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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1905)
THE ST'vn W oTiFr.ovTiV. T0"RTTAXD. DECEMBER 3, 190.7. 33 i is m Almost No Grain Selling in the Market Now. CAR SITUATION IS BETTER Only About 30 Per Cent of Crop Remains in Growers' Hands. Conditions in Principal Kxportln; Countries. WHEAT Weak and dull. POTATOES Buyers out of market. Bl'TTEIt Tone is steadier and the movement better. EGOS Oregon scarce and Arm. POUL.THY No demand since Thanks, giving. MEATS Weaker tone In pork. There la practically twining doing In the wheat market now. Buyers and sellers are apart In their view, and as no disposition Is shown on oilher side to make eenccftMons. trading tas almost eome to a stop. So far an the farmer! are concerned, those still holding grain are under no financial pressure to wll. while the exporters are deterred from entering thH market by the eaHer tone of prices abroad. Inquiry from San Francisco now is also very light. Quotations yesterday were nominally at 70fi71 cents for club and 712473 eente for bluortem on track here, on the ba4 of foreign value. Some Improve ment in the car situation In reftorted by deal era. It is estimated that 70 per cent of the cr"p has been sold to date. The latest teue of Broomhall's Corn Trade New.s roitortf ae follows en conditions In for eign exporting countries: India- An official bulletin for the week ending November 4. issued last night. says ttiat rain hs still urgently needed lit parts of the Horn bay I'nldncy. but prbApects are not ferl"u; also in the United Provinces. Raj putatia and Central India rain continues to be required, while In Hyderabad there Is no im provement In the situation. In other parts of the country pmstpecU are fair to good. llv TtXN.l Hhiipen! forecast weekly shipments of alxiut f(XUK)0 bushels from now to the end of the year, after which, no doubt, tho move ment will deftend on crop itrorrpecti. Australia Mall advices, dated October 7, from Melbourne, say that the cold weather had then Jtwt given jdaee to more genial at mospherk condition. The crops were much In need of rain, particularly In the Blvcrlna db-trb-t and In Queensland, but we know that shortly after this reKrt was penned good ra.r fell generally throughout the common wraith. ' ' ;' 'Vrgentlna Iteportu of rains and some frost nre lteglnnlng to cause norae anxiety with re gard to trw nheet and llaxpd crops. These r"i nrejrow very near maturity in the oariy dlMrl.-t .ana are Itound to be injuriously at- ff' ted by. near or itroltmged rains, but the mointtine .bw Jlkely to 1k f mnri benefit to ci-m .'TTwe :was a fbat-fi increase In the xiHrts of wheat last wfk. the total amount nig to lutsneis. wrum must oer ta nly make a new record for this time of 'far Ilussla :Ve continue io receive favorable ac ( 'untfi f the new feedings, not only In the r-t and Southwe.it. but also in ' the East. where, however, the Winter crop is chlefiy rve A, the railway mrlke is ended In the xnith. roh supplies by rail are expected to come forward hi at Odessa and Nioelateff; and thero la no doubt that Azoff portp will continue to o tneir utmost to sond away us much as josfdble lefore the cleee of navl' Katton. which I getting .very near now. NO POUI.TKY MAKKET. Kecclpls Arc Light und Buyers licfuv to Take Hold. There was no poultry market yesterday. Be. celptx weri very light ami buyer twmwl iti'lifferent. Price generally were nominally unchanged, though one olean-up sale of chick -ne was report at 1 nts. In reviewing the Thanksgiving turkey mar kr-t at Tar ma. the News of that city say The puutr dealers, sM a huainese man, wh bt -wine on the subject of buying edibles, t trywg to make it appear that the mar k wa all sold out of turkey Wednesday, but anybody knowing anything at all about It i jn tell you, something entirely different. The m. t K the dealer got murk on turkeys thl 5r. iet s they did last year, by trying h.Od Mp the public Utr all there was In 't and more. If there was any great demand f.r turkey to the xt-t of nearly cleaning tip the market, as they It must appear anybody as unrvasonalde that the price went down uedheeday Might to IV eentt a liund. You can't te any turkeys In the market i ). but that doee Hot prove they were old 'out. They have ten carried to the cold hti-rage. where they wilt be In an embalmed Male until -OkriHtitws time." PiKOUL'CE LINES 1UL1 Aflor Ilolldny Slump In the l'rttlt und Vege table Dcinund. Trade ta .th frtrtt a ltd vgetaWe Mar es terda was.dwllr than for weks. It wan th usual aftor-hotMay siump that was cxpeeted, but a reival of IhmIhoss Is looked for the cmtag week. There are no overstocks In any Itne. and the markets ore All on a good footing. jA car of fancy lemon omprtood the only lieavy receipts yesterday. A lot of orange received the day before were hauled yesterday. Potato buyer are practically out ef the mar ket now. waiting for conditions to Improve At Kan Franebee. About 10 cars of Oregon pota toes have been chipped, during the week to Arizona pelnts. The best price paid for good fhli'ping dock Is 60 cents. BIJITEB MOVING BETTER. Decrease In Cream Supply Also Aids In Steadying: the Market. Butter Is moving off fairly well now, and with the dearease In receipts, ecoasloned by the colder weather, the supply and demand are on about equal terms. The improved in qulry for Oregon butter Is caused by the ab sence of the Eastern product. Front street quotes fancy creamery at 2"g27Vj eento, the t.p price for a few of the better know trand. The city creameries hold to the 30- i-ent level for their best grade. A nteady Inquiry continues In the egg mar ket with froth Oregon .stock searee and flrra at 35 cents. Ka stern eggs are steady at 254f 274 coNtfi and a few Oregon storage eggs are ffered at 28(126 cent. DRESSED lORK WEAK. I'ouMry Trade Interfered With Business In ItCRh Meats. There has been v.-ry little demand for dressed meats J pant week, pottltr' having absorbed Ti.arlj- all th attentioB. The meat war has iW had H6eect no the Frant-treet trade by urtaHtng the demand. Better conditions are ;.ked tor in the ootnitg; week in good hogs, mnall voal and alsa mutton. At the present time, hogs are the weakest Item on the llat. 7 cents belnj: quoted as the top en good. fancy otforlngs. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. FLOUR Patent, $4-3034.70 per barrel straights. $S.S0ff4.1O; clears. f3.654J3.S: Val ley, f3.XS3.J)0; DakoU hard wheat, jateats, tSJM3G; clears. $5; rraham. ?U.258.75; whole wheat. (3.7St4; rye flour. Vocal. 13; Eastern, f0.2Z$jSuS5i corn meal, per bale fl.lKj2.'2U- WH EAT Club. 70S71c per bushel; Wutaiem. 72e73c; Valley. 74Q75c; red, 6697c ' MIL.LSTUFKS Bran, fl'Sh&lh per ton; mid dlings. t24.W: shorts. IlS.iOaiU. ebon. U. S. Mills. $16; Unseed Dairy Food. 1S; Acalfa meal. SIS per ton. OATS No. 1 white feed. Jtrar, JSti-Wl per ton. BAnLBl FMfl. 522 per ton; brewing. y 22.50; rolled. 523623.0'. itXK -Jlsi.ou per cental. CEREAL. POODS Rolled oats, cream, im pound socks. $3.75, lower graded. JS.2IHIC.W: oatmeal, steel-cut. fiO-pound racks, S V barrel; 10-pound socks. St.25 ier bale; oat meal (ground), 60-pound sack, $7.50 per bar ret; u-pouna sacks. (4 per tae; fjmi peas. $5 per 100-pound sackn; 2.r-pound boxes. SLit: pearl barley. $4.2 per 100 pourjii'; 2T-pound boxes, fl.20 per box; pastry- flour. 10-pouad sacks. J 2.50 per bale. HAT Eastern Oregon timothy. JlSSlf, per ton; Valley timothy. Sll12; clever. JSCS; caeai, .ov; grain nay. Sa. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc DOMESTIC FnUITS-Apples, f 11-59 per box; persimmons. $1.2S per box; huckleberries. per pound; pears. 1.25$fl.5a per box; grapes, California. J 1.2531. OS per box: Mal aga, Jf8.X per barrel; cranberries. Jll-So 2.00 per barrel, quinces. (1 per box. TROPICAL, FRflTS Lmons, choice. J4.60 per box; fancy. &; oranges, navois, SI. .4jK ner box; Valencia. S2 ner box; trraiH'IruK. SZM 04.50; pineapples. j2.o0J4.&0 per dozen; pome granates, tzrzb per box. FRESH VEOKTAnLKS Artichokes. 75e4tl per dozen; beans, wax, 12e per pound, cab- uuge, ivivr per pouwi; ici, m 2.25 per crate; celery. 7Sc ier dozan; cuoum bors, 50SHc per dozen; eggpURL, SSic per Dound. head lettuce. 30c ner dozes; hothouse. $14ri.23 per box; peppers, tir por pound; Pmtt- Jsinn, oic pound: radishes. c per ws. tomato. iim.2b per crate; sprouis, c v pound, squarh 4i lc per pound. ROOT VBCJKTAHr.KS Turnliw. OfteftH Tfr Rack: carrots. 057&c ner sack: beets. Mcf 1 ier sack; garlic, 12Vsc per pound. ONIONS Oregon 'yellow Danvors. per sack. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graae Burbanks 0Mi70c ner nack: ordinan'. &8fet3c. Merced sweets, sacks. J1.1K); crates, llb. DRIED Fill ITS Aitoles. litfruc per pouna: aprloots. 124sl2c. peaches. l&Ef'Ac; pears, none; Italian prunes, DUfid,c: OaHfornia SgN white, in sacks. ac per Mund; black, -40 5c; bricks, 12-14 ounce packages. 75Shfe per dox; ;b-ounoe. iJr-.W: bmyma. awe per pound; da tew. Persian. Zftifftc per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12 -OH nee packaged. MT Wjc; 10-ounce, HvjlOr: kx muscateis. 2 crown. 77Wc: 8-crown. 97e: 4 -crown. 8 ffitjc; unbleached seodlera iultanaa, W"c; hompson's seedless unbleaehed. SVSVse; Thompson's fancy unbleached. I24n2c; ln- on layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of ie pouncs, $1.75; 2-crown, $2. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery. rmt0c Ir ound. State creameries: Fancy ereamory. 25k- Vjc; store butter, 1 Ws'i "VjC EGOS Oregon ranch, asc; BaMern z&v 7c: Oregon itorage, 2324c. CH BBS B Oregon full cream, twlna. 14Vc; Young America. 14&15He. POULTRY Average otd hens. 10e; yeant roosters. Pc; Springs. 10fT104c; dressed chick ens 12jl4c; turkeys, live. ICe; turkeys, dressed, choice. lSfi20c: eeese. Mve. per pound. tic; geose. dressed. er pound. 114jil2c; ducks. 140 lac; ptgeona, J i l . . squabs, Groceries, Nute, lilc COFFEE Mocha. 20S2Sc: Java, ordinary. IS 922c; cvtsta Rica, fancy. Ib4f3ec; oi. 104f ISc; ordinary. 104T12C per iwHmd; Columbia roast, cases, IOOh, 514.25; 54s. $lt.2i; Ar buckle. ? 15.76: lAon. 115.76. RK E imperial Japan. No. 1. Jv-c: Southera Japan. S.i5c; head. 7c SALMON Columbia Klver. l-und tails. 1.75 per dozen: 2-pound talis. S2.40: 1-pound Huts. $1.85; fancy. If Impound flats. tUbH: Mrpound flats. $1.10: Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. IH)c: red. 1-pound talis, f 1.2S; sock eye. pound talrn.' fl.70. SUGAR - Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. S.!X; powdered. ff.Cl; dry granulted. fSS"; xtra f J&.io; golden f H.Vh: fruit nusar. ffl.55; advancea over rack basis as follow : Barrels, 10c; ife-barrel. 25c; boxes. fc per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance with 15 days deduct V per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, dedurt lc per pound; no aiscouni arter ao flays), ueel sugar, grasu lated. 5.35 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. IS STlSe rr pound. SALT -California, f 11 rer ton. Sl.fiO wr bale; Liverpool. Vt. J17: lofts. 16J; 2, $10; Vpounds. 100. J7; 50s. f7-0. NUT.- Walnuts. lOUc per pound b- iack: c extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts. Itle: filberts. ICe; pecans. Jumtton, Ifte; extra larpe. c; aimonos, I. X. I. lc; cneeitnuts. Italian. 5c: Ohio. 2c: iwanutK. raw. 7lr ier ound: roasted. He; plncnvts, 10412c; Mekory nuu. : cocoanuts. 7c; cocfwiimtK. XbQVtc per dacon. BEANS Small white. 2Ur: larce white. ic: pink. 2'e; bayou, 4Ui Wma. 4T4c; red Mex ican, 5hi". I'rovKlons and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pound. ISUc per pound 14 to 16 pounds. 18c: IS to 3A pounds. ISc California tpicnlct. lc; cottage hama. ic; sneuiaers. 1'r; toiid ham. 20c; tootled THcntc nam. boneless, nr. DRY SALT CURED Regular short dears. 11c; dry salt, 12c smoked: clear backs. 11c: clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds avorace. none: Oregon exports, 2 to 25 pounds averse. ne: dry salt. 12, c smoked: Union buia. io to is pounds average, none. BACON Kanrv hrakfnM 1V ner TWMtnd standard breakfak. 17r: choiee. 16c: English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds. ISc; peach ba con. Hf. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. f!8 t -barrels. jfH.50. Beef, barrel. $12: -bar rels. SAl SAGE Ham. ! per pound: nlned ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17nc: logna. long. SUc: welnerwurst, Sc; Hvr, r; pork, D4jinr: headcheese. Br: blood. 6c; W- legna sausage, linic iw. CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds. per dozen, f 1.2ft; two pounds, S2.S&: pix pounds. 5S. Roast beef, fiat, punds. $1.2 two pounds. $2.25. six pounds, none. Hat Wet. tall, pounds, none: two pounds. $2.tS; six pounds, none. Lunch tongue, pounds. sn.ift. Koast mutton, six pounas. f.8.ft. IAkD Leaf lard, kettle rendered, tierces. lOUc: tubs. lOic. RRn. 104,.; 20, lflc; 10s. 1 1 V. i . 5. llc. Standard pure: Tierces. V; tubs. iic; 0. jtc; 2s. Tie: IHs. 10c: s. Hc. Compound: Tierces. 6c: tubs, ur; eve. uc; 10s. 6c; it. 6 Tic. Hops. Wools. Hides, Etc HOPS Oregon. lUOfi. choice, Iftfirttc; oMs. if. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. Id if -ic; aiiey. m rtw- per pound. .MUUAin unoice. wc per pounc. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1. l pounds and up. Hi t 17c per pound: dry kip. No. 1. 5 to iu itounus. i4ic per now . dry calf. Je uner ft iouns. i7tri!c: dry salted. Palls ana stags, one-tntrd less than dry' Hint; t cutis, motn-eaten. li&aiv cL scoredL reur rain, halr-cllnpd. weather-beaten or grusy. :fsr per pound iesi. salted hides: Steers, sound, m uouiHt and over, vm l&c per pound M to ltounds. SMfOf per pound: under Vi and cows. SiiWc nr nound: salted kin. sound is to im peands. pc per pound. sid veal. sound. 10 to 14 pounds. I'c per pound, salted ealf. sound, under 10 pounds, inc per pound i green unsanea. ic per pound ec: run, ic per pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers stock. ;. w'c each: snort wool. No 1 butchers' stock. 40 054V each: medium wo. .no. i putenem stock, mmme: long wo tvo. l puicners stock, si.oonri.&o each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per eent less or 12m ic per pound, norse hides, salted, each. according to size. $14jtl.50; colts hides. 259 sop earn; goatskins, common. 10 l&c earn Angora, with wool on. 25cfi$10 each. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 2e22c ner pound TAi.um rrime. per pound. (i"ic; No. 2 find grease. Sttitr FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1. $2 58 If IP each. cubs, flat-: badger. -W!&c: wild cat. with head perfect, 25if0c: house cats, SttflOc; fox, common gray. 0470c; red. J8 65; cress, jstr J; silver and mack. $100V 200; fishers. $50; lynx. $4.M)j6: mink, strictly NO. 1. according to size, il W-.hQ marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. HOfflS; marten, pale. sice, ac cording to size and color. $2.5994: mutkrat. large. 10 15c: sKunk. 40roc. civet or pole oat. 5 10c: otter, large, prime akin. $0C 1ft panther, with head and claws perfect, $2tl5 raccoon, prime. 30 ft 50c; mountain wolf. with head perfect. f etifrs: eorote. oochsi wtMverlne. SOU'S: bwaver. per skin, large, $S 0; medium. $84; small, $1 l-: kits. 50J'75c. CASCARA SAGRADA (hUtani bark): 95c. according to quality. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bulls. 1 fe 2c per pound cows. S4e: country steers. 4 W 4 fee. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 12S pounds. 7iT7c 12 to 206 pounds. U5e; 200 pounds and up. f he. alTTOS Dressed, fancy. TarTiie per pound: ordinary. - c; tamns. -rWc POKK Droned. 10 to 150 poundf. 7c; 350 und up t)Src per pouac. Oils. TURPBNTINB Caee. JOe per gathMB. COAL OIL Case. $2.M per casot Iron barretsj ISc per gallon: wod barrels, ISa WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7ie; tOO-pownd lots. Sc: lex titan R00-pound let. Sc In 25-pound tin palls. Ic above krg prieet 1 m 5-pound tin palls, lr above keg price: 1 to t-pound tin cans. 100 pounds per eas 2Hc nor 1 vaunt! above kg price. LtNSBED OIL Raw. In barrela. 5t: ta earns. 50c; botW. in barrels. We; m dajva. r.tL-- rJiO-calien lots, lc lts. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, eases. 2C&; 72 test. 27c: b test. fcc: iron tanks, isc Metal Markets. NEW LORK. Dec. 2 The metal markets were generally arm and unchanged. Spot Un was quoted at 34.40t?31.S0c- Lake and electrolytic copper was more or less nom inal at 17.75910c and casting at 17.509 17.75c. Lead was unchanged. Epelter was quiet. aSS 90. 45c Iron u firm and un-changed. CAUTION IS NEEDED Proper Attitude .in Present State of Stock Market. NO LOSS OF CONFIDENCE But Manipulation or Industrials Was Harmful, Rather Than Bene flclal Standard Kail road List In Good Shape, NEW YORK. Dec 2. SpedaX Thl week financial happenings' have shown that tlse cautious attitude was the proper and preSt able ene to assume In the present market. Sxeept for tho exceedingly risky business of following the manipulation in the industrial rtvclalUea. the most mosey naa been taude by those who have left the tveentatlve arena alone. For nearly all the ntandard shares prices are lower ea the week. It has been very mow ebbing away, and what has oc curred cannot be taken to meca In any way loss ef eenSdesee In the financial outlosk. Aa for the situation la the slock market. It Is as plain now aa It was x week ago that the manipulation ef the lndustrlalii baa done much more barm than good. Violent up building In stocks ef no certain value may or may not bare been profi table to thooe es raced In It The cenoral effect has certainly been to intimidate, rather thaa to attract conferva live capital and so to weaken the market's buying power. The one strong point, however. In present conditions Is that, apart from a minority of the share list, there has been no speculative Inflation ef values. Taking the majority oi the railroad etecka and comparing tbeat wHb the high prices ef the Summer and Autumn, there bu been a, very substantial reaction. Many of these stocks are selling sow tittle higher than they were a year ago, and the force ef the comparison Is Increased by tho fact that It Is made on a basis ef considerably larger property earnings. These ooudderatleas. properly weighed. Indicate that a ceod deal has already been dene toward dlvsXMUng the uncertainties ef the financial out leak. The rise In silver, together with copper and lead, has played a potent part la the aal mated speculation In the Industrial stocks having to do with those commodities. The ultimate development of the situaties Urns presented la being watched with attention for It fffeet en the money market, Over- RubscriptionA to the Japanese loan wore with out perceptible effect en the mosey market. The bulk of these subscriptions are net pay able until after the turn of the year. The effect ef the Russian situation here b been restricted to the resection from fwtra markets and the Immediate etl!nc of securl ties Induced to the market baa net renahed (lerieus veiurae. The extenOef the ananetai tmmtUemont In Russian securities betas greater than in the pried ef military rev erses during the war with Japan, 1. however. taken account ef. In the railroad werid there have been er oral Important Incident. SC Past' format announcement ef the decision ta extend the system to the Pacific Coast baa been Vwg predicted. The stock has moved la aauess. tion ef an Immense cah benefit In Oh- way ef Mubscrintien vrevieu te the $2S.fM.f ef authorized tackn Jn the treasury. Sgg- tlana that bond Issues were eentnetal4 nnancHng the new project bad an unfavorable effect ea the steek. Rival transcestlaeatal nns were but 4ightly depres,d. Bondd nave moved with Irregularity M sym pathy with iecloc United States 4 rgs if Ted deeHned . the 3s . and the efd i 1 per cent m call this week. Today' stock market was under the same influences aa that ef yesterday. The depr don and hesitation esown in the cr!y deal ings were bated upon uncertainties ef tb money outlook, the financial disturbances In Rutuda and some anxiety over the effect en the amMtng ef Con grew; and the proposed legislation for Federal control ef railroad rates. There Is no actual borrowing ef money at the Stock Exchange en Saturday, twana made en Friday carrying ever until Monday Yesterday's money flurry te 15 per cnt left Its disturbing influence and the appearaaee ef the bank statement waa looked te wtta interest te throw Mgbt ea the act sal 4t na tion. The ateen was a weak eae. but ntlmat seemed te lean te the Interpreta tion that the conditions disclosed wre these ef the pas week and that Improvement was te be effected next week. The influence wa for an upward tendency ef prices after the publication of the bank statement. wMea eerved to rn4ere largely the prrvteus de clines. A good effect was produced by the appearance ef support at last m the Reck Island femes and the denial er rumors et the withdrawal ef a leading interest la the property. The bank statement lt4f. wlllt a decrease reported ef $13.000 In cash, resected ratr more than the expected k. A last wek ttewed more than the expected rata. iMs week enowlng was attributed te the work ing ef the average system. The lean expan sion ef $11.5t4.0l9 aad the reaultlRg womm la deposits swelled the reserve reut-reaieau so aa te affect the ritrlakage in the rarphM te J 0,11,726, bringi&b' that item dewa agate te $2,505,374. The foreign txebange market, altbetura sem inal en Saturday, waa easier la lone and rates ef dlMeunt declined again in London. Ster ling -xebaage at Paris waa weak. The rtw lag tone ef atecka wias arm at the recovery. Total nalea ef bends, par value, $l,3M,t' CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. CJeseng Sales. High. Iew. btd. Adaats Bxarose Amalgamated eppec TZ,i? i- Am. Car & rounder Ltt do prefcrrod Amerkaa Oettoa OH .') do preferred , 24 5 mi S 4WS . . . .. 34U 2 American Express Am. Hd. A Uta. pfd -- - Am. Ice Securities.. 6.800 3'i 34 31 . American lred Oil ... ii-a ... atiH, do preferred American Ixeomottve 13.6C0 71 U. do preferred 400 117 11 117 11H Am. SmelL & ReAa. .600 152i 12 A, wahm.! Zilft I'M irSU ITU. Amor. Sugar KefiaUig tX 149 13i, Amer. Tobaeee pfd.. 1.2O0 lOfeV 107, Anadonda Mining Co. 2.VO0 iiSs 155 157 Atehlmn 6.W0 stP, do preferred Si0 10H 103 13 Allan Uc Coast Line. 600 1'XfVj 160 164 Baltlmere & OMo.... .400 112 lllti 1I1V do preferred 100 7 l' V7 Brook. Rapid Transit 2SXK SH H Canadian Pacific ... d.-00 173 172 173 Central Leather .... 5vo 46 45Vj 4S do preferred 30i 105 105 left Central of N. Jermy. 100 227 227 227 Chesapeake & Ohio.. 7tX 53; fJKj 3S Chicago t Alien do preferred J 754 75V, Chicage Gt. Western 400 21 2et Chicago Si Northwest. Chi., Mil. Si St. Taul 7.000 176H 17 Chi. Term. & Transit 31 217 179S 17 37 W 4A 4H 41, 173 143 ! 224 47 341, hTt; de preferred ..... C. C. C. Si St. Leuis M 9n Colorado Fuel & Iron 3.2O0 40 Ceiorade & South em. 30 2.H de 1st preferred.... 4W 64, de 2d preferred.... 709 44- Consolidated Gas ... 1.100 177 Cera Products - de preferred H MS Delaware Si Hudson 200 222 Dol Laek. & West Dearer & RIe Grande 20 344 de preferred ..... 2 4K 44U 34U Distillers' Sxearitles. !K0 4 t4 47 SO .72H 1M 17" 2a4 S7 Brie 47ti 47H 7r4 14 i7r 24 if5 2Vi Int de 1st preferred.... de 2d preferred.... General Wectrlc .... Herklag Valley Illtaois Central International Paper.. de preferred International Parap. . do preferred Iowa Central de preferred Kansas City Soutaora de preferred Louisville & Nashv.. Man Kalian L. Met SemrMiea Metropolitan St. By. Mexican Central 100 72U 2e lfeii. 100. 17S 2.O00 24 1.400 cTS 300 30 1.4O0 C2 2,000 159 2T dt 14BH 200 L200 llsH llbi ltc 400 28 V, at; -aVi Minn. & St Leuis... . M.. St P. 4 S. S. M. do preferred Missouri Pacific .... 2.WO HM; Mo., Kans. & Texas 3,000 35v do preferred National Lead 1S.700 7PH Mex. Nat. R- R. pfd. 100 3Vj lar, 1G 14 100 35H 35H Si 77Vi 77 34 34S New Yerk Ceatrml... 3.200 14PV 14fV 14B V T.. Ont. & Wrt.. L100 52 51-. 52 Norfolk & Weatern.. 400 K3K o3S Ml, do preferred ns Northern Pacific ... 600 1MJ 1H 1 North American Pactfie Mall .... o 100 ... Ltyo -t; . .. 13.701 LT s4 to 4VVj -49H TttsS 102 IBS Pennsylvania, . . . People Gas 700 JflB P.. C-. C- A. St Louis 100 S)H SOS Pressed Steel Car do preferred SCO "TO to V9 Pullman Palace Car, Readlag :tt 17.KO L35 134 US co 1st preferred.... do 2d cref erred.... 97 14.500 33S 32S MS 5t,tXO 304H 12 1H 10. UO 25 24S 25S Republic Steel do preferred ...... Bock Island Co...... do preferred . Robber Goeda VI do preferred ..... 104 Sebless-ShefricJd 4O0 tl fa ,VVi St. L. & S. F. 2d nfd. 1.1(4 374 M 57 1M 21, m 2IH D 5o. 5d Mi 5.1W C7 ttT 57ia 129 12A 129 4.f 3411 334 34 ti itn pat. kh 6.W irtVi 121 123f4 100 32 Ci -121, f.OCO 57. 5SU 57 t. Louis Southwest. do preferred Southern PactSc .... do preferred ....... Southern Railway . . . de preferred Tenn. Ceal JL Iron. .. Texas &. Pacific ToL. St. L. i West. do srefemc .. Unles Paeifie ... . 31.509 105H 131 s l4"i ICO S7 07 87 110 S . 1.90O 55 MS 51 lie de preferred .. V. S. Express... V. S. Realty V. S. Rabber.... do preferred .. C S. Steel 11.40 SKSi 3di 3S de preferred .. iftjyo looK iK4 Virc-Caro. CbeatdeaL 12JVO 42 4 4 IS de preierrtd n nV n Wabash 20H 391, nS de rreferrtd 6CO 4S 4n 4H WtU. Farre Bxprea ..... 227 Wealing boas? Elect. IT Western Vnlen 20 P2 P2i ?, WbeeMng k L. Erie. 7(-9 I7H 17H 17 Wisconsin Central sfi do preferred isvj Total sales for the day. ZSAMO shares. BONDd. NEW YORK. Dec 2. Cleting csotattent : r. S. ret 2s reg.WVD. & R. G. 4..11H do coupon leaU'N. T. C. G. IHt. 99H V. S. 3s reg leSK'Ner. Pacific 3s.. 77U de eeupea lOlU'Ner. Pacific -ls..iai V. S. now 4s rcg.lSt2S'Se. Pacific 4s... 4H de eeunen 1C: I nkin PaaISc 4s.l0d V. & eld 4s reg. lMVWU. Central 4s.. 4 do coupon lOiUsJap. es. zd ser. . Atchisea Adj. 4s MU'Jap. 4H. cer.. 92i Stocks at London. LONDON. Dec. 2. Consols for money. S9 3-16; centois for eccount. St. Anaconda S 'Norfolk & West. fA Atchisea &SU de preferred ... 95 da preferred... 1 Mil Ontario Si West. SXK Baltimore & O. .104?. 'Pennsylvania ... 91 H Can. Pacific 17S Rand iilnes tu Ches. & Ohio... 54. Reading H C Ot. Western. 21H" do 1st pref.... 47H C-. M. A St. P. IMS do 2d pref 5 De Beers 17.Se. Railway 35 D. & R. Grande. 35 do .prof erred. .. 192 de preferred... POU'So. Pacific H Erie -49 U nion Paclac. ...lSi de 1st pref.... K2U de preferred... SfS'i do 24 pref ... 75 IC S.-Steel 37S JIMaels Central. 1R1 ' de preferred. . .1?H Lewis. & Nash .151 H!Wabah 21 hi ISo.. Kas. & T. . 39s' de preferred... 42 N. T. Central... 153 4' 3Ioncy. Exchajigei. Etc. NEW YORK. Dec 2. Money ea can. neml sal; no lean. Time loaaa. firm: 60 days. 6 per cent: J days. S43d per cent: six month. S95U Per cat. Prime mercantile paper. i per cent. Sterltac exebaage. weak, with actual beat aers In bankers' bill at Ji.S5C54.M75 for demand and at $l.82o for v days. Posted rate $.3H and $4.SGHg4.b7. Cemmaretal bills. $4Mv4.JC IWr stiver. 64 Kc. Slexicaa doUars. Vic. Oweraaiest benda. atady; raUread bends. heavy. IX)N"DON. Dec 2. Bar liver. deM. 2f-;d per ounce. Money. 2W per cent. IHe rate, idiert bWs. 3S per eent; three DMMkV bittc. 3H per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 2. Stiver bars. 64 He. Sight drafts. 3; teiegraph drafts. 5c Sterling. days. $4.M; sight, $47. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings ef the Wdtng cities ef the Northwest yeeterday were as telle wr: tearing. Balance. Portland $ Sr2S.22 $2K4S Seattle l.tar.Ml 24.24 Tacema S37.1P2 tstii Spekaae 7..SX 52.1 Clearing ef Portland. Seattle and Tacema far the week were: Portland. Monday $ ?lft.273 Tuesdar... SM Wedne44ay. 7d4.2 Tbursdar. . (Hetidayl Fridai' f2.lfci Saturday... 2a.22 S-attle. $1.HM.1PI J.55.tO M.712 Holiday I 1.43S.PM 1.42.'rfXl Tacema $ 7S4.SK 2U.S12 54n91d (HetMayl 75.422 37. 12 Total $4,131.12 $4.27.ad $3.20.9a4 Clearing for the corresponding week in former years were: - Portland. .$2.13S.S3 . 2.31J..17 . 2.ao.ke . 3.143.430 . 4.44B.22S Seattle. $2.154JM5 3.17P.4M 3.5R5.3dS 3.55X2 IS 4-N7.537 Tarama. 1WK) 1MI 1A02 lt 1104 $I.MU; l.HH. 1.7rtd.S-a 1.721.IC2 0.077.21 NOT SO GOOD US HOPED nUT DAXK STTKMEXT SHOWS FAIR JIAIini.V OF SURPLUS. Trrnaury Transfers and .Mexican Ship inrnt in Kxccs of Currrnry He. celpta From Interior. NEW TORK. Doc 2. The Financier says Lait week's efftclel rtatummt ef tae New York Antedated Tdaakn waa leaa Me a vera We then was expected, there being seme Hxeli- beed. as indicated by the nruHnrtnary eiKl mates of easla movements, that the fjratiM ardgiit be ceaverted Into a dencit, as waa tae cmt-r ea Novimhfr 11. Tbeagb the ntes of caaa was fatty an great aa was feresfcadewed. aad tbeagb bens hacreaced metead of bn: tracted. as waa thou get ptobabl. aagsnentlns- the reserve requlremja4a, tnrensii hvreai d deresdw. tae Malesneat savwed fair awrria of tmrsi. drreae la casta waa HJ.it- Tbki was abaet wholly due to transfers 12.J9." tbreuEh tbe Treasury ta Saa Fran risee aad ta tbe sbkuaeat of Sl.&a, te Mexico, which, teretber with these rewelttof from sub-Treasury operation, made aa amount much la excess of the net receipts of cor rt-ncy from the Interior aad those of sew geld. Tbe deposits were Increased $.,SM.wa. chief- ly a tbe result ef aa expaasien ef $11.5M.vd la leans, lets the lew of $4,P3,1mO cash aa above. Because ef such increase la deposits. tbe reserve reaatremeatu were aurmeated $1.WnT26. Adding tMa asta to th decrraj-j la easa makes $4,11.725, aa the redaction la Furplus reserve to $2.5S.375. Computed upea tbe basis of deposit, less these ef iaJSOS.M pabttc funds, the eurpiua la H,707,a25. It may be noted that the loans lire week were ta excesi ef depeflU by $I9.7(.OX Tbe weekly bank statecaeat of the Clearing Heme for tbe five days this week Is aa follows Decrease. jnana l.tS2J IUl.to. UtvoiHf i.tw,.i,s-f -.M.l-.-i Clrculatiea M.H1.5t Legal leaders ....... Reserve Reserve reejutred.... Sand Ex-C. S. deeesMs... lncreajc 7415.1 17A4X.44 24d,25Sl 21.79t,125 2.IS4.375 4.797.82S 2jd 4.dlL2l JJS.725 evi. t&ei,3J Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. JVC 2. Tbe market for evap orated aaades eentlnoes firm, wtta wuaia geed aaeted at 7c; nearly prime at SHtK prime, Bte: cbelee. itxs, and fancy 11c Prunes eea4lse flrsn. Tbe recent staekea Ing ta demand baa not altered tbe attitude f balder ta primary markets aad local saw ewetattenx are writ matatataed at 4SSVSO. ae- eerdtng te grade. Apricots are aaebaaged. wtth eaelee aeied at .SViBe. extra caatee Bfewiec aad fancy 16 12c. Peaches are cuieC with extra ebeice quoted at 10c fancy at lOHwMc aad extra fancy ll13c Raltins ebew Mttle fresb features wMh de maaid Tagbt Jer betb CallferaU. and Imparted varieties. London Wool Sales. LONDON. Dec The eSrriars at tie weet rales today amounted te 16.773 bales. The demand was brisk aad alt See cradea were firm. Ceasasere stocks are lew. but ewtag te tie Urge supply ef sew ettp com las forward the demand waa lees tsan an! tat pated. Hone and French bey era took merinos freely. American buyers eeeared several lots of superior "A" Victorian greasy. Next week S3.150 bales will be offered. ON OCEAN PASSAGE Immense Wheat Shipments Weaken All Markets. CHICAGO LOSES HALF-CENT PIt-Tradcri ami Comml-ision-Housjci; Arc Chief Sellers Volume of T rati i nf; on AVhole Is Small. OUier Cereals Irregular. CHICAGO. Dec 2. The Wheat market waa weak, tareagbeut the entire session. The prin cipal eaase of tats condition was a statenteat rerardtag the werldi sblpmeatM emmatlng from Liverpool. According te this, tae tetai mevearat wtM anerexlsnate 14.00.) basbet. compared wtth l.3e2.W baobab for the cer- retpaodtog week ef last year. The same au thority predicted a considerable lacreas in the amount ef breadstuffs ea eceaa Mssace. This tended te Increase the hearten sentiment. Earlr la the day setting was held la check by a marked decrease of receipts la the North - arest. but during the last half ef the sesstea stttjr became Quite general, resetting In. a material decline Pit-traders aad cemmlseies- heases were tbe'aMef ewHers. Offerings wen takes by shorts aad a few local butts. Tho vektmo ef trading ea the wneet waa small. The market closed weak, with May H down at S7iS71ie. The com market senewbat Irregular for the greater parf of ta day. but at the clesn steady tone prevailed. May closed practi cally unchanged at 44tlc. Weakness ef wheat bad a beartsa effect on eats. May closed at 32c an the aged from yes terday. PrevMeae were weak ea preSt-taking by a leading packer. At the Hase May pork wav off 14Ve. bird was dewa 5c and rib were -V, (jiSe lower. The leading futures ranged as feltews: WHEAT. Onea. High. liSW. $ -S4 .S7i .45H .444 .44 41. Close. $ -SiH 3 .45H .44 .44 i .44 Dc $ eH. $ H -sin ..cn; CORN. Mar Jttiy Dec Dec (eld)., (new). .4 .44 .4K .13 Mar July .44 .41 .44H -Mil, 0T5. .28 H -2Pif, .12 V. Dec May .2 S .31. .29 JI2 13.2? 13.42 Vi Jaly Jan- MKS6 PORK. 1S.3 tXOf 13.4 7AM UUS 12.2r6 L.VRD. May Dec Mar 7.27 In 7.1 W 70S 7ll3 7! SHORT KIH& Jon. Jan. tUtttfc je .S3 May 7.124 7.13 T.ao 7.124 Casta auetattana were a feUews: Flaw fiwaWhr. Wtater'aeaents. JX-S1.19: tralgbta. X3 X-Si Serial wuetma. $X.7 .19: straight. 53 . ifeJCera, $2.2S 3.19. Wneat- No. Soriac MH7e: Je. . f dr; No. 2 red. &k$4rr. caera no. Z. -iaa)4He: JH. - yewow. fjats jsol . J"r; o. a wane. rfTvvec: No. 3 wblt. 3 3Sr. Rye No. 2. 79Sc. liar ley -Oood feeding. 3dV- ic; fair to cantr aaaltlnc. 44t3r. Tlaaothy i-ed-Prtaae. $3.3. Mese pork-PT barrel. $13. 49 13.3. I-ird Per ls peands. $77 V 7.39l Stsert iib sidee-liowe. $797.12V. Stwavi clear sidee Boxed. $7.12 497,2. Clever Cen tract grader. $Utd?lit(2e.' Keeeaata. 9rtnneat9 Floor. barre. 3CS9 44.199 Wheat. . . 49.?rt . .249.2d . -2I.le .. 15.290 ..122.HW 22S9 39 1.999 l590 Corn. Oats. Rye. Barley, h inhale. firaln and rrodace; at New York. NKW YORK. Dec. 2. Floar TrWeio. 33.- r0 harrebT: exaerta. 17.199 barrels. Market steady, bat abstt. Wbnt-fteeiatir. tfH bsaK. ?eAt. easy: No. 2 r. ftc elevator: No. 2 red. Mie f . o. b. aaeat; Ne. 1 Neadn'in Doiuia. ftSKe f. o. b. afloat: Xn. 1 bard Manitoba. nominal f. o. b. ae-it- A weaber fi 'Ms; de- veio-d ta wheat today, prices taag Vjc unOr bearish Argentina nwa. prosy clx ef big worbfit sbtpatents aad proat-taktag. Tn rloe shewed Hffe net lose May cbsd S2-r: r-cebr rted - Wool-Steady. doaMettr aee. saa9c. Hops Slxdy; Hi ale remainn te choice IPOS. litRtr: 1994. 13l7r: Facta Cbaet IS. M tric: lf"H. Iffl4c; old. Sfjfic Itiden-Fbra. drain at San I'ranrlro. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 2. Wbeal atari bar. ley. naott bot steady. i?pet eootattoaa Wheat: ShtaHtac $1.-I94r 1.45: mllltag. 31.39drl.99. Itarley:. Feed. J 1.29 1.22: brewing. $1.22 1.27 i. Oatat Red. $1.2ll.9S'(t: white. $tS7K 9 !-; Mack. $1.2arl.73- Call-beard salea Wheat: May. $1.-11: De cember. $1.31. Itarley: May. $1-22: D- aber. $1.21 . Cera: triw yetdow. $17 1-49. MlnncnpoH Wheat Market. M INNKA POtlS. Dec 2. Wheat Decesa- ber. SIKe; May. SiS9iS3lc; No. 1 bant Mic; No. 1 Northern. $3Sc: Jo- 2 North -era. MHc Wheat nt Taeoma. Ie- i Vfbai -tn-nangd: bro-.-luh. 72r. red. Hp,- TACOMA. Htm. ir DRIVE BUT THE FOREIGNER onEGO.v, nv growixr iore good HOPS, CA" DO TT. Durst Relieve? HI Consignment Flan AVlll Alt! In KurthcrlDg; Thli Object. AJJVXBDA. Cat. Nor. 3. Te the Tfidttar.) I have Jraet been enjoying the reports hi your tosae of the 25 th fi a the hat;;! nwewi about the advtoaatttty of redterhis tbe acre age for the bop ma Althoash aa'toag ago aa ta yoor tosue of November 14 X soggeetea the adtahtttty of leavhas half of the bee acreage go fallow for lf-:-i. yet la the tight of huer dbcaMioa I rather feel as If th stand taken by S. C. Kirk patriek might be the w-r eae m the long ram. He Jays: "Why do we let tbe foreigner drive as oat of baaiaaaa whoa w ah said be deiag the driving. Re advocate growing boot) aa cheaply as pefelble coejiet ent with predaciag aaalttv. Te an of which I sa,y. amen! There are sales being made ta California at 6 to TH ceata. Tbe boos are peer stoS. dirtily nicked, fitly bandied. They are a dead htM to the owners. The sooner each hot pcedtacera go oat of basmeaa the better $or the rest of aa. Boaters oaete these ft chafers aad want oar hope at Ms to 19 oeat!. bat we are hieHn-d to wtt awhile before we sell for the mere coat of ptodcottoa. Tbe legitimate oatoama of Mr. Kir St pat- rick's aoxgeatioa H that FacMc Coaat h growers can If they saow the oaaUty. force Boroeeaa bosaie'rars oat of tbe bueinesa. I baltovc that we can do this even with a freight tariff of 2.9 to 3 cents per lb, aa K new ta. Bat when the canal is buHt aad we ran lay ear bops down hi ton Job for less thaa 1 cent yer pound, freight asd lnaer anc. we will sorely be able Se-graw bops aad deliver them to ceaassera at a price so ferelgar can compete with. That is tbe fat are of heegrewtnr en the Pa rtSc Ceaat. Tea yeare 1 not lear ta walt We have rrrowa heja for 22 rears and expeet to be la tbe btralseaa when the ranal is dog. Oar bepsreweri must compete with the world. Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce They most be agxTitvc. They mint com-1 Dine for self-protection. Tney iwum aaite 1 to fight" gambling in their crdps by eatsMen. alse te push competltten la foreign countries. Tho suggestion I made for every bolder of hepa la Oregon to go Into an agreement to export a certain shore of hU holdings, say. one-third, la exactly In line with Mr. Kirk- patriek'e sagxestien to drive competition I against the terelgner. It weuld strengthen I dueera. It Is exactly what tho steel trust and other big- combination do. They ship tbe sarptetf of their United States production to Jeretga markets aad even eell mscfc lower I Sa the English and German markets thaa they de at heme. This i.- aa eeaaomic problem which they have worked out SBCcemfttlly. In- I stead of glutting their heme marxets by dumping all of their produce on it. thud de morattxlBir prices, they export the tfurplas and kill foreign competkiOB la tu own home. If necesfury the surplaa sob! at a seem- iatr kv; but even tbta ia much better than to see heme price- go down so tow as to spell lees oa tae ynxr'a hustnef a. The hoegrower ef Oregon is Just at a point I where be must de something. Cutting down I acreage 2a only a temporary relief, and which would redound to the credit of our foreign competitors. Burning the siirpiua, aa advocated by a grower aet long ago, might glv temporary relief, but it would help tbe foreigner mere than the man who burned bis boost. On tbe other hand, to grew a full crop and expert the surplus, even at a kxw. every year for three or four years, would relieve tbe home marker, keep priees up here, and eventually result In nearly wiping out bop- g row ins as aa Bagltsh and European Industry Then every hop grown oa the Pacltle Coast would be ha strong demand at good prices. It la for thte reasons I advise exportlnjr I "A Sf.l tA lulu if th hM now In I grower" hands. Every grower rhould staml in and help la proportion t.i his holllng3. Bvea If we sell at a Iocs we will win out on our home hoMlags- M. It. DURST. RftlSIH AFFAIRS MUDDLED IOUK trouble: IX" tub GROWKRS' ASOCIATION. Prune Value? Advancing; In California. Kvnporntcd Apple! Leading; Feature of .llnrket. SAN FR.VNC1PCO. Dec. Z-iiseeclal.) Tbe ficnwMse ta meet ltne ef CaHfomia cured fruits I edit maintained wHh quetationa Mfong to advancing. Apricots are cteseiy chianed t and ehow fractional advance on Northern stock. Peacneo are strenger. Kvap- otated apples rontiaue tbe leading feature of tbe market and command slightly higher prices. Prune quotations are advancing- Packeu are paying up U 3Vi eeat to growers for Santa CToruo. on each eizee as they ned. Tbe current basin for f. o b. tots to 3-K&4K.C Jtais4n affair are again muddied, owing te dtgeieneo about the poNcy of the grewerK aaeectatloa. Orata eoeeutattve dealtog today were on a seta It scale, with wheat option easier aad barley armr. Cash wheat waa dnlt and eaey under ample etferingH. Spot barley w flrmiy suotataed. the demand beta good and" leceiaaa llchl. Choice oala were welt held. Brajt and ether feedMuffs were pteadler. CHnas fruits were deprewed. reoi weather seine agatant trade. Iteen lemens are weak ening undr accuntuhitintr stocks. Apple are the bret moving articles on tb net. Fancy stock bring arm prices. Only ISO carloads of apples, chiefly 4-tier Newtown Pippins, re main untold In the Wateonvtlle region. Common potato are stilt dull and weak. not fancy are hi demand at full quotation. Onion are arm at $I.39l.4 for best grade. " " ' ' " "'r'- ' " cheese ate nncbanged. 19.29 pounds batter, doaen egg-. Il.ltO VBOKTABUiS-Cueumbers. 73ef$1.19: gar lb. SMtSe: screen pea. 34bS-: string beans. 12c; tomato, 3$1: ekra. $lfct.2; egg plant. ajr. POCI.TRY -Turkey gobblers. lt?ylSc: roost er. M. $4.34y4: broHeta. young. $;.& tl; brotlr9. small. J 212.59: broiler, large. $X-.V G4: fryers $4f6; bens. $46: ducks, obj. $4.S0 : darbc young. $49). atTTKR Fancy creamery. 2fr; creamery rands. 23V-. aXHlcPaaey ranch. 43e; Kaetem. 22tiee. CH KBSTS Young Anaericn. 13rle; Kastera. lulrtc: Western. 1414V WOOC-South Itaian it S. J-. 19f 13c; lamoa, I-Ultic. HOPS-9MrIlr. WlXSTl.PrS Bran. $1.S929: mlodwoga, J274f2S. HAY Wht. Sll.eOtt !.?: wheat and eat. $119716.20: barley. $4911: atmifa. $719; stock. $AS99r7.99: straw. r bale. 3hjBKc. THXn Apples, choice. 51. .3; common, 49c banana. $..239)3: Mexleaa ttme. $99i; Cali fornia, lemonw. choice. $a.S9; common. $1.59: oranges. naveR $1.2Si29: piaeapples. $2913. POTATOSS Saltaas Barbaaks. JI.etHT 1.49; mvoeta, $L39: Oregon Bttrbanfes. 73c$l.. KKCK1PTS Floar. 1 ooarter sacks wheat. 9499 ceatala: barley. K92 ceatak: eats. ataa eeaitals: beaaa 42s4 sack or.i I.....W MMninrn -41X naeke: baa. 24h .v.- kav. 149 tons: wool. 15 botea: hides. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle. 4?heep and Hoc. Th sheep market rule? siowr. bat cattle- and boa remain qott steady. The fncJewtag IWeetork prleea were aaoted yreterday oa the local market: CATTLE Good steers. $3.239&39: fair to m num. $2.73493: choice Mgbt eahrea, ISO to 173 aoundy $4.iS4.TS; Hght fat calves. S3 3.35. H043e-BeaC saitable for packers. $5.73; fair to nuolum grades, $3.M: Hght fat weights. 139 te 149 TJOundw. $Sf2.2S. moatf Coed fat cheep are strong- at $4.69 EASTERN" MVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago. CHICAGO. Dec- 2. Cattle Receipts. COO: -.hi steady. Beevesv J8.C04fd.79; good to rfae eteeH. $J&6.79: poor to ae JI-lOOT f ; stackers aad feeders. $2.294.U; mm, $l.4994.59; heifers. $2.4f4.&0; calvetf. SS.t04t7.W- Kegs Receipts. 22.: market stroag, 6c lmser. Mixed and batchers. $4.edj,CO: good heavy. $4adje.Hn 7St. $4.UT4; bulk of aales. $b.49ii.le. Sheep Recelptg. 29W: marKet strong. bhCep. $LMfS4; 7arMaga. (a.49td.le; laaahs, $5.75 67.76. 30CTH OMAHA. Dee. 2. Cattle Heceipts. 169: market unchanged. Native steers, $3.73 9MV2S- aative cewa aad beifess, $2.S9$40; Westent steers. J2.7S4.39. Heira lieceinte. 4K0; market ue lower. Heavy. $4et.00; mixed. $'-SH.C0-. Hght, $474.2c: 9tS. $4.494'4.78; botk ef sales. $4.8&94a. Sheep No reteipts: market steady. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2.-Catt!e Keeeipte. M09; market strong. Nattre sUers. $3,390 &.2S- nattre cowe) aad beiiers. $2.fd5.09; vtn and feedersL $2.59f4.50: Western cows. $2.-39: Weatera steers. $3.9034.60; bans. 12.t04W.00; calves. .39oo. Hog Saeipt. 6009. market Se lower. Balk of aales. $4JS4j-i.5: Beivy. i.yyu.w; paejc- ers. I1.6e4-0.H: PiU Bd llgnt. -i.tS4.9U. Sheep Receipts. 500; market steady. Mat- tone. $SJ0f-60; iamis. $3.3; range wethera. $4Jo85.43: fed ewes. $3.505.10. Coffee aad Smear.. NEW YORK. Dec. 2. Coffee futures closed steady.' set unebanged to 5 points higher. Sales were reported ef OOOo bags. Including: December. 11.70c: May. 7.13c; July. 7.30c; September. 7 43 B 7.30c. Spot KIo, steady; 1593 Ne. 7 taveiee. S5-16c: nilW. steady; Cor- aovn. i (ei2c. Sugar-Raw. firm: fair rednlnr. 3r; centri fugal, 96 trc nil-lte. Molasses sugar. 2c; reaned. Arm; Ne. P. $1.19: Ne. 7. $5.40; No. 4; No. 9. $3,115: No. 10. KLV): No. 11. $3.63; Ne. 12, $3.80: No. 13. $3.75; Ne. 14. $3.73; eenfeetleners A. $1.55: mould. A. $5.95; cut loaf. rA0: crushed. S5.40: now. dered. $1J0; granulated. $4.70: eubos. $1,00. Ilnlnc Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 2. Tha efttefal etastag quotations for miains stocks teday were aa fellows: Alto. s .or Kentucky Con..$ .0 i'JT 1 I Lady Wash. C. 'Mexicaa (Occidental Con. ;Ophlr .Overman ...... IPeteel iSavage ........ IScorplen ...... Seg. Belcher... Sierra VNevada. Silver HtU it'nion Con Iftah Cea lYellew Jacket.. 1.10 2 0.00 OS ur til Jrl .01 i-15 5 .92 .Of. .10 Belcher Best d: Behmer 1.50 RulNoa .31 Caledonia OS t Challenge Con. .24 I Cheltar 13 I Centtdenee uft Cett, Cat & V. 1.30 Crown Point. . A Gould & Currr Rale & Ner. . . 1.'40 Julia Justice .. .9d NEW YORK. Dec 2. -Closing nuetatfens: Adams Cen. ..$ .23 iUttle Chief. ..S .OS Alice S5 (Ontario .. LS0 Breeee ........ Bruaewtek. C. . Cometoek Tun. .40 lOphlr .55 tPhoenix ....... .OSVifPotosi .50 tSavage 1.75 'Sierra Nevada. 50 .01 .10 .5tf .ns .30 3.23 Con. Cat Si V. Hera Stiver. . . Iron Silver 3.05 '.Small Hopes. i-eaaviue v.en. .00 istandard .. BOSTON. Dec. 2. Closing quotations: Adventure . S 7.00 Allouez ..... 41.00 Mont. C. & C.S .S7V N. Butte 73. 7.-. .Vmalaamated. jB.2IOkl Dominion .T'7.-. Am. Zinc 0.50 TOffceola 10S.0O Atlantic .... 23.30 I Parrot 2000 Bingham . . . 24.25 iQalncy 107.00 iShannon .... 7,H-Jii Cat & Heeta 675.W) Centennial 27.50 !Tamaraek ... 1215.00 74.5rt Trinltr 10.00 19.25 ItTnited Cop. . .t4j:3 17.75 I IT. S. Mining 30.7.-. Cop. Range. Daly West.. Franklin . . . Granby . Isle Royale. . Mass. Mining 10.12 ilT. Oil S4i0 23.00 Utah 0.50 (Victoria .. d.OO Winona. . . 39.50 fWelverlne two 8.50 127.50 Michigan . . . Mohawk .... Dairy Produce in the Kast. NEW YORK. Dec 2. Butter, steady to Arm and unchanged. CHICAGO. Dec. 2. On tbe produce exenangn today the butter market waa steady; cream ery. 172Se: dairy. 17jr.-. Kcgj. firm at mark. ca-M karmded. lS24e; firsts. -4c; prima Rrsts. 2Sc; extras. 30c. Cheese, oaey, lia4 13 C. Daily Treasitrr Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Today's statement of tbe Treasury In general shews: Available cash balances $tn.02!t.l5it Geld coin and halMon StTDS Gobi certMcatee , 40.488,020 New York Cotton Mnrket. NKW YORK. Dec. 2. Cotton futures closed steady. December. 11.19c: January. 11.33c: February. 11.34c: April. 11.54c: May. ll.tUc. June, 11. Sic; July. 11.67c; August, 11.30c Wool at St. Tuls. ST. IXI8, Dec. 2. Wool, steady. Terri tory and Western mediums. 2880c; fine me diant. 22e29r: Hne. HMfillr LABOR SCARE IN WEST Railroad Construction Takes Supply Away From Irrigation. ORKGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nev. 39. The question ot labor supply Ir the arid "West is ono of the motit serious matters now confronting tne eBKjB6ers f the Reclamation Serv- i t. uun,K.. t.f cTYioll Kntitractfirs I have alreudr failed because of the dlffl" eulty of obtaining, labor, and others are on the verge of failure because they cannot obtain a sufficient number of workmen, nor are they able to secure the services of competent subcontract ors or foremen. "When tho contractors are not able to keep up with the work it becomes necesaary for the Reclamation Service to step in and push the work itself awl to. -pay. if necesmry. larger wages for good men. As a result of the enormows Increase of railroad construc tion, laborers' are not only very scarce. but very independent, and drift about from place to place after brief stops on each Job. At all the labor centers ex tra Inducements are being offered for good men. Carload alter carloatt ot laborers is started for the west, ana every effort made to deliver the men. but In spite of great vigilance many of the men succeed In getting away be fore the destination Is reached. They have enjoyed their little pienlc and are not hankering for the real Work. Some of them actually stay a few days ami then drift on. while a very few re main on the Job and appear to take a T human interest in it I One very ttttlcnit item to cope wun in Government work out Hi tne arid re gion Ik the eight-hour provision, es pecially during the long hot days. Kvry man who la exercising moder ately out in the sun with his attention distracted from the heat gets along with a reasonable degree of comfort, and it Is only when he is compelled to sit around that he begins to appreciate the conditions. The long hours of en forced idleness, with absolutely noth ing to do. away from every amusement, cause the men to think of little ex cepting drink, and it spite of 'every reasonable precaution bad liquor gets into every camp. rtuty of the best -workmen insist that under these conditions they would pre fer to work longer hours and keep oc cupied except during the time needed for eailng and sleoping. Having no home to go to and no place to stay ex cept in the crowded bunkhouse. they oulekiy get discouraged. Apology for the City 3Ian. Baltimore San. Accoi dlug to the National 3tagazine. "men in the cities work twice as bard as tho farmers, and they get few or no holi days. Thousands and thousands of pro fessional men.- clerks and men in small business enterprises delve and toil their eatira Uvea away and at the end are cart ed out to the cemeteries without having bad any more leisure or enjoyment in their Uvea than a horse on a treadmill The rut they toil along in is as narrow as a easeknife. "b Thfat Is not the farmer's view of the eity man, whom he sees only during vacation, when the city man is taking a brief and much-needed rest. The farmer sees htm sporting hfe "glad rags" and mistakenly imagines hint to be all the year round only an Idle butterfly, consuming the produce of the horny-handed Hon of toil. The truth, it Is hejd. Is that the city man. as a rule, la the harder worker and gets much less enjoyment out of life. He longs for tho rural scenes and occupations of the farmer: his dearest hope Is to get back to the country to spend his last years. A few of the city folk make a big lot of money and get their follies and amusements In the newspapers, but the great majority of city toilers live a very monotonous and stupid, as well as a very laborious and poverty-stricken, life. The farmer, it Is concluded, has "the real thing." while the city man has only bar ren aspirations and disappointments. The contented farmer is not only the wisest, but the happiest of mankind