Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 01, 1902, PART FOUR, Image 62

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Newspaper Page TextPORTLAND LEADING Shipp Any ed More Wheat Than Other Pacific Port. SAN FRANCISCO IN THIRD PLACE Fifty-three Steamships Cleared For- elgn Kroni Portland Daring; the Year Mammoth Lumber Cargoes. The year closing yesterday was the siost prosperous ever known In the ship ping business In this city. The European wheat and flour fleet was, with a single exception, the largest on record; the foreign lumber tiet was more than twice as large as that of any previous sea son, and more Oriental liners arrived and departed than ever before. For the fourth successive year, Portland has led all oth er Pacific Coast ports In the amount of wheat exports, and while the load is not as great for 1900 as it was in some former years when San Francisco and Puget Sound territory had short crops, the amounts shipped, show that Port land has lost none of her prestige. In wheat exports, Portland, San Francisco and the Puget Sound ports are closer to gether than ever before. The causes for the remarkable gain of the cities to the north have been previously explained in detail. Exclusive of flour, the gain has been less noticeable, but in flour, a large proportion of it is due to the Inadequate facilities in the way, of steamship space out of this port. The business of the port has doubled in every direction in the past four years but the regular Oriental line out of this port has no more fre quent sailings than were scheduled by Ihe old Samuels line, four years ago, and the gain in the number of sailings out of the port has been in the extra steamers sent to Portland by the California & Oriental Steamship Com pany and the Pacific Export Lumber Company. As these were generally blocked with lumber and cotton, they could not handle all of the offerings, and thousands of tons of flour was according ly diverted to the north. The delayed arrival of tonnage, held the -December fleet down to much smaller pioportlons than were warranted by the amount of wheat In this port and the country tributary to it. At the same time, it reached well up towards 2.500,000 bus-hels, and has been exceeded In volume by but one other corresponding month, December 1900. making the best showing ever mode by the last month of the year, with shipments of 2,842,865 bushels. The shipments (flour included) for the past seven years, compare as follows: Year Bushels.! Year Bushels. 3893 9SS,669l899 1.612.909 1S9C 2,OJl,009,1900 2,842,865 1897 2."K9,130iJ901 2,470,018 JSflS 2,3SS,9G0 The growth of the steamship traffic Is one of the most striking features of Portland's shipping business for the year ending yesterday. It is less than 10 years since the first of the tramp steamships began coming to this port, and five years ago, a steamer a- month was about the best showing that could be made. For the year ending yesterday, Portland dis patched 53 big steamships with an aver age carrying capacity of over 5000 tons. The regular liners of the- Portland and Asiatic Steamship line, which are In cluded In this number, are the largest steamers plying out of North Pacific ports, one of the ships of that line, the Indrapura, sailing ' in early December -'Ith over 7500 tons of flour, cotton, paper, "b.er and miscellaneous merchandise. Another one which will sail today, has over 6500 tons of freight aboard, includ ing 40,000 barrels of flour. Outside of the regular liners, the Pacific Export Lumber Company has dispatched an av erage of a steamer a month throughout the .year, and the California & Oriental Steamship Company has half a dozen steamers here. The remainder of the 53 steamers loading here, carried Oregon products to Siberia, South America, Europe. China, Japan and the Philip pines, some record-breaking cargoes of Oregon lumber going to our new posses sions in the Far East- The lumber business for the year Is not only the largest ever handled out of this port, but during the 12 months end ing yesterday, Portland cleared 13 of the largest cargoes of lumber ever dispatched from any port on the Pacific Coast in a single year. The total amount carried by these 13 steamers was over 36,000,000 feet, an average of over 2.SO0.O00 feet to the steamer. The vessels and the amount carried by each was as follows: Vessel Cargo, ft Oceano 3,890.000 Strathgyle 3.600.000 Thyra 3.550.741 Palatinla 2.96S.546 Goodwin 2,800,000 Adato .. 2.77.271 Norman Isles 2.770.500 Almond Branch 2,696.960 Norman Isles 2.667.142 Adato 2.437.731 Forerlc .". 2,370,000 Sutherland 2,251,080 Horda 1,698,800 Total 36,478.771 While the growth of the lumber busi ness has been almost phenomenal within the past year, the prospects are favor able for still greater growth during the coming year as the mill capacity has been Increased "Vail along the ".river. 'The grain fleet, full details of which appear in another column, consisted of 130 ships, and these, with the Oriental flour steamers and shipments to San Francisco, amount to 18,580,743 bushels. These figures are sufficient to place Port land in the lead of all other Coast ports, and thp amount of tonnage now In the river, and listed to arrive. Is sufficient to assure much heavier shipments for the first half of 1902. than for the correspond ing period In the year Just closed. Every thing considered, the showing made In shipping for 1901 is a flattering one. PACIFIC .COAST WHEAT AND FLOUR SHIPMENTS, 1901. STEAMER. WRECKED. German Ship Clara Lost Xear Hoi Ha, China, HONG KONG. Dec. 31. The German steamer Clara has been wrecked near Hoi Hu. Island of Hal Nan. Forty-two of the ship's company were saved by the French steamer Hanoi, but Captain Ul derup and three officers, four European passengers and 11 Chinese are missing. The Sunken Henrlette. The bids for the repair of the French bark Henrlette were opened yesterday af ternoon at the office of Kerr, G I fiord & Co. No action has been taken in the matter, but the owners have been advised as to the cost of raising the ves sel and as soon as they arrive at a de cision in the matter, steps will be taken to get the vessel again afloat. It is probable that the craft will be abandoned to the underwriters, as she Is lying in a pretty bad position, and is so old and tender, that there is not much value to her except as a job lot of old iron. From San Francisco Wheat, Ship . bushels. Carmanlan 108,122 Port Patrick .-. 101,177 Lamorlciere 90,333 Riverside 10,807 Glaucus 119.3S0 Shenandoah 170,413 Corunna 140,o8 Alclnous S8.30S Invercoe 87,520 Bermuda 148,750 Mount Carmel 87,870 Eugenie Fautrel 111,153 Sokoto 130,272 Osborne 7,522 Crown of Scotland 9,798 Port Stanley 131,492 Hero 199,382 Springbank 56,017 Olga 155,390 Vendee 103,937 Ca valerie Clam pa 95,450 Cawdor 129.537 Crown of England 103,08 Manx King 18.367 J C. Glade 71,013 Salvatore Clampa 96,718 Heathcralg 222,930 Invermark 86,127 Seafarer 124,745 Sllberhorn 105,758 Austrasia 155,023 Montgomeryshire 78,652 Thlstleoank 136,850 Matterhorn 107,160 Federlca 182,448 St. Anne 110.700 Auldgirth " 9J.033 Lord Cairns .80o Celticburn t 155.903 Arranmore 114,447 DItton 160.0S5 Duchalburn 25,230 Marguerite Dolfus 95.380 Merioneth .435 Hougomont 146,522 Cape Horn 147,023 Marianne 1S9.498 Eulomene 149.113 Marco Polo 91,&oo Killoran 110,942 Harbinger 13,3J Criccieth Castle 104.678 Dupleix 116.655 Commandant Marchand 112,263 Marthe 140.687 Anna 154.142 Osorno 9S.il2 Vanduara 107,li0 Port Crawford 9U2o Francois 17,793 Cambusdoon 100,o77 Invergarry 87,117 Stronsa 116,308 Edmund 175,582 Inverneill S8,4ao Eurasia 10i,12o Ladakh 109.383 Dynomene 113Ji' Condor 1,875 Liverpool 191.67j Jane Guillon ,..111,515 Brenn 23.333 Belfast H.0.2 Dowan Hill 12o.S62 Monkbarns 115.212 Sierra Estrella 79,256 Beaumanolse 7V,512 Pythomene 110,419 Cardiganshire S0.215 Chipperkyle 104.964 Tasmania 37.719 Emella Clampa 81.675 Arracan 33,967 Oak Branch 17,385 Wandsbek 38.21 William Law 102,739 Montebello 22.715 Clan Graham 30,200 Engelhorn 1ZS Glenlochy 51,277 King Edward 101.4o0 Celtic Monarch 37,144 Foyledale 95,836 Glenesslin : 99.660 Mooltan 20.300 Marechal de Villlers 20.004 Erato 9S.o4 Lancing 122.234 Achnashle ..148,407 John Cooke 2S.005 Royalist 162,132 MacMahon 113,800' Australia 127,932 Manydown 138,117 Celtic Chief 94,yU9 H. F. Glade 27,531 F. S, Clampa !.. 185,914 Dumfermline 37,4o Olivebank 159,507 Melpomene 26,402 Maxwell i. 18.632 Lord Templeton 118,239 Allerlon 26.250 Marechal de Turenne 16,932 Col. de Villebols-Mareull 18,655 Vasco de Gama 18,814 EUlsland 132.984 California k 26.254 Haddon Hall 8L762 La Bruyere 113,012 F. S. Clampa 90.275 Alberta . 37.687 Neck 121.819 Clan MacKenzle 18.7C0 Cambrian Hills 104.254 Carlisle City 119,467 Marguerite Molinos 95,542 Harlech Castle 123,562 Isabel Browne 74.920 Due d'Aumale 112.374 Iqulque . 10,169 Empereur Mcneilck 102,520 Australia 129,734 Anjou 85,612 Edmund Rostand 111,875 British Isles 131,714 Balasore 52,992 Anne de Bretagne .'..... 15.035 Rajore 27,405 A. G. Ropes 127,770 Pierre Lotl 113.447 Christel ...101.C02 Oronles t G7.140 Briseuse 15,855 Pegasus 134,992 Dunearn 101,'jiO Henrlette 98.677 Kilmeny 96,515 Larglemore 115,197 Clan Buchannan 119,234 Edouard Detallle 18,729 Afon Alaw 118,716 Anglesey 71.240 Miltiades 15.4b2 Principality 22,516 Clackmannanshire 86,810 Hinemoa .131,255 Siam 92,458 Fernbank 85,193 Aryan - 115,460 Muskoka . 131,352 Marlon Frazer 27,294 Scottish Isles 128,613 Total 14.295,571 Flour to South America, Orient and other ports, 1.016,717 barrels, equal to.. 4,575,226 Wheat to same ports 333,434 Total 19,204,231 Less receipts from Oregon and Washington. 440,649 barrels flour, and 57.649 bushels wheat, equal to.. 2,040,669 Grand total 17.163.662 All or part cargo of flour reduced to wheat cargo. From Portland Wheat, Ship. bushels. 'Kaisow lS2,2w Scottish Isles 116.695 Alice U9.6V5 Cassard . 107.695 Torpenbek 106,666 Robert Adamson 138,664 Inchcapc Rock 87.914 County of Roxburgh 117,619 Wavertree 119.367 Ludpara '. 109,328 Llka 18.428 Dora 77,940 Hassla 97.734 Province 99.171 Condor 95,iv0 Alsterkamp 112,106 Bossuct 113,055 General de Bolsdeffre 32,079 La Rochefoucauld 111.760 Scottish Hills 117,138 Wilhelmlna 214.879 Quten Victoria 96,162 County of Dumfries 89,772 Professor Koch 87,347 Brunshausen 77,560 Ben Dearg 110,514 Marie Hackfeld 105.13S Peter Rickmers 165.880 Colony 95.719 Comllebank j 129.037 County Linlithgow 118.294 Arthur Fitger 96.875 Dlmsdale 105,2tt Swanhilda 124,740 Dalblair 96,927 Niobe 114.826 Craiglsla 69.082 Forest Hall 116,135 Fcrdlnand"Fiscnef".l.""II!:!! 9M20 Khyber ,.116,319 Ruthwell 76,424 Kate Thomas 95 2S6 Astoria 83.901 Monmouthshire . 112,301 Thistle 137.242 Warfleld 164,338 Buteshire 110.500 Algburth 102,726 County of Pembroke 84,352 Talus 120,593 Wega 121.311 Port Carlisle 78,995 Paul Isenberg 71.C07 Nereus 104,801 Hawthornbank 81.62? Magdalene 161,156 Fulwood 120,496 VImeIra 132.511 Cypromene 105,360 Thirlmere , 93,425 Najade 101,935 H. Hackfeld 70,603 Nivelle 144.757 Alsterschwan 139,025 Madagascar la,do2 Pak Ling 19S.863 Nal 149.901 Argus 85,831 Dumfriesshire 149..i Poltalloch 140,806 Brabloch 119,375 Galgate 131,l3 Hllston 115,557 Ecuador 134,c06 Sussex 7,249 Glamorganshire 96,376 Nantes 115,872 Dunbrltton 78,183 Falls of Halla'dale 18,767 Mabel Rickmers ..? 116.167 Samoena 120,164 St. Donatien 80.12S Lonsdale 1. 101,787 Glenturret 218,195 East Indian 103,600 Renee Rickmers 121,250 Rickmer Rickmers 111.3S1 Mayfleld 131.563 Arisea 168.556 County, of Kinross S8.840 Wcrra 6,435 Nelson 63,715 Marechal Davout 113,220 Bourbakl : 112,142 Lady Isabella 112.86S Leyland Bros 126.293 Albania 67,310 Nessia 101.571 G. H. Wappeus 67,518 Crown of India 107.9S0 Barflllan 135,517 General Mellinet 93,842 Thornllebank 125.560 Europe ; 133.463 Langbank 221,932 Henrlette 170,742 Schwarzenbek .'. .-.116.472 Cleomene 98.545 Amiral de Cornulier 113,244 Lamorciere 93,284 Tiger 151,422 Princesse Marie 109,552 Travancore 119.520 Louis Pasteur 93,650 Belen 111.291 Latimer 9S.5S6 Sirenu 79.911 Francois Coppee 109,000 Grande Duchesse Olga 101,853 Emelie 95,995 Fifeshlrc 74.457 Riverside 92,018 Eugenie Fautrll 111.001 Olivia 73.999 Schiller 63.467 Riversdale 136.244 Argyll '. 179.783 Pembrokeshire 216,548 Jean Bart 111,731 Total to Europe Africa and South America 14,323,111 Flour to the Orient, 590.276 . barrels, equal to 2,656.232 Wheat to the Orient 17,470 Wheat to San Francisco.... 19,127 Flour to San Francisco, 347, 734 barrels, equal to 1,564,803 Grand total from Portland.lS,5S0,743 All or part cargo of flour included as wheat. From Seattle and Tacoma Wheat, Ship bushels. Sofala 131,543 Hyson 261,663 Centeslma 162.961 Glenturret 114.4S1 ,-Westgate 101,773 Durham 1OS.0S0 Socotra 99.892 Ben Lee 139.553 Yola 87,905 Glenfarg 164.495 Dunreggan 96.450 Yangtsze 300,560 Falkland 148.958 Queen Margaret 123,432 Alsterdamm '. 200.658 Ancona 147,143 Dunstaffrage 183.557 Castle Rock 113.027 Tamar 112,603 Pengwern S2.9S3 Zlnlta 1 100.953 Sierra Miranda 103.547 Moyune 150.650 Scottish Glens 116,045 Laomcnc 112.878 Ilala 82,91 Harold , 78 857 Teenkal U6.4S7 Carradale 11S.20S Sierra Cordova '. 81.322 Nereide .7. 100,287 Margretha 85,803 Senator 119,863 Flottbek 109.192 Alice A. Leigh 168.933 Lynton 137,430 Beechdale 78.575 Glenesk 111.952 Ping Suey 243,180 Lyderhorn .. 157.547 Yosemlte 46.4S5 Clan Galbralth 127.417 Mozambique 138.899 Howth 136.000 Claverdon 138.350 Chlng Wo 147.604 Eaton Hall 97.167 KIntuck 199.050 Kalsow 106.652 Hyson 237.762 Odderajaa 95.964 Yangtsze 253,578 Adolf 96,228 Glamls 62.732 Edenballymore 100.2S3 Jupiter 18.iwj Godiva 116.7J2 Placilla 158,890 Cara 88,847 St. Mungo 119,753 Borneo 171.233 Hero 200.430 Lisbelh 134.622 Glenlogan 287.432 Moyune 115361 Lincolnshire 192,010 Matterhorn 109,888 Norma 129,933 Elba 194,023 Fahrwohl 83.062 Glenroy 150.320 Glenfarg 93.230 Eudora 111,888 Ramses . 119.633 Alec Black 90,488 Garsdale 95,724 Galena 126,517 Yosemlte 44.902 Glenshlel 36.515 Metropolis 97.668 Pass of Melfort 140.76S Oweenee 136.640 Iverna 134.325 Dendrath Castle 9S.8Z6 Scottish Locks 144.979 Lugi Clampa 172.963 Alster 169,195 MUverton 121.333 Boadicea 106,39S Falls of Keltie 165,117 Total to Europe, Africa and South America 13,060,796 Flour to Orient. Siberia, Honolulu, etc., 940,226 bar rels, equal to 4,231.017 Flour to San Francisco, 92, 915 barrels, equal to , 418 11 Wheat to San Francisco.... 38,522 Grand total from Tacoma and Seattle 17,748,452 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS The old year went out to rather slow music in the wholesale district yesterday. Country orders were light, and there was not much business with the city buyers, all showing a disposition to wait until the New Year, before taklnt, up any new business. There was fur ther weakness In the egg market, and some dealers are cutting under 27c Butter was holding Its own. the California stock not yet appearing In sufficient quantities to make any appreciable difference In quotations for Oregon creamery. Oats and barley have taken another turn upward, and fancy prices are being paid for best stock. Potatoes are not showing quite so much strength, liberal receipts causing a pause In the business. Portland Tacoma . Seattle . Spokane . Bank Clearingrs. Exchanges. $1532,074 17.1.530 387.049 220.202 PORTLAND MARKETS. Balances. $75,181 17.3a; 7.i&.: io.oyj Grain, Flonr, Etc. The wheat market yesterday was very quiet, buyers and sellers alike seeming disposed to let the old year die without making much of an effort to do business. There was a little more life in the foreign markets, and on (he strength of Liverpool's response to Monday's advance in Chicago, local prices were a little better. Home exporters refused to go above 61661't-c for Walla Walla, but others were offering C2c, and some sales were made at that figure, although the amount changing hands was In the aggre gate very small Freights are easy, and the situation from a shipowners standpoint will not be Improved by the nonarrlval of several snips which missed their cancelling date yes terday. As at least two of these ships were taken at rates above those asked by the own ers of the Charles Gounod and the Fulwood, they will probably be rejected on arrival. Wheat Nominal; Walla Walla. 62c; blue stem, 62Hc; Valley, 6162c Barley Feed. $17 5018; brewing. S17 5031S per ton. Oats No. 1 white, ?1 10S1 15; gray. $1 03 110. Flour Best grades, $2 70g3 30 per barrel; graham, ?2 SO. MUIstuffs Bran. $18 per ton; middlings, $20; shorts, $19 50; chop. $17. Hay Timothy, $11012; clover, $77 50; Ore gon wild hay, $5C per ton. lSQlSVic per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15 pounds; 15c: dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds, 16c; dry-salted, bulls and stngs, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over S9c; 50 to CO pounds, 7'4? Sc; under 50 pounds and cows. 7c, stags and bulls, sound. 55Hc; kip. sound. 15 to 30 punds, 7c. veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 7c, calf, sound. Under 10 pounds. Sc; green (un salted). 1c per pound less; culls, lc per pound less, horse hides, salted, each. $1 302; dry, each. $lffl 50; colts' hides, each, 25ft30c; goat skins, common, each, 10015c; Angora, with wool on, ach. 25cfT$l. Pelts Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, each, $5 20; cubs, ?25. badger, each, 1040c: wild cat, 23ft30c: house cat, 510c; fox. common gray, each. 3flifi50c: do red. each. $1 5002; do cross, each. $54715 do silver and black, each. $lC0ft20O; fishers, each, $5JtG; lynx, each, $293; mink, strictly No 1. each. 30c?l 23; marten, dark Northern. $GM2; marten, pale, pine, ac cording to size and color, $1 504?3; miiskrals. large, each, 5l0c; skunk, each. 234"33c; civet r polecat, each. 510c; otter for large prime skins, each. $57; panther, with head and claws, perfect each. $2tf5; raccoon, for large prime, each, 3035c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect, each, $3 505; wolf, prairie (coy ote), with' head perfect, each. 4CNgOOc; wolf, prairie (coyote), without head. each. 3K23ic: wolverine, each, $4Q7: beaver, per skin, large, $56; do medium, $304; do small, $11 50; do kits, 5075c ,1$ I'-- ? f - 'w Merit anil Provlxlonn. Mutton Lamhs. 3U63Vic, gross; dressed. 6Hc per pound; sheep, wethers, 3K9314c, gross; dressed, C7GHc per pound: ewes, 3U3lic; gross; dressed, &'G'c per pound. Hogs Gross, 5Hc; dressed, &g6'.c per pound. Veal S0c per pound. Beef Gross, cows, 34c; steers, 3",44c; dressed. 37c per pound. Hams, bacon, etc Portland pack (Shield brand) hams, 12-i13'4c; picnic. 9c per pound; breakfast bacon. loSlGHc per pound: bacon, 14c per pound; backs, 12c per pound; dry-salted sides, lie per pound; dried beef, setts. 16c: knuckles, ISc per pound; Eastern pack hams, large, 12c; medium, 13c; small. 13Hc; picnic. 9c; shoulders, 0?c; breakfast bacon. 14 lSiic; dry-salted sides. HUc; bacon, sides. 12VJc; bncks, unsmoked, HUc; smoked. 12 Vic; butts. Oi01O;c per pound: dried beef, 15H 17Hc per pound; dry-salted bellies. HVi12Vic; bacon bellies, 12U13'4c per pound. Lard Portland (Shield brand). 5s. 13c; 10s. 12c; 50s. 12ic; tierces, 124c; Eastern, pure leaf, kettle rendered. 5s. 12Tc: 10s. 12c; 60s. 12Uc Potatoes nnd Onion. Potatoes Best Burbanks. 00c$l 10 per cen tal; ordinary. 70g80c per cental, growers prices. Onions $1 5ol 75 per cental, growers prices. GRAIX MARKETS. , Prices of Ccrenl.H nt American nnil European Ports. SAN FRANCISCO. IJec. 31. Wheat steady. Barley firm. Oats firm "Wheat Shipping. $1 05; milling. $1 OGU'g 1 0S4i. Barley Feed. 7SUS2ijc: brewing, S3?i$ 874c Oats Red. $1 15gl 35; white. $1 201 37fc; black. $1 101 25. Call board sales: Wheat No sales; caBb. $1 05. Barley No sales. Corn Large yellow, $1 27H1 32S. the market of offerlgs and carried prices to a higher level during the course of the day. The publication of yearly summaries showing a record of achievements In excess of any pre vious year had a strong sentimental effect on trading. The grant of a temporary Injunction against the proposed retirement of Northern Pacific preferred caused some depression among the Pacific stocks. An ofiTer made by J. P. Morgan & Co. during the day to pay par for Northern Pacific preferred had the effect of allaying some of the apprehension that the forma;lon of the Northern Securities Company would be effectively obstructed. The appearance of the November statement of net returns of the Union Pacific, showing a large Increase, was a factor In relieving depression In that part of the market. Late In the day there was a vig orous recovery In Sugar and Amalgamated Copper. Sterling exchange became easier In response to the higher money rate here. This served to soothe the fear that gold may go out early In January. Foreign markets also reflected a confidence In a prompt reduction of money rates after January 1. It Is not expected that there "will be a notable relaxation In money rates In New York, until well lnttfVhe coming month. Profit-taking made the closing easy, and considerably below the best. The bond market was moderately active and irregular. "Total sales, $2,070,000. United States 2s, coupon, and the old 4s advanced & per cent on the last call. The Dnj-'n Transaction. RAILROADS. Clilcajro Grain and. Provision. CHICAGO, Dec 31. On the whole, though fairly active, wheat was only a scalping affair, operating under local conditions. There was only a small amount of outside business, due largely to a general timidity against carrying the trade over the holiday tomorrow. The bearish factor was the disappointing tone of the cables. Some local bulls took advantage of the nervousness of sellers and bought In at the lower opening figures. This brought a quick reaction and an advance, which, however, was quickly lost on more selling at the advance. May opened 4c lower, at SlS2c; sold up to S2Hc. and back again to Sl6Slc The last hour of trade was dull. May closing steady at 82VSc Corn was closely affected by wheat. The feature of the session was the selling by houses that bought yesterday. May closed steady, c down, at 66?4c Oats were sympathetic with the other cereals. May finishing tne session 'c up, at.45c. Provisions were rather active, though weaker, on very heavy hog receipts, and correspond ingly lower prices at the yards. May ,pork closed 17Hc down; lard, 17c lower, and ribs, 10c down. The leading1 futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Batter, Eggii, Poultry, Etc. Butter Creamery, 25S27c: dairy. lS20c; store, 12415c Eggs 20274c for fresh Oregon. PoultryChickens, mixed. $2 503; hens. $3 504. 910c per pound; Spring. 9l,4.10c per pound, $33 50 per dozen; ducks, $5 oOS 50 for young; geese, $6 5087 DO per dozen; tur keys, live. ll12Hc; dressed. 1517c pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 1313c; Young America, 14315c; factor' prices, ll&c less. '- - 1 it V. i . - ' itttf vi "rt p- Groceries. Xuts, Etc. Coffee Mocha. 232Sc; Java, fancy, 26t?32c; Java, good, 2024c; Java, ordinary. 1820c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18Q20c; Costa Rica, good, 16S18c; Costa Rica, ordinary 1012c per pound; "Columbia roast, $11 50; Arbuckle's, $12 63 list; Lion, $12 13 list; Cordova, $12 63 list. Rice Imperial, Japan No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 5Uc; New Orleans, 57c Sugar Cube, $5 25; crushed. $5 25; powdered. $4 05; dry granulated, $5; extra C, $4 75; gold en C. $4 40 net per sack; beet sugar, $5 15 per sack; half barrels, c more than barrels; sacks, 10c per 100 less than barrels; maple, 15916c per pound. Honey I2Vs15c per pound. Salmon Columbia River, one-pound tails. $1 85; two-pound tails. $3; fancy one-pound flats. $2; 4-pound fancy flats, $1 25; Alaska tails, 05c; two-pound tails, $2. Grain bags Calcutta, $8 25 per 100 for spot. Nuts Peanuts, 6S7c per pound for raw, S 84c for roasted; cocoanuts, 85-SOOc per dozen: walnuts, ll114c per pound; pine nuts, 100 124c; hickory nuts, 7c; chestnuts, $4 505 per drum: Brazil nuts. 7c: filberts. 1414Hc; fancy pecans. 1414Vjc; almonds, 1516c per pound. Coal oil Cases, 20Hc per gallon; barrels, 10c; tanks, 14c Stock salt 50s, $10 73; 100s. $10 25; granu lated, 50s, $23; Liverpool, 50e, $28; 100s. $27 50; 200s, $27. Vejretifblea, Frnlt. Etc. Tomatoes. $il 25; turnips, 6575c; carrots. 65975c; beets, S090c per sack; pumpkins. $1 1 25; squashes, $11 25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75S5c per cental; green peppers, 5c per pound; celery, 75c per dozen; sweet pota toes, $1 50 per cental. Green fruit Lemons, $2 5093 50; oranges, $2 253 per box; bananas, $2 2M?3; pineapples. $5 per dozen: grapes, $1 501 60 per crate; apples, 50c&$l 50; cranberries, $1011 per bar rel. Dried fruit Apples, evaporated, 78c per pound; sun-dried sacks or boxes, 4g5c; apri cots, HH12c: peaches, 8Hc: pears, 628c; prunes, Italian. 3ff4c; figs, California blacks, 3Vz?4c; do white, 5c; plums, pltless, white, 6c Hops, "Wool and Hides. Hops 810c per pound. Wool Nominal. Valley, 11014c; Eastern Ore gon. 812Hc; mohair. 21214c per pound. Sheepskins Shearings, 1520c; short wool, 25935c; medium wool, 30360c; long wool, 60c $1 each. Tallow Prime, per pound, 444c; No, 2 and grease, 243c Hides Dry hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up. December $0 78 $0 78 $0 78 $0 78,; May Sli 82,. 81"$ 82, July 81 S2M, 81 81 CORN. December 634 Kl 63 03 May oP, , Ui or. July 65 6614 65 65 OATS. December 44 434 444 45H May 454 45 45 45- July 30V4 30 30 39 MESS PORK. January 16 75 10 80 1G75 10 80 May .17 32 17 40 17 25 17:50 LARD. January 10 07 10 07 0 05 0 05 May ,...10124 10 15 0 07 10 024 SHORT RIBS. January 8 55 8 574 8 52 S 55 May 885 8 87 8SO S 824 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 7SfS0c; No. 3 Spring. 75079c; No. 2 red, S44S7c. Oats No. 2, 40c; No. 2 white, 474Sc; No. 3 white. 47474c. Rye No. 2. 65460c Barley Fair to choice malting. 5G62c Flaxseed No. 1, $1 571 58: No. 1 North western, $1 61. Timothy seed Prime. $6 35S6 45. Mesa pork $15 E015 00 per bbl. Lard $0 0510 15 per cwt. Short ribs t Idea Loose, $8 508 60. Dry Baited shoulders Boxed. $7 377 50. Short clear sides Boxed. $S 000 10. Clover Contract grade. $0 40Q9 45. Butter Market steady; creameries, 1524c; dairies, 14S20c. Cheese Steady. 0-10c Eggs Steady. 23324c Receipts. Shlpm'ts. Flour, barrels .. Wheat, bushels . Corn, bushels ... Oats, bushels ... Rye. bushels .... Barley, bushels . European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec 31. Wheat cargoes on pas sage, quiet and steady: Walla Walla, 20s 6d. English country markets quiet. LPERPOOL. Dec 31. Wheat steady. Wheat and flour at Paris steady. French country markets quiet. Weather in England warm. 4ff,000 59.000 113,000 10,000 202.000 165.000 258.000 155.00U 25.000 3.000 88.000 10.000 Available Grain Supplies. NEW YORK, Dec 31. Special cable and telegraphic communication to Bradstreet's show the following changes In available sup plies from last accounts: Wheat United States and Canada, cast of the Rockies, decrease 113,000 bushels; afloat for and In Europe, decrease 700,000 bushels; total supply, decrease 813,000 bushels. Corn United States and Canada, east of the Rockies. Increase. 200,000 bushel3. Oats United States and Canada, decrease, 014,000 bushels. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Money Was Still Stringent and Very Active. NEW YORK, Dec 31. The year closed on the stock exchange with a demonstration of confidence In the substantial basis of values. The Immediate factors were somewhat con flicting, and the early market was Irregular In consequence, but the buying demand cleared Atchison .... do pfd Baltimore & Ohio do pfd Canadian Pacific Can. Southern (ex dlv.) Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton do pfd Chicago. Ind. & Louis.. do pfd Chicago & East. Ill Chicago & Gr. Western do A pfd do B nfd Chicago & N. W Chicago. R. I. & P Chi. Term. & Transfer. do pfd C. C. C. & St. L Colorado Southern do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Delaware & Hudson Del., Lack. & Western. Denver & Rio Grande.. do pfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Great Northern pfd.... Hocking Valley do pfd Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd Lake E & W. pfd Louisville & Nashville. Manhattan Elevated ... Met. Street Railway... Mexican Central Mexican National Minn. & St. L. (ex dlv) Missouri Paclhc Mo., Kansas & Texas... do pfd New Jersey Central.... N. 1. Cent, (ex dlv.) Norfolk & Western.. do pfd Northern Pacific pfd. Ontario & Western.. Pennsylvania Reading do 1st pfd. 10,6001 60 70 ! b0 i.4iKJ H2I1U1"H lJ j 27.000 100 000 600 1.000 500 .TOO 9.20(1 i.:;oo m o 2.500 200 200! 2.00 "100 4.400 1.500 2,700 400 2.400 SOU "ij'oo 70.300 16.500 15.000 1074 Oo 113 SB 4754 105 106 03 05 113 ll.ti4 W't. 47 34t si--; 76 1 75i 52 j 504 3- 7til 7.i4 7:ti IVM 11334 135k 4 23. -i-tVi 474 47 47 206 154 15 60 2s4! 17S 258 'm 43 15.: i5.i 154 20! 204 074, 0S 14 14'S 504, 30 1774 1774 251 256 o., 424 74 1 60S 05 4.11 74 61 1S4 60 2)4 S3 1 8.:i. i;te 130 3; o 70 L 704 62 800 1844 184 1.100 70 700 83 000 I.TJ 2001 374 1001 724 4001 70 3,700107il06' ,'100 7.600 I37i::t4 137 ItillbUi IHl 26 25' 26 15 i5s n 125 106 103', M.14 26 2.V-. 26 r.24 il04 16, ', ,200 3.000 400 25.200 400 1.000 1.O0OI 103 ft.OW 2.400 10O 100 -. - 10,. 167 1 165 57 I 57 I 5;4 0141 914 01 1001,1100 100 7.0001 35 24 35 17.2tft15n..il-r.i; l.i 126.100 574 5lr 56 14.500 b2( J2 I S-I4 do 2d pfd 41.700 64 6.1 64 St. Louis & San Fran.. 2.000 53 55 55 do 1st pfd I i2 do 2d pfd 700 734 t:;', 7: St. Louis S. W 400 274 27 I 27 do pfd 1.500 50 50 5t St. Paul 11.400 165il6i 165 do pfd 1 1S! Southern Pacific 12.100 60 SI 60 OoS Southern Railway 31.300 34 34 34 do pfd 0.400 04 0.1V, 03- Texas & Pacific 1.200 :'&, K04 Toledo. St. L. & W 600 IS 17 174 do pfd 500 .15 35 1 35 Union Pacific 41,500 103 101 103 do pfd 1.1(H) IKi i0 b0 Wabash 800 22 24 do pfd 1.7(H) 43 42'., 42 Wheeling & Lake Eric. 10O 1S 184 14 do 2d pfd I 20 Wisconsin Central 500 20 20, 20 do pfd 200 42 41;, 41 Express Companies I Adams (105 American 207 United States .1 100 06 06 0(5 Wells-Fargo (ex dlv.) 1I80 Miscellaneous I Amalgamated Copper .. 33.7(H) 70 68 60 Amer. Car & Foundry- l.00 30 30) 304 do pfd f 500 i6 6 b6 American Linseed Oil , 13 do pfd 43 Amer. Smelt. & Refln.. 4.50O 46V, 44 454 do pfd 000 074 06, 06 Anaconda Mining Co... 700 30 30 ) 30 Brooklyn Rapid Tnlnslt 1,800 65 64i 60 Colorado Fuel & Iron.. 3(h) 8S SS S7 Con Gas 1,100 2104 210 217? Cont. Tobacco pfd 115 Gen. Electric (ex dlv.). 100 2S2 282 2SJ Glucose Sugar 200 304 304 :4 International Paper ... 400 21 21 21 do pfd 300 76 7(5 I 7.i4 International Power ... 100 S74 S74i s7 Laclede Gas 00 National Biscuit 1.200 45 44 4.. National Lead J l' National Salt 32 do pfd I ' North American 100 024 024' 92 Pacific Coast 100 734 734 .3 Pacific Mall 200 45 45 444 People's Gas 6.800 104 103 104 Pressed Steel Car 300 40 40 40 do pfd 500 S54 85 S5 Pullman Palace Car.... 100 218 218 217 Republic Steel 800 15 154 1"4 do pfd 000 6S4 CS OS Sugar 44.800 117 112 116 Tennessee Coal & Iron. 8.000 64 64 64 Union Bag & Paper Co 74 United States Leather.. 1.000 12 11 11 -i do pfd 2.800 Sl 81 81 United States Rubber.. 5.700 14 13 13 do pfd 200 40 40 40 United States Steel 0.500 43 42 43 do pfd 6.200 03 02 03 Western Union 1.300 02 02 02 American Locomotive .. SOO 31 31 31 do pfd 3.400 00 804 " Total sales for the day, 742,200 shares. BONDS. U. S. 2s. ref. reg.l0S4Atchlson adj. 48... do coupon 100C. & N.W. con. 7s. do 3s. reg 103 D. & R. G. 4s..... do coupon 108N. Y. Cent. lsts... do new 4s, reg..l304Northern Pac 3s. do coupon 1304) do 4s do old 4s, reg...lllSouthern Pac 4s. . do coupon 112 Union Pacific 4s... do 5s, reg 107West Shore 4s , do coupon 107WIs. Cent. 4a..... 05 1404 103 106 73 105 03 107 114 004 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec 31. Money on call strong, at 615 per cent; closed, bid and asked. 56 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 5854 Per cent. Sterling exchange easier, with actual busi ness in bankers bills at $4 S6 for demand and at $4 8344 83 for 60 days; posted rates. Banks Is causing much anxiety. The Rainier carries a crew of 24 men, and came to the Coast from the Atlantic, being known at that time as the tug New England. New Steamship Service. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 31. According to the Folltlken, a syndicate for the Im provement of the Danish "West Indies, capitalized at 4.000,000 kroner. Intends to establish a steamship service between Denmark and Central American ports, calling at St Thomas, whether the Islands are sold or not. Fears for Safety of Rainier. SEATTLE, Dec 3L Chlopeck Bros., owners of the steamer Rainier, fear that she nas met with some mishap during the Christmas-night storm. "While the vessel might have made some harbor during the gnle, the fact that she Is now almost four days overdue from the Dixon's Entrance Bid for Raining; Henrlette. ASTORIA, Or., Dec 3L But one bid was received by P. Li. Cherry, Lloyd's agent, at 2 o'clock this afternoon for raising the sunken bark Henrlette. , "Without be ing opened or the bidder's name to be disclosed, the bid was forwarded to the agent of the owners of the vessel at Portlanu. Domestic and Forelpn Ports. ASTORIA. Dec 31. Arrived at 7 A. M. and left up at 0:20 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco. Arrived In at 0 A. M. and left up at 10:30 A. M. Steamer Fulton, from San Francisco. Left up at 12 noon British bark Castor. Sailed at 3 P. M. Steam er Lakme. for San Francisco. Arrived down at 4:20 P. M. British steamer Argyll. Arrived down at 5 P. M. British steamer Pembroke shire; British steamer Knight Companion. Sailed at S P. M. Steamer Columbia, for San Francisco. Arrived at 5 P. M. Schooner Churchill, from San Francisco. Sailed at 0 P. M. Norwegian bark Olivia, for Queenstown. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., moderate; wind southeast: weather cloudy. Seattle, Dec 31. Sailed Steamer Tosa Maru, .tor Oriental pjrts; steamer Cottage City, for Sitka. Arrived December 30, steamer Cottage City, from Sitka. J Tacoma. Dec 31. Arlved British steamship 1 Selkirk, from Ladysmlth; American steamship I Asuncion, from San Francisco: American ' steamship City of Puebla. from San Francisco; 30th. British steamer Duke of Fife, from Japan. Sailed British steamer Braemar, for Japan. San Francisco, Dec 31. Arrived Steamer Signal, from Coos Bay; steamer Comet, from Coos Bay. Sailed Steamer Rainier, for Seat tle: steamer Pleiades, for Ladysmlth. New York, Dec 31. Sailed Celtic, for Liver pool: Furnepsla, for Glasgow. Halifax, Dec 3L Arrived Numldlan, from Liverpool, for St. John, N. B. Boulogne, Dec 3L Sailed Palatla, from Hamburg, for New York. St. Vincent, "Dec 31. Arrived Cycle, from San Francisco, for London. Yokohama. Sailed December 27 Empress of Japan, from Hong Kong, for Vancouver. Colombo, Dec 2S- Sailed Moyune, from Se attle, Yokohama, etc, for England. Sydney, Dec 31. Arrived Sierra, from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Auckland. Yokohama. Arrived December 30 Clensha.ll, from Tacoma and Seattle for Hong Kong. Southampton. Dec 31. Sailed Glenfarg, from Tacoma for London. St. Vincent. Sailed December 30 Glenlogan, from Tacoma forHull. Hong Kong, Sailed December 25 Glenroy, from Tacoma, for London, via Suez. CROWDS AT POULTRY SHOW Jadgres Score Points of the Feathered Aristocracy. Fully 400 people viewed the exhibit of the Oregon State Poultry Association yester day, -and never was there a finer collec tion of fowls assembled at any hen con vention in all Oregon or the Northwest, The exhibit Is open to all the -world, and there are some birds present from as far away as Sand Point, Idaho. Not only Is the number of fowls pres ent away up over the thousand mark, but the standard of excellence has also been raised. The "White Wyandotte pullet raised by President B. L. Paget, -which took the first prize last year, gets tne third prize this trip. President Paget Is Justly proud of his 16, White Wyandottes, on whose coops are seven prize cards. These birds are snow-white to the skin. There Is no tapering off tp yellow as the feathers get out of sight or under cover, and their legs are the mellow tints of the maple in early Autumn. These White Wyandottes take the highest scoring in the show, one of the pullets getting 95Ji. The pair of brunette chickens that rep resented Oregon at the Buffalo Fair are now well displayed in the window, and .3-.1.. k1...k . .V. .JJ.J .. 1.11-1... uiuucaiij' uiuau tik me ftucu uuuuij . itcur iiieiii 111 ine niuuuw are uve wtiuc Wyandottes, and five White Plymouth Rocks, which would be a credit to any country. The 10 weigh 80 pounds. One of the pullets scored 95. They were raised by Dr. A. C. Froom. near Vancouver. They won the Page trophy tray, of solid silver, and worth $50. Again all day yesterday the judging of the chickens was patiently prosecuted, and it was hard work. Near a gas stove In a cool corner, Judges Browning and Hitchcock carefully examined each fowl very critically, and noted good points and defects. Pain in the side nearly always comes from a disordered liver, and Is promptly relieved by Carter's Little LiYer" Pills. Don't forget this. SSSSSSSSBSSSSSSSSSSSBBflBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSSSSft Z SsSSBSbC"vbSB SOSW TttTZ-mw &2jL&y i..1? 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