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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1900)
THE MOBKIXG OKEGOXIAtt, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1900. IX COMMERCIAL AND The -wheat market continued rather "wobbly" again yesterday, but aside from this there -were but few features of inter est in the trade situation. As usual on. Monday, business was somewhat restrict ed. although there were more liberal r celpts of produce than are generally in evidence on the first day of the week. A carload of bananas came in from the 8outh, arriving- in good .shape and meet ing with a fair demand. The market was well cleaned up on poultry last week, and the outlook for prices is much more favorable during the coming week. The egg market batr apparently paused in its decline, -and Is resting easy at- SO cents, although some dealers intimate that prices might be shaded on round lots. Other lines of produce remain steady at Quo tations, r Bank Clear-Infra. Exchanges. Balances. Portland 539.413 $09,854 Seattle 365 050 S9.3S2 Spokano ',, 203.610 - M.O0S Tacoma 205.654 41.8S2 PORTLAND MARKETS. Urnin, Flour, Etc. There was a decrease in the American visible yesterday, bu as it still lingers above 00,000.000 bushels, not much strength could be extracted from that source. "World's shipments were larger, and there was an increase in the quantities on pass age. In the local market there was not much doing. Exporters were inclined to reduce their bids, and some of them were quoting 53 cents as an outside figure, although others were still venturing 54 cents. Freights are fairly steady, but in active, very little new business being taken on so long- as the market is in its present unsatisfactory shape. "Wheat Walla "Walla, 53&54c; Valley, nominal; bluestem, 55g56c per busheL Flour Best grades. $2 903 40 per oar rel; graham, $2 CO. Oats "White. 43g45c per bushel; gray, 4ifl42c. Barley Feed, $1515 50; brewing, J1C $16 60 per ton. Mlllstuffs Bran. $15 50 per ton; mid dlings, $21; snorts, $17; chop, $1C Hay Timothy, $1212 50: clover, $7 IS 60. Oregon wild hay. $67 per -ton. Batter, Ees'i Poultry, Etc Butter Fancy creamer, 50355c; store. 2532Vc per roll. Eggs Eastern, 2225c; Oregon ranch. weak at 30c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed. 2 753 50; hens. $3 50&4 50. ducks. $3 505 50; geese, $6328 per dozen; turkeys, live, U12c; dressed. 1214c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins- -lSQlSc; Toung America, 134Hc per pound. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. Vegetables Parsnips, S5c; turnips, 75c; carrots, 75c sack; onions. $1 505J1 75; cab bage. $1 251 50 per cental; potatoes, 500 63c per sack; sweet potatoes, lc per pound; celery, 60g5c per dozen; Califor nia tomatoes. $1 25 per box. Fruit Lemons. $2 503; oranges, $2 50 8 for navel; $2 0022 50 for seedlings, per box; pineapples, $4 S06 per dozen: ba nanas, $2 503 per bunch; Persian dates. 7c per pounji; 'pears, 75c$l per box; ap ples, 50c$l 25 per box; grapes, Muscat, 90cfl; Tokay, $1 per box. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 5Gc per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, S04c; pears, 89c; prunes, Italian. 5(37c; silver, extra choice, 57c; figs, Califor nia black, 5c; figs, California white, 5 7c; plums, pltless, white, 78c per pound. Meat and Provisions. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers ana ewes, sheared, $3 50; dressed, GJi7c per pound; spring lambs, 3ic per pound gross; dressed,- 7(&"&c .Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5 COS'S 75; light, $5; dressed. 56hLo per .pound. . eal-Largg, .66&c -per pound; - small, 7$c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $3 C04; cows. $33 50; dressed beef, 67c per pound. Provisions Portland pack (Shield brand): Hams, smoked, are quoted at 12c per pound; picnic hams, 9c per pound; breakfast bacon, 1315c; bacon, lOVl ll&c; backs. lO&c; dry-salted sides, 9U 10c; dried beef, 15c; lard, five-pound palls. 10c; 10-pound palls, lO&c; 60s, lOVJc; tierces, 10c per pound. Eastern pack (Hammond's): Hams, large, 12c; me dium. 12Uc; small, 12c; picnic hams, 9c; shoulders, 914c; breakfast bacon, 13?i 15lc; dry-salted sides, S&glOUc; bacon, sides, 10VillVc; backs, He; butts, lOUc; lard, pure leaf, kettle-rendered. 5s, 10!&c; 10s. 10?ic: dry-salt, bellies. lOgUc; bacon bellies, HHi2c; dried beef, 15c Groceries, Nut, Etc. Coffee Mocha, 23(g2Sc; Java, fancy, 26 S2c; Java, good, 2024c; Javp, ordinary. 18S20c; Costa Rica, fancy, lS20c; Costa Rica. good. 16lSc; Costa Rica, ordinary. 10S12c per pound: Columbia roast, $12 13; Arbuckle's. $13 25; Lion. $13 13 per case." Sugar Cube, $6 35; crushed, $S 60; pow dered. $5 95; dry granulated. $5 75; extra C, $5 25, golden C, $5 35 net; half barrels. c more than barrels; maple, 1516c per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails, $1 502; two-pound tails. $2 25C?2 50; fancy one-pound flats, $22 25; H-pound fancy flats. $1 10SI 30; Alaska. one-po"nd tails, $1 401 bO; two-pound tails, $1 i02 $2 25. Nuts Peanuts, 6&7c per pound for raw, 9c for roasted; cocoanuts, 90c per dozen: walnuts, 10llc per pound; pine nuts. 16c: hickory nuts. 7c; chestnuts, 15c: Brazil, He": filberts, ,15c; fancy pecans, 12 gUc, almonds, 15t3I7c per pound. Beans Small white, 45.c; large white. SxSj4c: bayou. 3Kc; Lima, Cc per pound Grain bags Calcutta. $626 12& per 100 for spot. Coal oil Cases, lS4c per gallon; bar rels, 14l,c; tanks. 13c Rice Island, 6Vic; Japan. 5&c; New Or leans, 4&S5t4c; fancy head, $77 50 per sack. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc Hops New crop. 1214c per pound; 1S99 crop. 67c Wool Valley, 13614c; Eastern Oregon. 10J?12c: mohair, 25c per pound. Sheepskins Shearlings. 1520c; short wool, 255"35c; medium-wool, SOJfSOc; long wool. 60c$l each. i Tallow 4c; No. 2 and grease, 23c per pound. Hides Dry hides, No. 1, 16 pounds and upward, 1415c; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 16 pounds. 15c per pound; dry calf. No. L under 5 pounds. 15lGc: dry-salted, one third less than dry flint; salted hides, sound steers, CO pounds and over. 7Sc; do. 50 to CO pounds. 74c; do. under 50 pounds and cow a, 7c; kip, 13 to SO pounds, ThSSc; do. veal, 10 to 11 pounds. TJSc; do. calf, under 10 pounds, THc; green (un- salted). lc per pound less; culls (bulls stags, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, halr sllpped, weather-beaten or grubby), one third less. Pelts Bearskins, each, as to size, $5 $15; rubs, each, $1S; badger, each, 50c; wildcat, 2575c, housccat, SgfSSc; fox, common gray. 40c$l: do. red, $1 75S"3 50; do. cross, $2 5026; lynx. $34 50; mink, 40c gl 75; marten, dark "Northern, J5f?10; db. pale pine, $24; muskrajt. S12c; skunk. 5OgS0c; otter (land). HQS; panther, with head and claws perfect, $1$: raccoon, 25 S0c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, $3 505; wolverine, $2 5006; beaver, per skin, large, $6fg7; do. medium, per skin, $425; do. small, per skin. $12; do. kits, per skin, $1S"3- SEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Results for the Day Showed More Gafns Tlinn Losses. NEW YORK, Dec 10. The effect of the doubtful outlook in the money market was clear today in the small volume of busi ness in stocks. The money market showed no sign of stringency, and no liquidation was precipitated, la fact the buying overbore the selling, and there are more net gains than losses as a result of the FINANCIAL NEWS day's operations. The buying- seemed to come from uncovered aborts. Judging from the fact that thexe stocks, -which .have- suffered most from, recent depres sion, were in foremost demand today. This was notably true of.th,e steel group, led by Tennessee Coal, .and in which alt the steeT stocks participated, except Steel &. Wire, wElch was under pressure.'' The stretch of sugar was attributed to reports of an oversold condition in the trade. In dicated in an advance,ln the selling price of refined sugars bytthe independent re fineries. The movement in the railroad list and other industrials was duerto .the demand from professional shqrts, 'but was much narrower. The rate for call money was advanced to 5 per cent, and ruled- from that to C er cent. There was no sign of stringency, and renewals were easily effected, but all brokers Held stiffly for the advanced rate The opinion was held in Wall street that no relief was to "be looked for by gold Imports, but the-decline in foreign bills today aroused renewed conjecture on that point, posted rates for sterling being marked down a full cent in the pound. The bond .market was Irregular. Total sales,par value, $S,COf000. United States refunding 2s and old 4s declined i. and the new 4s advanced Ji per cent on tho lasi caii. - - BONDS. U. S. 2s. ref. retfl04VN. Y. Cent. UU...100 Co coupon HWClNortbern pc. Sa.. 70H do 3b, reg IOSKj do 4s 105 do coupon lOTJsiOreron jfav. lsts .111 do new is, rer..l33 do 4s 102 do coupon 138 Oreron S. L. Cs...lz7h do-old 4s, rer....llHt oo con. Ss. ...... 117f4 do coupon llOHiRlo-Gr. "W. lsts. .100 do C, ttt HKilSt. Paul coaols. .170 do .coupon 112iiSt, P C A P. lstsl20H DIst. Col. 3-653...1244I do 5s 122 Atchison adj. 4s.. SSUiUnlon Pac 4.. 107H C. & N.W. con. 7sKg&vts. Cant. lsts.... 87 d0.sJF- leo- Ss.121 , Southern Pac. 4s.. 82 D. & R. G. 4s...l01,nVe Shore 4s 113 Gen. Elec. 6s 141 j STOCKS. -The total sales of stocks today were 337,200 Shares. Thfe olmtlnir niinttnn nr Atchlsoa .....,.. SSKI'abash .M gu do pref eoti do tiret "ilr Bait. & Ohio 7uC Wheel. &. L. E,... hm? do pref .'.. jg do 2l prct 27 Can. Faclnc Iop,''8- Central 12 Can. Southern ... C.. C. & St. L.. 57i Ches. &. Ohio 37 iThlrd Avenue Ha ""Of. Western. 14 -auonal Tube .... 0014 fe. Bv q.......isai; EXPRERR 'r-n JS ? -"., too. fit i,.... 23 ao prer 5j prer s$ lAaaros ......... 145 & East. 111... im;1 American ii.2 Aoaius ...-. iin m. Chlcarn A -K w 1T united States .... So C.. R. I. & Pac."ll3)4 c.. c.. c & st. l. eo Colo. Southern ... 7 do 1st pref '424 eJis-Farco .. . isi MISCELLANEOUS. Anier. Cotton Oil.. 30V4 do pref i j,j Amer. Maltlnir .... 4. uo a pret...... 17 Lei. a. uaon....U5!i co pref 25 n" ?,& wj lfi2J4iAiner. Smelt. & R. 65 Denver'i Rio Of. 2aC do 6ref Jit W. 182JiAnier. Smelt. Of. 2AVs do pref .... .... 7UtAmer. Spirits ao prei 7ot Erie . iD(5 do 1st pref 40-4 Gr. North. pref...i80 i Hocking: Coal .... 15 Hocking: Valley .. a Illinois Central ..124W Iowa Central iou .do pref 44 Lak Erie i, W... 3Sa do pref 105 Lake Shore 211 Louis. & Nash R?t- Amer. Spirits .'.l'. 2 ao prer 17 Amer. Steel Hoop. 2U do pref 70 Amer. Steel & W.. 4li da nrrt tn Amer. Tin Plate. 45ti ao prer , 7 Amer. Tobacco ...10314 do pref 130- Anaconda M. Co... 474 Brooklyn R. T.... 71U Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 51 2 Manhattan El ..10iiiCont. Tobacco jicu. ou ny. ) ut Vrtl ... Mex. Central .... laUlFederal EUel 80' r.2 77 iiinn. & st. Louis 64Mii do crcf co pref fl3sGen. Electric .. Missouri Pacific .. 53iGlucose Surar . Mobile & Ohio.... 40V do pref , M.. K. & T 134,Int. iMper do pref 37H' do pref New Jersey Cent.l44HLa Clede Gas... XpW Virlf rit Ulfi.lVotlbn.1 Yl...ll do pref fl3siGen. Electric 170 53 100 22 72H 70 Norfolk St West".". 41i do pret ...."...." ul do nppf R1 IKflftnnnl T.n1 -icic 37 Northern Pacific.. 70 do pref &2v do pref 824lNational steel .... 30U Ontario & West.. 25U do pref 93' O. R. &.N 42 N T. Air Brake.. 104 do pref 76 (North American .. 18?i Pennsylvania ....142 Pacific Coast 68 Readlnc 204. do 1st- pref S5 do 1st pref WSI do 2d prer. 03 do 2d pref 32UiPaclfle Mall 44 Rio Gr. Western iPeonJe's Gas njw. do pref Pressed Steel Car.. 404 do pref v 8.54J Pullman Pal P.rl"ivi' St. Louis A B, .F,,1W4 ao ifi prei. . . iu do raprf..... 48 St. LouisJS. W... 10 do pref 37 Kt. Paul 126 Stand. Rope & T.. 5 Sugar 124V, do pref 114 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 01 U S. Leather 124 do pref 1774' Cfr Tat1 JP. rk lift do pref i Southern, Pacific.. 41UIU. S. Rubber 25, SoutherntRyLrJ..- ln do pref 78 do prer ..T.?... OGfthVextern Union ... S2 Texas & Pacific... 20VilRepubHc Iron & S. is Union Pacific .... 71 I do pref fl5 do pref,.., SlUlAmal. Copper .... 01 Foreign FInnnclnl Xevra. NEW YORK, Dec 10. The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were painfully quiet today, the- impending settlement .and the holiday lassitude of Christmas are being anticipated, Even in the American depart ment, which has been active recently, ac itli'lty is wanted. .Dullness Is hardly varied at all, except In the preferred stocks of Erie, which -n ere in demand. Money, Excbnnce, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. Sterling on London, CO days, $4 SGu: do sight, $4 S2& Mexican dollars W61c. Drafts Sight, 24cr"telegraph!c, 5d. NEW YORK. Dec 10. Money on call, 4Vi per cent; last loans, 4& per cent; prime mercantile paper, (gS per cent; sterling exchange, weak, with actual busi ness in bankers bills at $4 84 for -demand, and at $4 S0?Mf4 Si for 60 days; posted rates, $4 Sl&4 S2, and $4 SSH S6; commercial bills, $4 SOm 81. Silver certificates 6JG5c. ? Mexican dollars fiOJic Bonds Government, Irregular; state, strong; railroad. Irregular. LONDON, Dec 10. Consols, ' 97 9-1C. Money, 22& per cent. Stocks in London. LONDON, Dec 10. Atchison. 39; Can adian Paclflc, SS4: Union Pacific pre ferred, S3H: Northern Paclflc preferred, S4Vi; Grand Trunk, 64: Anaconda, 9?. THE GUAIX MARKETS. Prices for Cereals In Enroptan and American Porta. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 10. Wheat steady., both on and off call. Barley easy on call and steady for spot Oats Arm. Spot quotations were: Wheat Shipping, No. 1, 97Hc; choice, 97c; milling. U 0iyl 02. Barley Feed. 72hr75c; brewing, 77itf? SOc CULLISON&CO. Board of Tra demand Stock Exchange Brokers GRAIN PROVISIONS' . STOCKS j COTTON BOUGHT AXD SOLD FOR CASH .OR CARRIED O.VMARGI.VS , .214-215 Chamber of Commerce i Portland, JOregsn : OatsBlack, for seed, $1224120: red, $1301.40, Call-board sales: TVheat Steady; May. $1 03; cash, 97tfc Barley Easy; May, 73HC Corn Large yellow, $1 12H- Chicago Grain and Prodace. CHICAGO, Dec 10. Wheat was a mod erately active market. Speculators were swayed by conflicting emotions, and in consequence prices cut a somewhat Ir regular" path; May In which the best trade now centers, opened c under Sat. urday at 73Hc to 73c, and during the first half hour declined to 724c The crowd waB.in .a majority of cases, short, but not worrying a bit, Although Liverpool showed great steadiness in the face of Saturday's slump here. World's ship ments last week were 6,024,000 bushels, about what had been expected. The amount on passage decreased 296.D00 bush els. The bearlshness, however, was due largely to ,the expectation that the vis ible would, show no particular decrease, and possibly an increase, to liberal North western receipts, and to the lack of out side support, which has depressed, prices here recently. Later In the day, when it was shown that the visible had de creased 6S5.000 bushels, the previous contU dent shdrts began covering, and May was bid up sharply to73?4c On the bulge, longs sought to secure profits, but on lack of outside support prices sagged, May closing barely steady, 4c lower, at 73c. Corn was moderately active and gener ally weak, declining early and showing but little tendency toward recovery. May closed "4c lower at 36c. December closed ic lower at 36Hc The oats market "Was flat, furnishing only a few scalping 'operations. May closed He down at 2ic Provisions were fairly active and strong eany on light-hog receipts and an outside demand for pork and ribs. This demand, however, was soon satisfied, and prices eased bff some,- but held part of the ad vance, because of ilght offerings. Janu ary pork closed 10c higher, lard 5c higher, and ribs a shade up. -.The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Openlnf. Highest. Lowest. December ....$0C3;i fOo $0 January 70 704 May 3H 73 CORN. December January . May ... 30T 30 30 30U OATS. " &ST4 35 3534 23 30 21h December May 21V .23 21H 23 MESS PORK. January ..12 3214 12 40 1 fU- f x 12 25 1210 12 25 12 12H May 1212i4 1220 LARD. December ....7 15 7 20 January COO 0 97 May CD74 7 0214 SHORT RIBS. January CSS . 0 37U May ......... 6 40 6 43 7 15 CD0 C07VS 0 32 VI 6 40 720 0 02V4 0U7H CS2H G40 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Quiet and steady. Wheat No. 3 Spring; c; No. 2 red, 71H4c Corn No. 2, 3GHe; No. 2 yellow, 2Gc. OatsNo. 2. 22VJc; No. 2 white, 2GC; No. 3 white. 24Vs26c Rye No. 2. SOc. - ' Barley Fair to choice malting, 50557c Flaxseed No. 1, Jl 59; No. 1 Northwest ern, tl CO. Timothy seed Prime, $4 40. Mess pork Per barrel, $11 5011 62V5. Lard Per 11 pounds, J7 17Vs7 20. Short ribs Sides, loose, JG 256 62. , Shoulders Dry-salted, boxed, $5 STVfrj? 6 1214. Sides Short, .clear, boxed, ?6 70S6 SO. Clover-Contract grade, JlOglO 25. On the Produce Exchange today the but ter market was dull; creamery, lStf24V4c; dairy, lS20c. Cheese Steady al lOH.'ffllc. Eggs-Quiei at 2Gc. Receipts, snipm'ts. Flour, barrels 10.OUO 15.000 Wheat, bushsls ., ...... lUt.000 19.000 Corn, burtiels 190,000 119.000 Oats, bushels ..v ..,..,. .23-1,000 201,000 Mfce. bufheis"r..,;r..,..trr.-, 'iooo ...r;.. Barley, bushels 45,0)0 0,000 -fo-.trrtrf 'r. nikie New Yorlc'tirnln'anifProance. NEW YORK. Dae. JO. Flour "Receipts, 14.S23 bartels; expb'&v l.7W barrels. Mar ket weak. , t v Wheat Receipts, 3?,fe0 bushels; exports, 200,277 bushels. .Spot,, easy;' No. 2 red, 7bc L o. b.; 76c elevator. Options displayed weakness early In' the day. but on subse quent unexpected decrease In the visible a sharp rally started, the market finally yielding to local sales, and closed easy at HSc decline. January closed 77c; March. 79c; May, 7Sc; December, 7640. Wool Quiet. Hops Quiet. Enropenn Grnin Market. LONDON, Dec 10. Wheat cargoes on passage quiet and steady; cargoes Walla Walla, 2Ss 9d; English country markets quiet but steady. LIVERPOOL. Dec 10. Wheat and flour In Paris barely steady; French country markets steady. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 10. Wheat-Spot steady; No. 1 California, Cs 2d; No. 2 red Western Winter, 5s lld; No. 1 North ern Spring, 6s 24d. Futures quiet; De cember, 5s llVfcd; March, 6s J4d. Corn Spot American mixed, new, 4s 2d. Futures quiet; December. 4s l?d; Janu ary, 3s 10d; March, 3s Stfd. Vlnlble Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Dec 10. The statement of the visible supply of grain In store and afloat Saturday, December S. as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, Is as follows: Bushels. Decrease. Wheat Cl.484.000 CS3.000 Corn 8.702,000 C!0,000 Oats 10.875.000 444,000 Rye .1S4,Q00 41,000 Barley 3,273,000 145,000 Rnnsian Crop Entimntcs. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 10. The official estimates for this Winter and Spring crop in 64 departments of European Russia are as follows; Wheat, 65S,S00.C00 poods; rye, 1,401.700.000 poods; oats. 721.600,000 poods. (A pood Is 36 pounds, avoirdupois.) THE METAL MARKETS. NEW YORK. Dec. 10. The market for metals, as a whole, was small. The trad ing was of a hand-to-mouth character, with the general undertone rather easy. Lake copper was dull and unchanged. Tin. though exhibiting a firm undertone, ruled dull, and was nominally quoted at the close at J27 H?2S, while the London market reported a rise of 1 5s, closing at 122, andflrm in tone. Spelter ruled quiet and about steady at old prices, de spite a loss of 2s 6d to 1S 15s abroad. Lead dull, closing at J4 374. Iron In Eng land touched the lowest basis since April, 1599. sc6ring another loss of 3s 6d at Glas gow to 60s, and Is 5d at Middlesboro to 55s 6d. Domestic Iron markets, however, remain extremely quiet, without any ma terial change, except a loss 25 points In Bessemer pig Iron at Plttsoufg. Pig iron warrants. $9 50S10 50; found, $1516 50; Southern, $14 5015 75, and soft Southern, $1415 75. Bar silver. 4&c SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 10-Bar silver! 64c jLONDON, Dec 10. Bar sflvef. 29" 3-lGd. FEVERISH COTTOX MARKET. Terrific Selling- Movement and Va riation -orf Fifty Points In Prices. NEW YORK. Dec 10. It has been many months since fluctuations on the New York Cotton Exchange have reached 50 points and since speculation has equaled -that recorded today. From open ing to closing, the session was one of great Interest- The market opened peace ably enough, with prices 3 points higher to 5 points lower, easier in tone. A pause for bearings, and then a drop of some 10 to 12 points occurred under room and out side selling, precipitated by -surprisingly Downing, Hopkins & Co. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor "BOTH TELEPHONES large receipts and gloomy English mar ket news. Then came a sharp reaction, which car ried prices up with a rush 1417 points on fresh rumors that the bureau report was out through a. leak, and was strongly bullish., Tho close of the first hour saw the market decidedly steady and a. shade above Saturday's closing figures. For the next half hour unimportant variations oc curred, and business became quite slug gish. A scamper for safer ground result, ed is feverish trading and an erratic movement In values, thbugh. at 12 o'clock prices were nearly even with tho closing of Saturday. The bureau report came over the wire promptly, and estimated the present crop at 10,100,000 bales from an acreage of 25.-034,-734. Terrific selling- set in, and amid unprecedented excitement prices fell ver tically 403C0 points, there being individual declines of 520 points at a time before the crash was over. Stop-loss orders add ed to the confusion. The enormous profits within easy reach tempted shorts to cov er, and soon a rally was in progress, which steadied the market 12JJ15 points. For the rest of the day the market was irregular and subject to -violent fluctua tions and spasms of buying and selling. At the close the market was steady, with prices 273S points lower. Production of Cotton. WASHINGTON. Dec 10. The statisti cian reports 10.100,000 bales as the probable cbtton production of the United States f6r 1900-1901. In making 'this estimate the same methods apd agencies have been used that were employed last year. Many thousands of sinners have, however, made reports for" the first time. SAX FRANCISCO 3IARKETS. SAN FRANCISCO. .Dec 10. Wool Spring: Nevada, liaiSc; Eastern Oregon, 1014c; Valley Oregqn, 15l7c Fall: Mountain- lambs, ilOc: San Joaquin plains, 6?fSc: Humboldt, and Mendocino. 10312c Hops 1900 crop. iS-glTc Hay Wheat, J90J3 00; wheat and oats. J912 M; best barley, 9 50; alfalfa. J7 10; compressed wheat, f9f?13 per ton; straw. 35474 per bale. MIIlstt-fTs Middlings,, 516 50319 50; bran. S14&14 50 per ton. Potatoes River Burbanks, 30275c; Sa linas Burbanks, 90cSU 10; Oregon Bur banks, 656J1; sweets, SOJjSOc per cental. Onions Jl 65 per cental. Butter Fancy creamery, .26HS29c; do seconds, 272Sc; fancy dairy, 24g2Sc; do seconds, 19g23c 1 Cheese California flats. 10&llc per pound; Young America, 1112c; East cm,. 14015c Eggs Fanoy ranch, 44c; store. 2SC4c; Eastern, 25b0c Citrus fruit Mexican limes, $44 50; common California lemons. ilfSl 75; choice J22 25; navel oranges, Jl 5032 50 per box; pineapples. J2ii3 per dor.cn. Poultry Turkeys, go'iblera, ll(3l24c: do hens, U12c per pound; old roosters, J3 30 4 per dozen; young roosters, J2 754 25; fryers, S3 504. hens. 53 5035 per" dozen; pmall broilers. J2Ji2 50; large do. J33 50; old ducks JZQi: geese, SI 251 50 per pair. Green fruit Apples; choice, Jl per box; common, 20c per box. Bananas WIH2 50 rwr bunch. Receipts Flour, 18,000 quarter sacks; do Washington, S000 quarter sacks: wheat, 49,000 centals: barley, 4000 centals; oats, 900 centals: do Washington, 41(0 centals; beftns?-3340 "sacks; do Eastern, -500 sacksr corn, centals, 2700 centals; potatoes, 12,40o sacks: bran 60 sacks; hay, 6S5 tons; hides, S60. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO, Dec 10. Cattle Receipts, 24,000 head; choice steady; common and medium, 10315c lower; butchers steadjv Good to prime steers, $5 40g6 SO; poor to medium, JISJS 30; selected feeders, f3 S50 4 TO: mixed stockers. $2 25g3 75; cows, J2 60 4 SO; heifers. J2 655 25: canners. $22 CO; bulls, J2 50g4 50: calves, $3 50ff5 23: Texas fed steers. $4J?4 S5; grassers, $3 3034 10: built. 2 433 23. Hogs Receipts today, 37.000 head: to morrow, 33.000 head: left over, 3000 head; market active. 5E10c higher: top,, 5. Mixed and butchers, $4 7033: good to choice heavy, J4 7035: rough heavy. J4 33 (54 Co; light, S 7035; bulk of sales, $4 S5 4 95. Sheep Receipts, i5 0M head; sheep and lambs, strong to 10c higher. Good to choice wethers, 5-4S4 50; fair to -choice mixed, S034 10; Western. sheep. $44 40: Texas sheep, $2 50ff3 65: native lambs, ?4 65 50; Western lambs, i S5S5 50. OMAHA. Dec. 10. Cattle Receipts, 2400 head. Market, best, strong; common, weak. Native beef steers. J4 235 00; Western steers. J4 0034 CO; Texas steers, $3 OO33 75; cows and heifers, $3 0034 40; canners. Jl 752 S3; stockers and feeders. J3 0034 50; calves, J3 CGg6 00; bulls and stngs. J2 2534 00. Hogs Receipts, 6300 head; market closed 5310c higher; heavy, J4 S234 S7; mixed. J4 S2S4 $5; light, Ji S034 DO; bulk of sales, J4 824 S7. Sheep Receipts, S300; market steady; fair to choice natives. J3 034 10; fair to choice Westerns, J3 7034 00; common and choice sheep. S3 C0JT3 SO; lambs J4 25-36 23. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 10. Cattle Re ceipts, 5000. Market steady to "weak. Tex as steers. J34 SO; Texas cows, J2 7534 63; native steers, J3 5035 35; native cows and heifers,' Jl 7534 75; stockers and feeders, J2 5034 25; bulls. ?2 7533 75. Hogs Receipts. 000. Market steady". Bulk of sales, J4 4234 S3; heavy, J4 8734 97; packers. J4 S03-T97; mixed. $4 S334 95; lights. J4 534 971 Yorkers, J4 9034 07; pigs, J4 2534 DO. Sheep Receipts, 2000. Market strors. Lambs. J3 5035 45; muttons, J2 1534 40. Drop In Pifc Iron "Warrants. GLASGOW. Dec 10. Pig Iron warrants dropped suddenly to 60s toddy. Friday, they were 63s 7d. The London syndicate having now called up all the oversold Iron, left the market without support. There are rumors 4 that dissension has broken out among the London holders. Coffee and Snsar. NEW YORK, Dec. 10,-Coffee-Optlons closed quiet at net unchanged prices to 5 points decline: sales, 11.250 bags, in cluding March, J6 15; May, JS 2536 30; July, J6 30; August, J6 40. Spot Rio bare ly steady; No. 7 invoice, 7Hc Mild quiet; Cordova, 94S13"c Sugar Raw firm, but quiet; refined steady. Dr. C. E. Cllne on Inspiration. PORTLAND. Or., Dec 10. (To the Editor.)-; The Methodist ministers this: morn ing had another lovefeast over the ques tion of inspiration, Drs. Kellogg. Hoadley, Hawiey and one other taking ground for the progresive Idea, while Drs. Fisher. Gue, Meminger, Todd and others held out for the commonly accepted theory of Inspiration being confined to the writers of the Bible. The ground taken by the more progres Mormon IShOMr PI. IS CtecS 4 ttelr iojOTOkJeiaitrr W U'. I, .. gm n .1, .-.liIT,, ( nlnr Af ITAllf4. ciiii Arncflfifi- Deer mn MiwuiMt potency, toc jrowar, wgnt-Loas3, 8prmatorrhoa Insomnia, Pains LHiR Ei" ?,.reJh. rnlnaremlsslons. Lama Hack. Nervous De bility. HcadacheiUnfltnassto Marrv. uoas oT m mm aaman. Varleneai. vlv yntta Twite ur WUMK IBBKUIK WIUUB lUICKnHMK Ell UI77- m. fit las Srfrohtes the bnia ad erre cestss. cue box. aftr Jj-sobr mn. MatfSft A-wrfrtea rnartatee. toccre cc mtasrntBOtd. vua Maze. Chains tm. Address, Blshcp Remedy Co., San Francisco, Oal. Tot sale by Alftrlcb Pharmacy. EJxta, and Waahincton struts, Portland, Or. Chamber of Commerce sive element of the ministry is not. after til, so revolutionary as Mr. H. K. Sargent (who makes one think of a llttlo dog in high oats) and others may suppose. It Is not asserted that all good men have the same kind of Inspiration as the writ ers of scripture, but that every candid man is by his Creator visited Internally, whereby he is raised in intelligence, guided in oholce, upheld In suffering and empowered to Industry and victory; that the mind of man is penetrated and lighted up by the mind of God, In making true records, enacting laws, building institu tions, searching out the heavens, count ing the atoms of matter, commanding the lightning, signing emancipation proclama tions, leading armies, navigating seas, and running on God's errands to tho landa of the world. This is not illumination, It is inspiration. In this, man differs from all other earth ly beings, in his capacity for receiving God and being ennobled by his spirit. To deny this is to deny the possibility of redemption by spiritual restoration with a new life, whereby man is trans formed into the imago of God. No man has any satisfaction simply as an Indi vidual acting from his own center, nor can he, till he comes Into the divine impulse and order. What minister will deny this? For these reasons the word Inspiration should not be narrowed down, to the writ ers of the G6 books of the Bible. It can not be proVen that these writers belong to another order of beings a specially privileged class;, leaving the rest of man kind tD 9. sort of second-hand feeding. It seems too much like fencing all the rest of -mankind In their needs and bur dens away from headquarters. It la not believed that God has shut everybody else down to a meaner existence. C. E. CLTNE. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Transfers. William M. Ladd to Ida.M. McFar land. lots 5. 6, 7. 8, 9, ZO. 11 and 12, block S, Kennedy's Addition, East Portland, January 20 J1000 Frank McFarland and wife to J. P. Williams, lots 5, 6. 7, S, 9, 10. 11, and 12, block, S, Kennedy's Addition, East Portland, November 23 SCO Hawthorne estate of Thomas Mulr, lot 11. block 23. Hawthorne's First Addition, East Portland. Decem ber 4 350 P. H. Marlay to Carrie B. Stearns, lots IS and 19. block 5, Maegly High land, December 7 1 H. E. and Ella I. NobJe 10 Carrie B. Stearns, lot 20, block 5, Maegly Highland, December 7 100 L. M. and Annie O. Cox to Albert Bernl, north half of lot 2. block 11, Alblna Homestead. June 9 1 Annie W. and Frank R. Graft to Ar thur S. Peterson, lots 7 and S. block 12, Alblna Homestead, December 8.. 500 Bnlldtnf? Permit. S. Smith, cottage on Williams avenue, near Shaver, J1000. Contusions Dlienne. December 7, Lyda Schoolover, corner Alblna avenue and Goldsmith street: measles. December 7. A. and E. Wagner, 23 and 30 Alblna avenue: measles. December 8, Sibyl Brown, 405 Ells street: diphtheria. December 9, Charles Hock, 15 North Third street: measles. December 9, Alice Schmale, 229 First street: diphtheria. December 8. Charles Hooper, 220& First street: diphtheria, December 8, James and -Mary Folen, Washington Hotel; measles. December 8. Harry Chamberlln, 507 East Front street; typhoid fever. 'December S, Julia Helbock, 507 East Mill street; diphtheria. December 8. Harold Douglas, 518 Starr street: scarlet fever. December 9, William Wollen, S31 Michi gan avenue: scarlet fever. December 9, Grace Wallen, S31 Michigan avenue; scarlet fever. Birth Returns. December 7. to James E. and Caroline E. Ewlng 329 Sixth street, a boy. November 9, to Joseph T. and Lottie A. Mathews, 645 Clinton street, a girl. Death Rctarnt. December 8, Mary L. Ballard, Mllwau- kie. Or.: apoplexy. December 9, Nora E. Henry, 605 Hood street: angina, pectoris. December 6 Raymond T. Ladd, 2S3s Benton street; gunshot wound. December S, Matthew Rlger, St. Vin cent's Hospital; ulceration of the bowels. December 7, William Kroenberg, St. Vlrcent's Hospital; paralysis. Marrlase License. Daisy C. Morgan. 21, Thomas J. Hardy, 29. Essex County, Mass. For twenty-five cents, you can get Car ter's Little Liver Pills the best liver reg ulator In the world. Don't forget this. One pill a dose. MENssr THE MODERN APPLIANCE. A positive way to perfect manhocd. The VACUUM TREATMENT cures you without medicine of all nervous or diseases of the generative or gan, such as lost manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, lmpotency. etc Men are quickly re stored to perfect health and strength. "Write for circulars. Correspondence confidential. THE HEALTH APPLIANCE QO. rooms 47-49, Safe Deposit Bldg . SatUe. Wash. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. irsforlii Hong- Kons. via Yokohama and Kobe. Due at Portland as rouoiv-s: SS. MONMOUTHSHIRE Nov. 23 SS. MILOSJ Dec 23 SS. SKARPSNO Jan. 28 For frelsht or passage apply to T. I Stew 4 Co Jug. 6-8-10 Columbian bide. Third and Oak sts. WASHING TON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. The fast mall steamship "CTTT OF SEAT TLB," salllns from Seattle every 10 das for Skaynray. calling- at Port Townsend. Ketchikan and Juneau. Steamers "ABERDEEN" and "RUTH." Se attle to Skacway. and Intermediate points, erery seven dajs. Through tickets to Dawson, S75, first class; and 556, second class. DODWELL & CO., Ltd., 252 Oak st. Telephone Main OS. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. HERCULES (Alder-street Dock) Leaves Portland dally every corning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returnlnsr. leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 351. beeala toe orer 39 jrext by the leaden ctthe Mrm-l ora tie wont cues In old sad yocnr stilar boa elects fcrf l, UllPmy, rharvA. ftrt Map. Eileen mtb iciiXArliil C AmA fmiurt .imw mh Mtr. t. . iii.. f. . )mi4 P!99 . ... ' tea UUKS I.OK M9n)innfl. Ima TRAVELERS GUIDE. U mk f Union Depot, Sixth and J Streets. THREE TRA1JS5 DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICACO-PORTLAXD SPECIAI." Lives for 1he East, via Huntington, at 0:00 A. M.; arrives at 4.-30 P. M. SPOICAXE FLYER, For Spokane. Eastern "Washington, and Great Northern points, leaves at 6 P. M.; arrives at 7 A. M. ATLAKT1C EXPRESS. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 0:00 P. M.; arrives at 8.40 A. M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAN' A?fD RIYER SCHEDULE. Water lines schedule subject to change, with out notice. OCEAN DIVISION From Portland, leave Alnsvvorth Dock at 8 P. M.; sail every 5 days: Geo. AV. Elder. Dec 3. 13. 23; Jan. 2. 12. 22. Columbia. Deo. 8. 18, 23; Jan. 7. 17, 27. From San Francisco Sail every 5 days. Leave Spear-street Pier 24 at II A. M : Co lumbia. Dec 4. 14. 24; Jan. 3. 1$. 23. Geo. "W. Elder. Dec. 0. 19. 29. Jan. 8, IS. 23. COLUMBIA RIVES DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ABTORtA. Steamer Hasxalo leaves Portland daily, ex cept Sunday, at 8.00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10.CO P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7.00 A. M. "WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEM, OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Independence and way points. leaves from Ash-street Dock at 6 A M on Monday?. Wednesdays and Fridays. Returning, leaves Independence at 5 1 M., and Salem at C A. M., on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdaj s. CORVALLIS AND ALBANT. Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at 6 A. M. oa Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Re turning, leaves Corvallls at 0 A. M. en Mon days; Wednesdays and Fridays. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON, OR. Steamer Elmore, for Oregon City. Buttevllle. Chompoeg. Dayton and ivay landings, leaves Portland. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays it I A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays It U A. JL SXAKE RIVER ROUTE. RtPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO Steamer Spokane or steamer Letvlston leaves Riparia dally at 3:40 A. M.. arriving at Lew lston about 3 P. M. Returning, the Spokane or Lowtston leaves Letvlston dally at 3.30 A. M., arriving at Rtparla same evening. W. H. HURLBURT. General Passenger Agent. V. At SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 712. SO Third st.. cor. Oak. STEAMSHIP LINE TO THE ORIENT CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. For rate, accommodations, etc., apply to OREGON RAILROAD & NAV. CO.. Agents. Portland. Or. CAul via SOUTH Leave 1 Depot Fifth and I Arrive A IirCCIHi OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem, Ro5e purg, Ashland, Sac r a m e n to. Ogden. San Francisco, Mo jave. Los Angeles, El Paso. New Or leans and the- East. At Wood burn fdally except Sun day), mornlns train connects with train for Mt. Ansel, SU v e r t o n. Browns ville. Sprlngft eld. and Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel and Sll verton. Albany passenger Corvallls passenger Sheridan r.assgr .. S:30 P. M. 8-30 A. M. 7:45 A. M. O:S0 P. M. 4:00 P.M. 7:30 A. M 114 :G0 P. M. 10:10 A. M 115:60 P.M. 8:25 A. M Dally. Dally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland, Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 first clas and $11 second clas. Including uleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope Alsu JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third Strest. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depct. foot of Jefferson atreet. Leave for Oswego daily at 7:20. 0:40 A. M.; 12 SO. 1.55, 3.25. 4.40. 0 25, 8:J0. 11.30 P. M.; and 9:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 0 35. 8.30. '10.50 A. M.; 1:35. 3:10. 4-JO. 0:15, 7.40. 10.00 P. M.; 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday, 3.30 and 10i03 A. M. on Suudays only. Leave for Dallas daily, except Sunday, at G 05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 8:30 A. M. Passen?r train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon days. Wednesdays and Friday at 2:45 P. M. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER, Manager. C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. ONLY 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO ...VIA... rV " SPICTOV UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO. OREGON SHORT LINE R. R. CO. OREGON R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. TWO TRAINS DAILY TO THE EAST NO CHANGE OF CARS to Denver, Omaha. Kansas City arid Chicago. Only Four Days To New York. Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. Palace Sleepers. Tourist Sleepers. Dining Cars, Library Cars, Free Recllning-Chalr Cars. Steam Heat. Plntsch Light, Fast Time. Union Depots. Baggage checked to destination. CITY TICKET OFFICE 135 Third Street Portland, Orenon J. H.XOTHROPr Gen'l Agent. GEORGE LANG City Pasa. & Tkt. Agt Steamers Alfona and Pomona Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence, Salem and all way landings. Lcae Portland 6.45 A M.; leave Salem "AM., Independence, C A M. Offlce and dock, foot Taylor st. 11 SUNSET -n O CG2ENVSMASIA 11 l(f)gjUTS q jgt y( J TRAVELERS' GUIDE. The Yellowstone Park and Pioneer Dlning-Car Route Leava. Woo Dcpat, Stiaal J Sts Arrive. No. 12 1:43 P. M. Overland ExDress for No. 11-7.-00 A. M. South Bend. Aberdeen, Hoqulam, Cosmopolis, Olympta. Tacoma. Se attle. North Yakima. Rltxtllle. Spokane. Pullman. Moscow, Lew is t o, n. Grangeviile, Rossland. BI C. Butte. Billings. Fargo. St. Paul. Minneapolis. Chi cago, -Boston. "T-aaU- Irgton. D. C. New York, and all points east and southeast. Kansas Clty-St. Louis Special for Tacoma, Se attle, North Yakima, Ritzvllle. Spokane, Rossland, Lewlston. Helena. Butte, Billings. Deadwood, Denver, Omaha, St. Joseph. Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago. Washington, Baltimore. Ne.w York. Boston, and all points east and southeast. No. 4 11:30 P. M No. 3 7:S0 P. M. Baggage checked to destination of tickets. Union Dopot connections In all principal cities. Through car service via Northern Paclflc Burllngt6n Route, train No. 4, for Omaha. St. Joseph. Kansas Ctty. St. Louis- Quiet tlma and unequaled accommodations. The only Una running Pullman standard and. Pullman up holstered tourist sleepers, the finest In th world, Portland to Minneapolis and BE. Paul without change. For any additional information, tickets, sleepinp-car reservations, maps of routes, etc, call oa or -write to A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General PnasVnser Agent, 205 aiorrison St., Cor. Third, Portland, Oregon. There Is one feature of the Bur lington's pervice of which It haa a right to he proud the .fiinlng-eara, Kailroad men who have traveled Over the Burlington admit that its dlnlnc-car service Is without an equal; that the meals are the best to be had on any railroad In the country. Neither pains, nor effort, .nor ex pense Is spared. The Instructions are: "Make It the best In the world and keep it -there." And they are obeyed. The traveling public sets the bon- Omaha, Chicago, Kansas Clty.t. Louis everywhere East and Souh. TICKET OFFICX Cr. Third and Stark Sts. . "W. FOSTER, City Ticket Arent. AND SOO LINE FIRST-CLASS AND TOURIST SLEEPERS DAILY PASSENGERS BOOKED TO AND FROM ALL POINTS EAST ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP OFFICE For full particulars apply to H. H. ABBOTT. Agant. 140 Third it., Portland, Or. E. J. COYLB. A. G. P, JC, Vancouver, B. C. '' Jl Jl IRATN0BTHERwrf Ticket Office 268 McrrlsonSt 'Phone 680 LEAVE. No. 4 a. oo p.M. The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul. Minne apolis, Duluth, Chicago and all pointa East. ARRTVB No. 3 7,00 A. at Through Palace and Tpurlst 8leiepera, Dlnlnf and Buffet Smoklng-Library Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU For Japan, China and, all Asiatic points -will leave Seattla About January 7th Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygers, Rainier, Clatskanle. Westport. Clifton, Astoria. War renton, Flavel, Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart PJc, Seaside. Astoria and Seashore .Express, Daily. Astoria Express, Dally. ARRIVES UNION DEPOT. 8:00 A.M. 7:00 P. M. 11:10 A. M, 0240 P. M. Ticket office 255 Morrison at- and, Union Depot, J. C MATO, Gen, Pass. Act., Astoria, Or. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANX'S elegant steamships Cottaga City, City of Topeka. and Al - Kl leava TACOMA U A.M.; SEATTLS 9 P. M., Dec 1, 6, II. 18, 31 20, 31; Jan. 6. 10, 15, 30, 35. SO; Feb. 4. Steamer leaves every fifth day thereafter. Further Information obtain company's folder. The company reserves ths right to cbanga Bteamers, sailing dates an hours of sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON, 240 Washington atr Portland. Or.; FIV CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Dock, Tacoma. TICKET OFFICE, 61S First ave.. Seattle: M. TALBOT. CommL Agent; C. VT. MILLER. Asst. Gen'l Agent, Oceaa Dock. Seattle. GOODALL. PERKINS & CO., Gea. Agt., San Francisco. A Right To be Proud