Oriental American Co 75 Portland Heights Imp. Co 53 Faciflc States Tel 109 114 Puget Sound Tel t.." til Yaqulna Bay Tel G 11 Mining Stocks Alaska Petroleum 14 British Columbia Amal 3 4 Cascadia 29 39 Copperopolls 2', 4 5 Dixie Meadows 2 10 Gallaher 2 5 Golconda 1 2 Goldneld Trotter 20 Great Northern Ts 2 Lee's Creek Gold 1 2 Holden . : 10 15 Mammoth 16 20 Morning 3 4 North Fairvlew . . 5 Oregon Securities 2 2 Rambler Cariboo 25 33 Standard Con. 11 134 Tacoma Steel 12 14 Coeur d'Alene District Alameda . 18 21 Bullion - 10 12 Burke 3 6 Copper King 30 34 Gertie 1 20 Happy Day 4 6 Idaho Giant 12 15 Missoula 7 10 Park Copper 9 10 Rex : 1 22 Reindeer 9 12 Ruth Con in 13 Snowshoe - 85 ln5 Snowstorm 3o 450 Mineral Farm 5H ft Monmouth 12 . SALES. 9 .T. C. Lee Co '9 per cent bonds.... 100 1.000 Mammoth 16 3.000 Morning 3 1.000 Rambler Cariboo 23 4.000 Oregon Securities ...r.... 2 10,000 Great Northern 1 SHORT CALL AT SAX FRANCISCO. ' Wire Trouble Prevents Much Trading tn Mining 'Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 11. (Special.) The call of the Comstock and Tonopah list was not long In being disposed of and the Goldfleld list was over much sooner than usual, the reaeon being that telegraphic communica tion with Bastern clients was impossible. The local Interest, however, was as great as e.ver, nearly every room trader being at his accus tomed Vlace. Among the sales were: Gold Anchor. 60: Jim Butler, 140: Gaston, 22;3 Booth; 97: Blue Bull, 44; Adams, 25: Daisy, 245;. ..Tumping Jack, 55: Pinenut, 34; Stray Dog. 70: Triangle, 42; Kasle's Nest, 40; Great Bend, 120. Eastern Mining Stocks. NEW rORK, Dec 11. Closing quotations: Adams Con. .20 Little Chief- ...J.O.I Alice 6.50;Ontario 4.50 P.reece 35 Ophtr 2.70 Brunswick Con. ..i Potosl Comstock Tun... .24 Savage Con. Cal. & Vs.. l.OolSierra Nevada .. Horn Sliver 1.80, Small Hopes .. Iron Silver 4.33 Standard Lesi'-ille Con 05! BOSTON, Dec. 11. Closing quotations .08 l.oo .60 ..30 223 Adventure Allouez . . . Amalgamtd Atlantic .. , 4.75 . 54.00 115.00 Parrot .. iQuincy Shannon t 29.O0 100.00 16.37 107.00 11.00 C2.50 9.25 64.25 6.25 10.75 16SOO . 1.00 35.33 18.50 13.75 Tamarack Bingham . 30.37 Trinity Cal. tt Hecla 855.00 TJ. P. Min... U. S- Oil .. Centennial 38.23 Cop. Range.. Daly West.. Kranklln Granby Isle Royale. . Mass. Min... Michigan ... Mohawk .... Mont. C. C Old Dom. . . Osceola 80.50 Utah 21.R7jwinona .... 13.50 (Wolverine . . 33.50 No. Butts . 7.75 iButte Coal. 18.50 Nevada 78.50 'Cal. & Ariz. 1.02 Tecumseh . . 55.25 Green Con. 1.37i 19.50 1.60 2S.no 27.50 Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Coffee futures closed steady at a net decline of 5WI5 points. Sales for the day were reported of 43.000 baes. including December at 5.27c: January, S.-'lo 5.35c: March. 5.50f5.55c; May. 5. 65$. 3. 75c: September. 6W6.05c. Spot Rio, quiet. No. 7 invoice. 7c; mild, steady. Sugar Raw, steady. Fair refining. 3 I1-32c; centrifugal, 96 test. 3 27-32c: molajwe sugar, 3 3-32c: refined, steady. Crushed, $5.50; pow dered, $4.90; granulated S4.b0. WODiSUPPLYSMALL Boston Market in a Strong Position. PULLED GRADES STEADY Heaviest Demand Is for Clothing Wools Which Are Bringing Better Prices Foreign Clips Are Firm. BOSTON, Dec. 11. The feature dominat ing the Boston market is the strength of foreign markets and the small supply of wool on sale here. The market is tn a strong position. The demand for clothing wool furnishes especial Interest, line bring ing 66(6' 67c, and in several cases 68c. Some transactions are reported at 05c, while sev eral lines are said to be worth 70c. Pulled wools are In steady trade. Foreign grades are firm. Quotations: California, scourca basis; Northern choice, 67)68c; Northern good, r(S60c: mlddlo county, 656Cc; Southern, 6263c; Fall free, 54 35c. Oregon, scoured basis; Eastern No. 1 sta ple, 70fl72c; Eastern No. 1 clothing, 68 70c, Valley No. 1, 60C2c. Territory staple, scoured basis fine, 70( 72c; fine medium, 6S70c; medium, 65'6(lc. Territory, ordinary, scoured basis, 606Sc; fine medium, 65(S)60c: medium. 6303c. Colorado and New Mexico Spring scoured, 66f.Rc; No. 1, 6206.1c. Pulled wool scoured basis, extra, 69'571c; fine A. 63366c; A super, 56&59C; B Super, 4753c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 11. Wool Steady; me dium grades combing and clothing. 23 27c, light fine. 1921c; heavy fine. 14 10c; tub washed, 3237c. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following prices were quoted In the local livestock market yesterday: CATTLE Best steem. X3.65&3.S5: medium, $3(ft3.25; cows. $2.75113: fair to medium cows. $2.25j2.SO; bulls. $1.502: calves. $4f4.50. SHEEP Best, $4.7565.25; lambs. $5SS5.25. HOGS Best. $6.l5-88.85; lightweights, JO 6.25. Eastern Livestock Markets. CHICAGO, Dec. 11. Cattle Receipts. 4B0O; steady. Beeves. $4.107.30; stockers and feed ers. S2.4org4.50: cows and heifers. $1.6065.20; calves. $5.75'7.50: Texas fed steers, $2.75 4.60; Western steers. $2.90!?. Hogs Receipts today. 25.000: Be lower. Mixed and butchers, $66.35; good to choice heavy, $6.2cg6.35; . rough heavy, $5.856.05: light, $5.9516.30; pigs, $5.406.13; bulk of sales. $6.15iff:30. Sheep Receipts. 18.000; steady. Sheep $2.80 g5.75; lambs. $4.5o7.55. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 11. Cattle Receipts, 6000. Market, steady to lower. Native steers. $3.756.50; cows and heifers. $2.75fi4. i5; West ern eteers, $3.255.25: Texas ateers. $3(34.50 cows and heifers, $2(54.10; canners, $1.75.& 2.50; stockers and feeders. $2.6054.60; calves: $336; bulls, stags, etc., f'.'TM. Hogs Receipts. 9000. Market, 5c lower. Heavy., $6.056.20: mixer. $6,10(56.15; light, $6.150.25; pigs, $5.25(g6: bulk of sale?, $6.10 0.20. Sheep Receipts, 10,000. Market, steadq to weaker. Yearlings. $5.6U(S6.25: wethers. $5.25 5.75; ewes, $4.505.30; lambs, $0.757.50. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 11. Cattle Re ceipts, 20,000. Market, steady to shade lower. Native steers. $47: native cows and heifers $2f?2.25: stockers and feeders, $2.2o2.50; Western cows, $2.254; Western steers, $3.40 T5.50; bulls, 2.153.85: calves, $2.506.50. Hcgs Receipts, 17.0O0. Market, 5c lower. Bulk of sales. $6.2036.30; heavy, $6.256.32; packers, $6.256.30; pigs and lights. $5.60 6.25. Sheep Receipts. 6000. Market, strong. Mut tons. $4.50&5.73: lambs. $rtJJ7.60; range wethers, $4.50(6.50; fed ewes, $495.35. QUOTATIONS AT S AN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce tn the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 11. The following prices were t quoted in the produce market yesteroay : FRUIT Apples, choice $1.50, common 50c: bananas, $l"g3; Mexican limes. S3.3ojJ5: California lemons, choice $3, common $1.50 oranges, navel. $2.50(i3: pineapples, $3(g4. VEGETABLES Curumbers, $1; garlic. 3 4c; green peas. Utf8c; string beans, 7Jfi tomatoes, 5075c; egg plant, 75c!g$1.25. EGGS Store. 30&35c; fancy ranch, 43c; Eastern, 20(tr25c. POTATOES River white, $ligl.25: River reds. $1111.15; Salinas Burbanks. $1.50J $1.75; sweets, $11.25; Oregon Burbanks, $1.351.75. ONIONS Yellow. 6o675c. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 31c: creamery seconds, 26c; fancy dairy, 30c; dairy seconds, nominal; pickled, 21(6 21 c. WOOL Fall, Humboldt end Mendocino 13&14c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 7(9 Sc: lambs', 8.13c. HOPS California. 1013c; Oregon and Washington, ll13c. CHEESE Young America, 16c; Eastern, 17af Western. 15c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $19.50720.50; mid dilngs. $2Sg29. HAY Wheat. $1721; wheat and oats, $13 610; alfalfa, $8-512; stock, $869; straw, 65-a 7fic per bale. FLOUR California family extras, $4. 65 6.50; bakers' extras, $4.3014.75; Oregon and Washington, $3.50H4. POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, 2123c; tur key hens, 2023c; roosters, old. $404.50 young, $5,5061; broilers, small, $3fJ3.50; broil ers, large, $3.50r?5; fryers, $4.5O5.50; hens, $4.50'7.50; ducks, old. $4t5; do young, $5j7, RECEIPTS Flour, 14.957 quarter sacks: wheat, 1067 centals; barley, 10.130 centals; oats, 350 centals; beans. 845 sacks; corn, 335 centals; potatoes, 5630 sacks; bran. 660 sacks hay, 916 tons; wool, 91 bales; hides, 2510. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Dec. 11. On the produce ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 2331c; dairies,' 20g27c Eggs Steady. At mark cases Included, 26??30c; firsts, 31c; prime, 34c; extras, 36c Cheese Steady, 13f( 14c. NEW YORK. Dec. 11. Butter Strong street prices, -extra creamery, 32(ff.12c; of ficial prices, creamery common to extra. 22? 32c; heJ4 common to extra, 22630c: Western factory common to firsts, 18fi22c;, Western imitation creamery firsts. 23i24c. Cheese Firm. State full cream small and large September fancy, 1-4 c; do October best. 13c; do late made. -126:13c; do Inferior, 11(9120. Bggs Barely steady. Western average prime. R4f."I5c: official price firsts, 33?34c; seconds, 301634c DAILY CITYSTATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. WILLIAMS-MOSER Abste Williams, Sfl, Portland, ana Mary Moser, 21. CLA US-DALY Ernest Claus. 42. 352 Glisan street, Portland, and Angelina Daly. 40. HABERLEIN-EICHENBEP.GER Michael Haberleln, 50, N. Yamhill street, Portland, ana Kosa fclcntnnfiger, 44. PEKLAND-KHARP LeRoy Penland, 23, Helix, or., and Mysie Sharp. 22. BROWN-DAVIS George Brown, 28. Port land, and Hertha Davis, 19. CULP-WILSON James Culp, 23. 332 Jef ferson. street, Portland, and Bertha Wil son, 22. WELCH-ROBSON R. H. Welch, 34, of Bellwoud, Or., and Florence Kobson, 34. r.Vths. ROWEU. To the wife of Francis E. .Itowell, December 6, at 395 Spokane avenue. a flSHjghter. PLIMPTON To the wife of W. Mclvln Plimpton, December 7, at 143 East lth street, a son. SUTHERLAND To the wife of Angus L. Sutherland, December 3, at 50 East 14th street, a daughter. SELBY To the wire or Hertran A. seiDy. December 2, at 305 Jefferson street, a daughter. SATER To the wifo or unes tireenoerry Sater. December 2, at 263 Seventh street. a -on. SMITHSON To the wife of Redmond Emtthson. December 9, at Portland, a son. Deaths. GIBBS At 360 East Sixth street, Decem ber 10. Orlcna Glbbs, aged 67 years. REI FENRATH At East 13th and BtarK streets, Peter Retfcnrath, aged 74 years. BEACH At St. Vincent's Hospital. De cember 8, Newton M. Beach, aged 71 years. BINQ At 328 Stark street, December 4. Lee Blng, aged 47 years. SOHN At North Pacific Sanitarium, De cember 9. Reginald Bothe Sohn, aged 7 years. HANKE At 607 Leigh street, December , James William Hanke. aged 62 years. Building Permits. CARL MORDHORST One story frame dwelling, Spokane avenue between East Sev enth and Hast Ninth streets, $100. G. V. Pin EST Two-story frame dwell ing. Gantenbein avenue between Shaver and ason streets, $1650. L. L. SC.HUMAN One-story frame dwell ing, corner of chapman and Montgomery streets, $9O0. Real Estate Transfers. William McPhee to Mary Beier, lots 7, t. block 1. Lincoln Park Annex I 1 Annie T. Parkhurst anil Alfred I.. -:ikhuret to Selena Kee. land be ginning at most eastern boundary of tiact of 41.26 acres, a convtyance to Annie T. Parkhurst on Melinda ave nue 2.520 P. It. Marciay and wife to Antoinette v. uuchegger. lots 8. 9. block 3, East Irvincton 1 James Curran and wife to Mary L. iioucK, 101 a. fractional block 30, McMIIIen'a Addition 3.600 J. Margulis et al to C. A. Alvord. lots 23. 24. block .10. Kern Park 1.500 Ray Abbott and wife to Lucinda C. Warran. lots 21, 23. 24, block 1. Highland Park 1.500 H. B. Nicholas and wife to Milton Vt'. Seaman and Isabelle Macdonald. 334x 260 feet, commencing at point 3442.36 feet north end 390.72 feet east of section corner on south side of sec tion u. T. 1 S.. R. 1 E 1.000 E. P. Hobklrk and wife to George L. Deffenbough, west half of lots 9, 111. blxrk A. Piedmont park 1.25U Jart'es A. Shefl'ield and wife to J. M. Sloan, lots 1, 2. block 11, Park View Extension 1 Portland Realty & Trust Company to Andrlne J. Lovegreen, lota 1, 2, 3, bi.ick 9. Laurclwood Park 300 H. M. Cake and wife to St. Charles Hotel Company, lot 2, block 3, City of Portland 1 Samuel Bruce and Ella Huston to H. M. Cake, .lot 2, Park block 3, city.. 60,000 Nettle Craig to L. F. Irvlr.g. lot 5. block 1. orth irv-ington. . . , 1 Ackley Scott to A. T. Winches and wire, lot 17. block 2: lot 16. block 2. Blckford Park 1,400 R. Kenneth Blckford et al to A. T. Winches and wife, lot 18. block 2. Blckford Park 150 R. W. Schmeer to R. G. Chase, west half of lots 10. Jl. block 75, Sellwood 275 G. G. Gammans and wife to Lena Hemmer. lot 8. block 11. Evelyn 200 Nadie Swett to V. T. Regler. lota 5, 6. block o. sunet 1'arK Addition zoo Mary Josephine and W. T. BartT to O. L. Price, east 4 acres of that tract deeded by James C, Burntire to Alljd M. Allen 4,300 O. L. Pries and wife to Plttock & Leadbetter Lumber Company, 7.72 acres beginning at southwest corner of tract owned by J. A. Strowbridge In section 15, T. 1 X.. S. 1 E 8.400 Robert E. Case and wife to E. A. Pierce, lots 7, 8. block 6, Edendale 600 Chase National Bank of New Yyk 10 J. B. Morgan, lots 15, 16. block 17, Llncain Park Annex 1 A. H. "Birrell and wife to L. F. Hud eon, lot 16. block 4, Willamette Heights Addition 4.250 Northern Counties Inv. - Tr. Ltd to Thomas Paulsell. lot 1. b'.ork 2. Raf fcrty's Addition to East Portland.. 450 August Flcke to Mae Shaver, lots 16, 17. block 4. Willamette 1,790 Rasmus Ob-en and wife to Rudolph Martin and wife, lots 15, 10, block 3, Seren Park 1.125 August C. Arnold and wife to Jeanette R. Cumpaton. lot 16. block 8. Miller's Addition to Sellwood 170 Fred T. Merrill and wife to H. Marlay. lots 8. 9, block 3, East Irvlngton.. 1 Antoinette W. Buchesger to Fred L. Olsen and wife, lots 8, 9. block 3. East Irvington 1.500 George Shearer and wife to Foster Ad ams, lot 11, block 37. Sunnyslde. . . . 1,400 Mrs. L. W. and V. Pen-son to Mary Rambo. lot 101. Arleta Park 140 Title Guarantee A Trust Company to F. M. Vamcr. lot 2. block 70. Sun nyslde Third Addition 375 John B. Tanner and wife to Emanuel May. west 70 feet of lot 8, block 13, city 1 Title Guarantee & Trust Company to Ludvlg Olsen and wife, lot 15. block 19. First Addition to Holladay Park Addition 300 A. Cowperthwalt and wife to Blon A. Churchill and wife. lots 14. ' 15. block 8. Laurelwood 900 A. C. Gienger and wife to C. M. Poley and wife, lots 10. 11. block 1, Gar bade tract in section 15. T. 1, R. 2 E 10 Peter E. McQuin and wife to Margaret Forrest, lot 4, block 135, city and other property 600 A. C. Froom to O. I Price, east 4 acres of land deeded to AIi'e M. Allen bv James C. and Esther M. Burnsliie 1.000 Harlev M. Barton and wife to Ellen Kroner, lot 4. block 9. Subdivision in Proebstel'e Addition to Albina 1,550 William T. Kerr to Hannah Arm strong, lot 14 and east 8 feet of north 45 feet ot lot 12, block 1, Abend's Addition to Albina 3,500 John M. Kirk and wife to Bert King and wife, lots 20, 21, block 5, Arbor Lodge 1,275 J. H. NOIta and wife to A. Vftnwawen hov. lot 11. block 5: lots 24. 25. block 15; lot 24. block 24. Tremont Place - 400 Frank R. Chambers. Jr.. et al to R. K. Donald, block 160 Caruther's Ad dition 10 Editor E. Coursen and wife to Secirrity 1 Savings A Trust Company, subdl vieions 7. 8 In lot 1, block 3. Portland Homestead 1 Ernest Turner and wife to Siegfried W. Rothlefson. lot 16. block 1. Albina. . 2.400 W. B. Roberts and wife to P. N. Tynan, lot 10, Hazelwood. contain ing 20 acres 10 Endowment. Trust of Willamette I'nl- verelty to August A eei:berg. lots 2. 3. 4. 5. block 10. StrawTjcrrjidale. . 400 Real Estate Investment A.-ioclaiion to R. G. Chase, lot 14, block 81. Sell wood, 150 Samuel Olsen and wife to G. W. Lane, lot 12, block 4. Chlpman's Addition . to St. Johns 1.000 Same to same, lots 27. 28. 29. block block 20. Point View 1.500 A. W . I.ambert and wife to Sarah c. Kenyon, lots 1, 2, block 18. Lincoln Park Annex 800 Title Guarantee & Trust Company to Leo I. Smith, lot 6. block 15. West Piedmont 200 Henry Dittmer to J. W. SplUer. lot 18, ' block 8, Mt. Tahor Villa Annex 250 Clarence E. and Delia Jeremiah to Henry F. Todd, north quarter of east half of east half of a portion of Gideon. Tibbet donation land claim.. 500 Total $115,019 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commerce. DAILY, METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 'Portland. Dec. 11. Maximum temperature. 47 degrees: minimum temperature, 41 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M., 8.7 feet; change in last 24 hours, rise .4 feet. Total precipitation, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., .07 inch: total precipita tion since September 1. ll06. 15.97 Inches; normal precipitation since September 1, 19o6, 14.20 Inches; excess, 1.77 inches. Total sun shine December 10. none; possible sunshine December 10. 8 hours. 44 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 5 P. M.. 29.78 Inches. WEATHER CONDITIONS. I The winds attending yesterday's storm have abated, but the rains continued, although the fall during the last 12 hours has been light. TJie following maximum wind velocities oc curred last night or early this morning: Ta coma, 46 miles, southwest: Walla Walla. 40 miles, southeast: Portland. 3'i miles, south; pocatello, 34 miles, southeast: Boise. 28 miles, southeast, and Spokane. 28 miles, southwest. It is sIlKhtly cooler In Southeastern Washing ton and South-western Idaho, while else where on the Pacific slope the temperatures have remained nearly stationary. The indications arc for rain Wednesday In Western Oregon and Western Washington and for rain or snow In the eastern portions of these states and Idaho, with lower tempera tures In Southern Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly winds. Western Oeson and Western Washington Rain: southerly winds. Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Northenr Idahc Rain or snow. Southern Idaho Rain or snow and colder. EDWARD A. REALS. District Forecaster. During the run with the Grafton "nounds a fox turned out or the coverts near to Gay hurst. Newport Pagnell, the residence of W. W. CarMIc, dashed acress the lawn, and jumped Into the dining-room through an open window. The hounds all followed and killed In the room. London Times. SELLING OF DECEM WEAKENS PRICES IX CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. No Support in Evidence Until Late. When Tht-re Is a Partial Recovery. CHICAGO. Dec. 11. The local wheat mar ket was weakened today by liberal selling of 41ie December optton by elevator in terests. The market lacked substantial sup port until late in the session, when prices made a partial recovery on buying by bulls. News of the day bad little effect on the market, the principal feature being statis tics regarding the world's visible supply. which, according to Bradstrect's, showed an Increase of 3.500.000 bushels. The close was easy. May opened a shade lower to a shade ''higher at 796 79c, sold off to 78. and closed down c at 79670c. Selling by cash houses on the belief that the movement of the new crop would soon show a material Inrreaee weakened the corn market. Buying by commission houses . steadied the murket early lit the day. but with the break In wheat, prices declined. The close v.-as weak and at the lowest point. May opened unchanged at 444e. Fold between 43 $1 44c and 44 and closed off c to .c at the low point. Oats were firm early in the day, but the weakness of wheat caused considerable selling and brought about a slump in prices. May opened a shade to c lower at 36 to nnfr:lr. sold at 36c and then de clined to 35c. closing t4c off at 36c. A general desire to take profits caused weakness I'n the provision market. Local packers were liberal sellers because of a 5SD10C docllfie In the price of live bogs. At the close January pork waa off 30c. T.ard was down 15c and ribs were off 12c. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opn. High. ' Low. Clos. December :...$ 74 $ .74 $ .74 $ .7t May 79ti .n'v .78 .79 CO P.N. December ... .41 .4.1 .42 .42 May 44 .4411 .43', .44 July 44 .44 .44 .44 OATS. December ... .34 .::4 .34 .34 May 3 .::c .35 .3 July :W .34 .33 .33 MESS PORK. JamOiry 16.00 Ic.Ofl 15.77 15. K0 May 16.15 H',25 16.02 16.05 LARD. December ... R.67 8 07 8.05 8.85 January tv07 8.67 S.57 8.0".. May 8.77 8.71 8.67 8.67 SHORT RIBS. January .... 8.42 8.47 8-40 8 42 8.50 May R.65 8.55 8.45 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 70flS5c; No. S. 749 84c; No. 2 red, T4074;. Corn No. 2, 43c; No. 2 yellow. 47e. Oats No. 2. 34c; No. 2 white, 36c; No. 3 white. 3:l!H(g:;6c. Rye No. 2. 64 6 65c. Barley Fair to hoice malting. 4!li55c. Flaxseed No. , 1. $1.14; No. 1 Northwest ern. $1.22. Timothy seed Prime. $4.35 4 50. Clover Contract grades. $13.75. Short ribs Sides (loose). $S.23S8.75. Meai Pork Per barrel. $15. LardV-Pcr 100 lbs., $S.70. Sides Short clear Iboxcdi. $999.12. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels ..... Corn, bushels Oats, bushels Rye. bushels Barley, bushels 34. .100 15.SOO 71. 0OO 40. 600 .270.1X0 11,400 .325.5O0 3H.OIHI . :;4.ooo 12.4HO .149.000 50.200 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Flour Receipts. 24. 300 bu.; exports. 1G0O bu.; sales, 0700 pack ages. Market steady, with trade quiet. Wheat Receipts. 258.000 bu.: sales. 2.5O0. noo bu. futures and 8000 bushels spot. Spot tfarely steady. No. 2 red. 80c ejevator; No. 2 red." 82c f. o. b. afloat; ,N'o. 1 Northern. Du luth. 85c c. 1. f. Buffalo; No. 2 hard Winter. 7llc. Considerable weakness developed In wheat today, on account of Western hedge selling, small clearances, local liquidation, a bearish Australian crop estimate and depres sion in outside markets. At one time e down, the market closed c to c below Monday. May closed at 85c; July cldsed at 84c: December closed at 81 c. Hops, quiet. Hides, wool and retroleum, steady. " Grain at Son Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11. Wheat and barley, quiet. Spot quotations: Wheat Snipping, 1.254J1.30; milling, J1.35 f 1.40. . Rnriey Feed. $1.05.61.10: brewing. $1.07 91.13. Cjts Red. $1.2.VS1.75; white, $1.50-81.80; black. $1.756 2.25. Call-board ealcs: Wheat May. $1.30 bid. Barley, May, $1.15. Corn Large yellow. $1.300 1 35. Change In Available Btinjtlte. SBW YORK, Dec. 11. Special cable and telegraphic -communications received by Brad etreets's show the following changes In avail able supplies, as compared with previous ac count: . , Bushels. Wheat. United States, east of Rockies, increased 253- Canada, decreased M7,tioo Total, U. S. and Canada, decrease... 622.000 Afloat for and In Europe, increased. .4.200.000 Total. American and European sup- plies. Increased 3.578.00O Corn, U. S. and Canada. Increased.. 61, .000 Oats. U. S. and Canada, decreased.. 137.000 Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 11. Wheat Decem ber. 78c: May. 81'ic; July. 82c; No. 1 hard, 82c; No. 1 Northern. 81c: No. 2 Northern, 78679c; No. 3 Spring. 75lg78c. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 11. In the grain mar ket today prices closed as follows: . Wheat Spot. Arm; No. 2 red Western Win ter. 6s. Futures, steady. December, 6s 8d; March, 6sg6s Bid; May. 6 5d. LONDON. Dec. 11. Cargoes Pacific Coast prompt shipment, unchanged, at 29 6d430s. Market, dull. BREAK IX THE COTTON MARKET. Publication of Government Report Causes rtbarp Slump. WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. The Department of Agriculture estimates the total produc tion of cotton In the United States for the preecnt year at 0.0ol.72H.0i)O pounds, equiv alent to 12.546,000 bales of 500 pounds groaa weight. NPTW YORK. Dec. 11. January cotton drooped from 9.8fio to 9.50c on the announce ment of the Department of Agriculture's state ment of a crop of 12.540.UOO bales. January closed last night at 10.10c. Futures closed barely steady at a net loss ef 6364 points on thp Government's crop report. December. 9.35c; January. 9.47c: February. 9.56-; March. 9H4c; April. 9.0!c; May. 9.77c; June, 9.81; .Tlllv. 9.R4c; August. 9.06c. VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL BANK SAFE GLASS &PRUDHOMME CO., AGTS. PORTLAND, OREGON