THE XORXiyG OREGOXIAy, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 105.
13
FARMERS HOLD ON
Year-End Sales in Wheat Mar
ket Are Light.
MORE CALIFORNIA INQUIRY
Trade Jn Barley, Oats and Flour Is
Quieter Crop Conditions in For
eign Exporting Countries.
Big Holiday Demand.
"WHEAT Expected selling .movement
doe not materialize.
FLOUR Oriental demand light,
HOPS Full price being paid In coun
try. POULTRY Steady movement In tur
keys at unchanged prices.' .
EGGS Market overstocked, 'alow and
lower.
BUTTER Active movement at fairly
firm price.
VEGETABLES California produce
cleans up.
The wheat market Is still dragging;. Dealers
rather expected that there would be eomcthlng
of a selling spurt about this time by farmers
who would want to close up their accounts
with banks before the turn of the year, but so
far it has not materialized. Holders arc evi
dently in good enough financial shape to keep
possession of their crops until they get ready
to sell, and an uninteresting market in there
fore looked for during the remainder of the
season. It is estimated that fully 75 per cent
of the Northwestern crop has been disposed of,
arid the remaining 25 per cent will doubtless
be worked off gradually. Export prices are
entirely nominal 'in the absence ot foreign
business. A moderate amount of trading on
California account is again reported.
Both oatrt and barley arc quiet now, but
prices hold to a very steady basis. The ex
port flour market is very slow at the moment.
Some inquiries as to prices are received from
the Japanese, but they do not result In busi
ness. Conditions of crops In foreign exporting coun
tries were thus reported by Broomhall'fl Com
Trade News of December 5:
Russia Latest crop reports have continued
quite favorable. The situation at the ports Is
very uncertain, but people naturally hope for
the best. Shipments la6t week were large,
and wo can bo sure that holders will continue
to ship away their stuff aa fast as they pos
sibly can.
India Wc are still without news of general
rains, and season is now getting well ad
vanced. The officials do not consider the sit
uation as serious and it is certain that there
Is Ull ample time for good crops to be ob
tained in the late regions, but although these
are the chief exporter, yet there will not be
a good harvest if the other districts fare bad
ly. Moderate quantities continue to be ex
ported, and we should certainly see an In
crease If there were an Improvement -in crop
prospects. ,
Australia The tall end of the old crop Is
being shipped out and. as we nhowed lass,
week, prospects for the new season are fair.
Argentina The government has announced
that tho November frosts did only Insignificant
damage to tho crops, and our own agent at
Buenos Ayres continues to snd favorable re
ports concerning wheat. On the other hand,
more or lesn unfavorable reports continue to lxs
circulated in America, and It Is generally ack
nowledged that the flaxseed crop Is disappoint
ing, one cable lately received In Liverpool
putting tho outturn 20 per cent below last
year's. Shipments of wheat last week were
larac, but much of the stuff was for non
European destinations.
GOOD DEMAND TOR. TURKEY?.
Trices Steadily Maintained Up to the Close
Eggs Are Lower.
As was expected, receipts of turkeys yester
day were lighter than on Thursday, and an
Rctlve demand cleaned up most of the offer
inrs. Prices held steady around 20 and 1
cents for good average fowls. Some extra
fancy turkeys brought 22 cents, and on the
other hand, culls sold low, most of the No. 2
stock going at 17 and 18 cents. One very poor
Jot only brought S cent. Geese and ducks
also moved well, but chickens were again a
drug on the market, with 10 centn as the top
and few buyers at that.
Efcgs dropped to 30 cents flat. Purchasers
continue to hold off and stocks to accumu
late, which does not promise well for the
market In the comlnr week.
The movement in butter was sufficient to
keep stocks down, and the feeling was there
fore flnn.
The cheese market was strong, active and
unchanged.
ELEVEN-CENT HOP BUSINESS.
Horst Buys in Eugene at That Price Pur
chase by Seavey Metxler.
Another 11 -cent hop purchase wa made by
the E. Clemens Hojtt Company yesterday.
Their agent, Hayes, at Eugene, bought the
Rhodes lot at that figure, amounting to 150
bales.
Ernest "Wells, the Portland agent of the
company, accepted the Miller lot. bought at
Uillsboro, Tuesday.
Seavey & Metxler yesterday purchased the
Knox Bros,' lot of 70 bales at Eugene at 10
cents. They have also purchased the O, 1L
Cone lot ot 6S bales at Buttevllle at the same
lirlce.
Fruits and Vegetable Active.
Holiday buying in the fruit and vegetable
line practically came to a close yesterday af
ternoon. The week was a highly successful
one and everybody Is satisfied. All the Cali
fornia truck received by steamer and by rail
was cleaned up, and several other lines, such
as orange, bananas and enveet potatoes, ran
very low. The next arrivals announced are a
car of celery and a car of sweets, due Tues
day. Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings or the Northwestern cities
e;erday were as follows:
. , Clearing. Balances.
Portland $ 06.57$ $183,551
Seattle SB8.9S8 1 (0.128
Tacoma 771,217 33.786
Spokane $85,178 34,465
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grata. Flour, Feed. Etc
FLOUR Patent. $4.304.70 per barrel:
straights. $3.804.10; dears. 2.6fr&S0: Val
ley. $3.003.90; Dakota hard wheat, patents,
JS.SCVfrC; clears, $5. rraham. 93.98.73: whole
wheat. $3.754 ; rye Sour, local. U; Enters.
SA.269.36: corameal. per bale. tl.e2.29.
Wheat Export: Club, 714j72c; btuestwn.
736740. red. 67fi6Sc. Valley. 72c!
MILLSTUFFS Bran. m.SOtflS per ten: mid
dlings. 124.60: shorts. S18.3019: caeffl. UT S.
Mill, $17.50: Linseed Dairy Food. 116: Acalfa
meal. Sis per tea.
OATS No. 1 white feed. $27; gray. JM.54)
per ton.
BARLEY Feed. $2322.60 per tea: brew
ing. S 22. rolled. 52323.5a
RTE $1.E0 per cental.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oata. cream, to
pound sacks. 6.73: lower grades. $6.234MLte
ecUneil, steel-cut. ftO-peuad sacks. $ per
barrel: IB-pousd sacks. ItSC per bale; eat
Bneal (rroani). SO-peuad sack. 17.50 per bar
rel; 10-pound sacks, ((per bale: spin peas.
H per leo-pottad sacks: 36-pound boxes. Xl.40
pearl barley. $4.26 per 100 peas: raVpeuad
bases. S1.36 per hex; pastry aeur, M-petsBd
parks fsae per bale.
' XAT Carters Ortfea tlasetkr. $14.frtfW.W
per ton; Valley timothy. fj 1112; clover. $4M;
cheat. S&30&B.S0: grain bay. XSCSi.
Vegetables. Fruit, fit.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. SICJ250 per
box; persimmons. L35 per box: pears. $L"aC
L60 per box; cranberries. J13lfc.50 pr bar-
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, 203.75 per
box; oranges, navels. $2.763 per box; Jap
V pr ule box; grapefruit. 3.50
04.50; pineapples, i2.50g4.50 per dozes; tan
gerines, ji.5 per bcx. tan teas, 433c per
bare
Per dozen: rlm j.Vr .L . ...
cumbers. 50000c per dozen; eggplant. Sttc
ler pound; bead lettuce. 40c per dozen; hot
house. Jiei.26 per box: peppers, 6c pel
pound-, pumpkins. KxtXc pound; rad lines.
-c per dozen; tomatoes, $1.75 per crate;
grouts, 7c per pound; squash, ii lc 5r
pouno.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, S0c?l per
nack: carrots. tCSTSe per sack; beets. iscfjll
Per sack: garlic 12c per pound.
ONIONS Oregon. Sll 23 per sack.
POTATOES Buying prices; Fancy gradea
Burbanks. es&TOc per tack: ordinary. 654?
60c: Merced sweets, eacka, J1.&0: crates. 12.35.
DRIED FRms-Apples. 11012c per pound;
apricots. 12012c; Teaches. 10H12c: peara,
none; Italian prunes. 5i6i4c; California figs.
hlte. in sacks. GUc per pound; black. 49
5c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages. 75$ 65c per
box; US-ounce. $282.40: Smyrna, 20 0 per
pound; date. Persian. 5116 Cc per pound.
RAISINS Seeded. 12 -ounce packages. 0
BMtc: 16-ounce. 0&810c; loose muscatels. 2
crown. 77c; 2-crown, 7i4Q,7c; 4-crown. fl
38Vic: unbleached seedless Sultanas. 697c;
Thompson's seedless unbleached. StSHe:
Thompson's fancy unbleached. I2ffl2c: Lon
don layers. 3-crown, whole boxes of 20 poendx.
tl.75; 2-crowa. $2.
Batter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc
BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery.
30324c per pound.' State creameries; Fancy
creamery. 27i&30c; store butter. lC01Gc
EOGS Oregon ranch, 30c; Eastern. 25c per
dozen.
CHEESE Oregon full cream, tvlrj. l4Utr
15c: Voung America. 156 ICc.
POULTRT Average old bens. 10c; young
roostera, fte; Springs. 10c; broilers, 120
13c; dressed chickens. 120 12 fee; turkeys, live.
ICS 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 17 21c:
geese live, pound. 010c; geese, dressed, per
pound. 1213c; ducks, 15310c; pigeons, fl.25
QZ: squabs, 5202.50.
Groceries. Nuts. Etc
COFFEE Mocha. 2S22Sc: Java, ordlnsry. IS
22c; CosU Rica, fancy. lfcToc; good. 10y
18c; ordinary. 101312c per pound: Columbia
roast. .Races. 100a. 1145; 50s. 114.23; Ar
bucklc. J15.8P, Lion. (15.75.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. c; Southera
Janan. 5.35c; bead. 7c.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails,
JL75 per dozen: 2-pound talis, J2.40: 1 -pound
flats. $1.65; fancj. lCl-pound flats. Lb0:
4-pound flats, $1.10: Alaska pink. 1-pound
tails, 00c; red. 1 -pound tails. $L25; cockeye.
1-pound tails. $1.70,
SUGAR Sack basis. 300 pounds: Cube.
$5.1rt; powdered. $5.05; dry gran ul ted. $5J5;
extra C. $5.10: golden C. $4.05; fruit sugar.
$5.55: advances over sack basis as follows:
Barrels. 10c; -barrels. 25c; boxes. SOc per 100
pounds. (Terms: On remittance with IS days
deduct per pound; if later than 15 days
and within 30 days, deduct c per pound; no
discount after 30 days). Beet sugar, granu
lated, $5.35 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15
lSc per pound.
SALT California. $11 per ten. $1.60 per
bale; Liverpool. 60s. $17: 100s. $16.50; 200s.
J16: -pounds, 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50.
NUTS Walnuts. 15Vc per pound by sack;
lie extra for less than eack; Brazil nut, 10c;
filberts. 16c: pecans. Jumbos, 10c; extra large,
l.c; almonde. 14H15c; chestnuts. Italian.
12feSlGc; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw. pouna;
roasted. 0c: plnenute. 10812c; hickory auta,
tbiZiSc. cocoanuUi, 35QIKc per dozen.
BEANS Small white. 4c; Urge white, 2Vc;
Pink. 2ic; bayou. 414c; Lima. 5Hc; red Mex
ican, 8s.
Provlrtens and Cassee! Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 12'.tc per pound;
14 to 16 pounde, 124c; 18 to 2u pounds. 12c;
California (plailc), be; cottage liams. Site;
shoulders. Sc.- boiled ham. 15c; boiled plcslc
ham, boneless, 14c
BACON Fancy breakraM. 184c per jound:
sUndard breakfast. 16Hc; choice. 15; Eng
lish breakfaet. 11 to 11 pounds. 14 Sic; peach
bacon. 13Hc
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $18:
H -barrels. $9.50. Beef, barrels. $12; Vi-bar-rels.
$0.50.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound: minced
ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17c; bo
logna, long. &Hc; welnerwurst, Sc; liver, 6c;
pork. 0310c; headcheese. Cc; blood. 6c; bo
logna sausage, link. 4 Vic
CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds,
per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.25: six
pounde, $7. Roast beef, flat, pounds. $1.25;
two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Hoasx
beef. tall, pounds, none: two pounds. $2.35;
six pounds. $7. Lunch tongue, pounds. $2.75.
Roaet mutton, six pounds. IS. 50.
DRT SALT CURED Regular short dears,
dry salt. lOfec. moked HVic: clear backs,
dry salt 10j. smoked lllic; clear bellies. 14
to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon exports.
30 to 25 pounds average, dry salt 11c. moked
12c; Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds aver
age, none.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces.
lOHe; tubs. 10Te; COs. 10c: 20i. 11c; 10s.
llc; 5s, llVJc. Standard pure; Tierce, O&c;
tubs, 0c; nos. JTic; 20s. lOd; 10s, loc; 5s.
lOVic. Compound; Tierces, CVfcc; tubs, CVc;
COs. 6c; 10s. 7c; 5r. 75ic.
nops. Wools. Hides, Etc
HOPS Oregon. 103. choice, lOQ'UV-c;
prime. SViOOiic; medium, Sc; olds. 597c.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 100
21c; Valley. 242Cc per pound.
MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound.
HIDES Dry hides: No. 1, i pounds and
up, 16JiCfl8c per pound; dry kip. No. 1 6 to
10 pounds. 15Q1C.C per pound, dry calf. No.
1. under 5 pounds, 17919c; dry salted, bulls
and stags, one-third less than dry flint;
(culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, mur
rain, hair-clipped, weather-beaten or grubby.
23c per pound less). Salted hides: Steers,
sound. CO pounds and over, ld&'llc per pound;
50 to 60 pound. SVtQlOc per pound; under 50
and cows, fig 10c per pound; salted kip, sound.
15 to 30 pounds. 1'c per pound; salted veaL
sound. 10 to 14 pounds. flSTloc pound; salted
calf, Eound, 10 to 14 pounds. lOQllc pound;
(green unsalted. 1c per pound less; culls. 1c
per pound less). Sheepskins: Shearlings, No.
1 butchers' stock. 25ff30c each; short wool.
No. 1 butchers stock. 404 50c each; medium
woot No. 1 butchers' stock. COSSOc; long
wool No. 1 butchers stock. J1.00U1.50 each.
Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or
1214c per pound: horse hides, salted, each,
according to size. $1Q1.50: colts hides. ZLtt
50c each: goatskins, common. 10 15c each
Angora, with wool on. 25c 0$ 1.50 each.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 20022c
per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound. 3"J33ic; No 2
and grease. 2fi3c
FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. 1. $2-50
10 each: cubs. $lt?2; badger. 25050c; wild
cat, with head perfect. 25050c; house cats.
S10c; fox. common gray. 5070c; red. $3
5; cross, $5 CI 15; silver and black. $1000
200: Ushers. $500; lynx. $4.50Q6: mink,
strictly No. 1. according to size. $12.30;
marten, dark Northern, according to size
and color. $1015; marten, pale, pine, ac
cording to size and color. $2.5004; muskrat.
large. 10015c; skunk. 40050c; civet or pole
cat. 5010c: otter, large, prime skin. $0010;
panther, with head and claws perfect. $2S:
raccoon, prime. 30020c; mountain wolf,
with head perfect. $3.5002; coyote. C0cfi$l
wolverine. $60S: beaver, per skin, large. $5
06: medium. $304; small, $1L50: kits.
60 075c
CAE CAR A SAGRADA (chlttam bark) 2U
413c, according to quality.
Sresecd Meats.
BEEF1 Dressed bulls, 102c per pound;
cows. 804c: country steers, 4 04 Vic
VEAL Drcfscd. 75 to 125 poundo, 7Uf?&c;
125 to 200 pounds. 3Vi05c; 2UV pounds and
up. 303H&
MUTTON Dressed, fancy. CCVic per
pound; ordinary. 4c; lambs, 7&7VsC
PORK Dreeacd. 100 to 150 pounds. 7c; ISO
and up. &36Vic per pound.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Catcs. SSa per gallon.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7ic; 500-pound
lota. So; less than 500-pound lots. SVic, (In
25-pound tin rwUs. lc above keg price; X to
5-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans. 100 pounds per case. 2 He
per pound above kec price.)
COAL OIL Cases. $2.05 per case; Iron
barrels. 15c per gallon: tvood barrels. lSc.
GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases. 255c;
72 test. 27c: SO test. 35c: Iron tanks, lfrc
LINSEED OIL Raw, In barrel. Sic; la
cases. 56c: bollod. in barrels. ⪼ In cases,
Gfic: tte-gaIlon lota, lc lecc
Dried Fruit at w York.
NEW YORK. Dec 22. The market for evap
orated apples continues very Arm, and there
are, rumors that prime fruit has sold as high
as 8c- Common to good: are quoted at 70
SV4c; nearly prlme S61,ie; prime UHfSflJic;
choice. 10 Vic. and fancy, 11012c
Prunes are In fatr demand at prices rang
ing from 4rif?$c for spot
Apricots are firm, although bnslnesrt is very
quiet. Choice are quoted at CVifllOc. extra
choice. lOVieiOfcc, and fancy. 11012c
Peaches are unchanged, with extra choice
quoted at 10c; fancy. lOUgHc; extra fancy.
11H013C
Ralalns are unchanged: loose muscatels are
quoted at 5)iQ7Uc; seeded raisins. 5V4&&C, and
London layers, $1.80.
J) airy Produce te tlse Eat.
CHICAGO. Dec 22. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was arm;
creamer'. 17024VJe: dairy. 17020c. Eggs,
firm, cases Included, at mark. I&4f23c: firsts,
22c; prime Ants, S6; extras, 26c Cheese,
firm. ll401c ,
NEW YORK. Dec 22. Batter, firm; extra
creassery. S64f25Vic: cheese, arm. egga, strong.
Western Rneet selected. 2$a0c
LIVERPOOL. Dec 22. Wheat. Deceeber.
Se 10Kd. March, s UW; May. 6s The
weather In Eeglaad todty Is cloudy.
ST. LOUIS. Dec at Wool, steadjr. terri
tory aed Western simi. AfWc, an se.
Awh, SSffWc; toe. 4rttc
DEAL IN TRACTIONS
Stock Market Interest Centers
in Street Railway Issues.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MERGER
New York Lines Show Good Net
Gains VaioB Pacific Goes to
Xcw 3IIsli Record Market
Broad and Active,
N&W TORK. Dec 22. Interest la Use stock,
market converged very largely In the hares
of the local transportation companies. These
IsBues were very strong and active on the
announcement of a virtual conclusion of nego
tiations whereby the Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company and Its allied Interests come un
der control of the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company, thus giving the latter Interests prac
tically a monopoly of all the traction facilities
on Msnhattan Island.
Some ert of a deal Involving these Important
Interests has been expected for a long time,
but It exact form was always) matter of
Idle speculation. The exact details of the
deal were not obtainable during market hours
today, but enough was learned to indicate that
the transfer would be effected on terms sat
isfactory to the purchasers. The new Interest"
in Metropolitan are said to Include several
prominent Individuals Identified with the Penn
sylvania and other great railway systems. So
far aa could be learned, the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company Is not Included la the deal,
as It now stands, but the fact that representa
tives of that company were In conference with
the new Metropolitan interests today was re
garded as mye than a mere coincidence.
Change of control of Metropolitan Is said to
carry with It Important ccacloa la the way
of proposed nubw-ay extent lor.. It is net
unlikely that new securities will be Issued for
those outstanding in the name of the Metro
politan Company. At any rate. It Is under
stood the transfer from old to new Interests
will Involve a comparatively small cash out
lay. The tractions led the market from the out
set, thousands of &arcs of Metropolitan Street
Railway and Metropolitan Securities making
Initial gains of 2 to 4 points. Interborough
opened on the curb with an advance of over S
points and was the feature of that market
throughout, attaining a new high record. Net
calns of these Issues for the day were 2j for
Metropolitan Street Railway. 4 v for Metro
politan Securities and S for Interborough.
Transactions In these stocki as a group,
constituted the major portion of the day"
business although the general market later
became broad and active In the face ef s 16-per-ccnt
mosey rate The prevalHag rate of
the day. however, was nearer S per cent.
Shares Uf the Pennsylvania Railway and sub
sidiary companies. Including Reading, R. &
O.. C. fc O.. Norfolk & Western and P.. C C
& St. I. were especially strong. Union la
clflc west to a new high record and aa active
demand for Southern Pacific advanced that
tttock a point with St. Paul, and the North
wef'trmH and Atchison participating la tfce
day's general advances. The only hlgh-ela
railway Issue to display weakness was Illinois
Central.
Aside from the movements In Sagar and
Virginia-Carolina Chemical, there were no note
worthy movements In the tndustrlsl group.
Surprlo: was expressed at the failure oC the
United States Steel issues to make caere Im
mediate response to the favorable trade condi
tions. The market reacted slightly In the last
hour, but rallied In the final trading and the
closing was strong. Lyndon was scarcely a.
factor here trading In less than 15.000 shares,
practically all eales. Forecastii f the week
money movements paint to a small gain by
the banks, despite the very heavy eutflow.
Bond were steady. Total sales, par value.
f3.4M.OCK. United States new Is declined Tw
per cent on call.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High. Law,
bid.
Adams Express ....
Amalgamated Copper 23.UO0
Am. Car & Foundry 1,909
do preferred ......
American Cotton Oil 7,30u
do preferred ......
American Express
Am. Hd. &- Lth. pfd. 7.500
American Ire ...... 7)
Amer. Linseed Oil.. HK
do preferred
American Locomotive G.200
235
:3Vi
sen
z
23Vi
20U
I9
23
6?i
4SVj
S3Vi
20
23V4
34
20
41Vi
6SVi
CSS 67
do preferred 200 1IOK 116V 115
Am. Smelt & Resin. 12,200 1C2 1G0 lC0?i
do preferred 1K 127Ti 12TX 127V
Jim. buzai iienn-niT- izi.tihi
150 151i
It Amtr. Tobacco pxd ..
Anaeonda Mining Co. 9.500 1H3
Atchison I3.H00 svi
do preferred
Atlantic Coast Line
131
101
158
Baltimore & Oslo... J7.VK Jiau mu n;ii
09 preierrea 911 hsu, v' dtv
Brook. Rap. Transit,! 44.O00 Sl tfit
Canadian Pacific ... 20.H) 1745; 172 lTSVi
Central Leather ..... V09 45V 45 44
uo preierrra ...... ......
Central of N. Jersey
Chesapeake & Ohio. 2.200
Chicago & Alton
do preferred
Chicago Gl. Western 500
Chicago Jfc Northwest. 5.200
103
220
5;
30
54 V.
:i
2Ti 20;i
211AJ 222Vi
Chi.. M1U St. Paul 25.M0 IfelN ISO1
vni. ienn. Ac transit .....
do preferred
C.. C, C. & SL Louln iOO 105
Colorado Fuel & Iron 2S.O00 MX
Colorado & Southern 100 2S"
do 1st preferred.... ..
do 2d preferred.... 2.500 47j
Consolidated Gas ... 7.1O0 ISO
Corn Products ......
14
ioiii loiu
53H St
2S 29
..... C7H
47 47
17SU 17Si
la
do preferred 400
Delaware & Hudson
Del.. Lack. & Wrt
Denx'er r Rio Grande
do preferred 100
Distillers Securities 1XHX)
Erie 11.200
do 1st preferred.... 100
do 2d Dreferred 500
5CV4 5G
450
9
47,
T9-,
4CS,
7r
71-i
47
79'i
T2U
2y
General ESeetric
Hockng Valley ...
1O0 17CS 174H 17SV4
.. iw
1731,
Illinois Central 4.200 170
International Paper.. 1.000 234
22'.i
00 prricrreo . . .
International Pump.. ......
ao preferred
TS'i
Iowa Central
500
2f."i
do preferred
400
Kansas City Southern MOO
do preferred ....... 3.P00
5?H
lulm-llle & Nashr.. 4.900 151H 15f 151
Manhattan L. 1.2f0 164 lti ic:
Met. iVcurlUes ....103,500 NJtt foil ju
Metropolitan St, Ry.145.300 ISOii EM 127K
Mexican Central ... 4.4M 25U 23 254
Minn. A St. Louis.. 2.400 7Ii 73U 70
M.. St, P. & S. a M. 2,000 140 12SVi 140
do Trreferred jgi
Mlf-sourl Padfle ... 2,100 Ifttt, ice" itc;
37U
do preferred 400 71 70U
National Lead 1.400 HH fC
Mex. Nat R, R pfd 7.
ToJ Central... 13.0CO i5li iioH
N. T.. OnC & "West. 1.000 51i 51
1 .?
3;
151
514
4
02
204 4
.iwjom cc esiem
do preferred
Northern Pacific ..
North American ...
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania ......
People's Gas ......
4.000 MVi SS1
400 fa S3
1.3O0 2044 203
1.400 JjfrVi U
1.800 4RU 4S"
ISH
l2ti I41i U5S
P.. C C- & St Louis 3.900
1 Tensed Eteel Car.,
do preferred .....
54i
V5
Pullman Palace Car .
Reading
23.700 ZZSM 33W 137H
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred....
Republic Steel ......
do preferred ......
Rock Island Co.....
do preferred ......
Rubber Goods ......
do preferred ......
Schloss-Sbeffleld
St, L. & S. F. 2d pfd.
400 S2
Sli
2O0 P4
1.700 23
200 103
V,
1.100 23-;
23
cm
1.200
2H
2
41
, ir
KS
M
6U
100
700
700
&sv;
bt, Louii outnweeC ......
do preferred ...... 100 U)
Southern Pacific ... 31.500 6$S
do preferred ...... ......
Southern Railway ... 3.) SSi
'si"
"iiii
117V,
ao preierrec 3O0 iao
Tenn. Coal & Iron... JKW lSTU l3Vi
a. rwiBC .... 1QU 9H
Tol.. St, L. Ai West. vx
2SVi
34
00 preirrrea ...... S7S
5TU T.TU
Union Pacific 398.300 14t 144t?i 18
do preferred ...... ...... ..... ... . 97
U. S. Exnresa...... ...... ..... ..... ii
re. S. Realty ... .
V. S. Rubber ...... 1JM SSU SCH 5TS
do pre!erred 3O0 310 KS lt"2
TJ. S. Sbtel... J4.se oTV lK
do preferred ...... ,- iwv. 30444 304?
Vlrg.-Oro. ChesBlcal. 4m 4W
do pre! erred 1.19 1K list, 115
--- S8H 3tK 30t
(nmwr ....... aw -U- evii 40V4
'WeUa-Famo Vrai rim
sTestss4flss ate aseet-. ......
Western TCatan ....
374
arii
Wfceeg a- L. 'Erie 174
WUcorma Central .. 4) 3 " 36V: SS
do preferred Vi 38 3Vi
Total sales or the day. 1.351.460 steres.
BONDS.
NEW TORK. Dec 22. Closing quotations;
V. S. ref. rs rec. 1024 !D. : R. O. 4s..l01H
ip coupon ....103UIN. T. C. Go, 3Hs V
V. &. Xs reg IOSKiN. Pac 3 77
do coupon 102silN. Pac 4s 103H
U. a new 4s reg 130VijSA. raclfie 4s... 93i
do coupon 130Vtnlon Pac 4s..l0JVi
C. S. old 4s reg. 102 i Wis. Cen. 4s Ki
do coupon 103HUap. u 2d ser.. MS
Atchison Adj. 4i Vi Uap. 4H. cer.. 92
Stocks at Losdesu
LONDON. Dec 22. Consols for money,
MS: consols for account, $3i.
Anaconda ...... OHINorfolk Jt West. M
Atchison ....... PA-il do preferred.. P5
do preferred... 107 "Ont. Western. 52U
Baltimore & 0..114iPennsyrranla .. 72 H
Can. Pacific ....177VxRand Mines ... 7
Ches. & Ohio... 55S'Beadlnr "0'
C. Ct, Western.. 21 4' do 1st pref. .. 47U
C. M. & St, P...1S5 " do 2d pref... 49
De Beers 17S So. Railway . . . 33?,
D. k R. Grande. 37 i do preferred. . 102 Vi
do preferred .. 91ilSo. Pacific 67
Erie 4SHUnlon Pacific. ..150 i
do 1st pref.... Sl?! do preferred. .100
do 2d pref.... 74 11. S. Steel TtSH
IIL Central ISO's' do preferred. .107
L. Jk Nashville. 155 fWabash 21
Mo.. Kan. & T.. 3SSS do preferred.. 41 Vj
N. T. Central... 15CU 'Spanish Fours.. 1
Meser Exehaaxe. Etc
NEW TORK. Dec 22. Prime mercantile
papr. 5HCS per cent.
Sierllng exchange, firm, with actual business
in bankers bills at Sf.H35f?4.S&40 for de
mand, and at J4.KKCra4.StlO for 60 days. Pout
ed rates. fIJSVa and 3LSSVjQ4.S7; commercial
bine. 4.S2i3-4.fs2K.
Bar silver. GSc.
Mexican dollars. 50c
Government bonds. rar: rallroadr. steady;
money on call, strong. 6Q15 per cent: ruling
rate. 10: doting bid, 6: offered at S per cent.
Time money, strong, demand good; on. SO
days. 6 per cent and commit? lor; six months.
S per cent.
LONDON. Dec 22. Bar silver, steady.
301-lGd per ounce. Money. 2i83i per cent.
Discount rate for short bills, 3Kt4 per cent;
three months bills. 34 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 22. Silver bant.
CMic Mexican dollars. nomlnaL Drafu. :ght.
5e: telegraph. 10c. Sterling. CO days. 43i:
sight. '.Wi.
Note. No sttelon until Tueslay, December
2C
Dally Treasvry Stateeneat.
WASHINGTON. Dec 22. Today's state
ment ef the Treasury balance in the gen
eral fund, exdtulrc of the 150.00,("00 gold
reerve. shows:
AvalUble cash bx Ion coo SISSOl.TTS
Setd coin and bullion K7.173.rXO
Gold certificates 51.5S1.30
MARKET LACKS SUPPORT
WHEAT HEAVY AT CHICAGO
THROUGHOUT THE JAY.
Xilquldatlng: Sales by Coniniission
Houses and "Shorts Larc Shlp
incnts From Argentina.
I
CHICAGO. Dee. 22. W'eaknesm In the wheat
market developed within the first few mtt
utes of trading and continued until the close
ef the session. Liquidating sales by commis
sion bouses, supplemented by aggressive short
selling on the part of local bears, caueed de
clines ranging from Vj to IKe- The greatest
pressure wan on the December option. This
was doe to the Increasing local stocks, which
It was x Id might compel longs to take large
ccantltlTs of cash grain on December con
tracts. Shipment) from Argentina for the
week were larger than the estimate, and
primary receipts were unexpectedly heavy.
Dating the day the market lacked positive
support and the feeling wasi heavy until the
dose. May opened unchanged to a shade
lower at b7ic and ranged from S77ttc.
sold eft to S7c and closed off ic at b7G&7VtC
Liquidation of the December delivery was
the feature of the trading In corn. .a a re
sult of this selling, the price of that option
dellned lc May closed Uf?Uc lower at 4IVi
QllViC
Oats were deprrsed by the weakneia of
ether grains. May closed lie lower.
Provisions were weak on the dedlne In the
price of Uve hogs. At the dose. May pork
wan off 2VrC lard was down 2Vr05c and ribs
were a shade lower.
The leading future ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open, High. Low. Close.
December
May .
July
.K .STf $ .82U $ -MVi
.S7
.S3
IS3t
CORN.
.Kit .4514
.4 IS .44K
.113 .IIS
OATS.
.-H
.32 .32
-3W?i -30H
Dec fld)
Dec (sew)......
May
July
.43
.;
4IU
4IH
.3U,
JS
.49
-44H
44Vi
-4li
December .....
May ,
July
.3T
-31i
-OS
MESS PORK. .
January 13.45 132i 1X45
May 13.t 1XC7H 13.00
LARD.
December ....
January ........ 7.42H 7.45 7.55
May 7.42Vi 7.45 7.32!
SHORT RIBS.
lX47Vi
13.00
7.45
7J7s
7.4y
January ........ 7.10 7.10
May 7.22V: 7.271
July 7.35 7.40
;.02Vj
Vi
7.33
Cash Quotations were as follows:
Flour Dull, prices unchanged.
Wheat No. 2 Spring, biQsCc: No. 3. 00
3Hc: No. 2 red. STUGSTfic
Com No. 2, 40c: No. 2 yellow, 49c
Oats No. 2. 3uic; No. 2 white, 31;Q32c: No.
Z white. 2?ie31c.".
Rte No. 2. e563dc.
Barley Good feeding. 27i6C7Hc: fair to
choice malting; 41649c
Flaxseed No. T, $1.03; No. 1 Northwestern,
ILCSVi. .
Timothy seed Prime.
Mess pork Per barrel. 112.75t312.SO.
Lsrd-Per 100 pounds, 7.42Vr7.45.
Short ribs s!d-Loose. fd.SO07.lO.
Short clear sides Boxed. t7.12.H?7.25.
Clover Contract grade. 113.
Recelptn.
Flour, barrels 1S.2O0
Wheat, bushels 41.to)
Com. bushels SOu.100
Oats. busbeU 2S3.700
Rye. bushels 10.C0)
Barley, bushels .K'
Shipments.
37.S0O
21.000
17P.40O
3I9.4CO
3,900
33,000
Grata mad Prodsce at New York.
NEW TORK. Dec 22. Flour Receipts. 22.
200 barrels: exports, 10,000 barrels; dull and
barely eeeady.
Wheat Recelpta. 112,000 bushels: exports.
164.0CO bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. 81 c
elevator and 83 He f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North
ern Duluth. PIUc f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard
Manitoba, nominal f. o. b. afloat. Weakness
developed In wheat today as a response to
heavy Western receipts, and a bearish Modem
Miller report. The market closed S3Vvc net
lower. May dosed 91Hc;July cicsed ATHc,
and December at 54 Vic
Hope; hides and wool Steady.
Grala at Saa Fraacisee.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 22. Wheat, easier:
barley, steady.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping. JL2TVi8L2yi: milling.
Xl.47Vifl.53.
Bariey Feed. XL20L22: brewing; 3L22i
fx 1.25.
Oato-Red. 154il.eu: white, 1.37Vi1.30;
black. XL1.75.
Call-board sales:
Wheat May, 1.41.
Barley-Mar, SI-22V4.
Cora Large yellow, lS1.37Vi-
MIsBeapolU Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 22. Wheat. Decem
ber. Sic; Mar. S4Ke: July. SSc; No. 1 hard.
S8c; No. 1 Northerss. S?Vic; No. 2 Northers,
&0c
nVst at TseoTfl.
TACOMA. Dec 22. Wheat. sehared. Bs
port Bta4ioM: Blaestesa, 74c; daV, 73c;
red. 4c "
New York Ottos Harfcet.
NSW TORK. Dec 3C-Cet4aa t4area elated
steady mx. a met advaaee ot 14f -Mats. D
eewfcer. llJc: Jsamry. lLNc; Mar, ILMc;
Jnr, 12.rc;- AsnK, 11.9TH.
Ill REPORTS COOD
Satisfactory Trade Conditions
in Every Section.
COLLECTIONS ON INCREASE
3Iild Weather Facilitates Christmas
Business and Building Opera
tions, but Seasonable Sta
ples 3Iove Slower.
NEW TORK. Dec 22. Dun's Weekly Re
view of Trade tomorrow will eay:
Although mild weather has greatly facili
tated Christmas trade and building opera
tions, both ot which are surpassing all pr
vieus records, seasonable staples would moa
more freely If the temperature was lower.
Tet there is little complaint despite unset
tled weather, conditions, and in the Jobblr.s
departments. ' holiday quiet la expected at this
time. Report are remarkably uniform re
garding: commercial conditions, no section
leaking an unsatisfactory exhibit. Mercan
tile collections are Improving In the face of
high rates for rsacer.
Railway earning thus far available for De
cember surpass the figures of ISO! by 8.71 per
cent and foreign commerce at this port for
the last week showed a gain ot $150,370 In
exports and a decrease of $1,574,411 In Im
ports. New business Is limited In the Iron and steel
Industry and contracts cannot be expected to
come forward freely until after the holidays.
December building operation will make an
unprecedented exhibition.
There ts a free movement of foreign dry
hides at unchanged quotations.
Failures this week number 22rT against 251
last year In the United States, and 33 In
Canada, compared with 32 x year ago.
UNPRECEDENTED HOLIDAY TRADE.
Another Big Year la Building Operations Is
Indicated.
NEW TORK. Dec 22. Bradstreet's tomor
row will -ay:
Holiday buyins gains force and the early
predlctlen of unprecedented basinets Is be
ing fully realized. Retail trade la heavy.
Winter goods still drag, owing to unsea
sonably amlld weather. Open Fall weather
still favors building activity, and another big
year In Indicated by high prices and active
demand for material, particularly lumber, the
outlook being- for a heavy cut this Winter.
Winter wheat Is in good condition. Vlth fair
snow covering.
Demand for nwney is active, but collec
tions ceuld be better. Cash U still moving
to the interior, but the liquidation ot three
Chicago bankj has net apparently affected the
situation seriously.
Business failures in the United States for
the week ending December 21 number 235.
agalnet 22ft last week, and 210 in the like
week ef 1901. Failures In Canada 'number
3.S. as against 32 Iat week, and 37 In this
week a year age.
Wheat. Including fiour. exports for the
week ending December 21. are 4.472.482 In
the United States, against 4.435.162 last week
and I.CSO.70S this week laet year. From July
1 to date, the exports are 61,732,031 bushels,
against 33,752. 1ST last year.
Bank Clearing?.
NEW TORK. Dec 22. The following table.
complied by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear
ings at the principal cities for the week ended
December 21. with the percentage of Increase
and decrease. as compared with the corre
ssocdlnrr week last year:
P.C. P.C.
Inc dec.
New York $253.250.038 41.7 ....
ChleagO 250.600.423 27.4
Boston'
Philadelphia
St. Leuts
Pittsburg
San Francisco .......
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Kansa City
New Orleans ........
Minneapolis .........
Cleveland
Louisville
Detroit
Milwaukee
Omaha
Providence
Loa Angeles .........
Buffalo
IndlanapolLi ........
Su Paul
Memphis .............
St. Joseph
Richmond
Denver
Cblumbus ............
Seattle
Washington ..........
Savannah ...........
Albany
Portland. Or.
Fort Worth
Toledo. O.
Atlanta.
Salt Lake City
Rochester -.
Peoria
Hartford
Nashville
Spckane. Wash.
Des Moines
Tacoma
New Haveri
Grand Rapids
Norfolk
Dayton
Portland. Me.
Springfield. Mass. ....
Augusta. Ga. ........
Evansville
Sioux City ...1
Birmingham .........
Syracuse
Worcester ............
KnoxvIUe
Charleston. S. C
Wilmington, Del. ....
Wichita
Wllkeabarrc
Davenport ...........
Little Rock
Topeka. ...............
Chattanooga .........
Jacksonville. Fla. ....
Kalamazoo. Mich
Sprlnsfield. IIL
Fall River
Wheeling. W. Va.
Macen
Helena
Lexington ............
Akron ................
Canton. O.
Fargo. N. D.. ........
Tons; stow a .........
New Bedford ........
Roekford. Ill
Springfield. O.
Greensburr. Pa. ......
Decatur. IIL
SIccx Falfat, S. D
Jacksonville. IIL
Mansfield. O. .........
Fremont. Neb. ......
Cedar Rapids
Houston
Galveston
I42.043.S15 10.3
3.774.703 3.
5I.1C4.04S 17.9
30.SeS.SU 2S.9
27.043.350 8.7
29.770.59-1 HI. 4
27.193.17S 17.
2H.095.3iM 4.5
23.W9.S3d 1S.3
18.422.604 12.2
13.233.717 12.0
14.257.6JX) 20.1
10.102.009 9.2
10.794.732 20.9
9.201.S00 20.7
10.11JW74 0.4
7,Sd1.S2S 1'I.G
S.259.SI4 2S.
8.313.&I7 1S.1
7.S4S.033 1S.S
4.717.231
&VS65.44S 1S.3
20.2
7.547.971 19.3 ..
5JOS.40O 22.3 ..
tt.329.90T 47.9 ..
5.S4S.599 31.9 ..
4.150.907 .2 ..
5J73.9SS 22. ..
5.173JS6S 23.1 ..
8.522.533' 24.7 ..
3.S27.Sdl 16.5 ..
4.930.1tn 29.4 ..
6.1S2.789 37.2 ..
4.214.651 28.8 .
4.105,519 10.7 ..
3.137.67S 3.0 ..
4.133.1S7 11.5 ..
- 3.S23.3I 29.7 ..
2.816.540 20.8 ..
4.1G0.2S4 27.4 ..
2US12.935 11.9 ..
2.40S.050 2S.4 ..
2.735.444 44.8 ..
1.7S37S 1.4 ..
1.700.073 .7 ..
2.09201 43.0 ..
1.G51.S23 7
1.744.30O 27.5 ..
1.0S4.4S9 20.1 ..
1 .St 2.040 23.2 ..
1JG3.875 30.1 ..
1.S30.H23 22.9 ..
1.311.076 7
1.092.408 11.7 ..
1.20f S.l ..
1.O30.722 11.2 ..
1. 133.401 S.S ..
1.011.384 27.0
1.532.701 21. G
MlOO ....
1.270.32S 42.fi
1.2&V454 48.1
919.542 6.H
934.049 12.2
921.110 46.4
IO0.3Itl 24.5
31.270 25.G
S76.043 ....
6SS.10O 2.95
563.4CO ....
433.244
1.032.755 51.5
501,373 15.2
774.97 '18.9
50S.577 9.3
S94.0)l 7.2
27.0
15.1
C.7
11.3
.. 17.
397JC3 12.1
343.407 22.0
270.378 8.7.
31 2.1ia 65. 0
1SC.023 SS.3
559.12S 0R.9
19.800,175 44.2
14.02S.0CO 0.4
Total United States.$3.4S0.101.5f.7 35.0 ....
Outside New York 1.123,657.549 1S.3 ....
CANADA.
Montreal $ 23.463.149 24.5 ....
Toronto 22.C14.118 3.7 ....
"Winnipeg 0.S20.272 1S.5
Ottawa 2.&09.041 21.6 ....
Halifax 1.SSO.I43 2.3
Vancouver. B. C 2.02g.0)K 35.4 ....
Quebec 1.921.179 2S.O ....
Hamilton 1.13S.083 17.4 ....
St- John. N. B l.I83,Sn 3.4 ....
London. Ont, l.(Vto.39 1.8
"Victoria. B. C 7SI.79& 39.2
Total. Canada $ 74,113.266 15.3 ....
Balanced paid In cash.
'Not Included In totals because containing
other Items than dearlnxx.
XJVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Qaeted XecsJfr ea Cattle. Saeep-aad
Heg.
The following livestock prices were quoted
yesterday in the local market:
CATTLE Good steers. $XS0t?3.75: fair to
medium. $2.75413; 150 to 175 pounds. $4,509
4.73; light fat calve. $33.2C.
HOGS Rest, eltasle for packers. $.73; fair
to medium grades. Sl50; light fat weights, 126
to 140 Dorasds. S4C5.2S.
SHEEP Good fat sheep, $4.5094.73; choice
lambs. $.
EASTERN UVESTOCK.
Price Can eat at Haas CHr, Oawsaa mad
CMestjfe.
SOCTK OMAKA, Dec SJ. Cattle Re-
cipts 116; market 10c lower. Native steers.
$3-56 3.5$: cows asd heifers. $0.25 4.25:
Western steers. $394.40; caaners. SL30O
2.40; stockers and feeders. $2.23 4; calves.
S34j6; bulls, stars, etc. $ 1.73 1? 3.50.
Hogs Receipts 16.260; market shade low
er. Heavy. $4.574 94.95; mUed. $4.S7H9
i-90; pigs. $I.S7i4.2H.
Sheep Receipts 300; market steady.
Westerns. $576.20: wethers. 3 3.30 tj 6; ewes,
S1.754f30; lambs, $767.73.
CHICAGO. Dec 22. Cattle Receipts
4000; market steady to strong. Beeves. $3.50
6100: stockers and feeders. $2.5004.25:
cows and heifers. $1.304.73: Texas fed
steers. $3.50045.
Hogs Receipts today. 23,000; tomorrow.
:.000; market strong. Mixed and butchers.
Sl.S34f3.07H: good to heavy. $4.9565.10;
rough heavy. $4.70O4.S5; light. $4,730
5.023: pigs. $4.5063.10; bulk of sales. $4.00
93.
Sheep Receipt 2000; market 10c higher.
Sheep. $ 1 8 3. S3 ; Iambs. $4.S507.75.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec 22. Cattle-
Receipts 2000; market steady. Native steers,
$3.7366.23; stockers and feeders. $2,756
4.60; Western cows. $2.1063.50; Western
steers. $3.23 0 4.50.
Hofrs Receipts 7000; market steady to
strong: bulk of sales. $4.8365.05; heavy.
$4.9363.10; packers. $4.9063.03; pigs and
lights. $4.50 63.
Sheep Receipts 1000; market steady. Mut
tons. $4.5063.75; lambs. $3.3067.33; range
wethers. $5.2560-25; fed ewes. $1.2585.10.
li TOO MANY TURKEYS
POUIjTKY; SPECUItTORS AGAIN
SUFFER AT SAN" FRANCISCO.
Of Oregon Potato Receipts, Only a
Few IOts Are Desirable Grain
3Iarkcts Arc Qnlct.
SAN FR.VNCISCO. Dec. 22. (Speclal.)-In
the general produce market dressed turkeys
received the meat attention, but trade was
not up to expectations. Receipts were 150
tons, and several carloads of frozen ock
from the East. California and Oregon tur
keys opened firm at 214J23 cents, with extra
at 24 cents. Buyers were offish and the
market weakened, closing easy at 20623 cents
with plenty unsold. Eastern chilled turkey.
sold at 20j?21 centc, and were a great drag
on the market.
Despite the attention paid turkeys, fresh
fruits were more active. Big sizes of navel
oranges and upper grades of apples sold
readily at firm prices, but small and poor
stock was weak. Bananas and other tropical
fruit? were active and steady.
Oregon potatoes. ex-teamer Senator, con
tained only a few desirable lots, and these
sold on the wharf at SlfM.10. but the bulk
of the shipments were too poor to find buy
ers. Extra fancy Burbanks by rail com
mand $1.13. but none arrived. All low-grade
potatoes and river stock generally were dull
and weak. Onions were easy, with $1.33 a
top quotation.
The grain market was quiet and of a holi
day character. Wheat and barley futures
opened higher and closed easier. Cash price?
for all ce real were steady.
Butter and cheese were firm and unchanged.
Egra were steadier with selected ranch 1
cent higher on the cold weather. Receipts
16,500 pounds butter. 17,000 pounds cheese and
26.100 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $1.2362: garlic.
StjfiSc: green pas. 537c; "string beans. C
10c: tomatoes. 75cG$l; egg plant, $2.50.
POULTRY Turkey gobblers'. 20323c; roost
ers, old. $4.5083.50; broilers, large. $4,506
O0; broilers, small. $263: hen. $56: duck,
old. $505.50; ducks, young; $367.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 31c; creamery
seconds. 23tjc
EGGS Store. 27g2Sc; fancy ranch. 33c;
Eastern, nominal.
CHEESE Young America. 131513c; East
ern. 13H61Ge: Western. H014'ic.
WOOL South Plains and S. J.. 10613c;
Iambs. 96 16c,
HOPS 7611c.
5IILLSTUFFS Bran. $15.50610.30; mid
dlings. ?2S.fl29.
HAY Whtat. $11.50716.50; wheat and oats.
$11613.50; barley. $S1I: alfalfa. $7.50610;
stock. $767.50: straw, per bale. 30655c.
FRUIT Apples, choice. $2.50; common. 40c:
bananas; $163; Mexican limes. $464.50; Cali
fornia lemon, choice. $2.50; common. $1; or
anges, navel. $162.75; pineapples. $2g5.
POTATOES Salinas Burbanks, $1.0361.20:
sweets. 75C6X1.25; Oregon Burbanks, 75c
$1.15.
RECEIPTS Flour. 18.429 quarter sacks;
wheat. 35.390 centals; barley. e330 centals;
oata. 1918 centals; beans. 709 sacks; corn,
311 centals: potatoes. 10.$ 72 racks; bran. 615
sacks; hay, 2G0 tons; wool. 47 bales; hides;
1033.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 22. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows;
Alta $ .02 Kentuck Con.. .01
Alpha Con..... .05 Lady Wash. C .02
Andes IS Mexican 1.30
Belcher 22 Occidental Con .92
Best & Belcher 1.23 Ophir 5.87
Bullion 23 Overman 11
Caledonia 50 PotosI 08
Challenge Con. .20 Queen ........ .06
Chollar . .. 17 Savagp ....... .51
Confidence S3 Scorpion 12
Con. Cala. & V. 1.30 Sep Belcher .. .09
Crown Point... .12 Sierra Nev.... .31
Exchequer 41 Silver Hill 83
Gould & Gurrie .22 iUnlon Con.... .48
Hale Sc. Nor... 1.00 Utah Con 05 -
Julia. 05 lYellow Jacket .11
Justice 05 !
NEW YORK. Dec :
Adams Con....$ .30
Alice 1.60
Breec 40
Brunswick Con. .38
Comstock Tun. .08
Con. Cal. & V. 1.2.1
Horn Sliver ... 1.63
Iron Sliver ... 3.50
Lcadvllle Con.. .06
2. Closing quotations
Little Chief.. .$ .07
Ontario 2.30
Ophir 3.624
irnoenix ..... .01
Potojl 07
Savage ....... .18
Sierra Nev.... .28
ISmatl Hopes.. .30
standard ..... 5.65
BOSTON,
Dec 22.
..$ 5.50
. . 37.00
.. as.no
.. 13.50
.. 23.00
.. 31.23
705.00
. 27.50
.. 78.23
. . 17.00
Closing quotations:
Adventure .
Allouez
Amalg. ....
Am. Zinc
Atlantic ...
Bingham . .
CaL & Hec.
Centennial
Cop. Range.
Dalr "West .
Dom. Coal.
Franklin . .
Granby ....
Isle Royal..
Mass. Mln..
Michigan ..
Mohawk ...
Mont. C. JfcC 4.37.
North Butte 80.50
Old Dom 32.25
Osceola .... 105.50
Parrot ..... 31.73
Qulncj- 107.00
Shannon ... 6.87 &
Tamarack .. 110.00
Trinity 10.12i
United Cop.. 64.00
V. S. Mln... 43.S7H
U. S. OH.... 9.30
Utah ....... 53.75
Victoria .... G.12i
Winona .... 8.00
Wolverine .. 129.00
81.00
16.50
9.73
22.00
9.50
13.73
61.50
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec 22. A sharp decline was
reported In the London tin market, with spot
closing at 162 10s, or 2 3s lower, while fu
tures declined 2 to 161 10s. Locally, the
market was dull at 35.GO636.10c
Copper also was lower In London, with spot
clctftng at 79 and futures at 78 10s. Locally,,
the market was quiet, but unchanged. Lake
and electrolytic are quoted at 18.50619c and
casting at lS.1261S.62Hc
Lead was higher abroad, clearing at 17 10s.
but was unchanged at 3.60g0.10c in the local
market.
Spelter was unchanged at I2S 12s 6d in Lon
don and at 6.3366.63c In the local market.
Iron was higher In the English market, clos
ing at 52s 7d for standard foundry and 53a
7d for Cleveland warrant. The local mar
ket was unchanged with the tone firm; No. 1
foundry Northern is quoted at $18.75619-33;
No. 2 foundry Northern. $1S-251S.S5; No. 1
foundry Southern. $18.50618.75; No. 2 foundry
Southern, $15618.23.
Coffee aad Swrar.
NEW YORK, Dec 22. Coffee futures closed
steady, net unchanged to 5 points higher. Sales
were reported of 79,750 hags. Including Janu
ary. .154r03c: March. &3o6.40c: May. 6.50
-c; September, 6.S6.90c: October. 7c
Spot Rio, flrsa; No. 7. Sc; mild, steady; Cor
dova. ; 1251c;
Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining. 3Uc; cen
trifugal. 96 test, SSc; molasses sugar, 2?ic;
refined, quiet: crushed. $8.40; powdered. $4.80;
graauUted, $4.79.
LONDON. Dec 22. A sale of Cape of Good
Hose- aad Natal sbeepk4s was held here to
day. The e4teriwgs. aumeered 09,sea sklaa aad
aVl were iwM. Tie soeaJy was light aad te
ged eeaaWiB. Ctf gtKtetj was strong, -
pecially for Shorthorn, which advanced Hd.
Extra long-wooled skins were firm and coarse
was In good request.
Heps Brine Eleven Cents.
EUGENE. Or.. Dec 22; (Special.) The salo
of a lot of 98 bales of hops from. Noah
Rhodes-, of Thurston, to Horst & Co.. at 11
cents per pound, was completed today. The
hosts grade prime to choice, and the price Is
the best paid here for several weeks.
Heps la Leaden.
LIVERPOOL. Dec 22. Hops In London"! Pa
cific Coast, steady. 12 IStfS 15?.
BATTLE 0NRA!LR0AD CAR
Constable and One Thief Killed,
Other Fatally "Wounded.
MOUNT CARMEL. 111., cc 22. Two
men were killed and a third was prob
ably fatally injured, and every window
was shattered in a passengrer coach on
the Southern Railroad today, when two
men In custody for larceny tried to escape
by killing a Constable.
When the smoke had cleared away. Con
stable James Kingston and Isaac Mar
shall, one of the prisoners, were dead and
Edward Marshall, the other prisoner, was
probably fatally wounded. A bullet passed
through the carp of a brakeman, but no
one else was harmed.
DAILY C!TY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
BOWEN-ST. THOMAS Fred K. Bowen. 2S."
East Burnslde street and Union avenue; Ava.
L. St. Thomas. 22.
LOOK-GOULD Clarence L. Look. 22, Moro:
Ethelda. M. Gould. 19.
RATTY-MAY Orln A. Ratty, 21, Fulton;
Susie May. IS.
iPMURREN-DIN Jess McMurren, 23, 307
First street: Myrtle 2. Dlx, 20.
Dtaths.
CHALMERS At 214 Thirteenth street, De
cember 20. William Leslie Chalmers, a native
of Scotland, aged 77 yearn, 4 months and 20
days.
. Births.
HAIGHT At FUty-third and East Morrlsun
streets, December 13. to the wife of James R.
Ilaicht. a laushter.
HOPE At 490 North Twentysccond street,
December 8, to the wife of Robert Hope, a
daughter.
KAVANAUGH At 341 Rodney avenue. De
cember 18. to the wife of John P. Kavanaugh,
a son.
CLOUGH At Portland Maternity Home. De
cember 13, to the wife of Edwin J. Clough, a
sen.
ROISE-At Portland Maternity Home. De
cember 7. to the wife of John C. Rolsc, a son.
CLARK At Osborne Hotel. Grand avenue
and East Pine. December 21, to the wife of
J. A. Clark, a daughter.
Building- Permits.
H. WAHL Dwelling. Atlantic and Boulevard
streets; $000.
T. 15. SCHELLHAMMER Dwelling. Schuy
ler street, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth;
$3000.
J. H. KISTLER Dwelling. East Ninth and
Taggart streets: $1600.
E. M. LAZARUS Store and office. Four
teenth and Washington streets; ?35.00o.
W. DE LINN Residence. Patton avenue,
near Milton street: 51 "00.
LACEY BROS. Repair of store. Williams
avenue, between Russell and Sacramento
streets: $140. ?v
MRS. M. J. SMITH Dwelling. Williams ave
nue and Emerson streets; S27CO.
M. RICH ET Woodshed. 530 Hoyt street; $20.
REED ESTATE Repair of store, 103 Sec
ond street; $2000.
ileal Estaie Transfers.
Hawthorne estate to M. F. Hanvllle.
lot 2. block 5. Hawthorne First Ad
dition $ 500
Point VIw Real Estate Co. to Minnie
S. Galloway ct at. lot I. block 183,
East Portland 3,300
Elizabeth Flnnlgan to E. A. Knotts.
parcel land beginning northeast
corner block 33. Caruthers Addition 1
Same to same. 80x70x10x100 feet, be
ginning west line South 6th. and
150 feet south of south line Caruth
ers 1
31. 51. Bingham to Etta C Holbrook.
lot 9. block 5. Central Alblna 1
Thomas Fllalnger to Etta C. Holbrook.
lots .1. 4. block 10. Newhurst Park . 0
Roy W. Whitney and wife to Jo
sephine Llllle. lot 11. block 1. Al
blna Addition
Mandlus Olson and wife to George W.
Elsfelder and wife, lots 11. 12. block
.1. Serene Park
Simon Oliver to G. G. Gammons, lot
6. block 10. North Irvlngton ......
II. N. Robinson and wife to Louise
Lerch. lots 1. 2. block 59. Sell wood.
Elizabeth E. Ponnay and husband to
Rose 51. Lulthle. lot 10. east 1.49
feet lot 7. block 34. Sunnyslde ....
T. C Green et al. to Gus Wahlgreen.
43x100 feet beginning 86 feet south
of southwest corner block 11,
Wheeler's Addition
Walter A. Gradon to Hilma Arvldson,
50x100 feet beginning northwest
corner lot 5. block 41, J. Johns Ad
dition Addice Raley to C D. Ellis, lot 10.
block 7, Harlem Addition
Mary P. Montgomery to C C Sim
mons, lot 22. block 12. Alblna
A, D. Richards and wife to Ella
Gaul (I. lot 7. block 73, Unlversi'y
Park
II. W. Decker and wife to Annie Nel
son, south Vt lot 1. block 4, Tabor
Central Park
Oak Park Land Co. to Wlllard Shep
ard. lot 6, block 2. Shepard Addi
tion Mary E. Sutherland to Margaret L.
Holmes, north lots 14. 18. block
1. Brown Tract
Lillian G. Gault and husband to
1,900
1,400
150
1.150
10
1,200
I.S00
15
400
700
30
130
Henry S. Rowe, lots 1. 2. block 119.
East Portland
Foster and Klelser. Inc. to Maud H.
Klelser et al.. lots 2. 3. block 35,
Couch Addition
H. L. Powers 'and wife to Arnold S.
Rothwell. lots 1 to S. block 1. S.
St, Johns
Kate WardMo J. F. Surry. lots 23, 24,
25. block 1. Roselawn Annex ..
H. G. Sahlstrom and wife to J. F.
Surry, lots 33 to 38. west 1 lot 58,
block 1. Roselawn Annex
. . 6.300
1,000
230
339
Land Office Docs Business.
LAKE VIEW, Or., Dec. 22.-(Special.)-The
United States Land Office at Lake
view has .done a good business thl3 year.
For the year 1905, up to date, there have
been the following entries and final
proofs: Homestead filings. 193; timbcr-and-stone
filings, 170; original desert-land en
tries. 53; final desert-land entries, .5; home
stead final proofs. 54; homesteads com
muted, 34; cash entries (timber and stone),
79.
There yet remain In this district, sur
veyed and unappropriated. 2,223,191 acres
of land, and unsurveyed. S00.0C0 acres. To
tal area of the counts, over 5,000,000 acres.
2cv York Traction Merger.
NEW YORK. Dec 22. A consolida
tion of the subway, elevated and sur
face traction lines of Manhattan
Island is believed to be probable, as a
result of the sale of the interests of
Thomas F. Ryan in the Metropolitan
Street Railway system to August Bel
mont. The Metropolitan system In
cludes practically all of the surface
roads on the island, and Mr. Belmont
is president of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company, which operates the
elevated roads and subway. The price
paid was not made public.
Baker C:ty. Or (Special.! John Fuller,
wanted for passing a forged check for $42 on
a local mloonrcan. Is believed to be In Port
land, and the Sheriff has sent orders to ar
rest him.
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