Tin7. ?ro"R?rl?fG oregonian. Friday, December 21, iooe.
17
IN GENERAL DEMAND
Active Inquiry for Oregon Wool
in Eastern Markets.
STOCKS HAVE RUN LOW
Only Two and a Half Million Pounds
Iseft at Bo&ton at a Recent
pntc Strong Position
.of tbe Market.
WOOL -Oregon clip In Htronc de
mand at Boston.
HOPS Much quiet buytnff under
way.
POUI..TRT Chrtetmaa turkey . ftiar
Icrt uncertain.
EGOS Weak, and quoted lower.
BUTTER Front -atrco-t market, drag
ging. CHEES0 Scarcer and firm.
FRUIT Overdue bananas arrive.
Tn active demand in the Oregon wool
market In the past two weeks, which, has
resulted In a practical clean-up of tlie clip
of the state, was but a reflection of the
strong inquiry that has existed In the
Eastern market for the product of Oregon
and all 'other kinds of wool as well. .With
the dwindling of supplies in' the East, buy
ers lost no time In entering the Western
territory and buying up all the remnants
they could lay their hands on.
Recent advices from Boston estimated
that not to exceed uO.000 pounds of Valley
wool and 2,000,000 pounds of- Eastern Ore
gon remained on that market. This quan
tity has since been cut down, by later pur
chases, but the supply will soon be aug
mented by the late shipments which are
now on the way. t
Of the trading in Oregon wools In the
Boston market last week, the Commercial
Bulletin says:
There Is considerable activity in Oregon
wool, both Htaple and "Valley being in
volved. Makers of fine worsteds are seeking
the former, and a recent transfer of 500,000
pounds in onn house- alone Is reported. One
lot of 300. OOO pounds was rejected on ac
count of the wool not equalling the expec
tations of the consumer, but in till It Is esti
mated that f.'lose to a million pounds were
old this week at 24!25c, the latter figure
helng given for chotvo wools. The scoured
cost of some purrhases will be near 7.r. There
is alRo a l:ir demand for Valley, with No. 2
bringing :tO(g(lc. The supply of Valley Is
now practically cleaned up.
Of the general situation the same paper
says :
T.ie- market, as a whole, Is In splendid
condition, and many dealers are today ob
. talnlng 1 or 2 cents more for' their wool
than they would have been plad to accept a
couple of months ago. But in the meantime
the situation had changed; then the different
houses were generously stocked with high
priced wools not wanted by consumers,
wnllc now the consumptive demand is con
tinually apparent, but the desirable wools
have vanished. Thus in marked contrast to
a short time ago, merchants control the situ
ation. Their power, begun by the scarcity of
desirable stocks. Is being daily augmented
by the increasing strength shown In the for
eign markets.
From no part of the world does there
come any hope of lower values in the near
future. The consumption of the Unltd
States, we think, shows little difference from
that of Inst year, and although the domes
tic clip Is practically unchanged In size, our
importations are some 50.000.000 pounds less
t'nan in HH3. In thi expectation of break
ing dealers' price, t-ho mills allowed their
stocks to touch a very low level, and the
recent necessary activity was proportionately
great, thus cleaning up the good wools in
hort order.
UNCERTAIN MARKET FOB TTRKEYS.
Eastern Supply Coming That Will Not Help
Price.
The Christmas turkey market is very un
certain and there Is no assurance that prices
' will hold up to the close. Receipts have
started out heavy, indicating better supplies
tn the country than was expected. A mixed
car of Eastern poultry Is also coming and
If It should arrive on time will have a
weakening effect on the market. The car,
however. Is not certain to be In in time.
Most dealers quoted the market weak yes
terday, though some were satisfied with
the outlook. The few looetl sales made were
from 21 to 22 cents, only one firm quoting
23 cents. There was a good shipping de
mand, and this helped steady the market.
The local retail trade Is looked for as buy
ers today.
The chicken market was very slow and
unsatisfactory, soma houses cleaning up at
10 cents. Geese and ducks were firm.
Eggs were quoted weak at 82 H to 35
cents.
The butter market on Front street drags,
but prices have been maintained up to the
present. A. fair trade Is reported by. the
city creameries.
Ifops Strong and Active.
The hop market continues decidedly ac
tive, both in this state and in California.
As is to be expected under the circum
stances, the operations of the dealers are
kept Tery quiet, and this is one of the
strongest features of the market. It Is
known that dealers who would not pay over
12 cents a week ago are new freely offer
ing 18 cents.
Supplies of Fresh Produce.
' Yesterday's receipts on Front street in
cluded five cars of bananas in good condi
tion, one car of oranges, one car of sweet
potatoes and a car of Grand Ronde apples.
The latter were quoted at 75 cents to $1.
Trading In the fruit and vegetable lines was
brisk.
C heese Becoming Scarce.
The cheese market Is vvery firm. There
re only 1200 cases In the Tillamook coun
try and not over 400 .ases will be made
there In December and January. Most of
the Tillamook factories are closing down.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearance of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were:
Clearing.-.
Portland (Vi2.82!t
Seattle l,MNr'A;j
Taeoma ............. 77.Vft.VH
Spokane &uh,7;,o
Balance.
115.1.344
2.x5.ti5n
K8.724
fe 4.1108
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Butter. Eggs, Poultry, Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream-
ery, 35c per pound. State creameries.
Fancy creamery, SVj55c; store butter, . 10O
17c.
BUTTER FAT First grade cream, 33-&C per
pound; second grade cream, 2c ltss per pound,
EGGS Oregon ranch, S2Vj35c per dozen;
Eastern storage, 27 14 28 V&c; Eastern fresh,
82 ht 35c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 14
15c; Young America. 15 -Vfe & Itfc per pound.
POULT RY Average old hens. 101711c;
mixed chicken lull 1 1c ; Spring, 10 1 lc ;
old roosters. 9(tfllc; dressed chickens, 14 0
) 5c; turkeys. live. 17 4 J 7 He; turkeys,
dressed, choice, txp '-2c: geese. live, per
pound, Hyalite: ducks, 15lGo; pigeons,
1.50; squabs, f2&3.
Vegetables. Fruits, Etc. . ' '
DOMEPTU" FRUITS Apples, common to
choice, 50(f75c per box; choice to fancy. $1
w " 50; pears, $ I l-OO; cranberries, $11.50
12 50 per barrel; perplmmoiiK, $1.50 pf-r box.
TKOI'H'AI- FRUITS Lenionn. fan-y, $xifq
7 per box : oranges, navels, $:!'(:;. 5; Jap-
nf-sc. $1 .Hi per bundle; grain fruit, $4.50fi5;
pineapple, f ;-t.754r 4..MI Pr dozn; banana.
5c per pound; pomegranates. $2.50 per box.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 90cti $1
Jer sk : carrots. iQc$t 1 per sack ; beets,
1.25 iff I 50 - per sack; garlic, 10c per
pound,' horseradish, ftlOc per pound; sweet
potatoes, 2Vrf2e per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage. 14
per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dor
en; celery. 44.50 per crate; egg plant,
$1-50 crate; lettuce, head. 30c per dozen;
onions. lotf12ic per dozen; bell peppers,
tc; pumpkins, lie: per pound; spinach, 4
5l per pound, tojnatoes, $2 per box; parsley,
loft 15c; squash. v 1 "c per pound; arti
chokes, 05fr 75c per dozen; hothouse let
tuce, 1.50 per box.
ONIONS Orefion, 75cl per hundred.
POTATOEd Buying prices: Oregon Bur
banks, fancy. $iftl.io; common. 75S5c.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, 8-&84c pound;
apricots. ltK 19c; peacnes. 1 1 13c; pears,
HHWUc; Italian prunes, 2i(fcf6c, Califor
nia ngs, , white, in sacks. 5&.6f4c per pound;
black. 1 ',r5cf bricks, T5c2.25 per box;
Smyrna. 2Qo pound ; dates, Persian, S i 9o
pound.
RAISINS Layers and clusters, 2-rrown,
t.5; a-erown, 175; 5-crown, -S3.10; 6
crowii. $n.."0. loose muscatels. 2-crown, Sc;
3-crown. Sc; 4-crown. Or; seedless, T.iomp
sou. JO c; Sultauus, 12-&C
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc.
WHEAT Export basis: Club, G566c;
bluestem, 7liSc; Valley, 6607c; red, 6.'Ic.
country, $l per ton; chop, U- 6. Mills,
$15.50.
OATS No. 1 white, $256-26; gray, $24.50'9
25.
FLOUR Patents, n.0O; straights, $3-35,
clears. $:t.:t5; Valley. $:t.40.
BARLEY Feed. $21r21.50 ' per ton;
brewing, $22.50; rolled. $22.50 g24.
RYE $1.4oru1.45 per cwt.
CORN Whole, $2ti; cracked. $27 per. ton.
MILLSTUFKS Bran, city. $16: country,
$17 per ton; middlings. $25: shorts, city, $18,
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00
pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5 50(5)0.75;
oatmeal, steel cut, 60-pound sacks, $3 per
barrel; 10-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale,
o am teal f ground), 50-pound sacks, $7.50 per
barrel ; lO-pound sacks. $4 per bale, split
peas. $5 per lOO-pound Back; 25-pound boxes,
$1.40; pearl barley, $4 25 per lOO pounds; 25
pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pastry flour, 10
pound sacks, $2.50 per bale.
HAT Valley timothy. No. 1, $11 12 per
ton; Eastern Orecon timothy. $14(316: clo
ver, $78; cheat. $7.508.50; grain hay,
$7.50&s.5O; alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay,' $7 0
7.50.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds.
8 He; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c: 150 to 200
pounds. 6c; 200 pounds and up, 6Wc.
BEEF Dressed -hiWs, l2c per pound;
cows, 4g?5c; country steers, OJOViC
MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 8&0c per
pound, -ordinary, tir7c.
PORK Dressed, 10O to 130 pounds, Sc;
150 to 200 pounds, 7 7 He; 200 pounds and
up, tUGHc
Provisions and Canned Meats.
EACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound,
standard breakfast. 17c; choice. Hie; English,
11 to 14 pounds, 15;c; peach, 14l,c.
' HAMS 10 to 14 pourtds, l(ie per pound;
14 to 16 pounds, 16c: 1 to 20 pounds. 15'c;
California (picnic), 10c; cottage v 11 V? c.
shoulders, none; boiled. 24c; boiled picnic,
boneless, 20c. '
Pickled goods pork, barrels, $21;
hali-barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $10; half
barrels, $5.50.
SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17 c; bo
logna, long, 6c; weinerwurst, 10c; liver, 6c;
pork, 10c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bolog
na link, 5c.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short
clears, dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13c; clear
backs, dry. salt 32c. smoked 13c; clear bel
lies, 14 to 17 .pound.i average, dry salt none,
smok-d none; Oregon exports, 20 to 25
pounds average, dry salt 13c, smoked
143c; Union .bellies, 10 to IS pounds aver
age, none.
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 12c;
tubs. 12c; 50s, J 2 vie; 20s, 12-c; 10s,
33l,ic; 5s, 13hc. Standard pure: Tierces.
11 c; tubs, llc: 50s. llc; 20s, lln;
1 Os, 1 2 c ; 5k, 1 2 3fc c. Compound : Tierues,
Sc;. tubs, SUc; 50s, S4c; 10s, bc; 5s. Sva
oils. ; -
TURPENTINE Cases, 8c per gallon.
COAL OIL Cases, 10c per gullon; tanks,
120 per gallon. '
GASOLINE Stove, cases, 244c; 86 test,
32c; Iron tanks, 26c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, 7c; 500-pound
lots, 8c: less than 500-pound lots, 84c. (In
25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 23
per pound above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 50c: in cases,
55c ; boiled. In barrels C2c, In cases 57c;
250-gallon lots, 3c less.
BENZINE Cases.- luc per gallon; tanks,
12 per gaHon.
Groceries. Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan No- 1, 5c; South
ern Japan. 0 4Oc; head, 6.75c.
COFFEE Mocha. 26(i28c; Java, ordinary,
18 (f 22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18 20c; good,
16 fq 1 Sc ; ord inary, 1 8 (fr 22c per pound , Co
lumbia roast, cases. 100; $15.25; 50s. $15.50;
Arbuckle, $17 25; 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 tails, 80c;
red, 1-pound talU, $1.25, sockeye, 1-pound
tails. $1.70.
SUGAR Saek basis. 100 pounds: Cube.
$5.0: powdered, $5.20; dry granulated,
$5.05; extrft C. $4.55; golden C, $4-45; fruit
sugar. $5.05; berry, $5.05: P. C. $4.05; C. C,
$4.t5; Htar, $4.X5. Advance t?ales over sack
basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; 'naif bar
reled 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Terms:
On remittances within 35 days deduct ',ic
per pound: if later than 15 days and within
30 days, deduct c. Beet sugar. $4.85 per
hundred pounds; maple sugar, 15 (518c per
pound. ' ,
NUTS Walnuts, l4$f2T)c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts, 17i filberts, 15c; pecans.
Jumbos, liic. extra large, 20c; almonds, IS
(i 20c; chestnuts, Ohio, 'c- Italian, 14 H
(& 15c; peanuts, raw. 6 'iS'ic per pound ;
roastujil, 10c; pinenuts. I0(&12c: hickory nuts,
10c; cocoanuts, 35 (g 0c per dozen.
SALT California dairy, $13 ton. Imitation
Liverpool. $14 per ton; half-ground, 100c,
$: 50s. $9.50; lump Liverpool, $19. 50". t
BEANS Small white, 4c; large white.
2c: pink, 2c; bayou, Sc; Lima, 4c;
Mexicans, red. 4 44 c.
HONEY Fancy. $3.253.50 per box.
Hops, Wool,
Hide
Etc.
HOPS 11 (tf 10c per pound, according to
Quality.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best, 18
(f 18c per pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley, 2023c, according to fineness.
MOHAIR Choice, 26&2Sc. . .
HIDES Dry: No. 3, 16 pounds and up,
per pound, 18 20c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15
pounds. 18 21c per pound; dry salted bulls
and stags, one-third less . than dry flint;
culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, mur
rain, halr-cllpped, weathexbeaten or grubby,
2&3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers,
sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound, 10
11c; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, 30llc
per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds,
and cows, 9 10c per pound; stags and
bulls, sound. 7c per pound; kip, sound, 10
to 30 ' pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound,
10 to 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound,
under 10 pounds, llf12c per pound; green
(unsalted), lc per pound less; Veals, lc per
pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1,
butchers' stock, each. 25$; 30c; short wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock, each, GOijj 60c; me
dium wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each,
$1..2o3; murruin pelts, from 10 to 20 per
cent less, or 1Z($ 16c per pound. Horse
hides: -Salted, each, according to size, $1
1.25; - colt hides, each. 25 ft' 50c. Goatskins:
Common, each, 35t25c; Augora, with wool
on. each, S0c&$1.50.
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size,
each, $5r20; cub, each, $1&3: badger,
prime, each. 25 50c; cat. wild, with head
perfect. 30 & 50c; house cat, 5-320c: fox,
common gray, large prime, each, 50 70c;
red, e;n'h, $35; cross. each, $5' 15; silver
and black, each, $4.506; mink, strictly
No. 3. each, accord inj? to size, $13; mar
ten, dark. Northern, according to size and
color, each, $1 & 15; pale pine, according to
(lao and coh-r. each, $2. 50f& 4; muskrat,
large, each. 12$ 15c; skunk, each. 40 60c:
civet or polecat, euh. 5 'a' 15c; other large
fine skins, each. $6 at 10; panther, with head
and claws perfect, .ach, $2h 3 ; raccoon,
prime, large, each, 50(ri75c; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, each. $3.505; prairie
(coyote), 60c $1 ; wolverine, each, $68;
beaver, per skin, large, $56; medium, $3
47; small. $141.60; kits. 50 (g 75c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22
25c per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 44Ho;
No. 2 and grease. 2t'3o.
CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark)
New, 64c per pound; 1004 and 1W05, car lots,
fic; less than carlots, 6 Vac,
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW TORlt, Dec. 20. Coffee futures
closed steady at an advance of 5 10 points.
Sales were reported of lltt.750 bags. Includ
ing March at 5.605-S5c; May, 66.05; July,
6.15&6.20c; August, 6.25, September, 6.35
6.40; November, 6.45. Spot Rio steady. No.
7 invoice, 7c; mild, steady; Cordova, 9if
12 c.
Sugar Quiet. Fair refining, 3 5-168
ll-S2c; centrifugal. 06 test, 3 3-163 27-32c;
molasses sugar, 3 1-16 (g 3 3-32c; refined,
steady; crushed. $5.50; powdered, $4.90;
granulated, $4.80.
Iairy Produce in the East.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. On the produce ex
change today the butter market waa steady.
CreameTiee, 2223c; dairies. go27c:
a Egga Strong. At mark cases included. 21
24c; firsts 26c; prime firsts; 28c;. extras, 30c
Cheese Steady, 1314c. '
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Butter-Qulet, Un
changed. , '
Cheese Firm, uricHanged.
Ege Steady, unchanged..
1
. London 8heepIInH female.
LONDON. Deo. 2u.-a sole of 5400 hpl-s
of sheepskins was held at Mincing Lane
today. A Ue competition caused a general
advance in values and at the close merlnoe
were 2 S 5 per cent and crossbreds ft-SVi
per cent higher. -r
PRESSURE IS LESS
Liquidation Comes to an End
in New York Market.
MONEY '.BECOMES EASIER
Prices Make Some Headway Upward
Cntil a Ijate Decline tn Iiouis-
vllle & Xashville Weak
ens tlie Kntire TJst.
NEW YORK, Dc. 20. The stock market
today save evidence of a subsidence of the
presnure of liquidation which was so strong
ly manifest yesterday. There was desultory
recovery In prices on a volume of business
less than Sialf that of yesterday.' In the lat
ter stages of the trading, the market be
came practically stagnant. This Is one of
various signs that the strength of the mar
ket was not due to an Important re-entry
Into the market on the long side.
Stocks which were weak yesterday were
the principal gainers in today's movement,
while those that offered firm resistance to
yesterday's weak break moved but narrowly
in the upward turn of prices today. The In
ference suggested is that the large respon
sibility of buying to cover shorts -by bears
was the demand which lifted prices. The
hasty unloading of the 4iill stocks and of
St. Paul seemed to hare come to an end.
and the market was much relieved from a
depressing sympathetic influence by this.
Discussion of the unusual manner of the St.
Paul stock issue continued very active and
the question was canvassed -with a weaken
ing effect on the stock "market.
The easing of the call money market put
an end to the forced selling of stocks by
withdrawal f credits. The early rate for
call loans was as high as 10 per cent but
the rate receded to 10 per cent before noon
and to 7 per -cent afterward. This result was
plainly due in an Important degree to the
liquidation effected in the stock market,
yesterday. The result was seen In the num
ber of brokers who were paying off loans,
having sold their stocks. An effect was. pro
duced on the tone of the money market by
the announcements of railroad companies
that they would prepay dividends and in
terest due on January lprior to that date,
following the example "of the New Tork
Central announced yesterday. The St. Paul
and the Chicago & Northwestern companies
took similar action today. This money is
not Immediately available to the money
market but the assurance that It would be
before January 1 had a soothing effect on
se ntjnxcnt-
Natlitng further was heard of yesterday's
rumors' of further assistance for the money
market from the Treasury Department.
There, was a report circulated that tne
banks had the countenance of the Washing
ton authorities, for an encroachment upon
their reserves- in an emergency, with the ap
plied assurance that the additional Govern
ment deposits might be regarded as a po
tential .safeguard for the situation. "The ef
fect of the treasury measures a'r'eady adopt
ed still made a meager showing In New
York. The gain of the banks from the sub
treasury for the bank statement this week
has reached (4.6GG,0H and the Government
institution was a- debtor at the clearing
house today for J 1.097,985.
The weekly return of -the Bank of England
made It evident why any withdrawal of gold
from London for New York account would
force en advance' tn the official discount
rate. With a loan expansion of over $29.
000,000 " and ' a decrease in bullion, holdings
of over J19.BO0.OO0, the proportion of re
serve to liability is reduced for. the week
from 47.02 per cent to 38.54 per cent In the
weekly statement. The Bank of France also
was weaker, but that instrtution parted
with additional gold holdings for the relief
of the English bank. Nearly $2,000,000,
however, left the English bank for South
America. - -
Louisville" &. Nashville's decllile late in
the day affected the whole list. Gains were
greatly impaired and tbe market clotted
easy.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value,
JI.SUIMMIO. United States new 4s declined U
per cent on call. - v
CLOSING. STOCK QUOTATIONS.
. . '- Closing
sales. High.
Adams Express
Amalgam Copper.. 47. BOO 118g
Am Car & Foundry 3.WH) 42)i
do preferred 200 lol
Am Cotton Oil 300 . 81
do preferred
Low.
Bid.
2W
1124
421,
100 'A
31
SO
235
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7
17
37
72H
novi
140 '4
114H
133
97
287
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j.'ir.
119-4
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104
215
17
42
loo 'i
American Express
AmHd & It pf
Am Ice be'
Securities.. 100 So
80
17
'72
111
14Si
13214
2Srt" "
101
100
135
119
'ki'A
194
Am Linseed Oil 100 37H
do preferreVl. .-. . . '
Am Locomotive ". l.&oo 73
do preferred UK) 111
Am Smelt & Rcltn 13,100 l.V)',4
do preferred
Am Sugar Refining 1.500 1S5
Am--Tobacco pf
Anaconda illn Co.. 17.2U0 2XKi
Atchison 12.90O 103
Up preferred : . l,:mo lmH4
Atiantlo Coast Lino 400 1:16
Baltimore & Ohio.. 6.800
do preferred
Biook Rap Transit 23,:t00
Canadian Pacific... 6.400
Cent of New Jerwy
Chesapeake & Ohio 3.S00
Chi Great Western C10
120?
'fii'l"
17--H,
175s
Chi & Northwestern l.soo
Chi., Mil. & St. P 32.S00
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198 198
150 . 151 '4
152
Chi Term & Trans
do preferred
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150
S3
16!i
Colo Fuel & Iron.. 10,500 SRi...
Colo Ac fc-outhern.. l.ooo. 3i
do 1 st preferred '.
do 2rt preferred... 1.100
r.ij
IftW's
2o
81
35 ,
!'fl
221
'42"
9414
9
44 ,;
75 4
Consolidated i.as...
Corn Products
do preferred
Central Leather....
do preferred . . .". .
Delaw & Hudiwm..
Del., Lark. & West
ten & Rio "rando
do preferred
Distillers' Securit..
Erie
do 1st preferred..
do 2d preferred . .
General Electric...
1100
1.300
OOO
500
2o0
200
. .
400
100
900
9.310
2u0
too 150
Great Northern pf 4.900 201 ?i
Hocking Valley. . ,'
Illinois Central..-.
International Paper "noo
do ureferred Sot
International Pump ...
- IR'i
60 1
18
SO
no preferred
Iowa c.ntral
do preferred . . . .
Int. Met 1.50O M
do preferred ' Jif 7.14
Kan City Southern "00 2!!s
do preferred A fioo ii
35
731,
291j
59
Iuis Nashville .2"0 14H1
Mexican Central... 3.3HO 27V
Minn & St. Loui '. .
M-, St. P. & S.S.M
do preferred
Missouri Pacific.
1.70O
94
41X4
71
7Sli
B3ti
39
79
72
Mo., Kan. & Texas P.7O0
do preferred 2.400
National Lead 1.400
Mex Nat B. R. pf..
N. Y. Central
N. Y. Ont. West
Norfolk & Western
do preferred
2.PO0 13014 128
300 4H 4X
BOO ' 91
0.
North American..
Northern Pacific..
Pacific Mail
4O0 89
30.100 199
88
195
Pennsylvania 12.400 137
People's Gas....-!.. 4,200 98'4
Pits.. C. C: & S. L.'
Pressed Steel Car.. 500 53 Vi
do preferred
Pullman Palace Car
Beading 213.300 141V4
' do 1st preferred . . .
do 2d preferred
Republic Steel 1.800 3911,
do preferred..... 1,000 97Vi
Bock Island Co 7.50O 30V4
do preferred 200 65
St. L. ft . F. 2 pf l.OWO 48
St. Louis Southwest .....
do preferred
Southern Pacific... 12.400 934
do preferred "
137V4"
95
63 ',4
138
38
96U
65.
48 1
8214
Southern Railway. . 2.4O0
do preferred
Schloss-Sheffield .-. ......
Tenn Coal & Iron.. V.
Texas Sc. Pacific 1.800
33 32
35
33
B3
180
Tol., St. L. & west 200
34
6;t
do preferred..
Union Pacific...
do preferred. .
700
79,200 182
TT. S. Express
IT. S. Realty ,
U. S. Rubber
do preferred
rj.S. Steel 37.800 4814 47
do preferred: 4,500 104?i 104
Vlrg.-Caro.- Chem .......
do -preferred...
W'itbash ....!.
do preferred ' IOO 41 41
U'flh Kargo Kxp
Wcslinghouse Elect
"Western Union loo 8B RSl,
Wheel Sc Lake Erie
Wisconsin Central , 24
do preferred '. . . . . ' DO
Total sales for the day. 756,700 share. ; ,
BONDS. ' -"
NEW YORK. Dec- 20. Closing quotations:
V. 8. ref. 2s reg.l04V4!D. B. a. 4s 98
do coupon 105 n. Y. C. G. 3V4s. 93
TJ 8. 3s res; 102 , Northern Pae. 3s. 73V4
do coupon. .-. .102:Northern Pac. 4s.l024
TJ. S. new 4s reg.l304jSouthern Pac. 4s. 89
do coupon. ... 130i4!l.Tnlon Pac 4s 103
U: S. old 4s reg.l00,Wls. Cen. 4s 90
do coupon 101 Jap. 6s 2d ser... 96
Atchison Adj. 4s 92V4iJap. 4V4s cits.".. 1V4
r 4
Stocks la London. , , .
LONDON, Dec20. Consols stfor money,
85-13-16; do for account, 86 1-16.
Anaconda , . . .
Atchison
do pfd
B. O. . . :
Can. Pacific. . . ,
Ches. A Ohio. .
Chi. G. W
C. M. & St. P. .
De Beers.
D. & R. G
do pfd
Erie .'
do- 1st pfd. .
do 2d pfd. . .
111. Central
Louis. & Nash .
M.i K. & T
. 14 '
. 106
. 105
N. Y. Central.
Nor. 4 West. .
. . 13S
. . 93V4
. . 93
.. 48V4
.'- 70
. . - 6
. . 52 4
. . 34
.. 874
..96
-187
. . 96
.. 49
..107-4
. . 20V4
.. 4MV4
. . 95
do pfd..
l24Vt
Ont. Sc West. .
.2011
. 57
. 18
. 102
. 22?4
. 43 '4
. 78 V,
. 45
. 77
. 8
.178
. 150 ;
. 41V
Pennsylvania .
Band Mines...
Reading
Southern Ry . .
do pfd
Southern Pae.
Union Pacific. .
do pfd
U. 8. Steel
do pfd ,
Wabash
do pfd
Spanish 4s....
v - Money, Kxcbange, Etc. ' -
NEW YORK. Dec- 30. Money on .call firm,
2ifJ18 per cent; ruling rate. 10 per cent; clo
ing- bid and 'offered, 2 per cent; tlms loans,
stringent and nominal; 60 days, 910 per cent;
80 iaya, 84j&4 Der cent; 4x months. 7' per
cent. Prime mercantile paper. 66V4' per cent.
Sterling exchange, stronger, with actual
business in bankers' bills at 4. 8.121 Ha 4. 8.125 for
demand, and at 4.77804.7785 for 60-day bllla.
Posted rates, 4.7!4fl4.S0 and M.84V464.8&;
commercial bllte. $4.77.
, Bar silver, 69 c.
Mexican dollars. 5Sc.
Government bonds, easier; railroad bonds,
heavy.
LONDON. Dec. 20. Bar silver. Arm. 32 3-16d
per ounce. Money, 6 per cent. The rate of dis
count In the open market for short bills Is'
,6 per cent; for three months Mils, 6 per cent.
' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. .20- Silver bars,
69c. Mexican dollars, 54g54ic. Draftas
eight, 10c; telegraph, 6c. ' .. -
Dally Treasury Statement. ' -"
WASHINGTON. "Dec' 20. Today's state"
ment of the treasury balances in the gen
eral fund shows: - .
Available cash balances. .',. .-. .. .$237. 59.sVfJ.i7
Gold coin and bullion........... 101,910,330
Gold certificates 164,060.330
PORTLAND STO K MARKET QUIET.
Prices Hold , Firm in Spite of ' Light
' Trading.
A tlull holiday feeling pervaded the local
stock market yesterday and business was'
light, although prices remained firm.
Eleven thousand shares of Great Northern
were sold at an advance of . to over
the previous day's price. Most of the Coeur
d'Alene stocks also did better in the bid-,
dime. - .? . ,. ,k-
Official prices were as follows; .
Bark Stocks Bid. ! Asked.
Bank of California .'. 36fi . . " ...
Bankers' Sc Lumbermen's. . .
Equitable Savings a.( Loan . . .
Merchants' National.
Oregon Truet & Savings,. .
United States National....'...
Bonds
City & Suburban 4s
Col. Southern lrr'r. 6s
O. It. & N. By. 4n
O. W. P. & Ry. 6s
Portland Ry. 5s
J. C. Lee Co. s
Miscellaneous Stocks
Associated Oil '. . . .-. ' .
Home Telephone v. ..
J. O. Lee Co.
Oregon City Mill & Lumber.
Portland Heights Imp. Co..
Pacific States Tel
Puget Sound Tel
Yaqulna Bay Tel
Mining stocks
Alaska. Petroleum
British Columbia Amal
British Yukon ,
Cascadla
Copperopolls ;..
Uixle Meadows. v....
Freeland Con.
Gallaher , , .....'
Golconda
Gokltield Trotter
Great Northern
lToldcn
Leo's Creek Gold -.
Mammoth
Morning
North Fairview ........
Oregon Securities
Rambler Cariboo
Standard Con ; . . . ;
Tacoma Steel
Coeur d'Alene Distrtct ;
Alameda ..-
Bullion
Burke '-.
Copper King
Gertie
Happy Day
Park Copper
Mineral Farm '
Monmouth
Nonpareil Copper
Reindeer
Ruth Con .'. .
Knowshoe ,.
Snowstorm .-- ; .'.
I05 -97
1 54 ..."
110 145
200
93
.... .-
10(1
100 ' 10:114
... loo
100
48 ' SO '
28 -1 42V4,
. .. 93
5
...v - 53
...J 111
80
9
3
24
27
1. 2
2V4
15
4
31
0
1
- 2
... . ', , 4'
io . 20 -
1 1V4
10
1 ' 2
14 2.'.
3 4
... B
2 3
27 . 33
lo . 13
13, 16
. 16 ' 19
10 llli
' 2Vi 3V4
27 29
17 " 19V4
"5 5V,
8 9V4
5 . 5
- 3 .. 8
;. ' 414
H , 9
1" . '13
" 74 HO
303 3l0
SALES. ,
15 J. C. Lee Co. fl per cent bonds.. Par
jo.ooo Great Northern 1 14
1,000 Great Northern .' 1 14
TONOPAH8 ARE FAIRLY STEADY.
Goldilelds Recover on Aetlve Buying at. ths
Ixw Prices.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. (Special:)
The Tonopahs were fairly steady. West de
cHnlng 20 points from the last bid of yes
terday, with the rest of the list slightly
weaker. ,
The alarming conditions at Goldfield. re
ported late yesterday afternoon, did not de
velop -to the extent that was .expected -in
the prices of the call. The list was weaker,
but the buyers took advantage of many of
tlie low figures and a recovery was made
In nearly- every attempt to break the mar
ket. Among the sales wer:
McNamara, 67; Belmont, 550: Gold An
chor, 45; Jim Butler, 130; Boston, 20; Gold
Crown, 1.8; Sandstorm, 65; Mohawk, 1350;
Kendal, 40: Booth. Kll; Blue Bull, 31; Ad
ams, 16; Great Bend. 84: Daisy, 200; Vic
toria. 31; Pinenut, 28; Yellow Horse, 10;
Triangle, 30; Eagle's Nest, 35. x
I Kastrrn Mining storks.
N.EW YORK. Dec. 20. Closing quotations:
Adams Con. : . .
Alice '.
Freer - .
Brunswick C-.
Comstock Tun. .
Con. Cal. Va.
Horn silver. . . .
Iron Silver
Leadvtlle Con. .
I .2o;i.ttle Chief...... .0,1
'S.riljOntario 4.50
..'iO.Opnir ' 3.00
.6-Vrotosl 12
. .25 Savage 9J
l.lO'Slcrra Nevada... .68
1.85 Small Hopes..;.. .35
4.25, Standard . . ... 2.25
.05
BOSTON. Deo.
.Closing Quotations:'
Adventure . .$ 4.
IParrot v $ 27. 00
'Qulnrv 99 00
A llouex .... 52.
Arnalgamatd 112
V, Shannon .... 10.OO
Atlantic 1.1.
.Tamarack
ITrinltv .
109.00
14.87 V4
Bingham . . . 29.
Cal. & Hecla S.
Centennial . SB.
Cop. Range. - 81.
jl'nited Cnp
77 50
U.
S. Mining KU SS
U. 6
Utah
OU. . . . 92.00
Daly West . .
Franklin . . .
Grauhy .....
Isle Roynle.
Mass. Alining
Michigan
Mohawk . . ,
Mont. C. & C
O. . Dominion
Osceola .
19
23
13
24
61.00
6.75
1O.00
175.0)
24:00
27..-10
1B4.O0
28.124
81.37 V4
VicQtrla- ..
Winona . .
JWolv.Tlne .
'Ktitt Rel. .'
7.
78
77
1.
53.
138
Vs'Nevada
i Cal. & Aris
1 ecumseh
iGreene Con
I
Metal Markets.
. NEW ORK, Dec 20. The London Xtln
market was higher today with spot quoted
at 195 lOs and futures at 196 15s. Locally
the market was quiet with spot at 42.45c bid
and 42.70c asked.
Copper was higher in London with 'spot
quoted at 106 17s 6d and futures at 108 7s
64. Locally the market was strong with
lake quoted at 23.25 23.50c; electrolytic,
22.87 28.12V4 aud castings af 22.62(4
22.91.
Lead was firm and a shade higher in the
local market with spot quoted at 6p6.15c.
The London market was unchanged at 19
17s 6d. .
Spelter was unchanged at 7S In London
and 6.606.G7c in the local market.
Iron was higher In ths English market
with standard foundry quoted at 60s lOd
and Cleveland warrants at 61s 6d, Locally
ths market was steady andunchanged.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW - YORK, Dec. 20. Cotton futures
closed steady at a net decline of 28 points.
December, 9.04e; January, -9.08c: February,
9.25c; March, 9.39c; April, 9.49c; May,
9.5Sc; June, 9.63c: July. 9.68c; August, 9.55c.
Wool at St. Louie.
ST. I-OUIS. Dec. 20. Wool .Steady. Terri
tory and WeMem mediums, 235Ef27c; fin me
dium, !S'P21c; fine, 1417e. ,
CROPS OF THE YEAR
Final Estimates of Department
. of Agriculture.
CHICAGO WHEAT IS WEAK
Favorable Reports Early In Day Off-
st by Later News F"Toni Rns
. - sla Com and Oats
Advance,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The ' final esti
mates of the crop reporting board of the Bu
reau of Statistics of the Department of Agri
culture (its preliminary estimates mails earlier
'In the year are revised and corrected) Indicate
the acreage, production and value in 19o6 of
the farm crops of the United States to be:
1906
Crop Average Production Farm Val.
Corn. . ..96,737,581 2,027.416,091' $1. lHrt.tl20.479
. n i..ai.aifti,wtl 492,888,004 . .t3U,4.'5.0Kl
o. w O 1 W,70&,8W 242.372,906
Oats... ..30,958.7(18 2,964,004,322
Barley.. . 6.323,757 178,916.484
Ke 2.001.9O4 33.374,833
Potatoes 3.103.150 308.038.382
ay 42.476,224 57,145,959
S153.8W7.ti.79
if::oo.22.978
If74.2:f5.9:7
$14,671,243
157.647..i2
75U2.539.UJ1.
Cereals computed In bushel, hav In .tons.
The average weight per bushel is shown by re
port received by the bureau to be. 56.5 pounds
for J-"prlng wheat, 50.2 pounds .; for Winter
Vheat, and 32.0 pounds for oats.
CHICAGO WHKAT MARKET WEAK.
Late Xn from Russia Offsets Early
' Bullish Advices.
CHICAGO, pec. 20. Arrivals of wheat to
day at Minneapolis and Dululh were about
one-third of th receipts on the correspond
ing day last year and the esmall movement
caused a fair demand by shorts and com
mission houses on the local exchange. Re
ports from' Argentina that harvesting there
is delayed by wet weather also strength
ened prices. Later in the day the market
eaeed off on reports from Russia which de
clared that the crop in that country was in
fair condition. The total volume of trad
ing .was small. The market closed steady.
May opened unchanged to a shade lower at
78478'uc to78MC sold up to 78'.je and
then declined to 787S4c and closed !4c
off at 7S,4c.
Trading in corn was quiet, but the mar
ket was firm. -May opened a shade lower to
a shade higher at 43 4 ft 43 V c. advanced to
43Si'S'44c and closed a. shade higher at
43 Vc.
The oats market was active and prices
ruled firm. The selling was chiefly by lonps.
May opened a shade to 4c higher at 36'ic
to 3C,i 4?30ac. wold up to 30-c and closed
St 3644 4f 36 'sc. 4c up.
Provisions were easier early because of a
5c- decline in tlie price of live hogs. Later
the market became more firm on buying
by shorts, who were actuated by a report
from Kansas City to the effect that by Jan
uary 10 the shortage In the receipts of live
hogs at Western packing centers will
amount to 800.000. At tne close May pork
was up 2'sc, lard was -a shade higher and
ribs "were up 2VjC.
, Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
' . Open.. High. Low. Clone.
December .74U .74 $ .74V $ .74'i
My 784 , .-78'4 .78 .78'4
CORN.
December 424 .42'i .41 T4 .42
May .43;, .44 .43 .43
July - .44! .44 .441, 44V4
OATS.
December 341, .344 .34 .31
Mv :f,i .361,j . .'!"'. .XtK
July 33!a .34 .33 .Xf&
MUSS PORK.
January 16.02" , 'l.n 15.92'4 16 10
Wy 16.35 10.45 10.25 16.45
' - LARD.
December 8.77'i 8.80 8 75 R SO
January 8.77'A K.82'4 8.75 8.82'i
May 8 87' 8.92'u 8.85 H.VC
SHORT RIBS.
January 8.52'a 8.H5 8.52'i 8 115
May 8.75 8.82l4 8.70 8.8214
Cae-h quotations were as follows:
' Flour Kasy.
. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 7StfS2c; No. -3. 71
82c; No. 2 red, 74V!&74S,e.
Corn No. 2, 44 (iff 44 14c; No. 2 yellow,
4C4c.
Oats No. 2. 34c: No. 2 white, 3614c: No. 3
white. 34i4(835c.
' Rye No. 2. C5c.
' Barley Fair to choice malting, 49fj55e.
Flax seed No. 1. $1. 14(4: No. 1 North
western, $1.2r4.
Timothy seed Prime, $4.35!g4.45.
Clover Contract grades, $13.75.
Short ribs, side Loose, $8.35i8.72!4.
. Mess pork Per barrel. $15.
l-arI Per 10O pounds. $8.85,
- Short clear sides Boxed. $9(&9.25.
Whisky Basts of high wine, 1.29.
Reoelpus. Shipments.
Flour, barrels ..
Wheat, bushels .
Corn,- bushels . .
Oats, buMieVs . . .
Rye. bushels ...
Barley, bushels
'9.10O
17.!M
1 .". I , n
2o3.1M:0
:ii,:i"0
1S7.I'IM1
2118. .VlO
6.IHH)
46.600
.V.
. . 1 8i;,m(0
.... I.'i.lioo
98.200
Grain and Produce at New York,
NEW YlrttK. Dec. 20. Flour Receipts.
23.200 barrels; exports. 1 1..200 barrels; sales,
4200 packages. Market dull and steady.
Wheat Receipts, 78.000 bushels; exports.
79.6O0 bushels: sale, 1,850.000 bushels fu
tures. Spot, steady. No. 2 red, 79i,c elevator;
No. .2 red 82e f. o. h. afloat; No. 1 Northern
Duluth, S4c c. i. f. Buffalo; No. 2 hard
Winter, 7SSic c. t:- f. Buffalo. After open
ing weak wheat ated strong for a time. It
met bear pressure -at noon, however, and
gradually gave way until at the close prices
were '4c net lower. May closed at 84ic;
July. SaVc: December, 80,c
Hops, hides and wool Steady.
(rain at Pan Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20 W heat, steady.
Barley, steady, but quiet.
Spot quotations:
Wheat Shipping. $l.2 1.30; milling; $1.35
-ffl.40.
Bafley Feed, $1.07Vi&1.12!4 ; brewing, $1.10
(S1.16.
Oats Red. $1.2531.75; white, $1.50il.0;
black. $1.752.25.
Call-board, sales:
Wheat May. $1.3015.
Barley May. $1.1914: December, $113.
Corn Itrge yellow. $1.35.
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 20. In the grain market
today prices- closed as follows:
Wheat" Spot, firm; No.- 2 red Western
Winter. 61 Futures, steady. December, tia
3-d; March. 6s 4lSd; May, 6s 4d.
LONDON, Dec. 20. Cargoes. Pacific Coast,
prompt shipment, remained unchanged at 29s
Sd'ciSlw.. Market, dull.
- Weather in Sngland today, overcast.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec.- 20. Wheat Decem
ber,. 77c; May. 79Tc: July. 80lc; No. 1 hard.
80c; No. 1 Northern, 79c: No. 2 Northern,
77e; No. 8 Spring. 744675.
Wheat at Taeoma. ;
- TACOMA. Dec. 20. Wheat, unchanged;
bluestem,-68c; club,'' 66c; red, 64c.
, PORTLAND UVKSTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
.' TJis following prices were quoted in ths
local livestock market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers. $3.75jf4; medium.
$3)'3.50; cows, $2.75,3; fair to medium
cows, $2.23&2.50; bulls, $1.60(6 2; calves, $4
0 4.50. . I
SHEEP Best, $4.75 3.25; lambs. $565.25.
HOGS Best, . $6.756.S5; lightweights.
$6.256.RO.
. Kastern Livestock Markets. ,
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20. Cattle Receipts
5000 1 market, steady. Native steers. $4 fl
6.6O: native-" cows and heifers, $2$&-25:
stockers and feeders. $5$r4.50; Western
cows, $2.25(r4; Western steers. $3.fiO(Q;5.50;
bulls. $2.40(8:4; calves. $38.75.
' Hogs Receipts, BOOO; market, weak to Sc
lower. Bulk of sales, $.20(?f 6.32V4 ; heavy.
DOWNING-HOPKINS
KSTABUBHED 1M
BROKERS
STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN
Bought and sold for esusk and ok marglm.
Private Wires
$6.25 6.35, packers, (6.20 6.32 '4 ; pigs and
lights. 5.60e6.2. '
Sheep Receipts , 4000; market. weak.
Muttons, $5.Y75: lambs, $6.25r7.50; range
wethers, $4.50s 6.40: fed ewes, $4.235.35.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20. Cattle Receipts,
7500. Beeves, $47.10; stackers and feed
ers, $2.4O4.50; cows and heifers, $1.50g
5.15; calves. $5.50i28; Texas fed steers,
$3.736)4. 50; Western steers, $3.905.60.
Hogs Receipts. 26,000; market, weak to
5c lower. Mixed and butchers, $6.05g)6.40;
good to choice -heavy. $6.256.40: rough
heavy, $5.9U(g6.15: light. $5.95r6.32 : pigs,
$5.504f6.25: hulk of sales. $6.206.35.
Sheep Receipts, IS. OOO; market, steady.
Sheep. $3.75 jf 5.60; lainbs. $4.60"f 7 75.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 20. Cattle Re
ceipts. 2500; market, steady. Native steers,
$3.80 6.40; native cows and heifers, $2.40(S
4.50; Western steers, 3.255.50; canners,
$1.75'(?2.50; stockers and feeders. $2.75
4.75: calves. $2.756.25; bulls, stags, etc.,
$24.50. .
Hogs Receipts. 9OO0; market, shade low
er. Heavy. $6.05 & 6.25 ;" niixed. $6.106.20:
light. $6.20(86.30; pigs, $5.256; bulk Of
sales. $6.10.6.25.
Sheep Receipts, 2500; market, steady and
easier. Yearlings. $5.5010.15; wethers, $5
5.50; ewes, $4.505.15; Iambs, $6.50 7. 60
QUOTATIONS AT SAX FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City
"Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. The following
prices were quoted In the produce market
yesterday:
FRUIT Apples, choice. $1.65: commoa, 50c:
bananas, $1&3; Mexican limes. $34; Cali
fornia lemons, choice, $3, common, $1.50:
oranges, navel, $1.503; pineapples, $2.5o&
8.50.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. $1; garlic, S
4c: green peas. 1012c; string beans. 12tl3c;
tomatoee, $1.752; egg plant, $2.r2.VO.
. EOOS Store, 35c; fancy ranch, 41c; East
ern. 203 25c.
POTATOES River white. $11.25: River
reds. $liil.l5; Salinas Burbanks. $1.902.25;
sweets. $1.75, Oregon Burbanks, $1.3501.75.
ONIONS Yellow, 60J(70c.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 32c: creamery
seconds, 26c: fancy dairy, 30c; dairy seconds,
nominal- pickled. 21$i21"4c.
"woOI-Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino. 13
fl4c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 7Cg'8cr
lambs'. 8i(-f13c; Nevada. 15(ffl8c.
HOPS California, HS15c; Oregon and
Washington. ll&15c. .
CHFKSF; Young America, 16c; Eastern,
17c; Western, 15c. 1
MILLSTUKFS Bran, ISO.uHj 22.50; mid
dlings, $27(830.
HAY Wheat. $I7(?T21; wheat and oats. $14
srl6; alfalfa. $Sfrl2: stock. $8S10: straw. 55
75c per bale.
FLOUR California family extras, $4,653
5:10; bakers' extras. $4.4O4t'4.60; Oregon and
Washington. $3.500(4.
POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, 2022c; tur
key hens, 20ifi23e; roosters, old, $4(4.541;
young. $5.5(i9f6; broilers. small. $:;(ii3.5il;
broilers, large, $3.5o'(i5; fryers, $4.505.5:
hen..-,, $4.50'g7.5o; ducks, old, $435; ducks,
young. $5i7.
REOKIPTS Flour. 5212 quarter sacks:
wlrat, 670 centals; barley, 5140 centals: oats,
2383 centals; beans, 935 sacks; potatoes, 6724
sacks; middlings, loo sacks; hay, 1086 tons;
wool, 8 bales; hides. 4o5.
Dried 1-Yult at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. There Is rather an
easy undertone In the market for evaporat
ed apples as far as prime fruit is concerned.'
owing to free offerings for future shipment,
but the KTgher grades are scarce and Btead
ily held on spot. Fancy nre quoted at
9'ic; choice. 4MS"S4c; prime. SVjC.
Prunes are in less artive demand and such
small i.a)cs as are reported are mostly of
the larger sorts. Quotations range from 3c
to lOr, acrordiug to grade.
Apricots are unchanged with choice quot
ed at lllc; extra choice, 17rlSc; fancy, 18
20c.
Peaches continue steady owing to light
available "supplies with new crop choice
quoted at 12c: extra choice, 12 4c
Rui'sins are in fair Jobbing demand with
loose muscatels quoted at 71$8"sc; seeded
raisins, 7 10c; London layers, $1.4531.55.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Births.
VANDEMARR Born to the wife of Ed
mond Otis Yandemarr, December IO, on
Skldmore street, a daughter.
LAMBERT Born to the wife of Harvey
Milton Lambert, December 8, at Woodlawn,
a daughter. 1
CHAPIN Born to the wife of L. Chapln.
November 19, at idlrland, a daughter. .
SUE Born to the wife of Sue Sam, De
cember 20, at 70 Oak street, a daughter.
DENNISON Born to the wife Of Dorothy
Dennison, December 13, at 1070 East Alder
street, a daughter.
BAILEY Born to the wife of Ernest
Bailey, December 7, at Portland, a son.
ALLEN Born to the wife of W. D. Allen,
December 15, at 311 East Third street, a son.
UO.IEV Born to tlie wife of Christopher
Hojey, December 3, - at Montavilla, twin
daugnters.
Deaths.
SCOTT At 353 Waj-hlngton street, Decem
ber 19, Crlssle L. Scott, age 53 years.
DAUGHEKTY At Salem, Ot., December 14,
Henry A. Daugherty, age 48 years. Inter
ment at Columbia Cemetery.
DEWEY At Sisson. Or., December 15,
John W. liewey. age 50 years. Interment at
Roso City Cemetery.
Building Permits.
M. JAf;oBSON One-story frame dwell
ing. Hherrett street between East Eigh
teenth and East Nineteenth streets, $50O.
A.- F. NEIj'NEllT Two-story frame store
and apartment house, corner of Mllwaukie
and Ellsworth streets, $35O0.
OTTO ROTHSCHILD Two-story frame
apartment house, Columbia street between
Second and Third streets. $5000.
JOHN AMBBRSON Two-story frame
dwelling. East Twenty-second street between
Davis and .'oii.-h streets, $1800.
C. W. COURTNEY One-story frame dwell
ing, Ganteubeiu street between Morris and
Stanton streets, $1200.
C. W. COURTNEY One-story frame dwell
ing, Gantenhein street between Morrison and
Stanton streets, $1200.
C. w. COURTNEY One-story frame dwell
ing. Gnntenheln street between Morrison and
Stanton streets. $12O0.
C. W. COURTNEY One-story frame dwell
ing, Morris street between Commercial and
Uante.nbelu streets, $1200.
I. M. CAULEY One-story frame dwelling.
East Twelfth street between Mason and
Skidmore streets. $0O0.
Marriage Licenses.
KINKELA-WIIIPPLE Louise Kinkela,
Astoria. 23. ; Charlette Whipple, Portland.
over 18.
E WING-EDDY William 8. Ewing. Oswe
go, or., 29, Annie Gertrude Eddy, Portland,
26. -
QIIANDT-CLAWSON Henry Quandt.
Portland. 22; Louise Clawson. 23.
SCHMIDT-EKNST Peter Schmidt, Port
land, 50. Kristina Ernst, 43.
GLANDON -JACKS James Glandon, Port
land, 21, Janette Jacks, 19.
WILSON-SHERE Ashley F. Wilson.
Portland. 22. Edith E. Shece", 20.
BOWMAN-COYLE J. F. Bowman, Port
land. 36. Myrtle Coyle, 31.
Real Estate Transfers.
Guy Bennett to George Selkirk, lots 1,
2, 3, 4, block 8. Southern Portland. .$ 2,200
John Kiernan and wife to American
Laundry Company, lots 1, 2, 8, 4,
block 141. Couch Addition 28,000
S. C. Catching et al to A. O. Hall,
west 60 feet of lot 15, block 1, King's
etecoml Addition 2,500
Russell E. Sewall and wife to Fannie
A. Monmustes. 30x54o feet, beginning
at a point in north line of Hawthorne
avenue. 30 feet west of southwest
corner of block 12, Dolan's Addition 1
E. Quackenbush et al to Jesle M. Sal
mond, lot 1, block 5, Severance Addi
tion 700
J. D. Wailing and wife to Norman D.
Root, lot 12. block 33, Tremont Place 1
Gertrude E. McG-innie to William H.
Ponath, lot 25. block 6. Highland Park 180
Adam Treber and wife to George Sauer
and wife, lot 7, block 9. Lincoln Park 700
Florence Foote c-t al to Clara L. Smith
east 25 feet of lots G. 6. block 181,
citv : 10
First M. E. Church rtf Portland to Earl
C. Bronaugh et al.. lots 6, 6, block
13.!. Caruther's Addition 10
JT. M. Owen et al to Viola A. West,
subdivision 2 In lot 10. Newhurst
Park 7n
CO.
ROOM 4. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phone Main 37
Gust Anderson to Henry T. Gilbert and
wife, lot 1, blocK 6. Central Albtna..
250
2.500
3,500
1,200
1,8
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700
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27.500
1.050
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1.150
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175
600
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125
2.650
Andrew Anderson to Henry T. Gilbert
and wife, lots 2, 3, block 6, (Central
Altrina
A. and John Hoffman to Edward Dleck.
lot 19, block 7, Williams Avenue Ad
dition Charles B. Robinson and wife to Henry
Harkion, iot 7. block 2. Shinn s- Ad
dition i
Her.ry Harkson and wife to John and
Fred Wolf, lot 7, block 2, Shlnus
Addition
The Alliance Trust Company Ltd. to
Mary G. FIshburn, lot 1. block2i6,
line's Addition
Earl C. lironaujfh and wife tp'L. P.
Ciark, lot 2, block 1, Bronaugh s Ad
dition ,
Levi M. Laoey and wife to Frank M.
Lacey. undivided U of lot 3. block
20. Original Townsite of Alhiiia; also
und4vidcd 4 of tract "U" in Penin
sular Addition No. 4
Martin Rosenbaum et al to S. C. Bo-
gart. about 50x100 feet of fractional
block 324. city
Aaltje Koldewyn Stein to Robert Lewis
Adams and wtrc, lot 4, Dloca 3. -lea
mont Park
Theodore B- Wilcox and. wife to Phoebe
Felcher Jones, lot 8, block 7. Kenll
worth Addition .,
University Ijind Company te Florence
Preterre Hutchinson, lots -si,
24. block 153. University Park
G. B. Tucker and wife to George H.
Buttman. lots 4, 6, 6, block 1; lot o,
block 2. St. Helens
Charles T. Llllard and wife to John D.
He witt, lot 3. block , John irvltig a
Flnst Addition -
Edward E. Pitcher and w.fe to John
Griffith, 1 acre, commencing at soutn-wc-st
corner of A. M. fctansberrys
tract in section 14. T. 1 N.. R. 1 E.
George W. Cone and wife to A. R-
MendenhAM. norui or ioih x. n.
block 8, Caple's Addition to St. Johns
R. B. Lameon et al to C. L. Diven and
H. G. Sahlstronj, lot 1. block u.
Couch's Addition
Angelina B. Richardson to Hellene
Engelbretson. lot 4. diock a. r.ioeria
Angellne B. Richardson to Geurge A.
Anderson, lol 11, oiock u. r.iwrui..
Heitne Engelbreuson to C. L. Hansen,
lot 4. block 15. Blberta
M. L. Holbrook and wife to Edgar L.
Davidson, lots 13. 14, block 12, Sy
Johns Park Addition
Martha T. Mulks to S. D. Smalley et
al.. lot 24. Marvsvllle: also norm
of lots 1. 8. blcok 1. and lot 1, block
.1 Avnn.1n!
Moore Investment Company to Michael
Gross et al.. lot 7, block 42. Vernon
Anna Schmeer to Frank Thielmann, lot
4. block 2. Castle Ann Addition....
George Good and wife to Loyal l .
Kern. 10 acres commencing bi
80 rods west and 80 rods north of
southeast corner of section 25. T. 1
N.. R. 1 F.
R A. and John Hart to Groupe Gnl
seppe, 80X150. beginning at a point 4
feet south of northeast comer of
block 11, Smith's subdivision and ad
dition to East Portland
P G. Stout and wife to B. J. De
Pennlnv. lots 10. 11. block 64, Sunny
side Third Addition '.
John D. Hewitt and wife to Charles T.
Llllard. lot 3. block 9, John Irving s
First Addition
B Lee Paget and wife to Otto E. Pan
j:ee. Hit 11. block 5. Highland Park..
James W. Wright 10 Gustav and Al
wlne Glenz, block 44. Waverly
Total $118,149
Correction Transfers.
Clara A. FVchhelnier et al to Rolv-t
W Wlleon. east 55 feet "not est 35
feet) of lots 5, 6. block 10, city 16.600
Ravs your abstracts made by the Security
Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commerce.
.DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. Maximum tempera
ture 54 degrees: mlmtmum temerature, 63 de
grees: river reading at 8 'A. M.. 7.2 feet:
change in last 24 hours, rising to 1.2 feet; total
precipitation. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., 1.56 Inch:
total precipitation since Sept. 1. 1906. 19.65
Inches: normal precipitation since Sept. 1. 1906,
10.54 Inches: excess, 3.01 Inches; total sun
shine. Dec. 19, 1906. 0 hours, 0 minutes: possi
ble sunshine. Dec. 19. 1906. 8 hours. 38 min
utes: barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 6
P. M., 30. II) Inches.
PACIFIC qOAST WEATHER.
? ; 'IND' , J
- 2. 2
3 ""2. 0 to
STATIONS. e ; cr '
3 I ?-
Raker City . 3S T W Cloudy
Bismarck... 24, o) 41 N Cloudy
Boise ..... 4l Tl 4i S Cloudy
Eureka 08 .011 4l W Cloudy
Helena 36! .lo 4.SW Raining
Kamloops, B. C 32 0 Cain Cloudy
North Head 5o .361 61 N Raining
Pocatello 41,1 0:12!W Cloudy
Portland.: 54 .8l,14;jW Raining
Red Bluff 42 0' 4 NW Cloudy
Roseburg 00 0 4 SE Cloudy
Sacramento 44 o 4 Nfl Clear
Salt Lake City 60 0 4 S (Clear
San Francisco 52 0 8 NW Clear
Sriokane 40 .161 E lllalning
Seattle 40 .20 . NB !'ludy
Tatoosh Island 4S .01 1 4 NW K.'loudy
Walla Walla t 64l .04' 8! S jCloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Tlie pressure has risen decidedly over
the entire Forecast District during ths
last 12 hours, which Indicates ' that
tlie Canadian disturbance is passing east
ward. General rains have occurred in North
west Oregon and throughout Washington and
Western Montana during the day. Ths Cali
fornia high area remains practically stationary.
It is apparently losing energy, but clear wea
ther still prevails over California and Nevada.
The temperature has risen over Oregon. South
eastern Washington and Southern Mahn. but,,
was cither stationary or has fallen slightly
elsewhere throughout the District.
The Indications are for rain over Western
Oregon. Washington and Northern Idaho Frl
dsv. while In Eastern Oregon and Southern
Idaho the weather will probably be fair.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Friday rain; south
west winds.
Western Oregon and Western Washington:
Fridav rain; southwest winds.
Eastern Washington and Northera Idaho:
Friday rain.
Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho: Friday
probably fair.
L. tyDHoLZ,
lineal Forecaster. Temporarily in Charge.
VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL
BANK SAFE
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