i
THB MOBSE&G--OMGOlfflr ;SAUBDA?r-SeGBMBER -24, .1904-
SLUMP IN TURKEYS
ExpeGted jBreak in-Wholesale
Market Occurs.
LATE AND HEAVY RECEIPTS
Big Buyers Laid in Their . Supplies
Early In the Week Estimated
Exports of Hops From
This County.
The predicted break In the turkey market
C4m yesterday, the slump being caused by
late heavy arrival. Price went to pieces
early in. the day. when the demand failed to
00 rap up te the supply. The top price for' the
fanciest fowls failed to exceed 20 cents, and
many bird, as good as -any one could ' wish
Svr, were disposed of at 18 cents. Very fair
Kcond, -which were numerous, ,sold down as
low as 14 cents, and one lot of roughs was
oleened up at 10 cents. An absurd.- report
primed that the market was strong at" ridicu
lously high prices, owing fo the shortage on
the Sound,- needed no denial, as Seattle and
Tacoma dealers, who were overstocked, were
trying te place shipments on this market. The
heavy local retailers laid In their supplies
"Wednesday, and the buying yesterday was
from smaller dealers and butchers, and was
of a. hand-to-mouth character.
There was a good inquiry yesterday for
ducks and geese, and largo fat hens also
moved well, but smaller chlckena were a drug
on the market, and were not wanted at any
priee.
SHORTAGE OF HOES.
Exports From This Country Said to Amount
lo 70,000 Bales."
WOODBURN. Or,. Doc. 23. (Special.) Pri
vate advices received from New Tork City to
day by a prominent hop dealer of Marion
County are to the effect that the exports of
heps from the port of New Tork City for this
season now aggregates 50,000 bale3. It Is esti
mated by dealers that 10.000 bales have gone
to Europe from Philadelphia and othen East-
era ports. From San .Francisco In themonth
of October 2250 bales were shipped to Austra
lia, in a jungle shipment. It Is believed,
therefore, that over 70.000 bales of American
bops have already been exported, leaving only
170.000 bales of the crop of 1004 in this -country
for borne consumption, which is conserv
atively esUmfttdH at 220,000 bales annually.
Americas, agents of English dealers frankly
admit that England will require from 10.000
to 30,000 bales of hops to carry them through
until the crop of 1905 can be placed upon the
market. With a present shortage In the
1'nlted States of 50. 000 bales, and the posi
tive knowledge that England will require thou
sands of bales of bops, no good reason exists
for tho present dull market, except the fact
that large dealer! who are hort sellers have
n-nt out Instructions to the large brewers, of
th United States and England "to keep out
of the market, and prices will go lower." At
precK-nt suejh action has had no other result
t to make a dull market, with holders yet
very firmly of the opinion that an excited rcar-k-t
later la thn seaeon is a positive certainty.
At no time In the history of the hop indus
try has such a remarkable shortage occurred;
nor ban rruoh an enormous exportation of hops
been made at such an early date in the -a-'n.
supported also by the positive knowledge
that out or a crop of 240.000 bales in the
T ntted States but 36,000 bales now remain in
rowws" hands. These facts of unquestioned
etafrMilv and common knowledge have alone
r otected r? market from a slump -similar to
the experience of November, 1003, when short '
rller6 forced a decline of nearly 10 cents per
pound, the market Immediately thereafter ad
'aadng to 2S cents per pound. Holders In
Marlon County are very firm, and choice hopa
cannot bo purchased unless muoh higher prices
art offered. Tho New 'Tork market reports
holders also as boing cxtcreroely firm, only
COOO feales of state hops remaining in first
hands.
Sugar War on in Earnest.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 23. Tho four large
jobbing firms that have withdrawn from the
compact "with the Pacific Traffic and Commerr
clal Association , and tho local eugar refinery
have cut the price of granulated sugar to 5V4
cents per pound, which Is Uc below the net
price charged In this market by the refinery
which has not yet met the reduction.
rORTCAND MARKETS.
Grain, Flour, reed, Etc.
The holiday feeling pervades the wheat mar
ket, and trading is a 1 most at a standstill.
No much activity is looked for until after
New Year's.
WHEAT Export values, Walla "Walla, file;
bluestem. 85c; milling. Walla Walla, S5e; bluc
etem. SS00c; Valley, 87c; Eastern basis.
Walla Walla. 83SS5c: Jbjncstem, 00c
BARLEY Feed. $22 per ton; rollod, $23.50
C24.50.
OATS No. 1 white, $L32&1.35; gray. $1.35
1-40 per cental.
FLOUR Patents, $4.654.S3 per barrel;
straights. $4.30Q-4.46; clears, $3.8504; Valley,
1.25, Dakota hard wheat, 5G.50fii7.5i);
Graham. SS.&Ofe 4; whole wheat. $401.23; rye
flour, local. $4.50; Eastern, $55.10.
M1LLSTUFFS Bran. $19 per ton; middlings.
$25, shorts. $21; chops, U. S. Mills, $19; linseed
dairy food. $18; linseed ollmeal. lfcc per
pound.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. im
pound sacks, $8.76: lower grades. -$56.25:
oatmeal, steel cut. CO-pound sacks, $8 per bar
rel. 10-pound racks. SC25 per bale; oatmeal
(ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.C0 per .barrel; 10
pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; split peas, $4.50
trr 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes. $1.25;
rearl barley, $4 per 100 pounds; 25-pound
boxes. $L25 per box; pastry flour, 10-pound
racks. $2.60 per bale.
HAY Timothy. $14016 per ton: clover, $11
C12, grata, $1112; cheat, $1218.
Vegetables, Fruit, Etc
Business was very active In all fruit and
vegetable lines. Tho car of Los Angeles celery
hat arrived tho night before was on sale at
60565c All kinds of garden truck moved
well, and tho demand for citrus fruits was
strong. Potatoes arc steady and unchanged.
Onions arc weaker.
VEGETABLES Turnips, $1 per 6ack; car
rots. $1; beets. $L2S; parsnips, $1.25; cabbage.
l$ic, lettuce, head. 15 c per dozen; parsley, 20q
dosen; tomatoes. $1.25 per crate; cauliflower,
$1 per dozen, egg plant, 1015c per pound;
celery, COS 66c per dozen; peas, 68c per
pound; beans, green. 7c; wax, 7c; pumpkins,
ISlUc per pound; peppers, 5c per pound; rhu
barb. $1.85 per box.
ONIONS New, $22.15. buyers' prices.
HnXET-$3S.25 per case
POTATO BS New Oregon, fancy, 75S5c;
common. OOg'SSc. buyers' price; Merced sweets,
!'t-r-c. new California, 4c per pound.
RAISINS Loose Muscatels, 4 -crown. 751c;
Mayer Muscatel raisins, 7fec; unbleached seed,
less Sultanas. 0c; London layers, 3-crown,
whole boxen of 20 pounds. $1.65; 2-crown, $1.75.
DRIED FRDIT Apples, evaporated, 08&c
per pound; suadried, sacks or boxes, ncne;
apricots. 10llc: peaches. 9lOVsc; pears,
none, prunes. Italians. 4g5c; French. 2&3ic;
Sga. California blacks. 5?ic; do white, none;
Smyrna, 20c; Fard dates, uc; plums, pitted. 6c
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, fancy, $.11.50:
oeklng. &eiyc; figs. 85c$2.50 per box;
crapes. California, $l.25tl.G5; pears, pound,
7r.cr$l; cranberries, $0.5O$11 per barrel; per
KmmoBS. $L25 per box; strawberries. $2 per
box
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2,750
, ciS5;- 52.75 per box; oranges, new na
vels. $2f2.50; mandarins. C070c per box;
tangerines, $i.502 per box; grapefruit, $3
3.B0 per box; bananas, 5C&c per pound: pome--granates.
$2.25 per box.
Butter, Eggs, Pcultry. Etc
Egg receipts are steadily increasing, and a
ctop is cxpectea alter the holidays. Butter
is about stead-.
EGGS Orecon ranch. 22'5SS??l:. tt.- .-
AnlSl"uc!eam tWlBS- Young
I UTTER City creameries: Extra creamery
St per pound; fancy creamery, 22HBi6c
Fttte creameries: Fancy creamery. 25Qf'ur.
California, fancy creamery, 25Cf26c; store but!
tcr 12gHc uul
roULTRY-Hen. UgllHc. old hens Se
rai chickens. SH:06c; old roosters. 77Uc
do young. 8Hc: Springs, 1 to 2-pound; loc
bi?leI 1,,t2,1S4-Poun1' dressed
cliiatens, Jl12r: turkeys, dressed, average.
KlSCe: choice, iei20c; geese, live B$c; do
Crefeed, lCrgJ2Uc; ducka, old, $ eg 0.50; do
young, as to size. $7S; pigeons. $101.25.
GAME Wild geese. $353.50; Mallard ducks,
$2.5CS; widgeon, $2020; teaL $1.KS2.
bleats and Provisions.
BEEF Dresed 46c per pound.
MUTTON Dressed, 45Hc per pound;
lambs, Cc per pound.
HAMS Ten to Impounds, 124c per "pound;
14 to 1C pounds, 12Xc; 18 to 20 pounds.
12&e; California (picnic), 9c ;cottage name,'
Hc; shoulders. 0c; boiled ham, 21c; boiled
picnic ham, boneless, 14c
VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125. 7Q7c per
pound; 125 to 200, G6c; 200 and up, 3H9
4c
PORK Dresed, lOOto lC0,6CSc per
pound; 150 end up, 5&Gc
BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound;
standard breakfast. 17c; choice, 15c; Eng
lish breakfast, llto 14 pounds. 14c; peach
bacon, 13c.
SAUSAGE Portland ham. 12c per
pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice
dry, lV;c; bologna, long, 5c; welnerwurst.
Sc; liver, 5c; pork. 9c; blood, 5c; head
cheese, 12l,tc: bologna sausage, link, 4 fee.
DRY SALTED MEATS Regular short
clears. 10c salt, lie smoked; clear backs.
Silc salt. lOc smoked; Oregon export, 20
to 25 pounds, average, 10 fee salt, 11 fee
smoked; Union butts, 10 to 18 pounds, aver
age, Sc salt, 9c smoked.
PICKLED GOODS Pickled pigs' Met, fe
barrels, $5; ?4 -barrels. $2.75; 15,-pound kit.
$1.25; pickled tripe, fe-barrols, $5; U -barrels.
$2.75; Impound kit. $1.25; pickled pigs'
tongues, fe -barrels, $C; -barrels. $3; 15
pound kit. $1.50; pickled lambs tongues, fe
barrels, $0; Vi -barrels, $5.50; 15-pound kits.
$2.75.
LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces. 9c; tuba,
30c; 50s, 10c; 2Cs. lOltc: 10e. 10Hc; as. I04c
Standard pure: Tierces, 9c; tubs. Site; 50s,
c: 20s. 9He; 10s. 9c; 5a. 9;4. Compound:
Tierces. 6fec; tut. Gic; 60s, 6c; 10s, 7iic:
5t, 7 vie
Groceries. Nuts, Etc '
COFFEE Mocha. 20 26c: Java, ordinary.
1620c; Costa Rica, fancy. lS20c; good.
lCfelSc; ordinary', 10 12c per pound: Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s, $13; 50s, $19.25;
Arbdekle, $15.SS; Lion. $13.38.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $0.37fe:
Southern Japan. $3.50; Carolina. 4fe6cf
brokenhead. 2,c
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound talis,
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1
pound Hat, $1.85; fancy, lfe-pound Mats,
$1.80; fe-pound nats. $1.10; Alaska pink.
1-pound tails, 85c; red. 1-pound tails. $1.45;
cockeyes, 1-pound talis, $1.75; 1-pound flats,
$L85.
SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube.
$0.50; powdered, $C.25; dry granulated, $0.15;
extra C $S.U5; golden C $o-55; fruit sugar.
$0.15. advance over sack basis as follows:
Barrels. 10c; half barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c
per 100 pounds. (Terms: On mmlttancc
within 15 days, deduct He per pound; It
later than 15 days and vltHin 30 days, de
duct He per -pound; no discount after 30
days.) Beet sugar granulated, -$8.05 per
100 pounds; mapie sugar, lo W 18c per pound.
SALT California, $.50 per ton;; $L0 per
bale; Liverpool. 50s. $15.50; lObe. $15; 2O0s.
$14.50; half ground, 100s, $5.25; 50s, $5.75.
NUTS Walnuts. 13 Sic per pound by sack,
lc extra for lest than sack; Brazil nuts. 15c:
filberts. 14c; pecans, jumbos. 14c; extra,
large. 15c; almonds. I. X L., 10?ic; chest
nuts, Italians, 15c; Ohio, $4.50" per 25-pound
drum; peanuts, raw. 7fec per pound; roast
ed. 9c; plnenuts. 10tf 12feo; hickory nuts,, 7c;
cocoanuts. SS90c per dozen.
BEANS Small wmte, c; large white,
3Hc; pink, 3c; bayou. 35ic; Lima, 5Uc
Hops, WooL Hides. Etc.
HOPS Choice. 23220c; prime, 27gSc per
pound.
WOOL Valley, 19g20c per pound; Eastern
Oregon, 1017c; mohair. 25g2Sc per pound for
choice.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up,
1515fec per pound; dry kip. No. 1 5 to 10
pounds, 12c; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds,
10c; dry, salted bulls and stags, one-third lees
than dry. flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 7
Sc; under 50 pounds and cows, Ofe&Tc; stacs
and bulls, sound, 44fec; kip, sound, 15 to -0
pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds. 8c; green (un
called), lc per pound less;.culls, le per pound;
hore hides, salted. $1.50ft2 "each; dry. $1
1.50 each; colts' hides, 25y0c each; goatskins,
common, 1015c each; Angora, with wool on.
25c6fl.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 4g6c; No. 1
and create. 2Jg3c. '
Oils.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 2lfec;
Iron barrels, 18c; 86 degrees gasoline cases.
52c; iron barrels or drums, 20c
"COAL OIL Cases, 21fec; iron barrels. 16c;
wood barrels, none; 63 degrees, cases. 22c;
barrels. 18fec Washington State test burning
oils, except headlight, fee per gallon higher.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 54c; cases.
59c Boiled: Barrels, 50c; cases, 61c One
cent loss in 250-galIon.lots.
TURPENTINE Cases, 85c; barrels.,. 8Jc
WHITE 'LEAD Ton lota, 74c: 500-pound.
7&c; less than 500-pound lota, 8c
LIVESTOCK MARKET. -
Prices at Portland Union Stockyards Yes
tcr day.
Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards
yesterday were 417 sheen and 64 hoc. Thn
following prices were quoted at the yards:
cattle Beet steers, $3.2o8.50; medium.
$2.753; cows. $22.50.
HOGS Best large, fat hogs, $5.25; light
hogs. $4.254.75.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley.
$3.2562.50; lambs, $3.25.
. EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
Prices Current In Chicago, Kansas City and
Omaha. .
CHICAGO, Dec 23. Cattle--RoceIpts 2000.
Market strong. Good to prime steers; $0.20
(g'6.75; poor to medium. $.1.855.30; mockers
and feeders. $2.155.15; cows. $3.254.40;
heifers, $2 5.00; cannerp. $1.35 02.40: bulls.
$2ff4.0O; calve. $3.30 g 6.75.
Hogs Receipts today 23,000; estimate for
tomorrow 18,000. Market weak. Mixed and
butchers, $4.30 4:65; good to choice heavy.
$4.60(g4.6O; rough heavy, $4.304.40; light,
$4.1004.40; bulk of sales, $4.3501.50.
Sheep Receipts 8000. Market for sheep,
strong; lambs, 10c higher. Good to choice
wethers. $4.C05.15;fa)r to choice mixed,
$3.754.70; Western sheep, $3.505.15; na
tive lambs, $4.757.00; Westorn lambs, $5.50
6.75.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec 23. Cattle Re
ceipts 900. Market steady. Native steers,
$3.25 S 6.10; cows and heifers, $2.5004.10;
"Western steers, $34.60; Texas steer. $2.75
I&3.25; cows and heifers, $2.30(3.65; can
ners, $1.5092.25; Blockers and feeders. $2.40
04.00; calves, $3 5.50; bulls, stags, etc.
$1.25 3.75.
Hogs Receipts 7500. Market .strong".
Heavy, $4.03 f 4.40; mixed. $4.S74.40;
light. $4.404.45; pigs, $44.40; bulk of
sales. $4.35 4.40.
Sheep No receipts.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23. Cattle Receipts
2000. Market steady. Native steers, $3.50
8.60; native cows and heifers, $1.75J5.00;
stockera and feeders, $24.10; bulls, $2
4.00; calves, $396.50; Western cows. $L75
3.50.
Hogs Receipts 6000. Market strong. Bulk
of fialcs. $4.3004.60; heavy, $4.50 4.63;
packers, $4.454.60; pigs arid light." $3.75
$4.50.
Sheep Receipts 1000'. Market strong. Mut
tons, $4(53.25; lambs. $56.50; range weth
ers. $4.255.50; fed ewos. $3.754.50.
Metal Markets.
NEW TORK, Dec. 23. Tlie Londos tin mar
ket was somewhat irregular, with spot at 133
ffli while futures continued firm and closed
about fe higher, at 132. Locally, the market
was firm. In sympathy with London. Spot is
quoted at 29.3029.50c.
Copper was dull.' and steadily held in the
local market. Lake la being quoted at 150
15.12fec; electrolytic at the same figure, and
casting at 14.5014.75c The London market
was higher, closing at C6 7s 6d for spot and
66 16a Sd.
Lead closed at 4.09 4.70c in the New York
market, but was a little 'higher at 12 l&j 9d
In London.
Spelter was unchanged at 24.123 6d In Lon
don, and at 5.75$5-87fec locally.
Iron closed at 52s 6d In Glasgow, and at 4Ps
6d In MIddlesboro. Ixc&liy. Iron, was firm.
No. 1 ioundry Northern, No. 1 foundry South
ern and do soft, $17.2517.75; Nc. 2 foundry
Southern soft. $16.5017.25.
Dairy Produce, In the Eat,
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Butter Firm; extra
creamery, 2727Uc; common to extra, 17(T27c
Cheese and eggs, unchanged. 1 .
CHICAGO. Dec. 23. On the Froduce Ex
change .today the butter market was firm:
creamery, 1627o; dairy. 1622c Eggs, firm
at market, cases Included. 1721c Cheese,
steady. HQ 12c
t Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Dec 23. The market for oof
fee futures closed steady at unctt&nged priced
to a decline of 5 points. Total sales were
1C8.750 bags, including: January, 7.25gHT.65c;
February, 7.80c; March, 7.80$ 7.95c; April.
Sc; May, 8-lOSOc; June. S.25c; July, 8.33
8.40c Spot, steady; No. 7 Invoice. Sc.
Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 4gc; centri
fugal, 96 test. 4c: molasses sugar. 4c; re
Uned. firm; crushed, $635; powdered, $5.75;
granulated, $5.65.
DULL BUT UNYIELDING
STRONG UNDERTONE TO NEW
YORK STOCK MARKET.
Progressive Decline of Interest Dur
ing the WeekBad Effect' of
the Lawson Incident.'
NEW YORK, Dec 23. There was little In
today's stock market to. .call for comment.
The ilsilfiseness of the trading amounted to
absolute idleness -for long Interval. - The at
tendance' was meager from the first, and many
members left the floor during the session on '
account of the hopelessnees of any awakening
of interest Even the usual cvenlng-up of
contracts seemed to hare been largely at
tended to during yesterday's seG&Ion.
Aflde from the profound dullness, the prin
cipal feature of the market was Its strong
undertone. There was no yielding tendency
at any time, and the slow hardening process
established a number of fair advance. Such
contracts as remained to be closed were evi
dently -on the short side, and the rising ten
dency was generally attributed t covering of
these.
- The usual forecasts of the week's currency
movement with the interior Indicated duffl
clent receipts to offset the geld exports and
Subtreasury requirements and eft a Wish a cash
gain of about $2,poo,000. The changes in the
loan Item at this time arc problematical, but
there has boeh no sign of any stock market
liquidation, such a that which caused last
weikls large loan contraction. The state of
the money market effectually quiets all Inter
est In the showing of bank statements, at this
time Mocey Is difficult to place on call, and
the lenders on time are growing more and
more lenient regarding collateral. Loans for
six months- are made on all Industrial col
lateral at about the same rates as en the usual
mixed collateral. The outward movement of
geld equally fails to .arouse Interest in view
of this condition of the money markets The
amount to b disbursed on January L-In dlvi
dtuvd and Inlerost estimated to be larger
than ever before on that date.
Tho week's experts of corn show the first
symptom of active revival In that trade, the
total having risen to 1.862.89 btthls. eora
panM with 453.713 last wtek. This week's
total Is. in fart, the largest far the eorrc
spendlng' week In four years. The wheat out
go continues insignificant compared wth that
of former years In the recent past. ,
The dull strength of the market ontlHued tip
to the close, which was vry firm. Total sales
of bonds, 'par value. $2,785,060.
There ha been a progressive decline of in
4crest in the stock market during the short
week, and toward the end of the week the
trading has subsided Into something like stag
nation, today's dealings falling to a lower total
than at any tlmo since mldsummor. Prices
were Inclined to' gravitate fo a Tower .level
with the Inanition of the trading, but there
were small advances, so that the change from
last week's level Is not significant. Part of
the dullnecA Is 'attributable - to the natural
3ItInclInatin of the trading class to enter on
large commitments on the eve of a prolonged
holiday.
The concentration of interest and resources
In annual aettlemonts alo has the natural
effect of curtailing operations. These normal
factors In the dullness arc made much of by
tbe professional element, who are still. san
guine of a revival of activity and strength
after the holiday period is past. But account
must klH be taken of the influence of the
short and violent reaction to which prices
were subjected early In the month and the te
suiting speculative lo-sees- suffered by these
heavily committed at the high range of prices.
It is evident that the shock to confidence and
.the discouragement caused by the unfortunate
shares in these losses are bearing fruit in the
abstention of acthlty of a large element which
helped to make up the series of 1.000.000
or 2.000,000 share days at advancing prices
which constituted the late market, and which
carried It to a level of snutalned volume be
yond any precedent in the history of the Stock
Exohangc -There Is manifest timidity on the
part of these actually operating in the market
attributable to thc-tuune causes. Dealings are
largely la professional hands, aud the dealers
are more within the class of board-room pro
fessionals who operate for small and quick
returns within the ' limits of the beard-room
itself.
The nature of the controversy among some
actlvo traders in the market which was car
ried on by published advertisements and the
accusations and recriminations which are
hurled back and forth by this mean has had
its effect in discouraging transactions in the
stock market by outsiders., For the rest the
news and reports concerning tfie properties
and the course of business and Industry have
'pointed to enhancement of aetual values.
The uncertainty manifested by the dealers
In securities must be attributed, therefor, to
the problem of the reliability of. present mar
ket prices as an Index of actual values. This
state of doubt is easily Ireferable to the in
stability which was demonstrated for the high
range to which prices were carried by the ex
cessive speculation. The consequence is that.
with every evidence, of expanding business and
increasing prosperity, and with money cheap
and abundant, it foumf difficult to induce
buying of securities at any considerable ad
vance In prices, especially if that advance he
made rapidly and with any appearance of
manipulation. ,
A restraint on speculation must also be al
lowed to the large attention given to the itollcy
of the Administration toward the question of
legislation for the regulation and control of
railroad and individual corporations doing an
interstate business. The sharpest br;ak of
tho week in prices was coincident with tho
appearance of the report of the Commissioner
oi worporaiKms. increae in pnew ui vari
ous iron and steol products were In Increased
demand, and the declarative of the first divi
dent in 28 yoars of the Reading common stock
were some of the evidence tf growing pros
perity which were of most effect on ocnti-
ment. Geld has continued to leaTO New York
for foreign points, but motley hs continued
extraordinarily easy In tho market.
Bonds were quiet and moved narrowly In
Fymnathy with stocks. United State, new 4s
coupon nave declined U per cent on call dur
ing the week.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
bales. High. Low. bid
Atchison ...
do preferred
Baltimore & Ohio....
do preferred
Canadian Pacific ....
Central of N. J
Chesapeake & Ohio..
Chicago Sz Alton
do preferred
Chi. Great Western.
Chi. & Northwestern
Chi.. Mil. & St. Paul
J. 000 HiK 8SV S53
700 101 W 100-Ji 101
-,DIV VUJk "i u74
100 95 96 95
400 129& 123fc 12HJ
lt0
42fe
io
22fe
t do preferred
181
12
cm. Terra, a u rans..
do preferred
C. C, C. & St. L. . . .
Colorado Southern ..
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred
Delaware & Hudson.
Del.. Lack. & West.
safe
23h
eon
JbOfe
IB
Dcner & Rio Grande .
do preferred
Eric
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred
Hocking Valley ....
do preferred
Illinois Central
Iowa Central
do preferred
Kan. City Southern..
do preferred
Louisville &. Nashv..
Manhattan L.
Metrop. Securities...
"Metropolitan St. Ry.
Mexican Central ....
Minn. & St, Louis...
M.. St. P. & S. S. M.
do preferred ......
Missouri Pacific ....
Mo., Ivan. & Texas..
do preferred
National of Mext. pfd.
New York Central...
Norfolk & Western..
do preferred
Ontario &.West6rnd.
Pennsylvania
P.. C C. & St. L...
87
sou
4
54,
VI
04
15.1
28
A5fe
5
18
79
llfe
21V
58
80
147
200 89 fe 89
200 147U .141
3,500 lOSfe ior. 10551
oOO 3Ul SOU iK'Vi
200. 62
Olfe
tflfe
8.100 142 140
200 79fe 77
142 V,
7S
93
1,-11 w - U3 W7i
16.300 13&H 13S 13t-fe
39?
70
Reading 31,800
do 1st preferred
do 2d pse f erred..... ......
Rock Island Co 40.200
do preferred 2,000
St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd.
78 . 76 77fe
. 90
81fe
34?i 3251 34U
85b 8454 85
07
24
fat. Li. Houtnwestern. 300
24
57U
rrs2
24
57
do preferred
400
56?;
Southern Pacific ...
do preferred
Southern Railway .
'do preferred J.... I
Texas & Pacific...
Toledo. St, "L. & W.
do preferred
Union Pacific
do preferred ......
5.300
62i
sdo HSfe 118 HSU
2.100 ,34i S3H 34J
USfe
.... ..... IKi
Gfe
100
COO
34 34
38fe ?i
34
36
5.1 U
12,800 110 100 fe HOfe
96
Wabash .,
do preferred
Wheeling & L. Erie. ..
200 213 2tvi
21
42i
10
V,36o "is" "Vt"
&O0 43 42V4
TSOO "22L "ZVA
GOO 204 fe 202$
6,200 lOfc 16U
L800 23H 22fe
2.000 cifc rJS
1.TO0 M MS
200 186fe 1S6
"soo "ss" "SiVt
7.100' 30i WJ
1,500 74Vt 73
500 54 544
100 90 'M
"o6 154" i&fe
300 29 " 28fe
'i66 2S 2o"
'8i300 i39V4 13S
200 1C3J, ltPCfe
600 79i 79
1.100 120 119i
1.S00' 20 lDTi
100 ' 21i 21
2lfe
41
do preferred -.
Express companies - -
Adams .' 233
American ...... ..... 203
United States US
Wells-Fargo 237
Miscellaneous.
Amaliramated -Copper 16.100
6ti
34g
05
63i
14U
93 '
37
15 -
37
33
102
SOfe
113
111
100
60
44ii
103Vi
2014
7754
37
185H
24U
76fe
38
85
Amer. Car & Foundry 1,200
r.4
32
do nref erred -iou
American Cotton Oil. ......
-f - -
6fe
do preferred
American Ice
do preferred .......
American Linseed-OH
400 651
do preferred
American Locomotive " 700-
33
33fe
102i
SO
114
141
59
44
104
do nreferred
200 103
Amer. Sm. & Refining
4 ."300 SOJi
100 114
5.(00 142
do nreferred
Amer. Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Co.
Brooklyn R. Transit.
Colorado Fuel & Iron
2.000
2.700
1.300.
OOfe
45 -196fe-
Consolidated Gas ...
Corr Producta
lo preferred ; - - -
DicUllers' Securities.
,500
500
500
36
184
24
General-Electric ....
185
. 24U
international mptr. .
do preferred
International Pump..
do preferred
National Lead .- 235i
North American
lOOfe
Pacific Mall
People's Gas ...
Pressed Steel Car,
100
7CQ
42fe
.100
42fe
105
4Sfe
10G
38fe
83
234
16
07
2ttfe
02
71
do preferred
Pullman Palace Car!
Republic Steel
do preferred ......
ICO 10O 16
Rubber Goods -.
uo preterm!
""200 Tife 'Yd
1.700 144 14
Tenn. Coal A. Iron..
U. S. Leather
14
do preferred
2.7CO JOlfe 10m 101H
U. S. Realty
..... ..... MO
I". S. Rubber.
do preferred
U. S. Steel..
do nreferred
200,
hb.266
31.500
32U
28
18V
ffife
Westlnghouse let
Western Union ...
7CO
Total eales for the day, 2SSJ.Q0 shares.
Ex dividend.
' BONDS.
NEW YORK. Dec 23 Cloelne- quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.lOlfela & N. W. C. 7s.l29fe
do coupon
.104
D. & R. G. 4s.. 103
U. S. 3s reg.
.104feX. Y. Cent. lets. 101
do coupon
.104
Nor. Pacific 3s.
5i
S. new 4s rcg.l30p do 4s
.103
do coupon . . .ISO
So. Pacific 4s... 94
U. S. old 4s rcg. 10.-.
do coupon ...106
Atchison AdJ 4s. Olfe
Union Pacific 43.106
Wis.. Central 4s. 93
Stocks zt London.
LONDON. Dec 23. Consols for money,
SS 1-16: consols for account, 88 3-16.
Anaconda
Atchison
do preferred .
Ball. & Ohio .-. .
Can. Pacific . . .
Clies. & Ohio ..
C Gt. Western.
5lNor. & Western. 80
87 fe
106
101
38
do preferred . . XJs
Ont. & -Western. 44
Pennsylvania ... 69
Rand Mines 11
Reading 39
do 1st- pref ... 6!
i do 2d pref ... 41
22 fe
a. M. & St. P...172fe
DfcBeers 18
So. Railway .... .'14
D. & R. G. .... 30
do preferred .. 99
do preferred
SO So. Pacific 61
Fric .17
Union Pacific
.112
do 1st pref ... 70
do 2d pref ... 50
Illinois Central. 157
do preferred
U. S. Steel ..
do preferred
Wabash . ..
do preferred
Spanish 4s
9S
29
93
22
43fe
89
,U & N. 7142
M.. K. fc T. 31
N. Y. Central. ..143
Money, Exchange, Etc
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Money on
steady, 23 per cent; closing bid, 2
call.
per
cent; offered, 2 per cent. Time loans, easy;
60 and 90 days and six months, 83 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4lfe per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busi
ness in banlspm' bills, $4.87154.8720 for de
mand, and at $4.81604.8465 for 60-day bills.
Posted rales, $4.S5fe?4;8S. Commercial bills,
$4?84fe.
Bar silver, 60;c.
Mexican dollars. 4Sc
Bends Government; steady; railroad, steady.
SAN
603.C
FRANCISCO. Dec 23.-Sllver bars,
Mexican dollars, 51c
Drafts Sight, 2fec; irlegrapfc. 5c
Sterling on London.' CO days, $4.85; sight,
$4.87.
IX)NDON. Dec. 23. Bar silver, .quiet.
2Sll-10d pr ounce!
Money, 2fe4f3 per cent.
Tho rate of discount In' the open market for
short bills is 2 15-1683 per per cent; three
months' bills, 2ff2 1 1-16 per cent.
Rank Clearings.
Clearings. . Balances.
Portland . .
Seattle
Tacoma ...
Spokane ...
.$005,234
$112,484
... 05,S2i
... 514.661
... 473.304
123.633
51.002
96.-800
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Dec 23. Today's statement
otthe Treasury balances shows:
Available cash balances $130,309,238
Cold 83.099.423
TURKEYS DO WELL TIIERE.-
San Francisco .Market High and Firm for
Choice Stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23. (Special.) Re
celpts of dressed turkeys were only 45 tons.
against 61 tons for all of yesterday. Ar
rivals by the Oregon cxprew wore very light
Tho market for choice domestic rose sharply
to 26 and 27 cents, and closed well cleaned tin
and strong. A few carload3 of Eastern
chilled turkeys Kld at 22fec cent. A large
line of frozen Oregon, held In cold storage
slnee Thanksgiving, and In poor condition, la
offering at 15 to 18 cents, with few buyers.
The grain market was very dull. The local
board adjourned at the clos until Tuesday.
Wheat options opened lower, but afterward
rallied. Barley was steady for a pot and fu
ture., despite general ralns-in the state. Oats
and feed-stuffs were Arm.
Fresh fruits were quieter, as turkeys ab
sorbed most attention. Better grades of ap
ples moved fairly well at' steady to ftrrn
prices, receipts being moderate. Extra New
town Pippins occasionally bring $1.50. The
market Is liberally stocked with oranges and
most citrus fruits, with prices easy but no
lower. Bananas are abundant. Good grapes
arc scarce and hlsh.
Potatoes are quiet, the upper grades being
firmly held. Fancy sweets are higher. The
onion market was quiet and easier. Offerings
have to be extra fancy to nell above $2.50.
Receipts of garden vegetables were moderate
and prices steady.
Dairy products were without quotable change
but trade was quiet and the feeling easier,
except for fanciest butter and eggs. Receipts.
37,000 pounds butter, 26,000 pounds cheese and
18.000 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Garlic, IgSc; green peas. 4
$6c; string beans, SfrlOe; tomatoes, $1.25?
2.25: egg plant, 5Sc
POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 20i21c; roost
ers, old. $464.50; do young. $56; broilers,
small. $2.5043; large. $3g3.50; fryers. $4.5065;
hens, $466; duck?, old, $5gG.50; do young,
$5.5066.50. . , - 1
era. 13615c
BUTTER Fancy creamerj". 25c; creamery
second, 21c; fancy dairy, 20c; dairy seconds,
18c.
EGGS Store. -2Sg30c: fancy ranch, 42fec
WOOL Lambs'. 16$l8c.
HAY Wheat. $1014; wheat and oats. $10
13; barley. $0ffll; alfalfa. $0?11.50; clover,
$769: stock. $57; straw. 45?C5c
MILLFEED Bran. $18919; middlings. $25
28.
HOPS 1904. 25029c
FRUIT Apples, choice. $1.25; do common,
50c; bananas, $13; Mexican limes. $4; Cali
fornia lemons, choice. $2.75; do common. 51;
orange, navels.-$12: pineapples. $1.50Sil.5u.
POTATOES-Early Rwe. $1.10fl.20; River
Burbanks. 4OgS0c;,Rlvpr reds, 6065c; Salinas
Burbanks.. ilf i:45 -sweets. eSQSSc; Oregon
Burbanks, 'S5cS$l.iQ.
RECEIPTS. "J"ldur. 53SS quarter sacks;
wheat. 61,151 centals; barley, 355S centals;
oats, 1036 centals; beans, 490 eacks; potatoes,
60S5 sacks; bran, -280 sacks; hay, 90 tons;
wool, 82 bales; hides. 1327.
SEATTLE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Jobbing Prices Quoted at the Pugct Sonnd
City.
- SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 23. (Special.) The
following are today's produce quotations here:
WHEAT Club. SSc: bluestem, 91c.
OATS White, per ton, $2S29; gray, per ton,
$2C2S.
BARLEY Feed, per ton, $23g21.
ILVY Timothy, per ton. $10020; clover, per
ton, $14615; grain, per ton. $1415.
POTATOES Fancy, per ton. $2022.
ONIONS Fancy, per cwL, $2.50g2.75.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 30g32c; ranch,
20ff30c
EGGS Best ranch, per dozen. 16e.
APPLES Fancy, per box. $101.25.
New Tork Cottoa Market.
NEW YORK, Dec 23. Cotton Futures
clewed steady, unchanged to 3 points higher.
Wisconsin Central ..
180 ISOi?
92 92M
STRONG HOLIDAY DEMAND
TRADE HAS EXCEEDED ALL EX
PECTATIONS.
Operations in Staple Merchandise
Are Seasonably Quiet Traffic
Returns Continue Favorable.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will sayt
The demand for holiday goods has exceeded
expectations, but trade' In staple merchandise
Is seasonably quiet. Business conditions are
tatlrfactory. manufacturing plants producing
freely, except where insufficient water supply
restricts operations and a large volume of
option trading was recorded for the week at
the leading commodity exchanges. Dispatches
from the leading cities are encouraging.
Traffic returns continue favorable. Railroad
earnings for December thus far exceed last
year by 7.6 per cent.
Foreign commerce at this port during the
last week ehowed increases of $1,415,369 In
experts and $2,089,058 In-Imports as compared
with the same week last year.
Irregularity continues In the hide marker.
buff declining, while branded stocks hold firm,
some packers having contracted for deliveries
to February 1. Limited receipts maintain
previous advance in foreign dry hides.
Failures this week numbered 251 In the
United States, against 2S4 !at year, and 32 in
Canada, compared with 22 a. year ago.
RAILWAY EARNINGS LARGE.
Exceed All Previous Records at This Time
Iron and Steel Strong.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Bradatreet's tomor
row will say;
. Holiday trade and retail business generally1
hold the center of the stage, wholesale busi
ness and speculation In stocks' and staples
quieting down. In some lines of industry, too,'
seasonable Influences make for quiet, but a
marked -exception is noted in iron and steel,
which display activity and strength, and still
further advances on crude and finished prod
ucts. '
Railway earnings (gross) are up to -the best
of, the year, and exceed all previous periods
at this time. Net returns Indicate the pres
ent profitable operation about making up for
lessened earnings earlier In the year. Clear
ings have slumped off from preceding weeks'
enormous totals, but still largely exceed those
of a jrear ego.
A preliminary survey Indicates close to. If
not in -excess of, record proportions in holiday
business, except in some portions of the South
and the Pacific Coagt; good collections, ex
cept at a few Southern and Western points.
easy money In all directions, a good -volume
of Spring business already booked, " and the
general fee:lng one of conservative optimism.
Among the metals, 'tin and copper alone show
weakness. Lumber Is steady and a large con
sumption la looked for next year.
The textiles show more variance In price.
due mainly to the absence of speculation and
large receipts. Despite the holding-back
movement at tho South, wool Is strong; sup
plies arc limited, one-third of next year's clip
Is sold In advance, and the high cost of ma
terial makes for higher finished products.
Buslnefa failures in the United States for
the week ending December 22 number 219,
against 239 last week, and 243 in tho like
week last year. - In Canada failures for the
week number 37, as agalcet 37 last week and
15 in this week a year ago.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the week
ending December 22 aggregate l,0SO,70S bush
els, against 1.444.890 bushels last week, and
2,335,606 bushels this week last year. From
July 1 to date the exports aggregate 33.777.187
bushels, against 83,235,550 bushels last year.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK. Dec 23. The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear
Ihrs at the principal cities for the week ended
December 22, with the percentage of increase
and decrease, as compared with the corre
ponding week last year:
Inc.
41. 6
12.2"
16.7
13.0
19.4
10.2
12.8
15.3
21.6
3.6
""."($
17.9
12.4
14.8
21.5
14.3
.6
12.4
5.5
198
89.1
41.4
37.2
"A
14.4
15.2
11.8
258
20.7
43.3
7.6
13.2
14.7
43
25.6
25.1
8.4
36.1
Dec.
New Yoc. ..
Chicago ....
.k.f 1.625,290,000
... 193.615.000
... 14:t,253,000
... lt, 764,000
61,478,000
45.927.000
30.956.000
2jj.5T0.CCO
24.873,000
23,111.000
24,968,000
... 14,064,000
... 20.153.000
Bcston
Philadelphia
St. Louis '
Pittsburg
San Francisco ....
Baltimore
Cincinnati ..
Kansas City .......
New Orleans ......
Cleveland
Minneapolis .'
Detroit .......
Louisville ..
Omaha
Milwaukee .......
Providence
Bulfaip
Indianapolis ......
St. Paul
Los Angeles .....
St. Joseph
Denver
Columbus
Memphis
Seattle
Richmond
Washington v
Savannah
Albany
Portland, Qr.
Fort Worth ......
Toledo, O
Salt Lake City
Peoria
Atlanta
Rochester
Hartford
Nashville
Dea Moines
Spokane, WaBh. . .
Tacoma
Grand Rapids ....
New Haven
Dayton
Norfolk
Springfield, Mass.
Worcester
Portland, Me. ....
Augusta, Ga
Topeka
Sioux City
Syracuse
Evii5vUIn
Birmingham
Wilmington. Del...
Knoxvlllo
Davenport
Little Rock
Wilkesbarre
Fall River
Macon .-.
Wheeling. W. Va..
Wichita '
Akron
Chattanooga
Springfield. III. ...
Kalamazoo. Mich.
Youngstown .'
Helena
Lexington j.
Fargo. N. D
New Bedford
Canton. O.
Jacksonville. Fla...
Lowell
hester. Pa
Greensburg. Pa. ..
oskford. HI." ....
Blnghamton ......
Springfield, O
Bloomington. HI...
Quincy. Ill
Sioux Falls, S. D..
Mansfield. O
Decatur, III
Jacksonville,- III. . .
Fremont. Neb.
Houston
Galveston
Charleston. S. C...
Cedar Rapids
10.5
11.8U8.O00
11.627.000
8.927.000
9.305.000
7.621,000
6,799.000
6,419.000
7.035,000
9.504,000
3.910.000
6.322.000
4.577.000
6,603.000
4.417.000
fi.tU 1.000
4.432,000
4.949.000
4,380.000
4.199.000
5.229.000
3.709.000
3,8.'.7.00O
3.334,000
2,732.000
3.192.000
2.330.000
2.918,000
3.279.000
1.004.000
2,065.000
1,475.000
1.8SS.000
1.455.000.
1.244.00O
1,777.000
1.7S1.000
. 1.153,1)00
1.651.000
1.401.000
1.307.000
1.495.000
1.147.000
1,411.000
706.000
1.182.0013
1,031.000
629.000
550.000
705,000
886.000
v 625.000
890.000
832.000
882,000
517.000
1,032.000
513,000
694.000
662.000
491.000
922.000
449.000
429,000
396.000
547.000
413.000
391.000
424.000
350.000
831.000
189.000
354.000
254.000
234.000
13.652.000
12.816.000
1.431.000
1.9
21 .
3.8
22.6
16.6
48
14.4
30.5
28.0
22.1
24.7
12.7
2.0
2.1
13.0
'i'.i
4.2
35
5.3
34.9
40.5
9.0
9.9
7."i
2S.0
6.8
6.0
14.4
1.1
is'.s
18.5
29.3
3.4
5.1
14.5
14.3
10
12.7
17.1
ih'.i
42.0
31.6 3.2
's.s
1.0
329,000
...$2,577,771,000
... 952.460.000
CANADA.
...$ 28.836,000
21.793.000
8.282.000
2.301.000
1.935.000
1. 500.000
1.407,000
1.327.000
1.060.000
1.146.000
561.000
Totals. U..S..
Outside N. Y.
Montreal
Toronto ..........
Winnipeg .......
Ottawa
Halifax
Quebec
Vancouver. B. C.
Hamiltcn .......
Loudon, Ont
St. John. N. B...
Victoria, B. C...
19.8
5U.4
41.8
12.3
0.C
"i!fi
21.0
23. R
16.2
4.4
1.0
Totals. Canada $ 64,263.000 29.5
FLUCTUATIONS IN WHEAT.
Chicago Prices Close Firm on Forecast' of
Cxild Wave.
CHICAGO. Dee. 23. Opening sentiment in
the wheat pit was bearish, and initial prices
were a trifle lower. May was unchanged to
fee at $1.115 to $1.11. After touching $1.11,
the price of May declined to $l.ilfel.ll on
selling by pit traders. The early heaviness
was due largely Xo an easier tone at Liver
pool and to liberal receipts, in tho Northwest.
Throughout the entire session holiday dullness
prevailed. During the last part of the day
an official forecast of a cold wave In the West
and" Northwest started buying by shorts. The
resultjwas a firm upward movement of prices.
The strength was well maintained throughout
tho remainder of the session. May closed 4
;c higher at $1,121 12.
An Improved export demand was the main
factor responsible for a firm corn market.
May closed o up at 45fec.
OaU were firm; May closed fee up, at 3lc
Provisions were steady and practically life
less. At the close May pork was unchanged;
lard was-up 2c. and ribs were 5c higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Oneit Hlirh. Low. Close.
December ....$1.11 . $1.12 $1.10 $1,10
May 1.11 1.12 1.11 L12
July 08ti .98 .08 .98
CORN.
Deeember .46 .46 .45 .46
May 45 .45 .45 .45
July 45 .fe -fe -5
I OATS.
December .23 429 .29 .29
May 31fe ,3tft -31? '31
July 31 .31 -31 .31
.MESS PORK. N
January 12.52& 12.57 12.45 12JS7
May 12.85 12.87fe 12.77 12.8?fe
LARD.
January 6-85 6.87 6.85 6.S7fe
May 7.10 7.15 7.07 7.15
SHORT RIBS. x
January 6.40 0.47fe 6.35 6.47
May 6.67 U.75 6.65 tt.75
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Easy; Winter patents. $5.10g5.20;
straights, $4.S3S5; Spring patents. $5ff5.50:
straights. $4.5004.00: bakers', $2.7093.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0SI.15; No. 3, 08c
$1.12; No. 2 red. $1.13l.l5fe.
Corn No. 2. 4646c; No. 2 :
yellow, 46Qr
46e.
Oats No. 2. 2&c; No. 2 white, 32c; No. 3
white. 30S31fec.
Rye No.' 2, 73c.
Barley Good feeding. SfrgSSq: fair to choice
malting. 464Sc.
Flaxseed No. 1. $1.16; No. 1 Northwestern,
$1.2S.
Timothy need Prime, ,$2.72.
Mess pork Per barrel. $11.35S11.45.
Lard Per 100 pounds. $6.82.
Short ribo sides Loose, $6.726.77fe.
Short clear sides Boxed.. $6.62fe6.75.
Clover Contract grade, $12.75.
Flour, barrels 26.600 25.000
Wheat, bushels 63,000 73,100
Com. busaeu 544.400 285.700
Oatu, bushels 136.300 186.4 U0
Rye. buihels 5.000 4.300
Barley, bushels 100,100 81,100
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Flour Receipts. 19.
00 barrets: exports, 8000 barrebi. Market.
dull and featureless.
Wheat Receipts. 16,000 bushels; spot irreg
ular; No. 2 red, nominal elevator. $I.1S f. o.
b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.23 f. o.
b. afloat. Options opened barely steady; and
for a time acted a little soft under bear pres
sure, rallying later on reports of rain In Ar
gentina and a cold wave West, and holding
firm for the remainder" of the day. Last prices
showed Jic net advance. May dosed at
$1.13; Jtlly clesed $1.03; December closed
$1.18.
Hops Dull.
Groin at Sayt Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. Wheat and
barley, steady.
Spot Quotations
Wheat Shipping. $1.451.50; milling. $1.02
1.65.
Barley Feed. .$U21.13: brewing, $1.15
1.18.
Oats Red. $1.401.55; white. $1.4531.57;
black. 51.301.62. ,
Call board sales
Wheat May. $1.43.
Barley May, $1.0S.
Corn Large yellow, $1.27gl.37.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 23. Wheat Cargoes on pass
age nominally unchanged. English country
markets, quiet. Indian shipments of wheat to
United Kingdom. 123,000; to the Continent,
93.000 quarters.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 23. Wheat Quiet;
March. 7 ld; May. 7s. ld. Wheat in
Paris, quint: fiour in Farls. quiet. French
country markets, dull.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACQMA. Wash.. Dec 23. Wheat Un
changed; bluestem. 88c; club, SSc.
Imparts and Exports.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Total Imports of dry
goods and general merchandise at the port of
New York for the week ending today were
valued at $13,153,704. Exports of specie
from New York for tho week were $2,024,568
gold and $6(4,2S1 ellver. Imports of specie at
Now York during the week were $4637 silver
and $283.827 gold. '
GRAIN and
Wc Charge No Interest for
Carrying Long Stock
General Office -JgJ
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
E. K. Aldcn, Correspondent
Room 2, Ground Floor,
Chamber of Commerce.
s Mai-Pepsin Capsules
A POSITIVE CURE
Tor Inflammation or Catarrh of
the Bladder and Diseued Kid-
.ueys. no QDfiB.noMi. uures
hulckly and permanently the
I worst cases ox gonocrhw
'and Glest, no matter of how
long standlnz. Absolutely
harmless. Sold by druggist.
Price $1X0, or b7 mall, port
paid,$1.00,a boxes. $2.73.
THE SAHTAL-PEPSIH GO.
Rcllsfoatalce, Obis.
WOODARD, CT i ft FTTH CCs. PORTLAND.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
PORTLAND to THE DALLES
Line Steamers
III tEICEFT SDKDAT) 7 JL H..
Direct line for Moffctfs. St, Martin's and
Collms Hoc Springs. Connecting a,t Lyle,
Wash., with Columbia River & Northern Ry.
Co.. for Goldenoalo and Klickitat Valley
points. Landing foot of Alder street. Phoru
j.n 014. 8. il'UUNALD. Agent.
For South -Eastern Alaska
Steamers of the comnanw -..
for which it is agent. leava
SEATTLE 0 A. M., TACOMA
6 P.M., day previous, steam.
snips LUii.Aut; CITY (Der
5. 31. SKAGWAY DIRECT
Dec. 17, via Killtonoo and Sit
ka); RAMONA (Dec. 13. via
ujumuuu uiiu olios; Uec US
Skagway direct); both vessels
making regular S. E. Afcuka
puns ui ca.ii; cottage City
calls at Vancouver; Ramona CALLS AT VIC
TORLU FOR VANCOUVER.
CITY OF SEATTLE leaves Seattle Tuesdays
Thursdays. Sundays. 10 P. M.; call at Everett
and Belllngham.
Steamers connect at San Francisco with com
pany's steamers for ports In California. Mex
ico and Humboldt Bay. For further informa
tion obtain folder. Right Is reserved to change
steamers or sailing date.
TICKET OFFICES.
Portland .240 Washington st,
Seattle.... 115 James st. and Dock
San Franeisco...i.. lo Market at.
C. D. DUNANN, Gen. PassL Agt.
1.0 Market St., San Francisco.
Scott
nr.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
O&EGGlf
am Unihn Pacific
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAIL-Y
Through Pullman standard and tourist sleep.
lag-cars daily to Omaha, Chicago. Spokand:
tourist sleeping-car daily to Kansas City;
through Pullman tourist sleeping-car (person
ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Reclining
chair-cars (seats free) to the East dally.
UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND 0:15 A. M. 5:23 P. M. '
SPECIAL for the East Dally. Dally,
via. Huntington.
SPOKANE FLYER. I83 - M- S:$ M'
I Dally. Dally.
For Eastern Washington. Walla Wala. Lew
lston.Coeur d'AIene and Great Northern points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS. o.,-rp M --tr. A M
fggton -. Sa5t Va ft 'Dallyf
RIVER SCHEDULE.
FOR ASTORLA and 8:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M.
way points, connecting Dally. Dally,
with steamer for Ilwa- except except
co and . North Beach Sunday. Sunday,
steamer Hassalo, Ash- Saturday. .
street dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M.
FOR DAYTON, Ore. -. . ,.7fiT -r
gon City and Tamhlll '-Sinv Daiir
River points, Ash-etreet "iSn "eJ Sun
dock (water permitting) ' aun' - ?un
FOR LEWISTON. 1:40 A. M. About
Idaho, and way points. Dally. o:0u'P. M.
from Riparla. Wash. ex. Sat. ex. Fri.
Telephone Main 712. C W Stinger. City Tick
et Agent; A. L. Craig, General Passenger Agent.
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO.
For San Francisco, every tlve days, from
AInsworth ock S. S. Geo. W. Llder. Dec 2.
12: S. S. Columbia rw 7. 17. SaiHn!-! from
AInsworth dock, 8 P. M.
PORTLAND Jfc ASIATIC S. S COMPANY.
For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling nt
Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking rrelsht
via connecting steamers for-Manila. Port Ar
thur and Vladivostok; S. S. Numantia. Dec 8;
S. S. Arabia, Dec. 31. For freight and further
particulars apply to
JAMES H. DEWSON. Agent.
Telephone Main 208. Upper Alaska Dock.
UNION DEPOT.
Arrive.
OV l-.rtl.AiSJJ 10X-!
8:30 P. M.
for ssalem. Koa-
7:23 A. M.
aarsr. .aaiund. &ic-
LC3 jtXkgeltd, 1U
UiaI ihu Kaat.
3:30 A. 21
iiormnw troin coa-
r:10 P. Ji.
necti at voodburt.
kaatly except aun
;ad.yj witn train. zo:
biount .cUitfe:. ailvcr
'ton, UluWlUVlUe,
ispiingueio, ltcaai
uig uia isatrou.
A'.OO P.M.
ARwiny passenger
connects at Wood
coin with Alt. Ange;
and Sllvenoa local.
Ccrvallls passenger.
Sheridan paaienicer.
1C:10 X.
7:30 A. M.
1140 P. M.
5:30 P. M.
1)83 A. M.
Dally. II Dally. xcept Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVXC3
AND
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Leave Portland dally for Osweco -i 7:30 A.
M., 120. 2:05. 3:25. 50. 03. f:45. 10:10 P.
mI' Dally, except Sunday, 5:30. 6:30. 8:35.
10:23 A. M., :0U. ll:BO P. M. Sunaay, oui,
9 A.M. .
Returning from Oswego arriv Portland dally
S;SO A. . lioo. 3:o.V 4:. 0:15. 7:35. U:55.
11;10P. Dali7 except Sunaay. 8:25, 73,
8:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday. 12:23
A M. Sunday only, 10:0o A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas and Inter
mediate points dally except Sunday. 4 P. M.
Arrive Portland. 10:20 A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper
ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle, connectlns
with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and Independ
ence. First'-clasa fare frcm Portland to Sacramento
-sc San Francisco. $20: berth. $5. Second
XZ. are $15; sccondlass berth. $2.50.
Tic-As to EiLEieru polntii and Europe, Alsa
VT ina Honolulu and Australia. .
J,?rrY icKET OFFICE, corner Third ana
"hmStVn5eets. Phono Main .12.
TIME CARD
OFTRAINS
PORTLAND
Deoarc Arrive.
Pmret Sound Limited far
comaTSeattle. Olympla.
EoJthBend and Gray's
Harbor points s.oOam 5:33 pa
Norm Coast Limited for
Tacoma, Beattle, Spokane,
uBtte, St. Paul, New Ybrk,
Boston and all points East
&nd Southeast ............ 3:00 pm 7:00 as
Twin City Express, for
Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane.
Helena, Be Paul, Minne
apolis. Chicago. New York,
Boston and all points East
and Southeast 11:45 pm 7:00 pa
Pugdt Souna-Kansas City
EC Louis Special, for '
Tacoma, Seattle, tipokane
Butte, Billings, Denver. ' Z A"
Omaha, Knh.sas Qty, St.
Lduis and all points East
and Southeast ... 3:30 am 7:00 ar
All trains dairy, except on South Bend branch.
A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pa-
senger Agent. 235 Morribon St., comer 'fcj-i.
Portland. Or.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
EAST mm
-SOUTHMf
0m
Leava- UNION DEPOT. JLrrtTea.
Daily, Maygers, icalutor. jjju
Clatskanie, fVcstport.
Clifton, Astoria, War-
8:00 A. M. renton. Flavel. Ham- jjq v
mond. Fort Stevens,
Gearhart Park, Sea
side. Astoria and Sea
shore. Express Dally.
7:00 P. M Astoria Expres. o;o p. ZL.
Dally.
C. A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO,
Cosam'l Agi.. 248 Alder st. G. F. & P, a.
Phone Main 900.
("pitEATNORTHERNi
City Ticket Offlce, 322 3d st. Phono 630.
2 0v EKLfluND TRAINS DAILY 2
The Flyer and the Fast Mall.
SPLENDID SERVICE-UP-TO-DATE
EQUIPMENT
COURTEOUS EMPLOYES
For tickets, rates,, folders and full In
formation, call on or address
II. DICKSON, City Pasicnger and Ticket
Agt., 122 Third street, Portland, Or.
JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE
S. S. KANAGAWA MARU
For Japan, China end all Asiatic Ports, will
Leave Seattle, about Jan. 17th.