Morning Oregonian., December 13, 1902, Page 15, Image 15

THE MORNIKG OREGONlAN, - SAOTKDAY, - DECEMBER " 13,' 1962.
IS.
rAHNEO GOOOSFIRM
'rices Continue tcLShow Re
markable Strength."
IH HEW C0R&ND ;f OMTOES
Short Delivery of -""Both. A-rtlcIcsTlie
Tradc'Sftnaliaa In B ultimo:
Local Hop ilarket . ' "v
. Stssrnaht; .J
The canned 'goods market continues to jshow
i remarkable strength. The output of corn" and
tomatoes Is .far below the demand, and only a
portion of'eontracts are belnc filled. There Is
no corn now, In Urst 'hands, and the trad here
finds Its orders pared down from 35 to 70 per
cent. The scarcity Is principally felt In the
Eastern product. Of orders- for tomatoes, only
75 per cent, or less. Is filled. The tomato pacjc
of California is now placed at not over -650.000.
cares. Stocks in first hands are not hearty,
brut prices have not shown any advance recent
ly, as the demand Is rather slow.
In connection with tomatoes and other canned
gools. a Baltimore trade circular says:
Quotations strongly reflect the comparatively
light position of stocks unsold ' in "irst hands,
and we auestlon whether the weakness of thq
list generally looked for at. this- season will
find repetition this year, for the simple reason
that there Is not the quantity of stocks In first
hands that Is generally found at this time of
the year. The outlook Is encouraging, and for
desirable lines of anything In the way ot fruits
and vegetables there need be no hesitation in
covering legitimate wants at todays figures.
Particularly is this the case in tomatoes, for
which Inquiry and new business of the. week
lias been quite satisfactory. Whatever may be
the outcome of the market the balance of the
year, there Is now every reason to believe that
every case of tomatoes will be wanted between
now and next packing season. The fact that
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia made a re
markable good pack of tomatoes this year Is
more- than offset by the very unfavorable con
ditions which existed in tomato-packing sec
tWis for the balance of the country. There Is
ffcry reason to believe that the states men-
loned will have to supply the balance of the
country's wants in tomatoes this year precisely
as It did last. The disposition amon" prom
inent distributive interests to buy at today's
figures reajly desirable lines is ample Indica
tion, In our Judgment, of the market's ability
to hold Its own.
HOP MARKET DULL.
No Demand From Buying; Interest
Sor Weakness of Values.
The hop market Is quiet, with a few sales of
prime to choice being made at 24V425c There
Is no demand from the buying interest, nor is
there any weakness shown on the part of large
growers. It is estimated that about . 10,000
hales are still in first hands, the majority of
whom are strong holders, and will not let go
"before the first of the year, as there Is no .spe
cial reason why they should sell. Furthermore,
the majority of growers are satisfied that
values will advance with the new year. Most
of the sales recently made were by small grow
er, alarmed bj tho stationary condition of the
market, or. by dealers, who were reducing their
stocks in order to settle their accounts .before
the end of the month. .
Hops Dull nt Xcw York.
NEW YORK, Dec 12. (Special.) Hops are
very dull. The market is unchanged, but easy.
Hons at London.
LIVERPOOL. Dee. 12. Hops at London, Pa
cific Coastilrra at Q.lZsQ7. , rj '
ABOVE ECItOPEAX VALUES.
Little Business in -American Wheat
on the Other Side.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 12. (Special.) The
Commercial West's London letter Eays ' of
wheat:
Present prices, of American Winter and
Spring wheat, are now so. much above values on
this side that business in these qualities Is ex
tremely difficult, and millers have had to turn
their attention to Russians, which, during the
last few weeks, have experienced a good trade,
although' confined almost exclusively to parcels.
Private advices received lately from America
are to the effect that the export of No. 2 red
Wintej. is practically finished for this season;
and It is a well-known fact that the home de
mand for Springs has been so large that only a
limited quantity can be spared for Europe later
on. This is proved by the fact that Eastern
American- stocks have not been allowed to ac
cumulate; and the large deliveries from farm
ers appear to have lent some color to the view
that first-hand reserves must have been drawn
Upon to an unusually larce extent, which has
no doubt led to the considerable buying report
ed for Chicago May. With fair European .stocks
and liberal quantities on passage, -we- are not
disposed to take a very bullish view of the
situation, but to anticipate a rise in wheat does
not, to our mind, appear very extravagant.
Anyhow, we consider the market "unbear
able." SYNDICATE PRUNE BUYING.
sJIolders on the Coast Release Goods
Slovrly..
NEW YORK. Dec. 12. (Special.) Free sales
of 40-OOs California prunes in transit were re
ported today for export to London at thp full
equivalent of spot. Business covering 1000
25-pound boxes 40-GOs out of spot stocks was
done for Hamburg account at CUc Cables
from London report the market there active,
supplies arriving finding immediate distribu
tive outlet. Similar cables were received from
France. Spot DO-lOOs are stronger on Coast
wires reporting a 3c four-size basfs for this
size. The same wire reports a sale of 70-80s
on a 2Hc four-size basis, but 50-00s are held
on a 3c basis. The buying pool is said to be
In control of a considerable block on the Coast,
but holders release goods slowly. Oregon 30-40s
are stiff at 714c. A few 50-G0s arrived and
are held at 5ic The sale of a car of 20-30s
Is reported at HHc In Jobbing lots. The ten
dency of the market throughout is strong.
Lima beans are dull' with the pressure of
poor grades felt In all descriptions.
Little mavemcnt is noted ln salmon. Spot
Is unchanged, with an offering of outside pack
red Alaska tails from the Coast at 85c f. o. b.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grnla. Flour, Feed, Etc.
Trading In all kinds of grain is very dull.
Wheat exporters are not in the market, except
as occasional buyers, and most of the trans
actions are being made for millers. For ship
ping purposes, club wheat Is quotable at 71c
and bluestem at 79e, but recent sales of both
grades have been made at a cent better. Oats
and barley are iulet but firm at 'the ruling
quotations.
FLOUR Valley. f3 253 50 per barrel; hard
wheat strairhts. fS 303 65; hard wheat pat
ents. f3 G0e- 10; Dakota hard wheat, ft 4031
5 30: graham. $3 20 3 00.
WHEAT Walla Walla. 71c: bluestem, 79c;
Valley. iZQ'dc export values.
BARLEY Feed, $23 50 per ton; brewing. $24;
rolled. 524 50.
MILLS TUFFS Bran, S1S219 per ton; mid
dlings, $23?24; shorts. ?1020; chop. $18.
OATS-No. 1 white. 1 15j l gray, $1 12$$
Qt'l 15 per cental.-
HAY Timothy, ,$10gll; clover-ffl; wheat,
$S0 per ton.
Hatter,- Epps, PoHltry, 'Etc.
Chickens, ducks and geese are. coming-in free
ly, and raovo off In a manner satisfactory to all
concerned. Receipts v of turkeys are light.
Fresh ranch egg6 are. firm. and scarce at 35c
Eastern are plentiful,velllng at 2528c, and
there Is an abundance of poorer quality on the
J k , ,, ; . -u - .
market. " "Butter '&tk' aTe ar the" .recent-reduction.
Cheese continues firm at the advance.'
POULTRY Chickens, mixed. 10c per pound;
voting. 10c; hens, 10811c; turkeys, live, lRe:
dressed. 15c; ducks, 36 per .dozen; geese, 8
CHEESE Full cream, twins, 10J4il7yro;
Young America. 174lSc; factory prices 1
lc Jess; Wisconsin. lGc per pound. .
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 2744ST30c per,
pound; dairy, 20g224c; store. 1581S&.'
EGG S 25 35c per dozen. i
7 ' Vegetable. Frait, Etc. -.
The trade In fruits is lively, and will con
tinue to Increase as the holidays approach. Tho,
demand from tho country Is especially good.
Oranges, lemons and bananas are In full supply-
Apples are too plentiful to be In healthy
condition. The potato market 'Is, weak; -but not
quotably lower. Swee.ts are In sufficient sup
ply: A carload of celery and caullffbwer ar
rived last evening from -Los-Angeles. .
VEGETABLES Turnips, 75&c per sack;
carrots. 7C80e: ;bcet. ?l.-per sack; parsnips,
$1 ..per sack; cauliflower, $1 752 per crate;
cabbage, lc per pound; celery.. Los Angeles,
r0!r?75c: Denver, $1 per dozen; lettuce, head,
per dozen, 25c; hothouse, fl 755T2 ' per box;
green onions, per dozen, 12c; cucumbers, 75c
?1 per bdr; green peppers, 4R5c per pound;
dry Chile peppers, 20c per , pound; Brussels
sprouts, Cc per pound; squash. ?1?1 50 per hun
drcdwelrht. GREEN FRUIT Apples, table, 85c0ll 50
per box; cooking,. 5075c; pers. ,75c3?$l 25 per
box; grapes, .Niagara, 50c per crate; Concord,
20 30c per basket, 15c per half "basket; Cali
fornia Tokay. $1 40 ner crater, Muscat, $1 25
per crate: Comlchon. $1 25; quinces, Oregon,
S5c(f$l per box: cranberries, Jersey, 511; Wis
consin. Bell & Cherry, $1111 50: persimmons,
?1 25 ,rer box.
TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons, $3 50 0 4 per
box; oranges, new crop navels, $3 5? 3 25; seed
lings, ?2 25JJ2 50; grape fruit, ?3 50 per box;
bananas. $2 25 2 75 per bunch; pineapples,
16 50 per dozen: pomegranates, $1 50 per box.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 7Vic per
pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, C0c; apri
cots, SSlOc; peaches, 79c; pears, 7V58c;
prunes, Italian, 4Vz6c: flss, California blacks,
6c; do white. 7Uc; Smyrna. 20c; plums, pitted,
4H5Hc
RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4-crown, "$ic; 3
crpwn, 7tfc; 2-crown, Gc; unbleached seedless
Muscatelralslns, 7c; unbleached sefdless Sul
tans. Clio; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes
of 20 pounds, $1 85; 2-crown, Jl 75.
POTATOES Best Burbanks. CCg0c per sack;
ordinary. 50g60c per cental, grc. rs prices;
McJrced sweets, $2 per cental.
ONIONS Oregon and Washington. 75c$T?l per
cental; shippers' price in carload -ols, 50c per
cental.
Groceries. Nuts. Etc.
COFFEE Mocha, 23jj28c; Java. .' fancy. 20ft
32c; Java. good. 2024c: Java, ordinary. 1801
20c: Costa Rica, fancy, lS(?20e; Costa Rica,
good, l&glSc: Cos,ta Rica, ordinary, io12c per
pound; Columbia roast, $10 75; . Arbnckle's,
?11 25. list: Lion. flO 75. f '
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 6e; No. 2.
4c; Carolina "head. 77Hc.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$1 85 per dozen: 2-pound tails, $2 75"; fancy
1-pound flats, $190; -pound flats. ,$1 '25;
Alaska pink. 1-pound tails, COc; red," Impound
tails. $1 30;' sockeye. 1-pound tolls, ?1 45; 1
pound flats, f 1 GO. ,
SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, .per 100
pounds: Cube, $5 30; powdcrcdi $5 15;; dry gran
ulated. $5 05; extra C. $1 55; golden C 44 45.
Advances ovpr sack basis as" follows. Barrels,,
106: half-barrels; 25c; boxes, .50ir per 100
pounds. Maple, lSgflOc per pound. Beet feugar,
granulated, $4 85 per 100 pounds.
HONEY 13c per No. 1 frame.
BEANS Small white, 4&c; large white, 4c;
pinks. 3c; Bayou, 3c; Lima, 5Vlc per pound.
NUTS Peanuts. 6c per pound for raw. &Q
8"ic for roasted; cocoanuts, 85300c per dozen;
walnuts.iaQiMc per pound; pine nuts. 10
1214c; hickory nuts,' 7c: Brazil-nuts. lCc; fil
berts. 1510c; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds, 14
15c: chestnuts. 16c. . I ; .
GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, $6 25gC 50 per 100
for spot ; '
.SALT Liverpool, 50s, $20 SO- per tonr-lOOs.
$20-10: 200s; $19- 50r half ground." per ton, "50s.
$16: 100s. .$15 50; Worcester salt. bulk. 320s.
$5 per barrel; linen sacks, 50s, SCs per sack..
OILS Coal oil, "cases, 23c per gallon; Iron
barrels, 16"4c;- wood barrels. 19c: linseed,
boiled, ' cases, 59c: barrels, 54c; linseed; "raw,
cases, 57c; barrels, 52c; gasoline, Iron barrels,
lOHc; cafes, 26c; turpentine, cases, 72c; wood
barrels. C8c; Iron barrels, CCer lots of JO cases or
more. 71c Collier and Atlantic white and red
lead, in lots of 500 pounds fir more, Cc; less
than 500 pounds. Gtfc
Hops, yVool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS Choice. 25"4S2CUc ner pound; prime
to choice. 24H25c! prime, 24c; medium, 22
23c per pound. '
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 10. poundB. and up,
1515V4o -per pound; dry kip. No. 1, "5- to 15
pounds. 12c; dry ,cat. No. 1, under 5 pounds,
10c; dry 'salted bulls and stags, one-third less
than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 00
pounds,'and over.. 89c; 50 to CO pounds, 78c;
under BO pounds and cows. 7c; stags" and bulls,
sound, 55Hc; kip, sound, 15 to 20 pounds, 7c;
veal,' 4sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; calf, sound,
under 10 pounds.; Sc: green (unsalted), lc per
pound less; culls, lc per -pound - less; ibrso
hides, salted,, each, $150412; dry, each,. $1
1 50; colts' hides, each, 25$50c; goat klns,
common, each. 1015c: Anrora, with wool on,
each. 25c?l.
WOOL Valley. 12415c; Eastern Oregon, 8Q
14Uc; mohair. 20328c:
PELTS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, each,
$5i6 20; cubs. $25; badger, each, 1040c;
wildcat, 2550c; house cat, 510e; fox. com
mon gray, each. 30550c: do red. each, $1 502;
do .cross, each, $5QG; do silver and black, each.
$.100(8200: fisher, each, $5tff0; lynx. each. $23;
mink, strictly No. 1. each, 50cjf$l 50: marten,
dark Northern, $C12; marten, pale pine, ac
cording to size and color, $1 502; muskrats,
large, each, 610c; skunk, each. 404jr50c; civet
or polecat, each, 510c; otter, for large prime
skins,- each, 30S?50c; wolf, mountain, with head
perfect, each. $3 5Cf5: wolf, prairie (coyote),
without head, each, 3035c; wolverine, each,
$47; beaver, per skin, large, $50; do me
dium, $304: do small, $11 50; do Kits. 5075c.
SHEEPSKINS Shearing, 15 20c; short
wool. 2535c; medium wool, 303Wc; long wool,
OOctSJl each!
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 45c; No. 2 and
grease, 2UCF3c
Meats and Provisions.
BEEF Gross, cows, $3"3 CO; steers, $14 33;
dressed, QMQTlic per pound.
VEAL 78Uc per pound.
MUTTON GrosB. $3 23; dressed. CGc
LAMBS Gross, $3 50: dressed. CMc .
HOGS Gross. $GG 25; dressed, 77&c
LARD "Portland, tierces, 13Vic per pound;
tubs, 13c: 50s. 13Hc; 20s. 1351c: 10s. 13C; 5S.
14c Compound, tierces, 9Vic per pound; tubs,
9c; fine, 10s, 15&c: seconds, 5s, 14c; AOs,
14c '
BACON Portland, 10I9c per pound; 'East
ern, fancy. 17c: standard, heavy. 15'.4c; bacon
De'ilies. 15Hc. ;
HAMS Portland. 14c per pound f picnic
iOHc per pound; Eastern fancy. 14&1 0c.
DRY-SALTED MEATS Portland clears. 12V4
13c: backs. 1213c; bellies. 1501Gc; plates.
10c; butts. 010c I , '
SAUSAGE Portland, ham. 12.J4C per -pound;
minced ham, 10V4c; Summer, choice dry, ITHc;
Bologna, long. 8c; wcincrwursts 9c: liver, 7c;
pork. 0c: blood. 7c; head cheese; 7cJ bologna
sautage link, 7Hc
PICKLED GOODS Portland, pigs feet, yt.
barrels, $4 50;. Jirbarel?. $2 50; 15-pound kit.
$1. Tripe, -barrels, $3 50; U-barrels, $2 75;
15-pound kit, $1; pigs' tongues, H-fbarrel, $8.
Ml nine Stocks.
SAN . FRANCISCO, . Dec 12.-U5fiicla! dosing
quotations for mining stocks:
Alta ,...$0 OIIMexlcan
Belcher 23 Occidental Con
TVJt JSV TColnhn,. nQ'rinVif.. -
.$0 04
,.' 10
,. 1 40
Caledonia 2 90
Challenge Con ... ,23
Chollar '19
Confidence 85
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 45
Crown Point 17
Gould &. Curry. . . 22
Hale & Norcross. 30
Justice T 1
Overman
59
Potol
Savage
Sierra Nevada
Silver Hill ....
Union- Con ....
Utah 'Con
Yellow Jacket
' NEW YORK, Dec 12. Mining stocks today
closed as follows r,
Adams Con .":$0 l5!Llttle Chief .....
Alice 17IOntarlo
Breece 40 Ophlr ....... i....
Brunswick Con, .. 3'Phoenlx
Conurtock TunneL 4:Potosl
Con. Cal., & Va... X 40Savage
Horn Silver 1 25 Sierra. Nevada -
0 09
0 00
1 40
G
0
18
.45
S3
8 00
iron silver ...... to small Hopes
Leadvirie Con
-1 Standard
BOSTON. Dec 12 Closing quotations:
Adventure $ 12 50'Osceola $ 50 00
Allouez 2251 Parrott 22 00
Amalgamated . 55 50 Qulncy 100 00
Daly -West .... 30 COjSanta: Fo Cop... l 50
Bingham 26 00 Tamarack HO 00
Cal. & Hecla... 440 00'Trlnlty 8 00
Centennial ID G2'UnIted States . 20 62
Copper Range . 53 50Utah 23 00
Dominion Coal. 128 00' Victoria 4 K!
Isle Royale .... 10 OOjWInona g fio
Mohawk" 85 OOl Wolverines .... 57 50
Old Dominion . .15.001
Netv York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Dec 12. The cotton market
closed barely steady at net unchanged prices to
a decline of 4 points.
SUDDEN PRICE RECOVERY
BULL -SPECULATION ON NEW YORK
STOCK MARKET.
Salistaatlal Bsylngr Helps the Entire
List ot Active' Securities Favor
able Hank Statement.
KEW YORK. "Dec 12. There was a sudden
revulsion of sentiment during day's trading
at the Stock Exchange., which transformed a
demoralized market Into what looked like an
animated bull, speculation. Undoubtedly, the
bear account, which had suddenly expanded
to unwieldy proportions In the last three" days;
was partly responsible for the, sudden and vio
lent recovery of prices, but the change In .sen-
tlment on the part of this element was prompt
ed by the evidences of large and Influential
buying -of a more substantial character. This
was the signal for the upturn of the market.
Before noon there were ragged, declines ot all
the way from 1 to 3 points In the prices of.
active railroad stocks. In the Inactive list,
including the specialties, the losses extended to
12 and 25 points, the last named in New York
& Harlem.
The last previous sale of this stock- was
made In April of 1901 at 430. Today's sale
was 3200 shares at 405.
The sale ot securities of this grade In axde
morallzed market Is generally regarded as the
result -of extreme pressure for money. That
there was such pressure today Is beyond dis
pute, and a great part of. the selling probably
was without free choice of nominal holders of
the securities. The withdrawal of credits from
holders of stocks and the practical Impossi
bility of obtaining fresh accommodations left
no recourse but to throw over their holdings
at the bef prices they could get. For a time
this process was carried on as It was yester
day, with practlcallj- no. buyers in th,e market,
but at the extreme decline the buying demand
developed. It Is probable that the level or
prices In Itself proved attractive to buyers who
have resources In reserve to avail themselves
of "barralns."
The casing of the mony situation as a result
of the day's events also gave some distressed
holders the power to secure means to protect 4
their holdings from sacrifice. The drastic
liquidation effected was the Immediate , cause
of relief to -the crisis in tho money market. " Arf
Important factor was the announcement that
tho $10,000,000 block of Pennsylvania Car Trust
certificates, which was taken by New York
banker earlier In the week, had been tak.cn
by foreign capitalists. The Incident helped, to
relieve the acute anxiety over the money out
look, and was promptly followed by an effective
rally. Another Influential factor was the reve
lation by the publication of the preliminary
figures of the currency movement, that' the
banks had gained something over $2,000,000
on the Interior movement of currency. thus
offsetting to some extent the loss of $3,720,000
In the Subtrcasury operations and gold ex
ports. Taken In connection with the probable
loan contraction, a less unfavorable, bank
statement is indicated thnn was feared. The
violent upturn df prices transformed the early
losses Into general net gains, which. In some
cases, were sufficient to wipe out all of yesterday's-
decline'. The market closed steady,
but slightly below the best. '
Bonds rallied from early weakness In sym
pathy - with stocks. Total sales, $4,495,000.
United States bonds were all ' unchanged on
the last call.
Kerr Yorlc Stoclc Market. .
STOCKS.
Atchison I
do pfd
Baltimore & Ohio. v.
do pfd ,f
Canadian Pacific ...
Canada Southern ...
SCO:
ll.GOv1
19,500
80ft
07T4
77U.1
804
ory.
us
85k
02
.5
400 03 92W 9J
10.700 il2il 1 mkriaiVi
aooM 7r 1 tti 1 to
300
76
75
9
Chesapeake- & Ohio.,.,.
3.900
3,300,
500
2
30
C9ri
44
.3Hi
GO
74
91
193
23
80
33
213
16
20yj
92H
24
CS
157
Chicago SNAlton..,.,
do pfd
70
Chicago, Ind. & Louts..
do pfd
Chicago & Eastern III.
Chicago Great Western.
do A pfd
do B pfd..'
Chicago & N. W
Chicago Term. & Tran.
do pfd
C. C. C. & St. Louis..
Colorado Southern
do 1st pfd ,.
do 2d pfd , ,..
5,300!
23
22
3.V
700
1.900
1.800
1.200
$00
3454
-215
210
1
15
20
01
25
GO
40
31
94tf
1.100
.,800;
CSV,
4lfe
2.500
1.400
. 100
2.500
1.100
Delaware & Hudson....
157
153
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 v.
Lake Erie & Westerp..
do pfd'
245
245
242
36
88
31
62J5
35i
2s
83
30
02 v,
43H
100V4"
90
141
3tt
GO
45
115
M
-42.400
3.800
4,400
43
41
3.80090
18G
4.500
99
5V.
94?4
000
7. GOO.
95
141
138
700
500
400
14,000
23.6C0
0,700
4,200
1,400
100
37
35
OT
45
G5
40
Louisville & Nashville.
121
11G 120
1411144
135 137Vt
Manhattan Elevated ...
Metropolitan Street'Ry,
Mexican Central
Mexican National ......
Minn. & St. Louis
Missouri Pacific ,
M,. K. & T
do pfd
New Jersey Central....
New York Central
Norfolk & Western....,
do pfd ,
Ontario & Western....,
Pennsylvania K
Reading
do 1st pfd ,
do 2d pfd-..'
137
20 22y,
1VA 14
15
10714
107:107
40,200
103
U9Tyi02
22fcT 23H,
51 53
....163
4.600
231
53
3,700
io.'sbo
152
148 151
3,000
"7.3'frO1
78.5S00
38,000;
1.400
1.200
3.C00
C9&
07 C9
.... 92
25tfi 27V.
53T,
83 u,
St. Louis &, San Fran..
do 1st pfd.........
do 2d pfd
St. Louis S. Wf
do pfd
St. Paul ; i
do pfd .; ....
Southern Pacific ...
Southern Railway ..
do pfd
Texas -& Pacific. . . .
Toledo. St. L. & W. .
do pfd
Union Pacific
-do ptd
Wabash
do nfd
100
800
1.300
1.200
82,500
200
GO. COO
10.700
1.300
0,200
000
900
73.300
2,700
2,500
4,000
Wheeling & Lake Erie.
400
500
do 2d pfd
Wisconsin Central
do pfd
Express Companies
Adams American
United States
2.200
1.SO0
100
120 120
Wells-Furgo
Miscellaneous
Amalgamated Copper
Amer. Car & Foundry
do pfd
American Linseed Oil.
do pfd
Amer. Smelt, & Rcfln
do pfd
Anaconda Mining Co..
18.000
2.000
200
200
53
32
S0
14
40
3IH
90
80
100
2,900
400
2,500
21.700
Brooklyn Bapld Transit
59ii
Colorado Fuel & Iron.;
Consolidated Gas ,
Cont. Tobacco pfd....w
General Electric
Hocking Coal
International Paper ...
do pfd
National Biscuit
National Lead
North American-
Pacific Coast ,
Pacific Mall
People's Gas
Pressed Steel Car..-..
do pfd ,
Pullman Palace Car...
Republic Steel
do pfd
Sugar
Tennessee Coal & Iron
1.100! SI
79
4.100
209
com
110
175
18
1.100
000
1.-800
200
00
17
71
1,500
700! 111
too
200
3.2O0
2.000
400
100'
0,200
1,500
21.100
117ll20
8.O0W
Union Bag & Paper Co.
m
"io
87
70
200
do pra
United Stated Leather.
do pfd ,
United States Rubber.
do pfd . ..,
United States Steel....
do pfd
Western Union .........
American Locomotlvo .
do pfd ,
Kansas City SoutherrL
do ptd V..
Bock Island
, do pfd
11
88
15
50
3S
88
004
23
90
33
75
20H
Ml
Total sales tor the day, 1.404.300'eharee.
BONDS.
U. S. 2s, ref. reg. 107! Atchison adj. 4s... 00
do coupon 10S'4 C. & N.W. con. 7s.l33
'do 3s. reg 107HD. & R. G. 4s..:..101
. do-coupon . 10irj N. Y. Cent. lstB.i.l02
do new 4s regtvlSS'jNorthern Pac. 3s.. 72H
do coupon ....WC5 do 4s 1034
do old 4s, reg..JQ8South(:rn Pac 4s.. S9
do coupon 109"AUnion- Pacific 4s. ..1044
A Vo , OI, . ..A
do 5s.. -reg.
103K West Shore 4a..
113
do coupon
.,,J035iiWIs. Central 4s.
91
Stocks at London.
LONDON, 'Dec 12. Closing quotatlbnS:
Anaccnia
6S
Atchison
. 8114.1 do Dfd ..... 1
93
27Vl
do pfd
Balt.A& Ohio...'.
Can. Pacific ....
Ches. & Ohio...
90?iIOntarlo & Western 27
. 90
Pennsylvania
-12S
Reading r
do 1st pfd.....
do 2d ofd
43
37
Chi. Gr. Western.. 24
Chi., H. & St. P.-172'
Denver & Rio Gr. 36'
do pfd . 90
.Southern Ry-
00 pra ........
Southern Pacific
K"Erle 31 jUnl'on'Paclflc . . . .V "9Stf
00 j si piu...... iw I -00 pia .......... mi
do 2d pfd. ?,43 Ui S, Steel... 32
Illinois .Central 1431 - do-pfd. 2
Louis. & Nash. ...12.5K, Wabash ."..'........ 23H
"M., K. & T.;.... 23 j do "pfd , 41
N. Y. Central.. i.i.154 . -
-Money,
Exchange, "Etc.
,NEW YORK. Dec :12. Money on call, firm,
at G12 per cent; closing offered at G. per cent.
Time money firm; 00 .and 90 days' loans mada
under jpeclal arrangements; six months, 6 per
cent; prime mercantile paper, Gper cent.
Sterling exchange weak,' with actual business
In bankers liin's at $4 8T for- demarid, and at
$4 834 83.55 for' CO days' bills; posted rates,
$4 84U and $4 83; commercial bills,' $4 S2
4 83tf . 1 . -
Bar silver, 47$fic
Mexican dollars. 37ttc
Government honds steady; railroad bonds Ir
regular. LONDON, Dec. 12. Bar silver quiet.' 22M
per ounce.
Money, 3&3?f per cent.
Rate" of dlsbdunt for short' bills, 3T per cent;
for three moftths' bills, Z per cent. . .
Consols for money, ' 92V4'; tor account,' 92.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. Silver .bars",
47c per ovnee.
Mexican dollars Nominal.
Drafts Sight, par; telegraph. 2c
Sterling-on London Sixty days; $4 84; sight,
$4 87fc.
Philadelphia' Stoclc Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 12. The 'sensational
drop yesterday. In Consolidated Lake Superior
stocks on the local exchange continued this
morning. The common stock, which closed at
0U yesterday, after a decline ot 10, points dur-i
Ing the day, opened at 8 this morning, and then
steadied at above that point. Consolidated
Lake. Superior preferred opened at 45 and
quickly dropped to 86, a net decline of 14
points compared with last night's close. Cam
bria Steel and United Gas Improvement both
showed the effects of the break, the former
losing nearly 3 points and the latter 3U. Con
solidated Lake Superior common sold as high
as? 38 in April of this year, .and the preferred
above 75.
Bank Clcnrlnss.
Clearlrr.
$537,701
73S.22U
840.21G
,.. 300.008
Balances.
$ 74,018
130.340
40,300
40.752
"Portland
Seattle .,
Tacoma
Spokane
v Dnily Trcasnry Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances:
Available cash balances ; .$207,128,420
Gold ., 120,108,14(1
EASTEIIX LIVESTOCK.
PricesCurrent at Chicago, Omahn
and KnnsrtK City.
CHICAGO,. Dec 12. Cattle Receipts, 4500.
Market slow. Good to prime steers, $5 603
6 GO; poor to medium. $3 50ij?5 50; stockers and
feeders. $2S4 50; cows. $1 254 50; heifers.
$1 903; canners. $1 2532 35; bulls, .$2 20
4 50; calves, $37; Texas fed steers, $3 50
4 75. ,
Hogs Receipts, 35.CO0; tomorrow, 18,000; left
over, 20,000. Market 45S25C- lower. Mixed and
butchers, $5 70fSG 10;. good to choice heavy,
$0 15SG 35; rough heavy, $5 SQ6 10; light,
$5 505 00.
Sheep Receipts, 17,000. Market demoralised.
Good to "choice wethers, $3 504 25: fair to
choice mixed, $2 3093 50;" Western sheep, $3 d3
4 25; native lambs, $3 753 25; Western
lambs, ?45 25. -1
KANSAS CITY. Dec 12. Cattle Receipts,
4C00, including 400 Texans. Market steady;
bulk of sales. $34 25. Texas cows. $22 73;
native cows and heifers, $1 73fi4 25: stockers
and feeders, $1 75?J4 .G3:,bulls, $2SJ3 25;' calves,
$2 50G 25; Western steers, $3g5 23;Western
cows, J23. . '
Hogs Receipts, ' 8000. Market ' slow, 5??10c
lower; bulk of sales",- $3 050 05. Heavy; $0
0 10; packers, "$3 90!J0-05: medium", $0SG07V4;
light, $5 00301 Workers. $5 95SG; plgi, $5 50
05 85.
Sheep Receipts, 1000. Marke,t weak. Mut
tons, $3(34: lambs, $3 505 23; range wethers,
$33, 45; ewes, $34 10.
OMAHA. Dec. 12. Cattle Receipt?. 3300.
Market 10c lower. Native steers, $3 23Gt cows
and heifers, $2' 90t If): Western steers, $3 75
ffG 50; Texas steers. $3"4 25; cows and heifers,
range, $2 503 60; cannera. $1 252 50; stOck
ers and feeders, $2 5CW4 5; calvos, $3 5CG:
bulls, stags, etc, $1- 73f?2- 73.
Hogs Receipts. 9000. Market 10c lower.
Heavy, $5 07iG 05; mixed. $5 97490; light,
$5 0008; pigs. 5505 SO; bulk of sales. $5 95
G 02.
Sheep Receipts. 3000. Market' steady. Fod
muttons, yearlings, $3 75fl4'?5; Westerns, $3 25
4 50:. wethers. $3 253 00! ewes, $2 754 23;
common and stockers, $2g?3 40; lambs, $4 300
6 50. ,
SAN im AN CISCO. ..MARKETS.
Prices Current, for JPrbdnce at the
Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 12: A carload of
Oregon apples, rart Vlnesops and part Ben
Davis, was ofTerlnr. The Wlnesaps were la
five-tier boxes, and were held at ?1 per box.
The Ben Davis were ,ln 4', tiers, and were
offered at 75o per box. Potatoes' and onions
were easy.
Vegetables Cucumbers. 75cl 25 per ' box;
garlic, 2"214c per pound; green peas, 4"7c per
pound: string beans, SfflOc per pound; toma
toes, 40c$1.25; onions, 4075c; egg plant, 10Q
124e.
Apples Choice, $1 75; common, 30c.
Ban&nas 73c$2 50.
Limes Mexican, $44 B0.
California lemonsr-Cholce, $2 50; common,
75c
Oranges Navels. ?23.
Pineapples $1 504.
Potatoes Early Rose," CSSSc; River Bur
banks, 3055e: river reds, 3045c; Salinas Rur
banks, S0c$l 15; sweets, $1 23; Oregon Bur
banks. 75c!9Tl 05. ,
Poultry Turkey gobblers, lGlScrdo hens, 10
I80: old roosters, $4 505; do young, $5g3 50;
small broilers. $3(33 50; do large, $4?4 30; fry
ers, $4 5065: hens. $4 505: old ducks, $3(J4;
do. young, $4 5000 50.
Butter Fancy creamery. 3.14c; do seconds,
29c; fancy dairy, 30c; do seconds, 27c
Eggs Fancy ranch, 40c; Eastern, 2429c
Cheese Young America, 1617c: Eastern,
lC17e
Wool Fall Humboldt and Mendocino. 13g
14c: mountains, SflOc.
Hay Wheat. $12Q;1G: wheat and oats, $12
15; barley. $8 50010 50; alfalfa. $811 30; clo
ver, $7 509 50; straw, 50ftC5c . bale.
Hope 23326c
Mlllstuffs Bran, $19 50S20 50; middlings,
$23 5025,
Receipts Flour, 24.C65. quarter sacks: do Ore
gon, 5S40 quarter sacks; do Washington, 2420
quarter sacks; wheat, 1310 centals; do Oregon,
6240 bushels; barley, 2700 centals; oats. 4100
centals; do. Oregon. 14S0 centals; do Washing
ton. 4365 centals; beans. 1576 sacks; corn. 500
centals; potatoes, 8287 sacks': do Washington,
373 sacks; bran, 870 "sacks; do .OregoiC 3424
sacks; do Washington. 1763 sacksj- middlings,
780 sacks; hay, 510 tons; wool, 14 bales; hides,
162. ,
Metal Mnrkctn. '
NEW YORK. Dec, 12. The feature of today's
metal markets was the sharp advance In tin
at London, where a gain for the day ot 1 10s
was reported, wlth'spot reported at 114 12s Gd,
and futures at 115. The New York market
advanced some 40 points on the inside price,"
spot closing at 2S.3025.45c
Copper declined 2s Gd In London, making
the spot quotation 50 Gs 3d and futures 53
12s Gd. Xocally, .the market was- nominal and
unchanged. '
Load was steady but quiet here at" 4c. In
London It was firmer, advanclnr 23 Gd to 10
lGs 3d.
Spelter was unchanged here at 4.05e, and In
London at 10 17s Gd.
Iron was lower abroad. Glasgow closing at
B4s 3d,, nominal, and Mlddtcsboro at 47s d.
Locally .the. market was quiet and unchanged.
Warants continue nominal, with No. 1 foundry
Northern quo'od at $2325, and No. 1 foundry
Southern soft. $2223.
Dairy Produce -at Chicago.
CHICAGO,. Dec. 12. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creameries, 18$2Dc; dairies, -1725c
Cheese Steady, HU12'4c.
Eggs Steady, 24c
Dead Body Tied in. Baggy.
KINGSTON, Mich., "Dec. -12. Ella
Beardslee, of tbjs village, has heen found
dead about four miles south of here, tied
In her buggy. The ropes prevented her
body from falling out of the seat. She Is
supposed to have been assaulted and mur
dered, 'then. tied in the buggy and her
horse started for home.
Persons Bufferinjr from sick headache.
29uH dizziness, .nausea, constipation, pain in the
03 I side, are asked to try one vial of Carters
00 1 Little Liver -Fills.
REALIZING CApS A DROP
WHEAT AT CHICAGO OPENS STRONG
.AND CLOSES LOWER.
Underlying Sentiment of the Market
Appears to Be Toivard the
Bnylnsf Sfde.
CHICAGO, Dec .12. Unfavorable weather in
the Southwest, higher cables and smaller re
ceipts caused a strong opening in wheat, and
May 61d at the highest ot the year, being up
c td c, at 7778c. Longs yielded to
the temptation of taking profits, and prices
weakened under the liquidation. May selling off
to 77Uc Commission houses boufiht freely at
the decline, rallying the market somewhat, but
renewed realizing toward the close caused an
other reaction, final figures on May "being c
lower, . at 77H77c December also closed
easier, being down c, at 75c The ' settled
weather In Argentina 'j-as a bull Influence,
and. although prices were lower, the underlying
sentiment appeared to be toward the buying
side.
Coin was active and strong- early "on the
strength of wheat, firm cables and unfavorable
weather. General selling soon developed and
the market gradually weakened, the close being
easier, with. May down vg'.4c, at 44&c
Oats ruled firm until the close when it eased
oft In sympathy with wheat and corn. May
closed! a' shade lower, at 33V4c
Provisions were weak, due" to lower prices for
hogs and In sympathy with grains. January
pork closed 3c lower, lard 7H10c down, and
ribs ofiT 10c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
OrnlnK. HlKhrst- Lowest. Closing.
December
May
July
..$0 70 . $0 70 $0 75 $0 75Vi
.. 77-Ji 78 77 77V4
.. 74- 74
CORN.
.. .57 58
... 4J 40
.. 44 45
OATS.
74
57
48
44
74tf
December
January .
May
.57
44&
Dec. (new)
May
... 32Vi
.. '-..13
32V4.
35
PORK.
16 70
15 53 s
31
31
MESS
...10 50
..15 43
January
May . ...
16 45
15 40
10 57
15 52&
LARD.
December
.10.20 10 22
10 20
065
0 05
10 22
0 70
0 07
January 9 70 9
May .' 0 07 0 10 - .
SHORT RIBS.
January 8 30 . 8 S3
May 8 22 8 27
ffSO
8 22
8 32
8 27
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Quiet, steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. -7577c; No,
3. 70
74c; No. 2 red." 737Gc.
Corn-rNo. 2. 5lVc; No. 2 yellow, 57c.
Oat5 No. 2, 31c; No. 3 white. 3234c
Rye No. 2. 49V4c.
Barley Good fccdlns, 3G."0c; fair to choice
malting. 1530c
Flaxsecd No. 1. $1 13; No. 1 Northwestern.
$1 24.
Timothy seed Prime. $3 Gj.
Mess pork S17 per bbl.
Lard $10 2310 30 per cwt.
Short rlbJ sides Loo;C $3 508-73.
Dry mlted shoulders Boxed. $S 25'80 50.
Short clear sides Boxed. ?S 750.
Cover Contract grade, $10.30.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels
"Wheat, bushels
Corn, bushels
Oats, bushels
Rye. buriirls
Barley, bushels
20,500
20. COO
... 00,000
... 203.000
...174.000
... 12.OC0.
... 47.SO0
IS COO
116.000
241.000
1.000
10,800
Grain nnrt Produce nt New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Flour-Itecstpts 22.
300 bar-els; exports. 15,000 barrels. Mar.iet
qulft but steady, .
n-u Tj-intn, 127.700 bushels; exoorts.
43.5C0 bushels.- Spot market easy. No. - red
824c elevator. 70c f. o. b. afloat. Options
were Irregular all day. and closed weak at
iii-16c net decline. May closed at 81Hc,
July. 7S?4c: December. E3c.
Hops, wool, hides Nominal.
Butter-Receipts, 3100 paclwgcs. Market
Arm. State dairy. 2027cr creamery, extra,
30c; creamery. 21020c. -
Epgs-Recelps. 4700 packages. Market dull.
Stato ami Pennsylvania. 20c: Western candled,
poor to fancy. 20?27c.
Grnln nt San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, Wheat steady.
Barley firmer. Oats firmer.
Wheat Shipping. $1 401 43: milling, Jflfr'J c? against 5,704,440 bushels last week, 3,879.
01 50.
, Barley Feed.
$1 "23; brewing, $1 2014
01 27.
Oats Red. $1 22V401 35;
white. $1 2531 40;
black. $1 201 35. '
'CaH'coa'd sales: - ......
- AYhcat-Steady: May, $1 .Wft;. cash. $1 4o
Barley Firmer: May, $1 24.
fCom Large yellow, $1 4531 4716.
European Grain Markets.
t.oxdON. Dec 12. Wheat Cnrgoes on pa
mnro Innulrv: carroes No. 1 standard
California. 30s 1015d: Walla Walla. 2Ss lOJid.
English country markets Arm.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 12. Wheat Firm; No. 1
standard California. 6s 8d. Wheat and flour In
Paris steady. French country markets quiet.
Weather In England cold and dry.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Births.
December 5. boy to the wife of Albert E.
nelms. 0 East Thirty-first street.
December 1, girl to the wife of A. Leaven.
518 Starr street. -
Contagions Disease.
Son qf H. V. Mitchell, COS Hawthorne ave
nue; scarlet fever.,
Deaths.
December' 11. Eva Kowaleke, 13 years 8
months 14 days, 5244 Reed -street; meningitis.
December 10. Henry Bucher, C5 years, 00
No-ih Third street; heart failure.
Drcrober 10. Jacob Rothkowsky, 57 years 5
months. 309 First street; cerebral hemorrhage.
December 10'. Ludwlg Miller. 11 months 27
days. 7C2 Hendricks avenue: pneumonia.
December 10, E. W. Thompson, 23 years 2
months 22 days, St. Vincent's Hospital; typhoid
fever.
December 10, J. R. Steinberg. 35 years, 340
First street: suicide.
December 0, Barbara L. Sechtem. 30 years
10 months 0 da-3. St. Vincent's Hospital; In
testinal obstruction.
Baililing Permits.
H. B. and W. E. Stout, two-story dwelling.
T..f--hi,-! nml "V utreet: $2500-
H. C. Albce & Co.. repairs, Grand avenue and
East" Main street; $400.
E. J. Haseltine. repairs, Seccnd and Ash
streets; $3C0. .
H. Rasmussen, two-story dwelling. Twenty
fourth and Vaughn streets; $1250.
M. E. Arthur., tworstory dwelling, jasi
Twelfth and Powell streets; $G0O.
T. Bedora, repairs, Front and Harrison
streets; :00.
T. Bedora. repairs, Front and "Montgomery
streets; $350.
Real Estate Transfers.
Emma Goldsmith and husband to Mau
rice Relnstelnt lot 0, block 11, Gpld
fmlth'e Addition $1000
Louise H. Boise et al. to Lois H. Sher-'
man, W. of lots 7 and 8, block 200,
Hawthorne' Park : 1200
Portland Trust Company to Seward E.
Allen. lots' 10. 11. block 22, Tremont
Place 100
J. .N. Teal, executor, to Carrie W. Blakes
lee. S. 18 feet, off of lots 21 and 22,
block 2, Grasmere 1
Mary J. Ball et al. to Josle D. Porrlsh,
lots 13, 14, block 1, Gay's Addition 400
Wlllard J. Brown and wife to Cora N.
French and husband, lots 34 and 35,
block 132, University Park 2G5
S. D. WHIIS et al. to W. E. Willis, 27
acres in J. and L. E. Wells' D. L. C... 1
J. E. Blackburn and wife to R. J. France. .
lots 10 and 17, block 18, Mount Tabor
Villa Annex 6C0
Henry Jasper and wife to J. A. Poffen
berger. Jots 16 and 17 block 3, Gray's
Addition- ... 1 825
G. N. Marshall and wife to John Hewitt,
314 acres, section 6, T. I N., It. 1 E 410
J. V. Beach et al, to D. S. Williams; lot
12, block 6. Point View 250
F. W. Torgler and wife to Man T. Lie
berman. lot 18, block 16, Riverside Ad
dition ...?.. .-..." 175
Wilbur A. Rldeout to John MPltfenger,
16t 5 "and N: 5.58 feet of lot 4, -block 7.
Williams Avenue Addition 800
A. B. Manly to William T. Kerr, lot 2,
block 4,Willlams Avenue Addition 500
'For Guaranteed. Titles
See Pacific Coast Abstract. Guaranty &
Trust Co., 204-5-6-7 Falling building.
GOE
9
Buys and sells' GRAIN .PROVISIONS,
STOCKS, BONDS and COTTON -
FOR. CASH OR FUTURE D ELI VERY.
Deals in Government, Municipal and Miscellaneous Securities. Owning and opera t
lngthe most extensive Private Wire System In the world, we cart execute large or'
smaU orders more promptly and 'satisfactorily than any other concern.
we guarantee to execute orders when limits are reached. "We do not hold you
responsible tor more than the margin you place on a trade. "We charce no Inter
est for carrying- long stocks.
MARGIXS REQUIRED t Grain, lc per hHahel; Stocks, 2 per share. Coan--xaiaaion,
grain, l-9c per, hashel; stacks, 1-4 of X per cent. 1 '
We will send y.ou our -Book o Statistics and Dally Market fre,e. Write for it..
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75 of the principal, towns and cities of the Northwest, Including Spo'kane Colfax
Pullman, Rltsville. Dayton. Walla Walla Moscow. Pendleton. - "Wires under con
struction to Portland, Tacoma. Seattle, Everett and Vancouver. B. C. ,-
ND IP YOU HAVE AN OPEN TRADE OR ACCOUNT WITH US YOU CAN
D. OPERATE XT IK ANY OF OUR T5 OFFICES.
GREATEST RETAIL TRADE
LOVER TEMPERATURE AND HOLI
DAY DEMAND HELP BUYING.
Railroad Earnings for November Ex
ceed Last Year' by 7 Per Cnt
Nation's Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. R. G. Dun & Co. s
weekly report of trade tomorrow will say:
Lower temperatures and holiday demands
have combined to accelerate retail trade, sales
largely exceeding tho corresponding week In
preceding years. Much postponed business Is
being made ud, and shipping departments are
crowded with work, but. wholesale trade has
.ruled quiet. Railroad earnings for the month
of November exceeded last year's by 7 per cent
and that of 1000 by 20.5 per cent.
Some supplementary orders for Spring shoes
are received by New England shops, but the
season Is practically over. Aside from activity
In union sole, the leather market has been
quiet. Further concessions have occurred In
domestic hides, but foreign dry hides are firmly
held. Conditions are practically unchanged as
to cotton goods. Woolen goods for next Fall
have been opened at an advance of from 5 to 50
per cent. -
Failures this week In the United States are
260, against 204 last week, and In Canada 30,
against 150 last week.
WHOLESALE TRADE QUIET.
Iron ami Steel Show Symptoms
of
Weakness for Crnde Material.
NEW YORK, Dec 12. Bradstreet's tomor
row will say:
Retail distribution, further stimulated by
colder weather and the advance ot the holiday
season, has expanded largely, until now It eas
ily occupies first position In the trade situation.
Wholesale trade, except where inroads upon
retailers' stocks have induced, re-orders, Ms
lapsing Into the. quiet usual at this stock-taking
period. Building trade activity has been
checked byMhe prevailing weather and tho dis
tribution of "lumber " and building materials
generally Is less active. Other leading Indus
tries also note the quieting down usual at this
season. Great basic conditions, however, make
for future prosperity. Cold weather and snow
have helped, distribution, at retail In the North
west, and th'e outlook Is for an unprecedented
holiday distribution on the Pacific Coast. Re
orders .of heavy goods from Jobbers, are still ot
m6deratc proportions at the Wf st, but .Spring
sales art larger than a year ago In dry goods,
shoes and clothing, kollday trade Is brisk for
this early "stage of the season at the East.
Heavy clothing, shoes and rubber goods have
moved Into consumption largely during the
vcek, and Srrlnc business is reported of flat
tering volume.
Alone among the Industries, Iron and steel
show symptoms of weakness for crude mate
rial, but this, on the whole, 13 more apparent
than real, because demands for supplies are as
pressing as ever, and production has not yet
overtaken consumption.
Business failures In the United States for
tho week ending December 11 number 247 as
.against 185 last week, and 233 In this week
last year.
AVhcat, Including flour, exports for the week
ending December 11 aggregate 3,761,047 bush
808 bushels In this week last year, and 4,875,i
577 bushel In 1800. Wheat exports since July
1 aggregate' 120,507,405 bushels, against 130,
303,381 bushels last season, and 80,008,003
bushels In 1000.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12. The following table,
compiled by Bradstrect. shows the bank clear
ings at the principal cities fornhe'week ended
December 11, with the percentage of Increase
and decrease, aa compared with tho corre
sponding week last year:
Clearings. .
Inc.
Dec.
18.8
G.1
G.0
1.2
17.5
18.7
0.0
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Baltimore
San Francisco ....
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Cleveland
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Detroit
Louisville
Indianapolis
Providence
Omaha
Milwaukee
Buffalo ,
St. Paul ...........
St. Joseph
Denver
Richmond
Savannah
Salt Lake ..-
Albany
Los Angeles
Memphis
Fort Worth
Seattle
Washington
Hartford
Peoria v
Toledo
Portland, Or
Rochester
Atlanta
Des Moines
New Haven
Worcester ,
Nashville - ........
Springfield, Mass
Norfolk
Grand Rapids ....
Scranton
$1,207,880,000
133,002,000
100.004.000
40,030.000
35,932.000
22.057.000
20.1G8.1G9
22.83S.000
20,075,000
14,185.000
17.300,000
17,527,000
10,294,000
11,003,000
12 200.000
0. 832.000
7,316.000
8,120,000
7.O22.000 .
7.33.1,000
3,701,000
4,448,000
4,477,000
4,304,000
4.720.000
2.827.00O
5,010,000
6.5UG.0O0
3.107.000
4.380.813
4.2OS.0OO
2.887.O0O
3.3C2.O0O
2,091,000
3.5SG.283
2.410.000
3.220.000
2,400.000
1.754.000
1.508.000
2,160.000
1.3C4.000
1.732.000
1. C70.000
070.000
. 1.235.000
1.G34.000
1.409.000
1.189.000
1,503.000
2,153.410
2.137.953
1,599.000
850,000
1.250.000
1.090.000
1.2SS.000
1,012.000
782.000
1.100.000
GG4.000
S04.000
54S.000
C52.000
540.000
597.000
657.000
401,000
614.000
048,000
787.000
691.000
374.000
650.000
410.000
305,000
364.000
338.000
3G5 000
331.C00
278.000
291.000
22.4
10.0
0.3
2.9
13.0
1.4
"i!6
25.0
2.0
1.4
3.G
5.2
8.0
27,4
33.5
7.4
14.0
3.4
13.0.
39.5
4S.1
44.0
20.0
io.o
13.4
2.3
11.0
321
3.G
21.1
Portland. Mo
Sioux City
Augusta
Syracuse , . .
Dayton. O
Tacoma
Spokane
Topeka
Davenport .;
Wilmington, Del .
Evansvllle
Birmingham .....
Fall River
Macon
Little Rock ;
Helena
Knoxvllle
Lowell
Akron
Wichita i...
Springfield, III ..
Lexington .. .,
New Bedford ....
Chattanooga .....
Youngstown ......
Kalamazoo
Fargo '
BInghamton
Rockford
Canton
Jacksonville. Fla
Springfield. O ...
Chester
Qulncy
Bloomlngton ....
27.1
11. C
74.8
27.1
14.7
20.0
7.7
3.9
'h'.o
"69
35.0
7.4
2.G
3.4
10.9
24.5
15.3
55.5
18.1
5.G
39.7
S.9
35.0
sloux Falls
Jacksonville,
111
Fremont ....
Houston ....
Galveston . . .
Columbus. O
Wheeling ...
Wl!kebarre
1G0 000 20.3
14.97C.000 10.4
10.418.000 , 21.8
. 0,551.000 23.1
748.000 14.3
74G.000
Totals, U.
Outside N.
S..
Y..
...$2,083,014,355
....$ 816,025,050
CANADA.
....$""19,232,007
1G.220.C9G
5,438.862
1.830.531
1.053.535
... 1.097.091
312.637
6S1.1G7
....r 1.G01.S17
2.02G.420
780.153
"Montreal
Toronto .
"Winnipeg- .
Halifax . .
Vancouver,
4.2
12.8
14.0
16:3
18.0
4.0
6.2
12.8
K'c:
Hamilton
.Ft. John. N. B.
Victoria. B. C.
"Quebec .
Ottawa
London
Totals. Canada ,..$ 5q,l04.363 29.0
' , : T7T
Coffee and Sngar.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Coffee Futures
.....
closed
Coiumissioii Co.
Capital and Surplus,' $300,000.00
quiet. Sales. 3700 bags. January. $4 80: May,
$0: July, $5 10. Spot Rio quiet. No. 7 In
voice. 5Uc Mild quiet; Cordova," 7tf12c .
Sugar Raw firm; . fair refining. S 7-16c; cen
trifugal, oc test, 315-lOc. Molasses sugar,
3 3-16c Refined quiet.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
, J Mcl Wood, city
G Johnson, Milwaukee,
W H Emerson. Seattla
v- v vveatnerwax, Ab
erdeen P C Fulton, Chicago
Mrs Waldo E Knapp
F D Cooper, Tacoma
a. wadhams, Blalna
G B Wilkinson. N Y
Chas O MIddleton.Clna
Arthur Elston, San Fr
Mr & Mrs J R Dwyer.
Master w G Knapp. do
3" R Hanify. -San Fr
H F Norton & w.Seattl
NY
j it morris, Chicago
Geo E Chandler, city
H D Smith & w.Seattla
F W Watte. San Fran
W Llebenthal, Rochestr
G Llppman. N Y
u H Williams. San F
v K Crewdson, Chgo
J F Pershung, do
J N Le Bold. Chicago
B N Ellng. San Fran
Robt Keupler. Clifton
Walter Lyon. Salem
A G Gray, Vt
Mrs A G Grav. Vt
T H Purdy. Chlcaeo
Frank "Russell, Fort
atevens
W T Chulter. Astoria
C Nathan. Grass Vy
E J Lewis. Chicago
Joe Smith. Seattl Times
D E Brockbank. S F
Miss Elizabeth Gray.do
jars urainard Archer,
Gus Hqffstadt, Chicago
a a sanrora. u y
W E Anderson, Phlla
F F Ogg, Minn
L Light. N Y
Miss Davidson, BlsmrK
D B Folsom & wife, ,
Helena
C E Blng. Burlington
Mrs C N Clark, Hanni
bal H D Thing,. Astoria
I Monhelmer. Astoria
Chas M Allen. USA
S J Sternberg. S F
Mrs J McCabe. W W
Miss Olive McCabe. doj
evy. ban Fran
Sherwood Glllespy, do
Jonn S Howell, do
THE PERKINS.
L. Wlllard. Alaska C J'Shedd, Shedd, Orl
A L Ferguson, Cal Miss L Carberry, Sa-I
5' Abahler.- Eugene B G Davis, Tacoma
H Taylor. Everett
H C Herron, Corvallls
F W Elliott. San Fran
C F Osborne, Seattle
A C Hilton. San Fran
A H Barker, San Fr
A C Latham, Coburg
Geo D Rushmere, S F
A P Conley, La Grand
Mrs Conley, La Grand
Geo Miller, La Grande
Mrs Miller. La Grande
Ernest Hill, La Grande
Mrs E Hill, La Grand
Ernest Hill. Boise
G Burke, Granite, Or
O E Foett. Dalles
H J Kuck. Chicago
Ira Cantllle. Granite
Mrs Cantllle. do '
Mrs Sarah Mulkey,
Prairie Clty
M James, city
W Ballons'. Pendleton
W C -Dibble. Walla W
Mrs W C Dibble, dp
C E Moulton, Tacoma
W S Lyson. Kelso
W W Brlstow, McMlnn
Mrs O E Brooks.Buena
Vista
O C Flnlayson. Ho-
qulam. Wash
xi m Bryant, Albany
J Fred Yates. Corvallls
Wm Livlhestrm. S V
M M Wlltzles. San Fr
C S Reed. Olympla
J H Schlvely.' Olympla.
T J McDowell. Monte-
sano. Wash
M J Boyd. Albany -
W H Carroll. San Fran
John Masters. DUley -
Kev ij Kunkle. South
Bend
T J Mcurautz. Olymtr
C W A Jette.Champoeg
i a Krios. Pendleton
Alonzo P Speer, Salem
Joe W Spears, N Y "
Mrs Joe w Spears, do
Violet Warren,
Ella arren.
May McKay,
Nellie Verne.
Mayme Taylor,
Elaine Lyle.
Elolse Lyle,
waiter T Spencer, do'
Wm Efen. Seattle
Mrs AW Conn,. Rose
burg, Or
Frank J Taylor. As-
J P Anderson. Tacoma
E E Belllmrer. Colfax
torla
D Gamble. Astoria
A J Johnson, Astoria
O H Kulper, Portland
Mrs Kulper, Portland
Y A Gunn. Kent
S Goodnight, Vancvr
Laura M Hoyt, Hlllsbro.
Miss" E Saltzman, Eu
gene C A Buckley. GrassVy
Mrs E M Crolsan, Sa
lem
E Goughnb'r, Livings
ton, Mont
C Bruit, do
THE IMPERIAL.
S L Jones, S F
F E Keegan, Olcqua
R C Wills. Heppner
Mrs Wills, do
A Rahmann & fam,
Wasco
Reuben Patty, Pen
dleton J P Whitney. Albany
R L Harris, Dayton. . .
a w Slgler. do.
W L Robb. Astoria
Mrs Robb. do ''
Q O Moon, do
Mark Shultz. do .
R H Eaton, city
Jos H Rail. USA
O P Hyde. Watervlllo
Mrs Hyde, do
Mrs Bell. Corvallls
Claude Walllch. U S F
C
O L Miller. Baker City
A McDougall, Tacoma
j w-Hawkhurst, S F
A E Harden. Dalles
Mrs Harden. do
F K McKeen, Mpls
airs Mcveen. oo
Mrs Walllch. do
ilrs I
N D
E A Hastay. Mpls
Miss D M Johnson.
uam. Astoria
Duiuth
L V Druce. Seattle
Mrs Robb, Kelso
Miss Cunningham,
Victor ,Esi-. N Yamh
A A Post. N Y .
J Heckmann. Germany
Martin Heckmann. do
Forest Grove
A C Shute, Hlllsbora
Herman Selgrlst. do .
S H Campbell. Chicago;
A (J Laurence, city
Mrs r f spauldlng.
The Dalles
G Drumhlller. W W
Mrs Drumhlller. do
J T Jamleson. city
Mrs Storey. Cascade
Locks
M Meyer, city
J M Healy. do
E O Potter, Eugene
O Oppenhelmer. S F
G A Beam. Seattle
Mrs C C Van Orsdall.
Pendleton
N N Craig. S F
THE ST.
I A C Rodney. S F
w T uaiir, Astoria
A T Wain, Salem
Mrs Walrii do
Mrs Spltzbost. do .
A D Perkins, Dalles.
G M McKenzIe Wasco
3- R Archer, do
J W Condon. Dalles
G D Simmons, La Grnd
Mrs Simmons, do
Mrs C H Fisher, Boise
F H Fowler, N Y
Rachel Morse. Dallas "
L T Lelper, Harrington
CHARLES.
J A Fisher. Chenowth
Henry Frost, do j
Gcq Moore. do
J A Mclsaacs, do
Mrs D W Myers, Grass
Valley
C E AVoodson, Corvalls
A L Levcrney. Rainier
J W Davis. Rainier
J F Garrison-, Scott's
Mills
O Sampson, Fergus
Falls
L Burt. Wenatchee
J Copeland. do
W Strawbery. St Paul
J A Jabo. city
W H Griffith. Astoria
W Losan. do
M R. Boyle. Molalla
O L Rohr, MIddleton
M E Smith, do
J Copcland. do
T A Boyd & wf. Os-
trander
Mrs W E Stevens and
son. Ostrander s
W Levlngood. Dundee
A R Norwood. CorvalTs
J Laws, Aberdeen
J J Laws, Ao
J W Dougherty, do
D Morlarlty & wf. do "
L Talbert. stmr Elder
O A 5'almer & wf, ,
Borlnsr. Or
Cat! Heldel. Hlllsboro
E A Ellis, S F ,
L Decker, Ft Stevens "
F A Howard, do
C R Cope, do ,
J Borden, ds
F Horback. Kelsol '
L H Hemlngren, Asto
L C Stephens, Sydney .
A J Heshey. Grand Isl
J Stokes, Chicago
J L Goddard. -Teko
G R Shaw, Cleone
O W Papp, Spokane
2.8
2.C
io.'i
L B Crout, ugaen
N S W
D M C Gault.HlllsborotA Leveny, Astoria
J H Gault. do
H Clement. Ontario
H Stump, do
W M Chandler, Mt
Pleasant
H H Patton. Hood Rvf
Geo Moore, do
C F Royse. Salem
T C Royce, do
J W Wade, do
H M Gllkey. Dayton
G T Qulgg. Klamath
Falls
21.5
12.5
M C Hodge. Hoquiam
Mrs F Talbot & fam,
Camas
F Dye. Clatskanle
Hotel Brunswick, Seattle,
European plan, popular rates. Modern
13.7
improvements,
depot.
Business center. Near
40.1
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan,-- Rates. $3 and ud.v. -
Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma.
Flret-class restaurant In connection.
Rainier Grand Hotel, Seattle.
European plan. Finsst cafe on Coast.
Hdqrs. navaf. military and traveling men.
Roomj en suite and single. Free shower
baths. Rates. $1 up. H-P. Dunbar; Propj
ST. LOUIS AND SOUTHEAST.
A New Tourist Service Inaugurated
by the O. R. fc N.
If you axe going to St. Louis, Memphis
and other Southeastern points, better call'
up O. R. & N. ticket office. Third ana
Washington, and ask about the new tour
ist service Inaugurated by the O. R. & a.
via Denver and Kansas City.
17.9
13.7
6.4
13.0
50.7
17.0
8.5
P00SON, PELOUBET & CO.
Public Accountants
Hennessy Building, BuUci
New York Office 20 Broad Street
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