THE MOEM'G pEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1902.
13
lETWEEN HOLIDAYS
rade Generally Quiet in -the
Jobbing District.
BUYIHG OF PALOUSE WHEAT
Alameda County
"Washington
Oregcn
, 3,000
0,150
30.380
Total - 58.430
Of the total amount not yet shipped, about
20.000 bales belong to dealers. Shipments from
nrAiron in date amount to 40.000 bales. Stocks
84c for roasted; cccoanuts, 8390c per dozen;
walnuts, iZQlic per pound; Dine nuts. 10
12Jic; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts, 16c; fil
berts, 15816c; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds, 14
15c; chestnuts, 16c.
GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. (6 25C 50. per 100
for spot.
SALT Liverpool, 50s, 45c per sack; half
ground, per ton, 60s, $14 50; 100, $14; Worces
remaining in grower. "C j ter salt, bulk. 320s. $5 per barre ; linen sacks,
state are 6000 bales. There Is ho-accumula- ra, Ka , .,,. o- - -r.
If More Order Coxnlnjr In From, the
East for Oregon Hopx Drewlne
Output for the Eleven Months
of the Year.
Cereals Wheat, quiet, firm; barley
and oats, quiet, steady; flour, local de
xnend good, foreign demand slower.
Hops Local and Eastern markets
more active. German markets higher.
W ool -Slow ale of Orecons in the
Eart.
Country Produce Poultry demand lm
prtves; eggs, weaker; butter, steady.
Fresh Produce Vegetables, In full
suprly. with steady demand; citrus
fru.ts. plentiful; bananas, scarce.
Groceries Salt, weak and lower; oth
r rtaples, firm.
Mrats Veal, lambs and steers, firm
and higher.
Provisions Unchanged. .
Ln the week between the two holidays, It was
t expected that the volume of trado would
large. It was. In fact, quiet, except ln
Itae lines of produce, where business was bet
s' than had been looked for. Poultry and
It were quiet, and ln groceries there was
; the usual activity, though it Was all that
Id be reasonably expected. The grain mar-
were, as a rule. slow. Hops show some
provcmcnl in the demand.
'vv HEAT Cables told of dull markets, with
'operators enjoying a holiday. Much of the
rae ferling was experienced in the local ter
ritory Dealers, as a rule, ilia not snow a ais-
oslt'.on to buy. and offerings from growers
frere light. The only transaction reported was
the Talouse where a Portland shipper took
kulte a lot of club, with some red wheat ln It,
pajl.ng on a basis of about 2c above the ruling
market quotation. Business yesterday was
very quiet, and not much Is looked for today.
The only chartering reported during the week
rcre two ships taken to load for Australia at
nbout the prevailing figures. The fleet ln port
numbers 35 ships, of an aggregate tonnage of
65,543. The en route list numbers vessels,
S)f 51.152 tons register. Several vessels loading
r-n tho harbor worked at record speed In order
to finish before the close of the year.
Of the grain situation abroad, J. W. Bush,
jf London, .writes:
"Wintry weather is increasing the Nation's
ippctlte. and Is closing navigation on the Sea
i of Azcf and on the Danube, thereby restricting
1 supplies from these quarters. This has .brought
'about more firmness In the wheat mark'et 2nd
more general disposition to buy. Added to
his. the trade is becoming Impressed with the
doderate extent of the American visible sup
ply as distinct from that in Canada, in com-
irlson with the three previous years, and the
r-"l-g Is gaining ground that our "Winter re-
-"-emcr.ts will not be filled with that ease
i hi h had been anticipated a short time ago.
The cx'raonllnary demand for foreign -wheat
the United Kingdom this season, for reasons
ih -h I have already explained in former let-
ers. Is likewise asserting itself as a strong-
ar'.or In the three months ended November
RO, we imported of wheat and flour no less than
656,000 quarters per week. Including 346.000
irtcrs from the Atlantic ports, of America,
5,000 per week from Bussla and Rournanta,
land 42.500 per week from India. It is a good
meny years since so large a supply has been
forthcoming from Russia, In spite of these
Mjjrmous supplies, we find that our port stocks
Jecember 1 were only 2.000.000 quarters.
ttgalnst 1.C50.000 quarters September 1. and as
iicre is no apparent excess ln second-hand
rtocks. the Inference is Unavoidable that the
actual consumption ln these three months has
:becn far larger than even the most sanguine
F, cculd have expected.
London Itself is especially short of wheat.
During the last three Weeks only 32.000 quar
ters per week have arrived, while our consump
. tlon Is naw not less than 65,000 quarters per
rweck; and unless' the Atlantic ports ship freely
,u wnaon aunnguie present week, it in clear
tnat trto actual demand for wheat will be hnrrt
to meet between now and the end of the year.
t The present prospect is that the stork nf
r wheat ln London at the end of this year will
not exceed from 50.000 quarters to 75.000 char
ters, against 250.000 quarters at the correspond-
jjib ume iasi year, ana 3).000 In 1000. There
fore, it is no,t surprising that within the last
few days there has been n slight
; buy American Spring wheat for December shlp-
,1 fVC E wcek the ninthly return of the
rorld s visible supply of wheat, showing that
no total Is by no means larrre tnr-
L-,lPC"lt1(wfac1, 11 ,s rel"vely small by
v;"" .""".je.ar8-..as lfte nowmg
..-.. uurjn me Past 12 years
, show:
1302
1001
1000
1809
I SOS
1807
BOG
European. American. Total
qrs. qrs. ara."
S-SIO.OOO 10.250.000 1S.780.000
..-i, 0.005.000 ll.fl25.000 20.030 000
- o ioso.ooS aKooo
S.230.000 11.050.000 20 180 000
S'-S fl-W0.000 13.400.000
HJJ 7.100.000 . 15,400 000
0.033.000 10.2rorw moi iv
...10.443.000 12,000.000 22443ooO
It 18 'Worthy Of note that our Itnnnrfa nf flr,,,-
Mnto the United Kingdom during the last three
puiumns nave Deen quite equal to those In the
: corresponding period last year, thp ,irr.,-i
.duty ln favor of the raw material T,m.tM,
petandlng. From September 1 to November 30
c ujiyuneu vvi.wv sacks of 2S0 uounds
against 2.0S5.000 last year, and 2 414 . '
1000. "
The Northwestern Miller's Buenos Ayres cor.
respondent, cabling December 23, said:
Harvesting is retarded bv adv
Rain continues, and the market is advancing"
Flax Is affected disastrously, wheat sl!rhtlv
Another cable says:
In tho Interior 'weather mnriidnne ,
favorable. "Wheat
- H lift ililEf
seen Interfered with, fresh downpours giving
p, BUU. uneasiness, a good deal of
'J? alread cut- and dry weather Is much
"lne luaiy or linseed shows a good
liA V ai present point to a
p.u itutcr uian jast jcar.
The Russian central statistical committee es-
cmaies the crops of 1002 as follows: "Wheat.
Jl.000.000 bushpln- . .
- 1 ju,uw,uuu ousneis;
s. .84,000,000 bushels: barlev. 329 non
uhels. Crops in 1001? mM t'm
Jushels; rye. 754.0o0.000 bushels; oats. 024,000 -'
m bushels; barley, 230.000.000 bush!
,FLOUR. FEED. ETC. The flour market is
Uut nas unaergone no change since the
last weekly report. Tho local demand ,.Q.
steady, but the Oriental inquiry Is siow.
ioaie xor an awakening in that quarter
me opemng of the new year. Mill feed
sieaay in price, with the movent
,what slow. Dealers for ome time nn.f
becn allowlns their stocks to run low for the
fiu-uiMng perioa. After the first woo t
January something of a boom Is
Bll kinds of feed. Oats and barlev nr
(hanged ln price, without especial activity.
.HOPS-The local market has been more notiv
ln the past week. Orders from New Tork and
theiVest are coming in a little more freely.
bu at prices allowing only about 24c to the
powers. The following table, showing ,
number of bales remaining on the Coast De
cember 20, was furnished by A. J. Ray, a
Jocal hojjdealer:
13 ..to.
Sonoma .. 7 rJn
.Russian River 3'XJE
aMmentoCounty. including ToioCoun-
ij niiu nneunRua 6 300
tlon of stocks In Eastam markets.
The New Tork Journal of Commerce of the
23d Inst, said:
The feature was the strong advices from
Germany. 6ne private cable reported an ad
vance ln prices since .December 10 of 17 marks,
and stated that the market waa advancing
steadily on buying by ehorta to cover contracts..
Locally, there was a quiet market, although
In a few Instances dealers stated that they
experienced a slightly better Inquiry from the
trade, and at fairly full values. The advices
received from the Coast reported quiet mar
kets, hut also stated that offerings were small,
most holders being Indifferent sellers, antici
pating better prices later lahe season. Re
ports from up tho state reported quiet but
steady markets, with prices ranging from 30a
to 35c for ordinary to choice grades.
Advices received from "Washington reported
that the number of barrels of beer on which
tax was paid urlng November amounted to
3.314.130 barrels, comparing with 3,000.061 bar
rels same month last year, or an Increase of
215,078 barrels. The total number of barrels
of beer on which tax has been paid for the
calendar year to December 1 amount to 41,708,
670, against 30,554,131 barrels same period last
year.
"WOOL The American "Wool and Cotton Re
porter of December 18 said of Western wools ln
the East:
Oregon wools continue quiet, but there la no
effort to push these wools, as they are In light
supply, and prices are firm. Some staple wool
has sold at 57c clean. In the grease sales
nave been made wunm tne range 01 "' dark Northernf l2; mirten; pale pme(
"liJlc- """" I coramg to size and color, $1 50ff2; muskrats.
jarse, eacn. smo; skunk, each. 40g50c: civet
60s. 86c per sack: bales. 2s. 3s. 4s. 5s and 10a.
$2 per bale.
OILS Coal oil, cases, 23c per gallon; Iron
barrels. 1614c; wood barrels. 10c;. linseed,
boiled, cases, 50c; barrels, 64c; linseed, raw,
cases. 67c; barrels, 52c; gasoline, iron barrels,
10cr cases. 26c; turpentine, cases. 72c; wood
barrels. OSc; Iron barrels, 66c; lots of 10 cases or
more, 71c Collier and Atlantic white and red
lead, ln lots of- 600 pounds or more, 6c; less
than 600 pounds, V4c
Heps, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS Choice, 2302CUc ner pound; prime
to cho!c. 24H25e; prime, 24c; medium, 22$
23c per pound.
HIDES Dry h!de.JCL 1. 10 pounds and up,
15154c per pound;8dry kip. No. 1, 3 to 15
pounds. 12c: dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds,
10c; dry salted bulls and stags. or.s-thIrd leas
than drv flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 60
pounds and over, SOc; 00 to 60 pounds. 7g8c;
under 50 pounds and cows. 7c; stags and bulls,
sound, 55c: kip, sound. 15 to 20 pounds, 7c;
veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds, 7c: calf, sound,
under 10 pounds. 8c; rreen. (unsalted),. 1c per
pound less; culls, lc per pound less; hors
hides, salted, each, $1 5032; dry. each, $1
1 50; colts' hides, each, 2550c; goat skins,
common, each, 1010c; Anrora. with wool on,
each. 25cSfl. . -
WOOL Valley. 12015c; Eastern Oregon,-8
14Hc: mohair. 2628c
PELTS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1. each.
556 20; cubs, $25; badger, .each, 10040c:
wildcat, 2550c; house cat, 6l0c: for, com
mon gray, each. S0S50c; do red.;each. $1 502;
do cross, each, $506; do silver and black, each,
$100200; fisher, each. $5?6; lynx, each. 1203;
minK, srricily No. 1. .each, 50ci8Jl 50 marten.
TRADING IN FEW STOCKS
IMPOSIXG SHOW OP -'STRENGTH1 OP
NEW" YORK MARKET.
taken at 16c
Good California wools are pretty well cleaned
up, and stock Is very firm ln price. A few
sales have been made of both high and low
priced wools a previously quoted prices, the
choicest Mendocino wools selling .as high as
24c ln the crease, and southern wools at 14
15c or at a clean cost of 5052c Middle
county wools have sold at 16V417c Defective
wools have been pretty well reduced, but some
business is reported to have been consum
mated at 33 (g 35c, clean. Such wools have to
be carbonized.
The Reporter quoted Oregon wools at East
ern seaboard markets as follows: Eastern sta
ple, 1810c per pound; Eastern Oregon, cholco
clothing, 16817c; do average. 1510c; do heavy,
12013c; Valley Oregon, No. 1, 20021c; do No.
2. 20021c: do No. 3, 10020c; do lambs, 16317c
According to the Annual "Wool Review for
1002. there are 42,184422 sheep in the United
States, exclusive of lambs under 1 year old.
and the clip, exclusive of the pulled wool, dur
ing tho last year comprised 274,341,032 pounds.
as against 265.502.32S pounds in 1001. This
shows an increase of about 0,000,000 pounds.
The number of sheep reported last year was
41.020.0CO. The only states which show any
considerable Increase In number of sheep since
1001 are Kentucky. Montana and "Wyoming.
or polecat, each, 510c; otter. ior large prime
sKins, each. 30050c: wolf, mountain, with head
perfect, each. $3 5005; wolf, prairie (coyote),
without head, each, 30035c: wolverine, each,
beaver, per skin, large, $506: do me
dium. 5304; do small, $101 50; do 50075c,
SHEEPSKINS Shearing. 15 20c; short
wool, 2503jc; medium wool, 30060c; long wopl,
6Oc051 each.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 405c; No. 2 and
grease, 2J4B3C
Slenfs and Provision.
BEEF Gross, cows. $303 75; steers, ?404 75
dressed, 6U07Hc per pound.
VEAL 7H08!4c per pound
MUTTON G.ross, $3 5004; dressed. 6',t7c
LAMBS Gross, $4; dressed, 7c
HOGS Gross. S6S6 25: dressed. 7c.
LARD -kettle rendered: Tierces. 13c; tubs,
13J4c; 50s. 13Mc; 20s. 1314c; 10s. 13c; 5a.
13?4c Standard pure: Tierces. 12c; tubs,
1214c; 50s. 1214c; 20s. 12&c: 10s, 13c; Cs. 13c
Compound lard: Tierces. OVJc; tubs. 0"4c.
BACON Portland. 1601814c per pound; East
crn. fancy. 1714c; Btandard, heavy. 15c; bacoa
Denies. 1514c
HAMS Portland. 13Hc per pound: pianlc
JUJ4C per pound; Eastern fancy. 13141ic
SAUSAGE Portland, ham. 1214c per pound
minced ham, 1014c; Summer, choice dry, 1714c
Bologna, long. 8c: wclnerwursts. 0c: liver. 7c
COUNTRY PRODUCE-The poultry market. ! ?f,k' c;, b'z 7c; head chccse- 7c; bolosna
as was to be expected, was not vjery animated
following the Christmas rush. Receipts were
very light until Tuesday, when the demand
also picked up, and the few coops of chickens
that reached Front street were promptly taken
at slightly better prices than were realized
Just before Christmas. A few dressed 'turkeys
sold at 21c r
Eggs are ln better supply, and fresh ranch
bring 2214c Eastern being sold at the old figures.
The bfst grades of butter are scarce. Some
dealers want to put the price up, but others
are opposed to any advance at the .present
time, as there is a plentiful supply of stock
below the fancy grade.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Citrus fruits
are ln plentiful supply. A late car lot of
oranges Included new navels and late Valen
cias of the old crop. Apples are abundant and
weak. Bananas have been a scarce article
but a car Is due to arrive today.
1 ne assortment of vegetables Is large, and
.TICKLED GOODS Portland, pigs' feet, 14
barrels, $4 50; U-barrels. $2 50;' 15-pound kit.
i. "lTipe. -barrels, $5 50; -barrels. $2 75
jo-pound kit. , si: Digs' tomrues. li-barreL SO.
DRY-SALTED MEATS Portland clears. 120-
13c: backs, ll12!4c; bellies. 15016c; exports.
J JWUUUO ttC&U.6- lOIU'lIU UUiU VtflVU
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current nt Chlcnfro, Omnlin
and Kantian City.
CHICAGO, Dec 30. Cattle Receipts, S000,
Including 400 Texans. Market slow. Good to
prime steers, $5 4000 30; poor to medium, $2 75
S5; stockcrs and feeders, $20 4 40: cows. $1 5
04 50;. heifers. $20 5 50; canners. ?1 252 40
bulls, $204 30; calves, $3 5007 00; Texas fed
steers, 4$3 000 4 75.
Hogs Receipts today, 60,000; tomorrow, 30,
000; left over. 21.000. Market 15025c lower.
Mixed and butchers, $0 1500 45; good to cholco
heavy, ?0 5000 70; rough heavy, $0 2006 50
light, $5 0000 35; bulg of sales, $0 300 0 55.
Sheep Receipts, 1S.0O0. Market for sheep.
lOO'loc lower; lambs, 15025o lower. Good 'tB
under, .a steady, demandJ.aitriM-iial-w gna.ce wencrs. ou; rair 10 qnoicp mixed.
1 $4 1005 00; Western lambs, $4 2505 00.
maintained. Receipts include such articles as
radishes, beans, peas, sprouts, etc Cabbage
Is abundant. A carload 0f celery arrived early
In the week, and a car of sweet potatoes came
in last night.
GROCERIES, MEATS. ETC. The only
change of importance during the week ln the
list of eroceries was a decline in. salt. Other
staples are generally firm, particularly tboso
In which wheat forms a parC
Tho Jobbing market for live and dressed
meats has only been moderately active. Owing
to the scarcity, gross mutton and lambs are
higher. Steers have also advanced. No' changes
have been made ln provisions or lard.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain, n'lonr, Peed, Etc.
WHEAT Walla Walla, 70c; bluestem. 7fic
Valley, 75c, export values. "
BARLEY Feed, $23 50 per ton; brewing. $24
rolled. $24 50. '
?TS-No- 1 xrhlte' ?1 151 17: erar. $l 12
01 15 per cental.
FLOUR-Valley. $3 4003 65 per barrels; hard
wheat straights, $3 3003 63; hard wheat pat
ents, $3 000 4 40; Dakota hard wheat. S4 40
5 30: graham. $3 200 3 60.
. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $1S10 per ton- -middlings.
$23024; shorts. $10020; chop $18
WmfvZT' ?U12; wheat.
Batter, E&Ks, Poultry, Etc.
POULTRY-Chlckens. mixed. Oc per pound-,
young. 10c: hens, 10llc; turkeys. 1U 18e
dretsed. 20021c; ducks, $707 50 per dozen
geese. $S08 5O. aozen,
CHEESE-Kull. cream, .twins.-' 161401715c-
?"u,AvM1Ca' 7i418 f"ry Prices 1
114c less; Wisconsin. 10c per pound.
BUTTER Fancy 'creamery, 27H03Oc nor
pound: dairy. 2002214c; store. 15018c P
EGGS-25321Sc per dozen.
Vegetables, Fruit, Etc. .
VEGETABLES Turnips, 750SOc per sack
carrots. 75S0c; beets. $1 per sack; parsnips
$1 per sack; cauliflower. $2 per crate; Mbbage
lc per pound; celery, Los Angeles. 50075c
Denver $1 per dozen; lettuce, head. 35c per
dozen; hothouse $1 7502 per box grTen onions
per dozen. 12c; Brussels sprouts, T S
pound; squash. $10160 per hundredweight
peas, per pound. S14c; beans, 1214c; narsw
per dozen. 25c; radishes, 25c Parsley.
GREEN FRUIT-Apples. table, 85c$l CO
per box; cooking, 50075c; pears, 75csi 95 n
box; cranberries. Jersey. $11; persimmons $1 25
per box.
TROPICAL FRUIT
-Lemons.
3 rrtn ,
dox; oranges, new crop navels. K l.
seedlings. $17502 50; mandarins. 75c- tourer
lnes. $1 50; gratia fruit. 43 so --DC.er
nanas. $2 2502 75 per bunch; pineapples. $5 50
per dozen; pomegranates. $1 50 per bosT
DRIED FRUIT-Apples. evapora.ed? 70 ner
P0.Undii,Un-lr'ed' saclcs boxes. T6c- aDri
cots. 8010c; peaches, 71400c; pears 1Sli
fT' fiss. C-amorall 1 bfacks
RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4-crdwn T- 1
crown, 714c; 2-crown. 6c; unbleached JZaiJZ
Muscatel raisins. 7fcc; unbleached seedles t ?
tans. 6c: London layers. 3-crown. who? w
of 20 pounds. $1 85; 2-cVown $17! bol hoea
POTATOES Best Burbanka RnCT.TA
Ordinary. 5060o per cental, gr .J?
.ciercea sweets. 3202 25 per cental
ONIONS-Oregoh and Washington. 75&-ii
cental; shippers' price In carlofcTlo'IS III
KANSAS .CITY. Dec .30. Cattle Receipts,
I UOO, including 1500 Texans. Market steady
J 10c lower. Native steers. $300 10: Texas and
Indian' "steers, $2 S504 25; Texas cows, $2 60
03; native cdws and heifers. $1 7504 15; stock
ers ana reeders. $2 504 25; bulls, $2 1004.
Hogs Receipts. 13,000. Market lower; bulk
or sales, $0 3000 50. "Heavy, $6 450 6 52V.
packers. $0 1500 40;' medium, $0 2000 47W
light. $600 40; Yorkers. $0 300 0 40; pigs,
$5 3505 77..
Sheep Receipts, 3000.- Market strong. Mut
tons, fm 10; iambs. $3 0005 45; range weth
ers, $304 60; ewes, $30 4 20.
ujiAHA, uee. so. cattle Receipts, 3000.
AinrKet steady. Native steers. S3 2505 75:
cows and heifers, $304; Western steers, $30
ou; xoxas steers, 5304 25; cows and heifers.
$2 5003 75; canners, $1 500 2 50; stockers and
ieeaers, 6004 25; calves, $3 5000; bulls,
Biugs, etc., Zb.
Hogs Receipts, 1000. Market 10015c lower.
xicavy. ?u aosjo 4S; mixed, $0 350 0 40:. light
$0 2506 35; pigs. $500 25; bulk cf sales, $0 31
0 40, . -
oiieep tteceipis, iwu. Market steadv. v
muttons. $4 2504 75; .ewes. $3 6504 f common
mm BiucKers, i 30; Iambs, $4 5005 50.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Produce Prices Current in the Day
City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 30. Fancy apples
are steady. Potatoes are dull and easy. On
ions are firm.
Vegetables Garlic. .2214c .per round: irreen
peas. C7c per pound; string beans, 601214c per
pouna; tomatoes, 70ctti:: onions. 50085c;
Apples Choice. $1 50; common, 30c
Bananas $102 50.
Limes Mexican, $4 5005.
California lemons Choice, $2 60; common.
Oranges Navels, $1 2502 75.
Pineapples $2 5004.
Potatoes Early Rose. OOc0?l; River Bur
banks, 30050c; river reds, 40045c; Salinas Bur-
Danics, i&c05l 10; sweets. 1 CO; Oregon Bur
banks, 75cSl.
Poultry Turkey gobblers. 18020c: do hpna
1802op; old rooslers, $505 50; do young, $506;
smau Droncrs. ?a &ois-i 50; do large. $4 5005;
fryers, $505 50; her.o. $4 5005 50; old ducks,
$Uo; uo young, jwui.
Butter Fancy creamer'. 3014y do seconds,
28c; fancy dairy. 28c; do seconds. 26c.
Eggs Store, 26S27,c; fancy ranch, 3214c;
.eastern, iig.uc.
Cheese Young America. 1514lGic; Eastern
15017c '
Wool Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 13
Hay Wheat. $12015 50; wheat and oats,
$12014 50; barley. $8 50010 50; alfalfa. SSa
11 50; cloVer, $7 600 8 50; straw, 50003c per
uaie.
Hops 23020c '
Millstuffs Bran, $1S 60010 50; middlings
$23024 50.
rasccipis p iour, quarter sacks; do
Washington, 13.710 .quarter sacks: wheat, 040
centals; barley, 47,780 centals; oats, 1405 cen
tals; ao vvasnington, 13,030 centals; do Oregon.
400 centals; beans, 80 sacks; potatoes, 3832
sacks.;. do Washington. 240 sacks; bran, 1200
sacks; middlings, 430 sacks; hay. 277 ton
hides, 005.
Groceries, Ants. Etc.
COFFEE-Mocha. 232Sc; Java, fancy, 260
25c! Costa Rw'. TaT-' XL?' .th-e E! been accepted as a
iMMife. r ' r' -r-' jca. : Beiuea ra- The situation
'ttrjr, lU'tflic per
Wool MarketN.
BOSTON, Dec. 30. The wool market has
been active, notwithstanding the holiday sea
son, and the situation is even stronger than
noted last week. Some of the largest manu
facturers have been buying freely. The In
quiry is active, and apparently the futun
pound; Columbia roast. $10 75:
$11 25 list: Lion. $10 75. '
. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 5aic- No.
4&c; Carolina head, 7714c
SALMON Cotumbla River, 1-pound talis
$1 85 per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2 75: fanev
1-pound flats. $1 00; 14-pound, flats. $1 23
Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. OCc; red, 1-pound
tails, $1 30; sockeye, 1-pound" tails $1 1.
pound flats, fl 60.
SUGAR Sack basis, net rjh: Twr inn
pounds: Cube. $5 30; -powdered. $5 15; dry gran-
ETOWS strnnt-er
from week to week, upon this point the trade
uemg a unit. Leading houses roport that as
fast as they can get wool opened and arranged
it Is quickly taken up. Stocks are unusually
small for the season, and there has been a
general cleanlne up of all lots of wool which
have been carried from the previous season.
It begins to look as If buyers who have not
yet secured their woof will be obliged to pay
advanced prices.
Territorial wools are In good request,, fine sta
ples being especially active, with prices fully
.v.., v, uun bo: trnirtpn aiaiameu. j? ne stamp JorritnT.-
Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels." strictly fine. 50055c; fine and fine medium 60A
ID i?6! JUFdlum, 45047c
California wools are In fair demand, with
prices firm and higher; northern counties
el-eased basis, 53057c: middle counties, 48050c
-southern. 45047c; Fall free, 4548c
pounds. Maple. 15016c per pound. -Beet sgar.
niuumaiCU, By) JJCr AUU POUnOS.
HONEY 13c per No. 1 frame
BEANS Small white. 4Hc; large while. 4c;
PlJ,554c; 7' Lima, 61c-m- vsmt.
NUTS-PeanuU, Ho per pound" fw raw,- S
ST. LOUIS, Dec 30.-Wool-Unchan&ed.
Elaborate PrecaHtlbns Ttlccn to
Guard Against Money Difficulties
at the Close of tho Year.
NEW YORK, Dec 30 Today's stock market
made an Imposing show of strength, with an
appearance cf great activity and breadth, but
a close analysis reveals that the business was
much conjaatcd in comparatively few stocks,
while the oroad appearance of the market was
accounted f-r by the number of long-neglected
stocks thai were operated In. The aggregate
dealings exceeded hut little over 750,000 shares.
The action of the market was something of a
surprise, coming on the day- before tho end of
the year, which has been long predictea as
threatening a pinch in the money market and
possible embarrassments. It is likely that
this long expectation was responsible for to
day's strength. Not only have elaborate pre
cautions been taken to guard against money
difficulties, but a large short Interest has re
mained uncovered, with the Intention of clos
ing out contract"? In the expected weak market
at the end of the year. The money market
gave evidence of tightness early ln .the" day,
and there was considerable calling of loans,
especially by trust companies tbrqugh which
dividend and Interest payments are to be made
after January 1, but such careful arrangements
had bom made to meet the situation that call
loan rates did not get above 14 per cent. Later
ln the day the rate ran oft to 0 per cent. Ap
parently, some leaders had held out too- long,
and were left with funds on their hands." No
admission was made that the bankers' pool
had made a requisition upon the $50,000,000
reserve fund pledged for an emergency, but
the strong confidence that this large sum would
be forthcoming to avert any dangerous emer
gency and the near approach of the year helped
to reassure speculative sentiment that the dan
ger was over.
The coalers were easily the leaders of thn
day's market, the movement centering In Erie
on account of the Increase of $317,540 In net
earnings reported for November. This was re
garded as indicating a. rapid rate of recupera
tion of strike losses, and the present eager
demand for the large output of anthracite con
firmed tho favorable Impression. Tho enormous
absorption of Erie gave rise to various rumors
as to the source. of the buying, and tho possi
bility of a further deal being contemplated.
The assertion that Union Pacific troubles over
wages had been adjusted was also a favorable
Influence. Various longneglected stocks were
traded In, and quotations established which
seemed to Indicate revived hopes of a market
for securities which have been a Urug for some
tlme
A feature of the day was the activity and
advance In the curb market for International
Marine securities, the common selling to 16'6
the preferred to 68. and the bond5 being bid
up from ,0 to 01, without sales. These securi
ties arc dealt in when Issued. The market
closed strong and practically at the top.
$2.0S0.COO. United States bonds were all m.
changed on the last call.
New York Stock 31nrkct.
STOCKS.
Atchlspn
do pfd "
Baltimore & Ohio..
do pfd
Canadian Pacific ..!
Canada Southern" ..
Chesapeake & Ohio.
Chicago & Alton...
Chicago &Eastern"ilV.I
mcago ureat Western
do A pfd ,
lo B pfd... '"
Chicago & N. W.....V
i-nicago Term. & Tran.
uo pia ,
C.. a. C. & SL Louis
Colorado Southern ...
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd...
Delar.-ar si- UnH.nn
Del.. Lack. Zt Western!
Denver a. Klo Grande.,
do pfd
Erie
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd
Great Northern prd....
Hocking Valley
do pfd ,
Illinois Central
Iowa Central
do pfd
Lake Erie & Western
do pfd
Louisville & Nashville.
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 1
do pfd
Ontario & Western.;
Pennsylvania
Reading
do 1st pfd
do 2d pfd.
St. Louis & .San Fran..
uo 1st prd
do 2d pfd
St. LouU S. W
do pfd
St. Paul
do, pfd
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
do pfd
Texas & Pacific".
Toledo. St. L. & W....
do pfd
Union Pacific
do pfd
Wabash ..i
do pfd
Wheeling & Lake Erie.
do 2d pfd..
Wisconsin Central ......
do pfd
Express Companies
Adams t
American
United States
Wells-Fargo
. Miscellaneous
Amalgamated Copper ..
Amcr. Car & -Foundry-do
pfd .
American Linseed Oil..
do pfd
Amer. Smelt. & Refln..
do pfd
Anaconda Mining Co...
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
uoiorauo .Fuel & Iron.
Consolidated Gas
Cont. Tobacco pfd.....
General Electric
Hocking Coal
International Paper ..
do pfd ..
International Power .
Laclede Gas .'.
National Biscuit '.
National Lead
North American
Pacific Coast
Pacific Mali1
People's Oas
Pressed Steel Car...
. do pfd
Pullman Palace Car...
Republic Steel
do pfd
Sugar .
Tennessee - Coal & Iron
Union Bag & Paper Co.
ao pra
United States Leather.
do pfd
United States Rubber.
do pfd
United States Steel....
do nfd
Western Union
American Locomotive .
do pfd
Kansas City Southern,
do pfd :
Rock Island
do pfd
1.4O0 81
3,aoo 10014
10,3U;
aop;
0,000
7tK
14200
000
10t
600
2,800
8001
1,400
5U0
700
my
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r.WOj 884
260
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12.500,
5.000
400
300
100
800
600
1,600
300
1.1004
3,800
4,000
2.EiJ0
5,700
3,400
700;
17.000
2.20O,
800
' "4.V60
6,000
100
10.600
8,5W,
80,400!
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000
" 300
-000
100
23,500;
3Si
15H
51
200
071
10,100;
5,000
400
5,000
200
3001
10.000
1,200
800
800
QOo'
0,000
0,500
300
63.000:
1,500
200
300;
" 400
1,000
1.700
10.000
1.000
1,200
500
300
200
' " "lOO
3,000
200
300
' "2,7o6
1.000
100
100
4.100
1.000
22,000
2.300
200
200
1.SO0
400;
000
000
20,200
4,700
800
1,000
100
1.400
- 800
55.300
0314
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73
50
122
127H
140
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179ii
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170
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103
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78
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110
177
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1$
50
85
88
20
05
32
50
40
83
Total rales for the day, 807.000 shares,
BONDS.
Atchison adj. 4s.
U. S. 2s, ref. reg.108
uo poupon Oo
do 3s, reg. 107U
do coupon 108
do new 4s, reg.,135
do coupon 135
do old' 4s, reg.,.10B
do -coupon
do 5s. retr
do coupon
now
do 6. reg....,.108
...iou
C. & N,W. con. 7s.l33
N. Y. Cent. lata'... '102
Northern Pac 3s.. 72
to.48" 103
Southern Pac 4s.. 4)0
Union Pacific 4s...t04&:
vesi snore s....
Wis. Central 4s,..,
.112
03
Stocks at London.
LONDON, Dec 30. Closing quotations:
Anaconda 4 Norfolk & West
Altunon ........ BO hi
ao pia ........ .ltrxu
Bait. A Ohio 101
..131X
Can.
Ch
Chi
Chi
Dei
dc
Sri
d
do nfd
Ontario & Western 32
Pennsylvania. 70 J
do lt pfd -. 44(2
do 2d pfd. ; 30
Southern Ry 33-
do pfd .......... 03
Southern Paclfle nsu
iUnlon -Paciflc i....l02
.00 pfd D4
do 2d pfd 48! U. S. Steel..
Illinois JCentral ..148 do pfd
Louis. & Nash. ...128 IWabash ....
M.. K. & T.. ...... 26 do pfd ....
New York Cent... 156 I
35
.SU
28
43
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK. Dec, 30. Money on call firm at
3014 per cent; closed. 304. per cent. Time
money. easy; 60 and 00 days, 6 per cent; six
months, 506 per cent.
Sterling exchange easy, with actual business
In bankers' bills at $4 86.6250 4 88; 75 for de
mand, and at $4 8304 83.125 for ,60 days; post
ed rates, $4 84 and $4 87; commercial bills,
$4 824 82.
Bar silver, 48c.
Mexican dollars, 3Sc
Government bonds steady; state bonds firm;
railroad bonds Irregular.
LONDON, Dec. 30. tlar silver . steady,
22 S-lGd per ounce, i
Money, 404 per cent.
Rate of discount for . short bills, 3 15-1004
per cent; for three months' bills. 3 per cent.
Consols ''for money, 03; "for account, 03.
SAN TRANCISCO. Dec. 30.-Sllver bars, 48c
per ounce.
Mexican dollars Nominal.
Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, 5c.
Sterling on London Sixty days $4 83;
signt, $4 87.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Today's Treasury
statement:
Available cash balances
Gold r.
, .$211,212,247
,. 120,200,503
Bank- Clearlngrs.
Clearings. Balances.
Portland. $454",148 $ 42,304
Seattle 680.038' 180.070
Tacoma : 333.013 32.401
Spokane 330,448 85,080
"WHEAT CLOSES LOWER.
Effect of Government Crop Report
on Chlcnpro Market.
CHICAGO, Dec 30. Wheat was only, moder
ately active, and prices were disposed to slump
off, the market being especially weak early ln
the day, but later, on a fair export demand
and a decrease In the world's visible supply.
together with covering by shorts, a partial re
covery followed. Quite general selling of De
cember soon after the opening was the cause
of the increase in prices, May being affected
by the cash month. It waa expected that the
Government report, which was made public
late in the afternoon, would show a good in
crease over the previous estimate, anil this
tended to weaken the market. The close was
easy and near the low point. May opened un
changed at 7O077c, and ranged between 76
76c and 77c, closing c lower, at 70c
Inactivity was again manifested in com.
Weakness in wheat waa the principal bear rac
tor. May closed c lower, at 4341c
Oats were quite steady, but eased off ln sym
pathy with other grains. The close was c
lower at 73c for May.
Provisions were weak, owing to very heavy
receipts and lower prices at the yards. The
close was steady, with May pork 710c lower,
lard was off 5c and ribs wore 5c lower.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
December
May
July
December
January
May
Dec. (new)
May j
January
May ...
December
January .
May
.$0 74 $0 74 $0 78 $0 73
.. 76 77 76 76
73 74 73 73$
CORN.
. 45 45 44 44
.. 45 45 44 44
. 43 43 43 43
OATS.
.. 32 32 32 32
,. 34 34 33 33
MESS PORK.
..17 20 17 27 17 20 17 27
.10 45 10 47 10 42 10 47
LARD.
.10 23 10 40 10 25 10 30
.. 0 03 10 00 -0 00 0 02
. 0 53 0 57 0 52 0 55
January
May
SHORT RIBS.
. 8 47 8 47 8 47 8 47
. 8 02 8 05 8 02 8 02
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Quiet but firm.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 74c; No. 3. CO074c;
No. 2 red. 73074c.
Corn No. 2, 4404414c; No. 2 yellow, 4S04Oc.
Oats No. 2. 32c; No. 3 white, 32031c.
Rye No. 2. 4Sc.
Barley Good fecdlnr, 30042c; fair to choice
malting. 43050c.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1 14; No. 1 Northwestern,
$1 22.
Tfmothy seed Prime, $3 75.
Mess pork $17 25 per lbl.
Lard $10 35010 37 per cwt.
Short ribs sides Looe. $8 3708 02.
Dry salted shoulders Boxed. $8 3508 50.
Short clear sides Boxed. $000 12.
Clover Contract grade, $11.
Receipts. Shipments.
COE
CtoliSM0ii Co.
Capital and Surplus, $300,000.00
Buys and sells GRAIN, PROVISIONS,
STOCKS, BONDS and COTTON
FOR CASH OR FUTURE DELIVERY.
Deals ln Government, Municipal and Miscellaneous Securities. Owning and operat
ing the most extensive Private "Wire System in ttie world, wo can execute large or
small orders more promptly and satisfactorily Chan- any other concern. .
We guarantee to execute orders when limits are reached. "We do not hold you
responsible for more than the margin you place on a trade. "We charge no inter
est for carryint; long stocks.
MARGINS REQUIRED t Grain, lc per hhshelj; Stocks, 2 per share. Com
mission, grain, l-8c per bashel; stocks, 1 i of 1 per cent.
We will send you our Book of Statistics and Daily Market free. Write for It.
REFERENCES, 75. JVatio"nal and State Ranks.
Main Exchange, Bank of- Commerce Building. Minneapolis, Minn. Exchanges
In 75 of the principal towns and cities of the Northwest Including Spokane, Colfax
Pullman,. Ritzville. Dayton, Walla Walla, Moscow, Pendleton. Wires under con
struction to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, and Vancouver, B. C.
ND IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN TRADE OR ACCOUNT WITH US YOU CAV
iDi OPERATE IT IN ANY OF OUR 75 OFFICES.
BEST YEAR ON RECORD
UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY OF
OUR COUNTRY.
Enormous Strides Taken by Com
mercial and Manufacturing; In
dustries in 1002.
and uncHanged- Wafrari.-iynfontlnufe nominal.
No. 1 foundry Northern, $23025; "Nol 2 do No.
1 foundry Southern and do soft, $2223. "
cnjfco.
Proliuc
Dairy Produce at Chlcnj!
lhw;auu, JJ8C au. un tho Produce Ex
change today -the butter market was ijulet and
sieaay; creameries, i&sj:c; aalrles, r025c
uneese umi, lti'ftiiiYtC
Eggs Quiet and firm, 25c
AT THE HOTELS.
NEW TORK, Dec 80. Bradstreet's review of !
will have the following:
To say that 1002 was the best year this coun
try has ever experienced, while entirely truth
ful enough. In tho main, does not suggest fully
the enormous strides which the United States
took In the year Just closed. Practically every j
branch of ordinary trade and manufacture
shows an Increase above the best of previous
years, and yet this immense enlargement of
output was not sufficient of Itself to satisfy
Cath-
THE PORTLAND.
Fred Metzler,' N X
Geo S Long, Tacoma
Mrs S J Peters & 2
children, Tacoma
J B Ballou, Seattle
J G Megler & wife,
Brookneld '
H" A Fitzgerald, N T
B N Fisk. :Chlcasro
Mrs J R Hamey,Grnfs
I'ass
John S Harney, do
James Sharp, do
H J Schaeffer. Seattle I
Henry Japobs, San Fr Mrs F "W Vincent. ,
B S Grosscup. Tacoma dl,-tnn
Mrs B S GrnssiMm. dot n i i,tshnn o.u
the growing. It might even be termed insatla- Master Grosscup & md.F B Stankamp, N T
John W HarUlne,Ross-;M H "Wall & w. Helefc
land, B C
G A Powell, St
arines
John Boyce. Va:
E Rlemenschnel
Milwaukee
Capt Geo H Pi
"USA
A E Rockey, city
jcr l; Holland, w W
J L Carman, Tacom
J U Allison. USA
J? J Carr. do
Miss M G McNIcho
cita
ble", demand for all kinds of materials. In many
cases the usual foreign outlet for our products
was, perforce, neglected by American produ
cers, who confined their efforts to supplying
tho Insistent domestic demand, while ln others
foreign production was called upon to relnforco
the domestic output, with the result that new
currents and channels were created In our
foreign trade. Our export trade, therefore.
shrunk, while our Imports expanded to unprec
edented figures.
The railroads of the country, ln their efforts
to handle tha business offered them, suffered
oa never before from congestion, and complaint
of Interference with production and distribu
tion of the products of the farmv the mine, the
shop and the loom was practically universal.
industrial unrest was naturally marked, as
it always Is either ln times of prosnerltv or of
depression", and serious disorganization of some
of the country's basic Industries resulted for a
time. In many cases, resort to extremes was
rendered unnecessary by liberal recognition by
employers of changes In the standard of liv
ing, and It la safe to say that two men ob
tained higher wages or had their working hours
reduced without resort to strikes for every one
who actually quit work.
Speculation. It Is true, felt tho checks Im
posed upon it by conservatism, by short crops
in me preceawp year, and last, but not Mt
by high rates for money; but despite the fact
that stock market operations were onlv nhnut
one-half of the 1002 bank clearings, these
ut.uanjr rename guides of .business showed ag
gregates practically equal to the hitherto un-'
nearu-or totals of 1001. All this was accom
plished with a minimum of friction, as reflect
ed in the form of business embarrassments.
THE FERKIXS.
Albert Knobbauch, I V H Hland, "Whatcom
Sumner. Wash Lvl Thorne, Wabash.
J A Hayes, Dallas. Ori Ind
Carl Lelpold, Gaston W L Bryant, Wash
H C McAllister, city iMrs Bryant, do
Mrs McAllister, city F AValden, Seattle
A G Henderson, Che- F H Meader, Wasco
hall3
C E McLellan. Pen
dleton O P Hulse. N T
A K Fuller, Chicago
Mrs Mender. Wasco
J M Chase, Arlington
M R Biggs. Prlnevlllo
C E Houston. Seattle
Mrs Marv Dodson.Wai
W C Jacobs, Pittsburg, rendaie
Chaa Butler, Pt Twndjw C Allard, Tacoma
H C Jackson, Arlingtn'Mr3 Allard. Tacoma
Frank Shedy, TacomaF D Stewart, Lyle
Chas K Phllllps.OlympiE Mansfield. Phtla
R H Leonard. Jr. Sil- A E Gillett. Delaware.
off
YEARLY CROP REPORT.
Acreage, Production nnil Value
Principal Farm Products'.
WASHINGTON. Dec 30. Final rpl,ir f
the Statistician of the Department of Agricul
ture from the regular and special corresnnnr?-
ents, supplemented by reports" of sneHni ai.i
agents, Bnow me acreage, production and value
of the principal farm products of 1002 to havo
Average Production, Farm
acres. bus., etc. value Dec 1
04.043.613 2.523,048,312 ?1.017.017.340
ver City. Idaho
Sam Wilson & son.
Thunder Mountain
George Edwards
Mrs Edwards
P Gibbons, Renton
J E Gibbons, Renton
O C Drake, Heppner
J L Cllne. Heppner
S H Wood. N Y
A S Babbldge, Astoria
Mrs Babbldge. Astoria
Mrs J W Babbldge. do: Mrs Walker. di
J O Thomas. Portland I Ross E Hlbler. Sclo
Ohio
N E Harmon. Chehalla
C D Moore, Spokane
B B Kavanaugh, Dallas'
W K Newell, Dllley
Mrs C W Stine, Ho-
qulam
Miss Stine. Hoqulam
G J Slnnott. N Y
John O'Meara, Spokane
W H McCrlder. S F
A J Walker, Woodburn
Flour, barrels .
Wheat, bushels
Corn, bushels ..
Oats, bushels ..
Rye. bushels ..
Barley,, bushels
1.000
.. 78.000
..300,000
. .204,000
.. 12.000
.. 70.000
18.000
11.000
125.000
17.000
14.000
COCO
Grnin and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Flour Receipts, 37.
273 barrels; exports. 407S barrels. Market
dull, but steadily" held.
Wheat Receipts. 73,125 bushels; exports, 15,
094 bushels. Market for spot dull. No. 2 red,
8014c elevator. 70&ic f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 North
ern Duluth. 86c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard
Manitoba, 87c f. o. b. afloat. The opening
was slow and at first depressed by liquidation,
but gradually rallied on export- rumors, a big
increase ln world's stocks for the week and
local covering. Near the close. It weakened
again through liquidation, and' finally was
c net .lower. May. 80 0-lG80 15-lCc
closed 80c; July. 78 7:1678c, closed 78V4c;
December. 84S84 7-lCc, closed 84c.
Hops Firm.
Wool Firm.
Petroleum Firm.
Hides Steady.
Butter Receipts, 5S00 packages. Market Ir
regular. State dairy, 20S?2Sc; creamery, extra,
2S28c; creamery, 2127c
Eggs Receipts, 5800 packages. Market Arm.
State and Pennsylvania, 2Sc; Western uncan
dled, poor to fancy, '2020c.
Clinnpres in Available Supply.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Special cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstraet's this week
show the following changes as compared with
last accounts:
Bushels.
Wheat, United States and Canada, east
of Rockies, increased 318.000
Afloat for and In Europe, decreased... 2,500,000
Total supply decreased 2,185;000
Corn, United States and Canada, east
of Rockies, Increased 1,044,000
Oats, United States and Canada, east
of Rockies, decreased 183,000
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 30. Wheat weaker.
Barley weaker. Oats steady.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping, $1 371 40; milling.
$1 42W)1 47.
Barley Feed, $1 18! 20; brewing, 51 22tf
120Vi.
Oats Red. $1 221 35; white, $1 251 40,
black, $1 1501 30.
Call board sales:
Wheat Weaker; May, $1 37; cash, $1 40.
Barley Weaker: May. $1 17.
Corn Large yellow, $1 30 1 35.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 30. Wheat Cargoes on pas
sage, rather nrmer; cargoes no. 1 standard
California, 31s; Walla Walla, 20s 4&d. Eng
lsh country markets steady. .
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 30. Wheat firm; No. 1
standard California, 6s 6Hd. "Wheat and flour
ln Paris steady. French country markets quiet.
Weather In England fine.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Dec 30. The cotton market
opened firm at unchanged prices to an advance
of 6 points and closed steady-at net unchanged
prices to an advance of 5 points. December.
8.62c; Januarjv' 8.85c; February, 8.48c; March,
8.52c i April, 8.5Zc; May, 8.51c; June and July,
8.50c; August; 8.31c; September, 8.05c Spot:
Middling uplands, 8.00c; do Gulf. 0.15c: sales
800 bales.
Corn ...
Wheat-
Winter .20.581.426
Spring ..17.620.00S
Oats 28,053,144
Barley ... 0,601,063
Rye 1.078,548
Potatoes . 2.065.587
Hay 30.S25.227
411,783.063
238.274.342
087,842.712
184.054,023
33,630,502
284.632,787
60.857,576
206.727.475
155.406.642
303.584.S52
61.803.634
17.080,703
134.111.436
542,036,364
Year's Sales at Stock Yards.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30. The sales of livestock at
the Union Stock Yards thl3 year aggregated
321,723.580. The total number of animals re
ceived, most of them being slaughtered In thl3
city, was 16.214,870. The total was made up
of: Cattle. 2,045,131; calves, 252.703; hogs.
8,407.803; sheep, 4.507,100, and horses, 101,044
It required 280.600 cars to bring' tho animals
to the yards.
GERMAN HOP MARKET.
Prices Reach the Highest Point of
the Season.
NEW YORK, Dec 30. (Special.) Locally,
hops are dull. Occasional sales at slight con
cessions are reported, but ln the main holders
ask full prices. Cables from Germany report
a further advance of 5 marks, and nrices arn
'now quoted at the high point of the season.
state wires note light offerings and firm values.
Prunes are easier, with selling pressure de
veloped among weak holders. Several carloads
of 50s to 00b are reported picked up at JSlPVic
below regular quotations. Purchases were
made on local account. On 50-COs, 5c was
paid, on 60-70s 5c. on 70-80s 4Hc. and on 8O-OO3
3c Large holders are showing no weakness,
and a- quiet Jobbing movement continues at
74c for 40-50s, with 6c for 50-003. The selling
pressue Is due to efforts on the part of com
mission brokers to realize on stock before the
close of the yr. Coast wires report a strong
tone. One advice reports the sale of 10 car
loads CO-OOs for account here at 2Vic f. o. b
bag basis. It Is stated that negotiations' are
still pending for the purchaseof further lots.
Oregon prunes are steady, but offer no feature.
Salmon Is steady and quiet.
Beans show easiness under light demand.
Mining- Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-Offlcial closing
quotations for mining stocks:
Alta
Alpha Con
Belcher -. .
Best & Belcher..
Caledonia .......
Challenge Con ...
Chollar
Confidence-
Con. Cal. & Va...
Con. Imperial ....
Crown Point ....
Gould &' Curry...
Hale & Norcross.
Justice
0 06Kentuck Con
0
34
1 00
2 40
45
15
75
1 35
2
,1
25
42
11
Mexican
Occidental Con
Ophlr
Overman
Potosl
Savage
Seg. Belcher ..
Sierra Nevada.
Silver Hill
Union Con ....
Utah Con
Yellow Jacket .
..$0 02
.. 72
.. 10
.. 35
.. 58
.. 23
.. 15
.. 11
.. 46
.. 45
.. 47
,. IS
.. 24
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Adams Con $0 ISILlttle Chief ..
Alice 20j Ontario
Breece 40! Ophlr .:
Brunswick Con .. 4 Phoenix
Comstock Tunnel. 5 Potosl
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 25Savage
Horn Silver 1 25 Sierra Nevada
Iron Sliver 80 Small Hopes ,
Leadvllle Con ,.. SJStandard ....
$0 09
. 5 00
1 25
5
12
42
30
3 20
BOSTON, Dec 30. Closing quotations:
Adventure 15 75'OsceoIa 5 go 00
Allouez
Amalgamated
Bingham ....
Cal. & Hecla... 500 00
Csntennlal 1812
Copper Range . 50 12
Daly West ....
Dominion Coal
Franklin
Isle Royale ...
Mohawk
Old Dominion
d ilarrott 26 50
62 SOIQuIncv 11 x on
28 50J Santa Fe Cop... 1 62
Tamarack 150 00
Trinity 10 25
United Copper . 20 50
United States .. 22 i5
Utah 24 S7
victoria 6 00
Winona s 02
41 001 Wolverines .... 02 00
10
40 00
131 75
0 87;
13 50
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Coffee Futures closed
net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales. 41.500
bags, including! January, $4 40: Februarv
March, $4.504 65; Aprlh $470: May, H 80;
Jiwe. i; juiy, $180; September. ?5"05
5.10. Spot Rio quiet; No. 7, 6V4C
. .Sugar Raw nominal. Fair refining, 3 7-16c:
centrifugal. 06 test. 3 7-1 6c: molassM
3 3-16c; refined quiet; cj?ttshed, $5 45; powdered,
?i va; granuiaiea, fi c-S.
Metnl Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Tin advanced 15s In
London today, spot closing there at 120 15s,
and futures at 121 12s Qd. and was Arm and
higher here, closing at 28.5026.75c.
Copper also advanced in London and locally,
the gain abroad being a matter of 3s Od to
52 6s 3d for spot, and 52 13s Od for futures.
The local market was quiet. Standard was
quoted at 11c nominal; Lake at 11.62$
11.8714c: electrolytic at 11.5011.75; castings at
11.5011.67c
Lead advanced Is 3d In Lofidon to 10 i7 &1,
but remained quiet and unchanged here at 4c
Spelter declined 2c here to 4.70c but ad
vanced 2s 6d la London, closing at '10 17s gd."
Iron at Glasgow .closed at 53s 66 and In 'Mid-
aiesooro at
C F Overbaugh, do
N E Rice, Portland
F A Taylor. Portland
G L Harding, OregonC
w li Scott, OregonClty
E D Ellis. Butte
E W McGlaughlln.WW
A R Greene, Portland
Thos O Martin. Boise
E B Lennler. Portland
Clara Long, Dayton
R. N Reld, San Fran
Mrs Reld, San Fran
Cora Wilkes. Dllley
Robert Stewart, dlaho
H S Dodge, Sart Fran
H Herman, Tacoma
B F Laushlin. Dall
J J Miller, MIlw
Mrs Miller, do
H W Sloan. Oak P.
Mike- Delan. BcttleC
.Mrs Delan. do
W Markeller, St Paul
B M Watklns. Stan
ford University
II B Sharpe,- do
the; imperi
gene ' (e McCa
cnester uhrisman, do W S
O Markley. Eugene H J
Mrs J Dellenbck, O C. Mrs
J P O'Connor. Seattle IT T Geer,
li u van Dusen.Astora
H Wise, Astoria
A M Lorutsen. Astoria
P E Walsh, Astoria
Morton Both, Rainier
Jas Buchtel. Portland
Miss M Mllls.Portland
Mrs Taffe, Dalles
E D Blackburn. Bak C
C H Breck. Baker Cy
J N Fordyce. Dalles
G H Wilson, Sumpter
H H Wllson,Goldendal
Mrs Wilson, Goldendal
Wm TImson. Falrhvn
W S Eberman. Sumptrj"W
iiugn Madden, Seattle
W A Frazler, Seattle
C W Thompson, Cac
cade Locks
L Thompson, Spokane IH
D C Mahlen, S F
Geo V Fletcher, Ta
coma Ramsay Crooks, St PI
Mrs B L Vaughn,
Heppner
R O Nash. St Paul
A W Glesy, Salem
Ed C Herren. Salem
Geo Winkel. city
E M Froebe. Wasco
John H Stlesmeler;
Boyd
Master Stlesmeler, do
W A Brown, Boyd
Mlnott Davis, Vahcvr
Mrs H W Fraser & 2
sons, Oakland
Mrs M Vetter. Spokane
Miss vetter. Spokane
Lasselle Bush. Albany
Emma Cooper. Pendlt
Sarah Morrison, Ar
lington
W N Ferrler.
Cameron, Unic
Mrs W M
dleton
Miss Slus
Lot I tfes
T B P Kel
M C Gormfl
Jas Collins,.
Chas J
W T
Rock,
Jas "
J A 1
C H
E Ja
W Ci
M1N
Mis
Robl
tor
J S
Capt
Mrs
Jas
vail
J J
THE ST, CHAI
D A Branth. Forest GflW F
G llocke. Stella AW
A L McGuIro & wf, ,C Clark,
N Yamhill
T Momajn, Siletz
B P Burk, Seaside I
W Llllle, McMInnvllle
W Davis, Forest Grove
M B Stevenson,- 'da
A Hudson & wf. Hood
River- j
W Cooney, Burke. Ida
M Thlnkle, Memphis
G P Turner, Gerhart I
A B Mills & wf, Leba
non N Merrill. Clatskanlo
Sadie Waller
I Hutchinson & wf,
Kansas
C J Llttlepag?. & wf,
Bridal Veil
J B Yeon, Rainier
W Foran, do
J Manary, Marshland
A C Henry, city
M Porter, Corvallls
A B Cropp, city
S Ij Holladay, Scapp
L Meehan, Stella 1
B F Klely, Arlington
J B Klely, do
do
J RugbearT
C O Russeir
W C Manly, Ca
L Sheppard, N
-M smith,
W Bush. Stella
A J Johnson, do
H C Montgomery, Lat-
ourell
C T Smith, do
B A Mlllsap, Lebanon
J A Osburg, Vancouver,
W J Walker, Spokane
A H Scofleld, do
J C Emerson, HOpo,
B C
W C Emerson, do
C E Bush, Ladu
C T Travis, Eugene
J S Vaughan, ButtevIIl
H Burns "& wf. do
Mrs McCutcheon. S P
W W Page, Cathlamet
F Page, do
S W Castro, Cathlamet
C S Evans, city
H S Cypher, do
G W Taylor, Castle RH
Hotel Brunswick, Seattle.
European plan, popular rates. Modern
improvements. Business center. Near
depot.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan. Rates. $3 and up.
Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma.
First-class restaurant in connection,
.
. Rainier Grand Hotel. Seattle.
European plan. Finest cafe on Coast.
Hdqrs. navaf, military and traveling men.
Roomj en suite and single. Free shower
baths. Rates, Jl up. H. P. Dunbar, Prop.
Great Business of Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30. The report of the
Chicago Subtreasury for the Dast "vear
places it next to that of New York in tha
volume of business, which acsrresrated
$703,SS4,645, an Increase of $143,760,213 over
1S0L In silver shipments tho.
here leads, the amount being $14,052,141,
which exceeds the combined shipments of
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore by
$3,000,000.
The report of the Chlcaco Postofllce for
tne calendar year shows cash receipts of
about 13 per cent greater than last year,
or an Increase of more than $1,OCO,000.
In Memory of Dr. Storrs.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Friends of the
Rev. Dr. Richard Salter Storrs, the emi
nent Brooklyn preacher, who was for
many years president of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis
sions, are planning to honor his memory
by the erection of a mission hospital ln
? ChIna. to replace one con
structed SO years ago and practically de.
Btroyed "by Are. The new building will be.