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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1900)
2 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 30, 1300. GGMMERGiAL AND One of the best years In the history 61 the city from a commercial standpoint Is drifting out under easy sail after a record-breaking holiday business. As usual at the cloBe of a year or of a month, ior that matter, the purchase df staples Is restricted, buyers preferring to watt until a new month Is here. In the line of holiday luxuries, however, there has been a remarkable demand right up to the close of business, and the Christmas re tall trade In this city was the best on record. Conditions are quite favorable for a general improvement In tho de mand tor staples after -the turn of the year. Money Is plentiful, and there Is more good collateral in the hands of tho farmers of Oregon than over berore at a corresponding date. The wheat .movement to date has been fairly heavy, but there was such a large carry-over stock from the 1S09 crop that the amount still held In the Northwest is unusually large. The market showed decided strength yesterday, and a ,galn of even 1 cent a bushel adds many thousand dollars to the value of the holdings in this country. Tho wool market remains inactive, and the statistical position jof this commodity liardly seems to warrant an immediate Improvement In price. The amount still held In tho country is very close to tho entlro clip of a few years ago, and, with another good-sized clip coming on a few months honce, Oregon will have more of this great staple on hand than Is neces sary for good prices. Shippers of Oregon potatoes have been somewhat handicapped by poor transportation facilities between Portland and San Francisco, but the shortage of space on the steamers has xesultod In driving them to rail shipments, and quite an active business is now be ing done with points In Arizona and New Mexico Portland dealers shipping right through Into territory usually handled by jan Francisco merchants. The price Is weak on account of liberal receipts and a. weak market in the South, but good stock moves all right at CO cents per cental. The poultry market for the New Year's trade promises to be much better than that of Christinas, and the prices .realised yesterday were the best that have been re ported since Thanksgiving. Some of the best turkeys sold as high'as 17 cents, and very little good stock sold under 13 cents. Chickens, ducks and geese moved at pro portionately good figures: The grocery markets are linn, with no changes of con sequence in prices. "WHEAT The wheat market took a vio lent turn upward yesterday, and the East was booming. The Portland market has been so far In front of the procession throughout the season that the full extent of the advance in other markets was not reflected locally. "Wal'-a "Walla wheat sold around 5414 and 55 cents, and a fraction above these figures was paid for some fancy stock. Bluestem Is in nominal de mand at ..he usual differential of 2 to S cents per bushel. Shipments are holding up very -well, another cargo clearing yes terday, and bringing the total shipments for the month, exclusive of flour, up to over 1,900,000 bushels. Valley millers con tinue to buy considerable wheat in this market, and so long as this condition of affairs exists there can be no export quo tation of value on Valley wheat in this market. ; Freights are ruling steady, with a fair amount of business doing. As high as 37s 6d has been paid for next season ships, but largo carriers are obtainable at less. Nothing Is obtainable, however, this side of April at less than 40 shillings. The supply of tonnage at the points from which it is usually obtained Is quite lim ited, but there has been a slight decline In nitrate freights, and some talk of a combine being formed for the purpose of restricting the output of nitrate. If a move of this kind should be made effec tive, lower freights might be expected later in the season, unless other business should crop up In the meantime. A num. ber of ships have headed In this direc tion from "West Coast ports, but they nearly all demand rates considerably In excess of 40 shillings. The situation in California is thus reported by the San Francisco Commercial News: Locally there is little change. Freights are slightly easier but there Is little dis engaged tonnage to work upon, while that on the way has been decreasing. "With a good export movement during the re mainder of the season, however, the mar ket would be placed In a good condition to receive the new crop; otherwise the large reserves would continue to act as a drag. From January 1 to June" SO, 1900, 4.&51.1S6 centals were exported. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain, Flour, Etc. Wheat "Walla. Walla, 5455c; Valley, nominal; bluestem, 576Sc per bushel. Flour Best grades. $2 9023 40 per bar rel; graham. $2 CQ, Oats White, 4242$c per bushel; gray, 40S41c Barley Feed, 515315 50; brewing, 516 JIG 50 per ton. MlllstulTs Bran, 515 50 per ton; mid dlings, $21; snorts, $17; chop, JIG. Hay Timothy. JlSglS' 50: clover, $70 O CO. Oregon wild hay, J6S7 per ton. Batter, Ess. Poultry-. Etc. Butter Fancy creamery, 59Jf55c: store, 25GS2c per rolL Eggs Eastern, 22325c; Oregon ranch. Iftxo per dotcr. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2 503; hens, 53 50 50; ducks. $46; geese, 50ST9 per dozen; turkeys, live, ll12c; dressed, 13 16c per pound. Cheese Fuh cream, twins. 13134c; Young America. 134C?Hc per pound. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. Vegetables Parsnips, Sac; turnips, 75c; carrots, 75c sack; onions, $1 601 75; cab bage, 51 251 50 per cental- potatoes. 50 60c per sack; sweet potatoes, lc per pound; celery, 0OJf5c per dozen; Califor nia tomatoes, $1 25 per box. Fruit Lemons. $2 EOQS; oranges, 2 50fl t for navel; $2 0002 50 for seedlings, per box; pineapples, 51 50&6 per dozen; ba nanas, $2 50g3 per bunch: Persian dutes. 7o per pound: pears, 75c951 Dfcr box; ap ples, 50cJ51 25 per box; grapes, Muscat, Wc?51; Tokay. $1 per box. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, Egc per pound, sun-dried, sacks or boxes, Jj4c: pears, SCf9c; prunes. Italian, 57c; sliver, extra choice, 5S7c; figs. Califor nia black, 5c: figs, California white. 53 7c; plums, pltless, white. 78c per pound. Meat and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best cheep, wethers ana ewes, sheared. 53 50, dressed. 67c per pound; spring lambs, siC per pound gross, dressed, 7ft7Sc Ilogs Gross, choice heavy, 55 60JT5 75; light. 55. dressed. SigClic per pound. Veal Large, 647c per pound; small, SSSHc per pound. Beef Cro&s, top steers. 53 50gi; cows. 533 50: dressed beef. 6$7c pcr p0Und. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand)" Hams, smoked, are quoted at 12c per pound; picnic bams, 9c per pound: breakfast bacon. 13ifel5c: bacon, 1018 llic: backs. 10te; -dry-salted sides, 94 10c. dried beef. 15c: lard, five-pound pails. 10ic; 10-pourjl palls. lO&c; 50s. 10Hc; tierces. 10c per pound Eastern pack 'Hammond's): Hams, large, 12c; me FINANCIAL NEWS dium. 12ic; email, 12c; oicnlc hams. Sc; shoulders, SVc; breakfast bacon. J3S10 15ic dry-salted sides. 6HMie: bacon, shies. 104llAc; backs, lie; butts. Wic; lard, pure leaf, kettle-rendered. 5i, lO-ic; lOr, lOJic; dry-aalt. bellies. 10Hlllc. bacon bellies. 11K812&C; dried beef, 15c. Groceries, Ants, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 23&2Sc; Java, -fancy, 26 22c; Java, good, 20Jf24c; Java, ordinary, U-SaXic: Costa Rica, fancy, 15620c; Costa Rica, good, 16S18c; Costa. Rica, ordinary, 1012c per pound; Columbia roast, 512 13; Arbuckle. 513 25. Lion. 513 13 per case. Sugar Cube, JS 35; crosbea, 0; pow dered, 55 So, dry granulato. 55 73; extra C. 55 25, golden C, 55 15 net; half barrels. Vic more than barrels; maple, 1516c per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails. 51 502; two-pound talK 52 25SS2 50; fancy one-pound flats, 522 25; 'jj-po'und fancy flats. 51 1001 20; Alaska, one-pound tails, 51 491 b0; two-pound tails, $1 900 52 25. Nuts Peanut. 67c per pound for raw, 9c for roasted; cocoanuts. 90c per dozen, walnuts, lfrgllc per Dound; pine nuts. 15c: hickory nuts. 7c: chestnuts, 15cJ Brazil, lie: filberts. 15c; fancy pecans, 12 014c; almonds, 155?174c per pound. Beans SmaU white. ic; large white. 33i34c; bayou. 3&c; Lima, Cc per pound Grain bags Calcutta. 5S36 12tf per 100 for spot, Coal oil Cases, lSc per gallon: bar rels, lUc: tanks, 13c Rice Island. 6Hc; Japan, 34c: New Or leans. 45c; fancy head, 57G7 50 per sack. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. Hops New crop. 12&14C per pound; 1S99 crop. 67c Wool Valley, lZQUc; Eastern Oregon. 10gl2c: mohair. 25c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings. 1520c; short wool. 2525c; medium-wool. 30fl50c; long wool. C0c&51 each. Tallow 4c; No. 2. and grease, 2Qtc per pound. Hides Dry hides. No. 1, IS pounds and upward. U15c; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to IS pounds. 15c per pound; dry calf. o. 1, under 5 pounds, 15SflBcJ dry-salted, one third less than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers, GO pounds and over." 7$c: Jo. 50 to CO pounds, 7i4c: do. under 50 pounds and cowa, 7c; kip, 13 to 30 pounds, 7A!ftSc: do. veal, 10 to 11 pounds. 74c; do. calf, under 10 pounds. 74c; green (un salted). lc per pound less: culls (bulls, stags, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, hair slipped, weather-bcaterr or grubby); one third less. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, 559 515; cubs, each, 5W5; badger, each, 60c; wildcat, 25g75c: housecat. 5S?25c: fox, common gray. 40cg51: do. red. 51 75JT3 50; do. cross. 52 5056: Jynx. 524 60: mink. 40c 1 75; marten, dark Northern. 5510; do. pale pine. 524; muskrat, S12c; skunk. 50S0c: otter (land). 51JTS; panther, with head and claws perfect, 513: raccoon. 25 630c: wolf, mountain, with head perfect. 53 505; wolverine, 52 506: beaver, per skin, large. 5GQ7; do. medium, per skin, 54S5; do small, per skin, 5102; do. kits, per skin, 51&3. BONDS ASD STOCKS. BONDS. U.-S. 2s. ref.-reg.10C do coupon ......107 An 3 ri 111: N. T. Cent. lsts...lMS4 Northern Pac 3s,. 71 do 4s 10S Oregon Nav. Ists..ll0 do 4s 104'A Oregon S. L. Os...l23J4 do coupon lll(i do new 4s, reg..l38j ao coupon 13HV4 do old 4s. ren-...HG3il do con. 5s 117 do coupon 11791 Rio Gr. W. Ists...l01 do Gs, rer 114?i do coupon 114 Dlst. Col. 3-63S...125 Atchison adj. 4s.. SStf C. & N.W. con. 7sl30 do S. F. deb. Ss.123 D. &. R. G. 4s. ...102)4 Gen. Electric SS...1C4 St. Paul consols... 185 St. P. C. & P. 1SU120X do 5s 122i Union Pacific 4s..,107 Wis. Cent. lsU.... S9i Southern Pac 4s.. 83 West Shore 4s 110ft STOCKS. The total sales of stocks today rere 670,703 shares. The closlnc quotations were: Atchison 40 do pref S8X Bait. & Ohio...,. bS Wabash 12U. do pref 25 Wheel. & L. E.... 12 do pref SW Can. Pacific Sl Can. Southern ... 6S;4 do 2d pref SO Wis. Central lffJi P. C C. & St. L... 57 unes. &, umo 4V Chi. Gr. "Western. 17: Third Avenue ....118 National Tube .... C8U C B. & Q I42i Chi., Ind. & L. 25ft do pref 105 EXPRESS CO.'S. ao pre i uz Chi. & East. 111.. OV Chicago & N. W..171I Adams 150 American 169 United .States .... 55 Wells-Fargo 141 r r r . c t tv?j Co'lo. 'Southern .. 7? MISCELLANEOUS. Amer. Cotton Oil.. SI do 1st pref 42 do 2d pref...... 101$ Del. &. Hudson... .1.10 Del.. Lack. & W..193 rv.ru. pr .. rtin nr. s: do pref OO Amer. Malting ... 5 ao pret ......... 2(j Amer. Smelt. & R. 54 do pref 9C do pref . tUK $ . 58 .100 . 17 42 Amer. Spirits .... 2 Erie do 1st pret.... Gr. North, pref. Hocking Coal .. Hocking Valley Illinois Central . do pret 17 Amer. Steel Hoop. 21 do pret 7tt Amer. Steel & W. 45& do pre! 88 .132 Amer. Tin Plate... 55& Iowa Central 24 do pref 4SH do pret Olv, Amer. Tobacco ....111, Lake- Erie & w... 45 do pref 91H Lake Shore 240 do pret 135 Anaconda M. Co... 40U Brooklyn R. T 85j4 Colo. Fuel & Iroq. 5& ConL Tobacco 39 do pret 2 Federal Steel 6cy4 do pret 77ft Gen. Eloctric 191 Louis. & Nash.... 87UI Manhattan El ...114ji dlQU 0b. VJ.....AIU Ilex, central .... 10 Minn. & St. Louis 71 do pret 10SH Missouri Pacific .. 71U Mobile &. Ohio.... 47& Glucose Sugar .... 51 do prt 40 Int. Paper 25 do pref 74 La Clede Gas 73 M.. K. & T 10 do pref 45i; New Jersey Cent. 146 New York Ccnt...l45 National Biscuit .. 37H Nortolfc & west.. 45 do cret 82 ao pre i m National Lead .... 10 do pref 91 National Steel .... 41ft do pref T9Vi N. Y. AlrHrake..l50 North American .. 20U Pacific Coast 50ft do 1st pref 89 do 2d pref C8 Pacific Mall 434 People's Gas 1045s Pressed Steel Car. GO do pret S3 Pullman Pal. Car.201 Stand. Rope & T.. 5 Sugar 141 do pref 117 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 04 U. S. Leather 14H do pref 77 U S. Rubber 28 do pref C Western Union ... S4 Republic Iron & B. 1CH d pret 61 Amal. Copper 93H Northern Pacific. 83H do pret Ontario & West. O. R. & N do nref 87 30' 42 70 Pennsylvania 14 Reading 24& do 1st nrer to do 2d pref 37U Rio or. western. do nref . 06 St. Louis & S. F.. 21 do 1st pret... do 2d pref... C. T.n.i1 Q W 4U"i do Vttt .'. 44k St. Paul 140U do pref 181 St. Paul & 0 124 Southern Pacific. 43' Southern ny -ii do pref ts Texas Sc Pacific. 25T-i Union Pacific .... 70j do pret 64 For continuous quotations on stocks, bonds. Chicago grain and provisions, call on R. W. McKlnnon & Co.. 8 and 9 Cham ber of Commerce, who are members of tho Chicago Board of Trade. Telephones, Oregon, Main 314; Columbia, 725. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO.' Dec 23. Wool- CULUSON&CO. Board of Trade and Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS STOCKS ana COTTON BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR CASH OR CARRIED OX 3LA.ll GINS 214215 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Ores en Spring Nevada. llllJc; Eastern Oregon. , 14c; Valley Oregon. I5gl7c Fall Mountain; lambs. ft&lOc; San Joaquin j plains, 653Sc; Humboldt and Mendocino, j lO<c. ! Hops, crop of 1SO0. 13rl7ic Kay Wheat, JS13 SO; wneat and oats. 1 $3ffl2 M; best barley. J9 50; alfalfa, J7 10: compressed wheat, $S13 per ton; MUlUvfLi-T-Middllngs. 516 50319 50; bran, S14EI4 SO per ton. Potatoes River Burbanks, 303630; Sa linas Burbanks, S5ig$115: Oregon Bur banks, 60595c: sweets, 50c?l. Onions Jl G5 per cental. Butter Fancy creamery, 26c; do sec onds, 2702Sc; fancy dairy, 22c; do seconds, ISc Eggs Fancy ranch, 32c; store, 25c; Eastern. 25c Citrus fruit Mexican limes. tQ 50; common California lemons. 75c; choice, J2 50: navel oranges, $1 6032 50 her box; pineapples. $2fi3 per doien. TONNAGE EN ROUTE, AND IN PORT. Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes From the Northwest FOR PORTLAND Nmc. Flag, and rig. ..lAlsterkamp Ger. ship Br. bark Ger. ship Ger. bark Jensen Nov. liTji Andrada Adams Denker Brunlngs Lordolnee Keppler Boju Lampshlre Walker Leslie Mark La Lalna Barber Schumaker Arthur Fitter Oct, 24 Bertha May 2$Bossuet Fr. bark urunsnausen Canrobert Ger. bark Ft. bark Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Ger. ship Fr. bark Ger. ship Ger. bark Br. ship Br. ship Fr. bark Ger ship Ger ship Ger ship Ger ship Ger ship Ger Bhip Ger. bark Br. ship Br. stmr. Br. shlD Br. bark Nov. 2(Cape "Wrath uomiicDanx C'y of Dumfries Ferd Fischer Gen. d'43oisdcffre H. Hackfcld H ass la Helga ivnynrr La RochefoucHuld Marie Hackfcld Nerclde Nereus Niobe Sept, 8j Dec"i iBell 'Steele Hende Wunrmann Sept, 13! Windhorst Schultc Fettyjuck Wllmsen Schober Schutte Nov. 15lOtto Glldcmelster Sept, 2SPeter Rlckmers Professor Koch Dec 5 Queen Victoria Kob't. Adamson iHayden Morgan iBlackmoro Nov. lSJScotilsh Hills Thistle England Hunter Stroak Scott Jones Parkhlll Bad cliff Scott Argus Cty of Linlithgow Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Ger. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship horrest Hall Paul Iuenberg Province Dec 71 Oct, 2W Scottish Lochs Thlrlmere Forrest Hall Total tonnage en route and listed, 75,915. GRAIN TONNAGE Name. Flag and rig. Master. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec lOjLangdale Br ship Hunter iDurant Yules Cordlner Cairnle Alice ir. oarK Fr. bark Br. bark Gen. Mllllnet Marlon Llghtb'di lS'Ardencraig 22 Pax 23Astracana 30 H. S. Charlotte 1 Ellbek Br. ship Dutch b'k Relners Br. ship Griffiths Ger. bark Warnecke Ger. bark Tadsen Fr. bark Tallevln liLouis Pasteur Alsterufer Ger. bark Nelf Br. ship .Ritchie Andreta Alice Blalrhoyle Wllkommen Cassard Ger. ship Br. bark Ger. ship Fr. bark Br. stmr Kuhlmann Rouse Freese Allaire Harris Chlng wo Dec Dec Dec Dec Doc Dec Dec u. H. wauen Ger. ship Kobbe 22Llka Ger. ship iWilhelm Dora LuclDara Sottish Isles Inchcape Rock Taroenbek It, ship XMaresca Br. ship Br. ship Br. shirr itt Stone Williams Schober Ger. ship 2)Co. of Roxburg 2GjWavcrtree Br. snip Br. ship Uuchan Peterson Total tonnage In the river, 46,702. GRAIN TONNAGE EN ROUTE TO PUGET SOUND Name. Flag and rig. A: Ifi ug. 24P Andromeda Br. bark Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Fr. bark Br. bark Br. bark Br. shlo Fulton Shoemaker Griffiths Flottbek Aug. 24Pengwern Lyderhorn sept, z$ weston Aug. 22 Oct, 25 Oct. 13 Dec"i6 Oct, 3 Oct. 29 Colbert De Lynton James Beechdale Knox Ben Dearc Peattie Cordts Dyki Alsterdamm Ger. ship Br. snip Br. ship iRathdown Drumcraig Sierra Cordova ZInita Castle Rock Yangtzse Tamar Johnson Royan Br. shin Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship McDonald Oct. Dec Johns Allen Br. ship Br. ship Amberman June Slllala Thorburn Forbes Johnson Dec 21IDunstaffnage Scottls-h Glens Br. ship Br. ship Total tonnage en route, 29.2CS. GRAIN TONNAGE Name Flag and rig. Master Oct. Nov. Dec Dec Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec Dec. Dec. Dec 26Dunreggan 24Sofala iBr. bark bark ship ship bark ship stmr ship bark ship ship Dixon Auld Nevllllo Doty Webster Pennlculck Hogg Logie Hunter Hardle Gracle Br. Br. Br.( Br. Br. Br. 4Westgate Durham Centeslma Tola Hyson 23IQueen Margaret Br. Ben Lee Br. Br. Socotra Falkland Br. Total tonnage In port, 24,261. Poultry Turkeys, gobblers, 1213c; do hens. 1314c per pound: old roosters. fS 50 4 per dozen; young roosters, $4 5095; fryers, 54S4 50; hens. J2g4 50 per dozen; small broilers. $22 50: large do. $33 GO; old ducks. J34; geese, U 25S1 50 per pair. Green fruit Apples, choice, $1 per box; common. 30c per box. Bananas J152 50 per bunch. Receipts Flour, 23,549 quarter sacks; do Washington, 4316 quarter sacks; wheat, 134,130 centals; barley, 4250 centals; oats, 1S30 centals; do Washington, 795 centals; corn. Eastern, 1500 centals; potatoes, 3180 sacks; bran. 1S25 sacks; middlings, 760 sacks; hay, 244 tons; wool, 6 bales; hides, C34. THE GRAIN MARKETS. Prices for Cereals in European and American Ports. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23. Wheat steady on call and strong In the spot mar ket. Barley quiet. Oats strong. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping No. 1. 9Sic; choice, 9S?ic: milling, SI 034C1 05. Barley Feed, 72&75c: brewing, 77 SOc Oits Black for seed, 51 22&61 30; gray, nominal. Call board sales: Wheat, steady: May, Jl 06; cash, SSlc Barley no sales. Corn, large yellow, 51 17&S1 20. Chicago Grain and Produce. CHICAGO. Dec 29.-For two and one half active, strenuous hours, the usual duration of the Saturday session, the mar ket displayed an effervescent spirit. Dur ing the first hour there was more specu lative business than during the whole session of any other day this weok. The first symptoms of buoyancy and strength brought back from the alluring stock mar ket many deserters from the grain pit. May wheat opened unchanged at TSMc, but quickly responded to buying orders from all shies of the -pit. May advanced, crowing more active as It soared, until TWaC was bid. Over 74 cents, offerings were a bit freer, but they qluckly ceased wfcen the breadth of the demand becamo apparent, and not until the price was well over 75 cents did the selling pressure assume sufficient weight to affect prices. From the toa May cased off to 74Jc. but hero the clamor of shorts was renewed, and a recovery ensued, May closing l02c over yesterday at 75H5Uc The foundation of the market lay in recent stubborn firmness" of the foreign market and to a greater degree In the falling oft In Northwestern receipts. Corn was fairly active and firm, but owed most of its strength to the sub stantial rise In wheat. May corn closed '.tesc higher. The oats market at times was fairly active under covering by shorts, but at the close the Important short lines were intact. May oats closed USUc up, at 2424c Provisions wero fairly active, opening firm on light hog receipts, and advancing later In sympathy with the wheat strength. January pork closed 2c high er, lard 12c, and ribs 12c up. Master From. Consignees. !7S9ISan Diego 2304Sta, Rosalia 169S Yokohama 4S iM w ei-nai-wei till Nantes Taylor 1317 1420 Guaymas Madagascar Callao Sta. Rosalia Shanghai Hlogo' 193S 2179 1615 1726 17101 Swansea 1243J Nagasaki 113 1S20 riaKoaate Tslntau Shanghai London Honolulu Yokohama Shanghai Yokohama 16SS 1327 ini 1705 108 ::i5 :::::::::::E: 93 "25 !!!"!.!!!!!!!.! "41 1!!"!!!"!".!!! ""." Balfour "a "...!.""ir... 61 1707 1714 1940 StvaJYdkohama 2S25iHong Kong 1357iMazatlan !l5S7Nagasakl isuzivjomox lS94Taltnl 21S2 Sta. Rosalia 11543 Rotterdam 20SS 1909 Hlojro 3hnnghal Honolulu . Acapulco Tocanllla HIS IKS! 24G6 l623iAntafogasta uyvybnangnai IN THE RIVER From. Agents or Charterers.. Berth. lSS91HVerpool Balfour (Astoria Kerr Victoria Berg lAstorla P. F. XL Co.' Astoria Port G. Co. Astoria 1193Havre 1491Glasgow 205S Sta. Rosalia 19C9Sta. Rosalia 1SS1 Yokohama 1562 Hamburg P. F. M. Co. Astoria P. F. M. Co .Astoria Kerr Astoria Balfour Astoria Kerr fStream Kerr Stream Port. G. Co. Mfcmy 2 2222 Antwerp 14nDunklrk 25S7i Yokohama ilC35Yokohama ltc: isagasaKi Port, G. Co.Mfgmy2 Balfour "Stream 1291 Port Natal lC33KIao Chou 1719'Antwcrp 2517IH10CO Epplnger Stream f. A. A. VV. UV1UIUUIA Epplnger Stream 1734 Chee Foo Co. Elevator 16151McNcir McNear Irving J11S4 Sourabaya J1779 Antwerp J1926 Rio Janeiro 1403 Shanghai 1799 Guayamas 2091Shanghal 2USValparalso fMcNear Astoria Mersey iBalfour Balfour Kerr Glr'ln P. F. M. Co, Girvtn Btream Stream Grn'wich Master, From. Consignees. 17C2IShanghal lS611Yokohama 14021 Liverpool 12SI , MlRlth'e't 130'. 66BaVfour" 1 ...1 2723 Liverpool La Have 124S London Liverpool Bristol 2324 1271 2193! Sta. Rosaiiai 3326 lOKonama 205S lokohama Cardiff Yokohama ' 1851 1371 152SAcapuico nS7 Hong Konjr 41491 Shanghai 204S uaiiao London Hlogo Valparaiso 12461 3129 '2061 ON PUGET SOUND From. Arentu nr Charterers. Berth. il4771Honolulu Kerr N. W. G, P. F. M. Victoria Tacoma 2ieo Yokohama lS14IHong Kong 1S79I Nagasaki Vancouve P. F. M. Tacoma 27B5NagasakI Balfour Tacoma Tacoma 140: rionoiuiu Shlmtnosekl Hong Kong Sta, Rosalia Freemantle San Diego Balfour 4232 Kerr McNear Kerr Kerr Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma lies 2304 1597 2676 Balfour There will be no session of the Board of Trade January L The leading futures ranged as follows: "WHEAT. v Openlnc. HIrheat. Lowest. Closs. January 70U 12K 70U 72 MT ?3ft 75 73Vt 7, CORN. December .... S04 S7H 80U jt January 88t 33H S4 SOU ifay 33$4 38 S02 3S& OATS. December .... 21 , 22 21i 22 January 2M4 22 51V 22 Mr 23 24 23S 24H MESS PORK. January 12 23 12 324 12 22U 12 224 May 1225 12 424 12 23 12 42? LARD. December .... 0 874 0 624 6 874 6 024 January 6 80 0 80 6 80 0 00 May 0 05 7 05 0 90 70S SHORT RlBS. January 030 042U 030 0424 Mar 6424 053 6424 653 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, dull and steady. No. 3 Spring wheat, 6547lVic; No. 2 red. 72Q754c No. 2 corn, 37c; No. 2 yellow, 37c NO. 2 oats. 23(g23ic: No. 2 white 263 2640; No. 3 white 25J426c No. 2 rye. 51S52c Barley fair to choice malting, 6S5J64C No 1 flaxseed, 51 5J.&1 54; No. 1 North western. 51 54. Prime timothy seed. 43g65c Clover, contract grade. 51O10 ffi. Lard, per 100 lbs., 56 656 90. Short ribs sides, loose, 56 30t 60. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, S3 S7U3 612. Short clear sides, boxed, 54 70QO 50. On the produce exchange today the but ter market was dulL Creamery, 15322c; dairy. 12320c Receipts. Shlpm'u. Flour, barrels 10.000 37,000 Wheat, bushels 110.000 13.000 Corn, bushels ...15-X000 0.000 Oats, bushels .2K.000 107.000 Rye. bushels 5,000 2.000 Barley, bushels 41.000 11,000 Nevr Yorlc Graia aad Predace. NBW YORK, Dec 22. Flour Receipts, 22.S0O bbls.; exports, 3576 bbls ilarket, strong. Minnesota patent, J3 904 20; Winter straights, 53 403 53. Wheat Receipts, 201.700 bushels; exports, 31,775 bushels. Spot, firmer; No. 2 red, SOc. f. o. b.; 7SHc elevator. Options after a steady opening at onco developed pronounced strength advancing almost 1 cent a bushel on small North west receipts, steadier Liverpool cables. Wall Street buying and a sharp dmand from local shorts. Closed strong at lc net advance January closed 7S?sc; March. 0c; May, SOgc; December, 7S&c. Wool, dull. Hops, quiet. Liverpool "Wheat. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29. Wheat-Spot, No. 2 red Western Winter, quiet, 5s R4d; No. 1 Northern Spring, firm, 6s 2d; No. 1 California, firm, 6s 3d. Corn Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 4s id; do old, 4s 2d. Futures, quiet; March, 3a ST4d; May. 3s S4d. Wheat Futures quiet; February, 6s d; March, 6s Hd; May nominal. The exchange will be closed on Janu ary 1. FEELING OF CONFIDENCE. American Markets Not Affected oy Forelsm Failures. J. S. Basche & Co.'s New York wire to R. W. McKlnnon & Co. Is as follows: "The market opened lower, under the Influence of fears in London, growing out of failures reported from there today. Foreign houses, however, were unanimous In their opinion that failures In London were chiefly confined to a coterie of min ing brokers, and will be purely a locai affair. The stocks most affected at the opening were Sugar and American Indus trials. The declines In railroads were In most Instances a. point or more, but after the first 15 minutes the selling movement exhausted Itself, and supporting orders helped to establish not only a higher range of values, but In some Instances crossed the highest prices reached. Among the grangers. St. Paul led the way and scored another 4-polnt rise today. Dispatches from Chicago stated that Nor man B. Ream and James J. Hill would become directors of the company at the next annual meeting, and that the divi dend rate would be advanced from 5 to 6 per cent. The expectation of a favorable bank statement helped to encourage bull ish feeling, and sharp recoveries took place throughout the entire list. There is something coming out regarding St. Paul In connection with Northwestern, and we also mention activity In coalers today, such as Delaware & Hudson, Lackawan na and others, which foreshadows further developments In the coal deal. The ac tion Of the market today gves every evi dence of a confident feeling as to the fu ture movement of prices. We believe that the bull movement has not spent Its force, but is here to -stay for some time to ,come." EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, Dec. 23Cattle Receipts, 200 head; market steady; native steers. 5a-25Q 6; poor to medium, 53 605 20; selected feeders, 53 7S4 35; mixed stockers, $2 75 3 75; cows. 52 504 20; heifers, 52 IW4 50; canners. 51 8562 50; bulls, 52 504 50; calves, 5405 50; Texas fed steers, 544 85; grassers, 53 304; bulls, 52 50g3 35. Hogs Receipts today, 16,000; tomorrow, 30.000; left over, 200) head. Market active and 6hade higher; closer firm. Top, 54 95. Mixed and butchers. 54 6534 824; good to choice heavy. 54 75Q4 95; rough heavy, 54 C04 70; light, 54 654 90; bulk, 54 60 4 93. Sheep Receipts, 1000. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to cholco wethers, 53 75 4 50; mixed, 53 403 SO; Western, 53 75 4 50; Texas sheep, 52 503 50; native lambs, 54 255 50; Western lambs, 55g5 50. OMAHA, Dec. 23. Cattle Receipts, 1600; market, steady; native beef steers, 54 5 40; Western steers, 544 50; Texas etecrs, 53 253 75; cows and heifers, 534 25; can ners, 51 50g2 75; stockers and feeders, 530 4 40; calves, J4 50g6 50; bulls and stags, 52 254. Hogs Receipts, 5S0O; marker, shade to 5b higher: heavy, 54 754 S24; mixed. 54 SO 4 824; light, 54 704 S5; bulk of sales. 54 Xg4 E24. Sheep Receipts, 200; market, steady; fair to choice Westerns, 53 85vS4 10; com mon and choice sheep, 53 65g3S5; lambs, 54 255 25. KANSAS CITY, Dec 29. Cattle Re ceipts, 100; market, unchanged. Hogs Receipts, 4000; market, steady; bulk of sales. 54 8004 85: heavy, 51 S04 50; packers, 54 S244 90: mixed. 54 S034 S74; lights. 54 704 87; yorkers, 54 S2&34 874; pigs, 54 354 75. Sheep Receipts, 600; market, heavy; lambs, $3 5035 40; muttons, 51 754. The Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. As usual for a Saturday half holiday, business in the local metal market was very slack. De mand, as has been tha case all the week, was confined chiefly to meeting Immediate requirements, as speculators were Inclined to wait until after the holidays are over. General sentiment, however, was rather of a bearish nature. Domestic Iron mar kets were dull and nominally quoted at 53 5010 50 for pig Iron warrants; North ern foundry, 1516 50; Southern foundry, 514 E015 75, and soft Southern, 51315 75. Tin ruled slow but steady at 526 90g27 20. Copper quiet, 517 for Lake Superior, and 165sc for casting. Lead and spelter ruled dull at 54 3Tf. and U 12404 15 respectively. One MUllon for Expaasioa. CHICAGO, Dec 29. Judge E. H. Gary, president of the Federal Steel Company, gave a dinner last night at the Chicago Club to the directors, subdlrectors, offi cers and chiefs of departments of the corporation of which he is the head. At the board the informal announcement was made that 51.000,000 would be expended in the erection of a structural Iron de partment In connection with the Illinois Steel Works at Chicago, and In general repairs and additions to the mills. It Is reported that the expansion of the Illinois Steel Wotks meana the employ ment of 2000 men In addition to those al ready employed at the works, and that the working force of the manufacturing plant would then bo between 000 and 800-5. Many Millions Involved. CLEVELAND. Dec 23. A suit involving the ownership of many millions of dol lars' worth of property In thla city and 51,500,000 damages for being excluded from the rents and profits of the same was com menced today by claimants to the estate of Leonard Case, who died In 1SS0. Tho defendants in. the suit number about 500. The plaintiffs, nine In number, allege they are the rightful heirs to the property. The basis of the claims of the claimants Is that cousins cannot become heirs to property against a sister, the Case estate having been left to cousins of the de ceased millionaire. Coffee and Sngar. NEW YORK, Dec 29. Coffee options closed 3540 points advance. Sales, 33,000 bags. Including January. 55 705 SO; Feb ruary, 55 80; March, $3 90Q6 05. Spot, Rio, steady; mild, steady; Cordova, 94(?13iic Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining, 334c; centrifugal, 96 test, ic: refined, quiet; granulated, 55 60; cut loaf, 55. Asked for Receiver. CINCINNATI, Dec 23. William Thlllln, a creditor of Henry Haacke. the veteran proprietor of the Volks Freund, today filed a petition asking for a receiver to take possession of the property of Will iam Haacke, Including the' Volks Freund newspaper. The court has not acted on the application. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec 29. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances 5143.456.GC7 Gold ., 86,365,362 Downing, Hopkins & Go. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor BOTH TELEPHONES RAILROADS WERE ACTIVE STRENGTH OF HIGH-GRADE STOCKS SUSTAINS THE MARKET. Sharp Declines In the Internationals, in Sympathy With London Weekly Bank Statement. NEWJYORK, Dec 29. Last night New York Bhowod more symptoms of alarm over the rumors of financial difficulties in London than London Itself had done. This morning the New York market gave about 15 minutes to active buying to overcome the rather sharp declines In tho Interna tional stocks which had resulted from the unsettled condition of affairs In London, growing out of the announcement of ac tual failures resulting frpm the gamble In West Australians and their subsequent slump. The lower prices here Beemed an attraction In themselves, and the ag gressively sustained advance In St. Paul on renewed reports of the entry of J. J. Hill Into an active share In the manage ment of the company and of alliances with other Northwestern roads, was a stimulating Influence throughout the whole list. The buying of St. Paul Itself was on a very large scale, and the price roso to 147, leaving the previous record price far behind. The market sold off a little beforo the bank statement, but re newed strength, appeared on the showing made by the banks, the expansion In loans being more than provided for by the In crease in reserves, of nearly 56,000,000, which was considerably more than was expected. The principal strength of the market was In high-grade railroad stocks. Tho high-priced members of the Anthracite group were conspicuous. The Northwest ern stocks were buoyant, but the other grangers failed to show much sympathy with St. Paul, Northern Paclflc, Union Pacific. Illinois Central, tha trunk lines. American Express, Wells Fargo, tho Rub- Der sijoks, National Tube and, after early weakness. Sugar and Brooklyn Rapid Transit wero all strong features, the ad vances running from 2 to 5 points. There wore weak spots In the list under the pressure of persistent profit-taking, but prices were about steady at the close, and the realizing was well absorbed. There have been lingering apprehensions during the short week In the stock mar ket, that the much dreaded money squeeze might, after all, eventuate during the last week of the year, and topple over prices under the rush to realize profits. Thire has, In fact, been enormous realizing on every day, and Influential professional op erators have testified their confidence that the rise In prices had culminated, by fre quently putting out short lines. But the astonishing absorptive power of the mar ket has taken up offerings from all sources with unsatlated voracity, seeking out constantly new stocks for favors, and shifting profits from ono quarter of the market to the other. The Judgment of professional operators has been continu ally at fault, and the bears have been forced to cover their short contracts day after day, helping on the notable rallies from the occasional periods of reaction. There has been a growing perception that all ordinary rules and standards are Inadequate to apply to the present stock market. Not only are Individual or syndicate operations on an unprecdented scale, but the dissemination of Interests through the general world of capital takes tho market beyond the bounds of the ordinary manipulation processes of stock exchange operators and speculative cliques. The looked-for money squeeze Is about tne only prospect that could be relied upon to check the determination to buy stocks, and money has continued easy. In spite of the preparations for the yearly settlements and the enormous re quirements of the unbridled speculation. Tho widely diffused public sentiment has apparently continued well satisfied with the prices paying for stocks, and convinced of the value of their posses sions, and there have not been lacking signs of continued buying by banking In terests In furtherance of plans of con solidation of control. The efforts by pro fessional operators to work reactions have therefore been uniformly defeated. It Is a truism that so long as the public main tains its confidence in the value of stocks and has monoy with which to buy, prices will continue to advance. But It Is worth while considering that the fact of the ad vance Is tho attraction for the general public to buy, while that buying Is in turn the cause of the advance. There have been increasing Interest in railroad bonds of lower grade Issues, and the volume of dealings has approached high record figures. United States refunding 23 advanced 1; old 4s. 1; 3s, ; 5s, 14. and new 4s per cent over the call prices of a week ago. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. Business for IOOO Lighter Than in 1S90, hut Still Good. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Bradstreet's In its issue today will say: The business year 1900 was not so good as the opti mists had hoped for, but on the other hand It failed to Justify most of the pessimistic predictions with which the advent of a year of a Presidential elec tion was greeted. In some respects In deed It would seem as If It suffered be cause of close comparison with a year of such enormous expansion and intense activity In all branches of trade specu lation and Industry a3 1899, rather than because of any special defects or short comings of the year Itself. In many re spects, Indeed, and measured by different standards, the closing year of the century has witnessed many gains over 1899, though it Is probable that the entire turn-over, measured in dollars or in profit, was not so great as In the latter year. If aggregate bank clearings be taken as a guide, then business was smaller, and yet If clearings at the great speculative center. New York, are de ducted, an actual gain is shown In the rest of the country over 1899. In speculation in stocks undoubtedly a smaller business was done, the falling off from last year being probably one-fifth. Speculation In, the cereals was less active and the results In this line were certain ly depressing to the bull element. On the other hand, cotton witnessed the greatest speculation and the highest prices paid for at least a decade. Crop yields were rather smaller as a whole, but it is un questionable that the actual money value of the crops was far In. excess of last year. Prices reacted from their high point, but the decline Was small as a rule in iron and wool, and the break brought In new consumptive buying, which had been discouraged by the ra pidity of the advance in 1899. Mercantile failures were slightly more numerous and liabilities were fractionally larger than in 1SS9. but were far below Strictures "CRAN-SOLVENT" DlsaolTes Stricture like snow beneath the no, redoes JuJarjiM PrtwtiUa, and sirenctbons the Seminal Duets, stopping Dr&lzm ana ZmlMions la Fifteen D&rs. Ko drugs to ruin the stomach, tut a dlreot local ahd pocidTe appUeaUon to tha entire urethral tract. "Gran-Borrenl" Is sot a liquid. It Is prepared In the form of Crayons or Pencils, smooth and flex ible, aadso narrow as to pvrv Man Qfinnfrl FfrirmrHimcplf pass the ClOSCSt Stricture. Tit EST JAMHASSX. EUa St. Cincinnati, O. has prepared at m& a aa groat expemo an eihauiUre illustrated Treatise on the oilopi J 1 I" system, vhlch they will send to any male applicant, prepaid. " " m St. James Ass'n., 244 St. James Ilullillcjr, Cincinnati. Ohio. Chamber of Commerce recent previous years, and If It be kept In mind that a new army of 55,000 mea entered business during the year, tho small Increase In failures can be hardly regarded as significant. There were two great Industrial con flicts during the year, that of building hands at Chicago, and of coal miners in Pennsylvania, which tended, In con junction with election uncertainty and textile-mill shutdowns, to check trade during portions of the year, but Industry otherwise was quite active at good wages. ' Bank Clearings. The bank clearings for the principal cities of the Northwest for the week eadlng yesterday were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma, Monday 5 4S0.213 5 39S.C07 5 255,740 Tuesday Holiday Wednesday .... 443.041 003.003 107.025 Thursday 454.452 484.327 237,017 Friday 424.021 300.9!il 177.705 Saturday ...... 250.413 290.033 153.213 Total .52,007,140 52.140.510 51.022.300 The clearings for the corresponding weeks la former years were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. 1S00 51,553.315 51.532.510 5S74.003 1883 1.7CC.040 1.140,093 5itJ,073 1S07 1.741.422 737.0t5 776,575 The clearings for the same cities yesterday were as follows: Exchanges. Balances. Portland 5J50.-J13 545,044 Seattle 209.C3S 05,741 Tacoma 153.213 23,437 Spokane 167.433 23,024 NEW YORK FINANCES. Loan Expansion Reached Nearly Tea Million Dollars. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. The Financier says: With tha associated banks report for the, coming months of receipts of currency equal to the January remittances that usually flow In this direction, the fears of a tight money market may well be dissipated. As the situation stands at present, the position of the banks is easy, and despite the heavy addition to re serve requirements necessitated by grow ing loans and desposlts, the surplus Is In creasing. During the week just ended, loans expanded 59,358,500, which, consider ing the fact that business virtually began on Wednesday, is an extraordinary show ing. It Is probably safe to say that the loan expansion reflects the present ten dency of this Item In a somewhat be lated manner. The gain In cash was 55, 875,100, due to treasury disbursements for interest and pensions, and Interior bank remittances, the latter have been in creased heavily by reason of dividend re quirements. But aside from this, money is flowing to New York not only In re sponse to usual conditions, but also on account of attractive opportunities afford ed banks to make use of their funds .here. This has been a feature for some time, and probably will continue, until checked automatically by Interest regulations. The deposits, owing to heavy loans and cash Increases, ran up In excess of 515, 000.000. thus contracting to a large extent the cash gains. Still the surplus reserve Is 52,000.000 higher than a week ago. and stands at 511,525,900, or almost the figure with which the banks opened the year. It is Interesting to note that during the year now ending, the celarlng-house banks of New York have Increased their loans 5U8, 660,200; deposits, 5105,232.100. and cash hold ings 526.077,200; this, too, after having met the heaviest demands ever known over the crop season. In the 12 months now closing, the surplus reserve touched JC0, 000,000 only once, has been In excess of 520,000,000 only 14 weeks, and under 510,000, 000 for the same number of weeks. This shows at a glance that the banks have found constant employment for their funds, although the general totals havo ruled higher than ever before. Since March, the National banks of the city have nearly doubled their circulation, -the present total standing at 531,000,000. Thl3 monoy assisted materially as a regulat ing factor during the somewhat stringent period two months ago. The weekly statement of averages of the associated banks shows: Increase. Loans 5796,457,200 5 9.358.500 Deposits 834.189.200 15,384,800 Circulation 31.040.800 138,300 Legal tenders 63,353,500 3,196,400 Specie 161,719,700 2,678,700 Total reserve 225.073,200 5.875.500 Reserve required .... 213,545.300 3,846.200 Surplus reserve .... H.595,000 2,028,509 STEEL TUBE TRUST. Plans for a Combination With. M Capital of $150,000,000. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29. The Evening Bulletin today" says: For the past three weeks plans have been on foot looking to wards the control of the steel tube indus try in the United States by organizing a combination with over 5150,000,000. Every thing has been kept quiet and nothing has leaked outv although the presence of .big financiers and Iron and steel magnates in the office of W. W. Glbbs, In thla city, has aroused various rumors. Mr. Glbbs was not at his ofilca today and It was stated he left for Pittsburg last night and would not return until Monday. His sec retary denied any knowledge of the com bination. The Bulletin, nevertheless, has it from reliable authority that the project Is be ing promoted and that W. W. Glbb3 Is the prime mover In the affair. The finan cial end Is being handled by Moore & Schley, brokers, of New York. The syn dicate has secured the exclusive llcenss under American patents to manufacture steel tubing by a new English process, which reduces the cost of manufacture nearly 50 per cent. Money, Exchange, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 29. Sterling oa London, 60 days. 54 S2; sterling oa Lon don, sight, 54 S6: drafts, sight, 12$c; drafts telegraphic, 15c; silver bars, 64c; Mexican dollars oOSSlc LONDON, Dec. 29. Bar silver steady at 29 9-16d per ounce; money, 445 per cent. Spreckels Gas Company. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 29. Claua Spreckels Is preparing Incorporation, ar ticles for a gas company with a capital of 55,000,000, which he proposes to estab lish In this city early in the coming year. A site for the plant has already been selected. Mr. Spreckels recent construct ed an electric light and power system here. Exports and Imports. NEW YORK, Dec 29. The exports of gold and silver from this port to all countries for this week aggregate 51.354, 907 silver bars and coin, and 546,175 gold. Tho imports of specie this week were 53S.913 gold and 5fi,102 silver. Stocks In London. ' LONDON, Dec 29. Atchison, 47; Cana dian Paclflc, 89; Union Pacific preferred. S5; Northern Pacific preferred. 89; Grand Trunk. 74; Anaconda, 10. J - wj iiuuiuuuuiuuuvh jk.wv.9