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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1906.
IS
Abnormal Consumption of
Salmon All Over Country.
LITTLE
FIRST HANDS
Higher Prices Arc Predicted for the
Coming Year Much Quiet Buy
ins oT Hops Holiday
Produce Trade.
t
i
SALMON" Unprecedented demand
throughout the country.
WHBAT Quiet, but steady.
BARLEY Local market strong.
OATS IIlgTier prices predicted.
FRUIT Bananas come sooner than
expected.
POULTRY Christmas turkey de
mand slow.
BUTTP-ilfc City creamery firm; state
brands slower.
EGGS Egga in good supply and
steady.
HpPS Much Quiet buying-.
The, consumption of canned salmon all
over the country for toe season of the
year Is abnormal. Exports figure that
the period has been reached when the con
sumption is greater than the production.
As tho products of the coming year will
cost the producers more than In previous
seasons, the natural inference Is that prices
In 1007 will be 'higher tlian they are this
year. Reviewing the situation, a leading
Eastern handler of salmon makes this state
ment: practically all grades of salmon havt
been exhausted from first hands, with the
exception of a very limited Hupply of red
Alneka. The packing of 1!0U .red salmon,
which includes British Columbia and Puget
Kound wkryo. fell short nhout l.WO.OUO
cases of the pack of )Hl5. The entire pack
of salmon for VMK (this includes all grades)
Kgregatl 4.tjintfuii0. There was a carry
over fnmi previous years pack in the hands
of Pacific canners and speculators In the
East and West, and in England of almost,
if not quite 2.000.O0U1 cases, so that the
world's available supply wan fully 6.60O.
000 casen, tne largest quantity of salmon
unsold in the history of the salmon busi-
"Low prices on red Alaska was the result
of this condition. The popularity of this
price is shown in the tremendous consump
tion. Never iu a fringe 1- months has so
much salmon passed from manufacturer to
consumer, Wlin prices were named on
IHOO red Alaska it was k nown that there
whh not a rase left in tne hands of the
producers. It was al.o known that about
ri0.0uo cass w era destroyed in the San
Francisco fire.
"The pack of all grade of salmon for
the yrar ISOrt wn :;.trM.,MK cases. The
f-hortagc of over 1.O0O.0OO. an compared to
the pack of 1 ims, was wholly of the red
varieties; and the total pack of 11)06, as
compared with the average pack of the
past five years, Is about 000,000 cases less,
as during the period, inclusive from 1000
to 1000, there was a total pack of 20,884.000
cases.
"Buyers are not overlooking the fact that
we have before us a consuming period of
nin months before 1.H7 pack red Alaska
salmon can reach the markets of the United
states. Wo believe that the condition of
the salmon market from every possible point
ff vlfw is cxtremeiy sound and healthy.
Wr know that the large consumption which
took place during the season of 1905 1b con
tinuing." HOL1D.AY FROIHCK TRA1K BRISK
Five Cars of Bananas Due Last Night.
I,arge Size Oranges Today.
The five cars of bananas for this mar
ket were due at the yards last night, hav
ing made up a day between Red Bluff and
Portland. A car of Southern California
oranges, wblch will run well to large sixes,
la due today. A car of Los Angeles celery
came In, and these will be on hand tonight.
A shipment of New York Catawba grapes
was received and offered at 40 cents per
basket. A few lots of California grapes ar
rived. A carload of Oregon squash reached
the terminal grounds and will be landed
this morning.
The holiday trade, both city and country,
was exceedingly brisk in tho fruit and veg
etable line.
MUCH QVIKT liUYIXG OF 1IOPH.
Some Dealers Look for Subsidence of De
mand After This Month.
Much quiet buying is reported in the hop
market. Dealers wtre offering 13 cents free
ly In the country yesterday for prime goods,
but holders, as a rule, were slow sellers. It
Is said that most of the orders now on hand
are for December delivery, and this arouses
some apprehension that the flurry will sub
side at the end of the month. Confidence
Is expressed by others, however, that a good
English demand will develop after the turn
of the year that will keep up the strong po
sition of the market. If the foreign inquiry
do s not come, however, it will cause much
disappointment. Some "export business is
under, way, but most of the buying Is for
account of Eastern dealers and Eastern and
local speculators.
Among the transactions reported yester
day was the purchase of the J. M. tStott
lot of over 100 bales here by the J. W. Sea
vey Hop Company. The same firm took in
several lots, aggregating 200 bales, at Eu
gene. Kola Neis bought the Krause & "Wills
lot of 67 bales at Aurora at 13 or 1.1 'i cents.
Another Aurora sale was tho Fred Buchart
e lot of 14 bales, secured by E. C. Herren.
A California wire reported a stronger
market sn that state, with 11 H to 12 Vi cents
pslrt for Sonomas.
The WatervlUe (N. Y.) Times f Decem
ber 14 says of prices and stocks in that
state:
There Is perhaps a little firmer tone to
the market on the best grades and bids are
made accordingly. By this we mean that
on large choice lots a cent a pound or more
Is offered than a week ago. ,AU grades
have felt the effect somewhat and the mar
ket is firm at 18 to 21 cents, with a little
better offered in rare instances.
Several of our dealers are interesting
themsel vr s in figuring up the number of
bales of hops left in growers' hands. Cer-
tain neighborhoods are instanced where the
hops are practically all soldv Around Oris
kanv Falls and from there down the valley
to Deansboro. since several of the large
growers have sold within a week, there are
hardly any left. A liberal estimate, after
counting up those who are kiwn not to
navo sold, and coverinc the different towns
quite carefully. Is put at not over 3000 bales
left In the counties of Madison and Oneida.
WHEAT MARKET QUIET AND STEADY.
Mueh Strength Shown by Barley Oats
Prospects and Prices.
The wheat market is quiet, with prices
steady, but more or less nominal.
Barley shows considerable strength, not
withstanding there are large stocks of feed
barley In the interior. This latter fact,
however, is offset by the enormouB local
demand In the Interior for all classes of feed.
Barley Is arriving freely at tidewater and
shipments are quickly assimilated by the
various feed mills and consumers at-this
point. There is, of course, this season a
large preponderance of feed barley, owing
to the fact that climatic conditions last Fall
seriously injured the barley crop to the ex
tent of making most of It feed and leaving
but little brewing barley.
Of the ats market, a local grain firm
ay:
Thr hfls been a marked increase in the
miUi of No. I v.-httH fd oats In the past
60 ds. At the commencement of this
season there was a great deal of idle talk
MIT
HEALTHY
made to the effect that the oat crop was
larger In he interior than it had been for
years. After a cartful investigation of the
conditions, we decided that this report was
erroneous and bought heavily in the interior,
and have on hand at the present time sev
eral thousand tons of choice No. 1 white
feed oats. The oat crop in Eastern Wash
ington was from 2u to 33 1-3 per cent less
than It was last season. It is practically
impossible to buy oats In the interior at
the present time, as they are all out of the
hands of the) producers. The unusual local
demand In the Interior, caused by the ex
tensive railroad building now going on,
makes a local market which we have not
had In the past seasons, and this condition
must be reflected in the price of oats today.
Reference bas ben made locally to the
largo oat crop of the Willamette Valley.
"We think, however, this has been exagger
ated, and furthermore it is offset by the
enormous demand for oats from California
points. The Southern country can assim
ilate the entire oat crop of tne valley and
still be short in their supplies. We do not
think the car situation has affected the
price of oats In any degree up to the pres
ent time, as whenever that situation relaxes
and the facilities for snipment become bet
ter than they are at present, California will
be quick to pick up and purchase the valley
oats at high pries, .nd they simply must
have them as their cnrp was practically a
total failure. W'e; look for much higher
prices and think that next Spring oats will
be selling at f30 ptr ton.
CHRISTMAS TURKEY DEMAND SLOW.
Geese Scarce and Higher Chickens In Over
supply. Receipt of dressed turkeys were quite
heavy yesterday, but the demand was not
urgent. A stronger inquiry is looked for
today and tomorrow. Choice stock was
quoted up to 22 V4 cents. As the supply 'for
Christmas promises to be only moderate, it
is likely that prices will hold good up to
the cluyse. Live geese were scarce and very
strong at higher prices, 12 to 13 cents being
quoted. Ducks were firm at quotations.
More chickens arrived than were required
and the market was decidedly easy.
There was a fairly active trade In egga.
The supply was ample and prices about
steady.
City creamery butter moved off more
readily aud the market was quoted firm.
Outside creamery, on the other hfld, is
dragging somewhat.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearances of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland $1 .i.:w,rlH $7,5R7
Settle l.Wtt,(4o l7,a
Tacoma. IC. t,.T!K 14.!M15
Spokane , .. l,lSb,254 ' o,3o9
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 35c per pound. State creameries,
Fancy creamery, S0(u 30c; store butter, 10
17 c.
BUTTER FAT First grade cream. 33 He per
pound; second grade cream, 2c less per pound.
EGGS Oregon ranch. oor. per tlozn,
Eastern storage, 27Vs28c; Eastern fresh,
32 , fit 35c.
CHEESE OreRon full cream twins, 14 Vi
(gfloc; Young America, ISVsl&lHc per pound.
POULTRY Average old bens. 11-5 12c;
mixed chickens. 11 12c: Spring, ll&12c;
old roosters. g n c dressed chickens, 14
3 3c; turkeys, live. 17 17rc; turkeys,
drwd, choice, 2022!.e: Reese, live, per
pound, 127j13c: ducks, 1516c; pigeons, $1
1.50; squabs, $2$ 3.
Vegetables, Fruits, Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common to
choice, 50tfi73c pr box; choice to fancy. $1
&2.50; pears, $11.50; cranberries, $11.50fg
12.50 per barrel; persimmons, $1.50 per box.
TROPICAL FKI ITS Lemons, fancy, $ft
7 per box; oranges, navt-ls, $33.50; Jap
anese. $1.05 per bundle; grapefruit, $4.5o5;
pineapples, $3.7.rftf 4.50 per dozen; bananas,
5c per pound; pomegranates. $2.50 per box.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 90c&$l
per sack; carrots, OOc&l per sack; beets,
12541-50 per sack; garlic, 7sfti)10c per
pound. Horseradish, 0lOc per pound; sweet
potatoes, 2 ( 2 4 c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage. 1 Vi
I c per pound ; cauliflower, $1-25 per doz
en ; celery, J4fq 4.50 per crate; egg plant,
$1.50 crate; lettuce, head. 30c per dozen;
onions. lOcilIIe per, dozen; bell peppers,
Sc; pumpkins. 1 14c per pound; spinach, 45
5c per pound, tomatoes. $2 per box; parsley,
lot 1 oc ; sq u a sh 1 V c per pound ; arti
chokes, f;5& 75c per dozen; hothouse let
tuce, $1.50 per box.
ONIONS Oregon, 75c ft $1 per hundred.
POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur
banks, fancy. $11.10; common. 75485c.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, Bfti-SKc pound;
apricots, ltiloc; peaches, 11 13c; pears,
II Vs 14c; Italian prunes, 0c, Califor
nia figs, white, in sacks. Sfa-CHtc per pound;
black. 4 (or 3c; bricks. 75c2.25 per box;
Smyrna, 20c pound ; dates, Persian, 8 ft 9c
pound.
RAISINS Layers and clusters, 2-crown,
$1.05; H-crown. $1.75; 5-crown. $3.10; 6
crown, $3.50, loose muscatels, 2-crown, 8c;
3-crown. S'c; 4-crown, 0c: seedless, Thomp
sons, lu&c; Sultanas, 12 fee.
" Grain, TTour, Feed, Etc.
WHEAT Export basis: Club, 656flc;
bluestem, 67i&0Sc; Valley. GC6"G7e; red, 03c.
country, $19 per ton; chop, U- S. Mills,
$13.50.
OATS No. 1 white, $23626; gray, $24.50!$
FLOUR Patents, $3.90; straights, $3.05.
clears, $3.33; Valley, $3.40.
BARLEY Feed, $210 21.50 per ton;
brewing, $22.50; rolled. $22.50 24.
RYE $1.40(1.45 per cwt.
CORN Whole. $20; cracked. $27 per ton.
- MILLSTUFFS Bran, city, $10; country,
$17 per ton; middlings. $25: shorts, city, $18,
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00
pound sacks, $7 ; lower grades, $5.50 Si) 0.75;
oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per
barrel ; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale,
t.amtea.1 (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 bnrley. $4.25 per KM) pounds; 25
pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry Hour, 10
pound sacks, $2.50 per bale.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $llti12 per
ton ; Eastern Oregon timothy. $14 ft 10; clo
ver, $7(if8; cheHt. J7.50fri8.50; grain hay,
$7 r,0ia8.50; alfalfa. $11-50; vetch hay, $&
7.50.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 123 pounds, $!fi
8l.tc; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200
pounds. 0c; 200 pounds and up, SffOc.
BEEF Dressed bulls, 1 2c per pound;
cows. 4fT5c; country steers, 55Vc
MUTTON Dressed. fancy, 8 iff 9c per
pound, ordinary, 6&7e.
PORK Dressed, 100 to 130 pounds, c;
150 to 2oo pounds, 7&71c; 200 pounds and
up, OflrOHc.
Iro visions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound,
standard breakfast. 17c; choice, 16c; English,
11 to 14 pounds,- 13ic; peach, 14c.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. lGfic per pound;
14 to 10 pounds, 16u; 18 to 20 pounds, loVic;
California (picnic). lO-c: cottage, 1 1 rj c,
shoulders, none; boiled. 24c; boiled picnic,
boneless, 2oc.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $21;
half -barrels, $11; beef, barrels, $10; bajf
barrels, $5.50.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17 He; bo
logna, long, ttc; welnerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c;
pork. 10c; headcheese, 0c; blood. 6c; bolog
na link, 5c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short
clears, dry salt, 12c ; smoked, 13c ; clear
backs, dry salt 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 13 c. smoked
14V;c; Union bellies, 10 to 18 pounds aver
age, none.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces, 124c;
tubs. 12c; Mts, 12c; 20s, 12 ve: 10s,
13 'ic: 5s. 13c. Standard pure: Tierces.
!1Hc; tubs, llc; 50s. llc; 20s, llc;
10s, 12 c; 5s. 12 c. Compound: Tierces,
Sc; tubs, Sc; 50s. Sc; 10s, Sfcc; 5s, 8c.
Oils.
TURPENTINE: Cases. 8Sc per gallon.
COAL OIL Cases, 10c per gallon; tanks,
12c per gallon.
GASOLINE Stove, cases, 24 c; 86 test,
32c; Iron tanks, 26c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound
lots, 8c; less than 5u0-pound lots, 8c (In
25-pound tin pails, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2o
per pound above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 50c; in cases,
r5e ; boed, in barrels 52c, in cases 57c;
250-gallon lots, lc less.
BENZINE Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks.
12 Ho per gallon.
Groceries. Nuts. Eic.
RICE! Imperial Japan No. 1. 5Hc; South
ern Japan. 5.40c; head, 6.75c.
COFFEE Mocha, 202Sc; Java, ordinary,
1 S 'a 22c ; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c ; good,
16, 18c; ordinary. 18'22c per pound, Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s, $15. 25; 50s. $15.50;
Arbuckle $17 23; Lion, $15.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1 -pound talis.
$1.75 per dozen: 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound
fiats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound talis. OOcl
red. 1-pound tails, $1.23, sockeye, 1-pound
tails. $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis, 00 pounds: Cube.
$".30; powdered. $5.20: dry granulated,
$505; extra C. $4.55; golden C, $4 45; fruit
sugar. $5.05: berry, 5. Or. ; P. C, $4.05: C. C,
$4-05; star. $4.85. Advance sales over sack
basis hs follows: Barrel, rOc; half bar
rels. 2?c; boxes, ?n- per 10 pounds. Terms:
On remittances within 15 days deduct c
per pound: if later than 15 days and within
30 day a. deduct fee. Beet sugar, $4.65 per
h und red pounds ; maple sugar, 15 18c per
pound.
NUTS Walnuts, 16H20c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts, 17c; filberts, 13c; pecans,
jumbos, 19c, extra large, 20c;. almonds. 18
fti20c; chestnuts. Ohio. 17fc: Italian, 14H
i15c; peanuts, raw. 64 "teSc per pound;
roasted. 10c; pinenuts. 10 12c; hickory nuts.
10c : cocoanuts, 35 b? 90c per dozen.
SALT California dairy'. I3 ton, imitation
Liverpool, $14 per ton; half-ground, 100c,
$9: 50s. $0.50; lump Liverpool, $19.50.
BEANS Small white, 4c; large white,
2Hc; pink. 2c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 4c;
Mexicans, red. 4c.
HONEY Fancy. $3.25 3.50 per box.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.
HOPS 11 4 15c per pound, according to
Quality.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 13
ISc per pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley. 20923c. according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice, 202Sc
HIDES Dry: No. 1. 16 pounds and up,
per pound. 1820c; dry kip, No. 1, 5 to 15
pounds, 18(&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,
2&3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers,
sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound, 109
11c; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, 10llc
per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds,
and cows, 10c per pound; stags and
bulla, sound, 7c per pound; kip, sound. 10
to HO pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound,
10 to 11 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound,
under 10 pounds, llh!12c per pound; green
(unsalted), lc per pound less; veals, 1c per
pound less, Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1,
butchers stock, each, 25&30c; nhort wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock, each, 50&60c; me
dium wool. No. 1 butchers Stock, each,
$1.253; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per
cent less, or 15& 16c per pound. Horse
hides: Salted, each, according to size. $39
1.25; colthides.'eaoh 25 50c. Goatskins:
Common, each, 15 25c; Angora, with wool
on. each, 30cfi$t.50.
FURS -No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size,.
eacn, J , cuon, eacn, 9"V nu, n,
prime, each, 25 50c; cat, wild, with head
perfect, 3050c; house cat, 520c; fox,
common gray, large prime, each. 50 70c;
red, each. $3)5; cross, each, $54x15; silver
and black, each, $4.50 6; mink, strictly
No. 1, each, according to size, $133; mar
ten, dark. Northern, according to size and
color, each, $1315; pale pine, according to
size and color, each. $2.50 4; musk rat.
large, each, 1215c; skunk, each, 40ifip60c;
civet or polecat, each. 56 15c; other large
fine skins, each, $6310; panther, with head
and claws perfect, each, $2 ii 3; raccoon,
prime, large, each, 5075c; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, each. $3,500)5; prairie
(coyote), 60c9$l; wolverine, each. $6p6;
beaver, per skin, large, $5)6; medium, $3
fgil; small, $11.50; kits. 50&75c
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22
25c per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 44c;
No. 2 and grease. 2 4r 3c. v
CASCAKA SAGRADA (chlttam bark)
New, 6c per pound; 1904 and 1905, car lota,
5c; less than carlots, 6V2C.
Lumber, T.ath, Ktc.
LUMBER Common rough dimensions, per
M., $15; sidewalk and street, $1417; stepping,
$33&3i; flooring. $1930; rustic, $2028; ceil
ing, $1727; finishing, $20&35; cedar, rough,
18.
LATH Pr M.. $2.102.35.
SHINGLES Cedar, $2.50.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hog.
The following prices were quoted in the local
livestock market yesterday.
CATTLE Best steers. $3.754; medium, $.19
8.50; cows, $2.751?3: fair to medium cows,
$2.25(92.50; bulls, $1. 50-32: calves, $4f4.50.
SHE.EP Best, $4.755.25; lambs, $535-25.
HOGS Best, $6.75(0.85; lightweights, $6.25
6.50.
Eastern Livestock Mnxkrjts.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19. Cattle Receipts. 21.
000; 10c higher. Beeves, $4.107.10; Block
ers and feeders, $2.404.50; cows and heif
ers, $1 .50 5.15 ; calves, $6 8 ; Texas fed
steers. $3.15 4.40; Western steers, $3.90&
6.25.
Hogs Receipts today, 30.000; strong to 6c
higher. Mixed and butchers', $6.106.4Ca ;
good to choice heavy, $6.30 6.42 H ; rough
heavy, $5.90(6.20; light, $66.37tt; PiSS.
$5.606.30; bulk of sales, $6.256.37.
Sheep Receipts. 30,000; strong. Sheep,
$3.75&5.75; lambs, $4.80(7.75.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 19. Cattle Re
ceipts,' 5000. Market, slow to lower. Native
steers, $3.75S6.60; cows and heifers, $2.50
4.60; Western steers, $3.25 dp 5.50; canners,
$1.75 2.60; stockers and feeders, $2.75(&
4.75; calves, $3(&' 6.25; bulls, stags, etc., $2
Hogs Receipts, 9O00. Market, steady to
stronger. Heavy, $6.106.20; mixed. $6.15
6 6.25: light. $6.20(6.30; pigs, $5.25&6;
bulk of sales, $6.15( 6.25.
Sheerj Receipts. 5000. Market, steady.
Yearlings. $5. 25(g) 5.75; wethers, $5 5.50;
ewes, $4.50(5.15; lambs, $6.507.50.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 19. Cattle
Receipts, 10,000. Market, steady to strong.
Native steers, $4 0.60; native cows and
heifers, $25.25; stockers and feeders, $3
4.30; Western cows, $2.25 4 ; Western
steers, $3.505.50; bulls, $2.40(&4; calves,
$3 6.75.
Hogs Receipts. 10,000. Market, strong to
5c higher. Bulk of sales. $0.256.35; heavy.
$6.32 ( 6.40; packers, . $0.25 6,37 ; pigs
and lights, $5.60(& 6.27 U.
Sheep Receipts. 8000. Market, steady.
Muttons, $4.?53 5.75; lambs. $6.25 7.60;
range wethers, $4. 50 6.40; fed ewes, $4
6.25.
QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for produce in the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. The following
prices were quoted In the produce market
yesterday:
FRUIT Apples, choice, $1.65; common, JWVi;
bananas, $lfff3; Mexican llmea, $3$,4; Cali
fornia lemens. choice, $3, common, $1.50;
oranges, navel, $1.503; pineapples, $2.50
3. 50.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1 ; garlic, 39
4c; green pea. lorl2c; string beans, 1213c;
tomatoes, $1.25(1.75; egg plant. $22.50.
EGGS Store, 35c; fancy ranch, 41c; East
ern, 20(ff25c.
POTATOES River white. 4101.25: River
red;. $1011.15; Salinaa Burbanks, $1.902.25;
sweets-, $1.75: Oregon Burbanks. $1.35 1.75.
ONIONS Yellow, 60S? 70c.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 32c; creamery
seconds. 26c; fancy dairy, 30c; dairy seconds,
nominal: pickled, 21'S21c.
WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, 13
14c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 78c;
lambs. 8i13c; Nevada. 15$18c.
HOPS -California, ll16c; Oregon and
Washington, ll15c.
CHEESE Young America, 16c; Eastern.
17c; Western, 15c.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $2022; middlings. $27
630.
HAY Wheat, $17921; wheat and oats. $14
16; alfalfa, $8(12; stock. $8010; straw, 55
75c per bale.
FLOUR California family extras. $4.65
5:10; bakers' extras, $4.404.60; Oregon and
Washington, $3.505r4.
POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers. 2022c; tur
key hens, 2223c; roosters, old, $4(54.50;
young. $5.5036; broilers, small,- $3&3.50;
broilers, largo. $3.505; fryers, $4.505.50;
henr., $4.6o7.50; ducks, old. $4V; ducks,
young, $507.
RECEIPTS Wheat, 650 centals; barley, 436
centals: oats. 1180 centals; beans, 2o98 sacks;
lotatoes, 3370 sacks; middlings, 650 sacka; hay,
205 tons; wool, 203 bales; hides, 490. -
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. The London tin
market was somewhat Irregular. Spot was
a little lower at 194 12s 6d, while futures
closed unhajiged at 195 5s. Locally the
market was easy with spot quoted at 42.25
52.50C.
Copper was lower in London, with spot
quoted at 106 12s 6d and futures at 107 17s
6d. Locally, however, the market continued
strong with Jake quoted at 23. 25 '523.&Oc;
electrolytic at 22.80(23.12c and casting at
22.62 6 28.721s.
Lead was unchanged at 6. 006 6, 10c in the
local market and at 19 17a 6d in- London.
Spelter was 2s 6d lower at 28 in London.
Locally the market was firm and unchanged
at 6.606.65c.
Iron was higher in the English market. Lo
cally the market was unchanged.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. The market for evap
orated apples la steady on spot, particularly
for the higher grades which ae not plenti
ful, and show no Improvement. Fancy apples
are quoted at 99Hc; choice at 8G?8c.
Prunes continue In fair demand, particu
larly for the larger sizes, with quotations for
California fruit ranging from 8 to 9c, accord-,
Ing to si2e. -
Ayricots were nominally unchanged, with
choice quoted at 16c; extra choice, 12c and
fancy 13H.
Raisins are"' jobbing well, with looe muscatel
quoted st lfitSJjc; seeded raisins', 7jT10c;
London layers, $1.456Lc5.
SLUMPAND RECOVER
Spasm of Liquidation Sweeps
Over Stock Market.
MONEY IS AGAIN TIGHT
St. Paxil, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern Suffer Severely
' In Downward Rush Short
Covering Causes Rally.
NEW TORS, Dec 19. A violent epasm
of liquidation swept over the Block market
today and caused a downward rush of price,
that looked threatening at on. ttnw. A
substantial recovery occurred befor. th.
closing.
The storm center was the group of stock,
which in the customary expression of the
stock market, haye "enjoyed rights" recent
ly, a phraso which operators In the stocks
now use with an Ironical emphasis. The
continued stringency of the money market
had a discouraging effect on sentiment. The
crumbling of the market at weak spot,
spread to pretty much the .whole market, al
though there were a few prominent stock,
which maintained a show -of resistance.
The confusion in the market for St. Paul
continued and was an unsettling influence
on the whole market. The subscription
rights came off both classes of the stock
this morning. The "rights" also were ad
lliitted to quotation on the stock exchange.
The opening price for St. Taul with the
price quoted for the rights added showed a
rise of 8tt over the closing price for the
stock yesterday. The hope thus engendered
that the disturbance in the stock was over
was short lived and it soon began to recede
again under heavy offerings. The admit
tance to quotation of the rights helped clear
up one causa of confusion by providing a
market valuation for purposes of fixing col
lateral in loans on St. Paul.
Tho suddenness with which the books of
the company were closed after the announce
ment of subscription rights and the call for
a JO,;pOO,000 Installment of subscriptions on
December 31. on the evo of the yearly money
settlements, was the subject of some bitter
criticism and of professed fears of a hidden
design to disturb the money market. The
pursuit of this line of reasoning led to some
excited unloading on the part of speculators
who had been convinced that they were fol
lowing the leadership In the market of the
most influential' capitalists -In the country,
who wore banded together for mutual pro
tection of the speculative position from 'harm
from the money situation. Professional
traders were loud in protestation of a sus
picion that the course of events had been
especially arranged to cause a break in
prices. There was an extraordinary confu
sion and contradiction also in the estimates
of the real value of the rights which have
been offered so abundantly in the last. few
days.
St. Paul, Northern Pacific and Great
Northern preferred still suffered acutely,
therefore, . in the prevailing weakness. The
high-priced stocks generally were sufferers
in sympathy. There was an enormous spec
ulation in Reading and heavy selling when
rumors were circulated that there was to
be no change in the dividend rate, as pre
dictions had been confidently made of a
6 per cent dividend rate for that stock. The
extent of the recovery from the extreme de
clines pointed strongly also to extensive
operations by bears.
Sterling exchange was weak In response
to the money stringency and Xxmdon showed
keen apprehension of a demand for gold on
the part of New York. The news of the
presence in Wall street of the Secretary of
the Treasury came at a time when the liqui
dation had spent most of its force. The
increase in the dividend on Lehigh Valley
also revived hopes which proved fallacious
of an advance in the Reading rate. The
covering by shorts became quite precipitate
and worked a material rally in the whole
market.
The closing was strong and showed a
number of substantial net gains after a level
of price, at the low point ruling all the way
from 1 to 7 points below last night.
' Bonds were weak. Xotal sales, par value,
f2,28,u00. United States bonds were un
changed on call.
Closing
Sales. High. I.ow. Bid.
Adame' Express... 100 3on K4K 1!90
Amal. Copper 108.4OO 11.1'j 110'g 112
Am. Car & Found. 6.100 42;8 40. 41 i
io preferred .... 1.700 lolu 100S l')0a
Am. Cotton Oil 400 31 31 31
do preferred . . 10
American Kxpress 235
Am. HJ. & LA. pf - iiH'i
American Ice 100 80 78
Am. Unseed Oil 17
do preferred 37
Am, Locomotive .. 4, lOO 73 70i 72 ti
do preferred 700 llotfc 110i lloi
Am. Smelt. & Ref. 38,400 150 147 148ij
do preferred 200 114', 1144 114
Am. Sugar Ref... 6,300 133 133it 132
Am. Tobacco ctfs. 3O0 97V "7 Wtiti
Anaconda Mln. Co. 20.K0O 2S7a 23 2834
Atchison 6.7oO lc 101 103"t
. do preferred 1.4O0 103i lno'J loOla
Atlantic-Coast Line 2.4t'f 135 134 1341.;,
Bait. & Ohio 15.H410 120', us if.1
do preferred 3O0 l2i !L"4,
Brook. Rap. Trans. 20.4'K 81 70 8,
Canadian Pacific.. 14.100 l4i 19014 IP
Central of N. J 215
Cheea. & Ohio B.K) !Sfl'-4 fS 85 '4
Chi. Gt. Western.. 4oo 17t, 17 17
Chi. & Northwest.. 4.7i 200 11M1 1H0
C. M. St. P 69.BO0 134 147 15"
Chi. Term. & Tran 9
do preferred 4O0 25 25 22
C. , C, C. & St. I. 2"0 91 9o'4 8!li
Colo. Fuel Iron 13.4O0 (SSlJ 54 5.1
Colo. Southern.. 1,000 3ti 3 314
do 1st preferred. 10O 7 7 H-2
do 2d preferred.. 300 S7 5514 5(Ht
Consolidated Gas. . l.OOO 139 13S 137t
Corn Products I.ftno 2oti 20 IO't
do preferred l.i"H 8 7914 sn
ncla. Hudson.. 2.700 221 218 218
DeL, Lack. & YVes. 6011
D. & R. Grande... 2.800 42 44 14 42
do preferred 2.000 8414 84 1, 84
TMBtlllers' Securl. . I.SflO B9 fiRi. K4i
Eric 13..V1) 4314 42. 43
do 1st preferred. 1.30O 75" A 7-1.
do 2d preferred.. 90i ."l, 5 05
Oeneral Blectrlc... 1,100 1571, 150 157'4
Hocking Valley 12rt
Illinois Central ... 600 171 170 ltmi
Int. Paper 200 . 18 17?i 1754
do preferred '. 80
Int. Pump 2O0 38"4 38 38i
do preferred ..... 200 8iij 79'4 Roi,
Iowa Central 100 28Vi 284 281,
do preferred .... 48
K. C. Southern 300 30 29 "flt;
do preferred .... 1.2i 59 584 591
Louis. A Nash .VKiiO 145 143 144-j
Mexican Central .. 7,100 271, 20"4 27
Minn. & St. I. 69,
M.. St. P. & S.P. Mr 144
do preferred Ifl3
Missouri Pacific. .. 5.2') 93 92 93
Mo., Kan. & Texas 14.SOO 40 38 40
do preferred ... . l.OOO 714 7014 704
National Lead 8.800 72 704 71a
Mex. Nat. R. R. pf 5014
N. T. Central 6.800 129 128 128
N. Y.. Ont. Wes. 500 47, 47 4Ti
Norfolk & West... 600 91 80 l04
do preferred 894
North American 82
Pacific Mall 1.200 38 374 38
Pennsylvania 60.7OO 137T4 1365 1374
People's Ga 2,700 95 934 94
P., C. C. & St. L. IOO 80 SO 76
Pressed Steel Car. 2.100 634 61 (S3
do preferred 984
Pullman Pal. Car.. 200 181 181 180
Reading 477.700 144 1874 139
do 1st preferred 88
do 2d preferred 90
Republic Steel 2.300 38 374 38
do preferred 2.300 97 '1 08 974
Rock- Island Co 10.100 29 28 29
do preferred 600 65 644 64
St. L. & S. F. 2 pf. .. 474
St. I Southwest... 300 24 24 24
do preferred 20O 58 67 674
Southern Pacific .. 4S.0O0 93 914 824
do preferred 119
Southern Railway. 4.700 3S .12 K, 32
do preferred 20O 944 93 944
Tenn. Coal & Iron 155
Texas & Pacific... S.50O 36 35 35T4
Tol., St. L. Ji Wes. 50O 5S 52 53
do preferred 5o0 53 52 63
L'nion Pacific 247,2r0 1814 178 181
do preferred 100 92 V4 924 24
U. S. Express 112
U. S. Rubber 8.6O0 50 49 604
do preferred 400 lonj 1054 10514
TJ. S. Steel 83.100 47 48 48
do preferred 14. loo 104 102'4 103
Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. 1.KO0 3 354 351
do preferred 6110 107 lo 107
Wabash 3 194 194 IB14
do preferred 300 41 40 40
Wells-Farro Ex 290
Wcstlnghouse Klec. 200 151 151 150
Western Union 85
Wheel. 4- I.. Erie. 1oo 17 17 im:
Wis. Central loo 24 24 25
Ho preferred 49
Northern Pacific .. 44 7 192H 197
Central Leather... W 35 as 34
do prferrd 300 90 90 iZ
Schloss-Shcffleld .. 1.8n 784 73 7.V,
Great. North, pfd. 13,800 201 192 1984
Int. Metal 2.800 38 . 35 36
do preferred .... 500 '734 721- 73',4
Total aalea for th. day. 1,731,800 share.
BONDS.
NEW TORK, Dec. 19. Closing quotations:
U. S. ref. 2s reg.l044 Jap. 4s. ctfs.... 91 'i
do coupon. ... 1115 L. & R. G. 4s.. 98
U. S. 3s reg 10!N. Y. C. G. S4s. 94
do coupon 102 :N. Pac 3s 734
17. S. new 4s reg.l.WV do 4s 102
do coupon. .. 130 So Pac 4s Ml
V. S. old 4s reg.l00:i7n. Pac 4s U3V4
do coupon. .. .101 !Wis. Cent. 4s... 90
Atchison Adj. 4s. 92 'jap. 6s, 2d series. 9oV4
1 Stock.
LONDON, Dec. 19.
do for account, 864
at Ioiidon.
Consols for money, S6
Closing quotations:
Anaconda 14
Atchison luti
'N. T. Cent 135
-Norfolk & West. 93
rlo ofd 105
B. & 0 124
do plu
..lOntario & West.
93
484
70
6
Can. Pacific. , . .200
Cnes. & Ohio. . . oS
Chi. Gt.' West . . . 18
: Pennsylvania
'Hand Mines....
'Readlng
So. Ry
' do pfd
C, M. A- St. P. .194
De Beers 20
D. & R. G 44
34
94
ho. facitic
90 '4
Co pfd S
Erie 4r,
do 1st pfd 18
do 2d pfd 70
Illinois Cent 179
Union .Pacific. .188
do pfd .
96
. . 49
. . 17
. . 20;,
. . 43
. . 95
1 do pfd. . 4 .
Wabash
do of d
I i N l."Hl
M. K. & T 44
' Spanish 4s. . .
Money, exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Money on call. 6
26 per cent; ruling rate, 24 per cent; closing
bid and asked, 6 per cent. Time loans, very
strong; 60 day.. 9f(fl0 per cent, nominal; 90
days; 84f9 per cent; alx months. 7(38 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6j8 per
cent.
Sterling exchange, very weak, with actual
business In bankers' bill, at 4.83r4 8.105 for
demand and at $4.T785M.770 for 0-day bills.
Posted rates, J4.79?4.80 and $4.84 ',434.85.
Commercial bills, 4.774-
Bar silver, 68c.
Mexican dollars. 53c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bond.,
weak.
LONDON, Dec. 19. Bar rtl-er, steady.
81 3-1 Od- per ounce.
Money, 494 5 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bllla Ls 64 per cent; the rate of discount
In the open market for three months' bill, ls
6 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. Silver bars,
68c.
Mexican dollars 5455c.
Drafts, sight, 5c.
Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.7S; sterling
on London, night, 14.84.
Dully Treasury Statement.
-Washington, Dec. 19. Today's statement of
the treasury balances In the general fund
shows:
Available cash, balances ."238.771.430
Gold coin and bullion 102.123,031
Gold certificates 00,33o,2O
J. C. LEE STOCK IS
TWO SHARKS SEIX OX PORT
LAND 'CHANGK AT 5 2.
Steady .Tone Throughout the Mining
Liist Slow Market Expected
During Rest of Year.
Trading was again light on the Stock Ex
change yesterday. A slow market ls looked
for until after the turn of the year.
A steady tone was maintained throughout
the entire list. Four thousand shares of
Oregon Securities were sold at -24 cents
and 2000 shares of Great Northern at 1
cent, practically the same prices that have
been paid of late. In the Coeur d'Alene
stocks. Snow-shoe. Mineral Farm and Copper
King were stronger.
Two shares of J. C. Lee Company brought
C2, as compared with the iast previous sales
at 3U(ii" 40.
Official prices were as follows:
Bank Stocks
Bank of California
Banker. & lumbermen's
Equitable Saving? & Loan
Merchants' National -. . .
Oregon Tru)?t & Savings
United States National
Bond.
City & Suburban 4s
Columbia Southern Irrn. 6s
O. R. N. Ry. 4s
O. W. P. & Ry. s
Portland Ry. Ss -
J. C. Lee Co. 6s
Miscellaneous Stocks
Associated Oil -
Home Tel
J. C. "Lee Co
Oregon City Mill & Lumber Co..
Portland Heights Imp. Co. ...
Pacific States Tel
Puget Sound Tel
Yaquina Bay Telephone
Mining Stocks
Alaska Petroleum
British Columbia Amal
British Yukon
Cascadla
Copperopoll-s
Dixie Meadows
Freeland Con
Gallaher
Golconda
Goidfteld Trotter
Great Northern
Holden
Lees Creek Gold
Mammoth
Morning
North Fairvlew
Oregon Securlt-to
Rambler Cariboo
Standard Con
Tacoma Steel
Coeur d'Alene District
Alameda
Bu.llon
Burke
Copper King
Gertie
Happy Day
Missoula
Pai-k Copper
Mineral Farm
Monmouth
Nonpareil Copper
Reindeer
Rtltl Con
Snowstioe
Snowstorm
Bid. Ask.
366
loS
97
154
115 140
2-HI
96
93
99 100
Ultt . J03
111
95 100
M 51 4
28
62 93
5
53
105 111
60
5
13
03 nt
, 24 23
. 25 33
- 2 45
2'4
1 '. 2
3 6
2-4
. 10 20
1 14
10 18
17 2
13 19
3 5
1 4 4
. 25 34
. Mi '4 13
. 1214 18
f 16 19
, 10 14
. 2 3
. 25 30
15 ii)
3 514
7 111
9 914
. 5'i 6
3 8
. 3U
94 1014
. lo 12
72 89
. .. 300 315
SALES.
2 .T. C. Lee Co
2000 Great Northern
10 O. R. N. 4 per cent bonds.
irif) Associated OH
4000 Oregon Securities
. 1
.99
GOLDFrEI.D STOCKS A SHADE VP.
Situation As Good As Kjtpected for the Hol
idays. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. (Special.)
Goldnelds showed a little encouragement at
times and at the close of the morning call
could be called a shade better than yes
terday's market. The situation is as good
as was expected for the holidays, and some
lime ago it was given out by brokers that
no particular advance was looked for before
the commencement of the year. It ls no
ticeable, however, that many of the room
traders have buying order, out. Among to
day's sales weie:
Montana. 390; Belmont, 650: Boston, 19;
Gold Crown, 18; Sandstorm, 70; Red Top,
340; Mohawk. 1425; KendalL 60; Booth.
83: Blue Bull. 35: Great. Bend. 94: Daisy,
230; Yankee Girl, 13; Nugget. 14: Jumping
Jack, 51: Stray Dog. 73; Triangle. 38;
Eagle's Nest, 38; Adams. 19; McNamara, 75.
Kastern Mining; Stork..
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Closing quotations:
Adams Con... $0.20 'Little Chief ..(0.0.1
Alice 5.75
Ontario 4.50
Ophlr 2.0O
Potosl 12
Savage 1.00
'Selrra Nev..... .70
JSmall Hopes-.v .30
Standard 2.25
Breece 30
Brum. Con 59
Comstock Tun. .23
Con. Cal 4 Va. l.os
Horn Silver... 1.80
Iron Silver. . . . 4.25
Leadvllle Con.. .03
BOSTON, Dec.
19. Closing quotations:
S74'Qulncy ..... 99.00
50 H-hBnnnn IU IU,
Adventure . .( ' 4
Allouez .... 50.
Amalgamated. 11:
2. 12!, Tamarack
108.25
Atlantic 13
Llngham . . 29
Cal. & Heels. 862
SO
Trinity
13.02
71.00
61.00
60 50
9.50
B.2.-I
10.2.-.
151.75
108.00
33.874
1 7 00
.75
.00
.O0
.50
.00
30
,75
.50
.75
.25
.50
.50
.25
.00
.00
United
Cop. !
lUtah
!I 8
Centennial ..
Cop. Range.,
talv West..
Franklin
Granbv ....
Isle Royal...
Mass. Mln. . .
Michigan . . .
Mohawk . . .
Mon. C. C.
Old Dom
Osceola
Parrot
Mining.
80
19
22.
13.
24
7
18
77
1
53
13S
;it. s. on
i lcLorla . . .
IWlnona
(Wolverine
N. Butte ..
!B. Coalition
Nevada .
'Pal jM. A
Aria.. IfiZ.OO
'Tecumseh
75.25
jAriz. Com. .
Green. Con
I
34.O0
30S7'.i
Xew York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Cotton futures
closed barely steady, net unchanged to 6
points lower. Deermn-r. 9.10-; January,
fl 16c; February. 9.33c: March. 5c; April,
953c; May. 9.61c; June, P 86c; July, 9.71c;
August, 9.57c.
BEARISH ALL-DAY
Small Volume of Wheat Trad
ing at Chicago.
PRICES CLOSE AT A LOSS
Good Demand for Cash Grain at
Minneapolis, hut Flour Trade Is
Reported Dull Corn and
Outs Are Easy.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1. Sentiment In th.
wheat pit was bearish all day and the vol
ume of trading was small. There was a
good demand for cash wheat at Minneapo
lis, but the flours-trade was reported dull.
The market closed w-eak, with ptlces cine,
to the lowest point. May opened unchanged
at 784ft78T4c. sold between 784c and
78o and closed 4c oft at 7g'4c
With the exception of a mild flurry In th.
December option, due to covering by shorty
the corn market was steady and dull. May
corn opened unchanged to a shade higher
at 43a?43T4c to 43Tsc. sold between 43c
and 43 & 44c and closed off He at 43
qj43c.
Trading in the oats pit was fairly active,
commission houses buying freely of the May
option. May opened unchanged to a shade
lower at 3 S. M 36 K, c to 34c sold between
384 c. and 36c and closed a .hade off at
364 6 Sdic.
Provisions were strong., with a decided
increase In the volume of trading. Pork and
ribsshowed the most activity. The market
lost some strength late in the day on profit
taking sales. At the close. May pork was
up Inc. lard was up 2V45c and ribs were
lOc higher.
Leading future ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. Jllch.
.74 ( .74
.78 .78
Low.
.74
.78
C!oe.
.74
-74
.;;
.".
.44
December
May
December ....
May
July
December ....
May
July
CORN.
. .42 .42'4
. .43 .44
. .44 .44
OATS.
. .34'i .34
. .304 .36
. .31 .33
MKSS PORK.
.10.15 IB.22'4
.18.45 lli.i2,4
LARD.
. 8 so R.sn
. . 8.80 8.87 '4
. 8.95 8.97
SHORT RIBS.
. S 0O 8.0214
. 8.771, 8.85
.42
.43
.44
.34
.:ti.
.33
.3414
.36
January
May ...
16.07'5 16.07'i
16.42'j, 16.42
December ...
January .
May
8.73
8.77
8.90
8.75
8. SO
8.90
.Innuary' .
May
8.57
8.75
8 RO
8.80
Cash quotations were as follow.
Flour Steady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 78 83c; No. 3. 713
82c; No. 2 red. 74fr74r.
Corn No. 2. 441S44;ic; No. 2 yellow. 40'tf
46V4C
Oats No. 2. 344344c; No. 2 white, 3c;
No. 3 white, 34dj 3513c.
Rye No. 2. 65c.
. Barley Fair to choice malting. 49?53c.
Flaxseed No. 1, (LIS: No. 1 Northwestern,
(1.22.
Timothy seed Prime, (4.B5.
Clover Contract grades, (13.75.
Short ribs Side, (loose), (8. 30a 8.674.
Me.-s pork Per barrel. $14.;85.
Lard Per IOO lbs., $8.80.
Sides Short clear (boxed). (960.2,1. '
Whisky Basis of high wine., (1.29.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels . .
Wheat, bushels .
Corn, bushels . .
Oats, bushels ..
Rye, bushels . . .
Barley, bushels
ZW.IUMI i.'4,IIO
. ...138.000
. . . .457.4IHI
. . . .383.IHKI
.... 12,000
168,300
61.400
"3.900
253.7O0
10.700
6.900
. Grain and Produce) at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Flour Receipts.
28.100 barrele: exports. 13.000 barrels; market
quiet and about steady.
Wheat Receipts. 60.000 bushels: exports,
328.000 bushels; spot, easy: No. 2 red. 74c;
elevator 81 f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern
Duluth 84c c. 1. f. Buffalo; No. 2 hard Win
ter. 78c c. I. f. Buffalo. The wheat mar
ket was Irregular and somewhat weaker today,
reflecting liquidation Induced by more bearish
Argentine weather news, declines In the North
west and a poor export demand closing to
c lower. Sales Included No. 2 red May
closed, 84c; July at 83c and December at
80 "ic
Hops, hides, wool and petroleum, teay.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19. Wheat Un
changed. Barley Steady.
Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, (1.25?
1.30: milling, S1.25i1.30.
Barley Feed. (I.y74r(il.l2',4; brewing. (1.10
6 1.1.1.
Oats Red. (1.2541.75; white, (t.5O5.1.60;
black. $1. 75412.-5.
(Tall board sales: Wheat May, (1.30.
Barley May, (1.3561.40.
Corn Large yellow. ?1 .S54T1 .40.
Weekly Wheat .Statistics.
The weekly grain statistic, of the Mer
chants' Exchange follow;
American Visible Sufcply
Bushel'. Increase.
December 17, 1906 43.245.0OO 3.031.IKIO
December 18, 19o5 ;;8.8;t5,ono 4 11:4 out)
December 18. 1904 ;i8.6S.".ono 1.477'ono
Decemlier 14, 193 34. ihiI .floo 2.265.H0O
December 15. 19n2 48,1611,000 2.21ljlo0
'December 16, 10O1 . . . . .69,358.imh) 4.118OH0
Dei-ember 17. I'.mii 01.oh:;,(Hhi 412!inm
December 18. 1819 57.no3.ono 8nl'ooo
December 19, 1898 Hli.559.0oo 3,821000
Decrease.
Quantities on Passage
Week end. Week end. Week end
Dec. 15. Dec. 8. Dec. 18.
1905
For Bti.-hels. Bushels. . Bushels.
I Kingdom. . .16.000.000 15.52O.OH0 16.240.000
continent i4.4wuxi 14.080,000 16.890,000
Total 30.480.000 29.800,000
World'. Shipments Principal
Countries (Flour Included)
Week end. Week end.
Dec. 13. Dec. 8.
33.120.000
Exporting
Week end.
Dec. 111.
1005.
Bushels.
4.135,000
From
Bushels. Bushels.
V. S. Can... 4.384. i
Argentine 180.000
Australia
Danuhlan ports l.faw.Oisi
4.437.1"
176.000
80.000
4. 792. mm
2.240,(hm
008,000
1.64O.000
1.9!r2,0OO
2.840.000
1.160,000
Russia ..A... 1.5211.1111.1
India
652.0410
Total 8.584.000 12.333.0O0 11,707.000
European Grain Market..
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 19. In the grain mar
ket today prices closed as follows:
Whtat Spot, firm; No. 2 red Western Win
ter. 6a. Futures, steady; December. 6s 3d;
March, 6s 5d; May, 6s 4d.
LONDON. Dee. 19. Cargoes Pacific Coast,
prompt shipment, quiet at 29s 9d'a30s.
Weather In England today, overcast.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 19. Wheat Decem
ber. 76c; May, 804c; July. 81c; No. 1 North
ern. 79c; No. 2 Northern, 77c; No. 3 Spring,
753i70c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Dec. 19. Wheat Unchanged.
Bluestem. 6Sc; club. 66c; red, 64c.
Dairy Produce in the East.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creameries. 2231c; dairies. 20!&27c.
Eggs Steady at mark, cases Included, 20
23c; firsts, 24c: prime first., 27c; extras, 29c.
Cheese Steady. 1314c.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Butter and eggs
Steady, unchanged.
Cheese Firm, unchanged. ,
Wool at St. Txiitl..
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 19. Wool Steady. Medium
grades, combing sml clothing. 23(&2714c: light
fine. 19121 Uc; heavy fine. 14,16i,c; tub
washed, 32S37i;C
Coffes and Sugar.
NEW TORK. Dec. 18. Coffee future, closed
steady, net unchanged to five point, high...
Sales were reported of 48.250 . bax.-j. Includ
ing January. (5.5ofi5.60; March. (5. 70g5 7S:
May. (5.904)5.95: July. (8.o5ft6.10. and Sep
tembr. (6.2o(jK.30; spot Rlo steady; No. I
Invoice. 7c; mild, steady.
Sugar Raw. dull; fair refining. S 6-16'
3 11-32; centrifugal 96 test. 3 13-Ita3 27-32c;
molasses sugar, 3 1-103 3-32; refined, quiet;
crushed, (u.cO; powdered. $4.9o; grauuiatd.
(4.80.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Heal Lslttte Tnumfrn.
Arleta Laud Co. to Guisepp. Negretto.
lot li, block o, Ina Park ( 1
Donald G. ana Lucy t. Wootlward to
LUlseppe .Scgreilo, lot okck .
Ilia l ark 7ft
Roso bwauk aud wile to John W.
swan, uudiviuea of suuuivislon
"A ' and ta&i j f:.t of suuulvislon
"f" 01 lot 4, block 4. Portiaiiu Home
stead J
A l ie til Land Co. to Cliai. Moodier, lot
M. blovk 14, ina Park ' 12
Ellz-abt t C. SlU'Ugue to J. U. lee, lots 1
and 2, bloc 4, .Sorniainjuie lvt
M. J-.. Lei.- and wife to . D. Fraley,
guardian. w,-t lo 2-3 ict-t of loi 12
ami cast 10 -3 led ol lot ij. bloc
2oi, I ouch Aud 1.06J
J. C Ain.'wurtii and wife lo Lionel K.
'luylor, lot 11, Mock 1. IHmujim Add. 16
Henry .wasoii lo . li. iUkisi.t, lot lti.
blo.k a, Khki Porliana ilclgnts 1,8O0
Chas. R. Black ana wile to Aioert Sla
ter and wile, south M reel of iota 1
and 2, block 11, Central Albina Add.. 4O0
Kins G. Hugnea and wile 10 Harriet E.
Dunliam and Victoria Kiinar-t. lot I.
block 11, ttaat 1'orllauu, excepting
trial part lying east 01 a line 25 fen
west of and puralicl with east line of
said lot .13,0W
John Mler to Security Savin;. & Trust
Co., lot 4, Moycr'a subdiv.i.-ion of lot
U, block 3. Portland Homt stead 2,800
T. J. Savage to liiicii A. r Hiri.-iiild, o5x ,
IdO feet commencing at point in north
line of Everett street feet east
from Intersection with east line of
T. McNaniee. 10 John Beneke and Chris
tia Beueke. lots 3 and 4, block 2b, Al
bina Homestead 2,40-
Geo. W. Brown to F. W. King, lot 6,
block 2, l.aurclwood Park...- .
Idah M. and Colin K. Harbaugh to
Herman T. Uohlinan, west o lot 4,
block 3V, Hollauay'. Add 6,009
W. G. Register 10 Henry Masou, lota (
and 0, block 57, Vernon 1.000
John Senoenbechler and wife to Jas. B.
K. Dodge, lot 2, block 5, Southern
Portland 860 '
Chas. A. Ward and wife to C a. and
V. D. Howlett, lot 7, block 9, Mt. Ta
bor Vina l.&OO
Portland Trust Co. of Oregon to Otto
r Hoffman, lot 18, block i, William.
Ave. Aud 385
The Hawthorne ertate to Edw. Misener,
lot 12, block 13, liawiiioi-ne's r nut
Add 6oi'
A. G. and E. J. Wight to A. G. Per
kins, lots II and 12. block , Wast
Portland IleighiH 850
E. C. Harlow, trustee, et al. to Security
SavlllKB & Trust Co., undivided 5-6
of land beginning at S. 1-1. comer of
Geo. J. Watts' I). L. c. on lett bank
of Willamette Hlver In Sec. 11, T. 1
N., R. 1 w 64,000
John C. Cars..n to Kobt. Plait, lot 8 and
west 23 feet of lot a, block 284, Couch
Add 1
Security Savings &. Trust Co. to Robt.
Trewt Piatt, lot 8 and 25 feet of lot
6. block 2M. Couch's Add 1
Rlnald K. Carlson and wife to diss. L.
Hunter, lrto acres of Sec. 21, 28, T. 1
S., 11. 4 B 10,000
E. B. Holmes ct al. to Sarah Cornelia
Berry, lots 15 and 10, block 5, Holla
day Park Add 3,000
Louis Huck and wife to Alex Cestelll,
lot 13. block 3ort. Couch Add 1
Andrew C. Watney and wife to Hannah
Johnson, lot 19, block 1, Terminus
Add 300
Point View Real Estate Co. to K. Percy
Babbitt, lots 31 and 32, block I,
Point View 20O
Elizabeth Eckerson to D. IL Watson,
lot 1. block 61, Woodstock 300
A. W. Goddard and wife to H. H.
Flower, Tract 7 In Vance, containing
lo acres 750
Titlo Guarantee & Trust Co. to E. C.
Hurlbert. lot 3. block . S. St. Johns 250
Anna M. Worth to I.amr-eh Harlow, lot
6. block 23, Original Townslte of Al
bina 3.G50
Gust Frank and wife to Ole S. Ander
son, lots 33 and 34 aud a strip lo feet
wide off north eide of lot 32. block
20. Point View Add I
L011I. Gerllnger and wife to Barbara B.
Iialton, south of lot 3. block 30,
city 17,000
Emei-oy and Wm. J. Hill to Prince A.
Doaiie. lot 1, block 1. Oak Knoll An
nex Add 6C4
Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Anthony
Schulte. lot 14. block 9, S. St. Johns.. 225
Guft Frank and wife to Cora J. An.ler-'
son, lot- 31 and a strip 13 feet wide
otf south side of lot 32. block 2o.
Point View Add 1
Annie Breck to Minnie Hill, lot 0. block
243. cltv 9,500
W. J. Kelly to Portland Tool Works,
lot 3. block 24. Scllwood 1
Rudolph WUhelm to Portland Tool
Works, lot 3. block 24, Sellwood 1
Judson L. Craig and wile to C. P.
Hoxue. east S of lots 1 and 2, block
295. Hawthorne Park 4.500
Gideon B. While and wife to H. A. Nel
son, lot 2. block 4. Bartsch Park 100
A'ictor Land Co. to Oscar Gehrig, lot
18. block 1, Washington Add. to East
Portland 150
Mary Farrell to Rev. Jos. D. O'Brien,
lot 28. block 12, Portsmouth Villa Ext. f
Annie Kirby et al. to Kalherlne Mac
Farlane. lot 6, block 3, - Bronaugh's
Add 700,
Security Savings A Trust Co. to Wm. B.
Fechhelmer. undivided of iart of
bldfck 10. city 10
Clara A. Fechhelmer et al. to Robt.
W. Wilson, east 35 feet of lots 5 and
6, block lo. city 16,5oO
C. J. McLaln and wife to Pliehe A.
Cumpston. 36 feet 3 Inches off north
side of lot 3 and 36 feet 3 Inches ofT
the north end of lot 5; all of lots 2
and 18. block 52. Sellwood t
Real Estate Inv. Association to C. Car
ter, lot 6, block 67. Sellwood 175
W. K. Robertson and wife to J. J.
Horsky, lots 7 and 8. block 243. Ilol
laday Add 3,009
Saieni Flouring Mills Co. to Edmund
Naudts. lot 4, block 11. City View
Park Add .V0
Same to same, lot 3. block 11, City
View Park Add 250
Portland Trust Co. of Oregon to Alice
El. Glass, lots 10. 11. 12 and 13. block
"B." subdivision of lots 2. 6, 7 and
9. tract "I." Smith's Add 1
Portland Trust Co. of Oregon to John
Cummins, lot 4. block 77, Woodstock 3O0
Moore Investment Co. to Phlilp Dan-
ziger, lot 13, block 5, Vernon 150
Total
(15S.01S
Have your abstracts made by the Security
Abstract A Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commerce
Married Under Stars and Slrlpes.
NEW YORK. Pec. 19. Mrs. Flor
Louise Clement, of Washington, D. C,
and CJaptfl-in Sidney A. Cloinan, Military
Attache of the American Kmbassy at
London, were married at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond, In
Lakewood. N. J., yesterday, by the Kev.
Dr. William Guthrie, of Pan Francisco.
The bride and the bridegroom stood be
neath a new American flat? with the new
star for Oklahoma, presented by General
Thomas A. Barry. The bride was the
widow of Victor Clement, a mining- en
gineer, who made a fortune in South
Africa. Captain and. Mrs. Clonian will
sail Saturday for Ixmdon.
Council Fixes Kirgene Levy.
EI'GEN'E, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) At
the meeting of the City Council held last
evening- a levy of S mills was decided
upon, divided as follows: 4',4 mills for
tteneral purposes. '4 mill for the public)
library and 1 mill for road purposes.
This levy as. compared with that of S
mills last year will bring: in several thou
sand dollars more, due partly to the fact
that the value of property In Eugene has
increased considerably and partly to th
fact that the assessable value has been
increased.
The public library will receive for its
support this year (1650 as compared with
(1000 last year..
Arguing Nebraska Land Frauds.
OMAHA, Dec. 19. S. R, Kuab, special
attorney in the Rlchards-Comstoclc
land fraud trial, began the final argu
ment for the Government this after
noon and bad not finished at the time
of adjournment. The case will prob
ably cn to the jury tomorrow morninir.
LOUIS J. WILDE
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