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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECE3IBER 11, 1907. 17 BUTTER VERY FIRM Production Is Gradually Fall ing Off. BOTH CITY AND COUNTRY No Immediate Change in Prices Is Looked For Cheese Moves Very Slowly Fruit-Dealers May Cnt Out Bananas. The supply of butter In the local market la becoming smaller and price, as a result, are very Arm. Up to the present time, how ever, the supply has been bo clone to the demand-that the city creameries have not con sidered It advisable to advance prices. If the production continues) to decrease and the Inquiry holds as good as it is now. It may be necessary, before long, to add 2i cents to the wholesale quotation. Receipts of out-of-town butter on Front street are also be coming; lighter, and It Is difficult to nu or ders In some of the brands. Prices all along the Coast are nearly uni form now. At Seattle and Tacoma, as at Portland, the market stands at SS cents, while at Spokane and San Francisco the top quotation Is 34 cents. The tone Is strong at all points. The Eastern markets have been Arm for some time past with 2S cents quoted at Elgin and Chicago. The cheese market, which usually moves In sympathy with butter, Is probably as high now as it can go. Generally speaking, cheese Is firm, but because of the high prices, con sumption has been checked - somewhat. . BANK CLEARINGS IX NOVEMBER. Restriction of Business by Money Flurry Causes Large Decrease. The extent to which the restriction of business, caused by the flurry In the money market late In October, affected payments through the banks. Is shown by November bank clearings, total bank exchanges at all cities In the United States for that month, as reported by R. G. Dun & Co., being !. 664.8.11.522. a decrease of 20.2 per cem compared with last year and 2G.6 per Cent under the corresponding month of-1005. The full force of the money market disturbance Is shown by the statistics and nearly every city reports a decrease as compared with last year. At many cities the decrease is very large. The loss is greatest In the New England cities, Middle Atlantic. Middle South. Central West and at Pacific CoaHt points There has been a comparatively small loss each month this year compared with lBOrt, with the exception of two months, hut this loss was almost wholly at New York City and was due to the greatly reduced volume of speculative business In the New York stock market and the lower security values prevailing; In November, however, the loss is nearly one-third. At the Pacltlc Coast points the effect of the stringency was quite severe, and there are large losses at San Francisco, Los An geles, Seattle and Portland. Spokane reports a small gain. The figures In detail follow: November 1007. lftofl. P.C. San Francisco. 1113.102.713 J21S.367.4SO 48 2 Los Angeles... .'17.S18.S41 5.1.627.100 30.0 Seattle X.V842.X22 42.777.721 10.2 Portland 2fl,348.1H S.I, 380.8OI 42.3 Taooma 10.400.30fl 10.404, Onl 0.2 Spokane 20.0(11. 534 23,775,840 9.6 Salt Lake City 18.S50.03O 80,1(50.500 40.5 Helena 3.00O.0H1 3.800. 150 1.0 Oakland 6.210.0OX 14.341.075 56. T San Jose 1.1124.386 1.270.315 31.1 Increase. November clearings by sections compare with the same month last year as follows: November. 1007. 1006 P.C. New Engrd.t07. 312.351 $ 852.522.128 21.7 Middle 8.15,527,370 1,003,500,128 16.7 South Atlant 247,779.142 271,038.428 8.8 Southern ... 527.435,122 0ill.814.75a 16.5 Cent. West. .1.2.585.6S 1,431.102.354 15.7 Western 4O0.418.309 410.440.040 3.1 Pacific 273.051.371 428.41)0,531 36.3 Total . . .4,14.109.3BO $5,038,580,362 17.4 N. T. City. 5.500,742.102 8.607.087,812 3(5.1 V. S. ...19.604.851.522 13.646,50S,174 29.2 Weekly Grain Statistics. The weekly grain statistics of chants' exchange follow: American visible supply the mer- Bushels. Increase. 53.000 1.343,000 2.232.O00 14S.OO0 2.389.000 805.000 2.844.000 0S5.000 514.000 2,023.000 December 9. December 10. December 11. December 12. December 7. December 8. 1007. . MOB. . 1005. . 1001. . 1903. . 1IM2. . lttOl. . 10110. . 1809. . 1S08. . 43.424.000 40.214.0O0 34.711.000 37.108.000 32.429.000 45.948.1HM) 55.240.000 01,494.000 Si1.2U2.O00 28.738.000 December December December December 10. II. 12. Decrease. World's shipments, flour Included W'k ending W'k ending W'k ending Dec. 7. Nov. 30. Dec. 8. '06. From Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. U. 8.. Can... 6.1U2.00O 5,548.000 4.437.000 Argentina ... 224.000 152,000 176.000 Australia ... 4oo.ooo sa.oon so.ooo India 328.000 824,000 OOS.000 Dan. ports. .. 44O.000 730.000 4,702,000 Russia 1,336,000 808,000 2.240,000 Totals .8,020,000 8,124.000 12,333,000 JOBBKRS MAY "CUT OUT" BANANAS. Declare Business, as at Present Conducted, Is Not Profitable. The wholesale flrult dealers are again considering the advisability of doing business without bananas, owing to the unsatisfac tory quality of fruit sent to this market. They assert there Is no money In the busi ness as at present conducted. Three cars of bananas are due to arrive today. A car of sweet potatoes was duo last night and a car of Los Angeles celery will be on the market Thursday. Prices generally were unchanged yesterday. The onion market continues firm, because of some Northern orders, but it is said the present demand Is not extensive. A car was reported" bought at $1.75 in the country yesterday. The potato movement is slow. Hops Moving at Imw Prices. A considerable amount of business was re ported In the hop market yosterday, most of It at prices ranging from 5 to 64 cents. Official returns of the German hop crop of . 1907 have been received and show a decreased acreage, but Increased production as compared with last year. The -crop of the German Empire this year amounted to 483.122 centals; grown on 88,207 acres. In mod the production was 420.786 centals., the acreage 38.861. and In 1903 the crop was 883,138 centals, and the acreage 39,511. raln Markets Are Featureless. The local grain markets were dull and fea tureless yesterday. Wheat was quoted weak and lower, because of the continued decline abroad. There was also an easy undertone In the oats market, with the demand slow. Barley was quoted unchanged and hay about .steady. In some quarters of the grocery trade, lower Hour prices sre .looked for. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc. M I LI.STUFF8 Bran. city. $22: country. V3 per ton: middlings, $28.50; shorts, city. 4 1 50; country. $25.50 per ton; chop, $18 ler ton. WHEAT Club. 82c: bluestem. 84c; Valley, o; red. 80c. TS No. 1 white. $28; gray. $28. FLOUR Patent, $4.95; straight. $4.40; clears, $4 40; Valley. $4.40; Graham flour. $4.25814.75; whols wheat flour, $4.5095; rye flour, $5.50. BARLEY Feed, $27.50 per ton; brewing, $31; rolled. $30. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, ber barrel, $8; lower grades. $6.57"0: oatmeal, steel-cut 45-pound sacks. $8.50 per barrel! 0-pound sacks, $4.u0 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 45-pound sacks, $8 per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4.50 per bale; split peas, per 100 pounds. $4.25 4.80; pearl barley, $464.50 per 100 pounds; pastry Hour. 10-pound sacks, $2.60 per bale; flaked wheat, $3.25 per case. CORN Whole. $32; cracked. $33. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $2023; clover. $15; cheat. $15; grain hay. $15010; alfalfa, $13; vetch, $14. Vegetables, Frnlts, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 75c 2 p box; peaches. 75c $1 per crate; pears. $1.25 6 1.75 per box; cranberries, $9.50 12 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $3.O04.00 per box; oranges, navels, $2.00492.50; grapefruit. $4; bananas, 5c per dozen, crated 5c; pineapples, $4.50 per dozen; pome granates, $2.25 per box; persimmons, $1.60 per box; tangerines, $1.73 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c per sack; carrots, Sc per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack; garlic, 8c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. 9Oc0 $1.00 pr dozen; beans, 79c per pound: cab bage, lc per pound; cauliflowers, 75c$1.00 doz. ; celery, $4 per crate: lettuce, hot house, $101.25 per box; onions. 1520c per dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, Ho per pound; peppers, 817c per pound; pumpkins. 11C per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spinach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, l134c per pound; tomatoes, $1.50 per box. ONIONS Buying price, $1.75322 per cwt. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 888'c per pound; apricots, id & 19c; peaches, 11913c; pears, ll',414c; Italian prunes, 26c; California figs, white. In sacks. 564c per pound; black, 4',45c; bricks, 75cjj)$2.25 per box; Smyrna. 18tt320o per pound; dates, Persian, 6ttS7c per pound. POTATOES Buying price, B065c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2. 2S&2. 50 per cwt. Butter, Eggs, Fonltry, Kto. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 35c per pound; state creameries, fancy creamery, 32VfeG35c; store butter, 20c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 16 16M;c: Young America, 17 dp 1714 c per pound. VEAL 73 to 125 pounds, 89S(4C; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 5ttlc. PORK Block. 75 to 130 pounds, Gftc; packers. OffrOc. POULTRY Average old hens. Ilt412e; mixed chickens, llllc; Spring chickens, 10iitllc; roosters, 8c; dressed chickens, 126' 13c; turkeys, live, 14 15c; dressed, choice. 17 ' ISc; geese, live, per pound, 9fij lOc; ducks. l2Hf 13Mc; pigeons. $14 I SO; squabs. $2 3. EGGS Fresh ranch, candled. 37tyc per dozen; Eastern, 2331c per dozen. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1. 6"c; South ern Japan, 5'5c; head, 7ttc. COFFEE Mocha. 242Sc; Java, ordinary, 17(S20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; good, 16 QISc; ordinary, 12 10c per pound. Columbia loast. cases, 100s, $14.50; 50s, $14.75; Ar buckle, $10.63; Lion, $15.88. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis, $2 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.03; 1-pound flats, $2.10: Alaska pink, -1-pound tails, 95c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.55; sockeyes. 1-pouna tails. $1.90. SUGAR Granulated, $3.60; extra C $5.10; golden C. $5.00; fruit sugar, $5.60; berry, $5.00; star, $5.50; beet sugar, $5.40. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; H barrels, 23c; boxes. 50a per 100 pounds Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct ic per pound: if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct He; maple sugar. 15 18c per pound. NUTS Walnuts. 15!i20c per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 19c; filberts. 16c ; pecans, 16l8c; almonds. 19S20C; chestnuts, Ohio. 25c; peanuts, raw. 68sC per pound; roasted, 10c; plnenuts, 10 12c, hickory nuts, 10c; cocoanuts, S5fjj)00c per dozen. SALT Granulated. $18.00 per ton; $2.25 per bale; half ground, 100s, $13.50 per ton; 60s. $14.00 per ton. BEANS Small white, 4c; large whits, 4t4e; pink, 4.20c; bayou. 4c; Lima, SVic; Mexican red. 4c HONEY Fancy. $3. 50 3. 75 ' per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast, 2244c pound; standard breakfast, lOHc; choice, ISttc; English. 11 to 14 pounds. 17c; peach, 154c. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, 14ic pound; 14 to -16 pounds. 14c; 18 to 20 pounds, 14c: picnics, lOc; cottage, 12c; shoulders. HVsc; boiled. 24c. SAUSAGE Bologna, long, 8c; links, 7o. BARRELED GOODS Pork, barrels. $20; half-barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $10; half barrels, $5.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; clear backs, dry salt, 12u; smoked. 13c; clear bellies, 1 to 17 pounds average. dry sale, none; smoked, none; Oregon exports, dry salt, 3c; smoked, 14c. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 1214c; tubs. 13c: 50s, 13c; 20s. I3Hc: 10s. 13c; 5s, 13c; 3s, 13c. Standard pure: Tierces, HKc; tubs, 12c; 50s, 12c; 20s, 12c; 10s, 12 ti; 5s, 12c. Compound: Tierces, 8Vc; tubs. Sc; 50s, 89ic; 20s, 84c; 10s, 944c; 6s, 914 c. Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS 1907, 57c per pound; olds, nom inal. WOOL Eastern Oregon, average best, 13 20c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 18&20c. according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice. 29430c per pound. CASCARA BARK 6Vl60 per pound; car lutB. 7c per pound. , HIDES Dry, No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 12&12V&C per pound; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 13 pounds, 12c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, 14c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, halr sllpped, weather-beaten or grubby, 2 3c per pound less; sanea niaes, oiqjuc; salted Kips, 5 6c; calf skins, 7 8c; green hide, lc per pound less. FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1. $30 20 each; cubs, $13 each; badger, prime, 25 50c each; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3O50c; cat, house, 520c; fox, common, gray, large prime. 50 70c .each; red. $3 5 each; cross, $513 each; silver and black $100 300 each; fishers, $38 each; lynx, $4.30(5 0 each; mink, strictly No. 1, accord ing to size, $13 each; marten, dark north ern, according to size and color. $10 IS each; pale, pine, according to size and color.-$2.504 each; muskrat, large, t2&lSa each, skunk. 3040c each; civet or pole cat, 5 13c each; otter, for large, prime skins. $8 10 each; panther, with head and claws, perfect, $2 5 each; raccoon, for prime, large, 5075c each; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3.505 each; prairie (coyote), 00c j $1.00 each; wolverine. $0$ each. Bunk Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $ 824.310 114.119 Seattle 1.3S7.2D9 143,174 Tacoma 773.455 34.237 Spokane 7S5.970 90.0S4 GOVERNMENT REPORT ON COTTON. Causes Shnrp Break in New York and New Orleans Markets. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The Crop Re porting Board of the Bureau of Statistics, of the Department of Agriculture, today is sued a report estimating that the total pro duction of cotton in the United states for 1007-08 will amount to 5.581. 90S.0O0 pounds (not Including ltnters) equivalent to 11, 678.000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The price of cot ton on the Cotton Exchange dropped about 50 points (half a cent a pound) this morn ing on the Government estimate. The close was 4 or 5 points up from the bottom, but showed a net decline of 4449 points. Sales were estimated at 6OO.O00 bales. Decem ber. 11.20c; January, 10.70c: February, 10.74c; March. 10.7Uc; April. 10.82c; May, 10.84c; June, 10.98c; July. 10.70c, and Aug ust, 10.53c. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10. Following the posting of the Government's crop estimate of 11,678.000 bales on the cotton exchange today cotton futures ' dropped from 20 o 27 points. Taking advantage of the low level, a large number of new orders to buy came. In, and these eventually stopped ths recession. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The London tin market was lower with spot closing at f2S 15s and futures at 139 ISs. Locally the mar ket was weak and lower In sympathy with quotations ranging from 28.5o29c. ' Copper was lower In London, closing at 00 2 d for spot and fOl 3s for futures. Ideally It was weak and lower. Lake. 13.23 u 13.50c: electrolytic, 13 13.25c; casting, 12 7513c. I.eal unchanged In London at 14 12s 6d. but weak and lower locally at 3.853.95c. Spelter was 3c lower at 20 13s in London, hut weak locally at 4.304.40c. Iron was lower In London; standard foun dry. 49s and Cleveland warrants, 49s 9d. Locally the market was nomlnaUv unchanged. DRAWN BY INTERIOR Large Resources Supplied by New York Banks. HEAVY TRANSFERS MADE Responsible for Active Calling of Loans, Which Has an Adverse Effect onStook Prices Selling of Hills ana Reading. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. The support of the market, which has been persisted in for some time past, was evidently abandoned today, but whether voluntarily or forcibly was not clear. There was a further calling of loans by the banks following that of yes terday and the call-money rate was run up to 25 per cent, compared with a maximum rate of 20 per cent yesterday. This had a bad effect on speculative sentiment. The selling converged especially on the Hill stocks and Reading, and as these had been picked for the most conspicuous operations In supporting the advance, their sudden re lapse was of marked sympathetic effect on the whole market. Some relative resistance was shown by the coppers.- which might be accounted for by the large short Interests In those stocks waiting to cover on the de- i cllne. There was some evidence also of direct transfer of large accounts from the Hill stocks Into the Harrlman Pacifies. The motive for the withdrawal of call loan credits by the banks was. not clearly understood and was, perhaps, of added un favorable effect for that reason. The publication in detail of the reports of the New York City National banks, in re sponse to the call of the Controller of the Currency, revealed so heavy an impairment of resources in the case of one or two, on which pressure was especially severe, that a bad Impression was caused, although the present solvency of those banks was not thrown open to -any doubt. Reports of ne gotiations on foot for strengthening or con solidating the institutions Increased the at tention given to the subject. It was sur mised, furthermore, that a call from the state banking department for reports of condition of the state banks and trist com panies was In contemplation, and this would naturally have the effect of prompt ing some strengthening of their positions by these Institutions. The compiled digest of the showing of ths New York City National banks was held to confirm the claim of the large resources sup piled by the New York banks to the Interior during the period of strain. Of the total increase tn deposits shown on December 3, compared with August 22. of $76,115,963, there is Included an increase of some $46, 833.800 In Government deposits In the clearing-house banks, while In the Item "due to banks." etc.. there was a decrease of $26. 240,535. Specie and legal tenders also have actually fallen $6,268,369 In spite of the enormous Inflow of Imported gold and the large sums of cash transferred from the Treasury Department to New York bank vaults. With this exhibit of the heavy drain on New York, which the Interior. has made, financial sentiment Is sensitive to the large continuance of that drain shown In the per sistent heavy transfers which are being made to interior points. This demand Is keeping up the premium 'on currency and, was given part responsibility for the active calling of loans by the banks today. Bonds were 4asy. Total sales, par value, $3,200,000. United States bonds were un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing , Bid. 162 Sales. High. Low. Adams' Express Amal Copper 12.100 47 32 "4 28 46 31 V4 83 27 is 46 81 Ts 95 274 80 190 13 17 8 21 17 87 09 14 91 1H4 71i 28 71 87 70 U, 81 "4 80 38 Am Car & Foun.. 3,500 do preferred .... loo Am Cotton OIlv., .4u0 do preferred .', . . ...... Am Express Am Hd & L Df American Ice .... Am Linseed OH... do preferred Am Locomotive . . do preferred .... 1,400 18 17H 1,400 18 89 70 17H 8S 68 1 90 si" 200 Am Smelt & Rcf.. 38,200 ao preferred .... 800 w i t i -v. Am Sugar Ref Am Tobacco ctfs 400 10414 100 W aw t:i .2 Anaconda Mln Co. 4.500 Atchison 8.700 do preferred 200 Atl Coast Line Boo Bait & Ohio 200 28 27 i 70?. 88 7091 61 V, 88 do preferred Brook Rap Tran.. 16,800 4094 Canadian Pacific.. 200 148'4 Central of N J Ches A Ohio..... 1,800 29 Chi Gt Western.. 1,600- 8 38 14 148H 14',4 180 28 28 8 8 Chicago N W.. 400 130 134 13494 C, M St P 19.600 103 101V4 101 1.. 1 1 1 i rr a Iran.. do preferred .... C, C. C & St Louis 5 45 55 19H 19 46 35 99 11V4 63 H 139 435 109; 32 14 13T 33 300 5514 204 20i 47 37 54 19 20 46 37 "ii" 139" "ifj" 30 15', 34 Colo Fuel 4 Iron 3.000 Colo Southern. 700 do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred.. Consolidated Gas.. Corn Products do preferred Del Hudson .... Del. Lack & West. D A R Grande. . . . 200 100 700 11 kiioo 142" " 700 19 34 24 U Distillers' Securi.. 8. 100 Erie 2.500 do 1st preferred . do 2d preferred.. General Electric. Illinois Central .. Int Paper do preferred Int Pumn do preferred . . . . Iowa Central do preferred .... K C Southern 100 400 2314 2291 200 118 112 112 11 BOO 200 9 64 9 54 8 54 10 67 11 32 27 61 95 14 500 100 900 23 51 93 14 14 23 61 62 14 14 no preferred . . . . Loul & Nashville Mexican Central.. 3.100 Minn & St Louis. 8.100 M. St P A S S M MV4 120 51 2494 do preferred 120 Missouri pacinc... i.kco r2 ni Mo. Kan & Texas 3.300 do preferred .... 200 Nstlonal Lesd .... 2.400 Mex Nat R R pf . . , N Y Central 7.500 N Y. Ont West. son Norfolk & Western 400 do preferred . . . : North American Pacific Mail 1.20O Pennsvlvanla 22.0O0 Peonle's Gns 3O0 P. C C St Louis 20O Pressed Steel Car.. 5.100 25 ; 67 41 '97 2 89i 2494 66 39 ' 311 64 ,-ltt 38 43 96 31 64 84 43 23 112; ai 19 69 148 90 76 76 16 6.1'i 14 28 V, 2 . 13&1 ?9 53 113 7794 60 20 21i 11294 77 60 17 145" 00 do preferred Pullman Pal Car. son 148 Rending' 145,600 do Ipt preferred. 93 do vn preferred Republic Steel .. do preferred . . Rn.'k Island Co. do preferred . . Pt L S V 2 pf. St L Southwest. iln nreferred . . 1.1O0 400 S.OnO l.OOO 200 1t' fin 15 64 14 ?8 28 291: 28 Southern Pacific .. 23.100 71 do preferred .... Southern Railway. do preferred .... Texas & raelfle.. Tol. Pt L sV West Ho preferred .... Union Pnciflc .... d preferred .... f ' Q . Kip'VS .... U S PeaWv U S Rubber An preferred .... R10 !OR 107 107 nil it i;ifc i:i flno 800 ion 600 40 .18 74 1091 15 34 201, 1 2 1i 34 5..3O0 I1t 114 115 41" 10O 75 '0 70 ?rt 87 18 ' in' " 18 'iiii 56 75 'if)". 74 ?R4 M ' ' n. 1R 75 41 10 78 ?S ST 16 90 10 18 .W 4? 6 7U 1 3 J1K 1R ? 1.O00 too T7 S Steel 4O.700 do preferred .... lu. Ve-Csi-n Chemical. 400 Hn preferred W-b-rt "0 d nreferred .... 100 WM'-Fsren Ft Wej-tlnrhonse Elee l.W Wst-m Union ... 600 56 15 WVrl I. FrT WNconsli Central "r n-Afer-ed V-tnern Peinc...32.-CO 118 C"rM Tstvr .. 8O0 16 rtrt nrrf-erd .v plos-.Chrflrteld S" nt Nnr'b-rn pf... "n 11 lr,i I1" In M-tl W 7W 7". T d preferred -700 19 19 18 Total sales for the rtT. 675.600 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Dec. U. S. ref. 2s reg.104 do coupon. . . .106 U. S. 3s reg 101 do coupon. . . .101 U. a. new 4s reg.118 do coupon .... 1 18 Atchlso,n adj 4s 84 IO. Closing quotations: ID R G 4s 91 IN Y C G 3 s. . 90 iNorth. Psclflc Ss 66 'North Pacinc 4s.ino 'onth. Pacific 4s 86 It'nion Psclflc 4s. loo jWiseon Cent 4s. . 75 Stocks at London. LONDON. Dec IO. Consols for money, 8294; do for account, 82. Anaconda ... 52!N. Y. Central. 100.00 Atchison .... 73.25 'Norflk West 66 23 do Dref 87.50 I do nref.... 83.0O Bait & Ohio 84.00 Can Pacific. .156.00 Ches & Ohio 29.75 Chi Grt West 8.25 C M. & S. P. 106.00 De Beers. 16.62H D & R G 20.00 do pref 62.25 Erie 16.37H do 1st pf.. 35.50 do 2d pf . . 28.50 Grand Trunk 18.87 hi 111 Central. ..129.50 L sr N. ..... . 96.00 O. K & T. . 26.12H Ont St West . . Pennsylvania. Rand Mines.. Reading Southern Ry.. do nref . . . . SS.00 58.374 5.12 47.75 14.87 40.50 74.87H 118.87H S3.00 20.634 84.23 10.50 19.0O 90.25 47.02 South. Paclflo union Pacific. do pref.... U. S. Steel do pref . Wabash do Dref . . . . Spanish 4s. . . Amal Copper. Money, Exchange, Etc NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Money on call, strong, 1225 per cent; ruling rate. "20 per cent; closing bid, 15 per cent; offered at 18 per cent. Time loans. Arm; 60 and 90 days, 10 per cent; six months, 8 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 7 8 per cent. Sterling exchange, weak, wtth actual busi ness In bankers' bills at $4.8020 4.8025 for demand, and at $4.7970 4. T975 for 60-day bills. Commercial bills. $4.7950. Bar silver. 65 He. Mexican dollars. 64c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, easy. LONDON, Dec 10. Bar silver, quiet, 25944 per ounce. 1 Money, 3',44" per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 61i per cent; for three months' bills, ti per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, Silver bars, 65V4c. Mexican dollars. 52c. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, 10c. Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.81; sight, $4.88. Dully Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Today's Treas ury statement shows: Available cash balance $252,649,321 Gold coin and bullion ...... 26,663.340 Gold certificates 67,967,920 LIGHT TRADE IN WHEAT CHICAGO MARKET HEAVY MOST OF THE DAY. Weakness Caused by Sharp Declines Abroad and Poor Demand by Exporters. CHICAGO. Dec. IO. The wheat market opened weak and with the exception of a few slight rallies on covering by shorts con tinued heavy all day. Trade was light and prices fluctuated within a range of a half cent. Severe declines at Liverpool and in the Continental markets caused the early weakness and later the Black export de mand, weakness In the stock market, favor able weather in Argentina and liberal pri mary receipts forced prices downward. May opened 4c lower at $1.00 1.0094. sold between 9c and $1.004 and closed weaK at 99!4c$1.00. The early corn market was weak because of lower .cables and the decline In wheat. Later the market became firm. May opened ?4e lower at 54 94 54 94c advanced to 5555c and closed firm at 55V4c. The oats market was weak In sympathy with wheat, but this was partially offset by small receipts. May opened unchanged at 53c. sold between 5294 52o and 634 33 94 c and closed at 52 74 c. Provisions were easy at the opening, be cause of a 10lBc decline in live hogs, but a rally In hogs later brought about a mod erate firmness. At the close. May pork was up 15c. lard was 10c higher and ribs 12Mc up. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. December ...$.92' .93 .92 .92 May 1.00 1.00 .99 1.00 July 95 .95V .9494 .94 CORN. December May July .52 .54 .54 .S3 .55 .6494 .62 .6.314 .64 .55 .63 .6494 OATS. May. old .VA . .53 . 53 May, new .. .51 .61 July, old 46 .47 July, new ... .44 .44 .52 .62 .61 .61 .4694 .47 .44 .44 PORK. January 12.30 12.52 12.23 12 50 May ........12.70 12.92 12.65 12.85 LARD. January May ... 7.65 7.65 7.75 7.85 7 60 7.60 7.75 7.75 SHORT RIBS. January 6.60 6.75 6.00 6.75 May 6.75 6.02 6.75 6.92 Cash Quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring, $l.O61.09; No. 3, 97c$1.08; No. 2 red, 9293c Corn No. 2. 5838c; No. 2 yellow, 639 64c. Oats No. 2, 60c; No. S white, 4862c. Rye No. 2, 78 c. Barley Good feeding, 6575c; fair to choice malting, 90O8c. Flax Seed No. 1, $1.10; No. 1 North western, $4.30, Clover Contract grades, $15.75. Short ribs Sides (loose) $6.627.25. Pork Mess, per bbl. $12.O012.00. Lard Per 100 lbs., $8.00. Sides Short, clear (boxed) $7.127.S7. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.85. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls. 32,300 34,100 Wheat, bu 34.000 40,100 Corn, bu 581.2jO 132.100 Oats, bu 867.5O0 317,500 Rye. bu 7.000 2. 000 Barley, bu 73,200 32,000 Changes in Available Supplies. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Special cable and telegraphic communication received by Hraastreet s snows the following changes In available supplies, as compared with previ ous account: Bufhels. Increase. Wheat, U. S-. east of the Rockies. 1,709,000 Canada 2,021,000 Total, United States and Canada 321,000 Afloat for and in Europe 2,200,000 Total, Am. and European supply. . .1,888.000 Corn, U. S. and Canada 231.O00 Oats, U. S. and Canada "431, 000 Decrease. Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Flour Recelnts. 34.100 barrels; exports, 1300 barrels. Market, dull and lower to sell. Wheat Receipts. 139.000 bushels; exports. 236.700. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. 9994c ele vator; No. 2. red. $1.00 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.16 f. o. h. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.11 f. o. b. afloat. Weaker cables and large Northwest receipts caused wheat to break nearly a cent today and closed 94 c net lower. December closed $1.004; May. $1.0794. and July, $1.02. Hops and hides Quiet. Wool Steady. Petroleum Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. Wheat Firm. Barley Steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.60 1.65 per cental; milling, $1.701. 75 per cental. Barley Feed. $1. 566 1.60 per cental; brew, lng. nominal. Oats Red, $1.602 per cental; white, $1.62(B1.62 per cental; black, $2.752.00 per cental. Call board sales:. Wheat May, $1.66 per cental bid. Barley May, $1.601.65 per eenjal bid. Corn Large yellow, $1.7o1.75 per cental. I European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec. 10.- prompt shipment, 80s '9d; 39s Od. LIVERPOOL,. Dec. 10. Wheat May closed yesterday at 7s 1094d; opened today, 7s 9d; closed. 7s d. English country markets, quiet but steady; French . country markets, weak, f Wheat at Duluth. DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 10. Wheat No. 1 hard. $1.04; No. 1 Northern, $1.02; No. 2, $1; December, $1.01: May. $1.01. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 10. Wheat, un changed. Bluestem. 82c; club. 80c; red 78c. Seattle, Wash. T. Nakamura. a Japanese merchant, was shot and killed at Fourth ave nue south and Jackson street at 6 o'clock last evening by Earn Mori, also a Japanese. Mori declares that he acted In self-defense. WOOL IS LOWER Declining Tendency of Prices at London Sales. MERINOS ARE CFF MOST Shrinkage Dne to Unsettled Finan cial Situation, Large Supplies and Poor Condition of Some Clips. Improvement at Boston. LONDON. Deo. 10. The sixth series of wool auotlon sales closed today. Prices on the first day showed a declining tendency and gradually eased during the series. Me rinos aclosed IO to 15 per cent and cross breds'7 to 15 per cent' below the October average. Well-grown wools showed the least decline. The unsettled financial situ ation, large supplies and the unsatisfac tory condition of some clips contributed to the weakness. During the series 55.000 bales were taken by the home trade. 03.000 by Continental buyers, and 2000 were purchased for America. Fifteen thousand bales were held over for the next sales. At today's auction 8259 bales were offered. Competition was keen and full rates were paid, particularly for well-grown new clips. Cross-breds improved and inferior grades were steadier. Boston Wool Market Improves. BOSTON, Dec. 10. Interest in the local wool market has Improved with improve ment In the money market and better feel ing at the mills. Trade has been more active and prices are Arm. Quotations. California Northern. 64 65c; middle county. 6062c; Southern, 5880c; Fall free, 45 4 6c. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple, 70 72c; Eastern No. 1 clothing, 68&70c; Eastern average, 67 68c; Valley No. 1, 60 62c. Territory Scoured basis, fine staple, 72 78c; fine medium, staple, 70 72c; line cloth ing. 6t!68c; fine medium clothing, 6265c; half-blood, 66 67c; three-eighths blood, 03 65c; quarter-blood, 5356c. Pulled Extras, 65 70c; fine "A," 68 60c; "A" supers. 6055c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. Wool Quiet; me dium grades, combing and clothing. 21 23c; light fine. 19 20c; heavy fine, 15 16c; tub-washed, 22 23c. PORTLAND MVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Local livestock prices continue steady. Receipts yesterday were 150 cattle and 80 nogs. CATTLl5! Best steers, $3.754; medium. $3.25.50; cows. $2.632.85; fair to me dium cows, $22.2o; bulls, si.ouz.z3; calves. $.504. SHEEP Good sheared.' $4.254.75; full wool. $4.505; lambs. $4.505. HOOS Best, $55.23; lights snd feeders, $4. 50 5. Eastern Livestock Prices. SOUTH OMAHA. Deo. 10. Cattle Re ceipts, 5500; market, shade lower. Native steers, $3. 25 0.73; Western steers, $300; Texans, $2.75 4.25; stockers and feeders, $2.504.40: calves, $35.75. Hogs Receipts, 8000; market, 16 S 20c lower. Heavy, $4.304.40; lights and pigs, $4.204.35; bulk, $3.254.33. Sheep Receipts, 6500; market, slow to lOc lower. Yearlings, $4.504.90; wethers, $4 4.50; ewes, $3.75 4.25; lambs, $5.25 675' - CHICAGO. Dec. 10. Cattle Receipts. 10, 000: market, steady. Beeves, $3.806.35; cows. $1.15 4.05; Texans. $3390; stockers and feeders, $2.2504.25; Westerns, $3.25 5.00. Hogs Receipts, about 2800; market, 15 20c lower. Light. $4.154.50; mixed, $4.20 (5 4.55: heavy. $4.154.50; rough. $4.15 4.25; pigs. $3.04.4O: bulk, $4.35 4.45. Sheep Receipts. 120,000; market, steady. Natives, $24.83; Westerns, $24.80; year lings. $4.605.30; lambs, $3.756.25; West ems. $3.756.20. KANSAS CITY. Dec 10. Cattle- Receipts. 1800; market. slow. Native steers, $44)6.50; stockers and feeders, $3 4.50: bulls, $2.504.10; Western steers. $3.255.20; cows, $2.234.00. Hogs Receipts, 20,000; market, lOo low er. Bulk of sales, $4.304.40; heavy, $4.40 4.50; packers. $4.35 4.43;-pigs and lights, $4.20 4.35. Sheep Receipts, 6000; market, steady to weak. Muttons, $4.25 5.10; lambs, $5.23 6.10;1 range wethers, $d.7u5; zed ewes. $34.25. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCIS CO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. The fol lng prices were quoted in the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Cucumbers, 75c$1.25; garlic, 46c; green peas, 36c; string beans, 8 8c; tomatoes, 5Oc$1.50. Poultry Roosters, old. $44.50; roosters. young, $5.5043 7.50; broilers, small, $3 $3.50; broilers, large, $44.60; fryers, $4.505.50; hens, $48; ducks, old, $4 5; young, $58 7. Kutter ancy creamery, 34c; creamery seconds, 30c; fancy dairy, 25c; dairy sec onds, 24c. Eggs Store, 2S30c; fancy ranch. 62c Eastern, 23c. Cheese New, 1315c; Young America, 1416c: Eastern, 18c. Wool Spring. Humboldt and Mendocino, ?4525c; South Plains snd S. J., 6Sc; lambs. 1113C Hops Old, 2Sc; new. 6 9a Mlllstuffs Bran, $28 29.50; middlings. $31 32. Hay Wheat. $1217: wheat and oats, $12 15: alfalfa. $ll14; stock, $810; straw, per Dale, 40(isoc. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $1.301.60 sweets. $1.25 1.50; Oregon Burbanks, 750 $1.15. Onions $2.002.35 per cental Fruits Apples, choice. $2.00; common. 60c; bananas. $13.50; Mexican limes, $4 4.30; California lemons, choice, $3.50; com mon, $1.23: oranges. navels, $1.73 8 2.30; pineapples, $24- Recelpts Flour, 8596 quarter sacks; wheat, 1770 centals; barley, 7810 centals; oats, 570 centals: potatoes, 1625 sacks; bran, 905 sacks middlings. 175 sacks; hay, 108 tons; wool, 186 bales: hides, 914. Eastern Mining; Slocks. BOSTON, Dec. 10. Closing quotations; Adventure ..$2.00 IParrot $ 9.75 Allouez 25.00 IQulncy 78.00 Amalgamated 40.02 Shannon 9.50 Atlantic 9.00 ITamarack ... 63.O0 Bingham ... 4.50 Trinity 13.12 Cal & Hecia.eio.oo iimnea cop... 7.50 ItTnlted Cop. Centennial . . 23.50 Cop Range... 53.50 u. K. Mil IT. R. Oil Mining. 832.00 . 9.50 . 30.30 . 4.50 . 4.00 .110.00 . 3S.00 . 13.50 . 7.73 . 94.50 . 10.50 Daly West.. Franklin . . . Granby .... Isle Royale. Mass Mining Michigan Mohawk 9.37 Utah 1.25 (Victoria . . . 80.00 Iwlnona .... 16.50 IWolverlne . 2.87 'North Butte 6.50 Butte Coal. 4S.23 Nevada . Old Dominion 26.50 Osceola 81.00 Cal & Ariz. Ariz Com. . . NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Closing quotations Adams Con 5 Alice 350 Breece 35 Brunswick Con. SO Comstock Tun. . 18 C. C. A: Va 27 Horn Silver 100 Iron Silver 85 Leadvllle con.. 7 Little Chief Ontario Opblr Potosl Savage Sierra Nevada. . . 5 .200 .125 . 11 27 20 20 Ismail Hopes. IStandard ISO I Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Coffee Futures Closed steady at a net decline of Ave to ten points. Sales. 38.000 bags. December, 5.8O19 d.P.tc; January, o. itjt; ami. .,,tj; m y , 6.00c; August. 6.10c; November, 6.23c. Spot, quiet; Rio No. 7. 6c; Santos No. 4, 79c. ,,11.1 . n .1 . . r'ftAnva DU Aniin Sugar Raw, firm. Fair reflning, 3.30 6 INVESTMENT BONDS We are offering; an attractive list of the very best Jonda, all of which can now be purchased at the lowest prices In many years. These bonda are in denomination of $100, $500 and $1000, and yield from 5 to 7 Further Information upon request. MORRIS 'BROS., Chamber of Commerce 8.36c; centrifugal. 96 test, 8.77 3.85c; mo lasses sugar, 33.15c. Refined. quiet; crushed, 5.50c; powdered, 4. 90c; granulatea, 4.80c. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. IO. Evaporated apples quiet. Fancy, 12c; choice, 1010H; prime, 8i914c; 1900 fruit. 88!ic. Prunes not In active demand. Quotations range from i to 16c for California fruit and from 7 to 7c for new Oregons, 50-60S. Apricots are scarce. Choice, 22c; extra ao. 23c; fancy, 24 25c. Peaches are In light demand. Choice, iz 121c; extra do. 1213Vc; fancy, 13 13 He, and extra fancy, 14 14 He. Raisins are rather easy in tone with loose Muscatels, 77c; seeded, 79c, and London layers, $1.70 1.80. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Dec. IO. On the Produce Ex change today the butter rharket was firm. Creameries. 202Sc; dairies, 1725c. Eggs Firm -at mark, cases Included, 24 26c; firsts, 23c; prime firsts, 23c; extras, 27c. Cheese Steady, ll12c. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. FORD At 420 Knott street. December 8, to the wife of Maxim Ford, a son. SWEET At 465 Seventh street. Decem ber 4, to the wife of Dwlght David Sweet, a daughter. OOLDTHWA1TE At 337 Fargo street. December 7, to the wife of George F. Gold- tbwalte. a son. GUTSCH At 427 Hall street. December 7. to the wife of Walker H. Gutch. a son. HAM At 113 East Thirty-eighth street, December 5, to the wife of Lewis If. Ham, a daughter. Deaths. PATTENANDE At the Qutmby Hotel, December 10, Mrs. Delia Pattenande, a na tive of Canada, aged 56 years. YOERK At St. Vincent's Hospital, De cember 8, E. Yoerk. aged 50 years. LAMONT At 302 Third street. Decem ber 8. John Lament, a native of New York. aged 61 years and 6 months. RUSHLIGHT At 040 Ellis street. Decem ber .8, Mary Elizabeth Rushlight, a native of Germany, aged 60 years. BARLOW At 1115 East Twenty-fourth street, North, December fl. Milton H. Bar low, a native of Wisconsin, aged 22 years and 8 months. LINEHAN At the North Pacific Sana torium, December 7, Daniel Llnehan, a na tive of New York, aged 61 years. KITHKOON At the Crystal Springs San itarium, December 6, Harry Klthkoon. a native o Alaska. M'GILLVARY At the Crystal Springs Sanitarium, December 7. Charlotte E. Mc Glllvray, a native of Canada, aged 35 years, 5 months and 9 days. GLENNIC At 96 Florida street, Decem ber 7, Robert Glennlc, a native of Scotland, aged 67 years. LA FLEMME At 181 Montgomery street, December 7. Ray La Flemme, a native of Oregon, aged 20 years. 7 . MILLER At 888 Kelly street, December 5. Virginia Rowley Hess Miller, a native of Arkansas, aged 66 years. Marriage Licenses. WAGNER-SCHACHT Burr Wagner. 23. city; Gertrude Schacht, 22, city. HYDE-LUNT William H. Hyde, 86, city; Claralsa J. Lunt. 26. city. M'CUB-CLARK Charles H. McCue. 25, city; Grace Alma Clark. 19. city. WALKER-SCHEEK William H. Walker. 24, city; Marguerite M. Scheek. 21. city. RICH-BILLMIRE Charles H. Rich, 44. city; Emma Gene Blllmlre, 37, city. HAMMELL-COBURN W. H. Hammell, 27. city: Venus A. Coburn, 25, city. REDFORD-MARTIN J. E. Bedford, 43, city; Mary Martin, 48, city. TAM1ESIE-PRESTON Victor J. Tami esie. 89, city; Edna Opal Preston. 25, city. ERICKSON-LINDEN A. Erickson, over 21, city; A. M Linden, over 18, city. SLU MAN-DELANO R. V. Sluman, 28, city; Miss Helen Delano. 22, city. . Wedding and visiting cards. W. G. Smith 6 Co., Washington bldg.. 4th and Wash. Wedding Invitations. Latest styles, proper forms. $5 for 100. Alvln 8. Hawk. 144 2d. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Geo. E. and Sarah R. Mlzner to John Lawrence Griffith, lot 20, block 2, Bayard Add $ ' 165 Wesley and Sophronla Allen and C. C. Wiley to Chas. and Lottie Servas, lots 9 and 10. block 2, Bernhardt Park 1,400 Leander and Catherine Lewis to Mary A. Hassler. any rights acquired In the lands of Mary A. Hasoler by a deed from Geo. C. Sears IriherlfT).. 1 B. H. and R. A. Rowley to Iola Cain, lot 9. block 8, Laurelwood Park 1 Geo. W. McCoy to Jas. Madden, lots 28 and 29, block 5. Monticello Add. 1 The Peninsula Bank to Nellie Hawktise. lot 15. block 7. St. Johns Park Add. to St. Johns 1 R. L. Stevens (Sheriff) to Soott-Mc-Clure Land Co,, lot 9, block 8, Laurelwood Park 1 Geo. E. and Sarah R. Mlzner to W. J. Miller, lots 4 and 6, block 2, Bayard Add 320 W. H. and Alioe Bryan to A. Moser, south of lot 3 and east IO feet of south V, of lot 2, block 4, Walt's Cloverdale Annex 825 Jos. M, Healy and Walter J. Burne. trustee, to P. Herbert, lot 3, block 18. Waverlelgh Heights Add 450 S. W. and Etta Ludwick to Sarah P. Henderson, lots 4, 6 and 6, block 6, Evelyn 800 Herbert and Henrietta Gorden to Em ma J. Smith, lots 5 and 6, block 6. Edendale 2.850 Minnie Vellenga and husband to Edw. Laurlson, lot 6, block 18, Mt. Tabor Villa Annex 175 Leftnder and Catherine L. Lewis to J. W. Hook, lot 9, block 4, Kinzel Park 800 S. J. and Bertha B. Goffard to D. I,, snd Clara N. McLeod, a perpetual right of way 5 feet wide off north s'.de of lots 5 and 6. subdivision of lot 4. block 28. Southern Pertland.. L and Anna S. Chrlstensen to A. Probst, lot 11, block 5. York 600 B. M. and Caroline S. Lombard to Amelia Miles Robinson, lot 8, block 3, Hnvelock 3.300 Portland Realty Trust Co. to An drew and Anna Llndley, lots 20 and 21. block 4. Sewlckley Add 1,000 John H. and Rosalind Gibson to Louise Siems. lot 8, block 9. North Mt. Ta bor 323 Tyson Klnsell to Dammeler Investment Co.. lot 3, block 3, East Portland Heights 2,000 Maud A. Tlfft to Mary E. Allbrlght, ' lot 33, Tlffl's subdivision of block 4. Smlthson Co. Add 425 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Lou Ellen Cornell, lot 2. block 8, Tll- . ton's Add 350 Wm. M. Ladd et al., trustee, to I. K. and Anna Tuerck. lot 8 and north loo feet of lot 9. subdivision of east H of block "Z." city 4,300 Point View Real Estate Co. to Her man Jaehn. lots 15, 16, 17 and 18. block 33. Point View 400 Eva A. Fenton and Julia Hlxon to Llda Schuman. lots 1, 2. 3 snd 4, block 28, Portsmouth Add 1,000 Point View Real Estate Co. to E. B. Snlishurv. Ints 23. 24. 25 and 26. block 29. Point View 450 N. M. and Pearl McDanlei to Lewis L. Flanders, south H of D. I. C. of Wm. and Luclna Taylor, In Sec. 29. 32. T. 1 N R. 3 E 5,600 Albert I.. Perkins to Catherine Per kins. Int 26. block 19, Peninsular Add. No. 2 - 150 Total $ 26.790 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract si Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Cods. Date of Grand Army Meeting. TOLEDO, O., Dec. 10. At a meeting nf Lester Herrick 6 Herrick Certified Public Accountants Office Wells Kararo Building;. HERBERT ELLES SMITH Local Manager. m Other Offices 1 Ban Francisco Merchants Exchange)! Seattle Alaska Building;! Los Ang-eles Union Trust Building; New York 30 Broad Street Chicago 1S9 La Salle Street 1 the National Executive Committee of the! rand Army of the Republic here today the) 1 date of the National Encampment of the); G. A. R. to be held here fiext year was' set for August 31 to September 7. i TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Hamburg-American' fljerjAND L'P 1ST. CLASS ACCORDING PJVto STEAMER AND DESTINATION. by most modern and luxurious leviathans. London 1 Blueener Dec T Paris Ainfrma mewl HOC 14: l-'Graf Waldersee Dec. 14 I 'Pennsylvania Dec. 2l I Pres't. Grant (new) . .Deo. 28 1 Sails to Hamburg direct. IPres. Lincoln (new). .Deo. 5( Bulgaria Pec. 24' Hamburg ....Jan. 4. Feb. 15; Batavla Jan. 14. Mar. 7 Moltke Jan. 29 Hamburg Gibraltar Naples Genoa Alexandria Bpeclal trips by SS. Hamburg, i Via Gib. & Italy Jan. 4 and Feb. IS. West Indies and Orient Special cruises by superb Btnamers, lasting from lfl-79 davs. Tost from f75-30O and up. SITPEKB NILE SKKVICE. Hy New Steamer. 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