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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1906)
THK MORNING OREGON IAN. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1906. 1? BUYING HOPS FUST Dealers Lose No Time in Fill ing Orders. ALL GRADES IN DEMAND Vricesi Hold Steady at Former ,11a nge of Quotations Clem Horst One of the largest Operators. Knglihh Markets Dull. 1 luPS Oregon markets very ac tive. POTATOES Lack of cars acain reported. FOUlVriY Break In chicken market. EGGS Some cutting reported. IIUTTER Firm and active. VEGETABLES First car of Los An pelfs celery received. FKU1T Tramp car of bananas unloaded. Buying proved to be very brisk in the hop market yesterday. Sales of over 1000 bales were reported and it was said that a large number of other transactions were closed, the particulars of wnlch were withheld. A large part of the buying was by the E. C. Horst Company, but many other dealers were in the market. A few more days of such activity will put a big hole in the Ore gon crop. Prices hold steady at the former level for All qualities and It looks as if there would bo no further recession, in spite of the weak ness in the California and New York mar kets. Fourteen cents was paid yesterday for the best grades. "One of the purchases at that price was the Frank Jernstcad lot of G bals at Carlton, which was secured by Lachmund & Pincus. The same firm bought 27 bales from Fred Albee, of Aurora, at 11 cents, and 100 bales from a Chinese grower on the Arcll place at Gorvais. A telephone messuge from Salem late in the day stated thai George Hose sold bales of his crop to Uchmund & Pincus. The K. C. Horst purchases Included all grades of hops from bo'tii dealers and grow ers. W. J. Bishop bought several hundred bales during tho day at 9 to 12 cents. Klabcr. Wolf & Netter secured several lots in the Lafayette and ilvcrton sections. Harry L. Hart took in the Brown and ltyers lots, aggregating 10o bales, at Dundee, at 13 cents. The J. W. Seavey Company bought some thing over 100 bales. .1. J. Metzler operated in the North Yam hill section, buying a large lot at 11 cents and a smaller one at 12 cents. 11. L. Bents bought the James Magill lot of 22 bales at Aurora, at 11 cents. Tiie Kentish Observer of November 2?& re ports: Trade continues slow but steady, and dur ing the past week several large lots have changed hands. Many offers have been re fused owing to the low level of prices. Good growths are being sold at about 5 and 5 lUs per cental all round, while prices for selected parcels range up to 7. Murliet conditions in Germany are tirm, but the demand nere for foreign descriptions has been limited, with German grades held for 4 to5. Trade re pur ta follow: Wild, Neame & Co., London A very quiet tone prevails' on our market, and in the ab sence of any sustained inquiry from consum ers, buyers do not appear disposed to adJ to their present etocks. Mungr 4c Henley, London Our market is quiet, as usual at this time of year. Choice hops aro very scarce and sought after. Cop per hop.s me easier. Pacifies are very poor in quality and meet with no encouragement. W. H. & H- Le May, London A quiet tone prevails on the market for the remnants of the English crop, there being very few growths of importance left unsold. Exchange ,fc Hop Warehouses, London Business is still fairly quiet, 'now tnat so many growers have cleared out. The de mand 1h chiefly confined to the best hops, prices of which remain tirm. Very little but-in ess Is passing in lower and inferior quality; the quotations for these being low. J. H. Meredith & Co., Worcester Trade ke'ps quiet for new Worcesters, and those gruwers who nave any of this season's hops mi hand are' not anxious to do business in the present state of th market. The ab fctino of the cheaper qualities of 1000 growth from otter, 'causes more attention to be paid to yearling and old hops. Only 10 pockets passed the scales last week, making 10,815 weighed to date. f.OOO -TTM.ES NOT AT AS END. Another Year of Prosperity A&iired, Pro vided There Is no Crop Disaster. Henry Clews, of New York, writes of the financial and commercial outlook: Tho general outlook remains unchanged, lousiness Is active in all parts of the coun try and speculation is fortunately restrained by tho unusual rates for money. A cheek to t ho mining speculation was one of the fiivoruMo features. Prices of commodities are high and seem likely to so remain, in a iew of rapidly increasing costs of produc tion. There are, however, no signs of any (pupation in the demands for merchandise, and supplies generully are light. Our iron and steel trade continues to surprise even the nioht optimistic by Its activity and strength. Whon the limit of activity and advancing prices will bo reached, no one can determine. A good many shrewd und experienced ob servers are of the opinion that we are on the verge of recession. Some, however, are confident of another year's good business, , and point with satisfaction to the unfulfilled prophecies of reaction which have been cur rent for a year or two. In my own opin ion, !f securities and money could only be restored to a more normal basis, allowing for tho fact that we aro now on a higher level than live year's ago, we could feel practically assured of another twelve months of good business provided no crop disaster Inter vened. So long as the money situation, how ever, remains as it now is, the cautionary signals must be kept prominently in view. This is not a good time to run into debt. TOO MANY CHJCKJiNS ARE RECEIVED. Arrivals are in Excess of Requirements and Prices Weaken. Wholesale dealers in poultry were con fronted yesterday with very large receipts of chickens In addition to much carry-over stock. Buying, as is usual on such occa sions, was slower, as the retailers evidently thought it a good time to bear the market. Under the circumstances prices were in a chaotic state- and dealers found it difficult to quote the market. Actual values, as near as could be ascertained, were somewhere around 12 cents. The demand for ducks and geeso continued good. Some dressed turkeys are- coming in, but toe inquiry for them is small. The egg market held about steady, though some cutting under the former price of Oregon ranch was reported. . cutter was active ana nrra at prevailing quotations. The future of the market de pends to a considerable extent on tin weather. FIRST CAR OF I.OS ANOELr CELERY, Initial Shipment From California 1h of Good iiiaJlly. The first car of Los Angeles celery of the season arrived yesterday. The quality was very good for the first receipts. Prices quoted wera $434.50 per crate. A large shipment of local cauliflower was also re ceived." Another consignment of Japanese organ ges came In from the Sound, also a small ship ment of cranberries. A tramp car of ba nanas was received and unloaded- Potato shippers find they ;tre not getting ens as fast as they expected. Tboro 1? also" much delay in making shipments from here, owing to the limited trackage facili ties. The market holds steady with $1 paid for choice shipping stock and an occasional sale of fancy at $1.10. French Mushrooms Advance. A sharp advance has taken place recently in prices on canned French mushrooms. Quo tations range from 40 to DO per cent higher than theyt were six months ago. The ad vance in the result of the scarcity of French mushrooms, due to the nonproduc tiveness of the caves. Bank Clearings. Bank clearances of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: ; Clearings. Balances. Portland $l,oM,77G $147,379 Seattle l,427,2tM 172,'.'4 Tacoma Kl8,iS4 lM.oM Spokane . 770,042 SL'.oJS PQKTLAXP QUOTATIONS. Butter, tggs. Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, y.c per pound. State creameries. Fancy creamery, uOt&ific; store butter, lti 17c. EGGS Oregon ranch. .io(oi37M-c pr dozen. Eastern storage, 27 a'2H lie; Eastern fresh, 32 ffi'IiSc. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 14 (g-l'ic: Yung America, lo'.-j Hie per pound. POI'LTRY Average old hens. 12'ol2jc; mixed chickens. YZ'n lii.e; Spring. V-o 12 !-; oid roisters, yty lie: dressed rhieken.s, n ra ir.c; turkeys. live, J 7 tfc 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 21 ti22 fc, geese, live, per pound, 10c; ducks, lulGc; pigeons, $11.011, squabs, $2&u. Vegetable. 1 'raits, Etc. POMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common to choice, GOjz75c per box; choice to fancy, $1 OT2.riO; pears, $lfrl. &0; cranberries, $11.50g 12..0 per barrel; persimmons, $1.50 per box. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, SGtoi 7 per box; oranges, navels, $3.fiO(fr3.75, Jap anese, $1.05 per bundle; grapefruit, $4.50a; pineapples, $;i.75&4.50 per dozen; bananas, &c par pound; pomegranates, $2.50 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 9Uci&$1 per sack ; carrots, 90cJi 1 per sack : beets, $1.25&'l.r.O per sack; garlic, TH&lOc per pound, horseradish, 0lOc per pound; sweet potatoes, 2Va24c per pound. FKESH VEGETABLES Cabbage, lVt lc per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per doz en; celery, $4(4.50 per crate; egg plant, $1.50 crate; lettuce, head. o0c per dozen; onions, 107ii.2c per dozen; bell peppers, Sc; pumpkins, l4c per pound; spinach, A($ 5c per pound, tomatoes. $2 per box; parsley, 10 ru. 15c; squash, lfyJl'ic per pound; arti chokes, .".75c per dozen; hothouse let tuce, $l.5u per box. ONIONS Oregon, TocSl per hundred. l'OTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur banks, fancy, $lf5t'1.10; common. 75(LcS5c. DRIED FRUITS Apples. S-nSVic pound; apricots. lCfttlOc; peaches, 11 & 13c; pears, 1 1 Vti f,p 14c; Italian prunes, 2 JGo, Califor nia tigs, white, in sacks, i&6lc per pound; black. 4,,4ra5c; bricks. 70c2.25 per box; Smyrna, 20c pound; dates, Persian, 8&9c pound RAISINS Layers and clusters, 2-erown, $1.5; 3-crown, $1.75; 5-crown, $3.10; 0 crown, $3-50, loose muscatels, 2-crown, Sc; 3-crown, SjC: 4-crown, Wc; seedless, Taomp sotis, 10 Vie; Sultanas, Q(&V2&c. Grain, Hour, Feed, Etc WHEAT Export basis: Club, 656tc; bluestem, 67feGisc; Valley, 66(G7c; red. G3c. OATS No. 1 white, $25&25.30;A gray, $24.5025. FLOUR Patents. $.1.90; straights, $3.35, clears, $:i..l5; Valley, $3.40, BARLEY Feed, 21 0421.50 per ton; brewing, $22.50; rolled, $22.5024. RYE $1.40y1.45 per cwt. CORN Whole $20; cracked. $27 per ton. MILLSTUFF Bran, city. $10; country, $17 per ton; middlings, $25; shorts, city, $18, country, $19 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills, $15.50. CEREAL FOODS "-Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5-50 on 0.75; oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks $3 per barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale, oh m teal (ground), 50-pound sacks. $7. 50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale, split peas, $5 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.40: pearl barley, $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry Hour, 10 pound eackw, $2.50 per bale. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $1 1112 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 (a; 16; clo ver, $7(S; cheat, $7-50fiS.50, grain 'hay, $7.50(8.50; alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay, $7 7.50. Dressed Meats. VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, Sfn 8"c; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c ; 150 to 200 pounds. Gc; 200 pounds and up, 5 6c BEEF Dressed bulls, l&2c per pound; cows, 4 4U5c; country steers, 55MrC. MUTTON" Dressed, fancy, S(&9c per pound, ordinary, 6i7c. FORK Dressed, 100 to. 130 pounds, 8c; 150 to 200 pounds, 7ti7c; 200 pounds and tip, ti&Gc. 'Groceries, Nuts, Etc. RICE-7-lmperial Japan No. 1, 5c; South ern Japan. 5.40c; head, 6-75c. COFFEE Mocha, 2G28e; Java, ordinary, j ft ff L''c ; uosta K.ica. rancy, low' luc ; gooa. IGfii' 18c; ordlvary, IS 22c per pound , Co lumbia roast, ftises. 100s," $15.25; 50s. $15.50; Arbuckle, $17.25; Lio $15.75. SALMON CoIumLm River. I-nound talis. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pbund talis, $2.40; 1-pound nats, $i.iu; AjasKa pmn. l-pouna tans, yuc: red, 1-pound tails, $1.25, sockeye, 1-pound tails. $1.70. SUGAR Sack ba-sis, 100 pounds: Cube, $5.30; powdered, $5.20; dry granulated, $5.05; extra C, $4.55: golden C, $4.45; fruit sugar, $5.05; berry, $5.05; P. C. $4.05; C. C, $4.95; tar, $4.85. Advance sales over sack basis as follows: Barrels. 10c: half bar rels, 25c; boxes, 50c per loO pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduct VAc per pound: if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct c. Beet sugar, -$4.85 per hundred pounds; maple sugar, 15(&l8c per pound. NUTS Walnuts, ISHSOc per pound by sack; Brazil nuts, 17c; filberts, l5c;-pecans, jumbos, 10c, extra large, 20c; almonds, 18 &20c; chestnuts, Ohio. 17fc; Italian, 14 Q 15c; peanuts, raw, Gfi (ft'SVse per pound; roasted, 10c; pinenuts. 10 ft? 12c; hickory nuts, 10c; cucoanuts, 35 di 90c per dozen. SALT Calilornia dairy, $13 ton, imitation Liverpool, $14 per ton; half-ground, 100c, $0: 5os. $9.50; lump Liverpool, $19. 50. BEANS Small f lite, 4c; large white, 2l.ic; pink, 2vfcc; bayou, '3 u; Lima, 4c; Mexicans, red. 4c. - HONEY Fancy, $3.253.50 per box. Provisions and Canned Meats. BACON Fancy breakfast. 20c per pound, standard breakfast, 17c; choice. Hie; English, 11 to 14 pounds, 15J;i-c; peach, 14M.C. -HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 16 per pound; 14 to 16 pounds, 15 sc; 18 to 20 pounds, 15c; California (picnic). lOVc; cottage. 11 'nc, shoulders, none; boiled, 24c; boiled picnic, boneless. 20c PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $21; half-barrels. $11; beef, barrqls, $10; half barrels, $5.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 33c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17c; bo logna, long, 6e; weinerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c; pork. 10c; headcheese, Gc; blood, 6c; bolog na link, 6 fee. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, 12c; smoked, 13c; clear backs, dry ?alt 12c, smoked 13c; clear bel lies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt none, smoked none; Oregon exports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt 18 2 c, smoked 14M:c; Union bellies, 10 to IS pounds aver age, none. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 12c; tubs. 12c; 50s, 12 c; 20s, 12 vie; His, 13 Vt c ; 5s, 13 c. Standard pure : Tierces, 11-c; tubs, llc: 60s, 11 c; 20s, 11 vie; 10s, 12c; 6s, 12c. Compound: Tierces, 8c; tubs, 814 c; 50s, 8Uc; 10s, 8Sic; 5s,-fic. Oils. . TURPENTINE Cases, 8Sc per gallon. COAL OIL Cases, 10c per gallon; tanks, 12 ie per gallon. UASOLIX-E Stove, cases, 24 Uc; 86 test. 82c; iron tanks, 20c, WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7ic; 500-pound lots, 8c: lens than 500-pound lots, 8c. In 25-pounH tin pails, lo above keg price; 1 to 6-pound tin cans, loo pounds per case, 2c per pound above keg price. ) LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 50c; in cases, 65c ; boiled, in barrels 52c, in cases 57c; 250-srullon lots, lc le.s. BENZINE Cases, luc per gallon; tanks, I2V3C per gallon. Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS ll(&14c per s pound, according to quality. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 13 (5) 18c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley. 20fi21c, according to fineness. MOH AIR Choice, 26 28c. "HIDES Dry: No. 1, 1G pounds and up. per pound. lhjT20c; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15 pounds, J8&21c per pound; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur rain, hair-clipped, weatherbeaten or grubby, 2ft 3e pr pound less. Salted hides: Steers, sound. 00 pounds end over, per pound, 10? lie; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, lOiffllc per pound ; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, and cows. 9) 10c per pound; stags and bulls, sound. 7c per pound: kip, sound, JO to 3Q pounds.. 10c per pound; veal, sound, 30 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 11 4i 12c per pound; green (unsalted), lc per pound less; veals, 1c per pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1, butchers' stock, each, 25(& 30c ; short wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each. SOGOc; me dium wool. No. 1 butchers" siock, each, $1.25$r3; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 15 10c per pound. Horse hides: Salted, each, according to size, $1(S 1.25; colt hides, each. 26 50c. Goatskins: Common, each. 15 ft 25c; Angora, with wool on. eaeh, 3Oc6i$1.50. FURS No. 1 .skhis: Bearskins, as to size, eaeh. $.Vri 20; cubs, e&oH, $16? 3; badger, prime, each. 2fn.c; cat, wild, with head perfect, 3Ji50c, house cat, 5 2uc; lox. common gray, large prime, each, 5070c; red, each. $3&5; cross, each, $515; silver and black, each, $4.50to6; mink, strictly No. 1, each, according to size, $13; mar ten, dark. Northern, according to size and color, each, $1&15; pale pine, according to size and color, each, $2.504; muskrat, large, each. 1215c; skunk, each. 40g60c; civet or polecat, each. 5&15c; other large fine 'skins, each, $610; panther, with head and claws perfect, each, $2 dp 3; raccoon, prime, . large, each, 50-75c; mountain wolf, with head perfect, each, $3.50 ft? 5; prairie (coyote), 60c$l; wolverine, each, $08; beaver, per skin, large, $5it G; medium, $3 7: small, $16$ 1.50; kits, 50(75c. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22 25c per pnund. , " TALLOW Prim, per pound, 44c; No. 2 and grease. 2 3c. CASCAKA SAGRADA (chittam bark) New, G'ic per pound; 1904 and 1905, ca riots, 6c; less than carlots, 6 Vic. Lumber, Lath, Etc. LUMBER Common rough dimension, per M., $15; sidewalk and street, $14&-17; stepping, $33&30: flooring, $19f&30: rustic, $20i23; ceil ing, $17&27 ; hnishinv" $2vi& 35 ; cedar, rough, $18. LATH Per M., $2.102.35. SHINGLES Cedar, $2.50. Dairy- produce in the East. CHICAGO, Dec 14. Butter Steady. Creameries, 2231c; dairy, 2027c. Eggs Weak; at mark, cases included, 20 6 23c. - NEW YORK. Dec ,14. Butter, firm and unchanged; cheese, irregular; eggs, steady and unchanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Cotton futures closed steady; December, 0.19c; January, 9.32c; February, 9.41c March, 9.52c; April, 9.60c; May. 9.70; June, 9.75c; July, 9.8lc; August, 9.61c; October, 0.37c TRADE IS ON BIDS FAIR. TO ECLIPSE PREVI OUS RECORDS. Significant Feature Is Demand for High-Grade Goods Industrial . Iiines Never So Active. NEW YORK. Dec 14. Bradstreets -will say tomorrow: Holiday trade ia in full swing and at tracts most attention. Business, which is of foremost proportions, bids fair to eclipse previous records, a significant feature being the demand for hlsh-grade goods. Indus trial lines were never so active, and the la bor situation, so far as grievances are con cerned, seems to have improved. Wages are still being advanced and the supply of help still continues scarce, although this Is the season for comparative suspension of out door activities. Car shortage still prevails, and U Is alleged that the railways are di verting rolling stock from grain to other paying revenue freights. Copper is higher, 23 cents a pound, with demand urgent for spot and near-by deliv ery. L.ead, as well as speller, is AiiKher. The Boston wool market is active and buoyant in tone, with prices Vi to lc higher. High prices in London, Australia and South Africa affect quotations here. Continental buyers hare paid prices for wools in South America that American buyers could not meet. ' Sugar has been irregular, immediate needs of a few refineries calling for buying at slight advances, but reports as to the Cuban crop are of a large possible yieldt providing labor to harvest and grind their crop can be secured. Business failures in the United States for the week ending December 13 number 2-0, against 116 last week, compared with the same week of 1905. Wheat (including flour) exports from the United States and Canada for the week end ing December 13 aggregated 4,383,957 bush els, against 4,437,162 this week last year. Dun's Weekly Review. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Holiday trade monopolises attention, al though there is a steady gain in distribu tion of Winter goods as the temperature becomes more seasonable. Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for December amounted to f J,864,34-l, of which $l,824,041Vvere in man ufacturing. 1.027,tiS in trading and 17,000 in other commercial business. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, Dec 14. The following tabic, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at -the principal cities for the week ended December 13, with the per centage of Increase and decrease as com pared with the corresponding . week last year: P.C. lno. P.C. dec. 10.7 .8 5.3 New York Chicago . . . 2.160.S7S 223,576, 7!8 1119,431,563 ir.2,72G.i)r.7 ti,:j.",i,7:i8 r.4,ll.34 4,li.109 ::o,S78,3B3 2o.6B0.850 KO.949,497 27.72S.ES2 24,524.651 16,2!,3S6 13,416,022 14,752,984 12,793,102 11,031,497 lu. 539.11m 10,261,060 7.5OS.790 8,352.840 4.875,520 6,134.679 Boston Philadelphia .... St. J..OU1H Pittsburg Sun Francisco . . Baltimore Cincinnati ....... Kansas City ..... New Orleans Minneapolis ..... Cleveland Louisville Detroit Los Angeles - . . . . Omaha Milwaukee ...... Seattle Portland, Or. ... Salt Lake . City Tacoma Spokane, Wash... 9.8 5.6 6.3 17. 8.1 3. 14.6 ii'.o 3.4 1.5 13.0 21. 10.6 1.9 53.2 46.8 33.2 19.1 43.0 . Total II. S. Outiilde N. Y. f 3,31 8,597,993 City 1,15S.912,905 CANADA. Montreal Toronto V;ilic'(,uver. B. . 33.2SO.1S0 . 27,304,115 20.9 11.1 74.3 4.4 C. . 3.478,275 Victoria, B. C. . . 1,113,144 Total Canada... Su,713,303 20.0 'Balances paid in cash. I'OKTLAM) LIVESTOCK. MARKET. Prices Current Ijocally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following proces were quoted In the local livestock market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, t3.75ig)4; medium. $33.50; cows, $2.753; fair to medium cows, f 2. 25 2.50; bulls, .jl.502; calves, $4 4.50. SHEEP Best, $4.755.25. lambs, $5 5.25. HOGS Best, $6.256.85; lightweights, $6 6 0.25. Kantern IJvestock Mnrketa. CHICAGO. Dec 14. Cattle Receipts, 3500. Market, weak. Beeves, $4.10 j)7.25; stockers and feeders, $2.404.50; cows and heifers, $1.U55.15; calves, $68.&0; Texas fed steers, $3.75&4.60; Western steers, S3.90 5.75. " Hos Receipts today, 19,000. Market, strong. Mixed and butchers', f 5.9010)6.20: good to choice heavy, $6.106.20; rough heavy. 55.75'jz 5.93; light, 5.85&6.15; bulk of eal"s. $66.15; pigs, 5. 30 6.10. Sheep Receipts, 8000. Market, steady. Sheep, f3.755.70; lambs, $4.75&7.S3. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec 14. Cattle Re ceipts, 2500. Market, slow to. steady. Na tive steers, $3.75a! 6.85; cows and heifers. .2.75&4.75; Western steers, $5.506.25; Texas steers, $34.50: cows and heifers, t2 4.10; ranners, $1.752.75; stockers and feeders, t2.75i04.75. calves, 2jf6; bulls, stags, etc., $2 4.10. Hogs Receipts, 7000. Market, shade high er. Heavy, $6'poM0; mixed, $0.0566.10; light, $6.106.20; pigs, $5.256; bulk of sales, 6. 05 & 6. 10. Sheep Receipts, 100. Market, slow and unchanged. Yearlings. $5.506.25; wethors. 15195.75; ewes. $4.505.25; lambs, $0.50& 7.50. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14. Cattle Re ceipts, 3000. Market, steady. Native steers, $3.90C15; native cons and heifers, $25 0.15; stockers and feeders, t2.404.50; Western cows, t2.254; Western steers, S3.405.50; bulls, t504; calves, $2.50 6.50. Hogs Receipts, S000. Market, strong to 5c higher. Bulk of sales. t6.20tff 6.30; heavy, t6.25(6.30: pigs and lights, 1 5. 80 (&B.23. Sheep Receipts, 50H0. Marktii, steady. M'lltons, 4.50i : lambs. $6.509? 7.75;li-ange ttethers, $4.503i6.75; led ewco, $10.40. TONE IS STRONGER Losses Recovered in New York Stock Market. BUT PRICES ARE IRREGULAR Movement in Xortliwesterns Due to Questioning of Legality of Stock Issue Relaxation of Money Market Is Expected. NEW TORK, Dec. 14. There was great variety and no little feveritihness in the movement of prices in today's stock market. The general tone became much better than yesterday and a recovferyruiu yesterday's losses was accomplished, but in a very spotty and irregular manner. The overwhelming sharo of attention was given to the Northwestern transcontinental group. There was evidence early, in the day of tho further divergent movement in the Hill stocks and St. Paul, but the former met effective Bupport and the latter touched Its highest level comparatively early in the day. The Question raised by the Attorney General of Minnesota of the legality of the Great Northern stock issue now offered to stockholders at par was believed to account largely for yesterday's weakness In Great Northern preferred and in Northern Pacific on the assumption that the proposed new stock issue of the latter would be affected by the question of the Great Northern stocks' validity. It was asserted with great positiveness that preparations were com pleted on Thursday before the news of the Minnesota decision for the announcement of right to subscribe at par to t93.000.000 of new Northern Pacific stock. Today confident assertion was made that it had been decided to Issue the t75.0O0.0OO of St- Paul preferred stock already author ized, with privilege to stockholders to sub scribe at par. With estimates of the value of the rights thus accrued on St. Paul Etock, the assumption was . suggested that the feverish movements of the last few days represented a readjustment of relative prices rather than complete transfer of holdings. The estimated value of the St. Paul rights equals or 'exceeds the price at which the Great Northern subscription rights are sell ing in the market. As both stocks are 7 per cent ividend-payers. the inference would follow that the price of the two stocks should approximate a parity with rights in both cates included. A shifting on a large scale of speculative holdings from Great Northern preferred to St. Paul would go far to explain the contrary movement of the two stocks. Money continued in strong demand today, the call loan rate rising as high as 19 per cent and receding only after the principal demand had been satisfied. Forecasts of the tank statement were not reassuring as to the re-establishment of reserves to the re quired legal proportion of deposits. Sentiment is rathor confident, however, of a relaxation of the money market next week. Tomorrow payments will be made of the Government interest due up to May 1 next, amounting to some $12,000,000. It is believed that the Government deposits in National banks elsewhere to the amount of tlO.000,000 will begin to return to New York next week, and the effect of the pur chase by the Treasury of $10,000,000 of Government bonds also will be felt. To morrow's large dividend and interest pay ments will be followed in natural course by the return of these funds to the chan nels of the money market. It was the ex pectation that the present pinch in the money market would be moderated by the iniluences that kept the tone of the stock market strong today. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value, $2,291,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams Express Amul. Copper 77,600 115 275 114 43 100 31 90 249 29 8.! 17 37 73 111 152 114 134 ft 96 291 10 Am. Car & Found. -2.1O0 44 do preferred 100 101 43 i, loi Am. Cotton Oil... M 31 31 Vi 90 do preferred .... 2u0 90 American lix press . Am. Hd. & Lt. pf Am. Ice Securities 1,200 83H 81 Am. Linseed Dll... do preferred .... Am. Locomotive . . do preferred .... 1,600 74 152T4 134' 292 104 102 137 118 "si" 2011,4 22414 50 'j 17Vi 200 19814 . 73 50 133 2S5" 103 102 135 117 79 194 224 55 17 203 192 Am. Smelt. & Ref. 15.200 do preferred Am. Sugar- Ref. . . Am. Tobacco cert. 1.800 Anaconda Mm. Co. 49,600 24,l Atchison do preferred . . . ; Atl. Coast Line.'., Bait. & Ohio do preferred 100 600 1,000 102 136 118 93 82 ft "(Oft 220 6K 17 206 196 22 91 '4 06 37 7 57 138 20 80 227 025 42 85 69 44 75 66 158 126 174 18 SO 34 79 29 00 29 60 147 29 60 150 169 94 ft 41 72 73 58 131 48 Brook. Rap. Trans. 60.500 Canadian racific. 20,800 Central of N. J... 200 Ches. & Ohio 5,KH cni. ureat w 100 Chi. & Northwest. 1,700 C. M. & St. P.... Chi. Ter. & Trans. 27,500 do preferred , C, C, C. & St L. Colo. Fuel & Iron Colo. & Southern. do ltit preferred. do 2d preferred . . Consolidated Gas. . Corn Products . . . do Dref erred .... 31 K 9,31 600 700 92 50-- 37 "f'7 138 2074 801-i 228 Vi 91 54 37 "oi" 138 20 SO 226 '42 '69 43 75 05 157ft iii"' is '40" so 29 50 59 145 4O0 60O 7i0 Dela. & Hudson..'' 1,800 Del., Lack & Wes D. & R. Grande...' 300 43 do preferred Distillers' Securi. . Brie do 1st preferred. do 2d preferred. . General Electric Hocking Valley ... Illinois Central International Paper do preferred .... International Pump do preferred .... 'Iowa Central .... do preferred .... K. C. Southern .. 700 6.10O 100 000 1,500 20 300 ' 100 3110 8I0 100 69 44 75 Mi 6',i 158 Va iis"- ISVi "40" 80 29 00 oU 148 294 do preferred .... '1,100 Louis1. & Nash.... 4,000 Mexican Central .. 4,400 Minn. & tet. Louis M., St.P. & S.S. M. 800 150 do preferred .... 100 16815 Missouri Pacific... 2.000 94 Mo., K. & Tex 23,200 42ft ' do preferred .... 3. 100 73 National Lead . . . 600 74 Mex. Nat. Ry. pf. 800 59 V. Y. Central 5.4K) 13214 JJ. Y.. Oht. & Wes. 2(lO 48ft 147 168 93 39 72 73 58 131 4S Norfolk west... 1,400 91 91 91 do preferred 89 North American... 2,100 90 89 89 38 Pacific Mail 1.60O 40 38 Pennsylvania 13.500 138 137 People's Gae ,400 96 94 P., C. C. & St. L. Pressed Steel Car. 1,800 55 54 do preferred ' 1.18 95 80 54 98 182 147 89 93 39 98 31 65 48 24 08 ". 94 119 34 94 ft 155 37 34 53 185ft 93 11S 83 52 107 48 104 38 107 19 42 290 151 S5 10 25ft 02 215 36 99 76 211 36ft Pullman Pal. Car Readimr do 1st preferred 19,900 148 148 do 2d preferred.. Republic Steel ... do preferred .... 4,fl 40 9Sft .31 66 25 ft 08 95" 119 34 . 94. '37' 34 ' 54 185 93 3Sft 96 ft 31 05 24 58 "u2" 119 33 ft 94 37 34 Mft 191 93 l.ino 11.4O0 1.8h 6,4ci0 200 Rock Island Co . do preferred St. L. & S. P. 2 pf. St. L. Southwest. do preferred Southern Pacific. 38.500 100 . 2.700 100 do preferred Southern Railway.. do preferred . . . . Tenn. Coal & Iron. Texas & Pacific... Tol., St. L. & Wes. do preferred 1,300 200 200 Union Pacific ...193,600 ... 100 do preferred . . U. S. Express. . . TJ. S. Realty ... U. S. Rubber ... do preferred .. U. S. Steel .... do preferred . . V4rg.Caro. Chem. 1O0 300 48 6,700 600 52ft 107 48 105 38 ft 51ft 107 ft 47 104 ft 88 do preferred ' . . Wabash . do preferred .... Wells-Fargo Exp. . . 700 42ft 42 Westlnghouse Elec. 400 IVestero Union 4' Wheel. & L. Krie J0 Wisconsin Cent.... 200 do preferred .... 4H) Northern Pacific. . . 44.700 151 S3T4 1 25 150 85ft 1T 24 51 Ills 2I Con. Leather 400 36 36 do preferred . . Schloss-Sheffleld .. 700 76 74 Great North, pfd.. 15.400 212 208 Internat. Metal .. 800 37 37 do preferred .... 900 75 74 13 Total sales for the" day, 1,267,500 , shares. BONDS. NEW TORf, Dec. 14. Closing quotations: V- S. Ref 2 s rg. 101 ID. Si R. G 4s.. 99 4o coupon ..... 104 vi J If. Y. C. G 94. U. S. Sa reg...W2!North. Pac. 3s..T4 do .coupon 102:North. Pac. 4s. .102 U. S. new 4s rg.l30:South. Pac 4s.. 89 do enuoon 130'Union Pacific 4s. 103 U. S. old 4s g.loo.'Wls. Central 4s.. 90 do coupon 101Jap. 6s 2d eer... 97 Atchison Adjis. 92 Jap. 4s, ctfs. . 91 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK, Dec 14. Money on call, strong.- 7419 per cent: ruling rate, 16 per cent; closing bid, 10 per cent; offered at 14. Time loans, firm and very dull; 60 days. 8 per cent; 90 days, 8 per cent: six months, 6 bid. Prime mercantile paper, 66 per cent. Sterling exchange, weak, with actual busi ness 'in bankers' bills at $4.8335 4.8340 tor dmand and at $4.7825$ 4.7830 for 60-day bills. Posted rates, $4.79ij?4.S0 and $4.84 4.S5. Commercial bills, $4.77 4.77. Bar silver, 68ftc. Mexican dollars, 52 c. Bonds Government and railroads, steady. SAN FRANCISCO,. Dec. 14. Silver barm, 68c Mexican dollars. 54c. Drafts Sight, 2c; telegraph, 5c. Sterling on London Sixty days. $4-79; do sight. t4.64- Green Properties Chmngre Hands. NEW TORK, Dec. 14. It was reported In Wall street today that control of the Green Consolidated Copper Company "had ben purchased by Interests representing- the Butte Coalition .Company of Montana, and that control of the 'ananca Central, an other Green property, had been acquired by the Amalgamated Copper Company. Daily Titwury statement. "WASHINGTON, Doc 14. Today's state ment of tha Treasury n tn general fund shows: Available cash balances $237. 820.158 Gold coin and bullion 104,700,377 Gold certificates i 71.&61.740 MfiMMOTHATTWENTY-FIVE STOCK JUMPS EIGHT POINTS OX PORTLAND EXCHANGE. Twenty-five Thousand Shares Are Sold Coeur d'Alene List Holds Abous Steady. Mammoth was the feature of the Portland Stock . Exchange yesterday. Twenty-live thousand shares were sold at 25, & gain of 8 points over Thursday's price. A week ago only lift was bid for the stock. Ac cording to rumora, negotiations are pending that will make this stock much more valu able. In the Coeur d'Alene list, Snowshoe showed more strength, but there was a slight drop inj Snowstorm. A thousand share lot of Happy Day was taken at 34. Total sales of the day were 31.000 shares and 10 bonds. Official prices follow; Bank Stocks Bid, Ask. Bank of California 3oT .... Bankere & Lumbermen's ... 105 Kquitable Savings &. Loan... 97 Merohan-tJ National 155 ICTs Oregon Trust & Savings. ... 135 United Suites National 200 1 .... Bonds City &. Suburban 4s . .. 92 Columbia Southern Irrn Cs.... 60 iK O. R. & N. Ry. 4s !!! 100 O. W. P. Sb Ry. 3 100 1014 Portland Ry. is 101 J. C. Lee- Co. 6s ... 100 Miscellaneous Stocks Associated Oil 60 51 Cement Products ... 00 Home TeU , . 28 J. C. Lee Co Go 05 Oregon City Mill & Lumber.... & Oriental American Co.......... ... 75 Portland Heights Imp. Co 6 53 Pacific States Tel .10814 US Pugt-t Sound Tel. CO Yaquina Bay Tel 6 8 Mining Stocks Alaska Petroleum l.V, 15 British Columbia Amal. 3 Cascadla 29 S4 British Yukon 24H 25 Copperopollft 1 & Dixie Meadows 2fi Galloher 2 5 Golconda , 2 Goldlield Trotter 10 '20 Frceland Com. . ... 2 Great Northern ................ 1 lt Lee'a Creek Gold 1T4 2 Ho'Vn -.. 12 14 Mammoth 14 25 Morning 3 414 North Falrview ....... ... 5 Oregon Securities .... 2 2 Rambler Cariboo 25 34 Standard Con 11 1S4 Tacoma Steel 13i 17 14 Coeur d'Alene District Al-.imeda 16 20 Bullion lO 11 Burke 254 4 Copper King 25 Sl Gertie 15 22 Happv Day 4 5 Haho Giant . 10 18 Missoula 7 10 Park Copper . 8Vi 914 Rex i 14 25 Reindeer 7 914 Ruth Con." . lo 12 Snowshoe w. ........... 75 8214 Snowstorm 303 313 Mineral Farm &14 6 Monmouth . ... 10 SALES. 2CK10 British Yukon at 05 10 O. R. A N. 4 per cent bonds at. ...loo .tnno Associated Oil at. 61 lofn) Happy Day at.. 25,000 Mammoth at.. 314 .. : GOLDI IKLDS' CLOSING IS BETTER. Mining Stocks Take a Sport After m Weak Opening. SAN .FRANCISCO. Dec 14. (Special.) The Goldfields opened with a weakening tendency. Jumbo Ex. being the first one to weaken badly, losing 10 points down to loo. Silver Pick also started down, but no stock was brought out below 145, though a lot was bid for at lower prices. Great Bend and Red Top were fairly dealt in at about yesterday's close, and Daisy took a strong snurt up to 250, an advance of 50 points. Black Butte Con. was strong at 14 and the closing call was more encouraging for the bull side. Advices from Salt Lake state the Utah mine has declared a regular monthly divi dend of 3 cents a share and 5 cents extra payable December 18. Among the sales were: Montana. 3S5; Gold Anchor. 54; Jim But ler, 147; Gold Crown- 22; Red Top. 600; Booth. 100: Blue Bull, 42; Adams, 24 Daisv. 250: Yankee Girl, 17; Jumping Jack, 53; Pinenut, 85; Stray Dog, 69; Eagle's Nest, 39. Eastern Mining Stocks! BOSTON, Dec. 14. Closing quotations: Adventure .$ 4.75 Alloues 52.75 Amalgam .. 114.50 Atlantic- 13.50 Bingham . . . 3u.00 M. C. & C .. 1.50 Old Dom. iTiS-OO Osceola 138.00 Parrot 20.00 IQulncy 100.00 Shannon .... lti.00 Tamarack . . 105.00 Trinity 11.50 U. S. Mining. 61.50 U. S. Oil 50 irtah 65.75 Victoria .... 6.25 jwlnona 10.50 'Wolverine 171. OO Centennial Cop. Range . Daly West. . Franklin . . . Granhy . Isle Royal . Mass. Min. . Michigan . . . Mohawk 37.0O 80.25 19.50 22.75 13.50 24.50 7.50 18.50 78.50 NEW YORK, Dec Adams Con. ..$ .20 Alice 1.00 Breecs 30 Bruns. Con 60 Com. Tunnel.-. .24 rv.n. Cel. & Va 1.13 Horn Silver .. 1.85 Iron Silver . . 4.50 Leadville Con .05 14. Closing quotations ILIttle Chief . (Ontario Ophlr .05 3.5 4.00 .12 .05 ipotosi tSavage 'Sierra Nevada. .SO ItSniall Hopes... .30 (.Standard 2 .10 IStandard 2.10 . ' Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Dec 14. There was a fur ther advance in the London tin market, with spot quoted at 197 and futures at 196 los. Locally, the market was quiet, with spot quoted at 42.80c bid and 43c asked. There was an advance of 10s in the Lon don copper market, with spot quoted at 108 6s and futures at 107. Locally, the market was reported strong, with Lake quoted at 2323.25c: electrolytic 22.25 23c, and casting at 22.50ffi22.75c Lead was unchanged at the advance of yesterday in the local market, with spot quoted at 6i? 6.10c. The London price was unchanged at 19 7s 6d. Spelter was unchanged at 28 In London and at 6,306.35c in the local market. Iron was lower in the English market, with standard foundry quoted at 61s lOd and Cleveland warrants at 62s 6d. Locally, the market was unchanged. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14. Wool, steady: me dium grades eombing and clothing. 237'27c; llffht line. 1!Ki21c; iteavv fin., 14'glOc, tub IALL MARKETS -WEAK What Prices Easy in Principal Grain Centers". QUARTER OFF AT CHICAGO Iack of Demand Partly Responsible for the Decline Corn and Oats Are Also Lower Drop In Provisions. t CHICAGO. Dec. 14. The wheat market was weak almost all day and trading was q very light volume. A fairly steady tone prevailed for a brief period at tho start, but with all tho principal grain markets show ing declines,- prices here yielded to the gen eral weakness. Lack of demand was also partly responsible for the easier feeling. A report given out by a trade journal of St. I-ouin claimed that the small top growth of Winter wheat caused bv late seedim? has been partially offset by plentiful moisture and moderate temperature and that the growing crop is in excellent condition. The market closed easy. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 7Sfc7Sc. sold off to 78!4o and closed lie off at 78c Tne corn market was weak. Local re ceipts were larger than had been estimated and indications pointed to a still further Increase in the movement. The close was easy. May opened unchanged to a saade lower at 43 43',c to 7Sc. declined to 431ic ana closed oft 14 c at 43 c. Profit-taking by local longs caused weak ness in the -oats market. May opened a shade lower to a shade higher at 36(4 I&3694C, sold off to 30c and closed Vic lower at 363i 36HC. ' Provisions were firm early in the day. Later the market eased off on profit-taking. January pork closed 5c lower, lard and ribs each, c lower. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. -73T4 Clwe. .73 7M, December $ .74' .74 ti May 78J4 .78?, CORN. December .42'i .42 .41 .4314 .44 .4114 43 .44 May 4314 .43'4 July 44 OATS. December 34 .34 .3414 ..14K, May .:! " SiHi July .33X .33'. 33 .33- MESS PORK. January .. ..15.05 ..16.25 15.95 16.25 19.7714 16.0714 15.80 16. 10 Alay LARD. , 8.70 8.70 8.75 8.75 . S.K5 8.85 SHORT RIBS. S-S?1! 8.5714 . 8.B4 8.65 December . January May 8 65 8.65 8.771 8.65 8.5 8.80 January 8.57'i 8.5714 845 8.47H May ... S.02'4 8.65 8.5.14 8.62 Ca6h quotations were a follows: Floui- Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 7883c; No. 3, 74 83c: No. 2 red, 73"te74!4c Corn No. 2, 4444!4c;.No. 2f yellow, 4614 46c. Oats No. 2. 3414c; No. 2 white, 37!ic; No. S white, 34!,&36c. Rye No. 2. 6414065c. Barley Good feeding, 464i4Sc; fair to choice malting, 4955c, Flax seed No, 1, 91.15; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.23. Timothy seed Prime. $4.50. , Ciover Contract grades, $13.75. Short ribs, sides Loose, 8.258.6114. Mess pork Per barrel, $14.75. Lard Per 100 pounds. $8.70. Short clear sides Boxed, $9.00lS9.12!4. Whisky Basle of high wines, $1.29. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels Wheat, bufheia Corn, bushels . . Oate, bushels . . Rye, bushels . . Barley, bushels . 16.100 17,200 . .. 60,0H) 227.301 168. 40O 2,400 78.400 40,2(10 64,300 37.500 7.0O0 16,900 Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 14. Wheat, Arm; Dariey, strong. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1.25 1.30; milling. 1.35 1.42 14. Barley Feed, $ 1.07 ! U 1.1214 ; brewing, $1.101.15. OatB Red. $1.251.73; vrtlite, $1.5001:60; black, $1.752.25. Call board sales Barley May, $1.10; December, $1.1114. Corn Large yellow, $ 1.35 & 1.40. European Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 14. In the grain mar. ket today prices closed as follows: Wheat Spot, firm; No. 2. red Western Winter. 6s. Futures, steady: December, as 3?sa; uiarcn, us o?sa; juay, es. LONDOK, Dec. 14. Cargoes Pacific Coast, prompt shipment, unchanged, at 29s 6dip 30s. Market, steady. The weather In England today Is cold and damp. a WbCat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Dec. 34. Wheat, unchanged. nominal; bluestem, 6Sc; club, 66c; red, t4c. QUOTATIONS AT SAN I K ANO.HCO. Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City , Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. The following prices were quoted in the produce market yesterday: FRUIT Apples, choice. $1.50: common, 50c: bananas, $13. Mexican limes, $3.oOft9 o; California lemons, choice, $3; common, $1.50; oranges, navel, $2.25&3; pineapples. 3'n. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1; garlic. 4c; green peas, 708c; string beans, 8 10c; tomatoes, $ 1.25 1.00; egg plant, 75c $1.25. EGGS Store, 85c; fancy ranch, 3814c Eastern. 20 25c. POTATOES River white, $11.26: River reds, $1(31.15; Salinas Burbanks, $1.50 175: sweets, $1L25; Oregon Burbanks, $1.35 Q 1.75. ONIONS Yellow. 60f75c. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 32c; creamery seconds, 26c; fancy dairy. 30c; dairy sec. onds. nominal: pickled. 2Ko21'4c WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 13&14c; South Plains and San Joaquin, ' 8c: lambs', 81413c; Nevada, 11 14c. HOPS California, 10 & 13c; Oregon and Washington. 11 13c. CHEESE! Young America, 16c; Eastern, ITc: Western. 15C. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $2021; midddllnga, I2i4i'30. HAY Wheat. $17.5023; wheat and oats. S1520: airaira, !S(5i:; stock, $so10; straw, i.oi.c per bale.. FLOUR California family extras, $4.65 8.10; bakers' extras, $4.40 6 4.75; Oregon and Washington. x.:...uw-i. POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, 19S,2l0, turkey hens, s'9ZjC, roosters, old, $ltro 4.50; young, $5.50wf: broilers, small. $3 3.50. l-oiIers. large. $3.50Cu5: fryers, tt .7,0-0 5.50; Hens. $ 1.5O((j7.50; ducks, old, $495; do young, xooi. Receipts Flour, 6S4S quarter sacks: wheat. 375 cen tals; barley, 4830 centals; oats. 2400 centals beans. 950 sacks; potatoes, 338 sacks: b'ran 705 sacks; middlings, 210 sacks; hay, 212 tons; wool, 49 bales'; hides, 644. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. The market for evaporated apples shows continued easiness as a result of the conditions recently noted. Fancy are quoted at 8 to 9c; choice, 8& 814c: prime. 814c. Prunes are in steady demand, practically for the larger sizes, with quotations ranging from 3 to 9c, according to grade, for Cali fornia fruit. Apricots are quiet and unchanged. Choice are quoted at lCc; extra choice, 17018c; fancy, 18 20c Peaches are only moderately active, but offerings are light and the tone of the mar ket steady. Choice are light and the tone of the market steady. Choice, 12c; extra choice, I21tc; fancy. 12c. Raisins are quiet; loose Muscatels, 814c; seeded raisins, 17 a 18c; London layers, $1.43 1.55. , Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec 14. Coffee futures clqsed at a net advance of 5)10 points. Sales were reported of 54,250 bags, includ ing January. 5.3.Va'5.45c; Mamh. 5.60i ii.SOc; May, o.Joa.'JOc; July, 5.90.46C4 cp- tember, 6.05 6M0c. Snot Rto. quiet; No. 7 Invoice, 7c. ugar Raw, nuiet: fair refining. 8 5-16H S ll-32c; centrifugal. O0 test. 3 l-16i S 27-32c; molasses sugar, 3 13-166 3 27-S2r. Refined, quiet; crushed. S5.50: powdered. $4.00; granulated, $4.80. DAILY CITYSTATISTICS. Births. PATTERSON Born to the wife o'f E. A. Patterson, December 10, at 7 3o Umatilla avenue, a daughter. KARLSON Born to the wife of Karl A. Karlson, December 11, at ISO Sherman street, a son. Marriage Licenses. SING LE-SPR AGUE J. L. R. Single, 23 and Lottie L. Sprague, 20. 51ELER-PAUL I. Sioler. 22: Odessa A. Nash and Eve Paul, IS. CAMPBELL-ELLIS Ernest Canwbell. 30. and Georgie Ellis, 20. Building Permits. POLSON IMPLEMENT COMPANY Re pair two-story frame store, corner of Front and Taylor streets; $100. J. KLi bDi Repair one-storv frame dwell ing. East Seventh street, between Alberta and Wygant streets; $100. WAKEflBLD, FRIES & CO. Repair two-story frame dwelling, Hoyt street, be tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets; $500. G. C PARDUE Two-story framo dwelling. Hartford street, between Endicott and Bay ard streets; $1500. Keal Estate Transfers. G. W. Brown to Woodmero Water Co., right to lay and maintain water pipes in Aileta and vicinity. $ X E. O. Wilkes et al. to W. Kowen. land Beginning 1K&7 chains K. and u.wl 121-169 chains N. of a stone on W. lino -of Milton Frazer D. L. C No. 46 1 Mary Bowen et al. to W. A. Rowen. land beginning at stone on W. line of Milton Frazer D. L. C. No. 46 X E. G. Wilkes and wife to W. Rowen. land beginning 27.32 chains E. and 6.01 243-907 chains N. of a stone in W. line of Milton Frazer D. L. C. No. 46 1 T. Rowen to W. Rowen, land begin ning 9.31 chains E. and 5.23 107-191 chains N. of a Btune on W. line of Milton Frazer D. L. C No. 46. 1 O. J. Kraemor to C. J. Culver, lot 1, block 2, Bon Ton Addition 925 R. V. Graham and wife to W. G. Gosslin et al., S. 14 of section 23 and W. '4 of section 26, except S. W. H of S. W. 14 of section 26. T. 2 N.. R. 2 W 1 J. W. Hendricks irtid wife to J. W. Fistiburo, lot 2. block 276, Lane's Addition to East Portland 300 C. J. Jnnes and wife to W. A. Roark, lot 11, block 2, Albina Heights Ad dition 800 E. R. Lockwood and wife to O. E. Olmsted, lots 21 and 21, block 5, Keru Park G. W. Brown to Woodmere Water 300 Co., 26x96 feet, beginning at stone at S. E. corner of lot 2. Fruitvale; also 4Sx78 feet beginning at stone at S. E. corner of lot 2, Fruitvale 1 E. Poppleton to Nancy C. Popploton, lots 3 and 4, block 19, Caruthers Addition 14,000 Oak Park Land Co. to Elizabeth Kip ley, lot 16, block 1, Madeline. . . . R. E. Patterson to Artinsia O. Ross, lots 1 to 4, block A, Clinton's Ad dition G. W. Brown to Mrs. A. Mitchell Kel ler, lot 26, block 1, Laurelwood . . . Eliza A. Habersham to Milton Da mon, lots 1, 2 and 3, block 12, Clo verdale Extension J. W. Caruthers and wife to Ameri can Trust & Investment Co., undi vided 14 of lots 7 and 8, block 312, city Henry Eggers and wife to Emma Ot tershagen. lot 8, block 4, Grace land T. N. Strong and wife to The Pence Co., 6.07 acres in sections 25. and 30, T. 1 N., R. 1 W B. J. Smith to Emma M. Austin, lots 8, t and 10, block O, Fulton- Park Lone Fir Cemetery Co. to T. M. Wat son, lot 13, block 37, Lone Fir Cem etery A. L. Dundas and wife to O. A. Biair, lot 8. block 28, Vernon Real Estate Investment Association to F. Bauer, Sr., lots S to 9, block 100, Sellwood 4 3,000 40 1.650 G. A. Steel and wife to Home Secur ity & Investment Co., lots 1, 2. 11 and 12. block 49; also lot 16, block 4, Fulton Park 1 August Kuehn to Wilhelm Kuehn, 14 interest in lot 15, block 1, Sunny side Addition 1,000 Augusta Nelson to 8. J. Nelson, lots 14 and 16, block 1. Richmond 1 Augusta Nelson et al. to S. J. Nel son, lots 14 ana 10, block i, nicn- mond Timothy M. (HConnor and wife to A. Kolner. lot 1, block 3, and lot L block 4, Saratoga Caroline A. Ladd et al. to J. Frled enthal and J. F. Daly, lot S and 6, block 84. East Portland 85,000 G. W. McCoy to T. Sihultz, lots 20, 21 and 22, block 6. Wheatland Ad dition No. 2 Moore Investment Co. to W. L, Smith, lots 7 and 8, block 14, Ver non , L. S. Hlnes and wife to C. Johnson, lot 1. block 8, Oak Park Addition to St. Johns 2,000 E. L. Ferrlll and wife to Armada -Herron, lots 12, block 14, Para dise Spring Tract 1 Huh Land Co. to Esther C. Pohl et al., lots 6 and 7, block 3. Willam ette Boulevard Acres - J. E. Cross and wife to G. A, Dyson, lot 15, block S, Tremont Place.. Louis Goldsmith and wife to V. W. Hanebut. lots 10 and 1L block IT. Goldsmith's Addition Hannah G. Schloth to David Goodsell. lot 4. block 11, East Portland Heights T. S. McDanlel and wife to T. Good soll. lot 0, block 14, East Portland Heights Ellis G. and M. L. Hughes to Fred Strong, lot 8, block 22. Irvipgton. . A. F. KwensEon and wife to Alice M. Baird, 10 acres beginning 830 feet S. of N. W. corner of N. E. 14 of Buction 29. T. 1 S.. R. 1 E David Snvu and wife to James Lisle, lot 7, block 5, Arleta Park No. 3.. Matt Gaasch and wife to A. D. WH loughby. lots 11 and 12, block 11. Albina Homestead Moore Investment Co. to Michael. David and Nathan Groes. lot 2, block 42, of Vernon Addition L. M. Beal and wife to W. W. Gerko, lots 3!) to 44, block 9, Peninsular Addition H. G. Kundret and wife to Mary Graco Northup. lots 14 and 15, block 36. Irvington . . .' Harry Fallman and wife to Johanna Leach, lot 3 and N. 14 of lot 4, block 1, Miriam Nellie M. Albrecht to R. J. Upton, lot n. tract E, Overton Pack J. F.' Shea and wife to F. H. Weht.le. lot 1, block 6, Railroad Shops Addi tion L. M. Beal and wife to C. Buechler, lot 1. block 11: lot 9. block 13; lot 15. block -15. West Portland Merchants' Investment & Trust Co. to Mrs. E. P. Prescott, lots 12 and 13, blick 3, Council Crest Park G. W. Brown to Frank Labell, lot XI. block 6. Laurelwood Title Guarantee Sc Trust Co. to Eddie Erlekson, lot 6, block 1, in subdi vision of lots 1, 2, 7, 8. 9. 10, in N. t. Johns McMlnnville College to Mrs. R. A. Anderson, lot 9, block 83, Sellwood J. A. Dolllnger to Mr.l R. A. Ander son, lots 1 and 2. block 66, Sell wood - J. C. E. King to Adelia Mary King, 1 acre in section 6. T. 1 S., R. 2 E G. W. Dickson and wife to C. V. Ketehura and wife, a strip of land situated between the N. line of lots 1 and 2, block 1 (Glcncoe Park Ad dition) and S. line of right of way of City & Suburban Ry. Co A. E. Ellis and wifi, to L. F and F. L. Buck, lot 15, block 7, Williams Avenue Addition .............. 1.0 00 4.500 10 350 1.200 i.OOO 1,450 1.200 100 Total ..$80,751 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commece. Crowds Through Small Hole. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Reginald Has brook, a Trenton, N. J., boy, who had run away from home twice and was ar rested therefor, escaped from a cell in the Central Police Station late yesterday in an odd fashion. He was locked up for safe keeping pending a disposition of his case by a court, but he quickly got out of one of the cells and into another by undressing and greasing his body with butter that had been given him at break fast and wriggling through a small open ing in the cell doors. He was not dis covered until he had almost wrested a bar from a window leading to the open. The court afterward decided to release hint in the custody of his father, who ex plained that he ran away because he had been threatened with punishment for some boyish prank. , l Child's Death Delays Trial. OMAHA, Dec 14. The trial of the land fraud case in the Federal Court was this morning postponed until Monday, owing to the death of a child of Will G. Corn stock, one of the principal defendants 10 500 100 825 600 600 300 150 450 715 400 600 eoo $50 125 556 4T5 650