THE MORNING OITEGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY G, 1906. 15 PROFIT III POULTRY Good Prices Current in the Local Market. DEMAND IS VERY STRONG Clifckcns, Ducks aid Geese Taken Up as Soon as Offered Egg Situation Mixed Light Ar rivals of Produce. POULTRY Strong demand and higher prices for chlokens, ducka and geese. EGGS Wide rang of prices quoted. BUTTER Firm and active. FRUIT Two cars of banana due. VEGETABLES California produce cells at advance. MEATS Market firm with good de mand. HOFS Steady buying In. the coun try. The strongest feature of the produce market in the last few days has been poultry. Very liberal quantities have been sent in. but the demand' has been in exeeH of the supply and pricos have gradually hardened on all descrip tion except turkeys. Chickens have sold ex ceedingly well, yesterday's quotations ranging nround 13 cents on bena and Springs about -cent better. Some very fancy hons brought 14 cent. A considerable Hhlpment of drossed turkeys was received and the prlee varied, some dealers offering at ICfflT cents seme very pood birds, while others hold for higher prices. Gcee and 'ducks were In firm request at the quotations. Reviewing the poultry situation this week, the market letter of a. Front-Htreet commis elon Arm says: "The market, on predicted by us, lias been very firm, and while wo have had large re ceipts, wc have not had all we needed by con siderable. We have a large demand for hens at 134fl34c and good Springs are about the same. Gee are also In demand at 10llc. Ducks are very firm at 15fl6c. Turkeys arc In cood demand at 1510c alive, and fat dressed will noil for 20f21c. We are quite sure that we are not mistaken when we eay that this country does not produce nearly enough poultry. Since last Spring there has hardly been a time when the demand for good poultry has not been excellent. Fat chickens, fat geese and, in fact, all poultry are generally in good request, and at fair to fancy prices. Lost Spring, locking ahead to a good market during the Exposition, we tried in all ways to Htimulate tho production of more poultry, and we are sure that our efforts brought forth fruit, for there has been an enormous amount marketed, and It is still coming." The following Is taken from tho price cur rent of another Front-street dealer: "Our poultry markot is in fine condition. Everything selling on arrival at quotations and not enough coming to supply tho demand. Ducks, fat hens and nmnll Springs are very arce. This kind of.poultry will bring fancy prices. Geese also will sell well." VEGETABLES WILL BRING BIG 1 'RICES. California Produce Sells High Because of Crop Damage by Frost. The California produce unloaded from the steamer yesterday brought very stiff prices. The supply was short as the crops in tho Southern state were seriously hurt by the late rrostfl. Beans sold at 20 cents and peas read ily brought ir cents. Sprouts were firm at 74 cents and all the arrivals cleaned up quickly. Ensler prices on cauliflower and cabbage are lookod for later. A good many tomatoes are hanging fire on the street, but It is difficult to buy choice stock in San Francisco. The demand for local hothouse lettuce has fallen off somewhat and the Job bing trade has a large supply on hand. There were no carlot arrlvulw of fruit yes terday. Two cars of bananas are due today or tomorrow and a car of oranges is also about due. EGG QUOTATIONS VARY. Receipts Are Not Evenly Distributed and Dealers Have Different Views. The egg situation is again somewhat mixed. Yesterday's receipts were not evenly divided, which probably accounts for the various opin ions expressed of tho tone of the market, which went all the way from very strong to very weak. Quotations given were 28, 29 and SO cents. As a. dealer expressed it, this is a "wcathor market," and the future is un certain, but all indications point to lower price. It is evident that country shippers will send In supplies as faBt an they can get them. flutter continues firm at the established quo tations. Stocks on Front street are generally light, while the city creftmerles have no sur plus to bother them. An active trade is re ported. HOP ORDERS UNFILLED. Some Dealers Hold Bark. Expecting Tiower Prices Later In Season. The buying movement in the hop market -continues unchecked, but the activity Ut wide ly scattered and most of the transactions are In small quantities, as is to be expected with 4 bo much of the crop already moved. Many unfilled orders arc still on hand, somo of tho traders holding back in the belief that prices will later weaken. At tho momqnt, tho tono of the market Is very steady. Among the business done yesterday was the purchaso by A. J. Ray of soveral lots at Sherwood, aggregating 150 bales, at 8 cents. Other buyers In the market were M. Rcln rtcln, Catlin & Linn and Durban & Shucking. Dressed Heat Firm. . The market for dreaned meats is in satis factory shape. The demand for choice veal Is strong nnd good hogs soil well at top quota tions. Mutton also moves freely, but receipts are not heavy. There Is a stronger tono on beef and an advance is looked for soon. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern: citic ywtcrday were .as follows: Clearings. balances. Tortland $745.5!5 $ 51.032 battle- 078.85S 160.670 Taroma 734,001 42,037 Spokane 047,311 112,035 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc WHEAT Club, 72c; bluestcm, 73&c; red, COc; Valley. 73c. OATS No. 1 white feed, $27; gray. $26.50 per ton. FLOUR Patents. $4.30 $4.70 per barrel; straights. $3.80 4.10; clears, $3.00 3.60; Valley. $8.603.90; Dakota hard wheat, pat ents, $5.50 6: clears, $5; graham. $3.25 8.75; whole wheat. $3.754; rye flour, local $3; Eastern. $5.25(3)5.35; cornme&l. per bale. Jl.fl0er2.20: MILLSTUFFS Bran. city. $17: country, $16 per ton; middlings, $24.50; shorts, city. $18; country, $19 per ton: chop, U. S. Mills, $17.50: Linseed Dairy Food, $16; Acalta. meal, $18 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90- pound sacks. $6.75; lower grades, $3.256.50: ! oatmeal, steelcut, 50-poun& Kicks. $S per barrel: 18-pound sacks. $J.25 per bale; oat meal (ground,). 50-pouatl sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split peas. $5 per lOO-nc.und sacks; 23-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $4.23 per 100 pounds; 23-pound, boxes. $1.25 per box; pastry flour. 10-pound eacks. $2.50 per bale. BARLE Feed, 5 2C 5; 23.50 per ton; brew ing. $242'50; rolled. $23.50024.50. BUCKWJ-JkEAT $2.00 per cental. HAT Rastorn Oregon timothy. $13,500 14.50 per ton; Valley timothy. $U4?10; clover. $910; cheat. $8.509.50; grain hay. $S&9. 1 Vegetables. Fruit. Etc. EOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 75cQ$1.50 per box; persimmons, $1.25 per box; pears. $1.23 '1.50 per box; cranberries, $13? 13.30 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $303.50 per box; oranges, navels. $2.2502.75 box; Jap anese. COc per Mingle box; grapefruit. $3.50 64.50; pineapples. $2.5004.50 per dozen; tangerines. $1.75 per box; bananas. 4 4 3c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, $7.40 per dozen; beans, 20c per pound; cabbage, 1 iz 2c per pound; cauliflower. 51.2a per dozen; celery. $3&3.50 per crate: head lettuce. 40c per dozen; hothouse. $1.25 1.75' !er box; :e.s. 15c; peppers, Cc pound; pump kins. 5iilxr pound; radishes, 25c dozen; te matoos. Ji.50iL7.i per crate; routs, 74c per pound; squash, l'.4$14c per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, y0c&$l per sack; carrots, 05 75c per sack; beets. 85c $1 T'er sack; garlic, 10tiP124c per pound. ONIONS Oregon. No. 1. $11.25 per sack; No. 2. 75Q90C. POTATOES Buvlnc nrices: Fanev rradti Burbanks, 6575c per sack; ordinary. 50 uuc; iiercea sweets, 2c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11 12c per pound; apricots. 120124c; peaches. 104$? 12V.ec; pears, none; Italian prunos. SU&CUc; California figs, white, in eacks. 5c per pound; black. 4&3c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages, 75S5c per box: 5S-ounce. $2 2.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates. Persian. 5?i Cc per pound. RAISINS Seeded. I2-ounce packages. S S4c; 10-ounce. 94 10c; loose muscatels. 2 crown, 774c; 3-crown. 7Ufii7c: 4-crown. 8S4c; unbleached seedless Sultanas. 67c; Thompson's seedless, unbleached, St&Hc; Thompson's fancy unbleached. 1212Vic: London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. $L75; 2-crown. $2. Butter. Egg. Poultry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamers-. SOCSSfec per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 274Q30c; store butter. 10 104c EGGS Oregon ranch, 2S$30e;- Eastern, 2Se per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins. 14 HO1 15c: Young America. 15V.4T16C. POULTRY Average oW hens. 324f I34e; SpringB. 1246144c; mixed chicken. 12C12V: broilers, 3&inc; dressed chlekens. neif.c; turkeys, live. 14 if 10c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 1720c-; geese, live, fMund, 9011c: get, dressed, per pound. 12rl3e; duckn, l&glgc; pigeons, $12; Hquabs, $22.7S. Groceries. Nuts. Etc COFFEE Mocha. 20 ST 28c: Java, ordinary. 1822c; Costa Rica. fanciJ lSfl20c; good. lOtflSc; ordinary. 1012c mr pound; Colura bla roast, cases. 100s. $123; 50s, $14.25; Arbuckle. $15.88; Lion. $15.SS. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. 54c; South ern Japan. 5.83c; head. 7c. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pousd talis. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1 -pound fiats. $1.S5; fancy l14-pound Halt. 11.80: -pound Hots. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails. 00c; red. 1-pound tails, $L25; cockeye. 1-pound tails. $L70. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.90; powdered. $5.05; dry granulated. $5.55; extra C. $3.10; golden C. $4.95; fruit sugar. $5.55. Advances over sack basts as follows: Barrels. 10c; -barrels. 25e; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance Within 15 days deduct per -pound; it later, iuau ij uayi ana wiinin u aays, aeuuei e per pound; no discount after 30 days). Beet sugar, granulated. $5.35 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 150 ISc per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.69 per bale; Liverpool. SOs. $17; 100a. $10.50; 200s. $10: 4-pounds. 100s. $7; 50a. $7.39. NUTS Walnuts. 15 Uc per pound by sack; Vic extra for lees than tack. Brazil nuts. lCc; filberts. ICc. pecans. Jumbos. 10c; extra large. 17c; almonds. I44$15c; chestnuts, Italian. 124DlCc; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw. 74c pound: roasted. 9c? pincnuts. 10 12c; hickory nuts. 74 Sc; cocoanuts. 35690c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 4c: large white. 3yc; pink, 2,c; bayou. 44c; Lima, Sfte; rea jaexican. iiC Provitilong and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 12c per pound: 14 to 10 pounds. 12c; 18 to 20 pounds. 12c; California (picnic). Se; cottage hams. S"c; shoulders. Sc; boiled ham. JSfec; belled picnic ham. boneless, lXc. BACON Fancy breakfast. 16c per pound; standard breakfast, lGc; choice. 15c; English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds, 14c; peach ba con. 13c. PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $18; H-barrels. $0.50. Beef, barrels. $12; -bar-rels. $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound: minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17 lac; bo logna, long. 5c; welnerwarst. 8c; liver. Oe; pork. 05 10c; headcheese. Gc; blood. Cc; bo logna sausage, link. 4 He. CANNED MEATS Corned' beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two jtounds. $2.25: rix pounds. $7. Boast beef. fiat, pounds. $1.2$; two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds, $7. Lunch tongue, pounds, $2.73. Roast mutton, six pounds. $8.50. DRY SALT CURED Regular ishort clears, dry salt. 10ic; smoked. llVJc; clear backs, dry salt 10c. smoked llc; clear beillos. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon ex ports. 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt lie. smoked 12c; Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces. 10c; tubs. 10c; SOs, 10Hc; 20s. lOSic: IBs. llc; 5h. lllic Standard pure: Tierces: 3,c; tubs. 0c; 50s, 9ic: 20s. 9c; 10s, 104c; 5s. 10Uc Compound: Tierces. CHc; tubs, C?ic; 50s. C?ic; 20s. 7c; 5e. 7c Hops. Wools. Hides. Etc HOPS Oregon. 1905. choice. 10CTlle: prime, SbG'Jbc; medium, 7Sc; oWs. 5STc WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 10 21c: Valley. 24 020c per pound. MOHAIR Choice, 30e per pound. HIDES Dry hides: No. 1, 16 pounds and tip. 104S'18c per pound; dry kip. No. L 5 to 10 pounds. 15 10c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. l7Q19c; 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: Stcets. sound. CO pounds and over. 10 lie per pound; 50 to CO pounds. SHOlOc per pound: under 50 and cows. Si? 10c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound: salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 9$10c per pound; salted, calf, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 10011c per pound: (greon unsalted. lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound less). Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock. 25 iff 30c each; short wool. No. 1 butch ers' stock. 40 C 50c each; medium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. C0S0c. long wool No. 1 butchers stock. $11.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less or 12 14c per pound; home hldos. salted, each, according to size. $15? 1.50; colts' hides, 23il50c each; goatskins, common. 1015c each; Angora, with wool on. 25c4f$1.50 each. BEESWAX Good, dean and pure. 20ff"22c per pound. TALLOW Prime, pr pound. 3 4 &2.c: No. 2 and greare. 2(5? 3c FURS Bearskins, as to size. No. L $2,500 10 each: cubs. $1S2: badger. 25 50c; wild cat, with head perfect, 25050c; house cats. 5 10c; fox. common gray. 5070c; red. $3 5: cross. $3415; rllver and black. $100tJ 200; fishers. $5C; lynx, $4.500: mink, strictly No. 3, according to size, $12.50; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10015; marten, pale. pine, ac cording to size and color. $2-3094 ; musk rut. large. 10 15c: skunk, 40050c; civet or pole cat. 5 10c; otter, large, prime skin. $0010; panther, with head nnd claws perfect. $265; raccoon, prime. SO 050c; mountain wolf, with head perfect. $3.3005; coyotte. C0cQ$l: wolverine. $608: beaver, per skin, large. $5 00; medium, $30 4; small. $10L5O; kits, 50075c CASCARA SAG RAD A (Chit tarn bark) 2&3c according to quality. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dreskcd bulls. 102c per pound; cows, 34c; country steers. 4 04c VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 7H8c; 125 to 200 pounds. 3 05c; 200 pounds and up. 303c MUTTON Drossed. fancy. 006 uc per pound: ordlnar'. 4ct."c: lambs, 7&7Hr. POUK DrrejxHi. 100 to 150 pounds, 7f 7-c; 150 and up, 6l6c per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. 89c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7c; 500-pound lots. Sc; less than 500-pound lots. 8 Vic (In 25-pound tin pails, lc above keg price 1 to 5-pound tin palls, lc nbov keg price; 1 to S-pound tin cans. 100 pounds per case. 2 He per pound above keg price.! COAL OIL Cases. $2.05 per case; Iron barrels. 15c per gallon; wood barrels. ISc GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 25 He; 72 test. 27c; SO test. 35c; iron tanks. 19c LINSEED OIL Raw. In barrels. 31c; In cases. 56c; boiled. In barrels, 53c; In cases, 58c: 250-gallon lots, lc less. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries, 1725Uc; dairies. 17022c Efcgs Steady at mark, casvs included, 18 023c; firsts. 22c; prime firsts; 25c; extras, 27c Cheese Steady, Jl13c. NEW TORK. Jan. 5. Butter Firm; reno-v voted, common to extra. 13t&021c Cheese and eggs Unchanged. Wheat at Taooauu TACOMA, Jan. 5. Wheat, unchanged. Ex. port; Blueatem, 73c; club, 71c; red, CSc SOBER SECOND VIEW Stock Market Takes Schiff's Speech More Calmly, AND LOSSES ARE REGAINED Time Chosen for "Warning Believed to Imply His Conviction That Tension In Money Market Has Xow Passed. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. The strength f the Mock market today shewed Irra restraint than at any time thin week. The relaxation In the money market was more pronounced than since the turn of the year. There was a much calmer view of the significance of yes terday's remarks by Jacob H. Schlff foretelling the greatest panic in history unless some change was effected in the prevailing cur rency system. Thin revised view was due not s much to the qualifying phrases found In the full report of the seech aga!nt the Inten tion to imply & danger of Immediate disaster as to a riper consideration of the conditions of the address. It was realized that the Ktgaclty of the experienced banker would pro hibit the issuance of a note of alarm at a time of actual Klraln and danger which wouM ag gravate the danger. It was reasoned, there fore, that the choosing of this time for giving his warning implied Mr. SchlfTa convictions that the time of actual danger of the condi tion of tension In the money market was now passed. The stress laid upon the agitation for railroad legislation as an undesirable al ternative to the desired meanares for cur rency reform also Indicated a strong special motive for the banker's addrew. As speculative sentiment rrcelvol quite a shock yesterday In the first perual of the bulletins of this speech, there was . a corre apondlng revulfion in rcntlment today. There seemed to be a considerable demand to cover e hurts en the part of bear operator?, who sold the market hastily on yesterday's break. Something was made of the fact of Mr. SchlfTs contention that the Inconvenlesces in the recent money market were net to be at tributed to excessive speculation. The active and vigorous support of Union Pacific was given flpeeial significance as a reflection of the market attitude of the banking interests from which a warning came. The copper stocks rebounded violently from the fierce raid nude uxm them yesterday, and so relieved the market from one of its principal factors of de prosioii. The forecasts of the cash changes of the week showed a very large movement of cur rency to New York from the interior. The margin of the receipts on balance over the ksea on account of the ahmrptlon by the sub-Treasury and the withdrawals of gold for export, the latter amounting to $X,29S,V00. was estimated at $2,(XXi.00Q and upward. The precedent of former years warrants the .as sumption that this reflux of funds to New York from interior points will continue on a large scale for several weeks to come. Money wan offered for loann on call much more freely as a .consequence of there condi tions and from the early high rate of 8 per eent was forced down after the active demand for the day had been satisfied to below C per cent. The easing of the money rate was followed by an advance in foreign exchange. Sterling exchange at Continental points moved against London and the transfer of this pressure prob ably had Its part also In earning up the Hterllng exchange rate here. The flrmaees of British ceni-eis, however, had the effect of re assuring sentiment over the European poiiUca! outlook. Pending meetings for the considers Ilea of dividend action were the grounds for tome of the special movement in prici, notably Union Pacific. Amalgamated Copper and American Locomotive. The sharp rise in the Kansas City Southern tockri was In connection with the rumors of absorption for control In the interest of su Paul. Light selling to take profit during the last hour was absorbed eas ily and the final purt in Union Pacific car ried the market to a strong and active closing. Iionds were Irregular. Total sales, $3,H3,W.'. United States bonds unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Ooeing Sales. Adams Express Atrial. Copper ....228,JX Am. Car. & Foun. S,4ii do prefHTedi . . . . 2J0 Amer. Cotton Oil. J,4fs do pref erred 100 Amoriean Kxprcw. ...... Am. Hd. A Lt. pf. P American Ice .... 6.GO0 Am. Unwed Oil do preferred Am. LocomotH'e... 27.800 do preferred High. Low. bid. 240 iesT 4 is XH 20 41 n 116 1654 12T4 15SJt 1M4 2Jt JC iiS4 15S imj S4 Hi 223 so 00 20 2204 1MU 12fc SI 1 56S ao ; o4 M4 178 IS r4 2224 455 3ST4 4 51 8i SlU 734 1W4 1IC4 174h m loa 3:4 io" 30 t, 37H "38 " 30 H-4 76H Am. tneit. & Ref. 21.400 103ft do preferred 2.O0O 12SVf, 1A4 127H Am. Sugar Refining 23.200 153 151 Am. Tobacco pfd.. 105 105t; jutaronoa Min. ce. io,4W zoz Atchison 3S.JHH) I2J do preferred l.uoo 103 Atlantic Coast Line 300 1584 Baltimore & Ohio. 9,5J 11S4 do preferred . ..... 239 am KB V) l&S Brook. Rap. Tmn. 8.800 Canadian Pacific... ll.hOO Cent, of N. Jersey S00 Central Leather... 1.400 174 H 372S 225 223 4S 44H do preferred 800 loss; logt Chesapeake 1 Ohio 4.100 554 54 Chicago & Alton ..... do preferred ..... Chi. Gt. Wern.. 000 21 20 Chi. & Northwest. 1,200 221 U 22) Chi., Mil. & SC P. 10.100 181 17i Chi. Term. Si Tran. ..... do preferred ..... ..... C.. C C. & St. 1 300 lGSt.. ins OeJo. Fuel & Iron 13.7.00 Colorado & South. I.HXt 30i 294 OS MVj lTa 1.0 00 220K 4CO SO 87 31U 474, SOtj 73 k 1st preferred.. . 2,khj GS do 2d preferred.. 0,000 S3 Consolidated Gas.. 200 173 Corn Products ... 4,t00 1P; do preferred..... 400 60" Delaware & Hudson 5 223 Del., Laek. & W.. 20 4rtrt Den. Rio Grande -4.O00 33i uo preierrea. .... zxm ss Distillers' Secur.... 1.4O0 51 Erie 10,000 4SS do 1st preferred.. 5) Si' do 24 preferred.. StK 73U General Electric . 11.000 181 Hocking Valley Illinois Central ... 100 173 International Paper 1.0w do preferred..... 500 International Pump ...... do preferred..... 100 Iowa Central SK do preferred 1.300 Kansas City South. 32.500 do preferred lfl.SOO 23 S3i "soii 3051 004 ?7i 71 152?; 161 22U Mb 8Aii 00 36 00 i5i; 161 K4 123 81 4 24 4 794 364 CO 36 70 i&2; 1614 123ii 1 2l?i Louisville Sc Nash. 5.700 Mannattan u. .... Met. Securities ... MetropoU .St. Ry.. Minn. Sz St. Louis Mexican Central... M.. St. P. & S.S.M. do preferred . 200 ;40o K00 123, aw i ',700 23 1 142 J4Z 142 000 174 H 3734 174U Mlsnourl Pacific ... 2,300 100U jiflil jooVi Mo., Kans. Sz Texas 6.900 37 (i SSi? 3c2 do preferred..... 400 70 08'i 09 National Lead .... 3,400 S3 SOU fe2 Mex. Nat. R. R. pf. 300 3S 3S 37ti -ew lorK central, l0,fM 332 150 352 ti N. Y.. Ont. & W. 51S 514 Norfolk & Western do preferred Northern Pacific North American .. 4.300 85 1O0 P44 7,000 203' t0 94 204 P0 1K 354 400 P OftO 47 Pacific Mall Penrsyhanla 38.P00 143 1424 143J People's Ga ..... 1,700 101 14 100; 10114 1 .. C. C. CB BU Ij. ...... ..... K) Pressed Steel Car. 1.100 54 63i 51 49 40J 63i do preferred... Pullman PaL Car. 100 245 Reading 50.FO0 1434 do 1st preferred.. 1.500 94 do 2d preferred.. KO 97 Republic Steel ... 2.900 334 2" at 97 99 244 143S $4 964 103U 40 100 do preferred X.000 1WK 105 Rock Island Co... 3.000 24H 224 Rubber Goods .... ..... do preferred..... ..... Schlos5beffield .. TOO S8 SCi ou u d. r. ;pi. St. Louis Southw. 300 21 20 53 do preferred... Southern Pacific 3.100 S4I 10.700 60S 200 UStl cct; do preferred..... Southern Railway. do preferred..... Tenn. Coal fc Iron Texas Si Pacific. ISti 118U 118 9,900 3Ci 000 1004 1.000 333 300 33$ 200 35 nr.z: rjtn lOQt 3004 332 344 3294 324 33 Tol., St. L. & w.. do preferred. .... 300 50 50 Union Pacific 259.500 353U 14S4 153 do preferred 200 90 92r 97 U. S. Expre 113U U. S. RealU- SS TJ. S. Rubber L300 52S 1J4 52 lo preferred..... 300 110H 1304 1104. U. S. Steel 111.300 434 42 43 do preferred 19.000 1(4 305 10JS Vlrg.-Caro. Chein. 3.700 544 52 33S do preferred. ---- 1H, Wabaeb CM 20i 204 204 do preferred CO 41 404 0, Wells-Fargo Bxp. ri? Westlngbocte Elec 3,300 176 1724 374 Western Union ... 100 93S HS Mf AVheel. Si U Erie .. Wisconsin Central. 300 4 2S 2D do preferred Toul sales for the day. 1,319,100 snares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s rg.l02-;'D. Sz R. G. 4s. ..100 do coupon 102Ti N- Y. C. G. 34s. 9St U. S. 3s rtg...-102Vi Nor. Pacific 3s.. 77 do coupon 103 'Nor. Pacific 4S..103U U. S. new 4a reg.lSOU'So. Pacific 4a... 03?, do coupon 1304Un!on Pacific 4s.I03H U. S. old 4s rg. 103 iWis. Central 4s.. 93 do coupon 103 !Jap. Cs. 2d ser.. 99 Atchison Adj. 4s 94 4 'Jap. 44s. cer... 95 Stocks at London. LONDON. Jan. 5. Consols for money, S9U; consols for account. S04. Anaconda 12 4 ; Norfolk Sz West. 871 Atchison 9IH' do preferred... 96 do preferred ... 109 (Ontario A West. 52T4 Baltimore & O- .MB JPennsylvanla ... 93i Can. Pacific 17S4IRand Mines 7. Ches. Sz Ohio... 5J?ijReadlng C. Gt. Western. 21111 do 1st prer 474 C. M. Sz. SU P..1S34 do 2d pref. 49 De Beers 173i!So. Railway 374 D. Sz R. Grande. 39 I do preferred... 103 do preferred... 90 jSo. Pacific C74 Erie 49UUnlon Pacific. ..134 do 1st pref.... S2?i!. do preferred. . .101 do 2d pref 7JUjU. S. Steel 434 Illinois Central. 180 do preferred... 10SU Louis. St. Nash.. 150 JWabash 21 U. Mo kas. & T.. 374! do preferred... 42 N. Y. Central. . .155 ISpanlsh Fours... 974 Mosey, Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK, Jin. 5. Money on call, easitr. 289 per cent; ruling rate. G407 per rent; dosing bid. 1 per centt onerea at a per cenu Time loans, firm: 00 days. 7 per cent, includ ing commlseion; 90 days. 01 per cent, includ ing commission on latter rate; six months. 34 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 0 per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual busi ness in bankers' bllki at $I.S565fJ4.e570 for de mand and at $4.S23tfi.K for w-cay Dim. Ported rates. $.S3u4.S34 and J4.SGHU4.S.. Commercial bills. $4.82. IUr silver. 04ic Mexlcan dollars. 494c . Government bonds, steady: railroad bonis. irregular. LONDON. Jan. 5. Bar silver, steady. 29 13-lCd per ounce. Money. 2021 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for rihort bills Is 351 Pr cent; do for three mentba bills. 3i per .cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. Silver bar. C4!-ic- Mexlcan dollar, nominal. Drafts Sight. Sc; telegraph. 5c Sterling on London Sixty days, $4,524; sight, $i.S5?l. Daily Treasury Statement. AVAS H 1 NGTON. Jan. 3. Today's- statement of the Treasury balances shows: A'TUIable cash balances $143.24.090 Gold coin and bullion &3.179.ft33 Gold certlficateii 4S.G40.140 INIPIOTI IN BUTTER FORCING OP SALES CAUSES DE CLINE AT SAX FKAXCISCO. Wheat Ojitions Weakened by Slump at Ghlcago Shipping Demand Tor River Potatoes. . c.N FRANCISCO. Jan. 3. Speclal.) On 'change today. California fresh extra butter abruptly declined 24 cents and flntts 1 cent, owing to certain manufacatrers forcing sales. lx-adlng handlers regard the drop as unwar ranted in view of the light receipts here and the small output in leading producing dis tricts, which will continue so long as the dry weather lasts, and predict that prices will soon recover. California fresh eggs also had a rapid decline, which Is regarded a natural, as supplies are fully up to require ments. Fancy mild new cheese advanced to 15 cents. Receipts. 22.800 pounds butter. 3a,fc00 poucd chetne. 13.200 dozen eggs. Wheat options opened stronger, but the drop in Chicago discouraged buyers and caused a weaker closing. Barley was dull, but steady. Oat were firm. All feedttuffs were strong. Hay was more active. Trade in fresh fruits was of small job bing character and price were easy for every thing except big navel oranges and Mexican limes. Tropical varieties were in ample sup ply. The firmness already noted In high-grade po tatoes continues. Strictly fancy Oregon wouM readily bring $1.13. but none of that grade were In the Cotcmbla's cargo and none ar rived by rail today. Lower grades are quiet and unchanged. There Is some shipping demand for cheap river Burbanks. but any advance would stop buying. Onions are quiet and un changed at $1.10fri.35. Garden vegetables, ex cept tomatoes, are rcarce and hlxh. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. G0c$$1.25; gar lic. Sfi6c; green peas. 10?124c; string beans. 15fj17c; tomatoes, 75cg$l; egg plant, $1.50 2. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 19921c; roost ers, old. $4.5035.50; broilers, large. $3,509 4.50; broilers, small. $203; hens. $537; ducks, old. $55.50: ducks, young, $5.5007. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 29c: creamery seconds. 234c. EGGS Store. 2SS0c; fancy .ranch, 35c; Eastern, nominal. CHEESE Young America, 13315c; Eantern, 154616c; Western. 146144c WOOL South Plains and S. J.. 10813c; lambs. 9016c HOPS 76 lie. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $18.5OS20; middlings. $28329. 1 1 AY When t. $liei0c; wheat and oats. $9 14; barley. ft?U: alfalfa. 47. 50C 10.50; stock. $.5C87.50; straw, per bale. 30g55c. FRUIT Apples, choice. $2: common. 40c; bananas, $163; Mexican limes. $363.50; Cali fornia lemons, choice. $2.50; common. $1; or anges, navel. $162.75; pineapples. $265. POTATOES Salinas Burbanks. $1.1061-50; sweets. 75c $1.25; Oregon BurhAnk. 75c6$L13. ItKCEIPTS Flour, 47.417 quarter sacks; wheat, 13,017 centals; barley. I57u centals; oats. 220 centals; potatoes, 3927 sackn; bran, 94C1 sacks; middlings, 840 sacks; hay, 415 tons; wool. C3 balos; hides, 040. Mining- Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5. The official closing quotations' for mining stocks today were as follows: Alts. $ .02 Alpha Con 04 Andes 19 Belcher 21 Best Sz Be)cher 1.10 Bullion 21 Caledonia 31 Challenge Con. .20 Justice $ .03 Kentucky Con.. .01 Lady W ash. C. .01 1.20 .92 5.874 !o3 .52 .12 .10 .OS .90 .45 .03 .12 Mexican Occidental Con. Ophlr overman ...... Potosl Chollar Confidence .15 Savage 1 Scorpion ...... ISeg. Belcher... ISIerra Nevada. Silver Hill (Union Con (Utah Con ! Yellow Jacket. I .83 Con. Cal. Sz V. 1.13 Con. N. Y 02 Crown Point... .13 Exchequer 40 Gould Sz Curry .21 Hale 4 Nor... 1.03 Julia .07 NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Closing- quotations: Adams Con $ .25 (Little Chief $ .074 Alice 1.85 (Ontario Breece 43 lOphlr Brunswick C. .57 'Phoenix Comstock Tun. .0S4 'Potosl Con. CaL Sz V. 1.10 :Savage 3.00 5.00 .02 .or, .47 Horn Silver... 1.73 ISIerra Nevada. .23 Iron Silver 3.50 Ismail Hopes... .30 Leadville Con. .07 (Standard 3.05 BOSTON. Jan. 5.- Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 300 tMont. C Sc Cf 4.374 Allouex 40.50 JN. Butte 80.75 Anoalgamatd 10S.S74SOld Dominion 37.00 100.30 42.23 10&00 C75 135.00 10.62.4 62.23 47.00 11.624 61.00 6.23 S.00 133.00 Am. Zinc ... 14.75 .Osceola Atlantic .... 20.75 Parrel Bingham ... 36.374!Qulncy CaL Sz Hecla 705.00 : Shannon Centennial .. 29.50 I Tamarack .. Trinity lUnlted Cop.. Cop. Range. 82.75 Dalr West. 17.50 S1.00 36.75 10.00 Dominion C. Franklin . . . Gran by Isle Royals. Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk .... U. 8. Mining U. 8. Oil.... Utah Victoria Winona Wolverine l. 2S.S74 10.00 17.00 59.00 LIVERPOOL. Jan. 3. Hops la Lcsdoa. Pa cific Cat, steady, 341 3 1$. WEfiTHER TOO FINE Unseasonable Conditions Re strict Trade Operations. BUT AID STRUCTURAL WORK 3Ianufacturing Plants Rcsnme With Orders on Hand for Distant De liveries XtarRe Increase in Foreign Trade. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Dun's Weekly- Review of Trade tomorrow will say: Erratic weather and the customary diffi culties encountered in resuming normal con ditions after a lengthy holiday have restricted operations during the past week, especially in retail and Jobbing" 'departments. In some porta 0 the country It is - impos sible to fill orders for lumber and building materials, open weather making structural work an unusual feature for the season. Manufacturing plants are resuming, advance orders assuring activity for some months in most cases, and in many dlvMons of the Iron and steel Industry. Idleness in 1CO0 can only be produced by extensive cancellation. Railway earning In December were 8.4 per cent above last year's. At this port alone for theitaat week. Imports xceeded those of a year previous by $6,137,234. or about 50 per cent, while exports gained $2,005,771. Conditions are without change In the htde markets the demand remaining quiet, and packers stocks carried over were In no case burdensome. Commercial failures this week in the United States are 258. against 251 last week. 226 the previous week and 290 the corresponding week last year. Failures In Canada number 32. against 27 kut week, 33 the preceding week atul 23 last year. RAILWAYS' SHOWING EX CELLENT. December the Best Month of the Year. Large limine In Sight. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Bradotreet's tomor row will say; December was perhaps the best month of 19u6 for the railways, with an Indicated gain of 12 per cent over December,' 1904. Cars are In better supply on open weather and the passing of the holiday rush, but six months of large business Is still in sight for the rallwayH. Building at New York and a few other large cities is affected by the ' bousesmlths' .strike. So far, the printers' strike has had rather less than the xpeted effect. , Resales of conper by Chinese speculative interests tend to check the upward trend ef the market, buslnem for future delivery be ing done on a basis of lc a pound below ttw markets of this country and Europe. Iad Is quiet but firm, and there is lew activity in spelter. Hutiaess failures in the United States for the week ending January 4. 1DI. number 220. against 212 last week and 27S In the like week ef 1905. In Canada the failures for the week numbered 22. agalnx 40 this week last year. Wheat (Including flour) exports for the week ending January 4 were 3.S39.741 bushels, against 1.411.947 this week last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Jan. 3. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended January 4. with the percentage of In crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: P.C. Inc. 30. 19. S 20.3 2S.5 P.C. Dec New York' Chicago . . 32.397.0S9.191 217.S7S.420 JUostoa , Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg San Francisco Cincinnati Baltimore Kansas City .... New Orleans ... Minneapolis . ... Cleveland Louisville Detroit Milwaukee Omaha Providence Los Angeles .... Buffalo Indianapolis .... St. Taul Memphis St. Joseph Richmond ....... Denver Columbus Seattle '. Washington Savannah Albany .......... Portland. Or .... Fort Worth Toledo. O Atlanta Salt Lake City.... Rochester Peoria Hartford Nashville .' Spokane. Wash . Des Melnes ..... Tacema ......... New Haven Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland. Me Springfield. Mass. Augusta. Ga Evansvllle Sioux City Birmingham .... Syracuse Worcester Knoxvllle Charleston. S. C-. Wilmington. Del.. Wichita Wllkesbarre ...... Davenport Little Rock Topeka Chattanooga Jacksonville. Fla. Kalamazoo, Mich . Sprlmrfieid. Ill Fall River Wheeling. W. Va. .Macon Helena Lexington Akron Canton. Ohio..... Fargo. N. D Youngstewn New Bedford .... Rockford. Ill Lowell Chester. Pa. ...... Blnghamton ..... Bloomlngten. III.. Springfield. O Oreensburg. Pa... Qulncy. Ill Decatur. Ill Sioux Falls, S. D. Jacksonvtlle. III.. Mansfield. Ohio... Fremont. Neb Cedar Rapids Houston - Galveston ........ 19M.41tI.S01 151. (134.710 56.633.3: r.4 52.3S7.SS7 44.S4S.007 2S.3S4.900 30.074.30S 22.S87.42S 23.709.961 18.567,557 I6.6S4.643 13.S0S.320 12.239.313 9.912.913 8.6S5.316 9.422.100 10.324.415 7.9S2.583 7.523.62 6.701.203 5.926.305 3.266.929 20.6 43.4 15. S 23.1 23.0 "ols ii'.t 7.0 19.3 .1 22.5 45.2 11.3 H.O 12.3 15.4 C.396.402 28-6 6.418.106 .... 5.807.300 5.394.203 B.262.91S 4.827.631 r.505.ttS9 4.3S3.099 5.730.338 3.SS7.SS3 4.S09.012 7.5S7.361 3.337.925 2.920.153 4.763.149 5.0S7.741 3.353.372 2.733.311 3.330.675 3.33S.264 2.07C.502 2.339.716 2,040.093 2.227.170 2.32S.144 1.60S.6S1 1.571.0S6 1.701.029 2.021.4 S2 2.239.a'9 1.807.569 1.417.309 1.660.265 1.420.015 1.056.S44 1.270.900 1.3G0.077 1.173.011 839.023 1.172.144 1.329.436 909.R36 932.446 1.025. 695 S3S.734 752.091 901.372 701.7SS 539.100 46S.610 775.912 941.934 734.831 451.062 542.012 , 512.532 430.800 491.227 453.821 469.560 407.740 423.330 374.077 296.90S 4.0 35.0 10.0 14.0 29.8 25.3 13.7 13.2 31.5 83.7 19.1 2.8 24.4 53.7 47.3 22.0 29.4 S.2 43.5 14.9 14.9 24.3 11.8 0.0 2.8 2S.0 43.4 19.2 5.6 33.1 127 29. S 7.S 42. S 437 19.6 23.2 17.8 26.6 15.2 39.0 30.7 30!4 63.3 35.4 23.5 26.9 11.3 "46 23.1 20.3 34.7 19.5 39.0 5.4 21.1 8.4 4 93. 39 S 116.2 26.1.9 IS 16. 8 755.4S3 24.9 17.209.SS7 16.2 12.C53.000 13.8 Total. U. S $3,502,994,182 Outside New York. 1.105.904.991 CANADA. 26.3 17.9 Montreal Toronto .......... Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax Vancouver. B. C. Quebec ---. Hamilton St. John. N. B.... London. Ont...... Victoria, B. C. ... 26.148.043 24.320.127 9.133.646 2.307.993 2.164.994 2.063,412 1.743.367 1.493.662 1.064.031 3.282.766 667.611 23.9 29.7 6.6 24.4 37.4 1.2 10.5 l.l S.9 2 S.2. 16.1 Total. Canada $ 72,589.972 Balances paid In cash. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. The London tin mar ket wao higher, with spot quoted at 163 3s and futures at 163 15s. The local 'market was quiet, but prices were higher in sympathy with the advance abroad aruS spot was Quoted at 3d83G.25c Copper was about lCs lower at London, with spot auoted at 79 5s and futures at 79. Locally, there was no change. The market remained firm with lake and electrolytic quot ed at IS. 758 12c and casting at 1S.37&9 18.874c It Is said that lake and electrolytic copper for June shipment command 13.50c. Lead was unchanged at 5.C056C in the local market. It was also unchanged at 17 12s 0J in London. Spelter was unchanged at 29 "s 6I In London and at 0.50 8. COc in the local market. Iron was lower In tho English market, with standard foundry quoted at 53s 3d, and Cleveland warrants at 54s. Locally, the sit uation was unchanged with No. 1 foundry Northern at J 15.7591 0.03; No.- 2 do, $13.50 61S.S3. . LIVESTOCK .MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally, o a Cattle. Sheep and nogs. The following livestock prices were quoted yesterday in the local market: CATTLE Good steers, $3.503.75; fair to medium. $2.7503; 150 to 175 pounds, $4.50 4.75: calves, heavy. $3fJ3.25. HOGS Mest. suitable for packers. $5.73ff6; fair to medium grades. $5.50; light fat weights, 120 to 140 sounds. $533.25. SHEEP Good fat sheep. $4.5034.73; cboiee lambs. $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. KAVSAS PITY. Jan. 5. Cattle Receipts. !00O- market efeadv. Native steers. $4,000 6.00; native cows and heifers. $2.0004.00; etockers and feeders. $3.00-34.50; Western cows. $25004.00: Western steers. $X753.50; Duns. .ioi.3u; carves. u.wtfi.w. Hogs Receipts. 70OO; market 510c higher. Bulk of sales. $3.1585:30'; heavy, $3.2505.30: packers. $5.155.20; pigs and light. $4.75 3.30. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market steady. Mut tons. $4.5086.10; lambs. $6.0007.60; rang wethers. $5.5066.50; fed ewes, $4.505.3O. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 5. Cattle Receipts. 2600; market steady. Native steers. $3.50t? 6.50; native cows and heifers. $2.504.00; canners. $1.7362.40; tockers and feeders, $2,505-1.00; calves, $2.5080.00; bulls, stags, etc. S2.COS3.30. Hogs Receipts. 52,000; market 5c higher. Heavy. $5.2063.23; mixed. $3.205.224: light. $5.1583.224: plE. $4.5084.75; bulk of sales. $5.2585.274- Sheep Receipts. 4000; market steady. West ern yearlings. $6.0086.25; wethers, $5,208 5.03; ewes. $4.7385.50; lambs. $7.0087.50. CHICAGO. Jan. 5. C.attle Receipts. 2500: market steady. Beeves. $3.6586.25; stockers and feeders. $25083.75; cows and heifers, $1.504.75; Texas fed cteers. $3.5084.23. Hogs Recelpta today. 16.000; tomorrow (es timated). 15.000; market 5$ 10c higher. Mixed and butchera. $5.15415.45; good heavy. $5.30 5.43; rough heavy. $5.1585.25: light. $5,158 5.35; pigs. $4.8535.25; bulk of sales. $5,258 5.40. Sheep Receipts. COCO; market steady. Sheep, $4.2586.00; lambs. $5.0087.90. OFF HALF II CENT HEAVY SELLING ORDERS IX CHI CAGO WHEAT 3IARKET. Report From Argentina of Increase In Exportable Surplus and Im 'provement In Quality. CHICAGO. Jan. 5. There were no signs of weakness In the wheat pit at the opening, the market in fact being "strong. Opening quota tions on May were up 4fr4c at 8SfMc. During the first few minutes commiititon houses and local traders were active bidders and they carried the price of May up to 804c The demand was caused chiefly by an ad vance of 4d in the price of wheat at Liver pool and was due also to the decreased re ceipts In the Northwest. The market, how ever, soon encountered heavy selling orders from commlftnon houses. These offerings were generally considered to be made by some of the leading bulks and general selling com menced, which resulted in a qulek decline. May dropping to SSic. At thiw point, there was a slight rally, but lt was of short duration. Fresh offerings came out and the market be came still weaker. 3Iay declined to SSc. .An Important factor In the latter part of the trading was a statement from the official grain Inspector of Argentina, claiming that the exportable surplrw of wheat would be greater this year than In 1905, and that the quality of the grain was better. The market closed easy, with May off 4c at 8Sc. Deoplte the break in wheat, the corn mar ket was firm for almost the entire day. May closed up 4c t 44;i845c Oats opened weak, but became firm late in the session. May closed unchanged at 324c The provision market was firm throughout on active buying by shorts and local packers. At the close. May pork was unchanged. Lard was up 24c and ribs were 5c hlsher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Iw. Close. May $ .89 ? $ .SS $ .JWU July S4-s- .81 .844 -WS CORN. January 3Iay .... July ... .40H --04 .414 .44!i .45 .44Ss .45 .454 .43-7s .43 .43ft OATS. January 31 .314 -H .314 May 32 .324, .324 .324 July 31 .31 .SO .3oi MESS PORK. January 13.63 13.674 13.65 13.65 May 14.00 11.05 13.024 1X93 LARD. January '.474 7.474 7.474 7.55 May 7.624 7.65 7.60 7.65 July 7.724 7.75 7.70 7.724 SHORT RIBS. January 7.40 7.40 7.35 7.40 May ......... 7.55 7.55 7.50 7.35 July .- 7.63 7.674 7.U2& 7.674 Cash quotations were as fellows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 848804c; No. 3, SO 8864c; No. 2 red. SS4ftO0c Corn No. 2, 428424c; No. 2 yellow, 424 8424c Oats No. 2. 328324c; No. 2 white, 32?ic; No. 3 white. 318324c Rye No. 2. 66c Barley Good feeding, 3748CSCI fair to choice malting. 418c Flaxseed No. 1, $1.06; No. 1 Northwestern; $1-124- Mess pork Per barrel. $13.65815.70. Lard Per 100 pounds, $7.55. Short ribs sides Loose, $7.2587.40. Short clear sides Boxed, $7.6087.05. Clover Contract grade. $13.15813.25. Recelptfl. Shipments. Flour, barrels 17.500 22.300 Wheat, bushels 18.000 23.300 Corn, bushels 261,700 200,800 Oats, bushels 234.30O 219,900 Rye. bushels 71.000 58,000 Barley, bushels 39,900 129,100 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 3. Flour Receipts, 37, 600 barrela; exports, 15,000 barrels. Market, dull. Wheat Receipts. 1C8.00O bushels; exports. 32,000 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red. 91 Vic elevator and 054c f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth, 954c f. o. b. afloat. The early wheat market was higher on firm cables and a few covering orders. Toward noon, it broke sharply under liquidation, heavy commission-house selling, a bearish Modem Miller report and bear pressure. Following a late Jump In corn, the market rallied on covering and closed only c net lower. May closed 924c; July. S9H8S9Sic. Wool Steady. Hops and hldes Firm. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. Wheat, no sales; barley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $L374JL424; milling, $1.47481.55. Barley Feed. $1.2081.224; brewing, $1.23 81.274. Oats Red. $1.2581.624; white. $1.5081.65; black. $1.2581.73. Call-board sales: Wheat No sales. Barley May. $L234. Cora Large yellow, $1.3248L374. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 5. Wheat March, .63 llftd: May, 6a 304d. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 5. Wheat May, S3He: Jujy. S6iS6tsc: No. I hard. S3Jc: No. 1 Northern. 834c; No. 2 do.. Sic Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Evaporated apples are quiet. Common, 788c; nearly prime. 98 94c; prime. 9i8S4c; choice, 104c; fancy, ll12c Prunes are in fair demand and ruled firm at from 448Sc. according to grade. 'Apricots are quiet and unchanged. Choice, 94810c; extra choice, 30410?ic; fancy, 11812c. Peaches show no fresh feature. Extra choice. 10c; fancy. 104Uc; extra, fancy. 114813c It is reported that the combinations' hold inss of raisins have been, successfully, dis posed of 'in a block to a San- Francisco com pany. The spot situation is unchanged. Loose muscatela are 5i74c; seeded raisins, 3Vi?: 9c; London layers. $1.60. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. The market for coffee futures closed steady at a decline of 5410 points. Sales, 45,000 bags. Including Febru ary. 6.5586.60c; March. 6.6580.70c; May. 6.73 86.85c; July. 6.S586.90C Spot Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice. 8 ll-16c; mild. firm. Sugar Raw, strong; fair refining. 3 3-16 3ic; centrifugal. 96 test. 3 13-1683?;c; mo lasses sugar. 215-1683C Refined, quiet: crushed. $5.40; powdered, ?4.S0; granulated, $4.70. New York Cotton Market". NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Cotton futures closed steady at a decline of 3811 points- January. 11.35c; February. 11.46c; March. 11.62c,; April. 11.69c; May. 11.74c; June. 11.76c; July. ll.ISc: August, 31.64c; September, lie; October, 10.92c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 5. Wool, steady. 3fe dlum gradft. combing and clothing. 26830c: light. 21826c; heavy fine, 10821c; tub washed. 338414c DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. STABLEY-RODDLE George A. Stabley, 1904 Seventeenth street; Lena Mabel Red dle. 22. MORRIS-SCASE George A. Morris. 61. Mt. Vernon. Wash.; Annie Scasc, 49. SHANK-GOLDSTEIN Joseph Shank, 22, 543 Second street; May Goldstein. 22. AULD-WILSON George D. Auld, 32, La Grande; Nora Wilson. 36. Building Permits. H. E. M'GINN Dwelling. Hall street, be tween Front and First, $1900. H. E. M'GINN Repair oC dwelling. FlrsA and Hall streets. $1400. H. E. M'G INN Repair of dwelling; First and Hall streets, $700. HUBERT & HALL Repair of stable. Wa ter and Montgomery streets. $300. MRS. M'INTYRE Dwelling. 029 Petty- grove street, $1000. ITALIAN GARDENERS ASSOCIATION Foundation for market. Union avenue, be tween East Main and East Madison streets. 53000. J. E. ATCHISON Dwelling. MarKet street. between East First and East Second. $3300. J. E. ATCHISON Dwelling. Multnomah street, between East First and East Sec ond, ?2S0O. Real Estate Transfers. James C. Wendlc and wife to Frances 1. McKenna. 4.99 acres. Deginning 311.85 feet west of southeast corner John Rankin and wife D. L. C, Sec tions 4. 9. 10. T. 1 N R. 1 E. $ 1,400 B. Lombard. Jr., and wife to C. Morton Cobn Real Estate & Investment Co., S. W. i and N. 4. block 1. city 73.000 J. Grant Turner to Elizabeth Turner. block 75. Carter's Addition 1 A. M. Young and wife to Mead M. Bled- son and wife, lot 1. block 4, Stewart Park 000 P. H. Marlay to Baptlste Barller, lot 1. block 4. Albina 00 City to P. II. Marlay. lot 1. block 4. Albina 36 Man' J. Smith to Llzsle P. Smith, block 14. P. T. smitn s Addition Jacob Cooper to Anton Sechtem et al., lots 1 to 8, 16 to 23. block 1. and other property. Cooper's Addition 1,600 E. Quackenbush. trustee, et al., to Ma rlon Johnston and wife, lota 5, 6. block 3. Severance Addition SOO Augusta Nelson to Hilda Anderson. south 33 feet lot 11. block 41. Albina. 300 Scottish American Investment Co. to R. A. Camp, lot 7, block 31, Willamette Heights Addition 1.6C0 George W. Brown to W. E. Towne. lot 7. block 8. Laurel wood 150 William McBeath and wife to Frederick H. Brodahl, 93.03x107 feet, beginning northeast corner lot B, St. Johns Heights 70O W. S. Hufford and wife to Bessie A. Harrison. 40x60 feet. IotH 1, 2. block 8. King's Second Addition 2.1C0 George A. Gue to Robert F. Hall, 52.175 by 104.35 feet, beginning intersection north line Main with east line Stout st 1 John Nolal to Ernest J. Baptlste Des camps. lots 27. 28. block 5. Point View 500 J. H. Cone and wife to H. P. Cone, lots I, 2. block 3. Kenllworth 1 Oak Park Land Co. to J. T. Borden. lot 12. block 12, Oak Park Add. No. 2... 1 Samuel J. Korf and wife to Clinton A. Ambrose and wife, lots 19, 20, block 2. Piedmont Park 1 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Annette Burr, lot 8. block IS, Holladay Park First Addition 550 Harlan P. Cone to Joseph H. Cone. lots 14 to 18. Portamouth 1.600 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Nellie A. Lipscomb, lot 5. block 18. Holladay Park First Addition 530 G. Cordano and wife to Florence Mor rison, lot 1. block 10, Cook's Addition 150 R. Konuth Blekford to Annie Gall, lot 14. block 1. Bledford Park 160 Same to same. lot 13, block 1. same add IbO Emily A. Tomllson to Lucy A. Ilamll- ton, lot 11. block 1. Tomllson's Add.. I J. E. Michael to Alice E. Michael, lots 10 to 14 and 164 feet lot 14. block 2. North Villa 1 J. C. Roberts to Ida B. Peters et aL. und. 4 lots 1. 2 and W. 4 lots 7, 8. block 24, Hanson's Second Addition... 1 Same to same. und. 4 lot 3, block 23. name addition 1 Victor Land Co. to Henry Wolf, lots 6 to 10, block 9, Peninsular Add 300 College Endowment Association to Gert rude H. Musgrove, lots 1, 2. block 14, College Place 200 Charles G. Strube and wife to Martha Sampson. lot 4. block 5. Strube's Add. 250 Ossalsn F. Paxton and wife to A. E. Mackay. lot 1, block 13, Goldsmith's Addition 4,260 John Proudflt to Henry" Gelnan and wife, lot 3. block 2. Bast Holladay Ad dition Si") George W. Kenney and wife to Arthur Dawsett, right of way. S. 4 of S. W. 14 of S. E. 4. section 10. T. 1 S.. R. 3 E. 20 East Side Mill & Lumber Co. to J. B. Yeon. fractional block wetrt of block 24. Bstst Portland 1 Nottingham & Co. to E. 31. Purdlee. lot 4. block 23. Hanson's Second Addition 000 George W. Brown to Leontlne Sargousse, lots 3. 4, block 9. Laurel wood 900 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to W. A. Dean. lots 7, 8. block 81, Carter's Add. I FIENDISH MURDER OF BABY Body JIutllated Because Mother Re fused Laborer jLIquor. HONOLULU, Jan. 3. Simon Wharton, the 3-year-old son of Henry Wharton, -who has been missing, hag been found dead in a canefleld at Walalula, on this (Oahu) island. Tho child had been mur dered In an atrocious manner. The legs, arms and head had been severed from the body, the tongue cut off and the eyes gouged out. The internal organs were found jeveral feet apart. The murderer buried the remains about six Inches un der the surface of the ground. A laborer named Samuel Johnson, who had been boarding with the parents of the child, was arrested on suspicion, and. -when confronted with strong evidence of guilt, made a confession to Sheriff Brown. He said that the motive for the crime was revenge against the boy's mother, because she had refused to give him Hquor. The crime Is believed to be the worst in the history of the Island. TV. O. W. Masquerade Ball. The masquerade ball giveft by the Mount Hood field team of the Women of Wood craft, in the East Side W. O. W. Hall on Saturday night, was one of the most de lightful affairs of its kind of the season. There were about 123 couples present and all greatly enjoyed themselves. Some of the costumes were very unique, and caused no little merriment. About a half dozen prizes were given for the best cos fumes. The prizes were donated by the business houses of Portland. The next social event will take place February 3. A Habitual constipation cured and the. bowels strengthened by the regular use of Carter's Lilttle Liver Pills In small doses. Don't forget this. m m